so 4/20 was yesterday and i live in santa cruz.  i know not much else needs to be said but i'm going to keep talking anyway.  people came from other cities to celebrate .  one dude actually gave a guy a hug and wished him a "happy holiday."  IT'S BIGGER THAN CHRISTMAS.  i kid i kid. 

one crazy thing happened to me yesterday.  i met the public transportation version of hitler.  so we have to change these stickers on our student i.d.'s every quarter in order to be able to ride the public busses for free.  the deadline to have it changed was monday.  and i forgot/procrastinated so i didn't have it.  i tried to go out to dinner with a friend and when i tried to get on the bus the lady was all like "that's not allowed.  you have to pay 150."  i did my little puppy dog eyes, but i guess that don't work on nazis.  when i got out my wallet it was upside down...and open so all of the coins spilled out onto the floor.  i was desperately searching for money and i guess at this point the entire bus took pity on me becaue PEOPLE ACTUALLY STARTED TO GIVE ME MONEY.  i was finally allowed to ride the bus after a few charitable donations but before that damn woman let me sit down she made me pick up all the change i spilled.  so there i was on my hands and knees picking up pennies for like 3 minutes.  

so writing that has put me in a slightly bitchy mood so i'm going to comment on something that's been bugging me for a while.  girls profiles on myspace, the facebook, xangas, etc.  i don't remember the last time i read a profile that didn't sound something like:
"My interests include shopping, going to the gym, and bunnies."
come on.  is there like a template that i missed, where if you're a girl you have to write that.  jeez.  what if we all wrote what our real hobbies were:
"My interests include procrastinating, naps in the middle of the afternoon, carbs, and disney movies."

so with that...i think i'm going to take a nap. 

so i know i haven't written in...forever, but if i still have any active subscribers left, you're in luck.

so i've recently taken up looking up weird crap online.  i love college.  yeah...no.  anyhoo, SO i was on oprah.com (yes i have taken my obsession to the next level) and i saw the most INSANE CAKE OF MY LIFE!!
(INSANE CAKE)
so that prompted me to go the website of the girls who make the cakes  (www.thecakegirls.com) and it is nuts.  if you have some free time, and i know you do since...you're here, check it out.  they have louis vuitton bag cakes, sushi cakes, diamond ring cakes, popcorn cakes, tomatoe cakes, laptop cakes, and the list goes on.

another one of my mind blowing discoveries came to me this morning.  i was on cnn.com and they had an article about how google now provides satellite imaging of their maps.  so i google-mapped my house, and HOLY CRAP they have a picture of my house.  i am simultaneously in awe of technology and weary of my privacy.  some weirdo in alabama can have a picture of my house...  ewww.

this is also funny.  its from the daily show with john stewart.:

If you happen to be a 16 year-old, or if you're the parent of one, or if you're R. Kelly, you've probably heard about the new SAT test, which will be administered for the first time this Saturday. By the way, kids, here's a free answer: b.
If you haven't heard about the new tests, well, the good news is, it's now much easier to get a 1600 on the SAT, since the score is now out of 2400. Why 2400? Because 2500 would be too much and 2300 is just not enough.
The changes to the SAT were prompted by a 2001 speech by Richard Atkinson, the president of the University of California, who said he was outraged that his seventh-grade granddaughter was already doing rote exercises to prepare for the SAT. So thanks to Atkinson, the test is now 45 minutes longer and has an essay-writing component. Also thanks to him, his granddaughter now sits all by herself at lunch.

i found this really funny...i hope other people do too.

have a nice day

this is from cnn.com regarding the presidential debate tonight:
"The debate hall was filled with a flurry of facts and figures this time, more so than in the previous debates. At least one viewer said she went away confused.  'I wanted to hear some specifics, but what they say doesn't make any sense,' Connie Narduzzo, 84, of Syracuse, New York told The Associated Press."
this made me laugh.  the facts were not this lady's problem, it's cuz she's 84 years old!!!!!!!  she probably gets confused getting dressed in the morning.  jesus.  cnn, i'm losing all faith in you guys.

svet's in college.  crazy.  so coming here has made me realize some things:

1.  you have to live for the moment you're in.  i have been thinking about college since i was about 8, when my mom told me that if i didn't go to a good one i would end up living in a cardboard box (i was about 14 when i realized you don't ACTUALLY have to move into a carboard box if you don't go to college).  i always thought that when i went it would be this giant explosion of a moment (i don't know why i thought college would be like an orgasm, but bear with me...) and i would be immediately transformed.  i'm sure i'll grow as a person and blah, blah, blah... but right now i feel about the same.  actually, i'm going to let everyone who's not in college in on a secret: you get homesick.  don't get me wrong, it's really nice here, and i'm not crying myself to sleep at night, but i miss my friends, my family (hi mash, i know you read this mother), my house, and the use of a car.  this summer was amazing, and i think having it end was really hard.  if you're reading this and are in college but you were never homesick i applaud you for being completely heartless and/or not forming any emotional attachment to a human being in your eighteen years.   i've decided that normal people who weren't abused as children get homesick.  yes.  i remember a while before we all graduated people would always talk about how excited they were to move and meet new people and make new friends.  i don't know how other people do it, but i put a lot of effort into my friendships.  let me tell you.  i have had to deal with some crazy mothers in my time.  but on the upside i have had the privelage of knowing some pretty amazing, good, funny, weird, and CRAZY people.  you crackheads know who you are.  i once heard someone say that "we are a product of our environment, and we should keep that environment positive."  (that was from an article on beyonce in some cosmo or some crap.  but i SWEAR i don't model my life around the wisdom of beyonce).  and i must say that my environment for the past year has been excellent.  crap. where was i going with this...?  ENJOYING THE MOMENT!  yes.  do it.  highschool is such a blast.  elementary school is such a blast (don't even get me started).  i'm sure college will be a blast too.  but the point of all this is that you have to enjoy being where you are, because a change of scenery isn't going to fix your problems.

2.  i am really thankful for the people who have made my college experience (so far) a pleasant one. 
josephine huang (i would like to say that the crying myself to sleep thing would have gone down if you weren't here for me.  thank you thank you thank you)
douglas
the wonderful residents of AG
lynbrook grads @ UCSC
the lady who gave me a ride out of the woods that one time...long story
and, last but not least, the bus drivers.

3.  walking is a bitch.  i don't really want to elaborate on this, but here is a map of uc santa cruz.

i hike to class.  on the upside, my butt will look really good.

ATTENTION ALL LYNBROOK GRADS:  HOMECOMING IS NEXT WEEKEND!!!!

that is all.  keep the emails and phone calls coming.  i'll do the same.