March 23, 2005

• This week has been filled with the wonderful and the terrible, and really, I want to remember the wonderful, because the last days of my college years and peers are coming more quickly than I can see. This last week, I celebrated not only my 22nd birthday, but my last convention for Circle K (Collegiate community service organization) as well.

  
  

  *NOTE!! ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM OTHERWISE, THERE WAS  NO DRINKING AND/OR DRUGS CONSUMED IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PICTURES. WE DID THIS SOBER!
  
  It's pretty rare for me to do one of these event/picture posts... so if it comes out wrong, don't be too mad.
  

  
  

  
  

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  Birthday Fun

  Midnight morning of my birthday, there came a knockin' on the door. I open it to see these three boys:
  
  
  
  Larry, Eric, Lawrence
  
  They came to the door with bouquets of flowers and a balloon in each of their hands. On the outside of the bouqets was written, "K" "I" and "M", respectively. Unfortunately they weren't standing in the right order, so the letters spelled out "ikm". It's the thought that counts though.
  
  The boys then proceeded to serenade me with this song that has no tune that I have ever heard:
  
  
  On March 16 of 1983,
  Out of a hole you came out happily
  22 years old now you will be
  Your AIM SN is kimochi
  So happy Birthday from (apt) 493
  And me!
  
  The "and me" was Lawrence -- he's not from apartment 493. Along with the flowers and balloons they left me an envelope with the following gifts in them: the paper on which the words to my song were written, a coupon to magic mountain, a green condom, and well wishes from the rest of 493 written on the back of the envlope. Taped to the front of the envelope was a delapadated black balloon. Its significance is unknown.
  
  
  
  My presents.
  
  The night of my birthday was planned and executed by Lan (aka Sup007).
  
  Partially because Lan and I went to Sea world for his birthday, partially because we had season passes to Disneyland and mostly because I wanted to, I requested that we go to Disneyland to celebrate my birthday.
  
  Lan's birthday.
  
  So, along with a gift of 22 roses, balloons, and the first season of Fruits Basket [an anime I love], Lan took me out to dinner at the Blue Bayou at Disneyland [the restaurant inside of Pirates of the Carribean]. (Pictures of that to come, I haven't gotten them from Lan yet...)
  
  First he arrived at my house with the balloons and flowers
  
  My presents from Lan.
  
  Then we ate a romantic candlelight dinner at the Blue Bayou
  
  My presents from Lan.
  
  After that, we went on the ride itself, which Lan hadn't been on in years. Amazingly, the number of our boat was 22! Just like my age! What a crazy coincidence. The ride attendant thought we were being really weird for taking the picture with the front of the boat until we explained it was my birthday...
  
  My presents from Lan.
  
  After that, we just enjoyed a lot of disneyland together...
  
  My presents from Lan.
  
  Lan also got me the full season of fruits basket!
  
  My presents from Lan.
  
  
  
  My presents from Lan.
  
  As I was taking pictures of the roses, I found this card from my ex, John, from hawaii. On the inside it said, "I thought you would like to have a shell from the beach"... It made me miss him a lot.
  
  Card from John.
  
  
  

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  District Convention

  For those of you that don't know, I belong to a collegiate organization called Circle K. Circle K is the world's largest collegiate community service organization and is a part of the Kiwanis family. You may have heard of other parts of the Kiwanis family such as KEY Club and Kiwins for highschoolers. I was in KEY club in high school and continued my love for the organization through Circle K in college.
  
  District Convention is annual event wherin all members of Circle K in the California-Nevada-Hawaii district are encouraged to come, learn things at workshops, and vote for the new district leaders for the next year.
  
  This year's convention was my last convention. And here are pictures and some words to commemorate the event.
  
  Every year UCI Circle K enters a skit into the talent show section of the event. This year, we finished 3rd place in the competition. Here are some pictures of us hard at work practicing.
  
  
  Skit Practice
  
  
  

  Day 1

  I rode up to convention with Larry and Patrick (who would decide to not run for governer in the car, and ultimately win the governorship by the end of the convention). Even before any festivities began, we were already goofing off. Patrick has a big camera because he is dressed as a tourist.
  
  Before session even starts.
  
  At one point in the night, Patrick got a hold of my camera, and for a span of 20 pictures, all you can see is crotches.
  
  
  Later that night, we practice the skit some more in Larry's irregularly large hotel room.
  
  
  I normally share an apartment with this girl, but during this weekend I shared her room and her bed as well. =D She happens to be the outgoing president of our club.
  
  
  
  

  Day 2

  Workshops during the day.. Helped Larry and Ferdinand run the awesomely fun icebreaker workshop.
  
  Best workshop of the weekend!.
  
  Patrick complains about people running up to him and taking pictures without his consent just because he is governer. I decide to do it as well.
  
  Patrick.
  
  The crazy seniors are all leaving! Who will keep up our perverted legacy?
  
  
  Finally, after all of that practicing, we do our skit
  
  
  That night, me, Darrell and Larry decided that it was the last time that we could go crazy. So we did!
  
  Freaks come out at night.
  
  
  
  Freaks come out at night.
  
  
  

  Day 3

  After ending session we all were able to get together for this beautiful group picture.
  
  Circle K makes me happy.
  
  On our way home, we saw a delorean! We all screamed out... 88 miles per houuuuuuuuuurrr...!!
  
  Back to the future.
  
  We also saw a rainbow on the way home.
  
  If you look close, you can see a 2nd rainbow.
  
  On that side of the road there was rain, but on the other side, the scenery was quite beautiful
  
  Windows?
  
  
  
  Endlessly soft.
  
  

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