FRIDAY - MAY 14
2:01 in bathroom. peeing. have to get ready to sleep
2:19 ok have cords medal sash. wallet and car key and printed ticket in sash. digital ticket on phone and trojan check screenshotted in camera. outfit laid out. thick socks. robe. tassel on cqp. reigen on cap. makeup ready. ok. i cqn do this. wake up qt 6am. set alaems
2:21 gonna wake up at 5:30. get ready and try and be in parking lot at 7
2:23 check insta. ok goodnight. double check alarms
5:30 wake. set new alaem 5:45
5:42 sit up. comtemplating drinkinf coffee
5:43 maks bed
5:44 put on slippers go to bathroom sit down pee
5:45 get up wipe flush wash hands brush teeth
5:47 finish wash face put on contacts
5:49 finish braid hair fromt piece
5:53 finish plug in hair iron
5:55 hair iron wont turn on decide its not worth it. cap covers hair anyways
5:56 in room tqke off slippers sit down makeup
6:00 foundation done set alarm 6:30
6:36 done with makeup
6:47 dressed. text back augustina fast. gonna get water and leave
6:51 stqrt driving
7:00 i arrive and get in line to park
the guy has me park in between two cones and somehow i do it. its all my time with the gate. im a parking master now apparently ( no i am not )
i get out of my car. i have no idea where to go. i figure it out slowly. there’s two girls and i stand with them for a bit before trying to figure it out more. i see a crowd of people and follow them
7:11 i get to the tunnel area and stand there. i dont know anyone here. idk where im going. i respond to a meme augustina sent me and i text her again that i know no one here
7:14 i go inside. i have no idea where im going but they all direct me
7:21 i make it to a chair and they have me sit down. i text augustina that i made it inside and i have no clue what to do
7:22 check mail check insta
7:24 text augustina again check mail again
7:25 text her again. i tell her to ignore my texts and im just panic texting
7:29 i text michael that im stressed
7:31 E texts me to look to my left. i look and i see her ! i say hello
7:32 michael texts back. he asks if im sitting with roski strangers or other student strangers. i say student. why aren’t we organized by department ?
7:37 i see keviette ! we chat a bit. just how we r doinf and stuff
7:38 michael texts
7:42 E comes to say hi. jared is in front of me we’ve met briefly before. we chat about what we did last night. they both went to ariann’s. i talk about high school musicak the musical rhe series
7:43 E goes back. jared and i chat a bit more. we dont know where we r going or how this is organized
7:46 i check insta and comment on tycho’s post. more people have arrived so far. idk how many people will be here
7:47 i text back michael. we complain
7:49 i text mama checning in.
7:50 text michael
7:53 check mail email back LACE saying i already have an internship and thanking them
7:54 i text Julián but then mama texts me back. she calls me
7:55 we talk about what side of the stage i am on. she hangs up to find seating
8:00 texting julian
8:02 mama calls. she tries to find me. theyre on the other side. she and Julián go to find seating on the other side
8:05 post memes to mentos. send an argue comment to a person on gorillaspin
8:06 they do another announcement. whatever
8:10 i text augustina. her classes started for the day so she didnt respond for a bit i tell her not to worry. we text briefly abt me graduating
8:11 she heart reacts my messages and goes back to class
8:12 mama calls. i stand up for her. she waves. Julián milly rocks.
8:13 a photographer from the LA Times takes my photo. he asks for my information. hell yeah. another announcement plays
8:15 i clean my decoden case with my nails. put on my special reigen phone cqse for the occasion
8:16 mama texts me to look that way. i look at her. papa is filming on the video camera. we wave at each other
8:17 the big screens start playing a video. gonna pay attention maybe
8:18 i text julian about the video playing. the actors in it are so good. papa calls me. i dont answer but turn to look. i wave at him. he moved closer to film me.
8:20 catch up typing will pay attention
8:30 fix fitbit
9:53 we r starting the procession for diplomas. everyone who got here early is fucked because they are starting last row first
10:22 texting Julián, tio junior, nino, mama, ace, augustina, and the roski group chat. also wendy and sam
10:48 just waiting for diploma. texting a few people here and there. idk what the order for going is anymore but id rather sit and wait than stand in the long ass line
11:09 in line with E, erin, jackie, and marisol
11:37 mama and papa came down once we got closed to the bleachers
11:47 we joke about this being an art project. i joke that im writing everything down. the joke is that i am
12:26 walked ! papa called. they are headsd mt way. my feet r killing me. regret my shoes. jackie said bye to me
1:32 in line at phillipes with family. feeling good. not too many notes while with them ! being polite
1:52 mama shows me some photos she and marisol took. marisol’s move wildly. i love it
1:54 i text back housemates abt my grad experience and how long it took. Julián confesses that it wqs him that took the blurry pics
1:55 i text back ace and kon
2:02 i give my order then go walk to sit with Julián in the back
2:24 back in car. ate. so good. so tired. we r going to get coffee. i have to pee
2:27 text back everyone on instagram
2:45 we r back in the car with coffee. papa asks me what hunter x hunter is cuz theres a hypland ad nearby. i give a verg very brief explanation
2:49 text back ace and kon about an attack on titan meme
3:28 finished walking around angelino heights. beautiful homes !!
3:29 text ace and kon about betty and jughead
3:30 check mail. LACE says congrats on 18th street. i have to send a portrait to 18th street. clicked on it so i would remember.
3:42 we park at a farmer’s market. my foot is blistering so i decide to stay in the car
3:50 catch up on instagram. enjoying zoning out
3:56 planning road trip with ace and kon. we might make it happen !!
3:57 my family comes back. they got me an almond croissant
3:59 we start driving
4:10 we stop at san conrado church
4:19 we finish walking around. its beautiful. we talk to the woman who takes care of the space. she’s preparing a space for a new saint.
4:26 i think we drive past human resources. mama is showing us around LA. i love it. i always learn so much
4:35 we drive by where tio junior’s warehouse used to be. we decide to start heading to the restaurant
4:56 we get valet and go to damian. idk what it is but they are excited.
5:05 we arrive at damian. putting phone away now
7:38 finish eating. so good. in car. best tacos ive ever had
7:47 texting mast on hinge. postponing our date
7:53 get home run in to pack things up. talk with mimi and zaira about graduation. explain how it works. mimi gives me a big hug. i put my sourdougj starter in the fridge and pack up everything else
7:58 grab everything headed outside. wendy says congrats i say thank you
8:00 outside run to pick up car
8:03 with papa
8:07 we r on vermont x expo. he asks me how to get on the 110 without fastpass