Knitting Update #2: Earth Toned Unknown

Alright, so on my next knitting project, I chose an earthy toned yarn and decided to make a scarf. Lo and behold, I've grown tiresome and annoyed of the unraveling and fraying pieces of yarn that I figured that this so-called scarf is going to turn out crappy if I continue. I had casted on about 42 stitches and I realized 42 is too wide, especially since knitted yarn tends to stretch out anyway. I should have done about 25-30 cast-ons.

So I'm not sure what it's going to be, but for now, I'm thinking to end it sooner and make it into a drawstring pouch? I don't know. On the other hand, I also want to end it sooner because I want to learn how to crochet as it, in my opinion, looks faster and neater.

We'll see.

Knitting Update: The Phone Pouch

Hey guys... I finally finished my first knitting project! I'm sOOooooOo excited! I decided I wanted to make something small, so a cell phone pouch sounded like a good start. I learned the basic cast-on, knit stitch, and bind-off.

Voila~!

I am thinking to add giant buttons to the side, though. Maybe.

1st Semester's Over!

Hello children! Well, I know I haven't blogged in a little over 4 months. But the first semester was difficult since I had a job, too. Dorm life... not as great as it seems, I'm definitely the type who needs their space to study and relax. 95% of freshman don't have jobs, so many of them didn't understand how tired I was. Speaking of which, now that the semester is over, I am now classified as a real sophomore.

So far, I only registered for 8 units for Spring 2010... Bio 230 and English 214. Hopefully I'll get into that calculus class.... then I'll have 12 units. I'm not sure if I should take more units? Bleh we'll see, definitely don't want to take Communications. But I'm going to have to sooner or later.

The flight home was exhausting. My flight for San Diego was supposed to be at 8:45PM so I left the dorms at 5PM (considering public transportation and waiting times). I'm there waiting at the gate by 7. I get a call from Southwest and flight gets delayed to 9:30. Fine, whatever, only an hour. THEN they call again and the flight gets delayed to 10:30. Then 11, so I was like FUCK THIS! A flight attendant put me on standby to see if I could hop on a plane that was earlier than 11. And I got on, lucky me since they only had 30 seats open. So even though I didn't leave at 8:45, I left at 10 instead of 11.

Then I got sick within 24hrs of being home. I vomited for 6 hours straight (9PM til 3AM) and I vomited so much that I had no more food nor liquids to hack up and I ended up just vomiting pure blood. I didn't know this til mom walked in the room and turned the light on. That was the worst night I ever had in my entire life. The pain... the pain was indescribable. I don't know what happened, but I went into shock or something? I was cold--but hot, so I took all my clothes off. And I just shivered and sweated the whole time.

Two possible causes?
1.) Ulcer (vomiting blood is unusual apparently)
2.) Pain killer poisoning (earlier that day, I couldn't handle the 7 day migraine I had so I took a codiene and then 2 extra strength Tylenols an hour later)---TOTALLY UNINTENTIONAL, I swear.

I'm better now, but my shoulders hurt when I laugh for inhale deeply and I can't eat harsh foods. (spicey/too much dairy/etc).

Being home wasn't what I thought it would be like. Everyone sounded nicer and sweeter over the phone, that's for sure. On top of that, I think I need to have my own apartment. I don't quite feel like I live here anymore because my closet and room has been taken over. And I'm thinking to myself that if it's going to be like this, where the heck am I going to put all my things once summer comes in and I have nowhere to go? I'll be living out of my luggage even while at home, just as I am right now. Fun.

On a lighter note, I've decided to pickup a hobby that consumed time and relieved stress: KNITTING. I've been learning for a week now and I'm proud to say that I believe I have the basics down.

(courtesy of my crappy Kyocera XTC phone)

Mi Teléfono es muy mal

And so here it is, my favorite phone out of all the phones I've ever had. The Motorola Q. My first and only loved PDA phone. I loved it for its QWERTY board for easy txting, its loud (LOUD) speaker and headset (I never had to say, "What did you say??"), it had Windows Media Player, Bluetooth was a breeze, and I could easily drag and drop mp3s and make them my ringtone. The camera was shitty, but all of its other features made up for it. My service, Cricket Wireless, was great too. Unlimited everything for $50 a month. But the catch is that I could only use it in San Diego. What about San Francisco????

So now I'm with Virgin Mobile, still "prepaid," and still in high hopes that it'll work in SF. VM works off Sprint towers, so I "should" be fine. My new plan is definitely difficult because I went from unlimited minutes to an allowance of 400 anytime minutes. But that's ok--I get unlimited nights, weekends, txt, pix, e-mail, and IM (unfortunately it's only Yahoo and AIM) for $50/mo. They also let me port my number over from Cricket so I don't have to have a new one, yay!

I wouldn't mind it so much if VM didn't have such sucky phone selection and was so picky about getting phones from other services (i.e. like Verizon) on their line. So I'm stuck with this piece of shit:

The Kyocera M2000 "X-TC." It's $100 from the store, but I got it off Craigslist for $30. The QWERTY board is alright for txting, but a little awkward because the surface is so flat. Not a great thing for a guy as they have bigger hands and fingers. My biggest problem with it is the ear piece. You can't hear anything FOR SHIT. People who call me basically have to yell. And this is a known problem for the M2000, regardless if it's new or not. I got it because it was the nicest phone they had and I vowed to never give up QWERTY. The second thing that drives me crazy is the fact that I can't use my 1GB memory card the way I want to. I can't put my other mp3 ringtones on it and set it as ringtones. It'll only allow it to play as songs. Bullshit! So yeah, those two things make me want to throw it out the window.

But it's the best I can do for now. When I finally gather enough courage to be bound to a 2-year contract, I'm hoping to go with T-Mobile. Why? Well I get a discount from SF State, 12% off the monthly bill while I attend the school.

*sigh* So that's my whole dilemma for the week. -_-

Africa's Best Hair Oil

So I ran out of ideas on how to mix up my hair moisturizers. I'm also tired of having to mix-up something in my spray bottle. Lately, I've been using a mixture of distilled water, organic vegetable glycerin, cold pressed olive oil, tea tree and rosemary essential oils. That combination has really made my hair SUPER soft. The glycerin really helps to seal in the moisture. I haven't relaxed my hair in maybe 3 months and I'm trying to stretch it out. Nappy hair isn't easy to deal with and the best thing I can do for it is to condition my hair after putting chemicals in it. lol, I'm definitely OVER and traumatized from having dreadlocks as a kid because my Asian mother didn't know how to deal with black hair. That's what she gets from messing with Mandingo. Hahaha!

On the Black Hair Media Forums, the girls have been raving about Africa's Best Ultimate Oil. I couldn't believe that something that wasn't made in your own kitchen was not only cheap, but had nothing but natural oils in its ingredients. I went to the store to check it out myself and I was expecting to see the typical carcinogenic and pore clogging ingredients like mineral oil, petroleum, and Red #40 hidden somewhere.

To my surprise, there was only:

Soy Bean Oil , Walnut Seed Oil, Kiwi Fruit Extract , Olive Fruit Oil , Castor Seed Oil , Sesame Seed Oil , Jojoba Seed Oil , Carrot Seed Oil , Sweet Almond Oil , Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Safflower Oil , Calendula Extract , Yarrow Extract , Cucumber Extract , Carrageenan Extract , Ginseng Extract , Sage Extract , Comfrey Extract , Aloe Extract

All of this in an 8 oz. bottle for about $2! So I did a hot oil treatment with it and my hair came out so shiny and soft. No frizz! Just as if I had just had my relaxer done. Great stuff!

**(I don't recommend this for people who already have straight hair as straight hair is naturally oily on its own.)**

New Shoes

R.I.P.

I got an awesome gift from BaoBao today! I so desperately needed a new pair of shoes to replace my 5-6 year old Classic Adidas. They're in good shape, but the soles are ripping out and had holes on the side. I wore them to death! They were my favorite, obviously. But I couldn't afford to replace the $95 shoes. Anyhow, instead of wearing classic white "kicks," I decided to get something more productive like running shoes. That way I can have more "UMPH" when trying to get away from the po-po (aka police).

Haha, just kidding. :P

Aren't they cute? Can't wait to put them to the real test!

In Your Face, SFSU!

I would like to announce that I finally got the last $200 yesterday afternoon and I happily deposited all of that cash into my checking account. I just paid the $1,400 moments ago and it's so relieving to be able to pay it off.

I have a place to live, yay me!