It's Beginning to Look A Lot like Christmas!!!!

I love Christmas, it has to be my favorite holiday. We have started a little tradition here in our tiny little dorm room. We decorate every year with Christmas decorations. I try to do a little bit more each year, to top the previous year. I have added so many lights and little things that its a wonder we don't blow fuses more often, although we recently did blow a fuse, haha.

No Christmas is complete without a Christmas tree, even if it is fake. If you look closely you might see Max and the Grinch hiding under the tree.

I went a little crazy with lights this year, hehe. The chain is courtesy of Miss Moon.

I even decorate the door for all to see.

Murphy's Law

Ever had one of those days where everything seems to go wrong. I had one of those days yesterday. First I went to my last Statistics class of the semester, yay, and the batteries in my PRS died. The PRS counts for participation and attendance in the class. Now, without the PRS, it seems like I didn't go to class.

Then my workplace calls me and tells me that I need to go back home in the middle of finals week to take a drug test. This will severely cut down on my study time.

Miss Moon and I left to go to store. We had gotten a fair amount of snow on wednesday. My car was covered and I didn't have an ice scraper. I had to improvise in order to get the car cleared off.

As I was clearing the snow, I noticed that there was a parking citation on my windshield for forty dollars. This citation stated that my plates did not match my permit. This is completely ridiculous and I will definitely appeal. I've had the car and the permit since February, how can they not match?

Once we had returned from the store we came back to the room and turned on the heat. We proceeded to lose power, again. This is the second time in the last couple of weeks.

At least the power did not take long to come back on. Hopefully Karma will have pity on me in the future.

Everybody's NOT Fine!

So, the other day Miss Moon and I went to see Everybody's Fine. We had seen the trailer a while back and thought it looked good. When I saw the trailer I thought, Oh feel good movie with Robert De Niro. Boy was I wrong. Don't misinterpret my opinion, I did enjoy the movie, it was just completely the opposite of what I expected. If you do go to see it plan to cry, its definitely sad at times.

On a side note, I saw Brothers too. This was a very good movie, but really emotionally deep. Tobey Maguire's performance is brilliant and should I dare say, Oscar worthy? I hope this movie continues to do well.

Kitty Cats!!!!!!!!

I was just messing around on youtube and I found the cutest kitten in the world. Watch as this kitten gets surprised.



I don't know why but I really like this one too. I'm sure most of you have seen it by now.

Gleeks Unite!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to those of you that celebrate it. I don't know about anyone else but every year, at my house, we break the wishbone from the turkey. If you get the bigger half then you get a wish. It's kinda silly but I do it because I want to win. Unfortunately it seems that I lose every year, except this year, I finally won!!!! My thanksgiving is now joyful and fulfilled.


On a side note, I am a self proclaimed Gleek. If you don't know what that means than you definitely should find out. Glee is this show on FOX about a group of misfit glee club members. They sing fantastic covers of popular songs to keep the plot moving and as actual performances. Here are a couple from this week's episode. I may convert some future Gleeks yet.

True Colors-Glee Cast



Hair/Crazy in Love-Glee Cast

Is That Harry Potter?

Miss Moon and I recently got reaquainted with our inner child. Harry Potter has been around since we were in middle school and we've kind of grown up with it.

With the success of the movies, based on the books, there has been an exhibition created. The exhibit showcases memorabilia from the movies. This includes costumes, props, parts of the sets. I almost got to see this when it was in Chicago but "missed the boat."

When it came to Boston I got another opportunity and was not about to pass it up. Unfortunately Miss Moon and I chose the worst possible day to go on. Not only was it on a saturday but there was pouring rain from Ida. The traffic was horrible and we nearly missed our time to enter the exhibit. Luckily we didn't get too wet.

The exhbit itself was certainly interesting. There were all sorts of little things from the movies. There was the egg from the fourth movie that Harry used for a clue, a replica of Hagrid's Hut, and many other interesting artifacts. We had a good time, even though the place was packed and there were so many people.

Eisley

Last Friday I went to the House of Blues again. This time to see Eisley, although they weren't the headlining band. If you haven't heard of Eisley than you should definitely familiarize yourself with them, especially since they will (hopefully) have a new album coming out soon.

Two other bands opened before them. One was called Moving Mountains, I think. They were just a bunch of boys up there rocking out. They played a lot of music but none of the songs seemed to have lyrics, haha. I must say they were entertaining.

The second band was Moneen. This was not my type of band. Clearly this band is falling apart at the seems. Members have quit and other new members had to be flown in to replace them. The band didn't even have their own equipment, it was borrowed from Moving Mountains. I think I would classify this as a screamo band. One song consisted of nothing but "Die! Die! Die!" over music.

I have been waiting for Eisley to come up here to the Northeast for some time now, finally my wish is granted. They certainly didn't let me down, playing all my faves. They recently released a new EP called Fire Kite. I was not impressed, didn't buy anything from it. Although when they played the new stuff on stage I found myself thinking this stuff is good. Live performances can sometimes do that for you.

A small amusing anecdote, when they sang Come Clean something went wrong. I'm not sure what happened but the song ended very abruptly. They joked with the audience that this was the new ending to the song.

Paranormal Activity

So last night Miss Moon and I went out for the five dollar movie to see Paranormal Activity. I had heard good reviews of the movie, quoting it as the scarriest movie of all time.

I wouldn't say it was the scarriest but it was definitely creepy. The movie follows the lives of a couple, Katie and Micah. Katie is experiencing paranormal phenomena and Micah wants to capture the activity on film. As the movie progresses it becomes clear that what they're dealing with is not human.

What you don't see coming from the movie is the humor. Micah is very skeptical and sarcastic. He continues to provoke the "demon" throughout the film. Micah does not take the situation seriously and often mocks the "demon." As the movie goes on the activity becomes increasingly invasive. The first sign of activity happens when the bedroom door moves on its own.

With each night the activity seems to escalate, Katie becomes odd in her manner and at one point stands up in the middle of the night and stares at Micah for several hours, then finally ends up in the porch swing outside. Micah wants to prove that there is something in their room. He lays down powder on the floor and footsteps appear but do not exit the room.

Other phenomena include shadows and objects moving on their own. One of the creepiest moments for me is towards the end of the movie. Katie has one foot outside of the covers while she is sleeping. She is suddenly pulled out of bed and dragged down the hall. Micah has to pry her away.

Towards the end of the movie it seems as though Katie is possessed. She is almost in a comatose state. Both Katie and Micah want to leave the house. Suddenly Katie makes the decision to stay, totally out of character. She thinks it will be better if they stay and wants Micah to trust her. Just as Micah walks away from her after deciding to stay, Katie gives a creepy smile to the camera, as if possessed. One knows that the upcoming night holds a showdown.

Want to know how it ends? You'll have to see for yourself.

Paramore at the House of Blues

Last night we went to Boston to see Paramore. They were playing at the House of Blues, right across from Fenway. We had a great time.

Miss Moon had roped her mother into going, get this, her mother had never even heard of the band. Luckily she had a seat.

Miss Moon and I were down in front in the mash pit. It really wasn't that bad until Paramore was about to come out. People started to push and shove. Miss Moon and I just had to brace ourselves. Although that still doesn't top the pit we had when we saw Jack's Mannequin at Toad's Place in CT.

They had two opening bands; The Swellers and Paper Route. The Swellers weren't bad, they were just hard to hear. I don't know if it was the base or the drums but we really couldn't hear them. I really liked Paper Route but Miss Moon only thought they were okay. The had some really strong base that made a lot of vibrations. She didn't like that.

Paramore played really well. At one point they even brought out accoustic guitars. They played all the old standbuys: That's What You Get, Crushcrushcrush, etc. I was starting to get worried when they were playing the new stuff and they hadn't played Misery Business. They ended up saving that for last. The pit went wild when they played that song. It was an awesome show and we ended up really close, about two people from the front.

Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News

Ever had one of those days where if it can go wrong it will? Tuesday was that day for Miss Moon and I. For the past few days Miss Moon has been suffering with what seems to be plaguing everyone; the common cold. Monday night she took some seemingly harmless cold medicine. In the morning things had taken a turn for the worse. I was woken up early to an erratic and upset Miss Moon. The cold medicine had made her dizzy and shaky, putting her emotions on high. She wanted to go to health services on campus but she did not want to go alone, understandable, neither would I.

We got to health services at seven o'clock, only one problem, they don't open until eight. We were told, just to be safe, to go to the emergency room. We went back to the dorm and I grabbed my keys, along with the address (I had no idea where the hospital was) and then we were out the door.

We got to the hospital and checked in at the desk. Miss Moon vanished behind the ER doors while I stayed out in the waiting room. Thats one thing I hate about hospitals, the waiting. I had no idea what was going it on and it seemed to be taking forever. Finally one of the nurses asked if I wanted to go back and see her.

Miss Moon was in a bed wrapped in one of those white hospital blankets. She didn't have much information either. Thats when the real fun started, tests.

Miss Moon was taken away for a short while to get a chest x-ray. I guess this was to check if her lungs were clear. Next on the agenda was a blood sample. Both Miss Moon and myself hate having blood drawn. She thows up and I pass out. After four vials of blood were taken there was more and more waiting. We had no idea what they were checking for or what they were going to do next.

Since Miss Moon was having mild chest pain they ordered an EKG. The little stickers were placed on various parts of her body with attached electrodes. The procedure took all of two minutes. Yet again we were left in the dark. Finally the doctor arrived and said that she had some slightly abnormal patterns. They were now going to check the blood that they had drawn for cardiac enzyme levels. Why, who knows?

To top off everything they wanted a repeat EKG. The cardiologist came down and said that the patterns were looking abnormal because they looked more like the patterns in a child. I've always teased that Miss Moon is childlike, I guess its true. We were finally given freedom and Miss Moon was allowed to go home. We were there for over five hours. Needless to say she won't be taking that medication again.

Going Old School

Lately in the literary world I've been going back to the roots of classic literature. Instead of reading whatever tickles my fancy, I've been reading books like Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451. Most people read these in their high school careers but sadly mine did not focus on these particular books.

Lord of the Flies was ceratinly interesting but I found some of it a little hard to follow. It almost seemed like the book was meant to be read from a child's perspective and I had a little bit of trouble with that. Although this type of story does make you think. If a group of boys were stranded on a desert island would they resort to savagery or create a new humane society? Unfortunately, I think the savagery prevails.

I haven't finished Fahrenheit 451 yet but I'm about halfway done. So far its very good. I keep imagining as I read it that this particular society would be hard to tolerate. People don't think for themselves and follow ridiculous rules, creating a society of sheep. Can't wait to see how it ends.

On a side note, anyone seen this trailer? Its really creepy if this stuff is actually real.

VMA's Anyone??

I was watching the VMA's, thats video music awards to those of you who don't know, and I'm sure everybody has heard about it by now, but I was stunned. As Taylor Swift took the stage for best female video of the year (i think), Kanye West hopped on stage and stole the mic from her, stating that Beyonce had "the best album of all time" or something like that. Poor Taylor looked mortified and not sure what to do. At the end of the evening when Beyonce won for something, i can't remember, she invited Taylor back on stage to have her moment. What a class act, props to her.

So much drama, on top of that Lady GaGa has to be one of the oddest and fascinating people I have ever seen. Her outfits were attention grabbing to say the least. Plus her performance of paparazzi was intriguing. It almost reminded me of Madonna or something. It pushed the envelope but was great to watch.

On a little music side note, I found this video that is absolutely spectacular. I'm not a fan of miley cyrus but her song "party in the u.s.a." isn't half bad. Although I think these boys do it better.

Pong Pong and Wow Wow

I was watching chelsea lately tonight, after a riveting evening of playing the new Beatles Rock Band. They mentioned a story that was absolutely adorable.

Two dogs in China push a cart with groceries over two miles for their owner. The owner had suffered a stroke and could no longer make the trip. One day as the man was pulling the cart one of the dogs stood on its hind legs and attempted to push the cart.

Both dogs were trained to push the cart and eventually the man didn't even need to accompany them. Every day he sends them out with a grocery list and a purse with money to get the needed items.

If one dog gets tired its hops in the cart and they alternate turns. This story was just too cute not to mention.

On the Road Again

Back to school we go. Just got moved in today. The process seemed to take a lot less time and effort this time around. We've kind of got it down to a science now. It doesn't hurt that we brought significantly less stuff to accumulate. I'd like to say that something funny or witty happened but it didn't. Although we did forget a few things and had to make a stop at the local Walmart. (I forgot my pillows, can you believe that?) On top of moving in I decided to catch a cold and proceeded to feel miserable for most of the day. Hopefully classes tomorow will go smoothly for both of us. I feel bad for Miss Moon, she has a class at eight in the morning.

Overall, it's good to be home.

The Party's Over . . . or is it?

The summer is winding down and its time to head back to school. I'm actually ready to go back. I like those classes in college, not like some pointless high school classes, that shall remain nameless. Plus there's so much freedom with living in college. For most people, it is the first time that people live on their own, away from their families. I am going to soak up the freedom.

Taking a break from all the packing, Miss Moon and I went to a local fair. The Spencer Fair is pretty popular around here during labor day. We had a good time. There were all sorts of cute little animals to look at, including little chicks that we were able to hold. Miss Moon wanted nothing to do with the chicks but I couldn't resist. They were so cute. They had trapeze artists and karaoke. It was a grand time.

The highlight of the evening was the demolition derby. It was packed. We got there two hours early and it had already started to fill up. We had to save seats for Miss Moon's family too. I always feel bad when people are looking for seats and you have to telll them "sorry these are taken." It feels so rude and insensitive. The derby did not disappoint, complete with fires and plenty of good hits. This was a great way to start of the final weekend before school.

No Day But Today

Last night I went to Boston to see RENT: The Broadway Tour. This has to be my absolute favorite show. This particular tour is special in its own way, two of the original cast members are in this production. They were amazing, its like they never left. I'd seen the show before in New York. This time was so much better. The cast seemed more connected to the audience. Ironically Miss Moon saw the show too. She went on Sunday with a neighbor friend of hers. I think the neighbor got tickets from a radio show or something. She loved it as well. If you haven't seen this show before you should definitely treat yourself. Its heartbreaking, funny, and spectacular all rolled into one.

Lucy, You've Got Some Splainin' To Do

So, this time I've got two tales to tell (whoa that's a tongue twister). On Monday night I did something that I haven't done in a long time, I went to the county fair. In the northeast there are fairs but its not quite the same. There's just a different atmosphere at a county fair, not to mention better food. I had an elephant ear and a lemon shake-up. For those who don't know an elephant ear is a thin piece of fried dough covered in cinnamon sugar. A lemon shake-up is sort of like lemonade but better. There is sugar in the bottom and water and lemons are shaken into the glass. They happened to have the demolition derby that night as well. I haven't been to one of those in like fourteen years. I must say it was much more enjoyable this time. This is the only time people will cheer when cars crash into each other.

Of course vacations come to an end and we were on our way home. We stopped in Jamestown, NY, which is the hometown of lucille ball, better known as lucy ricardo on the "I Love Lucy" series. They had some very nice museums showcasing such items as lucy's gold mercedes and replicas of the sets. The gift shops had many interesting items which just had to come home with me.

This is the museum that showcases lucy's early career and memoribilia.


The desilu playhouse houses set replicas and facts about the popular studio.


This mural brings to life one of lucy's more famous episodes: "Lucy Does a TV Commercial"


This is probably one of the more recognizeable scenes from "Job Switching"



This house is in Jamestown and was where lucille ball was born.

Lucy later moved a short distance away to Celeron NY to live with her grandparents.

Adventures in the Windy City

Finally something to post about. I have traveled to Indiana again, this time with my mother, to visit family. I went up to Chicago with my dad. On the first night we went to the building formerly known as the Sears Tower. They have added a new feature that includes a completely glass enclosed ledge. You are suspended 103 stories above the ground with the ability to see through the floor beneath you. I loved it, my dad was not as thrilled.

The next day was a busy one. We went to the Museum of Science and Industry. This is a really cool place. It has so many things to do and see. They have a Harry Potter exhibit there that I really wanted to see but other people were equally as excited and it was pretty much sold out. Oh well the rest of the museum was just as good. They even had this little hatchery with baby chicks.

They did have one Harry Potter piece on display. For those of you familiar with Harry Potter you will recognize the flying car from the Chamber of Secrets.

After the museum we were going to see a show, although the word show may be a bit of a stretch. We saw Tony n' Tina's Wedding. This was certainly entertaining but almost like a real wedding. You have to dress up and you sit in an actual pew, complete with stained glass as if you were in a real church. They had very stereotypical characters. The bride and groom come from Italian families. There is the mother who wants everything her way and the father who has the very young arm candy. There is the groom's cousin out of rehab that formerly was with the bride. There was even a reception. This felt just like a real wedding. I wonder if sometimes people feel that it is real. This may have been more entertaining in a larger group.

This picture was jsut funny. My dad took a picture of himself while I was alseep. Lets just say I don't think he knew how to use the camera.

This One's for You Miss Moon

This one's for you Miss Moon. I found those videos that we were talking about last night. It took some searching but I found them.

Here's that Jack's Mannequin one, The Mixed Tape

Jack's Mannequin - The Mixed Tape
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Here's that video that is of the car crash that's backwards. It wasn't The Fray unfortunately but it's still a good video. It's actually The Scientist by Coldplay. We were talking about coldplay the other day so here's your chance to listen to one of their songs.

Coldplay - The Scientist
Uploaded by itami.

Here's the video to Dark Blue by Jack's Mannequin. You'll have to tell me if you like it.

oh and one more thing on mtv they have all the music videos for jack's mannequin. Click here

Married and Lost

Last night Miss Moon and I were once again out on the town. Even though it was raining we went to the drive-in. The Proposal and Land of the Lost were playing. Both were excellent. The Proposal was so cute. I love it when the preview doesn't show all the funny parts of a movie. There was more to it. Sandra Bullock really can play a romantic comedy well. I'm not too familiar with Ryan Reynolds but he was also hilarious. Land of the Lost was actually better than I thought it would be. It was pretty entertaining. I'm a fan of Will Ferrell but Miss Moon isn't too fond of him. She did enjoy the movie though, even if she did fall alseep near the end.

The Fray and Jack's Mannequin!!!!!

Last night Miss Moon and I went to a concert. Seems we are becomming concert buffs. The Fray and Jack's Mannequin were playing at the Comcast Center. It was in Mansfield, MA, a little south of Boston. As you may or may not know it has been nothing but rain here in New England. We had never been to the Comcast Center but I knew it was outdoors. It didn't really occur to me that we might get wet until we were in the car. Luckily I had brought a jacket but Miss Moon only had a sweatshirt. I found a towel (from when we went to the beach) and a rain poncho in my emergency kit. Even armed with this artillery we discovered that we were close enough to the stage to be under the roof. We didn't get wet at all.

Richard Swift (someone we had never heard of) opened for them. We were not too fond of the music, it was more like we could take it or leave it.

The band I know Miss Moon had been waiting for, Jack's Mannequin of course, came out next. They opened with one of my favorite songs, Dark Blue. We were so excited. They stuck to a lot of their older hits, but threw in some new ones like Spinning and of course, The Resolution. Miss Moon was starting to get ansy when they hadn't played her favorite song, The Mixed Tape. She was so happy when they did though.

When the Fray finally came on stage (they set up the stage for forty-five minutes) the place went crazy. Let me tell you they did not disappoint. Then again its The Fray so why would they. They played everything that I wanted to hear. I'm not the biggest fan of The Fray by any means which means I didn't recognize all of the songs. The songs I didn't know were really good though. On top of that they played that Kanye West cover, Heartless. I didn't think they would play it but they did during the encore. Overall a fantastic time, even with the horrible rain.

Can't really see anything in this picture I just thought it looked cool.

Beach Buddies

It was the first nice day in a while today. Miss Moon and I decided to go to the beach. The only beach that I know of around here that is decent is Hampton Beach in New Hampshire. They have a really nice boardwalk. We got to the beach around noon and we quickly discovered that Miss Moon was not wearing the right shoes. As we were walking toward the beach her feet began to hurt. Luckily she didn't get any blisters. We set up towels and chairs pretty close to the water line. The water was freezing but it was nice to get our feet wet. Now I know that it may sound childish but we wanted to build a sandcastle. Unfortunately we didn't bring any stuff to build one. Miss Moon used the really wet sand underneath to build little shapes and figures in the sand. She was really worried about getting burned by the sun. She kept reapplying the suntan lotion. I laughed, saying she was putting on way too much. Although she was the one who got the last laugh. I was the one who got burned. My legs and arms got a little burned, not too bad though. We walked the boardwalk a little bit then went home. Overall a good use of a nice day and a day off.

Is This Place On Fire?

Haven't written in a while because they've been working me to the bone at Petsmart. Today on one of my days off I went to Providence. They have a really huge mall there, plus there is a Popeyes. My mom loves it there and hadn't been to one in a while. After we ate we were going to shop a little. One problem, someone had pulled the fire alarm. All the stores had closed so we had to leave. Oh well, we got to see a little bit of the mall. On the plus side when I got home I discovered that my DVD, We Can Be Heroes, came from Australia. Its stars Chris Lilley, who also did Summer Heights High. Should definitely be entertaining.

Cake Boss

Ever watched this new show on TLC, Cake Boss? It was surprisingly good. I'm not usually into those cooking shows, but this one comes complete with drama.

Plus they make incredible cakes and baked goods. Carlo's bakery is located in hoboken new jersey, run by a real Italian family. They are constantly bickering and yelling, which makes it really entertaining.

They make really beautiful cakes. One featured cake was for a local firemen crew. The cake came complete with adorable firemen made from gum paste and working sirens and lights. The fire even had smoke coming out of it. I bet these cakes taste amazing too.

One things for sure, I'm going to have to go to hoboken now.

Drive On In

Yesterday, on one of the first nights off I've had in a while, Miss Moon and I went to the drive-in. This is the best way to watch a movie in my opinion. I had never been to a drive-in until I moved to Massachusetts. They just don't have those in the Midwest. They really are the best way to watch a movie, you can relax in your own car, plus its cheaper. Bring all the snacks you want from home. We got there really early, it hadn't even opened yet. Oh well, we got a really good spot in the middle.

Up was the first movie that played. It was really funny and so cute. The dog, Doug, is adorable. Star Trek played afterword. This is the third time I have seen this movie and it gets better and better. The actors keep getting better looking.

The Road . . . A Movie?

I recently learned that a book I read a few months ago, The Road, will be released as a movie on October 16th. The book was written by Cormac McCarthy, famous for No Country for Old Men. It was disturbingly good. The book takes place in a post-apocolyptic society. Some people run and hide, trying to find food. Others eat whatever they can fnd even if that means eating other people. The story follows a man and his son as they trek across the country toward the coast.

Summer Heights High and Trekies

So, I went to the movies with my mom yesterday. She was a huge fan of Star Trek and really wanted to see the movie. I loved it so of course I was willing to see it again. It was even better the second time. Surprisingly she didn't like it as much as I thought she would. Before the movie we went to this eatery, I'll call it a snack bar. Braddish's is one of my favorite summer places. They have the best onion rings and I don't even really like onions. If you're ever in Massachusetts and in the Grafton area go to Art Braddish's Snack Bar.

SoGoPro has brought to my attention an interesting Australian show: Summer Heights High. This guy plays three different characters, one of which is a woman. There is the stuck up rich girl, Ja'mie, the trouble maker with a flare for cussing, Jonah, and the enthusiastic drama teacher, Mr. G. If you want to watch clips, which you should, go here.

My mom was also telling me about this skit the other day that was on SNL. Its got Andy Sanberg and Justin Timberlake singing in an eighties boy band style. It's called dick in a box. Its so funny and if you haven't seen it youtube it. There is also a follow-up with Susan Sarandon called mother lover which is pretty funny. That one was more difficult to find so here. The song is pretty catchy and just as funny.

All Work And No Play

Now that the school year is over I have to go back to work. I must say I really didn't miss it. All of the people that I was friends with have left and new people have replaced them. I have to get to know everyone all over again.

One thing I did miss was all the animals. I work at Petsmart and animals of all shapes and sizes come into the store. Probably one of the weirdest is the bearded dragon that comes in all the time. Strangely enough he is pretty friendly. I love Angus too, he is this huge Newfoundland with the sweetest personality.

I have to get used to these long hours again. Oh well, at least its money.

The Time of Your Life

It's finally over. One year of college down, hopefully three more to go. Miss Moon and I decided to pack things into the car before my last final. We thought that we didn't have that much to bring home, boy were we wrong. How can two people accumulate so much stuff?

My car was packed to the brim. It felt like we were packing a clown car, just keep adding stuff. When the car couldn't hold anymore we realized that we still had a few things left over. Not to mention I couldn't see out my back window. She decided to call her dad and ask for help. We were able to move some of her bulky things to his SUV.

The room felt kind of weird when it was completely empty. We had to sweep before we could move out. Another question, how can things get so dirty in such a short amount of time?

I think it hit me that we were actually moving out on the ride home. I realized that we would not be driving back there for several months. It was kind of bittersweet.

Lesson for next year: Don't bring so much stuff that you don't need.

Converted Trekkies!

So, Miss Moon and I just went to the movies to see Star Trek. Neither of us have ever seen the show or really know what its about. We'd heard from several people that it was very good and that we had to see it. Well we had some free time and decided to go.

It was awesome. I thought that it might be a little hard to follow because we hadn't seen the show before, but it definitely wasn't. It took place before the show started. All the characters were very intriguing. We especially took a liking to Captain Kirk, we love someone with a sarcastic nature, plus he's easy on the eyes. Spock was great too. We pretty much loved everyone, even that little alien with the engineer, it was so cute.

If you haven't seen this movie yet you should, Miss Moon and I recommend it.

Live Long and Prosper.

Finals Suck

One down, two to go. I hate finals, its so much studyin that I'm going stir crazy. To make things interesting the power plant on campus decided to stop functioning today. The power was out all over campus and we almost got away without taking the final. The power came on and the professor was able to print the exams. I was a little bummed but on the other hand I won't have to come back to the rescheduled exam. I'm countin down the days now.

Amusing Music

It's finally the end of the semester. Although classes might be over, there are still finals to think about. To keep myself from going completely insane I have been looking for new music to amuse me while I study. I'm one of those people that needs some sort of background noise to get anything accomplished.

I have discovered a new obsession band. This is why I love Tuesdays, iTunes chooses to release new music. I love it but my credit card does not, haha.

I found this band while searching through the "genius recommends for you" section. They are called Your Vegas. I'm not even really sure how to describe them. Their song Up Until the Lights Go Out has become a nonstop play for me. They also have some other good ones: Birds of Paradise and It Makes My Heart Break. Give them a listen.

On a side note, I really like the new Cobra Starship song, Good Girls Go Bad. It has that girl from Gossip Girl in it, Leighton Meester. She's actually not a bad singer.

Prison Inmates Dancing

There is this program at a prison in the Philippines that uses dancing as a form of rehabilitation for its worst criminals. Here are a few of their most famous dances. Youtube them, they have a lot more stuff that they dance to.

Twilight: A Continuation

I'm a lot further in Twilight currently and its just getting good. Tyler, the teenage boy, has stolen something very personal from Fenton Breece, the undertaker. Breece wants it back and he will even go so far as to ask the local bad boy, Sutter, for help.

Right now Breece is caught in a blackmail sceme with Tyler's sister. She demands, in exchange for the incriminating evidence, a large sum of money.

Breece feels that this is not all she wants and uses Sutter to perhaps persuade Tyler to give the stolen goods back. So far Tyler is not budging.

AAR Womanizer

Has everyone seen this? I stumpled onto this on youtube the other day and I think it is hilarious. The All American Rejects do a cover of Britney Spears' song Womanizer.

So Many Books, So Little Time

Ever had so many books that you want to read that you don't really know where to start? That's the dilemma that I am facing at the moment.

My solution: read more than one at a time. Although this tends to get me confused on some of the plots. It takes a page or two to get back into the story.

I am almost finished with one of the books. Neil Gaiman wrote stories such as Coraline and Stardust. He has another book that is a Newbery Medal winner; The Graveyard Book. This is the tale of a boy called Nobody Owens. When he was just an infant a man came into his home and killed his entire family. With luck the baby was able to escape to the graveyard behind the house. Ghosts of the graveyard discover him there and decide to protect and raise the baby as one of them. Nobody, Bod for short, grows up learning the tricks of ghost behavior. Will this ability be able to save him when the murderer returns for him? You'll just have to pick it up and find out for yourself, it's full of twists and turns.

SoGoPro recommended another Book; Twilight. You would not believe the lengths I had to go to to get this book. Unfortunately it was not in my campus library so I went to the local bookstore. I couldn't find it anywhere so I asked if they had it in stock. Of course the guy though I was talking about the Stephanie Meyer version. They had to order it for me and a couple of days later it arrived. I am only like thirty pages into this one, but so far it intrigues me. It kind of reminds me of reading about like Ed Gein or something. There is an undertaker and he starts messing with the dead bodies. A teenage boy discovers what he is doing when he sees the man disturbing the new grave of his father. With the help of a girl he is beginning to uncover the evidence he needs against the undertaker.

This one is a good read too but try not to get into my situation with too many books.

Longshot Wins the Derby

The biggest two minutes in sports occured yesterday: The 135th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Mine That Bird, a 50-1 longshot won the race by several lengths. Boy do I wish I had some money on that race. The horse gave $130.20 on a $2 bet.

That race was all Calvin Borel's. I like when a jockey embraces his win. That man could not have been happier, as he should be. I remember when he won a couple years ago on Street Sense, using that same signature move. Towards the end of the race he made a dramatic move on the rail, squeezing in between horses.

Congrats to Mine That Bird.

AHHH! Swine Flu!!!

So yesterday I found out that a college that is very close to us has two confirmed cases of swine flu.

Favorite quote:

David Lupinski (my bio lab partner)

"I'll get swine flu when pigs fly"

Fall Out Boy: Believers Never Die

So yesterday I went with my friend, Jill, to a fall out boy concert, the Believers Never Die Tour. Boy did we have a good time. It was a little nerve racking at first, waiting in line. A fire truck had arrived earlier, apparently they had a problem with the pyrotechnics, thank god it was during rehearsal.


Hey Monday, a group that I will compare to Paramore, opened first. They were, to my surprise, very good. Great way to open the show. Check out a few of their songs: Homecoming or Obvious.



Metro Station preformed after Hey Monday. I bet you know who they are but if you don't check them out. One of the guys is actually Miley Cyrus' brother, definitely the polar opposite. They disappointed me a little bit. Most of my fave songs aka: Tell Me What to Do or Disco, they didn't sing. I suppose I shouldn't complain they did a really good cover of Dead and Gone by T.I. and Justin Timberlake.





All time Low followed after and I must say they were the most entertaining. At one point they yelled "who has sweaty titties?!" They had at one point two hundred bras on stage, so funny. One of the guys had one on his head, I have no idea how it got there. Also one of my favorite quotes: "If you get naked I'll probably have sex with you." Seriously check them out too.




Cobra Starship was the last opening band and they have always been one of my favorites. I was a little disappointed when they didn't play any of their old stuff, just songs from the new album. Don't get me wrong I like the songs I just wanted to hear Send My Love to the Dance Floor or Keep It Simple.










Finally the moment that everyone had been waiting for arrived. Fall Out Boy took the stage. Trust me they did not disappoint. They played everything that I loved: She's My Winona, Tiffany Blews, Thnks fr th Mmrs, Dance Dance, This Ain't a Scene it's an Arms Race, . . . I have too many favorites. Not to be outdone by All Time Low they asked that the guys take off their shirts and throw them on stage. They got quite a few but definitely not comparable to the bras. It makes me wonder, what do they do with all of those bras and shirts, who knows? One of the best shows I have been to, although thats not saying much.

Get Me Out of Here!

It was way too hot today. I hate when the weather goes from being in the fifties straight to the nineties. My car has air conditioning, unlike our dorm room, so we took a drive in the coolness of the car.

I love taking drives and not knowing exactly where you are going. We went through small town after small town. One of my favorites had the title of Look. As in Look Restaurant and Look Park. After seeing these signs I knew it wasn't a coincidence and that must have been the name of the town. There were also a lot of pretty victorian houses painted every color under the sun.

My advice, take a drive, you never know what you might see.

Susan Boyle Bandwagon

I know you all have probably heard about her by now but still isn't she amazing?

My grandma called me the other day and was like have you heard of Susan Boyle? I don't really follow American Idol or that sort of thing so of course I said no.

Later I looked her up and boy was I impressed. You should too, youtube her or something. She's not hard to find. Get on the Susan Boyle bandwagon.

Cheesecake Phenomenon

What do we do on the ride home and we're super tired? Talk about cheesecake of course. lol and other random things such as random criminal acts and other random food mixes.

Miss Moon had one of those Philadelphia Cheesecake filling containers. This gave her a desire for cheesecake. She was not able eat cheesecake during Easter because she was sick. lol it really just hit me....not literally either.

I said why don't we just buy one of those fillings. We don't even need the graham cracker crust. Thats just another step between us and eating it. It was pretty hard to find, but well worth it.

(See it says ready to eat.)

(Is that a new SoGo shirt? Yes it is.)

Pain in the Ass pups

We wanted to take Miss Moon's puppies for a walk yesterday. They are little so we took them to a mediocre trail. They were pains, pulling constantly.

Lately we have been watching the Dog Whisperer on the National Geographic Channel. Miss Moon wanted to try to become the "pack leader." Miss Moon kind of succeded but I on the other hand did not. Oh well they were cute.

They fell asleep on the ride home. So Cute.

Smokin' Out Vermin

Little update on that fire from yesterday. No one was hurt. Apparently the owner of the barn was trying to smoke out some unwanted visitors from his barn with smoke bombs. Within minutes the whole thing was engulfed. There was no saving the two barns but luckily the house was saved, apart from some smoke and water damage. No animal family members were injured either. The family dog made it out safe and the owner was seen holding his pet turtle.

To Hell and Back

For some reason I agreed to go back to the mountain park from hell. Miss Moon can be very persuasive. This time wasn't actually that bad. Persuasive....all I said was let's go back to the mountain and finish the trail. how is that persuasive?

We took the paved road up to the summit this time. Mary Jane was much happier. I was willing to try the rest of the trail, on the way down off of the mountain. Miss Moon actually let me lead this time. Partially because I have better shoes and she didn't want to fall. Truth hurts I didn't have the best shoes though I still wanted to lead. I'll just have to get her to go on a harder trail and then Miss Moon can lead. Now I didn't get us lost like Miss Moon but I did accidently lead us toward some interesting dogs, lol. I think lost is better anyday over vicious dogs. That's just my opinion though.We hightailed it outa there. On the way back there was this really interesting tree. Take a look:

We got back to the car and Miss Moon noticed some smoke billowing in the distance. It was really thick grey smoke so I knew it wasn't like someone burning firewood. Due to morbid curiousity we found the area. We weren't the only ones there. It looked like there was a barn on fire. The firetrucks arrived shortly to put out the fire. Hopefully no one was hurt. We are still waiting for information but it just happened today. It really was quite surprising!! I just had to take a picture, but I hope everything went decent and no one lost their lives.