The Pensieve

Maybe someday Serena Williams and I will open a mani-pedi salon together

2012-02-03T03:31:00.000-07:00

Some people have creative outlets through which they can relieve stress and feel the satisfaction that comes with creating something beautiful--outlets like painting or pottery or writing songs. Currently my creative outlet of choice is nail-painting. Here are some of my experiments:

Oddly enough, it is a little satisfying when it turns out just right. Is that sad? I'd like to believe that it isn't.

In other news, today I started watching Friday Night Lights, and though I am a mere three episodes in, I already love it.

Someone should play me a song on the world's smallest violin

2012-02-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

There is this awesome website which my estranged BFF Becky showed me last year called Thought Catalog, where they post essays mostly about dating/pop culture/feelings--basically the topics about which I most want to read. Today they posted one by Brandon Scott Gorrell called "10 Things You Do When You Just Don't Want to Deal with People," and it made me laugh really hard because he had written down some of my exact behaviors of late. Check this out:

"Stay in bed until noon or 1 p.m. watching Netflix Instant under the pretext that you’re bored and that there’s nothing to do while aware that this behavior is actually a self-perpetuating loop in which continually and passively affirming that you’re bored and that there’s nothing to do by not doing anything at all reinforces the boring concrete reality that nothing is happening (and that it’d likely to cease if you got out of bed and did things)."

I believe yesterday I fessed up to this exact thing right here on this blog.

"Hear someone coming up the stairs toward your room and freeze when they knock on your door, attempting to remain motionless and silent. Once the person leaves, walk as quietly to the door as possible and lock it."

Yeah. Someday, when my life is a movie, there will be a montage of me doing this throughout my lifetime (at all ages. I've never liked answering the door while I'm home alone. Either it is a stranger and thus potentially a burglar or rapist, or it is someone who knows me and now knows that I am sitting at home by myself and not out doing something cool), including like five times in the last week.

"Field a few emails and texts that aren’t ‘good enough,’ as if any text or email could be ‘good enough’ in the state you’re in. The only text/ email you could receive that could possibly be good enough is one from the ex you’re still kind of in love with saying that she’s hopeless without you and that she needs you to continue living, or one from someone offering a huge contract that will double your income for the next six months, etc."

I would gladly accept an email from either a dream man or from a job that would help me get rich quick. Alas, 98% of the emails I get are just ads for things. Why do I ever agree to be on websites' mailing lists?!

You and me, Ralphie. We get it.

You should really read the whole essay; it rocks and is funny and true.

The good thing is that even when I decide to have a nice little Sulk Day, I know that I have a bunch of kick-a friends and family and fun things around me. And I should really read this article from Pres. Monson every morning when I wake up and just quit being such a baby.

This is a very girly list

2012-02-01T14:37:00.001-07:00

MY LATEST OBSESSIONS:

Felicity
Once upon a time, in the fall of 2010, the amazing Carly J.C.* Backlund showed me the first season of J.J. Abrams' (yes, THAT J.J. Abrams**) college telenovela (except in English). This month I finished the rest of the series, and all I want to do is rave about it. The characters rock; the plots, while dramatic, are never too over-the-top (final 5 episodes excluded, obvs); there are hilarious parts, usually involving Megan because she rocks; and the people are beautiful. I mean COME ON:

Keri Russell is one of the most naturally beautiful women EVER.

Scott Foley is freaking adorable (and look, here he is on a different show with a gun! I do think that a buzz cut would've greatly benefited Noel on the show...as overwhelming as my love for him is, I have to admit that his hair does get a little floppy at times).

And then we have Scott Speedman. Ben Covington is an amazing character personality-wise (interesting, funny, flawed, and just an all-around good person), and when you factor in Scott Speedman's physical perfection, it's all over. You're toast.

Ingrid Michaelson's Human Again

I literally cannot stop listening to this over and over. Somehow all the songs are musical versions of my feelings from this past month...which are pretty dang rollercoastery and insane, I'll have you know. I am especially obsessed with "Ghost," "Do It Now," "How We Love," and "This is War".

Tricking people into thinking I dyed my hair

I really didn't dye my hair brown. My natural color has just finally revealed itself. I've been denying it for a while now, see?

But no, the highlights seem to have finally grown out. And that, my friends, is science! Or something.

Sleeping in until at least 11

It should really stop. But when my internship is one at which I can dictate my own schedule and I don't have any classes...it's probably just going to continue.

Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen is my new favorite Young Adult author. Holy crap her books make you feel good. My faves thus far are Dreamland and Just Listen. #feelings

The February picture in my 2012 Pug Puppies calendar

Look at the one on the left!! Will he please be my Valentine?!?!?!?!

Well, it is the afternoon; I suppose I should go brush my teeth.

*Hey, cool! Now my initials are also part of your initials. FOREVER :) :) :)

**As if there were a different J.J. Abrams. Not really a common name.

Lizzing

2012-01-15T01:32:00.001-07:00

This week we finally got to celebrate the new season of 30 Rock! One of my favorite pastimes is wearing costumes, so I got really excited about my Liz Lemon ensemble:

So excited that I took a full-body bathroom mirror shot!

And then I gave the camera some smirky lips

And here's yet another Lemon clip that struck a chord this week:

Blerg.

Big Fat Christmas Recap

2012-01-11T11:40:00.001-07:00

Here are the pictures I took over Christmas Break...I got a rad new camera, and I broke 'er in pretty dang well.

Well, okay, this one was taken with my cell phone. But I love this picture because it conveys the unadulterated joy that Pudge brings me:

I gave Erin a set of Legos, which provided hours of entertainment:

Hours of entertainment for both of us:

Pudge looks so cute on Christmas morning:

Fergie is adorable too:

My mom rocks:

And then it was time for Carly and Max's wedding! It was the happiest day:

We love you so much Carly!

YAY

Then my fam and I got to experience this beautiful view at our condo:

Another big part of the Christmas break was seeing Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. It may come as zero surprise to you that I LOVED IT. I saw it three times, and each time was better. What a good sequel, right? Good old Guy Ritchie took the best parts of the first movie (the slow-mo fights/explosions, the banter between Holmes and Watson, etc.) and gave them twists rather than simply duplicating them, he added new locations and characters without making it too confusing...basically, I had been worried that the movie would turn into a Pirates of the Carribbean sequel debacle, and instead we got a totally bomb, stand-alone movie. BOOM.

I wish I couldn't relate so well to this clip, but to claim otherwise would be a bald-faced lie.

2012-01-09T14:16:00.001-07:00

Okay, I know, I already professed my love...but I can't stop:

Speakin my language

2012-01-07T16:33:00.000-07:00

I am very grateful for people like Kylie who plan big parties for the important things in life, such as next week's "30 Rock" season premiere.

I know everyone says this, but it's true for me as well: Liz Lemon gets me.

Are you there, 2012? It's me, Jordyn

2012-01-01T02:07:00.001-07:00

Welcome to existence, 2012! Here are the ways I am going to approach you:

(specifically that awesome girl at 1:58. That's how I envision the 2012 version of myself)

Get ready, new year; I'm about to have a dance party on your FACE.

"Max, help me! I'm...feeling!"

2011-12-22T14:46:00.000-07:00

CHRISTMAS BREAK! I love it. I love it the most. I've been home for five days, and I've taken only two showers. I have napped, I have Netflix'd, I have e-interacted with hot celebrities, I have read for pleasure, I have been surrounded constantly by family and best friends. It's the best.

And now my siblings and I are watching Christmas movies in our PJ's, wearing some new slippers, while there is quite literally a winter wonderland forming outside, and I'm asking that seasonal question: how does Taylor Momsen go from

this

to this?

If there is no point to a post, does it even deserve a title?

2011-12-13T01:23:00.000-07:00

I should not be procrastinating this much. Seriously. I have the lightest finals load I have ever had, and yet here I am at 1 a.m., searching Google for childhood pictures of Adam Lambert.

I KNEW he was a redhead! I love being right. I love it more than sleep. Clearly.

Nobody likes you when you're 23*

2011-12-02T17:56:00.001-07:00

Well, I am officially 23! And Britney is officially 30, flirty, and thriving. Love her.

It's already been a great birthday--I mean, "Sister Christian" was on the radio while I was driving! Did I freak out? Yes. Did they obviously play it just for me? Yes.

And now, without further ado, is the number one best Britney video of all time:

She is seriously at her prime in this video. SO PRETTY

*Oh dearest Blink 182, how I secretly still love thee

I couldn't wait any longer

2011-12-01T14:00:00.001-07:00

The number two best Britney video is (and probably number one best song):

Best part might just be at 0:53. B has a great shimmy. I also like how fun this makes school uniforms look...but I have seen school uniforms for sale at Kohl's or wherever, and they do NOT look like this. They look like this:

Keeping you on the edge of your seat till Friday

2011-12-01T00:10:00.001-07:00

Just finished a paper, BAM! But before I did that, I did this:

WHY THIS GUY FROM THE SHOW "REVENGE" IS POTENTIALLY MY DREAM MAN

A. "You don't meet [hair] like that every dynasty."*
B. He's smiling! Jack enjoys life. I enjoy people who enjoy life.
C. Cool outfit
D. Jack loves dogs
E. Having a boat never hurts

Anyways. My birthday is in three (technically two, now that it's midnight) days, and you know what that means: Britney's birthday is also in three/two days! In her honor, I will be counting down my three favorite Britney Spears videos until our actual birthday.

The number three best Britney video is:

*Cartoon Chinese emperors are just asking to be paraphrased

Science makes Maeby feel...[Elvis face]

2011-11-17T14:33:00.001-07:00

School makes me feel...

The fact that I have one class left before I leave for Thanksgiving Break in California, which will be full of Canady Insanity of the best possible kind makes me feel...

The show "Revenge" makes me feel...

Yeah. You should all be watching this show.

And I am just going to do whatever I want for the next 96 or so hours.

Oh dear...we are in trouble...

2011-11-14T02:37:00.001-07:00

I wanted so badly to put a video of Filch saying that in Harry Potter 2...but youtube failed me tonight.

Until I watched this a million times and forgave youtube for letting me down.

This is one of those nights where you look at your dog and are like, "Oh to be you. You don't have to do any research ever. You get to sit there all day and sleep, and then you get to play with stuff, and then you get to eat, and then you get loved by your human, and you are so happy."

Except I don't even get to say that to a dog in real life because I'm not allowed to have one in my apartment. So WHATEVER.

Throw some glitter make it rain

2011-11-08T11:50:00.000-07:00

Adult Things as of Late

Had a surprisingly effective study group last night for our lit theory midterm
Last week I made a Power Point
Updated my resume and wrote a totally bangin' cover letter (or at least I hope it was bangin'. We shall see)
On the Kid Things list below, I offer to share my Twix bars
My friend Annie had an adorable baby a little bit ago (if I have friends doing adult things, I am obviously an adult by association. It is science)

Kid Things

Staying up late to watch pranks on youtube
Spongebob macaroni and cheese for dinner
Purse currently full of a 50-pack of Crayola markers and Twix bars (come find me if you want one; I will share)
Lately I've been listening mostly to "Blow" by Ke$ha and "Somebody to Love" by J-Biebs
Today's makeup is yesterday's makeup
Bought a bouncy ball for fiddy cents at the grocery store

KIDS WIN! So now listen to this:

How what should've been a crappy week turned into an awesome one

2011-10-29T02:53:00.000-06:00

This morning I wrote a research paper. Every single night this week, I told myself, "Okay. Tonight is the night. You are pulling an all-nighter and writing this paper," but in the grand tradition of Academic Jordyn, it got written on the last possible day. Here are the things I did this week instead of writing:

Went to an awesome concert in Salt Lake with Candace: Lady Danville, Lenka, and my high school fave Jack's Mannequin. It was SO FUN, especially when Jack's Mannequin partied like it was 2006 with the old hits "The Mixed Tape," "Bruised," and "Dark Blue". They even busted out some Something Corporate with "Me and the Moon"...I was freaking out.

I would've loved to hear "Hurricane"...but I'm not complaining.

Not to mention that I left the concert with a new favorite band, Lady Danville. They were a little bit mind-blowing, especially because they sounded amazing live. Love them.
Me with the cute boys of Lady Danville
Candace and me, completely psyched
Played Dreamphone until 4 AM with Sarah just because. It was rather epic, and I have zero regrets.
Watched Hocus Pocus
Talked for approximately 20 hours about dating/boys/kissing/the like with the rest of the One Club, aka the coolest girls most people know
Practiced the "Party Rock Anthem" dance moves
Learned the chords for "Breaking Free" on the guitar
Played just about every ward directory game you could ever invent
Bought a crimping iron for my Halloween costume
Hung out with my mom, who is in town :)

Pretty big week, I'd say.

For added fun, try to find which of these songs is a Disney song!

2011-10-26T14:41:00.000-06:00

In the last hour, I've had very intense one-person dance parties to the following songs (which I deserved, because I finally found a foothold in this research paper I'm supposed to be writing and needed to celebrate):

"We Didn't Start the Fire"--Billy Joel
"It Makes Me Ill"--NSYNC
"Battlefield"--Jordin Sparks
"Let the Rain"--Sara Bareilles
"Since You've Been Gone"--Aretha Franklin
"First Date"--Blink 182
"Don't Stop Believin"--Journey
"Why Should I Worry"--Billy Joel
"Sister Christian (acoustic)"--Night Ranger

And that is why I value my 5 Star-rated playlist on my iPod more than any other playlist on there.

Now I have to walk to class. I wish it wouldn't be weird for me to dance my way there.

19 Hilarious Pictures Say 19,000 Words

2011-10-24T02:29:00.000-06:00

Wow, isn't it just hilarious that I'm exhausted all day long and then it's 2 AM and I'm wide awake? My brain is taking its annual Fall Break, where I stop trying to do anything for school and become addicted to internet.

In honor of both the middle of the night and of Halloween (the witching hour, if you will...wow that is perfect. I can't even believe how perfect it is), here are some hilarious haunted house reaction pictures that I saw a couple of weeks ago on the "Best Week Ever" blog. If you don't laugh out loud at least once, let me know, and I'll comfort you and help you overcome the problem in your life that is making you so sad. These seriously made me laugh hysterically. Check out that link, too--there are about thirty other pictures that are also SO funny.

Happy week before Halloween!

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2011-10-09T01:49:00.000-06:00

Time for round two of Celebrity Yearbook:

Adrian Grenier

(thanks to Amy for the tip)

David Beckham

Bill Murray

Charlize Theron

(Trying and failing to hide her hottie status behind those big glasses)

Harrison Ford

(He's got that subtle smirk even at such a young age)

Heath Ledger...sad

Jeff Bridges

(Looking pretty fine, actually)

Keira Knightley

(...is precious)

Kim Kardashian

Orlando Bloom

Paul Newman

Michelle Pfeiffer

(Doesn't she look so perfect? Marcia Marcia Marcia)

And last but not least...

Jerry Seinfeld

New and Improved Gob

2011-10-03T13:35:00.000-06:00

Today I had to draw a map of BYU campus from memory, and here's what I drew:

What year am I? Oh yeah, a fifth-year. If my grades were better, I could claim to be a prefect. And yet I don't know the south side of campus for crap. I also forgot the ESC, in which I've had two classes.

In other news, I'm going to get married someday, and I'd like that marriage to be exactly like Will Arnett and Christina Applegate's on the new show "Up All Night". I also think I deserve to have Maya Rudolph as a best friend. And I'm officially addicted to this show.

Geez louise

2011-09-29T01:15:00.000-06:00

Things I Can't Stop Doing Lately:

1. Having one-person dance parties to this song (and totally crushing on Pharrell, whom I just found out is a whopping 38 years old even though he looks 26):

2. Watching "Mad Men"
a.) Having a love/hate relationship with Don Draper...STOP KISSING ALL THOSE GIRLS, geez louise

But DANG

b.) Breathing a sigh of relief in regards to Peggy's haircut in Season 3

3. Thinking about/craving Chik-Fil-A

4. Coming up with wonderful ideas for my 23rd birthday party
a.) Repeat of the great middle school dance party of 2010?
b.) Britney Spears tribute? (B and I have the same birthday) Watch this tribute from this year's VMAs; it literally gives me goosebumps at the end when they're all dancing together. I love it soooo much.

Get More: 2011 VMA, Music

c.) Combine those two ideas, since we were all jammin out to Britney in middle school anyways?

Major decisions I'm working with here, people.

These problems matter

2011-09-27T00:13:00.001-06:00

I'm in the middle of writing an essay about unrequited high school things, and all I can think of is this:

Seriously though, everyone is dumb in high school. I was SO DUMB.

That's all for now.

Jordyn 1, Stranger on Pinterest 0

2011-09-21T12:31:00.000-06:00

Today during my ritual browsing of the "Everything" tab on Pinterest, I saw this picture pinned to a photography-themed board with the caption, "He looks so happy."

She is so right! He does look happy, doesn't he? What a touching scene of pure happiness in nature. Except that this is a robot elephant from Jungle Cruise at Disneyland. Not so artsy or cultured NOW, are we??!?!

Needless to say, I did not comment on the pin and break the news to the girl who posted it. I thought that would be a little too strident*, so I took the ~~passive-aggressive~~ high road and whined about it here.

*my mom's euphemism for bitchy

Commence 17th grade

2011-09-15T12:54:00.000-06:00

IT HAS BEEN FOREVER SINCE I BLOGGED LAST!

Things that are different since then:

The Blogger Dashboard--but I can dig it. I just can't find some things sometimes. Like how to title a post? [edit: I found it]
I now live on the third floor of my building instead of the first floor. I will always remember the freaking AWESOME times of that apartment with quite an eclectic and awesome mix of roommates...you all know who you are. Seriously I really, really, really, really love almost all of you.
My new roommates are my oldest friends in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excessive punctuation NECESSARY. Every day is the BEST. Carly and I have wands* and duel* (but never using Sectumsempra. Or A.K., obviously) on a regular basis, and Tabby and I are perfecting every song from her Backstreet Boys Millenium sheet music*. And here are the three of us on the pioneer trek in high school.

4. I am in my last semester of classes**! It is insane in the membrane. I wish I'd had a blog when I was a freshman that I could link you to...oh well, I will just tell you what that blog would've said.

September 2007: OH EM GEE I AM IN COLLEGE I HAVE A DORM ROOM! I eat in the Cougareat everyday! I wonder if I will get fat! I watch "The Office" a LOT!

October 2007: OH EM GEE my new friends are SOOOOOOO COOOOOUUUUUUULLLLLLL! We are going to be figure skaters for Halloween! I bet we won't look slutty! [sidenote: we did]

November 2007: HOLY CRAP I have been here for two months already! I know everything there is to know about college! I am wise! Except I haven't been to my Geology 101 class in a week! I love Snickers ice cream bars from the dorm vending machines!

December 2007: I have bad grades. But I'm having FUN!

That's basically my first college semester in a nutshell. I think I've matured a little bit...I mean, I did just start watching "Mad Men"**...but I also still have legitimate trouble finding the MARB*, so I'm pretty sure I actually am the same person. (Not that I will ever need to go to the MARB ever, ever again)

5. I get to read young adult books ALL SEMESTER LONG since I'm taking Young Adult Literature aka English 420*. It is the BEST, since those are typically the only books I want to read anyways*.

Yes, things are pretty good. Oh, and I added up all the *kid and **adult things in these, and the kid things won by a freaking landslide with a score of 6 to 2.

Hit me baby one more time

2011-08-17T15:58:00.004-06:00

Today I have been reflecting on the past.

My Childhood Celebrity Crushes

Lee Thompson Young

Jett Jackson: making Zoog Disney steamy hot (and diverse!) between the years 1998 and 2001.

Antonio Banderas in The Mask of Zorro (and then later in Spy Kids)

I saw Zorro when I was nine years old, and I loved it so much that I wrote about Señor Banderas in my journal. IN MY JOURNAL. Like a crazy person.

Carlos from "The Magic School Bus"

Carlos was the class clown whom everyone hated but, I'm assuming, secretly lusted because he was the cutest one there. Plus did you know that the guy who does his voice is in Mean Girls? He's the guy who says, "It only counts if you see nipple." That's only a lot bit depressing.

Eric Matthews from "Boy Meets World"

He was ultra cute in the early seasons! He got fatter and funnier when they went to college (well, who doesn't? Har dee har har).

Derek Jeter

I loooooooved Derek Jeter--I first noticed him during his Mariah Carey phase. He was/is super hot.

Devon Sawa in Little Giants

I think I have talked about this crush before, but he was so cute that it is worth another mention.

Yeah Yeah in Sandlot

Benny was the hottest, but I loved Yeah Yeah! He was precious and said hilarious crap all the time.

JTT

Three letters to describe this three-lettered little stud: D, U, and H

In case that wasn't clear, I was trying to say duh.

That dude from Motocrossed

He was very, very cute. Except why isn't there any kissing at the end?!?!?!

Thank you, '90s-era entertainment, for providing such cute boys for Little Jordyn to obsess over. Besides Antonio Banderas, who is in fact, a grown man.

"Happy Valentine's Day, no one!!"

2011-08-16T16:23:00.000-06:00

"30 Rock" is killing me lately.

That is all.

An epic new distraction

2011-08-13T11:42:00.004-06:00

I just found the second-best tumblr page of all time (first-best being, obviously, Marin Rowe's): Delightful Disney. Already this morning I have spent like an hour and a half looking at it when I should've been either writing my talk or packing my stuff.

Some of my faves:

(First interactions)

Disney is THE BEST

So THAT'S what LOL stands for

2011-08-11T21:36:00.004-06:00

Yay! A London post! Why aren't the rest of us jumping any higher??

Tonight as I continued my task of packing up all of my crap, I found my 2008-2009 planner, which I bought at a Boots in London! Looking through it was a crazy little trip through time...there were things written in it such as:

"Wild side of the Thames walk write-up due"
"one week till RDJ search"
"Day Trip to Oxford and Blenheim Palace" (which, of course, was the day Alex fell in the river, see below)
"kitchen crew starts :("

There were also some doodles of mermaids and mermen. (They're beautiful drawings, in case you are wondering.)

The best part of the planner, however, is the list of text abbreviations in the front of the book with all the helpful stuff, like conversion tables and calendars. This list has the usual acronyms, like ASAP and BRB, but here are some other ones that I really, really like:

AFAIC: as far as I am concerned
BHL8: be home late
CMIIW: correct me if I am wrong
HAND: have a nice day
LOL: lots of luck
PUKS: pick up kids
RINGL8: running late
RUCMNG: are you coming?
WUCIWUG: what you see is what you get

CMIIW, but these aren't really that common, right? But I guess WUCIWUG.

"I heard it from America's sweetheart, Ryan Seacrest"

2011-08-11T12:44:00.001-06:00

The "Midnight Train to Georgia" musical number on "30 Rock" is freaking hilarious. While I was looking for it on Youtube, I found this happy memory from 2008...remember this? I know I do. Just one more awesome thing that Ryan Seacrest has helped contribute to the world!

Early 2000's Alt Rock Lyric of the Day

2011-08-10T16:27:00.000-06:00

"And I'd know what to do if I just knew what's coming"
--Third Eye Blind's "Deep Inside of You"

Right?

Big Fat July Recap

2011-08-08T11:11:00.002-06:00

REALLY FUN, AWESOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED LAST MONTH:

1. Family reunion! It was truly SO fun. I love my whole family so much:

2. Harry Potter midnight premiere! I give the movie an Okay. I wasn't overwhelmed with it...but I also wasn't really underwhelmed since it did have some sweet parts...so let's just say I was whelmed.

We did have amazing costumes: Luna, Mrs. Norris, and Ariana Dumbledore (mine was a stretch. But I did carry around my lamb Beanie Baby all night...get it? Goats? Yeah.):

3. Bear Lake with the London besties! I guess I could call this a family reunion, too. This weekend was AMAZING, and Sara was SO nice to let us call her cabin home for a few days:

(Bear Lake continued) I love^100 these girls:

4. Night Ranger/Foreigner/Journey concert! It was amazing. I had serious Moments during these songs:

"Sister Christian" (obviously)
"Hot Blooded"
"I Want to Know What Love Is"
"Separate Ways"
"Who's Crying Now"
"Stone in Love"
"Any Way You Want It."

Every song was great, but I was just feeling it during those. It was SO FUN!! Plus I got a totally bad-A tote bag

5. Alex's bachelorette party! We took the bride-to-be to Red Iguana for dinner, and then we went to the good ole Area 51 for some '80s dancing! I haven't been there in about two years, and I had forgotten how nuts it is. (Check out their website; it is HILARIOUS.)

The blushing bride:

Yeah...we looked amazing. I felt SO awesome in my outfit.

6. Alex and Jason's wedding! It was so beautiful! They looked beautiful! It was one of the happiest days EVER:

Well, that's my July 2011 experience in a nutshell. It was a really good month. Here's to hoping that August is almost as fun...

I'm only giving this post a title because I love this font so much

2011-07-22T01:23:00.003-06:00

I am awake because

Tonight was the Journey/Foreigner/Night Ranger concert! It was AMAZING--someday soon I will upload pictures and provide more details. For now, just know that it was wonderful^10 (words + math = confusion? Never mind; I already stopped caring.)
I can't sleep because I have two amazing Halloween costume ideas, and I can't decide which one to be. And for some reason I need to make this decision right now. It feels like this:

Update: High and delirious on my own confidence and bravado, I tried out some cute hair tutorials I found online...nothing like a couple of those to bring you back down to earth!

My newest hobby

2011-07-10T15:34:00.001-06:00

Were you aware that celebrities' old yearbook pictures are just sitting there on the internet, waiting for you to Google them? It's the perfect activity for those times when you know you should be asleep. Here were some of my favorites (and they are ALL REAL, even Seacrest):

Avril Lavigne

Jake Gyllenhaal

Ryan Seacrest

Vince Vaughn

(and I don't even need to point out that he is HOT. Why on earth have his agents or whoever let him get so fat?!)

Winona Ryder

Zac Efron

And last but not least:

Robert Downey Jr.

He looks so so so so so so so so good.

"Codswallop, in my opinion."

2011-06-26T01:22:00.000-06:00

So I have been doing my biannual reading of the Harry Potter series, and as I'm finishing Sorcerer's Stone, something has been weighing on my mind: Hagrid. Have you noticed that he always just makes everything worse for our three heroes? And not just "worse" as in "slightly annoying"--his actions consistently make life more miserable for them than it already is. Sure, he redeems himself a few times, but I can think of times in each book where Hagrid ruins stuff for Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

EXAMPLES OF HAGRID MAKING LIFE WAY HARDER THAN IT HAS TO BE:

Sorcerer's Stone: He sends Harry and Hermione on a secret, against-the-rules mission to the tallest (and off-limits outside of class) Astronomy tower carrying a freaking dragon. They both lose 50 points for Gryffindor and get detention. And for detention, they do a favor for Hagrid, even though it's his fault they're in trouble in the first place.
Chamber of Secrets: Aragog. Really? He knows that Harry and Ron are twelve-year-olds who shouldn't be seeking out gigantic spiders, right?
Prisoner of Azkaban: He gets the gang to research all that stuff for Buckbeak's trial and then guilts them into coming to the execution, despite the fact that they'll get their butts kicked right out of school if they get caught.
Goblet of Fire: The Blast Ended Skrewts. Seriously. AND he keeps ditching the gang for Madame Maxime--whatever happened to bros before hoes?
Order of the Phoenix: Uh, Grawp?? Was that ever going to end well?
Half-Blood Prince: He gets all huffy when the gang drops out of Care of Magical Creatures. What is that? It's nothing personal, dude--you'll be FINE. That is just stress that these poor kids do not need.
Deathly Hallows: Let's talk about Hagrid and Harry's disastrous trip to Tonks' parents' house, shall we? Everything goes wrong, and much of it could've been prevented if Hagrid hadn't added crazy crap to Sirius' motorcycle. For example: Harry's sidecar wouldn't have DETACHED from the bike. And that's just for starters.

I could go on. But I won't. I believe I have made my point.

And I do like Hagrid, I do! I have just recently noticed how doofy he can truly be.

And here's a video:

The very last second kills me.

Welcome to the land of fame excess

2011-06-21T22:47:00.003-06:00

This weekend I visited Carly in L.A.! It was a tiny vacation, but we packed the three days I was there with a serious crapload of fun. Watch out; here come a gazillion pictures:

On Friday, we explored Grauman's Chinese Theater, and it was extremely cool to see the hand- and footprints of actual legends like Cary Grant and Gene Kelly.

Even Paul Newman's handprints are hot

RDJ and I have basically held hands now...or at least touched palms

(not unlike this)

And then there was this thing that happened...I guess it's a funny picture, but the look of what appears to be true love on my face is mortifying.

We also met up with our awesome friend Alarie, who's now living in L.A. with her husband--it had been way too long and was so fun to see her!

And then...DISNEYLAND. We got there at nine AM and stayed until midnight and made every second count!

The new Star Tours was ROCKIN, and we looked awesome in the 3D glasses duh

The happiest girl on earth

And now for some ride documentation:

Splash Mountain

Space Mountain--pure glee

Tower of Terror

California Screamin

Main Street, USA: the world's best street. And home of the world's best pickles.

Alarie and Ryan met up with us to watch the fireworks and Fantasmic! Perfect end to a seriously perfect day

Large Marge has finally done Disneyland!

Until next time, Walt.

I am going to Disneyland in 3 days and can't focus on my work

2011-06-15T14:24:00.000-06:00

For some reason, I think flow charts and graphs and things can be really, really funny. They're some of those irrational objects that make you laugh and it doesn't make sense.

THINGS THAT MAKE ME LAUGH AND I DON'T ALWAYS KNOW WHY:

Flow charts/bar graphs/pie charts that are diagramming funny things
Posters/picture frames falling off of walls
Lolcatz
Palindromes
When people do that thing where one person stands behind the other and makes it look like his arms are the other person's

so when my awesome friend/co-worker Karisa showed me this website GraphJam.com, I died a little bit. Here were some top ones:

see more Funny Graphs

see more Funny Graphs

PS Remember how I get to go to L.A. TOMORROW?? Carly J, here I come!

Official June 2011 Playlist

2011-06-14T11:30:00.001-06:00

It might be a little early to declare a summer playlist, but I've already gotten a Seven Peaks sunburn, so I've decided that the time has come.

"Eternal Flame"--The Bangles
"My Sharona"--The Knack (used to perfection in Super 8)
"Private Idaho"--The B-52s
"Love Shack"--The B-52s (two B-52s songs, you ask? YES. Because "B-52s" is Canady for summertime)
"All I Wanted was a Car"--Brad Paisley (because summer is when country music is highly appropriate)
"The Rock Show"--Blink 182
"Africa"--Toto (this belongs on every playlist ever)
"It Makes Me Ill"--NSYNC
"Bad Medicine"--Bon Jovi
"Hot in Herre"--Nelly
"Heat of the Moment"--Asia
"Separate Ways"--Journey
"Let's Go"--The Cars
"Tubthumping"--Chumbawamba
"E.T."--Katy Perry (still love it, sans Kanye)
"It Takes Two"--Rob Base
"To Be With You"--Mr. Big

I bask in these sounds every morning now, and every morning I know that the construction workers fixing the roof next door must be so grateful that I have such amazing taste in music and that I am kind enough to keep my window open so they can hear.

Your ears will be so happy to be hearing these perfect creations

2011-06-10T01:01:00.001-06:00

If I were to make a list of things that thrill me*, awesome mashups would be very high on that list. Here are the most awesome mashups that have been thrilling me left and right lately:

(And sorry that they don't all show at once...that's annoying)

And here is the absolute best mashup known to the modern world:

*Obviously this list is now in the works; expect to have it forced upon you soon

Recipe for Solving Any Problem

2011-06-08T22:54:00.005-06:00

Sixty minutes of hilarious and uplifting conversation with Baby B
Five consecutive listens of "She's Always a Woman" by Billy Joel
One viewing of Inglourious Basterds
Two viewings of 500 Days of Summer
One shiny new Ensign
One can of Spaghettios
One one-person dance party to "Shoop" by Salt-N-Pepa
Nine days' worth of anticipation for a trip to L.A. to visit C-Cur and fulfill a lifelong goal of going to Disneyland together

Carefully combine ingredients and let them sit in your brain for at least eight hours while you sleep. If the problem persists, go buy a Hot and Ready from Little Caesars and watch 500 Days of Summer again.

But you don't have to take MY word for it...

2011-06-06T00:58:00.001-06:00

I just realized that I have been on an inadvertent internet-TV fast. Instead of my usual Netflix/Hulu binges of "My So-Called Life," "Parks and Rec," and "Glee," I've been reading! It is sad how unbelievable this is. I used to be a "crazy-ass reader"*--my entire summers used to be dedicated to only two things:

neighborhood swim team
filling up those summer reading program charts at the public library and earning amazing prizes, such as erasers in cool shapes and those toy ice cream cones that shoot out at people

From the ages of 9 to 13, I would fill a whole freaking wagon with books and have them all finished in like two days! I swear I have read the entire literary canons of both Ann M. Martin and Lois Duncan. I was such an awesome kid!!

And now I am a college student with a melted brain. I am officially going to get back to my roots.

*one time this phrase popped out of my mouth on accident...it turns out that it is an accurate description

Stormin through the party like my name was El Niño

2011-06-01T11:17:00.002-06:00

I listened to this song like 4 times in a row this morning. Punks were the hipsters of the early 2000s, with their warped tours and their Adidas Superstars, their checkerboard belts and their tube socks...I miss that as the primary alternative culture.

This is actually a decent summary of my summer vacation thus far

2011-05-30T23:56:00.000-06:00

RECENT KID THINGS I'VE DONE

Even though I bought two Jane Austen books last week, I started with The Hunger Games.
While watching "The Bachelorette" tonight, I laughed insensitively through the previews of Ashley's inevitable heartbreak at Bentley's hands
Glitter polish on fingers and toes
I've listened to "Party in the USA" like a million times already this week
And it's Monday
Last week my co-workers and I watched video footage of the now-defunct Alien Encounter ride at Disneyworld to see if it was actually scary (obviously it was)

RECENT ADULT THINGS I'VE DONE

Today while working at EFY check-in, for the first time, no one asked me if I needed help getting my wristband/lanyard/t-shirt or finding my mom or dad. I think it's just because I was wearing my official name tag, but still
I haven't played The Sims for like two weeks
I bought Fletch for $5 at Wal-Mart (adults like this movie)
Left my apartment for work at 8:20 this morning!!!!

And here is a picture I found of little me singing in an inflatable pool

Mother Nature is my homegirl

2011-05-27T17:59:00.000-06:00

Yesterday my life was epic for like five consecutive minutes while I drove home from a wallet-lightening trip to Barnes and Noble (I've been really book-thirsty lately), thanks to a killer sunset and "Don't Stop Believing" on the radio. It was one of those times when nature, your soul, and 103.5 FM (The Arrow) just align, and you forget that your job is on the brink of taking over your life and that you're not really that accomplished for a 22-year-old because at this moment, everything in the universe is PERFECT.

I am in the wrong country

2011-05-25T08:46:00.001-06:00

Here is my oyster card tube pass from my London study abroad in 2008:

It was a little bit dark when I took that picture, but also I was very, very tan! Seriously.

Here are the oyster cards you can get in London this year:

I WANT TO GO TO THERE

Tobias, you blowhard

2011-05-25T00:05:00.002-06:00

A few weeks ago I was just you know, playing some Sims 3, when suddenly one of the built-in characters came up and started talking to my person. His name was GOBIAS KOFFI. Two worlds have collided: "Arrested Development" and Sims 3! At last!

Here's the only AD clip involving Gobias Industries ("As in, 'Go buy us a cup of coffee!'") I could find on Youtube...

I wish I hadn't been alone while witnessing this. I was completely freaking out. I mean, his outfit is perfect, his face is perfect...

Even his personality is PERFECT. I'd thought the Never Nude option was a hilarious coincidence, but it was intentional!

Taken by my state-of-the-art cell phone camera

It is seriously perfect. He looks exactly like Tobias.

They even made a biography for him!

You might not be able to read this either. It says, "Gobias Koffi is a well-meaning single Sim who just hasn't met the right woman. Is this because he actually prefers the company of his male friends?"

This was even more exciting than the time I found an Avril Lavigne Sim in the Sims 1 Superstar expansion pack! ...and that comment alone has made this day a win for Kid Jordyn and a brutal loss for Adult Jordyn.

Dang

2011-05-24T18:36:00.001-06:00

Okay, I know that "Glee" has become kind of ridiculous and lost its touch since its glorious first season...but this clip blew my BRAINS a second ago. Mercedes is the best thing this show has right now (besides the return of Jesse St. James, who is seriously my favorite singer on that entire show), and this song is just bangin' to begin with.

This is not a democracy, it's a cheer-ocracy*

2011-05-22T23:33:00.001-06:00

(Thank you Becky Hayes for this brilliant list idea)

Things That Were Cool in the Early 2000s and Aren't Anymore:

Freddie Prinze Jr.
choker necklaces
belly button rings
zigzag parts
Mudd brand jeans
The WB
Christy Carlson Romano
putting cherry images on clothing
Baby Bottle Pops
Hoobastank**
basically every single item of clothing worn in the movie Smart House
Jessica Simpson
NOW cds
Gelly Roll pens
Disney Channel Original Movies***
songs that have parentheses in their titles
and songs that have a U for "you," etc.
Abercrombie and Fitch
Skechers
Nerd Ropes
bucket hats****

This is going to be an ongoing project, I believe.

Out of all the trends from that era, can you believe that this is the guy whose coolness has stood the test of time?

*For the record, Bring It On is still cool
**WAS NEVER TRULY COOL

***personal fave: Motocrossed (which was a very tough decision, by the way)

****even though I still believe that this was Britney's best look:

The exact look I was going for in 6th grade (hint: I failed miserably)

Least informative movie review ever

2011-05-20T14:25:00.002-06:00

Sexy, right?

So I was just imdb-ing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which I saw last night at midnight and very much enjoyed--it's the second best Pirates movie, definitely. Nothing will ever come close to the original, obviously, but this one had some really good moments (most of which happened during the second half--the first half seemed a little jumbled for some reason. Not sure exactly what I mean by that, but it just didn't really flow until we met up with Blackbeard, who is a totally bitchin bad guy), such as the mermaid battle, which was AWESOME!!

Anyways, while I was imdb-ing, I saw this picture and honestly, for a few seconds, I thought it was Johnny Depp:

But no. It's a picture of JODIE FOSTER at the premiere! What has happened to her??! She looks like if Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson had had a love child in Something's Gotta Give. Bleh.

The similarities are uncanny

Some things* are always, always funny

2011-05-18T22:23:00.000-06:00

Okay. I fully realize that I am as addicted to "Parks and Rec" as I was to "My So-Called Life," which means that I will not stop posting clips from it until Netflix runs out of episodes for me to watch. I am a crazy person, and sometimes I NEED to share things with someone else, even if it's just over the internet.

So here is something that just made me laugh hysterically out loud while alone in my room. The build-up to the grand finale of the scene is serious perfection.

In other news, if anyone wants some Big K orange soda, stop by my place because no one drank any of it at our work party today. If I had thought that I'd be taking it home with me, I would've at least gotten a drink with caffeine in it.

*Like farts

Sometimes I really can't choose between Amy Poehler and Tina Fey

2011-05-16T09:47:00.001-06:00

The theme of this weekend was "Parks and Recreation". This show is KILLING me! And Alex has been telling me for like two years to watch it faithfully, and I never really listened to her, but I know now that she was RIGHT!

This scene also made me happily explode.

(I apologize for the anatomy reference in this clip...but not really because I almost died when I watched this, and it's because of Rashida Jones' smile after she says it. It is my favorite face ever.)

Wanna be a victim, ready for abduction

2011-05-11T09:21:00.002-06:00

I was a little worried about this coming summer. Three of my best friends are no longer in my immediate vicinity, everyone I know is doing awesome things that have the potential to be life-changers while I am changing nothing (same job, same apartment, same stupid roots growing out in my hair)...so yes, I was initially prepared to wallow in self pity for at least a month.

However

This is actually shaping up to be one hella awesome summer.

Just off the top of my head:

Oh, not much, just a JOURNEY and FOREIGNER and NIGHT RANGER CONCERT!!!!

The Seven Peaks/Trafalga Pass of All Passes and the fact that like a million of my favorite people have them! This thing has already paid for itself* with two games of mini golf and laser tag. Plus it's perfect to use right now because of all this stupid rain, since Trafalga offers many indoor activities. Like a bad-a laser tag.

The song "E.T." by Katy Perry...I can't help it, I love it. Hear that, Jessica Bodily? I LOVE IT.

We've also managed to find a way onto the roof of our building, which will be a prime tanning location until Seven Peaks opens. I may or may not have sliced my hand last week while climbing down through the escape hatch, but I needed to learn a lesson in finesse anyway. Now I know: I don't have any.

Verdict: Provo summers are the bomb, and I was crazy to forget that.

*I haven't done the math or anything...I mean that it would have already paid for itself if Fun could convert into dollars because I have definitely already had forty dollars' worth of fun.

Weighing on my mind

2011-05-02T10:41:00.003-06:00

I don't know exactly what celebrities do to earn my trust; it's a gut reaction. I just do or don't.

And I'm not saying I trust them to, you know, make a good movie or whatever...I'm saying that I would trust them with my life--or just an embarrassing secret.

CELEBRITIES I TRUST

Colin Firth
Jason Bateman
Morgan Freeman (so cliche--everyone trusts him)
Michael Caine
Steve Carell
Taye Diggs
Dennis Quaid
James Marsden
Harry Connick, Jr.
Denzel Washington
Judi Dench
Emma Thompson
Matt Damon
Tina Fey
Donald Faison
Kenneth Branagh
Bette Midler

Want a sample of who I don't trust?

JUST OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

Anne Hathaway
Christian Bale
James Franco
Mickey Rourke (so cliche--no one trusts him)
Alec Baldwin
Chris Harrison
Miley Cyrus
Diane Keaton

Last one, I swear

2011-04-30T17:51:00.000-06:00

This scene was my favorite of the whole series. Honestly, I never really liked Claire Danes that much before I started watching "MSCL"...and now I love her.

What it all boils down to is that Angela Chase > Beth March.

You go, Glen Coco

2011-04-30T12:40:00.000-06:00

Kevin James' wife is a total hottie! Aren't you so proud of him?

And don't you think he totally looks like a Glen Coco?

"You're so beautiful, it hurts to look at you"

2011-04-29T15:00:00.003-06:00

I know, I know, all I can think and/or talk about these days is "My So-Called Life"...but this picture just kills me. KILLS ME!

Jared Leto must feel like such a loser. Look at that hair. How old are they now, 35? 40?

Regardless of his real-life insanity or even of Jordan Catalano's stupidity, this scene was WONDERFUL:

I'll be done with the first and only season soon, so soon I'll also be done with my harping and obsessing...probably.

Anyways, do you think Claire Danes knew deep down that someday she would be married to my close personal friend Hugh Dancy?

"I just like how he's always leaning. Against stuff. He leans great."

2011-04-25T14:25:00.002-06:00

Oh my gosh the past four days were so fun. I went home to Colorado for Easter and played with my family the entire time, and it was seriously a blast!

Also, we started watching "My So-Called Life" on Netflix, and I can safely say that I am officially addicted. This show was L E G I T--it somehow gives credit to both the kids and to the adults. You can totally see where both are coming from, rather than most shows which make the teenagers look like selfish idiots or the parents seem completely out of touch and emotionless.

One of the best parts of the show is RAYANNE. She is completely insane and is secretly the prettiest girl on the whole show.

This picture doesn't really do her justice.

At first I was like, "Yuck this girl is so annoying why is she always saying crazy things," but Rayanne is amazing because you know when you have a friend out of context with your other friends, and you really like her but you're nervous to combine your friend groups because there's a good chance she'll say something nuts? That is seriously how I felt while watching Rayanne interact with other characters--I was actually nervous about what she was going to say. Because I am a FREAK who cares too much about TV.

And then there's Jordan Catalano...

Hubba hubba

He's not you know...smart...but Jared Leto is a '90s dreamboat. DREAMBOAT

Here's a scene where he and Angela kiss after they discuss the fact that he doesn't really know how to read. And how his dream job is to be one of those guys who makes fake snow at ski resorts.

It's still a Great kiss though

So yep, welcome to my new obsession...'90s-era ANGST!!

The Darjeeling Limited

2011-04-20T23:16:00.001-06:00

"Alright, let's make an agreement. A. we'll make an early start tomorrow morning and try to enjoy each other's company in this beautiful place; B. we'll stop feeling sorry for ourselves, it's not very attractive; C. we'll make our plans for the future."

Pretty good movie--and this little quote sums up everything I need to start implementing en mi vida...and I was, as usual, oddly attracted to Jason Schwartzman. (Why shouldn't I be? He's got Moscovitz blood, after all)

I swear I had this idea like 3 months ago

2011-04-20T12:04:00.001-06:00

I don't know how to even begin to say how much I want this. And the fact that Chocolate Bear is the spokesman...I can't even talk

I could be done with this paper by now if it weren't for hilarious things

2011-04-16T22:26:00.000-06:00

I hate finals so much. But I really, really like this family portrait I just found on the internetz:

It's just like a regular old, smirky engagement picture I might have on my fridge, except oh yeah, she's wearing a white, oddly sexy warrior onesie, and he's a Padawan.

(Not quite) dunzo

2011-04-15T17:03:00.003-06:00

ADULT FINALS THING I DID:

I made this huge checklist using the very adult One Note--I broke my entire finals schedule into days and what exact things I need to be doing each day. Pretty mature.

I need to learn my hand's angles...lookin a little jowly

KID FINALS THING I DID:
These are my notes from today's Physical Science review:

Subtitles: "I'm crampy & sleepy & cranky & BORED"...and guess what I was totally telling the truth. PS how bada*s are those ampersands?

Anyways, I have some sweet pictures that are way overdue from the concert I attended with Sandwich last Friday, and I will post them as soon as I can justify taking the time to upload them. So probably next Tuesday after I take my last test.

We saw Greg Laswell

He dated Mandy Moore once upon a time! Lucky ducks--they're both GR8

and Lenka!

I want to be her like so bad...so adorable, and she's Australian, which is American for freaking irresistable

In other news, I'm beginning to feel like my hair looks like this (particularly on all the greasy* days I've had during this HORRIBLE HORRIBLE week during which I have stayed in the library till 2 A.M. twice and stayed up till 5 A.M. at home thrice):

My roots are DUNZO!!!

*Pretty cool of me to reveal that I am not only crampy but also greasy all in one post

I'M READY

2011-04-12T19:59:00.001-06:00

This Spongebob episode is an near-exact dramatization of every one of my academic experiences over the last eleven years. Plus it's hilarious. "A visitor? For me???" Enjoy!

Lies lies lies ye-ah

2011-04-12T00:50:00.002-06:00

Every semester I tell myself that finals week is going to be different...just one more thing I can add to my list of lies I tell myself.

LIES I TELL MYSELF

"This semester, finals will be different and entirely pleasant!"
"Something changed on Twitter in the last five minutes--better check it again!"
"Yep, you totally remembered to put a tamp in your backpack!"
"You need to spend $40 on a Bon Jovi concert t shirt!"
"It's cool and ironic to listen to songs from 'Glee'!"
"Going to the library will result in you finishing your paper!"
"...or starting your paper!"
"Your natural hair color is actually quite blonde!"
"Your clothes will put themselves away!"
"Going to work less will result in a bigger paycheck!"
"This nail polish will look great with your dry, white hands!"
"Cheez-Its won't be on sale at Smith's ever again--you need to buy them!"
"You are getting so much exercise by walking to class--why don't you buy yourself some peanut butter M&Ms?"

Yikes! This is getting depressing. Back to work

La soltera tonta

2011-04-06T01:34:00.009-06:00

Just between you and me, I have officially chosen my wedding ring, so that's one more thing I can scratch off of my To Do list.

TO DO LIST

~~Select wedding ring~~
School things
Wait patiently for Pay Day to arrive--DO NOT LEAVE HOUSE
~~Google stuff~~
~~Read twitters~~
Read entire archive of this blog
Make pre-summer playlist including "Incomplete" (BSB) and "Love Shack" and "You Give Love a Bad Name"

...just another night awake for no apparent reason

School's over soon, right?

2011-04-05T15:14:00.003-06:00

Today I learned that the words to this song are not "I am the sun and the air" but rather "I am the son and the heir." Despite this slight misunderstanding, I totally get Morrissey, even though he's such a drama queen. Don't you just want to stand on the roof of [relatively tall building] and yell, "I am human and I need to be loved!!!"

But I'll settle for yelling it in my car because have this thing where I want to fool people into thinking I'm normal.

It's that time of year again

2011-04-04T23:00:00.002-06:00

I had a very epic post planned, full of the exact Tropic Thunder and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang clips that I wanted...but I couldn't find good enough ones. I settled for this little gem:

Happy birthday RDJ! The obsession's still going--three years strong! I'll go ahead and dedicate this next song to him too:

$he might be a human after all

2011-04-02T21:53:00.003-06:00

Nothing, just this photo of Ke$ha on the beach:

I can has tax retrn?

2011-03-31T10:09:00.010-06:00

ADULT THINGS

Totally filed my taxes Tuesday night.
I conferenced with my professor yesterday, and it wasn't even scary! It was fun! It was like my professor was my friend!
I watched like 1.5 "Seinfeld" DVDs yesterday. Whenever I watch "Seinfeld" I feel like an adult. (A very happy adult)
I've had librarian buns* for the last 2 days

KID THINGS

I filed my taxes online at 1 a.m. while I was supposed to be writing a paper.
I aM gOiNg To TyPe ThIs SeNtEnCe LiKe ThIs
I started following Demi Lovato on Twitter DUH
I played with my family for four days, and it was fuuuuuuuun

Looks like this one is a cat's game, folks.

And I like to think that it's this cat's game:

picture

*a hairstyle, not a buttstyle

My new favorite picture of myself

2011-03-30T01:35:00.004-06:00

Lookee what I found! A spontaneous stank face from yours truly, study abroad-style:

Anyways, I have a paper to write.

At least there's a method to my madness

2011-03-26T10:41:00.007-06:00

Eventually I always always ALWAYS jump on the bandwagon--and it doesn't matter what's being featured on the bandwagon. I have a process.

I hear of the thing gaining popularity.
I see an explosion of love declarations to the thing on the internet.
I refuse to let the thing into my life. I also (discreetly) roll my eyes when I hear about the thing.
I inadvertently hear/see/read the thing.
I become OBSESSED with the thing but am too embarrassed to back down from my original position of Hater.
I secretly listen/watch/read the thing all day long and can never talk to anyone about how much I love it until at least a year has passed, and everyone will have forgotten that I had been a Hater.

Why do I do this to myself?! From now on, I am just going to FESS UP. For example, I love Mumford & Sons. Their Pandora station is basically the perfect homework soundtrack. They are awesome, and it took me forever to even try them out because I saw that everyone was liking them and scoffed because I have some extremely pretentious tendencies.

Other things I now love after avoiding them for too long because I was trying to "prove a point":

"Modern Family"
"Grey's Anatomy"
Justin Bieber
"The Bachelor"

And I still haven't seen The Blindside. Maybe it's about time for step #6.

Bad medicine is what I need

2011-03-24T23:21:00.007-06:00

This Tuesday Tabby and I had the great honor of being under the same roof as Bon Jovi during their concert in Salt Lake...it was AMAZING. Jon looked and sounded grrrreat--like as if he were 15 years younger. He was jumping around and dancing all crazy, going non-stop for the entire 2 1/2 hours that they played...it was quite ~~titillating~~ professional. Richie Sambora was the bomb on all of his solos...it was just a great concert all around.

Tabby and me, just WAITING

Seriously. Is that the face of a 49-year-old? Apparently.

Is that the chestal region of a 49-year-old? APPARENTLY.

Seriously this concert was so great. They played all the hits--ALL of them! Plus their newer ones, which, while I don't know all of the words, still sounded SWEET.

In other news, I am 100% crushing on Scott Foley, thanks to Carly introducing me to her "Felicity" DVDs.

I mean, come ON.

It isn't too hard to see we're in Heaven

2011-03-18T23:02:00.008-06:00

Tonight a puppy that looked exactly like this jumped all over me. It was like I had been allowed to take a sneak peek at Heaven, right there in the Sammy's parking lot.

I know I love him

In other news, this is my 200th post...whoda thunk I'd be able to keep this crap up since 2008? If you want to read my first-ever post, click here. It's very...scattered, but there are a ton of sweet photos.

Oh, and this song goes out to that little puppy.

Something I was thinking about in Physical Science lab today

2011-03-17T23:36:00.005-06:00

There are two types of TV show titles: obvious and clever.

CLEVER TV SHOW TITLES:

Boy Meets World
Arrested Development
Scrubs
Grey's Anatomy
Three's Company
Married with Children
Bewitched
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

(Just some of the many) TV SHOWS THAT JUST USE A CHARACTER'S NAME AS THE TITLE*:

Daria
The Cosby Show**
Seinfeld
Bones (right? I'm not really familiar with this show)
House
Everybody Loves Raymond
Old/New Something of Christine***
Smart Guy (not even a name--just a description)
Archer****
The Andy Griffith Show**
The Dick Van Dyke Show**
The Mary Tyler Moore Show**
Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Arthur
The Famous Jett Jackson
Wishbone

*I guess "Grey's Anatomy" should be on this list, but it's a pun! Puns are clever. And hilarious.

**technically not a character's name, but you know what I mean

***paraphrasing

****WHICH I have never seen...the commercials always just embarrass me, and they always come on when at least one parent or younger sibling is watching TV with me.

In the midnight hour

2011-03-16T01:23:00.003-06:00

Writing a paper about Pride and Prejudice with Van Halen's "Panama" blasting in the background is pretty epic.

The fact that right now, as I type, I am breathing through both nostrils is also pretty epic.

This conversation, which occurred during the BYU-SDSU game at the end of February, is also pretty epic:

Jordyn: Jimmer is a weird name.

Carly: Jimmer is destroying San Antonio.

Jordyn: Jimmer could play linebacker for the Raiders.

(background knowledge)

Carly and I are so freaking funny, you don't even know.

The battle continues

2011-03-15T15:09:00.004-06:00

ADULT:

People around me are talking about grown-up things, like wedding rings and job interviews. I feel like this makes me an adult by association
Am drinking tons of water due to being sick
Have been thinking about work a lot
My car radio pre-sets only include one pop station
And one of those pre-sets is KOSI
Last week I had one of those dreams where you dream that you've gotten out of bed to go to the bathroom and wake up while dream-you is sitting on the toilet...and I DIDN'T wet the bed! I woke up in time.

KID:

Loving Bieber on Pandora, as usual
Ate a crapload of pie for Pi Day yesterday
Am doing internet instead of writing my paper due tomorrow
Ate Reese's Pieces for breakfast

VERDICT: I am an adult today!

Sick Haiku

2011-03-13T20:15:00.005-06:00

Hiding in my room
Only capable of this:
Breathing through my mouth.

Living off of soup
Brought by friends who always can
Tell just what I need!

DayQuil does the trick
Should've bought more than I did
But I will survive.

Watched the movie The
Jane Austen Book Club on You-
tube--it wasn't bad

Especially when
I recall the warm, tender
Touch of Hugh Dancy.

I miss my old phone
Why did you have to leave me?
Why'd you rip in half?

Well, I must end here
Hopefully my cold will not
Linger much longer.

Seriously--look at my poor phone:

These pictures were taken with the camera on my NEW phone. I do not know why it split the second picture into two weird parts, and I do not know why the only ringtones it has are called things like "Funky Marionettes," "Garden Clock," and "Shadow of Your Smile."

Sara Bareilles is a rad chick

2011-03-04T03:01:00.006-07:00

It is too late to be awake! But here's a cool song with a cool music video featuring a lot of my cool friends:

For Kylie

2011-03-03T20:43:00.006-07:00

JORDYN'S TOP 10 FAVORITE NON-ANIMATED MOVIES

The Sting
The Sandlot
Star Wars original trilogy
O Brother Where Art Thou
Clueless
Remember the Titans
Inglourious Basterds
What's Up Doc
Overboard
Sherlock Holmes

Honorable Mention: The Royal Tenenbaums, A Knight's Tale, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, That Thing You Do, Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Don't anyone dare judge me for any of my choices. These are movies I could watch twice in a row--something I know from experience.

Oh, and YES I am counting the original Star Wars trilogy as one movie. I can't bring myself to rank them.

WINNER

My Official Oscar 2011 Recap (and a semi-formal apology to Charlotte Brontë)

2011-03-01T21:36:00.009-07:00

Okay, so I batted a .700 with my Oscars predictions (when I include my category-less guesses about hotness and Anne Hathaway's horrible hosting abilities)! Not too shabby.

In general, I really enjoyed this year's Oscars! They were paced really well, I was pleased with most of the winners, and almost all of the winners' acceptance speeches were extremely classy and touching.

...with one exception, and whatever--at least it was kind of entertaining.

Fashion-wise, I was underwhelmed...nothing mind-blowingly beautiful, nothing face-meltingly ugly. I'm not embarrassed to admit that my favorite look of the evening belonged to none other than Celine Dion:

I thought her dress during her In Memoriam performance was really pretty! And her hair looked perfect! Chapeau, Celine.

Obviously the highlight of the show was the dream team:

OBVIOUSLY. They were h-o-t HOT and hilarious...which is why they should host the 2012 Oscars. ~~Mia Thermopolis~~ Anne Hathaway need not reapply for the job.

In other news, I have had a change of heart regarding Jane Eyre. It turns out that Jane Eyre is actually a pretty cool chick...I mean, she could easily get sucked into Rochester's crazy crap life and thus give in to her lusty impulses, but she sticks to her guns! She knows that he's the first person to show her any respect or love, but she has too much respect for herself to descend to his current level. Jane Eyre is kind of a bad-A!

Plus Rochester is admittedly hotter than I had initially thought. He's all sarcastic but actually nice...love it. I've also started imagining Michael Fassbender saying all of his lines, and that is making the book extremely enjoyable:

Day-um

It's like my brain barfed some random crap all over this post

2011-02-26T16:05:00.014-07:00

Right now, I am supposed to be finding quotes from Jane Eyre. The problem is that I DON'T LIKE IT. There, I said it.

I SAID IT.

I mean, would it KILL C-Bron to be at all funny? My homegirl Jane Austen is totally hilarious. These days, I just sit there in class and think of this (click to enlarge):

(by Kate Beaton at Hark, a Vagrant)

I really should continue with my homework, even though what should REALLY happen is that we get Monday off from school because our BYU Cougars are AMAZING and kicked the crap out of the Aztecs this afternoon! I mean, how am I supposed to focus on anything after such a display of raw, God-given talent?

Instead, I have surrendered to the temptation of weird Youtube videos, like this:

*EDIT: Okay, Mr. Rochester is kind of sometimes a little bit hot.

*EDIT #2: Just because I'm not loving the book doesn't mean that I am not looking forward to the new movie adaptation coming out soon.

My Official Oscar 2011 Predictions

2011-02-25T22:12:00.006-07:00

BEST PICTURE: King's Speech
BEST ACTOR: Colin Firth (King's Speech)
BEST ACTRESS: Annette Bening (The Kids are Alright)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christian Bale (The Fighter)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit)
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Toy Story 3
BEST DIRECTOR: David Fincher (Social Network)

Yes, these are my predictions. I am such a sell out because I'm not even voting for who I want to win because that always ends in me looking misinformed and stupid, so I am just guessing who Entertainment Weekly tells me to guess. (Or at least who I think I remember they told me to guess...I'm too lazy to get off of my bed and get the magazine off of my desk. I am suffering from post-midterm soul-suckage, okay?)

Except for Hailee Steinfeld. I just don't have strong feelings about any other Supporting Actress nominees, and she is just so darn precious. (And by "precious," I mean "bad-A." Plus isn't it awesome how she's really cute in real life and very...regular-looking in True Grit?)

Oh, and except for King's Speech, which I would be happy to see clean up on Sunday. Really all I don't want is for Social Network to sweep the Awards.

Oh yeah, I forgot to predict how the hosts will do on Sunday...I predict that James Franco will look great in a tux and that Anne Hathaway will have like one funny joke.

And I predict that Robert Downey Jr. will look hot.

Guess who's back...back again...Randy's back...tell a friend

2011-02-21T21:32:00.007-07:00

BEST SONGS TO LISTEN TO WHILE WALKING TO CLASS

1. "Bizarre Love Triangle" by New Order. It always makes me feel like a bad-a. A bad-a in the '80s.

2. "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Whenever this comes on my ipod, I secretly hope that a stranger stops me, demands to see my ipod, and is really impressed with me. If this ever happens, I will probably NOT be listening to any cool classic rock hits; the odds are that I'll be listening to something more along the lines of Nick Lachey's solo album. Such is my life.

3."Your Love" by the Outfield. This deserves a spot on every single list that begins with the words, "Best Songs." Period. It's perfect.

4."Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze. This song also made me feel like a bad-a until I remembered that the fairies dance to it in Fern Gully.

5."Love Story" by Taylor Swift. I have attitude about Taylor Swift for no reason. Seriously bad attitude. I hate on her hair, even though it's thick and curly and blonde and Disney-looking, and on her songs, even though they're about girls who just want to jump on their beds in baggy t-shirts and find love, to which I can totally relate. Still--I have attitude. (Not unlike my bad, irrational attitude about The Blindside, which I still haven't seen.)

My point is that "Love Story" came up on my ipod's shuffle last week while I was walking to class, and I had goosebumps, okay?? I'm such a hypocrite.

6. "I Feel it All" by Feist. This makes me feel like it is a bright, sunny, crisp fall day. Even in stupid idiot February.

7. "Get Low" by Lil Jon and some other creepy dudes. I just really like this song. A LOT.

So anyways, last week I watched the BEST episode of "American Idol": Group Night of Hollywood Week. I am OBSESSED with this episode every season. For those of us who crave a little reality TV drama, Group Night always comes through 100%. Every single year promises "Idol" hopefuls crying, sucking at singing, and trying to perform choreography on .5 hours of sleep. The episode also rocks because there are usually groups who are legitimately awesome.

This season had all of this and more: a moment which, embarrassingly enough, almost made me cry:

So cute. I mean, he's not going to win or anything, but isn't it nice to know that there are good people in the world?! (And I'm not talking about that a-hole with the white glasses. You are TWENTY-SIX.)

Oh Tyra

2011-02-16T15:13:00.010-07:00

All I keep hearing about is Anthropologie's new bridal line, BHLDN or whatever...and yep those dresses are BEAUTIFUL.

Most of the models are beautiful, too. This picture, for example, is really pretty.

This poor girl, however, obviously went to the Urban Outfitters modeling school. I mean, seriously?
And the dress is really pretty, but I hardly notice because the model is too busy breathing through her mouth and doing the Safety Dance. What would Tyra say?! Hopefully not something like this:

Anyways, LOOK AT THESE I NEED THEM...but I unfortunately don't have the kind of Simoleons one needs to afford such beauties:

Seriously though, I miss her

2011-02-16T01:14:00.004-07:00

This is a big deal: I started a paper before 9:00 at night today. Like way before 9. I mean, it probably doesn't count because it's a paper about Carl Jung and Titanic, so it's all touchy-feely and kind of creative, but I mean it's still for a class. And I started it BEFORE 9:00.

Do you know why? It's because I'M AN ADULT*

Anyways, I just want to let Demi Lovato know that I haven't forgotten about her. And that her buck teeth are 1 million times cuter than Miley's.

*even though I might be surrounded by peanut butter M&Ms and Tabasco Cheez Its right now

I can only tolerate the cheesiest R&B

2011-02-14T15:07:00.003-07:00

Happy Valentine's Day! Here is what just came up on my Pandora...tis the season.

Our generation needs Daria

2011-02-12T01:17:00.005-07:00

The only bad thing about "Daria" is that I wasn't old enough to appreciate it while it was actually on the air. The following scene is as applicable to pop culture now as it was in the '90s. The quality is pretty crappy because I had to record it on my Coolpix (which I got for Christmas back in 2005) while watching the DVD on my laptop...

But Daria's words still ring true! I just have to decide whether her wisdom applies more to hipsters or to Lady Gaga.

Pride and Prejudice and Hotties

2011-02-11T09:42:00.003-07:00

We're reading Pride and Prejudice in my Lit and Film class right now, so I "borrowed" my mom's old copy (published in 1981). I am so glad that I did. Look at how sexy the cover art is!

I love it. And Elizabeth is loving it even more! I mean, what song are they dancing to to make Netherfield so unbelievably sexy? Maybe this one:

It totally reminds me of this comic.

Sometimes I wonder why people read this blog.

2011-02-09T21:02:00.004-07:00

Grumpy mood tonight
Might go to bed now--it's 9
Not sure why I'm ticked.

Possible reasons
Cold toes, stupid internet,
Weird-feeling stomach.

Inadequate, yes?
I meant that my excuses
are inadequate,

but the guidelines of
Haiku(s) are unflinchingly
Strict--5 syllables.

Thus coherency
Generally gets lost when
My thoughts get cut short.

Anyways, I watched
"Glee," and for the first time I
Liked Santana some.

Oh, that I could have
The type of life in which lots
Of cool things happen.

Instead, here I sit
Writing haiku(s) for Hulu
This is the last one.

(for today)

I let Hulu speak for me

2011-02-06T00:36:00.004-07:00

Adult Things I Did This Week

Got an oil change
Did almost all of my homework
Went to a test review

Kid Things I Did This Week

Bought (another) bag of Circus Animal cookies
Showered a total of three times

I'M AN ADULT:

Loyal to Timberlake Since 1998

2011-01-31T15:21:00.007-07:00

Happy birthday to Justin Timberlake! He's 30 years old today, if you can believe that. Here's a song I did not appreciate when it originally came out--I thought it was boring and lame, but it's actually kind of beautiful...the music video is hard to watch though. They look completely crazy. And who told JC to wear a turtleneck made of pantyhose?!

Please do me a solid and check out the birthday boy's face at 1:10...I know he's got a gift for comedy and all, but I have a feeling he wasn't angling for laughs.

Tengo miedo

2011-01-26T23:54:00.003-07:00

MY WORST NIGHTMARES

Being on the kiss cam at a sporting event
Being randomly chosen as the "one lucky fan sitting in this seat" who gets a chance to win _____ by accomplishing some set of embarrassing and/or really hard tasks in front of the whole audience at a sporting event
Scuba diving and being swarmed by fish
Losing my ticket to the Bon Jovi concert in March
Graduating college in December without any ideas for the future
Driving over a cliff
Losing my ipod
Breaking my ipod
Creepy dudes sneaking in through the window
Having boring kids who hate reading and have zero imagination
Having a bedwetting relapse

Nobbin with all the muckety-mucks

2011-01-24T00:30:00.003-07:00

I always try to deny how much I love famous people. Yes, I know they are humans just like you and me, but they are humans that we recognize without having ever actually seen them in real life.

So anyways, my best girls and I moseyed on up to Park City this weekend for the Sundance Film Festival! We couldn't get tickets to any of the movies, but I hadn't actually done any research on this year's batch anyways so honestly I have no idea what we were missing. As usual, ignorance was bliss.

The bad news:

I had heard a sick rumor that Robert Downey Jr. had been spotted strolling the streets of Park City, and I had a near heart attack. Were my dreams about to come true?? Was I finally going to meet RDJ and rub it in the face of every single person who had ever laughed at me in London (ahem, Becky Hayes) when I finally took a picture with him and made it my facebook profile picture? (Yes I know; when I dream I really shoot for the moon) But no. We didn't see him anywhere.
It was FREEZING.
Lunch cost $16.
The shuttle back to the parking lot was like an hour late.

The good news:

Lunch was reeeeeally good
We met a lot of famous people! And not just like "Oh look it's the guy from the Free Credit Report.com commercials" but people I actually really like!

Carly and I falling in love with Hugh Dancy. Large Marge woos a sexy Burberry model!

Ah mah gahsh it's James Franco! This was insane in the membrane. He was being mobbed with people and it was actually kind of embarrassing for all of us commoners. I wish I could've shared a sympathetic eye roll with him. (Even though it's not like I was above taking a picture of him myself.)

Once upon a time (last winter), Amy and I were sucked into the emotional whirlpool that is "The Bachelor." Flash forward one year later: whaddya know we're best friends with Tenley. She dodged a bullet anyways because her new man Kiptyn is way cuter than that idiot Pavelka.

I mean haha I was kidding I don't love "The Bachelor"...remember, I'm an English major and have far too much taste for that mindless, juvenile garbage!

We also met Jenny Slate who was on "SNL" last season! Seriously love her--last year our apartment was obsessed with the "SNL" sketch about the car horns, and no I don't just think it was because we watched it over and over in the middle of the night. And who doesn't love Marcel the Shell, which she wrote and voiced?

Plus she was super nice and kept telling us how flattered she was that we wanted to take pictures with her and talk to her and stuff. I'm proud to say I didn't say anything stupid to her, like that I follow her Twitter and would happily dog-sit for her or something like that. (Doesn't make those things untrue.)

J.Lo is truly painful to watch. Doesn't make it not funny! "Private Benjamin, right?"

We also met Patrick Wilson really quickly...he's just as hot in real life. Unfortunately he didn't sing for us. Maybe because we didn't ask.

Some may call me shameless, some may plan to do so behind my back...but to them I say...

Well, nothing actually, since I have a paralyzing fear of confrontation. But I have no regrets! This was an awesome day! And I LOVE FAMOUS PEOPLE!

I wanna be a Huxtable

2011-01-21T21:18:00.005-07:00

The first ten seconds of this clip from this week's "Community" episode are so freaking funny. (The rest of it is just regular.) And if for some reason you don't like "The Cosby Show," then you must have crap for brains because it is a classic and Bill Cosby is way cool.

I chose looks, you chose books*

2011-01-19T19:41:00.009-07:00

Last year...or maybe two years ago?...I blogged a list of all the notes I wrote to myself in the margins of my Mead Five Star 5 subject notebook. Wanna know what I was thinking about last semester?

"I am SO SWEATY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT"

"ah mah gahsh" (this was written the day Erin and I saw James Marsden)

"Things I Hate, updated: puzzles, Home Depot, fundraising, voicemails"

"I'm totally crushing"

"Sometimes [name withheld...know that it is a female] is a buttwipe not all the time, but sometimes"

"Isn't it strange that one day my nose can hold in all its fluids, and today they're all dripping out? This is disgusting Seriously I am gross"

"the girl in front of me just moved her desk RIGHT ON TOP OF MY FOOT AAAHHH"

"I don't love the word 'spouse'"

"Words I do not like: lovemaking"

"All of our time's spent in flashes of light"

"I think English majors secretly hate each other"

"YAH TRICK USA"

"OK Waiting for Godot? WAITING FOR GUFFMAN ahhhh"

"I think I'm going to have the Cranberries song 'Dreams' stuck in my head for this whole semester"

"I hate those blue pens. Never try anything new ever again"

"Okay I'm sorry but tattoos are cool"

"I can't stop staring at my beautiful fingernails"

"How am I so hard on all my shoes? They always look like crap too early in life. They're like Chelsea Handler"

"OMG Mandy Patinkin!"

"Ben Franklin is so creepy"

"Jung says...he's done with Sergio"

"I just drooled all over my desk NOT A JOKE it REALLY happened"

"Things I Dislike: old cartoons like those Steamboat Willie things, this presentation, Bs that think they're above accepting treats"

I think I already threw away my Comms 101 class notes, which was mostly full of cute little messages like "NO ONE IN THIS CLASS HAS BRAINS" and "HUNGRY."

*Obviously this is from Matilda.

In other news:

Casual Post Friday

2011-01-14T15:11:00.008-07:00

I was just reading the NY Times review of the new Vince Vaughn/Kevin James movie, which I am not super interested in seeing...the previews have revealed it to be the type of movie during which I will be uncomfortably nervous about how events will play out. Meet the Parents is one such movie--I feel too bad for Ben Stiller to really enjoy it. The stuff is generally not his fault! It's not FAIR!!!

Anyways. Here is a sentence from the review, by A.O. Scott:

"To ask if Mr. Vaughn and Ms. [Jennifer] Connelly have any chemistry is to invoke the wrong science; extreme disparities of size and shape suggest, instead, a fascinating problem of zoology, as if a whippet had decided to cohabit with a yak."

HAHAHAHAHA! Brilliant!!

In other news, today I saw a girl on campus dressed exactly like this (and it wasn't in a sweet, she-doesn't-care-about-fashion kind of way--this girl CARED):

This whole hipster thing is officially out of control.

Four: repeat steps one through three...*

2011-01-13T19:37:00.004-07:00

About a month ago, my great friend Large Marge tagged me in one of these survey things, for which I am a huge sucker. I love filling out forms!

4 shows I watch:
(I'm taking this to mean shows I've been watching recently)
-Psych
-Seinfeld
-The Bachelor
-Pretty Little Liars...it's addicting! I'm sorry!

4 things I'm passionate about:
-family
-friends
-church
-The Sims 3

4 phrases I say a lot:
-Buzzkill
-crazy crap
-stupididiot (yes, it is one word, and it is an adjective)
-sphincter

4 things I've learned from the past:
-if one actually does the reading prior to class, school can be enjoyable and interesting
-if one tucks one's pants into one's pair of tall Halloween socks, one's jeans don't bunch up atop one's boots when one tucks aforementioned jeans into aforementioned boots
-even if things seem really really crappy, it'll get better
-"Time takes time, you know"--Ben Folds

4 things I did yesterday:
-fell asleep in Physical Science. My sister said that I kept picking up/playing with my iClicker while I was out.
-enjoyed Britney's new song
-got briefly mentioned on Sassy Curmudgeon's Twitter!!!!!
-felt like an idiot in my Spanish class

4 places I would love to visit:
-I have to copy Carly: Harry Potter World
-New York City
-Amsterdam
-the kingdom in Tangled

4 things I'm looking forward to:
-long weekend!
-Disneyland sometime in the future
-the next song on my Pandora
-Bon Jovi concert in March!

4 things I love about winter:
-birthday
-Christmastime
-playing games at Hernando's Hideaway with my family and with mis amigas
-...am drawing a serious blank for a 4th thing. And those other three are things that only apply to December. WINTER SUCKS

Anyways. Enjoy your Thursday evening.

*an excerpt from the STUPIDEST SONG OF ALL TIME

2011-01-12T21:38:00.001-07:00

No words, just this:

Why did today feel so long?

I'm not a girl, not yet a grown-up

2011-01-10T23:08:00.005-07:00

My main resolution for 2011 is to just act like an adult already...at least in the areas of my life where I tend to act like a huge freaking baby.

Adult things I did today:

Drove roommate to mechanic
Got to work (relatively) on time
Dug my way through some of the 123 voicemails I must answer while my supervisor is on maternity leave
Put gas in my car
Got to class (relatively) on time
Wore earrings
Wore business casual all day
Went to the gym
Watched "The Bachelor"

Kid things I did today:

Didn't shower
Wore a mood ring to work and then to class
Ate two Hershey's nuggets for breakfast
Tweeted about the Baby Sitters' Club
Seriously loved "Favorite Girl" by Justin Bieber when it came up on my Pandora
Stared shamelessly at the (limited number of) hot boys in my classes

The numbers are there, folks. Today, I was (generally) an adult!

Everything you read here is TRUE

2011-01-07T21:45:00.007-07:00

CHRISTMAS BREAK HIGHLIGHTS:

scored Toy Story 1, 2, and 3 on DVD, along with Beauty and the Beast, Overboard, The House Bunny, Persuasion, "Seinfeld" season 4, and Get Smart (which I bought for myself for the low, low price of $3.75. Seriously.)
played with my family ALL THE TIME. I rarely left my house/changed out of my pj's. It was amazing. I don't know how many times we played Settlers of Catan, in which each one of us did and said things we're not proud of, but that's just how it goes.
trekked up to Hernando's Hideaway in Idaho Springs, once with the family, once with Tabby and Carly (and my dad, for the roads were treacherous).
became an expert at The Sims 3, thanks to the B.R.E. Alex Thomas. I hate to say it, but this game blows the original Sims out of the freaking water!!!
made these works of art with my sisters: While making R2-D2, I believe I said the words, "I think this is my 5th symphony." In all fairness, I made the C-3PO first--I think he's second only to Han Solo as my favorite Star Wars character.
created countless epic Mad Libs on the drive back to Provo: Please note our use of "virgin" as an adjective, and "tonsil hockey" as a type of sport. I wish I could take credit for those, but I can't.
This little encounter at the Wendy's in Fruita, Colorado:

Cashier: My lips were so chapped, I put mayonnaise on them.

Me: [stares in polite horror]

Cashier: I put lipstick on over it so no one could tell!

Me: [eyes rolling back into skull with disgust]

Cashier: Sure tastes good though!

Me: [lying on ground in fetal position]

I don't think there's anything else I need to say.

It's the hap-happiest seeeeason of allllll

2010-12-12T01:22:00.005-07:00

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is showing some holiday-themed "Seinfeld" clips.

13 days till Christmas, and just 6 until I go home to Colorado!