75 degrees fahrenheit

so i came back to berkeley friday evening, with the intentions of getting stuff done since i wasn't getting anything done in so.cal
but, as predicted, nothing got done by me coming up early!! well, at least academically...
i watched korean dramas, movies (breakfast at tiffany's, spiderman, the exorcist), ate!, and just bummed around.
i blame it all on the closed libraries and crowded study lounges!! WHAT school would close libraries the weekend before school starts after spring break??? everyone got stuffs to do, man!

but other than that, it's been a lotta fun :)
i was glad to see a lotta people back from break, looking well rested and smiling~
what made me REALLY happy was waking up and going to church and not being cold. daly city is ALWAYS colder and windier than berkeley, but today it was quite nice; and driving back home in dank's car with the sun shining, windows down, and alternative rock blastin was .. woooonderful

i wish everyone *good luck* on starting school after such a long break! and here is something encouraging to think about if you are ever feeling down - God really loves us no matter what:

The Lord said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes" Hosea 3:1

* linkin park - somewhere i belong

on the 5th day of spring break my mommy gave to me...

a blue suede handbag
a black button-up shirt
gray yoga pants
and a leather/silver bracelet~

omg i am getting sOO spoiled down here.. :]

hey yo! watch 13 conversations about one thing
it's an indie film, now available at blockbuster. roger ebert gave it 4 stars
but that is not why u should go see it..
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY is in it :) that is why you should go see it
and also because the movie is particularly good at capturing raw human emotions (get your mind out of the gutter now) and you kindof see a little of yourself in the characters in the film. you see how you let things get in the way of your happiness, and how it's never too late to give yourself a second chance.
and i also took it to another level- i was reminded that you can't really acheive true happiness without God :)

* counting crows - big yellow taxi

hoodies!! whee!!!

i FINALLY got to go shopping today avec ma mere, and i finally got a hoooodie!! i want all kinds of hoodies: velour, cotton, terry. in black, white, blue, pink, tan, gray..
hopefully i'll get to go shopping tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that..
and maybe get a pink satin handbag from amici accessories

after shopping, ma mere et moi, we ate dinner at red robin.. one of my favorite burger places! not only do they have a gazillion diff. gourmet burgers to choose from, but they give u fries *nonstop*. hence, the name "bottomless bucket of fries" hehehe
tomorrow i plan to eat either neng myun [cold korean noodles] or pho [warm vietnamese noodles] at some point of the day.

dood. so cal is SOO relaxed it's like impossible to stress out about anything~ and pms is over so i have no reason to be a sullen girl :)
and with a terrific mom, who can complain?? she is SOOO quirky.. i lover it. i can act quirky around her w/o getting weird looks.. its grreat!

today we were working out via a pilates video tape. she kept getting confused by the footwork and she was trying reeal hard, but a while later when i looked at her she was sitting down, bewildered by the ppl on tv- ehehehe. then she disappeared and i found her napping in bed!! ahahaha

::happy sigh:: good times..

happy birthday janice!!

* brian mcknight - back at one

random thought:

korean music makes me feel left out. i'm left out of the whole "korean circle" of life because:
1. i no longer live in korea
2. i have nooo idea what is going on in korean news and pop culture
3. i have no time to spend with my korean friends who have developed a special bond because they are fobby together - yes, they have exclusive saturday night korean drama get-togethers!!

sigh...

happy (belated) birthday kevin cho + emily ohno

spring break (also known as spring not-so-really-break) is so close i can almost taaste it. mmmm

i plan on bringing ALLL my books and notebooks and studying alll day long - in my room, on the patio, on the beach.. this is what berkeley does to u man!
but i'm so glad i can finally take a breath of relief [ah!] for at least a little bit.

if you've seen me recently (which is probably unlikely becuz i'm avoiding the whole world.. ahem.. sopi.. ahem) i've been constantly tired, cold, and not really smiling.
but yesterday, seeing so many sophomores getting together to commemorate kevin's 21st birthday was sooo great. these girls and boys are always there for each other and seeing that really made me happy :) dude, we got kevin the cooolest gift. we got him a 256mb mp3 player that weighs about 1.5 paperclips!!! don't u wish we were YOUR friends? haha

sooo many march birthdays man..
big sis rosie's birthday is coming up!! whee big sis is getting.. bigger!! hahah. i finally got to see her today (after a week of absenteeism) and she looked so tan and healthy :) so sexy~ raaaar

thanks to all my friends who have taken the time to show that you care-
thinking of u guys makes me smile :)

there are just too many things to be thankful for..

* g.o.d. - gil (road)

before i pass out, i just wanted to tell the WHOLE ENTIRE world how MEAN SOL is.
i went over to borrow a tie, and right when i enter he abuses me :(
he pinched me like 5 times, did that ouchie hand slap thing repeatedly, and stepped on my foot with his humongous weight..
he's like the bully in 1st grade!!! that meanie

and what's worse! he calls me his toy!!! how sick and twisted is that?

boLbim33 (2:36:57 AM): toys usually love their master

* pointer sisters - we are family
sadly enough, this song is stuck in my head. (rolling eyes)

jish03 (11:55:10 PM): i know you can do it
jish03 (11:55:13 PM): cuz you are a trooper

i am! i am!!!!!!

ERRz83 (12:10:39 AM): hahaha yeah you haven't!...shoot you don't know how your pledge bros get dizzown

hahahaha crazy pledge bros man!!
which reminds me...

DIVINE partay!
@ club diesel in s.f. - 18 to celebrate; 21+ to intoxicate
lemme kno if u wanna gooooo

* radiohead - no surprises

super jenn

after a super ultra academically productive saturday and sunday, i feel like i havent really had a weekend.
but this hermit-like behavior might actually be good for me cuz i'm starting to believe in myself again..

in the past 2 days, i have done more work than i did the past week!!
quelle etudiante!!! :)

ok besides me developing a closer relationship with my econ 175 reader, i have nothing interesting to say~

but before i go, a big good luck to:
judy on her 2 midterms and potched version of chicago
janet with completing her last week of spanish hell!
becky with her swollen mouth. poor beautify~
carolina with her sleep (or lack of)
newbies on their softball game tonite
sophomores on our potch skit - sorry can't be there guys..

let's kick this week's butt!! hiya!!

* j.lo feat. ll cool j - all i have

i love you

i've been really good about going to classes lately (after being shocked by my midterm results), but i am missing econ 100b right now cuz olney yelled at every single person who came in late on tues.. which includes me.

thank God for black lightning notes!

* ben folds five - brick
uh... ya. u know what i'm talking about beautifys! ::wink wink::

i hate mondays!!!!

how many more mondays must i endure??
AAAHHHHHHHHHH

the day started out pretty good- actually, it started out FANTASTIC. after a very relaxing and fun weekend, i was ready to be nerdy jenn again and try to enjoy studying without the pressure of midterms.

friday i got to chill with my pledge sisters @ siblinghood with the paphis, and then there was skit practice with the fic sophomores - i ended up passing out at jung's while susan and jung were chatting away (sorry girls!) and i slept with jung!!! yayyy :)

saturday after waking from a peaceful (and slightly uncomfortable) slumber, i went running with erin and erinna and ran 2 miles! haha that was big feat for me cuz i haven't run in ages.. i can't believe i used to do cross-country.
i kicked it with the big sis, went to dinner with judy and martin and had chicken mole burrito and green tea ice cream,
watched sweet home alabama with erinna and erin [it turned out to be a pretty good movie!],
celebrated my-lan's 20th birthday with yogurt park and aladdin [our ideal way to spend the night],
visited the etna house boys..

sunday i woke up in time for church (except half of our congregation was missing!! lazy butts), took a loong 4-hr nap (yum), tried to study at various places and inevitably failed at doing so.

at bio lecture this morning i was ecstatic to find that our new professor is a great lecturer- hopefully this means better grades?
and there were some pleasant surprises during the course of the day:

*running into sophie who used her sexy conniving ways to make me PLEDGE FOR CALPIRG. argh! :)
*and while i was "taking care of business" in the upstairs dwinelle bathrooms, i read a secret message someone left for me. it said, "you are beautiful! don't let anyone make u think otherwise."

here's where the contrast kicks in-
*i'm generally very happy at work and i looove my coworkers. well, most of them. but the one person who bothers me a lot bothered me even more today and i just wanted to blurt out very mean nasty words to him (sans profanity, of course) but i stopped and counted to 10 instead. he is SO MEAN! argh. he decides to make my life miserable because he is unhappy with his.
*i got my bio midterm back. and all u jerks who always tease me about being the biggest nerd and always doing well. well, i DIDNT DO WELL so take that.(sob)

go away

* anysong thats loud and angry and makes me cry