So I'm back in the island... While I waited for my luggage at the airport, I was trying to think of an insult for inefficiency... and muggles kept creeping into my mind... and then i came up with a weird analogy... if puerto ricans are muggles, then I must be a mudblood witch... mr. potter is messing with my mind i think...
Dave is here visiting Isa. We all went out last night to a karaoke bar in Old San Juan and had a great time...
This morning I had to do laundry, but our washer and dryer are broken so had to drive to my grandmother's house with all the dirty clothes... on the way there my mom, brother and I were on a mission to get gas. The truck drivers in the island are on strike and not delivering anything... well, only medicine... So the are not delivering gas to gas stations... People went crazy today trying to fill their tanks because we don't know how long this is going to last... Lines were 30 cars long to get gas and some gas stations are already closed and empty. It's ridiculous.. It's like London was getting too much attention from the public and the truck drivers created a diversion to bring the attention back to the island... or maybe this is the government's plan to get people to use the new metro.... my point is that it sucks... we are going down... what's wrong with this place!!! muggles!
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Friday, July 15, 2005
Organic Chemistry is backside attacking me
It's finally over. I'm done with orgo forever! The class was a torture... The class was only 1 hr 45 min long, but the teacher gave us a 5 minute break every day... not because washu students can't sit through a 1 hr 45 min class... but because she needs a smoke every hour... Her graspy voice and constant caughing made me sick some days. I don't even want to remember. I spent all my days working and studying and still it felt like it wasn't enough... but i survived!!!
It was also lonely to live in the apartment by myself... Half way through the summer, Juan moved in and Dave made a surprise visit. Fun times...
When the class was over, I finally went to the pool and started reading harry potter. I'm addicted to it now... Read the first 2 books in 6 days. My plan is to catch up to Isa.. she's already in book 5...
It was also lonely to live in the apartment by myself... Half way through the summer, Juan moved in and Dave made a surprise visit. Fun times...
When the class was over, I finally went to the pool and started reading harry potter. I'm addicted to it now... Read the first 2 books in 6 days. My plan is to catch up to Isa.. she's already in book 5...
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
If I had my life over...
You know how you sometimes stalk people's AIM Away Messages... this one I just got from Isa and gave me something to think about..
If I had my life to live over, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I'm one of those people who live sanely and sensibly hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I've been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute.
If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have. If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.
-Nadine Stair (written when she was eighty-five years old)
If I had my life to live over, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax, I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.
You see, I'm one of those people who live sanely and sensibly hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I've been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute.
If I had to do it again, I would travel lighter than I have. If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.
-Nadine Stair (written when she was eighty-five years old)
Monday, July 04, 2005
Get to know me..
((ME))
1. Full Name: Isabel Cristina Acevedo Perez2
2. Nicknames: cuqui
3. City / State: Bayamon, PR (permanent), St. Louis, MO
4. Birthday: Aug. 3, 1984
5. Age: 20
6. Zodiac Sign: Leo
7. Schoo: Col. Marista (high), Washington University in St. Louis
8. Sports: basketball
9. Hobbies: doing more than i can...
10. Righty or Lefty: Righty
(( FAMILY ))
1. Parents Names: Isabel & Ricardo
2. Siblings / Ages: Ricky, 19
3. Do you get along with your parents?: most of the time
4. Do you get along with your siblings?: Yes
5. Do you all live together?: According to the IRS... yes
(( FAVORITES ))
1. Day of the week: Thursday...
2. Month: August
3. Season: all
4. Holiday: Thanksgiving
5. Movies: 13 going on 30, mean girls, love actually, bridget jones, peter pan, ever after, notebook...
6. Actors: George Clooney, Hugh Grant
7. Actresses: Sandra Bullock, Renee Zellewer, Jenniffer Garner, Rachel McAdams
8. TV Shows: Best Week Ever
9. Songs: too many!
10. Music Groups: Black Eyed Peas, EBS, Oreja de Van Gogh
11. Music Singers: Arjona
12. Quote: "Do whatever you want, it's not like i need a play by play"
13. Colors: Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow
14. Animals: dog
15. Flowers: whatever is red, pink, orange or yellow...
16. Books: Law of Love, Swift as Desire, Portrait in Sepia, Daughter of Fortune, Almost a Woman, Dirty Girls Social Club, When I was Puerto Rican
17. School Subject: math
18. Foods: Rice & Beans
19. Drinks: strawberry diquiri, virgin
20. Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
21. Pizza Toppings: plain cheese
(( FRIENDS ))
1. Best Friends: Isa, Gaby, Lorena & Lydia
2. Funniest: Jose
3. Most Trustworthy: Isa
4. Most Loyal: Isa
5. Most Honest: Lydia
6. Gives you Advice: all
7. Shyest: Lydia
8. Most Boycrazy: Gaby
9. Most Trendy: Lydia
10. Lives closest to you: depends where I am..
11. Lives farthest away from you: all the seniors that graduated this year....
12. Are you most like: Isa & Lorena
13. Most talented: all
14. Best Singer: Nicole
15. Best Dancer: Isa
16. Most memories: with Isa I go back to 7th grade and counting, Alexandra goes back to elementary school...
(( RELATIONSHIPS ))
1.Boyfriend/Girlfriend: where's my cowboy?
2. Crush: David was my last big crush..
3. Qualities you look for: funny, easy to talk, daring, knows how to cook & dance
4. First Kiss: Summer before junior year in higschool
5. First Relationship: never had
6. Most Romantic Moment: kissing outside while snowing.
7. Personality or Looks: Personality
(( THIS OR THAT ))
1. Baseball or Football: Futbol
2. Ben Stiller or Ben Affleck: Stiller
3. Cat or Dog: Dog
4. Truck or Car: SUV
5. Rain or Sun: Sun
6. Winter or Summer: Summer
7. Love or Lust: Love, lust is fun
8. Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast: Beauty & the Beast
9. Movies or Broadway: I would give up any movie for a show
10. CD or Tape: CD
11. DVD or VHS: DVD
12. Ham or Turkey: Turkey
13. Feet or Hands: Feet
14. Legs or Arms: Legs
15. Dance or Singing: Dance
16. Cell or Housephone: who has a homephone this days?
17. Friends or BF/GF: Friends
18. Flying or Driving: Flying on my wayy there, driving on my way back... (VEGAS!)
19. Running or Jogging: Jogging
20. Christmas or Birthday: Birthday
21. Pink or Blue: Pink
22. White or Black: BLACK.
23. Britney or Christina: Jessica
24. iPod or MP3: iPod
1. Full Name: Isabel Cristina Acevedo Perez2
2. Nicknames: cuqui
3. City / State: Bayamon, PR (permanent), St. Louis, MO
4. Birthday: Aug. 3, 1984
5. Age: 20
6. Zodiac Sign: Leo
7. Schoo: Col. Marista (high), Washington University in St. Louis
8. Sports: basketball
9. Hobbies: doing more than i can...
10. Righty or Lefty: Righty
(( FAMILY ))
1. Parents Names: Isabel & Ricardo
2. Siblings / Ages: Ricky, 19
3. Do you get along with your parents?: most of the time
4. Do you get along with your siblings?: Yes
5. Do you all live together?: According to the IRS... yes
(( FAVORITES ))
1. Day of the week: Thursday...
2. Month: August
3. Season: all
4. Holiday: Thanksgiving
5. Movies: 13 going on 30, mean girls, love actually, bridget jones, peter pan, ever after, notebook...
6. Actors: George Clooney, Hugh Grant
7. Actresses: Sandra Bullock, Renee Zellewer, Jenniffer Garner, Rachel McAdams
8. TV Shows: Best Week Ever
9. Songs: too many!
10. Music Groups: Black Eyed Peas, EBS, Oreja de Van Gogh
11. Music Singers: Arjona
12. Quote: "Do whatever you want, it's not like i need a play by play"
13. Colors: Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow
14. Animals: dog
15. Flowers: whatever is red, pink, orange or yellow...
16. Books: Law of Love, Swift as Desire, Portrait in Sepia, Daughter of Fortune, Almost a Woman, Dirty Girls Social Club, When I was Puerto Rican
17. School Subject: math
18. Foods: Rice & Beans
19. Drinks: strawberry diquiri, virgin
20. Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
21. Pizza Toppings: plain cheese
(( FRIENDS ))
1. Best Friends: Isa, Gaby, Lorena & Lydia
2. Funniest: Jose
3. Most Trustworthy: Isa
4. Most Loyal: Isa
5. Most Honest: Lydia
6. Gives you Advice: all
7. Shyest: Lydia
8. Most Boycrazy: Gaby
9. Most Trendy: Lydia
10. Lives closest to you: depends where I am..
11. Lives farthest away from you: all the seniors that graduated this year....
12. Are you most like: Isa & Lorena
13. Most talented: all
14. Best Singer: Nicole
15. Best Dancer: Isa
16. Most memories: with Isa I go back to 7th grade and counting, Alexandra goes back to elementary school...
(( RELATIONSHIPS ))
1.Boyfriend/Girlfriend: where's my cowboy?
2. Crush: David was my last big crush..
3. Qualities you look for: funny, easy to talk, daring, knows how to cook & dance
4. First Kiss: Summer before junior year in higschool
5. First Relationship: never had
6. Most Romantic Moment: kissing outside while snowing.
7. Personality or Looks: Personality
(( THIS OR THAT ))
1. Baseball or Football: Futbol
2. Ben Stiller or Ben Affleck: Stiller
3. Cat or Dog: Dog
4. Truck or Car: SUV
5. Rain or Sun: Sun
6. Winter or Summer: Summer
7. Love or Lust: Love, lust is fun
8. Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast: Beauty & the Beast
9. Movies or Broadway: I would give up any movie for a show
10. CD or Tape: CD
11. DVD or VHS: DVD
12. Ham or Turkey: Turkey
13. Feet or Hands: Feet
14. Legs or Arms: Legs
15. Dance or Singing: Dance
16. Cell or Housephone: who has a homephone this days?
17. Friends or BF/GF: Friends
18. Flying or Driving: Flying on my wayy there, driving on my way back... (VEGAS!)
19. Running or Jogging: Jogging
20. Christmas or Birthday: Birthday
21. Pink or Blue: Pink
22. White or Black: BLACK.
23. Britney or Christina: Jessica
24. iPod or MP3: iPod
Sunday, July 03, 2005
4th of July (It's a holiday!)
So... this morning i went to a mentoring session for orgo... it was more helpful than i thought it could be... When I got back home I had homemade cookies in the mail Isaura sent me from PR. When she took orgo 3 years ago I would leave chocolate chip cookies for her after each exam. It was a very nice thing to do... It definately made my day really special.
I went with Jose to some mexican restaurant downtown... the real thing... good! Can't remember the name... it was in the cornoer of Cherokee and Iowa... funny I remember street names, but no the restaurant... you see, all the streets over there were named after a state.. so it got my attention..
Anyway I got home and did some studying.. the boring, but most important part of my day... After all, I'm here to study.. just because I don't talk about it, doesnt mean im not studying... but who wants to hear about study sessions.. nothing exciting happens... you just sit down, read, do problems, and learn.. nothing exciting about that...
Around 6:30 we got together to go to Fair Saint Louis.... We took the Metrolink... there was a baseball game going on so there were a lot of people doing the same thing we did... it took us almost an hour to get to the landing... and then there was a huge line to get in... they were checking everyone... all that safty thing they do these days... We got in just in time for the concert... the black eyed peas were playing... We managed to get to the front of the back.... yeah... there was a special section for the sponsors.. they had seats and everything... and two women were singing for the deaf... yeah.. i had never seen that before... but they were doing sign language for all the songs and they made all this faces and they got so into it... it was hard to decide where to look.. the black eyed peas or the two women. but seriously, the concert was really good. the band sounds really good live... i really enjoyed when they played 'where is the love.' they did the turn off every light... lighters and cellphones on.. it was very emotional.. but then the guy next to us spilled some beer on a woman and then she spilled the whole thing on his face... a really tense situation.. we had to call the police officer who grab the guy and took him away... again.. really intense... but hey.. the guy was gone, more space for us to sing and dance! about dancing.. there was some crazy dancing going on... two girls next to us were shaking it like no one was watching.. but there were a lot of people watching.. and it wasn't pretty...
it took us almost an hour to get back to forest park.... we got a glimpse of the fireworks.. not much... and we went to denny's... thats another story... another really long wait to get greasy burgers & seasoned fries...
I went with Jose to some mexican restaurant downtown... the real thing... good! Can't remember the name... it was in the cornoer of Cherokee and Iowa... funny I remember street names, but no the restaurant... you see, all the streets over there were named after a state.. so it got my attention..
Anyway I got home and did some studying.. the boring, but most important part of my day... After all, I'm here to study.. just because I don't talk about it, doesnt mean im not studying... but who wants to hear about study sessions.. nothing exciting happens... you just sit down, read, do problems, and learn.. nothing exciting about that...
Around 6:30 we got together to go to Fair Saint Louis.... We took the Metrolink... there was a baseball game going on so there were a lot of people doing the same thing we did... it took us almost an hour to get to the landing... and then there was a huge line to get in... they were checking everyone... all that safty thing they do these days... We got in just in time for the concert... the black eyed peas were playing... We managed to get to the front of the back.... yeah... there was a special section for the sponsors.. they had seats and everything... and two women were singing for the deaf... yeah.. i had never seen that before... but they were doing sign language for all the songs and they made all this faces and they got so into it... it was hard to decide where to look.. the black eyed peas or the two women. but seriously, the concert was really good. the band sounds really good live... i really enjoyed when they played 'where is the love.' they did the turn off every light... lighters and cellphones on.. it was very emotional.. but then the guy next to us spilled some beer on a woman and then she spilled the whole thing on his face... a really tense situation.. we had to call the police officer who grab the guy and took him away... again.. really intense... but hey.. the guy was gone, more space for us to sing and dance! about dancing.. there was some crazy dancing going on... two girls next to us were shaking it like no one was watching.. but there were a lot of people watching.. and it wasn't pretty...
it took us almost an hour to get back to forest park.... we got a glimpse of the fireworks.. not much... and we went to denny's... thats another story... another really long wait to get greasy burgers & seasoned fries...
Friday, July 01, 2005
Lets see if this works...
So... my plan is to eventually write a book about my life.... 'gimmick' I thought it would be a good idea to start blogging and maybe when i start writing my memoire i'll remember what happened in my life...
I don't really know where to go with this.. if you wanna know what my life has been so far or if you wanna know what i did today.... so don't expect anything from me... i'm not really expecting anyone to read this either....
I'm in St. Louis no... living the organic life for 5 weeks..... its rediculously hard... first two weeks were pretty bad so i've been trying really hard to really figure out the best way to study this shizzle....
Besides that... i'm living by myself in Juan's apartment... it gets pretty lonely sometimes... But it's good... I'm also working at the Sakiyama-Elbert engineering lab... apartenly the only thing i'm doing right this days.... i'm enjoying that...
Just finished watching best week ever... that show is amazing... best show out there... in an industry dominated by reality shows and remakes....
Well.. those are my 2 cents for the day...
check it!
I don't really know where to go with this.. if you wanna know what my life has been so far or if you wanna know what i did today.... so don't expect anything from me... i'm not really expecting anyone to read this either....
I'm in St. Louis no... living the organic life for 5 weeks..... its rediculously hard... first two weeks were pretty bad so i've been trying really hard to really figure out the best way to study this shizzle....
Besides that... i'm living by myself in Juan's apartment... it gets pretty lonely sometimes... But it's good... I'm also working at the Sakiyama-Elbert engineering lab... apartenly the only thing i'm doing right this days.... i'm enjoying that...
Just finished watching best week ever... that show is amazing... best show out there... in an industry dominated by reality shows and remakes....
Well.. those are my 2 cents for the day...
check it!
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