I saw a june bug tonight...

It's March.


Hmmm.... must have been a little overachiever June Bug.


Unfortunately, in this situation, overachieving and punctuality was not a beneficial character trait.


Jared squashed him.

This was to send a message to all those other nasty June Bugs that they better not come before June ever again!!!


In other news, I had the hiccups...but now they are gone.

Humor Lesson from Air Guitar

On Friday night I went to Air Guitar at Capo High School and I learned a little bit about humor. Allow me to share my knowledge with you:

Things that are funny: Boys in short shorts, boys dressed as girls, boys dancing (especially booty dancing or dancing with another boy), small asian boys (especially in short shorts and dancing), boys in fake mustaches, and boys in spandex.


Things that aren't funny: Girls

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today at church...

I got hit in the face with a piece of toast. That doesn't happen every week! Ha ha ha.

We played a game in Wildside where kids try and throw a piece of toast through a hula hoop that I'm holding. So I got hit in the face! Fun stuff!

do we live in mexico?

Yesterday when I was driving to the office I looked over at the drive-thru line at McDonald's and saw something that I've only seen in Mexico. There was a man standing in the drive-thru line with a spray bottle and a squeegee, trying to clean people's windows. Seriously, are we in Mexico?!

the first time I kissed a boy...

was in 6th grade.


His name was Aaron and this is (was) his house. We drove by it today and Allison wouldn't let me miss a prime blogging opportunity.

Anyway, he was my boyfriend. And during lunch one day we were playing truth or dare on the field and someone dared me to french kiss Aaron. So I did. But, I pulled away and said, "Eeeew that was gross." And he said, "What? I liked it."
So there you have it. My first kiss was gross. Probably because I was in 6th grade and the the thought of tongue kissing someone in 6th grade should be revolting. AND...I learned my lesson that Aaron wasn't a good kisser because once we started 7th grade, he broke up with me because I wouldn't kiss him. Hey, it was discusting the first time...why would I want to do that again?


So, this blogs to you Aaron. I hope you learned how to kiss.



Ohhhh...another funny story about Aaron and this driveway...
Before he was my boyfriend, my mom found out that I liked him and we had to drive past his house (this very house you are looking at) every morning on the way to school...you can see this is not looking good for me. Once my mom found out about my crush, she would proceed to humiliate me by pulling into his driveway and honking the horn! I think she would even yell, "AARON!!!" and make kissing noises.

One day while we were at school Aaron came up to me and said, "Did you pull in my driveway this morning and honk the horn?"
I instantly turned beet red and said, "Psssshhh...NO! Why would you think that?"
"Cuz I saw you."
"Oh...well it wasn't me." And I turned around and ran away.

I'm not really sure I've ever really forgiven my mom for that.

the first time i shot a boy...

was today.

Seriously, I'm dangerous. I'm from the streets.

I shot Josh in the hand. Actually I missed the target, hit the metal thing that holds the target and a piece of it (I think) came back and hit Josh in the hand. He bled. I felt bad.

But seriously, you better get ta steppin...or I might just miss what I'm aiming for and a piece of a bullet might hit you TOO!

what i did at church today.

Vocab lesson with Alanna and Dave Eggers

As I've been reading A.H.W.O.S.G. I've been noticing that Dave Eggers' vocabulary is far superior to mine. This could be any of the following reasons.

1. He is a professional writer. I am not.
2. He owns a dictionary and a thesarus. I do not.
3. He was a pulitzer prize finalist. I've never even been in the running.
4. I haven't been in school for over 2 years and I am progressively getting dumber.
(although that will change on Monday...more on that later, I'm sure.)
5. He (apparently) is a "staggering genius". I am "not" a genius.

Anyway, here's the word I learned today.

solipsism:
1. The idea or belief that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist.
2. Extreme preoccupation and indulgence of one's feelings and desires; egoism; self-absorbtion.

Thank you Dave Eggers for teaching me something new today.

is it summer?

Seriously. Today I took the day off and Jared and I went to Laguna Beach, ate at Cest la Vie, and went to the beach at the Montage. It's the beginning of March and I'm already ditching work to go lay out at the beach! I love California.

But...JSYK (just so you know) the water does NOT think it's summer. Brrrrrr.

Perhaps my favorite picture of all time...

taken almost exactly a year ago...

"For-here" cups are my friend...so is Andrea

Today, I went to lunch with my dear friend Andrea. Now, Andrea I haven't seen in a while. Haven't even really talked to in a while. How does this happen? Why? I really like Andrea. Why do we not talk to each other more often? I don't know. But I do know that I enjoyed our Taco Mesa and my blackened chicken tacos with no tomoatos and a small cup of tomato soup. Yes, I know. I'm strange. Ironic. An interesting dichotomy of taste buds. But, whatever. Deal with it. So yes, I know I enjoyed my meal and conversation with Andrea.

After I left Andrea, I went to Starbucks...the one on Alicia and Jeronimo. The one with a fireplace. The one where i don't know anyone who works there.
ALANNA: Do you have "for-here" cups?
BARISTA: Yes, we do...but only for you. smile.
I know she's lying to me.

So I get my cinnamon dolce latte in a "for-here" cup. Good decision. And I sit down and read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius for like 2.5 hours.

Such a good use of my day off. "For-here" Cups and Andrea.

But then...some dumb lady tries to ruin it. As I'm leaving Starbucks I put my car in reverse. Look in my rearview mirror. I see a champagne-colored camry with its reverse lights on. But they aren't backing up. I wait a second. Still no movement. So I proceed to back up. So does champagne camry. I stop. She continues to get closer to me. I honk- loudly. She CONTINUES to back up. Luckily, I am amazing. I am America. I am the Olympics. (thank you Dave Eggers). I am the best driver in the world. I put the car into drive very quickly and the car lurches forward. I can't tell if its because I shifted gears so quickly, or if the champagne camry actually hit me. But she continues to back up and drive away as if nothing happened. Why? I honked! What are you? Deaf? Oh gosh...what if she's actually deaf? Now, I feel bad. But she's OBVIOUSLY not blind. So I don't feel that bad. And when I get home and check my car. No sratches. No dent. Good.

So it was still a good day.

February in Pictures

Here they are....my favorite pictures of February 2007!

random ipod song

Now Playing on my iPod:

Song: Informer

Artist: Snow

baby lea tafalla

Today I got to visit Taffy and Sue's new baby girl, Lea AnneMarie Tafalla. She is so beautiful. She has fair skin, and cute taffy eyes...and she's so little! Thank the Lord she doesn't have Taffy's head! As always...here are some pictures! And...good news...she's a Droopy!