Even a rainy morning, even a windy night, dreams still go on
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| Feb. 21st, 2009 @ 09:11 pm Stupid stupid stupid | |||
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This is why politics are so gay... annoyedBefore I made a post about how Clinton didn't want Bush to go to the Olympics as a protest against China's human right violations.... but now that she is in the position to deal with China she conveniently pretends like human rights can be pushed aside for the sake or something else? Seriously.... its just so....obnoxious......... Oh and how some cartoonist should be fired because he compared Obama to a chimp and that was racist etc etc blah blah blah. First off... Obama does look like a fuckin chimp, no way around that one, and secondly nobody ever seemed to have a problem with the constant hate cartoons for Bush but now that we have a "black" president, everything is going to be considered racist?? Is this really where we are as a nation... blaaah gayness | |||
| Jan. 3rd, 2009 @ 07:16 pm Calling all Protos! | |||
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 amusedOk, so mainly Beckey and Angela and later I'll give mom and dad some livejournal accounts but for now you guys, join this community! This way we can share pictures of Neil, wedding stuff and anything in the future! | |||
| Aug. 21st, 2008 @ 12:12 pm Rock Band? | |||
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Well since Beckey always makes posts about Rock Band (you should really get a Rock Band icon!) ...and I haven't made a post in like 8 weeks I suppose I'll join the fun. pleasedI FINALLY BEAT FOREPLAY/LONG TIME ON HARD DRUMS!!! That song just kicked my ass over and over...well just the first part but I finally got by it, yay! ^_^ So now I only have 1 song (Run to the Hills) left on Hard Drums. I beat all the other four songs in the last set on my first try which tells me that Foreplay should def. have been in the last set >_< And I also have 19 songs done on Expert Drums so I'm making my way to the end. I beat Hard Guitar but I'm too scared to get into Expert... >_< I think it was just luck and star power that got me through hard. Vocals... well I have like 26 songs beat on Expert? But I usually am in the red.. I guess I just suck at singing :( :( Other than watching the Olympics, playing video games and watching Arashi/NEWS... my summer has been....work.... yay for money. Torrie comes the 3rd so I'm excited for that and school starts the 9th or 8th so I'm looking forward to that, speaking of which I should go continue to read my American Regional Cuisine in preparation for my first class ^_^ | |||
| Jun. 25th, 2008 @ 07:58 am ITALIA | |||
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Too many things to say about this trip and too lazy to do it, but one word can describe it all... incredible! I'm too lazy to post pictures again so here is a link to my facebook album I made, its definitely only a few of the pictures since I took over 400 >_< cheerfulCurrent Music: KAT-TUN- mother/father Sooner or later I'll make a proper update, for everyone and for my own personal archive haha | |||
| Apr. 28th, 2008 @ 07:02 pm Itinerary for Italy | |||
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Last week or so I got the itinerary for the trip to Italy and I'm just now finally looking up some of the places we are going. Essentially from the looks of the schedule we have two free days, one in Montalcino (Tuscany) and one in Rome. So I would say that's pretty awesome since the trip is so short to begin with but they still give us 2 days to do whatever we want. So here is the itinerary with some links to the places we are going, YAY ^_^ excitedCurrent Music: Arashi-Dream "A" Live album ( 8 crazy days ) | |||
| Apr. 20th, 2008 @ 02:51 pm Sustainable Food | |||
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Sooo this is something I found from this website: interestedhttp://www.sustainabletable.org/ I never really understood the exacts of sustainable food, but I think this wesbite really explains a lot of it and I think everyone should take the time to at least read a little bit of it. Without coming right out and saying it, I think a lot of the issues it talks about are the same ones that some vegetarians talk about when making the choice to become a vegetarian, for example the environment and humanity to animals. I think though that its interesting to see all the ways we can change these things with out having to give up our precious meat ^_^ | |||
| Apr. 13th, 2008 @ 08:59 pm hmm | |||
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This weekend, on Friday, I had an interview for a Student Assistant position at the community service learning center... aka... A JOB. It went really well, I think I answered all the questions in a good way and while I don't know who the other people they interviewed are, they really seemed to like me and were talking to me like I already the job. So I was really really excited thinking ok, now all I have to do is wait and hear back from them but turns out I have to go for another interview on Tuesday with 2 other people that are in charge there.. sooo maybe that is a good thing.  stressedSo all this made me super super happy because this would mean I would a) have a job, which means money b) get a scholarship (similar to work study?) c) have a job for the rest of the school year PLUS the fall and winter tri (up until I go on my co-op) which means I would be all set! ( Except........ ) | |||
| Apr. 8th, 2008 @ 02:43 pm 2008 Olympics | |||
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All of my life aside I wanted to just lay out some "political things" for once. I recently found out that Arashi's Sakurai Sho is going to be main newscaster for his news station during the Olympics this summer and then some people were talking about how they are boycotting the Olympics because of China's abuse to human rights in Tibet and connections with Dafur... now this really made me think... confusedThen I was reading an article where Sen. Clinton was saying that Bush should boycott the opening ceremonies to show that we disaaprove of China and what they are doing... now I suppose I can see where this makes sense.. a non-violent protest to prove a point.. however.... the Olympic games are not meant to be political, it is about athletes all around the world coming together to compete. Also... as I read some research I found out that this big bad China that Hilary Clinton wants to boycott now was made the "US's Most Favored Trade" country by her husband.... funny how that works... so basically he helped in making us be so incredibly dependent on China... and she talks about how our economy sucks.. .but wouldn't hurting our relations with China damage our economy since we depend on each other so much? Now I don't know all the facts on how China is abusing human rights but for starters.. I'm sure all the sweatshops where all the stuff we use (including people who want to boycott the Olympics that is something way beyond just China) are a huge abuse on human rights... as is any aid in genocide in Dafur and etc but I dunno.. I just feel that right now making more enemies, jeopordizing our economy, and using the Olympics as our politcal soapbox and taking attention away from the real purpose is just... eh... silly.. | |||
| Mar. 4th, 2008 @ 06:01 pm Job hunting | |||
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Soooo finding a job is gay. Down in Miami it was so easy to get a job but every place here in the food industry is really hurting so they aren't hiring people. I think I may just go to the mall or something and start looking for any job. I really wanted to get one somehow related to food but it really isn't looking good right now. I'm only going to be working for the next three months here in Providence so that makes it hard too. >_< Blaaah this is frustrating. I don't want to be lazy and broke but my luck seems to little to none right now. Buuut I have to try my best! ^_^? cynical | |||
| Feb. 25th, 2008 @ 02:29 am grrrrrrrrr | |||
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Grrr.. I'm annoyed right now. This week I looked into becoming a TA so I looked up what open positions they had and it said there were 2 AM and 2 PM shifts needed for City Burger (basically a burger joint that is run by the school). So I thought, "perfect!" cuz that meant me and Angela could both be TAs, I could have a job, I could get money, AND a scholarship and everything would work out. Well.... even though that sheet saying about the positions says its updated as of Feb. 22.. I e-mailed the guy and he said they are fully staffed. And like all the TA positions that are open seem to be like AM shifts and only one position so grrr now I'm back at square one, right when I thought I had figured out something to work good. >_< This is gay......... I just need money damnit! annoyed | |||
| Feb. 24th, 2008 @ 12:50 pm Practicando! | |||
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Pues, me da cuenta de tengo que practicar mi espanol y por eso, empezando hoy, voy a traducir algunas de mi canciones favoritas. Primero, traduzco mi cancion favorita de Juanes " Nada Valgo sin tu amor". Es una cancion sobre el amor para alguien y como su vida no tendria valor sin el amor y como quiere estar con la persona que se encanta. Creo que puedo relacionar a esta situacion con todo que esta pasando con Torrie y yo.  calm | |||
| Feb. 22nd, 2008 @ 05:32 pm We're gunna step and go to brand new story | |||
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Wow, two trimesters already done... that went by fast. Now I just have an academic tri left this year which is going to be pretty easy since I only have three classes. I need a job DESPERATELY since I have like zero money but finding work right now is pretty hard. Even all my friends with jobs are barely getting any hours sooo my best bet is to be a T.A for the school. You get paid $9/hr plus like $1,500 a trimester in scholarship, so not a bad deal at all. Only thing is you have to work breaks and stuff but oh well, I need the money. I looked and saw they have some positions open at "City Burger", it's just a burger place downtown but it's right next door to Starbucks (which is run by JWU) so that's cool. It seems like pretty simple work so I dunno. I'm gunna try to e-mail the manager over break to see if I can start when I come back. On another happy note involving money, I just looked through each year I've been at school to see how much I've taken out in loans and it totaled..... $56,125. Damn... now from the past couple of years I've had to take out roughly $17,500 in loans so add another year on and that gives me a grand total of $73,625. Wow... I'm going to be paying that off for like ever.... >_< Now lets see... was it worth it? Mmm I think so, although I honestly have to say, after this tri-mest of labs... it really made me re-think if coming back up north was a good idea. I feel like the teachers here are sorta non-chalant with the C4 students and that I may have gotten a better education down in Miami, but too late now I suppose. I'm bored.. like soo bored I don't even feel like watching any more Arashi clips on youtube! >_< That's a sad day.... although I've been listening to Step and Go like crazy, I love that song! And me and Kimiko got our friend Angela hooked on Arashi ^_^ yay! Ok... I really need to find something to do, maybe I'll go play some Wii.... P.S- I miss Torrie... like a lot.... like I'm really, seriously just done with this whole long distance thing... and the fact that he is officially getting deployed for Iraq on September 29.... doesn't really help my mood :( | |||
| Jan. 15th, 2008 @ 07:50 pm It just keeps getting better | |||
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So I guess I've been in a blah mood recently. Despite how awesome this weekend was getting to be with Torrie and stuff after a nice week of school... in the end of course he had to leave which really sucked. and also on Saturday one of our other cats Teddy died... it just keeps getting depressing watching our poor little cats die... I mean we've had them for 15 years almost and to now suddenly only have two cats left is just... strange... I don't think I'll want any more cats once they all die. I never want to replace Tootsie Roll as cliche as that sounds. blahSo to top off my great mood lately I just have no drive to study for the quizzes in my new class. I'm just like whatever, no matter how hard I try to focus I just find myself saying eh whatever... blaaah I need to get out of this mood QUICK | |||
| Jan. 15th, 2008 @ 06:32 am recap | |||
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So a quick recap of Christmas Break. I was with Torrie... a lot... we hung out... and now I miss him A LOT. Ok that was about it. haha well there was more but I don't feel like typing it all. Anyways, he had gotten me not only the Bleach Wii game but all the Wii Zapper and omg, I love Links Crossbow Training. I played it for over 2 hrs yesterday and I'm about half way through but I don't have golds on all the levels so I still have some replay value left. calmWe had a snow day yesterday so it leaves it up in the air as to what exactly we will be doing in class, either making up yesterday or doing what was scheduled for today since we all have our reqs set and ready to go. It kinda sucks cuz yesterday was supposed to be our first day actually producing the menu as a group and if we don't make up that day then tommorow when we produce the menu we created it will be our first time going through service so it might be a bit shaky >_< I dunno, I guess I can only hope for the best right? I also started our project for this class. It's pretty fun I guess. We basically have to come up with an entire proposition for a catering event including menus, rentals, equipment, timelines etc, all with prices and stuff. It def. helps that I have some experience in catering because all I have to do is imagine unloading all the shit to remember what I need to bring ya know.... oh and I got an A+ in my Oneology class so yay ^_^ Now I just have to find out more info about this trip to Italy. Ummm yea so I miss Torrie... and it sucks being far away from him but I think I'm going to try to save up for a 360 so we can play together on that too. I need to be saving up for so many things.... and yet I still don't have a job. >_< Maybe Japan this summer won't be happening :( | |||
| Dec. 25th, 2007 @ 07:33 pm Merry Christmas! | |||
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So wow, it's Christmas... it doesn't feel much like Christmas but I got the best present ever this year... having my baby boy home!!! After 10 months of not being with him it feels sort of surreal to be around him but it feels sooo good! I wish Bic was here :( But I'm sure she is having fun on her first Christmas with her own family ^_^. I haven't done much today, ever since my mom's side stopped getting together on Christmas day since we do it a week ahead of time our family just sorta hangs around the house snacking on food and not really having any meals. Last night though was good, these are the 8 fish that we had (even though traditionally its supposed to be only 7): ecstaticShrimp Cocktail Tuna & Pesto Sardines (in Antipasto) Clam Chowder Bacala Salad Squid Salad Crab Marinara Sauce Scallops with Artichoke and Garlic So yea, a lot of fish but everything tasted really good so yay ^_^ I'm waiting for Torrie to be done visiting his aunt and then I get to spend more time with him... ^_^ | |||
| Dec. 13th, 2007 @ 01:50 pm let it snow let it snow let it snow | |||
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Booooo it's snowing >_< Like A LOT, so much we got out of class early. I was planning on going home today but now I'm going to wait until tomorrow. So now I'm stuck in my apartment with nothing to do... probably just going to work on my wine project and watch some J-drama lol boredMaybe I'll take some pictures and post them up of the snow... my boredom may come down to that >_< | |||
| Dec. 11th, 2007 @ 10:23 pm R.I.P Moses | |||
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Wow.... I'm in shock right now..... little Momo is gone :( He was such a good cat. He was soft and lovable, he was everyone's favorite since he was so friendly... I wish I had been able to see him one last time. I know it wouldn't have made it any easier but I just would have liked that closure.... :( :( I can't even put into words what I'm feeling, but Moses, I love you, and whenever I was sad you came and laid with me and made me feel better by petting you so thank you! I hope that you enjoyed your life as much as we enjoyed having you with us all these years! :( sad | |||
| Dec. 9th, 2007 @ 09:10 am My turn is over, now it is his turn..... | |||
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So this weekend Angela came to visit me! Yaaaay. We worked on mixing the flavors for the hot chocolate packs I'm giving for Christmas. So far I think they all taste really good. We did orange, raspberry and cinnamon so far and we have spearmint, mocha and possibly strawberry banana left. I think in the end it's not really coming out cheaper than buying gifts for everyone but I think it's a little more special and it was fun to do ^_^ coldToday I'm just gunna hang out with Angela, study for my final, watch the Pats game at 4:15... and thats pretty much it. And of course get my Arashi fix.. I swear... I'm not obsessed >_< Ooops...Ana just woke up to my typing so I guess this is it for now........ | |||
| Dec. 5th, 2007 @ 09:31 pm We can make it through | |||
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So today was slightly disastrous but I don't think I need to go into the details of that since its over and down with (and I already bitched about it like 3 times haha) So tomorrow is my practical where I'm making my dessert, here's the menu in case you care, it's a cardamom trio: stressedCurrent Music: Arashi- We Can Make It Chocolate Cardamom Cake with an orange gelee in the middle, Cardamom Hazelnut sorbet on a bed of hazelnut powder and a cardamom spiced tea So yea, nothing too difficult but it's when you think things are too easy that things go wrong so I'm a little anxious considering 20% of my grade for this class rests on the flavors of this dessert >_< I'm almost done with my project, I just need about one more paragraph on my paper about cardamom but being the good student I am, instead of doing that I'm here at LJ.... go me. It's crazy how slow the summer seemed to go by while as this school year is just flying by. I feel like the past two weeks I've been in like a blur from this pastry class booooo. 2 weeks until I see Kelly 19 days until I see Torrie 2 days until I see Ana? | |||
| Dec. 3rd, 2007 @ 02:46 pm Yes. No | |||
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Ummm so yea... its freezing here... I really hate the cold >_< BUT, I did brave it and found the post office down the street (I drove but still it was cold in my car!) and mailed a letter to Torrie and Kelly ^_^ busyCurrent Music: Arashi-Jam This pastry class is like taking over my life, but in a good way, I love working with food, but I'm frustrated with my lack of creativity. I think I have to go to the library or something to get some ideas. Tomorrow is "soup" day, so we are making some sort of fruit soup? We made a pineapple stock today so we at least have that to work off of. Umm in other news.... wait...there is no other news, thats all for now! | |||