Clarity

There exists a window of clarity in the delicate hours of the early morning. I seem to be most lucid at the most obscene times of the day. For some reason, calculus only makes sense to me after my bedtime. I spent two hours at Panera with the most intense study group in the world (not really. hee. GOSSIP TIME!) then went to piano class, CA supermarket, and Target, before returning home to cram some more. Not pleasant. My brain is swollen, I swear.

Congratulations to all those who got accepted into the UCs of their dreams! You've earned it! (I bet it now makes Calculus seem almost worthwhile, eh?)

Ok. I'm going to read three more pages of MLIA and go to sleep. I swear. hee.

Aging

Yeah, I've been complaining of headaches for the past two or three weeks now, and it's really starting to become a pain in the ass...to everyone around me. By sixth or seventh period, I started feeling the fatigue in my neck. By the time I get home, I'm ready to just dive into bed and call it quits. It's at the point where I'm not even sure if I should be taking Tylenol anymore because I am popping them everyday. My parents want me to go see a doctor because now I have medical insurance. But really. What are they going to tell me that I don't already know? I've been to the doctor, the chiropractor, the accupuncturist...nothing has really worked and stuck. My dad swears it's the fact that I hover over my computer screen for over three hours straight without pauses. I tell him he's a ninny. >:[

I'm pretty sure it's not migraines because I feel it at the muscles at the base of the neck and in the temporalis. Tension headaches? Everyday? When all I do is basically suffer through school and return home to watch TV? Anyways, I read a Wiki article, which clearly establishes me as an expert, and I don't exhibit any of the symptoms that generally come with migraines ---auras, vomiting, etc. Just an annoying throbbing sensation that makes it difficult to think, sleep, laugh, play, etc.

It's about 8 right now, and I'm pretty tired. I've got a headache once again, and I really can't find a reason to stay up any longer. I feel like an old hag. I hope college is reinvigorating. I need the jump start.

High School could not be more tedious.

Davis and Fuji's!

On Friday, my Daddy took the Sienna in for maintenance. They found a problem with the car door that they said they'd have to fix over the weekend. Then, after my Daddy took the shuttle home, my mom informed him that the Lexus was leaking oil! So, that afternoon, my mom came to pick me up in this black car that I absolutely did not recognize, reigniting my childhood dream that my parents are actually super-rich international spies that are just staying underground as middle-class citizens until the next global crisis. My dreams were crushed once again when my hand actually touched the car handle of that janky Subaru. That car felt like it was made out of plastic. (shudder) I listened to my Mom complain of the crappy quality of the car in silence until the gears gave out on the highway and I felt obligated to join in. Needless to say, we returned that thing as soon as possible and stopped for some Chipotle in the Loaner Lexus.

We bring the car home and my Dad goes..."Hmm. We should run up the mileage of this Lexus. Want to go somewhere on the weekend?"

Umm. duh.

So, this morning, we leave the house at 8AM, ladened with all kinds of snacks, for Monterey Bay. My family always does this thing where we drive all the way up to Monterey Bay Wharf, take a family picture, and come back. (Lame, I know.) When we were about to leave the wharf, my Dad suddenly decides that we should go up to Davis and finally eat at Fuji's. Woot! Of course, I start calling everybody up, starting with Vicky to ask for directions and ending with Amy to gloat. hee.

As it turns out, my piano teacher's daughter needed a ride home that day from Davis. Coincidence? The holiest kind. haha. So we pick up Katherine and head over to Fuji's. Oh My God. Heaven. Fun for the whole family. Quality sushi. Endless portions. The only thing missing was heapings of Green Tea Ice Cream. Still, pretty damn near perfect. We got Spider hand rolls, Salmon Skin Hand Rolls, Dragon Rolls, Davis Rolls, SASHIMI PLATTERS. These are the perfect ingredients for a FOOD COMA. Guh. Oral Orgasm to the max. Vicky was supposed to meet up with us, except she accidentally locked her keys in the car. Too bad my parent's AAA insurance expired last month. :\

Anyways, on the way home, Katherine is just passed out, and my Dad jokingly suggests climbing Mission Peak. I call him on his bluff, and somehow, now we have both been hooked into climbing it tomorrow. Won't lie, I'm kind of excited. However, keep in mind we are the same people who, just a few years ago, hiked for twenty minutes, decided we were tired, and went to McDonald's instead. Let's see if we can actually make it to the top this time. Picnic, anyone?

It's senior year, and I'm glad I no longer have a demanding schedule every weekend. Surprisingly, I enjoy the extra time I have with my parents. (For the most part, anyways.) On the four hours or so we spent on the car today, we talked about everything -- from silly Asian culture and Amy Tan to American trivia and future college plans. Overall, a very productive Saturday, if I do say so myself.

Let's see what tomorrow brings. :D

HEADACHE.

I came home from school today to discover that I had absolutely no homework whatsoever. So, I took a nap. Pathetic, innit?

Ever since I can remember, I've had migraines. I've been to the doctor a handful of times, even went to the chiropractor for help, but no treatment has been permanent. Usually, I just pop a couple of tylenol, crawl into bed, and call it a day. I've had enough of them to know that they usually occur when I haven't had enough sleep, when it's cold outside, when I've chewed gum the day before, when I've slept in a bad position, etc. etc. etc. Horrible.

Anyways, I gave up coffee last week because I discovered this wretched outbreaking of pimples. I get pimples whenever I don't get my beauty sleep (and let's face it, with this mien, I need a lot of it), and coffee is what I always drink in the morning to avoid a total faceplant come Physics C second period. Thus, Step One: Sleep Earlier, Step Two: Stop Drinking Coffee. My mom thinks its hilarious and now keeps a bag of coffee beans in the car as "air freshener". Jerk. D: Still, I will not be deterred! My face is clearing up, my days are looking up!

However, such great turnouts usually are accompanied by a downside. I now have killer headaches. It's like a hangover, but it doesn't straight up happen in the morning. Water doesn't help. They just sneak up on you...and pounce. I've had them for a week now, hopefully they're dying away. This incessant throbbing makes any attempt at a coherent thought process impossible. Worse than any period, hands down. Guh. The agony.

Today's headache was triggered by an overdose of Mink Fumes. Yes. Those deserve capital letters. I was telling Jimmy about the way the small shoots up your nose and he responded, "Who the hell sticks their face that close?" Well, apparently, I do. The fumes of the formaldehyde, combined with the stench of decomposing mink, shoots up your nose, makes your eyes water, and ultimately, your head hurt. Things weren't helped along by the brain-cell strangling pop test given in Daniell's class the period before. Wit! I CURSE THEE!

Came home. Migraine. Took a nap. Migraine. Woke up. Migraine. Watching House. Migraine. Mother.

This past Sunday, Pastor Quoc called out for "People with Migraines. Headaches that won't go away." Nobody else raised their hand; I've always been a pansy. Damn. Missed out on some healing. haha. But still, damn that man's good.