it's that time again

well hello everyone! wow, so here i am, wasting time that i could be using to study my substitution nucleophilic bimolecular reactions [try saying that 3 times fast `;P] LOL .. joke joke, i'm sure organic chemistry can wait while i update my weblog and write a little bit in here. as you can see i finally got the motivation to change my layout .. i really liked my teen titans layout but i think i had to change it so you know, i could be in tune with the season and everything. in church today the monsignor in guardian angels was tellin all the people how in the stores they won't allow the employees to say "merry christmas" to the customers .. and i really thought about it and i was like, yeah that sucks .. ! he said that if it wasn't for Jesus there would be no Christmas in the first place -- my Jewish friend even told me that the only reason chanukkah [sp?] is so big is because of christmas and the Jewish people didn't want to feel left out. and she said i think -- yom kippur and passover were way bigger holidays in the Jewish calendar. food for thought, huh? so at least, i'm gonna say merry christmas to people .. unless you're buying presents for "holiday" .. i think i feel more comfortable saying merry christmas. even if you're not christian you should still be able to get the good wishes from my religion. so there. `;P

ironically i've been going out more and more as the year comes to a close .. i thought after my last spree i'd be staying home for quite a while because after all .. all this going out gets pretty tiring. but then again, being by yourself can only be fun for so long -- trust me on this one. haha. and these past 2 events were planned for in advance so i couldn't really not go. haha. it's funny that as soon as i quit my job, people started to give me a lot of reasons why i shouldn't be working on the weekends -- "angelica! there's a party this weekend! and then next weekend there's this! and then after that is this!" wow .. i feel so special. and social. woopie! =) haha. but then again, there's also my weekly exam schedule that starts from next week until the 21st -- yes, as i've been saying, i do have an exam on my birthday. yuck! so i think i'll have to be cutting back on the weekend sprees so i can actually get shit done on those days. as well as all the other days in the week. ahhh school, books, yuck. hey, that's life for you in college. unless you don't care.. and that's a different story ..

so last week i had 2 parties to go to on the same day -- first was my godson jeremy's birthday party, and then was pretty princess mae's sweet sixteen. sure was one hectic day ..

at jeremy's party, i never felt more old in my life. haha. every day i get teased at for being "so young" [after all, i'm only going to be 19 while everyone else is 20+ haha] but that day, i was actually 15+ years older than a good number of the guests at the party. haha. all the kids were so cute, especially my godson, who if you glanced at him quickly, you would think he was a white kid/mixed. lols! joke joke, he's still so cute. they had a person come in to dress up like elmo and entertain the children, and it was hilarious that all of the small children and babies started crying. i think they were all traumatized .. and it made me kind of glad that i never had some character like that at my birthday party because GOD knows i'd be freakin out at that age. but i gotta give the dude credit for trying .. at least you're wearing a character mask and when someone like me takes your picture, we can't fully humiliate you. just kidding ^_^ my godson was pretty funny -- he was pretty unaffected and the whole time he had this expression on his face like "what the hell is the big deal." no smiling, just chillen there the whole time while all of his contemporaries cried their lungs out. i couldn't help but just laugh the whole time at the whole scene. i still remember how it was when i was little, going to countless birthday parties of GOD-knows-who and playing with random children who were the sons/daughters of random family friends. i guess at that age you just needed random kids at your party because in your own family there weren't enough. and plus, you just wanted your kid to like, learn how to be social and make new friends as a little kid.. and then when i got older i forgot who i used to play with, and then i'd randomly see them again nowadays and be like -- didn't i used to play tag/hide-and-go-seek/run around/etc. etc. with you? and vaguely, the memories would come back. i want to see all of those little kids when they grow up in about 10-15 years.. who knows, they might end up dating or something. but then again, if your parents kinda know who you would be in to, it's a little uncomfortable. haha ..

then, after a mad dash home to change, mary, gabe, angelo, and i headed off to mae's sweet sixteen. personally i think i looked busted in all my pics, but hey, it was a cool hairstyle.. i think. haha. unlike me, mae looked positively gorgeous .. it stunned me to think how she used to be the young girl i would wave at when we were back in st. matthews. and look at her now, all grown up! haha. i think her party was just about the last sweet sixteen i had to go to for this point in my life .. you would think in college i was finished with these parties. haha. i think i was the oldest non-relative there [with the exception of johan and reggie -- they don't count because they're part of the whole crew of things. haha] mary & co. did a surprise dance for her that came out really nice .. they even did a mini-modern waltz to *nsync's "gone" that i kind of wish i got to dance in a cotillion. sometimes i wish i was in more cotillion things in high school .. i was basically in only 2 -- mine and mary's -- as well as a couple of modern/surprise dance things that i did too. eh, well, i still got to go to the parties and collect all the little figurines .. you should see the whole collection at my house. haha. when i have a daughter i hope she'll agree to have a sweet sixteen too .. some people think it's a waste of money but you know, i look back on mine .. and that's about the only day next to your wedding where you get treated like a star. it's pretty hot, unless you're not comfortable with all that attention. haha. and here are some more pictures .. [click to enlarge]

mae and me


mae's luxurious cake


me and my fake boyfriend aaron


mae and gabe
they have a friendship that is so cute it's envious. =]

and yesterday, i went to a college party at rutgers. well, first, i spontaneously went to applebee's with my homeslice .. it was weird because i had already eaten dinner, but hey, it was friday night. lol. applebee's was swarming with people .. it was a birthday celebration for christine's friend julian and i guess word got out prettyy fast lol. we didn't really eat, and we bounced, along with my neighbor randy [lol] and his friend chris. we ended up going to rutgers, out of nowhere, at some random party in the suites. it was pretty funny when i came home, my mom was making fun of me and she called me a party crasher because i didn't really know whose party i was at. but at the party, i think i finally realized and admit that you know what, i don't really mesh well with the whole college party scene. first, i don't drink .. and that's like the whole point of the party .. to get boozed up. i think i'm more conservative than people tend to remember .. i get offered drinks and i'm thankful that i have the strength to politely refuse. if you really want to know, i didn't have that much of a good time at that party that i was at [it's not like the dude is going to read this -- whoever's party it was -- after all, he doesn't even know me lol] and yeah, i'm glad i went home as early as i could. being there made me wish i was at a club -- even though clubbing is like $30+ dollars when i go and i'm ass broke at least i know i'm gonna have a way better time .. even with the wrinkly funny old 40+ year olds who are there. lols! so yeah, maybe i should be hitting the clubs up instead .. definitely no more college parties for me. i .. just .. don't .. like them. haha.

on a final note, i want to go to new york city before new year's eve. during medical sociology with super sam i found a metrocard on the floor. i want to see if anything's on it -- and if so, hey! free ride on the subway until new year's eve. ^_^ plus, i just want to go to new york in general .. just for fun .. even if i am a broke ass hoe. so do you want to come with me? seriously! =)

and now, i'm going across the street for gabe's family dinner party. so until next time .. i'll catch you kids later. =)

quick shoutouts to -- marielle, christine [homeslice], eddie, kassy.. and bestfriend jackie gets 2 for 2. haha. ^_^

aiiiiiiight peeeeeeeace. <3