I...what? Drink four glasses of pisay? Should I name a mixed drink after pisay? Hmmm...I'm thinking something that involves lots of vodka and looks like lab chemicals. But four glasses of vodka a day is just too much. >_< I already know how to play the violin. I will NOT give up movies or cut down to ten dogs a day, but I will apply for a new disco (i.e. dance class) and get back in contact with some old cats.

And now for the very long New Year's meme:

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It was a rainy day today, and though I usually love the rain, I hated it with a passion today. Imagine this: you're sick with colds, it's freezing because you're only wearing a thin denim jacket, and you have no umbrella. To make things worse, you're walking away from where you want to be (i.e. playing piano in a nice, warm music room with King) and walking towards your doom (i.e. a philosophy test you aren't prepared for).

Gloomy. Dark. Depressing. This day has officially ruined rainy days for me...or at least 'til the next time I get a happy rainy day.

See, the last rainy day I had was with Mr. X. We were walking out of the music building when it started to pour. He tried to shield me from the rain with his trench coat--not an easy thing to do, since he was holding my ridiculously large binder--while I fumbled in my bag for my umbrella. When I finally got the pink, flowery, and utterly girly umbrella out, he offered to hold it for me, while still holding my binder and trying to shield me. Isn't he sweet? After some tugging, I managed to convince him to let me hold the girly umbrella over our heads while he walked me to my class.

The picture evokes warm fuzzy feelings, doesn't it? I'm still waiting for another rainy day like the one with Mr. X. Doesn't have to be with him, i just need the warm fuzzy feelings.

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Anyway, here's a meme from farewell_mask

10 Things I love starting with the letter D

1) Dangly and sparkly earrings
2) Dancing cheek to cheek
3) Dostoevsky, or as the Russians say it, Достоевский
4) Dante Alighieri
5) Das Rhinegold. Wagner is awesome, even if he was an anti-semitic prick.
6) Debussy. Ah, je t'aime <3
7) Dvorák
8) Dalmatians.
9) Double-layer cheesecake *drools*
10) Del Gesu violins *drools some more*

*BONUS 11) Danna!! Hahaha. Of course I luuuuurve you! \(^_^)/

Comment and I'll give you a letter; then you have to list 10 things you love that begin with that letter. After, post this in your journal, and give out some letters of your own.

Directions : take the first sentence of the first post of each month, the 5th sentence (or a the middle sentence if you don't have more than 5 sentences) of the 15th of the month, and the last sentence of the last post of each month, and combine in chronological order to create you own review of 2006. (optional, add subtitles that sum up the sentiment of each month)

January: Meme Attack
>I told myself that I was only gonna use this for viewing other people's lj's (which I'm not doing either anyway) but it would be an awful waste of a good webpage not to use this.
>YES! you are so much like a cat it is crazy.
>I don't remember as my mind has blocked the traumatic incident.

February: The Great Crash of D-X
>I enjoy cheese...cream cheese.
>I should go back to studying for my 3 quizzes tomorrow...
>So until I find a suitable replacement, you will find me ranting, raving, blabbing, and blathering in this little corner of livejournal. Gaaaah.

March: It's Fun Being Bad
>I am an evil bitch.
>Ladies and gentlemen...I am proud to announce that I am a brain-whore.
>And really, it is wonderful.

April: Fool's Month
>Everybody seems to be feeling down in the dumps nowadays.
>Yep. Atonal music.
>Pics will be up soon, so you can see me in my pretty periwinkle gown.

May: HOT HOT HOT
>Aaaaugh. I want DSL.
>This is not spring weather.
>That is providing they take after him in looks and after me in brains.

June: Summer Lovin'
>I remember doing this before...or if not this exact thing, something awfully similar.
>As usual, he was a fucking incredible flirt, as seen in these following snippets:
>Erin-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! I miss you!

July: Soul-sucking, Mind-boggling
>The chem class from hell and the mind-sucking online sociology class both finished last Thursday.
>My parents KNOW that I hate being cooped up at home with my entire family butting into every single thing.
>Never mind Stoli, the cheap kind will do.

August: Summer's end
>This summer has probably been the worst ever, and not just for me.
>Sassy Girl Chun Hyang~> poor girl and rich guy get married in high school due to a misunderstanding.
>You know...positive feedback works better than negative feedback (but don't let that stop you from flaming the politicians in South Dakota for banning abortion in their state).

September: Blegh Beginnings
>Bah. So the first week of classes have ended, with me surviving--no, thriving!--through it all.
>Read at your own risk.
>Being trapped in a room with your entire family for a whole weekend is not fun. Not fun at all.

October:Elmo Fair
>Fair: the LA County Fair, which we got into free because my friend had complimentary tickets.
>As with all things on crack, it has done serious damage to anything around it.
>Prepare for the invasion of the TMX.

November: Tired, but loved
>Tired. I'm just...tired.
>X-3: I know why you can't sleep--I'm a distraction.
>Penguins and polar bears are cute, but I like city life better.

December: Holiday Season
>Haven't blogged in a while, so this entry will look like brain diarrhea.
>Whatever happened to loving and sharing and all those gifts?
>More pics tomorrow!

(x-posted from my okcupid journal with some editing)

Finally, the stupid FDA has approved emergency contraception (EC) to be sold over the counter to women over 18. Read the article here.

I can't get what the deal is with the government putting the release of EC for so long; EC has been around since the 1990's,it's safe, easy to use, and has great benefits. Two pills taken twelve hours apart can reduce the risk of pregnancy up to 89%. The catch is, you have to take the first dose no more than five days after you have unprotected sex. When EC wasn't OC (teeheehee, I kill myself) almost no one could get it within the five day window necessary for it to be effective. A woman would have to go to the doctor to get a prescription, and we all know how long that takes and how expensive, especially for those who don't have insurance. Not allowing EC to be sold over the counter took away an important protection from those who really needed it--poor women, rape victims, and teens.

You know what lame excuses the FDA used to delay the release of EC for over the counter use? It was too complicated. What? Too complicated? Two pills, twelve hours apart, taken no more than five days after unprotected sex? Good lord, does the FDA think all women are morons? Okay, some are *ahemParisHiltonahem*, but that's not the point--morons should also have access to this drug. Actually, morons should have the MOST access to the drug, as they're the ones getting in all sorts of trouble. Also, the FDA also was afraid that women would use EC as their primary form of birth control. Umm...no. Would you regularly use a form of birth control that makes you feel like you're on a rickety boat in the middle of a tropical storm and didn't protect you continuously? I think not. EC is meant to bea backup drug, hence the name, Plan B (Plan A supposedly being condoms, pills you have to take regularly, diaphragms, etc). I think most women are intelligent enough to understand how to take the drug and what it is for, even if they might not be smart enough to avoid unprotected sex in the first place.

Ah well, I shouldn't rant about the FDA anymore, as they DID finally approve EC for OC. Now the only problem is stopping states from legalizing pharmacists' and doctors' rights to refuse prescribing and selling EC, or any contraceptive, for that matter (read about that here). I mean, jeez! People always say you shouldn't let your personal beliefs influence doing your job well, but now they want to legalize letting moral or religious values get in the way of providing what is best for the patient.

More work needs to be done so that a greater variety of safe options for birth control will be made available to all women, but this is a victory nevertheless. Tell all your friends about this,so that people will know that they have more options for birth control now. Also, thank Senators Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray for a job well done here. I'm sure they'll send a canned reply thanking you for your support,blah blah, but it's nice to let politicians know when they're doing their jobs well. You know...positive feedback works better than negative feedback (but don't let that stop you from flaming the politicians in South Dakota for banning abortion in their state).

Ah well, if all that blather about birth control bored you, here's something for your amusement: ( a Myers-Briggs based Hogwarts Sorting Hat Test! )

The Deer Leader's Livejournal~> So fucking hilarious. I love Kim Jong Il (the one on the blog, not the real N. Korean dictator)!! Reading this gave me the first genuine belly laugh I've had in months. Years, even. However, this diary will be useless to you if you know nothing about world politics and do not get puns.

PJammer's LJ~> A great writer; check him out. I'm too lazy to describe him, as I'm still tired from laughing my head off over Kim Jong Il.

The Fuck You List~> I've always found depressing things funny, so this, for me, is fucking hilarious.

I Am Bored~> A site full of fun things to do when bored. Nice one!! This is especially useful since I am practically under house arrest and will have nothing to amuse myself with but the computer, books (including e-books), and the Gamecube.

Rite Aid ice cream~> Yum, especially the flavors with walnuts or pistachios in it.

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( Memes, etc. )

Cooking my polish spaghetti from scratch--yes, it means crushing tomatoes!--at bloody 2:30am is not conducive to proper thinking. As I was stirring the pot, I remembered the discussion we had yesterday about organic chemistry. Boy, does that bring to mind a lot of jokes, especially the ones my classmates used to tell me while pretending to be discussing the day's lesson in chemistry. For example...

Q: What organic compound makes your hair shiny and healthy?
A: Pentene!!

Two atoms are walking down the street and they run in to each other. One says to the other, "Are you all right?"
"No, I lost an electron!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm positive!"

Q: Where do you put the dirty dishes?
A: In the Zn!!

If this is benzene,



then what is this?


Highlight for answer: Mercedes Benzene!!

Er...ok. I will stop now, lest people think I'm a crazy nerd with too much time on her hands. If you want more silly chem jokes, then go here, here or here. Oh and O-chem haiku can be found here too.

Oh wait. I am a crazy nerd with too much time on my hands...T_T

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( Color Meme )

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( 21 Questions )

Because I am pissed, I ate a pint of Dreyer's Mocha Almond Crunch. Don't ask me why I'm pissed unless you're ready to hear everything and everyone being lambasted.

The ice cream did help part of why I was pissed though--my wisdom molars have been erupting since last month, and since I'm now off government provided insurance, I can't even go to a freaking dentist to have them extracted or something. Cold food makes the swelling go down a bit, and that helped a lot.

Then I just *had* to bite into an almond. Ouch.

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Because I am bored, here is a Memes Attack!!

( ABC Meme )

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( Test of Spoiled-ness )

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Aaargh. Must eat more ice cream. My molars aren't getting any better. I'll have to go out and buy plain ice cream though, as the only other flavor in our freezer is Rocky Road.

I'm supposed to be writing a fifteen sentence short story for Spanish 1, but as usual, I'm procrastinatinig. What better way to procrastinate than answering a 100-item meme?


1. Taken a picture with someone else?>> yes
2. Painted your room? >> yes
3. Painted a car? >> no
4. Drive a car? >> yes
5. Danced in front of your mirror? >> yes
6. Have a crush? >> yes
7. Been sad? >>yes
8. Have a friend? >>yes
9. Gotten in a car with people you just met? >> yes
10. Been in a fist fight? >> yes
11. Been happy? >> yes
12. Had feelings for someone who didn't have them back? >> yes...right now...waaah...:(
13. Been arrested? >> no
14. Made out with a stranger? >> no
15. Met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? >> yes
16. Left your house without telling your parents? >> yes
17. Had a crush on your neighbor? >> no
18. Skipped school to do something more fun? >> yes
19. Slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? >>yes
20. Seen someone die? >> yes...:(
21. Been on a plane? >> yes
22. Kissed sumone (not a parent or "friend")? >>yes
23. Slept in until 3pm? >> yes, all the time
24. Love someone or miss someone right now? >>yes
25. Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? >> yes
26. Made a snow angel? >>yes
27. Made sumone happy? >>yes
28. Cheated while playing a game?>>yes, especially at strip poker/pusoy/blackjack
29. Been lonely? >>yes
30. Fallen asleep at work/school? >>yes
31. Been to a party? >>yes
32. Felt an earthquake? >>yes
33. Touched a snake? >>yes
34. Ran as fast as u can? >>yes
36. Been heartbroken? >> yes
37.Been in a car accident? >> yes, twice
38. Hated your parents? >>yes
39. Witnessed a crime? >>yes
40. sweet danced? >> yes
41. Been lost? >> yes, all the time
42. Been to the opposite side of the country? >> yes...or wait...the other side of the Pacific ocean is more like it
43. Been lonely? >>yes
44. Cried yourself to sleep? >>yes
46. Sang karaoke? >>yes
47. Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? >>yes
48. Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? >>yes
49. Caught a snowflake on your tongue? >> yes
50. kissed in the rain? >>no
51. Sang in the shower? >> yes
52. Played football? >> yes
53. Had a dream that you married someone? >>yes
54. Glued your hand to something? >> hahahahaha. No.
55. Got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? >> no
56. Ever gone to school partially naked? >> no
57. Been a leader? >>yes
58. Sat on a roof top? >> yes
59. Didn't take a shower for a week? >> eew...NO
60. Ever too scared to watch scary movies alone?>> no
61. Played chicken? >> no
62. Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? >> yes
63. Ever been told u were hot from a complete stranger? >> yes
64. Broken a bone? >> yes
65. Been easily amused? >>yes
67. smiled at someone? >>yes
68. Cheated on a test? >> yes
69. Forgotten someone's name? >> yes
70. Slept naked? >> yes
71. Been in a pool? >>yes
73. Been in a classroom? >>yes
74. Played badminton? >>yes
75. Gone to a late night movie? >>yes
76. Made love to anything not human? >> another big NO.
77. Failed a class? >> yes
78. Love sumone? >> yes
79. Played an instrument for more than 10 hours? >>yes, and this is how I got my carpal tunnel syndrome
80. Loved someone so much you'd do anything to get them back? >> yes
81. Easily fall for someone? >> no
82. Thrown strange objects? >> yes
83. Felt like killing someone? >>yes
84. Felt like running away? >>yes
85. Ran away? >> yes
86. Did drugs? >> no. Never.
87. Been in a party? >>Yes
89. Made a parent cry? >> yes
90. Cried over someone? >>yes
91. Smoke more than 10 times in one day? >>eeeeeeeeew. I hate smoking and smokers. NO.
92. Dated someone more than once? >>um...no, at least not as far as I remember.
93. Had/Have a dog? >> yes, had a dog. Waaaah. Deedee...:(
95. Own an instrument? >> yes
96. Are you in a band? >> no, but I was in a band.
97. Drank 25 sodas in a day? >> no. I don't drink soda.
98. Broken a CD? >> no, I'm way too careful w/ my precious CD's
99. Been in a beach? >>yes
100. Had feeling for someone?>>yes