How exciting! Today I went to my very first Lakers game. It was awesome! Of course, the Lakers won. :) The score was 99-77 against the Indiana and seriously, the last 2 minutes of the game were actually pretty boring because while Kobe was napping on the floor courside, Fisher and Malone were on the side already dressed, and Shaq was sitting and drinking water... the ringers were playing and finishing up the game for them.

LAKERS BABY!!




My mom can't clap with the crowd. For some odd reason, she was always clapping off beat. :)

If only Mark Madsen were still there to dance for me. Boo.

Anyways, aside from the exorbitant food prices ($7.50 for McDonalds!?!), probably the best was hearing all the hecklers. You definitely don't hear THAT when you're watching a game on TV. Oh my goodness... HILARIOUS! When Miller totally missed a shot, our whole section started chating "AIRBALL" which turned into "REGGIE SUCKS." You have to wonder if the players actually hear it and get upset... like that Simpsons episode. Hmmm... anyways, it was GREAT. :) I want to go again... and again... and again.

One day after Thanksgiving, and we are OFFICALLY in Christmas mode. When I got home from work yesterday, I found the house had already turned into Santa's little sweatshop. Gifts, giftwrap and decorations all over the place. Apparently I'm the SLOW one in the house since I don't already have all my gifts bought and wrapped. :) Its ok... I'm in the process....

Anyways, when I got home from work today (more later on that), I found a Christmas tree in the living room! :) My mom popped in her "Neil Diamond Christmas" cd and that was the soundtrack to our cleaning this afternoon. Somehow Neil Diamond singing Christmas carols seems wrong. I kept on hearing his voice sing "We're coming to America... Today!" in my head and so I kept on singing "TODAY!!" and throwing my fist in the air when he sang "White Christmas." Well, as you can imagine, I couldn't take Neil singing "Little Drummer Boy" very long, and I couldn't seem to find my NSYNC Christmas cd anywhere... :( so I came up here and downloaded some Christmas classics to my hearts content. :)

After a mini vacation from work, it was back to the usual on Friday. I wish I had my camera today because we were out in Malibu and the ceremony was right next to the water. GORGEOUS! Well, except while I was decorating early this morning and this old asain man in a speedo proceeded to do YOGA about 10 feet away from me. Yes. Old man, in speedos, doing some eye raising stretches. Don't you wish I brought a camera?!

Since I rarely get to drive in the area, I rolled down the windows on my way home so that I can sink it all in. That drive along PCH was filled with so much eye candy that you're always on your toes because while you're staring at the ocean, you tend to forget about THE ROAD... or maybe THE STOP SIGN. :) But it was really nice. If I wasn't so tired, looking grubby, and just really eager to get home... I would have stopped and explored a bit. Next time then. :) DAY TRIP!

Nicole was:
a) bored
b) feeling creative
c) getting sick of the pink
d) all of the above.

Ahh... we're in the process of cooking thanksgiving dinner. The assignments are as follows:
Mom: The roast
Nicole: Stuffing and Cornbread (and opening the can of cranberry sauce)
Carlene: Potatoes
Sonny: Veggies
Sam's Club: Pumpkin Pie

We also have some Thanksgiving Okoy. Go ethnic!

Unfortunantly, we don't have milk. What we DO have is Vanilla flavored Soy Milk. YUM. So far my cornbread is slightly overcooked (see crunchy) but I'm not gonna blame the fact that I left it in the oven for too long... I'm gonna blame the soy milk.

What should be interesting is how Carlene's potatoes come out. The mix we got was in BULK (thanks to COSTCO) and there was some confusion as to how many packages she was supposed to add to the mixture of milk (soy subsitute)... so I'm predicting really really REALLY cheesy potatoes. Basically a solid block of cheese. But it'll be ok. Who doesn't like cheese?

Now we're having some downtime as we wait for our turn with the oven...

*tickling/fighting in bed with my sister (non-pornographic)*
carlene: Your boobs are big!! Are you thankful for your boobs! Its not fair!

spaznik: ew... you know what i'm hearing coming from my sisters room?
spaznik: "YOU SHOT A BOOGER IN MY EYE!"
WhoDaManny: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
spaznik: and that was Sonny who was screaming it.

I love the holidays. :)

Bombie D: you're funny.. and delusional.. thats a cute characteristic.

Thanks Bombie! :) We'll be camping out on your front lawn. That's going to be the "cousins outing!"

Anyways...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

:) What are YOU thankful for?

I'm grateful for a million and one things. I'm grateful for wonderful friends, good health, beautiful days on earth, food, shelter... everything! But this Thanksgiving, I'm especially grateful for my family.

Without my Mom and Sister, I wouldn't have anything. They are my support and my true friends.

And Sonny is practically like a brother to me... so I'm very much grateful for him. :)

After losing Nanang this year, I believe I learned that "blood is thicker than water." The phrase itself sounds pretty cryptic and concocts visions of ganstas with tattoos in old english on their stomachs, but in my case its very true. Although I had many friends who supported me during that hard time (for which I will always be grateful), just sitting with them and being able to cry on each others shoulders helped filled the emptiness. I love my family. I'm blessed with loving parents and a terrific sister. All my aunts and uncles are simply amazing and I adore all my cousins. I need them in my life... If all my friendships were to crumble and I were alone, I know I'll always have my family.

~*~
My Lola in the Philippines has been sick for several years now from a stroke... but now she's in the hospital for pneumonia. So everytime theres a long distance call from there, my heart will stop. I'm scared that it might be THE call could really change things... I don't want to lose another grandmother and I especially don't want my mom to lose her mother. SO if you could, please keep her in your prayers I would be so very grateful.

So I was reading another romance yesterday... I think the most disturbing thing about reading some of these books is that after reading one especially "HOT" book... you turn to the last page and theres the author staring back at you. AND SHE'S AN OLD WOMAN. That sweet little old lady who could be anyone's grandmother had written "harder, deeper, faster" in a book for all the world to see. Granted, yes I'm sure in her day she was one fine foxy lady who had her share of goodness knows what... but it's still a bit weird. I guess it would be like talking to your parents about your love life... and giving details about everything. EVERYTHING.

Exactly. You don't to hear it nor do you want to share.

Anyways, on a somewhat related topic, that new Russell Crowe movie, MASTER AND COMMANDER, it sounds like some BDSM flick. Maybe it's just me.

Wow. And since we're already talking about it... Lucky Carlene went to a porn convention this past Sunday. Mom and I were sitting on the couch watching tv when she came home with her bag o' goodies. "I saw a man with a 13 inch penis!"

"Did you see it?" asked mom.

"No... but this is what he looks like." Carlene holds up an 8X10 pictures of the guy in clothes. "And this is his partner." She then flips the pictures around to a close up money shot of a woman's vagina.

"Greeeaat."

Christmas spirit... I'm in the Christmas Spirit! It all started when I went to watch LOVE ACTUALLY with April a few weeks ago...

"All I want for Christmas is you.... you.... you."

Late Saturday night (9pm), I was home at my computer, cold... so I decided to go down to Disneyland to watch the late showing FANTASMIC with Jean since she really really wanted to see it for her birthday. Although it was colder down in Anaheim and I was bundled up like an eskimo (sorta) but it was well worth it. :) Got some hot chocolate and rice krispies treats in the shape of a star, walked a bit afterwards, and went on the carousel (yay pretty pink horse!) and Peter Pan where I discovered that I went to high school with the girl who worked there, so that was a pleasant surprise. OH. I forgot... Rode the churro ride. It rocked. The attendant is VERY friendly. ;)

Sunday night I watched ELF with Jen and Angel and well that did it. Its not even Thanksgiving and I'm already dreaming of sugarplum fairies. :) It was such a cute movie! *Smilings my favorite!* Afterwards, I spent some quality time with my cousins talking and looking at some HORRIBLE pictures from when we were younger...

yeah right am I posting them here :P

You know what, I think that just being out, or staying at home, or just talking with people I love and care about is pretty much all I really need Christmas. Maybe that's why my "holiday spirit" so early... because I feel so blessed to have these people in my life. Does that sound as cheesy when you read it as it is in my head? Oh wells. :P

Anyways, as much as I hate school, you gotta love CSUF for their cumulative holiday break. Labor Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving rolled into one week! Ahhh... I think I'm gonna watch some Christmas movies and cry for no apparent reason other than the fact that I'm happy.

The weekend so far...

Thursday night, I went down to Hollywood to watch Jean's play with Manny and Sakura. Actually getting there, I was nervous that my car was gonna break down, but I only had to pull over once after going over a bump. YAY! Anyways, I didn't get to meet up with Manny and Sakura for dinner because Manny said "Nevermind." Bastard. :P But at least we all met up at the play. Too bad it was the last performance because if you didn't get to go, then you really missed out. It was really funny! There was a lot of 80's jokes in it and although we didn't get to see Emmanuel Lewis, it was really good. :)

After the play, I went with Jean and Benji over to the cast/birthday party at this Karaoke/Thai/Japanese place. Oh my goodness, I don't know if it was the atmosphere, or just the fact that we were karaoking with a bunch of actors who really have no qualms about being up on stage and belting PRINCE'S PURPLE RAIN like no other... but I had soooo much fun! Everyone was so supportive... even the drunkards who weren't part of our party! At the end, I finally mustered up the courage to sing "STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE" with Jean but almost lost it when one dude (who looked like Kid Rock but only with brown hair) came up right to the edge of the stage, lifted his shirt, and started groping himself (chest area). :) Talk about friendly! But that was how it was the whole night, everyone was really cool and rocking out.

Yesterday, I went to my very first HOCKEY game! GO DUCKS! :) Oh how exciting it was! Our seats were real nose bleeders (the second to the very last row) and my heart was beating really fast because I kept on imagining myself falling and just rolling down.... down... down... down... to the bottom. Anyways, as much as I think that ice skating is the most ridiculous thing, watching the game definitely had me on my edge of my seat. For a while the Ducks leading against the Nashville Predators, until in the 3rd quarter they were tied. SO they had to go into halftime but Nashville got the last point. So I was pretty sad that at my first game, my team had loss... but its ok. :) I guess it gives me more reason to go watch and support more... maybe? We'll see. I'll have to ask Tina to go with me since she's the pro and knows who the really cute players are. ;)

We finished the game around 10ish, got home, quickly got ready, and drove down to Manhattan Beach for Jean's birthday shindig thingie. :) I got down to the area around midnight and when I got there, I saw Manny and Jimmy on the corner of the street. They told me to go to the club because everyone was already in line... so I ran (sorta) to the club, but I guess they all got in already... so I waited... and waited.... and waited a bit more. Luckily I wasn't alone because I had Manny and Jimmy... so since it looked like we weren't going to get into the place, we went down to another bar instead that did some drinking there.

Around 1:45ish, we went outside because Jimmy thought there would be a brawl, but there wasn't... but at that time, everyone was getting out of the club! So since I couldn't drive home right then and there, we went over to the Kettle for some sobering food. What I learned last night: The Apple Chicken Sausage sandwich has way too much hot mustard in it, SEPTEMBER in the Chippendales calendar is a really good month, Sakura drinks a LOT of water, Manny really has no idea what he's talking about when it comes to turkeys, and Jean is a mean drunk. Just kidding Jean... put down the knife. ;P

That brings us to today. OK. Really quick. Went with my mom and Sonny to Moreno Valley for Benji's birthday, but when we got there, Benji and the other "kids" weren't there (they had gone to Best Buy) and the adults were praying some hardcore rosary in the living room. Anyways, so when we got there (late), we were pretty hungry, but at the same time we didn't want to just run into the room as they were praying just to get food. But if you know flilipino aunts, then you know that they're pretty insistent that you eat. So while my mom went straight into the living room and got her food, Sonny and I were having giggling fits over the entire thing right at the doorway because it just felt awkward... not to mention we were scared that while we were getting food, they'd stop and ask us to say something to meditated on, to which I would probably respond "I'm just really hungry" and run out of the room. But we put on our Van Damn faces and got food. Yay for us. Story over. :)

Oh yay! My phone is ringing! :)

"With a taste of your lips
I’m on a ride
You’re toxic
I’m slipping under
With a taste of poison paradise
I’m addicted to you
Don’t you know that you’re toxic
And I love what you do
Don’t you know that you’re toxic"
-Britney Spear's TOXIC

Probably the best track on the new Britney album in my opinion. It makes you wanna dance... in your room, in your car, at work, or in the dressing room of a store while trying on a top. It makes you feel like you're in a fashion show in that case. :P Big thank you to Luc for supplying me with the goods a week before it came out at your local Best Buy. :)

Look! Its midnight!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN!

Jean rocks so hard and I'm very grateful to have her as a friend. *muah*

Those who really know me or my sister or my mom know how we loathe cinnamon gum. Whenever its offered and I'm with Tina, she'll automatically say "Nicole won't take any. She thinks its sick." Its true. I really don't like chewing it... and I'm not really a fan of people chewing it around me. I don't think its "refreshing" at all. To me when people chew it, it smells like really old folks, dentures, and laway which in tagalog means "saliva." Eww. So you can imagine my "excitement" (oh yes.) when I saw a commerical for this...

Brush with this?! Back off cassanova! You ain't coming near me with a 60 ft pole.

Cinnamon when you're baking something... sure! Its fun! Smells like the holidays! We just bought some cinnamon scented pinecones and they make the house smell lovely. But in gum and toothpaste? Eww.. I like things minty. :)

If you know why I'm eating a lot of chocolate and sleeping in the fetal postion...

Feel my pain.

For some reason though, yesterday I was feeling REALLY crappy. I mean crappier than normal during this time. I think I made myself carsick... while driving my own car. I have headaches now. I've been really emotional. I cried while watching parts of MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS... and they weren't even the sad parts!

I think I'm going crazy. :P

Anyways, drugs should make everything all better. (By drugs I mean ADVIL. Gel-Caps. Hardcore.)

OH! By the way, my guest post is up at Pete's. Check it out! :)

I won!

... all my dreams...

Well not "ALL my dreams..." this comes in after marrying Conan O'Brien (dressed up as Indiana Jones), NSYNC reunion albums, becoming rich and famous, finding true love (see Conan O'Brien) and having a litter of gangsta babies, pretty unicorns, the newest Harry Potter books and movies, Chippendale dancers cleaning my house while grinding their hips, good health and happiness for my friends and family, and world peace. :)

Mark your calendars! Here are the days for the pizza parties!
December 28, 2004
December 25, 2012
December 22, 2020
December 26, 2028


Thanks so much for voting!

Aww... no FTC this weekend. First time in 5 years... golly, I'm old! (not really, but just go with me for dramatic purposes)

I tried to persuade Jean, Sakura, and Carrie to have an impromptu CAMPFIRE SKITS last night... but we just had the fire instead... not to mention a LOT of chocolate, chickflicks, and softporn. :) No complaints there. GOOD TIMES.

Today, I got my car fixed! YAY! Well, not completely fixed... that air compressor is still down. But at least the blinking temperature light on my dashboard will stop screaming at me. The blinking light scares me. One time I was driving to school when the check engine light started blinking... soon after the engine started smoking. Oh my gosh, I wish I had a civic! Dear Santa... I want a HONDA! Anyways, I brought it to my uncles house, where he discovered that my oil was insanely low... which is probably the cause of the blinking light. I hope thats what it is... I don't think I can handle another hidden *expensive* problem.

But while I was at my uncle's, I got to spend some quality time with my dear cousin Angel. :) I love her! I think we sat there for a good 4 hours just talking... she also gave fed me guava. Never had guava before. Its ok. Kinda.. um... sour? But ok. :)

I wouldn't have been able to have guava for the first time at FTC, nor would I have gotten the blinking light problem fixed or have a good time with Angel... so its good. :)

*gasp*

Last night... I was attacked.

Who knew a nail file could be used as a weapon!?!

OH! Much to our suprise... PENELOPED GRADUATED FROM PUPPY SCHOOL! Really... we were suprised. As much as she is the MOST ADORABLE PUPPY IN THE WORLD... I'm conviced that she has ADHD. So far the extent of her training I've seen is sit, lay down, and maybe if I'm really really persistent she can roll over. But asking her to "stay" and "wait" is completely out of the question. Oh wells, at least she graduated and will now conquer "advanced puppy school" where I hope they'll teach her how to not to bite, not to poop in the house so that Jean won't accidently step on it, and how to make a decent cup of coffee.

Currently, I'm in the running to have a "guest" post on Pete's website. Should I laugh? Should I cry? I don't know. I'm filled with so much emotion at the moment that I just don't know what to say. Well except...

Do it and I'll be your bestest friend in the whole wide world. If I win, (or loose depending on how you view this whole poll.) I promise you pizza parties on the 4th Tuesday of December every other leap year. What the hell... I'll throw in a personalized e-card if all 5 of you leave me your email too.

I know. You're excited. I'm excited. Its almost too much to handle!

And to my competitors... YOU'RE GOING DOWN!

:) I'm kidding of course. I love Jean and Carrie... they're 2 of my closest friends. Without them, I'd be at Disneyland telling folks in line I have a party of ONE. *ouch* Plus they have way too much dirt on me that I wouldn't want to mess with that. :P

So anyways, go and vote. It should be fun. :)

"Oh my god! Sonny got detained! We're stuck in Mexico!"

Those were the words that my dear sister cried into the phone this afternoon. Once I heard them, I went into panic mode... I knew right then how Mr. Walsh felt when Brenda went down to Mexico with Dylan without her drivers license/passport on BEVERLY HILLLS 90210.

"WHAT THE F*CK!?!" I screamed back. "OH MY GOODNESS!!" My heart was racing... she should have just married him so that he could stay in the country... forget the visa! Get a ring!

Luckily before I started making mental plans to call a lawyer, hitchhiking my way down to border, and somehow getting Sonny out of customs... I hear "Hi Nicole." It's Sonny. Whew! He got his Visa and he can work and stay in the country legally! YAAY! Thanks for scaring me and forcing me to think about illegal options on how to bust you out of the joint. Don't EVER do that to me again. ;P

It actually reminded me of how when we were younger and my parents would go out of town and call asking us how we were doing. We'd respond "Oh no mom... the house burned down!" I don't know why would she believe us when she's calling the house in the first place. Silly Mom. :)

~*~
Last night before going to bed, I picked up a book with the intentions of reading a couple of chapters. I was already somewhat sleepy but I like to read some cheesy romance before I actually hit the pillow so that I'll fall asleep with thoughts of millionaire cowboys and virgins being seduced by handsome sheiks.

Its a sad sad thing.

Anyways, so there I was reading about sexy cop, Joe, who was pretending to be the Gabrielle's boyfriend for an investigation at 1am. 2 hours later... after repeatedly telling myself "just one more chapter and then I'll go to sleep" I finished the book. It was a good read... except now, instead of being sleepy, I was energized. The happy ending made me want to read more. I was like a drug addict who needed another hit... or fix... or something. I don't know. I don't do drugs... but you know what I mean.

I grabbed another book (one that I had read before), and skimmed to the good parts (no... not the SEX scenes you perve... but the really sweet cute parts). Eventually, sleep came to me... but in the morning, I paid dearly for it.

Lesson of the night: Put the book down you crackwhore!

If I had a million dollars for every time my car has acted up in the 5 years I've had it... I'd be a bajillionaire.

I'm going to vent about my car. (cha-ching!)

But before I do, lets remind ourselves what the stupid thing is doing now: The air-conditioning is down and in order to fix it, I need to get some $1000 air compressor replaced. $1000 I don't have. So until then, I have no air.

Ok. So because of this bad air compressor, every time I go over a bump at a high speed, this thing will jolt in my engine and make this loud *OH GOD I'M DYING* car noise as well as make it a bit difficult to drive. Actually, this is what happens when I had my air-conditioning on... but luckily the guy at the shop (who had looked at me with pity as my eyes widened and became misty once he told me the estimate) told me that I could probably continue driving it just as long as I didn't turn on my air-conditioning. "Fine. No problem." I told him... the weather was still warm and I was used to driving with my windows down since this past summer my air-conditioning was sucky. (*note: you'd think that this was the same air-conditioning problem since I've had problems before... but noooo... its completely different and therefore not under the new air-conditioning warranty. BOO TO YOU VOLKSWAGON! BOO!)

Until now. Its cold. Its raining. And my windows are fogging up because apparently I breathe when I'm driving. So in order to defrost my window without turning on the AC... I open my window. IN THE RAIN. It works (sorta) and luckily I got home before it became completely frosted.

Oh... did I mention that the passenger side window button fell off? Because it would make sense that I open the passenger side window when I'm driving alone in the rain because then I won't get the wind and water blowing in my face... but I can't. The only window I am able to open while driving... is MY window.

Oh... and my right fog light is out.

...as the temperature warning light on my dashboard flashes and beeps at me. Something tells me I shouldn't be driving this.

This must be the bad karma everyone is talking about when they say "it'll come around." That’s it. I'm going to be an angel from now on. The epitome of sweetness and all things that are good.

I love you.

What? You hate me?

It’s all good baby... karma will get you.

Hmmm... I know something that will cheer me up!

*on the chippendales getting pranked on the OXYGEN's GIRLS BEHAVING BADLY*
TooMuchPete: That's hilarious!
spaznik: hahahaha isn't it!! the poor chippendales...
TooMuchPete: Yeah... I feel sooo bad for them.
spaznik: all shirtless and vulunerable...
spaznik: poor guys...
TooMuchPete: Oh yeah.
TooMuchPete: and all of those women chasing them? It must be horrible.
spaznik: how they all want THEIR BODIES... and not their minds....
spaznik: its quite tragic...
TooMuchPete: Quite.
TooMuchPete: I'm glad girls never want my body.
spaznik: whatever... I'm sure girls are using your mind as an excuse to get to your body.
spaznik: basically... you're a piece of meat.
spaznik: shake it meat!
TooMuchPete: You don't want to see that. ;-)
spaznik: yeah... i probably dont.

But can I say that watching that clip brought back happy memories of Vegas? :) Oh baby oh baby...

Why Joe is the GREATEST!
Joe: Go to McDonalds and get me Monopoly game pieces!
Nicole: So if you win, do I get 50% of the profits?
Joe: No... I'll get a house.
Nicole: Awww.. you'll buy me a house!?!
Joe: No... I'll buy myself a house. You can live there for free.

Rock on! :)

I feel like I should write, but I really don't know what exactly I could write about. Nothing of great importance or excitement has happened to me lately... other than the fact that I've ran off with Kris, a chippendale dancer, and I'm currently blogging live from his Las Vegas penthouse. He's the dreamiest. He's currently practicing his pelvic thrusts in the other room to Christina Aguliera's DIRRTY dressed up as a fireman. Sexy.

Hahaha I'm so funny...

Anyways, on a sad note, I learned today from Jean that the OG "Making of the Band" group, OTOWN, has offically broken up. I know what you're thinking... "Say it ain't so!" but I'm afraid its true. Dan, Erik, Jacob, and the 2 other guys whose names I can't remember are going forth and doing whatever they want to do.
I shall miss their catchy tunes and lyics such as this one:

"I wanna go all night aint no stoppin'
'Til the breaking of the dawn
I wanna go inside every corner girl
You really turn me on
I wanna go
Knock knock
Our bodies to the beat and when the morning comes
We're letting the sun shine
Stay in bed
Can't seperate us we fit together"
OTOWN
(2000-2003)

My only regret is that I never bought any of their albums.... I guess its too late. *sigh* GOOD LUCK BOYS ON WHATEVER YOU DO!

Aww... tonight is Masquerade Ball and I'm not going. I have to work tonight. So, rather than getting ready, I'm sitting here in my pjs, feeling somewhat like Cinderella... but with no fairy godmother in sight. :( Next weekend is FTC and its going to be my first time in 5 years that I won't be snuggling it up a top of a mountain playing ice breakers and hiding from SAAs. BOO! I gotta work.

These are the things I'm really missing from CKI. I really do miss seeing my friends and living out those hardcore CKI weekends where you work a project in the morning, go to a DCM in the afternoon, and hang out with everyone at someone's apartment or watching a movie and having dinner together. I miss not being able to go dress shopping or having fashion shows with the girls trying to figure out what we're gonna wear for Masquerade while saying to ourselves "yeah! we don't need dates!" but secretly wishing that the oh so dreamy Joe Bussiere would be there so you can watch him do something nice to "BABY GOT BACK" on the karaoke... I want to play Cranium. Who wants to play Cranium!?

I really do miss seeing everyone.

Oh baby oh baby... its Jason Mraz!

Can I say that I had the greatest time tonight at the Jason Mraz show. My goodness that BOY can SING! He has a voice! Hearing it live is competely different from on the radio... its amazing! He has this "mmmm" groan thats so sexy it made my toes curl and my jaw drop. :) Really. He has this ability to make you think like he's singing to you and you're the prettiest girl in the whole wide world. My heart just about stopped when he sang an acoustic verision "Rainbow Connection" (yes the Kermit song) and of course "You and I Both". He didn't sing "Sleep to Dream" which is another favorite song of mine... but oh wells. More reason to go see him again I guess. :)

Now I regret not seeing him with Jean all those times down in SD coffeeshops and whatnot for only $5. I've truly been missing out!

The Wiltern was pretty small and intimate, but it was standing room only. So, we opted to stand in the back where it was less crowded and we could still have a nice view of the stage. We were right behind the lighting and sound guys... so we were in awe of the lighting guys "button" magic and got to know what Jason was going to play before everyone did.

I felt so special. :)

Actually, really, I did. I got my ticket because another girl had backed out... so yay for me! :)

Plus I really had a grand ole time with Jean, Carrie, Beth, Ann... and the several hundred men, women, teenyboppers, gay couples who wanted to see MRAZ. Such a terriffic night. :)

spaznik: my fingers are cold.
jeanyah: put your toe socks on your hands
jeanyah: that's what individually wrapped clothing is for
jeanyah: NOT YOUR TOES
spaznik: but my toes would be freezing if it werent for my toesocks!

I have NANNY socks. :)

I really don't get why Jean is so against my socks. I'm happy and my toes are warm. Its like they're individually being loved. And... they put me in the mood to watch MUPPET BABIES. :)

Oh perfect! My socks match the blog! :)

Anyways, I had a nice, laid back day today. I spent my morning with my darling sister. No work today! Actually, we do have an event this weekend, but there aren't any flowers needed so I'm getting some nice time off before the weekend. Gosh, if I DID have the entire weekend off, I'd be participating in a good ole "CKI" weekend filled with Masquerade and Installs... but alas, I can't. Darnnit. At least though, JASON MRAZ tomorrow with Jean, Carrie, Beth and Ann. "You and I boooottth loooooove!"

*Note to self: Do NOT go shopping with intentions of buying new jean/pants wearing high boots (aka "the hooker boot") because they'll just be a pain taking them off and putting them on over and over again in the dressing room(s).

YAAAY!! :) I'm such a happy camper! Guess whos gonna see La Boheme on Valentines Day!?!

...without a real date of course.

But still! Oh my goodness I can't wait!. :)

Big congrats to Sonny who got a job! YAY FOR SONNY!!

Boo for me because now I'm stuck with the horrible/slow/useless "new" girl. Oh wells... I'll survive and at least Sonny will be doing something that he's meant to do, rather than doing chaircovers. ;)

Oh our way home from our celebratory dinner, I found myself singing "SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING LONELY" with my mom in the car. Wow. You really can't help but feel lonely in that situation can you? But it got better.. the song that came on the radio afterwards was Chicago/Peter Cetera's "YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION". There... life got a little bit better. Not to mention extremely cheesy.

Hmmmm... Isn't the weather terriffic? Can't help but feel bad for Fall though. It never came! Its as if Summer and Winter ganged up on him and said "Screw you Fall!" tied him up and put him in the closet. Poor guy. But since its been cold... I got new toe socks! In fact, I'm wearing them now! *wiggles toes* Now I can wear flip flops and socks at the same time... if I wanted to. But I wouldn't. Eww.

But soon the holidays will be here, school will be done and work won't be as hectic! I can spend all my days at disneyland watching the fireworks and playing in the disney "snow" (while being emotional and tearyeyed because everything will be so pretty and surreal). I love the holidays! :) I'm so excited...

April is too freaking hilarious. :)

JC Soze81: hey..i had a response on YOUR SHOE DREAM
JC Soze81: well...here's what..i think about it..
JC Soze81: from your dream..i read about it in the dream book
JC Soze81: dude..the book says your gay
JC Soze81: and because sheeps..that were painted in different colors...dude..that means you are super..ultra..mega gay
JC Soze81: it make sense..thats why you went to see a play!!!!
JC Soze81: and saw RICHARD SIMMONS
JC Soze81: hehehehe...thought u liked to know...

Did I mention that I was being chased by a giant crab... wearing loafers? ;)

Which reminds me... Dane*drool*Cook is gonna be at Ontario Laugh Factory at the end of the month. Who wants to play at the BK Lounge?

Oh baby oh baby... ;)

I want to be a producer...

Last night, went to go see THE PRODUCERS at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. :) Seriously, if you get the chance, GO SEE IT! If you love Mel Brooks movies... you'll love it. Really... you will. Chelle and I used to watch "ROBIN HOOD MEN IN TIGHTS" religiously in high school and so we were laughing really hard when it came to the little funny details that only Mel Brooks could think of. Plus also Jason Alexander and Martin Short are just amazing. AMAZING I tell you! They had so much energy it was insane! There was one moment in the play when Jason Alexander completely lost it and started laughing for a good minute because of Martin Short's antics... TOO FUNNY!

And can I say that the inside of the Pantages theater is absolutely BEAUTIFUL?! Really... it is.

OH! And sitting 5 rows ahead of us was....

a white guy...

with a big brown hair that resembled an afro...

YOU GUESSED IT!!

RICHARD SIMMONS!

The whole time I kept on thinking "Oh my gosh... I hope Richard Simmons isn't getting offended by this gay joke..." and since there were a WHOLE LOT of gay jokes, I was thinking that A LOT. But then again, I'm not sure... isn't he gay? I could be wrong...

I guess being in the whole "musical atmosphere" gave me a musical dream. Well not really. Not everyone was singing. I dreamt that I was back in SL and at a drama competition. At the last minute, one of the girls didn't show up, so the drama teacher looked at me and asked "Nicole! Can you sing "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM?" and proceeded to highlight the versus in my music book. "Sure!" I said. So I sat there patiently waiting for our group to be called up while silently freaking out because I had no idea what my cues where or if there was any dancing involved in the "big" number... but before I got to find out... I WOKE UP!

Let me note that I was bitterly disappointed when I woke up. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY BIG BREAK! But I guess to have made it in my dream... only to wake up afterwards would have been just as disappointing as well. Oh wells...

Speaking of dreams, Robert has an interestng theory for the one I had the other night...
Zasher816: so in response to your shoe dream
Zasher816: that is pretty crazy
Zasher816: but i think i've unraveled it
Zasher816: you've got a lot of themes running through the dream, but they all come back tone main thing
Zasher816: you've been having a lot of stress because of your car
Zasher816: namely a/c
Zasher816: so you being in the ghetto of LA symbolizes how you feel about your car
Zasher816: yes, it is essentially, ghetto
Zasher816: so the reason you were shoe shopping is because it's your unconcious trying to cope with the ghettoness of your car, basically it makes you feel better
Zasher816: the sheep is interesting because you were trying to count them to get to sleep, but they got caught in yer dream
Zasher816: why they were painted i have no idea, yer weird
Zasher816: anyway
Zasher816: yer car was essentially missing
Zasher816: telling you that you shouldn't have been in the ghetto of LA, buying shoes period
Zasher816: i think it's foreshadowing
Zasher816: oh and the black dress
Zasher816: was it nice, or slutty?
Zasher816: haha

It was a nice dress. :P

I had the weirdest dream last night. For some reason, I was shoe shopping in the "ghetto" of downtown LA wearing a black dress. When I was done shopping, I went outside to look for my car... but it was gone! I freaked out and started running up and down the streets... and thought "OH MY GOSH! I HOPE IT WASN'T STOLEN!" This freaked me out even more, because then I'd have to explain why I was shoe shopping in the ghetto in the first place because I was supposed to be somewhere else. So instead of calling the police, I just started retrace my footsteps (car-steps?) and found myself walking in some rural area. There were sheep. Sheep that were painted different colors. Then I remembered, I parked my car over there! But then the sheep all started running amok and paint was getting all over the place... and I woke up VERY CONFUSED.

Analyze that!