Per Chi??

Well, I slowly but surely am making my way through Eat Pray Love. I just finished the Italy portion of the book (she travels through Italy, India, Indonesia). And I said I was expecting this book to live up to the hype and change my life. well its not quite to that point yet, but it has definitely cultivated some thought on my part.

One part of the book described a conversation between Elizabeth Gilbert (the author) and one of her new Italian friends Giulio. He told her that the trick to discovering the tone of the city and whether you belong there or not is to discover the city's "word." The word would explain the theme of the city-the theme that "lived" in the heart of every citizen. What the city breathed and echoed. And if your personal word did not match the city's word, then you didn't belong there.
Giulio says that:
Rome's word is Sex
The Vatican's word is Power
Naples' word is Fight
Elizabeth says that:
New York's word is Achieve
Los Angeles' word is Succeed
Elizabeth's friend Sophie from Sweden says:
Stockholm's word is Conform

and they go on to question what the word of their families are, and then the more difficult question of what their personal words were.

well obviously this got me thinking....whats my word?

I feel like college is this fantastical tunnel that promotes growth and change and fosters an environment for discovery (that could have been taken from a college brochure and you would never be the wiser!). Like this magical land that you go to so you can live this wild life and get all your crazy experiences and rebelliousness out and done with before going into the real world when all of a sudden you have responsibility. These days, its hardly about getting an education. You choose a college based on its location, its clubs and activities, what sort of opportunities it offers its students etc. So right now I think my word is "discovery." but at the same time I feel like that's what my word should be. That that's what I should be feeling and acting and evoking. That I should be "one" with the mission of the U and all that it "promotes."

But, as my 1st semester draws to a close I have to admit that I'm just not feeling it. I don't feel that sense of discovery or the excitement of being morphed into this bright shining new individual with new insights and new exciting stories from my "freshman year". Hell I've never even been to a CRAZY party with girls dancing on tables and hundreds of wild college kids who later run frantically from the cops. What I've come out of this semester with is a knack for utilizing the metro transit system...

Maybe that's why I don't feel like the U is completely for me. Our words don't match! I mean I thought this was my DREAM college. and it still is! but on the other hand, now that I'm here, I just don't know...I think maybe I had way too high of expectations and they just have not been met. If the U could talk, it would probably say, "I'm sorry to say it, but it's not me. It's You." and maybe it is University! Maybe I'm not looking hard enough?

At this point in my life.....honestly? my word has got to be Confusion!

So, whats your word?

Happy Finals Week!

P.s Have i told you about my obsession with beyonce? no? well its true.

one more. one more

uuugh such a good song! so sad- but so good!


Congratulations lyrics
-Blue October (feat. Imogen Heap)

Is that seat taken
Congratulations
Would you like to take a walk with me

My mind it kind of goes fast
I try to slow it down for you
I think I'd love to take a drive
I want to give you something
I've been wanting to give to you for years
My heart

My heart, my pain won't cover up
You left me.. hu hu hu hu
My heart won't take this cover up
You left me.. hu hu hu hu

I came to see the light in my best friend
You seemed as happy as you'd ever been
My chance of being open was broken
And now you're Mrs. him.

My words they don't come out right
But I'll try to say I'm happy for you
I think I'm going to take that drive
I want to give you something
I've been wanting to give to you for years
My heart

My heart, my pain won't cover up
You left me.. hu hu hu hu
My heart
My heart won't take this cover up
You left me.. hu hu hu hu

And I can't change this
I can never take it back
But now I can't change your mind
(You left me)
And I can't take this
I can never take this back
But now I can't change your mind
can't change your mind
(You left me)
Can't change you mind
(You left me.. hu hu hu hu)
(You left me.. hu hu hu hu)
(You left me.. hu hu hu hu)
(You left me.. hu hu hu hu)

Go away
Make it go away
Please.

Oh hey there, FINALS!

things that i do to procrastinate:

1. listen to music
2. sing to music
3. dance to music
4. create new outfits...for events that haven't even been invented yet.
5. clean my room
6. organize
7. make up amazing new snacks like cinnamon toast crunch mixed with reeses puffs....yeah. try it.
8. do other, less important homework
9. create lists of things to do...you don't need to tell me how ironic that is
10. call people
11. decorate my room
12. update my blog
13. update my twitter
14. go on facebook
15. creep on people on facebook
16. look through my friend's pictures on facebook...even ones that i've looked through many times before
17. facebook
18. facebook
19. facebook
20. oh and more facebook.
21. read
22. put away clothes
23. do laundry
24. look at wedding blogs
25. do my hair
26. do my makeup
27. sometimes even work out...sometimes
28. shower. to take off all that makeup and freshly done hair. duh.
29. pretend online shop. i put things in my "shopping bag" and go through the checkout process up till the "purchase" step. awkward. once in a while i do actually buy things though!
30. look up stuff on google (that is my absolute LAST resort)

its a problem folks.
have fun this week. kill all of your finals! i know i will..........................................

perfectly lonely

Nothing to do
Nowhere to be
A simple little kind of free
Nothing to do
No one but me
That's is all I need

I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
I'm perfectly lonely
Yeaah...
Cause I don't belong to anyone
And nobody belongs to me

The new John Mayer album is terrific. Check it out

New Years Came Early!

Every holiday season people are urged to "Kindle the love of Christ in your hearts," or "Have Christmas in your heart all year through." Celene Dion even has a song all about it!

"Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find a way

To give a little love everyday

Don't save it all for Christmas Day

Find your way

Cause holidays have come and gone

But love lives on

If you give on

Love..."

Well. I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that everyone has those quiet "hateful" moments where you say something to yourself (mentally of course) which is beyond horrible and rude and would maybe get you stabbed in real life?

i hope that's not just me...woops!
So I did this a lot as a kid, like I'd say I was a pretty jealous little girl. Now you know huh! Like everyone knows I love clothes (who doesn't?) and that def started at an early age. I remember like HATING on other little girls if they had cute clothes (especially in church)! I wouldn't even focus on mass I was so zeroed in on all the other girls' little dresses or shoes.....like that's changed? what?
So I got much less angsty as I grew up but sometimes, when in the right mood, I can be MEAN. Even though I'm the only one who hears it, I still feel bad about it. In college the insults have "sophisticated" (hardly). A couple weeks ago I felt like a girl I met a while ago was ignoring me on campus, like it seemed like she was avoiding me! I would see her a lot and I wasn't even going to go up to chat with her. but you know I would just gave her the "polite smile" and got DENIED every time. So I wont go into full detail here because I don't want you all to think any less of me then you already do...BUT the mental insults that I threw at her consisted of things like,
"I hope you fail out of college!!"
"Cute hair...maybe try some Frizz-Ease next time."
"Don't trip in your stripper heals! Oh wait, please do!!!"

OhmyGAWD I'm a horrible person. But the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

The moral of the story, is that frequently I am soo very mean about someone just to get proved wrong. I basically have reverse Karma. Like instead of bad things happening to me, I get nice things that just make me feel HORRIBLE. Because, just today who do I get a text from?? Oh don't you know! She was like "hey we haven't seen each other in a while" yadayadayada and then invited me to a keggar at her new house! So sweet right? (Well about as sweet as college acquaintances go....) Maybe she just wants her party to be a total rager and is inviting everyone she knows (probably) but I mean still!

So needless to say I feel like a walking hoe-bag and if we ever become face book friends I'll def need to delete this post!

So my New Years resolution this year is to be more "generous and charitable in spirit." It wouldn't hurt to be that way in action either....one step at a time.

I'm going to Annie's for malts for the first time EVER tonight! I feel like my U experience is coming full circle! ;) I'll tell ya how it goes...

over and out comrades.

All I Want for Christmas is a Biker Boy....or Taylor Lautner

....one is clearly more attainable than the other.

No, not motorcycles (not cool). I'm talking good old fashioned bicycles! I don't know what it is about these dudes! Maybe it's their cute little hats or their scruff or deliciously un-kept hair or those ultra-neat courier bags that look oh-so-efficient....I seriously can't get enough of these BOYS! My favorite little trait is the rolled pant leg(s). Don't ask why but I seriously think it is the cutest thing! Sometimes I see them walking into class with a pant leg still rolled up and my heart sings a bit. Thankfully, the U is chalk FULL of these hip hotties and I get to stare at them on the daily.

Or I should say I used to...The snow has officially set in! Now when I see people biking I just roll my eyes...Like I get it, its faster than walking. But come on! When you get to the point where you feel like goggles are needed in your daily commute, I think its time to put that little bike in storage.

Anypooo

I came across the coooolest pictures of "striped ice bergs" the other day and I was floored! Check check check up on these shots! I read that blue stripes are created when warmer water gets up in the ice and then freezes so quickly that the bubbles in the water don't have time to pop. And the yellow and brown stripes are created when there's more sediment then usual in the water and green is if they're filled with algae. Just a lil fun fact for you folks today!

*but first: some gorgeous winter wonderland getaways!








How cool is THAT?!?!?

I'm always amazed by smokers. I saw a girl at the bus stop this morning taking these huge drags from her cigarette and gulps of her coffee held in the other. Two addictions....that lead to really bad teeth stainage. Now that we officially live in the frozen tundra, I'm even more amazed by smokers! They stand in the "designated smoking area" freezing their bootays off just to smoke! What a very inconvenient habit. AND it's so expensive! If a pack costs $5 and you smoke a pack a day....thats $35 bucks a WEEK. You could get a really great skirt for that much....I relate every purchase I make to the price of clothing. Not that I'm buying cigarettes, but its a great gauge for any purchase... "$65 bucks for concert tickets??? I could get so many shirts for that price! Or a really great dress!"

I'm sorry I'm so random.
I have more things to discuss but alas. I'm lazy and I have more important things to be doing that blabbing about my thoughts. And I'm sure you have more important things to be doing rather than reading about my thoughts! But I'm oh-so glad you do waste your time on me ;)

until next time. over and out.

Hold on to your hats! I'm feeling all sorts of EMO

"You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the earth that it's like you have four legs, instead of two. That way, you can stay in the world. But you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look at through you heart, instead."

I have done something a little embarrassing. Ahem. I bought Eat, Pray, Love....I had a gift card to Barnes and Noble, so i figured it was basically free. And its so popular, how could I go wrong? I doubt I'll be disappointed. I was determined to find it on my own because I refused to admit to a salesperson just how cliche-girl I was being.
Well of course I couldn't find it...so I had to ask. Of course it was a man behind the counter. He was very nice and to me to go to the biography section (well who would have thought it would be there!?!). I looked and looked and I still couldn't find it so I asked yet another employee. This time it was an overweight middle-aged woman who hooked me up. She knew right where to find it. Maybe because she's a knowledgeable employee or maybe because she's a middle-aged overweight woman. I guess we'll never know.

***See that's the problem I have with books like this. It makes me think of the kind of people who read it...the same people who read depressing self-help books....the same people who watch Lifetime Original Movies and the same ones who talk about chocolate in a lusty-can't get enough-self-loathing way....The same people who are obsessed with Twilight and the same types who go to scrapbook conventions at the Mall of America. Uuughh. I realize I just described about half of the female population who are between the ages of 16 and 47 but whatever man. Picture those kinds of folks. That's what I felt like buying Eat Pray Love. I realize that that does not in any way accurately describe the books' audience but you get my idea.***

So anyway, I bought this book and while being embarrassed at conforming to a mold (that I created mind you) I was still excited to read for fun. I hear that in college you never get to read for fun anymore.....well here I am working to get in some of that leisure reading! Now, I hope to gain a bit of enlightenment and self-knowledge throughout the course of the book because that's what everyone seems to gain. Well already as you can see by the quote above...I am gaining some of that enlightenment. Its a very interesting book and while I think it frequently sounds like she is trying WAYY too hard to sound like a wise Guru....I like it so far!

-What I don't like however is the exact thing I like about it!!! It's making me think...Hence the emo-referenced title. This book is making me feel all personal and deep. I don't like to be like that with anyone let alone myself so being all questioning about my LIFE can be a little frustrating for me. I have resorted to listening to depressing music and downloading a whole BUNCH of Conor Oberst stuff which is probably not a good sign. I mean he's great, but you don't get any more emo than Conor.

This is a good one....Not as emolicious as the other ones:::

Oh You Are the Roots that Sleep Beneath my Feat and Hold the Earth in Place

I met you through a common friend,
in the attic of my parents' house.
And though I didn't know it then,
I soon was finding out...
You are the roots that sleep beneath my feet,
and hold the earth in place.
Each time a faucet opens,
words are spoken,
the water runs away,
and I hear your name.
No, nothing has changed.

There was this book I read and loved,
the story of a ship.
who sailed around the world and found,
that nothing else exists;
beyond his own two sails,
and wooden shell,
and what is held within.
All else is sure to pass,
we clutch and grasp,
and debate what's truly permanent.
But when the wind starts to shift,
there's no argument.

I sing and drink,
and sleep on floors,
and try hard not to be annoyed,
by all these people worrying about me.
So when I'm suffering through some awful drive,
you occasionally cross my mind.
It's my hidden hope that you are still among them.

Well are you?

Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet,
and hold the earth in place.
each time a curtain opens,
sunlight pours in,
a lifetime melts away.

And we share a name,
on some picturesque grave.


I feel like I need some serious CHANGE people. A change I can believe in....and Obama's not gonna do it for me this time

you feel me?

Thanks for the GIVING

I don't ever remember being this excited for Thanksgiving before...EVER! I seriously can not wait to chow down. Corn and crescent ROLLS and turkey and mashed potatoes and GRAVY. Eileen Noble does Thanksgiving right people. I mean she goes allll out and I can.not.WAIT.

I think another pretty exciting facet is that 2 pretty cool dudes are coming home. I'm just excited to see some really awesome people who I've been missing you feel?

I think I'll take this time to be cheesy-McGee and say some things I'm thankful for::::

1- My family. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I think I just might have the best family on the earth and I love being a N.O.B.L.E
2- My friends. I run with a pretty neat crowd. I really dig those kids.
3- My school/education. I'm doing a paper on human trafficking and we all need to start appreciating our educations more because lord knows we could be weaving rugs in Indonesia instead
4- My country. I've never even been out of the country, but doing this research paper is definitely putting things into perspective.
5- My dog. Pretty much all dogs. Dogs are the BEST
6- Delicious fooodd which I plan to eat way tooo much of
7- For my faith
8- For MUSIC
9- For the FAFSA
10- For being a girl. I enjoy being a girl!
11- For life, love and laughter


Feeling the LOVE? I know I am!!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

well F my L...

I will be going to sleep tonight feeling a tad unsuccessful and intimidated. Argggguugh.

I saw New Moon this weekend... twice. Once with Michaella and once with my sisters. It was a little much the 2nd time around but oh so delicious non-the-less. I don't really want to delve into a movie discussion but rather talk about something that now is bothering me...I got thinking about it after watching New Moon:
ACTING
In my opinion, Taylor Lautner and Rob Pattinson and Kristen Stewart all are NOT the most amazing actors. They're really not. They get the job done but its not like they're going to go on and be recognized for their phenomenal acting skills. I think that's how it is for most movies and TV shows etc. Especially in the teen genre. So I was just thinking about my life and future career and my MAJOR...which consequently is theatre/acting. And I just kind of thought well shit. How is this all going to work out?!
There are so many kids who I've met who tell me that they are theatre majors and I am kind of surprised...I don't want to be a total jerk right now but there are some people who think that they are going to make their living acting and I just feel like somebody should SHAKE them and say "NO. That is not the path for you!" And then I think,

"Am I one of those kids???"

I've been told I'm talented and should pursue my gifts and should go to New York etc etc etc and in the moment it's like "Yea! I should! You're right! This is what I want!" and then you realize: This was my high school musical. A high school with like 200 kids. 60 of which I graduated with....In Minnesota. And these people are my friend's parents. And total strangers who may or may not have anything to compare me too.
{I have a friend who told me he once got a personal note from Joe Dowling (Director at the Guthrie) raving about his skills and his future career etc and I'm like, now THAT is a reputable source! Something to base your insights on! Talk about a confidence BOOSTER.}

Do you know what I mean? Like the people who audition on American Idol who honest to god believe that they are talented because they love singing and have been told that they're good...Just to be slammed into the cold hard pavement of REALITY.
*Now I'm guessing it sounds like I'm having a little Catherine pity party and holding open the door for compliments and reassurance, but I assure you, that is NOT what I'm looking for. I think I'm having a quarter-life crisis. More like mid-quarter life crisis.
talk about D-RAMA

After googling "acting" (yes, it has gone that far), I found an interview with Joan Rivers and she said something to the effect of "if you are 'thinking' about whether or not you should get into this business, Don't. This isn't a choice, its a calling. "

But JOAN! How do you know?!? Where is the GUIDANCE?? Is this like the whole "you just KNOW when you're in love" crap????

Well then F My L folks because for me, it doesn't seem that easy...

i <3 surprises and TV really IS trash

so I actually kind of hate them...I mean I love them, but I also don't like to NOT be able to make the decision. Yeah last post I did say I can't handle decisions....I'm confusing myself...what can I say? I'm complex! (gag)

THE POINT IS. I don't think I'm alone here when I say I love finding things that just make life better. For example::
-Finding a couple bucks in an old purse or wallet that allows you to buy a pop from the vending machine :)
-Drinking half of said pop and then saving it
-Eating a crap load of m&ms and thinking "MAN if only I had some pop" going to the fridge to get some milk just to discover BAM! The other half of the pop!!!

ok it was a lot more exciting for me at the time....

Lately I've been watching some more T.V than I usually do and I really am shocked sometimes by advertisements and basically anything and everything on T.V. In my freshman writing course this semester we had to read about advertising targeted towards children. Especially this method called "synergy." Basically its when a bunch of companies team up (like Disney and McDonald's) to boost everyone's earning power. I saw a PRIME example of this the other day. Its probably the weirdest thing to observe
My favorite line:: "Who needs boring clothes??" Look at how sad the kids are!!!





--Now for a more "adult" look at shocking advertising.
so for kids, they prey on how desperate they are to fit in, and for adults; they just use sex. No big deal


AND!
The Hills makes me want to throw up. One of the girls on it is married and she wants to have a baby but her husband doesn't want to...so she plans on going off her birth control without telling him and the SURPRISING him with news of a pregnancy...because she thinks that in that situation, he would become really excited about having kids.....great example of a BAD surprise. Stupid idiot. Like who are these people? And why are they allowed to influence the youth of America?

*Michaella and I high-fived in a public place after talking about New Moon today.....it was really a turning point in realizing just how obsessed we were...2 days what?

No-Shave-November

AHOY!!

Study Break=New blog post!

ah hell, who am I kidding? its more like study-prevention...

Anypoo. Its taken me a while to put up a new post! Frankly, I've had nothing of interest to say. I've been very boring lately! What was I going to talk about? How I stayed in on Saturday night to study Anthro and watch a Hallmark Original Movie? No....but I did stay in, the movie was called The Flower Girl (it was very Hallmark and I totally loved it...it had Kieren Hutchinson in it, who is a total babe and was also on One Tree Hill as Karen's boyfriend for a while....). I think I'm digging myself into a bigger hole here. The point is there has been nothing exciting happening!!!

But I do have loads to say :)

Michaella and I went to see Clytemnestra last Thursday night at Northrop- it was done by the Martha Graham Dance Company and was SUPERB. I really haven't seen a dance performance like that in a while...maybe in forever! I had read a lot about Clytemnestra over the years and so it was amazing to see it live. We had amazing seats and had a wonderful time followed by Mesa Pizza where we were then hit on by an intoxicated 30 year old man who pronounced "Rarig" "Rah-Rig." Check out a little taste of Grahams genius HERE











Lately I've just been chillin you know, studying-- tomorrow I have my SECOND Anthro midterm and I'm nervous, but not as nervous as I was for the first one. Remember when I said I wouldn't procrastinate as badly as I did last time? Well I think I did better this time because I started studying on Saturday instead of the night before! BRAVO! But it wasn't very good studying considering I had a movie playing, but that's not the point!!
--Speaking of movies::: NEW MOON comes out in exactly TWO DAYS. Michaella and I are seeing it Thursday night at MIDNIGHT! It is what has kept us going these past 2 horrible weeks... I don't think I could get any more excited!! don't hate.

This month is No-Shave-November which should really be called Sexy-Man-Month because lord knows how I love the scruff! Being a theatre major means interacting with a host of "alternative" dressing guys. Or as I like to look at it as guys who care about how they look, and put themselves together in an oh-so-attractive way. SO pair that with the added scruff effect and MYLANTA. Guys who are normally cute enough to begin with become TWICE as attractive. I LOVE NSN!
{I should note however, that there are many guys who just look scary because some dudes just have the knack of growing a flippin beard faster than others...so sometimes NSN translates into "Ohmygod you look like a homeless person"}

Oh hellooo scruffy

Ok my last order of business to discuss is a little more interactive (goody!) so here's the thing: I can't make my own decisions...its a bad habit yadayadayada but seriously I like when people help me out and give my opinions and stuff, so I have to choose a song to sing and I've narrowed it down to these couple (if you have any other awesome suggestions I would love them!)
Now, if you all (whoever you are, I only know of like 5 people who read this, one of which is my mom-but you know) could just either comment on this, or comment on Facebook which one you like best for me (if you know music/my voice) or that you like period I would love love love it!!! Thanks folks!
Here are the songs, through YouTube. :) :)

Everything's Coming Up Roses- Gypsy

I'm A Star - Scott Alan King
(the song starts at 1.00)

Maybe This Time - Cabaret
(I would not be doing the little yell at the end....)

Stars and the Moon - Songs for a New World

And this one I'm just obsessed with, but its a trio, I just want to share it lol
The I Love You Song - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Over and Out

Body beautiful that's me (WORD)

Today in my theatre class we were talking about the role gender has played throughout the history of the theatre. We looked at clips from "Shakespeare in Love" and "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" (that title I just simply do not understand....I hear its a fabulous movie, and now I've gotta see it!!) Included in the discussion was the topic of drag queens and kings and thats when we saw the clip from Wong Foo. The opening of the movie has this song and I've gotta say.... I am LOVIN it! Its by Salt n Pepa and the message of the song is truly fabulous, I'm all about building that self-confidence no matter who you are, and listen to this a few times and you will discover that YOU (truly) are body beautiful!! :) :)

You can listen to it HERE on YouTube
Crank this UPPPP

Aw yeah, don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful
[And where is the body?]
Move over mutha cuz I'm going faster than you can drive
The body's beautiful, baby
That's right, I just can't help it (yeah)
It's not my fault, I was born this way (I was born this way)

CHORUS
Get with the B-E-A-U-T-Y
Beauty, the body is beautiful (Body beautiful)
Get with the B-E-A-U-T-Y
Beauty, the body is beautiful (I am body beautiful)

I'm up and coming, I am a child
I'm legendary, hey, I'm free and wild
I am the ocean, and I rule the world (the whole world)
I'm sensual, I am body beautiful (the body's beautiful)
My cha-cha pumps (hump-a-dooty), I've got them on (in a winnin' ticket)
And I work the runway (left-right-left-right-left), baby, all night long
I am the one (the only one), there is no other
I am mother, I am body beautiful

CHORUS

Lights, camera, action!
Satisfaction guaranteed, that's what I need
I celebrate the body and enjoy good health
And I gets down with my bad self
It's all good from the front to the back
Two snaps and a clap for a body like that
It's a good damn thing I don't care what you say
Somebody beautiful (I am body beautiful), hey, that's me

I am grand (grand diva), I am the queen (Queen Bee)
A masquerade (who am I?), I'm fantasy (you're a fantasy)
I am the house (the whole mansion) of elegance
Featuring, I am body beautiful (body beautiful)

CHORUS

Don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful
Everybody's beautiful in their own special way (yes)
Carry yourself like a queen and you will attract a king
Beauty comes from within (yes)
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe
You will achieve (got to believe)
Do you believe (yes) that you are body beautiful?
Yes! Yes! Oooo, yes!

There ain't enough words to express how I feel
I'm body beautiful, true, that's for real
Am who I am and that's all I can be
Open up your mind so your eyes can see

Body beautiful, baby (Work that body)
Body beautiful, baby (Work it, work it)
Body beautiful, baby (Work that body)
Body beautiful that's me (word)

Then I'm-a tell ya like this, and I'm-a tell ya this way
My body's beautiful, that's all I'm sayin'
Bodies come in all different shapes and sizes
You're beautiful, too, just realize this
Can't you see the beauty in me?
Open up your heart and set your mind free
Everybody's beautiful in their own way
Express yourself every day
And when you got joy on the inside it shows on the out
Be confident and you're beautiful without a doubt
You're absolutely gorgeous, don't ya know?
So you got the body beautiful glow

Body beautiful, baby (Work that body)
Body beautiful, baby (Work it, work it)
Body beautiful, baby (Work that body)
Body beautiful (I am body beautiful) that's me (word)

CHORUS

Darque Tan and shameless promotions

I just have to put it out there:::

If you work in customer service, retail, or anything that requires answering phones: you are there to assist the customer. "how late are you open today?" should be a pretty easy question to handle..
even if you work at Darque Tan (spelled with a "que")

Also, when you were trained in at your job I'm sure you were given some guide lines as to the way you should act while working...so if someone has a question or needs a fitting room or pretty much anything, you should help them out because it's your JOB.

The following places have the worst customer service EVER:::
-Victoria's Secret
-American Eagle
-American Apparel
***and a new addition: Darque Tan!!
These stores consistently (as in every time I shop there) beyond suck when it comes to customer service. It has gotten to the point where it is almost embarrassing....I'm sure there is more, but I'm blanking. I just get so irritated with stupid people.

Now thinking about all these horrible employees gets me thinking about how great my own job is-- I miss it :( I work at the most fabulous store in the cities, and while it's true we have a good time and we chat and laugh etc we are bomb when it comes to helping customers! If you want to turn your shopping day into an event, hit up The Fun Sisters! There are locations in Minneapolis, Stillwater, Nisswa, St. Paul and Pequot Lakes! They are all amazing locations with friendly, helpful and fun staff that don't totally suck. We sell purses, jewelry, scarves, hats, shoes, makeup, and tons of of accessories that you really need to have...

Here is the website... If you live in MN and have never been, shame on you. And if you are new to MN you simply have to check out this boutique :) :) We have limited hours so be sure to schedule in the next "open" days!

http://thefunsisters.com/

I LOVE FS!

Gangsta Gang-Gang-Sta

I'm pretty much alone in the cafeteria right now and the cooks are constantly singing (that song will now be caught in my head for the rest of the day). Or they chat candidly in hmong....which is so annoying because A) I would really love to know what they're talking about because it always sounds so juicy by they way they laugh about it, and B) I cant help thinking they're talking about me....probs not though, I'm not that interesting.

Today has been so beautiful! This is the weather that I know and love and what makes Autumn my fave season...walking across the Mississippi today was majestic folks. Listening to "Dreams" by the Cranberries made my commute truly red-letter.

Last night instead of doing my homework I did more research on weddings. Only this time I saught out the best wedding planners in the Twin Cities. Now maybe it was the fact that I was procrastinating, or the fact that it was 1am, but I then proceeded to email two of those companies and ask about internship opportunities.
whhhhaaaaaattttt?
yeah.
I know I'm a theatre major and that is what I want to do and all but I seriously have also always wanted to be a wedding planner...or an event planner but weddings would be prime. Now, one of those companies has already emailed me back and said that she does everything on her own and only works with vendors if she needs assistance, which I understand- small business, bad economy. I don't even think my dad would take on an intern....But I don't even necessarily want to be a paid intern, I just want an insiders look! So now I'm waiting on the other one. I really want to try this job on for size! If none of them want me I have one other one I'm looking at, and if that doesnt work out, then I want to get a job at Monique Lhuillier in Edina----So coool.

My friend Michaella and I have the same brain. My friend Liz and I share the same mind as well...but today, the connection between Michaella and I manifested itself once again. I was surfing the net par usual and immediately decided that I needed to go out and get the new issues of Bazaar and Vanity Fair....

Judge away... Judge away
Of course I looked through all of the "bonus footage" on the VF website and saved all of the pictures of Mr. Pattinson to my computer....I will now proceed to make them into a rotating screen-savor that changes the photo of Rob every minute or so...












The point is that after I gawked at all of these photos, I went on my FB just to discover that Michaella had messaged me all of the links to check it out....We are one in the same regarding this topic.
BUT it is important to note that we are not the "typical" Twilight fans. We are more reserved and less in-your-face: we don't scream every time someone mentions Rob Pattinson, KStew (yeah I just used the abbreviated form) or anything SAGA related....no, we just sequel silently and then talk non-stop about it later in the privacy of our own homes.

You can not deny the fox-factor this dude has got going for him....don't deny it!!!!

~~~

I'm washing ALL my towels and sheets right now....boring, hot (I hate being too hot, and I am almost CONSTANTLY too hot...something I've inherited from Jim no doubt), and LOUD. I really should be writing down all FOUR of the anthro lectures I missed. but I'm not. oops.
"Thanks for the play-by-play Cath!"

Riddle me THIS

Whilst doing my Intro to Theatre homework....i read THIS:

“Hollywood’s emphasis on courtship and romantic love is a function
of the movies’ place within American—and indeed world—culture as a commercial
enterprise. . . . it constitutes a significant cultural practice, the conventions of which
are related to the way we live.”25 While the principals in a musical may begin as rivals
(Sarah Brown and Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls) or as enemies (Eliza Doolittle and
Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady) or as annoyances to each other (Maria and the Captain
in The Sound of Music) or, at best, in mutual misunderstanding (Nellie and Emile in
South Pacific), their differences of background or temperament signal that they will
eventually form a couple. Indeed, the ideological project of musical theatre in the United
States in the mid-twentieth century was to use the heterosexual couple’s journey from
enemies to lovers to stand in for the unification of problematic differences in American
culture....Stacy Wolf

How true is that??? I love chick flicks or romantic comedies (whatever you wanna call them) but they totally set you up for failure and disappointment. I went through a period of time where I decided that I wouldn't watch anymore chick flicks because I deemed them "unhealthy" for my psyche. That didn't last long... But seriously, those movies and musicals are unbelievably successful because they prey on FEMALE emotions. And we like it.

GAFAW

This is embarrassing to say BUT: I just spent waaaaay too much time looking at wedding stuff....Vera Wang and Monique Lhuillier in particular. They have the most amazing websites, and dresses. I'm obsessed with all things wedding. Now you know, and now you can check them out too! You're welcome.

http://www.verawangonweddings.com/

http://www.moniquelhuillier.com/

Maybe I should be a wedding planner? HMMM?

"I'm not impressed by the look of your dress, by your fancy haircut or the way that you strut. I'm Not Impressed"

-----Why Girls of the University of Minnesota? WHY when it is 30 degrees out, do you feel the need to wear booty shorts, booty skirts or anything else BOOTYFUL? I mean I know we're all supposed to be used to the Minnesota weather and this is supposed to be "nothing" compared to our winters...But when it is raining, the wind is blowing, and the frost is nipping at your nose (and probably your butt), I think that putting on a pair of jeans or maybe even some leggings or tights would be a useful idea!!! No one's checking out your "super cute minnie" on their way across the bridge. Well I am, but that's beside the point!!!-----


Happy Halloween!!! I can't wait for tonight....I'm being a "pumpkin witch" an adorable costume I'm recycling from my older sister- cute and environmentally friendly!

Man oh man I suppose its been a long time since I last posted....This past week was very busy. Fun, but busy.

Lizi and I went to the Guthrie (Lizi is such a prominent character in this blog!) on Tuesday night and then went back to her parents condo to sleep....they have this bed, I must find out what kind it is, because it is the single most comfortable bed I have ever had the pleasure of laying my head upon. Like a cloud. But better.
Needless to say, we slept in. Which was nice, but then we didn't get on the bus we were supposed to (I'll blame the sleep, and not our lack of direction, which was the real culprit). So we went to Caribou to do homework and wait for the next one. It was a very female-populated Caribou! One of the women was reading a book called "The Truth about Love." I felt a little embarrassed that I could see what she was reading. She wasn't trying to hide it or anything, but just knowing what she was reading made me feel so sorry for her. Of course it is unfair and presumptuous of me to assume things about her....but come on! She had apparently just come from yoga and brought in some Subway to eat with her coffee. She was probably 30 at the latest and wasn't married. And suddenly, I just had a huge desire to NEVER be like her.
She was pretty enough, and obviously cool enough to go to CorePower Yoga in downtown Minneapolis.... I just hate the idea of feeling like you need to read books about "how to find your soul mate" or "how you'll know when he's the ONE"....self-help books scare me. And "The Truth About Love" doesn't sound helpful or appealing! Like what was she gaining from that book? Is it the truth about why you don't need love? How to find love? Determining the right love? ???? BAH! I just felt kind of sorry for her...which again, is totally unjustified, she could have a boyfriend for all I know. But it just got me thinking about the future. If you ever see me reading a self-help book about love, smack me.

Liz and Michaella and I went to Grand with a girl from our High school last night, it was a lot of fun. She's still a Sophomore there and she's a bit quiet and shy, but so darling and sweet. We took her to Cafe Latte for cake and coffee and just had a really fun "girly" time with her! After, we went into a boutique called Karma. They had some hats in the window and Liz and I have been needing some hats, so we went in......MYLANTA so cuuute. And fun, and I loved it! All of us wanted to buy everything in there. But we went in needing hats. Well Liz and I both found our hats. They were both pretty pricey. Mine was about twice the price of hers....and it killed me a little to buy it. But it will last me FOREVER (or at least, that's what I keep telling myself) and if I divide the price by the number of times I'll wear it plus the years I plan to wear it- it over and beyond is worth every penny. I've wanted a hat like this for as long as I can remember, plus I can wear it with my formal coat, my leather jacket, and my parka. SUCCESS

Oh and I forgot to mention ---- it has POM POMs!!! *squeal*
This is the picture I sent to my mom muahaha. I've been telling everyone about this damn hat

I watched Donnie Darko last night. My mind has been blown. So scary, confusing, trippy, disturbing, funny, and sad. A real cult classic folks!

Happy Halloween ladies and Ghouls..... ha ha ha.... I crack myself UUP

Over and out.

Pills, Bras and Procrastination

I feel like these past 24 hours have been me=Computer Zombie. I've been in front of the computer, scrambling to get everything done. I went to bed last night (or I should say, this morning) at 5 30am after finishing my take home exam....the one I got last Monday? Yes, the very same! I ended up with a pretty bomb test if I do say so myself. They were all "short-answer" and essay questions that had to be typed responses. I finished with 6 pages of typed glory. Then I slept till 11 and woke up and started cranking out that rough draft that was due last Thursday....No worries, its not late, through a serious of convenient inconveniences, my due date is now tomorrow at 2:30. I'm still not done. But so far, its looking good.

On Friday I went to the mall with my darling friend Lizzi. We hopped on the light rail (our very first voyage using the LR system!) and in 55 light rail min, we arrived at MOA. She has introduced to me a site called heyitsfree.net and she hooked me up with a coupon for $10 bucks off a bra and a free pantie at Victoria Secret! Now if that weren't exciting enough, she had NEVER been to VS before! NEVER. So needless to say it was a very exciting trip which we both came away from as VICTORS of Bra Land. I wont go into detail, but her purchase can be called Girlie Barbie, and mine can be called MardiGras Barbie. Now you know ;) The trip was followed by a fun, and interesting evening spent at Middlebrook.Now, in my seemingly 24 hour period of drinking caffeine and snacking on rice cakes and popcorn (courtesy of my mama--delish) I got to thinking about my procrastination issue-while procrastinating. Can procrastinating get to a point where it is a serious problem and should be treated medically? I know many college students turn to caffeine pills or even Aderall to try to remedy their homework needs, and I've gotta say I've considered both. It's sort of scary how much I procrastinate and what lengths I got to in order to avoid my homework. I get it done, but still. I think I'm probably just trying to find an easy fix for my bad habit, but I still wonder if I've created a monster! My early New Years resolution: Break the Procrastination HABIT
In the midst of all my working and studying (not) and slaving away in front of the computer, I wanted to share two very great and very different songs that I've been listening to a lot lately.

The first song is a really pretty ballad and the lyrics are really beautiful, and the second song has the kind of lyrics that make you smile, while think fondly on a certain type of individual in your life. I know you all have one :)

**both are credited towards my dear older sister who has such a variety in her music selection that I always seem to LOVE**

-Until we meet again-

Hello Kitty Band-aids are the best kind of Band-aids

This day has been filled with more "frustrating" observations. Don't get me wrong, it was a really nice day, but let me list some of these observations:

1- MOST important and most irritating: When people do not hold the door for the person behind them....there are some people who honestly (i think) make strides to NOT hold the door. Maybe there is a contest that is unknown to me where you have to skim in between the door and the wall at the last possible moment, leaving the person behind you to madly scramble for the handle. That's exactly whats going on. Well guess what people?! it is not a fun game. It isn't that hard to extend your arm behind you as a courtesy to your fellow students.
2- When people on the bus/connector leave seats open in favor of standing. It takes up room in the standing people's space and is simply lame. The people behind them then cant get to the seat because your big ole backpack is in the way. If there is a seat open, sit in it. It will make every one's life easier.
3- Another observation on bus etiquette is that when exiting, there is no need to say "excuse me" and try to push past everyone else because you are all going the same way! You'll get out in an orderly fashion, just give it like 30 seconds folks.

Ok I'm done bitching. I just came back from seeing Bright Star with a my gal pal Michaella (some boys came too...) for her film studies class and LORDY it was a goodin. So tragic and beyond romantic! {I flippin love all things cheesy and romantic and beyond the realm of possibility...now you know.} I went into the movie not really knowing what it was about so imagine my surprise and embarrassment when i leaned over to Mk half way through and asked, "wait is the Keats in this like THE Keats, like the POET???" The movie is about a poet, named John Keats....and is filled with poetry....I just thought it was a coincidence. Nope. But the point is, this week has been filled with 2 amazing movies that I recommend to everyone. I cried watching Bright Star and I would have cried at Howl's Movie Castle had I not been in the presence of three boys in a well-lit room....now they know.

I can't wait for the production of Big Love tomorrow night! And then a really fun fun fun weekend up ahead :) I guess this week wasn't THAT bad

Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--
Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night
And watching, with eternal lids apart,
Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite,
The moving waters at their priestlike task
Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,
Or gazing on the new soft-fallen mask
Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--
No--yet still stedfast, still unchangeable,
Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,
To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,
Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,
Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,
And so live ever--or else swoon to death

I wish I wish for a real-life Howl

I went to bed last night at about 3- 3 30 ish and woke up at 6 30 all in the hopes of passing the anthropology exam with flying colors. Well those colors may be a little murky..... I feel like this has just been one enormously long day. This morning I felt like throwing up I was so nervous for the test...I was also sleep deprived and ate mac and cheese at 7am because I simply could not afford to go down to breakfast (and my milk went bad. awesome right?), so I just stayed cloistered away on the verge of hacking up hamburger mac and cheese. Delish I know.

The whole premise of my first college exam really wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I was freaking out over stupid things like, what if you have a question? do you just raise your hand like normal (yes), and can you write on the test packet? I am such a scribbly test-taker, and what if I ran out of time? I could write on the test, AND I finished within the time limit no problem. It was annoying and daunting though at the beginning because you have to write you answers in those little bubble lists like on standardized tests....scary business. But no, in retrospect it really wasn't as hard as I though it would be. Oh and another fun fact: throughout the entire hour and 15 minutes, there were roof-top workers pounding, slamming, rolling, shaking and YELLING on the roof above our lecture hall....the TAs and the profs were all madly scrambling around trying to figure out how to shut them up-none of them succeeded. It was the most distracting thing I've ever experienced in an exam. Bottom line is that now I know that you really need to start studying at least 3 days in advance because it may work in high school to just not study, or just cram the night before, but NO MORE in college my friends. It has been a learning experience that is for sure! I never again want to put myself through that kind of anxiety AGAIN. check up with me next mid-term....

Lately, Tuesday nights have been Miyazaki night with a couple friends of mine and oh.my LANTA. Tonight we watched Howl's Moving Castle and I think I'm in love. Spirited Away used to be my favorite but this one has given it a run for its money! It was so amazing and magical and Howl is a cross between a hot disneyesque prince charming and David Bowie in Labyrinth (another one of my favorites). And the main girl, Sophie is just a GEM folks. Man oh man. I have a no-repeating-movie rule where I really wont repeat a movie unless I absolutely loved it (obviously I'll repeat if it has been a long enough time but it has to be a GOOD minute). Well this one has moved into my "OK to repeat at any time category." Here is the trailer for when it premiered in the U.S---feast your eyes, and go out and rent this amazing work of art.


And now my friends, bed time for Catherine

C'est la vie

Well well well. Here we are, the beginning of a week upon us once again. I've got to say, the collegiate academic year goes a lot faster then high school, which I really appreciate. We are half way through the first semester already, which to me feels like half way through a whole school year. Because second semester is new classes and basically a new start completely, which I am very excited for. Not only because I'll be done with my stupid Anthropology class, but I'll also be starting my language requirement, American Sign Language, and taking Beginning Acting- I. Am. Stoked.

This past weekend was M.E.A and it felt like everyone had days off from Wednesday on! Except the U of course. Which I guess I understand because compared to everyone else, we start pretty late into September, but nevertheless, I would have loved a five day weekend. Oh well, we can't all get what we want Catherine. Anypoo. I took a tip from all the other kids and went home for the weekend and had loads of fun with the family. We all got manicures and pedicures on Friday (yes, even the boys, and no, its not gay. they now have beautifully soft hands and clean-cut cuticles. don't be jealous.), and then Friday night we all had a wonderful sibling pow-wow at the fourplex, where I also died my hair!! It turned out less than desirable and so Saturday night I re-died it, and now its a nice deep red auburn-ish type color. I like it LOADS. It's not terribly noticeable, which is probably a good thing, but its definitely different!

This next week is going to be the mother of all weeks. Let me give you a quick low-down:
Paper due on Monday
Week-long take home test given out Monday, to be turned in Friday
Anthropology mid-term Tuesday (that's what is about to give me an absolute heart-attack)
Presentation and Rough-Draft for a research paper Due Thursday, followed by a meeting about said rough-draft
and on Friday, after turning in my test, I have see the main stage production of Big Love with my theatre class...which I am super super excited about!! So the week will end on a good note that's for sure

Uuuugh I feel like this has been a super boring post....I kinda have nothing to say. I thought I did, but no. Oh and that one kid I referenced in the "virgo lady" post...all bets are off. He is otherwise occupied by another. Story of my LIFE. :( sad day. Oh well c'est la vie.

Virgo Lady

The new issue of Seventeen has my favorite actress EVER(not) Kristen Stewart on the cover and of course I read every detail of her interview because I like Twilight. Yeah, now you know. I'm not shy! Nor will I stop liking it because other people now look down on me....But anyway my point is that I always read the horoscope at the end and this time it pertained to me SO WELL:::

You've been clicking with this guy in class (yes! yes Seventeen I have!), but to you he's just a friend (no Seventeen, NO). When love planets Venus and Mars connect on the 18th (ironically, we have class on the 18th), he'll start hinting he wants to take things to a romantic level (oooh WHAT? OK!). Awkward! (NO, Seventeen, once again you've gotten it wrong) Just tap into your sweet Virgo nature and let him down easy (hmmm maybe, or how about I don't????): If you play it right, you two will stay friends.(Could this be why I've never had a boyfriend???? What I want and what the stars want are 2 very different things....)

Screw this horoscope.

birthday buttons

All around campus you see people with buttons on their backpacks and I've paralleled these with bumper stickers on cars. Some are funny and weird and others are crazy opinionated, and some I just don't know how to respond to. Like today, I saw one that said, "What are YOU doing to prevent unplanned pregnancies??"......What?..... Now I think it would be fun to decorate my backpack with fun and crazy buttons but at the same time, as we say in my theatre class, "what kind of consequences would come from such an action?" These aren't necessarily bad consequences, they can be good, but I don't know if I want to be stopped on the way to class by someone who "LOVES burritos TOO!" you know what I'm sayin?

My friend Patrick's birthday is coming up and let me tell you-it is HARD to find a good gift for a boy! Literally everything sold in stores are targeted someway towards women...Cute water bottles, cute scarves, cute cute cuteness is all around me and yet nothing boyish! There are only so many polos and henleys you can give a person.... He doesn't wear ties like, ever.. and I'm not about to buy him cologne or a watch....those last ones are the only "manly" gifts I can think of btw. Baaaaa. Maybe I'll settle for a mixed CD! Oh sort of like last years gift? DAMN.

Maybe I can send him some assorted buttons for his backpack!!! The brilliance of my mind astounds me.

gasp! i almost forgot!

Here is a fabulous cover of single ladies that I simply HAD to share:::: yay for adorable talented amazing Brits!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIr8-f2OWhs

boys bOYs BOYS

Going to a school that has approximately 50,000 students has its ups and downs. It can be overwhelming at times, but because of the seemingly endless supply of students, there is also a seemingly endless supply of cute boys to look at. Today alone I've picked at least FIVE who I would be willing to marry on the spot. You see them on the bus, in class (while your eyes are wandering), walking, in the dining hall, etc etc etc! One choice fellow I happened upon today at the bus stop with Lizi. We were waiting for the ever-popular 16 that would take us to Target and while waiting, we were people watching. Suddenly, he appeared. I've never actually been in such close proximity to someone who made my jaw literally DROP. He looked like he had stepped out of a J Crew catalog. but better. Lizi and I were both at a loss for words, we stared and smiled A LOT. He was not married and was definitely not gay.....definitely(?). Maybe he was a professor.....hell like THAT would matter!
Description? Gladly!
Nice shoes (you can really get a lot out of looking at someones footwear), great fitting jeans (a good wash too!), just the right amount of SCRUFF- (my fave), those great roundish tortoise shell glasses (you could call these spectacles), an unbuttoned twill coat with the collar popped, a blue button down- that was actually buttoned down a tad! but its ok, because he was wearing a vneck underneath.....mhmmm. and he was wearing a little satchel/briefcase thing that was brown leather (also my fave). Now obviously we had time to wait a while considering I could make such a clear visual picture of this man, so because we were all waiting so long, he kept doing the arm-stretch-let-me-check-my-watch-thing (Lizi called that arm motion, "beautiful")....so after a couple of those, he reached into that brown satchel and pulled out a BOOK-because of course he would carry one in case he had to WAIT! Love love love. I was sad when the 16 finally came and he did not get on :(
This encounter with my husband to-be made my day. and clearly my night. I'm contemplating going back next Tuesday around 5 to wait for the 16 and maybe I'll have to ask him for the time and he'll do the sleeve-stretch thing *sigh*

Now, I may seem a little boy crazy but its all people are talking about these days! I think its the weather shift, it makes people CRAZY...plus, it doesn't help that its all were talking about in my Anthropology class...there are 3 kinds of mating systems in the primate world: Monogamy, Polygyny, and Polyandry. Can you tell midterms are coming up???

Vitamin C(at)

Yesterday and today I have smelt like a VITAMIN. A walking GNC. At first, I thought it was a shirt I was wearing, but then, after much examination I realized-it was my skin. My body is exuding a vitamin smell.... Now I understand, no one naturally walks around smelling like roses but you know, maybe laundry or even the smell of shampoo is preferable to vitamin. I've concluded that it must be related to the medicine I'm taking. It's a pretty powerful antibiotic but COME ON! Is it normal to have this happen??? I don't think so, especially considering my sister and her girlfriend are on the same medication. Nope, its just me. Freak.

On a more pleasant note, the weather has finally gone back to normal autumnal weather. Chilly, overcast and crisp, but no snow-just how it should be! My brother is coming back to Minnesota from Kansas for his fall break on Wednesday and I was so nervous that it would be snowing for his visit! He was complaining the other day because it had dropped to 50 over there.....its been in the 30's for the past week (at least)...stupid Kansians. His visit has sparked my dad to go all out and take the whole fam on a special outing. At first it was just going to be for the ladies, but now we've convinced him and my brother to come along. The Noble clan will all be going to "Just Nails" for a group pedicure... ! ... I'm so excited. My dad is embarrassed and my brother is nervous he's too ticklish for all the foot-touching but all the girls have reassured that they will LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. I couldn't be more excited. Jim joked that we should get our picture taken and have it be our Christmas card....I'm all for it.

Ahoy!

Well, this is officially my first blog post! I'm very excited to have a place to write down and share all of my college observations and thoughts because I have loads of (what I think are) interesting tid-bits that I frequently do not get to share! Plus, this is yet another effective mode of procrastination...And who doesn't love some good procrastination??
I'm currently sitting in Coffman Union at the oh-so-big-10 University of Minnesota where I am a full-time student. I came to Coffman hoping to get some work done and alas! I created a blog- this type of activity is but a mere preview into the level of procrastination I struggle with on a daily basis. Coffman is an excellent place to people watch while pretending to do work, or sleep or eat or whatever. Its the student union! (and now I sound like I'm its spokesperson). They have a piano which is available for anyone to play and today, someone has been doing a fine job of playing tunes which I am familiar with or am partial too, they clearly can read my mind.

I'm hungry and tired and am supposed to meet someone for dinner at 6....the debate lies with should I wait completely till 6 to eat? or should I grab a snack now? I've opted for the later option and now must go scavenge....