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December 22nd, 2006
08:21 pm - Christmas in a Grocery Store
I swear if someone asks me one more time if we sell fresh cranberries I'm going to scream!
But that's not what I'm here to vent a little about. I am actually writing about how I am concerned with how people treat the holidays. Why does everyone stress so much? I understand that traditions, parties and gift giving are very important so most people (myself included on the gift giving) but it is very troubling that people freak out so much. Hardly anyone smiles and people act like it's the end of the world if we don't carry, say, fresh cranberries at our store. (grr!)
This is really a time for all of us to enjoy each others company and show our loved ones we care by being there for them. Cranberry sauce doesn't show love, a hug and a smile shows that. When people come through my checkout line I try and make them take a deep breath to make them realize that those extra ten seconds to de-stress doesn't make them horribly late for anything and will hopefully put this whole holiday rush thing in perspective.
So essentially I just hope everyone has a relaxing, chill and enjoyable holiday. I'm going to be busting out my awesome thrift store holiday sweater this weekend at work along with my elf hat; because it's just so damn awesome!
-peace
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December 8th, 2006
August 27th, 2006
05:27 pm - Triathlon
HA!!!!
so I did my second triathlon today. it was a lot of fun, but it was very painful as well. yes, I am crazy and like to torture myself.
I was so happy that Greg came and watched along with my Dad and Shannon and Caitlin. They were a great cheering squad on the sidelines and apparently I was too zoomy (whooosh!) and dad or greg couldn't take too many pictures.
But yeah, get this: I DIDN'T START WITH MY GROUP! Nope, they had it on the website and crap that the start time was between 8 and 8:15. they started without me at 7:40. Probably looked pretty funny. Here I am sauntering down to the water with Greg and Dad and I look around and notice no one else has a silver swim cap, so I ask the lady standing near me "did the silver caps start?" she said yes, and I think I swore for the first time in front of my dad. I pulled on my swim cap and goggles and moved my ass into the water as fast as i could so I could join the pink cap start. wow, did I feel totally stupid and I so wanted to just give up then and there. but luckily I'm stubborn and just kept going. for starting the in the back of the pack of swimmers I passed quite a fair few and from there on the race went very smooth. I was really dizzy and almost threw up during the run, but that's kind of normal. I felt pretty strong in between the transitions compared to last year; i actually ran up the beach into the transition area compared to last year where i walked the whole way. stuff like that. But I didn't PR, which was what I really wanted to do. Last year I completed the course in about 56 minutes and this year was clocked in at 1:02 something but that includes at least two minutes of starting late.
So this year I am totally determined to kick so much more ass at this sport. god damn it i want to place in a race soon. I am planning out my new race season for next year including 10ks and possibly a 1/2 marathon in november (10 weeks away). I am crazy enough to do it as well.
I am joining the santa barbara triathlon club and that will put me into gear. not having anyone to train with is pretty hard, and also working at 5am makes it challenging. but i'm totally going to do it. argh! this is feisty kimi talking.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/pirate.gif) determined
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July 24th, 2006
03:25 pm - Bruce's Philosopher's Song - Monty Python
Immanuel Kant was a real piss-ant who was very rarely stable.
Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy begger who could think you under the table.
David Hume could out-consume Schopenhauer and Hegel.
And Wittgenstein was a beery swine who was just as sloshed as Schlegel
There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'bout the raising of the wrist.
Socrates himself was permanently pissed.
John Stuart Mill, of his own free will, on half a pint of shandy was particularly ill.
Plato, they say, could could stick it away, half a crate of whisky every day!
Aristotle, Aristotle was a bugger for the bottle, And Hobbes was fond of his Dram.
And Rene Descarte was a drunken fart: "I drink, therefore I am."
Yes, Socrates himself was particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
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July 1st, 2006
08:37 am - HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Yay for Canada turning 139 today! Without the Great White North I don't know what else we Americans would make fun of. (probably just the French more I suppose)
In celebration for Canada Day, I am going to the lake with my not-so-hickish relatives, drinking beer and going water-skiing. w00t!
(oh, and let me tell you all that alcohol up here costs an arm and a leg. A six-pack of guiness costs around 14 dollars. WTF!)
And lastly, I said my first "eh" yesterday. So watch out when I get back from my trip, I probably have a slight accent thanks to my relatives.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/smilec.gif) chipper
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May 2nd, 2006
10:30 pm - OMG this is not right at all
| Your Birthdate: July 10 | 
Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations.
You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you.
Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans.
You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot.
Your strength: Your ability to gain respect
Your weakness: Caring too much what others think
Your power color: Orange-red
Your power symbol: Letter X
Your power month: October |
The weakness and the power colors are the only things right. ha!
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April 29th, 2006
April 27th, 2006
07:47 pm
haha!
If anyone can watch it, "Mammoth" is going to be on the sci-fi channel at 8c/9p tonight! It's freaking hilarious!
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April 25th, 2006
09:10 pm
OMG teh Ginzoors!
Current Mood: happy
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April 24th, 2006
09:34 pm
Oh, gin and tonics, why must you taste so yummy!
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April 1st, 2006
11:37 am - My quarterly to-do list and stuff
so this past quarter I did decently well but I would like to do better this coming up one. I'm only taking 2 "real" classes, but I"m going to be working on an extra paper for my recital and fixing a few papers for applications to grad school and stuff. My classes might not have finals (sweet!) but I will be working on papers for them as well.
In the piano realm I of course and working on my recital in may and I have an audition for it on the end of april I have to get ready for. It's coming up a lot sooner than I had realized. So I want to do well on that of course. that means that i have to be diligent about my practicing and not flake out an hour into my practicing time. No half-assing it there! I need to record myself as well and work on the little technique things.
I would like to find a job but we'll see when that will be appropriate. And the other question is where i should work. a 9-5 sort of place or maybe something that's a bit more flexible. I would still love to get some piano students.
this last quarters craziness made me not train as much and therefore i gained about 10 pounds that I resolve to lose while training for my triathlon. So i am taking a swimming class on Mondays and Wednesdays, biking Mondays and fridays, and running Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Because of time and stuff I need to do this all early in the morning which will be nice because the weather should be a little warmer. also because I am going to be getting up early I am going to have to find another way to calm down at night other than drinking. I also want to stop drinking as much for other reasons as well, I have been feeling lately that I am getting too dependent on it as a way to calm down and I do it way too often. It's getting expensive. I also have been feeling like a fool and not having as much fun as I should. And the biggest part is that I always hate myself in the morning because i know i didn't need it. With that in mind I am resolving to drink only occasionally and hopefully not at all until my recital. (take it little chunks at a time) We'll see how it goes because i usually dont' do so good with telling myself "you can't do that" but I need to be stricter. Anyways rant rant rant...
Also I want to remember to backup my harddrive every week. no more lost papers!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/cry.gif) melancholy
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March 31st, 2006
07:35 pm - If only I were Supergirl... then I would have totally aced the GRE today. :(
But i suppose being "lean, muscular, and feminine" aren't exactly the qualities that graduate schools are looking for.
Your results:
You are Supergirl
| Supergirl |
| 95% |
| Superman |
| 80% |
| The Flash |
| 75% |
| Wonder Woman |
| 70% |
| Iron Man |
| 65% |
| Green Lantern |
| 65% |
| Robin |
| 55% |
| Spider-Man |
| 45% |
| Batman |
| 40% |
| Hulk |
| 30% |
| Catwoman |
| 20% |
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Lean, muscular and feminine.
Honest and a defender of the innocent.
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Click here to take the Superhero Personality Test
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06:53 pm - OMG WIDGETS!
I love macs and the little toys you get with them. whee!!
And if you don't know what a widget is, you're missing out on many more pointless hours that could be spent in front of a computer screen.
Current Mood: chipper
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March 23rd, 2006
08:56 pm - This is quite interesting.
I didn't think it applied to me much, but then i re-read it and wow, the "my actual problem" thing is right on. i wonder how they get the results.
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kksudsy took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Longs for a tender and sympathetic bond and for a ..."
Click here to read the rest of the results.
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Current Mood: a bottle of wine and champange
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March 21st, 2006
11:32 am - woohoo!
all right. finished with one final, 2 to go. 1 doesn't even really count since he said it should only take us about 20 mintes to do. what's up with that? The take home final i just printed out and am turning it in today so that's cool. my last final is my folk music one that's on thursday and i think i will do well, i just actually have to study for it now. I also just printed out that paper. Ahh it's so nice to check off so many things in one blow. And it's awesome, i get to go and practice, which i haven't really done since friday and i might actually enjoy it! I have a lot to work on with my chopin. I got lots of good comments so now it's applying them. and most of my mistakes and causes for criticsms were because of bad technique which i am working on. we'll see, i get to play all my pieces for my parents this coming sunday when i go home.
i was relatively happy with this quarter, we'll see when i get my grades in though. I think the biggest reason for me not totally wigging out like i usually do is because i was able to sleep most of the time, i usually had a chance to go running or something almost everyday, and I didn't have to work at DLG. i think the working thing was the biggest. It's so crazy that i'm going to have to leave this place and go live in the big bad world, called Goleta, without school in about 12 weeks. akk!
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/shy.gif) triumphant
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March 18th, 2006
01:32 pm - haha!
Your results:
You are An Expendable Character (Redshirt)
| An Expendable Character (Redshirt) |
| 80% |
| Uhura |
| 75% |
| Geordi LaForge |
| 70% |
| Chekov |
| 65% |
| Deanna Troi |
| 60% |
| Beverly Crusher |
| 55% |
| Data |
| 49% |
| Jean-Luc Picard |
| 45% |
| Leonard McCoy (Bones) |
| 45% |
| Mr. Scott |
| 45% |
| Spock |
| 44% |
| James T. Kirk (Captain) |
| 35% |
| Will Riker |
| 25% |
| Worf |
| 20% |
| Mr. Sulu |
| 5% |
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Since your accomplishments are seldom noticed,
and you are rarely thought of, you are expendable.
That doesn't mean your job isn't important but if you
were in Star Trek you would be killed off in the first
episode you appeared in.
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Click here to take the Star Trek Personality Quiz
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March 13th, 2006
09:22 am - What I've learned in the past week...
-BACK UP! BACK UP! BACK UP! Even though Macs are the gods of computers they still fail. And failing is bad when you haven't backed up your computer and you lose all your pictures, files and papers due the next week and presentations due the next day!
-I can write a 12 page paper in 2 days (that was unheard of from me until now) and I am now earning my degree in B.S.ing in papers.
-My dad, though he is a bit too quiet, a bit too conservative and a bit too strong-headed, is totally awesome. (and he has nice computers to lend to me)
-Gettting out of bed at 5:30 is really hard to do when its cold outside and the bed is cozy and warm. zzz....
-I can actually survive without drinking coffee or espresso every morning. It's a miracle!
Current Mood: random
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March 11th, 2006
12:01 am
Grr... right now is one of those times that i hate me and my body. I wish i could save me from myself. yuck.
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March 9th, 2006
07:07 am - :(
My computer died last night. long live my hard drive. I have one more chance to save my photos, music and most importantly my 15 page paper due next Tuesday. wish me luck.
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March 8th, 2006
12:08 pm - rawr!!!!
Mine looks like an upside down dude.
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