Day 2

Name your celebrity crush and 5 things you'd like to do with them.

I think Justin Timberlake made the cut.



Don't you dare even think about judging me about my choice, you know you love JT too. He isn't on my list because he's necessarily good looking. He has a bunch of weird features by themselves but together his weird lips/nose/eyes seem to work. He's in the same boat as Scarlet Johanson. She has weird features that seem to collectively work.

Here's why he's my pick. He really can sing. I've been patiently awaiting his next album. I was not a fan when he was in N*SYNC. I only became a fan when he brought sexy back. Dude's come a long way from his N*SYNC days. A LONG way.



See? He gets extra points for cutting those frosted tips. Well done JT, well done.

Anyway, five things we'd do together.

1. Sing a duet. Duh. One song my choice and one song his choice. That would be good times.

2. Do a Saturday Night Live skit together. Every time he shows up on SNL I get all giggly. He is just so stinking funny! For a while there he was randomly showing up every week.

3. Double dinner date with Ryan and Jessica Biel. He's still dating her, right? Well she seems super funny too so that would be a fun night.

4. Photo shoot. We'd need a memory of our fun day together. I'm sure he has some fabulous hair/makeup/wardrobe/photographer people that would make some great pictures. I would maybe bring my own wardrobe people...we wouldn't want a wardrobe malfunction. That would be awkward.

5. I'm out of ideas. The other four things would be sufficient. Maybe we'd do an extra SNL skit just for fun. A digital short song. That would be so funny.



Hilarious....

30 Day Blog Challenge: Day 1

I'm going to do a 30 day blog challenge. This idea is recycled from Julie. She has good ideas. The end.

Day 1: Name 5 things about yourself that no one really knows.

1) I cry during sad movies. I mean really cry. Hard. We're talking ugly cry. I don't want to talk about it. All I need now is some purple lipstick, right? (sorry, private family joke...)

2)As much as can be the stereotypical woman in other departments, I will actually choose chocolate flavored treats last. Chocolate ice cream and chocolate cake on the menu? No thank you.




3)You may or may not know this about me but I am terrified of spiders. To be specific, all bugs that stick to me scare me. Grasshoppers aren't bad in theory, but they don't shake off easily and that is a huge problem. I'm getting better just in the simple fact that I'm realizing if nobody else is around, and I don't squish the spider, it will just run and hide only to pop out again later. And squished spiders always get flushed, no exceptions. That way they can't reanimate and get me later. Common sense. PS yes I have seen Arachnophobia.




4) I was in the Alberta High School Honor Choir. That was kind of a big deal because only 35 kids in all of Alberta were chosen. It is still one of my most treasured memories. (I'm the third from the right on the second row...)




5) Flying scares me. A lot. I love going on trips though and that is usually the only option to get somewhere good. I get major anxiety. We're talking one step away from breathing into a paper bag anxiety. I act like I'm bored but really I'm trying real hard not to think about falling from the sky in a giant fireball of death. I am an actress after all. Never mind that I'm usually doped up on gravol...




I'm going to *try* to blog every day on the new subject. Sorry if you read Julie's blog and get bored of the repeat. I am only a good idea doer, not a good idea maker...

Update

Huh.

I guess I turned into "that guy" with my blog.

Don't judge me, I was busy with school.

School was hard though. And I was only taking two online classes. I'm scared for what life will be like when I'm going to the college full time.

Here's how that went.

I took an Algebra class. It was really hard! I managed to pull off an 85% final grade and I even got 100% on one exam! Yay me!

I also took a Psychology introduction class. That was interesting but I'm not really super great at memorizing facts about names and dates. That was the basics on every test so I didn't fare as well. But I did end up with a 79% in that class. I'm hoping the one good thing about driving into the college will be the simple fact that I will be able to commit more fully. When I'm at home sitting on my computer it's easy for people to bother me. And since I'm easily distracted, that is not a good thing.

I was supposed to drive in a couple days a week (I live about 45 min from the college so the drive in is a bit of an ordeal) but it turns out I don't have to do any more upgrading. I had my schedule all set for the winter semester but when I applied for the actual Nursing program I got a call from the admissions desk. She told me that according to my good math grade and my less-than-amazing high school grades, I could actually come in and write an equivalency test and completely bypass anymore upgrading. So I did and I got 98% on it and am officially accepted into the Nursing program for September.

I decided to do the two year LPN (Practical Nursing) instead of the four year RN program because it was all around a better fit to do a two year program. I don't want to graduate the same time as Katie. Not cool. Maybe we could go grad dress shopping together though? Just kidding. But not kidding about the prospect of going back-to-school shopping in September....

So in other news, we have a new line-up for farm pets. That's big news people. Duke got hit by a truck and I decided to re-home Ruby to a family that is a way better fit for her, especially since I'm going to be gone all the time. We've even gone and visited her a few times and she is much happier.

And the 525,600 farm cats we had have all moved on to a better place. Some had help being re-homed (don't tell Katie) but most just disappeared.

We have a new puppy and she's so fun. Her name is Maisey (get it? Maise = corn).



We call her our Care Bear puppy because she has a perfect white heart mark on her tummy. I'll post a pic of her heart another time.

Remember that one time that this was a cooking blog? Well it might have to turn into a diet blog. All that amazing food I was cooking was not kind to me. I learned tons and loved it, but alas....I don't like the junk it put in my trunk.

Now I'm using all my time on the following activities:


**Healthy eating**.
I'm taking what I learned from Tyler and omitting all the cream and butter. I can make some pretty wicked food and it can still be wicked but healthy.



**Zumba**.
If you haven't tried it, you should be ashamed of yourself and go sign up for a class immediately.



**Yoga**.
I've never done yoga before and I absolutely love it. It makes me feel so relaxed and stretchy.



**Aqua fit**.
I go with my friend to the pool a couple times a week and it is really fun. It is usually a class full of older ladies in their swim caps and I adore them.



**Running**.
I signed up for a 6km run in the middle of March and I don't want to embarrass myself too badly so I have been training for it. And I use the word "training" in it's loosest form.



**Growing my hair out**.
I cut my hair last year and it was seriously the biggest mistake I ever made. Well maybe not ever, that was a bit dramatic, but it was a HUGE regret. I have a habit of growing my hair super long then chopping it off short. I have never been attached to my hair before. But this time was different. I had really great hair. I'm still in mourning from the chop. So what if this is a shallow "activity". Pretty hair makes me happy.



**Relaxing**.
I have a CRAZY couple of years coming up so I'm enjoying my time off to the fullest. And I have a really great bathtub that I do not spend near enough quality time with. Doesn't it look neglected?

So that's the deal. I have lots going on and I'm going to make it a priority to tell you all about it more often. Plus my sister-in-law Julie had a super fun blog idea that I think I'm going to copy. Stay tuned my pretties....