You Know What is Great?

Well obviously there are far too many things that are great for me to list in just one post.

It is great that I won Ginger Beer.  From that one time when I posted on TUSB (and then reposted here) about finding someone else's birth control in my desk.  Ahh, the life of the student.  Anyways, I won a bottle of two-buck-Chuck (reaaaalllly cheap wine), but I had to give it back because I don't drink wine.  Which was sort of Awks Mcgee after someone made a joke about how if someone who wins a prize doesn't drink then they aren't wanted on the staff of TUSB.  But I laughed it off.  Anyways, that was about a bazillion years ago, but they just finally gave me a replacement prize.  I got ginger beer, which is supposedly like ginger ale but better.  (Which is weird because I would think ale is nicer than beer, but then what do I know about the alcohols?)

Now I can sit back watching some sports and knock a few beers back with my amigos.  Haha.

Also, sunshine is great.  And what better way to celebrate sunshine than by going to the beach.  Seriously, I think I will always have to live in beach states.  I love the beach.  It is warm and fun and summer and care free and sunburn that turns into tan. So expect tales of me turning into a lobster and then into a Mexican.  Is that racist?
Before:

After:

I've heard that my grandmother on my Mexican side was even prettier than the girl above.  So it could happen you guys.  It's in my genes.  

The lastly thing that is great is your face.  Just kidding its watching Disney movies and calling it homework.  It's totally research for a paper that I am writing on Happily Ever After and Disney relationships.  Seriously Belle was on the road to an abusive relationship and Mulan's guy thought she was a dude for most of the time he knew her.  Seriously weird.  Seriously.  

In my opinion, the only healthy relationship in Disney movies exists in The Incredibles.  The movie makes a point to say that its a give and take and that each partner needs to work in order for the marriage to be happy.  Which is a small part of why I am increasingly obsessed with The Incredibles.  That and the fact that it's truly artfully done.  So many nuances.  

And somehow I've gotten my way to The Incredibles, which means its time to end this post.  

Somewhere, there's a fat lady singing right now.  

Some Reasons I am not Angsty Right Now

Even though I have been angsty a lot lately.  (But that's all changing)

• The wonderful Kelsey had a birthday on Thursday.  I love her so much, and it was sooo fun to celebrate with her.  Pic:

• The weather.  Did you know that I suffer from SAD?  It's Seasonal Affective Disorder, and it means that I get depressed in the winter time.  Yes, I am a California girl wuss.  But this is keeping my body from realizing that it's winter right now.  Thank you California.  
• Blogging got me a job!  Well ... Kinda.  Blogging and my superior people skills.  Like making jokes in interviews.  No but f'real, the people at the Stanford Alumni Association wanted someone who was adept with social media and it's marketing uses.  AKA, I uses the interweb and I gotz me a job.  
• I'm taking an Ebonics class.  Which is incredibly interesting to study, and which makes for great conversation.  I come back with interesting facts and phrases all the time.  This is a book I use to study, along with another picture which I don't find offensive in the least bit:

• It's February.  Meaning my birthday is coming up.  Also meaning this is week 5 of the quarter.  Also meaning I'm taking a girlfriend's road trip to LA soon.  Meaning it's practically March, and then I get to go travel the east coast.  
• I decided I don't like being stressed.  And I decided I'm just going to work really hard and then not set any grade requirements for myself.  So if I work my bee-hind off this whole quarter and get C's in all of my classes, it will suck, but I will be okay with it (eventually).  So whatevs
• I finally blogged for TUSB, which I have been meaning to do for literally 2 weeks.  
• Also, I remembered not to take life so seriously.  Like is it really the end of the world if I don't get a really legit job this summer and I end up doing office work again.  And I decided that if I'm not having fun in my music theory class then that's stupid, because I love music a lot.  And that should apply to everything basically.  
• Also, I discovered good music.  Like Mumford and Sons and Brandi Carlile and Rod Stewart (mostly joking there), and Bon Iver.

So I'm happy.  And I'm fixin to stay that way.  

Previously on Gigi's Blog....

Gigi returned to blogging after a long break, and began to list things that had made her happy.  Stay tuned to see what more she can add to the list.

Lately, or not so lately as the case may be, I have enjoyed:

• The Thanksgiving Decorations that were up in my house.  Including this leaf that is taped to the fridge.  Although it has since been removed due to a competition between my brother and our creatively named cat, Mr. Catface.  

• This probably politically incorrect display is near and dear to my heart.  

• The fun my little brothers had with a label maker

Every reference to this phrase makes me giggle.  And then want to dance.

Wouldn't believe where I found this guy....

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.........Aaaaaaaaand we're back.  

• Avoiding studying for finals next week through use of this blog. 
• Pretending like it's not cold even when it's in the 40's.  I'm such a SoCal girl that I don't know what to wear if it's not sunny.  This is what I was like when I went to New York In February of 2009:

I basically laugh in the face of danger.  

• This: The real reason I became an econ major is that we get to talk about skinning cats all the time.  Which will probably make all the cat-lovers who read this blog cringe.  But you know what they say, there's more than one way to skin a cat!

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Blogging: My new favorite form of procrastination

Except that I can never decide what to write about.  I feel like I should introduce myself a little.  Although chances are you already know me a little bit if you are reading this.  Anyways.  Here are some pictures of shtuff I like.  

Elephant Jewelry:

My Insanely Adorable Nephews (well actually I LOVE them)

Walking (especially when I'm a Black Business Man)

My Beautiful School

And Going to Church and Institute

Other cool things include the color purple (not to be confused with lavender), randomly singing, dancing in front of the mirror, annoying my roommate with my antics (I introduce her to other people with cool random facts that aren't even true:  This is my roommate Kelsey, She can juggle knives), doodling, making funny faces, and admiring my hair (I only do this if I'm already doing my hair.  I'm not that conceited.  Usually.)

Let me know if we have any likes in common.  We'll make a party out of it.  Holla!