it's been a while. again. :P.

I never update during the school year because it's just so hectic! But anyways, i'm in the middle of finals week (only a paper to write by thursday morning and i'll be done!).... but felt like posting this video :].

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wigqKfLWjvM

It was played at the end of "Love and Other Drugs", the Anne + Jake Movie :].

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the start of fall

I know i've been gone for a while....but since it was the end of summer, i was trying to cram in as much fun as possible while i still could xD. I have yet to post all of the pictures i wanted to...but things have just been hectic.

Updates: i just moved into my new apartment and i love it :].I am a college girl, and last year i lived in the dorms, so this year will be different. I'm so used to living with 40- 50 other people just a few seconds' walking distance away so my very own apartment (with 2 other roomies) is quite a change. Of course we have neighbors(that unfortunately we can hear) but it's different than hallmates.

I will recap soon about the end of my summer.....until next time....


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!jEn!

summer updates

Nothing too crazy to report...I've just been busy driving a lot, getting in practice and such, seeing friends here and there. Nothing too eventful.

-Got my license the 27th of July :]] (yes, i'm a late bloomer :P) so i've been trying to run tons of errands to get the hang of it.

-Saw Step Up in 3D with my friend Tom. It was lame. As he put it : "this is Dance Porn. there's no plot, but it's awesome!" hahahaha.

-the 24th of July was my friend Ellen's birthday. I need to post pics of that :D. We went to this asian place nearby and took Sticki Pickis (aka purikura).

-Last week helped my best friend Nour with her garage sale. Just an excuse to see her :]]. Got a sandal tan! (which is great because my sandals are Grecian inspired :3)


Upcoming:
-Tomorrow, going to Six Flags with Kevin as a late celebration of his birthday; then going out for crepes!
-Saturday, possibly hanging out with my girl Audrey :]].
-Next week, Tuesday, Six Flags again, but this time, a sort-of double date with Kevin, his cousin Paul, and Paul's ex. It's bound to be kinda awkward. I mean, just a year ago, the 4 of us went on a sort-of double date with them to Disneyland when they were dating..... ooooh well.

Other than that, i've just finished rewatching Will&Grace. I've been watching The Secret Life of the American Teenager (of course), Pretty Little Liars, Plain Jane (new "thing" with my big bro Steven :D), & a bit of Smallville. Productive summer on my part, eh? :P.

I also think at some point that Kevin and i are going to take another mini-road trip to my hometown, Redlands. So if you Californians know where that is, that's where i'm from :]]. & possibly go to this water park. The name escapes me xP.

Anyways, that's all i got for updates!

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current obsessions and loves

First of all (concerning loves ;]), today is Kevin's birthday, so yay! :]]. We went out to dinner with his family and afterwords we went back to his house to play Apples to Apples. Fun game. It is also our 15 month anniversary today! So hooray!

Onto the rest of the title of the blog: current obsessions

--> concerning style:
-polka dots
-stripes
-bows
-oversized rings
-oxford flats
-the color salmon
-lace
-multi-textured/colored tights
-terrible "family" shows such as Secret Life of the American Teenager and Pretty Little Liars because it features amazing outfits :3 (not to mention yummy man candy ;])

--> concerning movies:
-indie films
-3D/animated films

--> other:
-antique stores/thrifting :3.
-redheads ;]
-anything peach flavored :P
-inanimate objects with mustaches on them

-Currently listening to:
-Kelly Clarkson-- Already Gone
-Christina Perri--Jar of Hearts
-M.I.A.
-Queen

-Currently watching:
-Will & Grace

& i want striped tights, if i haven't said so already xP.

that is all.

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M.I.A.

Yes, so i've been M.I.A. lately.... and....

i'm pretty crazy about miss M.I.A. :D! Download the new album for free!!!! Spread the love! Her new album is definitely trippier, i'd say. I still la-la-la-lahve her though :]]]. Crazy fan girl since 2005!

http://www.urbanascor.com/mia-maya-2010

In other news, nothing too crazy has been going on. Updates:

-Saw How to Train Your Dragon. It was adorable, minus the awkwardly thrown- in- there love thing between hiccup and that chick....


-Saw Despicable Me. Freaking adorable!


-At some point i'm going to see Inception; i heard it was amazing.

-So i finished watching all 6 seasons of Desperate Housewives as of last week. Sigh. And i've been rewatching Will & Grace as of 2 days ago xD. Pretty soon i'm going to get to finding Sex and the City online. Although i've seen all of the seasons, i'm in the mood to watch it xP.


-->Future plans:
-So the much anticipated trip to Northern California has been canceled because my mother is in need of my care (she recently underwent breast reconstructive surgery and is still recovering; she is a breast cancer survivor); so i have tonight, and two days next week to look forward to. Tonight i'll be going to a cute little tea shop called Cafe Veronese that my boyfriend Kevin and i love to go to. Tomorrow is his birthday; however, the two are not connected. We're also going to Panera. Yummmm. I need soup (ew menstrual cramps). Instead, we're going to Six Flags for his birthday, later next week. Then on Saturday (24th) it's my friend Ellen's birthday and we're going out to dinner, sticki pickis and cake :]. Should be a nice night out with the girls!

-Randomness:
-i've been obsessed with polka dots and stripes lately
-Earl grey tea with sugar and mint is amazing. drink it. love it.

-If i haven't already said so, i recently went to LA to visit my friend who goes to FIDM. Here are the piccies! [Pictures taken by my girl Audrey]

































-And went to Old Towne Orange on...Wednesday i think? Kevin and i are fans of antique stores, so we went to a bunch :3. Here are the piccies from it:





















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toy story 3

So today i hung out with my friend Tom. We went to Rubio's for lunch, then the mall so i could buy a present for my friend Ellen for her birthday...then, we saw:



'twas amazing. We both laughed and cried like crazy :3. And my big bro Steven says that it got 99% on rottentomatoes.com...so yay?

jEn

currently watching:

Today so far,

Show: "Pretty Little Liars" (one of my guilty pleasures)



Movie: Be Kind Rewind


jEn

it's been a while...it's summer time!

I know-- it's been a while since i've written. Here's a recap:

-Memorial Day weekend, 2 weekends before Hell Week (finals week), i decided to take a much needed, long over due, spontaneous solo trip down to San Diego to visit my big bro Steven. My initial plan was to take the bus early in the morning to catch the only metrolink going out to Orange County (in order to transfer and take Amtrak down to San Diego); Buttttttt, i missed my stop. xP. So i freaked out, tried calling my friend to see if she or anyone else could take me back, but that didn't work out. So i waited until i saw a stop i recognized, the stop at the mall. Called Steven frantically so he could find me another way to get to Orange County....So i took the bus to Orange County, then once in OC, i got lost again, so i called the bus whatever hotline thing, and found my way. Bought my tickets (round trip tickets) and i was on my way. The trip should have taken me about 3 hours, but since i messed up, it took me about 7 hours hahahaha xP. But it was definitely a learning experience. Once i got there, it was great to see Steven. He picked me up, took me back to his apartment, I met his friend Andrea, he took me to Costco and then made me a nice home cooked meal (i had been craving one for what felt like forever!). That night, went to a house party. Half of the people there were old dance team mates of my brother's, so it was fun to see drunk people ball room dancing. The downside, some drunk guy tried to dance with me and touched my neck. But he quickly backed off. This other creeper danced with me (i kept my distance) and he was so incredibly cheesy. First he threw this line at me : "you're gorgeous....in a platonic way"...wtf? lol. Then he kissed my hand. Andrea was standing off to the side, protective, and waiting to cut in if anything crazy happened. I laughed the kiss off. Then he kissed my hand again. Over it, i thanked him, and left him there, confused. He was such a creeper hahaha. Second day was chill. I went to the mall with Andrea, bought a bikini(Steven wanted to take me to the beach but he forgot to tell me to buy a swim suit!), went out for tea, and came back. At night Steven and i saw Sex and the City 2. I was so offended by a lot of the messages the movie was sending out about the Middle East and how they treat women by their manner of dress. I felt it was ignorant (I feel this way because my best friend is Middle Eastern and i respect her culture and hold it up to such a high esteem). It was better than expected, the clothes were great, the plot was slightly better than the first movie, but for the most part, i didn't like it. I normally don't like sequels (the first movie counts as a sequel too xP. I'm a big fan of the show!). The final day, woke up and went to brunch with my bro, his roomies, and his good friend Allison (absolutely love her!). Brunch was great :]. That night, Allison came over and helped me with my application and resume for an undergrad research assistant job i want to be a part of ...it's this professor's lab on campus. The job doesn't pay, but it definitely pays off. It counts as 2 units and is a great thing to have on my record! Anyways, overall, San Diego Trip alone = success!
-Weekend before finals week, Kevin came over and we spent the whole day sleeping and watching movies lol.
-Finals week. 3 finals, all written. And i think i did well. Let's hope for straight A's!
-Today (or technically, yesterday, Sunday) was my big bro's graduation from UCSD! :]. I'll post up pictures from both the San Diego trip and the graduation pics soon!
-I'm excited for summer. SO SO SO excited. Tons of plans....i'll update later. Now: desperate housewives!

new discovery

It's crazy how much your parents affect how you'll turn out.
Not just through genetics, but through nurture, too.
For better or for worse, for good traits and bad.
Today I discovered how alike my mother and I are.

<3
jEn

LOOKBOOK.nu: "i don't give a hOOt" by Mai Anh T.

LOOKBOOK.nu: "i don't give a hOOt" by Mai Anh T.: "Tan/gold Scarf from H&M, Light Blue Cigarette Skinny Jeans from Urban Outfitters, Black Velvet Blazer from Forever 21, Oversized Gold Owl Necklace from Forever 21"

i want curly hair

Random: last night after i took a shower i took off the towel from my head and my hair ended up wavy-ish curly. Sigh. Wish it could like this all the time :{.


yes. that's natural, baby :]]


old. my roomie, Mayra, did my hair for me :D.

<3
jEn

museum pictures!

Museum piccies: