fun fact number 14

i really like music. like a lot.
i have a ton of musica . i listen to it all the time.
here are some of my current favorite songs.
(i'm not just telling you these for fun. i think you should go listen to them right now)

lovin' touchin' squeezin'--journey
kick drum heart--the avett brothers
echo--the hush sound
be calm--fun.
princess--matt nathanson
you make my dreams--hall and oats
we built this city--jefferson starship
can't help falling in love with you--lick the tins
trouble--nevershoutnever!
nothing compares 2 you--sinaead o'connor
total eclipse of the heart--bonnie tyler or glee cast. both work. both are awesome.
queen. that's really all i have to say. queen. all queen. bohemian rhapsody. somebody to love. you're my best friend. seaside rendezvous. i want to break free. pretty much any queen, and you're golden.
same goes for the beatles. i can't pick one song in particular. they're all so awesome. i'm looking through you. here comes the sun. help! paperback writer. all you need is love. get back. hard day's night.
ok, maybe this post should have listed bands instead of songs. i'm having issues.
the bangles.
madonna.
michael jackson.
david freaking bowie.
bill joel.
the cranberries.
(don't judge me) dolly parton (she's so cool)
doris day.
nat king cole.
ella fitzgerald.
frank sinatra.
dean martin.
fergie.
fiona apple.
0k, so i know i mentioned fun. and the avett brothers above, but seriously, any of their stuff.
fun. is amazing
the avett brothers rock.
country. i love country.
garth brooks? yes.
lady antebellum
johnny cash.
dixie chicks.
shania twain.
the wreakers.
sugarland.
keith urban.
toby keith.
hanson.
the hollies.
ingrid michaelson.
the jackson 5.
jaymay.
journey.
boston.
justin timberlake. (justigymy? yes)
eric hutchinson.
meat loaf.
meiko.
michael buble.
mika.
regina spektor.
edgar winter
ben folds.
rufus wainright.
she & him.
spoon.
ice ice baby--vanilla ice
come sail away--styx.
tally hall.
the the.
steve miller band.

ok. that list was a little longer than i thought it would be. so maybe you don't need to go listen to all of them right this instant. but sometime in your life time, you should listen.

in the summertime when the weather is high, you can reach right up and touch the sky

what time is it? because i say that it is summa time.
especially since right now it is warmer in Provo than it is in Jackson or Broken Arrow
believe me. i love summer. it's nice. it's pretty.
it's also hot.
that's the problem. i've had this issue ever since i was little.
i sweat. a lot. when i was in high school track, it wouldn't be that hot, but i would be dripping with sweat. absolutely soaked.
that's just an example. when i have to walk swiftly, a similar thing happens. i may not be dripping, but i'm definitely glistening. i'm moist.
it is a little awkward.
but, you know. that's ok.
i still love me the summertime.

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best quotes from book 1

"They stuff people's heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall," [Dudley] told Harry. "Want to come upstairs and practice?"
"No, thanks," said Harry. "The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it--it might be sick." Then he ran, before Dudley could work out what he'd said.

"Get the mail, Dudley," said Uncle Vernon from behind his paper.
"Make Harry get it."
"Get the mail, Harry."
"Make Dudley get it."
"Poke him with your Smelting stick, Dudley."

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don't mess with the bus drivers

i ride the bus on a daily basis.
it's not too bad.
i get on,
listen to my music/talk on the phone/read a book
get off
i'm home.

there's just one thing i want to say.
don't mess with the bus drivers.
especially if you're in a car.
stupid.

last week, i was riding the bus home from work,
and a car was driving in front of it.
somehow, that driver was offended by something the bus driver was doing
so he flipped him off
then drove very slowly
right in front of the bus
at a place where the driver couldn't pass him
for 6 blocks.
i don't know why
it doesn't seem like good revenge
he got where he was going slower too.

the bus driver just reported him
you don't mess with a guy who has highway patrol on speed dial.
it just doesn't make sense.

best. book club. ever.

i met alison when we were 12.

she's really cool.
we have a lot of similar intrests.
girls camp
HSM
corn dogs
she's the man
dance parties
career fairs
but most of all,
Harry Potterphoto courtesy of
oh Harry, how i love you.
i've read your life story so many times,
but never have i experienced it the way i will this summer.
alison and i have made a plan
(it's awesome)
we will both read the books at the same time
after we finish each book,
we will watch the movie.
while we watch the movies,
we will eat what they ate in the book
(butter beer
cochroach clusters
pumpkin juice
cauldron cakes
i refuse to eat kidney pudding, though.
no.)
i anticipate this process taking between 7 and 10 weeks.
we do have work
and classes
and sleep.
but it's going to be awesome.
oh, and best part? it'll end with the opening of movie number 7 part 1 in november
(which just happens to be my birthmonth)
fate? i think yes.

fun fact number 13

as a kid, i was completely certain that i was going to marry Zac Hanson (you know, the youngest Hanson brother?).

it was a perfectly attainable dream, i grew up in Broken Arrow, Hanson's from Tulsa.
i knew people that knew them.

i still love Hanson.
it is a guilty pleasure.
i can't marry any of them, they're all married. with babies.

but, as i said in my last post, i do know all the words to mmm bop
i would post the video, but it's pretty lame. look it up if you want to, but you have been warned.

just so you don't judge me too much, this is what Hanson looks like now.

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they got a lot more attractive, considering everyone used to think they were girls.

oh, and in case you wanted to learn the words to mmm bop yourself, here you go. learn away.
if you do learn them all, i promise that next time you listen to this song, you'll feel really cool.

You have so many relationships in this life
Only one or two will last
You're going through all this pain and strife
Then you turn your back and they're gone so fast
And they're gone so fast

So hold on the ones who really care
In the end they'll be the only ones there
When you get old and start losing your hair
Can you tell me who will still care
Can you tell me who will still care

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du

In an mmm bop, they're gone
Plant a seed, plant a flower, plant a rose
You can plant any one of those
Keep planting to find out which one grows
It's a secret no one knows
It's a secret no one knows
No one knows

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du

In an mmm bop they're gone.
In an mmm bop they're not there.
In an mmm bop they're gone.
In an mmm bop they're not there.
Until you lose your hair. But you don't care.

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du

Can you tell me? Night came but you don't know.
Can you tell me? You say you can but you don't know.
Can you tell me which flower's going to grow?
Can you tell me if it's going to be a daisy or a rose?
Can you tell me which flower's going to grow?
Can you tell me? You say you can but you don't know.

You say you can but you don't know.
You don't know
You don't know

Mmm bop
Ba du bop
Ba du bop
Ba du

Mmm bop
Ba du bop
Ba du bop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, ba duba dop
Ba du

Mmm bop, ba duba dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du bop, Ba du dop
Ba du

the epic popsicle

i wasn't really sure how to convey how AWESOME this popsicle was.
so, i came up with some names to show it:

the popsicle and the chamber of secrets
the lord of the popsicles
gladi-sicle
gone with the popsicle
dino-popsicle
the popsicle strikes back

ok, now that you've read how huge of a deal it was, here's a visual:
not only is it HUGE, but it's delicious. crazy delicious. like red vines and mr. pibb. only better. it was awesome.

the popsicle is just one element to the amazing day off of school and work i had yesterday.
it was the first holiday from school i'd had since Feb. 17 (president's day.)
and no, i don't count the 5 days i had in between winter and spring semesters. i was moving. ugh.
but, because it was a holiday, i made the most of it.
we sat by the pool (the bridge of my nose got pink. that's it)
we ate monster snow cones (mine later became mega popsicle up there)
we went to a barbecue (conner almost died, or at least his hair did)
we played scum (the game ended with me as the king)
we went to bianca's fhe (can you say teeter totter?)
we danced to mmm bop and nights of endless pleasure (i know all the words to mmm bop. and yes, there are words)
we watched she's the man on the porch (you didn't know it was possible, but that movie is actually better outside!)
my left arm smelled like a boy (just the left. weird)
bianca almost killed a deer (and lived to tell the tale)

it was sweet.
but most of all, the popsicle was huge.