If ya wanna know, just ask me! = )
Hangin' out with FDR, my Hubby, family & friends | My Godchildren, nephews & nieces | my doggies Bugsy & Reena | listening to music | watchin' TV (I can be such a couch potato!) | reading | traveling - esp. to Hawai'i (*heaven* on Earth) &/or places I've *never* been to | fru-fru markets like Trader Joe's or Whole Foods Market | my KitchenAid mixer | yummy food - esp. Filipino & Hawaiian ~ ballpark & amusement park food ~ my Hubba-Bubba-Hubby's cooking (he's like my owm personal Iron Chef *wink*) | tasty beverages - Coffee drinks w/ soy milk &/or vanilla flavoring (hot or cold) ~ boba drinks ~ Hawaiian Sun juices ~ pineapple soda ~ slurpees ~ SmartWater ~ VitaminWater ~ Lava Flows ~ Chambord & Seven or a *chilled* shot of Patron Silver for "In Da Club" | Go A's (dammit!) | warm, sunny weather | tank tops & flip-flops | The Body Shop's COCONUT Body Butter (the smell reminds me of Hawai'i) | Rosebud Salve | pedicures | Hello Kitty | surfin' the 'net | Pink is the New Blog (I * LOVELOVELOVE * this site! Trent, if you read this ... THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME THRU THE DAMN WORKDAY! *CHEESE*) | crafty stuff when I have time | taking photos - LOTS & LOTS of them | learning / trying new things | living LIFE & laughin' my (_I_) off!!!! : )
I'm always open to meeting new people! : ) However, I wouldn't mind meeting Britney Spears (only to ask her now, "What the heck is goin' on inside that head of yours?!") & Alton Brown - he's a frickin' GENIUS!
UPDATE: My friend Tiff & I got to meet ALTON BROWN of the Food Network @ Stanfod Mall on Saturday - August 21, 2004! YaY!!!!
I'll listen to most anything depending on my mood, really! So I'm usually listening to either: Hawaiian / Jawaiian / Hip-Hop (the Old School kind, please!) / Pop (yeah, SO?!) / House / Alternative | like I said - "ANYTHING"! = )
I *LOVE* John Hughes teen angst movies from the 80s & sap-a-licious girly-girl chick flicks | The Rock ("This isn't combat, it's an act of lunacy. Personally, I think you're a f*cking idiot.") | Shawshank Redemption ("He vanished like a fart in the wind.") | Forrest Gump ("To do what you tell me Drill Sergeant!") | Dumb & Dumber ("Aspen....where the beer flows like wine, and the women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano.") | A Christmas Story ("Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.") | The Goonies ("Okay, Brand. Michael Jackson didn't come over to my house to use the bathroom. But his sister did.!") | The Sandlot ("Oh yeah, the Great Bambino! Of course! I thought you said the Great Bambi.") | She's All That ("What is this? Some sort of dork outreach program?") | 10 Things I Hate About You ("My insurance does not cover PMS!") | Jerry Maguire ("Did you know the human head weighs eight pounds?") | You've Got Mail! ("The Godfather answers all of life's questions. What to pack for a trip? 'Leave the gun, take the cannolis'.") | A Walk to Remember ("All I know is... you're beautiful.") | Finding Nemo ("Hey! You guys made me ink.") | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton ("Heaven is just a mouse click away.") | 50 First Dates ("It'th not juithe. It'th a protein thake.") | Mean Girls ("Oh my God, Danny Devito! I love your work!") | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle ("You sunk my battlesh*t!") | The Notebook ("That's my sweetheart in there. Wherever she is, that's where my home is.") | The 40 Year-Old Virgin ("I'm starving ... let's get some f*cking frRRrrRRRrench toast!")
Anything on the Food Network (esp. Good Eats) - E! - VH1 - TLC - HGTV | MTV Reality Shows | I enjoy re-runs of: FRIENDS / Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Seinfeld / The X-Files | 24 / The Big Bang Theory / One Tree Hill / Jon & Kate plus 8 on Mondays | America's Next Top Model on Wednesdays | Lost & Survivor on Thursdays | I'm such a TV junkie! = )
John Grisham Books | "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books | coffee table books | "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom | "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" & "Superfudge" (yes - the Judy Blume books from grade school) | "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein | "Highlighted in Yellow" by H. Jackson Brown | "The Shopaholic" Series by Sophie Kinsella | "Can You Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella | "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold | "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon | "When the Elephants Dance" by Tess Urize Holthe (I would *HIGHLY* recommend this book - definite must read for a glimpse into the experience of Filipinos who lived thru the Americans/Japanese fighting over possession of the Philippines - frickin' heartbreaking!) | "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" by Ann Brashares (*LOVED* the movie, too, but I think the book was still better!) | LUCKY Magazine - I'm addicted!
With my Book Club Girls @ our *FIRST* meeting:
Book Club Mtg. Assignment 1 | "The Dirty Girls Social Club" by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez:
Our 2nd Book Club Meeting.... hehehe ; ):
Book Club Mtg. Assignment 2 | "Out" by Natsuo Kirino:
NextGen Book Club Members ... *wink*:
Book Club Mtg. Assignment 3 | "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris:
Book Club Mtg. Assignment 4 | "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey:
Book Club Meeting 5 @ Lisa's Tea Treasures:
Book Club Mtg. Assignment 5 | "Devil in the Details" by Jennifer Traig:
the *MOST* important people in my life - God | my Parents | my Captain Amazing : )