So this past weekend I visited my lil sis Jennis in Philly! (Sorority lil sis, although she is basically my family). We had a fantastic time, minus some SERIOUS drama (not with us, with stupid boys) but all of that was resolved--so just a fun weekend with one of my best friends in the whole world.
You would think I'd be all happy having spent the weekend with her. But oddly, I find that this happens a lot. When I see Jen or any of my other Penn State friends, I get depressed the week after! I miss them so much, so just spending like, 3 days is like a tease. I get sad that I don't live closer to my friends. I have great friends here in Memphis, don't get me wrong, but it's just that I have the best memories with my Penn State friends. It seems like so long ago and it just makes me sad that our lives used to connect on a daily basis, and now it seems like we have to plan time to see each other or catch up. I know it's part of growing up, getting jobs, etc...but for some reason I think everybody has it more together than me. Maybe they've just been working longer since it took me 18 years to graduate college? Haha. Who knows--but regardless, this weekend made me want to move even more. I miss my friends and it's sad to think I might not see them for another few months.
On my excited note...it's the Tuesday before college football starts! Some friends from high school are already talking trash to me about Penn State playing Florida International, but hey-we have Notre Dame the week after so I'll take an "easy" game to start! Saturday I get to start drinking beer at 11am...a joyous occasion! Just can't forget my lucky beer jersey!! (The only time I ever did this, I cried because Michigan ended up coming back and beating Penn State with 2 seconds left on the clock-I take full responsibility!). I have my game day playlist ready on my iPod-I made Becky listen to it on the way to Big 10 night at Gills the other night. It even has Zombie Nation on it...woo hoo!
So anyways, those are my deep thoughts for the day. Sad but excited for the weekend. And of course incredibly excited that in a few weeks I'll have my own place!!
Allow me to just end with one summary of the past week...the nicest way I can put this:
""Men are like fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something with which you'd like to have dinner with."
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Friday, August 24, 2007
100 List
Well, my sister did a 100 list and so did Angie-and I finally finished mine so yay! Here are 100 things about me...probably a few things you never knew you wanted to know! Happy Friday all, I'm off for a fun weekend with Jennis!
#1-My sister is my best friend in the entire world. I don’t know what I would do without her. I am her crack, she is my addict. It just works…trust me. She also gave me the best job ever—being an Aunt!
#2-I LOVE Football! My excitement may be escalated due to the fact that college football is starting in 12 days-but seriously, the first college game day is like Christmas for me. WE ARE…PENN STATE!
#3-The only exception I have to #1 is Tennessee football. I do not love it. I do not heart it. I loathe it, unless of course it is Tennessee getting beat—ESPECIALLY by Penn State (hello, Outback bowl 2007? Amazing!)
#4-My favorite Bible verse is Matthew 6:34- “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”. It’s just a good verse that can apply to anybody any day of the week. It’s like advice from a best friend.
#5-I LOVE birthdays. I think they should always be a big deal no matter how old you are! I love to celebrate mine and I love to make them special for other people.
#6-I am a super fast reader. If I get into a book and have free time, it’ll take me 1-2 days. I finished the last Harry Potter book in about 10 hours. I read a 350 page James Patterson book yesterday in 3 hours.
#7-I love Harry Potter. I fought it for a while, but gave in and became addicted.
#8-Deep sea fishing is fun! Unless it’s stormy out, then there is a lot of vomiting.
#9-When picking out a couch for my apartment, I had to put my head on the armrests to see if it was a good nap couch. Naps are the greatest. Especially with golf on!
#10-Road trips road trips road trips. I love them! When I’m alone, I full on rock out. I do that with my friends as well though.
#11-There are very few things that totally irritate me. One is when people confuse the words “flavor” and “scent”. If you ask me what flavor perfume I have on, I’ll ask you to lick my wrist and find out.
#12-As long as I am alive, I will insist upon at least one REAL Christmas tree in the house. Fake ones can be used as supplemental decorative trees…but not the main one.
#13-I think Halloween is one of the greatest holidays. Figuring out a costume and dressing up is such a blast!
#14-I love my family with every single fiber in my body. I have the greatest parents, the best biffer (sister), an amazing brother in law, the most adorable nephew to ever walk the face of the earth and some furballs of joy known as the puppies and my niece puppy.
#15-While I love them, some members of my family are known snack stealers. You know, when you make the perfect snack and you’re looking forward to eating it and then one, two, three hands come on your place or bowl and poof, half of it is gone? Yeah…my family is totally guilty. (Lindley, Mom, Dad…and Ginger-well, she just eats checks I got for graduation)
#16-To curb this crime, I often make snacks that are a little weird. Nobody touches my bowl if it has BBQ or spicy pork rinds in it. However, my mom and sister became a fan of my popcorn with lemon pepper on it…now I make them their own! This creation is my favorite snack.
#17-I love chocolate and mint combinations. Junior mints, peppermint patties, mint chocolate chip ice cream…I’m salivating right now!
#18-I make the world’s best apple martini-seriously.
#19- I love being lazy during thunderstorms. Especially watching them over the ocean!
#20-Sonic lime slushies are the best things ever!
#21-I sometimes laugh so hard that I snort.
#22-I am OBSESSED with the Nittany Lion. I want to marry him and have lion babies.
#23-I will be the last one of my high school friends to get married. Sarah went off the market two years ago. Carrie went off the market this summer. Beth is engaged. Elaine will be engaged within a year. Ever see “Picture Perfect” with Jennifer Anniston? The scene where they call the single ladies for the bouquet toss and she’s the ONLY person, and says “Oh just give me the damn thing!”—yeah, I picture that happening to me at Elaine’s wedding.
#24-I associate music with events and people. I can hear a song and it will take me back 5 years to the beach or to a specific party. I love hearing music from when I was 16 and started driving my friends around. (Sugar Ray, Jay Z, Everclear)
#25-I despise pulp and chunks of fruit in stuff. Yogurt with fruit on the bottom=nasty!
#26-I love cooking and want to go to culinary school one day.
#27-I am terrified of when I get married. I tried really hard to embarrass my sister at her lingerie shower and with stories that I know I have it coming back two-fold!
#28-I still want to be a sports broadcaster- I just have to wait to be discovered.
#29-I honestly don’t think I could date anybody who likes Tennessee. It just wouldn’t work; I’d want to punch him in the face.
#30-Oddly enough, I could maybe, MAYBE date an Ohio State or Michigan person (if their names are Kirk Herbstreit or Tom Brady!).
#31-I love golf. I can’t play it, but I love watching it. Especially the course at home-bring on the pronto pups! (I also like to stalk the hot players, like Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott)
#32-If you ever call me “Ma” or “Boo” like people do in hip-hop, I will drop kick you.
#33-I absolutely adore purses and shoes--especially designers that I can’t afford. I have a Louie, a Fendi, two Prada, and a Chanel. I have also discovered Chanel sunglasses that I can’t afford either.
#34-I hate the sand, but I love the beach. If you stand up and kick sand on me…grrrrr.
#35-The beach is even better when drinking beer with friends and listening to music. Especially doing a runway walk to “Sexy Back” and having guys on the 12th floor balcony catcalling us…(that actually happened, not just a hypothetical situation)
#36-I love to spontaneously quote “Friends”. It was the greatest show ever.
#37-Um, I will also quote any movie I see fit. Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, Christmas Vacation, Tommy Boy, etc. My sister doesn’t know how I do it. It’s cause I’m amazing. (I was going to put that I’m amazing as another number, but why re-state the obvious?)
#38-I get chills just thinking about those wooden sticks that came with the ice cream you got in elementary school. It is the worst feeling ever licking that wooden stick thing, like fingernails on a chalkboard-but in your mouth. I’m cringing right now typing this!
#39-My favorite color is red. My car, my rhinestone cell phone and my almost ready kitchen-ice cream scoop, potato peeler, blender, toaster--all red.
#40-I cannot stand bad drivers. I won’t flip you off, but you will get a dirty look!
#41-I discovered sushi for my friends. I went to Colorado in 4th or 5th grade and our friends we stayed with had raw tuna steaks and dipped them in soy sauce with ginger. I was hooked and weeks later at a Japanese hibachi place, I ordered some and voila-started the trend! We still love it to this day! Now I am more adventurous…eel anybody?
#42-I am a shy person by nature. Karaoke, dancing, and speaking in public are my least favorite things to do—unless I have alcohol in my system—whole different ball game!
#43-I am terrified of balloons. I am also terrified of needles. Add these two together and you have a very scared Mary.
#44-The worst date I have ever been on was with a guy that worked at my gym. He actually told me “I’m not looking for love, I just want to merge incomes with somebody so I can afford a better lifestyle”. He was 29 years old living with his mom…
#45-My sister can never turn down pizza, I can never turn down buffalo chicken—wraps, sandwich, pizza, dip, or just plain with lots of sauce! Yum—I’m salivating!
#46-I made a playlist on my iPod for when I got my new car…I needed hot bitch music. The first song I played was “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado. Yeah that’s right…
#47-I am a wine snob. I will gag if you put a box of wine in front of me, no really.
#48-I love big cities. I would love to live in Chicago, New York or Philly for a period of time. I just love the fact that there is always something going on. That and the shopping!
#49-My favorite city in the whole world is Florence.
#50-I love to travel! If I could go anywhere…it would either be Thailand, Australia or to Africa for a safari!
#51-While I don’t think I’m the most “outdoorsy” person, I do love being adventurous. I’d love to go camping or hiking or anything I haven’t tried yet.
#52-I’ve always wanted to go bungee jumping or sky diving, but my mother says she’ll disown me.
#53-First kisses are the best…however, there are exceptions.
#54-I love tailgating. There is nothing like eating and drinking in blazing hot or freezing cold weather getting geared up for a football game. Just make sure there is plenty of beer
#55-I am starting to save fortunes from fortune cookies. But only the ones that are really funny when you add “in bed” to the end of them. My favorites so far are:
“Be assertive when decisive action is needed…(in bed)”
“Your ability to find the silly in the serious will take you far…(in bed)”
“You will get what your heart desires…(in bed)” (Woo hoo-I mean, no, what?)
And my personal favorite…
“Be careful! Straight trees often have crooked roots…(in bed)” Enough said,.
#56-I love guys who have a great sense of humor. I love the quote from Sex and the City “Sometimes you just want to be with the one who makes you laugh”-so true!
#57-Those little sand crabs on the beach freak me out at night…so I wear shoes when I walk on the beach. My friends from Florida make fun of me for it.
#58-I love writing. Poetry, short stories, or random e-mails to make my sister laugh…
#59-Being creative is also another love of mine. I’m not good artistically speaking, but I like writing funny things or writing captions for my scrapbooks. Scrapbooking is a fantastic release of creativity-but quite costly!
#60-I am HORRIBLE about sending people pictures. I think my friends are still waiting on pictures from last summer.
#61-Reunions with my Penn State girls are the most fun! Destin for Liver Bash, State College for game day, Orlando for New Years, Tampa for the bowl game, Memphis for my graduation-they are the greatest and there is NEVER a dull moment!
#62-I have a HUGE girl crush on Sophia Bush. She is so freaking hot. I made my guy friend give me his issue of Maxim that she was on because I missed buying it.
#63-I love getting dressed up for a formal or a nice dinner out.
#64-Butterflies are the best feeling ever, especially when they’re for a new special somebody…
#65-My sister and can do the “Does He Love You” duet like no other. It’s amazing.
#66-I love watching re-runs of Friends and Sex and the City. I will also pretty much find a reference to one of them in any situation. I can’t wait till I move in my apartment and can use the “Pivot!” quote from Friends…
#67-I used to love Coca-Cola. Now the only product of theirs I drink is Tab Energy drinks. I spent a year of my life working on a campaign for Coke, so I was immersed in it. Then the judge from Coke told us at the competition that there is a lot of evidence that Coke causes cancer, and wondered why we would do philanthropic events in our campaign with Susan G. Komen and St. Judes…yeah, so I don’t drink it-you shouldn’t either!!! (Mom, Biffer…)
#68-For a caffeine fix, I love my Starbucks. My brother in law makes fun of me, saying it’s not coffee. It’s a triple grande non-fat no whip peppermint mocha! A mouthful!
#69-I get annoyed with slow salespeople. Get off the phone, ring me up. It’s your job.
#70-Any man who wears red (shirt, tie, etc.) is automatically hotter to me.
#71-My other weakness is Aqua di Gio cologne. My nose picks up on it from very far away. If there is a man wearing red who is wearing this cologne, I might pounce. This is why I will never buy it for my dad…
#72-I can’t stand Britney Spears. I am not going on the bandwagon that Britney is crazy and trashy, I’ve always known it. I have never owned one of her CDs and never will.
#73-I love cows. I kissed one in Switzerland (on the nose!) and have loved them since!
#74-I talk to my puppies like they are real people. If I’m mad at you, Ginger, Brie and Bailey all know about it.
#75-I love me some Steelers…and I’ll cheer for the Patriots (they have Tom Brady).
#76-Okay, I know that Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods are amazing…but I don’t like either of them and I refuse to cheer for them.
#77-I am obsessed with highlighters and sharpies. Miniature ones? I have them. Different colors? I have them. Clickable—oh heck yes I sure do have them!
#78-I am a Minesweeper master. Just try me…
#79-I hate ironing. I hate it because I suck at it. I can iron for 20 minutes and it will have more creases than when I started.
#80-I absolutely love entertaining. I love planning menus, decorations, etc. Super Bowl and Oscar night are my family favorites.
#81-I can’t resist accents. Irish, Australian, British, Italian…so hot right now!
#82-No matter how painful a shoe is, if it looks cute, I’m wearing it!
#83-I think Carrie on Sex and the City often dresses like she rode the short bus…
#84-I still have my childhood blanket…Bobby…and he sleeps with me every night.
#85-Everybody think my sister is younger than me. It was fun when she’d get carded and I wouldn’t…especially when I was under 21!
#86-People say that high school years are the best…my Penn State years were my best
#87-My senior quote was from Tin Cup “Either you define the moment, or the moment defines you”
#88-Bubble Bobble was my favorite Nintendo game (the old school one)
#89-I have caught 3 bouquets…no luck yet. One was at my sister’s wedding-I handed it off to her bridesmaid Amy, she was married shortly after. The second was my friend Sarah-I think there were 3 single people (including her 13 year old cousin) waiting for the toss. The third was my cousins wedding. My female cousin and I stood in the back and the bouquet literally hit me in the chest. At my friend Carries wedding, the bouquet landed at my feet-I walked away and let somebody else get it!
#90-I’m not that superstitious-but I won’t take a salt shaker from somebody’s hand, it has to be on the table (got that one from my mommy)
#91-I think I have a guy-type mentality in relationships, so I need a guy with a guy like mentality as well or I’ll go crazy thinking he’s too much of a girl for me
#92-I’ve always wanted a belly button ring or a tattoo. I would never show off either! I’d want a tattoo of the Japanese symbol for “perseverance” or “strength”
#93-I’m a giant advertising nerd. I actually build campaigns off of commercials on TV. Where I’m like, oh, I like that one—what if they did this for a different one?
#94-I am horrible about balancing a checkbook. Could be really bad when I’m on my own in a few weeks!
#95-I love Victoria’s Secret. The first time I spent a lot on clothes, my dad got terrified, wondering what his freshman in college daughter needed so much lingerie for! They have clothes and shoes and purses!!
#96-I love helping my sister accessorize and try new things. She is my favorite person to shop for!
#97-Jo Malone Honeysuckle and Jasmine is my scent.
#98-Puppy therapy is the best therapy in the world.
#99-I hated coming back to Memphis, but it has been sooo good for me. I shed a lot of immaturity and people who were bad for me. I still think there was some of that here, but I’m in a great place right now thanks for family and REAL friends!
#100-“Stick a fork in me, I’m done”-Chandler
“Stick a fork in what? I don’t get it”-Phoebe
“You know, it’s how you know when meat is ready.”-Chandler
“Oh, right. Well I’m a vegetarian so I don’t really do that”-Phoebe
“Well then how do you know when vegetables are ready?”-Chandler
“You, um, eat them”-Phoebe
“Well then eat me, I’m done!”-Chandler
Ending my list of 100 with my favorite Friends quote, I always used to call my sister after I was done with finals and recite it to her. Followed by a phone call of what a rip off book-buy backs are. Sad that I can’t anymore since I graduated!
Hope y’all enjoyed and maybe learned something new about me!
#1-My sister is my best friend in the entire world. I don’t know what I would do without her. I am her crack, she is my addict. It just works…trust me. She also gave me the best job ever—being an Aunt!
#2-I LOVE Football! My excitement may be escalated due to the fact that college football is starting in 12 days-but seriously, the first college game day is like Christmas for me. WE ARE…PENN STATE!
#3-The only exception I have to #1 is Tennessee football. I do not love it. I do not heart it. I loathe it, unless of course it is Tennessee getting beat—ESPECIALLY by Penn State (hello, Outback bowl 2007? Amazing!)
#4-My favorite Bible verse is Matthew 6:34- “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own”. It’s just a good verse that can apply to anybody any day of the week. It’s like advice from a best friend.
#5-I LOVE birthdays. I think they should always be a big deal no matter how old you are! I love to celebrate mine and I love to make them special for other people.
#6-I am a super fast reader. If I get into a book and have free time, it’ll take me 1-2 days. I finished the last Harry Potter book in about 10 hours. I read a 350 page James Patterson book yesterday in 3 hours.
#7-I love Harry Potter. I fought it for a while, but gave in and became addicted.
#8-Deep sea fishing is fun! Unless it’s stormy out, then there is a lot of vomiting.
#9-When picking out a couch for my apartment, I had to put my head on the armrests to see if it was a good nap couch. Naps are the greatest. Especially with golf on!
#10-Road trips road trips road trips. I love them! When I’m alone, I full on rock out. I do that with my friends as well though.
#11-There are very few things that totally irritate me. One is when people confuse the words “flavor” and “scent”. If you ask me what flavor perfume I have on, I’ll ask you to lick my wrist and find out.
#12-As long as I am alive, I will insist upon at least one REAL Christmas tree in the house. Fake ones can be used as supplemental decorative trees…but not the main one.
#13-I think Halloween is one of the greatest holidays. Figuring out a costume and dressing up is such a blast!
#14-I love my family with every single fiber in my body. I have the greatest parents, the best biffer (sister), an amazing brother in law, the most adorable nephew to ever walk the face of the earth and some furballs of joy known as the puppies and my niece puppy.
#15-While I love them, some members of my family are known snack stealers. You know, when you make the perfect snack and you’re looking forward to eating it and then one, two, three hands come on your place or bowl and poof, half of it is gone? Yeah…my family is totally guilty. (Lindley, Mom, Dad…and Ginger-well, she just eats checks I got for graduation)
#16-To curb this crime, I often make snacks that are a little weird. Nobody touches my bowl if it has BBQ or spicy pork rinds in it. However, my mom and sister became a fan of my popcorn with lemon pepper on it…now I make them their own! This creation is my favorite snack.
#17-I love chocolate and mint combinations. Junior mints, peppermint patties, mint chocolate chip ice cream…I’m salivating right now!
#18-I make the world’s best apple martini-seriously.
#19- I love being lazy during thunderstorms. Especially watching them over the ocean!
#20-Sonic lime slushies are the best things ever!
#21-I sometimes laugh so hard that I snort.
#22-I am OBSESSED with the Nittany Lion. I want to marry him and have lion babies.
#23-I will be the last one of my high school friends to get married. Sarah went off the market two years ago. Carrie went off the market this summer. Beth is engaged. Elaine will be engaged within a year. Ever see “Picture Perfect” with Jennifer Anniston? The scene where they call the single ladies for the bouquet toss and she’s the ONLY person, and says “Oh just give me the damn thing!”—yeah, I picture that happening to me at Elaine’s wedding.
#24-I associate music with events and people. I can hear a song and it will take me back 5 years to the beach or to a specific party. I love hearing music from when I was 16 and started driving my friends around. (Sugar Ray, Jay Z, Everclear)
#25-I despise pulp and chunks of fruit in stuff. Yogurt with fruit on the bottom=nasty!
#26-I love cooking and want to go to culinary school one day.
#27-I am terrified of when I get married. I tried really hard to embarrass my sister at her lingerie shower and with stories that I know I have it coming back two-fold!
#28-I still want to be a sports broadcaster- I just have to wait to be discovered.
#29-I honestly don’t think I could date anybody who likes Tennessee. It just wouldn’t work; I’d want to punch him in the face.
#30-Oddly enough, I could maybe, MAYBE date an Ohio State or Michigan person (if their names are Kirk Herbstreit or Tom Brady!).
#31-I love golf. I can’t play it, but I love watching it. Especially the course at home-bring on the pronto pups! (I also like to stalk the hot players, like Matt Kuchar and Adam Scott)
#32-If you ever call me “Ma” or “Boo” like people do in hip-hop, I will drop kick you.
#33-I absolutely adore purses and shoes--especially designers that I can’t afford. I have a Louie, a Fendi, two Prada, and a Chanel. I have also discovered Chanel sunglasses that I can’t afford either.
#34-I hate the sand, but I love the beach. If you stand up and kick sand on me…grrrrr.
#35-The beach is even better when drinking beer with friends and listening to music. Especially doing a runway walk to “Sexy Back” and having guys on the 12th floor balcony catcalling us…(that actually happened, not just a hypothetical situation)
#36-I love to spontaneously quote “Friends”. It was the greatest show ever.
#37-Um, I will also quote any movie I see fit. Anchorman, Wedding Crashers, Christmas Vacation, Tommy Boy, etc. My sister doesn’t know how I do it. It’s cause I’m amazing. (I was going to put that I’m amazing as another number, but why re-state the obvious?)
#38-I get chills just thinking about those wooden sticks that came with the ice cream you got in elementary school. It is the worst feeling ever licking that wooden stick thing, like fingernails on a chalkboard-but in your mouth. I’m cringing right now typing this!
#39-My favorite color is red. My car, my rhinestone cell phone and my almost ready kitchen-ice cream scoop, potato peeler, blender, toaster--all red.
#40-I cannot stand bad drivers. I won’t flip you off, but you will get a dirty look!
#41-I discovered sushi for my friends. I went to Colorado in 4th or 5th grade and our friends we stayed with had raw tuna steaks and dipped them in soy sauce with ginger. I was hooked and weeks later at a Japanese hibachi place, I ordered some and voila-started the trend! We still love it to this day! Now I am more adventurous…eel anybody?
#42-I am a shy person by nature. Karaoke, dancing, and speaking in public are my least favorite things to do—unless I have alcohol in my system—whole different ball game!
#43-I am terrified of balloons. I am also terrified of needles. Add these two together and you have a very scared Mary.
#44-The worst date I have ever been on was with a guy that worked at my gym. He actually told me “I’m not looking for love, I just want to merge incomes with somebody so I can afford a better lifestyle”. He was 29 years old living with his mom…
#45-My sister can never turn down pizza, I can never turn down buffalo chicken—wraps, sandwich, pizza, dip, or just plain with lots of sauce! Yum—I’m salivating!
#46-I made a playlist on my iPod for when I got my new car…I needed hot bitch music. The first song I played was “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado. Yeah that’s right…
#47-I am a wine snob. I will gag if you put a box of wine in front of me, no really.
#48-I love big cities. I would love to live in Chicago, New York or Philly for a period of time. I just love the fact that there is always something going on. That and the shopping!
#49-My favorite city in the whole world is Florence.
#50-I love to travel! If I could go anywhere…it would either be Thailand, Australia or to Africa for a safari!
#51-While I don’t think I’m the most “outdoorsy” person, I do love being adventurous. I’d love to go camping or hiking or anything I haven’t tried yet.
#52-I’ve always wanted to go bungee jumping or sky diving, but my mother says she’ll disown me.
#53-First kisses are the best…however, there are exceptions.
#54-I love tailgating. There is nothing like eating and drinking in blazing hot or freezing cold weather getting geared up for a football game. Just make sure there is plenty of beer
#55-I am starting to save fortunes from fortune cookies. But only the ones that are really funny when you add “in bed” to the end of them. My favorites so far are:
“Be assertive when decisive action is needed…(in bed)”
“Your ability to find the silly in the serious will take you far…(in bed)”
“You will get what your heart desires…(in bed)” (Woo hoo-I mean, no, what?)
And my personal favorite…
“Be careful! Straight trees often have crooked roots…(in bed)” Enough said,.
#56-I love guys who have a great sense of humor. I love the quote from Sex and the City “Sometimes you just want to be with the one who makes you laugh”-so true!
#57-Those little sand crabs on the beach freak me out at night…so I wear shoes when I walk on the beach. My friends from Florida make fun of me for it.
#58-I love writing. Poetry, short stories, or random e-mails to make my sister laugh…
#59-Being creative is also another love of mine. I’m not good artistically speaking, but I like writing funny things or writing captions for my scrapbooks. Scrapbooking is a fantastic release of creativity-but quite costly!
#60-I am HORRIBLE about sending people pictures. I think my friends are still waiting on pictures from last summer.
#61-Reunions with my Penn State girls are the most fun! Destin for Liver Bash, State College for game day, Orlando for New Years, Tampa for the bowl game, Memphis for my graduation-they are the greatest and there is NEVER a dull moment!
#62-I have a HUGE girl crush on Sophia Bush. She is so freaking hot. I made my guy friend give me his issue of Maxim that she was on because I missed buying it.
#63-I love getting dressed up for a formal or a nice dinner out.
#64-Butterflies are the best feeling ever, especially when they’re for a new special somebody…
#65-My sister and can do the “Does He Love You” duet like no other. It’s amazing.
#66-I love watching re-runs of Friends and Sex and the City. I will also pretty much find a reference to one of them in any situation. I can’t wait till I move in my apartment and can use the “Pivot!” quote from Friends…
#67-I used to love Coca-Cola. Now the only product of theirs I drink is Tab Energy drinks. I spent a year of my life working on a campaign for Coke, so I was immersed in it. Then the judge from Coke told us at the competition that there is a lot of evidence that Coke causes cancer, and wondered why we would do philanthropic events in our campaign with Susan G. Komen and St. Judes…yeah, so I don’t drink it-you shouldn’t either!!! (Mom, Biffer…)
#68-For a caffeine fix, I love my Starbucks. My brother in law makes fun of me, saying it’s not coffee. It’s a triple grande non-fat no whip peppermint mocha! A mouthful!
#69-I get annoyed with slow salespeople. Get off the phone, ring me up. It’s your job.
#70-Any man who wears red (shirt, tie, etc.) is automatically hotter to me.
#71-My other weakness is Aqua di Gio cologne. My nose picks up on it from very far away. If there is a man wearing red who is wearing this cologne, I might pounce. This is why I will never buy it for my dad…
#72-I can’t stand Britney Spears. I am not going on the bandwagon that Britney is crazy and trashy, I’ve always known it. I have never owned one of her CDs and never will.
#73-I love cows. I kissed one in Switzerland (on the nose!) and have loved them since!
#74-I talk to my puppies like they are real people. If I’m mad at you, Ginger, Brie and Bailey all know about it.
#75-I love me some Steelers…and I’ll cheer for the Patriots (they have Tom Brady).
#76-Okay, I know that Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods are amazing…but I don’t like either of them and I refuse to cheer for them.
#77-I am obsessed with highlighters and sharpies. Miniature ones? I have them. Different colors? I have them. Clickable—oh heck yes I sure do have them!
#78-I am a Minesweeper master. Just try me…
#79-I hate ironing. I hate it because I suck at it. I can iron for 20 minutes and it will have more creases than when I started.
#80-I absolutely love entertaining. I love planning menus, decorations, etc. Super Bowl and Oscar night are my family favorites.
#81-I can’t resist accents. Irish, Australian, British, Italian…so hot right now!
#82-No matter how painful a shoe is, if it looks cute, I’m wearing it!
#83-I think Carrie on Sex and the City often dresses like she rode the short bus…
#84-I still have my childhood blanket…Bobby…and he sleeps with me every night.
#85-Everybody think my sister is younger than me. It was fun when she’d get carded and I wouldn’t…especially when I was under 21!
#86-People say that high school years are the best…my Penn State years were my best
#87-My senior quote was from Tin Cup “Either you define the moment, or the moment defines you”
#88-Bubble Bobble was my favorite Nintendo game (the old school one)
#89-I have caught 3 bouquets…no luck yet. One was at my sister’s wedding-I handed it off to her bridesmaid Amy, she was married shortly after. The second was my friend Sarah-I think there were 3 single people (including her 13 year old cousin) waiting for the toss. The third was my cousins wedding. My female cousin and I stood in the back and the bouquet literally hit me in the chest. At my friend Carries wedding, the bouquet landed at my feet-I walked away and let somebody else get it!
#90-I’m not that superstitious-but I won’t take a salt shaker from somebody’s hand, it has to be on the table (got that one from my mommy)
#91-I think I have a guy-type mentality in relationships, so I need a guy with a guy like mentality as well or I’ll go crazy thinking he’s too much of a girl for me
#92-I’ve always wanted a belly button ring or a tattoo. I would never show off either! I’d want a tattoo of the Japanese symbol for “perseverance” or “strength”
#93-I’m a giant advertising nerd. I actually build campaigns off of commercials on TV. Where I’m like, oh, I like that one—what if they did this for a different one?
#94-I am horrible about balancing a checkbook. Could be really bad when I’m on my own in a few weeks!
#95-I love Victoria’s Secret. The first time I spent a lot on clothes, my dad got terrified, wondering what his freshman in college daughter needed so much lingerie for! They have clothes and shoes and purses!!
#96-I love helping my sister accessorize and try new things. She is my favorite person to shop for!
#97-Jo Malone Honeysuckle and Jasmine is my scent.
#98-Puppy therapy is the best therapy in the world.
#99-I hated coming back to Memphis, but it has been sooo good for me. I shed a lot of immaturity and people who were bad for me. I still think there was some of that here, but I’m in a great place right now thanks for family and REAL friends!
#100-“Stick a fork in me, I’m done”-Chandler
“Stick a fork in what? I don’t get it”-Phoebe
“You know, it’s how you know when meat is ready.”-Chandler
“Oh, right. Well I’m a vegetarian so I don’t really do that”-Phoebe
“Well then how do you know when vegetables are ready?”-Chandler
“You, um, eat them”-Phoebe
“Well then eat me, I’m done!”-Chandler
Ending my list of 100 with my favorite Friends quote, I always used to call my sister after I was done with finals and recite it to her. Followed by a phone call of what a rip off book-buy backs are. Sad that I can’t anymore since I graduated!
Hope y’all enjoyed and maybe learned something new about me!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Officially addicted...
Dangit Biffer!
So, a few months ago I do something that I realize was really mean. I bought my sister and Chad the first season of 24. They became addicted very quickly--I mean, very quickly! My sister has blogged about it and hounded us and hounded us to watch it.
Well, when my Auntie Jan was in town, Lindley was SOOOO wanting to watch it that we surprised her. She thought we were putting in a movie and we put in Disc 1--and it's pretty much been downhill from there. My parents and I have been watching them like crazy. Well-we had 8 episodes left and they were leaving town-what to do?! We're sneaky, so they took discs 5 and 6 and I had discs 5 and 6.
I finished it last night and I'm ready for Season 2 this instant! My poor parents had two episodes last night as I was about to start the very last one---but the last 10 minutes of episode 23 messed up, so they had to go rent the last disc. (For those of you who don't know, each season is one day--and each episode is one hour in that day, so I just watched 24 episodes on the day of the california presidential primary-the longest day of Jack Bauer's life...I swear I didn't memorize the intro or anything)
I am telling you people, it is so good! I warn you-you will not want to have a life outside of watching this show!! So that is why I say it was mean to Lindley and Chad-it got them hooked, and in return got me hooked! So intense...whew! Anyways, I knew my biffer would be proud of me for watching it.
My next post will hopefully be my 100 things about me list like my sister has done...I'm working on it, but I feel it will be forever long since I want to just tell stories for everything! Keep tuning in....and commenting, cause I love comments.
OHHHHH--And for those of you who are smart and watched the greatest show, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (I know Angie and Lindley are not in this group of wonderful people!)-Sabra won. I didn't want her to, but I know she is awesome, so good for her. She was definately more talented than Lacey and Neil, but I liked them better. When it was down to her and Danny (HOT!), I figured it would be a girl since guys have won the past two years. But still...an AMAZING SEASON. I always find great music from it...so here is my recommendation:
One Republic featuring Timbaland-- "Apologize"--it is soooo good.
Okay, that's all for now-seriously.
So, a few months ago I do something that I realize was really mean. I bought my sister and Chad the first season of 24. They became addicted very quickly--I mean, very quickly! My sister has blogged about it and hounded us and hounded us to watch it.
Well, when my Auntie Jan was in town, Lindley was SOOOO wanting to watch it that we surprised her. She thought we were putting in a movie and we put in Disc 1--and it's pretty much been downhill from there. My parents and I have been watching them like crazy. Well-we had 8 episodes left and they were leaving town-what to do?! We're sneaky, so they took discs 5 and 6 and I had discs 5 and 6.
I finished it last night and I'm ready for Season 2 this instant! My poor parents had two episodes last night as I was about to start the very last one---but the last 10 minutes of episode 23 messed up, so they had to go rent the last disc. (For those of you who don't know, each season is one day--and each episode is one hour in that day, so I just watched 24 episodes on the day of the california presidential primary-the longest day of Jack Bauer's life...I swear I didn't memorize the intro or anything)
I am telling you people, it is so good! I warn you-you will not want to have a life outside of watching this show!! So that is why I say it was mean to Lindley and Chad-it got them hooked, and in return got me hooked! So intense...whew! Anyways, I knew my biffer would be proud of me for watching it.
My next post will hopefully be my 100 things about me list like my sister has done...I'm working on it, but I feel it will be forever long since I want to just tell stories for everything! Keep tuning in....and commenting, cause I love comments.
OHHHHH--And for those of you who are smart and watched the greatest show, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (I know Angie and Lindley are not in this group of wonderful people!)-Sabra won. I didn't want her to, but I know she is awesome, so good for her. She was definately more talented than Lacey and Neil, but I liked them better. When it was down to her and Danny (HOT!), I figured it would be a girl since guys have won the past two years. But still...an AMAZING SEASON. I always find great music from it...so here is my recommendation:
One Republic featuring Timbaland-- "Apologize"--it is soooo good.
Okay, that's all for now-seriously.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Getting excited...
So I don't have any big dramatic event to write about--but here's hoping I get one tonight (a good/funny one, not a sketchy/weird guy one). Anyways, here are a few semi-funny things and some musings...
So I am PUMPED for football season. I mean, I have every game written on my calendar and am like, counting down the days until September 1st. Everybody reading this should know that I am a HUGE Penn State fan--if you don't, then it's likely that we've never met before. So I'm at a store the other day and I was reminded how much I hate Tennessee (the volunteers, not the state--I live here so it's awesome, duh). My mom and I were checking out apartment stuff at a department store and I was wearing a Penn State shirt.
"Do you like Penn State"-random guy working there at the checkout counter
"Yes I do"-me
Sigh "I don't. Not at all"-we'll call this guy "AB" (that's for ass-bag)
"Well, we can't all be perfect" I say smiling, he's already annoying me.
"Yeah, god knows Penn State isn't. I was so mad when they beat us" (the other girl working with him tries to shush him...alas, it doesn't work)
"Oh, who is your team?"
"Tennessee" (Go figure, big surprise)
"Oh yeah, that was the greatest game I've ever been to" I said smiling, biting back comments
"Did you go to school there?"
"Yes"
"Wow, you must be really smart. Did you go to that game?"
Female sales clerk then steps in "she just said it was the best game she's been to moron" (I wanted to hug her, after punching him in the face)
"Right" I say, my blood boiling. I'm sorry, what has happened to customer service?
"Yeah, I was dating a girl at the time who liked Penn State. I broke up with her right after that game because I was so pissed" (Do you have any idea how many things went through my head...but all I can say is bless that girls heart, and that she's much better off...and probably that she was not disappointed at all--her team wins and she drops this clown)
"So do you like Joe Paterno?" he asks, as we're getting our bags.
"Of course. Don't even think about following that with he needs to retire"
"No, but that was so funny when he got injured this year"
"Really? An 80 year old man getting a helmet full force to his knee and walking around on torn ligaments for a quarter was funny to you?"
"Yes" he says, beginning to chuckle as his pea-brain recalls it "I laughed about it all day and every time they showed a replay"
I smiled, "well thanks and good luck this season" I say, taking my bags from him.
I mean, really? How obnoxious?! It would be different if I were spurring on the trash talk, but no. He was just so bitter about losing. He even said 'the only reason we lost was because we fumbled the football so many times'. I was like, that's no excuse, my team held onto the ball just fine.
SO that's my giant rant for the day. I would have another one that I laid out for Brittany the other night...but I'm hoping to rectify that soon. My opinion of Tennessee football, however, will never be changed. Now I'm all annoyed again writing about it! Thank goodness it's unemployment Thursday...I need some beer!
Oh, and on another note...I have a roommate for a month! My darling Becky has returned to us from Europe via Minnesota and will be living with me until her house is ready. So definately will have some good stories coming up...last night was reserved for So You Think You Can Dance and Sex and the City re-runs, and wine of course.
Keep reading...post some comments...and get ready for football season! Only 16 days people!
Monday, August 13, 2007
A little rewind..,
Okay, so just to give y'all a little taste of what you are in for...
So over the summer, Thursday nights were named Unemployment Thursdays. Now I have a job, so the title has varied a bit-but basically we eat, drink, and well, I'm already Mary--but you get the drift.
So this past Thursday, one of the founding members of unemployment Thursdays was out of town. The other played golf in the 105 degree heat all day (that's Memphis for ya) so I got my friend Andy to come out to a bar near our houses. It was all fine until about 11pm. The dinner crowd had left and the sketchy crowd was coming in (you know, other than myself).
I walk back to the table from the restroom and notice Busta Rhymes twin staring at me, giving the "okay" sign and cat-calling. He then adds "No disrespect man" to Andy, thinking we were together. Rrrrright, no disrespect at all--cause it's not like EVERYBODY in the bar just heard and noticed him. He had a large football player build, and like I said, Busta Rhymes twin isn't exactly a wallflower. So I smile him off. Whatever.
Fifteen minutes later, I have my feet resting on the footrest of a chair next to me while casually drinking my beer and talking to Andy. I notice Busta out of the corner of my eye and look up. He looks shocked and laughs, his booming voice once again announcing to the bar "Sorry, you caught me staring at your ankles. They way they were resting there, I couldn't help but stare"
Seriously? Seriously. My ankles. Who says that? I am telling you, this man was so odd. So then he comes up and asks if I'm Italian. Nope. Greek? Nope. Spanish? Nope. I'm Polish. Aren't they all blonde? Obviously not. To which he replies "Well you are just breaking down stereotypes" Where do people get this crap?
So the evening progresses and Busta seems to know everybody in the bar. But he very modestly tells me that while everybody is trying to get his attention, he's just trying to get mine. Seriously, I just threw up in my mouth a little. It gets so bad when he keeps telling Andy that he's with the most beautiful girl in the bar that I feel uncomfortable pretending Andy and I are together, so I become STUPID and say-"Oh, I think his girlfriend would disagree". Bad idea Mary, bad idea. I blame the beer.
Anyways, I get out of talking to him by trying to talk about football with the people at the table next to us--and then when Busta asks me on a date, I tell him that just because Andy isn't my boyfriend doesn't mean that I don't have one. I love made up boyfriends. End of the story is anticlimactic, we finish our beers and leave. I do NOT exchange phone numbers with the odd man--big shocker there, i know.
So that was my odd encounter for last week. I will have plenty more to come. Let's just hope no more involve Busta...
Oh, and in case anybody was wondering, my sister let out a very long, girly, child-like squeal when I told her about my blog. Glad to know I'll have at least one dedicated fan!
The beginning-I'm worrying myself
Okay people, I have made fun of my sister for a while now for being a blogger. Obviously, I am joining the cult. I am worrying myself, but I must also defend myself. I have reasons for this, they are tri-fold (please note Friends reference number 1).
Reason 1-I have a job now where I, on the rare occasion, have some free time!
Reason 2-Due to work, offices, and the fact that I am occasionally swamped and don't get home until late, I don't get to catch up with everybody during the day! So obviously I need a place to tell my friends and family my latest drama/stories/rantings/whateveryouwanttocallthem...
Reason 3-I always joke about how my life should be a reality show. Now I get to share these ridiculous experiences with whoever is bored enough to read about them!
So get ready for a crazy ride...you are about to enter the inner-workings of my mind and maybe laugh at a typical day in the life of Mary...
Reason 1-I have a job now where I, on the rare occasion, have some free time!
Reason 2-Due to work, offices, and the fact that I am occasionally swamped and don't get home until late, I don't get to catch up with everybody during the day! So obviously I need a place to tell my friends and family my latest drama/stories/rantings/whateveryouwanttocallthem...
Reason 3-I always joke about how my life should be a reality show. Now I get to share these ridiculous experiences with whoever is bored enough to read about them!
So get ready for a crazy ride...you are about to enter the inner-workings of my mind and maybe laugh at a typical day in the life of Mary...
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