So Far Beyond Content

"well the stars up in the sky
and the leaves in the tree
all the broken bits that make you trip up and the grassy bits inbetween
all the matter in the world
is how much that i like you"

Kate Nash

I have a boyfriend. His name is Kevin. I love him!

Me Too! Me Too!

"You have to fight to get your eyelashes on."
DWTS

Two things: a) it's about freaking time I updated my blog, b) it's my turn to talk about the new tv season.
I love premier week ... ok, mostly I love tv shows. You would think that my entire life would revolve around this glorious time, but it apparently does not. I was an idiot and gave three tests the week before premier week. So what did I spend premier week doing? Not watching premiers! No, I was grading tests. But the tests are graded and I have caught up on all the shows from last week. So here's the rundown. Monday night was predictable. Chuck is still the funniest show on television and Heroes confused me. Dancing with the stars just made me want to learn how to dance. Oh and the comedian can't dance. Tuesday night was expected yet unexpected. Tuesday night is NCIS, and I had totally forgotten the season finale, which was bad because one of the main characters had died and the team had been split up. Yes, I had to deal with that death all over again. Dancing with the stars just made me want to learn how to dance and I was right the comedian couldn't dance. Wednesday night is for Pushing Daisies, but that doesn't start 'till next week and can I just say how excited I am that it is still on air. Dancing with the Stars just made me want the Jonas Brothers ... wait I'm not 12! Thursday is Ugly Betty. She is still the same old Ugly Betty, which is good because she's great. Friday is for Numb3rs and Moonlight, but Numb3rs also doesn't start untill next week and apparently Moonlight was canceled. Did they even ask me?! Tonight there is a new Home Makeover Extreme Makeover Home Makeover? whatever it's called and a new Brother's and Sister, so I'll be watching those tomorrow. Which means cry, cry, cry and laugh. There you have it, me and my tv. No Grey's Anatomy yet, Tish, and no Supernatural ever Donele.

I Want a Wonder Emporium

"Your life is an occasion, rise to it."

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

I watched this movie tonight and I just have to say that whatever you want to be or whatever you want to do, be it or do it!

Celebrity Collage by MyHeritage

"Is she perfect? No. Is she beautiful? Yes!"

Thanks to Tish, here are all the celebrities that I look like.

A What?!!

"Can we go back to the future. The past is kind of dorky."

Jimmy Newtron

So, I have two bits of quasi-exciting news. First, I died my hair black today ... again. I just like having black hair. Although it does surprise me every time I do it. Second, and more exciting, is that I finally finished sewing my crinoline. "Your what?", you're asking me. A crinoline is similar to a hoop skirt except it has hoops all the way up the skirt instead of just at the bottom. Anyway, it's exciting because I have been working on it for about a year and a half. Now I just need to find and buy boning for it. (Boning is the plastic/metal strip that forms the hoops.)

P.S. This is how I look now when I put my hair in pigtails (referring to the above picture) ... sans the fire ants.

How Long Have I Been Out Of High School?

"The lesson here is that dreams inevitable lead to hideous implosions."

Invader Zim

I had a dream the other night. In the dream I was responsible for setting up decorations for a wedding reception. The problem I faced was that I couldn't park my car near the door to the building in which the reception was being held and I had a bunch of big bins full of decorations that I needed to get in the building. So I parked my car at the bottom of a hill, as close to the door as possible. Luckily two guys came along and helped me. One of them was someone from my highschool, Lance Thompson. The other one was Marshal, from the tv show How I Met Your Mother. It was an odd dream.

Introspection

“Knowing is better than wondering. Waking is better than sleeping. And even the biggest failure, even the worst, most intractable mistake beats the hell out of never trying.”

Grey’s Anatomy

Post-surgery requires a lot of lying around, and lying around forces a lot of thinking.

Teachers Like The End Too ... Who Knew?

"Why do all your lessons end in nudity?"

Potter Puppet Pals

Woohoo!! So, I am officially done with this semester. I went in today and finished the last bit of work I had to do. Now I don't have to go back until June 12-ish, or whenever I feel like going in and starting preparations for my summer class. I just thought you should all know so you can celebrate with me ... and by celebrate I mean clean my room.

My Life In A Nutshell

"Ladies and gentlemen, and honored daughters, while Mr. Kim, by virtue of his youth and naivete, has fallen prey to the inexplicable need for human contact, let me step in and assure you that my research will go on uninterrupted and that social relationships will continue to baffle and repulse me."

Big Bang Theory

So it has been a long time since my last post. Sorry! Let me catch you up on what's been going on in my life.
First, I got sick. And that may be the understatement of the month. I got colitis ... ulcerative colitis ... Crohn's disease ...? Ok, so the doctors aren't exactly sure what happened. Basically, my colon had a bunch of ulcers in it and it swelled up. What that meant for me was a visit to a general doctor, a visit to a GI specialist, two blood draws, a colonoscopy, no food, large amounts of throwing up, a trip to the ER, another blood draw, a CT scan, two days in a hospital, and another visit to the GI specialist. Only to be put on a "wait and see" plan. If you want more details, let me know. But you should be warned that it is a disease of my colon so really how much more detailed can you want?
My second big news is that I went out on a date. It was a set up with my friend's husband's friend. I had so much fun. We all (my friend, her husband, my set-up date and me) went out to dinner, then watched a movie, which was ok. Then we played rock band, which is my new favorite game. (Rock on Becky.) I should let you all know that I am the most rock-awesome bass guitar player. Ya, that's right. Anyway, it was tons of fun.
My last piece of big news is that my set-up date asked me out again. Don't worry, I checked and the world hasn't stopped spinning. This time we went to the Renaissance Fair in Moscow. It was also tons of fun, marred a little bit by the fact that it was after the aforementioned colon fiasco. I'll just say that the fair had very, very nice places to sit down and rest. And, yes, I did find all of them. It was so great just to be out in the sun walking around and not glued to my couch.
I think that's all my big news for now. My upcoming event is the end of school. Woohoo! I never knew that teachers got just as excited about the end as students did. I will keep everyone updated on that and any other events in my life. No more month-long silent spells.

More Sequins Please

"My grandfather always told me ‘son, if you want to learn about an Argentinean dance that’s about prostitutes, speak to a Mormon.’”

Dancing With The Stars

First, I have to state that I want a job that requires me to wear sequins. I love Dancing with the Stars. I watch both shows every week (yes, Tish, even the results show). Every time I watch it I wish that I was a star so I could be on the show. Then I had to ask myself why I want to be on the show so badly. The most obvious reason is because it would be uber fun to learn all those dances. And, yes, I would be rock awesome … or something. But last night, as I was watching, I realized that there is another reason and that is because of the clothes and makeup and hair. It would be super-uber fun to dress up like they do. I think it was mostly Christy Yamaguchi’s hair. It was fabulous.

I found it!

"Real women snort when they laugh, they have fat arses, wobbly upper arms, fart, and get PMS."

Ugly Betty

Well, I did enough unpacking yesterday to find my camera. So here are the long awaited photos of my new haircut. I love it, by the way.

I have sexy hair.

I have fun carefree hair.

And a "normal" one for Tish.

Spring Break

"Just for today, they can laugh, eat boar, and forget that they're totally screwed."

Lost

So I am on my second official day of spring break, and I am loving it! I have done almost nothing so far. Except, I did get my hair cut today ... it is short. I was going to post a picture but I can't find my camera. I should probably spend the rest of spring break unpacking my boxes. Or just sitting in my chair. Oh, and guess who my favorite lost boy is?

Liberated from the Ugly Purple Stripes

"There was a line, I just assumed it had something to do with cupcakes."

Scrubs

Sorry that the ugly purple stripes lasted so long. I was without internet for a week-ish. But, I think it was worth the wait because I love my new background.

"It shows me, that I have never really loved no one but me ... I'll never understand why I'm such a selfish man."

Flogging Molly

I just bought a new Flogging Molly cd and this is my favorite song on it right now. So I thought I'd share it. Plus, I am feeling a bit like this tonight; an utter failure at helping other people.

PS They were incredible to see live!

For Missy ... and Heath

"It's not magic. It's just shiny."

The Brothers Grimm

This one's for you Missy.

p.s. Where's my shirt?

My Life Right Now

"I'm trying to be nice, I'm trying to be reasonable, but it's so hard when I don't want to be."

Halo Friendlies

What!? I'm not grading exams right now.

Me as a Secret Agent

"Don't puke on the C-4, huh." - Chuck



So I've decided that, were I to become a secret agent this would come up eventually. I have evidence to back this up, too. In my drivers ed class, our first time out in a car was the stereotypical "cones in a parking lot" obstical course. And, even though I am from farmville, Idaho, I had never driven any sort of motor vehicle. I was nervous. When it was my turn to drive, I entered the car and dutifully went though the safety routine (seatbelt, mirrors, etc.). Then the instructor told me that I could start driving. I froze, then asked him if he docked points for throwing up in the car. I think it's safe to assume that if I, for some reason, were confronted with C-4 puking would soon follow.

P.S. I would not look that good as a secret agent.