Friday Five
1. What is your favorite type of literature to read (magazine, newspaper, novels, nonfiction, poetry, etc.)?
Any type of novel/fiction... I really like action and fantasy
2. What is your favorite novel?
ooo... that's a really hard one... hmm.... I'm not sure, so many good ones to choose from.
3. Do you have a favorite poem? (Share it!)
A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (IM me and I'll recite it to ya :) )
4. What is one thing you've always wanted to read, or wish you had more time to read?
ooo, hard one again. I really want to read all of the classics, like Dante's Inferno and such.
5. What are you currently reading?
Lovely Bones

with special guests Denison Marrs and Cool Hand Luke
March 3rd at 7 PM
Stingray's / Birch Hill Concert Hall
990 Rt. 9 South
Old Bridge NJ

anyone want to go with me? pllleeeassseee?!?!? I know its a monday night (ie: school night) but Switchfoot is such a good band! and Old Bridge is only like 45 min away! pleeaasseee???? with a cherry on top??? :D tickets are only $12 at the door and $10 if you get them before hand... leave a shoutout or talk to me if you think you might want to go!

"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal."
Emma Goldman

our own worst critic
After putting it off for many days, I finally picked up those pictures that I dropped off at Cosco. After actually finding and looking at the pictures that were mine (half of them are pictures that Kat took), I came to the decision that I can't smile naturally for pictures. I really can't. Over half of the time my smile looks.. forced and blah for lack of a better description. And then there's my eyes. Now I usually don't look very asian, most people either think that I'm white or hispanic, but anyways, but for some reason, the asian girl in me really comes out in my eyes in pictures. Hahahaha, now if you're asian, you definitely know what I'm talking about with the eyes thing.. when we smile, our eyes tend to close more than umn... caucasian people's.. almost to the point of them looking shut or like tiny little slits... bahhh... It would be nice if I was more photogenic... but enough of my ranting and raving :) Is everything good with you?

mm.. i really hate it when I can't help people or make them feel better. I've always take a little bit of pride in giving good advice or making someone smile when they're down... I guess the reason why it bothers me so much is because i can still vividly remember how I felt back then... and how shitty (excuse the french) I felt.. Ah well, we all have our ups and our downs don't we....

And the beat goes on...
ahhhhh... before I forget, many many kudos to Norah Jones to totally kicking ass at the Grammy's this year. 8 Grammys! oooo yea... she's damn talented :) if you've never listened to any of her music, you really must download some. I would suggest Don't Know Why or The Nearness of You, two great songs. Oh and kudos to Third Day and Jars of Clay to winning Grammys too... if you've never heard of them, they are two absolutely amazing Christian Rock groups.. I absolutely love them. I saw Third Day in concert at Creation Fest, and they were so great! And I'm trying to see Jars of Clay later in the year, go download stuff by them too! ahh, especially Love Song for a Saviour by Jars of Clay.. Awsome song!

"I'm not happy, I'm cheerful. There's a difference. A happy woman has no cares at all. A cheerful woman has cares, but has learned how to deal with them."
- Beverly Sills, Opera Singer

I couldn't have said it better... people have commented me before on always smiling and being energetic and such. I don't think its that I'm always happy, because I'm not. I just think that over my short life of 17 years, I have somehow developed the talent of being able to deal with things better than most.. I think it's all about perspective. I could definitely complain about having asthma and allergies and eczema and alopecia and beaing partially deaf and what not, but I don't. I realize that some people are so much worse off than I am. Look at my life. I have so many opportunites and advantages that others don't have. I have a roof over my head, a family that loves me, food in the fridge and then some (haha, as my friends can tell because my mom is always feeding them), the greatest bunch of friends, enough clothes, a car, etc.... The way I see it, I really have no right to complain, none at all... hahaha, I give you permission to slap me if i do :)

yes!!! picture issue: fixed

ahhh, another good night... who would have thought that one person could make me so happy? :) hahah, but can we say embarrasing? I'm not going to post what happened up here, but if you really want to know... ask, and i might just tell ya. anyways... seeing as how its 1:40 ish and that I want to go to 10 o'clock mass tomorrow mor... i mean this morning, i should probably go to bed :D ::yawn:: oh the joys of being a night owl!

dammit... why aren't the feet showing up anymore? grrr....

I'm thinking of buying my own domain.... anyone have any suggestions of who to buy from?

mm.... the one thing i hate about blogger is that you can't makes posts private... I have something that I really need to vent, and want to talk about, but it is not something that everyone should be able to read... especially if it concerns them.... argh... so yeah. I am definitely loathing THS administrator's right now... almost everyone has off except for us.... grrrr... and so now there's the issue of whether or not i should cut on friday... it being Senior Cut Day and all... I'm such a dork, I've never cut a single class before... And I really want to go skiing and all, but, i dunno.. there's calc class.. and then the price of renting skis and all.... awww... i dunno...

dammit dammit dammit... why the hell do i have school this week at all?

"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Douglas Adams

I am so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so bored.... someone please save me from the confines of my house

talking in third person is so much fun....

grrr... i'm really loathing the snow right now. usually I absolutely love snow, but right now, snow means no driving for tara... which means i don't get to see certain people tomorrow... :( grrr.

so what do we all think of my new template / blogskin / layout / whatever you want to call it.... I personally dig the feet... :)

bah. I have the stupidest pet peeves. so I was serving food at a homeless shelter in Hackensack today, and there were these three oldish ladies there. I weren't really bothered by them, they were pretty nice. But one of the ladies was washing stuff when we were cleaning up, and it really irked me when she didn't rinse all of the soap off of the things. I'm like, come on, it really doesn't take that much effort, you just hold it under the stream of water, its not rocket science or anything! grrr...

I am definitely too judgemental... for some stupid reason I feel the need to compare myself to everyone and vice versa... not good....

poll: should i change my blog template? (ie: make it look different) or is this current layout liked?

names have been changed to protect those who don't know they're being quoted

TidBits: i think it was easy for me to have a not dating stance because i was only asked out one time before ben
Kong: oh really?
TidBits: mmhmm
Kong: wow, i didn't know that
TidBits: suprising or something?
Kong: yeah, surprising
TidBits: hahaha, now whys that?
Kong: ahhhh i dunno. you just seemed to me like the type of who a bunch of guys are after. lol. i dunno
TidBits: ahahahahaha... hehehehe, me? thats hilarious

Very interesting... I think its more interesting because this is not the first time someone has said somethign like that to me... Do I really seem like that type of person? well, i guess its sort of a compliment isn't it... hmm...

okay... i can get through this week... only one more day left... Go Tara Go!

grrrr.... i hate the way how people get into in-depth conversations and then leave before everything is resolved. or better yet, make a contriversal or contradicting point and then sign-off.... dork...

boo yah! I totally rocked my Columbia interview! woohoo!!! The guy totally liked me. At the end of the interview he was like "it was really nice talking to you... your a good conversationalist... " yadda yadda yadda... =) oh I'm so excited! I hope this really helps my application! keeping my fingers crossed!

death seems to be particularly prevalent right now... for some reason, I seem to handle death particularly well, maybe because I haven't lost someone that close to me yet... hmmm...

dammit... i'm a so screwed over with school... I missed waaayyy to many days...

Mmm... this should actually be a post for monday... but seeing as how its after 12 o'clock... But anywhoo... I'm missing school again tomorrow for 5th day out of the past 6... well, 4th day if you don't count friday on account of it being a snow day... but anyway. I haven't been to a B day since last last thursday, that was over a week ago. Man, I'm going to be so lost in Java Programming, which is so unusually cause that class is cake. After I miss tomorrow's classes, it will be my 3rd consecutive b-day that I've missed... I'm sorta worried about all the school that i've missed... even though I only missed one A-day, which is when all of my important classes are... but still... blahhh.. and I have to do this stupid lit essay comparing poems by Keats and Shelly..... blahhhhhhh...

many props to nor because she is like the only person that leaves comments/shout outs! I know on avg 7 people read this silly little blog per day... leave comments! tell me you care! I thrive on them! Hahahaha, not really, I'm just being overly dramatic... it happens when I'm tired. :) but have comments once in a while really wouldn't be that bad...

remade, revamped
I finally saw the movie version of Chicago yesterday after wanting to see it for the longest time (dumdumdum woah-oh-oh-oh for the longest time...) sorry, I break out into random song like that sometimes :) but anywho, I thought that it was really good. Nicole, emma, and ben, who all have never seen Chicago before, thought it was really good too. I personally liked the play better though, but that probably in part to the fact that I've seen the play twice before I saw the movie... In the movie, they left out one of the best parts of the play... the part about Mary Sunshine... I won't spill it just incase anyone is planning to see Chicago on broadway or on tour. Hahaha, I had to restrain myself so much from singing along though... I think i did at some parts ;)

My last high school chorus ever.... so sad.... ::tear::

Friday Five
1. What did you have for breakfast this morning? If you didn't have breakfast, why not?
I had rice and eggs. Yes, rice. I'm a weird asian person that has rice with everything. Oh, plus a piece of herring and a glass of apple cider.
2. What's your favorite cereal?
Cinnamon Life, definitely the best ever... Hey Mikey! He likes it!
3. How often do you eat out? Do you want that to change?
It really all depends on the week. I'd say on average, maybe once a week. Sometime more. Going out once a week is just fine with me...
4. What do you plan on having for dinner tonight? Got a recipe for that?
I honestly have no idea, not much though on account of my stomach giving me problems...
5. What's your favorite restaurant? Why?
It used to be east because i absolutely love japanese food. And it used to have a traditional-feel where you had to take off your shoes, and you sat on the floor at tables with recessed floors and the whole nine yards.... but they renovated it and its all modern now, so i really don't know anymore...

hmm... today feels like friday. It should be friday. I have absolutely no desire to go to school tomorrow. Ah well... at least it's a B day tomorrow with all of my easy classes... well except for math, apparently I have a quiz on L'Hopital's rule tommorrow, and I haven't been to my B-day classes since last thursday... thats over a week. You think I remember how to do that? hahaha, yeah right. ditto for java programming even though that class is cake anyway. I probably wouldn't be complaining so much if my stomach wasn't bothering me this immensely. Sigh... what a colossal pain in the arse. If I still feel like this on saturday, i shall be quite upset. Ahhhh... and I still need 6 more tkts for the regions concert. blah.

Unashamed Love - Ten Shekel Shirt

You're calling me to lay aside the worries of my day
To quiet down my busy mind and find a hiding place
Worthy, You are worthy

I open up my heart and let my spirit worship Yours
I open up my mouth and let a song of praise come forth
Worthy, You are worthy

Of a child-like faith
And of my honest praise
And of my unashamed love
Of a holy life
And of my sacrifice
And of my unashamed love

dammit dammit dammit... why did I have to get sick? this week of all weeks out of the year. As if throwing up during rehersal wasn't bad enough and feeling crappy for all of last night and this morning wasn't bad enough... now i have a fever. 101.5 to be exact. grrrr.. if i miss tomorrow's all-day rehersal for regions, then i can't be in the concert anymore... that is very very bad.... :( sigh...pray for me, okay? thankye...

:( I hate being sick. blahhhhh....

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blahhh..... i'm disgusted...

"Lord, I believe; but help my unbelief!"
Mark 9:24

catch me if you can
over all, not a bad movie. I would say I'm more impressed with Frank Abagnale Jr. ...The man must be an absolute genius to be able to do all of these things before turning 19. And to pass the BAR after only studying for 2 weeks? that's craziness... I wish i were that smart... I think I spent a good part of the movie giggling and being stupid though... hahah, oh well.

getting kicked out of a club never felt so great

The Breakfast Club is such a great movie... :)