Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Speechless
I have a deep appreciation for genuinely kind people. Tonight, I met five! Yes! Enough to fill up a whole hand of fingers! They were absolutely amazing individuals yet together they emphasized the WOW. They picked me up onto their drop-in volleyball team and I've never had so much fun playing! Their personalities were all different yet so compatible and complementary. They were Hawaiian I think and they were from the Torrance area. I swear Hawaiians are the friendliest people! So anyways, I left the open-gym and after the good-bye hugs I came home and I was speechless. Speechless at the fact that there are good people in this world. Speechless that God blessed these individuals with such a good heart. And speechless that some time ago, they all met and became the best of friends. There need to be more people like Mikey, Devin, Reneya, Keith, and Braxton.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Missed Connections
I thought this was really interesting, not that I'd try it. You know when you make eye-contact with a cute somebody in your car or while shopping or something? Well I overheard about this part of craigslist that advertises missed connections. I know, strange! How it works is say you make eye contact with somebody and you miss the opportunity to exchange personal information, well you would then post as ad on craigslist describing how the guy looks, where you made eye contact, the whole shindig. Then you just sit back and hope that the guy knows about "Missed Connections" and see if sparks fly. It's pretty interesting and I think that it might work in some cases... but chances are slim. Take a look for yourself.
Craigslist: Missed Connections
I personally think it's for hopeless romantics... nevertheless, it is kind of cute. But still more creepy.
Would you ever try posting an ad on Missed Connections?
Craigslist: Missed Connections
I personally think it's for hopeless romantics... nevertheless, it is kind of cute. But still more creepy.
Would you ever try posting an ad on Missed Connections?
Sunday, February 15, 2009
25 Random Things About Me
1. I am a compulsive liar. I lie about the simplest most unnecessary things. I test my wordsmith and scheming skills so that one day I'll catch myself in a web of lies so intricate that only the Chuck Norris of liars will be able to weave yet another intricate set of lies to get out of it. It's something that feels natural. I'm not flaunting, simply warning.
2. When I was in first grade I got sent to the principal's office for playing thumbwar with Yvanna. Mrs. Leboutti (Le Booty) then told my father to come pick me up because I was so annoying. A month later, my teacher gave me a student of the month because she felt compelled to right her wrong. That was my one and only student of the month... up until September 2008.
3. Volleyball is my anti-drug. If I don't play, I feel antsy. I love getting battle scars from court-burns and every time I dig a ball I feel like doing the Carlton Dance.
4. I was FAT in elementary. Entering junior high I was 5'3 and 125 lbs. A month into junior high I grew an inch and went down to 95 lbs. A month later I stood at 5'6 and I still weighed 95 lbs. No, I did not have an eating disorder. I simply walked home from school. Babyphat!
5. I am magnetically attracted to the color purple, especially that deep royal purple. Whenever I see purple I want to touch it.
6. My goal in life is to barely get by. Barely getting by seems like it would bring so much more happiness. I fear becoming rich and successful because of Hollywood. Living in a snug cottage home with a significant other would be the simplest most satisfying life I could ever ask for.
7. I am a very vengeful person. The thing is, I don't get hurt easily.
8. I draw my subconscious thoughts on everything. I tend to doodle trees and eyes too. If I'm thinking of going to Border's to study, I begin to write it without knowing. If my thoughts are then interrupted by something else such as the words "President Obama" then I'll end up writing something like BordisentObama. True story, happened today.
9. Cellulite terrifies me! I think that's why I am constantly at the gym. I care about my body too much.
10. Most of the time, I dream in 2-D and can never really remember my dreams. When I do dream in real life, they're very vivid and read and usually have something to do with a past-time setting or a futuristic setting and it almost always involves a slow painful death.
11. I am emotionally and romantically inept. I am a horrible girlfriend and I prefer platonic love. Oh and I have this weird insecurity where I start off with an unrequited crush and it no longer becomes unrequited, but mutual, that's my cue to stop the madness. Haha I'm a strange girl.
12. I hate feet. I hate cold feet. I hate when cold feet touch me. I hate it when people touch my feet. Feet is Hate. Hate is feet.
13. I think everyone is so weird. I think the High School food chain is absolutely ridiculous. I cannot wait to give everyone a big fat reality punch once they realize that they peaked in high school.
14. My mom got an email warning from the government or something because I pirated every Arrested Development episode onto my computer. And I downloaded a couple pf movies and a bunch of songs. I didn't know that they actually regulated. Apparently the fine is up to $10,000 dollars per movie.
15. I've had two Maltese, but of which I got for free, both pre-owned by Korean families, both ran away within a couple of months. Maltese are stupid.
16. I've always wanted to go to Venice, Italy! Sadly, I've never been out of California, or remember being out of California... except Vegas which DOES NOT count.
17. My mom has sheltered me immensely throughout my childhood and has restricted me to the point where I thought I would become a convict by 14. It has taken me 17 years to wear her down and I think I've done a pretty damn good job.
18. I was a fat little slut in 2nd grade. I just didn't know it. On Halloween I wore a sheer tutu and a see through spandex shirt. I only had my underwear on and from a distance you couldn't even see my tutu. Nobody said anything...
19. When I was five I ran into a knifey object which cut right next to my eye. I got eleven stitches and if the knife was half a centimeter closer to my eye, people would be calling me "Crazy Eyes"
20. I am the friends-zone girl. I am the queen of friends-zone. This is my house! And I love it! I know things about guys that no girl should ever know and I can read them from the inside out. Guys aren't much of a mystery to me and I kind of like it that way.
21. I am going to wear the golden ping pong paddle I won in the ping pong tournament at school when I walk at my graduation. Joseph and Esther Ping Pong Champs FOSHO.
22. I am a heavy sleeper. I sleep through earthquakes, alarm clocks, phone calls, conversations, and everything else noisy. When I sleep, scientists say that my body is equivalent to a vegetable.
23. My taste buds love quality and expensive food. My taste senses should be in a lab being tested for supernatural abilities. I love food and I can taste the difference between a brown cow and a white cow, Sparklets water and Arrowhead water, etc. etc. I appreciate everything from fine dining to exquisite home made dishes.
24. I am a very mediocre person. I am mediocre at everything, but I don't mind much because I'm well rounded. Because of my mediocrity, I try and use my personality to stand out. I guess that's the real getter in the end. I love being different, I love being called weird, strange, eccentric, and I feel like I should be doing something extraordinary.
25. I live by the codes in Scrubs and Arrested Development. I find that those two shows are the most funniest shows every created and I sometimes pretend I am in the show living life on the set. K, not really, but I do think that Scrubs and Arrested Development are the epitome of genius.
2. When I was in first grade I got sent to the principal's office for playing thumbwar with Yvanna. Mrs. Leboutti (Le Booty) then told my father to come pick me up because I was so annoying. A month later, my teacher gave me a student of the month because she felt compelled to right her wrong. That was my one and only student of the month... up until September 2008.
3. Volleyball is my anti-drug. If I don't play, I feel antsy. I love getting battle scars from court-burns and every time I dig a ball I feel like doing the Carlton Dance.
4. I was FAT in elementary. Entering junior high I was 5'3 and 125 lbs. A month into junior high I grew an inch and went down to 95 lbs. A month later I stood at 5'6 and I still weighed 95 lbs. No, I did not have an eating disorder. I simply walked home from school. Babyphat!
5. I am magnetically attracted to the color purple, especially that deep royal purple. Whenever I see purple I want to touch it.
6. My goal in life is to barely get by. Barely getting by seems like it would bring so much more happiness. I fear becoming rich and successful because of Hollywood. Living in a snug cottage home with a significant other would be the simplest most satisfying life I could ever ask for.
7. I am a very vengeful person. The thing is, I don't get hurt easily.
8. I draw my subconscious thoughts on everything. I tend to doodle trees and eyes too. If I'm thinking of going to Border's to study, I begin to write it without knowing. If my thoughts are then interrupted by something else such as the words "President Obama" then I'll end up writing something like BordisentObama. True story, happened today.
9. Cellulite terrifies me! I think that's why I am constantly at the gym. I care about my body too much.
10. Most of the time, I dream in 2-D and can never really remember my dreams. When I do dream in real life, they're very vivid and read and usually have something to do with a past-time setting or a futuristic setting and it almost always involves a slow painful death.
11. I am emotionally and romantically inept. I am a horrible girlfriend and I prefer platonic love. Oh and I have this weird insecurity where I start off with an unrequited crush and it no longer becomes unrequited, but mutual, that's my cue to stop the madness. Haha I'm a strange girl.
12. I hate feet. I hate cold feet. I hate when cold feet touch me. I hate it when people touch my feet. Feet is Hate. Hate is feet.
13. I think everyone is so weird. I think the High School food chain is absolutely ridiculous. I cannot wait to give everyone a big fat reality punch once they realize that they peaked in high school.
14. My mom got an email warning from the government or something because I pirated every Arrested Development episode onto my computer. And I downloaded a couple pf movies and a bunch of songs. I didn't know that they actually regulated. Apparently the fine is up to $10,000 dollars per movie.
15. I've had two Maltese, but of which I got for free, both pre-owned by Korean families, both ran away within a couple of months. Maltese are stupid.
16. I've always wanted to go to Venice, Italy! Sadly, I've never been out of California, or remember being out of California... except Vegas which DOES NOT count.
17. My mom has sheltered me immensely throughout my childhood and has restricted me to the point where I thought I would become a convict by 14. It has taken me 17 years to wear her down and I think I've done a pretty damn good job.
18. I was a fat little slut in 2nd grade. I just didn't know it. On Halloween I wore a sheer tutu and a see through spandex shirt. I only had my underwear on and from a distance you couldn't even see my tutu. Nobody said anything...
19. When I was five I ran into a knifey object which cut right next to my eye. I got eleven stitches and if the knife was half a centimeter closer to my eye, people would be calling me "Crazy Eyes"
20. I am the friends-zone girl. I am the queen of friends-zone. This is my house! And I love it! I know things about guys that no girl should ever know and I can read them from the inside out. Guys aren't much of a mystery to me and I kind of like it that way.
21. I am going to wear the golden ping pong paddle I won in the ping pong tournament at school when I walk at my graduation. Joseph and Esther Ping Pong Champs FOSHO.
22. I am a heavy sleeper. I sleep through earthquakes, alarm clocks, phone calls, conversations, and everything else noisy. When I sleep, scientists say that my body is equivalent to a vegetable.
23. My taste buds love quality and expensive food. My taste senses should be in a lab being tested for supernatural abilities. I love food and I can taste the difference between a brown cow and a white cow, Sparklets water and Arrowhead water, etc. etc. I appreciate everything from fine dining to exquisite home made dishes.
24. I am a very mediocre person. I am mediocre at everything, but I don't mind much because I'm well rounded. Because of my mediocrity, I try and use my personality to stand out. I guess that's the real getter in the end. I love being different, I love being called weird, strange, eccentric, and I feel like I should be doing something extraordinary.
25. I live by the codes in Scrubs and Arrested Development. I find that those two shows are the most funniest shows every created and I sometimes pretend I am in the show living life on the set. K, not really, but I do think that Scrubs and Arrested Development are the epitome of genius.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
To all the Hopeless Romantics...
Happy Valentine's Day! Today was a sad day for me... damn you Hallmark!
I can't comprehend some things about high school. Firstly, how can anybody say they truly "love" in highs school? You're confined in a small town at a school with 2000 students and you have no idea what's actually out there. Secondly, why are people so needy? Is it so horrible not to need a significant other at this point in your life?
I thank God for the way I turned out. I have this weird third-party way of learning. I make mistakes and learn, but not nearly as much as from the people around me. It is as if their pain is my gain. Through this third-party learning I grow everyday spiritually and mentally. There is nothing else in high school that I am looking forward to experience besides graduation. I am so secure with who I am I really do feel as if I am ready for that next chapter in my life, college.
My teacher analyzed me and she told me I reminded her of herself. She first asked me if I had a boyfriend and I told her I did not. She says that it's because I am such an independent individual that I feel like a boyfriend would only slow me down. I agree, my life is moving at such a fast pace and my mind is so hectic that I would only be slowing myself down. So in that sense, I am insecure and I have an expectation that is almost unreal yet if it did happen I would fool myself into thinking that it was too surreal and give up. What she said is mostly true...
I am not writing this blog as an ode to the bitterness of Valentine's Day. I was merely thinking of why I didn't have a "special somebody" to celebrate this Hallmark holiday with. But then I realized that I don't mind and I prefer it this way. I like being independent and free, life is more exciting. =) Hope you guys had a great day!
I can't comprehend some things about high school. Firstly, how can anybody say they truly "love" in highs school? You're confined in a small town at a school with 2000 students and you have no idea what's actually out there. Secondly, why are people so needy? Is it so horrible not to need a significant other at this point in your life?
I thank God for the way I turned out. I have this weird third-party way of learning. I make mistakes and learn, but not nearly as much as from the people around me. It is as if their pain is my gain. Through this third-party learning I grow everyday spiritually and mentally. There is nothing else in high school that I am looking forward to experience besides graduation. I am so secure with who I am I really do feel as if I am ready for that next chapter in my life, college.
My teacher analyzed me and she told me I reminded her of herself. She first asked me if I had a boyfriend and I told her I did not. She says that it's because I am such an independent individual that I feel like a boyfriend would only slow me down. I agree, my life is moving at such a fast pace and my mind is so hectic that I would only be slowing myself down. So in that sense, I am insecure and I have an expectation that is almost unreal yet if it did happen I would fool myself into thinking that it was too surreal and give up. What she said is mostly true...
I am not writing this blog as an ode to the bitterness of Valentine's Day. I was merely thinking of why I didn't have a "special somebody" to celebrate this Hallmark holiday with. But then I realized that I don't mind and I prefer it this way. I like being independent and free, life is more exciting. =) Hope you guys had a great day!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
"And that's why you don't cancel Arrested Development!"
This is an excerpt from SQUIDOO regarding the new Arrested Development movie! It's happening guys!!
The Hard Facts
Here's what I've been able to gather from press releases and the media. I've done my best to include only the information that is confirmed by reliable sources.
- Announced in February 2008
- Release year set for 2009; no specific date yet.
- Production team is aiming for all-original cast from the show, and they've secured most of the family for production.
- Confirmed cast includes David Cross (Tobias), Alia Shawkat (Maeby), Jeffrey Tambor (George Sr./Oscar), Tony Hale (Buster), Jessica Walter (Lucille I), and Justin Lee (Annyong).
- The remaining family members (Michael, Gob, George Michael, and Lindsay) are "rumored" to be on board. (Rumor from IMDB).
- According to the news blurb on MSNBC, Jason Bateman himself pitched the project to Hurwitz, so from some sources, he and the other "rumored" participants are actually the leaders here.
- Screenplay was written by Mitchell Hurwitz, the original creator of the show. That might be the best news of all.
- Ron Howard is confirmed to be the executive producer and the narrator for the film. Second best news, methinks.
Got your doubts?
Maybe you think this movie isn't going to happen. Here's why I think you're wrong.First, the talks are solid-- there's recorded video and audio of Jason Bateman and Jeffrey Tambor speaking very optimistically about this project. All of them have said that once the writer's strike is over (which it now is), the project would move forward.
Second, it's in high demand. More people watch the show (and are addicted) now than when it was on the air. Studio execs know this, and they know how vocal the fans are. One teaser-trailer for this movie, and the whole nation will be shrieking, ankle-biting, and looting in a panicked and gleeful frenzy.
Third, the cast loved doing the show, and it sounds like most of them want to be back on board for the movie. Scouring IMDB, I've determined that most of the cast isn't too busy and could be involved in the movie. The only person who seems to be very busy is Will Arnett/Gob, who is running through movies like a banana grabber.
And lastly, the show itself predicted its own movie incarnation, which is like a scriptural prophecy of some kind, I'm sure. In the very last scene of the last episode, Ron Howard sits across from Maeby in his office to discuss the rights to a TV show based on her story. "I don't see it working as a series--" said Ron, "maybe a MOVIE." (He said that last part with a wink.)
Read the whole thing here.
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Rains, Pains, and Gains!
Keep it comin'! It finally feels like winter in Orange County! So I've been wondering... what are some activities to do during the rainy season?
Pains: Valentine's Day and Toothache. First of all, I'm going to start seeing a flood of either heart-warming or depressing posts due to Hallmark's Valentine's Day. Being single and satisfied, I find these posts to be highly amusing because there usually is a counter-post a couple weeks later either apologizing for the bitter rant or exposing a breakup. Secondly, this tooth is still killing me.
Gains: It was late, I was hungry, Subway was open. Three words: Five dollar foot-longs. I met two new people today who were actually very refreshing people. Damien and Bill are Subway workers who literally give off this charismatic aura that magnetically pulls you in. Soooo I grabbed an application.
By the way, CSULB is cutting down on freshman applicants by 20 percent. =(
Pains: Valentine's Day and Toothache. First of all, I'm going to start seeing a flood of either heart-warming or depressing posts due to Hallmark's Valentine's Day. Being single and satisfied, I find these posts to be highly amusing because there usually is a counter-post a couple weeks later either apologizing for the bitter rant or exposing a breakup. Secondly, this tooth is still killing me.
Gains: It was late, I was hungry, Subway was open. Three words: Five dollar foot-longs. I met two new people today who were actually very refreshing people. Damien and Bill are Subway workers who literally give off this charismatic aura that magnetically pulls you in. Soooo I grabbed an application.
By the way, CSULB is cutting down on freshman applicants by 20 percent. =(
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Toothache, Headache, What-the-hache
Because we're in a recession, I've been "ignoring" this horrible molar that has been trying to fully impact through my gums. It's becoming unbearable and Advil is absolutely useless. Also at volleyball, I a full on dome-check from an outside hitter. This feeling is equivalent to getting uppercutted by a heavy weight boxer.
When people use phrases like "Sexting" and "Facebook Depression" or even "Starbucks Value Meal" it weirds me out. They all seem kind of ironic to me, yet they seem to become more popular topics each day. I mean when did people start having sex over text messages? Why does a social networking site give you the blues? And how does a four dollar coffee make it into a value meal? Stop trying to copy McDonalds, Starbucks!
When people use phrases like "Sexting" and "Facebook Depression" or even "Starbucks Value Meal" it weirds me out. They all seem kind of ironic to me, yet they seem to become more popular topics each day. I mean when did people start having sex over text messages? Why does a social networking site give you the blues? And how does a four dollar coffee make it into a value meal? Stop trying to copy McDonalds, Starbucks!
Choosing the name
I was going to use Estheology for my blogspot name, but I figured that would sound rather conceited, not to mention the fact that it shares the same root word with Esthetician. So I figured why not be daring, why not challenge the best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series? Honestly, I have no idea what Soul for Chicken Soup means, maybe it was a subconscious act where the true answer will dawn on me later as an epiphany. Or maybe I just like doing things backwards. You probably won't be enlightened or find the latest trends on here, but I do hope that you find self-assurance knowing there are people stranger than you.
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