An entry from March 3, 2009
I was tagged by the lovely English Muse to list seven things about me. Here I go:
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My ears ring 24/7. I destroyed my hearing
blasting Paul Revere with my first Walkman at 13.
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I'm a recovering cow, Urusei Yatsura, and Nightmare Before Christmas toy
collector.
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I think Pride & Prejudice is the best all time chick lit and chick flick.
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I love thrift shopping, especially at the Salvation Army. Their Bric-a-Brac
sales rock the house.
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For dinner every night (or rather -- late afternoon), I consume three servings of butter lettuce with balsamic
vinegar and olive oil, topped with lots of crunchy tofu. It's been 5 years
and I still look forward to it daily.
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Seriously, if I could be Made into anything, I'd be Made into a sick ass breakdance B-Girl.
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Alice quote: "Nothing would be what it is,
because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it
wouldn't be." I realized the truth in this recently. It was an Ouch moment.
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An entry from December 24, 2008
I'm waiting for the rain to stop so that I can take the dogs out on their last pee run for the night.
Anyhow, while I'm waiting, a fun meme awaits. Learned about it from Chez Shoes. Not Xmas related, but fun. Here are the rules: Bold the things you've done and post on your blog. (Since bold white isn't really visible, I changed the colors to teal instead.):
- Started your own blog
- Slept under the stars
- Played in a band
- Visited Hawaii
- Watched a meteor shower
- Given more than you can afford to charity
- Been to Disneyland
- Climbed a mountain
- Held a praying mantis
- Sang a solo
- Bungee jumped
- Visited Paris
- Watched a lightning storm at sea.
- Taught yourself an art from scratch - web design
- Adopted a child
- Had food poisoning
- Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
- Grown your own vegetables
- Seen the Mona Lisa in France
- Slept on an overnight train
- Had a pillow fight
- Hitch hiked
- Taken a sick day when you were not ill
- Built a snow fort
- Held a lamb
- Gone skinny dipping
- Run a Marathon
- Ridden in a gondola in Venice
- Seen a total eclipse
- Watched a sunrise or sunset
- Hit a home run - many times playing kick ball
- Been on a cruise
- Seen Niagara Falls in person
- Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
- Seen an Amish community
- Taught yourself a new language
- Had enough money to be truly satisfied
- Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
- Gone rock climbing
- Seen Michelangeo's David
- Sung karaoke - When Doves Cry by Prince
- Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
- Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
- Visited Africa
- Walked on a beach by moonlight
- Been transported in an ambulance
- Had your portrait painted
- Gone deep sea fishing
- Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
- Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
- Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
- Kissed in the rain
- Played in the mud
- Gone to a drive-in theater
- Been in a movie
- Visited the Great Wall of China
- Started a business
- Taken a martial arts class
- Visited Russia
- Served at a soup kitchen
- Sold Girl Scout Cookies
- Gone whale watching
- Got flowers for no reason
- Donated blood, platelets or plasma
- Gone sky diving
- Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
- Bounced a check
- Flown in a helicopter
- Saved a favorite childhood toy
- Visited the Lincoln Memorial
- Eaten Caviar
- Pieced a quilt
- Stood in Times Square
- Toured the Everglades
- Been fired from a job - laid off
- Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
- Broken a bone
- Been on a speeding motorcycle
- Seen the Grand Canyon in person
- Published a book
- Visited the Vatican
- Bought a brand new car
- Walked in Jerusalem
- Had your picture in the newspaper
- Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year
- Visited the White House
- Killed and prepared an animal for eating
- Had chickenpox
- Saved someone's life
- Sat on a jury
- Met someone famous - Dreamy Newsom
- Joined a book club
- Lost a loved one
- Had a baby
- Seen the Alamo in person
- Swam in the Great Salt Lake
- Been involved in a law suit
- Owned a cell phone
- Been stung by a bee
I'm gonna shoot for the moon next. #35, here I come.
Anyway, Happy Festivus (for the rest of us)!
{ Photo of plate taken at Timeless Treasures. }
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An entry from December 1, 2008
I'm participating in Abdpbt's List Love. I learned about it via Pauvre Plume. So here's my list. TMI: 25 things you don't need to know about me:
- When I was a kid, I was the neighborhood bully.
- Driving behind the wheel on the Bay Bridge freaks me out a LOT.
- My tomboy and girly girl personas duke it out daily while choosing clothes to wear in the mornings.
- In the 80's, I used to be a hairspray hair bear.
- At 14, I auditioned for Elite Modeling Agency. Tired of dumpster-diving, I bought the myth that models get clothes for free. Needless to say, nothing ever came out of that.
- I don't cook, but love to watch cooking shows.
- Cannot watch scary movies without detrimental mental side effects that could last for days.
- I enjoy cleaning my ears with Q-Tips. I do it for the eargasms.
- Gabriel Byrne is my favorite actor.
- Intelligent men really turn me on.
- I'm a happy dork with no social life.
- The word masturbate makes me laugh. Nasty jokes give me the giggles.
- I used to weigh 189 lbs.
- My eyes well up with tears every time I hear the Star Spangled Banner.
- I have a girl crush on Katy Perry.
- I also have a crush on Gavin Newsom.
- I had a massive crush on Edward Norton during my Fight Club obsession.
- Watched Top Gun 1000 times. My sisters and I used to rewind the blue tinted love scene again and again and again. We loved the wicked volley ball scene, too.
- I've had my fair share of *raving* back in the day.
- Cap'n Crunch was my initial inspiration for pursuing a CS degree. I met him at a rave.
- I've been pursuing my college degree for the last 15 years. Spring 2009 will be my last semester. Fucking finally. Though I have no regrets with CS, if I could do it all over again, I'd pursue art instead.
- I've read every self-help book.
- Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh literally saved my life, though I'm not religious. I'm not Christian, nor Catholic, nor any other religious denomination.
- I'm a big Woody Allen and Larry David fan.
- This guy is totally living out my twelve year old fantasy: the lucky bastard
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An entry from June 26, 2008
I've seen this meme in blogs all around and I, too, have been tagged. Thanks, Mary!
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What were you doing 10 years ago?
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What are 5 things on your to-do list for today?
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Work
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Walk the dogs
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Help Papa move some stuff
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Complete this meme
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Drawing class
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Snacks you enjoy
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Oatmeal raisin cookies with a cold glass of milk
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Things you would do if you were a billionaire:
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Eat croissants with Doug in Paris
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Places you have lived:
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Jobs you have had:
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Ice cream scooper @ Double Rainbow
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Barrista @ Serra Coffee (Daly City's first coffee house)
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Mail room clerk @ law firm
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Grunt @ PR firm
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Computer science tutor
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Web Developer
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Bloggers who you want to participate in this meme:
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If this floats your boat, please post.
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An entry from June 1, 2008
Tagged by the lovely one from Ugly Green Chair! Here goes:
Total Number of Books I've Owned:
Including tech books and textbooks, perhaps about 500.
The Last Book I Bought:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Last Book I Read:
OpenGL Super Bible by Wright, Lipchak, & Haemel
Five Books That Mean Something To Me:
- Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Conversations With God (trilogy) by Neale Donald Walsch (I'm not religious, but in all honesty, these books changed my life)
I hereby tag whoever wants to play!
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