peculiar

(1:59:20 PM) msmabsmith: hola
(1:59:33 PM) melissa3872: wassup?
(2:00:03 PM) msmabsmith: not much, just chilling at work, talking to myself
(2:00:10 PM) melissa3872: ah, fun, fun
(2:00:23 PM) msmabsmith: yep yep
(2:00:38 PM) melissa3872: ok, i think its time you go get a life
(2:00:54 PM) msmabsmith: funny, i had the same thought...
(2:02:54 PM) melissa3872: :)

2008 Fave Suberbowl Commercials

Ok, so here are my favorite Super Bowl commercials. I know its almost been a week since the Super Bowl, but I've been busy...

The Diet Pepsi Nod Commercial



Honestly, I could not stop laughing once I figured out what was going on.

Wanted



This movie looks amazing - can't wait to see it.

FedEx Carrier Pigeons



lol, I thought it was funny.

NFL Super Story: Mr. Oboe



Stories like these just make me feel all warm and fuzzy :)

PepsiStuff.com ft. Justin Timberlake



This one speaks for itself. :D

Doritos Mouse Trap



lmfao, i'm still laughing from when I first saw this one.

Talking Baby Part 1



"Whoa."

Bud Light Jackie Moon



Who can resist Will Farrell? I know I can't :P

Video overload! What can I say? There were quite a few really good ads this year, not to mention a very interesting outcome in the game itself. Yay for American past times!

1K

Apparently, this blog has gotten 1000+ views in the 10 months the counter has been counting. That makes me feel like this: ^.^



Honestly though, I think that's pretty... nifty. :D

robot vs. puppy

Personally, I'd declare a rematch :)

January 28

January 28 is a very significant day.

Today is the 22nd Anniversary of the Challenger Shuttle Disaster.



May the seven astronauts rest in peace.

On a lighter note, today is also the 50th Anniversary of the Lego Brick, one of the coolest inventions EVER, in my humble opinion.



So yeah. Always remember to keep January 28 in mind.

e is for eighteen

Wow, what a busybusybusy week and a half. Ok, let's see what's happened:

Wednesday, January 16 was the Honors College Connect Four Challenge Boardgame Night - aka the first event run by myself as head of academic affairs. It went well, if I do say so myself, and will hopefully become a semi-annual academic event. Then a bunch of us went to the free screening of Across the Universe at the Student Union, which was fun.

Thursday, January 17 was the Foo Fighters concert at the Amway Arena, which I attended with Kristy, Concert Buddy Robert, and Michelle. Against Me and Jimmy Eat World also played and it was an awesome concert, especially since an acoustic stage lowered from the ceiling right in front of where we were sitting :)

Last weekend was Martin Luther King weekend [aka a 3 day weekend] - and included an eclectic mix of everything from rockclimbing to a quasi-toga party to 2AM encounters with drunkfolk to lots of chilling at Starbucks to Rock Band parties to 40 degree weather camping trips to sleeping in to becoming a girlfriend to being very happy :) Very, very busy weekend.

Tuesday was equivalent to the Monday of a normal week and henceforth existed, but that's about it. Though we learned basic tango in ballroom dancing which was amazing ^.^

Wednesday I turned eighteen. It hasn't set in yet, but then again, I have yet to do anything that I can now do that I could not at seventeen, so yeah. My roommates and friends surprised me by taking me to the Kobe Japanese Hibachi Restaurant for dinner, then by having cake/ice cream/cookie cake/ice cream sandwiches/gifts at 11:30 pm. It was awesomely planned and they were quite convincing with their intent to "celebrate on the weekend" and "being too tired to do anything that night" and the sudden need to go to Publix =). I will never forget my 18th birthday <3

Yesterday was a day - hmmm, there's something about these Tuesday/Thursdays...

Today is going well so far, and I am really looking forward to the weekend. Basically, life is great :D

WikiHow Goodness

So, I have long been a fan of Wikipedia, so the fact that I am starting to greatly enjoy WikiHow.com should be no surprise to me. If you are ever bored - and had enough of freerice.com, stop by Wiki How and learn how to do things like:

>Be a Good Dude
>Avoid Hell
>Make a Lego Dog
>Freak people out
>Dip - and not the dancing variety...now you know you want to know what I'm talking about :D

and my all time favorite:

>Document a Lake Monster

I think I may now be able to track down the Lake Claire Monster, now that WikiHow has shown me the way! *super excited face, complete with thumbs up*

yeah, yeah, i'm going to bed. :)

not dead yet

This is by far one of the best - and most effective - ads I have seen on television in a long time. Note, there is no sound at all, so when your watching TV and all of a sudden this come on, it definitely gets your attention.



I think I may just go get myself some new sneakers now :)

rambling

I like sitting in the first row in class - or as close to it as possible.
I like compliments - giving and receiving them.
I overuse the words cool, awesome, amazing, and weird.
I like planning things - parties, trips, anything detail-oriented.
I like robots and anything robotics related.
I love my friends - probably more than they'll ever realize - and would do anything, except eat pickles, for them.
I love music and finding new music is always a good thing.
I smile and laugh a lot.
I like stupid jokes and life's little ironies.
I love giving and getting notes/letters/random surprises.
I like treasure/treasure hunts/scavenger hunts/clues/prizes. :)
I like using sideways smileys. :)
I like dressing up - whether in business attire or costume, it's all good.
I like photographs, especially black and white ones.
I take a lot of pictures and usually have my camera with me.
I like learning new things and am easily fascinated.
I always fear not being good enough - and that the people I care about will realize they don't want me around anymore and leave me alone.
I like decorating my walls and can rarely walk away from a poster sale without something.
I like random acts of kindness and doing things 'just because.'
I like when people tell me the truth and not what they think I want to hear.
I try to live with no regrets.
I like sarcastic humor - unless I'm trying to be serious. Then it just pisses me off.
I like to cook.
I believe everything happens for a reason.
I like writing on my hands - a notepad I can never lose!
I believe in karma - and Newton's 3rd law :D
I need to go to bed - now. <3

lisp has an s

My iGoogle 'Things to Ponder' module currently contains the statement, "Whose cruel idea was it for the word lisp to have an s in it? " I laugh at the irony. This and the fact that abbreviation is such a long word has always been chuckle-worthy to me.

Anyway, spring semester 2008 officially started today. I guess I can't really say much about classes until I've completed the week, but I do like [for the moment at least] being back in class. I guess there's nothing really to talk about right now - or rather, that I want to talk about right now. Other than the fact that the new Foo Fighters album [Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace] is amazing. Besides the obvious fave The Pretender, I really like Let It Die, Stranger Things Have Happened and Erase/Replace. Go listen to it now :)

Dear Melissa

You suck.

Love,
    Melissa :)

diving in headfirst

Winter break is almost over :( That is never a good feeling, no matter how old one gets. Christmas was enjoyable and spending time with the family is always an experience.

The road trip to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl with my friends was amazing; even though we lost the game [it was tied 3-3 until the last 1:57 minutes, when Mississippi State scored a touchdown >.>], it was an amazing experience, that could only possibly be beat by another road trip :) Oh yeah, want to see how amazing my friends are? Go to this link and check out picture #8 - Robert, Joe, and Andrew did this for most of the game - in mid-30 degree weather. Love you guys!

New Year's was fun. I was at UCF with the friends and we just had a chill night at the dorm. After spending a day in West Palm with said friends, I am now home - and wide awake at 3 am. yay for 2 hour naps in the afternoon that mess up your already precarious sleep schedule!

Classes resume next Monday. I've been trying to push it to the back of my head, but it's getting to the point where to do so would be stupid. Hence, I am ready to jump back into business. This semester is going to be very busy: 17 credit hours, Honors Congress officer position, IM soccer, work, and socializing to not go insane. Oh well, I like it best that way, so cheers to that.

Another year has come and gone; this year is bound to be...interesting.

2007 in Review

2007: a busy, busy year

January: 17th Birthday and party

February: Accepted to UCF, UF, and Georgia Tech

March: FIRST Robotics Competition @ UCF (Regional Winners!); FIRST Robotics Competition @ Palmetto (amazing trip - Regional finalists, 1st seeded team); SECME Competition (2nd place Brain Bowl, 2nd Place overall!)

April: Spring break in Jamaica (interesting, as always); FIRST Championship Event in Atlanta; MAO States; Plywood Regatta

May: AP Exams; Silver Knight Awards Ceremony; Senior Prom; High School Graduation

June: UCF Orientation

July: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix movie [HP5]; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book [HP7]

August: Started college at the University of Central Florida; Superbad, Eclipse book [Twilight 3]

September: Inaugural Brighthouse Networks Stadium football game, Honors Congress Publications Committee member; Monochrome party

October: Halloween party; Bodies Exhibit; 2007 Homecoming week!

November: 2007 Homecoming Week cont.; 1st trip to Tallahassee; Provost Symposium; BHC Distinguished Member dinner; Elected Honors Congress Director of Academic Affairs; 1st IM Soccer Game [we won!]; BHC Formal

December: C-USA Championship Football Game [we won!]; 2nd trip to Tallahassee; Roadtrip to Memphis for the Liberty Bowl Game [we lost, but it was awesome anyway]


So yeah, that was 2007. Busy year, what can I say? Bring it on, 2008!

late? no, early.

Merry Christmas!

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cool like a real rock band

Rock Band is a truly addicting game - and oh so fun.

transition

Hmm, finals have come and gone - "studying", late night journeys to the Reflection Pond, and attempting to pull staying awake for 24 hours but falling asleep 23.5 hours in are a few of the highlights. Week one of four of winter break has come and gone, spent de-stressing and having an amazing time in Tallahassee with some aweso- i mean, above average [hehe] people. Went from Tally to Orlando yesterday, Orlando to Coral Springs today, and now, after a day spent re-acquainting myself to the hometown with some friends, I'm chilling out -wide awake I might add - at 11:30 pm.

I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do with all this free time...no worries: i've been finding ways to keep myself occupied for almost 18 years; i'll figure something out. :)

respite

I like the word respite. It sounds so official and like it should stand for something more important than a temporary break.

But yeah. This past week has been ridiculously busy [refer to two entries ago], but oh so worthwhile. My first IM soccer game on Thursday was excellent; we won 5-3 and I played goalie -something I haven't done since early high school- and it was great fun. Next game is after winter break, and I'm looking forward to it. The Honors Formal on Friday was fun. I enjoyed spending time with my friends dressed nicely and going "crazy on the dance floor"; I hope they have it again, as it can only get better with time.

The C-USA Championship Game against Tulsa on Saturday was by far one of the highlights of this first semester at college. The game was intense throughout, though we dominated in the end with a final score of 44-25. Despite being unable to rush the field at the end of the game [there was literally about 25 cops lining the wall of the student section], I had an awesome time and am reallllly happy I went. Next stop for the Knights: Memphis, Tennessee for the Liberty Bowl against Mississippi State on December 29. After the game, a bunch of us went to Lazy Moon Pizza to hang out, then watched Zoolander [me for the 1st time], nicely capping off an awesome week.

Now, it is finals week. Chem is Wednesday at 7 am [o.O], Speech is Wednesday at 7 pm, and Calc I is Friday at 1 pm. Another busy week awaits us all, but I'm not sure if it will be able to live up to the enjoyability factor of last week's.

Either way, I think this respite is over.

drifting away in the fog

There was a crazy fog out this morning - it was literally like a blanket at some points. Not one to cast fictional situations on real life - and even less of a scary movie fan, I thought it was interesting that this came about a week after the new Stephen King thriller The Mist debuted.

The fog lowered the temperature considerably and it felt amazing walking around before work this morning. After the meeting, the sun had been up for a while and the fog had vanished, leaving the tolerable heat and milder humidity that defines a Florida fall.

Now, let's say that the fog represents ignorance, and the enjoyment of the fog is the bliss that is said to come with ignorance. If that is true, than the tolerable heat and milder humidity would represent the truth; while its not as comfortable as the fog was, it is something that one can learn to deal and live with. Right?

If only it were so easy...

all is calm, all is bright

I am having an excellent week, which is weird, seeing as next week is exam week. I feel as though I should be freaking out, but I'm not, so, in essence, I am freaking out that I'm not freaking out >.>

Anywho. This week has been going well. Monday was the Provost Symposium [our last Honors Symposium session] and it was good; they played slideshows of memories from throughout the semester and had some guest speakers, it was good. I also recieved an Honorable Mention for the Provost Essay Scholarship, so that was cool.

Yesterday was a good day: classes were good, chilling out for the first time in a while was good; the Honors Congress elections were great - I was elected the 2008 Director of Academic Affairs :D I am really excited. Also the LINK Auction was last night, and though neither myself or my friends won anything, it was enjoyable.

So yeah. The holiday fever is starting to catch. Christmas carols are being played on the radio and in stores, gifts are being purchased, plans are being made - and it's not even December yet; its awesome.

The rest of this week is going to be busy, busy, busy: Today is speech class/Winter Wonderland in our Tower 3 courtyard/the Superbad Showing/the UCF Orchestra performance I want to see [i'm not doing all of them, obviously]. Tomorrow is the Candy Cane Coffee House at the Tower 3 Barnes and Noble, which I will be leaving early to go to my first IM soccer game [w00t! excited!]. Friday is my calculus test/making amazing Rigatoni D with Michelle/the BHC Formal that night. Saturday is the Championship football game [!!!] and Sunday is the beginning of the end of forever [i don't know, i don't think i have any real plans for Sunday yet, but i'm sure they'll come up...]

Oh yeah. I discovered that I can update my blog by email, which is awesome and means more randomness from me! [Its the simple pleasures in life that make life grand ^.^]

So yeah. I'm having a good week to date  =)

Standing outside with my mouth open wide

Its always funny to me what songs you find stuck in your head at the most random times. This Thanksgiving weekend, I had that old childhood song about lemon drop and gumdrop rain on repeat in my head [i can't remember the name of it].

If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops,
Oh what a rain that would be.
Standing outside with my mouth open wide,
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdrops,
Oh what a rain that would be.

Yeah, i know. I'm pretty sure I learned that song from Barney too, a show I abhorred as a child, so its even more interesting I had it stuck in my head.

But when I did listen to this song when I was younger, I always got upset, because if raindrops were chewy orbs of candy goodness and we all went outside waiting with our mouths open, we would most likely choke and die. [sweet and twisted, even as a child :P]

Well, I guess that's one way how too much of a good thing can be bad.

Tempus fugit

Ok, let's see. Since last entry, I:

> spent Veteran's Day weekend in Tallahassee with Michelle and Kristy [definitely already planning to go back during Winter break :D]

> built/launched/banished all memory of - bar this one - a marshmallow launcher [good riddance >.>]

> created a picture wall in our apartment with pictures taken over the course of the semester [turned out wayyyyy better than I thought it would, and it's only going to get better :D]

> went and saw Beowulf in IMAX 3D with a bunch of guys - at 1 am Sunday morning [I think the car ride there was the best part; i mean who doesn't like getting lost in the middle of residential Orlando, being in the middle of a police manhunt, and witnessing random people urinating from a front row seat? :P]

> went to Melting Pot [for the 1st time] for the BHC Distinguished Member dinner [and proceeded to sit in traffic for almost 2 hours on the way home, having some very interesting car ride conversation about urinals, gender switches, and "black" music]

> cooked lots of amazing food [and ate way too much, but it was worth it ^.^]

All in all, it was an interesting week and a half. I've been looking back over my more recent entries and, for the most part, their all pretty depressing. So I've decided that while I may continue to have entries like that, I'm going to make an effort to balance them out with happier - or at least more lighthearted - ones.

My goal for this week: get back to my glass half-full state of being =)

SL Survey Enlightenment

While completing the required Post Service Learning Survey for Honors Symposium, there was a section where you were given a statement and you had to choose agree strongly, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or disagree strongly. One of them was:

I give up easily.

and my answer was:

disagree strongly

Then it hit me: That is the source of a lot of my happiness and a lot my misery...

What a horrible double-edged sword.

It's happening again.

Do you remember those old TRUTH commercials where some teenager would state something and declare it their anti-drug? [Bored? Google "my anti-drug" and look at the images - people have some interesting anti-drugs, to say the least :P] Well, if you were to ask me mine, I guess I would answer:

Getting involved: my anti-drug.

Well, it's true. I've never been enticed by any kind of drug or whatever, but I do like getting involved. Almost too much. In high school, I joined lots of organizations, had lots of outside-of-school interests and activities and I did my part in and for every one of them. But it got to be too much around junior year [with harder classes, SATs, competitions] and senior year [college apps, even more competitions, plus the ever-blamed senioritis]. I don't regret doing all the things I did and I would do the exact same thing again if I were to go back. But I promised myself I would not do the nosedive into everything again - or at least not right off the bat.

Yet here I am, tempted to run for officer positions as a freshman, constantly having to sit on my hands to keep from committing myself to too many things. I currently have the perfect mix of activities [class, work, Honors Congress Publications Committee, IM Soccer, ASME, and SWE - a neat few] and I'm enjoying myself in all of them without stressing about overlapping meetings and worrying about letting someone down. But there is always some other activity that sounds interesting or would be fun...

Sometimes an anti-drug can become a drug itself.

Ode to V and Guy

Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
The gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
--V for Vendetta

Well its not Homegoing

In high school, Homecoming is a week of excuses to dress strangely, an over-hyped dance and a football game that must be won if the aforementioned week and dance are to be fully enjoyed. Well, here in college, Homecoming this year did have an excuse to dress strangely - after all, Wednesday was Halloween, - the game still needs to be won, and instead of a dance, we have daily events that are experiences in and of themselves.

Picking up from where I left off last entry, Thursday night was the Homecoming concert featuring Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Plain White T's, and Cute is What We Aim For. Besides being the homecoming concert featuring bands I really like, it was my first real concert - i know, i know, I'm behind on everything interesting, apparently - so I was doubly excited. From learning how to avoid being drawn into a circle pit to finding out exactly how close you can get to literal strangers over the span of a 3-minute song, it was a great experience and awesome memory. [Pics/video are on my Facebook]

Friday was a UCF tradition known as Spirit Splash, where the ever-sacred Reflection Pond found on campus is for one 2-hour span during Homecoming week open to be entered - and entered it is, by hundreds of students all at once. Its basically a huge pep rally, complete with the cheerleaders, the band, the Homecoming Court, and a roaming mascot. It was great fun.

Saturday was the our first on-campus Homecoming Parade and our first Homecoming football game held in our new stadium. The parade was fun, and the game was awesome [final score 47 - 13, us], both traditions bound to be ingrained at UCF forever. All in all, it was a very busy, tiring, hectic week - but oh so worth it.

trick or treating for fourthmeal

I remember experiencing Halloween as a child: my mother thought it was an evil event, giving people an excuse to do stupid things and get away with it - which it is, i won't deny - so I was usually the kid who didn't get to dress up or go out and get candy on Halloween night. [I first went trick-or-treating in 7th grade, and even then, it was because I happened to be at my friend's house for a "study session" the night of Halloween].

But alas, I think I turned out normal, for the most part, and am now here contemplating how Halloween in college is an experience in and of itself. From getting weird looks from people for dressing up in costume on Halloween Day [I was a sailor-turned-navy nurse] to sharing awkward-but-knowing smiles with other people in costume, to getting attacked by a few zombies [no joke, those guys were quite impressive in retrospect], to attending Homecoming Skit Knight [awesome, awesome, awesome], to ending the night traveling to Taco Bell with some friends to pick up a late night snack.

I think I would have felt cheated if I had gotten a taco in my trick or treat basket when I was in middle school, but in college, I think tacos on Halloween night with great company is as good as it gets.

Happy Halloween

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raindrops keep falling on my head

^^^ that song is stuck in my head at the moment, partly due to the fact that its been raining on and off all day, partly because its an awesome song, and i guess partly because it fits my mood - though, much like my mood, i don't know how i'd classify the weather at the moment. It's stormy, yet calm and soothing at the same time; damp and chill, yet not.

It's all good.

one big blur

So. It's funny how much time passes by without one really realizing it. The weekdays seem to kind of blend together and the weekends seem to take on the characteristics of the weekdays. of course, a weekday technically does not have characteristics that can be taken on, so this is all, once again, me going off on some tangent in my head.

But yeah. College is great. Loads different from high school, but then everyone knows that. Classes are going well, the extracurriculars handling themselves, and my new job in the Course Development and Web Services [CDWS] department of UCF is awesome. I'm happy I got it - and call me a geek, but I happen to like playing on computers and actually be doing something useful.

This week is Homecoming Week - my first as a college student - and I am excited for it, because I'm going to most of the events. Partly because I'm on the BHC Homecoming Roster, but mainly because I want to. It's going to be great.

Ok, so I definitely want to attempt to keep up with my blogging. I am making that my goal for the week - baby steps, you know?

just for the record...

facebook statuses that would fit my mood at the moment:

Melissa is...

- >:O.
-pissed.
-not a happy camper.
-upset that her intentions of going to the Mission Mayhem robotics competition have not been met.
-hating her car with a passion.
-going to get over it in less than 10 minutes - or else.
-realizing there is a silver lining to every cloud.

labor day blues

The "Things to Ponder" widget on my iGoogle homepage said this the other day: "how would we know if a word was miss-spelled in the dictionary?" It succeeded in its purpose, as I sat there thinking about everything from how dictionaries would lose their credibility to how maybe there's some government conspiracy against certain words... o.O

Yes, that [^^^] is what happens when I have too much free time. I've now figured out why I did so many things in high school - because the effects of NOT doing anything would have been far worse.

But yeah. College is amazing. UCF is a great school, my classes are going well, and the people I've met here are awesome. I know it will only gets better from here :)

My music of choice at the moment is by this band called The Cinematics. They came and performed live on campus last week, and I've been listening to them on repeat since then. Their songs "Break" and "Rise & Fall" are my faves. So go check them out sometime.

Ok, enough rambling - for now [insert Umbridge giggle] :)

Harry Potter Theme Park (!!!)

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

On May 31, 2007, Universal Orlando announced that it had secured the rights from Warner Bros. and from British author J. K. Rowling to bring "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" to Islands of Adventure.[1] The twenty-acre island will feature attractions, shops and restaurants set inside such locations as the Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade Village and the iconic Hogwarts castle. Some existing attractions within the Lost Continent are to be updated to the new theme, and will be joined by a state-of-the-art attraction that remains unannounced. Groundbreaking is scheduled for this year, with completion of the expansion planned for late 2009. The new island will replace a portion of the Lost Continent, while expanding the park into what is currently a backstage support area and employee parking.[2]

[source]

WOW, talk about something I can't wait for :)

Prior Incantato

Yesterday, I made a hot dog in the microwave and for the life of me I couldn't remember how long I put it in there for - "was it 40 seconds or 45 seconds?" Its time like these when you really wish Harry Potter magic was real...

lost in translation

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that is what my spanish is like - at the moment, lol

haha, amusing

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i thought it was funny :)

Newest HP5 trailers out!

link

The Scream - lmao

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counting down the days...

...to a summer full of HP!!!

St. Patty's Day

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this is why i'm hot :)

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1251 = 2007 FIRST Robotics Florida Regional Winners


that is why i'm hot :)

Latin = fun

So, I'm here doing my Latin homework and we have to look up various Latin phrases and such. A few of them amused me greatly, so I'll post them here.

Obesa cantavit - The fat lady has sung.
O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem! - Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm!
Optimus magister, bonus liber - The best teacher is a good book
Orbes volantes exstare - Flying saucers are real
Parva leves capiunt animas - Small things occupy light minds (small things amuse small minds)
Pistrix! Pistrix! - Shark! Shark!
Absum! - I'm outta here!
Amicule, deliciae, num is sum qui mentiar tibi? - Baby, sweetheart, would I lie to you?
Ascendo tuum - Up yours
Machina improba! Vel mihi ede potum vel mihi redde nummos meos! - You infernal machine! Give me a beverage or give me my money back!
Monstra mihi pecuniam! - Show me the money!
Musica delenit bestiam feram - Music soothes the savage beast
Nemo risum praebuit, qui ex se coepit - Nobody is laughed at, who laughs at himself. (Seneca)
Veni, Vidi, volo in domum redire - I came, I saw, I want to go home
Noli turbare circulos meos! - Don't upset my calculations! (Archimedes)

my favorite:
Nolite id cogere, cape malleum majorem - Don't force it, get a bigger hammer

:D

[insert <3 here]

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Talking smack

i honestly have no idea why i find this so funny :P


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oops...

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lmao, by far one of my fave Cyanide & Happiness strips

mmm, poisoned

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pedophile wanted

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Publix Valentine's Day Commercial

my all-time favorite Publix commercial has started playing again. I get so sappy everytime I see this ^.^

a few more good commercials

Doritos Distraction

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Promotion Pit

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Bank Robbery

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i know, i know. i'm a loser. but i can't help myself :D

so your mortal, eh?

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Fave Superbowl Commercials :D

lmao, there were definately some good ones this year, especially the Budlight ones.

Rock, Paper, Bud Light

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Wedding Auction

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Workweek Survival

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Give a Little Love

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you can find all of them here: http://www.myspace.com/superspots

amazing movie preview

300: WOW, talk about a movie that looks amazing. can't wait until its released.



The Number 23: hmmm, this one has definately spiked my interest...

Responces Got Back

(Parody of Sir-Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back")

Responses Got Back
By Shawn W

Oh my God, Becky, look at that acceptance rate. It is so small. It looks like one of those Ivy Leagues. But who understands their admission decisions? They only accept people if they're, like, a total genius, 'kay? I mean the acceptance rate is so small. I can't believe it's so selective, it's like, miniscule--I mean, wow! Look! It's just so...prestigious

I like big envelopes and I cannot lie
You other applicants can't deny
When a mailman comes by during his itty bitty trail
And puts a bulging thing in your mail

You get accepted! and you wanna get real tough
You notice that envelope was stuffed
Deep in the box it's sitting
I'm anxious and can't s@#%ing

Oh college, I wanna get in ya
And get that nice big letta'
My counselors tried to warn me
But that acceptance makes me so nervy

Ooh, Rumbled-acceptance
You say you wanna get me some entrance
Well, use me, use me
'Cause you ain't the average university

I've gone previewing
The hell with "matches" and "fitting"
Cause it's prestigious, top-ranked,
And I've got this process tanked

I'm tired of magazines
Saying all resume padding is the new thing
Take the average college scholar and ask him that
My application is where it's at

So admissions counselors, counselors
Has your college accepted me?
Take my application and check it, check it
Check it with a healthy "yes"
That letter is packed

I like them round and big
And when I'm throwing a gig
I just can't help myself, I'm acting like an animal
Now here's my scandal*

I wanna make you my home
And a, double-c, e, p, t
I ain't talking 'bout College Confidential
'Cause this process ain't sequential

I want 'em real thick and bulging
So find that jumbo packet
ShawnOfAwesome's in the top bracket
Begging to be accepted

So I'm looking at college propaganda
The junk mail's piled as high as a giant panda
But I'll keep my letters like a postal serva'

A word to the thick-filled envelopes, I wanna getcha
I wont cuss or tear ya
But I gotta be straight when I say I wanna get in
Till the grad school thing comes along

College got it goin' on
A lot of admissions counselors won't like this song
'Cause them punks want to make you wait then reject you
And I'd rather just get in

'Cause the wait's long and I'm stressed
And I want to see them say "yes, yes yes!"

So colleges, colleges,
If you wanna give me some scholarships
Then send that letter out
And all the applicants shout
Responses got back!

Actually, when it has to do with colleges, College Confidential doesn't have very much at all to do with my selection.
I mean, $42k-5/1-11%? Maybe if it's number 1

So that applicant has nursed a population of anaconda
And his father is Mufasa
But Mufasa won't be the king of the college's anaconda

My mailbox don't want none
Unless you've accepted number one
You can reject Jack and Jill and Susan
But please accept your main man

Some colleges want to make the process a hard role
And tell you that your application ain't gold
So they defer you and they torture you
But when the mailman pulls up I'll still retrieve it

So College Confidential says my app is whack
But I still hope to get the "accepted" pack
'Cause my chances are small and my nerves are kickin'
And I'm waiting for my mail to thicken

To the slivery envelopes that fit in magazines:
I really hope you ain't my thing
Give me a bulger and I won't be no resister
Adulations and preview stuff didn't miss her

Some mailman try to dis me
By bringing me a letter that's skinny
But I made it a game and hit him
And look for a letter of admission

So mailman, if the envelope's round
And it turns out I wasn't turned down
Dial 1-900-AWE-SOME
And give me some fat letters
Responses got back!

* I figured this verse was way too fitting to change. It seemed to match the theme of the parody about as well as it matched the original song :)


LMAO, i love it ^.^

Officially a Gator!

yay!

<3 mel :)

and going and going...

Ok, so I realized that I haven't actually posted a real post in a while, so here's one. Um, let's see what's going on in my life. There's school - it has this weird way of always being there. There's robotics - hot and heavy in build season at the moment ^.^ There's work, though I'm not there that often because of robotics... There's that whole college thing - got accepted to UCF and I hear from UF on Friday. Ummm...then there's all the assorted things that go with everyday life, like pointless drama between friends, parents who can't ever be pleased, and the never-ending required readings for class, Crime and Punishment the poison of the moment.
Wow, this sounds a lot more pessimistic than I intended...hmm, oh well, lol. Here I leave you with a minimal dose of Cyanide and Happiness because it amuses me. ~mel :)


Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

tests >.<

chuckle worthy ^.^

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

sounds [latin] to me...

Daughters: funny

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POTC posters

The potential promotional posters for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End [POTC 3] have been released. I really like the group one. :)

Put Your Ipod (or MP3 player) in Shuffle and List the FIRST 25 Songs (be honest)

1. Moulin Rouge soundtrack - El Tango de Roxanne
2. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
3. Michael Buble - Moondance
4. The All-American Rejects - Move Along
5. Bond - Viva!
6. Gwen Stefani - Bubble Pop Electric
7. No Doubt - Rock Steady
8. Madonna - Hung Up
9. Jamiroquai - Canned Heat
10. Ashlee Simpson - Boyfriend
11. Shakira - La Tortura
12. The Fray - How to save a life
13. Nelly Furtado - Maneater
14. Bon Jovi - It's my life
15. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
16. System of a Down - Toxicity
17. Rent soundtrack - Santa Fe
18. Plain White T's - Hate (I really don't like you)
19. Coldplay - Fix you
20. The Beatles - A Day in the Life
21. Linkin Park - Place for my Head
22. Fergie - Fergalicious
23. Relient K - Be my Escape
24. Ok Go- Here it Goes Again
25. Shiny Toy Guns - Le disko

I know, my music tastes have a very wide range
:]

family guy clips

guess i'm in a funny clip kind of mood :P

Desperate times, desperate measures


Democracy takes over in Iraq


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american dad clips :P

touch it. lmao


guns are for people who want to defend themselves against smaller guns ^.^

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end of ze world - very funny

lmfao, you HAVE to watch this :D

:P - literally

2006 in Review

2006: the best of times and the worst of times...

January: 16th Birthday and party; broke up with Matt

February: Tennis Season started; Lights out dance; Broward County Science Fair

March: FIRST Robotics Competition @ UCF (good trip); FIRST Robotics Competition @ Palmetto (amazing trip - we won 1st place); V for Vendetta

April: Spring break in Jamaica (a lot of fun); State Science Fair (won 3rd place); FIRST Championship Event in Atlanta (awesome time); Plywood Regatta

May: AP Exams; International Science Fair in Indianapolis, IN (amazing experiance); 2nd Annual Rapids Trip with friends (good times :D); X-Men 3

June: Disaster @ DeVry Robotics Competition; SAMS @ Carngie Mellon!; Cars

July: Sandcastle Waterpark, Kennywood Amusement Park, Click, Clerks II; Pirates of the Caribbean 2; Superman IMAX [amazing!]

August: SAMS ends; parents got divorced; Began 12th grade at Coral Glades High School; the joke hurricane known as Ernesto; Accepted [funny, though scary... o.O]

September: 1st Debate Competition [won Best Speaker ^.^]; Homecoming '06;

October: Blue Key Debate Tournament;

November: Ethics Seminar; CFL Debate competition @ JPT; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Les Miserables

December: FLL Robotics Competition @ Crystal Lake; the INCIDENT (lol); Borat [lmao]


So yeah, it's been a complex year, filled with many memories, though i'm happy its over. Bring it on, 2007! <3 melissa :)

Happy New Year!

It's finally here! Only 5 months and 21 days until freedom :)

amazing movie clips

i just LOVE these scenes from the movie Step Up





Phantom of the Opera = love

procrastination :D

i'll be sure to think about this next time i feel like putting something off ^.^

HP5 Movie Trailer

TIME cartoons

One of my favorites.

daily dose of cyanide and happiness

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

a few of my favorite things

HP 7 Title is out!

I know, i'm a loser :D

TIME Person of the Year

Pretty cool, pretty cool

it's a WeeMee!

lol, i think these things are adorable. I made it as close to me as possible ^.^

Interesting icons...

Just a few of my faves :)

strange o.O

A man named William Strange died, and his friend asked the tombstone maker to inscribe on his tombstone: "Here lies Strange, an honest man, and a lawyer."

The inscriber insisted that such an inscription would be confusing, for passersby would tend to think that three men were buried under the stone. However he suggested an alternative.

He suggested the following; "Here Lies a Man who was BOTH honest and a lawyer." That way, whenever anyone walked by the tombstone and read it, they would be certain to remark:

"That's Strange!!"

lol. i thought it was funny, ok? :P

what would you do...

...if you were walking and saw this?



I must say I would lmao - then poke it to find out if it were real, which in this case it isn't :D

I'm back - and I'm staying

sooo, I've been on like...a year long sabbatical from all my blogs, but I've realized that I miss it and that hey, why not? So, I shall resume my methodically mad posts of things that I find amusing. Who knows, maybe some random person will stumble across this blog and crack a smile at least once. That would make me happy :) And, so I begin.

Hahaha, check out Justin Timberlake on SNL. I must say, he is quite funny.



LMAO! For anyone who likes Star Wars... or actually for anyone at all ^.^

:D

The two hottest guys in high school were Juan and Ahmahl, the twin sons of a Spanish mom and an Arabic dad. Every girl in school wanted to have sex with them. Two sisters were lucky enough to have some success in bedding the twins.

"I did it with Juan when we went out last night, and it was really nice," the younger sister said. "But I won't be really satisfied until I've had his brother, too."

The older sister rolled her eyes. "Hey, they're twins, and I've had them both. Take it from me, if you've fucked Juan, you've fucked Ahmahl."

lol

4 High School friends meet at their High School Reuion. The fourth Highschool dude goes to bathroom and the others start to talk about their sons...

Highschool Dude 1: "You know my son? I'm so proud of him 'cause he was so successful. He became so rich that he gave one of his best friends a 2-million dollar Mansion for free!"

Highschool Dude 2: "Really? My son's made me proud, too. He's became so rich from acting and gave his closest friend 2 free Hummer H2's."

Highschool Dude 3: "Even my son got rich! He won the 8 million-dollar Lotto, and he bought his friend a private yatch and plane."

>>The fourth Highschool Dude comes back from the bathroom and overhears them talking about their sons. So he began to tell them about his son.

Highschool Dude 4:" Yeah, well, my son hasn't been as successful like your sons have. He's gay and works at a gay stripping joint for a living."

Highschool Dude 1: "What a shame."

Highschool Dude 4: "No, not really. He lives in a 2-million dollar mansion, owns his own jet and yatch, and owns 2 Hummer H2's which were all given to him by 3 of his Ex-boyfriends."

If you understood this, repost (because we all know some people are a little slow).

food for thought...

Sex is like dominoes...if you don't have a good partner, you better have a strong hand.

:D

oh god :D

Rick met Suzanne at a nightclub. They enjoyed each other's company all evening. When the club closed, Suz anne invited Rick back to her place, where they quickly got involved in a very passionate and energetic romp in bed, together.

Finally, tired and satisfied, they both lay back in the bed, snuggled up close to each other. After a short while, Suzanne began tenderly stroking Rick's manhood.

Surprised but appreciative, Rick commented,
"Surely you can't be ready for more?"

"No," Suzanne replied, "but every now and
then, I get a little nostalgic and I miss the days when I had mine...."

sad, but true...

It's not difficult to make a woman happy
A man only needs to be:

1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little for himself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
54. give the authority but never expect her to be responsible
55. give her the last word no matter what the cost to your life
and limb

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget: birthdays, anniversaries
arrangements she makes.

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY
1. Show up naked
2. Fix him something to eat.

hehe :D

A college teacher reminds her class of tomorrow's final exam. "Now class, I won't tolerate any excuses for you not being here tomorrow. I might consider a nuclear attack or a serious personal injury or illness, or a death in your immediate family but that's it, no other excuses whatsoever!" A smart-ass guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asks, "What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?" The entire class does its best to stifle their laughter and snickering. When silence is restored, the teacher smiles sympathetically at the student, shakes her head, and sweetly says, "Well, I guess you'd have to write the exam with your other hand."

snow...

*sigh* if only Florida had snow. oh, the things that would be created...lol

Calvin and Hobbes: Snow Sculptures

all about the dirty jokes :P

A young man has always dreamed on owning a Harley Davidson. One day
he has finally saved up enough money so he goes down to the dealer.
After picking out the perfect bike the dealer warns him that if he
leaves his Harley in the rain the chrome has a tendency to rust. He
tells the young man an old biker's trick is to keep a jar of
Vaseline handy and smear it on the chrome if the bike must be left
out in the rain.

A few months later the young man meets a woman and falls in love.
She asks him to come home and meet her parents over dinner. He
readily agrees and the date is set. At the appointed time he picks
her up on his Harley and they ride to her parents house. Before they
go in she tells him that they have a family tradition that whoever
speaks first after dinner must do the dishes.

After a delicious dinner everyone sits in silence waiting for the
first person to break and get stuck doing the dishes. After a long
fifteen minutes the young man decides to speed things up so he
reaches over and kisses the
woman in front of her family.

And no one says a word...! Next he decides to take a more direct
approach so he throws her on the table and has sex with her in front
of everyone. And still no one says a word...!!! Now he is getting
desperate, so he grabs her mother and throws her on the table. They
have even wilder sex. But no one says a word...!!!!

By now he is getting very worried and is wondering what to do next
when he hears thunder in the distance. His first thought is to
protect the chrome on his Harley, so he reaches in his pocket and
pulls out the Vaseline. And the father says, "Okay dammit, I'll do
the dishes.

_______________________________________________________

A man walked into a bar. There, he saw a beautiful,
smartly dressed woman perched on a bar stool.
Approaching her he said, "Hello there gorgeous. How
are you?"

Having already had a few power drinks, she turned
around, faced him, looked him straight in the eye and
said, "Listen! I'll screw anybody, anytime, anywhere,
your place, my place, front door, back door, it
doesn't matter. I've been doing it since I got out of
college. I just flat ass love it."

Eyes wide with interest, he said, "No kidding? I'm a
lawyer too! What firm are you with?"

_______________________________________________________

The priest in a small Irish village loved the cock and ten hens he
kept in the hen house behind the church.
But one Saturday night the cock went missing!!!
The priest knew that cock fights happened in the village so he started to
question his parishoners in the church the next morning.

During mass, he ask the congregation. "Has anybody got a cock?"

All the men stood up.
"No, no" he said, "that wasn't what I meant ...."

"Has anybody seen a cock?"

All the women stood up.

"No, no" he said, "that wasn't what I meant!"

"Has anybody seen a cock that doesn't belong to them?"

Half the women stood up.

"No, no" he said, "that wasn't what I meant."

"Has anybody seen MY cock?"

All the nuns, three altar boys, two priests and a goat stood up.

what a sad, sad world...

" For your information, a couple of weeks ago, in the Odean cinema, a person sat on something sharp in one of the seats. When she stood up to see what it was, a needle was found poking through the seat with a note attached saying, "you have been infected with HIV".
The centre for Disease Control in Birmingham, reports similar events have taken place in several other cities recently. ALL of the needles tested HAVE been found positive for HIV. The CDC also reports that needles have been found in the coin return areas of pay phones and coke machines.
Everyone is asked to use extreme caution when confronted with these types of situtions. All public chairs should be throughly but safely inspected prior to any use. Further more, they ask that everyone notify their family and friends of the potential dangers, as well."

if only you could take it back...

Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the
word back...or that you could crawl into a hole? Here are the
testimonials of a few people who did...


FIRST TESTIMONY:

I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and
asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I
turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband
didn't say a word...he knew better.

SECOND TESTIMONY:

I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was
unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for
several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen
who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without
thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's
balls."

THIRD TESTIMONY:

My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a
variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the
boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No,I'm
just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically.
The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my
sister has never let me forget.

FOURTH TESTIMONY:

While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release
some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of
her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons.
I told her that if she did not start behaving "right now" she would be
punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice
just as threatening, "If you don't let me go right now, I will tell
Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!"
The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the
tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my
dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow.
The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of
laughter.

FIFTH TESTIMONY:

My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and was
on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in
between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While
enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my
seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. The realized that Danny
had not asked to go potty in awhile, so I asked him if he needed to go,
and he said "No". I kept thinking "Oh Lord, that child has had an
accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny,
are you SURE you didn't have an accident?
"No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident,
because the smell was getting worse.Soooooo, I asked one more time,
"Danny, did you have an accident?"
This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his
cheeks and yelled "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly
choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants
and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the
best laugh they'd ever had!

LAST TESTIMONY:

This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very
embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think
before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get
any... a true story...
We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have
snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: "So Bob, where's
that 8 inches you promised me last night?" Not only did HE have to
leave
the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!

5 Important Lessons

1st Important Lesson - Always know those around you


During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the
school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her
name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant. They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is
smile and say "hello."
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her
name was Dorothy.


2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American
woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway
trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had
broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
put her into a taxicab.
She seemed t o be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a
giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached..
It read:
"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband's bedside just before he passed away... God
bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving
others."
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole.



3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in
front of him.
"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and
studied the coins in it.
"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he
inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the
waitress was growing impatient.
"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress
came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
was one quarter, two dimes and five pennies.
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had
to have enough left to leave her a tip.



4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the King indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve
our condition.


5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had
developed the antibodies needed to combat the
illness. The doctor explained the situation to her
little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will
save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in
bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did,
seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his
face grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order to save her.


Think about them, and remember them...

and you thought americans were smart?

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An elderly woman walked into the Bank of Canada one morning with a purse full of money. She wanted to open a savings
account and insisted on talking to the president of the Bank
because, she said, she had a lot of money.
After many lengthy discussions (after all, the client is always
right) an employee took the elderly woman to the president's
office.
The president of the Bank asked her how much she wanted to deposit. She placed her purse on his desk and replied,
"$165,000". The president was curious and asked her how she had been able to save so much money. The elderly woman
replied that she made bets.
The president was surprised and asked, "What kind of bets?"
The elderly woman replied, "Well, I bet you $25,000 that your testicles are square."
The president started to laugh and told the woman that it was
impossible to win a bet like that.
The woman never batted an eye. She just looked at the president and said, "Would you like to take my bet?"
"Certainly", replied the president "I bet you $25,000 that my
testicles are not square."
"Done", the elderly woman answered. "But given the amount of money involved, if you don't mind I would like to come back at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with my lawyer as a witness."
"No problem", said the president of the Bank confidently.
That night, the president became very nervous about the bet
and spent a long time in front of the mirror examining his
testicles, turning them this way and that, checking them over
again and again until he was positive that no one could
consider his testicles as square and reassuring himself that there was no way he could lose the bet.
The next morning at exactly 10 o'clock the elderly woman
arrived at the president's office with her lawyer and
acknowledged the $25,000 bet made the day before that the
president's testicles were square.
The president confirmed that the bet was the same as the one
made the day before. Then the elderly woman asked him to
drop his pants etc. so that she and her lawyer could see clearly.
The president was happy to oblige.
The elderly woman came closer so she could see better and
asked the president if she could touch them. "Of course", said the president. "Given the amount of money involved, you
should be 100% sure."
The elderly woman did so with a little smile Suddenly the
president noticed that the lawyer was banging his head against
the wall. He asked the elderly woman why he was doing that
and she replied, "Oh, it's probably because I bet him $100,000 that around 10 o'clock in the morning I would be holding the
balls of the President of the Bank of Canada!"

procrastination = life after dark

[x] = yes
[/] = sort of
comments in (parentheses)--

[x] I have a cell phone. call me ;) lol
[ ] I am obsessed with having my shoes match my outfit.
[ ] I'm the youngest child.
[ ] I am a boy.
[/] I love wearing dangly earrings.
[ ] I am a gemini.
[/] I'm obsessed with dogs.
[ ] I can't live without lipgloss.
[x] I can't live without music.
[x] I lived in a different state in the U.S. before.
[ ] I get an allowance.
[ ] I want to be in high school forever.
[ ] I've seen Jason Mraz in person.
[/] I get annoyed easily. (lol, sometimes)
[x] I eventually want kids.
[x] I love to read.
[/] I have more than a couple horrible memories.
[x] I am addicted to the Disney Channel/Disney movies. (heck yes!)
[x] I am a girl.
[/] I'm a worried person.
[x] I'm in high school.
[xxxxxx] I love taking pictures. (hehe)
[x] I like to swim.
[/] My dreams are sometimes weird. [now, do you mean, dreams or fantasies... ;D]
[ ] One of my friends is gay. (none that i know of/told me...)
[x] I dress how I feel that day.
[ ] I've never fallen asleep during school. (are you kidding?!?!?)
[ ] Sometimes I cry for almost no reason.
[x] Sometimes it bugs me when people are really late. (grrr)
[x] I procrastinate. (hahaha!)
[x] I love autumn. (best season!)
[ ] I have too many clothes.
[x] I like to sleep in.
[ ] I've failed a class in high school.
[/] I'm afraid of spiders. (big ugly ones = *shudder*)
[ ] I have nail polish on my fingernails or toe nails right now.
[x] I've watched the O.C.
[/] I love my hair. (i like the color)
[ ] I never fight with my parents. (...)
[x] I like the beach. (good times...)
[ ] I have never had the chicken pox.
[x] I'm excited for the future. (hell yeah)
[x] I have family out of state.
[x] I can't wait till my birthday. [16!!! (finally...)]
[ ] I love the show Rich Girls (never even heard of it...)
[x] I love my friends. (with all my heart)
[/] Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. (...)
[ ] I can be very insecure all the time.
[x] I have never broken a bone.
[x] I have a laptop.
[x] I love people that love music. [:D]
[/] I state the obvious sometimes just to reassure myself. (haha, yes, that's the reason...)
[x] I dance randomly sometimes.
[?] I'm a good singer. (ummm, idk? i just like to sing...)
[x] I am right handed.
[/] I sometimes like cleaning my room. (i like finding things from like 3rd grade...those are the best)
[ ] I'm taking german class.
[/] I never get jealous. (most of the time i don't. seriously)
[x] I love cute underwear/thongs. hehe ;)
[/] I love doing math. (when i understand what i'm doing)
[ ] I cry when I see homeless people.
[x] I like hugs. :)
[x] I don't like to study for tests. (does anybody?)
[x] I love God.
[/] I play soccer on a team.
[x] I am too forgiving sometimes.
[/] I love high school.
[ ] I love the color pink more than the rest.
[/] I love to sew. (what? it can be fun...lol)
[ ] I have blue eyes.
[/] I like being a passenger in vehicles at nighttime. [ummm, ok? i'd rather be driving. or doing stuff in the backseat with...well, he know who he is... :D]
[/] I become stressed easily.
[ ] I've never lied.
[x] I like comfy sweatpants.
[x] I love the rain. esp. when i'm inside & the radio is playing & i'm snuggled in bed
[/] I hate getting shots.
[/] I'm a perfectionist. (not as much as i used to be...)
[x] I like going on rides.
[ ] I've gone mooning. (not yet...lol)
[x] I hate the feeling of failure.
[ ] I have my own vehicle.
[/] I love camping.
[/] I can be quite shy. (when i first meet people, or don't know anybody...)
[x] There's something I will never forget, either because I can't or because I just don't want to.
[x] I love looking at pictures.
[x] I love music.
[/] I do well in school. (ap chem's a bizzatch...)
[x] I get a lot of e-mail.
[x] I like hot tubs.
[/] I like to be alone sometimes. (much rather company...)

i'm WHITE

You scored as White. You were Meant to be White Ok whitie run along. White 80% Asian 80% Black 40% Mexican 0% What Race Were You meant to Be? created with QuizFarm.com

lol, like i didn't know that already :P

so true

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2005, if :

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is
that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if
anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the
screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW YOU'RE LAUGHING at yourself.

boredom = procrastination

-smoked a cigarette: no
-smoked a cigar: nope
-crashed a friend’s car: Nope
-stolen a car: No
-been in love: No
-been dumped: no
-been fired: Never
-been in a fist fight: no
-snuck out of your parent’s house: not yet... ;)
-had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back: yes
-been arrested: No
-made out with a stranger: no
-gone on a blind date: No
-lied to a friend: Yes
-had a crush on a teacher: eh...not really
-skipped school: no
-slept with a co-worker: Nope
-seen someone die: No
-been on a plane: Yes
-thrown up in a bar: No
-taken painkillers: Yes
-love someone or miss someone right now: Yeah
-lain on your back and watched cloud shapes go by: Of course
-made a snow angel: yep
-played dress up: Yes
-cheated while playing a game: Yes
-been lonely: Yes
-fallen asleep at work/school: Yes
-used a fake ID: not yet, lol
-felt an earthquake: No
-touched a snake: yeah
-run a red light: nope
-been suspended from school: No
-had detention: yes, one lunch detention in 6th, but i got out of it, so no, lol
-been in a car accident: no
-witnessed a crime: ummm.....jaywalking count?
-pole danced: No
-been lost: Yes
-been to the opposite side of the country: no
-felt like dying: Yes
-cried yourself to sleep: yes
-played cops and robbers: yep
-sung karaoke: Not in public
-done something you told yourself you wouldn’t: no
-laughed till some kind of beverage came out of your nose: lol, yes
-caught a snowflake on your tongue: yep
-sang in the shower: yes
-had a dream that you married someone: no
-got your tongue stuck to a flag pole: No
-worn the opposite sex’s clothes: Yeah
-sat on a roof top: yes
-not taken a shower for a week: no. Although I doubt I would admit to it if I did
-been scared to watch scary movies: lol, YES
-played chicken: Yes
-been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on: YES!!! (*cough matt cough*)
-been told you’re hot by a complete stranger: actually yes
-broken a bone: no
-been easily amused: lol, all the time
-laughed so hard you cried: Yes
-cried so hard you laughed: Yeah
-mooned/flashed someone: lol...not yet
-cheated on a test: no
-forgotten someone’s name: hmmm....i try not to
-slept naked: nope
-skinny dipped in a pool: i want to, but i'd want company... ;)
-been kicked out of your house: nope
-blacked out from drinking: no
-played a prank on someone: Yes
-gone to a late night movie: not yet (HP4!!!)

school

the beginning of the end...

school has started. i'm a junior at last.

how weird the feeling is...

schedule