Friday, February 22, 2008

Love this room!


So quintessentially me! Bright white with a pop of red, gorgeous bookshelves (I have so many books I have two boxes full in the trunk of my car I just couldn't fit in my tiny apartment), and the great minimalist, clean feeling! I love the giant mirror (bet that was fun to hang!), and the plain lighting. Very chic! Found on Black Eiffel.

No Fidel, No Fidel, No Fidel!



Wouldn't it be absolutely fabulous to go to Cuba this week! Just after one of the worlds most famous Dictators stepped down? I'll just be circling around this gorgeous island for a week! Hopefully I'll find time to take a daytrip to Cuba!
I'll be hitting: Cozumel, The Cayman Islands, Key West, & Jamaica!

Too bad it's illegal because of the Cuba embargo! Silly U.S. trying to tell me where I can and can't go. Does anybody else think that this violates my rights? Haven't they heard Fidel is done!?

Thursday, February 21, 2008

My packing list...


I'm really worried about forgetting something!!!

Clothes (all my cute boden clothes came!), check.
Shoes, check.
Bathing suit, check.
Toiletries, check.
Glasses, check.
Camera & charger, check.
Makeup, check.
Hat, check.
Journal, check.
Hair stuff, check.
Book, check.
iPOD, check.
Flip Flops, check.
I settled for a carry-on, not just my purse!
Switch bags, definitely not taking my coach!
Camera battery charger.
Hat.


Lacking:

Decide on a traveling oufit.

I cheated...



These were my pretty valentines cupcakes! Chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting, and cinnamon hearts for decor, I sprinkled some of them with edible snow. Sometimes I just have to bake, despite my dislike of Valentine's Day. Thanks to my brother-in-law Scott for helping me take the pictures, I'm kinda dense when it comes to photography! Oh yeah, Melissa did teach me how to frost pretty! Although, I already knew I was going to pipe it on.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

I'm off to the Caribbean next week!


Adios! I'm running away. Don't worry people who read my sad blog, I'll be back with all new blogging material! Alas, only for a week and I'll rejoin you.

Yeah Baby!


The Cullen Family has been cast! You heard it here first! While I don't think they are as beautiful as they should be, I think they'll suffice! Check it out on Stephenie Meyers page or imdb.com

New Cast members: Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz

Thursday, February 14, 2008

MY ANTI- VALENTINES MOVIE LIST...

This is my list- hopefully it will quash any remains of "love" lingering.

1. Titanic- what you say? This romantic gem? Yes. For all you single gals absolutely loathing VD Day, this is perfect, Rose ends up alone. Don't let go, Jack! I think we were all relieved with that poetic ending. Let go already!

2. There will be blood. What blood is red, in keeping with the VD theme. Plus I could watch Daniel Day-Lewis read a phone book and be thoroughly entertained.

3. If you are just feeling a little wistful, you might want to go see 27 dresses, just to remind you that it might just take you a while to find Mr. Perfect (whom I believe is just the make believe person too many movies and books have made us believe in). You can also hate your sister for getting married first (sorry M.). Also if Katherine Hiegel can't get married who can?

4. The Hottie and the Nottie- What could be better for the feminist movement than Paris Hilton- this is bound to be atrocious, which means a lot of laughs at Paris' expense. What in the world could make a girl feel better than not being Paris Hilton?

5. The Star Wars Trilogy (original). There is probably a reason you're single, so embrace who you are. If you live with your parents, collect figurines, or have devoted your life to gaming, this is the movie for you. This is also interchangeable with LOTR.

6. My so-called life- not a movie I know, but the teen angst is so great! You can at least feel better that you aren't a moony teenager anymore. Plus Jared Leto is nice eye candy. It's also a great time waster, before you know it 2.14 will be over! Hooray!

7. Young at Heart. This is an old Doris Day & Frank Sinatra flick- although it is a love story; it's quite the bumpy ride. Plus it shows that love is not always ideal, but messy and painful. Bonus: Frank Sinatra singing can only soothe the soul.

8. The Break Up- Petty games + they don't end up together. Makes you remember why you are single.

9.Sweeny Todd. Nothing like getting your revenge on, and hey blood is red! Even with a sallow complexion and salt and pepper hair Johnny Depp is still a fox, and a great actor.

10. Gone With The Wind. Miss Scarlett is that southern belle you love to hate. The girl that steals your man and then gets what she deserves when she is left all alone. A reminder that love doesn’t triumph all, it’s usually more or less, a crapshoot. Bonus: She has some truly admirable spunk and a fabulous wardrobe.

02.14.08



My philosophy on love, as follows:

Love is just something we make up to cover up loneliness.

"How can one person be so endlessly dissappointing."

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

EEECK!


This is basically me right now (my hair is a little longer). The phones won't stop ringing! I can't get anything done!

Here's my to do list:

File
Make filing labels
Mail checks
Open mail
Go get office supplies before tomorrow
Figure out how to get a business license in Oregon
Register for business license in Oregon
Make copies
Match up Po’s
Have Eric sign some applications
Figure out where those papers in the manila packages go!

Better get crackin'!

Monday, February 11, 2008

I stole this from For The Record!

7 Television Shows I Wouldn’t Want to Live Without:

Arrested Development
Freaks & Geeks
My So-Called Life
Felicity
Veronica Mars
Gilmore Girls
The OC

Disclosure- some of these are really lame, but they helped shape what I became.

7 Books That May Have Actually Changed My Life:


The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Persuasion by Jane Austen
The Secret Life of Bee's by Sue Monk Kidd
The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyers
Tess of the d'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy

7 Albums I couldn't live without:

Anything Jimmy Eat World- Futures, Bleed American, Chase This Light, ECT.
Ditto for Dashboard Confessional
Speak for Yourself by Imogen Heap
Simon & Garfunkel (best of)
Best of Luciano Pavarotti
Snow Patrol Eyes Open
The Postal Service- Give Up
My Love is Your Love by Whitney Houston

7 Movies I go crazy for!

Anne of Green Gables
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Pride & Prejudice (I’m such a girl!)
E.T.
Young at Heart
East of Eden
Rebel Without a Cause


BONUS — 7 Things You May Not Know About Me:


I almost instantly dislike people who disagree with me; it takes awhile to get back in my good graces.

I'm a total snob, about clothing, literature, movies, and books. You name it; I'll probably judge you. Sorry! I try to get over it.

If you couldn't already tell, I'm easily annoyed- although most people never can tell when I'm annoyed with them personally. Only my closest friends and family can.

I have a decidedly cynical view of the world, but deep down I'm an idealist and hope for the best and believe in all those stupid fairytale endings. There has to be a perfect man out there somewhere!

I'm terrified of rubber balloons, not joking. They really freak me out- the Mylar ones don't worry me at all! I used 100 balloons to answer my prom date in High School; I nearly had heart palpitations when they were all crammed into my Honda Civic.

I'll either vote Obama or write in Stephen Colbert for President. I'm a die-hard Republican that just can't stomach McCain. He's Awful.

I love blogs, it's one of the highlights of my day, just seeing what everybody finds interesting and what they are up too.

The people I want to hear from: Melissa, Jessie, Alyssa, Jen, and Mom

Friday, February 8, 2008

An open letter to whom it may concern:



Dear Favorite Stars,

I know that it is all the rage to become a serious actor. Really, I understand. If it's not too much to ask could you make a watchable movie once in a while? I get that you want to be validated in your career and pretend you have a real job by making a movie that means something, but let's be honest, you only have a job because I find you entertaining. It's a hard reality, but you are my eye candy, my entertainment. For a couple of hours I just want to pretend that I really do live your life.

Leo, I realize that Martin Scorsese is a genius or whatever, but it's time to forge a new director/actor relationship (Think Johnny Depp and Tim Burton.) The Departed...amazing, The Aviator...not so much (the most boring 3 hours of my life). I hate to be brutal but Titanic and Romeo + Juliet made you, if not for that you would be filming The Growing Pains Reunion movies.

George, yes you're attractive, couldn't you do just one little tiny romantic comedy? Or am I going to have to keep watching your weird forays into dark cinematic crap? I don't think you have enough hits to even afford your huge political box office washouts. I kinda understand Oceans Eleven, I'll just skip 12, I didn't even see 13(because of 12), but what else do you have to offer? Michael Clayton, which was awful, only came back to theatres after it was nominated for an Oscar and even then didn't do well. As a regular person in no way affiliated with the Academy (but who helps subsidize your career), Oscar isn't all that matters.

My non-honorable mentions (sheer cinematic torture): Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman to Charlie Wilson's War), Tom Hanks (Saving Private Ryan to The Da Vinci Code).



I wish these A-Lister's would follow the example of truly great actors, for example Christian Bale. Bale not only does the indie, Oscar lovin' films (I'm Not There)but also finds the time to make an occasional blockbuster (Batman Begins). Bale triumphs in the soulful, dark genre; however, he manages to make it fan friendly (while still being Oscar material), .

Matt Damon also comes to mind; with great movies like the Bourne trilogy he can also do the award show movies too (The Good Shepherd, The Departed). He also has a certain charm, a likeability factor both DiCaprio and Clooney lack.

These are just a few of the actors who get it right. Honorable mentions: Kate Winslet (The Holiday to Little Children), Kiera Knightly (Love Actually to Domino), and Brad Pitt (Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Babel).

Are these too bold for me to pull off?



I'm not sure which one I should get, or if I should get anything at all, thoughts?

Thursday, February 7, 2008

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!


Mitt Romney is suspending his campaign as I type. So disappointing, you can see it in his eyes. My heart is breaking a little bit.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

I think I forgot to mention...


To vote smart, I can't believe McCain has taken the Republican lead; he and Huckabee are the worst possible candidates for the GOP. You can't even call McCain a true conservative- he votes against tax cuts. Huckabee just doesn't know what he's doing. If he makes to the White House be prepared for major changes to our constitution- you may even have to become a Baptist...ewww. The Yankee's own King Henry the VIII. Both of these men are probably more detrimental than Obama or Hilary..

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Remember to vote today!


Registered Republicans unite! Please go and vote! Unless you're voting for McCain, then don't bother, nobody wants that loon in the White House! If he gets the nomination I'm voting Obama for 2009! Vote for all those who can't vote!

My tribute to Jen!



Jen I love you!

8 Great things about Jen!

1. Nobody can make me laugh like Jen!
2. You love my bad qualities, like being a witch. You even called it cute once.
3. Jen is completely gorgeous, and totally looks like Sophia Bush, whom I love.
4. People that bug me bug you, and we can talk about it for hours!
5. We were both big dorks in High School. I don't really think you were, but you insist!
6. Jen goes with me to movies nobody else will go to! I think we have strange taste.
7. I always want to stay up late when Jen is around! Always.
8. I know Jen is always there if I need her!

I tag Alyssa, Melissa, and Mom to pick someone they love to post about! I know you all want to do me, but the answer is no, you can't.

Ps. I totally stole these off your facebook!

So I took the quiz truthfully now... Peguin was first, then elephant, then tiger. Take that Mom!



Penguin
Genera and species: Aptenodytes patagonica
Collective Term: A colony of penguins
Description
Now you see it, now you don't. Aggressive yet gentle, outgoing but shy, stable yet flighty -- everyone sees the penguin in a different way. It's that black and white thing -- the penguin only reveals the side that it wants to you to see. So, whether you like this darling-devil or not, you have to concede that it's a fascinating and enigmatic individual.

For penguins are birds condemned to live out their days on the ground. Unable to fly, their excess energy has no outlet save their creative talents and emotional outbursts. Penguins are poetic, artistic, and intellectually gifted, and as writers, penguins have no equal. But, if unable to channel their impulses in a positive way, the resulting turmoil proves damaging to their relationships and careers.

With a natural aptitude for languages, penguin personalities dominate the world of publishing as writers, editors and journalists. A strong sense of drama draws them to the theater and cinema, although unlike typical bird personalities, they avoid the spotlight unless they're able to hide behind the characters they play. Once on stage however, they prove to be excellent performers with their multifaceted personalities conveying the full gamut of emotions.

However, a lack of confidence affects their work and penguins tend to give up too easily. So work never dominates their lives and they always put their families first. Those intimate with their penguin personality are impressed by their unswerving loyalty. They are sentimental at heart and always remember anniversaries and the birthdays of nieces and nephews. With a strong compassion for others, they place their family's needs ahead of their own but often end up being taken advantage of.

In matters of the heart, penguins connect poorly with other bird personalities who look down on them because of their terrestrial connections. Mammalian personalities also treat them with suspicion too, finding them to be flighty and unpredictable.

Since penguins have the coldest feet in the animal kingdom, it's no surprise that within its conflicted bosom there beats the warmest heart of all. Unfortunately, most of us will never experience this gentle compassion, for penguins ration their love only to family and close friends.




Careers and Hobbies
Writer Herbalist
Journalist Actor
Designer Waiter
Gambling Board games
Reading Family time




Famous Penguins
Oscar Wilde, Truman Capote, Danny Devito.




Elephant
Genera and species: Loxodonta africana
Collective Term: A herd of elephants
Description
An elephant personality is a person whose deliberate movements exude confidence and calm in all aspects of his or her life. While maybe not the king of the animal word, it is surely a member of the royal family. With an imposing physical presence and kind, spiritual demeanor, it moves easily through life where few barriers can hold it back.

There's a touch of cool in the stoic elephant that's appealing and reassuring. In all probability this composure stems from the knowledge that they have no natural enemies; for even the lion and crocodile personalities pay homage by giving them a respectful berth. Only the unpredictable tiger has been known to trigger any semblance of anxiety in this otherwise fearless animal.

But even the sober elephant is prone to tantrums, proving to be enormously disagreeable if it believes it has been wronged. And for the record: elephants don't forget. Fortunately these moods are rare and confined mainly to the male of the species, but when an outburst does occur, all should evacuate the area until the drama has played itself out.

When elephants set their minds to something, they don't waver in their commitment until the task is complete. Their intelligence, combined with a formidable personality, gives them a terrific advantage in business and social affairs while their communication skills make them first-rate leaders. Trustworthy and honest, they always let others know where they stand with regard to their feelings.

Their vocal skills make them excellent singers and musicians, and their sober natures align them with the classical arts rather than contemporary music. In business, they are usually found in leadership roles as CEOs or company presidents. And although they're highly paid, they are never ostentatious with their wealth.

If you think that it's just the elephants' size that impresses its lovers, you'd be mistaken. Sure size matters, but it's more than just physical prowess that has given rise to the legend of the elephant lover. Certainly it isn't for their looks; elephants are somewhat underwhelming with their plain gray appearances -- it's because elephants are able to inject so much emotional and physic energy into a relationship that lovers find them so compelling.


Careers and Hobbies
Manager Judge
Musician Business executive
Politician Leader
Singing Family
Art appreciation Fine dining


Famous Elephants
Indira Ghandi, Golda Meir, Pavoratti.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Movie!



Arrested Development is going to be made into a movie! My favorite T.V. gem is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Totally Brilliant! Imdb released a statement today, you can read it here.