Lay Me Down

So, I usually don't care for reggae music much. However, for some odd reason, this song caught my attention when I heard it on the radio. Maybe because it's a catchy and happy song --something I need in my work life right now.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGYxiIspEBc
Dirty Heads feat. Rome (Sublime) - Lay Me Down


[Rome]
Ho ohh woah ho ho no ohhh
hoo ooh oh
oh oooh ooh


well this is how it starts two lovers in the dark
on the run from the one that they call Sheriff Sparks
six guns by the side and bullets 'round their waist
two shots to the sky send the sign for the chase.
the safe is nearly empty and they were nearly free
but were seen by the good eye of the mean Billy Queen
and he screamed at the top of his lungs "they're on the run"
Mister two outsiders grab your horses and your guns


i said i wish that we could stay here
but i fear our time is come
we could ride out in the darkness
chasing the rising sun
we gotta pack our bags this instant
we're headin' southbound til the next town
and if we arrive there so safely
baby you could lay me down
lay me downnn
lay me downhahownn
lay me downnnnnn


[Duddy B]
well its the story of the two, always on the move
they got nothing left to lose 'cept their guns and their wounds
now they're crossing borders sheriff's posse on their tail
they'd rather die together than be stuck up in a cell
they drank up all the whiskey and they partied every night
like it could be the last, the bounty said to 'shoot on sight'
they're chasing in the summer, knew it came with a price they wouldn't stop running til they found the paradise
but the sheriff finally found them with his eyes seeing red
so the lovers had to shoot him down and fill him full of lead
they were finally free to find a place to lay their head
and when he finally did he looked at her and he said


[Rome]
i said i think that we can stay here
cuz i feel our time has come
and we can walk down to the ocean
and sit with the rising sun
so unpack your bags this instant
no more running from town to town
and now that we've arrived so safely
baby you can lay me down
lay me downnn
lay me downhahownn
lay me downnnnnnnnnn


[Duddy B]
well you're my green eyed girl and i been running around with you
its the afternoon and we got nothing left to do
so wipe the dirt off, take your shirt off
and we should go hit the cantina; we got work off
i said its hot outside let me go swimming in your eyes
we been running for awhile why don't you lay down i'll make you smile
i could never ask for nothing better than this
it's just tequila and the beach, it's quite salty when we kiss


[Rome]
i said i think that we can stay here
cuz i feel our time has come
and we can walk down to the ocean
and sit with the rising sun
so unpack your bags this instant
no more running from town to town
and now that we've arrived so safely
baby you can lay me down
lay me downnn
lay me downhownnn noooo ohhh
lay me downnnnnnnnnn
lay me down

You know you hate your job when....

• you dread Mondays as if it was the end of the world, realize there's a glimmer of light when Fridays come around, and agonize on Sundays and try to absorb every second you have of it left

• you have to drag yourself out of bed to get ready for work

• -you wake up and think about calling in "sick" just to avoid work

• -wouldn't mind some kind of natural disaster advisory (hurricane, flooding, tsunami) or power outage occurring just so that you wouldn't have to go to work

• -you find yourself being a grouchy, bitter, miserable person when you're at work

• -the time at work passes by so slowly that those eight hours feel like forever and a day

• -the only parts of day you look forward to is your lunch and breaks

• -your daily goal at work is to get in, do work, and get out as fast as possible when it hits _:__PM

• -you cringe or give a disgusted look when people ask you about your job. (It's hard to find words to describe the hate, but the look says it all)

• -when you go to your job and feel like you're going to prison for eight hours

• -you dream of the day when you can tell your boss you're calling it quits

American FAIL

The price of everthing is going up each and everyday, except there seems to be one thing that ISN'T going up--America's wages. We are living in a place where our nation's debt is 12 trillion and rising (which equates to 40K per person in the US) and in which our economic future is uncertain. Gas prices are rising, taxes are increasing on everything you can think of that is taxable (liquor, tobacco, roads, property, etc). Yet, despite this, wages aren't increasing. In fact, people are working more for less because companies have to "cut costs". You have it worse if you live in you live somewhere with a high standard of living like San Francisco or Hawaii. In Hawaii, we have lower wages compared to the rest of the US, yet we have one of the most expensive housing here. (Honolulu ranks 6th in America's Most Overvalued Cities with the median home at 605K) How is the average American supposed to keep up with inflation? How are people supposed to save money, buy homes, sustain our families, and live the 'American Dream'? Actually, the 'American Dream' is probably very far-fetched for a lot of people right now because they're having trouble finding jobs, paying their debts, and keeping their homes out of foreclosures.


We're a total mess. While other countries' GDP is starting to pick back up, America's is slower compared to others. Our unemployment is still high. Small businesses aren't able to get loans, but are faced with paying increased unemployment benefits. In turn, it's the average American that lose out. We're over worked and underpaid, because business is "slow" and a lot of  benefits have been cut. In this and age in America, it's supposedly "lucky" to even have a job.


American Dream? Bullshit. More like American FAIL now.

The Tiger is roaring in...

Happy Chinese New Year everyone. So, the year of 'me' (ox) is gone, and the tiger is roaring in instead. Last year was supposedly a bad year for oxen (which it was for me), although it was the year of the ox. (Family changes, employment changes, struggles with relationships).

I find zodiacs and horoscopes interesting, and like to read it from time to time. I think some of the things zodiacs and horoscopes say about my personality are pretty accurate. However,  I just take forecasts and predictions as something fun to read. 

Overall, it says the year of the tiger could bring some luck to me, but at the same time it says be prepared to face challenges. Also, health is stressed this year for people born in the year of the ox. (I guess it's a good thing that I decided to work on being healthier this year).

Take a look at your 2010 zodiac forecast for the year of the tiger:

http://www.moonslipper.com/chinese.html

http://www.proastro.com/?o=&act=&forecastmonth=11&forecastdate=23&forecastyear=1985&x=6&y=6

Sanity

Ever had one of those days that you're feeling really down that you don't see that there will be light at the end of the tunnel soon? Or that you're so stressed at work, school, or just have a lot of things on your mind that you feel like pulling your hair out? We all want the days to be bright and go by smoothly. I know I want to be able to answer 'good' when someone asks me how it's going or  how my day was. Unfortunately, our days aren't always so bright. We have our ups and downs, and not everyone can always be (or pretend to be) happy go lucky. 

So, what's your source of sanity when it feels like your world has turned upside down and hell broke loose? Everyone has different things to relieve themselves of anger, stress, sadness, etc. Some people choose to do things like exercise, drink, smoke, vent to friends, eat, go shopping. 

For me, one of my sources of sanity is music/singing. It's not detrimental to my health nor wallet. I find it calms me down a lot, especially at work when it's too stressful too handle. When I'm angry, I like to blast the music in the room or car and sing to the music. (Works good if it's metal, rock, etc -- music where the singer yells). 

Besides talking to friends, I also like to write, but I don't do this that often enough. It's good to get the thoughts out, even if no one else will be reading the writing. 

The other thing I seem to like to do a lot before was go cruising, and driving aimlessly at night. Not sure why, but it just feels good. 

Here's one of the songs that has been playing often on the radio, which I've been listening to a lot during stressful times at work. It's just a really happy, upbeat song. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3zCj3F1d4

Hey, Soul Sister - Train

Heeey, heeeey, heeeeey

Your lipstick stains on the front lobe of my left side brains
I knew I wouldn't forget you
And so I went and let you blow my mind
Your sweet moving
The smell of you in every single dream I dream
I knew when we collided you're the one I have decided
Who's one of my kind

Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight

Heeey, heeeey, heeeey

Just in time, I'm so glad you have a one track mind le me
You gave my life direction
A game show love connection, we can't deny
I'm so obsessed
My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest
I believe in you, like a virgin, you're Madonna
And I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind

Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight

Well you can cut a rug
Watching you is the only drug I need
So gangster, I'm so thug
You're the only one I'm dreaming of
You see I can be myself now finally
In fact there's nothing I cant be
I want the world to see you'll be with me

Hey soul sister, ain't that mister mister on the radio, stereo
The way you move ain't fair you know
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight
Hey soul sister, I don't wanna miss a single thing you do tonight
Heeey heeeey heeeeey (tonight)
Heeey heeeey heeeeey (tonight)

Multi-tasking

Some people view being able to multi-task as a good quality to have, especially at work. However, others may think multi-tasking isn't always a good thing because you don't do that great of a job when you do two things at once compared to just focusing all attention on one thing. For me, I'm all for multi-tasking, since I'm much one myself. I am a multi-tasker and support it because there is always not enough hours a day to do everything. So many things to do, yet so little time, it seems. (Yeah, yeah, some may argue that you just have to dicipline yourself to have time management skills) But instead, why not do two things at once and be more efficient? You can get more done in less time. And who couldn't use more time nowadays?


Multi-tasking is frowned upon though, especially when it comes to driving, because it's unsafe. I recently read an Glamour article about driving and it said that women drivers think they're great drivers and can multi-task. I don't think I'm a 'great' driver, but I am guilty of multi-tasking in the car. I've done them all. I'd have to admit, I'm the 'typical' woman driver that drives and eats in car, puts on make up (mostly when I'm at a stop light or driving less than 10 MPH), texted or have been on the phone while driving, and even tried to write a card once in the car. (However, I have also trained myself early on to drive with one hand.) Yes, I know it looks bad on my part, but so what? (*Knock on wood* I haven't gotten into accidents or trouble yet) Are YOU going to give me an extra ten minutes to put on my makeup instead of doing it in the car? Are YOU going to give me an extra ten minutes of lunch so that I won't be checking the news and stuffing my face at the same time? Are YOU going to give me more time so that I can do one thing at a time instead of many things at once?! The answer is no.

Little Black Dress

The little black dress. They say that every female should have this as a staple in their wardrobe. As a fashion major, I sadly didn't have that in mine. Not that I even wore dresses often, but they comprised of colorful colors like red, pink, green, brown, gray --anything but black. However, now I finally found my little black dress, and at a great price too!


I found this tube top dress at Macy's by Rampage. Having worked at Macy's, my rule of thumb is to NEVER buy their clothes at full price. If you don't need to have it and willing to wait a while, it will go on sale. (Same goes for a lot of stores. I mostly only look at the sale section when I shop now) Also, Macy's will always send out or have ads with dollar off or discount coupons. So, unless it's something that's an EDV (everyday value) that I need, I wait. I love shopping, but I love finding things at bargain prices even more.


This is the ensemble that I thought would work for the dress: 

Rampage Dress: $8 (Original $58)

Cropped Jacket: $5 (Bought in Taiwan)

Necklace: Less than $5 (Ebay)

Express clutch:  $15 (Black Friday deal)

Express cuff: $8 (Black Friday deal)

Feeling good about finding bargain deals..... Priceless. :)