Livejournal

Hey. I have a new livejournal. I'll probably end up updating that more than I do this, since no one seems to update their blogs much anymore anyway. LJ is more of a community anyway. Anyway, here's the link so you can check what's going on in my rather strange life. http://www.livejournal.com/users/annod039/

That's it for now. I'll see you chaps later (I pulled an Erin).

Farewell.

Disclaimer

Due to a certain response to my last post, I feel I must say the following:

I would NOT consider myself affiliated with the Green Party. I am a registered Independent, and I have my reasons for that. I am fairly liberal when it comes to environmentalism; I don't consider myself an extreme environmentalist but I still believe that I am one. As far as most other things go, I am fairly libertarian-minded. However, I have never had extremely firm beliefs on certain issues such as welfare and medical aid and such, so I am inclined to lean toward my sympathetic/empathetic nature and be more Democratic as far as those issues. I don't say that I am sympathetic and empathetic boastingly, either. Rather, sometimes my tendency to have sympathy for everyone can indeed be my downfall.

In any case, I had my reasons when I registered as an Independent. Namely, I cannot align myself with one particular party, and I HATE when people pose the "If you had to..." question, because that is not the case in reality. I do NOT have to pick one party. Yes, America runs on a two-party system, but you are not forced to join with either of those two parties. I am more than welcome to have my independent mind. Perhaps it is flawed and illogical, but I have that right to think what I will.

Political Ideology

You scored as Green Politics. You are a Green! You beleive in emphasizing environmental issues and that it is important to protect wildlife. Centrist 92% Green Politics 92% Liberatarian 75% Conservative 67% Democratic Socialist 42% Nationalist 33% Liberal 33% Communist 8% What is your political ideology? created with QuizFarm.com

Now I'm addicted to Blogthings

Or I'm just bored out of my mind.

I thought this one was interesting because it said N and not S

Your Personality Is

Idealist (NF) You are a passionate, caring, and unique person. You are good at expressing yourself and sharing your ideals. You are the most compassionate of all types and connect with others easily. Your heart tends to rule you. You can't make decisions without considering feelings. You seek out other empathetic people to befriend. Truth and authenticity matters in your friendships. In love, you give everything you have to relationships. You fall in love easily. At work, you crave personal expression and meaning in your career. With others, you communicate well. You can spend all night talking with someone. As far as your looks go, you've likely taken the time to develop your own personal style. On weekends, you like to be with others. Charity work is also a favorite pastime of yours.

The Three Question Personality Test

Wow this one was right on:

You Are Likely a Third Born

At your darkest moments, you feel vulnerable. At work and school, you do best when you're comparing things. When you love someone, you tend to like to please them. In friendship, you are loyal to one person. Your ideal careers are: sales, police officer, newspaper reporter, inventor, poet, and animal trainer. You will leave your mark on the world with inventions, poetry, and inspiration.

The Birth Order Predictor

Completely Random but Hilarious

Your New Year's Resolutions

1) Get a pet chihuahua 2) Eat more cheese 3) Travel to India 4) Study warrior dancing 5) Get in shape with midget tossing

What Should Your New Year's Resoluton Be?

I Can't Sleep

So tonight (this morning) has become an unintentional all-nighter. I have not been able to fall asleep at all. I am really tired, but I just can't sleep. I tried reading, watching TV (ugh), my bed, the couch, etc... but nothing worked. I keep on coughing and tossing and turning. Oh well.
Random fact: Hugh Grant and I share the same birthday. How cool is that?

Anyway, here are some memes my mom emailed me.

Which animal totem best suits you?
created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Wolf. You are the Wolf. When you are with someone, your allegience never falters. Your family is very important to you and you will protect that family with all you have, no matter what. Wolf 92% Dog 83% Deer 83% Fox 83% Salmon 67% Eagle 67% Dragon 67% Stag 67% Horse 58% Crow 42% Bull 42% Ram 42% Bear 42% Snake 25%

Your Love Element Is Water

In love, you connect deeply and commit totally. For you, love is all about taking risks and moving into unknown territory. You attract others with courage and confidence. Your flirting style is defined by your flexibility and ability to adapt. Nurturing and shared learning are the cornerstones of your love life. And while you may jump in to love too quickly, you always come out the wiser for it. You connect best with: Metal Avoid: Earth You And another Water element: will pull each other down into a dark place

What Element Is Your Love?

Life in General

A lot has happened since my last entry. To make this short I will list rather than describe.

-I went to go see Munich with my pops
-I have started to play ping-pong again
-I had a seizure
-I have spent some time with my Uncle, Aunt (his sister, not wife), my cousin Brianne, and my cousin Ruthie who I haven't seen in...a long time
-I spent quite a bit of time with my mom, Annie, and Shodan :)
-I ate at El Minuto...finally
-I watched CSI with my sister...I can't believe I watched TV
-I went shopping

It seems to me that much more than that has actually happened, only I cannot seem to remember. Oh well. I've been in the weirdest mood lately. Honestly, I do not know what has come over me. While I'm in Phoenix I sleep in every day, unless I have to get up early to go back to Tucson. When I'm in Tucson, I am fairly anti-social and all I want to do is sleep. And, generally, I do. Then I wake up and ask myself why I choose to stay in bed all the time rather than spend time with people whom I have just over a week left to see. I don't understand myself. It certainly is not that I don't desire to be with and spend time with them, it's just that for some inexplicable reason, I choose to sleep or read or...sit around and think instead. Granted, I have been sick since Christmas. I woke up on New Year's Day and I felt the worst I'd felt all break, so I stayed in bed thinking that sleeping in would help, but I slept ALL DAY. I do not remember waking up at all, and I didn't wake up until 1:24 the next morning. Today I felt sick so I slept until 5:00 PM. It's sick. I hate myself for it. I don't want to sleep that long but I do. It's the weirdest thing.
Then, when I'm awake, I feel like something is wrong, but I can't pinpoint it whatsoever. It's irritating. Perhaps after attempting to step out of my introverted shell all semester at Hillsdale, I'm taking the opportunity to recoil. I don't know; I honestly don't. I feel exhausted. Oblivious. Despondent. Languid. Weighed-down. I've had the desire to watch all these movies. And I have watched quite a few. Bridget Jones, Pride and Prejudice, The Red Violin, Must Love Dogs, Les Choristes. Well, you all know that I am empathetic. When I watch these movies, when the characters are feeling some strong emotion, I start hurting. Really, actually hurting. A sharp pain goes through my fingers and hands, while I feel a less acute, more steady pain in my chest. I don't know...it's always been this way, or at least for a really long time, but now it's to a greater extreme, and I can feel it more distinctly. Right now, for example, my knuckles are still hurting from a movie I just watched...and it even ended happily.
Goodness. I just don't know what's going on.

Because I'm Bored

Some MORE surveys from my mom.

One:
01. Do you have on a lot of make-up?
No sir.

02. How much do you put on?
If I wear it (I think the last time was graduation?) then not very much

03. How long does it take you to get ready?
30 minutes

04. Do you put on a lot of lipgloss?
Chapstick brand chapstick

05. Does your lipgloss smell good?
I think my chapstick smells good, if that counts

06. Do you carry a purse?
No

07. What color is it?
Not applicable

09. Do you have a Coach bag?
Ha

10. Do you have a Louis Vuttion?
Haha

11. How many purses do you have?
I think my mom may have gotten me one...

12. Do you like to wear nail polish?
No

13. How often do you get your nails done?
I've never gotten them done

14. Do you like manicures?
I have never had one

15. What about pedicures?
Same

16. Do you have a usual nail salon you go to?
No

17. Where do you get your hair cut?
Wild Orchids

18. Do you dye your hair?
No

19. Do you straighten your hair?
Occasionally. When I get my hair cut, when someone persuades me to, and then sometimes in the winter so I can go outside with my hair dry

20. Do you have lots of pairs of shoes?
I have a decent amount. Not anywhere near what my sister has though

21. What are your favorite shoes?
Reef flip-flops, and if those don't count then my converse

23. Do you wear heels everywhere?
Haha. I'd definitely fall

24. Can you walk in heels and not fall over?
Oh ha...no.

25. Where do you buy your clothes?
I like J. Crew, but I can't really afford it very often, so I accept clothes as people buy them for me or I get school t-shirts. Oh and actually I like buying a t-shirt whenever I travel.

26. Do you go shopping every week?
In Hillsdale if you count Wal-mart

27. What's your favorite store?
Borders

28. How much do you usually spend?
Oh way too much, especially during the holiday season

29. Have you ever been in Dior?
I don't exactly know what that is, so I'm guessing no

30. Do you follow fashion trends?
Sometimes. However I usually follow them right after they go out... I'm just a little slow, that's all

31. Do you have a pair of huge sunglasses?
No. I'd look like a bug

35. How many pairs of earrings do you have?
Zero

36. Do you wear hoop earrings?
Absolutely

37. Do you have a lot of skirts?
I have quite a few that I've acquired throughout my years at Desert...I can think of eight right now, but there might be more...although I don't think so.

39. Do you get your eyebrows done?
No.

40. Can you apply mascara without opening your mouth?
No.

41. Do you wear a lot of eyeliner?
Ugh never.

42. Do you do pilates or yoga?
No. I used to do Tae-bo back in the day though.

43. Do you have a lot of magazines?
No. I'm quite boring if you haven't noticed.

44. Have you ever gotten a massage?
Ah yes :)

Two:
1. You have $10 and need to buy snacks at a gas station; what do you buy?
A water bottle, a soda, gummy worms, a bag of chips, gum

2. If you had to be reincarnated as some sort of sea-dwelling creature, what would you be?
Funny mom. A seahorse maybe...then I wouldn't have to go through childbearing ;)

3. Who's your favorite redhead?
Well, true redhead? Meg Drew. Hannah insists on being called a "strawberry blonde," but that doesn't count as a redhead (for me, anyway)

4. What do you order when you're at a pancake house?
Pancakes, but only at Millie's. I don't like IHOP.

5.. Describe the last time you were injured:
Well I have 8 bug bites right now if that counts. Other than that, I think that it would have to be when Josh slammed snow in my face, so he started running and I sprinted after him, hit a patch of ice (I was wearing converse...), then my entire body flew up into the air and I landed on my butt. My neck was the only thing that really hurt though. I'm pretty sure I got whiplash.

6. Are there any odd things that make you feel comfortable?
Probably but I can't think of any.

7. Tell me a weird story from your high school years:
Define weird.

8. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone?
A picture of Annie and me from Thanksgiving two years ago.

9. Soda?
A&W Cream soda

10. Flavor of pudding?
Not a pudding person

11. What type of shirt are you wearing?
An Argentina (Batistuta) football jersey

12. Prescription medication?
Lamictal and Effexor

13. If you could use only one form of transportation for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Broomsticks

14. How many people are on your friends list?
I'm not on Livejournal so I don't have a friends list. But on AIM I have 97.

15. How many people on your list do you know in real life?
All of them, but I probably talk to less than half of them.

16. What are you listening to right now?
The Killers

17. Most recent movie you watched?
Memoirs of a Geisha.

18. Name 5 things you have with you at all times:
Well, I TRY to have chapstick with me at all times, but sometimes I lose it...right now, for instance. I also try to carry water with me everywhere, but that dies out in the winter. In Hillsdale I always have a writing utensil on me.

19. Would you rather give or receive a foot massage?
I hate feet

20. Name a teacher you had the hots for:
Didn't exactly have the hots for any of them. However, I was infatuated with one of my PE teachers because he was SO talented at everything we did; he was especially good at soccer.

21. What is a saying that you use a lot?
No particular sayings. Just words.

22. What's one piece of advice that you think should be passed on to every child?
The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

Promises

All is well here in Tucson. I've been quite lazy though. Ugh. I've been sitting around the apartment with my pops and sister, eating Dove chocolate and listening to either my dad's Bruce Springsteen CD or my iTunes on shuffle. iTunes on shuffle is so hilarious...it goes from Green Day to the Beatles to Relient K to Tchaikovsky to the Shins to Moulin Rouge to Reel Big Fish to Dave, and well, it's just quite the mix.
Anyway, these Dove Promises that I have been eating are so funny. They have these "Promise messages" written on the inside of the foil and I can't help but laugh at them:

-"Make 'someday' today."
-"Temptation is fun...giving in is even better."
-"Discover yourself."
-"It's definitely a bubble-bath day."
-"Keep the promises you make to yourself."
-"Watch reruns, they replay your memories."
-"Listen to your heartbeat and dance."
-"Hey, why not?"
-"When two hearts race, both win."
-"Send a love letter this week."
-"Sing along with the elevator music."
-"Do what feels right."
-"You know what? You look good in red."

Oh my goodness they are so funny. Anyway...the point is that I've had a few good laughs on behalf of my fattening chocolate. Not that I'm getting fat or anything, only that I should be. Thanks father, for that high metabolism :)
I woke up feeling worse than yesterday, so I slept in again. I had planned on going to Jaime and Jared's to see the kids, but I did not want to give them my cold, especially Aidan or Asher, because they're so young. Instead, I went to lunch at El Minuto with my father and Annie. Again my plans fell through when I found out Andrea was not at home, which meant that I couldn't deliver her presents. I didn't just want to go home, so I decided that it would be much more productive if I went to go cash a check so I could use that money and my Borders coupon to get CDs for cheap. I bought "The Everglow" by Mae and "Oh, Inverted World" by The Shins.
But the funny thing is I ran into Andrea at Borders. Oh it was so convenient. I was able to see Kristen's ring (!), give Andrea her presents without making the drive out to Mexico (joking), and hang out with Jay, Luke, Heath, Sherri (sp?...correct me please), Andrea and Kristen. We went to AZPCo and hung out for a while. It was nice.
I'm going to stop writing because...this is dull and boring. Same thing I guess. Whatever. I also just received my grades...

News to come. Farewell.

Christmas

Well, I hope you all had a jolly Christmas. Overall mine was quite nice. Annie and I are both sick, she worse than I, but still...sinus infections and sinus headaches are never fun. Nevertheless we were all still able to enjoy it, but we all definitely missed my brother. We were able to talk to him through AIM, but it's not the same at all. I miss Stephen. :(
Christmas Eve I slept in, because I was feeling so ill and disgusting. Then my mom came to pick me up at about 11:00, we went to the other side of Tucson to see my Uncle for a few minutes and pick up some chicken noodle soup my Aunt made for Annie. However, while there they overloaded us with all sorts of yummy treats: brownies, cookies, Mexican pastries, upside-down pineapple cake (I've still never tried it...I assume it's tasty...?), and See's Candy.
My mom and I arrived in Phoenix at about...oh I don't know... 5:00ish. Due to the fact that I felt quite ill, I tried to sleep but was only able to lay there half-conscious, hearing everything going on around me, including the movie my mom and Annie were watching downstairs. I finally gave up and got on the computer. I don't remember whatever I did, but it doesn't matter all that much.
Soon after their movie was over we (including Shodan) all sat around the Christmas tree and opened presents. I was very pleased with what I got.
-A Coat
-A Fleece Jacket, which I love
-A Scarf that Annie knitted for me
-Lotion and perfume of my scent from my Uncle
-Wool socks
-A wool hat
-Les Choristes...which I've watched twice already and it has quickly become one of my favorite movies :)
-Monsters, Inc. socks
-TONS of candy, including lots of gum for popping :)
-Money from my father
-Because my Tucson friends seem to always be late with gifts, there is more coming.

Anyhow, it was a splendid evening with my sister, mother, and Shodan. My sister and I had a jelly-bean tasting contest, which I won :) Then we watched Pride and Prejudice, which is always wonderful. I SO long for a Mr. Darcy though. I just want to fall in love. Annie went to bed early, before the movie was over, but I stayed up until 2:30 to finish it, because...it's almost a sin to only watch part of a movie unless it's when there is a change in disc. In any case, I finished the movie then read some Tolstoy, then went to bed.
I woke up at 8:00, showered, then woke up Annie, and she was ready by nine, so then we left for Tucson. We were at my dad's by 11:00. We opened presents, or mainly my dad did, because he mostly just gave us money. Then we opened our stockings, which were full of candy. Ha. Like I need more. Oh well.
I just sat around all day, talking online, reading, being tormented by my sister, etc...Then I found out that Andrew had to work on Christmas!!! I felt awful for him, so I visited him and gave him his present. Then my dad, Annie and I watched Les Choristes, which finished at about 11:00, my dad then went to bed and Annie and I proceeded to watch Love Actually. Sigh. This only made me want to fall in love more. Haha. No, it's just such a feel-good movie. I love it. I never realized how funny it was until this time. Well, I guess that's how life goes. (Actually I have no idea what that is supposed to mean, but it sounded sophisticated so I said it anyway). I read some Tolstoy and then went to bed. It was wonderful day. I hope you all had wonderful Christmases as well.
Just think...in about 6 days it will be a new year...incredible.

I Wish...

Your Christmas Stocking Will Be Filled With a Puppy

Well - one cute, soft, cuddly puppy... And a very soiled Christmas stocking.

What Will Be In Your Christmas Stocking?