EXHAUSTED.

every night this week and some of last week, i've been really exhausted at night.
why? because i'm actually working. and not office stuff, but actually moving around, carrying big heavy boxes, unpacking/packing said boxes, standing all day. very tiring.

today i dropped off kelly first since me and alberto decided to meet her cousins from spain. we get to her house and have ice cream first thing. then we were hungry and wanted real food so we cooked up some hamburgers from the bbq and right when we were going to start eating, her cousins from back from grocery shopping or whatever they were doing. since alberto can speak spanish, he was chatting away from the start along with kelly's mom. kelly understands most of what they're saying but sometimes she'd turn to me and say, "i got as much as you did," after her cousin would explain something xD

so they keep talking and we're looking at old pictures and then me and kelly got bored so we looked for disneyland in one of those maps that people keep in cars and don't use anymore unless you're ariel hahah. we found disneyland, my school, and her school. then i wanted to find people in the phonebook. the only one we found was george! i forgot his parents' names but it was under "Velez, J S" and had the address and phone number. i tried taking a pic f it with my phone but the quality sucks. so kelly took it with hers and then we tried sending it to my phone via bluetooth. our stupid phones couldn't find each other. they would always find her mom's blackberry and her cousin's macbook. we tried sending it to her mom's phone then send it to me from there. well, kelly's and her mom's phone connected fine but the picture? "error sending file." damnit. so she said she'll just send it to me online or something.

anyways, finally we got bored of everything else and were getting tired. i couldn't really say anything to alberto because he seemed like he was enjoying himself and there was no way i could interrupt the conversation. one person was always explaining something or they were watching videos. finally around 11 i tell alberto we should go since we both have work the next day and we leave.

but yeah. i'm tired. i just thought i'd write here before i crash. i wish i could sleep past my alarm, i can't wake up in the morning.

invasion and barbecues

i think i'm overdo on a post.

invasion group

the invasion.

that was fun. i didn't go for all seven days, but i went the first 4. i wrote about it in my journal already and i don't really wanna write it here again. we basically rode all the rides and saw all the shows and got a picture and autograph of every character we saw. it was also really hot. the weather is definitely in summer time mode now. it's nice because you don't have to worry about a random cold day like in early june. you can plan most anything outside and it'll work. it's not so nice because, well, it's hot. and hot can get annoying.

anyway, yeah. the invasion was a success and we've already got future invasions lined up.

next thing, the barbecue party.
that was pretty cool. close to 30 people came! i think that's the most we've had at kelly's house so far xD. people brought a lot of food. there was a lot of hamburger meat left over and tweek left his chicken there. people were chilling outside, playing taboo, apples to apples, brawl, clue, poker. so many things were going on at once, it was great. the only thing that wasn't so great was towards the end. there's this card game called '13' because it's played with four people and each gets thirteen cards. it's not easy to explain and apparently you need to figure out a strategy, guess the other players moves, and remember what's been played already. it might sound complicated, and i'm making it sound that way. i barely learned to play that night and i still don't have it down completely. i can probably play, just not very well. anyway, people kept rotating in and out of the games and whenever i played, someone would help me. either cathy, benji, or rob. then i decided to play and game by myself with no help. peter was in this game. well, i put down 3 cards that no one could beat and that meant i could play whatever i wanted. all i had in my head was that i could put whatever i wanted. so i put 2 cards down. i didn't know that a straight needed to consist of 3 cards [i put a 9 and 10]. so when peter said i couldn't do that, i was confused. i was just thinking i could put whatever since it was my turn. then cathy was trying to explain that a 9, 10 didn't work. i still wasn't processing what they were saying and didn't understand why i couldn't put down my two cards. i thought they were saying i needed three cards since i previously put down three cards, so i told them that i could put whatever i wanted. but because i didn't understand the 'straight' rule, i didn't get it. finally i think i understood what they were saying and why i couldn't do that and played something else.
by that time i was frustrated and being bombarded with people yelling at me and each other. peter was yelling at me about what cards i was using and cathy and rob were yelling at peter that this was the first time i played the game. then he understood why i didn't know what i was doing. but then i heard him say to brian, ''i didn't know/think she was that dumb.'' [something really close to that] i pretended to listening to cathy and hatien and not hear what he said. then he said to brian, ''ok, i don't think she heard me." and i said, "i'm not dumb!" and brian said to him, "uh yeah, she did hear you."
i don't remember if peter said anything after that because i tuned him out and was focusing on not crying. when people yell at me like that when i don't know what i'm doing, my reaction is to cry. so i was fighting not to cry and keeping my lip from quivering so i just put down the rest of my cards and said i didn't want to play with peter anymore. he tried to get me to stay and play again and so did other people i think, but i kept saying i didn't want to play with peter anymore and just left to the other room. when the bathroom was open i went in there and cried a little. i don't understand why he'd say that. maybe he would say he before he knew it was my first time playing, and maybe to my face as a joke. but he said it after the fact cathy pointed out i had never played before and tried to keep me from hearing it. that's what throws me off. sigh.
it still makes me kind of sad when i think about it.

moving on.

i want to go to santa monica beach and pier. apparently i've been to both and but don't remember. i'm seeing if people would be interested in going, if not, i'd still go with george anyway. but it'd be cool if more people go.

drama and shoes

is it wrong not to feel sorry for someone? is it the same as simply not caring about the situation and therefore being indifferent to it? or is it something completely different and just plain cold?
because thanks to certain friends' drama and stuff, i don't feel sorry for them anymore. most of our group probably hates the second person now after what they did, but i've been indifferent to them. i'm still indifferent to that second person. everyone probably feels sorry for the first person because of what the second person did, but i since i don't hate the second person, i don't feel sorry for the first person.
and unless you know the situation, that probably confused you xD
i just think both of them are dumb.
anyways, on a lighter note: i went shoe shopping! my mommy bought me some shoes :3
i've been wanting wedge shoes lately and i thought those were cute. they can be worn into the fall too since they're brown.
do you like them george? they're brown~ ^_____^
i also got some flipflops. the flipflops are more of a bronze-ish though. i don't know why they look silver in the pic. they're also kinda squishy so it feels good when i walk. i wanted some that could get wet and not get damaged, like if i wear them to disneyland and go on a water ride.

wedges

flippy floppies

my weekend

so me and geroge went to disneyland last wednesday. we got our bread bowl and while looking for a seat, one of george's classmates was there with her friend so we sat with them. they were cool. they got one of those 3-day parkhopper tickets and it was their 2nd day coming.
after we ate we went to disneyland and watched the fireworks. dumbo flew! it was soooo cute. there were also these two 10-12 year olds who were shrieking when tinker bell and dumbo came out. like, high pitched screaming. it was a little annoying. the rest was nice. then we made our way to indiana jones, which was open this time =] then matterhorn, but no jenn =/. then we saw the light show at pixie hollow. it was so cute! i loved the music. it was this simple little thing that probably happens every 30 mins or so. then we left, so tired.
i don't remember what i did thursday, probably nothing.
on friday after work, i went to lily's house, picked up her and frannie and went to rite aid. we bought leg waxing kits! haha lily's going to hawaii soon and wanted to try waxing. well, back at her house, we were in her room trying it out and oh my lord, it hurt. we ripped off the first strip together and then you heard this screaming. heh, yeah it hurt. after awhile she called out to frannie who was downstairs watching tv and asked "can you hear us?" and frannie calls back, "i hear screaming..." xD well we did both our legs and i think it's not bad for a first try. it didn't get every little hair, but i think it'll make shaving easier for awhile.
then we watched josie and the pussycats! such a weird movie, but so funny at the same time. there were logos and ads everywhere. it was the whole point of the movie, but i never noticed it before. OMG and dujour. they were hilarious. we were watching the extras and their "music videos" were hilarious. especially seth green, which i did not know that was him.

me, lily's mom, lily

yesterday i went to disneyland with lily and her mommy. we went to dca first and made her mom get on tower of terror. xD she's never been on it and we didn't tell her how bad it was. just kept saying "it's not as bad as supreme scream. you're sitting the whole time. it takes your picture at the top" hehehe xP so bad. she said,"never again" after the ride and i told her that's what my mom said after she got off.  but she survived!
after that we watched the aladdin show and it was still funny as ever. i like going with people who haven't watched it as much so their laughter makes me laugh even more. then we used our fastpasses on soarin' over california. lily had a creeper in line who kept blatantly staring at her.
then it was dinner time! lily's mom wanted to try that winery restaurant so that's where we went. they had salads, sandwiches, lasagna and dessert. not bad, i don't know if the price is more expensive than a breadbowl place.
i can take george after i get paid or something. there was also a birthday two tables down. 15 mins later, there was a birthday at the next table over. then lily's mom jokes "isn't it your birthday?" to me as chad [our waiter] walks away. and we heard him chuckle, like he heard the joke since there were two other birthdays. 5 mins later "we have another birthday here!" and since lily clearly said my name out loud, they were able to sing with my name. now, i KNOW he knew it was a joke and it wasn't really my birthday. but lily and her mom claimed he liked me, that's why he brought out the free ice cream anyway. sigh. lily and her mom were laughing so much after that. it was funny though. definitely the highlight of the day.

 my free dessert and chad in the back

we watched the fireworks where dumbo flew again. went on indiana jones after and then i showed them the pixie hollow light show. haha just like when i went with george minus matterhorn. oh and after the light show we went inside pixie hollow and OMG it was SO CUTE!!! there were giant flowers and mushrooms and grass. so cute. we took pictures and then took a picture where tinkerbell probably takes pictures when she's out in the day. we left disneyland and went into world of disney so lily's mom could spend more of her birthday fun card. and i bought mickeyroni =] then we went to lily's house and i drove home.
i'll probably update later with what i did today. which probably won't be much, BUT I HAVE THE HOUSE TO MYSELF!!! woohoo~ xD
well, being home alone wasn't all that fun. i watched ratatouille on tv, an episode or two of suite life on deck, then got bored. so after some moping george picked me up. i ate and we watched big bang theory like always.

disneyland~

i'm going to disneyland tonight with george =] we're going to get a broccoli cheese bread bowl for dinner and probably watch fireworks. i hope the dumbo flies this time. i also want to go on indiana jones since we didn't get to go on it last time. dangit, and i want to see the new dragon! it broke during practice so they haven't used it yet. boo. did they completely disassemble the old one that they can't take it out? no offense, but just maleficent gets kinda boring.
anyways. i updated my journal today at work so i'm caught up with what i've been writing here.
i started another bracelet last night. it's blue, white, purple, and grey. but the grey barely shows up. it's a design i haven't done yet and i think it looks pretty so far. i'm almost halfway, so i still have quite a bit to do.
i guess that's it.
oh, hi mike =]

AX09 report

beware: loooong post.
DAY 0 [wed]
i leave work early and wait for george to pick me up so we can get our badges. while i'm waiting i get a text from kelly asking if she could get a ride too. she was supposed to go with cookie and brian but apparently stuff and traffic happened and she still hadn't left yet. the three of us get to the con center, pay 12 freaking dollars for parking and wait in a steadily moving line. kelly had gone off to find the press line. as we got in line, we hear "brandi!! george!!" and one row of ppl ahead of us was cookie, brian, and peter. timing. so we got our badges, saw a couple ppl we knew volunteering and then i started the chain of frustrating phone calls back and forth to kelly regarding event ticket pickup. she had taken the bus to go to the westin because soy told her his roommate was waiting to give her the roomkey [she was staying with them that night]. apparently they weren't staying at the westin and she had to walk a block or so to the biltmore. and guess who was waiting for her? shinji. that booger who said he wasn't coming was here. so i told her to find a way back to the con center and fast because we were in line for the main event tickets and we needed her there to pick it up. we talked to some ppl we knew behind us in line and finally got our tickets after 8pm. we dropped off shinji, kelly, and her luggage at the biltmore then george dropped me off.