The BEST Presents for GIRLS

I could not agree more, and I am a girl, so what does that tell you?

Girl killed by stressful Finals!!!

No not realy, but I sure as hell feel like they are going to be the end of me. I have an Astronomy term paper to do, and I still have yet to completely finish the last Lab assignment (which isthe next thing I am about to do) which is easy, just annoying. I have to study for the Astronomy and Math finals next week, not to mention everything in my world right now just feels frayed. I can't wait for Christmas break, I feel like I am gonna DIE! I am still fighting with the pell grant issue, the school is such a pain in the a$$. They want an "Official" GED/Highschool Diploma transcript. Translation? It means an un-opened "official" Tallahasee sent transcript. Ridiculous! I just need a cup of Hot Chocolate, and a good long soak in some hot water with rose incense.... and complete darkness.... maybe I can drown myself? ^_- Just kidding (kinda). Ja ne! For now.

~*~M~*~

Believe, dram, imagine....

What more does a woman need in life?

Disney's Tinker Bell Wishes Engraved Crystal Star Necklace: Tinker Bell Jewelry

diner floor show starring lorelai gilmore

Coffee? Yes please, without 8 years till.... I love how she got ALL the pillows... lol

TAEYANG - Wedding Dress English Version By JReyez Re-Edited

This is such a good song, I love it.

Orange Fairy crazy

Okay, so after a night trying to draw Tinkerbell (who I am obsessed with) my mind sudenly whent to a promise I made someone. I promised something about wearing orange for a special occasion (orange is their new color... ick!) if they realy wanted me too. I instantly became "orange-ssed" and got this weird urge to draw a orange fairy.... I almost drew a cobra next to (power of suggestion) but I just did not see an orange cobra fairy so much. SO... after two hours, the rough draft is finished!




Not my best drawing, however, I think it got my orange obsession out of my system! (I hope.)
*Notes* Her left hand needs to be redone, and I forgot her nose..... lol

Mystery Bugs

Several days ago I found these green eggs on my car. I kept them and two of the critters hatched, however, I can't tell what they are. They are green with six legs and two antenae. I am gonna take pics tomorow when I let them go, I figure the others should be hatched by then. I am working on math home work right now, and I am gonna head to bed after I finish this section. Night every one!

Veteran's Day

I want to start this particular post thanking all the men and women who sacrifice of themselves to protect our continued freedom as Americans. More specificaly the men in my family who have served throughtout our historys' wars from the revolution itself, through today.

On to the rest of my day however. I forgot the banks are not open today, so I have to wait till tomorow to do anything financial wise. No biggie though, considering the massive migraine I have been fight pretty much all day. It has pretty much subsided however, though I can feel the pressure of it in the back of my head. Only a matter of time before it tries to make an epic come-back. So with that I shall leave you with the following thought from a very wise man.

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry.
Thomas Jefferson

Mandalay Lyrics for "Like Her"

Just a song that realy strikes a chord with me beside Duran Duran's Come Undone... Frurstrating couple of days. Had jury duty yesterday for a DUI case. We, the jury, found the defendant not guilty. Made for a long day though, and I have a ton of HW to do... Night night world!

Can't we talk
Set it right
Can't we talk
Anymore

All this time
Only you
Nothing more
All this time

It looks like
You won't be staying round
Given the time
And your mood
You look a lot like her
And you look so like
You won't be staying around
Here in this half light
You look a lot like her

Is it all
Lost and gone
Could you give
Me some room
Room to be
Room to heal
Worth as much
You will be

It looks like
You won't be staying round

Given the time
And your mood
You look a lot like her
And you look so like
You won't be staying around
Here in this half light
You look a lot like her

You decide
What I meant
What is right
You decide
Please believe
I will be
Here for you
I will be

It looks like
You won't be staying round
Given the time
And your mood
You look a lot like her
And you look so like
You won't be staying around
Here in this half light
You look a lot like her

Bento vs Hello Kitty!!!

I am so sorry I have not posted in a while, but school is amping up torwards finals, and with the death of my Grandpa, I fell behind a little so I have been playing catch up. I am going to start a Bento blog and as soon as I set it up I shall post the link here, but for now, enjoy this pic for now! ^_^

From the top right is an onigiri with bonito and wakame Fukake, on the bottom are some grapes and the to the left is chicken and stir-fry veggie mix.

Taylor Swift - Picture To Burn

Reality catching up with me

I never knew how much it would hurt me to lose you,
never saw this coming my way,
I know we said goodbye,
I know this is only temporary,
but my heart is bleeding bitter tears,
like acid burning me where they land,
moments of reality are catching up with me,
passing my moments of numbness,
leaving this in my past,
always easier said then done,
reality caught me in it's grip of now.

Whatcha Think About That

FML... I am so over this shit, and that is exactly what this BS is.

"But last night you were calling me
Saying you want me
Oh why you always make me feel
Like I'm the one that's crazy
Boy, I need you here with me
I can't go on this way
All I can say is
you're gonna miss me
Cause I'm getting dizzy going
Round & round & round & round"

Morgan Page - Fight For You

All that I feel the need to say is in this song... so yeah.

Astronomy woes

So, yeah, my first test for astronomy I got an f-ing 82!!!! FML.... What makes that so sad is that it was OPEN BOOK! I am so mad at myself right now! I got a 90 on my math test at least. To top that off, 3.2 HW seems like it should be easy, just negative exponents and scientific notation... Easy peasy! My personal life sucks atm. My Grandpa is unlikely to make it through September, and two of the issues that I have been fighting for a better part of two years are not going so great either. I am thinking of giving up on one of em. I just do not see how it is worth it... I mean really, I will be fine either way, I trust myself enough to know it will be fine, with or without the benefits of it... as for the other, well, I no friggin clue what is going on there, and I probably never will, I mean you would think the opposite sex would be easy to figure out given that they are supposed to be "simple". Yeah, too simple for me to figure out. I can figure out negative exponents, but not guys... I get why some girls become lesbians, though I can do without the extra drama, got enough on my own thanks. LMAO ^_^
Sorry for the stream of conciousness, but I needed an outlet! Ja!
"don't hate me, hate the game!" - Pussycat Dolls - Magic

Everything is busted...

My computer is not working right now, so I am gonna have an even more spotty record posting then normal, and all my old entries are on my other computer... I am having an epic FAIL weekend and possibly week. Chris left for a month, and all I got was a lousy ten minutes... don't get me started. Any ways, I gotta get to school, gotta get some work done for classes and lots of math to try to figure out... Happy happy joy joy. (Note my lack of enthusiasm) My Japanese has come to a standstill as well. This is gonna be a real rough couple of weeks. I will try to keep posting, and I might type up my short story for class and post it here, and maybe the next one as well.... We shall see,

Ja ne!

~*~M~*~

マンデイ

Just finished a short story that I have been working on for a couple of weeks. I did borow some of my friends names for it, but I am sure however that they will not mind. Do you like my title for this post? It is my name in Katakana… I am getting the hang of this language quicker then I thought I would, demo, not as quick as I would like (demo is ”but” or “however” in Japanese, it is pronounced de-mu). I have been watching enough J-Dramas to learn that word by heart. I am not sure if it is polite form or not, though. I will have to get back to you on that one. When I get the chance I will post that story for you all to read. ^_^

I am gonna finish my cup of tea, and then pull the trash cans up and clean the kitchen a little. Then I am gonna watch my fave chick flick and avoid crying myself to sleep… (Only half kidding there… *long drawn out sigh* though I am doing good avoiding the ice cream) Maybe another cup of tea however, damn Irish roots, I can’t find a stronger black tea in the stores around here and I can’t order any online cause of the money situation… Any one have any suggestions? Don’t you dare say English tea either, not nearly strong enough for my craving right now… maybe the rainy weather doing it? Oi!!! It is raining again! So much for getting the trash cans right now… I am not getting wet right now! Ok, gonna do something productive and then watch my movie.
Ja!

It is not the flowers or jewelry, or opening doors, or any such things that wins the girl's heart. It is the thought that clearly shines through the action. You are thinking of her when you do these things, that is what is important to her, your actions just reveal it is all.

The dreaded blue screen of death!

So I spent all day yesterday reformating and partitioning my hard drive and reinstalling my OS, only to get the blue screen this morning! *smacks her forhead* Doh! Yeah, so now trying to figure out if I can salvage what is left of my pretty Kagome (the name of my laptop) or if I should just start over again.... I am gonna try to upload my journal entries from the last few days as soon as I dig them out of my back up files on my external drive. Be patient though, it may be a day or two before I can un-encrypt them. ^_^

Also, look for a new layout soon, if things go to plan, since I am designing my first one now, still figuring out XHTML and it's coding difference with reg HTML.

Ja ne!

STRESS!!!

And I can barely look at you

But every time I do

I know we'll make it anywhere

Away from here

Light up, light up

As if you have a choice

Even if you cannot hear my voice

I'll be right beside you, dear

~Snow Patrol - Run~

Hmmm, what to do? Other then bed, tired, and did I mention stressed, yes. Definetly stressed. Too tired to think what to wright atm, not to mention this englis class is zappin my creativity, can't even draw anything! Night!

I am one relationship disaster away from a third cat...

Lol, that line cracks me up! Just like Mads getting attacked by a stink bug when she tried to sniff it! Yeah, for about fifteen minutes she was sneezing and I was laughing and choking from the smell at the same time. Any who, finished most of my paper, and now gonna go read some mind melting stuff and then off to bed. ^_^

Hotaru no Hikari 2

I'm in love... yes, in love... it is a Japanese Drama, but I am in love with it anyways. LOL
We are in season two already but still not kiss, and they got sooo close in episode three, driving me bonkers! Hotaru no Hikari 2 *Does long drawn out dramatic sigh* I can't wait for the next episode... seriously, I can not. Sorry for not posting in a while, I have some real life drama, and it is never as much fun as they show on the tv shows... and way more painful then you can imagine unless you go through it yourself, ya know? My Japanese is coming along, though not nearly as fast as I would like it to. My biggest deal is the Katakana and Hiragana... Kanji is not too difficult, but I do not want to be one of those a-typical tourists while I am there... I want to be able to find my way around on my own, and speak some passable Japanese. These dramas are helping me learn the difference between how men and women talk. ^_^ Uggg, I can't wait for the next episode!!!!

Plans?

I am thinking maybe I might do a surprise stop at Chris's house tonight. I just got done talking to him a little bit ago, and I was gonna share a revelation I had but lost my nerve, so I will tell him tonight. Compared to another, his integrity and good nature has become contrasted... though we need to work on his consideration, and other things, but that is not the point... of what I want to tell him tonight anyways. ^_^

My dad and a friend of his are gonna have dinner tonight at Yumi's and have invited me along. My dad also wants to go to my favorite ice cream place afterwards since he wants to go to some clothing place near there… I figure I will just meet them for dinner, follow him to the plaza and then go from there to Chris's to surprise him… I kind of feel bad cause I could not see him Saturday or Sunday… I am kind of nervous though. Not sure why. It has so far been an awesome day. Class went great and got an A on my last paper! Well, I got to start getting pretty if I am gonna see Chris tonight… ^_^ wish me luck!

Cleaning, cleaning... never ending

This is gonna be one of those days... I was considering going over to Chris's, but I do not have a whole lotta gas, and I have to pick my dad up from the air port tomorow... just as well since I seem to have no will power around the guy... Well, I do, but I ignore it... so better I stay home, which is ok, since I have a ton of cleaning to do, all the time! LOL ^_^ A friend of my dad is gonna be in town too, so we might go out and have dinner! Can't wait. He is a cool guy, and it is always nice when he is in town... though his family is awesome too. Gotta run!

Shaping up to be interesting

Well, I am trying to clean my bathroom but I keep getting distracted. My ex is supposed to come by today to go swimming, though I am not sure if this is a good idea... I am in the process of trying to get some of my dad's laundry done so he can go up to KY to see my Grand Pa… I will try to post later.

Pepto-Bissy

This is gonna be one of those weeks, since I started my day with a chug of Pepto-Bismol. Do not try the cherry one, it is absolutely disgusting. I spent some time at the beach with Chris but I got weird vibes the whole time... and I was really tired as well, so I did not say a thing. Well, I have to get some home work done, I shall post laterz, promise.

“A woman in love can't be reasonable--or she probably wouldn't be in love.”

Oh, don't look at me like that!

Just finished cleaning up the kitchen a bit, and though it took me an hour to do, it looks like I have accomplished little! Uggg. That means more for me to do Monday...

Well the last two days have been anything but boring. First the story of my run in with Mr. Turtle...

Wednesday, while I was up on the roof cleaning out the gutters, I heard my dog Madison creating a ruckus. At first I had a hard time seeing what she was doing let alone who or what she was trying to intimidate. So I scooted forward and leaned over the edge of the roof to get a better look. It was a small turtle! Yes, a small turtle. I put him/her in a cardboard box pictured right, for my dad to take a look at when he got home. Madison was still fascinated, as you can see.

Well after managing to finish most of the gutters, I decided to go for a swim. Yes, another critter decided to pop into my life at that moment. As I was getting out of the pool, something outside the screened area, whent jumping across the patio, cheeping as it whent! I figured it must be a baby bird, fallen from its nest. So of course I go to pick it up, find the nest and put it back. One small problem with the nest theory however... for ducks do not have nests per say. >_<

I of course took it in to the wildlife sanctuary Thursday morning... and they told me that the little Mallard shall be fine. I miss that fuzzy cutie!!!! Wish I could have kept it, but I have enough critters as it is. So yes, a very interesting end to this week. Isn't that just the cutest critter you ever saw? Lol, you know it is! Anyways I am gonna get back to cleaning, hope you all have a wonderful weekened!

~*~M~*~

“We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”

-Frederick Keonig

Red Cat Say What?

I have an orange/redish cat who loves to talk. He is so talkative you could carry a conversation with him. My dad says "That cat has a lot to say, but he says it one word at a time".....
It is true, A. Jay, the cat at the center of this particular rambling, does have a lot to say; he says it one word at a time and sometimes to no one in particular, just anyone within ear shot. Last Friday and Saturday I was kinda stuck in bed with a cold, and he offered me tons of advice, if only I knew what he said.... He is particularly keen on interupting my phone conversations. If I have a phone in my hand he seems to think that he is the one who should be talking instead of me. As if to prove my point, I just received a call and who do you think tried to pounce at the phone? Yep, A. Jay. This cat has a lot to say, and not just to me. I wish I understood cat speak. Many discoveries to the world's mysteries could be unlocked if we understood our fury companions. I am sure there are plenty of things my Madison would love to tell me as well.

They always say

I have my annoying cat beneath my chair as I write making it difficult to move said chair to the appropriate location in front of my keyboard. I am feeling a knot form in my back because of my bad posture. I know he means well, and he is not feeling good, so I shall leave him be... He feels better being near me, so near me he shall remain. Well 'till I move anyways.

I am stuck on A Fine Frenzy. Love their lead singer's voice... that and Michael Buble. I am going to post my Pandora stations to the right, feel free to check it out if you like.

Been working on Algebra, trying to get ahead of the next semester so I am not nearly as much of a mess as I was this past semester. Not sure I could survive another semester like that one. Tammy and I have been working on the first three chapters, 2-5, is what our teacher told us to start with. We decided to take her again in the fall, so she is helping us out in the Math Lab... thank the Lord! ^_^

I am hoping all you wonderful ppl have a great Fourth of July!

Good Weekend

Well, after a fantabulous weekend, I am once again confronted with reality. I handed in my English term paper just a half hour ago and am now getting ready for Math class. Kinda nervous as my final for that class is tomorrow. Tammy and possibly Lydia as well will be taking a tutoring session today after class. I think I have this down, though I always think that.
I shall be getting the test results from Thursday and I am hoping I did as good as I think I did… ^_^ I am sure I have nothing to worry about there…

Oh! So let me tell you what I did yesterday! A friend of mine took me out on a boat with his parents yesterday and we went tubing and he water skied. I am so SORE! Having a hard time moving around today, and not to mention the slight sunburn I have. So much fun though and I am glad I did it.

My oh so wise uncle reminded me that sometimes being happy is just a matter of deciding to be so, and I had forgotten that. Not anymore.

I am gonna relax for a little bit before class, and just try to work the soreness out of my arms…

(^_-)

There he is! Oh no, there he is again!

I keep running into him and it is actualy pissing me off... *rolls her eyes* Got and email from an ex "friend" and I just deleted it. I did not even read it cause there was no point. I have enrolled in an online TESOL program and it is official! I am going to Japan in 2011 or early 2012.... I am so excited. Just got to focus on my classes and a part time job as well. ^_^

Rhetorical devices

Yes, rhetorical device. Did I stutter? Well technically, one cannot stutter while writing, unless of course one goes and types wi-ii-t-th, yeah, those things... Rhetorical devices in writing are usually irony, or metaphors. Those being the main two anyways, though my personal favorite is irony, metaphors have always seemed to come more naturally to me.

I have decided that I shall now use this blog as a testing ground for my writing, and you all shall be my personal guinea pigs. (Insert evil genius laugh here.) Did you catch the metaphor? Good for you, now give yourself a big pat on the back! ^_^ Yeah, I can be sarcastic and cynical sometimes as well… I apologize in advance for that. As I am typing this my dog is doing her yawn/whine before jumping up to my bed to lie on her pillow. Yes, I said her pillow, and though I cannot be sure, seeing as I do not speak doggy language, I am sure she is insisting that it is an un-Godly hour and would like me to go to bed now.

I am sorry to say that I can not quite oblige her, seeing as my word vomit is not done yet. I must warn you that this could be disasterous when all is sa- err, typed and done. Woa! I just saw what time it is. Maybe my dog had it right? I mean, she is quite clever about these things, though she also sleeps most of her day away... I am sure that being my shadow and following me room to room can probably be quite tiring - just saying. I should start to write Haiku.... hmmm, how do you write Haiku?

Well then, I shall say goodnight, and adieu.

~*~M~*~

Ugggg....

This has been a long and annoying week... The mouse that my cat broght in on the 3rd had two pups, both male, and her cut on her leg got badly infected. So now, every night, I give her a ton of antibiotics, and try to bandage the leg with antibiotic cream and hope it does some good...

The cold/flu (whatever it is) is finaly loosening it's hold on me and I can almost breathe. Did I mention the decapitated mouse my cat broght in? Yeah, he put it on my BED!!! That was a long night. Currently though, all is good *taps on her wooden desk* and peacefull. ^_^ I hope everyone is doing great as well!

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"

-Eleanor Roosevelt

What a day!

There is nothing like a little controlled chaos in life to make you realize just how in control you really are! My day started roughly around four in the morning, with my orange cat, Jay, bringing in a mouse and dropping said mouse onto my bed... It promptly ran off my bed and took off across my room. Thirty some odd minutes later, I caught the mouse and put her, yes it is a her, into a critter keeper, with the intent to let her loose in the morning, after her bleeding stopped and Jay had lost her scent... She had minor injuries, but she was calm when I finally crawled back to bed. This morning I checked in on her, only to find that she had given birth to two male pups while I had been asleep. Now, in order to make sure the pups survive, I have to keep them captive till they can care for themselves... poor babies, poor momma mouse. (Poor me!) I am not sure what I am going to do with my cat, I do not need and more creatures to care for...
Well that was the sum of my day... I will chat at you all later!

~*~Mandie~*~

Why "Maopopo iaʻu ʻole."?

For those of you who do not know me, allow my to introduce myself, and the reason for the title of my blog...
First off, my middle name is Kaleinani, it is Hawaiian in origin, it means garlands from heaven... my uncle, who lives on the Big Island of Hawaii, helped my parents come up with it. I lived in Hawaii for a long time, and to be honest, I miss it.
Now for the name of the blog, maopop ia'u 'ole means basicly, "I am confused", and since that is how I feel constantly about life, I figured it would be a great name for my blog... I hope that you all enjoy my posts to come, and that you are not offended by my opinions, cause I have plenty of them!

Good night to all and God bless you and your loved ones, and the wonderfull country we live in!

~*~Mandie~*~