dad : You've never heard of a pull-tab can?
me: what.. like pepsi? you just pull the thing open.
dad: no, no, it looks like a triangle. I can't believe you've never seen that.
me: dad, even in my earliest  memories, which includes Crystal Pepsi, I have no idea what you're talking about.
dad: can you google it? I can't believe you don't know what i'm talking about
me: *google image search*
me: dad.. this is seriously some 1970s shit.. I have never seen this in my life.
dad: they still have them in Iraq.
me: really.. that should make you feel old that you used to drink beer out of these cans.
dad: it should make YOU feel young and inexperienced.



for an example of a pull tab can, please google "pull tab can." no one on my friends list besides Slithytove will have seen one, though.

Meme check. Put itunes/winamp/whatever on shuffle, and post the opening lines from the first ten songs. ( I skipped ones without lyrics.) I'll leave you to google them.

1. woke up quick, at about noon, just thought that i had to get out of compton soon
2. somebody's waiting for me at home, i should have known, i should have known
3. sound system gonna bring me back up, one thing that i can depend on
4. coming out of my cage and i've been doing just fine
5. Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick, and think of you
6. are you upset over all of this, or are you just playing dead
7. i want to be the boy to warm your mother's heart
8. well i've got my car, we can go and sit a while, i know it won't turn over, but we'll get somewhere just the same
9. every attempt to…Is filled with holes, reads like a polygraph I’m told
10. I want to hear drums and my hearts a drum. I guess we never know what to become.

city girl you're beautiful.

(not dc girl)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fH7c8H6SNw

took my dad to the airport at 5 am. drove past roughly 50 cop cars blocking all exits to the pentagon this morning, lights ablaze. 
there's a 9-11 remembrance going on later today, i guess they aren't taking any chances.

I can't believe this journal is old enough to host an entry from that day.


Where were you, today?
I was surrounded by people who didn't care as much as I did. My dad, at the time, was at the Pentagon. My friends dad was in the basement.

My classmates didn't know anyone from DC except me. I felt really detached.

Where was I on sep 11th?

here.

Rip the tune off the compact disc and drag-drop into your favourites playlist
Convert to MP3 and give it 5 stars in your itunes library
Set as your profile song and show the hipsters your first quote this one
Bluetooth the file to your phone and set this track as your default ringtone

I'd say that describes me fairly well, haha.

scene : classroom, finishing up projects and saving them before going to lunch.

student 1: mr. israel, have you ever seen live free and die hard?
me: yeah, it's not as good as the first one though.
student 1: well you're like the hacker kid who's always escaping dying?
me: what, justin long?
student 1: who?
student 2: is that the actor?
me: yes... what? why do you guys think i'm like him?
student 1: cuz you had to hack the computer today to get the internet to work and it looked like the movies (note: he is referring to me opening a command prompt and typing ipconfig /release )
me: man I look nothing like that kid!
student 3 (joins the conversation): yeah you do! you dress exactly the same!
me: great, you guys think I'm the mac guy.
students: YEAH!!! You bring a mac to class every day instead of using the computers here! You're the mac guy!!! Mac Guy!



So now I'm gonna be "Mac Guy" the rest of the week. Great.

New mix.

68 Confessions

1. The phone rings; who do you want it to be?
someone who wants to give me a sweet photo gig travelling the world.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Yes, almost always.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Talker.

4. Do you take compliments well?
I sometimes let them go to my head when i'm not being self deprecating.

5. Do you play Sudoku?
On my DS sometimes.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Desert = no. Forest, maybe.

7. Do you like to ride horses?
Hell no.

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
SPACE CAMP. MEXICO CAMP. haha.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
Army Men and R/C cars

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you go for it?
Hell no.

11. Have you lied to get out of a date?
Yes. Very badly, but it still worked.

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
Yeah, I don't really care as long as they don't try to excorcise me.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
Be pursued. I don't really go after girls, for some reason.

14. Use three words to describe yourself?
intelligent, headstrong, sarcastic

15. Do any songs make you cry?
"kakatonaru" eastern youth
"long goodnight" get up kids
"valentine" get up kids
(what, i had a short emo high school period)

16. Are you continuing your education?
Nah, I don't know if I'll ever go to grad school.

17.Do you know how to shoot a gun?
Yes.

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
My passport and camera/HDD.

19. How often do you read books?
Probably about 1 book a month.

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
I think about the future a lot. And because of livejournal and old pictures, the past.

21. What is your favorite children's book?
Any Winnie the Pooh, Hardy Boys

22. What color are your eyes?
Brown.

23. How tall are you?
5'7"

24. Where is your dream house located?
Okinawa, maybe. I would have a small fishing boat, an internet connection, and a swedish wife. maybe Kona, Hawaii.

25. Do you have a secret fetish?
i dont think so

26. Have you tried sushi?
Nah, what's that?

27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yes! Many times.

28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
2005 with Ian for some godawful reason. And I think Yukiko too.

29. When was the last time you were at Church?
Field trip to draw the church, Bull St. Baptist... oh, maybe christmas eve.

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
To my job, Fairfax, Burke GMU

31. What was your favorite job?
Umm... my favorite job despite all the stress was sushi zen. I met a lot of good people, it could be fun, I worked with brett, and ate a lot of good food.

32. Do you like mustard?
YES. Spicy brown Mustard. French's preferably.

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
sleep. but eat first. then sleep. so.. ARGH

34. Do you look like your mom or dad?
ummmmm really neither, I think it comes from being a halfie.

35. How long does it take you in the shower?
10-15 minutes.

36. Can you do a split?
NO.

37. What movie do you want to see right now?
Dark Knight or Wall-E

38. If you could fast forward your life, would you?
No way, let's go backwards.

39. What did you do for New Year's?
Savannah, spent it with Ann and Brett / his bro, it was a lot of fun.

40. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
Yes.

41. Could you relate to a character in Mean Girls?
Tina Fey. You know, get relations on? EH? EH?

42. Do you own a camera phone?
Yeah, since 2003.

43. Do you have an "ex box" with pics and letters from past lovers?
Yes.

44. Was your mom a cheerleader?
Hahahahhaa nooo

45. What's the last letter of your middle name?
J

46. Do you like your middle name?
It's a good conversation piece and provides people (Yukiko) endless amounts of enjoyment.

47. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
5-6

48. Do you like care bears?
No.

49. What do you buy at the movies?
Man the last time I bought theater food was going to see Iron Man with Brett/Ray and a few other people. BIG MISTAKE. I skipped dinner that night and got a terrible hot dog and nachos. Ugh.

50. Do you know how to play poker?
Yes.

51. Do you wear your seatbelt?
Of course.

52. What do you wear to sleep?
boxers/shirt i wore that day, or if i took a shower at night, a "B-roll" shirt.

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown?
DC? Hahaha. Watergate? Pick one.

54. How many meals do you eat a day?
3-5.

55. Is your tongue pierced?
Ugh gross

56. Ever meet anyone you met on myspace?
I had a roommate! Thanks to Yukiko..

57. Do you read myspace bulletins?
Nah

58. Do you like funny or serious people better?
Funny

59. Ever been to L.A.?
Yes. Last summer was the most recent time. I may move there.

60. Did you eat a cookie today?
No, I don't really eat cookies

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages?
Sometimes for fun or if drunk. I learned how to say "bullshit" in Korean last week.

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
I pay for a decent amount these days, but yes, I still steal.

63. Do you hate chocolate?
YESS

64. Are you a gullible person?
Sometimes, but generally, if I'm being serious, no.

65. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
Nahhhhh, but just when I start to be convinced of that I magically get a new girlfriend.

66. If you could have any job what would it be?
Travel Photographer/Writer

67. Are you easy to get along with?
Sometimes.

68. What is your favorite time of day?
11pm-2am


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Do you like the person you are becoming?
Hell yes

Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
No

What song is stuck in your head?
scrubs theme song (I know I can't make it on my own, I'm no superman)

Someone knocks on your window at 2 am, who do you want it to be?
Matthew Lesko with tons of GOVERNMENT MONEY!!!!

Wanna have kids before you’re 30?
Maybe.

Last item you bought yourself?
Beer.

Name something you have to do tomorrow?
Go to work, play TF2 with Brett.

Can you whistle?
Yep.

Do you sleep on your side, stomach, or back?
i practice a form of sleeping known as freestyle sleeping, i generally move around the entire bed.

What gets in your way of your sleeping?
nothing, man. I have trouble getting to sleep but usually i can stay asleep unless i have terrible dreams.

Are your eyes the same color as your mom's or dad's?
neither. My mom has verrrry brown eyes and my dad has blue eyes.

Has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
9/10 girlfriends

How do you vent anger?
act like a little bitch

Do you smile a lot?
I'd like to think so.

Who was your last missed call on your cell phone?
Jessie Dodson, old friend from high school.

Who sent you your last text?
Same girl.

Does anyone hate you?
A couple ex girlfriends. Actually, only one I think!

Are you happy with your life?
Yeah! I've been very fortunate.

Do you get 8 hours of sleep everyday?
hahahaha.. dont remember the last time this happened. Probably sometime in May.

What was the last book you read?
The ghost brigades- John Scalzi

Do you hate the last guy you had a conversation with?
What? no.

Is there something you always wear?
bracelet or wristband.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
playing TF2.

Honestly, who was the last person to tell you that they love you?
Ann. Wait. maybe my mom or my sister.

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? Rick.. maybe. I dont know.

Have you ever crawled through a window?
yes.

What do you spend most of your money on?
besides 'necessities' and going out to eat, alcohol

Do you like yourself?
Sure, now. Not in high school.

Have you ever dyed your hair?
2002-2008

Are you wearing a necklace?
nope.

Who is someone you wish you could fix things with?
One ex girlfriend.

What do you want right now?
Unlimited funds to send all my friends on a killer vacation/round the world trip.

Have you ever worn the opposite sex's clothing?
hahaha. yeah, yukiko's. and my girlfriend's jeans.

Look behind you, what do you see?
my bed.

Have you ever worked in a food place?
yes. sucked most of the time.

What would you name your future daughter?
I've always liked Yumiko. But I also like Alistair (she could go by Alis), and Elliott (kind of a guys name..) also.. lately, Starbuck seems like a pretty awesome name.

Any summer plans for 2008?
Keep teachin' & find a career.

A very old inside joke... that I do not know the origins of.

I'm bored, so I stole this from casey. I got a job today though, teaching graphic design, so yay! unfortunately its contract work so at the end of the summer I need a new job.
bold = done
italics = want to do
( have you ever? )