Howdy Do

The ride out to Nodak was pretty uneventfull. I just sat and steered while I yakked on the phone (if I didn't talk to you, you were one of few. Trust me.) This morning I finished my much dreaded Social Studies paper, so as soon as the dryer finishes with my clothes I'm heading into town. Yippie!

BTW I've yet to have seen any of my sisters. Just mom and dad. That's really weird.

Minute Problems

Mel got a new phone.

Good news: I can bug the crap out of her whenever I feel like it.

Bad news: We are so going to end up going over our minutes now.

Self-Motivation

It's crazy how bad procrastination really is. Right now I should be working on my Social Studies War paper, but I really just don't feel like it. I mean, it isn't really due until Friday at noon, so I can ignore it for awhile still. But what's really pathetic, is that I've already done 99 percent of my research, so it's more of just sitting down and writing the darned thing, which I should really do BEFORE I leave tomorrow.

Instead, I'm writing on here. I still have class tonight. And a lecture series to attend. And some ED 431 homework that I need to do, that I normally put off until Thursday mornings and then have to hurry through.

Right. So I think I'm done lollygaging here on the computer and I'm going to hole up in Atwood somewhere with some food and do my readings for tomorrow's class. That way I can work on my paper in the morning and finish it up in Nodak if need be.

Bad Lisa

"Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa"

Since Lance always sings that to me now, this article has some fun personal meaning, but other-wise, it's just cool in a art history, Social Science sort of way.

Keith Premiere

Check out the new video before it premieres on the music channels!

AOL Music's First Look is featuring Keith's new video for "Once in a Lifetime."

Keith's new album Love, Pain, & the Whole Crazy Thing drops November 7th.

GG Premiere

Pizza and Gossip and Gilmores! I'm so excited and anxious at the same time. What with the new Gilmore Guy behind the scenes instead of Amy and Dan, but I have to keep faith.

The Long Morrow

The seventh-season opener picks with Lorelai in bed with Christopher the morning after her argument with Luke. Now she faces the reality of her impulsive act and her belief that the engagement is over. She spends time with Rory, who is puzzled by a mysterious gift that Logan left her.

Girl Next Door

I just heard Julie Roberts version of Saving Jane's Girl Next Door and I can't even put into words how weird it sounds. I can't decide if it's because it just seems so much more "angsty angry girl" with the slamming electric guitars, or if it's because Julie sounds like she's whining instead of venting. I'm not a big fan of Julie's. That's probably why I don't like it. I think the only Julie song that I'm a real fan of is that one with the "woke up wearing yesterday's makeup" line.

Does anyone know what song I'm talking about?

Gopher Girls

At the farm on Sunday, all of us garden ladies were working, none of the house ladies were on the schedule that day which was really fun for us (you know having run of the whole place for one *grin*).

Anyhow, I had to reset the gopher traps in the garden because those damned critters are in there digging in my herb bed. This was a new experience for me because I needed to learn how to set said traps.

Anyhow, on the way back up to the IC at the end of the day, Mary Lou taught me a song and the three of us (Me, Mary Lou, and Donna) sang it all the way up to the IC.

It goes like this:

We are the Gopher girls
because we Go-for guys
they never go-for us
we all ways go-for them
And when we go-for them
they always go-for home
We are the gopher girls
Please somebody go-for us!

Chosen Addiction

Well, I think I found us a band for Tim's Benifit. . .and the cool thing is that if they do play, me and my cousins can give shit and grill for the sake of one of my bestest friends. That makes up for everything if his band really sucks.

Monday Morning

I am tired. And lazy. And hungry. I have papers to write, pages to read, homework to do, clothes to wash, errands to run, and an apartment to clean. I'm going to sit on the couch, eat cheerios, read a novel, and pretend that 30 percent of my grade isn't due tomorrow.

Thursday isn't going to come soon enough this week. I can tell.

Eureka!

I had an epiphany about why I've been cranky, and snappish, and greasy, and eating badly, and acting like melodramatic diva bitch, during my pizza dinner it hit me in the gut, or rather much lower in the abdomen like in the uterus. Oh yes. That goes along with being insanely busy. You forget what time of the month it is.

Not that I'm one for passing the blame onto being one of the "weaker" female persuasion that begs out at this sort of thing and rails about how it is such a hindrance. Nope. I'm totally one for owning up to my actions. But at least it can help me explain what caused my inattentiveness and where the sudden urge to hurl myself to the ground and start wailing came from.

Wednesday Night Speicals

Here are the specials that would accompany RC Wednesdays with MP playing:

Wednesday
Smirnoff Night
Bottles of MGD and Miller Lite for $1.50
All Smirnoff Drinks for a $1.50

MP

McKinley Place is playing the Carpet again on Saturday night and I would love to go...I just don't know if I'll have the energy. Plus I'll have a visitor from "Up North" (Ha! Erin I can totally say that.) and I think we might wanna be a bit more low key.

Anna - I move we make wednesdays at RC mandatory! Now we just have to figure out the good drink specials...

Friends

I have wonderful friends, and I want to thank each and everyone of you for helping me out this week while I've been having a near colossal meltdown. After my workshop I attended today, I can only tell you that it's going to get worse.

New Catchphrase

"Let's put the frog on the table."

Victory! Well, At Least A Small One

Lori emailed me back about those volunteer hours.

(arms are being thrust into the air)

So once I schedule them, I'll be REALLY busy.

Tim's Benefit

So I finally printed off the flyers for Tim's benefit. Anybody got any ideas about where we could post some of these?

Anna's Secret Doppleganger!

Well, her name is actually Anna Doll, but it still cracked me up.

The VP

I'm so sick of people telling me that everything is fine and that me doing my crazy frantic headless chicken routine is okay because they're there to pick up the slack and everyone is going nuts right now, and then turns around and starts complaining to everyone about me. I'm not a fucking magician. I can't do everything. I'm sorry I'm not on call twenty-four hours a day to do your bidding but I've got this little conflict with something I like to pretend is a life. I really don't give a shit about what you are juggling, I'm trying to keep my own head above water right now and your bullshit doesn't really help with that now does it?

Mormen?

How bad is it that I had to check Utah's tourism site to make sure I spelled Mormon right?

How I Met The Mormons

So I was heading over to the public library to get some of my books on hold when I got hailed by these two guys on the street. They said, "Hi!' and yadda yadda yadda.

Anyhow. They were these two guys for the Mormon church walking around and trying to proseltize their religion. They of course wanted to know if I was religious and stuff. Then proceeded to relate to me how Mormons really respect Martin Luther.

I, of course, at some point am going to have to teach developing minds about the worlds religions so I stopped for a bit of a "getting to know Mormonism" session. Then I found out I know a shocking amount of information about the Church of Latter Day Saints. When he asked if I knew that their church was founded here in the U.S. and I said yes, you could totally tell that he was trying to fastforward his script to his next selling point.

Then after the religious discussion was over they made cracks about my footwear. Apparently Minnesota weather is too changeable for a couple of Idaho (Idahoians? Idahoees? Idahoanites?) natives.

Tim's Benifit Dinner and Silent Auction

October 28th at the Hidden Haven Country Club.
3:00 Silent Auction starts
5:00 Dinner (cost of $20.00)
Silent Auction ends 6:30
7:00 Dance starts ($5.00 min. donation)

For more information (like directions and such) email me or give me a call.

Keith Fix!

I totally shoplifted this from the .net site.

KEITH URBAN NAMES FORTHCOMING RELEASE
Keith Urban's forthcoming release on Capitol Records Nashville now has a title. His fourth studio album will be called Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing, and is slated for release on November 7th.

Keith returned from London this past week, where he performed at the EMI Conference. He is back in Nashville, where he is putting the finishing touches on Love, Pain & the whole crazy thing.

Frantic

So in high school, I always though this Jamie Oneil song was a true discription of my life. But then I came here to college and go really lazy. Yesterday however hailed the return of that frenetic pace. Expecially when you consider that from 8:30am to midnight I was home a grand total of 2o minutes and in that time I whipped out a fast paper and e-mailed it to my prof. I'm thinking that being on the farm on the weekends is only going to keep contributing to this.

Gentlemen, Gentlemen

Smuggling alcohol into the building by stuffing it in duffel bags and suitcases is so freshman dorm. Now you just casually haul it in hidden in your grocery bags.

For Those Parties Whom Jealousy Is Imminent

I sat next to Kellen again today.

Oh, The Pain!

Alright.

So it's not really that bad.

Tonight I got the chance to sub on Casie's indoor volleyball league team. I had a total blast and I'm hoping I get the chance to do it again some time. Either that or else the gang up here is going to have to check out a raquetball court in the field house for some wallyball.

Anyway, I managed to jam my thumb so it's sore and ouchie. And since I refuse to be a sissy and complain out loud, I'm totally being passive-aggressive and complaining here.

Emerson Drive Is Coming Again!

UPB Concert Committee presents:

EMERSON DRIVE

with Special Guest JEFF ALLEN

Saturday, September 30
8 p.m. - Atwood Mall Patio
Rainsite: Atwood Ballroom

2002 Billboard Top New Artist Of The Year
2002 ACM Top New Vocal Group of the Year
2 Top-5 Singles

Ticket Information: SCSU Students - FREE with valid student ID Public / Staff / Faculty - $5
Tickets for admission are only available the day of the event.

I Wonder. . .

If Ian thinks I talk too much. We have this one class together that's all about student generated discussion, and I totally got worked up in there about what teacher's should do when they have to teach something that goes against their personal values (try to teach it objectively as possible and ask the students to critically analyze it. Duh. Ethically, teachers should be teaching based on the students' needs, not their own values/agenda/interests).

This of course finally sparked some classroom debate, but also loosened my tongue to talk about ALL the questions. It wasn't like I interrupted anyone, was disrespectful, or talked out of turn, but the prof did give everyone a talking to about how it was a discussion based class and not everyone participated.

Hey There Trendy Girl!

So, I'm hoping Becky and Toshia will corroborate my opinion, but I look damn sexy (and trendy!) today. I wore my new Paul & Joe cat shirt from Target with a white tank top underneath (and the ubiquitous jeans and flip-flops).

Now I thought I was stylin' and according to most teenage fashion trends, they think I was too.

Better Late Than Never

Around finals last semester one of my authors released a book I was impatienly waiting for The Taming of the Duke (go ahead and laugh.) Anyhow, I got so busy I never really read the book. I couldn't get into it right away and other stuff just came up. But now I have finished it, and it gets a stamp of approval. I'm wating for Josie's book on pins and needles, but I'm just not certain if I can see her with Mayne, even though he's a very logical choice.

Tacos Part Deux

Technically it wasn't the Press's tacos that made a reapearance in the dumpster, but my toast. However, I still had vomit breath all through my methods class this morning.

Classic Irony

When I got up this moringing, my alarm clock was playing Steve Holy's Good Morning Beautiful. After last night's welcome back session, I crashed, but woke up this morning with a killer headache, tossed what was left of my tacos, and class at nine.

All That's Left Is To Pick The Date!

DIERKS BENTLEY IS "LOCKED & LOADED" THIS FALL WITH A HEADLINING TOUR SPONSORED BY BUD LIGHT

The tour will feature over three hours of unbridled live music by the multi-platinum singer/songwriter and his friends and openers CMA Horizon Award nominee Miranda Lambert, whose debut album "Kerosene" was recently certified GOLD, and introducing the Randy Rogers Band, whose debut album on Mercury Records hits stores this Sept.

By issuing general admission tickets on the floor of most venues, Bentley hopes to recreate the intimate feeling of the smaller club shows he has played over the last four years. Some reserved seating will also be available in each venue.

"I've really shaped my career around my live show because that's where it started for me...playing for nothing but tip jars and alcohol," says Bentley. "If we do it right, the fans won't even notice we are in a bigger venue this time around."

11/17/06
Lacrosse, WI
LaCrosse Center

11/25/06
St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center Arena

11/26/06
Sioux Falls, SD
Sioux Falls Arena

Tin Can Broadcasting...Over and Out

I'm now officially moved back into the St. Cloud apt. My stuff is everywhere and my walls are all empty and echo-y.

Today's a big day. Ainjil's first day of kindergarten. I can't wait until Tosh gets back up here and fills me in on how it went. LOL.

Otherwise today is filled with unpacking, organizing, shopping, spending money I don't want to, and the normal adjustment to a new space with a new roomie (Hello new Amanda!).

Grocery shopping is on the list to do, since all I have is diet cherry vanilla Dr. Pepper and some pickles and sketti noodles. Not much there.

So right now I'm sipping soda, listening to The Randy Rogers Band (who are going on tour with Dierks and Miranda!!!), and half assed putting my room to rights, which really means I have crap spread out all over and I'm futzing around on the computer.

Back to work. I know.