you know what song i really hate? rhianna’s “Umbrella” — i’ve never even heard of her until I visited my aunt’s house in Pasig City and watched hours and hours of MTV… Anyway, i hate how “ella” is repeated.. then it’s followed by gibberish that sounds like it was just thrown in there because they ran out of lyrics. AND I HATE HOW IT GETS STUCK IN YOUR HEAD SO EASILY!!!! ARRRRRRGHHHHH. Congrats, Rhianna. You have created something that is more annoying than the Head On commercials.

Oh. i blame the delay of the Philippines entry on my cousin:

She can’t find the cord for her camera and i need the photos from Boracay.

“… all of you are either in college or graduated. Like, you guys talk about school and jobs, and I’m not even in high school yet.”

“Way to make me feel OLD.”

My cousin, the youngest of all the grandchildren, flew in from California last week. The last time I saw her, she was 7. It’s crazy how much kids change in 5 years. She is definitely the antithesis of what I was at 13. She wears more makeup than I do in a year. She plans out outfits to the last accessory. (”I saw the perfect bag that goes with the shirt that Ate just bought!“, “Now you need a long yellow necklace to match!“) She doesn’t have a big appetite and she talks A LOT. I’m a bit jealous of her. She’s adorable and I was awkward.

Speaking of kids I don’t see that often, I got to see my godson yesterday. He started to warm up to me. The last time I saw him (Thanksgiving), I think he just stared and frowned at me. Yesterday, he waved, smiled, and played in the yard with me. He also started talking more… and cursing. It’s awful, but also so freaking cute.

I’m back.

I am sick of flying (I’ve been on 6 different planes since May 22nd.), I’m ready for bed, and I am very happy to be away from crazy-ass traffic, dress codes at casinos, restrooms without toilet paper, grey/black boogers, lizards, cockroaches, and Wowowee.

I think I had internet access for three out of the twenty three days that I spent away from New Jersey. So much for the whole “post while I’m there” idea. I had a feeling it wouldn’t happen so I wrote about each day in a moleskine. Maybe I’ll post everything tomorrow. or Friday. or next month.

So what has happened in three weeks? All I know is that:
A) Paris Hilton went to jail, left, and is back in jail
B) Someone tried to jump off of the GWB (George Washington Bridge)
C) Miss USA fell on her ass at the Miss Universe thing
D) Cleveland beat Detroit, but now San Antonio only needs to win one more game to win the Finals.
E) New season of Top Chef starts today