[Monday] December 9, 2002

      Finals are sooo sucky! Hmm. Guess that explains why I'm blogging instead of studying, huh? Heehee.

Well, that and constantly changing away messages. I got the idea from CJ, and took it a step further. ^_^ So yeah, if you're on AIM, check 'em out and be amused! I know I have fun just making them up. ^_~ They make this whole finals business a little more bearable.

Oh yeah! Doodles! I always seem to be stalling entries just cause I'm lazy to scan them in. Whoops. Anyway, first off is Enishi! Whoa. Hisashiburi, ne? He's always around in my doodles this time of the quarter because of my pent up aggression. :-D That, and the new pencilboard I'm using... *swoon* Next, a bunch of FFX stuff. Wakka, Lulu, and Tidus and Yuna (yes, again. ) Nothing much to explain there.

Well, off to study (and make up a new away message!). I really really hope biochem doesn't royally kick my butt come Wednesday. :-(

~Noelle's reflection faded at 2:07 PM~ 

[Saturday] November 30, 2002

      Whoa whoa... it's been a pretty hectic holiday weekend! Starting with Thanksgiving (and my belated b-day party) to early bird shopping (with Emil) which lasted the whole day, to another party (my uncle's 25th wedding anniversary) I've been pooped. That and I'm going off to Emeryville for a bit with Mary tomorrow afternoon before jetting off to the airport! Sounds like all fun, but I've been studying for my Psych 100B Final Exam today also. I think I completely wasted my time trying to be all good and reading the textbook though. Dang. Why do teachers make you read the textbook when their lectures already have all the material in a nice and condensed form? The world may never know. Hopefully I'll be ready for that test come Monday.

So... what did I get with my early bird shopping? Hmm.. Crazy Taxi for a whopping $9.99 (hey, I enjoyed it in the arcade, so I was like, "hey, why not?") a spindle of free* CDR's ("free" meaning rebate later) and Devil May Cry for $14.99. I've got a pretty messed up instruction booklet for it though, (the pages are all out of place, it's trippy!) so I'm gonna head out for a quick exchanging trip to Best Buy. I'll try going clothes shopping for a little tomorrow, though I want to wait till I get my 30% thing for all them GAP stores from JR... Heehee. That, and I'm still wanting to get some pinoy-themed wear from online, so maybe I'll go for them tomorrow or so with my b-day money so I can at least get stuff in by the time I get home again. 

Oh! And Shinobi! I want the game just because the main character looks so gosh darn frickin' cool! Too bad it just came out, it's $50, and the reviews on it aren't too hot. Hmm. Belated B-day/ Christmas present anyone? *hinhint* ^_^

Before I go any further: doodles! From...last week! The first one is of a blitzballin' Yuna (from my fic) and the third is of Haru and Kisa from Fruits Basket. The second one? Well... I was pretty bored in Chem discussion, and was wondering: "Hey, what if Tidus let his natural hair color show for once?" One thing led to another, and I spiked up his hair a bit, and made him a bit more modernish and lanky. Hey,  I thought it was interesting. Too bad Tidus gets the short end of all of this FFX-2 redesigning... or does he?

Last thing: Emil, that really was a lot to lay down at once. You were right about my perception of you changing, but we're still best buds. ^_^ You may not agree on my philosophy on money-spending, but try to take this advice to heart. Relationships take work, but they're far more rewarding in the end than if you just went for the quick fix, you know what I mean? Hard work isn't always necessarily a bad thing when you think of the outcome. Hmm... sounds an awful lot like what we're doing in college?! I know I'm not the know-it-all in relationships since I've obviously never been in one, but I dunno... it's just a gut feeling. 

Ok, that's it for this long home-home update. I'll be back in LA before ya know it, and just in time for Finals!  Whoop dee doo.

~Noelle's reflection faded at 10:50 PM~

[Saturday] November 23, 2002

It's my birthday! (Yaaay!) But nobody's here to celebrate it with me! (Boooo!) So I think I'm gonna go out and celebrate and stuff all by myself by 1.) Finally getting a new watch with other shopping things, and 2.) not doing TOO much school work. Kinda sad, actually, but I'll make up for it when I get home for Thanksgiving. ^_^

Birthday present, but going entirely the wrong way! It's a new chapter of my long delayed  FFX fanfic! Be sure to read and review! Pleeeease?

Ok, that's it out of me. I'm off to enjoy my day!

~Noelle's reflection faded at 1:09 PM~

[Thursday] November 21, 2002

   <--- Lookie! What's this?! Well...it's a little thing I'm gonna call... "the doodle box!" Well, I can't make full size previews like I used to, so look to these little green things for 'em now! This is one I did in Art History class, while I was effectively spaced out. After getting that midterm (ugh.) and paper out of the way, I really didn't feel like going to school. Then again, do I ever feel like going to school?!  Sure doesn't help that the whole quarter is winding down already. And  if you were wondering about the doodle, "Suteki Da Ne" has been looping in my head all day. ^_~

I'm being ridiculously lazy right now, so I'm doing laundry. It's productive... just in a different way. (Hey! It takes work...)

Nov. 23 in... TWO days! :-D  I  just got a funny card in the mail from my parents, and it brightened up my evening. Especially the part about going out and having fun and leaving them the tab. ^_^ But we all know I won't go and max out the credit card; I'm too goody goody for that. ^_~

What I really need like right now is a new watch (Since the wristband's messed up, and I'm sick of looking at the same face already...)  I'm so attached to time, it's silly, really. Even the weight of the watch on my wrist needs to be there for me to write without my hand cramping up! I'll go shopping around sooner or later. Maybe I'll go for a metal wristband this time. 

~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:55 PM~ 

[Tuesday] November 19, 2002

There was so much stuff to do for this week that my procrastination took an artistic turn! (That only happens when I'm REALLY stressed out!) I would do a preview thingy, but I don't think it would work without involving you having to get really close to the monitor. ^_~

Check the product of my stress relief here! It's what I was doing when I was supposed to be doing something else! Yeah! Tell me what you think? Ink? Color? Or, leave it alone it's ugly, duuuur duh? Whoo. I think it's time for me to get goin' to bed already...

~Noelle's reflection faded at 1:40 AM~

[Sunday] November 17, 2002

Whoa! FFX-2 goodness! Check it out here! 

Daaaang. Rikku certainly is wearing close to nothing there. I really hope these girls don't have to go to Gagazet or something. All I'm saying is that it better be summer. ^_~

Despite the Al Bhed fashion sense, I'm still lovin' Mr. Nomura's designs. I mean, whoa! Each new outfit has thrown me (and a lot of other people) for a loop! And it's not that the outfits are BAD,  just... different. Yeah.

Funny thing is though, when I first saw Rikku's outfit I was like, "Now I think I like Yuna's outfit a lot more!" Thank goodness she at least got a shirt! The Zanarkand Abes symbol just adds to her further coolness. 

Yeah. Now I like hot pants Yuna better than her non-hot pantsed self! No, it's not because of her hot pants... it's just everything; from the attitude change, the hair cut, and how do you say it? Dynamism? She can certainly kick way more butt packing two pistols than bonking you on the head with her staff! 

Agree? Disagree? Try me. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:13 PM~

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I played piano at church today and it really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be! I mean, I still messed up and stuff, but since I just kept going, it went alright! One guy didn't even notice that the pianists changed today, so that means it was all good. It was kinda cool playing in front of people again you know, just to show off the talents a little. Most of the time, I usually play when no one's around,  though it doesn't bother me much since playing piano's a great stress reliever anyway. 

I even went out to lunch with the choir today so I could get to know some of them better (and so I wouldn't have to cook... ^_~). You know, it would do me some good to become more social. Well, I kind of am with people I already know, but that defeats the purpose! I know I can't do a complete turnaround over night, so I'll just take it one step at a time. 

Well, all done with that excitement for the day. Now it's time for homework, paper starting, and midterm studying. After this week is over, I am going to be SO happy. Well, that and Saturday happens to be a special special day. (Whee!) I used to not look forward to the day I turned twenty, but then I realized something. Getting older isn't so bad when you've got that one special day all to yourself. ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 2:07 PM~

[Saturday] November 16, 2002

A good thing for today!  I got to meet up with Mary and Angela for lunch. Felt kinda like old times, and almost like we weren't even in LA for just a little moment. Hmm.. makes me think of home again. Come ON Thanksgiving! I need you to come faster! So if this is the good thing, what's the bad thing? Well...

To those who don't know, my "girl problems" come pretty darn erratically, so when it comes, BAM! I don't know what hit me. So that's what pretty much happened today. Man, I hate how the first day just makes you feel like total crap. This has been going on for a while, but stupid HMO's took away the doctor who was about to solve the problem. Maaaan.  :-(

Well, I was a teensy bit productive reading a bunch of stuff about Kali for my Art History paper, but it's too long!  Still though, I'd rather be reading about a goddess who drinks blood and goes on killing sprees rather than do Physics... (which by the way, I have a midterm in on Wednesday. ick.)

Whoops. Sorry if I grossed out anybody, but hey! It was your choice to read, am I right? :-)

~Noelle's reflection faded at 6:11 PM~

[Friday] November 15, 2002

Hey all! Just trying this comment thingy out. Tell me what you think! (and if it works!) And heeey. Mary's visiting tomorrow! Whoohoo! 

Oooh. Now I gotta remember to eat dinner...it's late now, isn't it? ^_~

 ~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:24 PM~

[Wednesday] November 13, 2002

Did this just because! Yet another quiz from Jody to satisfy my procrastination. ^_^

(Update 11/15: The picture was messing with my code, so I took it out! By the way, I was a freeform writer, like Walt Whitman?!)

Right. GO ME! And actually, I have start writing a paper tonight.... a Psych paper in APA style! Hmm. Can't be too freeform and creative with that, now can I?

Oh! Randomness! Garbage trucks, phone calls and hot weather, oh my! All things that kinda don't help with naps, if you know what I mean. 

~Noelle's reflection faded at 6:51 PM~

[Tuesday] November 12, 2002

You know what? Screw it! I need my birthday to come around already! It may not make all my problems go away, but it'll at least make them bearable for a short amount of time.

Randomness: stoopid computer keeps randomly shutting down my keyboard and mouse! At least this time it works when I just unplug it then plug it back it in...

Maybe I need to call Gateway again.

~Noelle's reflection faded at 10:45 PM~

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Man, it seems like every time I go to choir practice lately, I keep getting forgotten, like I don't matter all that much, you know? They do have a kick-ass current pianist at the moment, so what do they need me for? It just seems that perhaps I shouldn't have pursued this piano playing thing after all. I mean, I could be playing FFX songs up the wazoo instead!

I wouldn't be so affected by this if a.) I didn't work so hard learning the stuff and b.) that my time is practically wasted by just sitting around for two hours. And today, it really didn't help that I was reading about "Loneliness" for my Psych paper I have yet to write. 

The choir director asked if I was angry for being left out. Of course I said, "No, I'm just tired," or something to that extent, when I really wanted to say, "HELL YEAH you wasted my time so I have every right to be angry!! Grrr." But of course, I could never do it. I'm too quiet, introverted, and just plain uncourageous to actually say what's on my mind most of the time.  

My consolation I guess, is that I'll probably get to play a few songs at this Sunday's mass. I have no idea if I'm really prepared, but I want to give it a shot anyway, to show them what I got, and that I can handle it. 

It's like I'm always having to prove myself to someone, and I hate it.

And whoa. Here's something new. They want me to sing alto so I can actually do something in practice. They said they'd teach me, but I'm even more unsure about that than I am about playing the piano in front of all those people, and that's pretty darn unsure.  

Needless to say, I'm pretty sad at the moment. So if that's the aura you get from me, sorry. I can't really help it. 

~Noelle's reflection faded at 9:58 PM~

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Yo! After trudging through today, a nap just makes everything better. ^_^ Too bad I still don't get some of my piano stuff for church though. It really helps if I like what I'm playing when it comes to learning speed, I've noticed. Well, DUH! You say, but if you're a pianist, you know what I'm talking about!

So hey! Yeah! I went to LACMA yesterday by bus all by myself! Even if Cheruse did go on without me the other day (just a icky twist of events) I ended up with the better trip since I got to spend more time taking notes and everything. See, the South Asian art exhibit closed at 5 PM all weekend, and while he arrived at 4:45 PM Sunday, I got there about 3 PM Monday! Haha. Now, he wants to see my notes. It's cool how fate works to work in my favor every once in a while. Also, taking the Metro wasn't all that traumatic (well, it did help that I only had to take one bus). I dunno, the whole trip just made me feel really self-sufficient! I've been depending a lot on other people lately (sorry Fontaine!) and it's good to see that once in a while, I'm actually pretty useful! ^_^ haha. 

Speaking of buses, MARY! I reeeeeally want you to come visit!!! I know school is sucky and all, and there's a group project and all, but still... try to come! I've been looking forward to your visit all month! Expect a call sometime late tonight. (if I remember!) 

Bah. Scheduling classes and MCAT review stuff is still icky. Especially since it runs through a little bit of spring quarter! Bah I say, BAH!

~Noelle's reflection faded at 5:01 PM~

[Monday] November 11, 2002

Whoohah I fixed it! Mwahahaha. I may be totally out of it when it comes to html, but I just happened to cut out the right things! 

YAY me!! ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 7:58 PM~

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Ok, let's try this again. ^_^  Something got messed up, but at least I fixed my font problem! (Well, at least in this part of the page). My older posts can be found with my older entries (on my older layout) here. 

More on my day at LACMA, probably tomorrow, because I don't feel like typing out what I wrote just an hour ago. ^_~ Stupid me copied html over my whole post. Blah. 

At least now this blog is a little easier on the eyes... see what a .5 size increase can do? ^_^

But I still need someone to figure out what's making my fonts all weird (weird meaning, they magically shrink and I can't bold anything) in my column over there! So if you know html and can help me out, by all means do so! ^_^

~Noelle's reflection faded at 7:15 PM~