Karma
So Danielle and Jay celebrated their birthdays on Saturday night. I went to Danielle's at Gladstone's at the Pike in long beach. I haven't been in that area in forever and I'm so surprised at how developed it's become. It's the nice happening spot I guess. Especially V20, because that place looked packed. How was it guys? It was good times with friends but the service kinda sucked. Good times nonetheless. Happy Birthday Danielle!!! Oh yeah....CONGRATULATIONS MISH AND REGI!!!

So battling through traffic on the 101 AND Hollywood Blvd just kinda killed my mood for Jay's thing. But once I got there, it only took seeing good friends and drunk Jay to brighten me up again. Good times kicking it at Joseph's. No Drunk Joemama since I was driving. G'day Dana! First time I saw her since she left for Australia. Saw Aileen there...I haven't seen that girl is forever!!! Oh yeah, so we're dancing and I hear the next song that the DJ is mixing in and I wanna get out and sit down...but it was too late. They started to play "Gasolina"!!! NOOOOOO!!!! It was terrible!!! I tried to leave but Iya, Chris, Anna, Dana, and Erin surrounded me and wouldn't let me leave. It was TERRIBLE! And it was the LONGEST SONG THEY PLAYED!!! I swear he was gonna play the whole thing! I'm so glad that Rachele wasn't there, but now I know how she feels. Doesn't feel so good when it's done to you....but it's way too fun doing it on other people. Oh yeah, and highlight of the night was seeing Drunk Jay rip off his wifebeater outside in the freaking cold. HA HA HA! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!!!

It was so freaking hillarious at Mass today. I went to the 5:00 youth mass and I really don't like this mass because it's trying hard to be "hip" and stuff and I'm more of a traditional pious mass person. Yeah, but during Communion, they sang "Lean On Me" with the kids just standing and clapping and I swear to you that I almost broke down and started to laugh out loud. HA HA HA! A couple of weekends ago Drunk Iya and Drunk Joemama tried to sing/play "Lean On Me" on the piano at Leia's house. So hearing that song made me think of that...and I wanted to laugh so hard. I was smiling and giggling to myself and I'm sure that people thought that I was laughing at the people singing. Good times. HA HA HA!

Ok, time to study. Tomorrow is work then class and the start of a new week. Boooo....5 more days until the weekend. Such is the life of Joe...

Shop Until I Drop
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I just went crazy today shopping at Nordstrom Rack and Macy's. Lemme just say I spent a lot for only a few items. Yeah, I'm a label whore. I decided to splurge a little on myself, I think I deserve it. But then again, I just lost $200 playing blackjack last night online...AND when I got home I freaking got my credit card bill and it was SOOOOOO FREAKING HIGH!!! I need to stop gambling online...at least stop casino gambling...sports betting is fun.

I saw Paolo and Thaomy at the mall today. I swear that Paolo has taken over Thaomy's stalking duties now that she's in LA. HA HA HA! I see that guy at the randomest places. So funny though. Back at UCI I would run into Thaomy at the most random places and she joked around that she was stalking me. Even now, whenever I see her she says that she's still stalking me...but I think she's gotten Paolo to keep an eye on me whenever she's not in Orange County.

So studying at Barnes and Noble was great last night. I actually got a lot done. I think I'm going to be a regular there on Tuesday and Thursday nights after I work out...so if anyone wants to keep me company, that's where I'll be (I need someone to watch my laptop as I go to the restroom). I brought my laptop and found a wireless connection there...so I got all excited...but it was Barnes and Noble wireless connection where I have to pay to use it. So that's a good thing and a bad thing. Bad because I can't go on the internet....but good because I can't go on the internet. I swear if I had an internet connection there I would've got nothing done.

So tonight is Danielle and Jay's birthday celebrations. Dinner for Danielle and then drinks for Jay. Gonna be a great night. I dunno if Drunk Joe will be making an appearance though...because sober Joe will be driving. I was talking to Theda last night and she was really happy for me that I'm actually going out and that I seem really happy...and you know what? I am...I'm very happy. 2005...the year of Joe. Such is the life of Joe...

I'm Studying...ok, I'm blogging
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANIELLE!!! Sorry that I forgot about it in the morning when you said "hi" to me at work. I was just tired and dreading anoter day at work. I did remember, though, I promise I did.

I got lazy today though...I went to work out and I was supposed to go out to celebrate Danielle's birthday but I got lazy. I apologize. I'll make it up to you on Saturday and buy you some drinks.

I did try to study though, "TRY", is the operative word. I seriously need to get out of the house to study. I'm just tempted by the computer, by the TV, and just my room (cleaning things up, putting things away, anything to put off studying). Anyone have any good places to study? I think I might go to Barnes and Noble tomorrow night to study. Any takers? Let me know. Yeah, I know...Friday night and studying. I figure that Saturday night will be fun enough for me. Unless there's something great going on Friday ;-P let me know! But so far it looks like studying.

So I got 'cubed' by Rachele today. Random questions where I was like "what in the world?" Your answers are supposed to say something about you. But the thing is that the answers are open to interpretation by the question asker. There is no set thing where "you said this so it means this", no. It's more like "you said this so I think it could be this". But it's all good. I really liked her interpretation of my answers. So she's waiting for me, huh? Gotta find out who it is first...

You know what's an awesome song? The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored. Yeah, random, but I just heard that song 2 days ago on Indy 103 and it's been hooked in my head forever. Wow...that song is like 15 years old! Awesome song though.

TGIF. Tomorrow is FRIDAY! That means I just have to get through 8 hours to enjoy my weekend!!! (well, maybe not enjoy Friday since I'll probably be studying). Well, that's it for now...Such is the life of Joe...

Meh...
Work has been dragging so much. It's not even funny. I wanna not even go in because there really isn't enough for 1 person to do let alone 3. Yeah, there are only 3 people that work in my department. Too bad I don't have my own desk or computer or have a job that requires me to sit in front of a computer because I'd be content to blog, surf the net, or chat. Yes, I don't have my own computer or desk. There is a computer in the lab that anyone can use...so that's why you don't see me chatting away at all times.

School sucks because it seems easy. I mean, lecture is seriously stuff I've gone over and over and over countless times at UCI. I mean, she's mentioning these parts of cells and I'm already finished writing down it's function before she even starts explaining. But then today she finishes her lecture and then says that we're responsible for basically all the bones in the body, and not only bones, but the names of major holes in the bones (where there are cavities or where blood vessels or nerves go through) and just lets us to ourselves to learn them. CRAZY! And what am I doing instead of studying the hundreds and hundreds of names and locations that I need to know? yeah, i'm blogging....master procrastinator!!! WOOO HOO!!!

So I worked out last night and man, am I freaking sore. My whole chest and back are sore. It was sooooooo hard putting my backpack on. HA HA HA! It's good though, the good kinda sore. Trying to eat healthy also...gotta get that six pack in shape for the beach. Salads and protein, protein, protein...although some salads aren't as good for you as others (stop bursting my bubble!) I swear this year I'm finally gonna have it. I'm honestly thinking of popping those Xenadrine pills I bought last year and that I've been too scared to take. They're the ephedra-free kind, but I'm still kinda scared. But then again, I'm gonna need to stay awake and study so maybe it'll be a good thing. Kill 2 birds with one stone? Why not....

Ok, this blog is long enough. Still have to write about some other things on my mind...better jot them down somewhere before I forget them. Until then...such is the life of Joe...

She's so hot!!!
First of all HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!!! YOU OLD! Old as I am! Boo on you for leaving the party early last night just to avoid us making you drink. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. You better prepare for Saturday.

Funnest night of the month happened last night. Leia had a cocktail party at her house and I'm soooooooo glad I went. It was dress up in your finest cocktail attire and I'm so glad that I dressed up even though I didn't want to because EVERYONE else there was dressed up too. Drunk Iya made an appearance which is always hillarity. Drunk joemama also made a rare appearance which made the night even more fun. Plus hanging out with friends, singing on the magic mic, people-watching people in the kitchen from the outside, playing blackjack...great times!!!

• Rachele and I are friends. She got me a drink when I was playing blackjack...sure I paid her $2, but still, she didn't put anything nasty in there. (Although I do suspect she slipped me a roofie because I got drunk off like 4 drinks).
  
• Drunk Iya with her sagging pants. It was so freaking funny because she was sagging so hard that you could see her WHOLE panty!!! HA HA HA
  
• Playing spin the bottle...who the hell started that? That was so freaking random.
  
• Drunk Iya and Drunk Joemama trying to play the piano but we couldn't get the timing right (we were trying to play that one song from the movie "BIG"). BUT we did rock "Lean on Me" right Iya?
  
• Rocking the Magic Mic with joemama renditions of "summer nights", "saw her standing there", some tagalog song, and of course "suddenly".
  
• Waking up in the morning with a hangover saying, "i have a headache!!! but she's still hot!"

I don't remember a lot of stuff that happened. HA HA HA! Anna asked me "what don't you remember last night?"...ummmm, how can I tell you if I don't remember? HA HA HA! But there's some things on Rachele's blog that I don't remember. Yeah, I don't remember saying goodbye to Joe, Riann or Tommy although they say that I did. I was like "when did Tommy leave? when did Riann leave? when did Joe leave???". I definitely don't remember Rachele sitting next to me and Iya on the Piano and saying "Rachele and Iya together is my fantasy. I'm in the middle! Yesss!". No way. Anything else you guys remember me doing that I don't???

Pictures from Cocktail Night at Leia's

Well, such a great party. THANKS LEIA!!! Too much fun! We must do this again. Such is the life of Joe...

I'm Back...
So it's been brought to my attention that I've been lagging on blogging lately. I know, i know...it's been a while. I've been pretty busy...and pretty damn lazy also. HA HA HA. So heeeeeeeeeeeere we go...once upon a time not long ago....

This past weekend I went to Mammoth to enjoy the snow and do some boarding...and it was great!!! Great times with great friends. It was awesome because I didn't go to work on Friday and Monday. It was awesome because it was the first time I've been boarding in 2 years. It was like we were old people (shut up, we AREN'T old) because we were sleeping early, like around 10 o'clock on some nights. I think the only night we stayed up was the last night. Great times...just read Cici's entry because it was what I was going to write, but she posted before I could.

Mammoth Pictures

Class doesn't seem that hard so far...but then again, we haven't had any tests yet. It's all lecture, so of course it's gonna seem easy, right? The bad thing is that I miss LOST and Alias. BOOO!!! At least I have my Thursdays free to watch "Life As We Know It". YAHOO!!!

So I worked out for the first time in a while. It's gonna be the start of my routine workout. Shoulders and arms today...to maintain my nice arms (HA HA HA!, i'm conceited). Hopefully I can workout on Saturday...we'll see how it goes.

So I need to clean up and rearrange my room. I've been wanting to do it for a while now. I have accumulated so much junk these 2 and a half years of living here at Northwood Place. And my room has been in the same arrangement that long too. I've made a few minor changes (moving my bed next to the wall and then moving it away from the wall) but nothing major.

So my excuse for not posting was that I was busy, just busy with school and stuff. What's pretty funny is that when I actually got down to study I did everything BUT study. I started to clean my room, I started to take out stuff I want to sell or give to Salvation Army, I started to throw junk away. MAN! I'm still a freaking procrastinator!!! HELP ME!

But I gotta keep up with a freaking schedule and routine. As much as I don't like my routine life...a routine will help me do good. Class on Monday and Wednesday, go home and play. Tuesday and Thursday go work out, shower, and then study...or should it be study, go work out, and then sleep? I dunno...we'll play it by ear. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be do whatever (study or play or work out...but not be lazy...only occasionally). Let's see how long I can keep that routine up.

So this weekend is my Tita's Santo Nino fiesta, and then perhaps I'll go out to a friends shindig. I dunno yet, we'll see. I'm just glad that this week is over. I promise to try and post more...but we'll see. Such is the life of Joe...

Gasolina
So am I the only one that didn't really laugh at Napoleon Dynamite??? Everyone seems to love that movie, it's alright, it's the crazy funny though. I think I only laughed out loud during one part. I guess people laughed at how he talked...but it gets old after a while. I actually laughed harder when my friends imitate how he talks...but then again, that gets old. There was an article somewhere that said the MTV gereation would like it, but not so much the VH1 generation. Damn, does that mean I'm part of the VH1 generation? WOW!!! I'm old. (shut up).

I like shoes as much as the next guy (or girl) but I just can't get into NIke's. I went into the NIke Outlet in Tulare and there were some nice ones, but when I tried them on they didn't seem to fit me. I mean, the shoes fit perfectly, but the NIke's didn't fit me...you know? I dunno...i can't see myself in NIke's for some reason. There are some nice ones out there...but still...they don't look god on me. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Nike's, I think they're nice shoes...just not for me. I'll stick to my Reeboks (5 pairs), Adidas (2 pair), Asics (2 pair), and other miscellaneous shoes, thank you.

So I think that a truce was called just to make me think everything was over so I'd let my guard down. And when I did let it down, there came another attack. I have to admit that it was a good one. Very good one. I tried to play it off like nothing happened, but still, when I heard it start, I just busted up laughing. Good one.

So my Anatomy teacher seems kinda mean at first, but I think she did that to weed out people. She tells the corniest jokes...she has this dry sense of humor that I find hillarious. I am holding myself back from busting up sometimes. Her humor reminds me of Norm McDonald. Freaking hillarious. It's like she's serious but trying to be funny...oh man, this class is gonna be great.

So Mammoth tomorrow until Monday! WOO HOO!!! Sore ass, here I come!!! I've never been, I hear it's great there. I can't wait! WOO HOO!!! Hope everyone has a great weekend, I know I will. Such is the life of Joe...

Sraining
Sraining...and it won't stop. You know what's great? When your ceiling leaks, when your ceiling is all warped, and when you hear drops of water falling into a bucket right next to your bed all night long. Man, I don't even know how they're gonna fix my ceiling. It seems like when they eventually get around to doing it, that I'll have to move everything out. Just when I was getting ready to buy a new bed. Guess it'll have to wait.

So I'm back in school. I'm taking Anatomy at IVC with Danny. Why? In case I decide to go to Pharmacy or Physician's Assistant school. And also to stop from being lazy and to stop my brain from atrophying. I seriously am feeling stupider. The class doesn't seem to be easy at all. It's gonna be a lot of work, but it's something I think I need to kick start me to get me thinking about my career and stuff. Pharmacy? PA? Dentistry? Medicine? Accounting? Engineering? Yeah...my mind wanders a bit.

I really don't know what I want to do with my life. I mean, being in the health field seems awesome and that's what I've always thought I'd do. But then I see my other friends who are Engineers or Accountants and they're doing pretty well and like what they do. I'm great with numbers, but I can't see myself sitting in a desk/cubicle all day punching numbers. I was actually thinking of taking the MCAT again in April, but I don't think that's gonna happen since I got into the Anatomy class...but there's always August. And of course there's always Pharmacy school...which is only 1 prerequisite away...

Oh yeah, I haven't talked about my weekend yet. You know that point in your life when you realize the home that you grew up in isn't really your home anymore?. Yeah, I realized that a while ago. I mean, I rarely go home to Tulare. I only go there to see my Dad every once in a while and everytime a friend gets married. Tulare is still the small town that it was when I was there...but it's getting better. Tulare hasn't been my home since I left for college. Yeah, there are great memories there...I'm sure there are...but sad thing is that I don't really remember any. Ok, I lie...I do remember, but it takes a while to remember them...and so how great can those memories be if it takes you a while to think of them? I don't keep in touch with anybody from High School...except for Craig and of course James. I see Jason sometimes. That's about it. But in all honesty, I really didn't have many friends in high school. I kinda always tagged along. I was that shy guy (still am sort of) that just hung out. I think that I've changed and have become a lot more outgoing, a lot less shy. but the funny thing is that when I go back to Tulare, I kinda revert back to Mr. Shy Guy and Mr. Tagalong. Not so much with my friends I still keep in contact with in Tulare but with everyone else that I meet. If we go out to a bar or I run into someone at the mall or something, I'm not the person to go say hello to them. I think that it's been too long and they won't remember me...in some cases, that's true. I think...I really dont' care what this person is up to....in some cases, that's true too. Yeah, but Tulare, isn't my home anymore...Irvine is. That's where I've lived for the past 9 years (WOW!). Irvine and southern california is where most of my friends are. So Cal is where I feel like I'm the real me, the semi-social person...the ass to his friends...the talk out of my ass drunk...the tag along, but this time tagging along with MY friends.

The times that I go back to Tulare for weddings are always the best times though. I've been to countless numbers of weddings from Craig's family and it's always a great time. This time it was Brittani's wedding. It was awesome kicking it with old high school friends. Honestly it was like high school but we're all grown up. Does that make any sense? Craig's family is awesome as usual...James and I got to be in the big extended family picture as usual. Makes, me feel good. The wedding was at NOON though!!! We were drunk at 1pm!!! The reception ended at 5:30pm!!! (the bride and groom had to catch a flight in SF later that night). WOW! Drinking so early in the afternoon freaking knocked me out when I got back home.

Trying to get through the week...such is the life of Joe...

KIIS
So our radio at work is stuck on KIIS. It's pretty fun listening and writing down all the times that "My Boo" or "Drop It Like It's Hot" or "1, 2 Step". But there's this one song that freaking annoys the hell out of me. I could tell you guys which song it is, but then you guys will probably contantly play it. Actually, I don't think so because it's a freaking annoying that I'd be surprised if anyone actually likes it.

There is one song on KIIS that I do actually like, but I'm not gonna admit it either because then you'll still make fun of me for liking such a cheesy pop song. So yeah, I'm just gonna keep you guessing.

So it's raining like crazy out there. That's gonna make driving back home to Tulare pretty bad. I know it's gonna be snowing at the Grapevine, so we might just take the 101. I dunno, though. Well, to all you who are traveling this weekend, be safe! Talk to you later....such is the life of Joe...

LAWKI!!!
So I was looking at all my pictures that I have on my computer (as I was backing them up) and I just looked at pictures from Hawaii 2003 with COF. I don't wanna soundconceited (conceded?...no, conceited) but DAMN I LOOKED GOOD! HA HA HA. I think that was me at my prime, I was working out regularly, I was on Atkins so I was slimmer, plus I had long flowing locks. So yeah, like EVERYONE else out there...I'm going to start working out again. Not this week, maybe not next week....but sometime. It's gonna be kinda hard working, going to school, and working out...plus my busy social life (ok, you can stop laughing now). Hopefully I can find some space. As for a pact to exercise 3 days a week? I don't think I should make one because I don't think I could keep up, unless working out at home counts (walking up those stairs is pretty damn hard, especially if you're carrying a quarterpounder from McDonalds up...that's like a fourth of a pound! HA!)

So tonight is Thursday and one of my favorite shows is new again tonight!!! WOO HOO!!! NEW EPISODE OF "Life As We Know It...". You all thought I was gonna say "OC" (huh Rachele?). Nope..."Life as we Know it..." or LAWKI as I like to call it (ok, I don't really like to call it that, but I'm getting lazy to type the name, but that's kinda catchy, right? LAWKI?) is so much better. Who's with me? It more real life than the OC which is ironic since I live in the OC.

So new "Lost" last night which I missed. I only caught the last 20-30 minutes. Oh well, I think we recorded it. AND it was the season premiere of "Alias" last night. WOO HOO! You know you love that show...if you aren't watching it then you should be...sgreat!!!

Had dinner with my lil sis last night. I know I don't kick it and visit her as much as I should. It was a great time just eating dinner, having great conversation and allowing both of us to vent about various things. Good times. See, I'm taking little steps to becoming a better big bro. People are amazed that I keep in touch with my Kaba lil sis, I even still keep in touch with my Kaba lil bro. How many of you still keep in touch with your lil bro/lil sis? I guess I just got lucky and got great people for siblings. Thanks Theeds for being a great lil sis and for the company last night. Mmmmmm...pizookie!!!

Ok, that is all for now. Tomorrow is Friday!!! WOO HOO!!! Gotta love that. Such is the life of Joe...

FIGHT ON!
Happy Birthday Dana! Still mid-twenties...but only for a year. Hope you had a great birthday and didn't get too messed up. Actually, I hope you got drunk...but no hangover. Have a great time in Australia!

USC! USC! I bet on the Orange Bowl Game today. I didn't bet on the winner, I bet on over/under. Whether the combined score was over/under 53 points. I bet that it would go over...and I was right! USC alone went over 53 points! I swear sports betting is so awesome...makes the games so much more exciting. So now I have $44 in my online account...I used to have $1000. I lost it all playing pai gow, craps, and poker...I'd win my sportsbetting, but lose it all in the casino. So one of my New Year's Resolutions is to turn that $44 into $1000 by the end of the year. YEAH! Small bets, small bets.

So tonight was Dana's birthday celebration at Fox Sports Grill. I know what you're thinking "you guys are crazy to go to Fox Sports Grill because the Orange Bowl was tonight" but it was actually pretty cool because we got to sit and chill in the dinner area. The bar area was just crazy, but our area was nice and chill and we all got to sit next to each other. Good times kicking it with good people. Nice to see the celebrant drinking up although she said that she was refusing drinks. Theda even stopped by to say hello...and she knew someone there from school. Yeah, that girl is popular. Good times, good times. Stop being mean Jay, don't be so sensitive Cici. HA! Sad thing was in the middle of night I had this relieved look and thought to myslef "i'm so glad it's Friday"...but then I realized...IT'S ONLY TUESDAY! BOOOO!!! I pyched myself out.

So 2 people have told me that I really seem happy and positive now. And yeah, I can feel that too. Things were good to me during the end of 2004. And I'm sure it'll continue into 2005. New Years was great, I'm gonna be seeing friends for the next couple weekends. Mammoth is coming up. It's just gonna be a great year, I seriously can feel it. I love it...I'm so excited! I'm so excited!!! I'm so...so...scared... (not really...i'm just excited).

Ok, that's all for now. It's only Tuesday night....3 more day left for the week and I'm back in Tulare! WOO HOO! Such is the life of Joe...

Happy New Year
For the first time in my life I actually went and did something for New Year's! WOO HOO! I went with some friends to Club AD in Hollywood and it was just great times spent wtih good friends. It was weird though because it seemed like such a short time from when we got there to when they started counting down. I guess the time flies when you're actually doing something for New Years instead of just chilling in front of the TV. Too bad there weren't any biglets there, huh Ryan? HA HA HA. Here are the pictures from New Year's Eve @ Club AD.

I didn't realize this but January is a freaking busy month for me. WOW! This year is starting off to be busy. This weekend I'm going back to Tulare for a wedding that I totally forgot about. It's a old high school friend getting married. THEN I have to freaking start class on the following Monday. YAHOO! Anatomy at IVC! WOO HOO!!! Then the next weekend I'm going to Mammoth. WOO HOO! Sounds like fun! I hope I dont' break anything this year. Then the weekend after that friends from SJ are going down to SD but I also have something to do at PV for my Tita. Crazy crazy. But hey, I guess that's good. Maybe my new years resolution should be "be less lazy".

HELL YEAH! My Niners are in last place!!! You know what that means! FIRST PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT!!! WOO HOO!!!! Decisions, decisions, should they take a QB (Leinhart - USC, White - Oklahoma, Alex Smith - Utah, Aaron Rodgers - Cal) or WR (Mike Williams - USC), or Offensive line...or should they just trade the 1st pick for a couple of 1st round picks. Hmmmmm.... We'll leave that debate up to Mr. Jevon who knows more about the draft than anyone.

Thank you to Jevon and Cici (and Jay) for accomadating us this past weekend. Good times in LA. "The Life Aquatic" was alright, but kicking it was best. I should really get a place in LA for the weekends.

Oh yeah, Thank you Mr. Berto for my 2nd place finish in your Taxxi 2004 Awards for best blog. WAHOO!!!! That's a lot to live up to...now I gotta work to beat Tommy for the first place spot.

That is all for now...first post of 2005. There's bound to hundreds more this year (ok, maybe not hundreds, maybe more like about a hundred more). But I can feel it...2005 is gonna be a good year. Such is the life of Joe...