follow up

Since i wrote a blog about Robin Thicke's new album, Something Else, i figured i'd follow up on the scoop. Listen here.
I gave it a few listens and I'm sad to say there wasn't a single song that stood out to me. With that said, the ones i favor more than the rest are the slower songs, The Sweetest Love, Ms. Harmony, and Cry No More. The Song Everybody's a Star is kinda catchy. Iono, i guess just check it out.

I did check out Raphael Saadiq's new album called, The Way I See It, and there's a sick song on it called Oh Girl featuring Jay-Z. Peep it.

Other than that I haven't had any great discoveries as far as music lately. I need something to blow me away. New music PLEASEEEEE!

My new toy

A hello kitty bong! How wonderful is that? I'm so excited about it. It hits so well! And it was made for me by my love, so it's really special to me. I LOVE IT!

Just kidding.

So apparently I am unable to post pictures from my iPhone. I viewed my blog on my laptop and the last two postings are missing their pictures. I'll try to fix that soon. And see how I can get it to work without having to go back and fix it everytime. There's such a convenience in being able to blog while on my phone. Maybe because there's too much on my computer to distract me... And it's also convenient cuz I can blog anywhere as my thoughts come to me instead of having to wait to get to a computer with Internet. By that time, I wouldve probably already forgotten what I had to say... Or after much more thought I realize it wasn't worth my time writing. But I like the idea of mobile blogging and blogging about random ish on impulse. So here it goes...

My summer

Since I have not written in my blog during the summer and have not written about my summer, I'd like to refresh my memories and look back at my summer. I want to say I grew the most this past summer and experienced much change internally as far as emotionally, spiritually, and religiously.

This picture of the Eiffel Tower twinkling and glowing in Paris is a good representation of my summer. Beautiful, grand, and epic.

To say the least, my summer was amazing and too short. Definitely one I'll never forget... Hate to be cliché but that's just the truth. Just a few highlights of this summer: me and my boyfriend became official and are extremely happy, I finally turned 21, I went on a religious pilgrimmage in France which was extremely rewarding, and I got to spend a lot of time with my family which I haven't been able to do since my last summer before college. Oh it was wonderful and I truly am blessed. I have to upload the pictures and share about my experiences one day. I have got to find the time to do that. It seems like time is flying... Summer has been over for over a month. It's almost november now... That's enough for today. More updates later.

Love to all, Bravebird.

P.S. See honey, bravebird loves to speak.

Futuristic fun

Check this neat looking gas station. I drove by it with my boyfriend somewhere in LA when we were on our way to Bossa Nova. It's like the gas station of the future. Or like the gas station from the Jetson's. Haha. It looked so cool that I had to pullover n snap a photo. I wish I needed gas, just to say I got gas there. I don't know if the gas prices were any different or if there was anything special about it or what the gas station was called. No clue. But hey, doesn't it look sick?!

Peace.

m.i.a.

it's been a while since i left a mark here. so i decided today would be the day. 

i havent slept yet. pulled an all nighter to "study" for this midterm i had this morning. i figured i'd wing it. so i leave for class on time, and even pretty early, which is a never occasion, so i have time to chill and smoke a stoge before i walk to class. that stoge was so relaxing! anyway, as i'm walking to class, i'm walking through this huge open space, and just my luck, a bird shits ON ME! it was super nasty. i hoped it didn't mean bad luck. I start trippin thinking I was going to fail my midterm. But once I get there, I'm still early so I have time to review. Once the test was passed out, I read it and saw that it wasn't as hard as I thought. Thank god! After I went home to kickback n chill. The boyfriend came n so did my homegirls. It was so relaxing n satisfying to just chill n mellow out with the ones I love after a stressful and tiring week. Anywho, I told everyone about my poop story. It was such good luck!

Cheers to my return. I set up mobile blogging on my iPhone. I'm excited. I get to post pictures now. Woo!

summer ahead.

so today is the first full day spent back at my parents house this summer. its been interesting to say the least. though i've dreaded moving back, the first day back, i'm having a good feeling about it.

after the long 7 hour drive of stupid detours and road construction around hwy 5, i arrived at home at 3am tuesday morning. i brought all my luggage into the house and went straight to the fridge.  

what kind of shit is that?

i know, i cant help it. i'm fat. it was a fuckin treasure chest tho i swear there were like 8 different filipino dishes plus 2 different kinds of desserts and some fuckin bbq. i was STOKED! haha 

i made me a plate and wandered the rest of the house just to check the scene. my dog cooper weirdly didnt wake up and come out to greet me. he must have been tired... along with both my parents cuz i made so much ruckus hoping they'd wake up but they were knocked out.

anyway, while my food is heating up, my next mission is to find my BED. my grandma had been living with my parents for a while so she had my room. whenever id visit on weekends, i would have to sleep in my brothers room with him, but she had left for the Philippines just a few days before my arrival, so i was taking my old room back. i went into the room expecting all her stuff to be there still but all her stuff was almost gone. i had to clear a few things but i made sure my bed was ready and made myself comfortable... before i went to sleep i told myself my project this week was to make the room MINE AGAIN.

i probably slept until 230pm knowing i had absolutely NOTHING to do the next day. it felt really good. i got up to greet my dad and brother and went back to bed. sweet! i chilled in bed til my mom called around 6 talking about plans to go OUT to eat, MY PICK! dude, could it get any better? we go to my fave sushi spot and mom tells me to order anything i want. i ordered at least 5 different items just because i always wanted to myself but knew i could never afford it without her. haha. spoiled brat! anyway after we order, all my mom wants to talk about is PLANS for summer. depsite all the money ive needed from her while not working, she doesnt mention me getting a job and is asking me where i want to go for the summer. shes trying to take like 50 vacation days off from work and wants to travel every weekend! shes willing to take me where ever i want to go and to give me the money to go where i want to go. 

i dont even want to take advantage. i dont even have a job, i dont feel like i deserve it. ever since i was 15, old enough to work with a government issued work permit, ive worked for everything i had. but the best part about our conversation over dinner was that my mom announced that shed pay for every concert that me and my brother want to go to this summer. she KNOWS how much we love going to concerts, so she said she'd pay for all of them. i'm mos def down for that!

YESSSSS! EDC TICKET IM COMING TO GET YOU TOMORROW!!! 

that also means ill be seeing john mayer and going to rock the bells. any other concerts? fuck it, im going. WOO! im fucking excited. i was planning to go to the philippines this summer to travel the beaches, but its the rainy season there til september so i think my brother and i are going to go to hawaii! its going to be fucking awesome. plus ill turning 21 in july so i've got vegas trips LINED up. YAY. im also excited for all of the family vacations my mom has planned. i love my mom. my family could not be so amazing without her. 

anyhow after dinner my brother and i share our music libraries and put each other "up on game" if you wanna say in our different favorite genres. this summer is also the summer i want to spend cleaning up all the titles in my music library plus expanding. gunna be a long summer, hope my tendonitis doesnt act up. 

finally, because getting a job isnt practical for all the vacations i want to go on, im just going to spend the summer working on my mom's house, kinda like working for her. shes so busy and no one helps her out around the house, its not that clean and its cluttery. my plan is to clean out all the junk, organize all their stuff, and literally repaint, redecorate, and organize every room. she already gave me the okay to spend for paint supplies, new furniture, new coffee tables, and all kinds of stuff. hooray, i also just decided to major in communications with a concentration on advertising and marketing. design school after to pursue my dream to be an interior decorator. sick, this summer i get to practice. 

then tonight, it was interesting trying to get fucked up with my brother at home. i think by the time summer ends, i'll be a pro at that. muahahahahhah! 

ive rambled enough, long story short. folks, things are looking up.

wishing happiness upon you all,

bravebird.