Monday, March 21, 2011

Alisa Dawn Tualaulelei,


I cannot describe how much I miss you, girl.  I miss our late night talks, our year-round beach trips, our musubi's and Jamba Juices.  You're my best friend, my counselor, my partner in crime, my mentor, and the one person who never ever stopped believing in me.  You stuck by me in my lowest of times, when literally no one else would.  You saw things in me that I had no idea of myself.  You saw my heart, and you helped me see it, too.  Thank you for the prayers.  Thank you for your patience when I was stubborn and hardheaded.  Thank you for encouraging me to be a better woman.  Thank you for inspiring me to be on fire for Jesus.  I'm not sure you realize the impact you've had on my life, but I just want to say thank you.  God knew I needed you.  I hope I can be the kind of friend that you are to me.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

#100factsaboutme

1. I should really probably be working on an essay that's due on Tuesday.
2. I have a tendency to procrastinate.
3. My personality doesn't make any sense.
4. I'm really organized.
5. But I can be really absentminded.
6. Unless it's math class, I will not accept a B for an answer...grade. I should probably work on that.
7. I'm really easily entertained.
8. I laugh really easily.
9. I could sit at a piano and play for hours and be the happiest girl in the world. I do that a lot, actually.
10. I play bass. I love it, but I'm not very good.
11. I love Jesus. And I like to imagine him with a beard. Beards are cool.
12. F'real, though. You should probably be friends with this Jesus guy. He'll rock your socks.
13. That previous fact about me was not really a fact about me. And neither is this one.
14. I'm easily distracted.
15. But on the other hand, I'm insanely focused when I need to be.
16. I'm really awkward.
17. I love to dance. It's my escape. But I'm not very good at it. But I don't care.
18. My favorite colors are purple, blue, and green. In that order.
19. I don't like yellow.
20. Or bananas.
21. My favorite foods are Indian and Asian foods. Yummm.
22. I like to buy stuff for people. Even though I don't have a ton of money.
23. I don't like doing jobs halfway. I guess I'm just an overachiever.
24. I'm currently sunburnt on my back. I like to do my homework in the sun. Sometimes I fall asleep.
25. I really like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. A little too much.
26. I know how to do hula.
27. I know sign language.
28. I have lived in Australia. I used to have to chase emus and kangaroos out of my yard.
29. I have a cat that has only three legs. He can still climb trees. He's boss.
30. I used to play Runescape. Don't hate.
31. I'm super sarcastic. It tends to bite me in the butt.
32. It hurts my heart when I see others hurting.
33. I like to pretend I don't cry. But I do. I'm not very good at crying, though.
34. My favorite animals are dinosaurs.
35. When I grow up, I want to be a teacher. Elementary.
36. I get along better with either little kids or older people more than I do with kids my own age.
37. Sometimes it gets lonely.
38. I have a really hard time talking about what's on my heart.
39. But I have no issue expressing what's on my mind.
40. I'm blunt and brutally honest. I'm really sorry if I've hurt your feelings because of it. I'm working on it.
41. I have a fear of control. Rather, of not being in control. I'm working on that, too.
42. I am blessed with the most incredible best friend the world could offer. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure its fo'real.
43. I would die for my best friend. That is not a joke.
44. My socks never match.
45. I love the beach. I go insane when I'm away from the coast for more than two weeks.
46. I like to read on my roof.
47. When I buy my own place, I want to be sure there is a way to get on the roof. If not, then I'll just find another place to read that's away from the world.
48. I really like being with people.
49. I also really like being alone.
50. I have absolutely no problem sitting in a restaurant by myself. I dunno why it bothers my friends.
51. My guilty pleasure is the Steve Harvey show. Don't judge me. It's hilarious.
52. I do really random things when I'm bored..like dying my hair, or going to the store and buying goldfish. The animal. Not the cracker.
53. I cannot sleep without locking my door. Even though my door's lock is currently broken.
54. I can't go a day without music.
55. I am a grammar nazi. It irritates me when I send texts with poor grammar. It irritates my friends when I fix their grammar.
56. I know I probably have plenty of grammatical/spelling errors in this post. I'm just going to leave it as it is.
57. I like to longboard. I'm not very good at it. Mainly because I haven't seen my longboarding buddies in over a year. I don't longboard without them. Cove + one girl = terrible idea.
58. I'm really spontaneous.
59. I'm really loud.
60. I'm not very witty.
61. Drive-through windows annoy me.
62. I have really bad road rage. If you're in the mood for amusement, ride in my car with me.
63. I have terrible trust issues.
64. I hate seafood. But I think I'm kind of starting to like fish. I had fish for lunch today. It was good.
65. I enjoy school.
66. I'm the kid that brings my homework everywhere with me so I can use spare time effectively.
67. I'm currently listening to "Yui" by Childs.
68. I'm not very girly. I try to be, though.
69. I only own three dresses. I acquired the last two within the past two weeks. I'm still getting used to wearing them.
70. I was a major tomboy when I was a kid. I played in the mud and chased my sister around with frogs.
71. When I DID play with barbies, I was only allowed to play with the barbies that I ripped the heads off of. My sister and her friends wouldn't let me touch the new ones. They just don't know how to have fun. (grumbles)
72. I can crack almost every joint in my body.
73. Dance has already given me hip problems. I'm like an old lady.
74. When I turn 18, I'm going to smoke a pipe. I don't care if it's not "ladylike." Pipe tobacco is awesome.
75. I like good conversation. The kind that makes me think hard, learn, encourage, be encouraged, grow, laugh, cry.
76. But sometimes, when I'm with friends, I like silence. It's not an awkward silence, just silence. Sometimes friendships need to be strengthened through silence.
77. I get really frustrated with myself sometimes because there are a lot of things that I love to do, but I'm not good at any of them.
78. Instead, I take pride in my hard work. I have to remind myself that sometimes it doesn't matter if you're good at something, it just matters that you work your hardest at doing your best. And do it for Jesus.
79. My left foot is ever so slightly longer than my right. I only found this out because of pointe shoes. Those blasted devils.
80. I can tie cherry stems in a knot with my tongue. I can also unwrap Starbursts with my tongue.
81. I hate cherries. And country music.
82. I recently got my cartilage pierced. I want to get my nose pierced. I also plan on getting a tattoo within the next five years.
83. If I were to speak with two dead people, they would probably be Corrie Ten Boom, and JRR Tolkien.
84. I secretly wish I were a mermaid.
85. I really like history. But I don't know nearly enough about it as I'd like to. That's part of the reason I like it so much. There's always something to learn.
86. When I become a teacher, my goal is not so much to teach kids information, but rather to love to learn the information that I teach them.
87. I also secretly want to teach so I have an excuse to whip out Play-Doh and crayons at any point in time. Selfish, I know. But what's not to love about Play-Doh and crayons?!
88. Despite what some may think, my grilled cheese sammiches are boss.
89. I am OCD about the way people squeeze their toothpaste. Squeeze from the end of the tube. Not the middle. You get so much more out of it. Sheesh.
90. I'm a really selfish person and I don't like it.
91. I don't act like Jesus nearly as much as I should. Not even close.
92. I am really weird. But writing this made me realize just how odd I really am. Oh well. (shrugs shoulders)
93. I am daily amazed at what God has done in my life.
94. There's something about this year that is going to be big. I can feel God doing huge things in my life.
95. The hardest thing for me is not being able to be there for my friends. Especially my best friend. But that's part of giving God control.
96. Because of that, I pray for my friends instead. It's the only thing that I can ALWAYS do for them.
97. If you haven't noticed from this post, I'm scatterbrained. There isn't a whole lot of structure to the way I do things.
98. Skinny dipping is an extremely liberating activity. Just don't be seen.
99. My insecure nature is hoping you'll still be my friend after realizing just how strange of a person I am.
100. If you're still reading this, you either are a really caring friend, or a really bored individual. Either way, you're awesome. Alligator food.