Getting Smart

Last night, Kendall, Nu-Nu, Brenna, and I had a nice little adventure. Go figure. We decided to hit the dollar movie theater (which actually charged us $2 for tickets, and an arm and a leg for snacks) for a fun outing. We checked movie listings online, debating on what movie to see and finally deciding on Get Smart, figuring we could all use a little intelligence. We didn't take Nu-Nu's car, since a walk would help keep off the Freshman 15. We had skipped dinner, preparing for a stop at Golden Spoon for some "fro-yo." It was quite delicious.

After the frozen yogurt, we continued on our little walk to the movie theater. On numerous occasions, Brenna tried to push us to our deaths in the street. Kendall and I had a conversation about the best way to avoid getting hit by cars.

At the theater, the lines were long for tickets and refreshments, so we split up to divide and conquer! I got done buying the tix faster than the other three got through the refreshment line, so I came to order with them. When it was my turn, I told the girl I wanted a small popcorn and a small pop. She just stared at me with a blank expression on her face. Brenna had to translate and tell her that I want a small SODA. Apparently, no one says pop in southern Cali. Oops.

Get Smart was quite fantastic. The plot was maybe a little lacking, but the irony used was hilarious!! We all laughed our heads off. After the movie, we walked back to campus. Brenna tried to push us into the street...again. We'll thank her later. She wanted to high-five the "don't walk" sign, but was too short. Bummer.

Once we made it back to campus, we crossed a pipe over a small stream. Brenna was really afraid she was going to fall in. I climbed a tree I had wanted to climb since I got here.

That's about it for last night. Ta-ta for now!!

-Jojo

San Diego Trip Videos

Since Nunu is gunna blog about our trip to San Diego... yes Nunu..... you cant get out of it.. I'll post the videos!
We got LOLITAS!!!! ahhhhhhh.... Carne Asada Fries are the food of the gods!!!!


After going to Old Town San Diego, we went to University Heights area to go to my brother's show

My favvy song of his!

honestly.... I didn't know how amazing you tube was until college. I love it =]

Lost video

As promised, I have the video of our adventure in Pasadena. I love the musac in the background!


We got to Kendall's uncle and aunts safe and sound. We spent the night there. I learned some interesting things about Kendall and how she sleeps. She Moves! it's crazy, scared me.
And we got back safe! I slept in when I got back and now life goes on.
the new adventure....
GYRAD. It's comming.

The Adventures of Mr. Toothbrush

We found a toothbrush in the 2nd floor hallway last week. We felt badly for the poor little guy, all alone in the world. Actually, Brenna felt badly for him. The rest of us didn't know of his existence for quite some time. It started with a simple suggestion by our neighbor, Kelsey Upward: "Brenna, why don't you knit a blanket for him?" This started a frenzy of brainstorm-induced creativity, which produced not only said blanket, but also a nightcap, bed (with sheets), pillow, nightstand, and lamp. We left it at that, hoping others would pick up the torch and run with it, so to speak. The desired result came to pass, as two windows, Mrs. Toothbrush, Baby Q-Tip, and a frowsy cotton ball cat were added to the mix by random strangers. I utilized a piece of pretty mail from the art department to make a Japanese changing screen for them as well. All this was added before the happy little scene was interrupted by...AN EARTHQUAKE!! Actually, it was multiple earthquakes and they were not really earthquakes, but purposeful destruction inflicted upon this happy family by malicious persons which have not been accused. Mrs. Toothbrush, Baby Q-Tip, and Snowball (the cat) were accosted (aka broken or mauled). Luckily the Red Cross came to the rescue, saving their lives. Because of the imminent danger of more earthquakes, the Toothbrush family decided to move to a safer local. They are now happily residing in their new home, surrounded by their true friends on First Floor East.

-Jojo

Blogging from my iPod...

so don't hate on type-os. Kendall and I are stuck at a McDonalds in Pasadena! Now how did that happen, You may ask. Well,we were taking Kendalls friend back to APU. And goodle maps took us the wrong way =[. We were trying to get to the 605 and ended up in Pasadena. No biggie cuz we can get directions! So we stopped at a McDonalds,asked the guy how to get to the 605. After we heard it would take about 20 min to get to the 605 we decided to grab a bite to eat. It was all good, we drowned our getting lost sorrows in cheese burgers and french fries. Then we got out to the car and Lo! the car won't start. After about 20 min of freaking out, we settled down and got things going. We got a plan into action. We even documented it with a nice video that we'll put up in the next couple days. Now we're standing in the parking lot with Kendalls aunt,waiting for her uncle to get here with jumpercables. I think were gunna stay the night at their house tonight. So that's it for now. I'm so thankfull for mcdonalds wi-fi! I'll keep u, readers, like everyone else, posted.
P.S. Google maps is NOT the best. True dat. Double true.

Horton Hears a Girl!!

One of the best things about the location of our dorm rooms is the live music. Right across from us, in Horton, a very excellent band jams in their room on numerous occasions. They leave their window open, letting their smashing rock renditions float down to our ears. Today, Kendall and I decided to find out exactly what room it was coming from. We bravely entered Horton and headed to the North end, the side closer to our dorm. Our naivety proved to be our downfall. Unknowingly, we stumbled upon a guys' hall. We realized this when it was too late, and found ourselves trapped between a wall and a very angry male! He proceeded to reprimand us for being there and told us in no uncertain terms to exit the premises. We hurriedly followed his advice, trailing apologies and excuses behind us. Once out of sight and hearing, we burst into nervous laughter. So needless to say, Horton (which we already disliked for the stereotype of being the rich kids) proved itself to be a very unwelcoming place. We will be sending hate mail soon.

-Jojo

FREE HUG DAY!

We just HAD to celebrate!




It was so fun wearing these shirts!
We got hugs from random people in the cafe... random people walking to class...
Kendall and I even went to all the open doors in our dorm and asked people if they wanted a hug. =]
Some people loved it. Others.... not so much.

San Diego in a couple of days!!

National Free Hug Day!! (x2)

Today was National Free Hug Day!! We made shirts. Bright pink ones. With the words "FREE HUgS" written on them. (Yes, the lowercase g was on purpose.) We got lots of hugs and made some new friends. It was rather enjoyable. Not to mention I was wearing a pair of sweet new squirrel shorts I got at Target Boutique. That just made it so much better.

As for the rest of life, we haven't really been up to too much lately. The infamous San Diego trip is this weekend. We don't even know who all is going yet. Exciting.

We've discovered a few random things over the past few days though:

1. Parrots are the most annoying bird ever. Large droves of them fly over daily, squawking their heads off. I often wish I had a pistol and good aim.

2. Scooters are, inexplicably, all the rage. Everyone has one!! From the ghetto black girl to the random girl who wears medieval clothing, from the jock guy to the skater dude. It's a weird fad that we do not quite understand. Is it really that necessary to tote a scooter with you at all times so you can get places a little bit quicker? Just leave earlier, for Pete's sake! Not to mention, scooter riders look rather hilarious while getting jostled nearly off said scooters while riding over the cobblestones. Ha! My personal "favorite" part of these lovely transportation items is their handles. Apparently, the handles are very large, and having them fold in two inches makes a huge difference. Yeah...

3. I recently realized that the ceilings in Alpha's hallways are really low. If I run and jump, I am inches away from smashing my head open on the lights. Flirting with death is quite fun and I do it often.

4. Yet another flaw with our wonderful dorm is the door handle to the stairway. It has already broken off once during our time here, necessitating the door being propped open, even though it is a fire door and supposed to remain closed at all times. The people who fix things "fixed" it. It is now falling off again. We are going to get stuck in this death trap one of these days.

5. We also found a money hiding/study spot. It will remain nameless.

6. Lastly, there is an extremely awkward guy who goes to this school. (He also rides a scooter. Go figure.) Every single time we see him, we marvel at his hair. It is quite a work of...art? I don't even quite know how to describe it. It is short in the back and sprouts out in the front like...alien hair? Very similar to Mario in some ways. It's just downright odd.

Well, time to catch some zzz. That's all for now, folks!

-Jojo

Tenth Adventursity!!!!

So, it is my highest honor to get to write to you all about our wonderful, amazing, sensational, fabuloso, stupendissimo..... TENTH ADVENTURSITY!!!!! (meaning tenth adventure anniversary, for anyone completely lost and confused ^_^) 

So, we worked up to adventure number ten within what... two weeks? haha... good times, good times. But I've got to say, the tenth had to have been one of the best and most unique... cuz, guess what?? We went to an America's Funniest Video taping and saw Tom Bergeron and EVERYTHING!!! It was totally awesome... or, well, it was minus all the forced over-laughing and below freezing point temperature in the studio. But, all in all, it was totally awesome seeing a show that's been running for 19 years straight in person!! 

After the taping we went to Chipotle and found out that 43 avacados die in every batch of guacamole... so sad... But the burritos were sooo good. 

Other notes.... we started using a new term aside from "that's the milk". We found out that our word "hot" when said in the Czech republic means snake in Czech... so, obviously, we started inserting snake into every phrase for the word hot... and let me tell you, it's soooo snake! ;) We also discovered today that even the most innocent, regular phrases used in life can be converted into really perverted sounding ones simply by adding "you know what i mean" after each phrase... and of course with the right voice inflection... haha. Example: "That salad looks sooo good... if you know what i mean..."

'Aight, that's all from me for now! more adventures to come!!! We go to San Diego next week! :D

The Latest from Lower East

Where do I even begin? Since last night, the adventures have only continued at their normal supersonic pace. Well, I suppose I am getting a little ahead of myself. Brenna forgot to mention adventure #6 that happened last night...the near, almost, so-close-I-practically-peed-my-pants demise of four of us. Nu-Nu stayed home from our little Target outing, being a good little student. Kendall and Brenna were trying to find Bobaloca (a smoothie place famous for ruining perfectly good drinks with balls of boba, the nastiest thing ever invented by mankind...tastes like large brown boogers) so Kendall got in the turn lane. Little did she know that this turn lane ended abruptly, not at the light as she was expecting, but in a median or a sharp turn. So Kendall, distracted by said stoplight, was cruising right along, headed straight for the median. Since I was in the front seat, I began reacting to said median with increasing degrees of intensity as it approached. Long story short, Kendall noticed at the last second and swerved back into the normal lanes of traffic. Thank God we were okay!!

After last night's raving party (adventure #7), we decided that we needed (yes, needed) more cool things to rave with...such as glow sticks, white-out, Hannah Montana (barfing) hair glitter, and highlighters. We purchased these at a very amusing dollar store. Brenna and I wanted fairy wings, but they were too small. Bummer. We tested said rave items tonight in the black light and here's the results: the glow sticks obviously work (no, we didn't actually test them...they will work, trust us), the white-out was a bust, as was the hair glitter, but the highlighters were...SPECTACULAR!! You can barely see them in normal light, but in the blacklight...nigh bliss. We are currently planning a sweet rave in the near future, following more trips to stores that sell highlighters and strobe lights...namely, Target.

On a side note, our meals are often spiced up by certain persons. Brenna, for instance, often makes awkward sexual remarks. Like at our Commencement Dinner, when Brenna wanted Psych major Kendall to psycho-analyze her. She happened to phrase it like this: "Will you do me?!?" She of course didn't realize the awkwardness of this turn of phrase, until we told her. She was extremely embarrassed. Yet despite this, Brenna continues to talk before she thinks. Today, at dinner, Brenna wanted the frosting removed from her cupcake and said "Take it off, just take it all off!" Oh, Brenna. In her defense, she's not the only one. Nu-Nu's friend's roommate Katie told Kendall "That salad looks really good" when Kendall happened to be leaning over it in her tank top. Not to mention, the vocal intonations just added to the awkwardness.

Another one of our meal-time activities is gazing at our favorite "blapharon"...aka someone with nice eyebrows in Old English. We really haven't noticed whether his brows are in good shape or not, but that's just our code name for "him." This studly male is musically gifted, artistically skilled, a fashion-plate (Brenna insists I mention the vest he was wearing today), and just downright gorgeous. In the words of my dark-haired neighbor..."He's like the sun. You can only look at him for so long before you get spots in your eyes."

Tonight held adventures #8 and #9. First, we made a little trip to Little India to get bulk henna. We found a market that sold it and was run by an intimidating but nice Indian woman. She made sure we knew what we were doing, and even offered to give us a book of designs. We are planning on dropping by there again in the near future to pick it up. On the way back from our outing to Little India and Dollar Tree, Kendall's car battery started dying. We were a little freaked out and Kendall put the car in neutral at every red stoplight to rev the engine so we didn't stall. Since I am writing this right now, we obviously made it back. Whew!! Not that I would have normally minded being stranded on the side of the road in the dark (hey, another adventure right?), but I had homework due tonight that I had previously procrastinated.

Some other things to note: Brenna isn't an oral speaker, I don't name thing I sit on, Bethany made call backs (yay!), which is why she wasn't with us tonight, and we developed a new "swear word." Pho is a Vietnamese noodle dish similar to Ramen (so Brenna heard from her brother) and boba is aforementioned nasty brown balls of goo...so pho and boba turns into...pho 'n boba (which is pronounced futtinbobo)...see?? Sounds like a swear word. So we proceeded to call each other pho 'n bobas for the rest of the evening in British accents. True story.

I believe that is all to write for now. Tomorrow is our Tenth Adventur-sary!! Going to the AFV taping!! Woot for dressing up and looking cute!! Bye for now!!

-Jojo

DANCE PARTY!!!!!!!

So. Last night. Kendall, Jojo, Bethany, and I ran to target (before it closed) and got some dorm room essentials.
Like Strobe lights!!!! and green flashing party lights!!!!! WOO!!!
We came back and set it up in Nunu and Jojo's room and got the techno beats going!
After a while, we were joined by more! Kelsey from the other side brought in black lights. It was awesome!!!!!!
So, with out further delay. Ladies and Gentlemen, the pictures and video from our first rave.




And the video... You cant see the strobe ligths in the pictures........ but you can see them here!!!!!!!

Reality Show

College life!!
I've been talking with my college buddies, and we need a reality TV show. Because what place is more interesting than the bottom floor of an all girls dorm. AT a christian college =D
SEE? it's better than Laguna Beach. You know it is.
picture this: Three girls in a room. One reading in a bunk bed, one in a chair on the computer, and one reading on the floor (me). The door is halfway open. It's all quiet, the girls are studying and all the sudden, you see about four more girls quietly lunge past the open door. Like, the exercise, lunge.
It's been a little over a week, and we already have a "gansta" hand motion known as the "Three Centimeter Salute". My neighbor is a nursing major, who has friends in the labor and delivery department. =D
in fact, at this moment she's up in her bed, studying flash cards.....


That's Elisabeth ( Nunu) Studying away.... doing the 3cm salute =D
Her roommie is Kelsey ( Jojo). I'm at her desk right now, since she's out and my roommie is asleep. Nunu and Jojo's room has become the study room. Since my roommate, Bethany, likes to listen to music as she studies, I found this a very nice place to be when I need to concentrate.
Kendall ( from down the hall) has been known to come here as well, when her room gets too hectic ( 3 in one room! yikes) or lonely.
What else.......... I don't know...
Nunu? any ideas??
-"our brownies"
Oh yes! we made brownies. Of course we had to go to the store to get the brownie mix, eggs, and oil. And we had adventure #4 when we went in search of an Indian market that no longer exists where google maps said it was. BUT! there is good news. We got BOBA!!!! Kendall and I LOVE boba! and we got Nunu, Bethany, and our friend Mary to try it. Strawberry Slush with boba..... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!
Brownies! yes.. we got the mix and fixins' AND we got milk chocolate Symphony bars ( a trick I learned from my lovely friend Samantha Michelle, who is at college in Arizona). We put half the batter in the pan.... chocolate bars layed down, then the other half on top. Bake.
Believe me, it sounds amazing, but I honestly only had one small bite, after that you just feel sick. Hahaha. I'll post the pics later of Nunu's amazing Brownie Flipping skills.... when we tried to get them out of the pan.... they weren't really brownies anymore...........



After getting ourselves sick off brownies.... oh! and Oreos dipped in natural peanut butter... it's like heaven in your mouth!!!!!!!! and a few games of Kings in a corner in the hall... we watched " A Little Princess." Because we're girls. And we can. =]
Adventure #5...... girls out to Brea Mall, here by Fullerton. We tried on dresses in this one store..


Apparently you cant take pictures in there though.. oops...
If you're all wondering what adventures took place before #s 4 and 5.... Kendall and I bonded over our love of Halloween superstores. And we're soo close to soo many! So yeah.... Friday trips to Burbank and back =D Harry potter glasses.... and liquid latex
We also bonded over boba and our new obsession with henna. We went halvsies on a kit we found at the Art Supply Warehouse ( where I spent about $170 on art supplies for my classes.. eek!). And did some henna on ourselves.... and everyone else around us.... it looked like a little, but it was a lot!
The design on my hand........


And my favorite!!! It's actually high up there on my list for if I ever get an actual tattoo....


just the apple though, not the swirlies. =D
We're going to go to a taping of AFV ( Americas Funniest Home Videos) on Saturday!!
That should be awesome.
I love living up here, where we're so close to everything. There's a lot to do up in LA or down in the OC. hmmmm... " Jojo? what else should I write about?????"
- * brushing teeth* "Beau"
me- "ohhhhhhhh!!!!............no."
Jojo- *kicks slipper at me*
Discussion on peeing for long periods of time...yup, that just happened while sitting in the hallway- Jojo.
Okay.... Jojo is going to tell you all a story now..... about the reason why she kicked her slipper at me =]
Jojo------
"NO, Jojo is going to bed like a smart little duck, leaving all this late-night blogging for the crazy hooligans who think they are characters from books. Goodnight Brenna."
---- I know perfectly well that I am not a character from a book, we're just alike in many ways....... At least take a picture with me =D
"Looking like I just crawled out from under a rock? Hardly."-Jojo
" i do too!!! PLEEEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!"* adorable face*
*laughing* "You call that adorable?!?"-Jojo "I'm going to bed...if you want a picture with me you'll have to pick the lock."
=[ she ran away................. poo.
well.... i should go to bed as well... I need to brush my teeth and all that jazz....
So, goodnight to all.. or should I say good morning? it is, after all, 12:08 in the morning.....
I have intro to psych tomorrow at 1:30.....
Goodnight!!!!!

P.S.- sorry for the weird photobucket thingies.. i dunno how to fix them =D