Family&GoodFinds

Sooo today was great.  Went to Iowa City to see my brother throw the discus.  It was great to see my mom, dad, C and D.  The last time I saw my dad was a good month and a half if not more ago.  So, it was well overdue to see my family.

I got some really great things too.....

Forever Young by Bob Dylan.  I can not wait to use this book with a really great lesson in my classroom in a few years.

My Booky Wook by Russell Brand.  I fiiiiinally bought the damn thing!  Can not wait to start reading it!

Shake Hands with the Devil by Romeo Dallaire.  Oh man, this 522 page story of Lt. Gen. Dallaire and what he did in Rwanda is going to be intense!  Watched the movie this last Tuesday and needed the book ASAP.  If you don't know who he is...look him up.  He is a man with a lot more courage and determination than many.  

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah.  I've had my eye on this one for about 3 years now.

Finally have a TOMS shirt!  Thanks Mom!

Of course more clothes from Aerie.  I have bought 10 things from that place in the last 4 days.  Kind of addicted to their cute summer stuff.

10th pair!!!!  Thanks mom!!!!

Beautiful

I could listen to Josh Groban for hours and hours on end.

Mix his voice with Nelly and gets better which I never thought was possible.

Two beautiful people, one beautiful song.

A Walk to Remember

I want this movie on DVD because I only own as a tape.

April 19, 2011

It has been One year to the date that I ended things with one.
And 11 months (in 4 days) to the date I began things with another.

So much has happened in a year.
I have grown so much.

Goal

My goals is to get my hair and weight back to what it was the first day of my Junior year of high school. Only about 3 more inches of hair to go and 8 lbs to lose! 

Prom

Last night was Prom in my hometown.  It made me realize how grown up some of those "little" kids are now.  It also made me realize how old I am getting.  I went to my first Prom when I was a sophomore, I don't even remember the theme.  I went with one of the schools top wrestlers, Mike.  We were the typical movie prom date couples, big man on campus and cheerleader.  It was his Junior Prom.  Then I skipped my Junior Prom because I was all rebellious during that year.  And went my Senior year with one of my best friends at the time, Jason.  The theme was Willy Wonka.  It was cute I guess.  Prom was lame.  Both times.

Prom 2005

The boys decided they wanted to be Mr. Moneybanks from Monopoly.

Prom 2007

We were quite the group to get to cooperate to take a decent picture.  

Things I don't understand

Sorry If this offends any of you.


1.  Dubstep Music -  It's the straight edge or super scene kids rave music.  Just dance to good rave music and don't incorporate the drugs or glow sticking, its amazing.  Try it.

2.  Sayings that you don't finish like:
"I just"
"I can't even"

You just what?  You can't even what?  FINISH YOUR THOUGHTS PEOPLE.

3.  Dudes at bars who are clearly not attractive that think cute girls who are attractive want to dance with them.  NO.  Leave us alone.  (Yes, im putting myself in the attractive category because I can).  If I am wearing skinny jeans, a v-neck, have facial piercings and clearly am not your type....do not bring your carpenter wearing, ugly shoe sporting, truck sweatshirt, goateed face over to me and try getting up all in my bizzznesssss.  I am the master of the spin move and making you look like a failure in front of all your friends.  So save yourself the embarrassment and just don't try.  Thanks.

4.  Snow in April.

5.  Professors who tell their class to email them if they have any questions yet do not respond to emails.  Buuut have plenty of time to send forwards to students.  Real professional people.  If you have time to send forwards, you have time to respond to an email that would only need about three words for the answer.

Labyrinth - Magic Dance

Gaaahhhh you have NOOOO idea how bad I want to watch this movie right now.

Who has a copy they want to send to me?!

99 years ago

To this moment (2:20 am), the Titanic sank.
RIP to all the lost souls.

In remembrance, I shall fall asleep to Titanic.






ps.  i stayed up just long enough to post this.

Darren Criss!

Yesssss this boy!! I knew there was a reason I liked this boy.

He is not afraid to admit he likes Hanson!!

Boys like this...

They don't exist in my world.
if you are a boy who is like this, please, cross paths with me!  


“I wanted so badly to lie down next to her on the couch, to wrap my arms around her and sleep. Not fuck, like in those movies. Not even have sex. Just sleep together, in the most innocent sense of the phrase. But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was hurricane.”

- John Green (Looking for Alaska)

24 hours later

I have accomplished so much in such a short amount of time.

- A 53 slide powerpoint presentation
- A math lesson
- A math menu lesson
- Two papers for human relations
- A two page grading assessment assignment
- and currently working on a two page paper for my genocide class.

I have also talked to my grandma on the phone, showered and gone to Target.

Not turning on the television makes a HUGE difference in my work habits.  Me like.

Perfect

Thats what tonight has been.
It is so nice outside.  Spring is here and I couldn't be more happy.
I am sitting on my balcony, having a drink (or four), working on homework, letting the sounds of Jason Castro, Lydia and Landon Pigg float out my windows to keep me company and the smell of people grilling is filling the air.  Oh and the sky is so clear.
If that isn't damn near perfect, I don't know what is.

I have accomplished so much in homework tonight its unbelievable.
I wish I had been this motivated all semester.
Theres always next year ;)

L&S

Not sure why, but right when I saw this, I thought of L and myself.  Long brown hair and cute dress is so L.  Blonde hair with plaid and jeans is so me.

Favorite

"To Die Would Be An Awfully Big Adventure" - Peter Pan
(original from 1902 says "will" instead of "would" but the movies say "would")


One day, I will get these words somewhere on my body.
I know that many people have them, including Mr Peter Pan himself (Jeremy Sumpter)
But I still want them.
Peter Pan is my all time favorite Disney movie.

This...

Chris Carrabba will always be one of my biggest crushes in the music industry.

I wouldn't mind...

having a relationship with a boy where we did this...

Jarrod Gorbel Does Alicia Keys - "No One"

Oh my goodness. I have always loved his voice.

WTF?!

Just got a random text message from someone and the conversation went like this...

RANDO: Hey I need your opinion.  I was getting a BJ from this girl I've been seeing and she couldn't fit it all in it was to big lol. You ever had that issue? Any ideas?

ME:  Uhhhhh who the hell is this?

RANDO:  OMG like seriously I am so sorry you recieved that text.  I just realized I miss dialed.  I do not know you at all haha opps my bad.  I feel so stupid.

RANDO:  :s Yes I'm so sorry.  Please tell me your at least a girl I said that to? Ha and not a 12 yr old boy uhh

ME:  Yeah, I'm a girl.

RANDO:  You seem pretty chill and friendly ha.  Could I may ask you for your opinion and advice?

ME:  Hahaha umm not really sure how to help you.  You may be on your own.

RANDO:  Well no offense but do you even have any experience at giving guys head though? ha

ME:  Not really something I want to discuss with some random.

RANDO:  Ok sorry.  Goodbye.  My bad.  I won't text u again.

END CONVO

Okay first of all, how do you "misdial" a text message?!  And why would you continue to talk to a random person after sending a weird text message like that?  Aaaannnddd why would someone think I would talk about my personal sex life with them when I do not know who they are?!
Weiiiiiird, man.

Myspace Overload.

I hadn't been on Myspace since Februrary of last year.  Not even sure I was on it then.
I found some great pictures, messages and comments.
I will now share them.

These are just of me...I was even self centered 6 years ago. :)

A.B. commented this one ^ "Mega Babe Disaster".  That was in 2005 and it still slips out of L and I's mouths once in a while.

I once had killer hair.  

This picture ^^^^^^ was the day I decided to chop all that gorgeousness I called hair off.

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These are with other people 

Dakota always thought he could get with me.

Z and I at L's grad party

This is circa 2003 probably.  The four of us were so tight.

I still secretly love all of these boys. but sshhh

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Ones I debated putting up due to the memories they bring back

S, L and me.  "Baby-birding night"

Ohhhh T.O.

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now some great messages or comments

^^^^Ohhh Tim.  After 3 years, he still owes me Reba even though we don't talk anymore.

^^^^A.B.  I had the biggest crush on this dude back in the day.

^^^^6 years ago.  Holy cow.  That was a looooong time ago.

^^^^We have been talking for over 5 years and JUST met.  WTF?!  So glad we still talk after all this time :)

^^^^^Ha Blaine and his Blake jokes.  I could never live ditching Jay at prom for Blake when I worked at Aces.

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Oh and of course some great pictures L took!

I am so glad its almost summer.  I want those^^^ freckles to come back!!!

UNI-STAND for Peace

Last night I had the great pleasure of meeting two really great guys.  Kambale and Claude are two of the most inspirational and amazing guys I have met in a long time.  Claude gave his personal testimony of surviving the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.  Kambale spoke about the raging war in Congo and what we can do to help stop this war.  There was so much information given during the 2 hours it was so hard to wrap my head around.  All I know is I need to do something.  

One of my favorite quotes from the night was: "When you're aware, you'll care.  When you care, you'll do something"

If you did not have the chance to come out to this event, sucks for you :)

Here is a short clip of the speech though.

Some interesting facts:

- Congo has enough resources to equal $24 trillion yet the people of Congo live on a dollar a day.

-  1.2 billion tons of fish die in the Congo reef a year due to pollution.

-  Congo has enough resource to have enough electricity for all of Africa, Europe and parts of the Middle East.

-  Mark Twain spoke up for Congo.

-  Congo soldiers fought int WWII on behalf of Europe to stop the Holocaust.

-  Cadbury (the chocolate maker) was a member of a Congo Association to stop the horrible wars in Congo.

-  Every known element on the periodic table is found in Congo.

-  There are over 200 ethnic groups in Congo.

-  In 1981 there was a colored t.v. shortage.  WHY? Because 65% of the worlds Cobalt comes from Congo and there was a strike for Cobalt by the Rebels.  

- 80% of the worlds Coltan is fond in Congo.  Therefore, Dick Chaney has a piece of Congo in his heart. (his pace-maker if you don't get it)

I am so excited to keep in touch with these guys and have them help STAND as much as they can.  

Feel free to join our Facebook group, STAND-UNI Chapter.  B and K are great at getting messages out to let people know what is happening with our group so JOIN!!!