Smithers & Co.

Let's hope the next 18 months go by as fast as the last did!

2008-09-24T08:01:00.000-07:00

I really wish I had written more posts before I leave, but I wanted to make sure I did one last time before I left. I can't believe I'm going on a mission. I'm excited, but scared and I wish you all a very fond farewell.

My MTC address is:
Sister Kristen Diane Smtih
Chile Santiago West Mission
Provo Missionary Training Center
2005 N. 900 E.
Provo, UT 84604

And for the mission:
Sister Kristen Diane Smith
Chile Santiago West Mission
POB 30150
Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0510
(This is the pouch service. Only postcards and letters that are single sheet, folded into three panels, and taped at the top only, no envelopes.)

and packages:
Sister Kristen Diane Smith
Chile Santiago West Mission
Pedro de Valdivia 1423
Providencia
29 Santiago 29
Chile

"It's quite all right
and goodbye for now
just look up to the stars
and believe who you are
cuz it's quite all right
and so long, goodbye."

Then and Now

2008-07-16T22:00:00.001-07:00

After my sister-in-law ran a marathon in April, I decided that I wanted to run one after I get back from my mission. However, I am hugely fat. So my sister, Tara, has taken me under her wing and been my personal trainer since school got out at the end of April. We go to the gym together once a week and I try to go at least 3 or more times a week on top of that. I weigh in every Monday and this week, I am very proud to say, I have lost a grand total of 21 pounds! That's a large cat! So here is a picture of me in December:

In April:

And today, 21 pounds lighter:

Woot! Woot!

Angela's New House

2008-07-16T02:10:00.000-07:00

This is Shaundawg in the kid's room. The ceiling is painted like sky, it's super cute. This is the closet in the kid's room. She said she might leave the shelves in.
These are the doors to the kid's room. I think they are friggin' adorable.
This is the patio.
This is me.
This is the bano.

This is the master bano.
This is the shower in the master bano.
Second bedroom.
Master bedroom. She's going to put blinds in.

This is the comfy couch.

This is the comfy sofa.
This is the kitchen. It's huge!
This is the dining room.
This is the desk and pantry.

Where in the world did I get called?!?!?!

2008-07-11T23:22:00.000-07:00

I finally got my mission call! The mailman brought it by special this morning. I got my family together to open it and it's official: I am going to serve in the Chile Santiago West Mission! I enter the MTC September 24th! Woot! Woot! Hola! Me llamo Hermana Smith de la iglesia de Jesu Cristo de los santos de los ultimos dias. Wow! Look at me go!

I am such a goober!!

2008-06-15T22:32:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in ages and I feel terrible about it! So much has occured! I don't have the time I need to write everything cuz I've got dinner cooking on the stove and I should probably check on it before it fuses to the pan. But some moments of importance that have happened are:

#1. Happy Birthday Angela and Gage!!!

I know it's been like a month, but I just wanted to wish you both a happy birthday!

#2. My boy won! I heart my American Idol. Chelsea, I am so taking you up on the offer to go to your HS reunion.

#3. I got a fish!!! His name is Charles. I have a story about why I decided to get a fish, but it is too long of a story for the time being.

And just as a side note, I turned in my mission papers on Sunday and could have my call as early as next Wednesday! Pray for Jersey!!!

I love you all and I will promise to post more often!

TAG! I'm it!

2008-04-20T22:37:00.000-07:00

This weekend has been crazy! I've studied my brains out for finals. I must have studied 10 or 12 hours alone just for my trig final. At this point, I don't even care anymore. All I have left to do is read my scriptures, say my prayers, and hope for divine intervention. I always freak myself out before finals, but then I end up doing okay. This is the most I've ever studied for them and I just hope I can remember all the crap that I'm supposed to.

Anyhew, Cowgirl tagged me, so here are six weird things about me and the five people I want to find six weird things about:

1. I can't tell my right from my left. Honestly. Unless I am driving. It really takes me a couple minutes to try and figure it out and then there is still a 50% chance that I am wrong.

2. I wish life were a musical. You know how sometimes you stop and think to yourself, "It would be perfect if this song was playing right now?" I feel like that all the time.

3. I have my outfit picked out for the marathon I want to run in three years. My sister-in-law ran the SLC marathon this weekend, and now I kind of really want to run one as well. I want to wear a black tank top that says "I do it the Gerard Way" and fluorescent green shorts.

4. I really want to dye my hair like this (not the cut, just the dye job. I love my long hair) :

Black with orange-ish/blonde on top. I think it would be way cute. And another tribute to my fave lead singer. Ha!

5. I want to serve my mission in New Jersey. It's been my lifelong goal to teach Jon Bon Jovi. (and now Gerard Way!)

6. I have a Britney Spears song on my iPod! AGGGHHH! Don't worry. It's a Christmas song off a multi-artist CD. It's actually pretty good.

Well, that's weirdo me. I therefore tag: Angela, Kimm, Lisa, Chelsea, & Natalie.

Whew! Well, I should really get back to studying. Wish me luck with finals and hope that I see emo kid again! I was gonna give him my number last week, but I never saw him. If I don't see him this week, I may never see him again! Aggh! I'm in love with a boy and I don't even know his name! Haha!

My Other #1 Reason I'm Excited It's April...

2008-04-16T21:27:00.001-07:00

ANGELA-FACE IS COMING!!!!

My sister-in-law is flying in tomorrow! She is running the SLC Marathon on Saturday. She's going to be a-freakin-mazing! GO ANG! GO!

This is a picture of us on the Monster Mouse Roller Coaster at the Puyallup State Fair. (She's the good looking one.)

My Ears Must Hate Me

2008-04-15T22:03:00.001-07:00

The concert last night was amazing! Paramore was so good! Hayley got the audience going and she was running around the stage headbanging. And then the guitarists backflipped over each other!!! It was so awesome!

Jimmy Eat World was really good too. They went straight from song to song without skipping a beat. It was a really good concert. Here's some footage:

My ears hurt so bad from going to 2 concerts in 4 days, listening to my iPod, and I just got a really bad head cold. Ouchy Pouchy!

Set the date: June 28

2008-04-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

WARPED TOUR!!!! WOOT! WOOT!

Yes, that time of the year is upon us: Warped Tour is a mere two months away! Eek!!

A complete list of the tour can be found here, but I have listed the bands that I will be able to see, with the most important ones highlighted of course.

1997
3OH!3
Action Design
A Day to Remember
Against Me!
The Aggrolites
The Academy Is...
The All-American Rejects
The Audition
Alesana
Anberlin
Angels and Airwaves
As I Lay Dying
August Burns Red
Beat Union
Between the Trees
The Briggs
Broadway Calls
The Bronx
Charlotte Sometimes
Cobra Starship
The Color Fred
The Devil Wears Prada
Entice
Evergreen Terrace
Everytime I Die
The Fabulous Rudies
Family Force 5
Farewell
Forever the Sickest Kids
From First to Last
Greeley Estates
Gym Class Heroes
The Higher
Horrorpops
Hunter Revenge
Jeffree Star
Katy Perry
The Lordz
Lost Point
Love Equals Death
The Maine
Mayday Parade!!!!
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
MC Chris
Norma Jean
Oreska
Phathom
Pierce the Veil
Protest the Hero
Reel Big Fish
Relient K
Say Anything
Say No More
Set Your Goals
Shwayze
Stick to Your Guns
Story of the Year
Street Dogs
Tat
Treaty of Paris
Valencia
We The Kings
Your Highness Electric

50 bands on 5 stages! Although I counted 64 bands.....but who cares? WARPED TOUR!!! You can see my report of last year's warped tour and the injury I sustained.

P.S. I am going to Jimmy Eat World/Paramore tonight!! Double Woot!!

THAT WAS FREAKIN' AWESOME!!!

2008-04-12T21:34:00.001-07:00

Last night was the MCR concert and it was incredible!!!

I was so scared we were going to be late. We were all running a little behind. :) I had the lady at the MAC counter do my eyes and I looked awesome. I found a really cute black shirt at Target and wore that with my hat and my skull sneakers and black bracelet and necklace. Black nail polish completed the ensemble. I didn't end up dying my hair. I was going to see if they had some black hairspray at Hot Topic, but I didn't have time. It took a long time to do my eyes.

We got to SaltAir 45 minutes before the doors opened and then we were in line for another 45 minutes after that! We all had to pee really bad so we headed straight to the bathrooms after we got inside. K. That place is a dump. It's called "The Cursed Palace" because it's burned down at least two times and was flooded once when the Great Salt Lake rose. Here are some pictures of the outside:

And this is what the inside looks like, minus the stagecoaches in the middle. And everything was painted black. The stage is to the left and the bathrooms are to the right. The bar is up the stairs.

Back to the bathrooms. I wouldn't be surprised if we all caught hepatitis in those things. They were disgusting! Yuck!! During the concert Gerard said that this was one of the most beautiful place they've played at. I'm guessing they had a much better bathroom than we did. :)

Drive By opened up and they were amazing! I'm still kicking myself for not getting their CD and having them sign it. The second opening act was Billy Talent. Not so much a fan of him. But he did get some good energy going. I thought it was cute when he said "If someone falls down you help them up. Gentlemen, take care of the ladies!!"

During the interim between Billy Talent and MCR we met this kid from Idaho and he was roasting in his sweatshirt. He had it pulled halfway over his head when MCR came out and everyone went NUTS!! So there's this poor kid who is getting crushed and can't see anything. It was kinda funny.

This concert was a lot different than last year's. I was so excited for flames and the giant balloons full of confetti that would burst, but when I saw the stage I was like "Yeah, there's no way they can get flames going on that stage." Gerard even said they cut their budget way back for this tour. But it was so AMAZING. They just rocked out all night long. Along with tracks from Black Parade and Three Cheers, they played stuff from Bullets, two B-sides (yay!) and a couple songs I've never heard before. One of them was called Desecration Road.

It was sooooo much fun. The crowd was really good too. Way better than OneRepublic, although they had to tell people not to throw punches during the opening act. There were a few mosh pits, but we were never in one of them, well except for Megan, but that was an accident. She went to sit on the side of the room for a little while, but when MCR came out she got shoved to the very front of the stage. It was so hot in there that she passed out and hit her head. She fell into a mosh pit and some jerkface stepped on her arm. But some guy pulled her out and she went to the EMT room. She's okay though. She got a blue hospital glove for a souvenir. We found her and totally rocked out for the last song of the night, HELENA!!! That's her song!!! And we were by this back hallway and saw the boys go to their room. It was cool.

It was a nice small venue. We got way close and didn't get crushed! It was amazing! Like ten feet from the stage. I could almost see the sweat dripping off their faces! Some kid kept grabbing my arm. I wanted to knock him over, the little dweeb. When we were on the other side of the room there was this kid behind me that knocked my hat over my eyes. Ha! I couldn't see at all. But he situated it back on my head and then patted it down. It was hilarious.

It was an incredible show. It was so hot in there. When we all got in the car the windows all fogged up cause we were so hot. It took forever to get out of the parking lot. But luckily some guy came around selling shirts because I totally forgot to get one inside!

I'm still super exhausted. It's a workout! All that jumping up and down. I still have ringing in my ears, but I'm not as hoarse anymore. Ha! When I went to the staff meeting this morning they all said I looked hungover cause I was super tired and had my sunglasses on and sat in the corner. But I still had a slight headache and didn't want those bright lights making it worse.

It was such a fun show! I only wish I could've taken a camera in. Oh well. Here's a video of them jamming when Gerard was blond. AMAZING SHOW BOYS!!!

Whoops!!

2008-04-09T21:06:00.001-07:00

I ended up getting the green shirt for the concert for two reasons: a) the last time I ordered something from the MCR store it was backordered forever, so I wanted to make sure it got here in time and 2) I really wanted to have a shirt that no one else would, and I love the saying on it. However, I got my shirt today and part of it is misspelled! Instead of saying "you want him, you gotta go through me" it says "you want him you gotta go THREW me." Just, you know, a minor mishap. I was a little worried about how it would fit and it actually fits great expect that it's a guy's shirt so the sleeves are forever long and it just looks kinda boxy. I thought about keeping it as maybe a pajama shirt, but I think I'm just gonna send it back. :( I did find that other t-shirt at Hot Topic, but all they had left was an extra small. I may just have to wear a black shirt with my incredible hat. I have a three-quarter length shirt I might wear. I'm kind of leery about wearing just a t-shirt because of the Relief Society-ness of my arms. No bueno when one is jumping up and down.

DISCLAIMER: I really don't like posting pictures of myself because of my big fat face, but Chelsea wants a picture of me in my awesome hat. I hope you all treasure this because it is a once in a lifetime experience:

This is me with my hair in straightened pigtails. It looks better when it's down. But gotta love the hat.

This one is of me with curly-haired pigtails and my misspelled shirt.

Maybe I'll just wear my Budweiser cowboy hat. That won't get me beat up....

...I'll just glare at them like this all saucy-like.

And here is a picture of Snowflake listening to General Conference on the radio. She really sits in the chair like this. I swear she thinks she's human.

Less than 48 hours to the concert! I am so excited!!!

P.S. Shaundawg goes into the doctor tomorrow to see how her foot is. Let's all say a little prayer for her and hope she doesn't have to get surgery. <3

P.P.S. Saw emo kid today and yesterday. I heart him.

It's here! It's here!

2008-04-07T10:40:00.000-07:00

My hat came in the mail on Saturday! I was so excited. Of course my entire family mocks it, but I don't care. I LOVE it. I wore it all day. I even wore it with the tags on for like three hours because I was so excited to get it that I forgot to take them off! Haha. Whoops!

Sad news! Yesterday I was vacuuming underneath the cupboards in the kitchen and I got this sharp pain in my hand. Yeah, I got like a three inch sliver STUCK in my hand. I did get it out though. It was surprisingly really painful. I just hope I don't get an infection. I've been having bad luck lately with minor injuries. :) Last week I went to get something out of a cupboard and caught my finger on a nail that was protruding out of it. Ouchy Pouchy! I think I just need to steer clear of the kitchen cupboards.

Anyway, only 4 more days until....

Oh boy! Oh boy! Oh boy! I am so excited! Woot! Woot!

I got this album on iTunes called Strung Out: The String Quartet Tribute to Alternative Rock Hits, Vol. 3 by the Vitamin String Quartet and they cover "Welcome to the Black Parade". It's pretty awesome. They have a whole CD of MCR cover songs, which I will be purchasing shortly.

8 days left!!!

2008-04-03T21:29:00.000-07:00

I found this Black Parade press conference on YouTube last year. It's got 11 or 12 different parts where the band answers questions from fans. This one is my favorite. They make so much fun of Mikey. Poor kid! I love Bob's little contribution at the end. "Slippers."

5 Reasons I am Glad it is April

2008-04-02T21:55:00.000-07:00

#5. Spring is in the air!!!

After this bitter winter I can't wait to get some sunshine. This picture of Gage and Nate is from 2005.

#4. School is almost out!

Only two more weeks of classes and then finals. Yikes!
#3. I don't have to water the pig.

I couldn't think of a number 3, but I found this picture of Tom in Paraguay watering his pet pig.

#2. Flipping the Calendar

I love my MCR calendar. This month Gerard adorns my wall. I get to see his beautiful face everyday.

I tried taking a picture without the flash, but it turned out RED! It still looks cool.

#1. MCR CONCERT!!!!

Only nine more days! I can't wait!!!!!

What a Week!

2008-03-30T19:51:00.000-07:00

This week has been super crazy with school (3 tests! Yikes!) and work. And on top of all that craziness, Shaundawg broke her foot. But first, my week in review:

Emo Easter Eggs

Easter Sunday the fam got together and dyed Easter Eggs. All of mine were emo eggs except for my James Blunt and Smithers eggs.

I had actually done a way cooler purple egg of The Black Parade, but my sister smashed it. On purpose. Grrrr.

This egg is my dedication to Emo Kid. Last semester I had Intro to Forensics with this way cute kid. I have no idea what is name is (I think it might be Jason), but one day he wore a MCR t-shirt and I HAVE THE SAME ONE. I think he is absolutely adorable and I still see him all the time at school. Maybe I should talk to him. . . .

And of course, one for Gerard.

Shaundawg Breaks Her Foot

So Tuesday, Shaundawg slipped on a dress at work and broke her foot. They didn't know if she needed surgery or not, so they didn't cast just yet. Well, I was playing around with her crutches and whilst I was doing so I jumped on the couch. I had slippers on and totally fell backwards, like flying through the air. And my head landed right on Shaundawg's (uncast) foot. I felt so awful. Even though the screw from the crutches had left a small gash on my wrist, I was so worried about my mom I didn't even care. However, when she went into the doctor, he looked at her first x-ray and said she would definitely need surgery, but he decided to take another x-ray just to be sure. The second one looked better than the first. Yeah, my head had straightened out her foot. I just have a miracle noggin.

The heater in our house wasn't functioning so we put one of my fuzzy socks over mom's cast so her toes wouldn't freeze off.

Snowflake taking advantage of the fact that Shaundawg can't hobble up the stairs to her bed.

12 More Days!!!

Less than two weeks to the greatest show ever!!! I am so excited! I can't wait to see MCR again.

Pick an outfit

I already have 3 MCR shirts and a jacket, but I thought it would be coolio to have something new to wear to the concert. I have to pick fast if I want it in time though. I do have a favorite, but I would definitely appreciate second, third, fourth, etc. opinions. Place your votes people!

Option #1

I just saw this shirt on their website and I love it. If I can't get it for the concert, I may just wear it anyway.

Option #2

I am in love with this hat. It is so cute. I want to wear the t-shirt over a long black shirt. The front is hard to read in this picture, but it says, "Gerard's Personal Assistant: You want him, you gotta go through ME"

If you have any other ideas, please let me know! P.S. I am thinking of dying my hair black for the occasion, but that might be a little extreme.

iPod picks of the week:

"Nine in the Afternoon" - Panic! At the Disco

"I've Just Seen a Face" - Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe Soundtrack)

"Here I Stand" - Madina Lake

"I Shall Not Walk Alone" - The Blind Boys of Alabama

And I'm feelin' a little "Cemetery Drive" and "Skylines and Turnstiles" too.

Hope your day is fabulous. Because you are!

Vote for David Cook!!

2008-03-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

I love American Idol! And I have my favorite pick for this year: the ultra cute David Cook! I LOVE him! I would almost say he is as good as Chris Daughtry. He is so amazing. I've got his version of "Eleanor Rigby" on my iTunes. I love it. So vote for David every week! Woot! Woot!

P.S. New favorite song this week: "Jersey" by Mayday Parade

Happy Pi Day!

2008-03-14T23:12:00.000-07:00

Yes! My inner nerd is coming out. Today is 3/14. Woohoo! Kudos to wheels, cakes, buttons, and all other things circular.

In other news, I finally saw The Goonies! A couple months ago I bought this:

My very own Goonies lunch box! However, I had never seen the movie. Haha. Whoops! I just loved the skull and the pink/green plaid interior.

Today my mom and I stopped by Target and they had the DVD for ten bucks so we bought it and I thought it was hilarious. My favorite part is Chunk's confession:

"But the worst thing I ever done - I mixed a pot of fake puke at home and then I went to this movie theater, hid the puke in my jacket, climbed up to the balcony and then, t-t-then, I made a noise like this: hua-hua-hua-huaaaaaaa - and then I dumped it over the side"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I love it!

Happy Birthday Nate!

2008-03-13T20:42:00.000-07:00

Nate is 29 years old today! Happy birthday!

Just for fun

2008-03-12T23:35:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

2008-03-12T22:05:00.000-07:00

Friday was my birthday and I am now of legal age to buy alcohol. :) My bro was in town for an interview with the BYU MBA program so all the family was together for my big day. We had dinner and presents. I got an emo balloon too. Well, not really emo, but it was black. And then we had cheesecake. We were going to have ice cream cake, but Shaundawg schruted that. :)

I have the greatest news too! I got my tickets today for the greatest concert of all time: My Chemical Romance!!!

These are my boys!!! I <3 the one in the middle.

Also good news! I made the top favorite people list of Kimm Hanni! Check it out: http://shimmdoctor.blogspot.com/ This is Angela's sister and she obviously has impeccable taste to choose me as one of her favorite people.

And now for the absolutely most important part of my blog, iPod picks:

4AM Forever by LostProphets

You're Not Alone by Saosin

$1 Trillion Dollar$ by Anti-Flag

This is the End (For You My Friend) by Anti-Flag (also my new ringtone)

The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls

and....

Welcome to the Black Parade by MCR.

Rock on my homies! (Wow that was over the top corny)

Serenity Now!!

2008-02-24T18:20:00.000-08:00

I HATE my internet connection. It is sooooooo sloooooooow! I have to watch a two-part episode of Dateline for my accounting class and then write a paper on it. It's only like an hour and a half long, but my internet is so slow that I'm not even through the first part, and it's been two hours. And I also have two tests to study for. :( I think I'll be okay though. I am so tired. I was at work forever on Saturday and my legs were killing me from running around the store, so I just crashed on my couch. I haven't gotten any homework done, although I did sort of study for one of my tests cuz I typed up some notes for one of my classes and e-mailed them to my friend who had missed a couple days because she has been way sick. So I didn't totally waste my entire night.

I have got to get some sleep though. I keep nodding off in classes! It's way bad because one of my professors is my old bishop! Yikes! I don't mean to fall asleep. It just happens. I need like an IV of Full Throttle to get me through the day. Things should start to get better this week though. I got a promotion at Allyse's! I don't have to reception anymore, so I can pretty much pick my own hours. This will also be my last week at my other job in Mapleton. It'll be so nice not having to work two jobs anymore. Especially since I no longer have a car. Makes it hard to commute when I have to borrow my mother's car. But what hurts the most is filling that baby with gas. It's like a sucker punch to the stomach.

I have so much to do! I can't wait for tomorrow to be over. I'm pretty sure I'm only gonna get 3-4 hours of sleep tonight. The first three days of last week I got a grand total of 10 hours of sleep. I'm hoping to not repeat that pattern.

Well, I better get to work. But first! my iPod picks for this week. These are all about a certain someone whom i love/hate. I had to go a little country on this one:

"What Hurts the Most" - Rascal Flatts
"Teardrops on My Guitar" - Taylor Swift
"We are Broken" - Paramore
"Umbrella" - Rihanna
"My Happy Ending" - Avril Lavigne
"I Don't Love You" - My Chemical Romance
"It's a Heartache" - Bonnie Tyler
"Over You" - Daughtry
"Don't Know What You Got Til It's Gone" - Cinderella
"Almost Lover" - A Fine Frenzy
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"Smile Like You Mean It" - The Killers
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" - My Chemical Romance

Best News Ever!!!

2008-02-15T17:37:00.000-08:00

So I get this e-mail today from the MCR website and they added some U.S. tour dates after their tour in Asia. And one of them is SALT LAKE CITY!!!! Woot! Woot! I am so excited! Come April 11th, where will I be? Jammin' live to my favorite band!

My Anarchist Valentine

2008-02-13T18:22:00.000-08:00

Valentine’s Day is here again
And like all the ones before
There is no one to greet me
With a dozen roses at my door

I have friends who say they love me
And those who say they care
But the one I truly, deeply need
Isn’t waiting there

The one thing I need most right now
To forget the pain I feel inside
Is to be held in his arms tonight
And have him by my side

I ache for him, I pray for him
I hold him in my heart
The problem’s not that he won’t stop
It’s that he won’t even start

There is no sweet release for me
So I beg of those above
To answer me this question brief
“When is it my turn to be loved?”

I fell for you and you left me
Cold and all alone
What will it take to crumble
Your heart that’s made of stone?

I would have given you everything
My life, my heart, my soul
To have this just one thing from you:
To be called your own

I have to leave you behind now
But maybe one day you’ll see
I will always be the one for you
Even if you won’t be for me

And so goodbye my valentine
You’ve let me slip away
Once again we find ourselves
Alone on a Valentine’s Day.

I belong in Seattle!!

2008-02-03T18:41:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow night one of my favorite singers is going to be rockin out in Seattle, and I won't be there to see him! James Blunt is going to be performing at the Moore Theater and oh how I wish I could go! He has no tour date for Utah; the closest venue is in Las Vegas this Friday. It's official: I need to live in Seattle. They have the best concerts and the gloomiest weather. It's totally my scene. Even though I probably won't ever see James live, I can still watch his videos!

One More Reason Why I Love Gerard!

2008-01-31T18:16:00.000-08:00

This a quote from Gerard Way that I absolutely love! He is such a sweetheart. Someone on YouTube put it to one of my favorite My Chem songs. I love it!

President Hinckley

2008-01-30T20:28:00.000-08:00

President Hinckley is the best example I have ever known. He was the kindest, funniest, most humble man, a true servant of the Lord. He was a great man and a great prophet. He will be greatly missed, but he is now reunited with his dear wife and all his forebears. We Thank Thee O God for a Prophet!

OneRepublic!!!

2008-01-17T22:00:00.000-08:00

My friend Megan and I went to the OneRepublic concert yesterday and it was so much fun! The opening bands were really great and we got to meet all three of them and we even met/hugged/got our photo with one of the guitarists of OneRepublic! Once I figure out how to get the photos off of my phone I will be sure to post them. The guys from the band The Daylights were so cute and so nice. I got the cutest picture of Meg with them. You can check them out at http://myspace.com/thedaylights.

The one on the right is Svend. He's from Denmark. He spoke Danish to us! Not pictured is their buddy Russ, who was such a sweetheart!

The one second from the right is the one we got our picture with. His name is Drew Brown.

The concert was fun even with the horrible Utah fans who have to prove that they are the most obnoxious people in the world. We were like twenty feet from the stage and could barely move through most of the concert because people kept shoving. Meg even lost her shoes. Twice. But she found them. It's kind of funny because when I went to the MCR concert in Seattle, everyone was totally chill and cool and behaved themselves even though it was a concert where you could totally go out of control. However, this concert, which had much tamer music, was completely insane. I've never felt so close to so many people. :) I was pushed, prodded, groped and violated . However, I also inadvertently did a lot of those things to other people as well. Sorry guys! We're all in this together, although it did add to my list of Utahns Are Horrible ...

So along with the amazing concert are the iPod picks for this week which will contain a majority of OneRepublic:
"Come Home" by OneRepublic - They introduced this song as a tribute they had written to one of their friends who is a marine in Iraq. I actually had this as a ringtone for one of my friends and I always get excited when it goes off.
"Apologize" by OneRepublic - This is their first single. Check out the video on YouTube. The lead singer is friggin hot in it (p.s. make sure it is the official video w/ Timbaland and not that fake video with the creepy girl.)
"Stop and Stare" by OneRepublic - I just love this song.
"All We Are" by OneRepublic - Just a great song.

And the MCR pick of the week/month depending on how often I post is:
"My Way Home is through You" I absolutely LOVE this song. It played on my iPod on the drive home from work today and I just had to crank that volume up. Love the song. Love the band. Am naming my first son Gerard. Sorry, I have a slightly unhealthy obsession with that glorious band and its gorgeous lead singer. ;)

Look at me go!

2008-01-01T21:49:00.000-08:00

Wow! A new year and a new post!

So much has happened during the month since my last post. I thought that when school got out I would have more time to do stuff, but working 50 hours a week put a sufficient stop to that. And school starts again in two days. Where does the time go?

I have some exciting news with which I am going to toot my own horn: Even with working two jobs, I managed to scrape out a 4.0 this semester!! This hasn't happened with me working just one job. Apparently insane amounts of stress are a key ingredient to academic success.

Christmas was enjoyable. Santa brought me an awesome toy:

It is an Old Fashioned Movie Time Popcorn Machine! I popped some delicious kernels and watched Harry Potter on Christmas Day.

Here are some pics of my cute puppy with one of the new squeaky toys I gave her for Christmas (and yes, the pictures are staged).

Whew! That takes care of end of semester and Christmas. For New Year's, Anne and I went and saw I am Legend. It was a good flick, but it was a little creepy and probably not the best film for someone as jumpy as I am (or someone who is still scared of the dark, as I also am). But I thought it was a good plot nonetheless. Now I just need a cute boy to go see P.S. I Love You with and then I might get my nerves back.

Oh! I almost forgot the Allyse's Christmas Party! Shaundawg won a Smashbox Makeup kit, which is now mine and I won $200! Here is a pic of Meg (my date), Tyson, and Me.

It was a lot of fun (even if I did spill salad dressing all over my new shirt!). But my hair looks great, even though you can't see my emo streak in this pic.

So I am kind of weird cuz I like songs that make me cry. I just got the album Dreaming Out Loud by OneRepublic on iTunes this week, and there is this song that I really like called "Come Home." It's pretty much amazing, even though it is a tearjerker. *sniff*sniff* J/K. Check it out. It's the iPod pick for the week from the person who has the absolute best musical taste ever. ;)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! MAY 2008 BE THE YEAR OF DREAMS!! (wow that was corny)

I have to make this fast

2007-12-02T14:04:00.000-08:00

Because I am posting, it is obvious that I am supposed to be writing a paper. And I am. I am about seven pages into my ten page paper. And I still have other homework to do on top of that. But I have nine hours before midnight, which is my personal deadline to be in bed. I cannot wait for this semester to be over. It has been a hellish one. I have ended up changing my major because I have found that I absolutely abhor chemistry and I am never taking another English class.

I can't believe that it's almost over. I never thought the end would come, and now I only have four more days of class before finals. I got through chemistry lab without blowing myself up (that in and of itself is a Christmas miracle), and I am going to pull off decent grades (hopefully). Well, my time is running out and my paper won't write itself (although that would be awesome) so have an amazing week and listen to "Disenchanted" by My Chemical Romance. For some reason, it reminds me of all non-college school years.

Winter Wonderland

2007-12-01T11:07:00.000-08:00

So, I woke up this morning to about 4 inches of snow. And it is still snowing!! We've probably gotten like 6 inches so far. After shoveling the walks, I went outside to play with Snowflake. She LOVES the snow. She was rolling around in it like a pig in the mud. But of course, when I tried to take pictures of her, she was very uncooperative. I only got two pictures of her, and I can only display one because she decided to go to the bathroom in the other picture. Thanks to the snow, we can finally see her at night.

I know it's early, but....

2007-11-18T18:59:00.000-08:00

I was cleaning my room this weekend, and I thought "Hey, since I have to clean anyway, why don't I just put up my Christmas decorations?" So basically, my room now looks like the North Pole exploded, even though Thanksgiving hasn't even come yet:

This is the top shelf of my desk. I'm going to put a little Christmas picture in the red frame. I got the white and green candle holders at Bath and Body Works last year, and the big red candle I won at our annual New Year's Eve Bingo party at Grandma's house. And yes, I realize that the Halloween tissues are out of place, but I have to use them up!

This is my Whimsical Penguin that I got at Costco for $10. It is so cute. You can push it and it won't fall over, unless it is done maliciously and then yes, it will fall over.

I have had this wreath forever. I made it like eight years ago and it still looks great (if I do say so myself). Even though I had to use packing tape to secure one of the little presents, it is a fabulous piece. There are two shelf sitters on my television.

This is the top of my dresser. I got the big Santa boot from Kirklands last year (on clearance, of course). The two oil warmers on either side of it I got from Bath and Body Works this year. The water globe next to the white one is my FAVORITE thing. It is so pretty. I bought it in October, but it was the last one so I had to. I also LOVE the figurine of Santa kneeling to Baby Jesus. And the candle in front of it smells AMAZING.

I got this snowman this year at Kirklands (thank goodness for those 25% off coupons). It is actually a bird feeder, but I put it at the foot of my bed. My mother keeps threatening to put birdseed in it.

Here is my little tree. It always fall over without any assistance. It is so bright that it lights up my whole room. I do have some tacky ornaments on it, but for the most part it is beautiful.

I tried taking a picture of it with the lights out. I had to hold my finger over the auto-flash. It looks a lot better in person.
I got these boxes at Kirkland's last week. They are so friggin' cute. (I know, I am going to blow a circuit. I'm like Clark Griswald). P.S. The nativity water globe is actually my sister's. But since she left her crap here, I am going to use it.

This is my little shelf sitter Santa.

This is my little chest of drawers next to my bookcase. I got the candle holder at Kirkland's and the other pieces from previous Bingo Nights.

This is one of my favorite new additions to my Christmas collection. I got this super cute quilt, shams and blanket at Target. They are so comfortable. And I got the pillows from Costco. I absolutely LOVE it.
Well, that's my room. Isn't it amazing? J/K. Once again, I have put off my paper to blog. But I really don't want to write my paper, so everyone wins. Plus I haven't posted since September, so I figured it was high time to do so.

One of my new favorite songs on my iPod was one that I actually got for free. Every week the iTunes store offers about three songs for free. One of them is a Latin song, and most of the time the other two aren't worth listening to, but once in a while a really good song will come out. For example, a few weeks ago they had "Pictures of You" by the Last Goodnight. Excellent song. However, the one I am really loving right now is "Best Days" by Graham Colton. It is amazing. Love it. Even if you just listen to the 30 second blip on iTunes you will love it too. And just for good measure and keeping with my Christmas-themed room, I will throw in "All I Want for Christmas is You" by my signature band My Chemical Romance. It's not available on iTunes, but you should be able to YouTube it. It is amazing as well.

Only two days of school this week and then it is work, work, work. But no Chem Lab! Woohoo! Hydrochloric acid is not my friend. If I don't manage to post during the rest of the week (But I will try since I am getting my hair done on Tuesday. Pics, pics, pics), Have a very Happy Thanksgiving and remember to live life to the fullest.

Kristen

P.S. My friend Lisa just had an adorable baby boy last Thursday. He is so cute. Check out her blog in my links.

Crazy Times

2007-09-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh I have been so busy with school and last weekend and all of this week so far I have been sick. I've got so much to do! (So why am I sitting here blogging?)

My second job this summer (on top of working at Allyse's Bridal and teaching piano) was working at Bridal Manufacturing Designs in Mapleton. I loved it there. It was so amazing. It was basically just me and Whitney making brides's dreams come true by sending dresses to stores, but we had between one and five adorable boys in every day. And Jim, our boss.

Speaking of the boys, here is a picture of my amazing friend Tyson on his way out to Mapleton:

Anne had just given him a tub of Ute ice cream, because they had won their last game and BYU (his favorite team) had just gotten creamed. I brought my camera just to capture this moment of incredulous disgust on his face. Gotta love it.

It is so cold in my house. I had a bottle of water in my room and it had condensation on the INSIDE when I got home from school. I'm wearing three layers and my fuzzy pink socks right now. It's super crazy because just three days ago it was almost 90 degrees outside and today it is 50. This just confirms my theory that global warming is a bunch of doowiddley.

I just got an e-mail from my friend LISA today. She moved to Idaho a few months ago. We worked together at Allyse's and she is so funny. But sometimes she would take advantage of my jumpy personality and make sudden moves to scare me. She has a blog too! Check it out. She is expecting a baby boy soon and she looks so cute!

Well, I better stop blogging and start on my ten-page paper :)

OH! I almost forgot! My iPod pick for this week is the new James Blunt CD "All the Lost Souls". All of it, the whole thing. It is totally amazing.

Anyway, got lots to do!

I AM ALIVE!!!

2007-09-16T20:09:00.000-07:00

Holy Moley!! - It's been a loooong time since I have posted. I have been so CRAZY busy. I've been working two jobs all summer (well, ever since Warped Tour) and I just started school. This is the most intense semester I've had so far. I have to take this ethics and values class where I have to write a one-page paper (single-spaced) for every class period and I have to write a ten page research paper at the end of the semester. Oh and I have to write another ten page paper research paper for my English class too. Is it wrong to submit the same paper for both classes? My problem is that I am a lazy genius.

Just to prove it, I am writing two papers due tomorrow right now. I am the queen of procrastination. But it's not like I am not just sitting around picking my nose. Yesterday I worked eight hours, went to the library, cleaned my kitchen and then passed out on the couch, watching SNL of course.

I did just get back from vacation. I went to see Nate and Angela in Seattle again. Angela and I went to the Puyallup State Fair and saw Chris Daughtry in concert. Angela wanted to go on the rides, and I was very apprehensive, for I have not been on a roller coaster since I was about five or six years old and it was the little dragon thing at Lagoon. I totally lost it back then, so the butterflies were churning double time at the fair. But I wanted to be a good sport and be brave, so we went on the egg beater first. HOLY COW!! It was so intense. I was on the inside of the seat and everytime it flipped around I swore I was going to crash into the other carts.

Then we went on this crazy zigzag ride that went high in the air and then jerked you around. I was so scared. I had to take a potty break between every ride just to make sure I didn't wet myself.

Then we went on the Monster Mouse, which we were going to save for last, but we went on it anyway. That was so scary. I thought I was just going to be thrown out of the car. Angela took pictures of us while we were in the car and we were both just screaming.

After that, I wanted to go on a safer ride, so we agreed to go on the Matterhorn. You just sit in a car and it spins you around a little mountain. I thought it would be nice and easy. Oh no. Once again, I thought I was going to fly out of the cart. I thought I was going to die. But Angela reminded me about the average age of the rest of the riders and felt very silly for my trepidation.

Angela wanted to go on this ride:

But luckily, someone threw up on it and they had to close it down to clean it.

We each had one ticket left. Angela wanted to go on this crazy ride called the Jumper, but I did NOT want to go on it. I finally plucked up enough courage and we got on the ride. It took forever for them to get it going though. They had to recheck all of our harnesses to make sure they were ok and all the instructions on the panels were in GERMAN!! I was soooo nervous. The girls sitting next to me were funny though. When we finally took off, we started spinning in a circle (we were in chairs on a disc) and then we went so high! I closed my eyes for the longest time. I finally had the courage to open them and it wasn't as scary as I had thought. It was way fun. For some reason it wasn't as bad as the other rides. I think I liked it even more than Angela did. And I didn't pee my pants. :)

The concert was really great, ( I got a t-shirt. Woohoo!) although I must admit I thought he could have done a better job. He just seemed to stand in the middle of the stage the whole time, but he did bust out his own guitar and play some great acoustic parts. I was a little disappointed that he didn't sing all the songs on his CD, but it was still amazing. He sounded so incredible too. It was so much fun. We sat next to this older couple and they were so funny. They watched me, Angela, and Kimm sing all the lyrics and they were just laughing and having a great time. Here is a video of the concert. You can hear us all singing too.

It was so much fun. But now I am back to the drudgery of school and work. I don't think I have ever had a more intense phase of my life. I have so much schoolwork, so much work work, and so much regular life work that I am feeling totally overwhelmed. But I guess what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Although next semester I am taking totally easy classes. I am also never taking any chemistry or English classes ever again. I feel the need to revert to my internal nerdiness and major in math.

This is one of the things that I hate about being an adult: all the freakin' hard decisions. I want to go back to elementary school where my one fear was climbing the ropes in gym class. Growing up blows. I just want a juice box and a blanket so I can have nap time. I guess it will all work out in end, but right now I am struggling. I've kind of got that philosophy right now that life sucks and then you die. But I think once this semester is over and December is here that things will be a lot better and I will finally be able to breathe.

P.S. Emo kid is out. Kristen has a new boy in her life and trying to drum up enough confidence to let him know that he needs to ask her out.

Well, I better get back to writing my papers. If luck will have it I might be able to get four whole hours of sleep tonight!

Fried Like an Egg

2007-07-15T21:07:00.000-07:00

One week ago, I went to Warped Tour and got an incredible sunburn. I was in Salt Lake this week on business and it totally blistered and started peeling. My nose started peeling first and it was not attractive. My arms and neck are still way bad. The picture of my arm doesn't really do it justice, but the one of my neck is pretty accurate. My friend Amy at work makes me show everyone my neck because it's the worst sunburn she's ever seen. Needless to say, I've used a lot of Aloe Vera and taken a substantial amount of ibuprofen. However, I still think the worst part of this whole thing is my embarrassing tan line. I mean, just look at my neck. It goes from light brown, to bright red, to pasty white. I look like a freakin' tub of Neapolitan ice cream.

WARPED TOUR!!!

2007-07-08T21:20:00.000-07:00

07/07/07 - I spent this lucky day at the Vans Warped Tour. I won free tickets from The Truth About Tobacco and got two full-access passes to the event. I went with my friends Lauran, Trisha, and Nate and it was so much fun. It was way hot and I got totally fried. As Brain said to Pinky, "I am in a considerable amount of pain."

I was wearing a t-shirt, so on top of my sunburn I'm going to have a nasty farmer's tan. And, I am ashamed to say it, I am officially a redneck. My neck got the worst of it, but there is a small white patch where my ponytail was hanging. My left arm also got extra burned from driving there and back.

There were so many people there. We didn't really take full advantage of our passes, but we did accidentally wander backstage once, but the band that had been playing went straight to their trailer so the next group could get on. But it was a lot of fun. Very enjoyable. I got a t-shirt and a free hat. I wish I had taken my camera, but I left it in the car in case we weren't allowed to take them in. But I've got the CDs, merch, and wristband to prove I was there.

I didn't post songs last week because I've been so busy. But two songs that I've been listening to lately actually have the same name, but are both very different and very good.

"Satellite" by Guster and by Kiss Kiss.

and the MCR song I've been enjoying most the past week is "My Way Home is Through You"

Woohoo!! Warped Tour!!

Dreams, Mugs, and Bug Bites

2007-06-28T21:29:00.000-07:00

I have the craziest dreams in the world. I am so not even kidding. One time I woke up screaming, not because I was having a nightmare, but I dreamt that someone jumped out from behind a wall and startled me. So anyway, last night I had a dream that I totally met Bon Jovi and Tico kept taking my credit cards because he thought it was funny when I looked in my wallet and couldn't find them. But then dreamt that I was telling my mom about the dream. And then I woke up and actually told my mom about the dream within a dream. Nuts, huh?

For my birthday (3 months ago) my sister gave me a "gift certificate" saying that she would take me to Color Me Mine. Last Saturday we went and I got to paint a mug. They had to fire it in the kiln, so I got it back last night. I wanted to paint it black with white polka dots, but they turned out to be more like polka ovals. I still like it though.

And finally, my bug bite. Last night my ankle started itching, so naturally, I scratched at it and felt this bump. Lo and behold, I have a HUGE bug bite. I put some Benadryl today and haven't scratched it at all, but it is totally enflamed. I have a picture of it (it's not a very good pic, my mom took it; my family did get a laugh out of me hopping around on one leg with a camera in one hand and holding my bitten leg in the other trying to get a picture).

This picture is so bad. I'm trying to decide if I have skinny legs or huge ankles. (But at least I don't have cankles. Woohoo!) But seriously, my leg looks like a 3 wood. Here's a pic to compare:

But look how huge that bite is! Geez Louise, it looks like a was attacked by a mammoth mosquito. I should have put like a quarter on my leg for comparison so you could see how big it actually is. By the way, the smaller red spots are scars from many a shaving accident and all the little red dots on my leg are the signature trademark of every pasty white girl. :p

That's my life for today. I certainly hope my bite goes down. Otherwise it will be most uncomfortable.

Just Call Me Jeff Gordon

2007-06-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

It was such an exciting day for me because it was the first time I've driven on the freeway by myself. Me and Sheniqua went all the way to Mapleton and back today. She's been on the highway before, but only once with me behind the wheel, and that was when my friend an I drove out to her bridal shower. I was quite proud of myself and very happy that I made it alive. Utah drivers are terrible, but I made it through. I get to go out there again tomorrow. Wish me luck!

My iPod picks for this week are:

"Time is Running Out" by Muse (going to see them September 12)

"You Give Love a Bad Name" by Blake Lewis (My American Idol)

"Ready to Fall" by Rise Against

"Forever Young" by So They Say

and the MCR pick of the week is....drum roll please...

"Cemetery Drive" I just can never get enough of this song. They performed it when I saw them in Seattle and I was soooooo excited. Of course I love all of their songs, but this one is just amazing!

Ouchy Pouchy

2007-06-24T20:02:00.000-07:00

The last few days I have had this MONSTROUS canker sore underneath one of my bottom teeth. It hasn't been too bad since it's in such an inconspicuous spot, but it has really acted up today and it is disgusting. It seriously looks like a tube foot from the underside of a starfish. I would put up a picture, but it isn't very attractive. Anyway, that's my little pity party for today. Hope you all have canker-free days, because otherwise, life just isn't as fun.

I have a confession

2007-06-23T22:19:00.000-07:00

I actually got a break at work today, so I went to the aforementioned Graywhale to see if they had that James Blunt CD. Anyway, the last two times I bought something there, the same kid has rung me up. So I walk in and he is standing right by the door, with... a My Chemical Romance messenger bag. I think he's kind of cute and he is way nice. Last time I went there, he sold me My Chem's first CD and we talked about it for a couple minutes and he was just so sweet. I think I have a bit of a crush. But he was wearing these tight red jeans that have just got to go. Other than that, he is a-okay. I just love emo boys. There was this way cute kid that used to clean the store where I work, and he was totally emo too. But he was also just incredibly nice. He was seriously the nicest kid I've ever met. My friends told me I would go bright red when I talked to him. I was so sad when he quit. So anyway, that's my confession. I have a total crush on the kid who works at Graywhale. :D <3

P.S. They didn't have the James Blunt CD, but I did end up getting a CD from So They Say.

That is the shiniest shirt I have ever seen

2007-06-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

So, I'm watching Jimmy Kimmel right now and this dude named Peter Wolf is the musical guest. He is wearing the most unique outfit I have ever seen. He has on denim shorts with bright red suspenders, a red checkered sash around his neck, knee high green socks, bright red hair, and a seafoam green shirt PLASTERED with sequins. Oh, and he is playing a ukelele. Awesome.

Holy Power Outages, Batman!!

2007-06-21T21:53:00.000-07:00

Ok. The power has gone out at my house 4 times in the last three day. Totally lame. It didn't bother me at first, but it is now getting kind of ridiculous. Yesterday was my sister's birthday and the power went off right before I was about to mix the frosting for her cake. It came on just in time for us to put dinner in the oven and as soon as we said the blessing, BAM! off it goes again. And then this morning, it when off right after I got up. I had to blow dry and straighten my hair in the bathroom at work. Not exciting. But, I am proud to say that I have successfully lived through it. By the way, no James Blunt CD today. Didn't get a break at work. Best hopes for tomorrow.

Rock on!

My First Blog

2007-06-20T21:52:00.000-07:00

Wow, my first blog. So much to say and so little time! My sister-in-law has a blog on here and it is so fun to read it and see what she is up to. There are even pictures of me on there! Since I'm on the computer just about everyday, I figured I should invest in a blog as well.

I just got the new Bon Jovi CD today, and I have to say, I am a little dissappointed. When I uploaded it onto my iTunes, it labeld it as COUNTRY!! AAAAGGGHHH! I can't believe the greatest rock band of all time is now a country band. When I was at the gym the other day, their new music video was playing on CMT. So dissappointing. However, I still enjoyed the CD. They will always have a special place in my heart. ;)

Holy cow!! The Fray is on TV! It's on the public TV channel and it says that James Blunt is next. They played at UVSC (my awesome school) this year. I thought about going, but I didn't. I really want to go to the Breaking Benjamin/Three Days Grace concert this Friday, but I don't have anyone to go with. Plus, funds are running a little low this month. But hey, we only live once right?

So I was on Yahoo! today and they had this video about this kid named William Sledd who posts videos on YouTube and he is friggin' hilarious (disclaimer: his language can be colorful). His segments are called Ask A Gay Man and they are so funny and so true! I love the episode Fashion Victims Editio 2. The socks and sandals thing is something that I cannot stand either. I'm thinking of getting a sleddhead t-shirt, but I don't know if I want to spend 30 bucks for one. Maybe I'll check eBay (my absolute favorite web site) to see if they have any listings for one.

Can I just say I LOVE eBay? It is totally amazing. I got my purse from there and it is absolutely fabulous. I have had so many compliments on it. It is a My Chemical Romance (fave band) DIY purse and it is totally emo and totally hot. Here are the pictures of it from eBay:

The front...

...and the back.

Okay, James Blunt is playing "Goodbye My Lover" and it just tugs at my heartstrings everytime I hear it. Everyone should listen to it. It is amazing. I don't own it yet, but I will be making a stop at Graywhale tomorrow if I get a break at work.

If you can't tell, I LOVE music. I have the most varied taste of anybody I know. My iPod is chuck full of (at least in my opinion) the best music around. There is literally something for everybody on my iPod. I have everything from The Beatles to Breaking Benjamin, Guns 'n Roses to Green Day, Jason Mraz to Johnny Cash, and Linkin Park to Lostprophets. Although I'm not a fan of rap, hip/hop, and most country, I think everyone could find at least one song they like on my oh so beloved iPod. I don't think I could live without it. I take it with me everywhere I go. I even have an adaptor for my car, Sheniqua, so I can rock out on the road. In addition to the Bon Jovi CD, today I added "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton and the "Teenagers" video by My Chemical Romance. By the way, anyone who hasn't seen the video for "Welcome to the Black Parade" by MCR is really missing out. It is the most amazing video I have ever seen. Seriously. Watch it. YouTube it right now. You won't be dissappointed. :D

Anyway, my iPod picks for this week are:

"Peaches" by The Presidents of the United States of America

"Time After Time" by Quietdrive (amazing cover!)

"Orange Sky" by Alexi Murdoch (heard it on Prison Break and bought it straightaway)

"Hang Me Up to Dry" by the Cold War Kids

and the MCR pick of the week:

"Under Pressure" with The Used (Best cover I've heard so far)

Anyway, this blog has been FOREVER long and probably boring, but hey, it's my first time.

Rock On!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TARA!!!