2010 is going to rock, I just know it.
First Fyfe Dangerfield is releasing his solo album on January 18th. Nevershoutnever is releasing What is Love? on the 26th. Butch Walker and the Black Widow's record 'I Liked It Better When You Had Now Heart' will be in stores on February 23rd. And more importantly, Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan will be on the shelves on April 6th.
:D
Fyfe Dangerfield is the leading man of Guillemots, one of my all time favorite bands. Besides with a name as badass as that one, it's almost impossible not to be good.
Nevershoutnever is Christofer Drew, I love his music even if he signs about love (everybody knows I'm a sucker for bitter break up songs) Besides, Butch produced this one, he can't never disappoint.
Butch Walker's new record, as if there was any doubt I'm going to get that. I'll probably have to wait til next week when I get paid but I think i'm getting the $75 package :)
Last but not least Will Grayson, Will Grayson!! It's not a secret that John Green is my favorite author, and I CANT wait to get this book on my hands.
I just finished GEEKTASTIC and if I havent mentioned before, it's heaven in a book. So many great nerd references that I adored, some of them I couldn't even understand XD but the ones I did were hilarious. Star Wars, Star Trek, Buffy, Lord of the Rings, any fandom, you name it, it's there. I HIGHLY recommend it.
I don't like to make New Year's resolutions because I usually don't keep them, but these are some of my goals for the next year:
- stay at the hard day's night hotel -- that is if I actually get the FLA job.
- learn to play the guitar -- I'm supposed to be calling Alan this week.
- learn at least a few phrases in korean -- I don't think I'm taking the course. I just dont think I'll be able to afford it for this semester. If I dont get the job I'll most definitely be taking this on June-July.
- eat at chipotle -- It was almost a punishment to read in HGHoover's blog about the delicious burritos she gets to eat fairly regularly but to actually see her eat one in a video just made me go crazy. I must eat at this place this year.
- finish the jessica darling series -- i started Second Helpings yesterday :)
- own a vespa -- this is also in case I dont get the job. My current job is 5-10 min away from my house, and vespa's are cheap, also with the gas, I'll most defnitely won't be using it with this kind of weather tho.
- more midnight phone calls -- Yes, I'm talking about you.
- go to austin city limits -- again with the big IF.
I just hate having to depend on something/someone else to make this kind of decisions about MY life. Sigh. I guess I'll just have to wait and see. Hopefully time will go back quick.
Freezingly yours,
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
I laugh more often now, I cry more often now.
This Christmas I got:
The Jessica Darling series, Maureen Johnson's 13 little blue envelopes, and Geektastic, I just started reading the last one I LOVE it.
I also got clothes and over a 1000 pesos worth in itunes gift cards :) My family knows me well.
I had a great time, even tho we missed some people. We ate my favorite christmas meal, sang karaoke, played board games and watched Christmas movies. I'm still a bit bummed we couldn't get A Charlie Brown Christmas tho.
YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS?? how sickly sweet everyone gets over the holidays. fine wish everybody a merry christmas and happy new year but don't tell them you looooove them. hell if I want to say I love you I'll say it every day, after every phone call, in every msn convo, cause you never know what might happen.
Oh and you know what I hated about 2009? Vampires. Fugging giant parasites. Know what's better than vampires? Zombies. Or Ninjas. Or pirates. anything but glittery pedophile vampires, and a bland heronine who only bitches and moans and on top of that written with poor grammar.
Anyway to lighten things up:
End of the year survey!
What was the best part of last year?
I GOT CLOSER TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
What was the worst part of last year?
WORK. NO, ACTUALLY, MY FAMILY GETTING SICK.
What was the biggest surprise of last year?
UNEXPECTED EXTENTION OF OUR FAMILY.
What are you most looking forward to next year?
LONDON.
Is there anything you are not looking forward to next year?
GROWING OLDER?
Which new years resolutions did you keep last year?
FINISH ALL THE PAPER WORK TO GET MY COLLEGE DEGREE, GO TO MORE LIVE GIGS AND KEEP MY JOB.
Which new years resolutions did you break last year?
LEARN HOW TO PLAY GUITAR PROPERLY, GET MY DRIVER'S LICENSE.
What will be your new years resolutions next year?
SEE ANSWER ABOVE. OH, AND TRAVEL MORE.
Which resolution are you most likely to break?
THE DRIVER'S LICENSE ONE.
Which resolution are you most likely to keep?
TRAVEL MORE, HOPEFULLY.
What will you be doing on new years eve?
TOASTING WITH STRAWBERRY HILL IN HONOR OF ALASKA YOUNG, MILES "PUDGE" HALTER AND THE COLONEL.
Who will you be with at new years eve?
THE RENTS, MY SIBLINGS, AUNTS AND UNCLES.
Who do you want to kiss to see the new year in?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/luckyman/889354739/sizes/l/ If you know what I mean.
Who will you probably end up kissing to see the new year in?
http://twitpic.com/tvv4e
What was the best song of last year?
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1926914 lol I kid.
What was the best TV show of last year?
Glee.
What was the best book you read last year?
GEEKTASTIC
What was the best film of last year?
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
What change would you like to make to your life next year?
BE MORE ORGANIZED. CALL PEOPLE BACK ;)
What change would you like to see in the world next year?
PEACE & LOVE.
Will you be looking for a new relationship?
MAYBE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER.
New house?
HOPEFULLY
What will you not be doing in 2010?
TRUSTING SO MUCH ON PEOPLE WHO DONT DESERVE IT
Any trips planned?
A BIG ONE.
Wedding plans?
HELL NO.
What's on your calendar?
COLDPLAY
What can't you wait for?
SEE ANSWER ABOVE
What happened in '09 that you didn't think would ever happen?
I THINK ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
Will you be nicer to the people you care about?
HAHAHA I'LL TRY
Will you dress differently this year than you did in 09?
I'M WEARING MORE DRESSES NOW SO YEAH, MAYBE.
Are you going to be in school in 2010?
I WANT TO SO BAD.
How will you make more money in 2010?
I'M SELLING SOME STUFF AND MAYBE KEEP WORKING.
Will you do charity work?
I SHOULD.
Are you going to drink on New Years Eve?
YES, PLEASE.
Will you be nice to people you don't know?
NO.
Do you expect 2010 to be a worse year for you than 2009?
NO. 2010 IS GOING TO ROCK.
How much did you change from this time last year til now?
I THINK I'M MORE FOCUSED NOW.
Do you plan on having a child?
HAHAHA NO.
Will you still be friends with the same people you are friends with now?
I HOPE SO.
Major lifestyle changes?
MOVING TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, MAYBE?
Will you be moving?
SEE ANSWER ABOVE
What will you make sure doesn't happen in 2010 that happened in 09?
BREAK MY CELLPHONE
Wishes for 2010:
THAT MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS STAY CLOSE AND HEALTHY. THAT THEIR WISHES COME TRUE. GET A CERTAIN JOB. GET ON A PLANE. MOVE. CALL PEOPLE MORE OFTEN. PLAY MY GUITAR. LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE. SMILE MORE.
sorry for all the caps.
I wanna learn how to play this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfzGm4OiZX8
Have a great one
Best wishes!
x
The Jessica Darling series, Maureen Johnson's 13 little blue envelopes, and Geektastic, I just started reading the last one I LOVE it.
I also got clothes and over a 1000 pesos worth in itunes gift cards :) My family knows me well.
I had a great time, even tho we missed some people. We ate my favorite christmas meal, sang karaoke, played board games and watched Christmas movies. I'm still a bit bummed we couldn't get A Charlie Brown Christmas tho.
YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS?? how sickly sweet everyone gets over the holidays. fine wish everybody a merry christmas and happy new year but don't tell them you looooove them. hell if I want to say I love you I'll say it every day, after every phone call, in every msn convo, cause you never know what might happen.
Oh and you know what I hated about 2009? Vampires. Fugging giant parasites. Know what's better than vampires? Zombies. Or Ninjas. Or pirates. anything but glittery pedophile vampires, and a bland heronine who only bitches and moans and on top of that written with poor grammar.
Anyway to lighten things up:
End of the year survey!
What was the best part of last year?
I GOT CLOSER TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
What was the worst part of last year?
WORK. NO, ACTUALLY, MY FAMILY GETTING SICK.
What was the biggest surprise of last year?
UNEXPECTED EXTENTION OF OUR FAMILY.
What are you most looking forward to next year?
LONDON.
Is there anything you are not looking forward to next year?
GROWING OLDER?
Which new years resolutions did you keep last year?
FINISH ALL THE PAPER WORK TO GET MY COLLEGE DEGREE, GO TO MORE LIVE GIGS AND KEEP MY JOB.
Which new years resolutions did you break last year?
LEARN HOW TO PLAY GUITAR PROPERLY, GET MY DRIVER'S LICENSE.
What will be your new years resolutions next year?
SEE ANSWER ABOVE. OH, AND TRAVEL MORE.
Which resolution are you most likely to break?
THE DRIVER'S LICENSE ONE.
Which resolution are you most likely to keep?
TRAVEL MORE, HOPEFULLY.
What will you be doing on new years eve?
TOASTING WITH STRAWBERRY HILL IN HONOR OF ALASKA YOUNG, MILES "PUDGE" HALTER AND THE COLONEL.
Who will you be with at new years eve?
THE RENTS, MY SIBLINGS, AUNTS AND UNCLES.
Who do you want to kiss to see the new year in?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/luckyman/889354739/sizes/l/ If you know what I mean.
Who will you probably end up kissing to see the new year in?
http://twitpic.com/tvv4e
What was the best song of last year?
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1926914 lol I kid.
What was the best TV show of last year?
Glee.
What was the best book you read last year?
GEEKTASTIC
What was the best film of last year?
500 DAYS OF SUMMER
What change would you like to make to your life next year?
BE MORE ORGANIZED. CALL PEOPLE BACK ;)
What change would you like to see in the world next year?
PEACE & LOVE.
Will you be looking for a new relationship?
MAYBE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER.
New house?
HOPEFULLY
What will you not be doing in 2010?
TRUSTING SO MUCH ON PEOPLE WHO DONT DESERVE IT
Any trips planned?
A BIG ONE.
Wedding plans?
HELL NO.
What's on your calendar?
COLDPLAY
What can't you wait for?
SEE ANSWER ABOVE
What happened in '09 that you didn't think would ever happen?
I THINK ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
Will you be nicer to the people you care about?
HAHAHA I'LL TRY
Will you dress differently this year than you did in 09?
I'M WEARING MORE DRESSES NOW SO YEAH, MAYBE.
Are you going to be in school in 2010?
I WANT TO SO BAD.
How will you make more money in 2010?
I'M SELLING SOME STUFF AND MAYBE KEEP WORKING.
Will you do charity work?
I SHOULD.
Are you going to drink on New Years Eve?
YES, PLEASE.
Will you be nice to people you don't know?
NO.
Do you expect 2010 to be a worse year for you than 2009?
NO. 2010 IS GOING TO ROCK.
How much did you change from this time last year til now?
I THINK I'M MORE FOCUSED NOW.
Do you plan on having a child?
HAHAHA NO.
Will you still be friends with the same people you are friends with now?
I HOPE SO.
Major lifestyle changes?
MOVING TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY, MAYBE?
Will you be moving?
SEE ANSWER ABOVE
What will you make sure doesn't happen in 2010 that happened in 09?
BREAK MY CELLPHONE
Wishes for 2010:
THAT MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS STAY CLOSE AND HEALTHY. THAT THEIR WISHES COME TRUE. GET A CERTAIN JOB. GET ON A PLANE. MOVE. CALL PEOPLE MORE OFTEN. PLAY MY GUITAR. LEARN ANOTHER LANGUAGE. SMILE MORE.
sorry for all the caps.
I wanna learn how to play this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfzGm4OiZX8
Have a great one
Best wishes!
x
Friday, December 11, 2009
Early christmas presents
These are my favorite christmas songs, and since I'm a dork I'm passing them on to you, I hope they makes you as happy as they make me.
1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Butch Walker
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ufzrky
This one is currently my ringtone. Don't you just love it? "Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year"
2. 30 Days - Nevershoutnever!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/u73tmz
Christofer Drew is lovely and so is this song. I had a countdown and everything and haven't stopped playing this song since then. "But I got 30 days and I'm gonna make them count, cause I can't call it Christmas without having someone to smile about."
3. Santa Baby - Taylor Swift
http://www.sendspace.com/file/i7rtgp
Yes, I do like some country. Emphasis on the SOME. And yes, I do like Taylor Swift, sometimes. It isn't my favorite version of Santa Baby, but my favorite one is from a youtube video so I'm passing the second favorite. "Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring... and I don't mean on the phone. Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight"
4. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Olivia Olson
http://www.sendspace.com/file/e193byI lovelovelove this girl, she has an amazing voice. This song is from my favorite Christmas movie of all times, Love Actually. "And the sound of children's laughter fills the air. Everyone is singing, I hear those sleigh bells ringing..."
5. All I want for Christmas Is Us - Jason Mraz ft. Tristan Prettyman
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wzcsbj
Similar title, see what I did there ? ;) I love Mraz and his duets, lovely song. "You're the reason that I decorate my yard." BEST line.
6. Last Christmas - Butch Walker & Yuji Oda
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1b4sif
Everybody loves some Wham! and Butch and Yuji do an amazing cover of this classic. "Once bitten and twice shy. I keep my distance but you still catch my eye."
7. Christmas All Over Again - Butch Walker and Taylor Manning
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xqoogy
"And Christmas is a rockin' time, put your body next to mine, underneath the mistletoe we go"
8. The Only Gift That I Need - Dashboard Confessional
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l45e3p
As if I couldn't love Chris Carraba any more. "But who cares if we're apart for the big days ince the small ones that made me fall in love with you "
9. Merry Christmas - Marvelous 3
http://www.sendspace.com/file/d5xx38
Quite, possibly maybe my favorite Christmas song. Brilliant, Butch again. "Jingle bells, shotgun shells, daddy's got a new .44"
10. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9mlrpd
The Pogues are in my opinion one of the most underrated bands ever. Plus, they're Irish. "You scumbag! You maggot! You cheap lousy faggot! Happy christmas your arse, I pray god it's our last."
11. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - McFly
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xa8uaw
I'm sure you have heard Lennon's song, so here are the kids from McFly with their own version. "So this is Xmas, and what have you done?"
Best Wishes!
Christmassy yours,
1. We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Butch Walker
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ufzrky
This one is currently my ringtone. Don't you just love it? "Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year"
2. 30 Days - Nevershoutnever!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/u73tmz
Christofer Drew is lovely and so is this song. I had a countdown and everything and haven't stopped playing this song since then. "But I got 30 days and I'm gonna make them count, cause I can't call it Christmas without having someone to smile about."
3. Santa Baby - Taylor Swift
http://www.sendspace.com/file/i7rtgp
Yes, I do like some country. Emphasis on the SOME. And yes, I do like Taylor Swift, sometimes. It isn't my favorite version of Santa Baby, but my favorite one is from a youtube video so I'm passing the second favorite. "Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring... and I don't mean on the phone. Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight"
4. All I Want For Christmas Is You - Olivia Olson
http://www.sendspace.com/file/e193byI lovelovelove this girl, she has an amazing voice. This song is from my favorite Christmas movie of all times, Love Actually. "And the sound of children's laughter fills the air. Everyone is singing, I hear those sleigh bells ringing..."
5. All I want for Christmas Is Us - Jason Mraz ft. Tristan Prettyman
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wzcsbj
Similar title, see what I did there ? ;) I love Mraz and his duets, lovely song. "You're the reason that I decorate my yard." BEST line.
6. Last Christmas - Butch Walker & Yuji Oda
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1b4sif
Everybody loves some Wham! and Butch and Yuji do an amazing cover of this classic. "Once bitten and twice shy. I keep my distance but you still catch my eye."
7. Christmas All Over Again - Butch Walker and Taylor Manning
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xqoogy
"And Christmas is a rockin' time, put your body next to mine, underneath the mistletoe we go"
8. The Only Gift That I Need - Dashboard Confessional
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l45e3p
As if I couldn't love Chris Carraba any more. "But who cares if we're apart for the big days ince the small ones that made me fall in love with you "
9. Merry Christmas - Marvelous 3
http://www.sendspace.com/file/d5xx38
Quite, possibly maybe my favorite Christmas song. Brilliant, Butch again. "Jingle bells, shotgun shells, daddy's got a new .44"
10. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9mlrpd
The Pogues are in my opinion one of the most underrated bands ever. Plus, they're Irish. "You scumbag! You maggot! You cheap lousy faggot! Happy christmas your arse, I pray god it's our last."
11. Happy Xmas (War is Over) - McFly
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xa8uaw
I'm sure you have heard Lennon's song, so here are the kids from McFly with their own version. "So this is Xmas, and what have you done?"
Best Wishes!
Christmassy yours,
Sunday, December 6, 2009
I love December.
This is by far my favorite time of the year. Right now, it must be 0°C outside, I have TONS of work to do, I think I'm getting sick and I have the worst toothache I've ever had and still I'm smiling and drinking hot chocolate and listening to Christmas songs :)
Remember in Gilmore Girls how Luke had his dark day? Well, my dark day was this last friday, my grandmother passed away when I was 6 and to this day I haven't been able to completely get over it. There has never been a way for me to go away and fish by myself so I'm usually just moody this day. To make things worse it's my mom and dad's wedding anniversary, so while sometimes we celebrated with a dinner and everything I felt guilty for not having my grandma around. We usually have a mass in her name, I don't like going to church but always did on the day she passed away
but this is the 3rd year I haven't been able to go, the last two I have been at work and the first one I was in Texas.
This year was a bit different, I slept for most of the day, only had a couple of classes during the night and actually some of the people from work managed to get a smile on my face, so I'm thankful for that.
Apart from that I have been busy going to family reunions and birthday parties, last saturday I went with Aixchel to a concert, it was a Beatles tribute show, and mind you I don't really like covers but decided this was the closest I'd ever be from the real thing so I might as well enjoy it.
First some kids played, and ohmygod they made me feel ashamed of owning a guitar, they were SO good. And one of them looked like Chucky's son! But honestly he was so great and so adorable and had his tough face on all the time, plus he was a bassist, I have always had a thing for bass players :)
Then we waited and waited and sat on the floor of the dirties venue I've ever been, and while everybody was offering us drinks my friend and I were eating candies and sucking lolly pops. We're HARDCORE like that. We basically waited til midnight cause that's when Jumbo decided to play and while they did get people to yell and boo at them for the first 3 minutes we all forgot about it when they started playing . They played most of my favorites, and it was a great night.
Videos because I'm awesome:
I started Christmas shopping and while I spent the whole weekend telling my parents I wanted a pair of skates for Christmas, I went to Walmart with my dad and couldn't help to buy myself a pair XD I had ones when I was like 7(?) but I sucked at skating hah so I have to teach myself again. People at walmart must hate me by the way, they had the skates all the way up these shelves so we asked for help and I kept changing them cause I didn't know what size they were and when we found the correct one I had to change them again cause they were yellow and I wanted them in blue. lol
I'm also working on something for Christmas for everybody so I shall post that soon.
Anyway, I hope your holidays are as awesome as mine are right now.
Best Wishes,
Gaby
PS. I'm rereading Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. It's so amazing and fantastic and I adore this little book so much. I think you should buy it. "And sometimes you can convince yourself that it is not the middle but will last forever. That middle is never the end, though." -John Green's Let it Snow
Remember in Gilmore Girls how Luke had his dark day? Well, my dark day was this last friday, my grandmother passed away when I was 6 and to this day I haven't been able to completely get over it. There has never been a way for me to go away and fish by myself so I'm usually just moody this day. To make things worse it's my mom and dad's wedding anniversary, so while sometimes we celebrated with a dinner and everything I felt guilty for not having my grandma around. We usually have a mass in her name, I don't like going to church but always did on the day she passed away
but this is the 3rd year I haven't been able to go, the last two I have been at work and the first one I was in Texas.
This year was a bit different, I slept for most of the day, only had a couple of classes during the night and actually some of the people from work managed to get a smile on my face, so I'm thankful for that.
Apart from that I have been busy going to family reunions and birthday parties, last saturday I went with Aixchel to a concert, it was a Beatles tribute show, and mind you I don't really like covers but decided this was the closest I'd ever be from the real thing so I might as well enjoy it.
First some kids played, and ohmygod they made me feel ashamed of owning a guitar, they were SO good. And one of them looked like Chucky's son! But honestly he was so great and so adorable and had his tough face on all the time, plus he was a bassist, I have always had a thing for bass players :)
Then we waited and waited and sat on the floor of the dirties venue I've ever been, and while everybody was offering us drinks my friend and I were eating candies and sucking lolly pops. We're HARDCORE like that. We basically waited til midnight cause that's when Jumbo decided to play and while they did get people to yell and boo at them for the first 3 minutes we all forgot about it when they started playing . They played most of my favorites, and it was a great night.
Videos because I'm awesome:
I started Christmas shopping and while I spent the whole weekend telling my parents I wanted a pair of skates for Christmas, I went to Walmart with my dad and couldn't help to buy myself a pair XD I had ones when I was like 7(?) but I sucked at skating hah so I have to teach myself again. People at walmart must hate me by the way, they had the skates all the way up these shelves so we asked for help and I kept changing them cause I didn't know what size they were and when we found the correct one I had to change them again cause they were yellow and I wanted them in blue. lol
I'm also working on something for Christmas for everybody so I shall post that soon.
Anyway, I hope your holidays are as awesome as mine are right now.
Best Wishes,
Gaby
PS. I'm rereading Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle. It's so amazing and fantastic and I adore this little book so much. I think you should buy it. "And sometimes you can convince yourself that it is not the middle but will last forever. That middle is never the end, though." -John Green's Let it Snow
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