Showing posts with label wtf moments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wtf moments. Show all posts

Friday, March 13, 2009

SIC 'EM BEARS!!

Baylor is headed to the big 12 championship! Big upset Thursday when they beat Kansas (#1 seed) and we (Chad and I) felt doom coming playing UT tonight. but they won!!!! so exciting.

sorry, UT-ers. ;)

Thursday, February 26, 2009

aretha hat lovers:


story here.  it was at mardi gras so i suppose that explains things.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

obama, you jerk...

...quit throwing snowballs at me.



to answer your question, no, I have no life.

Monday, February 9, 2009

fog is neat.

while I was driving to school today, I noticed fog in the distance.  I took a picture, because I thought it looked totally bizarre, but pretty neat.



Thursday, February 5, 2009

beware of imitators!

even though my wednesdays are god awful, thursdays are proving to be pretty crappy too.  

I took extra precautions to end up in bed before midnight last night - made sure to get in my 30 minute run and a shower, finish pertinent homework, create a horrible butterscotch lava (note to self: do not try to melt butterscotch chips...death will come)...all because on thursdays, I have a random 8 o clock class.  

I haven't taken an 8 AM class since my freshman year of college.  I don't know why, but the difference between 8 and 9 AM is similar to that of brussels sprouts and chocolate.  I just can't do it.  that 8 AM class was literally ACROSS THE STREET from my dorm, yet every morning I would roll out of bed at about 7:58 in a frenzied panic, throwing on random clothing and running across the street.  part of the problem could be my negative scale attention span, because I can manage to wake up at 3 AM to make flights just fine.

Anywho, I have this 8 AM class.  the problem is compounded because in order to commute from the house to campus, I have to leave by 6:45 AM.  uncalled for!  this goes against my 30 minute getting ready needs.  this goes against...nature!  so does this:


you know that guy gives you nightmares.

even this class wouldn't be so bad at this unholy hour IF when it was cancelled I got some sort of notice other than a sign on the door saying "class is cancelled.  will email later."

ummm, WTF.  you email me BEFORE I drive up here.  

and, I leave you with this nerdy comic.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

tagged. also, wednesdays are a complete waste.

on wednesdays, I have class at 9 and 10.  then nothing.  glorious, right?  WRONG! (in accent from the "end of the world" flash animation).  

no, no no no no.  I have to sit around in my office on campus doing absolutely nothing until 4:10, when the weekly TA meeting is.  look people, I am perfectly capable of babysitting some kids in lab for 6 hours a week without "seminars" to show me how.  ughhhhhh.

in other news, i've been tagged:

25 Random Things you may not know about me:

RULES:  once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.  At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged.  You have to tag the person who tagged you.  If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

let's see...

1.  I never learned how to study, most likely because on a scale from 1-10, my attention span is a -328492384.  It has worked out okay so far, but I am constantly worried something is going to go terribly wrong and it will catch up with me.

2.  speaking of worrying, I worry non-stop.  24/7.  lay awake at night with my mind going 800 MPH thinking about every possible thing that could go right or wrong and the consequences.  I work best this way, for some ridiculous reason.  also, I am pretty much never surprised by things because of it.

3.  the weird thing is that even though I worry all the time, I am about as laid back as possible.   I keep my worryings to myself and always go with the flow.

4.  I am legally blind.  I wear ridiculous contacts (corneal refractive therapy) that reshape my eye overnight, and I remove them in the morning with a tiny plunger so I can see all day.  the stuff of sci-fi flicks, people.

5.  I like most animals more than most (nearly all) people.  I am like a 6 year old at the zoo.  Bunnies in my front yard make me squeak with happiness.  rolling around on the floor with my 4 dogs is one of my favorite things.

6.  I looooove to cook/bake.  baking is my favorite though - I think because it is so much like "craft time" (kraft thyme for you, mikey o) for me.  I could decorate things with frosting and such all day.

7.  Speaking of craft time, I love making things.  anything, really.  scissors + glue + assorted hobby lobby goods make me warm and fuzzy inside.

8.  I have OCD and it shows.  a lot.  the dishwasher can only be loaded a certain way, things on shelves must go together in a fashion only my mind understands, a mistake on a paper I am writing on means the whole thing must be scrapped and I start over.  I count everything, and numbers are like another language to me, even though I am not that good at math.  I know over 200 digits of pi simply because there is a very obvious pattern (to me) in the numbers when I look at them.  I remember phone numbers from obscure sightings.  I am a weirdo.

9.  I have a very goofy, bizarre sense of humor, and you either get it or you don't.  I'm cool with either.

10.  I love my friends, but I am also one of those people who has no problem being alone.  Sometimes it weirds me out when people are so dependent on others (not in a bad way, just in a "hmm, I don't get it" way).

11.  I am really, really, REALLY honest and loyal.  I would do anything for anyone.  because of this, I expect that from others, and I usually only give people one chance.  It's not that I would never talk to the person again, but that I would never trust them again.

12.  I play 6 instruments.  I went on a concert tour of Europe in high school with a national group of a couple students from every state.  I guess that makes me a music nerd.  music is one of those things that just comes naturally to me.

13.  chips & salsa are my life forces.  I probably have tomatoes and jalapenos in my veins.  they are like my children...my delicious children!  now I sound like a grizzly bear or something.  oops.

14.  I am one of those people who believes in ghostly paranormal things, and have had quite a few experiences with such.  believe it or not.

15.  I have absolutely terrible body image.  I am aware of this, yet it never changes.  I look in the mirror and see something I know is probably not accurate, but this does not convince me.

16.  I have road rage.  I think 90% of this stems from the fact that not only do I have no attention span, but I have even less patience for ignorance.  Driving 30 under the speed limit while you smoke, eat cereal, and text message your friends in the left lane is never okay!

17.  I have mostly guy friends because girls annoy me.  Not all girls, but the kind that are rude and sneaky and gossipy.  There's a lot of those going around.  This makes me feel weird sometimes, but I love my boys so whatever.

18.  I never, ever, EVER thought I would get married.  I used to date guys for like a week and then immediately regret it.  Once it was for an hour.  I really never thought I would meet someone that I wanted to be around that much.  Whodathunkit.

19.  I will ditto Christy on this - I hate being the center of attention.  Even if I'm supposed to be, such as a birthday or achievement or something.  PLEASE stop looking at me, everyone.

20.  I have weird panic attacks about doomsday things - or stupid things that I perceive as doomsday-inducing. 

21.  I am a germaphobe.  also, I have jumped out of a moving vehicle because of a spider.  having that many legs is not normal.

22.  Patterns/textures in nature freak me out - to the point of nausea.  Spore-bearing plants are the worst - like those leaves they put in floral arrangements with the bumps on the bottom.  I get all vomit-y just thinking about it.  The diagrams at the doctor's office that show bone textures - OMG.  The texture on the inside of a green pepper makes me ill - I love green peppers though, so I must scarf them down before I think about it.

23.   I loooooove coffee and tea.

24.  I tend to like the raw forms of things better than the cooked version.  NOT meat or anything like that, but basically anything baked - I would rather eat the dough/batter/etc than the cooked result (even bread).  It just tastes better to me.

25.  I am completely fascinated by volcanoes and have been since I was capable of reading, but at the same time absolutely terrified of them.  If there is a such thing as "previous lives", I am willing to bet I lived in Pompeii or something.

I tag: mikey o, mike, brooke, shannon, and jill.  and anyone else who wants to that wasn't already tagged.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

hello, wednesday.

so I realized I made no blog-a-licious posts about the inauguration yesterday.  I don't feel the need to get all political on anybody, especially since 90% of the people (that I know of) that read my blog are not guilty anyway, but I'll say this - to all the people out there who are insistent on Obama eventually causing Earth to implode: even if you didn't vote for him and you don't necessarily agree with his politics, he is your new president.  The very least you can do is give the guy a chance to do some good and hope for the best.  Take a deep breath, people.  Besides all that, I am pretty optimistic about the next four years.

moving on.  I started grad school on tuesday...ore deposit geochemistry, advanced isotopic hydrogeology, and environmental geology are my classes this semester.  there are 3, count 'em, 3 people in my isotope hydro class...including me.  there are 6 guys + me (one is a chemical engineer...why??)in my ore geochem class, which is taught by my thesis advisor.  my environmental class is supposed to be a capstone course for undergrad seniors, but I am taking it for fun because we didn't have it at baylor and I am pretty interested in such things.  it's a lot of review of a lot of things I have already done 100 times though, so it shouldn't be very demanding.  I start teaching intro labs next week, which is sort of intimidating, but sort of exciting because I get to lead field trips, which is exciting to my nerdy self for no apparent reason.

other exciting nerd news:  I may be doing an internship this summer at a gold mine company in Nevada.  they pay room & board or whatever and over $20 an hour.  I don't know for sure yet because it really depends on the schedule and the exact compensation, but I'm working on it.

other than that, my life is pretty boring.  I went running for the first time in probably a month last night, and my right hip is now yelling at me for it.  

comedy/make you doubt humanity moment of the day: dlisted article

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

random thoughts...

1) revlon beyond natural make up is amazing.

I am usually a strictly Clinique girl, but I kept seeing Jessica Alba on TV, taunting me with the magic powers of this make up (it's the one that goes on white, but matches to your skin color when you apply it).  I am pretty impressed.  It feels really light, and I like it.  I may just switch...*hides from lady at Macy's Clinique counter*

2)  I love broccoli salad.  I love it too much.  

3)  we visited that wedding venue today - it was awesome.  We're very excited.  I have pictures, but am too lazy to find my camera cable.

4)  I don't actually know where my camera charger is.  Damn.  Also, I have been taking pictures for the 365 project and I should upload them.  sigh.

5)  I love Wii fit.  It is awesome because you can do an hour and a half of aerobics without even realizing it.  Because it is fun.  Yesssss.

6)  I haaaate time warner cable.  They are ridiculous.  I don't even have their service anymore and I am still dealing with their shenanigans.

Potato)  There are a lot of new movies I want to see.  And some that I am embarrassed about (coughBrideWarscough).  

Sunday, January 4, 2009

checks, rants, raves, christmas, and a new year.

Happy new year, everyone!  I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season, and wish everyone the best this year.

I haven't updated in a little while, but that's because we were so busy getting everything taken care of to move, and then getting settled in Colorado.  We're done now, and we seem to have made it in one piece.  Chad starts grad school on the 13th, and I start on the 20th.  

On to Christmas!  I love Christmas.  My present to myself was basically my new car (I shouldn't have!).  Chad got me Guitar Hero III and a new guitar, which I love much better than the one that came with World Tour.  It's much more responsive/less noisy.  

Chad also got me a giant jar of my favorite Yankee Candle, the mistletoe scent.  I have no idea what mistletoe is supposed to smell like, but this smells like a wonderful, piney dream.  He also got me the Wall-e DVD.  I LOVE this movie.  I have a slight obsession.



My aunt got us a Wii Fit, which is ridiculously fun.  I love the hula-hooping, ski jump, and step aerobics.  I highly recommend it!




My parents also got us both some clothes and some nice boots.  Question for you fashionista-types: what color tights would you wear with a gray sweater dress?  My mom picked out an adorable sweater dress from Macy's, and bought some gray textured vera wang tights to wear with it, but this seems like way too much gray to me, and I don't really know which color would be better.  Any thoughts?

Moving on to some checks: #17 is in progress.  This is hard for me because I am one of those people who fears change and am terrified to try new foods.  Last Monday, we were driving around Denver running errands, and Chad decides he simply must have food from some hole-in-the-wall Mexican place we drove by.  My stomach said no, but whatever.  It ended up actually being very delicious - I would definitely eat there again.  They had fabulous salsa, which is really my only requirement in life.  

#35 is also in progress - our trash service picks up recyclables as well, so its quite easy.  I feel really good about it!  

#42 is in high gear.  It's much easier to do here, where the tap water is actually delicious, and not painful to drink.  I have been chugging it since we got here, and hopefully it will do me some good!

A rant:  in October, we found a place up here that we absolutely loved for our wedding.  I checked with the coordinator several times about the date still being available, etc. and she assured me we had a hold on the date and we would be alerted if anyone expressed interest in our date.  Well, last week, we went up to the venue to tour it and we were right, we loved it.  So we contact the coordinator to book, and she says the date is booked.  Excuse me?  We have it in writing from her saying we have a hold.  She says that it is a big misunderstanding, she thought we had a hold on the date, but she was wrong, and she was new at the time so she wasn't sure how to handle it, etc.  but she can offer us another date at a discount because of the confusion.  WTF?  I am so annoyed.  We still love the venue, but I am too upset with them to use their facility now...how do I know you will get it right this time?  Will we order chicken and beef and get served fish and veal?  I want to smack someone.

So now we are on the look for a new venue.  We have found a couple we really like, we just need to go visit them.  But really, UGH.  I am over wedding planning.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

you have a friend request...

um, apparently, me and jim are like this *crosses fingers*...



i am obviously the coolest person alive.  haha :)