SK Formal 2005

Okay...so there has been a special request made by my formal date, to not only write a blog about the formal we went to, but it also has to be the best one yet! So here goes my best shot...this is just for you Todd, so you better like it:) Our formal this year was held on April 9th at the Carl House in Carl, Georgia. The Carl House is this cute little plantation house with a white picket fence and gorgeous landscape...perfect for taking pictures, which by the end of the night we had taken over 200 pics! Yeah, not even kidding! So neways...my formal date was the guy from Tennessee that I wrote about in one of my previous blogs, and he was not only the most amazing date because he drove almost 5hrs to see me, but also because he was the hottest! I'm not gonna lie...Todd cleans up pretty damn well:) hehe! So neways...the day of the formal, my roommates and I decided to go downtown to get our hair and makeup done. We thought it would be cool to give ourselves an excuse to pamper ourselves...what can I say, I love being a girl! So anyways...we had to be ready by 3:30 that day because we had to load a million people onto the buses and yada yada yada. Well, speaking of the buses...a few days before our formal, one of the buses had gotten in an accident so we were automatically one bus short late, which meant that the sorority had to pay for taxis to take about 30 people to the formal. Furthermore, the buses looked like they came straight from the 1960s civil rights movement...an no, I'm not kidding...lol! After we got there, we took pictures for a little bit, ate some dinner, drank a little...well a lot!, and danced the night away! The Fly Girls who sang were amazing! The Carl House staff even started dancing with some of our dates! Soooo much fun! Neways...so as much fun as we were having we had to be out by 11 that night, but the party didn't stop there...so don't you worry. When we got back to the SK house, me and Todd, Megan and her date, Jessica and Bo, and Cliff went downtown in our formal dresses and partied it up at Firehouse, Flannagans, and All Goods! Some drunk foreigner even asked Megan if she had just gotten married because she had on a white dress. She was like, "No! LOL! We just got back from our sorority's formal!" And he goes, "What's a sorority?" Like is this kid for real?!?! Come on, he needs to get with the program if he is going to stay in Athens. Neways...so apparently there was a fight that night right next door at Classic City involving some football players...and oh wait...I missed it! Gosh Darn it! Oh yeah! so you might be asking, why didn't Laura, Cliff's date go? Well...Shallow Hal as we like to call her, wanted to stay in the hotel room, take a shower and watch Lizzie McGuire! Are you F*ing kidding me?!?! If you take a guy to a formal, you treat him like your date til he drives off in his car. The party was not over...we went downtown and she jetted out! WTF mate...WTF? So we all made sure that Cliff had an amazing time, and I hope he did:) Neways...so back to my story...after downtown we went back to the hotel room, and Laura was still watching tv...whatever...we decided to liven the place up and drink a little and act crazy! Time flew by and before we knew it, it was like 4 o'clock in the morning, and my date had to leave in a matter of hours and drive all the way back to Maryville for a Flagfootball game! So least to say he needed some sleep. So we went back to our room...had a party of our own...jk! LOL! All in all, formal was great and my formal date was great...darn it! I just realized what I said...so all yall pervs, just go ahead and get your mind out of the gutter! But I truly had an awesome time and I will never forget it! So thanks to all who made my night amazing! I love yall:)

Formal 2005

So a special request has been made by my formal date to write about our sorority formal we had about a month ago at the Carl House, in Carl, Georgia. And according to him...it has to be the best blog ever, so here goes my best shot...hope you like it Todd; this is just for you! Okay...so the SK formal this year was held at a plantation house about 30 minutes from Athens. It was this cute little white plantation house with a white picket fence and beautiful landscape...perfect for taking pics which all in all, we took over 200 pics! Wow...a lil camera happy were we, but it was worth it! Okay so I'm getting a lil ahead of myself, so let me fill you in on some details before I go any further. Todd is the guy from Tennessee and he was not only the best date ever, he was also the hottest date ever! lol:) I'm not gonna lie...you clean up good:) Neways...so Todd drove almost 5 hrs to come see me. For one, any guy that drives almost 5 hrs to come see me is on my A list! Neways...back to formal. So we took charted buses to the place our formal was held, and let me just say they looked like buses from the civil rights movement...I'm not even kidding lol:) And on top of that, the day before, one of the buses got in an accident...and we are taking these buses...yeah you read my mind! Lol:) But we got there safe and sound so it was all good. When we got there we took pics for like an hour or so while everyone got there and checked in. For dinner, it was buffet style, and well...it was alright but not out of this world! However, the main attraction of the night was the Fly girls and the dance floor. Let me just say we all got a lil crazy out there but ohhhh was it fun! And with the wine and beer flowing it just made it that much better:) I think my date had the most to drink that night but it was all good...haha jk Todd...it's all good:) Other drama that happened during the night, I could go on forever about but I'm just going to sum it up and say that I am very much a girly girl and love to be treated like one...have the guy open doors, etc. and well one girl that was with us...cough cough...my roommate... was a complete jerk to her date, who was doing her a favor by going with her because she had no one else to go with. Neways...she treated him like crap and well my date and megan's made sure he had a good time by buying him drinks...at least he could drink his sorrows away...lol jk. No, but me and Megan made sure he had a good time too and it all turned into one big joke but it was all good...he loved it! After all that, it was only 11 o'clock but unfortunately we had to leave that party, but it did not stop there. Me and Todd, Megan and her date, Jessica and her boyfriend, and Cliff...the guy who went with my roommate...all went downtown! And no...Laura did not go! Instead she wanted to stay in the room, take a shower and watch Lizzie McGuire....WTF MATE?!?!? Neways...we had fun without her! Oh yeah...we definitely went downtown in our formal dresses and our dates in their tuxes, and some foreigner asked megan if she just got married because she was wearing a white dress. She was like no...it was a sorority formal. And then the guy said...what's a sorority? OMG! Is he serious?!?! Jk...neways...so after downtown we went back to the hotel...drank a lil, took more crazy pics and partied it up some more. Then me and Todd went back to our room...had our own party...lol jk...he wishes! lol;) but it was fun times for sure! The next morning, he had to leave early so he could make it back for his flag football game, but the weekend was amazing...formal was amazing...and my date was amazing...no pun intended u freaks! Neways...that's it for now! If you want to see pics... holla at me:)

An Ode to Room 17...love in the dove

Okay...so as this semester comes to an end, I have grown another year older, another year wiser...well, hopefully I have, and another year closer to graduation! YIKES!!! Did I just say that?!?! Neways...like I was saying, this year is closing in fast and I am really going to miss livin it up in Room 17 of the SK house...woop woop! First semester was a little hectic becuase for one, there was 4 of us living in one room. Now you might think that sounds crazy...but I'll tell you what really got us...the closet! Four girls having to share one closet was like asking pigs to fly. It was impossible. I don't know about any of the other girls, but I have 2 closets at home and two dressers full of clothes and I still don't have enough room. So, asking me to share ONE closet was testing my limits, but I learned to deal with it. And although we were sisters, times did get a little hectic, but it was because the situation was new to us and we were still getting to know each other. At the end of the first semester, we all started to get along really well with one another, but then Nicole had to up and leave us for her lover in Cortona, Italy. Geeezz, Nicole! LOL:) I luv ya:) So, second semester in room 17 started out with one less sister...how sad:( However, as the semester went on, I definitely learned more about my other two roommates and we experienced some pretty crazy times with one another! Just look at my blog from New Orleans:) Furthermore, Meggie boo boo's friendship means a whole heck of a lot to me! She has not only been the most amazing friend to me, but has also helped keep my sanity with a certain other roommate of ours. Megan and I can talk for hours about anything...I tell ya...anything. She is my tea drinking buddy, my partner in crime, my new orleans pal, and the one i confess my sins to...lol...jk...but like Forest Gump would say, "We are like peas and carrots!" If I had not joined SK freshman year, or lived in the house this past year, I am not sure if my friendship with Megan would be even remotely close to what it is now. We are going to have plenty of other crazy times next year despite not living together...distance makes the SK heart grow fonder...lol...okay, so that was cheesy but it worked...lol:) And as for my other roommate, well I wish her the best of luck when she graduates in December. Well, at least that's when she is supposed to graduate, but if that Gilmore Girls keeps calling her name, she may give up on her major like she did her minor...in her SENIOR year! GEEEZZZ! Okay...so despite the positives and the negatives, Room 17 has been a blast and I would definitely do it all over again, but as Cliff would say, "With some minor changes..."

I don't even care

You know...it's like my momma always said, "There are some things in life that you just have to take with a grain of salt...shake it off, and laugh." Over the past year, Meggie boo boo boo and I have developed a tolerance for a certain somebody and their habits, or more appropriately, their lifestyle. As the semester draws to an end and the tension grows, Megan and I have decided that we just don't even care anymore, and more specifically, we don't even care about:
1. I don't even care anymore if I go deaf or I can't study for my finals because the TV is on 24-7 blasting in my ear. Furthermore, I don't even care if I start reciting the theme songs for Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls, or even The Nanny in my sleep because that's all the TV Nazi will let us watch.
2. I don't even care if there is a mound of clothes up to my hips that is taking over my space, especially, when it's not even mine.
3. I don't even care if bags of trash pile up in our room because YOU are too lazy to through away YOUR trash in YOUR trashcan instead of putting it in Meggie boo boo boo's. We don't want a rat, or mouse...whatever... named Stewart Little.
4. I don't even care that when I do try to talk to her, she stares me up and down like she is trying to find some fault with me...I don't even care.
5. I don't even care if I'm wrong. It's not good to be right all the time. So, Ms. Well Actually as me and Meggie boo boo like to call her, you don't have to correct me on everything - thanks!
6. I don't even care if I puke in my hands watching you chew your food with your mouth open. Just try some sort of etiquette once in a while ...please!
7. I don't even care if I like wearing thongs, on painting my toenails, or putting on make-up, or straightening my hair...I like be a girl for crying out loud...and I like acting like one!
8. I don't even care if all SHE talks about is Mr. R, or the Big R, as well like to call him. I am sorry for what I am about to say if it offends you, but get over him! He's just not that into you if he isn't calling or dating you. He knows yall are done and done...so stop! for your own good!
9. I don't even care if you talk really loud and sometimes I just want to tell you to put a sock in it.
10. I don't even care that you took a screen name of a guy who meant very much to me, put it on your buddy list, tried to talk to him and even put a picture of him on your slideshow of your friends...I don't even care! Well, Actually...I don care! I have tried my best to understand YOU but it just hasn't happened and well, me and meggie boo are pretty much fed up and don't even care anymore. And if you don't believe me...check out www.megancook.blogspot.com - "I don't even care either." That's all I gots! Peace:)

Update..Truth about Cats and Dogs...open door?

Okay...so I have decided to close the open door I was talking about in an earlier blog with a certain somebody. I have realized it's probably not worth it. I had a wonderful summer love once in my lifetime, and he will never know how much I truly cared about him, but I am letting him fly, and a new door has opened. I guess I thought I was going to end up with the fairy tale ending, but I will find it oneday - I'm better off now:)

A guy from Maryville, TN

Okay...last year my friends and I packed our suitcases and headed down to the Beach last year for Spring Break. While we were down there, we met some pretty crazy people and did some pretty crazy things. Remember the phrase - "I normally don't do this sort of thing" - well I can guarantee you I said that many of times while we were in Florida. We met guys from Rhode Island, New York, Ohio, and several others, but Tennessee definitely caught our attention. Okay...I know what yall are thinking...Tennessee, what the heck? But good ol' Rockytop brought some cuties into our presence and my friends hit it off one night at a local club with them while I was sick and stayed in the hotel room. No I am not weak, I can hold my alcohol, I just didn't feel good. Well, that was a bad idea to stay in. For starters, my friends met some amazing guys that we classified as true gentlemen, for as gentlemen as you get on spring break, they were a 10. Secondly, I woke up to our next door neighbors from Rhode Island screaming and yelling and banging on our adjoining door. They were pretty cool guys for being from up North, but not when they were drunk - scary business! Neways...so need to say I got to feeling better fast, because my friends were like "Jennifer, you have to meet these guys from tennessee- they are soooo hot and so amazing!" I couldn't resist. Yall know me and guys lol:) So sure enough, I saw them and I agreed. As the days went on, and our spring break was drawing to an end, we spent every waking moment with Tennessee (as we liked to refer to our groups of guys that we met by the states they were from) and we all connected just like that. It was wierd; by the end, I felt like I had known them forever! I honestly think I had the most fun with them! I mean, one night we all got dressed up and went out to a nice dinner - that normally doesn't happen, and then another night we could just be playing drinking card games, but it was a perfect! When we first met them, there was an instant connection between our hot blonde bombshell and this ex-football player for tennessee who in my opinion looked like a younger George Cloney...totally cute together. Well everyone started calling them the "Happy Couple", but by the end me and Todd (guy from Maryville, TN) took that title. It was all fun and games, but really I'm glad we met. He is one of the sweetest, most adorable abercrombie model look-a-likes, and oh just wait for this...we watched the sun rise together! First time I ever did that at the beach! So that was amazing! Blondy and football player talked some but nothing serious, she loved her BF way more! and for me, well me and TN, well we kept in touch. It's been a year and we still talk weekly, and well he's just a cool guy! So cool, he is coming to formal with me and I am soooo totally excited because I'll have the hottest date! hehe:) Oh...and he has been to the ATL more times in the past year...to see me:) than in his entire life...well almost, but you get the picture! Holla back Tennessee:)

Diamond Dogs

Ok...ladies and gents, keep on your ballcaps and your red and black, enjoy your hotdog even if mustard dripped down on your new polo shirt, because the diamond dawgs are back in action, as they worked hard for their win against Clemson tonight. Over the past few weeks, the diamond dogs have struggled with their game and were due for a big win tonight, and that will hopefully serve as a fresh benchmark to the many wins they have ahead of them. Tonights game was anything but a teeth clencher, as the score wavered back and forth all night until the eigth inning. With bases loaded and two outs, Junior pitcher Will Startup closed the game when Clemson hit their last pop fly into right field, where Bobby Felmy was waiting to catch the ball and end game with a score of 11-10. But this victory was not to be taken for granted, Clemson somehow managed to gain an early lead in the beginning of the ball game that forced the dogs to step up to the plate, be a man, and hit the ball. Maybe that's exactly what the dogs needed, for Perno to light a fire underneath the players and make them remember that they tied for third in the World Series last year and truly are an amazing team with amazing talent! While all the diamond dogs deserve a pat on the butt (lol) for their win, Justin Niefer, Jonathan Wyatt, Kyle Keen, and Matthew Dunn were key players tonight as they practically saved the dogs with their perfectly timed hits that brought in several runs for the diamond dogs at crucial moments in the ballgame. Congratulations Diamond Dogs are your win tonight against Clemson! You definitely had the diamond darlings support, your parents support, and most of all your fans support tonight! We always had faith in you, now keep it up - yall are amazing!

Terry, Louisville, and the governor...what more could you ask for?!?!

Ok...some of my readers have told me that I have been slacking on my blogs lately, and I must admit that I have but I have a reasonable excuse. You see, I have once again been put on a leash by the infamous professors at Georgia. After months and months of anticipation about whether or not I got into the Terry College of Business, I can now relax because I am one of the 112 students that have been accepted into the Finance major! Hurray for me is right:) I further took my mind off school and went on a little spring break to Louisville, Kentucky to watch the Diamond Dogs play baseball at this ghetto field that had animal stalls next to it and hanging press boxes from the top of the covered part of the stadium. Talk about scary! I wouldn't walk across that cat walk some hundreds of feet in the air...no way, count me out pal, I like staying on the ground. Furthermore, the stadium was old as dirt and the field was not made of real grass which takes all the appeal out of it and makes you feel like you are playing a baseball video game. Despite these pathetic conditions...lol...my diamond darlings didn't fail me - they kept a smile on the face the whole weekend! We took a private bus like the ones movie stars, singers, and professional athletes take on all their distance trips, and let me just say, we fully lived it up like true rock stars! I never felt cooler in my entire life...then that moment right there! Everytime we all got off the bus, everyone would just stare at us wondering who we were and what we were doing in Louisville for gosh sakes! But I loved it. We even got to take a tour of the famous Louisville Slugger museum and saw how bats were made, such as the very ones that professional players like Alex Rodriguez use! How cool is that?!?! And to top it off, we got a personalized, real deal, Louisville slugger bats!!! Bet ya don't have one of those...hehe:) The rest of the time in Louisville, we spent our time watching some good ole baseball, eating ballpark hotdogs and nachos and playing cards in the hotel room, all the while learning a little more about each other and had a blast at doing it. We even got the dish on some Perno stories and oh yeah... I almost forgot...got a lesson on handbells - do I need white gloves? L, yes we do! (sorry for those who don't know what I am talking about...but you would just have to be there to get the full effect of us singing the star spangled banner and ringing handbells, playing the triangle, and The Boss banging the Gong!!! LOL:) I love you girls! Okay...so my trip lasted only three days but I wish it could have lasted a week, but it didn't and I returned to Big Snellville, "Where Everybody's Somebody" and partied it up with Megan for a couple of days! Megan is my roommate and an alltime favorite person of mine, and for you slow people who are just now reading my blogs...Neways...Megan came over to my crib, and we drank stawberry daqueries, listened to my parents craziness, they can act like college students some time, and watched Supersize me! Let me just say that I was fully grossed out by fast food and will never eat it again, except for Chick-fil-a and subway or something like that, you know, the healthier ones:) So carrying on with my story, Megan and I went to a Georgia Baseball game on Saturday and then...get ready for this, we went to Wild Bills (#1 that was my first time there and hers!!!) and the Governor, Mr. Sunny Perdue himself, was there for a little while partying it up! Let me just say that was my first, but not the last, party with the Governor...I will have more! So all you crazy people who dished out the money to go to the Beach and got rained on...I say sorry, but I'm glad you didn't get any sun, because I didn't get any...but I did party it up with Sunny, and it was a "Sunny Day in Georgia" with Mr. Perdue, and I know all yall didn't get to do all that! And the part that you don't want to read or hear about, because I supposedly obsess about it too much, is that I didn't escape the leash my professors have hooked up to. I had three test the week I came back from spring break and have just recently finished several papers and oh wait...more test! Isn't my life just fabulous! But the semester is almost over and Summer is calling my name. I am going to take classes this summer, but this time, back home as opposed to last summer, and ohhhh wait! I'm going to get a job for the very first time! I am slowly growing up, I promise:) That's it for now, holla back if you enjoyed what you read:)

New Orleans~A must read!

ok...so I have been a slacker and have put this particular blog off for a while but it was only because I wanted to make it the "sweetest" blog ever! Before I get started, I must add a little disclaimer, and that what you are about to read is real: the people are real, and the craziness we got ourselves into was very real. For most of those who know me, I'm not one to take a random trip nine hours away to a big city to party it up(hence the phrase...I normally don't do this sort of thing...which I said quite a bit down in Mardi gras), but I did. Surprise, surprise...I stepped "outside of my box" just like my roommates, Megan and Laura, wanted me too. Mission Accomplished...Score! And without further delay, here's the story of three girls and their crazy trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras! We left on a chilly friday afternoon, and just as we were leaving Athens, snow started to fall. I thought to myself, the first snow of the year, I can't miss this, but then again...I have never been to New Orleans so what they hay...forget the snow, I'm going to Mardi Gras. So...on our way down there we saw a white man from Douglass, Georgia, in his early 40s driving a mini van, wearing a bandana, and probably going to pick up his kids from soccer practice...nice one Douglass...way to sport an American flag on your head. Next on our adventure we saw this hottie maintenance dude in Alabamer, and he was about to fall asleep...poor thing...so we woke him up and he followed us for a little while and waved when we turned off the interstate. So that was fun but that does not compare to what we were about to get ourselves in to. For starters, we passed through the towns of Cuba, Haiti, and even Eden...ut oh! And a sketch town in Mississippi, which by the way...there is NOTHING in Mississippi, but we stopped in Poplarville, which is a town the size of my room, but we stopped to get gas and these guys...I'm talking sketchy! but they came up to us, drunk as all and trying to get some ace...wtf...we are from Georgia, we are not sketchy. Finally we made it to New Orleans, well, to Tulane, which is where we were going to shack it up for the weekend with not 1 but 7 other girls!. The dorm room was the size of my closet, and I had never slept so close to a girl before in my life. I must say...I normally don't do this type of thing. Literally, when I woke up, Megan was an inch from my face...lol. No I don't like girls but that's how we slept...squished. But I didn't have the worst of it, Megan woke up to an FSU girl's feet in her face...haha. Ok...so that night we went out to the real Bourbon Street and the Bourbon in Athens sucks compared to New Orleans. We had to ride a city bus downtown with sketchy people and local prostitutes...and no I'm not kidding! I actually think she might have been a man under that skirt and high heel shoes...u never know. So back to our night on the town...it was crazyyyyy! Men in suits were everywhere smoking cigars and trying to persuade hotties to show their titties for 30 cent beads...yeah right...that's just gross! However, we managed to get beads...go figure! There was even a KA from Mercer that came up to us, and in his most Southern accent said...Shoooowww meeee your TITTIES! And before you know it, we were surrounded by fifty million sketchy dudes getting a boner while waiting for us to show them our titties...but we didn't and we still got beads, hurricanes, hand granades, and of course my favorite...Red Bull and Vodka!!! And as you would guess, I was gone and so was everybody else but we were dancing it up like crazy in this place called Razzoo...and it was amazing! We danced with everybody, guys that had been following us all night and even an Arkansas football player that was HUGE! and unfortunately a random townee who stole $15 from Laura's back pocket! How lame! After our dance party we walked down Bourbon, got more drinks and beads, a Big Ass Beer, random men who asked if he could marry us...all of us...lol we said this isn't Utah!, and even got a glimpse of a HOT Hot guy dancing on top of a table in red boxers! Holla:) And along the way, soon to be Megan's Mardi Gras Boyfriend, Paul, asked me about IRA's...wtf mate...wtf...I'm not in the right frame of mind to talk about IRA's come on pal. Let's just say we partied til 5 o'clock the NEXT morning...yeah they don't sleep and neither did we! So...the next day we woke up at 8...yeah 8 am, I am not kidding you! And we started out our day with Parades! They were amazing!The best parade was the one in Metairie. I got more beads than any other place we had been to, Megan had Caesar panties thrown at her, I got a magnificent boa!, cups, de blums, and SAVE THE WETLANDS bracelets...which by the way, they are like the Livestrong ones and we are the only 3 people in Georgia that have them! How cool is that. And yes, I have a story about those bracelets. When they were first thrown out, I thought they were candy and I was like, we don't want that, but then when I found out it was a bracelet I ran in front of this big ole woman and snatched up 3 for me, Megan, and Laura...and to my surprise they told me I stole them from that woman. I said...She was too big and busy drinking a beer to get up and get them, so I did! Everyone died laughing. Then when we were leaving...a little girl came up to me and said, "Can I have your boa?", I said Hell no biatch! Jk...but I wanted to... I mean I came all the way from Georgia to get this boa...I worked hard for it! lol :) Ok...so after the parade...we decided to go back to Bourbon Street downtown...go figure...crazy drunkards...lol jk. We piled into the girl from Tulane's car, with 8 people in the car...yeah u better believe I was scared...I mean I normally don't do this sort of thing...anyways, as soon as someone said, "I hope there are no cops around," what do u know, one was tisking us...yes, the good ole No No look. Classic. Neways...I was nervous and leaned over...and Megan was telling me to "Act like a Jacket". I was like wtf...but I did! I didn't want the cop to see me. Neways...we also went to this place to eat...it was called Acme, and our good old friend...Shamus O'Mally, a hot bell boy that looked like a mobster from the 40s or so told us to go to. He told us to try the crawfish, that they were the best in town. And well the only way to eat a crawfish is to bite the tail and suck the head...haha...and that's exactly what we did! Afterwards, we went and got a little taste of Paris and ate a beignet. Then we went to find our car at some point and walked forever to find it...and all the sudden the girl was like, "Dude, where's my car?" lol. So she told us to sit tight on a corner and she would be right back with the car. Well, that was my first experience on the side of a street corner...I don't normally do this type of thing...and I felt like a prostitute or a homeless person...how sad:( So...we drove back to Tulane at about 2 in the morning, because we had to wake up and leave early the next day, so we all piled back in the car...I mean I really felt like a Mexican. On our way home we searched for the Real World house but wasn't successful; the only thing we saw like a million times was a sign that said, "Thou shalt not kill!". The next morning we went to this whole in the wall place for breakfast...and it was amazing! The guys there said "Word!" everytime you said something, and it was just a cool place, except for the bathroom! Scary! On our way back to good ole ATH. we passed Red and Black creek...GOOOO Dawgs!, saw a cow bell on the back of a truck in Mississippi - which would only happen there, saw a 6 year old kid in Wendy's with a mullett! Yeah it made me laugh so hard I cried!!! Neways...we also stopped at a gas station where I learned to pump gas for the first time...I can't help it I'm a daddy's girl, neways and talked to a guy from India...just think of the accent...Welcome to my cookie mart! jk...sometimes I'm the queen of stereotypes...oh well! Oh...and then a birdy flew into our windshield...and Megan said, "Fly high my friend, fly high!", and a license plate tag...that said OHHHH BBQ! Tollaholla!

The O.C.

Ok...so the O.C. is become an instant obsession among today's youth. Now in case there are some lame-o's out there who have never seen the O.C. or do not watch it on a habitual basis, first of all you are missing out big time pal! Secondly, aside from the obvious scandalousness that drives us all crazy and reels us in like bait, the O.C. is set in one of the most amazing places in California. For crying out loud, it takes place in a beach community...super cool! Furthermore, the fashion, fast cars, and multi-million dollar homes are out of this world! Put me there for a day and I'll be happy. Ok...so before I lose any readers, let's get to the good stuff - scandal, scandal, scandal and oh wait, more scandal. Now everyone has some scandalousness business in their sock drawer, but for the most part we are a pretty sane and conservative group of people when we compare ourselves to the characters on the O.C. I mean let's take Seth...he's a curly headed jewish boy, who, by the way is a little childish but cute in his own comic way. However, his downfall is that he obsesses way to much about Summer, and after a horrible break-up tries to make Summer jealous but manages to fall in love with a teenage drop out who is bi-sexualin the meantime. Next there is Ryan - or "Chino" as many refer to him - who was an adolescent and got in trouble with the law but whom was saved by his lawyer and taken in to live with his family and lives in the family's super nice pool room and oh wait...is trusted enough to drive their Range Rover...not to mention it's a $90,000 SUV and my dream car. Furthermore, Ryan has managed in his time to fall in love with a gorgeous alcoholic...aka - Marissa...got into a lil bind with a spanish girl and possibly made a mistake and got her pregnant, and has recently fallen in love with a new girl in school who happens to be Marissa's step sister way down the line and Kirsten's sister, Ryan's new mommy. But let's not think too hard about that...she is cute...but him and Marissa were so much better for each other...I mean it kept the flask full of vodka away from Marissa. So as you can see from my lil spill that I like the O.C. and all of its scandal and crazy mixed up love stories...and that's what keeps me glued to the t.v. with my friends every thurday night at 8 o'clock....p.s. don't try to call me during the show...I won't answer the O.C. is much more important that you...and definitely don't call Chris Lady...he is a pimp and watches it with 4 girls...including me, my big sis jessica, k-dawg, and heather...and other ocassional guests but we are the regulars...lucky for Chris! So guys...take a lesson from Mr. Lady and be a pimp and watch the O.C.

Sigma Lambda Chi

Ok...listen up ladies and gents, put on your high top mocassins, lacoste shirts, Chanel sunglasses and Louis Vuitton purses, a new co-ed fraternity has made its way on campus and is growing in popularity year after year. Currently it's the largest social fraternity on campus with well over 5,000 active members. So you might ask, what makes this particular co-ed fraternity the place to be? Well I'll tell ya: Founded in 2003, Sigma Lambda Chi is attracting men and women, freshman and even seniors, nerds and athletes, black and white, you name it, I am sure you won't feel left out. Furthermore, there is always something going on at their house. From socials to sleep overs, and even a random hook up, Sigma Lambda Chi is helping to bring a diverse group of students together. So forget this nonsense that the University needs more diversity, instead we should be promoting Sigma Lambda Chi to unite the campus. I mean let's think about this President Adams and the rest of the Board...Sigma Lambda Chi strives to include ALL students, promotes good study habits by providing students with individual seating at computers and desks as well as rooms for group studying. In fact, studies show that when students study in groups, information is reinforced and retained better than when studying individually. Furthermore, it promotes good interpersonal communication skills and develops friendships inside and outside the classroom. Thirdly, Sigma Lambda Chi has its very own coffee shop that offers the best coffee and sweet treats to help students take a break or give them a little boost when they are getting tired of studying. It has even been known to make a perfect cheap date; and we all know, students are broke in college. So for these reasons and many more, Sigma Lambda Chi is place to be...so give me a call if you want to join me one night for a social and I'll introduce you to more people than you thought you could meet, who knows you might run into a good friend from your hometown that you haven't seen in forever. Don't knock til you try it! So get in your car or get out and take a walk to the intersection of Lumpkin and Baxter and start meeting people! Well I've gots to get going now...I'll be late for a social if I don't. SLC-ya later! Holla:) In case you didn't get it: I was referring to the SLC, aka - Student Learning Center, Social Learning Center, Sigma Lambda Chi...whatever you call, go there...it's cool! I mean you could even get lucky like Kip from Napoleon Dynamite and chat with babes all day, while secretly training to become a cage fighter. Think about...it could happen!

School

"I love school and I hate school. I love learning and I hate tests. I love making an A and I hate making a B. I love studying and I hate studying.I love success and I hate failure. " Something about the way I was raised has triggered me to do more for my self than the average person my age. My parents have always put a strong emphasis on the importance of a good education by constantly reminding me that "school comes first, then play". And as much as I would like to admit that I don't listen to my parents all the time...I am one of the dorks that do. Furthermore, they have advised me that people will tease and put down the ones who strive on being successful and study hard, but like my parents say, "The dorks are going to be the one's on top one day with a good career as a token of their hard work, and the boss of the people who teased them in grade school." So I say, be a dork. You would rather be the one receiving your morning coffee than the one retrieving it for the executive players in the corporate world one day, wouldn't you? Most definately, and because of this, I am constantly reminded that if you work hard, you will be rewarded in the end. With that in mind, and my college years almost half way complete, I realize that sometimes I do work hard, probably more than the average person, but who cares. Yes I may obsess about school and study more than there are hours in a day, but that's me, that's what I do and it pays off. I will admit however, that I have passes up some opportunities to go out with friends to study and as lame and un-cool as that is, it probably benefitted me at the time not to go out, but sometimes I wish I would have. I mean don't get me wrong by all this study talk, I go out and I do have fun...believe me...I mean I just took a random trip to New Orleans for Mardi gras for crying out loud...I can't be too bad of a stickler, can I? Of course not! Most of those who know me, know that I am full of life and spontaneous excitement, but I know when sh*t needs to get done. I know how to prioritize. I pride myself and others who believe in working for what you want, and I feel that those are the people that should be rewarded. The people who just sit back and watch tv all day or go out the night before a test instead of studying, and feel content with a C or lower on a test are not my kind of people. The get by on the seat of their pants and they expect the world to be given to them and curse at a teacher for failing them or make excuses for their poor performance in the class - but in reality, it was their own damn fault. And on occassion, which really gets me is that they manage to get lucky and make an A on a test - go figure. You could at least throw the smart girl who studies like a mad dog for 5 tests in one week a bone...couldn't you? I know their luck will run out one day as soon as they step into the real world and they will find themselves getting me and the rest of the dorks coffee.

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

Ok...so I was talking to one of my all time favorite Canadians today about my love life. The thought of my love life makes me smile and it makes me sad. I have had so many great loves in my life that were not only a boyfriend to me, but were more - they were my best friend. All in all I have been in a handful of relationships, some long and some short, and one additional questionable one that confuses me day after day but in the end makes me smile. My first great love came along when I was 14 years old. His name was Richard; he was the hottest guy in our grade, was an outstanding football player, and could make a girl blush by just looking at her. I must admit, I was shocked the minute he talked to me. But his response, "How could I refuse a smile like that?" Richard an I dated on and off for about 3 years; he was my first kiss, my first love, and my first heartbreak. Throughout everything we still have remained friends and he will always hold a special place in my heart, just like every first love does in a girl's heart. My second boyfriend was Daniel. Daniel came along at a point in my life when I wasn't sure what was going on. He caught me off guard, and our 8 month relationship could be summed up as perplex. One minute we were extremely happy and the next minute we were fighting. The timing of our relationship was not right and ultimately caused the downfall, but I don't regret any of it. If anything at all, it taught me something about myself, about others, and about relationships. Afterall, being in a relationship and experiencing all that comes with them, knowing what you did right and what you did wrong. Besides those relationships I have had the pleasure of dating a handful of many others, some good and some bad, but it's all good. And still there is one relationship/friendship/I'll take what I can get...that has had me thinking lately. You know there are not many people that you meet in life that possess all the qualities your dream guy does. You think to yourself, how can one guy be so handsome, smart, funny, athletic, family oriented, religious, and have the same high hopes and dreams that you strive to achieve for in your life. Of course you might be thinking where is this guy...why haven't I met him yet? The truth is, I have. He is been one of my all time best friends since the summer before 8th grade. Ironically, I met him at my neighborhood pool, where I was so innocently dressed in a black Victoria Secret two piece bikini. Okay...so you might be thinking, what was this 13 year old girl doing in a VS swimsuit at that age...but I say...if the shoe fits, wear it! Maybe that's how I got his attention in the first place...hehehe...you never know:) So our pool side sharks and minoes game, playing cards, and small talks eventually developed into a much deeper friendship that has filled my life with more joy and happiness in all my years of love and friendship so far, that I feel that I am truly blessed. He has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. He has seen me in a bathing suit, in clothes, and without clothes...jk:) (You thought I was going to say it, didn't you. Sorry, hate to burst your bubble). He has seen me laugh and he has seen me cry. He has been there when I needed him, lifted my head when I was down, and believed in me. Now that we are in college in two different places, my biggest fear is that we will drift apart. But I will not let that happen. I have also wonderend what would happen if we took our friendship to the next level. The truth is...I don't know, but I would like to. I know that we are several hundred miles apart, and that is probably what is making us hesitant for fear of losing it all, I understand. But just as fate had brought us together in the first place, it has also kept us alive. I wish him all the joys and happiness that he has brought to my life, and admit that while I dream of him as a boyfriend...he is better than a boyfriend! So I will have my fun and I will let him have his, all the while keeping the door open in case he walks through:)

Milledge Bus

Ok...it's been five minutes...no bus...ten minutes...no bus...twenty minutes...no bus..."omg! I have class in five minutes and my teacher is sooo anal about people walking in late, not to mention it's a 300 hundred person class and there is only one way in...the front of the class...just my luck!" As if it couldn't get any worse...wait...it can. Okay so finaly the bus comes and I am already ten minutes late to my class...the bus is packed full of regulars (fraternity and sorority girls, and the occassional creep and poorly put together girl in my class. "OMG! I have to walk in with heeerrrr?") So when I get on the bus...the only seat left is next to the creepy dude who smells like downtown Athens, and is sooooo hung over he is starting to pass out and drool on me! OMG OMG OMG what the ****! And if that isn't enough I have the annoying girl behind me who is dressed like a princess and an attitude that would make you think she runs the world...talking about how these twenty million guys are in love with her and they just can't take a hint that she is just not into them. Then there is the fraternity guy sitting in front of me who can't help but check out every girl that gets on the bus and adjusts his pants a time or two. And finally when you can't take anymore...you see one of your sisters and you both look at each other with a "Get me off of this bus" face and reassure each other that this is not going to ruin your day!

Oprah Winfrey: A truly incredible leader

What is a leader? A leader is anyone who others follow and look to for guidance. There are many different types of leaders in this world. Some lead a family, friends, organizations, businesses, towns, states or even countries. What is it that separates good leaders from great leaders? The difference is what is on the inside of a person that makes them a great leader. There are certain qualities that all great leaders posses. This list includes: character, commitment, communication, courage, generosity, passion, positive attitude, servant hood, teach ability, and vision. Oprah Winfrey is exactly this and more.As an actress, television host, a communication executive, a reporter, and an African American woman, Oprah proves time and time again that she is an undoubtedly a superior leader. Winfrey, the first black woman to host a television talk show, worked hard to get to the top and made it clear that the obstacles she faced were not going to discourage her. Despite the fact that Oprah’s life appears to have reached near perfection, the life that she lives now was merely a figment of her imagination while she was growing up. She has used her life to make a difference in the lives of others, and encouraged people to open their hearts and see the world in a different way. She has influenced me to use the time that God has given me thus far, my talents, and my heart to improve the quality of life for others less fortunate than myself. Oprah has continually showed me that small changes make all the difference. Oprah believes that education is the door to freedom, and thus has helped young men and women who have merits but no means to further their education through scholarship opportunities here and in South Africa. Furthermore, she has supported shelters for abused women and centers for today’s youth, offering those a chance to a brighter future. She has also insisted on creating your own mini miracle and becoming a mentor or tutor at a local primary school in your community. Oprah Winfrey has entertained, enlightened, and uplifted millions of people all around the world and has gained the respect and admiration of a truly extraordinary leader to all, young and old, black and white.

Girl Scouts anyone?

Ok...so I was sitting in class the other day (no not speech comm, but marketing) and my professor started talking about girl scouts. Now let's take a moment and admit that we were at some point in our life a girl scout (or boy scout). It's ok...I was one back in the day and I loved it. I'm not gonna lie. So anyways...enough about that and back to my point. So...girl scouts are out of date as you all might know. But I found it extremely interesting that apart of the new marketing plan that Girl Scout's of America has come out with, is to adapt to society's new girl attitude. We all know and love the cookies but they are not what keeps the girl scouts alive. So their new plan, like I said, is installing a variety of marketing slogans and trends that will definately catch your eye. I know it did mine. So here are just a few: To make today's girl scout more DESIRABLE, she must reflect a sorority girl. So should she start saying, "On my honor, I will try to wear pearls, fashionable clothes, and shack it up once or twice...heheh"? I think not. Furthermore, she is encouraged to go camping...have socials with the boy scouts and much more. So could they kill two birds with one stone and have the girl scouts go camping with the boy scouts, shack it up, and leave with a badge. I hope not. Finally, the girl scouts have pleaded that "they are not a girl, not yet a woman," and they are on their way to America's next Girls Gone Wild. So guys, now you might be thinking, how about them girl scouts? "On my honor I will try ..." No I'm just kidding, I would never... but isn't that crazy:)

Only in America...

Ok...so here is a little comic relief from your busy day schedule that I am sure will make you laugh once or twic:)

Only in America...can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance.
Only in America...are there handicap parking spots in front of a skating rink.
Only in America...do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front of the store.
Only in America...do people order a double cheeseburger, super-sized fries and a diet coke.
Only in America...can you sue McDonald's for your uncontrollable eating habits.
Only in America...do you see a pimped out Escalade in the drive way of a shack.
Only in America...do we use the word politics to describe the process that leads our country when poli in latin means many and tics means bloodsucking creatures.
Only in America...do we buy hot dogs in packages of 10 but hot dog buns in packages of 8.
Only in America...do they have drive up atm machines with Braille lettering.
Only in America...do they have drive through liquor stores...but there is no drinking and driving.

Now that's something that can stimulate some thought.

Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight

Ok...so some guy has come to the conclusion that disney movies and wine is the bait that reels the girls in to bed with him. What? Disney movies? Come on...as much as we all enjoy them, they are a thing of the past. But let's just try to get into the mind of this guy and try to understand him for a skinny little minute. So by watching a disney movie, is this guy trying to remind women or their little kiddy days when they were so vulnerable and innocent like a little puppy? Possibly. Or is he trying to pretend like him and his hook up are beauty and the beast? Possibly. But what if he is just a plain out jack and wants her to find his nemo(wink wink). Even more possible. And in the midst of all of this confusion, he is downing her with wine...which let's be honest for a moment, we women love our wine and any guy that drinks it with us. For one, it's more sophisticated. But more importantly, it's more romantic. And let's face it, we love romance. So this guy is not stupid as we can all see. In fact he has managed to persuade 3,415,741 girls to sleep with him during his college career. Tricky little bastard you might say. But more importantly, and worse for this sketchball and his skanks, 1 in every 2 people has a sexually transmitted disease. So this guy must have a lot of disease...about 1,645,320 to be about right...which is probably not possible...but you never know. I didn't think a disney movie and wine would make somebody have sex...and that was possible...so this man just might have 1,645,320 sexually transmitted diseases. So beware:)

Interpersonal Communication

Ok....so I was sitting in class the other day and my teacher ( a white man in his 40s with two kids and a constant habit of adjusting his pants in class) randomly asked what we did this past weekend. So this girl was like, "Well I went downtown friday night"...yada yada yada...and my teacher was like, "Well that's a great start to any story; please continue." So she said this guy said, "Hey, wanna come home with me; I'll make it worth your while:) " Nonetheless, he was drunk and just wanted a piece of asssssss. Luckily, the girl was smart and said no even though she was already three sheets to the wind. Good for her. What are these guys thinking lately; that just because we go out with our ladies, get drunk, that we want to hook up too?...what is this sketchy business. Before you jump to any conclusions, girls are just as sketchy as these men. Now you may question this, but the next time you go downtown, take a look around you...THERE ARE SKETCHY GIRLS AND MEN ALIKE IN THIS WORLD. Furthermore...what if this same pathetically drunk guy started rambling on about how cool it would be to drive around in the oscar meyer wennier car? Now you may be asking yourself, no one would every ask me this...but ladies, it happens (as evidenced by a friend in my class). And what if a few drinks later you found yourself being asked the question: "Would you like a ride on the wennier mobile?" First you may laugh and cuss him out because of his vulgarity and poor gentleman skills, but out of spite...you might just buy him another drink and tell him "maybe next time" just to blow his mind. So as you can see, some pretty sketchy business happens in college, especially downtown. So my advice to all you people...don't try to use any of your lame pick up lines on any girl or guy especially when you have had a little too much to drink. You are just going to embarrass yourself and crush your ego, so think of another plan when it comes to getting a piece of assss.