October 31

Today is Monday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2005. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween.

Well, Today is probably my second least favorite day of the year. However there are some good things about today that I am going to focus on instead... Such as:
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany.
In 1795, English poet John Keats was born in London.
In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state.
In 1941 Work on Mt. Rushmore was completed.

Tip of the day: Pay at least 3 people a complement or a word of encouragement.... It is free and it will brighten their day AND yours! God is Good ya'll! Spread it around!

War Eagle and have a fabulous day!

18 hours, No key, and a Train...Great times.

Today is Thursday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2005. There are 72 days left in the year.

Wow, I can't believe there are only 72 days left in this year! Time sure is flying! But anyway, It has been a while since I last posted so I'm not quite sure where to begin. Lets begin with the weekend following my last post. I got a quite sudden visit from Kelly. Saturday, while being completely wasted, was an absolutely fabulous day! We watched about 2 hours of Gilmore Girls on Friday night. But we watched a massive 16 hours on Saturday! The only time we took a break was the 30 minutes we took to go get massive amounts of Chinese food. You just can't beat that! Then as soon as we finished watching that I couldn't wait till the new one came out on Tuesday. (So sad, yet so great) Then we started talking... And before we knew it, it was 6 in the morning. So needless to say we kinda overslept for church, (heathenish, I know!) But I did go to church that night...

The week since then has been pretty blah... Until today! I completely had an ditzy airheaded moment. I ran out of my house (trying to be early for a meeting I had) and I THOUGHT that my keys were in my purse... I was wrong... Severely wrong. So, I was locked out of house, unable to start my car, missed my class and my meeting, did not have the number to call and reschedule... So, I walked to a bank, used their telephone book, called a locksmith. He came preceded to use his master key and simply unlock my door.... It took 15 seconds and it cost me! But the rest of the day was fantastic so... It wasn't too bad.

I know that some people really like this time of year... With the costumes and pumpkins, scary movies, and the like... But I just have to say... There is not one thing about it that I like, Okay, I like the weather outside around this time of year, but that is about it. I will be glad when it is over. I did however find some funny cartoons about it... http://www.offthemark.com/ (then go to Halloween - my favorite one is the lazy twins!) (the ones about dr. suess are pretty funny too!) But, sorry about the tangent there.

Oh, I am so excited... I love that song "Get to Me" by Train. I forgot that it was on their album; Alive at Last, which I have. Color me happy .Although I'm not quite sure exactly what color that would be. The first thought that comes to mind is maybe the color yellow. However, yellow is definitely not one of my favorite colors, so maybe color one uses to "color someone happy" is completely relative and it changes with each individual. Perhaps being green with one person, blue, with another and still pink and yellow polka dotted for someone else... But then again it may just be that I am tired and that I am going through a severe Sunkist withdrawal and am rambling on and on about things that make absolutely no sense. (I am guessing it is the latter!) Well, It is almost 2 in the morning and I have officially rambled and babbled to the point that I can't even make sense of most of what I wrote. Have a simply fantabulous day ya'll!

4...3...2...1...

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2005. There are 81 days left in the year. (Man, it is flying by, isn't it?)

Well, I feel as though I have actually accomplished most of what I planned to do tonight. I did four loads of laundry. I have cleaned three rooms completely. I have studied two chapters for my MIS test. and I have given one dog a bath. Oh, and I also went to the grocery store. (fun stuff - I know). But on a side note, I found the most unbelievable site. This will be of interest to any of you bubblewrap lovers like myself: http://www.virtual-bubblewrap.com/ It is so funny and it just made me laugh in the midst of my busy night.

Okay, I may offend here...but this question simply must be asked...What is it with all the pink? Now, don't get me wrong. I love pink just as much as the next girl. (and these days as much as the next "metrosexual" guy), But I would just just like to say that there are so many other colors of which to chose. I want to walk up to some of these people that have a pink shirt, pink shoes, a pink bag, a pink purse and pink everything else and tell them it looks like they got into a fight with pepto bismal... and it won. This particular fad would, perhaps, not bother me so bad if it were not so gender neutral. On a girl this somehow does not look bad. Pink is afterall a girly color. And then to add insult to injury, the dredded "popped collar" is added. Here is hoping this autumn brings about a whole new spectrum of colors. (and perhaps someone will finally convince these guys to LEAVE the collar the way it was intended.)

Okay, I think I am off my soapbox, for now anyway. I love things like corney jokes and oxy morons. I found this site which has to be the most comprehensive site of oxymorons if you want to check it out. http://www.oxymoronlist.com/ (hehe - that stuff just makes me laugh!, Although the fact that I stopped cleaning and went to bed at 2 this morning and have already had a Sunkist may have contributed to the laughter also.) I am also in love with Accuradio. (http://www.accuradio.com/) EVERYONE should try this one. It is "internet radio" no commercials, customizable, tons of stations and a HUGE variety. It is perfect for everyone (yes, even if you happened to be a "pop princess" - I don't think names are needed here.) Anyway, I am addicted to "Swinging Pop Standards" But like I said, there is something for every musical taste. Well, I guess that is all for now... Don't cry, I'll be back later.

Plead of the day: STOP THAT POP - here is hoping for a pop free collars across the nation.

Sunkist, Sleepless and Sunglasses

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2005. There are 87 days left in the year.

It is six in the morning. I have been up for two hours cleaning and I didn't go to bed until 2:00am! I am doing my normal freak out over a big grade thing! However, there is an upside. But before I get to that, I have to set it up for you... Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a slight, okay maybe not so slight, obsession with sunglasses. Well, I broke my black pair at the last family reunion I went to...(so many stories there!) Actually I didn't break them. I was just standing there talking and they fell off o my face. It was probably mere exhaustion. They were my favorite pair and I had worn them forever!. [You may be asking yourself, "What does this have to do with an upside to having not slept"...Trust me, I'm getting there] So, anyway....I broke down and bought a new black pair the other day. It was less than a week ago. They are SO cute . And then it happened. I lost them. I only had them a week. That has to be some kind of record...Even for me! But, in the midst of me frantically panicking about my grade, and trying to clean to get my mind off of it...I FOUND THEM! Oh, and also... I decided to try something for my friends who eat weird food... I know its not quite as "out there" as a turtle house. But I did try mini chips-a-hoy dipped in peanut butter. (Sorry, I had no oreos.) I know that isn't exactly "wild and crazy" per say. But a person can't just jump in there with the pros. I will have to work my way up. I am still in basic training. Just for the record... A Sunkist still has lingering affects after 7 hours. (So explains why I am vertical at this wretched hour.) Oh, I am so excited. My mother called me tonight (well, I guess it was actually last night) and told me that they are considering going on a cruise for Christmas to somewhere warm. And they want me to come with them. I hope that works out. That would be really nice.

Songs of the day: "Feeling Good" by Michael Buble and "Concerto in D Minor for two Violins" by J.S. Bach (both of which rock on about 7 different levels!)

Sweet 16

Today is Sunday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2005. There are 90 days left in the year.

Well, Let's see... What all has happened since the last time I posted? The week was pretty much like any other week. It had both highs and lows. Thursday night was good though. I went to this great dinner and dancing thing that Auburn had. Good food, great music, and even better times. (Kudos by the way to Kelly for making me go). Anyway, Friday - day - was again the usual an boring and then Friday evening I went back up to Birmingham. I got in at around 8:30 [Ate Milo's - see previous post - for supper]. Seeing as how there is no bed in Birmingham, I sleep on the couch. Not very well though, Saturday morning I woke up at around 4:30 and never could get back to sleep... Don't you just hate it when that happens? That wasn't too bad because I was the one elected to keep my cousin busy and out of the house al morning [as to not ruin the "surprise" part of her "surprise party"]. So I took her to Courtney's for breakfast. (You all Birminghamians should try Courtney's sometime for breakfast). Then we went to Charlemagne Records, an awesome record store on southside. Man I could live in that store. They have an unbelievable variety. While we were downtown I saw the most unbelievable name for a restaurant. It was a bar-b-que place called "Sweet Daddy's From the Rooter to the Tooter." How horrible is that? Then we went to my Aunt's house. [ It turned out that my cousin had known about it for the past two weeks.] I got back in Auburn at about 9:30. So, I was gone barely 24 hours but it felt like a LONG time. I wasn't going to come back until Sunday afternoon but I wanted to go to church. Then my alarm clock never went off. I checked it again this morning (AFTER I missed church completely... I was set for a.m. and everything, I don't know why it didn't go off.... but that was a bummer!)