abc's make me think of michael jackson

So M did this on his blog and it looked like fun. So I'm doing it as well.

I'm not a follower. I just like to sneak behind people while they don't notice...

A - Age. I am 21. Soon to be 22. Weird

B - Bed Size. This is so humiliating, but I sleep on a twin. bunk bed. bottom bunk. As soon as I'm out of college I'm going to invest in a full, then NEVER AGAIN!

C - Car. Yellow Submarine. Actually it's a bright yellow ford escape. But it's my favorite car ever. Even though it's been recalled three times, it still runs like a champ.

D - Dog names. Pippin. He's so awesome, he doesn't even need an explanation

E - Essential start your day item - Yoga. I always try to do at least a couple of stretches to wake up my old lady spine and to help my crazy heart wake up in the morning.

F - Favorite color - Red. Always. It conveys so much emotion: sexy, anger, love, etc.

G - Gold or Silver. I used to be only silver. But now I'm really getting into antique gold

H - Height. Ginormous... I think I'm 5'8"

I - Instruments played. I taught myself the piano, then took a couple lessons. Tried percussion and SUCKED. And then I taught myself the Ukulele and ROCK at it. Now I'm teaching myself the guitar.

J - Job. Hahaha. Only the best job ever!! I wear a hawaiian ant shirt with ants on them an work all the Bugs Land rides in California adventures.

K - Kids. Pretty sure I haven't given birth yet. So none. But I want to have at maximum 4. Two of each and closer in age than my siblings are.

L - Living arrangements. Apartment complex. Dorm style (stupid college program). 5 girls in 2 bedrooms. My roommates are the best.

M - Mom’s Name. Jan or Janette.

N - Nicknames. Holly-Hallmark. Beads (brother and Dad's). Puddy (sister's). Holls (Lyss's). Mainly people just call me by my full name...

O - Overnight trips. Never really big on sleepovers until high school. Just give me a comfy bed with an outlet for my fan (I have to sleep with a fan every night)

P - Pet Peeve. Gogurt, yogurt should never be drinkable unless it's expired. Caprisuns, liquid in a bag makes me gag. Cracking joints. Chipped nail polish. Obviously dyed hair

Q - Quote. In the end, everything will be alright. If it's not alright, it's not the end- Anonymous

R - Right or left handed. Right

S - Siblings. 3, although it always felt more like 3 extra parents instead of siblings

T - Time you woke up today. 7:45. On accident. My alarm was for 7

U - Underwear. Lacy, comfortable, and matching!

V - best and worst vegetable. Favorite- carrots. Worst- beets.

W - Ways you run late. Puddling around.

X - Number of x rays had. At least 5.

Y - Year’s resolutions. Running.

Z - Favorite zoo animal. Penguins or the bat house in the Seattle Zoo

things i learned today

New razor + shaky hands + 2 days of not shaving my legs = HUGE mistake

Kurt Cobain is from Seattle and he committed suicide? -How did I not know he's from Seattle? I thought he died of a drug overdose

You can get bruises on the balls of your feet

I am picky about the taste of water

A good majority of women have hair on their toes

You cannot assume that someone with shaky hands has Parkinson's disease -This goes out to the three guests today who came up to me and asked if I had early on-set Parkinson's disease. NO! OK?! I'm just really tired and dehydrated! I blame my weird heart

Fresh mangos are delicious and easy to consume by yourself

I love spaghetti. But no one makes it like I like my mother

I cook (preferably bake) when I'm stressed. But then I end up eating it myself because of the guilt of it going to waste

You can lose weight by stressing out, sweating a lot at work, and still eating chicken fingers (!)

I love reading poetry books -This is a new and recent discovery. I am in love with Love Letters by Great Men and Meditations in an Emergency (which I bought thinking it was a book on meditation tactics but turned out to be a compilations of poems. Works just as good though)

this is no butt of a joke

I talk about butts every day.

But not in a perverse kind of way. In fact I get paid to do it.

"Parents, please make sure your little bugs sit on their bottoms!"

"Sit on your bum little bug!"

"I need all bugs to be firmly seated on their behinds!"

"Please sit down on your bums or I have to stop the ride!!!!"

I have never talked about butts so much as I have in my whole life than I have in the last two months. So parents please, keep your children fully seated. Or we will stop the ride.

thought

-I woke up naturally before 9

-I was having a down day so I went out and saw Captain America by myself. It was fantastic!

-The weather is starting to cool down. I love it.

-Two roommates are out of town, so I have my whole room to myself!! ... I will never feel like an adult as long as I am sharing my room with another girl... and sleeping on a bunk bed.

-A little girl called me pretty. It made my day.

-I made homemade potato salad today. Made me miss summer BBQ's with my mother and family friends.

gabe

This is Gabe.

Gabe's from Whittier, CA.

She has black hair.

She wears RayBans.

She is an awesome cast member.

She's such an awesome cast member, that guests buy her churros.

True story.

This is Gabe

And this is the free churro.

Disclaimer: Yeah, that's actually me. I left my name-tag at home and "Gabe" was one of the few options of name-tags that were abandoned. My other options were "Teo", "Marianne", or "Steffan". And the churro was given to me by an amazing family that I helped out. The father was so grateful that he went out and bought me a churro. After telling him I couldn't accept it 4 times, he actually put it in my pocket (it's a small pocket, so it was awkward). So I took it and I got permission to keep it. I had to carry it around with me until my break but it was delicious.

happy birthday Disneyland!!!

Disneyland is officially 56 years old!!!

I'm working at Bugs tomorrow after almost a month at Fliks Fun Fair. I have missed the cave. After a short shift tomorrow, I plan on going out and celebrating the birth of this amazing place!

Steph and I are going to ride all of the classics in commemoration. Then read Walt's dedication speech and ride the train. It will be a day of infamy!

In case you don't understand... those are dancing candles off the top of Disneyland's 5th birthday cake. It's from one of my favorite Disneyland specials. Jeeze I just love it all. Such a dork.

photo thoughts

I'm not really a milk person unless it's in my cereal or tea. But this is too fantastic

This is sheer genius. But I need sheets on my bed and this looks like a wrinkle-disaster

Awwwwww

M collects stamps. And he always goes WAY crazy when it comes to stamping an envelope. But this is beautiful. I would enlarge it and post it on my wall.

I love the whole asymmetrical look to this photo. Very graceful.

thought

Confront or not to confront? That is my question.

I'm kind of sick of men who say they'll do one thing and then turn around and do another. But you'd think I would have learned the first time things like this happen.

Good time the sucker is out of town. I need time to calm down.

But I haven't decided if I'm going to let him know what I think in a very rash way. Or just be casual and move on.

I'm leaning toward the second. But the first sounds more fun.

I can paint with all the colors of the wind

So I can't normally have my nails painted fun because of work so since I'm off for the next two days... I went a little bit crazy. And I LOVE it!

photo thoughts

So true...

Remember these?

One of my favorite Marilyn Monroe movies because her man isn't a jerk or womanizer

I know a lot of people who are going to Seattle... and they don't even live there?! I want to go home for a while! Why is everyone but me going?!

This is the greatest wedding photo I have ever seen. Ever.

This will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine.

I love him

I love spending time with myself. I'm hilarious.

ummm yeah

Today has been a horrible day

And it's only 12:00

My body hurts and I'm so tired. I think I'm starting to realize that the end of my program is almost over so I'm just crashing.

I was able to go home from work early. But not until after getting a freaking huge spider bite that made my leg swell up. So now I'm just reading, relaxing and listening to records. And my wonderful father is helping me go get a massage in a few hours.

I need a better day

thought

It hurts me when someone I love is hurting

And I can't stop thinking when someone I love has something on their mind

I'm not really big on physical affection. And since I'm not there to give a friend a hug, I'm going to do this:

This was taken by M. My dear friend. I think he really likes trees, because he photographs them a lot.

But what I thought of when I saw this photo made me really think about things that people are going through. This tree looks like just any old tree. It's got knots, the bark is ruff and jagged. But the point of this obstacle and this photo, is that you can always look at it from a different angle.

There's always a positive to every negative. Whether that positive is a lesson learned, a new awareness, or even a success, you just have to look for it.

That's my virtual hug. From California to Idaho. And lots of love