I'm bored. I wish I had more exciting things to write about. I can't really talk in very much detail about the kids at my work, as amazingly funny as they are, because of confidentiality reasons, which is lame, but necessary I guess. They take so much energy. I had one escape and run down the hall 3 times yesterday. Today one of the little girls decided she didn't want to stand up any longer so she purposely faceplanted into the carpet. My favorite kid (I know we aren't supposed to have favorites, but he's just awesome) is having trouble with his D sound and at the moment is obsessed with the "yellow Guck" from the book Brown Bear Brown Bear. It's so funny. Every time we get to the page about the yellow duck his eyes get big and he looks so excited and shouts "YELLOW GUCK!" at the top of his lungs. So cute. We have animal magnets that we use to help tell the story and the other day he said "Iss Arah (Miss Sarah), I be yellow guck pwease?" which is amazing considering last year you couldn't understand a word he said other than spiderman.

I'm going to put together my loft bed tomorrow. If it looks good, I'll post some pictures. I figure if I'm going to be stuck here at home for another 3 years while I'm in OT school, I'm going to need more of my own space, so I got a loft bed. I'm going to make a sort of sitting/TV area underneath it. It should give me a little more space to spread out in my smallish room.

Does anyone else watch Ghost Hunters? I freak myself out watching that show, but it's so interesting! I'm really curious about the Christian perspective on the paranormal. I'm not really sure what to think about a lot of it. So if anyone has any thoughts on the issue, I would be interested in hearing them.

Well, I'm going to go continue being bored now. Cheers.

Ok, I'll keep it. And I will try to post more. And it allows me to still read the posts of all of you who are better at posting than I am. But don't get your hopes too high about my commenting abilities. I will try and work on that too.

I got my hair cut. I had been growing it out, and it was getting quite long, down past my shoulders. But the last time I got it cut my hairdresser did this strange layering thing that didn't work out well. So, this time I went to the lady that cuts my sisters hair and well I decided to go short. I like it. It's one of those bob haircuts that are angled down in the front. I think I might look closer to my actual age. I know that I should appreciate the fact that I look young and that I will enjoy it more when I'm older, but seriously. It gets old when people think I am in high school and I have not only graduated from high school already, but college too. Oh well.

Having lived in Columbia and then Springfield and then Columbia again has given me a new perspective on Columbia. Columbia is a snob. As a town I admit that it does have a lot to offer and I enjoy it's support of anything involving art but EVERYTHING is about how the University is so much better than anything else out there. I disagree. Sorry Justin, Andrea and other MU lovers, but I don't think that MU is the end all be all. It's a state school for crying out loud, not an Ivy League! People make so much fuss. It's annoying. My dilemma is that it is the only place that I can afford to go for Occupational Therapy School. I just have to suck it up and deal. Maybe when I graduate I can move somewhere else. I like Chicago. I could go back to Virginia. Or maybe Europe. They have hospitals so they probably have Occupational Therapy jobs. Maybe I can go back to London or Scotland. I think I would prefer to be in a big city. Where would you move if you could go anywhere?

Yes well, I have discovered that I don't really enjoy living by myself. My parents went to Kentucky over the weekend and I was left to my lonesome. Ok. It has its pros and cons. Here are my Pros:

Oh! I have to get to my allergy drops appointment! I'll finish this later...

Sorry to keep you all in suspense. (Especially Thomas  ) I have been avoiding the internet because it has brought nothing but hurt lately, but I don't want to get into all that...anyway. Back to my Pros:

1. I can play my most rocking awesome music as loud as I want without bothering anyone. I love this. (For some reason, I have been born to a mother who abhors the electric guitar. I'm pretty sure that I'm not adopted...)

2. I can cook whatever I want and make a mess and not have to clean it up the minute after I make it. (Another pet peeve of my Mom's. She does not tolerate mess very well. Especially in the Kitchen.)

3. I don't have people around all up in my business when I don't want/need them to be. (For example, my parents just came downstairs, leaned over my shoulder to see what was on the computer screen and asked what I was doing and informed me that the next door neighbor is still hard at work chipping the ice off of his car and that Grandma says hi and that dinner is going to be started soon....)

4. I exercise more when home alone. I don't really enjoy being watched when I exercise for some reason. (Yes, Kendra, I am a weirdo.)

Ok that's enough Pros. I could think of more, but that would just make this post longer. Here are a few Cons to living by myself.

1. Paying for everything/having to take care of everything. Living by yourself is much more expensive than living with a bunch of people and it is nice to split up the chores.

2. My house is not huge, but it feels that when when I 'm here by myself. Plus, it makes creaky noises and bumps and bangs just come from nowhere. Not scary when I'm with my family or other people but creepy as...well you know...when I'm by myself. Especially at night.

3. There has been a major increase in house break-ins/attacks here in Columbia. I feel safer when I'm with other people.

4. I like being around people. I get bored and lonely when I'm by myself for an extended period of time. The con of being bored and lonely outweighs the pros of the loud music and not being able to make a mess.

So yeah. Pros and Cons. OH! I just found this smiley --->  His name is Whatevah. That made me laugh for some reason. Whatevah. Yes, I think that I like it because it is such an Abbey face. (Does Abbey agree?)

Ok. I've got to to help with dinner. Apparently the mention of dinner being started soon was a hint.

So...turns out that more people look at Xanga than actually post anymore. Yeah. Makes me slightly uncomfortable about what I wrote in my last post, but does not make what I posted any less true, so I'm going to leave it up. So, if you read it, please keep in mind the depressy mood I was in at the time and the fact that I thought the world had abandoned Xanga for greener blogs.

Different subject. I love Thanksgiving. I think it is wonderful to have a day to thank God for his goodness, but I think we should do that every day. I love Thanksgiving for the food. Yes. Especially green been casserole and cherry pie. Those are two of God's greatest inventions. OH! And cranberry sauce. From the can. SO good.

I'm currently watching the MU vs KU game with my Dad. It would have been fun to go see it in person and not sit at home watching it on TV, BUT tickets were like $400 or something crazy like that. Someone was selling box seats for over $1000 on e-bay. You can buy anything on e-bay. When I was in 9th grade I helped put together the yearbook and we had too much free time and spent it online and Adam found someone selling their soul on e-bay. creepy. I'm too afraid that someone is going to rip me off and or steal my identity if I buy anything on e-bay.

Oh, the Tigers just won! Ha ha. They are doing so well this year!!!