my sister told me two scary stories. :p I am trying to figure out the validity of both.

the first one is supposedly a true story about her friend\’s friend\’s aunt:
One night, she was looking out the window and noticed a woman and a child. They came up to her door and knocked.
The woman asked desperately, \”Please please please can I have some water? My child is very thirsty.\”
The aunt then said, \”No no no go away. I don\’t want strangers in my house. It\’s unsafe. Go away\”
The woman and child walk away. The aunt returns to her television and there is a breaking news report a woman and a child on loose, who were known for going door to door. They would ask for water. Then kill the owner and rob the house. The aunt was afraid. She went to bed and turned off all the lights. Then she glanced at her bedroom window. The child was there…pointing at her while the woman was trying to open the window…

Then this other story:
A girl was waiting for her ride late at night. A man drove by and asked her if she wanted a ride. She refused. He came back again and asked for the second time. She says, \”No, go away\”. Then he returned for the third time and asked, \”Do you want a ride?!\” She refused again with a some nervousness and threatened the man with pepper spray, \”NO GO AWAY!\” She continues to wait for her ride.
The next day, she is discovered dead…and raped. It turned out that a rapist had been waiting for her in the bushes…and the man was just trying to save her.

got this in the e-mail today:
From: Paula
Subject: Someone nice wants to meet you
Body: Silagra is as good as Viagra – just cheaper!

Good to know that there are some cheap males out there…

Because of the ankle I twisted several weeks ago (first I fell off the front steps of my apartment building, then I twisted it playing basketball the week after), my ability to shoot a basketball has declined…BECAUSE I CAN\’T JUMP.

David and I were the only ones who showed up this week despite the fact that people made a lot of noise on the mailing lists. Secretly, I somewhat glad that someone in particular didn\’t show. Not that I am bitter, but it would have made the situation awkward.

Always make sure to note when a party starts. So I had assumed that Aaron\’s party was going to start at 6 pm and arrived there fashionably late (in my terms, that\’s 20 minutes) to discover that the party wasn\’t supposed to start until 7 pm.

So I got handed the opportunity of helping Aaron in the kitchen since I arrived early. Whoops, i think.

Reminder to self: lateness is always a good option

Your mission is to determine and describe the cognitive category structures instantiated by the organization of goods in a local supermarket of your choice.

That was my assignment for cog sci 101. SWEETSER. :p And that was the reason that I was in Safeway for 2.5 hours on a Friday night. If you wanted to know, I was the one with a notepad jotting down notes how all the items are categorized-whether by their type, their brandname…blah blah.

All I can say is…that there is a lot of CHEEZ (no pun intended) available in most sections. And that the ankle I twisted two weeks ago is hurting more now than before. :(

But I awarded myself by buying a cheesecake.

I WILL BE SEEING ALECKY IN 9 DAYS. :D

forgot to say these:

MANY WUBBLES TO NAIM FOR RESTORING MY ONLY BACKUP FROM JUNE 2002 (yes that\’s why there is actually a REAL archive) :D :D :D

superficiality shall ensue here on the blog while my deeper thoughts and insightfulness will remain in my journal (ask for access).

in other news, school sucks.