Keri Does Things

Sunday, April 13, 2014

a series of thoughts strung together by unrelated topics and rambles

4/11/14 6:59 pm

I don't even know why I feel like this right now.
I feel fragile and that I could break at any moment, if someone comments on my hair or my face or asks me a question of looks at me funny
I don't know why.

4/13/14 11:48 am

important things to remember

your body is a sanctuary
your room is a sanctuary
your mind is a sanctuary

treat it with respect and handle with care
keep an open mind and appreciate everything
stop having
plan everything and follow your plan [for most situations]

know what your goals and dreams are
write them down where you can read them every day
never leave your walls bare

brush your hair
wash your makeup off
do your nails
part your hair different

go to the park twice a month for two hours
and write about how you feel
discover new music
organize your bookcase

take a bath
scrub the dirt away every weekend

live
laugh
love

nail that piano piece
get a haircut
go through your keepsakes box

weekly clean
light a candy and be silent

take your vitamins

buy more jewelry that's to your liking

4/13/14 9:46 pm

current expenses:
McDonalds
In N Out
Target
Saddleback College

things you said you'd do and you've completed:
-pay college fee
-cancel Disneyland pass
-deposit $$$ into savings
-buy a candle

It’s just something I’ve pondered about the last few days, is all. We get so attached to things and people that inevitably change and despite that we allow ourselves to be delved into with all of our personal feelings and opinions and then that person or thing almost becomes a part of you but not because you can function almost fine without them and yet you cannot. people are inconvenient predicaments and relationships are inconvenient but we physically and psychologically need them to survive in society. Like I don’t want to become attached to a physical being and feel like I’m obligated to do all these things because of said attachment because when they leave it’ll all feel like a waste and people are a waste of time and yet we long to know everything about them

more exciting things

i am keri

3,4,5/100

I'm not late, I just combined the entire weekend into one!

The things that brought me happiness this weekend was hearing that my favorite drumline groups were making it through WGI Prelims, Semifinals and then Finals!

Orange County Independent, Riverside City College, and Pulse Percussion are the drumline groups that traveled to Dayton, OH to perform in the WGI Championships. A few of my friends are in those groups so it was really fun to watch them progress through the different competitions.

This weekend was mainly about drumline to me, and even though I didn't perform, my friends mean the world to me and being able to support them and cheer for them for three whole days really made my entire weekend.

It's incredible; I was at home on a couch in California watching a LIVE webcast of all the groups in Dayton perform.

Absolutely mind blowing.

Questions 3, 4, and 5

3. What is your favorite time of day?
10:14 AM/PM

4. Name a celebrity you find attractive.
Rachel McAdams

5. What is one of the best pieces of advice you have ever received?
Don't be hurt when someone says no.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

2/100

Dinners with my family always make me happy. Instead of ordering the usual burger/calamari dish, I opted for a platter of ... potato skins. Then, my sister ordered a side of fries. More potatoes. Then of course I had a cream soda and a pizookie for dessert. You can't go to BJs and not order a pizookie.

"This is very Irish of you!"
"My middle name is Irish, so yeah I guess it fits!"

Sometimes the most random conversations come up at dinnertime. It's been a while since more than two of us at a time have sat down at the same table, at the same time.

- Sans one, fundraising dinner at BJs with my youngest sister!
Photo creds: my mother

Question 2:

What is a goal you recently met?

I've had straight As in my classes for almost two months now!

WHAT?

In addition to the 100 days of happiness posts, I'll also be answering one of these a day! This will definitely keep me on track. (Or it should.)

1. If there were one word which was automatically to your name in Google searches, which word would you want it to be?
2. What is a goal that you recently met?
3. What is your favorite time of day?
4. Name a celebrity you find attractive.
5. What is one of the best pieces of advice you have ever received?
6. What is the ultimate gesture of total trust?
7. What is the best compliment you have ever received?
8. What is something you have changed your mind about?
9. What is something you’ve never changed your mind about?
10. Rewrite the end of a fairy tale.
11. Choose one: you will never misunderstand the meaning of what someone else is saying OR nobody will ever misunderstand what you say.
12. If offered irreversible immortality, would you take it?
13. In your opinion, what are the most important qualities of a good friend?
14. If you could be a founding member of a space colony, with the caveat that you would never be able to return to Earth, would you go?
15. What is your favorite superpower? Why?
16. If you were a book, which book would you be?
17. If you found out that your life was a book, and you met your author, what would you say to them?
18. How would you prefer to die?
19. What is your favorite paradox?
20. Tell us five facts about your first love, or, if you haven’t had one yet, invent the story of meeting your first love.
21. If you could live anywhere for a year, where would you live?
22. If you could visit anywhere for a week, where would you go?
23. You can only read one genre of books for the rest of your life. Which genre do you read?
24. Define “love.”
25. Define “justice.”
26. Define “truth.”
27. Define “art.”
28. Define “good.”
29. Define “obscene.”
30. What one thing in the world would be hardest for you to give up?
31. What is one thing you regret?
32. What is something that you have done that you are proud of?
33. Is it easier to talk or to listen?
34. When are you vulnerable?
35. If you met God, what would you say to God?
36. Would it be harder to tell someone you loved them if you weren’t sure how they would respond, or have to tell someone that you didn’t love them back?
37. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them? Who were they to you?
38. What is your worst quality?
39. What is your best quality?
40. What is your most immediately noticeable quality?
41. What is the first thing you notice about other people?
42. Describe one of your closest friends, and explain why that person is such a close friend.
43. What happened in the last dream you remember?
44. What was your most memorable dream?
45. Two truths and a lie.
46. If you were having a baby with the love of your life, and they insisted that the child be named after a place, what would you name your child?
47. What is the last lie you told?
48. Is it possible for you to love someone you don’t trust?
49. What motivates you most?
50. What is your favorite narrative trope?
51. Describe the ultimate dystopia.
52. What story (book, movie, game, etc.) have you learned the most from?
53. What is something you wish other people could know about you without you having to tell them?
54. Describe a moment you experienced something unexpectedly beautiful.
55. What is the biggest challenge you face when trying to form relationships with people?
56. How close do you think your perception of yourself is to how other people perceive you?
57. What is something you used to be afraid of, but aren’t anymore?
58. What is the most important emotion?
59. Do you think humans are any different than very advanced organic robots? If so, how?
60. If you had to move somewhere else, what would you miss most from where you are now?
61. If you were a videogame character, what would your iconic weapon be?
62. What is an aspect of your personality now that would come as a surprise to your younger self?
63. If you could eliminate one event from the last month, which event would it be?
64. If you had to forget the entire last year except for one 24 hour period, which day would you chose to remember? (Other people would remember, and you would have anything you wrote down or recorded during that time period - you would just have a form of amnesia.)
65. What is the most upsetting thing anyone has ever said to you?
66. If you had to pick only one ideal or cause to work toward, what would it be?
67. Are there any unforgivable actions? What are they?
68. Under what circumstances is keeping information secret acceptable or morally required?
69. What is one of your favorite ways to relax?
70. What is something you find difficult to talk about, even though you know you should?
71. What is an easy, default topic of conversation?
72. What is your favorite sort of conversation?
73. What is a version of you in an alternate reality doing right now?
74. What was the last adorable thing you saw?
75. Would you prefer for people to hate you or for people to be completely indifferent to you?
76. Would you prefer to be yelled at or ignored?
77. What is your favorite word and why?
78. What is your dream job?
79. What is the most difficult thing you’ve done this month?
80. When was the last time you were really scared?
81. What do you want most?
82. Describe an ideal day.
83. If you could speak to any real (non-fictional) person, living or dead for one hour, who would it be?
84. In general, are you happy with the person you have become?
85. Do you want to be a parent?
86. What is something unusual about you that not a lot of people know?
87. What makes you you?
88. Are you lonelier when you’re with people or when you’re alone?
89. What makes you feel safe?
90. What was the last bad decision you made?
91. Who is someone you have utmost respect for, and what is it about that person that makes you esteem them so highly?
92. What was the last thing you laughed uncontrollably at?
93. Your friend tells you that they are suicidal, and asks you not to tell anyone. Is it more of a betrayal to tell someone, or to keep silent?
94. What song speaks to you most? Why?
95. What basic values or principles do you turn to when faced with moral dilemmas?
96. If you had a tagline, what would it be?
97. If applicable, what do you look for in a romantic partner?
98. Who is your favorite author?
99. Who is the one person you know who is most similar to you (in terms of personality, beliefs, attitudes, mannerisms, etc)?100. What are you most excited about right now?

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

1/100

Please enjoy a list of my favorite songs as of late:

Question 1:

If there were one word which was automatically to your name in Google searches, which word would you want it to be?

Enigma. I learned this word in 11th grade during one of the extensive units of vocabulary in English class and this word really caught my eye simply because I can't think of another word that sounds just like it. I'd like to think I'm somewhat of an enigma myself, a mystery that even I can't solve.

ONE HUNDRED DAYS OF HAPPINESS

Just like the title says, that's right! I'll be participating in the "100 days of happiness" trend that's been going around, except I won't be doing it via Instagram, like everyone else.

I don't use this blog nearly as much as I'd like to, so I figure this is a fantastic way to not only document the things that bring me happiness, but help me post regularly and use this blog for its intended purpose!

I haven't figured out how I'd like it to be laid out but I'll get to that sometime soon.
Preferably in the next two hours or so.