Shut Up & Listen v2.0 http://blog.avygrrl.com Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:56:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Update http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/04/13/update/ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/04/13/update/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:56:56 +0000 Avy http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/04/13/update/ Work is STILL nuts. It’ll never stop being nuts.

I’m moving to my new office tomorrow.

My back hurts like whoa.

Pushy little children with their fully automatics. They like to push the weak around.

I’m about to leave and join Planet Fitness with Angel.

Belly dancing is love. We have haflas to plan for, performances to see, and workshops to attend. Time to kick up the cardio a few notches.

Tinks!

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It’s me and my troupe. Woo hoo. Just me and troupe. Just me and troupe. Just me and troupe.
( I was channeling Tupac there. Sorry.)

Anyway, we have to get our arses in gear with choreography. There’s a hafla coming up and the one newest sloooooow song is in dire need of moves.

Oh AND we’re seeing Beats Antique on 4/20– which is AWESOME because our first piece ever was/is to their song, “Beauty Beats.”

Anyway, this is us. Belly dancing is love… and weight-loss motivation– even moreso than gyaru fashion.

]]> http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/26/ekstasis/feed/ Woo hoo http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/21/woo-hoo/ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/21/woo-hoo/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:14:08 +0000 Avy http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/21/woo-hoo/ I had a busy bear weekend. Friday night was full of dance gaming to burn off the BBQ noms my aunt and cousins made. I chose to forgo the BBQ sauce to avoid even more fat and calories.

Saturday, we all went to the beach. By all, I mean me, E, X , and the in-lawws. It was LOVELY and Super Moon looked awesome. I still don’t trust it. Oh well.

Lots of pix were taken. I’ll update with some of them later.  I have a last-minute photoshoot on Saturday morning. It’s for my aunt’s BFF. Nerves! It’s also for her album cover. The CD release party is in a month. I figure I’ll go so I can see which photo she chooses.My goal is to give her 10 photos just as I would anyone else on a basic package, but I’m still nervous. On the plus side, she and her fiance both love my portfolio. I’ll just stop being chicken.

]]> http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/21/woo-hoo/feed/ Ranting http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/16/ranting/ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/16/ranting/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:52:34 +0000 Avy http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/16/ranting/ So I decided to blog about life, not just fashion/make-up/etc, via LiveJournal. Eff that site. There is so much negativity there for me. I just think of years of sickness, lies, etc that I’ve decided to give up on posting there. I’ll still to my own domain. There’s more happy here. I look at LJ and want to kill people. That would be bad.

So here I am. Here I am with a happy thought:

Bowflex session after work today!!!

I’m so excited. I love working out and I’m really proud of myself for sticking with it no matter what. I can’t worry about other peoples’ feelings when it comes to my health and self-esteem.

Let’s face it: I’m not supposed to be fat. I’m too hyper, playfully aggressive, and fashion-loving to be a fat chick. I’m meant to be Xena-sized. That’s me. So this whole sitting around the house after work thing is just not happening anymore. It’s boring and unhealthy. I’m completely committed to challenging myself physically and it’s paying off.

I started getting really serious about this a couple of months ago, but I’ve really kicked things up a notch over the past month. David and I started bowflexing last week and already I notice a change in arm & shoulder strength. It’s nothing major, but it’s there.

My walking buddy disappeared, but Erik’s finally cooperating and we’ve walked together twice. Yesterday’s walk with good, but it was also short. Still, 20 minutes of hills is good.

Anyway, yay fitness. I’ll be ready for the MS Walk in May for sure.

]]> http://blog.avygrrl.com/2011/03/16/ranting/feed/ Work it… Work it… http://blog.avygrrl.com/2010/02/17/work-it-work-it/ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2010/02/17/work-it-work-it/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:52:11 +0000 Avy http://blog.avygrrl.com/2010/02/17/work-it-work-it/ I’m getting so much better at belly dancing! Woo hoo. I need to be consistent with exercising and not just dancing, but I’m workin on it! My veil work is sloppy , but my footwork is way better. I’m so proud! I still can’t camelwalk for crap– well technically I can do it until the left leg moves forward. Xavier looks at me like I’m crazy when I do it. He tries to hold onto my legs. Actually, he does that no matter what I’m doing. Kids.

Man, I’m so sleepy. It’s hard out here for a  bear.

Oh! It also must go on the record that I’ve been in touch with some friends I hadn’t seen or spoken to in like 6 or 7 years.  The first is Chase– this nuggah just fell off the face of the planet. I saw him at David’s birthday party back in November.  The next is Ariel. The former BFF and I are on happy terms again as of a couple of months ago. Lastly there’s Lance, Kyle, Angel and David (Bravo). After all the drama with David its surprising that we were able to hang out even in a group situation, but we’ve both grown up. It’s been 7 years and I’d recently decided to be over the craziness anyway. Oddly enough, I’m happy to see everyone, but I’m still cautious. At the same time, it’ll be nice to FINALLY have people who actually want to do the things I’m interested in doing.

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He is saying a few things, but understands more. If we tell him to get the ball or Munko (any of his monkeys), come here, etc– he does it. If you ask where Dora/dog/cat/elephant/monkey/baby is, he will point to its picture in his book.
This is what he says

Words
Z-Zay Z-Zay = Leave it to us to give him a hard name.
Mum Mum
DaDa or sometimes screams DayDa
NaNa = banana
Ahh (while waving) = Hi.  *okay I guess that one counts more as communication in general and not so much as verbal.
Eh-deh-deh = Elephant.

His top sentence is:
MumMum/DaDa, ZayZay nana [insert tongue clicking/smacking].

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  • I went to Key West, FL with Erik, Xav and my in-laws. It was great and I was sad to leave. I think that’s the perfect place for us.
  • I’ve been in touch with my old BFF Ariel and it’s been great.
  • Item number two has shown me how much I miss other people (only a few) and that’s kind of sad because I never stopped talking to them. People just drift apart.
  •  I’ve finally cleared out enough soap stock that I can make some more. I’m happy about this.
  • I have my sewing machine back and have started to crochet again.
  • My hair is braided again. Purple in the front makes me happy.
  • I have always fiddled with bellydancing, esp since I dance mostly from my hips, but now I’ve been encouraged to get out of the damned house and take a class. So I will. I start Saturday.
  •  I got a B in Creative Writing last semester. My teacher said I’m really great at writing dialogue and making good characters.She reccommended I take fiction and screenwriting courses and I think I’ll listen throughout my next few semesters.
  • Today starts Spring semester. I’m taking another English (non-creative), World Religion (!), CIS class I need to test out of, and I can’t remember the fourth class again. WTF?!
  • I have a super fun photoshoot on 1/31 and cant wait to get back in the studio!
  • Lastly, I’m really happy with life in general and glad I didn’t number this list. I will not go back and check to see how many bullets I have. I’m fighting my odd/even OCD.
]]> http://blog.avygrrl.com/2010/01/19/stuff-x10/feed/ Baby Bread http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/09/09/baby-bread/ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/09/09/baby-bread/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:38:11 +0000 Avy http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/09/09/baby-bread/ I’m gonna use this recipe too make X some Bear Bread

Apple Bread - Quick and Easy!

1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg
2 cups sifted unbleached flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 cup raisins
2 large apples finely chopped (Use good baking apples)
1/2 cup walnuts chopped - optional

http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/applebread.htm

]]> http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/09/09/baby-bread/feed/ おわり　です！ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/08/27/%e3%81%8a%e3%82%8f%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%a7%e3%81%99%ef%bc%81/ http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/08/27/%e3%81%8a%e3%82%8f%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%a7%e3%81%99%ef%bc%81/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:48:00 +0000 Avy http://blog.avygrrl.com/2009/08/27/%e3%81%8a%e3%82%8f%e3%82%8a%e3%80%80%e3%81%a7%e3%81%99%ef%bc%81/ So… School is over for the summer. I definitely passed, but hopefully I kept my A and didn’t get a B. That would suck.
I’m really stressed about my financial aid. Someone screwed something up and my EFC went from 0 to 8935… uh, wtf? So I corrected the error (they changed my number of dependents).  Cross your fingers for me.

I’m really excited about everything. Well I’m pretty nervous, too, but whatever. It’ll be ok. I’m determined to succeed. I want to teach so I will teach. I want good grades, so I will have them. It’ll be a long 15 weeks though. But at least there’s creative writing. And the Human Geography course will help with my novel. So hooray for that right?

I will say this: I’m gonna miss having people to speak Japanese with. My classmates were pretty cool and Mori-sensei was great. She’s really sweet and funny, too. I’m gonna miss it. We went to Shofuso for our last day of class. I took plenty of pictures, but they’ll have to be uploaded when I’m not dead tired.

<3

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So first thing’s first: School

This semester I’ve only been taking Japanese and save for next week’s multiple finals (written, oral interview, hearing/interpretation, and A/V Presentation) I’m almost done. lol It’s a lot to cram into three days and I am SERIOUSLY nervous. I will perservere.

Next semester I will take four courses because this time I am using financial aid. I’ll be taking:

  • Creative Writing
  • Human Geography
  • Psychology
  • Math

I’m not looking forward to Math or Psych, but maybe they won’t bore the piss out of me. I’m hopeful. I predict an A in all but the Math and Psych. I might get an A in Math, but I think I’ll definitely get a B in that and Psych.
I’m really excited about Creative Writing because– well, duh! Human Geography is just interesting to me. I love learning about people– culture and history.

Oh and note that I’ll be taking these courses online. Yep, even Math. This is so I can be home with Xav and give mi madre a break from baby-sitting. Because of this, I’ll be implementing a strict schedule for both of us. I’ll be offline as much as possible to make sure I don’t get sucked into Make Up Geek and web games.

Onto make-up… I have a decent bit of stuff. Some MAC, NARS, Becca, Smashbox and of course NYX. I swear by Maybelline for liquid liner and mascara. I always use Revlon Softflex liquid foundation under my MAC Studio Fix Powder when I want flawless skin.  I am currently awaiting my BeautyFactory 120 Eyeshadow palette from Hong Kong. It should be here by Monday ( I think). When it comes, I reckon I’ll do a photo/video review by the end of the week since class will be over after Wednesday. I’ve joined MakeUpGeek.com because it’s fun to share tips and tricks with other people. I’m excited about doing my version of a Peacock or Rainbow eye once my palette arrives.

Okay, kiddos, it’s late and I wanna cuddle the hubby so adios!

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