I decided to re-watch last night's episode of Grey's Anatomy, because I loved the ending so much. I really am an angst whore 'cause anything that causes me to weep is just great. I love crying when reading books and watching movies. I just cry really easily and always tear up when watching or reading something great and last night's episode was just really good.
For those who haven't really been following the storyline as of late, last night's episode was the conclusion of a three episode arc concerning a serial killer (placed on death row) who was taken to Seattle Grace a broken toothbrush (or some other sharp object) was jammed into his spine. Because his execution date's in three days, the doctors were to keep him alive until he can be legally executed. Meanwhile, a sweet 10 year-old boy is in need of organs and the prisoner happens to be a match for him. The boundary between what's ethical and non-ethical is put to the test again and the result is quite astounding.
Off to the side, we have some humor concerning the sweet, little romance that's blossoming between our lovely "Little Grey" and McSteamy, and Izzie going really crazy =_= Apparently, she's sick and we don't exactly mean mentally ill -- though we've been thinking that that's the case for weeks -- she probably has some terminal illness (which may still be curable) and that's why Denny has come down from heaven to guide her up with him. However, she chooses to live and be with Alex, going to fight everything wrong in her body to stay here on earth.
Truly... the Crazy Izzie thing is kind of weird =_= but whatever works, I guess.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Kaname vs Zero
It's so hard to choose~! I feel very fickle when it comes to Vampire Knight. I love both Kaname and Zero and just can't choose between which one I feel that Yuuki should end up with. I started out with pairing Yuuki to Kaname and haven't really wavered even after Zero and Yuuki got closer in a sense. After learning about Kaname and Yuuki's past, I was more convinced that the two should be together... but now these last few chapters have been just torture on my poor heart. It just breaks my heart to see Zero and Yuuki the way that they have been, and the angstier a relationship becomes, the more I want the two to get together =_=; (And yes, I do realize that it makes absolutely no sense at all). Because I love both guys, I actually don't mind which one Yuuki ends up with now, but at the same time, I really want her to choose the best match =_= Ugh, this is torture. I don't want to wait another month for the next chapter (>_<)!!!!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Salt Water Taffy
If I have to choose between which I like best at the moment... I have to say that Oregon salt water taffy definitely tastes better than the ones down here in Cali, which then makes me wonder... do Oregonians actually use salt water?
The taffy I got at a local shop today is pretty darn salty, while the ones I got from the coast up north don't taste quite so much. Makes you really think again, I guess.
Anyway... I walked to downtown again today. It's an approximate four mile way (to and from home), and great exercise. I haven't walked so much for a while so my abdominal muscles are definitely feeling the burn, which is great! ^_^ I went downtown yesterday to desposit my first paycheck and also to pick up a TransLink card for the public transportation over here, but the lady at the information booth told me to walk all the way back to where I live to get one. I thought it was strange and decided to walk back towards the direction of home to check and see if there are any retailers here that hold them. Well, when I checked the site, it only said that a shop in downtown carried it so I walked back down today to get one. Well, I don't really mind walking down there 'cause it gives me a chance to exercise, but still... there was a shop right around the corner and she sent me back up north 1.5 miles =_=; (Sad...)
Well, I got the card today and it's good 'cause now I can travel over to the city and not have my relatives spend $12 toll fee to pick me up and drop me off. I can save them time too. I know they keep telling me that they don't mind picking me up and such since they're retired and all, but I feel bad making them drive all the way up here to get me =_= *sigh*
Anyway, I'm pretty proud of myself for walking so much and getting a lot of my things done. Now all I need to do is clean up my room and the downstairs bathroom and call it good.
The taffy I got at a local shop today is pretty darn salty, while the ones I got from the coast up north don't taste quite so much. Makes you really think again, I guess.
Anyway... I walked to downtown again today. It's an approximate four mile way (to and from home), and great exercise. I haven't walked so much for a while so my abdominal muscles are definitely feeling the burn, which is great! ^_^ I went downtown yesterday to desposit my first paycheck and also to pick up a TransLink card for the public transportation over here, but the lady at the information booth told me to walk all the way back to where I live to get one. I thought it was strange and decided to walk back towards the direction of home to check and see if there are any retailers here that hold them. Well, when I checked the site, it only said that a shop in downtown carried it so I walked back down today to get one. Well, I don't really mind walking down there 'cause it gives me a chance to exercise, but still... there was a shop right around the corner and she sent me back up north 1.5 miles =_=; (Sad...)
Well, I got the card today and it's good 'cause now I can travel over to the city and not have my relatives spend $12 toll fee to pick me up and drop me off. I can save them time too. I know they keep telling me that they don't mind picking me up and such since they're retired and all, but I feel bad making them drive all the way up here to get me =_= *sigh*
Anyway, I'm pretty proud of myself for walking so much and getting a lot of my things done. Now all I need to do is clean up my room and the downstairs bathroom and call it good.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Technology & Mail
So I decided to update my McAfee Virus protection software after 2 years and sure enough, the lags and freezes stopped... somewhat. It's much better than before 'cause the "upgrade me" pop-up isn't shooting out from the taskbar anymore so my computer hasn't froze once at all. It's kind of strange, but not a bad thing.
I also tried to apply for a TransLink card for the bay area transportation system, but I accidentally exited the damn tab before I could submit my purchase so now I have an account with no card. It's very vexing. I sent an email to customer support... hopefully they'll delete my account or something so I can re-set it up =_=
The package I sent to my parents arrive at the restaurant today and my dad was pretty stoked to see all the Chinese New Year decorations I sent him. I figured that since he loves these sorts of things, I might as well buy plenty for him this year since it's the year of the ox and all ^__^. I'm glad it made it to them so quickly.
I also tried to apply for a TransLink card for the bay area transportation system, but I accidentally exited the damn tab before I could submit my purchase so now I have an account with no card. It's very vexing. I sent an email to customer support... hopefully they'll delete my account or something so I can re-set it up =_=
The package I sent to my parents arrive at the restaurant today and my dad was pretty stoked to see all the Chinese New Year decorations I sent him. I figured that since he loves these sorts of things, I might as well buy plenty for him this year since it's the year of the ox and all ^__^. I'm glad it made it to them so quickly.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Lars and the Real Girl
So my friend let me borrow this movie and I'm watching it on my PS2 right now and though I had my reservations about this movie in the beginning, I can say now that I really do like the story.
Basically, "Lars and the Real Girl" is about a socially inept, twenty-seven year-old man who orders a sex doll off the internet and treats her like a real woman. His older brother and sister in-law worry about his mental health and decide to go with him in his delusion for the time being until a doctor tells them what to do.
The family doctor, Dagmar, is a psychologist and Lars' brother, Gus, and sister in-law, Karin, send him to her. Dagmar pretends to treat Lars' "girlfriend," Bianca, while actually observing and treating him for his mental disorder. Because the situation is quite delicate, Dagmar asks that Karin and Gus continue along with this charade until Lars eventually gets better (or until Dagmar figures out whether Lars needs more intensive psychiatric treatment).
Besides Karin and Gus, the townspeople in the little hamlet where they live also go along with the disturbing charade until Lars can get better. Everyone treats Bianca as though she is real and in doing so, Lars ends up interacting with a lot of the townspeople. Prior to this, he has always hid himself in the garage behind his father's house -- which he and his brother inherited from their late father -- as a recluse. Because of Bianca's acceptance in the community and her being included in many social events, Lars is able to learn how to socialize better while also receiving psychiatric treatment from Dagmar. As the story progresses, the townspeople enjoy having Bianca around, and Lars begins to change.
The story is pretty sweet. It moves at an even pace, not too slow and not too fast. It has this innocent and pure feeling to it, yet it's tragic. There is a little humor, but it's bittersweet. The tone is very poignant and the script was just so well-done. I thought I would be bored, but I find it very touching, surprisingly. I think anyone who likes dramedies, would really enjoy this piece.
Basically, "Lars and the Real Girl" is about a socially inept, twenty-seven year-old man who orders a sex doll off the internet and treats her like a real woman. His older brother and sister in-law worry about his mental health and decide to go with him in his delusion for the time being until a doctor tells them what to do.
The family doctor, Dagmar, is a psychologist and Lars' brother, Gus, and sister in-law, Karin, send him to her. Dagmar pretends to treat Lars' "girlfriend," Bianca, while actually observing and treating him for his mental disorder. Because the situation is quite delicate, Dagmar asks that Karin and Gus continue along with this charade until Lars eventually gets better (or until Dagmar figures out whether Lars needs more intensive psychiatric treatment).
Besides Karin and Gus, the townspeople in the little hamlet where they live also go along with the disturbing charade until Lars can get better. Everyone treats Bianca as though she is real and in doing so, Lars ends up interacting with a lot of the townspeople. Prior to this, he has always hid himself in the garage behind his father's house -- which he and his brother inherited from their late father -- as a recluse. Because of Bianca's acceptance in the community and her being included in many social events, Lars is able to learn how to socialize better while also receiving psychiatric treatment from Dagmar. As the story progresses, the townspeople enjoy having Bianca around, and Lars begins to change.
The story is pretty sweet. It moves at an even pace, not too slow and not too fast. It has this innocent and pure feeling to it, yet it's tragic. There is a little humor, but it's bittersweet. The tone is very poignant and the script was just so well-done. I thought I would be bored, but I find it very touching, surprisingly. I think anyone who likes dramedies, would really enjoy this piece.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Living Life For The First Time
Today, I felt a little more alive than these past few days. Work was harder, but more satisfying, and at the end of the day, things were good if not great. I had been fighting back the urge to cry and whine about how much I hate work, but just as I was beginning to count down the days until I would be able to return to my family, things seem to pick up a bit.
During the last few days, I kept wondering to myself if this is all it will be, and if I really belong here at my new job and new home. I have been depressed, tired, confused and upset. I'm not looking for people to baby me at my job, but a little patience and understanding would be nice. Furrowed brows, blunt speech, and abstract to almost-no explanation for things really make life a bit hard to like at times. I find that it's on days when I make plans with friends and family that I seem more alive and motivated to get through work. When it's just me working and then going straight home, it's lonely and boring. I never thought that I would ever be able to feel so depressed being by myself, but I guess it's possible.
Anyway, today I had a dinner date with a couple of girl friends. Originally it was supposed to be my friend and me cooking dinner, but it changed into a "cookie party" at another one of our friend's houses. We had crab salad, freshly-baked sourdough bread, spinach salad, red wine, spinach dip & chips, and fresh cold crab for dinner. It's by far the best thing I've had since arriving in the bay area, and the most fun I've had in a while.
The dinner was low-key and cheerful. The five of us happily chatted away while good music played in the background and enjoyed great food. My friend's housemate, her friend, and I made the crab salad together. The housemate -- who is a French lady -- bought the ingredients and made the rice, plus put corn and chopped crab in bowls, while I diced the cucumber and tomatoes up into cubes. The friend, a marketing representative for a wine company (who is also French), mixed everything up later in the bowls. We brought the spinach salad, crab salad, some wine, spinach dip, and chips over to our cookie-baking friend's house. She made the best ginger cookies ever and they're just incredibly delicious. I stole a bunch home 'cause they're irresistible ^__^.
Anyway, it was lots of fun tonight and we all messed around with the piano in the house. I really don't think I've had so much fun in so long. I'm always the conservative type so I really am not fond of big parties and going to bars, but low-key dinner parties with good company are always very charming.
I used to wonder why people love going out so much, but I can see that when you're all alone and living really far away from family, your friends are really all you've got so you end up loving to go out often. I used to hate going out, but now I feel as though it's my only motivation during the day. In a way, I feel as though I'm really living life for the first time. Before, I'd just live like a recluse and never go out, but now I really enjoy it -- just not bars though.
In any case, maybe things won't be too bad after all.
During the last few days, I kept wondering to myself if this is all it will be, and if I really belong here at my new job and new home. I have been depressed, tired, confused and upset. I'm not looking for people to baby me at my job, but a little patience and understanding would be nice. Furrowed brows, blunt speech, and abstract to almost-no explanation for things really make life a bit hard to like at times. I find that it's on days when I make plans with friends and family that I seem more alive and motivated to get through work. When it's just me working and then going straight home, it's lonely and boring. I never thought that I would ever be able to feel so depressed being by myself, but I guess it's possible.
Anyway, today I had a dinner date with a couple of girl friends. Originally it was supposed to be my friend and me cooking dinner, but it changed into a "cookie party" at another one of our friend's houses. We had crab salad, freshly-baked sourdough bread, spinach salad, red wine, spinach dip & chips, and fresh cold crab for dinner. It's by far the best thing I've had since arriving in the bay area, and the most fun I've had in a while.
The dinner was low-key and cheerful. The five of us happily chatted away while good music played in the background and enjoyed great food. My friend's housemate, her friend, and I made the crab salad together. The housemate -- who is a French lady -- bought the ingredients and made the rice, plus put corn and chopped crab in bowls, while I diced the cucumber and tomatoes up into cubes. The friend, a marketing representative for a wine company (who is also French), mixed everything up later in the bowls. We brought the spinach salad, crab salad, some wine, spinach dip, and chips over to our cookie-baking friend's house. She made the best ginger cookies ever and they're just incredibly delicious. I stole a bunch home 'cause they're irresistible ^__^.
Anyway, it was lots of fun tonight and we all messed around with the piano in the house. I really don't think I've had so much fun in so long. I'm always the conservative type so I really am not fond of big parties and going to bars, but low-key dinner parties with good company are always very charming.
I used to wonder why people love going out so much, but I can see that when you're all alone and living really far away from family, your friends are really all you've got so you end up loving to go out often. I used to hate going out, but now I feel as though it's my only motivation during the day. In a way, I feel as though I'm really living life for the first time. Before, I'd just live like a recluse and never go out, but now I really enjoy it -- just not bars though.
In any case, maybe things won't be too bad after all.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Stalker Shannon & Priceless Expression
So I decided to watch "The Bachelor" with Jason Mesnick just to see how badly these women embarrass themselves =_=; I don't know why I put myself through such torture, but I really do like this guy so I want to see what happens. Anyway, there's this dental hygienist called Shannon who kind of acts like a stalker. She's freaky and that one moment where she's telling Jason everything she knows about him, his expression is totally priceless. I mean, it's drop-dead funny. He also had the funniest expression when Dominique from Pennsylvania told him about toe implants lol.
I like Molly 'cause she's kind of classy and pretty. Shelby's nice and I like her positive attitude. Raquel's pretty and the most daring one of the group, but I'm not sure if I'm fond of her. Jillian is super cute with her peculiar hotdog theory, but her Canadian accent is quite adorable. Nikki's very nice too and though she's kind of eccentric, I like her too. My top three are Molly, Jillian, and Nikki for now, but we'll see what happens. I'm not really a fan of Megan or Erica, but I do prefer Megan over Erica =_=; Megan left a fourteen month old baby at home to be on "The Bachelor" and then preaches about the bond between parent and child when she's so far away from her baby. There's just something hypocritical about that =_=; Then I just don't get a good vibe from Erica. She seems like a drama queen.
Oh, I really like Stephanie the widow though. I think she's one of the most genuine women on the show right now and I really like her. She looks kind of old, but she has a good heart. I think she would be perfect for Jason, but we'll see how he thinks =_=;
In the preview segment, we see that he proposes to a brunette in a blue dress, so I've officially eliminated all the blonds from the final pick. So even though I like Molly, she's probably not the one. I hope it's Jillian, Stephanie, or Nikki though. Melissa the Cowboys cheerleader isn't too bad too, so I guess I'll pull for her as well. Also... DeAnna comes back =_=; Maybe it's just me, but I can totally feel my respect for her dwindling down at a fast pace. She's already had her chance with Jason and blew it, she really should leave him alone and get a life =_= I liked her before, but she's pretty frustratingly self-absorbed now. Maybe part of it was because of Brad, but seriously... she's like the only person to be on three Bachelor/Bachelorette shows now =_=; Does she like being on camera that much?
Well, I don't know, but I think she should've just let it be. Then again, previews don't always look the way they seem so we'll have to watch and see.
I like Molly 'cause she's kind of classy and pretty. Shelby's nice and I like her positive attitude. Raquel's pretty and the most daring one of the group, but I'm not sure if I'm fond of her. Jillian is super cute with her peculiar hotdog theory, but her Canadian accent is quite adorable. Nikki's very nice too and though she's kind of eccentric, I like her too. My top three are Molly, Jillian, and Nikki for now, but we'll see what happens. I'm not really a fan of Megan or Erica, but I do prefer Megan over Erica =_=; Megan left a fourteen month old baby at home to be on "The Bachelor" and then preaches about the bond between parent and child when she's so far away from her baby. There's just something hypocritical about that =_=; Then I just don't get a good vibe from Erica. She seems like a drama queen.
Oh, I really like Stephanie the widow though. I think she's one of the most genuine women on the show right now and I really like her. She looks kind of old, but she has a good heart. I think she would be perfect for Jason, but we'll see how he thinks =_=;
In the preview segment, we see that he proposes to a brunette in a blue dress, so I've officially eliminated all the blonds from the final pick. So even though I like Molly, she's probably not the one. I hope it's Jillian, Stephanie, or Nikki though. Melissa the Cowboys cheerleader isn't too bad too, so I guess I'll pull for her as well. Also... DeAnna comes back =_=; Maybe it's just me, but I can totally feel my respect for her dwindling down at a fast pace. She's already had her chance with Jason and blew it, she really should leave him alone and get a life =_= I liked her before, but she's pretty frustratingly self-absorbed now. Maybe part of it was because of Brad, but seriously... she's like the only person to be on three Bachelor/Bachelorette shows now =_=; Does she like being on camera that much?
Well, I don't know, but I think she should've just let it be. Then again, previews don't always look the way they seem so we'll have to watch and see.
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