I used to LOVE updating my pitas! Sunday, June 25, 2006 listening to: O.A.R. - Love and Memories

.. but now no one reads it.... how sad. :(

-I'm thinking about that boy that I talked to at Math Camp last year.... he was really cute at the time, and I liked him. I remember he asked about my pitas, and I had to rush to erase it from the board.
-A year feels like such a short time ago, but then I think about all the stuff I've done on LJ, the friends I've made, the friends I've lost, the way I've changed.... and a year feels like a long time. College definitely changed me too.
-I've traded in my soul for Facebook and LiveJournal.

Hey Sophia, do you actually read this blog?

so, if I started posting to this blog.. Monday, April 17, 2006 listening to: Hikaru Utada - Passion

.. how many of you would read?

Hands up (or down).

Really, you could just make a comment, and I'd know. :)

SXSW Friday, March 24, 2006 listening to: ELLEGARDEN - Marry Me

I saw ELLEGARDEN live. It was exciting. :)

Happy Valentine's Day Wednesday, February 15, 2006 listening to: Mika Nakashima - Glamorous Sky

hopefully this doesn't turn into an announcement for holidays ^^;; Hi, how're you doing? Leave me a message!

Merry Christmas, my dear readers Sunday, December 25, 2005 listening to: Jingle Bells

..if there are any of you left. XD

Merry Christmas!
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I really, really, really, really miss my 56ker friends right now. :( Monday, December 19, 2005 listening to: Aikawa Nanase - Seven Seas

Those were wonderful times.. 3 years ago. I miss you all, and I wish that I could see/talk to you guys more. Hey, if you're reading this.. leave me with some contact info. :)

I can't believe some of you still read this. Wednesday, December 14, 2005 listening to: Kelly Clarkson - Because of You

Haha, props to ya. :P (this is the first time I've been here in months) In a way, I kinda miss it. I miss making pretty layouts for it. I miss typing garganutan posts and not feeling guilty about it. (I mean, I do that on my LJ, but then I feel bad for flooding everyone's F-list.) I miss making deep, philosophical comments about my life on here. I miss not being judged. (I mean, I post rather freely on my LJ, but I still think about who's reading it from time to time.)

Shall I tell you a secret? Sure, I'll tell you a secret. It's gonna be a vague one tho. (wayyy vaguer than my LJ) Mm.. the good 'ole days of Nina vagueness. (but you can still figure it out if you know me well enough/talk to me enough)

I secretly miss someone a lot a lot a lot right now. I'm missing him like currrraaaazy. I wish he'd talk to me. :P

So.. what'm I doing right now? I'm cramming for a History final! ahhhhhhhh! How did I get into this predicament? :|

Ooh, you wanna know another secret? Today, we played Truth or Dare downstairs, and..

a boy kissed me! *gasp*

;)

Goodbye, World! Wednesday, August 24, 2005 listening to: Sailor Moon - "Rashiku" Ikimasho

Okay, since apparently no one reads this, I'll close this site soon.. and instead, go to my livejournal.

curiosity killed the cat.. but I'm not a cat Wednesday, August 3, 2005 listening to: The All-American Rejects - The Last Song

I'm really curious.. who actually reads this? Does anyone? Comment in some way, shape, or form if you actually read my blog.

I figure.. there's no point in me keeping something that no one's reading anyway.

since I've been gone.... Tuesday, August 2, 2005 listening to: Coldplay - Speed of Sound

So I've had a lot of fun since coming back from Math Camp.. having lots of fun as in, talking to people on AIM-wise.. not really doing anything fun, but I hardly ever get to do anything fun, so this is just as well.

today:
1.) went to go get my braces off.. I saw my friend Ralph (now a junior) over there, so I had a lovely little chat with him about SciTech, UT, math camp, etc.

2.) as I was waiting for my retainers (I feel like some 90-year old nanny with this talk about "retainers"), I got my dad to drop me off at the mall, and instead of walking straight to Waldenbooks like I had originally planned, I go look for a bathroom, in the process, passing by Melrose and noticing a jeans sale.. *makes a mental note to go by there again before Friday*
I walk some more, and I pass by Rave, and apparently they're having a sale of some sort as well.
I walk some more, and I pass by Hot Topic. Actually, I didn't pass by Hot Topic. I walked and noticed an anime face staring at me out of the window. (I've noticed that I'm capable of noticing anything Japanese-related up to 4 yds away.) I walk into the store, and apparently they have anime shirts.

Anime shirts?! Okay, for you guys who live in big cities, this might not be so amazing, but I live in a tiny, obscure city, and it is extremely hard finding anything anime-related to buy. Well, these weren't just any anime shirts. These were FMA and Fruits Basket shirts.
Then I remember that I didn't bring any money with me. As a matter of fact, the pants that I'm wearing don't even have pockets, so there wasn't even the slightest chance that I had money with me. So I stare at the shirts for a while, and then I go and look through them, and my, oh my.. they even have one in my size. I nearly cried. I picked up a Fruits Basket medium and a FMA small, and I stuffed them at the very bottom of the stack.. hoping that they'll still be there by the time I go there again.  :(

So then I finally walk over to Waldenbooks like I'd planned, and after much debate, I pick up a copy of Angel Sanctuary, find a nice spot away from the manga (my parents don't approve of me reading manga or watching anime, really.. something about being anti-Japanese and anime being too distracting), and I start reading.. for like 5 minutes, and then my dad comes. Buu.

3.) went to Cici's Pizza.. and stuffed myself with 7 slices of pizza, 2 plates of tomatoes, and 2 brownies (whoever thought I was anorexic was way the hell wrong)

4.) And now I'm ready for a nap since I had to get up at the ungodly early time of 12-noon for my orthodontist appointment.

sooo.. the day has come Monday, August 1, 2005 listening to: Paul Oakenfold - Starry Eyed Surprise

I have.. an LJ (livejournal).
For those of you who for some reason can't get to the link, my username is: loveandjoy
Yippie!

I don't know which one I'll use more, this one or that, but I'm guessing that for all the really important stuff, I'll still put it on this one, and I'll use the livejournal for all the stupid stuff..
so basically, if you don't read my LJ, you're not gonna be missing out on much :D

found a quiz on one of my friend's LJ Sunday, July 24, 2005 listening to: Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

Your element is Light: Innocent, beautiful,
kind-hearted and pure. You are so sweet your
almost angelic, you find joy in others
happiness and cannot stand to see anyone in
pain. You want to make everyone around you feel
good about themselves and if someone is upset
you can tend to become rather upset as well
which means you are sympathetic and raise
others above yourself. Being as kind and
good-natured as you are people have most likely
hurt you in the past but you pick yourself up
every time. You may look fragile but you are
stronger than most tend to see. Life is
beautiful no matter how you look at it and you
understand that people make mistakes, not
everyone is perfect. You try to see the good in
the bad which is a talent few posses, dont ever
let anyone change you. You truly have a
beautiful soul inside and a heart of gold.

.:-|What is your true element?|-:. -With Anime Pictures and detailed answers-
brought to you by Quizilla

it's the 5th/second to last week of camp! Tuesday, July 19, 2005 listening to: Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Wow. A pipe had just exploded in the laundry room on the third floor, and now one whole side of the third floor is flooded.. really sucks, but it's kinda funny.
Speaking of floods, apparently The Valley (the region where I live) is gonna be hit with a hurricane either around 8 PM or midnight tonight.. that's really freaky. I mean, even if it doesn't hit, it's still gonna flood, most likely, and that can get really nasty. Keep your fingers crossed.

so I went to my preadvising today.. Wednesday, July 13, 2005 listening to: Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star

It was pretty funny.

So first, the lady (Natalie) pulls out a sheet, and she's like, "Have you ever taken any AP exams, dual enrollment classes or SAT IIs?"
And I look at her, and I'm like, "Do you want all of my AP scores?"
And she's like, "Yeah."
And I look at the sheet, and there are only 14 spaces. This is much smaller than the number of AP exams I have taken alone.
So then I decide to just give her the most important ones.

so she's writing them down, nodding, saying, "Yep, okay, you get credit for this, this, that, etc."
And then she looks at me and says, "The minimum amount of credits that you can have is 14. And you already have 15. Do you want to just stop there?
And I look at her, and I'm like, "Uh.. no. As a matter of fact, what's the greatest number of credits that I can have?"
She replies with, "17." And so I ask her if I can take some additional courses.
She's like, "Uh.. sure.. what do you wanna take?"

And so this induced me to ask about a bazillion different majors and what I would have to take in order to be able to transfer into them, namely Psychology, Business, and Comp. Sci.
So then she goes to the back and pulls out this advisor for Psychology, and he looks at my credits, and he goes, "Uh, well, actually, you have enough credits to transfer into Psychology whenever you want, so you really don't have to take any classes in Psychology."
That was pretty cool.

It really sucks that I'm not allowed to double major, though, 'cause then I'd have to give up my engineering-ness, and I don't wanna do that. So I really wanna take some liberal arts classes anyway just in case I do want to transfer one day, but this is an engineering advisor that I'm talking to, so she really doesn't know that much.

So then I inquire about all the other classes and if I can take them or not, and it's really sad. I have to take M 408D before I take any other math class, and that's really depressing.
I also wanted to take more Physics, but she says that I have enough AP credits to never have to take Physics in college.  O_O;  I almost considered switching to a math/physics major when I heard that. I don't wanna go through college w/o ever taking a Physics class!
I also wanted to take an English Language/Literature class, but apparently I also have the one credit that I'd ever need for English.  o_O;

So then we get to the topic of foreign language, and I'm like, "Ooh! I wanna take French!" And she looks in the big book of courses, and she's like, "Um, you can't take French yet."

So then I ask about any other classes that I can take, and she's like, "Uh well, you kinda killed your first year with all your credits.."
And I continue to press her about any other classes that I can take, and she says in a rather annoyed tone, "Well, we usually don't have people with this much free space!" And so I blink at her a couple times with an "I'm sorry" kind of expression.

In the end, she decided to let me take French, which will fill up 5 of my hours, so she has to drop my Philosophy class, but that's okay. I can take it next semester.

I'm looking at my schedule right now, and it looks like I only have 4 classes for this semester. (All of the other credits are taken care of.) Now that's really depressing. What the hell am I gonna do with the rest of the time? Meh, Natalie said that the maximum number of hours that I can take is 17 unless I get approval for 21, so I think I'll do that. I mean, I don't wanna have this much free time to myself. I am, after all, a student, and it feels kinda wrong to not be going to class the whole day. Meh, I really should've signed up to be on that Plan II Honors thing. It seems like people actually can double major there. Meh, meh, meh.. all retrospect.

So I think I'll go back to the dorm and try to figure out some other classes that I can hopefully take 'cause just 4 classes is really pitiful.

day 2 of UT Austin orientation Tuesday, July 12, 2005 listening to: Christina Aguilera - Reflection (don't ask why)

It's really depressing every time I pass by someone and the person reminds me of someone from Math Camp or SciTech. Like, I met this one guy while waiting for the UT Austin shuttle yesterday, and he looked exactly like this one guy that I was very close to at school. It was bittersweet in the way that I was happy to be making conversation with this guy who looked so familiar, but it was also really depressing 'cause the guy wasn't the guy from school, and you know deep down that there's no replacement.

The actual orientation itself has been okay. We sit through a 2-hour skit thing every day, but those are pretty fun. I can tell that these people are trying to make it as fun as possible. We did sit through some discussions that were insanely boring though. And it's kinda annoying how a lot of people here treat you like you're really stupid. For example, I went into an office asking if I needed to take a Spanish placement exam, and the lady busts out this flowchart (already very elementary-like), and she starts reading to me the different parts of the flow chart, and she moves her fingers along the lines....

WTF? I can read flowcharts myself, thank you. -_-;

Well, actually, some people here are pretty stupid, and this is a nearly 180-degree turn as far as mental capabilities from Math Camp. It takes some getting used to.

I was pretty happy to discover that one of my classmates from school was here though. And I also found a guy from our neighboring school. And oddly enough, I've run into the both of them pretty often.. considering the size of UT. I'm guessing it's just a orientation-thing 'cause we all attend the same presentations for the most part, and I doubt that we'd actually see each other once school starts, since I'm in the College of Engineering, and they're in other stuff.

Hm, well, that'll be it for now. I'm off to a pizza party. w00t!

third week of camp coming to a close Friday, July 8, 2005 listening to: Celia Cruz - Carnaval

We're at the halfway point!
So anyway, I found out just 2 days ago that I have orientation at UT Austin....

que.. que?!

So yeah, I was caught completely off guard, but oh well. I guess I should start packing since it's next Monday - Thursday.

I also checked my AP scores today.. yup, all 11 of them.. my, my, they were horrendous. I think I'll crawl into a deep, dark hole and never come out now.  x_x;

more camp life Sunday, July 3, 2005 listening to: Asian Kung-fu Generation - Rewrite

Meh.. it's really boring here w/o a computer.. OMG.. I watched Elfen Lied with some people yesterday. Well, we started it a while back, and we went up to episode 6. Annnnd.. my friend can't find the rest on IRC! (And her computer doesn't like bittorrent.) This makes me extremely frustrated 'cause I love that anime! What's really sad is that one of my friends offered to burn me a copy the other day, and I was like, "Eh.. you shouldn't; I'd never get to it anyway." And then I think he offered again another day. And so here I am, Elfen Lied-deprived and frustrated.

So then we watched Battle Royale. It was pretty good, but you have to make sure that you watch it with the right people because it gets pretty gory, and if you don't understand it, you're gonna be left there thinking, "WTF?" And the people that I watched it with were a bunch of 14-year-olds.. who didn't question most of the movie, but they kept making fun of it.. which was almost as annoying. I tried shushing them, but eh.. most of the time, they'd start talking again.

Earlier that day the same group of friends and I went to go see Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a very good movie. One note tho: make sure you don't go see it while sitting next to a bunch of curious 8-year-olds.. 'cause the one I sat next to kept asking her mommy to explain the movie to her, and you really can't explain a movie like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to an 8-year-old very easily. So that was annoying, but oh well.

And today, I got up at 10 A.M. for study group, and that lasted until 12, so then I went to go eat brunch until 1:30 P.M. After brunch, I took a 4-hour nap, so I went to go eat dinner at 5:30 P.M. I had a rather strange dream about people writing on my underwear and me getting pretty p.o.ed about it.. talk about strange..

So that's been my life for the past 2 weeks.. it's basically been okay.

hm.. a small update Sunday, June 26, 2005 listening to: T.M. Revolution - Maden Der Freischutz

Sooooo.. I'm at math camp right now.. nothing major going on.. I just climbed this enormous hill yesterday and got enough exercise to last me a lifetime..

shows me how out of shape I am.. how sad.. oh well.

so much to do this week! Tuesday, June 14, 2005 listening to: Notre-Dame de Paris - Belle

today: clean my room

15th: renew my driver's license

16th: wash my clothes

17th: pack for Math Camp

18th: arrive at Math Camp

Meh.. I found out that I don't get my braces off till August 1st! :(

[edited 06/16]

Nina waved goodbye @ 08:12 p.m.

Name Generator Generator Saturday, June 11, 2005 listening to: Gundam Seed Destiny - Reason

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Nina waved goodbye @ 05:46 p.m.

Accomplishment! I've finished my layout! Saturday, June 11, 2005 listening to: Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet

Ta-da! *throws arms up* How do you like it.. a bit too girly?  XD  Yeah, I couldn't help it..
used another Utena pic.. I had this layout in mind a long time ago.. 'cause well.. everyone's graduating and leaving! .. but as you can see, I didn't get around to doing this layout till now.. haha  :P

Nina waved goodbye @ 02:24 a.m.

today.. I graduate Saturday, May 28, 2005 listening to: Star Wars theme

Stuff has been happening in a hurry.. senior's last day.. Jordan's graduation party.. and now, graduation itself. Wow.

I'd write an elaborate paragraph describing each of those events, but I just don't have the time. Maybe later.

Nina waved goodbye @ 01:41 p.m.