Went to a PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) banquet at the Concord Hilton this evening, where my Shereenay Beanay was recognized as the 32nd District PTA’s Scholarship Recipient. It was funny, cuz they gave her the $500 check straight up (instead of sending it to the financial aid office of the university where she’ll be going), so […]

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Stellaluna
by Janell Cannon
They perched in silence for a long time.
“How can we be so different and feel so much alike?” mused Flitter.
“And how can we feel so different and be so much alike?” wondered Pip.
“I think this is quite a mystery,” Flap chirped.
“I agree,” said Stellaluna. “But we’re friends. And that’s a fact.”
=)

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I skipped my Human Development lecture today (*gasp!*) in order to instead attend a workshop entitled “Body & Soul: Women of Color in Cinema” at noon. Not that I really care one way or another about women in cinema, but a friend of mine is part of the Multicultural Immersion Program that put together this […]

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Goo Goo Dolls
::Name::
And don’t it make you sad
To know that life
Is more than who we are

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On the way home from school today, i stopped and bought some hearing aid batteries. And since i was at the store anywayz and couldn’t resist spending money, i also bought 3 chapsticks (diff types, don’t worry. lol), a RED spiral notebook with perforated sheets (awesome invention, yo) and 2 cool pens. I’m beginning to […]

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Hello, children! hahaha. i just realized how funny that sounded. Who cares though. It’s my blog and i’m in a happy mood today for some reason. Do i need a reason? Must there always be a reason? Or can i just be happy for the heck of it and not have to justify it? Hmmm…oooooh, […]

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i’m very bitter at the moment because i’ve realized i can’t access peoples’ comments to my posts off my computer anymore, goshdarnit. The weird part is, i CAN read them off any other computer (i.e. campus computers). Weird weird. Gotta check it off my dad’s computer tomorrow, to see if it works there too. Otherwise, […]

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i was driving up to school today, and i could SWEAR i smelled french fries somewhere along the freeway. Yummyyyy! I have an obsession with french fries, in case you didn’t know already. :) Somayya told me last week, “Yaz, you’re the only person i know who picks a place to eat out based on […]

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First of all…HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SHEREENIE BEANIE! :)
Well, my Ummy and Daddy are baaaack, and i’m oh-so-excited. :-D They flew into San Francisco last night, and some of the psycho soap opera drama family (our relatives. lol) came down from Sacramento and then headed out to the airport with us. It was funny cuz […]

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*ok, I know y’all have been waiting years for this, but…WARNING: THIS POST IS LOOONG. IF YOU CAN’T HANDLE IT, READ IT IN INSTALLMENTS!* :)
Now I remember why I always used to get all frustrated with keeping a diary or journal when I was younger…once life catches up with you and you’ve got a bajillion […]

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Wow, i was just checking out my blog, and realized i haven’t posted since Monday. I swear i did the whole quinessential double-take…i opened up my blog expecting to see the date heading over the top post say something like, “Wednesday,” so i’m like, “doot doo doo,” just sitting here opening up hecka different webpages, […]

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Just got home. It’s way past 9 o’clock, daaaang! Talk about a looooooong day. Those of you who did du’as for me, THANK YOU, THANK YOUUUU! Jazak’Allah. :-D Want an update? Of course you do! So i never even got around to studying for the physics test, thanks to my other 2 insane midterms, but […]

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so i just got back from my weekly halaqa, and i am sooo unbelievably TIREDDDDD. Believe it or not, i actually did not get ANY sleep last night cuz i was up ALL night studying. And when my head started nodding over the books at like 4 a.m. and i had to hecka blink my […]

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i woke up at 2 p.m. todayyyy!! heck yeah, i’m all excited. Normally i have crazy vampire-ish tendencies where i pull all-nighters in a supposed attempt to study but end up talking to friends on AIM instead. Sooo productive, yeah. But last night i fell asleep at 9.30, and now i feel awesomely rested. It’s […]

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so i’m kinda bitter right now cuz a friend and i made plans to have brunch or whatever together at Bakers Square this morning (HER idea, incidentally) and then she called me at the last possible minute, RIGHT when i was about to pull into the Bakers Square parking lot, to tell me she couldn’t […]

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