T minus five minutes

To flight check-in.

The good thing about Southwest Airlines is the free bag checks, the hilarious flight attendants, and the god-awful gold/brown planes.

The bad thing: flight check-ins

You know, if I don’t check in exactly 24 hours in advance, I get stuck with a middle seat, and probably in the back for that matter. It feels as if people just sit at their computer constantly putting in their confirmation number five minutes early until it finally gets accepted as truly 24 hours before the flight departure. For some reason, we all tend to think that the time we have could be as much as five minutes off from the time they have. I’ve even tried to change the time on my computer to see if that works. It’s almost a race. I wonder if I’ll ever get A1. Then it really becomes 12:45 and my internet slows down. It can’t open the southwest.com page.

AND I just got A38.  Thirty eight?! At only 2 minutes after check-in time. 37 people on my flight beat me to the punch. I’ll stare them down tomorrow, oh I’ll stare them down and glare them down. I’ll have contempt for their speed and agility.

FOOLS!

Gimme a Word

So here’s the word Kyle gave me: sedulous

Pronunciation: \ˈse-jə-ləs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin sedulus, from sedulo sincerely, diligently, from sed-, se without + dolus guile — more at suicide

Date: 1540

1 : involving or accomplished with careful perseverance <sedulous craftsmanship>

2 : diligent in application or pursuit <a sedulous student>

 

Now, what I think is so funny about this word is that: it’s summer. Summer is the season for being ANTI sedulous. Yet here I am being reminded once again that I should probably be doing something worthwhile with me time. All I’ve really been doing with my time the past few days is looking at picture of New Orleans, looking at New Orleans’ food, New Orleans’ schools, New Orleans’ apartment guides. If you think I’m stupid…YOU’RE stupid. And here’s why:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So I guess that’s it. Now go stalk someone else. Twitter even…if you so desire.

Fruit Bats

No one believed me when I said bats were cute…

Well, you’re gonna believe me now:

So I’m going to the US open surf competition in Huntington this weekend.
Women’s finals- Saturday 3:00
Men’s finals- Sunday 1:00

GO

California

 

And learn how to make the green bean casserole. It helps.

City of Angels, City of Summer

So I’ve been spending a lot of time in LA this summer. It’s been nice actually. You know, I’ve hated LA for a long time…It’s ugly, it’s dirty, it’s rude, it’s pretentious…it’s hipster. But I’ve found to get over it, you know, considering it’s summertime. Though Los Angeles has no Angels whatsoever, it’s not a bad place to have a good time. Granted, there’s nothing beautiful about it, and I get harassed by every mid-thirties drunkard on the street, but when else am I going to do this shiznit?

Me, Sam, and Kelsey had a metro adventure in where we did many many things….saw Michael Jackon’s star, ate lunch at a Mexican market, went to Chinatown and met a nice guy named Max, got harrassed by a big black guy listening to his headphones, went to Union Station for my first time ever…it was great fun.

As I have friends that live in Echo Park, I’ve been going up there quite a bit too. It’s a great big house with a wittle tiny kitteh.

You know what’s ironic about LA? It’s scary…but there are no dark alleys to be afraid of. There’s too much light pollution.

I’m pretty sure you can’t copyright fractions.

 

Now go change your diaper.

Almost Finished

Not ‘Almost Done.’ This is only because Mrs. Black (my 4th grade teacher) made a very huge deal about the difference between the words ‘done’ and ‘finished.’  The word ‘done’ is only to be used when speaking about food, or something that has a process. I don’t know if this is right (as she also told us to say ’sneaked’ instead of ’snuck’), but it has stuck with me for ten wretched years…going on eleven.

So I have 2.5 days left of my summer class (the .5 is because I’m currently in class). It flew by, faster than Superman, who is faster than a speeding a bullet. This class was waaaaay faster than that, some Mach Speed stuff going on there. So now I am forced to find a new way to spend my time. I have a few little things here and there to do, but mostly, I’ll be bored, muohhstly.

So I say it’s beach, most days. I found this great section of the planet in Newport…it was about ten feet long and two feet wide. Here it is:

 

They look like little lizard tails. River woulda liked ‘em. Yeah…so we’ll see how many different beaches I can hit this summer. Hopefully I’ll be making it to Las Vegas soon, too, to see my wittle baybee Sewah.

So I recommend Summer and Interterm classes to everyone. This is the fourth one I’ve done. The classes are smaller, shorter, more focused. They are much more enjoyable. So go get stuff done, friends.

And please…clean your room.

 

Weirdos (Weirdoes)

Summer Sessions

They have started off terribly. McKinley’s late and there are a dozen of us waiting for him to show up to class. Man.

So I’m looking to find a temporary summer job. But hey, who’s gonna hire someone for only three months? I’m gonna be bored out of my mind if I can’t find some way to spend my time. So maybe I could volunteer. Here are some places around LA that need volunteers and support. PICK A CAUSE!!

http://foodonfoot.org/
This organization helps provide food and clothing to the homeless in Los Angeles.

http://www.spcala.com/
This is the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals in Los Angeles. Foster care for a pet! Or help promote bonds between humans and animals.

http://www.bbbs.org/site/c.diJKKYPLJvH/b.1539751/k.BDB6/Home.htm
Big Brother, Big Sister program. Befriend a child or teen to help them have a positive example in a tough time of adolescence.

BIXE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freakin Awesome.

90210

You know, I’ve been to Beverly Hills. I’ve even stayed at the Beverly Hills hotel (they make the BEST EGG SALAD SANDWICH EVER!) But still, I don’t see what all the hype is. Maybe in the 90s good ol’ B-hills was a more happenin’ place. But it seems that all there is to do is look at rich people’s homes and shop at stores that you have to make an appointment for. LAME. Then again, if I was rolling in cash, I’d probably shop at those stores too.

 

Anyways. It’s amazing how well Family Guy depicts Luke Perry. Take a look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engagements

Stop getting married!
If you’re not old enough to drink champagne at your own wedding, you should rethink getting married.

(omit Ian and Ari here- they should marry, for sure)