WOW! Three posts in one day!! (Can you tell it's Christmas break?) I would just like to inform you all that my puppetry class was AMAZING in EVERY WAY!! So I recommend it to anyone and EVERYONE that feels the slightest inclination to join the class. Here is a hyperlink to my last *sniff sniff* puppet show that I created and performed. I hope you enjoy it!

"How to play Rock, Paper, Scissors"

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE MONTE L. BEAN LIFE (death...) SCIENCE MUSEUM!

The top picture is the nativity scene that was on my to-do list. All those animals welcoming baby Jesus in the world! That must have been quite the stable! It really was beautiful, though.

I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

That picture is us in front of the nativity scene. I think it is such a funny picture because we had take two others before it and we looked like we had double chins. So we figured that if we stretched out our necks it wouldn't look like we had a double chin anymore.

Did it work...? You decide.

Anyway, because this blog is so accomodating, I have also included reference to Ms. Clavell's to-do list. She wanted to stick her head into the hippopotamus' mouth. AHHH! SHE'S BEING EATEN!!!

And of course, KTLN wanted to be next to her favorite animal: the giraffe!

OOOOOOOH!!! A TARANTULA!!!!

That's right. One of my things to do before I die is to hold a tarantula- like, a live one. I mean, a real, live tarantula- hold it in my hands- my actual hands! So the other day Ms Clavell and I went to the Bean Museum (my favorite place on EARTH!) to check out their nativity scene (another thing on my list). As we were waiting for KTLN to join us, we happened upon a museum show of Utah Animals. So we sat down and what did our eyes behold?!?!

THE DEMONSTRATOR SHOWING A TARANTULA!!

And I was all, like, totally, "I GOTTA DO THAT BEFORE I DIE!!!"

And then I got very scared because, see, I have a fear of spiders. NOT AS BAD AS IT USED TO BE! 'Cuz I lived in the basement for a number of years, and when you live down there you pretty much wake up to spiders and have to say:

"Hello Spider, how are you? Might I say how black your belly is looking? And how bright your eyes? Spider, have you lost weight? How is your mother and your eight million brothers and sisters that are also living in my basement bedroom?"

That's what you gotta say. It's just polite.

So I held the big 'ol spider- but guess what? It only had 7 legs!! I guess when it was molting, one of the legs just popped off! (I wonder what sound that made...) So of course I looked up Tarantulas and found this video about tarantula molting. I guess they leave behind their whole skin- like fur and all! So it looks like there are 2 tarantulas in the tank after it is done molting- but no, there is just one.

Molting video

That's just in case you want to look up the video- it's actually very interesting.

Now I'm not so afraid of spiders or tarantulas. Their feet felt sticky, but really it was their little sharp claws and all the fur on their feet.

Well folks, I recommend holding a tarantula if you get the chance. It's very informative and educational. Not scary at all! Well... my hands may have been shaking a little bit the whole time...

Sardines, anyone?

No, no, no. It's not just a game you play. Sardines are real. They have scales! They have spines! They are packed into a can as tightly as can be. They do STINK!!! And they were eaten to pass off this part of my list.


A good to-do-list-passer-offer knows to ALWAYS to her research before ingesting anything. I am a good to-do-list-passer-offer! I read online how to eat them. I watched a youtube video about a guy who eats his with olive oil, kosher salt (make sure it's kosher!) and garlic powder. I read testimonials on people who LOVE to eat sardines (great source of omega fatty acids!) It was all very informative.

So we opened the can and the smell started percolating through our apartment. My roommates started gagging. Man! I started gagging!! But no, it had begun- it must be completed.


The above picture is the second attempt to eat it. After chomping down and swallowing, I realized

"HEY! THIS JUST TASTES LIKE FISH!!!!"

Can you believe it?!?! That's all it tasted like!! I even had a second cracker! I think the part that made me gag the most was that the spine fell out of the fish when I was first putting it in the bowl. LIKE, THE WHOLE STRING OF VERTEBRAE JUST FELL OUT OF THE FISH! I wanted to vomit. So I took a picture so all of you could enjoy the sight too! :)

Then we promptly threw the rest away in the outside dumpster, put on some "holiday essence" potpourri on the stove, cleaned our whole apartment, and it was ALL better!

BEWARE THE STORM!!!Football. Mmmmmmm! My favorite thing to eat, breathe, sweat, smell, look at, watch-- everything!! I JUST LOVE FOOTBALL!!!!!! That is the game with the 3 inch orange and black spotted ball, right? Anyway, the game yesterday was actually enjoyable! Hard to believe, right? BUT SEE!!!! We went into overtime because we were TIED in the last 30 seconds!!!! UTAH kicked a FIELD GOAL which brought them up to 23 POINTS!!! OH NO!!! WHAT NOW BYU!?!?!?! I know you are all DYING to see what happens next!!! Well, BYU SCORED A TOUCHDOWN!! THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!!!! WHAT NOW UTAH?!?!?!
BAH HA HA HA!!!

So then of course the natural course of events would be to storm the field, right?

RIGHT!

And we didn't even get arrested!! WAH HOO!!! There were giant hulking masses (football players) EVERYWHERE!!! I couldn't believe that they were REAL!! I mean, I only ever see them when they are tiny little men running around in tight clothes on a green field... So being up close-- THEY WERE HUGE!!!!

And I touched one on the shoulder....

And he didn't even know it....

Now that I've officially established myself as a creeper, just know-- it wasn't TOO creeperish. Ok, maybe it was...

But it was the chance of a lifetime!!! WOAH!!! I mean, really? YOU'RE HUGE!!! Do I regret being a creeper for that brief little moment? Nope.

COU-GAR TAIL! COU-GAR TAIL! COU-GAR TAIL!

(Note: no cougars were harmed in the making of this blog)

Every game. EV-VER-Y game we see one of these things being munched on and we're like totally:

"DUDE! What IS that amazing culinary concoction?!?!?!"

Your answer: (cue dramatic orchestral music) A COUGAR TAIL!!!! Courtesy of your local cougar tail outlet! Aren't those cougars the nicest little guys!

Well, ktln and I decided that this was the game-- the game of a lifetime! We were going to buy a COUGAR TAIL!!! A TWO FOOT LONG MAPLE BAR!!!! Having worked as a "donut designer", I don't really ever feel the need to eat a donut ever again- ever-, but this was just too awesome of an opportunity to pass up! So we got it, and we ate it, and we became diebetics (that's LIVEbeties to you!!) But it was OH SO GOOD! (Even after I sat on ktln's portion...)

"Say, that reminds me of another amusing anecdote..."

There I was in Family Finance, being all studious and everything- taking good, legible notes on everything related to my FAVORITE topic (AKA municipal bonds) when all of a sudden:

Dr. I: "Blah, blah, blah, IS THAT A STAR TREK SHIRT?!?!"
Me (after slinking down really far in my chair): "Yep"
Dr. I: "THAT'S SO AWESOME! WOW!-- rant rant rant--"
Me: "I actually ordered it from a cereal box"
Dr. I: "WOW! THAT MAKES IT EVEN COOLER!!!"

All the while my face is flaming red and my hands are shaking as the ENTIRE class of 100+ students turns in their seats to gaze upon the awesomeness that is my mail-order Star Trek shirt.

"Aw yeah, everybody was pretty jealous of me after that- I was gettin' a lot of attitude!"

-- 15 minutes go by--

Dr. I: "So the year to market value is equivalent WHAT CEREAL BOX DID YOU ORDER THAT FROM?!?!"
Me: "It was from Kelloggs products back in the summertime"
Dr. I: "Wow. Cool shirt. I want one!"

--10 minutes go by--

I raise my hand to answer the question posed-- NOTE: I NEVER do that--

Me: "Blah blah blah (that is the answer to the question- I'm all about technical terms...)
Dr. I: "Correct. Thank you Number One"

"Anyway, I know it's kinda been a roundabout way of saying it, but I guess the whole point I'm tryin' to make here is-- I HATE SAUERKRAUT!"

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!!!!

So there you are... just eating your something from a box of Kellogg's food product and what do your eyes behold?? An unturndownable offer for a free movie, stuffed animal, collectible racecar replica, or... A STAR TREK T-SHIRT!!!! Don't deny it! You know that you've ALWAYS wanted to order a product from the back of the cereal box. The problem was that you had to clip out 5 of those proof of purchases, send in the shipping and handling, and wait SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS to get the product that is subject only to availability!!! So your mom always said no. But can that stop you when when you are an ADULT?!?! NOPE!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!


The above is a rather scary picture of yours truly RIPPING THAT PLASTIC BAG APART to get the long awaited T-shirt!

The thing is, I coulda sent in 5 box proof of purchases and gotten it free, but I just thought "There is NO way that I'm going to buy 5 boxes of CHEESE-ITS! That's like, a million dollars!" So I sent in the $9.99, I watched as it was taken out of my bank account... but alas, after 6-8 weeks, no Star Trek Tee!

As you can probably tell, I did end up recieving it after contacting the company. After all that, really the hardest part of this whole process was deciding what color to get!!!! There was the gold, the blue, and the red. I'm DEFINITELY not a Star Trek watcher-- and pretty much only sent in for this one because I happened to be looking at the back of a Cheese-its box and knowing it was something to do before I die... But the rationale for getting the red one was that I do NOT look good in gold (captain's tee), I have too many blue shirts (scientist tee) and not enough red ones (other people tees...) I found out later that every episode someone wearing a red shirt dies... So that put a little bit of a damper on things... BUT HEY! IT'S CROSSED OFF THE LIST!!!!!

ps-- the pearls were a nice touch, eh?

I'm gunna MARSH YOUR MALLOW!!!

Wazouski and ktln are measuring the proper ingredients for the... (dum dum duuuuummmmm!)

HOMEMADE MARSHMALLOWS!!!!

And yes-- the following picture is a true picture-- by us-- of our marshmallows--

Ok... so that mat be a little bit of a fabrication...

And by a little bit... I mean a lot a bit....

And by a lot a bit... I mean BABIES!!!

Photo courtesy of the boyscouting website: www.e-scoutcraft.com-- just for your FYI...

Ours looked like the following picture... errrrr... see any resemblance?

So we figure that since ours never set up, that we would experiment!! The beginning recipe is as follows:

1 1/3 c. light Karo Syrup
2/3 c. cold water
1 c. sugar
2 pkgs Knox Unflavored Gelatin

Put Karo syrup in a large bow. In a small pan stir together water, sugar and gelatin. Warm slowly until boiling. Pour into syrup bowl and beat until stiff peaks form. 15 minutes
Pour into a well buttered 13x9 pan. Cut into shapes and roll in powdered sugar, nuts or coconut. You may add food coloring to the marshmallow mix if desired.


We beat and beat and beat and beat and beat and NO STIFF PEAKS EVER FORMED!!!!!!! So yeah. Ms. Clavell and I decided that maybe the gelatin didn't set up well because we didn't boil it long enough. So we decided to try again-- but completely change everything!

So instead we did:
1 giant package of strawberry jello-- and top it off with regular sugar so there was 1 cup
1 1/3 cup karo syrup
2/3 c. water
1 package unflavored gelatin

Do all of the instructions like before, but boil the sugar/water/jello mixture for about 5 minutes. Then mix in a Bosch for 15-20 minutes-- till sharpish peaks form-- it will set up a little bit more than you think it will.

That's Ms. Clavell mixing the Jello/sugar/water mixture-- all boiling-- all goodness :) Note the excited glint in her eye!

The amazing Strawberry Marshmallow mixture being poured!! FANTASTIC!!!!!!

So. Ever since forever I have wanted to make my own marshmallows-- like, who ever makes their own marshmallows?!?! SO AWESOME!
We pretty, kind of failed a little bit, but it sure was fun! And they (even though they were super soft) are the PERFECT hot cocoa marshmallow! Melt to perfection!

yummm...yummm...yummmm....

Except, now I think I need to brush my teeth for 10 minutes to get rid of all the fur that grew from tasting all of the sugar all night long :)

Jump! Jump! Jump! The house is Jumpin'!

I've never been to a concert before, so before I die, I have to go to one. This little city concert was just to whet the appetite- and might I say, it was SO fun! I have this thing where I have to meet someone famous before I die, also, and this was the closest I've come thus far.

The band is named Truman- they are extremely talented! In fact, I'm listening to them right this second as I am writing this!!
You can't tell from the picture, but Chad Truman (the one on the far right) is touching my shoulder! EEP! So I also did something else on my "to-do" list-- bought an autographed CD!!!!

To recap-- all in one night I:

1. Went to a concert
2. Talked to someone "famous" (and he touched my shoulder!)
3. Bought an autographed CD

Needless to say, by the time we left, my legs were J-ELLO! from all of the famousness :)

I WENT TO ITALY!!!

(Well... Kind of...)

See all of the people in the authentic Italian background? That's right. Pure authentic!

Ok, so it might have just gone to an authentic restaurant called "Terra Mia". IT WAS FANTASTIC! It was like the Cafe Rio of Italy. I guess they import the flour, the pizza oven and the Chef directly from Italy. The pizza is incredibly flavorful and is done is about 8 minutes- SO AMAZING! I can't say it enough! We had the pesto and bolognese- fabulous. The Pesto was a tiny bit better just because the flavors were so amazing and different! I recommend it to anyone. So thing crossed off: Terra Mia (the amazing). Orem, UT-

but don't take my word for it...

"What of the Rebellion?"
General Tagge, Star Wars

See that sign?

Do ya? Do ya? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Do you know how much I hate being told what to do?

Well, if you can put 2 and 2 together, I have passed off another one of the 14000 things to do before I die: go into an "employees only" area... and not be an employee!! But, see, there's a difference between rebellion and stupidity here. The area was just a stairwell. If there was an actual, secret door with secret things secretly waiting for secret people to secretly read them, there is no way in heck I would go against the rules. Alas, ktln and I went down a few steps, snapped a pic, and ran back up again.

The thing is....

Wanna hear the thing?

The security guards were only 10 feet away from us.

Yep :)

Mission accomplished.

Aaaaaaaah yeah!

Ok. So I was at the store the other day and what did mine eyes behold?

ALAS! A CACTUS PEAR!

Do cactus pears taste good? Where do said pears even come from (other than from a cactus...) How do you eat these things? They don't have any spikes! Who shaves them off? What do you do with them? How popular could those things be?

OH HOW CULTURAL!!!!

So I bought one.

And I peeled it like the lady said.

And I cut it open and it looked like this: ('twas a foreshadow of the nastiness to come...)

And I tried it along with ktln for moral/cultural support.


And it was... uh... TERRIFIC!

And if you believe that, I've got a bridge I want to sell you!

IT TASTED LIKE PLANT AND THEN IT TASTED LIKE NASTY!

So pretty much I can cross that off my "to-do" list. Take my advice: not worth it. Bleck. I immediately washed my mouth out with leftover chocolate pie and grape-raspberry Jell-o! That made everything better!

Nothing too exciting, but I accomplished some more things on my "to do" list!!

1. I went out the very front doors behind the curtains in the SWKT auditorium-- I bet some of you didn't even know that there were doors up there! HA! THERE ARE!!! But there isn't really a walk way to the sidewalk from those doors so my feet got muddy :(

2. There was something else!!! BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER!!!!! BAH!

3. I sat in the very back seats in the MCKB auditorium- you know, the ones where there are only 2 seats by each other-- it was cool :)

I've accomplished another thing to do BEFORE I die! "What could it possibly be?!?!?" You might wonder. The anticipation is KILLING you, I'm sure!

So... did you hear about them Yankees?

I went to Ladies Night at Deseret Book! Yep, prizes, gads of women, soaring estrogen levels (soy milk anyone?)-- it was AWESOME!!! We didn't even enter to win prizes, but the amazing amount of women present was enough to fulfill one of my 14000 things to do before I die. So pretty much I can cross that off my list. It was really fun, though! I can't wait till next year's conference!!!!

I HAVE BEEN REVIEWED!!!

My recipe for the Chicken and Fresh Tomato Slow Cooker Stew has been reviewed

TWO TIMES!!!!

and not only that, but it has been given

5 STARS BOTH TIMES!!!!!

So if you haven't already checked it out (not that I'm tooting my own horn or anything...) the site is: My World Famous Recipe (errr...- not really, but it's still a hyperlink to the recipe!)

Just wait because now that I've posted it, it'll get a nasty rating...

Hello!

So... I'm in a puppetry class- yep! That's right! Puppetry! The funniest thing that people ask me after I tell them that is, "what do you do in that class?"

"Uh... I work with puppets..."

Well, yesterday was our first performance, and luckily for you I was video recorded! AND it was put on the internet. So if anyone feels so inclined to watch it, the link for my video is:

"Oh, to bee in love"

I hope you enjoy it! Have a FANTASTIC day!

:)

REBELOPOLIS: HERE I COME!!!!

I'm pretty much the most non-daring person I know. Period.

Oh, how I have wanted to:
1. Get the "emo" haircut
2. Dye a shock of my hair bright pink
3. Climb onto the roof of a building that says "do not climb on the roof of this building"
4. Walk on the red carpet part of the airport line even though I didn't buy a first class seat
5. Shout in the "no- shhhh" zone

(yeah- so pretty much all of those things are on my "to do" list before I die anyway....)

Although, in my list of daring things that I have learned to do:
1. Do "smokey eyes" make up
2. Walk on the left side of the sidewalk
3. Wear unmatched socks (hey! Life's too short!)
4. Wear hats to school
5. Be late for a class (but not too late...)
6. Wear BRIGHT red lipstick

So today I finished another one of my 14000 things to do before I die: I read a book that is banned by a number of school districts! BUAH AH AH!!!!

This book is a Newbery Award winner AND a Caldacott Award winner.

It is definitely one of the most incredible books I have ever read...
IN MY LIFE.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 is an incredible story about a family and the struggles that they went through. Mind you, the main struggle only encompassed about 20 pages of the entire book-- the rest of it was pure, unadulterated, feel good reading that brought warm fuzzies to my stomach, love feelings to my heart, and laughter to my... uh... spleen? I love this book. I LOVE THIS BOOK!

I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!

I don't know if I will ever get over it. I laughed! I cried! I- I- I- I- just don't know what else to say! May anyone and everyone within the visual of this html screen (yeah- all 4 of you!) enrich their lives by reading this book.

So yeah. That was my rebellious side shining through.

Behind the Waterfall

So, ever since I watched Scott Murphy's Behind the Waterfall when I was like, 6, I have wanted to go behind a waterfall- HOW AWESOME!!! AND not only is it AWESOME but there is a rainbow EVERY WHERE YOU LOOK!!!

Hello Rainbow! How are you?!

Rainbows are pretty much my favorite thing in the entire world- SO beautiful! I can't even explain my love of their simple, yet amazing, beautifulness. Egads.

"So," you ask me, "When did you have this incredible opportunity to go behind a waterfall?"
"Well," I tell you, "I happened to hike through blistering heat and scorching desert, I climbed to the top of the tallest mountain to the top of the tallest waterfall on EARTH!"
You look incredulously at me.
But you know what? That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
"And where might this amazingly tall mountain be?" you inquire.
"Stewart Falls, Provo UT" comes the reply.

Pretty impressive, eh?
I know.
I didn't even die- not even once!

We hiked all the way to the top and were just chilling a little bit when I looked to the guy next to me and said, "What are we doing?! We're so close!" and we decided to get behind the waterfall but to do that, we had to hike like, 90 degrees up a another cliff, cross algae infested water, grab onto slimy rocks, smash our hands into soft rocks, have our breath sucked from our lungs because of the FREEZING WATER and cut my feet on slick rocks- ALL A MILLION FEET ABOVE THE PLACE WHERE THE WATERFALL WATER FALLS! But is was

INCREDIBLE.

I wouldn't trade that beautifulness for anything.

Course, I scooted on my bum all the way down because I was so scared of falling and even then I managed to fall and scrape my hands up. Alas, the price you pay...

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!!

I'M PUBLISHED!!!!!!!

My famous (well I can dream, can't I?) Tomato and Chicken Stew recipe!

Photo courtesy of: http://scienceblogs.com

So. All I have ever wanted to do is work in the Special Collections section of the Harold B. Lee Library. That is all I have ever wanted to do.


Ever.



So today I applied for a job as a Veteran's History/Folklore Manuscript processor.

I find out in a few days if I will be granted an interview.

Eeekk... I'm so nervous!

According to http://lib.byu.edu/sites/sc/services/,
"The library holds 375,000 rare books and print matter, over 1.2 million photographs and 11,000 unique manuscript and archival collections. The library also offers numerous exhibits, lectures, tours and conferences related to its holdings"

NOT ONLY THAT! But there are the original film reels of Jimmy Stewart, Oscar statues, original copies of the Book of Mormon-- you can pretty much name something and they have it!!!

IT'S LIKE HISTORY NERDS 'R' US!!!!!!!!!!

Yep. So pretty much I hope that I get the job.

The end.

I completed another one of my 14000 things to do before I die!!!

It all started on Labor day last.... *dreamy shimmer*

After concocting a magnificent chicken salad chuck full of purpley grapes, crushed nuts (crushed by the infamous "nut crusher"), canned chicken (is it really chicken?), creamy mayonayo, and peeled mandarin orange segments- like a rainbow! For your stomach!!!

After all of that, we piled into Julia's car (with a tire perilously close to a blow out) and commenced our trip. Gut splitting laughter prompted by William Goldman's satire, and amazing
A Capella-head-boppin'-Bobby McFerrin-Don't Worry Be Happy- action, authentic sailor-esk Disney forearm tatoos, and a KILLER 20 miles off an unpaved, gravel road, we finally arrived at the WOLRD FAMOUS ALBEQUERQUE HOLIDAY INN where the towels are oh so fluffy and the air smells like warm rootbeer, and you can eat your soup right out of the ashtrays- don't
worry, they're clean!

WACKA WACKA DOO DOO YEAH!!!

Errrr.... Right..... We went to the world famous ALBEQUERQUE HOLIDAY INN! Do you believe in Déjà vu? Didn't you just ask me that?

Just kidding- but seriously...

We went to
the Salt Flats!!! (well kind of...)
THE SPIRAL JETTY!
IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!

We waded in the Great Salt Lake and gathered salt crystals that were HUGE! The water was so shallow though, and the salt so white, and the sky so perfect and AMAZING that it looked like we were walking on water that actually was the
sky! I can't really describe it, so I guess I'll put some pictures
up!

So Pretty much ever since I watched Pirates of the Caribbean 3, I have wanted to go to the Salt Flats, and this IS the salt flats in the sense that it is Salt and it is Flat- so yeah, I definitely think that that counts (even though I still plan on going to the actual Salt Flats before I die...) So yeah!!! EXCITING WEEK!!!

Recipe Hall of Fame: HERE I COME!!!!

One of my 14000 things to do before I die is be published. There are a number of things that I want to publish, and I am SO EXCITED!!!

Yesterday I created a new Tomato/Chicken/Garden vegetable stew recipe- it was pretty good, but nothing too special- and I typed it up and submitted it to my FAVORITE recipe website: Allrecipes.com! AND GUESS WHAT?!?! Go ahead... guess :)

MY RECIPE WAS ACCEPTED AND IS EDITING BEFORE IT IS PUBLISHED!!! WAH HOOO!!! So what if it's just a website, because hey, don't rain on my parade, huh? Ahhh yeah! Of course, I doubt anyone will ever see this recipe seeing as how there are a BILLION recipes on my FAVORITE recipe website called allrecipes.com, but hey, I'm just gonna keep dreaming!

Oh my goodness!! Has it really been that long since I have updated this?!? I can't believe it! Anyway, as stated, I got the job as a waitress, and let me tell you- HARD WORK! I had no idea how hard waitresses had to work to get a decent wage- after all, when you get paid something like 4.25/hour, you really need the additional tip money if you want to come away with anything at all! I discovered that I don't like to work with people the way that waitressing requires. For example:
1. You have to think that everything everyone says is funny
2. You have to be happy all the time
3. You can't appear stressed out even if you are
4. You have to delegate or nothing will get done
5. Just swallow the criticism and don't take it personally- you can only do the best you can.

Yep. Never have I had a job where I came home more emotionally drained than that job. There is no sit still time- which is funny because the "Child Development Center" didn't have any down time either, but at least the kids kept you engaged. The part that bugged me most was that I was treated like a servant at times. No one- let me repeat- NO ONE deserves to be treated less than a person of divine worth. It was the same way as the housekeeping job- if you hold a station that is seen as "lesser", people treat you that way. And I think that if I didn't know who I was, eventually I would believe the stereotype that other people placed upon me. Crazy how that works.

One thing down on my 14000 things to do before I die- 13999 to go!

So now it's school time and things are starting to get CRAZY! I have 4 hour blocks on the majority of my classes, and since it's only Wednesday (3rd day of class) I haven't even had half of my classes yet (they only meet once a week- Wednesday night and Thursday night). So I'm just bumming around and waiting for the homework to bury me alive!

I'm working on 13999 right now, though, because my elementary education application is due in 2 weeks!!! I"M GOING TO BE A TEACHER!!! (hopefully- that is, if I get accepted...)

Also, new thing to do before I die: 13998- learn puppetry. And as luck would have it, I'm in a puppetry class right now. HOW FUN! It'll really force me to go outside the box, but I'm thinkin' that it's going to be AWESOME!

Anywho, I gotta do some work- until next time :)

Well, news update! I got the job as a waitress at a pizzeria! :) This is so exciting! I have a bright red shirt to wear that will make me stand out like a sore thumb (especially because the rest of the workers are wearing black! But apparently they were out of black!) Oh well. I start next week, and then I go to Ireland next Sunday so I hope I don't forget everything!!!

I'm on another one of my David Archuleta "Crush" binges-it's ridiculous. For whatever reason, the fake claps and adolescent hearthrob vocal squeals are just so appealing to me! I sometimes feel the same way he does- "when we're hanging spending time girl, are we just friends is there more?"

I have slept in for the last 3 days, so next goal: get up at 6 tomorrow to get things done! Good grief!

Also, I found a little notebook that I was keeping...it was probably my junior/senior year in high school... that has a whole list of things that I want to do before I die! HOW EXCITING!!! This is really taking off! Hooray!

There are so many things to do in this world! I can hardly believe it!! And the thing is... wanna know the thing? I want to do all of it! This blog's purpose is to measure the success of my "14000 things to do before I die." 14000! That is so many! I know. And I don't have all 14000 things picked out yet- all I know is that there are so many things I want to do that I need to be efficient in order to get them done. Therefore, this blog will track my progress.

So.
First order of business: get a job as a waitress.
That doesn't sound like the most appealing job to very many people, but it is something I have wanted to do for a long time. Why? Because getting jobs that are "less than desirable" gives me a way to connect with a lot of different kinds of people.

My previous jobs:
Babysitter (who wasn't?)
Cleaning Lady
Piano Teacher
Cafe food prep/sales
Hotel Maid
English Tutor
Caterer
Bakery "Donut Designer" (oh the prestige!)
Floral Arranger

My current job:
Child Development Center

My (hopefully!) future job:
Waitress at Village Inn or a Pizzeria

I have an interview with the Pizzeria people in about an hour. My hours at the Child Dev. Center are kinda wack and end right in the middle of the dinner hour, so I don't know how successfully I will be in getting a job there today. We'll see.

In the future I also want to get a job as a airport shoe shiner and someone who plays piano in the mall (although, that one would require me to get over my fear of playing in front of people!)

Well, that's all for now- not that anyone is reading this. Soon there will be a list on the side of the screen with various things I want to do in life. That list will just get longer and longer and these posts will expound upon the things on the list. Until later!

What did the tree say to the math teacher?
Gee! I'm a tree!