Friday, November 25, 2005

Let's see...

...what I am thankful for 2005....

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-Roommates who are more friends then 'the people I live with'
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-good recipes at allrecipes.com
-My iMac G4 & Porsche 250gig External + my Canon Powershot A85
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-the sound of cats purring when you are alone in your room and afraid of the dark
-Honey Baked Ham
-Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
-Darryl's msn messenger icon saying he is online
-the little reminders of why I am here in LA and what I am working towards, no matter how off the path I go (Thank you Dead Poets Society!)
-Friends from far away who call
-Old Disney's soundtracks that will never really get old
-Angel's determination to read interesting books that I would never have heard of if not for her
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-Sunflowers (Mommy- this is the one I planted for Eclipse!)
-An amazing, loving family who with one phone call can make you feel at home even if you are stuck in 3-hour traffic crawling towards your dead-end job
-A new neice, and an old one... and a new brother
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-Jump kicks with cigarettes and coffee



Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Updates: Civilian War, Surprise Party, Harry Potter, & Life After Darryl

Okay. SORRY about having nothing but a pickle on my blog for a month. Thanks to the brilliance of David, I am updating my blog with the nice convienence of having all of my pictures on one section. So- here, in one fell swoop, is what I have done since Halloween thus far.

As a surprise birthday present for Peter (whose birthday is Nov. 27th) I took him to a civil war reenactment (I KNOW! I can't believe they hold those in California either!). Peter LOVED it. The whole week he thought I was bringing him to an autograph signing for Patrick Stewart (Trekkie) because he thought that I was going to do the same surprise I did with David. So when we drove to bumtown country he was SO confused. Ha ha... but the look on his face when he saw what it was was so worth the trip.
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Well... Pete's birthday isn't the only one in Nov. Darryl's is too (Nov. 6th) so when his came I decided to throw him a surprise party. I figured since he was leaving this month (left yesterday for home for possibly FOREVER*sob*) I would bring all his California friends to him so they could say goodbye.

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He was pretty syked about it too. He had NO IDEA!!!! I took him to Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles (OMG David and Angel, I have to bring you to this place) and we went home. And SURPRISE!!! :) It was awesome. Unfortunately I have no picture of his face during the actually surprising because I was behind him. :(

Anyway- like the cool dorks we are- on thursday we lined up for the first screening of Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire. We went to the midnight show at Grauman's Chinese (the theatre with all of the hands and feet in cement). OMG OMG OMG OMG. THE SINGLE BEST THEATRE EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. And- in my opinion- the best EVER Harry Potter flick yet.

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We were in the front of the line (it went around like 2 blocks).

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Wingardian Leviosa!
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Me and Darryl :)
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But, alas, my weekend was not as fun as the days before. Darryl left! :( :( :( Because of immigration laws and the film industry Darryl has gone back to Grenada (HOPEFULLY temporarily) and for the first time in 4 years I must sleep in a cold bed. :( :( *sob*

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Darryl packing through the night.

Fortunately my roommates are awesome. Darryl left in the morning and I couldn't come home from the airport (because I had to go to work) but I didn't mention this too anyone at home, so halfway through the day I get a call on my cellphone from Andy, Peter, and Erick WORRIED that I had driven my car off a cliff or something. And when I finally did get home they were SO SWEET!!!! Aww... it was almost hard being depressed, because they were so concerned. I love them all so much.

*Sigh* Life after Darryl... is boring. Today I spent my day mooping around the house (although I went to the Samonases for a early Thanksgiving dinner, pics later). I found a weird formation of what might be spider eggs on my office window and I showed it to everyone.
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Peter was nice enough to get rid of it for me.

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My life without Darryl, though hard, is infinitely easier because of the amazing people I am lucky to live with.

Okay, so now I'll leave you with something funny. This is Peter's bike. Peter found his bike one day with a broken tire, so he decided he was going to fix it. How did he fix it? He CUT IT UP AND TAPED IT.

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*sigh*


Goodnight Guys! I miss you Darryl!

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Tuesday, November 08, 2005

Ewwww....




I spilled my lunch all over myself today and now I smell like pickle.




Shamefull.

Friday, November 04, 2005

Long story...


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The following pictures, respectively, are of the 1. West Hollywood Halloweed Block Party, 2. The Boring Ride Home from Las Vegas, & 3. Spending Halloween Weekend in Las Vegas.

At the WeHo Block Party I was a geisha. I've posted a few pictures on here, but I have dozens more.

In Las Vegas I was a Rock Star. Again... more pics that you can see if you want to.

Here I am, making a face (because I had to scratch my nose.)

My own personal ipod!


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Fry Man, Master Shake, and Me


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Awesome costumes


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Carnival Queens and A Geisha


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The Local Wildlife


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Congrats!


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My queens win an award on stage.

Cool


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At first we thought it would be funny to put Pete in girl sunglasses but then we realized that he looked pretty awesome in them.

Hmmm...


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I was told that I look like this ALL THE TiME. (You know... because everyone is taller than me. ha ha bleh)

Artsy Fartsy


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Where's Darryl?


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Erick


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Tired but Happy


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My Knights


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I got tired of the rockstar costume....

I think this one should be a postcard.... taken by yours truly :)


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Erick's Music Video Pose


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Cool Darryl Photo


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Look at the pretty lights!


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Under a Las Vegas skyline :)


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Cool Pic


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Camillo, Darryl & Erick


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Wasn't it nice of them to let me sit in the front?

The Rockstar & the Dead Lumberjack


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Originally uploaded by SummerB.