This meme was nabbed from Ganns and slightly modified because MusicOutfitters.com, the site he recommended for getting the list of songs, doesn’t go beyond 2001.

Meme Rules
1. Enter the year you graduated from college and search for the top 100 songs of that year.
2. If you like the song, put it in boldface.
3. If you hate the song, strike it out.
4. If you don’t care about the song, leave it alone.

Top 100 Songs of 2002
1. Complicated – Avril Lavigne
2. A Thousand Miles – Vanessa Carlton
3. Love At First Sight – Kylie Minogue
4. All You Wanted – Michelle Branch
5. Can’t Get You Out Of My Head – Kylie Minogue
6. The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
7. Don’t Let Me Get Me – Pink
8. Just Like A Pill – Pink
9. Soak Up The Sun – Sheryl Crow
10. Whenever, Wherever – Shakira
11. Hands Clean, Alanis Morissette
12. Dilemma – Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland
13. Without Me – Eminem
14. Hella Good – No Doubt
15. Hero – Chad Kroeger
16. In The End – Linkin Park
17. Blurry – Puddle Of Mudd
18. Wherever You Will Go – The Calling
19. Heaven – DJ Sammy & Yanou f/ Do
20. Ain’t It Funny – Jennifer Lopez
21. Underneath Your Clothes – Shakira
22. Hey Baby – No Doubt
23. Get The Party Started – Pink
24. No Such Thing – John Mayer
25. By The Way – Red Hot Chili Peppers
26. Hot In Herre – Nelly
27. How You Remind Me – Nickelback
28. Escape – Enrique Iglesias
29. In My Place – Coldplay
30. Foolish – Ashanti
31. A New Day Has Come – Celine Dion
32. Wrong Impression – Natalie Imbruglia
33. One Last Breath – Creed
34. Gangsta Lovin’ – Eve f/ Alicia Keys
35. Sk8er Boi – Avril Lavigne
36. Standing Still – Jewel
37. Underneath It All – No Doubt f/ Lady Saw
38. Too Bad – Nickelback
39. More Than A Woman – Aaliyah
40. My Sacrifice – Creed
41. What’s Luv? – Fat Joe f/ Ashanti
42. No More Drama – Mary J. Blige
43. Goodbye To You – Michelle Branch
44. Somewhere Out There – Our Lady Peace
45. Ordinary Day – Vanessa Carlton
46. Objection (Tango) – Shakira
47. Here Is Gone – Goo Goo Dolls
48. I’m Gonna Be Alright – Jennifer Lopez
49. Wasting My Time – Default
50. Girlfriend – ‘N Sync
51. Gotta Get Through This – Daniel Bedingfield
52. What About Us? – Brandy
53. Sweetness – Jimmy Eat World
54. Always On Time – Ja Rule f/ Ashanti
55. Youth Of The Nation – P.O.D.
56. Days Go By – Dirty Vegas
57. One Day In Your Life – Anastacia
58. Overprotected – Britney Spears
59. In Your Eyes – Kylie Minogue
60. Running Away – Hoobastank
61. We Are All Made Of Stars – Moby
62. I’m Alive – Celine Dion
63. Seein’ Red – Unwritten Law
64. Cleanin’ Out My Closet – Eminem
65. Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
66. Just A Little – Liberty X
67. Little Less Conversation – Elvis vs. JXL
68. A Woman’s Worth – Alicia Keys
69. Spin – Lifehouse
70. Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman – Britney Spears
71. I Need A Girl (Part One) – P. Diddy
72. Full Moon – Brandy
73. Oops (Oh My) – Tweet
74. Rapture – Iio
75. Can’t Fight The Moonlight – LeAnn Rimes
76. Hero – Enrique Iglesias
77. Happy – Ashanti
78. Boys – Britney Spears
79. U Don’t Have To Call – Usher
80. U Got It Bad – Usher
81. 7 Days – Craig David
82. Out Of My Heart (Into Your Head) – BBMak
83. (This Is A) Song For The Lonely – Cher
84. Insatiable – Darren Hayes
85. Precious Illusions – Alanis Morissette
86. Get Over You – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
87. Your Body Is A Wonderland – John Mayer
88. Round Round – Sugababes
89. Caught In The Middle – A1
90. Where Are You Going – Dave Matthews Band
91. Don’t Say Goodbye – Paulina Rubio
92. Starry Eyed Surprise – Paul Oakenfold
93. Addictive – Truth Hurts
94. Rock The Boat -Aaliyah
95. Walking Away – Craig David
96. Toxicity – System Of A Down
97. Rainy Dayz – Mary J. Blige
98. The Whole World -Outkast
99. …On The Radio (Remember The Days) – Nelly Furtado
100. Family Affair – Mary J. Blige

I was driving to the gym at 5:45am yesterday with my sister. Now, since the sun was still hiding under the horizon, it was dark on the roads. I was trying to merge into the inner lane as the road climbed over a small hill, but a Gasat Lines bus just accelerated on my left side, and I was stuck in my lane. At the same time, a jeepney pinned me on my right side. I stepped on the brake to slow down a bit.

And then, at the crest of the hill, I saw it. A huge gaping round “O” in the road right in front of me. AN OPEN MANHOLE!

With the bus bearing down on my left side and the jeepney swerving in on my right side, I couldn’t swerve either way to avoid the hole. I stomped on the brake as the bus and jeepney zoomed past, and as soon as the bus had cleared me I swung my steering wheel sharply to the left.

BAM! went my front right wheel, into the manhole as I screeched to a halt. When I say I screeced, I mean the car’s wheels screeched, and so did I. A flood of thoughts flashed in my head. “Did I break an axle? Is the front of my car crumpled in? Am I wearing good underwear in case I have to be brought to the hospital?”

I revved the car and got my front right wheel out of the manhole, then drove slowly to the shoulder of the road. With legs still shaky, I got out and checked the front and right side of my car. NOT A SCRATCH ON IT.

As I got back in the car, my sister asked me, “Did you really have to scream?”

I absolutely despise buses and jeepneys, but I wish those people who steal manhole covers could be hung by their feet over those manholes they leave open with their pilfering.

Well, actually, that’s a little bit harsh. I do wish I knew whether those who steal equipment from public roads (manhole covers, drain grates, signs, and the like) are ever apprehended and punished.

It’s always easy to say “I’m sorry.” What’s hard is what comes after. If a person really mean the apology, it means they’re going to make the effort to restore what has been lost.

Healing hurts, whether we’re talking about the body knitting back together a physical wound or the mind and heart trying to seal an emotional wound. Sometimes a physical injury is so severe it needs surgery, which would be painful if not for anesthesia and painkillers afterwards. Emotional injury? There isn’t an anesthetic in the world to stop the pain while the healing process starts. All one can do is pray to God and ask Him to help them through this.

I’m taking this from Pam. Names can be very tricky because you make valuable first impressions with them.

YOUR PORN STAR NAME:
(Name of first pet + Street you live in)
Popsie Venicia. Aiyah…

YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME:
(Name of your favorite snack food + Grandfather’s first name)
Peanuts Sabas. Boo.

YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME:
(First word you see on your left + Favorite restaurant)
List Saisaki. Maker of sushi-inspired clothing.

EXOTIC FOREIGNER ALIAS:
(Favorite Spice + Last Vacation Spot Visited)
Cinnamon Laguna. Exotique, no?

SOCIALITE ALIAS:
(Silliest Childhood Nickname + Town Where You First Partied)
*null and void where partying does not exist and nicknames are not given*

“FLY GIRL” ALIAS (a la J. Lo):
(First Initial + First Two or Three Letters of your Last Name)
N. De. Of course this means NO!

ICON ALIAS:
(Something Sweet Within Sight + Any Liquid in Kitchen)
Soda Water. Also good for mosquito bites.

DETECTIVE ALIAS:
(Favorite Baby Animal + Where You Went to High School)
Puppy Harvest. Ripe for the taking.

BARFLY ALIAS:
(Last Snack Food You Ate + Your Favorite Alcoholic Drink)
Pizza Margarita. Hic!

SOAP OPERA ALIAS:
(Middle Name + First Word you see on your Right)
Page. I don’t want to give out my middle name!

ROCK STAR ALIAS:
(Favorite Candy/Dessert + Last Name Of Favorite Musician)
Mercedes Mayer. I love my Brazo and my John.

So, hello everyone! Welcome to my newly redesigned and renamed online journal named “In My Pocket.” I picked this title as I was looking at a pair of new jeans I recently bought, admiring the roominess in the front and rear pockets.

I love pockets and have always tried to make use of them whenever they appeared on my clothes. Back in high school, I had all sorts of things in my skirt pockets: aside from the requisite wallet, I had a handkerchief, a hair clip, and an inhaler for the rare asthma emergency. Alas, these days pockets are merely design elements use to make people’s butts/hips/chest look bigger or smaller depending on their preference. Besides, when was the last time you saw a (useable) pocket on a trendy skirt?

Still, I can always pull a random pen and piece of paper out of my pocket and start scribbling–so long as I had them in there in the first place. Alternatively, I can just pull out my cellphone from my pocket and snap pictures with it. This journal will be the outlet for any and all creative endeavors of those sorts from me. Hopefully I can write about daily events here as well as the more serious essays I had the tendency to write.