quite a day

So, a lot has happened in the world today:

The Pope may or may not be on his final days, again
Terry Schiavo, the lady in Florida, died
I gave my mom diabetes; the doc says that stress was the catalyst
And I won the state math test... again

Now I already had a deep psychological talk about this with Alice, but my score went down. For me, this pisses me off. My problem is I focus on the bad while I should be relevating that I won the state math contest, beit for a second time. Last year they were gonna give away a cash reward or something, but I was ineligible since I wasn't a senior. Ah phooey! And this year I have no idea. I should talk with Eich about this. It would be an incentive to stay here if there actually is money this year, but it mostly comes down to the sticker price after rebates.

Decisions, decisions. The end is near, however you want to interpret that.

And why was Miranda barefoot in my dream????? The only thing I can make of it is that since she also got into MIT (though she admitted she was already leaning toward Caltech) it is an indication of the future and of good things to come. The UHS I was walking around was all dark and gloomy (very gray/ black with few lights), and the construction area-like zone was all cold and metallic. I could see where her footprints removed the dust from the galvanized stairs.

Of the quarters in my dream, the first one was Texas. Does that mean Rice? I shrugged it off to look for what else I had. Then it was maybe a Carolina, though I can't well remember. The next three were all Wisconsin, each with the special third husk or something. All the coins were bottom side up.

Who takes AP psych? Would they be able to help me? Or is the M,A S,E analysis squad sufficient?

You Scored 70% Correct

You are a solid child of the 80s You'd never confuse Tiffany from Debbie And while you may not know Prince's first #1 hit You know every word to Little Red Corvette

How'>http://www.blogthings.com/knowabout80smusicquiz/">How Much Do You Know About 80s Music?

Man I LOVE that Peter Gabriel song "Sledgehammer" Hooray for dancing chickens! Come on, you have to have seen it!

what not to say during easter

(Note: some basic Spanish is required)

So, on the news they showed the Pope trying to make a speech during today's services. However, due to his recent surgery his vocal chords took a beating and he can't really talk. His voice is all deep and raspy. Mom noted that he sounded a bit like Darth Vader.

Now I should think about what I say before I say it. I've got a bad reaction time like that. But the next thing that came out of my mouth was,

"Luke, I am your papa."

Inappropriate, yes
Outright funny, yes!

SB
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how do I get myself into these things?

So next week is spring break, which means that next sunday is easter sunday which means that the previous sunday, today, is plam sunday. So I say in a passive manner to my mom, "Hey! Today's palm sunday, and we haven't been to church in a long time" (this is true, the last actual mass I believe we went to was the beginning of junior year, and before I went off for Cornell to visit in October we stopped by to take a generous portion of holy water*.) I had no inclination of actually going; I was just stating the obvious.

But then mom, realiznig that I'm probably gonna go out of state, says in a rather sudden matter. "You're right, we should go to church." So we did.

Now I went to Catholic school for 80% of my elemntary days (not fourth grade, long story) and achieved a basic rememberance of the church stuff. I remembered most of my prayers, phrases, and even when to sit down and kneel and get back up (granted, the rest of the congregation was doing it too so it kinda helped me remmeber) but it felt a little weird. I can't describe it. How can something I once believed in so fervently seem flawed now? The chant during the first readings was "Oh God my God why have you forsaken me?" and I know that's what Jesus said when he was on the cross and that jazz cuz I saw Passion of th Christ last year along with every other MExican family in Tucson, but why should we be asking this if we know that he is there. All I'm saying is why question him blahbitty blah in a group, and as a chant? HIstorical merit? Idunno, but it seemed awkward for me.

So is it, in religious terms, have I just lost my way by this confounded stuff we call science (kinda like Rocky in Ceremony [not the italian one]) or is religion just a whole big pile of hooey for people with hope and optimism and stuff like that?

* They had a FOUNTAIN of holy water near the main entrance. Were I still little, I'd think it'd be great that everyone could have more blessed water. As a teenager, I go WTF?! Doesn't that make it diluted?

http://ihatemitch.blogspot.com

I found this site cause I felt ego-istic and had the sudden urge to type in blogspot and mitchy in the yahooo search.

Fortunately, this ain't me. Or at least I'm pretty sure it isn't...

super technological

eepie! We got cable internet! Let's hope for the best!

4 4 4

A little like 2 months and 2 weeks ago: I wrote

Gray says MIT would be idiots to not accept me. The question is am I idiot enough to turn them down should I get in?

The question still stands. MIT aren't idiots.

So I saw a large envelope in the mail. Was it MIT? Yes, it was.

I don't have a money summary yet since I need to give them a CCS profile. BUt as far as I know, you can only do that online, and it costs money to tell them you have no real money, but we don't even have a credit card. Seriously. So what do I do?

As much as I wish money weren't a factor, it is, and a pretty hefty one at that. I've gotta figure out the pros and the cons for all of them, and some of them are more obvious than others.

So I got accepted into all 4 colleges I fully applied to, hence the title. In a way it would've been nice to've been rejected by one or two or three, just to easen the deciding process. I have like 6 weeks left. This is gonna be painful.

still waiting

GAH!

no word from MIT. This can only mean one of three things:
1) They only began sending out rejection letters today
2) Only the rejections were sent early and the acceptees are to come
3) They never got my application

Also, it is time for another episode of "So I saw a large envelope in the mail. Was it MIT? No. It was..."

So I saw a large envelope in the mail. Was it MIT? No. It was the car insurance bill. Why it's that big, I don't know.

Brent Morgan didn't get in, though, and that kinda sucks for many reasons. It might've been cruel that I made him open his mailbox, first. Idunno. Apparently p= 1450/11000, which is something like .13, I believe. Let's see what the calculator says:

randomInt(1,100)
95
91
15

Yay! I got rejected three times!

Patience may be a virtue, but patience is why I cannot become a doctor. (Alice, pleeease tell me you get this! cuz brent didn't.)

Why I support privatizing Social Security

You Will Die at Age 64

64 You're pretty average when it comes to how you live... And how you'll die as well.

Cuase otherwise I won't get squat!

half of my conscience

My nana is so funny. She's been trying to act as the family's voice of reason for me to not go anywhere far for college.

Example)

When ASU said they'd be willing to give me 12K if I applied there (I hadn't even applied!) she asked me if that would be too far to drive to and from everyday.

Example)

Yesterday she saw that Cruz guy on the news. The conversation went something like this:
Nana; What did that guy do?
Me: Oh, he shot a police officer.
Nana: Oh that's bad. Where, in Texas?
Me: No, here.
Nana: Here in Tucson?!
Me: YEs, nana, this happens all over.
Nana: Ah. But it happens A LOT MORE in Texas. (Where Rice is, btw)
Me: That was only El Paso.
Nana: BUt that happens everywhere.
Me: Exactly, including Tucson.
Nana: Exactly, there are dangerous people everywhere, so wouldn't you rather just stay here where you have family?
Me: (leaving the room)

I mean, yes I'm Hispanic, and the idea of me going off all by myself is foereign to her. After all, she's used to close knit families that go far beyond the nuclear. I mean, we try and call her relatives in Mexico at least once a month that she hasn't seen or even met in a long time. She hears about the dozens of grandkids and grandcousins that she'll never see. The idea of me branching off to who knows where just seems strange and very unfamilylike. But I dunno, my view of this is naturally biased. She also thinks that me staying at a dorm here would be too far away.

I love my nana, don't get me wrong, but it feels very constricting, that's all.

93.75

Dang.
Hehe it almost sounds like a radio station.
Hey I'm on one of the Economics teams!
Still got a lot to go, think of it that way.
Now's the time to live... and start studying for AP's.

2 things

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Person's name
verb- present (x2)
adverb
animal
number
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cooking utensil
noun
verb- participle (x2)
Person of opposite gender of first person
Teacher's name
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flavor of juicy fruit


I need these stat
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It hit me that I've been cursing a lot more than I used to, and it's becoming habit. Now it's not to the point of being chronic.... yet, but I should nip this bud before it gets out of hand. I realized this as I went to get the mail. A large envelope was in te box. Was it MIT? No. It's Saint Louis U, saying there's still time for me to apply. WTF I say at a moderate level, then thinking that there could've been people around me, and most of the people who are at the mail around 4 30 are older and so I shouldn't even think a bad word or they'll label me as a good for nothing teenage punk.

TO ALL COLLEGES WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO RECRUIT ME: STOP! NOT ALL HISPANICS ARE SO LAZY THAT THEY'LL CONSIDER COLLEGES THIS LATE IN THE GAME. IT'S NOT WORTH IT!

Like Anthrax...

stolen from Elise's blog:
(1) What did you want to be when you were younger? Sometimes a teacher. Sometimes a weatherman. Sometimes a professional bowler.
(2) What's your favorite type of music? Rock type stuff.
(3) What do you spend most your time doing? dreaming
(4) When you're home alone, what do you do? worrying
(5) What is your favorite 'fast food' restaurant? Arby's
(6) Where is your favorite local place to hang out at? home is nice
(7) Are you a farmer? no
(8) If you could marry anyone who would it be? like, marry forever? Geesh. Can't we just be live in people?
(9) How much do you think about guys? just my friends
(10) Did you ever have an imaginary friend? I don't think so
(11) What kind of grades do you make? A's, B's
(12) If you could go anywhere where would you go? The AutoBahn might be nice
(13) How many people do you live with? 2 others
(14) What is your favorite sport? Curling has its kicks.
(15) How many kids do you want? 2, but not for a long while
(16) What would you name them? If I have a boy his middle name's gonna be Clarence or Alvin, cause those were my gramps' first names.
(17) What color lipgloss/lipstick do you usually wear? none
(18) Coke or Pepsi? That's like voting for president. Pepsi has a better taste, but Coke makes me feel funnt inside, but in a good way
(19) What's the last thing you bought from a Pharmacy? medicine
(20) Have you ever been in a wreck? not really; my cuz's fender bender wasn't traumatizing
(21) When do you usually go to bed? 11 at the earliest, 1 at the latest
(22) Do you have more dreams or nightmares: Draems, and as Annie can tell you they can be kinda weird
(23) Religion? Brought up Catholic. Struggling to accept it.
(24) How many friends do you have? (Elise's answer) there are friends, and then there are friends. I do not wish to count them all right now.
(25) What's your greatest accomplishment? this survey.
(26) What do you plan to be when you're older? An engineer/ weatherman/ bowler
(27) What do you normally wear to bed? usually what I wore to school, but with different shorts
(28) What's your favorite thing to do? be nostalgic
(29) What color hair do you have? Darkish brown/auburny?
(30) Do you sing well? Well enough t have throw stuff at me to stop
(32) Would you eat a roach for $500? If it's sanitized and topped with garlic powder, probably.
(33) Are you afraid of the dark? My feet are
(34) If you had to sum your life up with a song what would it be? Optimally it would be "Free Bird" but for now I'm not sure.
(35) Where's the last place you've been? IHOP
(36) What color would you say you wear the most of? blue
(37) Do you get along with your parent(s)? Yeah, pretty well
(38) Would you consider yourself 'popular'? no, but people don't hate me
(39) Do you live in the country, suburbs, or city? city
(40) What was your most painful experience? Hurting a kid at a DZ
(41) What was your most happy experience? TBA
(42) Have you ever been stalked? (Elise's answer [EA]) not that I'm aware of
(43) Have you ever egged a house? no
(44) Do you go hunting (deer,duck,etc)? Bambi made me cry.
(45) What is the funniest joke you ever heard? One I made when I was 5 or so
Q1: What do you call a yoyo that goes up but doesn't go back down?
A: A yo
Q2: What do you call a yoyo that goes down but doesn't go back up?
A: Broken
(46) Do people think you're crazy? If they know me
(47) How many people are on your buddylist? meh, like 25
(48) Do you get dates easily? Apparently not
(49) What's a big secret you have? [EA] If I said, then it wouldn't be a secret, huh?
(50) Have you ever drowned a fish? That's just cruel.
(51) How many songs do you know all the words to? NOt sure. I tend to only know them when the songs are actually being played
(52) Who is your favorite superhero? Space ghost!
(53) What is your biggest pet peeve? People vreaking their word
(54) Would you consider yourself racist? I try not to
(55) Do you read books often? no, but I should read more
(56) If you could change anything about you what would it be? peach fuzz to grow in evenly
(57) What is your favorite type of gum? NOT CHICLETS
(58) Do you snore? people say I do
(59) Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Yes, but I like watching them
(60) Do you care what you look like? yeah
(61) As a kid, what was your favorite cartoon? The Super Mario Brothers Super Show
(62) Whacha wearing? clothes
(63) When you listen to the radio, what kind of station? in the car, whatever. At home, KIIM
(64) What's your best physical feature? My ears
(65) What's the best thing about your personality? That I get along with it
(66) What's the worst thing about your personality? That I have to live with it
(67) What physical feature attracts you most to the opposite sex? Never ask this to a guy..............................
(68) What personality trait attracts you most to the opposite sex? Ability to compromise
(69) Are you picky about who you date? TBA
(70) Have you ever flown in a airplane? yes
(71) What size shoe do you wear? 12.5 EEEEEE
(72) Do you wear makeup? If I did I'd be worried
(73) Have you ever went bungee jumping? No I ain't never do any jumping
(74) Ever been to Paris? no
(75) Do you believe in Vampires? not really
(76) If you could become a Vampire, would you? nah, just get a tan
(77) Do you have any phobias? probably
(78) Have you ever gone skinny dipping? no
(79) Have you ever stolen anything? Bless me father for I have sinned
(80) Do you eat seafood? Does Red Lobster count?
(81) When you were a kid, what was your favorite movie?Can't remember
(82) Ever drove while drunk? no and no
(84) Have you ever lit yourself on fire? [EA] no. That's what we call "stupid."
(85) How many people do you trust with your life? mine
(86) Are you considered intelligent? people think I'm smart......
(87) What label would you fall under? people named Mitch Wilson
(88) Do you talk on the phone a lot? not really
(89) How often do you take a shower? school mornings. otherwise when my armpits smell like pineapples.
(90) Do you have acne? it used to be worse
(91) What's your favorite candy bar? Mr. Goodbar or Butterfinger
(92) Ever got a detention in school? as a class yes. It was fifth grade, and I went off to my duty as hall monitor for the first and secind grades. The bell rang, and they got out. I went back to get my stuff, but everyine else was still ethere because they were too cantankerous the last few minutes. Mrs. Williams said I didn;t have to wait with the. But I did.
(93) Ever been suspended from school? no
(94) Which is better: Punk or Prep? they both have their limitations
(95) What is your worst habit? leaving doors open when they should be closed and closing them when I shouldn't
(96) Do you like jaw breakers? sometimes
(97) What is your bestfriend's name? no comment
(98) Would you call yourself independent or dependent? I call myself one but want to be the other
(99) Do you like gossip? The power to gossip is the power to kill.
(100) What do you buy a lot of? music maybe
(101) Do you have any medical problems? Asthma, to begin
(102) Are you listening to anything right now? the clokc ringing
(103) What's the last movie you've watched? Lemony Snicket: didn't like it
(104) Who is your favorite friend? Stop repeating questions
(105) Who do you get along with the best?no comment
(106) Have you ever been in a fist fight? nope
(107) Who would you like to see run for president? McCain
(108) Did you ever fall asleep in class? occasionally
(109) Who would you say you look up to? taller people
(111) Have you ever been in a talent show? no
(112) Ever been camping? no
(113) Shorts or jeans? depends on the whether... whether it's short weather or not
(114) Double dates or just the two of you? TBA
(115) Do you go to camp?nope
(116) When's the last time your parents grounded you? like two tears ago, and eventhen it wasn't really grounding
(117) Can you rhyme well? I can spell
(118) Have you ever belonged to a gang? no
(119) Know people who belong to a gang? no
(120) Do you smoke ciggarettes? the bad outweighs the good
(121) Indoors or outdoors? indoors tends to have fewer allergens
(122) Have you ever gotten beaten up? bo
(123) Do you know how to cook? If it involves cheese, probbably
(124) Do you know how to do laundry? yes
(125) When you get a pizza, how many slices do you eat? 3-5
(128) Do you watch the superbowl? sometimes. Not this year, tho
(129) What's your least favorite color? puke
(130) Have you ever faked being sick? yeah
(131) Ever done something illegal? jaywalking when my conscious doesn't get to me
(133) Are you afraid of dying? yeah, to an extent. Cuz this is probably it.
(134) What's your biggest regret? not taking every road available
(135) Ever picked up a hitch hiker? no
(136) Is your name on any bathroom walls? doubt it
(137) Do you have a boyfriend? I'd hope not
(138) What annoys you most? surveys that makes you feel like a weirdo
(139) Fave 'scary' movie? not too into scary flicks
(140) Fave 'action' movie? not too into action flicks, though the Power Rangers movie was kickass.......
(141) Fave 'romantic' movie? not too into chik flicks
(142) Do you have an accent? No, monsuier
(143) Who is your role model? The baker
(144) Do you like surprises? They can be interested, but i hate them
(146) Do you like to dance? DDR in front of maybe zero people. Otherwise no
(147) Ever took ballet?
(148) Bold or pastel colors? bolds
(149) What is your normal Friday night like? blogging, sleeping
(150) What brand do you wear most? Hanes
(151) What do you normally watch on tv? News, crime dramas, game shows, music videos
(152) Do you have any 'special' talents? Yes I can make my ears wiggle sometimes
(153) What is your biggest fear? Realizing that decisions were wasted
(154) What is the craziest thing you've ever done? Put ketchup on my corn
(155) Can you play a musical instrument? Clarinet in middle school, but that's about it
.(156) What star sign are you? Virgo
(157) Do you prefer public schools or private? I went to Catholic School most of my Elementary days. But public schools are better cause I hated wearing uniforms
(158) Do you care what people think? [EA] yes, although I fervently wish that I don't
(159) Have you ever shot a gun? Laser tag.

I miss my hair

Got a hiarcut today. I think it looks horrible. It's so much shorter, now. My head feels naked. But Mom's happy, so I guess it was worth it. Maybe.

About Friday night, I don't know what it was, but it felt so good. I went to the Intermediate show for Drama, feeling uncertain about lots of stuff as I usually do. During intermission, I stepped out, bought a Starburst, and looked up. It was an overcast night, but one star was popping out. I prayed like Jiminy Cricket told me to do. Then it started to rain, and I like it when it rains. But everyone else was freaking out, so they tried to get everyone in and start the second half ASAP. And it was cute and funny and worth two and a half bucks. After the show, I felt good, but still overwhelmed with my thoughts as usual. Last year I blogged about a ghost following me home. This time there were three: two guys and a cat. Maybe it was the cat that Mr. Colville said lived under the portables, I dunno. Then it started to rain again. It felt really good. I trodded home as slowly as I could so the feeling could last as long as possible. But before I knew it I was at my front door and I had to go inside; I told Nana I would be home before nine, and it was 8:57. God I never want to forget that. It just felt so right.

Because happiness is only on the tagline of credit card commercials

It might be priceless, but it's sure as hell gonna cost you an arm and a leg to get there.

Rice wants me to go visit mid April for "Owl Weekend" which would theoretically help me decide if I wanted to go there. Me being stupid as I occasionally can be, I thought it would occur during Spring Break. But noooooooooooooo. Jesus has to come back from hell at the end of March! j/k if anyone's religious out there.

And it's really nice since Rice is willing to reimburse some travel expenses. But that's the crap with rebates: you need more money than it costs to start with. Like the computers and appliance stores always talk about "Instant rebates" which bring the Final price down, but that's only good if you're able to pay the original price. I mean I know I'm taking econ, but wudn't the company want as many people to buy it from the get go? It doesn't make sense to me, that's all.

Additional costs for the rest of the year, maybe:

APs: 300
Prom: 50+, though I might I might go stag if I even go at all. I already talked this with Elise, but after going all out last year, this year I don't wanna spend any money I don't have to. Now don't get me wrong, it was awesome the whole evening, but money is like a dagger that goes right through my heart.
Rice: 400+ for expenses and souvenirs and transportation
Plus however much I normally cost:

Feeling like a piece of utter crap as mom sleeps on the futon on the living room floor again while you get to party or do interesting stuff: 750++