"release."

there's a lesson i learned this past week: i can't pull off all-nighters anymore and i definitely can't take a nap at night when i foolishly plan to work on school stuff through the night. seriously...bad choice, bad move, bad idea. i don't get anything done and i make things worse for myself. this has been my crutch of sorts for the past three days. like i said before...school has been very difficult. i don't think it's really the curriculum but rather the vast and vague amount of information we have to study. the exams i've been taking for the past couple of weeks are the hardest i've ever taken in my life. three weeks of class went by quicker than i thought. i finished up cardio this morning which is a great relief but now i'm in a state of nervousness awaiting my fate. i was borderline passing...i hope my final sealed the deal for me to move on without any worries.

moving on...i had an amazing night last night. a night that would have been more prudently spent studying was instead used to take out my good friend tash to the la opera to watch la rondine. we had an impromptu dinner at the frying fish in little tokyo followed by sweets at mikawaya. the opeara was amazing. romantic as always and definitely heart, mind, and soul-inspiring. i was also fortunate enough to have met up with steph and her friend ben. it's cool how my passion for opera has grown through the months and how my seats have been getting better (the latter is something i don't think will last but i hope for its endurance). from the second to last row in the rear balcony for la boheme to the front balcony for tosca...tash and i had seats in the founders circle aka. for the opera ballers. it was freakin' suh-weet. i didn't care if the two of us totally didn't fit in with all the richness watching and we just so happened to be the youngest people in our entire floor. we had enough steez to be real and just enjoy the night. i have to admit...this was a highlight of the year for sure.

random note: i was on the verge of making the choice to start blogging with pictures. ultimately...i decided that i feel my words can express it all and if people were that eager to see something good they could always holla at my camera as usual.

after my dreaded finals this morning...i went with tiff to tracht's in long beach to visit melinda. i wasn't joking around when i said i left my heart in long beach. i promised mel i'd come back for a round two and i lived up to my word. i love the restaurant and the experience that comes with it. amazing food...i never knew fried egg and sirloin could be prepared so elegantly. the best french fries outside of the cafe orleans in disneyland (i suggest you try both). the only chocolate pudding worth eating (and the only one i'll eat). it was a good way to literally get away from school and just relax. so much stress to deal with...i didn't want to have to worry about it for at least one lunch. the first time there was amazing...this time around was even better. summertime in the lbc is on point.

the weekend hasn't arrived for most...but it has for me.

four days is all i need to rejuvenate my body and give me hope that my summer is not totally lost to school. an adventure is waiting out there for all of us...let's get going and carpe diem like no other.