Nothing but Song

Feeling :  chipper  Listening :  I Have You to Thank - Gavin DeGraw  Reading :  Jessi's Secret Language, the Indian in the Cupboard, and Journey to the Center of the Earth

New WP theme, and mood theme. Shiny, huh? I decided I needed a change.

Life is good. Pretty odd, huh? Just when I think the madness won’t end, it does. Or at least, calms down for me. I also think the drama caught up with me. I was pretty drained from work and financial drama when I got home last night, so I went to bed at 9PM.

I haven’t done that since high school! I woke up at 3AM to sneak under my covers (I was so tired I couldn’t even get under my covers, I just curled up my Hello Kitty blanket and Oreo cookie pillow), and then woke up again at 6AM. I stayed up for an hour or so, cuddled under my covers watching TV, and then I went back to sleep and woke up at 11 or so again.

But when I finally got out of bed (lawlz), I felt light. It’s hard to explain. It was like everything that happened last couple of weeks happened to a different person, to a different me. I listened to my Sophie Ellis-Bextor and got into a good mood for the rest of the day. I made meatloaf for dinner, and went to a meeting at work.

It’s payday this week! I know for a fact that there won’t be any erroneous deductions. August is Take Care of Sunny month. Sunny is my car’s name, BTW. Her registration is due, along with a smog check, and she needs an oil change desperately. The dealer sent us a coupon to get an oil change and a free complimentary vehicle inspection, which I will fully spring for. The oil change is way cheaper than Jiffy Lube’s but only with the coupon. So I’m gonna do that first, then the smog, then send the check in for registration.

Speaking of which, my driver’s license expires in the next couple of months. Aren’t they supposed to send you something in the mail about that? ‘Cause I haven’t gotten anything yet, and my address is current.

Meme time!

What five things in life give you joy?

1. Music: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, music is my hot hot sex. It is always there for me when I’m happy, when I’m emo, and every time in between. There is a song for every crush, every emotion, every moment in my life. There are musicians I associate with every major event in my life. That’s why I love this domain name so much. I really need “nothing but song.” But you already knew that.

2. Food: I’m evil. You already know this, rofl. However, if there’s free food to be had at a party somewhere, I’ll get dressed up to go, just to eat. That’s awful, isn’t it? But it’s the truth. I don’t like parties in general. I’m a verifiable hermit you guys. Again, you already know this. I love to cook too, truth be told. I’m not quite up to experimenting, but I love taking Filipino recipes that my mom has taught me, and using my keen sense of chef-ness, throw it into the pot and have it come out okay.

3. California: I love California. Some days the ache doesn’t hurt so bad, but it’s getting more acute as the end of school is near. I was born and raised there. I came to Vegas for a fresh start. I wasn’t quite ready to leave the nest, so I came with my family. I stayed because my dad insisted that I give it a shot. But I’m ready to go home. And it bugs me, ’cause my mom knows I would go back in a heartbeat, but I can’t. Not until school is over. There’s something about this town that just strips you of your normalcy. It’s so hard to be “normal” in this town, it really is. I haven’t been home in awhile, and I can feel it. Over a year and a half, technically. I went to Disneyland in January of last year. And next January, God willing, I’ll be going back to Disneyland and this time with my best friends. It’ll be good to get out of here for a week, you don’t even know! I don’t even care where I live after college, as long as the job is good and I’m in Cali again. Of course, my body will hate it because I’m so used to living without humidity. But there’s always a way to adapt.

4. Hello Kitty: Like most girls, I grew up with Hello Kitty. There’s just something about a cat with big eyes that screams “love me!” And I do, I love Hello Kitty like Bella loves Edward. There was a time in my silly adolescence where I wouldn’t be caught dead with Hello Kitty, but in my old age (haha), I rediscovered my love for her. My favorite blanket is a blue French-theme Hello Kitty one. I collected as many items from that line before they discontinued it, including 2 pillow (one square and another with memory foam), a purse, and two wallets. I will typically give Sanrio gifts to my friends, because that’s how I want them to remember who gave them that gift. They know I’m the only one who will!

5. Photography: For as long as I can remember, I have always had a thing for photography. I liked capturing a photograph to remember moments. I love going through my photo album and laughing or crying, based solely on photographs. My favorite gift growing up was an old hand-me-down 35 MM my family got for me one Christmas. I didn’t have a damn clue what I was doing, but I had fun. I remember standing in line with my mom at Costco every week after church, raiding the photography bins for the rolls of film we dropped off the week before. I remember my mom buying the big-ass packages of film for my camera, so that I would have it. My friends put up with a lot of my shit when I took photos, lemme tell ya. I eventually progressed to video cameras, and if I could figure out how, I’d share “Our Lunch Movie” from junior year with the interwebz. I’ve gone through 4 digital cameras (the FujiFilm FinePix, HP PhotoSmart 43x, Polaroid i532, and the Sony DSC-S40). I’ve upgraded to a DSLR by the name of Nikon D40 and I can’t believe the amazing pictures I can take with it. With the help of the AirMe app for the iPhone, I can upload pictures I take via my iPhone to Flickr in moments.