[F.I.N.A.L.S.= "F*ck.I.Never.Actually.Learned.Sh--"]
3 down, 1 more to go for me. i should be attempting to recover from an unstable sleep pattern right now because im mentally-drained from stuDYING and i just got back from a pretty tough final...but i had coffee earlier and i figured i should take advantage of an empty apartment. so instead, im jamming to brento's emo music and debating on which blog feat i should pursue next.
depsite this opportunity to have an outpouring of life philosophies or to discuss a clever topic, ill designate this particular post as a quick update...[im sure ill have more time in the very near future to redeem myself from this not-so-entertaining post]
1- ill start with the most personally-exciting news--MY OLDEST SISTER IS ENGAGED! finally after 10 years of being with her boyfriend, derwyn, she finally has that engagement ring on her finger and plans to have the wedding next year. in a nutshell, he did the whole room service-ring box in platter-proposal deal...he cried, she cried, she said yes!. my bro and other sister have known about his intentions to propose for about a month now, so we've been eagerly anticipating the real thang. my family and i are really excited for her and are more than happy to welcome him into the family officially. still kinda weird that my sisters getting married, she's getting old, which, in turn, means that im getting old...which is a scary thought. 21? might as well round up to 25...which rounds up to 30?! yikes. im getting way too ahead of myself.
so...sorry all you hopefuls, this young lady is about to be Mrs. Anda very soon.
2- i made SPOP [student-parent orientation program] staff again, so ill be up in irvine for a good majority of the summer. basically SPOP staffers plan/run freshmen orientations during the summer. what is especially unique about our program is that these awesome staffers are trained to really reach out to the freshmen on a personal level, not just the bland campus tours and academic advising. the program has also endured various changes, such as overnight orientations where the kids stay in teh dorms in now mandatory for all incoming freshmen. but with this requirement, there are now 10 one-night SPOPs, instead of several one-day SPOPs and 3 two-night SPOPs. i know not many of you understand/care about this announcement, but it's a huge deal for me personally because it's an opportunity for me to not take this experience for granted like i did my first time around two years ago. long story short...im realizing that my time in college is becoming very limited so im going "balls-out" with everything that im involved in. so here goes nothing.
3- with this being my third year on MCIA, ive been able to observe the ups and downs of different phases. ive been the hesitant newbie, the more conifdent returner, and now more of the veteran/mentor. through the comings and goings of team members, ive noticed that every person on the team have very different intentions. some have the intentions to improve and reach their ultimate dancing abilities...some people do it as a hobby or to experiment with hip-hop...and some people focus on the underlying concept of having a dance family where "all love" is more than just a motto. personally, i acknowledge that im not the strongest dancer, but i have more love for this team than people may think. i understand i dont try as hard as other teammates, not because of apathy for dance, but because of my weakness of getting frustrated easily [which im really trying to work on]. with that said, ive planned to try to get a position on next year's cabinet, meaning a spot as a team captain......or even coord. the recognition that the team's talent is rising, but the essential focus of balance between love of dance and love for each other is gradually fading. we'll see what happens.
4- ive continued my job as an in-home tutor. im currently tutoring this awesome 5th grader in newport. beautiful house, beautiful family. its basically playtime for me because this kid is extremely easy to work with and definitely closet-genius! the warning that he has ADD and dyslexia worried me, but i haven't noticed any obvious challenges for him. so basically im getting paid to supervise him complete his hw, which ain't too shabby.
5- me, rexer and aj bub went to the World of Dance competition in pomona this past weekend. ive been to many-a-dance show over the years. ive seen sick/wtf/interesting/and omg performances. but for some reason, this particular show left me cranky and on a hip-hop overload. the program consisted of a youth competition [where sd's very own Flipside won!], followed by more modern, interpretive performances by professional companies, then FINALLY the adult division including the return of HI-FI, my FORMality boyfriends, common ground, other competing groups ive never heard of and the usual exhibition groups [including adonis' fave, fysh n chicks]. some issues with the whole shindig----the venue was del mar faire-ish with a building for the actual dance competition and an adjacent building where bboy battles were going on simultaneously, which means we couldn't watch the bboy battles....there was seating for maybe 200 people on bleachers and chairs leaving the 1500+ other people to stand on the sides or sit on the floor like we did, leaving our butts aching and backs sore....the show lasted from 3 pm til 11 pm! the emcees were on the whack side, creating excessive dead time, making redundant jokes and trying to improve the situation by throwing out free t-shirts to shrieking girls. ON THE PLUS SIDE, as always, im really proud of my friends who performed that night. THEY made the show worth it.
i dont know what else to update about.
ive lost my enthusiasm for this topic
& maybe you during the reading of this post.
ill rest up my brain and try to come to some sort of blogging epiphany...
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