Lyrics

Isn't it interesting how many song lyrics we have memorized? Seriously, think about it. How many songs can you actually sing along to, word for word? My friends and I were coming back from seeing the Lorax tonight and the whole way back we were singing every song at the top of our lungs, word for word. For me, it's pathetic that I can have songs clear from the 80s up till now perfectly memorized, but I can barely remember things for tests. Tell me how that is fair?

By the way, this is the perfect weekend to see any other movie than the Hunger Games. NO ONE is seeing the other movies. So if you want a theater to youself, go this weekend to something other than the Hunger Games!

Let Me Hold Your Crown Babe...

This is my current song obsession. I love Sara Bareilles. I think she's got a great voice and her songs are just awesome. This song in particular I think I can really identify with, which I probably why I like it so much.

Keep drinking coffee, stare me down across the table
While I look outside
So many things I'd say if only I were able
But I just keep quiet and count the cars that pass by

You've got opinions, man
We're all entitled to 'em
But I never asked

So let me thank you for your time
And try not to waste any more of mine
Get out of here fast

I hate to break it to you babe
But I'm not drowning
There's no one here to save

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So, you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

You sound so innocent
All full of good intent
Swear you know best

But you expect me to
Jump up onboard with you
Ride off into your delusional sunset

I'm not the one who's lost
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/s/sara-bareilles-lyrics/king-of-anything-lyrics.html ]
With no direction, oh
But you'll never see

You're so busy making masks
With my name on it in all caps
You've got the talking down
Just not the listening

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

All my life I've tried
To make everybody happy while I just hurt and hide
Waiting for someone to tell me it's my turn
To decide

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

Who cares if you disagree? You are not me
Who made you king of anything?
So you dare tell me who to be
Who died and made you king of anything?

Let me hold your crown, babe

Chicken Run

This week was my mom's birthday so I came home for the weekend to celebrate with the family on St. Patrick's Day. When I got to the house Friday night, my sister-in-law told my nephew to show me a "surprise" out in the shed in the backyard. I was a little hesitant. I'll admit that my first thoughts was that there was some dead animal that they found or maybe there were some kittens nestled in a box of my old dance costumes. Boy, was I off. I opened the shed door only to find a huge box with 5 or so baby chicks chirping away. Much to my mother's dismay, my brother (who's family is currently living in my parents house) had decided to go ahead and buy some chicks from IFA. Why? Because he wants to have his own eggs of course! So now he's talking about building a chicken coop and shooting the chicks that might turn into roosters and the whole time I'm just thinking about Chicken Run and pies. Now I really want to watch that movie...

I need a "Pintervention"

I have always been a crafty person. I am left-handed after all :). But, ever since I've discovered Pinterest, my craft level has gone WAY up!
for Christmas, I made my mom a birthday calendar that looks like this:

I've made mason jar luminaries like this, only with black lace:

And my most recent proud accomplishment was this:

Which was inspired by:

Not to mention the many delicious recipes that I have found, including the Butterfinger Blondies that I just made last weekend:

They were sooo heavenly!

Pinterest is my most favorite form of media at the moment. Love it!

!!!Kony 2012!!!

I saw pins like this all over pinterest and videos about "Kony" all over my home feed. At first, I thought it was some underdog politician and since I hate pollitics and really don't understand them, I ignored the hits on my social net sites. Today, it was overloaded on facebook, and so I decided to take the 30 minutes to watch the video-whatever it was.

W.O.W.

Changed my life. I think I signed up for a newspaper last year that helped the invisible children, but I had no idea what that meant. I think this is an incredible movement and it is an awesome time for all of us to get involved. What an amazing way to use media!! Let's use it to catch the bad guys!!!! Woopwoop!

If you are ignorant of Kony like I was, take the time and watch the video: Kony 2012. Let's help save the invisible children!!!

Booooooks

This weekend, I took off to frigid Logan to spend a couple of days with my bestie Kels. Me and my friends are the type of people who can spend hours on end just talking. Talking or hanging out in a book store. :)

I think my dream job would be either a librarian or a sales associate at a bookstore. Bookstores = heaven. I've had to ban myself from them because I can easy justify spending all of my money on books. But, Kels had the brilliant idea to spend some time in the local Logan bookstore: The Book Table, a ghetto, back street book shop. It didn't have a great selection, but I didn't walk out empty handed.

I wanted Persuasion by Jane Austen, but there were no copies there. So, I resigned myself to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and the Sword of Shanara by Terry Brooks. One a classic and the other a fantasy novel. My total bill: approximately $13. SCORE!

Bazinga

Project 2 of my sewing class is done!! WOOHOO!!! For this project, I chose to do a black pencil skirt that has a lace drape going down the left leg. I'll post pics once I get it back from my TA. Anyway, because of my busy schedule with work and . . . well . . . doing nothing, I wasn't able to hem my skirt until last night. Lucky for me: I'm a night person.

Anyway, I don't know how many of you out there sew, but hand hemming is a beast! It takes F-O-R-E-V-E-R. And when you're doing black thread on black fabric, it really hurts your eyes. So, I grabbed lamp and my laptop and spent the rest of the night on my bed, watching Big Bang Theory and hemming my fingers off.

If you haven't seen Big Bang Theory, add this show to your list because it is HI larious. When I first started watching it, I didn't think it was that funny, but like the office, I grew to love it too. Now I giggle hysterically like Troy (for those of you who know my family) all episode long.

Seriously, start watching.