Oprah has her list of favorite things, so I can too

These are a few of my favorite things...

Smells- skunks, Daisy's paws (they smell like corn chips), the smell of the car a/c first coming on, coffee, the inside of Riley's Bakery, a new car, men, clean clothes, tea bags, matches, plastic (new toys opened from a package), gas fumes--Yeah, so I like some pretty strange smells...

Sounds- kid's laughter, rain, other people's conversations, Daisy's grunts

Non-Alcoholic Drink- Sweet Tea, Big Red, Coke, and Cherry Dr. Pepper

Alcoholic Drink- French Martini and Cape Cods

Things to do- Google, Blog, read, drive at night and listen to music (especially on Sunday nights to Back in the Day Sundays), snuggle with Daisy, clean, eat, make lists, write

Books- I am currently loving Laurie Notaro's books. I am on her 3rd book. Hilarious. I love children's books too.

Radio Station- 107.5 The River

Childhood Shows- Jem, G.I. Joe, TMNT, Care Bears, My Little Pony, Rainbow Brite, Today's Special, Gummi Bears, Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Flintstone Kids, Fraggle Rock, Jetsons, Inspector Gadget, Punky Brewster, Lady Lovely Locks and the Pixietails, Moon Dreamers, The Noozles, Pound Puppies, Popples, Pinwheel, Muppet Babies, David the Gnome, Hugga Bunch, Zoobilee Zoo, She-Ra: Princess of Power, Transformers, Smurfs, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Salute Your Shorts, You Can't Do That on Television, Hey Dude, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Doug, American Gladiators, Dumbo's Circus
*Can you tell I didn't watch much TV as a child?

TV Shows- The Office, Nip/Tuck, Golden Girls, Will & Grace, Jimmy Kimmel, The Hills, Samantha Who

Movies- The Breakfast Club, The Holiday, Napoleon Dynamite, Transformers, A Goofy Movie, Bring It On: All or Nothing, She's Too Young, The Sweetest Thing

Favorite TV Channels: Lifetime, HGTV, TLC, Discovery, Travel

Hand Soap- method Peppermint Vanilla

Shampoo- Bath & Body Works Tranquil Mint Volumizing Shampoo and Sunsilk products (I love the sayings on the bottles, like:"Blonde hair as dull as a virgin...daiquiri?")

Toothpaste-Crest Cavity Protection Regular Paste

Makeup- Bare Escentuals

Deodorant- Dove (Powder scent)

Lotion- Johnson's Creamy Baby Oil

Cleaning Product- Magic Erasers (Whoever invented these suckers--Kiss your brain!), Orange Oil is pretty great too

Number- 4

Colors- pink and black

Animals- koalas and river otters

Dog Breed- Pembroke Welsh Corgi (my Daisy Mae, of course)

City- Chicago

Trip- Wyoming. Wyoming was BEAUTIFUL and full of great memories, and I learned a lot about myself during this 13 day trip. It was right after my senior year of high school. I met a lot of great people who helped to push me out of my comfort zone. Las Vegas was an awesome trip too. Actually, I have enjoyed all of my trips. I'm always fortunate for the times that I get to travel. It seems to be so few and far between now-a-days!

Food- Mexican

Fast Food- Chick-fil-A, Zaxby's, Culvers, Linzie's, Griffs

Restaurants- Garcia's, Cheddars, Montana Grille, Longhorn, Cheesecake Factory, Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse

Sweet Stuff- I love Pie! Chocolate Meringue and Pumpkin are my favorites. I also love ice cream, Riley's tea cookies, cheesecake, and caramel apples

Vegetables- asparagus, potatoes, broccoli, french-cut green beans

Fruits- apples and pineapple
Condiment- mustard

Candy- Love anything chocolate, but my faves are: Reese's, Mounds, Caramello

Celebrity Men- Johnny Depp, Paul Walker, Jimmy Kimmel, David Beckham, John Krasinski, Jason Lewis, Jack Black

Holiday- Hands-down Thanksgiving--for the food. My Birthday, Christmas and Easter are all tied for second place.

I'm in love with Monte

Monte Cristo that is. Cheddars just opened up in BG and it has been slammed all week. My family decided to brave the crowd and went there to eat tonight. I ordered the Monte Cristo sandwich. Let me just tell you--it was heaven in the form of a sandwich. I took the first bite and giggled, yes giggled like a girl in love. I was truly giddy over the deliciousness of this sandwich. Some sandwiches may claim to be Monte Cristo, but unless you've had one that is fried on the outside and sprinkled with powdered sugar, then you have not experienced a real Monte Cristo. It is basically a ham, turkey, and melted cheese sandwich with a funnel cake fried around it. Sounds wonderful, doesn't it? That's because it is. It makes you want to slap somebody. Hard. Of course I took a picture of this masterpiece. I am a very happy girl with a very happy tummy right now. Yum. E. :)

Take it off, take it all off

Oh, Hannah, Becca, and Dawn. Just some crazy 14 year olds with syphilis...

Do I have your attention? I thought so. My very favorite Lifetime made-for-TV movie is 2004's She's Too Young. Lifetime plays this movie quite frequently and each time it's on, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar that I'm watching it. In my opinion, this is the BEST worst movie ever made. Everything about it is gloriously horrible. The acting, the exaggerated story line, the sad attempts at capturing current trends, the actors lines. Everything is so bad, which makes it highly entertaining. The tagline for the movie is "To fit in, you've gotta put out." No, seriously. I can't make this up.

Some of the best of the worst movie lines:

"It's just someting we do with boys...like dancing. " -Becca

This line is said at the most awkward moment possible with her friends: "Hey guys, I have syphilis." -Dawn

"Stick 'em all, because chances are I have." -Nick

Did you know?

So, I'm a freak and love googling and doing research. I found out that this movie was actually (and very sadly) based off of a true story. Um, wow. I didn't see that one coming. It almost makes me feel bad for enjoying this far-fetched (or so I thought) movie so much. Apparently, the story line is based off of a small town high school in Georgia. There were 15 year old girls that were having sex with 50+ partners and there was a syphilis epidemic at the school. Yowzers.

Below is a summary of the plot from All Movie Guide:

A syphilis outbreak rocks an upscale suburban high school in this made-for-cable movie. Freshman Hannah Vogul (Alexis Dziena) does everything her loving parents (Marcia Gay Harden and Gary Hudson) want: excels at music, makes good grades, and always tells the truth. That all changes when Hannah falls for the attentions of campus stud Nick Hartman (Mike Erwin). Supremely confident, the boy successfully pressures her to fellate him on their second date, then unsuccessfully invites her to an orgy for their third. Soon Dawn (Miriam McDonald), one of Nick's countless other conquests, confesses that she's contracted syphilis, which sets off an investigation by horrified public-health officials. When Hannah turns out to be one of dozens of infected students, her mother joins the crusade to bring their parents together and confront the underaged partying and casual sex that have led their children to this predicament. But with Hannah's self-esteem rocked by Nick's rejection and the ostracism of her peers, it may be too late to save her. She's Too Young premiered in February 2004 on the Lifetime cable network. Megan Park co-stars as Becca, another promiscuous 14-year-old, while Joe Dinicol appears as Hannah's supportive friend Tommy.

~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

The movie sounds fabulous, doesn't it? Do yourself a favor and watch it. Chances are Lifetime will play it sometime within the next week. Trust me.

I'm Blogging a lot and I like it.

I have been blowing up my blog today and I like it. My blog is basically just me getting to talk to myself since no one reads these things anyway. I guess it's a little more normal for me to type out my thoughts and conversations going on in my head instead of vocalizing them to myself. Right? Many days I don't have much that I consider to be blog-worthy. Today I keep thinking of things I'd like to blog about. I've done several of them, but will save many for the days to come. So, stay tuned for more happy reading, Sarah.

Working for the Weekend

This has been a GREAT weekend. I have not gone anywhere or done anything and I have loved every minute of it. I've realized that I'm going to have to start being a bit of a penny-pincher and will just have to stay at home more. I'm kind of okay with that though. My house needs my attention. Plus, I need to get some livin' out of this house I'm in since it's breaking me to live in it now-a-days.

Friday night I stayed at school until almost 7 and got a lot of work done. I've stayed late on Friday the past few weeks to avoid having to go to school on the weekend. It's been a smart move. I have felt more relaxed during the weekend because I'm not stressing about school so much. The rest of Friday night I relaxed at home with Daisy Mae. I watched Serendipity on TV--twice. The first showing of it ended and then it started over again, so I watched it for a second time. I know. I love that movie though and I own it. I don't know why I always do that...watch movies on TV that I already own. I went to bed at a decent hour and let the Golden Girls put me to sleep. Watching Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche, and Rose always makes for a good time.

Today (Saturday) I woke up super early. At 5:45 to be exact. I don't understand that at all. Actually, I had to pee reeeally bad, so that's the reason. I've been waking up in the night a lot lately to go. I never, ever have to get up to go during the night...so I think I've got a bit of a bladder infection starting. I can probably credit that due to the fact that I have not gone to the bathroom during the school day once in the 14 days that we have been back. Not so good for the old bladder. Was that too much information? I didn't think so. Anyways...I stayed in bed and watched the remake of the Annie movie on the Hallmark channel. All, I'm going to say is that I so like the original better. I can belt out Annie songs all day. She's the only little red head that I like and that's only because she had some pipes. I only made it through like half the movie, then got up to have some chocolate chip pancakes. I rarely eat pancakes and can't handle more than two, but for some reason they sounded really good. Plus, that's the only breakfast type food I had in my house.
I decided it was time to show my house a little lovin'. My poor house has been neglected so, so much lately. It was in need of a deep clean. I started my cleaning mission in my kitchen. I cleaned everything. Windows, switch plates, microwave, dusted the tops of the cabinets, EVERYTHING. It is now shining like the sun. I worked my way into my living room and tackled it too. I still need to make my way to the back of the house and clean it. It will come in time. Perhaps later this evening. I seriously do love to clean. It's the whole process of it. Seeing dirty things come clean. It's magical. I love being able to see the progress that has been made. While I was cleaning, I was a bit distracted by some of my favorite Lifetime movies. Late in the afternoon, Adam and Emily came over and we ate pizza. During the evening, I watched Emily and Abby at my house. We had fun hanging out together. To make my night complete, one of my favorite all time movies is on (Bring It On: All or Nothing).
Yeah, it's been a great weekend. Let's hope tomorrow is just as great.

Beware: This might make you disgusted or maybe impressed...nah, just disgusted

A list of what I have eaten today:

-2 chocolate chip pancakes
-a WHOLE bag of steamed green beans (usually meant to be shared)
-a WHOLE box of Velveeta Shells and Cheese (again, usually meant to be shared, with, say, a family)
-1 slice of Little Ceasar's Pizza
-2 slices of chocolate pie (my Granny D made it just for me 'cause it's my fave, so I had to eat at least two pieces...)
-a couple handfuls of Kettle chips (love them)
-a freezer pop (love these too)

I washed it all down with a whole lotta sweet tea.

These eating habits explain why I have gained 5 pounds since the start of school 14 days ago. Maybe I have a parasite in my belly...No, scratch that. We all know I'm just a fat, nasty food lover.

Life's Little Annoyances Through Sarah's Eyes

1. Incorrect usage of "your" and "you're". This one really bugs me. People on facebook are blowing this one up ALL the time. Really people? How can you not know the difference!!

The following was actually lifted from a wall on facebook. This is REAL, people!

"So you know your the best boyfrend and best friend in the world! People search there whole life to have someone like you in there lifes! Your everything to me babe! =)"

Yeah, that one just about put me over the edge. Never mind the fact that it's about the cheesiest thing I've ever read. This person jacked up all kinds of stuff. I had to call Adam to discuss it with him only to find out that he had just discussed the very same wall post with another friend a little earlier.

2. You sit behind a moron at the movie theater that insists on commenting/asking questions about EVERYTHING going on in the movie. Okay. Going to a movie is expensive. It's up to $9.00. If I pay $9.00 I want to be able to hear the movie and I don't need to hear your blow-by-blow reviews of it. I'm just sayin'.


3. People who block the whole aisle with their shopping cart. In the words of my Golden Girl Sophia Patrillo--"Picture it"--you're at Wal-Mart (don't even get me started about the many annoyances at that place). You're in the aisle and need to break on through to the other side. Can you? No, because home girl won't move her cart out of the way and let you through. She seems to be oblivious that you are standing directly behind her--huffing and puffing--ready to blow her and her huge cart full of crap down. Just move out the way!

4. People who steal your ideas or steal the phrase that just came out of your mouth, then re-say it to claim it as their own. Yeah, this doesn't really need any further explanation, but this really bothers me. A lot. A WHOLE lot. Are you getting that this bothers me? I know the old saying goes, "Imitation is the sincerest flattery." I guess so, but probably not.


5. Men who say they will call...then don't. And that's all I'm gonna say about that.


6. Bicylists that ride on the street instead of the sidewalk. I just don't understand. Sidewalks are there for a reason. If you are taking a walk, rollin' on your board or blades, riding a bike, whatever...use a sidewalk if it's there. I get super aggrivated getting behind someone on a bike while trying to drive. Cars rule the road!

7. Overuse of the word "surreal". Bachelor/Bachelorette anyone? I've decided that I am going to keep a "surreal" tally during the next season of the Bachelor. It is ridiculous how much it is overused. Just ridiculous. Please. Nothing about their feelings on that show is "surreal".


8. The fact that Hobby Lobby begins putting out Christmas merchandise in June. I love Christmas AND Hobby Lobby with all of my heartstrings, but do we really have to start decking the halls in June? Do we?


9. Wanting to sleep when you can't. Insomnia is awesome.

10. When the custodian doesn't put my classroom trashcan back in the right place. This might seem like a silly thing to get annoyed about, but it bothers me. A lot. See, I am a freak. I have just a touch of OCD. Yeah, just a touch. If you move something of mine, just put it back in its rightful place. Just do it.


11. Toilet paper rolls put that are put on backward. Toilet paper should always roll down the front. Never should it roll down from the back. My world is rocked if I see it this way. TP etiquette requires ALWAYS unrolling from the top forwards. That's why hotels do it the "right" way and then make a little neat triangular fold to let you know you have a fresh roll to use. You gots to be fresh.

12. When you go to a store to buy new clothes and the cashier wads them up and throws them in the bag. See, for people like me that don't have an iron or a working dryer for that matter, this is a big problem. When I get something new, I usually want to wear it ASAP. That's not possible if it's all wadded up, now is it, Mr. or Mrs. Cashier?

13. Kiosk men in the mall. Specifically the kiosk in front of NY & Co. You are annoying and you need to stop. Get out of my face. I do not want to buy your face scrub from the Dead Sea. Leave me alone.

14. When your pen not working. It's just annoying to be right in the middle of writing something and to run out of ink.

15. A frozen computer. Computers are great when they work, but can cause screaming fits when they don't.

16. Price stickers. I will never figure out why price stickers are put directly on glass or mirrors. They rarely peel off successfully without leavy sticky gunk. It is very hard to get off. I hate it. I hate it a lot.

17. Soliciters that come to my house and invade my privacy. If you ring my doorbell, I probably will not answer the door if I am not expecting you. I will hide in my spare bedroom and peep out the blinds until you have left my property.

18. People that are obsessed with texting/playing on their cell phone. I get that we live in an age of technology. No one can be without their cell phone or internet access. I get it. I really do. I can't imagine living without internet either. However, sometimes it's nice to loose touch for a minute and get away from it all, especially when you are out with real, breathing people. I'm not saying no texting at all...I return a text if I receive a message or if I need to contact someone else for something, but to just "play" on your phone or have a lengthy conversation with someone else is just kind of rude.

19. How I can't quite get my kitchen sink totally clean. I need to find a really miniature brush. A tooth brush doesn't cut it. I am forever trying to clean down in my sink (the area right above the drain). Also, I have a hard time getting rid of the hard-water stains. It drives me crazy.

20. Driving annoyances: People who drive under the speed limit. People who don't use turn signals. People who brake sporadically. People who stop when entering the BG mall--you have the right-of-way! People that brake so hard they nosedive their car (this is actually pretty hilarious to see). People that have no intention of turning, but are driving with their turn signal on.

21. My living room rug. My rug has a bump in it: think speed bump that runs the width of the rug. I can't straighten it out and it drives me crazy. I have tried to tape the underside of the rug with carpet tape, but it only worked temporarily. I even purchased a heavier coffee table thinking that would flatten it out. No. It didn't. It is a tripping hazard to visitors that come to my house. I like the rug but HATE the bump.

So, I've been compiling this list for awhile now (original blog date was July 7th). I will add more as needed. I basically just have to live them out until I encounter something that is one of my "this always annoys me things". This morning when I was cleaning my house, I thought of like 4 more while I was cleaning, but didn't go blog about them immediately, so they left my brain. Sad.