そこ が しりたい。

i absolutely love the show "soko ga shiritai" that comes on kiku television. it's from the 90's and just about different people's lives in japan such as: living on a really small island, getting married/pregnant at a young age, orphans, etc.
can't find anything about it online.

a book i'm reading...

so i picked up the book: how to put ten hours in an eight hour work day. by: kay johnson

here's some interesting things it says:

the bank account of life
"you cannot borrow, rent, buy or even steal time."
(keep in mind, the average female life expactancy is 79 years of age; men is 72.)

make to do lists

eat late lunches if possible, after 115 when the lunch rush is over. better service, quieter atmosphere and less lines are all perks.

prepare for the worst-and the best outcomes

pre-sleep suggestions such as: lying in beb, relaxing and visualing the next day. "if you do this regularly, you will never need an alarm clock. then visualize the next morning, with everybody leaving happily." also think of: the office with happy people and yourself also smiling. "you program youself for success."

that's all for now...back to reading...

typical tire tuesday?

like an asshole i texted my ex something like: "know what today is?" just to rub in that he is stoooooopid, and he said "this i kno......".
(since exactly a year ago today he decided he wasn't moving here...)

anyway, got another early shift tonight and then off tomorrow. i have a lot of stuff i need to accomplished...woo hoo...

alar, a friend from school, gave me a bag of old clothes she wanted to get ride of. cheeee. i needed some new clothes. i realllly need new work shoes, too; they stink soooo bad!

went to the library after school to get a play book that will have our final scene it in for acting class, but now that i'm looking at it i think i grabbed the wrong book...looks like i'll be going back tomorrow. i also got the book: marley and me (although i've already seen the movie, of cousrse the book will be better. i think eXspecially because the main characters are writers and i wanna be able to read it all the words.) & how to put ten hours in an eight hour day. (hahaha. i just saw it on the self and sounded interesting.) oh yah, i also got the movie: riding in cars with boy. haven't seen it in a while...

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NOT going to work since when i was driving to work (almost there...on the freeway) the tread on my front left driver's side tire came off...
so, second tire in exactly a week.
at least by the end of tomorrow i will then have 4 new tires.

i don't know whether to think i'm unlucky that this happened twice or lucky that i made it away safe both times? i'm just gonna go ahead and go with lucky.

came upon this, love it: pink bird studio.

butterfly tattoos.

for some reason i really, really, really, really don't like butterfly tattoos. i remember like...maybe 7ish years ago them being really in, but i always hated them.

my hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me...

...so won't you kill me, so i die happy. (from song below...)

what a busy day.
picked up a couple friends from the airport and soon have to go interview a freelance writer/travel writer to write a profile on for journalism (even though it was due like 2 weeks ago...)

so after the interview its off to work (only opening, thankfully) and then time to cram in as much late homework i can before classes tomorrow!

for some reason i'm in a total dashboard confessional mood: hands down. pretty emo, but i loooove this song. and yes, i love chris carrabba too. his middle name is ender, which used to be my passwords for EVERYTHING for like a million years. hahhaah.

click: screaming infidelities

p e a c e o u t

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my 2 day streak of not being bitchy at work is officially over. of course after having a good day there had to be duchebag customers...blaaah.

the interview went wonderfully! i had a lot of fun and got some great information for my story. me and mrs.ariyoshi actually have quite a bit in common too, so we had lots to chate about! i'm even gonna make her some mason jennings cds...hahaha. i'm always giving people mason jennings cds; for her it's because she's really into god and stuff...and a lot of his music is pretty spiritual and whatnot.

other than that...looks like i'm gonna say f-it on trying to get any homework done tonight...i simply don't feel like it.

d-d-d-david...yes, you made the blog. ;) let's kick it sometime.

Photo By: Sweet D

after about 2 1/2 months i finally broke my streak of not going to the gym. woke up at noon and went after that. it feels pretty good. now hopefully i can just keep up with it.

i watched cnn the entire time i was at the gym...pretty deprssing the news.

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thankfully work actually went quite well again. :)

it's 3 am and i wanna go to bed...

i drove three boys home tonight...no new notches on the woodblock though. it was funny to have three dudes packed in there. i think that was the most people i've ever had riding with me at once.

instead of listening to my usual harmonica folk music in the car, bsaucy played some of his ooklah which was nice and chill and then he put on something from kill bill. it felt like we were on a high-speed chase!

work was not bad, i was pretty surprised. for some weird reason i was in a really good mood and just walked around singing whenever i wasn't talking to a table. the only to songs that came out of my mouth were: build me up buttercup and say a little prayer for you. actually, s.a.l.p.f.y. song has been stuck in my head for about a week now.

if i can save some money for a bit i think i should try get rid of all the rust on the bug. and new paintjob...woo woo. i was thinking brown. or yellow. or baby blue still. idk.

i feeling a little attraction to a co-worker perhaps. i don't really know, maybe i'm just a big flirt, as is he. and a co-worker thing is just weird, i think.

the title (it's 3 am...) not only true, but also the name of an oar song i really wanted to listen to, but couldn't find it to post.
so here's some other good oar.
click: so moved on.

click: i feel home. (looove this song)

pimp mobile.

i must say, the bug has definitely been getting me some looks. yesterday when i was driving through town some dude started talking to me at a stoplight. he said, "oh, a '68, my first car was a '68..." blah, blah. he was pretty cute, i couldn't really tell how old he was, i'm pretty bad at guessing ages, but maybe...late 20's?
at the next stoplight he pulls his truck over right next to the bug and hands me his buisness card says, "call me." he works for a water company.

then just now while driving home, at a stoplight again, this time in palolo (kinda sketchy...). this dude was behind me and then pulled up to the side of me and was like "he what's up, where are you going? let's cruise." i was like, "i'm going home, naw, i'm good." of course it would have been much smarter to say something like, "i'm going to my boyfriend's house," or "'im going to my parent's house," or something. i just didn't really think about it. i suppose you could say i'm still pretty nieve and too trusting?
anyway, he was "let's go drink. let's hang out. i'm gonna follow you." and i was like "no, no" and motioning with my hand and my head "no". oh yah, i also forgot to mention he kept throwing up the shakka a lot, too...pretty much the entire time. the light turned green and i drove off. he did follow me for a bit, then drove on the side of me and i just ignored him and he cut off when i got onto the freeway. it was kinda scary.
not a bad looking guy, but creepy!

things are what you make of 'em.

woke up this morning at 9am in my car in a parking lot behind like-like drive in. can't remember much of eating at like-like except that i pounded the whole plate of fried rice! slept decently well, although it probably wasn't the smartest idea.

last night was mucho fun!

i applied for a few random jobs from craigslist. i can tell i've been getting more and more bitchy about work...it's just hard to find something that pays well, *eXspecially in this economy.

*eXspecially: so i honestly think that "especially" should be "exspecially" because it's like extra special, right??

click: things are what you make of 'em.

most favorite oasis song of all time: talk tonight. (the one i was telling you about, kam!)

私 <3 ポストカード...(２)

[i <3 postcards (2)]
got two postcards in the mail last week!

沖縄　（okinawa）, from the cecenator:




san fran (mailed from oakland), from trav:

fryday.

it was a strange day. i had totally forgot that j wouldn't be attending work with me today...and there were not any big texas cinnamon rolls at chevron this morning. two texans, missing. i ended up getting some other brand and it wasn't nearly as good.
other than that...i guess nothing else was that out of the ordinary. scuba boy waved and didn't have much to say, as usual.

heard this song on the boat today...it's just not one you seem to hear very often anymore: breakfast at tiffany's.

so me and kam are going to tribal seeds tonight. ye-ah!
here comes the whole ordeal of "what am i going to wear?". . . i tried to ease the process by thinking about it while at work. periodically i just zoned out and thought about what i had in my closet. i guess it helped a little, but since i have no idea what kam is wearing i can't really decide. why do i even care? i don't know.

so i've been thinking about joining a taiko drumming group. i haven't really had time to go to any practices and check it out yet, but my friend at work's dad is in a group and said to come down.
i just looked up some info about taiko and this is what i found: naked taiko drumming?

here's a little ben kweller: thirteen. love this song. don't particularly care for the video, but what i do like is the comment written below: "i have listened to music ,,, great music for 44 years of my life,,,, gotta put ben k. on my list of great musicians,,, found him by accident,,, even tho nothing really is an accident... hope u all find that out someday...B"
wow. i'll try to keep that in mind, B. nothing really is an accident. that is just one man's opinion, but i wonder how he knows. like, what is your story bhite41?

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im happy. found the perfect outfit. cowboy boots, again. a cute dress i had forgotten i bought, and a sm purple sweater (if needed).

my parents.

called my mom today because i knew her and my pap's anniversary was sometime in march...but had completely forgotten until today. it was march 7. i feel bad i missed it, but their birthdays are coming up in april.
seriously, they were born in the same hospital, twelve days apart...and they aren't even from a small town! (113,000 people)
my mom told me my dad pulled out his motorcycle last week...but then it started snowing a lot yesterday and today. that sucks.
i really miss riding with my pops! we spent many sundays driving around okinawa with his harley friends. it was a little bar hopping and a lot of sightseeing.

my pap and i in blytheville, arkansas, september 4, 1990.


...loving the el camino in the back. must have been the neighbor's...

life is good.

i guess this is like a mini-dude update...(not that the dudes are mini, but that the update is mini)

let me just start by saying: i'm offically over c.c. (customer crush). so he came in with the same chick...obvisouly the g.f. it's cool, i'm over it.

my friend called me to hang out with him and white-sided dolphin. white-sided went to a bbq, passed out then never made it, so i just hung out with my friend and a few other friends. he was only on land for two days and he's gone again. he texted me saying sorry he flaked and we will hang out in another three weeks. i said whatevers clever.

did meet someone interesting a couple days back. gave him my blog. probably not the slickest move, huh?

wow.


anyways. i speant a lot of the day cleaning; it felt good and accomplishing. sometimes i know i clean a lot though because i'm trying to do anything else possible than to do homework. seriously, i'd rather clean the bathroom. and i insist that i can't do homework in a messy room.
now since my room, the kitchen, the living room and the extra room is clean, i had better finish my homework sometime this weekend.
oh yah, and i put off going to the gym. (of course)

okay okay, so i have to give credit to mon for this one. click: jd perry's toothbrush blog

i just remembered i had some fried rice left over from lunch. grabbed it, a fork and a bottle of vinegar and pounded it in the time it took me to turn off/re-start my lo lo computer.

i wanna see this movie: sunshine cleaning.

i also kinda wanna see this freaky sounding movie. probably ronnie would like it:
taxedermia.

it's an early 4 a.m...i just heard the sprinklers come on. t.g.i.f.

Photos By: Sweet D



click: west coast.

i could make you happy if you weren't already...

...that's a quote from the song in the video at the end of this ramble and jumble.

getting the tire problem taken care of on this day off. going to the beach with a friend...and hopefully getting started on some homework sometime today...

just fisnished watching: nick and norah's infinate playlist. very cute. it's like when you meet someone you really really like all of a sudden.

i'm getting picked up since i don't have a car at the moment. she met some "island boy"...i'm curious to see who we will be meeting up with.

i just sat here for like 5 minutes in silence just trying to think of one thing i felt like listening to and i couldn't think of anything.

...another five minutes went by, and this is finally what i chose: what's up. my friend and i in okinawa used to drive up to the top of a lookout/hill place and sing this song at the top of our lungs. it was a lot of fun. :)

i wasn't sure if i mentioned that fprnsb saw j...and fbrnsb didn't even remember my name. hahahaha.


Sagittarius - March 25, 2009

You are likely to feel a strong need to express your individuality, dear Sagittarius. You don't want to blend into the herd, and go unseen as you walk down the street. You want to be the sheep with the pink wool. You want to be the person skipping down the street instead of walking. Find a place and a group of people where you can be totally yourself and not worry about what other people think about your style. Your originality is inspiring, so don't squelch it.

MSN Astrology

click: untouchable face.

this tuesday.

my horoscope today had mentioned something like "you're more likely to get a flat time when you do not have a spare"...well, it's a damn good thing i had a spare tire today when picking up trav from the airport! out of nowhere we heard a loud banging. i thought that the clutch cable snapped, or that the tire blew. i pulled over really quick and then it all seemed fine. i made to all the way home and then realized the back tail light cover is busted, the fender is a little bent, and pretty much the entire tired was shredded...at least we made it home!

i don't know if i hit something...but my cousin seems to think it was the tires fault...which makes me feel better.

won't be crusin' the bug to work today, though. seems like it's always somethin'...

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went out after work and spent most of the money i made tonight....but it's all good.

pandora.com

so...i can't think of anything imparticular i want to listen to right now...time for a change.
went to pandora.com. let's see what it's gives me.

...nothing i'm loving at the moment.

it did make me want to listen to damien rice though.

click: older chests

click: delicate.

click: blower's daughter. i think damien rice has crooked bottom teeth. i like it.

click: volcano.

year of the ox.

i just recently realized this is the year of the ox. no wonder i'm feeling like '09 is a good year.

all day. all long.

had a very pleasant, relaxing day today. tomorrow will be back to work...but i think i will feel refreshed and re-energized.

i only have an opening shift and should get done early tomorrow...and then i'm off wednesday! ye-ah. i should probably: 1. get saftey check done on bug 2. HOMEWORK 3.gym.

for ashita, ne:
Sagittarius - March 24, 2009

You may be anxious to try a new, uncharted path that speaks to your sense of risk and adventure, dear Sagittarius. Keep in mind that it is important to temper these actions with sensible, realistic planning. You're much more likely to get a flat tire when you don't carry a spare. Make sure you have the proper resources to pull yourself out of any jam along the way. The old way of doing things is practical, tested, and tried and true for a reason, so don't dismiss it altogether.


MSN Astrology

i'm in a bright eyes mood. here's one worth repeating: first day of my life

i was listening to this on the ride home. the bug is treating me well, i'm happy.
sometimes i feel like shit i create is just a waste of words: waste of paint


the eye:
it's almost cleared up...i think...i hope. it definitely looks better, so hopefully i'll be looking normal tomorrow.

i wear my sunglasses at night...

since my eye looks disgusting.

a funny quote.

so i was just conversing with an old friend/school mate online. he was asking me if i knew he had a crush on me in h.s. and then he said this:

"you hung out with the car guys

i owned the same car as anna

yeah, the blonde chick"

hahahha. i thought that was very cute.

i look like quasimoto.

so, i've been home pretty much since saturday with a swollen eye. it was all fat, hurting and oosing green shit. it's getting better now, but still fat... believe me, i'm doing everyone a favor by NOT going into work. no body would want me to be take their order or deliver their food lookinglike this!

what do you think?

last night kam and i and my cousin and chris all went down to irma's and kevin built a nice, little fire. unfortunately, the cops came like five minutes in. anwyay, i took this picture of kam and it's kinda freaky. do you think that is a ghost behind her? or is it a blurred kam? lmk.

wish i was there...

click: blister in the sun.

eXspecially for this song: kiss off.

it's so intense: add it up.

oh my god. i'm totally obsessed with the violent femmes at the moment.

click: gimme the car.

click: waiting for the bus.

actually, i think my next trip will be based off the violent femme's tour scheudle. i'll have to see if they're still touring.

one love.

click: free hugs.

watch out.

i just found this funny ass video of scaring people. i looove scaring people!
click: scaring people.

click: more scaring people.

click: funny dogs,

click: funny children.

click: tiddy bear.

ole' ole'....ole' ole'...(spanish boys)

hung out with a foreign puerto rican new scuba boy today (fprnsb). one perhaps worth a notch in the woodblock?? we'll see...
chris just tried to delete this blog. that bastIrd!

looking forward to the tribal seeds concert coming up soon. helllllooooo carlos!

oh, i almost forgot to explain the reasoning in the title "ole' ole'...ole' ole'...". after haning out with fprnsb for a bit, chris and i took a ride to my house and i randomly started singing "ole' ole', ole' ole'...". and then i was like, "wait, is this a spanish song?" ...and we're sure it's becaues fprnsb is now subconciously on my mind.

oh, can't forget to mention hung out with another spaniard j at work. that was also fun.

from yesterday (forgot to post)

had quite an unusual 24hrs., but eh, life is life. thankfully i got off work early even though i saw supposed to close thanks for mar. i love you tiny dancer!

i'm feeling guilty that i skipped all three of my classes today, but relieved that i don't have to go back until the 30th. (hopefully with all my work caught up)

wow.
Sagittarius - March 20, 2009

You tend to be the adventurous kind at the calmest of times, dear Sagittarius, and today you could be feeling especially daring. You might be tempted to make some radical changes in your life, particularly where your professional life is concerned. You might decide to make your living in an offbeat way, or possibly move to someplace you'd never considered before. Think about it for a few days, however. The impetus might pass by then. If it doesn't, then follow your heart.

MSN Astrology

LOL.

click: funny surfer dude.

click: i like turtles.

(for tomorrow)sounds good to me:
Sagittarius - March 19, 2009

The day ahead should be excellent. You've been searching for meaning behind recent events in your life. No doubt, there have been a lot of changes both on the job and at home. And you are bursting with new ambitions. Today, dear Sagittarius, you're likely to put all these new experiences into a mixing bowl, stir them up and be grateful for the thrilling life you are leading right now! You may not have any specific answers, but sometimes feeling grateful is an answer all its own.

MSN Astrology

had a good night chillin with some fellows also from okinawa who i hadn't really seen since much i've been living here. it was good fun and a nice change or scenery.

musika: rilo kiley (jenny lewis)

on sunday:
Photo By: Sweet D

carpetbaggers.

finally washed, waxed and vaccuumed the bug today. it is a beautiful day out! i was only at work for about 45mins this morning and got to leave since it was super slow.

last night me and os ate at an okinawan restaurant; it was delicious. we had vegetable and tofu chanpuru and okinawan soba. mmm mmm good.

os showed me jenny lewis. i love her: carpetbaggers.

kiss me, i'm irish. (1/2 anyway...)

what a morning:
i skipped asl because i needed to adjust the carbs on the vw...last night when i was driving home it was at the point where the rpm's were so low that i had to keep up the idle at stops. (but since i'm a master driver it wasn't that big of deal) so j came over and showed me how before i went to acting class.

before class i saw trav in the parking lot. the first thing he said to me was "d, i hope you're wearing green underware!" i had completely forgotten it was even st.patrick's day! we were walking to class and i was pointing at something and fell down two mini-stairs and twisted my ankel...the same one i twisted in new york! it's now all swollen, but daijobu.


i did my monologue today. i must admit, it went quite beautifully. everyone loved it even though i had actually forgotten some lines, but since it was a nervous scene, the pauses and such worked out in my favor. :)

so...looks like i'll have to wait until spring 2010 to try and get into a communications program and uh. so, if that works out and i finish in two years it will have taken me about 8 years to graudate with a bachelors! ahahahahaha... oh well, the experiences of living are what really matters anyway.

well, it's no wonder that i had been feeling pretty bitchy recently and ate chocolate for dinner last night...it is now that time of the month, again...which i'm sure everyone is glad to read.

so, the white-sided dolphin dude, he was out to sea for a few weeks and should be back in town soon..will he call?...

here's a jig for ya: flogging molly.

monday madness.

click: talk of the town.

click: babies moving in belly. (my stomach kinda started feeling gross after i watched this. i'm not sure if it's from the snickers bar and pepsi i had for dinner or this video.)

...and for dessert, raisinets. wow, i'm heaaaalthy.

so, one of my most favorite rings is one that my grandma gave me. the thing is, it only fits on my ring finger...so sometimes when i wear it (which i'd say is quite a rarity) i act like i'm married. do people look at me differently if they assume i'm married? i would think: yes.

Photos By: Sweet D
stuff:

the perrrfect pumpkin bread made by kam and i:


me and a bottle cap mirror i made. no repeats, yay! and ありがとう everybody for saving bottle caps for me.


japanese:


this was one of the things my old boyfriend from high school got me for my birthday. at first i thought it was a little random...cat playing the bongos...
but when i saw that it had a blue eye and a brown eye, i understood. once i found a cat that was white and had a blue eye and a brown eye and i really wanted to keep it, but couldn't.


similarly, my same old boyfriend got me this totoro, too:


here's what $300 worth of $5 bills stacked, folded over and rubberbanded looks like:

southwest airlines.

click: rapping flight attendant.

if you can help...

take a look and pass it on.
he was my anthropology teacher last year.

http://web.me.com/topher.erickson/Site/Welcome.html

tragedy.

sadly, a fellow grad from from kadena high, kate puzey, passed away on march 12. she was a volunteer in the peace corps and was murdered in africa. i didn't know her too well, but her mom was my 8th grade english teacher and i often saw her around the school/base.
more info: here
her blog: http://beinginbenin.blogspot.com

when something like this happens, all of a sudden one's day-to-day life outlook chages. it's like, who f'in cares the bitchy cusomter i had last night at work, or that i really need to wash my vw...

she was an amazing person.

iraq for sale.

here's a pretty interesting and informational (somewhat depressing) video i saw in anthropology class a year or so ago. if you have the time, check it out, yo:

part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4

part 5 /
part 6 / part 7 / part 8

i love pumpkins.

good friday, it was. started out with a beautiful sunny morning; there was barely any wind and the water was calm. work at the marina was interesting, chill and fun, as usual. had a couple beers after work before heading to the deaf community event at the mall. i got a little mored buzzed than had planned since i had forgotten to really drink anything all day except a coke. i had my friend give me a ride home even though the walk would only have been a few minutes, and then once realized when i got to my house that i'd forgotten that i'd driven to work this morning...

the deaf community event was fun, i learned a lot more new signs and met a lot of cool people. i even learned how to sign "okinawa". :)

i had planned a beach night with kam but it was pouring when i came out of the mall. we ended up finally making the pumpkin bread we had been planning on for a while. it was perrrrrfect. although we wanted to go out and do something, it was probably best to stay home since my horoscope from the star bulliten said "lay low" tonight and it was friday the 13th, again.

here's the recipe: spiced pumpkin bread

we also brainstormed some craft ideas for next week.

friday the 13th, again.

i was a little bitchy at work towards the end...but it definitely wasn't a bad night. more and more people are signing up for the aids walk and/or donating, so i'm glad! i've been telling most of my customers about it, and of course the regulars.

my room is disgusting; i will for sure be cleaning tomorrow when i get off work and then i'll head down to the Deaf community event. not too sure what i'm going to do after except for probably hang out with my honey girl.

damn. just realized i left my f'in apron with all my shit in it at work. damn, damn, damn; if i just spent the whole night working for nothing i'm going to be pissed.

shit.

i hate everyone.

i'm going to bed.

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wow, pretty grouchy last night before i went to bed. haha. so i just called my work and they have my apron. and it's a VERY beautiful sunny t.g.i.f.; i'm happy.

here's a good 'ol joe purdy song.
click: mary may & bobby

Sagittarius - March 13, 2009

Today your intellect is likely to be more inclined than usual to explore fields that seem a bit speculative. Ancient spiritual rites, prehistory, or strange stories could be on your mind, dear Sagittarius, and you might seek out books covering these subjects. Usually you tend to be skeptical about such things, but at this time you want to learn about them. Hang onto your logic and learn what you can! At the very least you'll enjoy yourself!

MSN Astrology

mary jane.

oldy, but goody. click: marijuana 911

an inspiration.

click: christian the lion.

a laugh.

i was cracking up soooo bad when i saw this video:
david after the dentist

got you where i want you...

i mooned the scuba boy and his entire boat yesterday. j and i had been planning on me doing this for a while, and yesterday it finally happened; it was hilarious.

i crossed nothing off my to-do list yesterday. work ran a couple hours later than usual and then it was strait to the bar. good fun, though!

forgot to mention that tuesday i finally did my "introudction" in acting class. we had to talked about something we want/wanted and the struggles we went through. i talked about scuba boy and everything that i've done to try and get his attention, and the entire class thought it was hilarious.

i'll be the first to go on tuesday for my memorized minute monologue. better get on that...

for some reason this song popped into my head...used to listen to it back in the day in high school with my old boyfriend. when the lyrics say "maybe just a smile..." he'd always look over at me causing me to smile; it was cute.
click: HERE

3.11

here's one for TODAY: 311

obviously i've spent too much time on youtube.com tonight (technically "last night"). had ample time to catch up on homework, but did not.

for later today when i wake up:
Sagittarius - March 11, 2009

Find comfort in your work today, dear Sagittarius. Although it may sound ridiculous, you will find that getting things checked off your list is the most rewarding activity of the day. Try not to be too critical of others. Focus on your own tasks at hand. Mountains that seem too daunting to climb will continue to grow bigger until you take the first step upward. Your perseverance will be an inspiration to others.

MSN Astrology

yes, yes, i need to check more things off the to do list; espeically on the homework one. i will work on that tomorrow after pau hana.

milk and cereal. cereal and milk.

click: milk and cereal.

click: ill mitch.

click: baby.

click: ask a toddler.

click: james brown.

click: hey jude.

click: got rice, bitch?

moon.

so my cousin and i were just leaving the house to go to cold stone and as we walked out the door we saw that the moon had just started rising up behind koko head. as the almost-full mooon (full tomorrow) came out, i then realized i had no means of dough since i had no cash and lost my atm card... so we decided to stay home. i went back inside and the moon was so big from my bedroom...i took a couple pics, but none post-worthy.

sun.

Sagittarius - March 10, 2009

On a day like today it is important for you to take action, dear Sagittarius. Trust yourself and your instincts. Often times you will have the perfect advice for every situation and every other person except for yourself. Keep in mind that in order to find the best council for yourself, you might have to consult the brains of others. Talk things out and take definitive action. Hesitation will cause delay. You have all the facts you need.

MSN Astrology

what a beautiful day, finally: the sun was shinning, the sky was blue and the air was warm. a girl i know from newswriting class and i planned to go to the beach today after class. we went to waimanalo; it was a lot of fun. we "took action" and "talked things out" a lot, as above.

all in all, a great day so far. all glasses were fun and interesting. found out today that this friday is the Deaf community meeting again, so i'm looking forward to learning some new signs.

went to work; was only there for like 2 hours and made no money because the very little i did make went to aids walk donation, but it's all good. i was just glad that i got out early.

goldie.

had a pretty good day today. i did in fact get mucho accomplished as my horoscope predicted. haha. for a very belated secret santa gift, i got my friend an elephant planter because she really like elephants and planted an aloe plant inside. (supposedly they're easy to take care of and she does go to the beach a lot)

of course i had to then get myself a plant, too, since i had been wanting one for a while and have a few empty pots here and there. i got a goldfish plant. they have little flowers that look like goldfish; probably the closest thing i'll have to a pet for a while... anyways, i named the plant goldie.
as i'm looking up information up about it on the internet, the first thing it states is "this plant requires a little more work than others..." great.... well,it doesn't sound like too much work: heavy watering, moderate light, etc.
Photo By: Sweet D
"goldie"


tried a new candy bar today: LOOK! i had never heard of it so i thought i'd try it. "Chewy Peanut Filled Nougat covered with mouth watering Rich Dark Chocolate," according to the package. it was alright at first, but honestly after you're chewing a bite for a bit, it starts to taste like cocoa puffs; not exactly my favorite kind of candy bar...no wonder i never heard of it before. hahah.

a random picture from sunday:


story of a love i have also once had in a death cab for cutie song: HERE

monday morning.

Sagittarius - March 9, 2009

Get up early and get working, dear Sagittarius. You have a great deal of energy - both emotional and physical - which should help you accomplish whatever it is you need to get done. The planetary energy is on your side, so take advantage of this opportunity to say what is on your mind and get a step closer to wherever it is that you need to be. Your active and receptive sides are in agreement today, and you should be able to find a healthy balance between giving and receiving.

MSN Astrology

sweet...now just to wake up early. it's already 2am. we'll see what happens.

work was work. again, nothing really worth mentioning except everyone kept fucking up tonight. i've been going on and on about the aids walk and am slowly accumulating some dough between the online money and the donations made in the resturant.

.............................

i did wake up and get some shit done. i did not wake up early though because i had my phone on silent, even though i set three alarms.

come pick me up.

definitely one of my favorite songs of all time:
enjoy.
ryan adams.

i definitely need to get crackin' on the harmonica playing; it's such a beautiful instrument. the harmonica has been sitting on my nightstand waiting to be played.

i used to listen to this song all the time this time last year. i was pretty in love then and i was waiting for him to move here at the end of the month, etc. we had seen each other on and off for years, but the trip it actually got serious we did a lot of road tripping around illinois, kentucky and tennesee. the cd in his car was stuck, so we pretty much listened to this one song the entire time, not that we minded at all. sometimes when i hear this song i can close my eyes and picture being back there and singing at the top of my lungs.

this time last year.

so decided to look up what i was doing this time a year ago and 2 years ago. i pulled out my old planners and here's what it said:

march 8, 2007, a thursday, i had a family resources class at kcc at 915 a.m., and then i did recruiting for the blood drive at school at 1030 a.m.

march 8, 2008, a saturday, i did orientation at work from 9-11 a.m. for new employees and then i worked an early shiftfrom 4-10 at the bar and made $153.

march 9, 2009, a sunday, i slept in until around 1130 a.m. since i stayed up until about 5 a.m. working on the aids walk stuff and then pretty much just lazied aroud all day and a couple friends came over before i went to work.

no sleep 'til brooklyn.

if you're ever in ny...you should definitely look for this little dive, it's pretty dope. can't remember the name at the moment.



and guess where the bar is located? [HERE}

gnu-gnu.

i am pretty dang proud of myself at the moment. i just speant the past few house putting together all the aids walk stuff for work. i'm actually pretty excited about it. for the shirts i think i want to do tye-dye. only red and black, and only on the bottom of the shirts. it's probably gonna be a lot of work that i'll have to do, but i'm sure i can find some friends to help.

work was good. i already got some donations for the aids walk fund. :)

i can't believe it's alreayd 423am...where does the time go?

Sagittarius - March 8, 2009

If people start to hassle you or give you a hard time about your appearance today, pay them no mind, dear Sagittarius. You have the right to live your life any way you want to. If that means you want to go around the house in a grubby T-shirt and twenty-year-old sweat pants that haven't been washed in months, then so be it. Feel free to be whoever you want to be.

MSN Astrology

yay, i'm totally gonna be a bum all day, as usual.

check out this song: gnu-gnu
my sister gave me a cd of their's. they're from st.louis, mo. i like.

kitty.

i want one. this guy was just hanging out outside my cousin's lanai

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an oldy, but goody

桜 rims ほしい！

i want these cherry blossom rims:

butterfly.

i finally remembered one of my dreams. basically all i remember is being somewhere that was supposed to be like my house and i had some friends over. outside the front screen door i hear, "diane!"...i walked up to the skinny figure and it was the cecenator!

come visit, papapaplease.

Sagittarius - March 7, 2009

Stop hiding behind the intellectual barrier that you may have established for yourself, dear Sagittarius. Playing games will get you nowhere. True strength is being able to stand up and demonstrate that you have the courage to say what you feel in any situation, especially one regarding a close loved one. If you feel the need to say something, say it. Don't wait until the situation escalates to an unhealthy argument before you finally get your feelings out.

MSN Astrology

hmm...idk, we'll see what happens today.

this was the song that originally got me loving mason jennings back in minneapolis...

some history:
at the university of mn in minneapolis one of the classes i was taking was geology. i never really talked much to anyone in my classes at that school, it was just so big with way too many white people,(definitely jk), but really, it was overwhelming. anyway, one day i was randomly taking pictures of the buildings on campus because they're all really old and very "neat-o" (haha). so this boy comes up to me and says he's in my geology class, what am i doing, etc. his name is ben, he was a korean-adoptee and was from iowa. he was very nice and pretty smart and did the whole "coffee shop" scene and he took me to a few different ones when we would study for our biology exams. (coffe shops- i was never really into. i mostly just stayed home because i was cold and lame.) bottom line, this guy was pretty cool and introduced me to mason jennings and to him i am grateful. (because i'm obsessed, remember?)

finally, here it is.
enjoy.

BUTTERFLY

updated 日本のｔ－シャツ

ゴ：　ＨＥＲＥ

pau hana. / s.b.

Sagittarius - March 6, 2009

This is an excellent day for you, dear Sagittarius, so live it up. Your ego is strong, and beautiful things are flowing your way in general. You should enjoy a good mood that will attract favorable people and situations. There is virtually no limit to the expansiveness of this day. One thing to watch for, however, is that you don't get too arrogant. Be proud, but don't be obnoxious.

MSN Astrology

sounds like i have a good day to look forward to. i don't see myself being to arrogant lately...if anything i feel ugly and disgusting (new haircut, breaking out, eating a lot, not going to the gym, sleeping a lot, etc.)...but ok, i'll keep it in mind.

nothing too significant i can think of to mention about work. i served a lot of tables, made some money and went home. that was pretty much the jist of it. no hot boys, c.c. or anyone too exciting.

the days fly by; the weeks fly by. wasn't it just friday? and wasn't it just december?

i don't really have any plans for tomorrow night, but i'm honestly looking forward to just that: nothing. or maybe stuff like baking and taxes. sounds like a fine friday to me.

me and others are beginning to believe s.b. could possibly be gay. it's either that or he really has no game. i'm sooo over it. (then why do i bring it up?? idk)

t.g.i.f.

ox.

i'm am the year of the ox in chinese zodiac. my element is wood. i like wood. i like the taste of popsicle sticks, too, since they're wood. i also like trees, which makes sense.
wow. i just realized both my parents (1961) are the same sign (ox) as me.
basically it said i'm going to go through a fine childhood and then encounter some difficulties with marriage, and also in the third part of my life. but, according to the passage, if i can smooth out the last few hard parts of my life my old life will be peaceful. that's good at least.

chinese horoscopes

byodo-in temple

"At the foot of the Ko'olau Mountains stands a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist temple in Uji, Japan. The graceful vermilion complex is surrounded by the largest Japanese garden outside Japan. At the temple entrance hangs a sobering three-ton bronze bell—ring it before entering the sanctuary to purify the mind of evil and temptation, then meditate to to the nine-foot-tall statue of the Buddha. More than 10,000 carp live in a two-acre reflecting pool and wild peacocks stroll the grounds freely. Admission: USD2 for adults; USD1 for children and seniors."
excerpt from: HERE.

Photos By: Sweet D

oi es thursday.

Sagittarius - March 5, 2009

Pay attention to the news today, dear Sagittarius. Be sure to check out not just the mainstream news, but the offbeat smaller, independent publications. Question what you hear and what you read. Take an active role in increasing your own knowledge of the world. Take responsibility for your citizenship by keeping a keen eye out to what is going on. Information is an important piece of the puzzle towards gaining power.

i did pay quite a bit of attention to the news today in news-writing class. i thought more and more about perhaps someday becoming a jourlanist and/or reporter.

i finally got a haircut today. i went to a salon near my house that i had never been to. i really liked the beautician, she was funny and talked a lot (although that is probably pretty common). i wouldn't say i paticularly like the haircut, but that's becaues i just don't like getting haircuts. (although i like how my hair feels more healthy and better afterwards, i don't like that it looks/feels to me...even if no one else can tell). i'm sure i'll forget about it in a couple of days or so though.

white-sided dolphin

the boy, k, told me there was some kind of whiteside dolphin (he's a marine biologist or something). my friend said he was probably making it up to get in my pants...but i looked it up and it's real:
white-sided dolphin

mmm...tofu chanpuru...

Sagittarius - March 4, 2009

You may find that an emotional issue is rubbing you the wrong way today, dear Sagittarius. Your tendency is to want to escape. Try to do so in a healthy manner. Go out and see a movie or read a book. Don't fall prey to the temptation to overindulge in unhealthly substances. This will only push the problems away temporarily. When they resurface again, they may be even harder to handle.

MSN Astrology

HA. haHAha. ahahah. funny.

i was pretty damned lazy today. i forgot to set my alarm last night i guess since none went off this morning and i woke up late. i decided just to skip all my classes since i'd be late for the first one. besides, it was raining, and i was tired and lazy.
i laid around most of the day. first i watched "summer of love", some movie i got at the library about everyone gathering to san fran in 1967 and hippies. it was good and interesting; i liked it.
next i put in rent. it pretty much put me to sleep right away and i would periodically wake up when a really loud and annoying song would play in the movie.
i didn't really do anything productive before work besides finishing one movie and napping. i managed to eat a lot, too.

i went to work and my first table was a couple and the lady was a bitch. first she complained about how the first stall in the bathroom had no t.p., fine, that'd understandable i guess. when she was walking from the bathroom she saw me in the kitched and i dropped a tea bag on the ground and then threw it aside and got a new one. when i went to the table and asked me what i dropped and what i did with it, blah blah, bitch. and then after they got their food i said "how's everything going guys?" (like i always do...) and she leans over towards me and says "don't call us 'guys'," like she was really affended or something, stupid bitch. and i didn't really want to talk to them so this other server checked on them for me and he said he had them before and that they're always like that...and anway, when he went over she complained about how one of the plates had a chip in it. when he appologized she said, "well, it's not your fault, you didn't drop it off to us...", obviously meaning it was MY fault. anyways, she was a fucking bitch.

i got off really early with decent money and decided to go to savers. while i was there a friend and co-worker, called me to see what i was doing. she decided to meet me over at savers and then we decided to eat at a near-by okinawan restaurant we had been wanting to try.
i was so happy to have veggie and tofu chanpuru. it's basically like stir fried vegeatables and tofu, but it's soooo delicious. we even got coffee jello. surprisingly, it was good, too.

i got a few more than a few cups...and a couple of plates and another cool elephant thing at savers. they will get photographed eventually.

tomorrow was going to be my day off until i remember i picked up a shift at ws. hopefully i only work a half day...

i need to get this aids walk stuff organized for work. asap. probably tomorrow night.

and taxes.

the list could go on, but there's no need because i have it written down on like 10 sepereate to do lists right now.

i still have not gone to the gym in maybe almost 2 months now for no reason, just pure laziness. time flies. i feel very sluggish, disgusting and i sleep a lot and still don't have much energy. i know i feel better when i take care of my body and do work out, it's just the making myself do it part is hard. i DO have the time tomorrow.
i'll try.

sadly, still, i haven't been able to remember my dreams much these days. i can remember nothing at the moment.


おやすみ

b&w

Photo by: Sweet D

more 沖縄 (okinawa) pictures...

プリクラ　(sticker pictures)

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"K"

an old co-worker/friend of mine whom i don't see very often came in while i was working the other day. about a 1.5 years ago he told me about a friend of his who he thinks is my type...but the friend lived in the mainland.
the friend is moved back, now, and came in with him the other day.

surprisingly, i guess he sort of IS what my "type" would be. we hung out for a little bit late the other night with my other co-workers at a korean buymedrinky-bar. he'll be away for a few weeks and then we're supposed to hang out, so we'll see what happens...

his name: K

beef. it's what's for dinner:

Italian Beef
(got the recipe from: my mama)

1 thick round steak (or roast)
1 pkt. dry italian dressing mix

put meat in crock pot or slow cooker fat side up. Sprinkle with dressing mix. Let cook overnight or all day (low). meat will be very tender. pull apart with two forks to shread meat (remove excess fat). leave juice in cooker and put meat back in. keep warm until ready to eat. serve on rolls with mozeralla cheese slices.

and that, folks, is what's for dinner.

hey, ft.worth, how 'bout a hamon?

for some time i have been occasionally thinking about being a surrogant mother. i've researched about it only a bit.
basically you've got to be healthy, between 20 and 31 years of age, and drug and alcohol free. and the compensation is $5,500.
basically you're getting:
$600ish/month or roughly $20/day. that doesn't seem like very much when you break it down. are my calculations off or something?
oh well.
work went well. nothing significant, though.

Sagittarius - March 2, 2009

Say what is on your mind today, dear Sagittarius, but don't take any personal offense if it seems like no one is listening. Don't bulldoze through with your point. No one likes a whiner. Concentrate on your own goals and aspirations and feel free to push them to the limit. You might have been doing a lot of talking lately and for sure, getting those ideas out there is a great thing. Now is the time, however, when you need to lay some solid groundwork for those ideas to actually manifest.

MSN Astrology

another funny one.

Photo by: Sweet D


here's some more ben folds. blast from the past for me.

and dear mar, if you ever read this, this one is for you tiny dancer!

it is now march.

i was kind of grouchy at work last night, not for any particular reason, maybe i was just tired.

Sagittarius - March 1, 2009

A heightened level of intuition and ESP abilities could lead to some interesting conversations with those around you, who could be a bit blown away by your insights into their thoughts, feelings and desires. You could also be feeling more expressive than you usually do, dear Sagittarius, and might want to channel some of that inspiration into writing, speaking, or some other form of self-expression. Reading could also prove especially valuable at this time.

MSN Astrology

agreed.

song of the moment: HERE.