We will see how this rolls out… One more thing! Thank you to those people who are visiting every day. I was super nervous about converting this website to a more blog-based one and it is going pretty smooth. Thanks to everyone. =) Comments on the blogs are going to be indefinetely cut off. Email will be the best way to contact me. Debating adding a chat box. Hmm back to this work though! These designs will not draw themselves. Sigh.

Next on the agenda is…. what happened to updating this thing? hahaha That is my fault. College transfers are wrapped up but my portfolio website and hosting site are not up yet. Besides that, I have a plate full of projects to take care of and those come first since I am getting paid for them. Fashion school is expensive and I have got to pay for the cloth, pins, needles, swatches, embelishments and miscellaneous art supplies! In the end it is worth it because it will result in a fashion career eventually. Graphic designing has become a source of income for me now so I am not going to say no to a potential client. So that is what is up with thatttt.

One last thing. SOCIAL NETWORKS. NO, I do not have a Twitter. I have gotten emails about that. Reason being because I like having my life being private and will only share so much with the rest of the world. Nor do I have a MySpace though my portfolio contains a large portion of work done on there. I just know how to work with their CSS/HTML and do not have a personal account. Personal choice of mine soo yeah. I do have a Facebook but unless you want to run a search on my name, I am not going to be giving it out just yet.

I leave you with something a bit more light-hearted. Lyrics should give you a laugh if you haven’t heard the song before.

Anywayssss!! I think some misunderstood my LAST post. Restaurant Week was back in March and it was way crazy-er. This time it came around again in August for the summer version of it. This time it is longer (going til the end of August) and it was busy (for the past two official weeks). Way more people coming in not only for Restaurant Week, but also some other things we were running so that made it a bit more confusing while greeting tables. Had no life this time too! It was get up, shower, work, food, bed. Oh well. Today got called out of work because it was not as busy as expected. Decided to update and let everyone know that I AM ALIVE! haha

Ugh. This Thursday is my last day of work. Last night I went to Maggiano’s for a 1-year dinner thing with my co-workers and managers. Playing telephone while waiting for entree was fun, passing around “I like titties between my toes” and turning into “Someone’s dirty”? Yeah, it happened when I had to tell the kitchen guy in English. Sorry but I couldn’t translate toes! I know dedos are fingers but TOES?? Hmm.. need to look it up. Mad I forgot my camera! It is like 20 billion megapixel and would have made a great blow-up pic! You know for memories considering that I am leaving for college.

Besides that I am waiting on my visa. Today I was having troubles. Sort of the reason I was called out of work so that I could straighten everything out because they knew it was important when I called them at noon.

This is the deal. So first I sent in a copy of my letter saying that I was accepted into the school. I sent a copy of my passport because a guy I had talked to said a copy was fine. Other random things were 2 passport photos, fingerprints, my application and a signed paper from Boston. They sent it back 2 weeks ago saying that they needed my actual passport. Then they emailed me stating I forgot to enclose a letter from the bank to prove I had enough funds to show that I can pay for tuition (if I haven’t done so, which I have not) and can live in London without a job for the school year if necessary.

Isn’t that some bullish??!! They could not tell me the FIRST time about this bank letter when they sent back an envelope with everything in it and only checked off that I did not enclose my actual passport?? This UK consulate is on some bull. So then they emailed me about that letter and stated they need to recieve that letter within four days of the email. The bank letter took 3 days to come from Bank of America and this dingy letter ONLY stated when I opened the account, how much was in it and how much is there on average. GRR! I could have grabbed a bank statement or told you myself! Want me to take you with me to the ATM? haha

So today I went to the bank at 9am when it opened. The lady I spoke to on Friday said “It will definetely be here Monday!” I asked if she was sure and she said “Yeah, by the time we open on Tuesday it will be here. I promise.” Yes that is EXACTLY what she said. So after 30 minutes, one of the associates on the bottom of the totem pole of seniority there stated that it was not there. She said I would have to pay $10 AGAIN to get another letter right then. I made a scene (which is unlike me) because I had alreadyyy payed on Friday for this damn letter. I NEEDED this letter to stay in the UK for school. It determined my future here! So she gave me her card and number and said it will be there later, by the end of close. I called.. and called.. and called. First time someone said she was busy and she would call me back. Bish even WROTE DOWN my number (at least I thought so). Second time no answer, same for the other attempts. Finally, my Dad came home from jury duty and came with me since he is more intimidating and his name is also on the account I was recieving the letter for. 15 minutes before they closed, I finally got the letter! Then I had to run to the post office because THAT closed in 15 minutes as well.  The letter was sent next day to the consulate. Should be there by noon and hopefully my visa is approved and my passport is sent back ASAP. I am leaving for England SEPTEMBER 5TH!!

Thankfully it is summer and I don’t have summer college courses to worry over. At least I have a life this time. Tomorrow going to Dick’s Last Resort. I am kind of scared.. lol I have heard boatloads of stories from all different kinds of people about their accounts while there. At least they don’t mess with your food and they are NOT part of Boston’s Restaurant Week! Yay!

I don’t know, but during Restaurant Week I have always wanted to try other restaurants but I feel like I would be disturbing them. Restaurant Week is so hectic and crazy, (from first hand experience) that it is best to just leave all places that ARE  a part of it alone. Plus when you do come during a normal day, you usually get better service, a friendly server, don’t have to worry about them tainting your food.. (because some servers that get peeved DO do that! It is not a myth. Not where I work they do not do it.. but other places do, so always be nice to whoever is taking your order.) By the way! Always tip your servers accordingly. No $3 on a $50 total!! They are LEGALLY paid anywhere from $2 up depending on the state you reside in. That is how they get their money for rent, bills, etc. from tips! Remember that next time you go out to eat.

This is like a restaurant guide! Hahah. Although I did have a family member who did own a restaurant that I casually worked in when I was like 8-13. Don’t worry it was not child labor – I asked to work! Plus it was outside of the country on like a summer vacation. Speaking on food need to go eat my delivery of spicy wings, chicharones and arroz con habichuelas.

To the present, I am now waiting on my FTP Client to upload all of the scans I want to put up. It’s is a whole lot of them which explains why it is going to take 30 minutes - 2 hours until they are all posted. My life has been going peachy. Like the title says, it has been the main factor in lack of updates here. First there was that wedding dress which I’m delivering Saturday! Then there are side things like friends, random stuff and work that also help in me maintaining this life haha. Below are some pics of typical random things that have occured during my summer with description in the nexttt paragraph.

(1) My 7-year-old godsister Ariana drew me a card with her on the cover with the caption “Please don’t miss me…” and inside wrote “While your in college far far away in London!!” That pic was supposed to be of her face and it looks adorable because her interpretation is kind of good except she made her face huge. AW! :]
(2) I have been going out to eat quite often because it is summer time and my Mom tends to not cook because it is hot or she feels no one will eat it. The second one is true when my brother has work, my Dad is running errands or working, my sister is at her workshop and I am either out or at work on the same day. That pic is from an IHOP/movie date I had with my friend Jennifer.
(3) When I just want to leave my house I tend to go to this nearby park thing owned by Harvard University called the Arnold Arboredum. While there I feel like time stands still as I just walk and notice the beauty of nature like that ladybug by my favorite tree! (Yes I have a favorite tree! It’s a weeping willow.)
(4) Lastly, work! Now some people loathe work, but I actually enjoy coming into work for the random happenings that occur. The pic is of Charles Harrington’s business card which he left with my manager. He is a representative for Columbia Pictures and was in Boston scouting locations for Adam Sandler’s film in production, The Zoo Keeper. In the movie they just so happen to need a fondue place! Haha how random is that? And I happen to work in the one of TWO fondue restaurants throughout all of Boston. They came in while I was opening with about 50 guys as they picked a table for the scene they will be shooting in the restaurant in October. So mad that I will be out of the country for it!

Exciting life ain’t it? By the way that’s sarcasm. x] So to my cyber friends in the words of Wendy Williams “How you doin’?”