Slowly building my instrument collection...

Stringed:

• Acoustic guitar: Taylor GS Mini, mahogany, 7/8 scale
• Classical guitar: Yamaha _ , 7/8 scale
• Ukulele: Kala KA-CG glossed mahogany concert
• Ukulele: Mitchell MU40NT Soprano ukulele
• G7th guitar capo
• Planet Waves ukulele capo
• Snark SN2 clip-on, all-instrument tuner
• string winder
• Pick Punch

Drums:

• Remo Festival Djembe, 10"
• Remo Artbeat for Humanity buffalo drum, 12"(?), 10"
• Remo SoundShapes (3)
• Remo Bahia buffalo drum

random things that feel like rites-of-passage for me:

• taking a long time to finish a soda
• finding the idea of chillin on a boat v exciting
• running out of checks
• thinking about meals in advance
• looking forward to having time to clean
• understanding the difference between food storage containers and lunch boxes
• getting upset when someone else does your laundry

Albums

• Worlds by Porter Robinson
• No No No by Beirut
• Hozier
• Out to Sea by Tom Misch
• Beat Tape 2 by Tom Misch
• I Love You. by The Neighbourhood
• Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey
• My Type EP by Saint Motel

Individual songs:

• The Chainsmokers - Roses
• Postmodern Jukebox - Creep
• The Head and the Heart - Rivers and Roads
• the bird and the bee - How Deep is Your Love
• She & Him - God Only Knows
• She & Him - Unchained Melody
• Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice

Upgrade:

• Business attire
• Ukulele
• Suitcase
• Car

Acquire:

• iPad
• Electric guitar
• Nylon-string guitar
• good bag for instruments
• djembe
• cajon

New year's eve

• presents
• looked cute
• cocktail shrimp, tacos, chips on chips on chips
• chocolate wasted
  • bullfrog, amfs, shots
  • gin, vodka, light rum, spiced rum, vodka, bailey's, hypnotiq, blue curacao, tequila
  • meltyblend, chocolate potato chips, alcoholic milo truffles, chocolate pie, fudge, choclava
• swan
• the concert edison came from barely started before he left lol
• noise complaint
• karaoke
• sad ass round-and-a-half of CAH
• picssss

Saw 'em on Facebook

• Oreo rice
• Oreo marshmallow treats
• Beer mac 'n cheese

I very seriously want these:

• ✔ ukulele
• cajon
• ✔ djembe
• ✔ nylon-string guitar
• ✔ buffalo drum
• frame drum
• ✔ electric guitar

cool:

• drum set
• Orff xylophones
• autoharp
• ✔ melodica
• ✔ ocean drum
• tongue drum
• ✔ guiro
• vibraslap
• ✔ kalimba/mbira
• ✔ hapi drum
• ✔ singing bowl

• Alina Baraz
• Beirut
• Bright Eyes
• Steve Burns
• Daniel Caesar
• Death Cab for Cutie
• Billie Eilish
• Feist
• Fleet Foxes
• FKJ
• Nick Hakim
• HONNE
• Hot Hot Heat
• Hozier
• Kimbra
• The Kooks
• Laufey
• Luna Li
• Lorde
• Lullatone
• Bruno Major

• organize my browser bookmarks
• tag all my Tumblr posts
• change my Tumblr layouts
• update my Facebook photos
  • 2013
  • Pulse banquet
  • Erika's senior stuff
• defragment my PC
• phone SD card
• clean out my old saved emails
• organize my mobile photos
• use my iTunes gift card

• ✔ Scardino's
• ✔ KBBQ
• ✔ Mediterranean food
• botanic garden
• hiking trail
• Ventura
• ✔ Las Vegas
• Seattle

• Torrance farmer's market
• the beach
• Tons of Japanese food around
• Del Amo Mall
• places with nice views (Del Cerro, Rocketship, etc)
• close to Christine, Yoko, Jennifer, Stephanie again
• having multiple choices in town to buy gas at the cheapest price
• still able to see Wolf
• the most easygoing roommate ever
• Kansha Creamery
• my drawers
• good homemade food
• awesome weather
• boba!!!
• closer to OC friends
• closer to Round 1!
• 85 Degrees
• LA Taiko Institute

• I own one square foot of land in St. George Lake, Maine.
• I have grapheme-color synesthesia
• I once held an actual human brain
• One of my hobbies is organizing- fridge, pantry, whatever
• I know who I'd chose to play me in a movie about my life. I met her once, and she really was as I expected.
• I own two lava lamps
• I was a garden gnome last Halloween

• Round 1 - Weekend
• La Brea Tar Pits - check
• Natural History Museum - weekend
• LA Arboretum - check
• Baking - any day, just buy ingredients
• Disneyland - weekend or break
• Skydiving - weekend?
• Thai food - any day
• LACMA - weekend or a 2nd Tuesday
• Round 1 - night
• Webcam filters? - any day

Local:

• Okrumong
• Yellow Fever
• Pizza Five85
• Freebirds
• Frostbites
• Yummy Spot
• Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori
• Otafuku
• ✔ Kansha Creamery
• ✔ Honeymee

SFV:

• Ninong's
• ✔ White Rabbit Truck
• ✔ CiCi's Cafe
• California Chicken Cafe
• ✔ Bon Bon Tea House
• Sharky's
• ✔ CREAM
• Lala's Kitchen

Keep the chops up:

• Contact people re: volunteering
  • Providence LCMH
  • ✔ Arts & Services for Disabled
  • ✔ Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times 8/11-12
  • ✔ Arts & Services + Special Olympics 7/22-23
  • CSUN MT Wellness Clinic
• Practice my functional MT skills
• Research MT

Kinda busy stuff:

• Update my resume
• Upload my notes from conference/workshops
• CalVet waiver stuff
  • Print form
  • ✔ Statement of non-filing (mailed request)

• spinach chips
• sweet tea vodka
• milk tea
• ✔ iced coffee
• hummus
• flourless banana pancakes
• ✔ onigiri
• rice cooker cheesecake

• I really miss recycling.
• I'm looking forward to when they ban plastic grocery bags in my hometown.
• Machine wash cold, tumble try low
• When cooking or doing most things in general, I like to be exact in following instructions.
• I'm way less open on the internet than I was five years ago
• I keep a written planner; apps just don't really stick
• I take a while to upload photos
• Sometimes I spend extra time thinking about how to get things done efficiently.
• Tea/coffee drinks: When I'm out I usually buy/drink them iced; I usually drink hot drinks at home.
• I always wear slippers at home
• I have quite a bit of pride.

7/23/14

• i need to keep reminding myself to...
• things that would have been found in my childhood room
• talents found in my friends circle
• most notable events this week
• memorable things about this year so far
• favorite jean brands over the years
• most memorable gifts I've given
• things I've tried out/applied for
• a lists of lasts...last kiss, etc
• memorable things about last year
• baby stories my parents tell about me
• roadtrip playlist
• things i've tried with slight hesitation

Aside from some of the more obvious things (like playing lots of music)...

• I use my time differently
• I bring more snacks to school
• I'm more patient
• I'm a better listener
• I try to ask less closed questions
• these words and concepts come up more in my thinking and speech:
  • process
  • validate
  • reinforce
  • goals/objectives
  • success-oriented
  • modality
  • improvise
  • iso principle
  • holistic
  • evidence
  • ethics

they may or may not overlap

• early morning, sun has not risen
• motivating
• morning, sunny
• morning, foggy/hazy?
• daytime
• summery
• afternoon, intimate
• late afternoon
• the end
• throwback 200x
• homebody
• active
• driving
• school
• night on the town
• early evening
• night, upbeat
• night, mellow
• night, contemplative
• night, poignant

I have these things lying around; I need to figure out what to do with them

• opaque tights in various colors
• black maxi skirt
• brown combat boots
• sheer white blouse
• wide waisted belts
• black sleeveless crop tops
• grey short-sleeve crop top

• Surround yourself with people who build you up.
• Treat others as you would like to be treated.
• Much unhappiness has come into the world because of things left unsaid.
• Respect must be earned before it is given.
• You don't have to like or agree with someone to respect them.
• Keep in touch with your inner child.
• Doing the right thing often comes at a price.
• Enjoy the little things
• What is essential to the heart is invisible to the eye.
• Emotions can impair your judgment. Be careful.
• Remember your manners.
• Love is subjective
• Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

• medical
• ✔ hospice
  • NICU
  • pediatric palliative
• mental health
  • outpatient
  • acute inpatient
• bereavement/grief
• consulting
• my own practice

• I make lots of lists
• I have a lot of scraps of paper lying around containing notes, lists, etc
• I don't like to leave soap in the sponge
• I follow instructions to a T more often than I eyeball things
• I drive really close to the steering wheel, and yes, I'm afraid that my airbags will kill me
• I wait a while for my coffee/tea to cool down before I drink it
• I enjoy putting dishes and silverware away
• I enjoy organizing the refrigerator and pantry
• I sentimentally hold onto things like ticket stubs, photo stickers, etc
• I like to wet my toothbrush before putting the toothpaste on.
• I have about three hairstyles: down, ponytail, and bun

• stuffing
• celery
• mustard
• bell peppers
• onions
• spice
• spinach
• pho

• Teckan
• ✔ Luke
• ✔ Monica
• Lizzie
• Nicole
• Majesca
• Danielle
• Christine
• ✔ Karl
• ✔ Stephanie
• Edison
• Mark

Cool places in the South Bay to show friends who aren't from around here

• various ramen places
• Mitsuwa Marketplace
• Mulligan's
• Rocketship Park
• Handel's
• Redondo Fun Factory
• beaches
  • Redondo
  • Hermosa
  • Manhattan
• boba places!
  • Yami
  • Oko
• Del Amo Fashion Center (I guess)
• Asano Taiko (?? well with taiko friends)
• Marukai Forum
• Wilson Park

• atis
• lanzones
• mangosteen
• guyabano (soursop)
• duhat
• camachile
• aratiles
• bignay
• susong kalabaw
• kayamito (star apple)
• paho (tiny mango)
• santol
• chico
• pongkan
• rambutan
• dalanghita
• suha
• tiesa
• jackfruit
• starfruit
• dragonfruit

• JM: INFJ
• LD: ESTP
• SM: ISTJ
• ET: ESFP
• GM: ENTJ
• NM: INTP
• TY: INFJ
• RJ: ENTJ
• WR: ESTP
• CE: INFJ
• DG: INFP
• SL: INTJ
• CB: ESFP
• AC: ESFP
• DL: ISFJ
• DT: ESFP
• AM: INTJ
• PC: ENTP
• TL: ISFP
• SS: INTJ
• OP: ESFP

• ✔ odaiko form
• ✔ left-side naname playing
• soloing
• ✔ Yatai Bayashi
• 4-man Yamabiko
• ✔ Suzume
• ✔ double LH spins
• ✔ double dragon
• Hachijo
• ✔ sling okedo form
• any other pieces, really
• ✔ "ka" drill

• Bohemian Rhapsody
• We are the Champions
• old Britney Spears
• YMCA
• We Are Young
• Total Eclipse of the Heart
• gotta think of more so I don't blank at karaoke bars

• Five Stages of Grief
• Cool
• Celebrating the Departed: Mourning in Four Cultures
• Home
• Alive
• Against the Grain
• Obsessed
• Coming & Going
• Return to Innocence
• Renegade
• That Which Confines Us

I think the theme here is "things that already exist"

• ideas for creative projects
• lyrics/songwriting (unlock that creativity!)
• things I should revisit/start doing again
• handmade gifts
• traditional art supplies that I own and should use...
• cool things that I own that I need to figure out how to use
• beauty products I rely on
• music-related items I should get that aren't instruments (e.g. closed headphones, cables, tuner, etc)
• beauty products I own that I should use
• food deals by time

Things I'm curious about but don't have time to read up on/pursue:

• Environmental psychology
• Personality psychology
• Human factors & ergonomics
• Social psychology
• Music performance science
• Music analysis
• Counterpoint
• Acoustics
• Color theory
• Marketing
• Consumer behavior
• Media manipulation
• Effects of social media/Big Data on society
• Typography
• Nurition

• sky
• space
• sun moon
• Left 4 Dead / 2 / L4D / L4D2
• Team Fortress 2 / TF2
• destruction
• excessive
• personal
• my face
• Los Angeles
• California
• pattern
• Mass Effect / 2 / 3
• flowers
• words of wisdom
• heartwarming