Music Meme

I'm bored and I can't sleep. So to pass the time, I figured I could do this meme. :)

Music Meme
The rules:
A) Go to Music Outfitters
B) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year
C) Bold the songs you like, strike through the ones you hate and underline and/or italicize your favorite. Do nothing to the ones you don’t remember (or don’t care about)

1. Crazy In Love, Beyoncé Knowles featuring Jay-Z
2. Hey Ya!, Outkast
3. Here Without You, 3 Doors Down
4. Baby Boy, Beyoncé Knowles featuring Sean Paul
5. Miss Independent, Kelly Clarkson
6. Beautiful, Christina Aguilera
7. Rock Your Body, Justin Timberlake
8. Where Is The Love?, Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake
9. When I'm Gone, 3 Doors Down
10. All I Have, Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
11. Shake Ya Tailfeather, Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee
12. Unwell, Matchbox
13. Picture, Kid Rock & Sheryl Crow
14. In Da Club, 50 Cent
15. I'm With You, Avril Lavigne
16. Bring Me To Life, Evanescence
17. Cry Me A River, Justin Timberlake
18. Can't Hold Us Down, Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim
19. Harder To Breathe, Maroon 5
20. Why Don't You & I, Santana featuring Alex Band
21. Someday, Nickelback
22. Suga Suga Baby, Bush featuring Frankie J
23. Your Body Is A Wonderland, John Mayer
24. Are You Happy Now?, Michelle Branch
25. Landslide, Dixie Chicks
26. The Remedy (I Won't Worry), Jason Mraz
27. (There's Gotta Be) More To Life, Stacie Orrico
28. I Know What You Want, Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey featuring The Flipmode Squad
29. It's My Life, No Doubt
30. Clocks, Coldplay
31. Stacy's Mom,Fountains Of Wayne
32. All The Things She Said, t.A.T.u.
33. Bump Bump Bump, B2K & P. Diddy
34. Get Busy, Sean Paul
35. Rock Wit U (Awww Baby), Ashanti
36. If You're Not The One, Daniel Bedingfield
37. Headstrong, Trapt
38. Bright Lights, Matchbox 20
39. Fighter, Christina Aguilera
40. Perfect, Simple Plan
41. '03 Bonnie & Clyde, Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles
42. Mesmerize, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
43. Intuition, Jewel
44. Ignition, R. Kelly
45. Drift Away, Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray
46. White Flag, Dido
47. Work It, Missy Elliott
48. Miss You, Aaliyah
49. Invisible, Clay Aiken
50. Senorita, Justin Timberlake
51. Addicted, Simple Plan
52. 21 Questions, 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg
53. My Love Is Like…, Wo Mya
54. Don't Mess With My Man, Nivea
55. Angel, Amanda Perez
56. She Hates Me, Puddle Of Mudd (Probably my all-time fav.)
57. I Want You, Thalia featuring Fat Joe
58. Blowin' Me Up (With Her Love), JC Chasez
59. Girls & Boys, Good Charlotte
60. So Far Away, Staind
61. Swing, Swing, All-American Rejects
62. Magic Stick, Lil' Kim featuring 50 Cent
63. Don't Wanna Try, Frankie
64. Sing For The Moment, Eminem
65. Hell Yeah, Ginuwine
66. Through The Rain, Mariah Carey
67. Breathe, Michelle Branch
68. Right Thurr, Chingy
69. Lifestyles Of The Rich & Famous, Good Charlotte
70. Calling All, Angels Train
71. Gossip Folks, Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris
72. P.I.M.P., 50 Cent
73. Air Force Ones, Nelly
74. I'm Glad, Jennifer Lopez
75. Low, Kelly Clarkson
76. I Drove All Night, Celine Dion
77. Into You, Fabolous featuring Tamia
78. Stuck, Stacie Orrico
79. So Yesterday, Hilary Duff
80. No Letting Go, Wayne Wonder
81. Stand Up, Ludacris featuring Shawnna
82. Big Yellow Taxi, Counting Crows featuring Vanessa Carlton
83. Losing Grip, Avril Lavigne
84. Never Leave You, Lumidee
85. Why Can't I, Liz Phair
86. The Boys Of Summer, The Ataris
87. Bigger Than My Body, John Mayer
88. Get Low Lil', Jon & The Eastside Boyz From the windooooow...
89. Running, No Doubt
90. Spin, Lifehouse
91. Something, Lasgo
92. Superman, Eminem
93. Pretty Baby, Vanessa Carlton
94. Come Into My World, Kylie Minogue
95. Me Against The Music, Britney Spears featuring Madonna
96. The Anthem, Good Charlotte
97. Deliverance, Bubba Sparxxx
98. Misunderstood, Bon Jovi
99. I'd Do Anything, Simple Plan
100. I Can Only Imagine, MercyMe


Haha, I guess I didn't care for a whole lot of songs from 2003. :']

What can I say? I didn't like Timberlake back then. And most of the songs were all stupid rap songs.
Which I hate.
All-in-all, though, not bad!

Ugh

I was knitting. Quite quickly. I was rather proud of myself. I was working on my first ever hat.
I'd cast on and ripped it out 20 times before I got the cast on and the 1x1 ribbing going right.
Just a reminder of how much of a newbie I really am.
Look at it. Isn't it pretty?
16 rows of lovely, pretty 1x1 ribbing with an alternate cable cast-on!
I was so proud of myself! Until I go to the part where the cables start. After 3 rounds, I realized that something was definitely off.
MY COUNT.
I'd only cast on 100 stitches. Not the 110 that I needed. :(
So, it's now been unraveled. And I'm afraid to start it again.
I was determined to have it done for the festival on Friday. And after getting through all the ribbing, I was certain I could do it.
Not so much anymore.
Ugh.

I'm slowly turning into the type of chick that no mother would want their kid to date.
And I find it oddly funny. Hahaha.
I want to get my lip pierced. I want to get a tattoo.
I WANT TO GET A DAMN MOTORCYCLE! For crying out loud!
And I have a new addiction.
Now, I'm not addicted to them in any way, shape or form.
And I'm not just being all in denial about it. I smoke them when I have them.
If not, I don't go through withdrawals or anything.
And they're just too fun! They're a regular cigarette, but in the filter, they placed a tiny little menthol crystal. Pop the crystal and suddenly you have a menthol.
They're very nice. And very not healthy, I know. But I'm going through my rebellious stage.
Ah, the things I need to catch up on. I missed out on a lot being in a relationship as soon as I graduated from high school.
So many things to do. So much trouble to cause. ;)

Anyways, I hope everyone has a good week! I'm contemplating picking up the hat again. If I mess it up again, the idea may be scratched. We'll see. May the knit be with you!

It's Friiiiday!

Friday Fill-ins

I decided to give in and start doing some of these to make myself blog more. Because otherwise it may be months again before anyone hears from me!
And this one looked like fun!

1. Halloween and the LA Weekly Detour Festival are some of the things I'm most looking forward to in October.

2. Sometimes I drive without my permit. Oops.

3. I'm hoping to get my first tattoo soon, and that's why there is a saying, "never say never"!

4. When I'm down, I listen to my music and surf around Ravelry.

5. Work is where you'll find me most often.

6. A rainy day is good for dancing outside.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to sleeping, tomorrow my plans include watching Sal's soccer game, knitting and cleaning and Sunday, I want to sleep, but I have church to attend!



So there you go. Useless things you never really needed to know about me. :]

I've cast on for a hat about 10 times now and I always mess something up. I finally had it right and had knit 2 rows when I realized I was short 5 stitches. This just isn't really a good time for me to be knitting, I guess. But I will be relentless!

Hopefully I'll have knitting to post up soon!

I'm stoked for the LA Weekly Detour Festival next week. Noah & The Whale and Matt Costa will be performing there. And I love those guys. :)

I'm running away now to knit myself to sleep. Lol. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Edward is godly...

I've been thinking a lot lately.
Probably more then I should be.
I always think too much when I find good books.
Don't ask why, because I have no clue. Haha.

I've decided a few things. I need to focus on myself a bit more and just stop worrying about what everyone else needs or wants.
It's just a matter of figuring out where I'd like to change.

Change is definately something I need.

I'm going to be getting brutally honest with myself and find all the things I don't like about myself so I can start working on fixing them.

I've already got a few things lined up.

1. I want to be happy. Really, truly happy. I don't want to have to fake it.
2. I want to stop depending on people for things. I'm 23. I shouldn't need everyone as much as I do.
3. I want to find someone. But someone that I can be with. Someone who won't make me do all the work to keep things going.
I know that you need to give and take in a relationship, but I don't want to have to chase after someone.
4. I want to enjoy the single life for a while. I'm thinking I'm going to shoot for at least a year.
That doesn't mean no dating or anything, but staying out of a relationship.
5. I want to make things better with my parents. My mom...I don't know if that will ever happen. She has no trouble showing her disdain and disappointment for the person I am.
I'm not letting it get to me too much, but she's very persistant.

A few of these will probably wind up on my 101 in 1001 list when it's revised. It's sort of turning itself into a "better the person you are" list then anything. But there's nothing wrong with that, right?

I finished reading Twilight today. I finally gave into the craze and snagged the book. And I loved it. So now I have to find the Twilight-inspired knits and everything so I can share my new obsession.
Edward is definately love, lol.

I'll be going to the LA Weekly Detour Festival with Jenn on Oct. 4. It should be great fun. We're trying to make whales for Noah and the Whale and maybe something else for Matt Costa. It's a knitter thing, isn't it?

No new knitting updates just yet. I'm slowly trying to get my life back. It's killing Wolf a bit, but it's something I need to do. And she needs to get used to me not being there 24/7 like I was.

Hope everyone's having a good week so far!

Post Secret

I'm usually always one of those that looks forward to the new updates on Sundays. Something about hearing other people's troubles and seeing some that match mine makes me feel a little better.
I've never really thought to send one in. I'm too afraid to.
But Frank called for people to text their secrets to strangers yesterday.
Now, this may come off as a stupid idea to some people, but for me it sounded like a godsend.
I've been depressed a lot lately. And being able to say what I was feeling and why right when I needed to has made me feel a lot better.
What's made me feel even better is when people respond back with their own. And when you're able to help them. Like this person.

"My secret: I'm scared I've forgotten how to love. Does it even exist?"

To which I replied back:
"It does exist. And when you find it, you'll remember everything you need to know. <3"

They wrote back saying thank you and that they needed to hear that. Call me weird, but that was insanely liberating. This has helped me to decide that I want to be completely open about things on this blog. New life, new view right? I'm going to see this more as a place for me to speak, as opposed to me using it to tell people about things. It's something I've realized I need. I'll still update with my knitting news and all that good stuff. But just expect a far more honest me. :)

101 in 1001

I never realized how many repeats I had through this list...
I'll have to rethink a few of them. Just wanted to post them here for easier access.



1. Learn to crochet.
2. Buy a car. Completed 05/08/08
3. Get my driver's liscence.
4. Knock out my yarn stash.
5. Get myself more organized.
6. Get rid of all the extra clutter and junk in my room that I don't need.
7. Move out of my parent's house.
8. Start a knitting group.
9. Fearless knitting.
10. Start eating healthier.

11. Go to the gym again.
12. Get my weight down to at least 180.
13. Get my laptop fixed.
14. Get out of the house more.
15. Spend more time visiting and hanging out with friends.
16. Start cross stitching again.
17. Teach my mom how to scrapbook.
18. Help Wolf find a new job. Completed 04/26/08
19. Take better care of my body.
20. Get a tattoo.

21. Start up a knitting club.
22. Watch more movies. Completed 05/01/08
23. Start reading again. Shoot for 25 books every year minimum.
24. Get rid of my UFOs. Figure out what to continue and what to frog. (update)

25. Work on my drawing skills.
26. Get rid of my huge magazine stash. Completed 05/01/08
27. Shoot to use more earth-friendly products.
28. Possibly give vegetarianism a shot. Possibly.
29. Learn to paint.
30. Be more honest with myself.

31. Be more honest with others.
32. Learn to be content with how my life is instead of trying to perfect everything.
33. Go to PRIDE week in San Francisco.
34. Start saving up money instead of spending it all.
35. Work on paying off my cards. I have 5 cards that are currently maxed out. Not good.
36. Get my body on a regular cycle of sleep.
37. Stretch my ears out to a size 2 gauge. I'm at a size 4 now. Just one more size to go. Completed 05/13/08
38. Get out and make new friends.
39. Work on my huge dislike for one of Wolf's friends. Completed

40. Start eating healthier foods.

41. Be more charitable. I tend to wait until the holidays to do so. (update)
42. Make Sunday School more enjoyable for the kids.
43. Figure out where I'd like my life to be in a few years.
44. Go back to school.
45. Start making plans and saving up to open my own LYS.
46. Volunteer around town. I have mornings off, so this should be more then do-able.
47. Spend less time on the computer and more time with my family.
48. Truly delve into Buddhism.
49. Learn to love and live with my flaws.
50. Try new things.


51. Stop just lurking in other's blogs and start commenting.
52. Help Wolf find a new job.
53. Help Wolf pay off bills so we can move out together sooner rather then later.
54. Travel more. I've always loved traveling and I haven't done a lot of it lately. Road trip anyone?
55. Go see an eye doctor. I need reading glasses. It's been about 5 years since I've had any. I have no excuses with my new benefits having already kicked in...
56. Go see my dentist. Though I know the results won't be good. I have horrible teeth. They don't produce enough enamel to protect themselves and I have an allergic reaction to enamel producing tooth pastes and mouth washes...
57. Actually make Christmas gifts this year. I always plan to do it, but never pull through.
58. Make a sweater. For me.
59. Volunteer more around my town.
60. Buy a spinning wheel. I want to learn to spin...

61. And a sewing machine so I can learn to quilt...
62. But only after I've moved out because I'll need a crafting room for this!
63. Spend more time with my family. Not mom and dad family. But my family that lives one town over that I only see once every blue moon.
64. Spend more time with Wolf. Just part of finding a better time balance for my life.
65. Get my parents to help out with the cleaning effort and have them make a pile of things they don't need anymore.
66. Have a yard sale.
67. Organize my knitting needles. I need some fool-proof plan that I can't mess up. Completed
68. Get in touch with my brother. I haven't talked to him but two times since he moved to Indiana to play baseball for Indiana State last summer.
69. Play my Wii more. Though this may require buying more games. ;)
70. Help my dad get his Wii. It was suppose to be a Christmas gift for last year, but he never went out and got it so I could pay him back. Completed

71. Go to my best friend's wedding. I haven't really seen him much since he got engaged because his fiance doesn't really care for me because of the bond he and I have from growing up togther. But she can suck it up now. I don't care.
72. Move my room around. Well, the furniture anyways. I'm kinda sick after if being the same for 3 years.
>del>73. Cut down on the amount of starbucks I inhale on a fairly regular basis. I'm better off brewing my own anyways. Completed
74. Help my parents more. Let's face it, they're becoming old foges. They need more help around the house, expecially with my dad's back the way it is.
75. Start taking PetMe for walks. Expecially since it's now Spring time. Whoo!
76. Spend a day with Wolf doing nothing but cleaning out our storage shed and figuring out things to get rid of.
77. No more fast food. (update)
78. Try and get myself out of a soda kick and drink more water and juices. I'd like to just completely cut out soda in general. We'll see.
79. Sneak in healthier snacks to movies. Seriously. $8 for a bottle of water? Come on now..
80. Teach someone how to knit.

81. Make Wolf her blanket. I promised her a blanket when I first started knitting. It still has yet to show up. I'm thinking about making it a card theme so when we move out we can use it in our Poker-themed room.
82. Learn to use Polymer Clay.
83. Make an etsy store when I actually start making things that are sellable.
84. Learn how to dye yarn.
85. Stop being so lazy. Let's face it. I'm probably one of the laziest asses you'll find around.
86. And stop procrastinating. I'm horrible. HORRIBLE. at getting things done in a timely matter.
87. Get another bird. I love parakeets. I grew up with them as pets. And I want another one, damn it.
88. Start delving into Buddahism. I love the overall concept of it and I'm sure it'll help me to
89. Become a better person.
90. Do more for charity.

91. Stop shopping at Michael's. The manager for the one in my town's a bitch. And I know this first-hand since I used to work there. I enjoy my new job much better. Completed
92. Start supporting more indie designers. I love the concept of "screw the big wig" that these people have.
93. Find PetMe a friend. She needs more dog socialization. We've lagged in doing so since Shadow passed away last year. Completed
94. Organize my closet. My main goal is to have all my craft storage in my closet. It will make things a lot easier...
95. Make a KAL or a Swap of my own. :)
96. Finish all the knits that I have planned for 2008.
97. Be a better daughter.
98. Be a better friend.
99. Don't sleep quite as much. I sleep in waaay too long in the mornings.
100. Make sure that my room stays clean. I'm messy. Really messy.

101. HAVE FUN.

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