some questions

The lovely Charlotte at you were in a dream i had tagged me in a fifteen questions post here.  I love her blog: the quotes, her thoughts, and how much she believes in writing letters and keeping in touch with people from all around the world.

Here goes!!  P.S. I got rid of the questions that I had no idea at all how to answer.

One.  What is your dream job?
This is probably the hardest question.  And it's asked ALL the time.  I know I want to be in LA.  I know that I want to make enough money to be able to travel.  I just don't know exactly what I want to do to get there.  This summer will be eye-opening.  I'm working on getting an internship in the entertainment industry so we'll see if I like it!!

Two.  How do you take your tea or coffee?
At Starbucks, I love the gingerbread latte or java chip frappucino.  At Dutch Bros., I love the Kokomo (coconut/coffee blended ice drink).  On vacation, I like tea or coffee with sugars and milk.

Three. What is your most important beauty secret?
I'm not sure I have one!!  I do believe in washing your face at night and in the morning.  I know it can be hard sometimes at night when you just want to pass out in bed, but otherwise your face is feasting on that makeup all night.

Four.  If you had an all-expense paid vacation to anywhere, where would you go?

Since the option is anywhere, I would go everywhere.  Take a month, or two, or three off, and go around the world.  Start in the Caribbean, take a plane to Paris, hit all the favorites in Italy, do some extreme sports in Interlaken, Switzerland, jet to Barcelona, head south to Morocco, then a little bit east to Egypt to see the pyramids, visit the best places in Asia, Indonesia, and then make my way through Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Argentina before landing safe, sound, and happy in Arizona.  <3

Five.  If a genie popped up right now, what would your three wishes be?
One: to be 100% sure of an amazing internship in LA this summer.
Two: for Kelcy to be able to visit me at least once a month in Italy this Fall.
Three: to have a job offer senior year, and live a meaningful life.

Six. If you could only have one type of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Mexican food...hands down.

Seven. What one talent do you wish you had?
I wish I had a talent at all.  My whole life I've tried so many different hobbies and sports. I never really found my passion, and I always wish I had something like that to help define who I am.

Eight. Who is your biggest celebrity crush?
There are so many!! James Dean.  James Franco.  Adam Brody.  Ed Westwick.

Nine. If you could look into the future, would you?
I think I would.  Yeah, a little bit of the mystery would be gone.  But hey, even if you see it everything's going to turn out like that anyway.  I could look into the future, and know what I need to do in my present life to get there.  I could see who my husband is, and not have to waste my time with someone who would have just broken my heart.  But then again, I'd see some of the bad things too.  That's probably the hardest question.  I'd want to see my future in doses...when it will help with an important life decision.

Ten. What made you start a blog?
I started this blog last April with my two best friends.  One of our friends from work had one, and we thought it was really cool to have a place to write your thoughts, quotes that mean something to you, and anything else.  I'm so glad I started it.  Not only is it a journal for me, to see where I've been and write about where I want to go.  It's also been amazing to form little relationships with other bloggers.  It's like a community.

And I'd like to tag some of my newest followers, so that I can learn more about who they are :)

Susie at Laughter Keeps Us Young

Megan at Mackey Madness

DT at Here I scribble

Carrie at this free bird

letters from the sky

I am absolutely obsessed with this song right now.  I have to listen to it at least 5 times a day for it to be complete.

Listen and enjoy :)

bucket list

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today." --James Dean

I have a mac and clicked on my "stickies" that I haven't looked at in awhile.  I came across a bucket list that I had written way back when myspace was still popular and facebook was just beginning.  I've been lucky to be able to click a few things off my bucket list in the past four or so years.

See a shooting star

Go skydiving  (twice!!)

Go bungy jumping  (also twice!!)

Go zorbing

Study abroad in Italy

Fall in love

Learn to snowboard

Learn to surf

Eurotrip with friends

Be fluent in Italian, French, and Spanish

Crowd surf at an epic concert

Have a song written about/for me

Compete in the Amazing Race with Kelcy

Own a convertible

Go dancing in South America

Jet ski in Cabo

my friend gabi and her cousin
photographed by moi haha

Swim in the Mediterranean

Go to a concert in Europe

Horseback ride in a green meadow

Get flowers delivered to me

Tequila shots in Mexico with Kelcy (we've never been to Mexico together!)

Go clubbing in Barcelona and Paris

Party on a yacht

Cannonball from a houseboat

What's on your bucket list?!

olivia

This post is dedicated to my best friend, Olivia.

sooo pretty <3

I seriously love talking to this girl.  She listens to my stories, tells me hers, gives great advice, has a level head on her shoulders, is wise beyond her years, and is SO motivated.
Whether we're calming each other down and promising each other that the world will not end in 2012, or when she tells me stories that light up my day, I love it.  I know that she will always be there to listen to me, and I want her to know that I will always be there to listen to her.

I love you Livvies <3 Let's get through this next semester, have an amazing summer, one last year of college as roommates, and an amazing life in the city of angels!

latin heat

It's been kind of weird without the roomies here for the last couple of days! But I'm definitely keeping busy...I wish I had this much to do even while they are in town.

P.S. I wish I had actual pictures...but my phone camera is horrible and I forgot a real one.  So here's pictures via the internet haha

Yesterday, I went bowling with a handful of people from work and that was a lot of fun.  It was cool to see everyone out of their uniform and acting themselves.  I went to late night Buffalo Wild Wings with my friend Drew, and we got the appetizer sampler.  The mozzarella sticks were pretty good, and the nachos were awesome too.  Funny story...I saw this brownish/red stuff on the nachos and totally assumed that it was salsa...and half way through Drew reminded me that I was a vegetarian and said that I had been eating ground beef.  Once he said it, I tasted it, and then I stuck to the chips, cheese, and jalepenos.

I spent all day with my dad and mom today.  Dad and I went Christmas shopping for mom and made a quick little trip into the luxurious Saks Fifth Avenue to pretend we were interested in buying 1,500 Jimmy Choo boots.  Then my mom and I saw that new Reese Witherspoon-Paul Rudd movie and went out for dinner.  Then at eight, I met up with my friend Albert from work to go to Latin Heat at LA Fitness!!  It was soooo much fun.  But I must admit I'm out of shape.  I went allll out the first half of class, but by the second, I was half-assing (excuse my language) it.

i'm obsessed with my walmart sweats
right now :)

Being alone almost forces you to have more fun.  But I'm also having fun reading, watching The O.C. from the beginning, and making attempts at cleaning my room.

What do you like to do when you're alone?!

miracle

"There are only two ways to live your life.

One is though nothing is a miracle.

 The other is as if everything is."

adam

Okay, so I never watched The O.C.  But yesterday, my mom, Kel, and I watched In The Land of Women.  The movie, in my opinion, was sub-par, but I did not mind looking at Adam Brody for two hours.  I always thought he was cute, and maybe it was just his character in the movie, but he seems like a sweetheart on top of that.

Which led me to make Adam Brody yet another celebrity crush of mine.  Enjoy <3

he can pick me up anytime :)

With that said, I think I'm developing a type.  Tall, not necessarily totally muscular (but fit), dark hair, funny, and sweet.  I've never really had a type before, but I think I see one brewing haha.

catch the wind

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do.  So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails.  Explore.  Dream.  Discover" --Mark Twain



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"We cannot direct the winds, but we can adjust our sails."

basketball + food

Yesterday was the last day of finals!!!  And it actually went fairly well, I think :)

Yesterday was also the Suns v. Timberwolves game!  Olivia had gotten a call from the people at U.S. Airways Center a couple weeks ago and they said that she could bring some friends to the game for free tickets!  

Kelcy, her bf, and some work friends went to the game too...and they sat in the lounge.  

Paige, me, and Olivia, on the other hand, had AMAZING seats.  It's not that we were courtside, or even first row.  But, we sat where corporate people usually bring their clients.  We had chairs with back rests, arm rests, and comfy seats that rotated: basically super nice office chairs.  We had mini tvs that projected what was on the jumbotron.  And best of all....FREE AMAZING FOOD.  My plate was filled: gorgonzola and vegetable mashed potatoes, chips and unique salsa, broccolini with a sweet sauce, fresh green beans, sweet potatoes, and countless more.  Oh, and an ice cream bar for dessert.  For free.  And the cherry on top, the Suns won with exciting three pointers throughout the fourth quarter!

And now picture time <3

downtown stadium <3

cheesing it for the ice cream <3

Paige, me, and Olivia :)

little szechuan

So I haven't had chinese food in probably three years.  My favorite place growing up was called Sesame Inn, but it closed down about a year ago.  Which meant no more birthday dinners, having conversations about Burma with our favorite waitress Sondra, and most importantly...no more mushu vegetable.

But, driving home the other day, I saw a crowd of people coming out of this chinese restaurant I'd never noticed before: Little Szechuan.  I thought it must be good, if there were crowds of people going in and out.  And they looked happy too.

So today, I called in and ordered myself a take-out version of mushu vegetable.  I was going to ride my bike, but Paige drove me there :)  If you don't know how to make mushu vegetable, check out the mini tutorial below.  It tasted just like Sesame Inn, and it was the same price as a Chipotle burrito!!  Now I have three favorite fast/could-be-take-out restaurants (Chipotle, Oregano's, Little Szechuan: Mexian, Italian, and Chinese).

Step One:
Put the little Chinese crepe on a plate.

Step Two:
Add the vegetable and egg medley.

Step Three:
Add the yummy smoked hoisin sauce.

Step Four:
Wrap it up!! :)

 There you have it! I'm so happy to have a neighborhood Chinese restaurant! <33

jibjab

Have you all ever done a video on jibjab.com before?!
It's so fun...I did a Christmas elf one a few Christmases ago, and I just did another one tonight.

It's a little self absorbed, because it's all pictures of me, but I think that makes it funnier.
Oh, and there is one imposter.  It's this guy that tried to get re-named "Boomer the Dog".  He has bangs like me, so I thought he'd fit in.

Enjoy :) It's a bit silly, but I hope you like it!!

Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

peace

Has anyone else tried Peace Tea and fallen in love with it??

I tried it for the first time last semester when I was wandering the campus market looking for food.  I love that it's only 99 cents, and even if it's not healthy, I feel healthy drinking it.

Keep reading if you want to hear a semi-related story:

I was walking either to or away from a sporting event, concert, or something that calls for vendors selling drinks on the streets.  I wanted desperately to drink either Arizona Iced Tea (that also has a 99 cent marking on it) or Peace Tea.  The conversation:

me: Kel, how much do you think that tea is?

Kel: I dunno...probably like two or three dollars.

me: But it says on the can that it's 99 cents.

Kel: Well go ask the guy and find out.

me: Sir, how much is the tea? 99 cents right? Because that's what it says on the can?

Man: $2.00

It just made me think.  If I were a vendor, I would avoid selling items that offered a certain price on the package, when in reality you decide you want to sell it for more.