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 After trying to explain what goes with peanut butter to a non-peanut butter lover, I found myself thinking, "Well, what exactly makes something go with peanut butter?" I figure if something is too juicy, it doesn't work. So berries or melon don't go well with it... right? And just the thought of certain flavors mixing together causes me to cringe, like mayonnaise and peanut butter. Yikes. Anyway, the things I can think of are:
—Thursday, November 29, 2007 1 comment Peanut butter and...
 - Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything - The 10 Most Terrifyingly Inspirational '80s Songs - The mysteries of lefthandedness - All my friends are astronauts - How do nice people do it? - Diet coke+Mentos (Previously: Lists, part 5)
—Monday, November 26, 2007 0 comments Lists, part 6
 The other night, after catching up with some good old friends during this nice holiday, I found myself driving alone in the night. It was just me and the road and Bruce Springsteen blaring on the car speakers. I slowed to a stop at a traffic light and, I don't know why, but I looked up. The stars were shining brightly; it was the first time I had seen them in a while. It's a lost cause looking for them in the city, though I often forget to look anyway. And it reminded me how I forget how wonderful it is being home, being away from that chaos and being here in the quietness with family and old friends. Despite finding a "new life" in the city, I'm reminded of the good times here, how things really are, how humbling it can all be. This is where I came from, and I will never forget that. I smiled as I heard the familiar harmonica play from the beginning of "Thunder Road." As if on cue, the light turned green and I cranked up Bruce. Hey, what else can we do now
—Saturday, November 24, 2007 5 comments Thankful and at peace
 Happy Thanksgiving! May your bellies be full and content.
—Thursday, November 22, 2007 1 comment Happy Thanksgiving
 "Not even a chance," I thought, "not even a chance." While sitting in a local coffee shop yesterday night, Christmas music filled the air. Thanksgiving didn't even get a chance to flesh out yet and already everyone's rushing on to the holidays. Sure, bits and pieces are slowly peeking out, what with the street decorations and the red Starbucks cups. But... there's something about Christmas music that truly makes it the holidays. Say, if you heard it during the summer I'm sure everyone would have some kind of mini-freakout and go, "Wait, what? That doesn't make sense!" And while it is very close to December now, I say at least let Thanksgiving (and the end of Fall) have a chance because I know the next holidays (and season) will last a while. But perhaps I say this because with the holidays comes another end of another year, and I guess I'm feeling a little nostalgic.
—Monday, November 19, 2007 1 comment Christmas music
 So here's a thought: if you die in your dream, can you wake up again? A friend was telling me about her dream last night and I mused out loud with that thought. Do you know what I mean? So, for example, if you were falling to your death in your dream, and you hit the ground and died, blacked out, gone-- would you be able to wake yourself up in the real world?
—Thursday, November 15, 2007 4 comments Reawaken
 This is for the readers who have no idea who I am. If you know who I am beyond this little corner of the web, please disregard this entry. With that said, what do you think I look like? How old do you think I am? Would you want to meet me in real life? I'm actually really curious about what you guys say for the first two questions. Other than that, how are you?
—Tuesday, November 13, 2007 5 comments Who am I?
 American Gangster was so badass. It was amazing. There was this one part where I sat there dreading the inevitable. Gripping moments like those make for a great film, when it is so engaging and so captivating. Denzel Washington is the man! I love that guy. Training Day is still my favorite role of his but holy cow, he was so badass. The film was just badass. I can't describe it any other way. So right after the film, I went and bought Jay-Z's latest album of the same title. It's not the soundtrack to the film, but rather a "concept album"-- basically it was inspired by the film. I like it a lot, but I could be biased because, yes, Jay-Z is my favorite rapper. (Say what? I listen to rap? Yes I do.) At any rate, American Gangster was badass. I've said that word 4 times in this entry.
—Saturday, November 10, 2007 2 comments American Gangster
 Everyone has those moments where you wish you could rewind and do it again, or maybe not at all. A lot of people love saying they live a life without regrets, but the truth is... the truth is I wish it were that easy. The ability to shrug things off as if it were a piece of clothing you decide not to wear anymore and then put on something else-- it's something I wish I could do more. I often sit, dwelling on choices I have made or actions that I have done. I say I'm okay with a lot of things, that it'll be okay in the end but, like I said, we all have those moments of regret. So what's done is done, and I can't change it; I can try and make it better (or worse) from there, or simply let it go. I guess what I'm trying say is that you shouldn't let the past bury you; keep it with you, but don't let it stop you from living.
—Thursday, November 8, 2007 2 comments Regret not, live it out
Support the writers! They do so much for shows, and I have nothing but respect for them. And I especially love The Office writers; such a brilliant and funny bunch. I watch that show live every Thursday. (Heck, I watch every show live if I can, else I tape it; I'm old school.) There are only 2 unaired episodes of The Office left until... nothing (via Jenna). Production has shut down. So if the strike goes on, no new episodes, nothing. Hopefully it'll end soon. Until then, support the writers!
—Wednesday, November 7, 2007 0 comments Support the writers!
 I'd like to share two YouTube artists that I really like: bradintampa and chewwinggum. I have a thing for acoustic covers, and I like both of theirs. Right now, I'm stuck on bradintampa's cover of "Ever the Same" by Rob Thomas. I found bradintampa first with his cover of "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" by Death Cab For Cutie. He just has this really great voice that can be mellow or rock 'n roll; I'm big fan of his. Some of my favorites are his covers of "I Don't Want To Live On The Moon" from Sesame Street, "In the Sun" by Joseph Arthur, "Look After You" by The Fray, and "Collide" by Howie Day. I found chewwinggum soon after with her cover of "Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt. I dug it a lot (I think it sounds better than the original) and her voice reminds of Janis Joplin. I like her cover of "True Colors", too. Do you have any favorite YouTube artists?
—Sunday, November 4, 2007 2 comments Acoustic covers
 "I'll take the girl in pink and blue," said a man behind me. While waiting at a stoplight with a friend last night in the chaos that is Halloween, I look down at my clothes and well, hey, I'm wearing my dark pink sweater with a blue t-shirt underneath. I shake my head and think, "Of all the scantily dressed girls tonight, why does he pick the normal looking one?" My friend and I continue walking but he latches on. He's skeazy looking, trying his best to make conversation. He says, "Do you watch the show Heroes? Do you think it's going to end?" I reply, "Umm, I don't know. I guess it's gotta end sometime, so..." I turn away and continue talking to my friend. He says, "Look, I'm just trying to have a serious conversation. I know you don't think I'm serious." And goes on about how we're trying to outwalk him and that he wasn't going anywhere. Now, I was out because I wanted to walk my friend safely back to the subway, and I also needed to get hand soap 'cause I was running low. We're nearing the subway at this point, and he still hasn't left. Near the entrance, he says something like this, "Look! We're TMZ! Look at the camera over there! I swear!" He starts pulling at some guy to join in but the other guy was looking at him like he was crazy. At this point I was annoyed, so I pulled my friend into the closest store. Eventually Skeazy Guy jets down the stairs into the subway station, probably realizing that nope, these girls aren't having it. Checking that the coast was clear, we walk back out and another guy approaches us. Except he was a good guy. He asked if we were alright because he saw Skeazy Guy pulling at my friend's arm. We said we were fine, thanks. He said people are weird on this day, and we agreed. My friend eventually got home, and yes, I eventually got my hand soap. It was just a world of no. I wasn't scared or anything because there were so many people milling around, but yeah, I was slightly sketched out. People can be so persistent. Even when it's not Halloween and when all the skeazeballs are out, people who are normally that pushy kind of sketches me out. It's like they know no bounds and it gets really frustrating because can't they take a hint? I'm being suffocated by your presence and I need to breathe! But what do you do in that kind of situation? (This has happened once or twice before but I've always had the buds in my ears and I usually ignore, pretending I don't hear anything.) I'm not about to go kick him in the balls or pepper spray him because he didn't do anything or make any kind of motion to do anything. Had I said, "Leave me alone," he would've gotten more adamant about not leaving and started asking why, what's wrong with me, etc. He was just being a nuisance. Anyway, skeazy guys like that are just wrong, and bad, and no.
—Thursday, November 1, 2007 3 comments A world of No
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