Foolish mortals

I knew immediately when I got up this morning that it was going to be a miserable day. It was gray outside and it was rainy. Although it wasn't raining when I got up to check the weather, I was sure it was going to rain as soon as I stepped outside. So, surely enough, I went outside and it began to rain. I dragged my feet over to my friend's place and thought only of the fun we were going to have making cinnamon rolls and then heading out to Target. Well, I guess we weren't the only ones that thought that would be the only thing you can do on a day like this. 

But anyway, we had cinnamon rolls and played 20 questions. Another friend was going to return it because it was a single game, not meant for more people. So we played it to make sure it wasn't any kind of fun. It was fun, it just didn't work right. We thought tea, it told us soda. And after some awkward pick up lines like Does it get wet? Does it get hot? Does it get hard? It guessed coffee. OK, not winning here. So we thought, give it a second chance. Condoms, it didn't guess that either, it thought dental floss. Back you go, no good...

At target all I needed was 2 toys, I knew exactly which ones I wanted. But everyone wanted toys. Everyone. I couldn't find anything I needed. But finally I got some Legos and I clung on to them for dear life! Some woman reached in and grabbed one from right under my hand because she wanted it so desperately. Finally back home and I decided, no more moving. So I took my blanket, my computer, my knitting stuff, and pulled up my stockings and reading glasses to make some socks for my granddaughter.... Every time I knit I feel like an old lady...

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The mystery of Finals

So the week of finals has begun. Actually, it's basically over. I have one more final next Tuesday, then I'm done. Anyway, It started off with a band. A Christmas celebration. So no one was studying that day, but that's alright because we had an entire day devoted to studying. So that day was going to be filled with studying, right? Well, wrong. Because I slept in, took my time, and around 4 or 5 in the afternoon I started reading. 

Off to the library then. I went there at 7 and left at 3 in the morning. And most of the time I was walking around looking for the drinking fountain or the bathroom because I found the drinking fountain. It was procrastination at it's best. "But tomorrow I have an exam on Forensic Science!" I thought to myself. Damn, that is not going to go well... But it's alright, I paid attention in class, and to the last season of CSI... In the last couple of days I spent more hours in the library than I did sleeping.

So the final came and went and it went really well. The time spent checking my email and Facebook in the library really helped. 

Moving on to the next final, the hardest one in the batch for me this semester. Classical Sociological Theory. Cool, I can do that, I think. I studied, I actually did, I promise. And I went to the library at 7pm and left at midnight. Again, I spent most of my time checking emails and looking at Stumbleupon.com. But at midnight I felt like it was a good idea to read my notes once, quickly, go to sleep, get up at 8, read the parts I don't know that well, and go back to sleep until my exam at noon. So I did that. Slept until 8, read, went back to sleep until 11... Again, the exam went fine, except one question I blanked on. 5 points down the drain, but whatever. 

Also, just so you know, during my time studying I discovered a lot of new music such as Metric and Cee-Lo Green. It's awesome. I spent about an hour before each study session finding music to listen to. Then I spend the next hour listening to everything once. And then I'll read my notes. So now here I am, tomorrow I have a take home exam due which I finished a couple of days ago. We convinced the professor to make it a take home because the exam was to be at 8am. So, we can take it home and email it to him, right? Well, no, the exam is still due during class. But at what time? Uhh, of course, 8am... because that wouldn't make sense otherwise if we were to hand it in later. Because now turning the exam into a take home really made sense... So I still have to get up earlier, but at least it was a take home exam which is so much easier...

Now the next exam is on Tuesday. I'm ready for that one. No worries. This end of the semester is awesome. Saturday I am going to buy toys and have home made cinnamon rolls at a friend's place. Then in the evening I hope to go out dancing. Sunday will consist mostly of sleeping and probably some packing. Monday will be study day which means music and movie time. Tuesday is the exam, later that day we re going to a bar. And Wednesday is my packing and cleaning day, the day before I leave to go home!!!! Wooo!!! This is exciting.

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Just dance

Last night a friend hosted a party where we were to play Wii. Excited, we all dressed up ridiculously, I wore a dress and bright socks over my black leggings, and a bright blue bob wig. Others came dressed up as 80's dancers. It was amazing. We danced like mad and then switched to Singstar where those not singing danced like the background dancers in the video. 

I haven't had this much fun in a long time. Don't get me wrong. I've had plenty of fun nights, but there's always a point where you stop being active and start getting tired. But this night we danced and sang from 9pm to 3 in the morning. Non stop. I mean, there was a five minute break in between where we played the Kangaroo game. It's listening to this song and then drinking a shot of beer or your drink every time they say Kangaroo. Try it, but be warned. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfVyJ4DZshg

All night we were shouting and singing and dancing and there are probably hundreds of pictures that are so hilariously awkward because we're not moving in the pictures obviously and it looks like we're playing the statue game...

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Thanksgiving 2

For years I've been faking it. I've been pretending to know.. I'm talking about Thanksgiving. We hit it pretty darn close. In the last two years we pretty much copied everything I saw when I went to a real legit thanksgiving last Thursday. I joined my roommate and went to her grandma's place to have a serious family party with little kids and babies and stuff. And lots of food! It was amazing. The turkey was huge and there were so many other things as side dishes. And since we went there at 1 in the afternoon and left at like 8 or 9 at night we ate about 3 or 4 rounds of food. All in all, I don't think I've eaten that much in a day in a while. 

That evening we decided the night couldn't be over so my roommate, her brothers, and I went to a really cool bad. Late at night, around midnight, we got home and happy black Friday! For those that don't know, black Friday is a huge sale all over the US with stores selling awesome stuff for a fraction of the price. This year, at Walmart it started at midnight and electronics at 5 am. Target it started at 4am. Other places also at 5 am and 6am. So, of course, people started lining up at 6pm the previous day. When we were driving home from the dinner we drove past some of them and spoke to a guy who all in all waited for 12 hours.... outside in the cold....

So we drove to Walmart at 2am and encountered people who were so exhausted from waiting and the cold that they were like zombies, strolling around and sitting on the floor. Some people had to wait another 3 hours for the electronics sale... why would you do that to yourself? But anyway, Walmart was handing out 5 hour energy drinks and so when we got one, shared it and only had a little each, we were so energized that I barely know how we got from one side of the store to the other without running over people...

It was all a great experience, and the stories about people dying in stampedes and stuff, I totally get it now. 

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Thanksgiving dinner number 1

Last night Thanksgiving week began and it was epic. After defrosting the turkey for two days we finally got to take it out of its bag and bask in it's glory. It was still raw, but I knew it was going to be fantastic once we're through with it. So we began chopping fruits for stuffing and vegetables for the sauce. But that wasn't my job so I was emptying out the turkey and cleaning it nicely. It was gross and I felt like I was violating it but it was worth it in the end. Next I rinsed it, found it's neck in it's body and got rid of the stuff that freaked out my roommate. 

And since this was a big 12 pound raw turkey we needed to make it dance. Aside from that sillyness we also pretended to be best friends, walking, chilling, and flying. Then the crust was added, buttery and it didn't stick,  but it seemed that it would be fine since I'm sure others do it all too. It took about twenty minutes alone to make the butter stick to the turkey because it kept slipping out of my hands. Again, gross, but we got it into the turkey bag and off it went into the dish. The fruits were added to the turkey and the vegetables to the bag, zip tied and off into the oven for 4 hours.

Violoa! Et ici, c'est l'oiseau!
And in addition to the turkey we brought gravy

And also pumpkin pie! And remember, it's all home made, legit, man.

And the evening passed way too quickly from there on. It was glorious. We ate twice, probably an entire meal each time. And we talked and laughed like it should be.

I'm thankful for all the great food and the great company I had for Thanksgiving dinner 1 and all those that couldn't be there with me. I'm also thankful for the education I am getting and those that make it possible for me to be (<3) here because I get the chance to do so many things other can never even dream of doing.

The Dodo bird

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Your magic

"Come see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows for free at the Moolah on Monday, November 22 at 6:30 PM courtesy of the Student Activities Board

The first 100 students to the show get free popcorn.

I’ve never read the book, but if the trailer is any indication, the movie follows three friends as they fly around rural England in search of a nose for their friend, Michael Stipe"

I need to find whoever writes these things!!!