Monday, October 13, 2008

I won't let this girl die beside of me;
7:57 AMC
"Vermilion Pt. 2 (Bloodstone Mix)" - Slipknot

I literally got goosebumps watching this. My hands started shaking. They're shaking now actually because I just got through watching it yet again. Just watch it. Trust me. If you would just read the series you'd understand its occult following. You'd understand what this book adaptation movie means to us. Trust me. I don't think you'd have to read the series to love this movie. It's going to be FUCKING INCREDIBLE!
God was showing off when he made Robert Pattinson.

Twilight Trailer


I will type a real update tomorrow or later this week. BTW, new music in the player. Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs and Slipknot. I love Li'l Red Riding Hood! Ha ha!

With love, Gabby
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Monday, October 6, 2008

You're the monster underneath;
12:52 AMC
"Where the Wild Things Are" by Anarbor

Not much to report. I went to a friend's art show last week. Checked out some of her awesome paintings and some crap from other excellent talented artists. Almost makes me wish I didn't give up on the MyArts program a few years ago but art's not really my thing. I love photography, yes, but not really painting and all that other rubbish they create. I'm a bigger fan of spray paint than I am of brush paint. My brother is the only one experimenting with all that stuff. It's fun to watch him work but he doesn't much appreciate it. Anyways, THE ART SHOW! Awesome! Dj, food, drinks, paintings, people, fun, fun. I've never gone to her art shows but I plan on making it a regular thing now. The whole shindig is called First Fridays. Most of the downtown area in my city is closed down with crowds, live music, art, and food. It's all happening down there. I loved it. Esp, the live music part. There was like three home grown bands performing all on one street while tons of kids moved back and forth between them. It was insane. They do this only on the first friday of every month hence the title, First Fridays. If you ever come to Kansas City, it's a must see.

Besides that, my brothers look grim and it gives me a bad feeling. They depress and annoy me by making those long faces. They get hush, hush whenever someone walks in on their conversation. I hate it. They treat me like the enemy. Unfortunately for them, I'm not that stupid. I've a pretty good idea of what's happening but even knowing doesn't make me feel good. It's still grim.

Um. That all off my chest, I'm off. Take care loves and check out Anarbor! They are the shit!

- Gabbs.
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Monday, September 29, 2008

You choked off the surest of favors;
2:11 AMC
"Welcome Home" by Coheed and Cambria

I really don't have much to tell, I just felt like posting. No one on my friends list updates anymore. Except for Talim, who I am eternally grateful for because then I really wouldn't have a reason to keep checking in. BTW, if you notice the sidebar to your left, I have been here for four years now. Yay, right? Eh, not really. Given the turn myOtaku has taken I'm not too excited about it anymore. I miss how alive this place use to be. I would never even know myspace existed had this place been kept up. [sighs profoundly]

Um, the hotel position of the previous post was pretty much stepped on and shattered. My brother's girl, Marina, told me that she had been trying to get a job there all year. Apparently the Marriot is always claiming a dire need for employees and ironically enough, they never hire anyone. Yeah. Luckily for me, several other jobs are turning up left and right. Aldi Foods, Family Dollar (still), a shopping center is hiring for all positions. Hopefully, if I just keep beating the pavement, all will work out for the better, no pun intended. My best friend is doing the same and having trouble. Everything is getting scarce. My Mum's the only one working and with the rising prices on basically everything we're having to cut back on small luxuries like candy at the pharmacy, outings at the restaraunt, the Brilliant Brunnette Shine Shock I put in my hair (which is like 3 or 4 dollars, I think). It's horrible. Lol. I personally think we should go to Mexico and live like lords and ladies but no one listens to me. Ten thousand down there is enough for a living depending on how you plan to spend it. I think I could make it with ten thousand and a car in Mexico but that's just me.

Anyways, I hope the economy crisis is solved quickly. I don't like this one bit. On that note of optimism, I leave you all.

Will check in later if something interesting happens.

- Gabby.
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Monday, September 15, 2008

We kiss the stars;
6:25 PMC
"System" from the Queen of the Damned Soundtrack

Hello Lovelies! How I missed you! I'm in a terribly good mood at the moment. I received word that a Marriot Hotel nearby was in dire need of employees and my brother's girlfriend took it upon herself to bring me an application and put the good word in for me and her. Hopefully, if all goes well, in a few days time I will be signing in with the news of finally receiving employment. Yay! I'm excited just thinking about it! I already know how I'm going to spend my money! I tell my Mum all about it and she tends to laugh at me for it. She says this Spanish proverb or something about eating the cow before I even catch it. I don't know. I'm excited though! I hope it goes well!

I'll be able to buy new clothes and books! YAY!

Anyways, other news: My Mum thinks they might be closing down her place of employment because they've been moving a ton of things out of the building and there's rumors circulating around the water cooler, you dig? She doesn't know if they're true but she's starting to get in some ways happy about it. She's hoping to be fired to make the transition to another state considerably easier. You see, if she quits her job she won't be elegible for unemployment thus making it objective that she find another job and quick. On the other hand, if she's fired she gets unemployment as well as a bit of extra cash from the company as, I guess, a form of payment for the years she's worked there. This extra cash is usually aimed towards buying new homes in the company so it would be a lot easier for her to move as she plans to. It's a bit complicated to explain but that's basically the gist.

Um, besides all that rubbish, nothing else is new. I'm nearly done with one, well half of one of my new year's resolutions which was to finish the Harry Potter Series. I'm near the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and will continue with the final installment later this week. Hopefully, if this job goes as planned, I'll be able to buy the entire Harry Potter book series from the store. I'm practically giddy with the idea of it.

Well, love, don't want to waste anymore of your time for you might have more important things to do, so take care and I'll be visiting soon.

Gabby
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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Hey eyes, she's on the dark side;
3:18 AMC
"Mysterons" by Portishead

My brain is not properly functioning at this hour so if you find several typos you'll know why; I woke up yesterday (saturday) morning at around 6:30 AM. I haven't slept since. I'm doing laundry because I haven't felt like it in the past few weeks. I've been wearing my jammies all day. Um, nothing huge to report. It's been raining out here and two or three days ago there was this magnificent fog that shrouded the entire city. It wasn't cold or anything but the fog was so thick that when you exhaled, your breath came out in warm clouds of gray. Incredibly beautiful. I couldn't see past my next door neighbor's front gate. I wish I had my camera that day but my brother's girlfriend took it. My brother brought it home earlier tonight but forgot to take it out of his girlfriend's purse. Talk about a shitty situation.

Besides that, nothing outstanding has been going on. I got through Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix and cried like a sissy when I got to the part of Sirius Black dying. Oh my! How horrible. I loved that man. Of all the people I had expected to outlive everyone with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, it was Sirius. He was my favourite even when he was portrayed as a murderous dog in the Prisoner of Azkaban. He and Lupin were undoubtedly my favourites in the novel. So, of course, I cried like a baby when I read about his dying. I couldn't help it. I loved him so. Lol. I sound silly.

ANYWAYS, with all that said, take care kiddos. I will try and visit if my brother's friends don't come over and steal the internet away. I've been meaning to update for some time but haven't been able to because of said persons hogging the laptop. Eehn. Well, see you all. Oh! Max Payne the Movie: A MUST SEE! I am going to love Mila Kunis as Mona Sax! (Google it!)

Love always,
Gabby
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

How great to forget who you are;
5:28 AMC
"Now The One You Once Loved Is Leaving" by Lydia

Long time, no update. I've been on and off with the internet. A tree fell on my lines outside and I haven't had time to call the cable company to fix the fallen cable wire. So far, the basic cable is still on the television but the internet works when it wants. Um. I am awake right now because I'm trying to finish the laundry. I'm half way done. We're expecting a bit of a disaster later today but, if all goes well, nothing will happen. I won't get into it but yeah. I'm pretty nervous just wondering what will happen.

Besides that, nothing new. I am now making arrangements to attend school this spring at the local community college and majoring in English. My friend, Ang, gave me the number to her student advisor so I can make an appoinment with him to sort out the details. I haven't been called from any place of employment so far and I attempted to apply at a dollar store but they're looking for management with at least six months experience. I don't have any experience besides the three weeks I worked at the thrift store. Yay. What else? I read The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Was not disappointed. Right now, I'm half way through Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It's a good read when you're doing laundry. Oh, we've also had the plumbing on the house fixed in the house in preparation for sale and yesterday we moved on to the backyard. It's a jungle out there. I mean, literally, A JUNGLE. It's ridiculous. A friend of my brothers has been helping which is funny. He's so skinny I'm surprised he can handle strenuous labor. Okay, maybe not that surprised but surprised nonetheless. [sighs]

I guess, that said, nothing else is new or exciting. My neices are slowly but surely learning to walk and Noemi just turned 1 a week ago. Exciting, right? Halloween's coming soon around my neice, Nadia's birthday, which is, without a doubt, my favourite holiday besides, of course, Christmas. I'm going to try and celebrate Day of the Dead too and visit the local art center where most the altars are being displayed for the occasion. There's an art peice that was done by an artist on Juxtapoz, the website, that featured a woman with her face painted as a sugar skull. The peice was named Maria but I can't recall the name of the artist. If I find the picture I'll link to it here; I'm hoping to base my costume on her for Halloween. I loved it. Speaking of which, I will also be attending an art show of my above-mentioned friend, Angelique. I call her Ang (pronounced Anj). She's displaying and selling art in an attempt to earn money for school and other necessaties. This should be fun, and I mean that in the best way possible because I've never been to her art shows so this is surely to be a treat.

Um, now that's truly it. I added a few new songs to the playlist. "The One You Once Loved is Leaving" by a glorious band named Lydia, "You're a Wolf" by SeaWolf, and "You're Not Alone" by Saosin. Hope you like. Listen to them; they're the third song and on. I promise you'll enjoy them. Until the next time my internet works, love you.

- Gabbs.

Edit: The piece wasn't named Maria but Rosa. Forgive me for that. Here is the link to the work and beware the nudity. [Rosa]. I, of course, will be wearing clothes. Ha ha.
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Saturday, August 9, 2008

All the exits are b-b-b-barred, High Hats!
3:31 AMC

I'm watching my brother play The Warriors, a game I POSITIVELY love, but suck at playing. I prefer to watch them play it. The movie was pretty awesome too (click). My favourite warriors were, of course, Ajax, the man whore in my opinion, Rembrandt, the writer, Fox, the street smart sucka, and Vermin. I just loved Vermin but I can't really say why. He was awesome. If you haven't heard of the game or movie, I would recommend. 1979, year of awesomeness. Not really, but Warriors was a movie worth seeing if I lived in that year.

Um. Anyways, yeah. I guess I don't have anything to post on.

And another 1970's film that was good: Taxi Driver with Robert De Niro (1976). They say this one marked the beginning of de Niro's acting career. I probably talked about it once. Ghost in the Shell had an episode that was a spin off of Taxi Driver but instead of a taxi, the character narrating the story in the episode drove a helicopter. I loved it.

Love, love.
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Sunday, August 3, 2008

[hyperventilating]
9:38 PMC
"The Beginning is The End is The Beginning" by Smashing Pumpkins

BREAKING DAWN IS HERE!!!

My God, I want to SCREAM but I'm trying my damnedest to keep my composure. My Mum doesn't have a car, therefore, I have no ride to the bookstore. [tear]. UGH! Oh well. The car should be out of the body shop by Tuesday, or so I'm told. Hopefully the books won't be sold out or something.

I think that nothing I say or do can quite sum up how I feel about these books. I talk about them all the time. I drool over the posters I see. My heart skips beats when I hear strangers mention it on the streets. This settles it; I'm obsessed.

I LOVE THE TWILIGHT SERIES!

In other news, my brother came home with a guitar today. I taught myself to play the basic melody on Adele's Daydreamer song. Not bad for someone that's never played guitar before. I will probably add it to the playlist too.

Um, that's it. Bye.

BTW, Solomon Trimble && Krys "Smokey Desperado" are sexy beasts!

Postscript: Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Be Team Jacob.
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Sunday, July 20, 2008

I want to break this spell that you've created;
6:29 AMC
"Time Is Running Out" by MUSE

What to tell, what to tell? Nothing really. Nothing fun's happened since my last post, hence the long absence. Forgive me for it but I don't want to waste your time if there's nothing to post. I could babble on and on about the upcoming Twilight movie and Breaking Dawn novel, but besides that, nothing. Um, I've been reading, as always, when I'm bored. I've gotten through Harry Potter && The Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter && The Goblet of Fire, and Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice. This brings me closer to completing my New Year's Resolution that included finishing the Vampire Chronicles as well as the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter: 4 of 7 books; Vampire Chronicles: 5 of 9 to 11 books, I think. I can't remember how many there are in that series. If you've read The Goblet of Fire or watched the movie than you'll know that Cedric Diggory dies in it. I couldn't stop myself and cried when I saw this in the movie. Then cried again when I read it in the book. Yeah, I tend to cry when I see someone I like die or go through some emotional change. I cried at the end of American History X and at the end of Wolf's Rain when Toboe died. As well as in the middle of Jersey Girl. I cried because I'm a loser like that. Lol.

ANYWAYS, besides catching up with reading, I haven't done anything. I did have my hair dyed during my myOtaku absence but seeing as it's been so long since I've visited, the burgandy streaks have already faded leaving my once virgin hair a light reddish brown colour. Yay, right? I was going to get it dyed again and my Mum's been urging me to but I haven't quite felt like going to the salon again. BTW, it pays to have a family member in the hair styling business. My brother's girlfriend, Mona, did it for me for free. She said it was a birthday gift. She also does her cousin's hair in awesome colours. She's pretty good at it.

What else? Oh, I bought the new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida along with Adele's 19. I. Am. Not. Disappointed. I love them both. Well Adele's more than Coldplay's, to be honest, seeing as I've never been much a of a Coldplay fan until their recent single releases, but they're both good nonetheless. I highly recommend the albums. I'm trying to expand my CD collection and have been having trouble finding some of my favourites like Anarbor and My American Heart and Sea Wolf. I'm due in for a trip to Best Buy and see what I can dig up there. That's where I found All Time Low. A few people have told me to just order on online but I don't have a credit card. [pout]. &&, I don't much like iTunes. I should probably get used to them though.

...

I'm babbling like a mad man so I will leave you now. Oh, but wait, not until I've uploaded this bad mamma jamma. For those that haven't wanted or haven't had time to google the Twilight books or movie, I bring you the new Twilight Trailer. This is very likely the one you will began to see on television in a few month's time so: Enjoy. I will probably add the Twilight Widget on here too if I have room in my intro. It's filled with images, videos (some including behind the scenes footage), cast && crew list, e-card, && other fun things. Until then, fill in with the Twilight trailer.

Twilight in HD

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

You said you loved me, oh, how you lied;
2:43 AMC
"My Heart Belongs to You" by Shivaree

Five new songs have been added to the playlist to make up for the removal of "Wandering Star" by Portishead. That one was actually the only song on the last playlist. Yay, right?

I tried to keep this playlist a lot quieter than most of the other music I've had before. I do hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think. If you'd like to make a request, let me know and I'll try and find the song and add it to the playlist for your listening pleasure.
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