Sneezing

Today I was driving on the freeway and had to sneeze.

Sneezing is like...the most scary thing EVER when you're driving!!! 

I HAD to close my eyes (because I'm pretty sure it's impossible to release a sneeze without  doing so) and I HAD to sneeze otherwise maybe I'd explode. 

Another note about sneezing.  Why is it that if someone distracts you then suddenly you can't anymore...it's lost...gone....forever!  And isn't that frustrating?!  Grrrr. However, if that ever happens all you need to do is squint and look at the sun or a really bright light and it'll magically come back into the brain queue: release sneeze.

 

The word for sneeze in Spanish is estornudo (spelling?).  Isn't that an odd word?  If you didn't know Spanish would you even know what that was?  It'd be pretty tricky to guess.  Sometimes you can kind of figure out what a word is because it looks like English, but in cases like these, you just have to know someone who can tell you what it is (or find a dictionary or ask Google).

 

Oh my goodness, funny discovery!!!  The other day I believe I was looking up something on Google (can't remember what it was though) and I typed Why do I and then a bunch of options popped up and it was sooooo funny/wierd/kinda freaky.  Go ahead and try it and you'll see what I mean!

 

Well, I think I ate too much sugar again today.  This was a pretty stream of consciousness post.  Sometimes that's just how my mind works.  You may have lost a brain cell or two reading this.  Go do a Sudoku puzzle or something before it's too late!!!!

Yesterday I was having a wierd day.  I'm still not sure what was going on but I was really stressed out and emotional and just...yeah.  Kinda crazy.  I think I consumed way too much sugar too.  Maybe that's why I had that icky i'm-not-hungry-but-my-stomach-feels-empty thing going on.  Anyway, as I settled to go to bed, I grabbed my tape recorder from my dresser and popped in a tape I made with one of my favorite mission companions.  Seeing as it was quite late (or early depending on how you look at it...) I was trying relax and let the crappy day melt away into a faded memory. 

 

This tape is so random!  I was laughing from start to finish!  Not a chuckle either, but a hearty, abdominal-workout kind of laugh (which I had to stifle so as not to wake my parents! heeh) It starts out with Elder Dang making up silly songs about forgetting to bring his pen for zone conference as we're headed there, and then a song he made up on the fly about sister missionaries.  The next chunk is mostly Sego and making up our own crazy songs about the humidity, black socks (that never get dirty and the longer you wear them the blacker they get!), and a Billy Joel song we made up our own lyrics to as a Thank-You-Gram dedicated to our mission president.  Also featured on this cassette is a behind-the-scenes audio interview on what its like to be an Hermana.  We recorded that while we waited for the phone call to find out about our transfers.  Quite funny. 

 

Probably my most favorite part is where we talked about some of the crazy people we met, some of the amazing people who's lives we got to be a part of for a brief time but will never forget, AND stories of really funny experiences we had like when bike pedals fell off our ghetto bikes in the middle of the road, or the multiple times we peed ourselves from laughing so much!  Sego just has this amazing story-telling ability, full of emotion and drama.  As she's talking I'm giggling hysterically in the background just about the whole time. 

 

Don't you wish you could listen to this?? hehe

 

Indeed, it is one of my treasured keepsakes.  I really wish I would've carried that recorder with me more often and recorded more stuff, but it brings to life some memories that will live on forever!!!

How do you--How do you SQUEEZE? *

* Title inspired by the Jesse McCartney song "How do you sleep"

 

This morning as I was squeezing the toothpaste onto my toothbrush I was contemplating on  how you'll sometimes hear about couples arguing about how the toothpaste is squeezed out of the tube.  I wondered: Do people really argue about such a trivial matter?  I mean, REALLY?!?!?!  Any of your married folk, feel free to share your thoughts...perhaps I am blind to something.  I simply think it's ridiculous (just about as ridiculous as me thinking about it and writing about it, hehe!).  I think we need to focus on the fact that if the toothpaste low, be grateful your spouse is brushing their teeth!  (Who wants their sweetie pie to have rotten teeth or smelly breath? EW.) 

 

Honestly, who even cares?  Who even pays attention for crying out loud?  Not me!  I just want to brush my teeth and move on with life!  If that means squeezing from the top, bottom, middle, folding up from the bottom, flattening it w/ my toothbrush or stabbing it with a fork (kidding) then what difference does it make? 

 

Another thing. 

How the toilet paper hangs from the roll.  Over or under? I personally prefer under...but as long as there is toilet paper period (or at least an easily accessible spare) I'm happy.

 

The end.

Wordle Fun!

I just discovered this nifty word cloud maker!!!
It's addicting.
You type in whatever words you want and then you can change the color, font and layout. It's a java applet so you can't really save in .jpg format. I just did a Print Screen and then cropped it.

Go here and have some fun!

You saved $2.26

Hi. I'm about to dive into another intense study session for my medical terminology class.  In order to make room for the info I actually need to store in my brain, I will now proceed to clear out the useless thoughts that are taking up valuable space, along with other random stuff of the day:

-First things first, as the title of this post indicates, I saved $2.26. Yes! And even got a 5 cent fuel reward. Score!  I stopped at the grocery store on my way to work to buy some frozen meals (and Miracle Whip because the store I went to last night was out, aaaaaand I also gave in to buying a box of half a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts...which by the way, was the most expensive and winner for the most empty calories item on my receipt, ACK!!! Oh well, 8 seconds in the microwave and it was melt-in-my-mouth goodness! Purchase justified.) 

-As mentioned, the point of the trip was to get some frozen meals to leave at my work.  I spent a good chunk of time in that frozen food aisle.  Decisions, decisions.  I had a coupon for $1.50 off Lean Cuisine (if I bought10). I picked out the ones I thought sounded most delicious (including the BBQ Chicken pizza which is quite nice!), all the while trying to justify in my mind paying $3 for EACH (and remember, I was gonna buy 10 to use the coupon) and continued strolling further down the frozen food aisle.  I noticed the Michelina meals were on sale for 88 cents.  {groan}

Last time I bought frozen meals I decided to try out the Michelinas (which were then 10 for $10).  They weren't HORRIBLE, but I definitely liked the Lean Cuisine better.  I lingered for a moment in front of the Michelinas and then continued on my way, cart full of my not-on-sale-overpriced Lean Cuisines. 

You guessed it.  It wasn't long before I was coming back down that same aisle and quietly returned my Lean Cuisines (Well I kept the BBQ Chicken Pizzas!) and traded them out for the 88 cent Michelinas (This is at Smith's right now and if you go to the Michelinas website you can print off a coupon to save 20 cents I think when you buy five...bummer I didn't know that earlier!).

-I was a little embarrassed when I showed up to work with like two bags full of frozen meals.  *Gasp!* I've become a most despised (not really) freezer hog!  (more on that later....In fact, stay tuned for a future post about my Frozen food reviews, as well as the more deets on the Freezer Hog Wars!

-My eyes scanned the shelves within those chilly glass doors and I had to do a double take.  Oh!  Oh!  Wait...nevermind.  That bag of frozen vegetables didn't say "CRACK-pot meal" but rather "Crock-pot meal".  Of course, that makes sense (Ok, maybe studying til 1 am wasn't such a good idea....). 

- My receipt showed "LOL spread" (LOL = Land o Lakes) and that made me LOL!

-Today I was driving behind a big red fire engine and later an ambulance.  I noticed for the first time (present on both vehicles) that the turning lights are cool.  They are yellow lights that flash as they form into an arrow.  That probably makes no sense...so just pay attention to the turn signal lights next time you see a firetruck and/or ambulance.

-I got a B on my death and dying test.  Not too shabby considering I didn't study at all (oops!) and b-s'd my way through the last two essay questions.

-Last but not least, my friend gave me a chocolate-coconut kiss.  Oh man, that was happiness in my mouth!  Delectable!

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Gas Time!

The other day I was up to 311 miles and the gauge looked like this (obviously past empty), yet the light hadn't come on yet. I didn't want to risk it so I filled up my tank. Wonder if it's broken??? Hmmm.

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P.S. Happy Valentine's Day
and
President's Day
this weekend!!!!

Spell check?

Yesterday I walked over to the supply room at work to pick up a wite-out contraption and it turns out I got the last one.  The rule is that if you take the last one you write it on the supply order list.  I quickly scanned the list and discovered someone had already written it in, and then I noticed this:

SISORRS?!?!?!?!?!

I thought that was pretty funny!

Running on Empty

The other day I noticed that my gas tank in my car was getting pretty close to empty.  I didn't have time to get gas for another couple days so I went from school out to my work (roughly 25 min drive) and was just praying I wouldn't run out of gas!

I started to wonder, what would happen if I just suddenly run out of gas?  My car would just stop?  Like in the middle of the road? Or what?  I didn't really want to find out.  I got to work just fine and went to the gas station across the street to fill up.

Somehow I was literally running on empty. 
Here's the proof.

Not too fond of the panicky feeling.

So just be careful when running on empty, in any sense, whether it's not putting gas in your car,  fuel in your body or spirit.  You'll only get so far before beginning to fall apart!

Ch-ch-ch-changes

What was that candy Willy Wonka invented that kept changing colors?  Was it the gobstopper.....? Eh, I can't remember.  But anyway...Behold! A new header/layout.  Just in case you haven't noticed, my indecisiveness about my blog layout is pretty much a direct reflection of my indecisiveness in general. 

Notice my new header (I have to brag ok because it took me forever and a half to make).  I downloaded the GIMP image editing software and was playing around on it.  Yes, I realize it is kind of ugly.  Gimme a break!  It's similar to PhotoShop in nature and functionality (except for GIMP is free) and I haven't used PhotoShop is ages......so this is the best it's gonna get for now.

What a deal!

I went to the dollar store the other night and got all this for $24 plus tax!  I love the dollar store!

This was a gift for my friend's bridal shower.  What can I say?  I'm a practical girl.  Sure, other gifts might be more fun....but I figure these are the "little things" that are useful and maybe get forgotten by newlyweds.

Hooray for the dollar store!!!!  Here you will find everything for your household cleaning needs...

Notice the body wash/sponge and front and center...a pregnancy test (who knows if it actually works! I mean....it was only a dollar!)  I originally wanted to sneak in a hideous thong or something to jazz things up but sadly they had nothing but grandma underwear at the dollar store.  Then while at the checkout, my boyfriend spotted the preggo test and suggested I get that.  I was like "uhhhhhhh........OK!"

At the party we were invited to give some advice to the happy couple.  Mine was written on the card.

Here's the cute bride-to-be!