.. emergence ..: 08/2005

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

lucky.

Ohh, while Stephen, Angela, Bobby and I were exploring the Peppersauce caves, I commented that we are SO lucky we didn't see that Cave movie yet. If we did, who knows how paranoid we'd get?! Heh! Then the next weekend, we ended up seeing an open captioned movie, "Skeleton Key," with Kate Hudson in it. It was really good and totally unexpected ending. After the movie finished, we were walking past the halls in the movie theater. One HUGE poster caught my eye and I chuckled. It's a poster for "The Cave"!!! I pointed that out to Bobby and he gave me that "OMG-I-AM-SO-GLAD-WE-DID-NOT-SEE-THAT!" look on his face. LOL! So, I took a picture of that poster.

Monday, August 29, 2005

catching up...

I've decided to catch up my blogging while I ride the damn bus. A lot of things happened in the past few weeks. I kept writing entries for my blog, but they all ended up getting saved to my drafts folder. This is a good time to write my thoughts to and from school.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

caving pics

Sorry that my camera is cheap and not great for in the dark pictures. Here they are:

Stephen sent me his digital pics. Here they are:

I found out it is called Peppersauce Cave. The cave is located right next to Oracle, Az.

Friday, August 26, 2005

2 'cures

Bobby, a good friend of mine, and I went to this nail salon near my home. It's the first time in my life that I got a pedicure. (More details in a bit) The sweet gal who did my feet is Eileen. Bobby, that lil' boy in blue, is getting a manicure from some lady. He wasn't satisfied with his manicure. It was a very interesting experience for me. I tipped Eileen good money.

lyrics plug

pureLyrics: Cardigans
First Band on the Moon (1996)

Lovefool

Dear, I fear we're facing a problem
you love me no longer, I know
and maybe there is nothing that I can do
to make you do

Mama tells me I shouldn't bother
that I ought to stick to another man
a man that surely deserves me
but I think you do!

So I cry, I pray and I beg

Love me love me
say that you love me
fool me fool me
go on and fool me
love me love me
pretend that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
Love me love me
say that you love me
leave me leave me
just say that you need me
I can't care 'bout anything but you...

Lately I have desperately pondered,
spent my nights awake and I wonder
what I could have done in another way
to make you stay
Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion
I don't care if you really care
as long as you don't go

Thursday, August 25, 2005

testing.

I am posting from MS Word.

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

blog tool

Blogger came up with a new add-in toolbar for your MS Word! Check it out here!

what is skype?

Skype me

I have seen some links like that on several sites and didn't know what it was for. Today, I got an email from Pay Pal and they teamed up with Skype. It is a phone service. I wonder how it would benefit the Deaf and if it would work with relay service or not.

UPDATE: Looks like Google also have their own version. It is available for Gmail users only. Check it out Google Talk!

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

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Sunday, August 21, 2005

cool tool plug

I am sure I have mentioned this before.. This is a cool fader program to work with your AIM! Get it HERE!

Saturday, August 20, 2005

are you in a stitch?

Yes, I do sew. Please wipe that shocked expression off your face! Don't make me poke you with that needle and sew your mouth closed!

I made my first quilt when I was in 8th grade, back in around 1987 to 1988. It was a patchwork quilt in bold, bright colors: green, blue, purple, red, orange and yellow. I cannot remember how long it took me to make that quilt, but I do remember I got a good grade for it. It is still in one piece, but parts of it is fraying where the yarn is tied into the fabric. Hmm, I need to make another quilt that I'll use on a daily basis.

I have started up to 26 quilts, only more than half of them are finished. For my Eagle Scout project and with the help of other volunteers, I had 10 quilts tied together and delivered to 2 locations. 8 of them were tie-dyed before being put together. These 8 quilts were sent to the Ronald McDonald's House in Phoenix. The other 2 quilts were high quality fabrics quickly sewn and tied together. These 2 were sent to Goodwill for their holidays deliveries. If I could do the project again, I'd do it. It's really fun working with everyone!

I have taught a community education course in quilting. We worked on 2 quilts: ragged quilt and quick-n-crazy quilt. It was a good learning experience in teaching a quilt class for the first time, even without an interpreter! Whew! Good experience.

I'll add more quilting details later. For now, enjoy looking at the pic of my 2 quilt blocks I made today!

quick bitch - Chase credit card

It's actually a rant my mom just had a minute ago.

Chase keeps sending her credit cards even though she called them 3 times and wrote a letter to have them closed. Chase still kept it open. Then my mom found fraudulent charges on those Chase credit card accounts. She called them to have them closed and the charges investigated. They wouldn't close the account because she has to follow procedures to with for 2 more new credit cards, activate them, then call the Chase service to close them. My mom did all that, followed every step of the way. Now, today, she got frustrated because she got 2 MORE credit cards in the mail from Chase!!! She called them back and explained to them. The Chase people went oops and closed the account. I won't believe it until I see it truly happening. I told mom if she had to deal with that, I wouldn't use Chase or sign up with them. And I would recommend my friends and you readers not to use Chase credit cards.

tweet!

Did I tell you that my step-grandma has a Deaf brother? Yeah, she didn't talk much about him until he decided to come visit here in Phoenix, Arizona. He is from Idaho, and I think he went to ISDB. Now, he is a funny, old man. If you only knew some jokes he told... I still chuckle when I think of him.

Anyway, he is an amazing guy who makes wonderful things out of wood. Sometimes he makes serving dishes out of wood, and sometimes he makes toys like the spin-top. When he was here visiting, he gave me one. Recently, my grandparents went travelling across a few states for a couple of weeks. They went to visit their Deaf brother and he gave them something to give to me. A wood-handled whistle. He told them to tell me it is for getting hearies' attention! LOL! I tested it and blew hard. My mom cringed and said that'll grab everyone's attention for sure.

Cool!

Another thought, I have been playing around with an idea to see if I can sell his woodcraft online. What do you think? Would you buy wood carved items? If I can get access to his other wood items, I should take some pictures and post them here!

Friday, August 19, 2005

quick bitch - Mike McConnell

From Netrox: Supersize Me - I wrote:

"When I read your response for the first time tonight, just only a minute ago, I had to laugh. Hard.

If you claim right off the bat that I do not know you, you are correct. I do not know you and, from the way you treat other people and their differences with you, do not wish to get to know you.

Your sad attempt of an attack shows how little you know me, Mike. And how small your penis is. Why? Because you are acting like a freshman in high school with bad spelling skills. Everyone knows how small freshmen penises are. Many of us men were freshmen once and you, sad to say, are still a freshman. Now, come to think of it, I do feel very sorry for you.

McNuts, your insults mean nothing to me. I heard you posted a bitch-rant on your blog. I have not read your blog yet. I refuse to dignify your attacks on me by reading your garbage. You don't believe me?? You can pull that Sitemeter of yours and check. Yes, little child, I expect it to tell you I wasn't anywhere close to your blog from the time before you posted that bitch-rant until now.

You see, I was an ASL high school teacher for two years. I have had my share of teaching and correcting students with bad spelling errors during their finger spelling practice. I also have had my share of dealing with high school kids who acted the way you did, sporting that high and mighty, "I-know-better-than-you" attitude. You are juvenile.

As a former teacher, I will apply my teaching skills to you. "Fuckwad" is slang and people use it everyday. There is a meaning for that word. Try Googling for it!

And, yes, I do read. But can you spell!?!? You know, “S-P-E-L-L”?!?!? Your comments and criticisms toward Super Size Me mean nothing to me. You do not understand the concept or the point of the documentary. So, from my past experiences dealing with juveniles, arguing with one isn’t worth my time or yours.

Dude, you really put down yourself badly! Your rudeness towards people who don’t agree with you and your obsession with Ridor are evident!"

Photo added on August 21, 2005

for additional explanation, please read the comments

quiz plug - which Saved by the Bell character are you?

Which 'Saved By The Bell' Character Are You?

nature plug

Gotta love Moss Graffiti!

Thursday, August 18, 2005

a quick bitch - AllDeaf.com

"That is what, I was saying before. RoadRunner should NOT be our moderator due to favoritism. It is very frustrated for the members to see RS and other come back/ ban again and again. "
by Sabrina

I agree that I do not like RavenSteve, but that wasn't enough of an excuse to be so harsh, belittle and undermine the AllDeaf's moderators' authorities! I know RavenSteve keeps coming back because other members keep attacking him. If the members, I am talking about the idiotic ones, said NOTHING at all, he wouldn't be allowed back in the first place! But no, they had to bitch and backstab Ravensteve while he was being banned. I have told that many, many times to many of those ADers. No one listened. So, as of April 29, 2005, I didn't give a flying fuck and left AD.

*ADDED* - I realized that I made a rash statement about AllDeaf.com. I need to clarify why I left AllDeaf. First, it was the end of the Spring semester and I needed to focus on passing the courses. Secondly, there were some problems with some members and some of those who are also my friends. I didn't like seeing my friends fight and me getting pulled into the middle. I felt like they didn't consider my feelings or other people's feelings, so I had to remove myself from that situation to hold my sanity and friendships intact. Regardless of my last experience with AllDeaf, I shudder at the thought of how things are run on other competing Deaf forums who are unfair and unjust in their moderating duties. AllDeaf's the best and fairest one there is anyone who could find on the internet!

I would like to add that the AllDeaf's moderators are awesome people and I talk to them occassionally, sometimes daily. I know and acknowledge they are doing a great job of being fair to everyone on AllDeaf Forum. It is unfair for some of the AllDeaf members to accuse the Moderators of favoritism. Again, my apologies to you and the owner of AllDeaf for the misunderstanding and my rash posting.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

gone caving!

We are on our way to go caving in Oracle, Arizona. Here are the pictures of us. Angela is driving Stephen's Isuzu Rodeo. Stephen is that grinnin' kid. Browsing the map, that's Bobby. And the dork drinking something, that's me.

Monday, August 15, 2005

survey results

Let's just say I learned something new about myself from this.

your mind's eye is seeing..

Do you have a dirty mind?

Take a look at the picture first...
So, what did you see?

Now proceed and read below to find an explanation of what you really saw.

I'm sure you will find this very interesting.

Research has shown that young children cannot identify the intimate couple because they do not have prior memory associated with such scenario. What they will see are the nine dolphins.

Additional note: This is a test to determine if you already have a corrupted mind. If it's hard for you to find the dolphins within 3 seconds, your mind is indeed corrupted.

** article found here! **

your past life?

Your past life diagnosis:
I don't know how you feel about it, but you were female in your last earthly incarnation.

You were born somewhere in the territory of modern USA South-Center around the year 650.

Your profession was that of a warrior, hunter, fisherman or executor of sacrifices.

Your brief psychological profile in your past life:
You always liked to travel and to investigate. You could have been a detective or a spy.

The lesson that your last past life brought to your present incarnation:
You should develop self-love and ability to implant hope into hearts of people. Ambition is not everything. True wealth is buried in your soul.

Do you remember now?

Friday, August 12, 2005

in a sushi dream

Yummmmmmm!

new hobby?

I found this book at my college's library and thought to check it out. It's about screenprinting.

film plug

I've enjoyed this short film.

Thursday, August 11, 2005

msn plug

While I am not a big fan of msn messenger, I use it. Thanks to Jai, I am able to get more interesting winks!!!

a little chuckle

cute game.

question..

What makes a friend a true one?

The reason I asked this question is because, about 2 months ago, I was sort of in the middle of a dispute between two friends. Let's just call them Friend1 and Friend2. I had to hear both of them bitch and rant about each other, dishing out negative and intimate information about each other. Friend1 said that Friend2 is just a "bar friend" and the friendship they shared wasn't much and isn't a loss. Okay.. Not my problem, can't do a thing about it!

Then, one night, last month at a bar, Friend2 'fessed up they had sex a few months ago. Huh? That surprised me, but didn't appreciate being told of something as private as this. It was getting too much for me to handle. Repeatedly, I had to tell them, "Look, I know and understand how you feel about each other, but can we talk about something else?" Wow, I had to put up with their evil stares between each other a few times. I just don't like the negative vibes. I even tried to get them to talk it out like adults and be polite to each other again. It wasn't 100% successful. So, I am staying neutral and both of them have my love and friendship. They know this and respect me for it.

Then, get this.. Last night, I got an email from Friend2, "Phillip, u need to mouth shut cuz I forgot to make promised Friend1 do not tell anyone abt me and Friend1 had S E....u know...so we already make up as friend thanks....hope see u this weekend!"

What the fuck?! That was rude. And that was SO convenient of him to say "I forgot" about a promise!!! I am thinking, "My ass, bitch! You broke that promise ON PURPOSE just to spite Friend1! What kind of friend are you?!?!" That email made me question my friendship with Friend2.

Would it really be worth it to continue being friends with Friend2? Because Friend1 and I became close almost like best friends since February, should I tell Friend1 what really happened? Please. I don't want this to go "high school" mode because we are old enough. My first instinct was to just shut up and be polite to Friend2, but remain true to Friend1. Really, what do you think of this?

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

cool times.

From Y! Weather:
Phoenix, AZ
Today

Now: Mostly Cloudy
93°F

High: 92°F
Low: 78°F
Humidity: 41
Wind: N/5mph
Visibility: 1609
Dew point: 66°F
Day: Thunderstorms Early
Night: Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms mainly during the evening. Low 78°F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Localized flooding is possible in washes.

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

horoscope

I get this free horoscope service sent to my Sidekick pager every morning. Anyway, this morning, it made me smile because it is so true!

Libra You'd take a gold medal in the Olympics of flirting. You're a champion!

Monday, August 08, 2005

sidekick reminder..

Thanks to SirADW, I remembered this email I wrote over a year ago. It's a good list about pagers etiquette!

a religious quiz

Wow. This really hit the bull's eye's mark!

You are a Self-Discoverer

You're not religious, but you've created your own kind of spirituality. Introspective and thoughtful, you tend to look inward for the divine. You are distrusting of all forms of organized religion. You especially dislike religious gurus and leaders, who you feel are charlatans.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

Sunday, August 07, 2005

a stupid survey

Here's a chance to get to know me just a little more...

*TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey*
Name:	Philip
Birthday:	October 16
Birthplace:	somewhere in arizona
Current Location:	in the middle of arizona
Eye Color:	blue, but if I am tired or stressed, they go hazel
Hair Color:	brown with a few silver ones
Height:	5'11"?
Right Handed or Left Handed:	right handed, but I can sign with both
Your Heritage:	from a long line of quilters
The Shoes You Wore Today:	mush teva sandals
Your Perfect Pizza:	chicken, onions and tomatoes. none of that barf bbq or alfredo sauce.
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	heh.
Thoughts First Waking Up:	"I have to get up, but I don't want to!"
Your Best Physical Feature:	dunno, some say my eyes and some say my mouth
Your Bedtime:	after 2 am
Your Most Missed Memory:	my grandma virgie
Pepsi or Coke:	Dr. Pepper. everything else is crap
MacDonalds or Burger King:	Hamburger Mary's the one, bitch
Single or Group Dates:	group dates first, then single dates
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	I only drink Chai Tea, babe
Chocolate or Vanilla:	chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	not a fan of drinking coffee but smelling it
Do you Smoke:	no
Do you Swear:	fuck, yes!
Do you Sing:	awfully
Do you Shower Daily:	yes, but on humid days, twice
Have you Been in Love:	yes, but most people don't know what love means
Do you want to go to College:	*I AM* in college**
Do you want to get Married:	divorced here, don't have the desire to marry again
Do you belive in yourself:	no, yes, maybe... mostly, no
Do you get Motion Sickness:	nope, let's go to Six Flags!
Do you think you are Attractive:	somewhat
Are you a Health Freak:	starting to be one
Do you get along with your Parents:	most of the time, no
Do you like Thunderstorms:	yes! even like to sit outside and watch until it rains too much
Do you play an Instrument:	nope
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	yup
In the past month have you Smoked:	only a hookah
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	nope
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	once or twice, but it is not a real date
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	only for open captioned movies
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	not yet, I just started one today
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	many times, get that buffet deal, baby!
In the past month have you been on Stage:	nope
In the past month have you been Dumped:	nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	if sitting naked in the bathtub with hot water counts, yes
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	bus fare
Ever been Drunk:	if buzzed is drunk, yes
Ever been called a Tease:	many times
Ever been Beaten up:	a couple times, but my mouth is sharper than their fists
Ever Shoplifted:	once 13 years ago
How do you want to Die:	that I decide when I die
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	teacher and PR events chairperson
What country would you most like to Visit:	Japan
*In a Boy/Girl..*
Favourite Eye Color:	blue or green
Favourite Hair Color:	not the frizzy ones
Short or Long Hair:	depends.. more often, long hair
Height:	same as me or close
Weight:	does it matter as long as the person want to eat healthy?
Best Clothing Style:	kinda like Old Navy or casual, not too prepped up like Nordstrom
Number of Drugs I have taken:	geodone, lexapro, remoran, adderallXR.. bec I am nucking futs
Number of CDs I own:	I forget, but it is not alot
Number of Piercings:	I have 2, used to have 5 more
Number of Tattoos:	2
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	only that I am too understanding of other people's pain and suffering, when no one else could
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

chain letter email

On the top of the email says:
IF YOU DELETE THIS WITHOUT READING IT YOU HAVE NO HEART... BUT IF YOU FIND YOU CANNOT STOP UNTIL YOU REACH THE END THEN YOU MUST HAVE A VERY BIG HEART...

No, bitch. You have the cold heart to send me a stupid email! I can't stand that mumbo-jumbo crap which only festers and breeds spam and virus sharing among the attached email addresses! Holy Hell!! Get a life and stop forwarding those shitty emails!

more quizzes

Take the quiz: "The Charmed Quiz 2"

You are truly Charmed!
You know your stuff!

Take the quiz: "Method of Suicide"

Overdose
You don't have the guts for anything grusome. Your method of suicide is Drug OverDose.

Take the quiz: "Devil or Angel?"

Black Angel
You'd be a Black angel, Mostly nice, but you can get angry and evil at times... You do not care for some things, but you love to have fun.

If I was a girl, I'd be -
Take the quiz: "Which Character from Charmed are you?"

Pheobe
You are Phoebe. The youngest of the sisters until Prue dies, then you get to play older sister to your half-sister Paige. You found love in Cole Turner, to bad he was a demon. You still love though and make it through alot together. You can be tempted to evil but always come back. You believe in love. Go you.

If I was a girl, I'd be -

You Are Gwen Stefani!

All guys dream about you
And all the girls want to be you
"Sappy pathetic little me
That was the girl I used to be!"

Who's Your Inner Rock Chick? Take This Quiz :-)

poem

cat haiku

You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face.
That will sure show you.

You must scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail!
Behold, elevator butt.

The rule for today:
Touch my tail, I shred your hand.
New rule tomorrow.

In deep sleep hear sound
cat vomit hairball somewhere
will find in morning.

Grace personified.
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.

Blur of motion, then --
silence, me, a paper bag.
What is so funny?

The mighty hunter
Returns with gifts of plump birds --
your foot just squashed one.

You're always typing.
Well, let's see you ignore my
sitting on your hands.

My small cardboard box.
You cannot see me if I
can just hide my head.

Terrible battle.
I fought for hours. Come and see!
What's a 'term paper?'

Small brave carnivores
Kill pine cones and mosquitoes,
Fear vacuum cleaner

I want to be close
to you. Can I fit my head
inside your armpit?

Wanna go outside.
Oh, poop! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!

Oh no! Big One
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!

Humans are so strange.
Mine lies still in bed, then screams;
My claws are not that sharp.

**quoted from here**

Friday, August 05, 2005

it's official

My mother is VERY offensive.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

your dream?

If you had $50,000 to spend on your dream, what would it be?

customized AIM indicator

Here's the 3 steps to get your own customized AIM Indicator.

Step One

Step Two

AIMSCREENNAME

YOURSITEURL

Step Three

My indicator would look like this:
Deaf258

firefox news

mozilla.org news:
26 July 2005 - Firefox Exceeds 75 Million Downloads
Mozilla Firefox has been downloaded 75 million times since it was made available on November 9, 2004. Firefox reached the 50 million download mark on April 29.