and this is why i never wear my sneakers....

because boys like this (see picture below) hit on me with out fail.

the city sleeps in flames.

its been 11 years or so since my sister has slept in our home... but tonight is different. she currently resides in yorba linda... and unless youve been hiding under a rock, you know theres the huge fire thats devistating yl and its surrounding cities.

at about 2pm my father called me from work and asked me to check in with my sis because he had just found out the fires we near her home. when i called her she said the smoke was thick and they could see the flames, but there wasnt a need to evacuate.


4 hours later we called again, just because we are a nervous family... she said still no orders to evacuate.

less than and hour after that, i am at ramiros and my father calls to let me know that indeed my sister and her neighbors have been forced to evacuate.

i had a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. i am worried that the fire will continue to move... and her home will be lost. i am heartbroken that many people have already lost their homes. i really hope this all ends soon.

feliz cumpleanos!

happy birthday to me!!

so yesterday was my birthday and it was a nice simple birthday. im not feeling well so i dont feel like writing much.....

the duece duece isnt treating me so well so far! but my friends have!

part one of my birthday resulted in a custom obey hello kitty cake from drea and nancy:

and here are some of the AMAZING gifts i recieved from my friends...

to be contiuned on sunday!

Epic Fail?!

-after the presidential results came in-
Chuck: EPIC FAIL
Natalie: i didnt vote.
Chuck: WTF Get out of here!
Natalie: "i didnt vote because i didnt want my name
going down in the history books as contributing to our countries EPIC FAIL"

so in this year, 2008, we have made history... a black president! who would have thunk it?! prior to our now President Elect Barack Obama running i always said, if we are going to have a black president, i want him the be something like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. because then we really will have change in this nation. I was relatively impartial during this years presidential elections, thats why i didnt vote. i did want to see mccain as president, but im not disappointed that he lost. with that being said i have mixed emotions when i think of our new President Elect.

i am excited and proud that our country is finally, in sarah palins words, "cool". we have abolished the color barrier on capital hill and thats amazing... but im very worried because Mr. Obama has made many promises to our voters, new and returning. promises that built the platform on which he now stands. i really hope that he will not go back on his words and disappoint all these people who have instilled so much trust in his words.

with much disappointment, proposition 8 is slowly loosing fire and by a slim margin, it appears we have lost this battle. as of 11:21am today, with 95.4% of californias precincts reported... its 52% yes and 48% no. im left with a sinking feeling in my stomach. in this day and age where we can accept a african american president, we can not accept the idea that marriage is for LOVERS, not just heteros? sad.. extremely sad. im most disappointed with los angeles county. 100% of the la county precincts reported and the margin was rediculously narrow. yes 50.4% and no 49.6%. i cant express how truly disappointed i am.


i can only wish that we fight for this cause and continue fighting.


OBAMANATION .... this should be interestion

restoring marriage? really?!

proposition 8: an initiative measure on the 2008 CA election ballot titled Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. if passed, the proposition would "change the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry in California." A new section would be added stating "only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

i know already posted a political blog earlier , but leaving work 2 days ago i noticed our office's lawn adorned a "YES ON PROP 8" sign. i removed if from its upright position and laid it on the grass. driving home from work i was stuck behind a car with several bumper stickers plastered across its tail end. "Yes on Prop 8", "Restore Marriage" and such. i thought to myself how exactly is this proposition going to restore marriage? i understand that they want to "preserve the sanctity of marriage"... because thats what the bible says. i get that... but here's how i see it. you want to preserve marriage? stop the members of the armed forces from marrying simply for money. stop 16 year olds from marrying each other just because they got knocked up. stop people from marrying each other with in the first few months of meeting. how about that? maybe then youd truly be preserving and restoring marriage. maybe then the'd have a lower divorce rate.. ya think?! there are gay and lesbian couples, LIFEpartners... these people have been in a committed, monogamous relationship for years and years, these are the people that DESERVE the right to be married, instead allowing marriage to be a free for all amongst the straight people who take this right so lightly and for granted.

love is an emotion that knows no boundaries. a persons heart loves who they want. and it was GODS hands that made us this way. the church teaches us that we are to love the opposite sex, marry and have children. its is also taught that it is a sin to be homosexual, but it is also a sin to judge another man. i believe those who are gay and lesbian are born this way, it was in Gods plan. hes the all knowing, all seeing, all creator of heaven and earth right? the common argument is God made them straight, but they chose to be gay. why? why would some one knowingly CHOOSE to be put in a situation like this? where their happiness, their equality is voted on by people who will never know what this feels like? i dont know any one that would willingly choose to be "right-less".

prop 8 is so much more than just the legalization of same sex marriage.... its about fundamental rights, equality, justice. the fact that this proposition is even an issue scares me greatly. this is a big deal, voting yes on prop 8 is along the same lines as the segregation of blacks, the ineligibility of women to vote... not allowing a human their fair chance at equality. what if in 4 years, come the next election there were a prop on straight marriages, saying you could only marry your own race or with in your own social class or age group... how would you feel? to be told WHO you have to fall in love with, who you HAVE to marry. you wouldnt like it would you? nah. but sadly that will never be an issue.. in the end... loveless marriages are ok by law, but genuine love thats not substantial enough-- when its same sex.

and please dont feed me bullshit about it being a bad example for the children. i keep hearing people say "but kids are gunna think its ok to marry the same sex and what if they become gay" kids are gay from DAY ONE, if they are. they arent going to learn it in school. if anything i believe it will teach children to be more opened minded to people unlike themselves. it will help those children with 2 moms or 2 dads to not be so confused, to feel normal.
-- which makes me think. the prop 8 supporters run all those ads which state their teaching kids about gay marriage is school and how its confusing them... then they talk about preservation of marriage... but why havent they brought up that in schools they teach about divorced families? wouldnt that be along the same lines.. you know teaching children something that is not in favor of marriage? isnt teaching kids about anything other than a "nuclear" family a contradiction of what their ads message is? and yet, THATS not an issue.

plain and simple, no one can legally stop you from marrying an asshole, drug dealer, child molester, cheater, liar or any one that would make a horrible spouse... theres no deliberation on if you can legally do that... because you LOVE that person and yet we're debating on whether two people who are IN LOVE can marry all because their lifestyle isnt ok according to the bible. ridiculous!

what happened to the separation of church and state?
what happened to equal rights?
what happened to land of the free?


they didnt vote on your marriages, so you shouldnt vote on theirs!