Music In My Life

Amy said I should fill one of these out. Who am I to disobey my Trojan sister? Song that sounds like happy feels: Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and The Waves. I related that song to the scene from “Look Who’s Talking”. Never fail to put a smile on my face. From Me to You – the Beatles Divine Disco Trio: You’ve Got the Best of My Love, Got to Be Real, and I Will Survive. Earliest musical memory: Mamere Angela recorded me singing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” to use for the next generation kindergarteners. She said I sang without...
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Norm, don’t say Ciao!

No no no no no no no no!!!!! Los Angeles Times: Chow May Be About to Say Ciao Leinart sounds like he’s kicking himself in the butt right about now as the whole coaching staff seem to have left for the NFL. USC EXODUS Four assistant coaches have left USC since the season ended. Norm Chow may be the fifth: • Ed Orgeron Old job: Defensive line coach New job: Mississippi head coach Years at USC: 7 • Dennis Slutak Old job: Graduate assistant New job: Mississippi assistant Years at USC: 2 • Carl Smith Old job: QB coach New...
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Nerd Alert

Call me crazy. I have been reading 2 books at the same time, and now I’m about to read three. First, I started Vampire Lestat while I was in Thailand, right after I finished Interview with the Vampire. Somehow I have found it incredibly slow, and I soon lost interest. Lestat has been my bathroom book since I got back from the trip. A few pages at a time for that one, and now I’m about half way through. Second, my friend Olaina gave me the Namesake for Christmas. It has been by my bedside, book which I read to...
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Thief

Got more to write about but too sleepy to elaborate so I’ll just steal these “getting to know you” bit from from Lauren…er…Sydney’s blog thingy. Three names you go by Oakley and other variations (Oaks, OakMonster, Oaktown) Oh+ Varavarai Three things you like about yourself Musically inclined Slightly artistic (I said ARTistic, not AUtistic) My ass. Hahaha! Three things you don’t like about yourself My calves. They should belong to Popeye Constantly feeling self conscious with my English Being my own worst critic Three things that scares you Little white gecko/salamander thing (“Jingjok” in Thai), and the big colorful ugly...
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Awe

I left work at 6:00 p.m. today. Actually, I did the same thing yesterday, but I was in such a rush to get home so I could get to my jazz dance class, I didn’t take time to notice. Downtown Los Angeles at night looks amazing. On the corner of Figueroa and 5th street, I looked up at the buildings, and I was in awe. The lights. The towering structures. People walking everywhere. Cars zooming underneath the overpass. Silouettes of palm trees against the buildings. Perhaps it’s just because it’s a new sight to me. Like people in suits and...
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