I'm a Castronaut..

I'm bored so I'm going to be dorky and post more pictures of my favorite American Idol Contestant, Jason Castro. Because I can. Why do I always become obsessed? This year it's different, I'm really going to buy his CD. Really.

April Fools.

Okay, so I didn't fool anyone, but at least I got a few comments out of it :)

I suck at pranks.. My brother is much better at it than me.

As a payback to myself, today I have massive man-eating, gut-wrenching, throw me on the floor cramps.

ow.

Oops.

So I found out tonight why I've been so tired lately. And why I've had trouble sleeping and all.

I really don't know how to put this soooooooooooooo....


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Skyrockets in Flight..

Does anyone else have certain songs that, when you hear them, they always get stuck in your head? I have at least two of these.

One is "Yellow Submarine" by The Beatles. Not that it's terrible to have a Beatles song stuck in your head, but there are much better Beatles songs to choose from. Yet for some reason this is the one that floats around in my head.

The other is, unfortunately, "Afternoon Delight". I don't like this song, it's not my taste. No matter how many times I hear it, it will get stuck in my head for at least a week upon hearing it.

Last night I watched a portion of The Rules of Attraction, the James Van Der Beek movie. This movie has a great soundtrack, but they somehow managed to sneak in that darn song for about 20 seconds. It was long enough to be floating around in my head today. Grruf.

In other news, I totally got most of the wallpaper in my kitchen taken down... except for behind the fridge.

Also, I signed up to play in the Appalchian Alumni Band Concert on April 26th in Boone. Ya'll should come out and watch me make a fool of myself. I haven't played my clarinet in years. I practiced a little last night and I think I pulled a muscle in my bottom lip.

Anywho the show is free and it won't last but like an hour (I hope). If you're hankering for a trip to Boone and need a good excuse, come on up to see it! The Yikas should be free flowing.

pink.

Last night I attended my first bachelor party. Yes, bachelor. Justin (the one getting married in Vegas) and Jared and a few boys were going to go out and party it up last night. Jared ended up without a car so I had to drive him to Hickory Tavern.

I was completely okay with this though. I have no problem being around a bunch of boys. Of course as soon as we got there they decided to leave because that placed was PACKED with Carolina fans.

So that was when they decided it was poker time! Justin, his brother Travis, his friend James, his brother in-law Marcus, and Jared and I played Texas Hold 'em at my house last night. I went to bed at 12 after I lost all of my (Jared's) money. The boys stayed up til around 1:30. They had planned on going to a strip club when they were done playing, but by that time there would be no point. So they all went home and Jared came to bed. Shoot, that's a shame :D.

Anywho so I got to enjoy a bachelor party. With no Strippers! Yay!

This weekend I plan on tearing down the wallpaper in my kitchen. Anyone wanna help?

And on Sunday, my daddy is coming to visit and bringing one of my grandma's quilts for me.

I hope it's lovely out again.

Flickr Meme

I'm going to copy estacy here and do a really fun flickr meme!

1. Go to Flickr (don’t sign in)
2. Type your answer in the “search” box.
3. Pick an image from the first page.
4. Copy and paste your answer.

Here we go:
My first name
Allison













(by Matt Callow)

My Relationship Status
In a Relationship













(by Zero G)
I'm not sure why this was on the first page, but I'll take it, being the Star Wars Nerd that I am.

My Favorite Color
Green










(by baboon)

My Celebrity Crush
Johnny Depp of course













(by Rag Muffin)

What I'm listening to
Jason Castro (I'm a Castronaut!)











(by Suburban Cowboy)

My Favorite Disney Princess
Aurora













(by Lallisag)

My Favorite Adult Beverage
Rum and Diet Coke
(Now THAT's what I'm talking about!)










(by Agent Retro)

My Dream Vacation
Hawaii

















(by ScottS101)

When I Grow Up, I want to be..
A Photographer











(By Sergei.y)

My Dearest Love
Jared of Course











(By Critical Thought)

One Word to Describe Me
Stubborn













(By jonSpot)

I was born in
Florida

















(By Omnia)

I was raised in
North Carolina













(By mpd)

Blond or Brunette
Redhead













(by dogseat)

My Favorite TV Show
Friends











(By This Person)


Shew! That was harder than I thought it would be. Ya'll better comment or something!

You are the Supreme Mack Daddy.

Well I know it's Wednesday and most people post about their weekends on Monday, but I've been stuck in GPS land for the past two miserable days, so I'm posting now.

I finally got my new, right camera on Thursday. I had to work both jobs though, so I didn't get to play with it much but I did take this picture:


Friday I slept in since it was a holiday and then worked at night, no news here.


Saturday was awesome. I slept late and then went to Target and cleaned house. Then I hung out with Carmen, Carmen's husband Jon, and Jon's brother Thad.

We went to the park and wondered around:




And then, we grilled out some yummy hamburgers with pimento cheese and big ole baked (microwaved) potatoes:


It was a beautiful day and I always enjoy slacking off. At least I cleaned my house during the day :)

Sunday was Easter so Jared and I headed out to Canton to eat with his family and see his pretty doggie:




He showed me his middle and high school yearbooks and I laughed at a lot of goofy pictures and mullets.


On the way back I got bored in the car and started taking neato pictures of the dash board:


It was a great weekend. Hopefully this one will be just as good, but who knows.

Define Miracle..

1) A baby being born on a train toilet and falling through to the tracks, and surviving.

2) Appalachian beating Michigan 34-32 on Sept. 1st, 2007.
P.S. The second picture down on that page was taken by yours truly! And the fourth picture.

3) My Mother learning how to use and send text messages.

Miracles do happen.


And here's a little something to brighten your day:

A conversation via text message...

Him: Forget cirque de soleil cause carrot top will be in vegas when we are there

Me: Jesus! get us front row!

Him: I did!

Me: Yay! now all my dreams can finally come true.

Him: Only 400 Dollars what a steal

Me: Hell Yea! i wonder if he performs wedding ceremonies?

Him: Lol

Happy St. Patrick's Day Ya'll

Exactly 11 years ago I was marching with my band (the South Rowan Raiders!) in the St. Patty's Day Parade in Dublin, Ireland. I also kissed the Blarney Stone but it's been more than 7 years so I guess my luck ran out ;D Actually I think things have been much better in the past 4 years.

Anywho tonight Jared and I will stop by McGuire's for Green Beer and to see Carmen who got suckered into working.

I had a great time hanging out with Carmen and Jon and some friends last night. We barbequed chicken and corn and had baked potatoes and bread, and finished it all off with desert (strawberry short cake) and a movie (No Country for Old Men). Good times.

The one with the ketchup.

To catch you up on some things:

A) My Gall Bladder is fine, apparently. The doctor said I probably just have an infection and I need to take Prilosec for 2 months.

B) I'm going to send the camera back and get a refund and get the camera I really wanted. Of course, it's going to take a while. I have to send it back, then it'll take 3-5 days to get the refund, then I have to order another one. :(

C) I'm never going to like basketball. Not even when I get an extra hour of lunch so we can all watch the ACC Tournament together. BORING.

D) I miss Jared.

E) This guy is hot (even though he makes funny faces):

So I got my new camera.. Or did I?

First picture with new camera that finally arrived yesterday:


About 20 minutes later I was fooling around with more of the buttons and realized all of a sudden "holy shnikies, this is NOT the camera I ordered". I was very peeved.

I ordered this camera , the Fujifilm S6000fd. This is a perfectly respectable MID level camera that I thought about and really wanted.

What they sent me was this camera , the Fujifilm S7000.

Yes, it's WAY more expensive, but I didn't pay extra for it.

Here are the pros and cons of this situation:
Pros:
-it's a higher-end camera
-it's more advanced
-it's worth more

Cons:
-it's 4 years older than the one I wanted (it's brand new, but manufactured in 2003)
-the zoom is not as good
-it's more advanced (i'm mid level..)

I know I'll get used to it and I'll love it. But damn it, I really thought long and hard about what camera to get and I really wanted the S6000fd.

American Idol + Beatles = NO!

I love American Idol and I love Beatles music. Last night they were combined and the Top 12 sang Beatles songs. Boo. This was a bad idea and even I knew that. If you're gonna cover a Beatles song you have to be more than just a good singer. You have to be a great singer and you have to be willing to put all of your emotions into it.

One of the most horrific things I've ever seen was Kristy Lee Cook singing the square dance version of "8 Days a Week" last night. I wanted to vomit while watching it. I really really really hated it. Really.

In case you missed it:

And if that doesn't work, it's here

I have to say though, I love me some Jason Castro, and I thought he did great last night, but he makes some funny faces on stage. Here is my favorite ever, as he hits his last note last night:

I know 2 very bad kitties who will be celebrating a birthday soon.

So on Sunday I decided it would be a perfect day to take Meatwad and Beefcake to PetSmart to get their nails clipped. It was a gorgeous day, and the cats seemed to be in good moods. I packed them up in their carriers and we headed on out.

When we got in the pet salon area, two of the women there immediately recognized me, and I assume it was because of Meatwad. Here's why:

Meatwad basically attacked the poor woman who got stuck clipping his nails. It was like an all out brawl before she put the cone on. It looked a lot like this:


And also a bit like this:


Except, imagine the lion is Meatwad and the tiger is the PetSmart lady.

I went out to pay while she was finishing him up, and there were people outside the salon staring saying "Look at that crazy cat!". The woman who rang me up asked, "is that your cat everyone is talking about?". YEA. That's my Meatwad.

So then she trims Beefcake's nails and I can see he behaves... but when she brings him back over to me in his carrier, she says, "I just want you to know, he's peed all over the inside of the carrier and himself."

Great. One mean cat and one pee-covered cat. That poor lady. I tipped her for being so calm about it.

Then I sadly took my two bad kitties home and gave poor Beefcake a bath. I would have taken a picture but it takes both hands to handle that.

$$$$$$$$$$$

You know what I love? Wachovia's new Way to Save Program.

I signed up like 2 months ago. Every time I use my atm card to buy anything, it transfers $1.00 from my checking into this savings account (with interest!). I don't even pay attention to it. After 2 months I already have $50.00! Woo! Maybe by the end of the year I'll be rich from my own money!


I've finally decided to buy a camera. Carmen's husband Jon showed me a couple of really nice cameras yesterday and I really liked the Nikon D40. I thought a lot about it, but it's more than I want to spend, and it's more than I need right now. It's a great camera, but a little too advanced for me, I feel.

So I'm going to go ahead and buy the Fuji from yesterday's post. If I don't like it, I can return it, no big deal! Yay! I'm so excited!


UPDATE!!- I just did it! I bought a new camera finally! And I got a package that comes with a case and 1G xd card.

Fujifilm S6000fd

This is the camera I really want:

But the cheapest I can find it is $350.00 (with shipping). That's too much for me! Maybe I can convince someone to help me out with it as an early birhtday present :D......

Stud Muffin.

I'm getting better with my Grandma's old 35mm camera. But I need digital!

Blah2@! Did you know...

Trying to decide on a new camera sucks.

I can't decide whether I want something big or small.
I can't decide whether I want something I can use easily or something more advanced.
I can't decide whether I should rip my hair out or kill someone.

Narrowing down between:
Fujifilm S5700/S700

Fujifilm S6000fd

Fujifilm S5600

I like my Fujis. And I don't like looking at the Amazon reviews because they blow me away.

I wish I could afford the 6000fd and also a small camera for fun times. BUT I can't.

Do You Know a Yawn-Gleeter?

Almost every single time I yawn, I gleet.

Urban Dictionary defines gleet as: The ejection of saliva directly out of ones salvatory glands and out of his/her mouth. (I won't go into the other definitions (ew!!))

I don't do it on purpose, but when I yawn, a small amount of spit comes out and lands on whatever is near me. It has been happening ever since I remember. It's not gross, and most of the time I cover my mouth. I do remember in 4th grade when the hottie who sat in front of me made fun of me for it.
Jared finds it endearing.

The other day it occurred to me that I don't know anyone else who does this. Am I the only one?

Maybe I'm special. I'm like, the Yawn-Gleeting Queen or something.

I have the POWER!!

Funny, I turned off my hot tub a month ago (after recieving a LARGE electric bill) and I got my new electric bill and it went down $100.00.

Thank goodness. I mean, I'm glad I have it and all, but seriously?

The best part about having a hot tub is that one day, when I want to sell my condo, it will help a lot to have that as a bonus. Condominiums aren't very big sellers 'round these parts.

Not that I'm moving anytime soon, but I like to think about these things ahead of time.

P.S.
HGTV rules.

Has anyone else wondered...

Why a church affiliated school (Duke) has a mascot called the Blue Devils? I thought that was funny as Jared and I sat in Cameron Indoor Stadium last night.

We had a really good time at the Duke vs. Georgia Tech game last night. We got to Durham around 5 and walked around campus for a while. Then Brad came and picked us up and we went to dinner at the Macaroni Grill (my fave Italian!) and it was awesome. Then we went back to the game. It was my first Duke game and I have to say, it's pretty fun. The fan base is really absorbed in "school spirit". They really get into it and I love that. I can see how it would be quite intimidating for the other team. I would be intimidated. The Big House (in Michigan) is more intimidating, but Cameron is more fun.

The Duke basketball games fall below App football games for fun, but above App basketball games. I have a feeling in about 10 years App basketball games will be just as fun. The fan base isn't there right now, but it will be.

Anywho, I'm back to work now and I'm tired. Here are some pics from last night:

I'm very thirsty...

So yesterday I went to the doctor. I've been wanting to see a primary care physician just for a yearly check up. I didn't have one, so I made an appointment with one of the doctor's listed on Blue Cross/Blue Shield's web site.

Since I was a new patient, they told me I'd just be "establishing" yesterday and that I would come back later for my actual physical. Once I was in there and I talked to her, she decided to go ahead and get started with the physical and to go ahead and do bloodwork. She also convinced me to get the HPV vaccination just in case (since BCBS only pays for it until I'm 26 - which is in April!).

So after she checks my reflexes and all that she sits me down in the hall for the nurse to draw blood. I always get really nervous at the thought of having blood drawn. I don't like anything to touch the inside of my wrists and the inside of my elbows is almost as bad.

I'm reminded of the first time I donated blood and I tell the nurse about it. Then she gives me my shot, and moves towards the vials she will be filling with contents from my body. I look away..

She takes the first two vials of blood and I feel nervous.. As she's switching to the third vial I start to get real hot and then I realize I'm dizzy too. So of course, once she finished taking my blood, she had to rush and get me a coke so I didn't pass out.

There's nothing I love more than being at the doctor's office and I'm sweating from EVERY pore and drinking coke just so I don't pass out. I felt too weak to go back to work.

And they told me that I need to come back today for an ultrasound on my gallbladder, which may be why my chest has been hurting me. So I haven't been able to eat or drink anything this morning.. which is why I'm very thirsty.

Bored at Work Again.

I hate being a klutz.

I dropped my camera Saturday night and broke it. I wasn't even drinking yet.
Now, it's stuck in "P" mode and none of the buttons work except to turn it on and take pictures. I can't change any settings. I don't know what to do :(. I almost cried yesterday thinking about it. I don't know if it can be fixed or even who to take it to.

Groom's Cake

Groom's Cake
Originally uploaded by diocee74

Now this is the wedding cake I want at MY wedding! (You know, in a year or so)

I love the Star Wars Blog.
http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/

Another Nerd Factor: American Idol

Yes, I watch American Idol. Every year I say I'm not going to but every year I do anyways. And I don't even care. Other people watch Survivor, which is pure crap to me, so I'm going to watch American Idol, which is pure crap to other people. I've also got Jared watching it, only don't tell him you know that :).

I wasn't sure who to pull for going into the top 24. I try to always pull for one favorite boy and one favorite girl. For favorite girl right now I'm pulling for Jordan Borgella, the plus size model, because she's cool. Of course after the girls perform tonight I'll make an informed decision. As far as boys go, I was going to pull for David Archuletta.

David Archuletta is a 17 year old kid with an amazing talent. He's basically everyone's favorite, so he doesn't really need my vote. Although, I wouldn't be opposed to adopting him.

Then there's this Australian hottie guy who has a lot of the other votes. Nuff said.

Then there's this guy:

Jason Castro.

Before last night's boy's performances, I'd never actually heard him sing. Last night I saw this guy perform "Daydream" with a guitar and it totally rocked to me. I'd buy his album. Plus, he's kind of cute, even though I don't really like dreads.

The point is, I'm pulling for this kid (he's 20 years old) and last night I voted for him like 100 times. Really.
Go Jason! To see a video clip of his performance or to listen to the mp3, go here.


p.s. DialIdol says he's safe! Good thing I voted 100 times.

Oh, and yes, I think he looks high too.

The Things That Happen in My Dreams.

Last night I had a dream about Heath Ledger. A GOOD dream.

For some reason I was in Australia and I was at this college party type thing of people I didn't know. All of a sudden somebody in the corner started playing guitar and singing and it was beautiful. I went in for a closer look and it was Heath Ledger. Of course all the girls in the room were swooning over him, because he was gorgeous and a celebrity and all. For some reason he picked me and we had a good time.

I was always thought he was super hot, but I wasn't really affected by his death. It came after I was dealing with my friend's death.

Anywho I just thought I'd share.

BOOM!

Things are looking up a bit today. Yesterday, as you know, I stayed out of work again due to the sickness (ass). I was stuffed up, with a runny nose and sneezy, headachey nonsense. Jared told me to expect a "delivery" to come sometime yesterday, so I stayed downstairs and slept/watched tv on the couch all day. By the time Jared got home at 7:15, the "delivery" still hadn't arrived.

Jared is so sweet, he got really upset about it and called the company. Turns out they were just running REALLY late and they were on their way. They brought me these lovely flowers at 8:30:

Along with a box of chocolates. This made me very happy, since I've always had bad luck on Valentines Day. This is the first time a boy has ever sent me flowers on V-day. It was so sweet and Jared was very happy to see me happy.

So then we mustered up the strength and went to Carraba's for a yummy dinner. We got home at 10:00 and passed out. It was nice.

Today I still feel sick, but I'm back at work, with lots of stuff to do. I just checked my bank account and I got my Federal Tax Refund! Woo! So tonight, Jared and I are going to sit down and pick out airline tickets for our trip to Vegas. Yippee!

Now I'm excited.

How are you spending your V-day?

I'm staying home sick in bed.

Could be worse. I think we'll just stick to Hickory tonight for romance though :P

Hope yours is good.

explosion!

Today I feel:

-Like I may be coming down with something.. we'll call it .. Ass. I feel like ass.
Why? Probably because yesterday I called in sick for a headache. I did have a headache, and it sucked.. but I probably still could have sat at my office. On Tuesdays I'm supposed to be outside GPSn, but I couldn't fathom doing that with my head esploding (yes, I spelled it that way on purpose). Anywho apparently I should have just sucked it up and worked because now I can tell that I'm going to be actually sick and I don't want to use another sick day this week.

-Very Poor. I need to stop going out on weekends and save up for Vegas. It occured to me last night that I only have about $20.00 of spending money (that doesn't include savings) to get me through until Friday when I get paid. Normally this would be fine, since that's only 2 days away. But lucky for me, tomorrow is Valentines Day. Lucky of luckyness, Jared and I are both off tomorrow night and I will spend my first Valentines Day ever with a boyfriend (last year we both had to work all day so it didn't count). We are planning on going to either Asheville or Boone. Anyone have any suggestions of nice restaurants in Asheville? The point is this won't exactly be cheap. Not like we're going to go crazy or anything. I'm just saying it will probably cost us more than $20.00. Also, I'm going to have eat lunch today and tomorrow, so that will probably knock out the rest of my cash.

I've been reading a book about Las Vegas (Dummy's Guide to Vegas- which is actually quite good) and I can already tell I'm not going to come out of there without spending way too much money. I really want to see Cirque Du Soleil but I know tickets can cost like $200.00. Grr. I refuse to spend that much money on entertainment. Also, the month of April can be the costliest month to go to Vegas. That's just when our friends picked to get married there. We will survive though.

On top of all of this, Monday sucked huge walnuts. I got home from work and got my tax bill for my car, which is due at the end of the month (usually they give you longer!) and then on my way to trivia that night, I got a speeding ticket! Gah! 34 in a 25. Not bad, but still enough to ruin my day, week, month, etc. I was in such a funk that that's probably where my headache the next day came from.

-Lazy. I spent all day yesterday nestled on the couch, except for when Jared dragged me to IHOP. I could stand to sleep another week or so.

I know this post has been a lot of complaining, but this week I just don't feel much positivity. Good thing Jared is so sweet to me.

App Basketball

You know I don't really like basketball, but I had a lot of fun at the Appalachian vs. The Citadel basketball game that Katie and I went to in Boone yesterday. It was good practice for the Duke game I'm going to with Jared in a couple of weeks.

The best part, other than being in Boone, and the fact that we won in overtime, and having lunch with Marie, the BlueRidgeBlogger, was that our friend Rob from Popcorn, and his adorable daughter Gabby joined us! Gabby is the cutest young Mountaineer fan on the planet and she puts me to shame with her love of Yosef.

Thingas

I am unusually tired for having gone to bed earlier than usual every night this week. My mom seems to think maybe something is wrong with me (you're too young to be so tired!) but I'll find out soon enough. I'm going for my first full body physical (since 10th grade) next month.

What I'm excited about though is the possibility of my Apps playing LSU football for the season opener. In Louisiana! We were supposed to be playing them next year, but there's talk they're moving it to this year, since LSU won the National Championship in Division 1A and we won the National Championship in Division 1AA. Clash of the Champions!

We'll find out by the end of the day!!

Road trip to Louisiana! I'm excited.

I don't get it.

I mean, what is it the guys see in Angelina Jolie? Other than the "lips" of course.

And for that matter, I don't find Brad Pitt that good looking either.

You should see the large size of this picture.

P.S. this is my 503rd post! I have a lot of blogs!

Just Checking..

Do I have a sign on my forehead that says "Please talk to me, I LOVE creepy strangers!"?



I didn't think so.

Every time I go to lunch by myself, I break out whatever Patricia Cornwell book I am in the middle of, and I get some serious reading done while waiting for my food (and also while I'm eating, which is difficult, yes, but worth it). I love this. I don't like to be interrupted while I'm reading. And I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this dislike.

So why is it that 1/2 the time I'm sitting at lunch, reading, minding my own business, I am interrupted by some creepy MAN asking me a bunch of questions?

HELLO! CAN'T YOU SEE I'M TRYING TO READ HERE? That's why there's a book in front of me, and my eyes are directed to it.

No, I'm not lonely and wishing I had a man to talk to and to comfort me. No, I don't want to rub your feet and carry your baby. Yes, I work in town. Yes, I get a one hour lunch break just like everyone else. Why do you care?

Now I know what you're thinking, readers. 'Maybe they're just trying to be friendly'. Whatever! If they were just trying to be friendly, why is it always men? Women are friendly too. But women don't interrupt me while I'm reading so they can ask me stupid questions like, "Whatcha readin? 'She any good? 'She got a lot a books?".

Hrmf.

Stupid Red Hair.

Eli Manning is Adorable. And Tom Brady went to Michigan.

This will most likely be my last football post in a long time.. :(

Katie and Daniel (and Carmen and Jon) came over to my house last night to watch the Super Bowl and we had a great time, even though it was just the four of us most of the time (Katie, Daniel, Jared, me). The cats kept us entertained, as well as the game.

I haven't seen an entertaining Super Bowl in a very long time. The Panthers Super Bowl was entertaining, and of course the Buccaneers Super Bowl was great, but that's just because they're my team.

This Super Bowl last night was awesome. It was almost as good as App vs. Michigan. Just not quite the same level.

I honestly would have been happy to see the Patriots win too. A perfect season would be such an amazing thing to see.

But the Giants weren't having any of that. Man, Eli Manning is a cutie. He kind of looks like a taller, bigger-nosed Jared. :)

Oh, and let's not forget, Tom Brady. He is one fine piece of manmeat. He's probably the dreamiest football player that ever lived. But he did go to Michigan. Maybe that's what happened last night. Bad juju....

Anywho that's all I have to say about that.