tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77724490615159747082024-03-19T12:42:21.326-06:00Mai SoliMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-47271056173654102762010-04-03T00:41:00.006-06:002010-04-03T00:58:46.865-06:00Bare Escentuals / Bare Minerals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A few weeks ago I won a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">$100 GC</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to </span><a href="http://BareEscentuals.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">BareEscentuals.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> via </span><a href="http://rethinkwhatmatters.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">rethinkwhatmatters.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I was pretty darn stoked because I was trying to win that IWG for so long, but never managed a win til the 2nd to the last week! It would've been sweeter if I won the following week's $250GC prize, but I'll take it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I had to use my GC by 4/2 so the items below are what I ordered. I got an extra (ordered TWO!) blendable collection so all in all, I just had to pay $10.80 out of pocket, which isn't too shabby at all. I figured it would be worth it :) So pretty much...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 liner shadow, 13 eye shadows, 1 blush, 5 brushes, & 2 samples = </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">$110.80</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Retro Lounge Eye Kit</span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bareMinerals Retro Liner Shadow (black coffee)</span></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Blendable Eye Collection: Fruit Smoothie (x2 - I got 2 of these!)</span></span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Banana Smoothie Eyecolor (icy yellow sheen) (size: small) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ginger Peach Smoothie Eyecolor (honey coral sheen) (size: small) </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mango Smoothie Eyecolor (sunglow apricot sheen) (size: small)</span></span></li>
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">bareMinerals Strawberry Daiquiri Eyecolor (icy pink shimmer) (size: extra-small)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">bareMinerals Mojito Eyecolor (icy clover) (size: extra-small) </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">bareMinerals Long Island Iced Tea Eyecolor (vintage copper) (size: extra-small)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">bareMinerals Kir Royale Eyecolor (deep plum) (size: extra-small) </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mini Eye Quickie Brush </span></span></span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPVYS9Z-nlm9MCW8xfYzAmEMvmJVWD5d9cHnqk7ylNdvswiJegZlHeqEg_co5G1GflPXe0Fsgv_tFWDDWLGbxtp5WxLIOUqCRSCphT2mh4nGD2s4rQC7WC69K7InX7CdLy6MylfLkORw/s1600/Picture+12.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPVYS9Z-nlm9MCW8xfYzAmEMvmJVWD5d9cHnqk7ylNdvswiJegZlHeqEg_co5G1GflPXe0Fsgv_tFWDDWLGbxtp5WxLIOUqCRSCphT2mh4nGD2s4rQC7WC69K7InX7CdLy6MylfLkORw/s320/Picture+12.png" /></span></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Get Started: Eyes Cheek Lips: Medium to Tan</span></span></span></span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Lemon Zinger Eyecolor (a light peach gold matte shade), size Extra-Small </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Noble Eyecolor (a copper leaf glimmer), size Extra-Small </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Patio Party Liner Shadow (a bronzed bark shade), size Extra-Small </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Joyous Jennifer Blush (a bronzed pink shade), size Small </span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Mini Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish in Ginger (a cognac shimmer) Double-Ended Contour Shadow & Define Brush Eyeliner Brush Angled Blush Brush</span></span></span></li>
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</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've taken a liking to dresses over the years (perhaps I am growing up after all?) and I just wanted to share a few that I absolutely adore from their website.</span></span></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hope I win a gift card from them soon so I can buy some really cute stuff. Haha :) Anyway, I just wanted to share. I really like this store. There's a great mix of affordable clothing and other high-end items. It was love at first site for me once I laid eyes on that Myriad dress.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com/">http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com</a></span></span></li>
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</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't know think I could ever sleep if Peter talked like this in his sleep. I would be laughing so much, I just wouldn't be able to contain myself and relax enough to get some sleep. So go check it out! I've had many many laughs thus far.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</ul></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-62309095893637874242010-01-21T04:14:00.001-07:002010-01-21T04:15:38.221-07:00December Wins & some of January.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's more than half-way through January already! Where does the time go? Well, as I said before I had a pretty good December. With my brother & his girlfriend being here and all the traveling that we did, it was a really good time. I'm glad they finally got to see snow! What also made December great was all the wins that I managed to get even with entries dwindling off while my brother guys were here. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In December, I started a separate Twitter account for sweepstakes. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Twitter has been VERY good to me sweepstakes-wise. Here are my wins for December (a majority from Twitter) @ symbols denote Twitter wins and who they are from.</span></span><br />
<ul><li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/1</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $15 BestBuy GC - MCR</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/3</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Pantech Impact cell phone - @PantechUSA</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/4</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - DJ Hero game XBOX 360 - MCR</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/4 - </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> $5 FYE GC - @fyeguy</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/7</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $100 GC - @Ticketmaster</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/12 -</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> SRS iWOW Premium - @MyBellaMia</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/14 - </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$100 FYE GC - @fyeguy</span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/14</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Avatar Thrill Pack - @McDonalds</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/15</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $50 NFLshop GC - @shopcybermonday</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/17- </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Mario Kart Wii - @GamerHotline</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/23 -</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Official NFL Football - @SportsAuthority</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/29 -</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Swatch watch - @SwatchUS</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/30 -</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Dell Mini 10v Netbook - @ChaCha</span></span></span></li>
</ul><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The best part about Twitter wins? They come SO fast! I've already received everything EXCEPT my Ticketmaster win. I need to check up on that and see what's up. I figure I'll give them a month before I contact them again? We'll see.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">January started off really slow for me sweeps-wise, but it finally started picking up last week! In less than a week I managed to win 2 iPod Touches (!!!). I know, I've won all my iPods (and I got the one I won replaced less than 6 months ago with a brand new one for free!) .. someone loves me up there ^^^ really.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyhow, I was REALLY stoked to find out I won an iPod via @SRSLabs on Friday. It was a random drawing so that was cool. BUT I was already entering another iPod contest via @FIRE_Music. I felt I had a really good chance at it. They mentioned to *be creative* about WHY you should win and also hinted that giving them ideas for album names may have something to do with you winning (they have since deleted that Tweet though.. lol). I took it to heart & provided album names for them everyday until closing day. I came up with 70+ album name ideas, wrote haiku poems. I even downloaded their album and have been listening to it since. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I thought people would catch on to what I was doing. I figure if they really wanted to win they would get creative. No one really did. I just kept seeing my "original" tweets regurgitated all over the Twitterverse. I had a good feeling about my chances of winning once they started following me. They even replied at the same exact time I sent them a message (it was really strange. our msg's matched so well I thought they replied to me REALLY quickly) ... could it be fate?! Haha. Anyway, I spent HOURS thinking & researching possible album names. I got a lot of my ideas from previous bible lessons I've had & just knowledge I already possessed. I'm hoping they were able to get some ideas. It would be even cooler if they used one for their next album!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall, I felt it was a well deserved win & I really don't care what the others thought. I saw messages being posted & then deleted. Silly people. It's funny how petty people can be. They never said it was going to be random, dears. They blatantly asked, "why do you deserve to win?" Haha. Take your haterade and move along.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My hard work paid off and above all, I found a Christian band that I really honestly do enjoy listening to. I took the time to visit their website, listen to their music, & do my research. I know I'll continue to listen to them and I'll even sing one of their songs at Church this summer :) [take note, I am not a singer]. I'm really excited to receive their signed CD (!!) and the iPod Touch. It'll be an upgrade at the very least :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So, thank you FIRE for the CD & iPod and allowing my creative juices to get going. It really hasn't been used in a long time. I needed that. Also, thank you for your music and spreading His message. I watched your video, don't worry, you've definitely found a fan :)</span></span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Download FREE album:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> http://www.rockyourfaceoffforjesus.com</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Website:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> http://www.firefules.com</span></span></span></li>
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</ul>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-78770489924750689082010-01-04T03:54:00.000-07:002010-01-04T03:54:21.115-07:00Everybody Loves Raymond Episode<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is just a side note... an afterthought of all things I've been wanting to post about these past weeks. I just never come around to actually finishing a post and hitting "publish." I've had many adventures over the past few weeks and many great lucky days I'd like to post about.... I will get to those eventually. Haha. What I really wanted to post about at the moment.. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yeah, so I watched that episode the other week and I was just thinking about all the things that I have kept that past boys of interest have given me. It's just a funny thought. I wonder what Peter would say or think if I told him who certain things were from and their significance. LOL. I still wear & use some of those things and so does PETER! Unknowingly of course. Ahahah. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Watching that episode also made me want to open up my own box of past memories. Sadly, it's tucked away in my closet in Hawaii. I honestly don't think it would bother Peter knowing that blankets, stuffed animals, etc. once had a significance. As long as it doesn't mean anything anymore right? I'm just kind of sentimental and like to keep those kinds of things. Not that it means anything to me anymore, but it certainly does humor me and reminds me of some things that I may have forgotten :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's to bigger, better 2010! Just 2 more years until the end of the world. I keeeed! Do you really believe that? Haha. I must say, 2009 managed to pull a full 360 on me though. If you know what went on my life in 2009, you know what I mean. It went up, down, up, down, down down down, down, up, up, up. Shall I call 2009 the essence of the <b>Konami Code</b> (*shows inner nerd)? It certainly tested my strength and spirit. THANK YOU to those that stuck with me & listened. I don't go to many people about my life, so consider yourself lucky ;P </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Everything considered, I couldn't have ended 2009 on a higher note. I was just extremely blessed and continue to be blessed everyday. Needless to say, I was/am very lucky sweepstakes wise :) I'll post more about those wins later. <3</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-36618046429825907002009-12-12T15:48:00.002-07:002010-01-16T02:00:22.734-07:00Wishlist<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is mostly for my brother's reference. Haha. I HAVE to do this every year 'cause well, I have different taste ;) I guess you could say, I'm hard to shop for at times. This I really want have asterisks ***</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Foursquare-Polo-Scout-Belt-Womens-accessories-misc.asp"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Foursquare Polo Scout Belt</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - $5.99 </span><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">***</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Special-Blend-Checkmate-Bandana-Womens-accessories-misc.asp"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Special Blend Checkmate Bandana</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - $2.40</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-family: Times, sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Special-Blend-Scout-Belt-Womens-accessories-misc.asp"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Special Blend Scout Belt</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - $4.79</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Coal-Dubai-Hood-Womens-Beanies.asp#review_nav_anchor"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Coal Dubai Hood Womens Beanie 2009</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - $5.00</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: black; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/Arbor-Saigon-SS-Tshirts.asp"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Arbor Saigon SS Tshirt</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> (Red, Sz S) - $11.99 </span><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">***</span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<div><div><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Photojojo.com</span></span></span></b></span><br />
</div><div><ul><li><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal; white-space: normal;"><a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/wide-angle-slim"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ultra Wide and Slim Camera + 24 exp</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - $32.00 ***</span></span></span></b></span></li>
<li><a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/magnetic-photo-rope"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Magnetic Photo Rope</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - 2 for $20.00 ***</span></span></li>
<li><a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/fotoclips"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fotoclips (110 pcs)</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - $10.00 ***</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: small;">TKBtrading.com</span></span></b></span><br />
</div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.tkbtrading.com/item.php?item_id=502&category_id=29">EZ Eye Shadow Kit</a> ***</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/steppie?section_id=6116836"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Steppie's Shop @ Etsy</span></span></b></a></span><br />
</div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34016952"><span style="font-size: small;">Flying Panda T-shirt</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> (Sz S) - $25.00 ***</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33866757"><span style="font-size: small;">Panda Bums Tunic</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> (Sz +1) - @28.00 ***</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lovelycharm"><span style="color: #990000;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Lovely Charm's Shop @ Etsy</span></b></span></a></span><br />
</div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32526617"><span style="font-size: small;">Big Sweet Kawaii Monkey lovers toy Phone Charm Strap</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> - $18.00 </span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ebay </span></span></b></span><br />
</div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Panda-MEDIUM-Hand-bag-Tote-Purse-Diaper-New-Tai-Shan_W0QQitemZ280274751252QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_WH_Handbags?hash=item4141ad4f14"><span style="font-size: small;">Panda MEDIUM Hand bag</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> - $43.00 ************</span></span></li>
</ul></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-46301694421346962452009-12-05T08:22:00.002-07:002009-12-05T08:24:11.135-07:00Shadows Fall.<center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNUEKEMt1q4bVvx7qh2FM5looChbZRX0rjXbhhOg9qIBy-eYlu9eFK5QxR3wkhtD3D7WwgFobhTro3ThYEP9N9vPYC_nT-c7uXWHV8GfSh6SMBaqMWlp8YzxG7BCh0AtqyAPKPabnKsQ/s1600-h/IMG_7697d.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNUEKEMt1q4bVvx7qh2FM5looChbZRX0rjXbhhOg9qIBy-eYlu9eFK5QxR3wkhtD3D7WwgFobhTro3ThYEP9N9vPYC_nT-c7uXWHV8GfSh6SMBaqMWlp8YzxG7BCh0AtqyAPKPabnKsQ/s400/IMG_7697d.png" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #3198d3;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you."</span></b></span></span><span style="color: #3198d3;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></b></span></span></center><center><span style="color: #3198d3; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br />
</b></span></span> <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Peter took this photo of me the day we went pumpkin picking @ Tigges Farm. I post processed it in Photoshop. Have a great weekend!</span></span></b></span><br />
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</center>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-39550391343434664102009-12-04T08:37:00.002-07:002009-12-04T08:40:53.755-07:00Winners Circle.<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I took a break from sweepstakes & contests when my life started going haywire and I basically lost interest due to all the background noise (drama) going on. I got back into it end of September-ish and I'm glad that I did! I've had a steady stream of wins and it's pretty amazing. Just a recap of what I've won over the 2 months:</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">those that I won under peter's name are in red.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10/13</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Snow White Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition - Fandango.com</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10/17</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Snow White Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition - thedvdlounge.com</span></span><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10/24</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 2 movie tickets - Coke<br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10/30</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - NCAA Football '10 game Xbox 360 - Wendys</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/4 </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- Michael Jackson PEOPLE Tribute Book - People Mag<br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/13</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - DodgeTag toy - @FamilyFun<br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/13</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Madden Football '10 game Xbox 360 - KFC<br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/13</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Adidas Superstar shoes - Dew Green Label Gear</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/16</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Bayonetta Demo Early Access Code - Sega<br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/17</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $10 BestBuy GC - MyCokeRewards.com<br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/21</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $10 HomeDepot GC - Wendys</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/22</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - NBA Live '10 game PS3 - GamingShogun.com</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/23</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - New Era Hat - Dew Green Label Gear</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/24</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $25 Pizza GC - @ComcastSports</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/24</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $5 Home Depot GC - Wendy's</span></span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/26</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - CSI Drawstring Backpack - deadlyintentgame.com</span></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/26</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 2 oz soy-based candle - Glade</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/26</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $10 HomeDepot GC - Wendys</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/26</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - </span></span></span><span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$15 Best Buy GC - MCR</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/28</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 200 Microsoft Points - @getxboxcodes</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/29</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $25 BeautyTicket.com GC - @stylebakeryteen</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/29</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - South Park XBL Download - @Xtival09</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11/29</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - 600 Microsoft Points - Doritos</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/1</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - $15 Best Buy GC - mycokerewards.com</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/3</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Pantech Impact smart cell phone - @PantechUSA</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/4 </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- DJ Hero game XBOX 360 - mycokerewards.com <3333</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">12/4 </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">- $5 F.Y.E. GC - @fyeguy</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also won a box of Little Debbie's cupcakes and probably some random other things. I am pretty damn super stoked to start receiving all of these things in the mail. LOL. DJ HERO! You can't even imagine how stoked I am for that. Man.. I hope I can get those video games in time for Christmas! Peter is going to be so so happy.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have been quite lucky indeed. I am definitely blessed by The Man Above ^^... I won 2 big ticket items in the past 2 days. WOW. Is this what you call GOOD Karma? Maybe I should go pick up more children's names off of the angel tree? Haha, just kidding! Here's to hoping December will bring lots of luck and blessings. Tis the season :)</span></span></span><br />
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</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-78370012355797293092009-12-03T05:05:00.000-07:002009-12-03T05:05:08.828-07:00Suspect.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's 4:30 am, but I just have to blog this. I am becoming more and more paranoid by the minute.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">On Tuesday it snowed overnight, which was awesome because I LOVE snow. On Wednesday, there was a beautiful white coat of snow over everything. Peter let the dogs out in the backyard as usual. Aside from the snow, Peter noticed that there were FOOTPRINTS on our deck that led to our kitchen window. WTF. They were fresh footprints because obviously, the snow would've covered them up and who the f&ck would go in our backyard!? It's OUR private backyard. It was obviously a boys/men's footprints as well.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now tonight, I fell asleep in the living room and I suddenly start hearing BANGING noises coming from downstairs. It's 3:30AM what the f&ck man?! I listen closer and I can hear the dad, an older teenager, and their young son who doesn't seem any older than 6 years old. It's now 4:30 am and I can still hear them downstairs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am getting freakin paranoid because something is NOT right here. I'm a night owl and apparently they ALL are too? However, who let's their young child stay up in the wee hours of the morning like that? Does this kid not go to school? I don't want to pass judgement, they seemed nice at first, but now I am just annoyed at everything. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">These people are heavy smokers and I don't know why, but apparently they are allowed to smoke in the house! This REALLY annoys me, especially because we were asked if we smoked before we signed the contract. There is nothing in our lease that blatantly states that smoking is prohibited in the house. Therefore, Peter went down and nicely asked if they could smoke outside because our house shares a central AC/heating system. Therefore, all the vents in the house are interconnected. Unfortunately, smoke rises UP and even worse gets SUCKED THROUGH the vents when the heater turns on. Moreso, because of the weather, the wood windows warped and we haven't been able to open any of our windows for MONTHS now (this may be a good thing I guess if someone tried to break in). All the smoke gets caught in OUR house and is making our whole house wreak of the stench. I've had to open my doors on 30 degree nights because I couldn't breathe. I fucking <b><i>hate</i></b> smoke with a passion. These people were good about smoking outside for TWO days. I've resorted to covering our vents with Saran Wrap because they just smoke all freakin day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I don't have a problem with people smoking. That's your fucking business. If you're around me and you're smoking, I'd just walk away and come back when you're done. Unfortunately, I can't leave my own house and these people simply can't go outside and have to subject me to this poison. I know it's like, "why should they bend over their ways because I don't smoke?" But where the fuck is the common courtesy? Obviously, I can't go outside in 10 degree weather everytime you're smoking. You're doing it all day! I don't smoke for a reason. I could never handle the smell, my nose is incredibly sensitive, and I can't breathe around that stench. Most importantly, second hand smoke is HORRIBLE for you. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A call to my landlord will be going out soon. We are getting out of our contract one way or another! I'll have to site the clause in the lease <span style="color: #990000;"><b>"Refrain from activities and/or noise or practices which disturb other TENANTS or neighbors."</b></span> They are certainly disturbing my livelyhood. Peter & I should not have to suffer because of my landlord or these tenants. This place is overpriced, these people are using OUR driveway (yes it's ours. says so in our contract.), and I just want to get the hell out of here.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Goodness, I just really freakin` hate people sometimes. The more annoyed I get, the more I'll give back a taste of their own medicine. Good thing I have two huge doggies that like to run around a lot. If only I could teach them to bite on command.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today was Black Friday. Peter was gracious enough to go with me to check out the deals. I wrote out a list of each store and items that I wanted from that store. However, some of the deals from the ads online clearly did not reflect the prices in store :( I want to go back today and see if there's any other deals out there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Since Peter worked, I took to the internet to do some shopping! I ended up buying a sweet new FourSquare snowboarding outfit for myself -- jacket and pants. It was perfect since I've been eyeing that Jacket for over a month since I saw it at Zumiez! I got the last one in my size so I am happy! I also bought Peter's "big" present which was a FourSquare Michalira snowboarding jacket for him. I hope he likes the design... LOL. I went with a semi-crazy design but with neutral colors to go with his FourSquare pants that he already has. The reviews for this jacket was solid and he mentioned today he needed a new jacket :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also bought him a family-sized Black & Decker griddle (hey, it benefits me too!). I didn't realize how big it was soo I had to try and cover part of it up with my jacket and told him not to turn around the whole time. LOL. I also bought him "The Office" season 4 and when he put his stuff in the basket he was like "OoOoooo... I saw what you're getting me!" I guess that evened out the fact that I saw him with "House" in his hands. We're silly. Who actually thought you could shop for your significant other when you're WITH them?! Haha.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Long story short, I thought I almost got out of it when she settled to (and bought) me a bag from Guess. && then my mom went and kept insisting I find a bag that I want from LV. She kept saying,<i> "All the LV bags you have are my hand-me-downs. You don't have a bag of your own." </i> I basically told her I'd rather have a "cheap" bag from Guess and cash to spend on stuff I am interested in like Electronics. <b> I think that hurt her feelings and she sounded mad at me</b> :( (man, I just can't justify spending THAT much on a bag!) She pulled the "Alright! I'll send you the Guess bag and cash. You and Dianne (my bros gf) can split all my bags<b><span style="color: #990000;"> when I die</span></b>" card. Oh boy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yeah ok, so I guess she really wants to get a bag for me because that's the one thing she LOVES. I understand that. It would really give her pleasure to get something for me that she really loves. I can't believe I felt selfish denying her the pleasure by refusing a bag? I totally think that's what she thinks. Isn't that so backwards?! After talking to my bro again tonight, I decided to just go with the dang bag. I can't believe I got talked into this. Hello Louis Vuitton bag. </span></span><br />
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</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-3814414461044801022009-11-17T04:51:00.000-07:002009-11-17T04:51:42.126-07:00Twitter Contests<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been transitioning into doing more Twitter contests. They're rather easy to enter. Though my friends probably don't enjoy all the messages that I send out. "SPAM BOT" .. sure. Most of my friends rarely ever use Twitter anyway except to lurk and update every so often. In any case, I've made an account geared towards Twitter related giveaways. The first day, I managed to win a DodgeTag toy from @</span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/FamilyFun"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">FamilyFun</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. It looks like a game Peter & I will enjoy. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Currently, most of my focus is on winning <b>Twilight</b> related contests. Hey, New Moon is coming out soon! I have Twilight fever. Nothing gets me going like a bunch of sexy vampires & werewolves ;) Here's some contests to check out:</span></span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@</span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/twilightmoms"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">twilightMOMs</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">New Moon Soundtrack Giveaway: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a class="tweet-url web" href="http://bit.ly/4A1EXF" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/4A1EXF</a> (ends Today! 12PM PST)</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@</span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/twilightees"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">twilightees</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - Free Twilight shirt w/ every 50 followers</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">@<a href="http://twitter.com/Shakefire">Shakefire</a> - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Shirt worn on screen by Robert Pattinson or </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494949; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The complete TWILIGHT book series & Twilight BLU-RAY:</span> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: #333333; font-weight: normal; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a class="tweet-url web" href="http://twurl.nl/syvm1l" rel="nofollow" style="color: #0084b4; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://twurl.nl/syvm1l</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; line-height: 15px;"><b>Twitter Name:</b> @<span id="goog_1258457693650"></span><span id="goog_1258457693651"></span><a href="http://twitter.com/xriyah">xriyah</a></span></span></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-2539192470959776812009-11-11T23:59:00.000-07:002009-11-12T04:18:14.220-07:00Black Friday Deals<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm not much of a shopper, but I do love getting deals anytime I can find them. I'm currently checking out some of the Black Friday ads from various stores. Currently looking at the Target ad and it's looking promising. There's a few items there that I'm interested in/making a note of:</span></span><br />
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$3.99 - DVD Movies: Kung Fu Panda, Nights in Rodanthe, Dark Knight, Madagascar 2 ($5.99)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$12.99 - TV Seasons: House, Supernatural, One Tree Hill, Friends</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">$10 - $17 Board Games: Balderdash, Catch Phrase, Scattergories, & Taboo</span></span></li>
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</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-73015014722935030192009-11-09T00:03:00.000-07:002009-11-09T00:03:56.242-07:00Trekkin' It<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Peter got off of work early last night so we decided to go on a bike ride. We were both pretty hungry so we biked down towards 16th St. first to get some food. We planned on going to DP Dough, but "Taste of Philly" caught Peter's eye and we decided to go there. The guy was cool enough to let us bring our bikes in and eat inside. The philly cheesesteaks were absolutely delicious! Wow. The meet was perfectly tender, super hot and fresh, and the bread went well with everything. I enjoyed it.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The procedure they did on her was pretty risky to say the least. Any surgery involving the heart is pretty risky. Her aorta was fully calcified and needed to be replaced. She also had to replace a valve. They cooled her body down and stopped her heart while they performed surgery. She was literally "dead" for 5 hours while they fixed everything in there.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I can't even imagine all the thoughts that would be going through my mind if I had to go through someone like that. This was her second surgery on her heart, the 1st being a bypass surgery. Hopefully this surgery was able to buy her just a little bit more time here on this Earth. I'm just really thankful to the Lord for keeping her safe and answering all our prayers on her behalf.</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-22851555917335459452009-10-24T04:26:00.002-06:002009-10-24T04:48:27.113-06:00Out & About With Life.<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I didn't mean to be MIA. I just haven't been able to log-on to this thing for a while. I actually missed blogging and reading other blogs. I promise to sign-up for internet service within the next week. Seriously. LOL. Besides, my promotional period for my G1 phone & 3G services are going to end in a couple of days. I can't hijack the i-net from my phone for much longer. Boo!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So anyway, a slight recap of my life from the past 9 days. I've actually been out & about a few times ;) Let's play catch up.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">Friday the 16th - Sushi 1 & Panera</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shari was in town visiting. Shawn called me up to have lunch and they picked me up to head to Sushi 1. We had some great conversations and did a lot of catching up. Thankfully it wasn't busy at all. We also scored dessert on-the-house, a banana lumpia (seriously) type dish w/ vanilla ice cream & graham cracker crumbles. Sometimes it pays to know the owner & date the manager of the restaurant ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I hung out with Peter for a bit during his break. Then, Shari, Layne, & I headed to Centerra to browse around for a bit. We didn't buy anything, but I did fall inlove with a FourSquare snowboarding jacket. Now that I'm reminded about it, I'd like to go back and purchase it. Perhaps on Sunday? I probably shouldn't, but it's only $99! Hah. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then we headed over to Layne's house and hung out with the house around the dinner table. Always nice to hang out with old friends. Layne then treated Shari & I to dinner at Panera. I've never had it before, but I enjoyed the onion soup & my sandwich. I also liked the whole ambience of the place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Peter cooked some bacon & rice for breakfast. Although, I can't quite remember why I was up early enough to even eat breakfast. I intended to be productive, but instead I ended up entering a bunch of sweepstakes and Shawn called me to have some dinner with the boys. I haven't hung out with Kevin & Jayson since Marcus', so I decided to go. We headed to OC's and I just drank 2 long island iced teas and ate a big cookie a la mode. Yum! It was nice to reminisce and laugh about past shenanigans. Once I got home, Peter & I just hung out and watched "Hitch."</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">Sunday the 18th - Denver + Chinese Restaurant</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Peter spent the morning at Nathan's while I slept in... per the usual. He brought home KFC for me to fill my tummy! After that I started getting ready to head to Denver. We got to Denver pretty early so went to Jamba Juice first and I tried the Fruity Pebbles flavor for the first time. Dude making my drink looked unsure of how to make it, but it turned out pretty similar! Then we headed to Target since we had more time. I saw Guitar Hero World Tour game for $12, so I decided to buy it :) Peter also got a movie, "Green Street Hooligans."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We met up with Peter's family at this chinese restaurant (I can't remember the name! Peter took me there before) to celebrate his little sister's 22nd birthday. It was interesting observing how everyone interacts with each other. Peter's mother also always fails to remember I'm not Korean. Although, my brain seems to think it understands Korean. LOL. It reminded me of how my cousin in London would speak to Peter in a Filipino language and Peter would just reply without realizing it. All in all, the food was really good and so was the cake that Peter's brother bought. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once we got home we popped in the movie, "Green Street." It's an independent film based on the futbol firms in England. I enjoyed it quite a lot. Charlie Hunnam is quite yummy in the movie. There's something about the English that attracts me. Must be the accent. Seriously. I'm dying to go back to England. This movie didn't help.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Peter brought home some udon soup w/ shrimp tempura for lunch for me. I am truly spoiled. Hehe! It was delicious. Weirdly enough, my tooth started hurting really bad afterwards. I couldn't function. After Peter went back to work, I decided to sleep off the pain. I texted Shawn to cancel on our plans for the night.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">During my nap, someone knocked on the door... it was Pascal. LOL. I was a bit surprised he showed up. I told Peter to tell him I was watching the game with the boys at Old Chicago's and that he was welcome to join us. I didn't really expect him to accept. I felt bad canceling on him since he was already here, so I decided to get changed quickly and we met up with the boys. Skyler joined us this time and Kyama was there again too. It was funny having all 7 of us crowded around such a little table at the bar. Peter joined us for the last moments of the game. </span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BRONCOS WON!</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> We are now 6-0. I am so glad I went. It was a GREAT game. After the game, Pascal, Shawn, & Kymana came over to drink some more and hang out. Pascal must think I'm a lightweight or something since I have yet to drink more than a sip around him. Lol.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The night before I was feeling really lucky for some reason. It was moreso on the lines of perhaps winning some prizes, but the news I got was even better. I received TWO call backs today (finally!!) for some openings I applied for. The funny thing is, for one of those positions, I accidentally sent in an UNFINISHED cover letter. As in, I wasn't done changing out the names, etc. SO I had the header text correct, but the body of the cover letter still had ANOTHER companies name in it. Yet, they still called back. Awesome! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The 1st call was from the Weld County School District and I scheduled to meet with the guy 'informally' the same day. I kept saying "yah" during the interview. I wanted to slap myself, but I couldn't STOP. Seriously, WTF. He gave me a lot of positive responses though and made it seem like he was trying to sell ME the job? He told me he liked what he heard and would most likely call me back to schedule the real interview for next week. He "wants to see how the others react to me." In that case, I'll make it good!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Later that night I watched "Live Free or Die Hard" with Peter. It was a pretty good movie! The night before that (Tuesday) we watched "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and the night before that we watched "Transformers." We're on a roll with watching movies huh? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After 3+ months of no cable, we finally got DirecTV hooked up! It's actually not even fully hooked up yet, but the guy set us up for now. He has to come back once the pole is set-up so that we get better reception. Peter was pissing his pants with happiness once the TV got hooked up. LOL. I got a great deal for $19.99 a month -- 150+ channels -- 3 months of Showtime and some other things. Peter now has access to 10+ sports-specific channels. Honestly, there's so many channels I don't know what to watch. I rarely ever watch TV anyway so I don't know what time things are on or any of that. So far I've just watched old reruns, the food network, & the history channel. Yep.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I also entered a good amount of Twitter contests, which I'm sure annoyed some of my 'followers.' Honestly, those posts were nothing compared to some of the people I follow on my list. LOL. I'm just giving your twitter some action, guys ;) Besides, it's quite an easy way to possibly win things.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #990000;">Friday the 23rd - I'm In For Round 2!</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Friday's are usually quiet on my end. It's quite the opposite of what it used to be. I woke up pretty late, 1pm to be exact. I must've been cold. When it's cold, I sleep like a bear. I'm thankful I didn't have dreams like I did the past couple of days. While I took a nap on Thursday, I had a good dream that suddenly turned sour. I ended up dreaming that I beat the shit out of this bitch and I was compelled to physically throw a punch while I was dreaming as well. My effort to throw that punch woke me up, of course. That was probably the best. I woke up pretty angry. Haha! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, Peter kept stepping on 'pokies' today so I ended up vacuuming everything. I hate the fact that I have to vacuum twice a week because the dogs just shed too much. Mostly Lexi. I guess shaving her fur that one time wasn't such a good idea. Ever since then she's shed like crazy. I also finished up washing the rest of the dishes to make room on the counter and the sink. I intended to cook beef mushroom for dinner, but the mushrooms prematurely went bad :( They were slimy and looked sketchy. I ended up cooking chopped steak with onions instead. It turned out pretty good! Just a little on the chewy side. I don't know if a bit of freezer burn had something to do with that since I cooked it on LOW. I still have much to learn in the world of cooking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh, this afternoon, I did get a call back from the Weld County School District! I scheduled my formal interview for Monday at 8AM. I think being the first interviewees has a lot of benefits. I plan on printing up some projects and perhaps also a portfolio of some work I've done. This is an Administrative Assistant position w/ benefits and also serves as the back-up Substitute Secretary (which means, higher pay for the days she's absent!). He said he's working on getting a raise for this position and made it seem like it was A LOT of work. I really don't mind. I'd rather be kept busy at work than stay idle. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I really hope I get this position. I really want to get out of the house and be working full-time. Starting at 7:30am doesn't really appeal much to me though, but hey, at least I'd be done by 4:30pm! The place is also close enough for me to bike to. I'm looking at getting a mountain bike something this week-- a used one, for cheap, until I can afford a better one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lastly, tonight I bought 6 tickets to the Nuggets home opener! They're playing the Utah Jazz on Wednesday and everyone in attendance will get a FREE LIFT TICKET TO COPPER MOUNTAIN & bam bams. Yay! I mostly want to go for the lift ticket. Haha. I love Copper, but an $80 day pass isn't quite affordable at the moment. So on Wednesday, it'll be Me, Peter, Shawn, Pascal, Jayson & his date (?). Just me and the boys! I finally get to wear my Billups jersey too! I'll probably slap Jay if he wears anything Jazz related. For serious.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yes, I totally wrote a novel. I told ya I missed blogging! It's like my daily record of my life. Surprisingly, I've been out and about huh? Hahah! You know, I think I just really need to start hanging out with the friends I have here before they all start leaving. Peter & I were reflecting just a few weeks ago how we're kind of alone here. Then it turned out his childhood friend lived right across the street. It's just really nice to actually have people to watch the football games with now! Maybe I'll start branching out and start inviting more kids to come out when the opportunity arises.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And I just realized, wasn't I supposed to go on a beer tour today?</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-67780933766401087182009-10-15T23:59:00.001-06:002009-10-24T04:32:49.408-06:00Build-A-Bear Frankie Poo<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The great thing about my boyfriend -- he always humors my childish nature and my </span></span><s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">want</span></span></s><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> need to indulge in anything and everything that induces childhood euphoria. Even if that entails poking, tickling, and scaring him every chance I get. Although, he now flinches/jerks after every slight movement I make, thinking I've got something planned under my sleeve, but what are ya gonna do? I keep him on his toes ;) </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am quite notorious for trying to scare people. If you're a good friend of mine, chances are I've probably tried to scare you at least once during our friendship. It is also very likely that I've gotten you REAL good (Jalene? Lol) ... HAHAH. I am seriously going to start taking videos of the moments I try to scare Peter I've gotten him SO good these past weeks. I am cracking up just thinking about it. The great part is, no matter how scared he gets, we both get a laugh out of it. Mostly me of course. One instance:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Instead, we horsed around for a bit. I played with my prizes from Shakefire. I am inLOVE with my Tale of the Despereaux lunchbox! It's tin, like I wanted, and just pretty nifty. Peter likes it too! We finally got off our butts once it started getting dark and headed over to Shops at Centerra. We headed directly towards the Build-A-Bear store! I can't tell you how excited I get everytime. We went there with the intention of getting me a Pander bear (panda), but they didn't have the one I wanted. Peter suggested I get the Polar Bear and after much deliberation, I did! Hehe. I think I overstuffed him though, I hope I can go back and getting him.. unstuffed? Lol. But I love him none-the-less! We named my new bear </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Frankie</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. He's a cute one!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I also got the simple Chocolate Cub bear for a future Christmas gift for my mom. I think she'd like it. His name is Sammie. I think I might go back again and get another bear for my bro's girlfriend, Dianne. Peter & I paid seperately so that we could take advantage of the $5 off $10+ bears. We got two bears for under $20! Not too bad. My Build-A-Bear army is now 4 strong! Champ, Mo, (Crap I forgot her name), & Frankie. Yes, I name all my stuffed animals. Yes, I still remember all my stuffed animals names from when I was 3 years old. </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Did I mention I'm a kid?</span></span></strong><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After that, we had Pho in Loveland for dinner. Wish they had a Pho place in Greeley. Perhaps I'll need to just open one here. Haha. It was delicious! I love Bo Vien. Yum Yum. Peter has definitely influenced my palette over the years. Now it's my turn! I'm going to cook him all these Filipino dishes and probably cause a premature heartattack in the future.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Once we got home, I shredded all the chicken breast that I boiled earlier for chicken sandwiches while we watched </span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wedding Crashers</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Chicken, mayo, & pineapples! It was my first time making the mix, once again based on what my mom makes, and it was delicious! I made myself 2 sandwiches and have a whole tupperwear full for more sandwiches over the next couple of days. I am on a cooking spree!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So.. time w/ bf, build-a-bear, meatball pho, chicken sandwiches, & wedding crashers. Life is where it should be.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Did I mention that today I finally set-up a date to install TV? I can honestly do without TV, but Peter's been dying without it. LOL. 150+ channels, 9 channels of showtime for 3 months, free install, free ship, free year of service coverage -- $19.99 for 12 months. Not bad. I got the runaround with DirectTV afterwards though since the rep that setup my account gave me 'wrong information' .. Last rep I talked to didn't help me too much, but at least we had a nice convo about Colorado, snowboarding, skateboarding, & huskies. HAH!</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-47227343811685629472009-10-14T23:59:00.002-06:002009-10-15T02:42:50.473-06:0032 Months & Counting<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Happy 2 years and 8 months to Peter & I! 32 months, wow, where has all the time gone? That's practically an eternity to be with a person... Hahah. Seriously. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Anyway, tonight I attempted my mom's </span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pork & Peas</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> recipe. I picked up a ~5lb bag of pork butt the other night for $5.50 so I made a big batch! I'm always scared to try out new recipes, but so far so good. I haven't experienced too many blunders and I am quite pleased with myself. Considering the fact that my mom does not go off of cookbooks, she just tells me the ingredients & procedures with no precise measurements (lbs, tbsp, etc.), I'm getting better at guesstimating! Now, my pork & peas didn't taste exactly like mi madre's, but it was quite similar. Peter loved it and went back for seconds. I'd say mission = success. We also have enough left overs for a meal or two! Yay.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Up next, I'll try my hand at </span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beef Mushroom</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. I'm slowly building up my portfolio of dishes guys!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In other news, I received my tickets from </span></span><a href="http://TicketHorse.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TicketHorse.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> today. 5 tix to Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks in December! I took advantage of the Family Night deal for when my family comes up for Christmas. For a total of </span></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">$110.00</span></span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> I got:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5 meals: choice of hot dog, pizza, nacho deluxe, salad, philly cheese steak, hamburger, or chicken tenders w/ fries</span></span></li>
</ul><div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I tried finding tix to a Broncos game as well, but getting 5 seated together at a decent price is nearly impossible! Hopefully I'll win the Canon Sweepstakes and win 4 tix to a game & a camera! I saw that camera last night at Best Buy and it is freakin` beautiful. I wanted to cry. 15MP, IS lens, ahhh. I want!</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dark Knight collector pin set</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Speed Racer pins</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Random movie shirt</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Push Play hat</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Ugly Truth wife beater (L)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Back To The Future Blue Fanny Pack</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Snow White Blu-ray combo pack with DVD</span></span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I missed a package yesterday when Peter & I went to watch </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs."</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (It's just an "OK" movie, btw. I think I was expecting too much. We should've watched Inglorious Basterds instead!) I hope it's all my goodies from </span></span><a href="http://www.shakefire.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shakefire</span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">! We're planning on maybe going to the mountains tomorrow, but hopefully I don't miss it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is what I woke up to the other morning. Yippeee! I didn't go out and play in it though.. it was too damn cold! Lol. It wasn't enough snow to make a good-sized snowman either. I'll hold out on my snowman for now. It's been really cold and it doesn't look like the weather will let up very much this winter. I'm expecting tons and tons of snow this season! Yay. I love snow. I just can't stand being cold. I am a walking contradiction. At least I'm not dying of heatstroke like the rest of the kids in Hawaii. Hahahah ;)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In other news.. anyone watch/hear the Broncos vs. Patriots game yesterday? We're 5-0, b&tches!! Who woulda thunk? After a less than spectacular preseason, the Broncos have bounced back and keeping a 5 game winning streak. Yesterday's game was a game of epic proportions. The protege (Broncos coach, Josh McDaniels) pitted against the mentor (Patriots coach, Bill Belichick). This game also had the potential to solidify the Broncos spot as an up-and-coming team this season, to quiet all the nay-sayers. Of course, people will still hate, but what are you going to do? I have to admit, I wasn't very optimistic about the team this season, but I remained hopeful. We have a tough schedule ahead of us and I hope the Broncos continue to do well! The offense and defense are looking pretty solid! Cross your fingers for me that I win the Canon Sweepstakes so I can win a camera and shoot photos the Broncos on the sidelines!! Hehe.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I forgot to mention earlier, I think my brain is going crazy. Last night by far showcased the weirdest dream I have ever had. Peter & I had twins, a boy & a girl, I think. They were half human, wait for it..., half dogs. Yes, dogs. They looked like regular babies, but with white, brown, & black hairs/fur. I dreamt of going to a grad party of an 'online friend' who was pretty well off. She denied access to people that were only invited to the 'formal' grad party since the 1st party was just for good friends. At the formal party, she hired singers, young children, that created music by rubbing the rims of cups and singing along. Think on the lines of church choir children & classical music. The formal party turned into a theme park-ish kind of vibe by the shore. There was a merry-go-round and a reggae band performing (if only I could remember that song!). During the performance, beyond the cliff, a huge tidal wave started heading towards us. We all managed the first set, but then an even bigger wave followed.... That as far as I remember. Weird.</span></span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-64612318649688976752009-10-09T17:31:00.000-06:002009-10-09T17:31:14.188-06:00Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Saw the headline within minutes of it breaking the news... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/obama.peace.prize/">"Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize."</a> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Ever since then, Obama and everything nobel prize related became a trending topic on </span></span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/mariacaridad"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> . The story made front page on every search engine out there and every other news agency. Facebook status' slowly trickled in congratulating the President, etc.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't get me wrong, I voted for the guy, but... something struck me as awkward (?) or wrong (?) about this whole thing. He is still in the infancy of his presidency, 10 months to be exact. He's made great leaps and bounds in terms of foreign policy thus far, but we have yet to see the fruits of his labor. What has he done to warrant this highly prestigious award? He was nominated for the prize within 2 weeks of taking office. Seriously? I'll stay optimistic, but I think there were much more people deserving of this award.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This commentary by Aaron Miller - </span></span><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/09/miller.obama.prize.doubts/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Commentary: Obama's prize doesn't 'feel right'</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> - basically covers my whole thought process. An excerpt from his closing...</span></span><div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The award says more about the world's love affair with Barack Obama</span> and its collective sigh of relief that George W. Bush is gone than it does about the president's substantive foreign policy accomplishments. And in the end, America doesn't want to be loved by the world; we want to be admired and respected, and that will depend <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">not</span> on celebrity, process or celebration that the Democrats are back in office, but on real foreign policy accomplishments."</span></span></span></blockquote></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-1427631152804866382009-10-08T23:59:00.000-06:002009-10-09T03:58:28.977-06:00First Snow.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I woke up today and found a text from Peter stating, "It's Snowing!! Love you." It was freezing once I gathered the strength to get out of bed. 30 minutes passed since Peter initially texted me, but I was hopeful. Unfortunately, I MISSED THE SNOW! I was pretty disappointed. Luckily, the snow gods decided to be gracious and granted me another snowfall later in the afternoon. SO much snow was falling and in big chunks! I managed to snap some photos, but they just didn't do the scene justice. I really hoped it would just keep snowing and that the snow would stick to the ground. Oh well, perhaps next time. I just really want to make a snowman. I have a huge front yard just waiting to college all that snowy goodness!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">In other news, I posted on Twitter that I managed to tether my G1 phone to Peter's laptop in order to access the internet. Essentially, I turned my G1 into a portable modem, which was nice! I should've done that earlier and it was so simple! The connection however wasn't THAT fast at all. I thought it was normal at first, but after more research, things weren't adding up! I finally figured out that my phone is connected to the EDGE network, not the higher speed 3G network. UGH! I checked T-mobile's coverage and I am well within range of the 3G network. I played around with the settings, etc. still on EDGE. Now I am thinking it's my SIM. Yes, old SIM works fine, I get internet, etc. etc. but not 3G. I just never noticed since well, I broke the damn phone within 2 weeks of using it. That's the only other possible factor I can think of since someone else had the same issue. My SIM is about 7 (maybe 8) years old! Definitely time for an upgrade. I've been with T-mobile for almost 11 years. Crazy! My promo period is about to end with them in a couple of weeks... I'm itching to get the myTouch. Maybe for Christmas? Hehe. Or I'll just try to win it :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">Speaking of sweepstakes.. I think I'm going to enter <a href="http://contest.promo.eprize.com/photoparty/">THIS</a> sweep. Considering NO ONE followed the rules/directions, I think I got pretty good chances at the prize(s)! LOL. I figure it'll be a fun way to present my photos from London anyhow. It'll be like a coffee table book of sorts. I just need to order the kit to get started. I was chuckling the whole time while looking at the entries. The sweep will be done at the end of the month, so chances are good!</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772449061515974708.post-19919253479766515282009-10-07T18:00:00.000-06:002009-10-07T18:00:30.159-06:00Fried Brains. Annoying kids.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It took me 3 days to finish this blog... lol. Having it saved as a "draft" finally got me to finish it. Now I have to change all the dates/tense to the present .. or past. I was meaning to update this blog on Sunday/Monday morning, but I didn't get around to finishing.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyway, we didn't end up going to the hot springs on Sunday. Sad face :( It was just really cold and Peter didn't feel like driving all the way down. Boo! So we chilled. Peter got a text from his good friend Lance saying that their other friend Pascall moved up to Greeley for school. Pascall called Peter & we made plans to meet up at Hobnobber to watch the Broncos vs. Cowboys game. Everyone was preparing themselves for the impending slaughter. It was completely empty at Hobnobber! Haha. I finally got to satisfy my craving and ordered some fish & chips and Peter got a side of garlic fries. Their fries, paired with loads of malt vinegar, is to die for! Love it! We ate, chilled, & watched the whole game. Elaine joined us for the last quarter. Much to all of our surprise, the Broncos won! Yeah, baby. 4-0! 4 better than what everyone predicted! Take that! Haha.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">Pascall came over to our house afterwards to hangout. Turns out, we lives just a stones throw away from our house. Like... you can see our house from his window! Lol. Imagine that. What are the chances? Peter's good friend lived so close to us for the past month and he didn't even know it! Crazy. I'm sure Peter was glad he finally got to hang out with people other than me. Haha! I'm happy I finally have someone to smoke hookah with :)) We smoked hookah and played rock band up until Pascall had to go.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">I totally woke up late on Monday. We ended up cleaning around the house. It was another cold day, so there wasn't much we could do. Pascall came over again and we headed to Pitcher's to watch the Vikings vs. Packers game. The Vikings were looking pretty good! We didn't stay to finish the game, but the Vikings ended up winning. Good job Brett Favre!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">It's now Wednesday and I want to write up all these cover letters and send out as many resumes as I can by the end of the week. I still can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. Haha. Hopefully something will come up soon because I'm going crazy just staying home all the time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">Not to mention, there's TWO families living below us. That's 7 people in a 2 bedroom basement unit. Small confined area with 2 YOUNG kids & a small yappy chihuahua = hell. I seriously am starting to not like kids MORE AND MORE. I've never liked them and this isn't helping. I'm really starting to question if I could ever love kids like parents do?! They're pretty freakin` annoying. Screaming all day, pounding on the walls, crying, yelling mother... I REALLY want to let my dogs loose on them so they can instill the fear!! Maybe they'll shut the hell up for once. Having more people downstairs is also causing our electric bill to go up (we 1/2 the bill). Totally not cool.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">A new family also moved into the house next door. They're f&cking loud as hell too!!! The dad cusses at his children. The mother was talking so loud at 8AM. They were banging and moving things all morning. The kids were screaming at the top of their lungs. I caught them taunting my dogs. Ooo those little bastards. They think they're so sneaky behind our wood fence. I watched Zeus walk over to the corner & I heard the kid go, "Oh he's here now." & right then I yelled "HEY!" and made my voice sound REALLY mean. Hahah. F&cking kids. I need to let my dogs out in the front yard and see how big Zeus really is. They'll think he's a wolf! If only I could get my dogs to be mean and eat those little monsters.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 13px;">I'm totally not a happy camper. I can't stand noise. I can't stand kids. I don't recall ever being that loud or disrespectful. I'm pretty sure I was scared out of my mind of my mom/dad or elders in general. Is that an Asian thing? Lol. Shit. Pray that I find a job soon before I go crazy.</span>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04789143517410539782noreply@blogger.com0