Not Too Long

I have a niece.

2011-10-25T22:23:00.000-07:00

Her name is Olivia, she was born today at 1:30 PM (Idaho time), and she is awesome.

A Possible Return

2011-08-28T00:22:00.000-07:00

I'm thinking that I'm going to resurrect my synesthesia blog, Synesthetically Pleasing.

Watch out for upcoming posts!

It's aliiiiive!

2011-06-08T19:14:00.000-07:00

I have a new hobby. You know, because obviously I don't have enough things to spend money on... And boy does this one cost money!

I don't know if many of you know this, but I love nail polish. Looking down to my nails painted fun colors makes me happy. It’s something small that brightens my life. So how excited was I when I found out about frankenpolish? SO excited.

Frankenpolish is mixing nail polishes and pigments and such to create your own colors. It's awesome. You can just mix already made colors, or you can mix clear polish with eyeshadow (or other types of powder pigments) to make colors. Yeah, eyeshadow. Awesome right?

There's a really cool blog about it here. Unfortunately she hasn't updated since October. Bummer.

As of right now, I've made 3 frankens. 2 by mixing just colored polish, and 1 with clear polish and eyeshadow (and a bit of colored polish added in). Another part of frankening is giving them clever names, but I'm not very good with that.

Here are my frankens. (I apologize for the crappy pictures. My camera sucks and messes up colors so I had to use my camera phone. It's very hard to take pictures with my phone using one hand.)

Franken #1
A dusty purple with sparkle

This started with a very pale shimmery pink (which I never wear, it was a hand me down). I added a bit of crimson and royal blue, then kaleidoscope sparkle for fun.

Franken #2
A basic sky blue

This started with mostly clear polish then I added some white and a bit of royal blue. I definitely started with too much clear because it takes about 4 coats and the consistency is...odd.
(I realize half the nails look a deifferent color. Cameras hate this nail polish. The middle fingernail is the closest to how it really looks.)

Franken #3
A VERY dark shimmery blackish blue

This is my first eyeshadow franken! It's awesome. I started with a clear base and added about 1/8 tsp of black shimmery eyeshadow. Then I added a little bit of royal blue.

So like I said, no names. I can't think of anything clever. Any suggestions?

Cupcakes and cakes

2011-04-26T22:30:00.000-07:00

I haven't been doing much with my life besides baking. Here's some of what I've been baking.

Emily and I made cupcakes to celebrate San Jose's hockey team, The Sharks. My dad had bought a tube of different sea creature sprinkles and the shark sprinkles happened to be in The Sharks colors. This wasn't so much a coincidence as it was a sign. We made some with just sprinkles and then I decided to try making fins out melted chocolate. That turned out to be a fantastic decision.

They looked fantastic all set up on Emily's cupcake tree.

For Easter (or the day after Easter) I made this cake. When I saw it on a baking blog I thought "Oh my goodness! I'm going to try making a 4 layer cake!" When I finished it, I took a look at the giant tower of cake on my counter and thought "Holy crap... I just made a 4 layer cake..." I named it The Beast. Even after giving a quarter of it to the neighbors, it still left us with a LOT of cake.

It's alternating layers of white and red velvet, with strawberries, and more whipped cream than anyone should have to deal with. It turned out to be delicious.

Absent

2011-03-22T23:47:00.000-07:00

My laptop blue screened earlier last month. I was and am still devastated. I hadn't backed up my files for about a month and a half. A MONTH AND A HALF. DO you know how many gigs of stuff I can obtain in a month and a half? A LOT. Like, serious damage. Sometimes I get ridiculously sad when I think of all the things I lost because I was too lazy to back it up. Movies, shows, albums, graphics, gifs- GIFS. I haven't looked at my external hard drive, but I might have lost all my gifs that I had spent all that time organizing.

Oh crap. I just remembered the pictures. That hadn't crossed my mind before. Oh my life...

So if you think I update pretty irregularly now, just wait. I have NO DESIRE TO UPDATE USING THE FAMILY COMPUTER. I had posts planned with the stuff on my laptop. I had files filled with pics and graphics just for the purpose of this blog. I WAS GOING TO GET BETTER AT BLOGGING. Thanks blue screen. You are a real winner.

So here are a couple pics that have made me happy. It's all you're getting for a while.

No Rhyme, No Reason, No Sweat.

2011-02-17T18:01:00.000-08:00

I've been crafty this week.

First I made this lego necklace:

Then I made this cake:

It was delicious.

More on the amazing man later, but for now...

2011-02-14T15:57:00.000-08:00

I've never loved my last name more than when I saw this picture.

Compromises are for lesser souls. Die Werewolf Zombie.

2011-01-14T00:39:00.000-08:00

New Year's resolutions are a bit tricky, aren't they? For something that is supposed to help make myself better, they really bring me down. I create a list of things I want to change, which is basically just a list of things I don't like about myself. I have this list, which is probably longer than it should, and I go through it and decide which can actually be changed. Then once that is edited, I choose ones that I feel I can actually accomplish.
So I've gone from quite a long list of things I don't like about myself, to quite a short list of things I feel I am capable of accomplishing. Can you see why I am not a fan of this process?
I could just give up on the whole thing, no one is forcing me to do it. I could say say "Forget it!" but having resolutions are important, especially for that feeling of accomplishment when you cross one off the list.

I'm not going to tell you what my resolutions are. I've been told that if you tell someone your resolutions you are more likely to keep them, but I'm going to ignore that this year. I'm keeping them all to myself. I will instead tell you about my goal.
That's right! Not only do I have a list of resolutions, I have a goal. What's the difference? Probably nothing by definition, but in my head there definitely is. A resolution means a problem I want to resolve. A goal is just something a little more simple that I want to accomplish. I have my list of resolutions that sometimes makes me sad to look at, but then I have a goal to have fun with!

So my goal of 2011 is..

Learn to count to 10 in as many languages as possible!

Fun? Yes. Obtainable? Definitely.
Before starting this adventure, I started out knowing how to count to ten in 3 languages. Those are English, Spanish, and Irish Gaelic. In the six days since I decided to take on this task, I've learned American Sign Language and Welsh. Despite being one of the hardest languages to learn, learning to count to ten in Welsh was easy as it was pretty similar to Irish.
I have friends that have offered to teach me French, Italian, Albanian, Japanese, Russian, Portugese, Armenian, Tagolog, and Cebuano (which I had never even heard of before). So if I stick strictly to what my friends can teach me, I will have 14 languages in my brain bank. Then of course there is YouTube!
This is going to be a fun year.

Stupid Photobucket.

2011-01-04T20:54:00.001-08:00

Egads! Foiled by bandwidth!

My Canvas: A Story in GIFs

2010-12-05T21:40:00.000-08:00

I'm still pretty excited about having all my GIFs organized, and I'm definitely better with pictures than I am with words, so I've decided to tell you about something that happened using them.

I was getting out my canvases this week and noticed this:

It happened sometime when I was in Utah, and I don't want to point fingers but there were only 2 people that entered my room while I was gone. Anyways...

At first I was like

Then I was like

After the shock was over, I was a bit like

Which quickly turned into

I've calmed down a bit. Now it's mostly

and still a little bit of

But it's going to be

I've looked up canvas repair, and I'm going to fix it, because...

Bah humbum and all that.

2010-12-02T15:53:00.000-08:00

I don't like this season. I admit it! Call me Scrooge, I don't care. It stresses me out. I also don't enjoy happiness and joy being forced down my throat. Give me some space, guys! Just because I don't like one holiday doesn't mean I'm Hitler.

...Aaaand in a totally unrelated note, I've organized my gifs and this makes me extremely happy.

'Tis the season already?

2010-11-11T13:42:00.000-08:00

Can you believe how close Christmas is? I heard Christmas music in the stores last week. It made me slightly ill. Where has Thanksgiving gone?

Well if the rest of the world is getting ready for the holiday, I might start to think about it. What' the best way to start thinking about it? Christmas wish list of course!

I always feel bad sharing my list, because it makes me feel like I'm being selfish. I'm just going to try to get over that, and post it.

Stacey's Christmas Wish List
(in order of desire)

Sherlock DVD
Surprised? You shouldn't be.
I wasn't sure I wanted this at first. The PBS edits make me angry, and I have all the episodes and special features on my computer. Then I found out that the DVD has the original edits and I decided I must have it.

Earth (The Book)
The Daily Show's new book. My bookshelf cries for it.

Clock Locket (clocket!)
Isn't that awesome? The seller has lots of different styles, but this is the one I want. I've seen some great necklaces made with them, but they sell for $30+. Ridiculous! With this, I can make my own for much cheaper.

Guess Who? Silly Bandz
Yeah, I'm asking for Silly Bandz. I'm obviously 11. You shouldn't be surprised. If you look closer, you will see that this pack has Sherlock Holmes! I have friends who I can give the others to, but I want that Holmes band so badly!

Speedball Block Printing kit
I've been wanting to get into block printing for years. I did it in high school and fell in love.

Now this next part is different. These are things I want, but I'm not sure I want them enough to ask for them for Christmas or if I should just wait for my birthday/when I get some extra money.

Blue Barracuda Sweatshirt
Holy crap! Who remembers "Legends of the Hidden Temple"? Blue Barracudas was my team, baby!

Exploding Dog shirt
This is one of my favorite Exploding Dog comics (Are they called comics? I don't know) and it's on a shirt!

The Hound of The Baskervilles Shirt
I just can't say no to anything Sherlock Holmes. I'm not sure I would wear that color, though.

Back where I belong

2010-11-04T21:17:00.000-07:00

I'm back in California. What a trip it was! What did I do after last post? Boy, what didn't I do!
I stayed with cousins, my brother, my other brother, and then my sister.
I went to another concert.
I went to Wyoming.
I saw went to the movie theaters twice.
I ate at little diners.
I made sugar skulls.
I got lost too many times to count.
I shouted abuse at haunted mill employees.
I stayed up in to the wee hours of the morning with my cousin.
I enjoyed the views of the canyons.
I saw my friend Kristi.
I watched an entire television series via Netflix instant.
I celebrated Giants baseball.
I had a blast.

The trip ended because my grandpa passed away, and while that was sad he lived a long and great life and passed peacefully. My grandpa was always a hero of mine and I feel so privileged to be related to him.

Utah-tastic

2010-08-15T23:08:00.000-07:00

I've been in Utah for a few weeks now. So what have I been up to?

Battling first the flu, then the cold
Catching up with cousins
Hanging with the siblings
Watching summer storms
Avoiding the heat
Attending/watching concerts (with more on the way)
Obsessing over "Sherlock"
Picnicking in the canyons
Looking at great art
Not missing any episodes of The Daily Show
Eating great food
Having big laughs
Loving every minute of it

Brilliant Deduction

2010-07-28T22:31:00.000-07:00

There's a new Sherlock in town, and it's amazing.

The BBC has made a new mini-series of Sherlock Holmes set in modern day called "Sherlock". It's absolutely incredible. Not to mention that Martin Freeman plays Watson and I just adore him. Also, Benedict Cumberbatch (How's that for a ridiculously British name?) has the most fascinating bizarre shaped and angled face with oddly shaped eyes. It's almost alien-like

You need to watch this. It's not going to be played in America until October, but there are other ~~illegal~~ ways of watching it now. I suggest you do.

PS- I'm in Utah, and will be for at least a month

Random updates that don't deserve their own post

2010-07-15T00:21:00.000-07:00

-I went to Torrid to look at the jacket and shirt, jut for funsies. They had the jacket in black so I tried it on, and holy crap! It's awesome! It's comfy! I actually look good in it! More importantly, I actually feel like I look good in it! Unfortunately none of those things change the fact that it is 48 dollars, 48 dollars more than I have to spend.

-My best friend bought a cruiser so the two of us have been going on rides. It feels so good to have someone to ride with. We push each other to go farther, which is awesome. Tomorrow we are going to ride to 7-11 for slurpees.

-In more ridiculous news, I DON'T SLEEP ANYMORE. For almost the past month, I have been falling asleep around 5 am or later and sometimes not falling asleep at all. Some stupid drama happened a month ago, and really screwed me up emotionally. After it happened, I started getting bad dreams that canter around one of my insecurities. Awesome, right? Just freaking great. I wake up freaking out and feeling like I've been beaten up emotionally. Thus my brain has not been allowing me to fall asleep so that my subconscious won't get a chance to torture my emotions. Even when I do sleep, I wake up every hour. THE BRAIN IS WEIRD.

So more than just not sleeping, being emotionally drained, and feeling like a zombie, I also have THE CRAY CRAY. Lack of sleep is making me crazy. I repeat things like 3 or 4 times a night, I walk into walls, tonight I forgot how to spell my name. Last week, right in the middle of talking to a guy at church, I told him he looked like Sherlock Holmes, "but not the Robert Downey Jr version. You know, the real one? Except your hair is too blonde." You know why I did this? BECAUSE I AM CRAZY. I have done even more stupid things that I won't go into, including more about Sherlock Holmes and the guy from church.

TL:DR
-I can't afford an awesome jacket
-My friend and I ride our bikes together
-I AM CRAZY

More cupcakes

2010-07-10T00:31:00.000-07:00

I made these cupcakes for the 4th of July linger longer at church. They were a big hit, and quite delicious.

One Day...

2010-07-06T02:22:00.000-07:00

One day I hope to know what it's like to be this happy:

Empty pockets

2010-06-24T15:24:00.001-07:00

Military style jacket from Torrid, you are seriously awesome but you are not $48 awesome. Plus, you'd be way cooler if you were a dark gray.

ETA:

Military style shirt from Torrid, Same goes for you and your $34 price tag. Your color is perfect though.

Worm

2010-06-14T13:23:00.000-07:00

I have a problem. I read to many books at one time. I don't mean to! It just sort of happens. I start reading a book, then I see another book I want to read. Instead of waiting until I finish the first, I start the second. I have piles of books that are sometimes 7 deep. I've been trying to power through my books right now, so my pile is only 4 deep.
Here's what I'm reading now (In order of how long I've been reading them):

Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell

I've actually been reading this for an embarrassing long time, not because it is boring (quite the opposite), but because I keep misplacing it. It's really interesting and quite funny, just like Sarah Vowell herself.

The Complete Collection Sherlock Holmes Volume 1 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Have you read Sherlock Holmes? These books are AMAZING. They get stuck in your head. Seriously, it's all I think about. This is a long book so I will probably be reading it for a while. Plus, I have Volume 2 when I'm done.

Are You Dave Gorman? by Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace

I've been wanting to read this for years, but it's hard to find in the US. I happened across it in a used bookstore and, to put it plainly, freaked out. Danny Wallace also wrote Yes Man, which is my favorite book. This read a lot like that, and it's just as fun.

My Life in France by Julia Child

I've actually haven't started this yet, I just got it from the library today. I'm excited to read it. Julia Child holds a special place in my heart and the heart of the rest of my family. It's not just because we love to cook, but because Julia Child reminds us all of my Grandma Bond.

Surgery and the Sea

2010-06-09T14:29:00.000-07:00

It has been crazy times around here. After a month of not being able to hold down even water, I was diagnosed with gallstones. There was quite an adventure between the Monday morning I was diagnosed and the Friday night that I actually got the whole dang thing taken out of me. I don't want to bore you with hospital talk, so I will spare you the story. I will, however, tell you this: at my follow up appointment this past Monday, the surgeon told me I had 3 gallstones, one of which was about the size of a golf ball and too hard to break! She also said the gallbladder was a little bit inflamed. It's a good thing I got it out when I did.

After a couple weeks of recovering, my brother Brian came into town and took us on a trip to Pismo Beach. It was perfect. The family used to go there every summer when I was little, so it was nice to go back. We even stayed in the same hotel (The Pink Hotel aka Oxford Suites) that we stayed in when we were little. We drove down on (Highway 1, or the Pacific Coast Highway) which for those who don't know, it is the highway that follows the California Coast. It is straight up beautiful all year long, but that particular day was incredible.

I took a few pictures, and I will probably post some of them later, but I love this one I took with my camera phone:

The first night, we went to the pier to watch the sunset, and atthe end were two very large pelicans hanging around. I believe that I have mentioned before that pelicans are one of my favorite animals. It was so great to be so close. I was about a foot away from one of them at one point.

Between seeing Conan live, being sick, and going to Pismo Beach, this past month or so has been a horrible experience sandwiched between two amazing ones.

Blech

2010-05-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

I just thought I'd mention that I've been sick with a stomach ache for 2 weeks now. This is not okay. Does anyone have any miracle cures for stomach aches?

Seriously?

2010-04-17T03:45:00.000-07:00

I can not take a blog seriously when it looks like this. Seriously people, why? Do you think it looks cute? Is it because sometimes you want to make sure people read the important part of the sentence? Or is it because if it is another color, the reader will know you are a little fun or spontaneous? Especially when it is impossible to read against the color of the background? Don't forget to change the fonts! You are so silly and so random! And the Italics? What are those supposed to do? Do you want me to find these part important or just fancy? (Why do you make the words in parenthesis bigger? Doesn't that defeat the point of parenthesis?) Also, what is the point of the bizarre formatting? Ooh, you right from the center, or all the way to the left! You are original! You do not have to follow the rules! But make sure you add a giant winky face to know that you are just kidding! ;) You don't want to lose readers.

It hurts my eyes and my head and I usually just skip to the pictures.

St. Patrick's Day

2010-03-24T00:42:00.000-07:00

My family is like most families when it comes to St. Patrick's Day dinner. Every year my dad makes corned beef and cabbage. This is great, except that my sister and my mother do not like corned beef. I decided to be nice to them this year and I made the St. Patrick's Day meal.
I don't feel like getting into the process, because I spent 6 FREAKING HOURS in the kitchen. I guess I have to be grateful St. Patrick's Day is only once a year.

The menu:

Cottage Pie (which tasted way better than it looks here)

Irish Soda Bread

Cabbage

Jello Shamrocks

Rainbow Cupcakes

CoCo in San JoJo

2010-03-12T15:34:00.000-08:00

Guess who is coming to San Jose? Now guess who got tickets? That's right! Conan is coming to San Jose and this girl got tickets! On May 5th I, along with 3 dear friends, will be seeing Conan's live tour at SJSU's Event Center. I would also like to mention this is the same place where my High School graduation was held. That part will be kind of weird.

It's going to be amazing.

I could pee my pants in excitement.

Maybe I just did.

Maybe I didn't.

You don't know.

Spectrum of Light

2010-03-09T00:41:00.000-08:00

It has been brought to my attention that I need to blog more. I agree with this, I really do. Unfortunately I'm just not that good at the whole blogging thing. Right now I have no interesting stories or events to recount. I have had the stomach flu for almost a week, but no one is interested in hearing about my adventures in vomiting.

I will tell you about something that happened today. I was opening the back door for the dogs to go out, and I saw the most beautiful double rainbow! I don't think I've ever seen a rainbow so bright and vivid before. It was so appropriate for March. I got my parents and they were also impressed. I ran to get my camera but by the time I got back, the second rainbow had faded quite a bit.

Straight up beautiful.

Heeeey!

2010-02-19T23:13:00.000-08:00

I've decided I'm not going to post about the Conan rally because everyone who follows my blog is also my friend on Facebook and I posted an album about it. I did just figure out how to save a still from a video on my camera, so I will show you this:

Conan, running by me.

Not to be too cheesy...

2010-02-18T23:51:00.000-08:00

... but Sir Arthur Conan Doyle sure knew a thing or two about friendship.

This is an excerpt from the Sherlock Holmes story, "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs":

In an instant he had whisked out a revolver from his breast and had fired two shots. I felt a sudden hot sear as if a red-hot iron had been pressed to my thigh. There was a crash as Holmes’s pistol came down on the man’s head. I had a vision of him sprawling upon the floor with blood running down his face while Holmes rummaged him for weapons. Then my friend’s wiry arms were round me, and he was leading me to a chair.

“You’re not hurt, Watson? For God‘s sake, say that you are not hurt!”

It was worth a wound — it was worth many wounds — to know the depth of loyalty and love which lay behind that cold mask. The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.

“It’s nothing, Holmes. It‘s a mere scratch.”

He had ripped up my trousers with his pocket-knife.

“You are right,” he cried with an immense sigh of relief. “It is quite superficial.” His face set like flint as he glared at our prisoner, who was sitting up with a dazed face. “By the Lord, it is as well for you. If you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive. Now, sir, what have you to say for yourself?”

I don't know why, but I find that beautiful.

Sorry guys :/

2010-02-03T22:06:00.000-08:00

I know I promised to tell you all about the rally, but things are pretty crazy with Melissa's wedding. Hopefully all will be calm after Saturday.
Until then, here's a preview:

Hint: That's Conan.

So that happened

2010-01-20T11:38:00.000-08:00

Can I just say,

HOLY EFF! THE CONAN RALLY WAS AMAZING.

More to come later.

So this is happening...

2010-01-15T00:39:00.000-08:00

Monday. 12 to 4. Universal lot, Universal City, LA. Rally for Conan. Who's going to be there? Oh yeah, me!

This is going to be ridiculous. Ridiculously awesome.

Passion for a Cause

2010-01-13T23:41:00.000-08:00

On this your wedding day...

2010-01-11T21:26:00.000-08:00

Grandma and Grandpa Bond on their wedding day

Grandma and Grandpa Almond on their wedding day

Mom and Dad on their wedding day

Looking good! I think...

2010-01-10T18:37:00.000-08:00

I think I may have finished blog construction. A big "thank you" goes to my girl Kristi for making believe I might just have enough talent not to rely on blog template sites.

Oh blog...

2010-01-07T01:34:00.000-08:00

I've done it again! I've made another blog. This one is about Synesthesia, something I've been becoming very passionate about recently. I'd appreciate if you helped support this one, as it is a subject near and dear to my heart.

http://synestheticallypleasing.blogspot.com/

Serious Construction

2010-01-06T13:22:00.000-08:00

This blog is getting a makeover. Well, sort of. As soon as I can figure out what I want to do with it. Until then, it just might look a little like a mess. Sorry.

That being said, does anyone know anything about this sort of stuff? I can't find anything that I want on these silly little sites.

What? What?! WHAT?!

2010-01-03T23:53:00.000-08:00

I (think I may have) FOUND IT!!!

I think painting was involved...

What I'm looking for:

What I found:

That middle one could easily be it. Is this what it's like to be a detective and finally crack a case? If it is that couple and has been painted, I'm so excited. I'm also slightly bummed because it is a set. All three of those couples are sold together for 16 dollars. Dang son. The moose is about 6 dollars.

I just looked it up on a site and they are not in stock. Of course. There is one on eBay for 14 dollars. I might do it. I just might do it!

Today is a Palindrome.

2010-01-02T16:59:00.000-08:00

I once heard that you are more likely to commit to your resolutions if you share them with someone. That being said, I present you with my 2010 Resolutions.

1. Work on portion control - I know if I say lose weight or diet it won't happen. I'm keeping simple with something I can do. Portion control. Stop snacking. Stuff like that.

2. Ride my bike even more - This was one of my goals last year and while I did ride more than 08, I'd like to ride even more. I don't know why I don't. I'm rarely as happy as I am when I'm on my cruiser.

3. Dress nicer - I'm not saying I'm going to become the next fashion icon, I don't want to look like I belong at Santana Row. What I am saying is that I'm turning 23 this year. I think it's time I stop dressing like I'm about to go paint a garage.

4. Go to more concerts - Confession: I did not go to a single concert last year. What a crap way to end a decade full of amazing shows. I need live music like I need air to breathe. Hopefully Ted Leo will come by this year. Rogue Wave and Fences are playing at Noise Pop this year so I will keep that in mind.

5. Learn to drive - This is my year. I can feel it. Panic attacks, step aside!

6. Be more outgoing - Stop being such a shut-in. Get over my anxiety and go out with friends more.

7. Breathe everyday/Turn one year older - My go to resolutions. A gentler way of saying "Don't die."

There they are. Hopefully this will give me motivation. 2010- You are going down!

Train Enthusiasts do not use The Internet

2009-12-30T12:21:00.000-08:00

Oh Yeah, I went there. Things are about to get real up in this blog.

Let's all get in the Way Back Machine and go all the way to the beginning. All the way to this morning.

I've been thinking about the clock from a few posts back. I've been thinking of how bad I want it, but also been thinking that I can not even imagine a scenario in which I would pay $100 for a clock. So as a crafty lady, decided I would try to make it. Clocks are easy to get, I can pain that background, the hardest part would be finding the figurines. Little did I know how hard it would be to find those ridiculous figures! Thanks to my dad, I know they are N or HO Scale, meaning ridiculously small.

For the past few hours I have been googling any and all phrases I can think of to describe these little dancers. There is nothing. Even the basic websites,which are few, have nothing. This leads me to my theory: Train enthusiasts do not use the internet. Ebay is the only thing that has shown any results, yet not any that I need.

Here's my thought process: Train enthusiasts are, for the most part, old. Old people tend to shy away from internet, some old farts even thinking "Bah, that internet. It won't stick. Now let me eat my oatmeal." Therefore, train enthusiasts do not use the internet.

Next move is to actually go to a train hobby store. Yikes. I'm afraid to go in. I'm not sure they even allow people under the age of 50 in those places. I'm really not sure if they allow the female species in there.

All I want is a freaking clock.

Casting call

2009-11-12T13:36:00.000-08:00

Because I don't have enough things in my life to ignore, I've decided to start a podcast. It's not going to be anything fancy, just something like a mix tape. It's taking me a while to get it together because my music is on 2 different computers. Hopefully I can sell my saxophone soon and and buy a computer. That way I can get all my music together and really pump this stuff out. Fingers crossed, people. Fingers crossed.

Cats and Dogs

2009-10-13T14:57:00.000-07:00

Honestly, is there anything more beautiful than a proper down pour? Let me answer that: No. I think I shall never see a poem as lovely as weather that is dark, cold, and rainy. It's absolutely wonderful.

It feels like the clouds are giving you a hug. It makes everything so clean and so fresh. I'd take cold, dark, and wet, anytime over hot, bright, and bone-dry.

Animal love

2009-10-11T21:59:00.000-07:00

I haven't had much to write about lately, but to show I haven't forgotten about this blog I decided to a photo post. Here are pictures of my favorite animals.

It's Moose O'Clock

2009-09-28T01:59:00.000-07:00

I saw this on Uncommon Goods and it took my breath away.

Dancing the Moose Away Clock

Zoom 1

Zoom 2

Beautiful.

Toni is all growed up

2009-09-22T00:08:00.000-07:00

Today I went wedding dress shopping with Toni. She tried on a bunch of dresses, but eventually went with one she had seen earlier. Glad I could help! :)

Here is a picture of her dress:

Best of luck with the rest, Ton-Ton.

A Horrible Christmas

2009-09-19T15:41:00.000-07:00

I have found the #1 item on my Christmas list.

Dr Horrible Calander!!

My Favorite Flower is a Weed...

2009-08-29T02:43:00.000-07:00

I need...

2009-08-17T01:07:00.000-07:00

...an apron!
I decided this after I ruined one of my shirts while making cupcakes. I need one that fits my personality. I've been look around the internet for some ideas, but I just don't like what I see. They are either too girly or too plain.
I had an idea of buying a plain one at a craft store, then having friends and family (and anyone) draw a cupcake on it with fabric marker. Then I'd have an apron with tons of different people's artistic interpretation of a cupcake. Then I realized, that would mean I'd be carrying around an apron for quite some time, and that's just ridiculous. There has to be an easier way to have that happen...
Help?

Utah again.

2009-07-25T16:27:00.000-07:00

I am leaving tomorrow for Utah again. Don't worry, this isn't going to be another 2 month trip. I'm just going for the week. Why? Because my bfc (best friend/cousin) Bonnie is getting married! I can't believe it! I feel like just yesterday we were IMing each other, making stories about the magic cabinet! I love her to death and beyond and I hope she and Aaron have a wonderful life together.

OH EM GEEEEEE!!!

2009-06-18T17:20:00.000-07:00

I've started a craft blog, because I have nothing better to do with my time. So here it is:

http://staceys2hands.blogspot.com/

GREATEST THING EVER.

2009-06-16T11:45:00.000-07:00

This is going to be my new desktop, screensaver, binder cover, maybe make it into a t-shirt, or a pillowcase.

THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE THING EVER.

Home Sweet... Oh man, I can't even pretend to finish that...

2009-06-01T17:47:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad to be home. I've missed it and my friends and everything, but here's the deal: My house hates me. My first two nights were fine, but that third... Oooh that third. I woke up with a sore throat (which has since turned into a full on hacking and coughing up green phlegm) and my whole arm has been eaten by a mysterious bug. So my time home has mostly been coughing and scratching. Awesome.

Of course, it hasn't all been bad. I made some awesome cupcakes, got my hair cut, and of course, this:

Oh yeah! Civil War reenactment! The single best way to spend a memorial day. Amanda, her boyfriend Mike, and I went up to Roaring Camp for the annual Civil War Reenactment. I won't lie, it was amazing.

Plus, how many people get to say they hung out with dead presidents on their memorial day?

Homeward Bound

2009-05-19T19:40:00.000-07:00

I leave Thursday morning for home. I've been feeling a bit homesick since Zach left, so I'm a bit glad to go back. Then again, i'm going to miss the crap out of being here. It's awesome to wake up every morning to see my cousins, and to see my brothers and sister-in-law all the time.

I'm a bit terrified about flying home. I'm not afraid of flying, I just hate it. Flyings hard for people with long legs. What I'm scared about is switching flights. I switch planes in Las Vegas. I've never done that by myself before.
I'm also nervous that for some reason I will have something in either my checked in bag or my carry on that will make them detain me. I can't think of anything except maybe the fireworks ;) . It's not anything major, just those snake pellets that you light on fire and they grow. I was going to light some tonight but it's getting dark.

Music note (pun?):
Summer Day Song 2009 - "I Gotta Move" by Ben Kweller
Summer Night Song 2009 - "St. Joseph's" The Avett Brothers

Don't freak.

2009-04-30T20:03:00.000-07:00

If this swine flu gets worse, you can always pimp your swine flu mask.

I'm surprised no one has drawn a pig snout on theirs. Or is that just because everyone is a better person than me?

Utah-tastic

2009-04-29T11:51:00.000-07:00

More people to add to the list:

Crystal Smith
Santa Claus riding a motorcycle
Marie Osmond

I'm sticking around Utah for a bit longer. I'm staying to see my cousin off to the MTC (knock 'em dead, Zachy boy!). After that, who knows. Take care of California. Don't let that swine flu get you down.

2 more

2009-04-16T13:26:00.001-07:00

2 more people that I've run into:

Cole Walker
Stacey Christianson

This place is so small.

Re: Last Post

2009-04-01T14:47:00.000-07:00

Here is a list of people I have run into so far who I was not planning on seeing:

Will Garrett
Damayanty Vasquez
Erica Savage

Guess where I am?

2009-03-30T21:53:00.001-07:00

Oh Utah, you are such a vortex of coincidence and weird.

Craft blog, you've done it again!

2009-03-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

It's like they knew! Today Craftzine posted these instructions on how to make a terrarium in a mason jar. I will have to get on this ~~soon~~ at some point.

In unrelated news, I'm very much in love with the song Furr by Blitzen trapper.

Churros

2009-03-09T20:14:00.000-07:00

People have been asking for my churro recipe (I mean "my" as in the one I used, not made up). Here it is:

Ingredients:
For the churros
1 cup flour
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tbs sugar
1/2 stick unsalted butter
canola oil

For the coating:
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Also need:
pastry bag
large star tip

Directions:
In a small saucepan, heat the milk, butter, and salt over low heat. Add the two tablespoons of sugar to the mixture once the butter has melted and stir. Increase the heat and bring the mixture to a boil. Next, add the cup of flour to the saucepan while stirring continuously. When the mixture has reached dough-like consistency, it should after about 30seconds, remove it from the heat and let it cool for about five minutes. It is really important that you do not heat the dough for more than the 30 seconds because otherwise the dough will not puff properly.

Separately beat each egg and add them one at a time to the mix. Make sure you mix the entire egg into the dough before you add the next egg. Fill a pastry bag with a large star tip up with the dough.

Before you begin frying the dough, combind the 3/4 cup sugar with the 1 tsp ground cinnamon.

Fill a deep frying pan with about 4 inches of canola oil and heat till it reaches a temperature of about 315-325 degrees. Carefully pipe out about 4 inch long strips into the oil. Cook until they are a light brown color, it should not take more than five minutes. Do not overcrowd the pan with churros, otherwise they will not be crispy.

Spoon out the churros and place them on a paer towel lined plate t drain off the excess oil. Don't let the oil drain off completely. Roll the churros in the sugar and cinnamon, making sure each is evenly covered.

Enjoy!

Success!

2009-03-02T20:20:00.000-08:00

Churros Status:

CONQUERED

(Except for the part where the thermometer broke spraying hot oil, mercury, and glass everywhere,and I had to restart. Anyways...)

And if it fails, I'm swearing off the kitchen

2009-03-01T23:32:00.000-08:00

Planned culinary adventure for the week: Churros.

It would be like the earth, and I would be like God

2009-02-28T01:36:00.000-08:00

I really want to make a terrarium. Like really badly want to make one. I'm not sure how I will feel about it in the morning. When I'm awake in the wee hours of the morning (IE every night) I get these almost uncontrollable compulsions to undertake huge projects. It's all I think about, and the more it's in my head, the more my brain and body say "DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!". It's rather dangerous.

Anyways. Oh yeah, terrariums. How freaking cool are they?
Mine wouldn't be this intense of course, but oh if it could!

Oh man! This one is a ring! How sweet would that be?

There are a few things holding me back. I have no idea how to make one. I have maybe 2 dollars to my name at this point. The biggest one: I would lose interest.

This is how everyone of these late night projects go (stupid boy projects*). I get really excited about something. For the next few days-weeks-months, it's all I think about. I plan it out, map it out, draw it out, until all my notebooks are covered in ideas. Then I go crazy getting everything I need. After I have all the necessary items and have a solid plan I lock myself in my room for hours-days-eons working on it. When I'm finally finished, I stare at my result for a few hours.
Then I'm bored with it.
BORED.

This is why I try not to act upon my late night project urges. It takes up my life until completion, but then I don't care about whatever it is. How long did I spend painting the sheep on my wall? I really don't care about it. And all the homemade paper? I wasn't really interested in making the actual paper, just figuring out how to make the frame and the pulp (paper batter?).

Maybe if I go to bed early, I won't get these ridiculous urges.
Yeah, and maybe if hell freezes over, that will happen.

*Seriously, if you read Yes Man you would understand almost half of the stupid things I say.

Stuck

2009-02-16T02:22:00.000-08:00

I've been in a bit of a funk lately, and it's hard to think clearly. Though after today I realized that even during these crappy times there are good things still happening.

Things like

Receiving the weirdest/greatest text ever from a wrong number
The best nachos I have had for Linger Longer
My damn good taste in music, and getting new stuff
Having 3 cookies at church which resulted in the worst sugar high I've ever had
Having friends who just laughed at my sugar high craziness instead of being annoyed, as I thought they would have been
People being able to forget all my anger and depression ridiculousness from my teen years
Having a large bag full of some of my grandma's jewelry
The incredible rain we've had for the past few days
I'm going to say the rain again, because it is amazing
Re-reading Yes Man for the umpteenth time, and re-discovering the reasons why it's the best book ever for the umpteenth time
This valentine by aquaticfishy

Women's panties!

2009-02-13T21:40:00.000-08:00

I have a post in the making but I have been busy with working on the family mix, cleaning my closet, and procrastinating. I'm just letting you know, so you don't think I've abandoned my blog.

Until then, here's a video of my great aunt Wilma, Duke's #1 fan, watching a Duke basketball game.

Ooooops...

2009-01-30T18:36:00.000-08:00

I don't update this thing nearly as much as I should, and for that I apologize.

Clovis!

2009-01-09T19:29:00.000-08:00

My trip to Clovis can be described using only a few pictures:

And of course:

Cupcake Tour 08

2009-01-01T00:45:00.001-08:00

Check out my brother's blog for the cupcake tour we took last week while everyone was here for Christmas. It was great.

My body is a cage that keeps me from dancing with the one I love, but my mind holds the key.

2008-12-02T22:12:00.000-08:00

Okay, ummmm... The trailer for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? The one with Arcade Fire? AMAZING.
Seriously, that song is one of my favorite songs. Not just of Arcade Fire, but of any band.
They play it in the trailer, no other sounds, just the song and just LOUD. I love it.
Not to mention that the film looks incredible and I really want to see it.

Seriously though. I can't find it on youtube, or I would post it. AMAZING.

Sorry about my face

2008-11-30T23:16:00.000-08:00

Here is a (bad) picture of my scarf. Yay! I've used it multiple times and it's been very nice and quite warm.

yarn yarn everywhere, but not an inch to knit

2008-11-26T00:02:00.000-08:00

I'm done!

*puts hands up, takes a step back*

I put the last piece of fringe on my 11 foot scarf tonight.
Pictures to come. It's amazing.

ETA: We just measured it. It's 11 feet!

Stealing the covers

2008-11-23T01:06:00.000-08:00

There is a disappointment I can't quite explain when I go to chromewaves on Sunday at midnight, only to discover that I don't like the cover they posted, or even worse I already have it. I hate to wait another week to see if they post a better one.
At least the other cover blogs update more frequently.

Something's new here.

2008-11-04T21:09:00.001-08:00

What is this feeling? I feel...happy... It must mean a new president, a good president.

It falls mainly in the plains.

2008-11-03T18:29:00.000-08:00

Current weather:

How I feel about it:

With a little bit of:

This is Halloween

2008-10-30T01:00:00.000-07:00

This guy is now sitting on my porch, waiting for Halloween.

We've never made great husbands, have we? Of course, I have a good excuse. I'm half gay.

2008-10-26T23:30:00.001-07:00

Futura T-shirt

I want this shirt, simply because I love Wes Anderson. Is this not a good enough reason? I think it should be.

Sometimes I think my happiness is directly related to how chrome my nails are painted. Right now, I am happy. Right now, my nails are painted chrome.

I am not an interesting person.

2008-10-23T00:28:00.000-07:00

I am not orginal.
All I do all day, every day, is take somebody's story and retell it to someone else. I am a tape recorder.
For this, people think I am an interesting and entertaining person.
One day I will turn this into profit.
Until then, I give it away for free ...ladies.

I'm not clever

2008-10-07T22:10:00.000-07:00

I went to visit my high school art teacher today. It was a lot of fun, and she introduced me to a couple new artists. I also asked for her help on my stupid owl and it's dumb feet. She did that, but also gave me a great idea that I think I'm going to use. I won't give it away here, but I'm pretty excited.

I've been working on a scarf that I really like. I basically took a bunch of rolls of yarn and cut long pieces off and tied them together. It's neat.

Last Saturday there was a storm and it rained. It has been in the high 70s to low 80s since then. I am not okay with this.

I'm off to Sacramento this weekend for a cousin's wedding. I can't wait to see the siblings :D

Lovely

2008-10-06T02:38:00.000-07:00

Just popping in to say, I have fallen in love. Two words: Fleet Foxes.

2008-09-29T01:06:00.000-07:00

I pulled my first sick lesson. I've been having issues with my jaw these past 2 weeks, especially within the last couple days. I can't talk for a long time without my jaw being in indescribable pain. So instead of talking for an hour, I played the talk I was supposed to be teaching. 2 months in, and I'm already taking short cuts.
I also made pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting. It was good but too sugary for my taste, I felt the need to eat salt after, but the rest of the family liked it.
I'm trying to get rid of this bad headache, because when I fall asleep with a headache, I feel like absolute crap the next day.

Awwwww

2008-09-21T01:17:00.000-07:00

How to Hold Hands

I hope that made you smile. If it didn't, you are a robot.

I think I may be havin' scurvy

2008-09-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

Happy Talk Like A Seafarin' hearty Tide! Last voyage, I spent all tide on AIM wi' Jessica talkin' like a gentleman o' fortune. This voyage, I be swabbin' th' deck. :( We be havin' missionaries o'er fer dinner tonight. Ortin' ta I make them talk like a gentleman o' fortune? 't would be fun. In fact, I`d love t' hear th' first discussion in Seafarin' hearty.

I made this last night. 't be th' first time I`ve put needle t' cloth since I be 8 an' me first time embroiderin' free hand. Nay too bad fer a first time.

Also, me camera battery be now dead. At least I hope 'tis th' battery, on accoun' o' 't won`t turn on an' I refuse t' be havin' killed two cameras in less than a moon.

The Wonderful World of Disney

2008-09-18T00:27:00.000-07:00

1946

And 60 years later, they brought us Miley.

Also, because I am naturally a very curious person and I like to get all the details, I found a copy of the Very Personally Yours booklet.

Look. I did something today.

2008-09-04T22:14:00.000-07:00

I made french fries today. I also documented it, because I have a new-used camera(thanks Brian) and it actually works as apposed to my old one that died.

First I cut the potatoes. I left the skin on one potato and peeled the other to see if there was a difference. Ends up there isn't.

It's very important that you rock out during your cooking adventures.

Here goes numero uno.

I added more, and it looked like a face. I took a picture and then quickly moved the fries around so they weren't looking at me.

Burst fry = EPIC FAIL.

While working with dangerous hot oil and food that can easily burn the house down, you should always be completely engaged in an AIM conversation in the other room.
Finished fries on the dripping station.
Finished product. Fries and fry sauce. That's how this girl does it.

Also, Jon Stewart called Mitt Romeny MormonTron 3000 and I thought it was funny.

2008-09-03T02:05:00.000-07:00

LOL @ SURVIVOR GABON

LOL @ Personal jokes wih people who don't read your blog. DON'T YOU WISH YOU KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

The latest Bugle episode refuses to download and I'm super angry. When you are not feeling your best, even the tiniest upsets can cause you to explode.

There are multiple things going wrong right now. Murphy's Law all up in here.

Basically, I made a post because I was thinking I needed to start updating more and now it's just become one of those I'm So Pissy posts. It's what journals are for, but blogging is the new journal except you force people to read. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH MY FEELINGS TO FIND OUT WHAT I DID TODAY. Weird that blogs are the new journals. There are stories of people going through attics and discovering journals of past ancestors. Does that mean that in the future, people will be doing google searches and find ancestors' blogs?

2:38 am and I'm not even worried about going to sleep. I'm not worried if my parents wake up and come out and get mad. I'm not worried about having healthy sleep habits. Nothing about me is worried about that. It's good to have one thing in your life that you aren't worried about. It's a small triumph.

PS- Weirdest epidose of the Daily Show. It must be becase of all the crazies in one place. A convention, if you will.

2008-08-26T23:28:00.000-07:00

It's been 1 month to the day since my last post. Ultra fail on my part.

So what's been going on in the past month? Uhhhhh... Not much, I guess.

My friend came to visit from England. It was mostly just a rest stop between her other stops. That's just fine. I like resting. We did go to Sunset beach for my dad's birthday, and on the way there we stopped at Mission San Juan Bautista. I haven't been there since I was 10. Good to now that nothing's changed. Oh except for not they charge you. Well.. we peaked through windows. The day she left, we went to Falafel's Drive-In which, if you don't know, is THE GREATEST Felafel place ever. Ever. It was featured on the Food Network show "Diners. Drive-Ins, and Dives".

Then there was the freaking Olympics. I'm so bummed it's over. For those not in the know, I am an Olympics FANATIC. It's my favorite. Also, holy freaking Michael Phelps anybody? Yeah.
I can't remember where I found this comment, but I kept is and it cracks me up.
"Michael motha @#$%in Phelps baby!!! USA will never fall in mens swimming with Michael motha @#$%in Phelps, half a motha @#$%in dolphin baby!! USA!!!"
I'm not a Phelps fan because he is attractive (Yeah he is, but that is low on my list), I'm a huge Phelps fan because that guy is not human. He is the best freaking swimmer, olympian, athlete. The man freaking flies. Did you see him flap is arms before he started? Like a condor. I've been watching him since Sydney 2000 and I have never lost enthusiasm.
I was really bummed that Paul Hamm had to drop out. He's my second favorite (summer) Olympic athlete. At least the team did well without him.
Other than that, not too much. Keith and Katie left for Utah yesterday. Brian is moving back to Utah so he will be visiting here for a few day. So That covers what's been going on. I know, incredibly boring. Such is this life. Hopefully next month is more exciting.

Oh yeah. I got called to be a relief society teacher.

Also, why are there fireworks going off at 1.20 AM on the 26th?

2008-07-26T01:14:00.000-07:00

I realize I will never get screencaps, so here it is.

It's part 2 of What I Was Thinking During Dark Knight

Scene: Hong Kong business office. Big fight. Batman > Hong Kong Business Men
Issue: See if you can figure it out.

Fig.1

Fig.2

See what I'm getting at, folks? I'll give you some time to mull it over.

Okay, students. Test in!

I will give you half credit if you answered "Try to mess with The Batman, and The Batman will EFF YOU UP SON". This is not the answer I was looking for, but it is still 100% true.

The answer I was looking for is part of Basic Movie Fighting 101.

It clearly states that "If there is a fish tank in the room, AT LEAST PERSON MUST GO THROUGH THE GLASS." Failure to meet this requirement will result in an angry blogger.

Seriously. I couldn't pay attention to the fight because my eyes were drawn to the bright blue glowing fish tank. I was waiting for it, but THE MOMENT NEVER HAPPENED. It bothered me. Quite a bit actually.

Come on, Christopher Nolan. Do you need to go back to class?

Stay away if you want EVERYTHING TO BE A SURPRISE.

2008-07-25T02:09:00.001-07:00

I saw the new Batman today, and it was incredible. Of course you all know that.

Thoughts during the movie (no spoilers)

Number one:

Okay, people of Gotham especially the press, can you see the huge difference between these two? Or am I just a freaking genius?
I'll give you a hint:

Unfortunately, I have to wait for someone to screencap the movie to show you my next two thoughts.

2008-07-17T15:03:00.000-07:00

Thank you for checking for updates on my blog.

Buuuut....

Why waste your time doing that when you could be watching Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog?
Why haven't you before?

Orrr...
Why not watch Fiest on Sesame Street instead?

The Night Starts Here

2008-06-27T23:10:00.000-07:00

"On the evening of June 30, you'll see Mars just above and to the right of Regulus, while Saturn sits above and to the left; the trio will resemble an arrowhead that night with Saturn making the arrow's tip.

On the evening of July 1, Mars will appear perched almost directly above Regulus. The color contrast will be quite striking, especially in binoculars: Mars appears yellow-orange, while Regulus is bluish.

On July 5 looking low in the western sky about an hour after sundown, you'll see a waxing crescent moon, with Regulus, Mars and Saturn all oriented in a straight line in that order, from lower right to upper left. Mars will be situated almost exactly in between Regulus and Saturn. On the following night, the moon will have shifted eastward, forming a broad triangle with Regulus and Saturn, while Mars will have moved noticeably closer to Saturn."

"I'd like to rest my heavy head tonight
On a bed of California stars
I'd like to lay my weary bones tonight
On a bed of California stars"
-"California Stars" Wilco

Blaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh.........g

2008-06-25T21:40:00.001-07:00

I can't wait until September 16, when I can watch Pushing Daisies whenever I want.

Yeah yeah, I can do that now with the internet, but it's not as fun to watch show in tiny little screens with ads running on the sides. Also, I want to sprawl out on my couch and watch.

Also, I cant stop listening to Radiohead's "House of Cards".

97% done with the owl. I just need to figure out that stupid left foot. Can I hide it behind something? Maybe he is riding a rocking horse.

It's a bit chilly right now. That makes me super happy.

Someone I am friends with on facebook but I really can't stand (don't ask me why we are facebook friends) wrote his status as "so-and-so can touch his toes while only bending at the waist". I really want to write on his wall "Well la-tee-da. Color me not impressed, Bartholomew Bragger. I can do that too, and I'm a fatty!"
Then I realized that is childish. Then I fought back and forth with myself and decided not to do it.

2008-06-21T23:41:00.000-07:00

I started a new painting today. BIG MISTAKE.
It was so hot today that the paint would dry mid stroke. Then I would go to get more paint, and that too had dried. Do you understand how much paint I lost today?! Do you?! I would try to go the whole stroke, but I'd end up rubbing off what I had already painted.
I'm a very quick painter. The last painting I did took me an hour and 20 minutes, and that's only because I had to repaint the whole thing when I made a mistake. I'm not used to this slow painting. This is why I've stuck with acrylic! Bah!

Uggg... it's so wrong, but I can't fix it.

It's not going to get any cooler this summer, so I guess this painting is going to take forever.
I was also planning on fixing a painting I did earlier this year, but I guess that's being put on hold.
I freaking hate this!!

Celebrities are just like us

2008-06-04T22:52:00.000-07:00

People I know who share names with famous people

Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Thompson
Steve Miller
Katie Holmes
Joshua Jackson
Dave Matthews

Eggs

2008-05-28T14:17:00.000-07:00

Why I don't like them

Think about what they are. Just do it. I dare you.
They smell horrible.
When you can't find them at Easter, they smell even worse.
They taste kind of weird.
There is the fear of breaking one open to find a red spot, or even a half developed fetus.
The membrane. *shudder*
Getting out the tiny shells that have fallen in.
They kind of look like snot on the inside.
Under cook them and they can kill you.
They break too easily, and storing them is a pain.
Separating the white from the yolk is also a pain.

When I do enjoy them

Cakes, cookies, baking.
Meatloaf.
French Toast
Icing and such.
Throwing them against walls.
Egg yolk paint (Tempura)
Crushing them in my hands
Sometimes (main word: sometimes) I enjoy an egg salad sandwich

Never gonna give you up, Never gonna let you down...

2008-04-01T11:56:00.000-07:00

I just got Rick Rolled. Happy April Fool's everyone.

Rotten Apples

2008-03-30T23:18:00.000-07:00

Right now, I really want to listen to Queens "Another One Bites the Dust". I totally would too, but there is one small problem: I have no working iPod.

For Christmas 2 years ago, I received an first generation iPod Nano. Awesome, amazing, spectacular. I didn't have to lug around my CD player anymore! Life was good.
At least I thought it was until about a year ago, when the battery started to die and the whole thing turned to crap. At first it was simple, occasionally it wouldn't turn off for the first 2 or 3 tries. After time, it got worse and worse until it would die after one song. It became the most expensive paper weight I owned, but with it's super light weight it couldn't even do that job well! It was done. R.I.P iPizzle, you piece of garbage.

Now let's hop over to the 18th, my birthday. I had asked for a new iPod battery and the little tool to open the iPod. I think it's 16 bucks for the whole package. Instead, my parents got me an iPod Video Nano! Holy crap. I'm 100% okay with that substitution. What battery?
This thing rocks. Lot's of space for music, totally revamped iQuiz which is now fun, and videos. The quality is awesome! Now I can watch Stephen Colbert miss the God Machine anywhere I go!

Unfortunately this is where the honeymoon ends. Last night, I fell asleep while listening to my iPod, so I was unable to turn it off myself. With my previous nano, it would turn off on it's own. It slept when I slept. I guess Apple decided that wasn't so important anymore. This morning I wake up and my iPod is frozen. It apparently froze at 3:41 am, as that is the time that is stuck on the screen. Also, it says the lock is on, which I have tried turning on and off to no avail. The battery is shown to be half full, but I can't tell you the real level. Also, the back light is on, as if it's taunting me.

Dun Dun Dun... Another one bites the dust...

I tried to plug it into the computer, but all it did was practically destroy my computer. ITunes wouldn't come up, but when I tried to eject it via the toolbar it gave me some garbage about some application was using it, meaning somewhere on this computer iTunes had stolen my iPod. I decided to go against everything I stand for, and I unplugged it without ejecting. Suddenly iTunes popped up! What the Finland?!

Now, if any of you are skimming through this and thinking "OMG! TL;DR! LOL!" (because I know that you talk like that), here's what I'm getting at:

I have a love-hate relationship with iPods. They are my favorite of the mp3 players, because I love the wheel, the big screen, and the very organized and detailed menus. I just hate that they are the most expensive turds on the market.

Tomorrow is a trip to the Apple Store. Fingers crossed, people. Fingers crossed.

The Zed word, don't say it!

2008-03-05T15:13:00.001-08:00

I just thought I'd warn all of you now, before it's "too late".

If there is ever going to be a zombie uprising, there is no doubt in my mind that the epicenter will be in San Jose. Curtner Avenue to be exaxt, and if you want to be even more exact, 300 Curtner Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. Go ahead, write them a letter. Warn them.

Why here? This is the address of Oak Hill Cemetery. Sure, there are tons of cemeteries out there. What makes this one so special? Well, across from the Oak Hill Memorial Park*, on the other side of Curtner (right above the red circle thing) used to be a nuclear power plant. Even though the plant has since been demolished and a shopping center has been opened, the possible effects could still linger. The nuclear plant probably had some sort of nuclear waste leaked into the cemetery. Maybe even the fumes soaked into ground. It wouldn't be the first time San Jose had chemical leaks into the public. (See Fairchild) So, not only are there going to be zombies, but they are going to be radioactive zombies. Good luck fighting those guys.

My dad and I have decided that the best place to go during a zombie attack would either be Wal-Mart (everything you need to survive), Walgreens (the only windows are at the very top of the walls and they are small), and,probably the best choice, an Army surplus store (weapons, everything needed to survive, no windows).

You heard it here first. Zombies are going to be from San Jose.

* AKA Oak Hill Zombie Headquarters

Twas The Politically Correct Night Before Christmas

2007-12-24T22:52:00.000-08:00

'Twas the night before Christmas and Santa's a wreck...
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves".
"Vertically Challenged" they were calling themselves.
And labour conditions at the North Pole
were alleged by the union to stifle the soul.

Four reindeer had vanished, without much propriety,
Released to the wilds by the Humane Society.
And equal employment had made it quite clear
That Santa had better not use just reindeer.
So Dancer and Donner, Comet and Cupid
Were replaced with 4 pigs, and you know that looked stupid!

The runners had been removed from his sleigh;
The ruts were termed dangerous by the E.P.A.
And people had started to call for the cops
When they heard sled noises on their rooftops.
Second-hand smoke from his pipe had his workers quite frightened.
His fur trimmed red suit was called "Unenlightened."

And to show you the strangeness of life's ebbs and flows,
Rudolf was suing over unauthorised use of his nose
And had gone on Geraldo, in front of the nation,
Demanding millions in over-due compensation.
So, half of the reindeer were gone; and his wife,
Who suddenly said she'd enough of this life,

Joined a self-help group, packed, and left in a whiz,
Demanding from now on her title was Ms.
And as for the gifts, why, he'd never had a notion
That making a choice could cause so much commotion.
Nothing of leather, nothing of fur,
Which meant nothing for him. And nothing for her.

Nothing that might be construed to pollute.
Nothing to aim, Nothing to shoot.
Nothing that clamoured or made lots of noise.
Nothing for just girls, or just for the boys.
Nothing that claimed to be gender specific.
Nothing that's warlike or non-pacifistic.

No candy or sweets...they were bad for the tooth.
Nothing that seemed to embellish a truth.
And fairy tales, while not yet forbidden,
Were like Ken and Barbie, better off hidden.
For they raised the hackles of those psychological
Who claimed the only good gift was one ecological.

No baseball, no football...someone could get hurt;
Besides, playing sports exposed kids to dirt.
Dolls were said to be sexist, and should be passe;
And Nintendo would rot your entire brain away.
So Santa just stood there, dishevelled, perplexed;
He just could not figure out what to do next.

He tried to be merry, tried to be gay,
But you've got to be careful with that word today.
His sack was quite empty, limp to the ground;
Nothing fully acceptable was to be found.
Something special was needed, a gift that he might
Give to all without angering the left or the right.

A gift that would satisfy, with no indecision,
Each group of people, every religion;
Every ethnicity, every hue,
Everyone, everywhere...even you.
So here is that gift, it's price beyond worth...
May you and your loved ones, enjoy peace on Earth.

Lets start this!

2007-12-23T23:48:00.000-08:00

I've decided to try my hand at blogging. Here's hoping I keep it up!