| 20 MINUTES LEFT! |
[Apr. 24th, 2007|11:39 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  scared | ] |
Only 20 Minutes left of my 25th year. I've completed one quarter of my life...
here's to a MUCH better 26th year of life...
Here I come!
Hope it can only get better.
FUCK YOU 25! And fuck you bullshit. I'm ready to be a grown up now.
... I think =/ |
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| The Sweet Escape |
[Nov. 20th, 2006|01:13 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in bed | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Yummy - Gwen Stefani | ] |
ok... so... i know i haven't posted in a very long time... and i hope you all are still here because I miss talking to you girls.. but i just HAD to update and say I just listened to the ENTIRE Sweet Escape Cd.. and..... FUCK.. it's totally amazing. I like it better than l.a.m.b i think.... it's so fucking tight...
Today was SUCH an insane day... there is a whole story behind me getting the cd and all that, which i will explain later... i just had to write this in here so I could remember..
Hope everyone has a great holiday!
Chris |
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| You've got to let the beat get under your skin... |
[Oct. 24th, 2006|01:59 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in my room | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  happy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Wind It Up - GWEN STEFANI | ] |
I love how much life can change on the drop of a dime.....
I love that, if you were to have asked me a year ago today what I'd be doing right now, I would NEVER dream of saying, living a new life as an Orange County resident, learning how to sew, going to fashion school, getting paid to write, and getting to hear Gwen's new song on the radio 4 times today....
SOOOOOOOO much to come... |
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| Mercedes Fashion Week in Los Angeles |
[Oct. 16th, 2006|08:27 am] |
Fuck.
I got home about an hour ago from my first day of working Mercedes Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios on LA...
I witnessed my very first two fashion shows ever, saw celebrities inches away from myself, met designers, got called a crack-whore, reinvented my fashion week volunteer tshirt and got noticed all day for it, i got interviewed, photographed, i took some chicks picture for her and her friend... who turned out to be someone from "Grey's Anatomy", I bonded with Vanessa from school, met a REALLY fun guy named Jake and asked him if I could interview him for my newsletter, I was molested by some random guy trying to score better seats for the closing show tonight, i got to see every inch of Smashbox studios and even got toured in the Mercedes VIP lounge, backstage, i got to see where hair and make-up was for the three stages and got to see models before, and after...got hit in the face with some models Angel wings, saw model tits, got to do a model walk off on a REAL runway after the first show, got to do crowd control and kick bitches out of their seats............... shit... i really COULD go on, but I am extremely exhausted, and I Have to wake up in a few hours to do it all again, so I will just leave with saying....
today might have been on of the top five days of my life so far...... if I'm dreaming, I dont ever want to wake up. I remember reading that Gwen cried at the first real fashion show she attended, and during my first one today (and the second one) i myself got a little teary-eyed...... this is REALLY happening... all of it.. it's my life.. i made all this happen, I'm really doing it, and it's all real... this is it.... nothing will stop me. I am proud of myself, and i am happy.
goodnight! |
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| Today I'm Officially A Freelance Fashion Editor! and I'm sick! |
[Oct. 12th, 2006|10:35 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in my room | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  & disgusted | ] |
| [ | music |
| | watching SATC | ] |
Well.. i don't even know what to say... my mood is so fucked up right now. I'm EXTREMELY overwhelmed with school.... i'm tired, I'm fucking sick... fashion week for me is Sun and Mon, i have to be 100% better by then.. i have all this fucking homework.. I am missing P.... disgusting I know... but I'm not going to call him.. i've just had him in my mind the last few days... it probably doesn't help that in my Textiles class, there is a boy that could be his long-lost twin. no seriously.... it's the most retarded thing.. and of COURSE it's going to happen to me.. the guy even wears the same clothes, has the same mannerisms... almost even the same voice... it fucking sucks. i could NOT stop starring... a piece of me thought that I had completely gone crazy... that I was just making this shit up, my eyes must be playing tricks on me..
but honestly.. nope.. not so much... this kid REALLY does look like him. WTF? are the gods so twisted that they play these tricks on me just for their viewing delight?
I'm so tired guys... i feel like I could just sleep for an entire week... just crash the whole way through...
My mom and me are at war... i am completely broke.. i can't breathe.. this post has totally turned into Chris' bitching-whine-fest, 2006..... hahahha.. but seriously... i am about two seconds away from a meltdown.
I know things will be alright... I am such a baby when I'm sick... but I can't help it. and I'm getting so fucking fat... im disgusting to myself...
one thing at a time I guess... one step followed by another small step... but it's so hard to see it that way when the staircase seems gigantic.
I did sign my contract for my freelance job this morning.... it was pretty exciting, I've never signed a contract before. It felt good.... i can't believe I'm going to be paid to write. Then I went to school to work on my sketching homework, which I didn't finish and I had to turn in my first assignment incomplete =(
NOT really the greatest way to start the new quarter. I was really disappointed with myself. How could I do that? anyway.. it's in the past now, i hope i can get my shit together because I really can't be getting bad grades. I AM NOT paying 20,000 a year to get mediocre grades. omg... yeah.. i am really pressured and overwhelmed right now...
I thought writing all this out would help.. but it kind of didn't.. so I will just end with this...
actually.. nope, i can't think of anything else to say. |
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| And The Final Grades Are In For Summer 2006! |
[Sep. 21st, 2006|12:12 pm] |
Drumroll please***************************
( Read more... )
BTW, I Saw the Jay McCarroll line finally last week, and I saved these photos.... I don't care what anyone says, this man has talent and vision... i love it!
oh ... and just so I can remember, David emailed me the entire new Janet J Cd... I was like... WTF? we haven't talked since we moved, but it sure was nice to get the new cd, and see that David and I; i assume, are still cool with each other..
anyway.... |
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| rolling in cashmere... ???? i guess... |
[Sep. 20th, 2006|05:01 pm] |
WTF is shop_cashmere; and how did it get added to my friends list-thing?
wow.. they have some wicked stuff....... who owns this.. what's going on?
Someone please tell me..
was it you kara?
=) |
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| Ashlee Fucking Muppet |
[Sep. 20th, 2006|11:07 am] |
I don't care what anyone says...
when I see this...
All I am really seeing is this...
( Read more... )
I'm not seeing Joan Rivers, or Paris, or even a doctor-molded version of Jessica...
nope... nothing but Janice! |
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| Orange County Goodness! |
[Sep. 18th, 2006|12:24 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in my room... | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  high | ] |
| [ | music |
| | watching PR re-runs | ] |
What's that? Did Chris actually find a home for his laptop?
I sure the hell did! Yesterday when I was running around the mall during my lunch-break, I ran over to Metro Park to see Holly from school; when low and behold... Harajuku Lovers bags galore!
I feel so lucky to live and work in a city where I can just go pick this stuff up without having to worry.. it's just there. I hadn't even seen this bag in person... so when I saw it... i snatched that shit up so quick! I grabbed all five off the shelf and picked the one I liked best.
My magic book is so happy!
Then...
today I went back to Metro Park, not to see Holly, just because something inside told me to go, so I went.... but this time they had more!!!
So i got this fun gwenalicios gadget!
The embroidered graphic up close
Behind the counter they had like a huge box full of these little cuties! I got to pick mine out... it felt like back in the LeSportsac days when I used to go through bins of L.A.M.B at the LeSportsac store.
=), aww... i love it! I can't wait to find a use for this at school.
Here it is in comparison with a L.A.M.B for LeSportsac showcase... it's basically the same bag, which I'm really happy about because that's one of my favorite items from LeSportsac and it's slightly larger.
I haven't posted in a long time... things have been so crazy-busy since I started school.. but I had to show my excitement with the new goods....
Later =) |
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| Dear Gwen, Please stop attacking me at Nordstrom with the cuteness already! Thanks! Love, Chris... |
[Aug. 15th, 2006|01:30 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in my room | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | high | ] |
| [ | music |
| | talking on the phone w Nicole | ] |
Well... MUCH has happened...
... but I'm too exhausted to say a dam thing... on a bright note... I bought this watch today because I couldn't NOT buy it.
Gwen... you fuck me up everytime. It's my first watch in MANY years. I originally wanted a l.a.m.b watch, but i don't have that kind of money right now, and i fell in love today with this. I took these photos tonight.... enjoy!!!
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| oh my... really? |
[Aug. 14th, 2006|12:31 am] |
| You Are 78% Evil | 
You are very evil. And you're too evil to care.
Those who love you probably also fear you. A lot. |
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| Leftovers... |
[Jul. 27th, 2006|09:56 pm] |
Here's a pic of the stickers I took from Mika at the Career Connection Seminar yesterday... Now I'll remember how good that felt forever. Also... I bought this HL journal last week at Urban Outfitters! Hoo-ray to Gwen for thinking of the writing nerds who love her, who will buy a journal with her cartoon-self on it. She's the Smartest. Woman. EVER!
That right there is influence... i couldn't NOT buy it..
I told P about it and he had me buy one for his cousin... but i think it would be even more cool if he secretly just wanted it for himself... hahahahahaa.... I guess I'll never know.
Here's a more detailed shot of the journal... cute huh? I needed it...
Today was sort of a half-good, half-bad type of day that makes me wish I was more stoned than I already am.
Ehh... what can you do? Not everyday can be great I guess.
One positive note was this morning when I turned in my Essay, "The Hamster Cycle". My teacher was extremely impressed by it and she said it was wonderful. She actually asked me if she could turn it into the administration because they'd be pleased by it and excited to have feedback on the career seminar. So yeah.... trust me, when this all happened this morning, i was really excited about it. I felt really proud of myself, and more importantly, I was overjoyed someone of that status enjoyed something I wrote that much.
What else??? oh yeah, I'm starting a new addiction to energy drinks. I used to loathe the people I would see who couldn't live without their cheesy-pop-culture energy placebo drinks...... but that shit is addicting. I had my first one like a week ago and I've had four since.
So, oh yeah... also.. I was so frustrated tonight that I went to Mobil on Harbor Blvd and had my car washed while I smoked in my car. That's always something calming to do.
I'm bored. =(
i hate feeling frustrated... ugh. and it's too fucking hot...
what else can i complain about? |
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| Stop the insanity!!!!!! |
[Jul. 7th, 2006|10:45 pm] |
here's a pic of everything I've purchased over the last few days......
this is what happens when I'm depressed and when I have too much free times on my hands..
The phone was something I had to get because my other razr broke and I can't live without a phone... but all the other stuff.. well... just blame it on boredom.
I bought all the HL stuff today at the brea mall and also in downtown brea at the Tower Records..... it was lonely, but it was good times. I just walked around all day, enjoying the day, enjoying the weather, and enjoying my final paycheck from that horrible place we no longer mention.
I may be starting my new job tomorrow... we'll see how that goes... I'm not too happy with the people I've met there so far....
School starts next week!
oh yeah....... and wed night sarah came to visit me and she made me a shirt! I LOVE it.... she's getting so good at screening.. we are so going to make clothes together........ how exciting! we went out to eat and i finally got to get some drinks down me, it had been like 3 weeks, i was buzzed so quick....
sarah's so talented!
anyway..... so yeah.... orientation is monday for school..... things are really moving fast!!!!
to the quickness>!>!>!>!>!>!>!>!>!>! |
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| She Wants Revenge @ The Grove in Anaheim |
[Jun. 18th, 2006|01:01 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in my room | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  hungry | ] |
| [ | music |
| | watching TV | ] |
Last night I went with Sarah (SD) to the She Wants Revenge show at the Grove in Anaheim. It was in celebration of Sarah's Bday on Monday and also just because we both really like them and wanted to go. I really have nothing but good things to say. It was so much fun, and they are a really great live band. It was my first time seeing thme. The lead singer is so god dam nasty looking, but last night, I actually found him quite sexy. They even played a cover of Depeche Mode's "Stripped". It made us wet out knickers!
Anyway... the Grove is AMAZING! I had never been to that venue, and i was extremely impressed. It's so clean, and it's the perfect size. They have a several full bars, and they even sell treats like brownies, cheesecake and cupcakes! have you ever seen a cupcake at a concert? I was like, "wow! Cutest. Venue. EVER!"
Even the crowd was pretty cool. Everyone looked like they had showered and everything..... hahahahha..... I kept thinking, I can't wait to be living out here. I'm going to be next to everything. On the drive home I kept thinking about the changes about to go down. Am I really going to be living out there and moving in two weeks? I'm so not ready. Mentally and literally. It's scary. I really need to get serious.
Anyway... so, it was a fantastic night, plus I had fantastical buzz.
Tonight is Sarah's bday-bar-buzz-night at the Falconer, this bar she frequents. I'm still not sure if I'm going to go because I am way low on cash, but we'll see. I really should go, even if for just a little cameo.
I'm starving........ |
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| READ ME... then return the favor please! Love, Chris =) |
[Jun. 4th, 2006|09:55 pm] |
So... I have this book that I got a few years back and it's called, "If...".
Basically, it's just a bunch of random questions and it's sort of an ice breaker type of book for people to get to know each other.
I thought since there's always surveys being passed around LJ, instead here's some questions from this book. I'm posting ten random questions in my journal for me to get into the brains a little bit better of the people that read my journal.
So... it's for me to get into your brains as well as you get into mine.
SO... with that, here's the questions with my answers, feel free to comment back in my journal with your answers as well so I can get to know you guys better. Steal it for your own journals too if you like so your friends can comment too.
Have fun!
1.) If you could inherit a comfortable home in any city in the world that you could use but not sell, where would you want it to be?
I would definitely want a beautifully expensive loft in Manhattan. My life plan is to get to New York because that's where everything is at in my field, but it's so fucking expensive. It'd be nice to have a home there waiting for me.
2.) If you were to have your entire wardrobe designed for you by a single designer for the rest of your life, who would you select?
Alexander McQueen is my favorite designer... hands down.. but I'm in love with his women's clothes more so than any men's designs he does. (and no, i don't mean I'd want to wear women's clothes, I'm just saying from a designers perspective, his women's designs are genius... i think he enjoys making the women's WAY more than men's..) If i had to pick though, I'd pick him.
3.) If you had to choose the color that describes you most accurately, which color would it be?
This is actually a tough question for me for some reason... maybe green.. and NOT because of the obvious... but because there is so much about to happen in my life and im like crispy fresh to it all. Everything I'm going to experience is going to be new.
4.) If you could read the diary of one person you don't know personally, whose would it be?
Probably Gwen Stefani. I'd love to read her diary. Everyone who loves Gwen and anyone who is a big fan that I've encountered always seems to feel like they know her because her songs seem so personal, however I believe she's a lot more guarded then she seems.. I'd love to get into her brain.
5.) If you could see anyone alive fully naked, who would you select?
geez... Nick Hexum? hahahaha.. i don't know...
6.) If you had to eliminate one odor from the earth, which one would you get rid of?
Shit! FOR SURE! Especially now that I'm working at that assisted living center.. i have to smell shit WAY more than necessary.
7.) If you had to describe the worst job interview in your life, what job would it have been for?
This one's WAY easy. It would definitely be the interview I had for my current job. It was horrible. We were interrupted every few minutes, and then my boss needed a cigarette so she took me out back and smoked while she was asking me questions off a piece paper. Then she asked me if I was gay, and since she was a lesbian, she felt she had to hire me because I was "family". HORRIBLE! Worst example of gay culture ever.
8.) If you had to go tonight to be tattooed, where on your body would you have it done and what image would you select?
Easy... I've been REALLY been thinking about getting a tattoo for the last couple years, my skin is still virgin, but the other week I figured out what I want.. I'm going to get safety pins on the inside of my wrist. I also want a needle and thread, and a treble clef music note on my leg.
9.) If you had to recall the worst date you've ever been on, which one was it?
hahahahha.... i don't know if you could really qualify this as a date, but there was this guy, I think his name was Mike, anyway.. he took me out for a drive, it was the first time meeting each other... anyway... i was already annoyed within the first 3 seconds. He looked NOTHING like i thought... he wasn't even the same race as i thought..hahaha...
so... about 5 minutes into the drive (which was horrible because he was scaring me) my ass started to burn! No joke... my ass felt like it was on fire... and i had NO idea what was happening.. it was like the biggest queer warning of ALL TIME because my ass was literally burning, trying to tell me that he was no good for me.
I had to tell him to take me home, and when he asked why so suddenly, i told him, BECAUSE MY ASS IS BURNING!
he was like... wtf... but then he remembered his friend had spilled a whole bottle of car air freshener on the seat earlier in the day, and I figured at that moment my ass skin was having an allergic reaction to this shit.
So he took me home, I got out of the car, and he asked if he could come upstairs and look at it for me.... and I basically said hell fucking no and slammed the door.
True fucking story folks... AND... I used the story about a month later in my speech class at community college. I had the entire class rolling and I got an "A" on my speech!
10.) If you could write letters to only one person for the rest of your life, who would receive them?
I hate to say it.. but Patrick. I've actually thought about doing this. One of Patrick's favorite songs ever is "Messages" by OMD... it's basically about lovers who have parted ways, but one still writes letters to the other, but never leaves a return address. So the person who receives the letters says, "I'd write and tell you that I burned them all, but you never sent me your address, so i kept them anyway"
That's his favorite part of the song, and every time I heard that song in his presence I could see a little sparkle in his eyes...
I kind of figured it'd be possibly the only way I could keep contact with him. I could write him to tell him all the amazing things going on in my life... and I know he'd be happy to read about it all.... but I don't know if I could handle hearing back because it'd kill me.. whew... that made me sad typing that out... i still haven't decided what to do about that yet... we'll see.
anyway.... there's the ten questions... I'll try and post some more next time i'm sitting bored at home alone. |
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| Sick of Sick |
[Jun. 3rd, 2006|10:27 pm] |
I couldn't stand the thought of another day at home alone. This stupid sinus infection is finally starting to go away thanks to those smelly antibiotics... so I decided to go over to Amanda's house.
Amanda invited some friends over and we all went swimming. I hadn't had anything to eat all day, and when I got there and I quickly downed 7 beers. I was feeling great! Great buzz, lots of laughing, and catching some CA sun in Amanda's wonderful pool seemed like such a great release.
But then I decided to eat a sandwhich and an ice cream bar, and yeah, BIG mistake. Next thing I knew I was passed out on the couch. Then, I woke up, got dizzy, and proceeded to "ralph" in the bathroom. (Talk about great release)
Good times!
Then i passed out again for another hour on the couch. At least I can say I got rid of all those calories! hahahahahahaaha
Oh well... at least part of the day was fun.
Right now I'm watching ANTM at home. I love having the a/c on at night. I'm mad-wasteful, but I'd rather be bundled up nice and cozy at night rather than be warm and sweaty.
Do i have anything else to say..........
Nope, I'm done. |
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| ~MUSIC~ |
[May. 26th, 2006|11:15 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | At Work | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | but tired... | ] |
| [ | music |
| | something stupid on the radio | ] |
I am so exhausted right now... this week totally flew by, but it's been such a great week.
On Tuesday night I got to see Madonna for her Confessions Tour at The Forum in LA.
AMAZING!#!*#*!#!*#*!*!#*!!!!
I totally bitched out too, hahahahahahaha... even more than the last time I saw her back for her Reinvention Tour.
I had my hand on my heart the entire time. It's 3 days later and my voice is still raw from all the yelling I did.
There is just nothing like a Madonna concert. Nothing.
Being in the presence of someone with that much power is undeniably intense, and also, extremely motivating.
Sometimes I just sit back and realize, no matter how bad things get, it's never really that bad. I am so fortunate to have been living in So Cal my entire life and also fortunate to have the opportunity to experience all these wonderful things. I am so lucky, and I just don't want it to all be taken for granted because I know so many people don't understand that nothing is guarenteed. Anyway, I'm not trying to get all preachy, but I really do feel pretty fortunate.
So anyway, on to the pictures...
(all shot by my roommate David, I only took vid's)
Also, this week, i finally registered for my classes at FIDM. Here's what the outside of it looks like. Isn't it cute? It's weird because it's totally just like a big warehouse, but you can see the pink from the inside about to burst out. When you walk into the front doors, it's this total pink explosion. Hahahahahahaha..
So anyway, for my first quarter I'll be taking ...
-English Comp
-Survey of Western Art
-Color and Design Theory
and
-History of Costume
Edit: 6-3-06
I stole this from ONTD, some interesting facts about the Confessions Tour...
( Read more... ) |
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| ...another trip into the mad mind of Chris... |
[May. 25th, 2006|08:20 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | in my room | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | high | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Watching TV | ] |
I really love to take photos. Last year I got to be a photographer for three months for a magazine called 'Apartments For Rent'. Though it was really short lived, it made me realize even more how much I loved to take pictures. I love the idea of locking time into something tangible that you can touch and look at. it helps keep the memory alive forever.... anyway, here's some random shit I did last year that I found recently. None of them are touched up at all, just resized so I could fit them on here better.
I really like this one because it feels like your flying through a world or a magic land of safety pins. hahahahahahaha.... i really love fashion and i think this picture is like some weird, warped way of saying how much I look into something so small and try to make it much larger because to me it's that important. Or, it could just be a random cool photo of pins, whatever works!
This is my ring. I've worn this ring on my left hand since I was 17. My mom bought it for me when I was in high school. We got it at some random silver shop in San Jose. At the time I was visiting my mom, because we weren't living together. She was six hours north and I was living with my Grandparents and was a Junior in high school. I'll probably wear this ring forever. I think it was like $20, but to me it's worth a million! I'd never get rid of it, however, I've always said, when I meet my match, hopefully he'll want to stick a big diamond in the center of the snakes and have the silver dipped in white gold. hahahahaha
Hey, I have no problem admitting how lame I am out loud.
On one of my photo shoots for For Rent Mag, I was getting sickly bored in the lobby of the Apt community that had an appointment with me. I was sitting there and looked up, and I thought, "i want to remember this moment".
So, there you go.
This is just a pic of the center part of my piccolo. I haven't played since high school.
Patrick had come over one day last year, and it was probably one of the best experiences I've shared with him. He found a dragonfly earlier in the day when he was at work, and he had told me earlier he had found something and it was a surprise, and he had to bring it over to show me because I'd be the only one to appreciate it. Obviously, I did, and we got so excited about it that we had a little photo shoot together. I was so in love with the idea of him bringing this over to show me. Memory. Locked. Forever!
I miss you....
-black and white, on my drug dish...
-in color on some cardboard
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| Restored Faith in the Human Existence |
[May. 24th, 2006|08:04 pm] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | In my room | ] |
| [ | mood |
| | and very content about it. | ] |
| [ | music |
| | watching American Idol, although, I'm not sure why... | ] |
I just wanted to make this post in honor of my friend Heather!
Heather, i know you will read this, and I just wanted to say.... today you single handedly restored my faith in the human existence.
um, you totally fucking kick ass and I'm honored to call you my friend.
- Me
*winks*
P.S. ... I'm totally thu bitch! and very happy! |
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