lagging behind by years
This is pathetic; everyone else I follow has evolved so much design-wise, and I'm still coding standard HTML and using Cutenews. I have no excuse.

Wordpress, my old friend, let's try this again...
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Posted on 10/23/08 by Elaine
staples center
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I want to cry.

Why didn't I go to that Matchbox Concert in LA?

I'm a friggin' idiot.
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Posted on 10/22/08 by Elaine
my boy
mood: censored thoughtful
music: Lucky - Colbie Cailat

My boy picks me up at the train station with roses, spiked hair, and a bright smile. He takes my hand and kisses me and talks to me. He describes everything around us constantly, because he's very aware of the fact that I will eventually need to know it due to my eventual move up to Cal. He introduces me to his friends, who all know who I am (he must talk about me a lot), even the ones who he doesn't introduce me to ask me in the bathroom, "Hey, you're Mark's girlfriend, right?"

My boy takes me out for fancy dates for which we dress up but pay as much as we would in jeans and t-shirts. He is not just my boyfriend, but my best friend--truly, and not just because we're together, but because our friendship runs much, much deeper than our relationship (and I wrote in his yearbook, "I have a feeling that no matter what happens to us, we're going to end up growing old together"). He doesn't put on any airs or try to impress me; he's just himself, and it's so easy to talk to him--once the conversation gets going, we can go on for hours.

My boy holds me close in his sleep and sometimes ends up in uncomfortable positions, but unconsciously shifts and shifts until he gets into a comfortable one in which he can still hold me. He dreams of me, and I of him, and we wake each other up with soft kisses and gentle touches.

My boy asks if I'm okay and tells me that I worry too much. He takes me to dances because he knows I've been dying to dance, and he insists on feeding me when I vaguely mention needing something to munch on. He asks if my food is okay and if I'm cold. He carries my bags for me--but even better than that, sometimes, he'll just take half of my load and let me carry the rest. He's willing to dish out money for me--but will let me treat him sometimes, too. (This is why he's so perfect for me.)

My boy teaches me about the world, and he teaches me about love. He takes care of me when I am down, and listens to my troubles even if they're silly. He gives me advice on things I don't even want advice on, because he wants to help. He listens when I tell him my insecurities and anxieties, and he tells me about his own.

My boy laughs with me, smiles at me, and kisses my hands when the mood strikes him. My boy treats me not like a possession or a heavenly object but a beloved person. My boy thinks that I'm smart and pretty and interesting and strong.

My boy wanted to be with me so that he could treat me the way he believes that I deserve to be treated. He stresses over ways to ask me to dances and tries so hard to be a good boyfriend. He doesn't know that he doesn't really need to try. He already is the best I could ever ask for.

My boy fulfills my dreams.

every time we say goodbye
i wish we had one more kiss
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Posted on 10/19/08 by Elaine
all for an armadillo at the zoo
I don't believe we'll ever speak again. So much love, and then nothing.

How do things like this happen?
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Posted on 10/13/08 by Elaine
being judged for my car
mood: eek frustrated
music: Shuffle - Yu-Gi-Oh!

You know what pisses me off?

For some reason, everyone keeps bringing up my car whenever I say something is too expensive or I say I'm going to go with something cheaper or "I can't afford it". It's really frustrating. You know why?

Because I didn't fucking ask for the car; in fact, I repeatedly argued with my parents about the fact that I DID NOT WANT IT.

So don't play me as some rich bitch who can and will spend any money any way she wants. Even my dad and sister seem to do that, which is ridiculous. THEY'RE the ones who fucking wanted the car in the first place! And don't get me wrong, I fucking LOVE my car, but I love it because it's my CAR. And I would love any other vehicle the same way if it were mine.

It's just ridiculous because I try so fucking hard to get people to understand how I feel about money--how I abhor it and the people who whore it out. And how just having it doesn't make it a-okay to splurge it on everything or always go for the more expensive option. But in the end, I'm still "rich" and "drive a Lexus" and live in my fancy gated community and have parents who are "paying for college".

In this past weekend (including today), I've been bothered by at least four people about my car. Nobody seems to care that I didn't ask for it. They make having it sound like a sin. I may be paranoid, but they seem to act like I asked to be spoiled by my parents. Last night, my dad asked what I wanted for Christmas, and I told him that my new laptop is my Christmas present. Jess nudged me with her elbow and said, "You're not supposed to tell him that!" and I frowned at her, disgusted. I hate when people are like that, especially kids.

More than anything, I despise greed and greedy people. How much do you fucking need to be happy? I've watched my warm, happy extended family fall apart because of money, sisters suing each other and doing spiteful things just to get back at people for destroying a chance at earning more money and siblings picking sides and fighting over inherited jewelry and just... Let's just say, my aunts and uncles are the antithesis of role models--I strive, live just to not be like them. I have no respect for them. They deserve none. They are petty and ridiculous. On the other hand, my sister somehow didn't get the memo and is growing up to be like that--and worse. I have no respect for her, either, because of this. It's disgusting, this love for money.

Last night, my dad asked me out of my friends who is the richest--not their family, but the people themselves. Easy--me. Because I've worked for the past five years. And my parents were proud, and it felt good. I'm glad I'm not like them or my sister. And I feel confident in this, this constant money-earning, and I feel like it's going to lead me to success, if only for the reason that I don't crave it. If only for the reason that I don't need it.

In other news, my skin is impossibly soft (I'm seeing Mark on Friday, finally), Japanese Yu-Gi-Oh! theme songs serve as amazing therapy, and my room is filthy because half of my wardrobe is strewn on my bed (the result of going crazy over packing for Cal last night). Hooray for life, and for boobies. Or a la Wendy--"foobs".

P.S. It's funny; rather than bragging about my car, I try my best to keep it a secret. When I tell people that I got my license and can finally drive because I got a car, I always follow it up with a, "Don't ask what kind of car it is." Haha.
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Posted on 10/13/08 by Elaine
stupid weekend
Fuck this.

The first time I've been stressed out in two months, and it's over a FUCKING OUTFIT.

This is ridiculous. This is fucking ridiculous.

I'll wear whatever the fuck I want, and I'll be the slutty, freezing girlfriend, and if Mark thinks I'm a skank or a dumbshit, WHAT THE FUCK EVER BECAUSE I REFUSE TO CRY ANYMORE OVER A FUCKING DRESS.

SHOULD I EVEN FUCKING WEAR A DRESS?

What the heck are we doing anyway?!

I'm a fucking pussy because I'm too scared to bother him, and I'm ridiculous.

I DON'T KNOW IF I LOOK GOOD IN FLATS.

?!?!?!?!?!

Also, what the hell am I going to wear the rest of the time?! OMFG THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

I

FUCKING

HATE

BEING

A

GIRL
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Posted on 10/12/08 by Elaine
so alive
TODAY WAS AMAZING.

I'VE FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH I LOVE THESE KIDS, AND HOW FRICKIN GOOD THEY MAKE ME FEEL.

TO LIVE IS TO LAUGH WITH A FRIEND.

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Posted on 10/11/08 by Elaine
di-di week
On Sunday the 7th, I got my car! Unexpectedly... I'd wanted the Honda 2008 Accord sedan for a while, but Father kept looking at other stuff... At first he wanted me to get a Camry, then an Accord coupe, and then all this random stuff. I didn't find it too big of a deal as long as it functioned, but I did continue asserting that my favorite was the Accord sedan. And then every time Father asked Mother what she thought about a car, she'd just be like, "Is it safe?! I just want it to be safe!"

And so they decided to buy a damn Lexus. Yeaaaaaaaaaah. I was not very happy about that; it cost $10k more than I'd wanted it to cost... $20k would've been fantastic, but noooooo. Sigh. So we went and we bought it, and of course it was lovely. It's a fucking Lexus. I was excited but pretty damn nervous about it... WTF was I going to do with such a fancy car? I was just gonna worry about it all the time. But at least Mother reminded me that everyone in this town drives cars like that, so I don't have to worry about any attention being called to it. Which is a relief.

It's a IS 250, which is gorgeous but strong-looking at the same time. It's in Starfire Pearl with a sexy black interior, which I find so totally badass. It also totally goes with what I named it... The white is like Ryou and the inside is like Bakura, hehehe. Yum. I ordered a Millennium Ring for it! My King deserves the best! Driving him is freaking amazing. Eee, so much love!

After we took it home, I drove my family to dinner at Thanh, which was yummy and exciting. The next day, Jayne came over and we just sat in it for hours, examining all the nicks and crannies and pointless fancy things, which was fun. She also helped me figure out how to work the fancy key thingy and stuff. Also, I had so much fun playing my music, hahaha. That's like... Something I've been really excited about ever since I was little--getting my own car so that I could play my own music however loud I wanted to. LOL. So yeah, I'm happy.

The next day, I picked Di and Jayne up and took them to Target, where Di needed to get some more dorm stuff. It was so cool driving them! I felt so useful and helpful, and Di told me that I really was, since her mom was living in LA and she had no way to go buy all the stuff she still needed. So that felt good. After Target, we had a fast dinner at CPK before I had class; we just ordered dip and two salads, which were really, really yummy. Dropped them off and got to school late, and the Orch director got mad at me. sad Boo.

The next day, drove Jayne to Di's and we chilled there for a while before I took them to TMP to run errands again. The next day was essentially the same, except we probably went somewhere else; I really don't remember. I just remember driving a lot, haha.

Then, on Friday, Di, Amanda, Jayne, and I went to the football game again, which was fun. Di made us flan, so we ate it during the game, mmm. I love flan. I was kinda annoyed 'cause Jayne said she'd dance with me and that I could go stand next to her and dance, but she was like in the middle of a bunch of trumpets so what the heck was I supposed to do! So I missed out on a lot of dancing and was really bummed about that. Boo. But oh well; I had fun with Di and Amanda. Afterwards, we went to JT Schmidt's, which was yummy. Jayne and I shared an Ahi Tuna burger, which was REALLY GOOD, OMG. I'm craving it a little right now, actually. We also got sweet potato fries as usual, mmm. I frickin love that shit!

On Saturday, the four of us went to Di's again and just chilled. It was fun; our dynamic was really growing and it was just really comfortable. A good way to spend summer days. After lounging around on our laptops and watching TV and not doing very much in particular, we randomly decided we should make crepes, LOL, so we went to the grocery store and bought all the ingredients and made crepes. Which were really fucking good, OMFG. It was my turn to sit out of the making and just eat, so that was fun! Haha.

The next day, Jayne and I went to Di's again and we took her driving with Nina down at the DMV to practice for her behind-the-wheel test. It was...funny, to say the least, LOL. But fun. Afterwards, we went to Koki's for dinner, which was yummy. And then I went to Sam Woo with my family/relatives for Moon Festival dinner, which was yummy as well. I ate a ton that night, hahaha; it was really good. Got to talk to my cousin as well, which was...interesting. It always is, haha.

So yeah, it was a very busy but fun week, yay!
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Posted on 10/11/08 by Elaine
DUMB REVELATIONS
I JUST REALIZED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN "MILLENNIUM ITEM" AND "SENNEN ITEM" AND THE CHINESE PHRASE FOR "THOUSAND-YEARS"

...

OMG IT SOUNDS THE SAME LULZ
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Posted on 10/05/08 by Elaine
labor day week
mood: happy happy
music: Seal of Orichalcos - Yu-Gi-Oh! Sound Duel 3

On Labor Day, Amanda picked me up and we went to breakfast with Jayne and Diana at Denny's, which was yummy and fun. I had my waffle platter as usual, and I ate it super fast 'cause I had to go to work at 11:30.

The next day, we all went bowling at Strike, which was really fun. The arena is really, really nice, and the outfits that the girls wear there are hilariously slutty. I guess if it's gonna double as a bar kinda thing, they've gotta, haha. Jayne input our names as funny things like "Elaine Sucks" and "Kelly Smells", hahaha. Playing was a lot of fun 'cause Jayne and Amanda sucked, LOL. Jayne chose no bumpers 'cause she was dumb, and Amanda was probably just too hungry, haha. I pwned. :D That is to say, I won the game! It was exciting and I was proud. I always forget, but I'm actually not bad at bowling; like, the first time I played I got a strike. It was pretty chills, haha. But yeah, it's the only...sportslike...thing that I can actually participate in without feeling like a total loser (literally!). Yay! We also got a bunch of food and drinks, which was really yummy and worth it. Then, we just walked around District and shopped, which was fun.



On Thursday, Jayne, Kelly, Mag, and Brittany went to Spectrum to watch a movie, and then the rest of us were supposed to join them afterward (I had class). Except when I got there, only Mag and Jayne were there 'cause Brittany went home and Kelly apparently had to go unlock the door at home for Sara or something. So then she calls us and tells us about how she really, really wants to eat Souplanation with her family.

...

LOL. We talk for like EVER about this, which was like totally ridiculous, LOL. She wouldn't just come out and say that she wanted to ditch us to go eat Souplantation, but that we could come along, too, but we'd have to contact everyone about it. ...LOL OMFG. So then Diana and Erin and Amanda join us and are like WTF, KELLY?! She was like, going psycho about it, LOL, it was really scary, and I really had no idea what to say. In the end, I came up with the compromise that those of us who didn't want to eat Souplantation could eat at the food court first (since I couldn't go to Souplantation anyway 'cause I had class), and then the rest of us could go with Kelly to Souplantation, LOL. So freaking weird.







On Friday, Jayne and I went to the first IHS football game of the year and got in free, yay, by helping lug in shit. Amanda and Di joined us, which I was thankful for, because Jayne said she'd dance with me but then just ended up conducting the whole time 'cause they needed it. I was sad. But Di and Amanda and I had a good time, going crazy and cheering and laughing at the ugly cheerleaders and pointing out all the really skinny football players AND THE HUGE NUMBER 77 HOLY SHIT THAT GUY IS LIKE 10 FT TALL. Jeremiah and his friends were doing a bunch of spirit stuff, which was really fun. We are Vaqueros! Mighty mighty vaqueros! Haha. I had a good time.





And then afterwards, we lugged the stuff back and then went to BJs. But Jayne and Amanda engaged in a shouting match on the way to the back parking lot... It was dramatic and awkward, meep. BJ's was cool, though. Mark called for a bit, which made me happy. I got a club sandwich that was really good but that I had no way of finishing. Dinner was full of laughs, which is always the best. And then afterwards, we slept over at Di's house and made chocolate-peanut-butter cupcakes, which were really yummy! I had mine with the peanut butter icing but without the filling because I don't really like peanut butter. But OMG, these cupcakes were fucking amazing. And they were so fun to make, too!

The next day, we woke up late and basically just chilled all day on our laptops, which is always relaxing and fun and a good bonding experience. Made pizza and garlic bread for dinner, which was yummyful. Watched some Bratz movie for kicks and giggles, and damn, it was fucking hilarious, LOL. Di and I admitted that we'd gone to see the live action movie, HAHA. Oh man, that was a hell of a good time.

So yeah, that was a good, fun week. Yay!
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Posted on 10/04/08 by Elaine
achievement
Coolest thing ever:

Looking for fics to read on some respectable author (who specializes in the pairing I'm currently really into)'s profile, under "Favorite Stories"...

And finding my own fics, LOL. Not just one, but like three of them! And under "Favorite Authors"...is me, again! What an amazing feeling.

It's... These are my awards, you know? This is my recognition for my hard work. All that stuff I wanted in high school... I was just looking in the wrong place. These people, these readers, these admirers... This is what matters. Being on a list full of other famous Darkshipping fanfiction works...

This is achievement.
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Posted on 10/03/08 by Elaine
annoyed
Wow, I'm so happy and everyone's just exasperated or annoyed at me without explanation.

Man, this semester is going to make me so damn antisocial.
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Posted on 10/03/08 by Elaine
decisions
It wasn't that easy of a decision, Matt.

Why won't this subject go away?

I'm going to Cal and that's that.
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Posted on 10/03/08 by Elaine
socal weather
The weather is so nice today! I can't believe it's October and we're still having weather so hot that I can't sit in my car without wincing at the hot leather burning my skin. But it's in the 80s today, I believe; partly cloudy... It's the perfect weather to be outside. This is southern California. Welcome to the good life.

I'm really going to miss this. Mark was kinda condescending when I tried to explain it to him, and Jayne is nicer about it, but she doesn't really understand it either.

I've never liked cold weather. I grew up in Virginia, where it snowed in the winter and the red bar on the thermometer went below 0 degrees on the coldest days, and was sweltering hot in the summer, the dense air full of sweat and bugs. But I really only spent one summer there--the one when I turned three--and the rest were spent in LA, Vegas, or Taiwan...all of which are very, very warm places in the summer. Then, I moved here, and my love of warm weather was solidified.

It's the security of the warm air, the beauty of the open blue sky, the brilliance of the golden sun, the caresses of the warm breeze. It's the frozen yogurt and the smoothies and the cold sandwiches, enjoyed under a shady umbrella as the sun's rays dance upon the ground. It's the cheery atmosphere, the happy children, the people out and about, smiles upon their faces. But most of all, it's the feleing of the sun's rays on bare skin.

People must think I'm a slut because I always wear sleeveless shirts and short shorts and flip flops. I know my friends do, and I know strangers judge me on it. But it's not because I want to attract guys--or girls, for that matter--that I love skanky summer wear: it's want for that feeling of warmth that the sun provides, that beautiful feeling of those blinding rays caressing my bare skin like a lover worshiping my body.

Needless to say, summer is my favorite season. I find myself grumpy and moody during late autumn and all throughout winter, but once spring rolls around, life is beautiful again.

This is one of those things I will miss the most at Berkeley. When I start whining about it, everyone always tries to assure me that it's not THAT bad. Maybe not to them, but I visited in April, and it was pretty bad. The sky was clear and the sun was shining, but the air was freezing, finger-numbing cold. NorCal sunshine is an illusion--there was no warmth, only light. It looked beautiful, but it felt far from beautiful.

The warmth makes me feel at one with the world. I'm afraid that the cold is going to make me feel lonelier than ever.
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Posted on 10/02/08 by Elaine
fanfiction update
mood: :shocked: shocked
music: Worldplay - Jason Mraz

...Guh.

Since when did Borath and LFangor have me on their FAVORITE AUTHORS LIST?!

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I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER THIS WTF

HOLY FRICK I AM IN SHOCK--HAPPY SHOCK

Sometimes, I forget that I'm not really exaggerating when I remember reigning the Darkshipping ship itself... I wonder what happened to that fic-a-thon site... This is it, I HAVE to rewrite "Merodi no Takai" and "Fly With Me" now...

These are my current stats...

You are on the favorites list of 95 members.
You are on the author alert list of 53 members.

...DAMN.

Are you aware of the fact that "The Magic of Mistletoe" has 78 frickin reviews?! For a one-chapter, 2.3k word fic?! And "Fly With Me" has 115 for seven chapters, which is pretty fucking amazing.

Damn. I need to stop reading and start writing!

Did I mention I'm having the time of my life?
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Posted on 10/02/08 by Elaine
JFK
I REALLY REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT GUY

I haven't felt this way since sophomore year, but I think this is much more justified. Kinda pointless, though. Why am I so stuck on it?
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Posted on 10/02/08 by Elaine