Since when did law school classes start having midterms? This is really interfering with my "do nothing for the latter half of March" strategy.
What's with guys who flat-iron their hair? Seriously, I think it's kind of lame when I flat-iron my hair, and I'm a chick. Let your hair be free, Joe Perry of Aerosmith!
The weirdest thing I've ever heard is about a guy whose favorite band was Rush. I think I heard that from Erin. I can only listen to the lead singer of Rush for, like, three seconds without feeling an overwhelming desire for throat lozenges.
Tonight I was studying at a coffeeshop and, as a couple was leaving, I realized that the girl was someone I'd been friends with from high school. Before I noticed her face I had thought she was a soccer mom. And for the first time in my entire life I thought "Wow, looking younger is better than looking older". I know that sounds bitchy, but I don't mean it to be. This girl didn't look bad, just put together in a way that made her seem much older than she really is.
Did you know that my cat snores? Yep, he does. Tiny, barely audible little kitty snores. It's pretty freaking adorable.
Nothing makes you feel more Southern than baking a green bean casserole.
You know that deer-like animal that lives in Africa, that has the black stripe on its body? Well, as it turns out, that animal is a gazelle - not a gisele. A gisele is a brazilian supermodel. Also, if you make this mistake, your husband will laugh at you. Then you will convince him that you should split an apple strudel even though you know you'll be eating 85% of it, so it sort of evens out.
How does Prince decide on his facial hair? Does he have a facial hair stylist? And does he shave those weird patterns himself? If so, does he have some sort of guide that he uses to get the design so even?
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Friday, March 17, 2006
Food, Glorious Food
Right now Baha'i's are in the middle of the annual Baha'i Fast, so I thought I would write a post about my favorite foods. (I know, it's sort of evil. I guess those of you who are fasting should wait to read this until after sunset.) Oh, and fair warning: the listed items are probably all going to be unhealthy and horrible for you in all sorts of ways. That's what makes them good . . . .
1. Dr. Pepper. I pretty much had to list this, right? Everyone is allowed a vice, and this is mine. I've heard all of the info about the evils of caffeine and carbonated drinks, but somehow I haven't managed to give up Dr. Pepper and those shiny red cans. Oooh, or the glass bottles with Dr. Pepper made from pure can sugar. Yum. I guess it's a Southern thing.
2. Plain Cheesecake from the Upper Crust Bakery. I swear to you, this heavenly concoction is worth every pair of pants that you can't fit into, every pound of fat that makes its home on your thighs. The cake itself is perfectly smooth and wonderful with just the slightest tastes of lemon and vanilla, and the crust is thick and crumbly and wonderful. Now that I'm writing about this, I think I might have to go buy one tomorrow.
3. HEB's juices. If you're a fan of real juice - as in, juice that's made from nothing more than fruit, water and sugar - then you'll love HEB's juices. I love the limeade, although it's pretty tangy and nto for the faint of heart. I'm also very fond of the tangerine juice, because it's all the deliciousness of clementines without the work of peeling. The only downside is that, obviously, you can't buy this at other grocery chains.
4. Fruit. I love it. I could eat fruit all day. Especially pineapple . . . .Mmmmm . . . . . Pineapple . . . .*Drools like Homer Simpson.
5. Barbeque chicken pizza. From pretty much anywhere.
6. Salad, drenched in some sort of delicious italian or vinagrette type dressing.
7. OMG SUSHI. The food of champions. Or maybe just of people who love seafood. Each piece of sushi is like a perfect, miniature meal where all the flavors mix in your mouth. It's probably the worst type of food you could ever eat on a blind date, since enjoying sushi involves shoving huge chunks of food into your mouth and (if you're me) spilling soy sauce all over. Seriously, there's not polite, demure way to eat sushi, which makes me love it even more.
8. The Dip. The Matts know what I'm referring to: some friend of my Mom's once made this dip (as in, like, chips and dip) that was absolutely delicious and subsequently gave my Mom the recipe who then passed the recipe on to me. I won't tell you what's in it because it sounds weird, but anyone who's actually tried it can attest to the fact that it's like crack. It's best with Wavy Lays. It's also especially good as a late night snack while playing video games.
9. The Mango-a-go-g0 smoothie from Jamba Juice.
10. Indian food. Especially Butter chicken.
11. And Finally . . . . The Cinnamocha from 360 Primo, my favorite coffeeshop, where I have spent countless hours wanting to beat myself to death with various legal textbooks.
So if you make it through the next few days, go out and reward yourself with one of these yummies. And if you decide on the Cinnamocha from 360 Primo then I'll probably see you there. I'll be the one with the huge book who looks like she's about to lose her mind.
1. Dr. Pepper. I pretty much had to list this, right? Everyone is allowed a vice, and this is mine. I've heard all of the info about the evils of caffeine and carbonated drinks, but somehow I haven't managed to give up Dr. Pepper and those shiny red cans. Oooh, or the glass bottles with Dr. Pepper made from pure can sugar. Yum. I guess it's a Southern thing.
2. Plain Cheesecake from the Upper Crust Bakery. I swear to you, this heavenly concoction is worth every pair of pants that you can't fit into, every pound of fat that makes its home on your thighs. The cake itself is perfectly smooth and wonderful with just the slightest tastes of lemon and vanilla, and the crust is thick and crumbly and wonderful. Now that I'm writing about this, I think I might have to go buy one tomorrow.
3. HEB's juices. If you're a fan of real juice - as in, juice that's made from nothing more than fruit, water and sugar - then you'll love HEB's juices. I love the limeade, although it's pretty tangy and nto for the faint of heart. I'm also very fond of the tangerine juice, because it's all the deliciousness of clementines without the work of peeling. The only downside is that, obviously, you can't buy this at other grocery chains.
4. Fruit. I love it. I could eat fruit all day. Especially pineapple . . . .Mmmmm . . . . . Pineapple . . . .*Drools like Homer Simpson.
5. Barbeque chicken pizza. From pretty much anywhere.
6. Salad, drenched in some sort of delicious italian or vinagrette type dressing.
7. OMG SUSHI. The food of champions. Or maybe just of people who love seafood. Each piece of sushi is like a perfect, miniature meal where all the flavors mix in your mouth. It's probably the worst type of food you could ever eat on a blind date, since enjoying sushi involves shoving huge chunks of food into your mouth and (if you're me) spilling soy sauce all over. Seriously, there's not polite, demure way to eat sushi, which makes me love it even more.
8. The Dip. The Matts know what I'm referring to: some friend of my Mom's once made this dip (as in, like, chips and dip) that was absolutely delicious and subsequently gave my Mom the recipe who then passed the recipe on to me. I won't tell you what's in it because it sounds weird, but anyone who's actually tried it can attest to the fact that it's like crack. It's best with Wavy Lays. It's also especially good as a late night snack while playing video games.
9. The Mango-a-go-g0 smoothie from Jamba Juice.
10. Indian food. Especially Butter chicken.
11. And Finally . . . . The Cinnamocha from 360 Primo, my favorite coffeeshop, where I have spent countless hours wanting to beat myself to death with various legal textbooks.
So if you make it through the next few days, go out and reward yourself with one of these yummies. And if you decide on the Cinnamocha from 360 Primo then I'll probably see you there. I'll be the one with the huge book who looks like she's about to lose her mind.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Is it just me, or are people getting dumber?
The news really outdid itself this week. First, Yanni is arrested for domestic abuse. Now, David Hasselhoff's wife is claiming he beats her. Is this some new trend? If you want to be a really lame musician you have to beat your wife? Should we send someone to monitor John Tesh?
And then there are the three dumbest people in Alabama, the half-wit firestarters. This one really baffles me. You think that it's reached the pinnacle of idiocy when you learn that these fucktards set FIVE churches on fire as some sort of prank. But then you get to the part where they set the other four in the next few weeks TO THROW POLICE OFF THEIR TRACKS. Has none of them ever seen an episode of CSI? More evidence = high likelihood of catching losers. Oh, and maybe they should have realized that IF THE POLICE AREN'T LOOKING FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO LEADS THEN STARTING MORE FIRES IS TRULY THE STUPIDEST PLAN EVER. EVER.
Obviously, I'm glad these assmonkeys have finally been caught. I'm just flabberghasted at the level of stupidity. And did I mention that Anna Nicole Smith just appeared before the United States Supreme Court (as a spectator, but still)? Oh yes, she did. Our Vickie Lynn is really coming up in the world (puns, many of them, intended).
And, of course, there's a lot of legitimate news going on, but a lot of it is dumb too. I'm too lazy to find this story again, but some sort of fatherhood group is trying to say that fathers shouldn't have to pay child support or something. I heard one of the guys talking on the news and he explained that this didn't hurt society at all because, if a woman got pregnant by someone who didn't want to pay anything, she could just put the kid up for adoption. OK, let me think this through . . . . you're against birth control . . . . you're against abortion . . . . you're against paying for children . . . . . and you want to put all of those kids up for adoption. Well, what a FANTASTIC solution!! I mean, since there are simply millions of people waiting to adopt children, that plan will work GREAT! And let's make sure to cut sex education out of schools and take away those evil condoms so that fourteen year olds are sinning as minimally as possible when they have sex, and then when they get pregnant they'll keep the babies, and their forty-year old uncles who actually fathered the babies when then sexually assaulted the girls won't want to pay, so we'll just put the inbred little bastards up for ADOPTION!! MY GOODNESS, THIS IS THE MOST WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN EVER!! Oh, wait a second - NO IT'S NOT.
SOUTH DAKOTA, I AM TALKING TO YOU. I hope that the 44% of rape victims who are UNDER 18 find a way to kick your ass.
I think adoption is wonderful, but I have a problem with not providing any means at all for people - especially dumb teenagers - to avoid unplanned pregnancy (i.e. not educating them, refusing to give them condoms, etc) and then acting like adoption is some sort of magical catch-all that saves the rest of society's problems. The education thing especially bothers me. I've been amazed in my adult life to hear some of the things people think (examples: if you have sex while you're on your period it's impossible to get pregnant, the pill protects against STD's) about sexual health. But the majority of young people in America are never taught anything about the subject. I don't get the theory that education is dangerous. I mean, right now we're doing a crapass job by NOT teaching kids about sex and that doesn't seem to be working. Hey, maybe we should try educating them about the subject, and seeing if that helps them make informed decisions! Imagine.
We need to stop thinking of everything as sinful and evil. Maybe we should let God worry about judging other people and start actually trying to come up with solutions to our problems.
Too bad everyone is busy making elevator music and beating their spouses.
And then there are the three dumbest people in Alabama, the half-wit firestarters. This one really baffles me. You think that it's reached the pinnacle of idiocy when you learn that these fucktards set FIVE churches on fire as some sort of prank. But then you get to the part where they set the other four in the next few weeks TO THROW POLICE OFF THEIR TRACKS. Has none of them ever seen an episode of CSI? More evidence = high likelihood of catching losers. Oh, and maybe they should have realized that IF THE POLICE AREN'T LOOKING FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO LEADS THEN STARTING MORE FIRES IS TRULY THE STUPIDEST PLAN EVER. EVER.
Obviously, I'm glad these assmonkeys have finally been caught. I'm just flabberghasted at the level of stupidity. And did I mention that Anna Nicole Smith just appeared before the United States Supreme Court (as a spectator, but still)? Oh yes, she did. Our Vickie Lynn is really coming up in the world (puns, many of them, intended).
And, of course, there's a lot of legitimate news going on, but a lot of it is dumb too. I'm too lazy to find this story again, but some sort of fatherhood group is trying to say that fathers shouldn't have to pay child support or something. I heard one of the guys talking on the news and he explained that this didn't hurt society at all because, if a woman got pregnant by someone who didn't want to pay anything, she could just put the kid up for adoption. OK, let me think this through . . . . you're against birth control . . . . you're against abortion . . . . you're against paying for children . . . . . and you want to put all of those kids up for adoption. Well, what a FANTASTIC solution!! I mean, since there are simply millions of people waiting to adopt children, that plan will work GREAT! And let's make sure to cut sex education out of schools and take away those evil condoms so that fourteen year olds are sinning as minimally as possible when they have sex, and then when they get pregnant they'll keep the babies, and their forty-year old uncles who actually fathered the babies when then sexually assaulted the girls won't want to pay, so we'll just put the inbred little bastards up for ADOPTION!! MY GOODNESS, THIS IS THE MOST WELL THOUGHT OUT PLAN EVER!! Oh, wait a second - NO IT'S NOT.
SOUTH DAKOTA, I AM TALKING TO YOU. I hope that the 44% of rape victims who are UNDER 18 find a way to kick your ass.
I think adoption is wonderful, but I have a problem with not providing any means at all for people - especially dumb teenagers - to avoid unplanned pregnancy (i.e. not educating them, refusing to give them condoms, etc) and then acting like adoption is some sort of magical catch-all that saves the rest of society's problems. The education thing especially bothers me. I've been amazed in my adult life to hear some of the things people think (examples: if you have sex while you're on your period it's impossible to get pregnant, the pill protects against STD's) about sexual health. But the majority of young people in America are never taught anything about the subject. I don't get the theory that education is dangerous. I mean, right now we're doing a crapass job by NOT teaching kids about sex and that doesn't seem to be working. Hey, maybe we should try educating them about the subject, and seeing if that helps them make informed decisions! Imagine.
We need to stop thinking of everything as sinful and evil. Maybe we should let God worry about judging other people and start actually trying to come up with solutions to our problems.
Too bad everyone is busy making elevator music and beating their spouses.
Monday, March 06, 2006
She's ba-ack . . . . sort of
I went to bed last night with high expectations. Assault and Flattery had just wrapped and, sad though it was, I was looking forward to normalcy. I planned to wake up early for the Fast, fnish reading for class, go to class, maybe sit at a coffeeshop afterward studying.
Instead, I woke up sick.
I hate being sick and I'm losing my mind out of boredom. Despite how crappy I felt this morning, I honestly might have gotten up anyway if Matt hadn't taken my temperature to prove to me that I needed to rest. Did you know that there is absolutely nothing on television in the middle of the day?
Seriously, the Tony Danza show? Even I have standards.
Instead, I woke up sick.
I hate being sick and I'm losing my mind out of boredom. Despite how crappy I felt this morning, I honestly might have gotten up anyway if Matt hadn't taken my temperature to prove to me that I needed to rest. Did you know that there is absolutely nothing on television in the middle of the day?
Seriously, the Tony Danza show? Even I have standards.
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