Home Sweet Home

I've left the Giant Peach for good.

I'm bored at home.

I've gone on some runs. (Two, to be precise.)
Both of them for 2.5 miles. The first one took 30minutes. The next day I went for the second run, but half way through I got a terrible stomach ache and I walked the rest of the way home. That said, the first half of the run went really quickly and I think it would have been an improvement from the previous day, so in total I only took 45minutes. Now, to some this may seem like a long time for a 2.5 mile walk/run. I was extremely proud. Here is selection of my post-run photos after my first run:

update: My physical therapist has told me not to run again. Otherwise I'll throw out my back again.

Please note my squirt t-shirt. My dad saw it and went, "Did you steal that from me? Because, Squirt is my favorite soda. I want a Squirt t-shirt!" I laughed. I felt kind of self conscious wearing it around Vashon. Anyway, I hope you can sense my pride and intense feeling of accomplishment. I celebrated by eating a bowl of creme brulee with Maia that we'd made the day before. Speaking of which, I've become a master chef:

Chicken Sausage Noodle casserole
Cilantro Pesto Feta Pasta Fry
Fresh Garden Salad
Udon Noodles with Spicy Curry and Black Bean Broth (I actually hated this, but my dad liked it... so, at your own risk, really)
Creme Brulee
Mago Lime Sorbet
Crepes with Jam (I actually haven't made the crepe batter or the jam recently, but my dad makes the batter, I fry it and put jam in it. I recommend it, but I can't really give any more instruction than that.)
Garden Burrito with Tofu (this is a fancy name I've given to a burrito with no bean and whatever is in the fridge and some lettuce from the garden...)
Simple Bruschetta
Simone's Famous French Toast!!! (haha)

Maybe future blog posts will hold more exciting news (like pictures from dance concerts!) but these days my life has been filled with contemplative cleaning and song writing about feelings towards lemon creme pies and my incredible twerking skills.



So, that's a fun vid i found of myself. I was showing off my sick outfit.

These Days

---I'm taking my Qual this week. It's rough, but in a little way, exciting. But mostly rough. Here's a note I wrote to myself in my planner tonight. The last part is especially important.

Also, I often have nicer hand writing.

I saw this picture recently. I made a whole new folder in my bookmarks menu for it. The folder is called "Important Thoughts". The 'important' thought I had when I saw this was that I wanted to go there- as long as there was heating or a wood stove. It might be lonely, but I think I'd enjoy it. In fact, I have a whole daily routine imagined there, all by myself. (I also have a whole romantic version where it's just me and the love of my life... probably preferable to the first version, but not as relatable.)

My mom asked me recently if I feel lonely sometimes. I said yes. But I also said that, unlike earlier this semester, I don't really think feeling lonely always means I feel sad. I was lonely sometimes this summer when I was in DC or with Dora. It's not because I wasn't around people, or couldn't call home, but because I felt almost completely self directed. I had to process all my own thoughts and feelings. Even with Dora, with whom I spent almost all my time in New York, I wasn't always able to share my thoughts, because they wouldn't have been well received. I journaled and I painted instead. Being alone meant I had to make my own entertainment too, because I didn't have TV or movies, or the internet. So I read books and I fell right back into my fantasy world- the one I used to get into when reading gory fantasy books in middle school. I had to be with myself and enjoy my own company, and I learned a lot that way, and I made quite a few revelations about what my goals and values are.

I spend a lot of time doing my own thing these days. Sometimes I like it, sometimes it makes me sad, but usually I don't have the time to think about it. Like right now, during the qual- I just feel like I have to improve my level of day-to-day functioning so that I stay healthy and complete the task at hand. But I'm looking forward to a day of giggling and shopping and indulgent food (and maybe my crush will wanna hang out or something).

Anyway, sorry for the diary entry. Here's my favorite gif. of all time (I was going to save it for a post about my best and worst bookmarks, but I don't see any harm in posting it twice):

Ode to Bridget Jones

Now, some of you might think that this is just in response to the fact that I'm now single and Bridget Jones's Diary is the ultimate single woman's chick flick and that I'm over identifying with her and all. Well, you're wrong. Because I always love this movie, and I always identify with her. So, this post is simply an ode to my favorite female chick flick protagonist.




my favorite part of that one was "oy! oy!"

and of course (this is the best quality i can get with embedded video... ):


and



and... my favorite scene from Return of the King:
sorry for the personal blurb at the beginning, I have a hard time avoiding it.

At long last.....

So, for those dweebs (i.e. 2/3 of my readership) who think that they're too good for facebook, here's a small sample of what could otherwise be found in a much more expansive album. Here, William, are the Renn Fayre pictures you've begged me for for the last 8 months.... sorry about the delay! Love, you and Merry Belated Christmas!! p.s. loved your Christmas mass email! I showed it to my whole family- it was a hit!

p.p.s (to those who have scrolled this far), is anyone else freaked out about the new facebook layout? It's trying to be blogspot #amiright?

My Netflix Recommendations

It was recently pointed out to me that my netflix recommendations are.... somewhat comical.  Let's take a quick look:

Right..... not 100% sure where this one came from... other than that most of my rated movies are children's movies. This is one of many categories aimed at 2-4 yr olds, 5-7 yr olds, 7-11 yr olds etc.....

Love 'em.

Love 'em.

Love 'em.

Again, not quite sure where they got this one, but I'm sure they're right.

This is %100 where I'm at all the time with my movies. All the time. Love 'em!!!

Same with this category!!!

Again with the children's movies. I watch a lot of them.

I picked between this one and "Emotional Space-Travel TV-Dramas".... I'm into Battlestar and the like.



Someone complained to me the other day about how many blogs there are with people just masturbating over how much they love themselves. I think that is exactly what this blog is. I love it.

It's the end of Finals Week

oh, thinking child slouched

                                                                                                                     stood  up to catch her balance

sat down sideways

elbow out                             

                                                                  if you find her 

                                                                                                   tread lightly     

even when her eyes are closed     -

-----

Losing it.
The pictures are from Times Square last summer.


Edit: 2:37 pm the next day- this poem resonated a lot more with me after the all-nighter before my nap...

Before It Happens Again (Part 3)

Now, the next, and final, few are a progression. The first theme is "Crotch-Shot", but it goes into two or three pictures that I actually like (which I, for the most part, excluded in favor of the abundance of funny ones.)

I really wanna get my crotch as open to the audience as possible.

Pose 1

Pose 2

Pose 3 

 Pose 4

1/2 of Pose 5 

I'm the left most dancer leaping. 

I'm in the middle. 

OK, so that was fun! So, if you didn't catch Part 1 or Part 2, that's fun too. And I broke them up so it would be chewable portions. Or, lets say you're looking at the pics in the library and you're laughing so hard you need to step outside, there are good breaking points so that you can do that.