Thursday, March 13, 2003 :::
 
Hey bloggy and blog readers! I'm sooooooooooo hyped up now b/c we won our meet against Napa! We kicked ass today (not me, but the faster swimmers). I still contributed my share of points to our amazing victory. On the way home we were talking about the division championship, and guess what??? We have a chance! Yay! It feels so much better to win than lose, like every two weeks in cross country. Today I swam backstroke in the 200 medley relay, 200 free right after, and then 100 backstroke. My team told me I was right behind a napa dude and I passed him up in the last 50 yards! Woopdeedoo! I didn't even realize it. I can't see that much over the lane lines when I breathe. Everybody did an amazing job and put out a great effort. Unfortunately, only the Bethel boys won... the girls kinda lost. And sooooo, we decided to have practice at 6:30 tomorrow morning! Pretty early, but a good way to wake up. Have to get a decent night's sleep for once. And we don't have school! And my dad's not working, so we might see a movie. Fun fun! But I also gotta get my photography assignments done by Monday, or there's a call coming home, and not one to praise me. Well, to berate me for laziness and procrastination. After the meet, we all went to Rubio's and I had a de-lic-i-ous fish burrito. Hillary paid for me, but I have to pay her back tomorrow morning.

Well, that's all for today folks (so far, but I don't see what else can happen). Have a goooooooooooood night!

::: posted by Leon at 7:48 PM



Wednesday, March 12, 2003 :::
 
Damn it! I had a hella long post written, and the window closed. I guess I'll try to start from the beginning
-Today I didn't have to go to classes because I had a fieldtrip to Stanford with the California Scholarship Federation, a club at Jesse Bethel High.
-Had lots of fun, got to hang around the seniors and talk with them a lot more than I usually would any other day.
-Learned about the history of Stanford University and the family
-Can you believe Stanford was supposed to be a free education???( now it's 40 thousand a year!!!)
-The bus ride was 1 and a half hours to Palo Alto
-Ate a fish taco, black bean, and rice w/ fat-free milk lunch with Kaeli, Jiten, and Gary.
-Gary had flowers planted in his hair unknowingly most of the day
-Saw a lot of sculptures in part of Stanford, one of which was titled "Gates of Hell". It was pretty big and intimidating. Very cool though. I wonder what the real thing looks like
-Took some b+w photos of stuff.
-Got lost trying to find the damn bus! Ms. Hill can't pronounce and give directions! We were late getting back on the bus (a very select and unlucky few). Had to practically run to the bus.
-Started out cold a drissly in the morning and got pretty hot in the afternoon.
-Read manga and listened to music on the bus.
-We walked A LOT!

Now onto swim practice...:
-I got there a little late 'cause my mom's having wierd car problems.
-We swam a lot
-I got tired
-We swam a lot

Okay... I've procrastinated enough on my essay due tomorrow. And if you're procrastinating like me... stop reading this and get to work! Oh yeah... my sister's a nosy fuck sometimes!

::: posted by Leon at 9:27 PM



Tuesday, March 11, 2003 :::
 
Yo yo yo! This goes out to my man Francisco if you read this! What's up??? Hope your VJO practice was aight. I'm being a procrastinating procrastinator. I should be doing homework even though I'm goin on a field trip tomorrow. Stanford BaBy!!! I had to spend my own money for that sh*t.

Soooooooooooooo... don't have a prom date yet Francisco??? I might soon enough, but she doesn't go to this school. In fact, she lives in San Francisco! Any who... sorry bout your breakup man. Yup, too bad it didn't last. Longer than I've had, single waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long! Since I'm writing in here, I might as well write down what I need to get done:
-Literature Circle Clan of the Cave Bear Timeline
-Character Essay
-Pick topic for history research paper
-Individual direct mail project
-Chapter 14 Sample Problems
-Chapter 14 worksheet
-ALL of my pre-cal shit, which would take like a day to understand and do
-Photography scrapbook
-Photography Career Report

That's about all folks! I need someone to help me with the html for this. I'm toooooo lazy to try. So uh, I'll leave you with the lyrics to Linkin Parks Somewhere I Belong
(When this began)
I had nothing to say
And I get lost in the nothingness inside of me
(I was confused)
And I live it all out to find
That I’m not the only person with these things in mind
(Inside of me)
But all that they can see the words revealed
Is the only real thing that I’ve got left to feel
(Nothing to lose)
Just stuck, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

[Chorus]
I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I’ve felt so long
(Erase all the pain till it’s gone)
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m close to something real
I wanna find something I’ve wanted all along
Somewhere I belong

And I’ve got nothing to say
I can’t believe I didn’t fall right down on my face
(I was confused)
Looking everywhere only to find
That it’s not the way I had imagined it all in my mind
(So what am I)
What do I have but negativity
’Cause I can’t trust to find the way, everyone is looking at me
(Nothing to lose)
Nothing to gain, hollow and alone
And the fault is my own, and the fault is my own

[Repeat Chorus]

I will never know myself until I do this on my own
And I will never feel anything else until my wounds are healed
I will never be anything till I break away from me
I will break away and find myself today

[Repeat Chorus]

I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m somewhere I belong
I wanna heal, I wanna feel like I’m somewhere I belong
Somewhere I belong

::: posted by Leon at 6:42 PM



Sunday, March 09, 2003 :::
 
Hi! Haven't done this for a while. Too much to write at this moment. I think I'll cancel this blog soon and just write in a private journal (ya know, the off-line kind)

::: posted by Leon at 3:16 PM