This I Believe

My parents are big fans of the NPR series "This I Believe," which is a project where people (some famous and some not) talk for about three or four minutes about what their beliefs are, relating to life or just their philosophies about certain things. It's deep, man.
But no, really, it's pretty interesting sometimes. And the point I'm coming to is that Wayne Coyne of Flaming Lips gloriousness read one recently, and I liked it. My Dad sent me the link.
This is it, if you're interested.

P.S. Hannah, do you and your roomies actually go out in public while wearing said headbands? This I gotta see.

Has anyone seen this movie?

Other than my roomie Alicia, when she was eight, and now me? Because it is one of the most ridiculous movies I've ever seen.

It's Been a While

But not a while as in that one song, by Puddle of Mud or P.O.D. or some other less-than-stellar band....

I want to post two totally unimportant and self-absorbed thoughts (But perhaps all blogger posts can be categorized in this way?).

Thought #1:
I really wish I could pull off a headband. Like the one Luke Wilson's wearing in Royal Tenenbaums, or just some kind of bandana tied in the same way. There's this guy at my work who wears a headband like that often, and it inspires me. Too bad I'm not a guy, because the effect is definitely not quite as, shall we say, formidable, when seen on women.


Thought #2:
I wish I had a boyfriend (or husband!) who looked like Jeremy Sisto. I was watching this movie last week for my German film class called The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (a rare example of a good German film--I recommend it!) and the male love interest kind of reminded me of Jeremy Sisto, and renewed my mild obsession with him. Yes, he looks a little creepy and mildly ape-like, but that's why we love him, right?

And that is all for now.

A late thank you

Not sure who reads this exactly, but I just want to say THANKS! for all the birthday wishes on Facebook/my blog/in person! It was honestly one of the best birthdays I've had in a while. All I did was go out to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (which was delicious as usual--I did my annual vegetarian-breaking tradition of eating salmon), but I felt like I have such great friends and family! And I do!!

I wondered why no songs came up!

You know you've been working on your linguistics paper too long when you absent-mindedly type "nouns" into the music search on iTunes.

I got to ride a moped today! I didn't crash it, and I managed to take it all the way up to 16 mph! WHOA!
Yeah, the top speed is 26 mph, but I'm just going to ignore that for now. . . .

The confused and concerned looks from people passing by in their cars was also quite amusing.
This experience has re-instilled my love and longing for a Vespa!

Most hectic spring break EV-er

The spring break we get at UC Davis is literally four days. If you have a final on the last day. I don't know why they do this to us. I, however, have a final on one of the earlier dates, so my spring break is a WHOLE WEEK! Woo hoo!!

On the first day of break I'm getting a titanium post implanted into my jaw, then two days to recover and pack for Washington D. C., and then a trip to Rosarito, Mexico for two nights with the roomies, and then a day in between for the surgery follow-up, and then I fly out of LAX to D.C. for three months to work as an intern for CAL (Center for Applied Linguistics).

I don't know if anyone cares about all of these thrilling details, but I felt like sharing anyway And I guess it helps me organize everything in my head when I type it out.

And then TAHOE this weekend, and my parents coming to visit the weekend after that!!

There, now you know all of my plans. :)

Overheard in Cowtown

Overheard at the Coffee House by a very enthusiastic young gentleman sitting at the table next to us:

"It'll do your taxes AND flag down space ships!!!"

I will live the rest of my life wondering what this amazing contraption could be.