On Thursday, I attended my Body Sculpting class for the first time within a week and a half (for good reasons-i had been studying for other classes).
     We started our warm up by running four laps up and down the stairs around the Spartan Entertainment Complex.
Then, how we did our work out routine was by (literally) "Picking our own workout," Aka: picking random slips of paper out from a small bucket that would tell us what to do. That doesn't sound so bad right? WRONG! We ended up doing three-four consecutive sets of push-ups within one sitting!! I think we came to a total of about.. 55+ push-ups. holy crap.. it was like.. "25 push-ups!" "15 push-ups!" "10 push-ups," "10 more push-ups!"
     What a coincidence! Our class picked out consecutive sets of the same exercise. It probably won't happen again. Guess what we had to do next?? We had to do three consecutive sets of the "Plank."  It looks exactly like this:
 
Knees, hips, back, and shoulders are all evenly elevated. In our first set, we only had to get into plank position for 15 seconds. Then 30seconds, then 1 minute. It's not that easy, especially when doing three consecutive sets. I DARE you to try it for that long if you really do think it's easy.
     Hell doesn't stop there. We had to do Squat Jumps. Know what squat-jumps are?? It's when you do a push-up, and immediately after, you have to get into squat position and jump into the air. The cycle repeats. We started with 10 squat jumps. *phew* No problem. The worse is almost over! I got a little bit too cheerful, because right after, some lucky fellow picked out a slip that reads: "20 squat jumps."  HOLY CRAP!! The only sounds heard was exhausted grumbling, panting, and the work-out music blasting from the stereos.  I looked around and everyone looked so tired, but they continued to do the squat jumps anyways, or at least tried to. I only managed to do about 4 more until I gave up. My legs wouldn't jump, and my arms gave away when I attempted to do a push-up. It was too hard. It hurt, and I felt like i was going to start crying if I did anymore. It was intense.
     Right after my body sculpting class, I would normally have another class to attend to, which gives me only 10 minutes to change out of sweaty work-out clothes, make sure I don't stink, and rush to my other class. But luckily, my next class had a furlough day (aka: no class). :) Sweeet.. especially after that crazy workout.
     At 1 o'clock, I attended my Anatomy Lab, and we finished really early. Then my lab instructor announced that we would not have our following lecture at 4 o'clock because our teacher was out sick. (bitter sweet - I was looking forward to lecture and I like our lecture professor, buut.. i get to go home early). 
     I had so much time to spare, so i decided to go to the Nursing Department building to set an appointment to see a counselor. I got there, and the office decided to close early that day. Dangit! I was looking at the papers/packets/fliers set up outside the door when a lady approached me to ask if i needed help. We talked a bit and as we were walking and was about to part ways, the lady asks me for my name, first and last. Then she said she was the Director of the Nursing Department - aka: Dr. Jayne Cohen. :) cooool!  We talked a bit more, stuff outside from school like our plans for the holiday, the places we traveled to (like Vietnam), etc. :)  She was so nice. :)

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Here's a question: If there were three GIANT piles of leaves that are arranged so that they're longer than the length of a normal car on the street, next to the curb, would you park your car in this spot??  Please answer No, otherwise, you are seriously a dumb-ass. And i won't apologize for considering you one either.
(--if you're wondering why we rake the leaves onto the street, it's because every Friday morning, there's a giant truck that comes around to sweep up the leaves off the street.)
     At home, there is this lady tenant that's renting a room at my house. At night, she would come home, park her car on the pile of leaves we rake onto the street in front of our house. We've NEVER had a problem with the whole parking situation with the leaves in the past. NEVER.  Okay.. so this lady  has done it once, twice. Maybe it was too dark to tell if there were leaves. So.. we wanted to make it MORE obvious that this particular spot was a "no parking" zone (for the time being) by making THREE GINORMOUS PILES OF LEAVES in front of our house. I thought that would solve the problem of her parking there when she's not supposed to.  Guess what, she parked there, ON top of the GIANT PiLES of leaves!  What the fuck.. This lady is either really blind, or just doesn't have any common sense to park some place else. I mean, my neighborhood has a LOT of open parking space on the sidewalk!!!  Both my parents are going "WTF!?" -seriously. We just couldn't believe it. 
     Yesterday night, I knocked on her door to tell her that she needed to move her car to another location because she's parked on the GIANT ASS pile of leaves, and in the morning, the city sweeps up the leaves. (okay.. i didn't exactly use "giant ass" but i said stuff along those lines).  She asked what time they come, and i said they come early Friday morning. She said 'okay.'   Alrighty.. i presume she'd take care of it.  
     This morning, I woke up to my mom knocking on her door and telling her she needs to move her car IMMEDIATELY because the leaf-sweeping truck came by and couldn't sweep up our leaves because her [STUPID] car was STILL parked there! arug.. deng lady. Hopefully they'll come back another round to sweep up leaves.  In that moment, I felt like lighting the leaves on fire, so that her car would catch fire. Muahahahha. oh yes.. i was infuriated.. i TOLD her the night before she needed to move her car. But Noooo.. she didn't! (yes. i'm bad. i think irrationtally when i'm upset.)  Did I light her car on fire?-No. did i want to?-yes. Would I? NO! i may think crazy, but I (try) not to act crazy.

I'll have more tenant tales to share later, as this one is about to move out by the end of this month (Yeayy) and another one is coming in starting December.  Btw, our new tenant is going to be our youngest tenant ever: an 18 year old male.  Things MIGHT get a little more interesting around the house.. or not. (I just hope we wont have any problems with him.) We shall see!

- go to bar-tending school
- take a pole dancing class (when I'm still young, youthful, and hopefully, limber) -- only for fun of course.  Seriously. Although it could be dangerous (i.e. falling on your face hanging upside down), it looks fun. :)  It's like an adult jungle gym! except.. it's only a pole. :D  It doesn't hurt to try right?

Recently, no matter how much sleep I get, I've been feeling more and more tired each day. strange.

Anyways, new wallpaper! :)
Kate Voegel <3




(not sure if it'll works for others, but maybe clicking on the photo will link to a larger-original size)

I had a mini "adventure" today.. if that's what you want to call it.  It consists of a few things, and they're probably just regular everyday stuff.. but to me, it got me all excited.

1) I lost my pencil sharpener, so i went to the student store and bought a pencil sharpener!! Sounds lame right? Well.. It's not just ANY regular pencil sharpener.. this one has slits in it that keeps the pencil shadings inside after you use it. it's cool! check it out! (sorry if it's blurry and hard to see - i used my phone camera)

See the slit now?? :)
in goes the pencil! 
this is the most "secure" pencil sharpener i've ever seen. The slits move inward only, and won't allow the shadings to fall out. it's awesome! I wont have to worry about spilling out pencil shadings if i get too lazy to throw them away, and decide to toss it in my backpack. :) 
ohh, and might i add, it's made in Germany. haha! (and not China--not that i have anything against China made products) Plus, it's Barney colors! (purple, green, and yellow!

2) While on the park n' ride shuttle, I was sitting in the back of the bus with lots of people around. As everyone was seated, the people around me started talking to each other (like at least 7-8 of them). It started with them talking about vaginal birth, then C-sections, then yanking out babies, talking about their supervisors, mean (kaiser) nurses, first time delivering babies, and so forth.
     Hmm.. They all obviously know each other, they're probably taking the same classes, and doing clinical hours together. This means.. they're nursing students.. it makes sense, they were nursing students!! How awesome!!! It got me all giddy after the bus ride, and I decided to ask one of them, a guy, if he got into the nursing program directly from SJSU. (He transferred from a community college.)  It's kindda geeky but i'm just so amazed by just being in the presence of any nursing student. It's like.. being in close proximity of someone famous or someone you look up to.  It definitely got me excited about a mere (potential) future.  Seeing a whole group of them, and hearing them share share their experiences and everything was like lighting a fire under my butt.. (sounds cheesy) but it's like a fire of motivation to work extra hard and make sure I get better grades.  :]  I'm Fired Up! I can't wait till i can apply to the nursing program. :D I'm anxious, but excited!

3) I found my halloween outfit! all i need is face paint and makeup, pants/leggings/panty hose, and maybe a scarf and gloves to give it the finishing touch.
here's a glimpse (don't laugh!): -this picture was initially taken so that San could help consult me over the phone. haha! (thanks San. :)

on a plus side, i can definitely wear this casually. :)

Now.. i go eat dinner, relax, watch Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and then.. homework.

Thanks to Kevin, I now have more music CDs to look forward listening to.  Here's what he surprised me with after his trip to Rasputin:
"Breakthrough" by Colbie Caillat  !!
and some older albums by Britney Spears:
"...Baby one more time" and "Opps!... I did it again" 
- I remember wanting these albums, especially "opps.. i did it again" when it came out., and I seriously can't believe i have them now!! I'm so psyched out! :D
- Kevin and I now have three Britney Spears albums together now - which includes her Circus album. :P buahahah. Yes. I like Britney.. especially her older albums. I don't think i'll get tired listening to them. (but that's what i say now... who knows. :P)

And and.. of course, i'm also really excited about the "breakthrough" cd!! :)  ahh... it feels like christmas.. Thank You Kevin!! <3 you are the best!