Poking

Is it bad Facebook etiquette if someone "pokes" you and you don't poke them back? To me, poking is just weird. Sounds sneaky and like they're invading my personal space. Why can't it be "waving"? I would wave at people, but won't poke them. Not a fan of poking. :(

Pet Peeve #432

I hate it when people go back on their word. If you say you're gonna do something, you should do it... unless you have a really good reason not to.

Still In Love

I STILL LOVE HIM, OKAY??!! HE'S SUCH A FOX!!! I promised I wouldn't write about him again in my blog, but I can't help it. My love for him burns now stronger than ever after seeing his beautiful face on Men's Journal. That lucky wife of his...

P.S. Mr. Agent, if you happen to find me again, just fyi, I'm not a crazy fan!
P.P.S. I hope they don't have those image crawlers searching for references of him online. That exists, right??

Dew Ewe Half Treble Reeding This?

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Sew in away, eye half bin sew bus see lately with work, with wedding planning, next next weak's vacation to Pour toe Wreak oh. Eye can't wait! Eye knead a brake sew badly! Well deaf in at lee tell ewe how it ghost!

I Got a Ticket

I was late. I was lost. And obviously a little stressed. Everyone was waiting for me. I did not want to be late to a dinner where I was planning on announcing our engagement. Errggghhhh... Keith was on the phone with me telling me where to go. It was a green light and the first two cars in my lane were waiting for traffic to clear to make a left. Behind those two cars was a cop car, and behind him was me. I waited for two cars to pass on my right, then switched to my right lane and crossed the intersection. The two cars ahead of me immediately went into the left lane. After they cleared my lane, I learned why they did that. That lane I was in was a turn right only lane. I followed suit and switched lanes as well. I wanted to go straight, not turn right. I continued down the rode with Keith still on the line. All of a sudden, I noticed red and blue lights flashing behind me. Oh no... What did I do? I pulled over somewhere and waited for the cop to come to my car, totally unaware that I had broken a law. Officer Perez walked up to my car and asked if I knew why he had stopped me. "No," I responded. He said something something about switching lanes and a turn right only lane... He asked me why I did that. I said something like I was lost and didn't know where I was going. That obviously wasn't a great answer because a few minutes later, I had a ticket in my hand. He was nice and courteous the whole time, even told me exactly how to get to the parking lot of the restaurant I needed to get to... which by the way was right behind me with my group of friends watching me get ticketed. After I drove away, I was still confused as to what I did. I guess it never occured too me that you can get fined for crossing a solid white line, something every single driver has done, something many drivers do on a daily basis. Man. I shoulda either cried or tried showing what cleavage I could muster through the collar of my caridgan. OR maybe I shouldn't have went around a cop. When I did that, he probably had some neck action while saying "Oh no she di'int!"

So how much was the ticket? Get this. $202! Plus $57 for traffic school! I couldn't believe my eyes!

So I went to court one morning and got my fine reduced to $151. Better than nothing! Going to court was a big hassle, but was very entertaining. I did not know people actually got tickets for jaywalking, tailgating, gosh, I forgot what else. One lady was so stupid. She got cited for three things - no insurance, no license, and speeding! If I didn't have insurance or a license, I would NOT be speeding. One guy had fines adding up to $3000! And tickets for talking on your cell phone without a hands free device is almost $100!!

So anyway, this was a learning experience for me. I now know that you can actually get ticketed for crossing a solid white line. I am super paranoid about everything now, but I certainly don't speed as much anymore and don't tailgate as much! More mellow... :)

Now I just gotta go do traffic school... Sigh... :(

Pet Peeve #12

I can't stand it when girls post pictures of themselves posing and trying to look cute or pretty or sexy or whatever online for the whole world to see. A couple is bad enough, but hundreds??!! How vain can you be?? Someone has got to deflate these byatches' heads and get them down to earth and make them realize there must be something seriously wrong with them if they're going to do something stupid like that. Heheh... This actually kinda ties into a really old post I wrote about girls who try to be cute. Egad!! Soooo annoying! I seriously wanna puke...

... Whew! Had to let that out... :)

Hiccups be Gone!

I'll tell you a secret, and you can share it with anyone you know. To get rid of hiccups, hold your breath. Bah! You already knew that and it doesn't work? Well, that's because you're holding your breath wrong. You're not supposed to simply stop breathing for as long as you can, but you're supposed to try and shut off the passage that brings air to your lungs. Push your tongue to close up your throat and hold that for as long as you can. Don't breathe! You'll look a little constipated, but it works. :)

25 Random Things Aboot Me! (Wish I could talk like a Canadian sometimes...)

1. My favorite person in the whole world is my niece Isabella.
2. I've had nightmares about getting split ends.
3. My right thumb is significantly bigger than my left.
4. I love to hike.
5. I'm trying to improve my photography skills... at a snail's pace unfortunately.
6. Trying to keep my car clean as a new year's resolution. So far so good!
7. Some of the more interesting things I've eaten are capybara, alpaca... oooh, water beetle. Gross!
8. I will go to all seven continents. By the end of next year, there'll be two more to go!
9. My first favorite song was "Call Me" by Blondie.
10. I can draw.
11. I love to create characters and act. My favorite is the old perverted Beijing man.
12. I'm getting married in September to Keith. <3 <3
13. I used to have tons of bloody noses. One lasted for four hours, putting me in the hospital.
14. I almost died when I was a baby.
15. My mom is the strongest person I know.
16. I'd like to continue painting.
17. My favorite beverage is tea.
18. I've never done drugs. (Medication for colds and stuff don't count!)
19. I hate ripe papaya.
20. I am not an animal person.
21. I've never been on a glacier. :(
22. Keith is my best friend.
23. At one point, my biceps got so big, I stopped working out to deflate them.
24. I hate it when people get things they don't deserve. Ahem, rich folks with bailout money.
25. I only go shopping when I really have to.

guest writer: Tonymacaroni

jose is a really good dancer. she really has all the moves. ask her to dance for you whenever you see her. the cool thing about it is that she's very outgoing.

Day or Night?

It's the night of December 12 (but technically, it's the 13th). Tonight's moon is supposed to be the brightest for this whole year. I tried taking a look earlier, but it was raining. Yay!! It's raining!! It's actually raining!! So before retiring for the evening, I looked out the window and saw that it's so freakin' bright outside! Looks like the sun is about to rise. Beautiful. Coupled with the smell of rain, it was even more beautiful.

Crumple or Fold?

A while back, I was asked, "Do you crumple or do you fold?" "Huh?" I looked at my friend in confusion. "You know, when you go to the bathroom, do you crumple or fold the toilet paper?"

Ooooh!! Never thought about that actually, but I think I crumple then fold. Crumpling makes it a little fluffier, otherwise, you would have to use layers upon layers of folded toilet paper to get a good thickness - one that won't tear through and you'd be wiping your ass with your fingers. Don't want to do that! But then just crumpling doesn't give you much control of the paper. It can fall apart and lose its shape easily. That's why you have to fold, er, rather, wrap your new creation to seal it. If you do the crumple and wrap, you'll always have a good wiping experience. :)

Good luck and have fun!

New Year's Resolutions

Okay, so I'm starting to think about resolutions for the coming year. I don't even know why I bother because I never follow through with them, but I guess it's a standing tradition, so why the heck not?!

I've come up with two so far:

1. Draw that darn wedding portrait of my parents. (I said I would in 1997. Pretty sad. I know...)
2. Work out enough to fit into my old clothes comfortably! I'm sure this one or something similar is on nearly everyone's lists. All the luck to you!! And me!! Heehee...

That's it for now!

Brad's Stache

Dear Mr. Pitt,

Please please please shave off your 'stache! Or at least once the filming for the movie which requires you to have that awkward splotch of hair on your upper lip is done. Makes you look so much older. :(

Your one true love,
Josephine

* Photo borrowed from dailymail.

Jingle Bells Again?!

I call KOIT 96.5fm my karaoke station. Whenever I feel like singing along to a sappy or cheesy song, I go to that station and I'm bound to either run into Madonna (not so great), Whitney Houston (awesome!), or some artist belting about how love is wonderful or horrible. Most of these songs can be found in karaoke books everywhere! Love it! But starting this weekend, they're going to start playing Christmas songs all day everyday. How horrible is that. I can only take so much of Frosty and Rudolph. Hmph. Oh well. Better get my fill of the cheese before this weekend rolls around. Well, a couple other sappy stations are 94.5 and 101.3, but those aren't "karaoke" enough for me.

Izzie at the Beach

Izzie took her first little trip to the beach a couple of weekends ago in Santa Monica. This was her first contact with sand.


You can see her apparent displeasure from the texture. :)

The Most Awesome Night EVER!!

OH

MY

GOD.

I have never loved the New Kids more than I do right now!! Went to their concert Friday night at the HP Pavilion, and oh my goodness, I had such an amazing time and so did all of my friends, including a straight male friend who went because his wife made him. AAAHHH!! I don't even know where to begin! Okay, my excitement started to build as I was walking towards the arena along with hundreds of other girls, some sporting their New Kids on the Block t-shirts and buttons. One even wore leggings with black lace trim. Totally early 90's. I've never seen such a huge sea of women. I was telling my friend that this would be a guy's paradise. But then decided that girls would probably think he's either gay or some poor schlep that was forced into going... You could just feel the energy in the air. Smiles and excited chatter everywhere. (I'm listening to New Kids on pandora right now and my heart is racing again!!! Oh my god!!!)

So first to open was Lady Gaga. (When I first saw her name, I thought it said "Lady Caca.") I like her music. Lots of dance stuff. And she has a hot pair of legs. Second opener was Natasha Bedingfield! Her songs have always been hit and miss with me, so I wasn't too excited to see her. I've converted after last night. I love her! My new favorite song is Love Like This. It's so happy! I love it! Her voice is so strong, and I love that she's not cutesy. I hate cutesy girls.

Now for the main headliner - The New Kids on the Block. Wow! Okay, the New Kids have always been my favorite group. I was a huge fan when I was a lot younger, but never had the opportunity to go to a concert. So I was super excited to go to this one. It was surreal to be sitting there in the arena along with more than 15,000 other screaming fans. I couldn't even hear their opening song, Single, because of all the shrieking throughout the stadium. Of course, I contributed. I contributed a lot. As a matter of fact, my voice sounds like I've been screaming non-stop for nearly two hours the previous night. They took us back to our teenage years with the most awesome songs ever like Please Don't Go Girl, I'll be Loving You Forever (my favorite!), Step by Step, Cover Girl, My Favorite Girl, Tonight, and so much more! And they also sang some of their newer songs like their new hit Summertime (which is growing on me), Click Click , etc.

The show was one big highlight for me. One big moment of awesomeness. But if I had to choose a wow moment, it'd be when Jordan wore that shirt... unbuttoned. Hubba hubba hubba. Those wild screams from lustful women... what an earful! I just gotta say... Jordan is one hot fella. And Jonathan is soooo handsome and looks so sweet! And Danny looks great! And Donnie and Joey are awesome too, have aged well, and really took the crowd. Jordan did too. :)

They ended the night wearing Celtics jerseys and singing Hangin' Tough. It was a great and appropriate finale. As the music kept rolling, the five of them ran through the doorway and disappeared... and appeared again as they did a little lap around the stage, clearly having a great time. They ran off the stage again for the last time. I so did not want it to end! I couldn't believe I just saw The New Kids on the Block... in the flesh... What a dream come true!

NKOTB

When I was in my early teens, I was like many other young girls... and some boys. I was madly in love with the New Kids on the Block. Hehehe... especially Jordan Knight. So when my friend asked me if I wanted to go to their October concert, I was like, sure, why not? Since my teen years, I no longer devote most of my time drooling over Jordan and memorizing their lyrics. I sing along with their songs whenever it comes up on my iTunes, but that's about it. Haven't been interested in their latest songs... actually, that song about the summer was not that great...

So anyway, last night changed everything. I saw a VH1 special, I think, about the New Kids. It talked about how they started, why they broke up, and how they all got back together again. OH MY GOSH! Hearing them croon "Please Don't Go Girl" and "I'll Be Loving You" made my heart melt all over again!! I can't believe how quickly the fan in me burst out. I was perched on the couch, slapping my bf excitedly. "Oh my god! Oh my god!" Pretty annoying, I know. :)

These five boys have grown up to be some fine men. My how lovely Joey and Jon looks now. Heehee... Jordan's still cool too. :) I can say that they have truly grown up from boyz II men. Heehee... Can't wait 'til their concert!!! Ten more days!! I gotta go find my pins!!

Some Random Things

1. My mom just made a Chinese dessert that looks like little black poopies sitting in caca water. The water tastes good because it's just water, a brick of brown sugar, and ginger. But the poopies are kinda bitter because she put this vegetable inside. Hmm, vegetable + dessert don't really seem like they mix well. Reminds me of that Friends episode when Rachel made that dessert with layers of whipped cream, jam, ground meat, peas...


2. My mom brought home the ugliest stuffed animal I have ever seen in my entire life. This dog looks like a burn victim. My brother said it looks like a rabid dog. But mom thinks it's so cute and nice. My bf claims that he would buy it. Reasoning behind that is that he believes no one else in the world would buy such a thing and he'd feel sorry for it. I've grown to like this super ugly stuffed animal. I named him "Scary."


He can be friends with "Ugly" the Tahoe bear. When Keith gave this to me, I thought this was the ugliest stuffed animal ever made. Mom's got worse taste than Keith!


3. And I saved the coolest bit for last! I saw a siamese moth the other day!! It had two heads, two sets of wings, two sets of everything, but just ONE body! It was soooo cool! Too bad I couldn't get a better picture. And no, it's not photoshopped. Why in the world would I spend time doctoring a mutated moth. Now if it was a Bigfoot...

Long Week

I can not wait until this week is over. It's been a long one. Haven't had such a bad week in a really really long time. I'm tired and need a break. Sooooo.... I can't wait until Friday night! It'll be the start of a long weekend for me! Yay!!! I can see the light!!!

Speaking as a Lovesick Teen...

I'm in love with Raymond Lam. It makes sense because he looks like Louis Koo, my original crush of many years, but Raymond is just younger. Oh my goodness. I sound like a cougar. Hahaha!! Well, anyway, Raymond, my love, has a fantastic voice and when his hair is nice and clean cut, uuuggghhhh, he just looks sooooo hot. So yummy.

Here's my ex. Hahaha...


And here's my new love...


This is a video of him singing. His voice is pretty good. :)



And here he is in the awesome soap I'm watching now speaking English. It's funny. :)