jeffrey + upstairsloft

We’re gonna meet up before and during her parents’ silver wedding, as
well as Jun and his family.  Other than that, we’re spending time
away from each other.

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The long part of the entry. Don’t bother reading.

       I remember December 2001, after Kate
and Jun’s family Xmas party, we left at around 9:30 to catch a flick.
Afterwards we drove around trying to figure out a place to eat.  We
ended up eating Jack-in-the-Box while parked in a vast, empty parking
lot.  We had those kind of enlightening conversations for a few
hours…you know, the type best friends have.

My parents were already in Philippines and my auntie and I left the day
after.  Anyhow, Jun or me put that Jack antenna ball on my mom’s
SUV.  It’s been on that SUV since then until my parents recently
bought a new SUV.  I smirked when I saw that the ball was still on
top of the big red toolbox in the garage after arriving home from
Frisco.  On the way to school when Jun, Kate and I had class
together, Jun would stick his head out of the window and ask "Jack! Are
you cold jack!?"  He would have yelling conversations with Jack
while people on the road looked at him as if he were crazy.

Then there was Kate in the back seat, either laughing or not responding
at all, engaged in her own world.  Yeah, that’s Kate, entirely used
to Jun and me.  You’ll even see it at school.  Sara, from
schoo, would say," That is so funny.  Jeff is up there being weird
and you’re just like ‘ehh…I’m used to it."  But all the time used
together is going to bite me in the ass.

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It’s a sad transition.  I only saw Jun on the weekends and even
those are going to slim down.  I’m not going home every weekend
when my 2nd sem. at state begins.   Kate and I have been
driving home since March.  Yes, we drove home EVERY SINGLE weekend
since March and we continue to.

As for Kate, I will miss every stupid little thing and cool thing she
does, from her stupid little comments that come outta nowhere.  I
swear, it’ll be quiet for 20 minutes then she starts talking about
mules.  I guess he was having a conversation in her head about
mules.  I’ll miss her annoying the hell out of me when I am in my
little zone, doing homework or something.  I am a very emotional
and nostalgic guy, though it comes out of my exterior like I don’t
really give a damn.  I mean, I’m not flamboyant with my emotions
but ehhh.. I dunno.  I’ll miss the crazy ass people I call Best
Friends.  That goes for Kaye, Paul and Jay too.

I depart Friday and I wish you a Merry Christmas.  I’ll be back
before the New Year.

       >>>>>>Part
Two of SFO

A few weeks
back my parents offered Kate and me to stay with them at a hotel in San
Francisco while they attend a ball.  Kate has this shindig going on
with her girls and I am going to stay in the hotel and just finish up
whatever is due within my 4 days left of school (I leave for Philippines
on Friday, thus taking the finals early).

Anyways, the view is cool; the Transamerica is half hidden from the
surrounding buildings but it’s about 4 blocks away. It reminds me of why
I want to live here during my professional career.  I am surrounded
by design, towering buildings, diverse people, diverse environments,
nice places, ghetto places and history.  The sound of honking horns
and distant yelling is actually soothing; it’s because it’s normal. 
I’m just another face in the crowd.

I have my books, my sketches, my notes, and roughs for projects. 
Then I got my cameras.  So far I’ve taken a few pictures.  I
haven’t taken a walk outside.  But I plan on going to MOMA (mus. of
modern art) after I drop off Kate to her friend’s house.

I hardly pass up an opportunity to visit the city; as long as time
permits.  3rd time in 7 days. Well..hopefully I can take more pics
later; it’s getting dark so early.

I am
designing my final notebook which includes all the projects I completed
in my graphic design studies class and I was playing with type. Then I
began to wonder what exactly needs to be on the cover so I researched
the parameters.  Then I ran to Kate and told her, "Kate!  The
cover has to be a typographic solution!"  She said "Yeah. 
Sara’s teacher told that to her class and everybody was like ‘whaatt? 
how?’".