HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

I LOVE Halloween. The poor citizens of South Africa do not have Halloween. I weep for them. Not really, though, because that would make my Disney mascara run. I am being a brunette version of Alice in Wonderland. I don't do blonde.

I'm so excited that I shaved my legs for the occasion. I haven't really shaved since I have been in Baltimore. There are two reasons for this. 1) I am very cold generally so my legs are rarely bare, and 2) There is nobody to impress here (and nobody who I am concerned about judging me) and so no need for silky smooth legs. It has become very clear to my parents that the only reason I shave my legs is for other people, and they are very upset. I spent all of middle school lobbying to be allowed to shave. They had outlawed it because their feminist consciences didn't want me to bowing to the social norms of society. I insisted that I wanted to shave for myself, not just to fit in. I was lying. But with good reason. Middle school is hard to begin with, and not shaving if you're a girl makes it literally ten times harder. They let me eventually. Now they are disappointed in my weakness. Thats actually fine. I don't really care. I may not be as evolved as them when it comes to embracing feminism but at least I am ahead of them when it comes to equal acceptance of homosexuals. Not that they are not accepting. They are democrats all the way and support equal rights under the law, but they don't know how they feel about the church sanctioning homosexuality. Hmph.

Yay Halloween!

Mediocrity

October LSAT scores were released. Its incredible how one morning spent on one test can affect the rest of your life so much.

Things My Mother Yells At The TV

"Why does that guy look like a beaver?!"
to CNN

"I hope that [Virginia Republican Party Chairwoman Kate Obenshain Griffin] can't sleep at night and wets the bed."
to MSNBC

"That woman is a hot piece of flank steak next to her daughter."
MTV

"Sarah Palin wants to kill all of God's creatures."
to MSNBC

"This channel has THE WORST commercials."
to Hallmark

"Doesn't Chris Matthews have someone who can cut his hair?"
to MSNBC

"How do you like Olbermann's tie, honey?"
to MSNBC

Bored?

Google "Sealand".

Squeaky clean

Went to the dentist today and the disaster that I was anticipating was miraculously averted. There was no cavity catastrophe, and upon informing the dental hygienist that I was certain my gum recession was way out of control, she assured me that my gums are not receding hardly at all. Take that! The stratagem for avoiding flossing lectures that I learned from my mother was also a raging success. She and I always start a flossing regimen roughly two weeks before any dentist appointment so that by the time we go in, our gums appear strong and well taken care-of. It's a nearly fool proof plan for avoiding unnecessary annoyance at the dentist...because I really don't need any more reasons to not come back.

Also interesting: apparently Crest is abrasive on your tooth enamel and can lead to teeth sensitivity.



"You don't smoke mushrooms, you eat them."
-my mother, instructing my sister on the "correct" way of using shrooms

TV Dinners

Tonight has been painful. I cooked for my family. Chicken chili. Josh would laugh at me, because he says the only food I make is Mexican food. And I can't seem to help but prove him right every time I cook. Its just that the extreme yuminess of Mexican food is only equaled by the ease of cooking it.

In any case. The cooking surprisingly started out relatively chaos free with the cornbread. As chaos free as me cooking ever is...I am good at making things taste good, I just don't have as much prowess with not making a huge mess. It went downhill as soon as the onions came out though. Halfway through dicing them I realized that I had forgotten my signature onion-cutting swimming goggles, and I paid for the oversight by nearly going blind from the burning. I could hardly see through my tears and when I attempted to refocus myself with a sip of coffee. Unfortunately I grabbed the can of beans instead, and in the process of nearly slicing my lip on the can edge I knocked over my actual cup of coffee. I most sad about the flavored creamer stuff that was in the coffee that got wasted. I use over three times the recommended serving of it, so I blow through those delicious little bottles of coffee creamer. Anyway, the chili was good, but my eyes still feel sore, and my fingers have cuts on them that are still stinging from lime juice.

Oh, and the Hills. That show seriously drives me crazy. It has enough drama in one episode to fill an entire Shakespeare festival. The only thing is that the episodes are really only 20 minutes which is way too short to have to wait a week to watch it. And seriously it actually makes me angry to watch it. I see the worst traits of myself in all the girl characters. Audrina going back to Justin because she is addicted to him even though he treats her horribly. I'm not doing that at this point in my life or anything, but I definitely have that tendency in my personality. And then there's Lauren who accidentally creates drama very easily. Heidi who really just changed horribly in terms of looks and personality. Brody, who is totally a guy that I would fall for if I were Lauren. And the rest of the guys all suck. I don't know if that is a reflection on LA guys, rich guys, or guys in general. But this show really makes guys look bad. They are all manipulative assholes, and the majority of them have made girls cry on purpose and laughed at them afterwards. Why are some guys such assholes. Girls can be awful too, I know. But I feel like there are actually a lot of guys in the world who are emotionally mute enough to actually enjoy hurting girls' feelings when they are mad...or who are immature and vengeful enough to act like they enjoy it when they have broken someone down. Why is that?

Anyway, it is painfully obvious that I put waaaay too much thought into reality tv. Right now is really just a "living vicariously" point in my life, because nothing much is going on.


"You are a mystical blaze of craziness." ....if only that were true
-my sister

On the upside

If Obama is elected, which he will be, I can go to the inauguration. One of the few and far between benefits to living in Charm City.