last post of the decade

hmm. it's been a tough week. a tough year. a tough decade really. so far, i'm as old as i've ever been (haha). but this blog has given me a lot of joy and a hobby and a passion that i can turn to when things get rough. and i love it. i can only hope for amazing things in the next 10 years.

Miss Ange-Marie recently tagged me for the "Beautiful Blogger" award, thanks sweetie! and what better way to end the year and decade than to tell you some weird/interesting facts about me? haha, stuff that i've learned about myself over these last few enlightening years from adolescence to adulthood. i can't believe that 10 years ago i was 13! so weird :)

here goes!

1.  i will never be able to be satisfied with the knowledge in my head. i wish i could be a bit dumber to be honest, as they say ignorance is bliss. i fear i have too many thoughts in my head to ever be truly content. 
2. my favorite smell in entire world is clothes that are laundered with Tide brand laundry soap and then dried using Bounce dryer sheets. best combo ever.
3. i am a "by-myself-er". i'm beginning to find out that most of my immediate family is too and the people that i admire the most are as well.
   
4. i change my mind about 80 times a day. or more. about a million things.
5. i think high heels and boots are incredibly sexy but i NEVER wear them. my feet are permanently used to flip-flops and vans slip-ons. i'm very casual. my nails and makeup are the only fancy thing about me.
   
6. even though i love music almost as much as air, i think i would be ok if the only thing i could listen to for the rest of my life was string quartet music. there is nothing more soothing or exciting to me.
7. i secretly wish i was a little person (i.e. a dwarf). not for the attention, just because i really like being short. and i'm not short enough :)
   

i tag:
Emerald Sparkled
HappyBerryNaiad
Jellynat
and Polish Galore

HAPPY 2010 EVERYONE!!! 

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!

tagged: sugar doll award

the adorable caitlin bananas tagged me for this sugar doll award, what a sweetie! thanks !♥

here are 10 things i want to do in my lifetime:

1. be in a movie, even if it's just as an extra (which it probably will be haha!)
2. go to Italy, Greece, France, Spain, etc. all the European countries
   
3. learn to scuba dive, after i get over my fear of being underwater that is...
   
4. design my own nail polish color (stole that one caitlin!)
5. learn another language, maybe two
6. live for at least a year in England
   
7. get married
8. learn to cook, not just microwave stuff
9. buy my mom a house out in the country
10. become an avid gardener
    
    i tag:
    phenomenail
    lipglossiping
    iceomatic's nails
    have fun :D
    

tagged!

kreativ blogger award!

haha didn't i just say in my last post i was peeved about using the letter "k" instead of "c" in words when "c" is correct?? well i temporarily take it back in the case of this award :) the magic maid herself, miss nicole tagged me with this award. the rules are: tell 7 facts and tag 7 blogs. okey dokey here we go!

1. i hiccup at least 20 times a day. i don't know why. and they are usually singular hiccups. or at the most maybe 5 in a row. it's a curse.
2. my secret (well not anymore hehe) dream is to become an opera singer. i would rock those arias. except i don't know italian. damn.
3. i have a small obsession with teeth, flossing, tongues, etc. i used to be a dental assistant (still certified) and was studying to be a hygienist when i up and changed career paths and decided to get my degree in behavioral science and psychology instead. i can scale and polish my own teeth but i still hate getting fillings. (p.s. cavities sometimes just happen because of genetics and body chemistry, NOT because of sugar and poor habits. so don't judge me haha)
4. i am the youngest of four children and three other step-siblings. i am somewhat spoiled and stubborn and pretty much always get my way. but i am also far enough away in age from my siblings to basically have been an "only child" and had my fair share of rules. so i'm a good "by myself-er" as well. i can be the center of attention and a performer or quiet and introverted. my sign is a gemini, the twins, which i believe fits my personality perfectly.
5. i would almost always rather have something to drink than something to eat. for a snack i'd probably always choose a soda over a cookie. i always have a drink with me or am in a place where i can easily get a beverage. the colder, the better. pepsi is my nectar.
6. i was a vegetarian for a month last year just to see if i could do it. while i was doing it, i researched the meat industry to keep me going. it is pretty gross. but in the end i gave it up because i gained a few pounds. too many carbs. however, i still support the cause. mostly in thought haha because eating organic is horrendously expensive. i still like morning star veggie burgers tho.
7. i believe in aliens and ghosts, but not souls, immortality or the beyond.

i tag the lovely blogs of
Polishign the Nails!
Caitlin Bananas - awesome new blog, check her out!
Juicy Nails
Nail'd & Polish'd
PinkGinger's A Thing of Beauty
Pretty Clever
Painted Lady Fingers

tagged!

i was given this award and tagged by miss maria from polishign the nails!, who i've come to know and luv soooo much-o! thanks again hunny bee ♥

Rules:

• You have to put in a song that makes you happy.
• You can tag as many people as you like, there is no limit.
• Say at least one thing about each blog you tag, that will make them smile, something nice about their blog that makes you smile when you read it!

ok the song i'm choosing is "A Little Respect" by Erasure. it's one of those that gets stuck in your head until you feel like you want to literally smash your head on a desk or something (wow graphic sry) but for some reason, i LOVE this song. it makes me laugh and smile. i liked it even before they featured it on an episode of Scrubs, which is where the video below is from.




and I'm tagging:

Viola (i think this is your name haha) from Killer Colours
she does amazing things with her face and hair, stuff that have always had an urge to do but dont think i would ever have the guts to do. she does awesome tutorials as well, go check them out! i also looooved the post with the different pictures of the hair changes she's gone thru. and she does polish photos, so bonus!

Nicole from Magic Maid
of COURSE! this is my GUUURL! nic has got to be one of the nicest most genuine gals i've never met haha. lurrrve her to death and the girl has got a polish stash anyone would be envious of, *cough* i'm mainly talking about me being jealous haha :)

Liz from Iceomatic's Nails
i know, i know, i've sung liz's praises many times, but i'm doing it again cuz she's THAT cool. i love her sense of humor! totally smile when i go to her blog page. she has an infectious grin in her profile picture and she's such a doll! i love how she ties in her polishes with a picture or an object. very fun and very smile worthy.

Zaz from Les ongles de Zaz
her nails are super beautiful and she has amazing technique with application. also her blog design is just simply so lovely and her descriptions of the polishes perfectly describe them. i always smile when i see her talons pop up in my google reader because i know i'm in for a real treat :D

the Recessionista over at Nouveau Cheap
i am a recent reader of her blog, but am so happy to have found it. we have so much in common and we're both avid bargain hunters but won't sacrifice our style haha! i loved reading her reviews and it's so great to have a little forum on her "wednesday question" posts. she's a sweetie-pea!

Brooke from Getcha Nails Did
this gal is super super superwomen incognito. i'm convinced. she seems to be an awesome mom, a great lady, a rockin' dog caretaker, and a fabulous blogger with PERFECT application and photographing skills?? how can she do it? i call foul. she MUST be from another world. planet AWESOME. seriously though, Brooke has been nice and sweet to me from practically day one since i started my blog. and she's always ready to lend a hand with anyone's questions or troubles, cuz she's that dope. and she doesn't even need wonder women's whip ;)

there are many many more blogs that i adore dearly but i read about a million and i wanted to leave a few so other would have someone to tag haha ;)

happy friday!

tagged: i think you are an awesome girl

awww, thanks! i was tagged by the diva's polish danielle and painted lady fingers's diana for this award so thanks gals!

the rules: share 10 random facts about myself and tag 10 blogs i love reading

1. i love to sleep more than any human possibly should. but i am a night owl. i will stay up until the sun rises sometimes and be perfectly content sleeping all day long with the blinds shut and the AC blasting snuggled under the covers.

2. i hate hate hate being hot but i love being warm and snuggly, mostly when i'm in a chilly room. (see above) this gets to be inconvenient and expensive at times. not for me, but my parents whom i reside with hahaha. i think i will move to alaska someday.

3. i love to read, but i get too involved and emotional with the characters and it becomes my life so i rarely read books anymore. too exhausting.

4. i would rather go out to dinner and a movie for every "date" night activity than almost anything else. i'm so boring. but simple :)

5. i want my wedding & engagement ring to look like jessica simpson's. the irony is that i really don't like her haha. i don't wear a lot of jewelry, so i figure if my husband splurges on the ring, he doesn't have to buy me any more jewelry the rest of our marriage :D

6. grilled cheese sandwiches, vegas sushi rolls, and massaman chicken curry are my favorite foods in the world!!! not together of course.

7. i used to be a huge partier, big drinker, big smoker, etc. now i'm as chill as i thought i'd be when i turned "old" haha. and i'm only 23.

8. my biggest fears are falling down stairs & becoming paralyzed, being hit by a train on the railroad tracks, and being vomited on...again not at the same time. but jesus, what a horrible thought.

9. i can sing pretty well, like really closely to singers' voices. i love doing duets with my brother and cousin. but i'm horribly shy when it comes to singing alone in front of an audience and i've only done it twice in my life.

10. i don't know if i'll be able to have kids (womanly trouble) and as of right now i'm at peace with it. but time will tell. at least i have lots of nail polish to keep me happy!!

i would tag all the blogs i read regularly, but i'm going to cheat and say anyone who hasn't been tagged because i'm pretty sure i would end up picking someone who's already been tagged. love you all. nail polish swatches coming at ya tomorrow!