Wednesday, November 30, 2011

National Kissing Day 11/30/2011

Pucker Up! Today is National Kissing Day, so it’s time to get your lips in tip top condition to lay a wet one on someone you know-or don’t know.

Eating Me Alive

Well, I found you outside like a sunrise,
That melted my eyes from my skull.
As I turned into ash before for my sweet demise,
The end of me was so beautiful.

Well now you're stuck in my head like a love song,
That climbed to the top of the charts.
How the fuck can something be so wrong and so right?
All the wrong words but all the right parts.

And you can sit there and tell me that I didn't try,
And I can honestly tell you that I never lied.
I can't stand this dark feeling, the shark eating me up inside.
Eating me alive
Eating me alive

Well I found you out there in the moonlight,
In your eyes there were diamonds like stars.
I was bound by your father, the jewel thief,
That night as you said he was still behind bars.

Now you're stuck in my head like a love song,
The words I can never forget.
As I sucked on your neck for way too long,
And drained you of every last drop you had left.

You can sit there and tell me that I didn't try,
And I can honestly tell you that I never lied.
I can't stand this dark feeling, the shark eating me up inside.
Eating me alive.
Eating me alive.

Here lies a homicidal story, sad but true.
The time has come and gone but I'd do anything for you.

You can sit there and tell me that I didn't try,
And I can honestly tell you that I never lied.
I can't stand this dark feeling, the shark eating me up inside.
Eating me alive.
Eating me alive.
Eating me alive.

-The Alkaline Trio

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Christmas Time Is Here

It's about that time of year!

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Giving Thanks

Today and every day I am thankful for many things. I'd just like to list a few of my favorites.


-My family: my Mom, Dad and Animals. Going home to them when I take breaks from school is such a huge blessing. I can't imagine going to college in another state and being able to see them less and less. I am thankful for those weekends when I just need a warm hug, a home-cooked meal and couch time with my Daddy.


-My friends: I have so many! For those friends that I have known longer, and they live in my hometown, getting to see them when I can is a special blessing. And even one of my best friends who lives all the way in Australia! Those new friends that I have met at school seem to be making the studying and stress-taking a lot easier. Without some of my very best friends I would be completely lost. Those friends that I write letters to, not getting to see them is so hard sometimes, but in the end I just look forward to opening my mailbox. So, Kadence, Amelia, Oliver, Megan, Matt Austin D, Alayna, Ivan, Jamie, Tyler, Charlie, Joel, Caleb, Emily, Charlie, Erin, Caitlin, Ixchel, Megan O, Landon, Matt L, Josh, and Matt D, thank you all so much for being who you are. 


-My sister, getting to talk to her a little bit more and getting a little bit closer, step by step. Andrea, I am so happy to have been able to meet you. I love you so much.


-Creepy websites like Datemyschool.com, for helping me meet such nice guys, some of which live on the other side of the country. I am thankful for those new connections.


-My home, even though my mother keeps it at such a cold temperature, it's still nice.


-The postal service, who bring me all of my letters, and send all of mine away to some very special people. There are some very large packages coming your way, mail men, be ready!


-My wonderful father who makes our turkey every year. This time for 19 people! For taking me to soccer games, for ordering me pizza, for bringing me coffee, for giving me bear hugs, for being such a great dad. I love you, Daddy.


-My amazing mama, for calling me a "sour patch", for joking with me, for talking to me when I'm lonely, for her laugh, for adopting me, for pushing me towards my goals. I love you, Mommy.


-My kitty cat and doggie, Ethel and Sadie, thank you for cuddling with me, for being there when I cry and for being so darn cute.


-For the Chapel, for keeping me close with so many wonderful people, and bringing me closer to God.


-For the Lord who continues to bless me, even though I do not deserve it. I am so thankful for His never-ending love and grace.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Spend it with the people you love.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

First Comes Thanksgiving, Then Comes Christmas

As excited as I am about Thanksgiving, to eat food, to give thanks, to spend time with my family and to shop on Black Friday.... I have the best Christmas gift ideas this year.
Be ready, everyone.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Just One Of Those Days

Today was a good day. I spent the majority of the 24 hours, lying around in my sweatpants, watching chick flicks and then consuming an entire pizza all by myself. It was brilliant and much needed. Tomorrow I'll be writing an essay that I procrastinated on. But hey, at least I admit it, right?
Anyway, one of the last movies that I watched today was Father of the Bride, you know the one with Steve Martin? It's one of my favorite movies and I've been in one of those weird moods where weddings become a bit of an obsession. I'm a girl, it happens. I guess I shouldn't be spilling all of my weird quirks over a public blog, but I can't be the only girl who gets teary eyed at wedding vows. 

Friday, November 18, 2011

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Ukelele-ing

Tonight, I went over to the LLC South to hang out with my friends, Joel and Caleb. Caleb ended up leaving Joel and I, like usual, so I told Joel I wanted to record something with him. Joel has an amazing voice and he's an amazing musician. He helped me so much with all of my vocal parts, because, as much as I hate to admit, I just can't hear them like I used to. So, Joel and I decided on Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and boy did I have a hard time with it! I played the uke part and tried my hardest to sing a difficult harmony. Joel had to teach me the parts before hand and then I'd practice and we'd finally sing it with the ukulele. I had a difficult time finding the chords online, so I had to figure them out myself. That's something I'm good at, chords and melody, but not harmony. So, Joel pretty much has the song perfected and I have to practice at it, but hopefully we'll have a pretty decent video up on Facebook or Youtube soon enough.

Procrastinating

I must say, if there was an Olympic sport in procrastinating, I would be a gold medalist. Probably multiple years in a row. I have a paper to write today on Athenian Democracy, the Roman Republic and the Augustan Principate that's due on Monday. I fully intend to finish it, and it's going to be an excellent paper, I just need to get in the mindset of actually starting it. The thing that I like about this paper in particular is that it's a resource paper, so you need to do a lot of reading and really know your stuff while you do the research. But, that's not even the best part. The only resources we're allowed to use are primary documents that we have gotten in class discussion, lecture notes and obviously, the history book itself. Once I get my outline done this paper is going to be a breeze!


On a more exciting note, The Hunger Games is going to be in theaters in a mere 4 months! I've already started getting excited, since the trailer was released only a few days ago. I need to re-read the book, and if you haven't already I strongly advise you to go read it!
Seriously.
Stop reading my blog and go get yourself a copy!
I need to start going on my paper now.....

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Finally Back

So, I've taken a very long break from writing on my blog and I didn't even think about it until someone brought it up. I didn't know I had readers out there, until I heard the complaint.
Well, here it goes, an update.
I met a guy online about a month ago on the website: Datemyschool.com. It's a safe college dating website for college students and I honestly wouldn't have ever thought of joining, because I didn't know anything like that existed. I was in History class one morning and completely zoning out because it was about 8:00am and I was so not in the mood to be lectured on Western Civilizations. I saw a sign on the wall opposite where I was sitting, Datemyschool.com, it said. I thought it was a joke until I looked it up on my iPhone and it was real. I couldn't access the whole website then and there, and I decided to be a better student anyway and pay attention to the lecture. 
Later that day I made a profile and in about 8 hours I was flooded with inbox messages and "views". People who had viewed my profile but had not bothered to message me. One of those messages was from a guy in North Carolina who wanted to talk to me about my ukulele playing. So, I told him that I played, covered songs and occasionally wrote one of my own. I dunno if he believed me, so he wanted to skype video chat and have me play for him. I thought this was so weird and I'd never done anything like this before, but he seemed nice enough so we skyped. I played, he listened and we ended up talking for two hours. I had never struck up conversation this easily with anyone before and it was refreshing to talk to such a nice guy. Now, we've known each other a month, we talk everyday, we've written letters and we skype about twice a week. It's wonderful to have a friend who lives on the West Coast, but at the same time not so wonderful because I can never see him. That's about to change.
On March 30th, there will be a Military Ball in North Carolina and I am invited! This is during my spring break and I cannot wait to go, meet him in person and his family! I can tell that this is going to be a very exciting adventure.