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FRIENDS ONLY
I'm happy to add anybody if their interested in reading. <3
If, however, you're the kind of person that is irked about someone actually speaking from the heart, talking a lot about themselves and/or complaining/letting it all out, please don't request to be added. I'm tired of getting complaints from people reading MY journal. Bug off.
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| Name Meme |
[12 Jan 2010|09:21pm] |
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1. YOUR REAL NAME:
Briana & Daniel
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: ( first three letters of real name plus "izzle" )
Brizzle & Danizzle
3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: ( favorite color and favorite animal )
Green Tiger & Black ______
4. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: ( the first three letters of your last name, first two letters of your first name)
Hambr & Athda
5. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: ( your second favorite color, and favorite drink)
Golden Butterball & Aqua Root Beer
6. YOUR IRAQI NAME: ( second letter of your first name, third letter of your last name, first two letters of your middle name, last two letters of your first name then last three letters of your last name )
Rmbrnaons & Ahchielhey
7. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: ( both parents middle name )
Eric Brasil & Leonard Wood
8. YOUR GOTH NAME: ( "black" and the name of one of your pets )
Black Soot & Black Flea
9. NINJA NAME: ( first two letters of your first name added with "ruto" )
Brruto & Daruto
10. PIRATE NAME: ( your middle name after the word Captain)
Captain Brasil & Captain Christian
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| Poor self esteem |
[08 Jan 2010|10:02am] |
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I hate to write a journal entry about this subject because by writing about it I am admitting that it is a problem.
I try to keep a positive outlook on my body image and how I feel about myself, but it's been bothering me more and more lately. I always tell myself that I am happy with my body. I am not concerned about being attractive for anybody or impressing people. I don't compare weights with other girls and I don't obsess over the scale. I only want to be comfortable in my own skin and be healthy. I want to feel like I am pretty. For me! I am fine with being average, or more "curvy", so long as I am happy with it. In truth I have maintained the same weight for the past 2 years, but that weight is 10 lbs more than I was at the beginning of my college career.
I don't think my diet is the problem. I really enjoy cooking and am always making my meals. I eat rice, chicken, potatoes, tomatos, bell peppers, zucchini, onions, spagetti, corn, salad, etc. I never buy fast food except on weekends and that is only on occassion. I think the problem is that I am entirely unactive while at school. I go to school, sit on my ass at class, go home and then sit on my ass at home. I'm always exhausted and have no motivation or drive to do anything. After a long day of shitty classes it's really hard to get up and make myself go to the gym or ride my bike. I hate the gym. I can't walk in place on a machine while watching a silent TV in front of me. It's not hard work, it's just boring. I love roller blading (I need to buy a pair, but they're SO expensive!), biking, going on walks/hikes and swimming. Problem is, all of those are much more enjoyable with company and again... during the week I am always busy with school and my roommates and I have conflicting schedules.
I'm entirely getting side tracked from my main point. I never wanted to make a livejournal entry about this because I am always reading/hearing people complain about their own weights and to honest it is really frustrating. Yesterday I saw two tiny asians talking to each other about how they were "SO out of shape". That is absurd. I doubt I could grab ahold of anything on their bodies. There's always complaints on facebook about how people want to starve themselves to lose weight or how they hate their body image. I know many people have serious problems with their self image and I respect that. I am in no way trying to belittle people's problems. I guess, all these things I see/hear from people in great shape, or perhaps thinner than I think is normal, is really damaging to my own self image. When someone tells me I look fine and then complains when they are 30-40 lbs lighter than me I only laugh to myself. I can't imagine the fat ass they really think I am. Everyone has a right to complain, but don't be a hypocrit and then tell me i'm alright the way I am. Why aren't you alright the way you are?
It's 2010 and I am going to become more active and find what I need to become happy again. Not only with my body image, but with myself in general. I have no resolution to lose weight. My plan is not to reach some goal, but to bike more often, go on hikes and do what it takes to become comfortable and happy with myself. I think our society puts too much focus and pressure on looking certain ways or being certain weights. I know that it's hard and it hurts to look in a mirror sometimes and see something you don't find beautiful, but we're our own worst critics! You're all beautiful and reaching a particular weight isn't going to make any of us realise that. We need to make ourselves happy.
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| Winter Quarter |
[05 Jan 2010|09:58am] |
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Only 2 days into winter quarter at Davis and already i'm struggling to get up in the morning and rubbing dry, achy eyes during class. I'm signed up for bio-chemistry and metabolism (ABI 103) which starts at 8am with Professor Calvert. I have to admit I have no idea how I passed his class last quarter with a C and the only reason I took him again was for the absurd curve. It is so hard to wake up for that class at 7am, stay awake during his lectures, keep up with the pace he draws molecules and follow him when he suddenly speeds up at the end because he's run out of time. Bah. I plan to bug the crap out of Joel, a guy who is in ALL of my classes and was my bio-chem study buddy last quarter, this quarter. Hopefully if I study earlier I can pass the class without too much trouble. Yeaaahhh. Right.
I'm also taking habitat conservation (WFC 155 & WFC 155L) because i've come to realise that if I have no chance in hell at making it into vet school I would like to go into some sort of conservation biology field. I think it might be more rewarding than being a vet as well, even if it makes less money. The way I look at it, vets help the now and conservation biologists help the future. I must admit that seeing the smiley face on ratemyprofessor.com and reading that the professor is a sweetheart who is easy and loves her students was also encouraging. I'll definitely need this class to balance the rest of the stuff i'm up to this quarter.
My last official class i'll be taking is organology, which i've found out is very much like a class i've already taken and failed (have I mentioned before that I SUCK at Davis?). We have close to 7 professors for that class, each discussing a different organ system. 7 professors also means that I won't have a chance to get used to any teaching style and the questions they ask will all be different! Yeah! So far the class has been review, of course we're only 2 days in, but it's nothing that looks too difficult. Lots of vocab to know and information to memorize. Of course it's never the information that gets you, but the way they ask the questions nothing like the way they present the information. You see, professors at Davis want to try and trick their students to show off how smart they are. It's a wonderful teaching system.
And FINALLY, i'm also doing a squirrel behavior internship. I'll be watching the invasive eastern fox squirrels on campus, identifying them and recording their behavior. They have been given a birth control shot and my job is to make sure it is not changing their normal behavior. It's cute that Davis would rather make them infertile to lower population numbers than take the easy route and shoot them. That is a nice thing about this crazy, hippy town. The internship will be both enjoyable and horrible depending on how much the squirrels would like to cooperate.
And if you haven't noticed, yes, I am THAT bitter.
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| Brasil Trip: Villas repairs & BBQ |
[25 Jul 2009|09:18pm] |
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7-5-09
Today we woke up early, met up with my Tia Jane and drove to Villas. We picked up a couple things from the apartment. So weird seeing someone else live there. Especially when the dude answers the door in a t-shirt and speedo. Hi, yes, that is way more of you than I was hoping to see! Ha ha. Mom was told that a TON of stuff is falling apart so she mentioned coming back alone to do repairs. She said she is going to buy all new stuff. She is also getting rid of the huge closet and making mine and Erics rooms bigger. Exciting! <3
Afterwards we went to the beach nearby, but the weather was really weird so I didnt swim. Very windy and kind of cold. Eric was incredibly bratty. He did not stop complaining and pouting the entire time. I was able to buy a couple CDs. They were ripped, but only R4 each. Not too bad. I got Timbalada, Evete Sangalo, Claudia Leite and Chiclette con Banana. I want to get more.
I drew yesterday. I drew my feline mage, Ailia. I gave her a bit of a makeover. I really wanted to color to show off more of how I changed her, but I hate inking. I was glad to have drawn anything. Hopefully I will be able to draw more.
On our way back we went to an incredible churrasquaria, which is a BBQ meat buffet. They have other dishes, but the meat is the main course. People walk around with different meats on long skewers and cut off what you want. Delicious. Made me sad Dan wasnt there! He always gets his fill at buffets!
Oh. An Evangelical gave me a piece of paper that said Jesus does not condemn me! GOOD NEWS! Thanks Evangelicals! <3
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| Brasil Trip: Rant |
[25 Jul 2009|09:06pm] |
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7-4-09
Happy 4th of July! While I am not particular to this holiday, it is always a lot of fun and I am bummed to be missing the fireworks with friends (and Dan). I am most bummed, however, to be missing a BBQ with Michael and his bands show!
Today was another pretty chill day, but Eric absolutely drove me crazy. It was nothing in particular, just his behavior the entire trip. He has grown into a disrespectful, selfish brat and I have been horribly disapointed in him. I love my brother and a lot of the time we have a great time together, but his behavior shows he just does not care about how other people feel. He has already upset my family to the point of complaining and made my mother cry. This was my moms trip. She saved up and I am trying my hardest to balance out Erics antics by being a good kid, but it is so stresful. I feel like I get the blame for a lot of what he does because I am -one of the kids-. UGH.
We did, however, go to ice cream. :) I got 1 scoop of coconut. Why dont we have more fruit flavors in the US. Afterwards we went to the lan house and talking to Dan really cheered me up. After today I wanted nothing more than to just snuggle him. <3
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| Brasil Trip: Mugging |
[25 Jul 2009|08:54pm] |
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7-3-09
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR BAHIA! 7-2-09. I find it somewhat ironic that Bahias independence and the US are only 2 days apart. Their flags also both look very similar. Red and white stripes with the dark blue square in the corner. Hrm.
We have just been pretty lazy lately. I have had cramps all week. Been taking advil and just hanging out. Weve been going to the beach, but I just go to keep everybody company.
On a totally differnt note - My Tia Jane was mugged about a week ago. Three armed men stopped her right in front of the apartment she was going to for a party. They stole her car, the present she was carrying and all of her documents. Horribly frightening, but she is alright. The ridiculous part is that my aunt received a call from the police asking if SHE found her car. They should be the ones looking for it! Just goes to show you how shoddy the police are in Brasil.
I finished The Wolf King. It was much better than the last book, but that is not saying much. The author spent so much time describing things that didnt matter, you could skip huge chunks and not lose any of the story. Then she left tons of things unfinished at the end! Ugh. I need to see if there is a next one.
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| Brasil Trip: Farrol & Cute guys |
[20 Jul 2009|03:18pm] |
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6-30-09
I stayed up way too late the night earlier to finish the absurd vampire book. The 1-2 wererat, 1-2 satyrs really completed it. Another book done. Another weak ending. Sheesh.
We went to the mall again. I feel like such a little kid, but I LOVE my tutti fruiti bubble gum. Afterwards we went to the Farrol do barra, a huge black and white striped light house. We checked out the museum and walked along the beach. It was a gorgeous day today and we took lots of photos.
One of the things Jen asked for was a photo of an attractive Brasilian. I told her how I had no idea how to discretely take a photo of one. My mom knew about Jens request so when we got coconut water from an attractive young guy, my mom says -hes cute!- in portuguess. She explained to him that my friend wanted a photo. I DIED of embarassment, took the photo and sped off. The guy posed and laughed. It was pretty hillarious.
The day before when we were at the market my mom was talking to this young guy while I just stood aside and waited. She explained how she was from Bahia and we were her children from the US. I think he thought I didnt understand portuguess because he told my mom how cute he thought I was. I turned red, said thanks and he was so embarassed. He totally laughed and I only turned brighter red. Camaron, camaron. Totally expecting Dans -I will kill them- comment.
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| Brasil Trip: Mercado Modello & St Francis Church |
[20 Jul 2009|02:42pm] |
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6-29-09
I am an IDIOT. Not once yesterday did I think maybe all my stomach pain was CRAMPS! Haha. Nothing serious. 2 advil later an I am feeling much better. Period and dehydration must have made it extra fun.
Mom had lots of plans for today. She wanted to keep Eric busy and entertained so he would stop complaining. We took a taxi to Pelourinho and were going to the mercado modello, which is a huge indoor market with tons of awesome things. It is a huge tourist attraction, but fun nonetheless. Perfect for finding gifts! <3
After we already paid for the taxi and were there, Eric starts complaining that he did not want to go, that we dragged him out of the house AND that his stomach is hurting. My mom actually paid for ANOTHER taxi to go back, drop him off and then come back again. Waste of 30 reals. I cannot believe my brother. He can be so selfish sometimes.
Mom and I came back and went to visit the church of Saint Francis, which my mom called the Golden Church. The building was so antique and gorgeous. We could only take photos outside, but I managed to take a short video inside. Inside was overwhelming. Every tiny detail was painted with real gold. There were such intricate patterns and gorgeous paintings on the arched ceiling. Even for someone not religious, it was breath taking. I am excited to show Dan the video. You had to pay to get in, but the fee goes towards restoring a lot of the old artwork. The church was built in 1749.
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| AMAZING 100 - Summer to-do List |
[17 Jul 2009|10:12pm] |
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My goal this summer was to come up with an incredible list of 100 things I enjoy doing and want to do and attempt to complete the entire list by the end of summer. I have half a summer to do it and only weekends, ha ha.
1. Water slides (Del Valle is lame, but I have not been there in forever!)
2. Swimming at our pool
3. Water balloon fight (maybe squirt guns too)
4. Watch Harry Potter
5. Picking fruit in Brentwood
6. Go to Santa Cruz beach boardwalk (beach and games!)
7. Camping
8. Olive Garden
9. Walk around downtown Davis, yogurt at Cultive
10. Watch Transformers
11. Watch any $5 movie at the Vine
12. Walk along all of the piers in SF
13. Go on a hike
14. Buy rollerblades & rollerblade-bike with friends
15. Bonfire (roasting marshmellows and smores)
16. SF Zoo
17. Oakland Zoo
18. Monteray (walk around, aquarium, beach)
19. Dress up fancy and take photos
20. Themed party!
21. Midnight bowling
22. Kings cup
23. Sleepover
24. Short road trip
25. Camelot Park (er.. fine.. Boomers)
26. Fentons
27. Midnight showing of Rocky Horror in costume
28. Dave and Busters
29. BBQ
30. Read WoT, book 4
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Wow. Coming up with 100 is really hard. Any suggestions.
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| Brasil Trip |
[13 Jul 2009|06:39pm] |
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6/28/09
Woke up feeling HORRIBLE. I am starting to think I am really sick. I woke up at 4am and slept 30 min - 1 hour every hour after, waking repeatedly. Really bad nausea. I feel dehydrated. Ugh.
Eric and mom went to the zoo and I am super bummed I missed that. I tried to get ready and go with them, but the nausea did not go away at all. The ocelots were mating and the bears were really active! It is a rare day at any zoo to see the animals doing ANYTHING. We´ll be going again and hopefully I will see something cool. If not, we at least have a couple blurry photos of ocelot sex. Ha ha.
I finished Wheel of Time. I have mixed feelings. I loved the world he created and the characters in it, but I get a bit annoyed at his writing style. I was not a fan of the ending. Too fast and anticlimatic. I want to go back and write down a bunch of things I think will be important for the rest of the series. The first book felt like a really long introduction or a prequel. The story is just beginning and this book was like a teaser, preparing the reader for the real thing.
Also, 100 pages into an absurd vampire book. She sees and talks with ghosts, was raised by vampires and can do magic. I am usually a huge fan of very fantasy writing, but this is too many ideas put together AWFULLY. The random sex scenes are sort of awkward too.
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| Brasil Trip |
[13 Jul 2009|06:31pm] |
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6/27/09
So Eric and I have been fighting some sort of allergy or cold since the island and tonight I finally feel a bit better. I am sure getting the right medicine helped. Mom spoke with the pharmacist and apparently people can develop an allergy to the fireworks. Most commonly children. I have had nasal congestion and a sore throat. Unable to smell or taste. What a curse in Brasil! I was glad to find taste coming back by lunch today.
We started the day late, but still did a lot today. We wenht out to Tia Janes and had cocido. Tons of vegetables and some meat. You squish all the veggies together and eat them sort of like baby food. Mmm. So yummy. I need to make it when I get back to Davis. Lauren would love it. <3 Uncle Dan was there and gave Tia Jane a phone that you plug into the computer. For $20 a year it gets unlimited calls to the US. But it doesn´t know it is in Brasil so my aunt can call anybody in the US for super cheap now. We called my dad, aunt and Dan! Oh, wow. I rambled so much. It was SO good to hear his voice and geek out about WoT.
Aferwards we went to the mall and just walked around. I got something for Dan and myself! I think he will be super excited. Really good price. On our way back, mom dropped Eric and I off at the lan house and we spent an hour there. This is the life. Brasil AND friends. I want them to come next time. That would be awesome. I have Villas! Mom is going to stop renting it out!
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| Brasil Trip |
[09 Jul 2009|02:50pm] |
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6/26/09
While I enjoyed the island, I am really glad we came back. Family was starting to fall apart at the end. Eric was not happy, I was unknowingly upsetting my family by reading my book and mom was filled with anxiety because of the earlier mentioned things.
It sucks a bit because I got to know the neighbors kids towards the end. We went over there a lot for food and company. Their daughter, whom I can not remember the name of, invited me over to go to Barra Grande, another part of the island to use the internet. We had already gone earlier, but I went because of the invite. After about a week of not talking to him, it felt good to finally talk to Dan! Lots of sad news about the rats and our Oregon trip is bust. I hate rattery politics. I cannot believe there is any at all. Ridiculous elitest people. Faile, Boo, Nanieave and Foofoo all died. I saw that Faile had a tumor before I left, but I did not expect her to go so soon. Boo was very skinny and Nani had head tilt so I was expecting them. What really crushed me was Foofoo, my dwarf girl passing. Awful news.
Even though we have been in Brasil for awhile, this felt like our first REAL day here. We went out as a family and did things. We visited Tia Regi today, gave her gifts and checked out old photo albums. I got to take lots of photos of old photos of my family. Lots of my mom´s father, Jayme. Afterwards we went to the mall and walked around. Need to make a list of stuff I want to buy to get the best pries. SO many gists I want to get too!
FINALLY we went to the beach. Oh yes! We swam in the ocean at the island, but swimming in the clear Praia do Barra is amazing! Warm water and fun waves. I want to get a couple sarongs and a girl pair of havaianas! Wrapped up the night seeing my Uncle Dan and his partner Michael.
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| Brasil Trip |
[09 Jul 2009|02:39pm] |
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6/23/09
Been lazying around. Watching TV, eating, sitting in the hammock, swimming in the ocean and making up stupid jokes with my brother. We are such dorks when we´re exhausted, bored and together. Our most recent is this stupid head tilt, pretending we´re octopi. Eric says he is afraid of them because they gave him the stare down at the aquarium.
I have read almost 300 pages in the book and I am really enjoying it. I am not sure if I am reading it so much because it reminds me of Dan or because I am really sucked in. Very slow storyline, but I love the characters. I am so anxious for so many characters to enter and for so many things to happen. The three heroes are very disappointing at this point. Whiney little boys.
Even without my bias, Perrin is quickly becoming my favorite character as well as Egwene. He seems the least whiney and most level headed. I can´t help but connect with Egwene. I wish these boys were MY friends! This is the first book in a really long time that has made me actually care about the characters and want to be a part of that world. That sounds absurdly cheesy, but Robert Jordan did an incredible job creating the world they live in.
We walked the beach and saw a sea cucumber. It was long and yellowish and looked sort of weird to say the least. Mom tried to squish it to make it pee, but it just seemed uncomfortable. Poor guy. We also saw weird fat, green/yellow slugs that ate sea weed. They had spots all over them and were pretty much cooler than the sea cucumber.
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| Brasil Trip |
[01 Jul 2009|09:19pm] |
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6/21/09
Today was a really good day! Mom, Eric and I all went swimming. Nausea is gone! We lit some more fireworks. I have fallen in love with Leoleo. He is too cute. He is my Angel while we are away from home. While I had been reading in the hammock, he has hopped up and snuggled in my lap until he falls asleep. It is so absurding cute.
I was tol I have a "boca de sapu", which means I have the mouth of a frog/toad. It is because I have a really wide, big mouth, but I found that hillarious. My uncle was joking and my aunt yelled at him and told me not to listen to anything he said. Speaking of frogs, while we were sitting outside I felt somethinhg land on me. I freaked out, but it trned out to be a tiny frog! Too cute! I found out my mom is afraid of frogs, even though it was tiny.
I was also told that I look a lot like my great grandmother, who was Russian. In the same breath, however, they also said she was incredibly intimidating and could scare anyone. Complement or no?
Started burying myself in The Eye of the World. Very very slow book.
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| Brasil Trip |
[01 Jul 2009|08:59pm] |
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6/20/09
I thought today was going to be another shitty long day, but I can say today was a lot better. Another long drive and a boat ride to the island. Once we got to the island we swam in the ocean (first time since I have been in Brasil!) and ate feijoada (beans and rice) for dinner. I was really happy. It took too long to get us into the water. The water off the island was nice and pretty clear.
We rested in hammocks, lit fireworks and laughed as Leoleo, the male weiner dog, tried to hump Eric´s leg, the pillows and everything else he could get ahold of. He would bite onto Eric´s pants and try and hold him still so he could mount him. It took us forever to figure out what he was doing!
The island is really beautiful, but I do not look forward to the trip back. Driving for 2 hours, ferry for an hour, driving for 2 hours and then 45 minutes of boat. A bit much after our million hour flight. I am glad we will be here for awhile so I can finally rest. The beds are SOFT!
On a cheesy note - I keep thinking about Dan! Today is before our anniversary and our 2 1/2 is coming up. Damn I miss him. I love him and all his stubborn, difficulties. Every Oi! phone and Lan house remind me of him. I tried to call from my cell phone since it switched to international, but it didn´t work. I can´t wait to get ahold of him!
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| Brasil Trip |
[01 Jul 2009|08:36pm] |
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6/19/09
Still nauseas. It is coming and going, but still here a lot of the time. We rushed out of the house today like mad to get a ride with my Tio Jan to go to Valencia, an island. We are going there before we head to another island to celebrate Sao Joao.
I am still pretty crushed about Dan. I feel stupid admitting, but a part of me is scared that the deep longing I am feeling inside me is not returned on his part. I would love to have him with me. It really surprised me that he did not even write one message to me. I thought i´d have a couple.
Today was generally a bad day. We rushed out the door and into a packed 5 person car with: my uncle, aunt, mom, Pedrinho (second cousin), Eric, myself and 2 weiner dogs. The trip was long, bumping and I hit my head on the roof of the car a lot. Shit kept falling from the back onto my head, which including a dog bed and a fishing pole. Because of the holiday each place we stopped at gave samples of the seasonal liqors and my mom and aunt both got some while we drove. Each bump sent the alcohol onto me and my brother.
After the drive we checked out my uncles gas station...for 4 hours. I literally sat at a table doing nothing. It was awful.
Finally we went to our hotel and the beds were ROCKS. Great. More shitty sleep. I have been taking advil for my back because of the pain. Mom invited me to pizza, but I didn´t want to be crammed in the car anymore. I stayed home, curled in bed and cried until I fell asleep.
Looking back at the situation and having finished with it, it was actually pretty funny. Brasil is the only place where 6 Brasilians and 2 dogs can be pulled over by the cops, told to slow down and then go speed off again with alcohol and fireworks and without seat belts.
On another amusing note: When I had my bikini wax I was taking off my shorts like normal and went to lay down on the mat with my underwear on. The lady looked at me and told me to drop my panties. I just about DIED of horror. I have never done that before. Eesh. Horribly embarassing.
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| Brasil Trip |
[29 Jun 2009|06:39pm] |
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6/18/09
Today I woke up groggy. I still had a stomach ache, which I assumed was from the awful sleep I have been having these past couple days. Lucky for me it is gone tonight and hopefully for the rest of the trip. When Eric asked how many bites I had, I responded with "mosquitos don´t like my blood". After my shower I realised I had... a million. Some in the weirdest places: my hand, big toe, forehead, side of my nose.
We had breakfast. I love bread, cheese and ham for breakfast. I would like to do more of that with my family and less of bacon and eggs. Yesterday my aunt gave my mom a hard time for not bringing Dan. She really likes him. My mom even admitted that she wished he was here and that he would have been really good company. I think so. Next year hopefully!
We wanted to go to the beach today, but there was a change in plans because Tio Jan wanted us to come to his house on an island for Sao Joao. That should be fun, but I would certainly prefer if we had some time to rest beforehand. Still so tired and always moving. We went to Belles and I had a couple coxinha´s. They are pretty much amazing. Fried batter with cheese and chicken.
TOOK MY FIRST SHOWER. Oh geez I needed that. I did mention it earlier, but it was glorious enough to be mentioned again.
Also called Dad and went online. I was expecting to have tons of flair, e-mails and messages from Dan, but there was NOTHING! Talking to Lauren really cheered me up, but I have to say that really depressed me for a bit. On a much more painful note: BIKINI WAX! So smooth! <3
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| BRASIL: Note to Self |
[29 Jun 2009|06:36pm] |
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1.) Do not flush paper down the toilet
2.) One water setting for showers = COLD
3.) Do not drink the water
4.) Cabellu = hair :: Pellu = pubic hair
5.) Brasilian beds = ROCKS
6.) I will never learn how to spell. Coxinha = kosh-een-ha
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| Brasil Trip |
[29 Jun 2009|06:25pm] |
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6/17/09
Our second plane ride was even worse than the first. I have never had so many problems before. My nausea was to the point of feeling like I was going to throw up. Bleah. I didn´t though. There was one point where I was holding the throw up bag in my hand, but was so exhausted I just fell asleep, with my head rested on the back of the seat in front of me. I woke up totally confused and still holding the bag. Lots and lots of waiting. My legs are sore from standing so much and walking all over the place. The plane was roughly 7 hours and we arrived in Salvador at 8:30am.
I had caju/orange juice when we got the airport. Too yummy. Brasil has such better fruits than the United States. My Tia Jane picked us up. She was very talkative and I tried to keep up. I felt so out of it after the plane ride though. I still feel off. Haven´t quite adjusted yet.
We went to Bom Preco (good price) and got some groceries. Oh how I missed the food! We got tons of fruit. Tons of mango, passion fruit, papaya. Mmm! <3 We are staying at my mom´s best friend´s apartment. It is HUGE. Eric and I are sharing a room and there are 4 beds to choose from. I was pretty upset we wouldn´t be able to stay at Villas, but this place actually feels pretty comfortable.
After shopping we went to my aunts and had feijoada (beans and rice). Very yummy. I was pretty much starving since I slept through all of the meals on the plane. After eating I was exhausted, but mom did not want us to sleep until night because our shcedules would be messed up. While it was not as late as she would have liked, when we got home we laid down and crashed for 7 hours straight. Mom tried to wake us up 3 times with no sucess.
We finally woke up at 10pm and walked around our neighborhood. There is this tree on the corner with nectar and a ton of tinytiny fruit bats fly at it all crazy to drink. Super cute. We got some kibe and pineapple juice and headed home again. I feel silly with how much I miss Dan. I wish he were here.
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