Ladies &... (Do I have any gentleman livejournal readers? haha)

I am now officially (well... the paperwork will be filled out on Sunday) a Borders employee.  You are looking at the newest Barista at the Cerritos Borders.  (Yes, Heather works there too.) 

Yay!

I need a job

Why did ALL the Statistics professors at Fullerton College have to SUCK in the worst possible way EVER?!?

...awesome... juuuust awesome... it has messed up everything...

I have moved...

I'm exhausted...

that is all.

I have my final school schedule!!!  Geez.  You know WHY it was SO complicated??? Because, I had to reapply to Fullerton College I was not allowed to register for classes until August 7th!  That was a little over TWO WEEKS after everyone else got to register.  So, most if not all of the GOOD required classes were already full by the time I tried registering.  How unbelievably annoying that was!  But, I finally got a schedule that I am happy with and worked hard to get!  I had to call the freakin' school about 15 times to get things straightened out with them! Since I have transferred from another school, I had to call multiple times to get clearance for both math and English.  It was so ridiculous how hard it was to get ahold of them!  I could vent more about it but... I'm not going to. haha.  Here is my final schedule:

Monday & Wednesday:
9-10:20am      Intro to Information Systems (It's just a dumb class for my computer science class that UCI requires of psych majors... blah)
12-1:20pm      English: Novel (I am excited about this class- diagnosing the art of the novel. I hope it can help me write my own!)
1:30-2:50pm   Intro to Philosophy
4-5:50pm         Statistics  (woo?)

Tuesday:
5-6:50pm   Intermediate Voice (it's a class and then you have your own private voice lessons.  VERY excited about this one too!!!)

I'm baaack!!!

but tired... so goodnight. haha.

EDIT:  Fine, fine, fine!  I will add ONE thing:

I move to Orange County August 16th- FYI.  I can't WAIT!

Why yes, good ol' Tennessee is where I am flying to today via airplane.  And my sister is running EXTREMELY late... awesome.  but... I think she is ready now... I'll update more tonight.

I have been busy... whew. haha. I am certainly through with having family over!  But alas... now I am alone here at this condo (which has NEVER felt like home, heh...)  Anyway, Chris, Nicole, and James are coming to visit tomorrow! YAY!  I am sooo excited!!! 

I realized that I never told you guys how I DID on my trig class!  You will NOT believe it!  I kept making small mistakes on the tests and my scores ranged from 75%-86%; I NEVER got an A on any tests... ARG.  I had an 82% in the class and I had to get at least a B on the final exam to maintain a B for a final grade.  So, I studied REAL hard and you won't believe it (because I sure didn't!)  I ACED the final!!! Yep, I got a 100% on it!  Since the prof gave everyone who did the homework 2 points to their final percent average, I had an 89% in the class.  HOWEVER, since I ACED the final, he gave me a 90%! An A!  hahaha. I couldn't believe it!  (WARNING:  Dorky statement) I seriously thought I was going to cry- hahaha.  Anywho, back to my summer haha:

I walked a BUNCH when my Aunt Teresa got here, because she says she is "fat" (which she isn't) and she needs the exercise.  So, on Tuesday, we WALKED to Ralph's grocery store and back (with groceries in hand,) then we walked to a restaurant that is about the same distance away, THEN we walked to the end of Seaport village and back to the condo... I would say we walked at least 5 miles that day- if not more.  It was HOT and my feet were dying, ha.  THEN, the following day (July 4th,) we walked to the Midway and took the tour.  It was actually really cool to be inside the Midway and look all around inside it.  It is such a HUGE ship but such tiny quarters inside. haha.  There were even parts of the ship that I had to duck and I'm only 5' 5".  If you were a 6 foot tall man- you were screwed and probably would suffer neck problems from slouching, heh.  I also bought a really CUTE t-shirt... hehehe.  (Girl moment.)  Then we walked around Seaport village again and walked home.  It was really neat, there was two aunts and uncles and one of my cousins.  The uncles talked with each other most of the night, the aunts talked to one another and my cousin and I talked to each other. haha. So it worked out pretty well there.  And then we had a GREAT view of the fireworks from our balcony, hehe.  There were actually two sets of fireworks that we could see from our place.  The barges in the bay were shooting fireworks less than a quarter mile away!  It was really cool.  I found out that there were FOUR sets of barges within just a mile from our house ALL in the Coronado Bay but we could only see two of them.  AND, I made a really cute, patriotic, YUMMY cake for all, hehe... Yes... I took a picture of it... I couldn't help myself :-p

And TODAY- my fridge is being fixed- it needed a new control panel... BUT thankfully only my milk has spoiled... but I like my milk so I am a little sad. haha.  Well... that's all for now, I think I may have some leftover cake!!

I can't believe time is flying by! I have family coming today- My aunt and uncle. They are staying until the 5th. I am somewhat excited... without my mom I don't know how it is going to go... Since, my sister's boyfriend also has family in town (I think HIS aunt and uncle... weiiird) she can only spend a small portion with me and my guests- so it's just me... heh. We'll see how things go. I have been spending lots of time in Orange County since I don't want to be in this condo all by my lonesome self- SO, call me up people! haha. It makes me sad that I haven't been able to connect/see people for SO long. I won't name names *cough*holly*cough* I hope that I can successfully reconnect with ALL of my old friends once I move back!!!  *crosses fingers*  Well, I shall update sooner than later, but I have to finish cleaning the house before my guests arrive!!! Happy Early 4th of July!

grr on Trig!!! I usually understand math, so I don't know why I am having such an issue with it. If the lightbulb doesn't turn on for me tonight, then I shall have to cave and ask the professor for help... which I want to try and avoid. But, I shall not bore thee with such things!
I have had a bit of an off day, which kind of sucks. My brain just didn't want to work properly- which was quite annoying. I kept forgetting things and I couldn't shake the feeling like I was late, even though I have no where certain appointments, just a few errands to run and then some homework to do. I was rushing myself around noon to get things done, when I had NOTHING else on my plate but two errands and homework... yeah...
I feel better now- yay. I got my couple errands done and now I can rest and do some trig homework later.
I have stumbled upon a new musical (yes... I know... Ginger and her musicals...) but this one is quite scandalous I must say. hahaha. It won the Tony for Best New Musical just last night. It's called "Spring Awakening." The musical is based on a play written in 1891 based in Germany circa 1891 haha. Here is where it gets interesting: Apparently the play was SO controversial that it was banned from the stage and not performed in nearly 100 years. And it is very... naughty. haha. The most popular song is "Bitch of a Living" and one of the naughtiest songs is "Touch me." Here is the video of Bitch of a Living, it's fun- and it's a ROCK musical.

Here are the lyrics to "Touch me." http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/springawakening/touchme.htm
If you don't want to read the lyrics, then here is the video of them performing it on The View. I know... it's the View... but hey... whatever, haha.


so yeah... I bought the soundtrack, hahaha.

For some reason I keep on sneezing to day... it is getting quite annoying. I think since this morning I have sneezed a good 15 times... grr... Anyhow,
For the first time, I gave blood for whomever may need it, =] I couldn't give before because when you get mono you have to wait at least a year to give- so yeah. I have to admit, I was REALLY nervous, hahaha, but you know, it wasn't bad whatsoever. It didn't hurt and I felt fine afterwards and I got free applejuice and a rice krispy treat! Yummy. I also registered in the National (Bone) Marrow Donor Program to try and help out anyone who may need a transplant and matches me. =] I highly encourage it. I can't imagine being put on a waiting list for something like that... waiting for someone to match your type to save your life. So, go and DO IT!!!
I just finished reading this book that I have to apply to my History Essay exam on Monday called, "Coming of Age in Mississippi" and wow is it heart breaking and eye opening. It is an autobiography by this African American woman who lived in Mississippi and suffered discrimination, racism, segregation and much much more just because of the color of her skin. She was highly involved in the Movement and the NAACP. I can't imagine living in that time and going through those tribulations- just wow. The 14th Amendment did (parden my language but no other word is strong enough) JACK SHIT for racism. The Jim Crow laws were horrible. She describes the whites who were brainwashed to be racist perfectly:
"After the sit-in, all I could think of was how sick Mississippi whites were. They believed so much in the segregated Southern way of life, they would kill to preserve it. I sat there in the NAACP office and thought of how many times they had killed when this way of life was threatened. I knew that the killing had just begun. 'Many more will die before it is over with,' I thought. Before the sit-in, I had always hated the whites in Mississippi. Now I knew it was impossible for me to hate sickness. The whites had a disease, an incurable disease in its final stage. What were our chances against such a disease?"
I just thank God that society isn't like that anymore. I mean, I know that racism still exists and crap happens still, but thank God it's not that bad. America sure does have some skeletons in its closet...
Anyway... sorry for the depressing entry, it's just, that book was so powerful.

Well, this semester of school is ALMOST OVER for me!!! My last day is Monday. I have two finals- history and math. I am not concerned about math in anyway, but history, I am a little worried about. Of course, I was freakin' stressed for my history mid-term and I got an A minus so... heh. So, this weekend is my "crunch" weekend. But then once I am finally "free," I start summer school the very NEXT day! How twisted is that? Oh well, I am taking the REALLY short summer term of just FOUR weeks. Trigonometry from 8-11:20am Monday through Thursday, aren't I lucky??? yeah... I keep trying to tell myself that I won't shoot myself, ha.
Well, my mom is in Korea now- and she will be until July 21st! I can't believe it. I have this condo all to myself for 2 months! Wow. It's kinda lonely actually, but Chris is going to keep me company some and other friends- yay!
Man, I came on here to specifically type about something and I just don't remember what it was... oh well... grr. More later.

I dunno about subjecting my journal entries... I never know what to put, ha.

SO! I finally COMPLETELY finished a journal (like... on in reality where you actually have to write in it MANUALLY- yeah... crazy I know.) haha. It took me two years. I don't know if that is fast or slow- of course I suppose it would depend on the size wouldn't it? Whatever. I decided to write on the back of the very last page a letter to whomever may ever read my journal. (I know... a clear and total dorky "Ginger" thing to do.) But, I don't know, I think it was kind of a neat idea. And now I get to use this really nice leather journal that my sister bought me a year ago- yay! Although, I can't wait until I can pick out my OWN journal and use it. I suppose I could do that now, but I really like the one my sister got me. But next time, the journal I pick out will really YELL "ME!" haha.

So guess what I am going to do on my birthday??? (Which is tomorrow.) I am going to go to the dentist and do a homework assignment for my child development class! How AWESOME! haha. Oh well, I REALLY need to see the dentist because I am in a little bit of pain, so I guess a present will be that the pain will be over as of tomorrow. Thankfully I do NOT have to get a tooth implant... yet. The dentist who is the OWNER of the practice will be fixing my tooth tomorrow since one of his young, less experienced dentist's work didn't last me but THREE MONTHS!!! So, hopefully it goes well tomorrow and I don't have to be there TOO long. Last time though, the numbing lasted FOREVER! It was highly annoying. Oh well. Since I have to go to the dentist tomorrow (in Orange County) my birthday dinner with my mom and sister is tonight. Although, we are going to one of my mother's favorite restaurants and not mine- oh well, it's free and I'm sure it will be yummy. haha. I don't really have time to do much else for my birthday considering I have TWO HUGE papers due this Wednesday and exams to study for... amazing. Next year my birthday party shall be BIG and awesome! (Yes, this entry is full of AWESOMEs and AMAZINGs because "a" letters are awesome and amazing!) I don't know. haha.
Jenny is my lifesaver for letting me observe her! yay!

I don't know if anyone actually calls Holly "Sipo" but "just for sipo" sounded like a cooler title.
I haven't posted a new entry in FIVE months!!! Wow. But, I haven't been writing as often in my actual journal as much either. Not to be repetitive, but I am SO unbelievably busy with school!!! ARG!!! Three weeks left exactly. June 4th is my last day. But, I have a 6-8 page English research paper and an 8-10 page history paper both due on May 23rd. Less than a week and a half from now... I am not going to die??? haha. I got a little behind in school- LONG story, BAD Ginger. But, I'm catching up and doing better- yay.
My mom's and my birthday is this Friday, May 18th. I shall be 20 years old! No longer a teenager!!! woo! ha. I don't really have anything planned- truthfully, I am way too busy with school to really plan anything, and plus 95% of my friends are far away in Orange County :-[
BUT! News (for anyone that doesn't know yet) I am moving BACK to Orange County! YAY! My mom doesn't like it here in San Diego (and I never did.) So, we are moving back! I shall not be returning to Barnes & Noble for work. I think I am going to look for a job at a petstore, I loved working at PetSmart. hehe.
In other news, it looks like I have to get a tooth implant sooner than later... grr. Why I need a tooth implant? Kind of complicated... ha. Basically, I am missing two adult molars- they never developed. So, as a soon-to-be 20 year old, I still have two baby molars. Since baby morals are too small for an adult mouth, the gum is receding and it has caused other problems. Like one of the molars basically breaking in half! (See previous entry for pictures... ew, haha) And, now, this morning I eat breakfast to find that the same tooth that broke in half is now giving me great pain... The thing is... an implant is $1,000! I don't have TIME this summer to get the surgery! ARG! I don't have TIME during school either! lol... And I'll be all swollen... grr.
So, I better get going. Got to finish getting ready for school and all. I think I was going to stumble upon another subject, but alas, it has escaped me nor do I have the time.
Merry Part and Be Well!
Until sooner rather than later...

I finally finished the scarf I knitted for my sister!... WHEW!!! It is about... 65" long! Taller than I am!
let me know what you think:

I disappeared because I have been majorly busy finishing up moving into my SD place! no worries my orange county friends, for I will be visiting fullerton at least once a month. (I got a boyfriend up there I wanna keep tabs with, haha.) Chris is going to come down to SD once and month too, so yay! hehehehehe. now that I FINALLY have my bedroom completed, I took some pictures for you all to see. I hope some of you can come down and see the place in person!!! Love and miss you ALL!!!

I took a short break from packing to keep me sane:



http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d88/tokkie24/?action=view¤t=aflac.flv

yes I'm a big dork... you're point? hahaha

I am sick

I have a virus...

pity me!!!

ok- don't.. but yeah just FYI

I HAVE A NEW CAR!!! whee! yay! woooooo!
it is a 2005 Nissan Sentra- and I LOVE the color!!!




and, my mom highlighted/died my hair with a smidgen touch of red:






however, with pictures it is harder to tell. The sunlight really complements it though

so yay! haha. I'm working halloween from 4-8... eh. BUT, I am wearing fangs, heavy eye make-up and adding bite marks on my neck. YOu all should stop by while I'm working and check it out, hehehehehe