Awesome Randomosity

New Years Resolutions

2010-01-08T18:22:00.000-08:00

I've never been a New Years Resolution kind of gal, but I figure, hey, no time like the present. I have two resolutions this year.

Number the First: Be More Open
I hold things back and I lie and I omit and I blur the truth. It's a habit of mine. I'm also not very honest from time to time and that's definitely a way of not being open. So this year I resolve to be more honest and to share myself more.

Number the Second: Trust People More
I do not trust people not to hurt me in the long run and that's no way to go through life and no way to view the people in my life. All of you are all teriffic, incredible people who deserve more than that from me and I deserve more than that from me. So this year I resolve to trust the people in my life with my heart.

These two resolutions are coming together nicely in a little project I've put together to liven up my 365 blog, which is going to waste since I bailed on the 365 Project. I'm not going to be doing 365 again, but I will post photos as often as possible. The above mentioned project is that at least once a week I'll be posting a PostSecret on Awesome Randomosity In Living Colour. So if you have any sort of desire to know my deep, dark secrets now's the time.

And, just so you know, the PostSecret thing is a huge deal for me and one of the scariest things I've ever done, so it'd be awesome if you guys could all have my back while I put myself through this :D

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-25T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me dancing gingerbread ...

... would-be sparkling wiggles, Powerthirst drinking, football players dancing, good old cooties shots, cool guys and explosions, Eye of the Tiger, Buffy Vs. Edward, Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

(((Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Ramadan, Happy Solstice, Happy Whatever :] )))

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-24T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me would-be sparkling wiggles ...

... Powerthirst drinking, football players dancing, good old cootie shots, cool guys and explosions, Eye of the Tiger, Buffy Vs. Edward, Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

(((Happy Night Before Christmas <3)))

On the Tenth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-23T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me Powerthirst drinking ...

... football players dancing, good old cooties shots, cool guys and explosions, Eye of the Tiger, Buffy Vs. Edward, Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Ninth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-22T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me football players dancing ...

... good old cooties shots, cool guys and explosions, Eye of the Tiger, Buffy Vs. Edward, Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Eighth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-21T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me good old cooties shots ...

... cool guys and explosions, Eye of the Tiger, Buffy Vs. Edward, Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Seventh Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-20T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me cool guys and explosions ...

... Eye of the Tiger, Buffy Vs. Edward, mMax as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Sixth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-19T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me Eye of the Tiger ...

... Buffy Vs. Edward, Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

(Sorry about the horrible quality of this video; it was the only one I found where embedding wasn't disabled. I recommend you find a good version and watch that, too.)

On the Fifth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-18T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me Buffy Vs. Edward ...

... Max as Batman, Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Fourth Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-17T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me Max as Batman ...

... Plasticville, two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Third Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-16T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me Plasticville ...

... two super spies, and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the Second Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-15T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me two super spies...

... and T-Swift and a Thug Story.

On the First Day of Christmas ...

2009-12-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

My true love gave to me T-Swift and a Thug Story...

NaNoWriMo

2009-12-02T13:57:00.000-08:00

I won (!!!) NaNoWriMo for the first time ever in the three years I've done it.

Words Written: 50,160
Character Deaths: 2
Swear Words Used (by me and the characters): 29
Pieces of Halloween Candy Consumed While Writing: 11
Caffeinated Beverages: 9
Times Characters Took Control and Did Whatever They Wanted: 3
Minor Cases of Writer's Block: 3
Adopted Lines Used: 142

It was quite the month. I didn't finish my novel, but I'm at least halfway through it, which is something :D

What's Your Secret?

2009-12-01T17:04:00.000-08:00

Friday Fill-Ins :]

2009-10-02T09:56:00.000-07:00

1. I have a history of procrastination. And a future of it, too.

2. There always is something I wish I knew.

3. I'm eating (or recently ate) tea! And lots of it.

4. I seem to always be on the road.

5. So that's it, that's the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

6. Just about anything is better than nothing!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Dollhouse (!), tomorrow my plans include cleaning my room and Sunday, I want to get all kinds of stuff done!

Happy (Late) Birthday To Me

2009-09-23T09:05:00.001-07:00

I meant to post this on my birthday, but the month got away with me. (For the record, this is not my PostSecret.)

Where I'm From

2009-07-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

I am from stuffed animals, from Barbies and Windows 2000, and more books than the endless shelves can hold.

I am from the purple house with the yellow slide on the back porch, where you sit and soak up the sun in the summertime.

I am from the rose of Sharron and the rhodedendron and the cala lillies that can never be killed.

I am from bright and early Christmas mornings and quick tempers, from Papa Marty and Grandma Mary and Maiers.

I am from the adoration of small children and alcoholism.

From "Once upon a time there was a flesh-eating zombie" and "I love you".

I am from an ex-Catholic and science-based belief systems and worshipping nothing I can't see with my own two eyes.

I am from the home of Microsoft and great green fields and castle ruins, jambalaya and hand-picked-blackberries blackberry pie.

From the man of many laughs and many words, though the words aren't always as happy as the laughs, the little bird who brightens your day with just a smile.

I am from boxes in the basement, old jewelry, paintings of roses and fruit, and never a moment of silence. I am from tears and fights and from freedom and more love than should be able to fit in one heart.

You can find the template for this meme here.

Happy Birthday, Mommy

2009-05-25T08:30:00.000-07:00

if there are any heavens my mother will(all by herself)have
one. It will not be a pansy heaven nor
a fragile heaven of lillies-of-the-valley but
it will be a heaven of blackred roses

my father will be(deep like a rose
tall like a rose)

standing near my

swaying over her
(silent)
with eyes which are really petals and see

nothing with the face of a poet really which
is a flower and not a face with
hands
which whisper
This is my beloved my

(suddenly in sunlight
he will bow,

& the whole garden will bow)

- e.e. cummings

Happy Birthday, Daddy

2009-04-27T08:10:00.000-07:00

my father moved through dooms of love
through sames of am through haves of give,
singing each morning out of each night
my father moved through depths of height

this motionless forgetful where
turned at his glance to shining here;
that if(so timid air is firm)
under his eyes would stir and squirm

newly as from unburied which
floats the first who,his april touch
drove sleeping selves to swarm thier fates
woke dreamers to their ghostly roots

and should some why completely weep
my father's fingers brought her sleep:
vainly no smallest voice might cry
for he could feel the mountains grow.

Lifting the valleys of the sea
my father moved through griefs of joy;
praising a forehead called the moon
singing desire into begin

joy was his song and joy so pure
a heart of star by him could steer
and pure so now and now so yes
the wrists of twilight would rejoice

keen as midsummer's keen beyond
conceiving mind of sun will stand,
so strictly(over utmost him
so hugely)stood my father's dream

his flesh was flesh his blood was blood:
no hungry man but wished him food;
no cripple wouldn't creep one mile
uphill to only see him smile.

Scorning the pomp of must and shall
my father moved through dooms of feel;
his anger was as right as rain
his pity was as green as grain

septembering arms of year extend
less humbly wealth to foe and friend
than he to foolish and to wise
offered immeasurably is

proudly and(by octobering flame
beckoned)as earth will downward climb,
so naked for immortal work
his shoulders marched against the dark

his sorrow was as true as bread:
no liar looked him in the head;
if every friend became his foe
he'd laugh and build a world with snow.

My father moved through theys of we,
singing each new leaf out of each tree
(and every child was sure that spring
danced when she heard my father sing)

then let men kill which cannot share,
let blood and flesh be mud and mire,
scheming imagine,passion willed,
freedom a drug that's bought and sold

giving to steal and cruel kind,
a heart to fear,to doubt a mind,
to differ a disease of same,
conform the pinnacle of am

though dull were all we taste as bright,
bitter all utterly things sweet,
maggoty minus and dumb death
all we inherit,all bequeath

and nothing quite so least as true
-i say though hate wre why men breathe-
because my father lived his soul
love is the whole and more than all

- e.e. cummings

i carry your heart

2009-04-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

- e.e. cummings

Whatchu Talkin' 'Bout, Willis?

2009-04-12T09:16:00.000-07:00

Watch It. Love It.

2009-03-24T22:14:00.001-07:00

One is All You Need

2009-03-04T17:56:00.000-08:00

Took this off Steph's blog.

1. Where is your cell phone? dead
2. Your significant other? nonexistant
3. Your hair? growing
4. Your mother? here
5. Your father? there
6. Your favorite thing? people
7. Your dream last night? horrible
8. Your favorite drink? hot chocolate
9. Your dream/goal? everything
10. What room you are in? bedroom
11. Your hobby? many
12. Your fear? sleeping
13. Regrets? few
14. Where were you last night? basement
15. 15? lucky
16. Muffins? yummm
17. Wish list item? car
18. Where you grew up? Everett
19. Last thing you did? read
20. What are you wearing? clothing
21. Your TV? useful
22. Your pets? deceased
23. Friends? best
24. Your life? turbulent
25. Your mood? bad
26. Missing someone? always
27. Car? potential
28. Something you're not wearing? shoes
29. Your favorite store? Fuego
30. Your favorite color? multiple
33. When is the last time you laughed? batman :D
34. Last time you cried? stressful
35. Who will resend this? you?
36. One place that I go to over and over? MySpace
37. One person who emails me regularly? Obama
38. My favorite place to eat? Romio's
39. Why you participated in this survey? passtime
40. What are you doing tonight? Important Things(with Demetri Martin :D)

Shuffle

2009-01-15T22:10:00.000-08:00

Step 1: Put your music player on shuffle.
Step 2: Post the first line from the first 25 songs that play, no matter how embarrassing.
Step 3: Strike through the songs when someone guesses both artist and song correctly.
Multiple answers are allowed and encouraged!
Step 4: Looking them up on Google or any other search engine is CHEATING.
Step 5: If you like the game, post your own.

1. Can we call it a day? Now, would that be okay?

2. She's a rebel, she's a saint.

3. Lucky you were born so far away so we could both make fun of distance.

4. Don't give up, it's up to you to do your best, the rest is left to chance so dance your dance and sing your song

5. Hey! The streetlights all burnt out. Une annee sans lumiere.

6. Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you.

7. It's coming up, it's coming up.

8. You think you're gonna take her away with your money and your cocaine.

9. Come along with me now cuz there are things I've been dying to tell you.

10. With her high heel against the wall, kind of dancing, though not at all.

11. Shrill as a choir of children.

12. Chain, chain, chain

13. I wished I was smarter, I wished I was stronger.

14. By the rivers of Babylon, where he sat down and there he went when he remembered Zion.

15. We sent out the S.O.S. call

16. It's my turn, yeah, to figure it out

17. You named me judge the day that I was born.

18. We took a walk that night, but it wasn't the same.

19. I would swallow my pride, I would choke on the rinds

20. What goes on in your mind?

21. Deep inside these burning buildings voices die to be heard.

22. The cuckoo in your clock had a heart attack

23. Gonna walk right through this town and laugh with a crowd of strangers chasing me.

24. You built me up with your wishing hell.

25. Come to decide that the things that I tried were in my life just to get high on.

26. It's alright if you love me, it's alright if you don't.

27. We met when we were in school

28. My eyes are opened wide by the way I made it through the day

29. Situation number one: it's the one that's just begun.

30. I was gonna clean my room until I got high.

I got bored, so I did thirty. I bet you can guess a couple, huh? :D

Urban Dictionary Meme

2009-01-12T18:55:00.000-08:00

Funnn times.

Rules:
a) Go to urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
b) Post your favorite definition it gives you -- or just post the first one. (or multiple answers if it's just too funny.)
c) Tag 4 people. Leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged.
d) Those people, if so inspired, should do the same.

1) Your Name?
MJ:
1. Michael Jackson
2. Michael Jordan
3. marijuana
4. mah-jong

2) Your age?
16: Legal age for fucking in the UK.

3) Your favorite drink?
Monster: The best damn energy drink ever made! Comes in Regular, Lo-Carb, Assault, and KHAOS

4) Favorite color?

Blue: The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers.

5) Birthplace?
Washington: Washington is a state. No, it's not Washington, DC, you idiot. If people are talking about Washington DC, they'll say DC. That blows your tiny little mind, doesn't it? Anyways, Washington is on the Pacific coast and our trees are better than yours because ours are big and green and yours are brown and pitiful. Some of the best bands are from Washington, not your state.

6) Month of your birth?
September: A wonderful month when the air smells sweet and the weather is perfect for the girls to wear tight little sweaters that show off their curves.

7) Where you live now?
Seattle: The Emerald City, a gem to the Pac. Northwest. Home to the Space-needle, Bank of America tower, Key West Arena, Safeco Field, and Seahawks stadium, it is truly an up-and-coming city.

It also happens to be a haven to people with -all- interests and styles of life, as shown by another definition to Seattle.

And ohh yeah, we're smart, too

9) Your super power if you had super powers?
Teleport: To go from one place to another without any recollection. Usually occurs after excessive alcohol has been consumed.

10) Best insult:
Your mom:

The way to answer a question when you're bored.

"Timmy, what is the world's largest continent?"
"Your mom."
--------
"Hey, what are you doing this weekend?"
"Your mom."
-------
"Hey, who do you plan on making pseudo-sexual comments about?"
"Your mom."

No one shall be tagged today. Tell me if you do it, though, so I can read it plz :D

Merry Christmas Eve

2008-12-24T11:28:00.000-08:00

I miss NBTSC

2008-12-21T23:46:00.000-08:00

A couple of days ago Grace (Llewellyn, of the Teenage Liberation Handbook variety) sent out a mail saying signup for NBTSC 09 starts in Febuary. Why's she gotta do that to me? Get me all excited for camp when it's nine months away. I think it's just cruel.

I'm not sure I can adequately put into words what camp means to me. Screw Disneyland - it's the happiest place on earth. The instant I got there, way back in 06, I felt welcome. A little on the fringe cuz I only knew the people I had come with and a lot intimidated, but welcome. My first year I was very much a wallflower. I met alot of people and learned almost every single person's name, but only connected with a handful of people. I mostly just watched. I was thirteen and I didn't know the first thing about myself. I hadn't begun building myself yet and my camp experience laid out the foundation for the me you see today. It showed me what my life could be and, more importantly, what I could be. Not camp itself, really, but the people there. There were amazing people who inspired, amazed, and awed me, not to mention some that intimidated the hell out of me. You know, your basic 'cool kids'. I didn't quite get it then, but I know now that not a single person at camp is cool. They're just who they are. Some of them, mostly the old campers, are scary as shit to the first years. They're older, they're confident in themselves, and they know everybody. Intimidating, no? I'm pretty sure I didn't approach a single old camper my first year. They didn't quite seem safe. They were new territory; a kind of person I'd never come across before.
I came back in 07 an entirely different person. I'd spent the year between my first year and my second expanding and growing and venturing into heretofore unexplored ways of being and found one I liked. 07 was definitely my favorite year of my three years at camp. I was as happy with me as I could be and camp nurtured that. I branched out, talked to more people, hung out with more people, and made deep connections. And I realized that in the space of one little year I had gone from a wallflower to one of the scary-as-hell cool, older campers. I dunno how it happened. I probably wouldn't have realized it if one of the people I intimidated (it's weird to think of myself as intimidating; I don't feel intimidating) hadn't pointed it out to me. I was intimidating. As much as it sucked, knowing people were scared to talk to me, it did great things for the old self esteem :D. 07 was good for me. It helped me grow and learn much more about me, it pushed my comfort zone, and it brought me the greatest friend I've ever had (other than Chloe, of course).
This year was a strange year. Not many people I knew were there, so it forced me to widen my circle, but it also shrank my circle. I hung out with a lot of people I probably wouldn't have otherwise, which was fabulous, but I spent most of my time with pretty much ten or fifteen specific people, probably seeming unapproachable and scary. I was an old camper. An upperclassman, so to speak.
I don't want to be intimidating in 09. I want everyone to look at me and know that I love them, even if we've never spoken. I want to be a friend, a support, a sister, a role model, whatever. I wish that all the first years or whoever is feeling overwhelmed or anything would have, like, radar that pointed me out to them, so they'd know that, even if we've only seen each other from afar, I'll drop what I'm doing to meet them, hug them, introduce them to everyone, or hide them away where no one can find them. Whatever they need at that specific moment in time I will do my best to provide it. I don't want a single person to be afraid to talk to me. Sure, I throw clothes on in interesting combinations and am friends with all the intimidating people, it doesn't mean I don't want to meet you or that I'm cooler than you or cool at all. I'm a klutz and I have very ditzy moments. I'm probably as lost as you are in real life, but at camp I know exactly who I am, where I am, and where I'm going. You probably do, too, if you look hard enough.
NBTSC has created me, broken me, fulfilled me, hurt me, changed me, solidified me, and has had a huge part in making me who I am today. I am beyond thankful for it. Every single person who has set foot in that place has had an impact on me, whether they know it or not. Probably not.
And that's not even mentioning Grace. She makes a point to learn your name. Even if you only talk to her for two minutes you know from the way she smiles at you that she loves you deeply, just for existing. It can rock you to your core, being loved instantaneously just for that.

So, yeah. I'm excited for camp.
You should go this year. I'm not exaggerating about a single thing.

Dum Da Dum Dum

2008-12-21T21:34:00.000-08:00

I got it from my momma.

The meme: A combination of the letter meme and the in-your-own-handwriting meme.The instructions:You leave a comment on this post, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on.

The handwriting:

The writing:

1. Death or Glory - The Clash

What can I say? It's my favorite Clash song. I used to be partial to London Calling, then it was This Is Radio Clash, but now I'm all over Death or Glory. If you haven't heard it, there's no time like the present.

2. Dude

The word. Although, 'dudes' are pretty good, too.

3. Daily Show

Need I say more?

4. Disney movies

All the twirling and the singing and the cute animal sidekicks. You just get addicted to the whole happily-ever-after deal.

5. Dark chocolate

Regular old chocolate is super, for sure, but I'm pretty sure I like dark better. I don't know where I got it from cuz dad hates dark and I don't think mom likes it either.

6. Dawn of the Dead

George Romero is the god of zombie movies. This one in particular is my favorite of his, but Land of the Dead is supremely hardcore, too.

7. Dancing

yea boii

8. Dew, Mountain

And by that I mean Mountain Dew. But not gross old, classic, lemon lime Mountain Dew. It's the crappiest lemon lime soda of all time. Oh, no. I like Code Red and Supernova. mhmmm

9. Doing

Your mom.
And my nails.
And other equally exciting things.

10. Dags

We got a tree!

2008-12-20T23:33:00.000-08:00

Finally. We got our tree yesterday and put it up last night. Hijinks ensued. First the tree wouldn't stand up straight. Right now it's still slightly crooked. Our angel looks kind of like she's of the avenging variety. Second the tree was covered with big hunks of ice that we had to pick off. Third the strings of lights were kinked all to hell cuz they were fresh out of the box. But after that it was cake.

Warm Fuzzies

2008-12-20T22:28:00.000-08:00

Chloe and I just got done with our weekly dance party. We stopped in the middle though, briefly, to look at this lovely thing. We paused a song that gives me the warm fuzzies to watch that, which gave me even more warm fuzzies. Which inspired my to give you warm fuzzies.

Thursday Thirteen :D

2008-12-18T13:21:00.000-08:00

Thirteen Things On My (Very Messy) Desk

1. CDs: Panic at the Disco, Pretty. Odd., Kimya Dawson, My Cute Fiend Sweet Princess; Kimya Dawson, Knock-Knock Who?; The Sex Pistols, Nevermind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols; David Bowie, Best of Bowie; Sinead Lohan, No Mermaid; Wonder Boys Soundtrack; Mindless Self Indlugence, If; Jem, Finally Woken; Flight of the Conchords Soundtrack; Eve 6, Eve 6; O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack; and (don't laugh) The Backstreet Boys, Black and Blue.

2. Books: Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat; Andre Norton, Dare to Go A-Hunting; James Patterson, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment; and Stephenie Meyer, New Moon.

3. Movies: Interview With the Vampire, Hannibal, and V for Vendetta.

4. A multitude of notebooks.

5. Five Monster cans that have pen turned into pencil holders.

6. My D40

7. Tons of magazine cut-outs to go on my walls.

8. A stuffed animal of the Taco Bell dog that speaks. It says 'here lizard, lizard, lizard'.

9. A Rubik's cube with one and a half sides solved.

10. Almost all the makeup I own.

11. My old mouse and the box for the new one.

12. Pictures.

13. A pin that belonged to my great great grandma.

Merry Early Christmas!

2008-12-16T10:26:00.000-08:00

I'm back!

2008-12-14T22:08:00.000-08:00

The reason I haven't posted in so long is because I somehow picked up a nasty virus (that, in my opinion, was the computer equivalent of AIDS) on my computer and only got my computer back and running yesterdy. Hopefully completely free of viruses and staying that way. Right now my plan is to run full virus scans on my computer every single day until I'm over my paranoia.

I'm crazy excited to have my computer back and I've barely been off it since I got it back, which probably means you'll be seeing more posts soon :D

The kind of thing you've been missing while I was inactive:

Aren't you glad I'm back in action?

Thursday Thirteen: Halloween Edition

2008-10-30T11:54:00.000-07:00

13 Pictures from Halloweens Passed

Friday Fill-Ins #17

2008-10-24T18:29:00.000-07:00

1. Right now, I'm feeling much, much better. I'm pretty sure I'm not sick anymore.

2. Corvallis for Halloween and NonCon is where I want to be.

3. How does one stand not voting? I really, really wanna.

4. Music keeps me on track.

5. Please do not fight.

6. The thought of watching Heroes on Monday fills me with joy.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to taking my 365 pictures, tomorrow my plans include cleaning my room, and Sunday, I want to carve pumpkins at Papa and Grandma's!

Thurday Thirteen: The Musical

2008-10-23T00:05:00.000-07:00

The 13 Most Recently Played Songs In My iTunes

(Keep in mind my iTunes rarely ever gets taken off shuffle)

1. Fix You, Coldplay

2. Pleasure Ryland, Cobra Starship

3. Because, Across the Universe Cast

4. 1-2 Crush On You, The Clash

5. Ocean of Noise, Arcade Fire

6. SexyBack, Justin Timberlake

7. Turn Me On, Norah Jones

8. Jungle Boogie, Kool and the Gang

9. Sleeping In, The Postal Service

10. Dragging Dead Bodies in Blue Bags Up Really Long Hills, Escape the Fate

11. Kiss Me, Sixpence None The Richer

12. The Diary of Jane, Breaking Benjamin

13. Just Like Honey, The Jesus and Mary Chain

Also, cuz I'm in a giving/musically inclined mood, I'll put up my 13 favorite songs from my Recently Added, which, as always, is amazingly full.

1. Umbrella, All Time Low

2. Somebody Loved, The Weepies

3. Vieni a Ballare in Puglia, Caparezza

4. Silver Lining, Rilo Kiley

5. Acid Tongue, Jenny Lewis

6. Like Eating Glass, Bloc Party

7. Valerie, Ghost of the Robot

8. Got Your Money, Say Anything

9. Put Yo Hood Up, Set Your Goals

10. I Kissed a Boy, Cobra Starship

11. I've Been Eating (For You), Bright Eyes

12. Handcuffs, Brand New

13. Men In Black, Forever the Sickest Kids

Named

2008-10-22T20:19:00.000-07:00

My 365 post or yesterday was a picture of my iPod, which got me thinking. My iPod has a name. So does lots of other stuff I own. I have a tendency to name everything.

My Phone: Cherry Oh Baby

My iPod? I call her Vera.

My Camera: Fernando a.k.a King Missile

My Computer: Johnny Rotten

My Noserings: Sid and Nancy

My Lamp: I Love

My Girlfriend: Your mom.

Sixth Pic

2008-10-21T18:51:00.000-07:00

Got this off mom's blog. You put up the sixth photo in the sixth folder in My Pictures.

If I Was

2008-10-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

Ages and ages ago I got tagged by mom to do a meme Mary created and now I've finally decided to do it.
Here goes.

If I was a punctuation mark I'd be a semi colon.

If I was a form of currency I'd be an IOU.

If I was a hallucinogen I'd be Ecstasy. I'd put holes in your brain.

If I was an element I'd be sulfur with water to create sulfuric acid.

If I was a best-selling book I'd be Stargirl.

If I was a thought I'd be passing.

If I was a way to understand love I'd be deep thought.

If I was a boot I'd be Doc Martens.

If I was a hue I'd be electric blue!

If I was a soup I'd be leek and potato.

If I was time I'd travel through myself.

If I was a drink I'd be a Sloe Comfortable Screw Up Against the Wall.

If I was a play I'd be written with you in mind.

If I was a long-distance carrier you could hear me now.

If I was this song I'd put myself on repeat.

You Know What?

2008-10-20T13:25:00.000-07:00

No.
No, I'm not going to do a Live and Learn post or a Europe post. Cuz I just don't want to. If you wanna hear about them look at mom's blog. If you wanna see pictures I'll upload them somewhere at some point and anounce it here, but that's all I'm doing.

So there.
Blogging Without Obligation.

Love Is

2008-09-01T16:24:00.000-07:00

Not Back to School Camp.

Totally Brill

2008-08-15T21:19:00.001-07:00

I got awarded! Joys. And it's all thanks to Mary.

I suppose, being gracious and all, I could pass it along and tell some folks just what I think of them.

So, firstly, I award the primary parental figure (when he's not in New Orleans) while the other parental figure is chained to a desk.

And, secondly, the mom unit.

And, thirdly, finally, Craig. What can I say? The man knows his music.

Bacon!!!

2008-08-11T17:44:00.000-07:00

XKCD

Deep Friday Fill-Ins

2008-08-08T09:10:00.000-07:00

1. You know you're old when you know all the answers to all the questions.

2. My heart is divided between reailty and romanticism.

3. Activity is what I need RIGHT NOW!

4. I have felt the peace of enlightenment, I have known the depths of frustration its disappearance causes.

5. Gah, won't these people stop making things difficult.

6. Go listen to a song called None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock as soon as you can!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to Psych, tomorrow my plans include haircut and crabbing and Sunday, I want to go to the health club with mom and Chloe!

The Obligatory RU Fun Post

2008-08-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

It's very, very late, but it exists, okay? I put up all but a few of my best pictures on my Flickr, but I've run out of room on my account, so here are the ones that didn't fit on Flickr.

I highly recommend a look at my Flickr, though. I'm pretty darn proud of the photos from RU Fun. They're spiffy.

Narcissism Part Deux

2008-07-24T13:17:00.000-07:00

We're continuing the narcissism from my last TT, except this week we're doing photos other people took of me. So, I present my face a bunch of times.

by Diana

by Chloe

by Qacei

by Chloe

by Qacei

by mom

by Chloe

by mom

by Mary

by Chloe

by Trina

This guy

2008-07-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

has a Canadian Sneer, eh.

Domestic Bliss

2008-07-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

This is what I look like after a hard day of cleaning. I really was cleaning, I swear. See the apron? Proof.

My (Kinda Late) Narcissistic Thursday Thirteen

2008-07-11T00:12:00.000-07:00

Today we get to focus completely and entirely on me! My thirteen favorite self-portraits.

Fourth of July.

Cherry blossoms at the Quad at the UW.

Reverand Zombie's House of Voodoo.

Eugene. You can read the whole story of Eugene on my MySpace in the New Orleans photo album.

Found Nemo.

Aunt Lynn's wedding.

Chloe's hand.

My super duper, but fake lip rings.

Can't top this.

Puget Sound.

Rodney.

Father's day dinner.

Happy Independence Day!

2008-07-07T11:50:00.000-07:00

That's what it's all about.

Oh, and this.

And the pretties.

And, hello. We were pirates.

And we kindasortayeah blew up a dead fish. And paper cranes. And cake. And brownies. And glow sticks. I know, I know. Pyros.

My Long Awaited LIFE Is Good Post

2008-07-07T11:06:00.000-07:00

We rocked out literally.

We rocked out figuratively.

It's good to know what 4,000 looks like, huh?

2008-06-24T14:16:00.000-07:00

This weekend mom and I took Chloe to Seattle for her last rehearsal for All's Well That Ends Well. While she was practicing we drove around and ended up at Green Lake. There was a group there called Veterans For Peace who had put up a marker for every US soldier killed in Iraq.

Kinda hard to avoid thinking about all the people who've died in this pointless war when they're staring you in the face.

Wodney the Wat

2008-06-05T23:27:00.000-07:00

I promise to do a LIFE is Good post at some point. Maybe.

But first I have to do this.

We had to put down Wodney the Wat (a.k.a. Rodney) today.

Wodney the Wat

July 25th, 2006 - June 5th, 2008

He thinks you're delicious

2008-05-15T17:13:00.000-07:00

Thursday Thirteen #17

2008-05-15T17:12:00.000-07:00

Thirteen Things About the Town I Live In

1. It's named Everett after the son of one of the town's founders, Charles Colby.

2. It was home to the Weyerhauser Lumber Mill in the early 1900's. Nowadays there's the Kimberly-Clark paper mill.

3. In 1916 it became the site of the Everett Massacre, known also as Bloody Sunday. It was bad, but not quite as bad as Dublin's Bloody Sunday in 1920.

4. In 2004, Everett had 62 rapes, which works out to 63.4 rapes per 100,000 people, twice the national average rate of 32.2 rapes per 100,000 people. Makes you feel all proud of your town, huh?

5. It's the hometown of Kenny Loggins.

6. It's also the hometown of convicted Al-Qaeda enabler Ryan G. Anderson. Another thing to be so very proud of.

7. It's home to Boeing's Everett Factory, the largest building in the world volume-wise, not height-wise.

8. There's a war memorial and an armed forces memorial, both of which I had no idea existed until I looked at Everett's Wiki page.

9. Three of our largest streets are named after the founders of the town, Charles L. Colby, Henry Hewitt, and Colgate Hoyt.

10. Our average temperature high for the year is 59 degrees.

11. There's a Naval station.

12. It's pretty much as boring as it sounds.

13. I can't even find anything interesting enough to put for 13. We have a mall . . . Yay?

Photo Diary: Final Entry

2008-05-12T19:18:00.000-07:00

I haven't updated in so long . . .

But, hey, blogging without obligation.

This is gonna be the very last photo diary entry because it appears I'm a little tired of it. No doubt I'll pick it up again, but for now I'll post random pictures when I get good ones. So here are some of the photo diary pictures I've taken since my last entry. I'm not sure what happened what day, so take it date free.

Went to a cutting-of-the-dock-lines party for the crew of the Don Quixote, who are taking off for a sailing adventure.

Then took Chloe for her very first Dick's hamburger.

Went to the library for an anime teen movie night and saw Hiyao Miyazaki's The Cat Returns.

Went shopping with Grandma and got the coolest shorts in existence. Also a sweater. Remember how I love sweaters? Got The Boondock Saints, too. Then spent the night at her house.

Went shopping with mom the next day and got two pairs of the coolest leggings in existence. One pair is gold and the other is black, but it has these lace down things that look WAY cool. I'll put up pictures someday.

Photo Diary: Day Thirty One, Thirty Two, and Thirty Three

2008-05-03T15:05:00.000-07:00

I've got a cold! Yay! And, as we know from the past, there are no pictures when I'm sick. None at all. Like I said last time this happened. Just imagine me on the couch watching TV and surfing the web on Chloe's laptop at the same time.

Oh, yesterday, though, I pulled just about the most dumbass stunt in my entire life.

Except for maybe that time Brian and I melted the Lego people.

But, yeah. I decided to go running. Which would be fine in normal circumstances.

Except I decided to go running when I haven't done it in a few weeks, I have a cold, I hadn't slept all night, and I hadn't exactly been up on the fluid intake. It's been a long time since I did something so very stupid. Laugh all you like.

Thursday Thirteen With Buffyness

2008-05-01T21:03:00.001-07:00

Thirteen Reasons I Love Buffy the Vampire Slayer

It just had to be done.

1. Uh, one word. Spike.

2. Joss is Boss.

3. Musical episode!!

4. Episode where everyone loses their memory.

5. Episode where there's a spell that makes Spike and Buffy wanna get married.

6. Witty puns.

7. Lesbians.

8. Crazy psychic vampires.

9. English slang.

10. It's based off an awesome movie (written by Joss Whedon).

11. Little things that are also in Firefly. Like 'religiosity' and 'spry for a corpse/dead fella'.

12. Much world saveage.

13. Best. Pairing. Of all time.

Photo Diary: Day Thirty

2008-05-01T20:51:00.000-07:00

Met up with Chelsea at EHS after school got out and went to Goodwill.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Nine

2008-05-01T20:48:00.000-07:00

Went to birthday dinner for Grandma at Ivar's in Mukilteo.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Eight

2008-05-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

Did some coloring inspired by the Zombie Barbie I did at dad's birthday party.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Seven

2008-04-28T15:38:00.000-07:00

Daddy's 60th birthday. Caribbean themed, of course.

Also Emma's 9th birthday.

And Grandma's and GG's.

September

2008-04-27T23:44:00.000-07:00

I found this over on dad's blog and I'm aways up for killing time with stuff like this. I'm bending the rules a little, but who cares? I like it this way.

Suave and compromising. Compromises aren't my strong suit, but I'll say hell yes to that suave bit there.
Careful, cautious and organized. Careful sometimes, cautious at times, always over organized.
Likes to point out people's mistakes. I don't like to. I can't help myself, okay?
Likes to criticize. Again, not so much with the liking it. Unless I don't like the person. It's just a compulsion.
Stubborn. To the end of the world.
Quiet but able to talk well. I suppose, but I'm getting over that quiet thing super fast.
Calm and cool. I've been known to be, but it's not my normal M.O.
Kind and sympathetic. Of course!
Concerned and detailed. Chyesss.
Loyal but not always honest. That about sums it up.
Does work well. Always. I'm very dedicated.
Very confident. You know it. But it wasn't always the case.
Sensitive. Once in a while.
Thinking generous. Not positive what this means, but both words sound like me.
Good memory. Amazing memory, thank you.
Clever and knowledgeable. Uhhh, yeah.
Loves to look for information. You have no idea how much I love info hunting.
Must control oneself when criticizing. Yup, otherwise I go way too far and end up massively hurting feelings. Remember the part where it's a compulsion?
Able to motivate oneself. Sometimes. . .
Understanding. Mhmmm.
Fun to be around. I should hope so.
Secretive. I've been known to be.
Loves sports, leisure and traveling. Chyaa.
Hardly shows emotions. I hide the unhappy ones, yessss.
Tends to bottle up feelings. Mhmmm.
Very choosy, especially in relationships. Haha, yeah.
Systematic. In the biggest way ever.

Tell A Story Day (And Happy Birthday Daddy!)

2008-04-27T14:49:00.000-07:00

I discovered over on Qacei's blog that April 27th is Tell a Story Day, so it got me thinking.

Shouldn't I celebrate Tell a Story Day?

And yes, yes I should.

But that brings the question of 'How does one celebrate Tell a Story Day?' The answer may seem obvious.

Tell a story, of course!

But then the question arises 'Do I make up a story or tell one about me?'

This is my blog, yes? Yes. It's my place to be self-involved! So of course I'm going to tell a story about me.

But there are so many! How does one choose?

And then it came to me! I'll just put down my fondest memory.

But wait! What's my fondest memory? They're all fond. Well, most of 'em anyway.

So what to do?

Do I tell the story about the time I accidentally blew up a bunch of firecrackers in a poor dogs face?

Do I tell the story about the time we fought over a Strawberry Julius and ended up with fruity drink all over us?

Do I tell the story about the time in Corvallis when we played with the leftover rubbing alcohal from when Harper visited?

Do I tell the story about the time Chiara and I danced to the Jackson Five?

Do I tell the story about the time we drove over the speed humps? (I'm not kidding, on Whidbey all the signs say Speed Hump.)

Do I tell the story about the time Caleb got knocked on his ass and maybe got a concussion?

Do I tell the story about the time we did EHS cheers in Grandma's living room?

Do I tell the story about the time Alexis sprayed Page with Silly String?

Speaking of Silly String, do I tell the story about the time Renna sprayed it in my ear?

Do I tell the story about the Imperial march at Jerry and Cori's wedding?

Do I tell the story about my 13th birthday?

Do I tell the story about Chloe's 13th birthday? Do I finally explain 'one is more sour' to the world?

Do I tell the story about Rebecca's party?

Do I tell the story about Chloe narrating while she snorkled?

Do I tell the story about the time we went in that Haunted House with Kyla and Logan?

Do I tell the story about how Pete licks my fingers?

Do I tell the story about when we built the fort at Sandy and Larry's?

Do I tell the stories about Desmond and Molly?

Do I tell all the stories from all the gatherings of the cousins?

Do I tell the story of how I came to be called Baby Penguin?

Do I tell the story about what happens at the Fourth of July?

Do I tell the story about the time we stayed up all night watching Buffy with Qacei, Hunter, and Logan, then tried to go to Blockbuster at seven am when Hunter and Logan left with the rest of the discs?

Do I tell the story about the time Hunter and I tried to light Logan on fire?

Do I tell the story about the time we went to Lake Stevens with Chiara and Elena?

Do I tell the story about going to The Academy Is ... concert at the House of Blues in New Orleans?

Do I tell the story about that barracuda when I went snorkling at the Dry Tortugas?

Do I tell the story about Black Sheep?

Do I tell the story about Chelsea's birthday party when Annie fell on her ass and Dylan carried me off and dumped me outside?

Do I tell the story about the day we got Angelo?

Do I tell the story about everybody getting buried in sand on the ocean field trip at NBTSC 06?

Do I tell the story of the staircase dwellings at LIFE Is Good?

Do I tell the story about John getting arrested when he and Marty went on a two am horchata run?

Do I tell the story of the Mayan Ruins we made?

Do I tell the story about the salt snorting? Both times?

Do I tell the story about Madison going swimming in the Bay? In Febuary?

Or the story about when we went rock climbing with Brian?

Or maybe when we did that 750883838900 mile hike at Chiricahua?

Or maybe the story about when I taught Devon how to clean fish?

Or that time I had an epiphany? Or maybe it was just a swift mental kick on the ass.

Or that time with the pinata? Or that other time with that other pinata?

Or the time Asher and John switched clothes and everybody almost mistook them for each other?

Or the thumb wars with the condoms?

Or the time we blew up the studded condom?

Or when we cut Hayden's hair!

Or the time we got krab (a.k.a. fake crab) and took it to the Quad to have a picnic?

Or the time we played in the Seattle Public Library?

Or Halloween in New Orleans with Brian?

Or paintballing at Jerry's bachelor party when I kicked ass?

Or when Mezza Luna got scared by the cat and dove for cover and we had to coax her out with delicious foodstuffs?

Or that time I failed miserably in all senses of the word at pancakes?

Or that time they made us go out in the Bay in the middle of Winter to get those logs?

Or Oregon Country Fair?

Or Hempfest?

Or when we dyed Easter eggs with Lori and Brian?

Or D&D at Logan and Hunter's when Chris tried to take the Shiny and I killed the Lich king?

Or when we found the Spike coat?

Ooh! Ooh! I know! When we went to that Casino and blew a ton of qaurters on arcade games!

No. Maybe that time I went sledding in the laundry basket then sledded down the front steps?

Or hide and seek with Fergus? Just about anything with Fergus?

Oh! I finally thought of something.

Once upon a time there was a magical place called Benures Bay. It was in the fantastical land of the Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. There was a really cool family anchored there on a shitty sailboat that kept breaking named Mariposa and they were the only people there. They were happy. They ate dinner in the cockpit (Sole Chicken! But that's another story) and went swimming all day. Then one day a very strange fish turned up one night while they were eating dinner. As they tried to get a look they realised it was a remora! They fed him some of their dinner, seeing as he clearly wasn't attatched to a shark. He came back again and and they named him Schnetterling (which is German for butterfly, like Mariposa is Spanish for butterfly). Finally, sadly, the really cool family decided it was time to leave this magical land and sail to another one called the Baths. And Schnetterling followed them! I guess they were really cool. When they got there they realised the remora was still with them. Surprised and pleased they continued to feed him the short while they were in the Baths. Then they had to leave and went back down the channel they'd just sailed up to get to the baths. And Schnetterling followed them yet again! It seemed the really cool family had made quite the impression the the little suckerfish. He stayed with them for awhile longer before leaving them to continue on to whatever it was he was looking for. The really cool family missed his company, as he'd charmed them, but knew he was better off finding his own way and not mooching off them all the time. So it was a happy ending.

It's a nice story, yeah, but it's still Not Good Enough because today is also Daddy's

60th BIRTHDAY!!!!!!1!!!111

ohemgee.

So I should tell a story about him, right?

Right.

But now I have to think of another goddamn story. Sheesh.

Okay. I can do this.

Nope, you know what? I'm just gonna throw out some cool stuff about him like I did with Chloe's birthday.

He graduated high school in 6/66.

He used to be a librarian.

The word 'tact' is not in his vocabulary.

He can always make us laugh.

He's a walking encyclopedia.

He's pretty much just the coolest dad in existence, plain and simple.

He tells the best zombie stories.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Six

2008-04-26T21:29:00.000-07:00

Went shopping with Chelsea and Grandma. In a field of magical silk flowers!

Went to day early 60th birthday dinner for Daddy.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Five

2008-04-25T17:44:00.000-07:00

Had lunch at The Shire Cafe in Arlington with Hunter and Logan for STUN.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Four

2008-04-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

Spent all day kicking ass and taking names on Fable. The dude on screen is my character and, yes, I have horns and red glowy eyes. I'm super evil.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Three

2008-04-25T17:23:00.000-07:00

Got a package of goodies from Randi. Awesome afternoon surprise.

Photo Diary: Day Twenty Two

2008-04-25T17:19:00.001-07:00

Went on a late night stroll in downtown Everett while mom and dad were at the Mariners game.

Photo Diary: Day Nineteen, Twenty, and Twenty One

2008-04-25T16:40:00.000-07:00

Day Nineteen

Mayers!!! We went shopping, then the adults had quite a few margaritas and we played Guitar Hero III.

Day Twenty

We went on a scavenger hunt that ended with a visit to the park.

Day Twenty One

Played with Barbies and gave a ton to Effie.

Got 100% on a Kool Thing, by Sonic Youth on Guitar Hero!

Photo Dairy: Day Eighteen

2008-04-18T20:43:00.000-07:00

Started out as a normal enough day. Kinda rainy, kinda boring.

But I was wearing the awesomest pants EVAR, so it was all hunky dorey.

And then . . .

Hello snow!

And, hey, I was a bit cold, so I'm not exactly smiling, but don't be fooled. I'm flippin' ecstatic.

Friday Fill-Ins

2008-04-18T01:14:00.000-07:00

1. The last time I lost my temper I got pretty scary! I get pissed all the time, but when I really lose my temper I'm a force to be reckoned with. It's quite a sight.

2. Stupid, boring days with nothing to do are what I'm fed up with!

3. The next book I'd like to read is The Subtle Knife, by Phillip Pullman.

4. The Mayers' visit is what I'm looking forward to.

5. If you can't get rid of the skeleton[s] in your closet, throw some Febreze in there so your clothes don't smell!

6. The best thing I got in the mail recently was Netflix. Somebody needs to send me a letter. or a present. I'm alays down for the presents.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to the Mayers (!), tomorrow my plans include something purely epic and Sunday, I want to get crazy with it and possibly do something fabulous with houseguests!

Phot Diary: Day Seventeen

2008-04-17T22:52:00.000-07:00

Watched Big Brother On Demand. Kill me now. It'd be a mercy killing.

Then Chloe and I took a stroll down to EHS at 9:30 to chill and we ate cookies. We also found half a skateboard.

Photo Diary: Day Sixteen

2008-04-17T16:13:00.000-07:00

I indulged myself in another horribly lazy day at the computer while Chloe went with Logan and Hunter to Aaron and Morgaine's house. Go me!

But I don't wanna leave you hangin', so here's a picture from when Chloe, Chelsea, and Sam got their noses pierced!

You can pretend it's from today.

Ooh! Ooh! And this one, too!

Photo Diary: Day Fifteen

2008-04-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

Movie night with STUN. We dressed up as vampires (with a definite emphasis on the Buffy character-ness of the vampires). Hunter has all the really good pictures, so you'll have to make do with what I got.

Thursday Thirteen

2008-04-17T14:03:00.000-07:00

Thirteen Things I'm Going to Do

(Vague, I know.)

1. Go everywhere, see everything. Stay in one place for a little while before moving on to the next. At least for a little while. It'll be a long time before I'm ready to settle.

2. Get tattooed on my eighteenth birthday. I have something picked out and everything.

3. Give someone a badass face painting.

4. Have kid/s at some point in time.

5. Get into a knock-down-drag-out fight with somebody. I love shouting matches and I haven't had a good one in forever. Not since Chloe and I fought at every chance we got.

6. Photograph Europe and Asia. And everywhere. And everyone.

7. Go rock climbing this summer in Leavenworth(I'm hella excited, it's been WAY too long).

8. See Harper this August, hopefully at camp.

9. Have a friggin kickass time with the Mayers (and mebbe the Golds, if they turn up) this weekend.

10. Learn to rollerskate backwards. Try as I might, it just won't work.

11. Buy an awesomely amazing dress (I'm not thinking prom dress type, I'm thinking Summer dress type) for no reason.

12. Get piercings at LIFE is Good, Live and Learn (perhaps), and in Italy and Ireland to remember said things by.

13. Find happiness or unhappiness. Contentment is not an option.

Photo Diary: Day Fourteen

2008-04-14T21:56:00.001-07:00

No picture cuz I continued my vegetable streak today, but I did find this on Megan's MySpace, from last year's Spaghetti Feed.

You should come this year. The date is kinda up the air as of now, but sometime in May.

Be there. I'll be working there. You'll get to see me. That and some awesome food should so be enough to get you there.

Photo Diary: Day Thirteen

2008-04-14T21:52:00.000-07:00

4 am raccoon fight in the backyard. Major doings. Then I stayed up all night and became a vegetable, completely glued to my computer chair.

Photo Diary: Day Twelve

2008-04-12T22:18:00.001-07:00

Went to the Quad at the U Dub to see the cherry blossoms, then wandered around the Ave. I got a scrape on my knee cuz I'm a hardxcore tree climber.

&I drove us there. :D

Photo Diary: Day Eleven

2008-04-12T00:12:00.001-07:00

Mailed the package I should have mailed a week ago.

Resolutions

2008-04-11T12:29:00.001-07:00

Yeah, I realize it's already four months into the New Year, but I'm allowed to make me some resolutions for said New Year whenever I feel like it, mmkay?

Go on an adventure at least once a week.
Go running at least twice a week.

Experiment with photography more (and also get a photo editing software like Photoshop or PhotoImpact to play with).

Get a summer job if the craziness of the schedule allows for it.

Keep my head in the craziness of the schedule.

Get some penpals.

Meet some crazy awesome people and befriend them.

Go back to meditating every night before bed.

Learn to play guitar.

Learn to spin poi. Slowly work up to fire poi.

Learn some freakin' Italian so I'm not a mute when we go to Italy.

Finish that NaNoWriMo novel that I almost finished, then abandoned.

More piercings.

Finish redocorating my bedroom walls.

Keep my room clean (?).

Learn more about history.

I watched Stick It last night and now I want abs like hers. Maybe I can do it?

Stop abandoning projects.

Dress up as Spike and Drusilla for Halloween with Chloe. Or be the Black Spy and the White Spy.

Write in my journal more often.

Pie someone in the face.

Learn to play some Damien Rice on the piano.

Start taking advantage of the intense amount of freedom I have.

Party like a rockstar on a daily basis.

Friday Fill-Ins!

2008-04-11T01:02:00.000-07:00

1. I love springtime in my hometown!

2. Fried clams and grits are foods I love to eat for breakfast.

3. It seems I'm always searching for something to do.

4. Relaxing with a movie is a great way to end the day.

5. I think I am near sick to death of being bored with life!

6. Some craziness is what I've been craving lately.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching some Angel, tomorrow my plans include working on the playlist for LIFE is Good and Sunday, I want to explore something!

Photo Diary: Day Ten

2008-04-10T23:49:00.001-07:00

Purchases.

Chloe and I caught the bus to the mall. Got Cinnabons and strawberry Juliuses. Went to Michael's for supplies for the making of itty bitty fairies. Went to Half Price Books. Went to Sam Goody (see above picture). Caught the bus home.

Thursday Thirteen (And My 100th Post)

2008-04-10T09:58:00.000-07:00

Panic at the Disco's (formerly Panic! at the Disco) new album is out, Pretty. Odd. I gotta say, even though it's WAY different than their first album, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out, it's still rockin' my world. So here are thirteen of my favorite lyrics from Pretty. Odd.

1. Back to the street

Down to our feet

Losing the feeling of feeling unique

Do you know what I mean?

(Nine in the Afternoon)

2. Clouds are marching along, singing a song, just like they do.

If the clouds were singing a song, I'd sing along, wouldn't you too?

If you just knew what they could do.

Oh, if you just knew, what would they do?

And if the birds are just hollow words flying along, singing a song,

What would they do?

If they just knew what they could do.

Oh, if they just knew.

(Do You Know What I'm Seeing?)

3. Take a chance, take you shoes off, dance in the rain

And I was flashing around

And the news spread all over town

I’m not complaining that it’s raining I’m just saying that I like it a lot

More than you think

If the sun would come out and sing with me.

(I Have Friends In Holy Spaces)

4. Hey moon, please forget to fall down

Hey moon, don't you go down

Sugarcane in the easy mornin'

Weathervanes my one and lonely.

(Northern Downpour)

5. When the moon fell in love with the sun

All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night

When the sun found the moon

She was drinking tea in a garden

Under the green umbrella trees

In the middle of summer

When the moon found the sun

He looked like he was barely hanging on

But her eyes saved his life

In the middle of summer

All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night

Summer

All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night

Summer, summer, summer, summer

All was golden when the day met the night

So he said, "Would it be all right

If we just sat and talked for a little while

If in exchange for your time I give you this smile?"

So she said, "That's okay

As long as you can make a promise

Not to break my little heart

Or leave me all alone in the summer."

Well he was just hanging around

Then he fell in love

And he didn't know how

But he couldn't get out

Just hanging around

Then he fell in love

In the middle of summer

All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night

Summer

All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night

Summer, summer, summer, summer

When the moon fell in love with the sun

All was golden in the sky

All was golden when the day met the night

In the middle of summer . . .

(When the Day Met the Night)

6. Imagine knowing me

It's the greatest thing you'd ever imagine

But you'll never know until you're there

No, you'll never know until you're there

(Pas De Cheval)

7. She's the smoke

She's dancin' fancy pirouettes

Swan diving off of the deep end

Of my tragic cigarette

(The Piano Knows Something I Don't Know)

8. And we're all too small

To talk to God

Yes, we're all too smart

To talk to God

(Behind the Sea)

9. Allow me to exaggerate a memory or two

Where summer's lasted longer than

Longer than we do

When nothing really mattered

Except for me to be with you

But in time we all forgot and

We all grew

(Folkin' Around)

10. She held the world upon a string

But she didn't ever hold me

Spun the stars on her fingernails

But it never made her happy

Cause she couldn't ever have me

She said she won the world at a carnival

But she could never win me

Cause she couldn't ever catch me

(She Had the World)

11. I don’t love you

I'm just passing the time

You could love me if I knew how to lie

But who could love me?

I am out of my mind

(She Had the World)

12. The sun was always in her eyes

She didn't even see me

But that girl had so much love, she'd wanna kiss you all the time

Yeah, she'd wanna kiss you all the time

(She Had the World)

13. I'm sure it didn’t ruin her

Just made her more interesting

(She Had the World)

Bonus! 14. But there ain't no sunshine in his song

We must reinvent love

(Mad As Rabbits)

Bring It

2008-04-09T20:02:00.001-07:00

Photo Diary: Day Nine

2008-04-09T17:17:00.001-07:00

My Obama jacket came yesterday! I got home from Logan and Hunter's this afternoon and found it. Joys. It's super fuzzy.

But before that we went to Game Day at the Snohomish Public Library. We do it once a month; mom sets it up for STUN. This week no games were played. We made paper airplanes. We also balled up pieces of paper and tried to hit the very high ceiling with them. It was harder than it sounds, take my word for it.

Photo Diary: Day Eight

2008-04-09T17:03:00.001-07:00

Went to lunch with Grandma, GG, Aunty Pam, and Madison for GG's birthday at Scuttlebutt. They have beer bottles hanging from their awning.

Went to Logan and Hunter's and watched Angel until 4 am.

Thursday Challenge: Pets (Late, As Always)

2008-04-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

I couldn't choose.

Why, I wonder, do I always post these on Tuesday?

Photo Diary: Day Seven

2008-04-07T23:27:00.000-07:00

We did ballet.

Photo Diary: Day Six

2008-04-07T10:42:00.000-07:00

Again no photo, but just imagine some more couch sitting and TV watching and you've got it. This was today

That, along with Ocean's Twelve and some interwebs surfing. I'm so interesting. :D

Mine Aren't This Cute :(

2008-04-06T12:54:00.000-07:00

Photo Diary: Day Five

2008-04-05T23:08:00.000-07:00

Please, please, no pictures.

Really, you don't want one for today. It would be of me curled up on the love seat watching movies. Because I am sickly. My stomach is messed up and I'm nauseous constantly (though I've yet to empty my stomach, thank God). And movement makes it worse, so don't expect me to get up anytime soon. This was pretty much my day:

10 MORE Things

2008-04-04T22:16:00.000-07:00

Just cuz I feel like it, I'm going to do the 10 Thing Meme yet again.

The idea is to note things you've done that you think might be unique or, at least, rare. You might be surprised by how many people end up saying "Hey, I've done that, too!" List them in your blog and let the fun begin. (Alternatively, you could add your list in comments here or put a link back to any entry you write.)

1. Played in a costume store for a whole day.

2. Given someone INTENSE braids.

3. Handfed a wild bunny wabbit.

4. Failed perfectly at Dance Dance Revolution.

5. Been to the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

6. Made a big, heart-shaped cookie.

7. Stacked stuff on Patrick G's back.

8. Did a snow dance (which is similar to a rain dance).

9. Made friends with a skeleton named Eugene.

10. Found typos on a street sign.

Photo Diary: Day Four

2008-04-04T19:36:00.001-07:00

Before

After

Chelsea and Chloe got their noses pierced! Behold my proudness and corruptive powers.

Photo Diary: Day Three

2008-04-04T13:20:00.001-07:00

Got new reading glasses while shopping with Madison and Grandma. Good times.

Hung out with Chelsea and Chloe. Watched television.

Photo Diary: Day Two

2008-04-02T23:29:00.000-07:00

Divided We Fail

2008-04-01T15:23:00.000-07:00

It's true. See, look here.

But there's still hope if you all vote for him ^

He promises we won't fail.

Also, did I mention I'm starting a photo diary? This here is Day One.

Thursday Challenge: Furniture (Late Again)

2008-04-01T14:13:00.001-07:00

Chandelier! (What? It totally counts as furniture)

Zombies

2008-04-01T10:18:00.000-07:00

Credit!!

First Picture: I Can Has Cheezburger

Second and Third Pictures: Cyanide & Happiness

Fourth Picture: Who knows?

Fifth Picture: The A Softer World store

Sixth Picture: A Softer World

Seventh Picture: Spelling With Zombies