souveniers

This is probably my last blog until after Thanksgiving, because I have 3 projects to work on this weekend. Two that are due on Monday and Tuesday, and one that is due as soon as I get back from break.

So you are thinking, why am I writing a blog if I have so much to do? Well I think I had something interesting to say for once, and I didn't want to forget it.

Last night was the library holiday party. It was ok, not really exciting, and actually kind of boring, but it was nice to visit with everyone. It was also sad because I can tell how much the people there actually like me and I am feeling kind of guilty about not working next semester, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

Anyway, there is a girl from Korea that works there, she is a grad student, and I believe that this is the first time she's ever been here. She brought a friend with her to the party that she met her (I'm assuming anyway) because I think she was from Taiwan. Anyway.. we had sloppy joes, and they asked me if it was beef, so I am pretty sure that they had never had them before. Wouldn't that be wierd? Sloppy joes seem so normal to me, but if you didn't know what they were they might not look very good, but they seemed to really like them. They kept going on about how good they were, lol..

Then they were asking me about Black Friday, what it was and why it was called Black Friday. Then she asked me a really hard question: "If you were going to get a souvenier from here what would you get?" They wanted to bring something home with them from here that showed what America is all about.

That really stumped me. I didn't know. So my question to you is... What would you tell her to buy? I just think it's wierd because how would I know what is cool and what isn't. I assume that if I went to a foreign country I would just get something that seems different or unique, but I just couldn't think of something..

Anyway.. I have to get to work on all of this. I'm really excited about being almost done with my SEVENTH! semester of college. Whew! Graduation is going to be the best day of my life.

if you're having a bad day

these will brighten it! Sorry I've been obsessed with YouTube lately.

This is my fav!



and this makes me laugh SO hard.

things that annoy me

Speaking of things that annoy me, after I wrote this blog the MSN Article 12 Nuisance neighbors popped up, and then it talked about this guy who had a neighbor who mowed his grass all day, drunk, and then it showed a video on YouTube on this website called rottenneighbor.com.

Here's the video, and I'm going to check out this Rotten Neighbor site right now lol.. Doesn't the guy taping it have the same laugh as the curly haired guy on Knocked Up, I love him btw lol...



AND.. my sister found this video and it's pretty funny if you have nothing better to do!



Here's what I wrote earlier:

I guess I am just in one of those moods where everything annoys me today.. and everything that I'm annoyed about seems to be college related, hmm.. maybe I'm just over it..

1. people who will not shut up during class. I was in Insurance this morning and they talked non stop for half the class, whispering. This really gets to me, because even though I can't hear what they're saying, I can hear the whispering sound and it just irritates me. Seriously, it is so rude to sit there and talk throughout the whole class. The professor had to be able to hear it but he didn't say anything.

2. my management professor who thinks he knows everything and likes to talk about random stuff while we are taking an impossible exam. There are many things about this professor that I don't like, but when your students are taking an exam (especially one that has "none of the above" for almost every question) you should be a little more respectful and let them think. But oh, he can't do that because he's SO much better than all of us. Ugh. This guy is really getting on my nerves lately.

3. people who expect you to tell them what happened for the last three classes that they have missed. HELLO! just go to class. I'm not helping you, sorry.

4. group projects. period. I know this is a part of life, but I hate being in charge of everyone because no one else will do anything. This also usually means that I am stuck having to complete everything.... ugh.

EDIT:

5. I forgot to mention the one that annoys me most. My roommate playing extremely loud irritating music over and over and over. She listens to the same songs on repeat everyday! Usually she turns it off at a decent hour, but she didn't last night. Maybe that's why I'm so grumpy and annoyed by everything else. SERIOUSLY I am so sick of hearing wierd techno, oldschool songs. It's officially time for me to listen to some Taylor Swift. Too bad I don't have good speakers...

Oh my, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to go on such a rant here.. anyway.. these are things that annoy me. Feel free to leave things that annoy you, unless of course reading my blog about things that annoy me, annoys you ;)

Also, don't forget to check out my last two posts, since I've posted a few things in the last few days you might have missed them.

Guess the Artist Answers
A Real Woman

a real woman

A real woman has shit on her boots, worn spots on her jeans, passion in her heart, and a brain in her head. We don't have to be pretty all the time, because real men know better than to think that the amount of makeup we have on is an indication of whether or not we are worth speaking to. A real woman doesn't need a man to justify who she is, or go to church on Sunday just to talk with God. A real woman knows that actions speak louder than words, and that no amount of frills and glitter can replace talent when it comes down to the ride. A real woman knows that a good heart is more important in a man than a full bank account, and that being honest is more important than always being right.

















Note: I did not write this, I just thought it was good :)

answers to "guess the artist"

I know I said I wasn't going to post this until Sunday, but no one really did it so... I'm going to go ahead and post it anyway :) This might be a little more interesting.. maybe.. Anyway.. here are the answers... and pictures to make it more interesting!

1. Dolly Parton-Here You Come Again (Dolly has had some great hairstyles.. that may be another post in itself!)

2. Taylor Swift- Tim McGraw (I love all of her songs, but if you don't have the CD you might not know the lyrics to my favs so I picked a well known one!)

3. Luke Bryan- Country Man (if you haven't seen the music video for this song, watch it!

4. Kenny Chesney- She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy

5. Johnny Lee- Lookin' For Love (from my fav movie Urban Cowboy!)

6. Heidi Newfield- Johnny & June (I wrote a post about this song so you better get it right (; )

7. Ashton Shepherd- Sounds So Good

8. Brad Paisley- Little Moments (that's so going to be me someday.. burning the cake and almost crying about it.. if only you knew my kitchen disasters.. like.. cumin in the eggnog instead of nutmeg. (Seriously, they look VERY similar ;) ) I really did cry after that because I stirred that stuff forever and then I RUINED it!)

9. Shania Twain- Any Man of Mine (there were SO many good pictures of her!)

10. Jessica Simpson- With You (I tried to stump you with this one because it's not country..

and it looked like it worked ;)

11. Jessica Simpson- Come on Over

Now I get to study for an exam and write a research paper, SO much fun, let me tell you.

guess the artist!

I saw this on someone's facebook, and I thought it might be fun. I'm going to post a few lyrics from songs. See how many you can guess without looking them up! They will probably be too easy, but we'll see..

1. all you gotta do, is smile that smile, and there go all my defenses, just leave it up to you, and in a little while, you're messin up my mind, and fillin' up my senses.

2. when you think happiness, i hope you think that little black dress

3. i've got a jeep, with camouflage seats, that way nobody see's us parked back up in these trees, you're little ipod's loaded down with Hoobastank, Don't be a tape player hater girl, we're groovin to hank.

4. I make a little room, and she climbs on up, open up the throttle and stir a little dust...

5. you came knockin' at my heart's door, you're everything i've been lookin' for...

6. I wanna be there on the stage with you, you and I could be the next rage too..

7. hey baby, let's jump in your truck, we'll ride and watch for lightnin' bugs...

8. well that's like just last year on my birthday, she lost all track of time and burnt the cake, every smoke detector in the house was goin' off, she was just about to cry until i took her in my arms, and i couldn't let her see, me laugh.

9. you gotta shimmy, shake, make the earth quake, kick, turn, stomp stomp, then you jump, heel to toe, do si do, 'til you boots wanna break 'til you feet and your back ache, keep it movin 'til you just can't take anymore, come on everybody on the floor, one, two, three four.

10. the real me, used to laugh all night, layin the grass just talkin' bout love, but lately i've been jaded, life's got so complicated.

11.don't pack your bag, don't make me wait, i wanna kiss that smile that's on your face.


Good Luck! These seem easy to me since I know what I wrote but I think it's hard to read lyrics and not hear them so hopefully it's not too easy for you all!

If you get them all, you'll know my favorite songs and artists :) I'll post the answers next Sunday, or you can just look them up if you're curious before then.

help!

I can't seem to quit my job. It's not like I'm quitting right now, just next semester. I am having a hard time with this. Everytime I try to tell my supervisor after work there are people around and or she is busy. I guess my question to you is... would it be horrible etiquette to send her an e-mail telling her I need to talk to her about next semester and that I won't be able to work and that I just need to meet with her sometime, or should I just tell her after work. What do you think?

Another reason that it is so hard is that I just plain feel bad, and I shouldn't, at all! It's not like it's my career or anything, it's just hard because as I've said I have NEVER quit anything before, ever. It's a scary thing for no reason. I just don't get it. I need to do it as soon as possible because it will make me feel better and give her plenty of notice. ... ugh.

Sorry my blogs have been so uninteresting lately. I apologize. I've had a lot on my mind and a lot to do!

just my luck.

It never fails, I try to stay clean while I'm working outside, but it never happens.

I got home Friday afternoon and went to change my clothes so I could go outside and help split wood with Dad and my sister. I ran into my room to grab some old jeans, only to find that that I had one pair, the most comfy pair in the world with pretty big holes in them, but I wasn't going to wear them because it was freezing out! So I went to the laundry room only to find my "working jeans" in the washer. Of course, there was no time for drying them because Dad was in a hurry.

So we went outside and I said, "These are my good jeans, I need to be extra careful" (Never say that.) So Dad says, ok.. you can run the tractor, so I spent the whole time running the lever, an easy, but cold job. Anyway.. when we were almost done, hydraulic oil started spraying all over the place, all over my jeans and nowhere else. It couldn't have gotten all over my old sweatshirt, no.. It had to get ALL OVER my favorite jeans :(. So I freaked out and dad's like. Way to worry about jeans when I just spilled $50 worth of hydraulic oil, then I said, well my jeans were $30 or $40. That made him think differently about that statement.

Anywho. I was like how do I get this out??! So dad said go scrub dishwashing soap on them, so I did that and let them sit in soap and water for a few hours, then I washed them in hot water in the washer twice. Most of the oil came out, and I think they are wearable, but they still smell like oil :(

On another note, since that wasn't exciting and neither is this, I have decided to quit my job and not work next semester. I am going to work the rest of the semester, but I feel like I am making the right decision. I was going to tell my supervisor after work today, I can't seem to decide if it would be better to tell her when I get there or when I leave, but she wasn't at her desk when I left.. and all of the supervisors seemed to be talking about how "good" I was today.. at my job and it makes me feel guilty, but I still think I'm making the right decision. Am I? LOL

to work, or not to work, that is the question

oh and who am I going to vote for? but that's a different story.

I have a small dilemma. I can't decide if I want to work next semester or not. I've been thinking about it alot and I just can't seem to make a decision, this is where you come in. I need some feedback. I thought I knew what I wanted to do, but now I don't.

If I work:

1. I will have money
2. I will have less time for school/friends, and fun..
3. I HAVE to work a 2am shift once a week
4. I will be running around like a chicken with its head cut off..

If I don't work:

1. No money.
2. I'll have more time for school, friends, and fun
3. I will be less stressed

Yeah so I thought there were more reasons, but I really can't decide. I would really like to have spending money but I know next semester is going to be tough. It's also my last semester and I don't want to be stressed. I want to have time to spend with my friends and have fun, but if I don't work I won't have any money to hang out with friends. I mean I will have some money if I go home and work with my dad, but I just feel bad asking my parents for spending money. It's nice having money to spend every week.. I know it's my decision in the end, but I really don't know..

So.. what do you think? let me know. I value your opinion! :)