Nostalgic Mountain

Today's challenge was difficult because it was supposed to be a picture of my best friend. Well, I have a bunch of best friends, so I made a collage. Of course this is only a small sampling as I don't have pictures of everyone. :)

Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend(s).

I LOVE these people... and I love these pictures!!! :) Good times!!!!!

Anyway. today was pretty cool. We got a new director at work. I'm pretty stoked. I think he'll be awesome. :) Anyway. I have to get going. More on life later. Take care of you!!!!!

Victory
by: Trampled by Turtles

All of us lonely, it ain't a sin
to want something better, then the shape your in.
The rain came at the break of day
your light in the window pane, said come on in.

It's a broken heart babe, I know the sound
Feels like your hands, are nailed to the ground,
but it'll pass just like everything else.
You won't let it get to me, the next time around

It's a hard earned victory
The life that came from you to me
Could never be wrong

Grown from a moment and a million miles
Here lies the stardust and it slowly dies
Borrowed from nothing come back half alive,
and the stars the whisper blessings as you walk by

Post it

This is not a challenge blog. I am compiling things for that. I just thought I would get on here and say...

I'm sorry. :'(

Behind in...

Aloha All!

Well, I'm behind...in EVERYTHING! I've been fighting off whatever sickness is going around as well as trying to get a decent grade in my newest math class. It's been stressful, but it's all good. I like taking classes one at a time. It makes me feel like I'm actually able to absorb everything. :)

Anyway...this is a couple of days late, but here is the challenge:

Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.

My perfect date would be August 25, because its not too hot not too cold...all you need is a light jacket. ;)


Just kidding. (what movie???)


Hmm. I'm not really the romantic type, so I guess my perfect date would be a barbecue at his house with a bunch of friends and games. :) I just really like hanging out with people...and what better way to bring people together than a good old fashioned BBQ??? ;)

Anywho.

Life has been...fascinating to say the least. There have been a lot of stuff going down. I guess I shouldn't have complained about life being boring, because there is just a lot going on now. lol.  It will be interesting to see how it all works out.

I guess since Valentines was a couple of days ago that it's safe for me to talk about my love life without being lumped into that category...you know. The one where people talk about love because it's "in the air" or whatever. lol. IDK what I'm saying really, but here it goes.

I thought that I had everything figured out. I really thought that I was in a good place with love and what I wanted out of life in regards to a relationship, etc. It seems that things always seem to get shot to hell when I'm comfortable. (sorry. I don't now how else to say it...) Maybe I just need to make it a habit to never have opinions or set ideas about things because they always change.

Love (in this instance aka "like," "lust," and "infatuation") is a lot like a storm. When you're in the middle of it, sometimes it's hard to think that there is anything around you that is more important that what is happening to you right at that moment. Sometimes it's so thick in there that you fail to see things that are right in front of you. Sometimes we choose to not see it. Like the ostrich, we stick out heads in the sand and try to wait any problems out..Hoping against all hope that it will all settle down into a comfortable place ans that we can continue on as we did before.

Unfortunately it isn't true. It's there and it's real (in most cases). However, we need to remind ourselves that there are things that are bigger and more important than our little "storm." I've been caught up in a storm. I've ignored the signs around me that there was danger. I have been that ostrich. Sticking my head in the ground so that I don't have to face the truth.

Sometimes we have to pull out heads out and take a breath of fresh air to get perspective.

Some people say that love makes the world go around. I don't know if I believe that is true. Love is a strong emotion, and through great emotion we can accomplish a lot. But for me...love doesn't make the world move. Love isn't what makes me want to live day to day. I feel like that girl in that movie that says, "I don't feel anything about love."

I know I haven't always felt that way.

I know that I won't feel like this forever.

But it's how I feel today. Not in a depressed, "My life sucks" kind of way. It's more like just a statement of the facts.

Is it bad to feel apathetic right now??? Huh.

Anyway.

Meant To Live
by: Switchfoot

Fumbling his confidence
And wondering why the world has passed him by
Hoping that he’s meant for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside

Dreaming about providence
And whether mice or men have second tries
Maybe we’ve been livin with our eyes half open
Maybe we’re bent and broken, broken

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside

We want more than this world’s got to offer
We want more than this world’s got to offer
We want more than the wars of our fathers
And everything inside screams for second life

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live
We were meant to live

I'm hungry... :S

Aloha. :)

So, this post is sort of perfect becuase as of this moment, I am extremely hungry. lol.

Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.

Delicious! :)

Have you ever had this cereal??? A lot of people would probably say that it is tasteless. It's not really. It has a nutty-fiber flavor... and it's good for my digestive system so it's a

WIN :)

So anyway...

Today was pretty cool. I had a TON of work to do which was a nice change. It's always a good day when I can actually work. I hate being BORED all the time... so yeah.

I cooked tacos last night. :) It was awesome. lol. Also got a job from my friend Mark to design a postcard. I'm pretty stoked about it...even if I haven't exactly worked on it as hard as I should. 

Overall a good day. I should have a new boss soon. Don't know how I feel about that yet.

Ice Box
by: Omarion, feat. Timbaland

Fussin' an? fightin', we back at it again
I know that it's my fault but you don't understand
I got memories, this is crazy
You ain't nothin' like the girl I used to know

Good with ma, good with pa, cool with all my friends
I should try to decide, wanna let you in
That means memories and it's crazy
You ain't nothin' like the girl I used to know

Girl, I really wanna work this out 'cause I'm tired of fightin'
And I really hope you still want me the way I want you
I said, I really wanna work this out, yo girl, I'm tryin'
It's no excuse, no excuse

But I got this ice box where my heart used to be
But I got this ice box where my heart used to be
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

But I got this ice box where my heart used to be
Said I got this ice box where my heart used to be
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

Why can't I get it right? Just can't let it go
I opened up, she let me down, I won't feel that no more
I got memories, this is crazy
She ain't nothin' like the girl I used to know

Don't mean to take it out on you, baby, but I can't help it
'Cause my heart is in the same ol' condition that baby left it
[From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/o/omarion-lyrics/ice-box-lyrics.html]
And I, I apologize for makin' you cry
Look me in my eye and promise you won't do me the same

Girl, I really wanna work this out 'cause I'm tired of fightin'
And I really hope you still want me the way I want you
I said, I really wanna work this out, yo girl, I'm tryin'
It's no excuse, no excuse

But I got this ice box where my heart used to be
I got this ice box where my heart used to be
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

I got this ice box where my heart used to be
I got this ice box where my heart used to be
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold
I'm so cold, I'm so cold, I'm so cold

I don't wanna be stuck up in this cold, cold world
Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl
Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl
Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl

I don't wanna be stuck up in this cold, cold world
Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl
Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl
Don't wanna mess this up, better keep your eye on me, girl

Starting

Okay. So I know I was supposed to start the challenge FOREVER ago. Truthfully I wanted to hold off to see if someone would notice that I haven't started. The only person that brought it up was my roommate...so I guess that's a little comforting. ;) lol. Anyway, here goes the first day of the challenge. :)

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was

Here is the photo of me. I was just going to post the picture on the right...but people usually get mad at me because I always make faces in pictures. SO I posted both. Personally I like the one where I'm making  face. At least you can see my eyes. ;) Because my eyelashes slant downwards and my cheeks are cheeky...My eyes look closed when I smile. lol.

Anyway. Today I am feeling...happy for the most part. I was on facebook earlier and I came across THIS VIDEO. It makes me feel...well blessed for sure. But it also gives me hope. It's hard to believe that there are people like this that are out there. People who think nothing of themselves and who love and serve the people around them. My favorite quote from the vid is:

"Food is one part. Love is another part. So, the food will give them physical nutrition. The love and affection which you show, will give them mental nutrition."
                                       -Narayanan Krishnan

How amazing is that? Not only is he giving to people on a daily basis...but he is showing them the love and respect that they deserve. SO INSPIRATIONAL!!! I would love to take part in something like that. Hmm... Maybe I'll look into it; :)

This week is the first week of my last class for my associates degree. I'm not going to lie to you. I'm WAY stoked about it. I think it'll be awesome! :) I can't believe how close I am to having a degree. LOL.

Song for the day is one that makes me smile. :) Enjoy!!!

Beautiful Life
by: Ace of Base

You can do what you want just seize the day
What you're doing tomorrow's gonna come your way
Don't you ever consider givin' up, you will find, oooh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
I just wanna be here beside you
And stay until the break of dawn

Take a walk in the park when you feel down
There's so many things there
That's gonna lift you up
See the nature in bloom a laughing child
Such a dream, oooh

It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
I just wanna be here beside you
I just wanna be here beside you
And stay until the break of dawn

You're looking for somewhere to belong
You're standing all alone
For someone to guide you on your way
Now and Forever

It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
It's a beautiful life, oh oh ooo
I just wanna be anybody

Living in different ways
It's a beautiful life
I'm gonna take you to a place I've never been
Before oh yeah
It's a beautiful life
I'm gonna take you in my arms and fly away
With you tonight

It's a beautiful life, oooh
It's a beautiful life, oooh

It's a beautiful life, oooh
It's a beautiful life, oooh
It's a beautiful life, oooh
It's a beautiful life

Revelation

Okay.

So I know that I have been lame about blogging. Truthfully, I literally haven't had anything that I have wanted to write about. There have been some things that have been mildly interesting, but most of my recent experiences have been too personal or insignificant to put on this blog.

I've been looking back at all of my past blogs, and the most regular I have been able to blog has been when I am doing a Challenge or when I am observing the mundane and trivial things in my life. I have also realized that I really like to talk about myself. lol. Looking back at my past posts, there is a lot of me just talking about me. I guess that's what the point of a blog is...

So, for all of us (myself included), I decided to continue the narcissistic focus of this blog and do a blog challenge. ;) lol. It just seems like it will be an easier thing to do than picking out random things to write about. I'll start it tomorrow...since I want to leave soon. :) So--here are the questions/topics as well as a song to round it out. :)

Day 1 – A photo of yourself and a description of how your day was.
Day 2 – A photo of something you ate today.
Day 3 – Your idea of the perfect first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 – Your dream wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of our favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – FREE WRITE! :)
Day 12 – 15 Random Facts about you.
Day 13 – Your favorite musician and why?
Day 14 – A TV show you’re currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don’t leave the house without.
Day 16 – Your favorite color
Day 17 – 10 Things I Want To Do Before I Die
Day 18 – The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 19 – Your favorite movie.
Day 20 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 21 – Something you crave a lot.
Day 22 – A photo of you as a child.
Day 23 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – Someone you admire.

Cool. We'll start it off tomorrow! :) Here's the song for the day. A new find...today actually. :)

Rhythm Of Love
by: the Plain White T's

My head is stuck in the clouds
She begs me to come down
Says "Boy quit foolin' around"
I told her "I love the view from up here
The warm sun and wind in my ear
We'll watch the world from above
As it turns to the rhythm of love"
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the Music low and sway to the rhythm of love
My heart beats like a drum
A guitar string to the strum
A beautiful song to be sung
She's got blue eyes deep like the sea
That roll back when she's laughing at me

She rises up like the tide
The moment her lips meet mine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the Music low and sway to the rhythm of love
When the moon is low
We can dance in slow motion
And all your tears will subside
All your tears will dry
And long after I've gone
You'll still be humming along
And I will keep you in my mind
The way you make love so fine
We may only have tonight
But till the morning sun you're mine all mine
Play the music low and sway to the rhythm of love

Perspective

Life is...

I can't really say that it's good of bad right now. There are awesome things going on and there are super crappy things going on as well. This year for me is going to be a year of self mastery. Already I feel like a failure...but something I was told recently is helping me to feel like not too much of a failure. I still feel like one...but it helps me to remember that I need to keep going and to keep moving forward. Here it is:

Even though you may fail, you can't let that failure define you. You can pick yourself up and realize that you are better than your failures.

I know that is true. It's hard for me to be...disciplined and dedicated. I have always run from things I deemed to be 'too hard' or 'too complicated.' Sometimes I feel like all of my struggles would be alleviated if I just stuck around long enough to fix them.

I am better than this moment. I am better than my short-comings. All I need is a little perspective.

Let me tell you a story.

I have danced hula for...a long time. Lately I've fallen off...as I've been in more demand as a musician than a dancer...but that's beside the point.

So, I was dancing hula, and I felt like the ugliest and least coordinated dancer in the entire group. I mean...hula is a Hawaiian dance...but I just wasn't as graceful and coordinated as the other dancers. So, I started practicing...a lot. I am a stickler for practice, and I was dancing almost everyday for at least two hours outside of regular classes.

We had a "test" or more like our teacher wanted to see how well we would dance alone. I went out there, did the dang thing and danced my heart out. I got all kinds of positive remarks, but the one that meant the most to me was one from our alaka'i or head dancer. She commented that she could tell I was working hard. Even over the teacher or kumu, her praise meant the world to me. She was the epitome of what I was hoping to be, and she thought I was good enough.

Some people may not see the purpose of this story, but for me...this story is a reassurance that I can do anything I want to. I can accomplish anything. What seemed like something that I was inept at or unable to accomplish...I did it. Of course this is only one story of many where I have been able to rise above expectations and shine...but still.

If life is truly what we make of it...I can make it a success story for myself. I won't be trodden on or made to feel inferior to who I truly am. I can achieve my dreams and live the life I am destined to live...and so can you.

Rise up to the challenge. Make 2011 a truly unforgettable year. You can do it. We'll shoot for the stars together. :)

Dream On
by: Aerosmith

Every time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn
Isn't that the way
Everybody's got their dues in life to pay

Yeah, I know nobody knows
Where it comes and where it goes
I know it's everybody's sin
You got to lose to know how to win

Half my life
Is in books' written pages
Lived and learned from fools and
From sages
You know it's true
All the things come back to you

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away, yeah

Yeah, sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away

Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream until the dream comes true
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream until your dream comes true
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On
Dream On

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away...