festively, i think there is a ghost following me.

i'll tell you 3 things and you try to explain them without coming to the conclusion that i have my own personal casper with me today.

1.  my zipper, inexplicably, remained down for the better half of my entire day.  that always happens to me!
2.  while in the library, i got in an empty elevator, pressed the "3" button and the ">/<"  button quickly {i hate riding in elevators with others...it just feels weird.  i know you agree.  even you, dad...the man who doesn't believe in awkward moments i guess}.  as the doors began to close, they suddenly stopped and rushed back open as if someone was trying to catch the elevator with me.  noBODY stepped inside so i fully expected to feel some sort of presence of my special invisible ghost friend, like tapping on my shoulder or a gust of wind, but this ghost obviously knows me, and my personal space issues, so decided to keep to itself as we rode to the third floor in silence.
3.  i can't seem to get rid of this ugly, hairy, black with a red dot spider that has chosen my mode of transportation as it's winter home.  and to me spiders=ghost presence.

go ahead, try to tell me that i am overreacting!  i'm not.

happy halloween.

from paige and sweetheart (i named my ghost.  anything other than toby is fine...)

love and youtube.

{and here is why:   }

preface:  don't wonder why i always dwell on this fact, just read, agree, and move on.

our generation is weird.  we have to know what everyone, people we know, people we wish we knew, and even people who don't even exist, is doing at every second of everyday.  whatever.  what is even weirder, youtube.  random videos, made by random people, commented on by complete strangers, viewed by a whole bunch of random people all day, everyday.  weirdies for sure.  and i am guilty as charged.
i have had an unusual spike of appreciation for the following...

1.  laughing babies.  

actually i just like babies in general.  and where i come from, that is ok and not creepy.

2.  odd animal behaviors.  

where i come from this is actually kinda not ok and totally creepy.

3.  musically gift children with a real knack for song writing.  

before you decide that you don't want that 12 year old's voice singing about the days of the week 

{seen here for the cave dwellers and anyone who wasn't driving around byu on friday afternoon 

since that was the most played song to pump while crusin down university ave that day}

because you are as afraid as i am about having it stuck in your head for all time{again}

...stop...because that is not what the original link is...it's better.

oh and you are so welcome for wasting your day.  well, if you think youtube is a waste.  i don't.  i feel significantly uplifted by this selection.  hope you feel the same.  

are you mad at me?

please will you please forgive me for my unannounced and lengthy absence please?

i know that since i am a future educator of america my life motto should be "no excuses" but let me tell you how hard my life is {whoa!  i just let a bit of my spanish soap opera show!} and continues to be. 

reasons why you should be grateful that you are you and i am me

1. my computer broke.  and if any of you have... a) lived away from home b) find large amounts of joy in youtube, fb, blogs, oh yeah and homework {joy and homework in the same sentence...yeah best teacher ever in the making right here} c) have technology addicted friends like i always seem to have who are their best selves while playing words with friends or learning more random facts via wikipedia or d) feel really bad when you are blogging at a school computer while another student is anxiously awaiting your spot.  and i can only imagine that they are in an urgent and serious hurry to finish their thesis or check their email to make sure their test results came back negative.  in which case i am a total disgrace to mankind....then you feel my pain.
2. spring break is over.  real life hit hard on the uvu front today.
3. my sister finally made that long awaited glide down the airport escalator but where do i spend my time now that she is home?  here.  at a uvu library computer feeling like the largest traitor in the room for updating my loyal bloggyboos on my oh so intriguing life, as a small asian girl with grey jeans and a blue backpack paces up and down the isle to the side of me, chanting "why why why!  i need a computer so i can email obama and tell him that i have found a way to solve world hunger!"

so on that note, i have to get out of here. i'll be back soon with my normal stories that make you wish you were me.  bye.

dee vah.

{me being a diva at utah lake.}

diva:

[dee-vah]

-noun.

female version of a hustler.

my blog, or my goal as a blogger, is positive.  who wants to read about how sad and depressed i am?  not i.  but, since i am a diva...okay not really but i do love beyonce with all of my heart so i can call myself that on occasion...i am licensed to have a blog post with a negative flavor here and there.  today's negative flavor:  what i love and what i don't love.

starting with the love...

• ripping a piece of paper out of a notebook perfectly on the perforated line.
• opening a book to the exact right page.
• saying no when a waiter asks if pepsi is okay instead of coke.
• finding mistakes in movies/tv shows {i.e. one scene the actor is holding a cup and the next scene is not.}
• making up songs and getting those made up songs stuck in other's heads.
• public places that still sport the pay phone.
• this list, which inspired my making of this list.  still laughing about it.
• any and everyone that was at the sufjan stevens' concert last monday.  wasn't that a life changing show?
• the fact that i understand the difference between saying sufjan stevens' and sufjan stevens's.
• remembering that courtney will be home when all the snow starts melting.

and ending with not love...

• looking at the screen while typing and realizing that you can't type without looking at the keyboard.
• drinking from the same place on a cup.
• changing facebook relationships.  mostly in general but especially people who break up and make up 30 times a day or who aren't really engaged {no offence mikey and hannah}.  so confusing.
• constant annoying noises.  like the guy sitting next to me who is trying his hardest to whistle.  but can't. still. after hours of trying.
• when people say "fustrating" instead of "frustrating".
• this still really bothers me.
• people who say they don't watch a lot of tv.  liars.
• people who don't laugh at jokes {particularly mine} but say "that's funny."
• cold butter.
• typing wikipedia.com instead of wikipedia.org.  gets me every time.