Hello all! I can’t believe it’s been two months since I posted here … ahh, I’m so stupid T_T Well, more like I really just hadn’t had the time, but you know what? That’s a really bad excuse, in my opinion

What I’ve been up to in the past two months?

• I went vegetarian from April 19 to May 19. Wow, exactly a month! It was much more challenging than the last time I tried to do this. I was so happy to end it T_T
• I’ve been working on a lot of random crap, for school and for work!
• I bought an Xbox 360 with Grand Theft Auto IV and WiiFit
• Which led me to force myself to not buying anything for myself for the entire month of May!
• Which was subsequently stopped when the Victoria’s Secret Semi-Annual sale and Nordstrom Half Yearly sale came around the corner …
• and I bought my first pair of awesome Rock & Republics

My very first pair of designer jeans that I actually bought for myself (not to sound all materialistic/snobby, but my brother and his girlfriend got me the other 3 that I have–Seven for All Mankind, Joe’s Jeans, and AG (Adriano Goldschmied) Jeans … none of which, to be quite frank, I’m all that thrilled about, but accept and wear quite graciously)! I snapped a picture of the stitching:

It’s so gorgeous! The gold thread is simply luminous and vibrant. This is the Kasandra boot cut denim, in Grievance Policy. I also got a pair in Grievance Manuel, but they don’t fit me! Oh well, these are ballin’ as it is

GTA4 is freakin’ awesome. I have yet to beat game (I think I’m only at 40% or less), but it’s so flippin’ fun. Niko Bellic’s character definitely helps add to the lure of the game, too. I love his smart-assery.

In other exciting news, Justin is officially a UCLA Bruin. I’m so proud of him. He’s such an incredible nerd! He barely tries in school and gets A’s … it could just be that JCs are that easy to him, but I actually really think he’s just that smart Anyway, I’m mostly excited for him. People have asked me what I’m going to do, as if it’s the end of the world for us, but you know what? It isn’t! I’m gonna work really hard here so that I can potentially move down with him in the next year, so we’ll be separate for a little while. It’ll be interesting to see what kind of challenges that would present us.

I should start writing here more often. Again.

One last bit of (semi?) big news: We rescued a kitten last week! Well, Justin’s stepdad did. When we first saw her, her eyes were so horribly infected that she would have the hardest time opening them, she was all skin and bones and was barely able to walk. We’ve been nursing her back to health, feeding her formula milk for kittens and taking her to the vet. Now she’s much bigger, there’s actually meat on her bones, and she is SO active it’s almost annoying. She’s learning how to control her claws (or at least learning more about her claws), teething like crazy, uses the litter box, can eat solid foods better, and loves to play with her own reflection. We just leave her alone in the kitchen and she tires herself out by all the crazy things to explore. She especially loves the wall-length vertical blinds and the mirrored dining table legs. Haha.

Anyway, we named her Sakura But we’re not keeping her. We’re just holding her until she’s fully healthy (she has some upper respitory problems as well as an eye infection). We’ll probably have her sprayed and vaccinated before we really try to give her away. Aww. I’m gonna miss her.

Here are some pictures of her:

“What’s that?”

The bluest eyes you’ll ever see

Well, I’m sure it’ll never be put to rest but here’s an interesting way of looking at it:

15 Inch 2.16GHz Macbook Pro

$1,999.00

Dell Inspiron 6400 Dual Core

• Intel Core Duo Processor
• 15.4 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLifeâ„¢ (1680×1050)
• 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm (To be sold; 2 1gb sticks will be bought in place )
• 160GB Hard Drive
• 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7300 TurboCache

Total: $768.17

Granted, the original value of my notebook is (supposedly) $1,113.00, but still. Everything is basically better than the Macbook Pro–except for the processor, the fact that there’s a built-in camera, and the supposed pretty shell–and its retail value is what, 2 freakin thousand dollars? No thank you X______X

A note: I could’ve upgraded my processor for another 100 bucks to Intel Core 2 Duo too, but after discussing it with Justin, it just didn’t seem like it was worth it for what I was going to use this laptop with. The current processor I’ve selected should be able to handle the stresses that I may demand.

Another note: Why does the MacbookPro have in it a lofty processor when there aren’t even enough games it can run that would use it to its fullest capacity?
I’m also thinking about how it’s so silly that there is an unspoken expectation that graphic designers are to use Mac-base OS and computers and programs in order to operate. I’d like to think that I can be the lone warrior who uses her lovely PC to do all that junk–and will save money for it too. Sheesh. Leave me alone.

(No offense to anyone who’s a Mac-user–I just don’t see the point).