"Nothing is normal in the future." -Caroline

I got to meet my newest nephew this afternoon!


First meeting


Luke and Ezra


Emma and Ezra


Check out that head of hair!


Deborah and her son Ezra

"I'm going to wander aimlessly; I'll take my usual route." -Lillith on Cheers

It is really sad how many times I have checked my email today. Especially considering the only email I've received in the last two hours was from a website I joined a few months ago, reminding me to keep track of my calories today. EVEN MY COMPUTER HAS TURNED AGAINST MY BOYFRIEND, TWINKIE. YOU CAN NOT STOP TRUE LOVE, LORD CHICKEN BREAST!

My various well-beings update:

Health-wise: Eh, no complaints. (Which really means: everyone around me is sick of hearing me complain.) No sicknesses yet this week, but I did sneeze this morning and have yet to determine whether a cold is approaching or my sinuses are now recognizing my lack of dusting habit.
Also, my heart pain went away for a while. But made an appearance again last night, while I was thinking about running on the treadmill. I sense a correlation.
Also, I think I may have a bit of an oncoming toothache. Time to switch chewing sides!

Job-wise: I asked Leslie if she knew of anyone hiring. I told her to especially look for those seeking my qualifications of determined procrastination and unparalleled disorganization. We'll see how that turns out.

Social-wise: Yesterday, during a pedicure, I was told I have "Flinstone's feet" and it was suggested that I could walk on hot rocks without pain. I nearly told the girl what exactly I felt she could do, though it would probably involve quite a bit of pain.
Also, after a microdermabrasion, I was told I should buy a type of foundation makeup created by MAC to cover major pigment alterations and tattoos. For my face. I unintentionally glared at the woman. She replied, "I mean, it's just a suggestion. Just something you should look into." Basically, I still hate everyone around me and they apparently still hate me.

George-wise: I still do not have a back windshield. Why? Because it costs $400 to replace it. After getting a quote over the phone, I told the man I would have to call him back after I talked to my benefactor; rather than telling him, "Sir, I go through three pairs of shoes a day and at least two shirts. You can't expect me to commit to you so quickly."

Family-wise: My mom is in town because of Ezra's birth yesterday. I'm probably going to hang out with her and Elizabeths family today and head up to Mesquite to see my new tiny nephew and the rest of Deborah's family tomorrow. If I didn't have family around here my head would implode...probably.

Roommate-wise: She is convinced I am completely avoiding her. About time she realized that! (I kid, I kid.) She knocked on my door last night, but I was beyond exhausted and couldn't convince myself to roll off the remote control jabbing in my side, no matter how much I bribed. There was no way I could have answered my bedroom door. Later she yelled at my door, "I was just outside and there is a light on in your car!" I didn't respond because that would have taken more energy than I would have for about six more hours. Also, I knew which light it was and I knew that, if left on too long, it turns itself off automatically. (And I knew that it wasn't a commercial break and I didn't want to miss any of the awkwardness of the episode of Blind Date I was half-conciously listening to.)
Then she left me a note demanding to know why I wanted her to pay an entire bill instead of our usual split, including "WE NEED TO TALK!" Oh gag. If she had been smart, she would have understood the note I initially left her, you know...the one telling her that I overpaid by $28 last month (forgot to split it), so my entire split this month is actually already taken care of...oh yeah, that one! she would have realized that I wasn't actually demanding her to pay anything for me and that I think she needs to SETTLE THE HECK DOWN and realize that I only have 8 total hours home INCLUDING SLEEP and that if I don't beg to know what kind of educational future she has screwed up for one of her students today, it doesn't mean I am avoiding her. It means I am tired, leave me alone.

ExBoyfriend-wise:
Sus: I saw my exboyfriend twice today and I have yet to get a wink. I haven’t gotten a wink from him in months. Have you? You probably have. You get more winks than me…and I’m starting to going to have to hate you for it.
Irma: I got a wink today
Sus: Today?!
Irma: Yeah.
Sus: Its probably because I stare at the ground when I walk by him.
Irma: Yeah.
Sus: Do you say Hi?
Irma: He walked by and looked in and I looked up and he winked and I waved.
Sus: I do this {stares at the ground}
Irma: Well yeah; for all you know he’s been blowing you kisses.

Otherwise: I've gained four pounds, though yesterday Julie asked me if I was wearing one of my "really good sucker-inner things" I wasn't.
Also, I have made a new decision that I'm not cutting out soda for my mother, my dentist, or my checkbook. But rather because I decided it makes me feel completely icky. And I now keep a gallon of water near my desk. So I'm not going to feel guilty nor beat myself up over a sporadic 32 ouncer, but rather just be prepared for the amount of complaining I will be doing.

Introducing Ezra

Happy birthday, Ezra!


Today is my nephew, Ezra's birthday.


March 29th, 2007
shortly before 2 p.m. PST
8 lbs., 7 oz

I probably won't get to see him until this weekend, though. :(

She's 4!

Happy birthday, Alexa!


Today is my niece, Alexa's 4th birthday.

Every 3 years we have a family vacation to Hawaii (or St. Maui, as in '06 ;) ) with just the siblings and my parents. But last time Little Miss Lexi Lou Who went with us to Hawaii, because she was only a few months old. She was so sweet and so fun to hold!

When Lexi was little I got to hang out with her a lot, which was a blast. One of my favorite times with Alexa was the day I took her shopping when she was two-years-old. We stopped at the bank and Lex sat on my shoulders in line. Then we went to the grocery store, and Miss Lexi wore my sunglasses the entire time. She picked out some fun foods, but kept requesting a Happy Meal. I told her we would stop by McDonalds on the way home, which appeased her. As we pulled into the McDonalds parking lot I asked Alexa what else she wanted and she proclaimed, "A large COKE!" Bwa ha ha ha.

This past December I took Miss Lexi Lou Who and my other niece, Brooklyn, Christmas shopping. I asked the girls if they were hungry and Lexi requested popcorn and a drink-so that's what I got her. The girls got all cozy in the cart, propping their feet up, and were eager to help me pick out my last-minute gifts for some of their cousins.

Young Miss Lexi


Alexa and her darling sister, Sophia

Auntie 14 times over

This impatient Auntie is eager for little Ezra to be born!!!

Deborah is going into the hospital tonight. :D Hopefully by tomorrow afternoon I will have my SIXTH nephew!

Odd conversation

As I was pulling out of the parking lot at my favorite Chinese food place, a man was walking past pulling a suitcase with a sleeping bag attached.

Guy: "Excuse me, ma'am...I hate to bother you like this, but is there a Rochelle down there?"
Sus: "Yeah, I'm pretty sure."
Guy: "So I'm going the right way?"
Sus: "As far as I know."
Guy: "Thank you."
Sus: "You're welcome."
Guy: "I have another question, and I hate to do this. I'm not asking you for money or anything like that...just could you please help me with a hot meal?"
Sus: "Sure!"
Guy: "I am not asking for money, I'm not going to buy drugs or alcohol, I am just famished."
Sus: "Here is $4, I don't have any other cash."
Guy: "Oh my dear, thank you. Is there a fast food restaurant around here? I thought I saw a McDonalds. I am an alcoholic and I've come here to go to rehab on Rochelle. This isn't my side of town."
Sus: "You passed McDonalds, but there is a Wendys up there...or this is Chinese right here."
Guy: "Are the expensive though? I hate to ask this of a woman; and such a pretty one, too."
Sus: "Nah, not expensive, in fact...here is my change, so that's nearly $6; you can get an huge combo plate for that."
Guy: "Oh thank you, thank you, I think I'm in love with you. Can I have your children?"
Sus: "I don't believe that is scientifically possible, sir."
Guy: "Oh, well, you know what I mean."
Sus: "Hahaha."
Guy: "Let me go get you a receipt."
Sus: "No thanks, see ya."
Guy: "What is your name?"
Sus: "Susannah."
Guy: "Hi Susannah, I'm Happy...really my name is Merrill. You are so beautiful."
Sus: "See ya."

"I respond to emails verbally." -Irma

The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred a bit in this time of online communication. I was never a person who wrote letters to celebrities, but I've morphed into one because it no longer involves paper and stamps and handlers and assistants reading and template replies.

I occasionally see something on TV that I want to comment on. Now a quick line or two via email is fast and gets directly to the person for which it is intended. And each one has replied.

Among others, I've received emails from George Duran, Angela from "The Office", Bob Harper, Amy from Biggest Loser, and most recently the extremely awesome Jodie Prenger from Biggest Loser UK; the only woman to win any Biggest Loser season. (See her win the show)

I have this picture of Jodie on my wall in front of my treadmill next to a few of my own "before" shots. She is so dang gorgeous and gets me past the wall of burning thighs and collapsing lungs.

"My hobbies include making wax models of my favorite internal organs and skeeball...are you going to write this down?" -Raines

1. Are you a child of the 70s, 80s, or 90s?
Born in 1984, I'm totally a child of the 90's

2. Where were you born?
Provo City, Utah County, Utah

3. What did you grow up in?
A two-story 5 bedroom, 2 bath home in Orem until I was 8, then a three-story 6 bedroom, 3.5 bath home in Orem until I moved to Las Vegas in 2005

4. Did you enjoy your childhood?
Loved it! Overall quite enjoyable.

5. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A teacher or Sister Andrews (my neighbor who cut my hair)

6. What do you want to be now?
Cosmetologist

8. What was your first best friend's name?
Let's see...Jared is older than Sarah, so I'd have to say Jared. (Sorry, Sar; he's got a whole year on ya)

9. Are they still your friend?
Jared and I had a falling out of sorts once I moved. He came over to the new house once and we played Super MarioKart, and I beat him. Repeatedly. I think that had something to do with it ;) In high school we had a class together, but we only mentioned our "history" once, when I had my scrapbook or photo album of some sorts with me and there were a lot of pictures of a younger him in there.

10. Can you name all the schools you ever attended as a child?
Yes. Orchard Elementary, Canyon View Junior High, and Orem High

11. Were you closer to your mom or dad as a kid?
Uhhhh...dunno. Dad, maybe? I never really considered myself "closer" to one than another when I was really young. Nowadays my dad understands me more than my mom, but thats just because I am his Mini Me; but I still don't think I'd consider myself closer to one than the other.

12. What was the first record, tape or CD you remember buying?
I went to MediaPlay with Clarke one night and bought Backstreet Boys self-titled debut album; the original version, not the rerelease with "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" on it. Then I saved up my money for a while and got Hanson's "Middle Of Nowhere"

13. How old is a good age to have kids?
For me? Ha. I guess late 20 and all 30's, as I am nowhere near that point yet.

14. Are you scared of anything?
Just about everything. Specifically spiders/bees/bugs, heights, things in the dark, things in costume (clowns, Chuck E. Cheese, etc)

15. What was your favorite class in elementary school?
Japanese was pretty fun, haha. (Konichiwa! Watashi wa Susannah desu.) I always LOVED any science class. Art was pretty fun, because wasting an hour cutting up paper is always cool.

16. Did you buy school lunch or bring your own?
School lunch. I wanted to be one of the cool kids who brought my own, but never got to. (Until Junior High when my mother packed some funky lunches like strawberry jam on the heel of whole bread with a thick slice of cheddar cheese...and an apple. My locker collected fruit flies.)

17. Broken any bones or had any freaky accidents as a kid?
* When I was only a year or two old I went on a business trip with my family. Sunday morning my dad was loading boxes into the van and I was standing right inside the car. He turned around to pick up another box and heard a huge thud. I fell out of the car and headfirst onto the asphalt. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but I think I was knocked unconcious? Anyway, my parents rushed me to the hospital and the nurses looked at my mother and her six (clean, nicely dressed) children with disgust. When my mother tells the story she often uses the phrase "You rabbit", which cracks me up completely.

* When I was about five years old I was playing on our large swingset. I started to fall off, but got stuck. I swung back and forth dragging my bare back against the rocks underneath, getting all gashed and bloodied. I was scared and was convinced I was never going to become detattached.

* One sunny summer afternoon in the late 1980s, my older brother, Richard, was using the weed whacker against the tall grass that grew near the fence. I wandered through the gate right as he got to that point. My legs got weed whacked pretty badly (I distinctly remember sitting on the bathroom counter as Elizabeth and Richard put half a box of band-aids all over my leg.)

* When I was 13 I had a baseball bat intentionally swung at my face; the gash required two layers of stitches.

18. Were you a mean kid?
Yes and no. I'm not really a mean person by nature. I was picked on a lot in school for being tall/goofy/you name it. So sometimes I picked on people I could, like Meridith's friends.

19. Favorite board game of all time?
I pretty much rocked at Shutes & Ladders (my Grandma has a painted "snakes & ladders" board we loved to play with)

20. Did you play house or pretend to be a super hero?
I played house. I once played Cowboys & Indians, but Jared made me be the cowboy because he had a large Tipi (Teepee?), so I was over that pretty quick.

21. Seriously, are you still just a kid at heart?
Oh hello, yes.




Susannah, Deborah, Clarke, and Meridith

This chick is hilarious

He's 34!

Happy birthday, Jayar!


Today is my brother-in-law, Jayar's 34th birthday.

I am with Jayar all day every weekday, so it is hard to have a favorite moment. When he started chucking candy corn at my head was pretty funny. I think my favorite moment would have to be when we went to Knott's Berry Farm a few years ago and Jayar and I rode all the insanely huge roller coasters together.

Jayar and Elizabeth in Mexico

"It is amazing how well you can blend with peanut M&M's"

Sometimes (ok, often) there are some extreme perks to living in a place like Las Vegas rather than Orem when it comes to my career.

Tonight I attended a little workshop about getting into hair & makeup in the theater/film business by James Ryder. So freaking cool! He did Vincent D'Onofrio's makeup for about seven films, including The Cell ("J.Lo can't act her way out of a paper bag.") and I got to check out the yak hair horns Vincent had glued to his head in that movie. Way cool.

James also did the makeup for the movie Ghost World (Thora Birch, Scarlett Johanssen, Steve Buscemi), so I totally thought of Laura Llew the whole time.

He also did the makeup for Election (Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick); Go (Katie Holmes, Scott Wolf, Joy Mohr); Wet Hot American Summer (Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Ian Black, and my L&O:SVU boyfriend Chris Meloni), and others you can read on his imdb page


I geeked out and asked to take pictures with him.


James Ryder and me. Cropped because it was a horrid picture of me.

I need to get $120 to register this weekend to attend a workshop he is holding here in a few weeks. And I'm not above begging. If you are willing to PayPal me $5 let me know, hahaha.


Now I'm not sure if I want to continue my plan of opening a salon or if I want to get into theater/film/TV. Either would be awesome.

Oh how I change life altering decisions so flippantly.

"Homeboy can pick his flavor!" -Jayar

I know that I've fallen asleep with the morning news on when I dream that Meridith is complaining about the new route the airlines are taking from McCarran International Airport (Apparently the residents of North West Vegas are upset by all the noise...and Meridith is, too.)
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I have two problems in the morning:

I turn off my alarm and climb back in my bed, quickly falling back to sleep. My bed is warm and inviting. Outside of my bed is cold and harsh and requires thinking.

Also, I never eat breakfast. I should, but I am just too rushed in the morning, once I finally get out of bed.

So I have come up with a wonderful resolution!
When my alarm goes off I'm going to get breakfast and bring it back to bed with me. That way I can stay in my four blankets and five pillows, and I don't have to think, but I will be distracted enough that I won't fall back to sleep. Wonderful idea! ...now to just become conscious enough in the morning to remember this plan.

I don't know much about clothes, but my hair looks FIERCE

The job of an Auntie is so difficult. Spoil, be silly, and apparently spend four hours doing your hair and makeup and taking pictures.

I present...
Emma Kate - Model

Caroline, on the other hand, wanted to direct the shoot rather than pose...so she left.

She's 27!

Happy birthday, Aliesha!


Today is my sister-in-law, Aliesha's birthday.

Meridith and Aliesha make a new friend in San Francisco

We didn't know much about Aliesha at all until after she and Clarke were engaged. We were all delighted to find out she is so fun!
One of my favorite memories of Aliesha is when Mom, Dad, Meridith, Clarke, she and I went to San Francisco in October of 2004. We had a blast shopping and going to see Lion King on stage.

"Oh, snap!" -Luke

Susannah: "You didn't see this."
Elizabeth: "What are you doing? Put that down!"
Susannah: "What am I doing? I'm licking this cream puff! Just watch me lick it."
Elizabeth: "Put it down!"
Susannah: "Watch me; LICK, LICK, LICK!"

The party was a success. It looked cute, although my camera's battery died about five pictures in...oops! More than half of the invitees attended. I skipped breakfast and lunch because I knew what delicious crappy high caloric food I had bought for the party. Mmmmm.

Looks like I'm hanging out in Mesquite for the night. Sweet, Deborah's got cable! ;)

1,000th post

Yeah, this is the thousandth post on this site.
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There are many emotional stages to throwing a party. There is the initial excitement at the possibilities; this is where my imagination far exceeds my budget. Then there is the exciting rough sketch phase; this is where a theme is picked and some ideas are laid out. Then there is the nitty gritty phase; this is where I have my Freak Out. It includes the gathering of decorations, creating and distributing of invitations, and the narrowing down of the menu. Then, the day before or the day of the party, there is this strange bliss phase. Just a calm excitement.

I am in BlissLand right now. It is <5 hours before the party, and all I have to do now is transport my stuff to Deborah's house and set it all out.

There are still little details I need to remember about, ie: get the Luau mix on my iPod, charge my camera battery, find the candles for my tiki torches, get the box of leis out of the closet, etc.

Elizabeth called me this morning to tell me people have been calling Aaron asking what Deborah needs--as in, PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY COMING TO THIS THING, AM I PREPARED FOR THAT? Of course. I do nothing if not highly overestimate the number of attendees. (What? I invited 37 people to my birthday party a few years ago. I planned for 60. 16 showed up. ...a "good turnout" for my record.)

"You could cut me into a thousand little pieces...and each one would say 'I love you'." -Harland Williams

In one of my favorite Calvin & Hobbes strips Calvin asks Susie "Do you hate being a girl? [susie: "It's gotta be better than the alternative"] What's it like? Is it like being a bug? [susie: like a WHAT?] I imagine bugs and girls have a dim perception that nature played a cruel trick on them, but they lack the intelligence to comprehend the magnitude of it." It cracks me up every single time.

Well, Calvin, it's like being an extremely emotional cazy bug.

Who knows why...I'm really tired, stressed out, probably hormonal, and overall just nuts...but I've been crying for almost an hour over nothing!
Well, I can't really say nothing, as it is more like everything. I was driving home alone late at night once again, listening to Michael Buble, and just burst into tears over my haircut.

My freaking haircut! That I've had for nearly three weeks!

I decided that I was momentarily insane when I let her cut it all and couldn't believe that I chopped all that length off! Then I decided that the blonde, which I wanted for YEARS, is such a wrong color for me, because I have such a pink-based skin tone. And I cried even harder, for nearly five minutes. It was all crazy because the haircut is fine, and the blonde works for me. Sure, a tan would help, haha.

Then I starting bawling about anything that came to mind: my heart has started hurting again, and I don't know why. And then I started crying because what if tonight is the night I should sleep in more than booty shorts because maybe my heart will just give out and someone will have to find me. And then I started crying because I'm completely overreacting, but I don't have health insurance because right when I was about to get it I decided to switch jobs. And I got my official rejection letter from the Bellagio last night, so now I'm looking for a new job again. Then I started crying because I am such a mess as an employee and I find myself saying, "Sorry, I'm just spacey today" every single day.

Then the song "Home" came on and I starting crying about how much I'm going to miss my parents and siblings when they start dying. Then I started crying about what if Ezra isn't born perfect and healthy in a few weeks? Then I started crying because why can't I just plan a party that goes well and people actually attend? Then I started crying harder because my mascara was getting in my eyes and was burning. Then I started crying because I completely messed up my makeup. And then I started crying because I am turning 23 in a few months and soon I am going to pass Clarke as the oldest age anyone in the family got married. Then I started crying because no matter how many times I "restart" I still have 100 lbs to lose. Then I started crying because I'M SO TIRED and 5-6 hours a night just isn't cutting it. Then I started crying because Irma wants me to do her hair for her wedding in June and HELLO, NO PRESSURE THERE.

Then I got home, finally.


Oh my, I am such a bug! Give me a few days.

real reality tv?

This site shows the webcam overlooking the pool at the Oasis. Two guys were sitting on the patio, having a very animated conversation that included a lot of hand motions. It lasted for about fifteen minutes until their female counterparts came out of the building and motioned for them to follow them back inside. It was entertaining.

Apparently this is what happens on my lunch hour when I don't have something packed or money to go somewhere.

He's 11!

Happy birthday, Brayden!


Today is my nephew, Brayden's 11th birthday.

I confess I had to call Meridith for his age. For some reason I could not remember exactly how old BraydoPotato is. Probably because I refuse to believe he is anything older than 6. It was just a few years ago that he was born, right? I certainly couldn't have gotten old enough already for him to be anything over 6!

I am closer in age to my nephew than I am to his father, my brother. (Brayden and I are 11 1/2 years apart, Aaron and I are 13 years apart.)

Brayd-The-Babe is a funny kid. At least he used to be funny, hahaha. Everytime I see him now he is glued to a game console and our conversations consist of "HEY BRAYDO!" and him replying, "Hi, Aunt Susannah." without moving his eyes away from the screen.

My favorite recent memory of Brayden is the day I was watching him, Camden, and Brooklyn and took them to the grocery store. Miss Brook requested one of the carts that looks like a butterfly and has the section in the front for her to sit in. Brayden brought some money with him, so he kept looking for the perfect thing to buy. Brayd-The-Babe and Tropical-Storm-Camden climbed all over the top of the cart while Miss Brooklyn squealed with laughter inside.
Then on the way home we listened to Weird Al's "The Saga Begins" on repeat and the boys sang along. SO CUTE!



Braydo (in red) at dinner with brother Camden and their mom

"There's a party in my inbox!"

I love to throw parties, I do. But right before each one I go into this Freak Out mode.

Seriously, what was I smoking when I decided to hand-make 30 invitations with three layers of cardstock, 4 colors of colored pencil, two stamps, funky scissors, glue, and a charm?! And hand-make the envelopes?! What kind of scrapbooking whiz did I think I am?

Letalone REMAKE them from the beginning once the date and time were changed.

(p.s.- 8 down, 22 to go.)

Also, there is the little subject that the only people I know are coming are ME, ELIZABETH, AND DEBORAH. Which, really, is fine. (In fact, we all know I'd probably prefer that ;) haha) But not even my Momma can come. And the party is on Aliesha's birthday! Who wants to drive 6 hours to go to someone else's party on their birthday?

Also, I have the worst money management skills of anyone I have ever met, or ever will meet.

All in all, it will be fun to be able to hang out with some of my sisters this weekend. :)

I'm so neurotic today. I've got to stop watching these Greys Anatomy reruns.

HAPPY BDAY, RICARDO!

Happy birthday, Rico!


Today is my brother, Richard's birthday.



Richard and my Dad

Richard is hilarious, these are two of my favorite IMs with him:

Susannah: Caroline bruised her tailbone so I kept asking her "how did you break your butt?" haha
Richard: ha ha.
Richard: trying to explain why they call it a tailbone was hilarious.
Richard: my kids were laughing.
Susannah: Have you explained the rare 3rd nipple yet? That one had me chuckling for days.
Richard: nope.
Richard: Did you know you can grow one on you leg?
Susannah: Hahaha. Misplaced nipples? Great band name.
Richard: they can be grown in a line extending from your legs up to you neck.
Richard: anywhere on that line.
Susannah: That's probably not something you'd want to bring up on the first date
Richard: most of them are just pink skin at that point.
Richard: "Want to see my thigh nipple?"
Susannah: Hahaha.
Susannah: Gives a whole new twist on BYU-I's no shorts rule
Richard: short shorts might show your nipples
Susannah: haha, indeed
Susannah: What if you had a tail and a thigh nipple?
Richard: and man boobs.
Richard: and a cleft lip??
Susannah: And a growth on your neck that contains a tooth and a spinal column--yes, it is your twin.
Richard: Wow... that is a picture I can't scrape from my brain!
Richard: Wouldn't it be fun if you had a conjoined twin that sat on you shoulder that would randomly insult people?
Richard: I'll start working on the screenplay.
Susannah: Like the Knights Who Say Ni
Richard: Ni.
Susannah: icky icky icky patang zooboing na na...
Susannah: Ni!

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Rico: McPhee is a bulimia chick!
Rico: yo.
Susie: That's what I heard, yo.
Rico: nibble nibble... blech!
Rico: I wonder what she binges on...
Rico: Doritos?
Rico: hot dogs?
Rico: Nerf footballs?
Susie: Well those would be my binges of choice
Susie: I hear Nerf is part of the new food pyramid
Rico: I think I'd binge on really cheap bean burritos.
Rico: Just so it would taste good coming back up.
...
Susie: [I want to] meet my very skinny new boyfriend, Benji.
Rico: nice.
Rico: I wonder how it would feel to be named after a TV dog.
Rico: I would be Rin Tin Tin
Rico: It sounds gansta
Rico: Alison... Orem UT?
Rico: In a bustier?
Rico: blech.
Susie: Yeah, Allison went to Timpanogos High
Rico: skank.
Rico: JK
Susie: Hahaha
Rico: Why the bustier?
Rico: She like showing off her A cups?
Susie: Flaunt 'em if you got 'em
Rico: I'd go braless.
Susie: You perv
Rico: I'm comfortable with my manboobs
Susie: It takes a lot to get to that point, and I commend you.
Rico: *Years* of therapy.
Rico: I'm just barely accepting my areolas.
Susie: Baby steps
Rico: lol
Rico: l8r.
Susie: cya gangsta
Rico: Rin Tin Tin to you.
Rico: out. g.

"The music moves me, but it moves me ugly."

Meridith sent this around to some of the siblings and asked that I fill it out, blah blah blah. After getting versions of it a few more times from various friends and some acquaintances(aka we-havent-spoken-since-high-school-take-me-off-your-mass-mailing-list) I decided to kill all the birds with this giant stone.
My sister Deborah apparently had the same idea.

(I started answering at a different time of day as I finished, so some things jump around illogically)


1. What is your occupation? Marketing Assistant

2. What color are your socks right now? White. I rarely rarely (did I say rarely yet?) wear socks. But Jayar has this thing about me wearing high heels (as he is like 5'11" or something) and I told him he just has to be more secure in his masculinity and get off me about my height. But to be nice (and to save my aching feet) I'm wearing real actual requires-socks shoes.

3. What are you listening to right now? Harrison Ford's soothing voice

4. What was the last thing that you ate? Waterchestnuts with brown rice and spicy sauce.

5. Can you drive a stick shift? Heck yes

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Frighteningly pink

7. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone? My big sister, Elizabeth, because I've been trying to call Deborah ALL DANG AFTERNOON and it's been busy.

8. Who sent this to you? My baby sister, Smirnoff

9. How old are you today? 22

10. Favorite drink: Really cold water (with or without ice) or Diet Coke in the can right out of an ice-filled cooler

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball live

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Ha! Letssee...I've done: red, brown, red, blonde (which created orange), ash brown, bright scary red, black, blonde (which created gold, orange, and brown stripes), brown, red brown last fall, red peek-a-boo lowlights, highlights in December, highlights in January, all over blonde in February, more blonde a few weeks ago.

13. Pets? My fish died in less than two days. Hello, traumatic.

14. Favorite food? CarbQueen: Carbohydrates and Carbonation (Sus: "My favorite vegetables are potatoes and corn." Liz: "Those aren't vegetables, they are starches." Sus: "Hush up; they're vegetables to me.")

15. What was the last movie you watched? I am watching Sabrina right now; in the past week I've watched all three Back To The Futures, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Spaceballs, Revenge of the Sith, Sneakers, Mystery Men, Click, Accepted, Galaxy Quest, Grease 2, Beetlejuice, and Sleepless in Seattle. ...Hmmm, I'm getting the feeling I enjoy movies...

16. Favorite day of the year? Any day I can have an excuse to throw a party.

17. What do you do to vent anger? Laugh or write it out.

18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Anything my mother was about to throw away. Also, my baby dolls.

19. What is your favorite Fall or Spring? Can I say both? 'Cause I like both. I like Spring because of the green grass and the blooming flowers and the baseball games starting. I like fall because I [heart] school supplies. And it is the perfect temperature around here in Southern Nevada.

20. Hugs or kisses? Hmmmm, both.

21. Cherry or Blueberry? Ewww, neither! Patooee, patooee!

22. Do you want your friends to email you back? You know, I have finally come to the realization that I just can't expect that from them. I mean, not everyone checks their email seventeen bajillion (rough estimate) times a day, like I do.

23. Who is most likely to respond? Meridith, I guess.

24. Who is least likely to respond? Most likely Oprah; we haven't really been on speaking terms since the incident. (Deborah made me laugh right out loud for answering Barack Obama)

25. Living arrangements? In my bed, on a good day.

26. When was the last time you cried? Monday night; I had the worst panic attack in about three years. Not a fun night.

27. What is on the floor of your closet? My suitcase, four boxes of random things, two purses, my red hunting vest (which is really my father's, but what is he gonna do with it?!), a depillowcased pillow, and wrapping paper.

28. What did you do last night? Gave a manicure to my friend Gina, came home, watched Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure while working on the invitations for a party I am throwing for Deborah next weekend, turned on Sabrina, quickly fell asleep at the foot of my bed.

30. Favorite smell? Cinnamon, Ralph Lauren Polo Black, freshly Xeroxed paper, roses, lilacs, and Irish Spring: Icy Blast soap.

31. What/Who inspires you? That would depend on what the inspiration is about. Family, magazines, Bob Harper, trade shows.

33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheeseburger

34. Favorite car? George V. Dubya; my Volkswagen New Beetle.

35. Favorite dog breed? None? Cockapoo, I guess. He was pretty darling.

36. Number of keys on your key ring? Letssee...house, mailbox, back fence, office, three old office keys, and two random keys. I can't even name all the twenty million keychains on there.

37. How many years at your current job? One and a half-ish

38. Favorite day of the week? Saturday

39. How many states have you lived in? Two, Utah and Nevada

40. Favorite holiday? Valentine's Day, Christmas, my birthday, Independence Day

41. Have you ever driven a motorcycle or heavy machinery? Not on cough syrup.

42. If you had a 7 day fully paid for vacation to anywhere in the world, where
would you go? Hawaii if I was accompanied by a tall attractive man. Austria otherwise.

High School: Orem

Favorite fruit: Raspberries, peaches, kiwis

Favorite weather: Blue skies, sunny but not hot. Baseball weather

Like someone: Of course

Want piercings: no

Want a tattoo?: I can't even commit to a pair of shoes for an entire day.

Last person to text u on ur phone? "du u txt on ur fn?" -Deb, hahaha. I don't text...but I think it was Tashina a few months ago.

Person IMed online? Irma, Sarah, and The Honeyman at the same time.

Blue or red? Red is my best color.

Do you speak a different language? I can say a few weird phrases in German including In the dark is good necking (Im Dunkeln ist gut Munkeln), I can tell someone their lips are like grapes and to kiss me a lot in Spanish (Sus labios son como uvas, besa me mucho!), and I can say quite a few things in English.

How old do you act? Depends on the day. 12, often.

Mood? Frighteningly jolly.

The 4 W's Questions:

Whos in the room with you? Greg Kinnear at the moment. Rawr.

What was the last thing you ate? Waterchestnuts

What was the last thing you drank? A Diet Coke. I'm off of it, I swear! I'm no longer addicted. (slur) I can stop at anytime (slur)

What color pants are you wearin? None.

What is the closest item near you that is blue? Nothing? I'll have to wander the room for a minute...the cover of a DVD, a sweatshirt, or some eyeshadow.

What are you wearing on your feet? Nothing at the moment.

What instant messaging service do you use? MSN, AIM, Yahoo!, iChat with Gmail chat (I'm never really that far out of reach for anybody...hmmm, kinda freaky.)

What do you wear more, jeans or shorts? Hmm, I like to think I am an equal opportunity dresser. My booty shorts get a lot of at-home wear, while my jeans get a lot of weekend wear.

Where do you sleep? Near the right side of the middle of the bed, on two pillows, next to a pillow, with a pillow under my arm, and a pillow somewhere nearby (ok, usually fallen to the side of the bed), with my incredibly long leg wrapped around whatever lump is near me, usually one of the three comforters I keep on the bed. This is another reason why I enjoy my singledom, I use the entire queen bed in great comfort.

Where did you get the shirt you are wearin? I'm not wearing a shirt, actually.

Which is Better With The Opposite Sex __

067. Cute or pretty: Cute

068. Lips or Eyes: "I would prefer that they have both lips and eyes, but if I had to choose....lips" -Deb, hahahahaha! I'd say lips as well.

069. Hugs or Kisses: Both

070. Short or Tall: Tall

071. Easygoing or serious: Both

072. Romantic or Spontaneous: Both

073. Muscular or Skinny?: Chubby.

074. Sensitive or Loud? Both

075. Hook-up or Relationship: Both, bwa ha ha

076. Sweet or Caring? Both

___Have You Ever___

078. Kissed a Stranger? Hmmmmmm, how strange is stranger?

079. Drank Bubbles? Eww, Deborah made me do it, I swear!

080. Lost glasses/contacts? Nope

083. Got an X-ray? Yeah; Queen of the Dental XRays! Also my oh so delightful knee xray where in the crack smoking technicians declared no abnormalities. Ah yes, that is why there is still shooting pain when I kneel as well as a large bump across my knee.

084. Broken Someone's Heart? Quite often. I leave a wake of pain in my path.

085. Had your heart broken? Hmm, don't think so. Well, Lance's coming out the day after my birthday did a little crushing of its own.

086. Have you been used? Not that I'm aware of

087. Cried When Someone Died? Definitely

088. Cried At School? Yeah

___Do You Believe In___

089. God? Yes

090. Miracles: Yes

091. Love At First Sight: Sure, I guess

092. Ghosts: Sure

093. Aliens: No

094. Magic: Sure

095. Heaven: Yes

096. Hell: Yes

097. Cheating: If pulled off without the other players noticing, or like "Elizabeth Rules" in pool.

098. Kissing on The First Date: Call me and we'll find out.

099. Horoscopes?: Of course. By the way, I am going to run into relationship troubles near the middle of the month, but need to see them through, as things have a way of working themselves out. Also, I need to watch out for the backstabber at work.

"Billy, you are dealing with the oddity of time travel with the greatest of ease."

This doesn't make sense to me:

Time travel movies like Back To The Future and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure wherein something has to be changed to keep things how they should be.

In B & T's Rufus came to help Bill and Ted with their history report because if they don't pass the class Ted will get sent to Oates Military Academy and Wyld Stallyns will never be, which is the foundation of Rufus' society (their music ends war and poverty, brings about world peace, aligns the planets, blah blah blah.)

Ok, so if Rufus is from the future and Wyld Stallyns exists then didn't they pass the class? This makes no sense.

Also, in Back To The Future II Doc comes to Marty (and Jennifer) so they can fix something Marty's son does. Yet Doc is always going on about not changing the future.

Don't get me wrong, I love both movies. But am I missing something? (Gosh, why does everything have to be so logical with me today?)

Ted: "I'm Darth Ted."
Bill: "Well I'm Luke Bill...and you're not my father!"
Ted: "Beat you, I will. Yes."
Ted: "I totally conquered you, dude!"
Bill: "I'll never rule the universe with you!"

"I'll sell you anything if you give me the money first." -Sus

Genealogy is an interesting thing, and I can get engrossed for hours looking up and down family trees, seeing where things intersect.

The validity of the maternal family tree of President Abraham Lincoln is debated on many sites. However, with the generally agreed line:

President Abraham Lincoln and I are 4th cousins 6 times removed. And actor Tom Hanks and I are 9th cousins 2 times removed.

And Tom Hanks and Abraham Lincoln are either 4th cousins 4 times removed (if you go by one questioned line), 5th cousins 4 times removed (if you go by the other questioned line), or 3rd cousins 4 times removed (if you Google it.)

And all three of us share an ancestor who was born in Buckland Gloucester England in the early 1400s.

And this is how I spent my lunch hour.

"Good relations with the Wookiees I have"

I'm watching Revenge of the Sith while in bed. I finally decided to move my TV and my computer into my bedroom. I should have done this a long time ago, but I just didn't have room.

Friday night I decided to I wanted to move my bed to the opposite wall, but because of the headboard and footboard I couldn't just push it a few feet, I had to actually spin it around. My bed is massive! It is tall and wide and long and heavy.



I had to take drag off the actual mattress, which is nearly as wide as I am tall. This took me nearly ten minutes in itself. Then I pushed everything out from under the bed. Eek. After a lot of pushing and pulling and lying on the ground and kicking, I finally got the frame into place.

Saturday afternoon I bought two more pillows and soft dark pink 300 thread count pillowcases and added them to the bed. Then I unplugged my TV, DVD player, and stereo and placed them all to the side. Then I rearranged all my DVD towers and put them to the side. Then I wiped down my little multilevel table thingy and dragged it out of the living room and into my bedroom. Then I transferred everything else as well.

This morning I finally organized all the things on my desk (or uh...threw them in a box, whatever) and tried to drag my desk into my room. It wouldn't fit through the doorway. I took it apart and reassembled it inside the room.



My bedroom is still pretty chaotic. I have piles of stuff gathered throughout the other 2/3s of the room. I think I'm going to have to wait for another weekend to come around before I get everything completed. This weekend just went too quickly.



Oooo, Anakin is being dubbed Darth Vader...better get back to the movie. And then on to the Ewan McGregor-filled dreams!

What did you just do?

EDIT-- I am dumb, and I set the video to private so you had to be signed in and on my safe list. Sorry. It is changed now.

Originally posted 2/24/2007
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My little sister, Meridith, was in town last weekend. We were driving from the office and singing along to my iPod. She had been using an antenna topper on a chopstick (which I had in my bud vase...uh, don't ask) as a microphone, but on one particular song she had put away her microphone.

At one point in the song I handed her my popsicle to use as her microphone and right then...well...the video says it best:




We were laughing SO HARD before I pulled out my camera. I'm talking tears streaming down my face laughter. (Do I really sound like that? Man, I sound annoying.)