There are no Friday/Saturday pics

Because I am not doing well on the blog lately. I kind of started to run out of things to take pictures of at home since we weren't really doing anything. Hopefully being back on campus now and being more involved with stuff will help out. (Just wait to see how many books I had to get this semester! It's insane.) I realize my last few posts haven't been that great. I'm quite sorry about all of that :/

Last week of break

Sunday
Packer Party! The award for best play obviously goes to Raji.

And the best picture:


Photobombers. They're everywhere! Even in my house!

Monday
Jon got a new iPod touch for Christmas. It's pretty sweet. One of the ones with the cameras for FaceTime.


Once again, we fail at taking pictures together.

Tuesday
Tuesday was pretty much full of MTG and Backgammon.


Also stacking things. We're cool like that.

Wednesday
Also a boring day. Until I saw this!


Seriously. Go check out Historic LOL. It's great.

Thursday
I know I said no more tea pictures, but Jon insisted on this one. He tried this blooming peach tea and just had to get some for himself.


And it really was pretty good :)

Friday
We're about to watch the new episode of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena! And I haven't even taken a picture yet today!

Brett Who?

In case you live under a rock, the Packers are playing da Bears this afternoon. Obviously, I and my family will be supporting the Packers, as they're clearly the superior team. Now, for some pre-game entertainment:

Not going to lie, I didn't actually watch the entire clip. I'll upload pictures from my family's Packer Game Party later.

Side note: No, I'm not wearing a jersey. Why? Because I want a Ray Nitschke jersey, and we couldn't find one. Why?

That's why.

Ok, so

I was really busy last week, and it was absolutely freezing. Like -27 on Friday while I was walking to class. And while I did take pictures, they're mostly boring and/or crappy because I was busy and annoyed at the weather. So we're kind of just going to pretend last week didn't happen.

Help me out?

My nook and I need your help.


Having recently finished reading Eat, Pray, Love, I don't know where to go next. I've had a few books recommended to me by friends, but I don't know where to start. What do you all think? Here are the recommendations, in no particular order:

Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen

and Enchantment, by Donald Spoto

Read any of them? Heard anything good? Have your own recommendation for me? Let me know!

Thursday
One of my least favorite things about living in the dorms is having to wash my dishes in the bathroom. Kind of weird for me. I'll be standing at the big sink, doing my dishes, and someone will be showering like 6 feet away. It's just weird.


Plus, then I have to make space on my dresser for stuff to dry on, since I can't dry them out on my own. Somehow though, I feel like bringing dishes home is a little different than bringing laundry home. Probably dishes need to be done in the dorms.

Friday
It seems like everyone on my floor is getting sick all of a sudden. Mostly colds. I've got a sore throat and a weird combination of stuffy and runny nose. Not quite sure how that works.


It has, however, led to my recent obsession with these Ricola cough drops. They're amazing!

Already breaking the rules

Hey everyone! Sorry it's taken me so long to update- I've been really busy lately with my creative writing class (I have to write a sonnet tonight! gulp!) and USRH. Here's what's happened in the last week:

Thursday
I tried out the last of the teas I bought at Teavana over break (3 total), a raspberry one.


And I know you're probably sick of tea by now, so this will be the last of the tea pictures. I just thought it was a really lovely color. Also delicious, by the way.

Friday
We had to put our puppy, Trooper, down Friday morning after he started having seizures Thursday evening. I didn't take this picture Friday (I didn't get home until Friday afternoon), but I thought it would be ok anyway.


As much as he drove me crazy, I really do miss him. Not having a dog in the house will take some getting used to.

Weekend
And here's where the rule-breaking comes in. I completely forgot to take weekend pictures. oops!

Monday
Part of my Christmas gift from Jon was one of his old Yu-Gi-Oh! cards. At first I didn't get why he was giving me some random card, and then I actually looked at it.


Apparently koalas are becoming a theme now. lol

Tuesday
I found out on Tuesday that my creative writing class would have a sonnet due on Friday (tomorrow! yikes!). Specifically, the Shakespearean kind. So of course I turned to my handy Arden Shakespeare collection for inspiration.


Sadly, iambic pentameter is a hard concept for me to grasp. No matter how long I "ba bum ba bum ba bum" I just can't hear that (or any other) rhythm in the words. This sonnet might be the death of me.

Wednesday
Jon and I went grocery shopping at Target! Riding the bus is still creepy! I wish I could have taken pictures of the other passengers for you, but I was afraid that they might shank me if I did. So here's my most exciting purchase, instead.


Freeze dried strawberries! Oh yeah! Sadly, they were out of apple and peach slices :( I would have really liked to try those, too.

Back in action!

Thanks to my wonderful mom, my purse arrived back on campus yesterday afternoon, and everything in it is still in good working shape. Class schedules for interim are a little diffferent- 3 hours of one class each day, every day of the week, for 3 weeks. So I have 3 hours of class in the morning, and then all afternoon and evening to take pictures and be productive!

Yesterday
Ok, I wasn't overly productive yesterday. I went to class and did my homework and watched Bones, and that was pretty much it. It was still a pretty nice day, though. I did my homework in my friend Jacey's room, so we discussed Beowulf (her assigned reading) and random-word poems (my assignment). I also got to cuddle with her squishy dinosaur friend.


I don't think there are many people who could pass up cuddling this guy. It's so fuzzy I could DIE!

Today
If yesterday wasn't productive, today more than made up for it. I spent almost 2 hours meeting with my USRH advisor, Becca. The scholarships we're supposed to revise and advertise and award each year are almost ready to go now- at this point, we jsut need to sit back and wait for a few other people to come through. Plus, I got all of my homework done and road tripped over to Target with Jacey to pick up some necessary school supplies (running out of staples sucks). And then I ran across this:


The Zoya facebook page can be found here, although I don't think you actually have to be a fan to use this code. If you're a nail polish person, though, I highly suggest taking advantage of this offer. This is the only brand of vegan nail polish I've found so far that has even close to decent reviews, and standard shipping is less than the price of one of their nail polishes. And if you do, be sure to leave a comment telling me what colors your ordered!

About those New Year's resolutions...

I may or may not have left my purse in the car when my parents brought me back to campus yesterday. Said purse may or may not contain my iPod and camera. And when I say "may or may not", I really mean "yes, this did happen, I am that distracted sometimes." My mom is wonderful and is overnighting everything to me, so I should have everything back tomorrow. But until then, I won't have anything to post here, seeing as my camera is elsewhere. Sorry!

Can YOU smell the roses?

In lieu of a regular post today, I suggest checking out these links before the Rosebowl.

Teach me How to Bucky

Jump Around


(photo found here)

New Year's Eve

The day started out terribly foggy, which made me worry about my friends who had plans to go out last night. I, however, was at my Grandpa's annual NYE party with my family.


Wouldn't you, if you knew this was going to be operating for a large chunk of the evening? It was quite a hit with everyone present.


Especially with the twins! I wish I had kept my camera on for another few minutes after this- Mikey had QUITE the impressive chocolate goatee.

Happy New Year everybody!