Happiness Is Vegan Muffins And Chocolate Soymilk!

2008-08-18T09:46:00.000-07:00

Here it is! The new blog!

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(forever...)

2008-08-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

Yes, it has been a very looooooooooooooooong time...Infact I think it's been a century since I've updated this blog. What have I been up to? Well, for one school, school, and school. Art never ends! And I'm absolutely enjoying it. At the moment I'm trying to get my portfolio ready to apply to the Art Center College of Design.

Here's the sad news...I might be moving over to Wordpress...But! You can always catch up with me there aaaaaaaaaaaand I'll be starting my Flickr site once more (I think I haven't touched that thing for over four years!).

From there you can see the progress of my art work and of course the adventures of the FOOD!
In the mean time take care of yourselves and I will inform you of my new website very soon!

:-)

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(P.S. I should mention the above illustration is not mine, but of James Jean. Click on the picture to go forth)

2008-01-19T09:45:00.000-08:00

There’s this new movie coming out called “Teeth.” It’s all about the myth of some women having a toothed vagina. Yeah. I know. It does look good and it had great reviews at the Sundance Film Festival. Personally, I find it kind of funny…Check it out if you’re into dark/horror comedy.

I burned my forehead with my curling iron. I didn’t think it was that bad (there was no visible burned skin), but when I came home that night and pinned back my bangs…in the mirror I saw this gorgeous brown line that fell in midst of my eyebrows. I couldn’t help but laugh at myself (by myself); this is when I’m very thankful for having bangs (but they’re the ones that caused that burn!). Have you noticed that I injure myself about every other week (missed the post?)? It’s as if I heal from some body damage and I end up hurting myself again. I am a walking disaster…life’s never boring :-).

Went to Whole Foods and got meself a fab box of 2 types of tabuleh, lemon noodles, and tofu. I’ve had better, that’s for sure.

I was in this mood to have tomato soup all last week…tomato soup? I don’t even like tomato soup that much. But the cravings were calling, so I decided to make it. And guess what? I fell in love. Yes, my dear friends, I fell in love with tomato soup. They say that your taste buds change after seven years, and I think those seven years came and went…AND THE TASTE FOR TOMATO SOUP ENTERED MY BRAIN (and mouth).

I poked around my cookbooks (veggie and non-veggie) to get the gist of what it’s made out of (tomatoes, duh) and I created THE MASTERFUL TOMATO SOUP!

BEHOLD MY CREATION!

I served it with tortilla chips (<3) and a cheesy sauce. Speaking of cheesy sauce…I made the one from Veganomicon…OMIGOD! This is the first time I think I’ve ever hated a recipe from Isa! I mean that woman is my idol, but urgh! It tasted like acid reflux with fart. I’m not joking! So I poured (God knows how much) soymilk, added cayenne, paprika, and more salt. Phew! After my attempt to recover from the original recipe, I had succeeded! Alas, the creamy pleasant taste of cheese enveloped my mouth.

I baked some classic chocolate chip cookies and hearty oatmeal raisin cookies served with soymilk :-). Too bad Santa’s not around to feel the love.

I was surprised to read that a lot of you haven’t tried rose water before. Hmmm…I guess you can say it does taste like roses…it’s very strong, so you have to use it sparingly to give it the “rose” flavor. As I mentioned in my last post, most Persian desserts are lavished with rose water and that is why I don’t like it much. When I do need it, I go to the nearby Persian market (I usually have it at home because my dad loves that stuff…) to buy it.
I think I’ll begin experimenting with some recipes to make my favorite childhood Persian cookie…it’s made out of chickpea flour (and rose water…ha) and it’s always in a shape of a tiny flower with four petals and a tiny red dot in the center. It’s extremely soft, but sturdy enough to keep its shape when handling it…not to mention it literally melts in your mouth. Yeah, I’ll get on the recipe ASAP.

My mum and I were kind of crazy on Friday night and took a whole bunch of chaotic pictures. Every time I look at them I just crack up…we’re such goobers together. {The major embarrassing ones are excluded…like these aren’t embarrassing enough}

I bought a new cell phone charm. I was in dire need to replace my star Pooh Bear, so I bought a Pokemon one! Made me very happy indeed. (Sorry to be all nerdy on you)

I thought I’d end with a few Mutts comics(because I so dearly love these and every single Mutts comic that’s ever been made). And did you know that Patrick McDonnel is veg? It’s true, you do learn something new everyday :-)

The End.
(for today)

P.S. I might not be able to update for a while because the laptop needs to be fixed…I may be lucky enough to get my hands on someone else’s computer then I can check up on you lovely people. In the mean time, take care of yourselves while my poor laptop takes a breather. <3

2008-01-14T11:01:00.000-08:00

I’m absolutely ecstatic to announce that Sweeney Todd won 2 out of 4 Golden Globe nominations, Johnny Depp for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical and Sweeney Todd for Best Picture for Comedy/Musical. I’m kind of disappointed that Tim Burton didn’t win Best Director and Helena Bonham Carter lost for Best Actress. This movie definitely deserved awards and I’m so pleased it was acknowledged.
I just wish they can get this writer’s strike over with…these poor writer’s deserve a huge-mungus raise…I mean without them where would the whole media business be?!

My art order finally came (after waiting for about 4+ weeks). It’s part of my mum’s Christmas present to me. The thing I was really waiting for was the Prismacolor 120 Color Pencils pack. It’s utterly breathtaking!

I also received two huge plastic portfolios (they’re so big, I can’t even find a place to put them in my room!), a Prismacolor pencil sharpener, glittering confetti (I have a thing with sparkly stuff), animal buttons, and a whole bunch of other goodies that won’t interest you.

I realized that I love tortilla chips. I mean I LOVE TORTILLA CHIPS! The semi-rough texture, the gorgeous crispy noise it makes when you crunch down on it, the salty-ness that satisfies that craving, and the beautiful toasty color. You must think I’m crazy…I don’t blame you, but I recognized this allure when I was drawing one day. I studied this chip and I understood my fondness for this incredibly delicious edible munchy!

On a different note…

I made a really good pasta salad, which involved caramelizing onions with some bell pepper and cherry tomatoes and spicing it up with rosemary and thyme.
I also made salsa verde corn bread, thinking that if I change up the traditional recipe I might actually like it…nope. Still hate corn bread. But everyone else liked it…
I baked the Strawberry-Rose Water Cobbler with Lemon-Poppy Seed Pastry from Veganomicon. I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy it because it has rosewater in it…I have a thing with rose water. I guess it’s due to the fact that almost all Persian desserts involve having rose water in it, I get sick of consuming it sometimes. Surprisingly, I really liked it a lot! The rose water actually enhanced the flavor of the strawberries.
I had some extra pastry dough left over from the crust so I made a blueberry bowl thing out of it. The strange thing was that everyone else liked blueberry bowl better than the recipe from the book. Weird.

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(for today)

2008-01-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

My mum’s friend came over on Saturday (for dunch~lunch & dinner) and I absolutely adore this woman. She’s a two-time cancer survivor and a huge inspiration to everyone. I was in one of my grumpy moods (unfortunately) and was sulking /limping about around the house before she came. I finally decided to make some mac & cheese with tofurkey and a cranberry orange loaf (a la mode) for our little get together and my mum made some Persian rice and salad (and some other non-vegan things).

I finally came around my moody self when she finally arrived and had a great time conversing about the good times. She was so honored that I gave her one of my drawings, even though it was a print, because she was so in love with it. I mean, I don’t find myself to be something to go all woot woot about. But, I felt very pleased that she found my work to be top of the line and unique. She comes from a history of artists, funny thing though she claims that it was never passed on to her. I bet it’s there somewhere in her. Anywho, she gave me the funniest Christmas present ever…Statistics for Dummies. She’s the best!

My grandma taught me how to make this Persian soup called Osh. It tastes so DAMN good!!!! No worries you’ll find the recipe (my version) in my future cookbook. Hehe.

I want to thank you humble people who wished my foot and I well. We are healing slowly, but surely. I eventually had to tell my parents because they were bugging the hell out of me (asking, “Why are you limping?” “What’s wrong with your foot?” “If you don’t tell me, I’m taking you to the doctor!” ßthreats are no joke!). The first night of my horrid incident, my whole right leg had a fever. After being heavily induced with a whole bunch of hydrogen peroxide on my foot and foaming white bubbles that seeped out of the wound, it began to finally heal. And currently I can walk semi-normally, so I’m thankful for that.

I made baked some banana raisin oat bran muffins. Very nummy, indeed.

Delilah’s 20th birthday was yesterday. Geez…20! That means in 6 months I’ll be 20 too…we’re so old! I made her some chocolate mousse cupcakes with some Newman O’s on the frosting.

I finally was able to give her Christmas present (which she was so happy to receive…a framed picture, drawn by me, and some Victoria’s Secret stuff). I treated her out to P.F. Chang’s, which was going fab until she found a long blonde hair in her noodles. Yummy…
While she was in Las Vegas over New Year’s, she bought my mum and I these incredibly cute Beatles glasses (because she knows how my mum LOVES The Beatles). Absolutely thoughtful of her!

I hope you all went out to go see Sweeney Todd, I’m telling you it SO worth your time! For those who are squeamish about blood/gore/horror…you can see the first part of the movie, part of the middle, and just a tad bit of the end (that’s just for future reference). Just humor me and say you enjoy my on going fascination with Sweeney Todd…

I was thinking about how all these people I love in the world of Hollywood and music…they’re all old. That means they’ll be deceased before me. Doesn’t that crush everything? Sorry to ruin it for you.

Yes…
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2008-01-02T19:13:00.000-08:00

Sweeney Todd was absolutely outstanding…excluding the end, which made me feel so miserable. But I eventually accepted the tragedy and I think the ending is just the way it should be. For some reason a lot of people didn’t like it. I thought the acting/singing, casting, costumes, dialogue, music, and directing were fabulous.

Although the blood could have been a tad bit more real looking. I went out and bought the soundtrack (and yes I bought the DELUXE EDITION, which came with an 80 page booklet)…couldn’t help myself. I’m constantly singing the songs, no wonder everyone is avoiding me these days. Va was incredibly funny. She closed her eyes so tightly and placed her jacket in front of her face when the first throat was slit. I just laughed and bellowed out “That looks so fake!” The people who sat next to me were like “Urgh!” Yes, the joys of blood and gore. Here's a clip of one of my favorite scenes...

Hands down, Sweeney Todd has made my list of top favorite movies of all time…and I’m pretty sure that it has surpassed Nightmare Before Christmas and Pirates of the Caribbean. That’s saying something!!

National Treasure: Book of Secrets was great too, though the first one was a lot better.

Va and I went to the Moca (sadly Delilah was not able to come because she ventured off to Vegas…that dirty place…) to see the Murakami exhibition. I wish they let us take pictures, oh well… At least we were able to get some outside.

What amazed me was the use of acrylic paint. On every single canvas board! So smooth… and the detailing! I had to keep reminding Va that the artist IS Asian, and everything an Asian does is perfect. Ha. I’m half, so I guess you can say I’m halfly perfect. Va is 100% and she’s super duper smart…with a mix of major laziness and valley girliness.

Winter session has started. And yet again, I’m attempting to take statistics. This is my third time…I could go for a record! I promised myself not to drop it this time, no matter how tempting it is.

So New Year’s Day came and went. Did you have fun? I’m wondering if 2008 will bring me any goodness. I don’t have any resolutions because they’re stupid and hardly ever work. I’ll try to go the gym on a weekly basis this year, but I doubt that will happen. My mum’s putting me on a less sugar diet because of my over consumption of it. She’s scared that I’m going to get diabetes because my grandpappy died of it (RIP). Hey, it’s not my fault I have a sweet tooth and a fondness for baking. Which reminds me! I baked this incredibly gooey chocolate raspberry chip brownies for the New Year’s Day party. I’m telling you, they went so fast! I tried my best to get a picture of a piece (so, I’m sorry about how terrible it looks).

There was a cute non-vegan cake there.

At the Marriot, by my house, they have an exclusive showing of some local artwork. These were the best, in my opinion.

One last thing to say is that I gouged the heel of my right foot with a pair of scissors that were sticking up from a pile of clothes on the floor (and I thought the heap was harmless!). It’s a nice big cave of a gash probably about 2 inches long and God knows how deep. I don’t think you’d like to see a picture, not your cup of tea I suppose. I can’t really walk properly…but I haven’t told anyone (except for you special people) because I hate it when people have that “Ewww!” or “ARE YOU OK?!!!” None of which I can tolerate to answer or respond to. Life goes on, I can deal with it. I have Sweeney Todd to listen to, not mope around about my stupid foot!

Hope the New Year of 2008 is treating you properly so far!

The End.
(for today)

2007-12-26T17:27:00.000-08:00

Christmas is over and New Years is coming fast.

How was your fab holly-day?

I got a pretty good haul of presents this year. Hehe. I got 4 of the things on my Blog Christmas Wish List…which included 2 new plastic sturdy portfolios, peppermint extract, knee high patent pleather boots, and 2 (!) warm jackets. My mummy got me the Stella McCartney parfum, which was totally unexpected, and these awesome “lava lamp” starry night lights. The best of all was that she ordered EVERYTHING that was on my art supply wish list, but was way WAY way too far off my budget.

Anywho, that’s not what I was really looking forward to…I was waiting for the people’s reactions to my food.

Yes, many “oooo’s” and “ahhhhh’s.” It made me feel all happy inside like a child getting a puppy. I was kind of last minute with doing everything, so I wasn’t able to make all the nummy food I wanted to make. I made mashed potatoes with Isa’s punk rock gravy, chocolate raspberry cake, oatmeal raisin cookies, chocolate raspberry puff cookies, Isa’s cranberry-orange-nut loaf, and cranberry oat bran muffins.

My mum made this amazing pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes, Italian sausage tofurkey, and olives. She also made her infamous cranberry sauce and a cranberry apple crisp (and many other non-vegan foods). My dad made a whole bunch of barbecue (veggies included)…I found that extremely abnormal. BBQ at Christmas Eve dinner? Strange.

In all the party was superb.

I finished my friends’ presents…

My mum’s friend gave this stellar present, The Puppini Sisters CD! I was so stoked! It has great pinup girl pictures inside the cover. There’s interesting covers of Blondie’s Heart of Glass and The Smith’s Panic. Go check it out.

My cousin’s girlfriend got him this AMAZING jacket. This design is just…I can’t even think of a word for it. There’s drawings of guns in the pockets, a butcher knife for a zipper, and a fantastic drawing on the back. I just couldn’t get over it. Maybe I can find myself a small enough version for myself…like a men’s extra small.

Oh! And I fell in love with Mrs. May’s Naturals. For some strange reason I didn’t think that it was vegan. But, yeah!!!

I found it odd they put this DO NOT EAT package in it (I know it’s for keeping it dry, it’s just funny).

That’s all I have to say for now…until next time!

The End.
(for today)

2007-12-19T12:35:00.000-08:00

On behalf of my besty buddy, I’m posting my Christmas wish list…so she won’t badger me anymore about it (and I promise you, Va, there’s no jokes on this list, this is the real shit).

So here it is…

*2008 Pinup Girls Calendar (the drawn ones, not the actual photographs)

*Patent pleather knee-high boots (good luck with that)
*Warm jacket (that contains no wool, feathers, or any other animal based material…for some reason I can’t find one I like & if someone finds that ONE for me…I will love you forever!)
*Black Purse (ditto the reason for the “warm jacket”)
*The Bourne Series DVD Box Set (Identity, Supremacy, & Ultimatum)
*PETA heart bunny necklace (absolutely adorable)

*Portfolio for my drawings (the 2 I own are tearing…)
*Peppermint extract (can’t find it in stores…)

*More Vegan Cookbooks (a girl can never have enough!)
*50 Billion bags of Smarties (my favorite candy since I was born)

‘Tis that is all. Oh and you know, peace on earth, no more animal cruelty, the end of poverty, and me to have a guaranteed job as an art director…you know…all that jazz.

I want to see everyone’s Christmas wish list! Get on it!

The End.
(for today)

(By the way...why is everyone pregnant now? From Jamie Lynn Spears to Lilly Allen...Weird!)

2007-12-19T12:00:00.000-08:00

Oh! And Check this OUT! (I LOVE Dita Von Teese!!! So glad she's a PETA girl now!)

Learn More at PETA.org

2007-12-17T10:54:00.000-08:00

Hello.

Life is not treating me very pleasantly in many ways, yet there are a few things that are going quite swell. My friendy poo has come down from Irvine for the holidays and it’s as if we just left off when she was here during summer break and there’s been no interruption at all. Weird.

But we’re going to go see Sweeney Todd together which I’m uberly stoked about. Wish she didn’t leave to go to Irvine…maybe our friendship wouldn’t have deteriorated as much.

I’m having a Christmas party at my house.

That means lots of cooking and baking and crying. Oh the holidays. What would I do without thee?

My presents are coming out superb, I must say (and that’s saying something!). I’ll post pictures of the glorious gifts after I have distributed them amongst my closest friends. I don’t want them seeing it on my blog at the moment.

Delilah and I are going to the Moca to go see the Murakami exhibition. I can’t wait! You should go check it out if you’re in the area.

How awesome would it be if I had my own showing at the Moca? Would you come? Ha.

The End.
(for today)

2007-12-15T11:26:00.000-08:00

I thought I’d just put an update on my final art project and put up the painting that I forgot to upload on the last post (silly me!). Hope you’re all enjoying the holiday season!

Much Love!

The End.
(for today)

2007-12-04T19:23:00.000-08:00

Guess what?! It’s DECEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have so much to say! Where to begin?

Well, my Portland, Oregon Christmas trip has been postponed till spring break. Why? There’s way too much shit happening. Ya. No details for the moment.

Has anyone started their Christmas shopping yet? Since my list of people has greatly shortened, I have less money to spend. Ha! I’m ecstatic about Delilah’s gift…but I can’t say it because she reads my blog (Hi Loo!!!). Don’t you hate it when you’re bursting with excitement because of a gift you got someone but you can’t tell them about it?! It’s driving me up the wall!!

Pirates came out and I’m temporarily happy. Hello?! Sweeny Todd!!!!!!!!

Don’t forget to send out your Christmas cards!

I got in the mood to bake some Christmasy crystallized ginger cookies and listen to rad Christmas music while doing so.

After I baked the last cookie (that huge monster!!!) my mum and I watched The Polar Express. It got me all warm and fuzzy inside…makes me want to believe that there’s actually a Santa Claus out there.

Yams are one of the bestest best things to cook up during this fabby cold weather. To tell you the truth…I never really liked yams…until! My mum made something and I fell in love (-ish). I’ve been experimenting with these curious roots and discovered a great recipe. I call it Roasted Yamotoesh. Hehe. It’s rosted yams, potatoes, acorn squash, onion, and carrots.

By the way I’ve been thinking about starting up a separate blog just for recipes…I find it just a tad unfair that I keep all the magic to myself…so be on the look out for that sometime in the near future.

Here’s one of the crazy things that I painted…It actually came out ok. Not as bad as the other, which I dare not post a picture of! I got a 98% on it because I pushed the boundaries of the values of color (WHATEVER).

It’s kind of weird taking only two classes…but yet I don’t feel so much weight on my shoulders (at the moment). At least I just have to study for two finals.

So I’m setting up my schedule for the spring semester, and shit!!!! I have so much to take in so little time. I have 10 (+) more art classes to take and 5 more G.E.s! I am definitely staying one more year. I think I might have to take 5 classes for spring. Urgh…what a bitch. I wish I knew what the hell I was doing when I started. Sometimes it’s really tough having a Persian dad. But now he’s all who-ha about me becoming an art director. Ok so here’s the schedule---->

Graphic Design I~ M*W 11:10-12:35 (3 Units)
Astronomy~ M*W 2:15-5:25 (4 Units)
Illustration I~ T 5:40-9:55 p.m. (3 Units)
Drawing II~ Th 5:40-9:55 p.m. (3 Units)
Life Drawing I~ F 9:35-1:50 (3 Units)

That’s so gross…I have a class on Friday. I haven’t had a class on Friday since high school. Poop. And yet again I’m stuck with two night classes. Am I complaining too much? I’ll stop.

I think I’ll go bake something.

The End.
(for today)

2007-11-26T13:45:00.000-08:00

*scroll down if you’re here JUST to see the masterful Vegan Thanksgiving Food Porn*

So…here’s the news. I dropped my chemistry class (on November 19), and I promise I won’t fuck up anymore. I got in a stupid car accident in the parking lot of Whole Foods (on November 20). My Dad’s stalking me. I got hit on by an extremely scary guy who said that I looked attractive in purple and asked for my number (!). I have no idea where the hell I’m transferring to (as far as Universities). In all, the world is coming to an end.

I’m tremendously depressed/angry/tired/major emo/weak. Why is everything happening to me? What the hell did I do? Is this what I get for being too nice? I think I need to take Delilah’s advice and flip my mattress. I’ll let you know if it works.

You’re probably wondering what the hey happened with the accident. Supposedly some crazy lady pulled out of a stall while I was taking a right in the isle. I think I’m the one at fault, but my parents and adjuster say it’s the crazy woman’s fault.

This is my second accident…it’s almost been a year since the last one. JESUS! I’m not a bad driver…it’s just…I don’t have any explanation at the moment. I’ll say one later. (But I swear I’m a good driver!)

Anywho…

It was Davey’s birthday on November 20th…yes the glorious day I had my fab accident. Can you believe he’s 32?! He’s the most sexiest 32 year old I’ve ever seen! Happy Belated, Dave!

And guess what? Jade’s 34th birthday is on November 28…How cute. And that, my friend, is major gorgeousness! Wish I could celebrate it with him. Did I ever tell you that I’m naming my future kid after him? Well, now you know.

Dudes!!! They updated the zuney and it’s freaking AMAZING! I hated it at first, but now I think it’s the cooliest thing EVER! I think the whole world should disregard the iPod and discover the many wonders of the ZUNE. By the way, my Zune is more than a year old now! How time flies!

*Here’s what you’ve been waiting for!*

I spent all night/day Wednesday/Thursday baking and cooking for the Thanksgiving party…that I totally forgot to take pictures! So I took pictures of whatever that was left over. So I must apologize for the ugliness of the presentation (I tried my best to make it pretty). I made Peanut butter Chocolate, Chocolate Raspberry Mousse, Lemony Ginger Cream Cheese, and Caramelized Appley Vanilla Cupcakes. The pumpkin pie I made was my first, so it came out (unfortunately) a little toasty. I personally thought it was yummy, but there was mixed reviews. I must say that everyone raved all night long about my cupcakes!!! Woot woot! Go Me! I ate my own mashy potatoes with my mum’s world famous cranberry sauce for T-Day dinner (that’s what I basically ate every Thanksgiving so there was no hurt feelings), but my cousin made sure to make some vegetarian dish so I won’t be disregarded (I feel loved).

Take care of yourselves, fellow bloggers. It’s an extremely scary place out there.

The End.
(for today)

2007-11-19T14:06:00.000-08:00

At this very moment Delilah and I are contemplating if we should drop chemistry. Eeeek! This is OH TOO SCARY!!! Blah blah blah...

I can’t get enough Shiny Toy Guns!!!!

Whenever there’s an upcoming concert I go totally ballistic upon that band…and currently Shiny Toy Guns is EVERYWHERE!!! I can’t help it…they’re beautiful people that make beautiful music. (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<-----times infinity)

My friend wants me to be his model for his fashion show at my college. Eh? I don’t know if I want to…I mean I have to look pretty. I only look “pretty” when I want to and a fashion show…I mean modeling is fun, but I like modeling in front of a camera…not on stage. If I were designing something, then that’s totally different…but do I really have to? He said it’s on November 28th. That’s not enough time to think! I can’t lose enough weight by then…I mean it’s straight after Thanksgiving. Urgh! This is so frustrating. Do I sound like some narcissistic crazy dumb bitchy valley girl? Sorry…she comes out of me sometimes. Unleash the blonde chick in you! (Update! I decided not to…He’ll forgive me. There’s plenty of other girls who have “model appeal”)

So Delilah and I have way too much in common. Waaaaaaaay too much. If she turns vegan, I swear we’re one person. She’s just a bad version of me, as in she does bad stuff. I don’t drink or smoke, ahem…while she does…we have our differences. So when I eventually decide to move out of my parents’ house, we’re going to rent an apartment together. How awesome is that? I wonder how we’ve never met before?! If we had, then I bet we would have been the most inseparable best of friends ever (speaking of best friends…I haven’t habla-ed with my best friend since forever. Oh and she did apologize for being a bitch to me. Sometimes I wonder if our best friendship has fizzled out…I mean we barely contact each other and we both became close with other people…so I have no idea what the hell is going on…what is the real definition of a best friend? One more thing before I let you continue finishing the rest of my other convo…why do I always become good friends with Asians? I mean what the hey? It’s as if they all flock to me or something? I mean there’s nothing wrong with them, hello I’m half. Ok you can continue on…). Too bad I just met her in chemistry. So do you think the only reason why I enrolled in that class was to meet a whole bunch of random people that I would somehow grow attached to and affect my life forever? Much weirdness. I guess things do happen for a reason, eh?

Take note to that.

I’ve claimed that I hate painting. OK…if I practiced a lot more I’ll be better at it, but for now I hate it and that’s all we’re doing now in art. As you can see I’ve been incredibly busy painting ugly things and getting beautiful yellow paint in my hair.
I miss the charcoal! That and pencil are my favorite media to use. Here’s a sample of my charcoal work (excuse the Rage And Love business all over it, but I can’t afford people stealing my work).

Oooooooooo! I have found my love at long last! Sunchokes! Mmmmmm! They’re sooo good. It’s like a cross between a ginger and a water chestnut. It’s to DIE for!

I’ve lost about 6 pounds in one week. Very strange. Maybe the whole overactive thyroid is gone? That would be the most stellar thing that could ever happen. Then I can go back to my skinny self again. I was a size 2/3 and then ballooned into a size that’s too big for this blog. Maybe I’m over exaggerating, but that’s how I feel and see myself.

They started playing Christmas music on KOST! It is officially Christmas time!

I have become uberly obsessed with ATB’s Ecstasy. It’s AMAZING!!! It makes me want to shake my ass like no other. Don’t you love trance music?

The End.
(for today)

2007-11-14T15:06:00.001-08:00

So I have dropped my math class because I can’t have a D on my transcript. That D will definitely drop my GPA like no other! I’m kind of depressed about it because I could have passed that class with an A…if only I studied a lot harder…It’s just that this semester my head wasn’t where my body was. I promise I’ll do a lot better in the spring session. In the mean time I’m going to take some winter classes to make up for the units. I think I’m going to need to spend more time for studying than coming up with recipes and drawing…

How about some Vegenaise? It can make anything taste good.

Meh. I feel extraordinarily crappy.

Do you like what I’ve done with my bloggy? Or is it too much? Is it too overcrowded? I’ll take a poll! I was getting too bored with it…it needed something more. If it’s too distracting let me know.

Have you seen the line up for night 2 of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas?! I WANT TO GO!!!

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2007-11-13T11:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Sexy People.

Here it is in November…what the hell happened to all the posts you say? Well…I have no explanation for that, except if you’ll accept that I was absolutely busy and that I barely had any time for myself…or you can just stick your big ass nose in the air and say I don’t believe that bullshit. Whatever floats your boat, honey!

Would you like to know what happened while there was no updations??? I know you’re pissing yourself with excitation…calm down! Did you think that I’d never update this blog? I bet you thought I just completely forgot about it…no. I thought about it on a daily basis…wondering when I need to do my updation. Geez that took forever, no?

Let’s start with school, since that’s what governs my life. I’m not doing so fab…My art and English classes are spiffy, but my math and chemistry. Dude…that’s a totally different story. I think I have a D in both of them. Do you understand how bad that is?! I don’t get D’s…nothing ever below a B!!! I have no idea what happened. I study my ass off like no other, but when I take the test…the “stupid monster” takes over my brain and makes me go blank. Urgh, where did I go wrong? I think I need a break from school. College is a huge pain in the who-ha! Can’t some music company just hire me as their art director? I mean do I really need to involve Calcium Bicarbonate with figuring out what we’re going to be using as the layout for a CD cover? I hate being stupid. No worries, my children, I’m not going to go all emo on you. But the strange thing is that I became really close to the people in chemistry. Who knew?

I don’t think I’ve ever ditched a class so many times in my life (OK…let’s exclude middle school…haha). My friend and I went to a Shiny Toy Guns concert on a Thursday night (which is my English night class). The two opening acts were…ummm…interesting? The first band: Le Men Le Purr…Yeah. I know. Second Band: Hairy Navels. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Just Kidding. I forgot what their name was, but they were either shirtless (exposing their hairy navels) or wearing a blazer with no shirt under. Why did STG choose them for their opening? I have nooooooooo idea.

I think I discovered my all time FAVORITE movie of all time. Stranger Than Fiction. Yes. You should watch it. In fact, I want the whole world to watch it! I love it. It has this awesome indie vibe (like The Life Aquatic <---Love that Movie!) and everyone has this role that’s just so beautiful. Why can’t life be a movie? Or in Delilah’s case, a musical?

I’ve been tremendously busy cooking and baking (my usual)…here’s a sample as to what I’ve been doing.

I can’t wait until I get to come out with my cook book! That’s not until…3 years from now? I think? I’ve already started working on it. Eeek! Imagine seeing my own book on a book shelf at Barnes and Noble!!!! (By the way I bought Veganomicon and I fucking love it!!!)

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Hope you’re saving a turkey. Good ‘ol Tofurky for all the swell veggies out there. I’m baking pumpkin pie, 4 types of cupcakes, and cooking up some nummy mashed potatoes with gravy and some crazy good cranberry sauce for my cousin’s annual Thanksgiving party. And guess what?! This year a vegan is coming to town and she’s going to have a speech for all the poor little innocent turkeys, piggies, chickens, and any other animal who did not deserve to be brutally slaughtered and placed “oh so” gracefully on the goddamn table to be eaten and later to be shit out because of all the heart burn it has created. Oooooooooo! I’m so ecstatic for the holidays!!!!

I cut my hair. I don’t think you got it. I cut my own hair. When I get money I’ll get it done professionally, but in the mean time I thought I’d have a go with the nice salon scissors that my aunt got my mum. Surprisingly I have a great touch for hair cutting! I’ve been getting non stop compliments about my hair. Ya. Just random strangers, people at Trader Joe’s, people at parties…Total COOLINESS! Want me to cut your hair?

My foot’s asleep. Damn it.

My favorite show just so happens to be Samantha Who? I adore that show! I think it would be a great thing to have amnesia…then I can see how I really was (is?). It made me love Christina Applegate even more. She’s so pretty. Lucky. My cousin got a tattoo. Before me! It’s really nice though. It’s a clef note with cherry blossoms around her wrist. She’s over the top about it and she can’t wait until I get mine…I think I should get a box that says “Tattoo Money.” I spend all my money on ingredients and food………………yeah that’s it. The rest of my stuff, mum pays for (I love my mummy!).

Speaking of my mum. She went to the doctor to check up on that evil thing that was inside of her (cancer…) and the doctor says she’s pretty sure that the test is going to come out negative, so she wants my mum to have another test done next week. I know it’s gone. It just has to be. I’ve been so caught up with my mum that I totally forgot about myself. I have an overactive thyroid (and unfortunately I’m one of those cases where it’s really hard to lose weight…don’t picture an obese chick…’k?) and I need to be tested every year to make sure that it doesn’t turn cancerous like my mum’s (she had an under active). But I’m 100% positive that it’ll never be. Why, you say. Read the China Study and you will learn the wonders of cancer.

I’m going to Portland, Oregon for Christmas! This is the first time not being able to celebrate it here at home with friends and family. But I’m excited! I bet it’s going to be snowing!!!! I LOVE SNOW! I was meant for the cold. Hey, I was born in Columbus, Ohio. There was actually seasons there. We’re leaving on Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve? Really? That’s weird. Oh…that’s right! My mum postponed the trip so I can go to the concert! I LOVE MY MUM! Let the whole world know about it! Oh and I’ll take along my road trip journal again (yes we’re driving…my mum loves road trips…if you can’t tell), that should be great entertainment for you guys.

I think that’s enough blabbing for now. Hope all of you beautiful people are doing swell and that the weather is treating you good. Until next time.

(By the way to get into the Christmas spirit you should listen to Low’s Just Like Christmas. It’s one of my all time favorite songs EVER)

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2007-09-14T19:09:00.001-07:00

Heylo pretty people!!! I know...long time no updation...and it will happen again (i'm sad to say...) But in the mean time enjoy some yummy peectures of the things I cooked for my Dad on his Birthday!

Much Love To You ALLLLLLL!

2007-08-23T10:02:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh....the time has come for the cookery of nummy sesame crusted tofu....

I have claimed that these vegan chocolate chippes are by far the bestest best EVER! They're are soooooooo cute too!

I went to P.F. Chang's again...

My aunt made an uber cute watermelon basket

And I will end with a fab pix of the one and only zune of all zuners!!!

'Tis that is all...

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2007-08-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

I still can't get over how awesome this tattoo is!

2007-08-23T08:15:00.000-07:00

Sheesh! It's been like what? A month (+) since I've posted anything. Where to begin? Well, let's start off where I left off.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was truly a fantastic booky excluding the epilogue (which killed everything that I had my hopes up for). There were so many deaths that made me depressed and I had to gradually let that sink in. My favorite quote was "Look...at...me..." I'm not going to say who said that incase other people haven't read it yet. But that was the most beautiful/sad/touching part EVER! Especially when you find out why he/she said that. 'Tis the end has come to the greatest books of all time. I have finally accepted it.

The heat here in SoCal is unbearable. I've been hanging out at the bookstores looking at cook books...and I've spending all of my money...Total amount in wallet: $8. Sad, but true.

My mum's friend took us out for lunch on July 20th. P.F. Chang's is a fab place to go to when one is with carnivores. Vegan friendly! My mum & her friendy poo had some yummy (yet not veg friendly) desserts.

I got really wok happy. I made some Bok choy & mushroom with some olivey noodles. But the best of all the woky things that I made was this kick*ass stir-fry that my dad couldn't stop raving about. Secret ingredients? If you really want to know, you can send me an e-mail begging and pleading that you need to know what they are because you're going to die without knowing. Sorry...it's something I don't want floating around everywhere and people claiming it as theirs.

I haven't been very tidey in my room...which is a huge no*no. Cleanliness is the way to be (especially in the kitchen!)

Now...my "friends"..including my "best friend" have pissed me off like no other. So I am in no contact with them what-so-ever. And they seem to not care. And that is why I hate it here in SoCal. Everyone is so fucking selfish and materialistic that they don't see that there is more to be a friend than going out to shop.

Which brings me to talk about ...I might be moving to Portland, Oregan. Ya! I'm getting *sick* of the people here, not to mention the weather. My parents are getting tired of it here too. We're going on a research trip there in December & if all is well, then we sell the house...hopefully by June and it's off to a new beginning. I really hope it happens.

Forgot to mention that my summer class (sociology) was extremely I'm-going-to-place-my-head-on-the-desk-and-sleep-but-I-can't-because-there's-10,000-notes-to-take-and-I-have-a-quiz-tomorrow-boring. There was some interesting info, but most was blah blah blah. Now I have one more year to finish up at my community college and it's off to the big 4 year (woo...).

Blaqk Audio's CexCells is one fantastic album! Never knew Davey was so dirty!

Anywho, I'm pretty sure that's everything in a nutshell. I hope my fellow bloggers are doing well!

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2007-08-17T12:05:00.000-07:00

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sorry for not updating FOREVER!!!! But I have so much to say and so much to upload...give me...2 days? I promise much updation to you all!

2007-07-21T01:50:00.000-07:00

So I have just read HPatDH...not happy. Not happy at all.

Oh and I saw HPOotP. It was crappppppppppppppp.

I will write more on my next post...I'm fuming right now...

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2007-07-14T00:50:00.000-07:00

Transformers! More than meets the eye!

Woot Woot! Transformers was freaking awesome (I saw it on 4^th of July)! What creeped me out was that my mummy turns out to be a Transformers geek. Yeah. Did not expect it at all. We weren’t that late when we arrived at the theater, but it was packed! It was the first time that I sat in a side chair (you know the ones that only have two seats in a row), but it was all good.

Oh and I also saw Michael Moore’s Sicko. It’s definitely worth watching. Now I want to move out of the US and go live in Europe. The movie really opened my eyes to the insurance crap. I think it’s so sad how the world only revolves around sex, money, and power.

NOW! HARRY POTTER!!!

I’m so stoked!!! I think I’ve lost my mind by waiting for-EVER for this book! If you don’t mind I will nerd you out with some Harry Potter convo (oh, and I need to mention that HP the movie didn't come out on the 13^th but on the 11^th. Damn people who tell me wrong info that make me sound stupid. I will be watching sometime soon, by myself because people are way to busy to see it with me so screw them, and I will be giving my full hearted review soon).

Ok…here’s some very interesting facts that you may or may not have realized throughout the Harry Potter books:

*J.K. Rowling took parts of the words Quaffle (Qu), Bludger (d), and Snitch (itch) to make up the word Quidditch

*If you rearrange Severus Snape’s name it becomes Perseus Evans…Lily Evans—any connections???

*In OotP, Harry’s first stay at Grimmauld Place, the entire house sits down to eat dinner, which equaled to a total of 13 people. Remember when Professor Twelawney stated in PoA that the one who rises first from the table of 13 will die? Well sure enough…“Sirius started to rise from his chair.” <----it’s when he was arguing with Molly Weasley Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

*This one is uber duber freaky…In St. Mungo’s when they were going to visit Mr. Weasley- “They climbed a flight of stairs and entered the ‘Creature-Induced’ corridor, where the second door on the right bore the words ‘DANGEROUS’ DAI LLEWLLYN WARD: SERIOUS BITES.’” If you put these words from the sign on paper straight down, they would read:

Creature-Induced Injuries

Dangerous

Dai Llewellyn Ward

Serious Bites

Now, take the first word of each of the lines above and read them…Creature Dangerous Dai Serious…In English: Kreacher dangerous, Die Sirius (Eeeeeek!)

Few of my favorite quotes from Harry Potter:

*“It is Uranus my dear,” said Professor Trelawney peering down the chart.

“Can I have a look at Uranus too, Lavender?” –Ron

*“Dobby knows, sir! Harry Potter has to go into the lake and find his Wheezy—”

“Find my what?”

“—and take his Wheezy back from the merpeople!”

“What’s a Wheezy?”

*“You don’t want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry, let it out,” said Fred, beaming. “There might be a couple people 50 miles away who didn’t hear you.”

*“Ah, well, people can be stupid abou’ their pets.” –Hagrid

*“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferior, not his equals.” –Sirius Black (RIP)

*“You might even have a scar now, if you’re lucky…that’s what you want, isn’t?” –Harry to Ron (I think that was a really intense confrontation between Harry and Ron)

Are you growing bored? Back to reality, I suppose…

I’ve been thinking about becoming an art director (and saving my money to open a vegan bakery). Well, you have to work your way up, but when you reach the peak…you make a crap load of money. It starts at $75,000. Woo! This is about the 50 millionth time I’ve changed my career goal. I wonder what’s next? The president. I hate being so confused about my future. I feel like a lost little puppy with no where to go.

I painted my jewelry box…

I hope you got to see Live Earth. AFI!!! Ya. The definition of beauty (AFI, I mean). I’ve been thinking about the whole cause of Live Earth…and yeah, great cause…but you know eating animals isn’t really helping the environment…is it? I mean all the food that you’re feeding the animals that have been viciously treated, you could be feeding the homeless and those who are in Africa (and basically everyone who is less unfortunate all around the world). That’s something that Al Gore should think about as well and not just global warming (Yes, sir! That’s a hugemungo issue, but so is keeping this environment alive with healthy human beings and non-suffering animals).

My mum was cleaning out her room and found some of my old calligraphy projects. I was always the “that girl” who never went with what the teacher instructed. I loved to come up with something totally original so then mine won’t blend in with the other people’s works. My teacher really appreciated it too. She’s the one that encouraged me to go on to an art school because she said that I have so much talent bottled up inside of me that I have to share it with the world. I have to say, she is one of favorite teachers thus far. I did all the background stuff for the Horoscope chart (with the sponged stars) and the Christmas one was my idea too.

We were supposed to write a poem or whatever we wanted with any border we chose that she had laid out on the table. I asked her if she had any Christmas ones, and from there people copied me (grrr…).

There was also this booklet that I made that extended over 12 pages (which she assigned it to be 6 pages) done all in calligraphy based on Green Day (all this Green Day stuffies was because it was their peak of the American Idiot era. I usually go all out for my bandy bands when they’re having their new albums out. I’m a huge band junkie. No, American Idiot was not my first Green Day CD, so don’t get the impression that I’m one those prissy chicks that only like popular rock bands).

Anywho, all the picture ones that don’t seem to be dealing with calligraphy are actually pictures made of words (lyrics to be exact). My teacher was so shocked that they didn’t have the original picture taped behind them to make the written picture look clearer.

Yes, I am good aren’t I? I’m just kidding, I’m not an arrogant bitch. I question myself all the time why it looks like crap and the next thing you know I get all these “ooo’s” and “ahhh’s” and I have to take one step back to see what the hell they’re talking about. My mum’s friend is an art teacher and she told me when she was looking at some of my work, “Your work is phenomenal and flawless, all you need is confidence in yourself. You need to say to yourself that what you do is fantastic.” I guess…I dunno. It’s hard to see my work as BAM! I just say that I tried my best and I’m not working on it anymore. I see the flaws and crappiness of it and I can’t see past it. But, I still love anything dealing with art. It brings me to life. I can actually express myself and what goes on in my head is poured into what I’m working on. It’s the greatest feeling. It’s like an out-of-the-body experience.

I think the reason why I put my work down so much is due to the fact that when I see other people’s works, I think to myself mine is poop compared to theirs and I feel slightly ashamed of what I have created. I need to learn to love what I do, because if I don’t know one will.

So I leave you here till next time (hopefully not so long from now!)

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2007-06-30T08:25:00.001-07:00

I have been taken over by the Lazy Demon of Laziness and that is why I have finally posted today.

Aren’t you uber duber excited for Blaqk Audio’s CexCells???? I cannot wait! I’m still trying to figure out if Jade’s bloggy is run by him or just a stupid imposter that makes me happy when an updation has been posted. The one of the people who run the message boards on the official Blaqk Audio fan site (www.blackinkstyle.com) say that it is…

Had an absolute bad experience when I started baking my thumbprint cookies on Thursday night (06/28/07)…everything just went all kapooey. The humidity wasn’t helping either. My batter was way too sticky and all the things that I touched just got batter on it. My cookies turned out flat…ugly…and too floury. About four of them broke in half and a couple of them sunk right down the middle making a nice fountain of strawberry jam. To make things even better I broke the coffee pot (glass shards everywhere!!!). I dunno. I guess the Baking Gods weren’t too happy with me or it’s sign that I’m crap like my cookies. Bah! Be gone you evil demons of horrid incidences!!! Leave me to bake glorious cakes and cookies and not this shit that I have been creating!!!

A game of hearts lifted my spirits just a tad bit (the dots represent how much it improved my mood---> ..) and as always, I type my name in as “moo” when I play. You didn’t need to know that…

Potluck (06/29/07). Yes. I debated to give the carnivores my cookies…I thought not! If I did, then they were going to think that these crappy cookies are what vegan people survive on. I can’t do that to my fellow veggies!!! I’ll kept the crap to myself (strangely my mummy loved them…why is it that all the poopy things I make end up being a good thing with her? Because she’s my mum and she doesn’t want her daughter to think that what she makes is shit. What a fab mum I have!).

I went to go check what they had…nothing really (for me that is). I took pictures of the fruit, few veggies, and my mum’s salad. The did for the fruit and veggies weren’t vegan. I ate nothing. NOTHING. I felt sick from the ch**ken w*ngs that were on the table.

I have got more than half of my room makeover done. I’m happy it’s not as crowded and now I actually have light!

Harry Potter, Yo!

Oh and my mum made a spiffy pasta salad.

I hope you all have a fab Fourth of July! (I’m going to go see Transformers!)

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2007-06-26T19:51:00.000-07:00

Good Day Mates! How’s life treating you?

Excuse my random blah blahs that I post occasionally…sometimes you just have to let it out. Anywho…

On Friday (06/22/07) my best friend and I spent the whole day together (wee!). We watched Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (my 2^nd time, her first…sadly she hasn’t watched the 2^nd one yet…Dead Man’s Chest) and spent about 500 hours at Whole Foods (her first time going there…so you can imagine a kid going into a candy store). I swear we were in the water isle for about 20 minutes.

Then we went to the iMac store and took extremely random pictures on their computers (I’m on the left…just to let those who can’t tell a Chinese chick apart from a half Persian/half Korean girly). Sadly, she’s not going to return for another month aaaaaand she’s still a carnivore. Meh. I have no idea how we turned out to be the best of friends. Very strange, no?

I was absolutely in shock to see that Jade posted on his blog after…what? 8 billion years?! That made me H-A-P-P-Y!

I am glad to see and hear that my poop cake has become a success by my fellow bloggers, family, and friends. Who would ever have thought that the poop cake of all cakes would be a winner?! Ha ha.

It is very very very very (just multiply “very” by infinity) here in the So Cal…the valley, yo! I HATE THE VALLEY! Not really…I just hate heat. I’m like an ice cube that has been placed on a hot stove… “I’m melting!” And to those who never believed in global warming until recently (or just don’t believe it exists) and have been using aerosol hairsprays and whatevers, I say FUCK YOU! We’re suffering because of you and pretty soon we’ll be nothing like those poor innocent creatures that you have drastically tortured and have so willingly placed on your goddamn plate to eat. What was I saying? Ah, yes, so to keep myself cool and not use so much energy, unlike those other bastards out there who cause power outages, I make smoothies and milk shakes! Yummy mummy!

If you’re one for tarty stuff…here’s one that I luuuuurve (I haven’t named it yet…how about…Num Num? Ha ha, that sounds funny. It’s not sugary, so if you want something sweeter I suggest using about a Teaspoon or a Tablespoon of maple syrup):

Ingredients:

5 Big Hugemungo Frozen Strawberries (or about 7 normal ones)

1 Box of Frozen Blueberries (about a cup)

1 Cup Soymilk

½ Cup Soy Yogurt

The Magic:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until all the lumpy lumps are out and my dear friend, you have yourself a fantastic drink to keep yourself cool.

Forgot to mention that my mum’s friend got me The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen cookbook. *Happy*

I was thinking about buying it, but I wasn’t sure due to the fact that…well, you know, me already being half Persian. I was really pleased to see that it’s not the usual traditional dishes that’s in it. I most definitely recommend it to other people who are looking for a new kick in their vegan diet (and those of you who aren’t vegan…GO VEG!!!).

I don’t think I’ve ever met a Persian vegan…actually my aunt’s friend’s daughter was a vegan for about a month and then she was like “My body needs meat.” Urgh. Screw you. I’ve met Persian vegetarians, though. Most of them do it for themselves and not for the animals. What-Ev.

HARRY POTTER IS COMING!!!

No, I’m not talking about the movie (07/13/07, Friday the 13^th…how original…bleh!), THE BOOK (07/21/07)!!!

I feel sad that it’s coming to an end. I remember when I started it in middle school or was it elementary? And now…it’s OVER! *sniff* I’m rereading all the years (1-6), as I do every time J.K. Rowling is coming out with a new book, to refresh my memory…not that I wouldn’t forget anything.

My mum is having a potluck on Friday and she’s making her world famous salad. I’m planning on making something…just don’t know what yet. I should make something so unbelievable that her coworkers will be like, “Wow! I’m a dumbass! I’m going to go vegan!” That would be super duper!

Oh and no I haven’t put together my room yet…be patient. Believe me, I’ve been pretty impatient myself. I think on Saturday it will be complete, except for a few pictures for my walls…which I need to go on a scavenger hunt for. I’m looking for Andy Warhol stuff (replicas, of course. I’m not that rich) and Nightmare Before Christmas posters…or black and white vintage photos. Ya. I’ll post pictures of the makeover, no worries.

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2007-06-21T18:50:00.000-07:00

Nausea! Heartburn! Indigestion! Upset Stomach! Diarrhea! HEY! (Pepto Bismol)

Best Speech EVER (From School of Rock):

“Give Up. Just quit. Because in this life you can’t win, yeah you could try, but in the end you’re just going to lose, BIG TIME. Because the world is run by the man (who?). Oh, you don’t know the man? He’s everywhere, in the white house, down the hall, Ms. Mullins-she’s the man. And the man ruined the o-zone and he’s burning down the Amazon, and he kidnapped Shamu and put her in a chlorine tank. There used to be a way to stick it to the man and it was called Rock and Roll, but guess what? Oh no, the man ruined that too by a little thing called MTV. So don’t waste your time trying to make anything cool or pure or awesome because the man is going to call you a fat washed up loser and crush your soul, so do yourself a favor and JUST GIVE UP!”

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2007-06-19T17:22:00.000-07:00

It was my birthday on Sunday…on Father’s Day. I had to share my day. Unlike other people who have the whole day to themselves. Hmph! But it was good.

I started a bit off schedule. I was supposed to wake up at 4 am, but I forgot to turn my alarm on. I know, smart, huh? So I got up at 5:30ish am and started cooking. Ended up being brunch. I made Lemon Cupcakes, Scrambled Tofu, Blackberry Waffles, Chocolate Pudding Cake with Ganache Frosting (XXXXXXXX-TRA chocolaty!!!), and Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut Muffins.

It was chaotic in the kitchen, luckily my mom offered to help me out. (Usually my birthdays always end up really crappy and that’s how the day started). I made the lemon frosting wrong (I mixed everything together when it was actually supposed to be added one at a time and was dripping the lemon cupcake batter all over the place (I have no idea how that was happening because I’m extremely anal about uber clean). Then my mom had to calm me down because I started bawling all over the place. After that things started looking brighter (plus my best friend texted me to wish me a happy birthday). My Chocolate Pudding Cake kind of deflated…which didn’t make me too happy. I labeled it the Poop Cake. But it tasted spec-tac-u-lar!

After brunch my parents took me to Whimsic Alley (THE Harry Potter Store). It was freaking awesome!!! Then we went to the 3^rd street promenade (Santa Monica) and wandered around a bit. And then they took me to California Vegan, which surprisingly was really good. I had Dim Sun, Pad Thai with Seitan, Brown Rice, Egg Roll, and Salad. My mom had the same thing as I did (my Dad didn’t order anything…) but she had Spicy Egg Plant with Soy Ch***en.

We came home and my best friend called me and said that she was home and then I lost service…crappy phones!!! So I went over to her house and stayed there the rest of the day.

I hope you all had a swell father’s day.

By the way, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out in 1 month and 3 days, to be exact!

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2007-06-13T17:47:00.000-07:00

*Sniff*

I checked my grades for the Spring (2007) session…aaaaaaaaaaand here they are…

Math B

Philosophy B

English A

Drawing A

This is not cool! TWO B’s??? I don’t like B’s…I understand one B…but TWO?! Oh, how I feel so blue. Poop. Fall session I got straight A’s...and that’s the way it should be!

I’m thinking about dropping Statistics and taking it in Spring 2008. But I don’t know yet. There’s sooooooooo much memorization of definitions that don’t apply to my life.

Blah blah blah.

Change of topic! My birthday is coming…bleh. 19. That’s so damn old! Pretty gross. Can’t we age with no flabby skin or wrinkles? My parents got me my present already. They got a whole new bedroom makeover thingy for me that I was talking about before. It’s purty! I’ll post pictures once I’ve put everything together. They also paid for the vintage dresses and skirts that I found and absolutely fell in love with!

I think I’ll get up extra early on my birthday to exercise first, then bake myself a cake and make breakfast for my parents. I have to make something nice for father’s day. Why can’t they be vegan? Then they could bake me a cake. Whatever. I haven’t reminded anyone my birthday is coming…I just want to see if they remember. If they don’t…it’s ok.

My mom and I have become overly obsessed with fried tofu! Mmmmm…makes my mouth water just thinking about it. I go through these obsession phases until I get sick of it then move on to something else. But, yeah, it’s a recipe that I made up. I’ll call it…Yo-fu (I don’t know…I just pulled that out of my ass). Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

1 lb Extra-Firm Tofu (pressed)

1 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

1 tablespoon Soy Sauce

1 tablespoon water

1 teaspoon Ground Ginger

1 teaspoon Granulated Garlic Powder

Cook It Up!

Cut tofu into 8ths. Heat a large skillet (use non-stick!!!) until hot and add oil and then the tofu. Saute tofu strips. Flipping them occasionally so they get brown and crispy (!!) on all sides.

Once they have a firm texture, mix together (in a small bowl) the vinegar, soy sauce, water, ginger, and garlic powder and add to the pan. Make sure to pour it all over the tofu strips. “Mix” fast so that all the tofu can absorb them marinade. Cook until all the liquid is evaporated and turn off heat. Yummy!

They taste good in sandwiches and just about with everything except dessert!

Well that lightened my spirit up a bit. I think I’ll go cook something so I can relieve my stress.

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2007-06-11T17:17:00.000-07:00

Statistics sucks.

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2007-06-09T15:36:00.000-07:00

So here it is…my best friend’s birthday! Can you believe it…she’s 19!!! And she’s in Irvine studying for her finals. Great. I can’t celebrate it with her. Oh well, she’s coming down for my birthday next weekend (just so happens that it ends up being on father’s day…hmm…the last time that happened was on my 13^th birthday).

Summer session starts this coming week and I’m not looking forward to it. Bleh.

Did I mention that I’m going to be working at Citi Bank? They’re looking for an opening at the moment (but they really want to hire me…happiness!) and in the mean time I’m going to do babysitting, I think…twice a week. Maybe I can convert them to be veg (the kids I mean…they’re 2 boys…one’s 9 and the other is 11…and Persian)!

Both of my cousins’ graduations are next week and they’re both celebrating it together at a fancy shmancy restaurant. Maybe I can sneak into the kitchen and cook myself some food (since one of my cousin’s parents owns it). That would be excellent…then I can eat something.

I just have one more year at the community college I’m attending…and then two more years at the CSU…and then one year in Colorado for vegan culinary school…and thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn I get to open my restaurant/café/bakery. I’ve been thinking…maybe I should just open a bakery instead. Baking is my specialty. Then I can do wedding cakes, parties, and whatever anyone asks for (ALL VEGAN, YO!). If I were to open a restaurant…there’s just so much work involved. Way too much. Maybe after I’m established with the bakery I can open a café and then a restaurant. It all depends upon the business…how successful I’m going to be.

Sorry about boring you with all my ramblings…this is basically what goes on in my head.

Anywho, you can go now, I’m done.

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2007-06-07T19:57:00.000-07:00

Hello Beautiful Peeeeeeeeeeeople! Below is the fabbity fab fab peeeeeeectures of my...uh...stuffs. Ya. I was having trouble typing on that bloggy so I had to type it in this one...weird. Below there's some Millet Stuff with Roasted Veggies & tofu...Blueberry Coffee Cake (ala mode)...Grilled Veggies...My Lovely Pomegranate Twee...Baby White Squashies...aaaaaaand it's Cherry Season!

So ya...ok...I'm not in the mood to blogggggggg write...

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2007-06-07T19:08:00.000-07:00

2007-06-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

As I have promised here's my art projects. Enjoy them while I go stress over a research paper. Bleh.

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2007-05-28T18:01:00.000-07:00

It has been a very long while since I have written for the extra-ordinary bloggy! Nothing has happened much…I don’t think. Ends up I’m going to continue for one more year at the community college I’m currently attending and get my AA degree and then transfer to a CSU and get a Bachelors in business and a Minor in art. From there I’m going to a vegetarian/vegan culinary school and after that whole fiasco of crazy intense work I’m going to open up a vegan restaurant/bakery/café. I’m supery dupery eager to just even go to school knowing that I’m going to be 23 when I graduate from everything. Woot Woot!!! Imagine…me owning a fantastic vegan restaurant/bakery/café. Awesomess!!! I’ve already designed the uniforms for the chefs (no worries, they’re not wearing white…I hate those chef uniforms at the culinary schools…they’re so blah) and the waiters/waitresses. I just really hope that it’s going to be a hugemungus success when I open it. Then I can open lots more around the states and maybe…just maybe go international. Now from all that money I’m not going to be a greedy bastard. Mark my words! I’m going to give it back to the people by setting up and giving to charities and have the Food Not Bombs people use any of my vegan restaurants/bakeries/cafés to do their food preparations to pass out to those who are less unfortunate. I’ll live in a small little house…but it has to have a bigggggggggggggggggggg kitchen and walk in closet. I hate seeing all these celebrities with all their money and showering themselves in expensive clothes and whatevers and only giving $1000 to charity for a tax reduction. Bunch of poppycock! I never ever in my life want to look down at people. I feel that we are all created equal and should be treated that way! And I hope to bring people into realization that they don’t need to eat poor innocent animals…they can eat tremendously yummy food without any animal products in it. Let animals roam free and be happy!

That’s my speech. Hold the applause! I must thank the people at PETA2 for all the guidance and encouragement because I was going mad with all the stuff I had to do just to make it big in the restaurant business field. I swear it’s true what they say about PETA, they’re always there for you when you need help.

The reason why I’m not going to the California School of Culinary Arts: MEAT! I just couldn’t agree to it. That’s a big-o no no!!! On top of all that junk…there’s no Bachelors program. Ya. I need a Bachelors in something.

Green Day performed on American Idol on Wednesday (05/23/07). Total weirdness!!!!! My Mom came crashing in the hallway to my room and said, “GREEN DAY’S PERFORMING!” My first reaction (it was “WHAT?” honestly, but then I said) “WHY?” so I went running down the hallway to the living room, absolutely in shock that I didn’t know. I later found out that the Green Day Authority just posted it up that day. Oh well…can’t be on top of everything now a days. But in all, they were just tasty as ever. It was a great dessert to have after all the intense drawing/shadowing for art I’ve been doing.

Updation with pictures of all my hard work for art will come soon…I promise!

Most important news…I SAW PIRATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was (is) the bestest best PIRATES movies EVER!!!!!! I want to be a fucking pirate. How spiffy would that be?! Yo ho! For those of you who haven’t seen it yet…be prepared to see lots of Jack Sparrows…literally. *Sigh* I think I’m going to see the movie again. It’s so damned good! Just as good as my vegan muffins and chocolate soymilk. Ya.

Excitation has enveloped my brain!

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2007-05-18T13:25:00.000-07:00

I just came back from my interview...and guess what?! It's a 99.99999999999999% chance I'm going to Culinary School!!! I'm absolutely ecstatic.

Ok I'm done.

2007-05-18T08:21:00.000-07:00

First and foremost, Happy Belated Birthday Hunter!!!

How was your mother's day? Mine was stoo-pen-dus!!! I made the yummy Raspberry Chocolate Blackout Cake plus Apple Waffles, Ginger-Raisin Bran Muffins, and Scrambled Tofu. Mmmmm...Making my mouth water.

My Lovely vase I drew like 2 days ago for art...I have 8 more pictures to draw. I have way too much freaking shit to do.

So it might be that I'll be going to the California School of Culinary Arts. Ya. That's like an 85% chance. Pretty high. I have my appointment today to go see this guy there. I hope my dreams come true! Where's my freaking Fairy God Mother???

I think I'll go mope around a bit and update you pretty people later.

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2007-05-07T17:58:00.000-07:00

Oucherz…my mouth is full of stitches. Yup. Got my stupid wisdom teeth pulled out on Saturday morning. I swear I got at least 30 Novocain shots…I need it more for my head. Here’s my teeth.

Scary huh?

I survived on all pureed stuff, soy ice cream, and sorbet. Never thought I’d be sugared out.

This is what made me take my thoughts away from my pain…yes it is Yoshi’s Island. Best game ever!

On Sunday my group and I (for philosophy) went to KFC to hand out flyers…you know the Kentucky Fried Cruelty ones. It impacted everyone who were not at KFC, but those who went there to eat food were freaking rude as hell. One bitch was like “Yeah I know this stuff, but it’s not going to stop me from ordering. Thanks for helping.” And she just drove off in her Mercedes. I swear these people! My project is based on Plato’s theory of people coming out of a cave and seeing the light. We’re supposed to modernize it…used my idea to show how people are living in a “cave” by consuming animals who have been cruelly handled/treated and bringing them into the light to show what the hell they’re actually eating.

Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Doing anything? I’m going to bake Raspberry Blackout Cake With Ganche-y Frosting. Yum yum! The next day is the lovely Hunter Carson’s 31st Birthday!

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2007-04-30T13:36:00.000-07:00

It's Fryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyday (say it with empahsis! Fryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy....) I question myself why there are no new tour diary photos posted? I can't seem to answer. Or why Jade doesn't post on his bloggy anymore...these strange mysteries...Spring semester is almost done and summer session is gonna be starting soon (booooooo!). I'm going to be taking math and sociology. What fun. Life is blah as ever. It's getting super close to figuring out what I want to do in the future. I'm scared. My dad is ushering my mum to research about universities that have a good pharmasutical degree thingy. I'm currently researching which culinary schools are vegan or have vegan classes. There's one in Oregan that's strictly vegan. That is so fucking awesome!!!

By the way, peoples...HAPPY 35th BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!

Here's some vine charcoal and sanguine drawings for art...they're not fabulous, I'm just happy they're done!

I've been posting my PETA2 posters all over the campus. Yet there are these mofos who seem to enjoy the fact that they can take them down. Freaking carnivores...

My mummy made a fantastic bean salad on sunday.

I got a new sifter...my beautiful old one kind of died. This one sucks major buttttt...going to go look for a new one.

Lasered my underarms (you know, laser hair removal) on saturday. Yes, it hurt...occasionally. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. At times it felt as thought someones was slicing me with a razor blade.

I'm gonna redo my room (finally!) I'm going to point my bed frame black (currently gold), get a black and white bed set, and put Andy Warhol art all over my room. E-X-C-I-T-I-N-G! I would love to paint my walls red, but my dad would definitely kill me. I guess plain white it is then.

You people!!! I want to go to Weenie Roast soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad!!! Have you heard the line up?! Tiger Army, Silver sun Pickups, The Killers, Bad Religion, Social D, and Tim Armstrong in the same house!

I was curious to see if I remembered any of those stupid nursery rhymes and the only ones I recalled were Jack & Jill and Mary had a little lamb. Found my old nursery rhyme book and HO-LEE CRAP! It's wither dirty nasty or horror gruesome poems. Here's one:

Ding, Dong bell,

Pussy's in the well!

Who put her in?

Little Tommy Lin.

Who pulled her out?

Little

Johnny

Stout.

What a naughty boy

was that

To drown thepoor,

poor pussy-cat

Who never did him

any harm,

But killed the mice

in his father's barn.

What the hell was that? How about this one?...

Goosey, goosey, gander,

who stands yonder?

Little Betsey baker;

Take her up, and shake her.

Goosey, goosey, gander,

Where shall I wander?

Upstairs, downstairs,

And in my Lady's chamber.

There I met an old man

That would not say his prayers

I took him by the left leg,

And threw him downstairs.

What do they teach these kids? This one teaches that they can wear rabbits...

Bye, Baby Bunting

Daddy's gone a hunting

To get a little

Rabbit skin

To wrap a baby

bunting in.

What mofo's thought of these? I beg to differ with those who think that these stupid poems are cute.

I'm happy to announce that I have started mmy exercise regime, again! It's been FIVE WHOLE MONTHS! Yeah...total eww. Being fat makes me depressed...ok chubby not fat...but still. Why do vegan muffins have to be so damned good?! I get up at five AM and exercise till seven. So it's a reasonable amount of time. I can't wait to lose my unnecessary bulges that I somehow picked up.

Went to the dentist yesterday (I absolutely despise dentists) because my wisdom teeth are growing. The left bottom one is giving me such hell. So...she checked them and said that she needs to remove all four because each one of them has an infection...especially the bottome left one. It (the infection) swelled up my gums, so the whole time that I've been chewing, I've been chewing on my gums. I see my life crumbling right before my eyes. Dude, I have to survive on freaking pureed shit for like...a week. What have I done to deserve this? I have my surgery tomorrow...she's going to remove the swelled gums and the stupid "wisdom" teeth. What's so wise about them? They're only wise in being a bitch.

I made blueberry corn muffins on tuesday. My fwend came over that day and helped me shred carrots for my carrot raisin muffins that I ended up baking yesterday (you can see her bunny ear fingers below...the first two are the blueberry corn muffins and the last one is the carrot raisin).

I made Mango Ginger Kiwi tofu yesterday as well. Have you ever accidently have red chili pepper seeds fly up your nose? Why, you ask? Because on Wednesday (when making the marinade) I opened the bottle of pepper seeds and woo! It felt like my nose was bleeding a river. No, blood, just a lot of burning! I didn't have some of the ingredients to make Isa's mango ginger tofu, so I added and replaced. Ya. Came out yummy mummy! Here's the recipe (my version...with much of Isa's help!...If you want Isa's way I highly suggest you to buy Vegan With A Vengeance).

FOR THE MARINADE:

2 teaspoons olive oil

3 cloves garlic

1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger, coarsly chopped

1 1/2 teaspoon red chili pepper seeds

2 large mangoes, peeled and coarsley chopped

4 kiwis, peeled and sliced

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

1 cup balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoon rice vinegar

Juice of 1 lemon

1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

1/4 teaspoon gound allspice

1 teaspoon ground ginger

Fresh black pepper to taste

Dash of salt

FOR THE TOFU:

1 pound extra-firm tofu, drained and pressed (cut into isosceles shapes)

1 mango sliced into long sliced into long thin slices

3 kiwis sliced and placed on top for color and decor

Making the Marinade!

Preheat a medium-sized saucepan over moderate heat; combine the oil, garlic, fresh ginger, and chili pepper seeds, and saute for 7 min (careful not to burn the garlic!). Add the chopped mango & kiwi and saute for 5 more min.

Add the maple syrup and balsamic vinegar, cover and simmer for 35 min. Uncover and simmer for 5 more min.

Add the rice vinegar, lemon juice, orange juice, allspice, ground ginger, black pepper, and salt; let cool, then transfer the mixture to blender and puree until smooth.

Place the prepared tofu in the marinade in a tightly lid container. Marinate overnight.

Bake The Tofu!

Preheat oven to 375 degrees (F).

Reserve half of marinade. Lay marinated tofu in a single layer in a large rimmed baking sheet or baking pan. Bake for 20 min. Flip over the tofu and add more marinade. Coat the mango in the reserved marinade and them to the pan. Bake another 15 min.

Heat the remaining marinade in a saucepan and put in a bowl on the table so people can pour over tofu. Serve over coucous and top with kiwi.

I was baking while doing my MGK tofu and grew bored increasingly while waiting for everything...so I started taking random pictures...

Anywho...a fun fact for you lucky people...FUCK stands for...For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. It came from early naval logs, when captains would punish crew members for sexual intercourse. Got that from River Phoenix's book.

The Month of the fabulous May!

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2007-04-24T17:44:00.000-07:00

Hello lovely people! I have cooked, baked, and I'm absolutely pooped! Enjoy some fabbity fab pictures while I go knock out.

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2007-04-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

Happy Belated Earth Day!

Good morning star shine, the earth says hello! Anywho, back in October 20, 2005…Indie played this clip…"I will not eat cat poop!”…Wow you’d never thought you’d hear that, huh? I found it so random, I wrote it down.

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2007-04-20T12:02:00.000-07:00

Check out http://www.liveearth.org and please support them! (plus AFI is gonna be performing in one of the US concerts!)

2007-04-20T11:17:00.000-07:00

Why, Hello! i've been uber lazy about posting my bloggy (that I typed up last Friday) below and placed it as a draft. I just needed to upload all the Vegas pictures. So much has happened since the last time I blogged.

The shooting at Virginia Tech has really disturbed me. Greatly. I think even more so to know that the guy was Korean. I think of all those families who have to hear that their son/daughter were killed. I'm sorry for them. My hart has sunk down so deep, I haven't been able to dig it out. This could have been prevented, on top of it I hope all those mother fuckers who taunted him about the way he talked, looked, and just everything about him, now feel the pain he felt. We live in such a cruel world. Why do we need to act like bitches to make other people feel like crap? Don't they see the pain that eventually adds up? He was mentally ill...sick..he needed help...and yet the authorities did nothing...32 people killed...33 including the shooter...29 injured...so many that could have been saved...change of subject....because I can go on for ten years with this...

It's getting to the point of reaching the decision of what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life I'm geting super scared. What do I do? What am I going to study? Should I do what I love or what my dad wants me to be? I should be happy because it's my life, but won't be...because I'll be knowing that my dad isn't. I'm pulling out my hair with this!!!

My dad has finally accepted me as being vegan and actually being proud that I am. Shocker!!! It's because the doctor told him that I'm healthy and living a healthier lifestle than those who aren't vegetarian/vegan. Woo Hoo!

I 'm gonna start going to a psychologist. My choice. I haven't been able to cope with everything that's making my head spin. I'm looking forward to having a clear head, for once in my life. It will also cure these unexpected tears that just erupt when I talk to people. What the hell is up with me?

I've created ten new clothing designs on croquis. I would love for them to be sold. That would be so freaking awesome!!!

Bad Religion and Tiger Army are gonna be headlining the Warped Tour. Would be awesome if I could get tickets (with money that I need to obtain some how!)

Cochella is next weekend. There's like what? 500 bands in three days? Crazyness. I WANT TO GO!

My friend wants to take me to the Fall Out Boy Honda Civic Tour Concert (what a mouthful!) in June. I might be going to Vegas (oh no! not again!)...so who knows? I only think Pete Wentz is pretty and that's it. I can get extremely sick of them after one song. So...yes? No? Idon't know.

Icky Thump comes out June 19th! White Stripes, yo!

Found out my actual height...5'5'' exactly.

OK so go on and read my blah blah blahs....

2007-04-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday The 13th!

The whole weekend I was working on my art & on Monday I was studying for my midterm (English)...the rest of the days I was just too lazy to blog. But, be happy that I'm blogging a bloggy now.

My Zune headphones got screwed up...have no idea how...the music sounds like it's in a tunnel with static. I think I'm gonna go cry. My love has broke. On the bright side, my Zune isn't broken.

Had a power outage on Monday morning.That was fun.

Well...now I can say...HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY GERARD!!! Now he's 30 & 4 days old.

Check out Shiny Toy Guns' You Are The One. Yummy Song.

Did you hear that Robert Smith is working with Ashlee Simpson? What?! Now that's disturbing news!

Here's some pictures of what I was working on for art.

Oh, how I so miss my beloved headphones. They were so good to me...all those memories we shared together...so sad. At the moment I'm using the headphones of my CD player. I'll either order new ones from the Zune website or go buy some other kind at Best Buy. I think I'll throw a funeral for them and bury it in the backyard.

Disturbia comes out today. You should go see it.

Aren't you excited for the upcoming albums?!

Nine Inch Nails

Tiger Army

The Smashing Pumpkins (Zeitgeist)

John Lennon Tribute (which Green Day will be on! By the way, Billie Joe, his family, & some of the Green Day team was in New Orleans helping out other families that were hit with hurricane katrina. Check out the pictures http://www.greendayauthority.com/Picture_Vault/thumbnails.php?album=148 )

Voxtrot

Linkin Park (I have to admit that their single is incredible)

Tim Armstrong (Into Action!)

Is it wrong to say that I'm fucking sick of The Red Hot Chili Peppers? I really am. Ican't hear another song from them.

Wanna see my beautiful college folders?!

English!

Philosopy & Art!

Forgot to say that my mum has just recently became obsesssssssed with Miss Murder. Where has she been?

Ok, so here's my vegas musings (I knew you've been waiting for this momet to come!). I survived on vegan cookies (Alternative Baking Company Cookies) & muffins. It's basically what kept me alive during out trip (you should keep that in mind if you're going on a "family bonding" vacation & are vegan). Enjoy...

04/04/07

4:58 AM...It's the day of our departure and I'm actually awake. I woke up at 2:00 a.m. and I couldn't fall back to sleep. What is this? I am not a morning person. Maybe it's the fact that I get to eat all the yummy yummy vegan food I made for breakfast yesterday for today that I spent all day making (woo! so many "days" ha ha ha).

I have no make up on my face, so I must look like a monster that fell and hit it's fave in mud that was full of poop. The new Tiger Army song with Davey Havok is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. (Forever Fades Away)! I just need to get use to it playing it on KROQ. It's really weird to hear them on KROQ. KROQ?! Tiger Army?! Leaves a bad taste in your mouth, doesn't? I know they've had new songs up on their myspace for a while, but I haven't been on since...I think...last August, so I have no idea what the hell is happening in that world. I count on their website, wikipedia, and friends for updations. Poo. Allergies have started once more. Allergies should be made illegal! Aww...I haven't heard this song forever...My Name Is Trouble (Nightmare Of You). I really overplayed their CD, so I don't listen to it anymore. I had two muffins and two waffles...still hungry. Too early for this. Way too early. I'm actually writing this with the light of my cell phone because it's so freaking dark. I hate changing tiimes! It's supposed to be 4:13 in the morning, but the stupid Daylight crap makes it 5:13. Ha. My writing looks funny, it's all small, stick-like (asian, baby!), and wobbly. Ok, I'll write later...my grumpyness is creeping up on me because my dad's playing his persian radio louder than the music I'm listening to. Grrr....

6:36 AM...I can see the light! The sun has risen and I'm happy happy happy.

8:10 AM...Zzyzx Road...Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

(Can you believe that exists?!)

9:40 AM...Made it to Vegas and I drove rest of the way, so that meant listen to my music at my volume! Shopping time!

11:19 AM...Time to check into the hotel...I'm hungry. Wonder where we're going to eat? Chicken sounds fabbity fab! Ha ha ha. Ok, that was just plain nasty. MGM keeps lions behind glass walls. ANIMAL CRUELTY!!!! My mum didn't let me throw a riot because she was scared that I was going to be lead out by security. Man, this is going to be fun...Rainforest Cafe sells a necklace made of both leather and bones...What the hell is wrong with this world?! Want to protect the rain forest? Well, protect the freaking animals, you mother fuckers!!!

6:55 PM...Just finished Caesar's Palace,

Bally's, and Paris. Yes, my dear friends...I WENT TO PARIS!!!

Met some great kids there.

Saw Green Day's autographed guitars and drum thingy.

That made my day! Then a lady was like "Uh, sorry you can't take any pictures." Too bad, woman! Got some Led Zep, Queen, Lord Of The Rings, and Depp.

Go me! Now it's off to dinner. My dad gave me his words of wisdom (that I never seem to hear) "you should eat fish." Yeah let me eat a fishy that was once happy swimming in the ocean and then was captures, chopped up, and served to eat. Yeah, sure I'll have some. Don't get me started! By the way at Caesar's I got fabulous candy at FAO Shwartz.

Yummyness.

Oh, found cute skinny jeans at Anthropologie. I love the dressing rooms (so earthy)

04/05/07

9:35 AM...I'm absolutely exhausted. I hate sleeping other places than my bed. I'm really fussy about that. Dinner was horrid. All I had was salad, green beans, and rice. Bleh. I WANT FOOD! Why don't they have a vegan restaurant anywhere? Forgot to mention...I won $101.40!!! My dad gave me $5 to play and ya...I played a penny slot. Much coolies to that. So have some money in my wallet now. My mum's gonna take me to Sephora so I can buy come Urban Decay & Hard Candy makeup. Las Vegas, I have concluded, is a very dirty place. I really don't like it. I think I found my love in the Whole Foods here...at least they have vegan food!

1:00 PM...Finished the Bellagio and the Venecian.

Absolutely beautiful! In the elevator back to the parking lot, a guy standing next to me was reading a book...Wine Tasting For Dummies. Hahahahhahahahahahahahaha. Tried to take a picture of him, but he was walking way too fast. Jerk.

At the Bellagio they had this spiffy garden area..but they had butterflies behind glass windows and dead ones up for display. How do they capture butterflies and just let them die in a display?! ANIMAL CRUELTY!!! Much anger I possessed.

Where are we going now? Have no idea. Sephora was a blast!

1:11 PM...eh?

1:13 PM...Dirty Mouth? Clean it up with Orbit gum!

4:22 PM...Much fun fun fun at the Rio! Got meself a necklace, saw a show, and the Chippendales (hahahahahahaha). A Fabio man was there. Oh I never laughed so hard. Time to go play the slots!

6:47 PM...Lost $20 and my dad lost $20 as well. Tear tear. best friend called me...put me on hold forever, so I hung up. No call back. Oh well. Going to New York New York, Excalibur, and the Luxor...then migrate over to Fremont...wee...

8:43 PM...My back hurts

04/06/07

8:22 AM...Good Morning (yes it is!)!!!! Day to head back home...finally! I got fat in two days. Disgusting. Yesterday was the premier of Sweet Sacrifice. You lucky bastards who saw it. Wonder if Jade updated his blog? I don't think there's any new tour diary photos because their next concert is not till next Saturday. It was pretty hard to go without a computer for three days (including today). Las Vegas has really changed since the last time I came, which was like 4 or 5 years ago. There's nothing spectacular here...just bright lights and small city. By the way I'm inlove with the new powder I bought at Sephora. It's called Sue Devitt. And it's written on the side "Against Animal Testing" Happy happy! Their website is http://www.suedevittstudio.com Today we finished up Las Vegas by checking out the Coca Cola and M&M stores...then head home. On the way, we'll stop off at the outlets (yay!) and I can catch up on some english reading...midterm on tuesday. Great. I still need to draw a chair and four crosshatching sketches for art....all due on monday. Shiza!!!

8:38 AM...Try a Larabar. Yummy vegan bars. My favorite is the cherry pie bar...oh and the ginger on e is good too. The ingredients for the cherry one is: dates, almonds, and unsweetened cherries. Yeah, that's it! That's the way food should be made!http://www.larabar.com

9:51 AM...Made a detour to Ethel M's...nothing vegan there

9:58 AM...Well thought out twinkles

(X marks the spot...you really find weird stuff on the floor)

1:04 PM...It's fucking hot as hell...and yet it's only 86 degrees...weird. Stopped by Caesar's Palace and MGM again for my dad to play some slots. My mom and I had some fun at FAO Shwarts again.

(went to the M&Ms store...nope no vegan chocolate, but a fun tunnel!)

1:14 PM...My Dad just bet me $1000 that I'm going to break (being vegan) in two years. Hahahahahahaha better just to pay me now.

3:27 PM...Forgot to mention it's Rockabilly weekend at the Gold Coast. It's pretty awesome to see all these people in their 50's outfits and swell tattoos. Ya. Bye Las Vegas, I won't miss you. Outlet shopping time!

5:25 PM...Phew! I just knocked out for one and a half hours...just passed ZZyzx Road. What the hell is up with that name? I loooooooooooooooooove this song...Only of You (Green Day), it's so old school.

5:37 PM....For Reason's Unknown...Have you ever heard anyone say "I hate The Killers"? Of course not, that would be like...not liking chocolate soymilk. I remember when I discovered them and people were like "Who?" And then all of a sudden..."I love The Killers!" Don't you hate when that happens? But, I shouldn't be one of those people...they get uber annoying and you just want to slap the shit out of them.

6:04 PM...Joga (on of my favorite songs from Bjork)

6:52 PM...Bought a shirt at Vans

7:18 PM...Bought a jacket from Old Navy

11:56 PM...Stopped by my aunt's house, she cooked us dinner. Yummy yummy. Then we watched (my mom, aunt, and I) Cry Wolf. First time I watched it/ It was ok. The main actor was pretty cute. Jon Bon Jovi was in it. Random, no? The ending should have been longer, like the chick should have done some crazy crap...like shot the guy and turned into a walrus. Then that would have been interesting. Dear God! My mom is playing Keith Urban! GET ME OUT OF THIS CAR!

04/07/07

12:48 AM...Hom Sweet Home! Never been happier than to see my glorious room, comfy bed, and to hear that it's KROQ's block party weekend.

Woo Hoo! Let's clebrate like there's no tomorrow! I just realized what's on the shirt I bought...a face of a chick and then two girls on the inside...like stripper outlines. I liked it because it was black and had stars on it...whatever. It's still cute.

And my powder for you to see (my cookie in the back)

Ok my people...that was my road trip to Vegas...hope you had as much fun as much fun as I did. Can't wait till I can start my usuall blogs again! Time to sleep!

The End.

(for today)

2007-04-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

Ahh...Do you smell that? It's the smell of spring break! *woot woot*

Yesterday was Seez Dah Beh Dar (literally it means 13 out the door), it's where persians flock out to parks to enjoy friends and family (all the FOBs), eat lots of food (I could only eat two things..my mum's lentil salad & my cousin's vegtables), and stay out doors as much as possible for the day. 13 is an evil number, so you have to bansh it our by staying outdoors and not bring it in. Yeah, I have no idea if you understood that. Anywho...I enjoyed the ducks' company. I have much pictures to share with you. If you can't tell, animals make me happy! Except for cats because I'm allergic...speaking of allergies...Ho-Lee Crap!!!! It was allergy helllllllllllllll! I couldn't breath or see. My nose was running, trust me I couldn't catch it...ran too fast...ha ha...and my eyes were constantly crying tears, like someone turned on the faucet.

The two duckies were (are) mates (how cute!), but the male's foot was broken (*sniff*)...there were no park rangers to tell...and trust me I suffering as much as that duck was. Poor baby.

These ducks were following each other in a line. Cuteness!

White Duckies!!!

There once as a group of three ducks that never left each other's side. They loved each other so and they lived happily ever after. Yeah...there's two brown ducks and one white duck who always followed each other. It was so awesome to watch them just travel together in the lake together. No I'm not a loser, so shut up.

I named this ducky Elvis. Coolest hair doooooooo ever! Never seen a duck with hair.

That's my duck adventure.

By the way I've been absolutely obsessed with these vegan cookies at Whole Foods. Check them out at http://www.alternativebaking.com . Uber yummy-nesssssss. Especially the Espresso one...and the Phenomenal Pumpkin Spice cookie...all are FAB-U-LUS!!!

Tomorrow I cook a butttttttttttttttttttttttt load of vegan food for our adventure to Sin City. Excited! For the food, I mean.

I'll take a notebook along and write down my bloggies there aaaaaaaaaaaaaand post them up when I get back so you party people can enjoy the interesting adventures I had.

Oh yeah... HELLO?! I totally forgot about Harry Potter!!!!!!!! I saw the cover on last Thursday when it was first revealed. So fucking excited!!!!!!!! Eeek!

Oh how I so love the Potter!

These freaking vegan chocolate chips I'm nibbling on right now are making me FAT!...but they're so gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood!

If you're bored check out Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. Especially the tracks Black Mirror, Intervention, and The Well & The Light House. WoW! Go Canadians!

Are you getting ready for the return of The Smashing Pumpkins? Wonder who's lined up in the band, other than Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin? A mystery waiting to be seen...

Have you seen AFI's touring sched? They're so packed with concerts! One right after another. Barely any breaks...aaaaaaand their last one is in Paris (!!!) with Hot Hot Heat and The Killers. They're so lucky. My dream is to go to Paris ever since I was born (yes, I was that intelligent!)

Premier of Evanescence's Sweet Sacrifice is on Thursday...I'll see it when I get back.

Oh great! I finished my chocolate chips...tear tear...ask my mum to get me more!

How senial am I?!?!?!

Happy Birthday Gerard!!!!

The big 3-0!!!! Woo!

I knew I was forgetting something. Next month it's Mike Dirnt's and Hunter's birthday...No worries! It's on my calendar.

Blaqk Audio!

The End.

(for today)

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2007-03-30T10:29:00.000-07:00

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