http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:eva44&section=today deviantART RSS for by:eva44 en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:47:10 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/28751984/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/28751984/ Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:04:30 PST List:

1. I'll be done with 20 credits worth of finals.
2. I'll be going home to friends and family.
3. Before I go home, I will be going over to Rochester to see my very talented boyfriend.
4. Winter breaaaaaak!

Am I excited? You BET.

Ok, keeping this short for now, lots to dooooo. But first, let me show off my online publications of awesome:
Soft Stories:
Sewing [link] (why they put this under controversies next to "do you want to join the mafia?", I don't know, but it's pretty funny heheh)
Apple Pie: [link]

Hard Stories (get the tissues, I cried during both):
Horse Rescue: [link]
Trapping: [link]

Anyways, until next week when I can relax and update you all on an entire SEMESTER of stuff, good luck if you have finals and talk to you then.

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/26854352/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/26854352/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:42:57 PDT
If we can survive the next 2-3 years, we can survive anything.

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/26769399/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/26769399/ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:19:51 PDT Woke up Sat. morning at 6:35, ate breakfast, got situated, then drove over to the dorm about 25 minutes before it opened. Was I first in the building again? Yes. Mission completed.

But shisht. I packed way too much again. But nothing useless, just what I needed I packed a lot of. But maybe next year I will try to pack less. :/

So we got everything up the 3 flights of stairs, moved the room around, unpacked a bit, then helped Mott move in when she got here. We all went out to lunch, then we came back, unpacked, and suddenly we were visited by MegMeg! She convinced me to come down to the river with her and a few friends, sooooo I got suited up and we all headed down.

I thought we were just going to hang out on the side of it, but they all got in immediately. Then they floated away, to my dismay. (rhyme^^) They called me, and Britney waited for me and convinced me to come and we pushed off together.
It was quite enjoyable actually. We stopped in the middle of the river and chatted, then went down to the rapids, which scared me... a lot...

Got down to the rapids and -shocker- the rocks are all flat as pancakes! Aka the perfect sitting/standing place!!! So We sat there and talked and looked around, making sure the golden specks in the water wasn't gold, and cooled off. We got out as 3 other people were coming in, so that's good, just hope its not crowded when we go back...

Got back, took a shower, found Meghan (different from MegMeg) sitting on my bed! O.O We go out for smoothies and chat about her trip to Nicaragua, which oddly mirrors my trip to Bolivia. We go to her house and have a nic. dish of beans and rice, listen to bachata, and watch the worst-made music videos ever. ^^ It was great.

Came back, talked to the man, and then when the conversation finally picked up and was getting good, I fell asleep. Yea. WHAT a moron. He waited for me to come back too. I only woke up when my computer told me the battery was low. UGH. I feel like such a shit head.
I also feel sick, a possible outcome of not sleeping, moving, and going cold-turkey on my allergy medicine. UGH.

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/26358881/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/26358881/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:39:17 PDT July mostly in NYC with my Love (remember the ducks!), saw Dana, went to Ohio, DID OVERHAUL OF THE ROOM (YEEEEES), and did a lot of home improvement projects (in the hot sun XP).

NYC:
Was fantastic! We went to this one club for the 4th of July and it had different levels with different genres (awesome). We saw fireworks (kinda), met the landlords (characters who sit on the front steps and complain about pigeons), saw a robbery being planned (he did, not me, phew), and met the queen of ducks.

The duck queen was this half-mallard, half-domestic white duck who went from litterally the ugly duckling to the queen of the pond after she was abused by the other fowl and finally was attacked by dogs so badly she lost a wing. I took pictures of the beauty, so maybe I will post them soon. She is pretty domesticated (thanks to the mother half and regular checkups when she was being abused), and fed cheerios along with her rat pack of two bodyguards. Cheers. ^^

Robbery being planned was something I missed, but was later told about. Evidently Alfredo was in a shop I just left to go get vitamins for him. He was checking out and looking out the window and saw two guys looking in talking. At some point the one guy picked up his shirt to show a nice little handgun. Woot. Lets just say he was a bit on edge when I came back. O.O

Landlords were something else. One jokingly tried to charge Alfredo for putting out trash. We went out once to have them both there and one was from upstate, the other from the city. Evidently people will leave their windows open with no screens, and the pigeons will fly into the bathrooms for a drink/bath/whatever. Anyways, the upstater had catching them down to an art. If it was up to the city one, he said he would just get a shotgun and solve it in one sec. heheh, I am glad they have gun laws in NYC...
...and then he sold me a microphone set for $10. \^^/ (it works)

We left late for the fireworks and it was like a wild goose chase running through the subways and through the streets, and we could see them in the street so that was pretty cool. So we ran like, 8 blocks and pushed through crowds, only to get within 3 blocks for the last 10 minutes, but it was so worth it. ^^
Then we went to the club, which was amazing...

The Seinfeld Diner was great, hands down. ^^ Alfredo got the Lumberjack and ate it all...

There was a lot more, like the cooking I did, which rocked because I made a lot of stuff out of only a few things. AND I perfected Creme Brulee... ^^ Going to the market with my boyfriend was always a treat, even if sometimes we would gander at how expensive things were in comparison to other places. We went to a few pet stores to check out the pets, and I got to hold a cockatoo worth more than my entire bank account (which is not much to begin with, but you get the point). We saw a wolf-hound among other dogs in and around the parks.

aaaa, the parks, so cool. So big and open. Good lighting since people got murdered... But very pleasant with the lighting, large walkways, bikepaths, dog runs, and beautiful gardens and trees. Mmm, a little piece of home in a city of cement. And Riverside, mmmmmm gorgeous beyond them all.

I hated to leave, but it was nice to come home to quiet and less swelter. Since home I've been to Canada, which was pretty nice, got to see my new 2nd cousin (my cousin had a baby girl...he's my age so it was a bit surprising), my favorite uncles and one new aunt (she is from Jamaica and is a positively wonderful person, cooked us all a Jamaican breakfast and told us so many stories), had wine and Aero bars (aaaayum), and went to IKEA! We also did 2 or so days of crazy 2nd hand baby stuff shopping and found a crib and some warm things for the little munchkin. ^^ I might be putting her up soon too. <3

Now I am cleaning and packing for Camp Cold so I am pretty pumped. Why so early? Weeell, I will be in Ohio for a few days, then want to head to NYC to see my boyfriend again before school, which leaves me with, like, a day to pack (HAHAHA). So far I have cleaning/kitchen/desk supplies, and duvee covers/sheets, flip flops, a few personal stuff, and whatever else packed. Its not a lot, but I know there is still more to be packed... clothes... duvee and pillow... matress pad and cover... sewing supplies... books, ugh$$$... etc.

Also, note to self- I need to find the booth for volunteer work... time to start giving back what has been given to me. Cheers. ^^

And about my boyfriend, we think things might be looking up. Stay tuned. ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/25096817/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/25096817/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:23:13 PDT I start tomorrow, and I am pretty pumped about it. Evidently the band wants to meet in a cafe on the most difficult part of town to drive in. And I am not the only intern. Cheers. XD ( I will cheat and take my mums car, muahahaha).
Sadly, my Love had to go back to NYC to work and do visa paperwork. Joy. But he is getting a great apartment so thats good. I am thinking of coming and visiting him in Early or Late July. An old friend from Bolivia is coming up for a Wedding, so I want to go visit her for a bit as well.
You have no idea how proud I am of my Love. He has come so far and been through quite a bit of nastiness. I give him a standing ovation as you read this I love you!!

I have been neglecting my art big time. All I have right now are silly little sketches in my head and old pictures to keep it going. Oh well...

I will update tomorrow. I am tired now. XD Chau!
-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/24927069/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/24927069/ Sun, 24 May 2009 15:38:20 PDT
So my Love, mother, and I (fish in tow) drove the 7 or so hours home and carried everything in. Al and I started attacking my room immediatly and did very well for a few days, then I started to lose steam. We moved everything around, hung up curtains (YEEEEES) and started trying to move the college stuff in. I broke down and bought a 129$ bird cage (BIG) for my two babies, as the cages I have now are not mine (evidently, oops). It will arrive in a week or two so I am supremely pumped about that.
Al and I went to go see Wolverine and loved it! I thought it was going to be overdone and badly at that. But it was so good. There were parts I was like oooo SO unrealistic, even for comics. But it was excellent and kept to the comic book style to the T.
Speaking of T, Al and I are making a commercial for tea. It should be good, keep your eyes peeled.


A fine kettle of fish:

We put all the fish in the koi pond today, so it went from 1 to 18 fish in half an hour, which I am sure delighted all of them, especially the lone survivor from the winter hibernation. I put my children in there and I think they went into shock from seeing lots of other fish and so much room to swim in. I put KoKo (my gift betta to Al) in their 2.5 gallon tank and he seemed elated. Lahahana (my betta) seemed jealous so I updated his tank with a new setup, switched a spare plant of my mothers, and put a funky bubble-maker that bends, and he was very much in awe and watching me as I was putting it in.


Al is listening to Mistique and Out with the Old, Cyclone, and other skateboard music. I can see him skateboarding as a teenager. ^^ I love him, my "street guy". hahaha
We want to go see Up from Pixar and I am pretty pumped about it. We might even go camping, if my driving skills improve.
I got stuck at a stop sign and people got pissed at me and had to pass me. Can you beleive no-one stopped to ask if I needed help? Bastards. But I practiced driving yesterday and I think I am getting better... slow but sure.

As for art, forget it for now. My internship starts soon and my summer will be a whirlwind of odd jobs, travel, and my internship. Ughy... but I will try.

-Eva

Ps. if anyone in NYC knows of an apartment for rent for less than 800 for June-end of August, please tell us, Al is looking. ^^ Cheers! Hope you all have a great Memorial Weekend!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/23844347/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/23844347/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:44:35 PDT
Ok, so break went well! I got a lot of work printed, got to see my Love, learn standard drive (YEEEEES), and made wontons and arroz con leche for the family. It was actually nice weather, meaning SPRING IS HERE.

But alas, 12 hours from leaving the house to getting to the dorm has brought me back to cold and responsibilty. At very least, my friends are here to keep me sane, and I got my fish back (another story). ^^

And guess what? My 2 decade marker is coming FAST! I can no longer be a prodigy. Oh well, I will hopefully get a pomegranate. AND, yes, AND my Love is coming to visit me for it! Yeeeeeeees! \^^/

But yes, I got my children back to find their water almost unable to see through. I got them out immediatly, SCRUBBED everything with soap and hot water and put in clean water with dechlorinator, nitrate stuff, aquarium salt (thanks, Sprite ^^), and Ich medicine. I put them back in and they were so out of it! They barely could swim about. #1 got to swim out of the cup I had them in, but #3 didn't even swim out and I had to dump him in, which was a little akward because I forgot to empty it slowly and he just went from being in the cup to being in the middle of the bowl in half a second, looking quite stunned.

#3 was extremely pale and was missing most of its black scales. What black it did have left was almost transparent. They both just kind of floated around and didn't do much. When I tried to feed them, #3 didn't move and #1 could barely make it up to the surface. After awhile, they started swimming around and eating as well as exploring, so at least they are doing better.

But now back to academics. I have some photo I need to jam into this week as well as study for quizes and such. Could be worse, it could be raining in this freezing weather. XD

Mmm, lets see how it goes. ^^ I wish you good luck, Honey! I love you so much! You can do it! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/23485701/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/23485701/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:11:02 PST
Ok, so it started out when Sprite went to go visit her dad for a weekend. I tweaked from empty-nest syndrome and went out with Jonna to buy some goldfish. Ok, here it gets a bit complicated so I will put the points in... well... point format:
-fish man see my 2 fish in a 1 gallon tank = no no
-agreement with roomate to timeshare fish #2
-another trip to the store, bought a 2.5 gallon for fish #1
-fish #2 bigger, so he goes into 2.5 g (I hate fish #2, dumb as bricks)
-fishes #1 and #2 are separated, have anxiety attacks (me too)
-I finally take back fish #1, both fish are happy to see each other (yay!)

-fish #2 promptly dies, body found in the cat skulls mouth, we find this slightly funny, named Oscar, given toilet taps and burial

-Sprite buys betta off of Fish man, names him Posiedon
-go to petsmart AGAIN (3rd time) and buy small dinky funny looking goldfish size of guppie...
-and a huge snail
-I don't like this fish, seems to lack brain
-snail promptly starts giving birth to caches of eggs... bugger

-take out live plants because they NEVER LIVE and I didnt even name them... put them in 1 g bowl and leave them to the elements...
-snail goes in to clean while I clean 2.5 g tank, leave her in there

-Fish #1 starts tweaking out, ramming in to things on purpose, having spasms
-Betts has lint..
-Fish #3 starts ramming, white dots on #1! Oh no!

-PETSMART AGAIN heheh (2x!!!)
-Columnaris for Betta, Ich for #1 and #3, get hospital tank for betta, Sprite makes hospital sign
-Jonna gifts tiny snail #2 ( my tiny snail met a tragic end when he went down the drain when I thought he was part of a dead plant...)
-when treating #1 and #3 with meds, revalation of snails dying in that med prompts removal of small snail #2, placed in plant bowl
-jokingly taps big snail momma bc she hasnt moved in awhile OMOGHS SHE IS DEAD
-pulled out frantically with spoon, over time see big momma is barely moving! SHES ALIVE!
-place big momma in a glass of good clean water and she moved a bit overnight, but now isnt moving at all
-will give a few more days for her...

-No more fish twitching and the lint is slowly disappearing! yay!

fun facts:
#3 will swim up to #1 and hover vertical so #1 can help nibble the parasites off :3
both love to hide in the cat skull and stare out the mouth or the eye holes at us. :3
Betta is a bubble lover. He likes the bubbles. ^^ Mine go looking for them when I turn them off. #1 yawns and stretches all his fins at the same time. ^^ Whenever I change the water and rearrange, they go together to explore it! :3

I wuv my fishies. <3
I hope my snail lives... if not, I might get a golden apple one (I think...)...

cheers!
-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/22866803/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/22866803/ Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:15:06 PST College is going ok otherwise, I haven't done much, but I had the idiotsy to forget a good pen for my firm test and then promptly emailed the physco department instead of the photography department. NOT to mention my silliness for asking 2 teachers to write a letter of recommendation for me, ONLY to find out they need to do a form, not a sexy little letter. XP oops

But my classes seem cool so far. I have 3 classes with Labs "on my own time", 1 internet course (thats right, kiddies, I'm gonna be a tutor for stats! yay!), and one "open" class. :/ Furthermore, I have already made up little names for my teachers or have completely forgot their real ones altogether. ^^ In all the nice-ness of the word, one of my professors is kookey, one rambles with seeming tolerance yet overall treating other voices in the conversation as harmony rather than input, and one teacher who is sure that the university is having a conspiracy to change the material of his course (this is the "open" one I told you about) and that US-Cuban relations will improve so much under Obama that we can go to Cuba by Spring Break. ^^ My photography teacher is amazing, a true gem. I took out my camera to show her and she knew what is was before I took it out of the case. She is a real sharp knife, it seems, and I can't wait to work with her. ^^

My supplies came out to about 200$ this semester, which is awesome. All of my books are under 50$ (some at 4$!) so that is awesome. I still have to finish my RA application, which is silly on my part because I had all winter break to do it AND I FAILED. UGh. MUST go on... ^^

Okokok, I must go do it. I am so excited (or, if you prefer, emotionally enthralled)!! My tutoring classes start soon and the RA application process is VERY soon to follow. Mott and Rev are gonna rock it! \^^/

-see status-
chau!
I LOVE YOU HONEY! I MISS YOU SO MUCH! WE CAN DO IT!! \^^/ Good luck!
-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/22184225/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/22184225/ Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:48:35 PST
Happy holidays to everyone else who has holidays outside of the two biggies. Be thankful and smile!
I am, and I have so many things to be thankful for that I am just beaming inside. I love you all! Have a wonderful and safe Christmas!! ^^

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21848434/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21848434/ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:18:04 PST
Took my spanish one and I think I did well, we'll see. Saw a squirrel on the top of a huge tower...

So tired, but tonight I will work on my final for art, see Chocolat, and have my stuff featured in a fashion show! ^^ Awesome? ummm YES. I love it!

But no time to write, must go work. Love yas. ^^

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21677871/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21677871/ Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:40:34 PST
UGH so tired. So much to dooooo...
1 Spanish presentation to make (8 minutes in all spanish... FUN)
124 pages of spanish workbook to do (25 done already YAY!)
1 photo report (2 pages double spaced, I made it 3 not double spaced...)
2 take home math quizes, countless other pages of worksheets to do
1 public speaking speech (8 minute after dinner speech? um... YES UGH)
1 ART FINAL AAAA 15-40 hours are expected for me to work on this... not a problem

I think there was something else too, but we'll see. ^^

Cheers everyone!! HAVE A GRRRREAT TURKEY DAY AND DONT FORGET TO BE THANKFUL! I love you all. (Especially you, schmoo) ^^

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21638300/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21638300/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:18:00 PST
Every movie I see, every book I read, everything. Something about them infects my brain and won't leave. I see scenes, hear the words over and over again. I go through moments where I find myself stuck in a reality that isn't mine, but some authors. I take the stories and change them in my mind, twist them to include me. I switch roles, see different perspectives. I make up new pasts, new scenarios, new futures for the plots and the characters.

To make matters worse, if the plot hits me especially hard, and it usually does because it only takes one tiny poke on a certain bit, I am hit by a bazooka of this takeover.
Example:
The tragic simplicity yet irony of Sweeny Todd killed me. The fact that the Indian guy who the girl was in love with in The Last of the Mohicans died trying to save her KILLED ME. And then she died. And it sucked. I was pissed off.

In fact, anything with Indians kills me. Ever since I was a kid they have fascinated me. I love their views on family life, nature, and basically everything else. I am embarassed to be white, to be the same type of people that murdered, drove out by greed, starved, fooled, killed the spirits of, killed the lands of, the tongues of, and treated so unspeakibly the people of the Native Americans.

I didn't understand, didn't know, any of this when I was a child. My spirit fluttered to natures ways and danced in the wind. I saw things I doubt many people will ever see. I felt things and learnt things I highly doubt too many people felt and learnt. I understood reality as it is. The world, how it moves, how it breathes, what it feels. I saw it change its face but never change its soul. I saw man destroy it and take away everything, all in the name of greed. They have lost respect for the one that cradles them. They have lost touch with something that should never be neglected, never be forgotten. They have forgotten their spirit is connected with everything and can never live as it should without this connection.

They just don't see the world and reality for what it is. All they see is what they are shown, and they are shown lies, little seductions of money, false expectations, hate, violence, and greed. They never teach you what they have forgotten, love, kindness, honesty, respect, loyalty, forgiveness, and charity. They never show you to appreciate nature, the hand that feeds you and keeps you alive.

Think. If all of the plants, animals, and insects disappeared, what would we have? What would make our earth anything different from space or a void? Nothing. Just our existence. It would be a sad, lonely place.

Amazing how anything can be used or abuse. We can regulated, care for and treasure. But instead we kill, rape, and take what we want.

What a nice world of "reality" it is we live in. I don't want to go back to that. Even if it means becoming a hippie or escaping to the forrest to leave for years apart from society (with dogs and my Love in tow, of course hehehe maybe a cellphone to call my parents to say I am ok ^^).

mmmmm I feel much better now. I hope I opened the door a crack for you. Think about everything I have said, and don't let it go.

1 day, 16 hours...
-Eva

Ps. Maaaaaaaaureeeeeen hehehe I hope you are having fun with the room to yourself. I miss you already! I have no one to chat to in the morning or when I am working or getin ready for bed. I hope all is well with you. MUAK! Numnumnum ^^ :3

Pss. this will be continued... this rant is SO NOT OVER (my fingies hurt now, sad panda hehe) NIGHT!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21608187/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21608187/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:51:48 PST But yea, I kept seeing my Love's qualities in the Edward guy (minus the vampire thing) and it made me miss him very very much.

I am going home today. I am still pretty tired from last night but I think I will sleep on the bus (8 hours 50 min? you bet I have time). UGH

But the good news is that I will see my Love in 3 days, 8 hours, and I am very excited. ^^

ok everyone, I have to go get ready. I love you all! See some of you soon! ^^

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21167394/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/21167394/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:12:53 PDT
HIGHLIGHTS!!

Ok, I fixed that horrid as hell door down in the basement because it gave me considerable pain to the ears. One day, Maureen and Dyland timed me and I bolted down, doused it with WD-40 and RAN back. Hehehehe.

The other day I met a professional chef in Walmart spices isles. He gave me advice on apple pie and what to buy, what not to, all the good juicy secrets.Yay! (PS. I have made two pies and am very proud of both, I've even gain kudos points with the black girls on my floor and now they don't think that I am "one of those Spanish girls who can't cook" (in reference to the Spanish club when they cooked for a thing they held and set off the fire alarm at least 3 times in one day.)

I met a guy from who knows where in the elevator while trying to borrow a book from a friend, he seemed nice, but when the elevator stopped, he let me go first, but put his hand on my back and led me out. I was like WHAT? :S But Max said it was just like a common courtesy thing they do to show dominance or something silly. Grrr...

Sri Lanka boy is getting on my nerves as a total jerk. He criticized my hair (split ends, did I want him to tell me what kind of hair products I should use? UGH), and my willingness to make the best of what I had and what situation I was in (WTF?). UGH. I am no longer in awe of his public speaking skills. grrr...

Went to the first hockey game last night! We won! There was a fight on the ice, more penalties (biased, according to the screaming woman next to me and Sam) than should have been, and some very interesting stuffed mascots and flying pucks. (ps. 6-3 against Elmira YAY!)

I have snow boots! YES! They are super smexy and I love them, they are warm and comfy. LOVE THEM.

I also cut my own hair again, but we'll see if it looks ok soon. ^^

Ok, my Love is waiting for me, more updates soon. ^^

-Eva, la Revolucion!!!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20677483/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20677483/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:07:00 PDT
Love and kisses!
-WD-40 Sneaky Squeaky Fixer
(aka. Eva hehehe)


Ps. College starting to to take a toll on the sanity? Maaaaaaybe. ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20503260/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20503260/ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:54:07 PDT
Went to bed around 12:30ish, fell asleep pretty fast. dreamt I woke up and could hear a man speaking to me as he was sneaking up to my bed, something like, you know what's scary? When a strange man comes to you when you sleep in your bed, (and then something else)...
I (bravely) freaked out and hid my head in my pillows only to hear laughing. So I took the pillow away to see my "sister" sitting at the end of my bed, laughing. She was short and fat, covered in tattoos and (I think) she was naked. :/ But I was like aaaa! ANNA!!! hahahaha -WHACK- not funny!! HAHAHA
So we went somewhere with my parents and it was their anniversary so they left Anna and I to do whatever. We were in Groton, but it was tropical and bright colored and festive. I suddenly saw Mike (friend here) and Leo (friend from Brazil). Mike was drunk out of his mind (as was almost everyone else there... Mike was so hammered he was stumbling about and hit his head on stairsteps and fell to the ground. Leo was like, oh, he'll be fine, he just needs to rest for a bit. (Leo did not seem to be sloshed). XD
Then I went back to where I left Anna, got my camera, and then she pulled me away to an office space. There was a man in there at a simple desk. I sat on the other side, Anna sat to the right of me in a chair. He was going about something he and Anna knew about, but then I asked Anna who this was (telepathically?), and she told me (telepathically) it was Vincent Van Gogh. So I was thinking NO WAY!! So I look at him asking (tele., all of it), he smiled and nodded, and then I guess he was going to do a painting for me because he nodded to that too with a smile. I was so happy my eyes started to cry and I kept crying because I was so happy. ^^

Then I woke up late because I turned my alarm off instead of snooze. XP oops

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20430888/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20430888/ Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:29:52 PDT I was wearing a sweater and a scarf to class today. I saw a girl in a strappy tank top. ...

ok, so I have been noticing certain people in my classes. There is this one girl in my Spanish class from Trinidad (?) who is TOO LOUD. She was so overly-talkative and such in class she was asked to move and be quiet by the teacher (score). There is this one girl who is sooooo over dramatic about everything and didn't like her name so she made the teacher change her name to "angel". Again, ...
Other characters include stocky jittery guy, Sri Lanka guy, small African sweetheart, crazy pyscology major, Amanda (not you two, the other one from the friend circle of Anna) lookalike, Dominican/Country I can't pronounce RA's, PINK ROOM of ominous radiation/beacon room RA, bring your own meat from home - cook duo, McCain rocks/Che Gueva sucks/must work out like mad guy (grrrr, current war between us), random people who attack you with random hellos and enthusiastic waves, short haired art people, a million asians and random hispanics (YAY!!), Bolivian adoptees, tattoo-studded, loud people, people who climb trees, people who make wheelies on their motorcycle at 2 in the morning...

Btw, I have mastered the stirfry counter. I don't cook, but I arrange what I want, veggies, meat, rice, spices. I LOVE IT. AAAAAA!

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20236582/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/20236582/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:56:14 PDT
I have been introduced to my new classes, History, mass communication and culture (COOL), Spanish, Drawing (ugh), statistics (easy fun ^^), and public speaking (something neeeew).

Ok, so my History teacher seems nice enough, which is great. We get a picture study book and it rocks. Mass communications is taught by a Korean man, who is hilarious and a lot of fun with the way he teaches. Spanish is by a Colombian woman who is really nice and her biligual class is fantastic. She shows us our assignments and it makes me full of glee. ^^

Drawing is something else. The teacher reminds me of someone they just hired that only know how to teach what they taught her, and not how people learn. Like, we spent an entire 2 hours drawing a foot with corresponding dots and lines. I'm sorry, but copying from a sheet of paper like that is not realistic and the lines, dots, and pointy stick? NO.

At some point she mentioned that we better not get used to that because we wont be able to do that when we draw from a model... AAAAAAAAAAA
I finished before we even left. I hope the next couple MONTHS don't all go like this class.

Statistics is cool. We have a teacher who is kind, but very straightforward and esy to understand. \^^/

Public speaking has almost all freshmen, but has some characters (like a mother who drives over an hour and a half each class who looks to be 17 or 18 but could be late 20 or early 30s, a couple foreign students from Africa and other places, and a girl I can't decide if I actually like or not bc of what she does and how she acts). The teacher is a principal for a local school and is so nice. ^^


My roommate is great, and we have passed the silence test (can stay in complete silence without needing to say something or feeling akward. She is really into wiccan magic and such, which is really cool, and she promises to teach me Tai Chi! ^^ Weeeee!

My friends so far consist of my roomie, Micheal, a nursing major, and Jihan, a English education major. The four of us seem to be on a scale of super-natural with Jihan being the most into it, Maureen following up, me next, and Micheal last. ^^ It makes me chuckle.

So far we had a movie night with "Legend", and had Ramen noodles and gone to Capoera night (Micheal didn't go, I'm not going back...).

Oooooo, my computer (tower) went fiiizzzzzzllllllllle POP. I took it down to the computer people and said FIX IT. They found it could be the motherboard or power supply. Cheers. The cost of a new one? $300. UGH. So we'll see.

No latin dance here. Or ballroom. Must make own club. UGH. But the group is willing to learn, so that should be fun, we seem to have lots in common. \^^/

Ok, but I have lots of homework to do and such. Maybe movie night tonight! Woot! ^^

Plans to do laundry and go shopping tomorrow are placed! ^^ Yay!!

-Eva

1. How does the world see me? Pon de Replay - Rihana
2. Will I have a happy life? Fly Away - Black-eyed Peas
3. What do people really think of me? Moonlight Shadow - Susan Vega
4. Do people secretly lust after me? Hijo de la Luna Mercano - Mecano
5. How can I make myself happy? Father in the Forest - Matisyahu
6. What should I do with my life? Can't fight the Moonlight - LeeAnn Rimes
7. Will I ever have children? Only Love - Groove Coverage
8. What is some good advice for me? Lo que paso paso? - Daddy Yankee
9. What does everyone else think my current theme song is? Beautiful (peter Rauofer mix) - Christina Aguilera
10. What song will play at my funeral? Fallen Angel - Mark'Oh
11. What type of men/women do you like? When a Man loves a Woman - Ray Charles
12. What is my day going to be like? When I close my Eyes - Tamara
13. Why am I here? Intro - Tonka
14. What will people remember me for? Nerdy - Busted
15. What song will I get stuck in my head tomorrow? improvisacion2 - Todos menos uno (my boyfriend played in this! ^^ <3 )
16. Are there people outside waiting to take me away? Save your Heart - Flyswatter
17. What will this year be all about? Drifting - Enya

BUT the second time was a bit more accurate (in most respects):

1. How does the world see me? Energy - Sunbeam
2. Will I have a happy life? Listen to your heart - DHT
3. What do people really think of me? These Words - Natasha Beddingfield
4. Do people secretly lust after me? Think Happy - F.P.M. ()
5. How can I make myself happy? Boten Anna - Basshunter
6. What should I do with my life? Cumbia Americana - Various
7. Will... ]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19999204/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19999204/ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:54:01 PDT M...
GOSH...

Yes! I am finally going off into the college world! Scary? YES. Ready? NO. Frankly, I am not ready. Anna stuffed a car and I can only think of about a dozen things to bring. Enter, the list. Have I mad this list, not yet. Will I? I'd better. Tomorrow I get my skin poked and prodded because I have so many "suspicious looking moles". … They want to remove one too. Know where? where my leg attaches to my body in the middle of the butt to front crotch area. UGH.

But college is a bit more on my mind. I have to get a cell phone, one with a vibrating alarm is all I want. The only one I could really find that matched my brain power? A Blackberry Pearl. I beamed when it said it cost nothing with a 2 yr thing. But hey, guess what? Never got it because Blackberry has a 30$ a month charge thats MANDITORY. UGH. So now I have to go back and chose from any number of them on the list without the alarm. (Sounds silly, but it saved me in Bolivia).

My love inspired me to do a clean sweep of my room and its going ok. I got rid of a lot of books and magazines. I also am getting rid of lots of beaty products (ladies, hint hint), if anyone is interested. ^^ Its on a first come, first serve basis sooooooooo, I will post a photo so you can think about it before.

Ok, a lot to go do today! Getting phone for the room, bike rack, and picnic with the church-goers. ^^

Love ya!
-Eva

Ps. Oh honey, forgot to tell you, someone asked where my "smoochie" was yesterday. XD I wuv you!! CAPS WORTHY! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19655037/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19655037/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:43:37 PDT
We have snorkeled, seen sea cucumbers and so many different type of fish, and tried island things like breadfruit and fruit mother described as "slimy and sour"... nice ^^
I have even attended scuba classes and its so much fun! My first open water dive is tomorrow, and I am sooooo excited!
I visited the old fort of Brimstone (or, as we say, BRIMSTOOONE) and been on a slight jungle tour. ^^ We are going tonight on a horse-back riding tour thru the jungle as well, so I am super excited about that.

Well, I have to join Anna outside reading. I have scholarships to try out. :/

Love ya all!
-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19472292/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19472292/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:40:03 PDT
Short answer, unless there is a logical reason behind it, I can't. ^^

But yeeeesh! Went to go see Mamma Mia in theatres with Ashley tonight. To be honest, I was a bit skeptical. I don't like seeing many musicals because its a completely good or completely flopped experience. Luckily, I was pleasantly surprised. ^^

The lighting, colors, dance scenes, actors chosen for parts, the music, singing (except for Pierce Brosnan or whoever... he should refrain from vocalizing beyond regular speech), and editing was practically flawless!

AAA! Bought the snorkel masks and fins today... VERY excited!! 2 more days!!! Sooooooo much to do this weekend. I can't belive I will be going to a tropical island for 2 weeks with scuba, snorkeling, beaches, volcanoes, and fire dancers!!

I will keep you up to date. ^^ I LOVE you!!

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19433615/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19433615/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:44:14 PDT
An island (separated in two parts by a channel or something) in between Puerto Rico and Trinidad with 68 (or so) square miles called St. Kitts. My mother recently took a teaching job there so we are off to visit and live with her for 2 weeks! ^^

What will we do? Well, I shall tell you! Snorkeling, scuba diving (if my sinus infection doesn't make me a crazy woman), hiking in the jungle, visiting volcanoes, seeing local interest sights, fishing, socializing, volleyball, relaxing, etc. etc.

Photo shoot? You know it.

Jealous yet? Don't worry, I will reimburse you will selected photos I take (and a link to my Facebook Album with the crazy shots in them! ^^

Ok, I have to finish my report for my Rotary meeting tomorrow. XP

I also get shot up with some Hep vaccine and a doctor appointment tomorrow... joy. XP

Talk soon!

-Eva

Ps. Soon to hit 5,000 views!! Wow!! ^^ Thank you, everyone!! <3

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19324466/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/19324466/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:35:11 PDT
I had all the parties, saw everyone, had my love visit for 2 weeks, which was very nice. ^^ I have been trying to clean and organize myself since my love went to live with the Tios, but its sometimes very challenging for me without him to keep me on track. XP

I went to Orientation! Woot! Met som really cool people, included are 2 phsyc majors, one boy I swear has ADD and pops around like popcorn at the movies, 2 girls from The City who were Jamacian and Trinidadian (try figuring that one out) ^^, and my temporary roommate who reminded me of my sister with the knitting. XD But it went well, I signed up for my courses (15 CREDITS! GAH!) and took my Spanish proficiency test, which I score in the top 2 in!! (They showed us which classes we got into instead of our scores, so I could be the first OR the second). ^^ But when I went to go register for my Spanish, it wouldn't allow it. Soooooo I went and found the Language wing and bugged a man about it and they told me they could override the system for me. ^^ I am still waiting for them to be successful in the override but they tell me today is the day. ^^

Btw, the man I talked to was from Gyuyaquil, Ecuador. ^^ Woot!

Went to go to a dentist appointment yesterday and got what I expected... bleeding, lots of bleeding and handwrenching pain. Mind you, it is my fault. The bleeding of the gums is caused by particles getting jammed inbetween the gums and the teeth, therefore making them swell and sensitive and recede and bleed. CRAP. But no cavities, yes! ^^

Went to go meet Ami, sat in the Farmers Market (which was CLOSED) parking for abut 30 minutes, then gave up and went to JoAnn Fabrics to use one of my gift cards! ^^ I found 2$ fabric so I bought 6 yards. Now I wonder what I will DO with 6 yards, but I think I might do a wing it skirt. ^^ I already started the cutting for it last night.

Then headed over to Target to get my dental stuff. I got ProHealth toothpaste, which tastes a bit funny, mouthwash, and blue "indicator" floss (aka you see the gunk you take out, fueling a compulsive addiction yet to come!). I bought eyeliner too but now I regret it bc my eyelids are pink, prob from alegries, so I can't even use it yet. XP Oh well...

Was going to head over to the model/talent scout thing today in Ithaca, only to find its in horsehead and I don't think I want to drive there (barely know how to get around Ithaca). I just wanted to talk to them and ask advice. Maybe email is the best option. XP

ok, must go SEW!! My goal is to have it done and up on DA by tonight! (Especially if I am not going to the scout thing).

Chau! ^^
-runs off to say chau to fasha y despues a wake up the novio and then SEW!!- ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18928370/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18928370/ Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:16:33 PDT
How weird to be home again, land of my childhood. I am afraid the life of the city has numbed my love and appreciation for the woods, as it is only a small feeling of what it used to be. I prey I never lose it, I could never live without it.

I have found I have come home to be the mother of yet another bird, which is named Mitzy. The only problem is she is almost identical plumage-wise to my Myran, so thats a bit confusing who is who. :/ But I like her, she sings nicely. ^^

I am so tired, and have a lot of work left to do before my party. My love comes to visit me and my family in my house tomorrow evening/night and I can't wait! ^^ But the bigger fish to fry is the homecoming party on Saturday. I have at least 30 people coming and I am feeling a bit in holy crap thats a lot of people shock. :/

Still not much more accomplished on my life goal. XP

Besides, Shelby, you know about the party, right? I remember I told you something about it, but I wasnt fully sure of the details. XD My house, 3:30pm is wen it "starts" and it "ends" around 12-2am. ^^ Cheers! Must continue my cleaning journey or mum will be annoyed with me. ^^ Chau!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18622775/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18622775/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:35:04 PDT
(FOOK ITS COLD!!)

Got here ok! I'm in my hostel, a gorgeous little place in the 1st anillo. Its cold though, I need my fleece jacket I wore in Uyuni. UYUNI!! COOOOLD! Mierda. XP

I met some crazy people here, as always. ^^ Met some poeple from South Africa who were, lets say, characters. ^^ Omogohs, I would LOVE to travel with them. ^^ I think they are going to be off this evening though so I must find them and give them my card. ^^

-I found them- and got a half an hour lecture about electric cars and the reason why the american economy is screwed up along with politics and whathaveyou about corruption and corporate stupidity. Cheers!

Oh, I stole this quiz bc I was bored. ^^

- Name: Eva, Evita, Effa, Noleen, MISER, Meeser, Double E, Snake, etc.
- Single or taken: Very happily taken ^^
- Gender: Femm
- Birthday: April 4th
- Sign: Aries
- Hair color: dirty blonde
- Eye color: dark brown
- Height: 160something cms, 5 foot 6 to the rest of the Americans ^^
- Are you straight/bisexual/gay?: Straight, but they think I am bicurious...
-----------• × • F A S H I O N | S T U F F • × •--------------

- Favorite place to shop for clothes?: Trader Ks, la Cancha
- Favorite designer?: anything girly fashionlike (no idea of designers, sowwy)
- What is your sexiest outfit?: -doesn't know but assumes her beau does- Prob my black clubbing shirt with the red sparkly dragon skirt and black skirt underneigth
- What is your most comfortable outfit?: pjs
- What do you usually wear?: skirts, long jacket, scarfs, clothes...

--------------• × • S P E C I F I C S • × • -------------------

- What kind of shampoo do you use?: Fructis in the summer, the vitamin stuff in the winter
- What are you listening to right now?: I think its "The Closer" in the other room
- Who is the last person that called/texted you?: my beau
- How many buddies are online right now?: No idea.. :/ I think they are mostly in school, jejeje SUCKERS

-------------• × • F A V O R I T E S • × •-----------------

- Food: cherries, apples, pinapple, POMEGRANITE, mushroom and pinapple pizza, cherry/apple pie, spaghetti, mashed potatoes, peas, lasagna ^^
- Girls names: Cloe, Maggy, Melony, Rose(olin), some I made up
- Boys names: Vincent, Noah, James, some I made up
- Subjects in school: Art, foto, college eng. classes, physics, wandering thy halls
- Animals: Birds, zebras, giraffes, horses, cats, dogs, fish, especially penquins ^^
----------------• × • H A V E | Y O U | E V E R • × •-------------

- Given anyone a bath?: my creatures, and I washed my boyfriends hair once...
- Smoked?: nope!
- Bungee jumped?: IN YOUR DREAMS, honey...
- Made yourself throw up?: No, it was involuntary, TRUST ME
- Skinny dipped?: hehehe, kinky side of answer, yes, nonkinky side, I was like 5
- Ever been in love?: of course
- Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: I am sure I did, I cn be a good actress
- Pictured your crush naked?: -too prude-
- Actually seen your crush naked?: are we talking 100% or like, 50%?
- Cried when someone died?: Yea
- Lied: of COURSE, omgosh
- Fallen for your best friend?: -grumbles- yeeeeees
- Rejected someone?: Ew yes
- Used someone?: Hope not. I doubt it.
- Done something you regret?: Of course.

------------• × • C U R R E N T • × •--------------

- Clothes: pretty black shoes with white hearts and shtuff, white socks, sleek purple pj pants, green and blue Promo shirt from Domingo Savio, and green fleece (twitch) jacket from Uyuni, me in the morning at a hostel, cheers ^^
- Desktop picture: Boyfriend on the beach in Ecuador ^^ <3
- CD in player: N/A
- DVD in player: Home life presentation ^^

----------------• × • L A S T | P E R S O N • × •----------------------

- You touched: some foreign exchange students
- Hugged: See above ^^
- You IMed: my significant other
- Talk to online: See above.
- Sex it up with: This question is on here twice (starting from bottom)... I guess the answer is the same. XD

---------------• × • A R E | Y O U • × •---------------------

- Understanding: Yes, more than most, unless you cheat, then its $#%@ all!
- Open-minded: More than you know...
- Arrogant: hehehe, it rears its ugly head occasionally
- Insecure?: Yes, of course, who isnt a bit?
- Random?: hehehe, you have no idea -twitch-
- Hungry: Just had breaky
- Smart:... ]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18523744/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18523744/ Tue, 27 May 2008 08:32:41 PDT
I have decided that, for my one goal in life, I want to make something beautiful. Something truely amazing that no one else has done, totally unique that makes people feel and stop and wonder. Something that changes someone, something that when you look at it, you see something of great craftmanship and colors and whateverelse. Something I can stand back and look at and be satisfied. ^^

Doing this will be a pain in the ash. But there it is! My life goal! Woot! \^^/

Waiting in Cbba now for my last few Bolivian Exchange Student weeks to be OVER!! I think I will head off to SCz this Saturday after the RotarAct event fundraiser thing. ^^

I am so tired though, can't wait to come home to the US and sleep in my own bed, play with my dogs, hug my parents and friends, BE IN THE COUNTRY, see my birds, my teachers, my town, ITHACA!, and eat food that doesnt get me sick as often as here. ^^ YAy!

So yea, when I get back I will have to clean though for my party. A LOT. And I have no car now. Shizp. Oh well, at least I still have my bike!! Woot! And if I finally find a replacement spark plug for my Rizzato I will be looking cool on that baby blue Italian older than dirt mopede. ^^

Ok, I have to go get ready to be social with the family for lunch. ^^ I have a bit of food poisoning from the Rotary dinner last night so the buffet style will be perfect! only a tidge of my choosing! HAHAHA

ok, love you all, hope to write again soon! If not, see you all in 20 days. My Love, see you in 24.

WAAAAAAA! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18428768/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18428768/ Wed, 21 May 2008 10:34:00 PDT

After that it is back to Cbba for a bit, Rotary, then maybe Santa Cruz and Villa Tunari. The last week I will be here I will be in Cbba the entire time, taking city tours and doing some last minute socializing. ^^

G2G! Chau!!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18144457/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/18144457/ Sat, 03 May 2008 07:03:24 PDT Cut my loves hair. XD Omogsh, I would go back in a heartbeat.

(if you love my photographic adventures, check it out: (warning! there are sappy kissing pictures! )
beach of Montanita: [link]
Ecuador, getting there, Montanita, Salinas: [link] , [link]
Banos: [link] , [link]
Hair:
-before: [link]
-middle: [link]
-after: [link] )

ok, so I got back on Monday, came home (Bo), gifted passion fruit stuff to family, tried to set up wireless internet in the house, blew the fuse (120Volts in 220Volts NOT a good idea), flipped some switches, turned off all the internet in the entire house... OUCH

Waited until 9:30pm for the family to turn them back on. Walk of SHAME.

Tuesday, had Rotary dinner, family forgot I had it, freaked out trying to call me, got Dana and then told me to come home soon. Felt bad, I should have reminded them...

Had a serious chat with the host sister about misunderstandings in house. Went really well. Now I must chat with the parents... :/

Saritas birthday was on Wednesday so she came over for lunch. I had to leave early for Caporalles. XP I was so exhausted from the last few nights (sleeping maybe 10 hours in total). Went to mambo, didn't last the whole time in part to very sexy dips and full-contact body waves that made me feel violated (everyone else didn't seem to care, I bet this is my prude side waving its fist). Came home, slept. Call from my love, yay!

2 am, family comes home. Maria bursts into my room in tears saying she is fed up with the family and people around her making her feel like shit. Host mother manages to take her away for a chat.

Next day (labour day! no school!! ^^) I find Pablo with an eye-patch. Sarita looks like she has been crying. I listen to breakfast convo and find out that it had something to do with old classmates of hers showing up unexpected. I guess there was a fight, as Pablo went to te doctor for medicine and 2 stitches. OUCH.

But still, no one will tell me what really happened, so I let it go.

Went for Caporalles lesson on Thursday too, missed Flacos birthday lunch (primo). Got there, no one there, so we had to go practice in the road near someones house. XD Went out with some girls from my course afterwards for icecream and apple juice. Called home to chat with the mother, jejeje.

Came back, chilled the rest of the evening. ^^

Firday went ok. Awesome new stunt for us. Boys grab each others hands cheerleader style, us girls sit on their hands, and they walk in a closed circle for 12 beats. Its AWESOME. Getting back down is not easy, with a few spills, so I once said "suavemente" meaning slowly, and they all cracked up because I said it like a Colombian. XD Dont ask me how...

Went for dance class, no one there, found Dana on the way out, went for coffee, ended up with hot cocoa and fruit juice. Went home in truffi, avoided computer at all costs as Maria was doing U homework (19 pages, eek). Spent the night sorting through files to put in my presentation for Rotary and organizing all my customs and gifts for people back home on my new EXCEL program(YAAY!!).

Now I am up, waiting for my lazy body to get breakfast, and I am off to the feria today! And possibley tonight! AND possibly until 4am tomorrow, depending how long I last. XD

Anyways, I should go and get normal looking, as I am still in PJs and the socks that my loves parents gifted me. ^^

Love you all! t... ]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17902853/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17902853/ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:08:52 PDT
Finished school somehow today without looking too stupid or anything, and then went to lunch with the family to say chau (for a bit).

Went home, cleaned, went to Rotary to get my passport, went to AeroSur, talked to a woman who made me look like SUCH a moron, and then back to the house to clean the sheet on which the pomegranite I bought in Tarija exploded, clean my room (shove anything extra in the other suitcase I wouldnt take), shower, and packing. All this while watching a movie about a crazy ventrilliquist who murdered a kid to make him a doll and then the people of the village killed her by ripping out her tougne and then she went around murdering people by making them scream and she took their tougnes... niiiice...

Sorry if I just ruined the movie for you. XD I hate dolls and clowns and it had them both and I was like oooooooooo, no thank you. XP

Anyways, went to the airport, was charged 30 Bs. THIRTY! I was like, hello no, and bitched him out until I got it to 20, which I still knew was a bit expensive. Still, I won. Bastard. XP

Got in, sat down, and was lloking around me and saw a man dressed in a Ren. costume. I honestly had to walk by twice to make it a little less obvious I needed a second glance. XD Then I sat across from a couple of guys reading books, one of which I dont remember, the other titled "Vengabonding"...

Got ripped off for a snikers, which I bought for 9 Bs in case I couldnt find breakfast here (oh, haha haha). XP

Flew in the plane (as opposed to using the old arms), and it was gorgeous. Made me realize how many people dont have electricity. The moon was out and shone against the ground, rivers, clouds, and tin roofs. I loved the clouds though, they were gorgeous and I felt I could just walk on them like I used to walk on the think layer of ice covering the snow dunes in the winter with the moon shining on the surface like a million crystals. ^^

Landed, found my bag! YAY! ^^ Put it in storage... a little more boring. XD Ate a hamburger in Brazilian Coffee where I was complimented for my computer by the waitress, and annoyed by a group of guys who could have been drunk...

I also watched a family of what appeared to be Amish people. Complete with 4-5 men/boys in matching plaid shirts and baseball caps and girls in tight back braids (blond, of course).

So thats fun. ^^ Tomorrow I go at 7 or 8 (ticket says 7, here it says 8) to go to Lima, then off to Ecuador to see my sweety and (gulp) meet the family and pets... :/

Wish me good luck!! Chau!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17752366/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17752366/ Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:45:14 PDT
Only a few more months here! I am so excited and yet super sad at the same time. JUST as things started to get better and rock my socks, they say I must go home. Mierda...

I started clases de baile! Woot! Its ok, although I am shit without a partner. With a partner, I can do anything and am laughing and smiling, but without I look like a fish out of water. XD The male-female ratio was good, only two girls out of water (me and girl from Germany, of course, so we were both lost). XD

I worked out and finished all my design plans! Yay! Then I found out I messed up on the base measurement... by a LOT. XP

Sin embargo, I will win.

Have to go, tea time, sorry it was short. XD Maybe later. XD

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17543349/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17543349/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:04:15 PDT
The door to the room is always locked during rec. Today the man opened the doors for no more than 3 or 5 minutes before the end of rec. Suddenly, my cell is GONE. Furthermore, TURNED OFF. BASTARDS.

I am so sick of this, people taking advantage of me, hitting me up for money (among other things), stealing things, giving me stares and side remarks, and whatever else they do JUST because I am American and white (aka I MUST have money, right? yea...)

Does someone else sense a tad of racism and prejudice here? Yea...

Fantastic. So I am trying to figure out if I should buy another one or wait. I am not allowed to be out of the house without it (safety and common sense reasons). So I have to find one PRONTO. Ugh.

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On the good side, I got a CD with more than 2 hours of records of my birds from home. ^^ I am so happy and so excited I cant even tell you. Not very interesting, the same sounds over and over again, but its nice to have a bit of home with me.

Speaking of which, I cannot WAIT to come home. I will miss here and all my friends, ESPECIALLY my other, Camila, Marco, and Bonbon, but other than that, YEEEEEEEEES!! Home here I come!!

But I am planning on joining a Spanish group once I get there because I REFUSE TO LOSE THIS after I have been here for 8 MONTHS!

ok, I should go and make it look like I want to be social. Seem to have a reclusive f-off all mood coming on strong (even before the cell phone thing).


Ps. 22 days until I am in Ecuador con mi Amore!! Yay!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17411019/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17411019/ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:45:57 PDT
ok, imagine this: all Rotarians, important RotarActarians, and ALL exchange students stationed in Bolivia, will be attending. Its this Friday to Monday. :faints:

Actually, thats what I thought. I just talked to my friend from Santa Cruz and he tells me that, of 30 exchange students in SC, NONE are going. I could shoot something.

Anyways, I think they are forcing me to go, so I might as well enjoy it.

Either way, eh, there will be dancing and photo opps. I´m there. ^^

29 days until I go to Ecuador! YES!! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17291982/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17291982/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:00:35 PDT
I managed to convinve my parents to allow me to go to Guyaquil, Ecuador to see my wonderful man of whom I am very proud, .

-insert crazy excited dance here along with high pitched incomprehensable sounds-

Furthermore, I was featured in a newsletter. Thsi rocks my socks. ^^

I am so excited, I can´t write anymore!! ^^

WAAAAAAAAAAAA!!
-Eva

PS. I have to run in a marathon... I havent run since I was in track 3 years ago. Its manditory... grr...

but still... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17169429/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/17169429/ Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:57:22 PST
I´m back at school (sarcastic yaaaaaaay). I love my school though! My classmates are awesome and really helpful (except for the girl that I believe is trying to us me for my money...). My teachers, director, and people in the office rock my socks and help me with whatever I need, and let me get away with a lot. ^^ I am so glad they do, because I would be in sooooooo much trouble (not on purpose) if they didn´t.

Like today, I was sick. They gave me meds and let me sleep in the nurses office for about 2 hours. The then let me go buy myself some yogurt from a store about a block away from school. ^^

They also let me get away with not having a white shirt for gym... an apparently big no no...

Anyways, Alfredo is back in Ecuador now, and I miss him very much. He used to come to see me after school and we would chat until my parents came, and now I have no one to talk to or I have the akward long wait with one of my friends until my father picks me up. XP

I would go see him after lunch and today I was wondering about the time so I could catch a taxi to go see him, only to realize he was back in Ecuador.

UGh, I can´t tell you how much I miss him, its crazy. Its a good thing we can still talk on the meebo.com and msn thing. I can´t WAIT to get Nena back.

Speaking of Nena, she is in the hands of her maker... in the US. Problem with the Motherboard... have to wait 2-3 weeks more...
UGH...

But thats about it. Cheers all!!

-Eva

PS. SUCCESS in cleaning room! Yay!! ^^ Cheers!
PSS. Love you, Al. ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16998119/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16998119/ Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:13:13 PST
The plot was great, but really pissed me off in the end (half way, the other half of the ending was great, even if they didn´t tell you so)... The grafics and scenery were sooooo well done it makes me happy, my favorite part being the tree in Autumn and the daydream of the Mrs. Lovett. Ooooo, I so want to do a HS style analyzis. XD Ahhhhhhhh, been away from critique for too looooooong. XD

Anyways, I am doing fiiiiiine... Alfredo is here (at last!) and we are having a great time. ^^ Tomorrow we go someplace tropical for kicks!! PICTURE TIME!! I can´t wait.

Tomorrow I have to go to school not in uniform, but dressed as a man. ^^ I stole Alfredos clothes, muahahahaha!!

Ok, I go now, must sleeeeeeeeeep. ^^ So tiiiiired. jejeje

Chau!!!!!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16616531/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16616531/ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:46:10 PST [link]) (oo, y el numero en el video es intersante)

Sin embargo, hoydia fue aburrido, as usual. Fui al mercado y estaba perdida. Fui al almorzar, Rotary (a hablar de cuando tengo que cambiar y de mi autism), y despues a mi casa a hacer cookies con Dana. Dana no puede esperar a vivir en mi casa. Sas que? Espero que ella puede vivir con mi familia y yo con su familia. No quiero vivir con la familia en el outskirts de Cocha, es ridiculoso. Si tengo que usar la tarjets de mi AS, yo voy a hacerlo. XP

Sin embargo, mi chico estaria aqui en Sabado!! ^^ No puedo esperar!! (y el tampoco) Jejejje

Ayer estaba en la iglesia con mi familia pero estaba en un otro mundo. Estaba en mi woods con mis perros haciendo algo que me encanta a hacer desde era muy joven. ^^ Estabamos corriendo rapido (Yo en mis ropas de verano (falda y tanktop) y sin zapatos) y todo estaba bonito. El sensacion de el suello atras los pies sin zapatos es fantastico. Estaba el sol entre de los arboles y los arboles tenaban hojas amarillos, verdes, y rojas (estaba autum). El aire era fresco pero caliente y yo era muy libre y mi cabello estaba libre en el aire.


Sientaba fantastica con eso sueno. Me hago libre y de todo luz y hugar. No puedo esperar a verlo una otra vez. ^^

O, y tambien, la cancion recuerdeme de mi tiempo en el club de drama en mi pueblo. ^^ Era divertido, todos!! ^^ Puedo recordar el ¨love triangle¨ entre de yo, Kaitlin, y Jason (HAHAHAHA) y todos los ¨fights¨entre de yo y Joern, todos los innuendos entre de Jimmy y yo, y todos el tiempos entre de mi y mis amigos. ^^

Ahhhhh, extrano mi hugar. ^^

Sin embargo, te quiero Nano!! Solo 5 dias. ^^

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16503496/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16503496/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:36:52 PST
I came here last Wednesday to tour around with Dana to Copa Cobana, Isla del Sol, Tiwanaku, and whatever else. Unfortunatly, this trip has been riddled with poo.

The night I got there, Danas credit card was eaten by a machine and the people didn´t want to help. The next day, she got major food poisoning and we skipped a tour. The next day we went to CopaCobana and that was fine, minus the car sickness, but the Isla del Sol was freezing in the morning, hot during the day, and we got major sun burns. Mine still hurts... a lot.

I called Cbba home and told them I got there ok and they told me Leticia had called and said I had my camera. I was elated and wrote to her about it, only to hear back that she had called and talked to one of the maids boys, who had said I was sleeping, and she had only asked for him to tell me to call her back. So, in turn, the camera is still missing and the child is a dirty lying kid (can you tell we have been through things like this before?).

So then I had like, no money in my account because I was paying for two people instead of one. I called my mother and she put money in, but now, mysteriously, its all gone again. So I only have about $20. Thats it. All. Nothing else.

And we are tired, its raining, we can´t really afford anything other than saltaneas to eat, and we hope we can pay for the hotel tonight.

I can´t get ahold of my mother, and last night when my money ´disappeared´, we were being bugged by these two boys at the ATM and we told them to go away. We walked away to call the bank to ask what was wrong, and they came back, bugging us again. Dana grabbed my arm and we did this half walk, half jump, half run, to the other side of the street, me still talking on the phone. Suddenly, one of the boys ran up behind me and tried to grab it out of my hand. I luckily didn´t let go and instead tried to kick him. I missed, but they both ran away.

I felt elated afterwards, because hey, I had survived and beaten a robber. But around 3 hours later (crap AS), I was hit by a sudden panic attack and I was terriffied (even though we were in our hotel rooms watching the cooking channel before we turned out the lights to sleep.

So all today we have been going to the bank, checking the atms, trying to get in touch with my mother or father, all without success.

So yea, I am really exhausted. I don´t even want to go back to that house, I want to go home or change. I don´t know what to do, maybe all I can do is just hold on. I miss you all back home.

Ok, we are going to go hit up the bank again to see if her card is there. Wish us luck. Love ya...

-Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16326779/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16326779/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:29:33 PST
Speaking of such, the visit with Leticia went really, really well. ^^ Yay!!

My baby, Nena, also known to the world as a MacBook computer, has gone BLAK. She seems to have a ¨scratch¨ on her hard disk, which would be super easy to fix if I had the original disks, which just happen to be somewhere in the mail in between Groton NY and Cochabamba Bolivia... Since November...

exactly. ... And I can´t get online with her (I am working on a family computer, which is NOT easy), can´t do fotos, videos, music, anything!!! I almost cried...

But fortunatly, my highly significant other is coming to Llamaland to visit me and just so happens to be a Mac-expert and says he would like to help. \^^/ Thank you dear. ^^

Anyways, I will hopefully, HOPEFULLY be getting my package soon and finding out when the swtiching meeting is SOON, and so on and so forth SOON.

PS. After Totora (which rocked off my socks and introduced me to Sidra), I broke down and told my host father about my autism, and he told the family, and oooomgosh I wish I had done it sooner. The mood in the house has completely turned around for the better. \^^/

ok, so I go for a bit now until I find out how to upload pictures from the internet cafes or such or until my goodies finally surface somewhere in customs soon...

Chau!! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16070151/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/16070151/ Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:07:48 PST
Anyways, ^^ first thing first, I want to wish you all happy holidays and a wonderful, prosperous, healthy new year. For everyone with other holidays, some of which I missed (sorry), happy them too! ^^

Secondly, I would like to thank everyone for all the comments, favorites, critism and such, and the mark of +3,000 (soon to be +3,100!!). Thanks so much!! ^^ I love you all!

Ooo, and as a sidenote, I finally figured out my iWeb thing and uploaded my webpage! You can check it out here: [link]

So yea, get out there (or stay in there, whatever floats the boat), and have a good time! Drink eggnog for me, they dont have it here... :/

Baila baila baila!! \^^/

Cheers!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15954393/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15954393/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:32:54 PST




How cool is htat? anywyas, pooped on by a bird, atteneded but never played in a Cacho tourney, had people think I was very drunk 2x (I don't drink), went to a party where I knew only 4 or 5 people, missed a foto day because my cell phone is being a bitch and I feel sick, finally arranged a visit from my friend from Brasil, proved I a NOT a good dancer at parties with bright lights, I truely and dyslexic and AS inflicted, started but never finished the skirt, bought an overpriced shirt, changed shampoos, STILL havent received my package yet, and forgot the rest.

So cheers on my glorious life. weeeeeeeeee

but the counter thing is still pretty cool. ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15922446/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15922446/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:04:18 PST
But that means I have good luck! It's a sign! Yaaaay!

So we went to bring gifts to kids who were poor and it was fun. ^^ After we went out for saltanas fritas at ChaChas. ^^ I love that place. ^^

Ummmm, then I came home, had lunch, bought fabric, worked on my skirt thingy.

Today I woke up once again at 5:00... GAH...

Slept at 6-8:30... jejeje then went to the market with my host father and the maid, came back, more skirt. Lunch. More skirt. House. More skirt.

I will finish this tomorrow or I will go insane. XD And yes, I will DA it once it's done. ^^

Cheers and night!

Look outside at 12am and on tomorrow night (friday night). Going to be some wicked good meteor shower shows. ^^ Cheers!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15799154/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15799154/ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:55:42 PST
You are reading a post by someone who finally belongs to a colegio. ^^ Yay!! Papers all done and orientation is in January. ^^

Came back, chilled, ate lunch, talked to my highly significant other, slept a very heavy sleep, had tea, talked art stuff with friends, and such other things. Now I am writing this and arguing with the maid when I should go to bed.

Ok, good night all! I want to chat and finish some things first. Chau! ^^

YAY! COLEGIO NUEVO!!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15740869/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15740869/ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:32:55 PST
This morning I went to my school to pick up my papers for immigration and such (you know, so I'm not arrested for violating international law or something) and they kept telling me they were really busy and that I should come back in 5 minutes.. 5 minutes more... come back in an hour and a half... fine, no problem.

I went to Mercado, got a bit ripped off on a coin thing for Prom. 100 Bs for it. 100!! (Americans = $12.85). RIPPED OFF. But I was alone so I couldnt argue. Tired to go back, monsoon rains out. Finally ceased, I went for it, but no matter, it kept raining. So I didnt have my jacket and I was a bit sad but hey, I'm NY American, its just a bit of rain. So I went, half happy of the rain, half in a state of eeeeeeeeeeeh no me gusta. I was coooold and my cousin wasnt in his tienda, so I kept walking abck to colegio.

I got there, and everyone was in a meeting so I waited with friends. Finally, they all came out, and then they told me they couldnt make it now and I have to talk to my mother about it. So I went home
and she told me they had called her to tell her they had a teacher meeting and decided they didnt want any more exchange students. So next semester they wont have anyone there... including me. I almost cryed when she told me. And then we had to go to Dani's graduation tonight and when I saw the teachers and everyone tonight, I sooooooo had to fight off tears. I loved them all so much, I even trusted them! I don't understand how they could possibly dump me like that! I mean, they signed my papers to host me for my YEAR abroad, not part of a year.

So now we have to find another school PRONTO. :/

I am too tired to write more, or translate, sorry.

Nighty night...


No preocupades, solo necesito a dormir y piensar por un poco tiempo. Despues, creo puedo ver todos claro. ^^ Cheers. ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15699584/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15699584/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:04:50 PST
-I hit the imaginay brake pedal in the taxi cab... ALL the time...
-When I have close calls with cars in the streets, I want nothing more than to say fooooking hell in the British, trying-not-to-swear kind of way.
-I always thought it would be funny if someday the dialogue went: Where's Eva? Oh, she fell off the roof again...
-I hold conversations with myself in my mind
-I have internal terrets
-I hold imaginary conversations with people in my head for no apparent reason
-I say funny words when surprised ^^ Whooshtigai! XD
-I loooooove numerology (my own, everyone elses is just extra for fun)
-Beaches at sundown and sunrise are amazing
-vanilla and coffee are the best warm scents IN THE WORLD
-I am sooooooo socially stupid XD


y mas despues porque estoy cansaaaaaaaada.. ^^ chau :*

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15654828/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15654828/ Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:15:44 PST Creo estaria muy divertido. ^^ Cheers.

The rules:

1.) Make 100 pieces each one having a theme listed below. Only one theme per piece!
2.) No time limit so have fun!
3.) Pieces should be of your own artistic ability.
4.) The list below is to be placed somewhere in your journal for others to see that...
5.) Make sure to update this list with a link to your deviation.

1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning [link]
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation

No creo puedo hacer todos (no quiero hacer todos) pero necesito inspiracion MUCHO MUCHO MUCHO. Estoy un poco aburrida pero creo no para mucho tiempo. Entonces, chau! Y buenas noches!! ^^

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15635200/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15635200/ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:30:51 PST
Bad news:
There seems to be a bit of an uprising (surprise, surprise) in La Paz. They remind me of a Bolivian AlQuieda-themed malitia that seems to want to steal karate moves from Asia. They also hung and decapitated dogs, which I find cruel and sickening. The call themselves the Ponchos Rojos (Red Ponchos) and seem slightly serious but, in my opinion, a bit under-developed both intellectually/humanitarianly and as a fighting body. They treathen civil war but I wonder who they will actually fight? Townspeople? Police stations? Eh, whoever, I hope it doesnt happen. I am not a fan of war. There are soooooo many other ways to solve problems. The easiest? TALK. Be thankful for things around you instead of concentrating on the hatred of things you think arent good enough or are bad.

Anyways... how can anyone want to be with a group that hangs and decapitates dogs just to show how they feel? I saw it on TV and trust me, it was something that actually made me feel sick, which has never happened before.

Good news:
SUMMER is finally here. Hahaha, I admit though, I miss the snow. I have not much to do for now, which I know will change soon. I hope to have Leticia visit me, start dance classes, go travelling with my family, buy small things for my family for Xmas. Christmas!!! So soon! What else is coming soon? In 58 days? Well, I know.

I met a girl named Eva and she is awesome. It is hilarious when we are together. We are so similar and when someone wants to call us its "Hey! Eba's!" XD It's great. I love it. XD

So yes, turkey day, gret day. ^^ Walked to Mercado to buy a dress for the occasion (only to find out later it was informal, which I then ignored). Came home, forgot something and had to go back. XD Bought 2 presents for people.

Came home, heated stuff up, had tea, and everyone came. The food was amazing and the people (the doctor, Edward, and their wives, as well as the secretaries) were so much fun. The other exchanges came too, which was nice. ^^ We talked about everything and I happened to make the mistake of telling them I had a boyfriend.
Them: Tienes un chico, Eva?
Me: No, tengo un novio. ^^
Them:
Me: ?

Turns out, novio means fiancee. Hehehehehee... oops. After that they made me tell them everything about him and show them two different pictures. XD We talked about when he would come to visit me and they then told me he couldnt stay in the same house as me, which made me very sad. I now must go find either a. a inexpensive hotel or b. a friend to host him...

Either way... ^^

Hmmmmmm, so I have some Rotary things I must attend to now, but maybe after I will go clubbing with my other and friends. ^^ I am craving ice cream. XD

Ok, thats the short short of it. ^^ Cheers all back at home!!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15549580/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15549580/ Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:38:00 PST Yay!
Now I steal a quiz from Shelby!! MUAHAHAHA!

your boy side

[x] you love hoodies.
[x] you love jeans. (algunas veces)
[] dogs are better than cats (equal, I have both) XD
[x] it's hilarious when people get hurt.
[x] you've played with/against boys on a team.
[x] shopping is torture.
[x] sad movies suck.
[x] you own an x-box. (Sorry, Ninento 64 and 360)
[x] played with hotwheels cars as a kid.
[x] at some point in time you wanted to be a firefighter.
[] you own a DS, PS2 or sega.
[x] you used to be obsessed with power rangers.
[x] you watch sports on TV.
[x] gory movies are cool. (DIE HARD series rocks my socks)
[x] you go to your dad for advice.
[] you own like a trillion baseball caps.
[x] you like going to football games.
[] you used to/do collect baseball cards.
[x] baggy pants are cool to wear. (oh yes ^^)
[x] it's kinda weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[x] green, black, red, blue, or silver are one of your favorite colors.
[x] you love to go crazy and not care what people think.
[x] sports are fun.
[x] talk with food in your mouth.
[x] wear boxers. (I used them as PJs...)

[x] you wear lip gloss. (sometimes, but often useless)
[x] you love to shop (but only for art supplies and electronics) ^^
[x] you wear eyeliner (sometimes)
[x] you have some of the same shirts in different colors.
[x] you wear the color pink. (one shirt)
[x] go to your mom for advice.
[x] you consider cheerleading a sport (the competition and practice, yes... the drama.. NO)
[] you hate wearing the color black. (FALSE!!)
[x] you like hanging out at the mall.
[x] you like getting manicures and/or pedicures (only self-done)
[x] you like wearing jewelry
[x] skirts are a big part of your wardrobe. (OH YEEEES)
[] shopping is one of your favorite hobbies.
[] you don't like the movie star wars.
[x] you are/were in cheerleading, gymnastics or dance.
[x] it takes you around 1 hour to shower, get dressed, and put on make-up and accessories.
[x] you smile a lot more than you should.
[] you have more than 10 pairs of shoes.
[x] you care about what you look like. (only partly)
[x] you like wearing dresses when you can. (YEEEEESS!!)
[x] you like wearing body spray/perfume/cologne.
[x] you wear girl underwear. (is this literal or style wise?)
[x] used to play with dolls as little kid.
[x] like putting make-up on someone else for the joy of it.
[x] like taking pictures of yourself with your cell phone/camera when you're bored. (REEEALLY BORED)


Guy side: 21
Girl side: 21

COOL! I'm half and half! Awesome. ^^

Anyways, cheers. XD

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15357263/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15357263/ Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:53:22 PST I was stupid and thought that, if everything was frozen before and cooked afterwards, it would be safe for me. Alas, now I am feeling sick as a dog and contemplating my stupidity. UGH.

I think it might be it. In the past two days, I have been awake for maybe only 8 or 9 hours. XP I feeel sick and my mind keeps forgeting things midanything. :'(

Whats worse is that I cant tell my host mother or let anyone other than my father know (because they will get very mad at me and I soooooo dont want that). My father isnt feeling well too, but he seems to be doing better than me (go figure, Bolivian immunity systems). UGH. I want to go into school this week because its the last week and all of the parties and last days of school happen NOW. Grrrrrrr...

I have NO idea what to do for my summer. True, we will travel and a very certain someone is coming to see me in 77 days (), but other than that, nooooo idea. I mean, I have worked the past three summers at home, so when given such free time, I look at it like and have not a clue. Maybe I will walk around the city for kicks or something. Maybe make clothes and give them to friends... eh, who knows?

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On a bright note, before I felt like TOTAL crap, I went out to a factory opening yesterday!! YEs, sounds slightly less than riveting, but it was great. ^^ A man from Rotary owns a big bakery thing and this was an expansion. ^^ It was so pretty, I told them I myself would love to work there. XD

Anyways, I was blessed!! I wasn't expecting it! I just walked up next to my host father and was standing there, zoning out, then I see the priest man come up to me and throw water on my head from a rose dipped in holy water!! Hehehe! it sent me into a light mood the rest of the day. XD
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But I still feel crappy. :'( I may go try to force myself to eat something. Chau...

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15107412/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/15107412/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:51:23 PDT WOOOOOO!

Off the drugs and doing much better. ^^ I only have a little bit of altitude sickness, which is GREAT bc it only comes when I dont sleep or drink enough.

So I am back in buisness, so I apologize for the lack of thank yous and follow up comments. ^^ I made a bolso!! (Shoulder bag!!) Of which I am UBER proud of. ^^ I did beadwork and EVERYTHING!! I will upload a foto of it soon for you. ^^

Oh! Summer in two weeks! Ahhhh! Crazy.

I went out to a museum today with the other foreign exchange student from the US. Its funny, its like a Bolivian Sonnenberg, which made me smile. ^^ Then we went to a cafe, had cafe XD, and then went to Cine Center to meet up with some people. ^^ We hung out, went to a cell phone store, where I met an Eva who reminded me of Kaitlin..., and scoped out a cell phone. ([link])

Ahhh! I am so excited I am running around confused about what I am doing... I showered in my socks tonight if that helps paint a picture. Maybe all the cafeene from the two stops at the cafes (not to mention the sugar...). XD

WOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ok, CHAO!! ^^

~Eva (why do I do this? you already know its me, ahhhhh whatever) XD

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But yea, they took my blood (after searching for awhile...) and found I do in fact, have some sickness. Yay...

So I'm on three different meds. 2 have to be taken at 7am, 2 at 2pm, 1 at 7pm, and one at 11pm. ALL with meals. XP When you're sick you DONT WANT TO EAT. UGH.

Ok, so I'm still doing art in between drug sessions and pass out times. I am working on one right now and I'm almost done so I'm thrilled. ^^ Really...


Hahhaa, cheers. ^^

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I got on, sat in the wrongseat and some couple yelled at me for it (I think they were American so I was even more annoyed). So I went to go sit in my seat only to find someone there. XI So I was like, whatever, and sat down. She explained to me someone sat in her seat so she was directed here. Hehehe, at first I thought, oh no, this could go on for ages. XD

So we chatted and it turns out she flies EVERYWHERE around. At first I thought she was Brazilian because her accent sounded like Tetianas. ^^ Turns out, she lived there for a bit. ^^ We chatted more and found out that she was a fashion designer/something else! I was so thrilled we chatted for that awhile and I gave her my card. XD

The man next to me snored and I laughed to myself at the irony.

COCHABAMBA!!!

Flying over it, the mountains look big. Arriving in the airport, however, is like being in one of those final fantasy video games with the mountains in the distance loooming over you so you feel 2 feet tall. it was awesome! The guards looked about 10 times more army like and I didnt even look at them. I heard yelling from the top of the airport only to see it covered with people welcomingthe passangers. I couldnt see Dani or anyone soI just kept walking. I was the first towalk through the doors to the pickup place and EVERYONE was staring at me. Fora second I froze and was just like... uh oh...

Luckily, Dani found me with no trouble.XD She brought a friend for me to meet and her father was there as well. They all spoke Enlgish so that was great (different shokes at different times).

HAHAHA I got into the car and the first thing Dani says to me is ¨"you wont need tghat", implying the seat belt. But when in Rome... Still, I held on tight to the handle thing.

THere are petas (Vwagon bugs) EVERYWHERE! There is a game you play where you try to count as many as you can. I thought it was ingeneral, so I counted until the night. Really, its just supposed to be in the car. I saw about 7.

Ok, I need a shower. My clothes are coming in today and my fingers hurt. XD

More later!

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/14292920/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/14292920/ Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:19:56 PDT Safetly!

And ok, since I have a lot to say, I have organized it for you so you dont have to spend time reading this you dont wish to read. ^^

ITHACA

Ok, so I got to Ithaca airport, hug out with Ben through out long delay, hopped on the plane behind two people who very obviously didnt like me... it might have had something to do with the fact that I think I hit the girl on the side of the head with my abnormally sized bookbag... naaaaaaah...

PHILLY AND FLIGHT

Got to Philly, hung out, ate cookies that Bens gf made (I amjealousof her cooking skills) XD. Met up with Sarah 1, another persongoing to Santa Cruz. She andBen hit it off right away so I just went off with my music. ^^ We were delayed... AGAIN.

No big deal of course, Ben and I sat at the exit of the plane playing Cranium, which I have found I rocked at hehehehehehe. I kept trying to take a nap but it was almost impossible because I dont usually go to sleep then (before 11).

OOOOO! And there was a HUGE lightening storm on the other side of the plane (60 miles away but still HUGE)! It looked like the grande finale of the 4th of July in Lightning form! I nearly pummulled a woman to get a shot, only to get past her the moment we dropped down into the clouds. Grrrr...

We got off at Miami and booked it, and I mean BOOKED it, to our gate. I got off the plane and realized my pin that Luiz gave me felloff and I was uber uber unhappy. Netherless,we booked it and this one guy had issues with my ticket. We ran up the escilator (which I dontlike tobeginwith), and we RAN downthose moving belts, which was soooooo much fun!Ifelt like Superwomanor something!Or was it Flash that ranfast? Who cares? It was fun. XD

FLIGHT TO LA PAZ

So we board,and Ben asks this one woman what ´sit´ is in Spanish. Thepoor woman didnt speakEnglish and guess what? She ended upsitting right next to me. Ok, thats a lie, she sat one seat away, but there was noone inthat seat so I count it as air...

But we had a good chat, broken both ways, but good. ^^ Those taking Spanish in schoolnow, you dont think those practices with conversations will ever happen in reallife? HAHAHA,well, they do. People down here, VERY social. XD

Oh yes, and they had a show on, How I Met Your Mother, and it had the girl from American Pie (Like this one time, at band camp...) and I couldnt help but snicker to myself. ^^

Oh yes, we had to fly 12 or so minutes out of the way so we didnt get in Deans wrath... :/ But still, the stars were gorgeous. ^^

LA PAZ

Touched down inLa Paz and was fine for a bit. Then I couldnt breathe... like, at ALL. I was taking such huge breathesand I was praying to myself that Cochabamba was lower. I think it took so much out of me that I fellasleep and slept through almost the entire take-off. I woke up midair like WHOA, hahaha, how did that happen?

But once the cabin repressurized I was fine.

SANTA CRUZ

We arrived, Ben, Sarah 1, and I, and we were channeled through little gates. ^^ We were so nervous about customs but they didnt even talk to us about it, they just took our passports, put a stamp in them, and that was it. ^^ We waited for luggage buit none of it ever came. :/ While we were waiting a man came up to us all bubbly and started talking to Sarah 1. So we all chatted for a bit and then I found I was the only passager left waiting for my things. An airport worker came over and broughtme to the baggage claim lost and found thing (can you tellmy English is going already? XD) and I was greated by a girl who spoke perfect Enlgish and I was like YES!

MISTAKEN IDENTITY

But Sarah? No, I am not Sarah? Thats Sarah! No, wrong Sarah.. Where´s Sarah then?

They had thought I was Sarah 2, but since she wasnt there, she helped me with the claiming. She then took me and helped me with my tickets, took me around the airport, helped me buy gum, and even took me to brunch at a Brazilian cafe with one of the other Rotarians whos name escapes me... :/

STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

Then I found an internet hotspot once they left and had fun with that and watching the workers doing somehting to the ceiling... A man approached me and nearly made me jump out of my seat. H... ]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/14207027/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/14207027/ Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:34:17 PDT
hahaha, small pleasures. ^^ Thank you everyone so much. ^^

2 DAYS!!

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I go to Bolivia on Sunday!! Thats less than 5 days away!! !!!

I'm so excited though. I still have to pack... a LOT... :/

Also, I have to organize my portfolio. :/ Hehehe, I'll go work on that. XD

ttyl! hehehe. ^^

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+'s

-finished the last slides of the tray #1, 2 more to go
-went out photoing
-bought my sister something I thought she might like ^^
-frosted chai outside in the morning
-hot chai in the evening in the AC of work
-added more to my little lullaby song

-'s

-some creepy people were watching me in the commons and asked me about my camera
-I went to lunch and some very creepy guy watched me... no, not watched, STARED. Normally I can stand it, but he wouldn't stop. And it was intense, like the kind you see in a horror film and it made me very very uncomfortable.
-my card wont work on the mac at work
-I have to share the scanner with someone at work (not that I mind, it just changes my schedule around a lot, which I dont like)
-and Penny, our dog, is really sick and we dont know what of. :'( She has crustiness around her eyes, and her throat is really swollen. :'(
-and I am going through that crappy AS social withdrawl thing... grr grr.. I don't want to go out or talk to anyone but part of me is just screaming to talk to someone and get a hug

So yes, I am very sad.

(further rant)

I am so sick of not trusting people. SO SICK OF IT. I am so sick of meeting people and not reading them, thinking they are interested in me only to find they aren't. I hate players and flirts. I can't stand how they make you believe they adore you and you are special to them only to find out that they are like that to everyone or they have a girlfriend, or whatever else.

I am sick of getting hopeful and making connections only to have it backfire again and again. DX

I blame my lack of trust and patience to a few select people. one, I blame my ex boyfriends, all but one (and he was really weird), cheated on me. I blame some of my friends, some of whom used me, some of whom having a lying/exaggeration problem. I also blame myself, for not being able to get over it and trust new people, but I don't know, it almost seems inevitable. :'(

It hurts me inside, to be so paranoid, always watching people, questioning their actions and their words. It stresses me every time I talk to some people, wondering what's really going on, where I really stand in their life. I just wish that I knew what I was getting into before I opened my door and heart to people.

:'( And I hope Penny gets better. X'( I need a hug.

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/13936739/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/13936739/ Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:38:05 PDT
I am back, off the vicodin (missing the hallucinations, jk XD). Sorry I haven't replied to any of your messages or comments yet, I have been sooooo busy since I was off the drugs. ^^

COHCABAMBA, BOLIVIA!! I got my itinerary last week in the mail and I nearly jumped off the walls with uber joy. ^^ I leave the 19th of August in the afternoon. I will be travelling for about 23 hours. My laughing point would be the bit where I wait for 5 hours in the Santa Cruz airport for a flight that will take less than 40 minutes.

...

But I am still SOOOO excited! I have all my vaccines now and yesterday we went shopping for clothes and necessities. ^^ I bought new floss and its really weird looking. I read the instructions and it said take out 18 inches and I'm like, WHAT?! I take out like, 4, maybe 5, inches. 18 inches, whatever. XD But yea, its like tape and its weird. I' still taking my reg. floss as uber back-up.

I've taken pictures lately and I need to post them... ^^

But I have my 30 day visa, and I am getting info about my family down there. ^^ I thought I was going to live with just my host sister, brother, mother, and father. Turns out I will be living with them and 2 maids, one of the maids two sons, and my host cousin... GAH! Thats a lot of gifts! Do you think it would be weird to buy presents for everyone out of the immediate family? :/

Oh YES! I went to the farmers market for the first time on Sat.!! I took soooo man photos. ^^ I swear, if I find ANYPLACE like Ithaca in my life, I will be sooooo amazed. XD It truely is unique. ^^

But anyways, I bought 2 cutting board sets with cheese plates for my host families (made out of local woods ^^), a cherry clock for my country contact (which you can move the face about to show the different time zones of the world, after getting this I realized we were on the same exact time as they were... :/), a clock tower for my father, and a small clock for my brother... I still need something nice for my sister though. ^^ (And maybe the rest of my clan down there... :/)

Ok, its breakfast time here and I am beside myself over the thought of an omlette... XD

ttyl! ^^

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Wow! IU dudn;t think that it would take this long to kick in but UI have toi concentrate really hard on the keyboard to type. It has been a bit of an odd 3 days so far. I felt fine on Monday after the sugery but that night I goit a wave of sickness and passed out on top of the stairs. I woke up 20 minutes or so later feelin fine. Last night I also passed out but then felt like I was seriously going to throw up. I got to the bathroom before anything happened but then passed out there. Luckily, I went to bed (12am by the time I got there) and then slept until about 10:56. Got up, bummed around about. Went online, chatted, then had a chocolate milkshake when they got back. Hung out online until about 1:26, called my Rotarian country contraxct, and then went back online. Around 3 the storms started to hit mile mad! I turned off my comp and zonked out in bed until about 6:40 or something.

Having strange hallucinations and dreams. Hallucinations only happen when I am half asleep though. Its odd, like I see things in bright colors and sounds are so gorgeous. ^^ The hallucinations have strange happenings. Hehehe. ^^ Colors were bright and wild. The noises I herard were amazing with wonderful clarity and tones. The hallucinations are hard the explain. they distort things abit. colors are vivid and peoples features get messed up. sometimes its like I am looking through a wall of water with bubbles at the,. I'm not sure. ^^

But thats about it. I think I need more water so I am drinking a lot. The swelling is going down, which is great. ^^

Ok, I think I should go to do something before I get tired again! TTyl! :*

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/13477062/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/13477062/ Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:27:54 PDT So thats why I wont be posting any of the cool pictures I got from graduation.

Ok, I am alrady on two little pills so I am going odd to bed feor they fuilly kick it. Love you all. Nighty night! ^^

~Eva

]]> ~eva44 http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/13447379/ http://eva44.deviantart.com/journal/13447379/ Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:30:39 PDT
I love it when people common sense-o-meters fail to function. ^^

So I'm cleaning her room for her. I went through, like, 3 of those paper towels. You know? The ones that take a LOT to die. I am so proud though, it looks great. ^^

Its a shame I can't make myself do this to my room... :/

When I was younger I would go to my friends house and clean their rooms (you know who you are). Like, I don't even know why. Whenever I see someones room messy I go into superhypergottacleanthis mode. Its great, I love it. ^^

Organization is fun when its not mine. Cleaning, oh boy, cleaning rocks my socks though. I see something with dirt on and its like feeding an addiction. I go into "my precious" mode. The more dirt, the better. And when I had nothing else to clean the dirt off of, I searched for dirty things. I once sorted through a minijunk yard in our woods looking for pretty things. I found like, over 100 bottles and I started to clean them. I don't even remember how many of them I finally accomplished to clean. I almost sold some to an antique dealer but then she wouldn't buy them from me because she thought they were from the 70s or 80s or whatever. I was so ticked. But you know what, I still have them... XD

I never do anything quite normally. Like, when I clean, if I find something that I think is cool, I put it on. Like right now I am donning a mobster hat, that crazy green scarf my sister knitted for me, my crazy blue kimono bath robe thing I got at NYSSSA, and a random bracelet I found around here. It can get pretty crazy, as my attention span has a few loose wires. XD

But yet, I must return to my cleaning. ^^ Love y'all, when my sis comes home I will have more deviations to post. ^^ Yay!

Ttyl! ^^

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