WEEKEND HOME

To all my best buds back home that I couldn't hang out with... I'm so sorry. My weekend was spent engaged in all my Rhetoric 122 books. (Yes, all 15 of them!) Midterm today... SOOOOO happy that it's over with. Either I kicked its butt, or it kicked mine. I really can't tell with rhetoric classes anymore. I don't even know how my writing style stands in relation to the class. I've realized that I have a hard time conveying my thoughts onto paper. But then again, I have a hard time conveying my thoughts verbally, too. You'd think that 4 years of speech would've changed that... but it hasn't. Either way, it's all over with... unfortunately at the expense of not being able to see any of my friends this weekend!!!!

I'm not really complaining though. My time at home was nicely spent with my family. I've forgotten what great stuff we have at home. Quilted toilet paper is so amazingly soft!!!! And the fridge is always stocked with good food and drinks. (Hooray for Cream Saver Pudding, ice cream sandwiches, chimichangas, and Ruby Red Grapefruit juice!) My parents also finally decided to get cable TV. My dad ended up splurging and getting digital... we now get MTV on 6 different channels... 24 hours a day, 7 days a week of music videos... I watched a lot of TV. (NOT a good thing.) I also figured out who my cutie's girlfriend is... some chick with a horrible attitude! (Jessica, don't mess with me. I can beat down your @$$ in 2 seconds, flat.) Also watched my cutie's basketball game. He was leading scorer again... with TWO bad shoulders!!!! He got stepped on while playing flag football for Macy. Poor baby, some big fat kid landed on him. I also got to hang out a lot with my parents. (Most people might think this is a bad thing, but I sure don't.) Saturday night, both Terri and Jerry didn't wanna go get Chinese food, so it was just my parents and me. Totally awesome food... we all ate soo much that we came home and fell into a food coma. (I had 3 bowls of hot and sour soup and 2 bowls of rice. Yes... I know I eat a lot.) Jerry and I wrestled a lot, too. Unfortunately, he's become too buff that I can't beat him anymore. Terri and I gossiped – yes, about BOYS! All in all, quite a fun weekend.

Checking in at the airports was a different story. As Gabs puts it, I was literally "stripped searched." I can never make it through the metal detectors without the darn thing beeping. They made me take off my jacket, my shoes, and my belt (plus random accessories). Then the female security guard had to pat me down. At LAX, the lady checking my purse went through all my pictures and even commented about what a beautiful looking family I have. LOL, random. I don't really mind though, it's nice to know that they're being so thorough with checking people. Hmm... I guess I'm categorized under "suspicious".

Now, I'm back at Berkeley. Quite relieved that the midterm is over... even played some pool with Brian tonight. Played at that place right at the corner where we always wait for the bus. I used to just see people playing inside while waiting for the bus, but today I finally got to see how the inside looked like. Not bad... it's a pretty cool place to hang out. Mr. Bouncer man at the door wouldn't believe that my ID was real. (I actually look younger than 18?!)

Scorecard
Jamie vs. Rhetoric 122: still pending
Jamie vs. Brian: 1-1 (and counting...)