Sugarland

I've gotten into country music lately because of my boyfriend. I've always thought it was okay and knew I could probably like it if I listened to it more, but I just never had the motivation to sit down and look up songs. Now I love hearing country on the radio! haha Anyway, today I heard Sugarland's "Stuck Like Glue," which is a catchy song despite its irrelevance to my life (except for the being stuck on someone parts), on the radio today and listened to a bunch of her songs on Youtube. By the way, Captain Awesome (Devon = Ryan McPartlin from the TV show, Chuck) is one of the lead dudes in that music video.

I like this part from "Something More":

"Some believe in destiny, and some believe in fate
I believe that happiness is something we create"

Me too.

This is a good video with good lyrics one too: "All I Want To Do" - you have no idea how much I want to just chill with Blake.

Adding to the Bucket List?

I think it'd be pretty neat to experience what Frances Mayes heard in Portugal:

"Some cousins of Ferdinand the Bull relax in the shade. They gleam like polished copper, and each wears a bell. All the sheep wear bells, too, and when we stop, little symphonies are playing all over the rolling countryside."
--A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller

Wouldn't that be cool to hear? There are so many little things like that that make life extra enjoyable. I want to learn more about random things like this!

There are plenty of sheep in the U.S. Anyone wanna go find some and attach bells to a few hundred of them? :P

So Grateful!

I know Thanksgiving is awhile away still, but I have to make a list of the things for which I've been thankful lately (in no particular order):

* Sweet, genuinely friendly people
* Warm water
* Detailed but still interesting (i.e., not boring) travel books like The Geography of Bliss and A Year in the World
* Blake!
* Streetlights
* Music
* Lotion
* The internet
* Air conditioners
* Hair ties
* Caring, supportive family
* Volleyball socks (when I'm not playing, they keep me so warm!)
* Access to plentiful, delicious food
* Amazing friends
* Vacuums

Kinda random...I know.

Overheard at Greek Fest

Have you heard of Overheard in New York? People can post interesting/funny/weird things they've overheard...in New York, of course. They also have an Overheard Everywhere.

Anyway, this is a random funny comment I overheard at Fresno's Greek Fest:

Man: "God I love a man in a skirt."

He was talking/joking about the men walking around in white skirts like these. Made Mom and me laugh.

Saawariya

Official movie site here.

Finished watching this last night. I love this movie's title, music, and actors (Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Salman Khan, and especially Rani Mukherjee). I also liked how the storyline and characters were far from perfect (I'm not as into dreamy happy movies anymore). It's not my favorite Indian movie, but I absolutely loved its visual displays of darkness and cool (blues, greens, purples, etc.) colors in general. The saris were gorgeous, and I liked the dancing. I do have to say that it was overly dramatic most of the time, but I guess that was the point.

Oh...and check out Ranbir Kapoor's almost-naked towel dance (Nicky showed me this scene awhile ago). My mom just laughed and walked away after a few seconds. I liked it because he's attractive and you rarely see guys' bodies in such a revealing, sexualized way. We talked an awful lot about how Indian movies reveal and hide the female body (and kisses!) in my Indian Cinema class. I miss taking classes like that one.

Parenthood (Show)

I recently started watching Parenthood online, and I really like it so far. I love how it's based in Berkeley, where I went to school, and it relates to a lot of things I enjoy (people, culture, kids, school psychology, etc.). Anyway, this quote made me happy for some reason:

Jim: "Hey, Sarah."
Sarah: "Can I come in?"
Jim (after a brief hesitation): "You like lasagna?"

Maybe it's because I want these characters to be together and because I love food?

Post #90: Tubby's Wave to Cinderella

I can't use real names here, but this tiny little kid (his nickname is "Tubby") at my volunteer place waddled up to me and looked at the sticker on my clipboard. Here's what made me smile:

Me: "What are you looking at? Cinderella?"
::Kid waves his arm::
Me: "Are you waving at Cinderella?"
Kid: "Yea!"

Haha... This kid isn't very verbal, so I don't know if he was actually answering my question, answering his own question, or randomly saying something that sounded like "Yea!" Sooo cute though. He could melt anyone like butter.