1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Zumba!
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes, I was more disciplined in working out at the gym. No to the second part of the question.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No. But you know what? Right now, at this very moment, I have four friends who are pregnant!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Yes
5. What countries did you visit?
I was in Japan in January, then moved back to the U.S. Does that count?
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Friends like Harold and Kumar.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
I arrived in Texas January 20th. My reason is mushy.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
For the first time in my life, I became a paid gym member, and I made good use of the dues.
9. What was your biggest failure?
I should've confronted someone who hurt my feelings.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I "tweaked" my back.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A gym bag
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Oh, everybody's naughty.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Mr. VS appalled me with his BS.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Groceries. And stupid rent.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Seeing the kids in Florida.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Gasolina by Papa Rankins
(I do not understand the Spanish lyrics, but since it's a zumba song, that's good enough for me!)
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? It's even Steven.
b) thinner or fatter? Microscopically thinner. ("Thinner" sounds so exaggerated, but I fit better into some clothes.)
c) richer or poorer? Poorer because I gave in to a PS2 and a Nintendo DS.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I wish I posted more pictures on Flickr.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
I wish I didn't borrow and watch so many library DVDs. That stuff cut into my reading big-time.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
I spent it at home, cleaning out junk, taking pictures of said junk, and posting it on Freecycle.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Yes, with Tom Welling.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Since I don't have cable, I get my shows from the library. I loved Weeds.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
24. What was the best book you read?
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
See #16. Honorable mentions: Move, shake, drop by Pitbull. Low by Flo Rida.
26. What did you want and get?
I saw my entire family, and we had fun.
27. What did you want and not get?
Cable
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Step Brothers. It is INDEED a film.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Nothing exciting, but if you really want to know, go here. Yesterday I was told I looked 24.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I wish I arm-wrestled my brother this year. To carry my championship over from 2007.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Lots of black. Earrings most of the time. Light make-up. Curled in the ends of my hair.
32. What kept you sane?
Cardio machines and you know. Zumba.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Tom Welling
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Not so much a political issue, but a political spotlight. That Palin lady.
35. Who did you miss?
My BFF on Guam, Carmen.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Zach
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Family, family, family.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
I feel like dancin', hoo, dancin', hoo, dance the night away!
(You make me feel like dancing by Leo Sayer)
12.31.2008
12.29.2008
12.27.2008
Si Dan and Andrew
I got hooked on the last three episodes of The Amazing Race while at the gym yesterday, and I COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING at the frat boy team. I'll admit it; I would so hang out with these guys purely for the entertainment factor.
12.24.2008
Keep some junk
I was going through some junk in my office and came across papers I had written in college. I was just about to throw them away when my sister Carla called me. She suggested I keep them. I'm glad she called when she did because as I leafed through the pile, I realized some pieces were about family and ex-boyfriends. And midterms, final exams, poems, and short stories, surprisingly. Maybe not publish-worthy, but oh so meaningful to me because they were all written during 1992 to 1996, a time when I was working my ass off full-time while going to school full-time.
How my life has changed since then. I feel it's much easier, better, more fulfilling.
It's 11:58 pm central time. Merry almost Christmas, peeps.
Special note to Carla:
Shakespeare ain't got nothin' on me! (Only Carla will get my meaning here.)
How my life has changed since then. I feel it's much easier, better, more fulfilling.
It's 11:58 pm central time. Merry almost Christmas, peeps.
Special note to Carla:
Shakespeare ain't got nothin' on me! (Only Carla will get my meaning here.)
12.21.2008
12.17.2008
I want you, Back.
For the past four days, I've been pretty much cooped up in my apartment resting my back. A girl can only spend so much time with her laptop, surfing the internet. I'm out of fruits, eggs, and milk. I guess I can call on a friend to help me, but that would mean I'd have to put on a bra and some pants to answer the door. So that's out of the question. I finished reading two books and watching two DVD seasons from the library. My Nintendo DS age is 23. And, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm all napped out. Working on a puzzle is ruled out because that involves sitting up and stretching my arms across the table. I'm running out of options here.
I don't want to return to work until I'm fully able to stand upright and walk without any pain or discomfort. I have a new appreciation for The Back. It really is debilitating when shit happens to it. Love your back, People, love your back.
THE major concern of mine is when I can resume zumba. Because all I wanna do is wanna zum-zum-zum, and zum-bah. Haha, get it? Rumpshaker, 1997, no? Okay.
Uggggghhhhhhhhh.
I don't want to return to work until I'm fully able to stand upright and walk without any pain or discomfort. I have a new appreciation for The Back. It really is debilitating when shit happens to it. Love your back, People, love your back.
THE major concern of mine is when I can resume zumba. Because all I wanna do is wanna zum-zum-zum, and zum-bah. Haha, get it? Rumpshaker, 1997, no? Okay.
Uggggghhhhhhhhh.
12.14.2008
ER, episode three
Yesterday marked my third visit to the emergency room. Don't EVER cough and bend in the shower at the same time. You'll "tweak your back" apparently.
They took x-rays, which I still think they should give to us when we leave, but the nurse says it's all digital now. (Psssssshhhh!) I've been prescribed a muscle relaxer called Robaxin and will be taking Motrin at the same time. I walk a little funny now--the most comfortable position I've discovered is with my back hunched over slightly and my butt flexed in. Other than that, I'm in my bed with pillows under my knees, watching DVDs on my laptop and stalking blog and myspace friends on the internet. (Side note: Robaxin adds a hint of green to poop; seriously, like Incredible Hulk green.)
I cannot wait for this pain to wear off, and I can walk upright like I was built to. Eff you, Back.
My other two visits to the ER were on Guam many years ago. One involved a broken fourth toe on my right foot--because my sister was chasing me through the house, and I banged it against the bedroom door, immediately falling and crying like a girl.
The other visit to the ER proved that I cannot wear contact lenses. Contact lens solution and the lenses themselves are repulsed by my eyes evidently. I remember being extremely sensitive to light while my eyeballs felt they were dipped in salt. The doctor had hooked some contraption to flush my eyes out, and then it was eyeglasses forever from that point.
How about you? Any visits to the ER? Tell me; I'm in bed waiting to hear from you.
They took x-rays, which I still think they should give to us when we leave, but the nurse says it's all digital now. (Psssssshhhh!) I've been prescribed a muscle relaxer called Robaxin and will be taking Motrin at the same time. I walk a little funny now--the most comfortable position I've discovered is with my back hunched over slightly and my butt flexed in. Other than that, I'm in my bed with pillows under my knees, watching DVDs on my laptop and stalking blog and myspace friends on the internet. (Side note: Robaxin adds a hint of green to poop; seriously, like Incredible Hulk green.)
I cannot wait for this pain to wear off, and I can walk upright like I was built to. Eff you, Back.
My other two visits to the ER were on Guam many years ago. One involved a broken fourth toe on my right foot--because my sister was chasing me through the house, and I banged it against the bedroom door, immediately falling and crying like a girl.
The other visit to the ER proved that I cannot wear contact lenses. Contact lens solution and the lenses themselves are repulsed by my eyes evidently. I remember being extremely sensitive to light while my eyeballs felt they were dipped in salt. The doctor had hooked some contraption to flush my eyes out, and then it was eyeglasses forever from that point.
How about you? Any visits to the ER? Tell me; I'm in bed waiting to hear from you.
12.09.2008
More random me
I don't make friends easily. I play well with others, but I don't make friends easily. I have always been this way. When in a new setting, I keep to myself and quietly observe. This quality of mine doesn't make me the most popular person in the room; I will never be Miss Congeniality, and I'm cool with that. I can be viewed as snobby, I can be viewed as bashful, I can be viewed as boring; whatever.
It takes some effort and some time for me to trust you. Once I let you in, you'll be dazzled by my humor and genuine care for you. I will even memorize your phone number, and you can trust I will care for your home while you're away on a vacay.
I tend to be blunt, especially in business.
The shape of my mouth and relaxed state of my cheeks might convey that I'm uninterested and against the act of smiling. I try to make a conscious effort of relaxing my eyebrows instead of drawing them in, when really, I'm not angry inside.
I love to laugh and sometimes clap my hands together once or slap my lap when I hear something hilarious. (Have you guys watched Stepbrothers?) I think I've accidentally snorted maybe eight times in my entire life. I laugh at my TV and open my eyes even bigger when I learn something unexpected.
I always turn off my cell phone before entering a meeting. Lately at meetings, I've noticed that my eyes wander from person to person without moving my head; is that weird? And is it just me, or do people like to hear only his/her voice at group meetings?
I cut my toenails unevenly and tend to look for split ends while on the bowl. I have five sets of shampoos and conditioners in my shower, but that's only because if I use the same one every day, my hair gets flat.
I still love my zumba and bodypump classes. Bodycombat; so-so. But of course that's the one that makes me sweat my balls off. Today at bodypump, I increased my weights. Hurts!
My Nintendo DS age as of today is 24.
And Christmas is around the corner, yo.
The end. For today.
It takes some effort and some time for me to trust you. Once I let you in, you'll be dazzled by my humor and genuine care for you. I will even memorize your phone number, and you can trust I will care for your home while you're away on a vacay.
I tend to be blunt, especially in business.
The shape of my mouth and relaxed state of my cheeks might convey that I'm uninterested and against the act of smiling. I try to make a conscious effort of relaxing my eyebrows instead of drawing them in, when really, I'm not angry inside.
I love to laugh and sometimes clap my hands together once or slap my lap when I hear something hilarious. (Have you guys watched Stepbrothers?) I think I've accidentally snorted maybe eight times in my entire life. I laugh at my TV and open my eyes even bigger when I learn something unexpected.
I always turn off my cell phone before entering a meeting. Lately at meetings, I've noticed that my eyes wander from person to person without moving my head; is that weird? And is it just me, or do people like to hear only his/her voice at group meetings?
I cut my toenails unevenly and tend to look for split ends while on the bowl. I have five sets of shampoos and conditioners in my shower, but that's only because if I use the same one every day, my hair gets flat.
I still love my zumba and bodypump classes. Bodycombat; so-so. But of course that's the one that makes me sweat my balls off. Today at bodypump, I increased my weights. Hurts!
My Nintendo DS age as of today is 24.
And Christmas is around the corner, yo.
The end. For today.
12.06.2008
12.04.2008
Attn: No one
These were on my mind recently.
-I take emoticons seriously.
-I haven't arm-wrestled anybody in a long time.
-On Sunday mornings, I wake up at 7 am to do laundry and get a good 80 minutes reading while running my 4-5 loads.
-After I do a number two, I look into the bowl to check my business before flushing. (TMI?)
-The white hairs growing in the middle of the back of my head are driving me CUH-RAZY.
-Today I was in a meeting with too many strong personalities surrounding the conference table. I didn't like it.
-My new goal is to eat at least three fresh fruits per day. Any fruit.
-A good portion of this week was spent in helping to design a new library. The experience in saying I want this here and that there was utterly exciting, and I was captivated by the architect.
-I take emoticons seriously.
-I haven't arm-wrestled anybody in a long time.
-On Sunday mornings, I wake up at 7 am to do laundry and get a good 80 minutes reading while running my 4-5 loads.
-After I do a number two, I look into the bowl to check my business before flushing. (TMI?)
-The white hairs growing in the middle of the back of my head are driving me CUH-RAZY.
-Today I was in a meeting with too many strong personalities surrounding the conference table. I didn't like it.
-My new goal is to eat at least three fresh fruits per day. Any fruit.
-A good portion of this week was spent in helping to design a new library. The experience in saying I want this here and that there was utterly exciting, and I was captivated by the architect.
12.03.2008
Self-check yo'self
Today at Walmart's self-checkout, I selected $20 Cash Back on the touchscreen. I bent slightly to retrieve my cash and discovered $11 was forgotten by a previous customer.
When stuff like this happens to me, my first reaction is:
Oh, god, oh, god, oh, god. I'm on Candid Camera or some other punk show. Someone has set up this scenario and is recording my reaction on video, and it will be broadcast to the entire world--THE ENTIRE WORLD! Television viewers will see if this plus-size brown girl is an honest to goodness human being. Look unsuspicious. Don't look around. You're on camera! Oh my god, you're on camera! Don't panic, DON'T PANIC. It's $11 for goodness sake.
Those four seconds pass, and I snap back to composure.
I bring the $11 to the nearest sales associate because I am obviously not going to risk being accused of running off with a measly eleven bucks. Plus I won't be able to sleep if it likely belonged to a minority who's just broke this time of the month.
"Excuse me. This was left in the cash back dispenser at that checkout. The previous customer might return." And she looks surprised, but smiles at me while I walk away.
Am I the only one who has thoughts like this? Do you get too get fearful when similar situations happen to you?
My bad-ass factor has been challenged.
When stuff like this happens to me, my first reaction is:
Oh, god, oh, god, oh, god. I'm on Candid Camera or some other punk show. Someone has set up this scenario and is recording my reaction on video, and it will be broadcast to the entire world--THE ENTIRE WORLD! Television viewers will see if this plus-size brown girl is an honest to goodness human being. Look unsuspicious. Don't look around. You're on camera! Oh my god, you're on camera! Don't panic, DON'T PANIC. It's $11 for goodness sake.
Those four seconds pass, and I snap back to composure.
I bring the $11 to the nearest sales associate because I am obviously not going to risk being accused of running off with a measly eleven bucks. Plus I won't be able to sleep if it likely belonged to a minority who's just broke this time of the month.
"Excuse me. This was left in the cash back dispenser at that checkout. The previous customer might return." And she looks surprised, but smiles at me while I walk away.
Am I the only one who has thoughts like this? Do you get too get fearful when similar situations happen to you?
My bad-ass factor has been challenged.
12.01.2008
All in the name of brain power
I had been eyeing a Nintendo DS for a while now, and I gave in on black Friday with friend Charlei. I contemplated returning it over the weekend because I have enough toys, but finally ripped open the box on Sunday night. You guessed it; I am now addicted to Brain Age.
Imagine my disappointment (and cussing) when I was told my brain age was 47 yesterday. Today my brain age was scored as a 26 year old.
Bam-o!
Let's go challenge.
Imagine my disappointment (and cussing) when I was told my brain age was 47 yesterday. Today my brain age was scored as a 26 year old.
Bam-o!
Let's go challenge.
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