18th of April 2011
My dad will be 69 in November. This past Friday, he decided to scare the crap out of all of us by falling “down the ladder,” not off, there’s a difference. When I asked him if he thought anything was broken he said “Well, I figured something might be,” which is exactly why he took himself to the doctor immediately right? Nope.
“If it hadn’t hurt so much it actually would have been kinda fun, like the first drop on a roller coaster. Think I’ll go do it again when my foots not so swollen.”
Le sigh.
21st of April 2010
Good news/bad news
Good news: Finally registered for Fall 2010
Bad news: Almost nothing that I need was offered. At all. Especially on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So MWF here I come!
Good news: I get to take German 251. This makes me happy even though I can’t make it my minor.
Bad news: MWF classes: less hours at work+ driving across the bay 6x a week= no money!
At this rate I will be 25 when I graduate with a BA!
Is this a win or a loss? No one really knows for sure…
8th of April 2010
A Day Without Shoes
Ok. I get the point. I do. But really? Here’s why “A Day Without Shoes” irritates me: you aren’t fixing the problem. I get it, “We have to raise awareness about people around the world that don’t have shoes!” people already know that there are other less fortunate ones out there without shoes. You really want to help? DONATE. You walking around barefoot all day when you DO have perfectly good shoes to wear is kind of screwed up to me. I could understand if you were shoeless because you gave all your shoes to charity, but that’s not the case. If it were “Buy a Pair of Toms” day, I totally would do it. They donate a pair of shoes for each pair somebody buys. They don’t walk around shoeless to remind people that some don’t have shoes.
If you want others to help fix them problem, start with yourself. “Raising awareness” accomplishes very little in this case other than grossing me out.
18th of March 2010
Inspired by last night at McSherry’s
Tips on public behavior:
1. (This is more appearance than behavior but oh well) if you think that the backless clubwear shirt you’re wearing needs to be tucked into your mom jeans, you are too old to be wearing it.
2. If your name is Victor and you are from somewhere “special” that isn’t Russia or Germany but close to Germany but isn’t any of the surrounding countries of Germany, if you think that your accent is cute and that “Please get out of my face,” really means “Kiss me you big idiot,” you have no idea how close to being toothless you were.
3. If you think that you can “kick that dude’s ass” and you say that about everyone around you, you clarify 2 things right off the bat: 1) you can’t hold your alcohol and 2) you’re a douche.
4. Not every girl in the bar wants to sleep with you. While you may think rubbing your crotch against us when you “squeeze” through a space that is 4 ft wide says “Yea baby you know you want this,” this is what’s happening in our heads “EW EW EW EW!!!”
5. You don’t booty dance to Flogging Molly. EVER.
Das ist alles!!
3rd of February 2010
I know this is something I tend to go on about. But you can blame the DJ on the radio this morning for reminding me how much I hate PETA. In the same conversation she said how much she loves her dogs, she said she thinks PETA is great. Let me just tell you that PETA doesn’t want people to own pets of any kind. In fact, they kill hundreds more than they actually find homes for. This website has more info than I can bestow on you myself AND they have that oh so sought after PROOF. Go on YouTube. Search “PETA kills animals” and the like. You will find hundreds of videos and if you’re lucky, you may just find the interviews with ex-PETA employees who admitted to “adopting” numerous animals, bringing them back to headquarters in Virginia, euthanizing them, and then dumping the garbage bags full of the bodies of helpless dogs and cats (puppies and kittens included) in public dumpsters. Another good video to look for ( it may have been removed because I have been unable to find it recently) is the one in which the president of PETA says ” we need to let the domestic dog and cat go quietly into extinction.”
Like I said, I know this is all something i’ve said before, but it’s something that bothers me more than anyone will ever understand. I have loved animals of every shape and size since I was a little girl. Ask my parents, my friends, especially Jack. It’s almost disgusting how crazy about our furry/feathered/scaled friends that I am. It irritates me to no end to hear people say things like “I totally support PETA, I’m all for animal rights,” you clearly do not know what these people do. You can’t say how much you love your pets and then say you think PETA is fantastic because PETA thinks that your beloved pet would be better off dead than in your possession.
Alright. That’s it. Stepping off soapbox.
27th of January 2010
Has anyone ever told you that you look just like…
Today, for the umpteenth time, I was told I look like somebody else. This happens to me all the time. So far, here are the ones I’ve heard:
Britney Spears (vomit)
Mandy Moore (not quite as bad but still…)
Lindsey Lohan (SHOOT ME)
Wynona Ryder (crazy)
Drew Barrymore (eh, not really a fan but oh well)
Liza Minelli (seriously? Don’t even know if I spelled that right, really don’t care)
And today for the first time ever
Melissa Joan Hart (I truly have no opinion on this one)
There have been various other instances in which I have been mistaken for somebody else (Hey, you’re Irene, aren’t you?). Why can’t I just be me?! Let’s turn this into a game. Who do I look like to you?
19th of January 2010
Neo paganism? Really? Puts humans on the same level as other living things… That’s… that’s wrong?
6th of January 2010
These people are idiots. They make it seem like they’re doing so much good when all they actually do is throw glorified stink bombs and charge ships many times their size and are shocked when things like this happen. I watched maybe 2 episodes of this stupid show and was thoroughly disgusted that we give them publicity. I am not saying that what the Japanese are doing is right. I am not on their side. But why is it that animal rights activists continue to do these completely insane things and people continue to give them money?
Take PETA for example. I bet most of you think that PETA is a great organization who’s sole purpose is the protection of animals. You would be wrong. The president of PETA has said that we need to let the domestic dog and cat go quietly into extinction. I heard it with my own ears. Every year PETA members go out and “adopt” pets from shelters. They take them home and feed them vegetarian food and keep them happy and healthy right? Wrong. They euthanize them. Perfectly healthy animals that would otherwise have the chance of being adopted by someone who will love them unconditionally are KILLED by the same people who proclaim to want to help them. Real nice huh?
I’m all for treating animals with respect. I have 2 cats that would have died without care from my husband and me. My 11 year old Roxy dog is a pound pup. I work in a veterinary clinic helping to keep pets healthy. I may not be a vegan or a vegetarian, but I do care deeply about our furry and feathered friends. This planet is as much theirs as is ours, if not more so. It is our duty to protect them, not run around in dingys attacking boats the size of battleships with stinkbombs and lie for publicity.
4th of January 2010
Finally
For the first semester since I became a college student, every class that I’m registered for is one that I need. With the possible exception of one. Ever since I started at Harvard by the Highway (Faulkner State Community College for those of you not in the know, Go Sun Chiefs!), I have wasted more money/time than I care to divulge on classes I will never ever need. While I take responsibility for some wasting of time as a result of changing my major repeatedly, I have to place a lot of blame on poor advising. Without said poor advising, I wouldn’t have needed to change my major more than once.
All of that aside, I’m finally on the right path to graduating one day. I say one day because it’s been almost 5 years and no pretty little piece of paper for me to frame. Sometimes I get a little frustrated when I think about the fact that almost everybody I graduated from high school with had graduated from college. Even some who graduated after me have passed me up. But I have a 3.83 gpa that I am extremely proud of, and have made the Dean’s List multiple times. I guess slow and steady wins the race. Here’s to One Day
22nd of December 2009
O the weather outside is frightful…
Things I HATE about winter:
First, and the most obvious, it’s flippin cold! I hate being cold.
Second, cold toilet seats.
Third, cold sheets.
Fourth, fearing your power bill because you run the heater all the time.
Fifth, shaving my legs and then getting goosebumps. Or shaving over goosebumps, which is actually a little worse.
There are more, I could continue on for a while, but I’ll spare you.
Things that I like about winter:
There’s one, Christmas. It’s not because I get gifts either. I won’t lie and say that’s not fun, but the most fun for me is getting to see my whole family, eat good food, and watch everyone’s reaction to the gift I got them. I put a lot of effort into choosing gifts and it makes me truly happy to see people happy with what I gave them.
