Currently: feeling off kilter. And I have Relient K's "This Week The Trend" stuck in my head (haven't listened to it in MONTHS btw...)
Facebook is funny. Its one of things that starts with good intentions and purposes.
Connect with family and friends from your past or from now, this just makes it easier to know whats going on in their life.
I like my facebook. Make fun of me, but i like playing farmville and de-stressing a little bit every day when I harvest something or pretend Im a great farmer. (Ive actually been planting flowers lately, so Im more of a florist I guess...)
I like being able to talk to people in other countries and states I dont get to see.
I dont like what its been reduced to though.
Maybe we just need better etique rules for this generation, what with our cell phones and laptops.
But-Is it not just me? Shouldnt bigger peices of news be told in person?
I mean, I et it if you cant tell the person face-to-face, or if soething like your facebook or myspace is the only way you CAN contact them...
But if someone is relatively close to you. Or was at some point in your life. Shouldn't you at least, make a phone call? A text message at least (although big pieces of news through text can be horribly tacky...) ?
Maybe this is a the trend among my generation (sadly). We let people know about engagements, marriages, career changes, and such all the same way now.
Its like we've lost the touch of talking to people in the face and through personal touch.
The thing is, Im hoping and not hoping its a trend.
Because if it is, trends come and go. Maybe in some years, we'll find a better way to handle this thing.
But if it is, I'll probably get sucked in.
What?
Because yes, I am, with a few too many things, a hypocrite.
Its when I was 8 and said I never be into disney artists. And now still hold in my heart a soft spot for Justin Timberlake.
Its when I was 10 and said Id never be "that kind of teenager". And at 19 look back and wish my junior year I had grown up faster. (Mom/Dad if you're reading this-Im sorry. I know I'll pay till my dieing day for the antics I did and the pain I caused the family that year or two. I love you.)
All this meaning-I hope I dont let everybody in my life know earth-shattering news through facebook first. Id like to tell some of you to your face.
I know its human. We say things. We go back on them. Which is why maybe I learned to not say a lot. Not make definite promises. Life happens. We do things we never really thought we would. We fall in and out of trends and into our own styles.
I want this not to be our lives. For this to be a trend and go away and leave us with a normal "how thing used to be" kind of life.
I should know better. The world has become a constant rotation of different trends.
But that doesnt mean we should we live that way.
Just because we live in this world doesn't mean we're a whole complete part of it forever.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
And...passed. :)
Currently: feeling like the last bit of school weight is off my shoulders.
I did it! I not only survived finals week and its craziness but I passed my three classes to boot!!
Ah.
So. Im going to take you through the craziness of the semester.
Semester starts. Taking french, stats, and two online:music and history.
French and stats both on tues/Thurs but at opposite ends of the day, so I was at school all day those days.
Fast-forward to almost mid-terms.
Drop french class.
Why?
As excited as I was to take it, I was learning quickly that It was not my thing. Or maybe it was a combination of the ten million little assignments we had to do I kept passing due to other work and that it was a morning 4-unit class and a hard teacher.
I dont know. But dropped it.
Considered and actually for about 24 hours added another music class after midterms that was shot length.
Had issues with book and it was not worth the hassle. dropped it.
Yes, I could have used the extra units to have health insurance, but its not like I got swine flu this semester.
Im alive.
Fast-forward.
Finals week.
Monday
Online Hist is dued. read Questions, typd up answers, submitted it.
Ended up getting a C in the class(78%! So close!! with a 80% on the final (it was only 10% of the grade...).
Am happy, I mean. I took the class cause I more interested in the History of England itself and I learned a lot. I passed. Yay.
Tuesday. Study study study. I think
I was working on my music final.
Oh. Stats project was due. I had the last paragraph in out group project/report, so stared at emails for a couple hours, typed it up, and sent it off to classmate who was going to drop it school. We got a 49/50 on it. Yay us!
Wednesday
Music final due. Finished it, submitted it, went to a concert to write my report on, came home, typed it up and submitted it.
Got a C in the class (74%). It was those darned quizzes! I got so easily confused on them in the beginning of the semester. OH well.
And even though I passed the class, Im still considering retaking it. But, even if I aced it the second time around, My grade would still average out to a B. Hm. Maybe not? I dunno...
Thursday.
Stats final.
4-5:30am. Studying.
Then slept for a few hours.
Woke up, showered, dressed,ate. studied like a madwoman till I had to be at school.
Took the final. Got an A (90%) on the final and a B(84% I think...) in the class.
NOTE: Do not take Stats think,ing its straight math. Its so much more than that. I will be so happy to go back to regular math after this. Although, I think my requirements are fulfilled and I may not need/have to take another math class...Hm.
Of course, Thursday night is when it all me. I was tired, brain-dead/braindrained and just so so so out of it.
Oh yes, there was me saying random things and jumping up and down for no reason-WHICH included some jingling thanks to my bell earrings. Love them.
Today is my rest day.
Although, Im already thinking about ym own to-do list. Like Christmas stuff, and signing up for spring classes. And I dont know, cleaning my room? HEH.
Ah. I feel so hahhy. For what felt like a topsy-turvy semester, it all turned out alright.
I did it! I not only survived finals week and its craziness but I passed my three classes to boot!!
Ah.
So. Im going to take you through the craziness of the semester.
Semester starts. Taking french, stats, and two online:music and history.
French and stats both on tues/Thurs but at opposite ends of the day, so I was at school all day those days.
Fast-forward to almost mid-terms.
Drop french class.
Why?
As excited as I was to take it, I was learning quickly that It was not my thing. Or maybe it was a combination of the ten million little assignments we had to do I kept passing due to other work and that it was a morning 4-unit class and a hard teacher.
I dont know. But dropped it.
Considered and actually for about 24 hours added another music class after midterms that was shot length.
Had issues with book and it was not worth the hassle. dropped it.
Yes, I could have used the extra units to have health insurance, but its not like I got swine flu this semester.
Im alive.
Fast-forward.
Finals week.
Monday
Online Hist is dued. read Questions, typd up answers, submitted it.
Ended up getting a C in the class(78%! So close!! with a 80% on the final (it was only 10% of the grade...).
Am happy, I mean. I took the class cause I more interested in the History of England itself and I learned a lot. I passed. Yay.
Tuesday. Study study study. I think
I was working on my music final.
Oh. Stats project was due. I had the last paragraph in out group project/report, so stared at emails for a couple hours, typed it up, and sent it off to classmate who was going to drop it school. We got a 49/50 on it. Yay us!
Wednesday
Music final due. Finished it, submitted it, went to a concert to write my report on, came home, typed it up and submitted it.
Got a C in the class (74%). It was those darned quizzes! I got so easily confused on them in the beginning of the semester. OH well.
And even though I passed the class, Im still considering retaking it. But, even if I aced it the second time around, My grade would still average out to a B. Hm. Maybe not? I dunno...
Thursday.
Stats final.
4-5:30am. Studying.
Then slept for a few hours.
Woke up, showered, dressed,ate. studied like a madwoman till I had to be at school.
Took the final. Got an A (90%) on the final and a B(84% I think...) in the class.
NOTE: Do not take Stats think,ing its straight math. Its so much more than that. I will be so happy to go back to regular math after this. Although, I think my requirements are fulfilled and I may not need/have to take another math class...Hm.
Of course, Thursday night is when it all me. I was tired, brain-dead/braindrained and just so so so out of it.
Oh yes, there was me saying random things and jumping up and down for no reason-WHICH included some jingling thanks to my bell earrings. Love them.
Today is my rest day.
Although, Im already thinking about ym own to-do list. Like Christmas stuff, and signing up for spring classes. And I dont know, cleaning my room? HEH.
Ah. I feel so hahhy. For what felt like a topsy-turvy semester, it all turned out alright.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Brainbreak.
Currently: In the middle of finals week.
Okay. I should be finishing my "break" now, but Im not quite ready to get back to wrok so I want to write. But I really have nothing to blog about.
Soooo I shall share this video with you. (No, no. Its not ukulele kid. heh heh)
It was originally posted on this blog.
Well, okay that's where I saw it and everything.
I love it.
Vitamin String Quartet always wins (they did a switchfoot tribute album. yes im plugging switchfoot, leave me alone).
Alright. Back to homework. Or that secret Santa project. Hmmm.
Okay. I should be finishing my "break" now, but Im not quite ready to get back to wrok so I want to write. But I really have nothing to blog about.
Soooo I shall share this video with you. (No, no. Its not ukulele kid. heh heh)
It was originally posted on this blog.
Well, okay that's where I saw it and everything.
I love it.
Vitamin String Quartet always wins (they did a switchfoot tribute album. yes im plugging switchfoot, leave me alone).
Alright. Back to homework. Or that secret Santa project. Hmmm.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
What what? Well, that's interesting
Currently: trying to decide what to wear for my job interview. Eeepa.
Hey you! Look at this. A friend sent me a Christmassy e-mail and in it it explained what the 12 days of Christmas really mean so I thought I'd share it with you all. :)
Heh
ANDDDDD here's a song to go with.
ALSO. Why does seem everybody is complaining about the rain?
I like the rain. The rain is my friend.
And God knows we need it.
Sheeshers people. Come on. Rain is NOT that bad.
Alright. Time to start to getting ready for my job interview. What??? yes. =)
Hey you! Look at this. A friend sent me a Christmassy e-mail and in it it explained what the 12 days of Christmas really mean so I thought I'd share it with you all. :)
There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens,
swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out
of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?
This week, I found out.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.
-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
-The eight maids-a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on if you wish.'
Merry (Twelve Days of) Christmas Everyone
Heh
ANDDDDD here's a song to go with.
ALSO. Why does seem everybody is complaining about the rain?
I like the rain. The rain is my friend.
And God knows we need it.
Sheeshers people. Come on. Rain is NOT that bad.
Alright. Time to start to getting ready for my job interview. What??? yes. =)
Friday, December 11, 2009
Good luck charm, fo sho.
Currently: smiling. :) (And replaying the newest episode of Glee on Hulu *sings loudly with song*)
I think the rain is my good luck charm.
Or something like that.
I mean, I have my theories, opinions, thoughts, whatever that whenever it rains, God is in there.
That for me, he's more clear in the rain.
But then-good things happen when it rains.
My life right now?
Tonight and tomorrow Im ushering two school concerts that are essentially my music class finals. I was supposed to go see them and write reports-but ushering gets me full credit. FULL.
FULL CREDIT.
Win.
Also. Decided to randomly apply for a job online today. This company used to send me mail all the time so todya something popped up in my e-mail.
I swear, not even...15, maybe 10 mins, after I hit the submit button. They called me.
And I have a job interview tomorrow.
Im so stoked.
My finals are looking easier and easier and they end this coming Thursday. And then 5 weeks off till Spring Semester.
Im getting things done.
I really think its the rain. It jut washes away crap and I see better, clearer.
Its my little good luck charm.
Ah. Eee.
Oh. And two of my friends come home from college today. SO HAHHY. I miss them muchos.
Ah. Feels like there's more. Im so elated. I love that God has put me in this place in my life.
I mean, a few months back, no. I hated things I had to go through, but now?
Its worth it.
He always makes it worth it.
Ehehe.
Okay. Last thing?
I watch this show called Glee.
Wed night was the last show for a few months.
And they did the song "Dont Rain On My Parade"
(oh my. *giggles* and here im talking about yes please rain. ahaha *giggles madly*)
Anyways.
I love the original Barbara Streisand Funny Girl version, I really do. One of my fav movies right there.
But I cannot stop playing this version.
Watch the episode here.
The song itself is from 24:17 - 27:20 (click the fourth little bracket thingy)
Or I shall paste it here.
Eee.
*sings loudly with*
Okay. Off to wear a black skirt *gaspeth* and white shirt tonight and tomorrow. Woot.
I think the rain is my good luck charm.
Or something like that.
I mean, I have my theories, opinions, thoughts, whatever that whenever it rains, God is in there.
That for me, he's more clear in the rain.
But then-good things happen when it rains.
My life right now?
Tonight and tomorrow Im ushering two school concerts that are essentially my music class finals. I was supposed to go see them and write reports-but ushering gets me full credit. FULL.
FULL CREDIT.
Win.
Also. Decided to randomly apply for a job online today. This company used to send me mail all the time so todya something popped up in my e-mail.
I swear, not even...15, maybe 10 mins, after I hit the submit button. They called me.
And I have a job interview tomorrow.
Im so stoked.
My finals are looking easier and easier and they end this coming Thursday. And then 5 weeks off till Spring Semester.
Im getting things done.
I really think its the rain. It jut washes away crap and I see better, clearer.
Its my little good luck charm.
Ah. Eee.
Oh. And two of my friends come home from college today. SO HAHHY. I miss them muchos.
Ah. Feels like there's more. Im so elated. I love that God has put me in this place in my life.
I mean, a few months back, no. I hated things I had to go through, but now?
Its worth it.
He always makes it worth it.
Ehehe.
Okay. Last thing?
I watch this show called Glee.
Wed night was the last show for a few months.
And they did the song "Dont Rain On My Parade"
(oh my. *giggles* and here im talking about yes please rain. ahaha *giggles madly*)
Anyways.
I love the original Barbara Streisand Funny Girl version, I really do. One of my fav movies right there.
But I cannot stop playing this version.
Watch the episode here.
The song itself is from 24:17 - 27:20 (click the fourth little bracket thingy)
Or I shall paste it here.
Eee.
*sings loudly with*
Okay. Off to wear a black skirt *gaspeth* and white shirt tonight and tomorrow. Woot.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Something in the weather
Currently: happy to see crazy winds and wet ground outside my window. :) Also laughing that at all the songs playing have the word "rain" in them. I didn't make this playlist with that intention.
I think its the rain that proves I'm not a true Californian at heart.
I love it way too much.
I like better than most any other type of weather. (Snow is great -but Ive only experienced it a few times).
Maybe its just cause I see more of God it the rain.
Maybe it inspires me to write more, write better.
Maybe because I'm that much like my dad and it makes me sleep better, puts me more at peace.
Maybe because in my mind, its not the holiday season in So Cal until the rain hits.
I went to lunch with the family yesterday and it hit on the way home that I can wear my jingle bell earrings now that's its December.
Yes jingle bell earrings. I have a pair that are hoops with little bells and a pair of dangly ones with six little bells each.
I love them. Love how I hear them every time I move my head.
(Thank you Walgreen's and your cheap $1 earrings...)
Something about it being Dec 7 and me not being totally Christmas mode is a bit weird.
But the rain sealed that. I feel like listening to Christmas music and wearing socks (yes, wearing socks. I never wear them except for a few days in this month) and wearing crazy things like jingle earrings and hair hings that have bells in them.
There's something in this rainy weather for me most definitely. I love it so.
I think its the rain that proves I'm not a true Californian at heart.
I love it way too much.
I like better than most any other type of weather. (Snow is great -but Ive only experienced it a few times).
Maybe its just cause I see more of God it the rain.
Maybe it inspires me to write more, write better.
Maybe because I'm that much like my dad and it makes me sleep better, puts me more at peace.
Maybe because in my mind, its not the holiday season in So Cal until the rain hits.
I went to lunch with the family yesterday and it hit on the way home that I can wear my jingle bell earrings now that's its December.
Yes jingle bell earrings. I have a pair that are hoops with little bells and a pair of dangly ones with six little bells each.
I love them. Love how I hear them every time I move my head.
(Thank you Walgreen's and your cheap $1 earrings...)
Something about it being Dec 7 and me not being totally Christmas mode is a bit weird.
But the rain sealed that. I feel like listening to Christmas music and wearing socks (yes, wearing socks. I never wear them except for a few days in this month) and wearing crazy things like jingle earrings and hair hings that have bells in them.
There's something in this rainy weather for me most definitely. I love it so.
Friday, December 4, 2009
December. Oh my.
Currently: PROcrastinating. And listening to a schizophrenic playlist (am i the crazy one for picky the music or is it windows media for playing it in the order its playing it in? ...Heh. Whatever)
Its December.
The six-year-old inside me is sad. Why?
Because Im not listening to Christmas music. Not singing about how I want a hippopotamus or a hula-hoop or even... my two-front teeth.
I havent even made a Christmas wish list yet!
Why??
College.
Because in two weeks, I'll be done with finals and my first official semester as a college kid.
but in those weeks I have a test, a project, possible extra credit, two concerts, two reports, lessons, lessons, lessons, and then finally, finals. Heh.
I know I'll do fine. That this is just new to me. Well, not entirely, but partially. Its slightly weird really.
But Im getting the hang of it and surviving and all that's good, right? HEH.
Alright. Just wanted to let you people know in case you think I fell off the earth cause Im not posting or blogging or twittering or facebooking or replying to emails or ...something.
Hehe.
*bunkers back down into the mountain of studying*
Its December.
The six-year-old inside me is sad. Why?
Because Im not listening to Christmas music. Not singing about how I want a hippopotamus or a hula-hoop or even... my two-front teeth.
I havent even made a Christmas wish list yet!
Why??
College.
Because in two weeks, I'll be done with finals and my first official semester as a college kid.
but in those weeks I have a test, a project, possible extra credit, two concerts, two reports, lessons, lessons, lessons, and then finally, finals. Heh.
I know I'll do fine. That this is just new to me. Well, not entirely, but partially. Its slightly weird really.
But Im getting the hang of it and surviving and all that's good, right? HEH.
Alright. Just wanted to let you people know in case you think I fell off the earth cause Im not posting or blogging or twittering or facebooking or replying to emails or ...something.
Hehe.
*bunkers back down into the mountain of studying*
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