i didn't watch the emmys on sunday, but from what i heard, there was a skit about the tv show LOST where conan was in a plane, it crashed, and acted out some scenes from the show.

then, you have people who take things a bit too seriously. yes, i understand there was a plane crash and people died that same morning. BUT, the sketch was for a tv show, and was not making fun of random plane crashes in general.

do you think those same people are offended by skits on SNL that are making fun of saddam or osama?? heaven forbid that we're allowed to laugh at anything that could be taken completely out of context. "so a man walks into a bar..." "wait, wait, stop the joke. i have a friend who's in a wheelchair. he can't walk." where do you draw the line?? it's not a dead baby joke for crying out loud. if there was ever a line, that could be it. :)

Now you can sell your soul
But you can't buy it back
I've spent my whole life
Working to give you everything you like

Now I wish you were here
So we could walk and talk
In the soft rain, in the soft rain
Now all that left of us
Is a picture sitting in a frame (picture in a frame, ben harper)

classic friday night: vanilla gelato & sex and the city. perfecto. :)

Rene: What are you doing? You promised me breakfast.
Brodie: Breakfast, shmreakfast. Look at the score, for Christ's sake. It's only the second period and I'm up 12 to 2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, "the Whale," they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime.

silly and fun quiz time. i seriously think i've done the last one before. oooooh well. :)

You Are Most Like Charlotte!

You are the ultimate romantic idealist You've been hurt before, but that hasn't caused you to give up on love. If anything, your resolve to fall in love is stronger than ever. And it's this feminine optimism that men find most appealing about you. Romantic prediction: That guy you are seeing (or crushing on)? Could be very serious - if you play your cards right!

Which Sex and the City Vixen Are You?

You Are a Plain Ole Cup of Joe

But don't think plain - instead think, uncomplicated You're a low maintenance kind of girl... who can hang with the guys Down to earth, easy going, and fun! Yup, that's you: the friend everyone invites. And your dependable too. Both for a laugh and a sympathetic ear.

What Kind of Coffee Are You?

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city girl with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian men - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

what would YOU say for a cuppicake??

How come every time you come around
My London London Bridge wanna go down
Like London London London wanna go down
Like London London London be going down like

Drinks start pouring
My speech start slurring
Everybody start looking real good (Oh, shit)

The Grey Goose got your girl feeling loose
Now I wishing that I didn't wear these shoes (I hate heels) (london bridge, fergie)

last night i went to the giants game with my auntie and had such a great time!! it was "irish heritage" night which meant they had guinness. hahahahaha, and random irish dancing girls, irish music between innings...stuff like that. oh, we did get greenish giants hats with clovers on them. sweet!!

i had never sat in the third deck at that stadium before. wow, i sound like a total snob, but i guess i've just been hooked up with sweet tickets before. the view of the bay was incredible and i loved having the sun set BEHIND us so we didn't have to worry about not being able to see anything for an inning or two!!

so lowry threw a shutout, bonds hit number 725 (booooo....hahahahahah!!), and i ate garlic fries and drank guinness!! all in all, it was a great night. they randomly showed steve young inbetween one of the innings, and most of the crowd gave him a standing ovation. it was really cute.

since it was irish heritage night or whatever, all these girlies were decked out in their ireland gear. i had my london irish/guinness rugby jersey on, so i guess i was part of that crowd too, but wow. some girls had these tiny TINY irish shirts on, and i'm just thinking, "first, you're like 300 pounds too big to be wearing that. please wear a bigger size!! and second...you're irish??" okaaaaay!! hahahahah. sorry, i don't want to sound totally rude, but it was like all these women had bought kids shirts or something. i guess i didn't get the memo. darn!!

i got home a little later than i thought i would, and still had stanky dragon breath after brushing my teefies for several minutes, but i had a great time!! i tend to like baseball more when i'm not following at super closely. i think it's because the season is too long and the games too slow for my taste. you just gotta work around it a bit to make it fun times. :)

I wish we could live forever
Then melt into the sun
Melt into the sun
Time is gonna change you
Once it gets you on the run
Gets you on the run

There will be
There will be
There will be a light
There will be a light
There will be
There will be
There will be a light
There will be a light (there will be a light, ben harper)

wow, yesterday was such a great day!! it started with me doing a little "retail therapy" at magpie. that's the new lavendar bay, and man, is it dangerous!! thank goodness it's 30 miles away, and not 2!! i got so many fun girlie things like new lotions, candles, beautiful smelling french soaps, some pretty bangles, and a really cute set of dessert plates/coffee mugs. i want to drink coffee and eat yummy desserts all day cause they're so adorable!!

after that, it was time to see damien marley and ben harper!! aaron came to pick me up and i was so stoked that he wanted to drive. horray!! it's really nice having someone else drive, especially in a brand new car with super cool gps stuff!!

we grabbed some yummy hot dogs at top dog (obvi, we're in berkeley!!) and made our way to the greek. i was remembering that the last time i saw ben harper there i wasn't totally impressed. there were some good songs and fun moments, but it wasn't the best performance. luckily, ben must have remembered, because he put on a fantastic show.

damien marley opened and holy shit, he sounds just like his dad!! there was a great energy the whole time he performed and i honestly loved him a lot more than i thought i would. there was this crazy flag man who waved a flag and sort of marched/danced for the WHOLE hour damien performed. it was totally insane and that guy must have arms of steel. so random. also, i totally want to be one of his backup singers/dancers. those gals GOT DOWN and looked like they were having a great time.

and, there was so much pot, more than i've ever seen or smelled at a concert. trust me, i've been to several at the greek, and a million dave matthews band concerts, so i know my shit. i think aaron and i were the only ones not lighting up. of course everyone went crazy when ben harper sang, "burn one down." damn, i think people thought there was a revolution going on!! hee hee!!

ben harper started with radioactive (crazy beatbox!!) and sang "steal my kisses." that was my second favorite performance of the night. i couldn't believe this guy's beatbox talent, and it was such a fun colaboration with that song. my fav performance was when ben sang "there will be a light" and i almost cried. if he sang "my beloved one" after that, i would have bawled. i secretly thanked him for not singing my favorite song. this concert was soooo much better than when i saw him with jack johnson several years ago!!

the concert was longer than i thought, but we thankfully had enough time to drive to fenton's before they closed. i decided not to do a black and tan, and had a sando and an ice cream soda instead to. die. for. yum yum and yum. i got coke flavor with vanilla ice cream, and they made it perfectly. all the soda stuff in the glass and all the ice cream OVER the glass, not getting in the soda. damn, i know this sounds crazy, but that vanilla ice cream was sooooo heavenly. just vanilla, but it was perfect.

i am just super happy that we got there about 15 minutes before they closed. they actually sat some people down a few minutes before midnight and said, "if the rest of your party shows up after midnight, we will lock the doors on them." and they totally did!! yikes!! but yes, heaven!! the whole day was a fun-fest and i had a great time.

today is cleaning up my resume/making a coversheet, laundry, cleaning up day. time to clean up all the messes i made throughout the week and great ready for another possibly hot one here in the bay. horray for pools!! oh, and fresh fruit!! thankfully the farmer's market here still has incredible produce. sweet peaches, nectarines, raspberries, strawberries, cherries and much more!! it sounds like fruit salad extravaganza night!! :)

She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I'd stare too long
I'd probably break down and cry (sweet child 'o mine, guns and roses)

i never thought i'd say this, but kelly clarkson might be cooler than me.

oh, this looks soooo yummy!!



you can totally get this for me. i've been a good girl, i swear!! ;)

p.s. i like how it looks like it's hovering over the cuppicakes. awesome!!

Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland (baba o'riley, the who)

so first things first. cuppicakes are some of my favorite things in the world. i love to share them with friends and pass the love on!! here's a link to an article on them, and where to find them in the bay!! (although nobody makes funfetti ones. maybe i should open up my own shop!!)

there's a blog dedicated to the love of cuppicakes!! horray!! you should check it out, because the pictures will make you lick your compy screen. i know!! hee hee!! i think i'm even going to add them to my friends!! horray!!

when my parents were in seattle for a bit, i guess some reporter asked them a few questions. my mommy isn't in there, but she said she had the most to say. so there you go. ;)

and finally, i've added another link to my friends. i don't know who the person is, but the link is ttmygh. it's a pretty clever blog, great writing, and it keeps me entertained.

hugs for all!!

Battered and torn
still I can see the light
tattered and worn
but I must kneel to fight

Friend of mine
what can't you spare
I know some times
it gets cold in there

When my legs no longer carry
and the warm wind chills my bones
I reach for Mother Mary
and I shall not walk alone

Hope is alive
while we're apart
only tears
speak for my heart
break the chains
that hold us down
and we shall be
forever bound

When I'm tired and weary
and a long way from home
I reach for Mother Mary
and I shall not walk alone

Beauty that
we left behind
how shall we
tomorrow find

Set aside
our weight in sin
so that we
can live again

When my legs no longer carry
and the warm wind chills my bones
I reach for Mother Mary
and I shall not walk alone (i shall not walk alone, ben harper)

wow, i almost forgot that i had tickets to see ben harper this saturday!! good thing i went digging through my desk yesterday. sooooo pumped!!

in random news, i think i have a tapeworm in my belly. hahahahhaahah. well, maybe not. i had just gone out for almost every lunch and dinner last week and was so bummed that i hadn't exercised or eaten well at all. i decided that i was going to hop on the scale and whatever number popped up, that number was going to be written HUGE on a piece of paper to motivate me to get back down to a better number. however, i was 10 pounds lighter than before, so i'm not sure how that comes into play. i do want to lose juuuuuuust a bit more, and it looks like i won't have to sacrifice much. horray!!

survey says...

Single or Taken:
single

Happy about that:
sure

Eye color:
hazel

Shoe size:
9 (but 8 1/2 in heels cause my feet are skinny. just so you know the next time you're buying me manolo blahniks)

Height:
5'5"

What are you wearing right now?:
ccc rainbow 8 polo, jean shorts, flip flops

Righty or lefty:
righty

Can you make a dollar in change right now?:
oh yeah

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FAVORITES

Kind of pants:
sweats!!

Animal:
turtles and polar bears

Soft Drink:
dr. slice. rip, ol' buddy.

Month:
may!!

Juice:
cranberry

Favorite cartoon:
the siiiiimpsooooons

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HAVE YOU EVER...

Given anyone a bath:
yup

Bungee Jumped?
nope

Made yourself throw-up?
yes, boot and rally, right lair kids??

skinny dipped?
of course

Loved someone so much it made you cry?
yeah

Broken a bone:
nope

Played truth or dare:
heck yeah

Been in a physical fight:
nope

Came close to dying:
i thought once, when i was in a car accident.

Been in a hot tub:
of course

Fallen asleep in school:
once in high school, my bio teacher saw that i was slowly fading, and he liked me so he let me sleep. once in college, i almost did in my solar system class. i took like 3 benadryls and the prof. started showing slides. i was strugglin'!!

Ran away:
nope

Broken someone's heart?:
yup

Cried when someone died:
i cry when people i don't know die

Fell off your chair:
once or twice

Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call:
sadly, yes

Saved AIM conversations:
yup

Made out with JUST a friend?:
of course

Used someone:
never!!

Been cheated on:
not that i know of

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WHAT IS...

Beside you:
all of my work papers, nalgene filled with water, vase with pretty flowers inside


Last thing you ate:
some yummy cherries

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Ever Had...

Chicken pox:
yeah, i was the first kid at my school to get em

Sore Throat:
of course. is this survey for 8 year olds??

Stitches:
a few times

Broken nose:
no

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Do You...

Believe in love at first sight:
i do

Believe in long distant relationships:
if both people want to work at it, yes

Like school:
of course!!

Question yourself:
it's usually like, "netters, why did you just walk in this room" hehehehehe!!

Who was the last person you called:
my daddy to tell him i was at the baggage claim

Who makes you smile the most:
my bro-bro. his job is to make me laugh at nothing, and he's really good at it.

Who knows you the best:
my girls

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Do you like filling these out:
when i'm bored, yes

Do you wear contact lenses or glasses:
glasses for drivin

Do you get along with your family:
heck ya, foo

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Final Questions:

What did you do yesterday:
relaxed, read, picked up my rents from the airport, did some stuff online, took a shower...you know, the usual sunday stuff

What car/truck do you wish to have:
something a little bigger. i don't even really have a wish for a specific one. *giggles*

Have a lava lamp:
prolly in my closet

How many remote controls are in your house?:
at least 10, but most are put away since there's a universal remote downstairs

Are you double jointed?
in my thumbs. super.

When you last showered?
last night

Scary or Funny Movies:
funny!!

Chocolate or Vanilla:
usually vanilla

Rootbeer or Dr.Pepper:
dr. pepper

Summer or winter:
summer

Diamond or pearl:
diamonds i guess

Sprite or 7up:
prolly neither. or either. hahahahahhaha!!

Coffee or tea:
coffee coffee buzz buzz buzz

Phone or in person:
things are always done better in person

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Today did you...

Buy something:
nope

Get sick:
nope

Talked to an ex:
nope

Miss someone:
yup


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Last person who....

Slept in your bed:
my cute polar bear

Saw/heard you cry:
my mommy

Made you cry:
nobody specific

Went to the movies with:
erich. shake and bake!!

Said "I Love You" to:
my family
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Ever been in a fight with your pet:
oh yeah, me and the turtles used to throw it down hard. wtf kind of question is that??

Been to Mexico:
nope.

Been to Europe:
yup.
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Random.....

Do you have a crush on someone right now:
jonathan cheechoo, where are you?? ;)

What book are you reading now:
i just finished one, so i'm just reading mags right now. sort of inbetween garbage to stuff in my face!!

Future KIDS names.
they're all secret so nobody steals em!!

What's under your bed:
a tupperwear thing filled with cds

Favorite sports to watch:
hockey and football

Favorite Locations:
sf, paris, my bed

Do you have any tattoos or piercings:
no tats, 5 piercings

What are you most scared of right now?:
nothing

Who do you really hate?:
i don't hate anyone. i strongly dislike jerks who cut me off and almost hit my saturn when there's nobody behind me. god gives me lots of grace not to honk or flip you off!!

Do you have a job?:
yup

Have you ever liked someone you didn't have a chance with:
of course!!

Are you lonely right now?:
nope

Song that's stuck in your head right now?:
when i'm 64

Have you ever played strip poker:
first time was when i was either 12 or 13. how's that for innocence??

Have you ever gotten beat up:
nope

Have you ever been on radio/TV:
tv, yes

Have you ever been in a mosh-pit:
yup, and quickly ran out!!

Ever liked someone, but thought they never noticed?:
yup

Favorite t.v show:
sweet sixteen or bridezilla. i just like laughing a lot, i guess.
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Random...

what color is your underwear right now?
mulit

Whats the first things you notice about the opposite sex?
eyes or smile

Your Favorite Food?:
flautas!!

Ever get so drunk you don't remember?
yup, but luckily friends were with me. :)

Are you too shy to ask someone out?:
i was going to say yes, but if i can ask cheechoo out in front a few hundred people, i guess i'm not as shy as i thought.

Hugs or kisses?:
both!! at the same time!!

Dogs or cats?:
doggies!!

Favorite Flower?:
roses or peonies

Have you ever fired a gun?
nope

Do you think (any of) your ex(s) miss you?:
at one point in time, maybe

Wake up
Don't tell me it's just a dream
'Cause when I've had enough
You'll hear me say,
Now don't you try to rain on my

Perfect day,
Nothing's standing in my way

On this perfect day,
Nothing can go wrong (perfect day, hoku)

as i woke up yesterday, i decided today was going to be my fun day. i wasn't going to do any chores or anything that wasn't fun in my book. yeah, a little selfish, but i hadn't had a whole day of fun in a bit, and have been repressing stuff at work, so this was much needed!!

i started off with a shower with new shampoo, conditioner, and soap. girls, you might be the only ones with me, but new stuff makes you feel sooooo good and happy!! i was totally singing the whole time. after all that work, i was totally craving chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, oj, and coffee. random, because i normally eat breakfast like 2 days out of the year. i decided that erik and i needed to take a trip to the pancake house, so we did!!

when i got home, i hung out by the pool which was so great since the weather was perfect on saturday. warm enough where you want to cool off, but not that annoying hot. and juuuuust a bit of a cool bay breeze from time to time. after a while, i hopped back inside to start reading some silly magazines (cosmo, vogue, glamour, etc) and eat strawberries. yeah, it felt great to catch up on reading silly things and stuff my face with one of my favorite fruits. that's how i roll. ;)

then, i watched some x-games and talked to my best friend online for a bit. is it odd that my ex is one of my best friends?? sometimes i don't know how to act because i've never been so blessed to have a relationship like this before. he's so fun and energizes me a lot. (a lot is two words!!)

i was going to put a dvd in, but 10 things i hate about you was on tv, so i watched that and then grabbed taco bell. am i a cheap date, or what?? after, erik and i saw talladega nights. oh my freakin gosh. if you like will ferrell in any small way, you HAVE to see this movie. we were cracking up at EVERY line and people in the theatre were pretty quiet!! so many great lines and fantastic acting to everyone in the movie. i really want to see it again!!

so yeah, that was my pefect day, and i can pretty much die happy now!! on friday, i got to hang out with kassey and michelle at rudy's can't fail cafe in emerville. i strongly recommend the shakin jesse to start your meal. it's a shake with chocolate, espresso and guinness. it's heaven and i really wanted to order 5 of them. *giggles* so yeah, we hung out and talked for several hours and it was so much fun. i love that we can go so long without seeing each other and pick up like there was no lapse in time. although i do want to remedy that and hang out more often. woohoo!! so many fun memories of us hanging out in davis after hours, doing and talking about things i don't want to mention here. i had forgotten that part of my experience up there for a bit, and glad i got to reclaim it.

well, that's it for now. i hope you all enjoyed your weekend and had fun and perfect days, too!! :)

I'm bossy
I'm the first girl to scream on a track
I switched up the beat of the drum
That's right I brought all the boys to the yard
And that's right, I'm the one that's tattooed on his arm
I'm bossy
I'm the bitch y'all love to hate
I'm the chick that's raisin' stakes
I told young stunna he should switch to bass
I'm back with an 808 cause I'm bossy (i'm bossy, kelis)

what is so silly about the earthquake last night is that according to this, i shouldn't have felt anything at all. freakmont is below oakland, just sort of below where the map ends at the bottom. i SWEAR the shaking was pretty nice when i felt it!!

well, it's thursday and feels like friday which is just so wrong in my book. this week has been so long and frustrating work-wise that i really really don't want to go in tomorrow. luckily i'll be hanging out with kass and michelle (FINALLY!!) tomorrow night. and, the rents will be out of town for a bit on a cruise to alaska. it will be super quiet here and i'm looking forward to laid back nights, watching dvds and being a bum. i hope that i don't have to work late next week. i really want to just work a week of ONLY 8 hour days each day. big siiiiiiiigh.

okay, and just to clarify: when a guy is hitting on you and tells you he has a tongue ring, is that like an open invitation for him to lick your coochie-coochie?? (i saw charro on tv the other day, forgive me!!) but honestly...wtf is up with that?? you've at least got to be sexy like jay in clerks 2 when he says, ""oh, we totally do" in front of the spray painted side of the restaurant. best. line. ever. :)

shakey shakey

yes, i just felt that earthquake!! and it felt like it was right under me. 4.4 in santa rosa, but that's what if felt like here!!

okay, back to my movie...

giggles giggles and GIGGLES!! :P

juuuuuust got off of work, and thinking about dancing around in my room to my iPod. except that i have to have my earplugs plugged in cause i have no speakers!!

does anyone have any comments/thoughts about cool iPod speakers?? i know how the bose ones sound (and how much they are) but i'm wondering if any there are any other rockin ones out there that i'm missing out on.

oh, and if you're feeling generous, you can buy me the bose ones. :)

There goes my baby
She knows how to Rock'n Roll
She drives me crazy
She gives me hot and cold fever
Then she leaves me in a cool cool sweat (crazy little thing called love, queen)

when i get a free moment (oh, in a few days), remind me to grab my hockey stick and beat up the person who thought up this brilliant move. are you kidding??

grrrrrrrrr. in other news, i heard the above song playing on my way to work today. i <3 queen before coffee!! it gets me goin' quicker, too!! :)