Friday, December 12, 2008

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Finally happy

For the first time in a long time.

Friday, December 5, 2008

The good old days

My 20th birthday is in 52 days.

14 years ago. Wow, I was tan sunburned

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Went for a drive today. Through Meriden, Southington, and Cheshire mostly. Felt sooo good. Just singing along to the radio and watching the sun set over my neighborhood.

Monday, December 1, 2008

You're gonna be a shining star

So I'm putting myself out there. Thats my new motto

Here's my list of things I'm planning on doing:

-I'm going to start volunteering at the Meriden Public Library teaching people how to speak and read English. I'm actually really excited for this.

-I'm finally planning on getting on a plane to visit Kirsten in Florida this winter. I need to get over my fear and just do it already.

-Hopefully I'll have some time to help out at the humane society too, they always need people to help out, and being with animals just makes me happy!

-Gonna try to get ahead on my Japanese so I won't be struggling next semester in Japanese II

-Reconnecting with old friends. Going through what I currently am is helping me see how important friends are, and how I really DO have friends.

-Reading tons of "self help" books. Some are a little too farfetched to really help me, but some are really helpful in giving me a new perspective on life and how things work. Currently reading "The Secret" and "A New Earth" to help me through this depressing situation, and reading "Eat Pray Love" (kinda ties in with the other books) and "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (my dad said it was a really good story about how the Indians were terribly mistreated when our founding forefathers were "discovering" this country.) just to keep my mind off of things.


I'm gonna be ok, I have faith. Its hard to see now, but I'm going to keep reminding myself that things will get better. It made me feel really upset with myself to hear my mom tell me that she is seeing a weakness in me, and that I'm her daughter, and she gave both her daughters all her inner strength and courage when she made us, and as human beings. I feel like I'm letting her down by not taking advantage of that strength she gave me. Its in there somewhere, I just need to catch it and hold on.

Maybe adding more to this.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving

Things suck. I'm miserable. My inconsistent emotions are killing me. One minute I'm crying and feeling absolutely hopless, then my heart starts racing, giving me this terrible anxiety, and the next minute I can get a hold of myself and see a bright future to look forward to. I'm on/have been on a roller coaster ride, and I hate roller coasters. But my mom says this is good. She says I needed this jolt to grow and move on to another stage in my life. To get out of my comfort zone. I know shes right, but I'm scared. Everything that was so familiar is gone. Thats just another thing I'm going to have to be strong and overcome. I think I actually am going to get on an airplane to fly to Florida to see Kirsten this time....for real.


Anyways, highlight of Thanksgiving: having a great family, even if today only consisted of my mom, dad, sister, brother, and gramma. We drove by my grammy and grampy's old house on Valley View Drive. Its so different than I remember. So much smaller....but it has been at least 10 years since I've seen it. Oh, and my mom's "He showed us his dingus!" story was pretty good too :-)

"And there he was, lookin' at us in the cheval mirra! Playin' with his dingus!"

Friday, October 17, 2008

Fall in Meriden

Meriden isn't as crappy as everyone thinks it is. I took these today on a walk up to Castle Craig with Ethan! (click to make them bigger, duhhh)









































and just for fun:

Thursday, October 16, 2008

SNL Presidential Debate

Loveee SNL. This had me dying, spot on hahaha



Sunday, September 28, 2008

Humility...
...consider it

"In Buddhism, humility is equivalent to concern of how to be liberated from the sufferings of life and the vexations of the human mind. The ultimate aim is to achieve a state of enlightenment through meditation and other spiritual practices. Humility can also result from achieving the liberation of Nirvana. When one experiences the ultimate Emptiness and non-self, one is free from suffering, vexations and all illusions of self-deception. Humility, compassion and wisdom characterize this state of enlightenment."

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Order Made, RADWIMPS

I think I must have been asked this once.
Before I was born, by someone, somewhere.

"Choose one: the past, or the future,
And I will allow you to see it.
Which will it be?
Which will it be?"

And I probably decided on the past.
So that, rather than just strong, I could become kind, become kind.
So that I could understand what memories are.

Next, that 'somebody' told me this.

"I'll give you arms and legs and mouths and ears and eyes,
Hearts and breasts and nostrils.
I'll give you two of each one.
Isn't that great?
Isn't that great?"

But then I made a request.
I said, "I'd be fine with just one mouth.
So I wouldn't argue with myself;
So I could only kiss one person."

I want to forget.
But somehow, I can't.
What do you call this kind of feeling?

Looking a little disappointed,
The person continued with his explanation.
"The hearts are most important,
So I'll put one behind each of your breasts.
Isn't that great?
Isn't that great?"
 
But, once more, I had a request to make.
"I'm awfully sorry, but to be honest,
I really don't need a heart on the right.
Sorry to keep troubling you like this.

It's so that when I find that one special person,
And hold her close to me for the first time,
Only then will I finally be able to feel
Two hearts beating, one on each side.

The left one mine, the right, yours.
The left one yours, the right, mine.
So that alone, I'll always be lacking something.
So that I won't be able to just go on living alone."

I want to forget.
But somehow, I can't.
What do you call this kind of feeling?

My chest is pounding,
Yet somehow it seems familiar.
What do you call this kind of feeling?

"Ah, that reminds me, there's one last thing.
Would you like us to add in tears as well?
You'd have no problems without them,
But some people find them annoying, so they opt out.
What would you like?
What would you like?"

In the end, I asked him to add them in.
So that, rather than just strong, I could become kind, become kind.
So I could understand what it means to hold something dear.

"Oh, while we're at it, the tears will need a flavour.
So I'd just like you to choose which one you'd prefer.
We have sour, salty, spicy, sweet.
You can choose whichever you like.
Which will you have?
Which will you have?"

Everything was put together just as requested,
So wipe those tears away and let me see your face.
Come on, show it to me with pride.

Thank you so much for everything.
Sorry to have caused you so much trouble.
But could I just ask one last thing?
"Have we met somewhere before?"

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Since one

It was really great having Kirsten come visit for a few days. I wish she could've stayed longer though. It feels really good to know that even though I haven't seen her in years, things still feel the same between us, and we're still best friends. I love that even though we've been so far apart and spent half of our teenage years living different lives, it still feels like just yesterday we were playing with barbies and catching frogs in her backyard. I really hope she comes back up to Connecticut or Maine so we could see each other more. The only bad thing about her coming to visit is having to say goodbye all over again.

I have to go back to work on Thursday, which is a really hard thing for me to do. I really have a hard time doing what I do and dealing with the people I deal with. I'm absolutely dreading it. My co-workers are great, but the job is just so physically and emotionally draining. I hate to sound so negative, but aside from Kirsten coming to visit, I've had very little fun this summer. No beach, no road trips, no friends, no nothing. I really hope things can become more positive.

To all my friends: summer's not over yet, give me a call!

p.s. I STILL can't drive on the highway :-/
p.p.s. Kirsten, I PROMISE I'm coming to Maine with you as soon as possible!

Monday, July 14, 2008

"Oh the humanity!"

I seriously cannot get over how hilarious this was when I was little, and it still kills me to watch it. I'm so glad my generation got all the awesome Nickelodeon shows!

Don't mind the end where whoever made the video messed it up with a lame voice-over.



:-D

Monday, July 7, 2008

HPP


I was in the paper today with one of my students from swimming lessons!



She's only 6, she was really brave!

I feel bad Arielle didn't get in on the picture, she was in the water below us helping catch all the kids!

Picture taken from myrecordjournal.com, obviously

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

LOL

Activists preparing against use of 'brown note' at Dem convention

"Political activists planning protest rallies at the upcoming Democratic Convention in Denver have their stomachs in knots over a rumor about a crowd control weapon - known as the “crap cannon” - that might be unleashed against them.

Also called “Brown Note,” it is believed to be an infrasound frequency that debilitates a person by making them defecate involuntarily."


Anyone remember this episode of Southpark> where they try to slip in the brown noise into my Country Tis of Thee? hahaha well guys, I can still say that one of my goals in life is to discover the brown noise

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Light Above the Trees

New goal: learn to play the shakuhachi haha

Top places I NEED to go

-See as much of the United States as I can(Alaska!)

-Japan

-London/Ireland/Scotland/the UK

-Egypt

-Brazil/Argentina/South America

-Guatemala/Costa Rica/Panama/Central America

-Germany

-Kenya

-Rome/Greece/Turkey/Croatia/Mediterranean area

-China

-Saudi Arabia/UAE/Israel/Jordan/that whole general area




Basically the whole world, but those are the top spots as of right now!

How come everytime I empty the lint trap in the dryer, the lint is always a totally different color than the clothes that were being dried?

I love doing laundry, for real. I don't understand why people hate doing it. To be honest, I only just learned how to do my own laundry a few months ago. I can't keep my room clean or pick up after myself, but I can do laundry in a second.

I'm completely re-doing my room. All of the shit is off my walls. I miss it. I'm painting my now mint green walls a nice tan color ("creamy nougat" yum) with my current zebra wall being replaced with a nice yellow ("mustard seed" also yum) I want to put up a bunch of the little things my grandpa brought home from his travels around the world. I know he's got some African masks and necklaces from Kenya, little Alaskan totem poles, a boomerang from Australia, some wooden shoes from Holland, and my favorite, a picture of him on a camel in front of the pyramids in Giza.

I'm also rearranging my furniture, which has always sucked, because not only does most of my stuff weigh a million pounds, but my bed has always been in the corner it's in now, and everytime I move it, it feels weird and I end up moving it back.

Also, I planted two Hydrangea plants in my backyard with my mom (yay!) I am happy to say they are thriving thanks to my (mom's and dad's) green thumb and some Miracle Grow!



gotta go put my clothes in the dryer, haha

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Earth Day

Thanks, holy angel's church, for cutting down the 30+ year old trees that have been growing on "church property". Why you chose to cut down these trees that have been there for decades, are hundreds of yards away from anything they may disturb and have been a beautiful sight and signiture land mark is a mystery to me. Maybe you should've asked God first. I feel like he might have something to say about not destroying "God's green earth." Also, thanks for all the sawdust thats now floating around my whole neighborhood.

Happy Earth Day everybody. I hope you all planted a bunch of trees instead of cutting them down!

Thursday, April 17, 2008

the bouncing souls :-)

Here is wishing you the bluest skies
Hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
The very best of choruses too

Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on their way

Here is hoping all the days ahead
Won’t be as bitter as the ones behind you
Be an optimist instead
And somehow happiness will find you

Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on their way

It’s really good to see you rocking out and having fun
Living like you’ve just begun
Accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow you find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things

Here is wishing you the bluest skies
Hoping something better comes tomorrow
Hoping all the verses rhyme
The very best of choruses too

Follow all the doubt and sadness
I know that better things are on their way

It’s really good to see you rocking out and having fun
Living like you’ve just begun
Accept your life and what it brings
I hope tomorrow you find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things

Forget what happened yesterday
I know that better things are on their way

I know you got a lot of good things happening up ahead
The past is gone, it’s all been said
So here’s to what the future brings
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I hope tomorrow you’ll find better things
I know tomorrow you’ll find better things

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

weird...

I miss high school. A lot.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

also,

Currently:

Hydrangeas are my favorite flower
Blue is my favorite color
Cherry is my favorite flavor
Forrest Gump is my favorite movie
Ignite is my favorite band
Nintendo is my favorite thing to do when I'm bored
Art is my favorite hobby
Pineapple is my favorite fruit
Yellow squash is my favorite vegetable
Geography of Tourism is my favorite class
Spaceghetto.com is my favorite website
Traveling the world is my favorite dream
Japan is my favorite country
Piano is my favorite instrument
Dresses are my favorite item of clothing
Flowers are my favorite thing
Rob and Big is my favorite TV show
New York City is my favorite place to hate
Horses are my favorite animal
Cherry Coke is my favorite soda
Lipton Lemon Iced Tea is my favorite drink
Necklaces are my favorite accessory
Fresh air is my favorite smell
Pettit Drive is my favorite place

dumb post

I don't understand how someone can totally forget about their past. How can you never think back to how things were? Everyday I think back to when I was a little kid. I look into my backyard and remember all the forts that were built, all the games of hide and seek were played, and how many times I twisted my ankle jumping off the roof of my shed.

I always used to love the lyric from Saves the Day, "Just don't bother with the things left in your wake." Lately I haven't been feeling the same. You shouldn't dwell in your past, but you cannot forget it. The past is a hard thing. There are good times you want to remember forever, but thinking about how you can never relive them can be painful. There are also the bad times, that you never want to think about again, but they are always in your memories. A lot of this may be old news to you all, but I can't help but notice the people who pretend their past never happened. You not only need to learn from your past, but you also need to keep it with you, good and bad. When you're one hundred years old and dying, you're going to regret suppressing what you wanted to pretend never happened. For me, its harder to think about the good times being gone, rather than the bad times that I've had. I wish(hope?) some of my friends think about their past with me as much as I do, because I miss it more than anything lately, and although I can never get it back, I just want to have the comfort that the future with them is going to be just as great. I feel like I need to get over my past, but never forget the things that have happened. Maybe I just haven't grown up yet.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

19, nineteen, XIX

I turned 19 today. I wish I was turning an epic age, but I guess I've got one more year until I've been around for 2 decades. I woke up around 10, and Aaron and Melanie stopped by. They made me some birthday brownies and cookies, which were awesome! Ethan came over later and he brought me all red starburst (my fav!) and he stuffed my mailbox FULL of orange tictacs (also one of my favs, just like in Juno! <333) He said he's got something else to give me, but that I'll have to wait until next week. We hung around for a while and watched my brother's Rob and Big DVDs until he had to leave to go back to school. My uncle and grandma ate dinner with me and the rest of my family, and overall it was a great birthday. I didn't make a wish when I blew out the candles because I think I'm going to save that wish for when I really need it, whenever that may be.

My fish Marcel died today. It was really strange too, because Ethan got him for me as a birthday gift exactly 2 years ago. I hope hes reincarnated as something with a more fulfilling life other than a poor betta fish that just sits in a bowl all day. I loved him, he really kept me company as lame as it sounds, and I have to admit I may have cried a little when I realized he was gone. Oh well, RIP Marcel, I'll miss ya buddy.

Now I've got to figure out what homework is due tomorrow that I have neglected all weekend. Ugh, I'm so bummed about being back at school, my classes are pretty boring and pointless to me in my opinion. I'm having a pretty hard time adjusting to my new sleep schedule, but I'm super stoked that I'm actually being producitve and doing things with the whole day, instead of sleeping it away.

Dane Cook is on Comedy Central tonight, and even though I've seen it before, I'm looking forward to watching it again. I don't care if he steals his jokes and is overrated, hes damn good at presenting his jokes, and I like him!

I've eaten enough sugar/candy/cake/cookies/brownies today to give me diabetes, and I'll be lucky if I'm still alive tomorrow. I think I'm gonna go brush my teeth haha.


Also, happy birthday Mozart!

Felix dies natalis mihi

Happy birthday to me. 19 years ago I was born, sweet.

Monday, January 7, 2008

sick!

I've been ridiculously sick the past 4 days. I had a fever of 103+ and I was delusional, HA. It sucked. Horrible sore throat that finally let up tonight. Worst body aches of all time, but I think I'm over it.( I hope?!)

School starts in a week,(boo!) but I'm excited for my Biology and Geography of tourism class. Im not excited for my 8 AM labs on Thursdays (or is it Tuesdays?) but I'll deal, cause its bio, and I love science!

My birthday is on the 27th; only a few more weeks until I'm 19. Its not much of a milestone like 18 was, or 20 and 21 will be, but I'm excited to be 19. It feels so much different than 18, I feel little more grown up...at least I think thats how I'll feel. Wish me a happy birthday on the 27th!


I'm still getting over this sickness, and its making me nuts. I've been stuck in my room for 4 days straight, basically laying in bed watching tv all day. I watched a marathon of "How its Made" yesterday, so I'm basically an encyclopedia on how to make things ranging from gas grills to airless tires to oars. I've also seen way too many "whos the father" Maury episodes for my liking.

I actually feel like sleeping for once in the past 5 days, so naturally I'm going to lay in bed and watch TV til 3 am. I have a ridic urge to play Pokemon Yellow on my gameboy, and I think I will for old time's sake. I also feel like brushing up on the minimal Japanese I know, so maybe I'll do that until 3 am instead of TV, although its not likely.


7 days until a new (and hopefully better) semester starts. I want to be 19, but I want to be young forever. Goodnighttt