Kicking the Bucket

I have not posted in such a long time! Almost two weeks! So many things have been going on! Ah summer, busy busy :) Update(late but needs to be said): My Heat unfortunately lost but we did great! We got this far but the Mavs took it--congrats Mavs! y'all worked for it, y'all got it :) the entire series was awesome, enjoyed it very much! We'll see how things go next time--GO HEAT! :)

I am finally back! So many things need to be said! However, first things first: There are an infinite amount of things that I wish to do. All of which I will get accomplished--most definitely! Here is the thing: one will never get anywhere if one does not put their foot down first and stop letting things get in their way. Therefore, I will begin with a list and why not start with:
Things to do before I kick the bucket!
(haha sorry, that sounds so depressing but my little smileys will give it a hint of happy!)

While it would be amazing to make a summer bucket list and run through it all in one summer, I will resort to a lifetime bucket list of which I can cross out anytime of the year :) Many of these things, I've dreamed of doing since I was a child. A lot of the things are small and conceivable while others sound pretty far fetched (reason why they are on a bucket list!). I will also include the things that I've done already and check those off--hopefully my checkout list won't be too short :)



-Roadtrip with my sister and will be willing to try any kind of food as we travel (the only person I would eat meat for) :)
-Go vegan! ✔ (now I need to try raw vegan (O_O)
-Complete a work of art ✔
-Pull an all nighter with friends ✔
-Conquer the autobahn..heck yeah!
-Have a real snow ball fight ✔
-Do something illegal ✔ (this one is half a check)
-Get braces (yes, I always wished to get braces! haha) ✔✔✔✔
-Travel to Korea
-Sing for a large crowd ✔
-Appear on the newspaper ✔ (three times so far :D)
-Ride on a motorcycle
-Brew my own wine--and make it a tasty one :)
-Make and eat s'mores (I've made a pact with my friend. I will give up veganism for real s'mores)
-Go on a real camping trip
-Get in a fight (with a purpose) and win :D
-Complete a marathon
-Bike around the city and go mountain biking
-Learn how to snowboard, skateboard, and surf :)
-Go skiing
-Be in two places at once :)
-Drive a speedboat, go sailing, and snorkeling
-Learn a martial art ✔(TKD! and moved up a belt) :D
-Finish and WIN a game of tennis and racquetball
-Learn how to play golf
-Attend the World Cup
-Remain outside during a tornado ✔ ^_^
-Finish an entire workout program (in progress)
-Play an entire game of any sport, the correct way. (i lack hand eye coordination) :(
-Go horseback riding ✔half
-Make a lasting impact on at least one person's life
-Befriend a complete stranger ✔
-Study Abroad
-Dance in the rain ✔
-Meet someone with my own name :O
-Donate blood ✔
-Grow six feet tall ✔
-Sleepover w/friends ✔
-Curse for the first time... --Ok, I am not too excited about this one. I've never cursed at anyone, never found the need. But when it DOES happen, oh man. Someone must have made me extremely angry--and I don't like to be angry. :(
-Punch someone in the face--and mean it :)
-Fire a pistol :D
-Take a pottery class :)
-Go island hopping on a cruise :)
-Attend a Broadway play
-Cook an entire full course meal for someone special :)
-Visit the Galapagos Islands :)
-Learn three other languages--fluently :)
-Visit every continent
-Ride a mechanical bull
-Get a tattoo--errrr maybe temporary xD
-Be an extra on a film ✔ (mini film. Still counts :)
-Attend The Olympics
-Fly on a helicopter & plane
-Own a snake
-Do 30 push-ups without struggling!
-Pet a lion RAWR
-Help someone defeat their fears :)
-Meet a celebrity ✔ (met and shook the hand of a Mexican actor) and last summer was greeted by Ed Sanders! <3
-Attend a World Festival
-Swim with dolphins
-Make someone laugh so hard, they pee in their pants :D
-Develop my own photographs in a darkroom ✔
-Bungee jump
-play the guitar
-Save someone's life
-Make someone's day
-Spread the joy of smiling :)


My list is going to grow--for sure! I just haven't had the time to write down everything that I have in mind! I will come back and keep adding to my list and most definitely continue checking things off!

Until then, here is a thing to ponder on:
"Quit hanging on to the handrails . . . Let go. Surrender. Go for the ride of your life. Do it every day."
Melody Beattie

Finals

The series is now tied!! 2-2!!! Miami can still do it! Go HEAT!
I was on the edge of my seat the entire game! I was so close to cursing--that's how intense it was. Dwayne Wade...oh man, that surely was a very brainless move. But you've done good--I'll let it pass. Good game, very good game nonetheless! A tie is a tie--we are still going to come back! We're going to do this! GO HEAT! WE GOT THIS!

I thee wed...

Marriage: the final step in uniting the long lived, amorous relationship that has been steadily building throughout many passively strained years.

Indeed, many dream of the day when the bond that has been maintaining the sometimes antithetical relationship intact becomes officially sealed off through the covenant of marriage. It truly is a wonderful milestone, a thrilling adventure, and unforgettable experience. I am not thinking about being wed any time soon, I began this post because one of my best friends (whom I met in middle school and have remained the best of friends since) told me that she will be getting married soon. I have not met her fiancée yet since he is from Wales and when we came to visit, I was not in town because I was off in school. She told me that they met, like most modern relationships these days, online. She told me that despite being long-distance, she is still very happy with him. I asked her about the wedding day and location, she informed me that she has been planning to get married here but possibly move in with him in the near future.

I am sure that she has been feeling the need to get married soon since she and her fiancée live miles away and the only way to keep their relationship strong is by being together. In my opinion, I feel that she should have given this a little more thought since it has not even been two years since she met the guy. Like most of the people from my generation, (at least from my side of town) the majority has already fallen down the path of pregnancy and young marriage--I wouldn't be surprised if most of them eloped.

I've been asked once by a guy from my previous university(the only person that was able to get out so much information from me. Information about me that I would have never shared with anyone. I have no idea how he did it--but more on that later): "your career path will make you a very busy woman--have you even given marriage a thought?" We talked about this topic for hours. I told him that I have obviously thought about marriage but I am going to let it happen when it happens. I honestly have not made an ever-changing list of my ideal fairy tale marriage or laid out the characteristics of my oh so handsome dream man like most women do. Yes, I might be a precariously picky person at times but honestly, I am not looking for anything special in a man. I am not looking for anything special in a marriage. I am just going to accept what comes my way--having a captious attitude will not get you anywhere. Well, I will only maintain that attitude at work since that's the only way you get things done. Looking at the nature of life's beautiful surprises with a critical eye will only make your life miserable because you can't always get what you want--especially if the standards are inconceivably high.

Another thing that he had asked me was, "You came here to study but has it ever occurred to you that you might find your future husband here?" I laughed when he said that. Part of me laughed because of his straight-forwardness and part of me laughed because he was absolutely correct. My roommate had also commented on that point and I never put much thought into it. I never planned on coming to school to find a boyfriend or a future husband. If anything, I never even considered having a boyfriend my freshman year of college and while it did happen, I was very happy it did and I don't regret one single moment of it because he confirmed what I have been reiterating: let things fall into place, if they happen it's because they happen for a reason--and the reason will be worth it every time and the time spent will always be a good one.

My point of this post--No, I won't let marriage or any kind of relationship interfere with my school and career. Yes, I am surely going to become a workaholic--I can feel it already. No, I am not looking for someone special anytime soon. Yes, marriage is a beautiful thing but it is surely not anywhere near the top of my to-do list at this point in life including any form of serious relationship. No, I am not going to runaway from dating--I am going to hide and then run (I'm an expert at both.) No, seriously--I won't hide or run, I'll just let God make the decisions and whatever he decides, I will follow through.

Ok, I've certainly given my two cents on that topic. While I still have a lot more things to say, I will continue another time. As for now, I need to continue my reading--the list of books which I have yet to post!
The good thing is that I have already begun a book: "The Carbon War" by Jeremy Leggett Should be a very interesting read! I will be glued to this book--for sure!

Addendum:

Day 2 of school
I got to see two of my old high school friends at my community college (I'll include names to make things less confusing by only using my oh so wearisome pronouns.) Abraham and Daniel--very good people(They're one of the few guys that I've met with a well mannered personality and polite manners toward girls as well as adults, their parents raised them well.) I had not seen them in over a year! Apparently they will both be transferring soon to the university that I am going to attend this coming fall. I guess the transfer won't be too bad after all. I'll see old friends and I'm specially excited to make new friends! I'm definitely going to be sad that I won't be able to go back to my other school...but more on that later.

“Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald

First Day!

Today has been an extraordinarily amazing day! First day of school and it was wonderful! Despite having to wake up early every day of the week, I am still excited for this semester of classes! My best friend came with me to school, so I spent the entire day with her. Hopefully, she will still be able to attend school with me and we can continue our little discussions and in depth debates at school!

I feel that this day was specially wonderful because my very good friend gave me a call. It was completely unexpected so I was pleasantly surprised to hear from him! We talked for a long time and caught up on everything we've done this summer! I met him at my previous university and after quite a few days of spending time together, we became very good friends! He is currently at a summer camp in Arkansas--today was his day off which is why he was able to give me a call. He has been working there with kids--from what he has told me, he has been having a lot of fun! I've seen him how we gets along with children--kids see him as a super star so this summer camp is perfect for him! It's completely adorable how he has gained so many cute nicknames! My favorite is Domo and Ninja! He is always full of joy and energy! Which is why people love him so much! He told me that he has been outdoors a lot so he has gained a tan! His hair has also grown so he told me that he looks like a completely different person! This is his first time visiting Arkansas and he told me that he is going to be spending the entire summer there--until August! He also told me that he is hoping to come down to visit me sometime this semester so that we can hangout. :) I was very happy that I was able to talk to him! He made my entire week!

Hopefully, this week I will also be able to see my amazing friends after I finish class! It is always a lot of fun spending time with them as well! I am also going to see them this weekend!

First day of summer school= a divine joy!

Random

I hate it when random guys add me on facebook. Seriously, do they really think I am going to add them?

Well, thinking about it, there have been a few people that I have added without knowing them. I meet them once and accept their friend request. However, I always go to my friends list and delete them if I find that they post inappropriate material or if I find that we will never become real friends in real life.

This irks me as much as random guys asking for my number...seriously. I would not give it a second thought--I reject without pity. I've done it so many times, I sometimes do it automatically.

Reminisce

So many graduations this weekend--these days will be filled with so many things to do. I had already made a pact to stay away from a few things this year, but I will enforce it after Monday so attending graduation will remain on the to-do list. As for an introduction of myself I apologize: but I am not having one. I'd rather keep my identity private for sometime--a few clues might be shown here and there but I am not a fan of publicizing my name in vain.

Back to graduation: I congratulate all the 2011 graduates. It truly is a great feat in their lives, both grads from high school and college. I could keep elaborating on that thought but I already wrote my heart out on my speech for my own graduation--perhaps wrote more than what the audience had anticipated to hear. But hey, I might have put a few people to sleep but that abrupt switch to a different language--I got them there(despite what others might have thought)! My farewell address was not purposely long, like I said before--I love to write. The original copy had been twice as long but it was cut short by the senior adviser. Everyone kept asking me if I had been nervous while delivering my speech. Honestly, four years back had I known that I was going to deliver a speech in front of a massive audience--I would have died right then and there. However on that day, I did not feel any form of butterflies in my stomach. I felt calm. The only thing that bothered me the MOST was the wires in my mouth. No I am not speaking of braces--I had already adjusted to those. I am speaking of the pestering springs holding on to dear life in the sides of my mouth. The necessary evil needed to adjust my assumed-to-be perfect teeth. Oh those springs were death. I dreaded those weeks with the badgering springs. One thing was having the cuts in my mouth and having an awkward bumpy smile,I was ok with that--the thing that got me the most was speaking with those wires. Seriously, I already have an awkward accent, but those springs made me slur and literally spit my words out(to this day, that proneness to spitting has unfortunately remained. I spray it not say it. I should just stop talking as much as I do!). Yes, I still had those springs on graduation day and I dreaded giving my speech because of that. Despite that little problem, I still had an amazing time delivering an amazing speech--I'd do it again in a flash, even with wires constricting the precious words that always come out of my oh so lovely mouth. I'll be waiting for this year's speech. It won't top mine of course but I'll give them a chance to express their glorious words.

My graduation day was indeed unforgettable. I had the honor of sitting on stage. This gave me the perfect view of the entire ceremony. I miraculously did not trip or fall. This was the sole reason as to why I specifically bought the shoes I had. The only problem I kept having was a wardrobe malfunction. It was a strapless dress so it kept slipping off from the weight of my phone and safety pins. The dress had pockets in it so I was holding safety pins for the girls or guys in my class (I was able to aid a few people that day thanks to those pins) and I was carrying my phone despite what the administrators had said, "no cell phones allowed." I was an honor student so they wouldn't tell me anything--got away with every thing. One of the pleasures of being a female honor student--I know how to work my way around. Well, luckily, the graduation gown covered anything that did not need to be displayed so the wardrobe malfunction was overcome.

That day was also filled with many surprises--good and bad. I was able to see old friends which made me very happy. Well, after the graduation ceremony, I had a wonderful party at my house. A lot of my family attended the ceremony and dinner party. My family: I don't even know where to begin. My family is composed of so many people, we can make our own little city--seriously. There are so many relatives that I have not even met it's not even funny. My huge family: that's another topic that I'll be more than happy to elaborate on, it's very interesting how the relationships in my family function.

With all this reminiscence, I feel the need to stop before I get motion sickness...Seriously I don't know where all these flashbacks are coming from but I'll just stop here for now. It's all about looking forward so that's exactly what I will be doing. The next thing that is on my agenda is my college graduation with honors. :)

Great, now Vitamin C's Graduation song is playing in my head... "As we go on, we remember All the times we had together And as our lives change, from whatever We will still be, friends forever"

No time outs

I have always been attracted to the art of writing. This was probably derived from being a young avid reader until the last years of my high school career. Now that I am in college, opening a book for leisure becomes such a treat. I've been adding to my list of books to read. It keeps getting longer and has not gotten one bit shorter since I started adding to it. I will post the list soon. Perhaps this will motivate me to start crossing names off of it. I shall continue writing as well.

This summer is going to be filled with summer classes but this should not be an excuse to keep me from blowing the dust off that deserted book and cracking it open. Perhaps I will continue writing (I have so many poems stashed in my laptops and notebooks.)I am not going to say that they are the least perfect because they are terrible. I could do better if I try but most of those poems were written in the surge of boredom.

I am a huge fan of music. My favorite are non-mainsstream music. I have been lagging on my music as well, I need to jump back on my music expertise and go to more local concerts this summer.

If time allows, it would be wonderful to continue my paintings. I never make time to paint. It is such a great form of meditation along with jogging and dancing( I could do both of these activities endlessly without getting tired).

On another note, this summer and coming school year(s) I will go back to what I did best in high school: seclusion! Meaning: no phone (hence no texting), no social networks, no social "events", no interaction with the male gender(surprising, I know-- but that is how it was in high school),little interaction with girl friends, nothing that will jeopardize my 4.0. Yes, I am sounding a little too extreme. However, it was definitely all worth it in high school! Yes, this is not high school, it's college. Actually, this had been my original plan on the first day of my college career but things happened--and well it's not too late to keep following the plan!

Therefore, blogs might be my only form of "fun." I sound so boring right now. I don't mind! I've had my good dose of fun--too much perhaps. This will just mean going back to my normal self and experiencing college in a much calmer level.

The plan will initiate soon since summer classes are right around the corner--we'll see how this goes. I am really up for the challenge, I know I can do it.

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