Getting sick.

Usually I have one of the strongest immune systems of anyone I know.  In fact, in my Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years of High School, I never missed a single day because of illness. (Freshman year I got Strep Throat).  What usually does get me if I do get sick, is the flu or just a fever.  I will spare the gory details, but vomiting, as most of us know, is not fun.  The other sad fact, is that I can usually tell when I'm getting sick almost 3 days before.  I guess that could be seen as a kind of blessing though.  Sadly I'm feeling like this right now...... a week before finals.....

Evil Mind Games.

Sorry I posted this one so late today guys.  Ever had someone come up to you and say "You are now consciously breathing"?  What about "I just lost the game"?  These annoy the crap out of me.  Just like yawing being contagious and other mind games created just for the enjoyment of the tormentor.
Other examples include:

• You are now aware that your tongue cannot find a comfortable spot in your mouth.
• Your nose is in your peripheral vision.
• You are now incredibly itchy.

Of course, I however am guilty of being the tormentor quite often.

Rebecca Black.

We all hate her. (If you don't, the exit is that way -->)  But what really annoys me about Rebecca Black is that she keeps making music.  I want to find whoever is buying her music, and force them to listen to it 24/7 until they demand a refund.  Her voice is nasally, the lyrics are dumb, and her face is downright ugly.  And even if by some miracle she came out with a good song, her career would never be able to overshadow her first 3 flops.  She needs to give up on music, and maybe do the one thing all other failed child-stars do: start their own girls-wear line at Target, Kmart, or Kohls.

For posterity:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7f1zxb2uE (best part is 2:28)

Things that interrupt my sleep.

So this morning at around 5:30am, I was awoken by an enormous boom.  At first, I thought it might have been thunder, but it sounded too metallic.  Then it happened again.  And once more.  So I dragged myself out of bed to look out the window and what do I see?  A dumpster delivery truck dropping off a dumpster across the street- at 5:30 in the morning.  If it was thunder, I wouldn't have really been able to complain, but aren't there laws against loud construction and deliveries before 7 am?  I know in Santa Barbara there are.

Daughtry.

So as with quite a few Americans, I watched the American Music Awards last night.  This happens to be one of my favorite awards shows for one reason: it is mainly performances.  One of the many performances was by Daughtry.  We all know that quite a few artists out there have no singing ability whatsoever, but this performance was just terrible in my opinion.  Not that they were messing up or anything, just the voices sounded so bad I muted my computer and waited until they were done to turn it back on.  What I also discovered last night, Nicki Minaj is not that good of a live singer, and should really stick to her rap and 'English' voice.

Fine Friday XIII: Peanut Butter.

Now, before we get started, let me explain.  I really do love peanut butter.  But it must meet the following requirements.  First, it must be smooth.  None of this chunky crap.  It's called peanut butter, not peanut 'Rocky Road'.  When was the last time you wanted chunks in your butter?  Never, that's when.  Second, none of this organic crap.  I can't be the only one that's disgusted when you have to mix your peanut butter because the oil separated.  Third, it better be on a sandwich and include either strawberry or grape jelly. (The last one is personal preference.)

Well this is embarassing.

I have nothing to complain about today... :(

Fake cherry and grape flavoring.

Do you know why I dread getting a cough?  Because the only thing you can take for them is cough syrup.  The last time I had cough syrup, I vomited because of the flavor.  Fake cherry flavoring is disgusting, vile, tastes like plastic, and just downright smells bad.  The only acceptable fake cherry flavoring is in cherry cola.  But let's not forget about grape.  I used to actually love the fake grape flavoring.  But my taste buds now find it just as disgusting as cherry.  Note: Do not buy Orbit's new flavor of gum 'Wildberry Remix'.  It is artificial grape flavored.

Touch Screen Keyboard 'Clicks'.

Ever been standing in an elevator, and the annoying person's phone goes off.  They read the message, and once they start to reply, your ears are filled with *click* *click* *click*.  My hypothesis is that most people don't know how to tun that setting off.  I mean, people can't be expected to know how to use the settings menu on their phones.  Even worse: I have had people in some of my classes with iPads (eww) with the clicking enabled.  They take notes all class with the constant clicking.  Also bundled in this post: People who don't mute their computers when they turn them on in class.  Countless times you hear the Windows Start-up sound, or the retro Mac sound.  Understand your electronics please people.

My sleep schedule.

So hopefully by now you've read this blog enough to know that I am early for everything.  My classes don't start until after 9, yet I wake up at 7:30.  Problem is, usually I don't get to sleep until past 11 every night.  Well I could just make up the lost sleep on the weekends right?  Wrong.  I have discovered that I can only sleep in if I am ridiculously tired, or if I can sleep in for multiple days in a row.  Also, my room faces east, so the sun shines directly into the room in the morning, both making it uncomfortably warm and bright.  I don't nap, yet the other day I fell asleep while wearing headphones and laying face down on my bed.  Thank God Thanksgiving is approaching fast and my roommate is going home.  Another thing: I feel like I'm wasting the day if I sleep in.

Fine Friday XII: My phone's mirror screen protector.

So about a year ago I bought 3 screen protectors for my phone, but these are no ordinary screen protectors.  They are mirror screen protectors!  They act like a mirror when the screen s off, but when you turn the screen on, BAM, it's clear!  Okay, now that we've discussed the awesomeness factor, we have to look at the downsides.  Whenever I am outdoors, (not a lot), even at full brightness, it is quite difficult to see anything on the screen.  Also, it shows every single smudge, speck of dust, and fingerprint.  Not to mention the obvious fact that since it's a mirror, I constantly blind myself when it looks towards the sun.  But overall, I use them just because of how cool they are, and because I got them for $2.

The elimination of Autumn.

This has been happening for years.  Commercial interests have been destroying the very idea of Thanksgiving ever since the idea of Black Friday and Cyber Monday caught on with the mainstream public.  But this year has just been absolutely outrageous.  Wal*Mart already has their Holiday commercials playing, and T-Mobile made a big boo-boo with their "4G Wonderland" (say that 3 times fast and you'll see what I mean).  But do you want to know who I blame? Justin Bieber and Michael Bublé.  They both released Christmas albums far too early this year.  I'm just as guilt by listening to Bublé's album.  It also doesn't help that I have never been in cold weather before, so now whenever it gets chilly here at WKU, I get in the Christmas mood.  But hey, if Amazon wants to have Electronics deals all the way up 'til Black Friday, I say go ahead.  I'm all for savings.  But let's not forget what comes between Halloween and Christmas.

How I can't watch 90s TV shows online.

So today I was feeling nostalgic.  For some reason, The Amanda Show popped into my head (probably since I watched 'She's the Man' the other day), and I wanted to watch some re-runs.  First I check Hulu, and it forwarded me to Nick.com.  "Sweet!", I thought.  But no, it was one segment of Moody's Point.  So next I went to YouTube.  I found an account that had uploaded the entire first season, with each episode split into 3 parts.  Success....right?  Nope, Viacom (the company that owns Nickelodeon, CBS, etc...) requested that YouTube remove the first part of every episode.  Not the 2nd and 3rd parts, just the 1st.  Pardon my French, but that was a bitch move.  If they're never going to air the episodes again, why not allow them to be posted online somewhere?


P.S.- If anyone knows where I can watch them online, TELL ME.
P.P.S- Has anyone heard from Amanda Bynes lately?

Getting to a countdown crosswalk with less than 5 seconds left.

I absolutely hate when I walk up to an intersection, and I see that the way I want to cross has 3 seconds left on it.  I can't tell if I want to run to make it, or wait what can sometimes be forever for it to change again.  It's like when an elevator physically has room for one more person, but it would be uncomfortable, and you would have to be facing someone the whole way up/down.  It's just annoying and awkward sometimes.

Also, in the right hand column, I have added a new logo/promo.  If you want to include it in your social networks/blogs, go ahead.  I would love some publicity.  Also, in the top left of the page, you can share this page to twitter or Facebook.  Thanks!

P.S.- I hit 3500 views today! Thanks for reading!

Scheduling classes.

So today I finished organizing my classes for next semester.  It took me 3 hours, 2 pieces of scratch paper, 2 computers with 2 browsers, and a lot of patience.  Somehow I am ending up with less credits than this semester, but more classes.  I don't know why there isn't a system where you just choose the classes you need, and it just fits them all together.  The worst part?  One of my classes has literally 1 spot remaining, and it's the only time I can take it.  Did I mention that I have the second-to-last registration date based on last name and year-standing?  Not to mention that 1 of my classes has to be a bi-term.  Ugh.  This all makes me sick.

Fine Friday XI: Open-book Quizzes.

So usually when a teacher says that a quiz or test is going to be open-book, most people feel relieved.  I however, feel that in much smaller amounts.  Most teachers try to keep their exams at least a bit challenging.  For example:  Once a week in my World Geography class, we have an open-book and open-note quiz.  Problem is, most questions are from the in-class discussions.  Almost never can you find the answers in the book or the notes you took (sadly, I take terrible notes).  But usually you'll find a couple questions where you find it's worth it to lug the overweight textbook up the hill to class.

How you guys don't comment anymore.

I know you still read it, because the pageviews go up, but sadly, no one comments anymore.  I really don't care what they say.  I enjoy reading them.

People who don't know how to use a toilet. (Update)

Click to enlarge.

Self-explanatory. End of story.  I made the poster on the left, and posted it in my floor's bathroom.  I think it was a good use of my time.

The right is the updated poster.

When TV shows get covered by something else.

You know what sucks?  I set my DVR to record Fringe last Friday right?  Well, apparently, Fox seems to think that the World Series is more important than my entertainment.  Not to sound rude, but they were wrong. What's even worse is when the local affiliate thinks that some message of theirs is more important than the scheduled show.  The local NBC station here has been putting a non-transparent ticker across the bottom of the screen about their upcoming deal with Dish Network for over a week now.  It stays on the screen for almost 3 minutes, and never during commercials.  Another example: a few years back, ABC had the finale for the show 'American Inventor' scheduled for a Wednesday night.  KEYT (the local ABC affiliate) decided that Fiesta dancing was more important, even though anyone that lives in SB could just go downtown to watch it for free.  This was back before they put their shows online, so to this day, I haven't seen the finale to that show.