Oh Hello Now Again

So I said I would post something because apparently people haven't been posting lately.  I don't think much has been going on really.  I'm on break, and I am so glad that the holiday season is finally ending.  I've been meaning to transfer the electricity bill over to my name.  I will, before the end of the month.  I have called the damn company three times, and they always make me hold long enough for me to decide that it can wait until the next day.  What else.. I'm in Iowa City until the 27th.  Yay.  Then back home and I get to finally take a day or two to sleep in finally.  I haven't slept on a mattress in over a week.  I could have the chance tonight, but my mom called the bed, so I'll find something else.  We're staying at my aunt's house for the night.  I have seriously had so much going on every single day for the past few weeks.  I usually like being crazy busy, but for some reason the holiday season freaks me out.  Meh.  I just want a day where I can do nOTHING.
I'm sleepy.  Here's my post, damnit!  bye.  I'll blog again sometime

Oh hi.

So, I am at a house, because they invited me to a party.  I guess I had two glasses of wine, and I am on my third one.  Am I drunk?  Because I really have no way of telling.  Okay, this is probably a really unnecessary post.
    Guesss what?  I moved!  You probably already knew that.  The story of my moving is really interesting. So on Wednesday November 15 I got the keys to my new apartment.  My new roommate and I brought some things over and then went back to our mattresses.  The next day I made a couple trips back and fourth on the train, moving stuff.  On Friday I worked from 4-10:30, I believe. Now, of course I didn't get home until like 11:30, and as soon as that happened,, me and my new roommate made trips back and forth on the train ALL NIGHT LONG!  It was a moving all-nighter, and it was really fun.  I managed to get all my shit out of my apartment by 11 am the next day.  Then I checked out and it was bye bye student housing!  Then I had to work from 1-10:30, so I went about 30 hours without sleep.  I didn't really feel that bad, surprisingly.  And now here I am, at my manager's house.  Semi drunk, and blogging.  I'm happy thanks.  I'm going to IC for Christmas.  Hope to see you!   Come visit me!
Okay, good night.

I know you love my complaining.

I didn't capitalize the words in the title.  Bleh.  I don't really want to correct them.  There is also a dot!  Whatever.  I like saying 'dot' over 'period,' because periods are bloody and messy.  Hahaha.  Bet you've never heard anything like that before.  So, working at a high end tea shop is super fun.  I sold over $1,000 of merchandise today.  That's actually what most people should make every day, and it is pretty fun.  A lot of people tell me that I am a good salesman, and I am not nearly as good as the ones who have been working for longer.  Oh well.
So yeah, I'm going to be broke for a while now.  Actually, I'd rather be broke now than later.  Damn student loans.  Don't get me started on schools.  Speaking of school... The quarter ends on Thursday!  Yay!  then a month-long break.  I am not going home though.  So one of my roommates, not the douche one, is so depressing.  All he does is play video games.  I feel like I have said this before but it doesn't matter, because hearing it again won't hurt you.  But seriously, it is so depressing for me to leave for work and he is sitting  on the couch playing XBox and chatting with his two friends from back home, and then coming back, six hours later, and finding him in the exact same spot.  Oh, sidenote, he squirted diarrhea all over the toilet yesterday.  It was really disgusting, and I was like, "Okay, I am not cleaning that up."  So I pointed it out to him, to what he said, "Oh, yeah.  I'll deal with it later."  And I was like "KNDKJGKLASKFJKLJVL!!"  What is wrong with you, son?  I guess he did clean it up later though.  I should have taken a picture for blackmail.
I have to be out of the building by 3PM on the 18th.  It sucks, because I work that day.. and the day before.. and the day before the day before.  I can manage, but my prospective roommate doesn't give a crap.  I need him to understand my situation here!
Sleeping on the floor is going to be fun!  We won't have any furniture, but we will have a spare room.  Now, I said I didn't want to rent it out, but if I know you, you can stay there for a couple of weeks until you find your own place or something.  *wink*
Borders on Michigan Avenue is closing.  You know what that means?  CHEAP BOOKS/CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!  Their furniture is for sale too!  Hmmm...
So yeah, I talked my manager into throwing a party, and she's doing it!  Everyone is going to get drunk drunk, and it will be super fun.  I promised I would dance.  And I don't care what anyone thinks, but I am wearing a costume.
Anyway, gotta go stress out over everything but school now.  I'm not really stressed out.  I just want to get all this apartment crap out of the way.  Once those keys are on my hand, everything will be aight.

TEXT ME, YOU BASTARDS!
I guess I could text you, and I might.  Except some people don't reply on purpose.

Season's regards!

- Ricardo

Anxiety with a Side of Paranoia

So I tend to be very anxious, and this apartment situation is freaking me out.
I know I have no real reason to worry about anything.  I know everything is going to work out eventually, but what if it doesn't?!  What if I end up being homeless?!  WHERE WOULD I PUT MY COMPUTER!? That's really all it boils down to.   I can replace pretty much everything I own BUT my computer.  So yeah, I should be moving out here by the 17th.  It is going to be so epic!  Living in Chinatown and all that.  First thing I will do is twitpic a picture of the view.  Start holding your pants because it is amazing.  My prospective roommate is freaking me out.  I feel like he is going to bail at the last minute.  If he does, I swear I am going to cry on him so hard.  I found out today that I enjoy cleaning very much.  Gonna go back to that.  Bye!
Oh, and when I have an apartment there will be no rules!  Which means, visitors can come visit for more than three days.  It'll be great.
Ok bye!

Cliche stress crap

Ugh, I don't even feel like doing this.

Let me just rant a little.

So basically I found an apartment.  Yes, I am most likely moving out by December 18.  I know, I'm really excited, but there are just so many things that I need to get, and they include money.  Don't get me wrong, I have money, but my prospective roommate does not.   We need to come up with 2,300 in ten days in order to ensure we get the place.  After that, we only have to pay 900 a month.  I have enough saved up to pay my half, but he doesn't!  Now we don't know for sure.  If that ruins it all, I swear I'll be pissed.
Let me tell you about the place.  It's in Chinatown, and it has one of the best friggin' views of the city.  You have no idea.  But yeah, just stupid stress stuff.  I trust that everything will get worked out though.  Nothing to really worry about.

Oh yeah, I have school too.   Hate it.  Thank God I don't really have any big finals or anything.  Actually, I think I only have two.  Hmm..

Anyway, see you later.  Bye.

You Know, That Thing...

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while.  I know your days are not the same without getting a piece of me, so, here I am.  I hate saying that I'm stressed, but I am.  Just a little bit.  I'm still looking for an apartment to move out, but I don't think any one would rent me anything.  That makes me sad, but it's okay.  I wish I had good life skills.  I have terrible life skills.  Forms and applications confuse me and all.  I just don't know what to do, ever.  I am, however, very lucky when it comes to certain things.
I found this really cool place, and it is awesome!  I would have capitalized the 'awesome', or even better, italicized!  but I didn't feel like it.   I'm just afraid that something is going to go wrong, and I'll be stuck in the damn building that I'm in for another three months.
Anyway, I get really anxious.  I'm always afraid that I'm going to lose my job.  I'm always afraid that something is going to go wrong, and I'll be homeless.  I'm afraid that I'll get some sort of disease and die.  I am afraid that the doorknobs will burst and a piece would get in my eye.  And surprisingly, I'm not afraid of doing bad in school or anything. I'm not doing bad though!  I shouldn't be..
I really hope I get that apartment I'm looking at.  It's so awesome!
Okay, I'll see y'all later. Bye!

Home

So I'm home for the first time in about a month and a half.  It is the weirdest thing ever.  I took a Greyhound here, and my butt was soo sore! (that's what she said)  I guess it was worth it though.  I could not help but smile when I saw the "Iowa City"  sign on the freeway and what not.  My parents picked me up at the station.  Mom cried a little bit, but she held it together pretty well.  I was impressed.  Now I'm home.  In my living room.  It is the weirdest thing ever.  So many mixed emotions.  It's like a mixture of sad and happiness.  Not like bad sadness though.  It's more like.. Y'know, the feeling you feel when you remember the "good old times"  and then it makes you sad, but it's not really sad, but it feels sad?  I really don't know how to explain it.  The happiness is just happy.  I'm happy to see my family, my dog, my house, and I can't wait to see y'all friends soon!  I might go visit school.  Meh.  Maybe.
I miss Chicago though.  I really love tea btw.  I brought some for my family, and I would not shut up about it.  It's just such a great thing.  Ugh, it's so weird being back!
Anyway, I'mma go do something now.  See you soon!

Happy Errbody!

Ok, so don't judge me for this, but I did a Tarot reading, and the cards said that the people at the apartment I went to see were not going to choose me.  I think the cards were right.  That' ok though.  I'm still looking for a place though.  I think I can still move out by December 18, but I have to pay an additional 100 dollar fee.  No matter.  My friend, Michael, said that he would be my roommate.  He really wants to move out too.  Finding places to live is fun!  That's why gwad invented Craigslist.
Not much going on really.  Today was a good day.  I talked to people.  Kyle and I went to Walgreens, and when we got back, he was like, "I don't understand why people come down here (the lobby area)  when they have their own TV in their apartments..."  And I didn't say anything, but inside I was like, "You anti-social poo!  They obviously want to socialize!"  I know he likes being alone though, so I respect his preferences and what not.  Although the idea makes me sad.  If I were him, I'd be depressed.  The poor kid never goes out. No, seriously.  On the weekends, he stays home ALL DAY.  He only goes out if I ask him to come to the store with me or something.  I still like him.  He just makes me slap my forehead sometimes.
Alex is the winner when it comes to leaving the apartment.  He's almost never there, which is fine by me, but I don't think he leaves the building itself.  I like to think I'm the one who leaves the building the most. I'm also the one who has more friends outside of the housing facility.  In other words, I'm winning!  In my head.
That's pretty much everything in my life right now.
Any questions, just let me know.
bye!
Oh!  One more thing.  I'm going to visit IC on Sunday.  From Sunday-Friday.  Clear your calendars!  Make time for me!

Ok, bye now.

Piano Music

     Oh yes.  I like piano music sometimes.  I think it's nice.
I don't understand people who can play the piano though.  It's so hard.  I've never been able to play an instrument well in my life, and then there are those peoples who play like twelve instruments.  Screw them.  Whatever.  At least I can.. read and watch movies!  That's not really a 'talent' though.  I am pretty impressed with me being able to make a daily video every day for the past two and almost-a-half months.  Kudos to me!
      Sometimes I really miss Iowa City.  I want to suddenly take a trip and stay for a couple days.  You know?  Going back to life the way it used to be.  Not like during school or anything, but just during the summer in 2010.  Easy.  No worries.  No work.  I'm not saying that those were the best days of my life, (sorry, Mr. Neuzil)  but they were just.. different.  I'm not unhappy with my life right now.  I mean, I don't love it, but it's good enough.  I have my books, and YouTube, and Netflix.  I really hope that the people in that loft I saw on Tuesday let me in.  Then life will be 'real' if you know what I mean.
      I'm up to fifty subscribers on YouTube.  I'm proud of myself.  I'm also trying to economize more.  You know, if you only get 200 dollars to spend a month, but you spend it all on cigarettes, then don't complain when you run out of eggs.  That was a long sentence, but I hope you know who I'm talking about.
      It's sad that Katherine and the others couldn't make it.  Hopefully they will soon.  And that would be another great thing if I did get that room in the loft.  I could have them stay there.  No three-night-limit or anything.  One thing though, you guys should probably lie about your age to the others.  I don't want to sound too positive about that place though.  Chances are they are not gonna let me move in, and then I'll be sad for a day or two.  The good thing about me though, is that I get over things rather quickly.
      Ok, thanks for reading.  I'll try to write a short story and put it on here some day.  That would be interesting!  

Good day,

Ricardo

Anxiety

My AdSense application got approved!

I'm going to become a millionaire now!  Just watch me make 1 cent from Katherine today, and then never again.  

Yeah.  So exciting.  

So yesterday I went to see this place.  It was really cool.  Six bedroom loft, downtown Chicago.  $400 a month, plus $25 for utilities.  Should I do it?  The price is great!  People would kill for a price like that.  It is a really nice place with an art gallery, and a pingpong table.  Two bathrooms, and lots and lots of space.  Lofted beds.  HUGE lofted beds.  Like king sized lofted beds.  And very very spacious.  The only thing is... I don't even know.  It's just too good to be true.  I guess that's what's holding me back.  So, should I do it?  I mean, the ultimate decision comes down to the people who are already living there.  I hope they accept me.  I don't know.  It's just soo stressing!  I'm leaning towards doing it, but I'm just afraid something is going to go wrong.  

Ok, so please gimme your opinion on that.  Thanks.

I hate school, as always.

I'll blog more later.  This is mostly to test out this new ad thing.  Making money online.  I sound like a stay-at-home  country mom.  "I can make $15,00 a year on Twitter?  Oh my!"

$$$

So a lot of money worries lately.
It is ridiculous though, because they should not be worries in the first place.  Yeah, I worry about the debt I am going to have three years from now.  I think I have the right to do that, right?

So I've been thinking about moving out of the student housing facility.  I spoke to this really nice Mexican brother of mine who works in the financial department of the school.  He was nice.  He didn't tell me that I was making a big mistake or anything, but he did say that maybe I was rushing.  Now, I agree with him, but in a way, it really doesn't matter that much.  He said that most students wait about a year, and then move out of student housing.  Oh well.  If I do decide to break the leas though, the fee will be covered by financial aid.  That was a big 'phew'.  (I don't have 2k laying around.) So if I find a place by the 18th, and I haven't changed my mind, I'm outta there! (any thoughts?  Ideas?  Suggestions?)

I want food.  I'm hungry.  I'm buying food later.  That's pretty much all I have to say.

The people I found on Craigslist said that I can go and look at the place tomorrow.  I'm excited.  This is so much better than my favorite soap opera!  Jessica Hammer may be visiting over the summer.  Yay.
HOLYSHITKATHERINEMIGHTVISITTHISFRIDAY!!  If her and Jane and Jake manage to make it, I'd be so happy.  We made a plan.  Ok, you guys can drive here, we'll go on the ghost tour, and then just walk around.  No sleeping!  We'll go in the van and talk all night long.  Then, during the day time, we'll go into my apt, then we all sleep.  Then wake up and adventure more!!  (I hope you were serious about it too.  Those ghost tours need reservations ahead of time.)

Yeah.  I'm monetizing my blog.  Y'all be jealous cuz I'mma make like, so much money.
Watch my application get rejected.  Yeah.

Thanks for reading.

Bah!

15 Year Old Teenager

I'm getting fed up.  Ok, I know I haven't stopped talking about this, but seriously.  The dumbest thing just happened.  I was being me in the kitchen you know, when suddenly one of my roommates (guess which one)  comes up and he's like, "Hey, stop eating my eggs."  Now, I did eat some of his eggs.. like three weeks ago.  Then I bought my own.  And I only ate his eggs because he said he didn't care.  And now this morning he's like, "If you eat my eggs, I'll beat the shit out of you."  (Yes, he said that.)  Then I did the Kate Felmdann "waaooooo.." and he was like, "yeah, wow.  You eating my eggs is my fist in your face and you bleeding on the floor."  And I though..... seriously?.....  Yeah.  The other roommate is sick.  Boo for him.  I made him some green tea, because it's good for that, and he drank some of it but he didn't like it. Then I made him add sugar to it.  He still didn't like it.  Then we put syrup in it... He still didn't like it.  So he drank his canned food coloring with vitamin C- oh I mean- Hawaiian punch.  Oh well.  I am sick of living here.  I am browsing Craigslist right now.  There are so many good deals on apartments.  The only thing holding me back is my lack of a roommate.  A good roommate.  I mean, I only have one problem one, but still.  Ugh.  So yeah.  Any of you ICtians know of anyone with no life who wants to move here, refer them to me!  I don't trust Craigslist that much.  Yeah.  And like I said, I have no friends here, so..  #stranded.
Yeah.  I'm gonna go finish "Never Let Me Go"  now.  Such a great book.  Yeah.  The movie is next.
Ok.  Thanks for reading my complaints.  Bye!

I'm Bored!

Yeah.  I am.  I have to write an English paper that was due this morning, but of course I had no idea.  It's ok.  If I email it to the TEACHER before midnight, it'll all be good.  It only has to be two pages too.  No complains in that class.  Math class though, FUCK YOU STUPID TEACHER!  No really, I don't care how old you are, or if you tripped on a chair in front of everyone today, you suck at teaching.  Please retire.  Sincerely, everyone.

So registration for Winter classes was yesterday.  We have to do it online, and the site was supposed to be up all day.  Now, the advisors could not stress enough how important it was to register right away.  What happens is, all the 'good' classes get filled up, and you end up with a shit schedule.  I left home at 7:30 AM that day.  I tried registering in between classes, but the site was down.  Crap!  I didn't get out of my next class until 2:30, and I had to work at 4. (ok, so going home from school would take about 15-20 minutes, then going to work would take about 30 minutes.  I had to run.)  I basically didn't have time to register in ten minutes. I was like, "poo!"  I wouldn't be back home until 10:30.  I panicked.  So what I did was  run. Literally.  My train was coming, so I had to.  Then I got to the transfer point, and the train I needed was there, so, I jammed myself in as the doors were closing (I know we're not supposed to do that, and everyone on the train hated me for delaying it ten seconds.) If I hadn't done that though, none of the following would have happened.  Since I got on the train right away, I was like 30 minutes early, and since I work on Michigan Avenue, I am but three blocks away from the Apple Store!  So I went there, and I registered.  At the Apple Store.  On a 17 inch MacBook pro.  Dayum!  I don't know about you, but I felt like win. Then I went to work.  Half way through the shift though, my coworker got a call.  His grandfather passed away.  I was like, "sorry,"  Which I really was, but the rest was awkward... At least he gave me something to vlog about.

And that's how things are right now.

I talked to someone.  They're gonna let me take Intro to Film without the prerequisite, because I'm awesome.  I just saved a ton of money and time, bitches!

So yeah.  I'm happy.  And hungry.  Excuse me, I'm gonna go eat now.  Bye!

COME VISIT ME, DAMN IT!
(I'll visit IC soon too.)

Post 71

I'm wearing tight pants.  It does not feel good.  They are not really that tight, but they are tighter than usual.
So I felt like I was going to vomit this morning.  It was not pleasant.  I should not eat candy corn on an empty stomach.  The sensation only lasted about thirty seconds though.  Then I ate some oatmeal and everything was fine.
I confuse myself sometimes.  I really want to be as healthy as possible, but I don't work out.  I do move more than the average couch potato, but I don't go to the gym or anything.  I take the stairs though! Yep.  Haven't used the elevator in.. I wanna say three?  Three days.  I eat healthy too.  Y'all know that.  But at the same time I want to have some life-shortening problem/addiction!  I don't mean like crack or anything.  I mean like a super heavy caffeine addiction, or me not sleeping at all for days!  Stuff like that.  But when I think about it my brain is like, "No!  Don't do that!"  And then I go like, "Crap.  Boring life."  And speaking of boring; my life is boring.  I don't do anything.  I went to Walgreens last night (which I started loving btw,)  and the cashier was like, "you're not going out tonight?"  And I was like, "no... thanks for reminding me.  Bwaa!"  And that's that.  I started liking math while doing my math homework.  Not the class, but I enjoyed how easy the problems were.  Yeah.  Said roommate is still being... lame.  And the other one is still... too laid back.  I usually like laid back people, but believe me, he's waaaay too laid back.  It pokes my belly poke.  We actually had an interesting conversation the other day.  We basically fought over people who talked too much, and people who never said anything. He was obviously completely bias for people who never speak though, because he is part of that group. I was telling him how I like a balance of both, but I didn't like people like said someone, who talk just to talk.  He's just one of those people who will be sitting at the computer in the other room and laugh really loud at something.  They do that just so that you'll ask them what's so funny. You know?  Yeah.  It's really annoying.  I also told him how I hadn't met any interesting people except for a few at work.  He was like, "Quiet people have the potential to be interesting!"  And I was like, "... No."  Which they do, but they'd be boring.
I'm sorry.  I really hate complaining, but yeah... It's my blog, damn it!
Also, he set the friggin' thermostat to 80 degrees.  WTF?! Jake, will you come and lecture him?  Thanks.  Seriously, the other day I walked in and the room was friggin' hot, and he was sitting on the couch, shirtless, playing XBox.  What a shit.
Oh and speaking of the XBox.  Ever since they connected it like three days ago that's all they've been doing.  Ugh.
I had movie night with Emily Shuff and two other Columbia film students.  They were cool.  It was nice to be around people who actually knew what they were talking about.  I was surprised because at first glance they looked really stupid, but then they were like, "yeah, lighting this, story that, cinematography blah blah.."  And I was like, "Thank you gwad." We watched "The Devil's Backbone"  btw.  Guillermo Del Toro ftw!
It's Halloween!  And I'm not doing anything.  I'm going back to Walgreens later to say hi to people and buy notecards.  I have a quiz tomorrow.   The first one in my college career.  Then I have a math exam on thursday.  But the only thing I care about is my tea test tomorrow.  After that I'll officially be and official tea expert... again.  I sold my first item on thursday btw.  Really happy.  I love my job.  I hate college.  <3 ... hearts are ghey.

So today...

I burned my hand with boiling water.  Ouch.  I have no intention of doing it again.  It really hurts but I'll be fine tomorrow.  It's just two fingers.  I'm fine.

Also, maybe I'm just a prick, (which I am) but it really pisses me off when other people, especially people you are not particularly fond of, try to be nice.  I know their intentions might be good, but seriously.  As y'all know I'm a vegetarian now.  Yeah, sue me.  So that means I don't eat meat.  Now, one of my roommates, (guess which one) decided to care for everyone for some weird reason.  He brought tons of meat.  Then I told him I was a puss- I mean- Vegetarian and he was like, "oh."  Then yesterday he found out that I do eat fish, and he started questioning me like, "so if I cook this or this, you'll eat it?"  and I was like, "ugh, I guess."  And today he was like, "Hey, I made tuna. Eat it."  And I was nice.  But not on here, hehe!
So yeah.  I dunno.  That just makes me uncomfortable. It's really hard to explain but it just does.  I guess I feel like I can take care of myself, y'know?  I don't like the idea of others cooking for me, unless I know exactly what they did (except for when I go to restaurants.)  You know I'm a healthy food freak, so it just... ugh!  You know?  It's hard to explain why I don't like that.. just.. I'LL MAKE MY OWN DAMN FOOD, DAMN IT!
He has cooked before, and he made a mess, then left the dishes in the sink for about a month.  Maybe he wants me to start doing them.  Ugh.  I don't want to eat his tuna.  But I don't want to be even more of an ass hole.  WHAT DO I DO?!

I hate complaining, but I'd rather 'vent' on to the internet than on to a person.   Because at least this way it is optional for you to read it.  Ok, thanks.

I made my first tea sale today!  I am officially more knowledgeable than you when it comes to tea.  Thank you for shopping and have a good day.

The Windy City

The 'storm' wasn't really as bad as people were expecting.  Really, I didn't even notice it.  It is pretty windy up here, but it doesn't really bother me.  Now that I don't care if my hair gets 'messed up' (it's not even long enough for that)  it is all good.  I'm making friends with my coworkers! So now I know this girl, Ashley (She is like Jane's soul sister),  and she lives like two train stops down from me!  And her roommate, Cody, is a film student at Columbia!  Maybe she knows Emily S.  I finally decided that I totally want to move out of this damn building as soon as I can.  I'd rather not break the lease, but I'm prepared to do it (except not really because I need like 1,000 dollars [that's a month's rent.  Isn't that overpriced?]) So I'm going to find a roommate(s) on Craigslist and all that.  Humph! Btw, Katherine, are you seriously coming in a week?  Please do.
More work talk!
So I don't know if I mentioned Nathan.  Well, he's Jewish.  I know, funny.  That's two Jewish Nathans that I know.
There's this girl named James, and I like her because she's like... over 21 and she doesn't know how to drive.  When she said that no one made fun of her, on the contrary, all the coworkers were like, "oooh!  City girl!"  So yeah, suck it, IC.  I'm a city boy!
Back to the me moving out, I know it probably won't happen.  I mean, it will, but I don't want to break the lease.  Some day.  School's fine.  The vlog is fine.  Sarah watches all of my videos.  And so does Joel Carver.  It's getting hard to come up with ideas every day though.  Ugh.  I might upload a Noragami episode as a compliment.  We'll see.
Ok, gonna go eat, read, work.  That sounds like a certain someone's Facebook status.
Speaking of people, Said roommate is still obnoxious, but he finally did some of the dishes he used like three weeks ago.  Halleluyerh!

Title

I've been browsing Craigslist a lot lately.  I'm looking for friends, so I just look around the 'Strictly Platonic' section.  They're not exactly looking for the type of friendship I'm looking for.  Boo waste of time.  As y'all know, I work at a tea shop now.  I'm technically a seasonal employee, but if they like me I'm staying.  I don't want to ask for Christmas week off though.  That would look bad, considering that I'm a seasonal employee.  I mean, I don't really care if I work on Christmas and whatever, but my mother is going to cry because I won't be able to go home.  I mean, I understand that, but I'm still going some time soon (yeah, get all excited) but maybe not exactly on Christmas.

I really really don't like a said someone who lives with me.  I don't hate him, but he gets on my nerves.  He's sort of stuck up and pricky. Ugh.  The other one is ok, except he burps too much, and he can't do shit.  Poor kid, he was isolated.  he's from the middle of nowhere.  He didn't know what cash back was when he first used his debit card at Whole Foods Market (I dragged him there) and I had to explain it to him in front of the cashier. It was pretty embarrassing.  I met up with Emily Shuff the other day.  That was fun.  We're starting movie night.  Do I really need to explain how that works?  Oh, and someone ate all my granola bars.  Thanks, dick head.  I mean, I wouldn't mind so much if they hadn't stuck the empty box back in the damn cabinet.  That was the part that got me.  grr.   It's so annoying.  By that I mean HE. Do not want.  Such a bro-tool-prick-tool.  We would not have been friends in high school.  I'm trying to think of someone to compare him to.  hmmm... Hard.  Picture Amanda Choi, and have her have a baby with a skinny Ben Ehrman, and give that baby social skills, and Autumn Wagner's drama chip.  That baby would be an obnoxious, thinks-he-knows-it-all, pricky, drama queen.  With anger management issues.  And then he would go to my school and be my roommate.  I really hope he doesn't read this.  

I went to a Barnes &  Noble yesterday.  I didn't meet anyone.  Thanks, Jake.  I did buy two books though. Never Let Me Go (still have to finish it)  and Little Bee.  But before I read those I have to finish A Spot of Bother (wich I've been reading for about a month now.)  Anyway, screw school.  All I want is books, movies, YouTube, and tea.  I'd be the happiest boy.

Come visit me dammit!  Should I look for other roommates on Craigslist and just leave my stupid housing facility?  I really want to.  

Katherine, save your money, run away, come live here.  (Not just her.  Anyone can do it.) 

The Drama Llama

Ohmygod.  I really hate having to turn to my blog to let some of my frustrations out, but I have to.  I went to Walgreens not too long ago, and the checkout guy said he liked my polar bear reusable bag.  Oh yeah.  Cool points +100.  I guess I sort of hung out with Emily Shuff today.  That was fun.  We went to Target, then she came over to my place to borrow a fedora.  Then we left and she sort of lost her UC card.  Sucks for her, and I blame myself.  Anyway, Alex gave me a hard time because we didn't have sex, and I was like "You're such a toolbrodouche, yo."
Oh and speaking of certain people, if you're having "girl problems"  don't threaten to punch me in the face.  You're a tool.  Also, don't throw water bottles and get them all over my stuff because you got a text message from someone who "stood you up."  It probably wasn't a date in the first place.  You're such a drama queen with anger management issues.  If I ever feel like my immediate safety is being threatened by your unreasonable/technically selfish ways again, I'm calling the cyber police.  Consequences will never be the same.  Also, don't turn the fucking thermostat up to 88 F!  What the hell?!  Put a sweater on!  and don't tell me to take some layers off right after I tell you that!  Prick.  Not to mention, GLOBAL WARMING!  Ugh.  Some people can be so white sometimes.  It freaks me out so much.  <3 u!  But not when you act Uber white.
I saw a troupe of prostitutes today.  Those ladies of the night sure know how to rock high heels and xtramini skirts on the subway.  They had enough makeup on to feed a small country, and their hair pieces were faker than Amanda Lepore's boobs.  They made my day, but they scared me a bit.  Especially because they were walking really close to me.
Two more subscribers were made today.  Ricardo was happy.  I worked today too.  Tea is awesome.  Ok bye.

Nothing You've Never Heard Before

Yesterday was a pretty awesome day.  It started out normal, you know.  I fell asleep in math class, because the teacher sucks!  I also fell asleep in English prior to math, and then in my class after math.  I pretty much slept in all three of my classes.  It sucks.  So after math and before my other class, I stopped at 7 Eleven and bought some coffee, and Skittles.  Then I drank the coffee and ate the Skittles... And then in the middle of my other boring class (which, Jake, I guess would be the equivalent to your College 101 class.) I got a tweet from Wheezy Waiter!  He was gonna be at the bean at 4!  I got really excited. I almost walked out of class just so that I would have enough time to.. do nothing.

So I got out of class and ran home.  I ate some crap, and then headed to the bean.  I got there, and apparently it was an event organized by the Triple Rainbow Tour, which is a bunch of YouTubers touring.  They had some sort of band, wait for it, and they were Harry Potter themed!  I know, they get cool points in my book, except the "concert"  was pretty lame.  It was mostly their fans.  Too nerdy (like bad/lame nerdy)  and too white (like, white people white.)  But then Wheezy Waiter showed up, and I drifted towards him.  I guess we sort of hung out.  This time I only shared him with like 30 people (the first time it was like 300.)  It was awesome.

I met some other YouTubers like me, too!  Of course they had more subscribers than me, but they were pretty cool.  Everyone got a copy of my card of course.  I'm starting to regret putting my phone number on it.  Grr.  I should have made one with a phone number, and one without the number.  Oh, btw, EVERYBODY likes my card.  Suck it, whoever said that it was stupid.  Yeah. That's how yesterday went.  I overslept this morning, but I was only 6 minutes late to class, so, bleh.

The vlog is doing well, thank you.  33 subs now!  It's nothing, but I always try to remind myself that At some point it was 0.  That always sort of cheers me up.

I still hate school.  It's not the school though.  It's the idea of school.  I guess I am way too selfish for it or something.  Don't judge, ok?!  I really want to start looking for an apartment and get evicted from the student housing on purpose.

I'm doing that book store thing, Jake.  Except I'm one of those anti-Starbucks freaks.  Sorry.  I guess the people I met yesterday count.  By the way, when are you coming to visit?!  Please like message me on Facebook for that <<333

Ok, I gotta go now.  I hate school.  I'm sorry if that's annoying you, but not really.

jakgjvaiok

- Ricardo

The Internet Sucks!

What is this, my second post of the day? Well, I don't care.  I have to wait 45 minutes for my damn video to upload, because Access Media 3 is the worst internet provider in the city of Chicago.  You heard me right.  The damn connection breaks whenever I don't want it to, and I have to drag my ugly butt down to the lobby just so that I can use the over-capacity wifi.  No doubt everyone's down here killing the lobby router, no one's internet works.

I don't even know about Alex anymore.  He seems to not be angry at me for a moment, and then he is again.  I honestly don't care, I just don't want him to spit in my food.

First day of work was fun.  I got to try 21 different teas.  I have to try all 99 before I get to sell any.  Needless to say, I peed like five times during my shift, but I got enough anti oxidants to kill my ball cancer.  I shouldn't joke about that.  I seriously believe that working there will be a massive, positive improvement to my health.

School still sucks.  It's not school, it's just the idea of school  The school is actually really good and the TEACHERS are nice.  Anyone who is made for school should consider it.  This "drop out"  thought is brewing inside of me.  I don't like it either.  Makes me feel like a bum.  The hand dryers at the Water Tower place are soo high tech.  They had a real-life mannequin person.  It was soo freaky, but cool.  Alex's mom sent him a ton of Christmas/Halloween decorations, and he's putting them up as we speak.  I have no comment.  Ok.  I'm going to bed.  I hate not sleeping too.  It is not good for me.  damn time management skills. fuck.  Thanks bye.

I Sell Tea

So my first "official"  day of work is today.  I am supposed to become a tea expert by the end of my training.  I'm looking forward to that.  It just sounds like fun, knowing more about tea than you.  Did you know that Teavana only buys the best tea?  Like it seriously is really good.  Hand picked from the mountains of China at 5,000 ft elevation.  Like really.  And it tastes/smells/feels so good!  I'll sell you some if you stop by.  I am also looking forward to all the free drinks I get!  Free antioxidants, bitches.  I'm going to get so healthy working there.  (hopefully not fat though.  Tea has calories.  Except I don't put anything in it.  I like my tea like my coffee and men, black.  Except tea isn't really black... Ok, this parenthesis is way too long now.) But yeah.  Health benefits ftw!

Jake and Jake, COME VISIT ME NAO!  Katherine, you can come too.  Except I have nowhere to put you.  Maybe if the Jakes don't like the idea of staying over at my place, they can get a HT room, and you can sleep with them... but not actually with them.. The thing is that since my immature roommate (let's not name names)  is still mad at me, he might not sign the form that says you guys can spend the night.  You can come over, but not for the night.  Why don't we just all get a hotel room?  I'll pitch in and all.  It don't have to be nothing fancy.  And we can all, you know, snore our weight in cocaine like we did at bible camp back in the summer of '64.  Good times.

I still hate school.  I still love Chicago.  Except it's hard to find stuff to do.  Yeah, surprisingly.  I always end up sitting at home on weekends.  Oh well, I work now, so that's about to be over.  Yeah.

The vlog's fine, thanks.  I'm trying to get more views by spamming my name all over.  Yeah, that's totally gonna work.

Ok thanks!  Seriously, come visit me. I mean that.  I'm like Joel C.  Asking you guys to seriously, follow @amoebatransfer.

Ok thanks for reading I guess.  And stop asking me if you can come visit during winter break.  I don't now when my winter break is so STOP IT! Besides, I'm probably going to IC for winter break. I know, prepare me a feast.  A vegetarian feast, because I'm a vegetarian.  Yeah a green, leafy unicorn ate my dick.  Get over it.

Not Being Productive

Is my middle name.  I guess I have been making a video a day for about a month and a half, but I'm losing it!
I went to a whole foods market today and it was like Ricardo heaven.  They had organic everything.  I bought a baguette and some eggs and ORGANIC pasta.  They gave me a paper bag made from 100% recycled paper, and it has a party hat that you can cut out and make into.. a party hat!  Oh, also, Kyle payed for his pizza and gelato (fattie.  But not really.  He's really skinny) before me and he didn't know what cash back was.  I had to explain it to him.  It was sort of cute, but mostly embarrassing and slap-my-forehead-dy. Then I went home and ate some of my organic pasta.  It was really good.  Now I'm doing this and I haven't done anything else.  I should work on my homework, but I don't want to because I hate school.  poo.
"I can see America from my house!"  I like that quote because it makes fun of the wonderful Ms. Sarah Palin.  Speaking of that, Bill O'Reilly scares the crap out of me.  If I ever saw 'im in person I'd pee.
I need to find a way to make friends.  How the hell do I make friends who are not students here? (By here I mean my school.)  I need to find some sort of cool thing thing that I can go to or something.  But how?!  Jake, got any tips on that?  Anyone else?  My plan is to befriend as many locals as I can.  This will expand my knowledge of the city, and if I get evicted (which I shouldn't but you never know)  then I'd have a place to "crash" (you kids and your slang.)  Also, they can tell me where the "good"  apartments are.  How do people meet people again?  I really can't think of anything.  Maybe if I go to a party or something.  But I don't do parties really.  I'll go to a book signing.  Maybe I'll meet some nice people there.

I Just Farted

Yeah.  The title is true.  I think I might go to an art show, but it's by the south side and I'm scared D:
To answer Jake's comment:  I'm not gonna start smoking.  Although I see how it would work.  All the smokers gather outside the building, and it seems like they're all friends.  And if you're willing to abide by my rules, then OK!!  You should seriously take that plan into consideration.  Except I'll whip you if you puke on Frankie the fish.

Alex got upset with me yesterday (why didn't I see this coming?)  Gwad I hope he doesn't read this.  Anyway, I refused to give him iMovie because it feels wrong, and then he flipped out and locked himself in his room.  He's like a little kid (but not really.)  He just needs to control his anger.  Oh, and if we are in the subway, and a group of ghetto kids are being loud, don't yell "fucking kids!" They tend to not like that, and you're threatening my safety.  If you are alone then go ahead.  Kthnks!

My first day of work was today.  I really didn't do anything.  Working at a tea shop sounds awesome.  I get free unlimited drinks during my shift, and a 40% discount!  #win.  I don't want to disclose my salary, but let's say it is between 8.49 and 8.51 an hour.  That's really good!  (but I don't work a lot.)

I really don't see myself finishing college.  Go ahead haters, hate.  I hate the automatic lofts too.  They're stupid and overpriced.  Most of the students who live here are also stupid, and aspiring alcoholics.  And they eat like crap.  Gross.  I just want to find my own little apartment in a not-ghetto neighborhood and live in it.  That's right, live in it.  Not just go there every other day.  I'm picky though.  Well, not really.  It just has to be near a train line or a bus stop.  That won't be hard though.  There's a bus stop literally in every corner.

Oh, one of my coworkers is also a film student!  She's specializing in production though.  I thought that was pretty cool.  Anyway... I'm about to go get ready for the show.  By that I mean put deodorant on #imaguydamnit.

Ok. I have to go now. Bye.

Too Cool for School

I got the job at the tea place!  I start on Friday.  That's gonna be fun, but now I have to work (gurd.)  I hate school.  I think I've said that before.  What I hate the mostestest though is the crappy internet service.  Te internet is like my umbilical cord.   Don't take it away!

I'm talking to another guy named Ricardo now... It's really awkward because people say his name all the time, and I always look up, but it's never for me :(  

Ok, class is about to start.  brb.

Ok, class ended.  I'm sick too.  I've been coughing for like three days now.  It's getting better.  No more licking parts of the subway for me.  

I think Jake and Jake should drop out of school, move here, and we can all be roommates (But you have to quit pottery and smoke outside.  Or in your rooms.  You guys can have a smoking room or something.)  Drinks are ok, just don't throw parties or vomit on my belongings.  And if you're gonna bring someone over for the night, make sure to tell the others, and don't wake us up.  Also, don't get in trouble with the law.  Don't get in trouble with the hood (Jake N. only.)  Pets are not allowed.  I am not doing your dishes.  And you have to get a job ASAP to help pay all the craps. 

I really really do not like school.  Every day drags along and I always end up with nothing.  I think colleges are just businesses and all they care about is money.  I also hate all the emphasis people put on stupid things like resumes and job interviews.  You read my resume, and it was crap!  But it got me a job!  So suck on that, society.  I really cannot see myself working somewhere where... I can't see myself working somewhere.  I don't want to wear a dumb suit every day.  I don't want to sit in front of a PC looking at Excel spread sheets all day (EW.)  No wonder people commit suicide.  

Alex's music bothers me sometimes.  It is not the music itself, it's the fact that he plays it like someone asked him to.  Did I mention that I am the coolest out of my two roommates?   I'm not talking shit here, I like them, I just think that... I'm cooler!  Kyle is a bit anti social and not really funny.  Alex is way too social, but he likes to sound smart.  I don't know how to explain it.  He doesn't use big words or anything, he just likes to let people know that he knows things... get it?  Like for example, one day I said "Yeah, I can't make music for shit" (he's an audio major.)  And he said "Nah!  It's easy!  All you have to do is get Logic Pro and alter the sound wave and something something equalizer and mess with the bass beat and physics shit shit..."  and he went on for like thirty seconds, but I was like "Why are you telling me this?  It obviously won't make sense to me..."  You know?  I dunno.  I guess if you ever met them you'd know what I'm talking about.  I'm glad they don't read this (hopefully)  And I guess he likes to talk loud to his computer just so that someone will ask him what happened or something... I dunno.  Kyle just sits there...  And Alex cooks too.  But he makes a HUGE mess.  If he stirs something  he will bang whatever he was using against the saucepan and it will go all over the kitchen, and I'd be like  "dude! What the hell is wrong with you?!  And we made pancakes once, and HE USED A SHIT TON OF BUTTER JUST TO GREASE THE PAN!!  WTF?!   I couldn't eat them, so I just made my own.  I dunno.  He made spaghetti on Saturday (I didn't eat any, because it had meat in it,)  and the things he used are still in the sink.  I aint washing them (that makes sense, right?)  And he got pricky after I told him that!  I was gonna take some Tussin DM this morning, cuz I'm sick, and he was like "here's what you do:  Take more than what the bottle said because they lie about it and blah blah blah.."  And I was like "Leave me alone, mother Theresa.  I can measure my own dosage."  Ugh.  I just had to get that out of my system.  Thank you.  I also think it's funny how he gets pissed about other people drinking and partying.  He's always like "Everyone is an immature, irresponsible, dumb student, who all they care about is drinking and having sex.  I'm here to study, and improve my skills, and get a 4.0 (which he's not.  His high school gpa was barely enough to get him in.)  and blah blah blah.."  And I'm just like "Dude, calm down and myob, ok?"  Ok. I'm done letting my anger out.  It's not really anger.  I'm not angry or anything, and I don't hate him.  It's just one of those things that make me roll my eyes and think "I'm cooler than you."  

PS:  I need to start making more friends.  What should I do? 

Also, what should I do on Halloween? 

Dumb Internet

Everyone at Teavana liked my card.  I am so happy.  My interview went well.  I got interviewed by this girl who looked like Miss Hannah Minx.  She was cool.  The stupid internet is really slow.  The one in my room broke again, and I am pissed as pee.  I am close to email them at Access Media 3 (terrible customer service btw.  Make you hold for twenty minutes)  and still no results.  I am trying to upload a video right now, but 1:  wifi is slow. 2:  darn YouTube is in maintenance mode.  Why can't they do that when I'm not trying to use it?  I think I might cancel this upload, wait half an hour, and then try again later.  I hope I get the job, just so that I can stop looking.  English paper due tomorrow.  Gotta proof read it.  I hate english and math.  I just hate school.  YouTube has taught me more than I have learned so far.

A Great Day

Today was one of the best days of my life.

I'm getting sick though, that's the only 'bad' thing.

I went to the Water Tower to submit my resume. . . Oh!  Let me show you my resume:

Ricardo Rangel Jr.

"Address line here.. (I'm not putting my address on here)"

Objective

To obtain a part-time job to help me pay for college before the debt monsters consume what is left of my innocent, yet career-focused soul.

Education

The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago Fall 2010 - present

Digital Filmmaking & Video Production

• Anticipated graduation: 2013

West Senior High School, Iowa City, IA Fall  2006 - Spring 2010

• Diploma

• Work Experience

Sears Holdings - Kmart, Iowa City, IA

Sales associate

• Helped customers find their way around the store, sometimes from the moment they walked in, to the moment they checked out.
• Was the first associate to receive a five-star ribbon for excellent customer service from the district manager. 
• Straightened merchandise and tidied up the isles.
• Stocked countless shelves and organized the stock room.
• Worked as a cashier and checked customers out, with a smile.
• Trained new employees in the art of retail sales and customer service.

PATV Channel 18, Iowa City, IA

Intern

• Fashioned animated introductions for shows that aired.
• Edited footage into shows.
• Operated a camera for live, and pre-recorded shows.

Technical Skills

• Money register.
• Retail Merchandising Unit. (RMU)
• Final Cut Pro.
• Apple Motion.
• Apple Color.
• Adobe Photoshop.
• Microsoft Word, Publisher, & Powerpoint.

References available upon request.

That is seriously my resume.  I handed it to the manager at this one tea store called Teavana.  I clipped my card to the resume too.  She saw the card and laughed.  She read the first part of my resume and said that it was cute.  She asked me what I was doing tomorrow afternoon.  I said I had class till four.  She told me to come in at 4:30 and ask for Claire or Mark.  I said thank you, and shook her hand.  She said she knew she would hear from me again.  I walked out.  

So I might get a job at a tea store.  I applied at a candle shop/skin care store too.  I don't thing they're gonna hire me.  I applied at the Apple Store.  Who knows.

Then I went back home for fifteen minutes, and on the way there I started coughing and my throat started to feel sore.  I was like "pooop"

Then I went over to the bean (Cloud Gate) to see John Green and Wheezy Waiter.  There were tons of people there.  Craig wasn't there yet, so I just hovered around, and I was sneaky.  Finally I see a group drift away from the John line, and towards a petite bearded man.  I nearly peed.  I got in line right away.  It only took two minutes for me to get to him, and there he was.  I was speechless.  I shook his hand and gave him my card.  I didn't have a sharpie, so he couldn't sign anything :(  Then I said if I could hang around him until he was done so that I could buy him something.  He was obviously creeped out.  I felt bad, but he said "You can do what you want."  So I sat for a while, and then I ran over to Walgreens to buy a sharpie.  I got in line again, and when he saw me he looked away right away.  In a creeped out way :((  Then he signed my glasses and walked to the Jamba Juice with one of his YouTube friends.  I waited for him to come back, like he said he would.  he did, like half an hour later.  Meanwhile I met John Green and I gave him my card too.  He signed my one dollar bill.  Then craig came back.  I stood next to him and just looked at him.  Then I decided that I had been creepy enough.  I went home.  

I'm just speechless.

It was awesome.

Goals and Aspirations

These are some goals that I would like to accomplish.  This list is not very likely to be executed word-for-word, but if I try really hard I might be able to do most of it.

- Read every day.

Expanding my vocabulary is an extremely important thing for me right now.  People judge you mostly by the way you look, and the way you speak (that sounded stupid)  So if I sound smart, people will think I'm professional!  Also, It would help me with my grammar, and that is always appreciated.  Books are awesome, and I have tons, waiting to be read.

- Write every day.

I try to blog as much as possible.  I think I am pretty good at it.  I usually blog once every two days.  Recently though, I have not been doing it as much, mostly because of my internet malfunctions.  

- Make a video every day.  

I have been pretty consistent with this one.  I have been making daily videos for about forty-some days now.  I will upload my fiftieth YouTube video on Friday the 8th!  That ought to be exciting.

- Make connections.

I try to talk to everyone who is a film major as well.  So far I have met three people (and only spoken to two) who are film majors.  I try to talk to others too, but starting a conversation with other film heads is easier than with, say, a hospitality management major. (what the hell do I say to them?)

- Eat healthy, stay healthy.

I have been doing good on this too.  I have, by far, the "best" diet out of my roommates.  It sucks because Alex brought tons of meat, and I'm a vegetarian.  I also don't drink 2% milk, or eat white bread.  Oh well.  More food for them.

- Stay away from drugs and alcohol.

I am still a virgin when it comes to everything (except for alcohol, but I've never been drunk.)  and I'd like to keep it that way.  Call me a pussy, party pooper, pansy, anything that starts with a p.  I don't care.  I want to keep my brain "pure"  free from those kinds of influences.  I want to be able to say that an idea was mine, all mine.  No help from plants or liquids.  Engaging with the human consciousness in an "organic" way is what I want.  I want to be an "organic" being. 

- Do good in school.

Do my homework, study (ugh,) and do well overall.  After all, I am paying a shit load of money to be here (and with interest.) 

- Keep stress level low.

There have been some recent, personal worries that have been stressing me very much.  It's probably nothing, but I just want to be calm.  I don't like to think that I have stress.  I don't want to have stress.  But I don't have any.  Right?

- Sleep well.

see above.

- Keep my room organized.

I've been keeping it somewhat organized. I just don't want to have tons of stuff when I have to move out again.  I hate moving.  I don't want to go through the nightmares again.

- Draw.

I want to upload a picture to my website every day.  That's a new daily goal.  I can do it!  I have lots of daily goals.  I just hope I don't hurt myself.

- Get a job.

maybe… 

- Start exercising.

I have access to a 24/7 work out facility. It is about time I start taking advantage of what I have.  What's left of my extra tummy fat is not going to burn itself.  

- Watch more movies.

I have been slacking in the movie watching department. I'm sorry, movie superiors.  There's just so much to do.  

- Network.

This should be number one. 

Oh!  Corey, my pen pal, wrote back.  I got the letter today!  It was really cool.  My evil plan is to become friends with him.  Then I'll gain Dailybooth fame, and iJustine will notice me, and share my link on the web!  I'd be happy with just being his friend though.  He's cool.

Ok, that's it for today.  I'm about to record and upload my 50th youtube video on the ricardorangeljr channel.  I baked a special surprise!    

I'm Sad!

I'm not really sad.  I don't miss my parents.  I mean, I do, but not to the point when I'm crying and all that.  I'm fine.  I wish they would stop texting me every day.  I just want them to be happy.  I know my mother probably cries a little every time she texts me.  Just stop it, mom.  Y'all need to calm down, eat a carrot, and get over it.  I didn't die, I just scooted a little East.  Gwad.
The one thing that makes me frown a little bit is that I haven't made many friends yet.  I have my two roommates.  They're nice. (I wish they were both one person.  We'd be the bestest of friends.)
Anyway, I'm working on that.  I'm worried about money, even though I don't have to be for another three years.  Piss.  Just thinking about having to think about it in three years, and for another twenty years after that, makes me want to throw up.  Anyway... School is good.  I hate English and math.  English not so much.  Math can suck it big time (the teacher's nice though)  I'm a little disappointed by other students here.  I was hoping that I could connect to them right away.  So far I've "met"  the bitches next door (more like across the building) Who are totally paranoid.  I can't look out my window because they'll think I'm stalking them, and they'll write a mean/stupid/honestly, childish sign, and I'd read it.  They need to shake the sand out.  I've met your basic college tool.  What the hell are you doing in art school, son?  Shouldn't you be at a small town campus drinking your liver away?  Then there's the unfriendly college student, who is... Unfriendly, and in college.  Shit, I don't know.  I still haven't talked to anyone in the film program, mostly because I'm shy.  Damn shyness.  I hope I'll meet someone new.  I measure the amount of friends I make by the number of FB friend requests I get.  I don't add anyone, and so far I've only made three friends from here (Kyle, Alex, and Andrew Tobin, who is the building coordinator... #fail)

oh well.  Interesting things:
-My english teacher- oh I mean, professor (wouldn't want them to shit their pants) is named Patrick Casey.  I think that's funny
- There's another Rangel in this campus.  Kill me.
- Theres a Riccardo (note the two cs [I feel diminished] ) in my color theory class, and oh gwad, he has the coolest voice ever! It's so deep and strong!  I want it.  He's also a fashion major, but switching, and he dresses like he's on the cover of a magazine every day or something. (But so does everybody else pretty much.)
- Corey (my penpal)  said he was going to the post office today!  That means he's getting my letter!
- I've been talking to fellow youtuber, Craig (FromTheFOD [don't worry, he's not famous] )  and he's cool.
- I have not run into wheezywaiter yet. poo.
- My color theory teacher, Ms. Pouls (with a British accent)  is crazy!  I like her.

Ok, that's all I have for today so far.
Thanks for reading.  Ps: I was kidding about The Social Network.
pps:  Text me if you want to visit sometime
ppps: No ppps.

-Ricardo

In Between Classes.

Didn't do much yesterday.  Just walked around Navy Pier in the freezing cold.  No biggie.

So I have a class from 8-10:50, but the professor (who is really cool btw, he likes Lady Gaga and all that crap) let us out at 10:30.  My next class, color theory, doesn't start till noon.  I have nothing to do.  I can't go home.  If I did, by the time I got there, I would have to come back.  I'm just gonna sit here, in the student lounge and browse the web for an hour.
Remember what I said about people being nice?  Well, let me clarify.  Older adults (30+)  are nice.  My peers are douchebags.

I'm sitting across from some video game nerds.  They're obviously game art design majors.  Gwad.  They're ten times worse than high school anime nerds.  They're louder, and they smell like Japanese preservatives with McDonalds, floating in a pool of Monster energy drink.  I meet my new roommate, Alex, today.  That ought to be exciting!
I took the subway here by the way.  The ride was fun.  The transfer from the blue to the brown line (yes, be jealous of my new vocabulary.  You probably haven't the slightest idea of what I am talking about)  Was fuzzy, but I'm smart.  I figured it out and I was early to my first class!

I have a really bad headache.  Not enough caffeine this morning, but I went to bed early!  Wtf?! I just had a cup of black tea (yeah, coffee makes me shaky in the morning.  Screw you.) And that's still not doing it.  At least it did it for the ride here.  Speaking of me, I'M GETTING FUCKING SICK GWAD DAMN IT!  That's the last thing I needed.  My plan:  1- Go buy cough drops and start downing that shit like I'm a priest and they kiddie dicks (I'm sorry, that was mean.) 2- Increase my vitamin C intake by 100%, or until I basically start pissing orange juice.   (I like this plan.  I'm using it for my next video.  You saw it here first, on the blog!) Ugh.  I'll probably just go home, meet Alex.  Talk to him about me, drink coffee, make a video, and sort of do homework.

Holy shit. I just saw a guy who looks like Jack Black in "Year One" (with Michael Cera!)  I nearly jumped up and screamed "Hey! You look like Jack Black!"  So tempted to take a picture and twitpic it... ugh.  Did somebody just say  "I'll probably just use Windows Movie Maker"?  They lucky I don't have my whip on me.

I hear The Social Network was the worse movie ever.  Totally not seeing it/derecommeding it to people. piss.  I'm kidding.  I haven't seen it.  Should I?  I dunno, it just looks like another movie that just came out.  (<3 u jake ps:  text me about your visit and shit.  katherine, you too.)
Oh!  speaking of Jake and Katherine:  I'm afraid that Jake and Jake will come and visit, and they're staying at my place, but when they get here BAM! Katherine comes out of the trunk.  I'd be like "shit!  where am I gonna put her?!"  So please don't do that.  kthnks!

Ok.  I'm gonna go and stand outside my classroom for thirty minutes now.  C U L8r!  <<<<3333 XDDD lolololololo!!!!!!!111!!!!1!!!1

ta!

-Ricardo

piss cake.

OH. I guess today was fun.  Kyle and I went over to check out the location of our classes, but the building was closed (like I told him), so, we just walked to Navy Pier.  There were no people there (or at least not a lot.)  It was really windy.  

The vlog is doing fine, thanks.

My internet keeps breaking. balls.

I start class tomorrow. My last summer is ending today.  

And a group of back-stabbing slut-faced  ho-bags who live across from me are mean.  Ugh.

Ok.  I'mma go to bed soon.  Noite!  I'll see you tomorrow, once I'm back in school. 

favnfibuvaljkdjc

Hi!

So the internet works in my room now, finally.
The times have been fun. Getting around in the subway is the best thing ever.  I can't stop looking up at the Willis Tower, that whore.
So yeah, the fire alarm went off at 3 a.m. today.  I woke up, but I was too tired to interpret it as a fire alarm.  I lay there for like ten minutes. My phone rings.  It's kyle, "Hey!  The fire alarm went off..."  So I get dressed (because I sleep in my underwear [sexy, I know] ) and I take the stairs all the way down (I'm on the fifth floor btw)  and it's fucking raining.  Oh well.  We wait like twenty minutes, and then we can go back in. fun!
We had orientation yesterday and it was long, boring, and awesome.
We walked there and we were there at 9:45.  Then we attended a "presentation"  for each one of our majors.  Funny thing, film and audio had the same 'head of department' person thing, so Kyle and I were together most of the time. We got split eventually.  I went to get my ID, and he... I have no idea.  The line to get my picture taken was so damn long.  I made it though, and I got it! (I gave them a creepy smile.)  Then I went to get my train pass, and a lady with white dreadlocks took my picture (she was cool.)  It won't be activated till Monday though, so I'll have to either pay or walk everywhere.  I also got my supply kit, and it is awesome!  It was literally a suitcase (no, a "portfolio"... with wheels) and I had to roll it all the way back home.  We took a subway though, so I just had to roll it to the station (which Kyle almost missed again.)  In the kit there were some pretty cool things.  I got new headphones (Sony MDR-7506 *cough* suck it) and a 500 gig hard drive.  Those were the coolest things.  I also got paint, colored pencils, markers.. pretty much a mini Dick Blick.  Oh, and books.  I got Grammar of a Shot, Final Cut Pro 7, Rules of a writer,  A History of Film... and that's it.  (keep in mind that all of this was only $70.  I love you, Ai!) Oh, I got tapes and dvds too.  Katherine should consider this school or something.
Speaking of Katherine:  Hi.  I guess I miss you? Everyone here dresses so well, you'd be in love or something.  They are also really nice.  So many white people get financial aid, you would not have a hard time getting it.  Stop freaking out.

So yeah, those are the highlights so far.  My other roommate, Alex, moves in on Monday.  That's gonna be interesting.  Speaking of things, I'm trying to become friends with the people at the security desk.  Oh, and speaking of people at the security desk.. I walked into a door yesterday morning, and the lady laughed :( That's ok though, I would have too.

Ahem.. hi Jake. You are welcome to come, just tell me two or three weeks in advance.  and you can only stay the night for three days.  Katherine, you have to be 18+ to stay the night, but you can come during the day.

Ok, that's all so far.  We might go to Millennium Park later, and not take any pictures by the bean (Cloud Gate) because we are not tourists.

ta!

-Ricardo

College Boi!

HI!  Today was fun.  I woke up at six, then I lay in bed till six thirty.  I got up and clogged the damn toilet (it was really embarrassing to tell kyle)  and then I showered.  Kyle didn't come out of his room till like 12:25, so I pretty much did nothing after I showered. Once he was out I told him what I had done. It was awkward.  Then we walked to Target! We saw a midget on the way there, and Kyle was like "Woa! I'd never seen one before!" I didn't know how to get there, I just knew where it was.  We found it though, and it is sooo cool!  They have an escalator for carts (because it's a two-story Target)  and if you take the carts out of the store, the wheels lock.  I bought a ton of shit, and Kyle only bought a couple things.  We didn't get Nutella, which was a fail, because Kyle had never even heard of it.  Another one of my shits was an ethernet cable, which I needed because the wifi here sucks.  Then we walked back to the apartment, and it sucked.  The bags were heavy and my hands and shoulders still hurt.  Then I made spaghetti (poor Kyle can't cook anything.)  After we ate I filmed my SSS video, and I discovered that my internet doesn't work, EVEN WITH THE CABLE!  so, it's either the connection, the cable, or my computer (I hope it's the cable.) Then we went to the Apple store!  We took two subways to get there, but poor Kyle has a terrible sense of direction.  After he got us on the wrong subway going the wrong way, I took charge.  We made it, and it was tons of fun.  Then we came back to the dorm (and we didn't get lost this time, thanks to me.  He almost did though.  I had to run after him because he walked past the subway entrance.)  Also, poor Kyle again (his life kind of sucks!)  He lost his train pass on the way back too.  He also forgot his key card yesterday.  If he hadn't been with me, they wouldn't have let him in the building.  Anyway, Back in the apartment, I ate a sandwich and some oatmeal.  Then I edited my SSS video, and then I typed this.  Fun, eh?!

ok. Sorry if this felt too much like a list.  Whatever, it's my blog.  Tomorrow we have orientation at 10 am.  Then we're going back to Target to exchange my cable.  Then we're finding Nutella somewhere.  Ok. See you later!

Ta!

-Ricardo.

Oh! I forgot, I sent my first letter to Corey Lambert.  It was kind of pointless because I went to the post office, and the letter was going to a PO box right around the corner from were I sent it from.  Oh well.

Also, also, I can have up to two visitors, for up to three nights, once a month.  Jake, Jake, Katherine, start planning or something. (Except, I think they have to be 18+.. Sorry, Katherine. 

College lifeeee!

So I'm in college now. Yay me.
Leaving my parents was sad, but that's ok.  My roommate's nice. (he looks like peter parker.)
If I skip classes, I get dropped, and if I get dropped, I lose my apartment.  Guess I won't be cool/waste my FAFSA money like some people whose name starts with the letter Jake.
So yeah, arranging my room was a ho.  It's all good now.  I have to steal wifi from the lobby at the building because I need a damn cable in my room (isn't that retro?!)
So yeah.  Still getting used to this college life thing.  Beer! (jk, beer is gross, and not permitted in my building)
Ok.  Imma go sleep now because I'm tired.
bye.
ps:  I don't care if Shamis doesn't like it when I call it the WILLIS tower.  That's its name.  GEt over it.  pps:  all these grown up college kids are looking at me weird.  I understand them though.
ppps:  Gotta find Wheezywaiter, and become penpals with Corey Lambert.

ta!

-Ricardo.

12 Hours

I hate having feelings.  My move in time starts in exactly 12 hours, and I'm starting to get the emotions hardcore.  My room is so empty, and the car is so full (I have so much stuff, I seriously feel like a girl.)
So yeah, my mom cried already, And I don't like that.  It makes me feel bad, and when people cry, I cry, and not because I want to, but because I feel like I have to. It's stupid.
I saw Katherine for the last time today. It was fun and sad.  Our good bye was lame.  I ate my last Panch, and then we just high fived and walked away... I know.  we should have hugged and taken a picture.  Sorry, Katherine.  Next time it'll be better. (by the way, the album I talked to you about was "Pop! 20 Hits" by Erasure.)

So I'm transferring the music from "oogie's revenge" on to my computer.  I should have done this a month ago.  Procrastination, before college. #fail.

In other news, I became penpals with this guy named Corey Lambert.  He's popular on Dailybooth.  It's silly because he lives in Chicago, too.

Oh yeah.  I'm not getting any sleep tonight.

Ok.  I'll see you later, I guess.

I just don't want my mother to cry.

BYE!

Just a Blog

Not much going on.  Busy as hell.
I went to visit my family in Rock Island.  It was fun.

I saw "My Life as a Dog."  It's in who knows what language... let me look it up, I'm curious. Swedish!  Cool.  But yeah.  It's not a bad film, but it's not very entertaining.   I guess it's not that that old, but ... oh, I guess it came out in 1988 and it was nominated for two academy awards.  It wasn't bad.  The story was just like... ... ...  ok?  It just happens.  Too blah, but not so much.  It's hard to explain.  Go watch it, it has some deep things in it and all that.

I was also going to watch the Kill Bill movies, but Netflix sent me the second one first, so now I'm going to have to wait for the first one to come tomorrow.  I'll probably watch them while I'm on my way to Chicago.

I have lots to do.  YouTube is doing well, thanks for asking.

I'll see y'all later.

Oh I'm Whipping It Alright

I saw "Whip It"  yesterday.  Ellen Page is awesome.  I liked the movie.  There were some things that I didn't like so much.  I was not a big fan of the musical choices that were made.  I'm not saying that they used bad songs, I'm just saying that they didn't really suit the specific scenes that they were chosen for (not all of them though.) My least favorite one was when they were at the head shop and the roller girls 'roll' in (XD) but the background music is just like.. a friggin' guitar strumming away.  It sounded like a damn apple loop, and it killed the excitement that that scene was supposed to convey (those are my thoughts.) I was a bit shaky about the direction, but this is Drew's first movie, so. let's cut her some slack.  Also, there were some scenes that were questionable.  What was the point of the food fight? Maybe Drew just wanted to waste one or two days of filming and thousands of dollars in food, makeup, hair, and crew, just for fun.  There were also some gaps in the story.  I lot track of time for some reason.  The one thing that did make me fart was when 'Ruthless' is skating around during the final match, and you can clearly see the mannequins they used to make the ware house look full.  I rewound it and paused it.  Hilarious mistake.  

Now good things:  The cinematography was good.  Acting was good (for the most part,) And just thinking about how difficult it must have been to film the actual skating scenes.  Lot's of retakes I bet.  It wasn't a bad movie. I recommend.  

My going away party was a success I think.  I really don't wanna see anyone now though.  Remember that thing about monday?  Well, it may not happen now.  Maybe though.  I am seriously busy, guys.  I don't need/want your help though. I'm gonna be out of town tomorrow.  It was supposed to be today, but I guess City's homecoming is tonight too, and my brother wanted to go.  

Jake, I told Jake to tell you that you were a dick.  Just know that you are my favorite dick.

Ok.  Lots to do now.  I went college shopping at WalMart today.  That was fun.  K. I really gotta go now.

3 more days. 

ta

-Ricardo

Blast From The Past

I am copying Jake, but I have cooler stuff (sort of)
So I was cleaning up my room, because I have to get rid of a lot of stuff before I move.  I came across this drawer FILLED with 8th grade crap (it was really freaky because I felt like a hoarder.)  There I found my science binder.  Every single thing that we did during the entire year was there.  I looked through it and laughed at the silly things that 8th grade-no-speako-english Ricardo said.  I also came across some english papers, and I laughed at my grammar some more.  I also read a paper I wrote about the Holocaust.  I said that Hitler was drunk during the entire thing.  I wonder why I didn't get in some sort of trouble for that.  I was going to transcribe it on here, but it's too late now.  The recycling man came today and took my memories [trash] away.  There was one thing I saved though (except I just threw it away just now)  It was a copy of North West's very own 'newspaper,' "The North West Passage" In it I saw pictures of little people, and Andrea M. drawing attention to her 'knowledge' of everything.  Here are some cute interesting pictures.

There's Jake, showing off his superior technology, as usual.

There's Jesse T. when he was fat.  It says that Ben Crouse is there somewhere, but I don't see him?

Umm... This one is for Katherine.  Pee yourself now. 

And there's Tonya Nicholson with a Mell Keplinger lookalike.
I only added her because she's dead now, and seeing this was weird.

And those are my 8th grade stories.  Moving in less than a week.  You better come to my going away gathering tomorrow.  I'll be there.

ta!

-Ricardo

One Week

Ok, I typed these lists this morning.  Now it's night time and I revised them.  I thought they were funny, so I'll share them on here. (They are not finished yet.)  Feel free to contribute and offer help and all that crap.  I just copied and pasted them on to here.

LIST OF THNGS THAT NEED ACCOMPLISHIMITY

1- This list.

2- Finish green shirt, white shirt, orange shirt, and pumpkin shirt now.  Poo.

3- Transfer Oogie's music to  computer.  Pack stuff and throw stuff away.  

4- Wash all clothes.  

5- Buy new sheets?  

6- Buy food.

7- Buy loofah on a stick and other stuff like that.

8- Get more storage boxes and store stuff in them.

9- God save the wigs.

10- Buy a flip cam?

11- Sweep and mop room.

12- Clean up walls. 

13- Select unwanted clothes and donate them to Goodwill.

14- Finish underwear vest.

15- Make accessories from the accessory box.

16- Spray paint that ugly drawer thing.

17- Find a way to transport all my clothes (garbage bags?)

18- Dye yellow socks. 

19- Somehow cover up iMac box or something.

20- Ugh.  Plan going away party.

21- Finish wrapping accessory box.

22- Clean fog machine. 

23- Finish "Never Let Me Go"

24- Befriend roommates more.  

25- Change Netflix's address.

26- Clean up sewing machine table.

27- Test out new printer.

28- Manscape.

29- Clip fingernails.

30- Select clothes and be packed up by Monday.

31- Get business card printed.

32- Hang out with Katherine one last time.

33- Hang out with Jared one last time.

34- I guess I have to visit Megan.  I don't think that'll happen.  

35- Visit the Jakes (or not)

36- Visit school once more (I was supposed to do that today. oops)

37- Finish this list.

List of Things to Bring

- Coffee machine

- Clothes, duh!

- Stereo?

- iMac

- Macbook + charger

- Cellphone + charger

- Photo camera with memory card.

- Plastic pwoops.

- All my bags.

- Loofah on a stick.

- Shampoo

- Soap

- Books, but not all of them.

- Jack and Sally?  

- Jack sheet set?  Or should I buy a new one?

- Digital media (bag 'o cds' and movies.)

- Wigs

- Chest with clothes.

- Luggage?

- iPod + charger.

- Lights, cameras, extension cords. 

- Costumes

- Bag 'o makeup.

- Shiny umbrella?

- Pots and pans.

- More cooking crap.

- Little trash can.

- Box 'o teabags.

- SS card, certificate of naturalization.

- Bat.  Like, the one hanging from the ceiling.

- Spider hat.  Bird hat.

- Frankie the Fish.

- Posters?

- Long umbrella.

- Poncho

- Hershey's thing?

- Panchero's plate.

- Shaving/haircut thing.

- Razors (/_0)

- Shaving cream.

- Tooth brush. 

- Paste for the teeth.

- Condom collection (wouldn't want the parents finding that.)

- Select shoes?  But I love all of them!

- ONE alarm clock.

- Figurine gramma gave me?

- Candle + warmer.

- Sharpies

- Flashdrive

- New printer.

- Nail clipper.

- Pirate hat.

- Tripod

- Video cameras.

- CD sleeves.

- Artwork

- Notebooks

- Firewires

- Nipple water bottle.

- Wonder sandwich thing.

- Tupperware

- Beloved Jack cups.

- Dachshund cup.

- Belts

- Clamps

- Gallon o' glue? (have I been putting the ' on the wrong side all this time?)

- Finish this list.

Today was my last day at PATV and it was kind of sad, but not really.  I worked a camera for Ava Su's show, and I helped out with The Smartest Iowan.  Jane played against Liam (Shamis' brother)  and he won.  Poor jane.  She's so funny!  Then Josh gave me my letter of recommendation (who says I'm a bum? Jake! I worked all Summer for that paper. [on that note, Summer ends in EXACTLY ONE HOUR!])  I hate Summer.  So glad it's ending.  Anyway, then I left and it was.. oh.  Just before I got out there were so many people there and the lighting was just right, and I thought.. "I'll miss this place. Sad face."  Which I will, but I'm not about to go all Jake Nolan on you just yet (Wait 'till Wednesday, it should be interesting.)  My routine days are over.  No more lazy days, no more "oh, I'll do it tomorrow" days.  Everything needs to be ready by Monday (because I want to be prepared early)  and I'm starting to get those things.. what are they called again?  Oh yeah, emotions.

ta

-Ricardo

Ps: Check out the new banner on my website.  I made it all by myself! 

http://ricardorangeljr.com

In love with the Tran

So as you know, I'm a video dude.  I'm not just talking movies, I mean anything video... which comes down to movies and the internet, so when I say anything video I don't actually mean anything, but you get my goats.  I also don't know if you knew this, but I'm a vlogger!  I started doing this thing called Sixty Second September (SSS)  where you make a sixty second video every day during the month of September.  Now,  during the past twenty one days my videos have totaled over 300 views (that's not a lot)  and I've gained 22 subscribers (except I know two of them so they don't count.)  September is almost over, and that will make me sad, but I am not ending my vlogging empire!  As soon as SSS ends, I will begin my amateur vlogging career! Which brings me to the tile of the video.

People say that if you want to become a better writer, you should read good books.  If you want to become a better dancer, watch more musicals or some crap.  Some people say that if you want to become a better filmmaker, you should watch good movies (although I disagree with this one a little.  Some of the biggest film geeks make the worst movies [and YouTube is there to prove it].)  BUT I believe it does apply to vlogging.  If you want to become a better vlogger, watch GOOD vloggers.  My vlogging has improved a lot ever since I started watching more good vloggers.  My favorites are:  WheezyWaiter, Jpmetz, and my new recent favorite:  communityhcannel (her real name is Natalie Tran, thus the title of the blog.)  And she is so good, and funny, and I love her style and all that crap.  Anyway, that's it.

I also just saw "V for Vendetta" and I really liked it.  I liked V's voice and how smart he was.  Really good.  I really have nothing to say about it.  I thought a lot of the splashing blood looked a little fake, but that's ok.  There are no more bad things I can think of at the moment.  The explosions were cool.  I liked his haircut too.

Oh well, that's it for now. thanks

Ta!

-Ricarso