i don't know why it took me so long to install these new Digital TV Converters. they are AMAZING! the tv in my room has had no remote control for the longest time. the converter comes with a remote to control the channels very similar to cable. it also has to ability to act as a regular tv remote. that got me pumped up. i also like the channel list they give you to search through. you can see what tv shows are on and what's next. a major plus is the closed captioning, it's very clear and is pretty accurrate, before the tv's CC would mess up before long. the additional channels don't hurt either, especially for someone that's lived without cable for a long time. my channel 2 is also not shitty, maybe i can watch so new shows on CBS, i've been missing out on that channel for a long time. it's actually not bulky at all.
maybe now i can move the tv further away from my bed.
on the display part there's a little signal thing like i'm trying to get reception on my phone or on wifi. also has the accurate time.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Bday Bowling Bash!
today i got my 113 picture i printed from snapfish.com, the pictures were cheap but it's the shipping that kills you. i had to organize and remember which came before what. the pictures came out weird, not pixelized but maybe kinda blurry-ish. oh well. i'll order more prints before the summer is over.
tonight i went to Antho's birthday bowling thing with Helen and Devin. we shared a lane with two other guys. Helen said i flirted with them, but she thought they were gay. she said that one was wearing a V-neck shirt and he was gay for the other one. i'm not so great at bowling, it hurt my wrist, no wonder those pro-bowlers wear wrist protectors(?). it was really fun, the pizza smelled like barf and there was tropical punch for all! i had a fun time. the time really flew and i had a good time.
afterwards i got some in-n-out, yay my favorite!
P.S. the trouble maker weezer video comes out september 29th, i can't wait!
tonight i went to Antho's birthday bowling thing with Helen and Devin. we shared a lane with two other guys. Helen said i flirted with them, but she thought they were gay. she said that one was wearing a V-neck shirt and he was gay for the other one. i'm not so great at bowling, it hurt my wrist, no wonder those pro-bowlers wear wrist protectors(?). it was really fun, the pizza smelled like barf and there was tropical punch for all! i had a fun time. the time really flew and i had a good time.
afterwards i got some in-n-out, yay my favorite!
P.S. the trouble maker weezer video comes out september 29th, i can't wait!
Monday, August 25, 2008
sesame st upgrade
Right now i'm watching Sesame street and it's really been upgraded. i just saw David Beckham and he didn't sound as bad as i thought he would. I'm watching this sketch called 30 Rocks, Liz Lemon is a lemon! Jack is a puppet person, it's really strange. the other day i stumbled onto Sesame street again, because i don't have cable, and i saw Will Arnett!!!
Balls i have a dentist appointment today...
Balls i have a dentist appointment today...
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Weezer!!!!
i've been really excited for going to the music video for Weezer. i wasn't 100% sure i was going to be in it so i didn't get my hopes up.
this morning Helen drove me and Cynthia to the LA Forum in Inglewood for the shoot. i was so happy that she drove us, rides were the iffy part of our plan. so Helen dropped us off and we wander to the tent that's set up, this was around noon. we had to fill out a lot of paperwork, i wasn't sure if it was for the music video or the world record people. but once we did that we just chilled a little bit. when we got to the parking lot they were in the middle of shooting something. i have no idea what though.
i'm not sure if i can reveal anything about the content of the video because i just browsed over the contract so i'll just generalize stuff. basically setting a lot of world records. me and cynthia got in front of crowd so we made sure we got into the music video. it was just so cool that we were so close to them. i even got a picture with Brian, but he was wandering a lot throughout the day. Pat was the most socialible of the group. during takes we would just talk to him and it was really cool. Rivers was really quiet, but i saw his new baby, she's sooo cute. i didn't take pictures because that just crosses the privacy line, like a lot. we were in the sun a lot, but i had a good time. Scott was pretty cool, not really talkative either but gave us smiles. Brian is just a hippy. i wish i took more pictures but no cameras on set.
there weren't that many people either, i thought there was going to be like 1,000 people there were only 250-300 people. i like that number, less people more band access, just the way i like it. during the day there were raffles, neither cynthia nor i won. the nice thing about this shoot was that they actually feed us. they provided pizza, lemonade/water, sunblock and some where to sit in the shade. i thought we were just going to be sitting around on the floor in the sun with no food or water provided.
some guys were setting a world record, playing guitar hero for 12 hours. but it's the NEW guitar hero with guitar, vocals and drums. i liked the drums because it had cymbals but it seems like it would be easier to break. the mic is a lot more sensitive or more telling than the rockband mic. after the 12 hours, the guys smashed the guitars to pieces. very sturdy i must say, they needed to give it at least two whacks to the ground to break.
the day ended with a custard pie fight. but since it was for the world record we all had to take the pie in the face. me and cynthia found each other and we pied each other. but we were very hesistant. bad idea. luckily it was the last event of the day. grosss....i had custard and pie crust in my hair on the way home.
i think i'm sunburned, dang. other than that it was an awesome day. i wonder when the music video comes out.
this morning Helen drove me and Cynthia to the LA Forum in Inglewood for the shoot. i was so happy that she drove us, rides were the iffy part of our plan. so Helen dropped us off and we wander to the tent that's set up, this was around noon. we had to fill out a lot of paperwork, i wasn't sure if it was for the music video or the world record people. but once we did that we just chilled a little bit. when we got to the parking lot they were in the middle of shooting something. i have no idea what though.
i'm not sure if i can reveal anything about the content of the video because i just browsed over the contract so i'll just generalize stuff. basically setting a lot of world records. me and cynthia got in front of crowd so we made sure we got into the music video. it was just so cool that we were so close to them. i even got a picture with Brian, but he was wandering a lot throughout the day. Pat was the most socialible of the group. during takes we would just talk to him and it was really cool. Rivers was really quiet, but i saw his new baby, she's sooo cute. i didn't take pictures because that just crosses the privacy line, like a lot. we were in the sun a lot, but i had a good time. Scott was pretty cool, not really talkative either but gave us smiles. Brian is just a hippy. i wish i took more pictures but no cameras on set.
there weren't that many people either, i thought there was going to be like 1,000 people there were only 250-300 people. i like that number, less people more band access, just the way i like it. during the day there were raffles, neither cynthia nor i won. the nice thing about this shoot was that they actually feed us. they provided pizza, lemonade/water, sunblock and some where to sit in the shade. i thought we were just going to be sitting around on the floor in the sun with no food or water provided.
some guys were setting a world record, playing guitar hero for 12 hours. but it's the NEW guitar hero with guitar, vocals and drums. i liked the drums because it had cymbals but it seems like it would be easier to break. the mic is a lot more sensitive or more telling than the rockband mic. after the 12 hours, the guys smashed the guitars to pieces. very sturdy i must say, they needed to give it at least two whacks to the ground to break.
the day ended with a custard pie fight. but since it was for the world record we all had to take the pie in the face. me and cynthia found each other and we pied each other. but we were very hesistant. bad idea. luckily it was the last event of the day. grosss....i had custard and pie crust in my hair on the way home.
i think i'm sunburned, dang. other than that it was an awesome day. i wonder when the music video comes out.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
ordinary fun
i thought that today i was going to go to six flags but devin changed his mind and we didn't go. instead i just stayed at home. i cleaned up the whole house and watched some tv. i had sesame street on while cleaning and Will Arnett was on, playing a magician named Max. it was a nice surprise.
me and helen were bored so we went to go get sushi again. helen gave me one of her bags, it's super cute and sturdy. she said that the bag's opening is too small. perfect for me! so this time i got the chicken teryaki which comes with a salad and some california rolls. it was really good. on the way to the bathroom, i passed some my age looking guys. nothing special, one of the guys turns around and i shot him a smile, out of habit. once past them i regreted it. it seemed creepy of me, instant regret, hahahah! i didn't even turn to see his reaction. i'm a weirdo!
we didn't know what to do so we went to michael's and spent a lot of time there. in the end we bought some string and candy. went back to helen's house and made some friendship bracelets. didn't come out so well but we still wore them.
me and helen were bored so we went to go get sushi again. helen gave me one of her bags, it's super cute and sturdy. she said that the bag's opening is too small. perfect for me! so this time i got the chicken teryaki which comes with a salad and some california rolls. it was really good. on the way to the bathroom, i passed some my age looking guys. nothing special, one of the guys turns around and i shot him a smile, out of habit. once past them i regreted it. it seemed creepy of me, instant regret, hahahah! i didn't even turn to see his reaction. i'm a weirdo!
we didn't know what to do so we went to michael's and spent a lot of time there. in the end we bought some string and candy. went back to helen's house and made some friendship bracelets. didn't come out so well but we still wore them.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Hanging out with friends!
Yesterday i hung out with Helen and Devin at Nickle Nickle. we had a battle royale throwing those popping things around at each other using games for hiding behind. i was laughing really hard but i lost, i got hit in the head by those poppy things. after work we went to in-and-out. i just got a cheeseburger because i didn't think my body was ready for a double double. also got a small pink lemonade. i devoured that cheeseburger, it was so delicious. i've missed hamburgers. i didn't get fries because i didn't like them too much before going, and now i like thick cut fries the best. the lemonade was really good too, in england they don't have pink lemonade. their lemonade is actually sprite, what a sad way to find out.
today i went out with Helen, Devin and Lissette, Cynthia couldn't go because her house had plumbing problems. we went and got some sushi at wasabi, mmm... i got a crunch roll and tomato salad. oh how i've missed sushi as well. we had a lot of time to kill so we made a quick stop at Helen's house to look at her newly painted room. then off to Target! i've missed the dollar aisle, i put a lot of stuff in my basket which i eventually consolidated because i shouldn't spend too much money. i bought two one-dollar photo albums, i figured i needed them. also bought a really nice photo album for 8.50 that holds 160 photos, this will be my summer 08 album. plus some cute sticky notes. yay!
before target we were planning on watching tropic thunder, but we totally forgot about it and time flew. so we caught Pineapple Express instead. i liked the movie, it was really different. it was action, comedy, with a touch of chick flick? there were some sensitive parts which was surprising to me. it was a different kind of funny but funny nonetheless. James Franco was brilliant, though his teeth bothered me a bit. hahahhaha! i loved the fight scene and the running in the forest scene.
i really want to see michael cera's next movie, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
today i went out with Helen, Devin and Lissette, Cynthia couldn't go because her house had plumbing problems. we went and got some sushi at wasabi, mmm... i got a crunch roll and tomato salad. oh how i've missed sushi as well. we had a lot of time to kill so we made a quick stop at Helen's house to look at her newly painted room. then off to Target! i've missed the dollar aisle, i put a lot of stuff in my basket which i eventually consolidated because i shouldn't spend too much money. i bought two one-dollar photo albums, i figured i needed them. also bought a really nice photo album for 8.50 that holds 160 photos, this will be my summer 08 album. plus some cute sticky notes. yay!
before target we were planning on watching tropic thunder, but we totally forgot about it and time flew. so we caught Pineapple Express instead. i liked the movie, it was really different. it was action, comedy, with a touch of chick flick? there were some sensitive parts which was surprising to me. it was a different kind of funny but funny nonetheless. James Franco was brilliant, though his teeth bothered me a bit. hahahhaha! i loved the fight scene and the running in the forest scene.
i really want to see michael cera's next movie, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
last day in London and Brighton
August 14th (Thursday)
after everybody turned in their work for class, we all (Ann, Ruhi, Carolyn, Emily, Margaret and I) headed to London for the IceBar. we had some extra time before going so we went to Oxford st. where they have all the major stores on one street. shopped and browsed a little bit. we passed marks & spencers and saw that they had afternoon tea. we all hadn't had that specific tea and went inside to enjoy ourselves. our tea came with sandwiches and scones. it was a really big meal. right after we headed to IceBar which is a bar made from ice sponsored by Absolut. it cost 15 pounds and that includes a warm cape plus one double shot drink.
we go look for it and we could NOT find it, i was starting to panick because i'm a time freak. but eventually we found it and were on time. we all got these capes that made us all look good, thrown over our clothes. inside it was freezing, duh, but quite small. it wasn't too bad with those fetching capes, we all took our time getting drinks. we had some fun taking pictures and drinking our drinks. man mine was so strong, i can still feel it thinking about it now. bleq. it was fun taking pictures, our drinks were in cups made from ice. we started playing bumper cars with our glasses.
afterwards we met up with the other asian group, i'd call them the more hardcore asian group. of course we would meet in china town. i wanted one last pork bun but they ran out, sad. but i soon got a steamed pork bun, just as good. hung around with them for a little bit and we had to leave. lots of sad goodbyes, aww. the rest of us went to go get some food at a Hong Kong cafe place, the food was pretty good.
our last thing for London was getting autographs for me and ann's wicked program. basically we got the whole main cast, all except Fiyero! i was reallllly mad about it. come on, all except him, ugh! we had a pretty nice ride back on the train back to Brighton. London's been good to us, it was a sad goodbye.
August 15 (Friday)
our last day in Brighton. this day was truly the saddest day of them all. we all made a list of what we wanted to do in Brighton. usually when this happens we would only get 3 or 4 things done. but i was in charge for the day so we got everything done. We first went into the North Lanes for handmade fudge, Sejuice smoothies, and Frozen yogurt at Lick. quite productive i'd say, i also bought some candy and the first harry potter book. Off to the mall, borders, primark and peacock. we all found something each of us liked and bought. besides primark stuff, i bought a really nice wallet and got a student discount woo! at primark i bought a bomber jacket for 11pounds. not too shabby. me and margaret went back to our rooms and put our stuff down while the rest sat around at the beach.
we all met up at Donatello's, me and margaret shared a vegetarian lasagna, wasn't what we were expecting, but it was still really good. too bad we didn't have our first waiter. good stuff. afterward we all headed down to the pier. ate some donuts, gambled a bit, bad idea. found a karaoke place on the pier. we didn't have to pay to do it so we went and sang a bit. i got a little too excited for it and ran on stage, tripped because the step is decieving, and ate it. hahahha i played it off and no one really saw, ahhahahah! after we went back to our flats and packed up.
we met up again later that night to chill a bit. then we all said our goodbyes, super sad. awwww!
after everybody turned in their work for class, we all (Ann, Ruhi, Carolyn, Emily, Margaret and I) headed to London for the IceBar. we had some extra time before going so we went to Oxford st. where they have all the major stores on one street. shopped and browsed a little bit. we passed marks & spencers and saw that they had afternoon tea. we all hadn't had that specific tea and went inside to enjoy ourselves. our tea came with sandwiches and scones. it was a really big meal. right after we headed to IceBar which is a bar made from ice sponsored by Absolut. it cost 15 pounds and that includes a warm cape plus one double shot drink.
we go look for it and we could NOT find it, i was starting to panick because i'm a time freak. but eventually we found it and were on time. we all got these capes that made us all look good, thrown over our clothes. inside it was freezing, duh, but quite small. it wasn't too bad with those fetching capes, we all took our time getting drinks. we had some fun taking pictures and drinking our drinks. man mine was so strong, i can still feel it thinking about it now. bleq. it was fun taking pictures, our drinks were in cups made from ice. we started playing bumper cars with our glasses.
afterwards we met up with the other asian group, i'd call them the more hardcore asian group. of course we would meet in china town. i wanted one last pork bun but they ran out, sad. but i soon got a steamed pork bun, just as good. hung around with them for a little bit and we had to leave. lots of sad goodbyes, aww. the rest of us went to go get some food at a Hong Kong cafe place, the food was pretty good.
our last thing for London was getting autographs for me and ann's wicked program. basically we got the whole main cast, all except Fiyero! i was reallllly mad about it. come on, all except him, ugh! we had a pretty nice ride back on the train back to Brighton. London's been good to us, it was a sad goodbye.
August 15 (Friday)
our last day in Brighton. this day was truly the saddest day of them all. we all made a list of what we wanted to do in Brighton. usually when this happens we would only get 3 or 4 things done. but i was in charge for the day so we got everything done. We first went into the North Lanes for handmade fudge, Sejuice smoothies, and Frozen yogurt at Lick. quite productive i'd say, i also bought some candy and the first harry potter book. Off to the mall, borders, primark and peacock. we all found something each of us liked and bought. besides primark stuff, i bought a really nice wallet and got a student discount woo! at primark i bought a bomber jacket for 11pounds. not too shabby. me and margaret went back to our rooms and put our stuff down while the rest sat around at the beach.
we all met up at Donatello's, me and margaret shared a vegetarian lasagna, wasn't what we were expecting, but it was still really good. too bad we didn't have our first waiter. good stuff. afterward we all headed down to the pier. ate some donuts, gambled a bit, bad idea. found a karaoke place on the pier. we didn't have to pay to do it so we went and sang a bit. i got a little too excited for it and ran on stage, tripped because the step is decieving, and ate it. hahahha i played it off and no one really saw, ahhahahah! after we went back to our flats and packed up.
we met up again later that night to chill a bit. then we all said our goodbyes, super sad. awwww!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Reading List
so i have a bunch of books i want to read before i go back to school:
-The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas (own)
-The Roald Dahl Teasury (own)
-Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (own)
-The Naked Lunch by Burroughs
-The Life of Pi by Martel
-Swung by Morrison
i will probably add more, but i shouldn't, hahhahah!
-The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas (own)
-The Roald Dahl Teasury (own)
-Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk (own)
-The Naked Lunch by Burroughs
-The Life of Pi by Martel
-Swung by Morrison
i will probably add more, but i shouldn't, hahhahah!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Taking a little break from typing
Right now I'm trying Word's version of blogger, apparently I can type on a blog word document and then it transfers to my blog. We'll see.
Anyways I have 1900/2000words I'm so close but not there yet. My mind is stumped on what to write. I think this final essay is going to suck ass!! Whatever! Tomorrow after people's done turning in stuff we're all going to London. I'm going to make a list of stuff I want to do, last minute stuff I didn't get to do. Like going to platform 9 ¾ I haven't done that yet!!! I also need to make a few more purchases as gifts, I feel like I'm buying too much, but it's okay because I like the stuff I bought for people, hahahha!
Oh so much to do but so little time. I feel like I should have done MORE stuff while I was abroad. It's very bittersweet for me to leave, I want to stay in England because the people are awesome and I like the atmosphere but at the same time I miss all the people at home (and of course the food!).
While researching my topic I found this picture. That thing in the background is the burned down West pier in Brighton. And that stencil, is by fucking BANKSY! Ann and I are going to search for it on Friday! That is soooo freaking crazy, apparently there are more in Brighton, but this is I guess easier to find. Hopefully it still exists.
P.S. i'm checking my blog and it worked! but the picture didn't go up, that's okay though. like if i travel in a place without internet i can still keep a blog.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sunday Stroll
one form of procrastination this weekend was a "sunday stroll". i call it a gentle hike. i just wore a tank top, capris, and tennis shoes. i brought a cardigan just in case. before we went on our stroll i went to the student store and bought a huge bottle of water. it was relatively cheap for its size so i brought it along, figured i'd need it.
the sun was shinning and it was breezy. perfect weather for a gentle hike. i've never been on a hike or a stroll through the countryside. it was beautiful and wasn't too bad. just a bunch of steep hills and lots of cow poos. it got really windy the higher we went. my hair was just fucked from that point on. i had insoles in my shoes so it wasn't bad. but we did walk for around 2 hours. that's a lot for me. i stepped in cow poo, yuck.
our guide, michael poked at cow piles, it was disgusting! in the end it was sorta worth it. we finished at a nice tea place. on the way to the tea place we found some horses, they were so friendly and soft, i fed one an apple when i wasn't supposed to. i also saw a cat on a leash, hahhaha, but the cat was reallllly soft and like watever about the group of teenagers surrounding it. off to eat! i got a Farmer's breakfast: 2 eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, beans and some tea. it was good after that hike. i even forgot to take a picture of the food, i just dug in.
the walk was refreshing and i did something i should have done while here in England.
today i looked on my leg and there's like a rash-like thing. doesn't itch when i don't touch it. but it just looks weird.
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