All you ever wanted was love

Ugh, Yankees.

I'm currently watching Top Chef season 6 online, because I can't watch it on wednesday nights anymore. I almost prefer getting it off of Amazon and watching it at my leisure. I like giving myself something to look forward to. I know this seems like a pretty generic "I'm currently..." but I want to highlight the all-star reunion show that took place last night. If anybody gets the chance to watch this episode who is a fan of the whole series, it's worthwhile. I downloaded it this morning, and of all the all-star/reunion shows, this is one of the best assemblages I've seen yet. Well done, Bravo. No wait! Bravo, Bravo! LAME.

By the way, I didn't do as horribly on my speech as I thought I did- 42/50, and extremely positive written feedback from my professor and "peer evaluators." Surprising? I think that goes without saying.

Goodbye Love

I'm currently listening to: Caroline's New Wave mix. Track of note: "Oh! You Pretty Things"- David Bowie

So, it's my birthday! For those of you keeping score at home, that would also mean it's 365's birthday too. I wish I could post today and say something like "whew, that year of things was really great and I learned a lot, and had a ton of fun!" but, since I chose to fail at my project, I can't. Someday, someday.

All of that aside, I'm having a really great birthday. I was super bummed out when I figured out it would be on a tuesday, and I wouldn't be able to be home for it. I mean, I was home this weekend, but it's not the same. But then Tianna informs me that she and Lizzie and Jessica were going to come visit me today at school, and I was SUPER excited, because they've never been here before, and I didn't get to see any of them when I was home this weekend. So already, I was gonna have a great birthday. And then I woke up to find an awesome card on my desk from my two floormates Raelene and Sarah. And then when I went to shower I saw that Mia had made a birthday collage for me and the card from the girls on my floor. And then there were just birthday wishes all day. Mia and I also went to Legacy Chocolates over by Penco to get my FREE birthday truffle which is always exciting to get free things on your birthday. But then I texted Tianna and Jessica (texting Lizzie is always a lost cause) to see when they were coming, and Tianna responded by saying that Lizzie was sick and she didn't they were going to be able to come..So then I really pissed off, and really disappointed, too. Mia was hanging out in my room because she was helping me crush my cans and was just like "How sick can Lizzie be?? I mean, I can't believe they said they were going to come and get my hopes up, and then not show up!" So then Mia said that we could just go to dinner together, and I was like, alright....

So then we walk downstairs and as soon as I walked out the door to outside I see the three of them strolling up with an ice cream cake and a card, and I was so surprised, because I was seriously believing that they weren't going to come. And it's a good thing we had perfect timing because I would have walked to the commons and probably gotten dinner, and then there visit would have been ruined. So then Mia went off to have dinner (I felt bad, she could have eaten with us, but she had a thing pretty soon after that) and I showed the posse up to my cozy little room, which they all agreed they liked a lot, and then we headed off to Perkins for dinner. Exotic, I know. So then we just came back and hung out in my room, and my roommate wasn't there so we just loud and obnoxious and we laughed a lot. It was awesome. Totally the best birthday surprise evs. Way better than the "surprise" party they threw me freshman year in high school. So, all in all, a good day. I don't think I could ever get sick of hanging out with them. It'll make me sad next year if Jessica ends up going to St. Kate's and they can all hang out together all the time, and I won't hardly ever get to see them. I guess that just makes me awesomer?

Drawing from observation

I'm currently watching: The Office: Season 2. Watch this episode: The Christmas Party (you can add it to your instant queue on Netflix)

Stealing the idea from Entertainment Weekly, I'm creating a Must List. Theme: Online Videos. Now, if you really want to be a stickler, you're gonna call me out on this, because they're not all originally "online" videos. But, whatevs. This is what I've collected for you, to enrich your internet boredom:

1. Demetri Martin: "If I" 1-6

This is a comedy special he did on BBC a couple of years ago. It has 6 parts, so after the first one, just keep going with the next 5. If you've never seen or heard of Demetri Martin, you're missing out. His show Important Things with Demetri Martin on Comedy Central is okay, but his stand-up is awesome. Also check out "Some Jokes" which you can search on YouTube, and listen to the whole track. I encourage you to watch "If I" several times if you enjoy it, it gets better every time.

2. John Mayer Has a TV Show

I've loved John Mayer for I don't know how long. This show is probably not so good if you don't love him, it might come off as obnoxious and unnecessary to some people, which is understandable. It's better that there's only one episode, and parts of it are like "John Mayer is a douche" but other parts are really funny.

3. Big Fat Quiz of the Year- 2007

This will make one person in particular very happy that this is on the list. Featuring Russell Brand and Lily Allen to name a few, it covers international and british pop culture from the year 2007 in the form of a team quiz show. It also has several parts, so keep watching after the first part is finished.

4. Tom Hanks on The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report	Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
Tom Hanks Care Package
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This is Tom Hanks with Steven Colbert making care packages for the troops. Hilarity ensues, including puppies and ice cream.

5. Wizard People, Dear Reader

This was sent to me by my friend Jane, who also loves Harry Potter. It's the Sorcerer's Stone narrated by some guy with a super awkward voice. That's not the best advertisement, but seriously, it's hilarious. Strong language, so if you get annoyed by it after awhile, don't feel bad, it gets to be a bit much. The whole movie is up on YouTube with the narration, but "The Cribbage Match" is the best.

6. So You Cat Wants a Massage?

Lizzie sent this to me, it's just like something that Kristen Wiig would do on SNL, it's great.

7. Aaron Carter getting wasted

The title makes it sound really trashy, but it's hilarious, I think I've probably talked about this video on here before. It's a clip from House of Carters.

8. Andy Jams the Vote

I've posted this on here before, but I love this video, it has to be on this list. It starts two minutes in.

9. Star Wars re-told by someone who's never seen it

Caroline posted this on her movie blog a long time ago, and I think the editing is so great, it makes it even more hilarious.

10. The Landlord

This is from Funny or Die, and Junior year it was all the rage among my friends. Starring Will Ferrell and a baby. Also, check out "Good Cop, Baby Cop" if you like this one.

Wheel

I'm currently listening to: MIKA- Life in Cartoon Motion. You should download: Track 8, "Billy Brown".

Does anyone have an idea for an art project possibility using 14 empty Diet Coke cans? It's just that I have all those cans, and I figured I should think of something creative to do with them before I recycle them all. I have no ideas, really, but someone might. I think there's a recyclable art competition here, that I'm not going to enter regardless, but that gave me the idea. If no one has any ideas, I'll recycle them instead.

I'm really excited, I went to the Menomonie Market Co-op today, which I had been to before, but never bought anything. I got some hummus, greek yogurt, turkey, mustard, tortillas, and biodegradable garbage bags (!!). I'm supes excited about the garbage bags because a.) my trash was just getting ridiculous and it was time to take it out, but I misplaced the plastic bags I got from MarketPlace foods (I forgot my reusable bags) and therefor couldn't take out my garbage. And it was gross, I'm never letting it get this bad ever ever again, and b.) they're biodegradable. Maybe it's making up for not going to Greensense, but I'm super into eco-friendly right now. As we all should be...., and, c.) not to mention my room kind of smells now (because of the trash...), so I'm going to get some Febreeze asap. That's probably a little too much information, but, along with other folks, I appreciate candor. So needless to say, I had a wrap for lunch, along with hummus and pita chips, and a banana. I'm trying to eat up the produce I got a week ago at Kwik Trip so I can get some organic fruits. If any of you saw my status on Facebook, Kwik Trip apples are nothing to write home about. I've also been trying to eat up a lot of the food I got at MarketPlace foods last week that was super un-healthy. It's probably not a good idea to eat it all up in one week, but I feel guilty and I wanted to get rid of it, and never make that mistake again. If I MUST eat in my room, I want to eat healthier. Plus Cup O Noodles only keeps you full for so long. Ideally, I'll start eating in the commons more often, but lately I've been an idiot about time management, so I haven't really given myself a chance to eat in there much.