I Feel Happy in 2010

That doesn't mean I wasn't happy in 2009. I'm just really, REALLY happy. There's still some things missing in my life, like family and friends. You know, is just me and the huns here. But I feel like I can't stop smiling and I love that.

I don't make New Year's Resolutions, or at least I didn't this year. But I knew in my head what I wanted, and that was happiness. I want to accomplish some other things, obviously, but I feel like writing them on paper is not precisely what's gonna make them happen.

All pictures from here and here.

So there you have it, one of my top goals for 2010, is to be really, really happy!!! I think I've started to accomplish that already. How about you, do you put your own happiness as a priority? Are you happy?

Kisses my loveys, and have a great weekend, look forward to some surprises around here next week!

Thoughts of the Moment

So according to the last poll I had here on the blog, you guys are ok with more than on post, but not more than 2. [PS: Thanks to all of you guys who voted.]

Which is great, so here's my second one for today. Note: I used to post twice a day before, but I just wanted to know your take on things.

So, I now bring you my thoughts of the moment. Through pictures...

All pictures from here and here.

I know I'm not saying anything concrete, but the pictures are quite self-explanatory. That's just what's on my mind right now [and has been forever].

PS: I noticed I have a few new followers, WELCOME!!!

PPS: It feels soooo good to be able to read your blogs, and blog on a daily basis. I just love it.

Saturday Images

..and a plea. Remember my 101 in 1001 goals? Well I do. And while I have tons of updates on those. Trust me, I've been working hard. I need your help for this one, goal #23 [learn how to cook soups] well and #100 [learn 10 new recipes] too. I might have learned one or two for my Thanksgiving dinner [unposted] but I need suggestions folks. What are your favorite recipes, do you have a favorite one? an easy one? a hard one? Just tell me about it. Leave a comment, e-mail me, tweet me, blog about it, but please let me know.

And now some recipe/food inspiration.

I hope everyone's having a great weekend. Kisses

Pictures from here and here.

100 Truths About Me

1. I’m extremely sarcastic.
2. I hate, HATE TV.
3. Radio’s going down that road too.
4. I’ve "acted" on two different commercials.
5. I was "raised" in blockbuster therefore, I love movies.
6. I hate comedies.
7. I secretly wish I could be more like mom, because she is the mother of all EVIL!
8. I’m an only child and a HUGE daddy's girl.
9. I would die/kill/remove my right arm for a sister.
10. Speaking of my right arm, I can’t do anything with my left arm/hand.
11. I wear my watch on my right wrist [see because I can’t on the left].
12. I love reading, and I read really fast too.
13. I am diabetic. Hypoglycemic actually. I was diagnosed at age 8 and was put on a VERY strict diet. The diet consisted of no artificial sugars. As in absolutely zero sugars. Everything was sugar free and that also included corn syrup, starch, fructose, glucose, etc. Four years later the doctor "lifted" the diet because my body had stabilized. Thanks to this, I've been reading nutrition facts labels since forever and I actually know how to read them!
14. I seriously love Brad Pitt.
15. I had a real best friend and I lost her.
16. People are always telling me I look like Katie Holmes.
17. I HATE the sound the dryer makes when it's done. Hearing that sound should be an optional thing!!!
18. I have gone without food for over 24 hrs. I know, not healthy!
19. I hate lies, liars, being lied to, etc. It really tears me up inside. EVERY.SINGLE.TIME.
    
20. I'm 21 and cannot swallow pills, except for birth control, because they're TINY.
21. I have never seen snow.
22. I secretly wish I could be a model.
23. Panic is what I feel whenever I'm driving in LA.
24. I'm in a sorority.
25. My mom's an only child as well. However, I call over 20 people aunt/uncle thanks to her.
26. When I moved with my boyfriend I didn't know how to cook anything! I had my mom in the phone for the longest periods of time just giving me instructions. I learned.
27. I will always be the girl who always wanted a tattoo and never got one. I like them, but maybe they're not for me. I could never decide on what to get, or where to get it, or any of that.
28. I had a [body] piercing and I loooooved it. It freaking fell out one day. I miss it all the time.
29. I used to play the violin.
30. I love taking pics, but not as much as I love actually being on them.
31. Before I left Puerto Rico, I used to babysit the cutest little girl ever!!! I've missed her each and every single day.
32. I love my dog more than I could possibly imagine. Love like that is hard to explain.
33. When I was introduced to my boyfriend, I was a complete, TOTAL bitch to him. I still wonder why he talked to me after that. [I'm kidding I know it was beacuse I'm super hot]. LOL
34. I used to eat a whole pizza by myself...on a regular basis. Don't worry I used to excercise a lot too.
35. I have cheated on somebody and I'm not sure I'm sorry. People make mistakes to learn from them, I definitely learned from that one!
36. I have fallen asleep at work. But in my defense, it was only once, and it was also during pledge week. I had gotten 0 sleep for like 4 or 5 days! [PS: I fell asleep on the toilet!]
37. I would get a rhinoplasty if it were cheap!
38. I have a thing for shoes. I think there should be malls just for shoe stores.
39. I write a lot. A lot of crap I don't let anyone read, lol. But when I was younger I used to write a lot more, and also I used to draw. [I am not ANY good at either of these "hobbies"].
40. I'm 21, and still very conventional about some things [example: no cellphones during dinner].
41. Speaking of dinner, I don't have a dinning table at my apartment. Why?? Because it wouldn't fit, not even a small table for two. I would love to have my own dining table so that I could serve food properly and sit down and eat peacefully. Also, it would be nice to be able to invite people over for dinner.
42. No one besides my boyfriend has ever tried my food. [Refer to #26]
43. I wish I was done with school already!!!!!!
44. As soon as I walk through the door, I take everything off. My earrings, rings, any jewelry, etc. I also wash my face asap. If I'm going to be home, I need to be as comfy as possible.
45. I'm an extremely loyal customer. If I like your store/product/services you're going to see me A LOT.
46. One of my good friends is a succesful jewelry designer.
47. For some time, I couldn't like the same guy for more than a couple of weeks, and I was really tired of just hurting people. I wanted to get out. I was considering joining the army [I KNOW!]. I fell in love with the next guy I went out with. Hi, honey!
    
48. I know how to sew. I took classes when I was in high school because I wanted to design. However, I can't draw. I gave it up.
49. I looove fruits, I eat all kinds of fruit except watermelons, or any other kind of melons (cantaloupe or things like that).
50. Making this list is a lot harder than I thought.
51. I love dancing. I used to partipate in ALL (yes, all of them you could ask my mom) the talent shows at my school. In collge I did some dancing as well.
52. Whenever I'm listening to music, I'm also singing to it. If I can't sing a song [meaning that I don't know the lyrics] I don't like it.
53. I used to eat like a trucker and I never gained a pound. Don't hate me please.
54. I'm really romantic, but I never admit it [except just now]. I love when guys give me flowers for no reason, or just visit me randomly just to say hi, things like that. I just love the little details.
55. I hate holidays. Yes. holidays, including my birthday. The ones I hate the most are Valentine's Day, Christmas, NEW YEARS, YUCKKK, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc. I think just writing this put me in a bad mood. I believe that if you want to celebrate something, you don't need to wait for a date when the rest of the world is also celebrating the exact same thing. PS: my birthday is on a holiday!!! The horror!!
56. My parents have been together for 30 years now. WOW! I want my kids to be able to say that about me too.
57. I want to have a bunch of kids. I love kids. I know I will need to work on my patience though.
58. I really, really, REALLY want to visit Italy someday.
59. I love dressing up. Say formal events and I'm there! I think this was one of the things I loved the most of being in a sorority. Millions of excuses to dress up.
60. When I meet a guy, I always look at his hands, they say a lot about people. Ugly hands is a HUGE turn off. [Should I write this sentence in past tense? LOL]
61. When I like something (food wise) I eat it every day until I get literally tired of it and then stop eating it for years. I've done this with over 10 or 15 different foods. Example: I don't drink soda anymore and haven't for years, but I used to drink over 2 liters a day!
62. At fast foods, I always order the exact same thing. This might be the reason of why I get tired of it, but whatevs.
63. I carry mace on my purse at all times.
64. I'm in love with the moon.
65. I can't sleep if I don't have a comforter, I absolutely hate the feel of sheets. I wrap the comforter around myself so I don't feel the "fitted sheet" [you know the one that goes around the mattress real tight] eww.
66. It makes me want to kill people, it seriously drives me crazy when I say I'm from Puerto Rico, and people immediately ask if I'm from New York. Are you stupid or what? New York does NOT equal Puerto Rico. GEEZ
67. I keep all my cards, and I have boxes full of them, each and every single card I've been given since I was a baby [at that time, my mom kept them for me].
68. I'm really proud to be Latina.
69. I can eat breakfast for all my meals, for example eggs in the morning, pancakes in the afternoon, oatmeal at night. I just love all things breakfast. Period.
70. I'm really picky with food.
71. My boyfriend is my best friend. In that order.
72. I've seen most of my favorite artists/bands live at concerts. [Ricky Martin, Alejandro Fernandez, Menudo, Ricardo Arjona, Wisin y Yandel, Don Omar, La Secta, Jarabe de Palo, Daddy Yankee, Sean Paul, and a few more].
73. I have no idea what I used to do on the computer all day long before there was Facebook.
74. I love (sea) turtles, they're just so cute.
75. I once went grocery shopping with 6 inch heels and dressed super, duper sexy, just for the heck of it.
76. I've been asked if I'm a model like a bazillion times, I've never said yes.
77. If I don't understand/know how to work with something/etc, I get really frustrated very fast.
78. I wear (reading) glasses. I've been wearing them since the 7th grade and only a handful of people has seen me with them on.
79. I used to pee on the street a lot. A LOT.
80. I love people with a British accent.
81. Every job I've ever applied to, I have been offered the position.
82. I had my tonsils removed in 2007.
83. I don't like iPods or iPhones or iSh iStuff.
84. I have a great memory, which is both good and bad. Good 'cause you remember stuff and that's always helpful. Bad 'cause nobody, NOBODY wants to remember certain things and they're just always fresh in my memory as if they had just happened. It sucks.
85. My favorite colors are green and gray.
86. I'm impossible to wake up.
87. I hate reptiles and insects, all of them.
88. I have a zune, refer to # 83.
89. I swear to God I have insomnia.
90. When I do sleep, I ALWAYS have horrible nightmares or extremely weird, usually creepy dreams.
91. Most of my underwear is colorful, like vibrant, neon colors. I have like 1 nude and 2 black undies only.
92. One of my favorite songs of all time is Eleanor Rigby [The Beatles, DUH!]
93. I've had a cellphone since I was 12. So that's almost 10 yrs.
94. I am ALWAYS cold. As in, freezing. Usually, everybody around me is wearing tanks, shorts and flip flops, so apparently is just me who's freezing.
95. My bf says I have OCD, I like to look at it as detail-oriented. Example, I always write with the same pen, I can't just use another pen, let alone a different color. I also, never EVER use the erasers that the pencils have, I use a lion eraser. It drives me nuts to see pencils with dirty, used erasers. EEK. Ok, maybe I have a little OCD.
96. I organize my closet by sleeve length and color at the same time. [This is not helping with my OCD argument]. Everything goes from strapless to long sleeve, white to black.
    
97. I looooooooooooooove listening to birds "singing".
98. When I was in pre-kinder [3 years old] I had THREE BOYFRIENDS!!!! Apparently, one for each year I had lived. You know, you gotta make up for lost time, LOL. This is so funny, my mom has pics with me holding hands and all. I actually kept one of those relationships going all the way through kindergarten.
99. I always sleep on the same side of the bed. And even though I had a queen size all for myself, I slept on the corner, my little corner. There was always enough space left for two more people in there. Oh, and I used three pillows to sleep.
100. OMG, I made it to #100. Ok, so my favorite perfume of ALL TIME is Lolita Lempicka.

WOW!!! It has taken me months people, MONTHS to finish this post. I must give credit to the list that inspired me to do this. It was David's. If you don't know who David is, where the heck have you been?!?!?!?! Anywhozers, his list truly inspired me to do this. I never thought I could come up with 100 facts about me, and to be honest, it was quite a difficult task. David's list is a lot more intimate if you may, and I don't feel THAT ready to disclose such personal info around here yet. I do admire his courage and his honesty. I wrote things, and previewed it, then erased like five facts, then put back two of them. So, yea that explains the months it took me.

However, writing this list made me realize a few things about myself. I seem to have OCD, omg don't tell on me. I have learned a few things since moving to LA, and I apparently like things in groups of 3. Feel free to ask me any questions about me, or of anything else that you might wanna know.

KISSES XO

Goal #16 - Finish All My Books

Again, me with my super, duper, long goals. The goal originally reads like this: Finish all the books I have at home, before buying a new one [If it's for school, it doesn't count]. Remember my goals, right? Well, I also started with this one. And to tell you the truth it was only because there are a few books that I want to read, which means I have to buy them, but can't thanks to this goal. So, to make things a lot easier, I made a list of the books I have at home.

They have a story. They're not mine, well, I'm not sure, maybe they are now. Anywhozers, the thing is that when I moved to LA I just brought what was extremely necessary [you know school stuff and most of my shoes], therefore all my books are back at home, in PUERTO RICO, thousands and thousands of friking miles away. So my dad [I LOVE this guy] sent me his books, like a few of them obviously so that I could get my read on, and not get bored. Which, I'm pretty sure was the case..

Dad: Hey honey, wassup?
Me: Nothing new, just here, bored.
Dad: Why don't you read?
Me: Maybe, cause all of my books are in my room, in the house where YOU are.
Dad: Oh yea, that's right.

So, instead of sending me MY books, he sent me his, which probably made sense since he knows I have read all of my books, and not his. LOL. Back to the list. Most of the books on the list are my dad's or/and my mom's from when they were in college, you know, only 30 years ago. And a few of the books I had bought a few months ago, but for some reason I haven't read them. Oh well here it goes [in no particular order].

1. 11 Minutos (by Paulo Coelho)
2. Cuentos de Eva Luna (by Isabel Allende)
3. La Casa de los Espritus (by Isabel Allende)
4. Mi Pais Inventado (by Isabel Allende)
5. The Great Gatsby (by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
6. Don Juan Tenorio (by Jose Zorrilla)
7. Conversao' en el Batey (by Ernesto Juan Fonfrias)
8. La Vida es Sueno (by Calderon de la Barca)
9. La Malquerida y La Noche del Sabado (by Jacinto Benavente)
10. La Prudencia en la Mujer y El Condenado por Desconfiado (by Tirso de Molina)
11. El Burlador de Sevilla y Convidado de Piedra (by Tirso de Molina)
12. La Llamarada (by Enrique Laguerre)
13. Las Mil y Una Noche (anonymous)

I know most of them are in Spanish, but hey! I also have plenty more reading to do. Also, just so you know, my dad sent me the ones from #6-#13.

I already read #1, and I'm now working on #2. I LOOOOOOOOOVED 11 Minutos [11 Minutes], I definitely recommend it.

Goal #83 - The Coloring Book

Actually the goal reads like this Buy a coloring book, crayons and finish coloring the book all by myself, but that was way too long for a post title.

So, remember my list of 101 goals in 1001 days? I haven't finished this one, but I did get started, so here are some pictures of what I've done so far. I must admit that coloring was one of my favorite activities when I was a child, and it still is. I just love it, it's like relaxing.

 

The coloring book is called "Down by the Sea" as you can tell. Did I mention I love this??? I'm a kid at heart, I know. 

Goal #56 - Tweet 100 times on one day.

YAY!! I finished another one of my goals. It was an easy one though, I'll admit to that. I actually thought that it was going to be way harder. Anyways, you can see [the big red circle] on the first picture the amount of tweets I had when I started, 2,015, and the time it was [the big red arrow]. Keep looking to see me reach 2,115.

Click on the pictures to enlarge.

 

  

  

  

  

 

It's funny because you can also see everything else that I was doing while at work, really important duties you know like Gmail, Polyvore, etc.. I think I became addicted, right now I have 2,346. Maybe I was addicted already.. *sigh*

Remember to follow me on twitter, if you're not already.. Kisses XOXO

I'm here

Hello, lovely readers! I was PMS-ing, so I just saved you the horror!!! That's why I haven't "been here" the past 2 days. You're welcome!!! I have just been sleeping, or just being sleepy when I'm awake. I'm reaaaallyyyy sleepy right now, but I'm gonna read all your blog posts, yes, all 100+ of them.

Also, thanks a lot for all the support with my goals, I appreciate that beyond words.For those who asked about the domain, and how I got it, the link is here.

Remember that you can always follow me on twitter to see what I'm actually doing real time. I leave you know with a beautiful picture of a girl reading...

Goal #84 - Get MyOwn Domain

I just got my own domain, I'm pseudo freaking out right now. Ok, I'm completely and absolutely freaking out. Let's see if I'm not a complete retard, and I got the thing working.

UPDATED: I know I must be driving everybody crazy with my goals, but I'm crazy too at this moment, so let's all be crazy together!

The website seems to be working, so I'm not a techtard!! YAY!!! Obviously it is ambarsthoughts.com. This only means I can get my own business cards already. Which means....... goal #95 is going down!!

Goal #88 - Go to 7 Concerts

As all of you know, I made a list of 101 goals to finish in 1,001 days. One of my goals (#88) was to attend 7 concerts. Why seven? I don't know, I just felt like 10 were a lot, [not that I would mind, but money-wise they are]. So, I went with seven, but back to the point. I went to the first one already. YAY! to me for getting started on my goals.

Concert #1. Ricardo Arjona - Quinto Piso

Goal #70 - Watch IMDB's Top 50 Movies

Here's the list of the 50 movies (as of August 21, 2009). You can click here for full access of the list. The ones that are crossed out are the ones that I've already seen. You can also see the rest of my goals here.

01. The Shawshank Redemption
02. The Godfather
03. The Godfather part II
04. Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
05. Pulp Fiction
06. Schindler's List
07. 12 Angry Men
08. The Dark Knight
09. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
10. Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back
11. Casablanca
12. Star Wars
13. The Lors of the Rings: The Return of the King
14. Schininin no Samurai
15. Goodfellas
16. Rearwindow
17. Cidade de Deus
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark
19. Fight Club
20. C'era una Volta il West
21. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
22. The Usual Suspects
23. Psycho
24. The Silence of the Lambs
25. Sunset Blvd.
26. Up
27. The Matrix
28. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
29. District 9
30. North by Northwest
31. Memento
32. It's a Wonderful Life
33. Se7en
34. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
35. Citizen Kane
36. Leon
37. Apocalypse Now
38. American Beauty
39. Taxi Driver
40. American History X
41. Vertigo
42. Lawrence of Arabia
43. Forrest Gump
44. WALL-E
45. Paths of Glory
46. Le fabuleux destin d'Amelie Poulain
47. Double Indemnity
48. M
49. Alien
50. To Kill a Mockingbird

101 Goals in 1001 Days

I thought I was never going to finish this list. I got inspired to do it a while ago [couple of weeks now] and have been trying to get to the 101 ever since. However, while doing some research looking for more inspiration [I was stuck at #54, seriously!] I found out that this is actually a project. It is called Day Zero and you can read all about it here.

Just to let you know, italics or bold don't mean anything they're just there for dramatical purposes [meaning it doesn't mean that I've finished the goal or anything]. As I finish my goals, I will however, strike them out like this, and blog about them, post pictures etc.

Start Date: August 20, 2009
End Date: May 17, 2012

1. Finish school.
2. Get a dog.
3. Explore the city I live in [whichever one that might be].
4. Excercise on a REGULAR basis.
5. SAVE money [$1,000 on my savings account].
6. Get a job and get promoted.
7. Take a Bikram yoga class.
8. Go to a play.
9. See the ballet.
10. Call a different family member each week for 3 months. (0/12)
11. Take the bus to go somewhere.
12. Go to the salon every 3 months to cut my ends.
13. Ride my bike at least twice a month for 3 months. (0/6)
    
14. Bake a cake for a special occasion.
15. LEARN ITALIAN!!!
16. Finish all the books I have at home, before buying a new one [If it's for school, it doesn't count].
17. Get married, engaged, something!
18. Make a scrapbook.
19. Host a giveaway on my blog.
20. Buy 5 different items from etsy. (0/5)
    
21. Volunteer for something.
22. Recycle.
23. Learn how to cook soups.
24. Go a whole day without turning my computer on [I can't use my bf's either].
25. Buy a CD of a band/artist I really like.
26. Try food from 3 different countries. (0/3)
27. Get my own car.
28. Go skydiving.
29. Visit Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco and NYC.(0/4)
30. See snow, touch it, feel it, photograph it.
31. Visit a bookstore other than Borders or Barnes and Noble.
32. Get a library card.
33. Buy myself an expensive purse.
34. Eat a salad every day for dinner for a week. (0/5)
35. Take a photography class.
36. Visit a lake.
37. Do kareoke in public.
38. Wear eyeshadow everyday for a full week. (0/7)
39. Finish writing 100 Things About Me, and post it.
40. Watch 10 foreign films. (0/10)
    
41. Have a birthday party.
42. Pay off my credit cards, all of them.
43. Buy something antique/vintage/used and wear it.
44. Read a biography book (suggestions welcome).
45. Go to a club.
46. Visit a country in South America.
47. Have a picnic.
48. Take the picture of 10 strangers. (0/10)
49. Join a club/group.
50. Visit 5 museums. (0/5)
    
51. Spend a day relaxing at a spa.
52. Read the newspaper everyday for a month. (0/30)
53. Learn how to swallow pills.
54. Write a poem and read it out loud to people.
55. Go on a cruise.
56. Tweet 100 times on one day. More info.
    
57. Draw or paint something and post in on my blog.
58. Go walking [for exercise] twice a week for a month. (0/8)
59. Cancel my gym subscription already!!!!! Ugh
    
60. Watch a silent movie.
61. Visit 10 different movie theaters that I haven't been to before. (0/10)
    
62. Go to the beach and get in the water.
63. Spend an entire day in a different city just because.
64. Blog about every time I finish one of these goals.
65. Not buy ANYTHING for an entire month. Anything.
66. Read 30 new books (again, suggestions very welcome). (0/30)
67. Ride in a helicopter.
68. Adopt a soldier.
69. Try to get somewhere without using my GPS.
70. Watch IMDB's top 50 movies. (19/50) More info.
    
71. Have a Star Wars marathon and watch all 6 episodes back to back.
72. Make one new friend.
73. Join the Big Brother Big Sister program.
74. Go eat at a fancy restaurant by myself.
75. Buy a babydoll.
76. Dress up for Halloween [in a costume obviously] and go out.
77. Buy a new laptop.
78. Buy myself flowers.
79. Spend the whole day reading at a library.
80. Spend a whole day in Rodeo Dr.
81. Buy a Lakers jersey and wear it to a game.
82. Print this list and take it with me everywhere.
83. Buy a coloring book, crayons and finish coloring the book all by myself. More info.
    
84. Get my own domain.
85. Get a P.O. Box.
86. Learn how to play Chess.
87. Go ice skating.
88. Go to 7 concerts. (1/7) More info.
    
89. Go hiking.
90. Take a romantic vacation with the honey.
91. Learn how to do my hair [3 different hairstyles]. (0/3)
92. Go to at least 3 Cirqe Du Soleil shows. (0/3)
93. Buy 3 Cirque Du Soleil soundtracks. (0/3)
    
94. Eat dessert after every meal for one week. (0/7)
95. Get my own business cards.
96. Keep cash on my purse (at least $10) at all times.
97. Publish a video of myself on youtube.
98. Learn how to play poker and play.
99. Paint 3 more items on Color Me Mine. (0/3)
100. Learn 10 new recipes [soups don't count]. (0/10)
101. Finish all these goals, and then set 101 more goals to finish.
     

I hope all of you feel inspired enough that you also want to do it. If you do, please send me the link so I can check out your list. Kisses, and wish me luck!