12 hours and counting...

i have been up for 12 hours. it's 5am and i'm tired. no surprise there, but i have to stay up for at least 2 more hours so i can take my dad to work. thank God he only works down the road. having a delicious cup of coffee to stay awake. at least i can go back to sleep when i get home. nice, comfy bed...hmmm...sounds good. well...gotta find something to do. ciao!!

happy thanksgiving!

difference is the '!'...last post '?'. didn't know if thanksgiving was going to be good 'cause of burn on finger, but it felt alot better once i woke up. didn't get to bed until like 7:30am 'cause i had to keep it in water and can't sleep with finger in water. the water would be everywhere. so, in the end, i turned out to have a great thanksgiving day. the turkey was juicy, the stuffing was stuffing and all the rest of the sides were great as well. hope you all have a great and safe thanksgiving day! ciao!

happy thanksgiving?

yes...thanksgiving...that time of the year that can only be described as the calm before the storm. the day before "black friday"...the real start of the christmas shopping rush. the day where the holiday baking scents start to whaff through the air. pumpkin pie...apple pie...stuffing...and, of course...the turkey. and, don't forget the scent of holiday candles. vanilla, cinnamon, pine and the various holiday food smells. the day where you can't help but have to use the oven to do your baking and cook the turkey. the day that, for me, has become a cooking no-no. for you see...while putting in a cupcake pan of leftover pumpkin pie batter...i burnt the tip of my ring finger on my right hand on the oven rack. just lovely. and, of course you know you can't go near anything real hot, like an oven w/ a burnt finger. luckily...my mom always takes care of the turkey and all the sides. but, i always help out and can't really 'cause i'm at the point where i have to keep my finger almost constantly in a very cold glass of water. i really can't do shit w/ my right hand. i'm right handed by the way. so, now i have to almost do everything w/ my left hand, including typing this post and using the mouse. very difficult...especially the mouse part. hopefully...whenever i get to sleep and wake back up...it won't hurt anymore. hope you all have a good thanksgiving!!! have fun stuffing your faces...it is officially the start of the holiday season!! ciao!!

something you don't hear or see everyday

jennifer aniston has been voted "man of the year" by gq magazine. um...am i the only one finding this weird? maybe this is why brad left her. who knows. just very weird. i know if i was an actress...i wouldn't be happy with that title at all.

fox sucks

fox...the sucky channel has decided to become even more suckier by cancelling "arrested development". why oh why must they cancel almost every good show that ever happened to the channel? can someone please answer that? it's like one of those unsolved mysteries of the universe. here are some other things that baffle me about fox.

1. "that 70's show"---i do really like that show, but i was amazed when i heard that the season premiere was coming up. i thought it was gone already. and, the fact that eric and soon kelso will be gone...hello? this show is based on a kid (eric) and his friends...with eric gone, is it really going to survive a whole season?

2. "futurama"---really, really great show. it was done by the creator of "the simpsons" for God sakes. why cancel that?

3. "prison break"---ok...to be honest...i never saw this show, but do we really need another drama? no...we don't.

i think that's it...i don't really have the time to waste thinking how they screwed up...but, you get my point. they have to bring "arrested development" back!!!!! ciao!

crazy weather

there is a cartoon on nickelodeon called "hey arnold". in one episode...one of the characters was trying to grow a pumpkin to enter into some contest. as they are showing him tending to the pumpkin in the garden...you see snow, thunderstorms, rain, drought, cold, heat...basically every type of weather you can think of. he says something about how unusual the weather has been and his grandfather replies something along the lines that it's happened all in one week. you, of course, laugh 'cause its so ridiculous that all that weather can happen in just one week...until now. it's a high of 64 today w/ thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes...tonite. that's right...this might be my last post...but, hopefully not. then tomorrow and thursday...they are predicting snow. and, later this week...we are scheduled to have a low of 21. this weather is crazy and i just keep thinking of that cartoon. all in one week. ciao!!

2 hours

that is how long it approximately takes me to tweeze my eyebrows. 2 hours out of my life every single month. i hate doing that...really, really hate it. and, i'm not sure if i want to go down the wax road again. my friends' mother used a wax strip on my eyebrows once and since the skin is so thin and sensitive there...a layer of skin came with the unwanted hairs. i had red splotchy marks and it hurt so bad. when the skin started growing back...it was the worse. it was all dry and when i went to put lotion on...it burned. just horrible. i seriously hate tweezing them though. they never, ever turn out the way i want. one time...i tweezed them so much...i had to shave them off and pencil them on. i suck at tweezing. more so than i am at cutting my hair. i just wonder...you know how they have those fake eyelashes? why don't they have fake eyebrows? i'd wear them...i've even thought of getting them tattooed on. that might be a little painful though. i guess i will just have to waste 2 hours every single month until something alot less painful comes along. ciao!!

kate is back

kate moss is back! after a stint at a rehab center, she is now back to doing what she does best...modeling! in the picture...she is modeling for 2006 spring/summer line for roberto cavalli and will start to pop up in magazines early next year. i'm so happy for her! go kate!!

time for a change---pt. 2

i just re-read my post "time for a change" and how money-hungry, lazy, chronic hair-dying and just plain semi-crazy i came out. nothing can be farther from the truth, except the chronic hair-dying thing. it's my obsession. what can i say? hair-dye is the cheapest thing you can do to change your whole look. next to tweezing your eyebrows. but...i'm better at dying my hair.

so...i'm not at all as money-hungry as i sound. i would never, ever date or even marry a man for just his money. that's not love. that's just greed. and i'm definitely not greedy. just ask my family...i'm constantly doing favors for them (and asking nothing in return, but if they offer...i usually take it). it just makes life easier...in a way. but...it definitely wouldn't determine my love for someone...especially if we were soul mates. we could be living in a studio apartment, sleeping on the floor, cold as hell and it would be heaven 'cause it would be the man i was meant to be with. now...that's love.

and...when i say i'm lazy...it mostly means that i have a shit-load of stuff to do and just put it off until last minute. like now. i have to load the dishwasher, wash the stuff i can't put in the dishwasher by hand, clean the stove and fold clothes. this will all be done within 1/2 hour of me going to sleep...last minute. maybe it's not even laziness, but oh...can't think of the word. begins with a "p"...oh damn...pro-something. had to go ask mom. PROCRASTINATION!!! yep...that's it. all i could think of was "protaganist" and i knew that definitely wasn't it. so...i'm not lazy (all the time), i'm just a procrastinator.

so there it is...pt. 2. ciao!!

music question

i'm listening to "sympathy for the devil" by the stones and you know how they keep going "woo-hoo" throughout the song. of course you do. does anyone know how many times they actually do it? i've tried counting a few times and i always get a different number and can't seem to find it on-line. if anyone knows...please tell me!! thanks! ciao!! :)

time for a change

i decided to make november my month of change. seriously. maybe. well, i'll try to anyway. i'm 26 and i still have no clue what i want to do for the rest of my life. here's my list of possible job choices:

1. be a wife to a wonderful, rich (money and culture) guy...really, really rich...
2. something in the art field (love, love, love painting, drawing, creating & i'm really good at it)
3. something in the music field (can't live w/out...i'm listening to music as i write this...ironically the song is "money" by pink floyd. gotta love money...the song too :)...)
4. bartender (for some reason...i have always wanted to do that...eventhough i can't drink...which i guess would be good for job reasons)
5. possibly a teacher (hey...at least i'd get the summer off)
6. psychiatrist (although i probably need one more than becoming one, but i am a great listener)
7. chronic prayer and pray that someone i know and love alot, really alot wins the lottery.


i think that's it. okay the truth is i want a job that's easy and w/ really good pay. i'm lazy. too lazy. i'm a libra after all. don't hold it against me. maybe i should change that...but those are job things that i would be happy, really happy with. i don't see myself being an accountant...too many numbers and i am so not good at math. or a lawyer...too much learning. or a doctor...blood makes me queasy. so...we'll see. i do have a couple of months to decide.

also...i want to start exercising more and eating a little bit healthier. i actually have tried yoga and i loved it...started to really see results and then quit. don't ask why. i tend to do that. gotta keep going. and i can't help but eat more than 2 chocolate chip cookies when the damn bag is opened in front of me. (like my mom says..."gotta love those elves!") amen to that!

gotta find a hair color and stick with it before my hair falls out. for the first time of dying my hair for the past 14 years it felt real dry. not good. maybe it was because i dyed it 3 times in a month, but either way...i need my hair. don't love it...was really long...couldn't stand it so i cut my hair myself and gave myself layers and now my hair just looks like shit!!!! (i suggest if you don't know how to cut hair...definitely don't do your own.) so i'm trying to grow it out and deciding do i want to keep the black or go blonde, brown or maybe red. choices...i hate making them.

gotta try and get out more in hopes that i find my soul mate...he's out there somewhere, i know it. and, my parents are convinced he's just not gonna knock on my door and profess his love for me. being out of work for a year can really make you a homebody. it's not like i never go out...i go shopping and to the mall for more shopping and to the movies...but he's not there. so...i have to start going to other places like...the museum and cafes around town. i'm starting to think w/ places i want to go...instead of finding a rich, cultural person, i'm gonna find a slacker artist. hmm...but, if we are meant to be, so be it. and, w/ my list of job choices...i will most likely be a slacker artist myself...it's kismet!!

so...november is my month of change. hope you all have a great month and i will post my progress. ciao!!

happy halloween!

happy halloween everyone! this is one of my favorite holidays. so spooky and you gotta love the colors. i have my room painted a medium purple and hung amber (orange) lights around the room and it's soooo beautiful. those colors are so nice together. and in the living room we have purple, green and orange lights hung up. it really creates such a nice glow at night. so everyone, have fun, get alot of candy and be safe!! ciao!!

sylvie update

sorry i haven't posted much. living out in the country not alot of things happen so not alot of posts. celebrated my b-day this past friday...it was quiet but fun! got lots of cash which is always good. my mom made an angel food cake for my birthday and it was so damn good. the whole thing was eaten in one nite. so yummy!! let's see, what else. the leaves changing color are in full effect...so beautiful! and the ladybugs didn't last very long. they are already gone, most likely 'cause it got so cold here so damn fast. so not ready for winter and i was so pissed to see that my warm place that i would flee to (houston) was going to be in the 30s. heck, that's what we are facing too. is there no more warm places left? so sad. that's all for now.

note for all you people who think country living is great: it's not!!! it's for people who don't like or want contact with social situations. if you love that then the country is great for you. other people stay where you are. the grass is not greener on the other side. believe me...i know.

something about luck

You Are Balanced - Realist - Powerful

You feel your life is controlled both externally and internally. You have a good sense of what you can control and what you should let go. Depending on the situation, you sometimes try to exert more control. Other times, you accept things for what they are and go with the flow. You are a realist when it comes to luck. You don't attribute everything to luck, but you do know some things are random. You don't beat yourself up when bad things happen to you... But you do your best to try to make your own luck. When it comes to who's in charge, it's you. Life is a kingdom, and you're the grand ruler. You don't care much about what others think. But they better care what you think!

The Three Dimension Luck and Power Test

happy birthday to me

Your Birthdate: October 21

Being born on the 21st day of the month (3 energy) is likely to add a good bit of vitality to your life. The energy of 3 allows you bounce back rapidly from setbacks, physical or mental. There is a restlessness in your nature, but you seem to be able to portray an easygoing, "couldn't care less" attitude. You have a natural ability to express yourself in public, and you always make a very good impression. Good with words, you excel in writing, speaking, and possibly singing. You are energetic and always a good conversationalist. You have a keen imagination, but you tend to scatter your energies and become involved with too may superficial matters. Your mind is practical and rational despite this tendency to jump about. You are affectionate and loving, but very sensitive. You are subject to rapid ups and downs.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

ladybug paradise

well you know it's october when you step outside and see about a hundred ladybugs everywhere you look. they are literally everywhere, on the doors, the car and all over the tree, especially the leaves. i absolutely love it. although i didn't like it when i had one crawling up my leg...a little creepy. other than that it's ladybug paradise. so cool! i love fall!!

i hate feeling sick

you know how in the bible or in dante's book they talk about purgatory? kinda like the waiting room after you die and you're not really sure if you're going to heaven or hell. or, like in beetlejuice for people who really have no idea what i mean. well...for the past couple of days i have been going through what i like to call "purgatory sickness". not really sick...not really well. you're shaking because you're starving but feel like you're full and might puke if you take a sip of water. lovely, right? no...of course not! it's horrible...it's like i don't want to be sick, but i would appreciate it if my body would just make up it's mind. do you want me to be ill or not? let's go with not! of course, i kinda blame the weather...it's in the 80s all day which means a/c and then drops to the upper 40s at nite and then you need the heat. so your body temperature doesn't know whether to warm up or cool down. i also kinda blame the "flu committee", whatever the hell they're called. ever since the first day of fall all you keep reading about in all of the store papers that come with the sunday paper is: "are you ready for the flu?" um...no.

a few years back...i had to call out of work a couple of days before christmas because i had the flu and got yelled at by my now former boss who said "i would most definitely be working next christmas!" yeah, sorry i couldn't come to work and get everyone sick...i really tried but everytime i tried to stand i would fall back down...damn me for being weak and sick. i mean...i know it's busy during christmas season but to yell at someone because they had the flu is just ridiculous. he even told me my co-workers were mad at me, which wasn't even true...pathetic. so...last year during mid-october i gave my boss 6 1/2 weeks notice...alot i know...but i just wanted to make sure they had someone for the christmas season. i'm nice like that.

but...ever since i got yelled at for having the flu...i have this irrational fear of the flu. call it flu-phobia. i use to try and look on the bright side of the flu, like you lose a few pounds with all the puking...weird i know...but i always get it in the stomach and that's all i do is puke during the flu...so gotta try to look on that bright side. didn't get it last year 'cause i wasn't working and didn't have to be around all the sickies. thank God!! and i wish i could say i don't have to work this season but i have been out of work for almost a year and desperatly need money. so...flu shot this year. i hate needles but hate the flu more. ok...this is really, really long so i will wrap it up now...here's to a healthy non-flu season! cheers!! :)

happy october!!

it's finally october!! i love this month...mainly because my birthday falls in this month but also 'cause there's so much going on in october! it's also happens to be the month of my parents' anniversary, grandma h's birthday, halloween and as my friend told me today, her sons' christening. yes...busy month. but, most importantly beautiful month...fall is in full swing and trees should mostly be shades of orange, yellow and red now. should be...but according to the lovely weather channel we still have 3 days of upper 80s weather to go through. it's october dammit...no more 80s...bring on the cooler weather...not cold...just cooler. i am so not ready for winter yet. :P yuck! so...happy october everyone!!

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!