thanks, Google

I am reading emails and contemplating what exactly I am doing with my life when I glance at the top of the screen and it reads...

Your Life Is Messed Up...

if i was me (which i am)
and i had a young child (which i don't)
who created a ten foot trail (or radius) of mass rice-induced destruction all over the bench/table/floor

i would tip more than 9%


that's all i'm saying.

"she doth cause the sun to rise..."*

even though i understand a bit more where they are coming from these days...
...people in love are still gross.

:p




*people don't cause the sun to rise. it's actually the rotation of the earth around the sun.

il bruco! il bruco!

THE PALIO IS A WEEK FROM TODAY!
(well, the July Palio, because there is one in August too)

Oh, and in case you forgot who won last time...



VIVE IL BRUCO!!!

Okay, sad new, Il Bruco isn't actually running this time around, so maybe I'll cheer for the porcupines.

chick flick

Today had every aspect of a romantic comedy.

1. Awkward moment

I bought significantly tall heels yesterday on clearance because I put them on and my legs looked way good. Well, Elizabeth and I were dressed up and then we went on campus so she could get some pens at the bookstore. I'm standing at a computer in the lab. when she goes, "that guy totally just checked you out, all the way down to your shoes" I start to feel way awkward (I guess I should have been flattered?) Then we go up the stairs and there is...hundreds of teenage boys lined up from the staircase to the bookstore. At least two hundred, no joke. Every boy at camp this week was just there with their counselors trying to herd them into a line. So already feeling awkward, we walk past them muttering, "don't make eye contact, don't make eye contact..."



2. Disappointment
We tried to go to the temple, but it's closed for maintenance until the 6th. Very, very sad.


3. Overcoming disappointment
Guru's was open, so we went there for breakfast instead.


4. Tragedy
Mel and E said goodbye to each other.
Michael Jackson is dead.


5. Quaint Workplace
A regular came in and remembered my name.
Co-worker wants to set me up with his friend.
"So, are you going to break up with your boyfriend?"
"No...?"
"I have a really great friend, he's going to be an architect, that's the hottest profession, I read it somewhere."


6. Spontaneous Celebration
We danced along to Michael Jackson music videos and fondly remembered him.


7. Scandal
We went for a midnight swim even though the pool "closes" at ten.


8. Mishaps
Our couch is more broken.
An umbrella almost flew away at work.
Almost choked to death on an Otter Pop.

9. Good Friends
I am just really lucky to have the friends I have.
Evann bought me a sweet ice cube tray where they are fish shapes
Lys, Kels, and I are now watching Whose Line...
And I love, love, loved spending the morning with E.



10. Hot Boyfriend

have you ever thought about...?

i am kind of madly in love with ingrid michaelson.
i don't really know why...
but her lyrics are powerful in a simple way.

and the repetitiveness is captivating and catchy instead of annoying.

usually picture videos are lame, but this one is quite cool.

forgetting the words to your favourite song

i keep waking up feeling kind of hung-over.

no matter how much/how little sleep i get.

it's no fun.

but that's not important.

becauuuuuse day off+elizabeth=yayyyyyyy!!

oh, and regina came out with a new album.

mine and Katie (co-worker) (and apparently taza) recommend the following video from it:

yes!

i say this on a regular basis, but i really love life.

Top Ten Reasons My Life is Amazing:

1. I live in America and am free.
2. I am in college and free.
3. I work with amazingly awesome people.
everyone is fun and interesting and did I mention I work with someone named Michael who is engaged to a girl named Michael?
4. I have the most amazing friends.
Seriously, I love every single one of you and wish I had infinite time to just spend time with you.
5. Including a great boyfriend
who picks me up from work and sings along to Proclaimers songs with me.
6. I have access to endless music
(have you stopped to remember how amazing the internet is, lately? Because it's ridiculously convenient and helpful)
7. I am a freaking film maker
I get to be a part of making beautiful things with the most awesome people. I'm constantly amazed by how lucky I am.
8. I am close to having abs of steel
watch out, me and Kels are gonna be ripped.
9. I've been blessed with oppurtunities to travel
which has unfortunately made me addicted to travel.
10. My family loves me and is coming to visit

(even though they have a "real reason" for coming, not just to see me, as Caleb puts it).

Ready for the worst job ever?

Donut Helper
Job ID: 9400
Dining Services

Help where needed in the Donut Room. Reliable, consistant, good work ethics.
Qualifications: Will train.

Hourly wage:
$7.45
Work days/times:
Sun & Fri/ 9p - 12 mid

tip of the week #1

before you force-feed someone an omlette, make sure it's properly cooled.