Yes, I'm a rebel

Ok, so I know I forgot to post on Friday, mainly cuz I was lazy and mainly because I was busy catching up on one of the messageboards I go on (ok, pretty much the only messageboard I go on....if you are cool you probably know which one it is) that was down for the previous day. I find out today that the messageboard is down again! Curses! Anyway, here is today's question...

Q: What are the values you cherish even though they run counter to societal values?

A: Well, being a Christian I feel like a lot of my values aren't cherished by society, that are cherished by me. Society says live life for yourself, go out and get what YOU want, and trample anyone who gets in your way. Well, maybe not always, but pretty much. Since I choose to live my life for someone else, this dude Jesus, it conflicts with that individualistic nature that society cherishes.
Besides the set of Christian values I have, there may be a few other values that differ. One being society's value of mayonaise. Now, I'm not sure if this is true, but I feel like most of society condones and even enjoys mayonaise, while I think it is wrong, very very wrong. I've attempted to rid the world of the white slime that creeps over your sandwich and sticks in the corner of your mouth (gagging), but to no avail. Therefore, I must believe that my disvalue (is that a word?) for mayonaise conflicts directly w/ society's value for it.
Mmmkay..I think thats all I can think of for now.

Where did she go?

Q: If you disappeared today, who would be affected?

A: Well, I'm not really sure what this question means. I mean, am I just disappearing for the day? If so, I doubt anyone would really be affected. I have absolutely no work to do today, so its not like I'm doing anything productive. I do have home group tonight and I know I would be missed there, so there's that. My roommates wouldn't really be affected because we never know where anyone else is, so they probably would think that I was out being da pimp that I am (jk). Yeah, so, my answer sadly....nobody :(
If I disappeared forever today, now thats another story....maybe for another post.

Dude...I so want this car. 

Pet Peeves

Q: Five of my pet peeves are...

A:
1. People who brake when they don't need to, especially when getting off of an exit on the freeway.
2. Wasting energy
3. Anything involving mayonaise
4. Ignorance
5. People who don't actually listen

Nerd Alert!

Saying Goodbye

Sorry I kind of slacked off yesterday and didn't do a real Q and A blog. I know that I have hugely disappointed the masses of people that read this on a daily basis. Anyway, on with today's entry:

Q: What are you saying goodbye to?

A: I don't really know how to answer this question. I feel like everyday I'm saying goodbye to my ambitions, my creativeness, my passions. I don't really even know what they are at this point. I remember back in college being so driven to do something great and now I just sit in a cubicle. I think its a normal way to feel after being in the "corporate" world for awhile, you start to become just another cog in the wheel, not really standing out from the crowd like you thought you would. In a sense, just this question has motivated me to ask myself, what do I want, what are my goals? I find myself just living in the day and not really looking at the future. I don't want to say goodbye to those ambitions (whatever they may be), or else I'd be stuck doing this same job for the rest of my life (granted, I love my job, but come on, who wants to stay at one job for their whole life?). I guess what gets me stuck is making the decision, making the move. I keep telling myself, well I either want to go to business school or get a PhD in Communication and become a professor, but in order for me to start preparing for one of these paths, I have to make a decision, will I study for the GRE or the GMAT? Ahh, its maddening. Then I read stupid articles about how indecisive our generation is (the "twixters" article in Time Magazine) and at least that provides me with knowledge that I'm not the only one going through this. A question I have to ask is, was it really easier back then? Maybe, cuz you didn't have a choice and the decision was pretty much already made for you. Now I'm just rambling...

This is hilarious. 

Look Mom! An Airport!

Q: Write about a time when you saw the world from a different perspective.

A: When I was really young, I used to think that the big planes, the ones you go on normally, when you fly across the country/world, were called airports. And the little planes, the like 5 passenger planes that you see people flying around in leisurely were called airplanes. I don't remember what I thought the airport was called, since the planes were the airports. I wasn't very bright I guess. Yeah.

Zero Consequences

Q: If you could do anything at all (without consequences), what would you do?

A: Although this is probably a waste of an answer, cuz I probably could do this (although, I don't know if it would be without consequences) in real life. I would ask someone out, or at least make some type of move. I've been thinking about this way too much lately, but I'm really bad at showing someone that I am interested in them. I kind of just wait for them to do something about it, when they are probably sensing that I'm bored with them, when I actually do like them. So if I could do something without consequences (at least bad consequences), I would make a move.

Nice Shoes

Q: What was the last pair of shoes that you bought?

A: The last pair of shoes that I bought were these black flats from payless with a flower on them. The only picture I could find is of the pink version of them. Anyway, the story behind the shoes is that I saw them at Urban Outfitters originally for like $50. I liked them, but not THAT much. Then of course, Payless had an imitation version of them. So I bought them. I've gotten lots of compliments from wearing them. However, I think many other people also thought they were cute and I've seen so many people buy them since I bought them. I'm such a trendsetter! Anyways, I've worn them so much that they are kind of falling apart and I will probably have to throw them away soon.
I've seen them in many colors, electric pink, mint green, turquoise, black, even orange. I think I am over this trend now that everyone else is on it :).

The last pair of shoes I bought, but mine were in black, not electric pink. 

Pets

Q: What were/are important pets/animals in your life & why?

A: I haven't had a lot of pets in my life. My favorite pet is my cat Thomasina (she was named after the Disney movie, "The Three Lives of Thomasina"). She doesn't live with me in Santa Barbara, but lives at home in San Jose. I've had her since I was in 1st grade, she is an old kitty! I will be really sad when she is gone. She is important to me cuz, even though its corny, I can always talk to her and even though most of the time she'll just stare off into space, I feel like she's listening. She has a really loud "meow" and most of the time I don't call her by her name, I call her "meowsers."

My grandparents had Saraphina, Thomasina's sister, but Saraphina passed on a few years back. She was a grey kitty with orange flecks. I remember one time we brought the two cats together for a whole summer (when I had to live at my grandparents house in-between moving), they hated eachother at first, but at the end of the summer, they were best buds. Ah, good times.

My Kitty, Thomasina 

The Four Seasons

Q: What is your favorite season and why? Which is your least favorite?

A: I think my favorite season has usually been the fall, or autumn. Whatever you want to call it. I don't know if this is true anymore or not since I don't go to school anymore. The main reason why I liked the fall was going back to school. Having fresh notebooks and pens and getting back into the groove of having a daily routine. Man I'm such a nerd! I miss school so much. I also like the changing leaves, and all that corny crap, but fall just isn't the same anymore, but I guess it'll remain my favorite until I can think of another season and why it is better.

I think my least favorite season is summer. I guess the reason being that I haven't had a lot of "great" summers like you're supposed to have when you are a kid. Most of my friends were always on vacation, so I was stuck at home watching tv or stuck at the grandparents', which wasn't too bad, but its not like I got to go to Europe or the Bahamas or anything. Also, I don't think I like wearing shorts that much (I tend to blind people w/ my whiteness), so thats another reason for not liking summer.

Nails & Mayo

Q (posed by Kat): "Which would you rather: have your finger and toe nails ripped off one by one OR put mayo on every piece of food you eat for the rest of your life? Discuss."

A: Wow, anyone who knows me knows that I hate mayo with a passion. Mayo is the spawn of Satan's seed. Mayo was invented to cover up the smell of spoiling flesh. Oil and eggs are fine separately, but together they make a very evil combination. Now, there are many, many other mayo haters out there and it is my goal and theirs' to rid the world of the white slime. There used to be a website (http://www.nomayo.com) that was the home of the International I Hate Mayonaise Club, but for some reason it was taken over and is now some site dedicated to all condiments except mayonaise (personally, I think its predecessor was a much better site, but alas it is gone). Perhaps one day I will resurrect this club and our slogan shall be "Bring out the Best Foods, and bring out the Worst!"

That being said, I think the answer to the question is obvious. I would rather endure the pain of someone ripping off my nails one by one than endure ingesting Satan's seed. I'm sorry, but I refuse to ingest evil.

Introduction to my Blog

Hi, this is my new blog. It is an exciting new endeavor of mine to help relieve boredom mostly. The plan: to have a daily prompt and then write about it. Most likely, since I don't have internet access at home, this will be a daily blog ONLY during the weekdays.

Please feel free to leave comments or suggestions for prompts.