50 posts from 2007

I'm recovering from the 24-hour flu or stomach virus.. or something!  Not to scare anyone, but I think I got it from eating food prepared by someone very ill.  He probably sneezed on my rice, hahaha.  The food looked thoroughly cooked and tasted very good so I don't think it was undercooked or expired.  I felt sick like an hour afterwards though, so who knows.

I stayed home from work yesterday and kind of sporadically napped; I was so drowsy from being medicated.. and halfway watched The Biggest Loser marathon on Bravo.  These people are great role models and big inspirations to obese America!  America has drive-thru pharmacy!  We rock!  Hahaha.  Anyway, these people are so brave to show the whole world how much they weigh... I don't know if I can do that.

Oh yeah, and it's New Year's Resolution(s) time!  Here are mine:

-  Reach my goal weight. :)
-  Compete in a Triathalon. (lol Biggest loser)
-  Be more positive.
-  Be nicer to Zack.

Okay, that's about it.  I know I can do most of them.. I bet there's more but I probably forgot them right now! Anyway, I'm going back to sleep for like another hour. :p

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!! I love everything about it.  The excitement, the songs, the smells, food, people, family, friends.  Everything.  I am so lucky this year.

We did a traditional Thanksgiving earlier this year, but for Christmas this time we had all types of Italian dishes.  I'm so full of tomato sauce and cheese, hahaha. 

I'm just really grateful for my family and friends.  I got a lot of great gifts this year!  I hope I deserved them because I was a good girl, not because I'm spoiled.

This is what I got:

• Tokidoki Tutti Zucca.
• Tokidoki Original Print Canguro.
• Tokidoki Latte shirt.
• Tokidoki Holiday '07 Sandy long-sleeved shirt.
• Tokidoki logo keychain!!
  
• Hello Kitty long-sleeved shirt.
• Hello Kitty hoodie.
• Hello Kitty stocking stuffer.
• Two Target giftcards (YES!!)
• Starbucks giftcard.
• L de Lolita Lempicka perfume! OMG! :)
• Sephora samples.
• Geometry Wars for Wii.
• Pastry shoes!!! PEANUT BUTTER!

And some things not pictured:

• $$ Money $$
• 2006 Scion xA cruise control.
• Art Institute thing.
• Sephora lipgloss ring.
• Chocolate.

Okay!  Enough bragging, amirite? :p  I still have presents to GIVE to people still at the house!  JESSICA NGUYEN! Peter, and Krystin, Katie White!  Teehee :)

I love everyone.  Tomorrow I have to work, but I need to give my mom a call so I know if I have to go to the Saks 50% off storewide sell...

So it's like 2:50AM right now and I just put some hand lotion on.  I "napped," or I actually just fell asleep at like 9PM and woke up around 12... Man, this sucks.

Anyway, I've been taking care of my hands more lately.  Why do you ask?  Because last time I cut my palm with my scissors, that's why, and I've been noticing some things.  My mom and my sister use hand lotions all the time.  I NEVER did.  I actually had no lotion care regimen at all; I washed my hands in scolding hot water with a bunch of cheap hand soap... and repeat that about 10x a day.  BAD!  Might as well stick my hand into a tub of bleach to top it off.  My hands are dry and Zack said nothing at all!  Hahahaha!  I'm always picking at my hang nails and then I go too far and it bleeds and looks a lot worse.  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!! And to think my mom let me get away with this!  She's a manicurist afterall!  Well, I guess at least I can say I don't bite my nails.. She'd KILL me.

Yeah, so ladies.. your hands are sensitive and take care of them.  Not to scare anyone or anything, but I heard that your face could be fresh as a rose but your hands will show your true age.  Yikes!  Slab on that SPF and moisturize your hands. :) 

Oh yeah, Michelangelo had rough ass hands; that's why his sculptures and paintings always had meticulous details within the area of the hands.  He was mentally drawn to hands and it showed in his work. 

Oh yeah (again, lol)  I want to buy this soap!!

It's to draw kids to washing themselves more often so they get the cool plastic fishy toy in the middle.  It looks so real.  That's awesome!! :)

Okay, I'm going to try to go to bed now.  It's 3AM.  I'm a freaking vampire!

I went to work 3 hours late because I had this nasty nightmare that almost paralyzed me, haha.  Okay, I'm exaggerating but here's what happened...

I was stuck in limbo but it became worse because:
1.)  I kept walking in circles and circles around my STUPID high school that I hate so much and it was HUGE like the Colloseum. 

2.)  I think it was like 200 degrees weather outside, you know, where you can cook bacon on someone's back. 

3.)  And I could NOT find my car. This was more annoying than forgetting where you parked at Walmart.. No, this felt like it was looking for your car at the AIRPORT. 

When I woke up, I was all shaken up and my legs didn't want to move.  They felt like noodles, lol.  Like I was next in line in kickball and I know I might just fall on my ass in front of the whole class.  Oh wait, that DID happen.  Bad memories.. LOL.  What do my dreams think I am?  A freaking Gladiator?

Anyway, I just checked my grades online.  It's pretty good so far...

• GDB1003        Drawing Fundamentals  A-
• GDB1043        Color Fundamentals  B-
• GDB1063        Digital Imaging  A
• GDB1153        Traditional Typography  A
• IC1021            College Orientation  A

I did worse in my morning classes.  Can't wake up!  Help, I sleep like a cat!

Err.. it's just nice to relax now.. but theres still a lot to be taken care of.. Dookie.  Bye! Loveeeeeeee!

Exactly 11 days until Christmas!! That's crazy~

Can you imagine a Christmas that is hot?  Think about the other side of the world, like in Australia. :p  Weird!

And here's a pretty GROSS article:  http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=35685&in_page_id=34  It's about a new hair treatment that uses bull semen.  Disgusting.

Anyway, FINALS ARE OVER!!!!! Thank GOD!  Now I can go back to running 10 miles a week.  I was so whiny when school was in session!  My pants feel tight, lol.

Here was one of my projects before my final:

I had to do a B movie (as in low-budget/cheesy) poster but I opted to make my own movie up and just make a movie poster... lol!  The taglines are from Enter the Dragon.  I love Bruce Lee!

Hmm, what else.. I found out that my school has a cool print lab.  It's like Kinko's but a lot better and more convenient...

I guess that's it!   Love.

I'm having a good hair day today. lol

Finals this week.  I have a lot of studying to do.  I also need to get Zack's presents.. wrap everyone's.

I forgot what else I wanted to say... that is all..

GOOD HAIR DAY!!!!!!!!

15 days until Christmas.  Soon it'll be 12 and everyone can start singing the 12 days of Christmas song. :)  The weather is being strange lately.. One day I had to use the air conditioner and then yesterday and today, the heater.

On Sunday it was Zack and I's 26 months.  Aww, lol.  I don't think we did anything besides get my nails done.  My mom painted them like candy canes and I have a gingerbread man, reindeer, Santa, some bows, Christmas presents, etc. on my nails.  

It's strange being in a new house in Sherman, since my parents downgraded.  I miss the big pool, the big backyard, and the front lawn with the cool mailbox.  My parents are both enjoying the pros of the new place though.  My mom likes her new kitchen and my dad likes the park nearby. 

Anyway, on a happier note:  Bao and Zack took me to try Krystal's in Carrolton; you know, the small hamburgers like White Castle and all.  I didn't like it at all.  FREAKING NASTY.  The cheese tasted fake.. lol... It's cute though, but I'd rather eat a kid's meal from Wendy's.

Bao also took me to Popcorn Papa on Sunday.  They have flavors like banana, green apple, watermelon, parmesan garlic, white cheddar, caramel, etc. on their popcorn.  It's soooooo good!  Loved that place.

Alright, I have no pictures but I'm at work and I hate work right now.  HATE!

EDIT:
EW!  Shoes that look like feet:

Hehe, hey guys.  I'm alive but just not anything interesting has happened to me.  Let's see... at work, I sit by the heater because I'm so cold.  I also bring an extra pair of socks to wear here. 

I also got a few things through the mail which I haven't taken pictures of.  The LeSportsac Factory store sold me a brand new with tags, an Adios Star Buon Viaggio for $65 shipped.  Awesome deal.  They're $160 retail.

I also got some Korean contacts that is supposed to look more natural and make your eyes bigger (like a doll) and stuff.  Yeah..... LOL... I guess.

Christmas shopping is pretty tough, now I know why some people do it months ahead of time.  I'm almost done though!  And I just have to wait for them to get here from the mail lady.

Anyway, I love you guys.  Stay healthy. :)   Next edit will be better, promise.  I usually have better updates after the weekend has passed. :p

Okay, Black Friday kicked my ass but I've finally recovered.  School is demanding more right now with some final projects since theres only two weeks left until break.  I'm trying my hardest to balance out work + school, friends, family, and exercise (last part is nonexistent as of now. Awww!)

I'm still working on my schedule for next quarter.  It's more flexible with classes in the afternoon so I don't fall asleep at work or vice versa.  Just trying to compromise with ONE MORNING class and like 4 AP Credits that need to transfer from Collegeboard so I don't waste money on taking things like Writing I & II again.  Not trying to sound arrogant or anything, but I don't really want to take writing because I felt like I had one of the best English teachers my Senior year in High School and I've probably already learned what there is to learn about writing; however, on the contrary, Math would kick my ass though so I don't mind taking a class if I  have to.  HAHA.

I find myself concentrating better at like 2 AM when everything is quiet. No offense, Zack!  But I WISH YOU WORE HEADPHONES WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING GAMES.  I could probably do more work that way.

I feel better to get things about school off my chest.  It's been stressing me out.  Hopefully it's just Freshmen year and only Freshmen year when things feel crazy?

Anyway, one of our ideas was to take a Vietnamese class at Richland in the future.  I think I'd be too shy to take one at the Vietnamese Temple where the classes are free.  Haha, that's like for kids who are 5.  Anyway, if Zack and I take Vietnamese classes, anyone else want to join?  JESSICA? MAT? :p  Then we can like, eat at Bistro B after class or something, haha.

I tried some new lipgloss.  It's called Fusion Beauty and is supposed to make your lips bigger or something.  Whatev!  Stings like TOBASCO SAUCE.  Hahah, it has a nice taste / color though. :) I reapply it for mi dang juicy lips every now and then.

Oh yeah and some more randomness: 

I've been eating this Japanese 'corn' snack called Umai-bo.  It's like a huge cheeto, literally.  SO GOOD.
 

Oh yeah, and since I'm writing this at 2 AM, I tricked Zack and told him that "I need the blanket because I'm getting ready for school."  He really believed me that I was getting ready for class!  HAHA.

Black Friday.  I was at Best Buy on Thanksgiving day (Thursday) from 11:30 PM - Friday 6:00 AM.  I almost died in the cold.  It was freezing and below freezing, especially when they turned the damn sprinklers on at 3:30 AM.  I never in my life have ever been so cold.  I think my cheeks are windburned... the opposite of sunburned, haha.  They're all red and they ache.

Anyway, I'm complaining too much.  At least I wasn't one of those people who waited in line for a laptop!  Those ran out at 4:05.  We didn't need vouchers for the things we wanted, and we got first dibs on those DVDs and games. Orange Box and Bioshock for $25!!!

I feel disgusting and I would fail as a hobo.  Three cheers for the homeless.  They're masters at bumming!

Oh yeah, I dropped my phone in the parking lot at Circuit City because I was so tired @ 7:00 AM.  "Oh.. yeah, umm.. Zack, we need to go back to the last place we parked, because someone might roll over my phone."  I'm pretty lucky!  This happened twice already where I didn't notice my cellphone falls out of my lap and into the concrete, yet I always find a way to get it back unscathed.

And don't we all agree... the COWBOYS WHOOPED THE JETS! ^_^

EDIT:
Zack made fried rice with turkey.  It was pretty good, actually! HAHA.