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Tuesday, 03 June 2008

  • what's golden

    23 on the 23rd.

    For all those who left happy messages for me, enjoyed drinks and dinner, climbed strawberry mountain, and had a filet 'o friday............THANK YOU!

    My week back in the bay was so great! Busy as ever... but so great!

    It was a week of many firsts: hearing rachel's homily, spengers, strawberry mountain, grad bash, cheeseboard, sake factory, house of curries, use of alumni discount.

    Didn't make it to Disneyland, but planning is underway...

    I've been revisiting ritalovesyou.blogspot.com. It is pretty crazy how much time has passed since I began that blog, and how I have grown since those days.

    And then I began thinking about how I always think about "those days"... and how much energy it takes out of me when I begin dwelling on things like how I feel like I peaked in high school and how secure I felt about myself and about what I want and how...

    see what i mean... it just goes on and on and on in my head.

    ack. a year out of college... and i'm still haven't kicked this habit

    so... I'm starting a new project for my golden year. For myself. To be really present... in the present.

    Here's to the now.

    And to remembering (fondly) the then.

     

Sunday, 27 April 2008

  • a week of getting my ass kicked...

    resulted in a day for ME.

    yesterday i took my car in for its 10,000 mile maintenance at Toyota and had them do a full detail service on in... and NOW IT LOOKS BRAND NEW!! YAY!!

    i know it will probably rain tonight... but oh how I have missed looking at a clean car. After driving it up here in Feb, it just hasn't been the same. and everyday at the end of work, i have to drive it through a FILTHY, MUD-SPEWING, tire wash so my car leaves the jobsite dirtier than when it came in.

    man.. the tires are shiny too.... i ought to take a picture b/c tomorrow... my car will be HELLA gross.

    i also did some things for myself... like getting a long overdue haircut (and color). yeah.... it was the first time I ever used color on my hair... and i think it looks alright. definitely not worth all the money I shelled out b/c I went to Gene Juarez... but we shall see how it lasts. the folks there are uber-nice though. really great service. love the mochas. =)

    had some decent sushi yesterday w/ cheryl (my roommate) and her friend from college. he lived in the bay area for awhile, too. although it wasn't really agreeing w/ me by the time i went to bed. weird.

    today, i think i will go to 99 Ranch and get some halo-halo ingredients and an ice shaver. after Top Chef this week and Dale busting out the halo-halo for the quickfire challenge, i've been craving it like no other. I also saw the episode like 6 times in one night b/c I didn't really sleep on Wednesday night (part of the "my ass got kicked" week)...

    to a less ridiculous week. (although i already know that this week will probably work me harder than last)

    side note: i gotta meet new ppl.

    extra side note: yesterday, i set up a wireless router for the first time. woo! now i am a true engineer. lol... now i get wireless from my own home (and not the neighbors) =P


Monday, 21 April 2008

  • revertigo

    for all your HIMYM enthusiasts, you know what this means.

    it's an interesting thought, right? reverting to your old self when a memory is triggered or when you're with ppl you haven't seen for a really long time.

    i could probably say that I wouldn't revert back to the Rita that existed in high school at a reunion. and i could probably say that i wouldn't revert back to the Rita that existed in college if I visited Cal in my 30s...

    but we'll see...

    (continue reading if you've seen tonight's HIMYM... otherwise this is a SERIOUS SPOILER and i'll even put a huge break in the text so that you, my dear reader, don't see this)












































    OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! ROBIN and BARNEY!!! WHAAAAA??????

    o_O

Sunday, 20 April 2008

Monday, 07 April 2008

  • i wish i was a little bit...

    taller?

    yeah. maybe...

    a baller?

    definitely. and in many senses of the word.

    Congrats to Kansas on their National Championship win. I’m glad I’m not a betting woman... because if I was... I would have but up shitty brackets this year. haha.

    I actually know very little about college hoops, and I’m okay w/ that.

    On the other hand... college football... LOVE IT. frickin a... i’m really bummed to not be able to watch my california golden bears next fall. i wonder what games (if any) will be nationally televised. FSN or Versus is probably going to play UW and WSU up here..... booooooo....

    i’ve been in such a college-y kind of mood lately... whatever that means. hearing about asuc elections and pcn and all that craziness... it’s weird not being a part of it, when that was really my life at this time of year for the last 4 years. i miss it so much. i’m really lacking a venue to express myself artistically up here. maybe it’s fear. maybe it’s laziness. maybe it’s both.

    i think i miss the energy around Cal and the people and the fact that I could be inspired by so many of my peers.

    i don’t want to become jaded in the real world, but perhaps it’s inevitable.

    i wish i was a little bit __________________.

RiTaLoVeSyOu

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    • Birthday: 5/23/1985
    • Gender: Female
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  • This is the day you've been waiting for. This is the day you've been working toward. This day is the culmination of all you've ever done, said, thought, dreamed of, hoped for and planned. It is here, it is real, and it is yours now. No, it is not perfect, yet it is all you could ever need. No, it is not exactly like you might have imagined, yet in many ways it is even better. Today is the day you are living your dreams. Today is the day you are fulfilling your highest possibilities. It's not a rehearsal. It really counts. This is your life and this is your day to live it with all the fullness, all the richness you can possibly give. This is really it, so make it truly great.

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