Things I learned this weekend:
1. I am twice as productive when I'm wearing a hood. And I am at least ten times more productive on Saturdays than on Sundays.
2. A bottle of beer placed in the freezer portion of my refridgerator will, in fact, freeze.
3. Norah Roberts movies on Lifetime are as lame as her books.
4. My remote starter will start my car from inside my room. Win.
5. Microwave brownies single handedly encompass everything that is good about the world.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Dilemma:
1)Keep double major in Political Science and Psychology, graduate in 2 years, go to grad school
2)Drop to a Political Science minor (because I don't really need the major), graduate in a year and a half, take a semester off, go to grad school.
What should I do with my life?
1)Keep double major in Political Science and Psychology, graduate in 2 years, go to grad school
2)Drop to a Political Science minor (because I don't really need the major), graduate in a year and a half, take a semester off, go to grad school.
What should I do with my life?
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Dear Immune System,
Contrary to what you may have read in whatever magazines you subscribe to in there, human beings need air to breathe. So, I think it's ok for me to speak for the rest of my body when I say...
GET TO WORK! THIS SHIT ISN'T GOING TO CLEAR OUT BY ITSELF!
Kisses,
Emily
Contrary to what you may have read in whatever magazines you subscribe to in there, human beings need air to breathe. So, I think it's ok for me to speak for the rest of my body when I say...
GET TO WORK! THIS SHIT ISN'T GOING TO CLEAR OUT BY ITSELF!
Kisses,
Emily
Friday, March 20, 2009
(I haven't written a good blog in a long time...but I wrote this last night, and for some reason I feel like it should be posted. So here you are.)
“Life is what happens while you’re busy making plans for it.”
And sometimes you make plans, and life gets in the way.
Today, very suddenly and unexpectedly, my mom’s horse had to be put down. Colic (which is apparently a horse death sentence). Mom and I were supposed to hang out…go to DesMo, shop..hang out, whatever. So she came home, said the horse looked kind of sick, called the vet who informed her that her horse was going to die, then a few hours later they killed it. Fucking out of nowhere.
I think in some ways it’s harder to lose a pet than a person. I’m not exactly sure why, maybe it’s that unconditional love thing, or maybe they’re just cuter. Andy said it’s because with people you know how to feel, and with animals you really don’t. Hard to say.
So now I’m trying to figure out how to feel. I’ve made it no secret that I don’t like horses. I think they’re big and smelly and kind of obnoxious. And they’ve brought nothing but trouble to my life. But that’s really beside the point right now. I feel bad for my mom, because she’s fucking devastated, as would be expected. And I wish I had some sort of idea what to say to make her feel better.
Instead of trying to figure it out though, I just left when my step dad got home. Some people can take pain like a punch in the face…I, however, run as far and as fast as I can.
Being in this house is killing me. The air feels like death, but it’s like I’m in this isolated bubble and it can’t touch me. I can’t really handle being so physically close to death yet so emotionally far away from it. I mean, am I even going to remember this in 5 years? This creature that my mom loved has died, and the universe didn’t even blink…did I?
A better person would have stayed. A good daughter would know what to say and how to feel and would maybe even be comforting. But that’s not what I did. Does that make me a bad person, a bad daughter?
The other horse is out there crying….and oddly enough, it’s breaking my heart. RIP.
“Life is what happens while you’re busy making plans for it.”
And sometimes you make plans, and life gets in the way.
Today, very suddenly and unexpectedly, my mom’s horse had to be put down. Colic (which is apparently a horse death sentence). Mom and I were supposed to hang out…go to DesMo, shop..hang out, whatever. So she came home, said the horse looked kind of sick, called the vet who informed her that her horse was going to die, then a few hours later they killed it. Fucking out of nowhere.
I think in some ways it’s harder to lose a pet than a person. I’m not exactly sure why, maybe it’s that unconditional love thing, or maybe they’re just cuter. Andy said it’s because with people you know how to feel, and with animals you really don’t. Hard to say.
So now I’m trying to figure out how to feel. I’ve made it no secret that I don’t like horses. I think they’re big and smelly and kind of obnoxious. And they’ve brought nothing but trouble to my life. But that’s really beside the point right now. I feel bad for my mom, because she’s fucking devastated, as would be expected. And I wish I had some sort of idea what to say to make her feel better.
Instead of trying to figure it out though, I just left when my step dad got home. Some people can take pain like a punch in the face…I, however, run as far and as fast as I can.
Being in this house is killing me. The air feels like death, but it’s like I’m in this isolated bubble and it can’t touch me. I can’t really handle being so physically close to death yet so emotionally far away from it. I mean, am I even going to remember this in 5 years? This creature that my mom loved has died, and the universe didn’t even blink…did I?
A better person would have stayed. A good daughter would know what to say and how to feel and would maybe even be comforting. But that’s not what I did. Does that make me a bad person, a bad daughter?
The other horse is out there crying….and oddly enough, it’s breaking my heart. RIP.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
I haven't really said much about this, but I like my roommate. She's a pretty kick ass person, and I need more friends like her in my life.
Her great-grandma just went into hospice, and she's probably not going to make it through the week. That's a tough situation, and I have no idea how to help her deal with it. I'm good at distracting conversation and being funny, but I don't know how I am at dealing with the raw emotion that comes with grief. I know nothing anyone ever says will make you feel better, and for the most part you just have to work through it yourself, or at least that's what I've heard.
Really, this comes down to some social anxiety for me about my awkward hugging thing. Jeez I'm selfish...
Her great-grandma just went into hospice, and she's probably not going to make it through the week. That's a tough situation, and I have no idea how to help her deal with it. I'm good at distracting conversation and being funny, but I don't know how I am at dealing with the raw emotion that comes with grief. I know nothing anyone ever says will make you feel better, and for the most part you just have to work through it yourself, or at least that's what I've heard.
Really, this comes down to some social anxiety for me about my awkward hugging thing. Jeez I'm selfish...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sorry I'm lame, here are a couple of gum reviews.
Positively Pomegranate by Orbit
1 out of 5. It's pretty bad. It doesn't taste like pomegranate, and whatever the flavor was, it was not very good. I chewed half the pack and then gave it away. It also dissolves in your mouth which is just kind of disgusting. Don't buy it, there are much better (x10) fruit gums for your money.
Nonstop Mint by Stride.
...It's not perfect, but its fucking close, so 4.75 out of 5. Mostly I'm a fan of the creativity by Stride here. I like to imagine their thought process was something like "Hey, our gum lasts a ridiculously long time, so we're selling a lot of it...and that's exciting and stuff. But all our mint gum sales are about even, which means people generally like all flavors of mint gum. GREAT SCOTT! Why don't we combine all the mint flavors into one gum that will blow everyone's mind with awesome!! BRILLIANT!".
It starts out tasting pretty spearminty, then it kind of fades into an interesting wintergreen/peppermint combination. Cinnamon is not present, but I'm ok with that, because I don't really like cinnamon gum. It lasts a really long time, and the texture is generally perfect. Don't get discouraged with the first piece, it takes a bit of getting used to, but if you give it a chance you will not be disappointed. I would go so far as to say as of right now, this is my favorite mint gum of all time.
Xtra Care Peppermint by Trident
4 out of 5.
Trident does a lot of things wrong in today's gum market. Their packaging is inconvenient and out of date, their pieces are tiny and with Orbit to compete with on the 'we're good for your teeth!' front, that isn't even really working for them anymore. But with this new stuff they've got out, it seems they're finally getting with the program. The packaging is updated, so you don't have to worry about losing pieces in your pocket or purse or backpack anymore. The flavor is typical, but the texture is great and flavor longetivity isn't too bad. And they've put something new in it that makes it like extra awesome for your teeth. I'm glad to say, Trident is getting back on the map.
That's all for now.
Positively Pomegranate by Orbit
1 out of 5. It's pretty bad. It doesn't taste like pomegranate, and whatever the flavor was, it was not very good. I chewed half the pack and then gave it away. It also dissolves in your mouth which is just kind of disgusting. Don't buy it, there are much better (x10) fruit gums for your money.
Nonstop Mint by Stride.
...It's not perfect, but its fucking close, so 4.75 out of 5. Mostly I'm a fan of the creativity by Stride here. I like to imagine their thought process was something like "Hey, our gum lasts a ridiculously long time, so we're selling a lot of it...and that's exciting and stuff. But all our mint gum sales are about even, which means people generally like all flavors of mint gum. GREAT SCOTT! Why don't we combine all the mint flavors into one gum that will blow everyone's mind with awesome!! BRILLIANT!".
It starts out tasting pretty spearminty, then it kind of fades into an interesting wintergreen/peppermint combination. Cinnamon is not present, but I'm ok with that, because I don't really like cinnamon gum. It lasts a really long time, and the texture is generally perfect. Don't get discouraged with the first piece, it takes a bit of getting used to, but if you give it a chance you will not be disappointed. I would go so far as to say as of right now, this is my favorite mint gum of all time.
Xtra Care Peppermint by Trident
4 out of 5.
Trident does a lot of things wrong in today's gum market. Their packaging is inconvenient and out of date, their pieces are tiny and with Orbit to compete with on the 'we're good for your teeth!' front, that isn't even really working for them anymore. But with this new stuff they've got out, it seems they're finally getting with the program. The packaging is updated, so you don't have to worry about losing pieces in your pocket or purse or backpack anymore. The flavor is typical, but the texture is great and flavor longetivity isn't too bad. And they've put something new in it that makes it like extra awesome for your teeth. I'm glad to say, Trident is getting back on the map.
That's all for now.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Inaguration by the numbers:
As of 10:50 a.m. (11:50 EST), MSNBC coverage
People shown crying:7
Oversized bows on Aretha Franklin:1
People at this shindig: 2 million-ish
Minutes 'Simple Gifts' will be stuck in my head after Yo-Yo Ma plays it: hundreds
Scene shots of seagulls: 1
Ugly colors worn by Lady Obama: 1=puke green...w.t.f.?
Times Obama messed up his oath: 3...aww he was nervous
Times his daughters were adorable: too many
Times the Bible was quoted in inaguration address:1
People sleeping behind Obama: 2...I'm not kidding.
Shout-outs to atheists: 1
Lame poems read:1
How hopeful I am right now, on a scale of one to very: VERY.
Way to go America.
As of 10:50 a.m. (11:50 EST), MSNBC coverage
People shown crying:7
Oversized bows on Aretha Franklin:1
People at this shindig: 2 million-ish
Minutes 'Simple Gifts' will be stuck in my head after Yo-Yo Ma plays it: hundreds
Scene shots of seagulls: 1
Ugly colors worn by Lady Obama: 1=puke green...w.t.f.?
Times Obama messed up his oath: 3...aww he was nervous
Times his daughters were adorable: too many
Times the Bible was quoted in inaguration address:1
People sleeping behind Obama: 2...I'm not kidding.
Shout-outs to atheists: 1
Lame poems read:1
How hopeful I am right now, on a scale of one to very: VERY.
Way to go America.
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