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On Thursday, I went to SF with my parents. Went to the Wharf, took a self-tour of the Balclutha and Eureka, ate at Sabella & La Torre, Ghiradelli Square. Went to the de Young Museum. I had a lot of fun, with my parents, surprisingly. I love the de Young. It was rebuilt really nicely.
So, when we went to the wharf, we parked across the street from the Cannery, in the "Opthalmology Garage." I fell in love with that parking garage. EVERYTHING was in set in FUTURA, one of my favorite typefaces -- every sign, floor marking, warning, everything. The sign next to the elevator that said "Welcome to the Opthalmology Garage" was set up to emulate the reading charts at the eye doctor, and the signs on the walls that said which floor/area you parked at were slightly blurred except for a circle that was to depict a glasses lens... The text within that "lens" was sharp. It was great. And it was FUTURA. 0_o
Yes. I am a GrC nerd. I love fonts. Too bad I didn't take pictures in the parking garage, I think that would've been pushing it.
The Progenitors, by Charles Houghton Howard. This was probably my favorite piece in the whole museum. I was seriously staring for a while. Mostly at the black/white gradient. It's perfect.
I loved these glass pieces. I couldn't find the plaque for the life of me, so I don't know who made these and what the title(s) might be. =(
New Year's Eve will consist of washing laundry, buying contact solution, dinner with boyfriend, and possibly bowling? I don't know. But I'm looking forward to it. But not to going back to SLo on Monday. Fuck.
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and now, a meme.
from missoracle.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
Hmm. I don't really think there was anything that I haven't done before. Get sick of sorority? Drink patron? I don't know if those really count.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't do any resolutions last year, because I knew I'd just break them. So what's the point.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin gave birth to my lil baby second cousin Dilan. He's the cuuuutest thing.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My boyfriend's grandma passed away... So not really close to ME, yet she was very dear to me.
5. What countries did you visit?
Um... the States? 0_o Hopefully next year this will be different.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Travelling. More time for friends, both new and extremely old. Getting back in touch with everything. Get a job.
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 26 -- one year anniversary with boyfriend. As far as anything else ... no.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting on the Dean's List.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing touch with everything around me, except school.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Surprisingly, no. The only thing that happened to me was I slipped down some steep stairs in SLo and bruised my shin rather nicely!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Hmmm. The best thing? How about the most expensive thing? Hehe. My ivory Kate Spade purse. Yum.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My parents. My boyfriend. My lil sis.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
My own? And the pledges. Goddamnit.
14. Where did most of your money go?
SHOPPING. Food. Gifts for boyfriend. Rent. Tuition.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Typography, HAHAH! Nerd. And getting on the Dean's List. And getting the Peanuts Holiday Classics Set on DVD from Albert. Hehehh. =D
16. What songs will always remind you of 2005?
"My Humps" by BEP, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen, "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz, and "Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) happier or sadder?: Happier. I've accepted a lot of things that were upsetting me before, and feel better about myself.
ii) thinner or fatter?: Uh. I don't know. About the same.
iii) richer or poorer?: Definitely poorer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
More effort in being a friend to others. Saving money?
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Buying clothes and shoes. Haha! I still complain that I have nothing to wear.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Chilling with parents all day. Christmas Eve and Boxing Day was much more exciting for me.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
I came into 2005 in love.
23. How many one night stands?
Eww, none.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?
CSI, Without a Trace, Las Vegas, Blow Out, Lost, Desperate Housewives.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Um.. I don't think so.
26. What was the best book you read?
I didn't really read many NEW books, I re-read a lot of favorites. Probably Goblet of Fire.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kings of Convenience, Metric, and re-discovering Badly Drawn Boy.
28. What did you want and get?
Dean's List. New screen for Powerbook. Incase sleeve for Powerbook. Kate Spade purse. =D
29. What did you want and not get?
Hawai'i for Christmas. London in summer.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Goblet of Fire, and a new favorite is Munich.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 20. My sisters and Albert's bros surprised me an hour before my birthday with cake. Went to class. Went to a aKDPhi/Omega party, even though I'm a Chi Delt. Drank, drank, and drank, got my lil bro. Smoked. Got drunk. Haha.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not losing touch with the people around me?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Layers? I still dress about the same. A lot of tank tops/jeans/track jackets. Maybe a little bit more adventurous as far as ... layering goes. Haha!
34. What kept you sane?
Albert. Ballet. The usual stuff.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Uh... no one, really.
36. Who did you miss?
High school friends. Best friends.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
I met this year? Hmmm. My lil sis.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
Hell hath no fury like a woman with no money.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Now that your wallet is all lit up -- you're gonna wanna wear it out."
Yes, that was my year = $$$.
40. Who are the people you want to thank for the year?
My boyfriend, and my best friends from high school, who, despite the fact that I avoid everyone like the plague, still think of me from time to time. Seriously. You guys mean the world to me, though you probably couldn't tell.
So, when we went to the wharf, we parked across the street from the Cannery, in the "Opthalmology Garage." I fell in love with that parking garage. EVERYTHING was in set in FUTURA, one of my favorite typefaces -- every sign, floor marking, warning, everything. The sign next to the elevator that said "Welcome to the Opthalmology Garage" was set up to emulate the reading charts at the eye doctor, and the signs on the walls that said which floor/area you parked at were slightly blurred except for a circle that was to depict a glasses lens... The text within that "lens" was sharp. It was great. And it was FUTURA. 0_o
Yes. I am a GrC nerd. I love fonts. Too bad I didn't take pictures in the parking garage, I think that would've been pushing it.
The Progenitors, by Charles Houghton Howard. This was probably my favorite piece in the whole museum. I was seriously staring for a while. Mostly at the black/white gradient. It's perfect.
I loved these glass pieces. I couldn't find the plaque for the life of me, so I don't know who made these and what the title(s) might be. =(
New Year's Eve will consist of washing laundry, buying contact solution, dinner with boyfriend, and possibly bowling? I don't know. But I'm looking forward to it. But not to going back to SLo on Monday. Fuck.
---
and now, a meme.
from missoracle.
1. What did you do in 2005 that you’d never done before?
Hmm. I don't really think there was anything that I haven't done before. Get sick of sorority? Drink patron? I don't know if those really count.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't do any resolutions last year, because I knew I'd just break them. So what's the point.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin gave birth to my lil baby second cousin Dilan. He's the cuuuutest thing.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
My boyfriend's grandma passed away... So not really close to ME, yet she was very dear to me.
5. What countries did you visit?
Um... the States? 0_o Hopefully next year this will be different.
6. What would you like to have in 2006 that you lacked in 2005?
Travelling. More time for friends, both new and extremely old. Getting back in touch with everything. Get a job.
7. What dates from 2005 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 26 -- one year anniversary with boyfriend. As far as anything else ... no.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Getting on the Dean's List.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing touch with everything around me, except school.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Surprisingly, no. The only thing that happened to me was I slipped down some steep stairs in SLo and bruised my shin rather nicely!
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Hmmm. The best thing? How about the most expensive thing? Hehe. My ivory Kate Spade purse. Yum.
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?
My parents. My boyfriend. My lil sis.
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
My own? And the pledges. Goddamnit.
14. Where did most of your money go?
SHOPPING. Food. Gifts for boyfriend. Rent. Tuition.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Typography, HAHAH! Nerd. And getting on the Dean's List. And getting the Peanuts Holiday Classics Set on DVD from Albert. Hehehh. =D
16. What songs will always remind you of 2005?
"My Humps" by BEP, "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen, "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz, and "Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i) happier or sadder?: Happier. I've accepted a lot of things that were upsetting me before, and feel better about myself.
ii) thinner or fatter?: Uh. I don't know. About the same.
iii) richer or poorer?: Definitely poorer.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
More effort in being a friend to others. Saving money?
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Buying clothes and shoes. Haha! I still complain that I have nothing to wear.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
Chilling with parents all day. Christmas Eve and Boxing Day was much more exciting for me.
22. Did you fall in love in 2005?
I came into 2005 in love.
23. How many one night stands?
Eww, none.
24. What were your favourite TV programmes?
CSI, Without a Trace, Las Vegas, Blow Out, Lost, Desperate Housewives.
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Um.. I don't think so.
26. What was the best book you read?
I didn't really read many NEW books, I re-read a lot of favorites. Probably Goblet of Fire.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kings of Convenience, Metric, and re-discovering Badly Drawn Boy.
28. What did you want and get?
Dean's List. New screen for Powerbook. Incase sleeve for Powerbook. Kate Spade purse. =D
29. What did you want and not get?
Hawai'i for Christmas. London in summer.
30. What was your favourite film of this year?
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Goblet of Fire, and a new favorite is Munich.
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 20. My sisters and Albert's bros surprised me an hour before my birthday with cake. Went to class. Went to a aKDPhi/Omega party, even though I'm a Chi Delt. Drank, drank, and drank, got my lil bro. Smoked. Got drunk. Haha.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not losing touch with the people around me?
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2005?
Layers? I still dress about the same. A lot of tank tops/jeans/track jackets. Maybe a little bit more adventurous as far as ... layering goes. Haha!
34. What kept you sane?
Albert. Ballet. The usual stuff.
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Uh... no one, really.
36. Who did you miss?
High school friends. Best friends.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
I met this year? Hmmm. My lil sis.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2005.
Hell hath no fury like a woman with no money.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"Now that your wallet is all lit up -- you're gonna wanna wear it out."
Yes, that was my year = $$$.
40. Who are the people you want to thank for the year?
My boyfriend, and my best friends from high school, who, despite the fact that I avoid everyone like the plague, still think of me from time to time. Seriously. You guys mean the world to me, though you probably couldn't tell.