Anyone else agree?

Every Thursday night, as I obsessively watch "Lost", all I can think about is how much psychic Miles and Jon Gosselin (from TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8") resemble each other...

Am I the only one? Miles is like an angry, scary version of Jon. IMO.

Need a laugh?

This definitely made my night.

Seriously?

The Smoker sat next to me in class last night. She smells awful, and has long, brown, coke nails. And she made comments all through class and was really distracting. We sit at tables of two in my class. If I move, I know she's going to make some kind of comment. But I cannot sit next to her for 3 hours a week.

Plus, she was super difficult about the project again. She left our group  meeting early, and refused to listen to our ideas. She said we "could do what we wanted, but she was going to do her part, her way", which will totally be obvious when we submit our paper. She said that we were "dragging our feet", and that she wishes this was an individual paper because she hates working with other people. 

No kidding.

I've never been more frustrated with someone in my life. She's bossy, and will not compromise at all. I get really anxious and uncomfortable when there is any kind of conflict. I was so stressed last night; my stomach was in knots and I couldn't fall asleep. 

So, last night was extremely rough. Please, everyone, cross your fingers that this woman won't push me to tears. 

Some Afternoon Delight

A post during the day! Amazing!

No, I'm not unemployed. I have a 2 hour break between classes. I'm at a Starbucks in Downers Grove. This woman came in and had a very unique drink order; she wanted a steaming cup of hot water, with a handful of coffee beans thrown in. And that's it. She kept asking for it, but the Starbucks didn't have any beans; I guess they had just ground them all up. It was really random, and took about 10 minutes for this woman to try and convince them to make it. She finally settled on a bottle of water. She kept asking, "You've never tried it? It's great! You should try it!"

Um, gross. And awkward. 

I'm somewhat stressed with life right now. Here's the run-down:

-Financial aid for school: my lender went bankrupt so I had to redo my entire process. I HATE doing these things because I don't understand any of it.

-Taxes. I bought TurboTax, and was so proud of myself. I thought, "What a smart, adult purchase." Everyone was raving about how easy it is. So I do the whole thing, and they tell me I OWE the government $500, and I will only get a return of $60. WTF?

-School. I'm in 2 courses right now, so I'm either always in class, always reading, or always stressing about class. My Community Health Analysis course requires that we write a large group paper by the end of the class, about 15-20 pages on a town in DuPage County. One of our group members (I'll call her "The Smoker") is being totally difficult. She's refusing to use email as a way to communicate with the group. Here's her reasons, which I find hilarious:

-In other courses, group members have "abused" her email address by sending things to her constantly (isn't that the point?)

-She doesn't have the time in the evenings to read all our parts of the project (ditto the above parentheses)

-Why should we email, when we can do everything over the phone? (Because I do not feel comfortable sitting across the room from you in class, let alone call you at home)

The Smoker is also bossy, interrupts everyone, is a know-it-all, and reeks of tobacco. I am dreading class tonight, because we have group time to work. I'm regretting joining this group now; good thing it's over at the end of May.

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, however. Here's a positive: I graduate from Benedictine in May 2009! I'll be doing my internship in the summer of 2009! So excited! I didn't have a party when I graduated from ISU, so my mom is all for this one. She's already planning it. I've literally been in school since I was 5; I can't even imagine what it's like to not constantly have something to read, or write, or submit. So this time next year, I will be completing my last course of my masters program! 

Ron & Lizzie's Wedding

Me. Kristine. Jaime. Beautiful bridesmaids!

The girls! Isn't the littlest flower girl cute?

Fav picture of me and DJ.

It was a great weekend, bu it went really quickly. Can't wait for the next one!

Random iTunes Survey

Open up your iTunes, put it on random, and fill out the following survey: This is the soundtrack to my life!

Opening Credits: "How to Save a Life" The Fray

Waking Up: "Hey Driver" Lucky Boys Confusion

First Day at School: "Come Back to Me" Plain White Tee's

Falling in Love: "Sweet Caroline" Neil Diamond

First Love Song: "16 Number 13 Baby" The Pixies

Breaking Up: "Trailer Trash" Modest Mouse

Prom: "Belief" John Mayer

Life's OK: "Get Down" So Many Dynamos

Mental Breakdown: "Another Round" Foo Fighters

Driving: "The Last Time" The Rolling Stones

Flashback: "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" Radiohead

Getting Back Together: "Caroline's a Victim" Kate Nash

Wedding: "Comfortable" John Mayer    (So cute! Yeaa!)

Birth of Child: "Extraordinary Girl" Green Day

Final Battle: "Ask Me Anything" The Strokes

Death Scene: "Skin and Bones" Foo Fighters

Funeral Song: "She's a Rebel" Green Day 

End Credits: "Banana Pancakes" Jack Johnson 

Obviously, its been a laid-back Sunday night. Happy Spring!

I like boys from Canada

My favorite band of all time is the Barenaked Ladies (BNL).

They are simply amazing. They were the first band that actually made me stop and think about their lyrics. I've seen them 9 times in concert, and I can't wait till their next adult album comes out (they have a kid's one out soon, which I heard is amazing!). This is a great example of how talented they are.

BNL are seriously hilarious. Like, pee-your-pants funny. Example: "Enid" is a harsh break-up song....

I can get a job

I can pay the phone bills

I can cut the lawn cut my hair

Cut out my cholesterol

I can work overtime

I can work in a mine

I can do it all for you

But I don't want to

Oh, and by the way, the break-up happened in the 7th grade: she was his older babysitter who has no idea he even liked her.

They have a greatest hits album. Usually, these types of albums are lame. But theirs is really great, and an awesome way to get introduced to the band. And that's my musical 2 cents for the week.