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Necklace!

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New purse.

Krys and I went shopping yesterday. I went on a mission to find my mom a pita press; something that she’s been asking me to buy her for a while now. No luck for that. Though, we did manage to accidently step in to a charity festival at Ward Warehouse, where a part of most sales that day went to an organization that saves dogs from being put to sleep. It was serendipitous, to say the least.

Krys ended up buying some jewelry, including some amazing snake earrings. She also bought me an early Christmas present— the necklace above! Its the first piece of jewelry I’ve ever owned, so I was pretty stoked. When I saw it on display, I gushed at how amazing it was.

My internship ended on Friday. There is still another post-festival event that I’m invited to next Sunday, a staff and volunteer get-together and screening. It’s nice to finally have free time, and I’ve already made plans to go to the North Shore next week, hopefully to catch part of the Triple Crown.

College is just a huge amount of stress for me right now, and I’m kind of over it at the moment. There was a few days recently when I contemplated taking a break for a semester, but I’ve sense rearranged that feeling in to something more productive— I’ve decided to apply for a semester abroad. My ex-boss at the festival is a personal friend of the head of the Study Abroad Program at my college, so he’s been talking with me about his own experience. And as luck would have it, he studied abroad at the same place I want to go, London!

I’ve been in the office waiting for the boss-man to come in so I can start assistant-er-ing. I just came across the picture of the Tori Amos’ newest CD while perusing E!Online (seriously, Katy Perry and Russell Brand are now a couple!?). The first thing that struck me with the Tori’s cover is probably going to jump out at all the 20-somethings out there that watched X-Men: The Animated Series— She looks exactly like Jean Grey in The Dark Phoenix Saga!

Holy Shit, Tori!

Hawaii International Film Festival, Staff 2009

The view from my dorm is amazing. I can’t wait till college baseball starts— which is kind of funny considering the knowledge I’ve gained about baseball have been from such things as the movies, Angels In the Outfield and Rookie of the Year, and from various SNES games revolving around Ken Griffey, Jr.

News from today:

I’m beginning to think my ‘driving-to-getting-honked-at’ ratio is above average. In all seriousness, I get honked at atleast once a week. In all these times its happened, it’s all been by women being particularly too cautious/aggressive in their driving. I text-messaged a few of my friends right after the most recent incident tonight, and they weren’t at all surprised. Most of their replies were of the casual, “Eh, it’s Honolulu…” I’m sure that’s no excuse, and I just have to be more cautious in my driving. I know Honolulu is extremely crowded, but all this hostility can do a number on someone’s psyche.

Staff dinner tomorrow.
This new camera will come in handy. :)

One of those days

Ever have one of those days when the weather is extra dreary, and your heart feels sunken for no particular reason? Maybe it’s the shock of finally waking up to a day when there is no chance of me getting a sunburn. I want to curl up in bed with a warm blanket; I’m not particularly sleepy, just tired. It’s hard to admit, but my Youngest-Child Syndrome is kicking in, and I’m fighting the urge to partake in retail therapy. Being raised the youngest child and only daughter, with six older brothers before her, only makes this urge harder to fight.

I’m just a little sad. I used to write pages worth of essays whenever I felt this way, now I watch movies starring Cameron Diaz (The Holiday) or Hugh Grant (Knotting Hill). God, I’m such a girl.

It’s really hard to take pictures on your iPhone when you’re wearing gloves. My costume consisted of kitchen gloves I painted black. People not familiar with the movie Audition thought I was a customer from Hostel.

One of the main reasons I love going to Waikiki for Halloween is because most people there know that half of their costume is performance. This guy dressed like The Joker, kept in character, and spouted some of my favorite lines from ‘Batman: The Animated Series’ while we took pictures. When my friends finally found me, they were so excited to have seen this guy BREAKDANCE!

Costume next year: Harley Quinn. I’ll carry around two stuffed animals, preferably canine, and they can be my hyenas.

Getting ready at Krystle’s. She’s in a toga and I’m the girl from Audition!

I’m currrently waiting on my friend’s couch— we’re going ghosthunting!

My friend’s boyfriend did a bunch if research on the scariest places on the island and has generously offered to drive us around in his truck!

Pictures to come.

Edit: I’m home. It was kind of a bust. It’s midnight and I’m at home, curled up with English muffins and hummus, about to watch the original Halloween. This could be any old night in my life. Tomorrow, I won’t allow the night to end this ordinary. My costume is too awesome, and my pride/dignity is too small. :)

This little category in iTunes’ reality tv section is referencing (Family) Double Dare from Nickelodeon! Remember, back when it was awesome!? There was a lot more slime, shorts hanging on flagpoles, ranches with dudes in them, kids were wild AND crazy… Aww, I miss it.

Remember Max Arcade!?
If your team beat the videogames, you had to go in to a virtual reality world, where YOU played IN the game! It blew my mind.

Whenever anyone would ask me what I did for the festival, I’d tell them I was the ‘Assistant to the Special Events Coordinator.’ When they then asked me how that was, I’d refer to a specific docu-drama on Bravo:

“You know Taylor, from The Rachel Zoe Project? I’m her.”

People that understood the reference, got what I was saying instantly. It’s totally true. I was the socially awkward, hard-working assistant that carried things and drove a lot. Although, evidently, Taylor dresses a lot better than I do. :)