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| Alright, people, this calls for an entry. If you are a psychologist / sleep analyst, please tell me what is wrong with me.
Normally I sleep anywhere from 2-5am, but since the summer, my sleeping schedule has been somewhat like this:
11-2am - unintentionally long nap
2-4am - taking the shower that i was supposed to take before heading off to bed, doing some work, and then going to bed for real
I've been trying to stop taking that nap around 11pm, but I can't help it, I just get overwhelmingly sleepy. Now my schedule has become more and more like this:
11-3am - nap
3-5am - shower, work, sleep.
then
10-3am - nap
3-5am - shower, work, sleep.
then
10-4am - nap
4-6am - shower, work, sleep
and today was by far the worst
9/10pm-5:48am - nap
5:48 on - shower, and now i'm just going to stay awake.
Honestly though, napping from 9 or 10 to 6am really isn't considered a nap anymore. It's more like the sleeping schedule of an early sleeper early waker. Maybe I am meant to become that kind of person? Well I am up at 6:12am now, and I don't feel the need to sleep, so... yeah I guess I'll do some work. Bye.
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| Hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my bigass backpack...
Friday, November 6th:
I arrived at LAX at around 6:05 PM. I've actually been to LA many times, but only to UCLA once before, and this was my first time flying there, so I was pretty excited. Then I waited for the Flyaway Shuttle to Westwood (the neighborhood UCLA is in), and Connie picked me up from campus. Well we couldn't find each other so I got a stranger to walk me to Sproul (one of the main dorms). It was funny because I started seeing a lot of people with UCLA sweaters and I felt like such an outcast – they're so patriotic. Anyway, we went into Sproul, which is hella nice -_-. I don't know who told me UCLA dorms suck, but they're way better than ours. This just clarifies my notion of life that you have to clarify everything with experience before you make assumptions. The outside of Sproul, the inside, everything is better than ours. Their front desk is hella bigger too, it looks like some fancy hotel. I went to Connie's dorm first, which is a triple, and not even that small. It's a little narrow but everything is brand new and they have a lot of wooden cabinets all around their room. Their desks are bigger too, and they have extra bookshelves. Their lounges are bigger and comfier, also, and they have two lounges connected because there's a north side and a south side. Also, their bathrooms are way nicer than ours -_-. Damn. Anyway, Connie and I got Melinda, Karrie, Huberman, Biz (Hubes's mate), and some other peeps to eat dinner at Covel (Sproul's dining hall). Covel is so nice too, not just the building but the food!!! It is true, UCLA food is hella good. I got pasta and a hamburger that night at Covel, really satisfied. Then we went back to Connie's room, I saw Katie Lee and Leslie in the elevator! Hilary came over, and we tetris DS matched. I won of course. Then Jojo came over! Then we went to one of the lounges and played Taboo, until about 1-2 am. I met Amrit too, Hubes's other roommate. I sleptover at Jojo & Katy's that night in Sproul. Thanks Jo for the sleeping bag!!
Saturday, November 7th:
Woke up and went down to Denise's room to catch up on our lives and such. Then we went over to Deneve (other main dorm) and ate brunch with Jon Mui, Hubes, Jojo, and Connie I think, and some others I forgot lol. I saw Elaine Chiu and Amy Franklin in Deneve too. Anyway, waiting in line for the omelet bar was so worth it. THOSE OMELETS ARE CRAZY GOOD, egg whites and feta cheese, so much better than ours. That's basically all I ate actually, I think I ate some other random taco thingy and whatever "hushpuppies" are. Afterward, Jojo, Jon and I went into Dogwood to see Jon's room. Living in Deneve is pretty damn good too! You get your own bathroom -__-. RJ lived on Jon's floor so we visited him, it's been since middle school since I saw RJ. Good days... then Jojo and I went back to Sproul, and I saw Greg Wai, Chris Yee, and Meng in Sproul 5th floor lounge! Then we went to get my cousin Chris and her friends Katy and Lexy, and we bussed it to Santa Monica. 3rd street is so LA, and so nice! I definitely like it more than downtown SF. It's not as high-strung and way more chill. There's so many singers on the streets who want to become famous haha. Anyway, we walked around everywhere. I got five graphic tees at Urban for $23 because there was a huge sale. Then we went to the pier / beach and walked around. When we came back to Ocean Avenue, we heard booming music and saw a huge crowd marching down the street. Then we saw HORSES, and then we saw the bride being dragged in a little carriage. Then we saw an ELEPHANT, that's right, an ELEPHANT ON OCEAN AVENUE!! The groom was on it. What a kickass wedding. Santa Monica was so pretty at night, seriously, all the trees were decked out with Christmas lights already. Jojo, Chris and I went back to UCLA and then we got dinner with Adam (Chris & Jojo's friend), Biz, Karrie, Connie, Hubes, Jon and some other people at Covel. Then I took a nap in Jojo's room 'cause I was super tired, but it wasn't the end of the night yet. After my nap, Jojo, Hubes, Chris, Biz, and I went to get Diddy Riese's. Diddy Riese's is this ice cream cookie sandwich place that every UCLA person knows about. While we were walking there, a KOGI TRUCK STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF US!!! Actually, I didn't know what a Kogi truck was too, but my cousin told me they're a Korean Barbecue / Mexican Fusion late-night to-go moving restaurant in LA. Also, people twitter crazily about it whenever they spot one, and supposedly people have lined up for over 2 hours for Kogi food. We were so lucky that they literally stopped right in front of us, so we were first in line. I got the Korean BBQ short rib taco, it was fucking GOOD. Then we went to Diddy Riese's, and omg the line was so long. We waited for like half an hour almost. This fight was almost happening on the street while we were waiting... this huge 300 pound dude threw his jacket to the floor in front of this tiny gangster Indian guy. Anyway, Diddy Riese's was really good, I got strawberry ice cream sandwiched between oatmeal chocolate chip cookie and candy chip cookie or whatever. Then we went back and I went to Jon and Henry Szeto's place to sleep.
Sunday, November 8th:
Woke up and got brunch with Jon and his friend Wilbert at Deneve. I got an omelet again lol, they're so fucking good. Then I went back to Jon's place, and we met up with Truman and Anissa. All four of us bussed it to Westside Pavilion to do some shopping, although i didn't get anything. The 30% outerwear at H&M was tempting though, but when will I really wear a big ass jacket? Anyway, we chilled the entire day, and then we came back and I took a nap at Jon's place. Woke up, and we got dinner at Covel's private party room or w/e with Henry, Wilbert, Jojo, Connie, Wilbert's roommate, and maybe some other people that I forgot. That was funny when we started talking about middle school days haha. You guys don't even know.. Greg Henry and I go way back. I went over to Hubes's place afterward, and him, Amrit, Biz, their friend Andrew, and I pregamed for the Jay-Z concert. I took like 6 shots so I wasn't wasted before we headed to the stadium.
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JAY-Z CONCERT
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IT WAS SOOOOOO SICCCCKKKK. HOOVVVAAA FOR LIFE. My voice is still raspy from last night. I snuck to the bottom level to see Wale, J Cole, N.E.R.D (PHARRELL!!! or should I say Skateboard P?), and Lupe Fiasco, but later on more people came and security was a huge bitch, so I went back upstairs when Jay-Z came out. Tracks performed by Pharrell: Drop It Like It's Hot, Lapdance, Spazz, Beautiful, and that's all I recognized. Pharrell is my favorite music producer!!! Jay-Z is my favorite rapper!!! I actually recognized 99% of Jay-Z's songs, there was only 1 song that I didn't know. But JAY-Z WAS EPIC. I'm SO GLAD HE DID A LOT OF OLD SONGS AND NOT JUST ALL NEW ONES! Also, I wore my shirt "NO SLEEP TIL BROOKLYN" that I got from Urban on 3rd street, and THEY PLAYED THE SONG BEFORE HE CAME OUT!!! Damn I'm good haha. Anyway, old tracks performed:
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Encore (this was great because I remember imagining myself at the concert when I heard this in 2003)
Dirt Off Your Shoulder (oh my god I went crazy)
99 Problems
Ain't No Love In The Heart of the City
Renegade
'03 Bonnie and Clyde
H to the Izzo
Excuse Me Miss w/ Pharrell
I Just Wanna Love U
Show Me What U Got
Swagga Like Us (I WENT CRAZY HERE TOO)
Hard Knock Life
Nigga What, Nigga Who
Can I Get A Fuck You (OOMGGG THIS WAS THE ONE SONG I HOPED HE'D DO AND HE DID IT)
Big Pimpin' (yessss)
Roc Boys
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Some others I might have forgotten. That's a lot of old songs though. New tracks performed:
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What We Talkin' Bout
Thank You
D.O.A
Empire State of Mind (i practically lost my voice shouting New York here)
On to the Next One (this one got the fans going CRAZYYY)
Off That
A Star is Born
Already Home
So Ambitious (this was crazy too)
Run This Town (OMG SURPRISE GUEST APPEARANCE BY RIHANNAAAA!!!! RIHANNAAA!!!!!!! RIHANNA RIHANNA RIHANNA. WOW. AND SHE SANG A SONG AFTER TOO!!!! Except she had blonde hair which was sort of fugly. BUT I SAW RIHANNA!!!)
Young Forever (the last and my favorite of the night... such a great song to reminisce to)
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What a blast I had, seriously it was nonstop yelling, screaming, moving, waving, singing, and rapping for me. Jay-Z was really cool with the audience too and pointed people out. Insane, truly insane. I stupidly booked my flight at 6:30 am, so guess what? I had to sleepover at the airport. That was... interesting. At least I got a ride to the airport from my other cousin. I napped a little at LAX but it was freezing. Then I flew back to SFO and directly went to Cal, and here I am, class in an hour :(. It was fun though, I saw a shitload of people (like more than 50... I even saw Tiffany Nguyen), met tons of new cool people, picked up UCLA lingo, got the UCLA experience, everything. I want to thank all my friends down there at LA for hosting... you guys are awesome. | | |
| My ipod is certified FEARLESS PLATINUM!!!!!!
Yes, I bought the CD!! It was sold out at the 4-story borders on union square but I got the last copy at the borders at bloomingdales! The last CD i bought was mariah's e=mc2 last year. i realize i tend to buy one CD per year.
I have to give this CD.... an A.
anyhow, tpday i hung out w/ rachel in sf for espm extra credit. we went to jtown, ct, downtown, and mission district for burritos hehe. it was really fun. WAIT I HAVE TO SHOW YOU GUYS A PICTURE OF MY CREPE IN JAPANTOWN. hmm lemme see if i can upload it. i really need a usb cord for my camera, i keep depending on its wireless features which makes it slower.
i didn't even know he was going to make it like that!
and there's me with the crepe... not wanting to eat it, but it was really good. mango ice cream with orange and marmalade. | | |
| *crowded on bart*
black guy: don't fuckin' put your hands on my girl
" ": you wanna start something?
" ": fuckin' white folks..
" ": our president is black
*white people stand still*
*he leaves*
*me sitting on the side thinking about those 50,000 english papers i wrote in my life about how blacks were mistreated* | | |
| DJ HERO! I want I want I want I want. They have a limited Jay-Z / Eminem edition too!! Screw Guitar Hero, Rock Band, when you have DJ HERO!!! It's so perfect for me, I know like 95% of the songs on the tracklist.
And I do realize almost all my posts are music related. | | |
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