I am grateful for (in no particular order):

1.) My wonderful, supportive parents.
2.) My wonderful, supportive siblings.
3.) My wonderful, supportive friends.
4.) My community here in California, and back in DC.
5.) My job.
6.) My wonderful cottage.
7.) My silly and wonderful dog, Oliver.
8.) My silly and wonderful car, Beatrice.
9.) My mentor/former professor who is helping me and supporting me through graduate applications.
10.) Graduate applications, that I might go to graduate school next year.
11.) You. Yes, you, reading this. You're part of my community, and I love you dearly.

<3

Lady Gaga, "Monster" (from newly released EP "The Fame Monster"):



(Sorry about the Lady Gaga kick, everyone. She's making me feel a lot better.)

Today's thoughts...

• 11:59 twitgoo.com/58ygw - found in Golden Gate Park. #
• 15:20 twitgoo.com/591cm - At the California Academy of Science with my parents. Yay! #

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Lady Gaga before she was Lady Gaga, performing four years ago at NYU's talent show.

Today's thoughts...

• 10:17 The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. #

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The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

Is not the cup that hold your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?

And is not the lute that soothes your spirit, the very wood that was hollowed with knives?

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

By being awesome.

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Today's thoughts...

• 13:15 Want to put my tender heart in a blender; watch it spin 'round into a beautiful oblivion #

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Everyone who's been calling, writing, commenting, sending me links, supporting me, and being wonderful... thank you. I love you all so much. I'm so blessed.

Marn sent me this, and it's wonderful: http://1000awesomethings.com

He also made me this: http://spectrum.myriadcolours.com/~marnanel/explanation-of-carmens-life

I love movies. Anyone who knows me will tell you this. A quick glance at my DVD collection will prove confusing, because I have all kinds of highbrow artsy stuff (because, you know, I'm me)... and also movies like Snakes on a Plane and The Day After Tomorrow.

I love disaster movies. I don't care how terrible or ridiculous the plot, casting, writing, directing, whatever - if you destroy large quantities of shit on screen using the awesome power of Mother Nature, I am parked in that theater seat squealing like a teenager at a Jonas Brothers concert.

The first time I saw the trailer for 2012, I think my jaw unhinged and fell into my lap. Paul looked over at me bemusedly and said "We're going to go see that, aren't we?"

It's coming out this weekend. Squee!



(Not the actual trailer.)



(The actual trailer.)

(DID YOU SEE THE VATICAN ROLL?! DID YOU SEE CALIFORNIA BREAK OFF INTO THE OCEAN!? WRATH OF NATURE, BABY!)

Today's thoughts...

• 20:25 Flu = FAIL. Lady GaGa = WIN. Why can't I have Lady GaGa instead of the flu? HOW IS THE WORLD SO UNFAIR? #

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With the notable exception of Twilight, I am SUCH a sucker for vampire movies, cheesy or not. And I'm always a sucker for Kate Bush covers.

I've written about Lady GaGa previously, and my love for her only continues to grow. She's so fucking WEIRD. Like, what the hell is this video about? Who knows? Who cares? She's hot and bizarre and super creative, and totally runs her own show. I LOVE that. She's unlike anything else out there - and for that, I give her mad props.

Swine flu is really awful.

That is all.

Today's thoughts...

• 14:10 twitgoo.com/4qfr5 - Yay rainbows! #

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If you haven't ever watched Glenn Beck (lucky, lucky you), then this will be less hilarious, but if you have... well, just watch it.

Availing himself of his friendly relations with pierre as a boon companion, dolokhov had come straight to his house, and pierre had put him up and lent him money.

With the exception of this leader, the circumstances and motives of the expedition were somewhat similar to those which caused the first emigration of the english puritans to north america.

Paez was extremely popular among his men, the hardy llaneros of the northern plains, born horsemen and fighters, corresponding in many respects with the famous gauchos of the south.

I don't understand what they're even trying to sell me...

If you missed the epic rundown of awesome song covers from yesterday, check it out... and make a contribution!

*EDIT* I have just decided that this is going to be a "thread of awesome/weird covers." My other contribution: Alanis Morissette covering "My Humps."