Фотографии Sandyrella : Washington, Maryland

Washington D.C. photos

I just realized how Garbage music is good for making love! When you're moving but-and-ben their rhythm is so close to your body. As an example you can listen 'Stroke of luck'.
Just some positive thoughts after a huge amount of sexatemines)
And morning!

В колонках играет - Shawn Mullins - All in my head

Good morning world!
Last working day. and it is short. I'll be free at 4 p.m. and at 5 p.m. i will sunbathe somewhere in Long Beach.
And how's your working week?
Hope, it wasn't that boring as mine.

В колонках играет - Sky FM

Oh yeah! I bought that CD of Metallica called Death Magnetic. Not really impressed. So many years they spent to write just THIS. I'm really dissapointed. But the most funniest (and worst) song name was Unforgiven III. Do they really think that it original? And how is it connected to other two??
Though, I gotta say St.Anger was worse than Death Magnetic.
You can buy it, only if u're a huge Metallica fan (as I am).

Фотографии Sandyrella : Los Angeles

Universal Studios & Hollywood, 2008

В колонках играет - Jakatta - American dream

City officials and residents of Los Angeles and San Gabriel joined together this morning in an annual walk to commemorate the founding of Los Angeles 227 years ago.

Los Pobladores-Walk to Los Angeles began at 6 a.m. and recounted the steps of the original Spanish settlers who founded Los Angeles at El Pueblo (now Olvera Street) on Sept. 4, 1781.

The nine-mile trek followed the last leg of the settlers' journey from Mexico, which extended from the San Gabriel Mission to the Los Angeles River.

Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar joined the historic walk.

"From day one, Los Angeles was a diverse city made up of people from different backgrounds and experiences," he said, noting the original settlers were people of Native-American, African and European descent.

The city was originally named El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles sobre el Rio del Porciuncula. The 44 settlers traveled more than 1,000 miles across the desert from Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico.

Today's celebration will continue until 6 tonight at Olvera Street, where food, music and other entertainment are offered. The events are free and open to the public.

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_10356434?source=rss

В колонках играет - Foo Fighters - Learn to fly
Настроение сейчас - busy, closer to working

So, today's Sunday. And tomorrow will be Fall. That means nothing 4 those who live in LA as the weather is still will be the same, but 4 me it means that I'll have some new projects and will work somewhere else (Chicago, SF, New Orleans, etc). So, I guess I will be here more often (that depends on the state where I will be) & will do smth with my community. So, wish me luck to finish some left work today and wish luck to have a good state challenge.

В колонках играет - Black Eyed Peas - My humps

ALABAMA 
AL

ALASKA 
AK

AMERICAN SAMOA 
AS

ARIZONA  
AZ

ARKANSAS 
AR

CALIFORNIA  
CA

COLORADO  
CO

CONNECTICUT 
CT

DELAWARE 
DE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
DC

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA 
FM

FLORIDA 
FL

GEORGIA 
GA

GUAM  
GU

HAWAII 
HI

IDAHO 
ID

ILLINOIS 
IL

INDIANA 
IN

IOWA 
IA

KANSAS 
KS

KENTUCKY 
KY

LOUISIANA 
LA

MAINE 
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MARSHALL ISLANDS 
MH

MARYLAND 
MD

MASSACHUSETTS 
MA

MICHIGAN 
MI

MINNESOTA 
MN

MISSISSIPPI 
MS

MISSOURI 
MO

MONTANA 
MT

NEBRASKA 
NE

NEVADA 
NV

NEW HAMPSHIRE 
NH

NEW JERSEY 
NJ

NEW MEXICO 
NM

NEW YORK 
NY

NORTH CAROLINA 
NC

NORTH DAKOTA 
ND

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 
MP

OHIO 
OH

OKLAHOMA 
OK

OREGON 
OR

PALAU 
PW

PENNSYLVANIA 
PA

PUERTO RICO 
PR

RHODE ISLAND 
RI

SOUTH CAROLINA 
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SOUTH DAKOTA 
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TENNESSEE 
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TEXAS 
TX

UTAH 
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VERMONT 
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VIRGIN ISLANDS 
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VIRGINIA  
VA

WASHINGTON 
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WEST VIRGINIA 
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WISCONSIN 
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WYOMING 
WY

Фотографии Sandyrella : Miami, Florida

Miami

Фотографии Sandyrella : Miami, Florida

Miami, 2006

В колонках играет - FX

Good news: Kat's back and took away her cat

Bad news: I have 1 ex-bf, 1 current bf & 1 accidental lover who's in love with me (or I am pretty stupid in thinking of him this way). A-N-D I have no f*cking idea what I should do with all of them. Really hard to decide between ex and current plus I still want some freedom. Oh!

В колонках играет - Lil Wayne feat. Static Major - Lollipop

And that's true!!

В колонках играет - Survivor - Eye of the tiger

My dear friend Katherine left me in LA, while she will be spending days with her theatre friends at some premiere @ O'Neill's. And the main point of writing this post is my boss, who said smth like 'You should stay here, and work cuz you took too much weekend days last week'. That is so much unfair!

В колонках играет - Denyce Graves-The Star Spangled Banner
Well, that post is dedicated to the beautiful America!

Let's sing together!

Lyrics:

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

В колонках играет - Rob Duncan-The final fight
People who have never been to Los Angeles often have some pre-conceived notions about Los Angeles that are more based on Hollywood fiction than reality. Here are some of the most common misconceptions people have about the City of Angels.

1. It’s always sunny.
In Los Angeles, winter is both the rainy season and the sunny season. Between the occasional rain days or rain weeks, the sky is a clear blue, even in the morning. The layer of marine clouds that are known as June Gloom actually hang around throughout the summer, making most mornings overcast until at least noon, especially at the beach.

2. It’s hot at the beach.
The average temperature at LA area beaches is about 70 degrees, all year long. This can be about 20 degrees different than inland temperatures. In winter, the thermometer hits 70 for a few minutes then bounces back down. In summer the mercury lingers longer before declining. There are usually a few weeks of summer where heat waves bring beach temperatures into the upper 80s or 90s, but it could equally well be 70 in July and August.

3. Nobody walks in LA
It may be true that distances in LA often preclude walking from where you are to where you want to be. However, there are lots of walkable shopping and beach areas in Hollywood, Downtown LA, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Pasadena, Long Beach and down the coast. Guided walking tours or walking maps are available at local Visitors Centers. There are also great hikes in and around Los Angeles, including Runyan Canyon, just a few short blocks from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

4. Everyone works in the entertainment industry.
The number one industry in Los Angeles is actually manufacturing. Los Angeles is the largest manufacturing center in the United States.

5. Everyone is beautiful.
There are lots of beautiful people in Los Angeles – highly concentrated in upscale nightclubs and shopping areas. There are also lots of ordinary people that make the effort to look their best. That leaves the majority of the population just as overweight and ordinary as the rest of the country.

6. The beaches are full of blond bombshells.
The majority of blonds can more likely be found on southern Orange County beaches. Los Angeles beaches are more populated by ethnic families with kids and tourists. The population of Los Angeles County is about 70 percent non-white, with Hispanic being the largest group at 44 percent.

7. It’s all concrete.
Visitors to Los Angeles are often surprised by LA’s tree-lined streets and frequent parks and green patches. Griffith Park is over 4000 acres of green within the city limits. The Hollywood Hills and Santa Monica Mountains provide a green backdrop for the city all the way to the beach. Even the inner city in Los Angeles is made up of sprawling neighborhoods of single family homes and small apartment buildings with little patch lawns and trees.

8. It’s hard to drive in LA.
Driving in Los Angeles is usually pretty straightforward. Most streets are laid out in a grid with a few notable curves and angles. Few areas have one-way streets. Downtown areas are the exception. Freeways are reasonably well marked, but follow the freeway numbers, not the names, since names change, depending where you are. Freeway signs usually include the name of a city direction, but that doesn’t help if you don’t know which way Santa Ana or San Pedro is from where you are.

9. Los Angeles is a dangerous place to visit; everyone is in a gang.
Most tourist areas in LA are at least as safe as other big cities. There are parts of LA that are dangerous, especially at night. Make sure you have good directions when driving in LA. Normal precautions should be taken, such as locking cars and keeping track of your personal belongings.

10. People dress formally to go out.
LA is the center of the U.S. fashion and clothing industry, and yet LA fashion is casual and individualistic. Despite the best efforts of nightclub bouncers, nice jeans and flip flops go just about anywhere. Some people do dress up for the opera, ballet or symphony – and, of course, the major entertainment award ceremonies.

В колонках играет - Horace Silver Quintet-Song for my father

Morning guys!
I'm expecting a very long weekend. Tomorrow I'll be enjoying barbecue and a nice walk in Griffith Park.
Hope, I'll take some pics from this huge holiday and post them here later.
See u!! Kisses.

В колонках играет - Syntax-Pride

Mr. Mandela, thank you so much for everything! And Happy 90th Birthday (dunno why in London they decided to celebrate it today, not in 18th of July, but who cares?!)

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela: [xolíɬaɬa mandéːla] (born 18 July 1918) is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress and its armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. He spent 27 years in prison, much of it on Robben Island, on convictions for crimes that included sabotage committed while he spearheaded the struggle against apartheid.

Among opponents of apartheid in South Africa and internationally, he became a symbol of freedom and equality, while the apartheid government and nations sympathetic to it condemned him and the ANC as communists and terrorists.

Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, his switch to a policy of reconciliation and negotiation helped lead the transition to multi-racial democracy in South Africa. Since the end of apartheid, he has been widely praised, even by former opponents.

Mandela has received more than one hundred awards over four decades, most notably the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He is currently a celebrated elder statesman who continues to voice his opinion on topical issues. In South Africa he is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of Mandela's clan. The title has come to be synonymous with Nelson Mandela.

Mandela has frequently credited Mahatma Gandhi for being a major source of inspiration in his life, both for the philosophy of non-violence and for facing adversity with dignity.

В колонках играет - Joey Ramone-Stop thinking about it
So after a few disappointments in relationship, I have gathered some common themes among the men I have been in short and long relationships with, as well as my behavior in these relationships. This comes after a friend telling me I "need to pick better men". I believe it is true! I should value myself enough to be conscious of what I want in another person, as well as be aware of who I am and how I behave in a realationship. This is an ongoing list and I'm not going to use it as a checklist, I'm not crazy, just a set of suggestions to keep in mind. No real order here:

* A man must have friends of his own. This is an indicator of his social skills as well as loyalties to people he cares for (non-family).
* A man must live on his own or with roommates, just not at home with family. This is an indicator of his independence as well as individual financial stability.
* I will not introduce the person I'm dating to ANY family until it is serious. That includes my brother and my niece.
* I will not bring along a person I'm dating to outings with friends until we've both had time to get to know each other well.
* A man must not be emotionally unavailable. FIRM on this one!
* A man must be college educated. This is not me being a snob of any sort; the degree can be from Westwood College or Harvard for all I care. It is the pursuit of higher education that I am interested in. It says a lot about the person's dedication and motivation.
* I will not let my "guard" down completely until I know the other person is not just wasting my time. Not to say that I won't open up to someone, just that I will be more cautious since this is what makes me hurt later.
* I will not settle for what appears to be a good guy. His actions must match his words.
* A man must have some sort of humanitarian side. I'm tired of guys always telling me that I have a good heart for helping people. I want to be able to say the same thing to someone else. It's a quality that I would like to share.

В колонках играет - Discovery world channel

A snail can sleep for three years.

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined.

Turtles can breathe through their butts.

Pearls melt in vinegar.

Walt Disney was afraid of mice.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television, only do so to view the commercials.

In the 1800's, people believed that gin could cure stomach problems.

It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, which is one of the Great Pyramids.

Thomas Edison designed a helicopter that would work with gunpowder. It ended up blowing up and also blew up his factory.

McDonalds calls frequent buyers of their food heavy users.

Americans ate eight million more orders of french fries and almost six million more hamburgers this year compared to last.

The Netherlands has built 800 miles of massive dikes and sea walls to hold back the sea.

One pair of rats has the potential for 15,000 descendants in a year. A female can produce up to twelve litters of twenty rats a year.

Male and female rats may have sex twenty times a day.

The rat has been called the world’s most destructive mammal - other than man.

Rats destroy an estimated 1/3 of the world’s food supply each year.

25% of all fires of unknown origin are rat-caused.

26% of all electric cable breaks and 18% of all phone cable disruptions are caused by rats.

The USA has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined.

Members of the armed forces and the police cannot vote in the Dominican Republic.

US tops the world in plastic surgery procedures. Next comes Mexico.

22% of American women aged 20 gave birth while in their teens. In Switzerland and Japan, only 2% did so.

Mexican women spend 15.3% of their life in ill health.

Most Zambians don't live to see their 40th birthday.

The Mall in Washington, D.C. is 1.4 times larger than Vatican City.

The women of Iceland earn two-thirds of their nation's university degrees.

American adults have been educated for the longest time.

The ten most generous countries are all in Europe.

72% of people in Mali earn less than $1 per day.

The top 8 most developed countries all speak Germanic languages. Every such country is in the top 20.

More than 20% of the votes in the 2001 elections in Argentina were invalid.

You can be imprisoned for not voting in Fiji, Chile and Egypt - at least in theory.

0.7% of Americans are currently in prison.

Saudi diplomats have 367 outstanding parking fines in Britain.

The average criminal sentence length is 137 years in Colombia.

Two-thirds of the world's kidnappings occur in Colombia.

America puts many more of its citizens in prison than any other nation.

Two-thirds of the world's executions occur in China.

Former enemies, America and Russia now have a great deal in common - they both lead the world in locking people up.

You're 66 times more likely to be prosecuted in the USA as in France.

The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500.00 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits.

Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium!

All humans Are 99.9% genetically identical and 98.4% of human genes are the same as the genes of a chimpanzee.

For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.

Sex is biochemically no different from eating large quantities of chocolate.

A man's beard grows fastest when he anticipates sex.

Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal.

The average shelf-life of a latex condom is about two years.

Consuming chocolate was once considered a sin during the 16th and 17th century.

Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine when it was initially introduced.

Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.

Chocolate was used as medicine during the 18th century. It was believed that chocolate could cure a stomach ache.

Фотографии Sandyrella : Girl like me

Walking in NYC - pt.3