tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52628380209672725232024-03-05T01:14:29.691-08:00needed imperfectionfinding true happiness and "abnormal" beauty in a self-absorbed societyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-51162778741747221832010-08-23T17:36:00.000-07:002010-08-23T18:31:50.043-07:00The Beauty of the Great OutdoorsI got back from a wonderful outdoors service project Saturday evening. I was a facilitator for a group of ten excellent, eager college freshman. We left the University of the Pacific at 9 am on Friday. We drove to the YMCA Point Bonita branch in Mill Valley above San Francisco. It was freezing when we arrived! We dropped all our stuff in the old military barracks we were sleeping in that night Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-59034776672587394922010-06-03T22:20:00.000-07:002010-06-03T22:27:02.184-07:00On LeaveMy brothers are visiting on leave from the AirForce. They are two great guys with a lot of experience under their belts now. They are doing a great service to all of us and is doing my family very proud. One will be returning to Idaho and the other getting stationed in Japan. All I have to say is that they are doing a great and wonderful thing that I myself do not have courage to do. I am very Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-45928915837880745512010-01-17T23:23:00.000-08:002010-01-17T23:32:18.143-08:00And we won't come back till its over over there!Well, he's not technically going over seas, but my little brother is off to boot camp tomorrow. He's enrolled in the U.S. Air Force and is going to serve our country good. I have another little brother who is already doing an awesome job and serving our country. He's been there for about, what, a year and a half already? Geez its been a long time since he left :( Anyways, the one that is leaving Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-21363979768474666362009-11-10T12:37:00.000-08:002009-11-10T12:52:22.979-08:00A Christmas CarolI know it's a lil' early, but I just watched the new A Christmas Carol! Me and my mom and my littlest brother went last night. It was pretty good. I've seen (just as I'm sure you have) many different versions. I really liked the Mickey Mouse version (haha with Scrooge McDuck!) and the Muppets version. But this was good. Jim Carrey was really good. There was also a few other stars in it as well: Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-38765182564553991742009-11-10T12:05:00.000-08:002009-11-10T12:30:14.568-08:00What I've been up to lately...Well, I'm back. I know I haven't really been keeping up with this blog, but life gets in the way. But, its not like I have been busy! It just all me and my laziness. I have been taking a few online classes and studying for my GREs (wish me luck!). I have no job and am constantly looking for one. I do recieve unemployment. There are a few things our government does right, and unemployment is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-40128397364176660352009-09-30T21:59:00.000-07:002009-09-30T23:05:36.785-07:00Melodical ExposureWelcome to the latest edition of Melodical Exposure. I'm still not diggin the name of this post, but it'll have to do for now. Anyways, I ran across this guy a while ago, but I thought it would be great to share his talent with the few readers I have :) They can pass it on too *hint hint* :)Anyways, his name is Sam Sparro and he's from London. He's so adorable, he has his own sound and style and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-7294589439865126632009-08-16T12:05:00.000-07:002009-08-16T11:57:04.773-07:00FW: I haven't written in a while I knowI haven't written in a while I know it weakly sucks. But life gets in the way. This post is about a cheaper way to travel: by train. Being on a train for 18 hours is not as bad as it sounds. The seats are pretty large and comfy. They are clean and it gently rocks you to sleep as it speeds across the glimmering tracks. There's a dining cart and an observation cart with large windows so youUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-72622573021976488352009-07-28T19:29:00.000-07:002009-07-28T19:57:28.464-07:00The (Incredible) Invention of Hugo CabretI just finished reading this book called The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. This is an amazing young adult book that I guess you can classify it as a graphic novel. Brian Selznick tells his story through the use of words, amazing pencil drawings and photographs. It is a very quick read too, but it is VERY satisfying. Hugo Cabret is a boy whose father dies in a fire after telling HugoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-61627024824095386782009-07-28T14:01:00.000-07:002009-07-28T19:54:39.713-07:00Melodical ExposureWelcome to a new edition of Music Mondays. Well, it used to be called Music Mondays, and it used to come out on Mondays, but now I have decided to change the title and the day it comes out. I still don't have a specific day yet of when I want to post some music I want to share, but we'll see what happens.Now, for this edition of Melodical Exposure, I thought I would put up Fall Out Boy. I was in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-74605879694061555302009-07-23T21:23:00.000-07:002009-07-23T21:26:38.839-07:00You Better Shop Around I have always wanted to get a mannequin, but they are NOT cheap. I have been keeping my eye out for these, to see it the prices were ever affordable, but they never have been. Ah, but bliss hath ventured my way. As a department store was closing here in my town, I noticed these two girls walking around, trying to carry a mannequin, but it was a full bodied one (not full body as in "plus size" Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-14906006987076023812009-07-23T21:01:00.000-07:002009-07-23T21:57:55.837-07:00Great MovieI am a SUCKER for those romantic comedies, or girl power movies, or what is otherwise branded as "chick flicks". They are just so enjoyable to me. I know things like that never happen, but I think that's why I like them so, they are a break from reality. They are like dreams that you can enjoy for an hour and a half, and when you get up, you can still remember them! But, they do have one side Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-65600552018935656012009-07-20T19:40:00.000-07:002009-07-20T20:24:30.605-07:00First edition of Music Mondays!!!I thought it would be a great thing to share some music with ya'll weekly. Music is inspirational. You can listen to a song and you can be filled with all sorts of emotions. You can even listen to a song and feel emotions you have no idea why you are feeling them. Music is awesome. Without it, life would be quite monotone :). Anyways, this is what I would like to share with you today, one of my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-56854075538395709962009-07-20T19:34:00.000-07:002009-07-20T19:40:02.794-07:00The Little StoneThis is a little story I wrote back in April. I like to get a little fancy when I write whats on my mind. I have to hunt for the perfect word because using the right word can make or break your story and correctly express your feelings.A little stone, porous, irregular and uneven. It sits in the dark, surrounded by silence and forlornness. Floating right up there, in the recesses, up in that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-2781684579463931022009-07-15T14:47:00.000-07:002009-07-15T15:06:37.546-07:00ReminiscingI was just surfing the web, getting rather bored with it, when I came across a movie that me and my siblings would watch ALL THE TIME (not to mention many others. My mom must have gotten aNNOYed with us lol). Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I have not seen this movie in God knows how long. But I was on YouTube and I found my favorite part of the movie (well, one of them anyways. Who am I kidding, the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-71883555456819781792009-07-09T18:46:00.000-07:002009-07-09T18:58:56.620-07:00A Great Addition to Our Body-Conscious Society (moslty centered on women): AdvertisingSo I was stumbling (if you haven't done it yet, either get it or don't. I can't decide if I want to recommend something so addicting to someone or not... ) and I ran across this wonderful blog post that challenged the norm of beauty. Everywhere we go there is advertising. Most talk about or hint at the way a woman's body is "supposed" to look if she wants to fit into the status quo of beauty. TheUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-81433726851037726912009-07-07T13:27:00.000-07:002009-07-09T18:58:17.188-07:00Michael JacksonMichael Jackson. How can I NOT mentioned him? He was an amazing person, with unmatched talent, a heart for children and helping and changing this world for the better. He is an inspiration for us all. He donated money to and helped countless charities (I remember hearing somewhere that there was over 39 he contributed to). He lived like a child, with animals all over his property, visiting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-25535573786858759752009-07-04T11:55:00.000-07:002009-07-04T12:55:08.968-07:00Happy 4th!We celebrate Independence Day today. A day in which we are to be grateful for our independence. We celebrate the best way we humans know how: we pig out! Ever notice how wonderful eating is!? It is brings people together, and with a great tasting meal, it is VERY effective. Great, all American food brings the talkative side of people. Today, all across the country, Americans will be firing up Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5262838020967272523.post-31304518416128405612009-07-01T18:47:00.000-07:002009-07-02T14:37:36.454-07:00Welcome!Welcome, one and all (most likely just a few one's...). This is my VERY first blog and my VERY first entry/post. I'm not sure what I'm going to be focusing on here in my blog, but all I know is that I want it to be positive. I believe there is way too much negativity in this world, from people blasting everyone's thoughts and expressions, to damn-near every-single-celebrity blog out there! I meanUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1