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This week’s “That’s What She Said” column this week talks about what I did during the Super Bowl. You can download the column here.
In Utah This Week has a new website. If you want to check it out and read the column online click here. I cannot promise your head won’t explode. The website is sorta busy and hard to navigate, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still fun.
What do you think? Like it? Love it? Hate it?
I’m not the only one immersed in the college lifestyle, though Daisy is way more relaxed about college than I am. With her popped collar Polo shirt, she’s obviously more into the fraternity lifestyle than the actual education.
I’m not going to worry about her until I come home to find her making out with slutty sorority girls, or passed out in her own vomit.
I’m the type of person who is very easily annoyed. I can’t help but wonder if this character flaw has something to do with being the oldest child in my family, and only girl. My childhood was full of annoying boy stuff.
Attending college and being a decade older than the average student guarantees that I’m annoyed 90% of my time on campus. This makes it difficult to relate to other students. And by relate I mean TOLERATE.
Some of the things that drive me crazy are pointless conversations. Don’t these kids have anything important to discuss? Like the newest episode of “Rock of Love Bus?”
Nooo… they’d much rather talk about which guy in the dorm has herpes. Worse than the STD discussions are the questions they ask one another. “Do you understand why the bank charges me every time my rent check bounces?” Or, “OH MY GOD DID YOU KNOW THAT GASOLINE COSTS MONEY?”
Um.
Um..
Um…
Yeah, it’s unfortunate.
Yesterday, I got stuck by two girls who did not shut up the entire lecture. It’s pretty difficult for me to concentrate anyway, so this doesn’t help. I’d like point out that I didn’t tell them to shut up, or punch them in the face. I’m really hoping I’m awarded a scholarship for not murdering them.
I guess the silver lining is that it wouldn’t be a true college experience if I wasn’t miserable part of the time. Right?
I love receiving presents. You show me someone who doesn’t, and I’ll show you a robot. Or a giant liar.
It doesn’t even matter what the gift is, it’s just the fact that someone cares enough about me to give me something. You could hand me a burnt grilled cheese sandwich and as long as it was wrapped in a bow I’d go on and on about how it’s the best present anyone ever gave me. Like I said I’m a sucker for a present.
So when my friend Ryan bought me a present I was ecstatic.
He’s a good friend to worry about my safety and I appreciate it, however, that didn’t stop me from throwing the pepper spray at his head in a heated political argument. I’ll get the hang of this personal safety thing one of these days.
I’ve never taken part in any sort of 365 project. I can’t commit to one brand of shampoo, so committing to a certain type of blog post or picture every single day gives me anxiety. BUT, I’m going to give the lovely Schmutzie’s ‘Grace in Small Things’ a shot.
If you haven’t heard of Grace in Small Things you can find more info here, but the gist is to list five positive things. This is perfect for me because I did make a resolution to be more positive in my life. I can’t commit to daily, weekly or even monthly posts. It’s going to be whenever I feel like it because that’s how I roll.
Here are five things that made me giddy and positive today:
1) Vanilla Chai Deodorant… my armpits smell like fresh cookies. How is this anything but positive?
2 Pug snuggles when I’m stressed out.
3) My MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice concert ticket. HELL YEAH!
4) The smell of fresh-brewed Dunkin’ Donuts french vanilla coffee in my apartment.
5) Nerdy co-workers who keep me laughing even when I’m grumpy.
Little AK may only be five-years-old, but she makes a hell of a bartender.
**In case you don’t speak kid: Appletini for RLO, wine for Cathy and pink wine for Sarah.
P.S. I don’t drink pink wine!! Ever. I’m a red wine kind of girl, but I didn’t want to correct a five-year-old.
If you’re on Facebook you’ve likely seen this meme being passed around. I don’t typically do these because I’m lazy, and people know WAY more than they should about me already. But, I had some time to kill between classes so I did.
I’m posting it here too because dammit I spent twenty freaking minutes writing out this list.
1- I once dropped out of an ethics class because a midget sat behind me.
2- I prefer my coffee cold no matter the weather.
3- I’m the most unorganized person I know.
4- I group my candy by colors before eating it.
5- It’s difficult for me to remember to wear underwear.
6- When the weather is cold one of my knuckle’s hurts. I blame Kyle Judd for stepping on it in fifth grade. I have not forgiven him.
7- I can hold a grudge like no other. See above.
8- The last time I cooked a full meal was 2003.
9- I still wear the same pair of Converse shoes I had in high school.
10- I feel completely inadequate 70% of the time.
11- I think it hurts to wake up.
12- The hotter the weather is the better. I thrive in sunshine.
13- I leave the ‘s’ off words that should have it, and tack it on to words that shouldn’t. This drives RLO crazy.
14- I want to have a child someday, but worry I’m far to selfish to be a mother.
15- I go crazy if my toenails aren’t painted.
16- Sometimes when I’m reading a really good book I skip the last chapter so the characters stay alive in my mind forever.
17- I hate white wine.
18- My mother is right about my life far more often than I like to admit.
19- I hate autism more than any disease.
20- The term Spinal Bifida makes me giggle.
21- I’m proof that CPR saves lives.
22- I check my email obsessively.
23- I’m attracted to men with brown hair and blue eyes because of my Frank Sinatra obsession.
24- I hate when men wear any sort of jewelry.
25- I once broke up with someone because they read Tom Clancy.
I’ve been told I look like a lot of different people. My least favorite comparison is Brett Butler. Remember her? She was that horrible comedian from the 90s. And the most complimentary comparison was Kristen Bell.
Until now…
Last week my lovely friend Summer’s three-year-old niece was looking through the pictures on Summer’s phone and saw this:
She excitedly said, “It’s Hannah Montana!” Coming from a little girl that’s possibly the best compliment ever, and I’ll take it!
I think celebrity comparisons are incredibly entertaining. Who have you been told you look like?
This week’s “That’s What She Said” for In Utah This Week.
If you end up craving Chinese food after reading I’ll totally take the blame for that. Sometimes a girl just has to rant about something silly like cookies.
Am I the only one who thinks tween speak is the most annoying thing ever? I hate acronym speak and I don’t like my words abbreviated. While I caved for a moment, I don’t care how cute your wet kitten is I’m still going to hate the “lolcats” phenomenon.
I wish it ended there, but when I logged into Flickr yesterday I saw this:
Flickr, why have you forsaken me? I don’t want to learn lolspeak. I want to avoid it at all cost!
And then I logged into the website for my new media class and found that part of my assignment was to use emoticons in my paper. I give up. Tween speak is taking over not just the Internet, but the world.
P.S. Because there was so much concern over my pajamas in the comments and emails yesterday, here is a picture of them:
SEE, sometimes I do wear pants at home. The rules of my apartment clearly state they must be comfy, pink and covered in pugs.
