007 FINALLY had our Secret Santa gift exchange!
I got Kim the copy she wanted of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Kim got Victoria a necklace from Forever 21 and a really cool carved box with an owl on it; Victoria got Tina a few canvases and paints; and Tina got me a new “buddy,” *WINK WINK* 
It’s a damn good thing we didn’t have our gift exchange at Luzita’s, like I suggested we should! After the gift exchange we walked to (can you guess-?) Luzita’s. On our way back we made the usual stops: Factory2U, 99 cent store, and Northgate. Tina bought a whole bunch of bread and me & Victoria bought some yummy Oreo cake from the bakery. We all sat in my kitchen, eating and talking like usual… and eventually made it back to my room, only to go into a food coma on my bed, haha.
CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY
HAIR CUTS & SUPERBAD
Okay, so today me & Victoria walked to Luzita’s for some California burritos… in matching Twilight hoodies, haha. Ruben took his precious time in meeting up with us, but he made it-! We all sat talking, then walked over to Factory2U, because it’s just standard protocol when coming home from Luzita’s. Victoria bailed on me & Ruben to watch Yes Man, that Judas. I bought a bright pink shirt that says: “FRANKIE SAYS RELAX”, and a really cute zebra print dress for like, $8 (and the shirt was $2). We breezed through Northgate really quick, in hopes of seeing James Franco, but no luck. Ruben and I eventually made it back to my house, where I gave him a haircut in my bathroom, haha. After that, we watched an episode of Maury (sex-crazed, out of control teen girls) and Superbad. Ahh, I love Superbad.
HALLOWEENIE ‘08
This year’s Halloween was really fun… possibly one of the best. The Scooby Doo group costumes were a complete success, if I do say so myself 
LOL @ bumping the Scooby Doo theme song (ON REPEAT) with Josalle’s jeep as the Mystery Machine, driving up and down Palm Avenue, then finally pulling up in front of school. I had forgotten just how much I love Halloween; it’s really amusing to see everyone dressed up in the randomest costumes. I saw: a ceiling fan, 
some big Merlin/wizard head, gay cowboys, Disney princesses, and a slutty nun- to list a few.
I was invited to a few parties, and I totally had just about every intention of getting drunk and/or high that night for the hell of it, but I didn’t… and I’m glad I didn’t, because my night went really well without excessive partying on my part. Met up with Judas Victoria, and we went to Luzita’s for some good ol’ California burritos. The liquor store didn’t have any raspberry Arizona, which broke my heart. We saw Robin & Alex Li walking around the parking lot- Robin was looking for a place to get a haircut. Random, lol. Stopped by Factory2U, which always goes hand-in-hand after a trip to Luzita’s. Passed by Northgate and totally got a little peek of James Franco working at one of the registers by the door. Walked back to Victoria’s and got ready to go out. Mila kept calling me Vico, hahahaha! She’s too cute :3
[My on-going, repetitive conversation with Mila all night long] 
C: What’s my name?
M: Vico!
C: What’s your name?
M: Cookie!
C: What’s my name?
M: No.
C: What’s your name?
M: No.
Victoria just HAD to bust out the scary pocket knife so we’d have some protection for the night. A lot of 
good that did us. She left it in the car. (Besides, we didn’t even need it, I swear.) 
Went trick-or-treating with Mila around Victoria’s nana’s neighborhood, then dropped by Vico’s to meet up with her, Lorena and Melanie. A little while after resting our tired feet, Victoria’s mom picked us up and we stopped by CVS, drove around Palm Pacifica looking for The Asylum haunted house (with no luck), then Blockbuster. Rented Dead Silence and Diary of the Dead. Got some food from Carl’s Jr. and got dropped off at mi casa. After 
freshening up/washing off makeup and checking Myspace/Mafia Wars, we watched Dead Silence in my living room… or at least tried to. I don’t know if it was the shitty acting or my lack of interest as the movie progressed, or my insane exhausted state that kept me everything but absorbed in the movie. We eventually crawled into my super comfy snug bed and watched Romero’s Night of the Living Dead until we went to sleep. The next morning we watched The Hills Have Eyes, which still freaks me out, even after all these years. Candy & pretzels for breakfast are the only way to go the day after Halloween, nom nom nom.
And at last, it is November. Only 1 month and 15 days until I’m 18. The last few months have always been my favorite time of the year; all the best holidays are at the end! I’m ready for some nice winter weather and the holidays :3
LOPEZ x3
Thursday, October 2– Made some brownies and met up with Victoria. We got some cookies & cream ice cream from Northgate and attempted to study for the SAT subject tests at her casa. “Term alert!” OH MAN. &LOL @ the literature book having an Alice In Wonderland example question! Chattered about Heroes a bit; I saw one of the season endings and some guy got shot. Mila cried because I was a monster (apparently).
Friday, October 3– Cleaned my room like cuh-razy! It looks really nice when it’s not cluttered. Victoria, Robby & Blake came over and I made ‘em some spaghetti and I dominated in a game of Wii bowling. Watched Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist at Chula mall Ultra Star, then bought some Arizona & a huge barrel of pretzels at CVS.
Saturday, October 4– Wake-up call to start off my day. I watched Adventures In Babysitting while I got ready for the SATs. Got hash browns at Mc Donald’s. NOM NOM NOM. The SAT subject tests were pretty easy, but it was a stupid move NOT taking the bio part of the exam and opting for history. After, we made a quick stop at Blockbuster, then Mervyn’s. Ate some of THE most delicious pizza from Mike’s, and accepted a last-minute quince invitation for Manny’s sister, Jo. Got ready at my house & stuff… Victoria’s new nickname is Judas, haha! It was a really fun party, and they had a chocolate fountain! Jo looked like a princess. Yvonne, Lorena, Ruby & Avila were there too, and we stepped outside while it was drizzling to say hello to Robby, Mando & Val.
YOB HUNT
I don’t know why, but I woke up around 5AM and could not go back to sleep. I went back and forth between lying in bed listening to music, to Myspace in the computer room. Had 3 hour-ish phone talk, the longest it’s been in a while, which made me happy, even though most of the conversation was spent talking about Mobsters, lol. & I can’t believe… more or less 5 months.
After phone talk I busted out the white pages in hopes of finding some local places that would hire poor little unemployed, under-aged me. Most of the places I tried were either not hiring, or only hired at age 18 and up. I applied online for Game Crazy in Chula Vista, and when I drove my mom to Mervyn’s I applied on one of the computers at customer services. I didn’t even know they opened a new Game Stop on Saturn, but there it was… calling out to me. I was really psyched too, since the Game Stop on Palm had said they already finished hiring for the holidays. I walked in and talked with one of the employees… her name was Joelyn or something like that. She complimented my Gwen Stefani purse as soon as I walked up to her, lol; then she complimented my earrings, and then my sunglasses. We had small talk about how I got laid off at the Disney Store and stuff, and she gave me an application. She said that I shouldn’t keep my hopes too high or rely on just that store, since they already had a butt-load of applications, but I’m really hoping I get the job. I’d love working in a video game store… it’s hella nerdy, but come on, LOOK AT ME.
I was also thinking about applying at Starbucks, just not the one on Palm, because I’d hate to serve the little pukes I go to school with. AMC is also on my list of places I’d like to attempt applying at. As a last resort, I’ll apply at Levi or Nike, but for now I want to milk out all of my other options, because I want to work somewhere I love.
When I got home, I walked to Luzita’s and bought a California burrito ($4.09) and got an Arizona from Northgate, which was only $0.85(?!?!!!) Awesome. James Franco was there, but I didn’t go to his line since it was way too busy anyways. I weakly dragged myself home in the damn heat, and watched Maury… then I knocked out for 4 hours… a lovely, food coma/sleep deprivation induced nap. It was nice.
(By the way, I can’t get over how good I smell right now… thanks to Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship raspberry shampoo and that new orchid body spray from Bath & Body Works.)
ROUND ONE
Okay, let’s give this a try… I haven’t really dedicated myself to a blog in almost 2 years.
Today was pretty good; had the usual wake-up call around 6AMish, then went back to sleep. Jiao, Kim & Ruben came over and we got hella hella competitive while playing Mario Kart. Made a quick trip to Northgate so we can stare at the gorgeous James Franco look-alike. After about an hour of pacing up and down the aisles, Jiao decided to buy us a full gallon of sherbet ice cream :9
Victoria came over a little after we got back to my house, we were in the middle of another Mario Kart game before taking another ice cream break. The delicious push-pop ice cream seriously reminded me of childhood, as Kim pointed out. It was really nice to cool off with during the whack post-summer heat we get every year, and this year is no different. We played more video games, then made a trip to Luzita’s so Ruben & Jiao could get something to eat. After Luzita’s we stopped by Factory2U, where they had those cute, slutty red heels I had my eyes on the last time I went there with 007. It was only $1.99! I didn’t buy them though…
Played more video games at home, everyone saw just how excited I get while playing Resident Evil 4, hahaha. Watched 2 episodes of Maury (paternity tests & out of control teens) and played a few more rounds of RE4: Mercenaries. Everyone left & I gave James a call -he was in the middle of something, so I took a quick shower and checked Myspace, only to find that I got pwned in Mobsters. Mobsters is terribly pointless, but really amusing. I don’t know why. Anyways, James called back after having some difficulty with my whack phone and we talked for about 30 minutes. Both of us are really anxious to see each other- hopefully he’ll be back home by February or March. We need to work on a list of things to do for when he comes home. So far, I’ve got: play mini golf, have “sleepovers,” and watch Teeth.
Brad, Jiao & Hitler called me to see if I wanted to go bowling, but there was no way my mom would have let me go… at 10 PM?! Come on now, haha. As much as I would have liked to, I know I wouldn’t have been able to. I haven’t been bowling since this past summer with my cousins… and I totally won that game… with bumper guards on the gutters. I wonder how well I’d do without those…
