I'm going to Honduras!

I'm going to a small island called Roatán off the North coast of Honduras for a week at the end of May, to volunteer in a clinic in a poor town. I'm so excited! I've never done anything like this before, but I've always wanted to. Everything came up so quickly - my boyfriend decided the other day that he wants to go, as it will look good on his med school applications which he will begin doing in June - and I decided I wanted to go with him. I've never really even been out of the country before, except to Canada, but that doesn't really count. I know traveling to other countries and seeing other cultures really changes ones's perspective on life and stuff, and I am very open to this type of thing; I'm really interested to see other ways of life. I'm also very happy I will go and be able to help people, even if just for a week.



The prospect of taking a million pictures in another country in a setting in which I've never been also really excites me. I know it will be like nothing I have yet experienced. Also really cool is how this island we'll be staying on is appparently well known for their excellent scuba diving - how awesome is that? I love swimming, I love water, I love fish, I love diving and snorkeling...this is going to be so much fun! I guess there's even a lot of dolphins in the area, so you can potentially be swimming and playing with dolphins! You know, just like in that South Park episode... o/`if I could swim with the dolphins...the soft and gentle dolphins...o/`

Here are some details about Honduras that I took from this site:

Long an important center for the Maya culture, Honduras was first colonized by Europeans in the early 16th Century.

Decades of wars with the indigenous Indians followed. The Spanish finally took control, merging it with Guatemala, and eventually, with Mexico. Then, in 1838, Honduras gained its independence.

Its turbulent past of military coups and corruption are hopefully gone forever, as a democracy is now in place, and its transformed Honduras into a safe, welcoming country.

Like all Central American countries, Honduras is hot and humid throughout the year, with some moderation in the inland highlands.

Its ancient ruins, beaches, rain forests and mountains are all impressive, and when combined with its friendly people, Honduras is growing in popularity as a travel destination.

The Bay Islands 40 miles off the northern coastline (especially Roatan), offer some of the finest diving and snorkelling venues in the Western Caribbean.

I'll of course post more information as I find it out. I hope I don't get some kind of awful disease!

Busty Wilde + life + Honduras + dolphins + South Park

Drugs are for idols!

Bo Bice was arrested for drugs - namely, marijuana and cocaine!

While this news may negatively affect some people's opinions of Bo Bice (from American Idol, duh), I think it just makes him that much cooler. Now I totally want him to win (as if I didn't before)!

*The Smoking Gun breaks the news
*MSNBC gives their version of the story...
*...then wonders if anyone cares
*Someone actually has a blog devoted to Bo Bice

Busty Wilde + Bo Bice + American Idol + drugs

hah

Okay, maybe I'm mean, but the title of this article is really fucking hilarious to me. Is it a language barrier problem? Maybe. But maybe it's just a typo. Either way, I still hate George Bush.

False alarm sends Deubya underground

Busty Wilde + news + George Bush

raspberry lattes = puke

Okay, okay, enough suspense already. I tried a goddammned raspberry latte and it was fucking disgusting. I actually had to throw it out after drinking about a quarter of it because I was beginning to feel ill. Did you ever get that strawberry syrup with the bunny on it (like the chocolate syrup) for your milk when you were little? You know, so you could drink strawberry milk? The latte was that color, but way grosser. I did get it at one of those fake Starbuckses (heh) inside of Barnes and Noble...those ones that serve Starbucks coffee and look just like any other Starbucks location, but they aren't really Starbuckses after all - just in case that makes a difference. I might someday consider convincing a friend or something to try a raspberry latte at a regular Starbucks just to see if it turns out different (I swear the people at those B&N cafes don't know what they're doing), but not for awhile. Oh well. I'll never stray from what I'm used to ever again.

In more uplifting news, I'm currently eating some leftover Indian food from last night - mushroom mattar (mmmmm) and some chili paneer. Basically, it's mushroom, peas, and spices in the first dish, and then bell peppers, jalapenos, onions, this weird homemade cheese stuff, and spices in the second dish. I'm not too big on paneer, I just wanted the other stuff. I think I was Indian in a past life at some point.

I'm going to take a bath soon. I've had this thing for baths lately. Don't get me wrong, I still shower every morning, but it's nice to come home after working with people all day and relax in the tub. Plus, I love that feeling of "washing the day away." One of the things I hate about working with people all day is sometimes when I come home at night I just feel so gross, like I have other people's germs and dead skin cells and other human dirt on me. I know a lot of that is in my mind, but it's not like it's hurting anyone for me to think that. Blame it on my OCD. The only bad part about taking baths is that I have this other thing - another OCD thing - where I have to scrub out the tub for like at least twenty minutes before I decide it's clean enough for me to get in it. Nevermind that I just scrubbed it yesterday, it needs to be CLEAN, dammit. Again, I realize that a lot of that is in my head, but I just can't let myself take a bath unless I've taken this precautionary step. I don't want to get a disease or something from, um, myself showering this morning. Sigh. At least I got these pretty awesome bath salts though, but I can't remember if I already talked about them, either because I'm stoned now or I was stoned when I talked about them. Actually, I am stoned now, and I was stoned if I did talk about them (since I'm always stoned), so logically that sentence doesn't really make sense (because I said either/or). I took this crazy syntax and semantics class once with these weird grad students named like Rainbow and stuff, and we talked about stuff like that - I had to explain sentences that weren't necessarily lies, but technically weren't true. It was pretty interesting, at least until I stopped going. Oh yeah, bath salts. They're cool - I like them because besides being completely organic and vegan and being specially formulated for their aromatherapeutic benefits, they have a high alkalinity, so when you're feeling acidic (as in sick or a having a buildup of negative energy) they help balance you out. Apparently people who take a lot of baths in alkaline water don't get sick as often as people who don't. Interesting.

I asked my boyfriend yesterday if I'm a hippie, and he said no. I said he was right, because I shave and bathe regularly, and I don't smell. He said I'm just New Age-y. I guess that's okay. I just like all that natural shit, yo.

I totally had something else to talk about, but I can't remember what it was. Imagine that. I did take a bunch of pictures yesterday, but I can't seem to get the fucking cd to work right now. I was going to post one. Oh well.

Busty Wilde + coffee + Starbucks

question

Do you think a raspberry latte would be good? As in, a latte with raspberry syrup? I always get hazelnut lattes - I don't know if I could handle the switch, but I want to try something different...

Busty Wilde + coffee

curb your ass

Okay, so I just got done watching a couple of episodes of CYE, and I was getting restless in front of the tv. What did I decide to do? Sit in front of the computer, of course. I went to Larry David's section on the HBO website, and there's this message board where people can talk about the episodes, you know, in case they don't have anyone else to talk about them with.

I thought this particular post was pretty funny, but maybe that's because I'm high. I'll have to come back and reread it later, see if I change my mind or something:

Re: Season 1, Episode 1:
Posted: 18 Jul 2003 08:53 AM (75 of 76)
Reply Advise

I am English. We used to have two BBC channels. Every programme the BBC made was shown on these two channels. Sometimes the BBC would even show Seinfeld, without warning, like a deer breaking cover. There would be time enough to take a shot at the buck in question, before it vanished, panting, into the televisual night.
There are now five BBC channels, three of which are digital. some of us don't have a digital box. To encourage us to buy one, the BBC recently showed two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm from season one (yes, this is the point, I'm getting there) The Pants Tent and Porno Gil. They were hilarious! No wonder the BBC buried them on a digital channel no-one watches at a time no-one is awake. Let's not forget here that everyone in the UK has to pay a BBC TV licence of £112 a year or we get fined £1000. So why aren't we getting Curb Your enthusiasm for free? Because these people are HITLERS. They'd be the first with the rolls of BARBED WIRE when the CAMPS get built. We PAY and PAY for increasingly INFERIOR service but they SUCK US DRY. The Simpsons isn't even on at the moment because of the FUCKING GOLF. If this language isn't appropriate for a discussion on Curb Your Enthusiasm, then SIEG HEIL you pointy eared FUCKERS. KISS MY ASS! You want a PIECE OF THIS?? Seriously, though it's a great show, very funny. In four or five years I may even get to see another episode. (it's not even the good simpsons episodes, but the ones they made while doing Futurama)

I hope HBO doesn't come and sue me or something for pasting that...

Busty Wilde + Curb Your Enthusiasm + HBO

george bush is a liar

Hey, remember really early this morning in my Happy Earth Day post when I provided a link to something about George Bush doing something or other? (I didn't actually read the article - I couldn't stand to.) Well, it turns out he was lying. He didn't do that Earth Day related thing after all. What an ass.

Busty Wilde + Earth Day + George Bush

Happy Earth Day!

here's some Earth Day crap for you to look at; now pretend to care:

Earth Day Network 2005
History of Earth Day
EPA Earth Day 2005
"I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty." (I hate George Bush, just as a reminder to anyone who forgot.)

Apparently, the Bay Area (namely Berkeley) is a little different than the rest of the country/world (really??), and we/they celebrate Earth Day on March 20, even though there's all this bullshit about March 21 blah blah blah...in any case, March 20 it is. I'm over a month late. Oops.

Busty Wilde + Earth Day + Berkeley

let's try this out

Okay, so I'll give this a shot...maybe I will try to talk about my life, or something.

Yesterday was 4/20 (yay!), and I was very excited about this stoner holiday. I mean, the celebration of this stoner new year of sorts really goes on until 4/29 - for me at least. In the past I've stayed awake until 4:20am, the first 4:20 on 4/20, but I guess I'm just getting older or something - I couldn't do it this year. I was so comfortable in bed! I did smoke as soon as I got up around 8:00, but that's nothing out of the ordinary (I do that every morning). I tried to get more stoned than usual though, you know, for the sake of celebrating and whatnot.

[I'm pausing right here, I have to go wash of this Zia Fresh Papaya Enzyme Mask I have on!]

So I remained high all day, left work early to go get more high...and then came home and promptly fell asleep. I was pretty disappointed when I woke up at 2 minutes to midnight. I had slept through 4/20. Damn! Good thing it's a stoner holiday though, so if you (kind of like me) missed 4/20 the first time around, you still have a week and a half to celebrate. Yay!

This morning when I woke up, I got stoned again as I was getting ready for work. Being stoned is the only way I can deal with being at my job, I swear. It makes it more interesting, at least, and the customers I have to help are way easier to deal with. I also actually took my medication before work - antidepressants and sedatives (Paxil and Ativan). I often take my Paxil at night, when I realize as I'm lying in bed trying to fall asleep that I forgot to take my pill that day - a realization that only registers because my body is beginning to go through the uncomfortable physical withdrawal symptoms, such as the room spinning and the feeling of electric shocks going through my entire body. Doesn't that sound pleasant? When I take it before work, I tend to not get these symptoms (unless I forget to take it until the following night), and I also tend to be in a better mood. The sedative isn't necessary, but it makes me less anxious, so I can indeed be in a good mood. Ohh I have all kinds of medication stories, some day.

Work sucked as usual, but not as much as it could have, because at least I was working with one of the few people I like, Lex. We smoked a bowl after work - I totally turned her into a stoner! Awesome. Well, maybe not a stoner, but at least a moderate smoker of ganja. Then I drove to my boyfriend's house, where a friend of mine was just walking up to visit. We smoked a few bowls, my friend left, and then...I can't remember. I think I ate a sandwich and watched some tv. I drank a Fat Tire, I know that at least. I went through some pictures - I have thousands of pictures sitting on my boyfriend's living room floor that I'm trying to organize - and I tried to pick some bad ones to throw out. This picture project seems to be taking forever. I also spent some time tonight reading more about aperture and depth of field, so I can learn how to use my camera inside and out. It's so interesting!

Now I'm getting ready for bed...I'll probably smoke some more pot, drink some water, and read some more in my book about chakras. I got this ginger oil last week that is supposed to help with detoxification if I put it near my lymph nodes. My chakra book says the drainage chakras (lymph nodes, really) are most importantly behind the knees, in the groin, and by each clavicle. I think I first have to do some meditation exercises to get the negative energy moving so it can be drained in the first place, though. Hmm. I probably sound like some kind of hippy or something, eh?

Busty Wilde + life + marijuana + 420 + antidepressants + Paxil + chakras

numbness

I feel like I never post anymore, or when I do, I'm not really posting anything of importance, I'm more just putting words and images there to take up space. I wonder why. Am I bored of blogging? No, I don't think so. Do I feel inferior to some of my cute little blog-buddies? Nope, that's not it either, because I know I'm super cool. Duh! Maybe I'm just sick of myself, sick of my thoughts, sick of my life. Maybe I'm just bored of everything I'm used to and hence see no point writing about anything that occurs, because why would anyone possibly be interested? I read other people's meaningless events that occur from day to day, and then I read the comments they get from people are actually interested in these strangers' daily routines for whatever reason. I just don't get it. I could write all about the daily shit that happens to me, but that's just it - it's shit that happens daily. Nothing extraordinary, just my regular life. I honestly can't see why anyone would be interested - don't they have their own shit to deal with? Their own stupid daily routine that they're stuck in? Maybe it's like the whole soap opera appeal, where people love to watch other people's problems and not be involved. Maybe I should add high drama to everything that happens to me, create some kind of wacky blog soap opera. Actually, that would be pretty awesome, come to think of it.

Maybe I'm just used to the thoughts in my head, so when I do try to write something, nothing pops out - because I'm used to everything already swirling around. Maybe I just don't want to think about anything anymore, because I'm unhappy and bored. I don't really feel stuck or anything, it's just more of a "okay, what do I do now?" feeling. My mind is numb.

Busty Wilde + life

happy 420!

I'll smoke bowls and dedicate them to all of you!

Busty Wilde + 420

my mind is like a computer!

You Are Incredibly Logical

(You got 100% of the questions right) Move over Spock - you're the new master of logic You think rationally, clearly, and quickly. A seasoned problem solver, your mind is like a computer!

How Logical Are You?

Busty Wilde + quiz

remember this?

Click here real quick so you know what I'm talking about...

A couple of days ago, I was browsing through some of the drug urban legends on snopes. Man, I can spend hours reading that shit...I think I've been reading those things since high school. Anyway, I came across an article about that guy who cut off his face and fed it to his dog while he was high on pcp, something I blogged about in that previous post. You can read it here if you're interested...it only takes a minute or two.

Busty Wilde + drugs + pcp + urban legends

fuck

It's almost 5pm and I just fucking woke up. I hate when this happens!!

Busty Wilde + life

suh-weet

I love stupid mindless quizzes, especially when they tell me how cool I am. Don't you?

BUSTY
B is for Brilliant
U is for Unique
S is for Sassy
T is for Tricky
Y is for Yummy


What Does Your Name Mean?

Busty Wilde + quiz

this is interesting

This is the kind of stuff I would study sometimes in certain linguistics classes I took...and now I'm taking a blog quiz about it. What the hell is going on with the world?

My answers are interesting too, though, since I grew up in Southern California. Is "valley-speak" an option? I did used to spend my summers on Long Island - maybe that's where the 20% Yankee comes in.

Your Linguistic Profile:

65% General American English

20% Yankee

10% Upper Midwestern

5% Dixie

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

Busty Wilde + quiz + linguistics

c is for cabbage

Check it out - Cookie Monster has gone healthy! What is this country coming to?

Has Cookie Monster given up sweets?

NEW YORK (AP) -- Something must be wrong in the land of Muppets.

First PBS announced that "Sesame Street" would kick off its 35th season this week with a multiyear story arc about healthy habits. No problem there; childhood obesity rates are soaring. Then I learned of changes that turned my "Sesame Street" world upside-down.

My beloved blue, furry monster -- who sang "C is for cookie, that's good enough for me" -- is now advocating eating healthy. There's even a new song -- "A Cookie Is a Sometimes Food," where Cookie Monster learns there are "anytime" foods and "sometimes" foods.

"Sacrilege!" I cried. "That's akin to Oscar the Grouch being nice and clean." (Co-workers gave me strange looks. But I didn't care.)

Being a journalist, I did the only thing I knew how to do. I investigated why "Sesame Street" gave Cookie Monster a health makeover.

The answer would lead me into a world where television producers worked with health experts and politicians, a place where Cookie Monster does care about his health, and by association, the health of children.

The first place I headed was the Internet. On the Sesame Street Web site, little had changed. There was Cookie Monster, in all his blue furriness. He was holding a plate of cookies. He was chomping on a cookie. He still looked the same. But as we all know, looks can be deceiving.

So I searched the site for news on Cookie Monster and up popped a press release about the show's "Healthy Habits for Life" emphasis. Buried near the bottom was a one-sentence mention about Cookie Monster eating fewer cookies.

But what did that mean? Scarfing one plateful instead of two?
Talking vegetables

I picked up the telephone. "What's going on with Cookie Monster?" I asked the "Sesame Street" press office. "Why are you doing this?"

They sent me to Dr. Rosemarie T. Truglio, the show's vice president of research and education.

She said the show changes every year, focusing not just on teaching numbers and letters but also emotional and physical health. With the rise in childhood obesity, Truglio said "Sesame Street" is concentrating on the need to teach children about healthy foods and physical activity.

This season, each episode opens with a "health tip" about nutrition, exercise, hygiene and rest.

Truglio said "Sesame Street" also will introduce new characters, such as talking eggplants and carrots, and offer parodies, such as "American Fruit Stand." Even guest stars will address healthy activities, such as Alicia Keys talking and singing about the importance of physical activity.

Even politicians have gotten into the act, filming public service announcements with "Sesame Street" residents. In one taping, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist taught Elmo to exercise -- jumping up and down. In another, Sen. Hillary Clinton and the small red monster discuss the various textures and tastes of foods.

But what about their position on Cookiegate?

"Even Cookie Monster is learning to control his cookie cravings," Frist told me by e-mail. "His sage advice opened our eyes to the simple joys of a tasty cookie and now reminds us that moderation is the key to healthy living."

Cookie Monster was not available for comment. (I'm hoping he hasn't gone too Hollywood.)

"We are not putting him on a diet," said his spokesman, Truglio. "And we would never take the position of no sugar. We're teaching him moderation."
'Sometimes food'

The furry one also plans to try different kinds of cookies (read: healthier cookies) rather than his just staple, chocolate chip.

But will he still scarf his food? Yes, plus the occasional object, Truglio said.

But isn't that unhealthy? Her reply: He's still Cookie Monster.

Cookie Monster appears to be happy with the new "sometimes food" song, because at the end he warbles: "Is sometimes now?"

"Yes," he's told.

So there it is. Cookie Monster still gobbles cookies, he's just a healthier version of his old self. His eyes are still googly, his fur is still scruffy and he's still messy.

Even "Sesame Street" recognizes that we all need guilty pleasures.

Busty Wilde + news + Cookie Monster

yet another surprising quiz result

While these results may be true now, in high school I was actually a preppy cheerleader. How strange things used to be.

Stoner 69% Punk/Rebel 56% Goth 50% Prep/Jock/Cheerleader 44% Loner 44% Geek 44% Drama nerd 31% Ghetto gangsta 19% What's Your High School Stereotype? created with QuizFarm.com

Busty Wilde + quiz

mu shu

I feel like it's been forever since I've written a "real" post. Lately I've been spending way too much of my computer time fucking around on blogshares. It's so annoyingly addicting!

I had to work today. I really didn't want to (surprise!) - the weather was beautiful outside, and the day seemed to drag on forever. But, as always, there were some interesting customers. See, I work in (manage) a beauty salon/supply store, and it seems as though every kind of person out there wants to be more beautiful in some way or another...

There was one lady wearing several items of clothing with different animal prints...as in, each item she wore had a different animal print. She was like a walking zoo! A vest, a headband, a belt, and even an animal t-shirt to go with those. It wasn't even a cool liger shirt, it was something lame. I don't even remember what it was, to be honest...horses maybe? Even her purse was like a cheetah-print pattern or something, out of which she pulled some zebra-print-looking wallet. Weird. Then there were the mandatory stupid teenage girls who felt the need to exclaim something along the lines of "OMIGOD that is SO PRETTY! I should TOTALLY buy that!" at like everything in the whole store, every ten seconds. There were also the mandatory delinquent teenagers trying to get away with stealing something, anything, just to be able to say they actually stole it. To these stupid bitches, I say this: don't walk around for 15 minutes holding a product, ask me questions about it, then proceed to exit the store after leaving the empty package in my direct line of sight. I will catch you, and I will make you look stupid. Put that product back on the shelf, you dirty little whores.

There was also this woman, who I think was really a man, but maybe she just used to be a man and is now really legitimately a woman, who needed help with curling irons or something. It was funny watching my coworker's face as she helped her/him, because I can tell she is pretty conservative in that area. Hmm, who else? There was the woman who told me she's been using Redken products for over 40 years because they're made in Van Nuys, California, and that's where she grew up. Weird thing about this is that I too grew up in the LA county suburb of Van Nuys (those of you who have ever seen a porn video might recognize this town's name, as it's the center of Porn Valley), which is around 350 miles from Berkeley. We both went to Cal and then wound up staying in the area. How random! And I never knew Redken was made in Van Nuys, either, as it doesn't say that anywhere on the bottle.

In other happenings, I ate some damn good Chinese food tonight with FistingChamp. Thankfully, he didn't try to fist me under the table this time!

Busty Wilde + work + people + Van Nuys + porn + porn valley

The DrugSpot

So, I decided to start a new blog. Since I love reading about drugs in the news so much (and posting the articles to my blog), I thought it would be cool to have a blog consisting of the drug news stories I find while surfing. Check it out if you have time - it's called The DrugSpot. I hate the template right now and the ugly colors, but I wanted to start posting right away!

Busty Wilde + The DrugSpot + drugs + news + drug news

uh oh

I got in a minor accident the other day. I'll post the details later, I'm trying to get ready for work! But, basically, I'm trying to give the guy money so I won't have to notify my insurance. He's cool with it, but it sucks because I don't really have any money right now. So I'll have to call him on the way to work. Fuck.

Busty Wilde + accident

I heart Sharpies

I have so much on my mind to write about, but first, this exciting piece of news I just learned! Did you know you can order a personalized Sharpie from the Sharpie website? Isn't that completely awesome? I am SO in love with Sharpies (obsessed would probably be a better word...) - I have all the fine and ultra fine point pens in all 24 colors that they make, and then some other colors they no longer make or you can't really get anymore. I totally have some kind of pen obsession.


Busty Wilde + obsession + Sharpies

you are the perfect drug

What's your ideal drug?

Mine is marijuana, duh.

You scored as Marijuana. The most beautiful, chill drug out there. You want something that's not too harsh on your body, and soothes the soul. It's also not addicting, so smoke it up, baby! And never have to go through withdrawls.

Marijuana 69% Cocaine 63% Ecstacy 56% None! 50% Alcohol 50% Inhalents 44% Mushrooms 38% What's your ideal drug? created with QuizFarm.com

Busty Wilde + quiz + drugs + marijuana

I'm really really hot

yeah baby!

You scored as Hot. You are Hot, you scream and are wild, people love doing anything sexual with you. Hot 100% Soft 69% Exciting 63% Violent 50% Wet 50% Sweet 50% Awkward 6% Shy 0% What is your sexual style? created with QuizFarm.com

Busty Wilde + quiz + sex

issa nice

Check it out yo! Yet another meaningless quiz...


You are Cocaine (aka: coke, crack, snow, 151...).
You are the second most commonly used drug in
the world. You are very witty, talented, perky
person if you can just have the right
opportunity to show to everybody how unique you
are, when you are in a good mood you can reach
a very high point of happiness. You are
classified as class (A and B) illegal drugs.

What kind of Drugs are you? and how that reflect your personality?
brought to you by Quizilla

I would like to say a few things regarding this. First of all, I think that spoon is in the wrong drug picture. Secondly, those yellow crack rocks and that rusty razor definitely do NOT look appetizing. Lastly, I do like being called witty, talented, and perky, even if it is in reference to an illegal drug (all the good ones are illegal anyways).

UPDATE: It looks like the picture isn't working. Darn.
UPDATE2: Nevermind, now it is.
UPDATE3: A loyal friend reminded me that some people do, in fact, employ a spoon to use their cocaine. Then I remembered that movie Traffic, where they do just that.

Busty Wilde + quiz + drugs + cocaine