I'm a geocaching fiend! If I could take a trip I'd love to just go fishing, camping, and caching across country. It would be especially fun in a big city or the mountains! Even though I'm covered in bug bites that are super annoying, I love to be outside. I'm hoping to do an event here soon, it will be nice to meet more cachers. (I've discovered a few in my town, but it wouldn't hurt to know more.)
As for the GRE... uh, it isn't really coming along at all. If I could just land a teaching job, life would be closer to complete and I wouldn't have to worry so much. As for now, it is time to get ready for my job.
What an awesome "weekend" I've had! It was filled to the brim with good times and I hardly slept 10 hours out of the last 72! I got my niece and nephew all to myself yesterday-- spoiled them rotten and had a blast with them. Took them geocaching and they really enjoyed it. Of course, in the beginning I took them to spots that I knew about so I could give "hints" that were more reliable than my GPS and random hunches. Then, my friend came along with kids in tow and we found a few new ones! After becoming filthy and stinky, I then took the kiddos to lunch and a movie. Mr. Popper's Penguins was alright... fairly cute, but not extremely memorable. What was memorable was my adorable niece falling asleep on my lap... guess the caching had wore her out!! My nephew, on the other hand, was enchanted with his "icedy" drink and the movie. Our day of adventure was a definite win. Last night, I drove a friend of mine about an hour away to meet up with his date and his date's roommate. Of course, on our way to meet up with the guys, my pants ripped and I really needed to grab a new pair! So, we all went shopping at the mall and then went back to their place and hung out. My friend let me know around 1:00am that he wanted to stay there... so we did. Of course, by then I was having a good time with the roomie, who I'd already bonded with before, so add another 2 hours of good times to my looooong day! The guys had to work this morning so it was up and at 'em after a measly 4.5 hours of sleep. Then, to Bob Evans, which... actually has more than sausage! After breakfast, we hit up a Coop which I was highly disappointed with. (I hate to say it... but I don't think I like Coop. They're overpriced, underwhelming, and a bit tacky, if you ask me.) I couldn't locate the other record store I was hoping to find, so we headed back. But, oh wait! I'm lame and drove in the opposite direction for about 20 miles of construction-cluttered interstate! It's all good though... I eventually got home and was able to rest.
Not! Instead of resting, I took shower and went geocaching with some friends! FOR 11 HOURS! I had my first geocaching injury today. Best part is I have no clue how it happened! It appears as though when I was climbing under a local bridge I must have scrapped the entire top of my hand against some concrete... but I didn't notice until I looked down and saw my hand freckled with little dots of blood all over. Shrug. Then I tripped over a stick on flat ground later. That's pretty much how things go for me... I can climb a bridge and hike the woods... but flat land does me in. Anyways, we found more than ten today and had a blast. However, I had another first today hat I'm even less proud to share. I found a tick on me! First time ever! It totally freaked me out! One of the guys also had three ticks on him! Let's just say, I became more intimate with myself tonight than I've ever been before! I'm still patting myself down every now and then.. just to be sure! Anyways... song time. (There was a time when I actually swooned cause a guy sang me this song to try to get a date with me! Now... slightly less sexy. Still kinda does it for me... but kinda frightens me too.)
Scared of it all. But I get the feeling I'm talking to a wall.
Can you hear me at all?
My world was shaking. My mind was quaking.
My heart kept breaking.
I threw it against the wall.
I've already expressed my undying love for Blue October once, so I'm not going to lay it on too thick, I'll let the video stand for itself.
Three days off in a row felt really long!! I'm torn, I'm ready to go full time and get paid, but now that I've experienced an actual part time schedule I'm amazed at how much time I'm theoretically supposed to have to do what I want! Three days off felt pretty nice. I had a blast geocaching today, although I didn't find anything! I got a lot of flack but a couple friends went with me... and refused to go again! Well... I guess one of them said he MIGHT consider it. But not likely. =] I'm such a dork. I love good, clean, fun! Maybe sometime next week I'll take my camera along and do some photography and hunting... It'll give me a chance to be arty and outdoorsy! I'm certainly a cross between the two... even though I'm quite clumsy, I do try. I have much to do tomorrow morning and afternoon so I'm sure my day will fly by. Then tomorrow at two it is back to the everyday stress. I'm just thankful that I got to spend so much time outdoors the last few days! It has been the perfect weather, in my humble opinion.
Jason Webley = awesome! Every time I garden I get this song in my head. (I've also been known to sing it as I stroll down Main Street after last call!)
Now... for pictures or my growing garden!! =]
Green Beans, Wax Beans, More Green Beans, Pepper Plants and Tomato Plants!
My watermelon plants are growing pretty slowly, but hopefully they'll catch up soon! The forecast is promising lots more rain! The tomatoes have sprung up with lots of zest! (They were also planted earlier in the season.) The strawberries, on the other hand, didn't do so well... they pretty much stopped growing before they reached the size of a pony bead. =[ Might try an ever bearing soon... not sure. The pictures below show the biggest one I found! It was pretty yummy, I'll give it that. But it was such a tease, since it was the only one sizable enough to eat!
(This song is constantly in my head! I think I might want to marry Ben Lee.. Just sayin. His music always fits my mood! The fact that I love to work out to it but can also play it at bedtime makes it a total win!)
Well... guess it is time to get ready for work! Today has certainly been a lovely and productive day! Can't wait until my garden has noticeable goods in it! I'm such a geek.
I swallowed a stone
shaped like your name
which turned a knob at
the tip of my chest.
I gulped the knob a
quarter turn and
I opened my heart
to free the butterflies
I'd been caging there.
I expected them to erupt
like a clutter of color into the air.
I hoped to watch as clouds
of vibrant bandits swarmed home
to you across a controversial border.
I took their battering ram wings as
a sign that they still wanted you.
Yet, as the little knob turned and
my swollen heart beat,
not a single wing twitched
in the captive fleet.
There were only broken wings left
to falter in a salty breeze.
Spiritless petals fell single
file from the deepest chambers
of my pock-marked heart.
No longer butterflies.
No longer yours
or mine.
Just warriors
too fatigued to
wage our wars.
Harlan Coben is one of those authors that I can just pick up and read. I always know it will be interesting and fast paced. With that said, another book down. Harlan Coben - Tell No One was enjoyable to me because it took me right up until the end to really nail down the mystery. Usually I figure things out right away... the following quote doesn't have much to do with the story but I just love the line.
"Sex is for anyone; the aftermath is for lovers."
Anyways, I had forgot to add it to my list of randomness today, so there it is!
I didn't have time to do my usual Sunday routine of viewing postsecret.com and posting yesterday... I had a very busy weekend. I'm having a very busy life, come to think of it. Work, Study, Gym, Rinse, Repeat. That's my life. I did have a 3 day weekend, so I can't complain too much...
I did check out postsecret Sunday morning... and by morning I mean 3:30a.m. ;) And I realised that I no longer look at it the same way. I used to look for MY favorite secret. Now, I look for the secrets of someone else. I just feel melancholy when I check it... but I do it anyway, cause I don't wanna miss out. It really is a great site. I also love the site neatorama.com. (I had forgot about if for awhile) Definitely my favorite source of randomness.
Now for random updates:
One of my closest friends moved to KY this weekend, I'm pretty bummed about that. I'm 100% single once again and much happier about it this time around! (I'm even dating like a normal person.) It is kinda fun, actually. I'm going full time at work in July which means I won't actually have time to meet anyone new. I'm hoping to have paid a considerable amount on my loans by the time I apply for Grad School. Hence, I've been unwaveringly broke. I've been studying for the GRE and I'm fearing for my academic life. I went to see the movie Bridesmaids and it was hilarious. I watched Visioneers with a friend of mine and it was idiotic. (I didn't pick it!) And... hopefully if this rain ever lets up I'll take some pictures of my garden! (Which I've been lovingly growing!)
Well. I'm taking the GRE in July. (and August more than likely) However, I'll be doing terrible because of my horrendous math skills. I've been spending no less than two hours a day studying for the test and I'm still feeling fairly incompetent. Woo hoo. On the plus side, I'm narrowing down schools and am down to three that are most desirable. Eventually, something has to pan out for me... right??
The show Friday was great! Sonia Leigh and Blackberry Smoke were the opening acts. Sonia Leigh had some beautiful songs and I love her voice! (Think Melissa Etheridge with a drizzle of twang.) And Blackberry Smoke is my new guilty pleaure! We are talking fine southern rock here. They definitely brought out my bad girl side and I'd totally pay to see them headline!
Of course, The Zac Brown Band was a total treat. After all the drama of tickets being switched around and lost and people dropping out and me wrecking my car on the way and the show being relocated (was that a run-on sentence?) .... The show was SO worth it! He was even better than I remembered! They played my very favorite song I've ever seen live! ("Devil Went Down to Georgia") ZBB's fiddle player = amazing!
I think about you somedays
And the way I would lay and waste a day after day with you
We always go our separate ways
But no one can love you baby the way I do
Keep me in mind
Somewhere down the road you might get lonely
Keep me in mind
And I pray someday that you will love me only
I love Zac Brown. His band was pretty awesome as well, which I fully expected! It was quite the show... and a very long night! I would certainly attend one again. I would even pay for tickets the next time!
He did this when he came to my town and was so impressive (he did it all on an accoustic guitar) that I fell in love. I hope he'll do it tomorrow night too. Also, Mr. Brown is exactly the kind of man that I'm attracted to! Sorry, as adorable as Keith Urban is, I think Zac Brown is way more cuterer! Ugh, if only I could find his twin... They say we all have one! Besides drooling over his looks, I really give props to anyone who can play a guitar like that. I've tried to learn more than once and it isn't easy!
So... I definitely won tickets to see the Zac Brown Band play next week! (I saw Brown back when he wasn't famous when I was a teenager. He actually came to my small town! I was a fan before being a fan was cool ;) I'm sooooo excited! My friend won 2 and I won 2 so it is gonna be some seriously fun times! I feel like I have a perpetual lack of luck, but maybe that isn't true. Cool times to be had soon. The contest called for a picture of yourself in a beanie with a beard. So... I did it and I have no shame. Maybe I'm a bit of a concert harlot. Shrug.
But! To redeem myself... It was totally fake and I promise I'm not an actual bearded lady.
Yeah, it was an epic photo session and I felt like I was 14 again, only... perhaps, less awkward. =] Here is some ZBB in case you are uninformed! I'll probably post more as we go.
I'm finally facing it... this song may never be nothing to me. I've avoided sharing it because I hate the way it tears me apart, but I felt inclined to post it for some reason. Anyways, other than the Sugarland video for Stay.. it is the saddest country video my generation has seen. Yep, I'm an authority on this. Although, Travis Tritt does have some hefty tear-jerkers as well. (Like his trilogy of sadness which began with Anymore, which I already posted and continues with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vzCYPJxoiE&feature=fvst and concludes withhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erswh6f6Gj0) This one takes the cake though, but I have a biased opinion of this song. Also, I'm doing a really bad job of ending this blog. Maybe I'm subconsciously hoping some cool bucket list worthy stuff will happen soon. (Maybe I'm doing it consciously.) It has been a bit of a crazy week but nothing has really been accomplished. Go figure.
I've been obsessively watching the weather channel today. Anyone who knows me knows that I do NOT watch the weather. Ever! This is completely uncharacteristic behavior, so don't judge me. My least favorite conversation starter is "how about the weather" and anything similar. However, desperate times-desperate measures. It'd be a lot easier if I could just text a certain someone for some peace of mind... but!... that is a non option I've found. So instead, I'm stalking their local radar. I'm admittedly a bit of a psycho... I blame it on my sun sign though.
I was in love with a Sagittarius he blew my mind
He also had a flip side too much like a Gemini
He was freaky like a Taurus the way he handled me yeah
Flirtatious like an Aries
Which sign is best for me?
Random fact! I used to surround myself with Scorpios. Now, suddenly, it seems like Sagittarians are my new thing. lol The majority of my closest relationships involve them... which is funny since we aren't overwhelmingly compatable. (Yeah, so I pay attention to zodiac crap... again, don't judge!)
Moving right along. Obviously it is the end of the world if tornadoes hit 2012... Anybody seen "The Day After Tomorrow" recently?! Creepy. Also, so much for me thinking the East Coast would be a dream destination due to my fear of tornadic activity! If I end up in Washington state I might just cry.
"The result of going home with someone just for the sake of getting back at my boyfriend only ended in disappointment with myself. This clearly wasn't the guy for me or any other human. And sometimes going through the roller coaster of emotions instead of trying to distract yourself from it helps the pain move along more quickly. Even if times are tough and you're enduring a terrible heartache, it's important to focus your anger on a vibrator, not another person."
Chelsea Handler - My Horizontal Life
Handler is definitely my favorite comedian. Plus, the girl can write. So this book is a for sure win!
