time wasters....i can't resist them!

1. ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
i have a scar above my left eye. i cracked my head open when i was nine. it hurt. it also severed a nerve in my eyebrow.

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
nothing right now. but then, it's not my apartment.

3. DO YOU SNORE, GRIND YOUR TEETH, OR TALK IN YOUR SLEEP?
i definitely talk in my sleep. and i clinch my teeth also.

4. WHAT TYPE OF MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
just about everything...but i don't really like country (except for johnny cash and willie nelson)

5. DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME YOU WERE BORN?
actually i do. i was born at 2.16 pm. i know that because my mother calls all of us on our birthdays at the exact time we were born.

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
lunch.

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
italy.


8. WHAT IS/ARE YOUR MOST PRIZED POSSESSION(S)?
my photographs, bible, and computer

9. HOW TALL ARE YOU?
5’5".

10. DO YOU GET CLAUSTROPHOBIC?
yes i do. in crowds and crowded elevators

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
no.

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
my boss at work.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PERFUME FOR A GIRL?
burberry brit and anna sui.

14. WHAT HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
i'm not really picky, but i do love green eyes. and brown eyes.

15. WHERE CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF BEING PROPOSED TO?
anywhere outside. or someplace pretty.



16. COFFEE OR ENERGY DRINK?
coffee every time. or tea.

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA?
homemade bbq chicken pizza

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
gelato.

20. HAVE YOU EVER EATEN A GOLDFISH?
why would i do that?

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
when i was in kindergarten, the boy i liked gave me a crayon. does that count?

22. DO YOU LIKE ANYBODY?
i like lots of anybodys. i call them friends.

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
yes i am. my elbows are double jointed.

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
hmmm...i wear a giant mish-mosh of different stuff. nothing specific.

26. DO YOU HAVE A PET RIGHT NOW?
i DO! i have a precious puppy named tucker.


27. WHAT KIND IS IT?
a dog. a doxen.

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON WOULD LEAVE?
i don't understand this question. he would be going away, or what?

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
spending quality time together.

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
fifteen. or seven. (i said them both. i'm a rebel.)

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
i'm not picky. i've been both.

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN?
i don't want to list one.

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
inconsistency in people. (aka when people say they're going to do something, and then don't follow up.)
pet peeve--wet socks

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF THE USA?
yep. lots.

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
i have lots.

36. MET ANYONE FAMOUS?
yep.

37. FIRST JOB?
babysittin.

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
oh yeah. they were huge in middle school.


39. FAVORITE COLORS?
green. yellow.

40. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
picking up my new passport.

41. HAVE YOU EVER HAD SURGERY?
yep.

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
my eyes. and my purse (oddly enough).

43. HAVE YOU EVER HAD BRACES?
yep. for 6 years.

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
i don't know. lots of hugs!

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
i don't know. maybe 3 or 4.

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
i'm named after a song. and my middle name is my meemaw's maiden name.

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
i did when i was little.



49. WHAT KIND OF SHAMPOO DO YOU USE?
aveda.

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
sometimes. i change it a lot.

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
turkey.

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
yeah.

53.WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON YOUR SHELF?
amy grant. heart in motion. (it's the first one i ever bought.)

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
yeah. what kind of person wouldn't?

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
to a degree they do.

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE ANGER?
with a good RRRRRR...

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
right now, in santa monica.

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
i had a wuzzle i loved when i was little. i also loved my strawberry shortcake bike.

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
i have no idea. a lot.

62. WERE YOU A FAN OF BARNEY AS A KID?
i was too old for barney when it was new.

63. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
i think a little too much.

64. MASHED POTATOES OR MACARONI AND CHEESE?
hmmm....yes.

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY?
a man who loves Jesus, has pretty eyes, and likes books & music & movies.

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
aimes, allie, mimi

67. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE BAND/SINGER?
singer--otis redding, jack johnson, glen hansard, damien rice, ray lamontagne
band--black keys, belle & sebastian, foo fighters, old 97s

68. WHATS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?
gilmore girls, acl, entourage, heroes

69. WHAT WAS YOUR ACT/SAT SCORE?
1260; i didn't take the act

71. DO YOU HAVE ALL YOUR FINGERS AND TOES?
yes

74. WHATS THE FASTEST YOU HAVE GONE IN A CAR?
probably about 100 mph.

75. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU KISSED?
george.

76. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
breathless by corrine bailey rae

77. LAST THING YOU DRANK?
diet coke.



78. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
my mom

79. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
eyes, smile.

80. LAST TEXT YOU GOT?
what is up in dee house?

81. FAVORITE THING TO HAVE?
intellegence. and grace.

82. FAVORITE SEASON(S)?
winter.


83. FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN?
i don't have one. i'm a scorpio, but i don't fit the profile, so i've never paid too much attention to it.

84. WHO IS YOUR HERO?
my papaw.

85. WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
right now, a reddish brown color with a few highlights underneath.

86. EYE COLOR?
mostly blue.

87. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?
college football. and ice dancing....just kidding. i do love college football though. and some mlb.

89. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT?
burger king

90. YOU LIKE SUSHI?
oh yes i do. but my friends give me a hard time about it.

91.LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
everyday italian.

92. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
halloween! it's two holidays in one! (my birthday too!)

93. PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
not really. i play some mean air drums though.

94. REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT?
neither. i don't pick just one.

95. KISSES OR HUGS?
ooooooh. i love both.

96. RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
absolutely relationships.


97. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT?
lunch yesterday.

98. WHAT KIND OF CAR DO YOU DRIVE?
2002 nissan xterra

99. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
persuasion by jane austen

100. DESCRIBE YOUR LOVE LIFE IN ONE WORD.
hopeful.

who loves california?? i do!! i do!!

So, I'm going to try to keep up with some blogging now that life is settling down a little more. I think this will help people to keep up with me a little more too, since I've become a bit of a closed book lately.

Living in Los Angeles has been a whole new experience. I have learned a lot about myself and a lot about me. I list those things seperately because I have changed while living here. I can't describe it exactly, but I came into this city one way, and I am leaving a different way. Here's a little bit about what my life has been like though since I moved here....

1. work. I am working in a small office with about 15 other people...I am starting to finish up an internship in the Wine Department of Christie's. It has been a hard/fun process of learning about the auction industry. It's funny, but I have learned more about the client service department than the wine department. I have spent my time working in a freezing cold warehouse, eating mysterious food with Walker at that Thai food place in the Valley, creating endless spreadsheets, laughing endlessly about I Love Lucy and SNL with Naveen, fearing failure, and sending silly emails while sitting next to the recepient at the front desk. I hope that I will leave the office at the end of the summer with some great friends. I have certainly enjoyed my time there, and I can't imagine having spent my summer working anywhere else.

2. my apartment. Finding a place to live in Los Angeles was a bit of a struggle. The girl that hired me at Christie's told me that Craigslist was the best place to look for an apartment, and I didn't know how that was going to work out. Who knows what kind of crazys I was going to find while looking for an apartment?! I was a little nervous. I started looking at ads on Craigslist, and was a bit discouraged at what I had found...or not found rather....but I was hopeful!! So, I kept looking, even after finding several people that discouraged substance abuse problems, but supported occasional use, as long as it was shared! haha...But, nonetheless, I finally found an apartment. I wanted to live in Santa Monica, because I simply love the beach, and it was tricky to find a place, but I hit the jackpot! I love where I live. I can see the pier and the ocean from my living room and my bedroom, and I am high enough off the ground that I get a great breeze all the time. It's just too good! There are a few drawbacks, like the constant sirens on Ocean Avenue, and the overwhelming incense/weed smell coming from neighbor's apartments....but it just adds character I guess...haha. In the end, it is such a fun place to live...I can walk everywhere in the neighborhood (the promenade, the pier, the beach, the library, the movie theater, anthropologie, etc...). And there is always more awaiting me to explore! Who couldn't love that?!!!



3. weather. It doesn't rain here!!! I don't understand that. I know that LA is part of a desert, but this is just silly! I miss the RAIN!!! It's one of my favorite things, and there is none of that here! oh my! But the cooler weather is such a nice change from Texas!!

4. traffic. There is some serious traffic in this city. And when I say that there is traffic, there is TRAFFIC!!! Oh my goodness. While I love the city, it is a real trying thing to get to work in the mornings...it's tough. People are just crazy on the road. And what's worse is that they all drive really nice cars too, which makes it a little tougher, because I don't want to hit a pretty, fancy car with my older clunkier suv! It's a delicate balance to get there everyday! However, I do get to work in one of the prettiest areas in Los Angeles. Every tourist in LA tries to make it to Beverly Hills and walk down Rodeo Drive, and I do it every day. I think I might be starting to take that for granted....uh oh!

5. things that make me laugh. I love seeing things here that are outrageous! It just makes me smile. Sometimes, I'll be at the front desk at work, and some paparazzi will run full speed past the doors and be shooting pictures at the same time. Other times, I'll walk by that big shiny torso on Rodeo and just laugh at the fact that tons of people drive by a big shiny butt everyday....haha! I watched some man take a picture of me and my friend Lindsey the other day from one of those Beverly Hills trolley things...I guess he thought we were famous? Who knows....but it made me laugh. The Bubble Man on the beach here in Santa Monica...he always makes me laugh....but I haven't seen him lately....that doesn't make me laugh. The moon...it moves do quickly at night here...that makes me smile with a bit of confusion.

That's all I have for now, but you just enjoy that for now...it's been a long time coming!

fun playlist!!!!

i've got a question for you...

Mood: satisfied

my blog is broken....so i'm posting on the backup

keep on reading on! love you!!

Currently listening to:
Old 97s
Drag It Up

Ed Proposes to Carol

i LOVE this video...it makes me cry everytime...

jealousy...sending saints into the sea....

Mood: sick
Currently watching: The Family Stone

in our life, there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art...it is the color of love....

life is not like burger king, you can't always have it your way. -bill cosby

it might be time for you to go. it might be time to change, to shine out. i want to repeat one word for you: leave. roll the word around on your tongue for a bit. it is a beautiful word isn't it? so strong and forceful, the way you have always wanted to be. and you will not be alone. you have never been alone. don't worry. everything will be here when you get back. it is you who will be changed. - don miller

the eyes will speak words when the lips are standing still....

if i told you a secret,
you wouldn't tell a soul
will you hold it and keep it alive
cause it's burning a hole and i can't get to sleep
and i can't live alone in this lie....

growing isn't just about learning new things; it's about finally grasping things that seem old because we've passed by so many chances to learn them---the growth of all things (even people) is a process. it isn't instantaneous...nor is it not automatic. it takes time, but not to say that's all it takes. (see isaiah 30.18)

i don't want to look, i want someone to find me. -lc

your love is so right for me.

it's a glow in the dark compass ring. so you don't get lost. -big

the universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

there's something inside that's yours...that they can't touch.

why didn't you tell me i was in love with you?? (can you name that movie??)

******these are just some inspirational quotes that i love...some are funny, and some are just sweet, but they all mean something to me, and i hope you like them!!******

all of this is more than i've ever known or seen...

Mood: thoughtful
Currently Listening to:
Mat Kearney
Nothing Left to Lose (album)

so i've been in a contemplative state lately....wondering if anything about my life is really making a difference in the lives of anyone else...so here's where you come in i guess......

i would love it if you would send me a message telling me something we've done together or just some way that i've been a part of your life...just letting me know that you care is one way to really touch my heart. i cherish my friends so much, and i would love to know what you think......

try not to leave a message here though....i want this to be just between us!! love you guys so much!!!!!

ps...i'm going to see mat kearney on dec 14 in dallas, and if you want to come with me, i would love it!!!!

the last train is nearly due.....

Mood: poetic

i have been hearing poetry all around me today. beautiful words that i could never conceive of, but that are so lovely. so i decided to share! i put two of my favorite poems below, and while i'm re-reading an old dorothy parker book, you can read these!!! love yous!!!!! enjoy the rest of your saturday!!!

i carry your heart with me by e.e. cummings

i carry your heart with me
i carry it in my heart
i am never without it
anywhere i go you go my dear;
and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling
i fear no fate
for you are my fate, my sweet
i want no world
for beautiful you are my world, my true
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life
which grows higher than the soul can hope or the mind can hide
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart
i carry it in my heart

one art by elizabeth bishop

the art of losing isn't hard to master
so many things seem filled with the intent
to be lost that their loss is no disaster,

lose something every day. accept the fluster
of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.
the art of losing isn't hard to master.

then practice losing farther, losing faster:
places, and names, and where it was you meant
to travel. none of these will bring disaster.

i lost my mother's watch. and look! my last, or
next-to-last, of three beloved houses went.
the art of losing isn't hard to master.

i lost two cities, lovely ones. and, vaster,
some realms i owned, two rivers, a continent.
i miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.

--even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture
i love) i shan't have lied. it's evident
the art of losing's not too hard to master
though it may look like (Write it!) a disaster.


i love those two poems.


(and this lyric title is from simon & garfunkel's "poem on the underground wall"...just in case you were wondering!)

personality, walk with personality, smile with personality....

Currently Listening:
Amos Lee
Amos Lee (album)

who knew?!


You Are An ENFP

The Inspirer

You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller!

In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart.
You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. You break a lot of hearts.

At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do.
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.

How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding

When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused.

all i want for christmas is you....

Current Mood: cheerful & christmasy
Currently Watching: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

so i saw this thing on my friend parker's journal that made me think.

I want to live in a holy manner so that I can say thank you with my life... thank you for my life.

i love that. i echo that for my own life. i want my motive to be a holy life, not just a moral life. i want to live with obedience and love, giving God thanks and praise for what i have and who i am. without that obedience, it seems a bit hollow...it doesn't mean as much without the foundation behind it.

on a different note, i can't wait for christmas this year!!! it's such a fun time....i love being home for the holidays...it being cold, getting to see family, doing fun things together, watching a christmas story over and over again on christmas day (a tradition in our family!!! haha) all that stuff. i love that about christmas. but what is disappointing to me is that there is a loss of what makes christmas christmas. the birth of our Jesus. what a great thing to celebrate!!!!!!!! i'm always amazed every year by how much the christmas eve service at our church blows me away!!! i love it!!! and i cry almost every year (i'm such a sap i know!!)...at just how beautiful everything is, but mostly at what an amazing gift we have in Jesus. that just blows my mind!!

i got on the christmas rant because they are showing how the grinch stole christmas on tv, and i just love that little cartoon (almost as much as the charlie brown christmas)...it makes me want to decorate for christmas!!! (but not until after thanksgiving...)
so i hope your heart is not two sizes too small, an that you enjoy today like it's christmas!!! hee hee!