Random Thoughts or Shall I Say Random Musings? I Think I Shall. RANDOM MUSINGS as of Late.
A GAL NAMED RANIA

1. Rain rain go away; come again another day! Now, don't get me wrong. I actually enjoy the rain. Plus, rain in general is great for California and the drought that we are constantly in and out of. Plenty of rain also equals amazing snow meaning excellent boarding and skiing conditions. However, these past few weeks have been precipitation overload, and it's getting a little annoying. It's wet; it's coldie; and it's just uncomfortable. I like winter just as much as the next person, but I'm just not so sure about all these goings on. Oh no. My LA Weather Diva seems to be coming out of hiding. I swear, I'm usually not this much of a princess. I'm just very chilly to say the least. I miss the sun :/

2. If I have to hear one more thing about this Toyota Recall I might just have to get into one of these faulty vehicles and inadvertently drive myself off a cliff! It's so annoying, and the media's incessant reporting is seriously driving me crazy and off the beaten path. Stupid pun completely intended!

3. As I was leaving my new job the other day and walking toward my car, two 14 year old boys commenced hollering at me from the confinements of their Catholic school playground. Umm, Boys, yelling, "Hey, Girl. What are you holding? Are you gonna share it with us? Where are you going? Come talk to us. You're cute." etc. etc. is not going to get you anything in life except the middle finger. You are lucky that I am not that mean! However, I must commend you on having the balls, although probably still underdeveloped physically speaking, to even attempt to hit on me. I know I look like I'm 12, but I'm freaken 24 years old. Two dozen not one. And although I am very flattered and like my fair share of younger guys, that's a ten year difference. Disgusting. Plus, ya'll weren't even cute. If you looked like Nick Jonas on the other hand, you might have actually had a chance. 

4. The bestie who goes by the name of Jennifer and I have been going to Trivia Night at a favorite bar of ours for the past two weeks once we discovered that they hosted one every Wednesday night. We went in there, expecting to do absolutely horrible, but for some strange reason and sheer stroke of luck, we have been doing amazingly well and have won twice in a row! The second time with the help of two other friends. It's been really exciting, and we have won $50.00 to redeem at the bar whenever we wish to. We're going for our third straight victory tomorrow night. Wish us luck. It's so intense that this random guy came up to us Saturday night and:

He asked, "Are you the girls that have been winning Trivia lately?" 
Our response, "Yes." 
His reply, "Well I heard you were cheating." 
My fuming retort, "WTF. We would never cheat! I am so anti cheating! Who did you even hear that from?" 
**He then points to our good friend, the bartender - who we shall call POOP for now. I then make my way over to his end of the bar and** 
I yell, "POOP! Did you f***ing tell that guy that we cheated at Trivia?"
POOP admits, "Umm kinda, but just to make him feel better about himself since he lost."
ME: "Oh my gosh. Well go tell him we weren't and would never."
POOP: "Okay, okay."
**Poop walks over to the guy.**
POOP: "They didn't cheat. They never do. I just said that to soften the blow."
Guy sarcastically replies, "Sure you did. Plus, I saw that girl (a friend who was not with us that night) on her iPhone the entire time.
Jenn and I, "OMG. She was on Facebook!" 
Guy states, "Whatever. Why would I even believe you over POOP? He's my friend, and I know him way better than you, who I just met."
ME: "Because I would never cheat. To prove it, do you remember last week when they asked that question about the guy who's probably the most famous man ever born in Austria yet the least celebrated?"
GUY: "Yeah."
ME: "Well, we originally were thinking Mozart, knew it was wrong, but then quickly came up with Hitler. Then POOP came over to us and whispered, 'Did you get the Adolf?' and I yelled at him, "What the hell? Go away! We don't want your help.' and he got mad and left."
POOP, listening in, turns around from the beer taps a few feet away.
POOP laughs and says, "That was actually verbatim of what occurred!"
The stupid guy then just rolls his eyes and says something along the lines of whatever. Still furious, Jenn and I down our beers and continue to defend ourselves to this crazy boy till he walks away a few minutes later. 
THE END

So as I was saying. It gets pretty intense. I am a Trivia junkie and super competitive, but I would never cheat. In a game, in sports, in the bedroom. Let it be known to all that: 

CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER and BLIND ACCUSERS ARE JUST JEALOUS AND PATHETIC INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO. GET A LIFE, AND GO LEARN SOME TRIVIAL NONSENSE IF YOU REALLY CARE THAT MUCH ABOUT WINNING A STUPID GAME AT A STUPID BAR. *the game is actually not stupid and quite awesome, and the bar is not stupid and quite fabulous* the point is: just have fun with it! if you win - you win. if you lose - you lose. as long as you have a drink in your hand there should be a smile on your face :) geez.

**2 SINGLE GIRLS AT THE BAR. COME BUY US DRINKS! = REIGNING TRIVIA CHAMPS. DON'T MESS WITH US OR THE BITCH IN US BOTH WILL TURN FELINE FORCING THE CLAWS TO COME OUT** 

don't say i didn't warn you
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Yay! I'm Employed!
A GAL NAMED RANIA

Dear James Cameron,


Guess what? I got a job! Finally, I know. Aren't you proud of me? I'm going to assume - extremely! Now I know that you were truly considering adding me to your creative team of geniuses and days away from offering me a great job, but before you do, let me warn you that my answer will unfortunately be "no can do." This is not because I don't love you or because I think I'm better than you because I absolutely do not. It is only because I was just hired last week by an amazing commercial editorial house on the Westside as a part time receptionist / assistant / "face of the company!" I am so ecstatic and completely dedicated to them! They are the only company that has taken a chance on me during this crappy recession, and I am utterly grateful. I've only been there for 5 days now, and I can honestly say that I positively love it. All of the people that work there are so nice and extremely talented. All of the clients are just as friendly as well! I couldn't ask for anything better. 


To top it off, I also accepted a non-paid internship a few days prior to getting hired at the editorial house because I was frustrated with not working. The internship just so happens to be 5 blocks away from this new job of mine which is extremely convenient and makes driving all the way out there in crazy traffic completely worth it now. It's a start-up website along the lines of Yelp, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. I write short witty descriptions of different restaurants, bars, stores, tourist attractions, etc that are located not only all over the States but around the world as well. And although they're not paying me anything but a small stipend after 15 hours a week for 15 weeks of work, it's fun and keeps me writing which is good.


And to make things even more exciting, I have been helping some good friends from LMU film their first feature length film since we graduated in 2008! I am the designated crafts service lady, make-up artist, and assistant to whatever needs to be done. I also have a small role in the film as well. So far the hours have been a long and hectic three full weekends of filming, but the cast is great and the crew is just as amazing. I am utterly exhausted but having the time of my life being on set and spending time with old and new friends who possess such great talents. 


Sounds pretty crazy, huh James? Plus, there is still my examiner.com gig which I am trying to keep up with as well. So basically I went from having no real job to suddenly having 3 jobs all at once:


UNEMPLOYED to OVEREMPLOYED = OVERWHELMING but BETTER THAN UNDERWHELMING


So besides the lack of sleep, early morning alarms, and hours of traffic, I am over the moon and so thankful for all I have been blessed with and for finally having work. Take care. Talk to you soon.


All the best, Rania



**Patience is the mother of all virtues. Don't give up! Always go after your dreams! Don't settle! Work hard! Be yourself! Be a good person! Maintain hope! And good things will come, in time!

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Who Dat? The Saints Bitches!
A GAL NAMED RANIA


AND THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN!!!! Corny; I know, but I just had to say it. Huge congratulations to the New Orleans Saints for winning the Super Bowl for the first time ever! So exciting for all Saints fans, football enthusiasts, and the entire Big Easy! Mardi Gras festivities are definitely coming early this year. I seriously just want to hop on a plane and partake in all of the partying that is currently going on :) Hurricanes, Beads, and Beignets please!! Yummy Fun!

To Peyton Manning and the rest of the Colts: Sorry, but Brees and his boys kicked ya'lls' ass! Sure it was a rocky first half, but we came back strong in the second and completely dominated! Hell yeah! Maybe you should stick to commercials and hilarious SNL skits. Not gonna lie, but you're pretty damn funny! New career possibly? Pro QB turned actor? Just saying. Haha. JK you are one talented football player, but you already won one as did your lil bro, so let's just be happy for Brees and the rest of the team, okay!? An amazing game, Saints and a well deserved victory! I, along with so many others, couldn't be happier for you and all of New Orleans.

On a sadder note though, was anyone else a little disappointed by the commercials this year? I was! I think I only really enjoyed about four. Let's recap:
1. Mark Sanchez Commercial: I love you, and I will listen to the beating of your heart all day and all night, Baby! USC went to shit this year without you, and it was devastating. But you did so well as a true rookie/starting NFL QB. I'm very proud of you and am a new Jets fan cause you're leading the way! I really would have loved to see you play the Saints last night, but it's all good. I will root for you wholeheartedly next year, that is if my main team (Go Raiders) don't make it to the playoffs as well - which is honestly not that likely! But i like to remain optimistic. Oh and Favre - that's a whole other story! You continue to impress me Old Man, and I am loving the commercials :) But back to you Mark, once LA gets our franchise going, I really hope you come home because you are sexy, and SoCal loves and misses you immensely! Haha. Yes, i am obsessed! 
2. E*Trade Commericals: I love my talking babies! So cute. So effing funny! Love it. However, the golf one will always be my favorite. "Frank, it was on the car path. Why don't you try reading the rules, Shankopotamus?" So damn good =D
3. All the Bud Light Commercials of course! The auto tune one was my favorite though. And then with T-Pain at the end, "Pass that guacamoleeee." LOL. Hilarious and awesome! 
4. Doritos Commericals: Dog one = Horrible! Coffin one = a little better...i actually laughed! Gym one = funny as hell. Death by Dorito (ie: chip to the neck) was awesome! Haha. Loved it. 
**And those were the only ones that really stood out. Some others were funny, but all in all, these were the only few that made a lasting impression - to me at least! But we all know that my opinion is the only one that truly matters :) kidding of course.

While I'm at it, let's just have a little sports update. Umm let's see. The US Open was great fun to watch. Wish Roddick did a little bit better, but oh well. Big congrats to del Potro :) for beating the Feds! Good job to the Dodgers and the Angels for getting that far. Congrats to the Yankees for winning the World Series. Ya'll played hard! College football season (the love of my life) was amazingly exciting this year. Love the Trojans, but they were a bit of a disappointment! Hopefully, next year will be better, but now that Pete's gone, not so sure! PAC 10: love you. I have never liked Stanford as a school, but wow, how i did grow to love your team! Luck and Gerhart: you are both amazing and soo talented! I really wish Gerhart would have won the Heisman, but it's okay. VT great season. I wish it could have ended a bit better. And more congrats to Alabama for beating Texas! Yay for the Rose Bowl hosting the Rose Bowl obvi but the Championship game as well :) Pasadena = best city ever! Let's see, my lovely Galaxy did so well all season and won the West Coast Conference but then had to lose it all at the end during PK's in Seattle vs. Real Salt Lake. Absolutely devastating, but it's okay, Landon. I still love you despite the fact that you're balding and missed your PK - something you are nearly perfect at. WTF man. Saddest night of my life :( haha. Congrats to Serena and Feds for winning the Australian Open a few weeks ago. Yet some more exciting tennis. C'mon Roddick! Get it together. I miss you. Nadal get healthy. Everyone else, excellent job! I was highly entertained during those two weeks! Lakers keep it up. The season is off to a good but far from perfect start. Kobe get better please! Artest, not so sure if I have fully accepted your new presence on our team, but whatever! Shannon Brown i heart you and your sexy self! Tiger go play some golf! And that's a wrap - a sports wrap! If it rhymed I would have called it a sports RAP, but it didn't, so I didn't write that. Wow, I really must be tired cause I am talking out of my ass. Oh geez. My sincere apologies. Hey that rhymed. *giggle* 

And in regards to the near future, I am sooo excited for the Winter Olympics! Coming soon to a TV near you - NBC of course - *Conan you will be missed, but deserve better than the Peacock* Can't wait to see Shaun White and Apolo Anton Ohno plow through people and take home the gold! And if that's not exciting enough, the WORLD CUP is only 121 DAYS - 14 HOURS - 27 MINUTES - and 10 SECONDS away as of this very moment. YAY! soccer has my heart.

*Whistle Blown* Buzzer Sounded* Game Over* Good Night*
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