Age Gauge

This is really interesting :)

You said your birthday is 4 / 4 / 1981
which means you are 24 years old and about:

64 years 5 months younger than Walter Cronkite, age 89
59 years 9 months younger than Nancy Reagan, age 84
56 years 10 months younger than George Herbert Bush, age 81
49 years 6 months younger than Barbara Walters, age 74
47 years 5 months younger than Larry King, age 72
41 years 2 months younger than Ted Koppel, age 66
37 years 9 months younger than Geraldo Rivera, age 62
34 years 9 months younger than George W. Bush, age 59
29 years 9 months younger than Jesse Ventura, age 54
25 years 5 months younger than Bill Gates, age 50
20 years 7 months younger than Cal Ripken Jr., age 45
14 years 9 months younger than Mike Tyson, age 39
10 years 8 months younger than Jennifer Lopez, age 35
5 years 3 months younger than Tiger Woods, age 30
1 year 3 months older than Prince William, age 23

and that you were:

20 years old at the time of the 9-11 attack on America
18 years old on the first day of Y2K
16 years old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash
14 years old at the time of Oklahoma City bombing
13 years old when O. J. Simpson was charged with murder
11 years old at the time of the 93 bombing of the World Trade Center
9 years old when Operation Desert Storm began
8 years old during the fall of the Berlin Wall
4 years old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded
2 years old when Apple introduced the Macintosh
2 years old during Sally Ride's travel in space

You said your birthday is 4 / 4 / 1981
which means you are 24 years old and about:

48 years 2 months younger than Yoko Ono, age 73
39 years 10 months younger than Bob Dylan, age 64
37 years 8 months younger than Mick Jagger, age 62
36 years 0 months younger than Eric Clapton, age 60
32 years 10 months younger than Stevie Nicks, age 57
25 years 6 months younger than David Lee Roth, age 50
22 years 8 months younger than Madonna, age 47
19 years 1 month younger than Jon Bon Jovi, age 43
14 years 1 month younger than Billy Corgan, age 38
11 years 0 months younger than Mariah Carey, age 35
6 years 10 months younger than Alanis Morissette, age 31
0 years 8 months older than Britney Spears, age 24

and when these songs were topping the charts
and these events occurred your age was:

Who Can it be Now, Men at Work: 1
The recording of We Are The World: 3
Walk Like an Egyptian, Bangles: 5
Didn't We Almost have it all, Whitney Houston: 6
Back In The U.S.S.R. is released exclusively in Russia: 7
Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor: 9
Emotions, Mariah Carey: 10
Fleetwood Mac perform at Bill Clinton's inauguration: 11
The Sign, Ace Of Base: 12
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens: 14

You said your birthday is 4 / 4 / 1981
which means you are 24 years old and about:

62 years 2 months younger than Zsa Zsa Gabor, age 87
50 years 10 months younger than Clint Eastwood, age 75
48 years 2 months younger than Kim Novak, age 73
45 years 2 months younger than Burt Reynolds, age 70
41 years 2 months younger than Nick Nolte, age 66
39 years 11 months younger than Ann-Margret, age 64
34 years 1 month younger than Billy Crystal, age 58
31 years 5 months younger than Whoopi Goldberg, age 56
28 years 8 months younger than Robin Williams, age 53
24 years 9 months younger than Tom Hanks, age 49
22 years 4 months younger than Jamie Lee Curtis, age 47
20 years 0 months younger than Eddie Murphy, age 44
10 years 8 months younger than Jennifer Lopez, age 35
2 years 1 month younger than Jennifer Love Hewitt, age 27
7 years 0 months older than Haley Joel Osment, age 17

and when these movies were released in the U.S. your age was:

ET: 1
The Terminator: 3
Top Gun: 5
Planes, Trains & Automobiles: 6
Steel Magnolias: 8
Home Alone: 9
Wayne's World: 10
Jurassic Park: 12
Forrest Gump: 13
Fargo: 14
Saving Private Ryan: 17
Toy Story 2: 18

this is from: http://www.frontiernet.net/~cdm/age1

*today i am thankful for digital cameras and captured moments :)

Una Boda

Mi amiga J.D. es una mujer casada. Estoy muy alegra para ella :)

My friend had a beautiful and solemn wedding ceremony. The wedding was held at the Chapel on the Hill last saturday (Feb 25, 2006). I remember how the tears started to well up my eyes as she walked down the aisle (as well as when she started crying when she read her vows). J & P looked so happy and wonderful together. I am so happy for them :)

The reception was equally as beautiful. Being with my friends, having fun and enjoying the occasion were the best things about it. The place where it was held was not only gorgeous but the atmosphere was relaxed yet lively. I don't think i could've enjoyed more :)

I wish J & P a wonderful, happy and lasting marriage :) May their love continue to grow stronger with each moment that they spend together. And may God continue to bless them each day :)

J's song as she walked down the aisle is one of my favorite songs and it was the perfect song :)



Angels Brought Me Here by Guy Sebastian

It's been a long and winding journey, but i'm finally here tonight
Picking up the pieces, and walking back into the light
Into the sunset of your glory, where my heart and future lies
There's nothing like that feeling, when i look into your eyes

My dreams came true,
when i found you I found you,
my miracle

If you could see, what i see, that you're the answer to my prayers
And if you could feel, the tenderness i feel
You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here

Standing here before you, feels like i've been born again
Every breath is your love, every heartbeat speaks your name
My dreams came true, right here in front of you
My miracle

If you could see, what i see, you're the answer to my prayers
And if you could feel, the tenderness i feel
You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here

Brought me here to be with you,
I'll be forever grateful (oh forever Faithful)
My dreams came true
When I found you
My miracle

If you could see, what i see, you're the answer to my prayers
And if you could feel, the tenderness i feel
You would know, it would be clear, that angels brought me here


*today i am thankful for those moments that just fill my heart. and i am thankful for the friends who i know i will continue to share these moments with :) i am also thankful for reeses peanut butter cups and fresh milk :)

Selfishness

selfishness

n : stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others


I admittedly can be selfish at times. But sometimes i feel like because of what i've been through in life, i am allowed to be. It may not be true, but it helps me rationalize my actions i suppose. But most of the people my age don't know what it feels like to go through what i've been through. And i think no matter what people say that they understand, i honestly do not think they do. And there's nothing wrong with that. But i know that unless they too lost their parents at a very young age and had to fend for themselves, i don't think they ever will. Sometimes there are so many things that i wish i still had. But of course it is what it is.

Sometimes though i look around and see how people act. And i see how selfish others can be even when it comes to little things. And it's sad because these are the little things that shouldn't matter and these are even the little things that should make a person smile and realize how lucky they are. I hear people complain about the silliest things. Yet i do not think that they realize how selfish they sound. Sometimes their complaints are even about the most irrelevant things. And it is disappointing.

I had to grow up so much faster than i wanted to. Given that i had no choice, I didn't have the time to enjoy just being one of the kids and being able to enjoy all the things that a family can bring. And i hated it like anything. And i still hate it. But now i know that i am at an age that i should grow up and be happy that i am where i am. We aren't young anymore. And we all have to grow up at one point. No matter how much we deny it, no matter how we pinpoint how ridiculous that seems, it is here. It doesn't mean we shouldn't feel young at heart (because no doubt that'll make us feel and look young!), but it just means that we should stop being selfish and childish. Because in reality there are more important things to think about and complain about (if needed to) in life.


*today i am thankful for companionship and a chance to see how people really are.

Patterns

Slowly but surely i am working on my patterns for the fash thing. And though it's still stressing me out, i am relieved and happy that i got the patterns right (with the help of w and a!). After working on all the patterns, wanna and i are planning to go fabric hunting (yay!!!). Then we have to have cut and have our patterns made. But i must admit, i am a bit excited to see the finished product :)


*today i am thankful for kleenex, bottled water, cold medicine and my cozy hooded sweater :)
*happy birthday daddy :)

A Bridal Shower...

The other night i got to spend some time with a few friends at a bridal shower. And it was the first bridal shower that i ever went to. It made me realize how time just flew by and how quickly we all grew up.

(I am sure that during the wedding i will be bawling like a lunatic!!) :)

Marriage has always been something vague and something so far down the road. It has always only been something for the parents or the aunts and uncles. I've been to numerous weddings but it think it'll be different going to a friend's wedding. Her wedding being just a couple of days away, seem to make the thought of marriage and a wedding not so foreign anymore. I do not mean for me personally but for all those close to me.

I actually believe that you can never be 100% sure about getting married. I don't think there is the right time. It seems so frightening and i suppose that though i may sometimes feel that i will have to go through it (and will be ready for it) sooner or later, it won't be easy. "Forever" is a dangerous word. The pessimist that i am, i do not believe in that. I do have a choice if a want to give "forever" a try in a sense but i do not think it will ever be as pleasing/effortless as i presume it to be. But then again, my senti-ness urges me to give it a try (with my one and only of course...unless joshua jackson sweeps me off my feet! ) :)

Earlier i also received the wedding invitation of another friend of mine which will take place next month. Unbelievable :)


*today i am thankful that my friends have found the person that they want to spend the rest of their lives with. I wish them successful and happy marriages :)

Chick flick day :)

I watched a movie earlier with my good friend kat :) We watched "Close To You". And i had a blast :) it's always fun watching romantic/chick flicks with girl friends. I will never forget this line from the film : "you are torn between a habit and a dream"; the bestfriend being the habit and the first love being the dream. And it made me think about these questions -- does love ruin friendship? or does friendship ruin love? :)

It was really a cute movie :) And of course the best thing was that we had time to eat and talk after!!! :) I always have a wonderful time when i get to go out with my friends. And i love it when i see how happy they are :)

I even told lhb that i feel so lucky because i know i have the greatest friends :) And it's the best feeling in the world :)


*today i am thankful for "life updates" :)

Eeewwwww... =S

I know i am very sentimental. But finding my old journals made my skin crawl. hahaha. I find this very silly. I didn't think that i'd ever laugh about my "senti-ness" :) I used to like writing like short silly mushy poems. And i have this notebook full of those. OMG. I didn't actually think it was that much!!!! But then again, i was young and foolish and crazy. hahaha. And it's so funny because i know who i wrote about the most. And it was insane!!! I wanna slap myself silly for actually writing all that. But i must admit, i had fun laughing at my old self :D

To the people that i've known forever they know how i was about that guy. They knew that for the longest time i was in love with him. Just one guy. Sure i had tons of like crushes but this one guy was the love of my life, my first love :P OMG. What a cliche!!! And looking back, no matter how silly it sounds, i know now that it was real real real. I was freakin' crazy over him. God, i think even my parents knew. I think my dad actually thought we would end up together (i was 14 for crying out loud!!! and i think my dad is very happy in heaven knowing that i wont!!! :)). Which i found insane because when my dad talked to me about him i didn't like him yet, then again that's another story! But like most unfortunate situations, he only saw me as a friend (complete moron!!!!!!!!!!:)). Thus the sad sad sad entries... :)

I was reading through the entries/poems, etc. And i came across this one poem. And i was like "holy crap...!!!". Please someone smack me in the head if i'm still as sentimental as this :P


It hurts me to let you go
but that's how it should be
the world is perfect the way it is
it's perfect when you're not with me

I know in time i'll get over you
over all the pain i feel
because that's just the way the world is
through time wounded hearts do heal

Your life keeps on moving
and mine moves on too
life is supposed to be that way
i'm not supposed to be with you

i never really had a hold on your heart
and my love you'll never know
just so the world will be the way it's supposed to be
i will let you go


*today i am thankful for the memories that i can laugh about no matter how painful they seemed back then. And i am grateful for my friends who are children at heart because they keep me young and happy :)

What about love?

Happy Valentines Day :)

I hardly celebrate valentines day at all. And i think i proved it to myself a while ago because my song for the day is "What about love?". I think this is one of the saddest songs i've ever heard. But i love it!!! :)


What About Love? by Lemar

What if i took my time to love you
What if i put no one above you
what if i did the things that really mattered
What if i ran through hoops of disaster

No one would care if we had never made it
We're in this alone so why don't we face it
There is no room to blame one another
We just need time to forgive each other

What about love
What about feeling
What about all the things that make life worth living
What about faith
What about trust
And tell me baby what about us

How can I give this love a new beginning
How can I stop the rain its never ending
How do i keep my soul believing
Memories of how we should be keep calling

What about love
What about feeling
What about all the things that make life worth living
What about faith
What about trust
And tell me baby what about us

Oh baby
Il take the rivers right
Il take the happy times
Il take the moments of disaster

What about love
What about feeling
What about all the things that make life worth living
What about faith
What about trust
And tell me baby what about us


*today i am thankful for another day to spend with the people that i love :)

Finally!!!

Finally my fashion school thing phase has begun :)

---->though i hate this choice (because this was my 3rd choice among my entries in this category) i am glad that at least almost done with this pattern :) :) :)

Day one is over!!! And i couldn't be happier. On my way to school earlier i really felt like crying. I was texting with my friend and i even said that i didn't want to push through with my entries for the grad/competition anymore. But i just forced myself to get out of the car and face my pattern making day. And i'm really glad i did. My friend Wana helped me sooo much!!! And i am so grateful. I don't think i would have survived this day without her. I really didn't remember that much (probably because it has been months since i last made a pattern). But with the help of Wana, my notes, my classmates' notes and my other classmates i succeeded and surprisingly had fun. But it was so tiring. I didn't eat the whole day and i was standing almost the entire time. But i am almost done with the pattern for my first dress :) I am so relieved and so happy :) I think i'll make it through this competition one way or another! :) Yay :)


*today i am thankful for the encouragement of lhb and my wonderful friends :) and i am also thankful for the people who were so busy earlier but took time to help me out. (*also an overdue thanks to chelle who has been sending me fashion links, etc which really helped me a lot!!!!!! :))

:(

I am dreading tom!!!! :'(

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."

- Frank Herbert, Dune - Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear

What do you think?

I was chatting with a friend earlier (hola chad!!! :P) and we talked about relationships and friends (more about his friends though...hehehehehe :)) And he gave me a link about the movie "When Harry Met Sally". And towards the end of the first page it said...


While staying over in Washington, Harry proposes that they both have dinner together - as friends. He struggles to explain that he has an amendment to his earlier rule about relationships between men and women:

...They can't be friends...unless both of them are involved with other people. Then they can. This is an amendment to the earlier rule. If the two people are in relationships, the pressure of possible involvement is lifted. That doesn't work either. Because what happens then is the person you're involved with can't understand why you need to be friends with the person you're just friends with, like it means something is missing from the relationship and wanted to go outside to get it. Then when you say, 'No, no, no, no, it's not true, nothing is missing from the relationship,' the person you're involved with then accuses you of being secretly attracted to the person you're just friends with, which you probably are - I mean, come on, who the hell are we kidding, let's face it - which brings us back to the earlier rule before the amendment, which is men and women can't be friends.


...funny but i think there is some kind of truth to it :) I've seen friends of mine have "best friends" and they said stuff like "he's like my best friend...really!!!". Then one would eventually fall for the other. And the friendship more often than not falls apart after. All kinds of relationships are complicated. And not all friendships(and love relationships) last. People should just accept that :)



*today i am thankful for my own relationships and for the past weekend which i was able to spend with great friends :)

Nicholas Sparks

I am ecstatic :) I am madly in love with Amazon.com :)

Earlier i got my hardcover copy of Message In A Bottle that i ordered from Amazon. I finally have all his books in hardcover. Super yay for me!!! :) I loved putting the book in my bookshelf with my other N.Sparks books. That feeling truly made my day :) I just don't know what i'm going to do with my paperback copy of the book though. But of course being my o.c. self, i would buy other copies of Message In A Bottle and A Walk To Remember if i find "first edition/printing" copies of them:) (*note to self: never lend your hardcover books--i really got pissed that someone didn't return my copy of a walk to remember-1st edition).



*today i am thankful for being lucky enough to be able to experience the good things in life.

Fashion Panic part 3

Earlier today my friend and i went to school to get 2 out of the 4 sketches that we have to construct/make/sew. Panic started to creep up once again as we signed up for pattern making. I have 5 days to go to figure out what patterns i must use. Scary crazy!!! :)

I also need to have a dress made for a wedding i will be going to. Though i have a design for it, i don't particularly know what textile to use. Hehehe :) Oh well!!! :)

And again i am in my "i want to go to europe and study in the best fashion school" mood. Though it'll be years (centuries even!!!) before i get to save up for that, i can't help but hope that i will find a way to do that soon :)

And again i am in my Michael Kors phase :) I don't know why but once in a while i really find myself passing through this phase. I love him!!! :) And because of it i find myself wishing again that i will someday be a great designer :)

What kind of shoe are you?

Bored bored bored :)

You are Sneakers!

You're an active girl, who's all about function You dress for the occasion - comfort comes first Your perfect guy? Someone who can keep up with you. You'll find him - but you might have to slow down to see him!

What Kind of Shoe Are You?

Grey's Anatomy

I love love love this show!!! My favorite this season :)

Meredith: "I have a feeling."
Derek: "I get those."
Meredith: "Yeah?"
Derek: "Yeah."
Meredith: "And?"
Derek: "If you wait long enough it passes."
Meredith: "You promise?"
Derek: "I promise."


*today i am thankful for strength

Geek In The Pink :)

Geek In The Pink by Jason Mraz

(do do do...)

Well let the geek in the pink take a stab at it
If you like the way I'm thinkin' baby wink at it
I may be skinny at times but I'm fat fulla rhymes
Pass me the mic and I'm a grab at it
Isn't it delicious crazy way that I'm kissin'
This baby listen to this don't wanna miss it while it's hittin'
Sometimes you gotta fit in to get in
But don't ever quit cause soon I'm gonna let you in but see

I don't care what you might think about me
You'll get by without me if you want
Well,I could be the one to take you home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you on
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

Like the geek in the pink (do do do...)
Like the geek in the pink, yeah (do do do...)
The geek in the pink

Well my relationship fodder don't mean to bother nobody
But Cupid's automatic musta fired multiple shots at her
Because she fall in love too often that's what the matter
At least I'm talkin' about it keep a pattern of flattery and
She was starin' through the doorframe,and
Eyeing me down like already a bad boyfriend
Well she can get her toys outta the drawer then
Cause I ain't comin' home I don't need that attention, see

I don't care what she might think about me
She'll get by without me if she wants
Well, I could be the one to take her home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forgetin' what you already know
That I could be the one to turn you out
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

Hey baby look at me go
From zero to hero
You better take it from a geek like me
Well I can save you from unoriginal dum-dums
Who wouldn't care if you com...plete him or not

So what I've got a short attention span
A coke in my hand
Because I'd rather have the afternoon, relaxin' understand
My hip hop and flip-flops well it don't stop with the light rock
My shot to mock you kinda puts me in the tight spot
The hype is nothing more than hoo-ha so I'm
Developing a language and I'm callin' it my own
So take a peek into the speaker and you'll see what I mean
That on the other side the grass is greener

I don't care what you might think about me
You'll get by without me if you want
I could be the one to take you home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forgetin' what you already know
I could be the one to turn you out
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away
like the geek in the pink (do do do...)
I'm the geek in the pink ya'll
geek is the color for fall
I'm the geek in the pink
so i'm the geek ya'll
in the pink ya'll
geek is the color for fall
i'm the geek in the pink


*today i am thankful for dreams, wishes and prayers :)