How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.

Thursday, October 09, 2008

  • Currently Listening
    Drunken Lullabies
    By Flogging Molly
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    1 Part Down

    I got news that I passed my Cert Prep test
    Now I just have to take the real one, but I only have to get a 70% instead of an 80%
    the next test is in January, so I'll soon be able to relax.  Relax as in I still have 15 hours (-1 for the prep class), observing, football, a social life, and everything else.

    Thanks for your prayers!!

Monday, October 06, 2008

  • Currently Listening
    Dreaming Out Loud
    By OneRepublic
    Goodbye, Apathy
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    Lost Things

    Somewhere in my room is a place (possibly a triangle) where everything gets lost.
    1. calculator
    2. stapler
    3. sewing kit
    4. KEYS!!!!
    seriously, if anyone finds a set of keys, room key and mailbox key with a silver LETU key ring, a blue cord, and a pink climber's ring - PLEASE let me know.  I'll be your bff.  tears.

Saturday, October 04, 2008

  • Currently Reading
    Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer (Faeries of Dreamdark)
    By Laini Taylor
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    I Lurve Books

    10 Favorites
    1. Favorite Book? (other than the Bible!) Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice
    2. Favorite Author? C. S. Lewis
    3. Favorite Genre? fantasy and historical fiction
    4. Favorite series of books? The Chronicles of Narnia
    5. Favorite Illustrator? Trina Schart Hyman
    6. Favorite book from when you were little? Little House on the Prairie series
    7. Favorite Hero? Aslan
    8. Favorite Villain? all of Ted Dekker's villians
    9. Favorite couple? Julie and Rick from Jeanette Windle's The DMZ
    10. Favorite Character? Hadassah from the Mark of the Lion series

    5 Lasts
    1. Last book you bought? Jurassic Park - I've always wanted to read it and it was 50c at the thrift store!
    2. Last book you were given? my mom got me 4 children's books about missionaries
    3. Last book you pre-ordered? haven't
    4. Last book you loved? Jurassic Park - it was pretty amazing
    5. Last book you hated? Crime and Punishment ?? I don't usually hate books, but this was a doozy

    3 dos
    1.Do you read part of your current book every day? no, too busy, in the summer I do, except I usually finish them in about a day
    2. Do you stick to one genre of books or do you jump around? a jump around, but mostly fantasy or historical fiction (or children's books lol)
    3. Do you review all the books you read? I don't ever

    1 If
    1. If you were stuck on a desert island and could only take one book with you, which book would you choose? (other the Bible, of course) Survivor's Guide to Desert Island Living (I'm not sure if that actually exsists :P )

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

  • Currently Reading
    The Swiss Family Robinson (Signet Classics)
    By Johann D. Wyss
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    Movie / TV Shows

    1. What movie have you seen the most times in the theater? Finding Nemo, I think I saw 3 times for various reasons
    2. What was the last movie you walked out of? never have, almost did with Tropic Thunder, it was a lot worse than I expected
    3. What is the first movie you remember seeing in a theater? we didn't do that much when I was a kid
    4. What is your favorite movie soundtrack? Pirates of the Caribbean and Lord of the Rings
    5. Have you ever dressed up as a movie character for Halloween? If so, who? I can't think of anyone
    6. What was the first R-rated movie you ever saw? Were you allowed or did you sneak?  not sure, I watched plenty of R movies when I was a kid with my parents, we just ff'ed any bad parts
    7. Star Wars (original trilogy) or Lord of the Rings? both
    8. Pacino or DeNiro? neither?
    9. Titanic: did it suck or was it great? I've never seen the whole thing, but DiCaprio & Winslet are great actors, so I'd assume it was good
    10. What’s your take on Cassavetes? I dunno
    11. Favorite John Hughes character? I dunno
    12. What movie gets you excited? action movies with a cute guy
    13. What movie always makes you cry like the big puss you are? I cry over anything, Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the saddest movie in the world, though, I sobbed like a baby during the whole thing
    14. What’s the furthest you’ve ever gotten in a movie theater (first base, second base, etc.)? nothing at all
    15. Speaking of sports metaphors, what’s your favorite sports movie? Remember the Titans
    Favorite . . .
    16a. Teen movie? 10 Things I Hate about You because my roommate made me watch it a billion times
    16b. Quentin Tarantino movie? Kill Bill
    16c. Bill Murray movie? Ghostbusters
    16d. Romantic comedy? Down with Love - that's the only one I have
    16e. John Hughes movie? I don't know!
    16f. Horror movie? not fond of horror, but I love thrillers, basically all of Hitchcock
    16g. Made-for-TV movie?  Pride and Prejudice
    16h. Director? Walt Disney?  I dunno
    16i. Drug movie? wut?
    17. What movie have you seen already but will never, ever, ever watch again?  War of the Roses
    18. What movie are you embarrassed to really like? um, it's hard to embarrass me
    19. What movie should be remade ASAP? X-Men, just start over, keep the same characters, but rewrite that awful script
    21. For the love of everything that’s sacred, please someone stop [insert name here] from making another movie! [Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Michael Moore, any really]
    22. What movie do all your friends love but you think is whatevs? The Wizard of Oz
    23. What movie do you love but all your friends think is whatevs? The Ghost and the Darkness
    24. If you could date/marry any movie character, who would it be? geez.... The Transporter or Mr. Darcy or Iron Man or Rick O'Connel or Batman, so many
    25. Best movie ever? Speed and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    26. Book you wish would be made into a movie, and who would direct it? DMZ or CrossFire both by Janette Windle or the "Mark of the Lion" series by Francine Rivers, directed by anyone who can make an AWESOME Christian/Action/Romance movie, maybe Mel Gibson if he ever gets any credibility back, poor man



    List your five favorite TV shows and answer the following questions.
    1. Lost
    2. The Office
    3. Arrested Development
    4. Heroes
    5. House, MD

    1. Who’s your favorite character in #2? George Michael and Maebe and Buster and G.O.B.
    2. Who’s your least favorite character in #1? Locke and now Kate, the baby-thief!
    3. What’s your favorite episode of #4? ones with Hiro being funny
    4. What’s your favorite season of #5? 1, I haven't seen most of 3, but I think I'll like it more (maybe) once I see it, too many annoying characters in season 2
    5. What is your favorite ship in #2? Jim/Pam (duh) and Angela/Dwight
    6. What is your anti-ship in #3? Michael/blonde psycho lady (I forget her name)
    7. How long have you watched #1? since the beginning!!!
    8. How did you become interested in #3? I watched it
    9. Who’s your favorite actor/actress in #4? David Anders, cause he's pretty
    10. Which do you prefer, season one of #2 or #5? House definitely, The Office seaon 1 is so short
    11. Which show have you seen more episodes of, #1 or #3? Arrested Development, just because I think it's longer, no wait they're both 3 seasons, Lost is going to 4, so the same
    12. If you could be anyone from #4, who would you be? Claire, best powers, but I don't want to be in highschool again, it was fun, but I'm moving on
    13. How would you kill off your favorite character in #1? Hurley?  he can't die
    14. Give a random quote from #5. "Do you ever watch "Gilligan's Island" reruns and really, really think they're going to get off the island this time?"
    15. Which character in #2 do you love to hate/dislike? that jerk guy, I forget his name
    16. Would a #3/#4 crossover work? now THAT would be good television
    17. Pair two characters in #1 that would make an unlikely but strangely okay couple. Sawyer/Claire, con/knight-in-shining-armor rescues baby mama
    18. Has #5 inspired you in any way? it inspires me to be a meaner person
    19. Overall, which show has a better cast, #2 or #4? Office
    20. Which has better theme music, #3 or #5? Arrested Development, I mean, duh



    In other news, I gave a presentation today.  Went well.  Life's good.  Busy.  Fall fest.  Qualifying exam next week that I have 0 time to study for.  Gag.  Life's bad.  Kids are cute.  I get to go tomorrow.  Dino-shoes hurt my feet.  Life's life.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Sunday, September 21, 2008

  • Currently Watching
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    By Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, Tommy Rall, Marc Platt
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    Translate the Lyrics

    1. Randomly pick a song from your music library.
    2. Find the lyrics for the first four verses/chorus
    3. Go to Google translation and translate the lyrics from English into German.
    4. Take the new German lyrics and translate them into French.
    5. Take the new French lyrics and translate them into English.
    6. Post the NEW English lyrics and have people guess the original song.

    Burning Down Neverland (Scatter ash)
    Tar black white lines Games
    Is this another death by adversity
    Tell me what you what you really (hey hey!)
    We rest in our graves
    Lexington, of course, your veins
    Sleepers can not just wake up the dead
    If fans of needles and the collapse of beds guilty

    Falling asleep, not asleep
    Sleep is not a

    (You lied when she said that the good die young)

    They lied, she said that the good die young!
    Woah-oh-oh-oh
    They lied, she said that the good die young!
    Stay with me, stay with me tonight

    Burning bridges down now (scatter the ashes)
    Godspeed to you all
    Is this a life left in mind that,
    Tell them you were, you were really (hey hey!)
    Kill you slowly over time, mode of instruction suicide
    It is still sleeps in a hotel Chelsea
    Bathroom is deteriorating, and the worst turns into hell


    Shot through the heart,
    And you are responsible
    Darling, you give love
    A bad reputation.

    Ange's a smile, is this what you sell
    They promise the sky and I am in hell.
    Chains of Love Got a hold on me
    If passion is a prison, you can not break free.

    Ah! You're a loaded gun ... yeah
    Ah! There is nowhere to run
    Nobody can save me, the damage is done!

    Shot through the heart,
    And you are responsible
    The love you give a bad reputation
    I play my part and play your game
    The love you give a bad reputation.
    The love you give a bad reputation.

    Paint your smile on the lips
    Blood Red nails on your fingertips.
    A school boy's Dream, if you act shy
    His first kiss was your first kiss adopt.

    Whoa! You're a loaded pistol
    Whoa! There is nowhere to run
    Nobody else that I can evil has been done.


    Why you build Build me up
    Buttercup baby just
    Let me Let Me Down
    And lounges around me
    And then the worst of all worst of all
    You never call baby
    If you say you say you
    But I love you still
    I need you I need you
    More than any Darlin '
    You know that I am from the beginning

    Build me to build me up
    Buttercup
    Do not break my heart
    I go to more than ten
    They always tell me
    But you are late
    I look around, and then
    I went to the door
    I can not
    You did not
    You let me yet

    the answers

Monday, September 15, 2008

Sunday, September 14, 2008

  • City?

    http://sancacahuetes.myminicity.com/

    Blame Hannnah
  • Currently Listening
    Shine: The Hits
    By Newsboys
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    3 Things

    What Your Green Umbrella Says About You
    When faced with adversity, you try to calm down first and act second.
    You can approach things from a fresh perspective, but you have to relax first.

    You are a very insightful and perceptive person. You offer up interesting critiques.
    You have amazing levels of concentration. You can focus completely on any problem until it is solved.

    On a rainy day: you take time to nap, day dream, and relax

    Music?  They had no Christian bands / Motown / Oldies / Rock'n'Roll / Latin / Disco whatsoever.  For SHAME.

    Your Taste in Music:
    Country: Highest Influence
    Classic Rock: High Influence
    Adult Alternative: Medium Influence
    Alternative Rock: Medium Influence
    Eighties: Medium Influence
    Indie Rock: Medium Influence
    Pop: Low Influence
    You Would Be Voted Most Likely to Succeed
    In school, you did your best in every class and activity.
    Even if something didn't matter, you treated it like was important.
    You were well liked and well respected. Most people had something nice to say about you.
    And there's a good chance you will be very successful - if you aren't already!

Saturday, September 13, 2008

  • Currently Watching
    Persuasion
    By Amanda Root, CiarĂ¡n Hinds, Susan Fleetwood, Corin Redgrave, Fiona Shaw
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    I don't want to do homework.... and thus.......

    Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?  my sari hanging on the wall

    What is the last thing you watched on TV? the weather report about Ike

    WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:  10:19 pm

    Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?  10:19 pm

    With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?  Hannah typing, the wind outside, the AC's off for once

    When did you last step outside? what were you doing? about a hour ago, I was coming back from 41

    Before you came to this website, what did you look at?  writing a paper

    What are you wearing? warm socks, hospital pants, sweatshirt, t-shirt, etc.

    Did you dream last night? yep

    When did you last laugh?  a hour and a half ago during Persuasion

    What is on the walls of the room you are in? my sari, pictures, cork board, calender, my 3 posters, Hannah's 4 posters, her board, some Post-It notes, picture frame

    Seen anything weird lately? a tropical storm?

    What do you think of this quiz? who cares?

    What is the last movie you saw? Persuasion

    If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? pay off college

    Tell me something about you that I don’t know: I dunno

    If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?  Give everyone cake

    Do you like to dance? yes

    Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? a boy?  Sophie (or Marie) Anne / Josiah (or Thomas or William or Bruce) Kurt

    Would you ever consider living abroad? I plan on it

Thursday, September 04, 2008

  • Currently Watching
    Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)
    By Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst, Donald Faison
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    My Xanga Blogging Style

    The Blogalyser reveals...

    Your blog/web page text has an overall readability index of 11.

    This suggests that your writing style is conventional
    (to communicate well you should aim for a figure between 10 and 20).Your blog has 32 sentences per entry, which suggests your general message is distinguished by verbosity
    (writing for the web should be concise).

    CHARACTER MATRIX



    male malefemale female
    self oneselfgroupworld world
    past pastpresentfuture future

    Your text shows characteristics which are 52% male and 48% female
    (for more information see the Gender Genie).
    Looking at pronoun indicators, you write mainly about yourself, then your social circle and finally the world in general. Also, your writing focuses primarily on the present, next the past and lastly the future.

    Find out what your blogging style is like!

Sunday, August 31, 2008

  • Currently Listening
    No Name Face
    By Lifehouse
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    The Ants Go Marching 2 by 2, Then 3 by 3

    Two Names You Go By
    1. Whitney by most people
    2. Whit by a few people (I slightly prefer Whit)

    Two Things You Are Wearing
    1. Watch
    2. My trio of rings

    Two Things You Want Badly
    1. In-n-Out
    2. A pony

    Two Pets You Have
    1. Skye, our sheltie-mix
    2. Nessie, our border collie-mix

    Two Things You Did Last Night
    1. Watched the end of the girls’ soccer game and the beginning of the boys’
    2. Saw the Mummy III (do not recommend if you like the REAL Evie, or good acting by sons)

    Two Things You Will Do Tonight
    1. Shower (important, I know)
    2. Go to bed (early!?)

    Two Favorite Holidays
    1. Fourth of July
    2. Christmas

    Two Things You Can't Live Without
    1. Jesus
    2. Water

    Two Favorite Numbers
    1. 93
    2. 7

    Two Favorite Sports
    1. Softball
    2. Football (americano)

    Two Good Drinks
    1. Diet Coke
    2. Apple Juice

    Two TV Shows You Like
    1. Lost
    2. The Office

    Two Favorite Foods
    1. Pasta
    2. Pizza

    Two Favorite Passions in Your Life
    1. Reading
    2. Drawing

    you got stranded on an island....

    1. Who would you like for a companion?
    That guy on those surviving in the wild shows, he might be useful
    2. What item couldn't you live without?
    A boat
    3. What would be your fear on the island?
    The monster

    Flavours....

    1. What is your favourite flavour of gum?
    Juicy Fruit and Big Red
    2. What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?
    Rocky Road
    3. What is your favourite flavour of _____? (fill in blank and answer question)
    Corn Nuts - Ranch

    Web...

    1. Are you a web junkie? Why or why not?
    I have a few favorite websites
    2. How much time do you estimate you spend on the web?
    If I’m in my room, I’m working, etc. in front of the computer with something going on
    3. Where can we find you around the net? (ie: facebook, flickr, mybloglog, etc)
    Facebook, Deviantart, Livejournal, Xanga, Digg, IMDB, Amazon, Pandora Radio

    Around the world...

    1. What is the #1 place you would like to visit in the world? Why?
    The British Isles, and then everywhere else
    2. What is the place you would least like to visit in the world? Why?
    Antarctica, other than the penguins that place creeps me out
    3. What country do you live in? Were you born there? How do you like it?
    United States of America, yes, love it

    Had to get away....

    1.Two places you go to for relaxation (spa, beach, etc.)
    comfy chair with a book, mountains when I can
    2. Two activities you do to relax:
    read, doodle
    3. Two people who are able to calm you when you are stressed-out:
    my mom & dad
    4. Two songs that always make you feel better:
    “Rescue Me” by Newsboys, “Oh! Gravity” by Switchfoot

    When it's hot outside....

    1. Two refreshing drinks:
    Iced Green Tea, Cherry Gatoraid
    2. Two places that are always cool (home, mall, work, etc.):
    The mall, walk0in freezers
    3. Two ways you keep cool:
    Swimming in Lake Tahoe, eating popsicles
    4. Two items of clothing/shoes that are a must (tank tops, shorts, etc.)
    flip flops and shorts

    Blah....

    1. Two nicknames that friends and family call me:
    Whit is a nickname
    Wango is my floor name, I get called that when someone reads the back of my shirt
    2.Two items of clothing I would never get rid of:
    My lime green VBS shirt with a million holes
    My G2 hoodie
    3.Two movies that I can watch over and over again:
    “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “Speed”
    4.Two goals/dreams I hope to fulfill in my lifetime:
    Work as a missionary
    Get married to a really awesome guy that I have yet to meet

    Vacation....

    1. When was the last time you went on vacation and where did you go?
    Disneyland and SoCal with my girls
    2. Do you prefer vacations with family or friends?
    Both are fun
    3. What are your two ideal vacation spots?
    Tahoe and Carmel-by-the-Sea
    4. When is your next vacation and who are you going with?
    I don’t know yet, I might be driving up to see family after I graduate
    5. Do you think vacations are necessary?  Explain.
    Sure, you don’t actually have to “go” anywhere, but everyone needs a break often

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