charity begins at home

i don't want to seem mean, but i have been watching alot of coverage about hurricane katrina and the damage that it has caused and the news people saying "if you want to donate go to....". my question is why isn't any of the countries that we always help when they have problems aren't donating any money to help us? i mean, i'm all for helping people, but i think as americans we need to take a good look and realize that all we have is ourselves. maybe we wouldn't have such money problems in this country or maybe we could build up poorer sections of the country if we didn't help out other countries. we need to stop helping other countries when they don't return the help. if other countries are helping than "thank you". honestly though, i haven't heard a thing.

hurricane katrina

as i was writing my posts about the power outage we had it started to seem like nothing compared to what the people down south are facing, so i just wanted to let you all know that you are most definitely in my thoughts and prayers. i hope you all reach a safe destination before the storm hits and i hope that when it does hit it doesn't cause that much damage to your residences. stay safe!!

power outages pt. 2

so i finally got to sleep at around 5 am and since i love to sleep with my fan on, and couldn't, all i basically did was toss & turn. when i say that i love to sleep with a fan on i mean all-year round. i don't care if it's 17 degress outside, i need my fan on. so with only 4 1/2 hours sleep i woke up to silence. which meant still no electricity 'cause in my family tvs would be blaring. my mom had me call the electric co. and the lady said that there had been an accident and it caused damage to the pole and the wires and the approximate turn-on time would be 1 pm. must of been some hell of an accident. anyway, we (mom, dad and i) decided to play scrabble. and in the middle of the game-hallelujah!-the electricity came back on. 2 hours before the lady said. we managed to finish the game 'cause i knew everyone just wanted to watch tv. mom won like always, but it was still fun. my dad who swears he can live on that pbs series "1890's house" was the first one on the recliner enjoying the benefits of electricity, watching tv. yeah, right dad. so, it didn't turn out to be that bad but i'm sure glad it can back on. electricity is a great thing! bye!

power outages pt. 1

why is it that almost everytime there is a power outage it seems to happen at nite? not in the middle of the day where you can read a book or a magazine or paint or play a game but at nite where you can't do anything but sleep. at nite, hence no lights, where you then go scrambling to find matches, lighters, candles, flashlites and batteries for the radio and possibly the flashlite. and, of course your not use to being in total darkness so you keep walking into things. yep...that's what happened to me last nite @ 3:37 am. just happily on-line when all of a sudden screen goes black and everything else too. lovely. then i panic. it's not that i'm afraid of the dark, it's just all of a sudden you can't see anything. i like knowing that i can turn on a lite if i need to. and, there's none until i trip my way into my room & feel for my lighter and candle. thank God i always leave those 2 items in the same exact spot. so in short or long (turned out to be pretty long) power outages need to start happening more in the day time or not at all and they most definitely suck. bye!

new word? and blogs

i think i might have come up with a new word. bloghopping. its like when you go from blog to blog checking out what's going on in the world. it's basically what got me to start my own blog. i thought "how cool! a place to write my thoughts and opinions on things i like". and like i said in my first post, there are so many interesting blogs out there. you really get to understand that most people out there in the world are so much like yourself and yet different at the same time. i think it's a great way to learn about other cultures too. also, there are alot of celebrity gossip blogs which are so good it's almost like reading an issue of us weekly or watching an episode of best week ever, which by the way cannot wait 'til it comes back on. sept. 16th for anyone else who wanted to know. they have really got me interested in celeb gossip, which i never knew how much i liked until this whole bloghopping thing started. ok, gotta go. my cat wants to play fetch. bye!

friday nite

i don't think anything says good friday nite like new-york style pizza or good live music. i was lucky enough to get both tonite at an outdoor mall where i live. my mom, brother and i went to the mall to get pizza and when we came out of the food court a local band was playing. i don't know their name but they were really good. they were doing all cover songs, but at least they sounded good. didn't look bad either from where we standing. :) we had to leave a little early 'cause my brother started complaining there was nowhere to sit and he refused to sit on the ground. it was kinda a good thing though 'cause as we were leaving they started to play "(i can't get no) satisfaction" by the stones in a really slow frank sinatra way. i didn't even realize it was that song until my mom said something and i heard the chorus. other than that one song, they rocked. okay...just decided to look in the paper and the band's name is called "matt sturm band". it was a really nice way to spend a friday nite. hope all of you out there had a nice friday nite too! :)

jen and vince

am i the only one annoyed that almost every site i go on from aol to the uk mag "hello" this headline keeps coming up: "are jen and vince more than just friends?" um...who cares! brad has obviously moved on with his life, so why can't jen? i say more power to her! i know most people probably just want brad and jen to get back together again, but it's not going to happen. they were definitely the most cutest hollywood couple though. and i remember seeing their wedding photo and how happy they both looked, especially jen, and thinking i hope i look that happy when my wedding day comes. it's sad, but jen should be able to move on with her life w/out every reporter wondering if her and vince are just friends. i wish her and vince the best.

gwens* new video

hey! i love the video for gwen stefanis' new song "cool", especially the brown hair she's sporting. she looks absolutely great with brown hair. she should definitely dye her hair that color. it brings so much color and life to her face, it's unbelieveable. it almost makes me want to dye my hair that color. and, believe me, i know a thing or two about hair dye. i'm 25 now and have been dying my hair since i was 11. it's almost an addiction. i have had it every normal shade from ultra light blonde to black, which it currently is now. there are so many people out there in the business with blonde hair. it would be so refreshing to see a change, and if anyone can do it, gwen can. so, gwen, if you happen to come across this, go dye your girl!

new to this

hello all! after reading a couple of blogs here i have decided to start my own. i hope they are as interesting as some of the ones i have read. so like the title says, i am new to this, so please bare with me as i learn to bare my thoughts with the public if they decide to read. enjoy!