I see you shiver with antici.........................................................pation.

I turned in my second Writing paper today!!! I liked this one, and I feel pretty good about it. We had to do a rhetorical analysis of an article. It was quite interesting. But now we are starting our big 8-10 page paper on globalization. I have the beginnings of an awesome idea. I will keep you posted.

Today in Book of Mormon I got to do a teaching experience where I shared some things from our scripture block for the day...I cried. It was embarrassing, but I really felt something, and sometimes you just can't control everything.

Humanities was cancelled today!!! :) So I got to come home early and relax. I started watching The Big Bang Theory. I love Sheldon. I don't have any homework to do for tomorrow, so I am just going to reward myself for a day full of experience.

I also have purple hair now!! It's super cool. I am greatly enjoying it.

5 Things I Have Planned for March:
1. NO. SHOPPING. I spent a LOT of money recently, and my debit card is almost dry. I feel bad about using that money for non-productive things, so I am not going to buy things in March (except for food. which I need.)
2. I am going to sell some of the clothes I don't ever wear to Plato's Closet to get some extra money.
3. I am going to get my phone fixed once and for all. Last time I went in they didn't fix it longterm.
4. I am going to start my research paper for Art History SOON and get it over with.
5. I am going to work on my Capstone project for BOM SOON so I don't panic at the end.

Muppets.

Gosh, the BYU Writing Center is such a joke. I hate this place. We are required to go get "help" on each paper we write for my Writing 150 class, and I REALLY don't want to/feel like I need to. Last time I was here, the person didn't help me at all. I read them my paper, and they said it was good and funny, but it ended up that I had to completely rewrite my paper to actually meet the standards. It is such a joke. I have also been sitting in the center waiting for 20 minutes now to actually talk to someone so I can blow out of here. Ugh.

I realize that I didn't mention the London status. The people got back to me on Thursday, and said I was an alternate.... So after a lot of thought, I called and had my application withdrawn. I just didn't want to wait on a list for an indefinite amount of time, and then maybe have to change all my plans at the last minute or whatever. It just works out better if I try again for Spring or Summer next school year.

I woke up twice in the middle of the night convinced that I had lost something. I got my phone and used it as a  light to find something that I had lost in my bed...TWICE. I was pretty mad about losing whatever it was, and I kept saying "Muppets." over and over again. When I actually woke up this morning and was coherent, I thought that was really funny. I can't for the life of me remember what I was so concerned about losing.

If I ruled the world...

If I ruled the world, I would make a few changes:

1. Stupidity would not be tolerated. If someone was being stupid, I would immediately end their blood line.

2. There would be about 50 more breaks per semester. Okay, so I am exaggerating, but I can't handle the no vacations thing!! There would be regularly be a three-day weekend at least once a month, if not more.

3. I would get A's in every class I took. (P.S. Only I would get this preferential treatment.)

4. Disgusting food would not be allowed. If it looks/smells gross, it's gone.

5. All peoples possessing Uggs will have the Uggs removed and burned, never to be revived or seen again.

6. The same goes for ponchos. And those weird toe shoes.

7. The tall people will be exiled to the backs of all theaters and events of any kind. And by tall people, I mean anyone who obstructs my view in any way...so that pretty much puts everyone else behind me anywhere I go.

8. All smokers will be hunted down and executed.

9. The hipster movement will be stopped. They bug me, and I can't even explain why; nevertheless, they will be destroyed.

10. Children will not be allowed in public. No movie theaters, no concerts, no anywhere. They make too much noise and can't control themselves.

I am pretty sure that no one wants to let me rule the world, so this all remains a dream. Of course, if all of this happens then I will have very little to complain about...

Oh the pain.

K so basically new roommate is making something, and the smell of it is burning my eyes out. I was sitting in the living room, but I had to move because my eyes were burning...This is sort of freaking me out. My eyes STILL hurt in my room!! I can't escape!

Fake nails are kind of annoying, actually.

I really am just classy beyond belief.

Yeah so today was Valentine's Day... All I did was wear my special V-Day shirt and new pink fake nails.

I fangirled in Writing again today... but this time we WATCHED Sherlock!!!!!! Of course I had to fangirl! You know when you are in class and someone brings up something that you know about and you just have to tell the world that you know? Well welcome to my life. I feel like my writing teacher does not appreciate my fangirling because she wants to be the cool one that watches Sherlock. No. I watch it and obsess over it and live it. So there.

Adventure Time

Yeah so Kelli and I got fake nails last night. We look rockin' with them on, but it makes it very hard to do some things. Also, mine keep falling off.

We also bought ourselves Valentine's Day shirts that we are going to wear on Tuesday. Maybe there will be a picture then...

But yeah, we had adventures all day yesterday as we procrastinated studying.

Hello, my name is Melanie, and I have an addiction to TV

Some time, no post... Yeah my life really isn't that exciting.

I did, however, raise my hand in Geology today during joke time and say that all of my initials are the same letter... Bro. Skinner is always making fun of people who have the same letter for all of their names, so I thought I would share with him. He said that M is the best letter to have though. He had fun calling me "Mmm" for a minute.

The London people still have no talked to me. I sort of want to punch them. This is my future we are talking about!!!...not really, but I wish they would hurry the heck up.

I have been watching Psych again... Yes.
It really is weird how my obsessions really rule my life. In Writing yesterday we watched a clip from Psych... I have a weirdly coincidental life.

Yeah, see nothing cool has been happening!!! This is probably THE most boring blog post yet. BUT, for your  entertainment and enjoyment, here are some random pictures.

Can I just add to my fangirl list that I freaking LOVE Noel Fielding?!?! He just makes me so happy. He is exemplified by Old Greg there...and if you look him up, you will probably question my judgement and ask me to see a doctor.

I'm happy now. Being happy is cool.

I happen to be having a very nice past two days...and it is strange for me to be so optimistic about everything; brace yourself for a look into the optimistic, happy-go-lucky Melanie.

Yesterday while I was waiting for the bus, this well-dressed man came up to me and told me he liked my boots. (There was some kind of career fair going on in the Wilk.) He sat down on the bench next to me and we continued to talk about clothes. He told me that he used to work for a DESIGNER in PARIS. I kind of wanted to die right there. That is probably THE coolest thing that anyone has said this semester, except for maybe my Geology teacher going to Antarctica...I don't know it's a close call. Anyway, his ride came, and he gave me his email address so I could contact him for internships in Europe after I graduate or whatever...I was pretty stoked about the whole experience. I mean, I may not actually ever talk to this guy again, but it was very flattering to know that he thought I would be up for something like that. It boosted my confidence, that's for sure! :)

Today Kelli and Karoline and I signed our contracts for King Henry next year!!!! :) It was very exciting. I am pumped that now we officially have somewhere to live next semester where we will each have our own rooms. Ahhh, bliss. It will be such a nice change.

I am so freaking glad it is the weekend. Up until yesterday I was having a very stressful week, and now I can pretty much relax; but, I am going to get started on some interesting semester-long projects I need to be doing. Neither of them is boring, and I am actually kind of excited to work on them, I know, go figure.

 

This picture was my desktop wallpaper for quite a while. If ever I am stressed, I just look at Benedict, and I am happy again. So here is a way for me to spread my happiness with you. Please enjoy this Sherlock valentine, from me to you.

What is with all these people walking around on campus with flowers today?

Well, I missed the bus home because it left early, so I thought I would just do this. This is really just going to be a stream-of-consciousness thing while I wait for the bus to get me *jerk*.

I am way less stressed now. Yay!! My paper for Writing is coming along quite nicely, even if it isn't as sarcastic and funny as the last one I wrote. I am just doing the last bulk of revision tonight, and then maybe a little more tomorrow morning before I have to turn it in.

I am so excited for this weekend. I don't have anything written in my planner, so I can just relax and do some homework way ahead of time. I am pretty excited. I am especially excited to work on my Capstone project (it is this big, semester-long, self-directed thing) for Book of Mormon. For mine, I am going to find art pieces depicting Christ, and then finding scriptures and stories behind the painting, and I am going to put all of the art into a binder and make a little book. If I really enjoy this project, I am planning to continue doing it until I run out of artwork!

Okay, I really love geology. I think it is just really interesting. I like rocks, okay? So I am considering in the back of my mind about maybe minoring in geology along with my art history major. Neither of those is set in stone yet, and I have been changing my mind constantly since the end of last semester. I am pretty set in the idea of an art history major, but there are so many possibilities!!!

Today was just a really good ballet day. The past couple class periods I have actually attended (I missed Monday because of my breakdown, and I did homework through last Wednesday), have not been fun. I just felt heavy and like I couldn't do anything right. But today, I got back into the groove. Since I have missed a couple of class periods, I don't know how to do a few things, but I am catching up. Today was just fun, and I actually got a two compliments. Both were on my arabesque, so I guess I am improving. The only thing I don't enjoy about ballet is how I DO NOT look like a dancer. I am short and my legs are fat (not fishing here, just in comparison to most of the other girls (and boys), I am chubby), and I am extraordinarily out of shape. I can feel myself getting better though. Today we did a lot of strength exercises (okay, it just took me like 10 minutes to spell "exercise" right. I usually spell it like this: excersize. I have no idea why.), and I can tell that I am going to be sore tomorrow.

So they sell these delicious little loaves of bread at the Sugar & Spice, and I bought one today and ate the whole thing, and now I definitely feel bloated. I need to stop eating those. I made goals for myself this weekend, and I have so far only kept one of them... I have no self control. The one I haven't broken is to not watch TV this week, so that's good. I am at least staying focused. The other two had to do with eating, and I have failed those. Oh well. I will try again next week.

So I am going to go outside now and make sure I catch this bus...Grrr, curse you UTA!