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Day 20 of Honesty Blogging

Published on 2012-04-27 23:34:05

Day 20 — I’m half naked, cold, tired, hungry, hurt, wet and just washed up on a deserted island. The first things I need to do to survive is… Get dry… I freak out when I’m sticky and wet. Then thinking about sand sticking to me. Then not knowing how I’m going to be found. [...] > read more

Day 19 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-23 23:03:00

Day 19 — The film that best describes how my day-to-day life feels is… I must confess I needed help on this one. So, I asked my boyfriend, the film guru. Anyway, he suggested Despicable Me… at first I was like, WHAT? Then he explained… well your family is pretty crazy and you deal with [...] > read more

Day 18 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-21 12:32:18

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Day 17 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-21 01:38:23

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Day 16 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-19 18:32:26

Day 16 — I’ve just been granted the power of resurrection but I can only use it to bring back one dead celebrity. I would bring back ________ because… To be quite honest, Tom’s post gave me some ideas. I started out with zero. After reading his post, I liked his Audrey Hepburn thought because [...] > read more

Day 15 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-18 04:06:23

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Day 14 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-17 22:10:51

Day 14 — Because my parents never found out, I remember getting away with __________ as a teenager… Nothing… Seriously, there is one thing I cannot remember that I ever got away with. Oh yes, there was a time where it seemed like I was getting away with it but all I needed to do was [...] > read more

Day 13 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-15 23:54:48

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Day 12 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-13 13:40:56

Day 12 — My favorite song to dance and sing to when no one is looking… My favorite songs change with every new song I hear. At the moment it would have to be Adele’s Rumor… I love the deep tone of her voice along with the loud percussion of her soundtrack perfect combination! > read more

Day 11 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-12 11:05:42

Day 11 — When I’ve had a really bad day the first thing (not person) I reach for is… My bed. Usually my bad days become bad because I’m physically and emotionally unable to keep my thoughts positive. Whenever I get bogged down I can tell I need sleep/rest: to fight whatever feeling or perspective [...] > read more

Day 10 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-11 11:00:42

Day 10 — The last time I snooped into something I wasn’t supposed to (like a medicine cabinet in a friend’s bathroom), I found… I was at a wedding and one of my friends told me he had stopped drinking… I saw him holding a drink. When he was done, he set it down and [...] > read more

Day 9 Of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-10 13:10:11

Day 09 — When the cashier gives me this amount of money for change I know it’s too much money to dump in the charity bucket… I don’t dump any money in the charity bucket. If I did, it would have to be less than a quarter. I hold on to quarters; I have no [...] > read more

Day 8 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-09 22:55:01

Day 8 If I could afford it, the piece of famous artwork you would find in my home is… > read more

Day 7 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-08 13:00:21

Day 07 — I went to see a psychic, and was given the opportunity to ask three questions – I would ask… I move alot in my sleep and sometimes I laugh and talk; why is that? Truly, what are the sleep effects of eating dinner late at night? Do you feel as strongly as [...] > read more

Day 6 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-07 10:30:36

Day 06 — My worst cooking disaster involved _____________ and this person/these people… I was about 12 years old or so; I was babysitting these kids, who at the time were spoiled rotten. Their mom would only cook them food that they liked to eat or they wouldn’t eat what you prepare them. It was [...] > read more

Day 5 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-05 10:01:16

Day 05 — This is embarrassing but on average I cause the toilet to overflow about this many times a year because of deposits I made… Honestly I don’t remember… Usually when I clog the toilet I’m not at home. So I’m not concerned unless of course I’m at someone else’s house. Anyway, back to [...] > read more

Day 4 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-04 13:15:26

Day 04 — A blogger friend I’ve known for over five years told me she has been blogging anonymously all this time and most of what I know about her is her fantasy. My reaction to the news is… Anger and hurt. Yes, if I considered her a true friend, I have the right to [...] > read more

Day 3 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-03 09:56:36

Day 03 — Regardless of my current status, do I believe a person should save himself for marriage… Yes, I do believe one should save him/her self for marriage. Why? Because of respect for myself and my future husband. Currently, kids get into relationships in elementary and JR high… They do things that kids shouldn’t [...] > read more

Day 2 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-02 10:08:34

Day 02 — Not including food, blogging or television, my most guilty pleasure (this includes chocolate)… > read more

Day 1 of Honesty

Published on 2012-04-01 12:05:18

Day 01 — The one thing that it seems like everyone else on the planet is into but I just cannot stand is… I’m going to offend a lot of people but I canNOT stand the vampires, mainly the Twilight saga. Moms and daughters go crazy cuckoo, sometimes to the extreme! The manager at my [...] > read more

Of all the ridiculous!!

Published on 2012-03-28 15:16:26

I didn’t go to church last Thursday because my skin had been acting up: Itchy, dry, more red than usual, etc. I planned to drink water every hour and sleep early since I was also going to work early the next day. It’s around 9:30pm just finished showering and I run to get my newly [...] > read more

Five Minute Friday: LOUD

Published on 2012-03-23 08:44:16

Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we want to, not because we have to. We write for fun, for joy, for discovery. We just write without worrying if it’s just write or not. Won’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over [...] > read more

Five Minute Friday: EMPTY

Published on 2012-03-09 13:02:48

Best Buy, You’ve done it again

Published on 2012-03-06 16:18:38

You remember the difficulties I’ve had with Best Buy. They’ve made it a point to not disappoint me in their losing streak. Well, last year on cyber Monday I placed an online order with Best Buy because #1 I’d rather have it delivered to my house instead of going to the store and having to [...] > read more

Five Minute Friday: ACHE

Published on 2012-03-02 19:24:13

Around here we write for five minutes flat on Fridays. We write because we love words and the relief it is to just write them without worrying if they’re just right or not. So we take five minutes on Friday and write like we used to finger paint. For joy in the process. No matter [...] > read more

Five minute Friday: GRIT

Published on 2012-02-24 13:02:17

Five Minute Fridays: DELIGHT

Published on 2012-02-17 13:27:14

Seriously, no thank you.

Published on 2012-02-15 15:21:31

Dear blogger friends I will let you in a little secret that I have not yet published: I’m dating BUT my attitudes towards guys have NOT eased up, one bit. Maybe they’ve intensified a little Here a few instances where I would have liked to use the above phrase, “Seriously, NO, thank you ” [I [...] > read more

San Diego Weekend!

Published on 2012-02-13 22:59:04

The first weekend in January my girlfriends and I went to San Diego. Arrived Friday night, checked into our Holiday Inn Express Hotel and drove to Coronado Island. We ate at Lil Piggy’s BBQ. The portions were leaning towards the small size. We ordered (2) Three Meats Platter. Beef brisket, pulled pork, chicken, and ribs. Our sides: [...] > read more

Me, vain?!

Published on 2012-02-07 09:58:01

We’ve experienced vainness before; probably in High School, the most. The stereotypical high school cheerleader who can’t go five minutes without looking in the mirror. The pretty metro high school boy who shops at A&F, who’s dream is to model for them one day. But what about the little signs…the countless vogue profile pictures one [...] > read more

Five minute Friday: REAL

Published on 2012-02-03 14:06:51

To start things off…

Published on 2012-01-31 13:49:08

I’ve written quite a bit about my family. To start things off I’ll write about two comical snippets of my sibling life. Sunday night I’m laying in bed all of a sudden I hear my brother, John: who is online?! Me: [check phone, omg I'm online! Hurry up and disconnect] Me: sorry John. I turned [...] > read more

I’m back! I promise!

Published on 2012-01-30 10:46:38

Ok folks! I’m back to blogging. I’ve got an iPhone and will now be updating more frequently. I have a lot to update on. Like when I went on a family vacation for 10 days and visited 7 states. Or when I went to San Diego and stuffed my face with local food! Yummy!! Or [...] > read more

The Worst Series of Encounters Pt. 2

Published on 2011-08-10 21:16:57

Remember Part 1? It’s been such a long time since I’ve blogged, I had to look at my most recent post. Sadly and shamefully, it’s dated May 29. It is now nearing the end of summer. Goodness gracious! How time has flown. Anyway, back to the series of worst encounters (ever), if I may add… [...] > read more

The Worst Series of Encounters Pt. 1

Published on 2011-05-30 00:44:41

I think enough time has passed that I can safely blog about the recent happenings of my life… Specifically the dating aspect of it. Remember my “Boy, Do Me A Favor, Please” posts? There was a more specific reason for those posts. Le > read more

I’m alive!

Published on 2011-05-23 01:39:16

I know it’s been several weeks since I’ve blogged. Nothing new. I’m still loving my job. I love the people I work with especially my office mate. We get along so well. It’s awesome. I went to SC/GA at the beginning of this mon > read more

A Beautiful Day Calls for a Photo Shoot

Published on 2011-04-27 22:04:08

All Photos Taken By Darlene Torres All photos taken by Darlene Torres Filed under: Because my family is crazy, Welcome to my Randomness Tagged: Beverly Hills, CA, family, friends, fun, Griffith Observatory, life, Los Angeles, pictures, Rodeo Drive > read more

Boy, do me a favor, PLEASE! Pt 2

Published on 2011-04-16 14:42:32

This is one of those posts that will continue… Click here to read the first post� Do not text me if you’re planning to ask me out. Call me. Ask me in person. If you text me I’ll take it as a casual “Let’s hang out, > read more

Boy, do me a favor, PLEASE!

Published on 2011-04-03 16:44:31

I’ve had my share of dates the past month. One of the things that really irk me is that guys don’t really study up on a girl when they are given a chance. You can see my in my element, my environment. Me talking with my friends, me talkin > read more

Let me explain myself…

Published on 2011-03-23 00:14:26

I finally took that Jung Briggs Myers personality test. Let me know how you do! I have put in bold what I believe to be an accurate description of me. Here’s what I got: Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging “It is in keeping with traditio > read more

Awww…you’re such a good brother!

Published on 2011-03-21 23:06:27

My brother knows about my bucket list. This past Saturday he experienced what I had to go through on my casual date this past week. We all hung out as a group. My family was there and a bunch of my sister’s friends. Today my brother sends me a > read more

They basically didn’t want him.

Published on 2011-03-10 19:00:50

I work at a school district in the Nutrition/Food Service department. This department processes applications to free/reduced lunch. The other day this lady calls and is asking about her ‘child’. He is considered a foster child. We had t > read more

Copy and Paste: The most beautiful girl …

Published on 2011-03-09 02:52:49

My Skype went berserk and decided to email everyone in my contact list to add me on Skype or download Skype and add me. It even sent an email to myself telling me to add me on Skype. Well, I get this message from this guy I don’t know him but I > read more

Delayed Gratification…

Published on 2011-03-07 23:25:37

This past weekend life threw one of its many curve balls. . . Sickness, pain, suffering, were among everyone’s feelings this past week. It has caused me to ponder a bit. In the Filipino culture we are taught at a very young age to pursue our st > read more

Why me?!

Published on 2011-03-01 20:18:40

So a few months ago one of the search terms used to find my blog was, “Ghetto name for Melanie” My reaction W O W . . . � So that made me think of urban dictionary. Seth was telling me to go to Urban Dictionary and find the definitio > read more

BEST BUY: Hate or Love, you tell me.

Published on 2011-02-26 01:59:56

I realize I’ve been MIA/AWOL for the past two weeks, I think? Well, I’ve been wondering what to blog about. My life has been the same old same old stuff with not much excitement sprinkled in at all. Makes me really sad because I love blog > read more

Dear Valentine’s Day

Published on 2011-02-14 13:04:48

Dear Valentine’s Day, When I was in elementary, Valentine’s day was an excuse to get candy and throw a class party. All I had to do was buy a box of valentines cards, sign my name, and throw one on each desk. EASY! In High School, it > read more

Hi, your sons are cute…

Published on 2011-02-06 16:19:37

So there’s this couple I know. Their sons are cute. Well one in particular has taken my fancy. Apparently a family in the church (I’ll nickname them the G’s) knows them fairly well. Mrs G introduced me to the Mr & Mrs. I’v > read more

Please for my Sanity III

Published on 2011-02-02 21:28:08

As already established some people are ridiculous. Literally ridiculous there is no going around that statement. Some of those people I would desperately like to FIRE! � Exhibit A. I emailed a gal at work asking for their school mascot. She emai > read more

Did you know?!

Published on 2011-01-31 23:53:27

Last Saturday it hit me… The main ingredient in salad dressing is soybean oil. Do you know what soybean oil is? Vegetable oil. The vegetable oil we fry foods in. Gross. Oh and by the way, it’s the same for mayo. Filed under: Burdens I Sho > read more

Welcome to my Randomness XXVIII

Published on 2011-01-28 12:35:03

Finally, a post on the scheduled day! It’s been a long time coming. * * * * * * * * * * I’m going to Disneyland today to celebrate a friend’s birthday. * * * * * * * * * * Happy Birthday Friend! * * * * * * * * *�… Read�more > read more

Dear Lone Woman at Disneyland,

Published on 2011-01-23 23:53:07

Dear lone woman who was talking on the phone wearing a tinkerbell shirt at Main Street in Disneyland, Congratulations! It was kind of awkward how I found out you were getting married. I’m sorry your daughter isn’t returning your phone calls and e > read more

In my defense: Dear Best Buy Guy

Published on 2011-01-18 19:05:36

Dear Best Buy Guy, I don’t know how often the customers you help give you their number and I realize I may be another drop in the bucket. If I may explain myself properly, I don’t usually talk to people. Period. The extent of the conversation end > read more

Girl Fail #2. Best Buy.

Published on 2011-01-17 15:48:42

Ok read this if you missed #1. Click Here I went to Best Buy today. I called before hand to make sure he was there and he knew I was coming. When I got there he was helping another customer so I left and went to the mall. Came back and he was still h > read more

Is it just me?!

Published on 2011-01-16 22:23:13

Ok. So I wasn’t able to get to Best Buy before he left but I’m calling tomorrow and talking to him about my phone. I’ll also ensure he’ll help me out. I have some stupid things but I don’t know which one to go with. A. W > read more

Welcome to my Randomness XXVII

Published on 2011-01-16 15:57:33

**This was written yesterday** I wrote a guest post for Marlize last month. Read here: http://everygirlscorner.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/melanie/ * * * * * * * * I took a 2 hour long nap yesterday when I came home from work. * * * * * * * * I am now s > read more

Girl Fail. Best Buy.

Published on 2011-01-10 01:24:01

Ok blogging family. I fail at being a girl. I need help or something. Best Buy. December 30th. I finally go in to get my upgrade. Upgrade was available in April. I wait in line. I notice cute guy at counter. Tweet: Cute guy at the counter. Hope i ge > read more

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