A Glee Rant

My excuse for not writing in so long? See below..... sorry (sheepish smile). Anyway, I don't know how many of you follow the FOX show Glee, but I love it. Like seriously want to marry it (no, not really 'cause that's just plain AWKWARD) but I am a "gleek" (Glee + geek = gleek). Glee takes precedence over school work (also see below as a reason for procrastination) and much to my parents' great dismay, the occasional family game night. I always make sure to clear the block of time between 8 pm and 9 pm on Tuesday nights and clear the couch of any unwanted clutter, including my little sister (just kidding Em, I love you). My dad cannot not understand my obsession and my mom just pretends to, but hey, I'm happy! And that's all that matters....right? (This is part of the rant where you can interject and say "riiiiiight" and then smile and simultaneously nod). My only complaint about the show is that everything can change really quickly. For example, Sue Sylvester, the evil ex-cheerleading coach, magically became a New Directions supporter herself after her sister with down syndrome died and the Glee Club planned a Willy Wonka themed funeral. Also, the relationships change, like, every couple episodes. I mean, first it was Finn Hudson and Quinn Fabray, then Finn and Rachel, then Finn and Santana (sort of), then Finn and Rachel, then Finn and Quinn, and now, it's looking like it might be Finn and Rachel again, but Rachel's got a thing for Jesse St. James. Has your had exploded yet? No? Ok, then let's continue. Artie was going out with Tina but then she ditched him for "the other Asian" (i.e. Mike) leaving Artie free to date Britney S. Piers. You know, we'll be here all night if I continue, so I'll put the love decagon aside for now.
So the reason I am ranting right now is because I need to express my excitement for the F-I-N-A-L-E tonight!!!!! Eeeeep! I'm really really hoping that Finn and Rachel become Finnchel again because they were totes meant for each other. Am I right? But seriously, the reason I love the show so much is because of the songs and the messages. I love how on the show, they "teach" a message of acceptance and self-love. With all the negative feelings about gays, lesbians, or anyone who doesn't fit the mold of society, it's refreshing to see a show that can make everyone feel special. (End of rant, I can now exhale)

Okayyy....so now that that's done and you've spent 5 or so minutes trying to decipher what I've said, do you feel like watching Glee??? (I swear, I don't work for FOX) :P I'm sorry if you don't watch Glee or hate it, but I haven't had a chance to rant about anything in a while and this seemed like a good opportunity.

Well I'm off to start making dinner so I can watch Glee in 1 hour and 32 minutes. Btw, this is important: I NEED MORE TWITTER FOLLOWERS!!!!!!! I feel so lame because I only have 3 so far.... so if you have a Twitter or know someone that does, have them start following "iwilljustbeme" on Twitter. That's all for now folks and see ya REAL soon! (Insert any other cartoon cliched endings here)

Procrastination

Okay so I am really really really really realllllyyyy sorry that I haven't posted anything in while (a long while). I could give my excuses like say: midterms, stomach flu, winter blues, and all that jazz.... but I'll spare you because the truth is: I procrastinated. According to the dictionary, I "postponed what one (that's me) should be doing," which is coming up with something to write about for all of you lovely people out there. In the month or so that I've been away from blogging, my mom has constantly been trying to find topics for me to talk about. Here's an example: "Hey Mom! My snow day calculator says its a 99% chance for tomorrow!" "Wow, that's a great topic for your blog!" "What, my snow day calculator?" "No that's boring....how about snow or snow days in general?" My sister then points out that people who are not buried in snow right now would not be able to relate to that, so "snow" is eliminated from the list of topics.
Wait.....
Did you catch that?
I was procrastinating again. I postponed getting to the real topic of our discussion today.... procrastination. Duh duh duhhhhhh... (scary music)

I checked a couple different sources and one said that we, as procrastinators, are only "sabotaging ourselves." This same article categorized chronic procrastinators as:

• arousal types, or thrill-seekers, who wait to the last minute for the euphoric rush. (Really? Who gets a "euphoric rush" from Procrastination?? No offense if you do btw, it just surprises me)
• avoiders, who may be avoiding fear of failure or even fear of success, but in either case are very concerned with what others think of them; they would rather have others think they lack effort than ability. (I can believe that one)
• decisional procrastinators, who cannot make a decision. Not making a decision absolves procrastinators of responsibility for the outcome of events. (This just makes procrastinators seem like bad people...)

The other commended the benefits of procrastination. For example, procrastination might help you uncover information you might not have otherwise found had you finished everything on time. There are a bunch of other benefits, in FACT there are too many to say right now so here's the link: http://www.futurevisions.org/time_procast_bnft.htm

Now, I'm not saying that procrastination is good, because I know that its really stressful (just ask my parents what every weekend during science fair season was like!). BUT, it's nothing we should be ashamed of!!! I now realize that I don't have anything else to say.....except that I'll talk to you soon, I PROMISE!!!

One more thing... do you procrastinate a lot? Do you fall into any of the above categories? and finally: do you think procrastination is good or bad? Talk to me guys/gals! :)

I'm a W-I-M-P, WIMP!

This blog post was inspired by one of my mom's favorite musical artists, Carla Sciaky,  who wrote a song called "I'm a Wimp". I realized last night, that in common, terms: I am a wimp. I am afraid of so many different things it's, well, wimpy. I'm surprised I'm not a panaphobic (someone who is afraid of everything). For example (and I have look all of these terms up): I am afraid of the ocean (thalassophobia), eels (anguillophobia), falling (basophobia), the dark (Nyctophobia), being alone (eremophobia), and failure (Kakorrhaphiophobia). 

Fortunately for me though, I am not alone. Four of these fears (falling, the dark, being alone, and failure) are all in the top thirty most common fears (according to SelfHelpCollective.com). The other two are just my quirks/irrational fears.

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I have compiled a list of the most interesting fears in my opinion:

Most Ironic is...... The fear of long words (Hippopotomonstro-

sesquippedaliophobia)--does anybody else besides me find this really funny?

Most Annoying (in terms of having to face it all the time)...... The fear of numbers (Arithmophobia) or Mysophobia (the fear of germs)

Most Detrimental...... The fear of doctors (Iatrophobia)--I'm just saying, that would be really terrible

Most Bizarre...... The fear of "newness" (Neophobia)--ummm, okay?

Most Comical...... The fear of being tickled with feathers (Pteronophobia)--Now I'm sure there are plenty of people with this legitimate fear, I just can't imagine it, so that's why it's funny to me

Most Fictional...... The fear of being pursued by timber wolves around a kitchen table while wearing socks on a newly-waxed floor (Luposlipaphobia)--This is actually a fictional phobia which was created by Gary Larson – author of the Far Side comics (courtesy of listverse.com)

So let me know what your most irrational fears, or just think about to yourself). I found this really interesting and (need I say it?) curious. For an exhaustive list of probably every fear known to mankind go to phobialist.com, that is, unless you have Pinaciphobia, the fear of lists :)

Christmas Spectacular

Hello all!


I just wanted to share with you a few interesting tidbits (courtesy of Snopes.com and Christmasfacts.net) about Christmas:


1) Two of  Santa's reindeer were originally called "Dunder and Blixem," not "Donner and Blitzen"
2) In Canada, Santa's postal code is HOH OHO (get it?!)
3) 3000 tons of foil are used to wrap Christmas Turkeys annually
4) Spoiled leftovers are responsible for 400,000 cases of post-Christmas associated illnesses (so don't eat the cookies meant for Santa the day after Christmas!)
5) Kris Kringle really lives in the North Pole. But instead of a sleigh with reindeer, he drives a 1984 Ford Tempo. Oh, and he delivers pizza instead of working in a magical toy shop.
6) Christmas was illegal in England from 1647-1660. This was enforced by the then leader Oliver Cromwell who believed it was immoral to hold celebrations on one of the holiest days of the year. The celebration of Christmas was therefore a criminal offence which could lead to an individual being arrested if he or she was found guilty of condoning any revelry during the period.


And one more, I'm really surprised I've never attempted this next one:
7) If you counted all the gifts that were given in the song “Twelve Days of Christmas” you would realize that the number of gifts being presented were 364 in total, thus a gift was given for each day of the year


Finally, for those of you that haven't seen this video already, it's this really cool light display synced to music: 

Hope your holidays are safe, warm, and happy!!!!!

Curiosity Killed the Cat (literally)

Ever heard of Schrödinger's Cat? No? That's okay, most people haven't. I only know because I saw it in a physics book I bought a couple years ago (yes, I actually bought a physics book, don't laugh) and I found it rather....curious.

Can you imagine a cat that is 100% alive and 100% dead and yet, at the same time, it's neither? Yeah, it's really weird and doesn't make sense. I guess that the act of observation, as my chem teacher puts it, changes the state of being of the object being observed. Kind of like how light is a wave but also a particle at the same time so it has mass (FREAKY RIGHT???). Anyway, this has me completely confused but completely intrigued and I wanted to share it with you all.

Let me know what you think and, on a scale of 1-5, how much your brain hurts after trying to process all of this (1 being: "My brain doesn't hurt because I'm just a smarty pants that knows everything" and 5 being: "AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!?!?!?!?!?")  Good luck :)

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Disclaimer: "No cats were harmed in the making of this blog". For all of us animal lovers out there, this experiment of Schrödinger's never actually took place, it was all conceptual.

My Drawing of Rose

In response to the MANY requests to upload this drawing (actually, it was just you DS) I have decided to :) hope you like it!

7 Random Things About Me

I decided that to understand me a little bit more, I would tell you seven things about me that you may (or may not) care to know about me:

1) I consider WiiFit to be a viable source of exercise
2) I have two Hannah Montana Songs on my iPod
3) I can't stand to sleep in dark, yet I always sleep with eye blinders to block out the light emitting from my night light
4) I am obsessed with all of the cake shows out there: Cake Boss, Ultimate Cake-Off, Amazing Wedding Cakes, Fabulous Cakes....need I go on? (But the only cakes I can bake are from the cook book of a certain Mr. Duncan Hines)
5) I can read Greek, but I don't understand what I'm saying.
6) I have a freaky obsession with Titanic; after watching it three times (that's about 9 hours folks), I proceeded to download four different versions of the Titanic theme and memorized them, and then drew a picture of Rose in pencil (I can upload it for those who care)
7) My dream car is a red Mustang GT

I want YOU, to now comment with three things (or more) that most people don't know about you.