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    Monday, February 2, 2009

    thrift day...

    interestingly enough, i ended wearing an outfit mostly made of items i've gotten at thrift stores:i got the knoxville/jackass shirt from savers on maui. i love, love, love jackass and johnny and wanted that shirt when they first came out but would have never actually buy it. well, seeing it at savers was like a sign and i had to get it. the skirt is from a thrift shop sort of near my working place. it an old navy shirt that was like two sizes too big but luckily that's an easy fix, plus it was half price (the whole store was 50%off) so it was like $3 or something. the glasses were also thrift. and though i usually living in my $2 white sunglasses, today i changed it up a bit. i got this pair at savers too. they're "blue max" and the "cool" thing about them is they make everything have like a yellow/amber tint to them. apparently they block out blue light, whatever that means.
    i should have worn one of my thrifted shoes to make the outfit complete (i don't own thrifted tights/leggings). but i ended up finding these at the thrift store i went to today: a new pair of black boots! and when i say "new" i don't just me new to me but i'm pretty sure these boots were never worn (i mean i found the cardboard thingy in the toe part of one of the boots still). these are from the thrift shop i got the skirt at and everything in the store was still 50% off so the boots also came out to $3.also as of late, i've developed a habit of picking up flannel/checkered shirt from thrift shops. i don't know why. i got this one today. it more of a purple/lavender color.and i got this one last time. classic red and black. oh and you can totally see a little into my closet, which hangs another of my flannels i got at a thrift shop (maui).
    ok enough about clothes. onto books. i always take a look at the books in hopes of finding something good/interesting. today i found these:
    i think the main reason i liked this book was because it was tiny, maybe a just a little bigger than a playing card. and this was inside: so really it's dictionary without the definitions. and one of the things i like about use books is seeing if there is something about their past owners. in this book, on the last pages that were blank was some writing. one of them was a list entitled funeral cards sent with a list of names. interesting and sad.
    i also got this book. the title sounded fimilar, like it was made into a movie of something, but i wasn't so sure. i ended up just getting it because it ended up being a quater. plus i mean look at that cover how could it not be awesome, haha. i later googled the title and it was made into a movie, a disney movie! i don't think i've seen it though, however, gregory smith is in it and i find that intriguing.and apparently this copy once belonged to a ms. burton, i'm thinking a teacher.
    i also got this book about music and storytelling. it had stuff about robin hood, king arthur, pinocchio, and like other things.i especially like the drawings/picture in the book.and of course, inside the front cover someone had a little note, this book being a gift to someone.
    and the best find of books:
    a hard cover harry potter and the sorcerer's stone!!! i was late on the potter book train in the start and bought 1-5 in paperback (i actually got 1-4 as a set). but i have always wanted them in hard cover, just not willing to pay so much for them. i got for $3 (original priced for $6). how could anyone give this up? who would give this up:

    aw, it was a chirtmas gift. "hope you enjoy this -" looks like they didn't.i'm hoping this person already had a copy and/or read the book beforehand. because for real, this book was brand new. i mean it even still have the price sticker on...maybe it was a gift that never got given?i doubt it means anything special but it is a first american edition copy. what i did know was how on the copyright page there was a little summary section: rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. and i don't know why but i find it funny that it says schools - fiction. england - fiction. i know it probably means something, i mean i get how fantasy, witches, and wizards are listed as fiction but schools and england, huh?

    ah, heroes is finally back on. sylar is still a badass and oh so gorgeous. and ando! love him. can't wait too see what this chapter has to offer. the plane crash kept me thinking of lost though.

    and gossip girl also came back with something new, unlike last week. however, i hear both gg and oth are going a long break again. ugh. well, i guess it'll give me a chance to catch on on big bang theory and how i met your mother. and i won't have to worry much about switching between heroes and oth.

    till later.

    Wednesday, December 31, 2008

    this is the countdown...

    so there's a little over an hour left in 2008.
    how fitting i end the year in the same town as i started it.
    though unlike the start of 2008, i'm no longer a visitor...
    now, i call this place home (though, it's still hard to think of here that way).

    after many years of failed resolutions, for the past few years i have given them up.
    however, i still make goals for the new year...
    ok, so maybe they're like resolutions but without the title.
    "goals" just sounds better to me.

    goals of 2009:
    - making the best of what i'm given.
    - making more art.
    - stay connected to friends (and maybe even make some new ones, haha).
    - finding me a boy...even if he has to be just another stupid little crush, just no more douchebags.
    really, i just hope to find myself happier in the new year, which is something i tend to wish for every year/everyday. honestly, it still hasn't really happen as of yet but i'm not one to lose hope.

    oh, while i was at costco today i picked up a copy of the last lecture. i didn't even know there was a book out. i remember watching the video of randy pausch's last lecture. for a person like me who has alway thought of herself as a dreamer, it was a very inspirational and moving speech. i think reading the book will be a good way to start off the new year.
    sidenote: i also got the tales of beedle the bard. what can i say, i love all things harry potter.

    well, good-bye 2008.
    we had our good time, our bad times, and our in-between times.
    i'm ready for what 2009 will bring.

    happy new year!
    be safe. be well. be loved.

    till later.

    Saturday, August 30, 2008

    books due back 09.13.08

    books borrowed from the library today:
    1. D.I.Y: design it yourself; edited by, ellen lupton
    - everytime i see this book in borders or other stores i skim through it but never buy it. at least now i'll be able to actually read it.
    2. snuff; by, chuck palahniuk
    - i was planning on buying this book. however due to low funds right now, borrowing it will have to do. one book closer to my goal of reading all his books.

    palahniuk books i have read:
    1. fight club
    2. choke
    3. diary
    4. rant
    5. snuff (reading at the moment)

    palahniuk books i have yet to read:
    1. invisible monsters (have on my computer, waiting to be read)
    2. survivor (have on my computer, waiting to be read)
    3. lullaby (have on my computer, waiting to be read)
    4. haunted
    5. fugitives and refugees: a walk in portland, oregon (not sure if i really want to read this one though)
    6. stranger than fiction: true stories

    some photos i took in the parking lot:

    as i was driving away i noticed this:

    the center walkway had books at each pillar, telling the story of the town.

    the sidewalk.

    close-up of one of the dates & plaques.

    then i saw this thing.

    close-up.

    hi-spy viewing machines
    cobourg ontario
    canada

    the view.
    kind of creepy how close you can get with that thing.


    till later.

    Saturday, August 16, 2008

    it’s a good thing i have my library card, because i’m checking you out...

    one of joe jonas's favorite pick-up line. is it sad that, one: i know who joe jonas is and two: that i know that this is one of joe's favorite pick-up lines. in all fairness though, the jonas brothers are everywhere, you can't escape them. i don't know if i actually like them or if i just think i like them because everything in the world is telling me i need to like them, haha. i don't really know any of their other songs besides their singles and the things i do know about are things i read and hear in interviews/online. i know more about their rumored love lives than their music and that feels wrong. maybe i should give them a listen.

    anyway, they were on a repeat of ellen the other day and joe happened to use this line. i thought it was an appropriate title for this post since i actually did get my library card today. i figure since i have some free time on my hands i should read more, other than the twilight books. there's just so much books out there, i don't know which ones to check out. i guess i need to do some research on that. it cool though because they have a bunch of art/art history books i wouldn't mind checking out. i really liked my art history classes, though sometimes they could be very boring and it was hard to remember some of the information for tests. but it's just nice to learn more about the things you love.

    till later!


    book of the day: confessions of an ugly stepsister - gregory maguire
    movie of the day: blade: trinity - it's on tv right now.
    my favorite thing about blade: trinity...

    hannibal king!!!

    haha at the fact that he mentions having hello kitty tattoo :)

    ryan reynolds, love him.

    can't wait to see him as deadpool in wolverine next to my favorite x-men character, gambit!!! finally. i was bummed when gambit wasn't in the other x-men movies...he's always been my favorite.

    W.O.W. i'm such a geek when it comes to comic book/superhero movies, haha.