Have You Met Miss Jones, Robbie Williams

You and I are both guilty and should be spending a night in blog jail. We are convicted of blog-stalking!

I think this might be everyone is guilty of whether it's looking up an old classmate on Facebook, glancing at a friend's blog, or following someone's twitter just so we can be "in the know." It's similar to looking out your window to check on the neighbor but not wanting to be seen!

What I find most awkward, which happened recently, is that I ran into someone who I have seen on a friend's blog. I didn't greet them because who wants be told by a random stranger, "I saw your trip to _____ and it looked way fun!"

I think the experience just made me realize how small the human community really is and how much information we post about ourselves.




*image courtesy from here

Down, Jay Sean

Tonight I love:

• Jay Sean's new album (song "DOWN" below)

• watching people dance whether they got it or not (32 sec to 45 sec is my favorite, featured DOWN below)

• that when I dance it's not to impress others, but it's a chance to boogie DOWN

• "Baby are you down down down down down?"

Have You Got it in You, Imogen Heap

Today's frustration has been brought to us by the word "Hello!WhatAreYouDoing?"

I was almost hit today by cars doing the following:

• A car doing a U-turn next to a crosswalk when signs say it is not safe to.

• A driver listening to his earbuds while driving and not seeing or hearing the ambulance heading towards us. I think he heard his tires screech to a stop though. FYI Utah has an all encompassing 'distracted driving' law that prohibits headphones.

• If there are two left turn lanes, you have to go into the same lanes as you are turning. You CANNOT turn into any lane you choose.... This happened twice. TWICE today!
  

• And most of all! Don't text and drive. period. If you absolutely have to chat on your phone keep it brief. Because most often you are not paying attention to the conversation or the road. This is not only frustrating for the other drivers but also the other person the receiving end!
  

If you do any of these behaviors please decide which one you are going to change starting today.



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Safe, Britt Nicole

If I looked and spoke like a stoned vampire I am sorry. I was exhausted! This is all because my top pet peeve happened last night. I got woken up prehistorically early and forced to talk and carry on a conversation... with the police.

I was asleep in the fetal position while being dually blanketed to protected me from the cold, when I hear my dad telling me to wake up. I glance at the clock only to see that it is 3 AM, and wonder what is going on. Through my drowsy state I catch every other word only to understand, car, broken into, cops.

I look out my window and see two police cars in front of my house with their lights announcing to the neighborhood, "Watch out there is a crime!" Knowing that it is cold outside I shuffle a jacket and shoes on and proceed to go outside.

I walk out our steps and the officer begins to tell me that he thinks my car was broken into because the drivers side door is wide open. Without speaking I get into my car, and with my eyes closed started to verify if anything was stolen. I open the glove box and the location of where I keep my "sno-cone fund" money and notice that my possessions are intact.

I let the officer know that everything is there, and nothing was stolen. The officer then asks if anyone else had a key or if I had any ideas about my car being open. I then had a flashback to earlier that night when I got home I grabbed my backpack our of my trunk and left my drivers side door open so that I could lock the car.

I proceed to tell the officer the story of my forgetfulness, and appreciate him keeping my neighborhood safe. He takes down my information and tells me he will file a report in case anything was stolen. He then asks my dad and I if we are sound sleepers because he pounded on the door and had to end up calling our house. The three of us laugh and we separated, with my father and I with tickets to slumber land, and the officer fighting the hard knocked streets.


Overall I am grateful to the officer who was concerned for Ting Ting and I . Also I am thankful that I have a dad who can answer the phone in the middle of the night, and remain calm through an odd situation.

Happy Accident, Jason Reeves

So you might already know that I kinda like Ms. Gaga. I really think she is very talented and sometimes that is not shown because of her image and crazy quotes she provides. Do I think she is crazy? Sometimes, but I believe she knows how to create buzz about her music and concerts.

Well for those non-believers of her talent take a look a this stripped down performance from years ago:

Alright, Elliott Yamin

One of these things is not like the other!

Why is the bottled water from the State Fair here? It didn't have a brand or have any other matching bottles with it!

I Can't Read You, Daniel Bedingfield

You have either made a comment, tried to purchase tickets, or logging in required an additional security measure. We all have had to enter in those lame codes to post or view information.

A while back I purchased tickets for a concert and came across this little gem of hilarity...

Japanned Shipbuilding?

Happy, Leona Lewis

This past work week has seemed to be filled with disgruntled customers. I am still crossing my fingers that we do not "ruin anyone's Christmas" like we have in years past....


So after speaking with several disgruntled customers, I asked myself,

"What does it take to be happy?"

I don't think that one can be entirely happy 24/7, although one can remain somewhat positive/optimistic through various seasons of life. *Let me make note that if we were happy all the time it would get old really fast, and being emo would be the new happy. *

I believe that Happiness can come from almost anything, and can be kicked to the curb should we let it.

I have decided that my new goal is to be a little bit more happy until Thanksgiving. No longer are lame classes, bad mannered customers, weather-related problems, and other problems going to influence me... but horrible drivers or repeating songs on the radio might ;)

So to begin on my journey, here are some things that makes me happy:

• Watching television by myself, and laughing aloud... like shampoo I then rinse and repeat.
  
• People falling... It just is funny.
• Spending time with my family (in small doses)
• Watching movies and remembering something special about it. IE Every time I see the updates Parent Trap I am taken back to the Villa Theatre where a friend and I sat front row watching the love filled voyage of the QE2.
  

So What makes you happy? What puts a smile on your face?

Where Are You Go Go Going To, Lonely Dear

In everyone's life there
is
the
question
of
what

should
I

do

next?

Sometimes we know,
sometimes we don't.



Always Remember

that I, and


a Person above,

will always be there to applaud, or

help guide you back.

What Hurts the Most, Rascal Flatts

To: Summer

From: Small/Pebble/Uncovered

Date: September 22, 20098

Subject: Can't Wait to See You Again!

Oh my long lost friend!

I can't believe that some people have "500 Days" of you, but I only get 90 (if you are on your best behavior). I miss you, and it has only been a few days since I last saw you. Society calls that love. When someone leaves you, there is the emptiness that one has to fill. I guess I will just have to do that by filling the hollowness with memories.

I was just thinking about the good times we had as I sat outside and read. You sat by me, and when I began to feel alone, you always had the sun tap me to remind me you were there. Thanks for that! We read a lot of books together. Whether it was about a former boy who lived in the world of Polygamy, the first couple books about Narnia, the "this novel is based on my life, which is a reality show in LA," and a story about a son finding his dad in Katrina aftermath. There was also the hilarious life of a singer, being a Christian in Hollywood, and several magazines about technology and music.

I must apologize to you. As much as you wanted to get together at the pool, we only met twice. :( I am a bad friend I know. Perhaps I was just getting revenge because the best Sno-Cone place closed its doors for the summer. I have to say that really put a damper on how much tigers blood I could load myself on.

So what are your plans next year? Will you still be stopping by about the same time? I hope you can get here a little earlier... because the delay that you took with your friend Rain N. Crummy, really was bad. Several people thought you would never show, but after a few Facebook status updates and hope, you came around.

In closing, I just wanted to thank you for always being there and for being perfect in several situations. You were perfectly behaved for my two best friend's wedding, you were dancing along to Good Girls Gone Bad, and singing to Waking Up in Vegas. We even ran into each other a few times at the movie theater and watching Felicity growing up in college.

I wish you the best as you venture on your journey around the world! Please keep in touch and I hope that you will always remember the time we had together!

Thanks for being you!

Best,

C.