I missed the Dan Lauzon fight last night. Yancey didn't tell me about this. Though I probably should've known. :( Watch it here! It might take a minute though. :/ He got kicked in the groin three times. Some people thought he was just being a baby, but though his opponent got 2 points taken off, the points became irrelevant when D-Lau submitted him. :)
Affliction is newer. They have signed some cool fighters. D-Lau was somewhat presented unfairly on the TapOut series so he now fights for Affliction.
I've never seen this video of D-Lau and his brother Joe. Love them!
Tonight was the rematch between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver. Faber won easily. Though I think the guy who did the post-fight interview was a jackass for asking Pulver if he thought he was still "relevant" in the game. :/
The other awesome fight was between Jamie Varner and Don Cerrone. I thought Varner was hotter/Jake Shields. :/ Well, he wasn't yet I still wanted him to win. Though "The Cowboy" had a head of steel. He was hit so many times and had bubbles forming but never gave up. He was even more aggressive. Varner actually got kneed in the head and the fight was stopped at the beginning of the fifth round. The fans were upset with Varner and booed him for not continuing. We thought the fight was fantastic and they were both extremely tired. Varner wanted to continue fighting I'm sure. He cried and it was sad.
Interviews from the fights are up here.
My favorite WEC fighters:
1) Urijah "The California Kid" Faber
2) Carlos Condit despite his ever erect and pink nipples...
3) "Razor" Rob McCullough whom Peter met and changed his tires for!
And... I don't like him but he has the coolest name, Richard Crunkilton, Jr.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Dan and Urijah in one weekend!
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
I would like Fridays if Fridays liked me.
Fridays hate me. Scheduling all morning. "Sex and the City" and nap during the late afternoon. Not much else. No homework was done. How sad. :(
1. Oh, I am so emotional!
2. Weather changes, big and little.
3. During the week, I sleep in a lot. I need tutoring ASAP.
4. Local high school; are you kidding me? Take me!
5. Right now I'd like to be sure about her student teacher placement and busy.
6. The TV is my favorite gadget.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to napping, tomorrow my plans include homework and Barnes & Noble and Sunday, I want to not do homework but will!
I love scheduling. Is that weird? I like the control when my life is out of control sometimes.
Of course, I also did lots of blog searching.
#1. Redone dressers
#3. Not Ikea awesome reclaiming of furniture. Buying off Craigslist, Amazon, and eBay is hot and This is Not Ikea does it too.
#4. I've fallen in love with galley kitchens! Mid-century mod in an Oregon setting is yum.
(via AT: SF)#5. I've seen lots of artwork and prints. I can never find something I can absolutely love. Maybe some classic Sunset Magazine cover posters?
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Twenty-Something (or less)
I got tiramisu at Old Europe at 10pm and watched "Sex and the City" with Jessica until just now. 6 episodes and I still have the rest of it to go. Class at 4pm tomorrow.
Classes were okay. I keep waking up around 11am, slowly getting dressed, and make it to school where I sit for a couple of hours before class. Today, I just went to school, watched "Dead Like Me" on Netflix, and read for my education class. I'm still not done. I hate reading about teaching sometimes. I have no input because we've read and learned about all this before. Furthermore, I feel like I have little to say in my "Race and Ethnic Relations" class. Or maybe I have lots to say, but I know I'll contradict myself. The topic is so hard. :/
I met someone awesome months and months ago and somehow they're still on my mind. Normally, I would be over and out but because I never see the person - we communicate other ways - I'm kind of, sort of still enamored. Mostly, I think I'm enamored by the idea. Also, I'm high off "Sex and the City" and love love love/boys boys boys.
Anyhow, I need to get back on track for tutoring and observations (no placement yet). Last class of the week tomorrow! Lots of movies and TV shows to watch and I'm trying to find books to read, but I'm not motivated. I read a whole book last weekend and I'm thumbing slowly through Barack Obama's biography, but I'm just not satisfied with my book selections. I really want to read Knit Two!
Have I mentioned that the last couple of weeks, my already terrible skin became completely dry? I would remedy this by putting on St. Ives Collagen Elastin Facial Moisturizer and it hurt? I braved through the pain and after applying it several times a day, especially post-shower when my skin just dried out, my face feels better! :)
My skin isn't amazing, but I've gotten much better with it and I fixed my dry skin right?! I decided to share what I do daily. (P.S. I just lotion my body in the morningtime. I hate the feel of sticky lotion, no matter how unsticky you say it is, after a shower.)
In the morning, I throw cold water on my face and rinse easily with Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser. I then apply Aveeno Positively Radiant Daily Moisturizer generously. My makeup really helps - Bare Escentuals appears to keep my face smooth all day. Eye makeup by whatever brand as long as it's brown. I choose brown because I have a tendency to wipe my eyes and this at least blends with my skin and eye makeup (golds to keep it natural). I use a stick not liquid eyeliner also. Slap on some ChapStick and I'm done.Okay, now for bed. :)
I shower at night, rinse my hair with cheap Suave or V05 shampoo and conditioner (sometimes conditioner). I used to only shower at night, but lots of classes and work made me fall asleep when I got home at 9pm and wake up at 4am to shower. I also used to wash my hair everyday despite all these articles saying that I shouldn't. With the loss of my night showers and the practice on weekends, I beat washing my hair everyday to every other day. This is especially good in the winter. I still do most of my showering at night where I straighten my hair after I towel dry (and sometimes blow dry). I use Remington's Wet2Straight, but I have rather manageable, normal hair.
As for my skin in the shower, I use a Dove Beauty Bar in Cool Cucumber because my mom provided me with tons of them. It's good and easy though. I wash my face with something a little more potent in the shower - either Shiseido Pureness Deep Cleansing Foam or Philosophy's Purity. I've used Shiseido for a year and I'm moving onto Philosophy, but I still have some of the former left. Clearly, that's my splurge.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Astro-love-ogy.
I'm going to pop in "The Wackness" even though it's getting later and later as I surf the web.
Jessica and I checked out this web site today. Haha. Well, I love their little compatibility comments for me and other signs.
CANCER & ARIES: - This is not a very good combination for you. The Ram's lack of tact and their hot temper is just too devastating for your sensitive and insecure nature. Oh, I met one of these and regret much of this experience. What a womanizer. As friends, I think Aries are alright.
CANCER & TAURUS: - The Bull is one of your best partners. You are both homebodies who appreciate good food, good quality and thrift. You can keep each other quite happy. Truly an enduring relationship. Van, one of my good friends from home, is a Taurus! I have a few Taurus friends I think or at least nurture them to become better friendships.
CANCER & GEMINI: - The Twins play too many mind games for your soft and innocent approach to life. Gemini's flirtatious free-spirited nature is just too hurtful for you to have to deal with. Yancey and I wouldn't make a good couple. Thank goodness! Kris is a Gemini too? But Kris isn't as mean as my roomie. Hah.
CANCER & CANCER: - Together you are far too negative for this union to work. Emotional problems will exist throughout the entire relationship. Neither one of you has the ability to see the positive side to the relationship. Alex, my amazing and understanding psychologist, and I apparently wouldn't make much of a couple. I'm not into chicks anyways, but I can now understand how we can share so much.
CANCER & LEO: - The Lion needs to be the center of attention, therefore you will often feel quite neglected in this relationship. You have a tendency to nag and that will drive a Leo mate on to greener pastures. Sorry Liz. Though I don't feel any way neglected. Strangely, Liz's best friend from home, her boyfriend, and I (we're like super tight if you read my blogs) are all Cancers...
CANCER & VIRGO: - This partnership lacks excitement, to say the least, however that doesn't usually matter to either you or your mate. Security and the home are much more important to both you and the practical Virgoan. Awww, I found a pretty cool guy who fits the bill. Not like it's going anywhere but... yeah. I can see how this could lack excitement though. My other friend who is a Virgo is awesome, but he just drinks a lot. Not much fun I guess.
CANCER & LIBRA: - Your mood swings are far too upsetting for the Scales. Libra Needs harmony and a variety of entertainment which really isn't your style or your intent. You create melodrama at an emotional level and would prefer to stay at home where it's safe and secure. Kim is like Switzerland - neutral whereas I am an emotional time bomb?
CANCER & SCORPIO: - You are both too possessive that can and usually does lead to problems at some time. As long as you deal with these issues promptly you can have a happy, satisfying and loving union. Jessica must be my new-found soul mate! Erin too! I also read a friend's blog and we seem to have a lot in common so this all makes sense! Although I'm sure one of my Scorpio friends isn't someone I'd consider my soul mate.
CANCER & SAGITTARIUS: - The Archer is too worldly for you. You don't like to take risks and Sagittarians thrive on chance. This is not your best bet for a lasting union but it is one that often attracts you. One of my best friends if not the best friend, Peter, is a Sag. He is too crazy for me.
CANCER & CAPRICORN: - Polar opposites, Usually there is a lot of chemistry, but the Goat does not usually have the time to show you enough affection. If you can put up with their workaholic ways you can rest assured that you will be well-taken care of financially.
CANCER & AQUARIUS: - You are far too sensitive for the Water-bearers aloofness. Aquarians cannot tolerate your need to cling to them. I wonder if I cling to Bonnie. I do cling to my fave ex-co-tutor because he is the awesomest person and he's a cutie too.
CANCER & PISCES: - You and the Fish are probably the two most sensitive signs of the zodiac. Although you can comprehend one another you can also play emotional games and hurt each other. This connection can work if you communicate openly and honestly. I'm looking at facebook and their list of birthdays and wondered how crazy it is for my friend Stephen to have dated a girl with his same birthday! Wow. I'm definitely honest with Stephen. He's like my big bro.
I don't know how much I believe in this stuff, but it's fun especially when Jessica and her fiance have such good ones! :/ I want good ones with... well, no one right now, but the next guy!
Also, I LOVE that Courtney Love and I share the same birthday, but so does Tom Hanks! :)
Do you believe in astrology?
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Who isn't excited?!
Jessica made my weekend. Bonnie too. They came to visit last night then Jessica and I went to her place to pick up things, the store, and Blockbuster for a movie where we saw Morgan, the birthday boy! We ended up getting "Ghost Town" because the people working there, Yancey's co-workers, snatched "My Best Friend's Girl" from my hands and put it back. Hahaha. Apparently, they don't like Dane Cook. Before watching the movie, I got some French toast at Denny's... hadn't eaten all day!
Today, we made Hunter's chicken. I'll post the recipe when I get it, but I didn't make much of it. Jessica did. It was delicious and I promised her and Yance apple chimicheesecakes next week! We tried to do our own palm reading and astrology. Apparently, we as Cancer and Scorpio get along. However, Yancey and I, as Gemini and Cancer, do not. Wait, that was only as lovers. Haha. I couldn't find a friend compatibility web site.
Anyhow, we watched "Pineapple Express," which I picked up on my second trip to Ingles because we forgot the white cooking wine. I still have "The Wackness," which I got because I absolutely love Josh Peck from "Drake & Josh." Yance and I had watched "College" this past week, a movie that stars Drake Bell from the same show. I was all for the bad guy though because I absolutely love Nick Zano!
I finished Black Like Me! I'm not sure if we have reading for my sociology class this week. The syllabus is weird. Anyways, since my hair is still wet, I might pop in "The Wackness." No class till 3pm, but I have to print something out for my class.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
No more chocolate and blue
I went to one of my first non-family weddings. The colors: chocolate and blue. Classy, but I'm ready for some fun. What about pink and green? Oh no, they've become "preppy."
One of my friends, who just got engaged!, chose a purple but not lavender. Instead, she chose a dark purple, which I absolutely adore! I've never been a fan of pastels, mostly because I consider them somewhat safe and bland.
Since it's wedding bonanza around here, I'm frequenting The Knot and found their list of hot wedding color combos!

Blush & mauve

Garnet & tangerine

Lavendar, cream, & chocolate

Fuschia & navy

Lemon & celadon

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