Guilty Pleasures

Everybody's doin it... So shall I. The following is a list of my guilty pleasures. Some of them you may already know... Others... I may regret telling you folks. But what the heck. I enjoyed reading everyone else's so here goes!!

1 - White Chocolate Covered Pretzels

I cannot get enough of these tasty treats. I am not a big fan of sugar, and I really don't like chocolate very much... but oh boy... if you put these in front of me I won't be able to control myself. Mmmmm....


2 - Slasher Movies


Oi. I am the master of hyping myself up before and while watching a slasher movie. I LOVE being grossed out and completely terrified! I scare the HELL out of myself half the time... I don't know what it is about blood, guts, and terror that I love so much. I just can't get enough. I probably shouldn't watch them at work while I am sitting outside of a dorm supervising sleeping juvenile sex offenders. But hey! You gotta do what you gotta do!


3 - Go Fug Yourself


I am not a big fan of girly magazines or keeping up with the latest celebrity gossip... but... I LOVE this blog. It's hilarious. These two women are like Joan Rivers' hell spawn. Except you don't have to look at a surgically enhanced face that could, at any moment, detach it's much too wide jaw and swallow Canada whole. Which may not be such a bad thing. Anyway... Just check out the blog. Very entertaining.

http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/


4 - Degrassi: The Next Generation

Oh how I love this show... It is soon to start it's 8th season. Basically a Canadian version of Dawson's Creek, but SO much better. It's insane all of the story lines they are able to fit into this show! It has EVERYTHING! From cheating to school shootings to a gonorrhea outbreak to homosexuals to pot smoking to church camp... I could go on and on about how much I love this show. Someday I will own the entire series on DVD... and when that day comes.... I would suggest you stay away from me for at least a week. I will be busy.


5 - Variety Puzzle Books


One of the greatest things ever. I am terrible at Crosswords... but all of the other word games, and number games, and logic problems... I get lost in them. Hours slip away when I get a new puzzle book. I get so distracted by them that you nearly have to smack me in order to get my attention. I love them.


6 - Musicals

New or old. I love musicals. I can't even describe the joy that I feel when I watch a musical. When I am alone I frequently break out into song and dance around while picturing the musical in my head. During my Biology final last year, I had watched a musical the night before... right in the middle of the final, I had the entire cast of one of my favorite muscials break into song and dance in my head. I couldn't help but giggle with glee. As if my class didn't already think I was strange... And I must admit... I even like High School Musical. Don't judge me.

The Reason They're Called Pigs.

So this weekend my family had a reunion at East Canyon Resort, which is just outside of Park City. Tyson and Hallie weren't able to leave for the reunion until late Thursday, so our parents went earlier and left us a car to drive. We kept the same car arrangements for the way home. We needed to get onto I-15 from I-84 so we took the Riverdale exit to do so. Because of all of the construction we had to go down the road and turn around in order to get to the exit we needed.

We had no idea where to turn around so we followed a car into a parking lot, turned around and following their lead we turned left out of the parking lot. As soon as we turned onto the road, a policeman pulled us over, he would not let us stop on the side of the road and pointed us into the on-ramp of the freeway. Not the one we needed, but the one we had just left. Right from the start he was a total jerk. He walked up to the window and asked for the usual stuff. Tyson had forgotten his license so he explained this to the officer which made him even more rude. And since we were in our parents car we had to search a bit and couldn't find the proof of insurance. I told him who it was through and what our representatives name was. But he just got pissed and said "It doesn't matter that it's your parents car, you are driving it so it's your fault that you don't have the proof of insurance. It's required by law to have proof of insurance with you." Which was said in a very rude tone. He took our information back to the car and took about fifteen minutes before he came back. He gave us a ticket for everything. Tyson could have been nicer, but he wasn't rude by any means. He said something like "Oh thanks, that's so nice of you" and the cop started threatening to take Tyson to jail. I tried to tell the cop that we didn't mean to disobey traffic signs, but that we didn't see it and I tried to ask where it was. I couldn't get three words out without him interrupting. The cop then began yelling at us saying "It doesn't matter that you didn't see it, it's the law! What don't you understand about following the law?!" To which I would attempt to respond, but he would interrupt over and over and over. Now keep in mind that all we did was turn left out of a parking lot. And we had a seven year old kid in the car with us. Way to be a public servant. Finally he let us go. As soon as we started driving, my sister started bawling her eyes out. She was TERRIFIED of the cop because he was so rude and yelled and threatened. She hasn't stopped mentioning it and how scary it was for her. So my mom and I went back to the parking lot to see where the sign was.

Now there is a sign painted on the road, which was practically worn off, plus there were cars in front of us, so we couldn't see it. As for the sign that the cop was talking about... See it anywhere? We didn't either.

It took us about five minutes to find it. See that sign behind the white car? Yeah. The sign was posted ACROSS THE BUSY STREET. And it was turned so it looked like it was meant for the road on that side of the street, but that someone had bumped it so it was kind of facing the parking lot. If there was a car turning right onto the busy road from that side street, it completely hid the sign. Now I understand that we broke the law, but the cop wouldn't let us speak AT ALL. He never did tell us that this was the sign he was talking about. We had to find it. If we ever tried to ask where it was, he would get even more upset. This cop was a royal jerk. The thing that bothers me the most is how upset Hallie was. Imagine if you are 7 years old and your big brother gets pulled over for violating a minor traffic control device. Then imagine if the cop insults him in front of you, starts yelling, and threatens over and over to take your big brother to jail while your brother is trying to ask about the sign. We haven't decided whether or not to fight the ticket, we DID break the law, even though we don't feel it was properly displayed. I guess it will depend on whether or not we can make it down to court. But we will be calling the Mayor to file a formal complaint about how this policeman handled the entire situation. It's cops like him that make people lose respect for the law and the enforcers of the law.

All The World's A Stage

So I thought I would kick off this whole blogging thing by introducing you to the characters in the production that is my life. Without these people my story would be very lonely and not worth hearing about. But they all mean so much to me and I am glad that they are there!!

HALLIE JO

My baby sister Hallie Jo is one of the sweetest spirits I have ever known. She was born when I was 15 years old, and everyday that I have had with her has been a blessing. It is still strange to see how much of an influence I am on this child. I am her hero and she is constantly trying to just like her big sister. I love being her role model and I hope that I can live up to the task because she is an incredible person with a pure heart. I hope that she can learn from the mistakes that I have made in my life and be the person that I wish I had been.

No matter how wonderful or horrible my life is at any given moment, one smile from Hallie makes it all seem better. She radiates love for me and it's the most amazing thing I have ever felt.

GINA BINA

My family was visiting our new house (which thus far was merely a hole in the ground) and lo and behold, little 5-year-old me had to use the bathroom. There was a neighbor girl walking home from a friend’s house and she let me use hers. That was the beginning of a very long friendship. Gina and I went through everything together. Through out our childhoods, adolescence, and young adulthood we have been each other’s constant. Even though we had our separate friends, separate lives, we always knew that we had someone who would be there in a flash. Good times and bad times there was someone there who would listen without judgment and offer a shoulder to cry on in hard times, or celebrate with us when the occasion presented itself. When I was young it was difficult for me to make good friends, but I always had Gina. She has become more than a friend. She is family even though we share no biological ties. I love her with all my heart and there is nothing I wouldn't do for her.

ERYKA

I have known her since she was born. But we have only just become friends relatively recently. Part of the problem was that we lived so far away from each other. Nevertheless, during my stay in Boise, we got to know each other and now she is one of my favorite people in the world. She is one of the most amazing artists that I have ever seen. She has inspired me to share what I have written with the world and together we make wonderful music. I wish I still lived near/with her so that we could continue creating music. We have shared so many crazy memories together and I hope to continue the memory making forever. Eryka is an inspiration to me and is continuously evolving into the most amazing woman I have ever met.

HEATHER

Heather is one of the reasons that working in fast food paid off. I had so much fun going to local punk rock shows, jumping in puddles, and gaining life experiences as we both entered adulthood. There was a point we both went a little wild and sadly let someone come between us. We spent an excruciatingly long 3 years apart before rekindling our friendship. I don’t know how I lived without her for so long. I will never let her go again.

ALICIA

Alicia is my glue. I met her during the “dark ages” of my life and she knows nearly everything there is to know about me. She has an uncanny ability to sense when I want to talk and when I just need a distraction. I love that I can talk to her about anything or nothing at all and she will understand me. She is one of the strongest women I know and has overcome so many obstacles in her life that have only made her stronger.



THE BCC

Jenna, Andrea, and Clay. Oh how I miss our midnight adventures to Denny’s and beyond. We are the most unlikely group I have ever been a part of and I wouldn’t have it any other way. All of us are completely different which makes for very interesting conversations. From everything to being stranded in the middle of nowhere to pole dancing, they are the people to know.

NORTE

Our friendship is the result of a very successful platonic hookup. Heather met Norte at work and told me for months that she thought we should be friends. Finally, I started going to Quizzo with her and saw why she thought this. He is awesome. Norte is like a male, slightly saner version of me. I can tell him anything… even though sometimes maybe I go too far… I love having a best friend who is a guy. He is my favorite minja. That is all.

PETE

My big brother. I have always looked up to him. I wish he could see himself the way that I see him. I am jealous of his genius and hope that he lives up to his potential. We currently share an apartment together and I love it. We grew up together so we know each other’s quirks, which make it very easy to get along. Sometimes we both struggle to express love and appreciation to one another, but he always makes sure that I know it. As they say, friends come and go but family is forever. And I am grateful that I know he will be there forever.


MI FAMILIA

My entire family is very close. They are a wonderful support to me and even though we have been through some pretty tough times, I could not ask for a better family. My parent’s relationship is the strongest marriage I have ever seen. They have been married for over 25 years and are still completely smitten with each other. Growing up around this has resulted in very high expectations when it comes to my own relationships. I want what they have, and hopefully I will be able to find it someday. My little brother is quite the troublemaker but that doesn’t make me love him any less. We have had the opportunity to spend more time together lately and I hope it continues. I love him and I am very proud of the changes that he has been implementing in his life.

Experimentation...

Most of my friends have a blog. I think they are so fun to read, that I decided to start my own! I hope that I am able to keep up and actually post things. And I hope that I actually have interesting things to post...Who knows! This blogging thing is very new to me. So we will see how it goes. This is all I have time to post at the moment... so I must bid you adieu...