Happy August, my compadres! Internet-wise, I've been kind of dead recently, spending the last few days figuring out things about my life and future.

I have firmly and happily concluded:

1) Screw the Ivies and SAT II's and all those super-expensive colleges. I'm going to UW and getting my BA over with in 2 years so I can move on to UW Grad School (in the top 10 in the nation for the field I'm going into... which is:)
2) I'm going to major in computer science and minor in English! :D Yep, going to pursue my two true loves in life instead of joining the "prestige and money" bandwagon.
3) I plan to someday start my own business and someday win the Nobel Prize for literature. (hey, if Wang Lung can do it.. XD)
4) I really want to study abroad in S. Korea.
5) I am going to marry freaking 비.

(Check out my husband, everyone.)

Anyway, I have one more important announcement:
I entered a banner at Condensation for their banner contest!! Actually, I'm only a fan of Skip Beat and Cat Street (same mangaka as HYD) and so the prize of http d/ls is not that extaordinary (esp. since I frequent irc), but it's all about PRIDE AS A NERD.

SO VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!
VOTE NUMBER 10!

That is, if you feel my entry is best. WHICH YOU DO. XD

Here's my banner, by the way:

Isn't it awesome? XP NOW GO VOTE! And tell all your friends to vote too! :D

Sorry for triple-posting from my LJ and tabu, but I have to tell the world.

So today, I was driving to teriyaki as usual. I had my window rolled down since it was hot and I forgot to lock the doors, and when I was stopped at the light right before I had to turn into the T&J Teriyaki place, the dude in the car next to me started talking to me. He was old (err like in his 30's) and was like "Hey what's your name? C'mon baby don't be scared." NEEDLESS TO SAY, I was freaking out. So when I pulled into Caro's, I just booked into the restaurant where there were friends and safety, and after a few minutes everything was fine and we had a great time.

BUT THEN, when Kat and I left and were going to my car, we saw something gray on the cement. Kat was like, "Holy crap, is that your cell phone?" Apparently in my mad dash to Caro's place, I dropped my cell phone -completely- in the open for anyone to steal for about, oh, 3 hours. And there are plenty of ghetto and homeless people who hang around that part of S. Tacoma Way, trust me.

I am so, so thankful that it was not stolen; I've seriously had the weirdest luck with cell phones (remember the Ohio thing?). And it's things like this that reaffirm my belief in Jesus. There is NO REASON why my cell phone was NOT taken or run over or whatnot.. yet it was (and is) perfectly fine. I firmly believe that it was Jesus guarding my cell phone, and also my life (if you know my parents, you know what I mean by that. XD)

Anyway, here's an illustration:



THANK YOU JESUS!! I LOVE YOU!!

Check out my new myspace profile, you guys!

Version Two: Back to School! A complete 180-degree change from communism. XD Warning: It's ultra, almost disgustingly cute, and much more "myspace"-like.

Nonetheless, everything's much cleaner than my first layout, both in design and coding. And HOLY CRAP, if you tell me that my first layout looked better, I WILL STRANGLE YOU, as this took me so much longer because it was mouse-drawn (though not nearly as long to code thanks to the help of REALLY clever myspace nerds ^^). It's kind of a little plain for my tastes, but I'm pretty satisfied with it as a whole. No huuuge space at the bottom, either! :D

So yeah, you HAVE TO go see and comment if you have a myspace (and tell me if I made any coding mistakes, which I probably did).

PLUS, I reveal a (pretty obvious) secret: Which boy do I ♥? It's pretty scandalous too, because he's kind of really already "taken," but you know.. can't deny the truth! XD (yes, this IS a cheap ploy to get more people to view my new design. I hope it works. GO SEE NOW!)