While waiting

Last night my brother and his family took me out to dinner for my birthday. While we waited for a table my 2 nephews and I played duck duck goose. My 5 year old nephew plays it this way "Little foot, Little foot, Petrie!" I liked the way my 3 year old nephew plays it, "tiger, tiger, TIGER!!!" while touching both my head and my other nephews head.

In Defense of Food: A Book review

I recently finished the book In Defense of Food. First off I know what you're thinking "Shit, this girl can read?" Don't worry it was an audio book. I have too many Text books I supposed to be real reading.
I hate processed food now we'll see how long that lasts.
I am more conscious about what I eat and ask myself "is this even real food?"
I've started to re-examine my relationship with food which Paula says is similar to those of anorexics


I'm giving it 4 out of 5 Photoshopped kittens.

I recommend it!!

I had a good day.

I dog sat. He helped me the lawn. I love that dog. Then and I made a breakfast of weird pancakes and fresh.
After I took to the dog park and then back to his owner,. I cleaned when I go home. After (minus Blair bear) went and got a treat at . Later I went with Travis. I climbed a few 5-7s and did some . I had a lot of fun. We were in the area so I stopped by my mom's and saw . To wrap up the night we played a little .And now it's tired in here .

I'm honestly going to miss it...A lot

My last day of work is coming up and I am very sad. Now who will I play basketball with? Who will I get all my hip slang from? Who will teach me about SLC gangs? Who will yell "f*** you!" and "B@#$&!" to me? Now who will teach me bad words in Spanish? Now who will talk incisively to me about zombies, guns and knives?

Craft Lake City

I'm going to be in the craft lake city this year! Come! Come! come!

text from my mom

"Warning don't go see cowboys and aliens. After peeing my pants I pulled my shirt over my eyes and laid on the floor"

She gets scared easily.

The Bible: a book review

After months of reading, I finally finished The New Testament; again. I love the four gospels the most. I'd like to learn more about Peter, he's my type of guy. He's was a passionate person who LOVED the savior. I like that.

Paul seems nice enough, he was into writing letters, being imprisoned and such.

Revelations is confusing.

Why does the end of the new testament say "The End"? I find that funny. Maybe they just put it there so people would have a sense of completion after reading so much.

All in all I feel very blessed for being Christian. I am very grateful for the continual blessings I receive and for the kittens.

Clear eyes, full hearts,

can't lose.

CATrastrophe in the Cinema

I love going to movies. The whole thing is such an event. Sneaking in candy, being mad at how much tickets cost, sitting in a large dark room letting yourself get caught up in the cheesy romance or action. And the previews! Oh the previews!! I just love it. But some one out there is trying to ruin OUR movie experience! And I'm pissed. Everyone knows you go to the movie on time to see the previews. The previews set the mood, and often when it comes to Nicholas Cage movies they're better than the movies themselves. Some idiot in the higher ups in Megaplex Theaters has decided to neglect fully dimming the lights during previews. Whoa whoa whoa, NO DIM ON THE LIGHTS? We want the full experience! Turn the lights completely off you nimwits! If people come in late and can't see that's their own damn fault. Plus they can use whatever version of the iphone they have to light their way to their seat.

And it get's worse. I don't want to push anyone into an episode of depression, but it gets worse. Stay strong and read on. After they're done showing the previews in the well lit theater they show TWO local commercials. How can one get into the movie watching mood when we can still see everything around you and then these local commercials throw you back into the reality of being in Utah and completely destroyed the movie experience!!! I shant go to a movie again... at full price. BLAH.

I digress.

Real nice day

I went riding with Van and Beau after work today. Image me on my little 150cc scooter with awkwardly straight poster next to Van and Beau on their 1000cc bullet bikes. This outing up'ed my street cred, even at the sacrifice of Van and Beau's reputation (which I truly appreciate). I just kept laughing and giggling at what this look like to others.

(this was the best picture I got. That's Beau's leg, my scooter, and Van's tire)


I'm also watching my dad's house while he's out of town. He's got lots of animals, which I love. I walked these little guys after I fed the donkey, buffalo, and zebra.

(Sophi, Bugsy and Tex)

Someone Tell Dave Stevens

Dousing a jacket in cologne and leaving it behind may work for the average guy and although I am flattered by this leave-behind gesture, I expect more from a man of his stature. Dave Stevens is not average. The guy works at Goldman Sachs and works out to p90x EXTREME and on the weekend works the pole under the stripper name of Gold Man's Sacks.

At this rate Dave, you're not getting your jacket back.

Editor and chief

I want to write more. Maybe just random thoughts about my love for cats, maybe short stories, or maybe tales of how one of the sweet sweet kids I work with told me to f@#$ off. The point is, I've got things to say. I know what you're thinking, "You've got unlimited cell minutes with your mom just tell her." Well you know what?! Sometimes she's hard to get a hold of.

Now the main concern- How can I write and convey content if I "don't know how to spell" and "don't know or embraces all the rules of English grammar?" The answer is easy, (and no I'm talking about young naive girls who just met Austin Rory Hackett). I'm talking about Austin Rory Hackett. My now hired and official blog editor. (Austin I was really serious on the phone last night about you edited my blog). So anytime something is misspelled, doesn't flow, or is boring, it is not my fault. It is now Austin's fault.

OH HAZZAH! HAZZAH!

Note that I have since fired Austin Rory Hackett and hired a more timely and reliable editor, Megan Murdock. But still everything I do wrong is Austin's fault.

Dream I had

I had this crazy dream where I lived in a small hip hair salon. My living situation consisted of a bed off in a side room where product would normally be displayed. In this dream I was content with my living situation- it was very cheap for New York rent (yes, it was in a mall in New York) and I got great hair advice. As long as I wasn't home during business hours I had no problems with the stylists. One morning, as I was about my daily routine of brushing my teeth and washing my face, Nancy tells me I can no longer use the salon restrooms or shower. I was okay with having no place to shower but, I was pissed I had no place to wash my face (got my priorities straight). I went back to my make shift room frustrated, I found an additional bed in my room and three Asian girls- Irene Kim, Grace Kim and Sue Kim (I was going to use the names of famous Asian women, but it turns out there aren't any besides Kim Jong il). "Oh are you my new roommates? How much are you paying for rent" I ask one of the girls. It turns out just one of them was my roommate and she was paying nothing for rent. I felt a little ripped off. Yes, my rent was only $350 dollars and the location was ideal, right next door to a hot dog on a stick, but why was new roommate paying nothing? Her answer- "tie to the runner". In my dream this answer made perfect sense, and maybe in reality it does too.

I woke up feeling overly grateful that I had a bed room all to myself with no Asians any where around. I was also grateful Paula let me use the water for my daily hygiene needs.

Anyone who watches this

will catch Bieber fever.



Sorry I'm so far behind society.

Today at church

After I got done teaching Relief Society today I realize I used the two quotes below but no scripture references during my lesson.... Oops.

"Jesus Walks! I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers
The way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way I need Jesus"

- Lyrics from Kanye West's Jesus Walks

"I also read the Bible for the first time. It was deep! I liked the parts where some character was once this, but he ended up being that. Like he’d be dissing Jesus, and then he ends up being a saint. That was cool.”

– Rapper Lil Wayne on what he read while he was in prison last year.

A love list

Below is this a list of things I LOVE <3:

1. Chips and salsa. Any time, almost any place, day or night. Chips and salsa alone constitutes a meal at our house. (Be advised, I am particular about my salsa.)
   
2. Irene Kim! (She's so wonderful that I don't even need to expound on this one.)
   
3. I love when I see stuff animals on my friends' beds. It's no secret I love animals, even stuff ones (and let's not ruin the moment by bring up taxidermy, that can be discussed in a future post).
4. When Austin Rory Hackett corrects my grammar and misspellings on my blog posts. Well let's see if you can find anything on this one, dawg! [(Note the spelling of dog as d-a-w-g, this is in reference to the fact that Austin thought it was "Snoop Dawg" and not "Snoop Dogg".) What do you expect he's a white guy going to med school.]
5. Freshly washed sheets and freshly shaved legs (I think Kate posted about this once).
   
6. Guy talk, with the guys.
   
7. Hearing Paula say, "I used to be so bored until you moved in."
8. Strictly referring to Blair as "Blair Bear," even to our bishop.
9. Books on tape! And the Salt Lake library.
   
10. I love prayer. I know, I know that's so devout Christian of me, but I wouldn't want to image my life without it.
    

2012 best movie year ever?

I'm real excited for 2012, not only to prove all those Mayan end of the world thinkers wrong, but for all the great movies that will be coming out.

1. The Dark Knight Rises

2. Arrested Development the movie

3. The Great Gatsby

4. Die Hard 5: one man's battle with cancer

5. Dan Brown's The lost symbol

The Great Gatsby

Nate Brans' body/celebrity double is Tom Buchanan from the 1970s movie The Great Gatsby. Same face. Same fashion. Same beard. Same life?









I've also found that they are remarking the Great Gatsby. Leonardo DiCaprio will be playing will be Gatsby and Toby Maguire as Nick. Who will be Tom? Who will Nate Brans have to live up to next?? and how can they top the fashion in the original movie?????
Your thoughts.

Traveling cats

I was given this crazy cat lady action figure plus cats by Jon Cox as a joke, but I fell in love with these little kitties (I threw the lady away, sorry Jon Cox, it resembles my future too much). As tradition would have it every Sunday I (and Irene Kim) would have a photo shoot during Sunday school with these kitties (as can be seen on facebook) our main theme was the seven deadly sins (and they were deadly). Unfortunately, my ward has split (thanks Mormon Church!) and unfortunately I'm a devout Mormon (thanks self-sustaining faith!) and so the kitty Sunday pictures have come to a close. But a new chapter has began. The Traveling cats (sort of like the traveling pants but less inseam and more meow scene). The first trip these little kitties took was to New York via Paula Air.

They saw lady liberty

they saw the Brooklyn bridge

and the saw....

SNOOP DOGG!


If you are going on a trip in the near future and would like some small travel companion, these kitties are ready to see the world. If interest please contact me and I'll send you a release form.

I learned a new word

gatita- small cat. Thank you Spanish.

Weekend

I went to the Reba and George strait concert yesterday. Things I learned while there-
1. George is spelled G-e-o-r-g-e not G-o-r-g-e
2. Strait has had 57 number one hits...
3. don't park at Gateway unless you really do have a validation

Conference was great. Things I learned-
1. Always watch conference with people who either will appreciate your commentary or supply great commentary
2. there's so many Mormons in Utah
3. if you go to conference don't judge the people in front of you for sleeping because chances are you will shortly join them
4. conference is even better with strawberries

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0901469/


ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT THE MOVIE!!!!!!!!!

2012

I started another blog

give it a look see. You should follow it too.

http://nerdbabedesign.blogspot.com/

P.S. Maybe I'm going to get into Buffy... Kicking it off with 1992 movie. Remember how Hillary Swank is in that movie?

It's the 500th post

draft 1: I'm going to start bloging on a regularly basis again (not sure if I really did before so the "again" might not be needed). I'm going to try to post project I've done. I also have cool stuff to say like, "I think it's a bad sign when you were looking up a guy on face book and all his pictures are of him with his shirt off or what looks to be like eye liner on. Also Puala and I have decied to start a company that sales second hand awesomeness, called "nerd babe."

draft 2: I'm going to start blogging on a regular basis for multiple reasons.

1. I'm going to post recent craft, diy and not otherwise specified projects.

2. I want to let everyone know all the neat stuff I have to say like- "If you're wondering why only trashing girls will date you it's because your facebook page is full of picture of you with your shirt off and eyeliner on."

3. general updates. For example Paula and I are going to start to sale the stuff we make- pictures, paintings, furniture, etc. We're calling it "nerd babe design."

milina envelope in the mail....

I got into the University of Utah's Master's of Social Work program!


I'm doing it peter.

the roommates, all of them

I'm moving at the end of this week. I got to thinking, wondering, how many people have I lived with? Well here goes:

1. Meaghann (gross spelling I know)
2. Shasta
3. Clair's sister
4. what's her name that was very emotional
5. that other girl I shared a room with and it was weird
6. Shawnanananan
7. Terra
8. Melissa
9. Kristen
10. that one girl with the gold car
provo
11. Forsey!! (Dianne, the nation, McPuffster, etc.)
12. Kate la Date
13. RM back tattoo
14. Canadian
15. C.Webb
16. Steph cakes
17. Ally cat
18. Lindsey Esplin
19. Shelby (and I don't mean the cat)
20. Audrey!!!!
Seattle
21. Kayldean-!
22. Sarah
23. Kristen (loves vampires)
24. Carrie (american eagle)
25. Melissa Orr
26. Heather M.
27 Cassie! (with a box full of kittens)
28. Jill cox
29. Carri Collins! (very good times)
30. Julie (ju-ju)
31. Jen (with the great rack)
SLC
32. Rebecca Mc
33. Breeeezeeeeeee!!!!
with a soon to be
34. Paula
35. Shay
36. Blair

Things I'm really pissed about

1. Battle Los Angeles

It's been done, it's called Independence day, and Will Smith did a fine job.



2. My baller skills have gone down immensely since 1999. I play basketball after work on Thursday and my shooting average is about 10% (embarrassing I know). But my rebounding skills have increase since 2002.

it's been awhile

Here are ten things I've really be into lately (in no such order)

1. going to the gym


2. hanging out with Ellie

3. Watching Dexter


4. playing basketball with my co-workers baller!

5. this picture


6. cooking, but really eating


7. Imdb

8. not being social, oops I said it. I gotta get back on that social train... it's just so tiring...

9. reflecting

10. documentaries

Your morning meow

I've recently took over the morning meow, where every week day morning a picture of a cat and/kitten is emailed out. I inherited it from my friend Nathaniel. I'm doing everything in my power to make him proud.



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