Awesome thoughts!

As the old year passes, I though it'd be appropriate to blog a little on the thoughts foremost in my mind.

What shocked me most as I thought of how fast yet another year has passed, is that Avatar was in theaters over a year ago now! Just think about that for a moment; I remember going to watch it like it was yesterday...

Speaking of yesterday, I was over at Zach's house yesterday and we played a few rounds of Apples to Apples with his family. That got me thinking about how the college application process is really just a high stakes game of Apples to Apples. Your essay is equivalent to a really really good noun card (or at least I hope it's a really really good one), and you put it into the pile thinking for sure that it's the best card ever! But then, you never really know how the judge is going to pick. Your sense of humor never changes, but you will or won't be selected depending on the judge. I think that Apples to Apples is a perfect example of how important the individual perspective of the judge or admissions officer is. And also how biased it is :O

I just saw a trailer for *drum roll* the second season of V!!! I have been dying to watch it! I guess not that many people are into it or have heard of it, but I just loved the first season :] The trailer looks so good!...and it doesn't hurt that there's an epic character named Anna :P



All I could think the first time I saw it was Ahhhhh V is back! The second time watching it, all I could think was Don LaFontaine RIP. So, in memory of pure awesome, I've decided to embed a video I found a ways back:



Don't you just love the Disney dude? Maybe I should just become a voice over artist.

I know I haven't blogged in a bit, and my blogs haven't been as regular, but life's just kind of boring lately. Maybe I should find a co-blogger? Would any of you be interested in that? As in both interested in reading from another blogger or interested in becoming a co-blogger. Either way, for the time being, you're stuck with boring old me :D And today I had some

Awesome thoughts!

Food for thought:
Really, what do you think about me adding a co-blogger?
How excited are you for V2? (Please say you've at least heard of the show. If not, check it out!)
Do you think the college application process is fair?
If you find it unfair, can you think of a better method?

My name is Anna :)

Today was mostly uneventful other than pizza for lunch with Grace, so I'm going to blog about some random thoughts floating through my mind.


First of all, in lieu of Halloween (though it was a week ago), I must question, who in tarnation likes black licorice?! No one! But obviously someone does, because we've pretty much been beat over the head with the theory of supply and demand. In order for there to be a supply of licorice, someone has to be demanding it. Who? Just saying.


Random question: Do you think they picked Saturday for SAT day because it's symmetrical to have the SATs on Sat.? Someone (sadistic) must have had a sense of humor/irony.


Speaking of symmetry, my name would never have been Anna if not for the symmetry of my birth time. I was born at 11:21 on 11/21. In recognition of that, my parents decided to name me Anna because it's a palindrome; that and my mom was into Princess Diana. They thought it would be punny for my Chinese name to be Dai An Na (戴安娜). But prior to the day of my birth, it had been set that I'd either be an Elizabeth or...Mona :O I can't really see myself as an Elizabeth, and as for Mona... It was a popular name at the time in the Canadian Chinese community. I actually personally know 3 Chinese Mona's around my age who live in Canada. Eh? I guess along with Princess Diana, the parentals were also into the Mona Lisa.

On the subject of names, it's somewhat upsetting how people I've known for years are spelling my name as Ana just because I changed it on Facebook. I did so to elude nosy colleges, but I never imagined that people I'm at the very least well acquainted with could forget the proper spelling of my name. That, along with how different people think I look with my new haircut surprised me. Honestly, I don't even look that different. To prove my point:

The first is a picture of me about a month before my haircut and the second is of me the day after I cut my hair. The length and bangs were not that different! Whatever, I'm honestly just really relieved that

My name is Anna :)

Food for thought:
Do you actually know someone who enjoys licorice? or do you yourself?
What other names did your parents have in mind for you?
How much, do you think, are we defined by our names?