1. I like the whole graphic novel memoir idea. (You can probably get away with more “exaggerations” this way.)
2. The illustrations and story are wonderful, but it left me a bit melancholy.
3. I think I’d like it a lot more if I didn’t expect it to be similar to Box Office Poison.

Rating: 4/5

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1. The first part kept my interest, but it went downhill from there.
2. The main character found the three women to find out answers about her mother and spent most of the time lying to them. It was kind of annoying.
3. It was very predictable and I felt like I was reading a Lifetime Movie.

Rating: 3 / 5

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When I was working over the summer, I worked with this girl who was two years younger than me. Technically, she was my boss when the manager wasn’t around. It was annoying because she was irresponsible and immature. It was like letting a 15 year old be the manager of a store. She would close early, leave the store a mess, let her friends hang out in the store, let her boyfriend walk around the back room, decide not to show up to work and go to the beach. It pissed me off that they were giving her 10 dollars/hr and she was doing a piss-poor job. Anyway… the day she really ticked me off was the day we had to help a Spanish speaking customer. When the customer left, she said something that I’ve been hearing tons of people say for years.

“If you come to this country, you should speak ENGLISH!!!!”

I hate it when people say that. I hate it even more when the person doesn’t know another language. Who are you to say that this person should know how to speak English when you don’t even know how to say, “Hello.” in another language? First, you don’t know where these people are from or what their background is. Maybe they were never taught. Maybe they’re ashamed. Many of my cousins in the Philippines know English words, but are afraid that I’ll laugh at them if they don’t get it right. (Oddly enough, I am terrified of speaking Tagalog because I’m afraid they’ll laugh at my pronunciation.) English probably isn’t the easiest language to learn. One sentence in Tagalog could probably be said 15 different ways in English.

I wanted to tell her that if it bothered her so much, why did she drop out of school instead of staying and taking advantage of the foreign language program? I don’t know why I kept my mouth shut. I think of things to say that will make people shut up or make them think about the things they say, but I never say it out loud.

New Year’s Resolution: Tell them.

So what’d you get?

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I heart Daniel V on Project Runway. His designs (minus this week’s) have been “eh“, but yeah… He kind of reminds me of some of my male classmates who aren’t the greatest illustrators or designers, but have the messiest haircuts and the best clothes. You can’t stop looking at them. I also heart the guys who work at the Things Remembered store across from us. They look like they’re loads of fun. Actually, I think I like them because they look like they’d listen to Black Sabbath and Pantera, and they work in a store like Things Remembered.

Speaking of work… I was sitting on a box, daydreaming, and wanting to die (It was 9PM. I started working there at 11AM.), when these two HS or middle school girls came in. They started to go up to me to ask for a shoe, turned around, laughed, and left. I feel like a cranky, old bitch when I run into these kinds of girls. Obviously at the mall to meet guys, get attention, and other reasons besides shopping. Obnoxious. Bad makeup. Etc.

Now, I don’t know how to put on makeup. I admit it. I don’t know a goddamned thing about it, but I do know that if your makeup makes you look like this:

you should probably put down the black eyeliner.

Or put a paper bag over your head.

Tomorrow is the last day of the semester. I am currently taking advantage of the high internet connection speed and the cable. Downloading, uploading, and watching Project Runway… while I still can. I start work at my old summer job on Sunday. Now, I’ve never worked during the holidays, but I’ve walked around malls during this time. Hopefully, I won’t go mad. Anyway, that’s my plan for December/January. Work and replace the money that I took out of my checking account.

I have my grade for 3D. I got a 97 on my last project and an A for the class overall. I don’t think it should be that high, but hey.. I’m not complaining!

Here are some other things that I’ve done this semester:
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we eat. we sleep.

when the fingerwheel of the mouse that came with your wacom tablet stops working. you mean i actually have to use the scrollbar now?! ugh!
29.95 for a new mouse. will order someday. or maybe i’ll just save up and change from a graphire2 to an intuos.

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I have been “tagged” by Greg to write 5 random facts about myself.

1) I totally hate coming up with 5 random facts about myself. It takes me forever to think of ones that I haven’t mentioned already.

2) When telling anecdotes or talking to my roommates, I sometimes wish I had a laptop or something to write out what i want to say first. I am really inarticulate.

3) For every present I buy for someone, I probably buy 2 things for myself.

4) I have a first degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I wonder if the status of black belter expires. .. like driver’s licenses.

5) When I count in Tagalog, I often start out in Tagalog and end up counting in Spanish. The transition usually happens around the number 9.

and now I’m tagging you. if you want to.

P.S. if anyone has anymore book recommendations, comment!