Sunday, March 28, 2010

10 days!














oh yes, can't wait.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

five things.

5 things I am looking forward to:
spring time clothes, the adventures that summer will bring, seeing all my lovahs next weekend, my adorable future students, SPAIN.

5 things I did yesterday:
ate sushi, did work at the gym, saw the sights of downtown San Diego, spent great time with friends, learned what homologous chromosomes are.

5 things I wish I could do:
work at a florist shop, play an instrument, knit, be/meet frank abnigale jr. (just watch the movie catch me if you can and you will agree with me), have my own garden in my backyard (and by backyard I mean in my dorm room next to my chia pet, squid).


5 places I'd like to travel to:
AUSTRALIA, greece, times square on new years, an elton john concert, an art gallery where Vincent van Gogh's sunflower paintings are displayed (some of my favorite paintings).

5 favorite songs, as of lately:
1.you and me, dave matthews band
2. aint' no reason, brett dennen
3. maybe, ingrid michealson
4. sea breeze, tyrone wells
5. anything john mayer related

Friday, March 26, 2010

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

the little things.

so I was surfing the world wide web today and came across this article about the small pleasures in life. it was called "101 small pleasures you can enjoy everyday". check it out.

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/makeover/101-small-pleasures-you-can-enjoy-every-day-1125425/

As I was reading the list almost all of them were so true. I loved them, and it made me want to make an extended list. I stole a few from the original list, but I also added some of my own. I encourage you to make your own list of life's little pleasures that you can enjoy everyday, and hopefully some of these things will happen to you! I hope these brighten up your day, they brighten mine :)

1. sunshine
2. sleeping in
3. an exercise endorphin high
4. a handwritten letter
5. singing in the shower
6. a home cooked meal
7. a cup of warm tea
8. LAUGHING
9. a nice afternoon cat nap
10. the funny things that kids say
11. a great book
12. sharing an umbrella
13. smiling at a stranger
14. holding hands
15. bear hugs
16. a long walk that clears your head
17. the beach
18. flying a kite
19. green lights all the way home
20. hammocks
21. the perfect taco
22. fresh baked goods
23. love letters
24. old friends
25. new friends
26. great stories
27. phone calls
28. sunflowers
29. a good ginge
30. a great thrift store bargain
31. the smell of clean laundry
32. swings
33. card games
34. fresh lemonade
35. grassy knolls
36. adorable old people
37. Neapolitan shakes
38. saying thank you
39. coconut popsicles
40. feeding ducks at the pond
41. late summer nights
42. meaningful conversations
43. flea markets
44. fireplaces
45. a spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar
46. throwing pennies into a fountain
47. the perfect bowl of raisin bran
48. waking up thinking you are late, but it turns out you have a half hour left to sleep
49. street musicians
50. slow dancing

welp, that was the first fifty I could think of. I'm sure there are more, but these are all great I'd say! perhaps I will add on later? who knows.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

the day that was NOT full of luck.

so waking up this morning, i had high hopes for the day. Mainly because it was St.Patricks day and people are suppose to have such great luck on this day. (also, today I was thinking and I realized that I don't even know what the H st.pattys day is even about. is it someones birthday? I live in America and so I don't even get why we celebrate it because we are not in Ireland. But in any case, I wore green today anyways so I guess I didn't care that much. but I do need to google that and see what it even means.) but anyways today was definitely not my lucky day.

It started out all fine and dandy, until eleven o'clock rolled around and I had to take my music midterm. I had been freaking out about this midterm for awhile because I had to memorize over 50 songs, most of which did not have words.I have little musical talent and so it was hard for me to differentiate between the piano, violin, cello and the harpsichord. but nonetheless I had to and let's just say I was anything but prepared. along the lines of being prepared, I arrived to class only to find out that the test was on a scantron (I should have known) and I thankfully had a pencil. The draw back however was that it had no eraser. So I am going along, be-boppin through my test when all of sudden my pencil lead broke (I must not know my own strength). and so I was like great, and to make matters worse that was the last of my lead. Like there was nothing left in that bad boy and I was like bust, we are in the middle of a test I can't just ask everyone if they have an extra pencil. So I quietly ask the people around me if they have an extra and no one did. So I literally answered the last 50 questions with the one inch piece of lead that I had left. You better believe my hand a nice cramp after. Then of course I had no eraser and so my scantron was just a mess. I felt like I was being Punk'd, just waiting for Ashton Kutcher to come into the room. It also didn't help that I had no idea what any of the answers were. You try telling Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin apart in a thirty second clip. Not so easy my friends. I basically just wanted to walk out of the room and cry. but even though everything that could have gone wrong did, I pulled it together and finished. and the day just got even weirder from there.

after lunch my friends were going to the beach (because the weather here is great and it was like 80 degrees today and i LOVE it) but no I couldn't go because I had a two hour bio lab. yup, kickin' it in a classroom walst everyone was livin' it up at the beach. not to mention my classroom had broken AC and so it was a sauna. and the class before us dissected cats and so it smelled like shat. (sorry tyler if you are reading this, but it did). and so you could imagine by this point, I was not a happy camper. And so with it just being an off day, and just having really weird occurrences I wanted the day to end. Yet I had SO much to do still. But as I was talking to people throughout the day, I realized my "bad" day, wasn't even that bad compared to others. and here is why:

1. This poor girl on my hall had an appendicitis suddenly (I suppose they are all sudden, but you know) and so she was in the hospital and so it was great to go see her there, but sad because she was in pain. And so I feel like having that happen is worse then my bad day.( but she didn't even keep them in a jar. i totally would)
2. another girl on my hall has pink eye. enough said.
3. AND my friends cat has to be put down. even though I really dislike cats, I wouldn't wish death upon them (well at least not this cat). and that is just super sad.

and so when I was feeling sorry for my self, and having a nice little pity party I realized that even though I probably failed my music midterm, couldn't go to the beach, smelled like formaldehyde from the bio lab, AND i didn't even see a leprechaun, my day could have been worse. And so my heart goes out to the ladies that I mentioned because their days were REALLY unlucky. plus, this bad day was nothing a little night tennis couldn't cure.

welp, that's all I have for today. just a rant on my day and i am SO excited for it to finally be over. thanks a heap st. Patrick, today was a big bust.


I wish I could have at least seen this today. perhaps next year.

Monday, March 15, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLOR!

twenty.tyve.20.zwanzig. viente.dau deg.
your age in five different languages! hm lets see, what was I doing twenty years ago...joke. I was not living, but tyler was. Or I seem to call him, color. (side note: I say my brothers name with a weird accent. I don't really know why, but I pronounce the "er" as a "ur". oh well, he still responds) but anyways, it's Tyler's birthday today! 20 years old, good golly. He is no longer a teen, and that is pretty much all the perks of turning twenty. But I am so stoked that it is his birthday because who doesn't love a good party? and another thing that I love, is the birthday dinner. My grandparents came into town, and it was so great to see them because I hadn't seen them since Christmas. Now Goo (my gma) being the saint that she is, never fails to spread the gifts around. Even though it was Tyler's birthday, she still brought me gifts! it was the greatest thing ever. Three boxes of Girl Scout cookies, and she bought be shoes and just tons of great stuff. I love that woman. Pop is a great man too, now that I am on the subject. I'm pretty sure he is shrinking though, because when we went out to dinner I wore heels and I was taller then him, and that has never happened. It was a bit embarrassing on his part I'd say, but its ok he cant really help it I guess. I told him that the next time I see him he will be small enough to fit in my pocket! but he is still great nonetheless.
Back to Tyler and his day of birth. some quick things about Tyler.
1. He laughs at most of all of my jokes, because clearly I am the funny one.
2. I can ask him like any quote and he will know it. (and he usually will make up quotes and be like "whats that from" and it's usually from nothing haha)
3. He is the neatest kid I know (I self diagnosed him with OCD).
4. He can ALWAYS cheer me up, and it's always nice.
5. I can call him anytime, and he will be there in a heartbeat.
6. He is a great gift-giver :)
7. I'm still the funny one, just saying.
He is just a gem. Always doing things for me, and what not. he is ALWAYS there for me and if i every need anything he is my go-to man. Even though he is spick'n'span and I am more of a well not spick'n'span we still tend to be the greatest of friends. there are definite moments of conflict, but for the most part we get along great. We are like polar opposites we still can hang out and have great conversation.I could go on for days about stories or inside jokes that we have, but my blog would just be way too long. Even this past week was full of laughs because we took a road trip together, and had lots of "quality time" in the car.(Note to self, don't go on a road trip with Tyler if you ever plan on eating/sleeping haha) I look up to Tyler so much, and I am so blessed to have him in my life, especially as my brother. Thanks Tyler for all that you do for me, and I hope you have the greatest day ever.

LOVE YOU!

Friday, March 12, 2010

Hacking the System

Today i hacked tori's blog.
i read her post all day e'ry day.
ok so not all day e'ry day but i do still read them,
and let me tell ya, this kid is a funny chick.
at the time we are watching the grinch, and the current quote of the is...
"im a psycho!!!"
which reminds me of the line...
"my life is complicated" from mitchell davis!
tell me you love him, i mean c'mon!
i feel like you dont really have a sense of humor if you can watch his videos without at least chuckling.

ok im at a turning point in my blog.

im watching the grinch and we just watched the scene where martha may whoviay (however you spell it) wins the light show award, when really the judges voted for betty lou who! now the fact that the mayor lied just ticks me offf, but i mean the mayor is a jackal anyways so i expected that from him... but the JUDGES!!! oh how they rubbed me the wrong way, the judges didnt even speak up and say HEY.... I WISH YOU WERENT A LIIAARRRR!
any who off to the next subject...
Jim Carrey, my real father... i absolutely addoorree him! i can quote just about every movie he is in and i proudly and properly share my love for him to anyone who likes to get into a quoting frenzy with me! lets be honest, the man is a total and complete goofball genius... hes a goobnius!

now... what you should take away from this;
lets just all have disney or dr suess names and life styles and call it a day....

good for me, love ya kids! hopefully we'll talk soon thanks for tooning into my random thoughts

i bid you adieu

anonymous (sammi b)

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

mitchell davis

today sammi (props sammi) and I discovered a great thing. and by thing I mean person. and by person I mean Mitchell Davis.
this guy makes youtube videos. I'm talking videos like kittens inspired by kittens, or old gregg, not even Debra and jackie. Not that those videos are not great, because they totally are, but these videos are sooo great. This guy is just so random and funny and I felt like he HAD to be on my blog. he is perfect for it. so check him out, laugh and enjoy :)

I can not actually show you the video, so just click/paste the link.
it's worth it.

http://www.youtube.com/livelavalive#p/c/6E6374E8467FD227/26/mbKbs1iFmQ8


http://www.youtube.com/livelavalive#p/c/6E6374E8467FD227/4/jU5m5B5oA9U
























livelavalive, as mitchell davis would say.

Getting involved.

so the other day I was thinking about whats important in life. I was thinking about my passions, and what what I wanted to involve myself in. So it hit me; why not get involved in a nonprofit organization. I contemplated a few different things and did some research. I really want to adopt an old person, so I think that will be on my to-do list for this summer. Because lets be real, old people are freakin' awesome. I mean they are cute, and wear cute clothes and they have so much knowledge. They wear orthopedic shoes and love games, and i love both of those things (not so much the orthopedic shoes though, but still old people are awesome). side note: I cant wait to be in the red hats society when I'm like 80 years old. Those ladies are crazy and I love it. plus, everyone looks great in red and purple, right? yes.

anyways, I was struggling with finding a non-profit that I really wanted to get into. And then Time-Out rolled around (time-out is like a chapel at night, its a smaller crowd and more of a youth group feel. I really like it) anyways, at time out Invisible Children the non-profit organization came to talk. I had heard of Invisible Children just briefly (thanks to Sharpeezie) but I never really knew what it was. After hearing about what they are about, I knew exactly what non-profit I wanted to get involved in. Invisible Children is such a great organization, and it helps so many children get out of the war in Uganda. They focus on children and education, which are two things that I am really passionate about. I felt like it was such a calling, going to the Time-out and I feel like this is something that I really need to be apart of.

So, the next step is to sponsor a child, and make a difference in someones life. It is so simple and it really does help. It goes towards the child's education, and so they do not have to be child soldiers in the war. There is something so special about helping the next generation, and there is something that warms my heart knowing that a child is safe and in a better place. So if you so chose, join me! We can help the children of Uganda together!
http://www.invisiblechildren.com/home.php

Or even if that isn't your cut of tea, you can always adopt an old person :) either way, get out there and do something!
(speaking of "do something" check out Miles McPherson's, Pastor at Rock Church in San Diego, new book which encourages everyone to get involved and be apart of something). Getting involved is something that I really enjoy doing and I hope that others are passionate about it to!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

dearest ryan library,

I found out today that the library is actually a good place to get things done. I have only visited the beloved Ryan library three times. today being my third. I know this is absurd because most college students live in their schools library's at one time or another, but not me. see school doesn't stress me out, and I am incapable of working on anything academic past 11, so the library really didn't serve me much purpose. I just work on all of my homework in my room, or in other peoples rooms, and it has seem to work thus far. however my writing teacher( good ol' bowlesy) insisted that we go to the library to print off a page for our research paper. I'm telling you, the people in the library could smell my fear. they knew that I was noob( this might have a slient k at the front, but who knows? i dont).Anyways, it's a bit intimidating walking in and not knowing where to go. but I spotted the reference desk right away and so I figured its the librarians job to help me, so I asked where the encyclopedias were, and the nice little gem behind the desk was so helpful. But i loveeee to read and so when I got to the encyclopedias I got so distracted because I started reading books that had nothing to do with my topic. Let's just say I know less about my research topic, but I could become a dream interpreter if I wanted to. So once i figured out that I had spent an hour sitting, and reading about dreams, I quickly moved upstairs. Here are a few things that I have just learned about the library.
1. people do in fact go there just to sleep. It's true. There were like 8 kids sleeping in this one little area. and its not like they even fell asleep while reading, they legit moved the chairs into a square to make a little cradle thing. It was the oddest thing ever.
2. there were more people on facebook then people actually doing homework.
3. the library is not as quite as i thought it would be.
4. I don't know how to whisper.

all of these things was new knowledge to me, and things I could only experience by going to the library. Oddly enough, I got a lot of my work done and it was a very productive few hours. I cant decide if I liked it though. Like liked it enough to go back, voluntarily, just to study. who knows, maybe the Ryan library and I will become great friends?

Monday, March 1, 2010

diggidy dogs.

Here’s the deal. I have this one idea that no one seems to agree with it. When I bring it up in casual conversation most people (ie, mckayla and everyone else), don’t really seem to understand my passion for this idea. the idea that dogs are gross. now don’t get me wrong, I love me a good pup (and I LOVE my pup earnie who I miss dearly) but despite that, they are still gross, and here is why. THEY DONT WEAR PANTS! think about it. think about it real hard. dogs run around, doing there own thing outside, and then they come in and just sit on everything. its gross. they don’t even use toilet paper, not ok. and I know there are a lot of arguments against my opinion (believe me, I have heard them from mckayla) but I still feel very strongly about this. It just totally grosses me out that dogs sit on beds, and couches and even on the floor, where I sit, or lay down. weirds me out big time. But you see, there is not a solution for this problem. Because I am not about to put pants on my dog (I wont get into my issues with dogs wearing sweaters) and so there is no way to fix this issue. My solution is to just not have a dog when I get older. I will continue to love my dog earnie (poor guy probably couldn't find pants that fit) but when I graduate, unless my family really has a need/love for a dog, I don’t know that I will have one because it totally freaks me out. Does anyone else agree with me? Someone has to, right? I sure hope so. It's totally weird I know, but its just one of those things that really bother me and I hope to someday find someone who feels the same way.


here is what Earn-dawg looks like.