goodnight, goodbye

tomorrow is the dawn of 2005, and tonight 2004 will end. so how has 2004 been? for me, it's not exactly my favorite year. lots of shit had happened; good shit and bad shit. here's a few noteworthy things that happened in 2004:

1. getting a gpa below 3.5: which isn't exactly bad. the only bad thing about it is that you don't get a certificate in the mail with your name on it that says "provost's honor."
2. some diseases are innate and incurable: sam was a reverse-pedophile, and still is, and will always be. a year's worth of attempt to cure him failed. miserably.
3. the old saying looks can be deceiving is true: david finally showed his true workaholic nature, but i bet he still has a better chance of getting laid than sam.
4. cute is the ultimate feat: ayumi hamasaki's cuteness has gotten me through some really rough times (check out her fly high video if you don't believe me). if you're cute, be happy that you're cute. some girls (you know who you are) think being cute implies that they're immature, but who gives a crap about maturity anyway? cute can get you through rough times, but mature? no.
5. getting a girlfriend.
6. getting dumped by the girlfriend. remember: every action has its consequences.
7. being lazy is my true nature.
8. coming to realize that i hate living in the city. or any place crowded. i shall one day own a ranch and live there with my family and two horses. no cows. maybe some monkeys.
9. owning a cellphone for the first time.
10. working 11 hours a week and taking five classes is worse than burning in hell.
11. working 20 hours a week with only three classes isn't any better either.
12. the other old saying history repeats itself is also correct.
13. physics people are the coolest people alive.
14. the probability of a miracle is NOT EXACTLY zero.
15. god exists. and there is such a thing as divine intervention.
16. i started to notice that cute-looking asian girls with nice hair all look like each other.
17. this blog started, thanks to jimbo who registered me an account with blogger.
18. finding out that 2 years ago i had a gay roommate.
19. bose is still my dream speaker.
20. iPOD fulfills half of my life. i love you, natalie.
21. the only way to beat the heat of summer is to either go to the beach and check out chicks in bikinis or to be nocturnal and sleep through the day. i did the latter.
22. arlongpark's one piece forum is the place to be.
23. one piece is the best manga. ever. it has been at the top of my "manga of the month" list since 2003. CONSECUTIVELY.
24. realizing that when i say a few, i mean more than that.
25. on my way to the ultimate gaming system: $3 12-button game controller and $25 racing wheel with pedals and stickshift made that huge contribution. all i need now is a joystick.
26. overclocking is a good thing to do.
27. driving alone at night when no one is around with music from the iPOD cranked up is the best feeling since ole gunnar solskjaer scored the winning goal in champions' league final against bayern munich in 1999.
28. driving alone at night when everything is so foggy that you can't see five feet ahead of you is much more fun and thrilling than rollercoasters.
29. weed isn't addicting. especially when you smoke it. never do brownies.
30. alcohol is still better when you take the hard stuff. life vodka. or rum. people say rum and coke tastes good, but i say it's too sweet. maybe dan mixed me too much rum and not enough coke.
31. drunk driving is fine, as long as you're fully aware that you are drunk driving.
32. becker is a good comedy show. everyone and their cousin should watch it. where else would you find a doctor yelling to his patient: i'm a doctor, for every 99 lives i save, i get to kill one. i've saved ninety nine.
33. saving money is never an option for me. getting $400 a month or $800 makes no difference to my checking account. it keeps going down.
34. t-shirts, shorts, and flip-flops are my newfound favorite clothing style.
35. nature hates me. i'd like to point that one out.
36. keep in touch with your old friends. if you don't the next news you're gonna hear about them is probably them giving birth and divorcing their new husband.
37. paying $10 a month to streamload for 10GB traffic per month is the best investment ever.
38. hermit crabs are the best pet. no feeding or caring needed. they're strong enough to live by themselves.
39. people passed away. loved ones passed away. and when that happens, there is nothing you can do but to move on and learn to appreciate your life even more.
40. there's probably a lot more i want to list here, but i'll stop blabbing for now.

oh, and PLEASE. if you're driving on the freeway, don't do these things:
1. throw away your cigarette butt out of the window. they usually roll down someone else's car so if the car blew up, your careless act just successfully made you commit the worst crime: murder.
2. turn on your brights. and for those of you who drives luxury cars with fucking bright headlights, learn not to tailgate or drive on someone else's blind spot. if you're tailgating me, the next thing you'll see is a fucking bright red light because i'll be damned if i don't slam on the brakes to scare the crap out of you. if you're on my blind spot, let me tell you this: the fact that your light is so damn bright does let me know that you ARE in my blind spot, but the fact that your fucking bright light is blinding me does not solve the problem.

if the government legalized alcohol and bright headlights, they might as well legalize marijuana and prostitution and gay marriage and teach fellatio in grade schools.