"countdown."

bodyworlds was awesome. it was a great, revealing exhibit that i recommend everyone to check out. i just loved the fact that i haven't been on a field trip in years and i got to spend time in LA for once. going to the california science center was quite nostalgic...i realized that including this time i've gone there once every two years. first time was prom...second time was asking my ex out. this time around was entirely different for the better...i actually was going for science...imagine that. it was a reminder for me that times have really changed...and i'm damn happy about it.

and what better way to finish off a field trip than galavanting/getting mochi in little tokyo. ah...perfecto!

pat brought something interesting to my attention. as of today...there is 21 days left until my birthday. yes...no one cares but me and maybe pat since he is the one who told me. either way...i'm excited that i've got 3 weeks left in "limbo" before the big 2-1. because there's 21 days left...i am inspired to do something special/new/different each day leading up to may 8 as a means of celebration. since it's almost midnight...i plan to do two things tomorrow to catch up with this idea. 21 days, 21 ways. what those 21 things are i don't know yet...i'm just going with it. all i know is that it's going to be exciting.

this weekend is going to be a very busy weekend. confirmation fesitivites for almost all of saturday. my tatay's birthday dinner at sam woo and/or tash's pcn saturday night. working almost all sunday afternoon. studing for finals this upcoming thursday. oh my goodness...the last full week of april is turning out to be a wild one.

speaking of finals...it's only been 4 weeks or so and i already have another final to study for. i'm worried because my performance during med/surg in regards to homework has been subpar and it's brought my grade dramatically down. i'm playing catch-up right now...doing whatever it takes to raise my grade before finals. once again...finals is a staggering 50% of the total grade so i'm hoping to make the cut again. on a lighter note...with finals comes another much needed 5-day weekend...yes!

here's something worth knowing/remembering. never say you don't deserve someone when you should believe that you are good enough to have that person in your life and/or by your side. that was something heath ledger talked about in 10 things i hate about you. if you must know when...it's the part where heath talks to joseph gordon-lewitt before he has to help out julia stiles. you truly deserve everything you set your mind on and put your heart into. believe in yourself and never doubt what you can do or who you really are.

why did i post this? because it was something worth remembering personally today. my confidence can't help but be shaken sometimes...but it's reminders like this that keep me up and going on