6 January: check out HQ pics from Selena’s photoshoot for ‘East Bay Times’ Magazine from 2008

Just re-uploaded in HQ these adorable pictures of Selena Gomez posing for a photoshoot for ‘East Bay Times‘ Magazine in 2008.

Full photoshoot: gallery.armyofselenagomez.com

In that old interview from February 2008 with ‘East Bay Times’ teen Selena refers to her mother, Mandy Teefey and how she keeps her grounded.

“She has me do my own laundry and help out with the dishes and clean my room,” Gomez said about her mom. “Before we got to California, she told me, ‘You’re going to hear the word yes a lot. You’re this. You’re that. Yes-yes-yes. So I’m the one who’s going to tell you no — only because I love who you are now, and I don’t want you to change.’”

So far, so good. Gomez seems to be a pretty normal kid with a variety of interests. She loves sports — especially basketball (she’s a big fan of the San Antonio Spurs), as well as cooking, photography, rock ‘n’ roll and all things British. (“I want to go to London so bad.”) As for boys, well, that can be a touchy subject.

“I’m sorry, but boys my age are sometimes so immature. They give me headaches!” she said, her voice ringing with exasperation. “But I don’t need a boy right now anyway. I’m too busy for that. All I want for now are half-crushes.”