My Inappropriate Man Crushes

John Stamos- 47- Sold from even the good ole mullet days

Matt Lauer-53- As a Today show addict I can't get enough of him

James Dean- RIP- Tis is shame as he was probably the most attractive man that ever lived

Tom Brokaw- 70- He's a handsome devil that has aged better than any man alive

Do you remember doing this as a child?

I always purposely wanted to miss this day of school; the worst one of the entire year. It terrified me to death - watching terrible videos of bus accidents, having the bus driver slam on the brakes while we screamed BRACE YOURSELF! Then the jumping out the back... I might as well been jumping off the empire state building. This poor girl's knees are headed straight for the asphalt.

A few things about me...

As of lately I'm addicted to blogging. Seems the only thing that enjoys listening to me is my trusty electronic device.

I don't like grapefruit, wasabi, horseradish, or milk, otherwise... I'll eat just about anything

I daydream more than what is mentally healthy

I watch The Today Show every morning, even if for only 5 minutes

I don't think I've ever gone a day without eating breakfast... its a must

There is only one person I confide in... lets call her Katherine S. no, make that K. Smith

I could look at the ocean for hours... beautiful

I still watch episodes of Arthur on TV

There is always a song in my head

I love having long talks with people, one of my favorite things

I'm ALWAYS the last person to fall asleep, in any situation

I love beautiful cinematography- The Painted Veil- gorgeous

I hate being embarrassed, which happens all too often

I love it when people play with my hair. LOVE IT

I don't like to waste money, I think out all my purchases throughly even at the grocery store

I'm a grandma and love staying in on the weekends

Oatmeal, fruits, veggies, and peanut butter are my food groups

Europe is my impossible dream and it seems it will never happen

I love pesto

I watch Barney's Christmas every year, think thats weird? Its not, its awesome

I know more showtunes than Michael Ball

I hate raunchy humor; classless dirtbag comedy

I detest common and nonchalant swearing

You whistle around Abby? next question.. Do you have a death wish?

I don't conform, nor do I plan to. I'm a nerd. I don't care.

Ode to Peanut Butter

I love peanut butter. You can pretty much eat peanut butter with anything. Oreos, vanilla yogurt, granola, honey, oatmeal, crackers, bread, celery, marshmallow fluff, jam, any kind of chocolate, apples, bananas, or my favorite method straight off the spoon. I've tried nearly every kind of peanut butter and have found my favorites.

I have been known to collect jars of peanut butter from people as they move out... ok so I only did this once... but I ended up with 8 jars of peanut butter, therefore that makes me pretty legit! Skippy Super Crunch is my favorite, Skippy Natural is quite good too. However I do not like the kinds you have to keep in your fridge... nasty.

This Peanut Butter & Co brand intrigues me. I've been dying to get my hands on this mighty maple flavour but can't find it anywhere. They have other crazy flavors too like... The Bee's Knees, Dark Chocolate Dreams, White Chocolate Wonderful, and Cinnomon Raisin Swirl.

Shoe Me Life

I have many theries about life but my shoe theory is one of my favorites! I believe that if you were to walk around all day only looking at peoples feet you would find that attractive footwear=attractive person. A good dresser is a wonderful thing that is much appreciated and if you have good taste in shoes then the rest of your look will naturally be put together as well.

I'm not saying that I've always had good taste in shoes... everyone makes mistakes right? The basis of the philosophy is as follows...

I love to walk around BYU's campus and looking at guy's feet before looking at thier face. I've become pretty good at finding a shoe and stereotyping the face and personality that goes along with it.

For example... a guy wearing running shoes is most likely wearing simple jeans with a logo sweatshirt, "running" shoes have thier name for a reason, come on now. However, these are probably the nicest and smartest guys on campus.

A guy wearing vans is most likely wearing a plaid shirt or polo paired with a well fitted jean; don't forget the square framed glasses. Sometimes artsy sometimes not, they usually have quite good hair...he's got style, he knows it, but unfortunately thats not a desirable duo.

A guy wearing rectangular long dress shoes is likely to be wearing snug Beatles pants with a preppy sweater or a nice business shirt with a dashing belt. He also doesn't use a back pack, a shoulder bag is more suited to fashion needs. These guys, while they may be overdressed--- I hate to admit... look real fine.

A guy wearing tivas or chacos is a back to nature, tanned arm and leg, rock climbing, guy who most likely has an awesomely technical backpack and an even more high tech water bottle; and from previous experience- these people are really high energy and fun to be friends with. So don't be hate'n on the tivas. Ya hear?

Guys who wear neon high top nike dunks usually have very bold personalities and are ballers. You know, they've developed thier own strut and are all thug-like with thier hoodie shading thier brow and one hand in their pant pocket. I secretly aspire to be like that... which is why my good friend Liz took about 100 pics of me trying to be thug- unfortunately as you can see below...it didn't work out. I guess I'll stick with my mary janes, pearls, and apron which I'm perfectly content with.Take the shoe philosophy for a test drive sometime.

Finals

This week I have...eh.. how you say? - not been myself. Skipped three classes. Did no homework. Watched movies every night of the week instead of writing my 2 eight page papers. Didn't go running... at all. Can you say I lack motivation? At least I'm responsible enough to make it to work. However I did do some math today and discovered I only have one more fall and winter semester to trudge through until I graduate next spring! Can you believe it? Done with school forever? Hallelujah for that! Over and out.

Guilty Pleasure #4

Its no secret that I'm obsessed with food, therefore its no surprise that #4 is my love of buffets. I am the buffet champion. Literally. I've had many eating competitions and I always come out on top. If the buffet had bread pudding... well then you better be prepared to witness something amazing. I've frequented the Rio and Bellagio in Las Vegas, The Chuck and its sticky buns of coarse, The Roof, Golden Corral (FYI worst buffet ever.. will not be going back), Crystal Palace, 1900 Park Fare, Cicis, Pizza Pie Cafe, Biergarten, The All American Never Ending Pie Buffet, not to mention two cruises and 6 trips to Boma, and Trails End thrice. You would think that with this eating record I'd weigh 300 lbs. Which is why I'm going to claim my fame on Biggest Loser 2020! The picture above is bread pudding from Crystal Palace... it is adequate but no where near the majesty of

BOMA's bread pudding with chocolate rum sauce. The picture on left is just me counting my plates on one of my MANY trips to Boma, I think I made seven food plates before moving onto dessert. Boma is always a 2 hour dining experience... at least! I am going back to florida in May and already have my reservation to eat at this most wondrous of buffets. Because I eat so much food people used to ask me where I put it all, as really... I can out eat anyone. Anyone who denies that, I will challenge you... Anyhow the food has started to slowly find its way to my thighs and abdomen but no worries... I think that Shaun T's Insanity will fix this problem.

Until next time Bon Appetite!

Shaun T.... Your the Man.... No.... You're just INSANE!!!

I know I've already posted today but I'm indulging! Library Time was a whim post... I really wanted to blog about Insanity! For those who don't know, it is a workout DVD. It is the hardest thing I've ever done. It put me into an unhealthy medically indused state last night. I lied in bed for close to an hour feeling as though I was either going to pass out or throw up... mind you this is three hours after I completed the workout

I finally decided it would be a good idea to eat something.... which cured me! I discovered I had used to much engery I had made myself sick! Holy Smokes... Shaun T you're a killer! If I actually stick to the 60 day program... I will definitely be ripped. I just need to be able to do a push-up first. Wha wha wha... way to go Debby Downer!

Also, I wanted to share my love for these...

I am truly convinced that eating out of these bowls makes food taste so much better. They make me strive to make my food look pretty too. My roommate has some bowls like this and I try to use them as often as I can. I will be sad when I move out because then I will have to buy some of my own to keep me happy. They are the best bowls for oatmeal, soup, veggies, ahh.... everything tastes better in them. Yummo! I have often said that I would only get married at a young age just so that I could register for my very own kitchen supplies sooner... Kitchen aid ( Red or Yellow can't decide... its like picking favorite children), my own food processor, these bistro bowls, oh boy I may have to hit up a Willams Sonoma sooner than I thought.

It's Library Time

(Meant to be sung to the tune of "Its Business Time") Its Libraaary.... Its Library Tii- ime! Like I've mentioned before, the fifth floor is purely a social club. I've kept my distance from this awful place for about two weeks now, today was my first return. Mistake? Affirmative. As I sat down at an empty table I was soon en-swarmed by three males... all friends.. all really noisy = highly disruptive and annoying. Not five minutes ago they proceeded to steal a girls cell phone off another table while she was in the bathroom and hid it in the ceiling. When she returned they proceeded to call her number numerous times while it was buzzing and her annoying ringtone kept going off through the ceiling. This continued for a solid five minutes until she finally discovered where it was coming from. I know it sounds like April Fools, but this is only typical for 5th realm. They really are that annoying.... until next library moment