Today's lovely e-mail came from the Regents of the University of California.  My appeal of my nonresident classification has been denied.

Long story short, I received notification about three months ago that I did not qualify as a California resident due to the following factors:

• Lived outside of the state for more than six months
• Registered a vehicle outside of the state
• Changed my Driver's License to a different state
• Changed my voter registration to a different state
• Paid states taxes to a different state

Subsequently, I would have to pay nonresident fees for my first year at UC Berkeley. 

I sent a nicely-worded, two-page appeal letter to the General Counsel, explaining my situation and the reason for each of the above "criteria" which invalidated my residency.

Apparently it was all for naught, because I still have "nonresident classification for tuition purposes at the University of California, Berkeley campus."

When I read the e-mail, I seriously LOL-ed.  I just laughed out loud in my office.  My life has turned absolutely upside-down in the past month, and it's only fitting that this would happen next.  Don't get me wrong, everything that's happened has been quite ... what's the word... surreal, but at this point, all I'm left with is to laugh at it. 

And hey, at least I can still laugh, right?

Just got a lovely e-mail from the Office of Academic Records.  My graduation has been denied by Evaluations. 

Seriously?  Seriously?!?  

I cannot believe this is happening.  As if getting locked out of my own house two nights ago wasn't fun enough, now THIS gets thrown into the mix of everything that's happened.  Told myself I was going to hold off on the ice cream too, but it looks like I'll be starting my fourth carton tonight. 

=/

Edit: Called Evaluations.  Apparently the phone line is only open from 10 AM to 12 PM on Mondays.  ^**frustrated ninja*

8:06 AM
@rawklee Is it the brain or the heart that's responsible for feeling sad? I say it's the heart.

8:45 PM
Playing with the neighbors kittens. Four in total, this one's in my lap: http://twitpic.com/88ma1.

9:30 PM
The fifth and final kitty has come out of hiding. She's definitely the runt, and I love her for that. http://twitpic.com/88s5p

10:16 PM
And now I have two kitties on me - one is napping in my lap and the other gal is climbing in and out. http://twitpic.com/88wtr

10:47 PM
Playing with the kittens today was very cathartic - and very needed. It qualifies as the best thing that's happened since gradumacation.

1:30 AM
Guess who's still awake?

8:07 AM
Woke up late. Puffy eyes again. Great start to another week.

10:33 AM
RT @LIFE We are saddened to report that LIFE's Iranian photojournalist is missing - http://bit.ly/Y5oLk - #Iranelection

2:33 PM
@minnairukai Ohmygoodness, I'm so sorry for your loss. -HUG- Praying for comfort for you and your family.

4:40 PM
@zainy No worries, I haven't seen it either. (If you can wait until the end of July, we can go see it together...)

6:10 PM
@zainy LOL! I remember when we saw that. Oh goodness, weird movie. Do you still have a crush on her? (I absolutely loved her in P&P)

7:43 PM
@zainy Did you have the crush before or after the school girl outfit?

9:14 PM
An example of my OCD-ness. http://etoilenoir959.livejournal.com/103266.html

4:19 AM
@Tenchiboyx Between Twitterific and TwitterFon, I like the former better.

4:25 AM
@zainy They don't have a free version, so I haven't tried Tweetie yet.

4:31 AM
@zainy Uhhh, yeah. Let's not forget my profession - penniless grad student.

4:32 AM
@zainy However, I am reminded of my chance out of this penniless existence at The Mobius Strip...

4:34 AM
4:30 AM. Still awake. =/

4:35 AM
@zainy Selling a kidney for guys is easy. Selling a kidney for girls means no chance of a baby. So no.

4:40 AM
@zainy Hatechoo. You, the management team, and Team Gamma. =/

4:44 AM
@zainy Could I apply to be just a waitress then? I think I'd be more comfortable in that role anyway.

4:52 AM
@zainy I don't think I'd be very good backstage. I'm quite clumsy. =/

4:57 AM
@zainy I survive only because I stay within the safe confines of academia. Outside of it, I might perish.

5:00 AM
@zainy Though I think I'd be okay in the driver's seat of your Eclipse...

5:06 AM
@zainy I haz copy of Maxim March 2006?

5:09 AM
@zainy Sorries. G'night.

5:11 AM
@rawklee Whatever it is, just cry. It'll make you feel better afterwards to have let it out of your system.

With my OCD, it really bothers me that the iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update resulted in the font of the Notes to be changed.  Originally it was a "Felt Marker Narrow," but now it's a "Felt Marker Wide."  (Not sure if these are the actual font names, I'm just calling them that.)

That's all.

(And yes, I owe y'all lots and lots of pictures.  Chem Banquet and Gradumacation are the big ones. I know, I know. Sorries.)

11:16 AM
Heading to church. Praying for some comforting words from God.

3:26 PM
Absolutely broke down in church. Had to leave for a bit because I was a sobbing mess. =/

5:51 PM
@venusivy -hugs tightly-

5:51 PM
@Diafthora Thanks, I'm definitely trying.

5:52 PM
@djmelvis -hug- I hope so too. Just trying to take one day at a time.

5:55 PM
@FatOldBaldGuy Nuh-uh, I'm not crashing your Vegas trip. That's definitely date time. Besides, I have @snowteddie for Disneyland.

5:56 PM
@FatOldBaldGuy @snowteddie Thank you for the thought though - it's very sweet of you both, and I really appreciate it.

5:56 PM
@pandari Normally I don't take sparkle hugs, but if it's from you? -sparkle hug-

5:58 PM
@zainy People that have the same birthday are awesome like that.

8:06 PM
Seriously, crying? When can I just have a normal conversation then?

10:56 PM
@pandari Thank you. -hug- And don't worry, I have you listed for Friend Duty in the coming weeks. -hugs some more-

1:01 AM
That's one more day I got through.

8:29 AM
Woke up to a fever and sore throat. And of course the swollen eyes. I need to get rid if this virus already...

1:06 PM
Ugh, stomach hurts so much. Or did my heart drop into my stomach?

7:58 PM
Her name was ندا (#Neda). It means voice or call in Farsi. She is the voice of the people, a call to freedom. #Iranelection

12:38 AM
Such a small and silly thing, but that hurt a lot more than I thought it would.

8:26 AM
Waking up with ridiculously swollen/puffy eyes again. -_- (or should it be a o_o face instead?)

10:41 AM
Dear body, Please stop with the bowel movements. Not only is it uncomfortable, it's also embarrassing to keep running to the work bathroom.

11:20 AM
@Naomichele Used up all my PTO already, and going back to SLO for gradumacation weekend was Leave Without Pay. Can't take more days off >_<

3:41 PM
@wong_peter We need to go wine tasting together. I think this might even take precedent over going clubbing together.

4:12 PM
@Jmstjohn YES. -marks off calendar-. (But that means you'll be expected to join me for a study date with the books every other week.)

4:47 PM
@amandabenson Thank you dearie. I miss you a lot. A *lot*

5:12 PM
Iran jams BBC signals, so BBC throws in 2 extra satellites. Brownie points to the BBC. http://tinyurl.com/n4oadw #iranelection

8:24 PM
Going through old pictures. A flood of memories, and some tears along the way.

8:03 AM
Fever's gone, but headache is still here. And how are my eyes *still* puffy???

8:39 AM
@Myuze When is it? I'd like to go, depending on the date and ticket prices.

1:31 AM
Still awake. -_-

10:44 AM
Pounding headache hasn't gone away yet, body is still achy, and with the swollen/puffy eyes, I feel totally out of it today.

10:58 AM
@pbaile00 I miss you so much too love. -HUG and holds tightly-

2:57 PM
@rislim Thank you, THANK YOU for the pictures! Is there a trick to downloading all the pictures via Flixr, or is that not possible?

3:45 PM
Running a fever. Just have two more samples to get through, and then I can nap at my desk...

4:25 PM
@pbaile00 Came back yesterday morning. Didn't want to come back to DC at all, but now it seems like it's for the better, huh?

4:41 PM
@YoshiPT Thanks for the congrats. Hope you had your fill of hot dogs.

4:44 PM
Boss lady walked into my office. Saw me dead asleep. Is now sending me home. ^*Sicky-poo ninja*

6:06 PM
Very minor complication with my Mommy's colonoscopy, but she's doing good now - just tired. Yay that she's okay, and g'night y'all.

9:46 PM
Fighting back a wave of loneliness.

10:03 PM
@pandari -HUG- Much <3 to you. Miss you so much, I can't start to tell you.

10:23 PM
@snowteddie -hugs tightly-

10:45 PM
Finished cleaning my room, kitchen, and bathroom. Am now calling my girls. -trying to find things to keep me busy-

12:13 AM
@Jmstjohn Well, I'm seriously depending on you to yell at me when I'm spending too much time in the library and not enough with you. ^_-

12:13 AM
@greyeeyore -hug too-

4:14 PM
@Myuze Thank you for the congratulatory wishes!

4:19 PM
@diegobaptista Yeah, we definitely sat down and ate. HOW DID I MISS YOU???! -cries!-

8:10 PM
@MiltyKiss Remember how you said we were going to talk tonight...? Thanks for not answering your phone.

8:19 PM
@chuhai @rawklee @PyronIkari @shntenchi @dingyu I want to see UP! Been waiting to see it with @MiltyKiss, but its probably not gonna happen

8:21 PM
@shntenchi Thank you for the congratulations on my gradumacation. -smile and hug-

8:23 PM
@shntenchi No whining to @the_gattchoon that there was no alcomohal. =/ Ish too expensive and I didn't want to risk a party foul.

8:24 PM
@shntenchi And finally, what are the other three times @MiltyKiss went to see UP?

8:33 PM
@jadepearli Thank you, thank you Pearl! Wish you were there - I miss ya!

8:35 PM
@shntenchi Nope, he slept through our date.

8:40 PM
@jiggens Thank you for the congrats wishes Kevin. So very glad you came down! ^_^

8:41 PM
@MiltyKiss Oh, and since you're still Twittering, I'm assuming you're done with your "test." Still waiting for your call...

8:44 PM
@MiltyKiss Yes you can, but you said we would talk tonight. Especially since we haven't talked since Thursday night...

8:02 AM
@racerxmachina Whoops, sorry about the sun. Thank you again for coming! It meant so much to me. -hug-

8:05 AM
@jemz Wait, how did I beat y'all? We still had to load up my furniture and stuffs and didn't leave until 6:00. Did stuffs happen afterwards?

8:09 AM
@rawklee @dingyu That was quite a number of detours and pit stops. What detours did you hit that made y'all get home after me?

8:10 AM
@PyronIkari Thank you for the congratulatory wishes!

8:15 AM
@chuhai Thank you dearie! I'm so glad that you and @pyronikari made it down.

6:17 AM
Guuuhhh. So tired. It's 6:15 AM. -tries to crawl back in bed-

7:32 AM
After showering, getting breakfast and hot tea, and getting all snazzed up, I'm feeling a bit more excited for gradumacation.

9:01 AM
At FOE with my classmates and AXE brothers. Soooo excited right now!!

9:08 AM
Dude, we're marching now!!

9:59 AM
GRADUMACATION!!! (A fitting post for my 2000th Tweet.) ^_^

10:10 AM
@Diafthora @Pandari Drive safe y'all.

10:11 AM
@snowteddie Thank you, thank you.

10:12 AM
@tazinator666 Thank you. Definitely having fun I'm with my classmates and frat brothers, and we're gradumacting - how could we not? ^_-

10:17 AM
@k_farbs Thank you so much! (I showed them your Tweet, hehe) Wish you were here with us. But your big day is coming soon! ^_^

10:18 AM
@racerxmachina Yaaay! You and the hubby drive safe please.

10:19 AM
In the second row from the Main Stage. Good for pictures, bad for napping. (Listening to the Ambassador of Zambia speak now)

10:47 AM
Graduates of the College of Science and Mathematics just got our degreees conferred!! And I love Dean Booger, because he got us a drum roll

12:28 PM
@LadyNienna Ohmygoodness. I hope you rest up and get rid of that booger fever. And thank you. ^_^ Wish you could be here.

12:28 PM
@rawklee Yay indeed!

12:30 PM
@pandari I'm sowwies. Thank you again to you and @diafthora and Theo and Davie for coming!

6:28 PM
Saying goodbye to Vicki and Stan was hard. After holding back the tears all day long, I definitely couldn't hold it back this time.

6:36 PM
@renakay Thank you dearie!

6:37 PM
@a40oz4Breakfast Thanks for the congrats!

6:38 PM
@ngoskillz Thank you Michael. ^_^

6:39 PM
@Diafthora Thankie! And great shot from above.

6:40 PM
@jemz Thank you dearie!!

6:42 PM
@pandari Thank you, thank you! (And I'll watch the video the next time I'm hanging out at your place. ^_^)

6:42 PM
@dingyu LOL! And thanks. ^_^

6:53 PM
@djmelvis Thanks Mel!

6:58 PM
@racerxmachina Yay indeed! And yes, getting out of the structure was a nightmare. Vicki had some guy get out of his car and start yelling!

7:07 PM
On our way back to San Jose. Miss Goh. =/

8:46 PM
Stopping at In-'n-Out in Salinas. Joked that we should ask to borrow the grill, throw on the remaining 64 hot dogs, sell 'em for 50 cents!

11:09 PM
Finally home and unloaded the truck. Exhausted. -promptly falls into bed without brushing teeth- G'night y'all.

8:13 AM
One more day!

8:52 AM
Got back from grocery store trip #2. The cost of foodage is adding up much faster than I anticipated...

12:30 PM
Cake #1 is done, Cakes #2 and #3 are in the oven. Now cutting the chicken strips for the salad.

5:54 PM
Saw some friends for a bit at Splash Cafe, and now Firestone's with my parents. I'm so tired, but so happy!

7:02 PM
@DancingWerewolf Are you there now? We are almost done with dinner. We'll head over! ^_^

9:28 PM
For my fellow Chem & Biochem graduates: Be at FOE by 8:30 *at the latest*. We march down to the stadium by 8:45.

10:22 PM
Just finished desserts with Trinh and the Baileys. Wished so much I could stay longer, but I started falling asleep. >_<

11:06 PM
@racerxmachina See you in about 12 hours! -excited!-

11:24 PM
@AJayN85 (I know I said no Twittering about gradumacation plans... I'm sorry >_<) Were you able to find a ride down to SLO?

11:25 PM
@zainy (I know I said no Twittering about gradumacation plans... I'm sorry >_<) Am I guessing I won't get to see you tomorrow...? =/

11:27 PM
@chuhai @PyronIkari @rislim @shntenchi You guys should be almost here now. Yaayy!

11:30 PM
@YoshiPT Wait, if you guys left at noon, then you should have been in SLO by 3ish. Why weren't you guys at Splash? =/

11:30 PM
@AJayN85 Awwww. Thank you! And yay!

11:39 PM
@dingyu The pictures of SLO you've been posting? That's why I love this place. Absolute love SLO.

11:41 PM
Gah, my dad's getting cranky. It's WAY past his bedtime. >_<!

12:18 AM
@Diafthora @Pandari I knows! But there's still so much that needs to be done. >_<

12:30 AM
Yaaay, Goh is here! ^_^

12:39 AM
Poll time! Should I wear my glasses or not?

8:08 AM
Okay, game face on. Financial Aid, I wants my monies back! -rawr-

8:37 AM
@slaybourne @amandabenson Only two more days! -EXCITED!-

8:41 AM
@racerxmachina You should get the evening gown... and wear it to gradumacation!

8:48 AM
@DancingWerewolf I'm on campus for the morning. Can you let me know when I can head over to Poly Canyon to say hello to ya?

9:00 AM
@k_farbs Collin and Sarah (and now me) are wondering where you are.

9:06 AM
@zainy The Mobius Strip club sounds awesome. If the grad school thing doesn't work out, that might be my next life option...

9:09 AM
@RodSchoonover What room is P-Chem in? Can I come visit?

9:23 AM
@pyroturtle Feel better please. Also, rock your O-Chem final!

9:35 AM
@snowteddie O_O And twist my ankle in record time?! -scared-

9:25 AM
@MiltyKiss Do you know what else is a great game? American McGee's Alice. Wish I could get a copy of that game and play it...

9:26 AM
@sinatao Per @shntenchi's Tweet, can we get matching ninja outfits? That'd be really fun. ^_^

9:32 AM
@monyelle Random question: is one package of cream cheese all I need for snickerdoodle ball? (Will be going grocery shopping this afternoon)

10:10 AM
@shntenchi Sharpies please! (And hopefully @MiltyKiss sent you an e-mail too)

11:06 AM
@zainy Oh. Double whammy. -_-

11:40 AM
@zainy YES! Can a lab coat be a part of my outfit?

12:21 PM
@snowteddie Even if @zainy doesn't make you House Mom, will you be my Big Sister at the Mobius Strip and give advice and stuff?

3:04 PM
Off to wine tasting with my girls. Jenna, Jessica, and Megan - I love my girls!

6:07 PM
Totally just drunk 3-wayed @tenchiboyx and @MiltyKiss. But since it was on speakerphone and there was 5 girls in the car, is that an 8-way?

10:18 PM
Is now the DD for Jenna and Jessica. Yay downtown SLO...?

11:06 PM
First bar of the night: Native!

11:55 PM
And... Tequila shots. Bleh!

12:21 AM
Grey Goose shots now. Whee!

12:43 AM
And another round of Grey Goose. Needed to chase this one down.

12:58 AM
And... Another Gray Goose. Yes, we have two bottles. Yay for bottle service! ^_^

1:55 AM
Now to 1353 for the hoist party!

8:57 AM


Trying to get the gradumacation outfit together. My gown goes all the way to my ankles - does that mean it's too long?

3:51 PM
Back from the first grocery store trip. (Though, does Costco count as the grocery store?) Hope BallPark hot dogs are okay with everyone...

8:40 PM
Just finished Farmer's Market. A lovely end to a lovely day with my Mommy.

11:35 AM
Showed my Mommy the gradumacation dress. She said: "You're a size 6? I thought you're an 8" Uhhh, did my Mommy just call me fat?! LOL

6:52 AM
Dear dress, Why do you have to take up half the space of my suitcase? Please don't. - deborah

8:55 AM
Waiting to get the tire changed. After need to head to the bank to get more stuff notarized, then post office, then work. *SO* tired.

9:09 AM
@venusivy Seeing you this weekend is already like the equivalent of 100 extra hugs! Besides, I have contragulatory hugs to give YOU ^_^

9:11 AM
@chuhai Hope your allergies don't hit you too hard today. (Also, be aware that SLO has pollen issues. =/ Sowwies)

9:37 AM
Am still waiting for the tire change. Been over an hour already. >_<

11:09 AM
The six-hour run that I set up last night didn't run correctly. Am seriously ready to cry right now.

2:05 PM
@pandari Thank you dearie. It definitely helps me to keep going, knowing that I'll be able to see cherished old friends again in a few days

2:14 PM
Holy shmoly, it's past 2 already? O_O!!

3:10 PM
AAaahhh!!! I need to leave for the airport already! -rushes to finish things up-

4:55 PM
TSA security guys called me aside... to handcheck and verify my Jim Henson's Fantasic World poster! That made me laugh. ^_^

6:04 PM
@tazinator666 I did! Sorry that I won't get a chance to see you again, but thank you for the lovely poem - it is very special to me. ^_^

6:14 PM
@tazinator666 Heh, sorry. Just saying that I really appreciated your e-mail. ^_^

6:16 PM
Flight is now 30 minutes late. =/ But it's all good, because I'm heading home and I get to see my parents tonight! ^_^

6:24 PM
@snowteddie Wish you and @FatOldBaldGuy could be there at the gradumacation.

6:48 PM
An hour later, but finally leaving. San Jose, SLO - California! - here I come!

7:14 PM
Noooos. Pilot has shut off the engines. We're definitely in for a wait. (When we were moving earlier, that was only to a different runway.)

7:21 PM
Okay, just talked to the flight attendant. They say they don't turn off the engines UNLESS it's more than an hour wait. O_O!!

8:30 PM
Now it is storming. And yes, there is thunder and lightening. (I normally love 'em, but not quite so much right now...)

8:53 PM
DUDE, we just saw the lightening strike!!! We are smack dab in the middle of this storm - so cool! But in a metal bird? Not okay...

9:06 PM
Still in the plane, on the Tarmac, in the middle of a lightening and thunder storm. Now starting the fourth hour. -_-

9:30 PM
YYAAAAYYY!!! We're next up. Maybe I can still make it in time for my Mommy's birthday! -hopeful-

12:10 AM
We've finally landed on OAK! -cheers-

3:05 AM
Eleven hours from leaving the airport, I am finally home. Yay! And g'night.

7:20 PM
At the CityDance "Champagne & Dessert Event" ...in the French Embassy!

10:13 PM
FUDGE NUTS! I'm stuck on 270 with a flat tire. And while I know how to change the tire, I CAN'T FIND THE JACK!!!

10:52 PM
Holy shmoly, are you kidding me?! Guy pulled over to help, has a jack, changed the tire... and the spare is flat too. o_O!!

11:33 PM
Got towed to a gas station to pump air into the spare ($4 a mile!), finally got home... only to find the garage door is broken. -cries-

11:55 PM
Okay. Okay. It's midnight, and there's still a lot for me to do, since I leave for CA tomorrow. So first up? Binge eating!!

12:14 AM
Binge eating still in process, but starting a load of laundry. Might as well, right? Next up: general cleaning (kitchen and room)

12:58 AM
With a combination of potato salad, pasta, and watermelon in my tummy, I am now ready to begin packin-- Ooh, ice cream!!

1:14 AM
@MiltyKiss You're still awake, right?

2:01 AM
A part of me wishes I could be a bit more selfish, but the other part of me wishes I were more giving so that I can help someone else.

Poll time!  Vote for your favorite gradumacation dress: Alpha, Beta, or Gamma

( ...dresses...? )

Yes, that last one is just for funsies.  Got ya, though! ^_^