Bath Time Post

, originally uploaded by Derek T. Vincent.

I was going to take a bath about an hour ago and was waiting for the tub to fill up. After ten minutes, I looked at the tub and noticed that there was only a couple inches of water. Great! Someone bumped the drain lever and I didn't even notice and just flipped it and turned on the water. So, basically all the hot water went down the drain. ALL of it!

Anyway, I thought I'd write a short post to let you know what I've been up to.

Joined Twitter

Created a photography group on Flickr

Wasted time on Yoville

Spent time with friends and family

Ate a bunch of stuff that made me wish I was bulimic

Twilight vs True Blood?

snow white- asleep, originally uploaded by savvymercury.

I just started reading "Dead Until Dark," part of the True Blood series, and it looks like Twilight ripped off some of the major elements. I could be wrong though. Maybe reading minds is an essential element of any vampire-human romance novel.

According to some information on the internet, Stephenie Meyer never read any of the books in the True Blood series. Somehow, I find this hard to believe. I haven't watched the show yet, but the books seem quite similar. There are only a couple elements of the book I don't like. One is that it takes place in the South. Southern drawls just aren't my thing. The second is the strange sex scenes. Okay, I get that there is some biting going on, but using vampire blood to "heal" her after she loses her virginity?! That crosses the line for me!

New Camera

Me, originally uploaded by partycja.

I got a DSLR for Christmas and I am really excited! I've been wanting one for so long. It's a Cannon Rebel XSi and I can't wait to learn how to use the manual mode. Strangely enough though, I'm not as excited about it as I am about my new aqua typewriter. I told my boyfriend, "This typewriter is totally my wet dream" Eww!  Why did I say that?!

Blog Popularity

jimmybackius8, originally uploaded by coco+kelley.

I've been trying to attract new readers to my blog. To be honest, it's not going too well. I was thinking about it and I started to wondering if there is a correlation between real life popularity and the amount of readers a person's blog has. Sure, it sound seems obvious to you reading this that there probably is one, but I think that I was clever to discover this insight. Therefore, I think I need to get out of the house more to attract more readers. I could get a job or actually talk to people in Chico. I think that there is potential for more guy friends with unacknowledged crushes as readers. That's definitely my market segment.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

December 21 Day 355, originally uploaded by lutman123.

Target & F My Life

Target, originally uploaded by epmd.

I've been reading the book F My Life, which is a compilation of anonymously submitted emails detailing the shitty things that have ruined the writer's day. I know that when I worked at Target, shitty days happened frequently. Apparently, I'm not the only one having horrible experiences at Target. Here are a few excerpts from F My Life:

Today I heard back from my store manager interview at Target. I was offered an overnight stock clerk position. When I called the human resources department to find out if my application was in the wrong file, I was told that I lack the leadership qualities necessary for Target. I graduated with honors from a military school. FML

Today I went to Target to buy some soap, and a seventy-year-old woman next to me was asking a sales associate if they had any bubble bath mix. I suddenly pictured her naked, bathing herself, and my dick just couldn't stay still. I haven't had sex in almost two years. FML

Today I was excited because I was going to get my college decisions back. I put all of the letters in order of my preference. Didn't get into my first choice. Denied by my second choice. Rejected by my third choice. Wait-listed on my backup choice. Accepted for a job at Target. FML

Today I was working at Target when an elderly woman asked me if I could help her find her favorite bra. I proceeded to ask what brand it was. She replied, "I'll check the tag." She lifted up the front of her shirt and flipped one cup of her bra inside out. I saw everything. FML

The book is hilarious! You should definitely check it out or visit the website!

A Sad Day

Happy Holydays!!!, originally uploaded by Federico Erra.

I compromised my ideals and joined Twitter. If you use Twitter follow me and I'll follow you ("and I won't kill myself if you just watch me bleed"). I forgot what that song is called so I just attempted to look it up. I still have no clue. I thought it was from a Scott Weiland collaboration back in the day, but I wasn't able to find anything with those lyrics. Things I did learn:

Scott Weiland had a seizure in a plane
He made a second solo album in 2008
STP is planning to go on tour

That doesn't help me.  So, if you are on Twitter follow me, but if you aren't on Twitter don't.  I don't want to encourage anyone to use it.

Blog Pictures

four., originally uploaded by sarah lownes.

Where do the pictures on the blog come from? The various photographers on Flickr. Who are these people? Students, professionals, what? I have no clue. This is where Touched comes in. Yeah, it's a weird name. Touched is a blog that interviews some of the amazing photographers on Flickr.

It's worth checking out!

Christmas Gifts!

Christmas Gifts, originally uploaded by BlueStarsChange.

It's not even Christmas yet and I've already got a bunch of amazing blog-inspired gifts!

If you can't tell from the picture, I got typography iron on transfers, Green Porno (the book & DVD), F My Life (a book based on a blog), and an aqua typewriter! I also got bacon scented (scented or flavored?) lip balm but I forgot to include it in the photo.

Thank you so much Danielle and Sarah! I love them!

'Tis the Season

Firefox is to Google Chrome

as Dial up is to DSL

Download it now!

Leaves

Giant Leaf, originally uploaded by i5prof.

I was watching all the leaves on the ground yesterday and starting thinking about them. Leaves are pretty weird. Leaves fall off trees then enrich the soil and provide nutrients to the trees. That's like if all your hair fell out, landed in your cereal bowl, and you ate it.

Christmas Shopping Completed. . . Almost

Shine Like a Star, originally uploaded by Anita Suchocka.

It's funny, I've done all my Christmas shopping online, but it's still stressful. You'd think being able to do it at home, in bed, in your pj's would eliminate the stress entirely, but no! Picking out gifts is really hard.

When I finally found the perfect gift for one person, I realized it was probably the perfect gift for like two other people as well. Too bad! I also ran into a bunch of stuff I realized I wanted. How do I justify buying it for myself? "No one's gonna get me this anyway. . . and I really want it" Merry Christmas, Hillary!

Caffeine Overdose

the accident, originally uploaded by PaytonGuerra.

A couple months ago, there were some strange reports about coffee in the news. You may heard something like, if you drink more than seven cups of coffee a day you have an increased likelihood of seeing ghosts. Hilarious, huh? Well, I'm starting to think that there may be something to that report.

Yesterday, I inadvertently consumed a great deal of caffeine. I don't really drink soda that much, but I generally drink one or two cups of coffee a day. Somehow, between all the stress of filing for graduation and Christmas shopping, I drank five sodas and one large coffee!

I didn't really notice anything during the day, but at night things started to get weird! I was watching Medium (kind of a lame show, but I like Patricia Arquette) and I started getting really paranoid and scared. When I tried to sleep, my heart started to race and I thought I was going to die. I had a ton of crazy nightmares and the whole experience was very strange. I don't recommend it for sure.

I was reading about the coffee/ghost thing and there's some truth to it. Caffeine increases cortisol production in times of stress and that can lead to "psychotic-type experiences".

Weird.

Myspace Stalking/ Keeping up with Friends

, originally uploaded by nikolinelr.

I was just on Myspace and I realized that someone I know has a really depressing profile. I mean that either they were really depressed when they made the profile or that they might be harboring a secret deep-seated sadness that they haven't been able to overcome for some time. My immediate reaction was, "Huh. Guess I don't know them very well." But since I'm somewhat egotistical, I was like "Oh I hope I don't come off as somewhat depressed. I don't want people think that I am, even if happen to be." Which I am not.

I don't know what you are supposed to do when someone you are not really close to has a depressing profile anyway. Can you be like, "I know you don't really ever talk to me or confide in me, but hey, what's on your mind?" It's kind of hard to show someone you care, if they don't trust you with their feelings.

I'm just going to do what I always do and just ignore it.

Road Kill

honestground, originally uploaded by yyellowbird.

there's blood on your whisper, originally uploaded by Jessica Tremp.

smallandwild, originally uploaded by yyellowbird.

I've been seeing photos of road kill a lot lately and commuting back and forth to school- observing road kill in it's natural environment.  And well, I think that I need to paint some road kill.  It seems like an obvious progression to me.  I'm going to be taking a painting class next semester so hopefully I can finally finish my painting of Patricia Arquette with a gun to her head (a scene from Lost Highway) and start on something new.

Sorry if the images are too graphic.  I think I may be going though a late in life Gothic period.  Either that or I'm just gaining renewed interest in dark eye makeup and disemboweled creatures.

Theme of the day?

larry david, originally uploaded by Stan Chow.

Larry:  By the way why do they call [blow jobs] a job? Is it so hard? Is it a lot of work?
Jeff:        Tugging, sucking. . . it's a lot of work. I wouldn't want to do it.
Larry:  It is a job. . . no wonder they don't like it.
Scene from Curb Your Enthusiasm

Twitter

LEGO Twitter Fail Whale, originally uploaded by tveskov.

Pros:
A lot of bloggers have Twitter accounts
I like Whales
It would allow me to feel important
People could stalk me
I could stalk people

Cons:
It's lame
Old senators and Oprah use it
No one cares what I'm doing
I don't care about what others are doing
It's egotistical

Dick Sucker

Dick Sucker, originally uploaded by BlueStarsChange.

I'm used to biting the heads off gingerbread men, but this is a little different. My boyfriend surprised me with this chocolate dick he brought back from San Francisco. How romantic!

Chris thought it was funny and my mom thought it was hilarious. Me? I'm a bit unsure. I mean it's not just unappetizing it's actually intimidating. The picture doesn't really do it justice. This thing is THICK!

Sadly, I know chocoholic in me will prevail and I'll end up melting it into an edible shape and eating it.

Security Camera

past, present or future?, originally uploaded by view-askew.

My neighbors across the street installed a giant security camera. The thing is, it isn't pointing on their property at all. It points in the direction of my drive way. This is problematic because it means I have to get dressed to get the mail and newspaper. I guess this means, no more cliched swimsuit car washes in the summer. Darn!

Well I got home last night and they had a ladder up to it and were adjusting it. So, I went over to ask them what it was all about. Basically, the neighbors who live down the street were the ones installing it. They implied that the neighborhood was dangerous and said they were filming all the license plates of the cars entering and exiting. Apparently, there's been some crime occurring at their house and their two next door neighbors. Does anyone else think they sound like drug dealers?!

They all seemed pretty nice. I got to meet their giant German Shepard, Dexter. "Don't worry he's nice," ummm he just bit me!  (Don't worry there wasn't any blood.)