I want to see...

This...

and this...

and eventually this...

And I will get to! Tomorrow! Yippee! Only it is winter now and probably won't look quite like that but...oh, well. I'm going home tomorrow!!!!

College

These are mostly true...if not entirely true

How to write a paper in college:
http://asil.logicalinsanity.ca/300college%20paper.html

How to annoy your college roommate:
http://www.unwind.com/jokes-funnies/collegejokes/roommate.shtml

Signs you are suffering from semester burnout:
http://www.unwind.com/jokes-funnies/collegejokes/semesterburnout.shtml

Good Morning, Good Morning

I have finals. I do not want to study. I'd rather watch Singing the Rain. Or any old movie.
I watched Singing in the Rain yesterday with my friend. And I've pretty much had "Good Morning" stuck in my head ever since.
I watched Lullaby of Broadway earlier. I think Doris Day is great. She is a wonderful singer. The plot was poor though. I was disappointed. Great Movie, good actors, poor story line. And lots of discontinuity.
:( Oh, well...it kept me from studying for an hour or more...
Does this poor excuse for a post, appease you Trenton?

Thanksgiving Break

I'm slacking, procrastinating, etc.
Not studying for my test I have tomorrow.
I want to go home and "chillax" with my family...and my cat. I miss that darn cat that does not even care about me. How silly of me. Oh, well. I miss him all the same.

I also miss my little baby brother! (who is in no way a baby any more but he is still my little brother...)

:( I miss that little fart!
And these folks too...

I also miss this boy:

yummy to my tummy...

The dining hall had a pleasant surprise for me tonight when I arrived. Two words: Holiday Feast.

It was not half as good as my good old grammy's noodles or my other grandma's rolls...

but it tried to be...

And it had my mouth watering at the thought of the delights that I will see on Thanksgiving Day...

Be still my heart <3

No icky college food on Thanksgiving! This makes my belly sing merrily with glee!
Never mind the sound of my thighs and butt getting larger...never mind that...

Tribute to my <3

Here you go, Love!











Isn't he a cutie?

deja vu?

I know, I know...I posted once already about faceinhole.com and my cousin, Marchelle, posted about yearbookyourself.com already but I'm tagging along and doing it too! Everyone else is!

This one has to be my fav!










Sorry that I'm a copycat but I couldn't resist! So, tell me, I need to know which one is your favorite so I know how to get my hair done next time I go to get it cut.

Listening to Frank Sinatra...

...makes me feel classy. I think he is the definition of classy...

Classy (adj.)--Frank Sinatra

See? I told you. Now, go listen to Frank Sinatra! And I dare you to tell me that you don't feel classy afterwards! I dare you!

I love the 50's...

...and early rock-and-roll music <3

The Great Pretender- The Platters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55wWiFi6BFo

Lollipop- Chordettes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rYoRaxgOE0

Sixteen Candles-The Crests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLlm7BZ_vXg

Wake up little Susie- The Everly Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pabt0QXJ_GY

At the Hop- Danny and the Juniors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OauMxtbktrU

Want to know what other songs I love from the 50's? Probably not. But if you do, here is a list of the 100 Greatest Rock'n'Roll Songs of the 50s:

http://digitaldreamdoor.nutsie.com/pages/best_songs50s.html

Nerds...this ones for you...

If you are a nerd who thinks they would enjoy a "A webcomic of romance,sarcasm, math, and language", you should check out XKCD.com
If you don't like the first one that comes up, flip through them for awhile. There are a few that are quite humorous. Most of them require some knowledge of the subject. Make sure you let your mouse rest over it and read the caption. The captions are some times the "icing on the cake". I admit that I don't really like icing but I still use this phrase because there are some people out there that do like icing on their cakes...I'm trying to appeal to a larger audience.
Here are a few that I like or atleast find mildly amusing:

http://xkcd.com/245/

http://xkcd.com/202/

http://xkcd.com/423/

http://xkcd.com/185/

http://xkcd.com/386/

Alright, I know there are better ones than these on there. Feel free to leave a comment with your favorites.

EDIT:
http://www.xkcd.com/506/

I <3 this...

http://blog.nbc.com/DwightsBlog/

Oh, and this album:

also this song:


And while I'm at it...STEVIE WONDER. Excellent.

We didn't start the fire...

All of those fire drills finally paid off, folks! A girl on the top floor's cell phone charger sparked and caught a towel or something on fire. So,what does this mean? All the people in my building had the pleasure of standing out in the parking lot for two hours.

It kind of put a hold on my homework which I was quite studiously doing...kind of.

It also put a hold on one guy's shower time...he came out of the building in nothing but a towel. Only to find out that it wasn't the usually five minute drill...quite funny. And I'm quite glad that it wasn't me.

The moral of the story? Don't leave things plugged in or around flammable objects...and put your clothes on!

Loud Neighbors are no fun...

...loudness makes me want to hurt someone!

Okay, I like Taylor Swift and "Johnny and June" as much as the next person but really! Must it be blared? Must you sing along loudly? At all hours of the day and night?

Okay,I know I made it sound like I have awful neighbors. I don't. They just sporatically burst into random loud song. It is a bit amusing and I could have worse neighbors. Right?

Have any of you ever had loud, annoying neighbors? Worse than mine? I need to hear your stories!

Blackout

So, this blog is supposed to be about my college experiences, right? Yeah, I guess I went off on a The Office tangent and forgot that...oh, well. I'm back.

So, my roommate's phone kept going off every(what seemed to be) ten minutes or so for no apparent reason. That didn't bother me so much but because it was about 6:30 in the morning it kind of did. And then the power went out (didn't learn this until later) and my printer started to make queer noises (due to loss of power but I didn't know this cuz it was dark and I was trying to sleep). And then it came. The lovely fire alarm at 7 o'clock in the morning...I don't need to be up until 8. Only a lost hour, not really a big deal...Anyhow, fire alarm. Stand outside in the cold in your PJs. It's a fun time. Get back to my room, lights still out. Oh, did I forget to mention that I had to walk up 9 flights of stairs? early in the morning?

Oh, well. I'm not complaining. I used to wake up this early anyway, right? But that was back when I didn't stay up as late. And I really didn't mind the nine flights of stairs like I thought I would. I guess I'm in better shape than I thought(ha ha ha, yeah, right). The lights came back on in about a half hour, no fear! The many joys of campus life! Oh, my alarm clock just went off...

Oh, in a little twist of irony, My roommate and I saw a commercial telling us to unplug your phone chargers when you aren't using them. So, we were talking about preserving energy last night before we went to bed. We were talking about all of the energy we waste by keeping all of our things plugged in...and then what happens? The power goes out. Perhaps someone up there is trying to tell us something?

Unplug your plugger thingys if you aren't usin' em!!

Oh, and don't forget your key when you go out for the fire drill. I say this from observance not from my own experiences. Thank goodness!

The Office: Creed, Meredith, Oscar, and Kevin

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The Office: Phyllis (Lapin) Vance and Stanley Hudson

Phyllis (Lapin) Vance is a sales representative at Dunder Mifflin. She is married to Bob Vance of Vance Refridgeration (which has a nearby office to DM). She is often shown to be quiet, polite, and friendly. Michael often insults and embarrasses her by making comments about how old she looks even though her and michael were in the same class in school. Until recently, Phyllis was just a member of the office's Party Planning Committee. She has since taken over Angela Martin's position of being in charge of the PPC. She was given Angela's position after witnessing Angela and Dwight "acting inappropriately" after Angela's engagement to Andy Bernard. Phyllis never liked Angela and gloats about her victory and having this information to use over Angela.



Quotes:
Phyllis: [at the Christmas party] Hi, guys. Does everyone know my boyfriend, Bob Vance?
Kevin: [introducing himself to Bob] Kevin Malone.
Bob Vance: Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration.
Stanley: Stanley Hudson.
Bob Vance: Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration.
Ryan Howard: Ryan Howard.
Bob Vance: Bob Vance. Vance Refrigeration.
Ryan Howard: [Kevin, Stanley, and Ryan all smile to themselves] What line of work are you in, Bob?

Phyllis: Well, for decorations, maybe we could - it's stupid, forget it.
Angela: What?
Phyllis: Oh, I was just gonna say maybe we could have streamers, but that's dumb, everybody has streamers. Never mind.
Angela: No, yeah, I think that's a good idea. What color do you guys think?
Phyllis: Well, there's green... blue... yellow... red.
Pam Beesly: How about green?
Angela: I think green is kind of whoreish.


Stanley Hudson is also a sales representative. Michael often refers to his sarcastic, grumpy comments as clever and sassy. Stanley believes that he is underpaid and frequently says so. He also does little to hide his dislike of Michael. On a couple of occasions, Stanley, who is usually pretty laid back, has gotten angry and has yelled and threatened other members of the office (Michael and Ryan Howard). He is often called the "Crossword Puzzle Guy". He has a wife, Terri
(appears on "Casino Night"), and two children (his daughter Melissa is from a previous marriage who appears on "Take Your Daughter to Work Day").
Quotes:
Michael Scott: How can I get you to stay?
Stanley: Money.
Michael Scott: Tell me why you're really leaving.
Stanley: Money.
Michael Scott: More money, more problems, Stanley. You of all people should know that. Let me ask you this; if I were...
Stanley: Money.

Stanley: I wasn't really planning on leaving; all I wanted was a raise. How on earth did Michael call my bluff? Is he some sort of secret genius?
[laughs]
Stanley: Sometimes I say crazy things.

The Office: Kelly Kapoor and Ryan Howard

Kelly Kapoor is the customer service representative. She has a bubbly personality and is very talkative. She tends to annoy whoever is nearest to her. She often talks about her desire to get married and have children. She enjoys shopping online, gossiping about celebrities, and Ryan Howard.
Ryan Howard is the "temp" who later becomes Vice President of the North East region and the director of new media. Unfortunately, he was arrested for fraud (reporting his sales twice). When Pam leaves for Art School, he fills in as receptionist. He aspires to "get back on top" and even threatens to make Jim and Kevin "sorry" when he does.
Ryan wanted only a casual relationship with Kelly while Kelly said many times that she wanted to marry Ryan and have his children. They had a very troubled on-again, off-again relationship until Ryan gets promoted and dumps her. Kelly tries to get back at Ryan for dumping her by dating Darryl Philbin, the foreman for Dunder Mifflin's warehouse. Ryan merely seems mildly uncomfortable about this.
Darryl Philbin is a fairly relaxed, fun person but doesn't like Michael's unsafe antics in the warehouse.Darryl accuses Kelly of only being affectionate towards him when Ryan is around and tells her that he likes her but she needs "to access [her] uncrazy side".

Kelly says this of him: "Darryl Philbin is the most complicated man I have ever met. Who says exactly what they're thinking?"

When Ryan returns after his arrest (in the episode "Weight Loss") he shows that he has renewed interest in Kelly. He then witnesses Darryl and Kelly making out (with Kelly openly checking to make sure Ryan is watching).

Oh and you can watch the new episodes on NBC.com for free!

The Office: Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly

Jim Halpert: We've already discussed him in some detail. Jim is a good salesman. He is very smart but unmotivated. He spends a great deal of his time playing pranks on Dwight Schrute. He often got Pam Beesly, the receptionist, to join in on the fun. In early episodes, Jim had an obvious crush on Pam who was at the time engaged to Roy. Jim was part of the reason that Pam ended the engagement. And Pam was the reason why Jim took the job at Stamford. By the time Pam realized that she liked Jim too, he had already started dating Karen Fillipelli, who he met when he worked at the Stamford branch. Jim finally broke it off with Karen and began dating Pam. He proposed to Pam in a recent episode and, of course, she said 'yes'.

Some quotes from Jim:


[Michael reads off complaints filed by Dwight]

Michael Scott: OK, so Dwight, in your own words: "Someone replaced all my pens and pencils with crayons. I suspect Jim Halpert."
Michael Scott: Everyone has called me "Dwayne" all day. I think Jim Halpert paid them to.
Jim Halpert: [to camera, laughs] Yes. Five bucks each, and it was totally worth it.
Michael Scott: This morning, I found a bloody glove in my desk drawer, and Jim Halpert tried to convince me I committed murder. I think he may be the real murderer.
Michael Scott: Jim Halpert said there was an abandoned infant in the women's room, when I went to save the child, I saw Meredith on the can.
Michael Scott: This morning, I knocked myself in the head with the phone.
Jim Halpert: [to camera] That actually took a while. I had to put- uh, more and more nickels into his handset until he got used to the weight, and then I just took them all out.
Michael Scott: Every time I typed my name, it said "Diapers".
Jim Halpert: [to camera] Just a simple macro. You know, these actually don't sound that funny, one after another. But he does deserve it, though.
Michael Scott: By the end of the day, my desk was about two feet closer to the copier.
Jim Halpert: [to camera] Yeah, I just moved it an inch every time he went to the bathroom, and that's how I spent the entire day that day.


Pam Beesly is the receptionist as I mentioned above. Pam enjoys art. This is brought up several times throughout the series. And in the latest episodes, Pam goes to Pratt Institute to study for three months. Pam is nice and modest. In early episodes she seems timid and hesitant to speak her mind but later, after breaking up with Roy, she decides to be more honest and outgoing.


Some quotes from Pam:


Pam: Dwight mercy-killed Angela's cat. It's very complicated. It's caused a lot of unpleasantness between Dwight and Angela, who are already prone to unpleasantness.


Jim: Do you remember what you said to me on my first day of work, just before you walked me over to my desk?
Pam: Yeah ... 'enjoy this moment, because you're never going to go back to this time before you met your desk-mate Dwight.'
Jim: That's when I knew. You?
Pam: You came up to my desk and you said, 'this might sound weird, and there's no reason for me to know this, but that mixed berry yogurt you're about to eat is expired.'
Jim: That was the moment that you knew you liked me.
Pam: Yep.
Jim: Wow. Can we make it a different moment?
Pam: Nope.

The Office: Dwight K. Schrute and Angela Martin

Dwight Schrute is the Assistant (to the) Regional Manager. He wants to be Michael's right hand man. Dwight always wears a short sleeved button-up shirt of a mustard color and a tie. He is Dunder Mifflin's best salesman. He greatly dislikes Jim Halpert, who often plays pranks on him, and often asks for permission to fire him. Dwight always takes the responsibilities that Michael gives him and goes to the extreme with them. He seeks control over the other employees. At one point he even plots to take Micheal's job. I highly suggest reading the wikipedia article on Dwight Schrute. Especially the part about his family and childhood. It is very amusing and will give you some insight into all that is Dwight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Schrute

Jim Halpert has played many great pranks on Dwight. Jim often puts Dwight's stapler in Jello. Here are some quotes:

[Jim put Dwight's wallet into the vending machine]
Dwight Schrute: Where's my wallet?
Jim Halpert: Oh there it is, 'J1'.
Dwight Schrute: I don't have any...
Jim Halpert: Here, have some nickels.
Dwight Schrute: [putting nickels into vending machine] 5, 10, 15, 20, 25...

Dwight Schrute: (After he didn't tip the sub man) Why tip someone for a job I'm capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did however, tip my urologist, because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.

Dwight Schrute: And how big do you want this robot?Michael Scott: Lifesize.Dwight Schrute: Mmm no. Better make it two-thirds. Easier to stop if it turns on us.

In one episode Jim dresses up like Dwight:
Dwight's first reaction, once he realizes Jim is impersonating him, is to say "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" and then as Jim places a bobble head on his desk (similar to the one Dwight has of himself) Dwight says " Identity theft is a crime, Jim! Identity theft hurts thousands of families every year!"

In the latest episodes, Dwight has been having an affair with Angela Martin who is currently engaged to Andy Bernard. Angela originally broke up her (secret) relationship with Dwight after he killed her aging and sickly cat, Sprinkles. Angela is an accountant at Dunder Mifflin. Angela could be described as being uptight, cold, and judgemental. She is very prim, proper, and modest. Her favorite song is the Little Drummer Boy.

Andy Bernard is the Regional Director in charge of sales. Andy is a graduate of Cornell and likes to brag about it. He enjoys making up nicknames for coworkers. In the earliest episodes that he was in he had anger management issues and was sent away for awhile. He returns to the office, requesting to be called "Drew" but everyone continues to call him Andy. Andy carried the ring he gave Angela around in his pocket for 6 years because as he says "you never know when you'll find the right girl". He is also a devoted member of an a Capella group. He brings his hobby of singing to work with him on several occasions.

As always, if I've left anything out or messed something up, let me know with a comment!

The Office: New and Old Characters

Toby Flenderson: He was the Human Resources Representative from Corporate (Seasons 1-4). Michael dispised him. He once refered to Toby as "everything that is wrong with the paper industry". Toby was a nice guy and he always put up with Michael's obvious hatred of him. Toby had a bit of a crush on Pam Beasley (to be discussed in detail later) which might have prompted him to leave Dunder Mifflin and head for Costa Rica. Toby is a divorcee who has a young daughter named Sasha.Holly Flax: She is new to Dunder Mifflin. She is replaced Toby Flenderson at the end of Season 4. She is, as I said in a previous post, much like Michael. Because she is new not a whole lot is known about her. It seems that she does like Michael in return though. So far, things are going well between Michael and Holly and that is thanks to Jim Halpert.

Karen Fillipelli: Karen worked at the Stamford branch of Dunder Mifflin (along with Andy Bernard). Karen and Jim Halpert had a relatively short relationship in past seasons. She now is the branch manager at the Utica branch.

Others you might hear of:

Todd Packer: "friend" of Michael Scott. He is a traveling sales representitive for Dunder Mifflin. He is a bit rude and vulgar.

David Wallace: He is the Chief Financial Officer. He rarely appears.

Mose Shrute: (seen above ^) Dwight Shrute's cousin who works and lives on the family beet farm. He has few if any speaking roles. He is usually seen being awkward and timid in the background.
Roy Anderson: former fiance to Pam Beasley. He worked as a dock worker at Dunder Mifflin. They had a very long engagement (which irked Pam). He finally decides to set a date but shortly after they break up. Roy tried to fix things but in the end he encouraged Pam to date Jim.

If I have left anything out or anything needs to be explained feel free to leave a comment!