HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACE!

i love you!

ok so my computer doesnt work and I'm currently using me parents computer. Its reallly slow and won't let me upload tracey's picture. SORRY trace!...I'll post one up as soon my computer is fixed.

To: My Chamorro Princess

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIEL!P.S. I Love You

From: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES WISELY

“Choose your battles wisely” is a popular phrase in living a contented life. It suggests that life is filled with opportunities to choose between making a big deal out of something or simply letting it go, realizing it doesn’t really matter. If you choose your battles wisely, you’ll be far more effective in winning those that are truly important.
Certainly there will be times when you will want or need to argue, confront, or even fight for something you believe in. Many people, however, argue, confront, and fight over practically anything, turning their lives into a series of battles over relatively “small stuff.” There is so much frustration in living this type of life that you lose track of what is truly relevant.
The tiniest disagreement or glitch in your plans can be made into a big deal if your goal (conscious or unconscious) is to have everything work out in your favor. In this book, this is nothing more that a prescription for unhappiness and frustration.
The truth is, life is rarely exactly the way we want it to be, and other people often don’t act as we would like them to. Moment to moment, there are aspects of life that we like and others that we don’t. There are always going to be people who disagree with you, people who do things differently, and things that don’t work out. If you fight against this principle of life, you’ll spend most of your life fighting battles.
A more peaceful way to live is to decide consciously which battles are worth fighting and which are better left alone. If your primary goal isn’t to have everything work out perfectly but instead to live a relatively stress -free life, you’ll find that most battles pull you away from your most tranquil feeling. Is it really important that you prove to your friend that you are right and she/he is wrong, or that you confront someone simply because it appears as though he or she has made a minor mistake? Does your preference of which restaurant or movie to go to matter enough to argue over it? Does a small scratch on your car really warrant a suit in small claims court? Does the fact that your neighbor won’t park his car on a different part of the street have to be discussed at your family dinner table? These and thousands of other small things are what many people spend their lives fighting about. Take a look at your own list. If it’s like this, you might want to reevaluate your priorities.
If you don’t want to “sweat the small stuff,” it’s critical that you choose your battles wisely. If you do, there will come a day when you’ll rarely feel the need to do battle at all.

- RICHARD CARLSON PH.D

Yesterday, Tommy, Jon and I had Orientation from 8am to almost 7pm! Met new people, looked into some clubs, some parts were really boring but, it was worth attending. Take was a great show. ART, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION! wooo! Hail to the all the Matadors.

After orientation we drove back to tommy's and just hung out for a while. Then Jon,Michael,Jerrick and I ate at McDonalds.

When I Finally got home Sabrina came over at around 10:30.

Today, Sabrina came over AGAIN and watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S. We're trying to watch all the seasons before summer ends.

"When you argue with reality, you lose-- but only 100% of the time"

I'll blog about the reunion later..theres just too many pictures to post up i guess..
Today I went to csun with tommy and we got our IDs..certified csunners.After that we visited ariel at work but she was on the phone the whole time so we were like "laaaaame" and then left. Then we passed by sabrinas. Then met up with mango. Then vented. Then dropped relatives off at the airport. Now, I'm chatting with sabrina. And NOW i have the hiccups!! and it won't stop.

FAVORITE METHOD FOR CURING HICCUPS
SABRINA METHOD
7990: i have the hiccups
cuteitalian: oo
cuteitalian: drink water
7990: i did
Ceejay7990: it wont go
cuteitalian: pray
cuteitalian: lol
Ceejay7990: lol

i found some methods on google.
couple of weird ones.

Stand On Your Head Method.
-Gargle warm salt water for 30 seconds
-Perform a handstand next to a wall (to prevent falling over)
-Recite the alphabet backwards, while retaining a small amount of gargle-water in your mouth.
-Enjoy hiccup-free condition.

Say NOW Method
-If you see someone with hiccups, offer something of value if they can win this contest (for a competitive person, a single dollar may be all that is necessary).
-Tell them that they will win the contest if they can say the word "now" just before the next hiccup. Hiccuping during the word "now" does not win, nor does saying the word "now" repetitively either

Spin Method
-Fill your mouth with water.
-Spin in a circle 12 times consecutively
-Bend over so that your head is upside down
-Swallow
-If this doesn't work try it again and this time spin 30 times with 1 tablespoon of sugar in your mouth.

WARNINGS:
Do not press on your eyeballs to relieve hiccups. You could damage your eye by pressing too hard and/or cause yourself to pass out through stimulation of your vagus nerve.