Holy.. is it just me, or is EVERYONE getting married!? Weeeeeeird.

I finally got my grubby hands on Final Fantasy VII! Yes...I may cry with joy...or just nerd my guts out for the next few weeks...
Should I buy an Xbox or a PSP? I'm so torn! I need more moneys now, please.

Also, Lord of the Rings extended version = <3

I finished the third installment of Fablehaven today, and it was spectacular. So intense. I love all the characters and how they are developing! The only thing that sucks is that I now have to wait for the next one to come out...who knows when that will be! I feel like my life is spent waiting for books to come out. The new Twilight movie looks amazing, and I'm beyond excited for the new book. Also, Prince Caspian comes out May 16th! Ah, it gives me chills when I think of it!

School is officially over for the summer. I'm a little sad, because I loved all my teachers and all the overwhelming talent they surrounded me these last few months, and also that I will have to go full time in about a week. UGH. I hate my job already I don't know how I'll survive full time. I suppose it's only for a few months. But I'm glad to actually have time to do something I want for a change. Hello video games, here I come!

I recently decided I am a feminist. There is so much happening in the world that is derogatory and disrespectful to women. It's difficult to remember sometimes that there is more going on out there besides the happenings in my own little bubble. Women are asked to dress modestly, because men just can't control themselves. Women in Afghanistan are forced to wear sheets over every inch of their skin, and the men say this is to protect them from being raped. Shouldn't women dress modestly to enhance their own self image, and show that we respect ourselves and our bodies? Shouldn't we get some recognition if we are these "superior sexual beings" with the enhanced ability to control ourselves? Women in Africa unceremoniously have their clitoris removed and vagina sown up, often with just a razor blade and no sterilization. The men blatantly state that this is to keep their women in order. Can you imagine childbirth? Even menstruation!? Heath care providers tell them that this is unnecessary and that it's detrimental to women's health, and they laugh and scoff. Female infants are killed in numerous places around the world. Female brides are burned by their in-laws in India if their dowry isn't large enough. I suppose it makes me happy that I live where I do, with the blessings I have, but I feel a need to help these down-trodden women everywhere, and to help them better their lives and self image. But, what's to be done? How do you change a patriarchal society that has persisted for eons?

After about 5 months of trying to beat Hangar 18, I've finally done it! WOO HOO! I'm a guitar hero!
Also, I need a new DS game to play other than Animal Crossing. I never thought I would say it, but I'm getting extremely sick of it!

I wreaked my car this morning. Ugh.

My great grandmother died today. I don't think I feel very sad about it, she was well over 100 years old, and definitely read to go. Shouldn't death be a joyous occasion if that is the case?

There is no denying that this year was one of the best times, and definitely one of the most trying times in my life thus far. Regardless of my personal struggles, I'd like to discuss some of my favorite topics. The best entertainment of 2007.

( Best of 2007 )

Merry Christmas everyone! What an awesome day of the year! I wish you all the best, and here's hoping you have a fabulous new year!

And speaking of New Years (and seeing as how I haven't left my house in two weeks due to surgery), what is everyone doing? Is anyone interested in getting some people together to play games, watch movies, eat lots of food, and ring in the New Year with style!? Let me know!

Sheesh...

My computer is dead. All my art, music, photography...everything is gone.
I'm broken. I want to cry.

I HAVE AN AFRO!!
Seriously!

My life, akin to a Band Aid.

Please tell me why I'm never good enough. I really really want to know, more than anything.

People use a telephone because they hate being close together and are too scared of being alone.
The hardest blessing you give up is silence. There is no real silence. Not the fake silence you get when you plug your ears so you hear nothing but your heart, but real out of doors silence. People say something stupid with their every breath and when they don't talk their radios fill the gap with the copied voices of people singing the same songs over and over.
The other blessing you give up is darkness. You can close your eyes, and sit in a cupboard, but that's not the same thing. The darkness at night there is complete. The stars are thick above us in this kind of darkness. You can see the moon is rough with mountain ranges and etched with rivers and smoothed with oceans.
On a night without the moon or stars you can't see a thing, but you can imagine anything.

Chuck Palahniuk

Talk me down.

Things are a bit weird. Work is weird. Trying to figure stuff out is weird. I really like the people I work with though. There are a lot, there are only a few girls that work where I do, so the boys are all nice to me... :) They probably think I'm insane. If you've seen me past the hour of 1 am, you'll know what I'm talking about. It's getting better though, I'm not sore anymore and 12 hours goes by faster now than it used to.

I'm going to dye the tips of my hair. Red? Blue? Or green?
I also have to find a place to live, and roommates..... I've been thinking lately that I could just live at home and ride the bus. Or live at home and go to Weber State? UGH. Stressing about this stuff blows.