It's Begining to Look a lot Like Christmas!!

Ah, the first snow of the season is upon us. What a magical moment :))

For Your Listening Pleasure...

Damien Rice- 9 Crimes

You will not regret it.

Exciting Update!

Sooo the exciting update that I had was that I went to Chicago this weekend!

It was absolutely AMAZING! I seriously love it there.  I guess I was expecting Cleveland but...bigger? Let's just say as much as I love Cleveland, it far surpassed that.  The buildings were soo tall! And there is SO much to do there and it was all just very impresive.

Also, it's extremely clean. 

Exciting Update Coming Up!

First must study for Physics test.

Wish me luck!

Scheduling Classes

but they are all conflicting with one another! Clearly a sign from Jesus to lighten up the load a bit.  This semester may have taken 23.938 years off of my life. Truth!

Anyway it also made me realize something....I only have 6 classes left until i'm done with my major.....2 of which I'm def. taking next semester and I can probs fit in more. (3 def. have to wait until Fall'11) but I mean...that's...INCREDIBLE. Sooooo surreal. My how time flies. It's ridiculous to start getting nervouse now, right?

Overall, fantastic day!!

Yummy Yummy Yummy

I've got love in my tummy!

Me and the roomie tried out a restaurant we always pass on our way to the grocery store that we always put on our "to try" list of restaurants in the area.  I got a stuffed pepper, lemon chicken rice soup and mashed potatoes.  The soup was kind of gross.  The first spoonful I really liked...then as I started getting deeper and deeper into it started tasting more like a dessert/custard and it just thoroughly creeped me out.  Soooo I could have passed on that (but the other options were chicken noodle and mexican tortilla so it was worth brancing out a bit).  The pepper ws delicious though! (I mean, not as amazingly fantastic as my homemade stuffed peppers but no one can rock it the way I do ;) )

It did make me miss my big hearty (hardy?) Polish dishes that my family make when I'm home.

I now this post was thoroughly entertaining   I will stop trying to use this as an excuse to not do any of the things I need to get done...done.

Better posts coming soon! Pinky Promise!

You know you love me, xoxo
;)

It's a belty, belt, belt world

I really need to come up with more clever titles to my posts! It's a belty, belt belt world? Ah well, it'll do for now :)

Anyway, if you couldn't guess I am in desperate need of a nice belt (whether it be chunky or skinny. I'm not picky) Here are some beuts that caught my eye.

Because I have an undying passion for buckles.

...see above :) and I like the color contrasts

buckles! weave design! studs! oh my!

So cute and nautical. I wonder if I could D.I.Y. this...hmm

I think this one is my favorite. I love the zipper detail and everything about it. This here belt is all kinds of beautiful.

And So it Begins

A new week is upon us! It's going to be a long one but if I stay on task hopefully it won't be as stressfull as it has the potential to be.

Goals for the day:

Get Animal Behavior Lab Notebook DONE
Do Physics Homework
Clean Room

Not too bad, but that notebook is going to be a bitch and a half. Ah well, we live in the world we create for ourselves and I have weaved a world of procrastination.

Also, I need to start eating healthier. Yesterday was pretty ridiculous. I just kept eating and eating and eating like the energizer bunny. I'll spare you any mental images.

Let's git-r-dun (remember when everyone loved that phrase. Good Lord the things we entertain ourselves with lol)

Man Alive

I have been without a camera now for 6 months. I CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS! but really. I feel so naked and incomplete. My poor phone is trying to take on the pressure but he's just not capable of being a substitute. I give the poor old chap credit though.

time to save up some money.

Parties

Are fun and all but at the ripe old age of 20...I feel like I'm over it. I know what you're thinking. It's over before it even began?

I suppose so, ladys and gents, I suppose so..

It's just not as fun as it used to be. Not that I was ever into it as much as my friends were, and it's not that I don't have a good time....I just...I dunno. I don't feel the same about them as I used to. I always find myself wanting to stay in. Maybe it's just a phase...who knows! It's really not a big deal.

On the plus side however I got called Zoey Deschanel tonight :) I was walking to the bathroom and a guys said "there goes Zoey Deschanel right there." Kind of made my night, not gonna lie.

Sometimes it's the little things in life. I wasn't even trying to channel her tonight!



dress (disguised as top): Thrifted
skirt: Forever 21 ($8)
Shoes: Kohls ($17/18 I think...) But you can't see them :(

Peace, Love, Applesauce.

I WILL....

work out and healthy this weekend.

It's just so hard to do when I'm hooomme.

But I must prevail.

It's goin' down.

Just sayin'.

<3

Ponderings...

I'm starting to think that having two blogs doesn't really make sense. So....I think I'm going to merge them once and for all. I thought I wanted a seperate place where I post songs/clothes/pictures that I like/find inspirational and where I post more "bloggy" blogs. Alas, this no more seems to make sense. Which is a shame because I really liked the name "The Trees will Sing."

This weekend was pretty fantastic, but I'm afraid that BBF and the boys are mad at me :(. GBF#2 came up to visit this weekend so I wasn't able to see BBF and them like I normally would. I understand them being frustrated but forril...I never get to see GBF#2 anymore! Oh well, I am going to try and make things right tomorrow.

Wish me luck, loves!

Damn you Ebay...Damn you!

Once again Ebay has come to bite me in the ass :(


I won the most wonderfully beautiful pair of Nike shox for 23 dollars the other night including shipping. They were silver and pink and all kinds of fantastic and they were mine. I waited all week for them to arrive....and nothing came...So I checked ebay again...and reality hit like a bag of potatoes (that's a saying, right?). The seller cancelled the transaction because he listed the wrong size. So now I am currently watching a pair that are ending in 13 minutes...wish me luck!!

Why Worry?

I wonder all the time why worryyyyyy. (Old school AAR right there!)

I got an A on my chemsitry test!!!!! HUZZAH!! Well technically a B. I got an 81. But his grading scale is a little different so an 80-100 is an A!

I'm so happy right now. So. happy.

Life always has a fantastic way of working out. :)

Here Comes the Sun :)

I'm feeling much better now.


^^ that line used to scare the living daylights out of me in the Sixth Sense, yet I found it to be fitting for how I am feeling at this moment. I let myself get overwhelmed by my first chemistry test and I just had to give myself a cold, hard slap in the face to realize that life is too short to stress over a test. I tried as hard as I could for that thest, and now I have a much better idea of how to study for the next one. No harm no foul. What's the point in worrying over a test that I may not have even done that poorly on in the first place.

I am back on track!

Now, off to study for my Physics test tonight!

Oof.

You're swimming in a lake. The water is a little cold, but you know once you give it time that you'll become acclimated. Just gotta push through the beginining. You start swimming at a leisurely pace, stretching your limbs and working up to the speed you're used to. Slowly it becomes apparent that unless you start swimming faster, you'll never get anywhere. The water is getting rough and the current is too strong for you to keep up with. The sinking feeling of realization begins to manifest. You're drowing. You're trying as hard as you can with every fiber of your being to fight it. Thrashing and kicking with all the power you can muster beneath the waves but the water keeps escalading over your head...filling your lungs. Consuming you. You gasp and gulp for air but none of it is sufficient. You can't survive like this.

This. This is how I feel right now. (with a little artistic overexaggeration ;))

Yummy Yummy Yummy I've Got Love in My Tummy

These beauties are from a local cookies store that is immensely popular in my town. Words can not even begin to describe exactly how delicious they were.

Super Dark Chocolate cookies with raspberry sauce. YUM! My mouth is watering in memory of them.

WHAT the WHAT?!!!!

Vh1 100 Greatest Artists of All Time you have done me wrong!!

Queen at 17?!


What the what?!!!

Not that I have a problem with The Beatles, or Michael Jackson or Led Zeppelin being up high. I love all of them too and no one can take away how influential The Beatles have been to....the universe.

But 17!???!?!?!?!?!?

I think Prince could have been pushed back a couple steps....ah well life goes on ;)

p.s. Was that not a really awkward Mtv Award show? Though that stage was AMAZING. Props there ;).

Hot Tamale!

Today (well we started yesterday) me and my roommate (mostly my roommie) made tamales! And boy were they delish! Just a little time consuming braising the pork. But it was soooooooo good that it was totally worth it! I would put the recipe here so that I could replicate it or let you guys..but my room mate winged it off of several recipes he had researched. Once I pick his brain a little I'll post it here :)

We went to the annual art festival downtown today and while most of the art is unfortunately just overpriced...how should I put this nicely...clutter? Nothing that really "spoke" to me. There was a cajun food place that we tried alligator and crawfish. While it was ridiculously overpriced, the alligator was actually pretty good!

We also decided while working on our pork that we are going to make candles out of pork fat and call them "mancandles." They will soon be coming to a Wal*Mart near you ;)

Hope you all are having a fantastic weekend!!

p.s. Listening to the new Brandon Flowers cd. Kind of disappointed. And by kind of I mean very. :(

P.S. Revisited

I am going to try to get back to posting fun blogs on this blog too instead of only on my other one. I promise! Maybe I can also turn this one into my food/ trying to live healthier blog too....hmm hmm


oh and stumpleupon.com is my new favorite site. IN ZE WORRRLD!

also..for the record...I haven't played petville in ages. AGES! I'm pretty sure my pup is dead...:(

Huzzah!

It's Friday, bitches!!

I'm am sooo beyond excited for this weekend. Not even that I have all that much planned I just felt extremely burnt out this week for no apparent reason. So to have a nice little break will be fantastic :)

My roomie is making some delicious smelling braised pork. I probably smelled braised wrong. But that's not important. (right?). Seriously the apartment smells amazing.

Also I am extremely proud of myself! I saw some pretty adorable flats today. Only pair left. my size. Pastel/mint green. With ruffles and studs. 5 dollars. And I passed them up. Why you may ask? I feel like I give into my shopping urges too often. I need to learn that it's okay to walk away from some things sometimes...even if they are ridiculously amazing details if they aren't really a necessity.

...as I write this of course I'm already thinking of how I'm going to find a way back to there to snag them up....It's goign to take some time!

Soooo yeah. That's all for now. There is a boy in several of my classes (Chem lecture, Chem Lab, Animal Behavior Lecture, Animal Behavior Lab) who is not cute but I know really likes me. And he's soo clingly. I feel really bad. We don't agree on ANYTHING though. I don't know what I'm going to do. He keeps trying to hang out more and more outside of class and I have to keep coming up with excuses not to hang out with him and..it's just bad. I've tried to make it blatently obvious that I only view him as a friend and have talked about several of my guy friends in front of him to make him think I'm interested in them so maybe he would back off but it's not workingggg.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

I guess it's a good problem to have. When I'm not beating the boys away with a stick is when I should start worrying ;) Am I right? (Holler!)

p.s.

I notice in my last blog before summer that I mention the Cavs. So I just want to make one thing very clear.

CLEVELAND DON'T NEED NO LEBRON JAMES TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP!

We got this.

That is all.

Time is a funny funny thing

Wow. I can't believe it's been sooooo long since my last post I mean I know I updated about moving into the apartment but my entire summer went undocumented...So so soooo much has changed. But at the same time the cycles are still the same. Especially this summer I wish I would have taken more time to write down what I was feeling/doing. Obviously I've started a new semester at school and it feels pretty crazy to be a junior now. I'm an upperclassman?! What the WHAT?! I feel like the closer it comes down to my last couple semesters the more scared I get. What am I going to do after college? I feel like I need to go to grad school...do internships...get lab research under my belt. Something! The classes, as frustrating as they can be, are still a safety net for me. I don't know what I'll do when they stop...But I still have some time to try to figure things out :)I think I might try and meet with my advisor.... oof ::begin stress buildup:: lol I guess I just feel like there is some sort of countdown running until I have to become a full fledged "adult" and I don't think that I am quite ready for that yet...

I guess there's a lot that needs to be caught up....

I ended up working for my AM this summer which was a super, massive, enormous blessing. I honestly don't know what I would have done had she not been able to fit me in! THANK JEBUS!! I was working on a "special project" for the company that sshe works for and it was pretty easy and straightforward. Huzzah for that!

Overall though this summer was pretty....awful. But I'm glad it happened! It was...a good kind of awful (yes, that does make sense...in my head at least). Not too long after that last post before summer my AN who has breast cancer started getting pretty bad. She was diagnosed in 2004 with stage 4 and beat it for a long time and was in remission for awhile. Unfortunately it came back and spread to her brain....After that I guess there wasn't a whole lot that could be done. I remember the last time I saw her... It was at my cousins (her daughters) graduation party from college (for her masters) and she seemed so tired and weak and fragile. I'd never seen her in that condition before, even when she was in the midst of her worst treatments from her first bout. I could tell then that this was a different kind of battle. I guess you never really think that when you see someone or say goodbye it could be for the last time. I remember I gave her a kiss and hug and told her to get some sleep and rest (she may have taken my advice a little to literally >.>) (I know that's awful but humor is how I cope.)

July 2 she passed. It's a shame you never realize how much you love or appreciate someone until they're gone. I don't even know if there are words to describe how I felt. A couple nights earlier the hospital had called to tell us to come down and say our goodbyes because she probable didn't have much longer. It was on a Tuesday night so my parents wouldn't let me go because I had to work the next day and they didn't want me to see her like that. I don't know if I've ever cried that hard before in my life. The feeling of emptiness and helplessness overtook every fiber of my being. A feeling I would never wish on my worst enemy. She was 53.

I'm pretty sure I cried more that week than I have in my entire life combined. The wake was...hard to say the least. I remember the drive to the funeral home. The nauseous feeling in my stomach. Walking into the room and the minute that I passed the threshold tears started pouring from my eyes...Seeing my UM, CA, CH...It was too much. I remember the way UM (her husband) said "It's alright...she's better now.." something about the way he said it sounded so sincere, and it resonated through my mind the rest of the night. I feel like in every family there is one person who is a particularly strong driving force in keeping the family close. This person in my family was my AN. All the parties were over her house...she did a lot of planning ect. Nothing about the situtaion seemed fair.

She never got to see her children have grandkids, or get married. She became that person in old photographs that people ask about and you say they died young from cancer. Not only me but all my cousins and her children have to leave most of there life without knowing her/having her there. Just become a collection of memories.

I feel like funerals are a good portrait into families though, and even though the circumstances were awful it just made me realize how much I appreciate and love everyone in my family. I loved catching little moments and interactions between family members that I don't think I'll forget and will cherish for a great while.

I've learned a lot about who I am/where I want to be/what I want to do from this though. and I've questioned a lot of what I was doing before...

Why do I go out of my way so much to make people happy and appeasing others when it doesn't make me happy. Do things I don't want to do because they want to or stray from things I desire because they don't.

Why do I keep holdign on to relationships with old friends who's time has long past, making me miserable at times?

Why don't I just do what I want to do?When I want to do it.

On top of all of that dealing with my mother's mental disorders has been physically and mentally exhausting. I just don't know what to do and hate the fact that I don't even feel like I know her....I also hate the fact that the more I learn about it, the more I find myself thinking sometimes that I would just rather be without her for awhile.

I love my mother. to bits adn pieces. but she needs help and is unwilling to do anything about it....I don't want to go into too much detail here but I remember dreading the ride home from work everyday....

So this post was long and rambling and sad but I guess I felt I had to get it out of the way before I could get to the fun stuff again :). I will not let anything hold me down. What doesn't kill you make you stronger (holler!)

Phew!

Just moved into my apartment last night and I already LOVE it sooooooooooooooooo much much much more than living inside that dorm!! This year is already looking to be fantastic...I can already tell. Not that there hasn't been a couple hardships along the way. And by that I mean the massive amount of work orders I've been putting in for my real estate people to take care of. Ran the dishwasher for the first time last night and it completely flooded our kitchen and was having issues running through the cycles. It also smelled like something was burning hardcore. Finally got a lock put on our patio door however the screen still needs replaced since it is so severely bowed out and bent that it can't close all the way and it's in upside down...the glass panels in the doors will also need replaced due to the fact that they're seal broke and they are filled with condensation and water- not a good look. They came and fixed the chair though which was nice, but we still need them to also fix the fridge so that we can use the top shelf. One of the hooks that was holding it up got broken off so if you place weight on it falls through. My room is sweet though (and not that I'm going to tell my room mate but I think it's a little bigger.....;)) AND I HAVE EXTRA ROOM IN MY CLOSET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's redonkulous. like...forril. I LOVE IT. Probs gonna see BBF today and the boys so that makes me happy even though I smell like sweat and look gross

These are the days it never rains but it poors...

These past couple of days have been rough with a capital R. I'm so unbelieveably stressed/frustrated/unsure about everything I could scream. I found out my work doesn't need me back this summer. So as of right now I am unemployed. This might quite possibly be the worst feeling in the world. I mean...i have apartment payments to make next semester at school. I have to buy food. I need to get a car to GET to school and/or come home at all to visit. I need to pay for gas. HOW IS ANY OF THIS GOING TO HAPPEN?! I'm going out tomorrow to apply to as many places as possible.

I don't even want to think about it right now, I feel like I'm drowning.:( But I don't want to be a Debbie Downer. Life moves on and everything happens for a reason.

There are some pretty bad storms rollin' in right now, but the CAVS are on tv so that makes things better!

Cleveland is the reason!!! Goooooooo Cavs!!! :D

I get to visit my family on Sunday for Mother's Day! I'm pretty excited. Going over my AL for steaks! yumm

p.s. LOST this week wasINSANE. seriously best show on television. and the Glee I know and love is back! This week's epi was the first one I felt was like the old ones and I loved it!

AND my dad made bbq chicken on the grill tonight. I mean really, I shouldn't complain as much as I do, life is pretty great sometimes even when it's trying to overtake you.

Yahoo! (Take 2)

Oh my gosh...I just wrote the longest update blog. It was witty. Funny. Contained Links and Life lessons. I go to publish post...and it says there's an error. My heartbeat starts to quicken but I figure It'll be fine...no big deal. The message says to click the back button. This demand seems questionable but what else am I goign to do? I click back. and. it's. all. gone. The masterpiece of my blooging career down the tubes. I don't even know if I have it in my to rewrite the whole thing. I wonder if i can somehow get back to it...one minute...let me check...

YAHOOOOOOOOOO! only this time it's forril!! Look at the next post! It's the one I thought I'd lost!!!

Thank you, blogspot for autosaving your entries!!!!!!! Huzzah! Life is GOOD! (as my momma would say in a drunken facebook status ;))

Yahoo!

That's right. I just said yahoo! And for good reason might I add. But a few short hours ago I completed my LAST CLASS OF SOPHOMORE YEAR OF COLLEGE!!!!! Soo sooo soo sooooo crazy. Just have to endure my week of finals and I'll be home free for the summer! Which means a lot more updates (and probably a lot more interesting ones! haha)

STILL have to find an apartment. I really don't even want to talk about because I'll just get stressed. Oof. Wednesday is my deadline. I will have an apartment picked out by then.

Had lunch with bbf and ran into this creepy kid from a party last weekend. ahh!! It was really awkward. really. awkward.

Starting the packing process and I'm always amazed at how much I have fit into this tiny little dorm. It's really quite remarkable. I could teach those women on hoarders a thing or too about hiding the amount of shit they own so it doesn't seem as unmanageable ;). I'm just joking though, my dad always says me and my sister are goign to end up on that show. I can't say that I blame him.

I had a cookie today. AND steak escape. AND a snickers ice cream :(. Necesito ir a rec center. fo sho'.

I ordered some things off of forever21.com since they have some cute stuff pretty cheap right now. I got a cute skirt for work that is blue houndstooth with a bow (6.99) adorable! It kind of reminds me of glee :)I also like how it's longer. They have the cutest dresses/skirts but some of them are ridiculously short! Obviously with leggings and tights it's not such a big deal anymore but it's been really hot lately and the thought of putting on leggings seems cringeworthy! Gotta suffer for fashion I suppose ;).

http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=sale&product%5Fid=2065751181&Page=1

I also bought a military inspired zip up (9.99). A girl in my chemistry lab has this and as soon as I saw it I wanted it. Much to my surprise while I was rummaging the store's sale section it was there! It's like it was meant to be!

I also got something else...but I can't remember what now! Oh dear...I guess it'll have to remain a surprise until later. :(

Finally I bought this in a round two sweep of the site! An AMAZING military jacket that reminds me much of Freddie Mercury!! I have been on another huge Freddie kick lately and what his "untold story" for about the second or third time on youtube yesterday. I'm pretty excited about it!
http://www.forever21.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=FOREVER21&category%5Fname=sale&product%5Fid=2065086315&Page=1

damn. I wish I could remember that other thing I bought...all in all I think everything came to about fifty dollars which is a lot of money, but it was my way of rewarding myself for a good semester and working so hard. My tax return came and will 98.5% of it is going to be saved I thought I'd spend a little on myself. Though I didn't want to go too crazy before I saw all of the options at the local thrift shop ;).

So yeah. A little indulgence once in awhile never killed the cat. Not that that is a famous saying. but it should be one!

Been getting into my summer music mode a lot lately. Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Killers, Queen, Muse, Blink ect. I seem to go through seasonal rotations so when the band's "turn" comes up again the music seems so fresh and exciting. It's a good little system I've worked out for myself :)

OHHHH I remember now! And it goes with my theme haha! I got a military inspired skirt. I didn't realize how much military things I bought. I love that look though so I was excited it was on sale...:) It was 9.99 and it's navy blue so it looks kind of sailor esque. And I guess the jacket could be considered more marching band? That's what I'm going to go with haha

Oh my gosh! I can't believe I almost forgot!!

I watched Avatar. It changed my life. Sooooooooo good. And such an amazingly beautiful/cool/interesting way to represent a lot of the ways I feel about everything. I'm no hippie by any means however the message that they sent I totally believe in. I love how it shows how everything is connected and how destructive we really are being to the earth. ::hippie moment over now:: I mean I AM an biology/ecology/conservation major. so go figure I love it so much. It basically is a manifestation of a lot of the things I've been learning.

But also. just to clarif ecology isn't just some hippie major. In fact a lot of the professors I've had make sure to make it a point on the first day that if you are in this major because you believe in going green and global warming and stuff you probably won't like it. There's soooooooo much more to it and to learn about the earth. In fact that tell you that for the most part global warming is kind of dramaticized for the public in order for them to take notice. We had to watch an Inconvenient truth to tear it apart and show teh scientific faults in it. So don't judge a book by it's cover ;).

This is long and rambling. I'm sorry. Watch Avatar. It's worth it.

Hmmm

I is bored. Excited for tomorrow! but that means I must get stuff done tonight. Oh a predicament. School is done in 12 days. Less than two weeks.

I know I keep saying this, but it still blows my mind.

Breaking News!!!!!

Okay so here is an official update. Drumroll please!

Animal Phys. take home test completed (er...rather poorly, but it's done! Can I get a witness up in here?!) and turned in. I'm not even going to think about it anymore.

Ecology paper...er...in the works! I have the first part and the last part done. Now to get to that very scientific middle part that is actually the most important but I've been putting it off because I'm lazy and don't want to think about it. (stream of consciousness...sorry!) It. Will. Be. Completed.

Got Chipotle w/ BBF yesterday whilst starving and it was quite possibly the most delicious thing I've ever had in my mouth (that's what she said). and today I finally caved in and bought a new I.D. card so my food issues are no mas! hallelujah, amen, praise Jesus!

Most importantly of all! I have secured new cute boy's digits (I don't know if he has a nickname yet...I'll call him TGO (for the great outdoors...i dunno why...DON'T JUDGE!) we're getting together next tuesday to study quimica con somos amigos :) bow chicka wow wow

Checked out of my chem lab, so I am officially officially officially DONE! this was actually bittersweet. I really liked my lab group. Some extremos! I will genuinely miss them :( I was missing my ruler, luckily my friend let me borrow hers after she got checked out so my T.A. never new. Holler!

I think that's it. I'm goign to watch the episode of LOST from last night...i mean...er...work on this paper that I have to get done.

I watched teh Madonna Glee episode and I have to say I was a little disappointed. These first two episodes since they've come back haven't felt like the old Glee yet. The first 13 episodes are so epically awesome though it would be hard to live up to them. We'll see, I have faith in them. I was pretty upset that Finn gave it up to Santana though. She a skank.

Later lovers :)

I think I jinxed myself

This day has been awful. :( I lost my school I.D. card and haven't eaten in over twelve hours. Need omm in my tummmyy or else the grumps come and get me. It's all good though, I have this take home test to accomplish tonight to cheer me up! .

sorry for being a debbie downer. I just want it to be Thursday when life will be splendid again.

and I didn't get my animal phys. take home test completed. :( gonna have some loooooooongs nights ahead of me.

AND i have to pay 30 bucks to get a replacement I.D. When it rains, it pours my lovelies. Just gotta keep a smile on my face and realize that the end of the schoolyear is right around the corner! I can see a light at the end of this very dark tunnel indeed!

The Little Things...

Today I've fully realized it's the little things in life that make us happy. I've be getting lost and consumed by all this stress I've been feeling to get my schoolwork done and was thinking this week was goign to be horrendous, but dare I say it might actually be fantastic?

I turned my Pop Culture paper on Pretty Woman in today and I was actually surprised by how it turned out. While I was writing it I couldn't shake the feeling that what I was writing was complete and utter bullshit, but while giving the piece one last skim through and proof reading I actually surprised myself. it is by no means the highlight of my collegate career, but it's definetely not the worst thing either (That award goes to my Aplysia lab report, can I get a holler!).

On top of that otday in chemistry my friend PM (physics major)came allll the way down from the very back row of this lecture hall to the very front row where I sit just to talk to me for the 5 or so minutes left before class. I don't know why this simple thing made me so happy, but it was a nice distraction from the workload I have ahead, then it's sweet sweet freedom! :)

The plan for tonight is as follows:
+get Animal Phys. take home test completed
+get Chem lab post lab completed
+go to extra credit guest lecture tonight for Ecology (huzzah!)
+Maybe work on my Ecology paper? (hahahaha probs not.)

This is the second to last week of classes left. Whattttt?!

p.s. I'm applying for a job at the turnpike that pays better than the job I have now. Wish me luck! It'd be for weekends and nights since I still love the job I have now, but a little extra cash won't hurt!

Send this sista some good vibes :)

Later gaters

My how time flies...

So...it's been quite awhile since I've updated. Sorry!! This school year is absolutely crazy!! The good news is that it's over in like...3 weeks! let me repeat. This is crazy. And my last paper is due on Thursday so really once I turn that sucker in I'm clear to finals week which starts May 3, and I'm done May 5th! Huzzah!

Found out cute boy is going to be in my physics class next semester, but more importantly I found a NEW cute boy. I shall reference him as SNC for reasons unknown. We get along really well and have a lot in common, but we'll see. I think he might also be in said physics class. Not a bad line up so far ;).

The most important of updates however would probably have to be that I have changed my smiley, duh! It has gone from =] to --------> :). Let the debates begin!!! Which is better?

That's all for now, will have A LOT of updates soon, promise. Have to finish this thrilling 10 page paper on global warming. Don't you envy me? ;)

bye lovers.

Mmmm...

Coconut m&m's sound delicious. Giving up sweets and desserts for Lent has been insanely difficult lol. Come day after Easter there shall be a feast of sweets galore! =].

ta ta for now ;]

One. Five. One.

Dispicable.

Not all those who wander are LOST

Tonight's episode wasn't as "epic" as the last few however I still found it quite enjoyable =]. While my heart still truly lies Charlie Pace, Sawyer (a.k.a. James Ford) has quickly become my favorite character. He's incredibly interesting and something about his desire to remain an outsider really draws me into his character even more!

I've been rewatching the seasons on the way to the series finale and I forgot how truly amazing and remarkable this show is. It has so many levels and never fails to keep you intrigued. I know a lot of people think it's gotten a little crazy and far-fetched, however if you watch the episodes as they progress and don't just try to begin watching at season 4 then they make is seem perfectly plausible and understandable.

Not only is this show incredible, but the soundtrack is fantastic. it really has a great emotive quality to it. Some personal favorites are "Locke'd Out Again," "Life and Death," "Parting Words," The Constant," "Ji Yeon," and "There's No Place Like Home." All of the music is composed by Michael Giacchino who just received a SAG or Golden Globe for his work on the movie "Up."

If you haven't, I really urge you to check it out!

P.s.

I just realized that last blog seemed kind of like a downer. I don't want it to seem sad, I'm just extremely motivated right now! The weather has been beautiful and I've been enjoying catching up with my college friends again =]

On the prompting of my sister...

It has been far too long y'all since there has been an update! Just getting back into the swing of things since I just got back from Spring Break! It was far too short and left me wanting to stay home and not go back to school! lol

I have a lot of books now to add to those I want to read and I already started them and they seem amazing. I never got around to writing a book review for the ones I have read so far...but it's in the works!!

To add to the list:

~ Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
already started reading this one....and it's awesome. I've heard may a good thing about this book and Kim from work let me borrow it! I am eternally grateful!
~ The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club by Laurie Notaro
also lent to me from Kim and it's hilarious! This is the one I'm planning onhaving finished first. Just a collection of short fun stories and they are all true!
~ The History of Love by :unknown author"
a different friend from work recomended this to me and said it is one of her all time favorite novels adn we seem to have the same tastes so it's been added
~ Einstein
and finally I'm uuuber excited to start this biography I got a couple years ago already. I started reading it and it's really interesting already
~Les Miserables
Just added this one. I forgot i've wanted to read it. It's going to happen.

Well...I'm starting a new attitude today. I'm goign to stop being so gosh forsaken lazy and get shit accomplished. But like...for real accomplished. I'm so sick of feeling so unsatisfyed with everything I do. I'm going to start exerting some effort into what I do and stay active.

I'm going to clean this gosh forsaken dorm. It may be unbearably tiny at times but it's home and I can't get anything accomplished when I look around and all I see is a mess.

I'm going to read these books. I know finding time is hard but I figure if I cut the amount of time I spend on the internet just browsing cause I don't want to do work and actually put it towards something productive I could at least feel better about not spending the time working on homework.

I'm going to start my homework somewhat early. I know what to expect from myself and honestly a lot of the things can be easily done the night before and not be a big deal. However I have several tests, a paper and a data module all coming up which I want to get done early. Meaning this weekend I am goign to exert a lot of time towards them and get a good head start. No more studying the night before a test for me. If anything this semester has proven that I'm long past the time where I am able to get away with such things. I really need to get on the ball.

I am going to find an apartment by Saturday night. I'm am going to call places, get pricing, floor plans, which ammenities are included. The works. I don't want this to be a stressful last minute thing.

I am going to keep in contact with others better. I need to exert more effort in keeping in contact with certain people better. Including family. I'm really goign to try and do this.

I'm going to keep up with this blog. I used to be good at it and I will be once again.

I'm goign to start knitting again.

I'm going to read the bible. I've always wanted to and I think I'm at a time where I can understand and appreciate more than I could when I was younger.

I'm going to try to be a better person.

I know it's a little late for New Year's Resolutions but I'm truly hoping to get stuff accomplished.

I also have something crafty/artsy in the works and I hope it turns out well!!

Spring Break was great! I got to see my friends and just chilled a lot of the time and got to work and make some money.

more to come later. going to work on some homework!

Love and astronaughts!

So long...farewell...auf wiedersehen...goodbye

Today is a sad sad day for me. A day of realization. One of my absolute favorite pairs of jeans...must bite the dust. I've had them since about 6/7th grade and even though I've been neglecting them and haven't worn them in a good couple months I still never even thought to get rid of them. So yesterday I decided that I'd give them a little joy ride and opted to wear them. This pretty much sealed the deal for them. One pant leg has a tear that reaches all the way to about mid/upper calf which I had mended with some safety pins and all but 2 or 3 of the belt loops have come out. The pants are already a couple sizes too large now so a belt really is necessary and it just looked...bad. So I gave them one last breath of fresh air...and then had to throw them out.

I bought a new pair of brown cords over the summer but they are also a little too big and just weren't the same. So the hunt presses on.

So long old friend. I hope there's a pant heaven that you can frollick through ;]

Um...really?

NY FASHION WEEK by desireh featuring Alexander McQueen shoes

Items in this set:
Silk-blend cowl neck top, $225
Crackled Leather Combo Jacket, $995
Silk-chiffon pleat-knot skirt, $1,105
Alexander McQueen Cutout leather ankle boots, $995
Amalia denim shoulder bag, $1,675

Look at these prices. I can recreate for like 1/100 of the price. If not more. Will report back results. Wish me luck

Huzzah!! and an Update =]

Hell Week is over!!!!!!

and it's only Wednesday! Not too shabby.....

Granted...these first couple days just have not been kind to me. My ecology test was...ridiculous. 40 short answer questions! Literally took me almost two hours to do with writing as fast as I could. Talk about some serious hand cramps! Honestly (even though I say this a lot) I don't think I did very well on it. Some questions I just flat out did not answer because I had no clue =/. Others I feel I knew really well...so we'll see! He admitted he's a slow grader so it might be awhile before I get to see the results of my studying. I should have done A LOT more though. I really dropped the ball there. It just sucks that I can't even take a weekend off to go home and chill with my family without falling desperately behind in school and having to endure a stretch of days like the last few have been.

Today I had my Animal Physiology test. Oof. Also all writing and no multiple choice (what is with these professors. WHY do they want to grade all those papers? lol). The "essay" portion (there were 3 we had to do) I feel pretty confident in. He gave us 8 options and we had to choose 3. I was debating between 4 and I hope I made the right choice about which to leave out. The last one was really a trade up. Also completely and totally guessed on several things. 15 definitions...probably a good half I only got 1/2 credit for, hopefully the other half I'll get full credit. Two short answer one was TOTAL b.s. the other I'm pretty sure I got.

It's frustrating to spend sooo much time preparing for an exam and to not see the benefits of it come out. Not to sound like a Debbie Downer, I was much more prepared for my Animal Phys. test then I thought I was. But still...after hours of my life are taken away I'd like to think that I deserve an A! On to greener pastures I suppose!

Today is Ash Wednesday! So I went to church with BBF (boy best friend) and we got ashes on our head then we got dinner with some of his brothers and then watched curling on the olympics! Let's pause for a moment so I can talk about how obsessed I've been with the olympics as of late. It's ridiculous. Anyway we started watching it as a joke...and then we all actually got really hooked into it.To make a long story short...after hours of my life were spent watching U.S.A. (woot woot) play Switzerland..we lost. In overtime!! Very disappointing. But the boys are always entertaining so I guess that made it worth it =].

Over the weekend I got to go hoooome!!! I didn't realize how much I really needed it until I got there. Friday I went to El Zarape with GBF1 (gay best friend) and GBF2 and we had a good time =]. I miss them even though we go to the same college because we really don't get to hang out that much. We have completely opposite schedules and GBF1 is constantly practicing and GBF2 is student teaching now which consumes a lot of his time. So it was nice to chill with them for awhile and enjoy their company! Then we went home and I got to see my pup! and my fam!! (minus sister >.<, thanks for that only follower!) It was soooooooo nice to see them all and made me really excited for spring break! I really think I need it lol.

An olympics commerical is on right now. I love those commericals. and I love Morgan Freeman.

Saturday I got to go to a great thrift store near the home (<3) that I loooooove. Found some nice treasures! And I got to drive the van. I think I'm in love with it. It's a purple mini van...and I am envious of it! It's so smooth and you're so high up and it's perfect! I got 3 skirts, 5 dresses, a sweater, a jacket, shoes and something else for like...30 bucks I believe. Awesome!

Sunday we drove to work with my dad and got to see the cemetary and then since he only had to do 2 hours we went to a little shopping plaza down the street which was fun! Then it was back to the good ol' college town to manic studying and laundry and all that fun stuff.

People keep looking at me today because of the black ash on my forhead lol. You'd think by now people would catch on. It's not like I'm the only one! I'm pretty sure I'm giving up all sweets! (i.e. ice cream, cookies, brownies anything like that). It's already hard. BBF had cookies and reese's and kit kats all over his dorm. So tempting!

What are y'all giving up (if anything) How was your weekend?

Ebay...

So almost all of my Ebay winnings have come in!! I'm very excited. This round was much more of what I expected with hardly as many surprises as the others! Unfortunately....2 are still going to be returned/ hopefully get some money discounted. I know I keep promising pics and they will be coming soon!! I just want to make sure that they look halfway decent ;]. There is an ADORABLE yellow top with lace and a big bow that I love. Well I love everything except the way it looks on my body =[. The sleeves look slightly awkward on me which is a real bummer because I LOVE this top. The other item being returned is a cute grey dress that has a shiny (shocking!) material ruffle all the bust and a cute matching sash/belt tie. Also very cute but also looks slightly awkward.

The things I am goign to keep:

a really cute black button up skirt with a vintage "v" chunk missing out of the top. I know this is a really bad description but it's adorable. It's a little small...but that's probably because I've put on some weight that I'm hoping to lose A.S.A.P.

The next is also a skirt that has a plaid design on it with black lace sticking out the bottom and then some flowers interwoven in the plaid. Adorable!! LOVE IT.

Finally there is a black dress that has some pleating design in the bust that came with a white bow belt. I love me some bows...

So overall very positive. Today was kind of a blah day just becuase it was that day of realization when you know you've gained weight. It's an undeniable fact at the moment and I'm none too thrilled about it. I know I've been eating unhealthy, and with the stress of my classes I know I've been eating more frequently...but I really think this will serve as motivation to lose this weight. I needed this to really put a stop to poor eating habits.

I'm also goign to blame this on the boys. Those kids can eat a shit ton of food and not think twice about it or gain any weight! WTF. They'll order an entire pizza FOR THEMSELF and it's totally cool. Not full after your first dinner? Get a second! Thirsty after those chicken wings you just ate? Why not drink an entire 2 liter of pop by yourself. It's remarkable! I envy them for being able to do it lol. They don't realize how much thought women put into every little thing they put in their mouth. How much have I eaten today already? Do I need this? Well..if I eat this...I just won't eat much later...Well...I didn't really eat much yesterday so I can splurge a little today. It's ridiculous! As soon as I get a boyfriend I'm totally getting fat ;] lol.

I just need to stay in shape (haha as in shape as I get) long enough to snag one, then it's every man for himeself.

peace, love, and Albert Einstein

For Your Listening Pleasure....

Cannonball by Damien Rice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yqM--IMkX4

Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer TO ME
So close that I can't see what's going on

Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon

loves it.

WHAT?!

My sister's pet is trying to seduce my poor innocent little pup!! Not in my neighborhood! Though I can see why she would be attracted to him, he's your nice average guy:



He enjoys a good lounge on the couch.



He scratches his butt.



And eats like a little piggy.



Not to mention his love of sleep...

What lady WOULDN'T want him!

Weekend Update

I'm going to write this post like an episode of LOST. I'm going to tell you about my day yesterday and then flashback to last Saturday! Crazy, right?!

Previously on my blog...

I recounted my adventures with A to the art museum and our struggles with Waitress Bitch. After narrowly escaping and safely making our way back to camp we were able to find some downtime watching Before Sunset and left on a cliffhanger:
"But alas, I will continue this update of Saturday's adventures once I return home from visiting some friends at the f-house. Gonna watch The Wrestler!"

{fade to black}





Flashforward to me writing this right now.

I feel like I didn't really give this movie a fair review. It's definetely worth watching I think. I really like how the movie literally consists of no one but the two of them. I also like how it's not your typical romantic comedy. The movie just follows the two of them around Venice I believe as they are waiting for their train. Shit...maybe it's Paris...Anyway, not important. The scenary is really pretty, and the conversations between them seen genuine and like something that could actually happen. Just a little romanticized.

Flashback to last Saturday:

My plans to show A the Life Sciences Building and all of the cool things it has to offer were foiled by the ever menacing nemesis : locked doors *cue smoke monster music*

After that we decided to go to Walmart to kill some time. DAMN IT. I already forgot a part of Friday. Shit. This story won't make sense without it...

Flashback to last Friday after the art museum, before the movie.

We got ice cream with Ian and Willie at Dairy Queen. I wanted a Coconut some blizzard. They were out of coconut. Wanted a Cherry Cheesecake blizzard. OUT OF CHERRIES. Opted for the classic butterfinger blizzard instead. Boy behind counter who was flirty thought it would be funny to take away blizzard every time I reach for it. He ended up spilling it. =[ Have to wait for them to remake it.

This DQ is amazing though. Def the best there is out there, and yes there is a difference between it and all the others. However I don't want to spoil the surprise for those of you who haven't been there. Just trust that there is something special about it, and it is not these cute little things you can get for a mere 25 cents:



If I were an honest woman I would tell you the monkey one actually kind of creeps me out. But I never claimed to be an honest woman! And I love them all equally...

Flashforward to Last Saturday:

So we decide to go to Wal Mart to kill sometime because we made plans the night before with Ian and Willie at DQ to meet at 2:30.

We don't have a lot of time but enough time for me to buy:






***please note my lighter is actually a lot cooler, and red, and has a flexible neck. It's more comprobable to a miniture blow torch.
***also that other item is a hair waver. I love it. And I feel like it's faster than curling. And it does this to my hair:


dun dun dun. I think it's time for a commercial break...WHAT WILL MY HAIR LOOK LIKE?!?!?!?!

What do you want to do before you die?

After watching an episode of The Buried Life on Mtv I want to make a list of things I want to do before I die. I'll add to this list, and cross them off as I accomplish them.

1. Light a fire
2. See Yosemite in California
3.

Pretty sad this is all I can think of right? Ah well, just leaves room for improvement!

For Your Listening Pleasure....

United States of Pop 2009

look it up. It's pretty sweet.

Ebay....

Hoping to post some pics of my Ebay winnings soon...

Those Japanese places really like their shiny fabrics... You'll see...you'll all see..

peace, love, and fat ducks

Weekend Update!

It may be about a week late, but I thought I would recount my prior weekend adventures with you =]. An unfortunate drought of food poisoning has put me behind in nearly every aspect of what I was hoping to have accomplished or finished by this time...which means that this upcoming weekend will be very productive! Hopefully...Unfortunately this most likely means also none too thrilling...

I had been hoping that I would be coming home this weekend because my friend (and car pool home) had mentioned something, but alas, plans seem to have fallen through. This may be some sort of benefit in disguise however because, while I would love to go home to visit and see the new car, I'm sure I would get none of this schoolwork done. Who wants to do school work when you can have Fred cuddle time? ;].

Anyway. Last Weekend

Friday:

One of my bestest friends from back home came to visit for the weekend! For the sake of shits and giggles, I shall call her...A. Anyway when A arrived we went to a little place here on campus for some grub, and then we went to the Art Museum! We went to see an exhibit about Dale Chihuly (I may have butchered that name...) which was really cool. I had seen it before when I visited it with some foreign exchange students but this time I really got to look at things! The artwook was cool and all but the only picture I took that night was....



These bathrooms were AMAZING! The sinks were so fancy! Just enough pressure to not waste water...Just this little lever you pulled out for water...set at the perfect temperature. Fantastic! ;]

We also got to see a glass blowing tutorial/seminar thing which was also really interesting. The fire that they use to create these things are crazyyyyyyyyy hot. Liek ridiculous. And you can never let it cool or else the glass inside that you need to begin your project will cool and harden. So for six years straight they have molten liquid glass in this insanely hot chamber.

While we were watching this exhibit we also noticed some people placing lots of food outside the viewing area. Now the theme for this weekend was basically "look at all the free shit you can do at the museum!" So naturally, we figured this little feast was free too. After the viewing we quickly made our way over the table set up. Were begining to fix up our plates ( we had grabbed some sort of fruit mixture and a roll/ quiche? of some sort) and RIGHT as I was reaching for a truffle the following went down:

Waitress Bitch: Are you ladies here for the wine tasting?
Us: Um....sure?
Waitress Bitch: Oh. So you have your ticket? You need a ticket. They are $25. You can buy them over at that table. This food is only for the wine tasting.
Us: Oh...okay...yeah, we'll go get a ticket.

Naturally, with our plates still in hand we head toward the table to buy tickets becuase do to our previous adventure we know our blessed bathroom is right before the booth comes up. We make a quick right turn into the bathroom with the hallways, stuff our faces with the food and start laughing at the ridiculousity of what is unfolding. For the record...that was quite possibly the WORST food I have ever had in my mouth. Like for real. AWFUL. I feel bad for those poor saps who paid for that shit. I think even Fred would have hacked it up.

I'm trying to come up with some sort of lawsuit against the museum. This clearly is a case of ageism! I mean...all the old people who saw the viewing and were going to the table weren't questioned. The nerve!

After that we decided it best if we bailed and headed home. Once we got there we watched the movie Before Sunrise which was actually pretty good, however if there hadn't been a sequel I would have been severely disappointed with the ending. Lots of interesting conversation between the two main characters.

But alas, I will continue this update of Saturday's adventures once I return home from visiting some friends at the f-house. Gonna watch The Wrestler!

Gosh Darnit!!

Why is LOST so damn good!!!

sooooooooooo. gooooooooooooooooooooood.

Oof

I hope cute boys knows boy best friend is just a friendddddd.

ooooo life is good.

Updates...

Ebay still sucks, but I'm hoping to rectify this soon. For real. I really want to look into selling some of my own stuff on there but I'm a little turned off by the fact that it costs money. Granted you get to post your first 5 items free, and after that it's like..10 cents or something for each item. Still! They should be happy that you want to post something there in the first place. AND on top of that, they take 8.something something% of your earnings! Not cool Ebay. not cool. But what are you going to do I suppose. It's not like you can make that much if you have a garage sale these days and I don't know if Plato's Closet will take my items...I remember them being picky....

I helped my friend put up posters the other day for his fraternity since it's pledge week? recruitment? I dunno what the official title is. Anyway, we had to walk around campus in the blistering cold to staple the flyers to the little billboards and whatnot. I have NEVER been that cold in my life! We had to switch off who stapled because we lost the feelings in our hands, and stapling was too painful. We made a good time out of it though and entertained ourselves. Those staple guns are too much fun! ;] lol.

My friend is coming to visit me this weekend which I'm pretty excited about. However trying to come up with things to do up here that she hasn't done is kind of tricky. Hopefully we can go to the Art Museum and check of the Chahuey (?) exhibit (even though I've already seen it). It's like blown glass and stuff. What I'm more excited about however is the Cosci museum. I really hope that works out. I've always wanted to go to the one in Columbus, and never even knew there was one in Toledo!

I know my friend wants me to take her to a party and meet my friends here, but I've been trying to put that off for so long. I'm running out of excuses! The truth is...they aren't going to like her. And I really don't think she's going to like them all that much. She is the embodiment of everything Chris hates. So we'll see if I can pull myself out of this one. Maybe we could all just grab food or something...

I am grateful that she is coming up though. I love it here in BG however the time between end of winter break to spring break is always long and pretty rough. Everyone who doesn't get to go home when they want to normally gets into a little funk and it can get the best of you, so it's nice to have something to break it up.

p.s. I think my classes are killing me. Hopefully I'll have a fun post up in a bit.

p.s.s. I'm so excited The Office is back, but last weeks clip episode was disappointing and this week is a rerun. Hello NBC, can't you get anything right.

Dear My One Follower,

I may have a birthday gift you can buy me on ebay. Just sayin'.

Love, Me

TV Going Ons....

Yay for Glee and Michael C. Hall winning SAG awards! =]

and I love Conan O'Brien, he is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy funnier and more talented than Jay Leno. His seems like such a genuinely nice guy and his words about cynicism were very true and eloquent.

P.s. I forgot how much I loooooooooooove LOST. Catching up on season 5 right now and I can not believe how much I don't remember. This show gets overlooked soo much (much like Dexter >.<) Everything about it right down to the music is fantastic.

Ebay...

is sooooooo frustrating! I keep losing! I WILL prevail! lol

Waiting for Class...

Waiting to head out to class and feeling a little gloomy. I can feel some of the friendships I have here starting to fray at the seems which is never really a good feeling. However, everytime I start to feel this way and start getting a little down in the dumps something happens to change it and I realize I'm making too big of a deal out of nothing...Fingers crossed that this happens again. I love everyone I've met here and to lose them would be heartbraking and devastating. Oof, anyway hope to have some fun posts up soon to get me out of this slump!

p.s. I am determined to get my FAFAS done ASAP this year!!! No waiting till the last minute like last time!

EDIT: and I'm already in a better mood! I just called my bank to see how much money I have and It turns out that I have a lot more than I thought at the moment!

EDIT EDIT: I told you this always happens!I don't know why I question some of my friendships so much. Whenever we do hang out we're totally fine and cool. Which is how I am with most of my friends. I don't know why I have to overanalyze every detail with this one friend in particular. oof!

I got to see cute boy today, but we just smiled and waved at each other. I wish I could talk to him. That is my goal for this week. Strike conversation. Make him fall in love. ;]

Golden Globes

Sooo glad Dexter finally got recognized tonight at the Golden Globes! Seeing Michael C. Hall broke my heart, and he totally deserved the recognition ( I looooove Hugh Laurie but he's won the past couple years). This last season of Dexter was so amazingly spectacular and unlike any other show I've ever seen.

and yay! Glee won Best Comedy Series =]! I would have been plenty fine with The Office winning too, as long as one of them beat 30 Rock. Seriously...I just can not stand that show...

p.s. Alec Baldwin needs to stop stealing the Actor in a Comedy Series award from Steve Carrel or Matthew Morrison.

Of course, the highlight of the night was seeing Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson in Glee) all dolled up and looking adorable. Judging from interviews and videos he seems so genuinely funny and sincere and down to earth. If only there were boys like that round here. Of course it doesn't hurt that he's 6' 3" or something ridiculous like that...something about height on a man just gets but heart pumping ;]. ( My first love is still John Krasinski, but since he's gotten engaged Cory has been a welcome distraction =])

To summize: for the most part I was actually happy with the winners of the awards. That doesn't happen often!

So this about sums up the rest of the Glee finale!

I have an unhealthy obsession with cardigans and Emma Pillsbury may just be the answer to all my cardigan dreams =] lol. (Although I think Mr. Shue gives her a run for her money....that man can wear a cardigan - woof!);] Floral details are also currently catching my eye. It's so elegant, classy and ladylike :]

The pink retro shirt dress that the Miss Ohio 5th runner up was wearing I adored! (and her line about the deaf Glee club honking was priceless, I laughed for a solid couple minutes straight). I L.O.V.E. retro/vintage vibes and fashion. I really think I was born in the wrong era sometimes. For some reason the 40's/50's seem like happy, simpler times (even though there was a war going on). Not to mention there always seemed to be a greater sense of unity in the country and pride that I've only seen in my lifetime after 9/11. Buttt that's a huge tangent. To summize the 30's - 50's fashion is immaculate.

And finally, I just love the jackets Jayma wears and how she always has a cute bow popping out and little berets. So adorable, and seems completely practical. It always helps when you look cute, and can stay warm too =].

Golden Globes are on tonight! I'm so excited, I like watching these award shows and red carpets! Not to mention a lot of my shows are nominated (The Office, Glee, House, Dexter...)

p.s. this semester of classes may kill me. Fingers crossed this all works out!

A little Inspiration...

I love this show. L.O.V.E. it! And I'm not afraid to admit it (most of the time! ;]) and while watching the DVD's I've realized how much I truly adore the wardrobe used! While Emma Pillsbury is my favorite (played by Jayma Mays), I've envied mutlitple pieces from almost every female character!

These screen shots are from the finale (so I guess I'll just work my way backwards throughout the season...)

The white detailed cardigan Jayma is wearing is just darling, and I love how it's matched with a pencil skirt with a punch of color. The retro vibe she portrays in so many of her outfits is right up my alley and I honestly can not get enough!

In the middle is Rachel Berry (played by Lea Michele). While I do love me some argyle, it's the skirt that I'm infatuated with. I love the matching wrap belt on skirts and I am obsessed with bows so it's a win win ((win) <---Office reference).

Finally (until I cap the rest of the episode!) I love this jacket, but moreso the look of having a bold colored jacket with an elegantly tied bow in a contrasting color sticking out. So classy! So cute! I must find a shirt with one of those ties (for dirt cheap, mind you).

And with that, I bid you (being no one) an adieu.

oh and btw I don't own any of the rights or characters or any of that fun stuff to Glee. I'm guessing it's owned by FOX.

Dun Dun Dun...The First Post!

Okay, here we go! Honestly, this blog may be a little...erm...lame..until I fully figure out how to use everything and post pictures, videos and all that fun stuff that add nice pizazz to a profile. I hope to write abotu a little bit of everything, fashion, home decor, school, books, movies, tv. I shall become a renaissance woman! Try new things! My horizons are wide open and the time has come to experience the world =]. Granted, the likelyhood of anyone chancing upon this blog are pretty slim, however it's more for me to watch myself grow/develop/whatever any other college student is looking for during there time in school.

I have 2.5 years left before I have to officially enter the adult world, and I hope to make the most of it! =]

Okay, cheesy shit is out of the way. phew. To begin, I am going to come up with my new year's resolutions (procrastination has always been my style...better late than never!) My first one is to read AT LEAST 35 books this year. As I think of books I want to read, I'll post them here. Currently I'm reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and I'm completely hooked!

Books I want to read this year:

• The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by (erm...most of these I'll have to look up)
• Angels in America
• Alice in Wonderland (Through the Looking Glass)
• Catch - 22
• Eat Pray Love

That's it so far. I'm trying to go for those classics that everyone says they've read but I doubt many have.

That's it for right now...I'm positive there will be more to come later =]

p.s. wow...I just noticed those convenient buttons at the top of this text box that say add image, and add video. Huh! Who'da thunk!