Feet, Big Deal!

As I was sitting and waiting for the bus today, I happened to look down at my feet. Now I'm not big on doing the whole pedicure thing, but I'd like to think that I take pretty good care of my feet. Here in Hawaii, the majority of people where slippahz (slippers), or more commonly known in the mainland, flip flops. And then, I started to notice everyone else's feet. People waiting for the bus, people walking by, people on the bus, people on Fort Street... EVERYONE was wearing slippahz. I don't know why I never thought about before, but golly! This can't be good for our feet! I realized that over 90% of the shoes sitting outside my front door are slippahz. There is no support for our feet, and my feet are so flat that it's not that comfortable to shove my foot into heels anymore (not that it ever was before). Take a look at your slippahz, do you see the imprint of your foot? We wear them so often that there is a permanent indentation of our foot, not to mention there's probably no sole left on the darn things! 

Okay, so enough about the support, what about the protection? Slippahz provide no protection for our feet at all. Our feet are left uncovered to gather dirt, or just begging to be stepped on, stub a toe and split it open, or in my case, mosquitos have a field day on the tops of my feet.  We leave them open for bacteria, and we all know that Fort Street isn't the cleanest place in the world...I mean imagine standing on the corner waiting to cross the street, or simply walking down the street and someone close by happens to spit. That nice ocean breeze we love so much picks a little bit of that spit up, and next thing you know...you've got someone's saliva all over your uncovered foot. Uhhhh can you say GROSS! I suppose that's the risk we take when the island wear is shorts and slippahz...

Detox: Day 3

It's day 3 of this horrible detox. Needless to say...I'm a cheater. 

You don't understand though! Not being able to chew is a crime! My fridge is stocked with nothing but vegetables, some in which I've never eaten before this diet. Surprisingly though, I have noticed a difference, no joke! My stomach is a lot flatter, I wake up energized, and my skin has cleared up. I'm allowing myself to at least eat dinner, and if anything has come from this thus far, I've noticed myself eating a lot healthier. I guess that's really what my goal was all along. We'll see what happens at the end of the week, let's see if I can stick it out!

Detox means you can't eat in another language

So the Submarine Birthday Ball is coming up this Friday. It's basically prom all over again. I get to buy a nice gown and get all done up for one night. Course, I'm a girl, you know how we can be...concerned about losing a few pounds before a big event like this. Yeah, well my roommate and I decided to do this Detox diet. Basically you can't eat/chew, everything has to be liquified. Yuuuummm....NOT! Today is day 1, so far so good. I drank some Berry Green powder stuff (2x), and a cup of tea afterwards. I can drink tea all day if I want. For lunch, I juiced 10 vegetables, made my own V8 per se, more tea...and well, I'm starving! I think since it's the first day and I'm not all that prepared for this detox, I should probably get some protein in me...I don't think some greasy pizza will hurt...just one slice... 

DO NOT EAT, DAVINA'S ONLY!!!

Forgive me if this blog makes absolutely NO sense to you...this specific blog is for ventilation purposes only. 

If you've attended college, and God forbid had to live in the dorms, maybe you'll be able to relate to me. Dorm rooms are small, you're allowed a small microwave and a small fridge. Basically you don't have much to work with when it comes to food. Sure in the beginning everyone is buying food and you're all about sharing, but as time goes on you realize you're the only one buying food and everyone is still eating it. Eventually you get to the point where you start labeling your food with your name along with "DO NOT EAT! so and so's ONLY!". It's understandable, I guess. The mature thing to do would be to flat out say, "hey, if you're gonna eat the food, cough up some ends to help pay for it." Maybe that's just me...

Regardless, it's cute in the dorm rooms. Eventually you take the next step and move out with people you trust and know (hopefully). You're in a house, with a kitchen, with a regular sized fridge, with cabinets, and a pantry. Praise the Lord you have an oven! I would think that financially it would make more sense to go as a group, buy groceries and split the price...right? Or does it seem a little more logical to go out and spend a nice chunk of money on a lot of groceries, come home and label everything, then a few weeks later end up throwing out over half of what you bought because you couldn't eat everything by yourself, all because you didn't want anyone touching YOUR food. Sorry to say this, but if you're 21 years old, living in a household of at least 4 people and you're still labeling your food...something is wrong.

Vampires and Werewolves

Alright, for those of you Twilight fanatics here's a little inside info. So shooting for New Moon started in Vancouver Canada a few weeks ago, needless to say a little behind schedule due to the fact that they finally casted the wolf pack...which if you're a fanatic, you would know that this next movie is all about the wolves. If being behind schedule isn't enough already, there have been some minor injuries on set that will now push back production even further. That's the latest info I have...we'll see what comes up next!

What a Life!

Man, it must be nice being able to be a movie star...

I USED to have a lot of respect for actors, well that was BEFORE I realized that the word actor can have a few different meanings. Here I am, this amateur actor who has done a few plays here and there. Plays that I'm really proud of, plays where I've performed before an audience of 5,000 people. You better believe that I worked my butt off to memorize lines, blocking, even doing some method acting to get into character a little more. I mean I went all out, gave it my all, because in theater you only have one shot. If you mess up, forget your lines, that's it. You feel like you've screwed up the entire play, and chances are... you might've.

Then you've got acting for film. I don't know much about it, but I do know that you can mess up, forget your lines, WHATEVER, and still get another shot. You can go through infinite amounts of takes (of course directors don't like that, but still...you get my point). I understand a lot of time goes into making movies, there's the script read through, preparation for a character whether it's gaining or losing weight, interviews, paparazzi, etc. AHHHH OMG it can get sooooo frustrating! 

Seriously though, I'm taking a video production class and I'm really starting to see who does the most work. And quite frankly the talent has it the easiest. All they have to do is take direction, stand where they're told to stand for the .5 second shot, reposition themselves, make a different facial expression, then repeat. 

I'm only knocking professional actors because I have a really good friend who just signed a contract for a pretty good part in a pretty big movie sequel for Xmillion dollars. I'm complaining about the stress that I'm going through because of school, and he's complaining about having to go to Hollywood parties with bodyguards, or having too many interviews in a day, or having to workout, or my favorite, "having to meet the other super famous cast members".  I sit here rolling my eyes, thinking, "man, what a life!"

Mexico: Murder Waiting to Happen

I was really bummed when my mother told me that I couldn't go to Mexico to visit my grandparents last summer. I know what you're thinking, why do I need my mother's permission right? I'm 21 I can do what I want. Well, it was even worse when my grandparents told me they didn't want me to visit them. 

Mexico is a very dangerous place right now. A vast majority of policemen have quit their job and have went in to hiding with their families. Not long ago Mexico's President declared war on the Mexican drug cartels, only to fuel the fire. Mexico is now a place of assault, kidnappings, torture, brutal beatings and even beheadings. As of right now, there are a reported 60,000 Mexican military forces and police fighting this war against the cartel, but family members have told me that there is not a single policeman come twilight. No one goes out at night, and no one goes anywhere alone in the day. 

Ten military soldiers were found beheaded in December with a threat from the cartel saying, "for every one of ours you kill, we will kill ten of yours." Within the past weeks, the government has received even more threats, and the cartel are beginning to take over. Last week, the cartels threatened to kill 1 policeman every 48 hours until the chief in Juarez resigned. After two deaths, he did and moved to Texas with his family. 

Kidnappings have also picked up. The cartels are taking anyone for ransom, not just the rich, but children from marketplaces. What's next? Is the U.S. in danger, the bordering states, cities El Paso and San Diego? This is serious stuff, it's scary. We hear about this happening overseas, but now it's right next door. I fear for the lives of my grandparents and family members, I wonder when I'll ever see them again...