Hi, I'm Carrie, and here're some things you might need to know.

I just have a lot of thoughts and opinions sometimes. I also have a blog.

These two things together = you guys get to read about my thoughts.

Unless, of course, you choose not to read my blog posts.

That's cool.

My least favorite chore is mopping.

You always think, "Oh yeah, it takes like 5 seconds to mop. Totally not even a big deal." Then you actually start the process. You remember that you have to sweep the floor first. And move those permanent fixtures of your house, like the kitchen table, to do so. When do you EVER move your kitchen table? Never. But it's necessary. If you didn't, how could you sweep up the food that got pushed under your table? (gross, I know, but it happens to all of us)

In addition to my perfectly rational fears of dogs, whales, and oompa loompas, I have a strange, inexplicable aversion to moths.

It's like they're doing their best to fool you into thinking their butterflies. Then they eat your clothes. Ugh.

I watch entirely too much TV.

Seriously. You don't even want to know. I remember once listening to a conversation in class where people were saying "Oh, I don't think our TV is ever on for more than 30 minutes a week." I decided they were lying. My TV is on for WAY longer than that, but like I said, you don't want to know, so I won't give you specifics. But, I will tell you, I'm definitely getting my money's worth out of my Netflix subscription.

My iTunes takes up more gigs than anything else on my compy.

I just like music.

I love teen drama TV/movies/books.

If it's a coming of age, slightly sarcastic look at the teen life in high school, I'm sold. Don't ask me why, but I just love stuff like that. Dawson's Creek? Yes. The O.C. Definitely. Sarah Dessen, bring it on. I watched "Prom" last night. I liked it. I'm just being honest.

I lose things a lot.

Today I lost my parents' trash can for about 15 minutes. I had put it in the living room while mopping. I just couldn't remember.

I like to watch Disney Channel Original Movies, if only to yell at the screen about how dumb they are (Camp Rock? Aweful. So bad. But I finished it. Sadly).

And sometimes I actually like them.

My right foot just fell asleep.

I hate that.

I wish I didn't have to wear glasses or contacts.

But, I'm too afraid to get lasik. That freaks me out.

I wish I knew how to pogo stick. And tap dance.

Not at the same time, obviously, that would be a train wreck.

If I could eat grapes for every meal for the rest of my life, I'd jump on that.

I love grapes. I always want them. Maybe I'll own a grape farm in the future. That would be awesome.

I'm totally jealous of Tom Haverford's D.J. Roomba.

I wish I had a Roomba so I could do that. (Daisy, you need to do that. NOW)

I also wish I had a trampoline.

Those things are awesome.

things that freak me out #1

i don't know if i've mentioned this before,
but i was reminded of it while watching gilmore girls.
the one in the first season, where dean kisses rory for the first time.
lorelai invites dean over to watch a movie.
they watch willie wonka and the chocolate factory.
they actually show a clip in the show.
they show a clip of the giant golden eggs.
guess what's carrying it.
a freaking oompa loompa.
photo courtesy of
i want you to know that you should feel extremely lucky that you get a picture.
why? because this picture freaks me out.
hard core.
i have chills.
it kind of makes me nauseous.
it's about to cause nightmares.
i'm not kidding.
these little devils lived under my bed when i was little. with edward scissorhands.
of course, i later noticed that edward scissorhands was johnny depp, and my fear turned to love,
but the oompa loompas are not johnny depp.
they have orange skin, white eyebrows, and green hair.
they push fat kids through tubes and roll blueberry girls down the hallway.
they terrify me.
even now.
i would appreciate it if this new found knowledge was not used against me.
it usually is. this and my ticklish nature. people like to tickle me and freak me out with the oompa loompa song.
the problem is, unless your name is christian bale, this will probably lead to the end of our friendship.
so don't do it.

funky fresh.

this is my blog. (obviously, it has my name on it) so, i'm going to use this post to talk about me. for two reasons. first: as previously stated, it's my blog. so i can do whatever i want with it. second: if you didn't care about me, you wouldn't be reading it. (i actually don't know if there is anybody reading it. however, on the off chance that anyone's reading it, then they get to listen to me talk. a lot. about me) so. here we go.

i love being barefoot. if i could be barefoot everyday for the rest of my life i would be a happy girl.

i love shoes. it's a bit of a paradox, i know. but, there you are.

there are some things that i'm deathly terrified of. some make sense, and i am joined in this fear by others. some don't, and people question my sanity. they are as follows:

dogs
whales
oompa loompas
playing the piano
the titanic
stairs

i like babies a lot. and not just human babies, but all babies. baby anythings. baby dogs, baby horses, baby cows, baby mannities. i like them all.

i love Oklahoma.

i'm taking a beginning racquetball class. it's hard.

i watch Beauty and the Beast every time i'm sick. and i truly believe it makes me better.

i used to have a goldfish named Jovie. she died while her fishbowl was hidden in the closet. i feel really bad about it.

when she died, i was scared and hid in the other room until someone else came to flush her.

i don't like donuts. and funnel cake makes me nauseous.

i'm REALLY upset that they changed the flavors of conversation hearts. the new ones just aren't the same.

i have a hard time paying attention in church if i'm not doodling. somehow doodling makes my brain focus on the speaker.

i love my sisters. a LOT! they're amazing and i want to be all of them when i grow up.

my parents are really funny. i used to be embarrassed of them, when i was 12 (don't judge me, you were embarrassed of your parents, too) but then i grew up and realized how awesome and hilarious they really are.

i was a morbid kid. really morbid.

i fall down a lot. somehow, level ground is really uneven to my feet.

the differences between their, there, and they're and your and you're are very important to me. i may or may not judge you if you use them incorrectly.

so, that's just a little bit about me. more to come in the future, if i feel like it.