thoughts of the day

1) i feel like i’m never going to see maynard, ever again.
2) i miss my niece twins, charlie & alex, already!
3) i want to visit boston.
4) i’m not ready to leave cali…

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doo wop

i gained 7 lbs last week. i lost 7 lbs on monday AND ate Nanay’s fried chicken & Porto’s CheeseRolls, woo hoo.

maynard & i were supposed to skype this morning. he was MIA. poo.

i recently came across lil sib’s tumblr, she comments like nutso over outfits and choreography. i would have guessed the choreography, but not over the outfits! not saying she has yucky clothes… just learned something new, haha.

so i decided, maybe i should comment like nutso over some topic - but the only thing i enjoy to comment about every day is FOOD. so instead i googled “journal ideas” and found some elementary school journal assignments, haha. so perhaps i’ll be more like lil sibs VSA lil sib with his letters to whoever instead of like lil sib.

first-
What My Best Friend and I Have in Common:
*i’m lucky i’m in love with my best friend*
- jason mraz & colbie caillat

what i’m trying to say, is we’re both in love with him. hahaha, just kidding.

what do maynard and i have in common? perhaps one of the biggest things is .. we both set individual goals that we MUST achieve.. we WILL achieve. we’re both very driven to succeed in what we put our minds to, and with that said, we also put a lot of blame on ourselves when things don’t go our way. (*cue fight scene)

that also means we will own the earth some day. except we’ll probably fight over it because NO man will stand in my way from getting what I want. hahaha. :P

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beat ellen to the punch

ellen & i were with our families at serendipity at the same time!

i got the ABC Burger, substituted a beef patty for a grilled chicken..
A= Avocado
B= Brie Cheese
C= Caramelized Onions

Look how cute the containers are!
Accessories for the Nachos:

Frozen Hot Chocolate:

Sundae!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v04S93A3O8I&feature=related

i guess THIS is why i want to be Lea Salonga when i grow up..
took a trip down Filipino Lane today. i miss filipinos in my life.

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Happy 23rd Birthday to my best friend, Maynard Malixi :)
I miss you and love you.

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» and my fishy life takes a turn for the worst

The lovely Joanne Mosuela sent me a link today regarding seafood recommendations based on how the fish are caught / farmed and what it has to do with you, me, and the world as we know it. I thought, “I think I make okay choices - my seafood is pretty mainstream, why not check myself out?”

I first turn to salmon. I recently bought a large bag of Atlantic Salmon from Costco to make on occasion. As everyone knows, I have rheumatoid arthritis so those omega-3’s all those health nuts are chasing after - I’m unfortunately in the same boat. Well, Atlantic Salmon is without a doubt the best for me (or so they WANT me to believe) so let’s take a look at the recommendations, shall we?

Salmon : AVOID! Farmed Salmon, Atlantic Salmon, Sake Worldwide Farmed

“Seafood Watch recommend all species of wild-caught salmon as ocean-friendly alternatives to farmed Atlantic salmon. Salmon farms impact the environment in numerous ways – pollution, chemicals, parasites and non-native farmed fish that escape from salmon farms all affect the natural habitat and the native salmon in the surrounding areas.”

… aaaand it’s a no-go! 0/1 Kristine.. 0/1…

Next up - HALIBUT. I gave up a purchase of deli meats to buy a bag of halibut as well. I figure another good way to get some fishes in me, stay a little healthier, and make myself that much closer to mercury poisoning. It’s okay though, I bought Alaskan Halibut. But is it really okay??

Pacific Halibut : Best Choice! Alaskan Halibut U.S., Canadian Pacific Wild-caught

And we got a winner! 1/2 Kristine.. you got lucky.

Well, that’s all that’s in my refrigerator now. 50/50 may be a good ratio right? I have food needs! But WHAT IS THIS? A link for SUSHI?

AVOID:

1/infinity kristine. 1 out of infinity. toro… maguro… hamachi…
what is the world coming to?

and now here’s the real question - what comes first: my appetite or saving delicious fish’s lives everywhere?

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… what’s the point?

why write a blog?

honestly, what makes my opinion, my thoughts, my blog - so important that i should share it with the world and post it on the Internet? am i really so cocky as to think ‘hey, someone will want to read this.’ and even worse, ‘hey, someone will want to read this even if i use improper grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.’

yet here i go, typing along. perhaps i should just switch to my journal like a regular lonely girl mourning (;

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sigh

As I type, Maynard is making his way to Japan. I’m really lucky we got to spend a lot of time together (and with Myron!) before we left. I mean, we took a road trip, hung out in California, and ended off with a trip to Richmond and Busch Gardens. Up to this moment, I have been pretty sad just thinking about him leaving but now that I await his last call before he boards his plane at LAX to fly away from Verizon service - I can feel my heart beating a little faster with nerves.

It’s okay though, big sib Joanna and my best friend Katelynn who both have experience with super long distance bfs have told me the first goodbye is the hardest. And I believe them.

Besides, Maynard keeps reminding me this isn’t goodbye - he’ll call me when he gets to in Japan. (:

- soon enough.

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Graduation, etc.

I remember after every year in high school, and the first 2 years of undergrad - I wrote these long sappy blog posts about how everyone has made an outstanding impact on my life and listed them all by name with little shoutouts. It’s kinda funny that after Graduation (when I am moving farthest away in St. Louis), I neither feel the urgency to write such an emo post nor do I feel like I really will leave the friends I feel closest to. I know it is not that I have lost my “emo-ness,” because being diagnosed with clinical dysthymia this semester definitely confirms that I perhaps have a bit more than most, but perhaps it is my sense of comfort knowing that those who care will always be there.

One thing I do feel the need to say though is that I will miss our beautiful school. The University of Virginia. I am not talking about the students there but also the tradition, the education, and the pride we have all come across that makes our school such a magical place to experience 4 years of undergraduate school. After Graduation, many “young adults” that went to other colleges (current/alumni) and many “old adults” asked me - “Why didn’t the faculty just move Graduation inside because it was raining, cold, and muddy? Wasn’t that a bad choice on their part?” To this question I could only reply - “It’s because we, the students, didn’t want them to.” Their surprised faces helped me realize how unique the love we have for our school is compared to other universities. We do not only celebrate sports, like many others do, but we know the University’s history and the message our founder, President Thomas Jefferson, wanted us to leave with.

Here’s to the class of 2009! To the memories of our history, to our future, and to those who will continue on our legacy.

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note to self:

july 15, 2009

john legend

charlottesville pavillion

8PM

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