Help me get an iPod

Hey-

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I’ve joined and I think you should as well.

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http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=17292362

I don’t really need one but hey, if I can get it for free, why the hell not?

On my way to San Francisco

I shall be on my way to the airport in two hours. Since my parents are notorious for being early, I’ll probably end up getting my seat of preference, which is a window seat. See, when you’re in the aisle people step all over you, and when you’re in the middle you have the worst of both worlds: people step all over you and you have no view.

You may be able to choose where you sit, but you don’t really have much of a say when it comes to who sits next to you. While I was at the parlor getting my legs waxed and toenails done, I came up with a list of the worst possible seatmates I could end up having. Here they are, in no particular order:

An old lady.
While they look mostly harmless, those ancient buggers can still be a real bitch. I was sitting at the bench in Mercury Drug Store, Katipunan with a friend, who was about to take painkillers, when this old lady on a cane approached us. Clearing her throat, she gave us a long hard look and said rather irritably, “Excuse me. Can I have a seat?” My friend and I looked at each other and this was our cue to get up because if we didn’t, we’d both start laughing hysterically and making fun of her for being what she is–an old lady. So we did (get up, not laugh/make fun of her), and the lady sat down. Once she was seated, she looked at us and gave us this sickeningly sweet smile. “Give to the elderly,” she simpered.

When I become a little old lady myself, I won’t use my age to demand better treatment and respect from others. I will, however, use my age to demand more accessible parking.

A teenage boy/a male yuppie.
The last thing I need is some creep hitting on me all the way to the West. Not that that has ever happened to me, and maybe I’m just flattering myself or something, but you never know.

A baby/toddler/child.
As all of you probably already know, I hate kids. They’re noisy, restless, and annoying. And if there’s anything worse than a kid, it’s a kid you have to sit next to in a cramped space for the next 12 hours of your life. Now that is bound to suck, since you’ll probably never get any sleep and if you do, you’ll probably wake up with baby spit on your hair or something.

A particular race of people who smell bad.
They smell bad. ‘nough said.

Crocheted things

Technically, I’m not a newbie at crochet. When I was in high school I had to learn all the things you can do with a needle and thread for my Home Economics class–including crochet. I was horrible and I absolutely hated it. However, I picked it up again two weeks ago because I wanted to have a crocheted white shoulder bag and I couldn’t find it anywhere. And ever since I started, I’ve become addicted to the art.

Ironically, I haven’t finished doing the white shoulder bag yet. It was my first attempt at crochet but it turned out to be too long, so I’m redoing it again. This net bag is my second project and it took me a week to make. I got the pattern off the Internet but after I did the bottom part, the pattern got me completely lost and confused. So I threw it away and decided to feel my way through and see what I can come up with. And much to my amazement, it turned out pretty well. Although I think I should make the bag a bit shorter next time I do it again, I am damn proud of it.

Ta-da! The finished product.

Here’s a close-up of the net part.

The bag to scale (I have no idea why I look so tanned. I haven’t even been to the beach since last November). Like I said, it’s a little too long for my liking since the bag stretches when I put in stuff. But yeah, I really like the way it looks.