LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A UCLA police officer shocked a student with a stun gun at a campus library after he refused repeated requests to show student identification and wouldn't leave, police said.

The student, Mostafa Tabatabainejad, was shocked Tuesday at about 11 p.m. as police did a routine check of student IDs at the University of California, Los Angeles Powell Library computer lab.

"This is a long-standing library policy to ensure the safety of students during the late-night hours," said UCLA Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein.

She said police tried to escort Tabatabainejad, 23, out of the library after he refused to provide identification. Tabatabainejad instead encouraged others at the library to join his resistance, and when a crowd began to gather, police used the stun gun on him, Greenstein said.

Tabatabainejad was arrested for resisting and obstructing a police officer and later released on his own recognizance. He declined to comment Wednesday night.

The incident was recorded on another student's camera phone and showed Tabatabainejad screaming while on the floor of the computer lab.

It was the third incident in a month in which police behavior in the city was criticized after amateur video surfaced. The other two involved the Los Angeles Police Department.

Acting Chancellor Norman Abrams promised an investigation.

"The safety of our campus community is of paramount importance to me," Abrams said in a statement.

Now people are saying that it was a racist act. Idiots. Yeah it was way out of line, but racist? No. The UCPD are just a bunch of power hungry assholes and I'm sure they were itching to use their stun guns the first chance they got. It happened in the computer lab I go to frequently. Scary. In a longer article in the Daily Bruin, a girl who was there said one of the officers threatened to stun her if she didn't go upstairs or something. Glad to know these are the guys responsible for our campus' safety.

I am officially 21 today. I ordered a Corona at lunch. I rule.

1. Story behind your myspace song:
It's "White Collar Boy" by Belle and Sebastian. I dunno, I just liked it and it's upbeat. I usually have slow, sad songs.

2. What month were you born in?:
October, my birthday is in 2 days!

3. Where do you live?
Whittier, Ca

D E S C R i B E Y 0 U R . .

4.Wallet:
Pink Dooney and Bourke from 2004. Actually it's a clutch but I have so much crap I use it as a wallet.

5. Dream car:
Audi A4, dark grey

6. Toothbrush:
Electric pink at my house, same in green at Dustin's.

7. Jewelry worn daily:
My bracelet Dustin gave me for our 1 year anniversary

8. Pillow Case:
Flannel and off-white, I looooove flannel bedding.

9. Eyes:
Brown like poop.

10. House color:
Cream?

11. Love life:
Awesome.

12. Cologne/Perfume:
Grace by Philosophy

13. CD in stereo:
A mix

14. Piercings:
ears

W H A T A R E Y 0 U . .

15. Wearing:
A brown top, jeans, all black Vans slip-ons

17. Wanting:
My Steve to be here so the festivities can begin!!

18. The last thing you ate?
Chicken, rice, and veggies

19. Something you are afraid of:
dying

20. Do you like candles?:
Meh. I hate how it smells when you blow them out, it makes me sick, so I'll go with no.

21. Do you like the taste of blood?
Gross.

22. Do you believe in love?:
Yes

23. Do you believe in soul mates?:
No

24. Do you sleep naked?:
No way, too cold.

25. Do you like seafood?:
Ooooooh, yes!!

26. Do you remember your dreams?:
Almost always.

27. Do you consider yourself a study freak?
Now yes because I have to be.

28. Do you consider yourself a health nut?
I try to be but I love unhealthy food way too much and I never exercise :(

29. Do you like tattoos?:
Yuck.

30. Do you believe in miracles?
Ummm... maybe...

31. Do you burn easily in the sun?:
I guess so

32. Do you speak another language other than English?:
Bad Spanish

33. What's something you wish you could understand better?:
Some stuff from my primates class.

34. Are you shy around a crush?
Sometimes.

35. Do you have a crush on someone right now?:
My bebeh!!

38. How old are you?
Almost 21!!

39. Got any plans for the weekend?
YES!!! It's my birthday!!! And the UCLA v. Washington State game. And the USC v. Oregon State game (go Oregon!!). And massive studying on Sunday for 2 Thursday midterms.

40. Who do you miss other than your crush?
My friends. They've all been assholes to me lately except one.
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1. DO YOU SNORE?
NO I DO NOT!

2. ARE YOU A LOVER OR A FIGHTER?
A fighter.

3. WHAT'S YOUR WORST FEAR?
Being stuck in a job I hate and not making enough money to pay off all my debts.

4. AS A KID, WERE YOU A LEGO MANIAC?
I don't think so, no.

5. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF "REALITY" t.v.?
Love some. American Idol, Amazing Race, Project Runway, Top Chef... Top Model has gotten dumb.

6. DO YOU CHEW ON YOUR STRAWS?
Nope. Unless I'm sharing a drink, then I chew mine so we don't get the straws mixed up.

7. WERE YOU A CUTE BABY?
I totally was.

8. IS THE SINGLE LIFE FOR YOU?
No.

9. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR KEYBOARD?
grey

10. DO YOU SING IN THE SHOWER?
I dance ;)

11. HAVE YOU EVER BUNGEE JUMPED?
Nope and I don't think I'd like to.

12. DO YOU HAVE ANY SECRET TALENTS?
I can bend my thumb all the way back to touch my arm...

13. WHAT'S YOUR IDEAL VACATION SPOT?
Italy. Or Hawaii. Or England. Or Spain. Or Seattle.

14. IS JAY LENO FUNNY?
Nope

15. Have you eaten sushi?
It's only my favorite food of all time

16. HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE "DONNIE DARKO"?
Yup, it sucks

17. DO YOU GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THE OZONE?
yes.

18. HOW MANY LICKS DOES IT TAKE TO GET TO THE CENTER OF A TOOTSIE POP?
3... and then you bite.

19. CAN YOU SING THE ALPHABET BACKWARDS?
probably

20. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON AN AIRPLANE?
Yup

23. WHAT'S YOUR STAND ON HUNTING?
Messes up the ecosystem.

24. IS MARRIAGE IN YOUR FUTURE?
Yes

25. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Very sloppy

26. WHAT ARE YOU ALLERGIC TO?
Kiwi and pineapple, but I think I'm outgrowing it.

27. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAID, I LOVE YOU?
I texted it to Dustin a couple of hours ago.

28. IS ELVIS STILL ALIVE?
No.

29. DO YOU CRY AT WEDDINGS?
Yup

31. ARE BLONDES DUMB?
Everyone is dumb

32. DO YOU LIKE SPORTS?
Yes.

33.WHAT TIME IS IT?
6:58pm

34. DO YOU HAVE A NICKNAME?
Phino P

35. IS MCDONALD'S DISGUSTING?
Oh yeah. Except their hot fudge sundaes

36. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE IN A CAR?
An hour and a half ago.

37. DO YOU PREFER BATHS OR SHOWERS?
Showers.

38. IS SANTA CLAUS REAL?
Um, no

39. DO YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR NECK KISSED?
No I'm ticklish

40. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?
Yes, when I'm alone

41. WHAT ARE YOU ADDICTED TO?
Burts Beeswax, cake, sleep

42. CRUNCHY OR CREAMY PEANUT BUTTER?
Creamy

43. CAN YOU CRACK YOUR NECK?
No

44. HAVE YOU EVER RIDDEN IN AN AMBULANCE?
No.

45. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BRUSHED YOUR TEETH TODAY?
Once this morning

46. IS DRUG FREE THE WAY TO BE?
Yes

47. ARE YOU A HEAVY SLEEPER?
Yes

48. WHAT COLOR ARE YOUR EYES?
Still brown...

49. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
This morning while I was driving to school. I was feeling sad.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIFE?
Yes

51. WHOSE BETTER?
My Steve.

52. ARE YOU PSYCHIC
No, but I have deja vu sometimes.

53. HAVE YOU READ "CATCHER IN THE RYE"?
Yeah, it was ok.

54. DO YOU PLAY ANY INSTRUMENTS?
I wish

55. HAVE YOU EVER STOLEN MONEY?
Sometimes I take quarters from my mom's coin jar...

56. CAN YOU SNOWBOARD?
No but I'd love to try

57. DO YOU LIKE CAMPING?
I don't know if I hate anything more.

58. DO YOU SNORT WHEN YOU LAUGH?
No

59. DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?
No... but I love Harry Potter.

60. ARE DOGS A MAN'S BEST FRIEND?
Way more than cats.

61. YOU BELIEVE IN DIVORCE?
I believe in the option, but I hope I never have to go through it.

62. CAN YOU DO THE MOONWALK?
No

63. DO YOU MAKE A LOT OF MISTAKES?
Constantly

64. IS IT COLD OUTSIDE TODAY?
It was sunny but windy

65. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Still chicken, rice, and veggies.

66 DO YOU WEAR NAILPOLISH?
Just on my toes... I have to re-do them.

67. DO YOU WEAR UNDERWEAR?
Uh, yeah.

68. What's the best TV commercial?
I dunno about TV but on the radio, the "Real American Hero" Budweiser ones are soooo hilarious.

69. DO YOU SHOP AT AMERICAN EAGLE?
They have the best jeans.

70. FAVORITE BAND AT THE MOMENT:
Of the moment... I guess Muse, but Beatles forever.

I feel behind already. I am exhausted and kind of grouchy. At the start of my last year, I'm finally learning what it takes to go to class prepared, and I don't like it. How stupid is this assignment: read each chapter or article and write IN 20 WORDS OR LESS the main argument of the author. Yeah. For a 52 page article, I need to sum it up in 20 words. Right. Then I have to take the article that I was assigned and make up a question that relates it to the other readings. Lucky me, I got the introduction of the textbook where no points are really made. So I have that to finish before I can go to sleep. And I haven't even started on my reading for my primates class, I hope to do all that tomorrow after work. I think I enjoy class one day and work the next, and so on. It's better than having to do both in one day, even if it means 6 hours of class.

I can't remember the last time I've been so excited for the release of a DVD. Yes people, the Little Mermaid comes out today. My mom was supposed to get it for me at Target today but I don't know if she ended up going. I can always get it this weekend though and I'm looking forward to torturing Dustin with it. So many good things to watch. LOST comes back tomorrow, hell yes. Unfortunately I have to wait for SOMEONE to get here this weekend so we can watch it together. Bummer. At least I have Project Runway Reunion Special to get me through the day. My goal is to finish all my school crap by 7 so I can be free to watch everyone pick on Keith, who definitely deserves it. Oh and I saw Ugly Betty and really liked it so that's one more thing to DVR and force Dustin to watch with me. Not to mention UCLA football this Saturday. I have a feeling all we're going to do now on the weekends is sleep and watch TV. Oh wait, that's all we do already!

I need sleep.

Project Runway.

Oh my God.

Watch it and then talk to me.

When we get married, I WILL HAVE THIS.

I made that sushi with a make-shift sushi mat: my potholder wrapped in plastic. It tasted like sushi but it kinda fell apart.

Right now my brothers are having a party since my parents are in San Diego for the weekend and I'm fucking pissed. They're bumping some shitty music and it's 10:30 at night. I hope my 80 year old neighbors call the cops. Execpt that my 19 year old brother is drunk or high or both. I'm seriously so disappointed in my brother. He's turned out an asshole too. I went out there to look at the damage and told him that he better clean all that shit up and he just rolled his eyes at me. He's really an asshole sometimes. As for my step-brother... he has no future. THIS is his future. He'll still be living at home by the time he's 40, still waiting for my parents to go out of town so he can invite over his loser, free-loading friends and then can use him for all he's worth. Which isn't much. Honestly I'm just so pissed right now. I wish I had somewhere else to go.

I love you soooooo mucho :)

♥♥♥♥♥

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I am so excited. I upgraded my LJ account to Plus, which sounds like a dumb thing to be excited about. Well actually it is dumb. Anyway, when you have a plus account, you can make your own emotion icons!! So mine are now Project Runway themed! I swear, I worked on them for at least 2 1/2 hours, but I'm very happy with the results. I didn't get Austin or Jay, but I'm probably going to keep adding new pics as I find them. Most of them are from this season, but I have a lot of Daniel V from last season since he was so hot :) If you go to my recent posts page, you can see a whole bunch of different ones. Hahaha, I'm so excited... even though my mood says surprised. That picture of Michael is my favorite of the bunch. This may motivate me to post more.

- - - - Your Life: The Soundtrack - - - - - - - -

So, here's how it works:
Open your music player (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
Put it on shuffle.
Press play.
For every question type the song that's on.
When you go to a new question press the next button.
Ready? GO!
DONT CHEAT!



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Opening Credits: Cigarette - Yellowcard

Waking Up: Optimistic - Radiohead (good one!)

The Big Move: At Last - Neko Case

Falling in Love: And I Love Her - The Beatles (appropriate)

First Kiss: I Want You (She's So Heavy) - The Beatles

Fight scene: A Woman's Worth - Alicia Keys

Breaking Up: Independence Day - Elliott Smith

Getting back together: Window - Fiona Apple

Sex Scene: Love and Some Verses - Iron & Wine (perfect!)

Secret Love: Michelle - The Beatles

Life's okay: Barely Legal - The Strokes

Mental Breakdown: Science vs Romance - Rilo Kiley

Getting Married: All the Trees of the Field Will Clap their Hands - Sufjan Stevens

Having kids: Harlem's Nocturne - Alicia Keys

Driving: Swollen Summer - the Bravery

Flashback: Six Feet Under - No Doubt

Happy dance: Simply Irresistible - Rilo Kiley

Regretting: Where Is Your Heart - Kelly Clarkson (woo!)

Spending a night alone: A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

Death scene: Eleanor Rigby - the Beatles (AWESOME)

Closing credits: Frug - Rilo Kiley

What is better than watching the World Cup Finals, going for walks, eating gelato, and playing cards all weekend with the person you love most in the whole wide world?

Nothing.

My boyfriend RULES. And that is all.

This post is only for my cockatiel.

I'm sad that I'm not sad about not being with my dad today. It's been a year since the last time I've seen him. Shouldn't I be more upset about that??

Tomorrow we leave for Seattle at 7am. We'll be back on Saturday afternoon. Yesssss.



It's a hippo, not a rock...

Dustin's birthday

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Zoo

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A good two days

...has got to be UCLA's biggest perk. It makes me love it just a little bit. So on Monday after my final I sold my Spanish books back and got $88. Just that put me over the moon. Then last night I collected all the books from past quarters that were collecting dust, hoping to get maybe $50. How about $183.50?!?! Holy crap, that brings my almost grand total to $271.50. And I still have to sell my anthro books right before my 3pm final. I expect at least $20, if they're buying them back. I am so so so so so so happy right now. I have money for Seattle!!! I had money to buy Dustin a present!!! I just have money, which is such a great feeling considering how tight it's been lately. I don't even like buying food on campus because even $2 is too much. But this makes my trip to Seattle even better because now I can enjoy myself without worrying about how I'm going to pay for things.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!

Man does today suck. I only have two finals, one tomorrow and one Wednesday, since I dropped a class, but I still feel so stressed. Not really cuz of finals because I think I'm ready, but just of next year and then what's going to happen after I graduate. I was looking at the SDSU page of the SLP graduate program and it said that the average speech language pathologist with a freakin PhD makes about $55,000 a year. Five years of school after UCLA and only $55,000 a year?!?! Don't doctors make like waaaay more than that?? That's shitty. I don't know why I always do this to myself during finals, but I just tend to think of what's coming next. And seeing as next year is (hopefully) my last, it seems like it's finally appropriate to be stressed. I was also looking at the practice GRE. I think I'll be fine on the writing portion, but aside from that I'm a HORRIBLE test taker. I should be studying but my mind keeps wandering away, thinking about what else I could possibly do after UCLA. Hopefully I'm as ready for my finals as I think I am.

I love Dustin more and more everyday. I am constantly amazed at how much my love for him continues to grow, considering how much I've loved him from the start. There appears to be no limit as to how much love I can feel. I like that.

Right now, I should be studying but I'm thinking about too many things to be able to concentrate. I'm finishing up my 3rd year at UCLA, just 3 weeks to go, and I'm still finding myself unsatisfied with my school experience. I'm totally interested in Linguistics, but it's destroying any chance I have of getting into grad school. For my midterm in Typology, I got a 103/250. That's a 41%. Yeah. Thank God that it was only worth 25% of my total grade and that I've been kicking ass on the homeworks, which is 50%. But the best I can do now is a B. I'm gonna have to do better than that to get my GPA up. So, as much as I love Linguistics, I need to change to help my GPA. I've decided on Anthropology with an emphasis in Linguistic Anthropology. I won't have to take any more Ling classes, because I've already taken all the ones I need for the emphasis. I think I'm much better at Anthro, plus I'm interested in it just as much as I'm interested in Ling. So this will be major change #3 and I hope it's the last one. Before I actually do it, I'm gonna go talk to a counselor and see how long this is gonna take me. Hopefully not too long. I'll probably be there an extra quarter. No more than 2. I hope. My mom said it doesn't matter. To me it kind of does, but I've been thinking that I should really be more concerned about raising my GPA than graduating on time. I might be able to do it anyway. We'll see. Apparently in the Anthro major, almost all the classes for the specialization overlap into the specialization. I will have to take some Archaeology classes though, which shouldn't be too much fun. Oh yeah, and the other cool thing about this major is that all I have to take is Japanese 1, which is one quarter as opposed to a whole year. And no more Spanish. This should also help me arrange my schedule in a way that I don't have to go to campus every single day. Even one day off would be really, really helpful. The more I think about this idea, the more I love it. I only wish I had done it sooner. I hope an Anthro counselor can see me this week. It seems like everyone is trying to change their major at about this time.

In other college news, Dustin graduated. It was nice and I'm so proud of him. Then we had cake and pizza with all his friends. I talked to Daniel's sister, Sara, for a long time. I liked her so much, she made me realize that sometimes I do like talking to girls. And Jen, Itza, and Zoraida too. Just not girls that suck. Daniel also graduated, and we went to his party on Saturday. That was pretty much all we did all weekend. Dustin got a new TV so we made good use of it. It's nice but I still don't really see the big deal about it. He absolutely loves it though so that's really all that matters. And he seemed truely surprised by my present, which was nice too. I got him some DVD. Phantom of Liberty. It's foreign. He picked it up at Tower last weekend and I went back and bought it after he left. Yay me. Now I need to find him a damn birthday present.

Three weeks and three days of finals till the end of this quarter. I'm itching for the summer. Even though it's just more school. But it's only one class per session and tons of Phino time. I just can't wait.