I love to learn about food, spices and all that stuff.
I like to experience new restaurants and see what they have to offer.
I like to learn how to cook so that I don’t die later due to lack of knowledge.
Food is an artform which deserves lots of attention….
….attention that one of my fellow bloggers is willing to give.
Please do me a favor and visit:
For restaurant reviews, recipes, stories and lots of other things
pertaining to food. 
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: Brandon Gotwalt, Brandon Paul Gotwalt, Commonwealth Attorney, Elections, Fairfax County, Falls Church, Jack Steve Cornejo, Patrick McDade, Steve Cornejo, Virginia
The outpour of support for Steve’s case is consistently amazing to me. People I’ve never met, who don’t know Steve or any of his friends, consistently reach out to me and find me just to fill me in on information. Just to tell me how they agree and how it’s an outrage. That means more than anything, that means that there’s people who believe in the truth and the quest to fulfill justice.
The reason I’m writing this blog is because some of those wonderful people whom I have just mentioned have made it known to me that PATRICK MCDADE is running for Fairfax County’s Commonwealth Attorney. Why does this matter? He has made a PROMISE to reopen the criminal case against Brandon Gotwalt. He sees the injustices that have occurred with the mishandling of that case and wants to make it his job to fix it.
To all who have the right to vote, it is our duty to do so. It is our jobs as citizens of these United States of America to MAKE the time to go and vote. One must think, it could have been any one of us. ANY ONE OF US could have been the victim in this case, imagine, just IMAGINE what your family would be going through. The agony of being made a fool of by the government that is supposed to protect you. We can take a stand on November 6th and VOTE for the man that will reinstill our beliefs in the justice system.
VOTE MCDADE FOR FAIRFAX’S COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY
NOVEMBER 6TH, 2007
For all those who are passionate about the political parties, this is not about voting Democrat or Republican. This is about voting for the right person, for someone who has truly looked at Fairfax County and spotted some awful injustices. This goes beyond our political squabble, please do what’s right and vote for McDade.
I don’t think there could ever be enough words to describe the emotions I feel when I see the community and national support for Steve. Thank you so much.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
P.S: You can read more about this on the Washington City Blog: A Murderer Amongst Us?
Filed under: Thoughts
“Que Sera Sera “When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here’s what she said to me.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here’s what my sweetheart said.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.
Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future’s not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
..and it’s still so horridly unfair..
Rest In Peace
Jessica Blair Szymanski
and
Dana Denise Wood
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: 1
I wanted to write this on Friday but I was so emotionally drained that the first day I’ve had enough energy in me to write was today.
Integrity.
That’s all we have in this world. Our actions, our emotions, everything we do in life ultimately builds up or degrades our integrity. It is the one thing that I am proud of, because regardless of what I do, where I am and how I do it, my integrity is in tact. I am an honest person who can admit to her mistakes and who tries to look out for others even moreso than myself.
That is why, what happened to me on Friday, where I will not write any specifics as to what it was, was one of the worst days in my life.
Do not ever, for any reason, insult, attack or defame me by way of challenging my integrity. I am HONEST, I am RELIABLE and I go above and beyond my duties to help out those people and things that I love and hold dearest to my heart. What happened to me was like a blow that came out of nowhere and the insult and damage that it has done is irrepairable. It is unforgivable and the lowest, dirtiest thing that anyone has ever done to me — and I’ve been cheated on in the past — so you know it’s pretty bad.
My integrity is all I have, and to have people be so weak and shallow to try to throw that into the trash with absolutely no reason, makes me feel very sad… that after all this time and faith in humanity, I’m finally losing all hope and faith in people.
I’m tired of fighting a world
that seems to be against me.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: Random
Seeing how I got called in to work tonight and I’m stuck until 10:30pm I figured I would take the time to write a few phrases and what not!
I’m very excited that this brochure is due on Tuesday, I can’t wait to just get rid of it and be able to work on my book. (BTW those who wish to attend the show, it is on December 6th, 2007 at 6pm I believe)
The countdown to Maeve’s wedding is on, I can’t wait to see her next Saturday for her bridal shower and bachelorette party, it should be lots of fun and I want to rub her belly. I can’t believe she’s pregnant.. the same girl who used to run around photoraphy class with me taking black and white pictures in front of McDonald’s is housing a little baby. It’s amazing and wonderful and I can’t wait. Growing up isn’t all that bad really. Growing old with your friends is something I always wanted for my life
My other best buddy is now a Mrs. I’m so happy for her, it is very rare in life that we find people so genuine and true in life, and I’m very happy that one of those people is my best friend. The Mr. is the perfect match for her, this is that forever kind of love and it makes me happy to see their lives unfolding together
School is actually not that bad right now, I love my Thesis class and I think I’ll be kind of sad when it’s all over. Finally, out of school.
I like seeing people 30+ doing West Coast Swing to Usher’s “Yeah” song.. LOL
and with that, I leave you
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
This is it.
In 67 days the opening reception for my senior thesis design show will finally happen. This means that I have about 50 days to write and put together my book. Translation? This little Kit Kat is going to be MIA for awhile.
This is a general list of all the things I have to do JUST within the next month:
- Write the content for the book
- Put aside three days and nights for my professionally commissioned photoshoots
- Sketch out a minimum of five different design directions
- Find a case cover printer
- Find other book printers
- Look for decorations for our exhibition
- Figure out a design structure and theme (with help of the classes)
- Choose a color palette
- Go to a Museum in DC – write a paper
- Go to a Performance at School – write a paper
- Go to New York on ARTSBus
- Host Maeve’s Bridal Shower
- Host Maeve’s Bachelorette Party
- Maeve’s Wedding (I’m a bridesmaid)
- Midterms
- About 3 math tests
- Ten pages of the book should be done
- Lower my blood pressure / cholesterol levels
- Start exercising again
IN ADDITION:
- I still work 7 days a week
That’s JUST for the next thirty or so days, and that’s JUST what I can remember. Not included is the massive amount of reading that I have to do for my Western Civ class and various tasks for both of my jobs.
Why am I writing this?
Because, inevitably, everytime I get unbelievably busy there’s always 1 (or 2 or 3 or 4…) person (people) that thinks I’m just being an uber douchebag and want to ignore everyone and become.. Super Emo Kat: Girl Hermit of the Western Hemisphere.
So I apologize beforehand if I:
- Don’t go out
- Don’t come over
- Dont pick up the phone
- Don’t sound full of energy
- Seem stressed
- Pass out in my bed with Leo and can’t answer the phone due to my lifeless state
- Can’t devote every second of my life to all of you
I don’t do it on purpose, but this is very important for me. My god I’ve been in school FOREVER and it’s finally about to be over. No one has even bothered to ask, all the phone calls I get have nothing to do with me at all. I could be dying from Hepatitis that I could have picked up while walking barefoot in Arlington last week and no one would know. We’re on planet Earth, not planet “Me” so please be courteous because I extend that courtesy to everyone.
At any rate, the last thing I would ever want to do is make anyone feel like I’m trying to ignore you or that I’m just hiding away from life. That’s not it at all, and I’ll still pop out and about, but 50 days for everything that I need to do is not a lot of time, and it’s high stress. I can’t even go back to Venezuela for my aunt’s wedding in December because of my school stuff, it’s not a matter of me picking and choosing, it’s a matter of doing what’s most important right now.
I would hope that those who know me understand, but I cannot control how I’m perceived, just how I’m presented. In the past I’ve been slapped in the face with two facedness, I can get over it.
ANYWAYS, I love you all, I can’t believe I’m almost done.
Peace in the Middle. . . . fo’ sho’
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: School
So I finally was able to stay at school late last night to begin working on my brochure. I’ve already got about 40% of it done which is definitely exciting. I want to try to have it done by Saturday so I can bring it to class and then only do refinements as opposed to big changes.
The sooner I get to start working on my book the more excited I’ll be!
FO’ SHO’ (So achin’ to see Superbad again!)
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: Wedding
You finally found each other after
Searching hard for love.
In this uncertain world you’ve come
To one you’re certain of.
How can you know the someone whom
You’ll cherish throughout life?
What indices identify
A husband or a wife?
Sometimes there’s a gravity:
Sudden, fierce, obsessed;
As if you’re falling towards some star,
By its strong pull possessed.
Or sometimes there’s a childhood sense
Of unselfconscious grace
Sustained within the safety zone
Of unprovoked embrace.
Sometimes there’s the terror of
The searing pain of grief,
As if the loss of love were death:
Sheer scream without relief.
Or there’s a sense of loveliness
Too precious to be lost:
A gift of all that makes life good,
Beyond constraint or cost.
Whatever signs you read, they all
Point in the same direction:
The self that lies beyond the self
In love and shared affection.
True love lies far beyond the will,
Yet you must choose to love:
Each day to put aside the self
And with the angels move.
–Anonymous
Dedicated to you two on the day before your wedding
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: 09/11/01
“..and all you could see was thousands of hands go up in the air as if they were trying to keep it from falling..”
Remember.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
