A failure as a blogger

I wish I had more of a knack for blogging. The truth is, I suppose I just get discouraged by the fact that I have a grand total of 7 followers... I mean, what's the point, really, when your mother is about the only one reading these things. But that's no excuse for the fact that I haven't posted since April. It's like getting months behind on a journal. Do you try and recap? Or just say "You missed a lot, here's what's happening now"? I think I'll go with the latter.
Although you really haven't missed a lot.
So seeing as it is now past midnight, I am leaving for University of Idaho a month from yesterday. I'm pretty stoked about that. I can't imagine anything more exciting for me right now. I washed all my sheets I bought for my dorm today as well as the towels. And it made it seem more real. Like... this is really happening now, isn't it?
My mom and I bought school supplies today. Folders, notebooks, binders, a backpack, a trapper-keeper (I know they're not really called that anymore, I just really like to say that. Try it, it's fun.), tape, white boards, you name it. And of course all of it had to be cute stuff. No plain ol' colored notebooks for me. Each has to involve some cute, fun design. I'm pretty sure I'm incapable of buying plain school supplies. I've tried. And failed. Many a time. Oh, and also, did you know they now make erasable highlighters?? It's true. I got some. I tried them. They work.
I have been in touch with my roommate via facebook. It seems like she and I will get along great, which is a big relief for me. Not that I don't get along with people, i generally do, but some people just don't get along with anybody. And she seems easy to get along with.
Along with the excitement I'm also starting to feel a little nervous. I've never been away from home for more than 2 months. Living semi-on-my-own with definitely be something new for me. And while it's very exciting, I also realize, most likely nothing will ever be the same for me. After this, no more sitting in the comfort of the home I've lived in for 20 years while my wonderful parents pay for my every necessity. I kind of worry about when I have to start paying bills of my own and all other such adult responsibilities. But then I realize...
My brothers have done it and I'm obviously a far sight smarter than they are... so I don't feel so bad. ;)
In other news, the lovely Wishcake has sent me a lovely "Pay It Forward" package. It should be here in a few days, and I cannot wait! I'm very excited about the package, and about paying it forward to someone else. :)

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Right now I like...

-video blogging so far. But I've only done it once..... I don't know what to talk about! See it here and comment/give me some vlog ideas.

-Disney movies! I've been watching all the old classics, the ones I don't remember very well. You can find many Disney movies at surfthechannel.com or youtube.

-Dean Koontz! The third installment of the Odd Thomas series, Brother Odd, is nail biting!!

-making coffee for people. They're so appreciative! Most of them....

-wearing pretty spring dresses on Easter. I can't wait! It's probably the only time you're allowed to wear white before Memorial day, am I right?

-fluffy red teddy bears (I originally wrote "fluggy" by accident. It made me giggle so I shared it with you.)

-twittering!! Follow me. I only have 5 followers so far!

-getting excited for real college this fall! I'm in my last quarter at what I like to call pretend college (community college) and then I'm off to University of Idaho! Go Vandals!

-Mary Kay and their super cute names for all the colors (like my lip gloss called Gold Rush and my eyeshadows called Vintage Gold and Lemongrass) and all the ways to get free make up from them. And their rockin' awesome cleanser and their happy friendly consultants.

-online window shopping. It's fun to put together a wishlist off of Forever21 or Etsy or Delias, even though I pretty much can't afford anything right now.

-playing Settlers of Catan with the guys. Even though I never ever win except for the one time when John was about to win, but Sheldon traded me all the cards I needed so that I could win for the first time ever! John was really mad and I was really grateful to Sheldon!

-videos of flash mobs. Greatest thing ever! Check out this incredible website. My favorites so far are: Human Mirror, No Shirts, and Frozen Grand Central. Also check out THIS!

-David goes to the dentist.

-spring weather!

Dreams? Boyfriends? What?

Lately I have had a series of boyfriend dreams. What?
Let me tell you about it.
Dream #1: I am sitting by this guy I know. Let's call him "Jeremiah". K? We're sitting by each other and suddenly, he slips his arm around me. K......... I'm thinking.... "I don't know what is going on, but I like it." ;) I look up at him, wondering what is going on. But instead of asking him, I get distracted by his beautiful eyes. He smiles. So I lay my head on his shoulder and he rests his head on mine.
Dream #2: I am with another guy I know. We'll call him "Jack". Jack and I are sitting next to each other somewhere. And I reach over and take his hand. He looks at me and says "Whoa." "What?" I ask him. "I thought we weren't going to do that." he says, as if we've been talking about this. I say, "I figure, you're leaving... so why not? While we still can. I know it won't go past this, but why not?" He shrugs and agrees.
Dream #3: I am with some guy. I don't know him in real life. He's a new boyfriend. We're just kinda holding hands and shy around each other and junk. It's obvious we've been dating about a day. Ha.
So.... what the heck, Subconscious? Really? Are you that desperate? Give it a rest. I mean, now every time I see "Jeremiah", I can't help but think of that dream. Which makes me a little uncomfortable. Almost as though I feel like he knows I had this dream about him. Which would be real creeperish if he knew. So thanks for that, Subconscious.
My time isn't consumed by thinking about guys. But apparently my Subconscious is a seventh grader. woot.

101 things in 1001 days

As a child and young girl I knew a girl named Kerri from CYT whom I looked up to and admired. She worked at Limited Too which made her even cooler. Anyway, I still look up to her even though I haven't seen her in years, but I stumbled across her blog recently and it is probably my new favorite site! I got this idea from her which comes from this website.
So here goes.

italics = in progress
bold = completed

1. attend a four year college

2. read five classic novels (0/5)

3. take one photo a day for a month three separate times (0/3)

4. read the entire bible

5. buy ten "just because" gifts for people (0/10)

6. shop online five different times (0/5)

7. go on a road trip with someone other than my family

8. have a GREAT new year's eve

9. visit three states i have never been to (0/3)

10. wink at someone i'm attracted to

11. complete four scrapbook pages (0/4)

12. take a daily walk for a month

13. try three foods i have never eaten (1/3 sushi)

14. go sledding

15. learn a classical piece on the piano

16. learn to play bar chords on my guitar

17. plaster my guitar case with stickers

18. attend five concerts (0/5)

19. break a habit

20. create a new habit

21. learn to drive a stick shift

22. keep my room clean for over a month

23. buy organizational totes for under my bed

24. learn a new word each day for a month, and use it throughout the day

25. take five photos that look as though they were taken by a photographer (0/5)

26. try out five restaurants i have never been to (2/5 raw, red lobster)

27. take a class or lesson that is not for college credit

28. keep a dream journal for one month

29. read fifty books (1/50 Forever Odd)

30. try sushi

31. visit a cemetery and leave flowers on the grave of someone whose epitaph means something to me

32. photograph a weekly self-portrait for 6 months (0/24)

33. purchase "random acts of kindness" by Danny Wallace

34. perform ten random acts of kindness (0/10)

35. give compliments to ten strangers (0/10)

36. send fan mail

37. go to three midnight showings of a film (0/3)

38. watch thirty movies i have never seen (7/30 Bride Wars, Slumdog Millionaire, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Messengers, The Strangers, Speak, Zathura)

39. write a song

40. memorize ten songs on the guitar (0/10)

41. be silent for 24 hours

42. send three secrets to PostSecret (0/3)

43. wear a dress for no particular reason

44. learn to french braid my own hair

45. memorize a bible verse every week for 6 months

46. begin learning a language

47. drive to Seattle

48. fill a notebook with my favorite quotes

49. begin a life-goals list

50. do sit-ups every day for a month and take a before and after picture of my stomach

51. try eating a balanced food-pyramid-diet for a month

52. learn to do the splits

53. go out of the country

54. buy someone the perfect gift

55. try geo-caching

56. fill a notebook with lists

57. cook dinner for someone

58. eat vietnamese food

59. ace a class

60. become an organ donor

61. eat no sweets for one month

62. save all my money for one month

63. graduate from community college

64. make five new friends (not acquaintances) (1/5 Christy)

65. go to california for the first time

66. visit a friend from teen missions or have them visit me

67. own a house plant and keep it alive for a year

68. buy a goldfish and keep it alive for a month

69. pass math

70. obtain an associate of arts degree

71. move out

72. splurge on a pair of shoes

73. skinny dip

74. write a poem that isn't sad

75. finish the anne of green gables series

76. get three people to create a 101 in 1001 list (1/3, Christy)

77. help someone else complete a goal three times (0/3)

78. send flowers to three people who need them, or just because (0/3)

79. get a makeover

80. visit the pacific ocean again

81. climb a rock wall

82. bless a great waiter or barista with a big tip

83. have a real picnic in the grass

84. watch ten classic disney cartoons i don't own (9/10 Snow White, Bambi, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Lady and the Tramp, Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocohontas, Hercules)

85. start and finish sewing my own dress

86. wear colored contacts

87. make someone a birthday cake as a surprise

88. press three beautiful flowers and use them in a scrapbook (0/3)

89. let someone else pick out my outfit for three different days (1/3 Katie)

90. make a youtube video

91. learn to knit for real

92. knit something

93. begin writing a book, if only for my own sake

94. see one of my favorite artists live

95. meet someone famous

96. purchase a new ipod

97. leave a pleasant note on a stranger's windshield four different times (0/4)

98. buy my own bedding set

99. design a calendar

100. send a care package to a friend full of inside jokes

101. develop five habits to save money (0/5)