With a bang...

Currently listening to: Tango Maureen by Rent Cast...
Currently reading: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

Well... my birthday started out with a bang, my roommates and I (minus KaLee, who was @ home) decided to have a hair dying extravaganza. We started around 11pm last night. I'm really excited about the color. Matt dyed his a lighter blond & Nicole went with a deep auburn. Exciting. They all turned out really well. Woot. Anyways, today I'll be going out with my favorite aunts at some point, since they're up to go to the casino. I'm not really sure what I'm doing for the day, but it should be lovely :).

Up North Cont'd...

So... We finally got up north on Monday afternoon. After the delay, it was even sweeter to get up to Pike Lake. Not a whole lot happened up there, but it was super relaxing. My dad did get a new boat, an inflatable pontoon of sorts. Who knew it was going to be a pain in the ass to row across the lake with a strong head wind. My arms exploded into a fit of anger when I tried to go to sleep that night.

Fast forward a week and I'm up at Central with my awesome roommates; Matt, Nicole and KaLee. I do believe that they're all sophomores. I know Matt through GSA... KaLee through Matt... and Nicole through Jenny. So far so good on the roommate thing, I hope it stays that way, because we're having way too much fun already. As of right now, Nicole and I have had approximately 70 oz. of coffee each and we have been watching Degrassi: The Next Generation for about 4 hours. Amazing.

Since it has been about an hour since I started typing this - I think that Degrassi is actually making me dumber... so I'm going to stop while I'm ahead. Oh and it's officially less than 48 hours until I'm 20.

The time of my life...

Currently listening to: Love Today by Mika

Well... as promised before, here is the tale of going up north. On Friday, August 17, I packed up most of my college stuff and then Trevor and I got in my car and had the adventure of driving up to CMU to drop it off and stay a night in my apartment. That didn't quite work out as planned... I got up there and had my friend Ashley pick up my key, since the apartment leasing office closed at 5 and I knew I would never make it. So we went to the seedy diner where she works (Lil Chef) and had dinner, then picked up my key. We got back to my apartment and tried the key... and it didn't work. So we tried again. And again. Nothing happened. It was quite obvious that we weren't sleeping in my apartment that night. I called up a friend and ended up staying at her house with her roommates, as she was still in New Baltimore. The next morning we went to United (the leasing office) and got everything sorted out. And Trevor made off with quite a bit of candy and pop, since its free anyways. By the time we got my stuff into the apartment, my dad called with news. Apparently the dealership that had his car still wasn't done with it (his engine died on his way up north and he had been stuck in West Branch since Tuesday afternoon), so we would just have to stay in Mount Pleasant until Monday when they were finished. That would have been okay... if my apartment had electricity. But it wasn't turned on yet... I'll continue this riveting tale when I get back from class today.

Back to school to prove to dad that I'm not a fool...

Currently listening to: My Paper Heart by The All American Rejects

So I'm back at school... not that that's so exciting, but I'm sure I'll be posting more regularly now. I love my classes, they're amazing, especially my Anthropology class. I'll post my schedule next time I have internet, since my apartment is lacking at the moment.

Happy Birthday Dad! 51... kinda old, eh?

Anyways, I love my roommates, I'm living with Matt, Nicole and KaLee. We're having a wicked good time already and I've only been living there since Sunday. It feels really weird not living with Cat though, kinda sad actually. On the up side, I've been seeing a lot of people that I haven't seen since first semester last year, which is great, I've been giving out hugs like its going out of style. Alright, well I'm sleepy and the lights in the computer lab aren't helping, so I'm going to go to my apartment. Oh and I'm really happy to be away from all of the bullshit going on in NB right now, for sure. One more thing. I got a job! I'm working in the FFC dining commons... I think its the Fresh Food Company... my first day is tomorrow! Woohoo!

Look forward to the next post for the adventure I call going up north...

So I don't feel like blogging right now. Argh. Only two more weeks of work.

I'm a shadow...

Today I job shadowed a Speech Pathologist at Bon Secours Hospital. It was a pretty cool experience, I got to watch a few interesting procedures. Other than that, I didn't really do much today. I'm still uber sleepy. I need to stop being sleepy. STAT. And I can say that now because I had to wear a lab coat all day. Oh and I got to sign with Karen today. Good stuff.

I'm so tired. I'm turning into my mother, I take a nap after work, then I stay awake for a few hours, then I'm back in bed. I'm an old lady. Tomorrow I'm not working, instead, I'm going to work with mom to shadow a speech pathologist. Should be a good day.

Oh man....

So do you ever get yourself so worked up that you feel like you're gonna vomit? Yeah, I'm feeling that right now. I'm pretty much as stressed out as I could be at the moment... Tri was today... and it started well... until one guy ran into a car with his bike and another guy got hit by a car while on his bike... pretty much went downhill from there. Triathlon ended with me crying in a bathroom stall... stress is lame. Saw Harry Potter. It was ok.

The countdown is on...

Currently listening to: Santeria by Sublime
Currently reading: Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra

Today was hectic at absolute best. There was not any downtime at work today, that's for sure, but whatev, the week is almost over... Okay, well it's not, but I have Rec tomorrow and then Thursday we're taking the kids to the water park. There's no Rec on Friday though, it's prep day for the Triathlon, then Tri is on Saturday. I had orientation for the home care job that I took today, it only took about an hour, which was shocking, since most orientations end up taking a good few hours.

I did have an experience today. I was grocery shopping today and ran into a kid that I used to babysit. Let me tell you, she was extremely high... That's not something I expected, for sure. I guess there's a first time for everything.

Oh and one more thing. I found a really cool product that may help save the world. They're reusable grocery bags that are made of recycled parachutes. Not only are they sturdy, but they fold down into a minuscule pouch that is on a carabiner clip. Super handy.

I'm gonna go now, I'm watching a good documentary called Through Deaf Eyes.

Sometimes...

... you just need to whip out the popcorn pan, make some delicious popped corn & pink lemonade and watch either Fried Green Tomatoes or The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood with the mumma.

Not gonna lie about it

My new computer is confusing my life... but eventually I'll learn how to use it. It sure is pretty though.

Leaving on a jet plane.

Ooooooooooooh man am I frustrated with everything right now. I need to escape from reality for about an hour. Work is driving me crazy, my family is driving me crazy, my friends are driving me crazy... and to top it all off, gas is $3.09 a gallon. Seriously? It's about 75 cents more than when I left for NZ. I want to go back. Nowwwwwwwwww. Work was alright around 1:30 today, a thunderstorm came and we had to send the kids back to the Rec... but Cat & I stayed @ the park to take care of stuff. Otherwise I pretty much wanted to leave work today because it tends to get me really stressed out. I did come home and nap for about 45 minutes though. Let me tell you, it was the highlight of my day. I do love the Daily Show & the Colbert Report (pronouced "colber repor") though... I tivo them so I can watch them the next day.

It's a lemon

Currently listening to: Sook
Currently reading: Not a damn thing.

So I'm not going to have a computer for the next few weeks, but I'm okay with that, Best Buy should be giving me a new computer in the next week or two, since mine was such a piece of garbage. That's the highlight of my life right now. I can't really think of anything else mildly exciting... I had a sweet rocky-esque party last weekend... But that's about it. I go to J&J's for my exam tomorrow, then I'm officially done with my semester. Woohoo. All for now, I'm off to sleep.

I don't practice Santeria

Currently listening to: Santeria by Sublime

So... I'm home. I'll start posting on here eventually, all I'm doing is working and sleeping and occasionally being the host to people falling asleep in my room. By the way, listen to Sublime and Dispatch... they're pretty awesome.

We Didn't Start The Fire...

Currently listening to: We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel

Well, anyone that knows me, knows that I have a deep rooted affection for this song. I think it all started when it played on the radio when my mom and I were in the car. I must have been around 10 years old and it blew my mind. It seems as though it starts in 1949 with the year he was born and the year that Harry Truman was inaugurated. Genius. I would dissect the rest of the song, but that would take me forever... and would bore the hell out of all of you.

Jesus camp?

Currently listening to: All You Got by Tegan & Sara
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (the British version)

So I watched a documentary last night. It was called Jesus Camp. Wow. As a non-religious person, it scared the hell out of me. I don't want to be offensive, but some people are a little overzealous and inappropriate with their religion. There. I said it.

On a lighter note, my computer is a p.o.s. About 8 of the keys don't work anymore or work once in a great while, then go back to not working. It's pretty sweet when your arrow keys don't work and you're typing, so you have to depend on the mouse for everything in your life. Lame.

I'm still obsessed with ruckus. I've downloaded a bunch of stuff from there. Apparently you can buy a subscription (also cheap) that lets you load unlimited music onto your mp3 player, given it's not an apple, seeing as how they don't let anyone do anything unless its through iTunes. Lame. In other news, I stuck a battery in my defunct mp3 player that I dropped into a puddle approximately a month ago and now it seems to work. Which kind of pisses me off because that means I didn't have to buy an ipod. I do love my shuffle though...

I cannot WAIT to come home. The countdown is on the post below this one, so if you're feeling bored, go look for it :).

Sometimes you need the dishrag

Currently listening to: Hype by Tegan and Sara
Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Last night I stayed up until about 5:30 this morning... why? Because I was racing myself doing Sudoku. I did keep winning though. I got down to under five minutes for one puzzle. It was fantastic. Then my brain hurt and I fell asleep. That's a little bit of the Thomas side coming out in me... obsessive... I did 17 Sudoku puzzles yesterday. Now I'm getting really good, once glance at a number set and I can usually tell you whats missing, without scanning it.

Anyways, I did post this in the temporary expat, but I thought I'd post it here too. It's a website called ruckus, it serves as a free music (and movies, at a low cost) downloading site for college students. The drawbacks? You have to be a student, with a student email account and you cannot put these songs on an mp3 player or a cd. Unless you can figure out how to re-encode them, which actually shouldn't be that hard to do. The upside? It's a bunch of free music that you can listen to wherever, as long as you have your computer. There is a lot of good stuff on there, new and old. I found some good Tracy Chapman alongside Mika.

In other news, I've been having really strange dreams lately. The last two that that I had were especially weird. The first one involved me going to Cedar Point and riding a new ride there... that didn't exist. Last night's dream was some sort of fair that me & my friends from home/CMU went to... but it was in Christchurch. And people were speaking French to me & it was rather advanced French... so I didn't understand everything. Also, there was a giant ferris wheel that wasn't really a ferris wheel but a giant wheel of death. I did ride it and it felt like I was riding it, which was pretty cool, except when I felt like I was going to fall out, since my body came out from under the lap bar, so I was only holding on with my hands. I was dead set on not falling out. I wonder what would have happened if I did let go...

Listen to good music :)

Just click the play button:

New Place, New Blog

Hey, so I'm posting everything from NZ on my new blog, the temporary expat. Read it :)

Nothing can change the shape of things

Currently listening to: The Grammys
Currently reading: Lonely Planet: New Zealand

So, I'm doing something quite important... packing for the next 5 months... but I have this urge to do something completely pointless and impertinent. Gah. I hate that feeling. I've finally got a lot of stuff packed, it's weird looking @ the only clothing that I'll be able to wear for five months. Lame. I have less than 48 hours left @ home. It's such a weird feeling.

Today I bought some essentials, including more underwear and socks. The underpants are pretty. Then I went to Jill & Jen's for dinner. It was a fun time & I'm happy I got to hang out with them before I left. I got to see Scotty for a minute today, but he's going to come over tomorrow afternoon to say goodbye. Then I went by Nana's to see her & Auntie M & Trevor. Goodbyes all around. Now I'm trying to pare down the books & DVDs that I want to bring with me. I wish I could fit a few people in my suitcase.

Alright, I better continue packing before I get distracted again.

Running With Scissors

This is why I watch offbeat films:

"You have no business being here, this is my masturbatorium! And you're using my blanket!" -- Dr. Finch from Running With Scissors.

“My mother began to go crazy. Not crazy in a let’s paint the kitchen bright red! sort of way. But crazy in a gas oven, toothpaste sandwich, I am God sort of way.” -- Augusten Burroughs from Running With Scissors

So, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, I was up at Central hanging out with friends. Actually, I was kidnapped by Jenny. When I say kidnapped, I mean to say that I drove to her house, then we went up to CMU. Good times. I went to a GSA meeting & got swarmed with love. On Thursday, Jenny, Dave, Kent & I went to Midland, mainly to go thrifting. I got an awesome Adidas sweatshirt for $2.99. Love it. Anyways, I've got to continue packing my stuff for the NZ.

1 week

I would like to take this moment to say that I, completely by myself, French braided my hair. I'm extremely proud of myself. Although Cat taught me how to French braid her hair, I never thought I'd be able to do it to myself. Granted my arms fell asleep... Anyways, my handiwork is to the left.

So I should probably say that I'm coming up to Central tomorrow night-ish with Jenny, I guess I should have told Cat that this was definitely happening, as I wanted to stay with her... I'd call now, but some people have classes in the morning. Cat, if you're reading this, I'll see you tomorrow :)

Well... I went to the Michigan Design Center & Whole Foods with Becky today, which was a riot. I want to live @ the Design Center and I will do all of my shopping at Whole Foods. I tried to find Gin-Gins there, but to no avail. Maybe I'll grab some @ Green Tree tomorrow or Thursday. Anyways, went out to dinner with Becky & my brother tonight, felt like I was on crack, now I have the most amazing headache I've ever experienced.

On to the good stuff. Why am I discovering movies from the 80s now? Granted they are all the same movies with pretty much the same formula: Boy meets girl, boy & girl = best friends, boy meets conventionally attractive girl, best friend = jealous, best friend hates girl, boy hates best friend, best friend + boy = love, The End. I've decided that I love Some Kind of Wonderful. I've passed that movie on the shelf at Blockbuster a million times, though I thought Mary Stuart Masterson's character was a boy... She looks like one on the cover. Anyways, after passing it yet again, I walked back and went to grab it, only to find that there were no copies in stock. Luckily, we live in a world where everything is accessible via the internet. I cannot believe I watched an entire movie on youtube. Also, I'm in love with the bands Busted & McFly.

British Invasion

Currently listening to: Go West by The Pet Shop Boys
Currently reading: Rolling Stone Magazine

I've come to a conclusion. I should have been born in the UK. I love their TV, I love their music, I love how they talk... Dana brought over Dr. Who the other day & I've finished the entire series... and by series I mean season. Now I'm in love with David Tennant. Damnit.

I'm in need of some input...

So I can't decide if I should continue with this blog while I'm in NZ or make a new one and link it to this one... HELP ME!

I found the job I want to have. A coffee consultant. This guy sits around and slurps, not sips, coffee, so as to get the full bodied flavor and smell of the coffee. Then he writes about it. How do I get that gig? And I'm having a job related issue. I kinda want to be a director for documentary type films. How fun would that be? Maybe I'll do that in addition to everything else in my life. OH oh oh! Maybe I'll do documentaries... in ASL. I think I've found my true calling.

Ollie just came downstairs with my sex wax in her mouth. Good thing that's not awkward at all. Before you judge me, sex wax is for surf boards & such to make them glide on the water. It also smells amazing. I want the afterlife to smell like sex wax.

The Best Quote I've Ever Heard

"She thinks the world revolves around her vagina." -- Cat (About someone else)

Hmm... recap

Currently listening to: Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall
Currently reading: Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit

Ok, so I've been away from a reliable internet source for about 2 weeks... and my life has been very hectic. About 2 Thursdays ago, my mom, my dad and I all woke up at about 3:45 am. Fifteen minutes later, we got a phone call that my brother was in the emergency room. Isn't it weird that we were still awake??? I thought so too, it was eerie, to say the least. So I ran upstairs and put on the nearest bit of clothing, which happened to be my work uniform, as I was supposed to be to work in a few hours time. I called work and left the most ridiculous message, I couldn't form sentences properly, that's for sure. It was a jumbled mess. We got to the hospital just after he was taken into surgery, turns out he needed an emergency appendectomy. Scary shit. We sat there with Becky and eventually dad's ex-wife and her new husband. It was weird, I think Jason's entire bloodline was there. Dad amused himself by going into the stairwell and farting so that the noise reverberated off the walls. Anyways, he woke up a few hours later and it was so sad, it made me cry, but I didn't let him see. I called work at some point and talked to my boss, who actually got some words out of my message. I = not in trouble. I stayed with Jason until 8pm, then Becky & I went to get some dinner, then back to their place to sleep. We went back to the hospital the next day for about 5 hours, then Jake was discharged. Awesome. I went home & slept for a day, then went to work the next day. Then I went right over to my bro's to make sure he was okay and I hung out with him for a few hours, then went home to sleep for work the next morning.

Gah. Then a few days later we had a little miracle. My mom found Woody. After two months, she found him in the neighbor's basement, practically starved to death, but he's okay now. That pic is from my cell phone, so it's not top quality or anything, but you can kinda see how skinny he is. Awww. He's a much nicer cat now, he actually sleeps with me in my bed... he craves my attention ;). I love it. I'm so happy we found him, I really thought he was dead. I still can't believe how skinny he is, its ridiculous, he was a fat little cat.

Recently, I've discovered a few things. The TV show Weeds and the musical genius of the Pet Shop Boys. Good stuff. Oh and Ollie & Woody are very surprised by each other's presence. When we last had Woody, we definitely didn't have a dog and now he's like "Whoa bitch, where'd this huge oaf come from and why is it licking my anus?" Gonna go cuddle with the kitty.

Suddenly I see...

I finally got my computer back today :) It's weird having it here, I'm not really using it. I guess this means that I'll be posting semi-regularly again.

Meh

I've had a long week, I'll blog when I'm more awake :)

I love Sacha Baron Cohen

He had the most amazing speech for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy @ the Golden Globes:

“I want to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press. And I just want to say that this movie was a life-changing experience. I saw some amazing, beautiful, invigorating parts of America. But I saw some dark parts of America, an ugly side of America. A side of America that rarely sees the light of day.

I refer, of course, to the anus and testicles of my co-star, Ken Davitian.

Ken, when I was in that scene and I stared down and saw your two wrinkled golden globes on my chin, I thought to myself, ‘I better win a bloody award for this.’

And then when my 300-pound co-star decided to sit on my face and squeeze the oxygen from my lungs, I was faced with a choice: Death or to breathe in the air that had been trapped in a small pocket between his buttocks for 30 years.

Kenneth, if it was not for that rancid bubble, I would not be here today.

The Golden Globes were pretty good last night, I'm really happy that America Ferrara won for Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Musical Or Comedy, she's awesome.

Oy, I have nothing to post about right now. I'm having a really hard time dealing with people at work anymore, especially the people who don't do their jobs, but I digress, I need the money.

Coma-nap...

I've got nothing to post about, but I did sleep for about 20 hours in the last 24 hours. That's amazing.

Blah

So I've been away from my computer for two days now :(. I took it in to Best Buy the other day and I should be getting it back before I go to NZ, but one never knows. Good news is that if I have to get one more thing fixed on it, I get a brand new computer! I'm sure something will go wrong in the next year and a half... I hope something will go wrong in the next year and a half.

Anyways, I'm sure that I won't be blogging or online much in the next month, as my parents computers are super slow and annoying to work on.

I really have nothing to blog about, so I'm out for now.

Midnight milk run

I would like what kind of mental mind-fuck it takes to think it is 2:00am when it is really 5 or 6am... Obviously you read my previous post, which I would delete, but I have this policy about not deleting blog posts... Too bad. Anyways, yeah, I'm really not sure how I managed to stay up that late without realizing it. I finally went to sleep around 7 this morning. Then my little doggie decided that I'm not allowed to sleep for increments of more than 2 hours, as I was woken up every so often. I finally stayed awake around 1:30pm. There is a gap of time from 1:30pm and 2:45pm that I cannot recall for the life of me... then I took Ollie to the vet to get her sutures out. Fun times.

To Do List...
1) Confirm Airline Tickets...
2) Figure out how to do #1
3) Take my laptop to Best Buy so they can fix the internet port
4) Decide whether or not to get the extended warranty for my video camera... they only offer a 4 year one, but it is around $100. I'm poooooooor...
5) Go to bed at a decent time tonight... this morning

Something I've realized... so even though I don't have ADD or anything, I think I've got a ridiculously low functioning attention span. Why? Well, I just realized that I have at least six different things going on on my computer right now, my task bar is completely full. To further prove this, in the middle of writing this last paragraph, I stopped for about a minute and a half because I got distracted by a palm tree in my room. Who has palm trees in their room? Besides me. Speaking of my room, I swear, you need a passport to enter it, I've got some of the most random stuff I have ever seen, including but not limited to: a mannequin head, a palm tree, a globe pencil sharpener and at least 17 pillows. How do I accumulate all of this nonsense...

Apparently...

The cool kids stay up until the ass crack of dawn... I thought it was maybe 2:00am... but no, it's actually 5:11am. I got sucked into a pointless movie. And my muscles hurt from being awake so long. Anyways, tonight at work was really weird, I was the only girl there on the 4:30 shift, I was totally out numbered. It wasn't bad or anything, I didn't have to work with any jerks, but I don't think I've ever worked with so many of the guys before. I'm pretty sure I would continue rambling if I let myself, because I'm so tired. Oh jeez.

Things I hate...

The electoral college. I absolutely hate the electoral college. Why can we not just go by the popular vote? If we could just do that, we'd have an actual president, instead of this little bitch we like to call Bush. Doesn't it make sense that the popular vote should elect the president, it is the people voting, after all. Ack. See what talking about presidents with Kent does? I'm all fired up.

The "ph" letter combination masquerading as the sound "f". While we're on that, I've had enough of the silent k, p, gh & t. What's worse? The "gh" trying to be the "f" sound... as if "ph" isn't bad enough. How do we expect people to learn English when we make these ridiculous rules? Check out the petition. SIGN IT.

Interpretations of the Bible. I'm not an avid reader of the Bible, nor am I remotely religious, but I do know that the Bible is, in its nature, a book of stories. If people want to believe in it, that is a personal choice, but do not impose that on me & mine. And do not use it to condemn or attack. That's just lame.

Bioterrorism.

Global Warming.

The last two are pretty self explanatory. I'm just a dork.

Unlike other countries, Britain has people of both genders

Ok so my obsession with Little Britain is growing. Here's the first episode:
Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:


I made Kent watch it... hopefully he'll share in my love for it :)

Best. Morning. Ever.

So I just had the most amazing morning. Why? I paid off everything for New Zealand! I paid AustraLearn in excess of $11,000, then I went and bought my plane tickets, three in all, and I didn't buy a return flight yet, just to be safe. I had to buy a ticket to LAX, then to Auckland, then to Christchurch. Lame. Anyways, I'm good to go. Now I nap.

Tens

Today is a weird day... Everyone is going back to school tonight & I'm just gonna chill at home for another month. Anyways, I'm in the mood for some lists, so here goes.

Ten Fave Actresses
Ashley Judd
Maggie Smith
Marlee Matlin
Kate Winslet
America Ferrera
Jennifer Aniston
Megan Mullaly
Rachel Griffiths
Katherine Heigl
Judi Dench

Ten Fave Actors
James Garner
Matt Cohen
David Walliams
Matt Lucas
Adam Brody
Matthew Perry
Jude Law
Jack Black
Michael C. Hall
Will Smith

A long day...

Today seemed like the never-ending day. First, I woke up around 9:30 to go see a movie with Cat @ 10:40. We saw The Holiday, which I really liked, it was cute. Then we had to run back to my house so she could pick up the DVDs that I burned for her. While home, I realized that Ollie tried to eat our Christmas Tree. That little bitch, she broke the Christmas pickle. Then I took Ollie with me to drop Cat off @ home. Quite soon after that, Scott called, as today was his lesson on how to drive stick. He did pretty well, there were only one or two white knuckle moments. Then I went right to Panera to meet Andy for an early dinner. Good times. Then I came home, put on pajamas and look at me now, I'm in bed and it's only 6:30... Lame. But I feel like absolute crap, so that is a contributing factor, as well as the fact that I have to work in the morning.

Goodnight.

I love Little Britain...

Sooooo work today was alright, nothing special, just your friendly groping... I got pinched in the butt by a resident today... funny thing is, she's not one of the crazies. Whatev. Anyways, I found out that one of the guys I work with is dating Megan Leech. Love it. I've decided that I like working with the people that I worked with tonight, it was good fun, it was Scott, Rachelle, Dana & Dan. Oh oh oh and Courtney got engaged, I'm so happy for her! Her ring is amazing.

Going to see The Holiday tomorrow morning with Cat. You wonder why I'm going in the morning? It's a four dollar show. Sad thing is, that's now cheaper than it is to go and rent a video from Blockbuster. Lame. Okay, I'm going to bed so I can wake up by nine-thirty.

Another test run

This one is a test run of everything; my camera & all the video blogging things I've been trying to figure out. Not gonna lie, my video is super random, but I needed something. It's captioned for your viewing pleasure.




click here to download

Who uses the semicolon...

Currently listening to: Wasted by L.P.
Currently reading: The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

So can I just say I had the worst day at work ever. Well I did. I mean it could have been okay, but Steve was there and he ruined lives. First off, we were three people short when I got in, right @ 6:15. Luckily, Tom was on stock, so we just put him on a regular job. Niki was supposed to be our supervisor, but she called in sick, so Steve came in. Fuck. Anyways, somehow Steve expected me to be able to do 2 jobs at once. It would have been fine if I was on two jobs that somehow complemented each other. Mine, however, did not. I was supposed to be doing dishes, setting up mats, putting away dishes and all the while set up both stations with water, bibs, washcloths, coffee, tea and steam tables. Well fuck me. Ok, don't. Anyways, somehow I succeeded. Although I almost threw up at the stations.

Side note, I love Kathy Griffin.

Anyways, back to the day from hell. So then Steve called some guy in that I've only met once. He doesn't know anything. So after our break, I pretty much told Steve how to do his job and everything worked out well. So I went on desserts and picked up the slack that Steve was supposed be doing all day. Thankfully, most of the people I work with understand this and we got out only a little bit late.

Then I went to Best Buy to exchange my camera, as I really don't like the one that I got. I got one that was slightly more expensive. Eventually, when I figure out how to use it, I'll post some video up here. Awesome.

Too bad I have to work today, there's a Top Chef marathon on today and I've never seen that show, but I think it's something I think I could get addicted to. Hmm... thank God for Tivo.

Give a chick a chance

Oh Lately It's So Quiet

Currently listening to: Get Over It by OK GO

Oh shit I'm tired. I think I've slept 4 out of the last 36 hours. Maybe. That's when I was a cranky bitch this morning at work... that and I feel like I might be dying of the flu. Anyways, I apologize to those in my warpath, namely Scotty.

New Years. So my resolutions are as follows:
(1)Be less of a fat kid
(2)Learn how to control my temper and direct that anger into better areas :)
(3)Try not to fuck up the study abroad stuff
(4)End global warming...

That's about it. Last night was fun, although I had a hell of a time trying to stay awake. Work today was okay as well, just long. I really need to figure out how to use my video camera. Stat.

I can't believe it's 2007. I'm going to be 20 this year...

Don't push me because I am close to the edge...

Currently listening to: Defying Gravity by The Wicked Cast

So I just got back from the theater, Scott & I went to see Happy Feet. Cutest damn movie ever. End of story. It seemed like a lot of the really funny stuff went right over the little kids' heads, but it was damn funny. Kinda felt like a dork laughing like an idiot when the little kids are just kind of staring in amazement. Granted you should never put Scott & I together & expect us to behave like normal human beings. Oh, and we saw this lady that we used to work with, Sue, who was a crazy bitch. Anyways, she got fired for "accidentally" leaving a resident outside it the blistering heat for about three hours. Classy lady. I love how the end of the movie has a slightly political tone to it, way to influence the elementary kids.

I want a penguin. A dancing penguin. STAT. Not gonna lie, I think Mumble is the gay penguin. He's so cute, dancing his little heart out. But seriously, he says "Don't ask me to change, because I can't." Just a little gay, no? And the elder penguins are kind of like a religious cult... hmmm...

On to better things. I got my camera today, now I just have the task of figuring out how to use it. That's where my brother comes in handy. I'm going to work tomorrow morning, then I'm rolling out the truffles for Jason & Becky's party while washing my uniform, then I have to stop by Best Buy and pick up a DV tape (no idea what that is, by the way) and maybe a second battery for la camera. Then I'm off to Jason & Becky's... quickly followed by work in the morning. At six-fifteen. Kill me now. I'm pretty sure that I won't be functioning by the time I get to work, but whatev. I'll figure it out.

Meh

Currently listening to: Familiar Pills by Desole

So I need to:
-Buy watch batteries for my sweet digital world clock from Jason & Becky
-Take my computer in to Best Buy so they can fix the internet
-Go get my video camera from Best Buy
-Call Best Buy rewards so I can get my points
-Roll the truffles for Jason & Becky
-Get an awkwardly shaped light bulb for my pink IKEA lamp
-Finish cleaning my god damn room

Oh our dreams are coming true

Currently listening to: Take a guess... Heaven by DJ Sammy

Love the song more than life itself right now, not gonna lie. Fucking A. So I had a really long day, which consisted of not know I had to work. Anyways, I got no sleep, then I went to work @ 6:00am. Then I went to the eye doctor to get new eyes. Awesome. I kinda want blue contacts, but I feel like they're expensive. The girl that was doing my prescription had the weirdest colored eyes, they were something like aquamarine. Anyways, I picked out some pretty good glasses & that's about it. Oh, and a new type of contact lens, called Acuvue: Oasis. They feel pretty good in the eyes, not gonna lie, although they really do nothing for astigmatism. Whatev.

So tomorrow I get to go pick up my puppy from the vet, 'cause she was getting spayed (or neutered... I can never remember which one the girl dog gets). She'll be soooo sleepy. Just like me. I got home from getting my oil changed, then I fell asleep, then I woke up for dinner, then I fell asleep again. Hours later around 11:30, Coop called & woke me up. That slut. And I was in bed... which confused me. Then I ended up calling Cat. Hehe. Funny chain of events to follow.

Tomorrow looks like it's going to be a crazy day, I have to go pick up the pup, then I'm off to go to the mall & Best Buy with mom, then my dad wants me to take him to get contact lenses... then I have to go get coffee with Coop & Maggie. Then Happy Feet with Scott. Woot. I'm pumped.

New & Exciting

Currently listening to: Black Horse & The Cherry Tree

Ugh... I'm taking a break from cleaning my room. I feel like I should just throw everything out, it's bad. I'm not even unpacked from school yet, damnit.

Anyways, on to new and exciting news. I made a comment/tag box over on the right hand upper corner. So... LEAVE COMMENTS. All you have to do is type you're name (or a name...) in the top box, then your comment in the bottom box. Finished.

Eventually I'll figure out how to get rid of the annoying little add at the bottom of the comment box, but until then... ignore it.

I think I'm going to take a little nap before work, good night.

What's better...

... than sitting @ a computer with you're two best friends making fun of people's myspace pictures? Nothing. Coop & Cat & I did our Christmas exchanges today. Fun stuff. I'm poor, so I made them both scrapbooks. Cat got me two French posters and she made this cute purple stuffed dog with tags on it of flags of the countries I have/will visit. It's adorable. Coop got me a whole bunch of stuff to keep me occupied on the plane to NZ, including an awesome tote complete with my name in ASL, a NZ travel guide + NZ map, 2 crossword puzzle books, a coloring book, stationary, envelopes, pens (with free sample gum) and a globe/pencil sharpener. Awesome. I love my friends.

Still listening to "Heaven" non-stop. Now it's my myspace song. Oh snap.

I worked this morning @ 6:15, but before we get to that, we must back the train up a little bit. First off, my dad came upstairs @ 5:15 to make sure that I had my alarm set and subsequently woke me up out of my sleep. Then he decided that it would be an awesome time to put away dishes, really loudly. So I got up and we got into a little argument. Then I left for work and sat at the 23 Mile/Washington Street traffic light for approximately (a long time) 6 minutes. Both sides got to go twice. I feel like the light might be broken. Anyways, I finally did a backwards U-turn and dodged the giant Christmas tree to go a different way. Fuck trees. I got to work with a minute to spare. I did have a really good day at work though, I was on deserts, which consisted of making muffins for tomorrow morning, dishing out pudding and pulling some strawberries from the freezer for tomorrows lunchtime desert. If I wasn't so bad at focusing at the task at hand, I would have gotten it finished in an hour flat, but I was effing around a lot. After work I went & took care of bank stuff, then went home. Then time passed. Took an amazing bubble bath with effervescing salts. An hour later I went to Starbucks with Coop, then we called Cat on our way home & she met us there to hang out. That's pretty much it.

I lied. So I'm pissed, I was supposed to have New Years Day morning off and work that night... well, I have New Years night off, but I work in the morning. I'm going to go to Jason & Becky's still though, I'm just going to have to drive from Harper Woods to the Village. Stellar.

Baby it's hard to believe... we're in heaven

Currently listening to: Heaven (Techno Mix) by DJ Sammy

Somehow we ended up listening to that song about a million times. Amazing. Anyways, I love it. Then we listened to it in the dish room at work. Now I'm listening to it. Damn.

Scott & I went shopping today at about 7:00am. We went to Meijer & I bought some perfum, then off to Starbucks, Lakeside Mall and Best Buy. I also paid for my video camera! I have to pick it up on Saturday, as they had to order it. It's pretty sweet, not gonna lie, I'm in love with it. I bought a 1gb memory card for it too. Then, on a whim, we went to IKEA and we ate their $.99 breakfast. It was pretty good. I didn't buy anything, but we enjoyed walking around the place for about an hour and a half. Scotty bought... a buffet. HAHA. Ok, so it's a small buffet and it doesn't look like one and apparently it's perfect to fit his TV on AND it was on sale. Good stuff. Stopped @ Walmart before coming home, then I attempted to take a nap. Failed.

Since we both had to work, we decided to get nice & caffeinated, so we went to Starbucks a second time, around 3:30 pm. Awesome. It was delicious. We pretty much were crazy at work and annoyed the hell out of everyone. But we still kicked ass and we were both in the dish room. Heaven was stuck in my head all night. Still is.

I might go see Happy Feet this weekend if it's still in the theater. Hmmmmm.....

Merry Christmas

Currently watching: Now & Then

Today was the best Christmas I've had in a long time, it was super low key. I woke up early to take Nana to church, then I napped for 2 hours, then daddy woke me up and I had pancakes. Delicious. Around noon, Jason & Becky came over for Christmas dinner. I got so many presents this year, it's ridiculous. From Jason & Becky, I got a Eucalyptus candle, the Vagina Monologues book, a world clock, an Elton John scent thing ;), a little desk clip thing, a decorative Christmas Tree and a Canon photo printer. AWESOME! From my mom and dad, I got a pretty pink bath robe and a $100 gift card to Best Buy. Jill & Jenny got me a $25 Best Buy gift card and a $15 Starbucks card, which I'm sure I'll be using tomorrow morning when I go shopping like whoa. I also got $25 from the Nana. Woot. Okay, I'm waking up early to go shopping with Scotty.

My blood is amazing

Currently listening to: The most amazing internet radio ever.

So the most amazing internet radio ever is called Pandora. It's amazing. Why? Because you put in the type of music you like (either a specific song or a band/artist) then it creates a radio station catered to that type of music. And you can add different artists to your station & it becomes kick ass. I've already discovered some hot shit, not gonna lie. Now all I need is for Pandora to stream audio to my mp3 player. Not gonna happen, but maybe one day.

I woke up this morning to Seasons of Love from Rent! playing on my cell phone... but I thought I was dreaming the song, so I slept through it. Then mom called on the house phone. Lame. But she wanted me to come up to her work to donate blood, so I was excited... and that also meant I got to sign with Karen. Woot. So I got to her work around 11:00-ish and we had lunch, then I went to give blood. They did that stupid little spring loaded stab-you-in-the-finger-so-we-can-test-your-blood test, which hurt like a bitch. My iron levels are amazing... but I couldn't give blood because apparently I don't have enough red blood cells. Fuck that, I have good blood. My blood is amazing & I can't even save lives with it. Whatev, I got free American Red Cross shwag... a beanie & a pin. And a voucher for $3.50 for the hospital food court. SCORE. Definitely gave that one to the mom. Then I signed with Karen for about an hour, which was fun, although people in her department were staring like whoa.

Went home, went to the bank with dad, filled out student visa shit, killed the bank. End of story, I pretty much hate the student visa process.

Oh and I kept forgetting that today was Friday... I was still stuck in Thursday, so I forgot that Coop was coming home. She made me be a fat kid and go to Cold Stone for the second time this week... so now it's her fault I'm a fat kid. Good times. Oh and I think Ollie might be a lesbian, she started humping my arm today...

I have to go to sleep so I can wake up for work in the morning. Ugh.

Just days until Christmas...

...and I've not bought any presents yet. I've started making a few... but that's about it. LAME.

I had one of the most mentally challenged days of my life today. And I realized that my friend Sarah reminds me of Karen from Will & Grace. Well the good parts & the crazy laugh. Anyways, back to the day I had. Well I got up @ 4:45 to go pee, then I fell asleep in my mom's bed for half an hour, then got up and took a shower. Then I took another 15 minute nap... then I got up and went to work. Then hell broke loose. First of all, Paul & I were working together & we tend to wreak havoc, especially if we're both in the dish room. Then a kid got fired. Then Paul poured pickled herring juice on my leg... on purpose. Once we got back from the stations, I threw a brussel sprout at his head. He retaliated with chucking breakfast meats at me. Then he decided to take it a step further and put a sausage down the back of my shirt. Interestingly, I had a large, moist piece of cake in my hand... so I smashed it into his ear. It was totally worth not getting any work done today. I got home and took another nap until about 6:30. Later, I went out with Scotty, Sarah, Dana & this Dan kid that works with us to Cold Stone. Fun times.

Now I'm watching Will & Grace. Life is over.

Ok, so...

... today is passing so damn slow. And I can't sleep. And I really need to, since I have to be up @ 5:15 to shower before work. But in the last few hours I've become addicted to the show "My So-Called Life" which was on in the mid-nineties. That makes me lame. But I can't stop watching it. And Wilson Cruz is probably the most adorable guy ever.

Anyways, my internet keeps going out and my mouse keeps freaking out, so I'm going to try to stop watching this ridiculous melodrama & go to bed. Wish me luck.

blah

Ughhh... I feel like death. I fell asleep @ 6:00pm today, right after I ate dinner. Awesome 4 hour nap in the middle of my life. So I took my puppy to the vet today & she was running a puppy fever :(. But she's better now. Aaaand we found out that she's not just a boxer & golden retriever, the vet said she looks a lot like an Alaskan breed dog. :). Oy vey. I really have nothing to say right now, I'm probably going to go back to sleep in the next few minutes. Why? Because I'm amazing.

Awesome

Currently watching: Nigella Bites :) I love her name

So we did the most amazing thing today. Well, after my mom woke me up obscenely early to go to breakfast. We adopted a 10 month old puppy from the Mount Clemens Animal Shelter. Her name is Ollie, short for Olive... because we're cool. She's a golden retriever/boxer mix. We gave her a bath & she smelled like apricots & we found that she has the softest coat ever. Then I called Cat & she came over to experience the puppy. She's really adorable, I'll post a better pic of her once I take one, she's quite squirmy. Oh & she hates the neighbor... but that's okay, he's a freak. Well, I'm going to go do some laundry, then pay attention to my puppy.

Currently listening to: Into The Ocean by Blue October

So that song is amazing... sounds kinda trippy, but I really like it, I heard it on 96.3 on the way home from Jill & Jen's. I pretty much got nothing accomplished today. I have to go to the bank tomorrow with my dad so that I can get this guarantor form signed for my NZ student Visa. I filled out the form partially... then realized that I wrote 2007 for the current date. Wrong.

We had the work Christmas Party tonight, it actually wasn't bad, I hung out with Scotty and Stephanie Vogel... not gonna lie, people we work with are annoying as hell with a drink or two in them. I pretty much freaked out on the way there, there was a three car accident RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, as in I saw a van fly into oblivion. Needless to say I called the police. Then I called Coop... partly to say hi because we haven't talked in a few days, party to stop freaking out. I'm pumped though, they did a raffle and I won a $25 Target gift card. Way to make my night. After, I went to Jill & Jennifer's to help Jenny figure out how to do ipod things. I kinda suck at it, but I did give them a few thousand songs to start with, so that was cool.

Fireworks

Testing it out...

So, I'm currently testing out this new thing called blip.tv which is pretty sweet. It's gonna let me upload videos directly to my blog, which is going to make it amazing when I'm in New Zealand. Just click on the video, this one is from when Cat & I went to Chicago & saw the fireworks on July 3, 2005. Sweet graduation present :)

Click To Play

The videos seem to take a long time to upload, depending on what type they are. Windows Media Files (.wmv) upload really fast, while Quicktime (.mov) files seem to go slow as hell... interesting.

All you've got to keep is strong, move along, move along...

So I want a St. Bernard like whoa. I think they are quite possibly the most adorable dogs. Granted they poop bigger than me... they're still amazing. I'll hire someone to pick up the poop.
I've been thinking lately, I know I want to live in Chicago, or a comparable large city, but I don't know if I want to raise my kids in the city... maybe, but I don't know. I've been thinking about Boston lately, sounds like a pretty sweet place, I wanna visit. Washington, D.C. too, I need to visit there, I might be going there for grad school... maybe.

I'm going to go through more music today :)

I love how you talk about yourself

So I've decided something. I hate egotistical people. Like whoa. One egotistical person in particular, who always finds a way to talk about himself, no matter what the subject is. 3 points to the person who guesses first! Oh, and to those who understand and love the show Signing Time, I hate the host's (Rachel) smile. It looks fake.

I'm finding it hard to believe we're in heaven...

Currently listening to: Heaven Techno Mix by DJ Sammy
Currently watching: 30 Rock

So... The song that is up there is really good & it's been on at every club I've been at. I love it. But DJ Sammy came up with a really sad version, called the 9/11 remix. Super sad. Don't listen to it, Scotty made me and then I cried pretty much like a crazy person. It's a little kid talking about how they miss their dad who died. SUPER SAD.

Anyways, I moved all of my stuff home today. I wish I would have taken a picture of how full my car was, it was absolutely ridiculous, but miraculously, my pillows just kept letting me stuff them further back. AMAZING.

Ok, I think it's time for bed now. Shleepy time.

Long day ahead of me

So Jaime Z is my hero. I hope I spelled her name right. She transferred her entire hard drive worth of music to my external hard drive today. Woot. That's like 10,000 songs to add to my 8500, even though I'm sure a lot are doubles. I'm amazed. And uber excited. Ohhh and Bart gave me something awesome, but I can't disclose it because it's a surprise for the mumma. But it's amazing. Think MTV circa 1998. But don't give it away if you figure it out. Also, he gave me a show called "Clone High", which seems really funny.

Tomorrow:
~Breakfast date with Ben @ 10:00
~Meeting with Ana, Denise & Kent @ 10:30
~Lunch with Cat @ 11:30
~Max is helping me pack my car @ 12:00
~Checking out of the dorm @ 1:00
~CDO exam @ 2:00
~Go to parking services after exam to attempt to give back my parking sticker in exchange for money.
~Go home... :( :)

Life is lame.

1 more day...

I'll be home at this time tomorrow. What a weird sensation it is to be finished with the semester & know that I'm not going back... And it's really sad :(. First off, not rooming with Cat is gonna suck, because we're practically sisters. Aaaand I seem to have made a lot of good friends in the past few weeks, which makes it that much harder to leave.

I can't figure out video games. I'm not wired for it.

Fucking Mario Kart

Currently listening to: Cat loosing her shit about teacher education

So I almost vomited today because all of the intense colors in the Mario Kart game. I just got accused of studying. Haha. If only they knew. So I'm sitting in my room with Cat, Melissa, Carla, Leo & Max, getting absolutely nothing done. Kill me now... I'm so tired. And I have a Spanish exam in the morning... afternoon. Whatev. I'm gonna die.

Ugh. I don't think I'm going to sleep. And I just googled sphincter. Oh snap.

Merrrpppp

Woody makes (made?) that sound.
H'ok, so... today was craziness. I'm not sure what time I woke up, but I was pretty much tied in a not & Scotty & Leo were sleeping perpendicular to me. I think Melissa had already gone back to her room a few hours earlier, but a few of us definitely camped out in the "living room" Friday night. Awesome.

Anyways, blogger had a seriously awesome update, now I can drag & drop edit the template, which is totally sweet. AND I found a really good replacement for Outlook Express, but it's by Mozilla. Sweet. And free.

Around 3pm I went to the winter E-Board retreat, even though technically I'm not an E-Board member. Good times. My favorite part was the ice-breakers, not gonna lie, I live for those things. I even got to put a puzzle together (with the help of my teammates) with a blindfold on. Awkward.

Then we had our GSA white elephant gift exchange party/dance party because that's what happens when you add me + Kent + 80's music + open floorspace. We have dance parties. Apparently he is the male version of me, which I love. Now I have a female twin (Melissa) and a male twin (Kent). Does that make them twins by proxy? Hmm... I'm interested to see if they would be curiously similar. I ended up with some homemade chocolates & a purple Etch A Sketch... which I think I left in someone's room. Damnit. Then many of us ended up at a sex toy store. Awkward. But it kinda freaked me out. Anyways, it was funny because that's where I ended up saying goodbye to a lot of people at. Hehe. How fitting.

Later I went & hung out with some friends for a few hours too long & now I'm in my bed typing about life. I should go to sleep.

I like the word snarky. And I'm out.

Orgy in 319

So last night was amazing. Scotty came up to visit & we hung out for a while, then Melissa, Max, Leo & Carla came over to play Tourette's with Scott, Cat & I. Awesome, however we did get asked to be quiet... twice. I'm really not proud of that, I've never gotten in trouble, especially for being loud. Meh. At one point, all of us were scrunched up on the floor, tied in knots around each other. I'll post a picture later if they turned out. I'm not gonna lie, I miss working with that boy all the time, but I won't miss it for long, I'm already on the new schedule.

So I'm kinda pissed, I've gotten really close to an awesome group of people... just before I'm ready to leave CMU for the semester. Lame. But I love them :). Melissa & Carla live (or did) in 321, but Melissa moved down to 324 & Carla might be moving into my room with Cat. Max lives down on first floor & Leo is moving into that room. I'm sad that I'm leaving after making amazing friends. :(. Oh, and Melissa is definitely my twin. And we even both did People to People when we were kids... to the UK & Ireland. Woot.

Guilty Pleasure...

Currently Listening to: Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's
Currently Reading: Seventeen Magazine... thank you very much

I just read a Seventeen Magazine cover to cover. It was amazing. That is your cue to shoot me in the face.

To Do:
~Central Auditory Processing Test 9:00am ... today
~Sook's CD Release @ Fifi's 9:00pm .. today
~Finish the God damn OC
~Fill out student visa application
~Email my reaction papers to Kendra
~Stop staying up playing on my computer

I should go to bed. Now... I have to be out @ about 8:45. Yuck. Plus, I have to eat brekkie before I go, as I won't be free until about 1:00. Damnit, now I've gotta be up no later than 8:15... 8:20.

I'm ridiculous

Soo... In the throws of boredom last night, I made a quiz about myself. Please take it, it's slightly ridiculous but it's fun. Umm... today in the UC there was a chocolate fountain. I about died. It was amazing. They were doing massages too... but I kinda don't want to be touched all over by a stranger. Ahh... I'm going to go nap & watch the OC. Later.

Cat... I'm a kitty cat. And I dance, dance, dance and I dance dance dance.

I can't help watching stupid YouTube videos.


I saw this one years ago, I think it's from ebaum's world. Hilarious. Even though we don't have a cat anymore :(. Watch watch watch.

Ok, one more stupid video... except this one is way worse. It's a recut of Seinfeld with Kramer (you know, when he completely freaked out and started calling people n-words). Surprisingly funny, if not a whole lot racist.

To Do

Currently watching: The OC... sad, I know

Watch the video. Laugh.


So... it's To Do list time again.

~Finish my HEV project by 6:00pm tomorrow
~Get something together for the ASL expressive exam on Wednesday
~Turn in my SLS II project for CDO tomorrow morning
~Sleep.

I know there's more, but I can't think of them right now.

This is why...

...we don't take mom out in public.

Champagne Supernova

Currently listening to: My computer is making a frightening humming sound
Currently reading: Without You by Anthony Rapp

So this book is intense. It had me crying like whoa. I'm not gonna lie about it, there's something about reading sad books that is amazing. Thanks to Melissa across the hall for telling me to read it & subsequently letting me borrow it. I'm already halfway done with it after 1.5 hours of constant reading.

I stopped doing homework and watching The OC around 11 or 12, then decided to go to bed. That was short lived. But instead of doing homework that I really need to get done, or studying for a test that I have tomorrow afternoon, I opted to read. Damnit. But I'll do my homework tomorrow morning and study like it's my job before the test, so I will at least remember the material for the 15 minutes that I'll be in the classroom.

Anyways, about this book. It's kinda about Anthony Rapp's (Mark from RENT!) life, kinda about RENT!, kinda about everything else. I didn't realize that Johnathan Larson, the guy who wrote the musical, died the night of the dress rehearsal, of an aortic aneurysm. Which made me cry like whoa. It was rough. Yeah, I'm not going to go into describing everything, but it's a really hard hitting book. I like it.











This is what happens when:
(a) Cat and I straighten our hair after watching The OC.
(b) We find a camera laying around.
(c) We decide, hey, let's take the obligatory Myspace ho pics!
(d) We turn into complete assholes
(e) All of the above.

Not gonna lie...

The Best Week Ever Live show wasn't as funny as I thought it would be. Lame. But it was still quite interesting to see. Mike Britt, Melissa Rauch, Nick Kroll & Pete Holmes were the panelist. I personally liked the standup part better than them trying to re-enact the show, but whatever. Pete Holmes is a silly bitch. Here's something of his below. The funniest thing all night though was Melissa Rauch's pot joke. She was talking about how the public service announcements about pot are not really that accurate and that they should put people on there that are smoking pot and trying to order a pizza. I wish I had gotten that on video or something, because she did the funniest thing I have ever seen, but it would be lame if I tried to recreate it here. All I can say is that she said pepperoni about 900 times. Pepperoni-roni-roni-roni-roni... dude, is that the word for sliced red meat in little circles?

Legal music downloading... Free?

So I found this completely awesome website in Rolling Stone magazine, www.spiralfrog.com and it is a legal downloading place that has signed with some major and independent record labels. And the best part? Completely free. The only way this works is that the website is supported by ads, the person downloading (each download is 90 seconds) is forced to stare at the downloads, the record companies get paid w/ money from the ads. It's amazing. There is a downfall or two though: You can't burn this music onto CDs, you can only put it on mp3 players. Also, the music is not supported by Apple, so it won't play on an ipod. But it's awesome for the other people, like myself, who are too poor for an ipod. I'm pumped. The site is supposed to be operational later this month. Woot.

Sad + Happy = Emo Kid

Sooo... Woody has been missing for days and we've come to the general consensus that he's not coming home :(. I don't even like that little fucker, but he's part of the family. Lame. Enough sadness. Cat and I are still binging on The OC, we're almost done with the second season.

So tonight could be the Best Night Ever. I mean the Best Week Ever. Live. Yep, the Best Week Ever guys from VH1 are coming to CMU to do Best Week Ever Live @ Plachta tonight @ 9. I'm so excited, I live for that show. I haven't watched it in forever, but I'm in love with it.

Well, back to The OC.

Lalalalala

Ok, so... I don't know whether or not I have my interviews today, as campus is closed as of 12:00pm, due to ... a little bit of snow. Lightweights. I've already emailed all of the people I was supposed to meet with today, but it seems that no one checks their email. I also am having trouble with my AustraLearn advisor, she is not returning my emails, which is just a little more than pissing me off. Ahhhh. Ok, that's about all I've got right now, I'm sitting in a computer lab locked out of my room. But I'm on a Mac, so that's fun. The only thing I hate about Macs is the fact that when I'm on the blogger.com website, I can't really edit anything that I'm posting. Lame.

I just got woken up approximately four hours too early...

...but I don't care, because my loan for study abroad went through!!!!!! YAY!

By The Way...

I'm putting the comment thing back up and I fully expect comments. And when I say I expect comments, I mean I really really like them and appreciate it because I'm a nerd. Pleasseeee leave me something interesting to read. Or something completely uninteresting for all I care.

I can't sleeeep

I'm sitting @ my desk, updating my calendar. That makes me a sad individual. I did one of those laying in bed going crazy things, finally I just got up and did my calendar. The day has been eventful though.
I had an ASL exam today... super easy, then I came back and watched some of The OC with Cat, because that's what we do now. Then I did other stuff and I broke a glass. Lame. It was really loud too.
OH oh oh oh and Spanish was canceled today and it's canceled tomorrow, apparently the professor's husband is sick. Darn. Not that I like when there are sick spouses, but it is a nice surprise once in a while.
Time for another to do list:

1. write essay(s) for AustraLearn scholarships
2. get my professors to sign off on the courses I'm taking in NZ
3. fax everything and to AustraLearn via The Office of International Education by Thursday
4. go get some classy shoes
5. finish SLS II project for CDO 330
6. do hev 100h project #5
7. central auditory processing test on Tuesday morning... tell Lori I have to skip class
8. write in my planner more
9. send my passport in to AustraLearn as soon as I receive it from USPS
10. do important things from 10:45am until 6:00pm tomorrow
11. try to finish with my OC binge
12. get together with Jessie to do our ASL expressive exam
13. call MI-Loan until I start to annoy them, then call more
14. nap more often

I've come to realize something as of late...

...My parents like justice. They are obsessed with all of those judge shows, especially Judge Judy. I think she's a cold hearted bitch, but whatever. Anyways, not only do my parents love justice, but they TIVO Judge Judy. I only realized that that was weird when I said it out loud to Cat... and she laughed. Maybe this is a cry for help from my parents. Or maybe they really do just love justice.

So I'm most definitely freaking out about my loan for study abroad. AAAHHH. And I'm still waiting on my passport, which is supposed to come on Thursday.

Good news? Well, I got to hang out with my best friend over break, that was fun. Better news? I've got two interviews lined up for being an RA/MA, one for Kulhavi, Campbell, Kessler, Celani & Fabiano (aka the new halls) and one for Larzy, Trout & Calkins (north campus, where I live right now). I would really like it if I got a job in one of the new halls, they are amazing, and they're near the sac, which I'm totally pumped about.

Oh oh oh oh.

I pretty much need to see Happy Feet. But I'm poor. Dang. So I'm thinking that we have less than 3 weeks left of the semester, which is completely amazing. Aaaand Scotty is coming to visit me in about 2 weeks. Woot.

So this Thanksgiving break was amazing :). I got to hang out w/ my very own Coop.

I'm working on making Christmas presents right now because I'm too poor to buy them, but it's all working out.

Here's a pic of Trevor being taller than me:


I'm jealous.

Dang, that is a sweet bag you might say

Currently watching: Fine Living Channel ;)

H'ok, so. Aunt Jill came over and brought me her awesome Abercrombie & Fitch bag for NZ.

And it was only used the one time in Alaska. It's sooooo cool. Yay. Oh, and can I just say that Trevor is now 5' 10"... it's amazing... and it makes me jealous. I'll put up a pic later.

Why is there always a football on Thanksgiving?

Quick update on the last few days...
I came home on Tuesday night, then slept forever. Went out w/ Coop Wednesday night :) OH! And her mom made me some adorable mittens, maroon & gold for CMU.

Well today was relatively calm, for a family get together, 'nuff said about that though, as I could still kill some family members. So I decided to go shopping like a crazy person tomorrow, but I'm on a mission, I need to find some Christmas presents like whoa. And my dad needs a dvd player, so I'm going to pick one up for him. I do not want to wake up in the morning, that's for sure. Oh well, I'm going to go to sleep.

Wish List :)

So... I'm just going to put this out in the universe, in case there are any individuals *cough* mom *cough* dad *cough* reading this that may want to get me an amazing Christmas present.

Since I am travelling abroad, I think it would be amazing to have some sort of video camera & I found one at a pretty good price with all the sweet features on it so that I can put video online for the friends & family. Anyways, here it is:

It's a Sanyo Xacti VPC-CA6OR. It's pretty much amazing. And it's water resistant, since I'm probably going to Fiji, which seems like a moist place. It takes both still & video images toooooo :) Woot for hot camera.

I think I should also get some sort of travel back pack, the study abroad advisor was adamant about us having one. That will come later... and off of ebay... because damn. Umm... I'm going to go to sleep now.

Why am I still awake?

Okay... so I look like Pipi Longstocking right now. It's ridiculous. I have my last exam of the week tomorrow morning & it shouldn't be that bad, I studied like it was my job. I have a new to do list though:

1. Meet with Kim Jones, the financial advisor, to go over study abroad money.
2. Get faculty approval for the courses I'm taking in New Zealand.
3. Pack everything I want to take home for Thanksgiving.
4. Print my life away @ Grawn.
5. Start looking for Christmas presents for the friends & fam.
6. Fill out Application to Enrol for University of Canterbury. They spell enroll wrong, that was not a typo.
7. Stop freaking out about everything.
8. Take more naps.

Study abroad is getting super stressful right now, I feel like there are only a few things left for me to do, but they are really weighing me down. I'm afraid that I won't be pre-approved for the classes I want to take. And that makes me supa nervous. Anyways, I should get to bed... but I probably won't, I can't seem to fall asleep in my bed @ school anymore. Maybe I'll fall asleep in the menagerie of pillows we have in the "living room". Maybe.

Aaaaahhhh the sweet feeling of accomplishment

So I actually did homework pretty much all weekend long. It was amazing. I feel like I'm on top of everything right now, but don't worry, I'll be myself in like a day, when I realize that I am a douchebag.

Funny story -- I was downloading an episode of The OC the other day so that I could catch up on what I missed... and when I started watching it, I was sadly mistaken. It was definitely not The OC. Instead, Cat and I found ourselves watching ANIME LESBIAN PORN. Awkward. But then we started following the story line & it was funny as hell, so we made popcorn and watched anime lesbian porn. But then one of the crazy girls had sex with the devil and the devil had approximately 5 penises (penii). Slightly awkward. Effing hilarious. Although they killed a puppy :(. That's sad.

Oh, and we're definitely binging on The OC (the actual show, not the porn), we've watched about half of the first season in under 24 hours. We are ridiculous.

I've found a pet peeve. So say someone is on the phone (person #1). Say there's another person sitting next to them (person #2). Then say that there is a third person on the phone. Then let's just entertain the idea that person #3 says to person #1 about person #2 "Can ____ hear me?". That is never a good sign and it is rude, especially when person #2 CAN hear you. Ok, enough ranting. A word of warning? Never ask that question on a cell phone, they are really loud.

Ok, I said enough ranting, but that wasn't really enough, I feel like an emo kid. I'm pretty much sick of everything and everyone. I can't wait until I escape to a foreign land. 94 more days. Maybe the emo will be gone tomorrow, it's hard being pissed off at everyone. I'm going to go to sleep before I offend anyone... else. :) I may have love for you if you're reading this... maybe.

No one mourns the wicked...

Currently Listening to: Defying Gravity from the Wicked Soundtrack

This photo feels slightly Andy Warhol to me... I LOVE IT. & I only take a small amount of the credit for it, because Cat definitely did the hard labor. But I helped with decision making! Aaand the nerds that we are, we ALL put it as our myspace backgrounds.

Anyways, the reason this pic is so fun is that we were all sitting @ my kitchen table on the last night when we were hanging out & being assholes, so Coop took pics of the three of us, then one of us took a photo of her & then 3 months later, Cat & I are bored & decided to be amazing. I think it totally captures our personalities like WHOA. I'm a nerd. I'm so nostalgic for summer :(.

Okay, so I've decided to make a giant awesome calendar for myself on www.30boxes.com. I feel like this is going to help me be more organized. Or at least I'd like to think so. I really hope it does, because the next few weeks are going to be brutal for me, I have soooo much to get done for study abroad and my classes. I have 4 exams, 3 on Monday & 1 on Tuesday, so I'm pretty much going to die. Butttt I get to see my COOP on Wednesday! I'm so pumped, we haven't seen each other in like 3 or so months. So that's something fun to look forward to. Oh, and Thanksgiving. Should be a grand old time. I don't even know which family members I'm going to see this year, but I don't think Jill & Jen are coming :*( because they're going to the Lions game. I do get to see my big brother though! And Becky :). Oy vey, I'm gonna stop typing now, I feel myself drifting off. Goodnight all.

Umm... apparently I can't be trusted to nap.

Ok, so. Today I've napped in between each thing I've had to do, including classes. I had the most effed up dream ever between 11:08am and 11:39am. I should really get an award for this one. Anyways, before I fell asleep, I was talking to Cat, which seems like it would help with this absurdity. So in the dream, I was in my bed and Cat and John were in her bed and John thought I was sleeping, so he said something mean about me, and I heard him, so I told him to fuck off. Then jump to a few hours later & I walk into the UC with Lia & the weather is normal. Then I walk out and the sky is black & it's hailing. And Cat is in some sort of shed with an open face that has lights in it... and she's stretching in a frilly purple leotard. And she wouldn't come in to the UC because she was mad at me because I told John to fuck off. Whatev. So then the weather is eerily normal and she's in an emerald green convertible El Camino... which I don't really think is a convertible sort of car, but to each his own. And she's driving off and yelling at me, then I started to cough up something that resembled the inside of those rubber bouncy balls, so I threw it and it bounced. I have no idea why I was holding anything that I had coughed up. Anyways, then I woke up, coughing.

Catching up on life...

Currently listening to: Show Stopper by Danity Kane

H'ok, so, I've got a giant list of things to do in the next few days, I figure that I might actually do them if I post them on the internet for the world to see.

1. Do all my Spanish homework that I neglected @ home.
2. Take my CDO Exams. (One is today :) )
3. Take my Spanish Exam (Monday)
4. Go print off my ResLife Applications to be an RA/MA next year.
5. Find out if my loan is going through ASAP, because I might die if it doesn't.
6. Go to the Study Abroad Orientation on Friday.
7. Find out when all of my final exams are.
8. Catch up in ASL.
9. Do two HEV projects + a little bit of homework.
10. Hearing test tomorrow morning @ 9:00... which means no sleeping in. Lame.
11. Get the notes from all of my classes. CDO 230, CDO 330, ASL 100, ASL 201, HEV 100H, SPN 102
12. Go to the gym today.
13. Study for the CDO 330 exam I have in an hour. Ugh.

Things I'm Jealous Of...

The new ipod shuffle. It's amazing, it is not only a 1G mp3 player, but it is a clip. It clips right on to your pants or your bag, or MY pants. Amazing. I want to find a rich kid & steal it from them.



This pink & black kitchen from the IKEA Catalogue. Amazing. I cannot begin to describe how much I want a pink & black kitchen. Wow. Truly inspired ;)

Life overhaulin'

So... I've decided that I've got some goals for the next three hundred and sixty five days:

1. Figure out how to pay for studying abroad in New Zealand. I'm praying for some loans/scholarships.

2. Get my ass in shape.

3. Learn how to sew. And maybe learn how to put rhinestones on things... because I like rhinestones.

4. Get a position as an RA.

5. Save money.

6. Get my ass in shape... again.

7. Stop drinking pop... and juice... apparently it has just as much sugar.

8. Drink water.

9. Figure out why I am suddenly enthralled with super heroes.

So, hopefully some of those will come true :)

Here it goes again...

I LOVE this video... and this song. Hooray for Ok Go.

Borat!!!

I think I'm going to go see Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan... more commonly known as Borat. I'm pumped, its supposed to be a hilarious view of the United States. Woot. I wanna be an ex-pat. Anyways, I'm standing here in the kitchen washing dishes and such. So I'm obviously bored if I've resulted to doing dishes. I'm out.

It's really not fair to anyone who's in the path of the four of us because with our powers combined, we're horrible people...

Currently listening to: Fergalicious by Fergie

So the title of this post sums up life. Or what happens when you get my core group of friends together. I wish the four of us could hang out more, but sadly, we only get to wreak havoc on the world during the summers. Lame. But somehow, we're amazing. The thing that is awesome about the four of us is that we didn't really hang out in high school, I mean Cat & I did and Coop & Steph did and Steph & I did and I was kinda friends with Coop, but the four of us did not hang out. Then something happened... Although I'm not quite sure what that something is. But, I became awesome friends with Coop and started inviting her to Rocky Parties that I was having, that both Cat and Steph (under protest, as an anti-Rocky Horror Picture Show person) came to, and the four of us just clicked. It's pretty much amazing, I think it's because we're four people that couldn't be more different. Anyways, I don't know what I would do without the three of them, no matter what, we're the ruling quartet.

Summer can't come soon enough.

I've been reduced to watching The OC... and it makes me cry

Currently listening to: The Pick of Destiny by Tenacious D

So now that I've been home forever, I've finished the entire third season of The OC. Now the fourth season is on TV.... and I can't stop watching it. God damn mother fuck. In other news, I get to go back to school this weekend and Steph & I are going go the midnight skate for Alternative Breaks. I'm kind of excited. Aaaaand I'm actually looking forward to going to classes.

Ok, time out, Grey's Anatomy just made me cry. I think my hormones are off, I'm crying at every God damn thing I see.

Tomorrow I plan to go to MacDonald Public Library and catching up on homework from this week, it shouldn't take that long, as I only have a few assignments to do, but I need to get myself out of the house, I'm going stir crazy. And slightly ADD. And when I say slightly ADD, I mean extremely ADD.

I'm getting so excited about going to New Zealand, its unbearable. I filled out my housing request form the other day and I found an awesome apartment over their, only five minutes from my campus. I'm super excited, as I'll be living with 4-5 other people, who I think will be native New Zealanders :). Wooooot. Okay, I'm gonna go.

Found the coolest thing ever... in the whole world

Currently watching: The OC Season 3...

So I've found the most exciting software ever. It's kind of a mix of the Mac OS and Windows XP... and it's free & pretty sweet. I believe it's called flyakite.osx, but either way, it's AMAZING! I swear, it has all the sweet features of a Mac but everything that I still love from PCs... I'm in love. :) I bet this is kinda like what Microsoft Vista is going to be, its supposed to be way more user friendly... :) WOOT. Looks like I've found something new to play with while I'm sick in bed!

Desperate Housewives...

Currently listening to: Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
Currently reading: Fried Green Tomatoes - Fannie Flagg


Okay, so I was watching Desperate Housewives and it was pretty intense... long story short, crazy lady shoots up a super market & Lynette got it in the shoulder. Not gonna lie, the show made me cry. Anyways, I'm ridiculous. So now I'm watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition... and it made me cry too. Oy vey. Since I'm pretty much out of commission for the week, I've decided to catch up on The OC. Which makes me, if possible, more ridiculous. I can't help loving that show. Anyways, I should go to sleep now, I'm taaaard.

Wayyy too much Tivo...

Ok. So. I'm in New Baltimore, pretty much on bed-rest for the next ten days. LAME. I went to the Dr. today & I don't have pneumonia, but I have an amazing bronchitis that is totally kicking my ass. Which means I'm not allowed to go back to school, effing doctor's orders. So I pretty much get to lay on the couch & watch my parents Tivo. It is fun though... but there is a limit to what you can Tivo. So life is pretty lame right now. I'll probably be on aim all week, so hit me up some.