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Enjoy Unproportionate Bean to Bacon Ratio

2012-01-19T22:10:00.000-05:00

2012 is going to be a good year for movies...

2011-12-27T22:55:00.001-05:00

Ducreux

2011-11-21T23:10:00.001-05:00

Microblogging

2011-11-13T23:25:00.001-05:00

So this was my day: woke up, went to church, worked at the welcome desk, fed like a buzzillion missionaries, watched a movie, lost a game of pool, went to work, went to church again, went to Eat 'n Park, devoured French toast. All with no voice.

I'm. Amazing.

I’m Feeling Very Random Today. Allow Me to Demonstrate:

2011-11-08T12:12:00.000-05:00

Everyone (two people) thinks I should do NaNoWriMo. I'm not going to do it. Even if I could somehow make up the days that I've already missed. Every time I start a book I stop halfway through and realize how stupid it is and then I burn what I've started. In the interest of trees everywhere I'm on a novel-writing hiatus.

I remembered that I had a blog with Katie where we would post gory mystery stories (we have it hidden so that Tim Burton can't get into it and steal our ideas for kids movies, so don't even bother looking for it. No really. Don't. You're just wasting your time.) Part of me wants to go back there and write but then part of me doesn't. I know that doesn't make sense. And speaking of things that don't make sense...

I've realized that I like some Owl City songs. Don't judge me.

They're going to try to make a cheesy adult comedy out of 21 Jump Street. I hate my generation.

I'm sick right now. *sniff*

I started my Christmas shopping on Saturday before work. I think this is the latest I've ever started it. Most of the stuff I'm getting at Five Below. I've decided that I'm in love with that store.

Daylight Savings needs to go crawl in a corner and die a slow and painful death. Every night around 10:00 now I am dragging. And it's getting dark sooner too.

I've started reading Phantom of the Opera. It's fast-paced and easy reading, but it's got too much romance for my liking. The main characters are both pretty stupid. And if some creeper abducted me, I would call the cops.

I'm sewing again. I was supposed to post pictures of the skirt I've already finished because people keep asking to see it. But I don't feel like taking pictures of myself right now.

I can't wait for today to be done. Wednesdays are quickly becoming one of the best days of the week for me. And hey, I'm off work on Wednesdays! Wednesdays are like my Saturdays because my Saturdays have actually been pretty lame of late. And by "lame" I mean I've been working that day. And by "of late" I mean the past six months.

My weeks seem to be going by so much slower. That's not a bad thing at all though. I think it's because there's so many neat things in them! But at the same time it feels like Autumn was just here. And at the same time it feels like Autumn was an eternity ago. And at the same time I'm really hungry for macaroni and cheese.

There's a new girl at work named Roberta. She hates her name (in fact, she makes us all call her by some weird gangster-sounding name instead) but I was thinking how nice it would be to have a nice classic name like that. I don't really like my name. I wonder if everybody secretly hates their name? There's got to be something psychological about it. Or maybe people just don't over think things like I sometimes have a tendency to.

I'm so happy right with my life now. Generally. Not content... but happy. Sure, I wish somebody would call me back about all the big-girl jobs I've been applying for, but really. I'm happy with my life. In fact, nobody has a right to be as happy as I am. Except for the being sick thing, which, you know. I could do without that.

Look At My Halloween Costume Because That's The Closest Thing To A Post You're Getting Today.

2011-10-30T14:16:00.000-04:00

That Really Awkward Moment When It's Ke$ha

2011-10-13T14:12:00.000-04:00

I'm Really Proud of Myself for This One:

2011-08-21T13:13:00.000-04:00

Lost! And You And I Quite Crestfallen

2011-08-15T17:19:00.003-04:00

So last night on Lost I found out that Charlotte Lewis' middle name is "Staples." Since not many people have that middle name, it caught my attention and I immediately made the connection to someone else who shares the initials "C.S. Lewis."

Not only that, but after doing some further digging I found that Lost is full of characters-named-after-philosophers. Some of them I already knew, and some of them are downright obscure. Such as...

Danielle Rousseau:

Jean Jacques Rousseau:Desmond David Hume:

David Hume:

Locke's Jerk-Wad of a Dad:

Anthony Cooper:

John Locke:

Well this one's easy enough:

And yes, I am aware that I misquoted in the title. Thank you.

My Immortal

2011-08-10T13:03:00.000-04:00

A Public Service Announcement From Soul Skittles:

2011-07-19T11:49:00.002-04:00

The Desmond and Penny Show

2011-07-09T09:48:00.004-04:00

Let's get something straight: Claire and Charlie were cute, but not together. Jin and Sun win for best-dressed, but around the time that I started liking them my mother was kind enough to point out that they were like some weird Korean soap-opera couple (moms are good for that sort of thing.) The Jack/Kate/Sawyer/Juliet love quad-riangle never did anything for me. And don't even get me started on Sayid and Shannon.

Desmond Hume and Penelope Widmore Hume were by far the best couple on Lost, brotha. They had the coolest lines, and downright awesome accents. And of course they never got as much screen time as I wanted.
"I've read everything Mr. Charles Dickens has ever written. Every wonderful word. Except this one. I'm saving it so it'll be the last thing I ever read before I die." - Desmond
"All we really need to survive is one person who truly loves us, and you have her." - Penny
"I take it you don't believe in miracles? Right. Well, I'm gonna give you some advice anyway. You have to lift it up." - Desmond
"Des, I've been looking for you for the past three years. I know about the island. I've been researching and then when I spoke to your friend Charlie, that's when I knew you were still alive." - Penny
"'What was that all about?" I asked. "Just saving the world" he said. So I started pushing the button too. We saved the world together for a while and that was lovely. Then Kalvin died, and now here I am all alone. The end." - Desmond
"Look, right over there, beyond where you can see there is an island and it's a very special island. I left it a long time ago. I never thought I'd see it again. It's called Great Britain." - Desmond

Every. Single. Time.

2011-06-22T10:27:00.000-04:00

You Da Man!

2011-06-09T12:50:00.004-04:00

Boys become men when they...

1. ~~Follow you when you walk out.~~
2. ~~Call you back when you hang up.~~
3. ~~Hug you when you punch him.~~
4. ~~Kiss you when you nag.~~
5. ~~Watch chick flicks with you.~~
6. ~~Tolerate your crying over love stories.~~
7. ~~Hand you the remote control.~~
8. ~~Pass on booze night just to listen to your rantings.~~
9. ~~Don't flare up when you give directions.~~
10. ~~Says "I'm sorry" and tells you he needs you.~~
11. Are as swift as a coursing river.
12. Have all the force of a great typhoon.
13. Have all the strength of a raging fire.
14. Are mysterious as the dark side of the moon.

From "Among The Gently Mad."

I'm Not Expecting to Grow Flowers in the Desert...

2011-06-03T11:27:00.002-04:00

Big Country has been my latest musical binge. All the talent of U2 (imho) but alas for not-living singers, they're confined to the 80s for me. This is the part where I post a lot of videos and tell you to watch them:
This is probably the song that you know them by (if you know them at all.) I really think he hates those balloons.

Whoever posted this could've gotten better video quality, but this one is seriously good for a music video from the 80s.

This song should've been a massive hit. Alas again!

There's no official video for this one, so you'll just have to deal with a very difficult-looking 3-minute solo. Not the hardest thing I've been asked to endure.
And hey, while we're talking about Stuart Adamson:
The Skids. His first band: a punk rock thing from... gosh I dunno. The 70s? A nice bouncy way to start the show, indeed.

Well, yesterday was Thursday. Tomorrow is Saturday and Sunday comes afterwards. So happy Friday everybody!! I've got a singles rally at church tonight. Then work tomorrow. Then work the next day. Then work the next day. Then work the next day.

Happy Memorial Day!

2011-05-30T10:21:00.004-04:00

Thanks to all the men and women who have served to keep us free!

(and also thanks to whoever invented pasta salad for making Memorial day cookouts even better.)

Friends, Bloggers, Stalkers:

2011-05-07T10:13:00.000-04:00

The thirst for knowledge has been ~~quenched~~ drowned.

I've Got The Johnnys

2011-04-21T15:54:00.007-04:00

The Johnnys is a common phsycological disorder which is sometimes brought on by anticipation of a particular pirate movie that may be coming out soon.
Yes, I'm a fan. So shoot me. Quite frankly, I like how he always plays the mental one, and I'm a sucker for interesting characters.

Captain Jack Sparrow

Sam

Willy Wonka

Edward Scissorhands

Tom Hansen

Next time I blog I hope to be flaunting the fact that I'm finished with college! :o *ooo-ahh!* See ya on the other side, suckers!!

Bloggery

2011-04-10T15:55:00.014-04:00

Lately I’ve been going through some of my older tweets. You know, the sort of thing everybody does but doesn’t admit to: going through stuff, seeing what embarrasses you and erasing every trace that said thing ever existed. I, at one time, had over 1,000 tweets. I’m down to about 500 and I’m not even finished. If I were to sum up in one tweet what the majority of my updates from 2009 were like it would sound something like this:

“I wake up every morning with a sad heart that says “Peter Furler, come back!”” :P

Okay, maybe I wasn’t THAT bad, but regardless, thank you for everybody who followed me even as I was a fangirl who moped her way through a band breakup. I now see how annoying I was. Now, as for what else has changed recently:

I don’t go through music nearly as much as I used to. In fact, just last week I got my first new song since Christmas time. And it was “In a Big Country” by *drumroll* Big Country. Normally if I’m going to listen to 80s music it's Skid Row or Aerosmith or something, but Big Country is so fun and happy... and Scottish. You should listen to that song if you haven’t already. And don’t worry, it’s not a country song.

I can legally drive now without a 21 or older passenger and past 11:00 p.m. Words cannot describe how relieved I finally was to not fail the test... er... I mean, to finally get my license. Now everybody who’s been asking me when I’m going to get my license these past four years can stop. You hear that? JUST STOP!

Oh, and I’m officially a baptized member of our church now. What does that mean? Nothing really. I’ve been going to that church for the past 2 years and they let you do just about anything without belonging to the church, but it’s exciting regardless.

I get my Associate’s degree in May. The first few semesters of college I was toying with the idea of eventually going on for a bigger degree. Hang it all, why not get a Doctor’s? Why not become a rocket scientist?! Well. Let me just say that while I love learning and my classes (even though some of them were rather BORING and USELESS) I really hate professors who are paid to teach you and yet they don’t answer you or call you back or get angry with you over simple phone conversations when they give you a 5 out of 30 when you’re only doing what they told you to do IN THE FIRST PLACE!! *ahem*

So I don’t see another degree for me anytime in the near future. And I see much rejoicing and burning of books as soon as this semester is done. And much job searching. Much searching of jobs. Hey, does anyone reading this need a medical unit clerk?

And some of you may remember Soul Skittles from back when my friends actually blogged. Well, she hasn’t dropped off the face of the earth. Actually, for once she’s in a place that I can pronounce; though too far away (for the time being) to visit me again. And I've been missing her on chat lately, but we keep in touch for the most part. And I have some newer friends too. One is named Brittany (as most awesome people are named. :P) who likes the same kind of movies that I do and she and I get together sometimes. And a really nice couple I know who are full of awesome live just a few blocks away from where we're renting. Now when I'm sitting on the porch waiting for Muffinhead to get off the bus they'll drive down through and lay on the horn when the see me.

I've stayed at my grandparents some lately. That's completely reinstated a love of Fiber One and Sanford and Son in me. Okay, maybe not the Fiber One so much, but it's still fun staying with them. And I've been spending a lot of time at the cafeteria where my sister goes to school working for a friend who is a lunch lady. It's only like once a week, but it's fun too. And hey, free food.

And I’ve finally see Star Wars the whole way through and without interruption. Best quote ever?

“NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooNooooooooooo!!!!11!!!!!!!!1!”

Now I’m rambling. So that’s all!

The Others

2011-04-02T11:14:00.002-04:00

The Others (2001) is a suspense movie starring Nichole Kidman as Grace Stewart: a British woman living in an old island mansion in the 1940s while her husband is missing in action in WWII. Although she she knows her husband was most likely killed in the war effort, she is kind and calm and adheres fervently to the Catholic faith. Living with her are her two small children; both of whom have suffered from photosensitivity since birth, making them unable to leave the house in direct sunlight. Because of this, the house must always be dark and Grace rarely leaves the house. Shortly after the beginning of the movie, Grace hires three servants to help her take care of her children and the housework. Although the servants are secretive about their own past, they quickly settle in to the house and Grace's strict rules. This is shaken somewhat when Grace informs the guarded servants that her children sometimes have "strange ideas" and tells them not to pay any attention to them. The trouble begins when Grace's daughter Ann begins telling everybody that there are "others" living in the house as well: little boy named Victor along with his mother, father, and an old woman. Grace is at first appalled by Ann's story; thinking she's lying. Ann's already mysteriously strained relationship with her mother becomes worse and she tells everybody that her mother is insane. Soon though, Grace and the servants begin to see and hear strange things happening as well and Grace and her children become convinced that their house is haunted. The movie is rated PG-13 because it's set up to be a horror movie/ ghost story, and some scary scenes are present (although there is no gore or swearing) but more than anything there is an element of mystery. Not much else can be said, because it's got a surprise ending that I'm not going to spoil for you. :)

Debugging Life: Travis Christian Interview

2011-03-24T19:12:00.004-04:00

In continuing with my blogger interviewing, I was honored with the recent opportunity to interview Travis Christian of "Debugging Life." While Debugging Life is a fairly new blog, I've followed Travis since 2008 on his former blog and I have a record of sufficiently annoying him with lots of useless tags. Please enjoy the interview, feel free to visit his blog (link above) and tag him as many things as you'd like!

Thanks for interviewing me! I've never done this before... does my blog look alright?

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Travis Christian. I have been blogging... sporadically... for several years now. I'm a 23 year old software engineer living in the DC metro area of Maryland. Before that I was a college student, first at Embry-Riddle in Daytona Beach and then at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh. I'm an evangelical Christian, an idealistic libertarian citizen, and an unapologetic nerd, all of which come out in my blogging. I like computer games, the internet, reading and watching sci-fi and fantasy, hard rock, outdoor adventures, and keeping up with what's going on in the world. I blog because I enjoy putting my thoughts into writing and sharing them.

So recently you started a new blog. What sort of posts can we expect to see from you?

I did. Unfortunately it is somewhat lacking in posts as yet. That should be changing here soon. I'll be doing more writing about certain topics here, as opposed to random bits of whatever I found amusing at the time. Getting back to my roots, as it were. Specifically, as the title implies, I'll be talking about my experiences as a software engineer and general insight on life. There will probably be quite a bit of nerdy technical stuff, but also some personal narratives and commentary on my interests as mentioned above. I'll try to keep it balanced so as to not scare off my human readers.

Your old blog is still at its blogspot address, right?

It is, in all its retired glory. I didn't want to deprive the internet of so much valuable history. I may even migrate some of the more recent topical posts over to the new blog. You can find it all here: http://wildweazel.blogspot.com/

So you were in college for a few years in my home state, what was the best experience you had there (other than leaving)?

Oh, well the PA wasn't all bad, though I must say the best way to experience a new state is NOT to go to an accelerated graduate program because you won't get out to see much of it. I think the best time I had was white water rafting in the Youghiogheny River with all of my classmates on my birthday.

What was the last good movie you saw?

Hmm, hard to say. I recently watched Centurion on Netflix (I was disappointed with their online service and did not subscribe, but that's another post) which was fairly well done although incredibly gory, even for me. I hadn't realized that it was actually about the disappearance of the Ninth Legion, meaning that there was little to no historical basis to the plot. If you mean a movie in theaters, then the last I saw was Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

What kind of new music have you been listening to lately?

Funny that you say "new" because lately I've been listening to my nostalgia playlist, a collection of all the Christian rock hits and personal favorites that were popular when I started listening to internet radio in college. If you're looking for my latest recommended band (and I know you are) then I would have to say Sent By Ravens. They're an unapologetically Christian post-hardcore/alternative rock group with several songs that I find eerily relevant.

Would you choose to get the want do for because some can’t any for when the people does haven’t?

Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

If you were a millionaire, what would be the first thing you would do with some of the money?

I'm a very practical person, especially with money. After putting some to use by giving it away to where it can do the most good, I'd invest the rest in something safe so that I could live off of the interest and not have to work full time. Then I'd semi-retire to Switzerland.

So the last thing I want to ask is a few either/or questions, just because they’re fun and informative and stuff:

m'kay!

Would you rather read the entire Old Testament or New Testament?

Given that I read the whole NT in a year and have been struggling to get even halfway through the OT in the 2+ years since, I'll let my experience speak for itself.

Bigfoot or Lock Ness Monster?

I just don't see the appeal of Bigfoot. A dinosaur living in a highland lake is way cooler. Nessie wins.

Cowboys or Indians?

I never liked football but I've always been kind of a fan of the Cowboys. They're from Texas after all. And nobody likes Cleveland.

Pizza or wings?

Tough call. Good buffalo wings are hard to beat, but pizza is so versatile and easy. If I could only have one of them forever, I'd have to go with pizza.

Rap or Punk?

Punk, most definitely.

Thanks for doing this interview with me! You're a fun writer and I'm looking forward to more posts! :)

Why thanks! It's been a pleasure.

Oh My Cow!

2011-03-08T12:34:00.004-05:00

I want this bracelet!

Whatever Inspires Me: Sarah Elizabeth Interview

2011-02-19T17:29:00.006-05:00

So I've really been wanting to do some interviews for my blog and recently I asked Sarah Elizabeth from the blog "Daughter of the King" if she would want to do an interview with me. First of all, if you've never read her blog; you've been missing out. Sarah and I have some shared interests (as you'll probably notice in this interview ;)) which makes it fun. She's usually a lot deeper than I am, and her blog is just great, so be sure you check it out with the link I posted above. I'm sure she'd appreciate if you visited and left a comment. :)

First of all, introduce yourself and tell us a little bit about your blog. What sort of things do you enjoy and what do you write about? :)

Well, okay sure. My name is Sarah and I am a 21-almost 22 year old daughter of the King living in the mountains. I'm constantly seeking out which direction the Lord wants me to start leading in my life to best glorify Him.

I enjoy writing poetry and long winded blog posts, playing/teaching piano, dabbling into photography, hiking in the mountains, talking and ministering to young women on the web, multitudes of randomness.....like starry night skies that include making s'mores and jumping on the trampoline, autumn leaves crunching beneath my timberland-booted feet..."Lord of the Rings" and period piece films movie marathons, etc.

My blog is all about whatever inspires me, the epiphany moments here and there that have been shown to me by God, the rather crazy randomness that is on my mind and my heart at the moment; all of that is written down for everyone to read (pretty much) weekly on my blog. I write because it truly frees me, and I only hope that in sharing a bit about me and my life that I can inspire others and be inspired right back!

What’s the last book you read (or reread) and why did you choose it?

The last book I read was "The Healer's Apprentice" by Melanie Dickerson. I don't usually read romantical ficton-y books, but I caved and read this book anyhow, and surprise surprise I absolutely enjoyed reading through every page of it! (It was on the sale rack at the bookstore hence why I bought it.)

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what actress would you most want to portray you?

If Hollywood made a movie about my life....? Okay, I'd have to say Emmy Rossum. I have 2 reasons for this choice. (1) She played Christine Daae in "The Phantom of the Opera" which is my fave musical ever, opposite Scotsman Gerard Butler (need I say more?) (2) She is super pretty and has wavy hair like me! Also, I've been told that I look like Emmy Rossum and Carrie Fisher (any thoughts? lol)

You’ve got a really fun taste in music. Is there any new band or song that you’ve really been digging lately?

New songs? Well, there's always a new song looping through my mind, I assure you. Over the last week or so I've really loved listening to a band that I recently found from my Hometown called "Shiloh's Mantra." They have a song to download for FREE right now called "Here We Go" and it has quickly become one of my faves!! Go check them out on their Facebook page...PLEASE!!

I’d say we’re just about done here, but I just want to ask you a few either/or questions to wrap things up, okay?

Bacon or sausage?

Bacon. As long as it is mostly carcinogenic. lol

Summer or Winter?

Winter. I love sweatshirts, boots, fires and quilts. I just do.

Elvis or Beatles?

Elvis. Needless to say I love Elvis so much that I bought the "Lilo & Stitch" soundtrack only because it mainly had his songs on it. =)

Polka dots or stripes?

Stripes. I love stripy things. Ya know, zebras are pretty cool and wall-papering my room with varied colored stripes would be awesome.

White or dark chocolate?

White over Dark Chocolate, even though I am strictly a Milk Chocolate kinda gal myself.

and most importantly: pirates or ninjas?

Pirates! Seriously how could I ever even consider ninjas when there is Captain Jack Sparrow to go up against? I am super stoked about the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie that is coming out just in time for my 22nd birthday.

*EEE! POTC!*

Thanks so much for doing this interview. You’re a really great writer, keep up the good work! :D

Thanks so much for interviewing me, Britt! I had a blast answering your questions!

Meh. It'll Never Happen.

2011-02-15T09:24:00.004-05:00

:o

2011-02-07T13:11:00.004-05:00

If you encounter any problems with this assignment, improvise as I am planning for Donald Trump to evaluate your reports and if you do not make him happy I think you will be fired….

- One of my professors

Guess Who's Going to the Superbowl? :)

2011-01-28T11:24:00.001-05:00

*yay*

Wonderwall

2011-01-20T13:21:00.008-05:00

I did this mangled version of Wonderwall forever ago and decided to post it because some of my readers still like 90's music. No wait... that's just me. Sorry.

Here's Something Fun:

2011-01-16T13:44:00.003-05:00

Here's something fans of Lord of the Rings can appreciate: an Elvish text generator.

For those of you who don't know: Elvish is a real language. J.R.R. Tolkien (author of the "Lord of the Rings") made a bunch of languages in his books that actually made sense. You can search for Elvish to English translation keys and learn how to write Elvish yourself... if you've got a lot of time on your hands. My sister took an interest in writing Elvish shortly before she began breaking into my room and taking my LOtR movies. I printed her off the translation key. And then I found this tool.

It can also generate Old English Hobbit text and Dwarf text as well. So if you've ever wanted to know what your name would look like in Middle Earth:

KER-LINK!!

It's pretty fun to play around with. Just as an example, this is "guitargirl" in Elvish. Pretty nifty if I do say so myself.

Songs Called December

2010-11-30T13:52:00.001-05:00

Hey, hey.
It was so great
to see you.
The winter months have taken their toll.
I can't, I can't relate
how much your
perfect words
have melted this cold.

You're not alone

- BLEACH -

December promise you gave unto me.
December whispers of treachery.
December clouds are now covering me.
December songs no longer I sing.

Don't worry now

Don't speak a doubt

Turn your head now baby just

spit me out.

- COLLECTIVE SOUL -

Music News That is Relevant to Me

2010-11-15T11:15:00.012-05:00

Anberlin has a new song called "Impossible" and a video to go with it. The song is from the album "Dark is a Way Light is a Place" which was released under the label "Universal Republic" instead of their previous Christian label. Now, the song is really good - hence the reason I'm mentioning it - and here is a link to the song. I don't really feel like posting the video because it confuses me, it contains Stephen with his new haircut which I don't like as much as the old one, and a kid who apparently ate a bunch of BBs.This one I'm really excited about: Falling Up is getting back together! They disbanded a while back and told everyone they had played their last. Later, members of the band when in different directions. Recently their Twitter has started working again, their MySpace is up and running, they have a Facebook page, and a new website. As of now they have no plans for touring, but new music is in the works.

Plans are underway, its looking like we'll be recording late winter and releasing the record in spring/early summer. (via twitter)

Falling Up has a sound that's similar to the old Linkin Park, but with lyrics that are always clean and full of hope. Check out any of their songs on my playlist.If Adult Alternative is more your speed; check out this interview with Jakob Dylan from The Wallflowers. My thoughts? I hope they get the opportunity to get together and collectively feel something very purposeful soon! ;DAlso, Article One released their third album in Canada on October 19th. They're now working on an American release date for us down here, but you can order the album off their website signed right now no matter where you live! The album has 18 tracks including the songs "The One (I'm Fighting For)" and "Move Me." You can listen to the whole album on their website. I personally am waiting until I get the album. It's on my Christmas list. :) In other Article One news, their song "Dream October" was featured on Fox Sports last month and they're planning a small tour in Canada this fall. Well, I hope you've enjoyed this, because it was really just a pathetic attempt at me getting out of Math for a few more minutes. Have a great day!!

Reeses Cookies

2010-11-12T14:53:00.006-05:00

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup reeses pieces

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda; set aside. Combine the butter with both sugars; beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low; vanilla and eggs. Beat until well mixed, about 1 minute. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and reeses.

Drop heaping tablespoon-size balls of dough about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake until cookies are golden around the edges, but still soft in the center, 10 to 15 minutes. Stolen from Martha Stewart. Make awesome by substituting chocolate chips with Reeses pieces. It's a good thing. A very good thing.

Sorry. I'd Have to Agree.

2010-11-03T13:10:00.000-04:00

"Your favourite mainstream pop music is terrible. Just thought you'd like to know." - Adam

Smells Like Nirvana

2010-10-14T07:56:00.004-04:00

Great concept: run out of original ideas and make a parody. Is it educational? Nooo. Is it heresy? Perhaps. Is it funny? Heck yeah! I give thee Weird Al.

(I was considering posting the weasel stomping video, but that may be inappropriate for any weasels who may be reading my blog.)

Keep Calm and Carry On

2010-10-09T13:39:00.012-04:00

Ah, how I love a good meme.

Moving. Say WHAT?!

2010-10-06T15:16:00.006-04:00

We've got to be out of here by the 20th. Like seriously. The house we're renting (until the shiny-new house is built) is in a town. I've never lived in a town (I've also never lived in a shiny-new house.) Things are going to be weird for sure. I don't know what else to say about it. This house is all I've ever known, I always thought I would have it to come back to, and I'm going to miss this place like heck. But will I miss the whole 'country charm?' Complete with liquid manure, Amish kids shooting guns off in the backyard, and a 50-minute drive to church one-way? Not so much. Regardless, things are getting busy, but I'll keep you all updated. Maybe...

Undeniable Video

2010-09-27T11:34:00.003-04:00

Stay tuned for 'moving' posts. Until I have more time, enjoy this video. The song is... how shall I put this? Awesome.

Sweet Land

2010-09-08T13:25:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite fall flicks. Minus the dead husband; it kind of puts you in mind of the first Love Comes Softly movie. You know, before there were 500 sequels all with the same plot and kids that were too well-behaved to be believable. Don't get me wrong though, I like historical movies. I mostly like 1940's, but every once in a while I'll go earlier. And I really like Sweet Land. It's pretty underrated, just a little weird, and has an irrelevant title which needs to be changed to the title of the book it was actually based on (A Gravestone Made of Wheat.) It's about German mail-order bride who comes to the U.S. alone after World War I with an unknown past, knowing no English, unable to obtain citizenship, and wearing that stigma for most of her life. Luckily for her she has a grouchy husband who is okay with her. :P

Seriously. WATCH IT!!

Mmmkay. You can go on about your business now. :)

Here We Go:

2010-09-06T11:45:00.010-04:00

My very first time at a pro-football game. It's still pre-season, but I got to see my all-time favorite team: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Duh.Carnage!!Squatting!!
My $4 lemonade!!
A not-icky picture of Pittsburgh!!
Anyways. It was fun. And we won. So that was good. Can't write much. Have a happy Labor day!!

When You're Quiet

2010-09-03T16:06:00.001-04:00

Why TV Hates Me:

2010-08-30T11:42:00.006-04:00

I used to really, really like watching Newhart on TV:

The network took it off the station.

Then I really, really liked watching The Fresh Prince:
The network took it off the station.

Then I really, really liked watching Home Improvement:

The network took it off the station.

Then I really, really liked watching Malcolm in the Middle:

The network took that off the station. Now all that's left on the five hundred channels we get is "Improve Prostate Health!" or "The Family who had 3 dozen kids!" and re-runs of the buzzilions of Rocky movies, all of which I've seen at least 12 times. Entertainment? I THINK NOT!!

Conspiracy? I THINK!!!

Anyways, I couldn't think of anything better to write about that might hold your attention.

All Dogs Go To Heaven

2010-08-25T10:07:00.000-04:00

Fairy Tales

2010-08-15T12:41:00.006-04:00

My Dear Lucy, I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As a result you are already too old for fairy tales, and by the time it is printed and bound you will be older still. But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again. You can then take it down from some upper shelf, dust it, and tell me what you think of it. I shall probably be too deaf to hear, and too old to understand a word you say, but I shall still be

Your affectionate Godfather,

C.S. Lewis

("The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" book dedication.)

Consider Yourself Warned

2010-08-11T09:54:00.000-04:00

Theoretically:

2010-08-04T09:53:00.002-04:00

So Dyson has this new brilliant idea: instead of regular old-fashioned fans which 'buffet' the air, make an "air multiplier" which circulates air by generating 15x more air than what goes through it. To read the full description you can go here, but if you can bear with me and my horrible drawing skills, it basically operates under this principle:(^Old-fashioned fan)
(^Dyson air multiplier)
My thoughts: These scientists don't know the full extent of what they've stumbled onto here! Observe:(^Old-fashioned fan)

Day 20: A Hobby of Yours

2010-08-03T09:23:00.000-04:00

From xkcd.

Day 9: A Thank-You Letter to Someone Who Has Changed Your Life

2010-08-02T08:52:00.001-04:00

Katie (Bekah.) Thanks for all the times when I saw a letter or email or phone call from you. Know that it always made my day better. Thanks for being a weirdo with me and putting up with my quirks. Thanks for making me feel better about myself and being there to listen through some of the hardest times in my life. Thanks for still being in my life after many people have walked away. Most importantly, thanks for knowing that I hate Family Force 5 with the passion of a thousand barrels of sauerkraut, and yet still choosing to associate with me anyways. You're perhaps the best friend I've ever had. Peace, love, and Bob's Pizza.

Day 12: A Song You Want Played at Your Wedding

2010-07-31T13:49:00.003-04:00

Hopefully by now you've realized that I'm skipping days and going out of order. Buahahaaaaadkjf;adjl;lskjfldkjffsla;!!!! Anyways, "The Only Exception" by Paramore. There seems to be a freaking legion of people out there who honestly believe that Flyleaf and Paramore are one in the same (Or at least similar enough to be compared.) I for one do not see this and was always more of a Flyleaf fan myself, as many of you know. Nevertheless, when I first heard this song I really felt as if it had been written for me; I could relate so well. So apparently my wedding is going to be really emo?

Day 8: A Picture You Took

2010-07-30T10:11:00.000-04:00

I call it: "fake nails and a great big, round, orange-and-green sticker-thing on my wall."

Day 6: A Moment You Wish You Could Relive

2010-07-28T10:06:00.000-04:00

Lake Erie the night we got lost on Presque Isle and got out to walk on the beach. I'm not sure if I loved this moment so much because it felt so timeless, because I shared it with my dad, because Erie was the closest thing I've seen to an ocean, or because two weeks later my stupid memory card went bad and I lost all the freaking pictures.

Day 5: A Favorite Quote

2010-07-27T09:29:00.006-04:00

The best defense is a recognition that in this, as in everything else, the war has not raised up a new enemy but rather aggravated an old one. There are always plenty of rivals to our work. We are always falling in love or quarreling, looking for jobs or fearing to lose them, getting ill and recovering, following public affairs. If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work. The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavorable. Favorable conditions never come.”

- C.S. Lewis (The Weight of Glory)

Day 3 & 4:

2010-07-26T10:41:00.005-04:00

Because we're all about multi-tasking here. :)

THE SILVER CHAIR by C.S. LewisA favorite book. There are 7 books in the Narnia series and this is my favorite, with "The Magician's Nephew" being a close second. In The Silver Chair, Eustace Clarence Scrubb and his classmate Jill Pole are taken out of boarding school in the 1950's and into Narnia by Aslan to help find Prince Rilian (who disappeared years ago) shortly before Caspian's death.

THE X-FILES starring David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson
A favorite TV show. The X-Files are a series of unsolved cases in the FBI dating back decades. When a case can't be solved or evidence is inconclusive it is filed under X and then forgotten. Agents Mulder (Duchovny) and Scully (Anderson) then step in to make sense of it. The X-Files ran through the 1990s and into the early 2000s. It had a reputation for being about aliens, but with such a broad spectrum as "Anything the FBI can't solve, prove, or want released to the public eyes" the series also touched on government conspiracies, criminals with mental disorders, folklore, ghosts, religious cults, viruses, and experiments gone awry. Some of the episodes are based on true events.

Day 2: A Favorite Movie

2010-07-24T14:56:00.010-04:00

A BEAUTIFUL MIND

Starring Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly

So I figured hey, this is my summer challenge, why not list a movie that I just saw this past summer? "A Beautiful Mind" is based on the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner John Forbes Nash Jr. In the movie John Nash (Crowe) arrives at Princeton University in the 1950's and shows incredible talent in math; even though he's not so good in his social circles. He formulated the Nash Equilibrium there and then goes to work for MIT. His work there gets him recognized by the Department of Defense and he's asked to help the government with a secret project intercepting packages being smuggled into the United States from Russia. Nash successfully derives the latitudes and longitudes of the destination of these packages from codes and delivers them to the Department of Defense, all while continuing his work and managing to capture the attention of one of his students (Connelly.) One night, he and the agent overseeing his project (Harris) are chased by Russian spies and Nash realizes the seriousness of his situation. Nash's behavior then becomes erratic, dangerous, and even more strange than usual; leaving his new wife and co-workers confused about who he really is. This move was originally released in 2001 and is rated PG-13 mainly for language, a few off color jokes, and a scene of violence. Imma stop right there because I can't go much further without giving out a spoiler. I would suggest you see the movie yourself. If nothing else, it'll blow your mind. :)

Softer World

2010-07-20T09:26:00.001-04:00

Imma Let You Finish

2010-07-13T10:52:00.000-04:00

I feel bad for Taylor, even though I'm not really a fan, but I thouroughly enjoy making fun of this incident; because it was uncalled for, because it won me a caption contest once, and because it's sooooo diverse. Observe:

You Should Be Informed:

2010-07-11T14:53:00.000-04:00

If, by some incredible time paradox, Chuck Norris could ever fight himself, he'd win. Period.

They say curiosity killed the cat. This is false. Chuck Norris killed the cat. All of them.

Chuck Norris frequently donates blood to the Red Cross. Just never his own.

When Chuck Norris speaks, everyone listens... and dies

Chuck Norris does not own a house. He walks into random houses and people move.

Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting. Chuck Norris goes KILLING.

If there was a Chuck Norris calander, ever day would be Chucktober.

The "trail of tears" has been redefined as anywhere Chuck Norris walks.

For undercover policework, Chuck Norris pins his badge under his shirt; directly to his chest.

Chuck Norris can edit PDF files

Chuck Norris rips CDs with his hands

Chuck Norris' name spelled backwards is pain

The last person to make eye contact with Chuck Norris was Stevie Wonder.

When Chuck Norris sends a text, the phone doesn't ring, it screams.

Chuck Norris' facial hair is known to cut diamonds.

According to Einstein's theory of relativity, Chuck Norris can actually roundhouse kick you yesterday.

Chuck Norris is mailer-daemon

Chuck Norris diabolically invented Vin Diesel in an effort to help win WWII.

Better grammar than Yoda, Chuck Norris has

Chuck Norris invented the beard.

Buahah!!

2010-07-10T20:56:00.003-04:00

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey

Inspirational Post #6

2010-07-06T13:29:00.001-04:00

Credit for this one doesn't go to me. I stole it off the internet. :)

Frosted Cocoa Cookies

2010-06-30T11:51:00.006-04:00

1 C shortening
2 C sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 1/2 C flour
1 C cocoa
2 tsp soda

1/3 C butter
3 C powdered sugar
1/4 C baking cocoa
1/4 tsp almond extract
3 to 4 TBSP milk

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, 1 C cocoa, and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Roll into 1 1/2" balls. Place 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 for 13-16 minutes or until set. Cool.
FROSTING: Combine butter, powdered sugar, and extract. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Fill a plastic bag with half of the frosting, cut a corner of the bag off and drizzle over each cookie. Then add cocoa to the remaining half of the frosting and add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Fill another plastic bag with the chocolate frosting, cut a corner of the bag off and drizzle over each cookie.

I was asked by Maggie at Forever Finding My Bliss to post a recipe. So blam! Frosted cocoa cookies. They're cookies. They're frosted. They contain cocoa. Enjoy.

The X-Files: "Ascension"

2010-06-30T09:53:00.019-04:00

I would just like to take a moment to honor the EPIC that is "Ascension." Duchovny's smart-aleck remarks, helicopters, interrogation, sleep-deprivation, much waving of guns around, skylifts, near-death experiences, government conspiracy, phsycos, missing FBI agents, that old guy who's always lurking around smoking and looking menacing, and phrases such as "Those are some serious allegations." All within 45 minutes. What's not to freakin love? The only thing I can find missing is a sizable explosion, but no matter. There are plenty of explosions later on in the series.

Little Green Men from that season is pretty epic too. As is End Game. As is One Breath, in a more wordier, sadder way. But right now I observe this awesomeness in a moment of silence.

*silence*

Food and Food-Related stuff

2010-06-29T09:42:00.002-04:00

Pictures of some baking that I've been doing lately, and a crusty old cookbook which I found. Too pretty for my Flickr, which nobody ever visits. :)
Normally I would command you to comment, but I don't really know what you should say about this...

I Been Sewing

2010-06-26T08:04:00.009-04:00

...and has great grammar! I haven't had a whole lot of extra sewing time lately, but I bought some buttons earlier this week and was able to finish this shirt, which I started last year. The upstairs bathroom has such awesome lighting. ^ I can't wait to rummage up some nice pants or skirt or something a wear with it. I don't know what kind of pants or skirt though. I don't know how it will look with blue jeans, and while I like blue, I have a thing about not wanting to wearing too much. This poses a problem because I almost always wear blue jeans, hence my lack of blue shirts...until now.
This is a dress that I've also been working on. I got the fabric shortly before my last birthday and didn't have the stuff to finish it until just recently. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.^ I love this picture. It was kind of an accident though. I pushed the button thinking my camera was on a timer and it wasn't, so I got a picture of me getting ready to go run off and pose somewhere. Interestingly, I love the light. I didn't even have to tweak this picture.

Superband!

2010-06-24T10:59:00.001-04:00

Re-doing things and making them better. Great concept, if you actually make it better and not just screw it around and make a lot of people mad. I will be the first to admit that other people are usually better at re-doing things (i.e. - Disney and Tarzan, Anberlin and True Faith, Wild Weazel and LOtR) but if I could make a superband it would probably include one or more of the following:SONGWRITER - Jakob Dylan

Because it's my superband, and maybe I don't want the lyrics to make any sense.

VOCALS - Scott Stapp of Creed

Because it's cliche.

(and yes he's weird, but Creed is like...the original Creed. )
BASSIST - Will Mcginniss from Audio Adrenaline

Because all the best bassists enter bands with no clue as to what they're doing: just some bad hair and a dream.
DRUMMER - That guy from Mute Math who wraps duct tape around his head.

I'm pretty sure he's got a real name and I think it is Darren King. But really, does it matter?
KEYS - Adam Taylor from Falling Up

Psssst! I'm not exactly sure which album he was pianist in - or even who he is in this picture - but I had to get someone from Falling Up in there.

Also for good measure:
VIOLIN - Matt Piche

Uh, chyeah I'm putting a violinist in my band.

It would seem the only member missing is a guitarist. Now who do we know that plays guitar? :P Seriously though, I'll have to go through my list of favorite guitarists to find someone suitable. This may take a while. Right now I have to take a midterm. Latah!

EDIT: I HATE MIDTERMS!!!!!

Good Morning Starshine! The Earth Says Hello!

2010-06-20T17:20:00.002-04:00

Youth is like having a big plate of candy. Sentimetalists think they want to be in the pure, simple state they were before they ate the candy. They don't. They just want the fun of eating it all over again. - F. Scott Fitzgerald

I'm not feeling very creative today, so I'll just post a quote from a more-creative person for now. And no, that's not a picture of me. My bathtub is uglier.

Ah! The Freakin' Game's Afoot! :D

2010-06-07T16:05:00.007-04:00

I love reading. Especially when you get to choose what you read and not have to worry about a test. That’s the sort of reading that really sinks in for me, ironically. I like the weird characters: the people who get made fun of, misunderstood, and stretched out of shape. Most contemporary stories/movies bore me because so much emphasis is placed on fitting into the "normal" box which doesn't appeal to me. At all. So what does one do? Easy. You go to historical Brit Lit, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi because it’s full of weirdos who just don't care. :)

When I was about 12 I found a big encyclopedia thing. Since I would read pretty much anything, I read the encyclopedia. :P I noticed that there were short stories in the book along with things about the authors who wrote them. There was a story in there called “The Red-Headed League” and I read it too. I had never read a Sherlock Holmes mystery before that. The closest I had come to Holmes was Wishbone. I absolutely loved the story. I remember thinking how cool it was that he was so much like the great mouse detective. (I didn’t realize at that time that that was the whole point...) Sherlock fascinated me, even though I never solved a crime (and most likely never will) he stood out to me. Eventually I read all of his stories; most of them twice. And this was all before Robert Downey Jr. too, thank you very much.

Sherlock Holmes is my favorite story book character. Even though he’s probably one of the most famous fictional detectives, I don’t think he gets enough credit. Sherlock’s skills went way beyond running around with a magnifying glass. He was an incredible thinker. His methods have even been published in science journals. And while he was good at thinking when applying it to human behavior, he wasn’t good at what most people would call “real life.” Dealing with other people, relationships, and common sense.

Sherlock actually chose to distance himself from people (Are you starting to see why I like him so much? Haha!) I don’t think he understood them. He could get inside their mind, alright, but he didn’t understand them. True to his nature, Sherlock Holmes never married; though Watson eventually did. In “The Sign of the Four” he told Watson:

The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning. I assure you that the most winning woman I ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money...

Probably enough to scare anyone away. :P Though Holmes wasn’t at all unfeeling, he chose to stay hidden and didn't allow himself to get close to any one person aside from Watson; simply because Watson was pushed on him and constantly followed him narrating. He would withdraw himself from people and want left alone. Mostly he was thinking.

I think a lot of people see him as being sarcastic or secretive and wonder really what kind of a ‘good guy’ he really is. In all actuality, he’s a lot like me in that way. If people ask a stupid question, they’re going to get a stupid answer, but when the day is done I’m here for the same reason you are, no matter how we come at it.

Something about the way Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was able to put Holmes into words is awesome. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was somewhat of a genius himself and wrote several other stories, traveled extensively, and solved a few cases of his own. It’s amazing to me that he was able to create a character as colorful as Sherlock without making things seem too exaggerated. What’s more, a character that stood the test of time.

Sure Enough

2010-06-02T10:10:00.009-04:00

"A man of my acquaintance once wrote a poem called "The Road Less Traveled" describing a journey he took through the woods along a path most travelers never used. The poet found that the road less traveled was peaceful but quite lonely, and he was probably a bit nervous as he went along because if anything happened along the road less traveled, the other travelers would be on the road more frequently traveled and so couldn't hear him as he cried for help. Sure enough, that poet is dead." - Lemony Snicket

I know I just posted a Lemony Snicket quote not too long ago, but I just couldn't resist. ;)

Summer Giveaway:

2010-05-24T12:07:00.003-04:00

I've decided to name it the: "FOLLOW ME AND ENDURE MY SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION AND GET STUFF!" Giveaway. Pretty self-explanatory, actually.

Here's what you win: A CapriSun purse, made by yours truly. I seriously get stopped by so many people who are like "OMiGosh! That is so cute! Did you make that?" I answer with something in along the lines of "Yeah, now get your paws off my purse, woman." It's made entirely out of those little juice bags. I have my own that I carry around all the time.Detail from handle. A picnik-ed shot of me being cool. :P

Pretty slick actually. I love these things so much. So yeah. If you want to enter here's what you do:

You have to follow my blog. If I can't see that you follow this blog, you won't be included in the contest.

Leave a comment on this post with your email address so that I can reach you if you win.

You can earn an extra entry by mentioning this contest and li'l old me and including a link on your blog. You will have to provide me with a link so I can check it out myself. ;)

I will pick one winner a week from today (May 31, 2010) most likely by drawing names out of a hat or something to that effect. I will get in touch with the winner immediately; so be prepared to give me a mailing address. The winner will have one week to respond. If the winner doesn't respond or asks me something stupid like "Hey um...would you mind handing it off to me via a private meeting in a dark alley?" or something of that general effect I will pick another winner.

If people don't give me too much of a hassle I might consider doing more giveaways in the future. This is my first giveaway, so I hope you can join! :D

Taking One's Chances

2010-05-19T09:59:00.000-04:00

"Taking one's chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck." - Lemony Snicket

Too Late

2010-05-13T09:53:00.011-04:00

Thanks to Spencer at Books, Bones, Bricks, and Bullets for bringing this video to my attention. I'm not normally much one for parodies, and at first I thought that this was just another re-make of a popular song by a bunch of people who are smarter than I am. As it turns out, I was right. But parts of it (especially near the end) made me laugh so that's why I'm posting it. *points* Watch now.

Top Ten: Best X-Files

2010-05-10T21:35:00.015-04:00

I just found a site that has a bunch of screen caps from The Files of X and in honor (and because I was bored) I put together a list of my favorites, in no particular order....Schizogeny. Because not only was it freakish, it was also well-casted, humorous, and at the end I kind of went "What the heck just happened?" All the makings of a good story. Conduit. Because I picked up some very helpful interrogation techniques from this one... Home. Because it was literally filmed 15 minutes from my back yard and most of my "learning to drive" experience took place on back roads trying to find the house.Bad Blood. Because it is perhaps one of the most quotable episodes ever. Have you noticed that this man's SHOES are untied?!?!Fallen Angel. Because Max was just awesome.Paper Hearts. Because Mulder has such crapish luck that it makes you feel better about your own life.Chinga. Because now I can't stand to listen to the Hokey Pokey.Darkness Falls. Because I've picked apart spider nests before, but none of them contained humans.
Pilot. Because, duh, it was based on a true story.The Erlenmeyer Flask. Because if this is monkey pee, you're on your own.

Honorable Mention goes to "Irresistible." Eventually I'll probably make a list of "Top Ten Creepiest X-Files" and you'll be seeing that episode mentioned. Also, there is a reason that there are no episodes from seasons 8 or 9 in this list, and that's because seasons 8 and 9 stunk. The end.

Inspirational Post #5

2010-05-07T09:58:00.002-04:00

40 Dogs

2010-05-03T10:50:00.007-04:00

You're the color of a burning brook.
You're the color of a sideways look from an undercover cop in a comic book.
You're the color of a storm in June.
You're the color of the moon.
You're the color of the night,
that's right.
You're the color of a fight,
you move me.
You're the color of the colored part of the Wizard of Oz movie.

We're like Romeo and Juliet.
We're like 40 dogs and cigarettes.
We're like good times that haven't happened yet,
but will.

I can tell you where we're going to be
when the whole world falls into the sea:
we'll be living ever after,
happily.

- 40 Dogs (Romeo and Juliet) by Bob Schneider

Old Spice

2010-04-25T15:09:00.004-04:00

Don't ask me why these are so funny. I couldn't tell you. They just are. And that's all you need to know. I'm on a horse.

Inspirational Post #4

2010-04-19T10:08:00.003-04:00

An Award! Oh-Ah

2010-04-15T11:42:00.004-04:00

Thanks to The Dorkish Redhead at Disco Cheese, the nifty blog that makes me hungry for cheese every time I think about it.
The Rules: if you choose to accept the award you must:
- Thank the person who nominated you and link to their blog.
- Copy the award and paste it to your blog.
- Tell us seven interesting facts about yourself.
- Pass this award on to 15 fantastic bloggers you have discovered.
- Contact your nominations and let them know they’ve won.
Hunh. "Beautiful Blogger Award," eh? I suppose this means I can only award girl bloggers. :P I nominate:

If your name isn't on the list, don't kill yourself. You probably have a very nice blog, I was just only allowed to tag 15 people.
This part is going to be tricky. I have to tell you 7 interesting facts about me, which is weird because I'm not that interesting:

1- I had braces from the time I was 13 until I was 15.
2- I have touched a dolphin. No, they don't feel like rubber.
3- I'm addicted to dairy including but not limited to cheese, ice cream, and strawberry milk.
4- My favorite Narnia book is "The Silver Chair."
5- My second-favorite Narnia book is "The Magician's Nephew."
6- I wish Soul Skittles would quit deleting her blogs so I could award her.
7 - I have a fire of hatred that burns deep in my heart for Microsoft Excel.

A Small, Worthless Post To Say:

2010-04-12T11:36:00.005-04:00

Black jelly beans, even the 'good' black jelly beans, taste like death and sadness. Why do we give them to children at times that are supposed to be happy and full of joy and new beginnings like Easter? This seems cruel and unusual in the utmost.
/emo

Oh Look. Another Questionnaire.

2010-04-08T10:56:00.006-04:00

Are you right-handed or left-handed? Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body? Not that I'm aware of.

What is the last heavy item you lifted? My car. *leaves people wondering if she's superwoman*

What is your salad dressing of choice? Ranch.

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? Ruby Tuesday, Smokey Bones, you know.

What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? Ice cream

What are your pizza toppings of choice? Cheese. And. Cheese.

What do you like to put on your toast? I don't much care fer toast.

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? No, because I would most likely lay in bed that day trying to avoid danger and then I'd have an aneurysm or have a elephant fall on me or something. Boo.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Sarah. Or Rachel. I always liked the name Rachel, most likely because of Friends. Rachel was awesome. She always had nice hair.

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? Uh, CH-YEAH!!!

How many pairs of flip flops do you own? Two.

Last time you had a run-in with the cops? *Blows smoke* Cops don't catch teh guitargirl. :P

Favorite Month? Any month that's warm and not miserable

Mood? Meh.

What are you listening to? *runs to playlist* *finds Saturn by Skillet* "Saturn" by Skillet.

Watching? Nothing.

Worrying about? My driver's test. *awaits tomatoes*

What’s the last movie you watched? Madagascar. If you have any poo, fling it now.

Do you smile often? NEVAAAAARRRR!!! Just kidding. Yes.

Do you always answer your phone? No.

If you could change your eye color what would it be? Green or hazel. It would go along great with my red hair that I would change as well. :)

What flavor do you add to your drink at Starbucks? STARBUCKS?!?! *vomit*

Do you own a digital camera? Yus!!!

Have you ever had a pet fish? Yus!!!

Favorite Christmas song? Most of Relient K's stuff. Dunno why. You wouldn't think punk and partridges and pear trees would go together so well, but they do.

What’s on your wish list for your birthday? A purple unicorn named Jimmy.

Can you do push-ups? Yes.

Can you do a chin up? Guh. I dunno, it's been a while, but even then it came with much weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Do you have any saved texts? DEATH TO TEXTS!!!!

Ever been in a car wreck? I hit a hawk...

Do you have an accent? Oi!!!!

What is the last song to make you cry? "Taken" by Plumb. *goes to google* *weeds through all the pictures of plumbs and plumbers*

Plans tonight? Hard to say. I could study. I could watch TV. I could play guitar. I could sew on something. I'm flexible like that. :P

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom? Yes.

Name 2 things you bought yesterday: Two big fat hairy pounds o' nuthin.

You ever been given roses? Yes.

Current hate right now? My hair. It's a mess.

Met someone who changed your life? Sure!

What were you doing 12 AM last night? 12 AM?! Sleeping!!

What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? "Must go back to sleep...it's only like 4 AM."

How many televisions are in your house? 4

What color cell phone do you have? Cellphones? Psh. Those are for people who live where there is actually cellphone service :P

Who was the last person to call you? Mom.

I was tagged by Bekah. I tag anyone with time to waste. And anyone with the username "NetsirK" and "Blueh" regardless of if they have time to waste or not.

Grunge: A Tribute

2010-04-05T11:07:00.014-04:00

Here's to grunge. Here's to those ugly fringe jackets. Here's to trying to pull off your leather pants from the 80's even though they're all stretched out. Here's to John Lennon sunglasses. Here's to plaid. Lots and lots of plaid. And here's to plaid that looks like you've changed the oil in a couple dozen cars, rolled around in sawdust, and then ran through a briar patch while wearing it. Here's to baggy jeans with the knees ripped out of them. Here's to you pathetic city people who actually bought jeans with holes in them because you were to lazy to wear holes in them yourself. Here's to hoping you never got chased because the crotch of your pants came down to your knees and you only had about six inches of leg travel. Here's to *shudder* tapered leg jeans. Here's to finding exciting new places to hang chains (i.e. - All over your jeans, all over your jacket, all over your face...)Here's to big comfy sweatshirts. Here's to big comfy t-shirts. Here's to big comfy couches (for younger grungers, cause hey, you couldn't be awesome all the time ;)) Here's to wearing shorts and sweatshirts at the same time. Here's to long straight hair. Here's to finally realizing you can wear your hair long without using mousse. Here's to realizing that you can wear your hair long without washing it (apparently) and proudly displaying it for the rest of us to see - thanks a lot. Here's to those toboggans that looked like socks stretched over your heads. Here's to crusty sneakers that you never bothered to wash. Here's to crusty boots that you never bothered to wash. Here's to crusty everything, as a matter of fact. Here's to walking around town looking - and smelling - like you just rolled out of bed. Here's to losing control with your eyeliner. Here's to scary movies. Here's to Nintendo and cheesy Mario music. Here's to being told to "talk to the hand." Here's to knowing two power chords, and not being afraid to play them loud. Here's to all those cassette tapes with weird covers that you could never quite figure out. Here's to those rock bands' fascination with wandering around in fields. Here's to those rock bands' fascination with black and white/black and blue/ black and yellow/black etc. filters in their music videos. Here's to those rock bands' fascinations with saying "Yeah" when they couldn't think of another lyric. Here's to that one guy in the band who was wearing another band's t-shirt at the photo shoot. Here's to thinking you were hot stuff to own a cellphone, and yet it was roughly the size of a Taber's Medical Encyclopedia and didn't flip shut. Here's to skateboarding, even though it'll never be a 'real' sport (*wink*) and here's to discovering this thing called "Internet." Here's to you, grunge. I'll not miss thee.

Merry Easter!

2010-04-03T20:26:00.003-04:00

Wisdom From The X-Files

2010-03-29T12:05:00.005-04:00

Scully: You've got that look on your face, Mulder.
Mulder: What look is that?
Scully: The kind when you've forgotten your keys and you're trying to figure out how to get back in the house.

Scully: Our friend from the CIA is about as unbelievable as his story... as is everything about this case. I mean, whatever happened to "trust no one", Mulder?
Mulder: Oh, I changed it to "trust everyone". I didn't tell you?

Lenny: Mr. Nut, the kind-hearted manager here, convinced me that to make a living by publicly displaying my deformity lacked dignity. So... now I carry other people's luggage. I believe these are your trailers; if they are not... then I am wrong.

Mulder: See this balloon? It's going at an angle and if there's one thing I was taught in kindergarten it's that balloons go up, up up, not sideways.
Scully: Did they teach you about wind in in kindergarten?

Frohike: I don't think we've been followed.
Mulder: Who would follow you?
Byers: Multinational black ops unit. Code name Garnett.
Langly: Trained killers. School of the American Alumni.
Mulder: Have you boys been defacing library books again?

Mulder: Yeah, did you know that the ancient Egyptians worshipped the scarab beetle and possibly erected the pyramids to honor them? Which may be giant symbolic dung heaps?
Scully: (Sarcastically) Did you know the inventor of the flush toilet was named Thomas Crapper?

Mulder: Do you know how difficult it is to fake your own death? Only one person has ever pulled it off...Elvis.

Byers: Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Russian Social Democrats, is being put into power by the most heinous and evil force in the twentieth century.
Mulder: Barney?

Cancer Man: I'd rather read the worst novel ever written than sit through the best movie ever made.

Scully: I don't care. Mulder, this is a needle in a haystack. These poor souls have been dead for 50 years. Let them rest in peace. Let sleeping dogs lie.
Mulder: No, I won't sit idly by as you hurl cliches at me. Preparation is the father of inspiration.
Scully: Necessity is the mother of invention.
Mulder: The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
Scully: (taking another bite) Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we may die.
Mulder: I scream, you scream, we all scream for nonfat tofutti rice dreamsicles.

Bobby: What is that?
Mulder: (points to word "Evidence" clearly written on the bag) Evidence.

Scully: What are you gonna tell Skinner?
Mulder: Just the truth: that I was hit by a car.

Mulder: It would help if you'd shut the door. It would make it harder for them to see that I'm totally disregarding everything I was told.

Chris: (to Mulder) I hate you! I wish you were dead.
Mulder: Well, my work here is done. Have a nice day.

Inspirational Post #2

2010-03-25T10:58:00.001-04:00

Select Questions From A Questionnaire I Have Selected:

2010-03-21T17:06:00.006-04:00

Coffee or Tea? Tea. Unless I feel like climbing Everest.

Do you have any animals? Yes, 7 fish and a rabbit.

Any news you'd like to share?SHARE?! NOOOO!

What is your favorite flower?Hibiscus

Favorite day of the week? Saturday? Sunday?

What time did you get up this morning? Earlier than I wanted to...

What is your favorite TV show? The X-Files.

What do you usually have for breakfast? Food.

What food do you dislike? Mussels.

Salty or sweet? BOTH!

What is your best quality? Awesomeness. And humbleness.

What is your name? guitargirl.

What characteristic do you most despise? Pride, arrogance, not knowing the difference between "you're" and "your."

Anywhere in the world on vacation? England, New Zealand, Nashvegas.

Are you organized? Yes.

What is your favorite song at the moment? Ambience by Falling Up

Where are you going to retire to? Probably a cardboard box if I don't get some money...

What is your birthstone? Aquamarine

If you were a crayon, what color would you be? I've always hated this question in every questionnaire I have ever done...and yet it keeps showing up. Why?

What is your favorite drink? ANYTHING ON THE ROCKS!!! I mean, Dr. Pepper.

Favorite clothing? jeans, hoodies, t-shirts, CONVERSE!!

Favorite restaurant? Ruby Tuesday, Smoky Bones, and any other place that serves food.

What was your favorite toy as a child? Probably one of my dolls. Frogs were pretty fun to play with too though...

Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla

What is under your bed? Mostly fabric. And bodies. Er...

What do you usually do in the evening? Sometimes I watch TV, but mostly...I study.

Soft Ginger Cookies

2010-03-17T09:00:00.000-04:00

2 1/2 C. flour
2 tsp ginger
1 tsp baking soda
t tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
3/4 C butter, softened
1 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 TBSP orange juice
1/4 C molasses
2 TBSP white sugar

Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and orange juice. Mix in molasses. Gradually stir sifted ingredients into molasses mixture. Shape dough into walnut-sized balls and roll them in white sugar. Place cookies 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

A Tune We Have Not Heard

2010-03-10T11:47:00.005-05:00

The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not in them, it only came through them, and what came through them was longing...For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited."
— C.S. Lewis (The Weight of Glory)

Trololololololo...

2010-03-07T17:22:00.001-05:00

Feel like a good waste of time? My uncle posted this to his Facebook last week and about made me wet myself laughing. Never, since "Jesus is a Friend of Mine," have way-too-happy guys who lip sync and cheesy music that gets stuck in your head too easily collided in such epic proportions:

19 Years and Lettin' Go

2010-03-02T10:52:00.007-05:00

So some of you already know that Monday was my birthday. 18 and life is no mas and "The Deep End" was the only song I could think of with reference to being 19 (And a song called "The Deep End" isn't any more reassuring than "18 and Life," just for the record.) But it's my last year in my teens. So woot. Since I know you're all just dying to hear about it...wait, what...you're not? Well, tough cookies. Here was one of my presents:

Pretty nifty little piece of equipment, da? :)

It's a Panasonic. My old camera was this ancient thing that I inherited after my mom got her Cannon like seven years ago. My sister now wants my old camera, and I don't have the heart to tell her I took the memory card out of it to put in my new camera. I've already tried it out. I couldn't find anything interesting to take pictures of so I just took a bunch of pictures of myself and then ran them through Piknic filters instead. I love the "Retro, crusty, and overly-processed" look that seems so popular right now; and living in a farmhouse that's 80 years old definitely gives you the "Retro" and "Crusty" aspects. Here's some of what I came up with:This one's kinda random. I got the idea for this one from this picture. For some reason I hate it though. It looks like a I have 6 fingers or something in this picture. Which I don't.Necklace. One of Bekah's presents to me:There's something about taking pictures in these shoes that make you want to do weird things with your feet. In 10 years we're going to have a bunch of pigeon-toed 20 and 30-somethings and Converse will be to blame. But we were happy. Ah, but weren't we happy.So now I plan on changing a bunch of avatars and most likely my picture on Facebook and whatnot which I already change way too much to begin with, and that's weird because aside from my graduation pictures I hardly have any photos of myself. Until now, that is.
So why all the changing? It's history, man. Shake 'n' bake. I just felt like I didn't turn 19 not to pull out the big guns. It was the savvy thing to do, saucy. Keep it weird. ;-)

Chaos. Snap Obey.

2010-02-21T13:12:00.011-05:00

Ever hear about a band and you're like "Eh. Okay." and don't think about them for years and then suddenly you start seeing them all over the place? The band Mute Math has been popping up in the most unexpected places for me of late. I visit a blog that I haven't been on in over a year, find out the blogger went to a Mute Math concert. I go browsing at Pacific Sunwear, Mute Math comes on the radio. I was debating getting one song the last time I downloaded music, wound up buying a Mute Math song instead. I have this song subliminally planted into my subconscious. I keep trashing musical instruments for no apparent reason. And I have a strange urge to wrap duct tape around my head.

Now aren't you glad I didn't come on here to tell you I was on a Cindi Lauper kick?

"A Most Wretched Sort of Affair"

2010-02-15T15:20:00.010-05:00

"Oh, upon my word an honor...this is a most wretched sort of affair, this world is! Somebody's always dying or going and doing something uncomfortable in it. I'm sure I never should have looked forward so much to coming into my property if I had known this.
I never saw such a world! It's a great deal worse than Blimbers."
- Charles Dickens, "The Old Curiosity Shop"

"The Outsiders" Review

2010-02-08T12:47:00.023-05:00

The band Needtobreathe has picked up quite the following in their somewhat short career. Their debut album "Daylight" produced the hit "Shine On" and ever since then their music has been featured on everything from movies to sports events. With influences such as U2 (What band nowadays doesn't want to be like U2?) and Tom Petty, it's hard to go wrong musically.
"We're from a small town in South Carolina called Possum Kingdom," frontman Bear Rinehart explains on the band's site. "Trust me - there was absolutely no music scene there."
So it may come as a surprise to know that their music, not only musically, but also lyrically, is very deep and downright groovy.

(Yes, I just said 'groovy.')

Some of the best songs on the album include:

The Outsiders - The title track on an album which features a horse that looks like it's the new mascot for Target stores. Naturally makes you wonder what the heck is going on, right? The message is pretty simple: Live life like you mean it and you'll find you're among the minority. The song has a whole lot of banjo on it and I'm not quite sure how I feel about that. Not as strong of an opener as they've had on other albums, but it's still pretty catchy. And no, I have no reasonable explanation for the horse either.

Valley of Tomorrow - Pretty good song as far as I'm concerned. It's smart and it's sound. "I never second guess the little voice I heard/when they daylight breaks through the buildings of Chicago/I will stand alone in the valley of tomorrow." It's about starting over the right way.

Through Smoke - One of the best tracks on the album. It's pretty deep lyrically. It talks about losing God through doubts and trying to find him again. The song itself has kind of an old-style echo-y feel. It's one of those songs you just know would be phenomenal live.

Lay 'Em Down - This has gotten quite a bit of attention on the radio, and like anything else on the radio: if it's a good song, it's going to get played to death. Regardless, if you haven't already heard this song, it's pretty good. It's got a nice bluegrass feel that's similar to "Washed by the Water."

Hurricane - My personal favorite. The lyrics pretty much speak for themselves: "It's like a hurricane is coming our way. We've all been warned but we still chose to stay." The song is just that: a warning. It's also an encouragement to not make the same mistakes previous generations have made morally. Perhaps the best track vocally on the record.

These Hard Times - A good song musically, and sound lyrically: "Give me an answer/give me a way out/give me the faith/to believe in these hard times." Definitely give this song a listen!

Prisoner - Pretty catchy. Also very good vocally. An interesting song that would most likely turn out a good live recording.

Let Us Love - Comes off as pretty feel-good. It's actually a complete flip from the last track on their sophomore album ("Second Changes") where there are some profound moments ("If time can break us, will it make us strong?") and while it's a good track, it's not my personal favorite.

The album itself gets a 4 1/2 stars out of 5 from me, and I haven't listened to an album above 3 in quite some time. Also, there are 14 songs on the album. Most albums by anyone else; you get 10 songs and there are maybe two keepers.
So where is the band going? Well, the album itself is a good follow-up from "The Heat." I'm not going to come off with a bunch of garbage on how the band has made the same album, because it's every bit as good as "The Heat." I'm not going to come off with a bunch of garbage on how the band has 'matured' since their last album, because, well, it's every bit as good at "The Heat." It's probably best to let the music speak for itself, but if you liked "The Heat" then you'll most likely enjoy "The Outsiders" too."I feel like people who listen to our band have come to be fans of our albums, which has been really rewarding. I think NEEDTOBREATHE is bigger than any one song and that's something we've always worked toward." - Bear Rinehart

P.S. - The Outsiders horses were not harmed, washable paint was used.

Civil War...Stuff

2010-01-31T14:43:00.000-05:00

Last summer me and some of my family went to see a Civil war re-enactment. It was very interesting. And thus I finally show you some pictures: Here we see some Union soldiers defending the pavilion from the rebels. Don't ask me why. It wasn't a very special pavilion.Meanwhile, President Lincoln and some generals stand around talking and wearing a lot of black stuff.My cousin wore his Confederate uniform (I'm still surprised he didn't die of heat stroke in that thing) and here we see him filling his replica tin cup with a replica bottle of Aquafina: They set up camp at the old village nearbye....and by "they" I mean the 'soldiers'
Observe:
A random group fo soldier-y typed folks:
Random solider #1Random soldiers #2 and 3Random soldier with an awesome hat.The Confederates were easier to tell apart.And um...well, that's all I have to say.And in case you're wondering...the North won.

And My Name's Not Even Dean!

2010-01-25T11:56:00.003-05:00

You probably already heard this if you're on my Facebook, but I promised a blog, and now I post.
So on the 21st I'm going out to get the mail. Minding my own business, freezing my butt off despite the unseasonably warm weather because that's just how I roll. I open up the mailbox and find this flat, very business-like envelope from my college and take it inside to open it up.
And there was a letter with it:

"Dear Ms. *guitargirl*

It is my pleasure to extend sincere congratulations...blah blah blah...academic achievements...blah blah...I am very pleased to inform you...blah blah...your performance has earned you a place on the Dean's List for the 2009 fall semester."

My first thought was: "Hm. Dean's List. Sounds special. I'm guessing that's significant...?"

Go on and laugh. I was homeschooled all throughout grade school and high school. If you did exceptional on a subject there you got a smiley face drawn on your paper.

My second thought was: "Why am I just finding out about this NOW?"

Seems like that sort of thing should have been brought to my attention back when I was almost done with semester so I could freak out and bomb on my final. Not that I'm wishing they would have, mind you. I guess it's smarter this way. And gettin us some smarts is what we is all about.

Heroes

2010-01-18T12:22:00.008-05:00

Hmm. Converse tennis shoes, Godzilla, good song, and nice strat. Yep. This video is pretty awesome, and is therefore going to have to go on my blog:

U R So Rite!

2010-01-11T10:52:00.010-05:00

We interrupt your Monday morning to bring you this epic fail from my Business Communications discussion board:To read the entire post in all its glory; click this link.

To reply or not to reply...that is the question.

Christmastime is Here

2009-12-25T09:45:00.002-05:00

Hey. I made this. So yeah, I'm aware that the sound quality isn't the best, but if you couldn't already tell I don't really have state-of-the-art recording equipment. :P
Anyways, have a great Christmas everybody!!!

Hopeless Chest

2009-12-05T07:24:00.001-05:00

Hey there. In case you're wondering about the title; let me explain:

Once upon a time, when a young lady was still in her teens, she would begin collecting quilts and cooking stuff and things that would help her when she became a happy homemaker. She would keep this stuff in her "Hope Chest."Well, I think it's pretty safe to assume that there's really no hope for me...thus...I keep a hopeless chest.
Here's what's in it:These are some glasses I got at an antique store a while back. They used to come in flour bags and stuff like that (Kind of like the 40's version of getting toys in your cereal box) and I remember my great-grandma had some, so when I saw these, I snagged em!Here are just some dishes I've collected over the years, and by 'collecting' I mean, my Mom used to own 'em, then she didn't want them and said "Hey *guitargirl* Do you want these? If you don't, they're getting thrown away!"I also keep some cookbooks and old Nancy Drew books in my hopeless chest. Don't ask me how the mysteries are going to help me around the house... I haven't figured that out yet. And while we're on the subject of antiques; a viewmaster from when my one grandma was a kid:So that's fun :)
And that, folks, is the more interesting stuff in my hopeless chest. Maybe someday I'll show you the new stuff that's spewed out of my hopeless chest and onto the a shelf I just got recently, but not now. The end.

25 Things I Have Learned:

2009-12-02T08:11:00.001-05:00

25 things I have learned in 50 years
Dave Barry

1. The badness of a movie is directly proportional to the number of helicopters in it.

2. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight-saving time.

3. People who feel the need to tell you that they have an excellent sense of humor are telling you that they have no sense of humor.

4. The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment.

5. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

6. A penny saved is worthless.

7. They can hold all the peace talks they want, but there will never be peace in the Middle East. Billions of years from now, when Earth is hurtling toward the Sun and there is nothing left alive on the planet except a few microorganisms, the microorganisms living in the Middle East will be bitter enemies.

8. The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

9. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status, or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we all believe that we are above-average drivers.

10. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age 11.

11. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

12. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

13. There apparently exists, somewhere in Los Angeles, a computer that generates concepts for television sitcoms. When TV executives need a new concept, they turn on this computer; after sorting through millions of possible plot premises, it spits out, "THREE QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT," and the executives turn this concept into a show. The next time they need an idea, the computer spits out, "SIX QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT." Then the next time, it spits out, "FOUR QUIRKY BUT ATTRACTIVE YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN AN APARTMENT." And so on. We need to locate this computer and destroy it with hammers.

14. Nobody is normal.

15. At least once per year, some group of scientists will become very excited and announce that:

* The universe is even bigger than they thought!
* There are even more subatomic particles than they thought!
* Whatever they announced last year about global warming is wrong.

16. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

17. The main accomplishment of almost all organized protests is to annoy people who are not in them.

18. The value of advertising is that it tells you the exact opposite of what the advertiser actually thinks. For example:

* If the advertisement says "This is not your father's Oldsmobile," the advertiser is desperately concerned that this Oldsmobile, like all other Oldsmobiles, appeals primarily to old farts like your father.
* If Coke and Pepsi spend billions of dollars to convince you that there are significant differences between these two products, both companies realize that Pepsi and Coke are virtually identical.
* If the advertisement strongly suggests that Nike shoes enable athletes to perform amazing feats, Nike wants you to disregard the fact that shoe brand is unrelated to athletic ability.
* If Budweiser runs an elaborate advertising campaign stressing the critical importance of a beer's "born-on" date, Budweiser knows this factor has virtually nothing to do with how good a beer tastes.

19. If there really is a God who created the entire universe with all of its glories, and He decides to deliver a message to humanity, He will not use, as His messenger, a person on cable TV with a bad hairstyle.

20. You should not confuse your career with your life.

21. A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.

22. No matter what happens, somebody will find a way to take it too seriously.

23. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

24. Your friends love you anyway.

25. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

-- Dave Barry

Please Help:

2009-10-27T11:43:00.001-04:00

Many of my posts may come off as witty, but today I wish to talk to you about something serious.
Many of you are familiar with the "Pet Rock" craze. Mostly old people. *hehe* They looked something like this:Children would love their pet rocks and take care of them. Suddenly, they went out of style. What happened to the rocks?

I'm sad to say that most of them became homeless through this process. They were abandoned and no longer had homes. Many of them ended up at rock shelters where they were euthanized. Many ended up in landscaping. It's a sad story that repeats itself many times over in society.

But there's hope.

You can help by adopting a rock. Many lovable rocks are waiting for adoption outside your local Long John Silvers (Just make sure they don't catch you stealing...er adopting their landscaping.) or even in your own back yard. Many rocks are aquatic, which is perfect if you live underwater!They come in all shapes and sizes, from convenient "Lap Rocks" to bigger rocks. You must be careful though. Some rocks are wild and need to be vaccinated and checked for rabies before you take them home. For a complete list of rock care, check your local library.
You must also realize that rocks are a big responsibility and they depend on you for food, shelter, and love. You must also clean up after them when they poo.
Check out this rock that my sister adopted! (It was in bed at the time I took this picture)So as you can see, there are many ways you can help take care of homeless rocks. If you are unable to adopt yourself (Many of you have allergies) please consider volunteering your time at a local rock shelter. Together, we can win the fight against rock poverty!!Hopefully, I've pulled at your heartstrings a bit. If not, feel free to go back to your regular, materialistic life now.

8-(

2009-10-23T11:31:00.001-04:00

Aw! I gotta package from my nice, loyal, true-hearted friend Katie-Bekah in the mail!*gasp!* It's so pretty! She made me a bracelet! I'm so happy! *does 'just received a bracelet in the mail' dance*

But wait! There's more? What is this...?-.- Thanks. Thanks a lot. I especially like the nice cheesy saying.
Don't worry folks. I'm plotting revenge. It'll just take me a little while to find something she really hates to send to her because Bekah likes everything and I...well..*ahem*
But isn't the bracelet nice? :) Sorry it's blurry. It's kind of hard to get close-ups with my camera.

Gran-de Opening-eh

2009-09-21T10:07:00.006-04:00

Hi-ya! My church had it's grand-opening in it's new building on Sunday. There's already an article in the city newspaper I saw this morning when I checked my Tweets. They took a bunch of pictures. Those aren't up on the church's site or Pastor Skelly's blog yet, but I managed to snatch one from the paper. Wanna see? To bad, you're going to anyways:I'm there. All you have to do is...no, not there. Over a little. Okay, now look up- no down. Towards you're right. Can you see? Yes! That's me! I sure do stand out in the crowd, don't I? Okay, so you can't see me. I was smushed in the back. We're lucky we even got a seat at all. Some people were standing. There was something like 1,300 people there. It was awesome.
Eventually, they're gunna build another room where the service is going to be, but for now we're having it in this room. It doubles as the church's school's gym. I'm thinking that's going to be a lot of work, setting up chairs and taking them down every Sunday.
Anyways, yep. Just figured I would post that. It was in a newspaper and I've only ever been in the newspaper once before...when I was arrested. JUST KIDDING! I think it had to do with Girl Scouts, and I was 7 and had a big stupid toothy grin on my face. So I guess I've redeemed myself, for as you can see in this picture, I've got a very nice smile on my face here. :)
Kay, I needs to go now. The next post is gonna be scheduled I think...*checks* Yep, so that's all until the um, 26th! Bye!

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Doot-doot-doot-doot-doot. Inspector Gadget.

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I feel so...insufficient. Calling myself a guitarist when there are people out there in the world who can do this. Seriously, this is good. Thanx to Scottidog for the link.