[31] 13″ Going on 30′
February 2015 has been a busy moviegoing month for me. I saw a total of 11 (8 being the 2015 Best Picture nominees, 2 based on books, and 1 oldie but one of my all-time faves) movies on the big screen. This is quite an accomplishment for me, considering my viewing history. Also, yesterday, my […]
[30] Not the Sharpest Tool in the Shed
Recently, I saw a post on Facebook regarding adults recalling some funny things they thought when they were kids. For example, one person wrote that when they saw flashbacks in movies, they thought it was pretty cool that they had the foresight to be making movies 20-30 years back. I have plenty of them. I’ll […]
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[2014 Wrap-Up] One Word – FINALLY!
I had planned to write my 2014 Year In Review yesterday, but I just didn’t get around to it. Luckily it was not part of my New Year’s Resolution. I do hope to write more often this year. MMXIV – Overall, it was a pretty great year. Some highlights: 1. Finally! After 9 months of […]
[In Memoriam] Nine Eleven Two Thousand One
I’ve never been to New York, and have never even been close. But it doesn’t matter. What happened 13 years ago today still resonates with those near and far. Prior to the tragic events on 9/11/2001, I wasn’t around for many events that changed our world forever. So, I could never really understand the impacts […]
[Bookmark This] Chapter One: the modern local
When you live in a pretty bland area of Orange County where everyone’s lawn is nice and artificially green and every house looks the same but is a different color (the neighborhood in “Edward Scissorhands” comes to mind), the food choices are much the same: chain after chain after chain. Here, the Carl’s Jr seems […]
[HTH] I Found the Dress (Part II) – Now What?
Finding the dress was pretty easy. However, the hard part was hustling to get alterations done. From the research I had done, alterations generally could take *as little* as 3 months. That is, for the *first* fitting. I really didn’t have much time with November and December being big holiday months. But there was a […]
[HTH] The Dress (Part I) – Found It!
One of the things I looked forward to yet dreaded in the wedding planning was finding “the dress.” I had watched just about every episode of SYTTD (For those not in the know — this is a reference to “Say Yes To the Dress.” It is a show on TLC where pre-Bridezilla drama is documented and […]
[29] Old School Crushin’ (aka Friendly Stalking)
In a a very special Throwback Thursday (#TBT) on Instagram (IG), I posted a picture of my middle school crush. It reminded me of how easy it is today to crush on someone and friendly stalk them on social media. Me, I didn’t have it so easy. Let me start from the beginning. I was […]
[HTH DT] Please Mr DJ, Don’t Play That Song
Our wedding DJ, TNT Mobile DJ Troy Cook, had two missions to accomplish at our wedding: #1. Adhere to my Do Not Play/Must Play (because nobody wants to make little Filipino girls angry, just ask my hubby!) and #2. Attempt to get our families of non-dancers to get on the dancefloor. We warned Troy, and he accepted the challenge. […]
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[HTH] 5 Things I Learned About Weddings (aka Now I Know Why People Elope)
I’ve been married for about 6 weeks now. I think I’m ready now to re-visit the 6-month adventure that, fortunately, both my husband and I lived to tell about. For me, personally, it was the craziest emotional rollercoaster ride I’ve ever been on. I’m always up for a challenge, but this was the biggest challenge […]
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