Goodness Gracious

Burst Apart

2011-06-05T01:09:00.000-07:00

Picked up by Ken. Beach cleanup at Dana Point: cigarette butts, lobster traps, styrofoam pieces, dead bird, conversations and walking. Lake Forrest to visit the Tewell family: grandma, uncle, aunt, and cousins. Ken's house to write the community service essay and try not to fall asleep. Picked up Kim and Norman for Fuji's. Super big bowl with avocado and bacon. Drive to Pomona. Kinda got lost from my terrible directions. Glasshouse in Pomona. The Antlers. Amazingness. Dropped everyone off. 7-11 for a glazed donut. Dropped off at home.

I spent 17 hours with that boy and I enjoyed every single moment of it. It's kind of surreal but terrific at the same time.

It's been a truly wonderful day, I don't think I'll ever forget it

Whoddathunk?

2011-05-07T22:41:00.000-07:00

Ken met my parents today. It went really well, I was super impressed by him!

It's so weird for me to do something like this. My entire life I've been totally shut off from having any kind of relationship with anyone. Partly because I have a problem with commitment and partly because I just haven't ever found anyone I actually really liked before. Forreals like that is, because I've had tons of crushes. And now all of a sudden it's like WHOOOSH! Hi mom and dad, I'm bringing home a boy, just to let you know!

He's been wanting to meet them for forever too. He always talked about it, and had been telling me for the past week that he's asking for advice on what to do meeting my parents. And although I might sound like a little middle school girl, I think it's so incredibly endearing! It's so sweet, and he was so great and has been analyzing everything that happened and I'm just in awe of how awesome he is and how much I really do like him. Me! What the crap is going on!

But I like it. A lot. And am so happy and appreciative of everything in my life, and I don't know what's going to happen in the future, or how we're going to do things, but right now. Right now, it's wonderful

Today was fantastic

2011-05-05T23:43:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I try to come up with a funny or clever title, or just write in what I ate for dinner that night, but today was just awesome.

AP English test in the morning. Fuji's w/ Ken. Home to watch some Modern Family. Back to school for Bingo setup AP Govt study session w/ Ken. Home again to eat dinner. Band and Orchestra Spring Showcase w/ Kelly. Met the Tewells and had a lovely conversation. Home. Watched Easy to Wed on TCM channel with my mom and laughed and was in awe of the lady owning the piano like it was no one's business and smiling the whole time. It was ridiculously amazing!

Long day, goodnight!

Awwwwww

2011-04-30T23:47:00.000-07:00

A Simple Life by Philip Selway

2011-04-24T22:49:00.001-07:00

It's been a good Easter Sunday:

Sunrise service, seeing a coyote, playing frisbee, tossing Cheerios into our mouths, climbing the mountain, nap, church, solo, random goodness of food for the potluck, home, learning and playing If I Die Young, nap, Gma's house, watching and making fun of The Hills, steak and lettuce and rice and mangos, jamming a bit with Thien, Kpop, Portlandia, weird ankle massager that's really not a massager machine, random apple pie, home, running, contemplating, exhaustion, awesomeness

I think I'll be sleeping early tonight, gotta wake up at a decent hour for school tomorrow and choir practice. I'm gonna suck so bad. My fault!

Being happy is wonderful, people should try it more often!

If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses

2011-04-23T23:13:00.000-07:00

Easter Break part II:

Friday: Jam session at Ken's house. Charles Darwin, Strange Things Will Happen, Swallowed in the Sea. The King's College meeting at Starbucks. More Modern Family. Good Friday service. Piano-ing and singing.

Saturday: Homework. Costco with Mai Linh. Homework/washing the car/eating popcorn. Pho. The King's Speech with Ken. Yogurt Passion. Home and bed.

The King's Speech was so awesome, no wonder why he loves it so much! Now it's my turn to deliver with The Social Network. I laughed like a fool throughout the entire movie, it was fantastic!

I've been obsessed with If I Die Young by The Band Perry all day today. It's such a pretty song, I love it. Country music is pretty awesome, I don't care what all the haters say!

I'm happy. I wish I could have talked all night, that would have been wonderful. Summer!

Time to wake up early for the sunrise service tomorrow.

Buenas noches!

2011-04-21T01:21:00.000-07:00

My silence was my self defense

-And So It Goes by Mariana Trench

You belong with me, not swallowed in the sea

2011-04-21T01:04:00.000-07:00

Spring Break so far:

Saturday: Las Vegas Festival, kinda crappy BBQ lunch, Bodies and Titanic exhibition at the pyramid hotel, seniors at the stratosphere, awards show at Circus Circus and then buffet

Sunday: Performed at church, In-N-Out for lunch, opened for university concert, Mystere at Treasure Island, pizza place dinner thing

Monday: Hoover Dam, canoeing, bus home, Burger King, bus home, home!

Tuesday: Washed clothes, vacuumed, picked up by Ken, Ebisu for Calpico, Crystal Cove, trying to get him to sing, finally singing to Coldplay, True Grit at the $3 theater, home, spaghetti and meatballs, leftover Sprinkles, Glee

Wednesday: Yogurtfun for boba with Dais, off to Target, then H&M, Borders, The Lab, nap time, Capital Seafood with Ba Lam, knocked my water everywhere, 85 degree cafe, Yogurtland with Ken, drove to an obscure park and sang Coldplay, got kicked out by a nice policeman, was super awkward, came home and put away all my clothes while wearing this huge awesome sweater from H&M

No one actually reads this anymore (I think!) so I don't feel weird about posting names. Maybe I should care...oh well!

Hopefully the rest of break is memorable! Actually, just spending time with that guy makes it memorable, probably because I'm used to seeing him just once a week!

Sleepiness is consuming me but I must read Heart of Darkness, I must!

Maybe tomorrow

Envy-Provoking Freaking Fantastic Harmonies

2011-01-25T22:53:00.000-08:00

Goodness gracious Boy, you sleep so early! How am I supposed to talk to you when you sleep before 11? I'm just jealous, I wanna sleep early too

Pandora is amazing! I've been listening to bomb acapella music for the last 3 hours and it's beautiful

Uh oh, getting tired. I gotsta study Stats!

2011-01-09T19:41:00.000-08:00

HI MAI LINH! Whenever you read this!

You're awesome, just thought you should know that

That's it!

Adios!

Late night thinking sessions

2010-12-20T01:35:00.000-08:00

I like this blog, it's nice to look back on

I'm feeling really self-conscious now

And it sucks, because I didn't before

A part of me wishes to be in a relationship and have a boy and all that good stuff

But at the same time, I'm really glad I don't so I don't have to feel like this all the time

Because this feeling just sucks

Stupid boys

On another note though, I love my ASB!

I loved last year and had an amazing time with tons of memories

But this year is different

The whole dynamic and feel to the group is different

And I absolutely love it

I'm so proud and honored to be apart of this group

I've met so many amazing people

And that's what I love most about ASB!

You get to meet these people you've passed everyday in the halls

And you formed your opinions on them from what you've seen and heard

And then you talk to them, slave over posters with them, go on car rides with them

And realize that you were completely wrong

And the person becomes one of your closest friends

And it's wonderful!

I'm a lazy perfectionist

2010-07-03T00:11:00.000-07:00

My eyeballs are exhausted

2010-05-17T23:34:00.000-07:00

We need to write a children's book in Spanish

I think I have an idea for one:

It'll be about a peanut

Who lives on a farm

On the farm lives a whole bunch of nuts

Walnuts, almonds, cashews: the works

And his whole life, the peanut thinks that he belongs

Because he's a nut, just like everyone else

But one day, the peanut gets made fun of

And he finds out that he's not really a nut at all

But actually part of the legume family

He's devastated, but then learns that his uniqueness makes him special

And he saves the day at the farm with his special legume skills

And all the nuts who used to make fun of him now love him

And he lives happily ever after

Quite the story, huh! Granted, I don't know how that would translate in Spanish, but hey, I'll give it a shot!

Goodnight

='(

2010-04-26T23:42:00.000-07:00

I'm happy, don't get me wrong

But I there's a part of me that wish this whole thing never happened

That I never made it on exec

So that I wouldn't have to hear of the frustration, the bitterness, the sadness, the negativity that seems to be oozing out of every single corner

So that I wouldn't have to see my closest friends cry, to see them get mad at me, to see them contemplate on how one rejection characterizes them as someone they're not

So that I wouldn't have to deal with all this crap getting thrown at my face

But it's done, it's set and stone and ready to go

So I guess I have to be okay with it

Or at least pretend to be okay with it

Because someone has to be strong and maintain a positive attitude

Someone's gotta do it

And although I don't feel like it right now, I'll do it

Someone's gotta do it

It just breaks my heart to have people I know and love angry and depressed

It makes me angry and depressed to see them like that

It's not fair, it's not right, it's shouldn't be that way

I always tried to keep ASB and friends separate

So things would have been able to stay the way they were

So it didn't get personal

Fail.

I wish people didn't care as much

So the hurt wouldn't be so severe

So that everything would be just fine and dandy

Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?

Hello, is it me you're looking for?

2010-04-15T22:55:00.001-07:00

I'm happy but feel like I shouldn't be happy when people I know and love are sitting and crying because they're worked so hard just to have their accomplishments taken right out of their hands and thrown to the ground

But I'm so thankful!

I feel so blessed to have such wonderful people around rooting for me, encouraging me, being there for me. So so incredibly blessed!

I know I've said it a hundred times already, but THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thank you Mary and Dais for waking up early and putting posters up with me

Thank you Chris for yelling at random kids to vote for me and handing out flyers like there was no tomorrow

Thank you Brandon T for making me go around and talk to people during lunch

Thank you to my ASB family for rooting for me

Thank you Mai Linh for being the most amazing friend and writing that amazing speech

Thank you Jessica and Becky for coming early and helping me put up posters and handing out flyers

Thank you to everyone who wore the shirts Dais and I slaved over

Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

From the bottom of my heart

Okay, I need to study Precalc so I don't fail the test. Again. And I promised Anna I'd try hard!

Wow, I'm tired. Thank the Lord tomorrow's Friday!

Sweet Dreams

Caaaaaannnnn, anybody

2010-03-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

Where the heck did March go?

I could've sworn it just started

This week is gonna be nuts

Every week has been nuts

Next week will be chill

Next next week will be absolutely ridiculous

Can anyone come up with a catchy slogan for me?

GLEE STARTS IN 2-ISH WEEKS!

Hip hip hoorayyyyy

Long > Short

2010-03-07T21:31:00.000-08:00

I wish people wore long dresses to prom here

Long dresses are so pretty

I'd want to wear a long dress if I went to prom

Gosh, I should stop basing school dances dresses off the gorgeous Academy Awards dresses!

Ahhh, such beautiful dresses

And did you see Sam Worthington from Avatar presenting in his glasses?

Hotness oozing out of him!

Guys with glasses and suits = pretty

Wow, my stomach growls quite noisily

2010-02-28T22:53:00.000-08:00

It's almost March!

In about 6 minutes from right now

March is a crazy month, I don't think I'm ready for it

Homework to be done and posters to be made and elections to be prepared

And mac and cheese still to be made!

I haven't given up on my new year's goal to make homemade mac and cheese yet

Still got me some time, still got me some time

Okay, now to study for some dreaded physics...

Oh how I detest physics

Physics sucks

2 minutes til March!

Goodnight!

The raindrops keep falling on my head

2010-02-24T22:16:00.001-08:00

Wait....can this be?

Is this real?

Is this really happening?

I think I actually understand math!

Oh happy day!

Let's celebrate!

By doing more practice problems!

Hip Hip Hooray!

My goodness, that was a lot of exclamation points!

!!!!

It's amazing how Samoa Girl Scout cookies wake me up right when I'm about to fall alseep

I swear, they put drugs in those cookies, they're so delicious

Potato Month

2010-02-22T22:39:00.001-08:00

b a l a n c e

Why is it that I can't seem to balance anything?

I don't have a lot on my plate compared to some people,

to most people

But I just can't seem to do what I have to do

I need to wait until my mom steps in and makes me cry to actually get important stuff done

Motivation

I need one!

I read a truly inspiring story today about a guy whose name I can't spell right, but it made me stop and assess myself for a moment.

What have I done? I mean, really truly done. To better myself, the people around me, the people I love. I can't really think of anything, anything at all. Sometimes I get these bursts of motivations and stamina and I work hard and try and feel accomplished. And then those die out after a few days, and I'm back to where I started. Know what the sad thing is? Most of the time I spend wasting on the computer looking at clothes. Clothes!

Goodness, I love clothes. I want to make a living out of it, but it's not practical, it's not what the good kids do. I think my family would support me if I tried it out, was passionate about it and really wanted to succeed.

But I don't feel passionate enough about anything

I'm just too worried

Worried about the craziest little details!

About this and that and him and her and you and I and them and....did I leave out any pronouns?

Ay yay yay

I think that I will honestly start trying now, and just letting go of all these insane thoughts sprinting around in my brain

Starting....

Now!

Goodnight, sleep tight

That was some delectable pasta

2010-02-10T20:50:00.001-08:00

I've never been one of those people to spill out everything to everybody. I keep things to myself and don't even say everything to my close friends or cousin. Not because I'm hiding anything, not because I don't want to tell them exactly, but because I feel like so many other people spill out all their guts, that it's not really necessary for me to go all out. Does this even make any sense?

I like Tumblr, but I can't get myself to post anything serious on it

Blogspot baby!

Words of wisdom

2010-02-02T20:47:00.000-08:00

"Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

-Henry David Thoreau

BBQ Chips ftw

2010-01-26T17:28:00.000-08:00

Hello Blogspot!

How are you today?

I'm quite well, thank you.

My fingers are a bit frozen but all is well

Finals are this week!

Hip hip hooray!

Yeah, no.

Epic fail!

Ahhh, well, here goes nothing

P.S. PHYSICS IS RIDICULOUS!

Okay, have a wonderful day

It's raining, it's pouring

2009-12-12T19:06:00.000-08:00

I know it's weird, but I like being alone. I like being by myself. Not all the time, but I don't mind going to the movies by myself. Going to the bathroom by myself. Sitting all alone at a table. I know, I'm strange. I like being friendly and meeting new people. I love it! But I'm an introvert at heart. A boring introvert at that. I'd rather stay home and do homework than go ice skating with friends. I'd rather watch a movie on my couch than go to a birthday party. I'd rather bake snickerdoodle cookies than go out to eat. Loner, I know, but I kind of like it! It's not the normal approach to things, but I have more fun just sitting and drinking a cup of apple cider and watching Elf than going to dances or movie theaters. The rains' got me in a loner mood =)

Breakfast for Dinner

2009-12-01T20:24:00.000-08:00

My mind is in shambles

I need to talk to people more about what's running through my brain, because keeping it all in is making me go a bit crazy

I need to escape to Arizona for a week and have late night conversations and stay up baking cake and and watching ridiculous movies

It seems like everyone knows what they want to do in life. They know that they want to be a doctor or psychiatrist or pharmacist or something successful like that. And then they ask me...and I smile and change the subject. Because quite honestly, I think my dreams job is silly compared to everyone else's. You know what sounds amazing to me? Working in the music industry and being an A&R Representative. I don't think many people know what that means, but I did a project on it freshman year, and it sounded amazing! Another dream job would to work in the fashion industry, at some magazine, designing and making up layouts and all that jazz. But these sound so simple and impractical compared to everyone else's dreams.

But the thing is I cannot imagine myself working in a business office, filing papers all day and sitting at a desk on the computer. Been there, done that, and I absolutely detest it. Why do something you don't love? My attitude is the same with guys! Why go out with someone when you don't even like them that much, or you know it's not even going to last? I know some of my friends think I'm insane, but hey, it's all good! I kinda feel bad if anyone ever likes me, because I'm an ignorer and (even if I like them a lot) I won't go out with them. That's where the insane part comes in. =) Issues man, issues! I have all these crushes too, that's the funny part. I have crushes on so many guys its ridiculous, but if I find out they like me, I just run away. Ahhhh, this is what I get for not blogging for a long time!

On a lighter, note, this song is my new obsession. "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum. Regardless of what people say, country music is pretty good! Not that twangy crazy stuff, but a little banjo here and there won't kill you!

A lot has happened in the past couple of months. But I know more than ever that life is short, and we just have to let things work themselves out, even if its not what we expected, or what we wanted. My uncle Yosef died this morning, and even though I didn't know him too well, my heart just breaks for Roselynne and her mom. I love my family so much, and it kills me to see them like this. Oh geez, I feel myself tearing up! What do you say to someone who just lost someone they love?

Cuz if you jump I will jump too

2009-11-16T20:53:00.000-08:00

Hi. My name is Aimee. And I love Joanna Pham.

I've been so unproductive it's ridiculous! I'm hitting myself in the head trying to get stuff done...and then all of a sudden something pops up and I realize I just spent an hour looking at old Taylor Swift Youtube videos. And I'm wondering why I'm failing school!

I feel like I don't have anything interesting to write about anymore. Or if something interesting does occur, I don't write about it til later and I forget everything. BUT NO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK! And Khue is most likely coming over! Black Friday anyone? Which reminds me I really need to work a day or two to get some monies. Wow...that sounds a bit sketchy! I swear it's not!

Okie dokie, let's take a crack at some Scarlet Letter, shall we? Yes, we shall!

2009-11-02T22:41:00.000-08:00

EDISON WEEK

Day One: Awesome

Aaron Carter on Dancing with the Stars makes me laugh

2009-10-26T20:20:00.000-07:00

HOLY COW! I haven't posted anything here in almost a month! Fail man, fail!

Hello Blogspot, nice to have a virtual chat with you again, it's been a while. We should maybe get reacquainted, yes?

So my dad made dinner tonight. Pretty nifty, huh? Well, I came home from School Site Council and went straight to the kitchen to stuff my face with food, and I found myself staring at an orange and dark orange gooey onion-y concoction in one pan, and fried up ramen noodles in the other.

"What is this?" I asked my mother.

"I'm not sure." she whispered.

"Is it okay to eat?" I replied"

"Yeah, it's not too bad..." was her answer.

"What the heck IS it?" I questioned.

"Well, it's chicken noodle soup with flour to make it thicker so it's kinda like chicken noodle soup gravy." she answered.

SAY WHAT?? Chicken noodle soup gravy? For reals? Now does that just seen crazy to you, or what? So weird, so weird. In the end, it wasn't too bad, kinda salty, kinda scary, but it was actually kinda tasty. But lesson to be learned, the words gravy and chicken noodle soup really shouldn't go together, you know? Just sayin'

Guess what? I FINISHED MAKING MY 100 POSTERS TODAY! Can I get a high-5? Yesssss

Good stuff, good stuff

Okay, have a lovely evening!

2009-09-28T23:35:00.001-07:00

Photo shout out to Kha!

I stole it from him

But it was so pretty, I couldn't resist

We are not who you think we are, we are golden

2009-09-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

I am a traitor

I have succumbed to the prettiness of Tumblr

aimeepham.tumblr.com

It's just so darn easy!

And lovely!

I won't put the same stuff on both

No worries

But I think I'll be puttin' up more pictures on Tumblr

It's wayyy easier...and cooler!

I've been watching Glee, and I have a question:

"Is this show really as good as I think it is?"

And I have a comment:

"Yes."

hahahaha! I love Mr. Demitri Martin

He's a bundle of laughs I tell ya

I made myself a massive glass of chocolate milk

It was pretty good, but I think I've had my calcium fix for the week

Nesquick chocolate milk powder is pretty good

But Nesquick chocolate milk in the bottle is BOMB

It's like a portable milkshake

Delicious delicious delicious

My mom bought some Organic Vanilla Soy Milk at Costco

Its pretty tasty, almost as good as chocolate soy milk

Well I was drinking some in my room and didn't finish all of it

I forgot to put the cup away because I was busy

It was there for a day

And when I remembered and went to wash the cup

The soy milk had condensed

And it was solid-custard like

GROSS!

Glee has been awesome awesome awesome

I recommend everyone watch

Wednesday's episode was fantastic

I think Daisy almost cried from laughing so hard

Good stuff!

The new Mika album is pretty good!

I think I still like the first the best

But this one is just as catchy

"We are Golden" and "Blame it on the Girls" are my favorites!

And the album artwork is crazy looking and terrific

This is what happens when I don't blog for awhile

It starts getting all nonsensical and long

I like that word, nonsensical

It's quite a pretty word

But it also sounds kind of mysterious

Okay, no I'm just talking crazy

I think I need some sleep

No, I know I need sleep

Sleep sleep sleep

Okay, that's enough

I've gots stuff to do

I miss being lazy and doing nothing

Thank God it's Friday!

Oops, I talked about Glee twice at two different parts

My bad!

New Owl City Album!

2009-09-19T23:29:00.001-07:00

Today I saw The Proposal

Ryan Renolds is gorgeous

The End

In-N-Out ftw!

2009-09-14T23:28:00.001-07:00

I miss the days

When I came home from school

and ate string cheese

and did homework

and Myspaced it up

and blogged

and went to sleep.

I was reading some of my old blogs...and I've come to the conclusion that I'm a bit nuts

Just a tad

A little smidgen

A teensy tiny bit

Just a little

nuts

Going Greek

2009-09-07T00:12:00.000-07:00

This year's gonna be a doozy

But let's just make it happen

Positive attitude and all that rainbow sunshine stuff!

I missed Kathy, and I'll miss her even more knowing that she won't be coming back. Sure it's only San Diego, not crazy far, but just not having her here.... She's the one who taught me everything! The one who opened my eyes to the wonderful world of music, clothing, Buffalo Exchange, Urban Outfitters, Thai food, Rockharbor, Alerto's, Chipotle, LA, sales, window shopping, and cheap movie theaters. She made me experience new things; try new foods, new places, new books and movies. Oh man...but she's out there doing awesome things in San Diego, so all the best cousin!

♥

Never Been Kissed! Such a cute, funny, sad, mildly disturbing movie...

And I couldn't help myself from staring the entire time...=D

I've been so busy it's crazy

I'm not used to it yet, I don't know if I will be

But I'm also loving it

I like my classes (for the most part!)

I just need to learn how to prioritize

Stay grounded

I was talking to Alan about it for a tad bit at the dance, and he said it's possible...and I'm going to go with him on that

So ladies and gentlemen...

Let's make it a good year, shall we?

Hot Rod!

2009-09-02T22:00:00.001-07:00

May I recommend the movie Hot Rod? Because I'm getting tired of no one having watched it! Except the Phamily...and Roger...and Tanner. I have a guy's sense of humor. Yes, the movie is quite stupid and juvenile...but Andy Samburg is in it! And every other line is quotable, it's fantastic!

Summa'

2009-09-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

It's a new year. Let's make the most of it, shall we? I've got a good feeling about this year. I honestly do.

This summer was fantastical. Superb. Just lovely. I made some new friends. Re-newed some friendships. Saw some old friends. Learned some things. Forgot some other things. Watched a gazillion movies. Used up all my money buying clothes. Procrastinated. Ate some awesome food. Had many interesting conversations. Bummed it out with the Phamily. Watched Glee 5 times. Had a short infatuation with Enrique Iglesias. Had a love affair with Barnes and Nobles. Watched way too much TV. Set a base for a future in skin cancer. Stayed up late and woke up early. Just lovely!

"Cause when the roof caved in and the truth came out I just didn't know what to do..."

I'm in love with this song, it's been on repeat for the last couple of hours

Mean Girls + Funfetti cake = a great way to end summer =D

Oh man oh man

2009-08-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

Crapsauce! Now would be the perfect time to start on some homework, don't you think? Because folks, school officially starts in T minus one week

Phamily Love

2009-08-21T20:11:00.000-07:00

Not my phone, but ISN'T THIS PICTURE B.A.??? My Phamily boys are looking quite dapper

But I did get a phone! I'm finally cool. I'm finally normal. How interesting! Because my mother is a Blackberry fanatic, I have the same exact phone as my dad. NICE. Blackberry pearl flip to be exact. Believe me, it sounds much cooler than it looks! But I'm happy with it, my ringtone makes me laugh!

Leftover curry

2009-08-19T22:38:00.000-07:00

Today was nice, even though I'm not so nuts about my schedule

Talkin to Khue. Good end of the day, even when you feel miserable

Thanks, you're a peach!

2009-08-18T00:04:00.000-07:00

I miss camp

I miss Arizona

I miss the Phamily

I miss walking home

I miss you lovelies

Hello, My name is Rod, and I like to party

2009-08-16T00:21:00.001-07:00

Man oh man oh man. Lots and lots of interesting things have occurred since whenever I last went on

ASB camp at UCSB: Interesting....bonding, ice cream, sluts, late nights, raccoons, early mornings, NINJA!!, camp games, talent show, girl talks, the Midnight Moan (hahahaha!), volleyball, cheer battles, bus rides. So much went on, it's weird to talk about it all, but I'll just say it was more than I ever thought it would be! Awesome

AZ with the cousins right now. Playing spoons, watching Mau, watching movies, girl talk, late nights, early mornings, yummy food, Phamily time.... Awesome

Awesome awesome awesome

ULTIMATE PUNCH!

Whoopsie Daisy!

2009-08-07T01:44:00.001-07:00

Holy cow, that'a big picture!

Amazing because it is

2009-08-07T01:33:00.001-07:00

Man! Whatta day!

First 8 A.M. poster party with the lovely ASB. A little run to Starbucks w/ Monica who...wasn't the greatest parker in the world, but is getting there! My house after posters w/ Josie and Kassandra, making our fantastic bird fairy princess costumes....AWESOME! Got tricked into going to the bank and Costco with my mom, but the samples weren't too bad! Always a bonus I must say. Pho with the family, talking about wild children and halfies. Costco again to fill up the tank with some good o' gasoline, and then walking home and stopping by Starbucks! Peppermint latte anyone? BURN NOTICE SEASON FINALE! Hello Jeffrey Donovan! And then talking with Khue for hours about crazy Czech boys, marriage proposals, awkward turtles, age differences, crazy aunts.... Not nearly as good as a sleepover, but enough to keep me satisfied until AZ in a few weeks! Wow, so THIS is what coffee does to me! Amazing!

Creeper status

2009-08-05T22:19:00.000-07:00

Sweeeeeeet. Too bad I used that battery up before the game actually started though... Dangit!

hahahaha, My mom saw this picture and asked if I was in the Men's Restroom

Speedy Gonzalez

2009-08-03T23:36:00.000-07:00

For: Joanna and anyone else who find the Star Trek men quite handsome!

2009-08-03T00:44:00.000-07:00

"You had me at hello"

-Jerry Maguire

Newlife

2009-08-03T00:24:00.000-07:00

Sports Tournament 2009. I'm so proud of our boys! First place man! 3rd time's the charm, right Johnson? Too bad I have to make the photos so itty bitty, they looks a lot better bigger! Maybe I can steal some pictures from Thien later..... (Excuse the random spaces, my computer is acting up on me!)

I love meeting new people!

Corn and Beans and Vegetables, Oh My!

2009-07-30T23:27:00.000-07:00

Did you know there are corn, radishes, and beans growing around FVHS? Hidden between bushes and plants? EPIC

17 Candles

2009-07-30T23:23:00.001-07:00

Since tomorrow and the next day will be crazy, this will do...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY!!

Spock

2009-07-29T23:53:00.000-07:00

Live long and prosper

Star Trek = awesome

Chris Pine = gorgeous

Me. Yes. Me.

2009-07-29T00:50:00.000-07:00

Aimee Pham. Many people often misspell my name. Amy. Amie. Amiee. Aymie. It gets pretty interesting I have to admit! A game of sorts. The only people not close to me who spell my name right are my cousins in France. Barbara and Valerie. Aimee is apparently the French way of spelling it. Amy is the more American way of spelling it. Amie....well that's just weird. Ha! I kid, I love you Amie Tang!

Many people have nicknames. I've always loved nicknames, but unfortunately, Aimee isn't such a great nickname name. Aim. There are 4 people I know of that call me Aim. One being my mother. The other 3 are all in the same family: Nate, Matt, and Uncle Charlie. Why do they call me this? Who knows? But if I hear someone at work say "Aim," I automatically know it's Nate. So perhaps this is a good thing? Mee. Now what kind of lame nickname is that I ask you! "What's up Mee?" "Hey Mee, how are things?" Yeah, doesn't sound so cute.

You know what's the absolute worst part about having a name that's different? You never find those little license plates or keychains or necklaces with your name on it. When I was a kid, I used to scour the racks of every single tourist shop on vacations, hoping and praying that I would find my name. Now as an older kid, I just quickly scan the racks to pretend like I'm admiring the design of the license plate/keychain/necklace, but secretly search for A I M E E. One day, I found one. I went into PuzzleZoo at South Coast Plaza. I wasn't expecting much, I don't even know why I was in the store, I just gravitated on over to the license plates as was custom. And then suddenly, BOOM! There it was. I think I might have cried our in joy. It was a day to remember. Unfortunately I lost the metal plate a while back, but it's nice to know someone out there was lovely and kind enough to produce an "Aimee" license plate.

The End!

What a feeling!

2009-07-27T00:27:00.000-07:00

It's been an interesting week. Let's recap, shall we?

Doughnut holes, walking, hot, Cassie, Lilith, Jameel, CPK for Red Cross, Barnes and Nobles, waking up way too early, sore back and legs, volleyball, win, lose, win, lose, Disneyland, cotton candy, walking, Kenningtons, hot, Hurley Walk the Walk, cigaretter smoke, an ocean of half-naked people, In-N-Out, no sleep, 8 AM game, win, lose, Amy's sliced open ear, hospital, stitches, forfiet, fantastic yogurt, boy's volleyball owned, sore back and legs, hot, popsicles, church, Costco hot dogs, hot, nap!, track and field, Daisy won 2nd place in 1/2 mile, Richard won 2d place in mile, chasing Sylvie, tickling Sylvie, trying to find my shoes which Sylvie hid, tug-o-war, In-N-Out, home, Flashdance, computer

Done! What a jumbled mess of nonsense and adjectives! After many sleep deprived days, I think I might actually sleep in tomorrow morning for the first time in 1 1/2 weeks!

Ahhh, I miss the little munchkin and the little punk. Let's sail on over to Hawaii and visit, anyone in?

Disneyland is

2009-07-24T11:02:00.000-07:00

wonderful

Dilemma: choice between two equal options

2009-07-22T00:06:00.001-07:00

Looking at Joanna's Sonic picture made me craze for late night runs to Sonic in AZ. I miss my Arizona cousins! But seeing Cassie, Lilith, and Jameel almost made up for it. Whatta little punk! Gotta love Phamily!

I remember one night, maybe 5 or 6 years ago when I was watching TV with my dad (during The Lakers' golden years). A Lakers' commercial came on with Kobe and Shaq and some song that I've never heard before. But what caught my attention were the lyrics "why can't we be friends?" One time commercial ~5 years ago, and whenever a situation comes up where people are arguing I always want to start singing why can't we be friends... Granted I only know that one line and the song would come to an abrupt halt after that little sentence, but still! Why can't we be friends? Please? Pretty pretty please? I guess I knew what I should have been in for when I signed up for the part, but.... I guess my expectations were a little too high. Dangit

You shouldn't cry over spilt milk. Unless it's Chuck Norris's milk. Then you're dead.

Poke Her Face

2009-07-20T19:49:00.000-07:00

Please excuse the language! It's such a cool music video though

hahaha, I love you Becky!!

Sports Tournament '09

2009-07-18T23:02:00.001-07:00

I'm exhausted and sore and happy and proud and still excited and even more exhuasted

What a wonderful day! I love my team

And now it's 11:06 and I just read a great article in Reader's Digest and ate cold pizza

Oh how I love summer

Hello lovely

2009-07-17T22:24:00.001-07:00

My new marathon evoking show that is ever so wonderful The Office

It's a beautiful day

2009-07-17T21:22:00.001-07:00

I love summer. I really really do. Darn those little kids in my neighborhood who always set off firecrackers! Where the heck do they get those things in the middle of July? I mean, I guess you could always stock up for the year during the 4th of July, but is that really practical?

Vacation was nice, chilling with the little cousins I usually never see. I already miss them! Gio telling me his dreams about rockets and jets and Disneyland and flying castles. Matthew standing outside our room at 11:30 opening and closing the door and grinning. Sarah throwing rock hard sandballs. Caleb catching a frog and having it die the next day. Faith with her crazy tan. Rachel with her non-talking ways. I love 'em all

Aladdin. Beauty and the Beast. Aristocats. The Incredibles. Lady and the Tramp. The Little Rascals. Shrek. The Pacifier. The Lion King. All the VHS tapes I watched in 2 1/2 days. Good stuff! Throw in some late night pool competitions, early morning wake-up calls, kayaking, tag, ham and cheese sandwiches, sunburns, and Rite Aid ice cream (Chocolate Malted Crunch anyone?) and you've got yourself a vacation!

....That tonight's gona be a good night

2009-07-11T11:08:00.000-07:00

A smattering of pictures that range from 2 days ago to 7 months ago.

ASB poster party mural #1 COMPLETED!

What a lovely bunch

Brandon, Carlos, me, Kassandra

Christmas 2008 "The Phamily" cousin style

Peach and strawberry cobbler Mama's Day '09

Getting ready to leave for vacation and then hanging out with Kathy while she's in town. Why does Santa Monica have to be so far?

Invisibly angry

2009-07-10T00:36:00.001-07:00

Stupid shorts tan!

Well-placed purple streaks

2009-07-06T00:24:00.000-07:00

Goodness gracious, it's been a long couple of days!

Thursday: In the morning we started off with a lovely ASB poster party where I accidentally spilled ink on my hands and legs, painted the ugliest basketball I've ever painted in my life, and burned the bottoms of my feet. Good stuff. Next was volleyball practice with the wonderful crew where I managed to get a v-neck tan and burn my face. Blech. Then some shopping at The Lab where I bought some items from Buffalo and Urban (YES!) and then off to Souplantation for Kathy's going away birthday dinner for the cousins. Kathy had to leave after that, so we headed on over to my house and had a delightful time laughing and quoting lines from Zoolander. Good stuff!

Friday: My parents being the parents they are trekked us on up to Simi Valley, CA to go to the Ronald Reagan Library. It was actually pretty cool! At the Library/Museum, they keep the retired Air Force One, and you get to walk inside the plane and seen where the presidents lived during their flights and all that wonderful stuff. I'll never admit it to my parents, but I love museums, they're fascinating and so interesting! After beating rush hour traffic, we had a BBQ in the backyard grilling turkey and mahi-mahi burgers. yeah, I know, not real burgers, but hey, that's my mother, and they were delicious! Then Definitely, Maybe with the Dais-ter.

Saturday: 4th of July!! Went bike riding with my mom and sisters around Mile Square and saw a bajillion people. Everywhere you look, you see volleyball nets and little kids running around like savages. It's terrific! And you can't escape the smell of BBQ. I think I might have drooled the entire time we were riding, the smell doesn't leave you! Next was dinner at the Davis', a little fried chicken an mashed potato action. Yum! Afterwards, JoLiza, Joseph, Branden, Mary, Daisy, and I walked over to Downtown Disney and scouted the place out a bit. Boy was it packed. We sat down in the space between the 2 parks to watch the fireworks, but it was a disappointment. Only 6 minutes of fireworks! We're in a recession! hahaha, I love Khue! Good company and good embarrassing stories though!

mmmmm, American flag cake is so good!!

Gotta catch 'em all

2009-07-01T13:16:00.001-07:00

Yes!!!

2009-07-01T00:09:00.001-07:00

Holy Cow. Happy July!

Mission accomplished!

2009-06-30T23:44:00.000-07:00

I DID IT! I watched every single season of HIMYM! Wow, let's celebrate!

Funfetti cake anyone?

Cuz I gotta feeling

2009-06-27T15:51:00.000-07:00

I. LOVE. THE BEACH.The wonderfully colorful umbrellas and bathing suits and crazy little kids trying to fight the ocean. Even the part where you stand up out of car after a long day at the beach and discover you took half of the beach with you and spend 20 minutes trying to get all the sand off. And the part where you're so exhausted afterwards, you come in the house, maybe grab some jello, and then head to the nearest couch/bed and crash

Corona del Mar beach is my home away from home

Shia Lebouf anyone?

2009-06-23T18:04:00.001-07:00

Hey, ink stained fingers DO come off pretty easily! Well...I guess I did wash my hands about 10 times today and washed Mary's car, so it was bound to come off sooner or later. I'm counting on some more ink stained fingertips every Tuesday and Thursday til the end of summer. This year's Edison week posters will be...interesting. hahaha, Lots and lots of interesting ones! Just a few to do with forest fires and Shamu and derivatives. Sound amusing?

Today was a good learning experience for me for volleyball. Lots and lots of work to do in THAT department!

Shower. Poster party. Lunch. Volleyball practice. 7-11. Watching v-ball games @ Los Amigos. Singing w/ Amy Peterson. Home. Car wash w/ Mary. Dinner.

My day in a nutshell! Actually, I haven't eaten dinner yet, but the smells of roasting chicken are wafting through my door at this moment, so I'm just pretending that I'm stuffing my face. hahaha, and I don't even like chicken! It just smells so good!

I need to watch a new movie tonight...hmmm....Clueless or Devil Wears Prada? I guess its one of those "pick which hand!" nights again.

Daisy, you are amazing at making playlists. Seriously amazing.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallem comes out tonight!! Gosh, I want to see it...3 months...3 months...3 months til the dollar theater... Oh man, so frugal!

Well, THAT's a little creepy!

The Karate Kid

2009-06-22T23:35:00.000-07:00

I. Love. This. Movie.

I always had a crush on Daniel Larusso, whatta guy

Daniel-san!

Short much?

2009-06-18T20:28:00.000-07:00

Summer = short hair!

Wait...You just got slapped!

2009-06-16T15:03:00.000-07:00

The E N D

2009-06-16T11:58:00.000-07:00

So the new Black Eyed Peas album is kinda bomb

Track 5: I Gotta Feeling

Track 6: Alive

Fantastic I tell ya

I thought I'd be blogging a whole lot more during the summer, but apparently that's not the case! One of these days I'll just snap and write down my entire summer in one incredibly long blog post. But for now, I'll go w/ little snipets of nonsense!

Deluxe Edition!

Summer 2009

2009-06-12T17:37:00.000-07:00

I've been coughing like an 80 year old women smoking 2 packs a day
Not so fun I tell ya

Happy Birthday Mr. Johnson Coach Sir

Sophomoric: immature or shallow

2009-06-10T21:50:00.000-07:00

You know what I realized today?

I smile too much

Yup, I'm sitting in class, and all of a sudden I start wondering why does my face feel sore? And then I realize that I have this perma-grin on my face and I try to smooth it out a bit so it doesn't look like I'm smiling, but then a minute later something makes me laugh, and it starts all over again. Don't get me wrong, I love me some toothy smiles, but I think I should tone it down a bit and start acting a bit pissed so that darn smile doesn't return. It's a disease I tell you! A disease!

Last day of spanish! I'm going to miss that class....Tom, Sr. Yarnton, the stool, "charlando-ing" Fridays, story time... Good times, good times

You could 'cause you can so you do

2009-06-07T20:39:00.000-07:00

Busy weekend

Hanging w/ Gio and Uncle Jon and Aunt Rosana, Phil Wickham, BBQ w/ the volleyball folks (I love these people!), singing duets w/ Amy Peterson, church, baby shower, Laker's game, Dad's get-together

Today I saw Oops again. His real name isn't Oops. Actually I have no idea what his real name is, but that's all right. Probably the most awesome male 6th grader I've ever met. We gave each other super high-5's when the Lakers went into overtime and screamed a little bit. It's been a good day!

Now time to hit the books. Work on a little chem, eat a little jello, take a little nap...and then 1 more week of school!

Fascination, it's just the way we feel

2009-06-06T22:56:00.000-07:00

Dear Summer 2009,

You're such a tease

Yours truly,
Aimee

Introspective much?

2009-06-05T21:37:00.000-07:00

I wish...

I wish I wasn't such a little wimp

I wish I baked wonderful treats and goodies for everyone

I wish I was good at baking wonderful treats and goodies for everyone

I wish I wore more dresses and skirts

I wish I had more guy friends

I wish for many things, and it makes me realize how selfish I am

I don't want things to change, I don't want people to leave, I don't want to give things up

But despite everything, I'm glad things are changing. I want to meet new people, go to new places, try new things, get out of my little bubble.

Sometimes I wonder if everyone thinks as much as I do. It doesn't really seem like it, but maybe I don't appear to worry about anything either. I just put on this appearance of everything being all good inside by abnormally shaped head. I hope everyone doesn't think as much as I do though, because it's not so fun! Constantly having doubts and worries, overthinking and analyzing everything... There I go again!

Goodness gracious, I believe this is the first serious, introspective blog I've ever posted!

Thank God for weekends, summer vacation, wonderful music, Phamily, and little Gio=]

Why hello there

2009-06-02T23:00:00.000-07:00

I forgot how gorgeous Orlando Bloom is

2009-06-01T17:28:00.001-07:00

Happy June

Glee Glee Glee

2009-06-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

I wish I had an awesome camera that I could bring everywhere and people would look at me and say, "Man, look at the girl carrying a camera. I bet she uses it to picture blog." Yup, that would be the life. Perhaps people have this little invention called the "camera phone," but that's just nonsense! Camera phone, that little handy dandy device that is perfect for that nook and cranny in your pocket and whenever an occasion occurs (let's just say 3rd period Physical Education) you can just whip it out and take a picture?? Pshh, lame!!

Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely worlddd, she took the midnight train going anyyyyywheree

'Hella and 'Hecka and NoCal

2009-05-30T11:25:00.001-07:00

It amazes me how different some places are

Western High School's dance class is FANTASTIC. It's amazing how many awesome dancers could be in one little school. I wish I could dance. I wish I could dance well. I wish dances weren't so slutty. I wish...

Dangit! My pictures with JoLiza are on the other computer! Oh well, another picture post than... But congrats JoLiza for your BOMB performance! Crazy crazy good dancer. Oh, and congrats to Vivi for her graduation today! Too bad Georgia is so far away...

Happy Saturday ya'll

I AM YOUR MOTHER!!

2009-05-25T22:15:00.001-07:00

hahahaha, I love SNL. It's kind of amazing

Lots of Phamily time this weekend. Staying up til 4 w/ Khue, talkin about anything and everything. Fast and Furious (Paul Walker is GORGEOUS). Eating Mediterranean food. Oh my Ganache! Eating massive breakfast burritos. Making ridiculously fatty and delicious deserts. Spending way too much money on clothes. Watching tons of movies. Ignoring homework. Listening to the soundtrack of Glee on repeat. Laughing at Khue. It felt like summer all weekend, and let me tell you, it felt terrific!

Becky, I'm sorry I forgot to sign up! My mom reminded me that you called, and I when I wanted to sign up, all the shifts were taken for 3rd period=[

Okay, now let's get cracking on this Tempest nonsense...but not until I put up a picture of Paul Walker

Whoops

2009-05-23T00:55:00.000-07:00

Talking and talking and snoring and talking
Fun times with the Phamily

Fun times tonight also!

Schveet

2009-05-21T17:06:00.000-07:00

Yes!!

Khue's coming!!

Don't stop believin'

2009-05-19T22:03:00.000-07:00

I think I have a new favorite show

Awesome

Oh my Oh my

2009-05-19T16:41:00.001-07:00

Pretty boy

Shish Boom Pow

2009-05-18T23:23:00.000-07:00

Okay, so it kinda looks like he's trying to control a bladder problem, but I have to say this is my favorite picture out of his thousands of photoshoots

Yes! Modified day! It's about time

People these days....

2009-05-17T16:44:00.001-07:00

You know that feeling in projects when you feel like you're doing all the work and the people around you aren't contributing what they should? Yeah, that feeling sucks. This is stupid

Ugh, and now I have to do Chemistry instead of cooking Daisy's Thai birthday dinner!
mmmmmm, Thai food...

Barney Stinson

2009-05-16T22:15:00.000-07:00

Is awesome.

Daisy Daisy Daisy

2009-05-16T21:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Daisy Dearest!

Aimee: Daisy, I'm going to write a blog saying Happy Birthday to you!

Daisy: Just make sure you spell my name right.

Oh Daisy, you and your antics!

I hate you European History

2009-05-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was reminded of 2 important things

The Lakers are truly amazing and when they own, THEY OWN!

The Biggest Loser is incredibly awesome!

Last night when Mike cam popping out behind the "Before" picture, I screamed. Loudly. They boy lost freaking 200 pounds! Maybe more! I don't know! But man, he looked fantastic. If I knew him, I might even have an itsy-bitsy crush on him. But then again, I have crushes on everyone, so that shouldn't be too new. My oh my, what a good show.

Lakers owned. Conquered. Humiliated the Rockets. It really was quite sad, but epic! Shannon Brown's jumps look like he's flying

Wow, I'm so lame! Who watches else The Biggest Loser?! That would be my older and I thankyouverymuch!

Mmm Mmm Good

2009-05-10T22:55:00.000-07:00

I'm stuffed and cold and happy and itchy and sore and a bit sleepy
It was a good day

Happy Mothers Day one and all!

Hooray/Hurrah

2009-05-08T21:45:00.000-07:00

I don't think we're supposed to have that much fun before an AP test

Bagels, some studying, trying to get Tiffany to eat cream cheese, failing, Wendy's, honeysuckle, demon Frostee, some studying, some testing, lots of writing, some more failing, walking around with Daisy looking at the sites, some catching up time, missed the Lakers game

It was a busy busy day

HOORAY!

Nacho Libre

2009-05-03T21:40:00.001-07:00

I hate you AP Euro
I would appreciate it if you leave, right now, and never come back
That would make me incredibly happy

Curly Fries

2009-05-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Freaking Jon from Jon & Kate Plus 8! WHY did you have to go out there and ruin it for me?!?!?

I miss little Gio

Whatta goofball

2009-05-01T00:07:00.000-07:00

If I could only have one pair of shoes for the rest of my life:

The duct tape can only hold out for so long...

Epic

2009-04-30T23:55:00.000-07:00

Maybe I shouldn't have taken that 2 hour nap earlier today....

I feel like going for a run in the middle of the night, why must it be so dangerous!!

Best. Game. Ever.

I love basketball!

The Biggest Loser

2009-04-28T21:26:00.000-07:00

I'm not a huge fan of reality television, but I gotta say, The Biggest Loser is such a great show! Okay, so it's a bit dramatic, and a bit lame at times, but it's seriously inspiring. It makes me want to shun chips and jump on a treadmill. Well, almost.... but I recommend it if you want to feel inspired, or just want to see people sweat a lot.

Yuck

2009-04-27T23:42:00.000-07:00

Stupid testing
Stupid studying
Stupid testing

But the Lakers won!!

Hips Don't Lie

2009-04-26T21:16:00.001-07:00

I love cousin jam sessions. A little bit of Shakira, some Colbie Caillat, add a bit of Jason Mraz and Flight of the Conchords, throw in a little We the Kings, Taylor Swift, and OneRepublic, and you've got yourself a party.

Geez, I feel so blessed right now after hearing Audrey's horror stories of crazy LQ and Bolsa Grande. She makes stabbings seem like everyday occurences! "Oh him? Yeah, he was stabbed 25 times last year." SAY WHAT?!?!? Kids these days!

Jack Johnson

2009-04-24T22:26:00.000-07:00

3 cups of yogurt, criss-cut fries, freaky clown art gallery, bomb pumpkin pie

I saw him at Barnes and Nobles! (host of Dancing w/ the Stars and America's Home Funniest Videos) Poor guy looked exhausted

Yes!

2009-04-23T20:26:00.001-07:00

Down by 1!

Milo Ventimiglia

Okay, one more. Then I'm done...

Oh how I hate studying

Lakers much?

2009-04-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

Come on! 10 points behind? Really??

Today was interesting. After going home and eating a burrito, Branden had an impromptu stop at my house and he, Mary, and I talked about some interesting topics that were quite surprising...and ironic. Who knew?

hhahahaha, Penn Badgely in John Tucker Must Die gets me every time. That hair!

geez, He's a looker