Vivienne Montes Pina

I said I would "NEVER" get married (this is no. 2) and I said I would 'NEVER' have kids..4!!!! Oyyyy, this is what I get for saying "NEVER".

My life is blessed. Too much to "comment" on, since 1978. I hope to get into contact with many of my old friends.

I was a "bussed in", from the "oh so scary hood of ELA/Boyle Heights"...I hung out with Irene Hernandez, Rebecca Santana, sometimes Lupe Sanchez, Pam Lopez, Diane Angelo, and I also made many other "valley" friends, including, but not limited to: Diana Slutsky, Todd Mark (who was such a funny trouble making kind of guy :)..Tim Conway Jr., and so many others.

The only really "funny" story that comes to mind actually involves Todd..Hey Todd, if you read this, will you remember me and do you remember the following story???
One day I was in class, and we had a sub, and Todd was sitting in back of me..and he GRABBED my "slammer"..whatever we called those books we would make, and have like 100 questions in them, and pass around to our friends to fill out..remember those??? Anway..the sub took it my thingy book away from Todd and I stood up and said "HEY..THAT'S MINE!!!"..Don't know WHAT possesed me to stand up like that, but then the sub continued to take the book, and told me I could get it after school. When I protested that I was bussed in, and had to be at the bus waiting for departure, ON TIME..she said something like "too bad"..I became furious, and decided to SIT ON HER DESK, crossed my legs and just sat there, ...the class went wild with cheers and laughter...lol..oh my God..my counselor was then called in and I was asked "nicely", by her to get off the desk...can't remember her name, but she was cool..She took me for a walk to talk. Well, that's all I can remember for now. I'm sure if I'm forced to go that far back I can really start to remember some hilarious episodes, and some, not so funny stories....about racism, and de-segregation, during those "Permit With Tranportation" (PWT/bussed in) days.