Confessions of a 20-something Drama Queen

Past in Present Confessions

1. Right now, as I'm typing, I can hear the pops and squeals of fireworks from someone in my neighborhood. It's all fine and dandy until it's almost 11 in the p.m. and one wants a little sleep. Oh the joys of the 4th of July week! I'm looking forward to the parade on Friday followed by a BBQ and illegal fireworks at my Aunt and Uncles. God bless America.

2. I'm sorry, but the funniest thing in the world is seeing 2 straight guys on a motorcycle or scooter because no matter what, they look stupid. No matter what. The dude on the front was probably like, "FINE. I'll give you a ride." Or, "There's no way I'm letting you drive my motorcycle/scooter so the only way you'll get on it is if I'm driving." And the dude on the back never knows where to put his hands. It's awesome.

3. I have less than 6 weeks of work left. Which is kind of a scary thought. I can't imagine life without working at AC since I've been there for so long. No more designing paper or stickers or rub-ons or ribbon. For now anyways. Kinda sad.

4. I went to San Francisco last weekend to visit Chloe who was visiting her sister. I had never been before and I LOVED it. Loved it. I've decided that after I live in NYC for a while, I might be perfectly content with ending up in San Francisco. Too cool. Literally. The weather was cooooool. Utah hot. My only problem was every time I saw a hot, well-dressed guy he was more often than not gay. Predicament. And when my life is more organized (ha!), I'll edit and post all my pictures that I took. Someday...

5. I talked Kendra into going to Lagoon with me next week. I also talked 2 guys into coming as well. I'm amazing!! It'll be our little sneak date. And lots of fun. Even though Kendra is skeptical. I have faith that it will be. I mean, their slogan is, "Fun starts here!" Enough said.

6. So, Extra has some really yummy flavors of gum out right now. My favorite--watermelon (not to mention, I'm loving their new packaging...very user friendly).

It's like candy without the harmful effects (a.k.a. rotting teeth, high calorie consumption, post-candy eating belly ache...the list goes on). My only problem is that whenever I have gum, I cannot stop blowing bubbles. It's this weird compulsion. Like I'm a freakin' 8 year old or something.

7. It was fun to go to a paper store in Palo Alto and see that they carry wrapping paper that I designed. Makes me feel like a real grown up with a real job. For 6 more weeks. Gosh...I'm stressing over this apparently.

8. I'm also stressing because I found out that I am not going to be able to live in student housing and now have to find an apartment. With any luck it'll be in Brooklyn cause that's where I'm going to school. And with super luck it'll be close to the Real World kids (emphasis on kids) so I can get on tv and stuff.

9. Kind of obsessed with the song Shake It by Metro Station. Chloe and I heard it on the radio on the way home from the airport the other day and I've seen bits of it on tv. Bought it and can't stop listening to it. It's got a good blend of the 80's and modern punk-ish rock-ish pop-ish...ok, I'm making stuff up now. It's good. Give it a listen.

10. James. You're hot. Again, it's an open invitation to visit me in NYC. We'll watch The Goonies.

Later,
Sarah ;)

Narrow Stairs Confessions

1. So, I'm sitting at the computer with my trusty dog by my side when he starts to growl. He's looking out the open door behind me and is growling. The house is dark. People are sleeping. This, of course, freaks the crap out of me so I shut the door and keep the dog by my side in case someone is hiding, waiting to murder me on my way downstairs after I blog. But I'm thinking I'll be fine. Heh, heh...heh. Ahem.

2. And really I wanted my #1 to be a big fat THANK YOU to all my supporters in the form of blog readers. Thanks for caring!! Caring goes a long way so thanks for all the nice and encouraging words! Seriously. Thank you. :) Sorry that the dog growling came first...it just startled me.

3. As for the mixed cd...I'm working on a "Sarah in CD Form" to give to my friends/family before I go. All my favs. I'm afraid that any music that I find before moving will only remind me of moving and make me sad. So, instead I'm making a cd that will make other people sad that I'm gone!! Ha! At least I hope they're sad listening to it. Although, who can really get sad listening to George Michael's, "Freedom?"

You can't be sad when you're doing the Running Man. It's a happy dance.

4. Did I mention I had to go to court? I got subpoenaed because the dude I got in the accident with (way back in March) was contesting his ticket. Nice. So, I got all dressed up in my nice court clothes and sat nervously in the court room waiting to testify. Long-ish story short-ish, the dude was found incompetent to stand trial--or something along those lines--and I didn't have to testify. Victory!!!! And the next day my insurance called to tell me I was getting money. Double victory!!! Glad to know it's all over.

5. I went to a rodeo this weekend. I'm pretty sure you're next thought was, "Well, naturally," because I am obviously a total cowgirl. Excuse me while I stand up for a moment...wranglers are a little too tight and are cutting off my circulation. Ah...better. Actually, it was a date. Don't you worry--he was a ninety-niner. More in my age range. I think most of the times I've gone to rodeo's is because of a boy. Curse boys!!! But he was a cute boy so it was worth it. Curse cute boys!!! And while we had our mullet radar on, we didn't spot any worth taking pictures of. That would've been freakin' awesome. Next time I guess.

6. Saw 21 tonight at the dollar movie. It was ok. What wasn't ok were the freakshows sitting behind us gasping at everything and complaining when the characters were less than moral. But that's what you get when you go to a movie called 21 and takes place mostly in Vegas!! Gasp is right!! But it has Jim Sturgess in it who I think is adorable but even more so when he's speaking in his native tongue of Brit. Not as cute as an American.

It also has Aaron Yoo who I loved in Disturbia.

7. So, my sisters are coming out with me to NYC just before I officially have to be there. I'm really looking forward to it! It will be a nice final trip before my real, scary life starts. Ha ha. It'll just be nice for them to see where I'll be living for the next forever. And to see the campus and stuff. Then I'll spend some time with my NYC family, The Stringhams, before checking into school. I'm still a little amazed at the timing of me moving to NYC just after Candice moved there. And Emily, too! I mean, what are the chances? Apparently pretty good. :) And I'm also glad that all my friends who aren't moving to NYC have plans to come visit. Visit. Please. Often.

8. I went camping on my week off of work. And by "camping" I mean I stayed in a houseboat on Lake Powell for a few days. That's about as close to camping I get. And every time I even hear the word "houseboat" I think of Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. I can't help it. Love that movie.

But it was so great and relaxing. Then we spent the rest of the time in St. George. But guess what? I'm still freakishly white. Or at least my legs are. There were times when I would lay in the shade except for my legs and still nothing. I know. You're jealous. Of my white legs.

9. Apparently after not blogging for a while, I became extremely long-winded. My apologies for long posts today.

10. Since I haven't posted a James pic in a while (what's my deal-io?) here is one that will hopefully stop the James hunger pains.

I like this one cause he's totally sportin' the Newsies look. Nice!! Come visit me in NYC anytime, James. I mean that. Any time.

Later,
Sarah ;)

Can't Go Back Now Confessions

1. I'm quitting my job in August. Sad because I've been there for almost 9 years and it really is another home and family that I've been blessed to be a part of. I've learned so much there and will definitely be fighting back the tears when I leave. Oh, who am I kidding, I'll be crying like a freakin' baby.

2. Which also means, I won't be in charge of the Contributing Design Team come August. Sad because I got to work with some amazing, no--amaaaahzing scrapbookers from around the globe. What a cool opportunity that has been. Seriously.

3. I'm quitting school...in Utah. It's never felt so good to say that I will never have to return to school here because in reality, the education I was getting here wasn't the highest of caliber.

4. After living in Utah for the last 13-ish years, I'm leaving the Beehive State. Sad because it is really pretty here--mountains and canyons and lakes and rivers. So pretty. And my family all lives here and so do some of my bestest friends. Happy because it's past due for me to leave Utah.

5. I'm selling my car...which I know nothing about. I've never ever had to sell a car before. Ever. I'd like to say that I'll miss having a car which I probably will because there really is nothing like going for a drive up the canyon with your favorite music really loud. Or cruising State Street--bowchicawahwow!! Just kidding. I haven't done that in...like 4 years. Ha! I'm awesome.

6. I'm going through all my crap that has been in a storage facility for a bit. I have a lot of crap that I literally don't know what to do with. The saddest is that I have big rubbermaid bins full of old magazines--Entertainment Weekly's, People's, Seventeen's, YM's--from the 90's that I have sort of an attachment to. And I don't have the patience to ebay them...people would buy them, right? I might have to keep a few sentimental ones like the Seventeen with Christian Bale on the cover circa 1994. So hot.

7. I quit school in Utah because I got into an art school out East. Can you believe it? An art school. Me. I will be going to school full time studying Graphic Design. I've never gone to school full time without working on the side. This will be a new experience for me. I'm a little scared but really excited to see what a good art education will be like.

8. I will also be living in student housing. Yes, you read that right. I'm twenty-freakin'-eight and I'll be living in student housing. I realize that I've gone the round about way as far as education goes so this is just one of the experiences I'm going to have to experience, even at my ooooold age. Pray that I don't get a roommate under 22...which I know I will get only because I just said that. This is the really scary part. Being old and a student. It's a little different here in Utah I think but the rest of the world? I really don't know.

9. Leaving my family and friends will be the killer. And is already the killer. It's the thing that makes me cry as I'm driving around town or on the phone with them when it's easier to hide that you're crying than it does in person. I won't be around to see my nieces and nephew get big. I won't be close to my siblings. I won't have my awesome friends to hang out with on the weekends. Gosh, I'm freakin' crying just writing this. Emotions have been on my sleeve as of late.

10. And all of this is due to me moving to New York. Yes, I'm moving to New York City. My dream come true. That is still a little hard for me to believe. I'm moving to New York. New York.

New York. Wow. I'm still in shock I think.

Later,
Sarah ;)

Summer in the City Confessions

1. The weather has been pretty darn good as of late. Which brings out a lot of bike riders. Kudos to all of you. My memories of riding a bike (yes, it's been years) are mostly those of sliding on gravel and falling to a rocky fate and hitting a parked car really hard once. Goooooood times. My only fond memory of bike riding is when I had this sweet banana seat bike and my little bro would sit on the front of the seat and we'd ride to the playground. Best part? We'd sing Don't Worry Be Happy the whole way. Ha! Now it's stuck in my head!! Curse you Bobby McFerrin!!!!!!!

Dude. Stop smiling. I hate your song.

2. I have a pile of books on my nightstand that I've been meaning to read. Some have been there since last Summer. Ha ha...ahem. But for some reason, I pick up Twilight for the 4th time and decide to read that instead. Edwards sucks me in every time. Get it? SUCKS me in!!? Ha!

3. I don't know how many of you like to take pictures, but I'm guessing everyone does thanks to a beautiful invention called the digital camera. Anways, if you feel so inclined, head over to my work blog to enter a photo contest. I'm pretty sure I won't be judging the contest because I recognize people's kids too easily. Scrapbooking will do that to ya.

Like the logo? I made it. :)

4. I went on a date on Friday with an oh two-er. Meaning, he graduated high school in '02. I graduated in '97. Then I remarked to Kendra the other day how I thought this one kid from church was cute only to find out he's an oh three-er. Gasp!!! I guess I'm going to have to go young. And yes, I'm sort of copying Veronica Mars with the oh niner stuff.

 

I still miss Veronica. Sniff, sniff.

5. I love this band and this song and this show:

Band = Travis
Song = My Eyes
Show = Later With Jools Holland

6. Do you know who's cute? Lee Pace. The Pie Maker.

 

7. Did you watch The Search for Elle Woods last night? I know there are a lot of people (mostly boys) who hate Legally Blonde The Musical, but I love it. It's fun to watch, fun to sing a long to, and it's fun to watch people attempt to replace Laura Bell Bundy. Good luck with that. But I'm totally going to watch especially now that I realized Seth Rudetsky is on it. He hosted my favorite Broadway show on Sirius radio when I had my rental car. And he says funny things like, "Amaaahzing." Love it.

8. Birthday shout out to my home girl Bridgette!! Hope you had a fantastic day/weekend and I wish I could've been there to celebrate!

9. I'm taking a week long vacation next week with my siblings. Well, most of them are showing up near the end of the week but just the fact that I am taking a week long vacation makes me happy. Very happy. I need a break. From everything.

10. I got this message on my voice mail today:

Strange Lady: Hi, Sarah. This is Kathy Johnson*, Peter's* grandmother. He gave me this number as a place where I could reach him so if you could have him give me a call, that would be great.

*Names have been changed because I didn't care enough to remember what they really were.

I don't know who this lady is or who her grandson is but they's gots the wrongs number. I kind of want her to call back so I can find out what year her grandson graduated from high school. If he's above oh three, I'm in. And why he gave his Grandma a fake number. Not cool, man. Parents? Fine. Grandparents? Not cool. But at the same time, I care just as much as I cared to remember their names.

Later,
Sarah ;)

In The Clouds Confessions

1. So, I caved and bought NKOTB's song Summertime. Shut up! It's good! In a oldturnednewboybandtryingtoohard sort of way.



I still heart Joey. So cute.

2. Saw Indiana Jones. Huh. That's all I'm going to say until the rest of the world has seen it. Then I'll start complaining.



I did enjoy Shia LaBeouf though. He's cool.

3. Also saw What Happens in Vegas. Hellllooooooooo Ashton. He's hot. There's no denying it.



And it was a lot funnier than I expected it to be. The people who play their friends are hilarious. My fav part was the very end. I was crying laughing with my sis at the end part.

4. Are you watching So You Think You Can Dance?!?!?! You should be. This week the auditions are in my neck of the woods--good ol' Salt Lake City. So check 'em out yo. I'm still in love with Neil from last season though. So very cute.



5. Another song I'm addicted to is called The Last Thing on Your Mind by Lights. It's the song on the new Old Navy commercials seen here:



6. I'm really getting excited for this:


to come out. Only 6-ish months to wait. Not too bad. Except all day today my boss would come into our office (of 3 Twilight loving girls) and say stuff like, "I heard that the guy who plays Edward quit and they replaced him with Bobcat Goldthwait." Nice try.

7. You know how celebs do voice overs on commercials so they don't have to appear in the commercial yet still make lots of money? I can't stop noticing it now. Patrick Dempsey does State Farm Insurance & Mazda. Lauren Graham does Special K. John Corbett does Applebee's. Queen Latifah for Pizza Hut. Jeff Bridges does Duracell. Gene Hackman is Lowe's. Sela Ward does Crest. Julia Roberts did AOL. Alec Baldwin used to do Blockbuster but they switched him out for generic voice. Does Antonio Banderas really do the Nasonex commercials? Who knows. But seriously...once you notice, you won't be able to listen to another commercial without trying to figure out who the voice is.

8. I've been watching Sex & the City on TBS which is my first attempt at really watching this show. I was watching the episode where Carrie leaves for Paris (was that the finale?) and I was seriously crying like a freakin' baby watching it. Curse shows based on strong friendships!!! Maybe I'm such a sap because I'm basically friendless this Summer left to wallow in my self pity with Diet Coke, Pringles Honey Butter Stix (which are my new fav by the way--thank you Marlene) and SATC. I'm awesome!!



9. Have you ever watched iCarly on Nick? Yes, I just wrote that and you read it right. As a former Hannah Montana watcher (I am now bugged that Miss Miley is EVERYWHERE I turn therefore I'm boycotting HM), I have recently discovered iCarly and think it's a fine replacement for HM. And yes, I'm 12. I think my favorite part is her older brother Spencer who reminds me and my sisters of our little brother. So funny.

 
10.The last time I did Hip Hop Abs, my legs hurt the next day. Seriously...what am I doing wrong? Oh, maybe the doing-it-once-a-week is the problem. Apparently it's one of those do-it-every-day-in-order-for-it-to-work programs. Shoot.

Later,
Sarah ;)

Living in Twilight Confessions

1. KP was in town!! I tried hard to get her to move back but since it's Utah and it's...Utah, she didn't crack. So instead we hung out just like the good ol' days. We went to Cafe Rio and Goodwood and had a double header movie night with Made of Honor (which was My Best Friend's Wedding meets Three Men and a Little Lady meets...something else that we came up with...shoot) and then hit the dollar theater and saw Vantage Point (which was Dave meets 24 meets stupid). We had a great time mocking them both and laughing at inappropriate times. We're awesome!! But now she's back in Chicago. Here's hoping that I'll get to visit her this Summer. Fingers, arms, legs and toes are crossed.

2. I bought some cute flats this weekend from Old Navy that were on sale.

I wore a pair on Saturday and come Sunday morning my calves were aching. See, I'm so used to wearing heels and shoes with height that wearing flats actually pulled my muscles. How backwards is that?!?! I'm enjoying the flats though. I just feel shorter. And strained.

3. Chloe gave me the new Weepies album Hideaway and it's fantastic. I highly recommend it. You can hear some of it here. Can't Go Back Now is my new fav.

4. And before Chloe left we watched Lars and the Real Girl (which I had seen once before with Candice but loved and was all for watching it again). I also highly recommend this movie. Every time I watch it I'm amazed with Ryan Gossling and how in the world he wasn't nominated for an Oscar for his performance. Seriously. Great movie.

5. Who's excited for The Hills finale? Come on. 'Fess up.

6. I was watching an episode of Gilmore Girls Season 7 this morning as I was getting ready for work and this conversation made me laugh out loud which almost messed up my eye liner:

       Michel : Whatever.
        Sookie : Nobody says 'whatever' anymore.
        Michel : Whatever. I'm outie 5000.

Yeah, I'm sure you had to hear it cause now that I read that, it really doesn't seem funny at all. But believe me...hilarious. Maybe it was Michel's French accent that added to it.

Anyways, pull out Season 7 and you'll come across it. I think it was the Thanksgiving episode.

7. Monsieur McAvoy. Oh la la.

8. Totally bought both 27 Dresses and PS I Love You last week. James Marsden is so stinkin' cute in 27 Dresses. So cute. So very, very cute.

And yes, I cried even watching PS I Love You at home even though I knew what was coming. For some reason, the part when they go to Ireland just makes me cry. I'm a sap.

9. Yesterday we had Mother's Day dinner at my sister's. After we ate and were sitting on the patio, my brothers decided to run around with the kids until they were out of energy (my brothers, not the kids--they're little bundles of energy). C asked my brother to run around again and my brother said, "No, I'm so tired. I feel like I'm going to puke." "Puke then!" was C's response. Nice. Boys are gross.

10. Moving to New York has been a dream of mine for years.

My friends know that. My family knows that. What bugs me is when I say things like, "I want to move to New York," to people who don't know me very well and they respond like I'm a crazy person. It bugs me so much!! I just want to respond like a guest on Maury Povich, "You don't know me!! You don't know me!!" as I push them down and throw a chair at them after we see the results of the paternity test. Oh wait. Scratch that last part.

Later,
Sarah ;)

If You Were Here Confessions

1. So, I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do all Summer. Mostly because my bff Chloe is leaving for pretty much the whole Summer and she's pretty much my partner in crime. Maybe I'll get a boyfriend. Or do more Hip Hob Abs. Or both.

2. The Swell Season was pretty darn fantastic. I took some pics but haven't taken the time to actually upload them to my computer. Sorry. But here's a cute one of Glen and Mar from their Myspace:

If you ever have a chance to see them (and already like them) then I would suggest doing everything in your power to go. Even after standing for 5-ish hours, the concert was fabulous. Glen is hilarious. Hilarious. Great stories. Seriously. And the best part was watching him watch Marketa. He is smitten. And the former members of The Frames were also fantastic (and hot--the bass player was small but hot).

I didn't take this picture. Obviously. We didn't see them at a bookstore. I just had to clarify. And clarify his Irish hotness.

3. I'm so used to having night classes after work that I have slight anxiety attacks every evening because I think I'm supposed to be somewhere. Nice. School sucks. It's turned me into a basket case.

4. I've been working on some not-so-exciting things at work that pretty much limit me to my computer and doing the same thing over and over again. It's been a week and a half that I've been doing this. But surprisingly it's not too bad because I've been catching up on all the tv I've missed thanks to networks having past episodes online. Granted I pretty much just listen to them. But it's pretty great. I'm back on Grey's people!! It's been a while since I've hung out with McDreamy.

So very good to be back.

5. And since this is turning into a post full of hot, here is McAvoy...obviously.

6. So, while I was looking for more shows to listen to while working, I attempted to watch Eli Stone...but it turns out, I couldn't quite get into it. At all. BUT the reason I at least attempted was because it stars Edmund from Mansfield Park (aka Jonny Lee Miller--which is a very American sounding name for an Englishman, don't you think?). He's the most adorable Edmund ever. And then I found out he was married to Angelina Jolie and is besties with Jude Law and Ewan McGregor. What the...?!?!?!?!?!

And even though he and Jude are bffs...I still can't watch Eli Stone. Sorry Jonny. Unless Jude personally invites me to a private screening at his house...then I'd seriously, seriously consider it. Seriously.

7. Thanks for the music suggestions!! All has been noted. I'll keep you posted on my findings.

8. Have you seen PS I Love You? If not, you should. I'm totally going to buy that movie. So I can sob like a freak in the privacy of my own home. This movie and seeing The Swell Season really makes me want to go to Ireland...someday. And meet a Scotsman/Irishman like Gerard Butler:

See? Hot man post today. Sorry to the 2 dudes who might read my blog. And you're welcome to everyone else.

9. I had a slight Molly Ringwald-a-thon last Saturday since Sixteen Candles was on tv and I own Pretty In Pink. She's so good at playing the nerdy girl who gets the hot guy. So, #9 will be flashback hotness in the form of a young Michael Schoeffling (who seemed to drop of the planet after Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken...?) and a young Andrew McCarthy who were hotter then than I'm sure they are now.

And yes...I have a crush on both Jake and Blane.

10. And just for good measure...my boyfriend (sporting a tank top and a weird tattoo)...I give you...Batman.

Later,
Sarah ;)

What For Confessions

Gosh. I suck at blogging.

1. Last night I attempted to do Hip Hop Abs. You've seen the commercials. You know what I'm talking about. I borrowed it from Chloe and quickly realized that I am not good at hip hop. At all. And I just kept thinking over and over in my head, "My buns don't feel nuttin' like stee-yal," which I've quoted before on here but if you're unfamiliar with it, it's from Clueless. And today my shoulders hurt a heck of a lot more than my abs do. I think I did something wrong.

2. The Rooney concert was pretty darn good for their first stop on their Summer tour. It was fun to go to a concert with my Dad. I think we were the 2 oldest people there. Yes, you read that right. There were more brace-faced kids there than most concerts but that probably had to do with the fact that the opening band was a local high school group that graduated from the garage and somehow scored a gig opening for Rooney. Locksley was good (and my Dad's favorite) but I thoroughly enjoyed Rooney and their pretty faces.

Ok, one pretty face. The Schwartzman. He's pretty.

3. One of my pet peeves is mascara commercials. We all know that the chicks in the commercials are wearing fake eyelashes. I mean...seriously. There is NO WAY that anyone's natural lashes look like that. Ever. And what bugs me even more are the Cover Girl ones with a very, very orange Drew Barrymore. I'm not sure how she became a Cover Girl in the first place but the fact that she is orange is even more disturbing.

4. I'm excited to announce that my sis and her hubby finally adopted a baby girl!! I wanted to make sure that I had the go ahead before I announced anything on here and now that I do, I get to say how happy I am for them!! She's adorable and I'm a proud Aunt.

5. I was looking at the things hanging in my office around my desk and I realized that with my picture of James McAvoy and my calendar and pics of friends and family that it's really just a step up from a locker in high school. It's just more space. That might just be me since not everyone has pictures torn from magazines of hot guys put up in their office. They're so missing out.

And for some reason, I can't find the pic of McAvoy that I have at my desk...weird. So instead, here's another good one:

6. I'm on Summer vacation!!!!! Wooooo hooooo! To bad it's still kinda cold outside. But I still play loud music with my windows semi-down in almost-there-traditional Summer style. Because I'm awesome like that. Currently on the loud playlist:

All In Your Head - Rooney
Call On Me (Radio Edit) - Eric Prydz
The Con - Teagan & Sara
Combat Baby - Metric
Mal Poli - Yelle
Relax, Take It Easy - Mika
Because of You - Ne-Yo
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
Starlight - Muse
Today - Smashing Pumpkins
For Us - Pete Yorn
My Eyes - Travis
Freedom - George Michael
We Used to Be Friends - The Dandy Warhols

I need to find some more random songs (cause I'm looking at that list and realizing it's crazy weird) so any suggestions are welcome.

7. Going to see The Swell Season with Chloe on Friday. Totally looking forward to this concert. Most concerts I've gone to lately have been singer/songwriter gigs which are nice (Rooney made my ears ring...they haven't rung since...Muse maybe?). This one should be wicked cool. I mean, they won a freakin' Oscar. And the movie Once was amazing so it'll be cool to see them in real life.

8. I totally want to see Made of Honor.

I'm a sucker for pretty much any chick flick so I'm definitely going to check this one out. Plus I'm completely intrigued by Patrick Dempsey. He's lead an interestingly weird life so the fact that he's a full blown celeb right now is intriguing. I mean, he's hot. So that helps. But his history is weird.

9. A good mellow-ish song is 10,000 Stones by Adrianne. I really like it. You can listen to her stuff here...including a clip of this song. I love her voice.

10. I miss Ryan saying "Seacrest out!" at the end of American Idol. It was awesome...ly bad.

Later,
Sarah ;)

Truth Untold Confessions

1. Why is it that weddings are both happy and sad? Ok, maybe they are just that way for me. It was happy because I am genuinely excited for the couple and sad because I am genuinely single and probably will be for a while. Because, of course, it's all about me. It was a fun wedding though. Mostly because I got to spend time with my bff's Chloe and Jen all weekend long.

And Sungti, the bff by marriage. So much fun.

And just as a warning...I've been listening to Cary Brothers' Honestly all day and am very pensive right now...we'll see how that translates on the blog today.

2. It's finals week. I have 2 tomorrow and a paper & final on Thursday. And yes, you can be sure that I'll be singing George Michael's Freedom on the top of my lungs on the drive home. I need a break. And some George Michael.

3. I've been making Christmas ornaments pretty much all day...yes, the joys of my job--making ornaments in April. So, to find some ideas I've been googling and such, which lead to this beauty:

I'm sorry...but doesn't this look like a human heart? Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart. Literally. That's what this says to me.

4. Another song I'm hooked on right now is Meiko's How Lucky We Are. It's so good. Except there is a swear at the beginning so I hope that doesn't deter you from listening to the rest of the song. Because it's so good. I love her voice. And she was wicked good in concert.

5. Chloe and I watched Starter For 10 this weekend...post wedding mayhem. Oh, James McAvoy...you're even cute playing a nerdy guy in the 80's.

The best part is when he first gets to Bristol and goes to a party with his roommates and attempts to dance. It's like 2 seconds long but we had a good laugh about it. Oh, and his reaction in the bathroom scene. Awesome. Seriously.

6. So, the Twilight movie comes out 3 days after my birthday. Good to know what my birthday plans are 8 months in advance. And my friends better also start planning. Just fyi.

7. 2008 is the year of change. Have I said that already? Probably in January. I could just feel it coming on. So much has happened already to people in my life. Maybe I'm next. We'll see...2008...I'm telling you. Change.

8. This is from Jen's blog but I must say...I completely agree:

"Music on blogs. A few days ago, the wise and lovely Janssen posted about how she hates blogs that have a reduced view in Reader that required her to click through to their web site to read each post. I could not agree with her more. There are some blogs that I am willing to click through to (because I know the writing or pictures will be worth it) but in general I just skip over such posts. And then I delete them from my list of blogs to read. You know what is just lovely about Reader, beside the easy access to hundreds of blog feeds? The fact that you don’t have to risk having annoying music start playing when you open some blogs. People, why do you do that to me? If you want to hear music then just play it on your own computer? Why do you want to share it with me? Oh, because you know I like shared music? Well, not of that variety. I know I can scroll down and turn the music player off, but mostly what I do instead is close the page. And then shake my fist at the heavens, roll my eyes, and move on to blogs that don’t assault my ears."

9. Good news: I'm almost not sick anymore! Almost. Bad news: I gave it to all my friends. Sorry friends.

10. I'm really looking forward to the Rooney concert next week. Heaven knows I need a good concert to kick off the Summer. This is my fav song right now from them. It's rockin'. And Schwartzman is hot.

Later,
Sarah ;)

Help Me Find My Way Confessions

1. New York was awesome...of course. But this time it was awesome because I got to spend some quality time with Candice & fam. They are stinkin' cool and super nice which is why I'm lucky that they're my friends. I didn't take many pictures this trip because, like I said, I was with Candice who is a professional photographer so my point & shoot is humbled in her presence. But she posted some pics on her blog if you want to check them out. Seriously fun trip.

Here is a pic I did take only because my camera has a wicked flip out screen making self portraits easy peasy.

2. Just before I left for New York I acquired a little cough. "It'll go away," I thought as I popped some cold & cough meds. Oh no, no, no. It decided to hang out. Keep me awake. Embarrass me in public. Make me sound like a lifetime smoker. It even threatened to wake up the Stringham family every night I stayed with them. The sad part is that it's still hanging around doing the exact same things to me but in Utah. Goooood times.

3. School is almost over. For the semester. I have some big projects due this week followed by finals next week. Which is probably why I'm sick and it won't go away. So pretty much my head is on the verge of exploding with everything that I have to do these next 2 weeks. Wow. This is turning into another Debbie Downer post...sorry peeps.

4. On a happier note...I got my car back!!!!!!!! No more weirdsmobile!! Now I just have to get used to driving my car again which is a little strange. Also, I need to clean my car out. Just before I got into the accident I bought a large Diet Coke from Wendy's that subsequently went all over my car. And I had just put in a bottle of windshield wiper fluid that is now empty. Man! I can even turn a happy post into a Debbie post! What's my deal-io? Sorry.

5. On another happy note (for real this time)...I got to see Maren, Sarah and Jenny for a little bit while they were down. My impromptu New York trip kind of cut into my bff time with the Canucks. But it was so good to see them because they are some of the coolest people ever. We talked about James McAvoy, Edward Cullen...you know, the good stuff.

Mmmm...James McAvoy.

6. In LOVE with Cary Brothers' song Honestly. You can listen to it here along with some of his other tunes. Love him.

7. I bought Bejeweled for my phone. You know, for those times when playing games on my phone is the most exciting thing to do...like in class...or waiting for people...or in airports. I'm totally hooked. The sad thing was that before I purchased it, I had never ever played it before. I was strictly a tetris girl. My horizon's have been broadened.

8. I failed to mention that I saw Legally Blonde The Musical again! It was last minute and cheap so Candice and I went and saw it. Luckily Christian Borle was playing Emmett this time and he was so much better than his understudy. I just really love this musical. I don't think most people do or even want to because it's Legally Blonde. But I do. It doesn't sell out so I'm sure it'll be closing soon. Sad.

And yes, she does pretty much the whole show in high heels. That's talent.

9. Designing paper after doing at least a dozen lines is not the easiest thing. I'm struggling. Just fyi.

10. I have about 2 weeks to figure out what I want to do for the rest of my life. I wish I was kidding. But I'm not. And it's stressing me out. May will be a better month. That I am sure of.

Later,
Sarah ;)