24 things update- i got to see my michelle!!

1. Buy a good camera and take more pictures.

2. Actually make prints of said pictures.
3. Keep my room clean for a full week.
4. Use my gym membership.
5. Perform somewhere.
6. Take a trip up to Virginia
7. Finish one of the 485974564 songs I've started writing 
8. Volunteer at the Humane Society.  
9. Spend a whole day with my nephew.
10. Pay off at least one credit card.  
11. Start doing yoga again.
12. Spend an entire day in Asheville with Jonathan.
13. Let Jonathan know how much I love and appreciate him, everyday.
14. Spend more time with my friends.
15. Read one of those classic novels with zombies added 
16.  Cook dinner for my parents.
17. Visit somewhere haunted
18. Play a song on my guitar for the kiddos.
19. Take a day trip with no destination in mind.
20. Go to Carowinds
21. See my SLO girls.
22. Get my fortune told.

23. Give Blood. 

24. Go to the beach






I know this one is a little late, but I did get to see one of my SLO girls, Michelle on April 10th in Atlanta. :) It was an awesome weekend, and it definitely made me homesick for san luis obispo and all the fun we had. I'm also excited to say that I will be traveling to SLO in September for Kaelah's birthday and will get to see more of my girls. 

<3 you Michelle! 








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sock monkeys & the Grinch

This past Christmas, I bought my boyfriend a sock monkey. And please don't take that the wrong way....he's been wanting one for a while now. Anyway, he had become quite the travel companion, and we took him along on road trips with us. But for whatever reason, Jonathan left him at my house, and he's been here for a few weeks now. The poor guy was forgotten about when we took our trip to the Whitewater center, and then again this past weekend when we went to Atlanta. Feeling depressed, he turned to his girlfriend, who despite their long distance relationship, he still loves very much. 

Here's the happy couple on a roadtrip to Asheville

 It was then that he found out the truth- She's been cheating on him with the Grinch. Which, I don't agree with cheating, but she gets left behind taking care of the children while Sock Monkey gets to go out and have fun. The cheating had been suspected, but was truly confirmed with the birth of a green sock monkey baby.

The shock of the news only made his depression worse, and he reached next to him and picked up the pop gun (which Jonathan left here too). Not realizing that he was made of stuffing and the gun was merely a toy, it did nothing but left him laying stunned on my bed.

Now, I'm not quite sure what the point of this story is, but I think it's obvious that my boyfriend leaves too many of his toys at my house.


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Bigfoot spotted in NC!

I saw this news article recently, and I couldn't help but laugh.
http://www.11alive.com/News/Odd/184267/186/Bigfoot-spotted-in-North-Carolina-man-claims


As I read this, I was thinking 2 things... #1: People from the south are crazy. This man from Shelby found Bigfoot, and this man from Salisbury said there was an alien invasion: http://www.kcbd.com/story/14273142/north-carolina-man-claims-dr-phil-warning-of-alien-invasion-as-reason-for-speeding?clienttype=printable&redirected=true


#2: WHY can no one ever get a good picture of Bigfoot? Does it just so happen that everyone that ever spots him has a crappy camera? I mean, with all the advancing technology, even basic cell phones have high resolution cameras on them with the capability of zooming in without distorting the picture too much. I mean, come on! I wanna see what this guy looks like up close!
As I was pondering these thoughts, I began to look up some stuff on Bigfoot that I thought was pretty funny.
So for any of you who believe in him, please go find him and make sure you have a good enough camera to get a decent picture of him.

hmm, maybe they were both right!

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24 things update- printed pictures!

As of last week, I have yet another thing to mark off of my list- I have successfully used my camera to take pictures, AND I actually got some of them printed. 
I've been using the camera to take pictures of the kids at Bethlehem a lot, and I ended up with some pretty decent pictures. I used some of them to make a get well present for the director, and I sent the rest home with the parents. So, #2 can be marked off, yay!

1. Buy a good camera and take more pictures.

2. Actually make prints of said pictures.
3. Keep my room clean for a full week.
4. Use my gym membership.
5. Perform somewhere.
6. Take a trip up to Virginia
7. Finish one of the 485974564 songs I've started writing 
8. Volunteer at the Humane Society.  
9. Spend a whole day with my nephew.
10. Pay off at least one credit card.  
11. Start doing yoga again.
12. Spend an entire day in Asheville with Jonathan.
13. Let Jonathan know how much I love and appreciate him, everyday.
14. Spend more time with my friends.
15. Read one of those classic novels with zombies added 
16.  Cook dinner for my parents.
17. Visit somewhere haunted
18. Play a song on my guitar for the kiddos.
19. Take a day trip with no destination in mind.
20. Go to Carowinds
21. See my SLO girls. ** stay tuned for update on this one- it's going to happen this weekend!
22. Get my fortune told.

23. Give Blood. 

24. Go to the beach




I've also been working on a new blog- check it out: http://allmymistakes.weebly.com








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i'm addicted to jelly beans!

thanks to my boyfriend, i am now addicted to jelly beans. and the sad part? they are ones that you can only get at easter time. unfortunately, he's addicted to them too, which is what started me eating them. and apparently, there are several people that i've heard that suffer with this same problem. 
so, i guess russell stover will be getting a lot of my money from now on.

darn you and your deliciousness, jelly beans.

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spiders and underwear dancing

WHY do spiders love to hide in my shower, only to appear when I pick up the shampoo bottle, scaring me when I'm at my most vulnerable?? Well, I think I may have the solution... I'm going to call it the "anti-spiders hiding in my shower dance". How did I come up with this dance? Good question. You see, I stumbled upon it the other day- I was getting ready and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" came on my itunes, causing me to dance around my room in my underwear. And that just happened to coincide with the ONLY day this week that a spider hasn't been hiding out to scare me in my shower. Another benefit of this remedy? It caused me to have an awesome day. So there you have it folks, it's been proven- dancing in your underwear not only keeps spiders out of your shower, but is also a guaranteed good day.*




Now, many of you remember my tales of Shelob's baby from last year, and I definitely do not want another mishap like that to happen again, so I will be trying my new remedy from now on. 






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*If you do not have a good day or if spiders appear in your shower after trying this remedy, LD cannot be held responsible. It just means you are doing it wrong.

pigs CAN fly!!!

Well, I have yet another thing to mark off my list, and I have to say that this one shocked me the most. I actually kept my room clean for an entire week! and not only did I do that, but I also cleaned out my closet and organized all of my stuff. It's crazy, I know, but it has happened. 

This only leads me to believe that:

So it brings me great pleasure to give you the updated list!

1. Buy a good camera and take more pictures.

2. Actually make prints of said pictures.
3. Keep my room clean for a full week. Woo-Hoo!!!!
4. Use my gym membership.
5. Perform somewhere.
6. Take a trip up to Virginia
7. Finish one of the 485974564 songs I've started writing 
8. Volunteer at the Humane Society.  
9. Spend a whole day with my nephew.
10. Pay off at least one credit card.  
11. Start doing yoga again.
12. Spend an entire day in Asheville with Jonathan.
13. Let Jonathan know how much I love and appreciate him, everyday.
14. Spend more time with my friends.
15. Read one of those classic novels with zombies added 
16.  Cook dinner for my parents.
17. Visit somewhere haunted
18. Play a song on my guitar for the kiddos.
19. Take a day trip with no destination in mind.
20. Go to Carowinds
21. See my SLO girls. **This is going to happen in APRIL...I GET TO SEE MICHELLE!!! :D
22. Get my fortune told.

23. Give Blood. 

24. Go to the beach

I hope everyone has a great weekend. go out and enjoy the sunshine!

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Happy St.Patty's Day!

Well, my favorite day of the year is finally here, and I have celebrated by wearing green every day this week. And even though I have to work allll day today, it's ok. I can't celebrate every year like I have in the past. Hopefully, I will be going out and eating some Irish food later, and possibly celebrate with a few friends :)
I hope everyone has a safe and fun day! 

2009- @ McCarthy's with Scott and Michelle :)

2010- Charlotte with Mikey and Josh

2011- Whitewater Center in Charlotte with Jonathan

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unique toilets

(this one's for you, Jonathan)


Having a bad day? Do you sometimes feel like everything is going wrong at once? Well, next time you feel as if your life has gone down the crapper, remember these pictures of unique toilets, and you may realize that it might not be such a bad thing.


Enjoy!

but how do you flush??

what do asian men, alligators, and the virgin mary have in common?? why, toilets of course!

i know this is intended for children, but it scares the crap out of me.

P.U.!!!

hahaha. so classic.

i....don't even know what to say about this one.

...or this one

kinda looks like those bubble pipes

i wouldn't use this one, she looks like she's been around...if you know what i mean.

brrr.

this one frightens me the most.

reminds me of rocky horror

not gonna lie- this looks pretty awesome

i dont think i'll be trying this restaurant...

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BONNAROO!!!!!!

for those of you I have not told yet- it's official: WE ARE GOING TO BONNAROO!!!!!!
I finally got our tickets last week sometime, and I have to admit, it's been on my mind quite a bit.
There are sooo many artists/bands that I am beyond stoked to see. and even though the avetts aren't going to be there this year, we are seeing them in charlotte in april. (this will make the 3rd time i've seen them in about a year's time span. i think i might be addicted)....anyway, here's this year's lineup:
http://www.bonnaroo.com/artists.aspx


June can't come soon enough!!! oh, and if any of you are going and you haven't told me yet, let me know! it would be awesome to have a group. although, i'm not too worried about it. i have no doubt in my mind that we will be meeting lots of interesting people there and making friends. and i'm pretty excited about it.
As of now, there are still some tickets left, get yours now!!!!

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new camera, running, dog walking, and a little mountaineer inn ;)

Well, I have several other things to cross off my list, so get ready for update numărul trei!

1. Buy a good camera and take more pictures.-DONE. I got an awesome deal on this camera: (I know it's not as nice as I wanted, but for my budget for right now, it's gonna have to do...plus, it's better than my other one)

2. Actually make prints of said pictures. - Now, I just have to take some pictures...
3. Keep my room clean for a full week. yeah....not counting on this one anytime soon. I'm beginning to think this one is going to be the hardest one to do.
4. Use my gym membership. I'm going to go ahead and cross this one off bc Jonathan and I have been going as much as we can with our schedules and other circumstances. We have a couple 5ks lined up and are beginning to train for a half-marathon. so I have no doubt in my mind that this will be more than accomplished.
5. Perform somewhere.
6. Take a trip up to Virginia - with gas prices, this one's gonna be tricky.
7. Finish one of the 485974564 songs I've started writing - i have one that's close!
8. Volunteer at the Humane Society.  DONE! we officially paid last week and started walking dogs! it's awesome!
9. Spend a whole day with my nephew.
10. Pay off at least one credit card.   1/12/11! :)
11. Start doing yoga again.
12. Spend an entire day in Asheville with Jonathan. The weekend before last, we accomplished this goal. with lots and lots of memories and stories to tell. hahaha. "we at the hotel, motel, mountaineer inn!" that was for you, Lindsey :)
13. Let Jonathan know how much I love and appreciate him, everyday. -He says that I already do this, but I think I could do better.
14. Spend more time with my friends.
15. Read one of those classic novels with zombies added - also in progress, sorta.
16.  Cook dinner for my parents.
17. Visit somewhere haunted
18. Play a song on my guitar for the kiddos. - I played the ukulele for them! I'm going to count it even though I said guitar :)
19. Take a day trip with no destination in mind.
20. Go to Carowinds
21. See my SLO girls.
22. Get my fortune told.

23. Give Blood. 

24. Go to the beach





Not too bad of progress, if I could say so myself! 




Stay Tuned for more updates!


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happy birthday, Dr. Seuss!

I know it has been a long time since I've last written, but what better way to return than in celebration of an amazing children's author? So this one's for you, Dr.Seuss. 

Not only do I love reading his books to the children, but he also has some of my favorite quotes, and ones I use quite often. 
Here are some of my favorites:

And I apologize for this being short and sweet, but hopefully I will be able to start writing more often soon.


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24 things update #2 & a little Jimmy and David

Well, it's been a while, so here's a brief summary of what I've been up to: A whole lot of nothing.
But seriously, I had only been better from the flu for about 4 days when BAM! I got sick again. And I'm still not back to 100% but, I think I'll live. So aside from being sick, nothing much worth talking about has happened. Except for this past weekend when Jonathan and I went to see David Bazan and Jimmy Eat World. That was a pretty awesome night- I got a drumstick from Jimmy and I got to meet David. Yeah, be jealous. I am pretty awesome.

And, I have been working on my list, and have some more things to mark off. So here's update el número dos.

1. Buy a good camera and take more pictures.-the research is in progress for a camera....unfortunately, finances might be a problem at this point and time.
2. Actually make prints of said pictures.
3. Keep my room clean for a full week. yeah....not counting on this one anytime soon.
4. Use my gym membership. After today, I will be up to 3! hahaha. but mostly because I've been sick.
5. Perform somewhere.
6. Take a trip up to Virginia - tentatively planned for next month
7. Finish one of the 485974564 songs I've started writing - i have one that's close!
8. Volunteer at the Humane Society.
9. Spend a whole day with my nephew.
10. Pay off at least one credit card.   1/12/11! :)
11. Start doing yoga again. - I have done it twice since last time- my goal is at least once a week. Hopefully I can keep it up!
12. Spend an entire day in Asheville with Jonathan.
13. Let Jonathan know how much I love and appreciate him, everyday. -He says that I already do this, but I think I could do better.
14. Spend more time with my friends. -This one is getting crossed off for personal reasons.
15. Read one of those classic novels with zombies added - also in progress, sorta.
16.  Cook dinner for my parents. -now that they are finally back from VA, I might actually get to do this one!
17. Visit somewhere haunted
18. Play a song on my guitar for the kiddos. - Last week, I played the ukulele for them! I'm going to count it even though I said guitar :)
19. Take a day trip with no destination in mind.
20. Go to Carowinds
21. See my SLO girls.
22. Get my fortune told.

23. Give Blood. -Hopefully if I'm better, I will be doing this Friday!

24. Go to the beach




Well, that's 4 down and 20 to go! 




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100th post?? yes, please!

The day we thought would never come is finally here. I have officially brought 100 doses of trouble into the world! Now, I know some posts have been more interesting than others, but give me a break. It's not as easy as you would think. I know that I got too busy to post daily, but the past few days, I've been fortunate enough to have some extra time so I could post more often. Hopefully this pattern will continue, and I can share my random rambles a little more. Otherwise, I think my poor boyfriend is going to cut his ear off so he doesn't have to listen to my never-ending chatter.


Now you might be wondering what I am going to do to celebrate my 100th post....Well, I'm glad you asked.
First, I'm going to jump up and down at my accomplishment.

wow, that took a lot out of me. I should probably lie back down.

Secondly, I know I'm a dork and all, but I really haven't planned anything special for my 100th posting.
Since I'm still fighting off this flu, I will probably spend it cuddled up with my heating pad and a bottle of water, watching daytime TV. hey, sounds like a party to me.


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Happy Birthday, Edgar Allan Poe.

well, thanks to this stupid flu bug I picked up at the end of last week, I've been quarantined to my room since Saturday. Lucky for all of you, my fever is gone, but I'm still contagious. Why is that lucky for you? Because I finally feel good enough to do something, but since I'm stuck in my room, all I can do is my blog. So, I get to bring you some trouble for the day.
Now, I thought about doing a word of the week, but I haven't been able to keep any real food down since Friday, so I don't really have the strength to create a post that has a lot of thought into it.
But, it was brought to my attention that today is Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. And as one of my favorite authors, I thought I would rip off wikipedia and share what I got with all of you in celebration of his birthday.
But before I do, I would like to say:

Oh wait. that's not right.... anyway, here's what I found on Poe for any of you who care:

 Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fictiongenre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

He was born as Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts; he was orphaned young when his mother died shortly after his father abandoned the family. Poe was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia, but they never formally adopted him. He attended the University of Virginia for one semester but left due to lack of money. After enlisting in the Army and later failing as an officer's cadet at West Point, Poe parted ways with the Allans. His publishing career began humbly, with an anonymous collection of poems,Tamerlane and Other Poems (1827), credited only to "a Bostonian".

Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. His work forced him to move between several cities, including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. In Baltimore in 1835, he married Virginia Clemm, his 13-year-old cousin. In January 1845 Poe published his poem "The Raven" to instant success. His wife died oftuberculosis two years after its publication. He began planning to produce his own journal, The Penn (later renamed The Stylus), though he died before it could be produced. On October 7, 1849, at age 40, Poe died in Baltimore; the cause of his death is unknown and has been variously attributed to alcohol, brain congestion, cholera, drugs, heart disease, rabies, suicide, tuberculosis, and other agents.

Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields, such as cosmology and cryptography. Poe and his work appear throughout popular culture in literature, music, films, and television. A number of his homes are dedicated museums today.

Well, anyway- it's time for me to take some more medicine and sleep some more, woo-hoo!

Happy birthday, Edgar Allan Poe.

that's better.

<3 LD 

24 things update

Well, I'm proud to say that as of today, January 12, 2011, I can mark one thing off of my list!




For the full list and descriptions : http://herecomestrouble-lauradawson.blogspot.com/2011/01/24-things-i-need-to-do-before-i-turn-24.html

Here's a brief recap:

1. Buy a good camera and take more pictures.-the research is in progress for a camera.
2. Actually make prints of said pictures.
3. Keep my room clean for a full week. yeah....
4. Use my gym membership. I started my gym log chart...that's a start!
5. Perform somewhere.
6. Take a trip up to Virginia - tentatively planned for next month
7. Finish one of the 485974564 songs I've started writing - i have one that's close!
8. Volunteer at the Humane Society.
9. Spend a whole day with my nephew.
10. Pay off at least one credit card.   1/12/11! :)
11. Start doing yoga again.
12. Spend an entire day in Asheville with Jonathan.
13. Let Jonathan know how much I love and appreciate him, everyday. -He says that I already do this, but I think I could do better.
14. Spend more time with my friends. -this one could use some more work.
15. Read one of those classic novels with zombies added - also in progress, sorta.
16.  Cook dinner for my parents. -now that they are finally back from VA, I might actually get to do this one!
17. Visit somewhere haunted
18. Play a song on my guitar for the kiddos. - I had a dream that I wrote and played a song for them, and I remembered some of it when I woke up, so that's in progress too!
19. Take a day trip with no destination in mind.
20. Go to Carowinds
21. See my SLO girls.
22. Get my fortune told.

23. Give Blood.

24. Go to the beach. 


#10: Pay off at least one credit card- has been accomplished! I can honestly say that out of all of the things on my list, this one was not the one I expected to do first. I had actually began to wonder if that one was even possible, but thanks to some negotiation skills on my part, I was able to reduce one of my balances to only have to pay 60% of what I owed. I know, I'm awesome :)


As for the other things on my list....well, they are a work in progress. 


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Love Potion....# 9?

Well, from yesterday's blog, we learned that the word "philter" means a potion, usually a love potion. This word appealed to me, because now I can use it to describe to people how Jonathan got me to fall in love with him. So during my research, I found some interesting things.


Here's how to make love potion tea:

LOVE POTION TEA

1 pinch of rosemary
2 teaspoons of black tea
3 pinches thyme
3 pinches nutmeg
3 fresh mint leaves
6 fresh rose petals
6 lemon leaves
3 cups pure spring water
Sugar
Honey

To make another person fall in love with you, brew this tea on a Friday during a waxing moon (moving from empty to full).

Place all ingredients in an earthenware or copper tea kettle. Boil three cups of pure spring water and add to the kettle. Sweeten with sugar and honey, if desired.

Before drinking, recite this rhyme:

BY LIGHT OF MOON WAXING

I BREW THIS TEA

TO MAKE [lover's name] DESIRE ME.

Drink some of the tea and say:

GODDESS OF LOVE

HEAR NOW MY PLEA

LET [lover's name] DESIRE ME!

SO MOTE IT BE

SO MOTE IT BE

On the following Friday, brew another pot of the love potion tea and give some to the person you want to love you. He or she will soon begin to fall in love with you.

And here's the ever popular Love Potion #9:






LOVE POTION #9
To be performed on the 9th day of the 9th month.

 9 oz. sweet red wine
 9 basil leaves
 9 red rose petals
 9 cloves 

 9 apple seeds
 9 drops vanilla extract
 9 drops strawberry juice
 9 drops apple juice
 1 ginseng root, cut into 9 equal pieces

By the light of 9 pink votive candles, put these nine ingrediants into a cauldron on the ninth hour of the ninth day of the ninth month of the year.
Stir the potion nine times with a wooden spoon, each time reciting the following:

LET THE ONE WHO DRINKS THIS WINE
SHOWER ME WITH LOVE DIVINE.
SWEET LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE
MAKE HIS/HER LOVE FOREVER MINE.

Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat and let it simmer for nine minutes.
Remove the cauldron from the heat and allow the potion to cool off.
Blow nine times upon the potion, bless it in the names of nine love-goddesses, (see below) and then strain it through a cheesecloth into a clean container.
Cover and refrigerate it untill you are ready to serve it to the man or woman from whom you desire love and affection. (Do not allow anyone other than your beloved to look at,touch, or drink the love potion.)
The nine goddesses: Inanna, Ishtar, Astarte, Hathor, Nephthys, Aphrodite, Venus, Freya, Arianrhod

Hmm, I knew I shouldn't have drank that weird drink Jonathan gave me on Halloween.


Anyway, here's some love potion humor for you:

Well, seeing as how today is 1-11-11, I need to go celebrate by doing something weird.


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