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PAY ATTENTION!!! [02 Oct 2008|07:45pm] [ mood | excited ] COLIN BUCKNER AND TAYLOR WHALEN ARE ENGAGED!!!! That is all. 3 comments|post comment

I just found out that my friend died on the 24th... [02 Dec 2007|10:18pm] [ mood | crushed ] [ music | Hawthorne heights - ohio is for lovers ] So I have this friend named Casey Calvert. We went to high school, parties, and friends houses together. He was a kickin' rad guy. One day, Casey made friends with some talented guys (with horrible taste in music) from Dayton, and they decided to start a band. They practiced all the time, and played local shows, and were liked, a lot, by silly, angsty emo kids. One day, a record label approached them and said, "gee willikers, you kids sure are talented, how would you like to become rich and famous?" well, Casey and the boys couldn't pass up an offer like that, so they said "sure!!" A few years pass, and my friend Casey, with his band Hawthorne Heights make it big. So big that they ended up on TRL. They made music videos and played at stadiums. Casey got married, and has a beautiful wife and an awesome dog. Casey missed them both very much. So much that he was very depressed. It's a shame that his medication never seemed to work hard enough for it. It's a shame he took too many. *********** Now, I'm dealing with his death pretty well, what's tripping me out is the fact that I found out about his death through Wikipedia. I'm tripped out by the fact that there are websites dedicated to him. And that strangers all over the u.s. are making tribute videos. I find it very hard to mourn him when people who have never met him, never had a chance to get to know him are flipping out the way that they are. It almost puts him on a pedestal and strips meaning from his death all at the same time. I dunno. All I know is the surrealism of the whole thing is making it a bit hard to handle. post comment

firefly [18 Oct 2007|05:08pm] Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in with? (pics) created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Serenity (Firefly) You like to live your own way and don't enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell you should do different. Now if only the Reavers would quit trying to skin you. Serenity (Firefly) 81% Deep Space Nine (Star Trek) 81% Babylon 5 (Babylon 5) 81% Heart of Gold (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) 69% Enterprise D (Star Trek) 56% Bebop (Cowboy Bebop) 50% Nebuchadnezzar (The Matrix) 44% SG-1 (Stargate) 44% Millennium Falcon (Star Wars) 44% Moya (Farscape) 44% Galactica (Battlestar: Galactica) 31% Andromeda Ascendant (Andromeda) 31% FBI's X-Files Division (The X-Files) 31% post comment

meme [26 Sep 2007|12:05am] [ mood | numb ] ripped from waning_theurge 1. Do you have a tattoo? 2. How old are you? 3. Are you single or taken? 4. Fish? 5. Do you dream in color? 6. Ever seen a corpse? 7. Hipsters or Hillbillies? 8. How did we meet? 9. What's your philosophy on life and death? 10. If you could do anything with me, and have no one know, what would it be? 11. Do you trust the police? 12. Do you like musicals? 13. What is your fondest memory of me? 14. If you could change anything about yourself what would it be? 15. Would you cheat? 16. What are you wearing? 17. Have you ever peed in a pool? 18. Would you hide evidence for me if I asked you to? 19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together? 20. Which do you prefer - short or long hair? 21. What's your favorite day of the week? 22. What's your favorite color? 23. If you could bring back anyone that has passed, who would it be? 24. Tell me one interesting/odd fact about you? 25. What was your first impression of me? 26. Have you ever done drugs? 27. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? 1 comment|post comment

Welcome to Updatesville, population 1... [27 Apr 2007|01:19pm] [ mood | chipper ] [ music | imogen heap - hide and seek ] Man oh man do I have some major updating to do. First things first, my mom just spend the last ten days in town. Her and her friend, Peggy Sue, came out to sunny San Jose for a long vacation. Colin and I took them to Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, and down highway 1. They've been all over San Fransisco and spent two day in S.C. I'm glad that my mom finally had a chance to come out here, and to see where I live and worked. I am in the process of changing jobs. My coffee house job is no longer worth my time. It used to be a pleasant and quite enjoyable job, but now it's gone to shit. The owners bought another business, which leaves them no time to be at the shop. they spend 30 minutes a day there; 15 in the morning to open, and 15 in the afternoon to close. Because of this, I have been left to take care of everything they will allow me to take care of. It's gotten so bad that if I had to call in for some reason, they would have to close the shop. We just went through a slew of horrible employees, almost all of them quitting over some stupid b.s. reasons, leaving me to cover every single goddamn shift that they were working. Right before I left I was on the schedule for 23 days in a row, with four of those days being open/close 11 hour shifts. I have been stuck trying to get the owners to actually take care of their fucking shop by leaving them lists of things we are out of/almost out of. Usually these lists get glazed over, and we still end up missing important items (who the fuck doesn't keep cream cheese stocked when the majority of the food items sold are fucking bagels??) There is other bullshit that I have failed to mention, but I don't care right at the moment seeing as I've left them anyway. On the plus side, My neighbor and friend Micah has an opening for a full time second assistant manager at the Nine West shoe store in the Stanford shopping center. I've already been through my two interviews, and from what I have been told, both ladies that I have interviewed with totally loved me, so he says that he's sure I have the job. If this does in fact work out, I'll be making 12 an hour starting, full benefits after 90 days, and another raise after six months. I'll also get the joy of taking the train to and from work every day. (I really love the train, and I'm excited at the idea of working in Palo Alto.) Wish me luck! MORE OHMYGODTHATSFUCKINGWONDERFUL NEWS!! Miss Abbey Beltz, my jell-o wrestling, nose biting, foul-mouthed and ape-shit best friend is getting married next summer! She's finally found herself the perfect guy, and she'll be getting hitched in Massachusetts. I'm really excited for her and I'm glad to know that I'll get to be part of this wonderful experience (she asked me how I felt about green bridesmaid dresses). So to all that know her, let me know if you have any congratulatory wishes for her, and I will send them to her. I've been spending a lot of time and energy lately trying to fix my appearance. I've been very frumpy for the past few years, and I've been getting sick of it. I've been shopping, and it's been great. I've managed to get myself a nice, comfortable, and slightly tailored wardrobe together. Also, I've dyed my hair to what I assume is my current natural color (ash brown) in hopes of not having to dye my hair ever again. I spend quite a bit of time trying to hunt down a hair color that matched my roots, and I think I've achieved it. I've also been looking for our next apartment. I would love to know who wants to move out to California and when, so I know what price range/rooms I need to look for. I think that's about it for now. If i think of anything else, I'll update again. love ya'll! post comment

Ah, the summer of '71... [25 Mar 2007|08:26pm] [ mood | energetic ] I have been wanting to get a bicycle ever since I moved out here to California. I blame Davis, CA for that. Our last day of our road trip to Colin's parents house was spent driving through the rest of Nevada, with a brief stop at in Davis to go visit some of our friends. We had a little trouble figuring out exactly where our friend Zoph's dorm was, so we ended up parking somewhere and hoofing it. During our walk of confusion, we were surrounded by twenty or so college kids on bikes, all of them on their way to parties. About half of them had vintage Schwinn bikes... That's when I fell in love. You see, since that moment I have wanted, no, I have VOWED that I would one day be the proud owner of a beautiful classic cycle. Today, my dream came true. I am now the proud owner of a 1971 Schwinn breeze, It's metallic red with white detail. It is the most beautiful and perfect bike in the world, and it is mine, all mine. here's a pic of a different breeze, it's not as cool as mine, though. It's a stupid blue. Mine, is and ass-kicking red. I am so retardedly excited right now!!!! 1 comment|post comment

happy mother-fucking st.patric's day!! [18 Mar 2007|02:09am] [ mood | drunk ] first things first, i am really fucking drunk right now. this post will not be edited for p0steriety of my drunkeness. tonight was a good night. since i'vbe moved to california, i've felt like i haven't had a chance to get to know many people. well, i'be just been drinking with some of my friends that i've made out here, and i'm proud to say that ive made some aweosme friends. also, i really really REALLY liek boozeahol. it makes me hapy. also, i miss you kids. i hope i'm not the only one who's gotten wasted on st. patty's day. anyone who's moving out here, you need to let me know, so that i know how big of a place i need to look for. damn, there's, like, six screen s in front of me right now. i like being drunk, it is fun. fun fact: retards call being drunk "heifie" in california. i <3 guiness. yeah. post comment

Guess who was in the San Jose Mercury??? [23 Dec 2006|02:03am] [ mood | ecstatic ] BAY STREET COFFEE Adress: 754 The Alameda No. 80, San Jose Hours: 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday For more information: (408) 971-1207 Internet: Free WiFi, limited number of outlets. Seating: Tables and chairs inside and out, with two cushioned seats for the coffee loungers who spend more than a lunch break there. On the menu: Menu includes the traditional drinks, with 10 house brews, freezes and smoothies, along with an assortment of breakfast and lunch items. Try a build-your-own wrap or sandwich; they're priced well and go well with a mocha. The scene: A mural painted on the wall welcomes you to Bay Street Coffee. With limited hours, this is the place to come in the early afternoon. At lunchtime, business professionals come in to order their usuals. With a relaxing atmosphere, excellent sandwiches and convenience to downtown San Jose, Bay Street Coffee is great for the in-and-out customers as well as those needing a time out. The link to the article. This makes me so happy! I really hope this helps with business. We could really use it, and I WOULD like to get my damn management title. Also, if business starts picking up, we'll be doing an open mic thing on Friday and Saturday nights, which means more business, and more responsibility. Either way, huzzah for getting into the paper! 7 comments|post comment

[20 Dec 2006|10:03am] [ mood | : 3 ] [ music | Eisleym - Head Aagainst the Sky ] Yesterday was my bosses 40th birthday. Her husband invited Colin and I to the big Korean family get-together. Holy shit was it fucking fun! For one, her husbands family is kick-ass. very laid-back and fun for some hard-core bible beaters*! (*see: Christian) Not a whole lot of them spoke English, but that's okay. There was great food, cute puppies to play with, and a silly old man video taping EVERYTHING. I swear to god that man had his camera on Colin and I for a good half hour (I'm sure he didn't expect to see honkeys at the party). Young (my boss) had a great time, and was so glad that we were able to make it. Moral of the story: Being friends with your boss is KICKIN' RAD. *NEWSFLASH*NEWSFLASH*NEWSFLASH* I WILL BE HOME BETWEEN FEB.9-FEB.18. START MAKING PLANS TO HANG OUT! Talked to my mom the other day. She told me that she is renting us a car for when we come to visit. This makes me happy. I'll be turning twenty-five two days before we come out; which means I won't have time to rent a car myself. It'll be nice to be able to get around and visit everyone without having to depend on others for a ride. We'll probably be spending most of our time at Highlands, unless someone else can come up with some more entertaining ideas. Also, one of my regulars is going to be in Cincinnati in the next week or so, and he may come looking for some of you. His name is Dennis, and he's kick-ass. He's looking forward to visiting Highlands, not just for something to do, but to also see what coffee houses are like in Ohio. So if a strange older man asks for you, tell him hello and buy him a cup of coffee. I think that's it for now... but i shall end things with... ( KITTIES! ) post comment

WE HAVE THE INTERNET!! [17 Nov 2006|03:25pm] it's been soooooo long since i've had regular access to the world wide web. it's been forever since i've had a chance to update... first things first, my job is going wonderful. i've just recieved a raise, and when things start to pick up business wise, and my boss can't do EVERYTHING in the store on her own, i get to be the manager. which may be sooner than i think. this thursday i am going to be in the EYE magazine that come with the san jose mercury this thursday. they are doing a piece on small coffee houses making it in the corporate coffee world. they took alot of pictures of me making drinks, some photos of my really fancy, pretty drinks, and interviewed me. this should double, if not more, our business. i'm also going to be getting involved in realestate loans. free classes, etc. since i would like to open my own coffee house in the future, i would like to know exactly what i would need to know, and what to do to achieve the money to get things started. i've also had a coffee ninja shirt designed if anyone would be interested in buying one. it's a white rectangle with rounded corners, and in the center there is a black coffee mug made to look like a ninja mask. underneath it says coffee ninja. i'll post a picture as soon as i can of it so you can get a better idea of what it looks like. so far, i need to have one made for my boss and my other two co-workers. alot of my regulars also said that they would buy one if i had them made, so i think i'm going to get some together and sell them in my store. now for some sad news. yes, we have the internet and all that good stuff right now, but our harddrive failed a while back, and we couldn't get all of our artwork and such transfered to the new harddrive. so alot of my work is gone for good. my mom went through surgery last week for pollups on her uterus. she's okay, but alot of the symptoms that she had because of the indemetriosis (i have know clue how to spell it) are similar to things i've recently been going through. her doctor told her to pass the news onto me, and that i need to have myself checked for the same thing. my mom suffered alot from the pollups, from years of false urine infections, to horrible abdominal cramps, etc. in the past year or two, i've been going through alot of the same things. her doctor told her that all of her problems started when she was my age, hence the need for me to get checked out. hopefully i won't have the same problem, but the fact that there's a possibility scares me a bit. it'd not really life threatening, but if i do have the same problem, that does mean surgery. and i don't know about you guys, but, FUCK THE KNIFE. colin and i are doing great. colin is going to try to work for GUESS as a manager, while working part time at the graphic design company. he'll be making good money, and after thirty days, he and i will have health coverage, and in a few years, he could have an opportunity to work in their graphic design division. i think that's about it for know, i'll try to update a little more often. later kiddies! taylor p.s. if anyone wants a copy of the article, or would like a shirt, e-mail me one_krazy_kitten77@yahoo.com 5 comments|post comment

huh... oh hay! how ya' doing, internet? [06 Sep 2006|09:47am] [ mood | cheerful ] [ music | sponge - rotting pinata ] well, it's been a long time since i've updated. internet has been scarce, and when i do get a chance to check the internet, i usually don't have time to update. first things first, colin and i are doing great. we're planning a trip home in february, sometime after my birthday (the 7th). i'm looking forward to seeing everyone, and it'll be nice to celebrate colin and i's one year anniversery with all of our friends, and where we met. i've been working at a coffee shop for the past month and half. it's called the bay street coffee house, and i love it. my boss, yeong, is the nicest lady on the planet. her and i always work together, and she funny as hell. example: she's CONSTANTLY making fun of her husbands engrish. i started off working just two days a week, but now i'm up to anywhere between 5 and 7 days a week. i go in at 7a.m. and get out at 1p.m. the hours are gruelling, but i really enjoy where i work, so it's all cool with me. i wish some of you were living out here in cali... we need another hand at the shop, and i wish it could be one of you. i've been working on my art alot recently. i've fished a portrait of colin and a self-portrait. they both look like real oil paintings... but cleaner, because of the beauty that is photoshop (which reminds me, i still need to go and hug the adobe buildings). got a haircut recently. lady went fucking nuts on my hair and now i look like i had a knock-down-drag-out-no-holds-barred fight with a flo-bee. picking up tickets today for flogging molly. they're playing at san jose state a couple days after colin's birtday. it WAS going to be a suprise, but he guessed what his present was on first try. that fucker. well, i miss you kids and love you all, let me know how ya'll are doing. laters. -taylor 4 comments|post comment

i have some good news to counter-act the bad news... [05 Jul 2006|08:50pm] [ mood | chipper ] well, colin and i finally found an apartment. it's a studio in this super-awesome vicorian. it's really nice and perfect for the two of us. (i'll post some picutres once we're moved in, which will be this weekend) and on to more good news!! it seems i may have found a job at the loft bar and bistro. i get to go in tomorrow and work a lunch/evening shift. if i do well, i'm hired on the spot. it's part time, but, part time is better than no time. also, 3 weeks, no soda or junk food, and 2 weeks no meat. GO ME! 4 comments|post comment

[03 Jul 2006|03:10pm] [ mood | crushed ] it's really hard to sit by the phone to wait to hear if your grandpa is dead yet... EDIT: grandpa died last night. he had several bleeding ulcers... his body was rejecting the blood transfusions and he passed away around 2a.m. ohio time. 7 comments|post comment

tid-bits and other such things... [28 Jun 2006|01:20am] [ mood | exhausted ] well, fuck the catering company... don't want to get into details, but basically, the soux chef was trying to get me full time, but the head chef is a complete and utter tard. he's trying to get some rude chick without a drivers liscence to work full time and drive a truck. go figure. also, job hunting is a royal pain in my ass. on the plus side... i've been doing a little free-lance tee-shirt design for the clothing company that colin's boss runs called DEELISH. here's my first approved design, hip-hop princess. if anyone is interested in buying a shirt, it'll be $20 for a normal tee, and $25 for a capped sleeve two color girl tee. if you kiddies buy one, i'll make commision! also, colin and i have been looking at apartments. the first one we looked at was a total dump, it's only upside was that all utilities were paid. the second one we really wanted to see. it's in an old victorian house and has an AMAZING garden... sadly, the landlord failed to keep up their end of the appointment. hopefully we can get a chance to see it some other day. i also gave up soda and meat(except for fish) about two weeks ago. i'm trying to loose weight and get in shape, so i'm changing how i eat and such... gradually. i don't want to totally suffer to make myself healthier, so i'm doing things in stages to soften the blow. almost forgot! gave up junk/fast food, too. i think that's about it for now. 2 comments|post comment

father's day is just around the corner! [17 Jun 2006|03:32am] [ mood | miss my daddy... ] i am totally sad that i won't be able to spend father's day with my daddy. i WAS going to be going on a hiking trip this weekend with colin's dad, but alas, we couldn't find me any hiking boots. so i'll be spending the weekend at home. i'm going to be calling my dad sunday to let him know that i love him and miss him... makes me all teary-like just thinking about it. on the up side, it's nice to feel like i actually have friends out here. ajay, marcos, and a.j. are old-skoo friends of colin's. they are a metric butt-ton of fun. i was a little worried that they liked me, but not as a friend, but more as a good girl for colin... tomorrow, i'm hanging out with all of them, prolly go trail walking, and play some table top games. it's nice to know that they actually see me as their new friend, instead of their friend's girlfriend. i've been drawing quite a bit lately. i wish the scanner worked here, because i have this super awesome hip-hop chick that i want to mess with in photoshop, but i can't. i've been working on some t-shirt designs, too. any t-shirt i come up with, i can get them made for myself for free... and if i design something for someone, and bring them in, i get commission. HUZZAH! i think that's about it for now. 1 comment|post comment

APARENTLY... [15 Jun 2006|11:19am] [ mood | hungry ] ... i slept through my first earthquake. heh. GO FIGURE. post comment

things and stuff and goings ons... [11 Jun 2006|05:37pm] [ mood | chipper ] well, things have been looking up recently. i was a bit sad and homesick for a minute there... mostly because i've had trouble getting hours with the catering company that hired me on with a "trial period". that's starting to look up, however. dominick, the soux-chef, wants to get me hired on for full time. this is super good! that would mean 40 hours a week at 11-15 bucks an hour. even at 11 bucks an hour, i'd still be making 1,400 a mo. after taxes, so i can all sorts of afford living out here. also, once the apartment that we want is done renovating, we should be able to move in a.s.a.p. that would be awesome. *** my dad sent me a package the other day... he sent me stuff to make skyline chili... <3 my daddy! he's also planning on sending me some phone cards as well. this will also be wonderful. i'll let ya'll know when he does, so you kids can call me (and vice-versa). *** since i've been out here, i've been doing alot of neat things: -ridden a trolly car -ridden a double-decker train -been to santa cruz -been to montery bay -been to san fransisco -hung out with the pacific ocean -been hiking through the hills -seen snowy sierra mountains in may -been through a eucelyptus(sp?) grove etc. etc. etc. can't wait to get some of you kids out here to visit. i miss ya'll so much. once we get into our apartment and get settled in, anyone who wants to visit is more than welcome to... and anyone who wants to move out here will be more than welcome to stay with us till they get on their feet. hugs to everyone! -taylor p.s. email me if you want my address out here. laufthia_music@yahoo.com 4 comments|post comment

[02 Jun 2006|01:54pm] [ mood | melancholy ] i'm so homesick. everyone move out here... NOW. *sniffles* 12 comments|post comment

a little bit of an update... [22 May 2006|01:59am] [ mood | busy ] well, i ended up turning down the job working with colin. i've found a job making $11 an hour catering. the company is called elegant catering, and i'm really digging it. one of the guys i work with, jim, is going to talk to the people that run the other company he works for (primavera) and see if they'll hire me on... which means if i get that hook up, when i work for primavera, i'll me making $20 an hour. it also seems that colin and i might have found a place as well. there are a few apartments for rent right down the street from where we both will be working (yay walking!) and colin's boss knows the owners, so we should be able to get our asses in there for cheap. also, colin's boss is willing to front us the money to get in there so that we can get out of colin's parent's house a.s.a.p. we think we might have found ourselves a relatively late night coffee house (11p.m. weekdays/12a.m. weekends). it's really laid back, and there's out door seating. i'm really loving it out here. hopefully, if any of you are interested, we can ship you kids out here... colin and i miss ya'll terribly. 3 comments|post comment

hello and thank you for calling the offices of serious designs, how may i direct your call? [15 May 2006|04:24pm] [ mood | happy ] i guess i found a job! apparently i will be working for the same company colin works for... only i get to be their lovely secretary. this rocks in my book. not only will i be doing something easy, but i'll also get to help out with projects as well... which, when i go to art school, this job may actually help get me credits towards my degree in graphic design. uh... can i get a HUZZAH? :D 4 comments|post comment

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