Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk

what's new

2010-12-14T03:17:00.000-06:00

hi guys. what's up? i'm sorry i've not been blogging for a while.
life just got busy all of a sudden.
i'm still working at Jim's Place but i'm not at the location out in collierville anymore.
i got transferred to the new one seven minutes from my house.
it's pretty useful.
school is almost done for me now. tomorrow or more like later today is the last day of exams for me.
so now, i have done three semesters of college. i don't know if i want to do anymore.
i just want to work full time. and live somewhere by myself.
i think im going through that stage again...of hating people.
idk. i think i'm in a very weird mood.

i started dating this guy. for almost a year now, i've been trying to prove to him that i am the girl
that he should be dating. and now he have realize that, we are dating.
for the longest time, i thought he was the one that will last longer than most of my relationships.
or attempted relationships. but idk.
i'm not so sure about it all now.
he doesn't take initiative about anything.
he just sits around his lazy butt and play videogames.
all the freaking time.
he is such a smart kid but he waste all that brain power to doing jack shit.
it drives me insane.
i feel like i've put too much of my time and money into this relationship
and i don't see him changing a thing to make himself better.
maybe i'm not as important to him like i think i am.

what a blow.

ingrid michaelson, my new obsession

2010-10-29T11:50:00.000-05:00

just absorb these lyrics.
it's so fun and beautiful.
whats better is the music to it.
youtube it. do it.

don't you worry there my honey
we might not have any money
but we got our love to pay the bills

maybe i think you're cute and funny
maybe i wanna do to you what bunnies do with you
if you know what i mean

oh, let's get rich and buy our parent's homes
in the south of france
let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters
and teach them how to dance

let's get rich and build our house on the mountain
making everybody look like ants
from way up there, you and i, you and i

well, you might be a bit confused
and you might be a little bit bruised
but baby how we spoon like no one else

so i will help you read those books
if you will soothe my worry looks
and we will put the lonesome on the shelf

ooh, let's get rich and buy our parent's homes

in the south of france

let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters

and teach them how to dance

let's get rich and build our house on the mountain

making everybody look like ants

from way up there, you and i, you and i

ooh, let's get rich and buy our parent's homes

in the south of france

let's get rich and give everybody nice sweaters

and teach them how to dance

let's get rich and build our house on the mountain

making everybody look like ants

from way up there, you and i, you and i

which one are you?

2010-10-27T22:54:00.000-05:00

the fall

2010-10-24T23:48:00.000-05:00

"Falling in love is like falling off a building....it doesn't hurt till the end." ---somewhere on the internet

vcr by the xx

2010-10-24T15:28:00.001-05:00

you, you just to have all the answers
and you, you still have them too
and we, we would live half in the daytime
and we, we would live half at night

watch things on the vcrs with me
and talk about big love
i think we're superstars
you say you think we are the best thing

but you, you just know
you just do

when i find myself by the sea
in another's company, by the sea
when i go out to the pier
gonna dive and have no fear

because you, you just know
you just do

watch things on the vcrs with me

and talk about big love

i think we're superstars

you say you think we are the best thing

but you, you just know

you just do

Little Bit

2010-10-20T12:18:00.002-05:00

great remix
lykke li is a Swedish indie singer.
i like her. and this remix with drake is pretty fly.

fortune cookie

2010-10-18T23:41:00.000-05:00

i ate a fortune cookie today.
and this is the fortune i got:

"seek out the significance of your problem at this time.
try to understand."

how meaningful.
geez
what a slap in the face.
especially with the my situation right now.

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-10-18T14:29:00.000-05:00

guess who rode her bike this weekend? haha this is adorable. not only does i love her bike, i also love her cardigan. i need some ray bans sunglasses. i think i'm going to revamp my wardrobe to be more vintage and hippie. but i'm completely against high waisted pants.

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2010-10-18T02:54:00.001-05:00

i lived a pretty miserable childhood.
and now i think i'm going to die miserable too.
nothing in my life is working out right now.
i have too much shit going on.
i feel like i'm failing school
since i can't devote all my time on it
because i work so fucking much.
basically
i'm losing my friends
i'm failing school
my God has abandoned me
so have my confidant.
the story of my life.

2010-10-16T01:02:00.000-05:00

"We can always be friends but we can't be together." --my logic professor

together we cry

2010-10-12T23:17:00.000-05:00

i think you'll thoroughly enjoy this.
the script is slowing becoming my fav band.
they're an alternative rock band from dublin, ireland.

heart skipped a beat by the xx

2010-10-12T22:48:00.001-05:00

please don't say we're done
when i'm not finished
i could give so much more
make you feel like never before
welcome, they said welcome to the floor

it's been a while
and you've found someone better
but i've been waiting too long to give this up
the more i see i understand
but sometimes i still need you

sometimes, i still need you
sometimes, i still need you
sometimes, i still need you
sometimes, i still need you

sometimes, i still need you
sometimes, i still need you
sometimes, i still need you

and i was struggling to get in
left waiting outside your door
i was sure
you'd give me more

no need to come to me
when i can make it all the way to you
you made it clear
you weren't near
near enough for me

heart skipped a beat
and when i caught it
you were out of reach
but i'm sure, i'm sure
you've heard it before

heart skipped a beat

and when i caught it

you were out of reach

but i'm sure, i'm sure

you've heard it before

heart skipped a beat

and when i caught it

you were out of reach

but i'm sure, i'm sure

you've heard it before

heart skipped a beat

and when i caught it

you were out of reach

but i'm sure, i'm sure

you've heard it before

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-10-10T00:51:00.000-05:00

loook at those shoes! hmmmm i think i like them.

this is a simple classic look, skinny jeans and a nice top.

i think those shoes really make the look interesting.

i'm guessing skinny jeans aren't going anywhere, right?

inhale peace, exhale love

2010-10-10T00:47:00.001-05:00

check this out. http://laurenryt.tumblr.com/

i think you guys will enjoy it.
it's a blog run by my dear friend lauren.
she's an interesting woman with lots to share
with the world.

with LOVE

2010-10-08T00:03:00.000-05:00

in conjunction with my last post about the L word.
here is a poem my friend wrote about this girl who
he've been in love with since 10th grade. he is almost
21 now. this girl is also a friend of mine.

The Beginning of an End.

For two years, I was so terribly stuck on you.

Mornings, walking without you. I’d talk all day to you. At night, sleepless, I’d still talk to you. I only quit when I called you. You never answered.

In my head, I asked you why you’d left me…when I loved you so much…and I had tried so hard to make you happy.

I saw shrinks, they could name my pain, but couldn’t cure it.

God, how I loved you.

But now…I’m happy.

I’ve realized how unpleasant you are. You’re amazingly unpleasant, I’d even say. And forgive my frankness…but you’re totally uninteresting.

Don’t get mad. I’m just starting to breathe. After two years, I’m breathing again. I choked in my obsessive period. I forgot who you were…an ungenerous woman, who stopped loving me…after everything we’d been through. You’re so uninteresting, and now I’m so happy.

got my hair did

2010-10-07T23:56:00.001-05:00

today, i went to my one class of the day, logic.
took my quiz, even did one of the extra credit
(attempted to do the other one but failed miserably)
positive i made a 107 on it.

then with nothing else to do,
i wandered around campus worthlessly
wished i had done my homework now that i'm thinking about it

a thought popped into my head
as i was sitting there texting ben
about how i have no friends
"gee i could go get my hair cut today right now"
so i did

and here is the result:

i look so fucking asian!

L-O-V-E

2010-10-05T00:51:00.000-05:00

what is it? who is it? how do you get it? and how do you make it last?

Missing

2010-10-03T23:07:00.000-05:00

don't you sometimes get the feeling that something is missing in your life? like a purpose or just someone or anything. well for this entire week, i've been feeling it. it's such an odd feeling. sometimes i'm just so empty.
even though i'm surrounded by people, tons of friends, and plenty of things to do; i still don't feel like i'm doing anything. sometimes i just feel so lost. just wandering and walking around here without a purpose or a meaning to life.

im sorry

2010-09-28T08:54:00.001-05:00

If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough problems. And that’s a big mistake.

—Frank Wilczek

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-09-28T08:46:00.000-05:00

look at those amazing legs. i love her dress. it's one of those little cutesy fairytale dresses without being too little-kid. that necklace she got really makes the dress. the fabric of the dress looks really feeble and light, so the dress i would say fly around a lot. i hope she is wearing undies.

and yeah, i like those red flats.

btw her cute haircut really charming. i think without the hair do, i don't think i would like this look as much.

war war war

2010-09-22T12:14:00.000-05:00

war. what do you think about it? are you against it? for it? i don't know where i stand on the topic. a part of me thinks that war is needed. war is a natural part of community, of living in this world. they had war in biblical time. i feel like that people who are trying to get rid of war is wasting their time. there is not a chance that it going to happen. the other part of me is for peaceful measures and i'm so emotional that i think about the effects of war having on civilians especially women and children. plus the destruction of cities and whole villages that are already struggling in the first place. so with all that said, i'm so indecisive on what i think but i'm more on the no war side.
just think, even without war, women and children already have it hard enough. even though in the united states, women have more freedom than most others but still, we're not equal. then now, add war to the equation. ladies, i would advise you to get away from war-torn area. it's not pleasant. not to be sexist (but this whole post is already sexist if you really think about it), but women and children are viewed by society to be weak and powerless. tons of women are raped and assaulted in war time. and thats not just coming from the 'bad' guys but the 'good' guys too. [random fact: did you know that thailand has one of the biggest prostitution problem? and guess how it all started? after the vietnam war, the government gave some money to the thai government and basically said, "give these soldiers some R&R". the thai government took advantage of this and built a ton of brothels.]
well all of this being said, i want to share this very poplar photograph with you.

this picture was taking during the vietnam war. american airplanes mistakenly dropped a napalm bomb on a south vietnamese village. the naked little girl running away from the bomb with her skin on fire and her clothes burned off is named Kim Phuc. the photographer who took that picture is named Nick Ut. After he took that picture, [she's running toward his direction, obviously] he took her up and ran 10 miles to the nearest hospital. he got a nurse to care for her. she healed. now she lives in canada. recently she met the pilot that dropped the bomb and surprisingly she forgave him. today she's 45 years old. she was a child of war turned peace activist. she established a nonprofit organization KIM Foundation International. they are dedicated with helping children of war to heal emotionally and physically.

war is a personal topic for me. i would not labeled myself as a child of war but my sister and i were both born in a refugee camp in thailand. and our war was the vietnam war...but it's called the american war by the native vietnamese. i think our history is that our parents were escaping the war or the aftermath of the war. this picture just makes me so teary-eyed everything i look at it. it's such a powerful picture. it tells so much about war. what is that is accomplished with war? the americans dropped that on a south vietnamese village. [for those who are not good with history, the americans were helping the south vietnamese to defeat and stop the spread of communism and north vietnam.] so it's kinda backwards. but i don't think i would wish that on a northern village. its a terrible thing to wish on a child.

Link BBC

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PicsWords

2010-09-21T09:03:00.000-05:00

enjoy.

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Wilde&Wainwright

2010-09-20T11:56:00.000-05:00

oscar wilde is the bad boy of literature. i absolutely love reading his writing. by far my favorite is the picture of dorian gray. any of you guys who haven't read this wonderful book of literature. its great. its deep and dark. and it really does make you think.
okay. now. who have heard of rufus wainwright? if oscar wilde was a singer, rufus wainwright is how i would imagine wilde singing. and dealing with the name of this blog, cigarettes and chocolate milk.... it's a rufus wainwright song.

plus they kinda both look alike:

Since I've Been Gone

2010-09-13T12:23:00.000-05:00

i really want to apologize for not blogging regularly. school have started for me. and my time is taken up doing school work, reading, and working. i got hired at Jim's Place Grille and i work there every weekend and some weekdays. i love working there. i'm a hostess. Jim's started out as a greek restaurant. it's family-owned and their business is very big. the prices are high but they still have patrons that come about once a week. it's ridiculous. i work there and i get fifty percent off but i still haven't ate there yet.

school is fine. im a history and international studies major and this is my second year in college. all i do for homework is read. read. read. its bothersome and i'm a terribly slow reader. i'm doing research for a professor about the euro. it's really interesting but its just more reading. :/

what have you guys been up to? i want to know.

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-08-08T11:25:00.000-05:00

so whimsical. i love it. and look at her hair! i really really want to cut my hair in that style. i've always wanted bangs but i'm afraid i might look how i look when i was in elementary school. :( it was bad. i like the lace, intricate design on the yolk of her top. her skirt on the other hand looks homemade but then again it would be one of those pieces that are made to look old and worn out (and they charge you an arm and a leg for it too).

Let's Crop It.

2010-08-06T10:30:00.002-05:00

so the big news around the web is that emma watson has chopped off her hair. so long long locks, now her hair is a cropped 60's inspired do. to her fans she said:

Dear all.

Cut my hair off a few days ago...Feels incredible.

I love it. I've wanted to do this for years and years; it's the most liberating thing ever.

Hope you like.

Big love from Emma x

the very first time i saw her hair, i was a little skeptical but i guess it have grown on me. kudos to her for having the nerd to crop it. i've always wanted to go bald but never had the balls to do so.

do you like her her?

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In My Days...

2010-08-06T01:16:00.001-05:00

"Before you go and criticize the younger generation, just remember who raised them." --Unknown

James Morrison

2010-08-06T01:09:00.001-05:00

artist spotlight: james morrison.
he is my new obsession. not only is he cute (except he got bad teeth) but he also have an amazing voice. he sounds a little like james blunt and jonny lang---but not as strong. he is a singer/songwriter from England. his first album was called Undiscovered and the second one came out in 2008--Songs for you, truths for me. I think he's great. he isn't too well known thought his cds did great outside of the united states. go check him out. below are some of my favorite ones by him.

Fix This World Up For You

2010-07-31T22:39:00.001-05:00

yesterday i went through quit an argument with a good friend of mine. apparently to him, i don't share enough of what i do to him. he used some strong words against me and it made me so angry that i said some things that i shouldn't have said. this guy have always been there for me throughout our friendship but being the person i am i don't always appreciate that. we had a thing for each other for a while but we're so like rachel mcadams and ryan goslin from the notebook--we fight all the time but we always make up and sometimes make out. but unlike rachel and ryan's relationship, we didn't live happily ever after. but we always make it through. but yesterday's argument...i don't know if we ever make it through. the really hard thing is i'm so confused to if i really want to be his friend or his acquaintance. i know for sure that our friendship will never be like how it is anymore.
i like having friends but i'm just so picky about the ones i have. maybe i need just to accept people for who they are. some people change but others don't. and it makes me really sad that we ended things on a bad note.
i know i had some part in this breakup but he is a person who will not apologize...for anything. he finds it hard to bow down to people. so i know it's his fault too. but the thing is if i want this friendship to survive, i have to work at it, he's not going to do anything. and that makes me mad. i don't know what else to say. we'll see what comes out of this.

It's time to surrender

It's been too long pretending

The Pieces Don't Fit Anymore

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-07-29T13:06:00.000-05:00

this is the reason why i am glad that i wasn't bless with bigger boobs...so i can go bra-less whenever i want. i love the gold accessories here. her outer layers makes it look like she's out to a fancy party but the grey tank and the jean cutoffs bring it back to casual. i like the contrast. very nice. what do you guys think?

Shut Up, I'm Counting

2010-07-29T12:58:00.000-05:00

in the past day i decided that i need to start crocheting again. here's my crochet story. i took up crocheting a couple of years ago because my high school chemistry teacher (not only was he my chemistry teacher, he also thinks he's my therapist) told me i need to start doing something where it will calm me down. (let me tell you, i was an angry kid growing up.) so i went on the internet that night and looked around. i decided that crocheting looks really cool and simple to do plus, somehow, i already had a crochet hook at home. that year i started out making scarves, hats, and more scarves and hats. i attempted my hand at making socks. it didn't work out as planned. then i crochet fabrics together and and made a rug.

i loved it. at first it was challenging because i had to learn the "language" of crocheting. crocheting is peaceful and it really did helped me---all i had to worry about when i crochet is counting. :)

so just like yesterday, i wanted to start back crocheting. i'm making a whole bunch of granny squares for a quilt i'm making in the end. so if i don't make a post in a while, that's because i'm crocheting!

Them Egyptians

2010-07-26T20:49:00.000-05:00

i want to start a new post on the things i like. as this being the first one and the fact that my eyes are swollen right now, i want to start with my love for cat eyes. cat eyes are just beautiful and large...it's just eye-catching (no pun intended).

so here you got the extreme aka amy winehouse and the subtle, michelle trachtenburg. out of these celebrities, i really like nicole richie's eyes. the liner makes it really pop. what do you think? would you wear cat-eyed liner?

All for the Kids

2010-07-25T23:53:00.000-05:00

"Lies are like children: they're hard work, but it's worth it because the future depends on them."

---Pam Davis from House, M.D.

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-07-25T20:27:00.000-05:00

i, surprisingly, love this outfit! i usually hate the colors yellow and black paired together because it reminds me of a bubblebee. those stella mccartney caged heels go so well with her chanel purse. overall, its a very polish look. what do you think about it?

Giorgio Armani Fall 2010

2010-07-25T06:11:00.003-05:00

the giorgio armani fall 2010 campaign was also photographed by mert & marcus. they did an awesome job here. the models are edita vilkeviciute with janice fronimakis. here are some of the pictures. go to the link for the full campaign.

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Roberto Cavalli Fall 2010

2010-07-25T05:47:00.002-05:00

since i can't sleep and it's like 5:36 right now, i thought i'd bring you the roberto cavalli fall 2010 ads starring none other than the lovely gisele. the images are shot by mert & marcus. what do you guys think? hot mama?

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Watch Your Back

2010-07-24T09:22:00.000-05:00

Watch Out, The World Is Behind You.

'nough said.and btw that's lily cole for those of you who wanted to know the model.

No More Marc and Lorenzo

2010-07-23T17:33:00.001-05:00

according to tweeter marc jacobs and lorenzo martone are no more. rumors have been around since april that they have split and now lorenzo confirmed it. :'(

Model of the Week

2010-07-23T15:15:00.001-05:00

meet fransico lachowski. according to the cut, he got the "face of a baby, body of an athlete, and voice of a much younger (and sexier) barry white". well that sums him up. but a little more about this hottie... he's brazilian. he's young (19!). and he's attractive. he apparently got his start in 08 by winning the ford supermodel of the world contest. he've appeared in prints and runway. "this year alone he's walked for gucci, rag & bone, dolce & gabbana, and john galliano; worked with photographer walter pfeiffer for a spread in the spring issue of Vogue Hommes International; and appeared as the "it" boy in dkny's new fall prints. "

the cut had an interview with him. i've copied and pasted it below.

You won the Ford Men's Supermodel of the World contest in 2008. What was the competition like?
There were many, many guys in the competition. I felt confident, [but] there were also three or four other finalists that felt confident too. I was very surprised to win. My first thought was, This is just the beginning; the hard work is coming.
You're successful both on the runway and in print. Do you prefer one over the other?
When I first started, I preferred the runway work over the print. It was more exciting [because] it was live and there was energy from the audience. Now I prefer print; I have more fun with it. Runway is very fast and over quickly. With print, you work all day. It is more challenging and you have to work much harder. I also enjoy the freedom I feel with print shoots. I get to give something to the camera and create a great picture that lasts forever.

You were 17 when you shot Dior Homme's fall 2009 campaign with Karl Lagerfeld, in which you were photographed in nothing but skivvies. Were you uncomfortable at all?
No, I was very comfortable on set shooting Dior Homme. Karl Lagerfeld was amazing to work with. The crew was so respectful about my comfort level. I was very excited: It was my first campaign and I wanted to do a good job. The only thing I am uncomfortable with was my legs.

Speaking of, how do you maintain that physique?
Luckily, the lifestyle of my country, Brazil, is very healthy. Growing up, I was always doing sports: surfing, skateboarding, tennis, soccer, diving with my father ... I love water sports. When I was 16, I was so skinny. I went to the gym all day for three months and did weight machines. My entire body changed. My mother told me to stop because I became too strong. Now, with modeling, I don’t really get to work out. I continue to play sports and do mostly cardio. I am lucky: My body has good muscle memory.

What's your diet like? Do male models diet as often as female models?
Again, the Brazilian diet is extremely healthy. Before modeling, I ate a lot of beans, rice, fish, and meat. Not a lot of vegetables, though. My parents told me to eat more salads and fruit to get the vitamins. When I started modeling, I was on the road and ate mostly McDonald’s and frozen foods. Now I can cook and eat healthy. I make a great Stroganoff. Female models diet more than men. If anything, men watch their carbs.

Tell us something about modeling most people don't know.
If you want to be a good model, you have to work hard. It takes time to learn how to model, feel confident, and make good pictures.

[the Cut]

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-07-23T13:24:00.000-05:00

i love the cutout heart on the back of her shirt. it looks every easy, something you can diy at home. she doesn't seem to be wearing a bra. what are your thoughts on going bra-less?

The Teacup

2010-07-23T13:20:00.001-05:00

have any of you guys ever heard of twinings? it's a tea company. (i drink some of their tea, that's how i know.) and now moving on to lady gaga. you know, the weird one walking around with umbrellas, uber high heels, ostentatious outfits, and her undies exposed to the world. but do you guys remember the days when her pet was her teacup and saucer? yeah, a teacup. well i guess her attention-seeking behaviors finally paid off since twinings have made her their new face. Yup, lady gaga is now the face of a tea company. twinings is offering her a multi-million pound deal along with a new tea flavor in her honor. would you drink gaga-flavored tea?

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Call Me Mister Freckles

2010-07-23T12:36:00.003-05:00

"Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men." --I'm No Angel

Emiliana Torrini

2010-07-23T12:20:00.001-05:00

artist spotlight: emiliana torrini
anyone who is a lord of the rings freak will probably know her as the girl who sang gollum's song. a friend recently told me about her so i decided to do my research. i really like her. she's fresh and different. okay, here is a little bio on her from wikipedia: she's a thirty-three year old icelandic singer. her most famous song is called "jungle drum" and, of course, she is best known for singing "gollum's song" in the end credits for the second lord of the rings movie. well, i've included "jungle drum" and my favorite song by her "the boy who giggled so sweet".
enjoy and tell me what you think.

LOOKBOOK.nu

2010-07-22T17:41:00.001-05:00

so i have decided that i want to start a new section on bringing you, randomly, the street looks from LookBook.nu. i love people's street style. i really wish i had the audacity to bring out my full potential when it comes to fashion. these people don't hold back when it comes to expressing themselves. the picture above is of a twenty year old from montreal. the pastels surprising goes well with her tan. stunning.

The Notebook

2010-07-22T12:03:00.002-05:00

this picture is from a french children's bontique. [Link] adorable!

Young Allie: Now, say you're a bird.

Young Noah: If you're a bird, then I'm a bird.

Hey Stella!

2010-07-22T11:48:00.001-05:00

check out stella mccartney's fall/winter 2010-2011 ad campaign. it's so whimsical. i like it overall. remember last time she used forest creatures like out of a disney princess story and bambie along with the models. it is an interesting technique --- definitely stand out from all the other ads. the model is natalie nodianova. what you do think? cute?

Who Wears Short Shorts?

2010-07-21T22:45:00.011-05:00

welcome summertime! aka short shorts time. forget the cutesy summer dresses, bring in those short shorts! so walking around campus, my city, and other cities i've noticed that jean shorts are so in! i have never been a fan of jean shorts one) because of the hardness of the jean fabric and two) because of how constricting it is around my waist (i have some weird hip bones!).

but now you have celebrities such as rachel bilson and alexa chung wearing jean shorts everywhere, rachel especially.
they look so cute in jean shorts, it's making me want a pair. they are simple to dress up or dress down. i love alexa's silk button down that she paired with her shorts. in reality i do see myself more a rachel's styling with her shorts---it's simple, non-flashy, and easy going.

forever21.com. who doesn't love that place? it's cute, darling, and most of all --it's cheap! i love forever21. i just can't seem to get enough of it. well i found some jean shorts for sale. and they are adorable! i really like the three from above. if i had the money now, i would definitely buy them. what do you think? would you wear jean shorts?

I'll Be There For You

2010-07-21T12:06:00.000-05:00

yes, the title is a reference to the theme song of the show friends. the song is by the rembrandts. i want to this post to pay homage to my all the friends i made in college. i'm not saying i was that kid in the high school that sat by herself at the lunch table nor was i the kid with big glasses and bad acne. i was just a normal kid with decent friends. i was friendly to everyone. people knew who i am in school. but the difference between my high school friends and my college friends is that tight bond we have. i graduated school early. i came into college not knowing anyone or with my ex-graduating class. let me tell you, it was terrifying. but somehow i became friends with this guy who sat in front of me in anthropology. later we became friends with twin boys in our class (i didn't know they were twins at first). and then more friends were made through them. it was like a domino effect.

So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's DOA

oh boy was this true. we were all broke, our jobs didn't pay jack, and our love lives were a mess. you can't stop flying hormones when there are a group of beautiful people (no, it's not what you think). people started dating each other and then breaking up. i was afraid of that. what will happen if a couple broke up and never spoke to each other again? will that be the end of our friendship? in the end we all saw that we didn't need to worry about that. we all value our friendship over all that mess.

some of my friends and i on one of our trips.

I'll be there for you

When the rain starts to pour

I'll be there for you

Like I've been there before

I'll be there for you

'Cuz you're there for me too...

You're Impossible to Find

2010-07-21T10:58:00.001-05:00

"Speak when you are angry --- and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret."

---Dr. Laurence J. Peter

Jean Diapers

2010-07-20T20:46:00.008-05:00

what do you think? that's right. huggies introduced diapers that are dyed blue and resembles jean shorts. now your baby can go in style. but in a world where glamor is everything; young girls are wearing makeup at the age of twelve, kids are losing their innocence early, growing up too fast ... this video where an ADORABLE toddler is walking down the street as a celebrity...does it not show us where our society is heading? i think it's ridiculous that we let our kids fall into this trap of the netherworld. what happen to the family dinners? and the homemade dresses? and jumping fences?
even though i am still young, i grew up in that kind of world. growing up on a farm, nothing was giving to you, nothing was glamorous. i think growing up this way will teach kids the lessons of life.

Gisele Turns 3-0!

2010-07-20T15:21:00.004-05:00

well happy birthday to the highest paid model in the world. gisele bundchen turns thirty today. not only is she married to the beautiful tom brady but she is also a mum. she seems to defy nature: this brazilian beauty doesn't seem to have cellulite, wrinkles, baby fat, or anything that shows that she is a normal human being. so jealous.

the first time i was aware of gisele was from an article i've read a while back about how she and her twin sister, the financial mastermind behind gisele's career, debated with american designers for her to get pay in euros since the dollar was diminishing. and look how that paid off!?

happy birthday gisele, may you grow older and wiser and more human-like so the rest of us don't feel so jealous.

About Me

2010-07-20T14:36:00.002-05:00

hi. welcome to my blog. blogging is new to me so it will take me a couple of days or even weeks for me to figure out the odds and ends of the layout. well i guess i can start with introducing myself. i'm an 18 year old college student. i live in the united states. i enjoy being with my friends (i have a very tight and neat group of friends that i may talk about some in my later posts). i'm a history and international studies major...that is for now. i would like to get a minor in non-profit. i really can see myself doing that for the rest of my life. i have two half-sisters. my parents and i don't get along at all but i still love them. hmmm what else? well you'll just have to wait for my later posts. thanks for reading.