The Best of 2008

Well here it is again, my annual Best of list. Unfortunately I did not get to attend any concerts this year, but hopefully that will change next year. So, here's the best in music, TV, and movies.

Best New Album:

• Indestructable by Disturbed. This is the first album I downloaded in it's entirety, legally. I used my Pepsi points to get it.
• Death Magnetic by Metallica. Fans of Metallica's older albums say that this is the best new album of this band. Although I liked their newer stuff too, I couldn't agree more! They do guitar solos again!
• The Fabled City by The Nightwatchman. Tom Morello rocks harder, but the messages are still clear. I hope to have this album soon.

Best New TV Shows:

• Leverage. A new show on TNT that's like a modern day Robin Hood story.
• Smoking Gun's World's Dumbest...This show is hilarious! From Dumbest Criminals to Dumbest Drivers, and even Dumbest shoppers.
• In Plain Sight. One of the best new shows on USA. It's about a marshal who protects her witnesses that are in the witness protection program all while dealing with her own personal life, her family. The second season begins next summer.

Best Movies:

• The Dark Knight. I didn't realize how bad the other Batman movies were until I saw this one. This movie is actually so much better because it's a lot more realistic. After all, Batman never did have superpowers like Superman or Spiderman, he just had the right tools to fight the bad guys with. Plus, Heath Ledger (RIP) did an excellent job playing the Joker. (But Jack Nicholson did good too)
• Marley & Me. If you've ever owned a dog, this is a great movie to see. My family and I all saw it together on Christmas Day.
• Religilous. A documentary by Bill maher who tries to find the answers about God. It is controversial, but if you're not too religious and are open minded, you should see it. I do believe in God, but I don't find anything wrong with asking questions.

My Gingerbread house

As you can see here, I tried to make my own gingerbread house so that I wouldn't have to spend 10 dollars on a kit. Well it was a lot harder than I thought to make the parts to the house. I also didn't make the side pieces triangular on the top to support a roof, so I had to make a flat roof instead. At least the butterbream frosting was successful, I got the recipe off of the Food Network website. Oh well, I still had fun making this gingerbread house, and I know that next year, the next gingerbread house will be better.

I've also been baking thumbprint cookies and later today, I'll be making dark chocolate fudge. I love baking cookies, making candy, and cooking cause that's the best part of this holiday.

I hope you all have a nice holiday. Take care.

Remembering 9-11

I can't believe it's been 7 years! I still remember this day like it was yesterday. But I wish I had written down exactly how I felt on that day. It's hard to recall everything right now. I wondered if things would ever be the same again, or if they would be completely different. Well, it seems like things have settled back to normal, except for the increased security in airports and other public places, but those changes are necessary. I still wonder if that's enough security to keep us safe?

Anybody else have thoughts on this day? Please share, even if you're not from America, I'd also like to know your point-of-view.

God Bless America.

Update: Turns out I did a better post about this day two years ago. Just click on the label below to read it, I actually wrote about how I felt that day and where I was.

Another reason not to like MySpace

My account is still open there and I was checking on it today. I was checking out a blog entry from Tom Morello, who's one of the best guitarist next to Pete Townshend. Anyways, the blog entry had pictures of Tom throwing the first pitch at the Cubs game in Wrigley Field. Well, to my surprise, I find my ex boyfriend's comment there and he indirectly bashes me! I thought that was very low of him to use a blog to do that. So after I leave a comment to Tom, I leave a message to my ex telling him that the blog is not an appropriate place to bash anybody and if he has anything to say to me, he should leave me a private message. I don't know if that comment is just gonna add more fuel to that fire, or if it will make him feel stupid.

New Facebook Account

I have a feeling that MySpace isn't as popular as it used to be and is on it's way out. I heard a lot about Facebook, so I decided to open an account and give it a try. As soon as my account was set up, I already got Ballerinagirl as my friend! I also noticed that some of you here also have an account there, including Rachel Fuller! It's good to have another place to connect with you guys as well as other Who fans, even though we have Rachel's forum, this place, and Pete's blog.

I was almost thinking of closing my MySpace account, but I decided to keep it. You never know when you're gonna need it!

Anyways, here's the address to my profile on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=593459761

Fireworks

Well I had a nice 4th of July weekend. My family and I went to a minor league baseball game. Our team is called the Jethawks, which is a name taken from two things we have out here in the Antelope valley, Jets and of course hawks. Anyways, moving on...after the game was the fireworks. I took pictures again, this time using the digital camera. Last year I borrowed a manual camera from my photography teacher and took Black & white pictures. I took a lot of pictures so it was hard to narrow it down to the best to post up here.

I Almost Thought I Lost My Cat Today!

This afternoon, I had a real scare. It was around 6:00pm today, the time I usually feed my cats, and I could not find my cat Ringo! I should tell you guys that Paulie is gone! He disappeared last week. I still miss him! And that's why I thought that Ringo was gone too. I kept calling out his name in the front yard, backyard, and my neighborhood. I couldn't stop crying and I was having a hard time eating dinner. After dinner, I got in my car and drove around my neighborhood and looked for him. As I was cleaning the kitchen, guess who showed up at the glass door? My Cat! As soon as I heard him meow, I started crying tears of joy. So I let him in, I chased him down, and I picked him up. I sat down for a bit to pet him. I'm so happy I found my cat! I still miss Paulie and love him, but Ringo was the one I picked out of the litter. I'm so Glad he's back! He better not come back late again! Another reason why I'm paranoid about losing my cat is because a lady who lives a few streets away from me had six cats poisoned. Poor woman! She's left signs all over the place to warn pet owners and to call animal control if their pet disappears. I'm so glad I didn't have to do that! Well, that's all I have to say about that. To those who lost their pets, I know your pain!

Summer Vacation Begins

Hello everyone!
Well, spring semester is officially over and since none of the classes I need are being offered over the summer, this means I am taking a break. But I'm not completely off the hook, I still have to find a job so I can start planning on moving out.

Unfortunately I don't think I passed my German class, but I'm slightly hopeful that I got a D. Learning the individual words or objects in German was no problem, it was putting together sentences that I had trouble with. I'll probably have to take it again, but I think the third time will be a charm. As for my computer graphics classes; I did very well in them. I didn't get that magazine job, turns out I was competing with three classes! I'm not gonna give up though, all I have to do is call the companies that hire graphic designers to see if they have openings and send them my work. One of these days, that will get me in the door.

I don't have any plans for the summer right now, but one thing I really need to do is to get my health back in order. The downside to all these computer classes, plus using the computer at home, is that it has made me sluggish. My knees hurt, my arms feel flabby, I have low energy, and I usually ahve to take naps. I also need to get my eating habits back in order too, I haven't been eating enough during the day, and when I do, it's usually the wrong foods. I know it would help if I get off the computer, but I also have to get away from the TV too. Hopefully I can fix all that and feel normal again.

I hope you're all doing well.

Law & Order Rocks!

Just wanted to put a more catchy title than "I'm still here". Anyways, I am almost done with this semester, but I'm not doing so well in German 101. The homework is no problem, (if I can get around to doing it!) but I'm failing all the tests! If I can do really really good on my final, I might get a "D" in that class. I know what you're thinking, 'Shame on you Michelle!' Well, I guess I better get to studying, but I am listening to Rammstein, their music is in German.

As for my two computer graphics classes, I'm doing pretty well. My teacher presented a job opportunity with a local magazine. I applied for the graphic design position and I got an interview! Then when those same people came into our class, I got a second chance at showing them more of my work. I was hopeful of getting the job, but I was competing with some of my classmates (and from both classes too!) so I'm guessing that I didn't get the job. They haven't called me. I really do need a job, and fast! I need to start thinking about my future! I need to think about where to move to. I know I'll have to live with roommates since rent is sky high and a single income will not cover it. I don't think anybody can live on just one income anymore! With the mortgage crisis we're having in this country, it won't be long til we'll all have to have roommates!

In the meantime, I've been entering a few contests. I won $50 from Taco Bell, it took a while to cash the prize check since I have no bank account. But when I was finally able to, I used the prize money to get gas, oil, and an oil filter for my car. I used what I had leftover to buy make-up, which has become a luxury item for me since I have no money.

Hopefully things will turn around for me soon. I really don't want to be living with my parents forever, but at the same time, I'm scared about the day I'll be leaving to live on my own.

Well, that's all for now. I'll be back later.

Take care everyone!

Finally broke up with my Boyfriend!

Well, he finally let me go! And all I did was remove him from my Top 24 friends in MySpace, and change my status to "Single" I think that's what finally gave him the hint that this relationship was not going to work out.

He left me two messages in my inbox both of them cursing me out with every curse word in the world, and quite a few insults. He also wished that all my future relationships fail. Of course I sent no response to those messages. Although he probably blocked me so I wouldn't be able to anyway. If I were able to send any messages and chose to do so, I would only wish him well in the future. I would never bash him the way he bashed me. All I wanted to do was end the relationship without any bashing or anything like that.

At first, I felt guilty about breaking up with him because he had given me so many gifts such as CD's, DVD's, and candy. But my mom told me that it was his choice to give me those things and she's right. I may have told him about what kinds of CD's I'd like to get, but I never begged him to get me those things. one thing I did do was appreciate those gifts. He really didn't have to give me those gifts, but he did choose to do so.

Now I am officially free! I'll probably still feel guilty about this break-up, and at times I feel like I'm the bad guy. I wonder if all break-ups are like this? this is after all, my first break-up with a boyfriend. They really are hard! I didn't mean to hurt him, that was not my intent. I jsut don't think we were a match. I hope he finds someone who is a match for him, someone who likes more than just a rock band!

Speaking of that rock band, the reason why we both got together in the first place is because we both like the band Rage Against the Machine. I love that band like how I love The Who. But here's the thing, I don't listen to these bands all the time! I get what I call "Moods" for certain bands. I'll listen to them for a good while, then I'll switch over to another band and listen to them for a while. What he did was listen to Rage Against the Machine every single day! Whenever I was on the phone with him, he'd be praising that band all the time! It also drove me crazy when he'd be talking about a particular band member, whenever he said their name, he'd say what band they're in! For example: If he was talking about Tom Morello, he'd say "Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave..." You see how annoying that would be? Especially when he did that a lot! I still love Rage, but I can't listen to them right now! He's almost made me sick of them! Don't you hate it when a certain song or band gets ruined whenever a friendship or relationship ends? Hopefully I can listen to that band again, but not right now.

Well, it's good to get all that out! I hope you're all doing OK.

Spring Break!!!

Hello everyone! I know it's been a long time since I've been here, my myspace profile has been neglected too! Also it's because I spend my free time writing fan fiction and watching Law & Order on TV. But I've been focused on school. I'm working very hard in my German class, even though the workbook assignments and the tests have been tough! My computer graphics classes are going well too. I just wish we had more to do in one of those classes! At least the good thing is, I am close to fullfilling my requirements for my degree. I still have to check with my guidance counselor, but I should almost be done with school.

Right now I am on spring break, so I should be dropping by your profiles again. I hope you're all doing OK.

Here's some news about my life, I haven't talked to the boyfriend from Florida for almost two months now. This is the guy I met on Myspace and talked to over the phone. At first, things were great with us, I really thought I loved him. But he was calling me everyday! and it was starting to get on my nerves! Yet, I kept talking to him cause I didn't want to hurt his feelings. Unfortunately after trying to keep up with making him happy, I couldn't take it anymore! I realized that if I'm not happy with him, then I should do him a favor by breaking off our relationship. That probably sounds wrong, but what's the point of being with someone if you're not happy with them? I really do hope that he finds a new girlfriend, one that will love him for who he is, and one that doesn't live 3,000 miles away. Of course there's nothing wrong with finding love on the internet, but it's better to meet that person "in Person" before hooking up with them. That was my mistake, I hooked up with him when we haven't met face to face yet, and before getting to know him really well. I first started talking to him because we liked the same rock band. Apparently as I was slowly getting to know him better, I started to notice some great differences between us and I realized that we don't really have much in common with each other. That's about all I have to say about him, but I do wish him well in the future, and I am sorry for breaking his heart.