my birthday present today. Two new Jodi Picoult books. Seriously, I am addicted to them. I have like, eight. Next on my list to buy is Vanishing Acts & Keeping Faith. Those and The Art Of War. Don't ask me why I need to read that. Just sounds like something I need to be prepared for. :)
Also, I love that ever since I read the Kurt Vonnegut book, I am using as many semicolons as I can.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
wow
eight hours with the triplets really takes its toll. I feel like I'm going to die. Also because Carissa and I ate Panda last night, so I decided to work some of it off by taking the boys on a three mile stroll around the neighborhood. Around and around and around. I'm pretty sure we passed by 27th & 8th like six times.
I was reading PerezHilton.com a little bit ago and he was talking about Jessica Simpson's interview with Elle. Something she said that stood out to me...
On her life changing incident:“I was singing ‘9 to 5’ and I choked and forgot the words in front of the president and in front of Dolly Parton, who’s like the president to me. And the last time I sang in front of the president , I had messed up the lyrics to ‘God Bless America’ so its kind of a thing I have with George W. Anyway, I broke down and said I’m sorry in front of the whole audience. My dad was there. I looked him in the face and said, ‘I will never sing again.’"
Um, Jessica? Is that a promise? Between her and Miley Cyrus what is the world coming to?
Anywho, I decided on something super important today. I am going to be a writer. Granted, I'm not going to be a novelist, I want to be one of those cheesy teenage romance novel writers. They aren't too complicated; you only have to come up with like, two or three plot twists. Plus they make loads of money. If your characters are relatable and the relationship is realistic you basically have the whole book. I think I can handle that. So my goal is to finish by the end of fall quarter. I don't think it will take me that long, but I'm hoping by then Po and Lo will edit it for me.
Well, I'm off to church, I've got to meet with Anna about SSC.
I was reading PerezHilton.com a little bit ago and he was talking about Jessica Simpson's interview with Elle. Something she said that stood out to me...
On her life changing incident:“I was singing ‘9 to 5’ and I choked and forgot the words in front of the president and in front of Dolly Parton, who’s like the president to me. And the last time I sang in front of the president , I had messed up the lyrics to ‘God Bless America’ so its kind of a thing I have with George W. Anyway, I broke down and said I’m sorry in front of the whole audience. My dad was there. I looked him in the face and said, ‘I will never sing again.’"
Um, Jessica? Is that a promise? Between her and Miley Cyrus what is the world coming to?
Anywho, I decided on something super important today. I am going to be a writer. Granted, I'm not going to be a novelist, I want to be one of those cheesy teenage romance novel writers. They aren't too complicated; you only have to come up with like, two or three plot twists. Plus they make loads of money. If your characters are relatable and the relationship is realistic you basically have the whole book. I think I can handle that. So my goal is to finish by the end of fall quarter. I don't think it will take me that long, but I'm hoping by then Po and Lo will edit it for me.
Well, I'm off to church, I've got to meet with Anna about SSC.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
jason mraz is
coming to Portland in November. I am so stoked for his concert. He is probably the funniest and most talented pot-smoking singer-songwriter out there. But then again, I am a sucker for anyone who sings and plays the acoustic guitar. Speaking of playing the guitar, I learned a new song yesterday. "If It Makes You Happy" by Sheryl Crow. It's not a difficult song; like four chords and the same strum basically throughout the whole song. I don't know why I am learning to play. I can't carry a tune to save my life, so what's the point of being able to play? I need to learn something like the harmonica. Yep, that's what I'm going to take up.
Alright, I've got the triplets tomorrow so I should get off of here.
Alright, I've got the triplets tomorrow so I should get off of here.
Monday, July 28, 2008
I used
a semicolon today. Now ordinarily that would not be something blog-worthy (but what really is?), however I was reading Kurt Vonnegut yesterday and I'd like to share something he wrote about the use of semicolons.
"Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college."
This may not be true for me because I love a good semicolon, but it is freaking hilarious. :)
"Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college."
This may not be true for me because I love a good semicolon, but it is freaking hilarious. :)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
things i've learned
while being in the presence of Lo and Po.
1. don't start off the hour with 4 shots of mango rum. start slow, try a mikes or a whiskey sour. then go for the bigger stuff.
2. don't do shots with pj. he is the shot nazi.
3. if after peeing in the woods you have to remove nature from your "hoohah" then you squatted down too far.
4. if you are about to commit a party foul, i.e. ralphing, peeing, any sort of body function, you must do it away from the crowd of people. preferably in the woods or in the toilet.
5. never give a drunk girl a phone. or a hot tub.
6. when the cops come because of a "incomplete phone call" pretend to be asleep if you are too intoxicated to speak. also, if you are the one dry heaving in the bathroom, please wait until the cop has exited the home to continue talking to ralph on the big white phone.
7. you can't take offense to anything said by an inebriated person. unless that person sucks. then beat them in the face.
8. don't tell kim her reduced calorie sugar free syrup tastes like butt. she will hit you.
9. taking pictures in the dark will burn your corneas.
10. also, try to refrain from taking photos while you are intoxicated. and if you do, do not try to delete any photos until you've woken up the next morning.
okay i'm done now. i must go to sleep. i'll write more later.
1. don't start off the hour with 4 shots of mango rum. start slow, try a mikes or a whiskey sour. then go for the bigger stuff.
2. don't do shots with pj. he is the shot nazi.
3. if after peeing in the woods you have to remove nature from your "hoohah" then you squatted down too far.
4. if you are about to commit a party foul, i.e. ralphing, peeing, any sort of body function, you must do it away from the crowd of people. preferably in the woods or in the toilet.
5. never give a drunk girl a phone. or a hot tub.
6. when the cops come because of a "incomplete phone call" pretend to be asleep if you are too intoxicated to speak. also, if you are the one dry heaving in the bathroom, please wait until the cop has exited the home to continue talking to ralph on the big white phone.
7. you can't take offense to anything said by an inebriated person. unless that person sucks. then beat them in the face.
8. don't tell kim her reduced calorie sugar free syrup tastes like butt. she will hit you.
9. taking pictures in the dark will burn your corneas.
10. also, try to refrain from taking photos while you are intoxicated. and if you do, do not try to delete any photos until you've woken up the next morning.
okay i'm done now. i must go to sleep. i'll write more later.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
i'm watching
girls just want to have fun. it's from freaking 1985 and it is so bad it's good. "it's the safest thing you'll ever have between your legs." best movie quote ever. i have some serious insomnia going on. i just cannot sleep to save to my life. i think i'm going to have to go to the doctor and get some sedatives. :(
mom and i hung out for a little bit tonight. she was absolutely crazy. we were at kohl's getting lauren and mason's wedding present and mom was getting so mad at the lady that was ringing up our purchase. mom was just like, "some people are just too nice; it makes me angry!" and then i said something about her being my dad and she said, "well, beverly jane i don't have a penis!" my mom, the most non-vulgar person in the world was being totally crude!
so since she was being crazy i decided i'd tell her mine and sylvie's little vagina story. i know it sounds bad but it really, it's not. so sylvie and i were in the living room of the cabin, and sylvie had been drinking so she was being a little more... outgoing to say the least. anyways, we're sitting on the couch and todd is in the chair reading a book. so syl starts saying anything that she thinks will break todd's concentration. she was getting up there to the ten dollar swear words and it wasn't even fazing him. so i decided to help her out and i screamed, "vagina!" and holy crap, todd just busted up laughing and people were coming out of the woodwork wondering what the heck was going on. again, probably another story that is only funny to the people that were there, but i wanted y'all to know that the only word that makes todd laugh is vagina.
i got some crazy text messages from lo and p this afternoon. i love that it was only 6pm and they were already drunk. basically i learned that people should never drunk-text. which i should have learned back at the crawfish boil, but obviously it didn't click until now.
so those are my lessons of the day, obviously my day kind of blew. hopefully today will be better. it's lauren's rehearsal dinner, which might be a little stressful but i'm really hoping it will just be a fun time for us all to hang out together before the wedding on saturday.
mom and i hung out for a little bit tonight. she was absolutely crazy. we were at kohl's getting lauren and mason's wedding present and mom was getting so mad at the lady that was ringing up our purchase. mom was just like, "some people are just too nice; it makes me angry!" and then i said something about her being my dad and she said, "well, beverly jane i don't have a penis!" my mom, the most non-vulgar person in the world was being totally crude!
so since she was being crazy i decided i'd tell her mine and sylvie's little vagina story. i know it sounds bad but it really, it's not. so sylvie and i were in the living room of the cabin, and sylvie had been drinking so she was being a little more... outgoing to say the least. anyways, we're sitting on the couch and todd is in the chair reading a book. so syl starts saying anything that she thinks will break todd's concentration. she was getting up there to the ten dollar swear words and it wasn't even fazing him. so i decided to help her out and i screamed, "vagina!" and holy crap, todd just busted up laughing and people were coming out of the woodwork wondering what the heck was going on. again, probably another story that is only funny to the people that were there, but i wanted y'all to know that the only word that makes todd laugh is vagina.
i got some crazy text messages from lo and p this afternoon. i love that it was only 6pm and they were already drunk. basically i learned that people should never drunk-text. which i should have learned back at the crawfish boil, but obviously it didn't click until now.
so those are my lessons of the day, obviously my day kind of blew. hopefully today will be better. it's lauren's rehearsal dinner, which might be a little stressful but i'm really hoping it will just be a fun time for us all to hang out together before the wedding on saturday.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
i just finished
twilight and i finally understand all the hoopla about Edward Cullen. he is basically the most romantic vampire ever. the book was really good, a definite page turner. however i really didn't like that Edward and Bella are so dependent on each other. like, i'm totally down for a close relationship, but they can't live without each other. and they were both kind of whiney about it. i don't know, i guess their neediness was cute in the beginning, but it sort of got annoying that neither one of them could be independent from the other. i'm just not that needy.
alex invited me to a bonfire tonight. but i blew it off. i don't know why. i'm being such a child. like, i'm sitting at home, sulking because i never hang out with anyone, but then when opportunities arise i blow them off. i want to hang out with people but i guess i just like being a hermit more.
i'm glad anna will be back soon. i've been reading my bible a lot more lately and i've still got a bunch of questions to ask her! and i am soooo excited to hear about the slovenia trip!
i should be going to sleep now, but i'm sure i'm going to start a new book. i've only read like 7 so far this summer. hmm what have i read? twilight, songs of the humpback whale, queen of babble, into the wild, captivating, caribbean cruising, tourist trap. i'm trying to decide on whether or not i should start on the lovely bones (which i last read when i was in like, 8th grade) or one of the toni morrison books i picked up from the library. let's go with toni morrison...
alex invited me to a bonfire tonight. but i blew it off. i don't know why. i'm being such a child. like, i'm sitting at home, sulking because i never hang out with anyone, but then when opportunities arise i blow them off. i want to hang out with people but i guess i just like being a hermit more.
i'm glad anna will be back soon. i've been reading my bible a lot more lately and i've still got a bunch of questions to ask her! and i am soooo excited to hear about the slovenia trip!
i should be going to sleep now, but i'm sure i'm going to start a new book. i've only read like 7 so far this summer. hmm what have i read? twilight, songs of the humpback whale, queen of babble, into the wild, captivating, caribbean cruising, tourist trap. i'm trying to decide on whether or not i should start on the lovely bones (which i last read when i was in like, 8th grade) or one of the toni morrison books i picked up from the library. let's go with toni morrison...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
i went hiking today.
let me tell you, not a good idea. i just about died going up there, i felt horrible because i was slowing everyone down, and i was mad at myself for two things. 1. because i was/am so freaking out of shape that i can't even climb a stinkin' hill. and 2. because i was complaining. lindsey was being so nice, she was like, just take it slow, baby steps. and i kept nagging her and i just hate doing that. so now here i am taking too many milligrams of ibuprofen and drinking gallons of water trying to combat the pain i know i am going to feel tomorrow. i actually feel more like i'm nursing a massive hangover, but thankfully i haven't been drinking today. or this weekend actually.
but i have been drinking more often. i haven't quite decided how i feel about it all. it's not like i'm getting wasted every night, making fool of myself and going home with some random guy. i'm just relaxing at the end of the day with a few friends and a couple of whiskey sours. there is such a negative stigma associated with underage drinking, at least in the States. if i was in mexico, canada, europe, ANYWHERE other than the States, it would be fine. and to be honest, i enjoy it. i'm with good people, in a controlled environment, i'm just relaxed and having fun. the only thing i worry about is what my friends would say.
well my church friends at least. i think you can drink and be a christian, but my whole problem is i'm not of age. which is a sin in their eyes. but you know, some people at that church think i'm sinner because of my tattoo. and because i support gay marriage and i'm pro-choice. it's frustrating because i am so liberal in my views yet i still love Jesus. and people think that isn't an option. i just don't understand why i can't be both.
but i have been drinking more often. i haven't quite decided how i feel about it all. it's not like i'm getting wasted every night, making fool of myself and going home with some random guy. i'm just relaxing at the end of the day with a few friends and a couple of whiskey sours. there is such a negative stigma associated with underage drinking, at least in the States. if i was in mexico, canada, europe, ANYWHERE other than the States, it would be fine. and to be honest, i enjoy it. i'm with good people, in a controlled environment, i'm just relaxed and having fun. the only thing i worry about is what my friends would say.
well my church friends at least. i think you can drink and be a christian, but my whole problem is i'm not of age. which is a sin in their eyes. but you know, some people at that church think i'm sinner because of my tattoo. and because i support gay marriage and i'm pro-choice. it's frustrating because i am so liberal in my views yet i still love Jesus. and people think that isn't an option. i just don't understand why i can't be both.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
so i've been
reading my bible, not daily but as much as i can. i've learned so many new things- i love love love finding out more about Jesus! but i also have so many questions! i can't wait for anna to get back so i can ask her everything!
in the past week God has given me so much peace, i just feel so loved by Him. i'm still having issues with my finances, however i have secured at least a part time job by nannying for the triplets until the end of summer. monday we'll have a concrete schedule worked out and i can apply at some stores for evening work. it's amazing how when i just let go of trying to control everything, God manages to put it all into place.
in the past week God has given me so much peace, i just feel so loved by Him. i'm still having issues with my finances, however i have secured at least a part time job by nannying for the triplets until the end of summer. monday we'll have a concrete schedule worked out and i can apply at some stores for evening work. it's amazing how when i just let go of trying to control everything, God manages to put it all into place.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
God showed me something
amazing this weekend. He showed me that I cannot live my life on my own. I need to stop trying to take control, stop thinking only about myself, just let go of everything, and trust Him.
After the retreat this weekend, I kind of just lost it. I've been in a funk since my grandmother died and I just couldn't hold everything in anymore. So I broke down with my mom and told her everything I had been feeling for the past 10 weeks. It felt soooo good just to say everything out loud. The next day I went and had coffee with Anna, thankfully with no tears. We also talked about a lot of the stuff I had been holding on to, and then I just wanted to talk about how I felt God working in my life.
He's been trying to show me that I can't do it all on my own. He is there for me always and He wants to help me, I just need to trust Him. He's been showing me that I need to follow the two greatest commandments; Love God, Love others. I haven't been doing that. It's been me, me, me for too long and I don't like living that way.
My birthday is next week, and my goal for this first year of adulthood (since I'll no longer be a teenager) is to follow after God. Love Him first, people second, and me last. I know it's going to be such a hard journey, but it's finally the path that I WANT to take.
After the retreat this weekend, I kind of just lost it. I've been in a funk since my grandmother died and I just couldn't hold everything in anymore. So I broke down with my mom and told her everything I had been feeling for the past 10 weeks. It felt soooo good just to say everything out loud. The next day I went and had coffee with Anna, thankfully with no tears. We also talked about a lot of the stuff I had been holding on to, and then I just wanted to talk about how I felt God working in my life.
He's been trying to show me that I can't do it all on my own. He is there for me always and He wants to help me, I just need to trust Him. He's been showing me that I need to follow the two greatest commandments; Love God, Love others. I haven't been doing that. It's been me, me, me for too long and I don't like living that way.
My birthday is next week, and my goal for this first year of adulthood (since I'll no longer be a teenager) is to follow after God. Love Him first, people second, and me last. I know it's going to be such a hard journey, but it's finally the path that I WANT to take.
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