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Feb 27 2006
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life in general, thoughts, website

Things actually are not all that bad, but still…

Some days are better than others, you know?

In beginning the process of this website redesign, I am remembering once again what it is like to dedicate hours to reading about coding and plug-ins and tips and all of that stuff. It is fun and I like it, but sometimes I look at the clock and it hits me how much time I am dedicating to this already! I just feel out of touch with the world which is very ironic considering the point of the internet is to connect me to it.

I think I just wish more exciting things were happening right now, I have hit a bit of a lull. All of my days are blending together, and yet, I do not think I actually have enough extra time in my schedule to break out of the monotony.

In other news, I have perfected the art of the chinese chicken salad. Hopefully this as well as some home made Thai food with some friends will make for a better tomorrow (even if I do have to be at work at 5:30am)!

Feb 26 2006
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website

New New New

So. Things have been redesigned, to some extent!
What has been done:

  • I have made the switch from Movabletype to WordPress. So far, I am very pleased.
  • I was successfully able to import my old MT archives, as well as my old livejournal archives.
  • I have done a little dance of celebration, because it looks like I really will be able to have most of my blog entries from a few years back all in one place.

What still needs to be done:

  • A proper layout!
  • Though I was able to import both the entries and comments from MT and LJ, the comments do not want to show. For the LJ entries (most of the ones from Feb ’04-Nov’05), if you click on the “no comments” link, you will see that many of the entries do, in fact have comments on them. For the MT entries… sit tight.
  • Some Proper content.
  • I am looking at plug-ins that will have this thing running even more smoothly.

If you choose to browse the LJ archives…

  • These are entries from my old livejournal. Please be respectful and realize that at the time these were written, many of the entries I felt were personal enough to make “friends only.” I have decided that I want to have all of these on this website because they do represent a part of my life. I am aware that I sound dumb in many of these, but please realize that I have changed a lot since the time that these entries were created. Any of the things that I was upset about are forgiven. Hopefully I am forgiven for the things I said! It is very risky of me to post these things right now, I have not read over all of them in a while. So really, please be respectful.

Feel free to comment back with any thoughts or suggestions! I love you guys!

Feb 22 2006
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thoughts

Thinking…

It happens to all of us.

We come home from a not so strenuous day… it is 1pm and you are done with your duties for the day. Not at all impressed by the idea of doing homework, you make some food, take a cat nap, and you get bored with blogs and myspace. Most people at this point would possibly start their homework, do some dishes, throw in a load of laundry… do things that actually matter.

Some people might not do things that are that important, but they at least do something enriching. Some people read a book they like. Some people watch a good movie. Some people let Wikipedia happen.

But why does Vh1 have to happen to me?!? WHY must I watch a few hours worth of Paris Hilton’s and Britney Spears’ most shocking moments?!? I mean, I have already seen all of these video clips before, I already know their life stories, I am not even learning new information! I like seeing Paris laughing as Kimberly Stewart crashes a motorcycle as much as the next person, but really now!

Oh well. Commercial Break is over.

Feb 21 2006
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website

Changes!

Not so much time has passed since I opened up this website in the current format… I mean, it has been a few months, but this is only the 23rd entry.

The website is not really completed. I had originally tried to create content that is interesting to visitors, but I think I am going to be changing the format of this site. It will definitely still have a blog, but the blog will not necessarily be the main content of the website. I want it to be a bit more of a collective, a portfolio where I can display many of the things that I have done. I would like to get all of the pictures I have taken throughout the years (maybe not the embarassing ones… or maybe they will be here, not sure) online. I’d like to have all of the different graphics (however crappy) I have created throughout the years onto this website. I’d like to put up some of my essays (they’re mostly analytical… on stories and stuff, nothing you’d probably want to read), and possibly mess around with some more creative writing. I am incredibly critical of my writing and due to my constant procrastination, I am not normally very pleased… nonetheless, they are things that I have created, and things that I want to have online. I want a place where I can quote various things that I have liked. A place to write my thoughts on books, movies, music, etc… not really a place for me to review them and tell you whether or not you should read the same books, watch the same movies, or listen to the same music, but simply a place for me to reflect on those things.

I am kind of hesitant on some things. In a sense, I would like to include all of the blog entries that I have written from my first ventures into web design, but a)many of them have been lost, b)many are very embarassing to look back on, and c)many have to do with past relationships… I do not know if it would be appropriate to really have my whole life like this online. But I am willing to experiment with things.

I want to get off of movable type. I gave it a fair try and am not very impressed. I want to become more user friendly. I want to put real effort into this.

Feb 15 2006
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College, life in general

If something smells like coffee, yes, it is me.

Ahhh… for the past two nights I have gone to bed after 1am and woken up at 4am (tuesday) or 5:30am (today).

Surprisingly, I am not all that tired. I have had only one cup of coffee this whole week (and seeing how I work around it, it is pretty easy to get ahold of), and it was not a fancy one, it was a 77 cent one (employee discount!), and I did not even get to enjoy most of the coffee! Somehow, on the drive between It’s a Grind and Long Beach City College, my cup ended up on the floor of my car… I honestly do not know how it happened, but suddenly my feet were a lot warmer. I probably drank 10 cents worth, got 17 cents worth on my pants and shoes, and the other 50 cents… are perfuming my car with the smell of cinnamon and almond (so the drink was a little fancy… but still, 77 cents?!? I can do a lot worse!). Though I live pretty close to school, parking takes about a million years, and I only had half a million before I needed to be in class for an exam (it went well, so you know), so I had to soggily go to class anyway.

It kind of reminded me of this time I got gasoline all over my pants while trying to refuel my car and decided to go shopping anyway, except that this time I smelled like I had been doing something legal.

The moral of the story: if you are putting something into your cup holder, make sure it is actually IN there. My best guess is that I missed when I set it down, because it was rolling around for a while before I noticed. Then again, this really seems like something that only I could pull off, so…

Pointless story? Absolutely!

Feb 14 2006
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life in general, thoughts

Because my thoughts are too scattered to write this in nice paragraph form.

1. School has definitely started up. It took a while to really get difficult, but I do have a paper due and a test to take tomorrow.

2. I really hate the scent of “crushed satin” or “fresh satin” or “crisp satin” or whatever kind of “satin” for a deoderant. I think I knew this when I was shopping, but I bought it anyway. It smells like a man. And not even a good man!

3. Why is Boulevard of Broken dreams still on the air? Not everybody has the luxury of satellite radio, an ipod with fm-transmiter, a CD player, or even a functioning CASSETE TAPE player in their car… And it is very sad that for two days now, I have caught two different stations playing this song at the same time. Boooo.

4. Mmmm tired!

5. I somehow hurt my ear recently, the cartilage is very sore (???).

6. Happy Valentines day, everybody! May your lives be filled with a lot of love and happiness! Or if you are against the holiday (which not too many people seem to be this year), then… I am sorry. Go to sleep and come out tomorrow, it will be better then.

Feb 06 2006
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Crazy Times

In my last entry I expressed a desire to take some days off of work last week. I ended up being able to do that, and while I was at it, I took two days off of school! Don’t be fooled though, it was not that excellent. My body has been out of whack and I got a pretty wierd virus that made my being around healthy people undesireable. I am not completely recovered, and while being sick definitely sucked on many levels (getting a bit behind in my classes, seeing less money because of working less hours, etc), it had it’s bright sides*.

I was able to catch up on a lot of reading for my classes, which was restfull but enjoyable, not to mention necessary ! For the classes that I missed, I was able to meet with my professors and figure everything out with. Also, I was lucky to find out that Freddy has an amazing immune system and I did not have to stay away from him! It was nice to see him on all of my sick days, because I had originally thought that I would barely see him this week. So yes, that sums up most of my last week. A lot of resting, a lot of reading, a lot of listening to new old music (Nick Drake, anybody?), a lot of time spent watching Gilmore Girls (11 episodes in one day is pretty bad, even I have to admit), and a nice amount of time spent with Freddy.

You know… there was a time when I really wanted my website to be something that anybody in the internet world would want to go to and read. This was more back with my old domain, but it’s funny how much I do not care anymore. While it is exciting when somebody new visits, I do not see how I could possibly entertain anybody who does not already know me! Sorry, just a random thought. Continuing on…

I have always hated any and all seafood. And I have always been annoyed when people suggest trout or something else pointing out that it is from a lake or a stream or some other body of water. I have been disgusted by anything coming out of the water, be it fish, shrimp, seaweed… absolutely anything. The smell of any “waterfood” cooking has always been enough for me to lose my appetite. This weekend, however, I have tried and enjoyed Crab and Calamari. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. I called my mom after a few bites of the crab and she could not believe it either. I know, biggest story you have ever heard, right? But seriously, this is a pretty big thing.

Sometimes I let myself worry. I do not always know why, or what exactly I am letting myself worry about, but it really gets frustrating. If I have ever hurt any of you as a result of my panicking, I offer my deepest apologies. I am trying to change.

This entry has been very scattered! To keep with the randomness, I leave you with some pictures.

Could we be bigger nerds?
*And for the record, while the fact that I lost 7 pounds in one week would normally make me happy, in this situation, it was not a bright side! I was not expecting it and made me start to diagnose myself with about 20 random diseases!

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