.Obey Your Claudia.

Lya DePutti, 1926… makes my heart happy :D

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:51:03 -0400

Lya DePutti, 1926… makes my heart happy :D

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (by...

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 02:35:01 -0400

Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy (by Back2the80sagain)

I could spend all day looking up awesomely odd music videos… In fact, if I’m still ill tomorrow, it’s probably what I’ll be doing.

Brenda Lee ~ Sweet Nothin’s‬‏

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:20:59 -0400

Brenda Lee ~ Sweet Nothin’s‬‏

God bless the...

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:27:03 -0400

God bless the innernetz.

knowyourmeme:

chrismenning:

hellolittlefish:

He-Man, you so magical (via VHX)

I don’t think I’ll ever not reblog this.

An oldie but a goodie!

KYMdb- He-Man Sings

Grocery Shopping.

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:29:45 -0400

I went to Publix today with my sister. I love Publix. Unfortunately, I hadn’t been there in a couple of weeks to really grocery shop and have been eating out a lot. If you’ve never been to Publix they have a huge scale in the front of the store and I check my weight periodically. We went in today, I excitedly ran to the scale like a twelve year old and hopped on.

Much to my dismay… I’ve gained ten pounds… not in a year… not in 6 months… in 2 weeks.

Usually I weigh myself after shopping on my way out. I’m glad I did it first this time because it had a great influence on what I purchased on the trip. No soda, no cookies, no meat. I did pick up some Kashi granola bars because I didn’t want to deprive my self of sweets entirely.

Also, shopping with my sister is dangerous business. Usually when I go to the grocery store, I have a list, I go in, I get out. My sister likes to browse. I ended up spending way more money than I originally planned because I kept finding things I “needed” as we went up and down every single aisle. I still made healthy selections… but still spent too much.

We were in the store for about an hour, when I go to the store by myself I’m usually not in there for more than 15 minutes. We got home and put everything away and I made myself an egg, one piece of toast and pan roasted some tomatoes and mushrooms. People are always amazed that I don’t work out but stay thin… it’s called dieting. I don’t do crash diets or take pills. I just cut out the fat and eat more veggies and less sugar until I lose the weight… then I usually reward myself with cookies and cake and chocolates and all sorts of yummies that I am now thinking about.

Long boring story short: Weigh yourself BEFORE grocery shopping.

"This Is Why I'll Never Be An Adult" - Hyperbole and a Half

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:01:11 -0400

"This Is Why I'll Never Be An Adult" - Hyperbole and a Half:

I recently fell in love with the meme “All The Things!” (I’m not really hip to the most recent memes because, well, I want somewhat of a life outside the interwebs) Someone had commented that the meme originated from Allie and her blog “Hyperbole and a Half.” That is all it takes to make me frantically search for the source of this funny. I found it in her “This is Why I’ll Never Be an Adult” post and after reading it I can definitely relate. I think being displeased with my life situation is what causes me to go through similar cycles which are explained in the post.. Regardless, please read the blog, it is funny and true.

Yes, please. dirtysnowbunny: make me

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:38:36 -0400

Yes, please.

dirtysnowbunny:

make me

Frustration.

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:10:44 -0400

I try to be zen most of the time and not get too angry about trivial things. However, when one day is full of trivial annoyances, I tend to get anxious and stressed very easily. Today is one of those days. I also have to be careful because when I do get anxious and stressed, I make snap decisions. Not usually regrettable ones, but as an indecisive person, it tends to cause more stress until things level out again and then I usually feel way better. I have some big decisions to make and when certain people push the wrong buttons I tend to want to make up my mind as if I were ripping off a band-aid.

I don’t know if any of that made sense but yeah, I’m not particularly pleased with the events and actions of others today.

“The Fisherman and the Syren” ~ Sir Frederic...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:43:42 -0400

“The Fisherman and the Syren” ~ Sir Frederic Leighton

Time to downsize.

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:07:19 -0400

Hello, my name is Claudia, and I am a collector. I collect books. Comics. Action figures/toys. Clothes. Shoes. Dvds. Records. Art… I have downsized my collections before, out of necessity when moving but I haven’t moved in quite some time and when I moved cross country I didn’t take much with me, since my room at my sister’s would be unused anyway.

I have made the difficult decision to become a minimalist. This is the main reason I have deactivated my Facebook for the time being. I need to spend more time with myself.

This process will start with cleaning out my drawers and closets and getting rid of clothes and shoes.

The second step, which will be the most difficult, will be my books. I’m not going to get rid of all the books but a majority. Hopefully at least 75%.

Third, toys. I love them. I want to keep collecting them but they require a lot of space and most just sit in their boxes in my closet. I will keep a select few and mostly ones that were gifts.

Next, I need to get rid of my records. I love them but I don’t even own a record player at the present and I feel like if I want to start collecting them again, I’ll always be able to track down the ones I want. There are a couple I’ll keep for sentimental reasons.

DVDs are not a problem. My ex still has pretty much my entire collection. I would like to have them because I love movies but that’s one step I don’t currently have to worry about.

As far as my art… you’d have to kill me.

Let's return to looking inward.

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 04:16:34 -0400

I stopped blogging to have a social life. My social life has consumed me and I’ve lost my sense of self. I’m deactivating my Facebook and am going to start being digitally ego-centric again and writing on this old blog as much as I can. I’ve also set some goals for myself which I will disclose later, as I achieve them, because I’d rather post it on here to remember than post it on Facebook to get a pat on the back from people I haven’t seen in 5+ years. SERENITY NOW!

Sleeplessness.

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:27:23 -0500

I’m on antibiotics for strep throat. They are keeping me awake. They also have the unfortunate side effect of tapping into my anxiety and letting my depression leak out all over the place. I hate medicine.

I love her. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (Remastered)...

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:37:49 -0400

I love her.

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (Remastered) (via EurythmicsVEVO)

epic: (via Gamma Squad) I wish I had been this cute when I...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:49:24 -0400

epic:

(via Gamma Squad)

I wish I had been this cute when I cosplayed as chun li >_<

My cat loves me…. too much?

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:51:06 -0400

My cat loves me…. too much?

I'm back...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:05:19 -0400

I need to post less on facebook and more on this.

This is a blog I wrote in the beginning of 2007, I felt it...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:39:00 -0500

This is a blog I wrote in the beginning of 2007, I felt it appropriate to repost it here, given the current circumstances.

“I’m not a member of PETA but… something really should be done about marine mammals in captivity.

The above photo is of Kandu V. She was an orca taken into captivity by animal-loving (yeah right) Sea World. On this day in August 1989, known to be aggressive and not being keen on the new addition to the tank — Corky II — Kandu purposefully rammed Corky, due to stress. Unfortunately for Kandu, she ruptured an artery in her jaw and bled to death 45 minutes later. Sea World California’s official comment was “She did it to herself.”

I’m sure Sea World, and other marine mammal parks, mean well (yeah right) but you have to look at the facts. Orcas weren’t being captured for entertainment until the 60’s, since then, the number of orcas in the wild continue to deplete. The reason for this is that when Killer Whales are captured they are taken out of their family pods. During this process when the captors take the orca(s) they want it has been documented that other pod family members injure and sometimes kill themselves trying to save eachother. The same is true with bottlenosed dolphins, which are cousins to orcas.

On my recent trip to Sea World, the way the animals are kept really started to bother me. It had never bothered me before and I was so excited to go back but when I was there, I saw this mix and match pod of orcas swimming back and forth constantly, unable to dive to the depths that they enjoy in their natural habitat. A mix-match pod of about 12 or more dolphins in a tank that seemed to be considerably smaller than an olympic sized pool. Not only that but several of the dolphins had signs of raking on their heads and backs, which is caused by other aggressively stressed dolphins, dragging their teeth across the skin of their tank mates.

Jacques Cousteau and his son, Jean-Michel Cousteau, stopped aiding in the capture of dolphins after witnessing a dolphin commit suicide by ramming repeatedly into the side of its tank. There have been a number reports of other marine mammals making suicide attempts while in captivity.

Attacks on people are unknown to orcas in their natural habitat. There was one report of a boy getting charged at by an orca while swimming in the ocean but he was never grabbed. When they are in captivity, they show aggression towards their trainers and eachother. There have been deaths and other serious injuries caused to trainers and others by captive whales. Whales and dolphins are trained by food deprivation. If an animal doesn’t perform, they don’t get fed. If they’re too social, they are secluded from the other whales.

Sea World isn’t my biggest concern. I’m more concerned with smaller parks that break government regulations.”

*sigh*

Sarah Silverman “I’m F*@#ing Matt Damon” (via...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:35:13 -0500

Sarah Silverman “I’m F*@#ing Matt Damon” (via E11aCat)

Here is the original song. Sarah Silverman is one funny girl.

Jimmy Kimmel “I’m F*@#ing Ben Affleck” to...

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:28:11 -0500

Jimmy Kimmel “I’m F*@#ing Ben Affleck” to Sarah&Matt!FUNNY! (via scowtown)

This made me actually laugh out loud. I hate to admit it… but I love Jimmy Kimmel :)

This is how I’ll always remember Andy Warhol.

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:03:59 -0500

This is how I’ll always remember Andy Warhol.