it's perfect!

right now...it's perfect. what you may ask? well...everything...it just seems perfect. i absolutely love the rain and it has been raining constantly for the past 5 hours or so. it's beautiful sounding and so peaceful. earlier i was lying on my bed, drinking coffee and watching tv and during the commercials i would mute out the tv and just listen to the rain and it was perfect. these are the moments that make up life. right now...i'm on the computer (obviously) and my cat is just laying on the desk like usual and just chilling...it's perfect. and, of course, it's still raining. perfect!

britneys' new fragrance

britney spears has a new fragrance coming out called 'fantasy' and of course with a new fragrance you need a new commercial. i saw it the other day and well, while i don't really care for britney i thought the video was really cute up until the last part. here goes:

britney and kevin are in a forest and while he is looking for her, she is up in a tree. when he walks past the tree it shows that she or he carved 'britney + kevin in a heart'. after he walks by she jumps down and starts running. he then notices and starts running after her and they are like sparkles just everywhere...really cute. she starts to talk about how he loves her and doesn't want to lose her 'cause she will be leaving soon to go on tour...just then he shoots her with an arrow and then they hug.

the part that isn't cute at all is that when they are embracing she turns her back to the camera...the arrow that he hits her with looks like a plunger. it's stuck to her back. a plunger...that's so not sexy. so...her fantasy is to be in the woods with kevin and have him stick a plunger to her back? very strange!

kate moss' scandal

kate moss---burberry ad



poor kate was caught in a drug scandal! she is one of my favorite models and since i have seen the pictures on the net, i'm not in denial anymore. i have said it before, not here, and i will say it again...she needs to drop that loser boyfriend of hers. i have never, even heard of him or his band until they hooked up. he's obviously using her to get in the spotlight and gain attention to his band. now i'm not saying this is all his fault and we all know that kate is a partier, but...i have been a fan of hers since she basically started and while she has done alot of crazy-model things, she has never been in a 'drug scandal'. so i do partially blame him...but she does need to get a brain and drop him!! she can do sooooo much better, she does not need this loser drug addict dragging her down. she's so pretty...it's sad to see this happen to her...she's a great model!

keane

right now...i'm totally loving the band keane. they rock! i brought their cd...yes, i actually went to the store and bought a cd instead of downloading it. cds still exist, shocking but true. anyway...i had to have their cd even after hearing only one song. i promised i would never do that again but i just had a feeling that it was going to be great and it is!! i hope they plan on putting out more cds. you don't hear much about them as much as you do coldplay, but i think they just might be better than coldplay. its very rare for me to buy a cd from a relatively unknown band and like every song but keane has restored my faith in the relatively unknown band. great band...go listen!!

name of blog

hey! changed the name of the blog. i figured this title is a little more fitting to what my living situation is right now. for the record it was "*silver stars in the sky*". i love that title but it just doesn't say much about the blog. so now its "sylvie in the country". very true!

today

dyed my hair today...it really needed it too. as i said before my current hair color is black and i'm not really sure what my natural color is anymore. i have been dying it for about 13 years now, but i think it's like a light brown, dark blonde...in that family. anyways...my roots, especially near the front of my forehead looked like a white blonde almost. and, can't believe i am going to put this down but, my roots were like an inch long. so my hair was black with light brown roots and strands of white blonde and some red, for some reason. horrible!! had to dye it. it looks really nice now...totally black! not a drop of any other color. had to share...bye!

music videos

hey! i was watching music videos early yesterday morning on vh1, which i don't do alot because the seem to play the same ones over and over again, but i turn in every couple of months when i know new ones will be on and saw 3 i really liked.

1. dave matthews band--'dream girl': really cute video staring julia roberts who seems to be dreaming. i don't really care for the song...but the video is done really well. dave matthews is in a movie theater watching the video and he makes the cutest face when him and julia are about to kiss and just before they do...she wakes up. he's all start to get a big smile on his face and it just slowly fades...cute.

2. sheryl crow--'good is good': great video...i don't know who directed it but it's awesome. it's like black & white with some color thrown in and the images just keep changing throughout the video. you have to check it out...it's beautiful. i really like the song too.

3. missy elliot--'lose control': i'm not a big fan of rap music, but i always love her videos. there are always so entertaining and the music is really good too. i can't wait for her next one...you know it's going to be good.

well, that's it. check them out if you haven't already. bye!

washing dishes

sometimes i really hate washing dishes. like now for instance. still have a bad-ass headache from lack-of coffee. there are times where i'm like fine with washing dishes and other times i just stand in front of the sink staring at the dishes maybe hoping that if i stare long enough they will just wash themselves or disappear. don't waste your time...never happens. so, i gotta wash them myself. then another tea and off to bed with me! bye!

i have a confession...

hello! my name is chandra and i'm addicted to caffeine. mainly coffee. it's more of a dependency to coffee than it is an addiction. like i don't get shaky and freak out if i don't have it. i didn't have any yesterday and today woke up with a massive sinus headache. my brow hurted so badly that i couldn't even move my eyes without wincing in pain. it sucked. if someone wanted me to look at something...i had to turn completely around. it was horrible! thank God i love coffee 'cause i obviously cannot quit. well...i can...but then i would be in pain and that would suck so i won't quit. hell...i quit smoking and that was bad enough. honestly it wasn't that bad, didn't want to quit but was forced by nature. i never got used to the change in elevation going from 72ft. to 772ft. and everytime i smoked i would get real dizzy and light-headed. not fun! and, yes, it was just cigarettes. so, now my only vice is coffee and it turns out coffee is actually good for you! ha ha take that all you people who said coffee was bad for me! it's not and i'm probably going to live longer 'cause of my love for coffee...tea too! probably the only 2 things i drink constantly. favorite tea is 'celestial seasonings madagascar vanilla red'...absolutely perfect...mmm!! going to have one now!! bye!!

who's the true you?

The True You

You want your girlfriend or boyfriend to be more relaxed, calm, and composed.

With respect to money, you spend whatever you have.

You think good luck doesn't exist - reality is built on practicalities.

The hidden side of your personality tends to be a little selfish. You only do what interests you.

You are tend to think about others' feelings a lot, perhaps because you are so eager to be liked.

When it comes to finding a romantic partner, you will search and search until you find your perfect match.

Who's the True You?

love this pic...it's from an ad.

it had to be done

i had to turn on the word verification thing after i got 7 comments on one post in like less than a minute. only 1 was from a real person. thanks for posting by the way. so to prevent anymore comment spam...it had to be done. i got so happy too 'cause i've been waiting to see what people were going to write about the whole soul mate thing. robots didn't say a thing, but i got alot of offers. ; ) so for now on...gotta type the little code out. bye!

the worst has happened (to me)

before i tell you what the worst thing that could happen to me happened, i have to go back a few years. 5 1/2 years ago i lived in a small town in new jersey. the town was 4.4 square miles, so you could easily walk to the store, school, job, friends' house and families' house. basically if it was in the town, you could walk there. which i did...alot. i didn't have a license until i got one here at the age of 25 'cause i didn't need one there. i was younger there and felt more independence than i have in the past 5 1/2 years since we moved here. and it's not like my parents gave me hell for having to drive me to work, it's just i felt like hell needing a ride for someone. i was use to walking everywhere by myself. i was use to being able to leave the house and go to the store when i felt like it. now, i couldn't. why? 'cause in driving time we are about 10-20 mins. away from any store. and that's going 50-60 mph. so, walking would take a few hours. yes, unfortunately, we live in the country. i hate it here. i know some people dream of living in the country but for a suburbanite/city loving girl like myself, i'm dying inside. the noise of the millions of bugs on a summer nite is enough to drive you crazy. thank God our house is always noisy from tv or radio. i'm actually closer to the airport than i am to a store, a bus line or a taxi service. does that make sense to you? it really doesn't to me. it's now easier for me to just jump on a plane and fly away from the hell that is the country. but, unfortunately i have no money. and no way to make some. if you haven't guessed what's the worst thing that could happen to me is, i'll tell you. our only way out of the country, into normal civilization, our car, died. there was a leak in the radiator, so my dad put some stuff in there to stop it and now there is no water going to the engine to keep it cooled down. so, at any point in one of our past trips to the store, the car could've just seized up. we are so lucky that we got stuck here instead of someplace far away 'cause i'm sure the taxi cost would be through the roof. to let you know how much trouble we could've been in, last thursday my mom, brother and i went all the way up north (30 min drive on the highway going 70 mph) to our favorite japanese restaurant and then to the grocery store. on the way home, my mom, who was driving, asked us if our stomachs felt okay 'cause hers was feeling super hot. we just said no, but later on sunday realized that it was the heat from the engine on her stomach. we would've been in so much shit if the car seized up that far away from home. it's not like we even know anybody that we could've called up for a ride home. it just sucks big time. so, now we are stuck in the house until my parents can save up some money to get another car. they've already done the new car thing and rather get a used one. at least my dad can get to work, he works at the airport which is like i said, basically right across the street. we are going to rent a car once a month to get groceries and stuff like that, but it stills sucks. what else can go wrong in my life? my little definition under the title of the page says "loving life"...maybe i should change it 'cause i'm not loving it now.

let's do some deep thinking

yep! i decided to add a pole to the blog and it's one that kinda brings up some deep thinking. "do you believe in soul mates?" i personally do. i just know deep in my heart and soul that there is "the one" out there for me and i for him. but, of course every now or then since i haven't found him yet or he hasn't come to me yet, i start to do some deep thinking and wonder if i really do believe or do i just say i believe to keep myself from falling into a deep depression 'cause i don't have "the one" for me just yet. or anyone for that matter. i hope you understood that. i even make little jokes like "he's probably dead or foreign", when i wonder why we haven't meet yet. then my friends and mom just roll their eyes at me when i say that. it's sad, but it could be true. who knows? so, i started to wonder about just how many people out there believe in them. so, if you don't mind, take the poll and feel free to comment about whether you do or don't or if you found them and how you felt when you knew that that person was "the one" for you.

happy labor day

happy labor day ya'll!! i'm not southern, but that just sounds good when you say it out loud. try it! we will be having a barbecue later on!! i just love barbecues. well, food in general. lol one time i wrote this poem about this girl i knew and its about her love of food, 'cause believe me this girl loved food. i heard later on that she lost alot of weight, which is really good. anyway, since it's a holiday, i'm going to share the poem with you. it's really funny. i honestly cannot read it without laughing hysterically. enjoy!

Food is Good, Food is Great

Everytime I walk in someone's kitchen

I can't resist my dying urge

to grab a bite to eat!

It can't be some crackers, oh no

It can't even be an apple

It has to be like a dinner every hour of the day

Whether breakfast, lunch, dinner or even a snack

I want something big with a lot of fat!

Don't give me just a chicken leg, heavens no!

I want the whole damn chicken.

And not just the chicken...I want some

buttered rolls and a tub of ice cream.

Some people say this is bad, but I don't think so

I just look at them and say...

"Food is Good, Food is Great!"

c. gilbert :)

so, on that note, enjoy the holiday and the food. ;)

hurricane katrina pt. 2

i have put a new link into the links section for the red cross just incase anyone that comes across this would like to find out how they can help the victims of hurricane katrina. it's truly, truly sad what happened in the gulf and what i find sadder is how everyone seems to be blaming other people for it. christian groups are blaming gays and people who have abortions, democrats are blaming republicans, republicans are blaming democrats and so on. while i do believe that the national guard and fema should have been prepared or at the least gotten things ready. and you cannot use that lame ass excuse as "we had no phone contact". true, but i'm sure you had a television and i'm sure that you had at least come across the weather channel or the weather report on your local news station about it coming. we all knew it was coming and we all knew it was going to be a bad one. why do you think they kept comparing it to hurricane camille that happened like 30 some years ago? they just weren't prepared or just didn't care. they didn't care that most of the people that are stranded in new orleans now, almost a week since it happened, are poor people. i'm so sick of hearing that it's a white/black thing. it's not, it's a poor/rich thing. the rich got out, 'cause they had the money to. the poor didn't have the money and so couldn't leave. they have a parking lot full of school buses now underwater that they could've used to move these people out, but didn't. it's horrible what happened and while i and most people can go on ranting about what should've been done, we all need to start putting this energy into getting help to all the victims and rebuilding the gulf coast. where i live (indiana), there are alot of collection places and stores helping out and i'm sure there is alot going on to help where you live. i say this to all of you ranters (myself included) let's not worry about who is or isn't to blame, it's mother nature and it's unpredictable and let's start worrying about the victims of the gulf coast. they need our help more now than ever before. i feel for you all and i hope real soon you can get back to a normal state of life. i can't even imagine going through something like that. it's horrible, but help is out there, keep your heads held high. only good things can happen now!

sorry

i'd like to apologize about my post "charity begins at home" critizing other countries for not offering their help when we always help them at a time of crisis. it seems that other countries have offered their help, but for some reason the u.s. has declined offers for now and might take them up later. so i apologize and i thank you all for your help.

happy september

hello all and happy september!! fall is right around the corner and that means that soon the leaves will change colors and be crunching underfoot (love that sound). just 21 days away! while i do love summer and spring, definitely not winter, autumn has got to be my favorite season. it has halloween, birthday, parents' anniversary (which is halloween), other family birthdays. busy season, but so so beautiful. i live close to what you would call the midwest now (indiana) and the thing i miss the most about where i came from (new jersey) is when all the leaves changed colors. there is nothing i liked more than walking around town on a crisp autumn evening and all the beautiful colors of the leaves everywhere you looked. it was just so simple and beautiful, more perfect if there was a full moon out. oh, how i miss that. i have lived here 5 years now and for some reason cannot get used to it here. i try, but i guess there really is no place like home. i wrote about it one time and on sept. 11th i will share that story with you all. hopefully it will help some of you who are thinking of leaving your hometown. so to end this on a lighter note, i hope you all have a happy september and a happy autumn!! bye!