Panduh!

I recently acquired a Kindle for Christmas and wheee access to a bajillion books! So, I’ve read a few things, but this week I have been reading The Hunger Games series. I am on book 3 of 3, and I will say the first book is OMG good, the second is Ok, and I have no opinion of the third as I just started reading it yesterday. I should finish it up in the next couple of days since they are pretty quick reads.

Any book suggestions?

Anthony Green ft. Chino Moreno – Right Outside.

Anthony just released his new album, Beautiful Things, and this is one of my favorite songs.

Its been awhile since I’ve talked about it and since today marks week 10 of having it, I decided to make a video. Sorry for the not so good quality, but I don’t have a stand for my phone so I have to use my iMac. Oh well, next time.

Hope everyone is having a good start to their week.

Meet Ziggy. He is the newest addition to our little family thing that we’ve got going on over here. I have been wanting a new puppy for awhile and I finally convinced James to let me have one. So, I have been on a mission to find the right dog that both James and I could compromise on. I really wanted a ‘smoosh-faced’ type of dog, but James hates those, so I had to compromise with him and picked something just as cute. I originally wanted to adopt, but a lot of the shelters only had bigger dogs and since we don’t have a fenced yard, we can’t have that right now.

Ziggy is a West Highland White Terrier aka Westie. He is about 12 weeks old and one cute fluff ball. We went and picked him up Monday night from a breeder about an hour away. It was love at first sight. We took him home and let Oscar and him get acquainted which originally was pretty much awful. Oscar just did not like him at first, but he is coming around and they seem to be getting along just fine for the most part.

But yea, I feel like my little family is complete now. I can’t wait to watch him grow up.

My latest obsession is tea. The only tea I’ve known prior to a few months ago was just plain sweet tea, what I grew up on down south. When I came down with Bell’s Palsy I read that drinking ginger tea is helpful in relaxing facial muscles. So, I gave it a shot and that is how I became hooked.

It started with the ginger tea I picked up at the grocery store and the next thing you know everytime we went to the store, I was picking up a new type of tea. Since I was really getting into it, I had to learn how to do things proper. Yea, I researched proper tea makings! So what.

Eventually, I wanted a proper tea pot and that is what I got along with some amazeball expensive chai tea that has changed my tea drinking experience completely. Fair warning, Teavana is a dangerous place! I can’t wait to go back and pick out a few more different types of teas, though. Excitement.

What are you favorite types of tea?

A few weeks ago, I went and got yet another tattoo. I was pretty thrilled about the idea because its only been two years since I’ve had proper ink time. I do not include the 10 minutes it took to get my 13 dollar tattoo a year and a half ago. That was just filler!

Anywho, I have been wanting to get a panda for quite sometime. I am kinda obligated to get a panda tattooed onto me, it has only been my online alias for a bajillion years. Don’t forget my obsession that I’ve had with the cute (and not so cuddly) bears for the past 10 years. I had it coming.

I shared a blurry iphone picture on Facebook a few hours after I got it, but I haven’t really written about it or anything. But really, I don’t talk about my tattoos too often, not unless I know you well enough. I feel violated when a stranger pokes and prods me about them, but I guess I did sign up for that.

I flew down (Thanks, Delta, for effin up so I could get a really cheap flight!) south and was there for a day, got my ink, and flew back home the next day. It was pretty much a whirlwind trip that I enjoyed. I didn’t even take much luggage and what I did take, I just left there for me to pick up when I drove down the next week for the holidays.

I ended up getting it bigger than I pictured in  my head, but I am ok with that. The bigger, the better. Right? It took about 3.5 hours total. The pain was alright, except for a couple of tender areas. Other than that, all good in the neighborhood. Oh yea, it was a christmas gift from my parents. Sweet deal.

I am pretty happy and can’t wait for summer when I can show it off.

The cover of my new journal.

So, its the new year and time for resolutions and stuff. I figured it might be nice to share the list of resolutions I wrote down in my journal. I feel like if I share them publicly, I may be more inclined to stay on path. I’m not going to lie, I wrote down a lot and have high expectations for 2012. I just hope I don’t end up disappointing myself in the end. Fingers crossed.

Here goes –

- Cook more often. Its healthier and saves money.

- Stick to my vegan/vegetarian diet. I have been cheating more often than I wanted due to convenience, pressure from others, and cravings. Time to stay true.

- Walk Oscar every day. No excuses.

- Acquire a new puppy/dog.

- Volunteer at an animal shelter.

- Work on mental health.

- Exercise.

- Try for a part-time job.

- Be more social. I need to quit avoiding social situations due to anxiety.

- Read more books. I got a Kindle for Christmas from James, so that should be easy enough.

- Go to at least 5 concerts.

- Write more – journal, blog, penpals, etc.

- Be more kind and appreciative.

- Get the house ready for selling.

- Travel. (which includes visiting NYC at least 3 times this year)

- Minimize drinking. (empty calories for the lose!)

- Go to school.

- Enjoy life.

There. Those are my wants and goals for the year of 2012. I really hope, want, need to get on the right track and change my life for the better. I am tired of living in this same miserable situation that I’ve put myself into. Wish me luck!

2011, you were not very good to me. So good riddance!

For 2012, I hope to have a fresh, new start. As for this blog, I’m not quite sure the fate. I would like to keep it around, but it doesn’t have a whole lot going for it. Anywho. Goodbye 2011!