Veronica updated her facebook, but didn't bother to call me. She's staying in San Francisco.

So I drove to Santa Barbara yesterday to dogsit while the parentals went on a little trip to go to a wedding. Brandy was depressed the whole time they were gone, and she wouldn't eat anything except treats which I had to keep offering to get all the dogs inside from the backyard. I had a hard time getting to sleep last night, I was feeling all down. I slept away the morning, and played through Secret of Monkey Island (special edition) the whole day. By the time I was done with games, the parentals were on their way back to the house. I had a half hour to get my stuff together and tidy up before they arrived, and then I left go drive back to LA. I just got in, and I feel like I'll probably go to bed earlier tonight.

Veronica never called me to let me know if she got the full time job where she was working. She had called me earlier last week to say that she talked to her parents, and they urged her to stay in San Francisco and "not run away from her problems". That statement is full of bullshit, in my opinion. She said they'd help her find a new place to live and give her financial assistance if she needed it, but she said the decision was hinged more than anything on whether the employer would accept her to work full time at the place she had just secured a position at. I guess they give a testing period to the new teachers to see if they want to keep them as full time teachers or just substitutes. She said she'd know by Friday and give me a call then, but she never called. I'll probably find out tomorrow. I don't like it when she's flaky like this.

Steeeeeve! Email me the resume stuff! =3=;

I meant to get up earlier today, like about 10AM, but the heat kept me under! I had some really weird dreams, too. 8P

I think I left my green pencil case at Shannon's. I MUST HAVE IT BACK! I might visit her tomorrow, then. Er, well... later today, actually. 8P

Everyone's out seeing the new Harry Potter movie tonight! Everyone except me. =3=;

Earlier last week, I discovered a cactus market north on Rosemead Blvd. near the 210 freeway. It had sooooo many BEAUTIFUL succulents, I was so excited! I asked them if they had any Black Prince echeverias, and the lady showed me what they had, but she showed me 2 different plants that were dark chocolate to black in color on the leaves with a bright green center... so I decided to do a little research before determining which was which.

Turns out there's a Black Knight as well as a Black Prince! DUDE THAT'S AWESOME!! XDD And they both have bright red flowers in the autumn/winter. I can't wait to get a couple for myself! 8))))

Veronica called me back. She was considering moving to LA and asked if I'd like to have a roommate. Rent's cheaper here in LA compared to San Francisco, as far as we know, but I'm sure it'll go up the farther west I move from ghetto little El Monte.

So the plan is she's gonna work for a couple more weeks in San Fran at the job she just secured so she can have a little money for her sister's wedding that's in 2 weekends, which is held in Santa Barbara. I might be her date for that, if she really wants me to go with her so she doesn't have to be a loner there. Then she'll move in with me for the little bit of time I have left living here, since my lease ends at the end of August. We'll try and find a place to move into together elsewhere if we can, but if not.... well, we'll see, I guess.

She's only bringing her clothes and her car with her when she moves away from San Fran. And I planned on getting rid of most of my big furniture pieces, but we may just keep the bed so she can use that and I can use the futon. I'm definitely going to invest in a nicer futon mattress, either way.

I'm going to run all this by Ronni this weekend and the grandparents eventually, but for now I welcome all the help I can get with paying rent. She's said she'd look for an LA job on Craig's list, since that's how she landed her current job, and I'll likely be looking for employment after this weekend. I'm gonna try to finish up my capstone project too, but I may need some help with a compositing program to finalize it.

The biggest thing to consider is that Veronica absolutely cannot tell her parents about the breakup until she has a plan of action of what to do next, and she absolutely cannot expect any financial help from them at all. When she told them that she had moved in and was living with Rob, they took it very seriously as a breech in the religious etiquette that is burned into their family's tradition. They ceased any financial help and even had a gap between each other socially, but Veronica wasn't willing to move out just because her family didn't like that she was living with her boyfriend. I would have the same attitude as Veronica towards a family stuck in religion-based traditions, I honestly think it's bullshit. But now that they've broken up, she's got nowhere else to go. She's going to stay with a friend in San Fran while she works to get a little more money, but she can't move back in with her parents because of this issue. And she doesn't even want to tell them about their falling out until she already has a plan of action, otherwise they'll just get on her case and make the whole thing out to an "I told you so" thing, which we all hate, of course. I'd probably do the same thing, too, but more for the reason of just trying to get the fuck out of the shadow of my family and trying to live how -I- want to live rather than how my parents think I should live.

Buuhhh I want macaroni & cheese. =3=

Passed out on the couch for a few hours. It was hot, I was tired.

Woke up to a phonecall from Veronica, she said she & Rob broke up and she couldn't go back home to SB, and basically that she had nowhere else to go. The conversation didn't go anywhere past that, and she said she'd call me back. I wonder why they had a falling out, and what she expects me to do about it. 8P

Those workers that woke me up are gone, and so is my small wooden stand.

My neighbor Yenni says they were a couple workers from Time Warner installing cable. It makes me feel better just to know who they were and wtf they were doing.

Is it presumptuous of me to assume they'd put something like that back after they were done using it? I'd assume that's what most people would do.... I'd like to think of people in general as kind hearted, but this beats the hell out of that attitude.

I feel like I'm losing touch with how people really are, at least here in the city. It happens every so often when I hole myself up in my cave for an extended period of time and I refrain from much social interaction face to face. Even when I visited Sarah & her hubby in Torrance, I felt really awkward the whole time I was there. There was no reason to feel that way, but I did anyway because I hadn't hung out with anyone since Amy & Jess visited. It makes me wonder if I'm disillusioned with my attitude towards my friends. I have irrational thoughts of questioning identity and self-worth, really bullshit stuff that just gets me down.

And then some random company guys borrow something of mine that was outside my apartment and "forget" to put it back. Bah.

Someone on the transoekaki board did a pic based on this video that I hadn't seen before. It's hilarious XD

Ronni woke me up around 11 to ask about our phones. That didn't really irritate me. But being woken up by really loud noises from two guys nailing a cable along the side of a building irritated me. I keep my bedroom window open till mid-afternoon, so I heard them REALLY clearly when they started getting to work. And one of the guys just took my small wooden stand from near my front door just now, probably to use it as a stool. That also kind of irritates me.

I beat Bioshock! I expected it to be a little longer than that... but hey, it was fun and neat. 8D

Bioshock is still difficult, it turns out. Vita-chambers are extremely convenient. I'm really slow going through this game. =3=;;

TODAY'S MONDAY! Buuu >XP

Coool, I love me some space-walking scifi dramas. 8)

Some kid knocked on my door and took 2 minutes of my time trying to convince me to fill out a form to "help him pay for college funds" and give him 10 dollars. I kept telling him I couldn't help him, and it got to the point of him asking to just fill out the form and he'd take care of the money bit.

Um, what? No.

Couldn't sleep right away last night because I had passed out on the futon for about 3 hours. So I tried downloading the Ghostbusters demo on xbox live again last night, and it worked! I guess my subscription hadn't quite expired yet. So I played the demo, and omg..... it was SO FUN! I can't wait to play the full game. 8))) I had watched the movie earlier in the day, and I got so excited to hear the same soundtrack and stuff, I called up Steve and geeked out to him about it. I also started playing Bioshock last night, and I gotta say it's a LOT easier for me to play on console than on PC. I needed a break from RPGs too, and playing Bioshock is definitely a nice break from the turn-based, random battle RPGs.

I'm gonna make my trek to Torrance soon, gotta have a bite to eat first and get Sarah's address again. I neglected to save it the last time I asked for it. =3=;; durrh

The look on this cat's face is so cute and funny

Got groceries, paid credit card bill, put gas in the tank, ... and got a haircut! My hair is finally short again! And not so boyish as before, but still retaining the tomboy look. But now I'm outa monies again. Ronni will give me $30 to make a trip to SB & back next weekend since they want me to dogsit for a day, so I think I'll be able to have 10 bucks left over. That should be sufficient enough, I think. But I'll have to lay low to save gas until then.... aside from my trip to Torrance tomorrow evening, of course. I won't be going shopping at the japanese stores though, so I'll just stop by Sarah's and go back home. It'll be a nice drive, I think. Even if I get stuck in traffic, it's so hot out that it'll be nice to go for a drive for a couple hours to sit in my car with the AC on. 8)

I was downloading the demo for the Ghostbusters game on xbox live, but it stopped in the middle of the download. I believe that means my gold membership is expired now, so I'll probably get another month membership with that extra $10 later next week. Then after that weekend, I'll have another check to cash, thankfully. I gotta look for some temp job agencies to get some kinda income, and then I gotta finish up my capstone project as best as I can on my own since I will NOT be going back to school in the fall. We got a letter from campus saying congrats and confirming my graduate status. Maybe I can email my teacher from last quarter to get his input on the animation, anyway. Hopefully I still have his email address somewhere...

What a weird anime. I wouldn't have enjoyed it as much without Isaac & Miria, though. 8)