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Hubristic Actions

2008-10-19T20:47:39Z

On our schoolloop discussions, there is a set group of people that take joy in pointing out others' mistakes. I know that these schoolloop addicts' comments are not meant to show negative emotions toward the other students in the discussion, but rather, to reinforce how smart they think they are; using words more than ten letters long and with meanings that can only be understood with an online tab for dictionary.com. Don't get me wrong, I don't take their comments as an offense. It just annoys me that I don't understand their way of thinking. No matter how much I ponder, I still do not know why they find proving others wrong fun. Sharing opinions is a great thing to do, but these "proletariat castrators" take it to a new level. A platform where their so called opinions morph into supersonic bullets that even Neo can not dodge. My only wish is to see these "weapons of entertainment" from their point of view.

the leaders and its followers

Architecture Galore!

2008-10-15T04:48:50Z

Oh my God! I just found the best site for people interested in architecture, design, and modern ideas. I only wish I had time tonight to look at all of this. Such a sexy site!

LiveJournal must hate me now,

2008-10-15T01:36:31Z

but I've already made my decision. I realized posting photos on BlogSpot is quicker and looks kinda nicer for some reason... I do hope that my friends on LiveJournal will still look at my failing photos. =\

The link to my blogspot is on the left column under "LINKS." What a creative title.

"School > Friends"

2008-10-10T04:44:40Z

I don't really like that idea anymore. I felt cheated out of happiness today.

Moodtheme 1

2008-10-07T02:04:09Z

MMMMMMMMMMhm. ;]

Moodtheme 2

2008-10-07T02:01:47Z

I should be doing homework. I'll do it after these entries.

Moodtheme 3

2008-10-07T02:00:29Z

Livejournal said:

There was an error processing your request:

Must provide entry text.

But I didnt really want to put in anything because the moodtheme is my entry.

Rainbow Connection

2008-10-07T01:57:26Z

Today was a happy day. I started off the day with a period of doing nothing besides listen to Jason Mraz songs. I came across a song called "Rainbow Connection" which I totally forgot about until now. Reasons why I like it:

Rainbow connection is an inside joke and when I heard the song, my smile was as wide as the [insert name of a wide river] River.
It's a soothing song.

Further more, I had a fun time watching Princess play around with a kneadable eraser from Steven. I have one at home that I've never used so I'm planning on giving it to her tomorrow. She will be excited.

By the way, don't you just love my moodtheme?

So...

2008-10-06T01:24:34Z

.. don't you just LOVE by new moodtheme?

This girl helped me figure out how to use it. I'm very thankful. Very, very thankful.

shhhrrr shrrr shhrrrr

2008-10-04T06:30:29Z

It might rain tomorrow! Please God, make it rain, make it rain.

Schwarzinegro

2008-10-02T03:32:13Z

Sunday i went to Six Flags. Fun Fun. Lots of memories were made. I'm not sure why Kasey hasn't posted an entry about this already since she came but whatever. I has lemon slushie, ice cream, lots of panda express, etc.
Rides I went on:

Tatsu [3]
Goliath [1]
Batman [1]
Riddler's Revenge [1?]
Ninja [1]
Grand Carousel [1]
X<sup>2</sup> [1]
Viper [9]

So... technical difficulties TWICE. Once while in line for De Ja Vu where there were only 18 people in front of us, and once on X<sup>2</sup>. But.. that's okay I still had fun. There were very few people so the lines were pretty short compared to other days. The maximum wait was about 30-40 minutes. The rest were short... some were even 0 minutes. Three of my friends and I went on Viper twice and came back again later on at night because we had nothing else to do. Since there was basically no line, we stayed on the ride over and over again. We sat in a random row the first time, moved to the very back the second time, and then moved our way forward. Two of my buddies left after their 8th ride but my other homie and I stayed on for one more. For some odd reason, the last four rides got faster and faster. Memories, memories. We sang "A Thousand Miles" on the ride, taking turns with screaming and singing. I ended up holding my phone through the ride after realiing I sat down on put on my seat belt while talking to a friend. So... we saw "White Chicks" the night before and I thought "schwarzenegro" was really funny...

ill add photos later, hopefully.

endless_hunger @ 2008-09-21T18:47:00

2008-09-22T02:01:54Z

This is the first time in 2 years that I'm beginning to feel a cold. My throat's been hurting since Friday night and now my nose is a bit runny. ot that you wanted to know. Anyhow, my colds usually go away in a week or less so thats good since I'm going to have a busy weekend this week. Bad news. I'll be on my period that week. Go me. Anouncing to everyone about my personal issue. Nevermind all that.

Yesterday I went shopping at Del Amo to buy a gift for my friend's upcoming birthday. As usualy, I ended up buying things for myself. But this time, I know what I need to buy her; and IKEA gift card. I'm so smart. SO! I got bergundy jeans [I wish they were corduroy], a beautiful scarf that I love, love, love, leather belt, wine colored frilly t-shirt, white t-shirt for $5. Yummy.

Damn this cold.

To Kasey:

2008-09-18T05:04:25Z

Today you showed me the song from Lenka. No wonder I've heard of the name. I saw the album on livejournal leaked. -___-; I thought the cover looks really nice [& colorful]. Silly me.

Wholy kurap, aime bourd.

2008-09-16T05:31:38Z

eye kainda wanted two c hao it wuld luk if eye taipd laik this. ya, rilly hard two reed and undurstand. nevermaind. soh ree four waisting three minits of yur laif.

Sigh

2008-09-14T02:38:37Z

I'm so confused. I'm afraid. Paranoid. empty.

Third time is not the charm.

2008-09-08T06:13:22Z

Today, I spent most of my Sunday trying to download and install autodesk inventor. It finally happened on my 5th try. Now, it is 11 pm and I would like to sleep (after a few more installations of the small parts). I'm very happy now.

Refrigerator.

2008-09-06T05:53:45Z

I think I have a pimple-type thing on the underside of the tip of my tongue. My gums hurt. My shoulders and my back are aching. My wrist hurts. My lower back aches as well. I can't turn my head to the left. My heart hurts too. Just kidding about the last one. My head hurt-ed.
[I am now moving my various body parts to check if I got all of them.

Yeup, I got all of them.]

This picture is from a T-shirt sold at www.threadless.com which is an awesome site. My awesome friend,

campjinx25

,told me about this online store and I am very grateful at the moment.

BIG FONT

2008-09-03T01:47:16Z

small font

I love this quote, "My breath fogged up the glass, so i drew a new face and laughed." If you didn't recognize it [of course, Kasey knows], it's from a song by Jason Mraz called "I'm yours". It just really sounded optimistic so I felt like sharing it with anyone that actually reads my LJ entries. Basically no one.

Plan B can fail too

2008-08-28T05:58:43Z

Last night I finished my essay at 11:20. Printing wasn't an option since my printer is in my parent's room and my mom was already sleeping. Grumpy mothers are to be avoided. So I decided to print in the morning like usual, but knowing that i would forget the papers at home sitting atop the printer, I saved my paper on the flashdrive and carefully placed it in my pencil case. I actually re-opened the case to visually verify. I dozed off around 11:30 and woke up still sleepy. Ten minutes before leaving the house, I hastly turned on my laptop and pressed print. Checked to make sure I chose the correct printer and everything. I dashed to the kitchen to grab breakfast, which I ended up taking into the car, and ran back to my mom's room to get my stuff. Good job for remembering, right? Wrong. Our car turned right into Parking Lot 4 and I stepped out as soon as my mom hit the brakes. A few steps across the crosswalk and I felt the heat roller-coastering [imagine super hot red/white blood cells speeding through arteries and such] through my veins. I sprinted to the counseling center and ignored every single "Hi!" I recieved on the way. Once I shoved my flashdrive the righ way, I frantically clicked the file, half knowing that something will go wrong. My laptop has Microsoft 2007 and the CAMS computers have... something else. I spent the next 5 minutes studying vocabulary for Carle's test while the "file converter" downloaded. Apprehensive and qualm still means the same thing to me. Actually, those are the exact words I felt. I probably wasted a total of a minute from glancing at the screen hoping the sluggish, green squares already made it to the goal, 100%. "FAIL!" flashed across the screen. Well, not really. It said something along the lines of "the converter was not compatible with.." [hahaha, how ironic], but it meant the same thing to me. My backup failed, miserably. Next time I'll remember to save it as an older format. So, knowing that Carle wouldn't accept my late essay, I resorted to flashing my eyes across my vocab book. I think I aced that thing...

The THRILL!

2008-08-12T21:08:39Z

[insert long entry about 6 flags. aug. 7]

i have a good reason for not writing it all out. Summer essays and reading. I'll do this sometime later when i have no more reasons to procrastinate.

This is more like a reminder for me.

"Wii are not fit,"

2008-07-31T03:24:43Z

said the Americans.

A week ago, my dad walked through our door with a white box in his arms. It looked big and special. It was big and special. In fact, the box contained the new Wii Fit. When my mom asked if he bought it, my dad replied, "No. My boss asked a Nintendo leader for some. We were sent around 5, so I brought one home." A free Wii Fit? Pretty awesome. [I'm bragging, I know.]

To be honest, I have almost no interest in sports or working out. Why am I thin? Because I was granted the awesome gift of fast metabolism. Thank the Lord. Without it, I would be fat. As of right now I have 18% body fat. I don't know if this is good, bad, or average, but what I do know is i'm not getting enough exercise, especially since it's summer. During the school year, I have p.e. so everything isn't as bad. On the other hand, this hot summer weather and no p.e. class is the cause of this pinchable area around my belly and my thighs. Wii fit, SAVE ME! Hahaha.

So far, I sound like a couch potato. I probably am. The only sports I enjoy doing are raquet ball, skiing, horseback riding, and running. Two of those four cost a lot of money. I dont have a raquet ball, so the first sport is out of the question. I love the feeling of cleanliness after running&sweating, but I prefer to run in the cold air. Of course, that can only be accomplished during the winter or at night. My parents don't like to let me out of the house past 8pm. Something about the streets being too dark and dangerous. Yes, these are my excuses.

Wii Fit has quite a few activites available. They are split into four main sections as follows: Yoga, Strength Training, Aerobics, and Balance Games. Like any other game, the more you play, the more activities open up. Most of my gray squares are gone. Hurray! The main point of Wii Fit is to help you exercise, have fun, and become better at controlling your balance. Yoga itself is easy, but balancing on a 18"x12", white platform can get difficult.

Mi madre and I like to compete for the number one spot in the rankings. So far, I'm owning her in the soccerball heading, the marble drop, and a few others. Hahaha. Winning in too many areas may lead to a lack of volume in my future meals... so i'll let her win a few. X]

Only a few games can really be advantageous and Wii Fit is one of them. It measures your weight and BMI and tells you where you stand in a health scale. You can also set weight goals and it helps you keep track of your progress.... & it says encouraging things too! *sigh*

Writer's Block: Phobias

2008-07-25T01:42:23Z

Do you have a remarkable phobia? Does your phobia have a large impact on your life?

Submitted By bitter_melodee

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I'm afraid of those balls with squishy outsides and little tentacles. I also hate, hate silly putty. After a while, all that slimy stuff picks up lint, dirt, cobwebs, hairs, dried bug legs, and all that other gunky stuff. My little sister throws it at me because she thinks it's funny. I can't imagine how much bacteria is on it. Ewwwwww. I can't stand it! This phobia doesn't really impact my life. I can live.

Zombie, Asian women/girls, on the other hand, are really scary. I like the thrill of watching horror movies, but after it's over, I always regret seeing it. I end up having to run to[OMG! MY DAD JUST CAME HOME WITH A WII FIT!!! WTH?!??!?!?!?!!?!? THIS IS CRAZYYYYYY.]my room if I want to sleep. My hallway is too creepy to walk through. I have a vivid imagination, so I can vision her anywhere. Which means around the corner, in the attic, behind me, in front of me, attached to my legs, in my hair, in the bathroom, in the shower, in the mirror, where my face should be, in my bed, everywhere! It's so scary. This affects my life when I want to see horror. That's all.

[Fuh-tog-ruh-fee]

2008-07-25T01:00:47Z

Recently, I bought a Nikon D60. It cost me roughly $900 with two lenses and camera case. I guess that's not too bad.

I may have mentioned before how I have an interest in architecture. During my trip to Italy, however, I discovered that I enjoy taking photos of statues and buildings. After giving it some thought, I realized that minoring in architectural photography might be a good idea [if, I have the skill]. This summer, I've been reading up on photography terms so I'll actually understand the manual. "No one reads the manual." I know, I know. But it helps. My goal for this school year is to master my DSLR. I'm still having a little trouble with the aperture ad shutter priority. In fact, I still don't know what aperture means. FAIL!!!

Now I have a new appreciation for my friends that also have an interest in the art of taking photos. I just hope that the photo club at CAMS will help me out just as much. At least I'll have numerous chances to play around with my camera during yearbook. Carrying around that huge case may be hassle though. Nah, i can do it.

[AGH! My paragraphs have no transitions and everything is so messed up. Nothing flows.]

I love my DSLR because:

it's smaller than other DSLR's.
there is almost no lag when taking photos.
the LCD monitor is big and has nice quality.
the menu is easy to navigate.
photos can be edited directly on my camera.
it has a simple body.
it's a Nikon.

One day, I'll be able to change settings according to the environment. Until then, I must practice! After all, practice makes perfect!

Batman is a badman

2008-07-20T02:00:11Z

I assume most people already know but I will say it anyway. Yesterday was the release of "The Dark Knight". I'm not much of a Batman fan. Of course, I love his abs and stuff. It's just that I don't buy the Batman T-shirts and download Batman wallpapers for my desktop. Even then, I went to one of the first few showings of the second Batman film, just to help my friend, Alyssa, celebrate her 15th birthday.

There was a designated line for the 4:15 show, but we only waited there for about five to ten minutes. [You know that's almost nothing when you have friends to chat with.] We sat down in a row towards the back when Alyssa complained that sitting in the front would make her neck hurt. No opposition. Just a few nods of agreement.

I don't really want to talk about the storyline since most people will be seeing it anyway and I'd hate to spoil the fun.

For some odd reason, two of our buddies left the theater and texted saying something along the lines of "I'm sorry Alyssa, but for the sake of our sanity, we had to leave. This movie is too scary for us. We owe you a movie! Sorry!!!" -___- WHAT?! It's "The Dark Knight"!!! Tons of people have been waiting for the day it would come out. And now, some of my own friends were wasting two tickets. That movie had absolutely no horror. Just action, humor, make-up, backstabbing, and sexiness. Mmmmm.

Speaking of which, last year in Mrs.McVay's cinema class, I watched "10 Things I Hate About You." Right there and then, I had the hots for Heath Ledger. [It's a a bummer that he O.D.-ed. I only wish he took better care of himself.] During yesterday's movie, I couldn't help but imagine Heath's face behind that white, cakey make-up on the Joker. I've always preferred the villains over the heroes. Actually, if you walk a few miles in a villain's shoes, you'll understand that what he's doing is sometimes based off of good intentions.

For example, Joker only stole money to keep it away from the greedy hands of other thieves. After all, he did pour oil on the massive mound of cash and throw in a cigar. It's obvious that he didn't care about the wealth.

What I loved was this movie also showed the other side of heroes. Batman was being blackmailed by the Joker, but didn't do as asked and ultimately caused the death of innocent civilians. So.. Batman is now a bad man? Maybe so.

Overall, "The Dark Knight" was a 5 star movie. I can't explain how well Heath Ledger portrayed the Joker. [Maybe God made Ledger just to play this role.] The way he said his lines and ~~laughed~~ cackled was sooooooooo convincing. I was literally "sitting at the edge of my seat" with my hands under my chin. Out of our group, I'm positive I enjoyed watching it the most. There were just enough twists/surprises to keep me interested. And my goodness, I enjoyed all that backstabbing. =]

Note to self: Buy the blue ray DVD for "The Dark Knight" as soon as it comes out. hurry hurry hurry hurry!!!!!

As awesome as my day sounded, two things sort of messed it up. One more than the other. Starting with the least important then. Two of my lovely friends kept on asking me what was going on so I ended up being their clues/foreshadowing/symbolism-to-simple-English translator. I guess I didn't really mind. I'll just watch it over again so I can see the film from beginning to end without any interruptions. *sigh* I shouldn't be talking. My dad probably felt the same way when I was 5. I'm pretty sure 20 ruined movies is an understatement for him. My baddd!

Secondly. One friend was unexpectedly escorted out of the theater [about halfway through the movie]. Later on, I was to find out that she has been taping parts of the movie on her phone. We stepped outside to find her when the movie was done. When we did, she was walking away from the theater with her mom, dad, and little brother. I couldn't help noticing her pink eyelids as she exclaimed "I'll talk to you guys later!" My eyes transitioned over to a pair of monstrous cops walking toward a police car right next to me. I didn't pay attention to that vehicle, so when the cops walked by us, I was taken completely by surprise.

I love my friends but what happened after made me feel a bit more distant from them. Without a minute wasted, they tore their eyes off of the departing cops and faced each other to begin their chatting. "Oh my God..." We all said the same thing but I meant it more as a "And here. We. Go. -___-;"

"I saw the lights flashing from her phone during the movie!" "I can't believe she did that." "Her mom looked so mad!" "She's going to get in so much trouble!" "I feel bad for her." If I ever stop talking to this group of middle school friends, gossiping may be the reason. I can't stand how they can talk like that. I understood what our friend did was bad but I couldn't help blurting out, "I don't think she knew the extent of what she was doing." Just a few seconds later, "Yeah! But still!" The blabbering continued.

And they call themselves Christians. I was thoroughly disappointed in their badmouthing. =/

You: So Julia, "Why so serious?"
Me: I was let down by my friends.

Now, if someone took a glimpse at my laptop screen, they just might see a Joker desktop with a Batman screensaver. You never know. ;]

To the Parents of:

2008-07-17T02:08:29Z

In two days, i will have exactly on month until I get my life back. I mean, until school starts. August 18th. I wouldn't have remembered if it wasn't for our friendly mailman leaving the manilla-colored envelope in my mailbox. Addressed To the Parents/Guardians of: Julia Teranishi.

[Why do they write that? I mean, registration forms, I understand. but report cards? I'M the one attending school. I'M the one taking the classes. I'M the one doing the homework. I'M the one procrastinating. Those are MY grades and I think I deserve to see them first. Every semester, my mom and I fight over the envelope. Once, I looked at the grades before she did. To avoid the hassle of fighting, I stuck the report card in a new envelope and peeled/re-stuck the return address to it. Clever! I deserve props. =D]

So, today, I spent aproximately 30 minutes or so, filling in the forms. Liquid white-out? Not that much. Just a few dabs here and there.. and there.. and two more on the back. & .. just kidding. Which reminds me. I had a thought while shaking the tube to get the clumps out. Why do people tend to use more white-out on important forms? Maybe it's caused by paranoia. Whatever the reason, I want to know. I'll ask this when I reach the golden gates of heaven. [If I even make it that far. So far, gravity has been pulling me down. I think it will be the same even after I die. Oh well.]

brb dinner,

In one section, the form said, "Have you ever taken any special programs? If so, pplease describe."
Translation:
1. Have you been in a class for retarded kids?
2. Are you extremely smart and have been chosen by a teacher to take a gifted student's summer class?

I really dont' know what I was supposed to put. Explains why it still remains blank.

Just now, I realized how random this entry is. My summer has been pretty dull. The only variation between my daily activites are the food I eat.

Oh. I have a new equation. food + no exercising + Julia = fatter, bigger belly. ew.

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Hope everyone is having a good summer! Maybe you should post an entry about it. *nudge nudge*