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"Don’t be afraid of death … Be afraid of the un-lived life."

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:24:35 -0800

“Don’t be afraid of death … Be afraid of the un-lived life.”

- Tuck Everlasting (via quote-book)

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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:14:51 -0800

Angelo.

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 11:06:02 -0800

Looking back at all of my tumblr posts about love and relationships, I find it so ironic. Didn’t expect to find him so soon…Mr. Right, I mean. Nor did I expect that it’d be the dude I’d see in IKEA’s restaurant and break room every now and then for the past 2+ years. I’m excited to see what this guy has in store for me, and what the future has in store for us. He always keeps me guessing…always keeps throwing me off with pleasant surprises…romantic ass dude. Shit…haha. I got a good one.

miss-she: and decided it’s more effective to say it with a...

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:08:48 -0800

miss-she:

and decided it’s more effective to say it with a llama.

dianafromtumblr: Live your life to the fullest I need this...

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:35:48 -0800

dianafromtumblr:

Live your life to the fullest

I need this enlarged on my wall or ceiling.

LION'S AMBITION GOING TO L.A. FOR KOLLAB 11?

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:49:00 -0700

^Dat’s me.

My LA getting all up in that LA. Can’t wait to see you guys murk em and rep Seattle.

Is it terrible of me to think...

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:41:00 -0700

that I wouldn’t mind going on a date with a certain few of my guy friends (separately of course lol), kissing them because they’re just oh so sweet, and then just wanting to be back to friends afterwards like nothing really happened?

Damn hormones. That’s what drunk dials/confessions/kisses are for. LOL “oh sorrryyy I was just soooooo drunk I didn’t know what I was doing!” No justification necessary. ohp :o

HAHAHAHAHHA shit, Pat’s so smart. Good find, Nhi.

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:55:06 -0700

HAHAHAHAHHA shit, Pat’s so smart. Good find, Nhi.

So there’s this boy…and he’s kinda fuckin...

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:48:00 -0700

So there’s this boy…and he’s kinda fuckin driving me crazy. It’s been a few weeks and I’ve never been so impatient. If it were any other dude I just met I would’ve forgotten about him by now and moved on to some other. But unfortunately he’s not…we go way back, waaaaay back. It’s been years though, so I’ve just been so curious about him ever since we finally reunited last month. He was supposed to take me out on a date, but he’s been claiming to be really busy with work and such. I told him to just hit me up when he’s ready, but like I said, it’s been a few weeks since we talked about it. So I don’t know if he actually still wants to, or if he’s bullshitting and I’m just wasting my time. A part of me wants to hit him up to find out, but another part of me doesn’t want to bother him or seem desperate. I feel like I’m in a bit of a pickle. But I think it’s safe to say that I’m pretty determined to make it happen eventually. If not now, later, which may be a few months or a few years. At least just one date, ONE date. Then I could be at peace with this kid, my first childhood crush. I know if I don’t eventually make it happen, I’ll always wonder. And that’s one of the worst feelings ever. Regardless of the outcome, I have to just try before I regret not doing so or before it’s too late (aka, another girl snatching him up). As of now though, I just wanna know if there’s something actually worth being patient for or not.

Britney is spot on with this one…shit I hope he never reads this, LOL.

How I apparently trick people into thinking I'm super smart.

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:31:00 -0700

Don’t get me wrong, I consider myself pretttty smart, but by no means would I ever consider myself a genius.

1. My major. Which is Human-Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE). Every time I tell people what my major is they’re always like “Wait what? Wow, that sounds really hard…” Not as hard as you think, sucka! HCDE is not your typical engineering major. It actually used to be just Technical Communication in 2007 or so, but then they decided to broaden the curriculum of the department and make it more interdisciplinary, branching into other fields such as informatics and design. They changed the name to HCDE and provided two main degree options: Human Computer Interaction (which is what I’m doing) and Technical Communication. Rather than getting into the mechanics and science of engineering, HCDE is more of the study of engineering and design and how users’ needs are currently addressed or not addressed, and how we can improve engineering/design to accommodate their needs.

2. My choice of classes in college. My easiest class ever was INFO 100, total joke. Got a 102/100 on the final project. Like really? Haha. I managed to avoid taking chemistry altogether, which is pretty unheard of for an engineering major. I made such an effort to avoid it because I honestly didn’t want to deal with those 3-hour labs. My mentality: I commute bitch, I don’t have time for that! My major gave me flexibility in choose what math and science classes to take; I just had to choose from a list they had. The general chemistry courses were on the list, but so were biology and atmospheric sciences. So I took a few of those courses instead. Suckas, muahaha. Because I commuted and did extracurriculars, I didn’t want to overload myself will difficult science classes, especially when I didn’t HAVE to.

3. My grades. 3.996 GPA in high school, and I graduated with the IB Diploma (certificate that requires taking about 10 college-level classes throughout junior and senior year and a 4000 word essay). Genius? NOT REALLY haha. Do mind that I went to a Kent public school. My IB classes were pretty hard/time-consuming, but I just did my work and studied a bunch to get A’s in them (minus IB Chem…A-…SKAGENNN, fucked my 4.0 up! -_-). I only did the Diploma to challenge myself and get some college credit. I also felt obliged to, being in the Top 10 of my class, which I guess makes me sound hella smart haha. My success in high school was just due to using my head and doing my work when I was supposed to. My GPA now in college is 3.4, which is pretty good. But I’ve only gotten two 4.0’s throughout my college career, and that was in my first quarter ever. My lowest grade was a 2.4 in BIO 180, a 700-student class…HATED that fucking class. The tests were horrible, but the instructors were probably also just horrible. Ugh, the worst experience. I took that class during my second quarter of junior year, so my 3.87 quickly turned into a 3.48. Whatever, shit happens, my fault. Haha still, FUCK.

THE REALITY: My vocabulary knowledge is mediocre, therefore I have trouble reading a lot of the readings I have to do for class. Sometimes the material is too deep/difficult for me to grasp, so in these instances I feel hella dumb during class discussion when my peers pull out some insightful, philosophical shit. Sometimes I get hella bored in classes totally unrelated to my interests because I don’t really give a crap about what we’re learning. There have been several times when I have dozed off in class and missed half of the lecture. I’ve had friends/tutors help me understand entire concepts I’ve been clueless about. I’m like any other “normal” student in these aspects. So people are terribly mistaken when they think I’m too smart for them, or for my own good. Wanna be “smart” like me? Just do your shit, mang. Do all you can to succeed and you’re there.

“…that I just wanna beyour homecoming queenpin-up...

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:07:11 -0700

“…that I just wanna be
your homecoming queen
pin-up poster dream
not one of the boys… ” -Katy Perry

Just watched the finale of Awkward…SHIT. This scene gave...

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:41:33 -0700

Just watched the finale of Awkward…SHIT. This scene gave me butterflies outta nowhere. Dude I want that. Some time…eventually. Soon. Maybe…damnit.

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Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:53:07 -0700

OOTD (Outfit of the Day)

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:32:41 -0700

OOTD (Outfit of the Day)

‘tis fall.

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:30:48 -0700

‘tis fall.

"Soulmate"

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:31:00 -0700

So one of the most superficial shows on TV, The Real World (this season is set in San Diego), just provided me somewhat a new perspective on the meaning of the word “soulmate.” Well, more specifically, the smartest and most accomplished girl on the show Alexandra Grovere gave me this renewed perspective. She described her boyfriend as her soulmate, so I proceeded to roll my eyes, until what she said next. She said she believes that one’s soulmate does not have to be the one they end up marrying or being with for the rest of their life; she believes that one’s soulmate could be someone that they are meant to be with at some point in their life, for however long it may be. She had apparently been just friends with her boyfriend for 12 years before they actually got together.

After hearing this, I was quick to look up what wikipedia had to say about this term, and on the site it’s defined as “a person with whom one has a feeling of deep or natural affinity, similarity, love, intimacy, sexuality, spirituality, or compatibility.” No where in that definition does it say that a soulmate is one and only one person meant for you and who is the one you’re bound to spend the rest of your life with, which is what a soulmate seems to sound like to people nowadays. But according to Alexandra and Wikipedia (two very valuable sources I know…hey, SHUT UP), a soulmate seems more like someone you find to share a inevitably deep connection with. That connection may be felt upon the beginning of the friendship but it’s often the case that you don’t immediately get with the person. Years may go by, and you and that person may be separated by hundreds of miles. But if you eventually reunite with that person even after years of separation, and that connection amazingly is still there and can be felt between you two, that person can probably be considered your soulmate.

People come and go in and out of your life every day, but you should pay close attention to the ones that seem to keep finding their way back in, just when you think they’ve left for good.

It's a shame when

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:28:34 -0700

someone proves themselves to be a waste of your time, effort, and thought. If they do, it’s clear that they don’t deserve any of it.

Life lessons learned from girl talk. Noted.

bcq: Should I do my homework? Nah… I’ll just draw a...

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:19:52 -0700

bcq:

Should I do my homework? Nah… I’ll just draw a brontosaurus wearing a jetpack.

hahahahahahahaha I can see myself drawing this kinda stuff on my notes in class when school starts.

Have you ever wished

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:45:46 -0700

that two or three guys/girls you know could just combine into one person and be your perfect boyfriend/girlfriend? LOL it’s a twisted feeling.

I remember when

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:52:00 -0700

I couldn’t even say hi to the boy I liked for like forever in my class during my elementary and middle school days. Or anything for that matter. I’d look forward to moments when I HAD to talk to or say something to him, such as in group discussions or when our desks got placed next to each other. I was such a little girl about it. Because I couldn’t be more proactive, he ended up liking and getting together with one of my best friends haha fail. In high school, I had several crushes but I never really did anything about them except become friends with them since I still lacked confidence. Although this was the case, I still daydreamed about how wonderful it’d be to be in love and have a boyfriend. I eventually got a boyfriend at the end of junior year when I didn’t even try. When me and said boyfriend broke up when I started college, I reached some sort of epiphany: dude, I’m still so young, but I’m already in college and I’ve only dated, or talked to for that matter, one guy? WHAT IS THIS?! Explore, Jill, explore! No time for a boyfriend anyway so might as well scope what’s out there! So during these past two years of college life I’ve done some exploring, getting to know and have mini flings with guys that pique my interest. I’d get the thrill of the flirting, and if they blow it or eventually bore me, or if I sense that I blew it or bore them, I back off and put em in the friend zone…and sometimes not ever talk to them again haha. And usually that’s not on purpose…it just happens out of the apparent awkwardness lol. I won’t say that I got hella good game nowadays, because I don’t, or that I’m always tryna get on guys, because I’m not, but I will say I’m definitely more confident than I ever was before, and a little more confident than most girls are in this game. If I want to let a guy know I’m interested, I’ll flirt with him and send a couple signs, and if he doesn’t get the idea I’ll straight up ask him to hang out some time. Not like I’m asking him to marry me ahhaha. But I’m still a pretty picky person with standards, so even if I meet a guy for the first time and think he’s kinda/hella cute, I usually won’t do anything unless we actually click. THEN I’ll ask our mutual friend if he’s single and be quick on it haha. Haven’t had anyone come anywhere close to boyfriend material yet, so I dunno what that says about my standards or the guys I’ve talked to so far. I think they all just failed and my standards are just fine hahah. :) I’m not asking for a prince charming, but I just don’t want a dumb douchebag who doesn’t make me feel on top of the world when he should. Jillian mutha-effin’ Redosendo doesn’t settle for less. Bitch.