zombie blog is back from the dead

It's been nearly three years since I last posted here, and so much has happened in the interim.

- In August 2009, I quit my government job to go back to college full-time.
- In December 2009, I broke up with my then-boyfriend, who moved to Texas to be with his family.
- Emotionally-dependent sap that I am, in February 2010 I moved to Texas to get back together with him.
- In March 2011, I decided the relationship wasn't working and I missed my family too much, and moved back to California.
- In June 2011, I met my now-boyfriend. We had an extremely rough start, but we got together officially in December of 2011 and have been doing well ever since. We're planning to move in together around October 2012.
- In May 2012, I reinstated back into the government and started my current job, which I'm very much enjoying.

What got me thinking about blogging again? I honestly don't know. I may keep up with it, or I may not. It'll probably end up being a congolmeration of topics as I tend to get bored focusing on a single thing (what can I say, I'm a Gemini). In the meantime, maybe someone somewhere on the blogosphere will get some enjoyment from my musings and meanderings.

confessions of a bibliophile

I am such a bibliophile. (No, this does not mean I have sex with books, you pervert.) Two friends of mine and I have decided to start a book club, and our first book (informally) was "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson. Needless to say... I finished it in about a week. In fact, I think I finished it before Paul even bought it. >_<

The three of us have also been talking about possibly reading "Lolita" ... I went and bought it ... And "The Time Traveler's Wife" ... And "Pride and Prejudice"...

Well, at least it's a healthy addiction, right? I'll be stimulating my brain cells instead of killing them off. ... At least that's what I'm going to be telling myself as my library continues to grow past the capacity of my bookshelves. >_<

going to the chapel and... wait, what?

I've noticed that sometimes in life, certain events can evoke unexpected thoughts or emotions, even when those events aren't necessarily about you.

My best friend is getting married in just over a week, and I'm a bridesmaid. So then why did I just have a dream about my own wedding? My boyfriend and I have no certain plans of taking this step, and while I've always longed to have a beautiful wedding, it's not something that's going to happen anytime soon.

So then wtf? I think it was partly Emily's wedding and partly because I watched a couple episodes of Scrubs that had to do with Elliott organizing her upcoming wedding.

I think it's funny, too, that in my dream, things kept going wrong.

- I got a parking ticket for parking someplace that wasn't marked (Lame!)
- The dressing room was in the extreme back of someplace that couldn't decide whether it was a theater or a department store, and the back area walls were completely draped in black fabric
- I forgot my jewelry but my mom saved the day and brought it from home without me having to ask (Yay, Mom!)
- She also brought my stepdad (Bad move, Mom...)
- My best friend (Emily) and her sister (Emma) were helping me dress up and were in charge of what seemed like half a dozen bridesmaids
- Matt accidentally came in for something and the girls threw a black bed sheet over me so he couldn't see me (it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony, if you didn't know)
- I got in a fight with some bitch outside the dressing room, kicked her ass, got coffee or soda on my shoes, someone cleaned them off
- I kept frantically running in and out of the dressing room and outside because I'd forgotten something or needed to get something
- My dress had a corset type bodice with a poufy (pick-up) skirt (Pretty! Sorta looked like this one: David's Bridal Style T9104)

The dream never actually got past the dressing up part because I had to wake up. :( I wonder how the ceremony turned out...

r0x0rz my s0x0rz

My good friend (and fellow blogger) Cristina (becauseiamusemyself.blogspot.com) took me to the No Doubt/Paramore concert at Sleep Train Amphitheater this past Friday night. I haven't been to many concerts, but each of them were an incredible experience. This one was no exception.

In spite of a 45-minute drive turning into a 2-hour drive, mile-long bathroom lines, and missing Paramore on stage, I had a fantastic time! No Doubt was absolutely amazing.

Below are some snippets and photos from the SacBee website:

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There was No Doubt about the party at Sleep Train Amphitheater

"On the road after a five-year hiatus but without any new songs to push, No Doubt wowed a packed Sleep Train Amphitheater Friday night with a straightforward greatest-hits set.

Opening with the jaunty, jagged "Spiderwebs" from its 1995 mega-seller "Tragic Kingdom," No Doubt set a tone of good-time familiarity that kept a rare sellout crowd at the 18,500-capacity Wheatland venue permanently on its feet.

Front woman Gwen Stefani continually stoked the audience, separating out male audience members to sing about how they were "just a girl" only to playfully mock the inevitably silly result."





Other highlights:
- Cristina accidentally taking a snapshot of my ta-ta's as I stuck my upper body out of her sunroof to check out traffic.
- Being able to hear Paramore as we drove up and around the amphitheater to park.
- Almost getting a contact high from all the folks smoking weed on the Lawn.
- Awesome light shows.
- Yummy garlic fries.
- Singing 90's songs on the long drive home. <3

does this habit have a name?

I have a tendency to associate certain songs with certain people I know - either because I heard the song while we were together, or because the lyrics fit them perfectly. I have no idea if this is a normal thing (do you do this?) but I can't really help it.

Here's a few examples:

- An old boyfriend - "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" by Nine Days because we heard it on the radio every single time we were in his truck.
- My best friend - "My Favorite Mistake" by Sheryl Crow because the Ouija Board decided that song described her life when we were like 14.
- A deceased friend - "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan because he was a lonely and misunderstood person who died too soon.
- My friend in Malaysia - "She's So High" by Tal Bachman because I met him online after watching his Final Fantasy 9 mash-up music video to the song.
- An old co-worker and friend - "Paint it Black" by The Rolling Stones because we worked at Home Depot together, myself in the paint department. He made this my personal ringtone on his cell.

I'm eagerly awaiting the people in my life who will be assigned to the following songs:

- "Barbie Girl" by Aqua
- "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney
- "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga
- "Rockin' the Beer Gut" by Trailor Choir
And especially:
- "White and Nerdy" by Weird Al Yankovic

These will certainly be some interesting people to know.