24 days left in my 24th year

let the party planning begin!

haha...

Good Manners

“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.”
Fred Astaire

one month

i got one month to make my 24-year-old dreams come true.

where did the year go!?

have you been as wise as bold

All that glisters is not gold;
Often have you heard that told:
Many a man his life hath sold
But my outside to behold:
Gilded tombs do worms enfold.
Had you been as wise as bold,
Young in limbs, in judgement old
Your answer had not been inscroll'd
Fare you well, your suit is cold.

-Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare

Tell Me Why

Tell Me Why

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Put your Ipod/Itunes or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the NEXT button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 25 friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
Quando Quando Quando - Fergie

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
When I Fall In Love - Celine Dion

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Shut Up - Black Eyed Peas

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Single Ladies - Beyonce

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Where Are You Now - Janet Jackson

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
Inevitable - Jessie James

WHAT IS 2+2?
Nice Guys Finish Last - Cobra Starship

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Freakin' Me - Jamie Foxx

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Full Circle - Miley Cyrus

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP??
Like the Sea - Alicia Keys

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE??
Fever - Beyonce

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Take a Chance On Me - Mamma Mia! the Movie Soundtrack

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Heartbeat - Madonna

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
If - Janet Jackson

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Waterfalls - TLC

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Million Dolla Baby - Robin Thicke

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Smile - Michael Jackson

WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
My Humps - Black Eyed Peas

HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Not As We - Alanis Morissette

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Back in Love - Estelle

WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Diggin' On You - TLC

WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Your Love Is My Drug - Ke$ha

WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Send It On - Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers

WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Leave Me Alone - Michael Jackson

DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
All Improvviso Amore - Josh Groban

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! - Mamma Mia! the Movie Soundtrack

WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
Love You 'Till the End - The Pogues

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Tell Me Why - Taylor Swift

this is what we do

http://www.weparkway.ca/media.html

we rise again from ashes

We rise again from ashes, from the good we've failed to do.
We rise again from ashes, to create ourselves anew.
If all the world is ashes, then must our lives be true,
an offering of ashes, an offering to you.

We offer you our failures, we offer you attempts,
The gifts not fully given, the dreams not fully dreamt
Give our stumblings direction, give our visions wider view
an offering of ashes, an offering to you.

Then rise again from ashes, let healing come to pain,
Though spring has turned to winter, and sunshine turned to rain,
the rain we'll use for growing and create the world anew
From an offering of ashes, an offering to you.

Thanks be to the Father, who made us like himself,
thanks be to the Son, who saved us by his death;
thanks be to the Spirit, who creates the world anew,
From an offering of ashes, an offering to you.


((Ash Wednesday is probably one of my favorite holy days.))

bellanico

D: This is the best chicken I've ever had!
C: It's duck.

D: This sauce tastes like Christmas.
R: I think it's the cranberries.

A delicious dinner w/ amazing ladies.
Thanks for the good times, Camille & Diana! =)

there's gotta be more... than wanting more

so i asked my sister if she wanted to train for the sf marathon with me. she declined, and then she told me that sometimes, i dream too big.

here, i thought that setting an actual goal for myself was a good thing. it's attainable and there are sure to be other benefits along the way.

a part of me got defensive and tried to justify why i have my eyes set on the marathon, and then i stopped myself, walked into the next room, and went back to doing my work. i felt defeated. sad. alone.

i've been having a lot of these moments with myself lately. i'm not really sure i know what i need right now, so it makes seeking some kind of consolation hard. sigh.

all other issues can take a number. let me just get through this project and allow my foot to heal and i bet things will turn around again.

new year. new goals. new commitment to self

I'm going to train for the SF Marathon.

I will start once the doctor tells me my foot is good.
I will pre-train for 8 weeks to bring my cardio up.
I will train with discipline and dedication.
I will finish.

And I will dance in between. =)