They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.
-Joni Mitchell

God.

Best Guilt-Free Snacks

I don't want to eat gunk, nor do I crave it. I fasted again over the weekend and it brought me back to eating healthy again.

I want to share some of my favorite snacks. Guilt-free and GOOD.




Mi-Del Swedish Style Gingersnaps. They're rock hard. They literally snap when you eat them opposed to the softer kind. Glutten-free. You can find these in the organic section of any grocery store.




Snackmasters Turkey Jerky. Healthier and 98% fat free compared to regular beef jerky. I like this brand, cuz the jerky is really soft.


Pirate's Booty White Chedder. Some people don't like chedder. They make it in caramel and BBQ which are really good too. (Healthier alternative to potato chips).



Kettle Chips Spicy Thai. Sweet + Spicy + Salty. Addicting.



Barbara's Puffins Cinnamon. It tastes better as a snack, opposed to eating it as cereal with milk. Lots of fiber. Wheat free.



Chex Mix - Dark Chocolate. Self explanatory. Soooo good. Theres definitely crack-cocaine in this.



Flat Earth Tangy Tomato Ranch Veggie Chips. It has so much flavor, you wouldn't guess they're organic and msg free. I can eat an entire bag in one sitting. no good. These are my favorite chips.




El Sabroso Guacachips. It doesn't even taste like avocados. But regardless, they are so freakin good.

India baby girl deaths 'increase'

I don't care much for headlines but the girl in me cringed at this one

| Many families now use ultrasound scans and abort female fetuses, despite the existence of the 1994 law banning gender selection and selective abortion.

Six Flags Magic Mountain

X2 was great. We waited 2.5 hours in 95 degree weather for the damn thing.


Roommates and I on Viper,



All of our happiness is fake.
"... Ow it hurts, Ow! .... OWW, ow, T-h-i-s....   r-i-d-e....    s-u-c---CAMERA!!!"

Damien Rice - Cannonball

L.A. Film Festival

I love film, experiencing someone else's compelling intuition...and how it can change a part of me for good. Westwood's serial number of run-down, business-less, movie theaters are being put to good use this week. (Honestly, some of the stores in Westwood, theaters included, surmount to a waste of space! ie/ the Beauty supply chains, Ann Taylor?, Curves?!, etc.)

I checked out the ticketing office today. Every flick, Short films included, cost about 12 bucks each. EACH. That means it still costs 12 bucks to see a 6 minute indie. In two weeks they're holding a special premiere for Hellboy II. A ticket to that is $100. To drop a bill or not to drop a bill? Jk I'm not that stupid. But I'm jealous of those who are.

L.A. is so expensive.

I hate/love you Hollywood.

Happy 21st to my Roommate Monique

Monique. <--- Google Image search for "Monique"
Sadly, my roommate is not a sista, but a sist-er. "In christ". Boring.

A versatile woman. Gangsta, matron, princess, bamf, and friend.





(us on the tram to Disneyland)

Gasobe

Come to me and I will give you rest

Come to Me . . . —Matthew 11:28
"Where sin and sorrow stops, and the song of the saint starts. Do I really want to get there? I can right now. The questions that truly matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by these words— "Come to Me." Our Lord's words are not, "Do this, or don't do that," but— "Come to me." If I will simply come to Jesus, my real life will be brought into harmony with my real desires. I will actually cease from sin, and will find the song of the Lord beginning in my life.

. . . and I will give you rest"— that is, "I will sustain you, causing you to stand firm." He is not saying, "I will put you to bed, hold your hand, and sing you to sleep." But, in essence, He is saying, "I will get you out of bed— out of your listlessness and exhaustion, and out of your condition of being half dead while you are still alive."

- Oswald Chambers

Also, I agree with this

"After the first encounter with love, there is no doubt you pursue love with a passion....No mountain seems too high to climb over and no field seems too wide to run through when you're in love.

But somehow, even while in love, you're still left looking. Looking for what? You don't know. But whatever it is you're looking for, you realize it's yet to be found. What a frustrating place that is to be, to be in love but yet know that your heart is not completely satisfied. An odd guilt takes over perhaps, or maybe a sense of apathy as you grow numb to knowing that whatever you try while in love, you'll be left feeling like you still haven't found it, whatever "it" is.

I think for those of us who suffer from this don't actually need to be reminded that love is more than an emotion and that emotions come and go, because the frustration of feeling like you don't have what you're looking for even while having love is something that lives on even when you know in your mind all the deeper facts and truths about love."
- Paul Kim (fellow West High alumn aka James Choi's husband), on 1 John 4:16: God is love.

Arthur W. Pink (1975)

"Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee" (Job 22:21)

"Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty glory in his might, let not the rich glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth, and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord" (Jeremiah 9:23-24)

"Something more than a theoretical knowledge of God is needed by us. God is only truly known in the soul as we yield ourselves to Him, submit to His authority, and regulate all the details of our lives by His holy precepts and commandments. "Then shall we know, if we follow on (in the path of obedience) to know the Lord" (Hosea 6:3). "If any man will do His will, he shall know" (John 7:17). "The people that do know their God shall be strong" (Daniel 11:32)"





Finals Week.

What Lies Ahead

The circus that made history.


But the domination begins.



Or has it already begun.

Stewardship, lack of.

I am behind on everything.

relationships, homework, studying, birthdays, responsibilities.

Just an update

I smell summer.

Basic plans.

Session A & C (living in 10911 Rochester for Session A and then we're officially moving out and Kat and I will begin our hunt for a studio/single)
I'll be taking Education and Film classes. For funzies. Financial aid is extremely generous during the summer.
I'll also be working 2 jobs. Dolla dolla bills ya'll (bad Wyclef Jean song). I have to pay the rent for both my sister and I.

So I'm not going on missions, studying abroad, building houses, feeding infants. I'll be right where I want/need to be, safeguarding the city of angels, preserving all its goodness (purging it of all things norcal).

Possible Trips (unfortunately none are extended vacations)

I promised myself I would make a Shnorcal trip between sessions to visit friends. Anyone is welcome to hitch a ride. Hopefully I'll be visiting San Jose (Yeri), Walnut Creek (Lizzie), San Francisco (Anita).


Also. Day trips to

I'm gonna go twice if I can. Three, if money rains from the sky.
Mickey misses me! Currently my Minnie doll is sitting in the backseat of my honda with the seatbelt on. Joy ride!

Other than that I'm gonna be spending more time at my church that I love, going to concerts with my sis, exploring LA with friends, converting people to McCainians, hiking and biking when I can, balling at Veteran Park (love & basketball baby), and paddling for UCLA Dragonboat summer crew. You MUST come watch me race. No, I will NOT be fighting Goku and Gohan, please take me seriously.

I'm pretty willing to do almost anything this summer if my finances and time will allow for it. My summer seems moderately uneventful, but most of my time will be sucked up by class and work. Film classes alone are 4 hours long, twice a week. I can't wait! t o t a k e n a p s i n t h e m.

There is less than 2 weeks left of school for Bruins.
Drop your fruits like a ripe tree.

btw, earlier today, I made the ultimate folk/alternative/acoustic playlist during my study break. Mixtape! (aka burned cds), when I force it into your hands, please give it a chance.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers