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wii and the tree

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We got the Nintendo Wii! Rob found out there were going to be 23 available at a nearby Circuit City so we dragged ourselves out of bed at 6:15am, picked up coffee at Starbucks (peppermint mocha – heaven!), and then found ourselves in line at 6:45am. WE ARE CRAZY. We were close to the front of the line so we figured we were guaranteed a console. Too bad Circuit City didn’t open until 10am and we had 3 hours to wait to find out for sure. AND it was totally freezing outside! OMG. But surprisingly the wait went by quickly (mostly due to the nearby McDonald’s and Barnes and Noble for food and a bathroom, lol) and at 15 minutes to 10am, we got our vouchers. I was #15 (we each bought one — one for us and the other as a favor for a friend)! :D

The Wii is technically Rob’s Christmas present from me but I couldn’t torture him and make him wait until then to open it. We’ve set it up and played a few of the Sports games… it’s fun! I beat him at bowling (hehe) but he killed me in tennis and boxing. When we were playing tennis, I got all into it and I totally wacked Rob in the arm as I was swinging the remote. BWAH. We couldn’t stop laughing after that. I can’t wait to try the Zelda game.

Anyway, we also got our Christmas tree! Woot! It smells so good in our apartment with the tree in here. Mmmm. Now it’s definitely the holidays. I’ll have to take pictures once it’s all decorated.

So… a meme I stole from Nicola.

10 Things Currently On Your Desk
1. iPod Nano
2. iPod speakers
3. Framed photo of my best friends, Carmen and Robyn, and me
4. Mini Cooper figurine
5. Address book
6. External hard drive
7. Justin Timberlake CD
8. December issue of Teen Vogue
9. Country Apple candle from Bath and Body Works
10. Tassle from my college graduation

9 Favorite Ships
1. Pacey/Joey (Dawson’s Creek) – yes, still!
2. Ephram/Amy (Everwood)
3. Nathan/Haley (One Tree Hill)
4. Gil/Anne (Anne of Green Gables)
5. Harry/Hermione (Harry Potter)
6. Tony/Michelle (24)
7. Lucas/Peyton (One Tree Hill)
8. Ryan/Taylor (The OC)
9. Lex/Lana (Smallville) – sadly, the reality isn’t working for me :/

8 of Your Current Favorite Songs
1. Howie Day – Collide (always)
2. The All-American Rejects – It Ends Tonight
3. Beyonce – Irreplaceable
4. Ciara – Get Up
5. Diddy – Tell Me
6. Justin Timberlake – My Love
7. John Mayer – Waiting on the World to Change
8. Snow Patrol – Chocolate

7 People You Talk to The Most
1. Rob
2. My Manager Linda
3. My other Manager Stephanie
4. My Dad
5. My friend (and now my sales rep) Jason
6. My friend Ruby
7. My cousin Riz

6 Favorite Kinds of Candy and/or Chocolate
1. Sour Patch Kids
2. Lindt truffles (especially the mint chocolate ones. YUM)
3. Scotchmallows from See’s candies
4. Snickers
5. Cherry Jolly Ranchers
6. Candy Canes

(5) 4 Favorite Bands and ONE Artist
1. *NSync
2. Death Cab for Cutie
3. Fall Out Boy
4. Linkin Park
5. Justin Timberlake

4 Websites You Visit Daily
1. Google/GMail
2. SFGate.com
3. TelevisionWithoutPity.com
4. Live Journal

3 Favorite Fictional Characters
1. Pacey Witter (Dawson’s Creek)
2. Amy Abbott (Everwood)
3. Summer Roberts (The OC)

2 Favorite Sayings
1. “Seriously?”
2. “I don’t know about that…”

1 Favorite Movie
1. Anne of Green Gables

Hope everyone had a good weekend. :D

john tucker must die

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We didn’t get our Christmas tree over the weekend since it started RAINING. We headed over to the tree lot on Sunday anyway but all the trees were *drenched.* GRRR. We’re going to try again this weekend… I want my tree already!

Rob is so obsessed with the Nintendo Wii… we even STOOD IN LINE at Best Buy last Sunday. Like those people you see on TV. THAT WAS US. We didn’t get one, though, since they only had 50 for sale and we were just too late (people had been waiting since 6am and we got in line at 9am). But seriously. We stood in line. For a video game system. That’s nuts, right? :P

I watched John Tucker Must Die yesterday. I enjoyed it, of course. Plot holes and all. But then, you guys know me by now… I love fluffy teen movies. And this one stars Brittany Snow and Sophia Bush! Brittany totally carries the movie — I miss seeing her on TV every week (I’m still mourning the premature cancellation of American Dreams). Fun way to spend an hour and a half.

Just finished watching America’s Next Top Model. I’m so disappointed in the top 3 finalists. BLAH.

thanksgiving weekend

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Happy [belated] Thanksgiving to all my American friends!

I am absolutely loving this 4-day Thanksgiving weekend. Work has made me so tired recently… I definitely needed the break. Plus, I’m enjoying Thanksgiving leftovers as I type (pumpkin pie!) and really, there’s not much that’s better than that. :D

Yesterday Rob and I hit some of the Black Friday sales to pick up toys and DVDs for Christmas presents. We went to 2 Best Buys, 2 Circuit Citys, 2 Targets, and 1 K-Mart. LOL. Aside from presents, I finally bought myself a photo printer — this Photosmart 475 by HP for only $49 at Circuit City. I’ve been itching to print out some of my Paris pictures and now I can! Whee. Rob was also looking for a Nintendo Wii but it was sold out absolutely *everywhere* we went. I hope he finds one… the interactive games look like so much fun!

I’m going to try and convince Rob that we need to buy our Christmas tree tonight. *hopes*

I also need to finish my Paris diary…

Hope everyone’s enjoying their weekend. :)

new favorite quote

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My new favorite quote:

May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art — write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
– Neil Gaiman

I love that. SO. MUCH.

christmas gifts

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I had a fabulous Christmas. And I hope all of you did as well! Southern CA was gorgeous. Such a nice change from the rain that’s hitting the Bay Area right now. I spent a day with my best friends in LA and another few days with my dad and family in Cerritos so it was a whirlwind long weekend and I’m really sad it’s over. I went back to work today and OMG, it was rough. I want to be back on vacation. *sob*

Before the holidays are officially behind us, I want to share 1 more great Christmas song I found.

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Jack Johnson – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

I LOVE JACK JOHNSON. :D

Posting my annual Christmas haul so I have this on record somewhere. I must have been very good this year (this is very questionable) because Santa was SO AWESOME to me.

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brokeback mountain

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First off, I want to say THANKS to Marianne, Sarah, Mandy, Alie, and Becca for the great holiday cards! I LOVE THEM. :)

My holiday cards, unfortunately, went out today. :/ I know, I’m horrible! No excuses. I just seriously procrastinated in writing and getting them mailed out. So sorry.

I saw Brokeback Mountain over the weekend (Oakland happens to be one of the limited engagement cities, yay) and I really, really liked it. It’s an extraordinarily sad story of love and how it doesn’t always conquer all. It deserves all the recognition it’s been receiving. All the principal actors (Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams) are amazing. They all really blew me away. Is it silly that I’m so proud of Michelle Williams and her supporting actress Golden Globe nomination? It’s little Jennifer from the Creek! Aww.

I just have to get through 1 more day of work this week… then I’m off to Southern CA on Thursday morning for the holiday. :D Can’t wait.

christmas wishlist

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ARGH. I am SO SORRY if you tried to visit my site on Thursday and it was trying to make you download some evil trojan virus. I didn’t do it… I SWEAR! I think someone hacked into my blog archives and remotely tried to execute some code. I took the entire Movable Type installation down, re-installed it, and also had my host do a search for any other malicious files that might be lurking about… the site has been given the all clear. PHEW. Again, so sorry. :(

So… I need some help. I went shopping ALL DAY on Wednesday and did not find a single thing for my dad. He’s absolutely the hardest person to shop for EVER cause he doesn’t *need* anything and offers no help whatsoever. For every other holiday (birthday, Father’s Day), I usually get him some sort of clothing item. But that’s getting a little tired, you know? So… I’m wondering what all of you get your dads for the holidays? Any suggestions?

And I’ve been meaning to do this meme…
Christmas Wishlist
* Make a post to your blog. The post should contain your list of 10 holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from simple and fandom-related (“I’d love a Snape/Hermione icon that’s just for me”) to medium (“I wish for _____ on DVD”) to really big (“All I want for [insert seasonal celebration here] is a new car/computer/house/TV.”) The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.
* If you wish for real life things (not fics or icons), make sure you include some sort of contact info in your post, whether it’s your address or just your email address where Santa (or one of his elves) could get in touch with you.
* Also, make sure you post some version of these guidelines in your blog so that the holiday joy will spread.
* Surf around to see who has posted their list. And now here’s the important part:
* If you see a wish you can grant, and it’s in your heart to do so, make someone’s wish come true. Sometimes someone’s trash is another’s treasure, and if you have a leather jacket you don’t want or a gift certificate you won’t use–or even know where you could get someone’s dream purebred Basset Hound for free–do it.
* You needn’t spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn’t to put people out, it’s to provide everyone a chance to be someone else’s holiday elf–to spread the joy. Gifts can be made anonymously or not–it’s your call.
* There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just…wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you’ll have the joy of knowing you made someone’s holiday special.

1. Holiday cards!
2. A tutorial on how the heck to customize the layout for a Coppermine gallery. I just DON’T. GET. IT.
3. Wallpapers of my ‘ships (Pacey/Joey, Harry/Hermione, Ephram/Amy, Nathan/Haley, etc). I prefer 1600×1200 (that’s the optimal resolution for my laptop) but anything 1024×768 and higher works too.
4. Music recs. I listen to pretty much everything but country (sorry). Some favorite artists are NSync, Britney, The Postal Service, Kanye West, Jack Johnson, Death Cab…
5. On that note, an iTunes gift card/certificate.
6. Starbucks gift card.
7. Your favorite quotes from TV shows, movies, songs, people.
8. A Pacey/Joey mood theme. I know I don’t ever post on LJ but maybe I can figure out a way to use it here.
9. Anything from my Amazon wishlist.
10. Suprise me. :D

Send me an email if you need my address. And if anyone has also posted a wishlist on their blog/LJ/mySpace, please let me know in the comments so I can be sure to take a look. ;)