Mondaysssssss....isreallygood.

Here's a nifty quote for y'all! I haven't left one in awhile :) It is from "The Devil and Miss Prym" by Paulo Coelho.

"She had just realized there were two things that prevent us from achieving our dreams: believing them to be impossible or seeing those dreams made possible by some sudden turn of the wheel of fortune, when you least expected it. For at that moment, all our fears suddenly surface: the fear of setting off along a road heading who knows where, the fear of a life full of new challenges, the fear of losing forever everything that is familiar."

Also, for those of you at home keeping score, Kelty: 4 Frozen Pipes: 0. Heck yeah!!! And this video is hilarious. I can't think of any other random stuff to throw in here so I'm gonna go make tacos. Peace out.

Zzzz

Soo here is a short evolution of my hair. Yep. That's how exciting my life is--I'm devoting an entire post to my new haircut ('cause I'm that cool :D ).

P.S. Post title comes from "Zzzz" by the Cab. Check it. It also is in reference to the sleep that I *haven't* been getting lately. Thank you 20 credits, you're awesome ;)

It's about time

For what? The rest of Ugly Sweater December!!! It's a little late, but with good reason. FIRST, I left my camera cord at home, THEN when I got my cord back I lost my camera, TODAY I found the said camera in my car (which is clean, so I don't know I couldn't see it), anywho, here they are--sweaters #18-24. I don't know where #25 is :/ sorry. I'll find it eventually.

 

Eventually is right now. I just found it!!!!

I'm really bored right now.

I've had a request from Big Sis #2 to post pictures of the various costumes I've had over the past couple of years. I didn't want to find all of them, so you get this instead: different uses I've had for white Hanes t-shirts!!! (that's kinda close, right?)

1. Team Shirts: Amoebic Dysentery was a soccer team comprised mainly of premed majors. Big surprise? I think not. I also added little teeny tiny socks to this shirt, they're just not in the picture.

2. Yeah I don't really know what's up with this other than I thought the idea of trees eating birds was hi-larious.

3. Aaargh, matey.

4. Redneck zombie complete with baseball bat and cowboy boots.

5. Matching tie-dye with Little B.

6. Homecoming in high school--matching t-shirt theme with best shirts ever.

7. 80s dance--not the best 80s outfit, but not super horrible either.

8. Made for midnight premier of HP5...I think. Inspiration from Potter Puppet Pals (you can't see it all the way but it says "sometimes I have nightmares about Dobby eating my skin clean off").

There you have it. 8 different uses for white t-shirts. Next post to come your way: the rest of ugly sweater December.

Weird Crap I Find

I was looking through the pictures on my computer and I found a few that I had forgotten about. I am now sharing them with you--here is the weird stuff I find:

...in thrift stores

...around the house

...and around town.

Hope you enjoyed that.

One. Year. Later.

Exactly a year ago (down to the minute), I was all sorts of distressed sleeping in someone's house--I didn't know them, they didn't know me (hence the distressed state). It was my first night in Ireland and while I should have been in my [new, but unfamiliar] house with my [new, but unfamiliar] roommates, I was at the neighbors. After 32 hours of traveling, I had arrived where I needed to be, 6 hours late, to find no one at home. Problematic. With my luggage and disheveled self as the only things I had, I was going to fix the problem at hand: I needed somewhere to sleep and there were no taxis, telephones, or hotels in sight. There was however, an entire neighborhood of unassuming neighbors. Door #1: nothing (turned out to be The Boys Next Door). Door #2: They were home, but couldn't be bothered to help. I don't really blame them--a stranded American at 9 pm is kinda sketchy. Door #3: Frank and Mary. Thankfully, this wonderful older couple took pity on me, fed me dinner, let me sleep in the spare room, woke me up in the morning, and pointed me in the right direction for orientation :)

I thought I'd share that story BECAUSE it had yet to appear on this blog due to the nature of mothers and me not wanting mine to have a heart attack when I had been gone less than 48 hours. Jolly-o!

Moving on, I finally got rid of the kitchen table, BECAUSE I found a super stellar one for FREE about a month ago; it is now painted, the chairs are re-upholstered and all I needed was space in my kitchen. Hence, the getting rid of the previous table. Here is the before picture. Uuuugly, but with a little love....

Here is the after:

 

It is all a lot cooler than the pictures let on :) Anywho, that's my day in a nutshell. Peace out.

Happy 2011 **Updated**

A few items of business:

1. MOVIE TIME!! (This video now works. Sorry it didn't at first.)

2. The 'Best of 2010' is compiled and is as follows:

1. Scream by Hedley
2. Blue Eyes by Mika
3. New Romantic by Laura Marling
4. Picture Perfect by Every Avenue
5. From Where You Are by Lifehouse
6. Light Outside by Wakey!Wakey!
7. Can You Find Me by the Summer Set
8. I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie
9. Warm Whispers by Missy Higgins
10. Back to Where I Was by Eric Hutchinson
11. Sky by Joshua Radin f/ Ingrid Michaelson
12. Angels of the Silences by Counting Crows
13. Take My Hand [Remix] by The Cab f/ Cassadee Pope
14. If I Die Young by the Band Perry
15. JCB by Nizlopi
16. Come On by Green River Ordinance
17. Lindsay Quit Lollygagging by Chiodos
18. Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machine
19. Camera One by Josh Joplin Group

That's about all the business I've got. Oh wait. The camera cord was located. I left it at the motherland and should be getting it sometime next week. Schweet.

Houston...You know the rest

I LOST MY CAMERA CORD. Not a huuuuge problem, but most of the unposted ugly sweater pictures are on my camera and cannot be accessed without the said cord :/ Sad day. Big Sis #2 and I also made a Christmas video, but after four attempts it's still not uploading...technology isn't working for me today apparently soooo.....

Happy New Year!! (That topic will come soon.)

[12 hours later....]

Soon as in right now. It's 3 am and I've had quite the New Year already. Quick synopsis: 4 parties, lots of food, fireworks, 2 movies, lots of food, hot cocoa, ball dropping, Auld Lang San, and lots of food. (You may notice a pattern, and I don't think I can adequately tell you all how much food I actually ate. It was a lot. As in enough to make me throw up. Gross. That's A LOT of food. Too much info? Sorry.) Anywho, resolution time!!!

{Ahem} My resolutions are as follows: graduate with highest honors, figure out something to do for the next year/get accepted to grad school/actually take the GRE, recuperate from the disaster that was the entire last half of 2010, aaaaaand I think that's about it. Generally get my life in some kind of order; can't ask for much else, eh? ;) Also, I have a resolution to refine some of my current hobbies. I love learning how to do stuff--sewing, painting, quilting, reading, playing instruments, collecting stuff from the 70s, writing this blog, jewelry, photography, building cameras...I love all of it. The more stuff I have to do, the better. Whooooo!!!!!

It's a new year and a good time to leave all of the less-than-ideal stuff behind, starting NOW! :) Starting with my new musical obsession: Marianas Trench. Yeeesssssss. Amazing. Happy New Years everyone :) Hope it's a good one.

Merry Christmas!!

A little early, yes, but whatevs. I'm headed to the Mothership this afternoon aka the land of dialup (hello, rural Montana), delicious food and NO SNOW ON THE GROUND. Booyah. Anywho, I'll post the rest of the ugly sweater pictures upon my return. In the meantime, I hope y'all get to spend time with your peeps, read Luke 2, remember the Savior and the reason we celebrate this time of year, and have a very Merry Christmas!! :)

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Another List of Funny Junk

Older Sis #2 and Likes to Ramble bring us this list: 24 Things to Do in an Awkward Situation. Enjoy!

1. Pretend to text
2. “So how about that game last night”
3. Rapid fake sneezes
4. Compliment their mom
5. Pretend to tie your shoes
6. Say “oops another gay baby is born”
7. Facepalm
8. Change the subject
9. Pull the fire alarm
10. Make a pterodactyl noise
11. Yell Hallelujah! Praise the lord
12. Say “does a vertical line twist?”, and hope it doesn’t get even more awkward
13. Say “awkward” in a high pitch voice
14. Cough
15. Fake sick and say you need to leave
16. Pretend there is a distraction
17. Discuss the weather
18. Say you just got an emergency email and you have to leave ASAP
19. Say something even more awkward
20. Yell “JAYKAY”
21. Tell them they have something in their hair
22. Say “I wasn’t talking to you, I was talking to myself.”
23. Ask what colour of Snuggie they own
24. Keep asking questions