me have social life! =) goin to check out the infamous West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval tonite! i heard it's one of the biggest parties ever, and it's where all the freaks come out. they also have a huge gay parade or something. i'll have to go see these things for myself. Pink and Paulina Rubio are also gonna be there tonite. let's see how crazy it gets... i owe it to myself since i'm here in LA now!

"Every path to a new understanding begins in confusion." - Mason Cooley

i began at my third site rotation today! 118th St. Elementary in a 1st grade classroom. the teacher is great, and i'm really liking it already. the school community is very inviting and cohesive, definitely something to look for in a school that i plan to teach at. i hate getting attached to kids so quickly. arghhh~!!

so yes, i'm getting sick again. today in classes (my 8 - 8 day.. =P) i kept getting the hot/cold fever. oy~ just what i need. OH WELL, gotta suck it in. for now i'm just trying to stay on top of my grad school stuff, which i've fallen behind on this week. i just haven't been feeling well. on top of that, i wanna be true to my words and help out as much as i can for the upcoming UCSD APSA High School Conference (HSC), which is on Saturday, Nov. 23! seeking volunteers!!! also helpin out my successors in various fields as well. i love feeling helpful. =) this is great. keep buggin me, i like it =)

"When you come to a roadblock, take a detour." - Mary Kay Ash

i think about a lot of things i'd like to blog about during the day, but i find that when i sit down and it's time for me to blog, i can't remember any of the things i had been thinking about. oh, here's one. bear with me though, as it's not very insightful in the least. ucsd is infested with rodents - rabbits - and ucla is infested with rodents also - squirrels. ok that's all.

it's amazing how much more i learn about myself everyday...

i need to go out in the sun a lot more. i think that's why i feel so de-energized. i also need to work out =P

but before all that, i need to get my butt to get some work done.

"If i had my life to live again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner." - Tallulah Bankhead

I NEED TO STUDY!!! maybe it's mid-quarter syndrome? i've been feeling terribly fatigued and can hardly get myself to do any work. i can't afford NOT to. >=/ c'mon janet... someone slap me.

at least i'm being thoroughly amused. check out this excerpt from Phil's blog:
Tide has like 5 versions of the same crap. They've got regular, regular with mountain spring fragrance, bleach alternative, color guard and deep clean. My quesiton is: what's the difference between deep clean and regular? They're both the same price. Is there any idiot out there that goes, "hmmm, I only want my shirt to be regular clean. I don't want my shirt to be deep clean. I hope to keep a couple of the stains on my shirt."

My theory is this: Tide Deep Clean is the same exact shit as regular clean. They just put the words Deep Clean to make the consumer think that there's something extra special about Deep Clean. Thus, the consumer buys the "new and better" version of Tide than a "regular" version of Wisk or ALL.

And it goes for almost every product you can buy in a grocery store. What's the difference between Colgate Total Cleaning System and Colgate Tartar Control? Is there a constituency of people that think, "hmmmm, I don't want tartar, but I do like gingivitis and halitosis. Give me the Tartar Control over the Total Cleaning System."

too true... too true. phil, u crack me up. =)

bored around midterm time? u need THIS (click me!)

not enough? this is toooo funny. =) i didn't even believe this was real...
WATCH THIS: future pop stars to (wanna) be
WATCH MORE! this is the best!!

heheehee~ hope u enjoy!

and with game 7 over....congrats to the angelic Angels! =) i'm sooo very proud of them! yayyyy~

well, this weekend was a complete blast. i picked up my friend from LAX, headed down to SD with him, relaxed, took a nap, and headed over to my old roomies' place. saturday we spent preparing for the costume party. we drove all over to buy last minute things, like more decoration stuff, fog juice for the fog machine, keg, bulbs, and lots of other stuff. i must say, i am very proud of the way we decorated their house! they had so many little gadgets and decorations, even a pinata. the turnout was also really good. a lot of ppl showed up, and for the most part they all had a really good time. a number of us were quite inebriated, myself not excluded. most of the nite i spent challenging others in foosball. oh, i ended up being Juliet, or some sort of medieval-type girlie girl. ppl were guessing random things like the princess in Shrek, and some other princess-like characters. i guess my headpiece looks it. well whatever, i was very girlied out! (have a TON of pictures, ask if u'd like to peek!)

i'm glad that i got to see so many of my old friends that i haven't seen in a while. i miss them soooo much, and just being with them really makes me feel at home. i am so grateful for being blessed with the friends that i have. i had unbelievable fun, it was good medicine. i laughed so much, which i definitely needed. =) the next morning i didn't get up til pretty later. then a bunch of us got up to eat brunch, and then came back to the house and vegetated in front of the tv. of course i fell asleep again. SUCH A BUM! i just slept and ate today! when i finally got up i had to leave for LA. it was my first time ever driving from la jolla to west l.a. nonstop. i wish i had set my trip meter so i'd know how far it it exactly. my roomie and i guesstimated it to be about 140 miles. man... harsh. my back and butt were hurting so much. =P

and tonite, i went to a potluck dinner/gathering thing with my fellow UCLA TEP classmates. we had gooood multicultural food and bbq. and all the while we were watching the giants get their @$$es whooped by the angels. ok, maybe not whooped, but remain in the lead. one of my classmates brought her 4-yr-old boy with her and he is suuucchh a cutie! everyone was playing with him, it was great. and she was all worried about bringing him cuz there was no one else his age at the get-together. obviously it worked out really well! i can't imagine how stressful and demanding it must be to be a single mom. i respect her a great deal.

one would imagine that after having slept for so long in one day that i would be abel to stay up tonite do finish my readings. but DANG.... i'm already getting sleepy again......

OHMIGOD!!!!
do YOU believe??? the ANGELS WON!!!! i must admit, i completely lost hope by the bottom of the 7th inning. i mean, 5-0 Giants? NO WAY. game is coming to a close and Angels have NOTHING. then in JUST TWO INNINGS they score 6 runs. SIX RUNS!!! helloooo game 7. =)

ok. i'm here at my friends' halloween party. our decorations kick ass. =) thanx to sheep-lover priest for letting me use his comp. muahaha~

if i'm not a morning person, does that automatically X me out as a candidate for teacher? =( i got up this morning when my ride called me outside my place. i got ready in 5 min. probably has something to do with going to bed at 3am the nite before. =P we've all agreed that the homework load they give us is wwaayyyyy ttooo mmuucchh... =P

well, it's about that time. another trip to SD! right after my school site from 8-12 tomorrow, i'ma head over to LAX and pick up steve upon his return from japan. that lucky bastard. tomorrow morning, got Upward Bound Saturday Session to hit up, and then that nite my old roomies are throwing a big ol' halloween costume party. =) my first ever! i'll post what i'm going to be after this weekend. some of my friends might read this before the party and i want it to be a surprise. not that it's a great costume or anything, though. have a great weekend, y'all! =)

today was sort of an off-day for me. it was hard for me concentrate and sit still. was it cuz i didn't take my vitamin this morning? *shrug* anyway, a bad day to be in la la land because wednesdays are the harshest-- my 8 - 8 days. my mind was wandering all over the place. perhaps it might have been because i went to bed at 3am last nite? at any rate, actually got all my homework done, so staying up paid off. good thing i napped in the evening too. i guess i do believe in naps. yet there are still so many things out there that i don't believe in (e.g. dishwashers, bagel cutters, just to name a few).

the tv show "The Bachelor" is such a messed up show. and those girls... man, they're seriously... frightening. couple of psychos on the show. they scare me though... "i'd marry him! none of the other girls care for him as much as i do!" but the show f*&#s with their minds too. creating all these hyper-romantic dates, esp the cinderella one. that was a little too much. and the bachelor doesn't even have any game! he is NOT smooth...

look at what my social life has become. i get home and my AIM and TV are my only forms of social life after school. my roomie can attest to this =P

happy birthday to my bestest bestest friend, hayley!!! (yes, that would be the PhD nerd) she's caught up to me, so welcome to Club 22 =)

in other news, life is crazy. how else to put it?

O_O .... >_< ...... O_O

um. i've slept for 10 hours just now? damn. i feel weird. i slept a lot yesterday too. i haven't slept this much since -- well, i really can't remember. i feel so drained. =P another sunday, which means my hectic week resumes tomorrow. got lotsa homework to take care of yet again, suprise surprise.

last nite my visit to Baldwin Park High was a pleasant trip down memory lane. =) saw my old high school unit perform, complete with all the spirited yelling... the auxiliary unit placed 1st (go flags!!!), band placed 2nd, and percussion didn't place (not atypical). i remember what it was like to go crazy listening to the award ceremony, and how much fun we had on the bus ride back home... *sigh* good stuff. i hope i never forget what it's like to be young.

afterwards, went out with fellow TEP ppl to a club in hollywood called The Highlands. turned out to be a very expensive cover charge, but we didn't get in anyway (whew). instead, went to a random ass bar and just drank a little and chilled. by then it was 2am-ish, and so our hunger found us in K-town for the gooood korean food. went to this one restaurant that i used to go to all the freakin time when i was younger. it's changed so much, but so has the entire area. kinda weird. at any rate, i had good fun. i actually went out for a change =) u guys should be proud of me! haha =)

alright, time to do this. *yaawwnn* strreeettcchh*

i got me a costume for halloween!! =) it's the first costume i ever actually bought in my life. kinda cool. it's not like a KICK ASS costume or anything. all those were really expensive. but u know, it works. and i can wear it in the future too when i'm a teacher. get all dressed up with my students. call me spirited. =)

so today i'm going to revisit my band-geekiness, but i'm proud of it! my high school is having their competition at baldwin park, which isn't too far from me since i live right off the 10. have a few familiar faces to see, but i know no students left... i guess that officially categorizes me as old fart. well, have to make my rounds with my band director, one of the past Flag Team moms, and fellow alums. =) it'll be nice.

ooh, last nite i saw "The Ring". ok, i pretty much don't get scared during horror/thriller movies... (but then again i haven't seen a lot of the classic ones), but oh my GOODNESS. i was scared shitless the entire time. it's a really well made movie, including the cinematography and everything. it's good. but DAMN SCARY. others have argued that it's a repetitive, over-used formula, but i thought otherwise. just watch it. =)

good lord, Friday already? it's now been 3 weeks of instruction.... yes, yes it has.
\/\/O\/\/.

"Well, how old do you think I am?"
"20!" "18!" "17!" "28!" "25!" "36!"...
......
"36??!?!!.... you're wayyyyy off!"

ok, so i can't blame them 4th graders for not really having a stong grasp on their sense of age. i think anything over 20-ish and they're just randomly guessing numbers. =) i had a great day today... unfortunately getting attached to the students again. WHY?!?! i know i only have 2 weeks (and only 4 days total) with them, and then i rotate to another school. i don't WANT to get attached to them cuz then it makes it even harder. aargghh!! can't i just be a quiet, invisible observer? i told the students ahead of time that i'll only be there for two more days next week. but i assured them that the next person will be really cool and friendly, and they said, "but you're cool!" =*) have to brace myself for another heartfelt goodbye next week...

"Men stumble over pebbles, never over mountains." - Emilie Cady

WHAT IS THE TEACHER?

What is the teacher?
A guide, not a guard.

What is learning?
A journey, not a destination.

What is discovery?
Questioning the answers,
not answering the questions.

What is the process?
Discovering ideas,
not covering content.

What is the goal?
Open minds, not closed issues.

What is the test?
Being and becoming, not
remembering and reviewing.

What is the school?
Whatever we choose to make it.

- Alan Glathorn

must re-energize for my second day of rotation at 116th St. Elementary in Watts... 6:30am wake up call. whee~

"If we don't stand for something, we may fall for anything." - Malcolm X

today was a very educational day in my classes.. of very serious natures. yesterday was full of laughter, and today was full of fire. i'm so glad that we are given the spaces we have with one another to tackle real educational and social issues. such is the reality of life. school is just a reflection of society, but too often people tend to forget that. the issues that we face as educators on a daily basis keeps us on our toes all the time. we are not educators from 8am-3pm... we are educators 247. and what a task we have before us. i have so many thoughts and emotions from today... and i know that i have grown that much more. what an amazing experience this all is, it truly truly is. =) unfortunately i hvae a shitload of homework and readings to do tonight, so i'll be up late yet again. add the 6:30am thing and i'm a real happy camper. alright, time to put on my game face...

actually. just got back from a Spoken Word event in Little Tokyo with two friends from UCLA. =) yes, i'm establishing friends here, yay~ the place was really dope, so chill and inspiring. need to scope out the spoken word communities in LA. but in the meantime... work work work. if i have one advice for u guys, it would be to pleeeeaase manage your time well. and don't be a hypocrite. am i being a hypocrite by saying not to be a hypocrite?

"We must become the change we want to see." - Mahatma Gandhi

found out today that i'm one of very few Sociology majors (undergrad) in the TEP program. today's guest speaker was Jeannie Oakes, a very awesome researcher who wrote very powerful stuff that i read as an undergrad. everything she was saying, i was right with her. all the sociological theories, educational history, etc. it was a nice review! feels good to understand everything they talk about, and be interested in it. for our language class, which i feared would be the driest class, was sooo fun and exciting today. =) we watched videos of 1- 2-year olds developing in their language skills, and i was cracking up sooo hard i was crying. i was the only weirdo who couldn't stop laughing though. ppl were looking at me weird, but MAN. kids are FUNNY~!!!!

i do have this thing, though. i have this need to be different and to really think outside of the box. for some strange reason, i just really push myself to stand out. i don't know why. and i find that i push myself even harder here at UCLA.. i think it's because i'm in a new environment around completely new people. that definitely helps me feel like i'm starting on a totally new slate. i find that i'm not as afraid as before to share things, or to speak my mind, or to just do something different. i'm proud of myself. i can truly say that. from the very first day of class, within our groups we had to answer some questions and present to the rest of the class. i wanted our group to be different, and so we were. we went up and did an impromptu skit that showed examples of our answers. =) it was fun and definitely different from everyone else. example 2: in our novice seminar we were to write on chart paper the positive qualities and negative qualities that we remembered about our past teachers. instead of just writing them in two columns or whatever, our group stood out yet again. we drew a big Mr. Potato Head and drew things that a good teacher should have, e.g. thinking cap for innovative ideas, a big heart, big ears to really listen to students, glasses for a clear vision, kids' shoes to know/understand what it's like to "be in their shoes," etc. we were unique. =)

and then there was today. i just refuse to be boring (even if my blogs may prove otherwise). we had to write on chart paper again to report back to the class on our readings. i like visuals, so i drew another picture and basically made ours different. ours was dope! i just like being different is all. i wonder if people are noticing. *shrug* i hope it spreads and others in the program will not be afraid to express themselves the way they want to. i say so many random comments in class too. i bet my classmates think i'm weird. it's ok. i'm a dork, but at least i know it, eh? =) hey, i'm being myself, and having fun at it. i feel like the atmosphere in our classes is way too serious. loosen up, future teachers! where's the sense of humor and lightheartedness? i'm determined to have fun in my classes, and so far i am. =)

this past weekend was time well spent with my best friend, who was down from berkeley this weekend. she's a bioengineering PhD nerd, but doesn't want ppl to know it. haha.. go, woman! be proud! how weird... PhD. we're getting old. =( what happened to talking about getting our driver's licenses, prom, boys?... oh we still talk about boys. we chatted and caught up on each others' lives, and watched a chick flick "Sweet Home Alabama," a pretty cute movie! also spent quality time with my family. and my mommy bought me food and some nice sweater tops! thanx, mom. woo hoo~ more clothes to look as teacher-ish as possible, though i still need more. next quarter i'll be student teaching everyday, so that might be a problem... =/ there's only so many combinations of tops and bottoms i can mix and match. wow, i can really go off on tangents.

so kindergarteners are not as crazy as i thought. =) they're so cute though! they sing so many songs!!! which is why i could never be a K teacher. =P my first time in a kindergarten classroom.. i've done it all cept that. and the classroom teacher is a UCLA TEP alumna. =) how dope is that.

ok.. i passed out completey this evening for a few hours. i think the madness from this past week caught up with me finally, and i just konked out. i feel better at least, not as sick either. maybe i just needed some rest. time to enjoy the weekend now! get to see my best friend and hang out with her again. =) maybe even catch a mmmmooovie~ have a great weekend, everyone! time for me to go home home and bring back good food and clean clothes. =)

i'm such a sap. upon bidding my final farewells to my 2nd graders, i gave them hugs (both kinds, the real kind and the chocolate kinds). =) it was so cute cuz they were in lines and hugged me one by one, so formal. i also took a class picture with them and the host teacher. want to remember them.. which i would anyway even without pictures. i told them that i'd be a teacher by next year, and they want me to teach 3rd grade at their school. =) we'll see, i have no idea what school or grade i'll have just yet.

tomorrow we finally start our Friday observation school, which is in Lawndale. i'm at Jane Addams Elementary with KINDERGARTENERS!!! all i know is that next rotation i'd better get 5th or 6th graders. and next week i'll be starting our new Wed/Thurs. rotation at 116th Elem. with 4th graders. this 2-week rotation is so fast, yet the kids get attached so quickly. i suppose i get attached just as quickly to them. it's both a good thing and a bad thing. but i don't think i'll ever be able to get used to the goodbyes.

took the bus again to UCLA today (still not used to calling it "my school" or just "school" or "on campus" just yet... still "UCLA" to me) and on the way there i was dozing in and out of sleep. apparently i had fallen asleep completely and didin't wake up until the end of the bus terminal!! but it's ok, cuz the terminal is at UCLA where i was supposed to get off anyway. but still, when i woke up fromthe sound of the bus engine shutting off (a loud "ppsshhh") i was the only one left on the bus, and the bus driver didn't even see me. hehe... ah well. more funny experiences to add to my list of mild adventures unavoidable in LA.

grad school is SOOO NOOTTT undergrad. *weep*
they really know how to work us here at UCLA TEP. oh my god. i swear last time i checked this was a teacher ed. program, not law school. u cannot fathom the workload they throw upon us. they can't be for reals... *inhale*exhale* breathe.... today was soooo exhausting. i just want my brain to rot for the rest of the evening. actually, i'm an old woman now so i have to get to bed soon. gotta be up at 6:30 to get ready for my school site. at least tomorrow i'm done at 1. but then i have to go to this lame loan session thing at 2. my wednesdays are killing me. 6:30am - 8pm straight. about 30-45 min for lunch break.. but everything is back to back. my mind was like a sponge that couldn't soak up any more water today. need to veg. need to sleep soon. i is old woman.

tomorrow is also my last day at 93rd elementary, then i rotate to 116th elem. for the next two weeks. i hate getting attached to these students then leaving them so soon. it sucks~!!! i hate that!!!! arghhgh! i hate goodbyes!

abracadabraaa... hocus pocus... HOMEWORK, BE GONE!
.......
...vanish!
......
...
=(
poo.

currently feeling very pensive, sad, and nostalgic. music not helping.

not very conducive for the massive amount of hw i have yet to do. on top of that, must wake up at 6:30 tomorrow...

just the thing i need right now. sickness. *cough cough* sneeze* sniffles*

well, my classes were fun today! =) and i'm getting closer to my classmates. things are lookin pretty good. met up with a friend of a friend today after class. got boba and went to catch a free screening of "I Spy" with Eddie Murphy and Owen Wilson. oh, but i'm not supposed to talk about it. =X so.. uh... don't ask me about it. yeah. anyway, it was a long fun-filled day for a change! my weekdays are never this exciting. but it's all coming down on me, cuz i got homework to do now. wheee~ time to get crackin.

first thing's first... i have two birthday wishes!

HAPPY 17th to Bob (Brian)! i hope it went well and that you were able to enjoy it with loved ones. =)
and... another HAPPY 19th to LISA! =) i hope u liked your dinner and your birthday boba bash! it was so nice to see everyone again. i miss u guys so much. pleeeeeease visit when u can!! i is very lonely.

this weekend was definitely a packed weekend. luckily, UCLA TEP had some scheduling conflicts and so we didn't have a school site visit this Friday. that made my friday freeee~ =) so i was able to accept an invitation from my friend Steve to the opening nite of the San Diego Asian Film Festival on thursday nite. after class i drove down to SD, which took 2.75 hours, and met up with him in Mission Valley. watched Genesis, the documentary on the film we were watching next, Better Luck Tomorrow. it's the first asian-american film to be picked up by MTV! if/when it comes out in major theatres, i highly recommend that you go watch it. it's... refreshing. also went to the afterparty, which turned out to be fun! (note: janet not a big function/party person) had a few brushes with fame, namely John Cho, Suchin Pak, Joy Bisco, Parry Shen... chatted with some of them, met lotsa new people, saw familiar SDSU heads again... =) it was a great deal of fun, and i thank u steve for inviting me =) no, u were not a bad host. i know u had to do your thing, and i was totally cool. i'm glad i got to see all your hard work pay off! WATCH THE MOVIE if u get the chance!

on friday i went on campus to UCSD and ran into so many familiar faces! also saw ran into two of my Upward Bound students, who are now first years at ucsd! =) it was such a proud moment for me to see them there and to catch up with them. =*) so weird though... although so familiar, ucsd felt like a foreign place in a way. =/ i wonder if i'll ever get used that. after that trip down memory lane, one of my old roomies and i went shopping at mission valley. had to buy "teacher clothes." =) we went for a loooong time, but i didn't come out with too much. went to a store called Beverages N' More afterwards. want deals on alcohol and spirits? that's where u'll want to go. my roomie being the bartender that he is... spent.. well... a lot of money there. a LOT. though i would like to call him an alcoholic, most of the bottles he bought were mixers. anyway, afterwards i went to lisa's bday dinner at cheesecake and saw my very dearly missed apsa peeps! (i'll admit it publicly: i was late cuz of a fierce foosball mini-tournament with my old roomies). after boba, just like the good ol' days, went back to my roomies' house and went nite nite as quietly as i could. two of them were taking the LSAT the following morning. i left them a little good luck message to wake up to. =)

the next morning, got up early and headed back up to LA. then back down to OC to meet with jason to attend his ex's wedding. we drove around lost for a while (didn't have directions), but finally found the church and got there just as it ended! =P but we made it to the reception on time, at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown LA. what a beautiful, classical place for an equally classical wedding. i had fun, yet again. =) a very packed weekend. i was planning to go to my UCLA TEP team's get together/party that nite, but the wedding wasn't over until just before midnite. so much for that. =( didn't get to make, but i hope i will be able to in the near future. need to get to know my classmates outside of the academic/professional setting. soon enough...

alrighty. all that fun is coming back to haunt me now. i have a crazy load of readings and homework to get done. at check out the time. =/ *sigh* i brought this upon myself, i know i know. i hope my future students don't find my blogs and read the archives. they'll have written proof of what a hypocrite i am. O_O must study. oh i am so studious. look at me go.

alright... yet another trip to SD for the San Diego Asian Film Festival (www.sdaff.org) tomorrow i'll wander around and maybe even do homework AT ucsd! O_O or a coffee shop somewhere. anyone care to accompany me? thereafter... lisa's birthday dinner in the evening at cheesecake! wheee~!!!

i have so much homework it's not even funny. i'm on the verge of insanity. too bad i'm such a procrasinator. but u know what... i will be ok. because i know i get things done. made myself an assignment chart to see everything i need to get done by next week. need to see it all on one paper, so this should help. alrighty... off to SD i go. praying for no, or little, traffic...

HELP
what have i gotten myself into? i'm so beyond overwhelmed i can't even describe it. i'm going to flunk my way out of UCLA... *sigh* i have so much readings and homework, people would think i were exaggerating. grand total of books and readers combined now totals over $400... all of which is paid for with money i don't have. i need to get my act together and really develop some good study habits, get seriously organized, budget my money, and stay on top of everything. what a test this will be for me...

on a much brighter note, my novice seminar wed. afternoons is at 99th St Elem. and this afterschool i ran into 3.. THREE!! UCSD APSA & UCLA TEP alumni! jane, lawrence, and will. i mean, i was just standing there talking to ALL OF THEM. =) it was really sort of movie-like, a sort of mini-reunion. it was crazy... =) ucsd apsa is slowly taking over Watts... watch out now!

jas, u better keep up the tradition!!! u'r next.. speaking of which. spoke to each of my successors today. =) hehe.. richard is doing great work with SIORC already, ian is having fun and had a great day TAing for TEP today, and susan is having fun with dale! and she updated me:

LilSoozan: dale called me janet 3 times today!
LilSoozan: he has never done that until i told him u said hi today... he's still use to saying janet
doRkYjaNeT: awwww.. =*)

i'm so sad and nostalgic again!.... =*

i'm going to be a sleepy, horrible teacher. only week one of classes and already i can't hang with this waking up at 6, 6:30 business. what kind of teacher am i gonna be?!? it's going to be like pulling teeth trying to get myself up that early in the morning on a regular basis. and i have it EASY this quarter too: only at school sites 3 times a week. the next two quarters i'm there everyday. O_O EVERY. DAY. i'm going to really have to adjust to the old lifestyle and get my old butt to bed early. oy~ woe is me. woe is my youth.... *yawn*