Photos to go with your day?

The left cat is our new cat- We haven't named her yet; I want it to be Eddie or Mica.
mm... and so many more names.
Kale? haha

I bought this dress... I'm wearing it to my friend's grad! :)
Gotta up the workout, hey?

I made Gazpacho for lunch on Thursday.
Yummyyyyy

This would be such a good thing for dogs- I wish I could have done this for my dog.
Maybe I could have saved him then..

I told you it sparkles!

E3AFA

Sincce I don't have a freezer, and e2Live requires one, I bought the next best thing;
E3AFA!!
It's the crystal-flake form. (they didn't have the pill kind, but I don't really need the extra 'capsule' in my body anyways.) Oh, and it sparkles.
bonus.

the first time, I 'ate' it like I do with spirulina out of the bottle with a spoon.
DON'T USE METAL SPOONS!!
it flies everywhere, and seems to taste very bitter.
I was expecting a 'fishy' flavor, so that was a shock and a half! haha.

Today, after my Gaiam resistance cord workout, I made a smoothie with the 'mango' (I refuse to call them mangoes. Please send me the kinds I get them at home), spinach, spirulina and e3- so first time actually eating the e3's- and well, it's much better feeling of 'energy' you'd ever get then you would with coffee!

I love being raw. I do go off track every now and then, as well as not being 100% a lot of the times, but when do go back, it's just... you know that feeling where you think to myself 'this is exactly what I should be doing'?
that.


xx
AJ

Safeway

So it was my friend's birthday last night (exact timing is key..) and we (her and myself) went to go buy her a birthday cake for today. It was quite the adventure.
well. kind of.
just the fact that we were shopping at safeway at 11 PM was kind of fun, but more than the cake shopping, we did produce shopping for me.
I bought some exciting stuff, like mangoes and blood oranges. Lots and lots of sprouts. guess what i'll be having for lunch today? haha
I also finally found the omop (save the planet!) that I've been looking for for ages. and I most definitely mopped my room at like midnight. I'm that cool. (and yes it made a difference!)
I haven't been able to sleep well in so long it's kind of ridiculous. I'd be either awake till 2 or wake up at 2, nap during the day sometime for about 3 hours, go to bed at you know, 11, 12. depending. And I'm physically exhausted, but mentally so... busy I guess. I don't know. if it were the other way around, I'd go for a hard workout...
I just made my morning smoothie and my mango I bought yesterday is so not ripe. When I cut it open, I was just like... what? haha I guess not all mangoes are the kinds I get in Indonesia. Which, by the way, is ah-mazing. it's my favorite food, if you didn't know.

Anyways, today is one of the less fortunate days of the week, meaning I have class at eight. I have to admit that I've slept through this class pretty often, also due to being sick, but I've been doing well lately. be proud.
I kind of want to do a smoothie fast (beacuse i don't really have means to juice). I guess it'd be pretty good for my body, since it's been so ridiculous lately for it with the sleep patterns and stress and all. we'll see.
Maybe i'll just do a morning and night smoothie, and salad for lunch... which is what i'd usually have anyways except for dinner. hahaha.

okay. i should go shower so im more physically alert.
xx
VV

Mmm... Running...

So I went for a super short, super intense run this morning.
It's like, 24 minutes long, ish, but I burned something like 229 cal. if you wanted that for the reference for how intense it was.

and I am in the best mood I've been in... SO LONG.
despite the heaviness I feel due to the high-fat content I've consumed yesterday and the day before (Raw almond butter, Cheez Cake, cacao nibs...) eeeeeeeeee!!
I am bouncing off the walls!
and I just had a super yummy (but messy) breakfast :)
Nori rolls with avocados, carrots, lettuce, lemon and some Nama Shoyu.
mmmmmm...

It was messy because, well, I decided to spread the avo over the nori instead of chop it in spears... and the nori got super soggy super fast and was faling apart as I was eating it! hahaha
it was so funny, I had avocado spread and nama shoyu all over my face.

So, since I haven't done a 'Club-solo' Track in AGES. Here it is!




xx
VV

How 'Bout That Diet... eh?

So it's been a while since I've posted anything on how my raw food journey has been coming.
And that's because.... it hasn't. haha.

Well, to be more precise, I was running about 90% raw before my Christmas break, and during break, I was down to something like 60%? well yeah. And then, when I came back from break to campus, I was running on something like 40% raw if that, and eating CRAPPY foods. It was DISGUTING. (to me, anyways)
I've been really crappy lately, and last week, I was at my friend's place for a week for the reading break we had, and it was fun, but my raw food intake was like waaaay down. So I was even crappier. ewwww.
But actually, that was just what I needed to get back on track, funny enough.
For the past 4 days, I've been 95% raw, and sooo much better than before. ah <3
And now my cravings are back...
CRAVIIIINGS!!!! (rarrr!!)



xx
VV

Cravings for sprouts and cabbage is greatest right now, actually.
ahhh.

(And I just re-watched Philip McClusky's video on that... bad idea! It's only 5:03 and no stores are open!)
If anyone else's interested... here's the video! You'll WANT SPROOOUTS!
haha.

Driving directions to Honolulu, HI

2,804 mi – about 14 days 6 hours

Seattle, WA

1.	Head northeast on Broad St toward Taylor Ave N		0.5 mi
2.	Turn left at Westlake Ave N		1.6 mi
3.	Turn right at 4th Ave N		489 ft
4.	Continue on Fremont Bridge		0.2 mi
5.	Turn right at N 34th St		0.3 mi
6.	Turn right at Stone Way N		128 ft
7.	Turn left at N Northlake Way		0.2 mi
8.	Kayak across the Pacific Ocean Entering Hawaii		2,756 mi
9.	Slight right at Turtle Bay Hilton		0.1 mi
10.	Turn left at Kuilima Dr		0.5 mi
11.	Turn right at HI-83		10.5 mi
12.	Continue on Joseph P Leong Hwy		1.9 mi
13.	Slight right at HI-99/N Kamehameha Hwy Continue to follow N Kamehameha Hwy		8.6 mi
14.	Merge onto I-H2 S via the ramp to Honolulu		8.2 mi
15.	Merge onto I-H1 E		4.5 mi
16.	Take exit 13B to merge onto I-H201 E		4.7 mi
17.	Continue on I-H1 E		5.2 mi
18.	Take exit 25A for King St		0.2 mi
19.	Turn right at Waialae Ave		98 ft
20.	Continue on S King St		0.2 mi
21.	Continue on S Beretania St		20 ft

Honolulu, HI

Sponsored Links

note to self.

Barbecue Burger made with walnuts, carrots, sun-dried tomatoes, red onion, fresh cilantro, red bell pepper, topped with our home-made barbecue sauce, and sprouts, served on napa cabbage or flax bread

Songs For a Boy.

Over My Head (Cable Car) -The Fray
"And suddenly I become a part of your past
I'm becoming the part that don't last
I'm losing you and its effortless"

Goodnight and Go -Imogen Heap
"Skipping beats, blushing cheeks; I am struggling.
Daydreaming, bed scenes in the corner cafe,
And then I'm left in bits, recovering, tectonic tremblings.
You get me every time.

Why'd you have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you.
Must you make me laugh so much?
It's bad enough we get along so well.
Say goodnight and go."

Broken -Secondhand Serenade
"Is it broken?
Can we work it out?
Let's light up the town, scream out loud!
Is it broken?
Can we work it out?
I can see in your eyes
You're ready to break
Don't look away."

The Reason -Hoobstank
"I'm not a perfect person
There are many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you
...."

Where I Stood -Missy Higgins
"Cuz I don't know, who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand, another hand upon you,
All I know is that I should

Cuz she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood"

Peachy -Missy Higgins
"It's no one's fault, it's nobody's fault that I fell on you and you on me
It's what humans do, and they pass on through but I think we can't, don't you?

No of course you don't, of course you don't
You said life is peachy without me
No of course you don't, of course you don't
You said life is peachy without me "

100 Round The Bends -Missy Higgins
"Ive found more complications like bloodhound,
So pick me up, twist me round,
And throw me all the way back down.
Cos i found my feet connected to the ceiling.
But when I jumped down, theres smiles around
And its all too easy on the ground.

So jump in my car we'll go 100 round the bends
We'll take this road till were back and started again,
Jump in my car we'll go 100 round the bends.
And we'll pretend that feeling rage is feeling real."


Fall to Pieces -(please don't shoot me) Avril Lavigne
"I looked away, then i looked back at you
you tried to say things that you can't undo
if i had my way, I'd never get over you
today is the day I pray that we'd make it through
make it through the fall
make it through it all

and I don't wanna fall to pieces
I just wanna sit and stare at you
I don't wanna talk about it
and i don't want a conversation
I just wanna cry in front of you
I don't wanna talk about it
cause I'm in love with you"

Do I Have Your Attention -The Blood Arm ft. Anais
"Do I have your attention,
Do I have your attention,
Did I fail to mention this situation is a mess?

Conversations never end, but maybe I'm deluded.
Do I have you attention right now?

Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet
But I can try it again "

Lovefool -The Cardigans
"Love me love me
say that you love me
Fool me fool me
go on and fool me
Love me love me
pretend that you love me
Leave me leave me
just say that you need me"

Taking Over Me -Evanescence
"You don't remember me,
But I remember you.
I lie awake and try so hard,
Not to think of you.
But who can decide,
What they dream ?
And dream I do... "

For You to Notice -Dashboard Confessional
"I'm starting to fashion an idea in my head
Where I would impress you with every single word I said
It would come out insightful,
or brave,
or smooth,
or charming
And you'd want to call me

And I would be there every time you need me
I'd be there every time

But for now I'll look so longingly waiting
for you to want me,
for you to need me,
for you to notice me."

So Impossible -Dashboard Confessional
"I'm dying to know
do you do you like dreaming of things
so impossible or only the practical
or ever the wild or waiting through all your bad bad days
just to end them with
someone you care about
and do you like making out
and long drives and brown eyes
and guys that just
don't quite fit in
yeah do you like them"

Sally's Song
"I sense there's something in the wind
That seems like tragedy's at hand
And though I'd like to stand by him
Can't shake this feeling that I have
The worst is just around the bend

And does he notice my feelings for him?
And will he see how much he means to me?
I think it's not to be

What will become of my dear friend
Where will his actions lead us then?
Although I'd like to join the crowd
In their enthusiastic cloud
Try as I may, it doesn't last

And will we ever end up together?
No, I think not, it's never to become
For I am not the one"

Addicted -Kelly Clarkson
"I'm hooked on you
I need a fix
I can't take it
Just one more hit
I promise I can deal with it
I'll handle it, quit it
Just one more time
Then that's it
Just a little bit more to get me through this"

Push -Marianas Trench
"You never really wanted it
You'll settle for a bit of it
It started with a big bang (coming over everything)
And now it's coming back again

Hey don't you feel it now
My shiny side down
Hey burning brighter still
And you're getting sick
And you're feeling it"

忘れない日々 -Misia
"今 二人を 追い越した雲を
そっと 目を閉じ 瞼に焼き付けるの

忘れないで 二人が見つけた日々を
きっと他の誰かじゃ 出会えなかった日々

夢をみつめたままで いつまでも歩いていこう
たとえ他の誰かと 出会い恋しても…

写真立ての中で笑う あの頃が 二度と 戻らなくても "

So Damn Beautiful -Polaroid
"What do you think of me?
Are you quite proud of this make-believe
Curtain, that hangs around everything
You can admire in that girl
You're so damn beautiful "

You're Beautiful -James Blunt
"But it's time to face the truth
I will never be with you."

Repo! The Amazing Musical.

Huge Fan.

Dear Santa.

For Valentine's, I want
1) A Boy who

• will play me "For You To Notice", "So Impossible", and "Hands Down".
  
• wants to cuddle and wants to keep it PG-13.
• will appreciate the dumbest things I say.
• will make me cry, the way some songs do.
• won't look down on me if I sing songs from HSM. In fact, one that will join me.
• calls me 'princess' in the least degrading way possible. (not literally, but you know)
• can sing "Phantom of The Opera" with me.
• speaks emotion. not logic.
• is a vegetarian /vegan... of sort.
• will watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" with me, over and over again.
• has class in his way of life.

2) Or super nice lingerie to make me feel better about myself.

Thanks.
xx
VV

Things I Synch With...

If time itself was his demeanour
There'd be no sunset or a glimmer of
Sunset landing on the street
I might like you better if we slept together
But there's something in your eyes that says maybe that's never
Never say never
I won't hesitate no more no more
It cannot wait. I'm sure.
There's no need to complicate. Our time is short...
Skipping beats, blushing cheeks; I am struggling.
Daydreaming, bed scenes in the corner cafe,
And then I'm left in bits, recovering, tectonic tremblings.
You get me every time.
So open your eyes child,
Let's be on our way.
Broken windows and ashes
Are guiding the way.

Keep quiet no longer,
We'll sing through the day,
Of the lives that we've lost,
And the lives we've reclaimed.
We'll have drinks, and talk about things, any excuse to stay awake with you.
Feel it
Breathe it
Believe it
And you'll be walking on air
この世界にあたしは順応　水はいらないの　あたし次第　どこで生きる?
あなたがあたしを泳がせる 水面で時々目が会う
LINKIN PARK LINKIN PARK LINKIN PARK LINKIN PARK LINKIN PARK LINKIN PARK...
All alone he turns to stone
while holding his breath half to death!
Terrified of what's inside
to save his life
he crawls like a Worm from a Bird!
Your havin a midlife crisis tying to get where I've been
Well if you want 'em that bad Ms.V
You can have 'em
So when you see me comin
You better back down
Cause I've been waitin to smack you around


....

Music Love.

Dream.

I had this crazy dream about talking to a girl who went on a juicing fast.
In it, she said she only did it for a week, but felt a huge difference...
She wasn't someone I would have expected to have know of such things, but I can't remember who it was! I wonder...


I just did yoga and am making a smoothie.
The day... is long....
xx
AJ

Let's be clear.

Putting people down does not make you Cool
Pretending to know the world does not make you Smart
Being 'always right' does not mean You are.
Picking at the 'word' and its use doesn't make you a Know-it-all
Ignoring emotionals contents doesn't equal Being 'logical' and 'correct'
Not giving people time to talk doesn't make it that You are correct; thus the other person doesn't have anything to say
Life is not about Proving others wrong

and of all,
JUDGING is so not OKAY!


No. None of these are right.
None of these things are 'okay'.

I'm particularily cross at some people at this, but this makes me realize; these things, really are NOT, okay wit hme.
it bothers me. Mainly because it robs the other person of their rights.
Whether it be their dignity, pride, self-worth, belief, their point, their view, their way of life!
We are all given the rights to these things. Freely having different view?
So allowed.
So welcome.
So refreshing!

We cannot suppress people who doesn't necessarily have the same ideas as us, just because it's not what we think!
Unless it offends you, you shouldn't get to say anything negative about them.
Even if it does offend you, perhaps you should just keep it at letting them know that you're not comfortable with their way of expressing such things.
But never should anyone be in an argument about people's morals or views.
It doesn't work that way.

Some people have no morals.
Some people have strange morals.
Some people have the morals of which the society made.
Whatever it is you believe in, it's your right to believe it.
Don't let anyone attack you, offend you, rob you of these rights.
I've been through it too many times, it just doesn't work.

xx
VV