Monday, November 14, 2011

It's not Mundane. it's Monday.


Monday is my favorite day of the week. I've said it time and time again and I'll continue to yell it from a mountain top.

If you want me to not like you, complain about Mondays.

I will think you're narrow minded, have a lack of imagination and a lack of self. Gosh, you probably don't even have a backbone! Yes, I'm harsh critic (an exaggerating harsh critic.)

"Boring damned people. All over the earth. Propagating more boring damned people. What a horror show. The earth swarmed with them." - Charles Bukowski (on what I think he also thought of people that didn't like Monday)

Mondays are reflective and solitary. Two beautiful things. No one wants to party on Mondays or socialize for the most part and I think that's why i love it.

My life seems to be filled with compromises of some sort every other day of the week. (except for Friday's as well. As my mother says "Friday's are tacky. Everyone goes out on Fridays")

So that's why Monday is MY day, my FREE day. Even when in a serious relationship, my bf has always known I will not see you on Monday.

My parents know that I will not come over nor partake in family events (which rarely happen on Mondays) and I think my friends don't even bother to call me. Its just me...free of human interaction, alone with my thoughts (and an internet full of whimsical information to offer.)

freee to come home, latharge around the house a bit, cook if i want to, order something delicious if i want to, i can go running or walking, I can play tennis...and then the best part.....

everything that happens after about 9pm.

I usually fall asleep the latest on Monday nights because Ive "done" so much.

things one can "do" on a Monday:

- thoroughly organize a random room/shelf/drawer of your house- discover new things/ or new ways of looking at old things

- create a list of some sort...lists of sorts are great. today i made a list "places ill go next summer" (the lists don't even have to be realistic)

- get a bunch of old magazines and cut out pictures of things you like

- cook a random dish you wouldn't mind screwing up because your by yourself

- bubble baths/facial masks/random bizarre facial treatments you read about online or in magazines

- watch a bunch of different TED talks

- practice giving your own TED talk

-record yourself giving your own TED talk (a girl can dream, can't she?)

- read different tumblr's and play "say a number between 1-500 and go to that page"

- browse different playlists on playlist.com of random genres you're only a lil bit curious about

- plan your birthday party (doesnt have to be the soonest one coming, just a killer birthday you would one day like to have)

- write.

- go to Walgreens and buy cards and fill them out and send them or keep them

- browse different blogs on random subjects. start by typing "people that love ____" and see the bizarreness or simplicity of the things that arise (today's was "PEOPLE THAT LOVE GLASS")

- google things you are interested in knowing about but not so interested that you'd go out of your way to learn about it (for example: gargoyles ) (go ahead. ask me anything)

- browse pinterest/make your own pinterest/plan on making your own pinterest by saving random pics of things that are pinteresting. (*giggles*)

- watch random short segments from "20/20" on abc.com - The Van Gogh segment is a good one.


whatever you do, dont turn on the TV and just sit there simply existing, passing time...mindlessly laughing at less than funny comedy (or if you want me to really snarl at you: reality shows)

If there is anything that has expanded my imagination or just made life more interesting, its not turning on the TV (except for World News at 6:30pm with Diane Sawyer: its 30 minutes, thats about all you need).

Not turning on the TV causes you to look elsewhere for entertainment (and i dont mean facebook or youtube videos of funny cats (that's for sundays, not mondays).

And by "entertainment" i mean knowledge and not in that "im holier than thou with all this snotty knowledge ive acquired"

Google why things happen, read about current evens in countries you've never heard of, research nebulas.

I mean, its only for the sake of Monday. If you can't spend at least 30 minutes of your night learning about something then i don't even know what to tell you.

Instead of existing, wonder. And once you've wondered, take the next step: learn.

How nice- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive. - Kurt Vonnegut


Who knows, maybe one day at a random dinner party a conversation about the history of gargoyles will strike up and you'll be able to give your own two cents.


pssst, and just in case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargoyle

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

I got 99 questions..

  • 1) Put your iTunes on shuffle. Give me the first 6 songs that pop up.
  • 1. Jay Z- Girls, Girls, Girls
  • 2. Neil Diamond- Cracklin' Rosie
  • 3. Erasure - A Little Respect
  • 4. La Sonora Dinamita- Mi Cucu **my guilty pleasure**
  • 5. The Notorious B.I.G- I gotta Story to Tell
  • 6. Simon and Garfunkel- The Sound of Silence
  • 2) If you could meet anyone on this earth, who would it be? off the top of my head, Sofia Coppola
  • 3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17. '....shopping extravaganza in a third world country" - Sandra Bernhard in Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire
  • 4) What do you think about most?
  • currently: technology/websites/ideas
  • always: death/life/all the in between
  • 5) What does your latest text message from someone else say? "donde estas?"
  • 6) What would you title your autobiography? "Inside The Mental Labyrinth" or "The Non-connected Siamese Twin in One"
  • 7) What's your strangest talent? I can roll my tongue and can say the alphabet backwards, flawlessly.
  • 8) Girls.... (finish the sentence); Boys.... (finish the sentence): girls are frilly boys are silly
  • 9) Ever had a poem or song written about you? yes, rumi and hafiz wrote poems about me all the time which is weird because, well...we've never even met.
  • 10) When is the last time you played the air guitar? I havent. I dont.
  • 11) Do you have any strange phobias? yes, i think a plane is going to fall on me while im driving. lo and behold, its freaking happened twice in the past month (not on me, but on the highway I DRIVE ON.)
  • 12) Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? not yet
  • 13) What's your religion? in process. i tend to pick and choose different parts of different religions that i believe in. currently ill just call this nicolism.
  • 14) If you are outside, what are you most likely doing? eating...this is the same response for "if you are inside what are you most likely doing"...i enjoy eating outdoors. i also like to lay on sheets on grassy patches wherever there is wind and twilight.
  • 15) Do you perfer to be behind the camera or in front of it? lol....come on...
  • 16) Simple but extremely complex. Favorite band? radiohead
  • 17) What was the last lie you told? "the time change confused me"
  • 18) Do you believe in karma? naa..i really dont.
  • 19) What does your URL mean? Prime 24 means me thinking i was at my prime at the age of 24...lol naivety is adorable
  • 20) What is your greatest weakness; your greatest strength? greatest weakness is a chalupa supreme from taco bell on a saturday night at about 4am. greatest strength is that i have wicked will power/self control. i can resist anything (except chalupa supremes/sat night/4am, obviously.)
  • 21) Who is your celebrity crush? i dont have celebrity crushes, i have techy crushes. and i cant say them because i plan on meeting them some day and thats just embarrassing.
  • 22) Have you ever gone skinny dipping? i dont dip while skinny
  • 23) How do you vent your anger? i yell like a COBRA. i dont hold in anger, ever. its a good and bad quality.
  • 24) Do you have a collection of anything? i collect pictures/sketches of brains or anything brain related. im utterly fascinated by this disgusting looking, twisted maze of slimy tubes that REALLY look like a labyrinth....twisted turns of thoughts and whatnot. AMAZING!
  • 25) Do you perfer talking on the phone or video chatting online? i prefer not talking on the phone ever and never ever will you find me video chatting/ g chating/facebook chatting. please dont talk to me unless its in person, email, or bbm (no texts either)
  • 26) Are you happy with the person you've become? yes. exactly where i want to be.
  • 27) What's a sound you hate; sound you love? i hate the sound of loud chewing (DIE) and the sound of typing on a particular keyboard (i hate soft, consistent sounds by others) i love the sound of fans/wind/air condition
  • 28) What's your biggest "what if"? What if I would have stayed in Paris and been a nanny? hmm....c'est la vie!
  • 29) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens? ghosts-no, because they are scary and I choose not to / Aliens- of course. i live by a motto: "It's a UFO until proven a plane.' Makes for interesting walks at night.
  • 30) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? right arm- air / left arm- cup of water . yawn, that was boring.
  • 31) Smell the air. What do you smell? - i smell "good luck" ...because im a fool who believes in aromatherapy.
  • 32) What's the worst place you have ever been to? car towing place on Bird Road......straight out of a horror film
  • 33) Choose: East Coast or West Coast? Miami but in California...that makes sense right?
  • 34) Most attractive singer of your opposite gender? brandon boyd.
  • 35) To you, what is the meaning of life? - the meaning of life is to make some meaning of your own life in a positive way. to have at least helped one other person in some way or another. then, enjoy the rest. simple as that.
  • 36) Define Art: how can you define the undefinable.
  • 37) Do you believe in luck? well clearly if i believe a company can bottle the smell into a $20 candle and sell it to a putz like me i must believe in it.
  • 38) What's the weather like right now? Windy..and im liking the sound of it.
  • 39) What time is it? 11:29pm
  • 40) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed? yes i drive and so far i only crash into immobile objects.
  • 41) What was the last book you read? The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath- I am certain that I am her reincarnation
  • 42) Do you like the smell of gasoline? who doesn't.
  • 43) Do you have any nicknames? Nic
  • 44) What was the last movie you saw? ANONYMOUS
  • 45) What's the worst injury you've ever had? severe food poisoning from eating strawberries at the UPICK farm....im such a hard ass.
  • 46) Have you ever caught a butterfly? yes, in tennis ball cans when i was but a little girl
  • 47) Do you have any obsessions right now? everything i like is an obsession...i either like things ALOT or not at all.
  • 48) What's your favorite movie? Lost In Translation
  • 49) Ever had a rumor spread about you? im sure
  • 50) Do you believe in magic? no
  • 51) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong? i forgive but i dont forget...but ill still be very nice and cordial
  • 52) What is your astrological sign? pisces/aries...an exact blend of both
  • 53) Do you save money or spend it? i save 6%...thats not an exact calculation but it mentally sounds about right.
  • 54) What's the last thing you purchased? burts bees chap stick
  • 55) Love or lust? a good mix of both is key
  • 56) chocolate or vanilla? vanilla with chocolate sprinkles
  • 57) How many relationships have you had? oy vey
  • 58) Can you touch your nose with your tongue? no
  • 59) Where were you yesterday? work then "sushi with my bitches"
  • 60) Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? rarely
  • 61) Are you wearing socks right now? no, i would never do that. i love cold feet
  • 62) What's your favorite animal? killer whales/owls
  • 63) What is your secret weapon to get someone to like you? it wouldn't be a secret now would it?
  • 64) Where is your best friend? theyre evenly spread out around miami and i got one in jacksonville right now....get those bills noble nobe!
  • 65) What is your most marked characteristic? hmm...being a lil weird/chicken pock scar smack dab between my eyes
  • 66) What is your heritage? native american/irish/colombian....RUN!
  • 67) What were you doing last night at 12 AM? sleeping
  • 68) What do you think is Satan's last name? id say something politically incorrect but there's a .055% chance ill run for government office one day and the internet is written in permanent ink.
  • 69) What is your current state of mind? pragmatic....such a great word
  • 70) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend? id only be friends with half of myself
  • 71) You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do? i save the dog, and if its a st bernard, i name it laverne and take it home with me. then i'd send my ex-boss a christmas card of me and laverne every single christmas from then on out.
  • 72) You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?
  • a. i dont tell anyone
  • b. i eat a lot/galavant around a lot/give away all my stuff and whatever money i had left from galavanting/ then id write a note inside the book sleeve of hand selected books for my parents, sisters, and 5 friends. theyd be handpicked books for each person. itll be a pretty note.
  • c. no
  • 73) You can only have one of these things: trust or love. Love. trust is pointless without love
  • 74) What's a song that always makes you happy when you hear it? Cracklin' Rosie
  • 75) What are the last four digits in your cell phone number? no.
  • 76) In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? fun, trust, conversation, love, lust
  • 77) How can I win your heart? be hysterical but not slap stick funny..smart but not too philosophical...kind but not a pushover...i can go on
  • 78) Can insanity bring on more creativity? it's the only thing that ever has
  • 79) What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far? to go to italy when i was 19 by myself...opened up a whole new perspective
  • 80) What size shoes do you where? 7.5
  • 81) What would you want to be written on your tombstone? I'M NOT REALLY HERE
  • 82) What is your favorite word? labyrinth
  • 83) Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word: heart. BLOOD
  • 84) What is a saying you say a lot? "does that even make sense?" - "i cant bother"
  • 85) What's the last song you listened to? The Shins- Sleeping Lessons
  • 86) Basic question: what's your favorite color/colors? white/black
  • 87) What is your current desktop picture? a brain-ish looking sketch with lanterns in different corners
  • 88) If you could press a button and make anyone in the world instantaneously explode, who would it be? bullies (as a whole..they are essentially one person, aren't they?)
  • 89) What would be a question you'd be afraid to tell the truth on? too afraid to even think about the the answer to THIS question
  • 90) One night you wake up because you heard a noise. You turn on the light to find that you are surrounded by MUMMIES. The mummies aren't really doing anything, they're just standing around your bed. What do you do? ....i'd say "well isn't this ironic?" ...only ZBA will get this one ;)
  • 91) You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even cooler is that they endow you with the super-power of your choice! What is that power? whatever powers ALEX MACK had.
  • 92) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
  • bastille day at the eiffel tower while the fire works were going and Valse D'Amelie was playing in the background. (off top of my head, i have specific moments with family and friends id go back to but i was being selfish)
  • 93) Favorite quote of all time? This place where you are right now God circled on a map for you- Hafiz
  • 94) You have the opportunity to sleep with the music-celebrity of your choice. Who would it be? why'd this survey get raunchy all of a sudden?
  • 95) You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now. Where are you gonna go? Maldives
  • 96) Do you have any relatives in jail? gosh i hope not
  • 97) Have you ever thrown up in the car? no
  • 98) Ever been on a plane? yes, and ive flown one and not fallen on someone cause im a SAFE pilot
  • 99) If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say? relax.