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I don’t even know where to begin right now. I stumbled across this live street performance of This Modern Love by Bloc Party in Paris, just a guitar and Kele singing. This song is one of my favorite songs, if not my favorite song. The album version is incredible, but this version was just so beautiful and moving. The way this video was shot was so artistic and really added something special. This song is inextricably linked to a lot of memories, and hearing it like this for some reason just stirred up a lot of feelings and emotions inside of me. Anyways, I don’t really know where I’m going with this, but point of story: listen to it, it’s incredible and it’s beautiful.

GUYS, I finally did it! I bought a reeeal DSLR camera! I decided on the Canon Digital Rebel XSi, and I’m in love. I haven’t had a chance to put the photos up here on Spazzle, but you can check out the ones I’ve put up on Facebook by CLICKING HERE. Right now I only have the kit lens that came with it, but I’m gonna buy another lens after I do some more research and figure out what I want to use the lens for. Wooooeeey, I know you’re all excited for me :)

Random thought: I want to play tag. Seriously, hasn’t it been so long since you’ve played? Or even better, man hunt. Maybe I’ll organize a game this weekend…

Okay, so I’ve been sitting here in the Chocolate Bar writing my business law paper (on the right’s of photographers, actually, so it’s pretty interesting), and I’ve been listening to Pandora. And seriously, I have had SUCH a good line up of songs in the past half hour…Joshua Radin radio is the way to go. Check it:

Iron & Wine ? Fever Dream
John Mayer ? Say
Joshua Radin ? These Photographs
The Format ? On Your Porch
Regina Spektor ? The Call
The Shins ? New Slang
Dispatch ? Out Loud
William Fitzsimmons ? Goodnight
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds ? Crash Into Me (Live 1999)
Death Cab for Cutie ? What Sarah Said
Joshua Radin ? No Envy, No Fear

Uhmmk, more later…I really have to write this paper.

SCENARIO: you’re walking. You see someone you know, and, while still walking, you give a small hi/nod of recognition. The person, while still walking, responds with, “what’s up?”

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW: what is your response?!

I mean, realistically, you’re both walking and show no intention of stopping. Chances are the other person really doesn’t care SLASH doesn’t want to know what is up with you. Same goes for “how are you” and “how’s it going.” So, is it rude to continue walking without answering? Should you give a simple one word answer, and leave it at that? Or should you respond, and then rush to ask what’s up with him/her?

Just curious what your thoughts are on the matter. So, COMMENT :)

T-3 HOURS, 28 MINUTES until I gorge on cereal!!! I gave up cereal for Lent this year, which means I haven’t had cereal since February 26th. And that means it has been 44 days/1056 hours/63,360 minutes/3,801,600 seconds too long. In case you guys couldn’t tell, I love, love, LOVE cereal. I mean, what’s not to love about it? It’s simple, easy to make a bowl, almost always hits the spot, is relatively healthy (as long as you don’t buy those sugar-loaded kiddie ones…okay, okay, I know those are amazing, too), and is just plain AWESOME. And as good as cereals are on their own, mixing two is AMAZING. I love mixing Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch with Vanilla Almond Special K, and using Vanilla Soy Milk. PARTY. IN. MY. MOUTH!!! Anyways, yeah, so I guess you know what I’ll be eating for breakfast for the next month and a half straight.

More later…

Woohoo, you guys are going to be so proud of me! I finally updated the website and gave it a total makeover! It’s a bit kookier than last time, partly because my face is in the header seven times…which I guess is kooky in and of itself. But whatevs, it’s fun, it’s spring-like, and it will simply have to do. I also added random facts about me, since I know you’re all so incredibly interested.

Anyways, I’m home sweet home for the first time since January. I took the BoltBus for the first time, and let me tell you, it was FABULOUS. They have outlets and Wi-Fi, so I spent an hour on facebook and the other three hours watching movies on my laptop. I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding for the first time…so funny! The other passengers on the bus probably thought I was crazy, sitting there chuckling to myself. I watched Enchanted after that, too…James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey are probably two of the best looking gents out there (you can’t even honestly say you disagree).

It was brought to my attention that the pur?e discussion was not properly referenced, and I should thank Moira for the lovely/disgusting topic. It was also brought to my attention that I discuss with Nadia most of the things I ramble on about, so I just thought I’d say hi. Hi, Nadia.

Okay, so I wanna talk about elevators. Since I live on the sixth floor, I use elevators several times a day and have ample time to observe elevator behavior. Did you ever notice how there seems to be an unwritten law on where to stand in an elevator? When there’s two people, you stand at opposite corners (picture a boxing ring), and it’s usually every man for himself when it comes to pressing the button for your floor. When there’s three people, three of the four corners are filled up, and one person becomes designated button-presser. When there are four people, all of the corners are occupied, and again, you have a designated button presser. When there are five or more people, things tend to get a bit stressful and confusing. There’s always a mad dash to get on first so that you get your own corner, but if this is unsuccessful, you’re forced to kind of back yourself into the middle, hoping to position yourself in front of someone who is not going to cough and/or snot on the back of your head. Aside from elevator positioning, I think elevator conduct is interesting as well. It is generally NOT okay to talk to anyone on an elevator if (a) you are sober or (b) it is not the weekend. Also, people need to turn their headphones down…I don’t like being able to distinguish Miley Cyrus’ annoying voice on a crowded elevator. Plus, you’re breaking your ear drums, people.

Moving on…nostalgia. I was feeling kind of nostalgic before my Challenge of Peace class the other day. I got there kind of early, so I sat down on the floor in the hallway outside the classroom. Just sitting there at 10:30am with my back to the locker took me back to high school, and our fabulous “unit lunches.” I never thought I’d miss sitting on the floor, but I really wanted to grab a sandwich and just sit there and EAT like the good old days. I mean, come on, eating in a cafeteria is so boring. Just thought I’d throw that out there for anyone from SHS reading this.

Okay, well it’s 1am, and I’m tired and have to get up early to do housing stuff tomorrow. Oy. But expect some more ramblings, soon!! GOODNIGHT :)

Shittiest April Fool’s prank: University of California, San Diego sent out almost 30,000 acceptance letters. To the wrong students. UNreal. Imagine being told “hey, you’re in!” and then “…just kidding…?” My business law professor said that if the students accepted UCSD’s offer before they received the revocation of the offer, that UCSD would have let them in. I LOVE when stuff from class is applicable to current events. God, I’m such a nerd.

Anyways, another thought. I’m convinced that one of the most awful allergies to have is a gluten allergy. Kat, one of the girls in my Appalachia group, has Celiac Disease (gluten intolerance). She has to be so careful with what she eats and the products she buys. Gluten is in almost EVERYTHING…bread, cookies, pasta, even shampoo! And she’s allergic to the extent that she can’t eat a salad if a crouton brushes up against her lettuce. I’m also convinced that Nadia has a mild form of gluten intolerance. She’s always feeling crummy, and whenever she’s complaining about it most, there’s something bread-like (READ: bread, oatmeal, more bread) in her hand. Apparently 1 in 133 people have the disease (statistic courtesy of about.com), so it’s more common than one would think. I’m so glad I only had to deal with lactose intolerance for a few years…it seems I have even outgrown that. It’s a relief not having to take the little LactAid pills every time I ingest something that might contain milk.

Okay, last thought: I took part in the most nauseating lunch conversation a couple days ago about pureed food. So as I’m sure you’re all well aware, one unfortunate side effect of growing old is losing your teeth, thus eliminating your ability to chew solid foods. Nursing homes seem to have found a way to combat this problem: PUREE! Not only do they puree your typical veggies, but apparently they puree anything and everything. Some of the disgusting pureed goods discussed: tomatoes, burgers, and (WORST OF ALL) spaghetti and meatballs. I literally almost yakked (barfed/threw up/take your pick of one of the synonyms I posted on 3/30) when the last one was mentioned…it’s just NOT OKAY to puree spaghetti and meatballs. Nasty.

I’ll write more later. WOOOEEEYYY :)