This week I went to New York City with Nonie, Doc, and Emma! We had a fantastic time going to lots of shows and eating at great restaurants.
This weekend I got out of school, and Gramalicia arrived! I was super excited to get us a sampler of mochi donuts, sweet treats I picked out from a bakery. Their designs were super fun, and they tasted good too!
This weekend Nonie and Doc visited to drop off our Nickel gifts! We went out to brunch with them and did a jigsaw puzzle together. I enjoyed playing some holiday music while we finished the puzzle!
This weekend, my school hosted Senior Movie Night! We watched Home Alone in the library. I had some friends over before the movie for dinner, then we walked over and watched the movie. I brought some blankets, and they buried me underneath them!
This weekend I went to my friend Meredith's birthday party! We went out bowling downtown. We played three games, and despite my rocky start, I won the last game with a score of over 100!
This week I went to San Diego to see the Nickels! We celebrated Thanksgiving together, then went to a musical of The Grinch. It was super fun and I'm glad I got to see them!
This weekend we went out on a walk along Lake Merced! We saw some dragon boaters practicing their rowing and got to judge them from the comfort of the golf course benches. Living by a lake is really nice on days like these.
This weekend I went to Portland, Oregon, with my mom! We toured Reed College, and then had some time to explore the city. I got to experience actual fall!
This weekend I went to the Lowell Senior Boat dance! We went out on the water for about three hours. It was super cool to go under both bridges, and we stayed on top of the ship watching the view for most of the dance, even though it was pretty windy. I dressed up as Harley Clinton, which was pretty fun!
This week I'm planning to go trick-or-treating with some friends! We missed a lot of time over the pandemic, so we're going out to make up for it. It's Anthony's first time trick-or-treating, so we're super happy to go with him!
This weekend I went out to buy materials for my costume! I'm wearing a Halloween costume for the Senior Boat dance later, which I need hair dye for. We went to Spirit Halloween to get the dye, but we also had a great time looking around at all the decorations and costumes.
This weekend Gramalicia got here! I'm headed up to Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Christian's house for the weekend. Before the drop-off, though, we all got together to have dinner! I had a great time.
This weekend I went to homecoming! I had a great time dancing with my friends. Alessandra came over to have dinner and get ready with me, so we took some photos before the dance!
This weekend was the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival, so my dad and I went to Golden Gate Park for the afternoon! We had a great time listening to The Church in the evening.
This week I worked at my last Back to School Night! I was at the PTSA table getting new members for the whole event. It was a lot of work, but we got a ton of new members, and are about 2/3 of the way to our goal!
This weekend I went to Japantown with my friends for an art festival! There were a ton of stalls of local artists selling stickers, keychains, and pins. I bought some stickers, then we got lunch and shopped around! I had a great time with them.
This weekend I went to the Senior Prom bake sale to help my friend Alessandra! She's one of the vice presidents of the prom board. While I'm not on the board, I got to hang out and help promote the bake sale for a few hours! The chocolate chip cookies were also really good.
This weekend I had a gum surgery, so I'm spending my time recovering! I haven't done very much, but I did get to go on a walk to the reservoir, which has a nice grassy hill to run down.
This weekend was my birthday! I invited some friends over to watch Howl's Moving Castle with me, though we ended up also playing some video games and eating cupcakes. I had a ton of fun, and even got to wear my purple cape! Here we are in height order, our classic lineup.
This week I went back to school! But before that, I got to volunteer with Shield and Scroll, the Lowell Honor Society, to help out at teacher training. I served lunch to all the teachers, and got to talk to some familiar faces!
This weekend I went to Outside Lands music festival in Golden Gate Park! I had a fantastic time, and got to see one of my favorite bands, Lovejoy, perform. They came all the way from England for this festival! The other bands were also super fun to watch. Here I am with my friend Hannah in front of the giant sign!
This week, I toured some colleges with my dad! I really liked all three of the ones I went to see, which was great. Here I am at Yale, participating in a tradition of touching this statue's shoe for good luck!
This weekend my dad and I went to the Color Factory in New York City! It was super fun. They had tons of awesome photo places. Here we are in the room full of confetti, which we threw before our photos! I was finding confetti in my clothes for days, but it was worth it.
This week, Nonie and Doc came to Montreal to see us for a few days after the NPL convention! We had a great time seeing the sights, eating some great food, and of course, playing a super fun escape room together.
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This weekend I am in Montreal, Quebec, for the National Puzzler's League convention! As usual, I'm running my trivia game, this time without an elevator. I also got to play in the Extravaganza event on Saturday night, which was super cool! Here I am afterwards, with the extra tape.
This week, I went to a Fourth of July parade in Wisconsin! There were lots of floats and some interesting stuff. My personal favorite was the truck with kids grilling on the back. Here we are in front of the parade route!
This weekend I went up to Wisconsin to visit Mimi and Papi! We are also headed to some of the art galleries in the area. This one has some of Stephanie's art at it, and it has a really cool field and a maze on the premises!
This weekend my mom and I went to our first SF Pride parade! We didn't go to the whole parade, but got to see a ton of floats and groups. It was super fun, and I got a free flag! We also got to stop by the Castro district and take a photo with the giant flag.
This weekend is the Telluride Bluegrass festival! I've been having a great time on the tarp listening to music, even though it's rained a lot. The mountains still look awesome, and there are some great vendors too! I bought this multicolored parasol.
This week, since it's summer, my family and I have been playing lots of our new video game! I'm a big fan of the Legend of Zelda series, and a new game released last month, called Tears of the Kingdom. We've been having a blast playing during our time off! Here we are diving off an island.
This week was my last week of school, and this weekend marks the beginning of my summer break! To celebrate, my friends and I had a game day at Birdie's house. We played some card games and watched Connor play video games, while Emma played with Birdie's dog, Mo.
This week was the seniors' last days of class! Since I'm in the shield and scroll honor society, I got to attend graduation and help out with setup and ushering. I had a blast talking to some of my teachers and getting to cheer for my Class of 2023 friends! Here I am in my Shield and Scroll getup before the event.
This week is the beginning of finals, but instead of stressing all his students out, the chemistry teacher I'm an assistant for let his students draw all over the fire exit with chalk. I got to join in too. Everyone had a great time, and drew some awesome stuff!
This week we hosted Technical Theatre Olympics in our smaller theater! We had a blast competing to roll out tape, coil cables, and pre-drill for screws. I was appointed the announcer, and got to go around offering unsolicited commentary. All in all, very entertaining.
This week AP exams started happening! I've been super busy studying and writing the exams, so I haven't been able to get out much. The school seemed to force me to get out, though, because we had two fire drills in one day! I met up with some friends during one of them, and took a picture of her from my perspective.
This weekend was my junior prom! Before Alessandra and I went together, we made pasta and vegetables and she cut my hair. It looks great!
I had a great time at the dance with Alessandra and some of my other friends. Daniel taught me some Armenian wedding dances, and we ate lots of cookies!
This weekend, for Earth day, we went out on the trail by our house and picked up some trash! It was a nice walk, and the path is much cleaner now. Hopefully it will stay clean for a while too!
This week, I took Game Theory Club to the Houdini room at Palace Games! We had a great time playing through it as a club. We went overtime, but they let us keep playing, so we did eventually escape and get to see everything. We also got to stay in the game room afterwards to have snacks and talk about the puzzles!
This weekend I went up to see Aunt Stephanie and Uncle Christian for Easter! We got to sit in their backyard and test out the new patio furniture. It was super nice out, and we had great food too.
This weekend, I went to see Clue at SF Playhouse! We had a good time solving the puzzle chain in the lobby, and the show was super fun. Here we are with the poster!
This weekend, our friends John and Eddie came over and had a root beer tasting with us! Dad showed us his favorite, along with four others, then we ranked them. I even had a little pencil for making tasting notes.
This weekend I went to see the production of the same musical that we did (Urinetown) by the school of the arts! It was a fantastic show - they have more time in class to work on their sets and acting, though, so rightly so! We all enjoyed singing along and being general nuisances in the back of the theater.
This weekend was the closing of our musical, Urinetown! I had a great time as assistant director, and also got to be front of house. Here I am with Dad and Gramalicia after the show!
This weekend, I spent lots of time at rehearsals for our spring musical! It's coming up this week and weekend, and we're all working really hard on it. Some of the techies and I got a florist to come in and teach us how to make bouquets to sell at the show.
Here's the one I made!
