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?

All you gotta do is watch me

Spoilers.

Not only was this weeks Office spectacular because it was the Jim and Pam wedding episode, it was so completely funny. It hasn't been this good for awhile. Like, the silliness of it all was just reminiscent of season 2, which in my opinion is the best season ever and will never be topped. I love how they did the "Forever" wedding dance down the aisle as well, because I actually always really liked that video. The whole last 5 minutes were really great. And then the fact that yes, it was finally Jim and Pam's wedding, which I kind of always had mixed feelings about, but now I'm satisfied with how it worked out. I figured they could never get together, certainly never get engaged, god forbid they have a baby, and of course never get married. But I suppose you can't really go 6 seasons and play off their flirty relationship.

I think I'll go home and lie very still

Well my lack of posting this week has been due to the fact that literally every waking hour this week (apart from eating and class) has been devoted to working on my 2D Design project. It was due today; so thankful that it's finally done. Which segues nicely into my new thing that I did yesterday/last night/today:

I pulled an all-nighter to finish a project.

Some of you will probably be angry about this, because all-nighters usually means you didn't spend enough time on the project to begin with (we call this procrastination, folks). But I hope that some people with be proud of me because of my fortitude. I mean I stayed up all night. Working on a project, no less! Two things I am not often known to do. There was so much cutting involved, and the use of my amazing utility knife.... I also sorely regret not investing in a hole punch for one component, though...

I don't know if people really now what my project was, but I had to literally construct a book on the principles of design. Like cut the covers, and cover them with paper and bind the book (which I screwed up, broke my needle and everything) and cut the pages and all sorts of stuff. It's probably the most involved project I have ever had to do for school. But just one sappy side note: It made me realize how happy I am that I'm an art student. The process of creating something that I know I couldn't have created before, and the fact that I can craft something that is comparable to something store-bought makes me feel so accomplished. Not to mention that Penco has become my sanctuary. But anyways, I digress.

So I've been working on this all week. On Monday night I spent hours (not sure how many, I measured it by one disc of 21 Jumpstreet) cutting out segments from close to 30 Diet Coke cans, and then cutting my coverboard. And then Tuesday I spent cutting my pages and inside covers. And then last night I had to do everything else. That means cutting paper for every single page, mounting text, gluing materials really cleanly (which...didn't always turn out so clean. Dang contact cement). I spent so many hours on it, and I could have spent 10 more hours on it and it still wouldn't have been perfect. I was working in the lounge most of the night, along with my next door neighbor Krista who had 2D this morning at 8. Poor child. I wasn't finished at 6:45, but went back into my room right when my roommate's alarm went off. So I took a shower and went to breakfast. Then I crashed on the futon, and woke up to finish my book. Still wasn't as great as I hoped it would be, but it's better than I thought it would be.

Front Cover:

Inside Cover w/Table of Contents:

My page on Economy and my elaboration. The text boxes are so wonky because they were too long, and I decided it looked like a recycling symbol this way anyway. But I got a little beat up for it.

My page on balance. I used plastic bags to extend the image in the elaboration.

Variety page. Those battery shapes were a pain to cut.

Page on Rhythm. The circle were even more of a pain to cut. This is where I wish I would have used a hole punch. But in the end, I like the handmade quality of it.

Page for Repetition. This was my favorite page conceptually. This is the one where I used all of the Diet Coke can cut-outs. The shape worked nicely, and the repetition of the phrase "Please Recycle." This is where the glue tripped me up because I had to use something a little more heavy duty than my gluestick. So contact cement had to do the trick, but it was messy.

Page for Emphasis. This is the elaboration that I was least pleased with, just because it wasn't very creative, and the image wasn't very good to expanding. I wish I could have done something to do with the recycling bins, but nothing jumped out at me.

Credits page. Clearly I didn't branch out a whole lot..

Back inside cover. You can tell that I had some binding tape issues. It was supposed to cover up another mistake I made, but it made it look even crappier.

Back Cover:

eh. I'm satisfied I suppose.

A rhythmic ceremonial ritual

New thing I did today:

Baked a cake in my dorm basement kitchen.

So much more of a challenge than I had anticipated. First of all, because you have to rent everything, like a mixing bowl, and mixing spoon, a pan, a spatula, oven mitts (which we only had one of, it wasn't ideal...). Plus, there were a bunch of yahoos in there, being obnoxious. I mean, I could have only expected as much, it's a sunday afternoon, which is when the basement tends to be most hoppin'. Mia and I made the cake for Liz, who's birthday it was today. And she was totally sassy about it too. Even after all of the love we put into it, and errthing...

Ugh, I'm already so sick of school. I just can't wait for Thanksgiving, I can't wait to go home for more than a weekend. I'm especially excited for Christmas. It's gonna be such a nice looong break..

By the way, the cake didn't work out very well. We had to eat the center ourselves because it didn't bake well.

let's see you dance, sucka, you got nothing on me

the reason i'm still up:

http://mylifeisaverage.com/

i appreciate all the harry potter references

Come, sorrow is so peculiar.

Update! I got a new roommate. She seems quite nice, I think it'll work out. And she has a futon. How I've been wanting a couch. Oh, you don't even know.

I'm currently watching SNL, weekend update to be exact, and I just want to know, why in the world, if they insist on using Darrell Hammond in a ton of segments anyway, don't they just have him still be part of the regular cast? Ugh.... Someday, when I'm running things over there, they won't have such weird willy nilly casting decisions..

Father, my life is over

Still sick. I feel worse. I think it might be a sinus infection. Ew, right? Agreed. It doesn't help that this weather is just the absolute worst. I also spent like over an hour and a half cleaning my room yesterday, so...maybe I wasn't doing myself any favors with my grody living conditions. Trash is out, dishes are done, FLOOR IS VACUUMED (!), recycling is rinsed, and I've been febreezing like a madman. That's probably what's aggravating my sinuses, to be honest...

So, I was super bummed out about the fact that I was not feeling well enough to participate in the 24 hour couch-a-thon for homecoming. It seemed like fun times. But tonight Mia and I helped Marty decorate the float for tomorrow's parade. The theme is "Cirque Du Stout", and we chose our theme to be Britney Spears circus. Pretty much the whole thing is banners, and a big piece of cardboard with a harlequin pattern and a FABULOUS drawing of BS. Mia and I made the banners, and they look pretty smashing. Then we went to El Patio for dinner. Soo delicious. The burritos are insanely huge. Marty and I ate our entire burritos and kept eating chips and salsa, and bean dip a ton afterwards. Mia made us look fat because she eats like a bird. Loser.

Augustine just woke up with a broken heart

I bookmarked this: http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

It's another time waster. The game is rewarding, though.

I'm feeling pretty sick right now. I'm not sure what's wrong with me. For the past couple of nights, I've felt feverish, but I've been fine during the daytime. Today, I just started feeling pretty weak during speech class. I ate today, too. Not very much. But a TON of fiber. And I got Orange Juice and Milk at the store, so I'm glad I have something a little healthier to eat. I hate feeling extremely unwell. Which I suppose is more of what I feel like, not so much "sick".

In other news, I got out of drawing early yesterday, and then I decided to take a shower, and then I found out that Psychology was cancelled, so I got to eat an actual lunch (!!) with Mia in the commons, and go to the library. It was a good day to have a 3 hour morning break. And then my Art History quiz was a lot easier than I thought. Even though some trick questions..tricked me. But it's a quiz, so I'm not too concerned. All in all, it ended up being a pretty good day, as we also tracked down a grocery store that's waaaayyyy closer than MarketPlace foods. And cheaper than the co-op, and more selection too. That's not to say I'm finished with the co-op. But it's good to know I can get things like..cereal...or turkey, and not for 5 bucks.

2D Design is planning on consuming my whole weekend (and debit card) and I'm actually okay with it. Maybe not so much when I'm buying materials, actually...but otherwise..

He went out, not knowing where he was going

Yesterday as I was updating my queue, I actually caught myself thinking "I wish there was something like Netflix for books.."

I've been having a problem eating breakfast lately. I didn't eat today until 3:45. And that's including liquids. And I'm starting to get used to it too. It's bad news, you guys. I guess what I'm really trying to accomplish here is for people to give me a slap in the face and tell me to make time for breakfast. I almost fainted the other day in drawing. I hate saying "I almost fainted" it makes me seem so dramatic, but thank God I didn't. At first I thought I was just going to be sick, which wouldn't have been good. As I pointed out to Tianna, who hounds me to eat breakfast, depending on how you look at it, it's either a good thing I didn't eat breakfast yesterday, or, I should have eaten breakfast yesterday.

I just want to give a quick critique of this Saturday's premiere of Saturday Night Live (35! Holla)

-Darrell Hammond finally gone off the show. Although..he really did nothing in the past couple of years, save for fleeting appearances as Bill Clinton, John McCain, or Donald Trump. He was the longest running member of SNL, and I'm sad to see him go. He was lovable enough.

-New girl swore. Rookie mistake, CLEARLY. Although, I might F things up too if I was in a stupid skit where I had to say fricken' literally every five seconds. And if it was my first show. But would I do it if it meant that Seth Meyers would hug me at the end of the show? Yes.

-What the heck Lorne Michaels? Firing two women, and hiring two different women is not a step in any direction.

-They better shape up. Seriously, last years premiere with Michael Phelps was so hilarious. More episodes like that one, and the John Malkovich episode would be much appreciated.

You take much more than I'd ever ask for

So I got a printer this weekend, since the printers here suck:

fml.

By the way I didn't do this. It came like this.

Everybody knows it sucks to grow up

New thing I did today:

I brushed my teeth in the shower.

As I was running especially short on time, I decided to kill two birds with one stone. It was almost to the point where I wasn't going to have time to take a shower, but since I hadn't since tuesday, that would have been downright embarrassing...I got up and worked on my project for 2D design, but wasn't completely finished by 10:30, and still needed to go to the bookstore and the print lab before class at 11:15. I didn't make it to the bookstore, and went to the print lab, and everything ended up being fine in class, but lesson in time management, kids: Do the exact opposite of Addie Royce.

The American Dream

aaaaaand, because this is my blog....

Tom Colicchio. Holla.

The Kiel Hawkins Surge machine!

Obscure website of the day:

www.savesurge.org

I hope tomorrow is like today

So you guys remember stirrups? Emily bought me a pair tonight when she and Melissa visited me at Stout.

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
www.colbertnation.com
Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Protests

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.

IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.

New thing that I did yesterday:

Did dishes in a dorm hall sink. I really wish I hadn't let it get so far. I only did them because I didn't have enough dishes to eat lunch in my room, which I needed to do because I was running short on time, but I spent my whole morning break doing my dishes. All my silverware, and a bowl, two plates and 4 cups. And it was disgusting. I had to make two trips, and I didn't have a bin, so I need to get one of those. I'm..kind of a snob when it comes to dishes, and I will often be a little more resistant to use dishes that I washed myself, because I don't trust myself. So, I might bring some dishes home to do in the dishwasher.

Feeeeel the Swayze

I first started loving Patrick Swayze when I watched the mini-series North and South five years ago (which is, to date, my favorite mini-series EVER). He played Orry Main, and he had a terrible mullet. He was an amazing novelty among my friends and I, and he became a legend. One such scenario I made up is that I had him locked in shackles in my closet, and had to take away his food and shower tokens, because he was abusing them, and that he wouldn't stop tap dancing, and that he was being really devious and talking to my friends and saying ridiculous things. Oh, poor Patrick. I abused him so in my scenarios, but he was still awesome.

Still not convinced? Track down his E! True Hollywood Story. Emily and I can both tell you it was absolutely awesome.

The unexamined life is not worth living, man.

Well, here's another first if you could call it that: My roommate withdrew from college, so I'm now roommateless for awhile. Just when I was getting excited about living with another person, it's back to being a lonesome dove, once again.

Pros and Cons:

Pro: I can do whatever I want.

Con: I'll probably end up staying up too late because I don't have to worry about disturbing anyone.

Pro: I can leave homework to the last minute and stay up doing it, because it's my room, and I don't have to worry about disturbing anyone.

Con: I can leave homework to the last minute and stay up doing it, because it's my room, and I don't have to worry about disturbing anyone.

Pro: I don't have to worry about what TV shows I watch

Con: She took her nice TV, enter the one from my room at home

Pro: I can be as messy as I want

Con: I can be as messy as I want.

As you can see, it's bittersweet, but I'll survive. As soon as the room freeze is over, I may get a new roommate, but I may not. More likely I will, but I don't really care anyway it works out, just as long as I never have to move rooms, which Emily assures me won't happen.

I'm debating about whether or not to go to the first greensense meeting tonight. I was planning on joining, but now that I think about it, I mean, really think about it, I don't want to take too much on my plate this very second. I still have shaz loads of homework coming at me from all angles, but we'll see. It also helps if I can get someone to go with me. I may try and sucker someone into going with me, just soes I can scope it out.

More later.

p.s. Art History: blandest subject alive.

Look down upon me Jesus, you gotta help me make a stand

Well, in the end, I turned out to be the worst blogger ever. And we all know it, so getting that out of the way, I will explain myself a little.

I think everyone has noticed that I have not updated for a really long time, and, more importantly, have not kept an updated list of my new things. So I think it's time to finally admit I failed. I'm willing to admit it, but I'm not happy about it. It was an ambitious goal, and I've thought about it and decided that I will try again in four years once I've graduated college (provided I graduate in four years). I made it, eight months I think, something around there. Not to say that all this time I haven't been updating I haven't been doing new things, I have, for the most part. At a certain point I thought, who am I kidding? and stopped making a conscious effort.

That being said, I will be posting a list of most of the interesting things I did during my blogging hiatus, and hopefully that will satisfy a few of you a little bit. I'm actually lucky that on this first attempt at a year of new things, I didn't really do anything too awesome. In other words, there should still be some great things for me two do, come round two.

However, I will keep blogging, (Now that I don't have to have a precedent for blogging, the task will seem less daunting). I plan to blog about anything I want, with a tentative lean towards pop culture and my college life. I plan to blog about any new things that crop up while I'm here at college, and so everyone can feel informed about how I'm doing. The pop culture bit is because anyone who knows me knows that I love pop culture, and if I feel like I want to write about it, I don't want it to come as a surprise to anybody.

So here's a list of the new things I've done so far in college:

-Moved in to college

-Went to a college class

-Went to the bottoms in dunn county

-Went to Campus Crusade

-Went to Out at Stout (the gsa group-- call me crazy, but I miss diversity here, and I needed a fix)

-Other college-y things. You know...ate cup o noodles for dinner, took a shower in a dorm hall, etc.

Nothing too out of the ordinary there.

I'll post later about some highlights about my time here. They were few and far between at first, but now I'm really starting to enjoy myself.

Cafe Imperial

Updating in Prague! More posts later. I know....

Rushmore

199. May 9: I went to Prom.

As I didn't get to go last year, because I was watching Emily graduate again. We all know what the dress looked like, and I went in a group of myself, Tianna, Lizzie, Jane, Mari, Abby, Stella, Rachel, Molly, and Lura. We went to Ghandi Mahal for dinner, which was Indian food. I had never been there before. Then we went off to Prom which was at the Radisson by the U. It was really fun, but really hot, and sweaty, and I was wearing 4 inch heels...Bad choice. But the only choice I had. Then we all slept over at Molly's dad's house afterwards, and Jane and I could not stop laughing for some reason. Mostly I think because we were talking about Smokey so much, and we got some good quotes out of that. Specifically: "Smokey is just so beautiful" "Yeah, Smokey is luxurious and beautiful, but he can be such a big butt head sometimes." and "You guys. I HONESTLY think, that my cat Smokey-- is GAY." I don't know why I used so much emphasis when I said that, but that was the beauty of it. Anyways, that was prom. It was fun. Not that great of music. And it was really hot, as I said. But yeah.

Half past 12

198. May 8: I laid out an article for newspaper.

This is the last newspaper related new thing, I swear. We put a May Day article on the back page, which is my "section" so I laid it out.

Cabin 19

197. May 7: I ate at Stella's fish Cafe.

It was Caroline's birthday wish. I was thinking about getting muscles, but was advised against it, since I had expressed how hungry I was, and let's be honest, we have no idea if I was going to like them. So that was my new thing that day. I did, however, get the most amazing Alfredo pasta with Chicken and Sausage. Because, you see I'm not very into fish.. But it was very very good.

Photo Booth

196. May 6: I officially made the switch over to the morning shower.

And I've never looked back. It was a fantastic choice. It get's me up earlier, (in a good way) and it keeps me feeling fresher the whole day. Although, I don't like going to school with wet hair, that's something I don't have to worry about now (because by the time I'm writing this, I'm already out of school...). But, anyways. Yeah, this was a good one.

Do the Right Thing

No one can deny that this has gotten absolutely ridonkulous. I was not cut out for regular blogging, and it shows.

195. May. 5: I saw Elton John in concert.

a.k.a. Sir Reg, Reggie, Reginald Dwight, Reggie D, Sir Elton, the list goes on.

He and Billy Joel were on tour together again, but I've already seen Billy Joel before, so that couldn't be my something new. It was such a great concert. They were both really good. But I'd have to say that Mr. Joel was better, because he just seriously was. Reg was a little winded, I could tell. I'm told it's because he kicked the sauce. Either way, it was a great concert, and I got a awesome concert t-shirt out of it. Concert t-shirts are crack to me. There one of the best parts of a concert, I'd say. They played mostly all of my favorite songs. They played for a little while in the beginning, and then Reg came out by his self, and played for about an hour, and then Mr. Joel came out and did the same, and then they came back together. But there was this intense fight going on a couple rows ahead of us. There was this annoying drunk woman sitting down there, and she was dancing really abnoxiously and getting in this one guys way, and he yelled at her, and then he complained to her, I swear, like 2 ft. tall boyfriend, and he got all antsy and offended, and he threw down a fist a cuffs. Long story short, the boyfriend got the complainer guy kicked out. I wanted to set the stupid 2 ft. boyfriend on fire, I mean really. Who get's in a drunken fight in the upper deck of a Billy Joel concert? Even I think that's lame.

Chewing Gum

This seems cheap, I know, but I will update tomorrow when I have time to fit it all in. And by tomorrow, I guess I mean Friday. Okay, Friday, everything will be updated. So so so so so sorry for the delay.

Jim, take New Year's away from Stanley

New Poll!

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink

Emily wants me to post a picture of my prom dress which I purchase tonight. It was super difficult, I was being so indecisive. It was between this one and another super flattering one, but I felt like this one was a little less common, and certainly not glitzy, which is what I definitely did not want:



And yes, that is a slit on the side. I also compromised on the price. This one was $100 more expensive than the other one, but I'm going to pay for half, because I really felt like I had to have it. I absolutely love it, I think it's so elegant. And since it's not season specific, hopefully I can wear it to any other formals I might go to. Plus, my mother points out that it's pretty timeless, and it would be cute at a cocktail length too, if I would ever want to shorten it. Everybody has to weigh in on their opinion. In the dressing room I took pictures of it on my phone and sent them off to Jessica, because I trust her opinion the most.

Teen Wolf Too

194. I made crepes. (As well as had a complete French, and American desserts alike baking day.)

For a french project, we had to do a french cooking video, so we call chose desserts. There were four of us, Meera made chocolate truffles, Maya made Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies, Tianna made Chocolate Mousse, and I made crepes. I chose the easiest recipe possible, because let's be honest, I'm not a hard worker in the kitchen. Everything went really smoothly, except for a little burnt chocolate scare in the microwave. But we aired everything out. Completely in my kitchen, so I should have been freaking out about the mess, but it wasn't so bad. I finally found friends who respectthe kitchen rules, and kind of already know them on a sub-concious level! Perfect. Although, if I didn't have a dishwasher, I don't know what I'd do. There was more caked on chocolate than my kitchen has ever seen, remodeled, or otherwise. And everything turned out really delicious, too. Even though I don't like crepes, they tasted pretty standard, and I stuffed them with some good fruit and other foods.

The Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Chocolate Truffles

The Crepes

The Chocolate Mousse in tumblers

Eating our meal

The sink after it was all done, which I got to clean up! So...enjoyable..

I'm just really proud of my hard work, I need to display it.

Angry Young Man

193. May 3: I attended a baby shower.

This one is kind of a cop-out, since it was at my house for my cousin, but it still counts. I've only ever been to bridal shower, in terms of showers. If I've ever been to a baby shower, I wouldn't know it, and I don't remember. It was nice and quaint, and dainty, I suppose. Just ladies. I didn't exactly excel at the games like I thought I might. So...that was disappointing. There were good desserts though. Anyway, there's not a whole lot to say about that. I think I prefer bridal showers. They're more exciting.

ALL IN ZE BOX

192. May 2: I had my last piano recital.

This is also not what I wanted to do for this day, but I got busy later on, and it slipped my mind to do anything more legit. Emily had suggested this one when we were originally making my list, but I figured I'd just do something else this day. Oh well. I played Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, sans the Ballad of Brenda and Eddie. It was still nine pages though, don't worry. I didn't end up using the music though, which was a risky choice, but it was impossible to read that far across. I hated the piano I had to play on, it was not broken in enough, unlike the one at home you can just pound on. So it sounded a little muffled, and it was too fast, and I was too nervous, but I think it could have been worse, so I'll be thankful for that. Now, I need to learn the whole songs, plus my favorites from that book.


And SPEAKING of Billy Joel, I finally got Billy Joel and Elton John tickets! Tuesday, May 5th, at the Excel. I'm so excited, especially since it will be after my AP Stat Exam, I'll just be able to unwind. Too bad this is production week for newspaper, I would really be able to enjoy myself. I'm so very very excited. I'm not sure who I'm more excited about, because Billy Joel is my favorite ever, and of the two as well, but I love me some Reg, and I've never seen him before in concert. I'm beside myself. They had better have great concert t-shirts.

The Entertainer

191. May 1: I ate Le Cordon Bleu.

Obv not the one in France...the one out here in the suburbs. We had a french field trip out there for a three-course meal. It was so delicious. I think I was the only one at our table of eight to clean my plate thoroughly after each course. Although, let's be honest I was with some pretty picky eaters. For the first course we has a spinach salad with oil dressing over sauteed onions, diced tomatos, bleu cheese, and thick crispy bacon bits. It all went so well together, it was great, even though I don't like onions or tomatos, I thought I'd give it a shot, the chef knows what he's doing putting all these ingredients together. The second course was mediterranean herbed roasted chicken over polenta, ratatouille, and a butter herb sauce. It was so good, I wiped my plate clean. Then we had chocolate peanut butter mousse with citrus coulis for dessert. And we had little petit fours in between. There was a little baclava, lemon bar, cookie, trifle of sorts, and a couple of other things. I highly suggest anyone who likes french food to go there, it was so good. I think they just take people, or groups. At least there was this woman by herself, so I think it's kind of an open restaurant type thing.


This is the day that we installed our new iMac as well. It's soooo nice, I love it. I'm used to having a pc, but I'll get used to this very quickly. I hate to brag, but we've never had the best of anything in terms of technology, so this is the one and only time I get to brag about something we have. The keyboard is tiny, so it's taken some adjusting to, especially since it's similar to laptop keyboards, which I'm not fond of, but it's very fun to type on now. It's also finally really great to watch Lost on, which was absolute crap before. Something got screwed up with my iTunes, but I'll probably be able to figure that out.

The Final Countdown

190. Apr. 29: I watched the HBO documentary, "Thin" about anorexia.

I just happened to watch this when our newspaper meeting went south. Believe me, this wasn't what I wanted for my new thing. I tried to balance a book on my chin, but let me tell you, that is a lot harder than you think! So, I'm gonna work hard on that, and save it for a rainy day. But anyway, this documentary was educational, even though I'd say I already know a fair bit about anorexia and eating disorders alike. But you never realize how much of an illness these things are, until you hear first hand what these women have to say. Because they think it's so attractive, they don't see how unhealthy it is. I can't imagine that being me. I love eating too much to ever get to that level. I'd much rather be healthy than super thin.

You could distinguish Miles from Coltrane

189. I explained the mechanics of 'that's what she said' to someone.

That someone was none other than Ms. Matera. We were talking about assigning editors in passing, and she quietly said "This is gonna be so hard" and I said "That's what she said." Well, Kayla and Molly thought it was pretty funny, but Ms. Matera had never really heard that joke before (I know, how is that possible?) We had to explain why it made sense, and why technically as females we shouldn't be able to use it, but we do anyway. It was a whole culture education session. I'm so happy to spread the love on the that's what she said front.

Bodies are where you find them

As I was Hula Hooping in front of the television, with Dudesie sitting there, I asked him how many push-ups he thought I could do. Like, non-girly man push-ups. He rolled his eyes and said 5, and I said I could do more, and then he challenged me to do ten. So I said I could do more than ten, and:

188. Apr. 27: I did more than ten real official push-ups.

More than ten meaning, 11, which still counts. What classifies as a real official push-up? Probably anything BUT the push-ups I did for my fitness test in gym Sophomore year, of which I think I did 24. I have little to no upper body strength, and I was very red afterward. Anybody who is not in shape, like myself, I challenge you to try it, because they are not easy at all.

So then I told Dudesie that after my 12-week plan is over, I'll do over 30 real push-ups. He doesn't really think i can do it, though. We'll see.

Inside Wants Out

187. Apr. 26: I am officially embarking on a "12-week plan"

Some of you, meaning probably only Emily, if even, might remember that I had this 12-week plan that I was going to do starting in the fall, and we can all guess how that panned out. I never mapped it out, and I kept putting it off for "another week." What is a 12-week plan you ask? I want to be in shape, and improve my quality of life. By my definition, getting in shape means I can run more than a mile at a time (at least) and have much better endurance overall. Quality of life to me means that I make better choices health wise, and I feel better all the time. I first started thinking about initiating this for myself when I was coming to the realization that I would probably collapse of exhaustion if I even attempted a 5k, or would not be able to complete my swim across and back the lake this year at the cabin. That was the fitness portion of my realization. Then I also realized my eating habits need to shape up after having 3 days of indulging in ice cream treats in a row (cone at Ben & Jerry's, medium Heath blizzard at DQ, Like it Cake Batter Ice Cream with Heath at Coldstone...). This, of course, was preceded by an equally indulgent weekend of terribly greasy foods: Chicken Strips and Fries at a Bar at Stout, Fried Chicken Bacon Swiss sandwich and Curly Fries at Arby's, Bacon Cheeseburger, Fries, and a whole Heath Malt at the Malt Shop, and an appetizer platter, steak, potatoes, and carrot cake at the Chanhassen. Take comfort in the fact that I'm sure your weekend didn't resemble mine, in any sense.

So, I'll reiterate, I don't think I'm fat by any stretch of the imagination, but being healthier would be much better for me, I'm sure. And c'mon, I'm a teenage girl, if I lose a few pounds, I won't complain.

In my Merlin Sleep

186. Apr. 25: I tried Tab soda.

Which is like the exact same thing as Coke, let me tell you. It has a little bit of a weirder flavor, so I don't think I would ever make the switch over, but it's a fair substitute. I like the can, too.

The Gentle Art of Listening

Much like yesterday, I don't like this one, and it's similar to one I've done before:

185. Apr. 24: I was the only person to show up to class.

Government. Nobody showed up to Government. It was just me and the Bergie Berr hanging out for awhile, and then I had to take a stupid pop quiz even though I was the ONLY one there. Such a cheap rip-off. I know for a fact 3 people were skipping class, and Mari was in Chicago, so she had a good excuse, but seriously people. No wonder everyone in that class is a lame excuse for a high school student. Seriously, I'm talking idiots.

Gentleman's Quarterly

Thursday is my busy day, and so as a result of not budgeting my free time wisely, my new thing ended up being:

184. Apr. 23: I payed to see a Zac Efron movie a second time.

And thoroughly enjoyed it. I have no idea why, I just totally love that movie. It weirds me out a bit, but I'm entitled to like crap, aren't I?

To thine ownself, be true

183. I wrote a movie review that was not for the Southerner.

My new thing tonight was going to be doing Tai Chi, but it got canceled, so I'm using this one. You all read it, unless you didn't, it was the 17 Again review. It actually didn't take as long as my Southerner ones, which usually take over an hour. Maybe there's something to that..

American History X

182. Apr. 21: I participated in Ben and Jerry's free cone day.

I tried this once before, but I got there too late, and no way am I paying for ice cream that I don't really want. So, I went again this year, and got my strawberry kiwi cone. I went with Jessica and Caroline, and they both got some sort of Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor. I've decided that Ben and Jerry's is overrated, it's not THAT great. I def prefer Coldstone, or Dairy Queen.

I'd also like to mention that even though I don't usually use a whole lot of pictures anyway, I've been having some technical difficulties, so that's why there haven't been any lately.

Pour Vous

181. Apr. 20: I read fitness magazine.

Some people might have wanted me to get high on this day, because it was 4/20, but sorry, I did not.

I really like reading articles about fitness and nutrition, difficult as it may seem to believe, it's true. For some reason I never wanted to read it, but Caroline has a subscription so I took the newest copy, and read through it. It's pretty informative, I'd say. But not necessary to get the best health articles. There are more tid-bits in there than anything. If you want a good health article, read Glamour, they have a great health and fitness section.

9 1/2 Weeks

180. Apr. 19: I joined Twitter.

As soon as everyone started talking about Twitter, I just had no idea what it was. I still think it's really pointless, and like MySpace, if I weren't doing new things, I probably wouldn't have joined, but we'll see how well I end up liking it. My "page" I guess I don't really know what it's supposed to be called is twitter.com/AddieBelle. Follow me if you have one, but I can guarantee it won't be a whole lot of anything. So, we'll see if this catches on for me as much as Facebook and blogging. Celebrities seem to like it a whole lot. I'm convinced it's just a fad, but we'll see if I'm right.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

179. Apr. 18: I went to the Chanhassen Dinner Theater sans Dudesie.

To get this right out of the way, yes I did go twice in one week which I was really excited about. I didn't get a chance to see "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," and Emily went on another occasion, so Dudesie suggested I go with a group of my friends, so I took Jessica, Tianna, and Lizzie out there. They were pretty impressed with my hook-ups, I must say. I'm often impressed with myself. The show was good. I mean, well done, but I guess I'm not really a huge fan of that musical. All in all, fun experience, but I think I like going with Dudesie better, because I just feel much more VIP, if you will.

Seventeen Magazine

On the same day I went to Stout, I also went straight to Emily's school on my way back to the cities, and a couple of hours later, we went to go see 17 Again, which I surprised myself for actually wanting to see. Emily asked if I could write a review of it, even if it's not for the Southerner, and I said sure, so I'm gonna give my best go.

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"17 Again" has many messages: 1. Don't get your girlfriend pregnant, 2. Be nice to the nerdy kid, 3. Zac Efron can apparently do something other than a musical, 4. And don't wait too long, or he'll turn into Matthew Perry (yeah right..)

Mike O'Donnell (Perry) has had to live his life like he never wanted. In a dead end job, getting a divorce, and barely knowing his kids. He get's thrown through some sort of time warp pool, and turns 17, again. Now, a young Mike (Efron) must pose as a new high school student, try to right all his wrongs with his wife (Leslie Mann), get to know his children, and in his spare time show off his killer basketball skills (Troy Bolton, anyone?)

The film relies heavily on comedy brought in by Mike's best friend, Ned (Thomas Lennon). Lennon steals every scene he's in, whether he's being over the top, or just standing there. And speaking of comedy, who know Zac Efron was funny? You did, if you watched him host "Saturday Night Live," but I now wonder if he suddenly lost the ability to sing and dance impecibly, he might be a perfect little comedic actor.

Now to put it simply, for what it is, it's an enjoyable film. Teenage comedies do not have to be directed well, or even be scripted well, which makes "17 Again" fit the bill. But as much as it is a pure Zac Efron guilty pleasure, it's a funny, enjoyable way to throw away your friday night, and to sit back and relax, knowing that dreamy Zac won't really turn into Matthew Perry. But one could only hope he'd still be as humorous.

C+

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This review may not reflect it, but I actually really liked it, surprising even myself. I thought it was funny, but it was kind of lame, and as I said, poorly directed. I think I'm seeing it again tomorrow night again. But there's a specific audience for it, as I'm sure you can gather, so know thine own self.

to who it may concern....

178. Apr. 17: I visited Stout for the first time.

You might be thinking I'm crazy for accepting admission at a school I've never even been to before, but it was a leap of faith, and I think it will probably pay off. It was a very nice campus, and I actually like the little main street right around the corner. The buildings are nicer than Eau Claire's, Menomonie is a nice place, there's a nice landscape, there are nice amenities, like a fitness center, which you have to pay for, but it's not terribly expensive, as well as many other things. I have a feeling it will work out pretty well.

All the King's Horses and All the King's Men

177. Apr. 16: I watched an episode of "The French Chef" with Julia Child.

She has a very commanding personality, and she does whatever she wants. I'm looking forward to Julie and Julia, because I want to know more about her. I, for instance, knew she was this famous chef who was really cool and stuff, but I didn't realize that she like invented the cooking show. Which, by the way, not as appealing in black and white. She was making a bouillabaisse and it did not look too delicious, the combination of fish shaz everywhere, and it being in black and white.


I also used a smartboard for the first time this day, but I decided to not make that one my new thing. They are really awesome though. I now have two classes that have them, and they're just really great, and I can tell teachers enjoy teaching more with them. Something to think about all you teachers out there...

Higher Education

176. Apr. 15: I ate a roast beef au jus sandwich.

It wasn't that great, I would never choose to have one just on my own, and it didn't look that appealing. If you like them, that's great, but I found out they're not for me.

SOUTHERNER

175. Apr. 14: I saw a play in the Fireside theater at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters.

I always thought that the mainstage was the only dinner theater among the bunch, but they have you eat beforehand, and then they usher you in to the theater- either the fireside or the playhouse. Always...Patsy Cline was showing, and I've never really listened to Patsy Cline, but from what I have heard, the woman who was playing her was truly spot on. If you like her, see it. I will mention that I was probably one of 5 people under the age of 50. It was a nice way to mix things up, I would go back and see other shows in the auxilary theaters again. But my heart belongs to the mainstage.

18 Kids and Counting...

So terribly similar to two other new things...

174. Apr. 13: I completed 16 online health assignments in one day.

I really wanted to get it done all in that day, but I was also doing some laundry. I finished up the quarter in three days ultimately, but now I only have a month to do Quarters 1 & 2 of Health 2. It's gonna be a push.

Anywhere I Lay My Head

173. Apr. 12: I made it through lent to Easter having given up all pop.

Last year, as I have mentioned before, I gave up Diet Coke and Lays Regular Potato chips, and that was my first time successfully completing lent. Although some still want to argue with me about it. But I was so proud of myself, because I had to exercise a lot of willpower. I have since started to drink pop again, but I have cut down considerably. One can a day, although I have already managed to exceed that a couple of times. It got me thinking that I might be able to give pop up for New Year's next year, but that's a big IF.

Heart of Darkness

172. Apr. 11: I completely cleaned my room top to bottom in less than two hours.

Which includes vacuuming, dusting, throwing crap away, doing laundry, organizing my closet, organizing my bookshelf. Really thoroughly, like behind furniture for vacuuming. This never happens, not even when I take a week. And, it's still clean! Let's see how long this lasts..

Another Nail in My Heart

171. Apr. 10: I wore my elephant earings.

This one was stupid, but legit, nonetheless. On the sister shopping day in Woodbury, we went to Claires and I got the buy 2 get 1 free deal, so I got Dinosaurs, Elephants, and Tree earings. Dinosaurs might be a little too hip for me, but Emily couldn't stand the idea of me not getting them.

FineTune

170. Apr. 9: I used an exercise ball.

It is just a coincidence that there have been more than a few exercise related new things. Caroline and I were visiting Emily for lunch, and she has this exercise ball in her room, which I've always only ever sat on, and not used. But then I decided since I had been doing some exercises days previous, I was feeling a little more "adventurous." It didn't work out like I had thought it might:

My first attempt at an exercise ball.

Much as I would love to post the video directly here, I cannot figure out to get it from facebook. I hope that works for everyone. I have since gone back and tried it out again, it worked out a little better this time. Dudesie also tried it but he toppled over. Nothing is hurt. But his pride..

Flavaz 4 Playas

169. Apr. 8: I went to Edinborough Park in Edina.

I'm not entirely sure if I spelled that right. I was babysitting the brothas, and we were there for five hours. FIVE hours. It was ridiculous. It was nice for awhile, I would have liked it if it was around when I was their age. Although..who says it wasn't.. There was an expansive jungle gym area, and bleacher type of stands for parents, and in my case, babysitters. And there was some sort of recreation area, but that was about it. Might have been nice for an hour or two, but they got bored, and I got bored, but I had my book, so I wasn't too worried. It's actually a really nice place for anyone who has kids. If I had kids, I would take them there, for sure.


This is the one and only time I will address my subject line. The last time I was in Florida, we stopped at a grocery store in a strip mall and next door there was a store called Flavaz 4 Playas. I could only wish I was a playa so I could shop there.

Jealous Guy

168. Apr. 7: I did Winsor Pilates.

It's supposedly like this big deal pilates work-out developed by Mari Winsor, who is the last person I want to model my body after, for sure. But anyways, it has this ridonk sculpting circle, and it looks easy, but it is challenging. But as I said, it's supposedly really effective. I just don't have the energy to see if that's true or not. Caroline will attest, I looked really ridiculous, and I couldn't stop laughing. Everything's funnier when you're doing pilates. I should have had her take a picture, what was I thinking?

Truth sits upon the lips of dying men

167. Apr. 6: I facebook chatted.

I wanted to save this one for a day that I was super busy, but Emily started chatting with me, and I couldn't resist. She was apparently bored at school, or something of that nature. It was a pretty lengthy conversation. It was a pretty foreign concept at the time, but now I've done it a couple of other times, and it's like AIM, only not as annoying.


This day I also went to go see Sunshine Cleaning with Meera. It was pretty good, I liked it. It was a little depressing, but honestly, what could I have expected? Then we drove to Sebastian Joe's so she could get some ice cream, and we walked around. It was nice, because that's such a nice neighborhood.

The Summer of '69

166. Apr. 5: I sat all alone in the middle of the congregation at church.

Which I never do, obviously because then it wouldn't be my new thing, I usually sit in the back, or if nothing else, with someone. This time I didn't wait around for anyone to show up, which they did later, and sat in the back, but I marched to the middle of the room, and sat by myself. It was very nice, and I honestly hate when people distract me a whole lot.

The Lovers, the Dreamers and Me

165: Apr. 4: I went to a Gary Rue concert at Uncle Brad and Aunt Rosa's house.

They're the cool Aunt and Uncle who are artists and live in Minneapolis, and are friends with local musicians and host concerts at their house often. Well, if there ever has been a Gary Rue concert there, I haven't been to one. I hesitated to go at first, but Emily and Caroline were going to be there, as well as other family. It was good, there was food afterward, which was especially nice, because I hadn't eaten at all.

Drown the Clown

164. Apr. 3: I tried things on in a store just for the fun of it.

Normally, I will just kind of pass by items that I don't really see myself buying, or perhaps am not in the financial situation to buy (J. Crew, anyone?) and so I don't really ever try anything on that I know I will not buy. But as I was at the Gap with Caroline and Emily, as a sister day we were having, they were both trying things on, and I thought, what the heck, because trying stuff on is fun. I don't know why I don't do it more often, even when, as I say, I have no intention of buying. I suppose I want to eliminate as much work for the employees as possible. But anyways, so I tried on some jeans, that fit really really well, by the way, I will be going back to buy them, and then I tried on a dress, that I would have never in a million years thought I would try on, let alone buy. Which I ended up doing, I needed an Easter dress. It's a strapless hot pink a-line dress, and it's adorable. So I was so glad that I made this my new thing, because otherwise, I would have never bought the dress. I will FOR SURE being doing this more often.

The reason I was at the Gap, as I mentioned, was that I was having a sister day with Caroline and Emily, because Emily was on the tail-end of her spring break, and I was just starting mine. And so we went to target, and I tried on some dresses there too, which were a little too ridiculous for words. And then we went to Woodbury Cafe for lunch, and I got a mondo burger with fries, and then we went to Woodbury lakes, where the gap was. We went back to Emily's house so she could look for some of Josh's old sunglasses for Caroline, and then I ended up getting some glasses from her as well, and I was complaining the whole day about how I didn't have a spring purse, so Emily gave my one of her old ones, and she also gave me a shirt. It was just like a little sister swap get together. Then we went out for some Jamba, and brought one over to Josh's house, where we proceeded to play Wii with Izabell. All good fun.


I must mention, that I was OBSESSED with Friends this week. I just suddenly got in the mood to watch some, and since I had Season 10 on DVD, I just watched a few episodes, and then I eventually watched the whole season, and then, since I still had Season 5 on loan from Lizzie, I watched some of that too. Target put a price cut on all of the seasons, so I bought 6 and 7 as well. I have yet to buy 8 and 9, but I'll get there. I don't think anyone in my house was too happy with me during this explosion I had going on over here.

Double Indemnity

163. Apr. 2: I bought an item of make-up without doing any research beforehand, instead solely on hype.

And it was Lash Stiletto by Maybelline. Everybody is probably like "Oh, but this is lame." BUT, I seriously cannot buy any make up without first doing research, because what if I buy something that's crap, and I just wasted a ton of money on it? Economics teaches us that that is called a sunk cost, but I don't care. So, I took a leap with this one, and it payed off, because this stuff is fabulous. It might be my first double mascara purchase, meaning I have never been satisfied enough with an individual brand to waste my money on it twice. I would recommend it to anyone who wears mascara.

We've come too far to leave it all behind

162. Apr. 1: I downloaded a Rihanna song on iTunes.

This was a treat to myself after having finally getting our computer fixed so we could download the new iTunes, meaning we could actually download songs. Which we couldn't before. For some reason, ever since hearing it in a video that Molly made, I've liked the song "Shut up and drive." It's pretty stupid, but it's catchy. But I had been wanting to download it since I heard it again in I Love You Man, but as I mentioned, stupid downloading restrictions kept me from it.

Let us go then, You and I

161. Mar. 31: I made a prank for April Fool's.

Even though we'll all agree that April Fool's was the next day, I made up the prank during the day, and literally created the material I needed for it. I won't say what it was, because the prank is still going on, I'm not sure when we're going to tell the person who it's on that it's not real. When it's all out in the open, I'll post what I did. And they def fell for it. I've never been a good "fooler." And we got a lot of people in on it.

Charge of the Light Brigade

160. Mar. 30: I watched a documentary on Princess Margaret.

I didn't know the Queen had a sister, so that was news to me. I became engaged because there was this intro that made it seem really juicy, and I wanted to know the dirt on the Royal family. But it totally wasn't, it was about her relationship with Peter Townsend, and how it was supes scandalous, and then they didn't get married anyway. Educational!

Let's make the best of the situation, before I finally go insane

159. Mar. 29: I filled in for Katie Batz with warming up the little kids with music on Sunday mornings at church.

As I mentioned it's Katie's thing, but she was out of town, and asked if I would do it, and so I did. The kids were cute, if not rambunctious. It was only like ten minutes. And then I did it again this week, because she was out of town again. They were a little more wild this time. Seems like the kind of thing I would be too shy to do, even though it's just little kids. Even though I've already done it "again" I would do it again.

Take me down alleys where the murders are done

158. Mar. 28: I performed a Psychology experiment.

Mari and I did an experiment on our friends testing confidence levels. We gave them a crossword puzzle labeled either easy, or difficult, and let them work on it while we "set up the experiment." What we didn't tell them was that both the puzzles were the same level, and what they thought was easy was really difficult. So our point was to shatter, or boost, their confidence level, depending on the puzzle they chose. Then we'd give them the Pepsi Challenge, but they didn't pick their favorite, they had to tell us which one was Pepsi. Then they'd take a survey afterwards rating how confident they were that they chose correctly. We hypothesized that the easy puzzlers would have lower confidence, and difficult puzzlers would have regular, to high confidence. And we were right. Very interesting experiment, I thought.

They're so spaced out

157. Mar. 27: I tried the 10 calorie Vitamin Water.

Hear me out. I've been a little in a protest of Vitamin water ever since I realized that it's not as healthy as you'd believe. Sure, it's got all those vitamins. But it's got a ton of calories per bottle. And I don't like to drink high calorie drinks. I mean, I might as well eat a bowl of chips at that rate. Anyways, so I tried the Lemonade flavor, because I've always been fond of it, and it tasted fine. A little less sweet, which I'm always a fan of. So, I'd recommend that anyone who loves Vitamin Water, switch off to the 10 calorie version. Which is actually 25 for the whole bottle, but not that bad.

The Eye of the Tiger

Wow, it's been a long time. Seriously, we all know me promising it won't happen again won't do anything.

156. Mar. 26: In protest of the cold weather, I wore my swim suit under my clothes to school.

It felt so nice to put my swim suit on, even though I knew I was not going to be swimming. Although, I was pretty uncomfortable the whole day, I still wore it with pride. If I hadn't forgot to bring my camera to school, I would post a picture, but I did, so I won't.