To my wonderful Spunky...

Who didn't let anyone or anything intimidate her.
For brightening my day when I was stressing.
For letting me bug her and continue to love me.
For being the awesomest hamster all around.

Keep on Rollin' Spunky.

For those of you who didn't know my Spunky, she was my boyfriend and I's first edition to our little family. We got this little awesome hamster for our second anniversary. Right before we got her, I knew she was special. Besides being the only one 'spunky' enough to sniff us out at Petsmart, she had blue eyes and a hole in her right ear. She was definitely one of a kind. She was a black teddy bear hamster with a heart of gold.

From day one, she never let anything scare her. She stood up against unforeseen terrains, (she explored everything in her ball) cats, and our second edition to the family , Zed the dog. One time, she got out and not only lived from the fall (about 2 feet) , she was unhurt and woke up Mike the next morning. :)

Like I said, one of a kind. Unfortunately, Spunky was taken from us on February 14th, 2009. *sigh* She was getting on in hamster years but she didn't go without a fight. She climbed on her little ramp one last time and even tried to climb back up her tube before she succumbed.
She will be missed by everyone who knew her, but most of all by us.

We love you, Spunky. 'Til the next life...

So I just finished my first semester as a grad student. Woot! Go me! Now that I've finished for the semester, all I have to do is work (go new job) and play sims. Which I have been playing all day.

Like obsessively. Like, Mike asks if I'm cooking something tonight and I responded with, "There's a microwave... um love you?". Hehe... poor Zed (my new terror of a puppy :) is suffering also. I quickly took him for a walk, dragging him most of the time so I could get back to the Sims. Then I freaked out the other day because I forgot to pause my game while Mike and I went grocery shopping. I got back and my sim had become a whore. She made out with one guy and was trying to have sex with another. I became shocked to realize that she had not been paying her bills and was about to be kicked out of her apartment. So yeah...I'm just a little obsessed.

On a better note, I actually like the Sim I created this time. She's kind of overweight,(Note: I had never made a fat sim before). It was quite the experience! I did not realize I was doing this but I actually made her to look exactly like my mom. *sigh* I almost started crying. So I tweaked her nose a bit so she resembled me more. Actually me and mom have similar noses so it probably didn't help much but I'm trying not to cry everytime I see her.

She likes to sew...and work on cars. She just finished a curtain and it turned out really pretty. Yah! I may have added a few codes in so she could do this faster and better but I'll never tell :) Anyways, she's fallen head over heels with this sim guy that looks exactly like Mike. I didn't create this dude either. The dude's name is Timothy... I don't personally like the name but beggars can't be choosers. Well, Tim has blond hair and blue eyes but his facial structure and faded beard thingy looks exactly like Mike. See, even the computer thinks me and Mike belong together :)

Okay, I've talked way too long about this so yeah...peace!

well...I was a little late this year but happy hug your mom or important person day. *hugs*

1) Talk to booksamillion people in Discover Mills in April
2) Fill out application for Graduate program
3) Fill out petition for residency after getting accepted

What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding?

He he. I just saw this question and knew I had to remember the "good" old times of the last wedding I went.

The last wedding I went to was actually my best friend's. That was pure PURE PURELY HELL! All those decisions to make. All those damn ideas to come up with. Get creative Sam. Let the juices flow. Screw that. Poor Steph. I love her, don't get me wrong, and she didn't really become a bridezilla but she pretty much organized the whole thing. On top of that, she had to put up with her now sister-in-law's attitude through out the entire thing. It was ridiculous. And lucky me had to be the main maid of honor. I say that because Steph had another close friend be a maid of honor also. But she said I was the main maid of honor. I was confused as it was so I tried to take it with stride. Late night calls of trying to calm her down. Spending every waking moment looking through wedding books. And then that lovely wedding album I was suppose to put together for Steph. Yeah....that still hasn't gotten done. But I did provide plenty of the pictures of her wedding :)

*sigh* I'm glad she married Raffy (or Rafael) but man it totally made me see that I don't want to get married anytime soon. Even if I love my boyfriend aka my babe. And the sad thing is: Steph is already trying to start planning mine. *sigh* Like she didn't get enough stress from hers. I'm stressing as it is with finishing my undergrad degree. I don't need to worry about getting married also.

CONGRATULATIONS JEN!!!!!!!!! So much fun today! I'm so proud of you. We all are! Getting "lost" was awesome. We totally have to do it again. *sigh* Good times , good times! From screaming out your name 10 seconds after they called it to trying all the different dim sum treats. YUMMMMMM!

*thumbs up* YEAH JEN!!!!

Congrats again!

I haven't forgotten that yesterday was hug day. I didn't get to see that many people for the day I have claimed as National Hug People Day, so I'm hugging you guys now!!!! *hugs Thuy, Jen, Marvin, Alex, Alissa, and other random people*

In case you guys are just tuning in, yesterday was my mom's birthday. She was so loved in life that I decided that her birthday should continue on as such a warm day and be claimed as National Hug day. This is the third year I've done this and it hasn't failed yet. So hug everyone you can!!!! I'll make sure I hug everyone on Friday when I see them. Peace out peeps!

Hugs and kisses,
Sam

LOL!!!!! hahahaha! My brother just told me that he and his friends past letters to each other. And they're in high school. IN 11th GRADE!!!! LOL! MUwahahahah! I can see it now...

(soft music playing in the background)
" Dear Keegan,
This is Mack. Do you like my new shoes? I think you're cute....If you want to hang out, check yes or no."

LOL! haha...*sigh* I think I heard him wrong but still...it's a funny thought.

I told Mike about it and has copyrighted the saying "Queermo!" for them. So they are now queermo! Half queer in nature and half emo! (Dad thought emo was an emu ; those big ostriches LOL)

Grrrrr....I just found out that Dell are recalling all laptop batteries that you got from April 2004 to July of this year. *sigh* That means me, and quite a few other people are going to have to get their batteries replaced. I guess our batteries can overheat or something. So Alex, Jen , and anyone else with a Dell laptop, get your battery replaced or it might explode. Darn Dell! I dislike them greatly.

Happy Birthday to me! Thanks everyone who has been posting birthday wishes on Facebook and Livejournal. Thanks guys! I promise I will respond back as soon as I can. hehe! It's not like I have a lot to do today but I just want to wait until my birthday is over so I can respond to everyone! :) Yah!

( The Plans )

I know it sounds pathetic, but I don't want a lot. Besides, dad is hopefully getting me a new stereo thingy. hehe! And I told Mack he could get me something if he wants.

( The anniversary )

I'm glad we got to spend time with each other. It was a good first anniversary. Knock on wood there will be many more. Well I'm going to stop babbling. Thanks everyone! I love you all!

I had the weirdest dream while napping with Mike today... Here is the dream...the dream that will haunt or just make you say "Hey, that sounds like something from the movie 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'"

( THE DREAM OF DOOM!!!! )

Yeah it was so random . But *gasp* there's more! Dun Dun Dun!

( PART TWO!!!! )

I have no idea what the heck I was thinking about. Hmmm...maybe this is a sign. Neh! It's probably just my imagination overworking..as usual...

Okay here we go again...trying once more

( BLAHHHHHHHHH! )


Hmmmm...I wonder if I did it

Yeah.... No more shortcuts for me! Today was suppose to be ultra cool exercising with Thuy and Alissa. Yeah, that didn't work out well. You see, I decided to try and go through Altamonte to get to school. That would have worked out if I hadn't decided on taking a "shortcut" to cut down traffic time. *Sigh* I've taken it before but it was at night. I don't know what happened. I know I turned down the right road but I couldn't find University BLVD. To make matters worse, I was already kind of late getting to the gym. I knew I went too far when I was signs that looked russian. hehe! I passed a street called Slavia Blvd, or something like that. It was weird to say the least.

Besides being aggravated, I decided it was time to turn around and just head back the way I came. I called Alissa and told them I was lost. I feel so bad. I really wanted to go to the gym with them too. Oh well. Maybe we can do it next week. And next time, I won't take the SHORTCUT!!!!!!

I watched that movie "V for Vendetta" with Jen, Alissa, Mike, and a whole bunch of my other friends. One of the things that stuck with me and nearly made me cry the first time I watched the movie was the letter that Valerie wrote right before she died. I wish more people would get this concept. Too much hate, not enough love for one another. Well here's the line:

"I shall die here. Every last inch of me shall perish. Except one.

An inch. It's small and it's fragile and it's the only thing in the world worth having. We must never lose it, or sell it, or give it away. We must never let them take it from us.

I don't know who you are. Or whether you're a man or a woman. I may never see you or cry with you or get drunk with you. But I love you. I hope that you escape this place. I hope that the world turns and that things get better, and that one day people have roses again. I wish I could kiss you.

Valerie

X

from V for Vendetta
Written by Alan Moore.
Art by David Lloyd.

wheeee! Thank goodness I'm done! Done with exams. Done with my presentation. I'm actually still in my class where they are doing their presentations.I'm just chillin' though. My teacher didn't show up for thirty minutes. I think she forgot to wake up and stuff. And then she expected people to hury up and get done. I hope someone reports her. Grrrrr!

Now that I think back on it though and even though I grumbled about them and I was aggravated I realize we all did do a good job. I just wish we had of gotten started earlier. But I realized that we all did what we were supposed to do. So yah for everyone.

I'm glad it's over. Anxious for my grades but I think I'll do ok.

Don't mind me, just grumbling. Damn him! I love him but he's too damn lazy. *sigh* I wanted him to come. GRRRRRR! But I wasn't going to push him.I nearly begged but I'm not going to force him. And like his friend said, "let him hang by himself if he wants. You go have a good time!" This is just like last time. GRRRRRRR! *sigh* Lazy bum. Freaking love him but want to kick him in the shin. *sigh* I mean, yeah, here lately we've been able to spend time with each other. And I'll probably see him tomorrow. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! But still.... I thought he would want to go. NOOOOOO ~~~~ he wants to sit on his butt and watch Malcom in the Middle. Well screw malcom and screw him. Well not literally...hehe..I made a funny. Anyways, I'm not going to let it ruin our "LAST SUPPER"- hehe I like the sound of that.

Well, he's just missing out on a really great time... GO Last Supper group!

I'm glad I'm getting to spend some time with my brother and dad. I always worry that we'll fall apart and never talk to each other. Sometimes it feels that way too. After mom died, we all seemed to kind of drift apart. I mean, I think me and Mack are still close , but I want Mack to get close with dad. But luckily, Mack got done with his homework on time and I was in between studying periods so we all headed to Lake Eola. YAH! It was soo much fun! Me, dad, and Mack just talked and laughed and had fun poking at the funny looking ducks. hehe! There was this one or actually a couple of ducks who had this crown of feathers on top of their head.

When we first saw the duck, dad and I thought that he was deformed with a tumor on his head. hehe! Mack pointed out other ducks that were walking by and had crowns of feathers on top of their heads. Hehe! We all started laughing. The ducks were following us around too. Hehe! I think they thought that we had food. Which we didn't . Oopsie... Forgot the bread. Well at one point, I decided to herd the ducks around. Hehe! They didn't like that and were quacking at me but I herded them to a corner near the tree. Then one of the white ducks walked off. He was trying to be defiant so I walked over and herded him back to the others. Well he was still trying to move around to walk off so I just left him alone.

He waited a few minutes until he saw me standing near dad and then walked back to the duck group that was waiting for him. I was like "Awwwww ducks got to stick together. hehe!"

Overall, it was awesome. I think we're going to do it sometime next week. WHEEE for family night!

I just want to shout out a happy birthday to my friend Alissa! She's turning 20 so yah for her! She's no longer a teenager. *sigh* She's all grown up. hehe! But remember Alissa, you're only as old as you feel. And you've got a youthful spirit still! And plus you don't look 20. I would peg you for an 18 year old still. hehe. Well I hope you have a great day and relax! SO................

*starts singing in a really high pitched voice that's still wobbly*
Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear ALISSA! Happy BiRtHdAy TO you!

It was so much FuN!!!!!! Wheeeeeee! I never skated so hard in my life. LOL. THANKS FOR EVERYONE FOR COMING! It was so much fun! I really enjoyed myself. And despite my dad freaking out , thinking I would get lost coming home, I would do it all again. And I didn't get lost thank you very much. So ha! Alissa and Tyronne's B-Day smash was so cool! Go Jen for thinking of it. She was the real brains behind it. Her and Alex. I just helped a little. GO people!

*Sigh* I hope we get to do it all again. We all have sores and bruises. (hehe) (Alissa bruised her booty, Jen bruised her foot and arm , and I bruised my left ankle, Man Louk bruised his chin - bad....GOOD TIMES)

Well...it was good. It was well worth the pain we all suffered hehe! It was also worth the 6 dollars.

If you would like to learn more about the crucifiction and see more pictures... go to Alissa, Jen's , and/or Alex's lj. WHEEEE!

100 years
"I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are

I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars

15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live

I'm 33 for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm a they
A kid on the way
A family on my mind

I'm 45 for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life

15 there's still time for you
Time to buy, Time to lose yourself
Within a morning star

15 I'm all right with you
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live

Half time goes by
Suddenly you're wise
Another blink of an eye
67 is gone
The sun is getting high
We're moving on...

I'm 99 for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are

15 there's still time for you
22 I feel her too
33 you're on your way
Every day's a new day...

15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose
Hey 15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live"
- got this from lyricstop.com

I know you guys have seen the commercial. It's the one where you see the dude's life flash before everyone's eyes. Well I always saw that commercial and I didn't think anything of it. But one day, I really paid attention to the song and it touched me.

*sigh* Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get the song out of my head. I hear it everywhere now. On tv, on the radio, some random person is singing. Hehe. Well I don't think the conversation I had with Mike helped either. We talked about getting old and having nothing accomplished and stuff. Yeah see we can have deep conversations at times. hehe. Just kidding. Well it made me sad at first to think of getting old and just waiting for death to happen so I want to accomplish something in my life. Something I'll be proud of. It doesn't have to be anything famous, I just want to die (at an old age) and know that I did something that made a difference somewhere.

Sorry getting too deep and definitely been playing this song too much. I think the point I want to get at is not letting your life go by without you living it to the fullest. Like the song said, you've only got 100 years to live.