Over my 17 years of life, I've noticed that I have an extremely poor sense of balance. I think contributes to the fact that, truthfully, I'm not very athletic. I wish I were lithe and graceful, but I'm not. And I don't have masterful control of my body. Many can attest to the fact that they have seen me lose my balance while standing. Although that may have to do with the fact that tend to fidget a lot. I can't really stand still. But anyways...
The kind of balance I'm talking about here, is between different aspects of my life. Specifically, the balance between my girlfriend and my friend. I guess its the age old argument of bros before hoes, chicks before dicks (or the other way around), whatever you want to say.In the best case scenario, I would want to be able to balance commitment to my girlfriend and to my friends perfectly, but unfortunately, like many things in life, this isn't best case scenario.
I think that I'm not too horrible at it, but I could be a lot better. For example, today was the panoramic picture for our school. I hung out with my friends today before school cause my girlfriend couldn't hang out. I wanted to be able to be nearby to both my girlfriend and my friends. Me and the guys got in line for the picture and my girlfriend like appeared out of thin air, but she was talking to a close guy friend of hers so I didn't really want to interrupt, but I said hi. Then I was talking to my friends and all of the sudden, she walked away with some people and I was just like, fuck.
I was kind of worried on the way to lining up and I was wondering if I should just book it to be next to my girlfriend, but that seemed not chill to bail on my friends so I just stayed there. Then I was worried that my girlfriend would get mad. I was texted her and I was like "sorry =(" but she was just like "?". I said for not sitting next to her for the pic. She said she didn't really care. Did I care that she didn't care? I don't know. At least that leaves me off the hook, but then I didn't really have to worry in the first place. But like, it would have been nice to sit with her.
That's just one specific example of having a difficult time balancing girlfriend time and homie time. It happens a lot at school. But I think it's truly unavoidable, so I'll just have to do my best.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Boston: Day 4, Departure, and Overview.
Today was Boston University day. We got there early and took a tour of the the Communications building. They have some high-tech facilities. For the rest of the day there was the whole presentation of the College of Communications. I was pretty impressed. BU is really good for Communications and I feel like that is the school I should go to if I'm really serious about Communications.It still lacks the campus feel that I wanted in a school, but it makes for it in other ways. I mean, it is in the middle of a great city. Like literally there will always been something to do. I'll explain more about it in my college post.
After we left Boston University, we walked to our hotel room, then took the T to Newbury St., a street that was well-known for it's shopping. They had a bunch of places - Karmaloop, H&M, a comic store, The Fairy Shop, and Condom World - those were the most noticeable. Haha. I bought my girlfriend a love/friendship pendent from the Fairy Shop. The guy there wrapped it up and put flower buds in it and sprinkled it with fairy dust. Hopefully it brings her good luck or something. I don't know if I believe in those things, but then again I don't really know what I believe in. It could work, who knows.
Our last night was a good one. We went back to Fire and Ice, early this time, only to be greeted with an hour and a half wait. We decided, screw it, we have to wait for this, so we went out side to wait. My parents called and it was like a 10 minute phone conversation over I don't even know what. After that, we decided to wait in the bar. Some girl was having her bachelorette party there so we got really confused (and a little bit excited) as to what this restaurant was all about. We waited a really long time for the waitress at the bar to get to us. When she finally did, we got called up to our table. The restaurant was upstairs, and it was crazier than we had imagined.
Imagine a Mongol King mixed with a Benihana's but with like all kinds of food and dim lighting. Our waitress explained the restaurant and it was honestly soo crazy. Basically, you meat, any kind you want, either pasta, rice, or noodles, then vegetables and other toppings. Then they had like 20 different sauces to choose from. You could also make burgers and sandwiches. I feel like my explanation is not doing the restaurant justice, but believe me Fire and Ice, crazy, delicious restaurant.
After that we went home (the hotel) and hot tubbed for one last time. We packed up, got everything ready, and went to sleep. We had to wake up at 330 to catch a cab to get to the airport. When our plane boarded at 7, our flight was canceled because there was something wrong with the plane. Luckily, we were able to catch a flight about an hour later. We ended up having a 3 hour layover in Denver, but it was alright. Got home and was very happy to see my own bed.
I really enjoyed Boston. When I was a kid I took a trip to NYC and I discovered that I loved the city. When we first got to Boston, I was a little overwhelmed and I wasn't really sure if I liked the city that much anymore, but I realized that I had just become accustomed to a chill laid-back life. Once I got adjusted to being in Boston for a few days, I became a little more comfortable and I enjoyed it more. I think I would really like being in the city. It's more intense and exciting. If I went there for college, I think I would be more anxious than if I went somewhere else. I think I'm just anxious for college in general. Well college or not, I enjoyed my stay in Boston.
After we left Boston University, we walked to our hotel room, then took the T to Newbury St., a street that was well-known for it's shopping. They had a bunch of places - Karmaloop, H&M, a comic store, The Fairy Shop, and Condom World - those were the most noticeable. Haha. I bought my girlfriend a love/friendship pendent from the Fairy Shop. The guy there wrapped it up and put flower buds in it and sprinkled it with fairy dust. Hopefully it brings her good luck or something. I don't know if I believe in those things, but then again I don't really know what I believe in. It could work, who knows.
Our last night was a good one. We went back to Fire and Ice, early this time, only to be greeted with an hour and a half wait. We decided, screw it, we have to wait for this, so we went out side to wait. My parents called and it was like a 10 minute phone conversation over I don't even know what. After that, we decided to wait in the bar. Some girl was having her bachelorette party there so we got really confused (and a little bit excited) as to what this restaurant was all about. We waited a really long time for the waitress at the bar to get to us. When she finally did, we got called up to our table. The restaurant was upstairs, and it was crazier than we had imagined.
Imagine a Mongol King mixed with a Benihana's but with like all kinds of food and dim lighting. Our waitress explained the restaurant and it was honestly soo crazy. Basically, you meat, any kind you want, either pasta, rice, or noodles, then vegetables and other toppings. Then they had like 20 different sauces to choose from. You could also make burgers and sandwiches. I feel like my explanation is not doing the restaurant justice, but believe me Fire and Ice, crazy, delicious restaurant.
After that we went home (the hotel) and hot tubbed for one last time. We packed up, got everything ready, and went to sleep. We had to wake up at 330 to catch a cab to get to the airport. When our plane boarded at 7, our flight was canceled because there was something wrong with the plane. Luckily, we were able to catch a flight about an hour later. We ended up having a 3 hour layover in Denver, but it was alright. Got home and was very happy to see my own bed.
I really enjoyed Boston. When I was a kid I took a trip to NYC and I discovered that I loved the city. When we first got to Boston, I was a little overwhelmed and I wasn't really sure if I liked the city that much anymore, but I realized that I had just become accustomed to a chill laid-back life. Once I got adjusted to being in Boston for a few days, I became a little more comfortable and I enjoyed it more. I think I would really like being in the city. It's more intense and exciting. If I went there for college, I think I would be more anxious than if I went somewhere else. I think I'm just anxious for college in general. Well college or not, I enjoyed my stay in Boston.
Great Date
So I haven't had a nice little date in a while. Me and my girlfriend were supposed to hang out last night, but she had to cancel because she had to study for AP's. =[. Lame. AP's are basically screwing everything up. Especially my relaxation time - I can't chill at home without my mom nagging me about that stuff. Argh. Everyone just needs to chill.
But anyways, one of my friends is in fresno for his grandma's birthday, another was hanging out with a lady friend of his, and another was chilling with some of his other homies, so it was me and Justin flying solo.
He came over, we hit the bio, then we rolled on over to Islands. Sooo good. I had forgotten. Bacon cheeseburger with bbq sauce, mmmmmm, delicious. Then we went round 2 right before watching Kick-Ass. On our way into the show, we saw a few of our friends getting kicked out with like huge pizza boxes. They had snuck in but got caught so they got kicked out. High-key. Fortunately, they didn't get in trouble though.
Kick-Ass was a good movie. It was actually pretty crazy. I had a good time last night. It was a great date. Especially because it was organized so last minute. So I had a good night. Just wish I could have seen her.
But anyways, one of my friends is in fresno for his grandma's birthday, another was hanging out with a lady friend of his, and another was chilling with some of his other homies, so it was me and Justin flying solo.
He came over, we hit the bio, then we rolled on over to Islands. Sooo good. I had forgotten. Bacon cheeseburger with bbq sauce, mmmmmm, delicious. Then we went round 2 right before watching Kick-Ass. On our way into the show, we saw a few of our friends getting kicked out with like huge pizza boxes. They had snuck in but got caught so they got kicked out. High-key. Fortunately, they didn't get in trouble though.
Kick-Ass was a good movie. It was actually pretty crazy. I had a good time last night. It was a great date. Especially because it was organized so last minute. So I had a good night. Just wish I could have seen her.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Boston: Day 3
COLD. And RAINY. But I had my jacket so it was alright. Today was Boston College day. I didn't get accepted there, but my friend did. He didn't sign up for a tour so we decided to just show up at like 11, which was when the tour was supposed to start. The T ended up taking way longer then we thought it would so we got there around 11:25. It was a pretty long trek but we found the admissions office.
We saw this tour group in the courtyard and we low key latched on to the back and pretended like we were there the whole time. It worked and I thought that it was pretty funny. I think we caught the tour at it's later half because it ended not too long after we joined it. Afterward, we went into the admissions office. My friend got accepted into the honors program at BC, so he asked them about that. On our way off of campus we stopped in the book store. They have some pretty tight gear, clothing, hats, scarves, basically anything you can think of, decked out with the BC logo. Which actually I like a lot. I would say it's better than BU's but that would be disloyal.
On the way back to our hotel on the T, we got off early because we planned to walk to our hotel and shop along the way. Major fail. We definitely got lost and ended up somewhere in Chinatown. Boston's Chinatown isn't as legit as New York's or LA's but it wasn't bad. I bought this handmade little bag with a panda on it for my girlfriend from a vendor.
I worry if she likes the gifts I get her, but I hope she does. I mean even a guy with good taste could be subject to a bad gift every once in a while, and that's assuming I have good taste. I don't know. I think I will continue to get her things and if she doesn't like it, she can make jokes about it. I like jokes.
Anyways, we finally found our way back to our hotel. Chilled there for a little bit, then went to this place that this girl recommended, Fire and Ice. It looked super cool, but the wait was like an hour and thirty minutes and we were not down. We went to Cheesecake factory, but the wait was just as long, same thing with PF Changs. And we really wanted to hit up the hot tub. So we just said screw it, and ate at this food court place at our hotel. It was pretty good actually. Then we went to the hot tub and chillled. Good day.
We saw this tour group in the courtyard and we low key latched on to the back and pretended like we were there the whole time. It worked and I thought that it was pretty funny. I think we caught the tour at it's later half because it ended not too long after we joined it. Afterward, we went into the admissions office. My friend got accepted into the honors program at BC, so he asked them about that. On our way off of campus we stopped in the book store. They have some pretty tight gear, clothing, hats, scarves, basically anything you can think of, decked out with the BC logo. Which actually I like a lot. I would say it's better than BU's but that would be disloyal.
On the way back to our hotel on the T, we got off early because we planned to walk to our hotel and shop along the way. Major fail. We definitely got lost and ended up somewhere in Chinatown. Boston's Chinatown isn't as legit as New York's or LA's but it wasn't bad. I bought this handmade little bag with a panda on it for my girlfriend from a vendor.
I worry if she likes the gifts I get her, but I hope she does. I mean even a guy with good taste could be subject to a bad gift every once in a while, and that's assuming I have good taste. I don't know. I think I will continue to get her things and if she doesn't like it, she can make jokes about it. I like jokes.
Anyways, we finally found our way back to our hotel. Chilled there for a little bit, then went to this place that this girl recommended, Fire and Ice. It looked super cool, but the wait was like an hour and thirty minutes and we were not down. We went to Cheesecake factory, but the wait was just as long, same thing with PF Changs. And we really wanted to hit up the hot tub. So we just said screw it, and ate at this food court place at our hotel. It was pretty good actually. Then we went to the hot tub and chillled. Good day.
Boston: Day 2
Me and frank didn't have anything planned for thursday, but we woke up early so we could get a good start on the day. We started out with a nice little work out in the fitness center. After that, we chilled in the hot tub. Went back up to our room, showered, and got ready to go.
Matt Boston had told us about this really good place to eat called Quincy Market. We thought that he was probably pretty knowledgeable so we decided to follow his advice. We took the T (the subway)to government center, basically this place with a bunch of huge government buildings. Once we got off of the T we saw this really big tent, there was a circus in town. I've never been to a circus before, or at least I don't remember going to one. I might have as a kid. I've never really seen the appeal, but we were in Boston and I was down to do something spontaneous, so we bought two tickets.
After that we proceeded to the Quincy Market. This place was stacked. No joke. It was basically this huge rectangle building with about 20 places to eat on each side on the inside and stores on the outside. Picking what to eat was an extremely hard decision. Everywhere your head turned, you saw something delicious. Not to mention all of the smells wafting around. In the end I decided on a Chicken Parmesan sandwich, with some cheese fries, which were actually kinda gross because they used melted cheese. They did that later on when I got chili fries too. Not very good. This might be a problem if I go to Boston.
After we ate, we went around the stores shopping. Got a really sick Alice In Wonderland shirt for one of my main homies. wanted to buy this shirt:
cause it was super sick. But i didn't think my mother would appreciate it. oh well.
We went back to the hotel to chill for a little bit before the circus. Then we went to the circus and got snacks and this huge thing of popcorn and watched the circus. It was pretty entertaining. There weren't any animals but it was still pretty tight.
Afterwards we went to this place called Chicago Uno Grill. It was supposed to be a really good pizza place but we had pizza the night before so we got burgers. They were really good. Also, we split this oreo brownie dessert which was almost like pizookie status. Sooo good. Boston's got some tight food.
Matt Boston had told us about this really good place to eat called Quincy Market. We thought that he was probably pretty knowledgeable so we decided to follow his advice. We took the T (the subway)to government center, basically this place with a bunch of huge government buildings. Once we got off of the T we saw this really big tent, there was a circus in town. I've never been to a circus before, or at least I don't remember going to one. I might have as a kid. I've never really seen the appeal, but we were in Boston and I was down to do something spontaneous, so we bought two tickets.
After that we proceeded to the Quincy Market. This place was stacked. No joke. It was basically this huge rectangle building with about 20 places to eat on each side on the inside and stores on the outside. Picking what to eat was an extremely hard decision. Everywhere your head turned, you saw something delicious. Not to mention all of the smells wafting around. In the end I decided on a Chicken Parmesan sandwich, with some cheese fries, which were actually kinda gross because they used melted cheese. They did that later on when I got chili fries too. Not very good. This might be a problem if I go to Boston.
After we ate, we went around the stores shopping. Got a really sick Alice In Wonderland shirt for one of my main homies. wanted to buy this shirt:
cause it was super sick. But i didn't think my mother would appreciate it. oh well.
We went back to the hotel to chill for a little bit before the circus. Then we went to the circus and got snacks and this huge thing of popcorn and watched the circus. It was pretty entertaining. There weren't any animals but it was still pretty tight.
Afterwards we went to this place called Chicago Uno Grill. It was supposed to be a really good pizza place but we had pizza the night before so we got burgers. They were really good. Also, we split this oreo brownie dessert which was almost like pizookie status. Sooo good. Boston's got some tight food.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Boston: Arrival and Day 1
Sorry this took a while. I've been caught up with things. Boston was pretty cool. I'll try to highlight as much of the trip as I can.
We arrived around 4 something. It was like like 90 degrees outside. Pleasant surprise I guess. I had arranged a shuttle to come us up around 5 but we were outside of the terminal around 415. the lady I had talked to said that the shuttles come at 430 and 5 so I thought that we could just wait till 430 and the shuttle would pick us up. So around 430 this shuttle rolls around and it says Sheraton on the side (our hotel) so I go up to the window and the driver asks what hotel we are going to. I saw Sheraton and he tells us to get in.
When we get in, we were surprised by someone from our school on the same shuttle. She was spending the next few days at the MIT admit weekend or something like that. Anyways, the shuttle is driving everyone to their hotels, I'm looking around at Boston, and I get this call. It was the shuttle I had arranged and they were looking for us. I told them that I had already gotten on one, thinking that it was the one i had booked, and they said they would have to charge me for it. Oops.
We were the last ones dropped off at our hotel. It was actually pretty nice. Good location too. Big, right in the middle of the city. We went up to our rooms, claimed our beds, sat there for like 5 minutes, then decided to go explore the city. We spent a good two hours wandering and looking for things to do. Then we finally met up with our Boston connection, a friend of a friend of a friend; we called him Matt Boston. He hooked us up and told us where we could go and places to eat.
That night we went to this old pizza place that had been open for like 80 years and was the original of this chain. It was called Pizzeria Regina's and it was pretty legit. The service there was pretty bad, but i enjoyed when the waitress swept the trash on our table onto the floor and just left it there, at least for the comedic value. The pizza was really good though.
We caught a taxi back to the hotel and got our trunks on and went down to use the jacuzzi. When we got down there, a guy said that it was closing soon but that we could still go. So we sat in the jacuzzi while it drained, not very fun. We went back up to the room, watched some tv and went to sleep. We were stoked for the full day ahead of us the next morning.
We arrived around 4 something. It was like like 90 degrees outside. Pleasant surprise I guess. I had arranged a shuttle to come us up around 5 but we were outside of the terminal around 415. the lady I had talked to said that the shuttles come at 430 and 5 so I thought that we could just wait till 430 and the shuttle would pick us up. So around 430 this shuttle rolls around and it says Sheraton on the side (our hotel) so I go up to the window and the driver asks what hotel we are going to. I saw Sheraton and he tells us to get in.
When we get in, we were surprised by someone from our school on the same shuttle. She was spending the next few days at the MIT admit weekend or something like that. Anyways, the shuttle is driving everyone to their hotels, I'm looking around at Boston, and I get this call. It was the shuttle I had arranged and they were looking for us. I told them that I had already gotten on one, thinking that it was the one i had booked, and they said they would have to charge me for it. Oops.
We were the last ones dropped off at our hotel. It was actually pretty nice. Good location too. Big, right in the middle of the city. We went up to our rooms, claimed our beds, sat there for like 5 minutes, then decided to go explore the city. We spent a good two hours wandering and looking for things to do. Then we finally met up with our Boston connection, a friend of a friend of a friend; we called him Matt Boston. He hooked us up and told us where we could go and places to eat.
That night we went to this old pizza place that had been open for like 80 years and was the original of this chain. It was called Pizzeria Regina's and it was pretty legit. The service there was pretty bad, but i enjoyed when the waitress swept the trash on our table onto the floor and just left it there, at least for the comedic value. The pizza was really good though.
We caught a taxi back to the hotel and got our trunks on and went down to use the jacuzzi. When we got down there, a guy said that it was closing soon but that we could still go. So we sat in the jacuzzi while it drained, not very fun. We went back up to the room, watched some tv and went to sleep. We were stoked for the full day ahead of us the next morning.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Boston: The Departure
It's 5:16 in the morning. I haven't been up this early in forever. The reason I'm up is because this morning I am leaving for Boston this morning with one of my best friends Francis. I'm going there so I can check out BU. He is checking out both BC and BU. I'm excited. Should be a lot of fun. I'll try to post about the trip when I get back or something. Anyways, I'm off. Cya later PV.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Hey, Soul Sister
Hey Soul Sister - Train
Hey, hey, hey
Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you, and so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam, the smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided, you're the one I have decided who's one of my kind
Hey soul sister, ain't the Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do...tonight
Hey, hey,hey
Just in time, I'm so glad you have a one-track mind like me
You gave my life direction, a game show love connection we can't deny
I'm so obsessed, my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
I believe in you, like a virgin, you're Madonna, and I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind
Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do...tonight
The way you can't cut a rug, watching you's the only drug I need
You're so gangsta, I'm so thug, you're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see, I can be myself now finally, in fact there's nothing I can't be
I want the world to see you be with me
Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do tonight,
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do...tonight
Hey, hey,hey
Tonight
Hey, hey,hey
Tonight
For the record, I was listening to this song before it got popular. She gave it to me. Ironic that she gave me the song that made me think of her when I listened to it. I really like this song. It's appeal has gone down a little bit ever since it started playing all over, but it is still undoubtedly a great song; it's catchy, with good lyrics, and has a nice ukulele instrumental (i am quite partial to ukuleles for personal reasons). I know that I've lost credibility, posting this after everyone knows about it, but I seriously did hear this song before a lot of people.
The title, the concept itself, is quite original - hey soul sister - a term unrivaled by the popular ones: lover, baby, darling, etc. It resembles soul mate, but I feel like it's a little bit different, more real. If there really is such thing as a soul mate. I'm not sure what I believe about true love, love at first sight, soul mates, etc. I mean, I am a fan of romance, but does everything romantics pine for exist? Maybe not. Who knows. It doesn't really matter though (does it?). I'm not trying to look too far into anything (which is quite difficult for me some of you may know). I'm really happy right now. Simple as that. And if there is such a thing as a "soul sister", I feel like I've found a pretty good candidate.
"I knew when we collided, you're the one I have decided who's one of my kind"
Hey, hey, hey
Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you, and so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moonbeam, the smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided, you're the one I have decided who's one of my kind
Hey soul sister, ain't the Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do...tonight
Hey, hey,hey
Just in time, I'm so glad you have a one-track mind like me
You gave my life direction, a game show love connection we can't deny
I'm so obsessed, my heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
I believe in you, like a virgin, you're Madonna, and I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind
Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do...tonight
The way you can't cut a rug, watching you's the only drug I need
You're so gangsta, I'm so thug, you're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see, I can be myself now finally, in fact there's nothing I can't be
I want the world to see you be with me
Hey soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo, the way you move ain't fair, you know!
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do tonight,
Hey soul sister, I don't want to miss a single thing you do...tonight
Hey, hey,hey
Tonight
Hey, hey,hey
Tonight
For the record, I was listening to this song before it got popular. She gave it to me. Ironic that she gave me the song that made me think of her when I listened to it. I really like this song. It's appeal has gone down a little bit ever since it started playing all over, but it is still undoubtedly a great song; it's catchy, with good lyrics, and has a nice ukulele instrumental (i am quite partial to ukuleles for personal reasons). I know that I've lost credibility, posting this after everyone knows about it, but I seriously did hear this song before a lot of people.
The title, the concept itself, is quite original - hey soul sister - a term unrivaled by the popular ones: lover, baby, darling, etc. It resembles soul mate, but I feel like it's a little bit different, more real. If there really is such thing as a soul mate. I'm not sure what I believe about true love, love at first sight, soul mates, etc. I mean, I am a fan of romance, but does everything romantics pine for exist? Maybe not. Who knows. It doesn't really matter though (does it?). I'm not trying to look too far into anything (which is quite difficult for me some of you may know). I'm really happy right now. Simple as that. And if there is such a thing as a "soul sister", I feel like I've found a pretty good candidate.
"I knew when we collided, you're the one I have decided who's one of my kind"
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