| DECEMBER.2002 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2002 --BOWL MOVEMENT Visited the school's nurse this morning just to understand why something happened, and well, lets say I was happy to have clean underwear on. Lucky me, or I would've been more embarrassed than I already was. Yesterday, driving home from work on Crenshaw, having my drivers license at all times was reinforced when there was a License Check point! I am so happy my brother returnded it to me the night before (he uses me ID for some purpose unknown). I should have learned something when I didnt carry my license that one time the old lady slammed into the rear - twice. More drama at work, btw. Pretty upset about it too. Mixed feelings and all included. Seems like I was unable ti finish most of my ambitions this week. Was unable to finish the thing for APAIT on time, was unable to finish the thing for OPM, was unable to even start on the thing for my high school teachers. But this winter break, I am going to finish all of them. ALL. I will be as productive as lab rabbits multiplying!!! One more final to go, and I hate it! Fell asleep last night without knowing. Some time really early and woke up realizing everyone was asleep and anyway... whatever. I've got a few fun projects coming up, and I can't wait to start them. I forget to mention: Saturday the 14th I was at my cousin's place practicing for the church dance. kinda a pop kinda dancce. Went shopping with the girls and got myself A red dress shirt and a white tie. Its gonna be a tite dance when we blow. Redid my Arts page, so get to it! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2002 -- ASTRAL PROJECTION I swear I feel like my soul / spirit / mind is trying to project out of my body right now! Ah...just been out of it lately. Must be pre-vacation anxiety. I have so much to do before break comes I dont know if i could do them all. Went to the McCadden Place Theater last night and I was so happy to see so many familiar faces attend and familiar faces in the cast. Lets see, I had my sister there, her friend, invited Norman, Arno, Marie, she brought three/four of her friends, saw Mike and Allen..whoo! Dear Online Diary, not known to you was my ambitious promotional endeavor, to share the joy and love I experienced when I first saw OPM perform. I made fliers and put them in everyone's boxes at V work, filled my AIM chats exclusively about OPM's shows... Gosh, I should go now! Happy Endings! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002 -- BAM! My cousins came over from Pasadena on Saturday to practice a dance we're doing for Christmas after Church event. Im the only guy in it, and gosh i know all eyes will be on me. The good thing abou it tho is that I know no one there at that Church, or dont care for anyone there, so Im planning on making a fool of myself. Sunday I went to a Brunch Bunch thing hosted in Long Beach and met up with Norman there. Finished with one tough final today, Philosophy, and o gosh...I really should be napping now. I'm planning on going to OPM's performance on Sunday night, so anyone who's interested come too!!! I've already spread the word, and I hope I see a lot of people I know there that night. I'm also planning a something similar to John Cho's something. Visited the Wall last Thursday after an absence of over a month -Yikes, time flies, fast. APAIT's going to have a Xmas soemthing this Friday late afternoon and evening...I plan on bringing something special - just havent thought of anything that would fit my budget. I'm hunting for the best digital camera, too, for my cousin Lisa, and already Ive found great products. So all is so/so in my non-existent love life. Social life- didnt exist until i realized I had one, if it can be considered one at all, so im kinda spacy right now. No, im defintely spacy. I want to see Samus nude! I saw her take off her helmet last week, but I want more. Im working on it too, so ive just gotto be patient. Everyone, Happy Endings this Sunday!!!! MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002 -- AGH Was supposed to go to The Wall and APAIT's World AIDS Day events (yesterday), but missed both events becsause I locked myself out of my car at ARCO's gas station in Hollywood. Waited maybe 2.5 hours in the cold for my dad to come and give me the spare keys. Couldn't get a AAA guy to help me because I didnt' have a card. Missed my friends who I wanted to see. Missed Korean actor John Cho of the WB's Off Center, which I had something for him to sign for me. Wasted my whole Sunday night. AGH! My dad didn't get too mad surprisingly. Just reminded me of the terrors that lurk on the internet-like I do such things. Trying to get back into mass art production mode again, but dont have time. Oh, visited Francis' (of APAIT) place on Saturday night. Post Thanksgiving thing. Im jealous. Jealous of Francis. Jealous of Francis and his supreme artistic creativity with fashion. With art. With interior design. With the collection of Prisma Color Markers. With everything. Everything is looking down. Everything down will look up. Balance is the way of all that is everything. NOVEMBER.2002 Inquiring minds Want To Know. WHAT'S UP? WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27. 2002 -- HERE I AM So here I am not working, but at work. Didn't realize i had a day off at APAIT! Either way, I am here to lend a hand if possible. If needed. Anyhoo, about that whole adbstract rant I was getting into earlier... forgotten now due to something else related to it! Gee what did i do (or not do?) to get such flirtatious attention? AHH i hope...nevermind. And oh, my thanksgiving celebration is cans\celled due to a death of a family member's family death. Take care all! HAPPY TG WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2002 -- TORN Why is everyone around me weird? If all of them are weird, that makes me the weird and them normal, right? But how am I weird if I consider myself normal when thats my state of mind? But who's to say my mind is the world? But I make the world with my mind so I'm in control, rendering everyone else weird and me normal! I thought I had my self-esteem issue solved a loonnng time ago, but apparently there's still some loose ends that need to be tied. Or maybe i thought I solved my self-conscience by creating my own world where I could step inside whenever I want, disconnect myself from all but my mind. My world, where all is me and egotism is the way of life. But no, i thought to myself just now, no, no to everything Im comparing myself to!!! I am!!! Yes, I am!!! MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2002 -- MY APOLOGIES! Saw an update on a friend's site just now. If there was a message directed to me, I apologize and the problem is now fixed. --Well, with that cleared up, my Friday night was spent with friends Allen and Mike at LMU's dance thing. For anyone wondering why I haven't been seen online, it's because I do my business at school (i.e updating website, email, news). I hope everyone has a ncie Thanksgiving Holiday. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2002 -- METROID METROID METROID!!! Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid!!! I've got both Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid! Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid Metroid!!! At long last, SAMUS is agian acquainted with me!!!! SAMUS SAMUS SAMUS!!! WHOOO HOOOOO!!! This week has been lackluster of time! On Tuesday, I purchased my copy of Metroid Prime and Metroid Fusion!!! YAY for me!!! That night also attended OPM's performance at Loyola Marymount University. I am now officially in love with that group! I was able to tale to most of the cast and they are such great talents! My favorite skit was i think called "Her Story," which was a story about a father's expectations for his daughter, told over a series of allusions to pop culture and literature, etc. I was definitely on a natural high after the performancce. I cried, laughed, and went crazy! Maybe it was the tapioca milk tea drink they served for free. Let's see... this week contained a lot of extreme ups and shallow lows. the ups already mentioned had a toll on my body's health. Oh yea, mmHmm...when the body wants to sleep but the mind is still on hyper vention mode, the unco-op of the two creates a conflict called insomnia. Not a bad case of one, but I nonetheless call it that. And! I think i may have to start wearing Dispelling Cologn because really, I am being liked by the general populance. I'm not saying that its bad to be liked, especially since I've already received a little holiday mug, but i belong in a shadowy oblivion i call Anonymous Face. Funny how my bushy hair doesn't seem to repel eyes. Coming up, i've got a Thanksgiving party to attend to at APAIT since I couldn't think of an excuse, and more graphics on this site! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2002 -- NO KIDDING! I'm serious! I've got an air-head I call my sister and although it was funny at first, it's becoming a real irritating non-conscious behavior! She can't simply put two and two togtherr! Last week Monday (some ketching-up play) the 4th, I took some porny-graphic pictures for Mike, meaning i had the cam, and he was the model. The Friday night before that Monday, Carlos tried to help me sneek into a 21+ club (Ozz? agh, i forget...) but failed. We went to buy porn instead. Yesterday, I went and got Resident Evil Zero for GameCube at Funcoland for the price of one GBC, DKC, Zelda DX, and about $26.11. Saturday the 9th, I was at the APAIT building making SSKs. On some deeper notes, last night I was thinking about some missed opportunities and opportunities I'm missing as we speak! Carpe Diem, yea whatever... it's hard when there's so much there yet so little you want, or rather dont want. And some additional thoughts: it's the mystery thats attractive, yes, no? Maybe that's all I've got. I plan on re-doing my quotes page right now. PS the club was Circus TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2002 -- COUNT DOWN! Six days, people, Six days! Six draggingly slow days until the arrival of Metoid Prime and Metroid Fusion! Six seemingly eternal, excrutiatingly loooonnngg days! I want my fill of Metroid! Eights years deprived of a new adventure, and now they're coming out with TWO brand spanking new games motherly heaven!!! Enough with that... Yesterday I spent my Veteran's Day holiday helping my dad fix up the front yard. What was once a large patch of dead grass and weeds is now half concrete with new sheets of grass placed on the other half. My job was pulling weeds out of the soil that has become stubborn from leaving its foundation, buying and loading fresh manure into my Matrix, and stuffing the weeds into the bags the manure came in. Six days!!! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2002 -- RAINING, NOT POURING Oh I love this rainy weather! I was walking to my car earlier when it was raining and I got all wet and I loved it!!! I love the fresh feeling, the coldness, the wet look! I love rain! I love it I do i do!!! WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002 -- NOVEMBER? I just realized I haven't recorded anything for November yet! Well, to make up for that void I'm going to type something right now even tho I should be getting ready to go. It's actually 9:40 am right now. Not going to APAIT today to work since David, a friend, is coming up here from somewhere way down south of California. I havent seen or talked to this guy for the longest time! I'm wearing a fleece vest right now which I got at Old Navy's clearence section yesterday for 6 bucks! Whoo! Saved about 20 dollars... but then again, if it wasn't on sale, I probably wouldn't have ever thought of even trying it on. So saved money or lost? I love it anyway! Reminds me of Chris' vest from Resident Evil. Same color, too. What's funny, this vest is a kid's size attire. Size 12, and after comparing it to adult sizes, I found that size 12 for kids is between sizes Xsmall and small for adults! Gnarly! And I havent mentioned it to you, online diary of mines, but I've begun looking in the women's section of clothes as well!! HAHA. I wonder if i'll ever find something slimming on me...Gotto go see David now = ) OCTOBER.2002 Inquiring Minds Want To Know MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2002 -- TODAY Just a reminder to everyone: yesterday was the end of daylight saving, so move the hands an hour back. Friday night Cube Club again!!! I was able to win at Mario Part and get my brother an electric portable fan. Metroid Fusion is going to be a tight-butt game!!! I can't wait!!! Just the past Thursday I went to Funcoland and reserved my copy of the mentioned game. Saturday was well spent coloring and last night, Sunday, I was out with Mike to see a troupe of comedic Asians in sketches filled with stuff that were funny because they're true! Great great performance!!! My cheeks hurted from laughing so much. Next show is sometime in Febuary, so I'll let everyone know when its near. Have Happy Endings! WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2002 -- ABSTRACTION Just opened up my new design for the arts page, so go check it out! Must go now: Im late for for an important date! MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2002 -- MORNING! It's been almost a month since I've last recorded sightings here. To start off with while the memory's still fresh, I was at Nintendo's 2002 Cube Club event on Thursday the 17th. Pre-situations slowed me down in the process of getting ready: The night before, I found out that the editors from IGNcube.com would be there on a business trip from San Francisco. Having had a school girl crush on one of them for over a year now, that being Fran Mirabella III, I rushed to make something for him to sign for me, and what I did was one of my flato-portrait, with my fav pic of him: here Unfortunately, this version here is much more polished than the rushed original, which I will soon post up under my pictures gallery. So, that day I made one of these, dressed in a hurry, picked up my friend Tony L. and went off to Hollywood, where I would enevitably play Nintendo's one and only, METROID for the GBA and GCN! But before I was able to tremble with delight, a line about 1.25 hours long would put us at suspension. There I waited with Tony, drooling over what we were able to see through the building's window. As we approached the entrance, who did I see but Mr Fran from IGNcube! Rushed I did and carefully as not to trip over the rope thingy and right in front of me was editor Fran and Matt!!! Nervous, and anxious as I said Hello and totally forgot to introduce myself. I was gonna go without them knowing my name if not for Matt who was probably wondering who this freak was! Anyhoo, I pulled out the picture and had Fran sign it for me, whoo hoo!!! And poor Matt I'm so sorry but Im a one man guy... haha. Fran is such a cool guy tho! I was outta line and my friend Tony, with the ticket in his possession, went in the club without me! And when I tried reasoning with the security man, it was obvious that he has had no coffee for a while and that my luck would be back in the 1.25 hour-long line. Well my hero Fran convinced some security guard and had me enter, whoo hoo two! Once inside, I snabbed a picture of the two of us, yea! It will be up for all to see soon. Also, those guys posted the portrait on their site! CHECK IT OUT So that was my little encountner with that. My next sighting: METROIDS!!! Metroid Prime for the gamecube was beautiful, but I as h*ll wanted to play Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy Advance more than anything! I went straight to it after getting my freebies and wow, someone else had already taken the spot to play. Well, once had a chance to play, I didn't let go until my neck was beyond aching from looking down. Metroid Fusion is superior! Friday, the next day, was my Oceanography field trip, an ocean cruise on the Sea World UCLA ship. Very perty. Saturday, the next day, went to cousin Son's kid's baptism. Went to his million dollar plus mansion (he's a doctor, and so is his wife) and saw my second cousins. Sunday, yesterday, went to Cube Club with my sibs. Rewinding a bit back to Tuesday October the 8th, that night was training for new members of APAIT. Saw William again=) and Sean was there...and had a fun time learning. The Wednesday after that, my first day at volunteer work for APAIT and a test I took for tutoring that night. Then volunteer again the following Wednesday. Also in-between these dates, I've been nagging and inquiring the status of my application for working at the PV Kid's Corner. Arg... When will she tell me if Im hired or not? And there you have it: the highlights and lowlights of my October. SEPTEMBER.2002 All typed up contentnesss here are full of just the most sub-twistedlingly thoughticals and ideaists. You will be confronted with boringful detailisms and a lot of whiningous materialistions. Proceed with an opennessticalfultionism mind. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 -- OH ITCHY Had spring rolls for brunch this morning that contained shrimp. Oh I love shrimp, even tho im allergic to it. Im allergic to shrimp! I get hives and I have hives right now!!! Nettle rash it is aka. How embarrassing. Good thing I don't have class yet and maybe it'll clear by then. Friday's movie plans were canceled due to unforeseen (at least for me) circumstances. Or maybe I did see it coming, but I guess I like being an airhead. That's probably my self-defense mechanism. Not healthy - yes no maybe so i dont know...you tell me. Gosh i have a philosophy monster of a test tomorrow so i should mosey. Oh did I tell you dear O diary: Saturday night, after church, I went up to Anh Choung, he's aka Alvin, and asked for his number so i could get some good words passed along for my possibly future employer working with kids! Now everything is set, even the excitment that leads to disappointment. I gotto find out! Oh i hope i wish i want! I need! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 -- PANIC ALERT! All I wanted to print just now was a small portion of the complete walk-through for Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, and when I selected the small portion, I forgot and went ahead with the printing without enabling the "selection" print mode and the school's printer went berserk and started printing all of 63 pages! Panic I did but I stopped the confuser at 24 pages. Well, tonight I've got a date with Carlos, gonna do a movie and engage in one of those eating activities. Rocketship Park? I need to do my Ocenaography reading now. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 -- OMG ~! Dear online Diary! This may be the day I find my part time job omg! I will be working with kids, tutoring, arts and crafts, games! Kids ages what to 10! A job??? It's like a dream! Ok, im heading off straight into an in-person application so gimme luck! And if it doesnt work out, there's another tutoring program for high school that i must look at too!!! *deep breath* I'm OFF! TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2002 -- WITH WILL CAMES GRACE Will and Grace are on five times a week on the WB!!! HORRAY! I was so surprised to see Will with that mop on his head last night! It tells me I have a lot of catching up to do! Well well, what to write, what to say...i have nothing going on today! MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 -- AIYA~! Where's my homeostasis? There's been a lot going on in little Jimmy's world. This morning I was able to recall a couple of the many dream stories I had: one was a funeral and the other was the confusion of my school schedule. The funeral one was weird because I was able to control where I was and what may be-- hmm... These two dreams are telling me two things tho: 1) Im making up for the lack of sleep I've had these past days and 2) What's going on in my life? Actually, that last one was more a "wake-up-get-conflicts-dealt-with!!!" kinda statement. Haha... This morning I saw a line that reminded me to be expressionless to retain my facial youthfullness. Am I being paranoid? Bloody yea I am =/. SO! Saturday the 21st... ah what a day full of ups and downs "oh no's" and "OoooH YEA!'s." I was at FIESTA SOL, fund-raising pool party with hotties all over the place, volunteering with set-up cleanup and tickets. Trying to get there was horrible because my parents were being difficult and being themselves again so I had to call my good friend David P. to take me and Carlos all the way down to Hollywood. Morning plans for breakfast had to be canceled for that reason. The pool party was a great turnout. I was fed a lot of egotistical food from people who hit on me, rubbed me, drowned me, stared at me, tried to strip me, tried to kiss me, spilt their feelings about me to me, offered me alcoholic drinks, etcetera... and this list hasn't included you Carlos, haha! But unfortunately, all these ego-food is cheapened since most, if not all, were under the influence of alcohol....HAHA. Well, I'm ready to return to my homeostasis state of mind and go back to being a no-name no-face shadow I used to be; have things calmed down a bit; enjoy my Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance for the Game Boy Advance I got on Friday; do some healthy studying- WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 2002 -- KETCHUP So I talked to a school counselor on Monday and turns out the math class I'm taking strays away from the math major curriculum. Dropping the class seems to be what I should do since I've got other slack-off classes to worry about and oh how fun they'll be later in the semester. This encourages me to go seek a job. I should actively and PHYSICALLY search for a part-time something that pays to fill the void in my schedule. Bumped into Albert and Grant at Fry's Electronics last night. Grant was getting su madre a Digital Compact Disc player as a Bday gift--something I'd never consider since my wallet is flatter than a pancake, lighter than helium, sadder than me not having ever left the boarder lines of California. Seems like everything is screaming at me to get a job! And of course Albert was there to get himself his daily gift I suppose. Some Ketching Up on: A brand new car for me by mom and dad on Saturday, August 31st. Toyota Matrix!!! This hunk of steel is so sexy Im telling you. He intimidates me whenever I see him. WENDY'S KIDS MEAL are giving Nintendo's Mario toys! Go there and get some! ByeBye peoples! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th, 2002 -- HMM... I have nothing to say right now...but thats saying a lot... saying nothing really does say something doesn't it? My semester sucks this year... no easy breezy classes... TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11th, 2002 -- 9-11 I turn on the TV and what do I see: Videos of what happened a year ago. Aren't those images carved into our memories enough? Anyway, my Smash Bros Melee tornament againt my friend Tony N. was a win: 5-4. He had a high score only because I chose sucky characters too! HA! WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2002 -- BACK 2 SCHOOL I've been back at school since yesterday, And ive been doing a lot of running around finishing last minute stuff. Gosh im hungry right now = (... AUGUST.2002 TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2002 -- LOST EVENTS I forget sometimes: August 9th was my Bday August 10 was Carlos' Bday dinner, plus some very coincidental persons' as well. Um, so yea, as soon as i recall some other stuff... ARCHIVES SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2002 -- I HAVE A HEADACHE Friday out with my cousins and Diana. Carwash baby! Thursday night at the men's group with Carlos. Um, Monday the 19th Magic Mountain with Sahan, Khalid and Kenichi. Tuesday frames. Today bored, ut that's a good thing! MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2002 -- SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. Well, they weren't exactly self - imposed but instead came from and external source called SEAN and well... Here's something to think about: How do you explain in words the feelings you have? Well dear Watsons, I say you can't -- if it's said that feelings are from the heart, then those feelings should stay pure by not turning them into ideas. No justice in that matter to explain them. Words then are for the mind, the intellect. So there is a subtle difference yes from the mind and heart. And which is more controlling? Thats something for another time. Today's thought was brought to you in part by SEAN. Hit him over the head if your head was hurt by this, haha! ARCHIVES TUESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2002 -- NOTHING One thing I've got to do this summer: lounge around the house to do nothing. FRIDAY, AUGUST 02, 2002 -- HOT LIKE A --!!! It's another month and it's gonna be hot! For the past two Thursdays, I've been going ot the latino men's group with my friend Carlos and I can see why he goes every week! There's a lot of friendly caring people there. Last July 27th I was at a club called The Union with Sean and it was better than staying home~... There's going to be a lack on construction going on here since school's out and the fast computers are out of my usage so... you'll still find content added once in a while, but not as often. Well, have a great day everyone. Check out my flatograhy page if you havent been there for a while. Oh and I almost forgot to mention: Before going to The Union, I was at a gathering where Lori F. performed. She played three original songs and Oh i can't say it enough she is talented! I want the song HOPE on CD now! Check out her web page on my links. Later now! JULY.2002 MONDAY, JULY 22, 2002 -- HEY Y'ALL! I had my cousins visit from Texas yesterday. Went to see George on Friday afternoon. We watched Reign Of Fire which I highly not recommend to anyone. Um, Saturday I was at Ann's place and we picked up Cecelia for some tapioca, something Cecelia doesn't like. Bye now! THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2002 --I'M OFF Here i am to type a quick something: today was the last day of Life Drawing for me, and yay i got a B+. I'm telling you, this class is extremely demanding! So right now I'm trying to get the directions to www.photowow.com to show them my portfolio and hopefully to work there:)!!! Um, what else... im still trying to redesign my whole site, so sit tight. You can see that some of the pages are open to the public. Take care all! archives TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2002 -- IN A NUTSHELL I haven't really done anything drastic to my site- just yet. It's summer and I've got summer classes and this portfolio thing I'm working on to get a job at www.photowow.com and.. and...ok, they're excuses, so sue me! Well, in a quick type up, my past weeks in July: July 4th: Independence Day at my dad's family side. Not too much fire works there since not popular in the city. July 7th: Saw Men In Black 2 with Mav, Kim and her sibs. Funny sweet movie. July 9th: My sister's Sweet 16 ate out at AppleBee's to surprise her and embarrasse her with singing waiters. Car broke down while getting there (West Covina) July 10th: Car broke down, again, in the middle of driving out from Betty's drive way. Got her mom all riled up and got Betty into deep trouble. Yikes, definitely NOT a good situation. July 14th: Chatted with Jesse, left abruptly, haha, talking to him now. So how's that for my July wrap up? Well, July's not over just yet, so until next time, take care of yourself, and each other. MONDAY, JULY 1, 2002 -- NEW MONTH! I'm sorry everyone. There hasn't been much updates and all that good stuff because I'm working on re-designing my whole website! It's an exhilarating experience, at least for me, and soon everyone will get to see what I've been doing. So hang on peeps! Happy New Month everyone! and A great day! Archives Copyright (c) Jimmy Dinh 2002 |
