Profile pic poll

Looked at a bunch of anime girl pics with some help from Google Image's latest feature (see my last post) and these are the 6 images I like the most.

Don't ask me why, but I love having cute anime girls as my profile! It especially helps if their hair is pinkish, or if something they're wearing is pink. I don't know... it just reminds me of the person I'd like to be if I were a cartoon! ^_^ (In real life, though, I don't think I could pull off the pink hair. Mine is too dark. lol. O_o)

In the end, of course, it will be my decision which girl gets to be my replacement Blogger avatar. But I was wondering if you guys would indulge me and pick which image you guys liked best. Like, which do you think best represents... me?

New image search feature!

Okay, I was just thinking about changing up my profile picture (I'm still thinking about it, btw. I'm not sure if I will, I just wanted to see what was out there for me), so I went to my favorite image search website, Google Images, to check out nice pics. That's when I noticed their newest feature, which is really quite interesting!

Check it out yourself!

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Do you see it? You're able to drag an image into the search bar, and it will actually show you similar pictures to that image!

Wow. O_o All I have to say is, good job, Google. You never cease to amaze me, with all the cool new web gadgets you keep turning out. What will they think up next, I wonder?

Bye-bye, birdies... for real. ~,~

We've been talking about selling our birds for a long time. Now we've finally gone and done it. They're gone...

Sasha and Sammy, the 2 boy cockatiels Annette and I had owned for almost 6 years, are now out of our lives. We sold them to a nice couple yesterday. It was sad packing them up in their car, and seeing them drive away... I am really going to miss those little feathered rascals. ~,~

Some last photos that my mom kindly took, before the new owners came.

(Left = Sammy, right = Sasha, in all the pics.)

I mean, yeah, they used to screech really loud at times, and they used to drive us off the wall when we let them out of the cage to stretch their wings and they wouldn't come back down when playtime was over, and I don't need to mention cleaning up their poop...

But they were awesome pets. I loved taking care of those red-cheeked birds, laughing at their silly antics. They'd fight with each other sometimes (Hey, they're brothers. What're you gonna do? =P), and they sang really sweetly when they were in the mood. Cockatiels have the kind of beaks that make you think they're grinning all the time, so they always looked adorable and innocent. Whenever we came home from somewhere, those birds knew it, and they'd chirp out with glee welcoming us back. ^_^

They were the longest pets my siblings and I have ever kept. Besides the birds, we've only ever had rodents in the house, and those always died after a year or so, which was very sad. (See Hazel the hamster's eulogy here. Here is the picture post of Hazel.) At least in our cockatiels' case, they haven't died. They're just being cared for by new owners (who have promised to keep us updated about how our boys settle in). ^,^

*sigh* It's still going to be sad, with no more pets in the house. I'll sure miss them... I love you, Sasha and Sammy. ~_~

For more memories, we've got lots of Youtube videos of the birds. Check out our pet playlist.

Look at me...

This morning I felt a little... off, for some reason. O,o Don't worry. I'm not depressed or anything like that. But I did feel kind of... small. Like I'm not accomplishing everything I can be, or am at least meant to be. I just felt clueless... not to mention lazy...

But now I'm feeling a lot better. ^_^

I heard this John Lennon song today, and it seems to sum up my feelings pretty well. (He's one of the best poets of them all, in my opinion.)
Look at me
who am I supposed to be?what am I supposed to be?
Here I am
what am I supposed to do?What can I do for you?
Who am I?
Nobody knows but meNobody else can see
Just you and me
Who are we...?

Arrested Development + other developments!

In the wake of the end of Glee's 2nd season (*sad* ~,~), I just recently found a hilarious show that will keep me happily distracted until Will, Sue, Kurt, Rachel, and all the rest of them return in September. Infinite thanks to the dear friend who recommended it to me! ^_~

Unbelievable! First he introduces me to Glee, and then he puts me on to a show like Arrested Development! I'm so lucky to have a friend with such awesome taste. ^,^

This show is really funny! I've only seen 2 half-hour episodes, but I am hooked. It helps that I recognize so many of the actors. Look, it's Jason Bateman and a young Michael Cera, who were both in the movie Juno! (Aww, Cera was so cute at 15!) And Jeffrey Tambor, who's been in loads of films I've seen (most memorable being Muppets in Space and How the Grinch Stole Christmas)! And David Cross, who was in Alvin and the Chipmunks, Kung Fu Panda and Megamind, among others! And Will Arnett, who I recognized from 30 Rock, but has been voices in a few animated films. Oh, and I didn't realize this before, but the mom in this show, Jessica Walter, also played the voice of Fran in Dinosaurs! Thanks, Wikipedia!

Okay, I'll stop linking now. Sorry for the rampage. =P (Man, I know lots of TV/movie trivia!) Suffice it to say I think I'm really going to enjoy following these characters in this situation comedy, and we'll leave it at that. ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In other news, Mamma Mia was a success! Especially the Monday show, which my brother Adam starred in. He was awesome!

And there's me on the left, when they did curtain calls. ^_^

Man, putting on that show took a lot work! Switching sets, making sure kids were ready to go on... I am so glad it's all behind me now. ^,^ It was a great experience, but... let's just say I'm glad my weekends are free again!

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Also, don't you just hate it when you're trying to have a video-chat with someone, but your microphone doesn't work? So you can both see and hear your friend, but your friend can only see you, not hear you? 'Cuz that happened to me... so annoying!

Well, at least now I know I need a new mic! ^_~