the diplomat
June 2009
26 posts
MTV Movie Awards
I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this year’s movie awards. I wasn’t wow’d by the MC, but the cameos and sneak peeks were epic. Especially the New Moon preview. Noms! I cannot wait til November…
May 2009
76 posts
“The person who makes a success of living is the one who see his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.”
—Cecil B. DeMille
A philosophy to live by, from the movie "Up"
- Russell: Uh-huh. Speak.
- Dug: Hi there.
- Carl Fredricksen: Did that dog just say "Hi there"?
- Dug: Oh yes.
- Carl Fredricksen: Whaa!
- Dug: My name is Dug. I have just met you, and I love you.
WARNING: This is a spoiler-friendly blog
I feel the need to say this because I post a lot of spoilers. My personal belief is that if you really love something, you will read/watch/or otherwise interact with it as soon as it is released, because you love it that badly. And if for some reason you can’t, you’ll avoid the internetz.
So, enjoy the spoilers ;D
“
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn’t give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me
It’s so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You’ll understand what happiness is
Look
A new day has begun
“I write. I write that I am writing. Mentally I see myself writing that I am writing and I can also see myself seeing that I am writing. I remember writing and also seeing myself writing. And I see myself remembering that I see myself writing and I remember seeing myself remembering that I was writing and I write seeing myself write that I remember having seen myself write that I saw myself writing that I was writing and that I was writing that I was writing that I was writing. I can also imagine myself writing that I would imagine myself writing that I had written that I was imaging myself writing that I see myself writing that I am writing.”
—
Salvador Elizondo “The Graphographer”
My mother forwarded this quote to me, and it has mesmorized me for months.
“Applying well-established legal principles pertinent to the question whether a constitutional provision should be interpreted to apply prospectively or retroactively, we conclude that the new section cannot properly be interpreted to apply retroactively. Accordingly, the marriages of same-sex couples performed prior to the effective date of Proposition 8 remain valid and must continue to be recognized in this state.”
—
- C.A. Supreme Court Ruling (Strauss v. Horton, S168047; Tyler v. State of California, S168066; City and County of San Francisco v. Horton, S168078.)
I read the summation of the Supreme Court’s ruling, and found this to be the silver lining. They still upheld Prop H8, which saddens me deeply. I feel as though California has missed a huge opportunity today… but there will be others in the future.
/political rant.
Chill Female Vocalists 90s through Present →
fabyuhluhs.com
A tunage list I handpicked, hope you enjoy!!
“Nothing endures but change.”
—Heraclitus
“Things do not change; we change.”
—Henry David Thoreau
My sister = the greatest ever <3
And I will miss her dearly. She leaves very early tomorrow morning to embark on her post-graduate adventures, starting with a move to Chicago. I’ll still be in SoCal, missing her.
Right now, it kinda hurts.
Sisterly love <3
“Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.”
—
A. Sachs
Today, I truly lived.
Graduation is today!!!
I get to see my sister graduate first, this morning, with her college degree :) Then, I am up for round two at 6 p.m.!!! Will post pics and news later <3
Their sex is /definitely/ on fire!
^ All I have to say about the Kings of Leon concert tonight!! I will post pics once I grab them from my friend Ashley. Soooooooooooo delicious and rocktastic.
Play
Two of Our Fav Companies Team Up: Twitter + Threadless →
fabyuhluhs.com
Written by me! Cuz I loooove Twitter <3 And I looooove Threadless! Total win!
“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.”
—Cecil B. DeMille
“You can do anything. But not everything.”
—
From “Bunny” on PostSecret, in response to “One Sentence Commencement Speeches”
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunday-secrets_17.html
Why College Seniors Without Jobs Are Better Off than Most →
time.com
RT @in23places’s blog
“This weekend was the peak of the college graduation season. Colleges invite well-known people to travel all over America to give a 15 minute commencement address in exchange for an honorary doctorate. It is intellectually dishonest but, as it is graduation day, the hypocrisy is ignored.”
^ Totally made me lol, classic. This article covers why it those continuing from high school into college, or from college to graduate school might be better off currently, than trying to find a job in this market. What about those of us who already have gotten his/her Masters?? Hmph.
Amanda’s Poems: “Tainted Love” “Statistic” & “Sunset” →
fabyuhluhs.com
Ahhh they’re written by my high school BFF! YAY AMANDA!!
Ok, seriously LA, what the duck...
… and cover!
There are have been way too many earthquakes in the last year, and I have been caught in very, very, very awkward places during them. In August during the biggest earthquake in years I was in my car. Unfortunately they don’t teach you in elementary school what to do if you are DRIVING when an earthquake occurs. It was tough getting home, if only because I was nursing a serious adrenaline rush.
And then, tonight, LA got hit with a 5.0 that rolled for awhile. Where was I? In the shower - OF COURSE. I was like, are you freakin’ kidding me? This only happens in the movies. But no, there I was, shaving my legs, which meant that the floor was extra slippery. I counted to five-ish when my soap bottle fell off the ledge. That’s when I had gotten my fill. I leaped out, grabbed a towel, and am still jittery a good 20 minutes later.
Stupid adrenaline.
Stupid earthquakes.
I’m getting a beer.
Wolfram|Alpha →
www26.wolframalpha.com
The tagline and guide for this innovative search tool reads as follows: “Today’s Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.”
So why should you care? Because Wolfram|Alpha is the shit. I realize it still is in an infantile stage (I managed to stump it already). But holy wow this thing is just incredible. You may not yet think you need a better search function for life, but indeed, you do.
To get you started, try asking it these questions:
1. What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?
2. 110,000 words *
3. Los Angeles weather the day Barack Obama was born
4. Life expectancy 24 year old female America
5. ACCAGACCATTA **
6. Peanut butter and Jelly
7. (Your Name)
* (the length of my first novel)
** A random genome sequence I made up on the fly. Try different letters (obviously only ACT or G)
Having fun? Watch the introductory video to see how it can help you figure out your loan payments, your current health, and help you with your math homework:
http://www26.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html
On the Streets of San Diego →
hellopretty.typepad.com
I write about my weekend spent in San Diego, and some of the trends I saw there!
Normal Nerd
- Zia --> says:
- ...
- why cant you be a normal nerd and just play WoW
Fund Global Literacy with Better World Books →
fabyuhluhs.com
Oh hawt, another article by me! Yay!
