A Rumpus in the Rainforest

There's a rumpus in the rainforest today...

First full day back from a long year of school (also first day with my mother away as she parties away in Chicago, IL), I was given the pleasure of watching a play called "A Rumpus in the Rainforest." Andre, my seven-year-old nephew was given the honor to play an adorable monkey and sing, "Up in the Canopy," with two other classmates (also monkeys).


What is "A Rumpus in the Rainforest" all about you say?

Frog in the rain forest desperately wants to get off the jungle floor and see the sky---but who will help him climb above the canopy? The Jaguar loves the jungle floor, the Sloth family keeps falling asleep, and the Howler Monkeys have gone nuts. The Boas offer to slither up a tree, but can you really ever trust a boa? Meanwhile, two bungling Explorers stumble by in search of the Lost Ancient City of Choco- late. No wonder the jungle is going crazy. And have you ever seen so many ants? Rumpus in the Rain Forest gives students a musical tour of the various levels of the jungle and reinforces in fun fashion the importance of the rain forests.

My sister said that they were given the opportunity to pick which part they wanted to be. Frog, of course, was the protagonist of the play... but who wants to be the lead anyway?

Sister: Why didn't you pick to be the Toucan or the Frog? You would've been able to memorize the lines easily!

Andre: Well... I like monkeys because they can swing from tree to tree... and the Toucan and the Frog aren't very important parts anyway.

Well played, little man, well played. As the monkeys say:

We can sing and play
Go bananas all day
Up in the canopy

Failed...

Put your seatbelt on, Nica. We have to get outta here.

So I went to a cafe with a friend to grab some drinks to keep us awake for the night. While he waits for his order to arrive, I realized that another friend told me earlier today she would be studying in the same cafe, so I decided to plunge into the sea of chairs and scour the cafe grounds for her.

But instead of finding her, I see a different familiar face, a face belonging to someone who, God bless him, needs to calm the fudgecicles down. For all intents and purposes, we will call this person "John Doe." I knew that if I start speaking to John Doe, I'm gonna have an overly-enthusiastic, and overwhelming existentialist conversation with him; something I definitely cannot afford at a time of academic crisis. I'm already going crazy enough as it is.

As big as the Grand Canyon, my eyes grew WIDE and on sheer impulse, my hand pushed the joystick to its leftmost position, turning my chair a full 180 degrees, and started zooming in the opposite direction as John Doe.

Not even a millisecond has passed when all of a sudden, a loud "OLIVIA!" filled the room. I frustratingly facepalmed and aggressively stomped my foot on my footrest three times, after which I attempted to clear my face of any sign of annoyance and turned around to approach him.

As expected, I wasted about 16.73 minutes of my time listening to him talk about philosophical matters. I could tell you what he talked about but that's gonna give away who he is... Actually, to be honest, every word kinda just went in one ear and out the other, so I wouldn't even be able to tell you had I wanted to. But in any event, that was surely an FML right there...

RACE FOR THE CURE 2009

Cal Expo
Sacramento, CA

May 9, 2009

NEW HAIRCUTS!!!

Because we're awesome like that...

I MISS HOME! I WANNA GO HOME AND EAT MY MOMMA'S COOKING!!!

Bittersweet Adventure

A day is so much more interesting when you experience it to its fullest extent; as in being conscious (or at least in theory) every single minute of its 24 hours.

Yup, that was my day today. Having close to no sleep at all for the full 24 hours of Wednesday, April 8, 2009, a day filled with the good and the bad, I can only describe it in one word: bittersweet.

As mentioned, my day started out...well...very, very, VERY early... more like Tuesday and Wednesday kinda just meshed together, separated only by an unnoticable one second.

12:00 AM with way too much work to do, I struggled to juggle Rhino-ing, and PhotoShop-ing, and chubbing. Losing track of time, I look at the clock and was astonished at the fact that I've spent 4 hours making very little progress on the work that I actually HAVE to do. After panicking wildly, a large sea mammal (B-Gon) knocks on my door to speak of absolute nonsense for hours, while I simultaneously design a community center.

Both awake at 7:00 AM, large sea mammal and I strut ourselves to Crossroads to replenish via consumption of heart attack foods (scrambled eggs, tater tots, and BACON)... only to find that lack of sleep weakens the digestive system, leaving us a little too woozy to further function normally...BLEH.

After an unexpected praise from my studio instructor, a short 20 minute nap, going absolutely insane, and getting disappointed at my architectural history midterm grade, B-Gon and I were kidnapped by E-Bay, and taken on a quite lengthy bus ride to a heavenly place known as Bittersweet Cafe.

This is where it gets sweet... very sweet. *sigh*

THE CLASSIC - The classic, sweet and creamy chocolate delight. In other words, delicious.

In addition to that, CHOCOLATE THAI ICED TEA - Sweet, floral, cool and refreshing. Surprisingly interesting and very very good.




THE BITTERSWEET - A deeply chocolate experience. Non-dairy, rich, and wonderful. Yuuuummmmmm... delightful.

Along with an order of Almond Croissant that is to die for.








Also, can't deny the fact that the charming cashier makes me wanna giggle inside despite his lack of intellect, but hey, that's OK.

E-Bay: Is this a habit?
Choco Boy: A what?
E-Bay: A habit
Choco Boy: *raises eyebrows*
E-Bay: Do you make this often?!
Choco Boy: Ohhhh! Yeah, everyday.

*facepalm* Oy!

The day proceeds with a walk down College Avenue, stopping at many wonderful shops, scheming pranks of odd-couple pregnancies, playing with children's playthings, listing possible themes for dinner date nights, criticizing the various types of architectures along the street, and once again, epicly ending it with another round of cramming ourselves onto my bed for a catnap (nip*).

The day had its downs, but heavily compensated by its ups (more sweet than bitter, really). From my previous blog, I talk about wanting another DNP, and hey, whattayaknow, it was just around the corner (or very very far down College).

Another day spent with two friends who have a knack for snacks, finds joy in toys, a passion for (good) fashion, and just an overall Bryan-ness and Steph-ness that makes me oh-so-happy. Can't complain.

AHHHHHHH!

GAH!!! I'm excited... I wanna watch...

It's OK, judge me if you must, but Zac Efron, *whew!*

WATCH THIS!