This week, while walking to class, I've heard a lot of little conversations that seem completely random because I have no context for them. Here were the best two from this week...
(Between two girls walking to class)
"I don't think she really understands what we're talking about..."
"Yeah, I know, and she snores really loud, too!"
(Between two guys outside the library)
"Hey, dude did you study abroad last year?"
"Yeah, man I went to Peru! I ate guinea pig, man, you know that!"
Three updates in one day, pretty good, I think :P
Sunday, November 9, 2008
If you're bored and you know it, clap your hands...
I stole this survey (including the title) from some random blog. So, thanks to whoever she is! :)
1. Where were you 1 hour ago?
Here, checking my email and facebook.
2. Who will be your next kiss?
Who knows? But that's the mystery in life, right?
3. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
I don't think so, this room isn't very bright, but it is mostly white and shades of gray.
4. When is the last time you went to the mall?
Yesterday.
5. Are you wearing socks right now?
Yes.
6. When was the last time you went out of town?
Today to go into
7. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
No, but I have plenty of ganas, I'll probably go on Thanksgiving break.
8. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Water.
9. What are you wearing right now?
Jeans, t-shirt and a hoodie. The American student uniform, you could say.
10. Have you been in a car wash?
Yes…hasn't everyone?
11. Last fast food you ate?
Green grapes.
12. Where were you last week on Saturday?
At home.
13. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
I bought a dress on sale yesterday.
14. When was the last time you ran?
I ran on the elliptical machine at the gym on Friday.
15. What's the last sporting event you watched?
A few minutes of baseball here and there, I guess.
16. Your Full initals?
ARM
17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
1. I wonder if it's true that if you're initials spell a word it means you'll have good luck.
2. I wonder if David Fonseca sang "Song to the Siren/Who are You?" at the concert in
3. I want to write more of my paper.
18. Last 3 people's houses you were in?
1. Mine
2. My grandparents'
3. My great-aunt's
19. How old are your parents?
Early-mid fifties.
20. What time did you wake up today?
I woke up at 6 and had a surprising amount of energy until about 11, then I recharged with a cup of coffee.
21. Do you miss anyone?
Of course I do. I dreamt that they were in
22. Last play you saw?
Something last summer about a murder mystery that involved an opera singer. I didn't like it very much.
23. What are your plans for today?
Well, for me, today is pretty much over. I plan to write a little more and then read some of Blindness…I'm a little concerned for the characters, one of them has a gun now, and I'm nervous about how that might resolve. At least I don't dread going back to my room because I actually cleaned it today AND made the bed. Go me! Haha.
24. Who is the last person you commented on myspace?
No one, I don't have it.
25. Ever go to camp?
Yes, I went to an overnight camp (which I hated) and a day camp that focused on art, dance and music (loved it).
The end.
Urgent, open at once!
Querido Joana:
No sé cómo decirte esto: eres una pervertida. Creo haberme dado cuenta de esto cuando tu hermano me mordió en el probador de señoras y te vi grabando tus iniciales en mi mejor amigo. Estoy segura de que eres lo suficientemente Mongólica
Con pena,
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Soy inutil...
A genie offers to grant you ONE wish, what would you wish for? Um, duh! More wishes.
If you could be any animal, which one would you choose and why? I would be a dolphin because I could swim really fast and speak/understand their secret language.
You can return to ANY time period. Which one do you choose and why? I’d like to go back (just for one day) to 1944. That’s the year that my grandmother was a senior in high school, I would like to see what she was like.
You have to belong to another culture. Which one do you choose and why? Somewhere in Europe…maybe France. They have really good cuisine
If the year consisted of only one season, which would you choose? Spring because there are flowers and its always the perfect temperature.
Your are kicked out of your country. Which new one do you move to and why? Why have I been kicked out? Oh, I don’t know…Australia or New Zealand I guess.
You can be friends with any fictional character. Who do you choose? Why? Jim from the Office. Do I have to explain why?
You get to meet any historical figure. Who do you choose and why? Martin Luther King Jr. I really admire him.
If you could have any magical power, what would you want and why? To be able to snap my fingers and be anywhere in the world that I choose.
You have to change your race. Which would you choose and why? Um, I don’t know, anything.
You can outlaw any one thing of your choosing. What is it and why? I would outlaw vicious name-calling.
Uh oh, you're stuck in a fairy tale. Which one would you rather be in? I don’t know, Beauty and the Beast maybe.
If you could learn any language, which would you choose? Portuguese and Korean.
Ah ha! A fountain of youth! At what age would you rather drink from it? Why. I wouldn’t want to because I wouldn’t want to live my life over again.
Plant or animal (not human): which one would you rather be? Why? Plant I guess, just because it’s so different from being human.
If you could get rid of anything in this world, what would it be? Why? I would get rid of fear (in all forms) because I think it’s the cause of most unhappiness in the world.
Should everyone be carnivores, omnivores, or herbivores? Why? Omnivores, that way people get enough protein and fiber and all that.
Would you ever make the world one race if you had the chance? No, because diversity is so important.
Would you ever make the world one religion if you had the chance? No.
All but ONE modern technology is outlawed. Pick the one that stays. Why? The internet. How else am I going to see the new PostSecrets?
You can have any hair colour. Which one would you choose? I’d like it to be a bit lighter than it is now…not blonde but blonde highlights maybe :P
You can have any eye colour. Which one would you choose? Green.
What is you dream profession (logical or not)? Super-heroine, artist, writer, and many more.
If you had to live on another planet, which would you choose? Saturn, because I could roller-skate around the rings.
What holiday do wish could be celebrated 4 times a year? Why? I love Easter, so maybe that one. Or Thanksgiving…but it wouldn’t be as special if we celebrated it more than once a year.
Would you prefer to live under the sea or on a cloud? Why? Oohh, both, but if I’m living on a cloud, I probably can fly, and that would be awesome, so cloud.
What is your dream home? I don’t know.
What is your ideal location? I have many. A small-medium cosmopolitan city with art museums and interesting people.
What month should the year consist entirely of if you have to choose? Why? Again, the diversity is what makes life interesting, but if I’m forced to choose, I would say May.
Would you rather live outside or be forced to stay inside forever? Live outside.
What gender are you? Given the choice, would you change it? Why? No, I’m fine as is thanks.
What one issue are you the most passionate about? I don’t know…existentialism maybe. Creative expression, tolerance, many more.
You can only eat ONE food for the rest of your life. What do you pick? Hmm, all natural yogurt I think.
You can only drink ONE liquid for the rest of you life. What do you pick? Water or vitamin water or rum and coke :P
If you had to see everything in only one colour, which one would you choose. Green.
What one mythological creature do you wish you could see in real life? A unicorn.
If you had to listen to one type of music 24/7, what kind would you choose? Alt Rock.
Would you prefer to be rich in money or rich in love for your lifetime? Love.
If you could be any animal, which one would you choose and why? I would be a dolphin because I could swim really fast and speak/understand their secret language.
You can return to ANY time period. Which one do you choose and why? I’d like to go back (just for one day) to 1944. That’s the year that my grandmother was a senior in high school, I would like to see what she was like.
You have to belong to another culture. Which one do you choose and why? Somewhere in Europe…maybe France. They have really good cuisine
If the year consisted of only one season, which would you choose? Spring because there are flowers and its always the perfect temperature.
Your are kicked out of your country. Which new one do you move to and why? Why have I been kicked out? Oh, I don’t know…Australia or New Zealand I guess.
You can be friends with any fictional character. Who do you choose? Why? Jim from the Office. Do I have to explain why?
You get to meet any historical figure. Who do you choose and why? Martin Luther King Jr. I really admire him.
If you could have any magical power, what would you want and why? To be able to snap my fingers and be anywhere in the world that I choose.
You have to change your race. Which would you choose and why? Um, I don’t know, anything.
You can outlaw any one thing of your choosing. What is it and why? I would outlaw vicious name-calling.
Uh oh, you're stuck in a fairy tale. Which one would you rather be in? I don’t know, Beauty and the Beast maybe.
If you could learn any language, which would you choose? Portuguese and Korean.
Ah ha! A fountain of youth! At what age would you rather drink from it? Why. I wouldn’t want to because I wouldn’t want to live my life over again.
Plant or animal (not human): which one would you rather be? Why? Plant I guess, just because it’s so different from being human.
If you could get rid of anything in this world, what would it be? Why? I would get rid of fear (in all forms) because I think it’s the cause of most unhappiness in the world.
Should everyone be carnivores, omnivores, or herbivores? Why? Omnivores, that way people get enough protein and fiber and all that.
Would you ever make the world one race if you had the chance? No, because diversity is so important.
Would you ever make the world one religion if you had the chance? No.
All but ONE modern technology is outlawed. Pick the one that stays. Why? The internet. How else am I going to see the new PostSecrets?
You can have any hair colour. Which one would you choose? I’d like it to be a bit lighter than it is now…not blonde but blonde highlights maybe :P
You can have any eye colour. Which one would you choose? Green.
What is you dream profession (logical or not)? Super-heroine, artist, writer, and many more.
If you had to live on another planet, which would you choose? Saturn, because I could roller-skate around the rings.
What holiday do wish could be celebrated 4 times a year? Why? I love Easter, so maybe that one. Or Thanksgiving…but it wouldn’t be as special if we celebrated it more than once a year.
Would you prefer to live under the sea or on a cloud? Why? Oohh, both, but if I’m living on a cloud, I probably can fly, and that would be awesome, so cloud.
What is your dream home? I don’t know.
What is your ideal location? I have many. A small-medium cosmopolitan city with art museums and interesting people.
What month should the year consist entirely of if you have to choose? Why? Again, the diversity is what makes life interesting, but if I’m forced to choose, I would say May.
Would you rather live outside or be forced to stay inside forever? Live outside.
What gender are you? Given the choice, would you change it? Why? No, I’m fine as is thanks.
What one issue are you the most passionate about? I don’t know…existentialism maybe. Creative expression, tolerance, many more.
You can only eat ONE food for the rest of your life. What do you pick? Hmm, all natural yogurt I think.
You can only drink ONE liquid for the rest of you life. What do you pick? Water or vitamin water or rum and coke :P
If you had to see everything in only one colour, which one would you choose. Green.
What one mythological creature do you wish you could see in real life? A unicorn.
If you had to listen to one type of music 24/7, what kind would you choose? Alt Rock.
Would you prefer to be rich in money or rich in love for your lifetime? Love.
Yet another silly survey
Who would you want to be tied to for 24 hours? Hmm, I was going to say Patrick Dempsey, but his voice is so feminine…oh, I know! David Fonseca
Who do you blame for your mood today? My mood is good, so I’ll take the credit for it.
Have you ever seen a dead body? Not in person.
What should we do w/ stupid people? Send them all to Antarctica.
How long do you think you will live? I think I have about 15 years left.
What was the first thing you did this morning? Scraped frost off the car windshield. It's too early for it to be this cold!
The color of carpet in your bedroom? At school it’s grey. I have wood floors at home.
Last person you went out to dinner with? Nissa, I think
Are you spoiled? Not too much.
Do you drink lots of water? Yes, too much.
What toothpaste do you use? Crest Cinnamon something. It’s so yummy!
How do you vent your anger? Sometimes I write, or go for a walk, or do primal screams in my car where no one can hear me.
The last compliment you received? That I understood the ethics material for the test…I’m not sure that’s true though, haha.
What are you doing this weekend? Dinner with my parents on Friday, the library on Saturday, and no idea on Sunday. Maybe I'll take a road trip...or not.
When was the last time you threw up? Last week when I was sick.
What theme does your room have? It doesn’t.
When was the last time you were at a party? If birthday parties count, then a couple of weeks ago.
Are you a mama's child or a daddy's child? Neither, really.
Would you ever join the military? No.
The last website you visited? Facebook or google, can’t remember.
Who was the last person you took a picture with? Crystal.
Last person you went to the movies with? Jordan.
Who do you blame for your mood today? My mood is good, so I’ll take the credit for it.
Have you ever seen a dead body? Not in person.
What should we do w/ stupid people? Send them all to Antarctica.
How long do you think you will live? I think I have about 15 years left.
What was the first thing you did this morning? Scraped frost off the car windshield. It's too early for it to be this cold!
The color of carpet in your bedroom? At school it’s grey. I have wood floors at home.
Last person you went out to dinner with? Nissa, I think
Are you spoiled? Not too much.
Do you drink lots of water? Yes, too much.
What toothpaste do you use? Crest Cinnamon something. It’s so yummy!
How do you vent your anger? Sometimes I write, or go for a walk, or do primal screams in my car where no one can hear me.
The last compliment you received? That I understood the ethics material for the test…I’m not sure that’s true though, haha.
What are you doing this weekend? Dinner with my parents on Friday, the library on Saturday, and no idea on Sunday. Maybe I'll take a road trip...or not.
When was the last time you threw up? Last week when I was sick.
What theme does your room have? It doesn’t.
When was the last time you were at a party? If birthday parties count, then a couple of weeks ago.
Are you a mama's child or a daddy's child? Neither, really.
Would you ever join the military? No.
The last website you visited? Facebook or google, can’t remember.
Who was the last person you took a picture with? Crystal.
Last person you went to the movies with? Jordan.
What did you do/will you do for your birthday this year? I was in Spain and hopefully will be in Spain.
Number of layers on your bed? Lots, it’s getting pretty cold here!
Is anything alive in your room? I don't have any pet beans, so, no :P.
Today, would you rather go back a week or go forward a week? Neither, just stay right where I am.
What are you looking forward to right now? Reading a chapter of Wicked and then going to bed early, I'm so tired.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
A poem by Rainer Maria Rilke
Childhood
It would be good to give much thought, before
you try to find words for something so lost,
for those long childhood afternoons you knew
that vanished so completely -and why?
We're still reminded-: sometimes by a rain,
but we can no longer say what it means;
life was never again so filled with meeting,
with reunion and with passing on
as back then, when nothing happened to us
except what happens to things and creatures:
we lived their world as something human,
and became filled to the brim with figures.
And became as lonely as a sheperd
and as overburdened by vast distances,
and summoned and stirred as from far away,
and slowly, like a long new thread,
introduced into that picture-sequence
where now having to go on bewilders us.
Rainer Maria Rilke
It would be good to give much thought, before
you try to find words for something so lost,
for those long childhood afternoons you knew
that vanished so completely -and why?
We're still reminded-: sometimes by a rain,
but we can no longer say what it means;
life was never again so filled with meeting,
with reunion and with passing on
as back then, when nothing happened to us
except what happens to things and creatures:
we lived their world as something human,
and became filled to the brim with figures.
And became as lonely as a sheperd
and as overburdened by vast distances,
and summoned and stirred as from far away,
and slowly, like a long new thread,
introduced into that picture-sequence
where now having to go on bewilders us.
Rainer Maria Rilke
Monday, September 29, 2008
En vez de leer filosofia...
Debes decir lo primero en que piensas al leer la palabra o frase.
• Rojo... Piensas en: Una niña española vestida en rojo (un vestido rojo, diadema roja, zapatos rojos, etc).
• Música... Piensas en: un concierto
• Fresa... Piensas en: helado…que asco por dios!
• Película... Piensas en: las palomitas :P
• Fiesta... Piensas en: Fonseca, claro!
• Libro... Piensas en: esos putos libros de filosofía…los odio!
• Microscopio... Piensas en: biologia
• Amor... Piensas en: Jim and Pam from the Office
• Michael Youn... Piensas en: quien?
• Webcam... Piensas en: hablar con mis padres mientras en España
• Bomba... Piensas en: :(
• Anillo... Piensas en: los pendientes
• Estrella... Piensas en: origami .
Animal... Piensas en: delfín
• Burbuja... Piensas en: burbujas, jeje.
• Lámpara... Piensas en: “I love lamp!” de la peli Anchorman
• Iciyatou... Piensas en: no lo se.
• Internet... Piensas en: Facebook y email.
• Cama...Piensas en: dormir.
• Zapatillas... Piensas en: la tienda en la zona vieja que queda en una cuesta.
• Lápiz... Piensas en: dibujar.
• Cabeza... Piensas en: pelo?
• Nada... Piensas en: algo (veo “the glass half full” jaja).
•Deporte... Piensas en: béisbol.
• Colegio... Piensas en: deberes
• Bombero... Piensas en: fuego~
Letras:
•... A como: animales
•... B como: brujas con mucho pelo
•... C como: Crystal (mi prima)
•... D como: delante
•... E como: erasmus
•... F como: fonseca
•... G como: genial!
•... H como: herramienta
•... I como: índigo
.....j como: jolín
•... K como: ni idea
•... L como: libros
•... M como: manipular
•... N como: nada
•... Ñ como: no se
•... O como: olvidar
•... P como: pipas :P
•... Q como: que?
•... R como: reirse
•... S como: sarcástico
•... T como: trasladar
•... U como: umm…
•... V como: vaga
•... W como: what?
•... X como: xylophone
•... Y como: ya
•... Z como: zumo de laranxa (es naranja en gallego?)~
Más:
• ¿Duermes con peluches?: a veces…
• ¿Tocas un instrumento?: no, aprendia como tocar muchos, pero ya he olvidado todo.
• ¿Lees a diario? : si.
• ¿Tienes secretos?: la verdad es que no se.
• ¿Tienes animales?: si.
• ¿Tienes un tatuaje?: que va?
• ¿Tienes un piercing?: las orejas cuentan?
• ¿Te gusta tu letra?: no
• ¿Has robado alguna cosa?: que me acuerdo, no.
• ¿Cantas bajo la ducha?: si estoy en casa, si.
•¿Crees que hay vida después de la muerte?: claro.
•¿Crees en los milagros?:…depende en como se defina la palabra.
• ¿Crees en los espíritus?: no se.
• ¿Te muerdes las uñas?: si…tengo que dejar de hacerlo!
• ¿Te sabes tocar la nariz con la lengua?: no.
• ¿Quieres a tus padres?: si~
x amor eres capaZ de:
• ¿Cambiar de país?: si
• ¿Cambiar de look?: …no.
• ¿Cambiar de religión?: no creo.
• ¿Renunciar a uno de tus sueños: depende en el chico y el sueño supongo.
• ¿Dar tus órganos?: a quien? para él? O para un desconocido?
• ¿Mentir a tus amigos?: no.
• ¿Mentir a tu familia?: ….no se, supongo que no.
• ¿Abandonar a tus amigos?: no.
• ¿Aceptar sus amigos/as: por que no?
• ¿Hacerte la cirugía estética?: NO.
• Rojo... Piensas en: Una niña española vestida en rojo (un vestido rojo, diadema roja, zapatos rojos, etc).
• Música... Piensas en: un concierto
• Fresa... Piensas en: helado…que asco por dios!
• Película... Piensas en: las palomitas :P
• Fiesta... Piensas en: Fonseca, claro!
• Libro... Piensas en: esos putos libros de filosofía…los odio!
• Microscopio... Piensas en: biologia
• Amor... Piensas en: Jim and Pam from the Office
• Michael Youn... Piensas en: quien?
• Webcam... Piensas en: hablar con mis padres mientras en España
• Bomba... Piensas en: :(
• Anillo... Piensas en: los pendientes
• Estrella... Piensas en: origami .
Animal... Piensas en: delfín
• Burbuja... Piensas en: burbujas, jeje.
• Lámpara... Piensas en: “I love lamp!” de la peli Anchorman
• Iciyatou... Piensas en: no lo se.
• Internet... Piensas en: Facebook y email.
• Cama...Piensas en: dormir.
• Zapatillas... Piensas en: la tienda en la zona vieja que queda en una cuesta.
• Lápiz... Piensas en: dibujar.
• Cabeza... Piensas en: pelo?
• Nada... Piensas en: algo (veo “the glass half full” jaja).
•Deporte... Piensas en: béisbol.
• Colegio... Piensas en: deberes
• Bombero... Piensas en: fuego~
Letras:
•... A como: animales
•... B como: brujas con mucho pelo
•... C como: Crystal (mi prima)
•... D como: delante
•... E como: erasmus
•... F como: fonseca
•... G como: genial!
•... H como: herramienta
•... I como: índigo
.....j como: jolín
•... K como: ni idea
•... L como: libros
•... M como: manipular
•... N como: nada
•... Ñ como: no se
•... O como: olvidar
•... P como: pipas :P
•... Q como: que?
•... R como: reirse
•... S como: sarcástico
•... T como: trasladar
•... U como: umm…
•... V como: vaga
•... W como: what?
•... X como: xylophone
•... Y como: ya
•... Z como: zumo de laranxa (es naranja en gallego?)~
Más:
• ¿Duermes con peluches?: a veces…
• ¿Tocas un instrumento?: no, aprendia como tocar muchos, pero ya he olvidado todo.
• ¿Lees a diario? : si.
• ¿Tienes secretos?: la verdad es que no se.
• ¿Tienes animales?: si.
• ¿Tienes un tatuaje?: que va?
• ¿Tienes un piercing?: las orejas cuentan?
• ¿Te gusta tu letra?: no
• ¿Has robado alguna cosa?: que me acuerdo, no.
• ¿Cantas bajo la ducha?: si estoy en casa, si.
•¿Crees que hay vida después de la muerte?: claro.
•¿Crees en los milagros?:…depende en como se defina la palabra.
• ¿Crees en los espíritus?: no se.
• ¿Te muerdes las uñas?: si…tengo que dejar de hacerlo!
• ¿Te sabes tocar la nariz con la lengua?: no.
• ¿Quieres a tus padres?: si~
x amor eres capaZ de:
• ¿Cambiar de país?: si
• ¿Cambiar de look?: …no.
• ¿Cambiar de religión?: no creo.
• ¿Renunciar a uno de tus sueños: depende en el chico y el sueño supongo.
• ¿Dar tus órganos?: a quien? para él? O para un desconocido?
• ¿Mentir a tus amigos?: no.
• ¿Mentir a tu familia?: ….no se, supongo que no.
• ¿Abandonar a tus amigos?: no.
• ¿Aceptar sus amigos/as: por que no?
• ¿Hacerte la cirugía estética?: NO.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Does this mean I should dye my hair purple?
Ojala que pudiera hacer magia como ella...que risa! Como se dice Sesame Street en portugues? :P
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Putting off all the things to do today...
1.Tu nombre sin la E,S,H,I,M,A--> bby…ni se puede pronunciarlo.
2.Lo que más fastidia tu vida?--> estes días la filosofía…es una tontería!
3.Qué estás escuchando ahora?--> Una música de Amelie.
4.Pecados--> pues eso no es la confesión, verdad? además, no soy católica, así que no voy a decir nada. :P
5.Estás feliz con tu vida ahora mismo? --> mas o menos.
6.Cuál era/es tu asignatura favorita en el instituto--> Arte, ingles, la clase que tiene que ver con ordenadores.
7.Compras en berska,mango o springfield?--> ninguno, no tenemos aquí, sabes?
8.De que piensas trabajar?--> no tengo un plan fijo, pero ya se que quiero viajar y tener muchas experiencias.
9.Eres extrovertido/a?--> Que va?
10.Una palabra que te describa--> ni idea.
11.Te gusta el McDonalds?--> no, es una vergüenza para mi (como americana).
12.Tienes gafas de sol grandes?--> claro que si, como una estrella de Hollywood
13.Dónde deseas estar ahora mismo?---> en la cama durmiendo, jeje.
14.Qué deberías estar haciendo en este momento?--> Un monton de cosas…estudiar, leer, escribir un ensayo, arreglar la habitación!
15.Estás por alguien ahora mismo?--> no.
16.Puedes:
•hacer globos con el chicle?: no
•hacer volteretas?: haha, no.
•tocarte las puntas de los zapatos estando de pie?: si, creo que si.
•mover las orejas?: nope.
•mover la nariz?: nope.
•enrollar la lengua?: si, por lo menos, eso si.
17.Te gusta:
•nadar?: si, me encanta, sobre todo nadar en el mar.
•las montañas rusas? No.
•montar en bici?: no se como.
•ver cosas muertas?: por dios, claro que no!
18.En tu familia:
•existen problemas con la caída de pelo?: no tantos, no.
•se celebran los cumpleaños con abuelos,primos,etc?: La verdad es que no celebramos los cumples mucho, aunque mi abuela siempre me hace “la tarta de los cumpleaños”…es mítica).
19.Has...alguna vez:•ido al océano?: um….duh!
•ido a pescar?: casi, pescar por langostas cuenta?
•Vomitado en público? : si, cuando era pequeña y fui a México por la primera vez.
•te desmayaste por beber mucho?: no. Me cai, pero no fue por beber mucho sino por los zapatos que lleve, vale?
•besado a alguien del mismo sexo?: pero Jo, no ibamos a decir a nadie! :P
•dormido fuera?: Si, pero nunca en la playa, y me gustaría hacerlo un día.
22.Cuál es:•la temperatura afuera?: me parece…50 grados F, que seria…10 grados C.
tu número favorito?: 17
•color favorito? Me gusta el verde, el azul, el blanco y negro, el rojo
•color que menos te guste?: el amarillo (lo siento a las portuguesas, jeje)
24.Yo:•color de pelo?: castaño claro (no rubio!)
•rizado o liso?: liso
•piercings?: los orejas solo.
•tatuajes?: no
25.Ropa:•color de la camiseta que llevas puesta: negra
•color de los pantalones: llevo vestido hoy, y es rosa y marron y blanco y gris (en plan “plaid?”) •zapatos: estoy descalza.
•collares: nope
26.Has:•abrazado a alguien alguna vez?: pues, supongo que si.
•estado al teléfono hasta el amanecer?: no, no me gusta hablar por teléfono.
•reido tanto que te measte encima?: haha, supongo que si, que vergüenza!
27.La última persona:
•con la que has hablado en persona?: Nissa
•con la que has hablado por telefono?: Liz
28.Te gustan los tests?: A veces, si.
29. crisis nerviosas?: En cuanto a la tesis, si.
30.Actual:
•estado: viva.
•Posición: ummm…estoy aquí.
31.Quién te despertó esta mañana?: el móvil.
32.Estas escribiendo : estas palabras?
33.Mañana será un buen día?: no quiero ser pesimista, pero supongo que no…veo muchos deberes y libros en mi futuro….
34.besado o abrazado a alguien hoy?: no he visto ni Dioz hoy.
35.En qué estás pensando ahora mismo?: temas interestantes de conversación para mi madre, mi abuela, y yo para cuando quedamos hoy.
36:Te llevarias 1 tiro por alguien?: ni idea que significa eso.
37.En donde te gustaria vivir?: hmm, no estoy segura aun, pero me gustaría vivir en muchos países.
38.De qué quieres trabajar cuando acabes los estudios: O de profesora de ingles o de superhéroe.
39.Cuándo fue la última vez que te caiste o t golpeaste? Ayer, como lo hago todo los días.
40.Escuchas música todos los días?: Claro (como que puedo hacer ejercicio sin mis músicas?)
41.Tecleas rápido?: si, bastante, y me encanta teclear.
42.Has ganado alguna vez un premio?: Si, pero es una historia triste. Cuando éramos pequeñas, mi amiga respondió a una pregunta en plan “como se llama esta canción?” y ella gano una moneda muy bonita. Yo respondí después y gane una bolsa de pescado. Te parece justo?
43.Cuánto falta hasta tu cumple?: no se, 6 meses, mas o menos.
44.Qué te pone nervioso/a?: a veces los perros.
45.Qué te hace sonreír?: mis amigas, algunas músicas, que solo tengo un año mas en Maine, las tonterías de mi abuelo, cuando el profesor de castellano no viene…
46.te liarias con kien te nomino?: no
47.Fumas?: claro que no.
48.Crees en:
•vida en otros planetas?: si, por que no?
•astrología?: como la mia siempre es en plan “vas a morir pronto” no hace sentido pensar en cosas asi.
•amor?:…depende en como se defina la palabra.
•fantasmas?: Si porque escuche una fantasma una vez…dijo en una voz rara “Dejame salir!!!” En serio!
•Rencarnación: SI
•amor a primera vista?:…otra vez, depende en como se defina.
•Brujas?: Pues, solo si tengan mucho pelo…no me mates, vale? :P
•el conejito de pascuas?: Claro, si él no existe, como recibo los huevitos y los chocolates???
•y en los reyes magos?: No, eso es tontería española….viva Santa Claus!
49.Te gusta el bronceado?: que?
2.Lo que más fastidia tu vida?--> estes días la filosofía…es una tontería!
3.Qué estás escuchando ahora?--> Una música de Amelie.
4.Pecados--> pues eso no es la confesión, verdad? además, no soy católica, así que no voy a decir nada. :P
5.Estás feliz con tu vida ahora mismo? --> mas o menos.
6.Cuál era/es tu asignatura favorita en el instituto--> Arte, ingles, la clase que tiene que ver con ordenadores.
7.Compras en berska,mango o springfield?--> ninguno, no tenemos aquí, sabes?
8.De que piensas trabajar?--> no tengo un plan fijo, pero ya se que quiero viajar y tener muchas experiencias.
9.Eres extrovertido/a?--> Que va?
10.Una palabra que te describa--> ni idea.
11.Te gusta el McDonalds?--> no, es una vergüenza para mi (como americana).
12.Tienes gafas de sol grandes?--> claro que si, como una estrella de Hollywood
13.Dónde deseas estar ahora mismo?---> en la cama durmiendo, jeje.
14.Qué deberías estar haciendo en este momento?--> Un monton de cosas…estudiar, leer, escribir un ensayo, arreglar la habitación!
15.Estás por alguien ahora mismo?--> no.
16.Puedes:
•hacer globos con el chicle?: no
•hacer volteretas?: haha, no.
•tocarte las puntas de los zapatos estando de pie?: si, creo que si.
•mover las orejas?: nope.
•mover la nariz?: nope.
•enrollar la lengua?: si, por lo menos, eso si.
17.Te gusta:
•nadar?: si, me encanta, sobre todo nadar en el mar.
•las montañas rusas? No.
•montar en bici?: no se como.
•ver cosas muertas?: por dios, claro que no!
18.En tu familia:
•existen problemas con la caída de pelo?: no tantos, no.
•se celebran los cumpleaños con abuelos,primos,etc?: La verdad es que no celebramos los cumples mucho, aunque mi abuela siempre me hace “la tarta de los cumpleaños”…es mítica).
19.Has...alguna vez:•ido al océano?: um….duh!
•ido a pescar?: casi, pescar por langostas cuenta?
•Vomitado en público? : si, cuando era pequeña y fui a México por la primera vez.
•te desmayaste por beber mucho?: no. Me cai, pero no fue por beber mucho sino por los zapatos que lleve, vale?
•besado a alguien del mismo sexo?: pero Jo, no ibamos a decir a nadie! :P
•dormido fuera?: Si, pero nunca en la playa, y me gustaría hacerlo un día.
22.Cuál es:•la temperatura afuera?: me parece…50 grados F, que seria…10 grados C.
tu número favorito?: 17
•color favorito? Me gusta el verde, el azul, el blanco y negro, el rojo
•color que menos te guste?: el amarillo (lo siento a las portuguesas, jeje)
24.Yo:•color de pelo?: castaño claro (no rubio!)
•rizado o liso?: liso
•piercings?: los orejas solo.
•tatuajes?: no
25.Ropa:•color de la camiseta que llevas puesta: negra
•color de los pantalones: llevo vestido hoy, y es rosa y marron y blanco y gris (en plan “plaid?”) •zapatos: estoy descalza.
•collares: nope
26.Has:•abrazado a alguien alguna vez?: pues, supongo que si.
•estado al teléfono hasta el amanecer?: no, no me gusta hablar por teléfono.
•reido tanto que te measte encima?: haha, supongo que si, que vergüenza!
27.La última persona:
•con la que has hablado en persona?: Nissa
•con la que has hablado por telefono?: Liz
28.Te gustan los tests?: A veces, si.
29. crisis nerviosas?: En cuanto a la tesis, si.
30.Actual:
•estado: viva.
•Posición: ummm…estoy aquí.
31.Quién te despertó esta mañana?: el móvil.
32.Estas escribiendo : estas palabras?
33.Mañana será un buen día?: no quiero ser pesimista, pero supongo que no…veo muchos deberes y libros en mi futuro….
34.besado o abrazado a alguien hoy?: no he visto ni Dioz hoy.
35.En qué estás pensando ahora mismo?: temas interestantes de conversación para mi madre, mi abuela, y yo para cuando quedamos hoy.
36:Te llevarias 1 tiro por alguien?: ni idea que significa eso.
37.En donde te gustaria vivir?: hmm, no estoy segura aun, pero me gustaría vivir en muchos países.
38.De qué quieres trabajar cuando acabes los estudios: O de profesora de ingles o de superhéroe.
39.Cuándo fue la última vez que te caiste o t golpeaste? Ayer, como lo hago todo los días.
40.Escuchas música todos los días?: Claro (como que puedo hacer ejercicio sin mis músicas?)
41.Tecleas rápido?: si, bastante, y me encanta teclear.
42.Has ganado alguna vez un premio?: Si, pero es una historia triste. Cuando éramos pequeñas, mi amiga respondió a una pregunta en plan “como se llama esta canción?” y ella gano una moneda muy bonita. Yo respondí después y gane una bolsa de pescado. Te parece justo?
43.Cuánto falta hasta tu cumple?: no se, 6 meses, mas o menos.
44.Qué te pone nervioso/a?: a veces los perros.
45.Qué te hace sonreír?: mis amigas, algunas músicas, que solo tengo un año mas en Maine, las tonterías de mi abuelo, cuando el profesor de castellano no viene…
46.te liarias con kien te nomino?: no
47.Fumas?: claro que no.
48.Crees en:
•vida en otros planetas?: si, por que no?
•astrología?: como la mia siempre es en plan “vas a morir pronto” no hace sentido pensar en cosas asi.
•amor?:…depende en como se defina la palabra.
•fantasmas?: Si porque escuche una fantasma una vez…dijo en una voz rara “Dejame salir!!!” En serio!
•Rencarnación: SI
•amor a primera vista?:…otra vez, depende en como se defina.
•Brujas?: Pues, solo si tengan mucho pelo…no me mates, vale? :P
•el conejito de pascuas?: Claro, si él no existe, como recibo los huevitos y los chocolates???
•y en los reyes magos?: No, eso es tontería española….viva Santa Claus!
49.Te gusta el bronceado?: que?
Forward your MP3 player or media player while the shuffle is on and use the song titles to answer the following questions. You must use all of the titles in the order in which they come, therefore you cannot skip anything even if it doesn't fit. Cheating takes the purpose out of it, so don't bother!
1.) How am I feeling today?
“El Chiqui Chiqui”
2.) Where will I get married?
“When we Were Young”
3.) What is my best friend's theme song?
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
4.) What is/was high school like?
“No Way Back”
5.) What is the best thing about me?
“Over and Out”
6.) How is today going to be?
“Cemeteries of London”
Well, it is kind of cloudy and gloomy today.
7.) What is in store for this weekend?
“She’s a Rebel” Haha, I could rebel against reading!
8.) What song describes my parents?
“Razor”
9.) How is my life going?
“Lying from You”
10.) What song will they play at my funeral?
“Prizefighter”
11.) How does the world see me?
“A Stroke of Luck” Sometimes that’s true.
12.) What do my friends really think of me?
“Welcome to the Jungle” haha.
13.) Do people secretly lust after me?
“Uno”
14.) How can I make myself happy?
“The Trick is to Keep Breathing”
15.) What should I do with my life?
“Gotta Get Away” Definitely!
16.) Will I ever have children?
“Yes” Pues, queda muy clara, verdad?
17.) What is some good advice?
“Everything Will be Alright”
18.) What do I think my current theme song is?
“Summer’s End”
19.) What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
“Hate this and I’ll Love You”
20.) What type of men/women do you like?:
“Man Next Door”
21.) Will you get married?:
“American Idiot”
22.) What should I do with my love life?:
“Bad Boyfriend”
24.) Where will you live?
“The Kids Aren’t Alright”
25.) What will your dying words be?
“Falling Down”
Por cierto, donde esta el 23? Que raro
1.) How am I feeling today?
“El Chiqui Chiqui”
2.) Where will I get married?
“When we Were Young”
3.) What is my best friend's theme song?
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”
4.) What is/was high school like?
“No Way Back”
5.) What is the best thing about me?
“Over and Out”
6.) How is today going to be?
“Cemeteries of London”
Well, it is kind of cloudy and gloomy today.
7.) What is in store for this weekend?
“She’s a Rebel” Haha, I could rebel against reading!
8.) What song describes my parents?
“Razor”
9.) How is my life going?
“Lying from You”
10.) What song will they play at my funeral?
“Prizefighter”
11.) How does the world see me?
“A Stroke of Luck” Sometimes that’s true.
12.) What do my friends really think of me?
“Welcome to the Jungle” haha.
13.) Do people secretly lust after me?
“Uno”
14.) How can I make myself happy?
“The Trick is to Keep Breathing”
15.) What should I do with my life?
“Gotta Get Away” Definitely!
16.) Will I ever have children?
“Yes” Pues, queda muy clara, verdad?
17.) What is some good advice?
“Everything Will be Alright”
18.) What do I think my current theme song is?
“Summer’s End”
19.) What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
“Hate this and I’ll Love You”
20.) What type of men/women do you like?:
“Man Next Door”
21.) Will you get married?:
“American Idiot”
22.) What should I do with my love life?:
“Bad Boyfriend”
24.) Where will you live?
“The Kids Aren’t Alright”
25.) What will your dying words be?
“Falling Down”
Por cierto, donde esta el 23? Que raro
La parte final (3)!!
Los libros que me apetecen leer (el blanco que no se ve bien es Harry Potter numero 7 en castellano :P).
Y los que tengo que leer. Algunos parecen como tienen mas anhos que Dioz...I mean Dios en este sentido! Jaja.
La pared delante del escritorio. Los cuadros son de Escher y la cosa azul tiene los dias de la semana con espacio para Post-its con las cosas que hay que hacer.
Me encanta esta foto. En el fondo hay algo como una sabana, pero con disenho bonito. Y puse una cuerda muy fina en la habitacion para colgar las postales. Te suena una???
Parte 2 (of 3)
Mi "reading corner." La bandera queda muy fixe, verdad? :)
La vista de la ventana. Tengo ganas de perder la concentracion este cuadrimeste escuchando a la gente gritando tonterias afuera.
Las flores de madera.
La vista (parece un poco como un "golf course" verdad? Asi es Maine...bonita sin nada que hacer).
Hace demasiado calor para usarla como bufanda ahora, pero lo haria cuando llega el invierno. Y sabes que? Hay un parte 3 porque aun me quedan fotos. Venga, vamos alla!
Parte 1 de La Habitacion Magnifica!
Pues, solo me dejan poner 5 fotos en un "entry" asi que haria dos :P. Es la habitacion...en realidad, no esta muy bien arreglada, asi que solo saque fotos de las partes que estan bastante bien, jaja. Si hay preguntas, dime, vale? (Por cierto, soy yo en la foto).
Los cuadros son de calendarios que he guardado. Son de Van Gogh y Chagall. El es mi favorito, me ENCANTA Chagall...debes "google" Chagall para ver los cuadros con mas detalles, si ya no lo conoces.
Es mi "reading chair." Como tengo que leer un monton de cosa este anho, merezco una silla especial, verdad? Detras hay las postales del "Viaje de UK" y parte de la lista de 101 things in 1001 days.
Es donde pongo las cosas importantes...tengo mi calendario, una postal de SDC, una que dice "Hemingway wrote stunning stories of Spain...what will you write?" y una fotocopia de la pagina de La Voz.
Um...otras postales del "viaje UK." Vale, esto es parte 1. Voy a hacer parte 2 ahora. 2 entries en un dia? Puede ser de verdad? Que pasa es que ya hice todo que tengo que hacer...son las 8, y como voy a la cama a las 9, por alli, no puedo salir. Entonces...2 entries :/.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Ai, no puedo concentrarme!
Crazy, Sexy, Cancer
Here's a clip from a documentary about a young woman who is diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer. She decides to take matters into her own hands and experiments with different types of treatment...eating whole foods, yoga, and various other types of therapy. She has an amazing outlook on life; very inspiring. The documentary is recommended to the one person that reads this blog :).
Here's a clip from a documentary about a young woman who is diagnosed with an incurable form of cancer. She decides to take matters into her own hands and experiments with different types of treatment...eating whole foods, yoga, and various other types of therapy. She has an amazing outlook on life; very inspiring. The documentary is recommended to the one person that reads this blog :).
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Unless I become best friends with Bill Gates, I will never work for Microsoft
Here are some example interview questions from an interview to work for Microsoft. I left out the more computer science-y ones as I do not understand their "lingo."
Applications
How can computer technology be integrated in an elevator system for a hundred story office building? How do you optimize for availability? How would variation of traffic over a typical work week or floor or time of day affect this?
How would you implement copy-protection on a control which can be embedded in a document and duplicated readily via the Internet?
Define a user interface for indenting selected text in a Word document. Consider selections ranging from a single sentence up through selections of several pages. Consider selections not currently visible or only partially visible. What are the states of the new UI controls? How will the user know what the controls are for and when to use them?
How would you redesign an ATM?
Suppose we wanted to run a microwave oven from the computer. What kind of software would you write to do this?
What is the difference between an Ethernet Address and an IP address?
How would you design a coffee-machine for an automobile.
If you could add any feature to Microsoft Word, what would it be?
How would you go about building a keyboard for 1-handed users?
How would you build an alarm clock for deaf people?
Thinkers
How are M&Ms made?
If you had a clock with lots of moving mechanical parts, you took it apart piece by piece without keeping track of the method of how it was disassembled, then you put it back together and discovered that 3 important parts were not included; how would you go about reassembling the clock?
If you had to learn a new computer language, how would you go about doing it?
You have been assigned to design Bill Gates bathroom. Naturally, cost is not a consideration. You may not speak to Bill.
What was the hardest question asked of you so far today?
If MS told you we were willing to invest $5 million in a start up of your choice, what business would you start? Why?
If you could gather all of the computer manufacturers in the world together into one room and then tell them one thing that they would be compelled to do, what would it be?
Explain a scenario for testing a salt shaker.
If you are going to receive an award in 5 years, what is it for and who is the audience?
How would you explain how to use Microsoft Excel to your grandma?
Why is it that when you turn on the hot water in any hotel, for example, the hot water comes pouring out almost instantaneously?
Why do you want to work at Microsoft?
Suppose you go home, enter your house/apartment, hit the light switch, and nothing happens - no light floods the room. What exactly, in order, are the steps you would take in determining what the problem was?
Interviewer hands you a black pen and says nothing but "This pen is red."
Applications
How can computer technology be integrated in an elevator system for a hundred story office building? How do you optimize for availability? How would variation of traffic over a typical work week or floor or time of day affect this?
How would you implement copy-protection on a control which can be embedded in a document and duplicated readily via the Internet?
Define a user interface for indenting selected text in a Word document. Consider selections ranging from a single sentence up through selections of several pages. Consider selections not currently visible or only partially visible. What are the states of the new UI controls? How will the user know what the controls are for and when to use them?
How would you redesign an ATM?
Suppose we wanted to run a microwave oven from the computer. What kind of software would you write to do this?
What is the difference between an Ethernet Address and an IP address?
How would you design a coffee-machine for an automobile.
If you could add any feature to Microsoft Word, what would it be?
How would you go about building a keyboard for 1-handed users?
How would you build an alarm clock for deaf people?
Thinkers
How are M&Ms made?
If you had a clock with lots of moving mechanical parts, you took it apart piece by piece without keeping track of the method of how it was disassembled, then you put it back together and discovered that 3 important parts were not included; how would you go about reassembling the clock?
If you had to learn a new computer language, how would you go about doing it?
You have been assigned to design Bill Gates bathroom. Naturally, cost is not a consideration. You may not speak to Bill.
What was the hardest question asked of you so far today?
If MS told you we were willing to invest $5 million in a start up of your choice, what business would you start? Why?
If you could gather all of the computer manufacturers in the world together into one room and then tell them one thing that they would be compelled to do, what would it be?
Explain a scenario for testing a salt shaker.
If you are going to receive an award in 5 years, what is it for and who is the audience?
How would you explain how to use Microsoft Excel to your grandma?
Why is it that when you turn on the hot water in any hotel, for example, the hot water comes pouring out almost instantaneously?
Why do you want to work at Microsoft?
Suppose you go home, enter your house/apartment, hit the light switch, and nothing happens - no light floods the room. What exactly, in order, are the steps you would take in determining what the problem was?
Interviewer hands you a black pen and says nothing but "This pen is red."
Friday, August 29, 2008
This is silly
From crazythoughts.com
If you were to get drunk in a country where the drinking limit is under 21, and went to the states and were still over the limit, could they arrest you for underage drinking even though you did not do the drinking in the states. (That's a really good question :P)
If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress?
If a kid refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?
Is it rude for a deaf person to talk (sign) with their mouth full of food?
Is there a time limit on fortune cookie predictions?
If ghosts can walk through walls and glide down stairs, why don't they fall through the floor?
Can animals commit suicide?
What do you do when you see an endangered animal that is eating an endangered plant?
Do Jewish vampires avoid crosses or Stars of David?
If parents say, "Never take candy from strangers" then why do we celebrate Halloween?
If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
Do Chinese people get English sayings tattooed on their bodies?
Why are all of the Harry Potter spells in Latin if they're English?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
If you put a chameleon in a room full of mirrors, what color would it turn?
Why do British people never sound British when they sing?
Why people are so scared of mice, which are much smaller than us, when no one seems to be scared of Micky Mouse, who is bigger than us?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
What is another word for "thesaurus"?
If you were to get drunk in a country where the drinking limit is under 21, and went to the states and were still over the limit, could they arrest you for underage drinking even though you did not do the drinking in the states. (That's a really good question :P)
If pro and con are opposites, wouldn't the opposite of progress be congress?
If a kid refuses to sleep during nap time, are they guilty of resisting a rest?
Is it rude for a deaf person to talk (sign) with their mouth full of food?
Is there a time limit on fortune cookie predictions?
If ghosts can walk through walls and glide down stairs, why don't they fall through the floor?
Can animals commit suicide?
What do you do when you see an endangered animal that is eating an endangered plant?
Do Jewish vampires avoid crosses or Stars of David?
If parents say, "Never take candy from strangers" then why do we celebrate Halloween?
If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
Do Chinese people get English sayings tattooed on their bodies?
Why are all of the Harry Potter spells in Latin if they're English?
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Do stuttering people stutter when they're thinking to themselves?
If you put a chameleon in a room full of mirrors, what color would it turn?
Why do British people never sound British when they sing?
Why people are so scared of mice, which are much smaller than us, when no one seems to be scared of Micky Mouse, who is bigger than us?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
What is another word for "thesaurus"?
Me aburro demasiado
1. What time did you get up this morning? 8:20 AM
2. Diamonds or pearls? Neither.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mamma Mia!...Pierce Brosnan should not be allowed to sing in movies.
4. What is your favourite TV show? The Soup, Project Runway, Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Fama!...A Bailar! (es bromita :P)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal with blueberries and milk.
6. What is your middle name? Rae.
7. Favourite food? Hmm...natural yogurt, vitamin water, olives, most fruits and vegetables. Somehow all of that mixed together doesn't really make a meal. :(
8. What foods do you dislike? Strawberry ice cream...it's awful!
9. What is your favourite chip flavour? Don't really like 'em.
10. What is your favourite song at the moment? Anything and everything that isn't "Why can't we be friends?" I've had that stuck in my head all week!!!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Subaru Forester.
12. Favourite sandwich? Turkey and mustard on wheat toast.
13. What characteristics do you despise? Too many to list, but they all pretty much boil down to deceit and falseness.
14. Favourite item or outfit? My Brazilian wish bracelet, my bracelet from Lucia, earrings from Candi and purple headband from Jo. When I wore all of them on the same day, my cousin told me I looked like a gypsy. I took it as a compliment (and laughed because it reminded me of the costume party :P).
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where? Hmm...I would say India, or Italy, not sure which.
16. What color is your bathroom? Peach.
17. Favourite brand of clothing? This survey is way too easy...H&M!
18. Where would you retire to? It's way to early to start thinking about that!
19. Favourite sport to watch? None, really.
20. Goal you have for yourself? I have 101 of them and a deadline :). Besides that, to have more patience and to "avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit."
21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Well, for starters I'm not really sending it...so no one?
22. Person you expect to send it back first? If anyone else out there ever reads this, it will most like be Jo as she is probably the only one who reads the blog :). If she does read it, I vote that she should copy it and answer all the questions on her blog.
23. When is your birthday? March 5th, 1987 which is the same day (but not the same year) as the Boston Massacre.
24. Favourite flowers? Blue hydrangeas
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Unfortunately a night person, though I would like to change that considering my class schedule this semester.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to be a grocery bagger, a teacher, a writer, a dancer, and someone who works constructing models at the Lego factory. (That last one still sounds pretty cool).
27. How are you today? Well, the day started out fine, but has devolved into a bad mood. Pienso demasiado en las cosas que me dan miedo...no deberia pensar asi.
28. What is a date on your calendar you are looking forward to? In the short term, tomorrow because I could be getting a postcard :). In the long term...March 2009.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Neither.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Mamma Mia!...Pierce Brosnan should not be allowed to sing in movies.
4. What is your favourite TV show? The Soup, Project Runway, Will and Grace, Arrested Development, Fama!...A Bailar! (es bromita :P)
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Cereal with blueberries and milk.
6. What is your middle name? Rae.
7. Favourite food? Hmm...natural yogurt, vitamin water, olives, most fruits and vegetables. Somehow all of that mixed together doesn't really make a meal. :(
8. What foods do you dislike? Strawberry ice cream...it's awful!
9. What is your favourite chip flavour? Don't really like 'em.
10. What is your favourite song at the moment? Anything and everything that isn't "Why can't we be friends?" I've had that stuck in my head all week!!!
11. What kind of car do you drive? Subaru Forester.
12. Favourite sandwich? Turkey and mustard on wheat toast.
13. What characteristics do you despise? Too many to list, but they all pretty much boil down to deceit and falseness.
14. Favourite item or outfit? My Brazilian wish bracelet, my bracelet from Lucia, earrings from Candi and purple headband from Jo. When I wore all of them on the same day, my cousin told me I looked like a gypsy. I took it as a compliment (and laughed because it reminded me of the costume party :P).
15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where? Hmm...I would say India, or Italy, not sure which.
16. What color is your bathroom? Peach.
17. Favourite brand of clothing? This survey is way too easy...H&M!
18. Where would you retire to? It's way to early to start thinking about that!
19. Favourite sport to watch? None, really.
20. Goal you have for yourself? I have 101 of them and a deadline :). Besides that, to have more patience and to "avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexations to the spirit."
21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you? Well, for starters I'm not really sending it...so no one?
22. Person you expect to send it back first? If anyone else out there ever reads this, it will most like be Jo as she is probably the only one who reads the blog :). If she does read it, I vote that she should copy it and answer all the questions on her blog.
23. When is your birthday? March 5th, 1987 which is the same day (but not the same year) as the Boston Massacre.
24. Favourite flowers? Blue hydrangeas
25. Are you a morning person or a night person? Unfortunately a night person, though I would like to change that considering my class schedule this semester.
26. What did you want to be when you were little? I wanted to be a grocery bagger, a teacher, a writer, a dancer, and someone who works constructing models at the Lego factory. (That last one still sounds pretty cool).
27. How are you today? Well, the day started out fine, but has devolved into a bad mood. Pienso demasiado en las cosas que me dan miedo...no deberia pensar asi.
28. What is a date on your calendar you are looking forward to? In the short term, tomorrow because I could be getting a postcard :). In the long term...March 2009.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Estoy enganchada...
I'm addicted to...
1. Vitamin Water. I love the little funny paragraphs on the label, the rainbow of different colors, and all of the nutrients.
2. Paralyzer by Finger 11. The video's kind of strange, but the song gets stuck in my head all the time...and I'm not complaining.
3. The cyclic nature of this poem by Mary Oliver:
The Buddha's Last Instruction
"Make of yourself a light"
said the Buddha,
before he died.
I think of this every morning
as the east begins
to tear off its many clouds
of darkness, to send up the first
signal-a white fan
streaked with pink and violet,
even green.
An old man, he lay down
between two sala trees,
and he might have said anything,
knowing it was his final hour.
The light burns upward,
it thickens and settles over the fields.
Around him, the villagers gathered
and stretched forward to listen.
Even before the sun itself
hangs, disattached, in the blue air,
I am touched everywhere
by its ocean of yellow waves.
No doubt he thought of everything
that had happened in his difficult life.
And then I feel the sun itself
as it blazes over the hills,
like a million flowers on fire-
clearly I'm not needed,
yet I feel myself turning
into something of inexplicable value.
Slowly, beneath the branches,
he raised his head.
He looked into the faces of that frightened crowd.
4. The movie Atonement. It was kind of disturbing, but I like the idea that one person's perspective and interpretation of certain events can have a real effect on others' lives.
5. Project Runway...but only when they have good challenges, like tonight's "make an outfit out of car parts." After all, this is the show that inspired #10 on my list.
I'm not so thrilled about...
1. Facebook. I hate it. I don't like knowing what everyone is up to all the time. I'm tempted to delete my account.
2. "Phoebe" on Friends. She annoys me so much...it's partly the voice and partly that she tries too much to be weird.
3. Strangely chilly late August Maine weather. It feels like fall already, which is ok, but I know that it's going to get inexplicably hot again in September. Grr....Maine weather.
That's all for now. 5 good things vs. 3 bad things are pretty good odds, I think :P.
1. Vitamin Water. I love the little funny paragraphs on the label, the rainbow of different colors, and all of the nutrients.
2. Paralyzer by Finger 11. The video's kind of strange, but the song gets stuck in my head all the time...and I'm not complaining.
3. The cyclic nature of this poem by Mary Oliver:
The Buddha's Last Instruction
"Make of yourself a light"
said the Buddha,
before he died.
I think of this every morning
as the east begins
to tear off its many clouds
of darkness, to send up the first
signal-a white fan
streaked with pink and violet,
even green.
An old man, he lay down
between two sala trees,
and he might have said anything,
knowing it was his final hour.
The light burns upward,
it thickens and settles over the fields.
Around him, the villagers gathered
and stretched forward to listen.
Even before the sun itself
hangs, disattached, in the blue air,
I am touched everywhere
by its ocean of yellow waves.
No doubt he thought of everything
that had happened in his difficult life.
And then I feel the sun itself
as it blazes over the hills,
like a million flowers on fire-
clearly I'm not needed,
yet I feel myself turning
into something of inexplicable value.
Slowly, beneath the branches,
he raised his head.
He looked into the faces of that frightened crowd.
4. The movie Atonement. It was kind of disturbing, but I like the idea that one person's perspective and interpretation of certain events can have a real effect on others' lives.
5. Project Runway...but only when they have good challenges, like tonight's "make an outfit out of car parts." After all, this is the show that inspired #10 on my list.
I'm not so thrilled about...
1. Facebook. I hate it. I don't like knowing what everyone is up to all the time. I'm tempted to delete my account.
2. "Phoebe" on Friends. She annoys me so much...it's partly the voice and partly that she tries too much to be weird.
3. Strangely chilly late August Maine weather. It feels like fall already, which is ok, but I know that it's going to get inexplicably hot again in September. Grr....Maine weather.
That's all for now. 5 good things vs. 3 bad things are pretty good odds, I think :P.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I want to fly...
After seeing The Dark Knight I decided that Batman is not a real superhero because he has no actually super-human powers. He has a cool suit and a cool car, but little more. So, I was wondering, could anyone become their own version of a superhero?
How to Become a Superhero
This article outlines 10 relatively practical ways to become a superhero. Brandon would definitely go with #7, Joana already fits the description for #8. As for me, I think #5 and #9 look pretty good. #10 is only appealing on a really bad day. What do you think? Are superheros some kind of other species, or is it possible to evolve into one? If you could, what powers would you want?
How to Become a Superhero
This article outlines 10 relatively practical ways to become a superhero. Brandon would definitely go with #7, Joana already fits the description for #8. As for me, I think #5 and #9 look pretty good. #10 is only appealing on a really bad day. What do you think? Are superheros some kind of other species, or is it possible to evolve into one? If you could, what powers would you want?
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Jo, you can already check #37 off your list
Well, I am really bored right now and am looking for something to do. After talking with a friend of mine about the 101 things in 1001 days list a couple of weeks ago, and just reading one I've decided to start one. I'm already participating in 43things.com but this seems cool, too. I'm thinking of so many things, but a lot of them are really abstract (like "have infinite patience") and clearly impossible (like..uh..."have infinite patience"). So, I'll try to keep this as concrete as I can. I'll admit, I'm completely stealing this idea from Joana, so I might as well take her start and end dates, too, since I'm too lazy to do my own. Start date is September 2nd, 2008 and the end date is May 31st, 2011. Here we go!
1. Write a book and send it to an agent and a publisher.
2. Finish my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course.
3. Finish my degree (including my thesis).
4. Read Don Quixote in Spanish.
5. Drink tea in the Oakes Room.
6. Train myself to be adaptable to all situations.
7. Visit a temple, a mosque, and other religious centers for one day just to see what it's like.
8. Read about and really try to understand quantum physics...at least some of it.
9. Keep a little notebook with me to write down observations from daily life.
10. Learn to sew and to make clothes.
11. Plan for and actually go on my "International Vacation" in March 2009.
12. Learn to cook well.
13. Start practicing yoga.
14. Learn to meditate, and then practice it daily.
15. Go for an entire day without speaking (but still go about my daily routine).
16. Have something accepted by McSweeney's (still crossing my fingers on that submission!)
17. Learn to ride a bike.
18. Save money for the aforementioned "International Vacation" even if that means dipping into savings, going diving for King crabs in Alaska, selling my organs on the black market or (God-forbid)...getting a job.
19. Dance around to Mika (when no one is around).
20. Go to a frat party.
21. Give up meat for a month.
22. Not look at a watch/clock for a whole day.
23. Live in South Korea and teach English there for a year.
24. Send a thank you letter to my favorite elementary school teacher.
25. Do one thing that seems irrational to the point of impossible, just to say I've done it.
26. Sit outside in my yard and look at the stars without getting scared of what kind of animals might be out there.
27. Directly compliment people instead of making nice comments behind their backs.
28. Write for at least an hour daily.
29. Watch all of my favorite Disney animated movies dubbed in Spanish.
30. Send at least 5 postcards a month through Postcrossing.
31. Finish my "1000 movies I've seen in my lifetime" list.
32. Do a "Turn off the TV Week" like I did in the fourth grade.
33. Pay the toll for the car behind me.
34. Write character sketches of my best friends.
35. Learn Esperanto.
36. Fit in exercise every day, eat healthy, lose weight, get plenty of sleep, live a balanced life, blah, blah, blah.
37. Go swimming in the ocean at midnight.
38. Learn to be a morning person.
39. Go to the weekly Spanish club at Borders.
40. In preparation for South Korea, go to karoke and sing a duet.
41. Go to as many international music/art/dance performances as possible.
42. Finish reading Lonely Planet's The Travel Book in an attempt to learn something about every country.
43. Host the Women of the World luncheon about Spain and try to explain and answer questions as best I can.
44. Pretend for one day that my life is a movie by writing a script for myself ahead of time and then follow the script (while reacting to other people spontaneously, like improv).
45. Volunteer at Spruce Run.
46. Participate in a psychological study.
47. Learn 3 new Spanish words a day.
48. Talk to my grandmother about her childhood and then write the stories down so I'll always remember them.
49. Write bi-weekly letters to my overseas friends and to my cousins.
50. Learn enough about English grammar that I can teach it well without getting confused.
51. Watch Citizen Kane.
52. Forgive Frank for not posting my secret, and maybe send him another one.
53. Learn how to have lucid dreams all the time.
54. Hand out candy to people on a random day (it can't be Halloween).
55. Run.
56. Watch The Wizard of Oz on mute while playing The Dark Side of the Moon.
57. Get a massage.
58. Go to the movies by myself.
59. Learn Portuguese.
60. Learn enough Korean to get by (it's so difficult!).
61. Have an awesome snowball fight.
62. Throw someone a surprise birthday party.
63. Learn to write backwards.
64. Take a self-defense class.
65. Learn to do a cartwheel and a handstand.
66. See Elizabeth Gilbert speak in Portland this September.
67. After forgiving Frank, ask him to come and speak at UMaine.
68. Floss every day.
69. Go for one whole day without complaining once.
70. Write a random, interesting fact on a postcard, look up a random address in a telephone book and then send it to that address.
71. Come up with good mnemonic devices for remembering things.
72. Do the New York Times Crossword Puzzle by myself.
73. Promote David Fonseca and his wonderful music.
74. Go for long walks in my favorite cemetary.
75. Go to an AA meeting (just for the experience).
76. Go for a whole day without sitting or lying down.
77. Learn enough about Korean culture so that I'm not totally lost when I get there.
78. Write a letter to David Sedaris telling him how much I admire his work and see if I get a response.
79. Play flashlight tag.
80. Eat sunflower seeds in Berberecho with my best friends and then go dancing all night.
81. Learn how to fence.
82. To remember what the three wishes I made on my Brazilian wish bracelet, and do everything in my power to make sure those wishes come true.
83. Give up the habit of reading celebrity gossip magazines.
84. For one day behave like George on Seinfeld and do the complete opposite of every instinct I have.
85. Give up caffiene completely.
86. Participate in this.
87. Go to an auction.
88. Think of interesting things to write in my blog.
89. Trust my intuition instead of my mind to make the right choice.
90. Go to the handbell choir Christmas concert, go Christmas caroling, bake cookies with my mom, go to church for the midnight service, and all of the other holiday stuff I missed last year.
91. Eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve.
92. Translate the lyrics to the songs by Humanos that I have on my mp3 player.
93. Watch all of our home videos.
94. September Cuaresma 2009.
95. Perfect my Spanish grammar and increase my Spanish vocabulary.
96. Learn Gallego.
97. Find out the origin of cliches and sayings in English.
98. Grow my hair long.
99. Learn how to wake up at a certain time without using an alarm clock.
100. Watch the rest of the Almodovar movies that I didn't get the chance to see in Spain.
101. Actually do everything that I've just listed above...wish me luck! :)
By the way, the bold font means they have been completed.
1. Write a book and send it to an agent and a publisher.
2. Finish my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) course.
3. Finish my degree (including my thesis).
4. Read Don Quixote in Spanish.
5. Drink tea in the Oakes Room.
6. Train myself to be adaptable to all situations.
7. Visit a temple, a mosque, and other religious centers for one day just to see what it's like.
8. Read about and really try to understand quantum physics...at least some of it.
9. Keep a little notebook with me to write down observations from daily life.
10. Learn to sew and to make clothes.
11. Plan for and actually go on my "International Vacation" in March 2009.
12. Learn to cook well.
13. Start practicing yoga.
14. Learn to meditate, and then practice it daily.
15. Go for an entire day without speaking (but still go about my daily routine).
16. Have something accepted by McSweeney's (still crossing my fingers on that submission!)
17. Learn to ride a bike.
18. Save money for the aforementioned "International Vacation" even if that means dipping into savings, going diving for King crabs in Alaska, selling my organs on the black market or (God-forbid)...getting a job.
19. Dance around to Mika (when no one is around).
20. Go to a frat party.
21. Give up meat for a month.
22. Not look at a watch/clock for a whole day.
23. Live in South Korea and teach English there for a year.
24. Send a thank you letter to my favorite elementary school teacher.
25. Do one thing that seems irrational to the point of impossible, just to say I've done it.
26. Sit outside in my yard and look at the stars without getting scared of what kind of animals might be out there.
27. Directly compliment people instead of making nice comments behind their backs.
28. Write for at least an hour daily.
29. Watch all of my favorite Disney animated movies dubbed in Spanish.
30. Send at least 5 postcards a month through Postcrossing.
31. Finish my "1000 movies I've seen in my lifetime" list.
32. Do a "Turn off the TV Week" like I did in the fourth grade.
33. Pay the toll for the car behind me.
34. Write character sketches of my best friends.
35. Learn Esperanto.
36. Fit in exercise every day, eat healthy, lose weight, get plenty of sleep, live a balanced life, blah, blah, blah.
37. Go swimming in the ocean at midnight.
38. Learn to be a morning person.
39. Go to the weekly Spanish club at Borders.
40. In preparation for South Korea, go to karoke and sing a duet.
41. Go to as many international music/art/dance performances as possible.
42. Finish reading Lonely Planet's The Travel Book in an attempt to learn something about every country.
43. Host the Women of the World luncheon about Spain and try to explain and answer questions as best I can.
44. Pretend for one day that my life is a movie by writing a script for myself ahead of time and then follow the script (while reacting to other people spontaneously, like improv).
45. Volunteer at Spruce Run.
46. Participate in a psychological study.
47. Learn 3 new Spanish words a day.
48. Talk to my grandmother about her childhood and then write the stories down so I'll always remember them.
49. Write bi-weekly letters to my overseas friends and to my cousins.
50. Learn enough about English grammar that I can teach it well without getting confused.
51. Watch Citizen Kane.
52. Forgive Frank for not posting my secret, and maybe send him another one.
53. Learn how to have lucid dreams all the time.
54. Hand out candy to people on a random day (it can't be Halloween).
55. Run.
56. Watch The Wizard of Oz on mute while playing The Dark Side of the Moon.
57. Get a massage.
58. Go to the movies by myself.
59. Learn Portuguese.
60. Learn enough Korean to get by (it's so difficult!).
61. Have an awesome snowball fight.
62. Throw someone a surprise birthday party.
63. Learn to write backwards.
64. Take a self-defense class.
65. Learn to do a cartwheel and a handstand.
66. See Elizabeth Gilbert speak in Portland this September.
67. After forgiving Frank, ask him to come and speak at UMaine.
68. Floss every day.
69. Go for one whole day without complaining once.
70. Write a random, interesting fact on a postcard, look up a random address in a telephone book and then send it to that address.
71. Come up with good mnemonic devices for remembering things.
72. Do the New York Times Crossword Puzzle by myself.
73. Promote David Fonseca and his wonderful music.
74. Go for long walks in my favorite cemetary.
75. Go to an AA meeting (just for the experience).
76. Go for a whole day without sitting or lying down.
77. Learn enough about Korean culture so that I'm not totally lost when I get there.
78. Write a letter to David Sedaris telling him how much I admire his work and see if I get a response.
79. Play flashlight tag.
80. Eat sunflower seeds in Berberecho with my best friends and then go dancing all night.
81. Learn how to fence.
82. To remember what the three wishes I made on my Brazilian wish bracelet, and do everything in my power to make sure those wishes come true.
83. Give up the habit of reading celebrity gossip magazines.
84. For one day behave like George on Seinfeld and do the complete opposite of every instinct I have.
85. Give up caffiene completely.
86. Participate in this.
87. Go to an auction.
88. Think of interesting things to write in my blog.
89. Trust my intuition instead of my mind to make the right choice.
90. Go to the handbell choir Christmas concert, go Christmas caroling, bake cookies with my mom, go to church for the midnight service, and all of the other holiday stuff I missed last year.
91. Eat 12 grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve.
92. Translate the lyrics to the songs by Humanos that I have on my mp3 player.
93. Watch all of our home videos.
94. September Cuaresma 2009.
95. Perfect my Spanish grammar and increase my Spanish vocabulary.
96. Learn Gallego.
97. Find out the origin of cliches and sayings in English.
98. Grow my hair long.
99. Learn how to wake up at a certain time without using an alarm clock.
100. Watch the rest of the Almodovar movies that I didn't get the chance to see in Spain.
101. Actually do everything that I've just listed above...wish me luck! :)
By the way, the bold font means they have been completed.
Friday, August 22, 2008
An American Girl with Wanderlust
Inspired by Joana, I have started this blog...I only hope that I have enough to say to keep posting and that my posts don't overlap too much with hers! :P
After spending a year in the most beautiful city in the world (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) I've learned so much about European life that is, for the most part, not widely known here in the US. So one of my goals will be to spread the news about great bands, movies, books, and generally cool ideas about language and culture that I picked up while away. I'll try to alternate between English and Spanish posts...I have no idea who (if anyone) will read this, but we'll give it a try and see how it goes.
Above is a photo of the cathedral in Santiago. It feels so strange not to walk by it every day. If you have any questions about the life/culture in Spain, feel free to comment on the blog. I'll do my best to come up with an answer.
Ok, that's all for right now. Bye!
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