EEK!!!!

So my grandpa informed my mom who later informed me of an apartment vacancy in the building behind his house. It's less than $600/month for a one bedroom with several utilities included. Which, with a little help to get started, I can totally do. I am almost peeing with excitement. I want to do this so bad. I haven't even seen the apartment, but I feel like, if for some reason it doesn't work out, it's still closer than I have been of moving out. Permanently. I will admit though, it will feel weird being located in one spot for more than a school year.

Words seriously cannot express how excited I am. I am already planning on what I want. How I want to decorate. An indoor herb garden is a must. I won't have cats so I won't have to worry about them getting eaten. My furniture is going to be crappy, but at least it will be something. I honestly will probably only worry about internet. I can survive without cable. I end up watching most shows online anyway. I don't need a landline because of a little thing called a cell phone. I will have AIR CONDITIONING!

I am looking forward to buying my own groceries, cooking for myself, eating the things I want to eat. My kitchen is the thing I am most excited about. Seriously excited. I can't wait to learn how to cook better. I can do laundry at my grandpa's since it's literally right across the alley.

I am going to feng shui the shit out of that place.

Details will follow as soon as I talk to the landlord, which hopefully will be tomorrow.

Drowning my sorrows

I just ate an entire pint of ice cream in one sitting. What the hell? I blame it on the fact that I have no self control when it comes to sweets. I've tried. Really hard. But to no avail. I have the world's biggest sweet tooth and it's my biggest downfall. Okay, maybe not really, but it's pretty close to the top.

Why did I eat an entire pint of ice cream? Well, it's not because I am drowning my sorrows like the title of this post suggests (that's just what I was thinking when I started typing this). Actually, despite battling a horrible cold and sore throat, I am in a chipper mood. Well, add in the whole disgustingly hot weather with no AC and that brings down the mood quite a bit.

I seriously hate not having air conditioning. Especially on days like today. It's 10:15 PM and it's 85 degrees out. Eff you, mother nature. If I didn't have to work in the morning, I most likely would be at my grandparent's house. I am moving out sooner rather than later. Turns out that two years my mom was talking about turned into 6 months. Looks like I should be outta here in no time. I WILL have AC in my apartment. Make no mistake about that.

I know it's early, but I gotta get up in the morning. I was going to make my lunch for tomorrow tonight, but I am far too tired to do that. Instead, I am just going to take a Nyquil and head to bed. I think that's best.

Good night, world.

Worst Music Videos of All Time

I wrote this same post a couple days ago, but I could not for the life of me get it to format the right way. Then, I ended up getting logged out of Blogger somehow and for whatever reason, my password wasn't working. I told myself maybe it was time to hang up the blogging shoes for good. I tried one last time to log in and it worked! So I am back to blogging. Not that I did it all that often to begin with, but whatever. I'm back is the point of this.

Since I could not get it to format correctly last time, I am not going to waste  my time; I am just going to post links. Deal with it. 

Now, without further ado, I present to you, in no particular order (even though they are numbered), my votes for the worst music videos/songs of all time. Enjoy.

1) Rebecca Black "Friday". Let's just get the obvious one out of the way. The poor girl. I really do feel bad for her. The entire world is making fun of her and her voice. It's not her fault that they autotuned the shit out of her voice. This is proof that music should not be tampered with. The video is horrible though. Just awful. 

2) Billy Squier "Rock Me Tonight". There is nothing sexy about Billy Squier rolling around the floor and randomly dancing around his room. People actually thought this was attractive. He looks like he is having muscle spasms. I would have called 911. 

3) "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus. Forget the fact that I can't stand Miley. I actually can (barely) tolerate this song. The movie clips are fine. It's the horrible graphics that I can't stand. Also, the fact that when she is dancing in front of that worm hole (I don't think that's what it actually is, but oh well), it looks like she is trying to be sexy. Pretty sure she was like 15 when this came out. Also, this song isn't about love or boys or sex, so there's that.

4) David Hasselhoff "Hooked on a Feeling". Part of me thinks that this video was meant to be completely ridiculous. A bigger part of me thinks that someone actually thought this was a good idea. It is a smorgasbord of random shit that has nothing to do with the song or any of the other random shit in the video (was he telling child angels that they turn him on at one point? I think so). Add in horrible graphics and David Hasselhoff and it just makes it that much worse.

5) James Blunt "Beautiful". There is something creepy about watching James Blunt sing directly at the camera and take his clothes off and then proceed to jump off a cliff, presumedly killing himself, because of a girl that he saw on a subway and he can't have her. It's just such an odd concept to me. 

6) "I Love You" by Vanilla Ice. This one is so bad that it's hilarious. I can't decide which is funnier, the song or the video. I think my favorite part is the sign that says "ice" and it's obviously from one of those ice machines you see at gas stations. Random much? 

7) "Informer" Snow. If you thought that Vanilla Ice was the worst white rapper ever. You were sadly mistaken. This actually happened.

8) Men Without Hats "Safety Dance". If you ever needed to know what LCD does to the brain, just watch this video.

9) Right Said Fred "I'm Too Sexy". Hilarious song, bad video. Mesh shirts should never be worn. Ever.

10) Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce "Telephone". I just don't get it at all. Why is Lady Gaga half naked in her videos? Also, what's up with the long videos? Stop trying to be "Thriller"; it's just not going to happen

Baby smiles make even the worst day so much better

My step-dad's niece, Felicia, her husband, Rich, and their kids Ty, Fancy (Janessa), and Mika (Maleah) are in town visiting this week. I love it! The last time I saw them was when they were in town for Felicia's dad's funeral in August. I didn't get to see them very much, so I was sad. Also, Maleah wasn't born yet, so up until the other day, I haven't met her. They came over the other night, but Mika was asleep the whole time. Fancy was pretty tired, so she wasn't herself. Well, she was, just crabbier.

Today, I woke up in the worst mood. I have NO idea why. I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed, I guess. Work was okay, aside from the fact that the person that is supposed to close tomorrow can't, so guess who switched shifts and is now closing. At 11:15 PM. Yep. Me. Ugh. And I am working 9 hours. Ish. I called home on my way home from work to see if I needed to pick up any Diet Coke. My step-dad said Felicia and the kids were over for tacos. My mood was instantly better. I could actually play with the baby and see her awake and happy. She was a little crabby when I got home, but I think that's because she was hungry. Once she got some food, she was fine. Fancy was a handful, but she is adorable and hilarious. She babbles a lot, but you can't understand a word she says, but that's okay. When she saw me, she got really excited and gave me a hug. I LOVED it.

At the end of the night, Felicia said they were thinking about moving back here if Rich can get a job. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE if they moved back here. I said I would be their baby-sitter. I normally work mornings, so I would not mind at all if I had to go over to their house after work. They are so much fun!

 Maleah waiting for dinner

Fancy playing with magnets. She was very excited when they stuck to the fridge

Sorry that the quality of the pictures is so shitty

Some Things are Never Happy

This post is about periods. Just a warning. 

There are 12 weeks a year when I wish I had a penis. They are the worst weeks and they always come at the worst time. Of course you know by now that I am talking about the week of my period.

It really does not help that the advertising world tries to make periods out to be this wonderful thing. "Have a happy period. Always". Um, no such thing. Ever. Sorry. There is nothing happy about bleeding from your lady parts once a month. I challenge you to find a woman who gets excited when they get their period. Okay, save for the people who could be pregnant and don't want to be. Periods to them are like Christmas morning. I would rather eat an entire raw onion than have a period ever again.

I just saw a commercial for Midol. It ended with saying something about Midolizing your period. What the eff does that even mean?? Midolize it? No. I just want to curl up in a ball and lay in bed for three days and eat chocolate and watch The Notebook. It's supposed to be this empowering statement about tackling the problems of your period. No. That's not the way I do things.

I am convinced that the marketing teams for these things are consisted entirely of men. If there was a single woman on those teams, she would stand up and say what I am saying. Instead of Pamperin, we would see commercials for chocolate cake and sweatpants.

Periods are Mother Nature's way of being a bitch. Seriously. What's the worst thing that happens to guys? They get a woody in the middle of Wal-Mart? Big whoop. I think it's hilarious. There's nothing hilarious about a giant blood stain on your ass. That's just nasty. 

My fashion sense also tends to take a huge hit during this week due to bloating. I hate bloating. Today, for example, I purchased a new shirt. It looks adorable with my leggings and I was planning on wearing that outfit to a Lia Sophia party tomorrow. Can I? No. Why? Because I look like Slimer from Ghost Busters. You know, a giant blob.

Ugh. I hate periods.

Playoff Hockey

I love it. It is probably my favorite thing in the entire world. Okay, that's a lie, but it's pretty damn close.

Even though the Wild were far from winning a playoff berth this year, I am still watching. The same thing happened last season.

The Blackhawks vs. the Canucks is on right now. Up until about 5 minutes ago, Vancouver was winning 1-0 with 3 minutes left in the game. They were on a power play and what do the Hawks do? They score a short handed goal. Awesome. The game is tied and once again, they are going to sudden death overtime.

I am not really a fan of either team. I think if I had to pick, based on the fact that I am a Wild fan, I have to say the Hawks. The Canucks are hated by all in Minnesota. Plus, they are the underdogs and I tend to root for them.

The Hawks goalie is totally keeping them in this game. He is a beast and is way better than Luongo.

I was planning on going to bed because I have to work in the morning. That will not happen until this game is over. Since it's going into overtime, it could be awhile. It's the same as a normal hockey period. 20 minutes until someone scores.

The Universal Language

I believe that music is the universal language. It can bring people together in ways other things can't. I love music and anyone that knows me knows that I am constantly listening to music whenever I can. On my way to and from work, my earbuds are in and I am in a world entirely my own. I generally don't like the music they play at work. Partly because I've heard every song about a zillion times and partly because it's just bad music. There are a few songs that I enjoy, however, and when those songs come on, I tend to tune out other things (customers included. Yipes!) Luckily those songs are few and far between so I can do a good job 99.8% of the time.

Over the last couple years, I have become pretty picky about my music. I used to be a HUGE country music fan, but I can't say it's my favorite genre out there. I do enjoy some songs, and let's be real, I will always be a Keith Urban fan, but it isn't my first choice. 

Here is what has been on my playlist the last few weeks

I've been listening to a lot of indie and alternative music. My current favorite is Minus the Bear. They've been on repeat for a few days. They are just an awesome band in general. Anyone that has songs called "Houston We Have an Uh-Oh" and ""I Lost All My Money at the Cock Fight" has to be kick ass. 

Another band that I LOVE is Arcade Fire. I am so glad they won the Grammy this year. It was so deserved. Their album, "The Suburbs", might be one of the best albums I have ever heard. Their video for the single is also kick ass. While you are checking out "The Suburbs", do yourself a favor and check out their "Neon Bible" album as well. 

I haven't forgotten the female singers. I, like the rest of the world, am in love with Adele. I prefer her "19" album to her "21" album. But I do love both. If you have been living under a rock and you haven't heard her yet, I'll save you the trouble.

I've also been listening to a lot of local music, which is fun. If you love the Beatles and Minnesota musicians, for the love of god, check out this.

Last, but not least, I've been channeling the Rat Pack. I can't help but love the complex arrangements of the songs and the fun these guys undoubtedly had. They were definitely toasted most of the time, but they still put on one helluva show. Some of the stuff they said would not fly at all today and the FCC would definitely get involved, but they were funny. The music is so simple and pure, you can't help but love it. 

Also, I love pretty much all of the covers on AV Undercover. I wish I had MP3s of them.