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Rant about classes.

I don't know why (or I do know why) a lot of people are getting on my nerves in class.
ie:

Printmaking class. The chubby young blonde that responds to questions or statements with "Oh Fer Sure".

Girl in class: "I need to go buy more ink"
Chubby YB: "Oh Fer sure".

Instructor: "Make sure you put your names on your assignment"
Chubby YB: "Oh Fer sure"

Girl in class: "God, I hate Sarah Palin"
Chubby YB: "Oh Fer sure"

Girl in class: "Do you need some more water for your ink?"
Chubby YB: "Oh Fer sure"

I feel like an asshole because he's really nice. But today, hearing the statement "Oh Fer Sure" 46 times (I TALLIED. This was in the course of 3 hours) drove me insane.




Then there's Digital Media 2, everyone is pretty rad in this class. Except for one guy who unfortunately, has the same exact name as my boyfriend, who is not annoying. So let's call this one: Annoying guy. Annoying guy has everything to say about everything and everyone.
Critiques today went like so:

Teacher: "Any comments on Stephen's project?"
Annoying guy: "Yeah, I don't like how the rectangle is transparent".

Teacher: "Any comments on Trevor's project?"
Annoying guy: "Yeah I don't like how the satellite is transparent".

Teacher: "Any comments on David's project?"
Annoying guy: "Yeah, I don't like how the field is transparent".



And then he always continues to try to one up the instructor, and that's so incredibly annoying as well.Do you see how he got his name "ANNOYING GUY??"



I need some tea.

Just finished watching the Barack Obama speech in Berlin. I have to say that Obama is certainly dreamy. Not just for his appearance of course, but for the issues he addresses. Now, for those who know me, I have fairly moderate views on politics. I've never have been really politically active or aware of a lot of situations. But, Obama is getting my vote because he does not make any outlandish promises which one might argue that would be an unintelligent decision, but hear me out:

My mother once argued that Obama always "says 'hope this' or 'hope that'" but wants to have much more impacted promises like when Hilary Clinton (blegh) promised health care and to provide jobs that are green friendly. Which I feel is outlandish at this point. So many politicians promise a lot of things for our own country but rarely own up to it. It's disappointment one after another. Obama on the other hand, presents more of his ideas than promises. The point is, Obama is fully conscious of a lot of issues that need to be addressed such as the genocide in Darfur, the nuclear plans in Iran, as well as the "Green" movement, and the AIDS epidemic. He is bringing a lot of these issues up to the plate in hope to make our world as a whole a better place rather than just our country.


"Will we stand for the human rights of the dissident in Burma, the blogger in Iran, or the voter in Zimbabwe? Will we give meaning to the words “never again” in Darfur?"
Clearly Obama has empathy for the issues in other countries, such as the human rights of an Iranian citizen being able to express their thoughts, sexuality, and ideas without punishment or even death.

What I like about Obama is that he's more focused on contributing in making the world a better place rather than keeping America extremely ethnocentric like many of the previous presidents have done, and I can also argue that this is why 95% of the world hates our guts. But I think what America needs is someone like Obama, one who is aware and active in at least helping certain issues around the world. This in turn, will benefit America as well as the rest of the world. And maybe the rest of the world might hate our guts much less because we were be a country that is active in helping others rather than ourselves. Now, I could totally be wrong and Obama might be completely full of shit. But the point is, it's refreshing to see a politician who is much more focused on others rather than ourselves. It's about time this country takes that step, rather than being a bunch of oil-greedy assholes who want to drill holes in every freaking country in the Middle East.

Hurray Obama.

My roomate is "da bomb".
She visited me at work today and surprised me with Mango Lassi. How awesome and thoughtful!
Then, she helped me run my boss's errands around the Castro today where I made her go into the Starbucks to see what she thought of the only straight male barista there who likes to hardcore flirt with me. The first thing she asks before she goes in is, "Is he a white dude with a beard, Shereen?" and I say "yes. As a matter of fact". Then she says "Man, I was only saying that to be comical". Leah knows me so well.
So, Beardy the Barista makes me laugh like a 5 year old girl that I start turning into a cluts. On Tuesday, I tried to walk in a keep my cool. As soon as he took my order he started being super fliratious like he usually does. It's very rare that someone's advances have a major effect on me. His fliratious nature made me giggle and turn red. During our exchange, not only did I accidentally get too big of a straw for my small ass drink, but I hit my head on a table when I reached for the scraps of the straw. Yes, he witnessed all of this. He smiled at me as I left Starbucks in the shade of a tomato.
I guess there's worse things in life.

It's been a better day.

Yesterday:
- Waking up to Gal puking in my toilet
- Strolling around on Church & Market St. in the sun
- Stopping by at Hairplay and getting free products from Damian
- Discovering a tastefully done Pirate store in the Mission
- Paxton Gardens
- Eating Paplote's with Anya
- Creeping out Delong (EEEEEEEH!)
- Making dinner with the roomie

Going back to SJ tonight (again) after work and seeing the familia.

Also, I need a cheap, good bike. Is that so much to ask for?

So I'm finally in Tokyo. This place is awesome and just as I imagined. Everyone is super friendly and helpful, even if they don't speak English. The men are definitely something to look at and I've been eating all the Japanese food my stomach can take.

Today I went to the National Science Museum and saw a bunch of dinosaurs, something I've been wanting to do forever. I'll definitely post up photos when I get home. I went over to the Ueno shopping center and bought myself a cute Japanese tea pot with a built in strainer. Wooot.

Yesterday, I went over to Harajuku to check out the scene. At first I thought it was the coolest thing ever, these girls dressing fashionable in Japanese standards, made up, and with really cool looking hair. As I was walking down Harajuku street, I started seeing it for what it really was. Girls obsessed with their looks. It might seem judgmental, but you have to be kind of into yourself to be able to have your hair done, face made up, and excessively fashionable everyday. Totally high maintenance. There's nothing wrong with girls liking such things, but I think it becomes problematic when it becomes your life. It takes me some time to get ready in the morning, but these girls look like they're going the club in the morning. It just seems like the businessmen's daughters just go off and spend daddy's money on things that contribute to their looks.Granted, I know all of Japanese girls aren't like that. I could be totally wrong but it just seems that way with the "Harakjuku" girls.

But on a much more positive note, I'm in love with Japan. I thought I'd be completely out of my comfort zone travelling here, but I was proven wrong. It's not hard to get around at all, it's not hard to communicate at all. The food I eat here is basically what I eat at home. People are so polite . The lifestyle is much more tranquil. I definitely want to apply for an English teaching job when I graduate.

Anyways, my dream finally came true! I'm in Japan! Life is good!

Finally got some photos up from the National Science Museum in Tokyo. Seriously the best 600 yen I've spent so far. I finally got to see dinosaur bones!


Everyone in Japan seems to have only long haired Dachshunds or Shiba Inus. I know in about 4 years or so, I'd like to get a dog. Particularly a black and tan Shiba Inu. That breed has been growing on me the the past couple of years. I was thinking of naming it something cute and Japanese like Moofu which means blanket. Haa.

My boss is such an amazing person. We connect so well it's refreshing. We can talk about anything really, and last Tuesday we had a 2 hour long conversation about the Middle East and problems with his boyfriend (such a plethera of conversation).


Only 2 more weeks until this heinous semester is over with!
Tonight, I'm presenting a marketing campaign for Whole Foods.
Last night, I spent 5 hours with Xander in the computer lab working on our final project which is creating a book on an artist/designer using InDesign. I'm 90% done with my book that I'm doing on Banksy, however, we were delirious by hour 5 screaming "CMYK!!!!!". Xander and I laughed so hard, tears were coming out of our eyes.

After that, I went with Leah (my roomate) to our friend Gina and James' house where we played Nintendo Wii and baked peanut butter cookies. It definitely eased a lot of the tension that had been building up within me these past couple of weeks. I just CANNOT wait until this next week is over with! Even though finals are in two weeks, I'm more worried about my group projects and graphic design projects more than anything. So I'll be able to relax a little more after a week.
AND THEN I GO TO JAPAN.

It's growing!

I had the most confusing weekend. It was spent in Los Angeles. It involved eating too much fast food, taking a bus to UCLA to stay with Gal, buying good Spanish wine, hipster bars in Silver Lake, the Elliott Smith Figure 8 wall, too much melodrama, too much alcohol, and too many annoying brotherly outbursts.I pretty much need another break. The details will be spared but all I can sayz iz....San Francisco living is much more relaxing. I always eat healthier and spend more time sleeping. I am a hippie without the weed. But! This weekend should be good. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends, getting coffee with a certain someone, and seeing Persepolis with Leah.

I am also in love with my new laptop. I pretty much switched mine for my dad's. I can now take it to school because it's so compact AND! I have Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop now so I don't have to go to the computer lab at school to work on project. I R no longer a N00bz.


So! I'm going to the SF Outsidelands Festival!! I spent way too much money but I'm seeing Radiohead, Wilco, Beck, and Manu Chao in one sitting. It is the weekend of my birthday and I'm going by myself. It will be my birthday gift to myself. I don't want to even begin to say how much my ticket costs.

This bra is making my b00bz itch. lolz.

-School is kicking my ass even when I'm on spring break.
-My hands are dry
-I am bored at working
-I'm also glad to be back in SF
-Why must I run into skeletons in my closet every time I go back home? WHY?
-This semester needs to be over with
-So that I can go to Japan already!

Okay okay. I won't shut up about Japan. My childhood dream is finally coming true. I don't mean to rub it in anyone's face but I can't help it. The fact that I have officially booked my ticket to Tokyo makes me feel like I'm in love with a dude or some shit. I feel giddy and anxious. The thought of "him" (let us pretend Tokyo is a masculine being) makes my palms sweaty. When I'll be in "his" presence, I think I will explode. Ahhh! Japan! Can't wait. I will also be so broke that it's funny. But love don't cost a thing..or something.
I will also be eating tons of Japanese curry, it is my new found love.