Song of the Moment

Heard this song on KROQ the other day and was like, this is a good description of how I'm feeling right now. I guess it's a good, recent grad, no job, what the hell am I doing song.

Man its me, I'm a mess

Turn a page, I'm a book

Half unread

I wanna be laughed at

Laughed with, just because

I wanna feel weightless

And that should be enough

Now I'm stuck in this fucking rut

Waiting on a second hand pick me up

And I'm over, getting older

If I could just find the time

Then I would never let another day go by

I'm over, getting old

Maybe it's not my weekend

But it's gonna be my year

And I'm so sick of watching all the minutes pass as I go nowhere

And this is my reaction

To everything I fear

Cause I've been going crazy I don't want to waste another minute here

Make believe that I impress

That every word

By design

Turns a head

I wanna feel reckless

I wanna live it up, just because

I wanna feel weightless

Cause that would be enough

If I could just find the time

Then I would never let another day go by

I'm over, getting old

Maybe it's not my weekend

But it's gonna be my year

And I'm so sick of watching all the minutes pass as I go nowhere

And this is my reaction

To everything I fear

Cause I've been going crazy I don't want to waste another minute here

This could be all that I've waited for

(Waited, I've waited for)

And this could be everything

I don't wanna dream anymore

Maybe it's not my weekend

But it's gonnna be my year

And I've been going crazy

I'm stuck in here

Maybe it's not my weekend

But it's gonna be my year (it's gonna be my year)

And I'm so sick of watching while the minutes pass as I go nowhere(go nowhere)

And this is my reaction

To everything I fear (everything I fear)

Cause I've been going crazy I don't want to waste another minute here

Got Electricity?

So the So Cal Edison decided to schedule a power outage in our area last night from about 10 PM to 6 AM. Seeing how it was a Saturday night, it seemed a bit inconvenient, but whatever. So I get home around 11, just before they turn off the electricity. So I'm sitting there, trying to read with a flashlight but its not working too well. Finally I decide to just go to bed. The next morning, I wake up around 8, expecting that all has been restored and we no longer had to live like cavemen. To my disappointment, the electricity is still not on and does not return until 4PM that day. This happened to me and Diya a while back, when our electricy was turned off for almost two days. You don't really realize how dependent you are on this little invention called power. You really can't do much. There's no TV to watch, you can use your laptop on the little battery power you have but since the internet is on power, there's not much to do on the computer. In terms of eating, your food is pretty much rotting in the fridge and even if you wanted to eat it, you can't heat it up. I sat there yesterday around noon, wondering what I should eat. Now, I could make myself some ramen on the stove...but I decided to bust out the phone book and call people to see who was free for lunch. At least when Diya and I lost our power, we could hang out with each other and find something to do. No one was home so I was sitting at home, reading Twilight. If its at night, you're pretty much screwed because its dark and you can't do much. So I am much more appreciative of the simple, every day things that we sometimes take for granted.

Alexis

This is the cutest video ever! Alexis is quite the chatterbox and a lot of it doesn't make much sense, but you can make out a word or two. Listen closely at the 31 second mark. Alexis knows her auntie!

Growing Up & Growing Old

Another day, another year older. I am officially in my late 20's. As another birthday passes, it really makes me think about life and how fast it goes by. Being the youngest of 3, I have always felt like a young and carefree kid. Now as I get older, I realize just how interesting and amazing life is. Just watching Alexis grow up in the last 11 months has been mind boggling. Seeing her when she was just a day old - she was so small and didn't really do much but sleep and eat. And since I've been unemployed, I've been able to watch her get bigger, start to babble, crawl every which way and develop this hysterical and fun personality. Its pretty awesome. Getting older has also made me really appreciate all the great things in my life. I have a wonderful family and awesome friends.

This year, since I was turning 27, I decided to keep the birthday low key. No parties like years before, just a small dinner with close family and friends

Lexi didn't make it out to my dinner due to her previous napping obligations

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After dinner, a few of us kept the party going and headed over to Yard House. We had a few more drinks and hung out for a bit. I was a bit tipsy, had a GREAT birthday. Thanks to everyone for making my day so special!

They're Just Not That Into You

And by them, I mean recruiters and hiring managers. I read an article a while back comparing job hunting to dating and thought it was not only funny but very true. It talked about how you have a great interview and totally hit it off and wait for a call that never comes. I've never been good at dating so I guess it makes sense that I'm having trouble with this job hunt. I applied for a job at Warner Bros and to my pleasant surprise, got a call back. The next month consisted of the recruiter telling me to call him on this day or that day. Every time I called, I got his voice mail. I even resorted to calling him from my sister's phone to throw him off, because I knew he had caller ID. How pathetic, right? I felt like I was stalking him and calling him incessantly. The same things go through your mind when you're dating...is he avoiding me? should I call? Will I look too eager, desperate even? If he (the company) was really interested in me, they would call. Sigh...I guess all that I can do is keep trying and not get discouraged on both the job and man hunt! Haha

In Honor of Michael Jackson

Saw this video on YouTube and thought it was pretty cool. It's a danceoff between Michael Jackson and John Travolta. Since today was MJ's memorial service, I thought this video would be a nice remembrance and it also shows my favorite, JT!

Just Don't Know What To With Myself...

Unemployemnt is REALLY starting to get to me now....

I spent this past Thursday hanging out at my house, on a budget. Normally on week days, I'm at Candace's, but Bryan got a half day because of the 4th of July weekend, so I didn't need to go over. So I woke up, went to the gym and then ran some errands. I signed up for a library card because its Free! Then I bought some groceries. Nowadays, I only spend money on food/groceries or gas. I was invited to go watch "The Hangover" which normally I would do without consideration, but since it was a movie I had already watched and I had limited funds, I decided not to go.

So basically I am broke and bored.

I have been trying to come up with things I can do for little money. On Saturday, Cindy and I went on a hike at Eaton Canyon, up in Altadena. We left at 8 so it wouldn't be too hot. Our plan was to hike up to the 50 foot waterfall, so when we got there we asked people how to get there. Unfortunately we took a little detour thanks to some dude, but eventually we go to the

AWESOME waterfall.

We packed a lunch and ate it at the waterfall. So that was a great, free activity, and it was an awesome workout.

Two other cost friendly activities I've decided to focus my attention on is learning to play the guitar and trying new recipes. Guitar lessons online are free and my parents help with the groceries/cooking ingredients. So today, I started brushing up on some guitar chords and I made shrimp and sausage jambalya for the family. Hopefully by the end of the summer, I will be a master chef and rock star! Wish me luck!!