Gym Playlist

July 7, 2008 at 10:59 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

Currently

July 7, 2008 10:32 pm
Feeling: Bored and Unproductive
Craving: Drink
Hearing: Gnarls Barkley
Last Movie: Jaws
Last DVD: What Dreams May Come
Last on TV: Divine Design
Reading: The Odyssey by Homer, The Giver by Lowry, and Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Talking to: Frank
Plugging: Colloquy

So I was thinking about my gym playlist on my ipod. It’s a very silly mix and some of it isn’t very gym-like. And some of it, is good for now, but I’ll get sick of it soon.

  • Here it Goes Again – Ok Go – fun and upbeat plus they’re on treadmills in their video
  • Buttons ft. Snoop Dogg – Pussycat Dolls – upbeat again plus I love Snoop
  • Gold Digger – Kanye West – good beat
  • All Falls Down ft. Syleena – Kanye West – good beat and I love Syleena’s vocals
  • I Believe in a Thing Called Love – The Darkness – such a fun song!
  • Love Stoned – Justin Timberlake – just a good beat, I guess
  • Elevator – Flo-Rida – Good beat, plus they mention Arizona… haha
  • My Goodies – Ciara – I love the rap in this song.
  • Girl Anachronism – The Dresden Dolls – SO much fun!
  • Kiss Kiss ft. T-Pain – Chris Brown – I just like this song a lot.
  • Love Song – Sara Bareilles – Good song, she’s got a beautiful voice, plus I love how passionate the song is.
  • No Air ft. Chris Brown – Jordin Sparks – Again, beautiful voices and it’s passionate
  • More Than A Feeling – Boston – Classic. I love blasting this one and singing at the top of my lungs (not at the gym of course – at the gym I just go faster)
  • Low ft. T-Pain – Flo-Rida – just fun
  • Me & You – Cassie – For some reason I really like this song. I think it’s her voice
  • We Got the Beat – GoGos – I do have the beat.
  • Hurt So Good – John Melloncamp – Perfect gym song – I love being sore – it hurts sooo good
  • Work It – Missy Elliot – I love Missy Elliot. She’s so silly. Her songs put me in a good mood and I just wanna giggle
  • Jane Says – Janes Addiction – This seems like a weird song for the list, but obviously my taste in music is weird period. It’s passionate.
  • Jig Wit’ It – Street Runnaz Click – Another silly one that gets me going
  • Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5 – Fun and fast
  • Sensual Seduction – Snoop Dogg – Silly, and, again, I love Snoop
  • Take On Me – A-ha – Gotta love 80s music. I should have more on my gym playlist. This song makes me wanna move
  • Rock Lobster – B-52s – Such a silly song. Again it makes me wanna move
  • Miss New Booty – Bubba Sparxxx – I like this song, but I’ve had it on my list for a while. It could probably go soon
  • Gonna Make You Sweat k- C + C Music Company – Another perfect work out song
  • Ridin DIrty ft. Krayzie Bone – Chamillionaire – This one could also go soon. It’s been on the list a long time
  • Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin Daddies – Gotta love swing music
  • Dip It Low – Christina Milian – This one could go soon. Good beat though
  • One Two Step ft. Missy Elliot – Ciara – More Missy :)
  • Whip It – Devo – Whip myself into shape
  • September – Earth Wind and Fire – Fun song. I love harmony
  • The Sweet Escape ft. Akon – Gwen Stefani – This one could go soon, but I like Gwen
  • Wind it Up – Gwen Stefani – Reminds me that people stare when you look and move good haha
  • Beating Hearts Baby – Head Automatica – good beat and fun
  • Intuition – Jewel – I love Jewel, and obviously most of her music wouldn’t work for a gym playlist, so this is what I used
  • Good Life ft. T-Pain – Kanye West – Good song, but it’s been on the list awile. Gotta let other Kanye songs take over the top of the list.
  • Roll Out – Ludacris – I’ve always loved this song. It’s so fast and silly
  • Girlfriend ft. Nelly – N’sync – Only N’sync song I like, and maybe that’s cause Nelly is in it :) good beat
  • Rollercoaster of Love – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Gotta love it.

So there’s my list. Any recommendations are welcome. My music taste is obviously eclectic. I like making new lists occasionally because sometimes the list gets a little stale at the gym, like I said with some of the songs lower on the list.

I think I need to go to sleep now, I’ve got a lot to do this week since it’s the last week of class for the first summer session.

And yay for 6 days to the gym in the last week! GO ME!

καληνύχτα – aka Goodnite!

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Awesome Week

July 2, 2008 at 3:07 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

Currently

July 2, 2008 2:56 pm
Feeling: Proud
Craving: The Gym
Hearing: My fan spin
Last Movie: The Outsiders
Last DVD: What Dreams May Come
Last on TV: House Hunters
Reading: The Odyssey by Homer, The Giver by Lowry, and Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Talking to: No one
Plugging: No one

I feel like I haven’t written in forever!!!

Well, I got my new phone today :D YAY! It came yesterday, and my roommate was in the shower, and my boyfriend (who was at my house so that if fed-ex came to the door in my room, he’d be able to hear) was in my room, and they went to the front door instead… so I missed it. I was very bummed. But I got it today. Thank you who ever invented leaving a signature. Anywho I can’t activate it though because one of the things that’s wrong with my phone is I can’t call anyone haha. So I get to wait until 5 or so tonight. Not so yay. Oh well, at least it’s pretty.

I’m really proud of myself. I’ve gone to the gym the last two nights in a row, and I’m going in a little while again! Yay for being skinny! … oh yeah, and healthy : P It was really exciting too because last night I went and I was in a bad mood when I got there, but it put me in a good mood. Gotta love those endorphins!

I also had an oral report today on a super confusing article about origins of The Odyssey, but I think it went well, and I think I did better on this than I usually do during speeches. Then I got to work and got to do a project. It’s nice to do projects and get away from the mundane stuff I always do. PLUS I got my work-study situation resolved, so now I can get more hours at work if I want them.

I love good weeks – maybe because good weeks don’t happen often, and maybe I’m exaggerating and it’s only been a good day, but at least it’s making my week look better retrospectively.

Let’s see… my class is also almost over. I have 5 classes left! AND I ordered my books for my next class online and it was only $36! for shipping and everything! AND two of them have already arrived.

Okay, this is probably such a happy post people who read it will puke. I’m going to get ready to go to the gym!

καληνύχτα – aka Goodnite!

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Work is Lame

June 28, 2008 at 1:24 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

Currently

June 28, 2008 1:08 pm
Feeling: Bored
Craving: Food
Hearing: Loud people in the library
Last Movie: 27 Dresses
Last DVD: What Dreams May Come
Last on TV: Weeds
Reading: The Odyssey by Homer, The Giver by Lowry, and Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Talking to: No one
Plugging: No one

So I came into work today for a six hour shift and there is nothing to do. I told my boss yesterday I was coming in for the long shift (before the end of this fiscal year) and we both knew there wouldn’t be six hours of work, but I didn’t know there would only be a half hour of work. So I’m sitting here trying to get homework done, but I’m really bored. And kinda hungry. And I still have 4 hours left of work. BLEH!!!!

I have an oral report I have to about the Odyssey on Tuesday, but I’ve read the first page and a half so far and it’s about Aladdin…. I don’t get it. But that kind of annoyed me so now I don’t want to keep reading it. Plus I’m cold, and, like, I already said, I’m hungry. I’m especially tempted to leave because I may not get my homework done if I go home, but I’m coming in again tomorrow for six hours, and there won’t be work to do then either, so I can do homework then. And bring coffee. That was my mistake today.

My dad ordered my new phone today… or at least he told me he was going to. I hope it comes on Monday, cause I’m so sick of my phone. My car is also ready on Monday, I don’t know if I mentioned that and I don’t feel like going to look, but we took my car to a repair shop last Monday, but since Frank might have to go to Phoenix on Monday, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to go get it. It’ll be nice to have my car back though, plus we can stop using Frank’s gas-guzzling truck for the few times we do go anywhere.

I can’t believe my class is almost over already. I have 8 days of classes left. That is one thing I definitely like about summer school – you get it over with quick. I just hope I didn’t do too bad on my paper cause I didn’t work very hard on it, but I’ve done well on my quizzes. It’s hard to go from high school where getting A’s was mandatory (to my parents) and then coming to college. Now that I’ve raised my gpa (it sucked after my first semester) up to 3.6, getting a B isn’t a huge deal. I need to remember that.

I’m glad the draft is finally over. For some reason, even though I’ve never watched it before, I was kinda nervous, or anxious. I was really mad at first that we drafted Robin Lopez, but when I got to thinking about it and talking to Frank about it, I realized that we do need a backup center, and he’s lucky to get to work with Shaq and Amare. If he really learns from them, he’s gonna be one of the best center’s in the NBA eventually. And I didn’t realize that the Suns had a second round pick – I thought we had traded it to either Seattle or Portland (not that it matters), but I saw we drafted Malik Hairston. When I saw that I got a lot less mad about drafting Lopez, because the reason I had initially been upset is because we need a back up guard for Nash. So now that I see we have one, I’m happy. I can’t wait for next season to start.

Alright, well I’m either going to start doing some more homework or I’m gonna go home… I’m not sure which. Either way, I should stop goofing off.

καληνύχτα – aka Goodnite!

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First Day Back

June 9, 2008 at 9:51 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

Currently

June 9, 2008 9:50pm
Feeling: Tired
Craving: tv and internet
Hearing: listening to Frank and Steve-o talk
Last Movie: Hot Fuzz
Last DVD: Ed Wood
Last on TV: Hot Fuzz
Reading: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Talking to: Steve-o, Bethany, and Frank
Plugging: Big Pink Cookie

Well, I’m back. I’m in Tucson and school started today.

My weekend was awesome for the most part – at least the San Diego part. The wedding turned out really good. I helped make the centerpieces and decorate and then I helped make the food. It was a very disorganized wedding, but small and casual so it didn’t matter anyway. I took way too many pictures :)

Walking down the aisle with her son The beautiful home-made cake

George! The new family

Well, we left yesterday morning and flew back to Phoenix on a much bumpier ride, but at least I didn’t get too much motion sickness. When we got there we went to my grandparents house. I had wanted to leave Phoenix around 3 pm or so, but since my grandpa decided there was something wrong with my starter he went to put in a new one. He told me at one point that I should take a shuttle since I would have to be down here today for my first class. Well, we decided it would be okay, and so around 6 I left. My car was good all through the drive, but when I got here and pulled into the gas station, I couldn’t get the gear shift out of drive so I called my dad and he told me to get my gas, and then I could still drive home. Well after I got my gas I couldn’t get my car started again. So I had to call a tow truck.

My dad was trying to help me on the phone, but when things like this happen, I can’t help but cry. He got frustrated with me crying and gave the phone to my mom who told me to call a tow truck. Thank God for Allstate’s free towing! Well, I told Frank I was broken down and he came to wait with me and the tow truck came about 45 minutes after I called. The guy was very nice, but told me that if my car was stuck in gear that he didn’t want to ruin my transmission by putting it on the flatbed… Frank mentioned something about “if it rolls wouldn’t it be okay?” but the guy said he didn’t want to take the chance so he’d call a wheel-lock tow truck.

So another 30 minutes or so, another tow truck shows up. The guy is not nearly as nice, but he gets in and sees that my car will roll, so he doesn’t get why he was called to do this. He calls the first tow truck guy who says that we told him we didn’t want him to ruin my transmission and asked for a different tow truck….. as if I know ANYTHING about tow trucks. I hate when people shift the blame to someone else, and I try not to, but I know I do occasionally. But that was just dumb.

I finally got home at around 10:30 and I went to bed around midnight or something, but after crying so much my eyes hurt so bad and I had a massive headache plus I had missed dinner due to the car mess. Because of that, I felt almost like I had a huge hangover this morning, but I went to class and all is well now.

My class was pretty good although the teacher was 15 minutes late, but whatever. We talked about the background of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey because that’s what the class is about, but I knew all of that stuff already. The only crappy thing is the books. One of the books costs about $60 and is back ordered, but we might have to buy it anyway. Then for The Odyssey and the Iliad we have to buy copies by a specific translator, so instead of borrowing the Iliad from the library for free, I had to go buy it for $11.

After all that, Frank and I ran errands and stuff. I found that my internet wasn’t working so I had to call and deal with that and I just figured out that it wasn’t the modem or the internet or anything – its the cable. So I get to do that tomorrow. AND I got to use my gas stove in my apartment YAY! I love gas stoves! Well, since we have to choose between tv or internet, I’d better get going.

καληνύχτα – aka Goodnite!

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