with respect;

in history class we learned about the Islam religion.
While we were doing our classwork, my teacher played a recording of a muslim man singing a prayer to Allah.
Most people were laughing and making fun of it, and my teacher joined along. I think that her joining along with the teasing is encouraging disrespect to the religion. I mean, if I were a Muslim sitting in that class, I would definately be offended. I wouldn't want someone making fun of my religion, you know. I know Islam is not a common religion here, but is it really necessary to make fun of it just because it's different and unusual ?
Also, my history teacher always stresses the differences in the other cultures we learn about.for example : A few weeks ago we learned about the civilization of Ancient China. We learned that people increased their social status by cutting off a lot of peoples heads off during war. Harsh punishments for breaking the law included beheading. My teacher said that they were crazy people. At the end of the lesson my teacher asked the class to tell her one thing they learned about the civlilization of Ancient China; one kid said that the Chinese were crazy people for cutting off people's heads. She set the impression that the Chinese were crazy. I mean, yeah their ways of punishments were definately harsh, but it doesn't make them crazy. It was THEIR way of punishing people, increasing their social status. Better respect it right? If I was a teacher, I would teach my students to respect all the different cultures and everything that's different from you. One day she asked us what we had for breakfast and I said pizza. She said that's weird, who eats pizza for breakfast? WELL I DO, NIGGA. Hahaha anyways, why don't you respect the fact that I have dinner for breakfast everyday. EMBRACE the difference in everything. Be like okay you're different, that's good, difference is good. I mean, i like ... difference .. Wow, i'm probably rambling on, but it bugs me when things are too similar.

1. Matching. It's hard to match, I dont like it. So you got your purple shirt with a design that includes the color teal, yellow, pink and whatever. Then you got your teal, yellow, AND pink bracelets, and pink earrings, and your shoes with the same colors. Damn, that's too hard for me to do. I respect the people who dress like that, I think they're cool cause they put a lot of effort into matching. Wait, this has nothing to do with similarity.

2. I love how i'm not exactly similar with ANY of my friends.
-Theresa: We're DIFFERENT, but similar somehow.
Shes organized, I am not, she studies a lot, I don't, I'm more social and outgoing i guess, she's more shy.
-Kirby: He's outgoing, easy to talk to , starts conversation easily, louder, GREAT sense of humor. I am not that outgoing, im not that easy to talk to because i find it hard to start conversation. Im quiet sometimes, i am not funny.
-Mandy: I think we're the most alike but we have some differences, i like eye make up more and she likes lips, we have different styles in dressing, but we always borrow each others clothes. SHe has a lot more life experience than i although she's younger.
-Sami: Oh right, I think she has a lot more common in Kirby than me when it comes to interests, but when it comes to experiences (SOME) we're similar, but besides that we're pretty much different. oh yeah we listen to the same music. we dress way differently though.

I'm really glad Kirby and I aren't the same, it would be completely horrible to date MYSELF, know what i mean?
You know how people call their best friends "sisters" because of how much they have in common? My sister and I do have things in common, a lot, but i mean it would suck if she was EXACTLY like me. We sorta have the same taste in fashion, we sorta listen to the same music, we look the same cause we have common genetic coding, I don't know how to explain, haha. Having a sister who would be exactly like me would be like having a clone. Boring and scary!

My parents are the TOTAL polar opposite from each other, but somehow they ended up falling in love. WHen they eat soup, my mom eats the broth then eats the stuff, my dad eats the stuff then the broth. My dad is loud and outgoing, my mom is shy in quiet.

I could keep going, but I'm getting a bit tired of this subject.

mah birthday!

was greaaaaaaaaaaat!
i came home like 45 or 30 minutes ago

around 11 oe 12 i went shopping with my mom and sister! i got a black bag, f21 gladiator sandals, silver earrings, a purple summery dress, two new pairs of jeans

around like 140,2ish theresa came ovaaa, we watched ANTM and ate pizza. then we went to kirbys house and kirbys mom did my hair and make up =]
we took pictures there and then came to my hosue to take more pics.
after that we dropped off theresa and we went to macaroni grill. we met up with nghia, jenna,jason, eileen, nesly, daniel, james and his date, andrew, kim, vince and michelle!
i had fetuccini alfreado and there was this lady who sang anything and everything, she didnt get to sing happy birfday to me but all of kirbys friends did their birhtday song so that was great =]
then we went to the marriot hotel, which was in norfolk. ihoenstly, i was falling asleep on the dance floor because some of the music was just lame but other times i was having fun. like, everyone was grinding except for me, michelle, kim, and our dates. good job guys! kirby and i took pictures, they ugly though cause we had just come from the dance floor. oh well! better than nothing. hm we stayed there from 8-11. it was fun =]

it's my birthday

and so far, off to a bad start.

i REALLY hope the day gets better =[

last day of being 15

birthday and ring dance tomorrow.
stepping forward to an unknown destination.

hellogoodbye

this of goodbyes as just another hello
just so it'll be less painful.

clingy

i believe that in order to have a successful relationship, there needs to be SPACE.
without space you become clingy.
when you're clingy you not only affect yourself and your boo but others around you.
you end up devoting your time to your boo, leaving no time for yourself and your friends and maybe even family.
you or your boo become focused on each other and nothing else.
because you only want to be with your boo 24.7, jealousy becomes an issue with insecurities rising, causing arguments.

i'm glad that kirby and i are doing this ( not seeing each other for a week/ not talking on the phone at all, just barely talking to each other on aim )
i think it's keeping our relationship very healthy, no cavaties! hahaha

tougher and tougher

that's really sweet; the studded back pockets.
today i saw that kimico was wearing the lotus strap sandals =[ oh well.
oh yeah i bought these shoes online like forever ago but my dad told me not to wear them until my brithday

a few weeks ago i saw a girl in my health/pe and english class with the same ones =[
oh well. when i think about NEEDING something to buy, i feel really selfish. i mean, i don't really need those things, it would just be nice to have them. (ie. leather jacket, boots, bags, shoes that no one else has)

during folklore practice today mandy did my make up, she did a leopard print design by my right eye. it's really sweet; she was only able to take a picture with her camera phone because there wasn't any cameras around. i wish i had my camera -__-

today my sister was looking through old fabric/clothes i picked up probably a year a go to use for the fashion show that never happened. she found this really long, flowy skirt thats predominantly light blue with hints of pink. i wish i could take a picture to show you guys but i have none =[ i tried it on as a dress by holding up with the vintange brown belt and gold buckle; it looks so GORGEOUS. hopefully i'll be able to wear it during some "photoshoot" i really cant wait to use it!

wasted!

why do i waste a few hours of my life sitting in front of the computer, blog hunting?
yes, i do search around on lookbook, finding other people's blogs.
it pisses me off when i go to someone's profile and their about me is in english and i get to their blog and its swedish or some other foreign language!

my original intent for this blog was to be a fashion blog but i failed.
1. i don't have a good camera
2. i'm just so damn lazy

i also don't keep up with the designers, latest trends, etc, so i look to other people's blogs to stay updated.

blogging about blogging

i know this is pointless
i just want to put it out there

i like reading other peoples blog because i like putting myself in other people's shoes, trying to relate to their thoughts/ideas/lifestyles

speaking of lifestyle and putting myself in other people's shoes
in design class today, i didn't do anything because i had already finished my work, so i listened to the conversation next to me.
the blonde chicks were talking about their trips to california. one of them described going to hattaras? i think? i dont know what the place is called but she talked about the whole beach being lined with beach hosues, and all you could see was white surfer dudes and black wet suits.
another girl talked about her trip to LA and how the streets were lined with artwork, how people wear cute outfits but no make up ? they talked about a lot of other things, but i tried to imagine what its like , where they've been
i REALLY really want to go to california.
for the shopping, artists, beaches, sites, and FAMILY.
the nearest family are my cousins kristina and excel, excel has his own family now, kristina and her boyfriend recently launched their own clothing line, which makes me a tad jealous, haha.
oh yeah and my uncle june and his wife. i haven't seen them since i was probably two or three=[

SO FUCKING EPIC

HOLLLYYYYY SHITTTT
I CANT WAIT
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=55924370

i'm not

into brand names because i'd rather go with the generic stuff.
why?
-its more affordable. that's pretty much the main reason. i don't have a job so how else can i afford anything.
- if its a brand name, i probably won't use it that much because it's of good quality, and i wouldn't want it to get messed up. why would i spend a lot of money on something i wouldn't use often?
IF IT IS A GIFT, i will use it often though, maybe. if i like it. a lot.
-well of course, brands are easy to recognize. i like it when people dont know/ask what brand things are.


I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY
need a new bag.

at the moment i'm using my unicorn overnight bag ( a childrens overnight bag, i only bought it cause it was a unicorn)
inside are an extra pair of gladiator sandals, journal, necessity pouch, wallet, coin purse, (i HAD a bag of cheddar fries and bottled water ) a packet of cough drops, pens, pencils, highlighter, ipod, i had my unicorn blanket rolled up in there but i took it out.

i love my unicorn bag, but when it comes to going out and stuff, i'd prefer to use a different bag, liek the ones in my other blog. when i do get my new bag though, it has to be equal in size, it has to fit my life in there. i love big bags cause you can put everything you need in there!

i smell change; my psychic senses are tingling.

actually, i smell the scent of a vanilla cupcake candle burning, which is one of my favorite scents =]

maybe i feel change because i'm turning sixteen soon. sooner than i think.
i wanted to turn sixteen as soon as possible, but now i'm just going to wait. i mean, it's not like i can prevent myself from getting older.

i read on a birthday card, "birthdays are like boogers; the more you have, the harder it is to breathe!"
with age comes more responsibility. more tasks, more challenges.
am i ready?
well ready or not here IT comes.

it means everything.
i have a feeling i'm gonna go through a lot more degrassi-like situations.
i also have a feeling i'm going to be busier. not that i'm always busy.

i kind of miss staying home though, but when i'm home i want to go out.
i didn't really get to spend a lot of time with my family today and i didnt get to spend a lot of time with my dad before he left for oregon.
ehh hopefully i'll be able to set my priorities straight.

i need to clean my rooooom.

shoes

i've been wanting boots.
it's april, it's supposed to be warm, but it's still chilly, so why not buy some boots!
new sandals are nice too.
-lotus ankle strap sandals;f21
-monet boot;f21

want: handbags

-drea faux leather totes; f21
-dolce and gabbana leather bag
-marc jacobs trish leather handbag
-michael kors patchwork "stam" handbag

complaining about complaining

is it REALLY necessary to complain about everything?
about how you AREN'T cute that day?
about how your boyfriend didn't sit next to you
about how your boyfriend did this one thing and did that
about how you're gaining weight and you're too lazy to do shit about it
about how people are just talk talk talking about you
about how you WANT change but you DONT DO ANYTHING to make change!?

i mean it's FUN to complain .. only in moderation.

its not fun to complain every damn second of every damn minute of every damn day!
if you carry a grudge; it's not only going to affect you or the person you're holding the grudge against; its going to affect everyone else around you.
if you're down, you're most likely to bring us down.
empathy- we can feel what you're feeling.

people get into arguments because they can't move on. arguments are mostly about one issue, no matter how big or small, and then it just ESCALATES into a bigger issue. one side wants to prove their point while the other side wants to prove their point at the same exact time, preventing either side from listening to each other.

i know i was gonna go on with this rant, but i'm too lazy haha.

HAPPY EASTER.

lately

i've been looking at a blot of blogs, like


http://absolutelyoblivious.blogspot.com
http://joleystyle.blogspot.com
http://theseams.blogspot.com
http://fashiondistraction.blogspot.com/

i would

like to thank darryl for helping me come up with my name.
here's a paragrah dedicated to you.
abcdefghijklmnop darryl
once upon a time darryl lived in utah
darryl's favorite color is light blue
darryl's shoe size is 9
the end