gettin my | bling bling baubles | on

i attended an advanced wire working class today.
i was the youngest by a longrun.
i think that's supposed to make me feel good...right? haha.

anywho...i took a wire working class back in san diego and it has been good to me but ive been itching to get better at it and a learn a few more things.

well...
i now know how to make my own headpins AND jumprings! but i think im gonna lay off the jumprings...WAAAYYY too much work.
we ran out of time to learn the "basket weave"...so hopefully i can catch the instructor at another time.

the necklace i ended up making from the bracelets we worked on in class (got it? haha) is probably the most expensive thing i've made...well maybe aside from the bracelet i made in my first wire working class haha.

pikachures!
/*oh and that music note looking thing...i made that! im so proud of myself :D*/





and of course they are on my fb also [click|here]

yay <3

irritable | routine

i don't mind routine.
wake up. eat. stuff. eat. stuff. eat. stuff. sleep.
repeat.

routine is life.

but routine conversation? especially ANNOYING routine conversation?
please. don't torture me.

every(work)day, my dad greets me when he gets home from work.
normal right?
this is what he says when he sees me: "what are you doing?"
oh i dont know. how about a "hi" instead?

every(work)day, my mom calls the house phone to tell us she's on the way home.
normal right?
this is how my dad answers the phone: "are you home?" "no? aww..."
how about...she does this EVERYDAY. she's not home yet.

how does she handle this?
its so annoying.

love him. but argh.

and as with routine...
i'll probably be just as irritated tomorrow.
that's a routine i'd like to break, thanks.

bling bling | baubles

i love alliteration ;D

anywho.
it's been maybe a year since i've made anything new...and i finally got re-inspired to work on some jewelry that have just been kinda sitting in my art|project box.

if i were to have a business...bling bling baubles would probably be its name, haha!

before!

after!

definitely more to come!
im excited hehe.
ill probably post here...but just in case i forget or get lazy...
pictures will be up on my fb [blingblingbaubles]

catchy isn't it? ;D
<3

3.5wk | life recap

man. i super fail with this blog. haha =x
and i dont even update my fb as much anymore (sans status of course)...

anywho.
so here's what ive been up to since my last update:

- american idols tour 2009 pix|ici
- harry potter and the half blood prince screening
- harry potter and the half blood prince midnight showing
//yes there's a difference, haha!
- red velvet cream puffs take 2 pix|ici
- academy of science
- sockhop hosted by funksf
- comic con 2009 pix|ici
- harry potter and the half blood prince IMAX
- gapa runway 21

i think those are all the significant things. i dont even know how to elaborate on them all.

i guess ive been pretty busy ;D

random notes related to said events:
- my love for harry potter >>>>>> my love for twilight. as evidenced by the number of times ive seen the 6th movie. but im still excited for the new moon movie...all thanks to seeing the panel at comic con haha.
- ai tour felt RUSHED...im not sure why but it just did. and i didn't get to see adam. boo.
- going to see the sytycd tour! excitedish. haha. there's something about this season of ai|sytycd that just doesn't grab me as much =\
- red velvet cream puffs were definitely better looking this time around...but im still working on the perfect recipe. i might revert back to (my) traditional cream puffs...someday...
- comic con is MADNESS. but it was totally worth it this year.
- i still love|hate boys that dance. haha!
- gapa runway FTW. im such a hag. lol.

theend.
im not gonna promise anything, but i hope i blog again sooner than later ;D

red velvet cream puff | experiment | take 1

so i make cream puffs. and i think they're pretty awesome.
and then red velvet cake (or cupcakes) become the rage (even though they're technically a classic, right?).

so then i thought...
what if i make red velvet cream puffs?!

this week wasn't the first time i thought about it, but today was my first day of action.

result? quasi-fail.

baked twice today, thinking the first time went wrong because i used a different butter...when in fact...i think im almost certain that it was my timing.

they look weird.
not so puffy and the white chocolate drizzle on top in fact looks like mozzarella cheese (hah!).
but if you close your eyes...they taste pretty good :D

i took pictures...but i don't feel like posting them. i am shame.

round 2 this weekend!

remembering | michael jackson

i woke up expecting to just catch bits and pieces of mj's memorial (i assumed it was done hella early).

how perfect that i woke up in time to catch the entire thing.

i think...his death has been surreal...even today...and it didn't hit me until i realized his brothers were carrying michael's casket into the spotlight at staples center. wow.

i teared up | cried | laughed | smiled | reminisced the whole time.

didn't expect to cry, heh.

many moments were perfect tribute. these were the most touching (to me):
- usher's performance
- jennifer hudson
- queen latifah reciting dr. maya angelou's poem
- brooke shields
- john mayer on the guitar (i LOVED this)
- jermaine
- heal the world (judith hill is my new fav artist)
- smokey robinson
- shaheen jafargholi

didn't expect paris to speak, and when she did, like many, it was all over and i teared.

i love michael for his gift of music, entertainment and humanitarianism.
i'll remember him for that.

<3

life|resolutions - half year|update

happy july!

i figured i would check myself on my resolutions. and to be honest i dont think i've been too hardcore. but it's ok. there's still another 6 months :D

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1. be healthier. by being watchful of what i eat and exercising.

• i think im doing pretty good here. been maintaining my weight so far and give myself some cheat days. next 6 months...i need to lose!

2. be quick to forgive. because life is too short to be angry for too long.

• i definitely give myself atleast 12hours to 1day of anger. and then it's like...dammit. i forgive you =x

3. read. because i miss reading for fun. and i would like to extend my vocabulary.

• i know i read a few books. angels&demons and hp6. more to come :D

4. blog. daily reflection is good for the soul. and i want to remember as much as i can about my life.

• ok this one i need to work one.

5. sharpen my skills. because not having a job sucks right now but if i don't continue to practice those skills i may never find the job i want.

• this one too =x

6. be closer with God. by continuing to go to church every sunday and by reading the bible.

• i've been consistent...but i think i'll add more reading (stopped after lent. bad!)

7. be smart(er) with money. because i've been way too careless before and i need think about what i actually need versus what i just want.

• i've been getting better at this. thinking before buying. need vs want. i'm getting there!

8. be happy. no regrets. take life as it is. everything happens for a reason. ultimate life mantra.

• definitely.

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go me! haha.