Sadness is another word for a huge waste-of-time

Somebody pretty wise told me that the other day. And it definitely is true. I've wasted so many nights of my life thinking about everything wrong that has happened to me, all the crap I've gone through, all the crap I will go through in years to come. And all that sadness, ultimately, has amounted to nothing. I've mourned over the moments dead and gone, but I was too stupid to realize that because of that, I could no longer smile for the future. So this year, things are gonna be different. Despite the stress, the difficult tests that I may or may not bomb, the assignments that I may or may not complete, the friends that I may or may not keep...In the grand scheme of things, my life is great and there's nothing to complain about.
There's always something to smile about, and even if you don't think so, you manage to make someone else smile too.
Something my friend posted a while ago that I didnt look at back then cuz my internet was down:

(btw, I love you too Hope :))
Basically, even if your life seems like it sucks, there are always people in your life who you can count on, and who count on you as well. Make your life a happy one.

Sorry this post was so lame. I was totally gonna do a more update-on-my-life type thing, but I've dragged that on a bit and there's really nothign newsworthy. Not that anyone read this anyway. *tear. Haha jk.

Stay happy,
Lisa

Listening to: "The Call" by Regina Spektor

Dr. Seuss is so freakin' smart

I'll probably write a longer post later when I have more time, but I don't really so I'll just leave you with this. I've always loved Dr. Seuss, but for some reason today I got to thinking about how much meaning his books REALLY have. I think its amazing that he can be able to get across many important concepts like the environment (the Lorax) and valuing the true spirit of Christmas (Grinch!) in colorful playful formats that even little kids can enjoy! I remembered this one in particular, Oh, The Places You'll Go! I always thought it was really inspiring, and maybe it'll help pull us out of our back-to-school-slump:

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
You’ll look up and down streets. Look ‘em over with care.
About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.”
With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet,
you’re too smart to go down any not-so-good street.
And you may not find any
you’ll want to go down.
In that case, of course,
you’ll head straight out of town.
It’s opener there
in the wide open air.
Out there things can happen
and frequently do
to people as brainy
and footsy as you.
And when things start to happen,
don’t worry. Don’t stew.
Just go right along.
You’ll start happening too.
OH!
THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers
who soar to high heights.
You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed.
You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead.
Wherever you fly, you’ll be the best of the best.
Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

The poem is a bit longer than this, so you can read the rest yourself. But I really love the idea of overcoming these hardships in our life now, and we'll all end up in big, great places someday. :)

"And will you succeed? Yes, you will indeed! (98 and 3/4% guarenteed!) KID, you'll move mountains!"

Rubik's Cube Cake

Maybe I'm a nerd, but I think this has to be one of the coolest things ever:

It's a CAKE. Ain't it awesome?! :D :D. If only I could actually have enough baking skizzles to pull that out. We'll see ;)

*sigh. Another summer come and gone, and nothing substantial enough to hold onto than a few memories and some pictures. Hopefully, years from now I'll be able to look back at this summer and remember all of the time I've spent with everyone. This summer was...a summer of buying a Bio SAT prep book, taking pages of notes, then losing the workbook and buying a new one. This summer was days of biking to drink PMT and eating fries. This summer was spending all my money on candy at Ralph's, swinging lanyards, stoichometry, and cross-dressing. This summer was missing CTY, mosquito bites, and bad luck in Hawaii. This was a summer of azn-photobooth pictures, eating pretzels, and standing around awkwardly. This summer was...watching my brother walk around the house in only boxers(one day he was wearing two pairs on top of each other, God knows why), trying to keep my room neat and failling, playing Nancy Drew computer games and getting signficantly scared (GOD I KNOW IM A CHICKEN, ALRIGHT?). This summer was sleeping in til 11, not practicing piano, watching George Lopez and The Nanny, hearing endless lectures about my future.. and dreading school.

But, as all other good things, it must come to an end I guess. :-/ I only wish I could've enjoyed it more, but..ah, well there you go. Thanks to everyone who made it so awesome :D

Ugh I can't even enjoy our 8:15 school start time cuz I have to pick up my schedule. Watch me walk into the wrong classroom and stand there for 10 minutes awkwardly, or sit down, before I figure it out. T___T

"When everything's so bright, all the darkness you feel subsides"

That's what I felt like when I checked out David Choi's album, Only You. As you may or may not know, David Choi is one of many who have risen to prominence by posting performances of both covers and originals on Youtube. I had first heard one of his songs, "Won't Even Start", through learning that Wongfu Productions (whom [wtf, I never know when to use this word] I loveeeee) had made the MV for it. This song instantly caught..er..my ear? LOL. David's crooning vocals are pure and earnest with a Jason Mraz-y quality (haha "mrazy") ; the lyrics, though at times cliche-sounding, sound honest and heartfelt when sung by David. Every song sounds so personal and real, as if David is in the room, serenading you and pouring his heart out with each word. And, yeah yeah, its not exactly a sound that hasn't been heard before but I'm still lovin' it. I love how simple and back-to-basics all of these songs have, with no excessive synthesized beats and riffs or over-used Autotune to be heard (or maybe not? ). So far my favorites would have to be "Won't Even Start", "Hold On", and "Windmill". Check it out and hopefully you'll drift away along with David's well-crafted melodies as much as I did. :)

Speaking of "drifting away", there's a MV I watched for the song "Drift Away" (see how I did that? niiiiceee :P) that I thought was really really sad.. The song is by a group called Magnetic North, and they're a hip-hop duo (one of which, is a girl named Theresa Vu, who's hella beastly). Basically, the MV it's about a guy who loved music and then lost his hearing, but still wears his headphones and tries to jam along with the music in his head. That's how I took it anyway. Being a musicslut and all, I almost cried during the part where he was tearing down all his posters and throwing his CD's on the ground. :( I'm super grateful I can still fully enjoy music in the beautiful blessing, and escape, that it is. :D The link for da MV is here.
Note: What the..this MV is by Wongfu too! I'm noticing a trend here...T__T
"Gimme that beat boys, gimme that flow Let me live within the rhythm, let me free my soul, and drift away"

Currently listening to: I'll Take Everything, by John Mayer
Have fun sending your brothah off to college, Sharon!
-Lisa