Questionnaire Extraordinnaire

In an effort to get myself back into the flow of blogging, I am posting a few times today. I saw a questionaire that a good friend of mine filled out and thought it would be interesting to do the same..simply cuz I can and because work is slow ;)

1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.

-Dont have my iPod right now but I put my Spotify app on shuffle and here are the first 6 songs:
1. Fantasy-The xx
2.The Kids Dont Stand a Chance-Vampire Weekend
3.Tears Dry-Original Version-Amy Winehouse
4.He Can Only Hold Her-Amy Winehouse
5.Laredo-Band of Horses
6.The Only One-The Black Keys

2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be?
-Ryan Gosling ;)
3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
-You can cancel the slide show at any time by pressing Escape (I'm at work, the only book around was Quick Course in Microsoft Powerpoint 2000)
4) What do you think about most?
-Losing weight
5) What does your latest text message from someone else say?
-Ok, cool. Thanks
6) Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
-With clothes on
7) What's your strangest talent?
-Hmmm...dont think I have one. maybe..I'm really good at remembering numbers? I dont know
8) Girls.... (finish the sentence); Boys.... (finish the sentence)
-Girls have more power than they realize; Boys hardly ever grow up
9) Ever had a poem or song written about you?
-Yes

10) When is the last time you played the air guitar?
-Hmm, I am more of an air drummer myself so I can remember the last time I played air guitar..maybe a few months back?
11) Do you have any strange phobias?
-Do I? Yes, many. I hate body fluids, especially spit. I am scared of ghosts, demons anything related to the paranormal. I cant go into tunnels or tight spaces, I fear of being raped and murdered, I fear of not being able to find an exit if being chased or if there is a fire, I could go on and on but I guess these are the wierdest.
12) Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose?
-Um, does a Q-tip count?
13) What's your religion?
-Good question. I am not sure about this at the moment. I was raised Catholic but I dont think that is the right religion for me. I believe in God whole heartedly and I give praise in any way I could but I dont want to tie myself down to any religion, so I guess you could say I am just spiritual.
14) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing?
-Running errands, going to someones house, shopping or eating
15) Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?
-Definitely behind it
16) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band?
-Oh boy, impossible to choose..The Black Keys maybe?
17) What was the last lie you told?
-I try hard not to lie so I cant remember when was the last time I blatantly lied about something
18) Do you believe in karma?
-Yes definitely
20) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength?
-My organization/OCD/need for structure is both my strenght and my weakness
21) Who is your celebrity crush?
-Ryan Gosling
22) Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
-Nope-I'm scared something will crawl up a hole lol
23) How do you vent your anger?
-Crying behind closed doors or putting it to the back of my mind and moving on

24) Do you have a collection of anything?
-Empty glass jars (one day I'll make something out of them)
25) Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?
-Phone..or texting
26) Are you happy with the person you've become?
-I'm getting there, slowly but surely. I know I dont want to be anybody else
27) What's a sound you hate; sound you love?
-Hate: burping/farting; Love: my niece and nephews' laughter
28) What's your biggest "what if"?
-What if I would have majored in something I love rather than Accounting? Where would I be?

29) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
-Hell yeah. I cant watch any movies about ghosts or aliens because otherwise I cant sleep at night
30) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.
-Right Arm: my printer at work; Left Arm: my phone at work
31) Smell the air. What do you smell?
- Soy sauce-I'm having sushi for lunch
32) What's the worst place you have ever been to?
-some hick town in North Carolina
33) Choose East Coast or West Coast?
-West coast-better weather
34) Most attractive singer of your opposite gender?
-Hmm..Adam Levine from Maroon 5 maybe
35) To you, what is the meaning of life?
-To experience, to enjoy, to make mistakes, to find yourself, to lose yourself, to be sad, happy, to be alone, to be accompanied, to learn, to make a difference, to strive, to yearn, to seek, to never find yourself with nothing to do, to be passionate, to love and to be loved.
36) Define Art.
-Visual representations of what goes on in extremely creative and talented people's heads
37) Do you believe in luck?
-Sometimes
38) What's the weather like right now?
-Rainy, slushy, but not too cold for this time of year.

40) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
-Yes and yes. I had someone crash into me and I crashed into a rail pretty recently
41) What was the last book you read?
-I Wrote This For You
42) Do you like the smell of gasoline?
-Kind of
43) Do you have any nicknames?
-Maure
44) What was the last movie you saw?
-The Rocky Horror Picture Show
45) What's the worst injury you've ever had?
-Thankfully, I have never seriously injured myself. I guess the worst injury has been scraping my knee when I was a little girl to the point where I couldnt wear pants for like a month. It's actually the only scar I have
46) Have you ever caught a butterfly?
-No, while I love butterflies and think they are beautiful, I am kind of creeped out by them. They are still insects after all
47) Do you have any obsessions right now?
-I always have an obessesion..it's how I get by. My current obsessionsare my Kindle Fire, getting my hair to grow, Naked Eye Makeup, How I Met Your Mother, and pinterest.com
49) Ever had a rumor spread about you?
-Not that I know of
50) Do you believe in magic?
-Meh..not really

New Year, New Beginnings

Here is my first post in 2012. I have been meaning to write but I havent been able to find the time since work was overwhelming for the first 2 weeks of January.

In any case, I have decided to make 2012 the year where I cross as much things as possible off my To Do list in life. I have an ongoing To Do list where I basically add more to do's than I take off, but I want that to change. For starters, here is my list. I have kept many of the same things but have also made a few additions and removed some things as well. I want to keep this list as realistic as possible.

Ongoing To Do's

1. Physical and mental health and well being

2. Dedicate more time to pampering myself

3. Grow my hair long enough to donate

4. Get married

5. Finish decorating my apt

6. Eat healthier and greener

7. Take more pictures

8. Pay off credit card debt

9. Save more money

10. Learn new recipes, cook more/bake more

11. Find a career that makes me happy

12. Travel more (Paris?)

13. Find out info about going back to school for my Master's degree

14.Get new glasses

15. Figure out how to stay happy

I am really going to focus on getting these done this year, but I'll be ok if not all of them get crossed off. Some are more important than others (number 1, 6, 8, and 9 are examples) so I will have to prioritize and just see where life takes me this year.

The Importance of Being Earnest

I started this post on the 28th of December but never finished it. So here is what I wrote..it's basically some updates for the month of December.

First, my car was fixed...all $6,452 worth of damage. It runs well but I can tell that its not the same as it was before. The auto repair shop did a pretty good job fixing everything but as we speak, my car is in the shop again because I felt like my trunk wasnt closing all the way and my passenger side lights didnt work. So I didnt have signal lights or brake lights on the right side of the car. I could get a ticket or get into another accident, so I took the car back for the final repairs.

Second, on Dec 13th, my mother and I left to Dominican Republic for a family reunion that week. I came back the 19th and my mother came back the 23rd. We were flying using a buddy pass that I got from Victor's job so the tickets were pretty cheap but we have to fly stand by. Turns out everyone and their mother goes to Dominican Republic in December, so I didnt end up leaving on the flight I wanted to. In fact, we ended up going to Puerto Rico and stayed there for 2 days at my aunts house, then took a flight to Dominican Republic Thursday morning, the 15th.

While in DR, we took the opportunity to visit as much family as possible the few days I was there. I spent a lot of time amongst my cousins that took care of me when I was just months old and with cousins that are close to my age and I never get to see because of the distance. On the 18th, we had the family reunion and I got to meet uncles and cousins that I only knew by name. There were people that I never even knew existed and there were people that I had only met once in my life and didnt even recognize them. The experience was unforgettable. I have to say it was one of the best in my entire life. The way I felt amongst my family was surreal. Everyone was accepting and everyone embraced the other as if we knew each other our whole lives. I was comfortable, I didnt feel judged, I felt loved, content and I felt so happy.

I am glad I got to realize how important family really is and how necessary it is to ones health. I will definitely be making more of an effort to stay in contact and to visit family as often as I can.