now let me just get started on my list of goals.  i am so blatently taking this from some other person's blog, but oh well.  i never said i was original! 

so i am going to at least begin the list, even tho i am at work at 1am and should really be going home to see the roomies, dingfin, and hoochie (the owl).

the point of this list is to come up with 101 goals i would like to achieve within the next 1001 days.  it should contain simple, easy goals, as well as those reach-for-the-stars type of aspirations. 

so here goes:

1) get hit on by a girl (and alex jacobo does not count cuz that's just a given). accomplished 3/24/06 @rage.  didn't quite turn out the way i expected it to, i was more stunned silent than anything else. 

 2) go back to europe

accomplished 4/29/06 thru 5/10/06

3) pay off the student loans

accomplished 6/2/06, and i'm quite proud of myself

4) get a raise at work

accomplished 10/30/06, altho not exactly a raise since it's a new job...i'm still getting paid a hell of a lot more than at my old place!!

5) play glow-in-the-dark mini golfing

accomplished 12/2/06  such fun!  and i scored a hole-in-one!

6) take a roadtrip with the girls

accomplished 7/14/06 - 7/16/06. san diego baby!  fun times, fun times

7) go to rage again

accomplished 7/7/06 w/ wen and jenny

8) finally wrap up my work with the gigantic, 2000 hour project for the OC client at work

accomplished 6/5/06.  or at least i HOPE it's over...

9) see juhee at SOME point again and give her her xmas present

accomplished 6/3/06 @  the block.  glad u liked your present

10) have an alcoholic drink i actually like the taste of

4/14/06 brewco. vodka tonic. not bad at all.

11) get those abs back

accomplished 10/27/06. i think i can officially say i'm satisfied with how they look. 

12) go to costa rica (or peru?) with my parents

13) prevent myself from buying any more ding dong/doraemon products, ok except for "emergencies"

accomplished 5/9/06 i did a really good job while i was in the latin quarter in Paris.  They had a ton of ding dong dolls, including one where he was wearing a little apron and serving coffee!! i mean, how cute is that?  but i was so good, i said: i'm sorry ding dong, but you just can't come with me, it wasn't meant to be.  OK, not really, but I did manage to put. the. doll. down.  *tear*

14) finish decorating my room

15) get some more new furniture

accomplished 7/14/06.  picked up a nice bedside table.  woohoo!

16) get some new earrings finally

accomplished 12/26/06.  go mom! 

17) build up my savings for in case i ever get fired (not that it's going to happen, right???)

accomplished february 2007

18) spend a day on the beach

accomplished 10/20/06. altho it wasn't a whole day...two hours devoted strictly to tanning and reading on the beach and just ME time is all I need.

19) go kayaking again

accomplished in Aug. '07, all while picking up trash to save the environment. 

20) finish this list

accomplished 10/28/06. woohoo!

21) read some more meaningful books

accomplished 12/28/06.  Life of Pi

22) wash my car (haha)

accomplished 9/6/06 it's amazing how much better you can see when the car's actually clean. 

23) have at least one normal, not-so-awkward conversation with my sister

24) go on a major shopping spree again (haven't done it since january!)

25) fly up to san jose to visit my lovelies

accomplished 01/12/07 thru 01/14/07 and it was indeed lovely. 

26) gamble at a casino for the first time

accomplished 10/14/06. gambled a whopping $3! and lost $1.75 of it...

27) play with molly, emmy, and meg

-k so this was an easy one. they're so funny!  4/08/2006

28) pass the CPA exam

Accomplished August 27, 2006.  Yes it's OFFICIAL!  = )

29) run/walk one of those race for the cure marathon, runathon, walkathon, save the world event thingies with kate

30) go rock climbing again

accomplished 10/27/06. AWESOME!

31) eat at sonics

32) go to paradise cove

accomplished 4/19/07.  

33) show yuji all the ucla libraries

34) try skateboarding again

35) go hiking at eaton canyon with my mom

4/23/06. and then i went and ate viet food afterwards and gained all that fat i worked off on the hike.  = D

36) watch a cirque du soleil (iunno how you spell it) show

accomplished 7/15/06 seaworld Cirque de la Mer.  damn stretchy people...

37) drive farther distances (by farther i mean at least 3 hours long)

accomplished 7/14/06 thru 7/16/06.  to SD and back and in between all on my own

38) fix the chip on the front windshield of my car

39) pay my parents back for all that money they loaned me (that'll be a while...)

accomplished feb 15, 2007.  took me long enough!

40) increase my crappy, crap-ass credit limit

accomplished 10/3/06. woohoo!

41) splurge my heart out  at whole foods, hope stephen will be there to support me...hehe

accomplished 02/06/07.  mmm odwalla pomegrand...

42) start snacking healthier

August 2006.  trying my best to lay off the sweets, been snacking on walnuts and dried fruit.  = ) 

43) stop being a chicken and finally start going to the chiropractor again after my 3 year hiatus

44) start taking calcium pills again

And still an on-going process, taking the stupid multi-vitamin every day. 

45) see the huntington library's new chinese garden with Wen (whenever the heck they actually finish)

46) go to hawaii next spring (or fall) with the girls

Accomplished October 2007, and I can't wait to go back to Maui.

47) attend at least one person's wedding

accomplished 5/19/07.  go jess & arin!

48) bring home a whole banana cream pie from the apple pan

accomplished 5/13/06

49) work at a job i love

50) volunteer for something

accomplished 4/29/07 via LA times festival of books

51) begin and finish a creative art project for myself

Still an on going process, I suppose, but I love my paintings.

52) live by the beach

Accomplished Oct. 2007 in Maui.  Dang that was an awesome hotel!

53) pick up my dry cleaning

4/08/06

54) watch a broadway show on  broadway

55) go bowling for the second time

accomplished 11/8/06 in seattle

56) get some actual UCLA gear

4/25/06.  got myself a nice, fluffy ucla hoodie.

57) create a collage of some sort to document the summer in spain <3 and frame that german newpaper clipping about the crazy guy in the billboard! 

Accomplished August 27, 2006.  stayed up til 3a but it looks great!

58) make someone laugh til they cry

59) do something good that benefits animals in some way

accomplishing febrauary 2007 - present.  pescotarianism. 

60) buy myself some nice sheets finally

61) watch a show at the beautiful Geffen Playhouse

62) start contributing to my retirement fund

accomplished january 2007. even tho the 3% contrib is WELL below the suggested amount..

63) visit the museum of tolerance

accomplished 5/14/07 with my partner in crime - kate

64) see some more salvador dali works some place (philly? florida?)

Accomplished Oct. 2007 @LACMA, definitely not disappointing.  Thanks to my babe. = )

65) learn to iron well, or just iron in general

66) try out archery with kate, and hopefully not kill anyone (or bird)

accomplished jan 27, 2007 and without any dead birds! who knew?? 

67) watch the sun rise at the beach

68) meet up with my ex-coworkers from the med center

accomplished 5/26/06. dana's so frickin hilarious, i just love her!

69) see dan again, and treat HIM for once

5/16/06. Takanawa. 

70) go to a kelly clarkson and/or shakira concert

71) bake something successfully

accomplished 5/24/06.  betty crocker yellow cake with my own carmelized apples. yummers!

72) organize and collect all the europe pics onto my website, plus create a picture/vid CD of it all

Got the CD's and such, it's good enough! 

73) go paragliding

74) figure out how to make couscous and have it taste good!

accomplished 9/9/06 Well, Jess liked it so that's technically accomplishing my goal!

75) find a new apartment

accomplished 6/10/06.  signed the lease, paid the deposit all on my own, and said bye-bye to my cushion in my savings.

76) go to a driving range

accomplished 6/10/07.  thanks to Q.

77) learn to play golf, or try anyways

78) watch breakfast at tiffany's

accomplished 12/27/06.  pretty darn good, i must say.

79) watch another marilyn monroe movie i haven't seen yet

80) try contacts (FINALLY)

accomplished June 29, 2006.  OMG so hard to get it into your eyes!!! POKE POKE POKE!!  

81) take evan to hearst castle

82) see my victor again

accomplished sept. 19, 2006 @ killer shrimp....mmm

83) pack and unpack everything in my new apartment

84) get through rat-sitting without any casualties or any major crises

accomplished 6/27/06.  they just ate some tums, that's all...

85) try to jetski

86) learn how to swim again (figured it might help with #85)

87) turn in my letter of resignation

accomplished 9/11/06 Boy was that an awkward conversation.  Now let the countdown begin to the last day

88) figure out what my true calling in life is, cuz we all know it ain't accounting!

89) take my parents to catalina for a long weekend

accomplished 10/5-10/6/06 

90) even out my farmer tan

accomplished 9/26/06 thanks to all that driving in norcal = )

91) make the trecherous drive up to norcal

accomplished 9/21/06 in 5 hours baby!

92) visit tanya and will

accomplished 9/23/06 and 9/25/06, respectively

93) get a promotion

accomplished 6/21/07 and it feels like i just won the lottery

94) stick with the SELF workout routine and continually update my food diary

95) go to a batting cage

96) get the units I need to become a real, live CPA 

97) figure out this year's bday/christmas gift list

accomplished 12/20/06. 

98) have an unforgettable weekend in Vegas

accomplished 10/13/06 thru 10/17/06. wow that was amazing.  my first good trip to vegas, EVER.  i <3 evan for all the good times and fun quotes.  = )

99) be there for my best friends, always

100) make a significant investment into a project (possibly texas?) 

Accomplished Nov. 2007, it's not that signif, but it's still index funds!

101) get a second piercing in my right ear.  = )

accomplished 12/30/06, for better or for worse I did it! 

age: 22

first credit card: March 18, 2006

tax bracket: 25%

credit limit on first credit card: $300                WTF??!!

before i forget later on....

happy birthday kim ann! 

i know you'll be reading this, hehe...

so an entry dedicated to food follows:

i make a pretty damn good bbq chicken pizza, if i do say so myself. 

sunday brunch is the most awesome thing in the world.  i love breakfast!  it's a great meal of the day.  and when it's with your girlfriends, feels like you're living in an episode of sex in the city!  4 powerful gals out on the town!

coral tree cafe has yummy carrot cake

i can't wait to try the food in europe.  swiss chocolate rocks.

i miss nutella crepes...i need to convince the coworkers to order takeout from a french restaurant so i can get some for free!

niko niko sushi is awesome! and i found out there's a couple locales in LA!  will try it soon.

Rosti has yummy clam pasta...*drool*

i miss indian food, must go back some time. 

the best chocolate ever has got to be endangered species bar! PANDA BARS!!!

banana creme pies from the apple pan are to DIE for.

i miss sonic's.

i have not had chili cheese fries in ages. they always remind me of kate and our quest for the perfect CCF.  (and kate's awesome btw)

on a side note, my bro forgot to pay my wireless bill so i have no cellphone service for a short while.  yay!

ok in order to avoid work..

Appearance

[x] I am shorter than 5'6.
[x] I think I'm ugly sometimes.
[ ] I have many scars.
[x]  I tan easily. 
[  ]  I wish my hair was a different color.
[  ]  I have a tattoo.
[ x] I am self-conscious about my appearance.
[  ] I've had/have braces.
[ x]  I wear glasses
[x] I've been told I'm attractive by a complete stranger.
[  ]  I have more than 2 piercings.
[  ]  I have had piercings in places besides my ears.
[  ] I have freckles.

Family/Home Life

[ ] I've sworn at my parents.
[ ]  I've run away from home.
[  ] I've been kicked out of the house.
[x] My biological parents are together.
[   ]  I have a sibling less than one year old.
[  ]  I've had children.
[  ]  I've lost a child.

School/Work

[ ] I'm in school.
[x] I have a job.
[x ]  I've fallen asleep at work/school.
[x] I almost always do my homework.
[ ]  I've missed a week or more of school.
[ ]  I failed more than 1 class last year.
[office supplies?]  I've stolen something from my job.
[ ]  I've been fired.

Embarrassment

[ ]  I've slipped out a "lol" in a spoken conversation.
[  ]  Disney movies still make me cry.
[ ] I've peed from laughing.
[ ]  I've snorted while laughing.
[x] I've laughed so hard I've cried.
[x..to my other finger]  I've glued my hand to something
[ ]  I've laughed till some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
[ ] I've had my pants rip/drop in public

Health

[ ]  I was born with a disease/impairment.
[ ]  I've gotten stitches.
[ ]  I've broken a bone.
[ ]  I've had my tonsils removed. 
[ ] I've sat in a doctors office with a friend.
[ ]  I've had my wisdom teeth removed.
[ ]I had a serious surgery.
[x] I've had chicken pox.

Traveling

[x]  I've driven over 200 miles in one day.
[x] I've been on a plane.
[x] I've been to Canada.
[ ] I've been to Mexico.
[ ] I've been to Niagara Falls.
[ ]  I've been to Japan.
[ ]  I've Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
[x] I've been to Europe.
[ ]  I've been to Africa.
[ ] I've been to Hawaii

Experiences

[  ] I've gotten lost in my city.
[x] I've seen a shooting star.
[ ]  I've seen a meteor shower.
[HECK YEA] I've gone out in public in my pajamas.
[x]  I've pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[accident?] I've kicked a guy where it hurts.
[x] I've been to a casino.
[ ]  I've been skydiving.
[ ] I've gone skinny dipping.
[ ] I've played spin the bottle.
[ ]  I've drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour.
[ ]  I've crashed a car.
[ ]  I've been Skiing
[ ] I've been in a play.
[ ]  I've met someone in person from the internet.
[x]  I've caught a snowflake on my tongue.
[ ]  I've sat on a roof top at night.
[ ]  I've played chicken.
[x] I've played a prank on someone.
[in barcelona] I've ridden in a taxi.
[x]  I've seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show. 
[x] I've eaten Sushi.

Relationships

[ ]  I've gone on a blind date.
[ ] I miss someone right now.
[x] I have a fear of abandonment.
[ ]  I've gotten divorced
[x] I've had feelings for someone who didn't have them back.
[  ]  I've told someone I loved them when I didn't.  argh its horrible i know
[  ]  I've told someone I didn't love them when I did. 

[ ] I've kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality

[ ]  I've had a crush on someone of the same sex
[ ] I've had a crush on a teacher 
[x] I am a cuddler.
[ ] I've been kissed in the rain.
[in spain. when he saved me and lifted me above a wall]  I've hugged a stranger.
[ ]  I have kissed a stranger.

Honesty/Crime

[x] I've done something I promised someone else I wouldn't
[x] I've done something I promised myself I wouldn't.
[ ] I've snuck out of my house.
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[ ]  I am keeping a secret from the world.
[mainly when i played with my bro. he did it too!] I've cheated while playing a game.
[x]  I've run a red light.
[ ]  I've been suspended from school.
[ ]  I've witnessed a crime.
[ ]  I've been in a fist fight.
[it was a small atlas book when i was little] I've shoplifted. 

Materialism

[  ]  I own over 5 rap CDs.
[ ]  I have an unhealthy obsession with anime/manga.
[ ]  I own multiple designer purses, costing over $100 a piece.
[ ]  I own something from Hot Topic.
[ ] I own something from Pac Sun.
[ ]  I collect comic books.
[x] I own something from The Gap.
[oh boy... ] I own something I got on e-bay.
[x] I own something from American Eagle.

Random

[  ]  I can sing well.
[  ]  I've stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.
[ ] I open up to others easily.
[ ]  I watch the news.
[ ]  I don't kill bugs.
[x]  I curse regularly.
[used to]  I sing in the shower.
[x]  I am a morning person.
[sometimes]  I'm a snob about grammar.
[ ]  I am a sports fanatic.
[x]  I twirl my hair
[ ]  I have "x"s in my screen name.
[x] I love being neat but messy too.
[oh baby..]  I love Spam
[ ]  I've copied more than 30 CD's in a day
[sometimes ] I bake well.
[ dude that's like half the colors out there..]  My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, red or blue.
[would I?? hahahhahaa ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ]  I like Martha Stewart.
[ ]  I know how to shoot a gun.
[x]  I am in love with love
[x] I laugh at my own jokes.
[ ]  I eat fast food weekly.
[sometimes] I believe in ghosts.
[ ]  I am online 24/7, even as an away message.

[ ]  I've not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.
[ ]  I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x ] I am really ticklish.
[panda bars.]  I love white chocolate
[ ]  I bite my nails.
[ ]  I play video games.
[ ] I'm good at remembering faces.
[ ] I'm good at remembering names
[x] I'm good at remembering dates.
[unfortunately.]  I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life.

[x] My answers are totally honest