Filed under: Movies | Tags: (500) Days of Summer, Jack Penate, Mumm-ra, The Smiths
I went to see (500) Days of Summer with my friends yesterday. It was such a cute movie. I thought it would have been more uplifting but still. The depressing bits were made so much better by the music. Some of my favorite songs were on the soundtrack. There was The Smiths’ “There is a Light that Never Goes Out”, Jack Penate’s “Have I Been A Fool”, Carla Bruni’s “Quelqu’un m’a dit”, and last but certainly not least, Mumm-ra’s “She’s Got You High”. It made me so happy to hear Mumm-ra again since they broke up a while back. At least they’re getting the attention they deserved. Miss you Mumm-ra. (Get back together please!)
P.S. I liked (500) Days more than Funny People, which we saw right after. Four hours at the movie theater can be exhausting.
Filed under: Life
With August right around the corner, I only have one month left until I go back to college. I dread the stress that it involves, but at least everything keeps me busy and I actually make some money. So yesterday I started driving school. I actually did pretty well, but I’m worried I won’t know what to do when I actually take the test because the instructor kept speaking to me in Spanish with some English in between. Whatever … at least I didn’t hit anything. My new plan is: get my permit around the third week of August (I should find those driving manuals first), convince my friends to let me practice on their cars during the school year, and get my licence and a car next summer (MINI/ Beetle please).
Filed under: Life
My laptop decided to stop working last night. My mom insisted that I get her on Youtube last night and when I finally relented my laptop did the same thing it did a couple months back at school and made this blue screen appear with all these computer terms that I don’t understand. Then it started turning on and off by itself until I took the battery out. It was horrible. I’m planning on going down to San Diego to visit friends anyways so I’ll just drop it off at tech support so they can work their magic. I’m now on the relic that is my old PC and iTunes won’t play any of my music.
I might have gotten up on the wrong foot two days in a row or is it on the wrong side of the bed? This is what can happen to bilingual children; we might get a little confused. OMG I’m pulling a Ricky Ricardo! Now I’m totally OK with it.
Filed under: Life
It’s ridiculously hot in LA. I don’t even feel like stepping out of the house sometimes. I wish it would start raining or something. (My favorite weather is cold weather with a little rain.) I think I’ll buy an umbrella in hopes that rain drops will start falling out of the sky/ my farmer’s tan won’t be so bad.
One Lock, Two Lock, Red Lock, Blue Lock, originally uploaded by Gregory Pleau.
I need at least one of these locks. I don’t appreciate people bursting into my room in the middle of the night/ early in the morning asking if I’m asleep when I clearly am.
September 14th 2009. It’s going to be GREAT. (Unless 15 yr olds that think Alex Turner is going to fall in love with them scream his name in my ear like at The Last Shadow Puppets.) Let’s hope for the best! Too bad Klaxons aren’t really supporting.
Filed under: Life
I Facebook chatted with my coworker from my San Diego job today. It went a little something like this:
“I
am
so
bored”“So
am
I”“So are you working at the office or are you in LA?”
“I’m in LA not doing anything. My summer class got cancelled too so I’m uber-unproductive
“I’m working in a restaurant making tons of money”
“You suck”
“but I’m spending it all on alcohol”
“OK you don’t suck that bad”
Our little chat did not make me feel any better about how unproductive and depressing this summer has been. I wish I had his personality because trust me, that’s probably the reason he’s making beaucoup money. Then again he’s going to Ireland next semester so he needs it. But I want to go to Oxford next semester so I need it just as bad.
Filed under: Life
Unfortunately, I did not get hired at Macy’s. Apparently they’re not hiring seasonal summer workers, but I should go back when I’m out for Christmas Break. The point of working this summer was to make enough money so the by the second week of January I was taking classes in Oxford for the semester. So frustrated. I don’t even feel like applying anywhere else because I’ll probably get the same answer. I might just start reading the California Driving Handbook (or whatever its called) again in hopes of learning something and getting my driver’s permit. I’m nineteen years old and I don’t even know how to drive. Ridiculous I know. There’s no point really since I don’t have/ can’t afford a car; maybe just to be the DD when my friends decide they want to get wasted. Maybe I should just get my permit, go to driving school, and use the rest of my savings to just buy a used car. I could try to go to England next summer or when I graduate from college or just not go at all. Whining over.
