tastes like burning.

i've wanted to use listerine for the longest time, but could never put up with its foul taste. i mean, the original (yellow) tastes like ke-rap, the green one tastes like mint on crack, and the blue one makes me want to shoot myself in the head. needless to say, i was really happy when they came out with a new flavour, vanilla mint.

ah, vanilla mint. it sounded so non-threatening and even said 'less intense taste' right on the label, so the next time i was at shoppers i picked up the little bottle to give it a try.

the first time i tried it, i decided to swish around 20mL of the stuff (because that is what's recommended for "full strength") and for the first 10 seconds it was great, but then this burning sensation started happening which caused my eyes to water and my taste buds to cry out for help. i think i stood there spitting into the sink for a good minute afterwards. my conclusion: vanilla mint, the listerine with the supposedly less-intense taste, still tastes like burning. aghhh.

no matter, i've decided that i'm going to keep on using it until my gums start to callouse up. haha.

*shudders*

captivating

i just finished reading this book a few days ago and i think it's pretty good. i heard about it from hannah a couple of months back and had wanted to read it earlier but just never actually got around to doing so until recently.

the authors don't use many big words and there's nothing in the book that is too confusing making it an easy read. (actually, the most confusing thing was trying to figure out who was writing what because they both wrote in first person...but i guess that was more annoying than confusing. :P) anyway, although i found some of the ideas presented a little on the idealistic side, there were other ideas that were really solid and got me thinking. they also made up for those other ones. haha.

despite what others have said about this book (i've heard both good and bad things), i generally feel it's a refreshing take on the women's psyche compared to most other christian books on women.

"...but don't take my word for it." - levar burton, reading rainbow

to all you ladies out there (and men if you're interested), if you haven't read the book yet and you get the chance to, give it a read. :)

twenty-four

prison break, as much as i like that show, really hasn't got much on this one.

...and the music! i think 24's soundtrack has some of the best music written for TV that i've ever heard! everything about it is just so great! it's great work, it really is. sean callery is brilliant.

it's a good thing i waited until school was over before i started watching it; 24 is way too addictive for anyone's good. omg. i can't wait for season six!

oh well, at least i'm not in the uk. apparently they've only finished showing season two. haha, suckers. :P
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on a completely different note...

i can't believe that it's already passed the middle of july; this summer has gone by so fast! i didn't end up finding a job this time around (although to be completely honest i did give up on my job search maybe a little too easily...) so i've just been relaxing out the days of my last summer.

surprisingly, doing nothing is pretty tiring in itself. haha. i am so lazy. :P

BUT...even though relaxing has been good and sleeping in everyday has been really good, i'll be glad when september rolls around. why you ask? well, because in september my internship will begin, my days will become more productive, and my life will start to pick up again.

i wish my lungs were bigger.

i recently decided to pick up the flute again; i figure it's a good instrument to have in music therapy...flutes are small and therefore portable, unlike pianos which just aren't. i used to play in elementary school so i thought that relearning how to play the instrument would be relatively easy.

oh was i ever wrong.

the first day i got my flute i practiced for about 4 hours...and sucked for the first 3 and a half. (i think i might have blew my brains out a little too much that day because that night when i went to bed around 1:30 i could fall to sleep until 7:30am.) whoops. in anycase, i've got A LOT of practicing to do in order to get from where i am now to where i want to be by the end of the summer, and the start of my internship, but for now it's all about the little steps and mini-goals.

mini-goal #1: to be able to play the instrument without gasping for air, like someone who's drowning, every two bars.