master of suspense and his lowly wanna be.

today in my film class 

all we talked about was mr. hitchcock.

who, by the way is totally brill, right?

right.

my teacher

{imagine the nicest person you have ever met,

then forget that...because that is the furthest thing from her real personality}

told us that hitchcock had heard that

audiences have a 7 second reaction time to 

something frighteneing on screen.

alfred, the genius that he is,

came up with the idea that if you show the audience

something bad is going to happen before it happens

extends their "fright time" and gets them more involved.

perfect example seen here.

well guess what... 

that piece of information about my man alfred

has nothing to do with the direction of my post.

instead 

i just need you to know that i captured one of the scariest moments in history

on my trusty ol' flip a while back.

it was a regular saturday evening.

if i remember correctly

my minions and i drove up to slc

while jamming to the latest avril jam.

i showed them my secret city gems

and captured every moment on film.

we went to the only establishment that is 

opened past 9 and legal for us to join in on the fun.

then edward cullen walked in.

and let's just say our night was cursed from then on out.

watch the freakishly pale guy 

who's dressed like a character from a jane austin novel

{or stephanie meyer...i guess...forget i made the comparison}

behind cassie as she speaks in a japanese accent like a native...

watch this...

it's scary.

let it be known.

evil is lurking.

also know,

that i heart alfred hitchcock 

and am aspiring to be just like him

in my humble flip vids

for your viewing pleasure.

bored this way. the next paigey gaga sensation.

next time you are really bored, like i easily and frequently am, play this game.

step 1:  pick a song.
hint:  choose a song that a) lyrics are spoken often in everyday life and b) sticks easily.  this seems to always work for me.  as well as this.
step 2:  sing your song.
hint:  sometimes i will just sneakily insert a familiar lyric of my chosen song into my daily conversation.  for example:

you:  wow she is way too pretty to be with that old man.
me:  now i am not saying that she's a gold digger.  but she ain't messing with a broke...
or
you:   did you need help moving your things to your car?
me:  yes.  could you please get that box over there?
you:  where?
me:  to the left, to the left.  everything i own is in that box to the left.

...don't try to tell me you aren't singing a little kanye and/or beyonce right now.  i know you are.

step 3:  laugh and have fun.  trust me you will be unable to help it.

rules:

• don't pick this song.  too easy.  you'd have to be deaf to not get this stuck in your head.

...maybe i do  have a little game after all.  eh,  eh?

confreakingfusing facefreakingbook.

facebook is annoying sometimes.

i know that is the cool thing to say.

and usually the people who say it the most are either

a.  people who are 100% facebook addicts and say those words about their beloved site because their crush will not accept their friend request.

b.  they are cool hippies that don't use any social networking or any type advanced technology of any shape.

i, however, am neither of these examples.

i love a good status update.

i live to stalk people who have cooler lives than me.

i occasionally take pictures and think to myself "prof pic!"

but still.

i reserve the right to say "facebook is annoying sometimes."

so i will say it again.

facebook is annoying sometimes.

example:

this private person

{that i personally went to the trouble disguising so you won't be creepy stalkers and add her on facebook just so you can hunt me down and try to be my best friend {woah just kidding}}

is sick.

as you can see in her status.

my question is what these 3 people "like" so much about that.

imagine if this were real life:

you:  i am so sick.

me:  *two big giant thumbs up and a cheesy grin to match*

you:  no really.  like i am near death.  i made out my will and everything.

me:  i like that!

you:  rude. *hack up a lung*

me:  YES!  i love it!!  *high five*

you: *leave me hanging*

not nice.

but i almost hate comments about a dislike button more.

like this...

there isn't a dislike button.

we've tried to get one

and we have failed.

move on.

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.

you need to know.

{graffiti at a local provo park.}

there is much to love about utah county.  lavel edwards stadium, center street, about 700 yogurt places, all the free stuff they give to students.  but only in provo will you find graffiti that actually enhances the appearance of a park.  it's plain to see that even the rebels of the city of provo have a sensitive side.  and that is something you need to know about provo, utah.