I see you with your palms in your pants but me, see me, I got the world in my hands.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

048. Kaitlynn > Me.

Kaitlynn is ten times cooler than me. Scratch that. Kaitlynn is 100000000000 times cooler than me. Lets take today for example.


not as cool as....













miss fly i i i, i i, i i i.














aaahah. =]


aand just because.



weezy can say did it before 10,000 times and he still sexy.

047. Mistakes turned around by the words of a doctor.

hahahah..that title makes me sound pregnant or something. I'm not pregnant. Hardly.

And no news is good news in the world of Ashley. I have today off of work. Thats exciting and I'm trying to wake up early and get my day going. Part of me wishes to sleep the day away knowing that I dont get much sleep any other day. The other part of me kicks my brain one thousand times over and lets me know that I'm being wasteful by laying in bed instead of creating yet another beautiful day. I listen to the brain kicking and get up. Smart choice.

Blackberries are liiiike...100 bucks right now. I think I'm selling my sidekick real real soon. I just need to figure out how to get out of that contract without paying an arm and a leg. If I must pay; however, I must pay. Back to one phone sounds like a wonderful idea.

I'm now addicted to these cool kids. I listened to them before and everything, but lately mikey has been grabbin my attention a whole lot more. Hes cocky. I'm not too sure why. He believes he's in the 80's with his neon style and ways of music and yet I cant get enough. Lotta people talk about how fake the whole 80's dressing, tight levi, bright shoes fad is covering places of the US right now. I digg it. I will not get into the hype buuuut I will get into the music. Give me cool kids and wale anyday and I'm content. And hey...throw in weezy. Say what?

Theeen lets put j. holiday on repeat for about 1 million times. Alright.



This was all about music. And it was boring. I'm going to cop new vans byeeee.

Friday, December 28, 2007

046. I'm so based.

Its the word of the week. Use it. Have fun with it.

1. I wont tell - Fat Joe ft J. Holiday.
2. Faces in the hall - Gym Class Heroes.
3. Adam lives in theory - Lauryn Hill.
4. Brand New - Weezy.
5. Water - Lauryn Hill.
6. Hood Figga - Gorilla Zoe.
7. Mr. Intentional - Lauryn Hill.
8. Nike Boots remix - Wale ft Weezy.
9. Touch the sky - Kanye West.
10. I get out - Lauryn Hill.
11. Mikey rocks - The Cool Kids.
12. The miseducation of lauryn hill - Lauryn Hill.
13. The art of storytellin pt 4 - Andre 3000 ft Drama.
14. I just want you around - Lauryn Hill.


So lauryn seems to win the award for artist of my week. I wish she liked white people. Maybe one day she will consider me her homegirl. Maybe not. Oh well...girl can sang. Not sing...sang.











youre very...welcome. =]



I'm excited for 2008. Its fast approaching and I am looking forward to a brand new year. I'm not going to propose all these resolutions because they won't happen. I dont have time to remember things I claim once before. Im kidding. However I will just stick with trying to enjoy the new year and stay as focused as I seem to be lately. I'm enjoying myself.

I wrote darcie a poem for christmas. Shes my best friend...just incase I haven't said it enough. Well the gift turned out very cool. I read it to her. I teared up and got sappy like a treeeee. Heres the poem. Check check da check it out.


My Best Friend.

Standing by your side,
So close as if it was water against a tide.
And try…try to feel how I feel inside.
Impossible made possible.
With you it’s no optical illusion.
It’s the fusion of two who are now one,
And our story’s just begun and it’s already been won.
My best friend, look how much you have done
For me, and could it be that this unfortunate, unlucky
Could be so lucky
To have you to set me so free?
You took this soul with so much soul
And made me whole by being so bold.
This is you being told you are my best friend.
Our depths of conversations
Could move nations, and yet
We are stationed in a solitary place
With all the space, with no time to trace but time to waste.
From the way you make me smile from ear to ear,
To the time when you heard the microscopic tears.
You were near, and told me not to fear.
I hold respect for the intellect you’ve kept -
Keep so silent almost as if in complete confinement.
Meant to listen, to observe the whole world.
That makes you one of the wisest girls.
You’ve surpassed my expectations
Making me now expect nothing and yet I hold it all
And I stand so tall and we’ve broken down all walls
And you…are my best friend.
From our texts to text we convey
Each and everyday just to say: “hello” in the deepest way.
And this is way past our past
And currently on our present
As our futures become ever present
And I present the amazing duo.
Oh do we surprise everybody by being too happy.
This is not that, I care about you one day just not Sunday through Monday.
This is that, I care for you everyday in every way being here to stay
For forever…and one more day.
You are my best friend miss Darcie Chellew
And I hope you knew all of the above was true.
Written in yellows and blues minus green
Because that shade looks so mean on candies to you.
I keep you close to my heart, we will never part.
You are part of me now.
I shall scream aloud.
I should hardly be allowed to have you, but I am so very thankful to.
Know that I hold you dear, like…
Dear Darcie,
You are my best friend to stay by my side until I have no side.
I will never push you aside, we will go and glide, ride, and guide each other
Until I have tried every rhyming word.
Thank you for being such a big part of my small little world.
Love always,
That Ashley girl.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

045. Candids are in.

Christmas was wonderful. I got everything that I asked for and more. Family, friends, food, and faith were the four F's of the season. Cool, yeah? I got a new camera from my parents. Aaaaand Sabrina snatched it and took pics all day. Days are beauuutiful...true story. Enjoy. =]


just the girrrls.













photo op?












sabrinas magic.













gramma gramma. =]













creepy tayy. pretty auntie.


















gangsta gangggstaaa.













=]













mr. fix it.













bellas cute.













hello jello.













aahaha.













cammy.

















dads the man.


















whoooooops. =]






i wish i was a cool kidddd....=]

Sunday, December 23, 2007

044. And I wonder.

Main Entry: nos·tal·gia
Pronunciation: \nä-ˈstal-jə, nə- also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl-\
Function: noun

1: the state of being homesick : homesickness
2: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition; also : something that evokes nostalgia

This word seems appropriate for a lot of reasons lately. I like the word. It's not used very much and I think that is one of the reasons that I find it so interesting. I remember Christmas time when I was younger. This magic that it seemed to possess right around the night before Christmas eve. I miss the fun of how it used to be. The fun before all of the hectic days with shopping and money and time. However these past few days have really brought out memories that I thought were forgotten. We went and looked at lights tonight. My mom took all of us girls while my dad was at work and it was nice. Tomorrow is Christmas eve and thats always exciting. In the morning we will go over dani's and exchange gifts. Theeen off to church later that night.

I also remember past relationships. Whenever they get brought up I get a little bitter. Some ended badly. Some ended just fine. I suppose the ending doesn't matter so much as the beginning and during. As with anything, defining moments stand out. I bring it up because I had a very nice conversation with an ex today. Pieces of my heart stay with them..and probably always will. With the others...all of the others...I have snatched those pieces back and carefully placed them back together. But the missing ones that are with the one person...will stay missing. I like that. So do they.

I'm drinking tea a lot lately. Maybe it's because I feel sophisticated when I do. Maybe it's because I'm sick and have no voice. Maybe it's because I love the taste. All three? Okay.

I probably wont post in the next two days so...Merry Christmas to everyone. Be safe and have a great time. I'm thankful for all that I have during this season. I have been blessed with a beautiful life and beautiful people to accompany me through this walk that I take each day. If I've talked to you once, five times, or daily...know that I appretiate you gracing me with your existance. I learn something new from everyone. Yes, that means you. Thank you all.

I'm not asking for much this christmas. However...if I was...I would add these lookers onto the list:


































Friday, December 21, 2007

043. Dont believe everything you read...or do.

I ate 4 fortune cookies at work today. I know...I'm greedy and apparently fortune thirsty. I cant help it if I like those little things. Want to know what they said? I bet you do.

1. Where there is ambition, there is success.
- I enjoyed this one. It was simple and self explanitory.

2. You have the ability to sense and know higher truth.
- Whyyyyy...thank you.

3. You or a close friend will be married within a year.
- Sike me mr. fortune buuut....Cassaud? Okay.

4. A dely is better than a disaster.
- Can we say...new motto?


If only fortune cookies were real people. That would be quite interesting. I'm sure everyone would find good use for a "mr fortune" that could walk beside them spitting out simple phrases or ideas for the future. I believe they would be amazing conversation artists. I say bring them on in the year 2008. I'm not sure who to talk to but I'm willing to bet human fortune cookies are the new wave of life coaches. Halla?




Music is my boyfriend, music is my girlfriend.

1. The Unwinding Cable Car - Anberlin. (Thanks Dan)
2. Dream - Mighty Joe
3. Faces in the Hall - Gym Class Heroes.
4. Hypnotized - Gemini.
5. The Coolest - Lupe Fiasco.
6. Be Ok. - Chrisette Michelle ft Will I Am.
7. No Air - Jordin Sparks ft Chris Brown.
8. Come Here - J. Holiday.
9. Down - Chris Brown ft Kanye West.
10. Crying Out for Me - Mario ft Lil Wayyyne.
11. Missing You - Trey Songz.
12. All American Girl - Carrie Underwood.
13. Thunder - Boys Like Girls.
14. An Epiphany - The Send. (Thanks Dan).
15. Hip Hop has Saved me - Lupe Fiasco ft Niki Jean.











We have a little of everything up there right now. Hip hop, alternative, country. Yes...country. Carrie Underwood is pretty. soyaknowitonlymeansonethaaaaang. =] I'm out. Onelove.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

042. Call me if you need me, but don't need me.

Someone needed me. Ughhh. Read above statement...riiight?


Today was a bad day. I don't wish to write about today...so I will write about yesterday maybe.

We made gingerbread houses yesterday. It was quite the adventure. Contests were between dani and kaitlynn...and me and darcie. This seems absurd because kaitlynn is perfect and dani is detailed while darcie is 7 and I am..well..me. I was into it for about the first 10 minutes. Then darcie and I decided it would be a better idea to pretend that I was the gingerbread house and decorate my face. Does that sound rediculous? Well, it was. However...you would have laughed right along with the rest of us. My dad chimes in when we finally finished the two houses and tells me that these are replicas of our future homes. Kaitlynn's house...perfect. My house...a little less than perfect...a little less than a little less than perfect. I asked him..."who's perfect?" and for that matter, "who wants to be perfect?" Kaitlynn can't help that shes the only perfect person on this earth so she is exempt from that above statement, but I enjoy my half eaten, roof falling off, mismatched, melted snowman gingerbread house. Custom? Okay.

Days grow nearer to Christmas. I am very excited. The UPS man thinks that the 12 days of Christmas is now at my house. You see, I seem to be getting a package from Victor everyday. Yesterday he gave me the finest chocolates from europe. They came in a mahogany box with an engraving on the side. Today I received burberry brit just because I mentioned that it smelled wonderful. Well, he's wonderful. I thank him from the bottom of my heart for making my holiday a little sweeter...and better smelling. =]

I wrote this a while ago. I'm not sure if I ever posted it but...I found it and I think it makes a lot of sense in how I am feeling lately. Eh...scratch that...how I
need to feel starting...now.


To me, whatever path I choose in life, whether good or bad, past or present, has a reason behind it. I may not be the holiest person I know, but I do know that I strongly believe in God. I know now that he doesnt create life to be always fair, but God is always faithful. In return, I must stay faithful back. Complaining doesn't help and to have change, I must create what I wish to see among myself because no one else can produce that. On the subject of others, I cannot change anyone. No matter how hard I try, everyone is individually wrapped. Whether they choose to stay that way, or fall under society's grasp...I cannot consider that my problem. There is no need for me to chase anybody with my heart who treats me as their option. I am not expendible. I will find what I need when the time is right. Beautiful days are surrounding me, and I finally have realized that the more time I concern myself with clouds, the less time I shall see the sun behind them.






I see sun.

Monday, December 17, 2007

040. word surgeon?

Today was very nice. I worked at my mom's school. I have figured out that I officially will never be able to be a kindergarten teacher. My mom has patience. She has something about her that is able to accept children and their wild and out behavior at random times. Today is craft week in kindergarten. It would be. Not only are 30 five year olds excited for the upcoming christmas holiday, but we are now adding yarn and glue ornaments and nutter butters covered in frosting. Hooray? Hoorno. Although it is refreshing to see the faces of kids who are beaming with excitement about santa coming and jesus being born. Im just saying...the beaming still would have happened if we didnt add 4000 pounds of sugar to their little tummies. =]


Jenny came by today before she headed to her family for the holidays. I will miss her. She will be back by new years I'm sure though.

I got all of my christmas shopping done today. That makes me feel so accomplished. I'm quite early to be so done. But...its a very good thing. I'm not so keen on braving the crowds as the days near to the 25th.

Victor...is amazing. This boy has become so dear to my heart. He has become this amazing friend that I have found...like a treasure. The little things he does for me daily make me so happy. Take today for example. I went shopping and fell in love with the burberry perfume. Each bottle is over 100 dollars. He asked if I found anything I liked and I told him about the perfume. The next thing I know he told me that it will be arriving on my doorstep in about a day. Not for christmas...not for anything...just to say he cares. =] how great he is.

I talked to renee last night. I miss her. I wish she was here. I really wish she was here.


Soooo this is the dopest youtube video out there. At least I think so. I have always loved this song and when I saw this it caught my eye. Check it.








=]

Saturday, December 15, 2007

039. People do not like me while I sleep.

Im sure of this. It seems to be that whenever I rest my head against a pillow someone calls my name, calls my phone, hits my sidekick, orrrr shakes me until I wake.

Finals are so over. I'm excited for some break tiiime! =]

Last night I hit up a birthday dinner in the city. We went to a verrrry good mexican place. It was a lot of fun. I made some bad decisions aaaaand didnt feel so hot after dinner. It was still a blast from what I remember. Huge...huuuge shout out to jennyson. She took good care of me and woke me up for work this morning. I wasnt quite sure what was going on...but she had it covered.



HeyHi. Darcie thinks I'm cuute.













=] aha.













my seastars.


















I run on zero hours of sleep.


















Smile.













Audrey stole my one eye trick.













We are lookers.













Dani got all scared.













Happy Birthday Jenny!!!!














Jennyson.













The REAAAL one eyed trick.

















I love this 7 year old with all my little heart.














Halla.

















My sweatshirt says "all i need is basketball"...i thought it was dope at the time?










Lastly, I went to church this evening. I haven't been there in a while and it felt extremely good to go. As I was listening to the homily our priest mentioned that he had part of a poem to read. Me and poems...so I listened up. There is this famous spanish poet by the name of Cesar Vallejo. He wrote a very good poem called "our daily bread". If you have some time check it out. One part stood out to me indefinately. I'll share it instead of a playlist this week. It kind of means more.

"Every bone in me belongs to others;
and maybe I robbed them.
I came to take something for myself that maybe
was meant for some other man;
and I start thinking that, if I had not been born,
another poor man could have drunk this coffee.
I feel like a dirty thief . . . Where will I end?

And in this frigid hour, when the earth
has the odor of human dust and is so sad,
I wish I could beat on all the doors
and beg pardon from someone,
and make bits of fresh bread for him
here, in the oven of my heart."






sooyaknowitonlymeansonethaaaaaang.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

037. BEAAANS?!?

I didnt see her.

The bean lady to be exact. We went to cattlemans steak house for my aunts birthday party this evening. Yes the entire mafia clan was there feasting on good food and engaging in great company as always. Theres supposedly a young girl that walks around screaming BEANS at this place. I was super interested in who this chick was. I never saw her. She was a no show. Maybe she was too shy. Maybe not though...seeing as how she screams BEANS at perfectly content strangers on a nightly basis. I'll catch her another time..no doubt. Besides the failure to see that lady, I ordered ribs. Lets list the reasons that I should not have gotten those:
1. I dont eat meat.
2. It was half a cow.
3. I could feed africa with the leftovers.
4. No one needs to consume that much beef in one sitting.

It was almost as if some spirit came over me and possessed me to order ribs. I dont eat meat so...this was rediculous. I had a spectacular laugh when the lady slammed down my cow fiesta in front of me. Pull myself together riiight?

I slept all day. I lied. Not all day. Woke up at 4 while the rest of the world was sleeping aaaand I worked until 9. I had my film final and that went cakely. Cakely? Anyways after I needed breakfast so I got hawaiin food. It reminded me of my old restaraunt I used to work at. Man that was good food. After I realized I couldnt hang enough to sit through lab. I bounced and came home. I'm not sure that was much better...check it...

My grandparents are at my house. My grandpa came to help my dad with the electrical stuff inside the house. I wanted to nap. I crawl in my room..aka cave ashley...and quietly put the covers over my head. No more than 5 minutes later my dad comes in and asks me if I know what he's up to. I emerged from my covers and quietly asked "no...do YOU know what IIII'M up to?" He laughed and apologized and surprisingly...kept on talking. I received a half an hour lecture from my dad and grandpa about a circuit breaker. PS...I dont reaaally care dudes. They had me cracking up. Apparently one is supposed to know what each switch in the circuit breaker leads to because there are numerous switches and each switch can only hold 8 plugs and 2 lights yadda yadda (I am now well versed in "electrical"..test me). Theeen came the fun part. For the next hour my dad had lights and clocks and tvs and radios and computers going off and on with the flick of a switch. We were each positioned in different rooms and had to yell what went off when he flipped it. My grandmas in the living room...I'm half sleeping in my room...and my grandpa is running around the other rooms. I was dying. They couldnt for the life of them figure this out. Ah...somewhere in the midst of the light show I managed to close my eyes and they managed to not try and pry them open with yet another lesson on electrical history of houses. Thank you. I slept for 4 hours. I'm a bear these days right? Anywho...when I woke up and emerged a second time...this time from the actual cave...I witnessed this...



















Yes. Grandma was playing wii. I got jealous. Therefore....





















We dueled. Shes a good golfer. I am not.

=] Days stay beautiful.

Sunday, December 9, 2007

036. Wonderwoman?

Taylor noted that I was quite the girl today. Halla at my best friend over there.


Today:
-Work at 6. Left at 9. I had business.
-Business involved surprising kaitlynn and the rest of the clan. Ah, surprises =]
-Taylor tried to stall. She texts..
*"They asked what cookies we wanted to make first...I said..lunch!"
*"Dont worry ash...I hid the recipies."
-Me, thinking those will not be up to par stalling methods, come back with a quick...
*"hide grandma"
-=] Taylor cried from laughter I'm sure.
-Cookies come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors.
-I wasnt the only one down for surprises. Dan, Mel, and Tate stopped by.
-Falling asleep at 2 in the afternoon is no longer akward or weird...just necessary.
-Tate is cute.
-Dad's all fitted today.

Pictures to document the festivities that have been happening oh so recently.


I surprised Kait!! =]












Measurements...












Teamwork..works.












Supplies..to feed the army of a zillion.










Chauncey and his daily news.










Mafia?










Bonding.










Hello cookie.










Its a start.










Generations.










I'm creepy.










Dan...creepier. =] =]










Mom loves trees.










Taylors not so fond of them












I've got my family. I've got good times. I've got what means the most to me and I'm not letting it go. I'm doing me, and I'm surrounded by wonderfu souls who have helped shape me. Let the good times roll.

Aaaaand...check it.

i wanna propose we follow those
who chose a different
way to knock.
those who banged with persistence
like the goodfellas and ladies of my existence.
who chose a different way to walk--
took a chance, didn't prance, tiptoe,
twirl thru this world.
those who step, stay smooth and move with vigor.
i refuse to currently slide past
even if my past had my continuously coming in last.
i'm gonna stomp and rage and kick,
talk hard, think thick, carry that bag of bricks.
watch out for my bag of tricks. im well on my way.