egh. not a wonderful day today. i got elected CSF secretary. i should be skipping right? not exactly. i feel so CRAPPY. i dunno if anyone is going to get offended by this......i hope not because i'll try to be tactful:

i went to the csf meeting today at lunch, and i had NO intention AT ALL of running for office. but meagan nominated me, and i've never been the type of person to turn down an opportunity. so i accepted. and now here's what i think....

i think wendy should have been elected to office. and the fact that i ran against her for secretary and won, really bugs me. because she's so much more dedicated. i'm not saying i think im a lazy-ass pig and wont do the work. knowing me, i WILL do the job of secretary to the best of my ability. but wendy's just more qualified. i know i've got interact experience but it's like....interact is my thing. csf is wendy's thing. and i feel bad for taking it away from her.

sarmad is my friend, and i know he'll do a good job as president. but i think wendy should've been president. and i think i should'nt have accepted the nomination for secretary. but i did. And as wendy’s friend I should’ve turned it down because she deserved it. But I just wasn’t thinking. I went ahead to make my speech and await the decision by the club. bad judgement on my part. I didn’t consider the situation till I was outside and people were voting. and then we were called in and betsy announced me as the winner.

so i tried to fix it afterwards. i talked with betsy and told her that even though by popular vote i'm secretary, i felt that wendy should be it instead. betsy was ok with it. so then we had to go to wallach and explain the situation. the conversation went something liket his:

wallach: how would it look to the outside if we just made wendy secretary
me: well, she DID come in a VERY close second, so it's not like it's favortism
wallach: to the inside core officers it'll make sense and seem perfectly logical. but to the people outside it won't be right
me: but if i resign you'll have to make wendy secretary
wallach: no. we'll just hold a reelection
me: but if i resign, the person who comes in second should be secretary
wallach: no, we’d have to call another meeting
me: but if we do that then wendy won’t necessarily get the position. It could be someone else
wallach: exactly. Which is why you should stick with it.
Me: if people question what we did, can’t we just tell them it was completely my fault and I was a bad secretary. I don’t mind.
Wallach: no we can’t do that.

Then he started making analogies to government and politics. What if bush said “I don’t wanna do this” and cheney takes over. That wouldn’t cut it. And he made more references to big companies and government agencies and crap. So I told him that this was a HIGH SCHOOL CSF. But wallach’s bottom line answer was: no.

Wallach said that wendy was a strong person and that she’d move on. And he told me to just deal with it. He agreed that it was “foolish” for the club not to vote wendy as an officer because she worked so hard this past semester. But there was nothing to be done about it.

So I’ll do the best job I can as secretary, and to wendy: I'm sorry for running against you and getting the position you deserved more than me.

*end rant*

I’m so happy. I got a very spiffingly awesome motivational speaker for the fall leadership conference. YAY! GO ME! * applause.* I think we should all do a dance. Or I could just dance alone. *dances.* you may think im crazy, but when rich king said that he would be out of state on the date of flc I was all sad cuz he’s SUCH a great speaker and I was counting on him to motivate the interactors. And then when we couldn’t find another speaker (that was free) I started freaking out. But luckily, rotary governor ron sekkel mentioned cliff dochterman, who was rotary int’l preside MANY years ago. So I call and he agrees! WOOHOO! How exciting is that. And I’ve heard he’s equally as good as rich king. Im ready to be inspired and motivated now. Woot.

Work was extremely busy yesterday. Waves of people kept on coming in. it was a never-ending line. Miranda went crazy by the end of our shift. She sees an overflowing dipping sink, points it out and tells me, “oh look. It’s overflowing,” then she just walks by without doing anything. hahaha.

i hate driving. my poor sense of direction doesn't help either. cuz if i'm on the lookout for a particular street and i dont see it till the last minute i just swerve into the next lane. i think im one of those people that other drivers cuss at in their cars.

I went to go see Some Like it Hot starring Marilyn Monroe, yesterday in the school amphitheatre. TONS OF FUN. All of you guys who didn’t go, HAVE to go to the next movie night. It’s so much better than going to see an eight dollar movie at century theatres. I mean, the ticket is half the price of a regular movie ticket, all the food (nachos, popcorn, hot chocolate, cotton candy, candy) was one dollar, and the atmosphere is so great. I brought my own lawn chairs and Ruthann brought chips, Capri suns, chex mix, and blankets. We met up with jean, aurora, jenny, and amina and we all watched a classic black and white movie while bundled up in blankets drinking hot chocolate. Good times =D. Who knew hanging out at school could be so much fun?

I definitely recommend seeing the movie AND going to our school’s movie night, which I hope we have another one soon. Support drama and have fun! Go to movie night!

Our amphitheatre is really the best thing our school has. cheers.

I served the world’s bitchiest woman yesterday at work….

Customer: I’d like a banana split with French vanilla ice cream, caramel, and whip cream only
Me: ok
C: but I want you to scrape away the top of that French vanilla because there’s chocolate mixed in there
(I look into the ice cream tub and notice that there’s only a smudge of chocolate on the side.)
M: Yes okay I can do that
(I get a banana from the counter)
C: I don’t want that banana. It’s brown
(I understand this because there have been customers who have requested fresher bananas. The way she said it was just so rude. Plus, I would like to add that just because a banana is BRUISED does not mean that it is brown on the inside.)
C: get me another one
(I go to the backroom and bring back a fresher banana)
C: that one’s too green. If I’m gonna be paying five dollars for this I want a good banana
(she looks over the counter and into the backroom)
C: I can see more bananas back there.
M: but all the bananas back there look like this
C: Bring them out here
M: there’s about fifty of them
C: Bring out a few
(I go to the back and bring out a bundle of bananas. She picks the one she wants. I cut the banana and proceed to scoop the ice cream)
C: I want you to scoop away more of the top. It looks like it’s melting
(the ice cream was so not even soft, but I scoop away more of the top and proceed to scoop her ice cream)
C: no no no no no…..i want you to scoop away more of that top layer. I’m allergic to chocolate. I can’t have no chocolate in my ice cream. If you scoop just from the front you should be fine
M: I can do that, but the deeper I go, the more frozen it gets and it gets harder to scoop.
(I scoop the first ball of ice cream)
C: why are the scoops so small?
M: that’s just the way we make sundaes. If I make it any bigger I’d get into trouble with my boss.
(customer gives me an annoyed look and makes a “humph” sound. As I’m scooping the last one she says….)
C: drop that one back in and redo it. There’s chocolate mixed in there
(by now im seriously thinking she has eye problems)

I finally finish her sundae, she pays, and she leaves. As I’m serving the next customer he says, "I’d like two scoop of daquiri ice in a cup. (then smiling) but not that cup, the cup back there."

It was kinda funny to see him making fun of her. He was watching the whole time, felt really bad for me, and ended up giving me a dollar tip. Sweet =D

After I served him I was taking a cake order when one of the guys eating in the store asks me if he could talk to my boss. It turns out he gives her five dollars to give to me as a tip because he was watching the whole fiasco also and he felt really bad for me. He also told my boss that he thought that was the best customer service he’s ever seen. He said he thought that I handled the situation really well, and I was really polite even though the lady was absolutely horrible.

So I served a totally rude woman and ended up getting six dollars in tips from other customers. Woot =D. Plus it made me really happy that the customer talked to my boss about my good customer service. Now she knows im a good worker and all. Cool.

I realized afterwards that while I was serving the lady the entire store was strangely quiet. The place was PACKED full of people but for some reason barely anyone was talking and I could feel a lot of eyes watching us. HAHA.

Picked my sister up from the airport today. We’re spending the day in SF tomorrow. Should be enormous amounts of fun.

IM SO FREAKING HAPPY. even though i did MISERABLY on my calculus test today......im overjoyed right now becuase i finalized my college list. hahahaha. about time huh?

1.UC Berkeley
2.UCLA
3.UC San Diego
4.Claremont Mckenna
5.Pepperdine
6.Occidental
7.Bryn Mawr
8.Haverford
9.Northwestern

the first six are in CA. seven and eight are close to philly and northwestern is next to chicago. at first my list had a whole bunch of schools outside of CA and i was ok with that. but since my sister moved to Philly she's been telling me how it's hard moving to a COMPLETELY new place where you don't know anyone. and she still has her bf with her. but the whole adjustment is hard, and if i go somewhere without anyone it'll be harder. so if im gonna go out of state, might as well go out of state to where she is. plus, im in love with CA weather, hence the six schools here. but im excited about my list. in about two months when it's application crunch time i wont be so excited. i'll be more like insane. im crossing my fingers and praying to God that whatever school i get into and decide to go to, i'll have a lot of financial aid coverage. im out.

our interact officers are such TRAITORS. dont get me wrong, im all gun-ho for community service and international service and understanding. but c'mon....interact does such a better job of that. and we are totally the cooler club. freaking four out of seven of your interact officers want to be key club officers. treachery i tell you. and SARMAD! our freaking PRESIDENT tried out for secretary. dang. i should trip him on stage tomorrow at the homecoming rally. muahahahah

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funky.

i hate calculus. it can go to fucking hell. who gives a shit about limits and all that other bull.

i love this song by mindy smith. i think she has such a gorgeous voice:

Mindy Smith - Come to Jesus
Oh, my baby, when you're older
Maybe then you'll understand
You have angels that dance around you shoulders
'Cause at times in life you need a loving hand

Oh, my baby, when you're prayin'
Leave your burden by my door
You have Jesus standing near your bedside
To keep you calm, keep you safe,
Away from harm

Worry not my daughters,
Worry not my sons
Child, when life don't seem worth livin'
Come to Jesus and let Him hold you in His arms

Oh, my baby, when you're cryin'
Never hide your face from me
I've conquered hell and driven out the demons
I have come with a light to set you free

Worry not my daughers,
Worry not my sons
Child, when life don't seem worth livin'
Come to Jesus, let Him hold you in His arms

Oh, oh
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Oh, my baby, when you're dying
Believe the healing of His hand
Here in Heaven we will wait for your arrival
Here in Heaven you will finally understand
Here in Heaven we will wait for your arrival
Here in Heaven you will finally understand

Worry not my daughers,
Worry not my sons
Child, when life don't seem worth livin'
Come to Jesus and let Him hold you in His arms


how great are those lyrics? i really want her CD.

syatp (see you at the pole) was awesome. (this is a late update i know). to make a long story short, it made me HAPPY to see everyone joined in a circle holding hands and lifting up God. good stuff.

ms. joseph is weird. she talks to herself in class, she TWITCHES and WADDLES like a penguin, she sings to the tune of "oh my darling" except she uses the lyrics "oh my algebra", she "backs it up", and she can't teach. what a great calc class.

I HATE EFFING CALCULUS

midnight scenic drives are so hot. any guy who does that is like the most gorgeous person in the world.

i luv eric's friends =D

waterworld was so much fun =D. thanks ash, you rock. i think the BEST part was the last half hour before the park closed. EVERY school left except for WHS. it was awesome. we were the ONLY school left in the park, and everyone was literally running from ride to ride. hahahaha. we hopped on all the rides in the last half hour. good stuff.

and guess who i saw at waterworld?!!? MY BROTHER FROM RYLA.....sean!!! hecka crazy. i knew livermore high school was there but it never registered with me that sean was from livermore and he would be there too. so i'm walking in the picnic area and i hear someone say, "stephanie...?" i turn around and it's soccer sean! hehe. ahhhh!! what an awesome surprise =D. it was nice talking to sean. what a sweet person. and later on in the day i was waiting in line for a ride, and i look down and who do i see walking? sean! hahaha. funny thing is, RIGHT when i look down, he happens to look up. must be the SS RYLA connection. hahahaha.

i had fun talking to elissa about BIG BIRD (inside joke).

oh man, on the ride cliffhanger, i got the freaking FATTEST wedgie of my life. weird experience there.

some jackass teacher from another school ran into me with a plate of chili. and he stained my white tank top. I LIKED THAT SHIRT. geez.

the worst part of the entire day was the first five minutes that i got to school. so i walk to school and start talking to sarmad and friends in the parking lot. i feel a prickly thing on my forearm. i ignore it cuz i think it's just something sticking out of my bag. then it gets a little more painful so i assume it's a splinter. then it gets so freaking painful it feels like a needle is being jabbed into my skin. so i lift up my arm and a freaking BEE is LATCHED onto it. i was so shocked at first i didn't know what to do. i just stared at it......kinda like everyone else around me was doing. then i got enough sense to flick it off (with the stinger) and sarmad killed it with his sandal. how lame is that.....i got stung by a bee in my school parking lot on the day of waterworld.

second worst part was when we had to get on the buses in ALPHA order. the S-Z group left when third period started. we got to the park like 30-45 min. later than the A-D bus. dang. for grad nite, we heck of have to go in backwards alpha order. this is ALPHABETISM. im going to marry someone with the last name of like ABRCADABERA....that way my kid wont suffer.

sarmad had the coolest swim trunks at waterworld.....hands down.

and good news......i didn't get sunburned =D

the following paragraph is going to make absolutely no sense at all. and it shouldn't make sense.....i was aiming for ambiguity.

sometimes i wish my blog was private so that i could rant about the unfairness of something and the pressure that it puts on me and the lack of credit i get for it. what am i talking about? well i can't say on this retarded blog because then the world will know and i dont want that. oh my goodness....i didnt' think i was mad about this "situation" before, but after last night i realized that it bugs me more than i let on. it's so effing annoying. it's not like i WANT credit but i dont want someone else to get credit for something they didn't do. i gave up a lot for "bob" (the reason i say "bob" is cuzi don't wanna say what he/she/alien/it/him/her/them/they/etc. is; therefore i use the codename "bob") but that doesn't mean i should put in more. but if i don't then nothing will happen and i dont want nothing to happen cuz that would be detrimental to many people. OMG I JUST WANT TO VENT AND RANT but this blog is such a mofo and i can't make it a private post. bottom line: i should not have extra stress and pressure. but i do. and that stress defeats the purpose of me giving up what i gave up for "bob." THREE HOURS! freaking three hours! compared to.......ONE!?!??! THAT IS BULLSHIT.

i could fix my problem, but im a loser with confrontational problems.

waterworld was tons of fun. details tomorrow.....when i'll hopefully be more calm.

the weekend was alright...

jp, mark, becky, and sung stopped by baskin robbins and started being difficult customers....leaving their trash on the floor and asking me to pick it up. grr. THANKS GUYS.

leadership conference....grrrrr. im so mad about that. i'm mad about where it's being held. GRRRRRRRRR. and i'm mad about the unavailability of Dr.Richard King. GRRRRRRR.

i went shopping for a bathing suit for WATER WORLD with steepie (deepa), ash, and erica. macy's was having a 65% off sale. WOOT WOOT! i love sales =D. how gorgeous is that. so waterworld is tomorrow. yay...so excited. that reminds me:
ASHLEY ST.LAWRENCE IS THE BESTEST COOLEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE FREAKING WORLD!!!!!!

so here's the story: i wasn't planning on going to water world cuz it's SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE. and for those of you saying, "omg, it's your senior year....just go," well i can't go if i have NO MONEY. cuz i pay for freaking everything: cell phone bill, clothes, grad nite, half of driver's training, half of senior pictures, year book, asb, blah blah blah. and water world was freaking 45 bucks. so i decided i wasn't going. i HECKA wanted to go, but i wasn' t gonna spend 45 bucks....which is like a college application. and ashley being the wacko that she is was MAKING me go. but she can't make me if i have no money. so she offered to pay for half my ticket (25 bucks). ah, i have the coolest friend in the world =D. im so estatic now. i love ashley =D.

la de la. im happy for waterworld. but im still mad about FLC. GRRRRRRRRRR.

*In Memory of September 11, 2001*

i realized my entries have become so hateful lately.....and here's another one:

i come home today and i look forward to eating a snack and watching jackie chan adventures. yes, i watch that cartoon, and it's darn good. so i go to get some chips from the cabinet and there are about FIFTY GAZILLION ants crawling inside the cabinet, along the edges, along the wall and ceiling. so naturally i do the responsible thing and FREAK OUT. then i start going crazy and i throw freaking everything out of the cabinet while spraying the ants. well my dad bought literally a GALLON of ant spray. it has a detachable nozzle that you can spray with. so im using that thing..which turns out to be a PIECE OF SHIT because the effing spray doesn't come out. so im standing on this chair shaking the GALLON of ant spray like CRAZY trying to get some to come out. but it doesn't work so i grab the 409, put on my hat and sunglasses (so that 409 doesn't get on my face), and start spraying the mother effing ants like crazy.

and it was soooo hard cleaning up the mess cuz the ants were calling along the wall and ceiling so i had to stand on the counter to spray them and when they started crawling on the CEILING i had to smush 'em with my hands. dklfjdskl;fjd;. rawrg. those stupid mofos.....they dont BELONG in my HOUSE. they need to get the freak out of my house.....especially my kitchen.

i think i cussed more in this one afternoon while killing ants than i have in my entire life. it was crazy.

stupid computer. i had a gorgeous entry i was VERY proud of all typed out and ready to publish. then my computer froze for some RANDOM reason. and i lost my entire post. this is very disappointing to me. it's not like i have HOURS of time to spare. writing in my blog can be very time-consuming and i wanted the thing i typed to be posted. but nooooooooooooo my computer chose wednesday september 8th at 7:55pm to freeze. grrrrr. i'll try to recall my wonderful entry to post some other time.

DC meeting yesterday. it never goes the way i want it to. and this one ESPECIALLY didnt' go the way i wanted it too. stuff happened. crap happened. half of it was my fault. whatever.

so during the DC meeting i saw a woman wearing PURPLE leather walk by outside. she had on boots and i swear to god she was carrying a whip. and she had on purple cat ears. it was funky. apparently there was a masquerade at the doubletree. hahahaha. we thought it was a cat party.

after the DC meeting was fun. me, laura, sophia, anita, tina, bjay, eric, carlo, and rahul headed over to valleyfair for some food and shopping. we didn't do much shopping....just kinda walked around like we were in a gang or something. if we were all wearing our DC polos we really would've been a gang. hahaha. that was an interesting afternoon. rahul's boobs got a lot of attention.....especially from sophia's hands. LOL! lots of talk about mono....no clue how that got started. i feel so sorry for anita and tina! their senior class is in debt so they have no senior ball! that's so sad! i'll ask them to be my date =D. i ate a SMASHED POTATO for lunch. i love those things. THANKS BJAY!!! im such a LOSER! i didn't bring my wallet with me so i had no cash. i didnt' anticipate going out afterwards, but still...i should always brign MONEY. but i didn't. so i felt lame. but bjay was nice enough to loan me some money. i would've DIED if i didn't eat.

and im so excited cuz rahul brought up the idea of overnight LASER TAG which sounds so freaking awesomely fun =D.

im so depressed. i talked to keller today and told her i wasn't doing tennis. i know it's the right decision, but it still majorly sucks. i stopped by the tennis courts before i went home today. bad idea...it just made me want to play more. how depressing. im going to miss tennis. it took me a long time to decide not to play. i don't wanna go into details. i looked at both sides of it, but i finally came to the conclusion: no tennis senior year. yuck. i don't regret it......but it's sad.

i've been having a headache on and off all day today. and during sixth period my eyelids were SO freaking heavy. it took all the strength i had to not close them. it was so hard to keep them open i gave myself a headache. kinda sad.

ap english suuuuuucks. the teacher doesn't know what she's doing. man, i miss wallach's class. but i need an easy class so im not transferring out. oh well...i'll do what alan did: sleep =D. haha.

i need advil.