Kel. 28. Lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Graduated from UC Berkeley 2001. Has a small obsession with TV. Enjoys chick lit and teen movies. Major shopaholic. Blogging since January 17, 2002.

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Reading: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Listening: Popular, Wicked Soundtrack

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August 30, 2002

Jimmy Fallon is my new boyfriend. I just finished watching the MTV Video Music Awards and I loved when Jimmy was introducing Guns n Roses -- he was all giddy and jumping up and down. So cute. :P Besides that, the VMA's were kind of blah. I loved Jimmy's opening sketch, especially the Enrique parody. Hee. I also enjoyed the performances by Shakira (that girl can shake her booty!), Eminem, and Justin (loved his dancing, hated his song). One thing that stands out in my mind is Christina Aguilera's voice -- when did she develop that accent? Weird. And omg, I can't believe Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen are that old now. They're like 17(!), I think. I remember when they couldn't even talk yet! Seeing them makes me feel so old.

I hate layout blocks. I love Pacey and Joey but I need a change -- inspiration, where are you?

Speaking of Pacey and Joey, I found this gem in Joey's summer diary --

"Should I pretend like it doesn't matter? Should I pretend that the fact that Audrey and Pacey are spending the summer together, sharing the kind of adventures he and I shared aboard the True Love, has no effect on me whatsoever? To the world, yes, that's what I'll have to convey. Can't very well go around harboring some weird resentment of your ex-boyfriend and your roommate just because they happen to have gotten together. What difference does it make to me anyway? It's not like I want to date Pacey now... we're way past that. Aren't we?"

*sigh* Finally some acknowledgement that Pacey and Joey did indeed once date. But it's too little too late for me.

Anyway, I still have to finish telling everyone about my Hawaii trip. lol. I bet no one's interested anymore! Oh well, you'll all have to humor me. :)

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August 26, 2002

Part II of my trip will probably be up tomorrow -- I got caught up in watching old Season 1 episodes of Dawson's Creek. Hee -- I think S1 is tied with S3 for my favorite season. *sigh* I loved Joey back then -- she was so feisty and sarcastic. Old Joey, where did you go? :P

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A summary of my trip to Hawaii, as promised. :) Part 1 -- with a few pics.

Thursday, August 15
Rob and I had to wake up at 6am (!) to get to San Francisco airport for our 8am flight. I was wide awake from the anticipation and after settling into my seat, I became even more anxious. I mean, I was on my way to Hawaii! But after take-off, I promptly fell asleep. Add to that the fact that the in-flight movie was going to be Spirit: The Stallion of the Cimarron. No matter that Matt Damon is the voice of Spirit, at least by sleeping, it would make the 5 hour flight seem a lot shorter. Upon our arrival at the Honolulu airport, we got our leis (love them! I wish I could wear them everyday. Hee.) and were escorted to our hotel, The Ohana Reef Towers, which had a really great location -- just steps from Waikiki and close to all the shopping. It was about 1pm by the time we finished unpacking and we didn't really have anything planned for the day so we just walked around trying to get familiar with everything. We spent the next few hours walking along Waikiki beach, browsing around the International Market Place, and eating shave ice (yummy!).

Friday, August 16
We woke up early to go to Pearl Harbor, which was truly humbling. Before you actually get to see the Arizona Memorial though, there's a short video about the events of WWII and what happened the day of December 7, 1941. Omg, I almost started to bawl, especially since the park ranger that introduced the video was a veteran who was only about 50 feet away from the USS Arizona when it was hit. *sob* After that, our tour guide drove us around downtown Honolulu where we got to see King Kamehameha?s statue, the Iolani palace (the only royal palace on American soil), and the Punchbowl National Cemetery. Then that night we went to the Ala Moana Shopping Center (too many shops, too little time) and spent way too much money on souvenirs for ourselves. Hee.

Saturday, August 17
Another early day because it was our Tour the Island day! :) We headed over to the east side of the island -- our first stop was Hanauma Bay, the most popular place on Oahu to go snorkeling. The water is clear, the weather is great and there's lots of sea life to see. The next scenic points were the Halona Blowhole (where supposedly when the timing is right, the water spewing out of that crevice can reach heights of up to 30 feet but of course, nothing was happening while we were there) and the Nuuanu Pali Lookout, which has a spectacular view of windward Oahu. From there, we drove up to the North Shore, home to the famous surfing beaches which I believe are featured in the movie Blue Crush. We visited Waimea Falls Park, a stunning tropical nature park and got to see the waterfalls and also a cool dive show. We got back around 6 pm -- we were just riding around in a bus but the day was so tiring! So we decided to stay in and watch The Sum of All Fears (yum, Ben Affleck!) on pay-per-view. Besides, the next day was our big hike up the Diamond Head Crater and we had to be well-rested for that. :)

To be continued... :P

Posted by Kel at 12:18 AM | Comments (6)

August 21, 2002

So I thought I was going to be able to take the time to write a really long blog about my time in Hawaii. No such luck. After a long and painful day at work (I wish I was still on vacation! Wah!), I came home and promptly fell asleep on the couch. In addition, I think I'm getting sick -- I think it has to do with the crazy temperature change. It was about 90 degrees with lots of humidity in Hawaii and here in the Bay Area, it's about 60 degrees. Brrr. I also planned to upload some pictures from my trip but I still haven't gotten around to looking through all of them (we took about 150 pics!). Unfortunately, a good number of them didn't come out as well as we would have liked. The zoom feature on the camera just makes the pictures turn out all pixelated -- grrr. Maybe I'll have time this weekend to resize and fix them up a bit as well as sit down and write about my trip. *crosses fingers*

And also, I want to say Happy Belated Birthday to Carmen! Hope you had a great day! *hugs*

Posted by Kel at 11:59 PM | Comments (8)

Whee -- it's me! I'm back from a really great time in Hawaii! But I'm sunburned and sleepy and I have to go straight to work tomorrow morning. Grr. I will blog about my trip and upload pictures very soon. :)

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August 15, 2002

Just got done packing -- whew! Finally. I think I packed everything. Or at least I hope I did. I have a tendency to pack way too much stuff -- I'm only going to be gone for 6 days yet I'm pretty sure I have almost 10 outfits packed. :P I just like to be prepared. ;)

Well, I just wanted to say "Bye!" to everyone -- my flight leaves really early tomorrow morning and I have to wake up in 6 hours (it's midnight now). I don't think I'll be able to blog while I'm in Hawaii unless I find some internet cafe or something -- so until next Wednesday! :) Bye all!

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August 14, 2002

It's Rob's birthday today! Happy 24th to him! :) We went to a sushi restaurant called The Drunken Fish -- so good! My favorite item is this spicy deep fried tuna roll. Yuuuumm. Random: if you look up drunken fish + oakland, a previous blog entry of mine comes up. hee! Search engines fascinate me.

Hehe, I actually voted after watching American Idol tonight -- for Kelly, of course! Her voice is just amazing. And she's such a cutie pie. :)

I can't believe I'm leaving for Hawaii so soon! I haven't started packing or cleaning my room yet -- so much to do, so little time. Grr argh!

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August 11, 2002

I am currently on a Beverly Hills, 90210 kick. I spent the better part of today watching a 90210 summer marathon on FX. It rejuvenated my love for Brenda/Dylan and Kelly/Brandon. ::sigh:: So of course, I surf around trying to find pics of them and... nothing! The only pics I've managed to find are teeny tiny. Back in high school, when my 90210 obsession was at its peak, I had this scrapbook where I kept all the articles and pics I could find on the show and the cast. ::hides:: I can't remember if I threw any of it away -- it's been so long since I actually looked through the stuff that's still in my room at home (in southern CA). It would be great if it was still lying around cause then I'll have cool pics to scan. :P

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I went shopping today and came home with Darrin's Dance Grooves. lol. It's actually pretty fun -- I am determined to learn the routine from Jordan Knight's Give It To You and be able to perform it at the normal speed. Rob was doing the video with me too -- hee! It's so cute seeing him learn the dance moves. :P

Seven on Sunday- Seven Stores that Could Put You Into Bankruptcy:

1. Abercrombie and Fitch

2. Banana Republic

3. Crate and Barrel

4. Borders, Barnes & Noble

5. Tower Records

6. Best Buy

7. Bath and Body Works

I know there are more -- I'm a shopping whore. :)

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August 8, 2002

The Friday Five is about driving, and since I *still* do not have my license, I can't really answer any of the questions. ::shrugs:: Yes, I do realize that at some point, I'll have to learn. But for now, I'm quite happy in my ignorance.

One week until Hawaii! Eek!

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August 6, 2002

Am feeling sick. Hope this stupid stuffy nose goes away by the time I leave next week. Grr. I always get sick at the most inopportune times.

Oh! I remembered to watch American Idol tonight. Kelly Clarkson is my personal favorite -- she is so versatile with her singing style -- every genre so far, she's been right there taking the challenge with flair. I hope she wins!

And uugghh, did anyone catch the disaster of a movie on MTV? Real World: The Lost Season? I was flipping the channels while American Idol was on commercial break and caught a few minutes of the movie -- terrible. Where do they come up with these stupid ideas?!?

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August 5, 2002

Urrrgggh, back to work tomorrow. Work is evil.

Anyway, I had a pretty laid back weekend -- on Friday, I hung out with my best friends, Carmen and Robyn, at a friend's house in the city. Everyone was piss drunk (heh) and I found it highly amusing to be the only person who was completely sober. The one thing that kept cracking me up is the way Robyn kept saying "yo" at the end of every sentence -- she doesn't normally talk like that. And geesh, can that girl chug down a beer! I mean, dayum. :P

I spent a few hours earlier surfing Fan Forum for DC spoilers -- hey, at least I can be prepared for any cringe-worthy D/Jo scenes. There are quite a few early season premiere spoilers which made me snicker -- it might not be such a bad season after all. ;)

And finally! CTS is thinking about putting out DC DVDs -- I definitely want to get my hands on S1, 3 and 4. Go here to vote -- DC DVD Survey.

Seven on Sunday: Seven jobs you would Kill For --

1. Professional shopper

2. Britney Spears or Janet Jackson back-up dancer

3. Set designer for movies or TV shows

4. Joshua Jackson or Tom Welling's personal assistant

5. Travel Critic

6. Promotions Director at a company like Disney

7. To sit at home and do nothing, ie. watch TV and play with my sites all day :P

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August 1, 2002

A little survey thingy that my friends sent me...

CURRENT

Current Clothes: gray Abercrombie sweatpants and pink tank top

Current Mood: eh

Current Music: a mixture of girly skater punk (Avril), bubblegum pop (Britney and *N Sync), and songs from the Buffy musical (hee)

Current Taste: the after-taste of a green tea mochi ball (yum)

Current Hair: spunky ponytail

Current Annoyances: the unvacuumed nature of my apartment

Current Smell: nothing -- i am notorious for my extremely bad sense of smell

Current thing: updating my website

Current Desktop Picture: a Dawson's Creek wallpaper -- minus Dawson. :P

Current Favorite Group: The Strokes

Current Book you're reading: Twelve by Nick McDonell -- the guy was 17 when he wrote this novel, I just wanted to check it out

Current CD in CD Player: Avril Lavigne's "Let Go"

Current DVD in player: A Walk to Remember

Current Color Of Toenails: clear -- too lazy for colored nail polish

Current Refreshment: cold water

Current Worry: 1) finding a job cause my current one is taking me straight to... nowhere, and 2) getting teacher recommendations if i finally decide to apply to grad school

LAST PERSON

You Touched: Rob

You Talked to: Rob

You Hugged: Rob

You Instant messaged: I don't really go on aol anymore -- it freaks me out

You Yelled At: Rob probably -- but i don't remember why

Kissed: Rob

FAVORITE

Foods: pasta (especially with a cream mushroom sauce), sushi, burritos, buffalo wings

Drinks: Shirley Temple, Coke, Mountain Dew, Lemon Iced Tea Snapple -- and yes, I *do* realize these are all non-alcoholic ;)

Color: burgundy

Album: David Gray's "White Ladder," *N Sync's "No Strings Attached," The Strokes's "Is This It," Janet Jackson's "The Velvet Rope," Britney's "Britney"

Shoes: strappy black platforms from Nine West

Candy: Sour Patch Kids

Animal: Dogs, specifically my old dog Tramp (Wampy). he was a lhasa apso. I suspect that he died but my dad told me he ran away.

Movie: Ocean's Eleven, Titanic, Bring It On, Harry Potter

Dance: i've always loved ballet

Songs: Avril Lavigne's "Complicated," Britney Spears's "Boys," The Strokes's "Last Nite," *N Sync's "Girlfriend"

Vegetable: corn, string beans

Fruit: nectarines, cherries, green grapes, strawberries, pluots

Cartoons: Beverly Hills Teens

ARE YOU

Understanding: i hope so

Open-minded: i like to think i am

Arrogant: i wish i could say no but i have my ignorant moments

Insecure: who isn't?

Interesting: depends on who you ask

Random: sometimes

Hungry: always

Friendly: i try

Smart: not naturally, i really have to work at it

Moody: my moods are like a roller coaster

Childish: i try not to be

Independent: at times. i know i rely on rob way more than i should though.

Hard working: if i have motivation

Organized: yes, i like to have a place for everything

Emotionally Stable: i'm not sure -- i think i have a lot of "only child," "raised by my dad" issues

Shy: definitely -- i find it hard to open up

Attractive: eh

Bored Easily: not really, i can always find something to do

Messy: not normally, but when the rest of the apartment is a mess, i take that as an excuse to be messy also

Thirsty: always

Responsible: depends on what it is

Obsessed: with Dawson's Creek. it's my favorite show and has my favorite TV couple.

Angry: i don't get angry too easily. but when i do, i have a bad tendency to keep it all in.

Sad: sometimes

Happy: for the most part

Hyper: only around certain people

Trusting: it takes a while

Talkative: sometimes i can talk your ear off and sometimes i'm deadly silent

Legal: yes

WHO DO YOU WANT TO

Kill: eek! what a horrible thought

Slap: no one really

Get Really Wasted With: i don't drink cause i'm a lightweight and will throw up after 1 drink so i don't think anyone would want to be subjected to that. but if i had to pick, carmen and robyn cause they've already seen me vomit and they're still my friends. :P

Get High With: never tried it and i don't think i ever will

Tickle: my cousin riz, cause she's a sucker. :P

Posted by Kel at 11:03 PM | Comments (2)

My two best friends are coming up to visit this weekend! It's weird, the three of us don't talk or see each other often (mostly cause I'm bad at keeping in touch and I live on the other side of the state), but I feel like they'll always *know* me. I mean, sure, I have friends from college but they're not the ones who saw me through my "growing pains" -- all the awkward moments that, as hard as you try, you can never really forget. They're the ones who stood by me when my mom passed away, gave me moral support when I had my first real crush on a boy, and hugged me tight as I was leaving for college. I can't wait to see them. :)

Hawaii countdown: 15 days!

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