Riding with Niki

equals either laughter or fear............or both...in no particular order. =P
OKAY so I guess I failed to learn from previous lessons that it is difficult to drive while your friends are talking in the car....because I get distracted! But.......we laughed in the end, so it's ok! I think today was probably my most productive day ever......and it was cool working and fellowshipping at the same time. We got a lot done [we meaning, KH, Rochelle, Faith, Christian, and me] and all that's left to do really is buy the rest of the minimal supplies on wednesday...finish stringing name tags and printing some more for the new campers.....and putting the program booklets together.....all 150 of them........actually.....there's probably only 145ish because the printer accidentally picked up two sheets at a time and so it cut off the design. Anyway, I also have to laminate some things and cut paper. After finishing up the stuff at my work, we went to Yogurtland! That was probably the best yogurt combination i've made so far and I was happy with my yogurt! YAY! And then we hung out at the Bible College and dropped Faith off.......and then went to church to pick something up, dropped off Rochelle.....went to Joannes [which failed], Party City, Office Depot, and Wal-Mart...............where we met up with EJ and Anton to discuss many camp things........and saved a lot of trouble by scratching the idea of rubber bands.

ALL IN ALL:
=D



.....and we have yet to find a bear suit =/

There's something about....

karaoke at Diane's house on Friday nights after the gathering......

I don't know what it is, but there's always been karaoke haha....not that it's bad or anything, but that's something that is memorable in my mind when i think of that place =P

Anywho, I am finally back home for the week and I AM SO GLAD. I mean, my semester isn't as hard as the last, but I just love being back home and being in murrieta for longer than just a weekend. I'm going to regret bringing all my stuff from the dorm to my room....because when I go back, it'll be a pain to carry....oh well. That's a small price to pay for being able to sleep in my own bed for a whole week and spending time at home and maybe hanging out with friends from church that I've been hoping for for a while =[.

I was doubly happy that I was able to make it to the bible study BEFORE the message started, so i actually got to hear the message instead of coming later when it's done..yayyy! I guess I didn't take as long to get home.....I left at 6ish..and got to my house at 740ish to drop off my stuff and went to the Gomez' house. Anyway, I was blessed by the Word this night and found out many interesting things I never knew before, so that was pretty coool.

=O Gotta wake up early later this morning! I haven't even seen my parents yet because I came home late =[. Aw mann.

on my lunch break of freedom =[

This break is the only thing keeping me saaannnnneenenennenene! I want to go home already and continue with the spring camp agendas.....*sigh*....only 4 more hours to go........

And just as preparations for spring camp were going well, Satan always has a way of breaking that up...........so hopefully, some things can be resolved so we can all continue to serve!

Anyway...I wish this lunch was 4hours long....but then that would mean I'd be home already.........................

I simply cannot wait until I go back HOME. =]

Spring forth into spring break!

ALREADY!!!! Ack.

So...

yesterday I had work from 4pm to 8pm and if one spends enough time with my boss and co-workers, one can deduce that they are a pretty sarcastic, pessimistic bunch that holds religion with little or no regard...Now, usually my days at work aren't so great because they always pick on me and make remarks and such, but I let it slide because I can usually tell they they're joking, but last night was probably the worst day of work that I've had so far. I mean, there are people who you can never tell whether they like you or not, but there are others where you can get a hint that you're the last person they'd want to talk to. I don't know, for some reason, the remarks and the talking behind my back while I'm in the back of the room, talking about my work and laughing and all this crap really pushed my buttons. AND when I told my boss I couldn't work spring break week, he gave me all this junk without listening to why I couldn't work! My reason is that I'm helping my youth group at church with a youth camp and I'm prepping all week next week and he made it a big deal, adding onto the fact that I would come in to work on camp stuff, but not to work on graphic services stuff. I don't get why I'm the only one they pick on and mess around with when I don't even do anything that should merit that kind of stuff. Geez. I can't wait until this week is over. I know I have to deal with it and be patient and stuff to them and I am, but sometimes I wonder why it's only me. I'm grateful that I even have a job to begin with, but I doubt that my job career in the future will have everyone acting the way my coworkers do now.

And back to camp nametags...there's like a gabazillion layers with 4 names on each one.........

close to giving it up.

=]

I think I'm done with midterms.....silly that I'm not sure =]. I had my last one online today for sociology class...and I did pretty well considering I studied right before I took it. Also...I can't wait until break springs forth so I can be at home for the week and go to camp. yes.:) <--- poor face, it has a mole over its eye.

Tomorrow is D-Day

And by D-Day, I mean DUE DAY for the camp of the ten thousand big ones we have to turn in. I don't know the current status as of right now, but if it's God's will for us to have it there, then He'll make a way------if not, then He's always opening doors for us to walk through.

And now I have learned that I have to do some extra credit for history class due to my...........surprise exam last week---I didn't fail, but I just have to ace my next one haha.

Also, I think the camp shirts are practically A-OK to print! After numerous e-mailing back and forth between Johnny and me, I think they are ready to go! Huzzah

Late night early morning thinking

I looked back on some things just recently......like....WAAAY back....like.....2006 back................and I realize how much I miss being home the whole week after school days in high school and being able to just be......HOME. I also realized many other things =].


Hombre O Hombre.

Muy Tarde Mucho

I always sleep late on Fridays.......because it's called "making-the-most-out-of-being-home-for-two-and-a-half-days" Yea. I got to the nice Wiilympics event at church and it was pretty cool seeing a lot of people there =]. It was also fun playing the drums on Rockband....fun. BUT what I really loved was the time of worship we had---and I didn't even know we were going to do that! It was a blessing and it truly made my day much better.

Anyway...that's about all I wanted to say for now......it's uber late.

The Tale of Unfortunado

I forgot to mention that yesterday, as I was walking from the Kinesiology building, there was this butterfly-type-bug that was flying OUT OF CONTROL and it smacked right into the concrete pillar I just so happened to pass...and I actually heard it's tiny little body hitting the hard wall....and it kept flying wildly. It even swooped in front of me and scared me. Poor thing. I wonder what happened? Maybe it had RABIES.

Another thing I noticed: I was walking back from Life Drawing and everytime I walk to and fro from the dorms to campus or vice versa, I always have to walk through the Gerontology parking lot and building. Gerontology is the study of old aged people....and there are a lot of senior citizens who wish to continue learning, so they go there. I was walking through the lot and when class is out, it is like a BATTLEGROUND of near-accidental rear-ends and confusion. It's scary when you see elderly people backing out of a parking lot and then 5 others start to back out and then they keep going until after almost bumping, they brake and then correct themselves.........I had to walk around the lot as to avoid serious injury myself-----you don't want to get caught up that kind of scene.

I guess today was a super sale of RVCA clothing.......pretty good deals, but I didn't want to buy anything.....gotta save the moneys! I also have to write a check out for $112 for camp....... =].

ANYWHOODLE, I'm eating wheat thins and they're Garlic & Herb flavored.....very delicious~

Orange Juice is full of Vitamin C.ool

Bill Cosby must be in town because my legs feel like JELL-O Pudding. WOW. Instead of going on the spin bikes today, our class went to the baseball stadium and jogged up and down the stairs where the bleachers were...it was awesome. My legs are dead now. I actually enjoyed that more than the bikes..........hehe, but I don't think anybody else did. I also got to see a part of the campus I've never been to before haha......because I don't go to baseball or soccer games...

Today is a nice day.....but I think I'd rather spend it back home instead of here....oh well. Anyway, I think I will depart from this post now and send it out into the world.......and Hot Cheeto Fries are so yummy!

bye!

Fastness inbetween a snake, mongoose, and panther

I went to my life drawing class and got lunch to bring back to my dorm when I forgot my ID card and keys =[...I was fortunate enough that someone was heading into my building too, so I just went in too when they used their card =D and luckily my roommates were in the dorm, so I just rung the doorbell to get in.

Anyway...I had a fun weekend =D. Saturday was great and Sunday was also great......even though I was caught dreaming big during the message. The meeting at Faith's house was super great because more of the schedule had been made. After that I went home because my parents postponed my birthday dinner with them.....so I just talked to my mom while she ate some of my cake [because she overslept for the tagalog service] and then I took a much needed nap =].

And now I have to redo my whole art project that's due on Wednesday =/. Lame dash oh. So I'm going to finish lunch and watching some episodes and other stuff....

Adelaide

is a name of a song.....and a character from a story =]

Man! It feels nice having my contacts out after a long day! I just worked the whole day today...and I have a dental appointment in the morning...and cleaning to do. I'm having a little thing at my house later today and I keep realizing that this will be the first birthday that my brother won't be able to attend. I missed his birthday too in January, but so far, I've already missed about 6 of his birthdays because I was born 6 years after he was......but this will be his first time missing mine. Man. What a bummer. I guess I took all those other birthdays with him for granted because I didn't think he would be away from home already............but......it's for the best because he's really doing something now =]. I thank God so much for Kuya and I can keep saying it over and over and over again, but that still won't be enough to express how blessed I am to have a big brother like him. *sigh*

Anyway...I'll just click on the publish post button now...

Oh me, oh my.

I think I'm going to try to get back into Fruity Loops....not the cereal, I would never get over that because they're yummy...but I mean the music program......I hope I can make good of this!

Post spinning Thursday!

Yes, I cardio spunned today...it was swell. Ugh...yesterday [ I think] I went on the Muse merchandise store thing...and they had items that were on sale for only $5 dollars! What a steal! Because some of those items were like $15-20 by themselves! So...I bought some things...................................................................... =P

Today I have to go the Records and Admissions office to get a student verification thing for my income tax and I have to submit my papers to finally switch to a Bachelor of FINE arts....yayy.

OH YEAH!
Update!

(^-^)> Camp logo still done.......and I just have one more to separate layers before I send to Anton!
(^-^)> Name tags....practically done [still need to verify size and to show the proof]
(^-^)> Confirmed with KH that she will be making the Daily verse posters, awards, and cabin signs
(^-^)> We'll both go out and buy the supplies to bring over to camp
(^-^)> Finished background slides for the PeePeeTee with each sub-Theme title
(^-^)> Program booklet.....still pending.
(^-^)> I'll talk to KH if she can give me the files for posters so I can print out at work!
(^-^)>~~~~~~~@

okay...back to stuff!

A perfect day

..to sit inside. =]

I like this cold weather, but I wouldn't mind if it weren't raining. I just finished my lunch and I'm trying to decide whether or not I should go to my history class.... =/. Alas. Nay. Maybe...not.

This verse on the picture is very special to me as it is one of my life verses along with 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. And it's doubly special because as I was doing this particular devotion , it was at my dorm my freshman year and I was homesick because it was my first time being away from home. When I returned on the weekend, my mom and I shared our devotions because we used to do our morning devotions together until school started. It was amazing because for that same day, we picked the same verse! Out of all the other verses we could have picked for that day! I was so happy because we were 60 miles apart and the Lord spoke the same verse into our hearts to read and write about.....so that's why this verse is special to me. =]. Just thought I'd share.
OH man, in my life drawing class, we're doing a project that practically lets us do whatever we want......as long as we include any sort of depiction of a skeletal section of the human body, a part of it that is muscle and another part that is skin........I was having a hard time because I kept trying to make a realistic one and my teacher was telling me that I can use whatever style I feel more comfortable in.....SO I came up with something....and it is pretty carazy. Well, maybe not carazy, but it's interesting because I don't usually do anything like that..........but if anyone is interested to see, let me know! =] I work on some of my inked drawings in class and I color them with my promarkers and a some people, including my teacher always ask if I'm an animation major.....and I say "no, I'm doing graphic design"......but I keep getting mistaken a lot of times....maybe it's a sign! Nah. I love graphic design =] and I draw as a hobby. I wish I could just magically get money every time I finish a drawing....*sigh*...but that won't happen. Honestly...I would be happy working as a graphic designer primarily for church designs instead of outside church designs.....but I don't know how many of those exist around here.........it would be awesome though......maybe one day. Oh yeah! this sunday, national geographic is showing a cool documentary about blue whales and how the people are trying to find them and study them........MAN O MAN would I LOVE to see a blue whale close up!! Those things are HUMONGOUS and are probably the closest things in size to seeing a dinosaur! Maybe for my birthday, I can go on a boat and look for one...and then I'll find a whole pod family and they'll sing me a song in their whale-ish language.................................................................that would balance out the awfulness of daylight savings on that day.

OKAY! Well, I'm going to finish drinking my honey green tea.....and work on stuff on illustrator...

- Nikstantinople

PWN!

Oh yeah! I'm going to peeown this art history test!! Bwaha! I thought it would be harder to study for it...but making the flash cards made it more helpful! Yayyyy! I can't wait! BUT...the only thing is that today is my long school day because I work right after sociology class 4-8pm. Boo. Anyway....an update!

Revamp Illuminosity:

• Shirt/logos done [just have to format into separate layers for screen printing
• Nametags pending w/ rough draft design and unsure of size..
• Background peepeetees - One with the candle in the corner and the other for downtime display
• Daily verse posters ---still have to make... [KH?]
  
• MUST buy art supplies:: banner paper, paint, spray paint, markers, pens, office supplies for emergencies
• PROGRAM BOOKLET! - shoot. I doooon't knowwwwwww............I'll have to talk with Christian and Faith on this one..
• Certificate Awards..I'll collabo with KH for these
• Hmm...what else.....

Okay! I need to find lunch before class.......but that won't be for another hour or so. Oh yeah, I finished all three seasons of Arrested Development...I'm sad that there aren't anymore to watch! =[. And I'm still praying about being a counselor/cabin leader for the camp.... =/..we'll see what the Lord says about it =]

And I am in need of cleaning my dorm room......ehhh.....yeshhh. I'm working. On things. Right now. Peepeetee. Powerpoint.

OH MAN! For the first time..I have to file my income tax for last year! Wowee! Well......I'm not doing it...my mom is...............ack...i need to learn these things. Anyway, I'm off finish some camp designs!

Illuminosity

! T-shirt design [pending as of right this minute]
! Name tags [with Christian's design]
! Daily verse posters
! Matt's message on peepeetee [?]
! Banners
! Mucho !

I should be studying for art history, but....
I thought I should typogically put some thoughts I thought of.

Like:
I should really stop drinking coffee and just risk falling asleep [it's only history anyway...]
I can't scan my drawing of the camp logo...so I had to take a digitally remastered photo to upload.
I made a new friend in my life drawing class!
I made a sandwich--------and I can't wait until I eat it.

Okay..I gotta work on the logo....and study.....