Created by human hands You are not a god Dependant on any mortal man You are not a god In need of anything we can give By Your plan, that’s just the way it is
[chorus] You are God alone From before time began You were on Your throne Your are God alone And right now In the good times and bad You are on Your throne You are God alone
You’re the only God Whose power none can contend You’re the only God Whose name and praise will never end You’re the only God Who’s worthy of everything we can give You are God And that’s just the way it is
[chorus]
[bridge] Unchangeable Unshakable Unstoppable That’s what You are
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It's been a long, long, LONG time since I've heard this song but it's a great one!
I love the chorus:
You are God alone From before time began You were on Your throne Your are God alone And right now In the good times and bad You are on Your throne You are God alone
So powerful!
I could listen to this group all day over and over and over. Their sound is that of peace and they draw you in to their worship. Love it!!
My MIL asked me if I was throwing him a party. Um, that'd be a NO!!
Does she not remember what happened when we threw him a surprise party for his 16th birthday?! He went to the neighbors house and refused to come home for 3 hours!
I told her that he'd kill me if I threw him a party, especially because I've been promising him I wouldn't.
I asked him if he at least wanted to have some of the guys over for pizza, beer and football and he said no.
Ya know what he wants to do?
Sit downstairs, drink beer and watch football...by himself. Haha! Well, alrighty then.
{6.5, with his sister, Heidi}
In honor of my hubby, on his 30th birthday, 30 things about him.
1. He's my best friend 2. He's a perfectionist when it comes to his work 3. He's dedicated and loyal to his customers 4. He likes beer. A lot. 5. He loves to tease Chewy 6. He loves to do things to irritate me just for fun 7. He loves me 8. He is my biggest supporter 9. He works his ass off to support us 10. He loves {most of} my cooking 11. He takes forever to finish projects around the house 12. He thinks that some of our decorations should be dedicated to Christmas time only 13. He loves the show 'Chuck' 14. He also likes to watch NCIS all. the. time. 15. He's now "too old" to play football and doesn't participate in the "Turkey Bowl" any more.
{1986}
16. He doesn't like any of the shows I watch and likes to mock them incessantly when they're on 17. He's not social 18. He has his 'romantic moments' but he's not a full on 'romantic' 19. He calls me 'dude' {and I call him 'dude'} 20. He can do almost anything 21. He's got one of the smartest brains ever 22. He was in the NAVY for a whole 6 months and then came home to me 23. He gives the best hugs 24. He loves me for me 25. He's 6'2", an entire foot taller than me 26. He's good at surprises, when he wants to be 27. He is 4 months and 22 days younger than me 28. He loves weird little gadgets 29. He used to wear wranglers, flannel shirts, belt buckles, cowboy hats and long sideburns 30. He better choose a better restaurant than Olive Garden to go to for his birthday dinner.
Took bedding to the DRY CLEANERS, not the laundromat {Kyle told me incorrectly} expecting to have it back today but was told I'd be lucky if it was ready by tomorrow. Uhhh, great? Not only did I take Chewy's bed in but our MAIN, nice, heavy, cozy blanket for our bed. D'oh!
Got to school an hour early and found parking right away. While sitting in the car I realized my coffee cup was leaking {we by the paper cups from Costco...the same kind you get at coffee stands}. Upon further investigation, discovered that my cup holder was filled with pop {I think?} underneath it and took it apart and used up almost all of my spare napkins "mopping" it up.
Played a game in my Medical Terminology class and spelled phlebotomy incorrectly, out loud, because I couldn't find my pencil I'd already put away and I'm not good at spelling without writing it first.
Spent two hours sitting at the car repair shop playing Yahtzee on my phone while I should've been studying medical terms.
Talked to my dad and he's moving into this century! He just purchased himself a blackberry bold! Oh the fun he'll have now!
Got the mail and found out that 1. my unemployment {emergency funds} are not going to end in May like I was originally told, but now are extended until July...yay for more time...hope it changes again to give me even more time! 2. my picture of Chewy I had made into a picture on canvas {ordered from canvaspeople.com} finally came. Woohoo!! Kyle still hasn't noticed it either. Goober.
Came home and looked at the dishes in the sink and on the counter and decided to do nothing about it.
When I was getting ready to go downstairs to get one of Chewy's toys I knocked the tv tray, which had a wine glass sitting on it, and shattered said wine glass. Then spent the next 30'ish minutes on my hands and knees trying to see itty bitty teeny tiny specks of glass in the rug and on the hard floor. Fun times. Hope I got it all!!
Watched Ellen and Giuliana & Bill.
Grabbed two pieces of dark chocolate from the kitchen in my search for something to snack on.
Finished a take home test that I started last night, for my Intro to Health Care class. Realized that no matter how many times I read the chapter there are two things I'm not going to find so I'm just going to guess what they are and hope I get them correct.
Wrote this post. Am I as boring as I feel? I feel like I have nothing worthwhile to really post about lately so I'm just spitting out these lame posts.
Decided that after I hit 'publish' that I need to go and learn some skeleton bones by name.
I'll probably watch tv and drink wine too because it's just too quiet around here without the tv on and I like wine. A lot. I might knit too. Hmmm....
Ok, not really. That's just what came to mind when I was trying to think of a title. haha! Yes, I'm a dork but you should know that by now.
Let's see. What's been going on the past few days?
Friday I stopped at the yarn store after school and had the lady there help me finish the rest of this scarf and help me "untangle" my other scarf I've been working on forever. Now that I've got that one going, it should be done soon, if I'm able to get my hands on it. But I'm SO excited that I finally have this one done! Heehee!! I love it!
After I got home I started on my homework. Like my coloring? I so know you're jealous that you're not coloring a skeleton, too. I have to memorize all those bones. Uh, yeah...pretty much don't know them yet...BUT...I got my test score for my Human Body test...the one I was SURE I failed...88 out of 100!! Hell yeah!!! You do not know HOW frickin excited I am about that score!! It's not an A, but HELLO!! That's like a B or something!! Woohoo!!!
Saturday we slept in. When I woke up I laid in bed for a little bit with Chewy. Milo decided that he was going to come and join us and he went and laid right in front of Chewy with his butt in Chewy's face. I had to take a picture because they don't lay together very often and the place that Milo chose was just too funny. {Chewy's head had been down but he lifted it when I started taking pics.}
Kyle and I had a bunch of things that we needed to get done on Saturday so I didn't even touch my homework...a nice refresher! We went to Safeway to the in-store bank to get a copy of our extended warranty information for my car since we've never had the paperwork before and we needed to use it. While we were there we also got donuts. Mmmm...yummy.
After that we went to another bank to make a deposit then headed to a vehicle repair shop {whatever they're called, lol} to have my car looked at. It's been driving really rough the past couple months as well as having the 'check engine' light going on and off. My car has even stopped on me in the middle of the road a couple of times and thankfully I've been able to pull over quickly to get out of the way. So we needed to have it looked at. The guy looked at it briefly and then wanted me to bring it back another day to have it officially diagnosed.
Saturday night we decided to have an impromptu game night with Kyle's sister and her husband. They brought over Killer Bunnies and we also played Cranium. We had some pizza and beer and just hung out. That was fun. We have SO MANY games but we don't have people over often enough to play them. The other bonus to having company is that it forces us to clean clean clean and pick up all the crap laying around. It also finally gave me the motivation I needed to get all the Christmas decorations put away. LOL Finally!!
Sunday we didn't do anything. We've been the biggest slackers the past couple months and haven't been making church a priority, which we need to do. We just have gotten into a lazy slump. We need to remedy that soon. So we just hung around the house and I seriously can't even think of what we did. How sad is that? haha!
When I walked into our room last night, I instantly smelled cat pee. Milo pees everywhere other than his litter box so much that I can smell it even when I'm not looking for it. It SUCKS!! So I smelled cat pee. Milo was already on the bed and so I sniffed some of the clothes that Kyle has laying on the chest in our room and I smelled some of the clothes I have laying on a tv stand next to the bed. I sniffed ON the bed and in the bathroom. I couldn't find it. Then I told Chewy to go lay down and instead of laying on his bed he hopped right up on the bed. That's not usual. Normally he'll come up on the bed in the middle of the night or early morning. At that point I had a feeling Milo had peed on his bed but I wasn't going to do anything about it last night. This morning when Kyle was telling me good bye he told me he thought Milo had peed on Chewy's bed. I told him I had a feeling. UGH!! Stupid frickin cat!!
Before I left for school I took Chewy's bed downstairs to the laundry room as well as one of Kyle's pillows that had fallen off the bed because Milo peed on IT, too! GRRRR!!!!
On my way to school I realized that I had NO gas. I was getting close to driving on fumes. And finding parking at school is quite the chore. As I got off the freeway my gas light went on so I stopped at the first gas station I came to. ARCO. I HATE ARCO!!! I NEVER get gas there. But I needed gas so I stopped. I slid my card in. I said that I'd pay the stupid $.45 fee. Denied. What the hell?! If you remember me mentioning earlier, I made a deposit on Saturday. And there was money in my account before I made that deposit. Frickin-A! I tried again. Denied. GRRRRR!!!! I don't have TIME for this crap! So I got back in my car and I drove up the street to the next gas station, one that I go to regularly {well, not that specific one, but 76, in general}. Got enough gas to last me a day or two and made my way to school. I knew that if I didn't get gas I'd run out in the parking lot trying to find parking. THANKFULLY I found parking pretty quickly, considering it's taken me upwards of 40 minutes before. So this all to say, again, I HATE ARCO!!!!
After school I took my car in to be diagnosed and I need a new EGR (ERG?) valve so that'll be replaced tomorrow.
Then I went and dealt with Chewy's bed. Do you know how difficult it is to get cat pee out of a dog bed?! The bed will NOT fit in the washing machine. It's too big! So I took the cover off and washed it along with the sheets and Kyle's pillow. I included vinegar in the laundry, which I normally do anyway, because it's supposed to take the smell of cat pee out of stuff and it's more than likely that Milo has peed on something so I just have made it part of my laundry habits {does that even make sense? I can't think of the word I'm looking for...}. Tomorrow I'm going to do something I haven't done in YEARS...like, I don't even know when I've ever done this...I'm going to go to a laundromat! Do they even exist anymore? Haha! I know there's a few around. Apparently there's one right by my school so I'll drop the bed off before school and then, hopefully, pick it up right after. *sigh* Dumb ass cat!
After I was done dealing with the laundry, I took Chewy to the dog park. Poor thing has been so cooped up lately and our back yard is a frickin landmine so I do NOT like spending any time back there, if I can help it. The sun was shining today so I thought it'd be a good time to take the pup to play. And play he did! There were so many dogs there and he even found one to play keep away and tug-of-war with. He was in heaven.
He barely moved from this spot when we got home. Cutie patootie!!
So, that's the update. Nothing too thrilling or exciting, but that's my life. Haha!!
I'm going to go and do more homework and prepare to watch The Bachelor "On The Wings Of Love..." :0P
Everybody falls sometimes Gotta find the strength to rise From the ashes and make a new beginning Anyone can feel the ache You think it’s more than you can take But you are stronger, stronger than you know Don’t you give up now The sun will soon be shining You gotta face the clouds To find the silver lining
I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains Hope that doesn’t ever end Even when the sky is falling And I’ve seen miracles just happen Silent prayers get answered Broken hearts become brand new That’s what faith can do
It doesn’t matter what you’ve heard Impossible is not a word It’s just a reason for someone not to try Everybody’s scared to death When they decide to take that step Out on the water It’ll be alright Life is so much more Than what your eyes are seeing You will find your way If you keep believing
I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains Hope that doesn’t ever end Even when the sky is falling And I’ve seen miracles just happen Silent prayers get answered Broken hearts become brand new That’s what faith can do
Overcome the odds You don't have a chance (That’s what faith can do) When the world says you can’t It’ll tell you that you can!
I’ve seen dreams that move the mountains Hope that doesn’t ever end Even when the sky is falling And I’ve seen miracles just happen Silent prayers get answered Broken hearts become brand new That’s what faith can do That's what faith can do! Even if you fall sometimes You will have the strength to rise
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A couple weeks ago I heard this song on the radio while I was driving to school. I had never heard it before and I HAD to know the name of it. Once the DJ's gave the details I quickly wrote a note in my phone so I wouldn't forget.
It's one of those songs that just spoke right to my heart and core. Such a great reminder for me and I hope for you, too.
I've been SO LAZY when it comes to eating healthy and working out and my weight is slowly, but surely creeping up. It's not cool. I know what I need to do, but I just don't have the energy to put into doing "the right thing". Ugh! I've done Jillian Michael's The Shred on OnDemand before, but I officially bought the DVD so hopefully I can do it and get back into shape. Who's going to kick my butt and hold me accountable? Anyone up for the challenge?
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According to a recent article I just read on nutrition, they said eating right doesn't have to be complicated. Nutritionists say there is a simple way to tell if you're eating right. Colors. Fill your plates with bright colors. Greens, reds, yellows. In fact, I did that this morning. I had an entire bowl of M&M's. It was delicious! I never knew eating right could be so easy.
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A blonde is overweight, so her doctor puts her on a diet.
"I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day, and repeat the procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you'll have lost at least five pounds."
When the blonde returns, she's lost nearly 20 pounds.
"Why, that's amazing!" the doctor says. "Did you follow my instructions?"
The blonde nods. "I'll tell you, though, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day." "From hunger, you mean?" said the doctor.
"No, from skipping," replied the blonde.
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I don't exercise at all. If God had wanted me to touch my toes He would have put them up higher on my body.
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One of life's mysteries is how a two-pound box of candy can make a woman gain five pounds.
Thank you all for putting up with my minor meltdown yesterday. All is right with my world again. ;0)
So the other day, for our anniversary, I made us a nice dinner. The majority of our dinners have been pretty lame lately and we can't afford to go out at the moment, so I figured I'd make something.
I made some yummy salmon.
Roasted asparagus.
Caesar salad {in a bag...I'm not that good. lol}.
All ready to eat...and that's Kyle's plate btw...I can't eat that much in one sitting. ;0P
Edit. We had red potatoes too, obviously, but I guess I forgot to take a picture of them. haha! Oh well.
We never EVER sit at the table, but I made Kyle sit with me and chat since it was our anniversary, after all.
The card I got Kyle...I thought the back was the best part and I forgot to take a picture of it. D'oh!
It said..."Uh, you can put me down now." I love it when the back has an "after thought". They're usually pretty funny, which to me, this one was.
My bushy-bearded hubby and me.
The card he got me. So true and it cracks me up that there is actually a card that says this.
Is that not the truth? haha!! Love it!
And me with the roses that my Honey got me. Don't mind my exhausted-beyond-imagination look.
Kyle says we'll be able to go out for a nice dinner this weekend to celebrate. We shall see. Plus, his birthday is in a week. While he's not getting a party {cuz he'd kill me if I threw him one} I still need to do something for him. It IS his 30th, afterall. =) Any ideas?!?!
I had wondered before if he knew about it since I'd commented on his blog before. I should've know that if he knew about it he would've said something.
See over there on the right? The blog under Family & Friends titled Boardman Country? That's my dads blog. See the post titled Daughter of Mine? Yep, that's a post about me and how he found my blog and how while he's proud of me and my blog, I hurt him by not ever mentioning this blog to him. *sigh*
Of course the last thing I'd ever want to do would be to hurt my daddy's feelings!
The thing is that while I have 300-something followers, I don't know most of you. Everyone that I do know that reads this blog did not find out about it from me. I might've told my cousin but I don't think I told anyone else. The reason being that I wanted to remain anonymous...meaning that if anyone read my blog, I likely wasn't going to know you in real life. Friends found out about this blog from other friends and one of my best friends still doesn't know about it.
My dad doesn't quite understand my reasoning about having a blog and not wanting anyone to find out about it. I'm not dumb. (not that he's saying I am...) I know people can find me from a google search or whatever, but really, how many people I know are actually going to know the right thing to google to find me? I've googled myself to see and you pretty much have to put 'Megan' & 'infertile myrtle' together to find ME.
I feel like if there's too many people I know reading what I write I won't be able to be completely honest and I'll censor myself because even though I don't want to, I care what people think about what I write and how I'm perceived.
*sigh*
So this morning when I spoke to my dad I asked him if he'd remove the link to that post of his from Facebook. While I know that people may find me, I don't want it advertised to people I may know. But now I've hurt his feelings even more. He's proud of me and my blog but his "fathers pride" has been hurt too.
I'm sorry, Daddy! I never meant to hurt you by keeping my blog a secret! I love you!
Sometimes it's hard to believe that we went from this:
{Click to enlarge}
To this:
To this:
And now this: Today is our 8th wedding anniversary!
I wrote this last year so I won't re-hash all the details of our day, again. All I know is that no matter what we've been through and what we go through, I love my Honey more today than I did yesterday and the day before and before. He's my best friend and I'm so happy that I get to spend my life with him.
I'm supposed to be working on an article assignment that's due on Wednesday. But I'm not. I've looked for different articles but I've been sitting at the computer since about 9 or so this morning and it's now 3pm and I have done close to nothing. I just don't get or understand the assignment so I'm putting it off. But that's bad because I need the time to write and re-write it and understand the information since I'm going to have to present it in front of my class and answer questions on it. *sigh* I don't wanna do it!!! Yes, I'm stomping my feet and throwing a bit of a hissy fit. So shoot me.
This weekend I did close to nothing.
I had my first official test on Thursday and I got a 78 out of 80. Woohoo! Go me! And I KNEW the answer to the one I got wrong but didn't see it on the list. Oh well. I'm still happy that I did well.
Friday I did homework and watched DVR'd shows the ENTIRE day. By the time Kyle got home I was so over it {the homework}. I turned into a bit of a grouch. I had to put it all away.
As I mentioned before, my friend Megan asked me to go see a movie with her. She actually asked me to go last Saturday but I had that CPR class all day so I couldn't. Turns out she didn't end up going so she asked me again. We went and saw Sherlock Holmes. I hadn't really paid any attention to the previews so I wasn't sure what it was about, but it was REALLY good! There was action and comedy mixed in together and I really enjoyed it. They totally left off with it leading into a sequel, too. Go see it. You'll like.
Saturday, after I got home from the movie, I spent the rest of the afternoon / evening doing homework. I knew I was going to have homework but I guess I wasn't prepared for HOW MUCH. I feel like it's all I've done for the past two weeks. lol After I was done, I chilled on the couch with a glass of wine, movies on tv {You've Got Mail was one of them...love that movie!} and some knitting. I'm basically done with the second scarf I started {still haven't finished the first...I have to go to the knitting store for some help with that one} but I can't figure out 1. what I did with the last couple stitches and 2. how to finish the last stitch. I also want to put some "fringe" or whatever the hanging stuff is called, on each end.
Kyle and I both recently got Palm Pre's. So Kyle's been spending a lot of time on the Palm Pre forums finding out all the cool things our phones can do. Before I went to bed on Saturday I added a bunch of different "patches" to my phone and continued with that on Sunday.
Yesterday Kyle and I slacked off...again...and didn't go to church. Instead, we spent the day playing with our phones. Haha! We're such dorks. Our modem / router / whatever it is, SUCKS. {It's about 10 years old, I think.} Like, badly. Like, it won't connect to the internet unless we're on the main computer. So my laptop is useless for getting on the internet if I'm on the couch in the living room and it's FRUSTRATING!! {Since that's where I like to do my homework.} Kyle figured out a way to make my phone a modem! So frickin awesome! I love when he has the same phone as me {it's been a few years} because then he discovers all the cool stuff and makes my phone do it too! Love that man!
I was going to post this picture the other day, but the issue I mentioned before with the modem, wouldn't allow me to. I was watching Giuliana & Bill last week some time and Chewy heard a baby crying. This was his reaction. LOL
And this was Milo yesterday. I have this sitting next to my bed since I was *trying* to use my laptop while I was in bed last week. Didn't work. haha! He was in a bit of a precarious spot since it was a bit wobbly so he wouldn't just jump on the bed, or down, for that matter.
Guess I should stop procrastinating and do my homework so I can watch the drama that is The Bachelor tonight.
What was the only silent film to win Best Picture? Wings (1927–1928).
What was the only X-Rated Film to win Best Picture? Midnight Cowboy (1969).
What was the only animated film nominated for Best Picture? Beauty and the Beast (1991).
Who was the oldest actor to receive an Oscar? George Burns (80) won Best Supporting Actor honors for The Sunshine Boys (1975).
Who was the oldest actress to receive an Oscar? Jessica Tandy (80) won the Best Actress nod for Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
Who was the youngest actress to win an Oscar? Tatum O'Neal (10) won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1973 for Paper Moon. Note: Shirley Temple won a special award at the ripe old age of five.
What actress has won the most Best Actress awards? Katharine Hepburn (4).
What actor has won the most Best Supporting Actor awards? Walter Brennan (3).
Who has won the most Best Director awards? John Ford (4).
What individual has more Oscar nominations than any other person in Academy Awards history? Walt Disney holds that record with 64 nominations.
Who has won the most Academy Awards in total? Walt Disney is the all-time winner with 26 Academy Awards.
Funny Movie Quotes
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective If I'm not back in five minutes... wait longer!
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Lois: How would you like me to make your life a living hell? Ace Ventura: Well, I'm not really ready for a relationship, Lois, but thank you for asking. Hey, maybe I'll give you a call sometime. Your number's still 911? All righty then.
The Addams Family Pugsley: We're not shy! Wednesday: We're contagious.
Addams Family Values (Gomez refers to the girl popping out of the cake at a bachelor party) Was she in there before you baked it?
Addams Family Values Gomez: Children, why do you hate the baby? Pugsley: We don't hate him. We just wanna play with him. Wednesday: Especially his head.
Addams Family Values Little Girl: ...and then Mommy kissed Daddy, and the angel told the stork, and the stork flew down from heaven, and put the diamond in the cabbage patch, and the diamond turned into a baby! Pugsley: Our parents are having a baby too. Wednesday: They had sex.
Airplane There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
Animal Crackers Spaulding: (to two ladies) Let's get married! Mrs. Rittenhouse: The three of us? Why, that's bigamy! Spaulding: Yes! And it's big of me, too!
Arthur I'm so rich, I wish I had a dime for every dime I have.
I knew before school even started that I was going to have a hard time with my Human Body class. I have the furthest thing from a "science brain". I can read the information. The teacher can tell me everything and it goes in one ear and out the other. So when I did start and I went to this class I was {am} kind of freaking out about it. I just DON'T. GET. IT. Chemistry. Atoms. Ions. Electrons. Tissues. Muscles. Skin. You get the picture. It just doesn't and isn't sinking in. I only have this class once a week, too, so that means that I have to do a lot of the learning on my own {it's a hybrid class...partially online, partially in the classroom}. Which is fine since the teacher speaks about a mile a minute. She's good at explaining things and uses lots of analogies, but UGH! I just don't like science! I think it's interesting but not interesting enough for it to sink in and actually make sense. I posted on Facebook recently that I was reading about the human body and falling asleep and my SIL commented that she was "envious" of me. Are you kidding me?! Blah!!
So I came home last night and told Kyle that I don't get it and I have 5 chapters worth of stuff to learn by next Wednesday when I have my first EXAM for this class. He sat down on the couch while I made dinner and started reading my textbook. He likes this crap anyway so he had no problem with that. He asked me if I wanted him to teach it to me. I emphatically said YES! So he pulled up the Periodic Table and started explaining atoms, electrons, neutrons, protons to me. At one point he said to pretend that the atom is the sun and the electrons are like planets. They go around the atom and sometimes we lose one like we recently lost Pluto. Oh my gosh! I was cracking UP! He kept on trying to explain everything but I kept on chuckling. I don't know if it was just the way he said it or what. You probably had to be here, but for me, it made me laugh.
Anyway, my hubby ROCKS MY SOCKS as the title of this post says.
As for my test I was supposed to have yesterday for my Intro to Health Care class...it didn't happen. My teacher said that she thinks she forgot to order copies of it. D'oh! So now we have to wait till next Wednesday to take it since next Monday is a holiday, therefore, no school. Argh! I would've liked to have just gotten it out of the way!
While I'm talking about school {some more...sick of it yet? lol} I'll tell you about my first "college friend". Her name is Megan. Ha! I don't know why but it seems that I'm drawn to people with the same name as me. I've had more friends named Megan in my life than is probably normal. Anyway, we have all the same classes, except she has her Medical Terminology class on a different day. But we have Human Body and Intro to Health Care together. Our similarities: Obviously our name and we spell it the same way. We're both 30. Our birthdays are both in September - mine on the 6th, her's on the 24th. I wear a blue sapphire {birth stone} ring with diamonds on my right hand and she said she has the same ring. We're both Irish {among other things...mutt, here}. We both seem to have similar personalities and we both told our families about each other over the weekend. haha! I can definitely tell there are differences too. She smokes, I don't. She has a 12 year old daughter, I have no kids. I have animals, she doesn't. She was raised by hippy, pot-smoking {father} parents, I was raised very conservatively. I'm a Christian, pretty sure she isn't. Sounds like she's a partier, I'm not. Anyway, it's been fun getting to know her and it's nice having a friend to chat with. The differences don't matter to me. It'd be a boring world if we were all the same, right? ;0)
Today I have my first test / exam/ whatever you want to call it, in Medical Terminology. I'm pretty stinkin prepared for it. Kyle's been so awesome about quizzing me on all my vocab too. Randomly he'll be like "What's nepher/o?" Then I'll respond "kidney". "What's erythr/o?" "Red." Etc. I hope I'm committing them to memory and not just memorizing them. I think I'm really learning them though. I guess we'll find out how I do on my test, huh? lol
Thanks for still coming by and putting up with all my school talk. It's just that it's what's consuming me right now. I'm sorry I haven't been around to visit very much lately either. I feel badly about that, but I have to make school a priority. I know you all understand and I love you all for that!!
{Update 8/17/10: Apparently Victoria's Secret didn't like me talking smack about their so-called "fashion" so they've removed the pictures I had linked. However, I've gone back and found all that I could that I had previously linked. Have no fear though, I've found some even MORE horrible "fashion" so I'll be posting that when I get a chance!}
When I got home today I got the mail and in it was not only one, but two Victoria's Secret magazines. I usually glance through them because occasionally I'll order some clothes, but the quality isn't that great and they're frickin expensive. If I do order, the clothes are on a significant sale.
Anyway, I've noticed that they try to push the envelope with what is "good fashion". In my opinion, these things I'm going to show you were not even "fashionable" in the 80's! {I'm sure a lot of people thought they were, but they were mistaken. lol}
Also, notice this cover of the swim suit edition. The girl looks about 12 years old! Obviously she has to be older than that to be hired {at least I hope she would}! Jeez Louise!
Click to make it larger if you can't see how young she looks.
That swimsuit is another issue. Um, no thanks! I do not want a bunch of lines across my body {cuz I'm sure the back looks the same}!
Same with this shirt. Ick! I bet that whoever would buy this shirt would also decide not to wear a bra and then Oops! Slippage occurs. Right. Mmm-hmmm.
I don't think this is the same shirt I had on here before, but close enough.
And the jeans? Wow. Do people really want to walk around looking like someone threw bleach on them?
{Picture has been removed & I can't find a replacement. Damn Victoria's Secret.}
If you really want to look like a rag doll {or like you got into a cat fight}, wear the ripped shirt and pants together! And maybe the swimsuit for good measure.
{Picture has been removed & I can't find a replacement. Damn Victoria's Secret.}
This sweater looks like a mix between a snuggie and a blanket. haha! Just not cute! {But not as bad as some of this other "fashion"}
Wanna guess what the name of this dress is? Take a guess, any guess...."Cut-out bandage dress". Hmmm...not exactly something I'd consider "sexy". More along the lines of "trashy".
Alright. Now we're onto the "leggings". WHY did they come back? WHY?!
How 'bout leggings with a "skirt"? Looks like something else, to me. Not so attractive. Plus, why would you want to wear a fake skirt with leggings? I can understand a different, cute skirt or dress with them, MAYBE...but this? Uh-uh!
Velore leggings? Do I really need to say anything else? {The shirt is something to cry over, too!}
Tie-dye? Not so cute either.
And these are just BAD! Bad, bad, bad! When I see these, I think of either a hooker or Richard Simmons. haha!
These can't possibly be comfortable. Sequins? Really? Again...hooker.
Oh, these are the best! Not pants and not a dress...a JUMPER!! haha!! Yes. Please make me look like I'm carrying around a load in my pants. Please!
I think her face says it all..."What the hell are they making me wear?" or "I'm a genie in a bottle, yeah yeah!"
And the biggest load of all...
I'm pretty sure the one I had here before was GOLD, but this one is pretty horrible, too.
Please tell me you're not falling into these "trends" and if you, by chance ARE...please tell me WHY! I need to understand the appeal!
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