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.