Nearly Ideal.

I stole this idea from my friend Rachel. And while I only did a guesstimate to where my ears actually are, I'm pretty sure I got it close to right.

My facial beauty is a 9.34. Apparently, I'm close to the idea of what a woman's face should be like. Riiiiight.

All the things that make you melt.

(Instax photos taken by Jennie May Lawson, from Jennie and Mark photography. Find more here! http://www.myspace.com/jennieandmarkphotography)

Today feels like a new day. I'm not entirely sure why. This may be due to the fact that I did not sleep a wink last night as I finished editing a 30 minute video for a couple of my friends for their economics class in high school. It took nearly three hours to process. And 15 minutes to burn. -_- Anything to help them graduate. (Sidenote: iMovie, you are a huge B word. HUGE.) Or maybe its because I had a rather large mug of coffee as soon as I woke up from the whole attempt at "catching up on sleep" thing this afternoon. However, as my best friend so wisely says, "There's no such thing as catching up on sleep." Really, there isn't. But there is sleep. Just at a different time. Or for a longer amount of time. Which I definitely accomplished, I think. Maybe the new day feeling is due to those two ibuprofen's my grandmother so graciously offered me today along with the coffee. I do know that this feeling is not because of the atrocious meal of hot cheeto's that I had last night. But I do know that for feeling like a new day, it's rather late in the day to even be saying this. Maybe tomorrow can be a new day, too.

Also, I'm thinking about breaking the house phone. I don't know who you are person calling from the ACLU and whoever it is trying to sell us insurance. Stop calling. We don't like you.

If I Could Say The F Word.

I totally would right now. Well, I mean I CAN say it, but I shouldn't.

Why does such a fun word that seems to just roll off the tongue and express the emotion so clearly, have to be so bad.

Don't worry. I know. I won't say it. It's bad.

BUT THIS ISN'T OMGZ LOLZ!

PEOPLE, SERUSLEE. WE HAVE A POSSIBLE POTUS 111 ON OUR HANDS. (Quote: Eagle Eye. See it, B*&$^.)

This picture made my night. Perhaps even my tomorrow. I found it whiles reading through the archives of the ever spirited Katy Perry. Go! Read! Here!

I never really thought I'd ever be a fan of Kitty. Not ever. But, I kind of like how she thinks. I feel like we'd have really good conversations. Also, I wish I was brave enough to have the style that she decides to have. Its insane and silly and incredible. That's what I think anyway.

Tonight, I downloaded some music. Its new, its good, go get it.

- The Asteroids Galaxy Tour and their EP "Around The Bend" (I actually heard about this from Katy Perry's blogstylings.)

- "Nighty Night (Strings Mix)" by Jenny Owen Youngs (Get "Led To The Sea" while you're at it.)

- "Turn to Stone" by Ingrid Michaelson (This is actually from the season finale of Grey's Anatomy. Which just so happens to be the only episode I saw. Thank you murrbee.)

- "1234 (Van She Remix)" by Feist (I know this song is rather old, but you have to admit, a good remix can spice any ol' song up. Especially a Feist song.)

- "While We Go Dancing" by White Rabbits (yeah, you'll wish you were somewhere dancing to this.)

- "Come As You Were" by The Bird and the Bee

- "Toy Baby Grand" by Boy In Static

- "Harold T. Wilkins" by Fanfarlo (I like this name. I must meet someone named this.)

- "I Lust U" by Neon Neon (This is so. Just. Neon.)

Okay, you have your orders. Now go, dudes and gentleladies.

Facebook Chat.

A conversation between the bestie and I.

Marybeth

okay im back

i got like everything!

1:10amBrooklyn

wow.

hahah

everything!

even a puppie.

1:16amMarybeth

i got 7 puppies

1:16amBrooklyn

gimme one

1:17amMarybeth

no

1:17amBrooklyn

can i have one?

1:17amMarybeth

no

1:17amBrooklyn

i'll give you a doll

1:18amMarybeth

thats not a fair trade

1:19amBrooklyn

its lifesize

1:19amMarybeth

i don't think so..

1:19amBrooklyn

i know so.

1:20amMarybeth

we;ll see about that

1:22amBrooklyn

can i have one?

1:23amMarybeth

ummm

it depends

1:23amBrooklyn

on what, please tellem me!

1:24amMarybeth

if any of them like you

1:24amBrooklyn

how do we tell?

1:25amMarybeth

i really wish we were talking about real puppies hahahah

1:25amBrooklyn

me too. i also wish you'd freaking get on second life once in a while and tell me when you do so i can give you hairs.

1:25amMarybeth

hahah okay

1:26amBrooklyn

and i wish pimples werent real.

1:26amMarybeth

me too!

Sincerest Apologies

Not gonna lie.

I forgot all about you. About "blogging" and blogspot. About the fact that I actually had somewhere to release all my thoughts out there into the interwebz kingdom, any fleeting thought my heart could muster.

I'm so glad today of all days, I remembered you. I thank Real Simple magazine for that.

I won't explain why. Just know that I attribute much of my success and happiness to that 100+ paged wonder.

Well, when I was younger and used to journal a lot, I would sometimes forget about my journals for a week or so (yes, this is a long running habit), I would come back to them, purple gel pen in hand, and make a "Quick Summary Type Thing!" I'm not entirely sure I even knew what summary meant back then, but I needed something to help me get all my thoughts out in a short amount of time. Otherwise, who knows, my brain might have exploded. At least I felt like it. And because this is a part of me, of my past, I refuse to correct the name of the tool I used to, really, keep my self from going nuts. (Even though I really just recording my thoughts for myself.)

So, for old time's sake, here is yet another Quick Summary Type Thing!

I graduated. Wait, no. I didn't. I left school. Steffanie graduated. With her Masters degree in Counseling Ministries. Her parents were there. I really missed them. I'm a regular student again. No academic probation. I have really hard classes next semester. Ask me, I'll name them. 18 Units, I've never had that many at once. I packed up my things and moved out of the apartment. I went on choir tour. Arizona sucks. Prescott doesn't. But the rest of it does. Weird things happened over tour. It was hot. Very hot. Lake Havasu was actually Lake Hava-heat-stroke. I blame the weird things on the heat. And our bus driver, Chuck. We drove over the London Bridge. I saw where Brad cheated on Jennifer. Angela said it was the highlight of her life. Star laughed. Las Vegas was incredibly dirty. I saw boobs. And Cher. But not Cher's boobs. The Bellagio water show thing was amazing. I saw the worlds largest chocolate waterfall. I thought I was about to meet Willy Wonka. I saw baby ducks. Liz got shingles. She didn't sing for most of tour. Another girl had a breakdown. Another had a tear in her intestines. I got to stay with her in a mobile home that smelled like a litter box, old people, and cigarette smoke. Cigarette means little cigar. I febrezed the entire house, everything that was fabric got ten douses. And I even sprayed the television. It looked smelly. My favorite host home was with a jewish lady originally from New York who said the worst mistake of her life was moving to Las Vegas. She loved me. I mean, really. I think I'm in her will now. I think I'm in all my host families' wills now. I just had a good time with them. I never want to ride in a bus again. However, I don't think that is avoidable for some reason. I'm home now. My aunt and Uncle moved into our house. I would attempt to summarize that, but it might involve me getting incredibly angry at the fact that they are horrible people that take advantage of my grandparents which makes me want to get all Wrath of GOD on their asses. Pardon my french. Or english. Anyway. I'm re-decorating my room. I'm not entirely set on the colors, I keep going back and forth between two combinations. Wish me luck. I talked to Nora today for the first time in months. My mom flew to Pittsburgh to be with an ex-boyfriend. My friends Courtney and Alisha's mom is not doing well in her final battle with cancer. Courtney Stewart is graduating from high school soon. Courtney Watson is in Russia. I miss her and Steffanie terribly. They're moving soon. I miss my friends from school. I need to dye my hair. Marybeth leaves for Pondo on Tuesday. I'm sad that Mo didn't call me back in time. I'm sad she sucks at her job. I don't mean that. I'm probably starting some summer school classes soon. I just had some really good coffee.

And now I need to take a shower.

Well, that basically brings you up to date on things. I may very well expound on some of these things very very soon. Maybe I will post a link to some Choir Tour pictures so you can see all these things and people I'm talking about.

And While I'm At It.

So over the past year or so, I've been accumulating a number of things in my fave's folder. A list in particular of things I want to buy. I went through this list of sites, got rid of a bunch of things, and added a few.

So I decided to come here and post some of the things that I want. If I had the money...

Well, I'd give it away. I don't deserve these things. This is my materialistic fleshy worldly part of me talking. I gotta let it talk sometimes.. or it just might act.

1. This sweater is incredibly comfortable. I have one in brown already. :O

2. I LOVE Sunglasses. These in "wine" please.

3. I know, it's hand cream. Seriously, folks. You don't know until you try.

4. Because I like bunnies. And this just. Appeals to me for some reason. Also, roll over the image for a real happy guy.

5. I've been trying since summer of '07 to get me one of these shirts from Threadless.

6. Multiple people have shown me these saying that they remind them of me. How could they not.

7. Maybe not this one exactly, but something like it.

8. Mostly because the scroll ball on the mouse I have stopped working.

9. Eff wires and cords.

10. This dream I will make a reality, no matter how long it takes.

11. This dream... well. We'll see.

12. I want this, its genius. But I'd have to buy like ten of them. -_-

13. This is awesome because I don't really like more cake than a cupcake's size at one time. And its perdy.

14. Why don't I own this??

15. Like I said.. love sunglasses.

16. FINALLY. One that doesn't look all shiny, silver, and azn. I need vintage, I need vintage.

17. This. Is. Beautiful. If they use cameras in heaven, they use these.

18. Haven't really been into scarves lately, but this one can bring me back. :D

19. Planning ahead, really. This looks marvelous.

20. Wow. Can you say Eddie Scissorhands?

21. I'll need that above for THIS.

A girl can dream.

That's all for now, I could probably go on forever. Internet shopping and I are past lovers.

It's Holy, It's Living, It's Got Lined Margins!

THIS is that Bible that I mentioned before on my list of things to buy for choir tour. I know, I have plenty of Bibles. Almost a whole bookshelf, actually.

However, I have not found one so "me" ever in my life. Its everything I need. Plus a journal.

Look at the INSIDE.

One happy customer said: "If you're expecting a "Moleskine Bible", you'll probably love it."

HELL YES.

Wait, I probably shouldn't say that. In this particular blog post. (Or perhaps ever.)

The World's First Twitter.

Myspace bulletins. People said everything in those.

I just posted one. Here is what it said (since none of you actually read those much less have myspace accounts.)

"wow, i haven't posted a bulletin in a long time.

The world's first tweet. Here I am myspace, those of you who are listening.

Thanks for sticking around, keeping this place alive.

I'm sad to see it dwindle so.

It just needs a new look. Not a new homepage layout. And complete redesign. So many ideas, such little power.

At least bulletins don't keep you to a 140 word minimum. I'm so used to abbreviating things these days. Sheesh.

That would have been like 3 or 4 tweets. This feels like Christmas or something!

Or not. Anyways, I still check you everyday, myspace.

I shall not forget you and the role you played in my high school years.

(Man, oh manowitz.)"

The Book Place.

I got to know the bookstore people much better today. I'm thinking I'll apply for a job.

:)

Not About School

So, I'm really going to try and not talk about school. Its not the only thing going on in my life.

From this point on, I am not going to bring it up and stress about it. (In this blog post, anyway.)

(Not gonna lie--after I finished typing that last sentence, I sat here for a good six minutes trying to figure out what to talk about. Sad.)

Well, I'm going on tour. Choir tour, but still. I get to travel around in buses, do crazy vocal warm-ups, sing in front of lots of people, eat junk food, and whatever else there is to do on a Baptist University's choir tour. Which isn't much. But I'm extremely excited to go. I KNOW. Me. The girl all year who has been grumbling before each concert, the girl who dropped OUT of choir last year, the girl who wants to throw her choir shoes into the flaming mouth of a shoe-eating dragon. Yes, here I am, proclaiming loud and clear that I am excited for TOUR! Feels good to say it. Not that I've changed my mind about the shoe thing...

Honestly, I wouldn't mind leaving in approximately right now. However, I'm not completely ready, shopping list wise. I still need (Oh, boy, list time!):

- Sham./Conditioner (small bottles, economy size is prohibited.)

- A water bottle (one of the refillable kinds.)

- Tights. Because classy ladies wear tights.

- Hair dye (touch up before we leave.)

- Bleach (yep.)

- tweezers!

- snacks for the bus

- febreze

- Gosmile shiz

- mascara

- seriously good toothpaste. :D

- This FANTASTIC Journal Bible. It's in the CBU bookstore, but it's cheaper here.

- clothes!

And I did need a purse of some kind that is large enough to carry things I need as a "carry-on" of sorts, but that isn't a legitimate weekend bag. Also, the one I use right now gets hooked on my clothes all the time. Its annoying and I can't have it hook on my dress over tour and rip it. I just.. can't take that chance. So I bought this!

And a few more online shopping carts are waiting for me to push their check-out buttons. I just need to wait for the $$$ to be graciously given to me by my grandparents. What would I do without them.

Well, not this, because they bought me this computer.

And now I am off to make posters with Courtney and put them on Steffanie's car! It's her last night working at Barnes and Noble and we're the celebratin' type.