changes

Hi everybody!... or should I say hello myself.
(I wonder who actually takes the time to read blogs anymore.) --

It's been years since I've written a blog or even read a blog that I don't quite remember what kinds of joy I derived from such boredom in middle school... or why I even thought this was fun anyway. But, after a few years of not writing down some of the things that has happened in daily life, I realized that maybe we do need a concrete reminder of our past life. And so, I've started this.

Lots of things have changed in the past four years. I used to be the little awkward nerdy Asian girl (still am, I guess) who built websites, read too much but studied too little, played piano hardcore, didn't talk to people (especially boys), and wasted too much time on AIM. Now... I'm still most of those things except piano's been replaced with clarinet, websites with instruments and SciOly stuff, and I actually talk now (whoa). At least now I have a summer job (sales associate at the Pink), a car & license, and am running band camp (woot!).

But... reading my middle school xanga still makes me laugh =)
i.e. (www.xanga.com/xX_ermilay_Xx) --

Monday, February 20, 2006 (Wow! 2006!)

haha, i get bored with layouts way too easily..

two crazy things happened today~~
1. i woke up one hour and twenty minutes late, got to school at 7:30,
but didnt get stamped! the lady wasnt even giving stamps.
2. we got AP World History forms (YOU PEOPLE HAD BETTER
TRY OUT! - as I say every year, according to Anqi Yu)
so now i have to write an AP essay on top of everything else. great....

<3
em

side~note: have you ever noticed how people say cool (put strange fruit/food here)???

me: cool beans

Josh: tight papayas!

me: nifty coconut

Josh: radical star­fruit­s!
me: saweet rootabegas!

Josh: peachy durian!
me: neat turnips!
Josh: funky radishes!

It's quite hilarious if I do say so myself. =)

Yesterday I went to work for the first time in my life. It was a 6 hour shift at the mall from 3 to 9pm. I had to manage the fitting rooms by getting people tags, chasing out guys who sometimes walk in to make comments on outfits, and checking in shopping bags. On the side I had to tag and sensor two racks of clothing and deal with customers' requests. Working in retail is just about as fun as working in food service, I'd assume. Either way, they are both really good experiences for learning how to work with people, fight minimum wage, and deal with long shifts. Sadly, I was closing up the store with my co-workers last night and I was told to mop the floors. I did it, but I felt horrible. I mean, I don't even mop the floors at home, and here I am moping it for random strangers that I've only known for half a day?? Ridiculous. I plan on fixing this laziness of mine and helping my mom out a lot more at home and then doing that stuff for the store. What a life lesson.

In the meantime, I have a butt load of summer homework to do, i.e. Calculus Assignment, Chemistry reading/assignment, online gov, and AP Lit reading/essays. I am planning on getting all this done before the 16th when we are going up to St. Louis/Nashville for a trip to WashU and Vandy. And tomorrow I am going to the first day of CDC Disease Detectives Camp. Can't wait!

That's all for now. I gotta go clean my room and be productive.

--Emily