• traffic jams
  • people who speed up when you try to pass them, and then slow down again when you're behind them
  • boyfriends who don't call, text, etc
  • when my name is spelled wrong
  • getting a diet when i ordered a regular soda
  • when IT locks my computer for maintenance without telling me in advance
  • when the photo that looked awesome on the camera turns out to be a little blurry and thus garbage
  • stale oreos
  • public restrooms
  • unclogging the shower drain
  • the look of dried mud
  • sound of fingernails on flat paint
  • squeaky brakes
  • how onions make me cry
  • extreme air conditioning
feb 11 2009 ∞
may 2 2010 +

10 Albums I listened to non stop in 2008

  • Kylie Minogue - X
  • Yelle, self titled
  • Basshunter - Now You're Gone
  • Kate Nash - Made of Bricks
  • Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
  • Belinda - Utopia
  • Spice Girls - Greatest
  • Daft Punk - Discovery
  • MIA - Kala
  • Clubber's Guide 2008

10 Habits I Need to Lose in 2009

  • Procrastination
  • Picking at my nails
  • Being a malicious gossip
  • Indecisiveness
  • Not doing laundry in a timely manner
  • Eating when I'm bored
  • Drunk texting
  • Speeding
dec 28 2008 ∞
dec 30 2008 +
  • "Moondance" by Van Morrison
  • "I've got the world on a string" by Frank Sinatra
  • "Witchcraft" by Frank Sinatra
  • "Golden Years" by David Bowie
  • "After Tonight" by Justin Nozuka
  • "La vie en Rose" by Louis Armstrong
  • "I'd rather be with you" by Joshua Radin
dec 7 2008 ∞
may 2 2010 +
  • I think in complete sentences
  • I very rarely dream
  • Die hard rights activist
  • I pick at my nails when I get nervous.
  • I have more nervous energy than most people, so to cope I over analyze everything and crochet
  • Apple a day for breakfast
  • I fake happiness till I make it, it works pretty well I suppose
  • Have gone through almost two journals in the past year as a result of nervous energy increases
  • Half the time I don't realize that I've experienced half of the things that have happened
  • I'm not nearly as smart as anyone thinks, but I give great presentations
  • I prefer to wear boots. And I prefer those boots to be red
  • I hate WalMart, and I don't need to hear ...
dec 2 2008 ∞
may 14 2010 +
  • 2006 Anti-War March - San Francisco
  • 2007 Anti-War March - San Francisco
  • 2007 CSU Fee Hikes - San Francisco
  • 2008 Anti-War March - San Francisco
  • 2008 Beijing Olympics - San Francisco
dec 1 2008 ∞
dec 1 2008 +
  • great sense of humor
  • confidence in personality and in life choices
  • loving and compassionate
  • strong will
  • intelligence
  • motivation
  • Supportive
  • Protecting
  • ...and yet not over bearing :)
may 14 2010 ∞
may 14 2010 +
  • Stop picking at nails when worried
  • Reign in compulsive spending
    • No last minute adds, think about anything over $100, return to thrifting, only buy clothes once a month
  • Pluck eyebrows regularly
  • Gain physical strength and endurance
    • Climb that mountain! Hike more often
  • Kick the junk food habit
    • bring lunch [curries, chinese, pastas]
  • Stop the malicious gossip
    • No venting gossip, no mean asides
dec 30 2008 ∞
dec 30 2008 +
  • spooning in swansea watching films
  • telling me I was the best thing to ever happen to me and the subsequent kiss
  • night after clubbing when he burnt himself making me toast
  • saying that we'd have cute kids
  • the first time he tried to kiss me
  • the long walk we took around Cardiff
  • the second night in Barcelona together at the beach
  • when i was incoherently sad about abby and he just held me while i cried
  • taking my hand for the first time while we ran after the bus
  • going to buy ice cream together from iceland like every other day
dec 14 2008 ∞
dec 30 2008 +
  • spooning
  • 'generate a list topic' option
  • cute shoes
  • napping in sunlight
  • listening to the rain
  • peeling glue off my hands
  • hunting for perfect frames
  • organizing anything
  • jumping in puddles
  • drinking, drinking, and more drinking
  • out of control laughing so hard I'm crying
  • Luke's stupid moments
  • Luis singing "Wannabe"
  • bubbles
  • throwing anything
  • opening a pack of new photos
  • walking by weddings
  • make believe
  • old book smell
  • spinning
dec 2 2008 ∞
dec 2 2008 +
  • Moulin Rouge
    • though I have seen this film a million times, I am still always so shocked and sadden when Satine dies
  • Selena
    • see above
  • The Brave Little Toaster
    • so I'm a bit attachted to Blankie
  • Definitely, Maybe
    • stuck on a plane after certain heartbreak, I think the care bears would have made me cry
  • The Notebook
    • who doesn't cry when he's writing her letters?
dec 1 2008 ∞
dec 1 2008 +
jun 12 2009 ∞
jun 12 2009 +
  • "You can afford to be honest. In my country, when people have nothing, they steal, and in yours, even though these people can afford to be honest, they steal."
    • Pakistani cab driver in San Francisco
  • "Don't act married until you're married. Don't go running off to get his dry cleaning until you've got a ring."
    • Darian, my best friend's aunt
  • "Dump him. I don't care how long or how in love you and your significant other are, before you go abroad dump him."
    • Study Abroad director, Yarabinec
  • "Beer before liquor, you've never been sicker. Liquor before beer, you're in the clear."
    • Preston, ex boyfriend
jan 7 2009 ∞
jan 7 2009 +
  • get a masters degree
  • live abroad
  • get married to an amazing guy
  • visit each continent
  • win the fight for equal rights in the US
  • keep a garden
  • have a nice place to live
  • publish an article
  • learn french
  • have a family
  • un-curse my birthday
  • be truly happy
dec 24 2008 ∞
jul 30 2014 +
  • Kenya Lions!
  • Kitty Cat Dance
  • Ultimate Showdown
  • Rejected Cartoons
  • Badger, Badger
  • Techtonik dancers
  • Elektronik, Supersonic!
dec 4 2008 ∞
dec 4 2008 +
  • taking Japanese in high school, and all of the subsequent characters I met
  • dating Preston
    • living with him for a year
    • dating for 3.5 years and all that goes along with that
  • attending San Francisco State
    • living in San Francisco = +
    • sharing a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 male roommates = a surprising +
    • stellar shopping = +
    • always being broke = -
    • creepers on MUNI = -
    • homeless everywehre = -
    • really enjoying the sun again = priceless :D
  • doing study abroad
    • leaving Preston = +/- (it was good that i...
dec 1 2008 ∞
dec 1 2008 +