grades for spring 2004 came out so i checked my grades today. NR for film studies?! (Original grade was NR which became F or NP after one quarter of attendance or at the end of the quarter immediately preceding award of the degree, whichever came first.) it said. my transcript didn't even show it as an attempted class. so i was getting all scared that i failed this class b/c i REALLY did not want to take it over again. i really felt like i was having one of zenia's panic attacks.

as i was about to email my TA about my grade, i found an email from the professor letting me know that they just hadn't sent in the grades yet but that i had passed. *PHEEEW* (wipes sweat off brow).

haha. it was kind of funny to see my grade turnout for this past qtr. in the classes that i concentrated and studied for the most, i did the worst. the class that i barely studied in, i got A-'s. but praise God for allowing me to pass the Film Studies courses and also giving me some very kind grades. but i'm even more glad that i learned so much from these courses. all glory to Him.

retrospect:

sophomore year was a big year of growth for me. i know that i said that i probably grew and learned the most in my freshmen year, but this year was a different kind of growth. apt. life was totally not what i expected it to be. school actually became enjoyable (to a certain degree). i became closer to people who i never would have imagined. God reevealed to me even more of my sinful nature and even more of His holy character. i feel like many of my thoughts and beliefs were sharpened and tuned during my soph. year.

memories:

1. moving into Parkwest and going to IKEA 20 million times.
2. watching Casablanca with little eddie the night before my last final.
3. studying for math final with little eddie.
4. all of those beef-based tensions with aaron.
5. talking to danny boy about girls for the first time.
6. all of those hold'em nights at willburt's.
7. crawford's surprise b-day party.
8. reading for History 21a and dropping the course.
9. all of those dorm dinners at la.
10. the night i went to la to study for finals.
11. dormal!
12. that one day we hung out at barrel's place when terrance's socks smelled really bad.
13. chilling at boba loca with terrance, sunshine, and barrel.
14. lovefest 2004.
15. trying to fix my computer after attempting to reformat.
16. playing ball at san marco.
17. studying at Cerritos Library after outreach.
18. playing hold'em with rachel and sarah for the first time.
19. studying with chris at Gateway.
20. all of those walks after class with erica.
21. seeing hannah almost every single day.
22. meeting all of my students for the first time.
23. that one time kevin stayed at my place for like over a week.
24. eating at Sergio's for the first time.
25. going to USC and hanging out with mariela and alice in ktown.
26. all of those random times barrel came over.
27. chang's wedding.
28. eating dongchimee with chang and the gang.
29. three words. Casa De Dios.
30. yg retreat.
31. taking out wisdom teeth.
32. roadtrip with la.
33. the drive up north with jane yu and jennifer moon.
34. fixing my car too many times.
35. watching danny boy playing Madden like EVERY single day for a while.
36. getting new hold'em chips.
37. getting new cell phone.
38. cafe nite.
39. noraebang in ktown with many.
40. playing ball at usc and killing them every time.

to be honest, these times weren't nearly as memorable as my freshmen year memories. all good.-dinkas.

thursday: vip, alberto's.
friday: pizza.
saturday: dongchimee, alberto's again.

i'm going to start exercising again after paraguay.

Thought of the Day: You make bracelets that don't fit in hell.
Song of the Day: MercyMe-Here Am I

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first official day of summer vacation.
mission: have a wasteful day.

1. woke up at 11:30.
2. didn't eat lunch til 2.
3. watched Ricki Lake, KCAL news, and the Bernstein Bears for one hour.
4. ate a tuna sandwich while playing chess with terrance at 3:30.
5. ate another tuna sandwich right after danny boy left for work.
6. watched Heavyweights at 4.
7. blogged about my wasteful day at 6.

mission accomplished.

Thought of the Day: Oh No!
Song of the Day: Jinusean-How Deep Is Your Love

You're a Speak & Spell!! You nerd, you. Just
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Thought of the Day: Calm down.
Song of the Day: Hoobastank-The Reason

the sun has suddenly appeared from the white clouds, fatboy slim is playing the right beats, and my stomach is full from In N' Out. Finals are finally fin! this long awaited day has come and it still hasn't really hit me yet. it's always like that right after your last test. i wanted to celebrate but there really isn't anybody to celebrate with...right now.

well, i took my bio final yesterday. after my first two midterms, i didn't go to class again b/c i kept falling asleep in every lecture. so just like every test in that class, i would study all of the lectures online the night before, wake up and study more, pray, take the test, and pray again. well, i felt that this final really raped me inside and out. anyways, i got home and checked my test score. i got an A??? and today, i got home and checked my final grade for the class. 87-100 = A. and lo and behold, i had 87 points. it would be absolutely retarded if i took ANY claim on this grade. all glory to God. a B would have been a very gracious grade. an A is just absolutely undeserving. all glory to God. all glory to God!

i've been doing alotta thinking about my future career lately. i think i've decided that i want to teach math. i talked to several counselors this past week and it didn't look too good for me since i have no math background. after talking to a counselor again today, there's an exciting chance that i might end up doing a math minor. funny, isn't it? phil doing something like math? as much as i really SUCK at math, i think it's a subject that i really enjoy. it's going to be interesting planning all this crap out.

Thought of the Day: J schmOE 31 (1:32:06 PM): freedom is great
Song of the Day: Fatboy Slim-Tequila Remix

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AsianXboi56 (5:05:58 PM): are ok?
Pretzelboi96 (5:06:05 PM): excellent!
Pretzelboi96 (5:06:16 PM): i have two more finals to take
Pretzelboi96 (5:06:20 PM): one tomorrow
Pretzelboi96 (5:06:23 PM): and last one on thursday
AsianXboi56 (5:06:28 PM): don't laughing
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AsianXboi56 (5:07:15 PM): i'm so happy because simon came back
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Pretzelboi96 (5:07:36 PM): his face keeps getting bigger!
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AsianXboi56 (5:08:28 PM): it's me now
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AsianXboi56 (5:08:38 PM): she was SO fasinated by aim
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AsianXboi56 (5:08:42 PM): she was cracking up
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AsianXboi56 (5:08:48 PM): when she said "how are you"
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AsianXboi56 (5:08:57 PM): she started laughing so hard
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Thought of the Day: So...how 'bout them Lakers? =D
Song of the Day: The Turtles-So Happy Together

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my favorite time of the year has come. i think jay said it best when he told me how "we always ends up finding other things to do rather than studying for finals." studying is always a last resort. i've already started one movie for the week, checked my email, read everyone's blog, checked everyone's away message, and even tried to fall asleep early so that i can just study in the morning. well before i hit that book another rare time, i've decided to blog b/c blogging kills lots of precious productive time.

this qtr.'s final week schedule is one final everyday from monday-thursday. that means that i've already finished my first one, film. as i was taking my final, i took one last good look at my secret crush but a whole buncha interest just left me. it's not that she looked any different or anything but all that secret crush stuff just suddenly left me without a warning. so unfortunately, i did not get to ask her out to dinner. *shrug* happens all the time. me being the romantic that i am probably would have just bought her in n' out or something anyway.

party in irvine. wednesday. be there, or be square (like jess kim).

Thought of the Day: Aaron is leaving this saturday.
Song of the Day: Boa-My Name

Casa De Dios

First verse:
Mejor es un dia en la casa de Dios
Que mil anos lejos de El
Prefiero un rincon en la casa de Dios
Que todo el palacio de un rey
Que todo el palacio de un rey

Chorus:
Ven conmigo a la casa de Dios
Celebraremos juntos su amor
Haremos fiesta en honor de aquel que nos amo
Estando aqui en la casa de Dios
Alegraremos su corazon
Le brindearemos ofrendas de obediencia y amor
En la casa de Dios

Second verse:
Arde mi alma, arde de amor
Porque el que me dio la vida
Por eso le anhela mi corazon
Anhela de su compania
Anhela de su compania

Thought of the Day: Computer is back to officially back to normal.
Song of the Day: Casa De Dios

i have this secret crush on this girl in my film class. while she sits on the far right side in the front of the class, i'm on the far left in the 4th or 5th row secretly spying on her. since my eyes are bad, i can't see her all too clearly. but from what i can make out, she seems to have a pretty face, shoulder length black hair, and skinny body. my best guess is that she's japanese but i could be totally mistaking a chinese of some kind. so anyways, i have film on mondays and wednesdays. i always steal quick glances at her while i'm supposed to be paying attention to the professor. but sometimes we make this unprepared and unexpected eye contact. scary times dude! but of course, my blurred vision could be showing some false realities. perhaps she is just looking at hannah who is sitting right next to me. perhaps she is just looking at the ugly wall that stands right beside me. whatever the case, i cannot take any risks b/c she finding out that me slyly spying on her would absolutely end my life. man, i don't even know her name. i don't know a SINGLE thing about her. but i do know that i like the way she dresses. maybe i'll ask her out after finals. HAHA! man, i hate the bozo who sits right behind her and always talks to her. that guy is annoying.

AsianXboi56 (10:04:26 PM): shouldn't you be studying
Pretzelboi96 (10:04:51 PM): but shouldn't i also not push myself too hard?
Pretzelboi96 (10:05:02 PM): you know, life isn't all about studying
Pretzelboi96 (10:05:07 PM): there's more to this life
AsianXboi56 (10:05:10 PM): right phil
AsianXboi56 (10:05:16 PM): you're really pushing yourself

cynics can be such bastards.

i went to go study at Gateway Commons last night for the first time with chris. i always heard about the 24 hour study area but i never gave myself the opportunity to actually take a visit...since i don't study. =D so we're passing by all these computer labs and there's all these engineers there. lol. you could totally smell the lack of shampoo in those rooms. well, chris was doing his own thing and i was doing mine, and i had come upon some very interesting words from an article i had to read for my film final. terrance once asked me if i had to choose to watch just one, would i choose korean dramas or anime. at the time, i said korean dramas b/c i thought watching real life people was more appealing to the eye. but after reading this article, i really don't know anymore. this guy gives such a cool explanation...

Tomov: Animation has its charm and qualities. It delivers different aesthetic and emotional experience. It is not just about telling a story the fastest and the cheapest way. The Triplets would have not been nearly as interesting and unique if it was a live action film. The hand made, drawn feel that comes from the screen, the stylization of the characters (you can not find actors with this kind of bizarre physics) resonate quite well with the equally bizarre story we are witnessing.

when i read that, i was like WOAH! (and i'm sure when you read that, you were like LOSER!). i'm no film major but i definitely appreciate alotta different things i'm learning in this class. as much as i have hated my film TAs for this year and as much as i have hated writing those (insert bad word) papers, film is so cool. you should go watch The Triplets of Belleville. i should go listen to my brother's words.

Thought of the Day: Oh yeah, I have to study for Korean Oral Test!
Song of the Day: Ataris-Boys Of The Summer