I just got back from the mall with my parents. We saw Anna and the King and it was a good movie. Some of it weren't probably true but hey. It was a must for Hollywood to jazz it up a little. The slavery part of the movie was depressing. We ate in Tokyo, Tokyo afterwards where I had mixed tempura (no gyoza!). I decided that instead of eating at the Hard Rock Cafe for my birthday, I'll just take my friends to Saisaki (Japanese restaurant) for an all-you-can-eat buffet. They'll probably like it better cause they've got HUGE appetites and all of them love Japanese food. I can't wait.

I was also able to canvas some stores a little today and I thought it would be a good idea if I just bought the black shirts, then have the designs from Hot Topic printed on it. I saw some really cute and inexpensive baby tees in this popular store I never buy stuff from. My mom told me she'll look around for a store that lets you provide your own shirt tomorrow. She also allowed me to go to the mall after school tomorrow so I could buy Stephen's birthday present. The mall once again. Cool.

I'm taking to wearing black recently. I know this will sound totally weird, but I was thinking that I should renovate a little of my wardrobe to goth-type clothes. I've been wanting to do it for a while and now is the perfect time. (I met a guy today who says he's a perky goth and he is really cool. ) Anyway, everyone's getting into wide-leg jeans and you know that I don't want to look like "everybody else". So my only option is to look goth. Nothing too fancy, just the t-shirts and stuff (I still hate wearing skirts). I'll even wear the eyeliner and stuff. I'm not sure what goths are really all about so I hope you won't misinterpret me . I don't think I have the goth attitude or way of thinking based from what I've read so far. Even though I'll look goth, I'll still be the same old me. Scared to death from horror movies. Hopeless (hopeful?) romantic type. Pure, chaste Catholic girl (according to Martin). I won't go acting morbid or flunking out school or anything like that just because I've changed physically. I'll still be Lauryn.

Stephen and I talked last night and he told me he fell asleep at one a.m. just thinking about Stigmata. He said he dozed off watching TV at around midnight but woke up a little later because the remote control fell out of his hand. He finally fell asleep at one a.m. and woke up at six a.m. God, how depressing. Well, last night was my turn to have a sleepless night. For some reason, I kept remembering some scary parts of the movie that kept me tossing and turning all night. Then something flashed in my mind about a friend of mine who might be in trouble. Finally, I fell asleep but woke up sweating and all a few minutes later cause I twitched in my sleep. For an instant, I could already picture invisible nails being driven through my wrists and feet. Eww! Talk about morbid thoughts. How I was able to fall asleep, no one knows. Must've been a miracle.

I hope I fall asleep easily tonight. If i don't get at least five hours of sleep, I'll be all bitchy in school tomorrow. And that would really suck.