We Have Reached the End Once Again

Here we are. The very last day of BEDA. I know, it is sad. But I have faith that we can get through this.

Today is a very low key day for me like every Saturday really. That is mainly because I work all day. Normally, it is not that bad but today we are getting lots of calls because there are a lot of events going on at campus.

Tonight, I am planning on going home so that I can watch the new Doctor Who. It is really sad that my school's cable company does not have BBC America. Oh well, it is a good thing I have it at home.

Speaking of Doctor Who, I have only seen a few episodes in full so I am trying to change that. There is nothing like still having access to your ex-boyfriend's netflix account. So I am a couple episodes into the first season.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 9
Books Read: 10

Busy Day

I have a lot going on today so I figured I better write my blog post now instead of forgetting and missing a day.

Today is a very nerve wrecking day. I have a lot riding on something that I find out at 5 this afternoon. So keep your fingers crossed for that.

I really feel like joining my roommate and friend watch Oliver and Company and so I am going to do that now.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 9

Books read 10

School

I am normally pretty good about school. I get all my assignments done and I try to start them as soon as possible so that I can get them done. I am really good about this on the weekend. I make sure I get my homework done by Thursday night. I only have one class on Friday so I can quickly finish up any assignment I have in there and it usually is only reading.

I do all this so that I can have my weekends free to relax and just enjoy the days. I find it so funny that on Sunday night everyone is freaking out trying to get everything done and then they ask me how I can just watch TV. I tell them that I got everything done already. They usually don't believe me or call me an overachiever. I fell like it is just good planning.

The whole point of this is that it is the end of the semester. I only have one week of school after this one and then four finals. I have been finding it really hard to get anything done. I am just so ready for it to be summer. Especially since it has been so nice outside lately. All I want to do is sit outside. Oh well.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books Read: 9

Is It All Worth It?

A week ago Kayley posted a blog talking about how she does not like BEDA/VEDA and NaNoWriMo. She said that she does not like the pressure to just put something out there because you have to instead of something you worked hard on and are proud of.

I must say that I agree. At first when I read it, I did not agree but then I looked back at this month and see all the crap blog posts I put out there because I had no idea what to write or I did not want to write.

Then there is this whole Open Letter to YouTube thing going on. It has people all a buzz that YouTube is not the same anymore. I have been on YouTube a little under 2 years so I really do not know what it was like before hand. This has people on two separate sides. Some are calling for a change to the old ways and other people saying that it is stupid to want it to change back.

I may not know what it was like back in the day but it must not have been a place where someone attacks you in the comments for stating your opinion that you agree with the person who made the video. So my opinion does not match yours. That does not mean you have to attack me. More importantly, why are you picking the fight with me if I am AGREEING with the video maker. Should it not be brought up to that person instead?

Maybe I am just thinking too much into this. Maybe it has to do with me feeling so depressed right now.* I really do not know.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books read: 8

*Did I just get too personal here?

Who is Hotter?

So I have I am once again stealing a blog from Sue.

Random questions
1) Cheddar or Swiss?
Swiss

2) Purple or Pink?
Purple

3) Skinnies or Boot-cuts?
Boot-cut

4) Converse or Vans?
Converse

5)Sweet or Sour candy?
Sweet

6) Leopard print or zebra print?
Neither please

7) Vegetables or Meat?
Both please.

8) Nook or Kindle E-reader?
Kindle

9) Mac or Microsoft?
Mac

10) Pepsi or Coke?
Neither


Who's hotter?

1) Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson

Um, I guess Taylor Lautner

2) Patrick Dempsey or James Marsden
James Marsden.

3) Paul Walker or Hayden Christensen
Hayden Christensen. I just love Star Wars so much.

4) Kellan Lutz or Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

5) Tom Cruise or Christian Bale

Gross. Ok going with Sue if I have to chose one Christian Bale

6) Daniel Radcliffe or Tom Felton
Tom Felton

7) Orlando Bloom or Justin Timberlake
Orlando Bloom

8) Leonardo DiCaprio or Chris Evans

Leonardo DiCaprio

9) Shia LaBeouf or Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhall

10) Ryan Reynolds or Gerard Butler

Ryan Reynolds

11) Bradley Cooper or George Clooney

Bradley Cooper

12) Harrison Ford or Patrick Swayze
Harrison Ford

13) Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp.

14) Zac Efron or Chace Crawford
Chace Crawford

15) Robert Downey Jr. or Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Book read:8

So Much Homework

It seems that I always have really good blog ideas but then when I sit down to actually write my blog, I forget them. Oh #whitegirlproblems.

This week is going to be so crazy for me. In terms of school, I have class all this week and next week. The week after that I have my final exams. Because of this, I have so many projects due this week and next week. I always hate this part of the semester because all of my professor pile on all the homework like there is no tomorrow. Oh, well.

I really need to stop writing this blog post and get to writing one of my papers.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books read: 8

Happy Easter

Today has been such a long day and I am so tired. All I want to do is go to bed. I have been up since 4:45 this morning and it has been a non-stop day.

I had a blast. I went to my cousin's house and everything was just crazy fun. I really do not have anything in me to write a blog.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books Read:8

Doctor Who

I have never been a huge fan of the show. I would not say that I am a part of the big fandom around it but I really do enjoy the show.

I hear about all the time from the internet and my own parents. My parents were fans of the show back in the day when it first came on. So it has been in the home since it came back on a few years ago.

The first episode I ever watched was Blink and I must say that it is terrifying. I will not spoil it for anyone who has not seen it.

I say all this cause the new season premiers tonight and BBC America is having a marathon right now and I am watching it.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books Read: 8

Survey Time

Sue was complaining that she always does this tag post but then no one does a tag post that she can steal. So Sue, here is your chance.

1. What is your favorite Kool-Aid flavor? Grape

2. Do you use a wireless keyboard and mouse. I have a wireless mouse but not a keyboard.

3. Last sporting event you watch on TV or in person? Baseball!!

4. Who makes the best fudge? Buc-ee's

5. Do you like it when the toothpaste bubbles in your mouth? I don't think that has ever happened to me before.

6. Do you believe the world is going to end in 2012? Nope.

7. How many songs are on your iPod or MP3 player? 665.

8. Have you ever made your own survey? Nope.

9. Can you swear inside your house? I could but I don't swear.

10. Do you save your Bed Bath and Beyond coupons? Nope. I'm really bad with that stuff.

11. Have you ever had a pet goldfish? Yes I have but right now I have a Beta Fish.

12. When did you last eat waffles? Probably Christmas Eve.

13. What is the most overrated thing in your opinion? Um, I really cannot think of anything right now.

14. Do you have a video Skype account? Yes.

15. What color is your comforter? Purple.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books Read: 8

Tag I'm It! Again!

So Sue did another tag where you just list five facts about yourself. This is the post for today since I am at home and enjoying time with my family as we watch Harry Potter.

1. I have attended private school since the 2nd grade.

2. I have one brother and one sister.

3. I have a huge family with lots of cousins. I hope that I can have my own huge family one day.

4. My favorite color is purple and a lot of stuff that I own is purple.

5. I love to eat.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books read: 8

Egg Hunt

So I said yesterday that I was waking up at 5:30 in order to hide Easter eggs around the residence halls for the residence to seek. And that is what I did. Let me tell you that I did not want to wake up that early even with me going to bed early. It was not fun at all.

We went to the campus apartments first and hid about 20 or 30 eggs there. The best part was that we were all still really tired and out of it so we were acting really goofy.

We headed back to the residence hall to hide the rest of them. We were completely shocked to find so many people still awake at 6 in the morning. I have no idea how they could possibly stay up that late. I mean it is about 8:50 now and I am ready to go to sleep.

I had a lot of fun hiding the eggs. Once we were done I went back to sleep where I dreamt about hiding eggs. When I woke up for real, I heard that one resident was disappointed on how we hide the eggs. He went around collecting all the eggs and hiding them again. It made me feel like I wasted all my time this morning hiding the eggs. The whole point was to put them in easy places to find so that they could be found. Oh well, I guess some people will never grow up.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8
Books Read:8

Such A Big Number

This is my 100th blog post. That is some pretty exciting stuff.

I really do not know what to blog about. My brain is just not functioning right now because of the lack of sleep that I have been running off of. My main problem is I am staying up later than I normally do and still getting up at the same time. I just feel so tired.

Tomorrow I have to get up at 5:30 to go and hide Easter eggs through out the residence hall. So that will be fun. And because of that, I hope that I can go to sleep soon.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books read: 8

Google Verb Tag

I was tagged by Sue. Now I am tagging anyone who reads this if they like.

Christina needs... rehab. Thanks guys.

Christina looks like... Snooki. Once again. Thanks guys.

Christina says... on. I really do not get this one.

Christina wants... to cut your hair. Not sure about that one.

Christina does... life. Why yes I am.

Christina hates... pants. Not really. I wear them just about everyday.

Christina likes... for Facebook. I don't get this one.

Christina wears... prada. haha. If only I could afford that.

Christina eats... poptarts. I really do not like them.

Christina was arrested for... public intoxication. I can proudly say that I have never been drunk before.

Christina loves... dresses. Well, I really do not wear them.

This was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8

Books read: 8

Here is a Video for You

Baseball

I am going to the Astros game again tonight. I am so excited. The reason I am going is not a happy one. Right now because they are doing so bad, they have lowered the prices of the tickets so my dad could not pass up cheap tickets so we are going.

So the thing that I had this morning went ok. I am not getting my homes but everyone else thinks it will turn out alright. I guess I will find out in two weeks when we find out. And you guys will find out not long after that.

I find it so funny when people complain to me how someone did not invite them to something when they are like 'I thought we were friends,' when they do that same thing to me all of the time. And because I am so nice all I can say is, 'Yeah that suck.' I really do not think I should have to say anything but I feel that this friend often does not invite me to go with her and other people. So I really do not feel sorry for her at all. Does that make me a bad person?

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8
Books Read: 8

Harry Potter

Guys, today is such a happy day. Today Deathly Hallows Part 1 came out in the US. You have no idea how excited I was for this. It is a shame that I had to wait till 3 to go and get it. But it was so worth it. As soon as my friend and I returned from Target, we went straight to the media room to start watching it.

We had a blast. I really wish that it was July already. I am tempted to start watching it again.

S tomorrow, I have something important but I really do not want to talk about it right now. So I just wish that everyone send me some good vibes tomorrow morning so that everything runs smoothly.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8
Books read: 8
Nail Polish: none

How Do They Do It?

I am so tired. It really is my fault since I stayed up so late. Normally it would not be a problem except for the fact that I had to wake up at 7 AM to go to an elementary school to observe.

Part of my major is having 50 observation hours in order to graduate. So they brake it up to 17 hours for three semester. Which mean that I spend a lot of time in the classroom each semester. And you could say that I was a bit behind on my hours.

So I had to suck it up and be there at 8 AM to observe for 5 1/2 hours. The craziest thing is that they were already in class for 20 minutes.

I just do not realize how teachers do it. I guess that I will have to find out pretty soon once I start student teaching and then teaching for real.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8
Books read: 7
Nail Polish: none

Our World Today

Sometimes, it amazes me how much our world today depends on technology. I am not saying that this is a bad thing at all. I love all my technology so much.

I say this because one of my classes does not allow us to bring our laptops to class. This means that I have to write by notes by hand. I think this is what has caused my wrist problem. I never went to the doctor but I am pretty sure that is what caused it.

I feel that if I had not gotten so used to always using my laptop I would not have the problem. I just feel like I rely on it too much. But I am not really sure, so what is your opinion?

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 8
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: none

Let's Talk About Weather Baby

So I know that yesterday I talked about the weather but today is so freaking gorgeous outside. There is not a cloud in the sky. There is a nice breeze. Basically, I just want to lay outside and breathe in the beauty.

Too bad that I am in class right now (I know, bad Christina) learning about how to do science experiments with eggs. You want to know why eggs? Because Easter is coming up soon. I know, I have some really cool classes here.

So I know that I asked what everyone thought of the YouTube live feature.Sue said that she liked it but did not like the way the comments work. I have to say I agree. The comments move too fast and I feel like it would cause the people giving the show to not read them. It also seems to not work too well if too many people are commenting. I think that is something that they really need to work it. But other than that, I think that this works out well.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: still nothing

Crazy Weather

I bet a lot of you guys do not know this but a lot of people here like to call Texas the bi-polar weather state. Well, at least we do in Houston.

This morning, it poured for a good 30 minutes. I when I mean it poured, I mean it was coming down by the gallons. And it was coming down sideways. It was not fun at all.

Then right after that, it was bright and sunny. It is also super hot. It does not help that the humidity is probably like 99% now. Oh joy. Of course that now means that my hair has expanded to great volume. Oh, how I love thick hair.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: none

Tag I Am It

Sue did this a few days ago and said that we are all tagged so this is mine.

1. Name a book you would take on a long flight? My Kindle. Yeah, I really do not know. Maybe The Hunger Games

2. What is your guilty pleasure? Disney Channel

3. Name three characters from any book, you wish you could be friends with? Hermione Granger, Katniss Everdeen, Luna Lovegood.

4. What's your shoes size? 10

5. If you could write your own book, name the title, and a brief synopsis. The True Life of College Students. It would be a book of stories written by different college students.

6. What's your favourite flavor of ice cream? Mint Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

7. What book are you currently reading? Key to the Golden Firebird by Maureen Johnson

8. Best YA series you've ever read? The Hunger Games

9. What is your best physical attribute? My eyes.

10. Do you like manga or comics, if so name your favourite series? Nope.

11. Do you sleep on your side or your stomach? Side and stomach. Just depends on what is comfortable.

12. Favourite book mark? I really do not have one. If I am reading an actual book instead of my Kindle, I use some random pice of paper.

13. What song are you currently listening in your Ipod? Taylor Swift

14. Worst summer job you've ever had? Well, I have only had 2 summer jobs so I guessed it would be a lifeguard.

15. What's your favourite band, or type of music? I like any music that has a good beat and can be danced to.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: Nothing right now

Giraffes

The game was so good you guys even if we did lose. My friend and I had a blast. The fireworks after the came were very nice. The crazy part was just getting there. The Lady Gaga concert was also going on so the traffic downtown was insane.

I really do not know what else to write about today. I feel bad about having another lame blog post today.

How about you see a picture of some giraffes from when I went to the zoo on Thursday.



Yeah, that is a good picture.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria," ORLY

Astros Game

So this is just a quick post because I am going to the Astros home opener tonight and I am so excited. I cannot wait. Sorry this is such a cop out. I will have a better blog post soon. If you want to be entertain tonight, I will be tweeting tonight from the game cause that is what I do.

Man I feel so bad that I have nothing to talk about. Maybe I will talk about YouTube. So is anyone else excited for YouTube live? Cause I am. This is a good step in the right direction. I am very excited to see what happens with it.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books read:7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria," ORLY

P.S. Anyone have book suggestions? Please leave some for me.

Zoo Time

I had a blast going to the zoo today. I have all my education classes with the same 11 people. So, we have gotten really close and have so much fun together. We convinced our science professor to go to the zoo instead of having class.

We went right to the red pandas and they were so cute. The best part was they were running around instead of sleeping. We then went into this little house to see some fish, bats, and naked mole rats. There was this tunnel that went through one of the fish tanks that people could crawl through. About 5 of my friends got in there and had a blast.

We then saw the elephants and there was two babies. They were adorable. It was so cute to see them playing with each other. The funniest part was when the little was being sat on, he made this loud noise and the three big elephants came and pulled him off.

We then went to see the big cats and bears. They were being so lazy and sleeping and not doing anything fun at all.

They just opened up this new part of the zoo called Africa Forest. It was so much fun. They had this "little village" at the front. Next up is the chimps. The fun part was the giraffes. The best part was they have this part where you pay $5 and you get to feed the giraffes. I must say that was the best $5 I have every spent. I had a blast.

The last animal they had in the African Forest were the rhinos. It was so nice to get to see them since they have only been here for about 2 months.

We then came about a carousel so we just had to ride that. Pretty much the best way to end our zoo trip.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria'" ORLY

Questions

Ok, so I asked twitter for questions and I got a few.

What's your favorite vacation?
Probably any of the 3 times that I have been to Disney world with my family. It was a blast and I loved every minute of it. I only wish that I had spend more time there just because there is so much to do and you cannot fit it all in a week.

If I could pick any dream vacation, what would I choose?
I have always wanted to go to Europe so that would have to be that. I want to be able to just travel across Europe for a while. I think that it would be so much fun. I guess it is a good thing I am going this summer.

Favorite John Green book?
Paper Towns. I just love this book so much. It is brilliant. The best part is my copy is signed by him.

Favorite Hank Green Song?
According to my iTunes, it is This Isn't Hogwarts and I Know. But I really think that Accio Deathly Hallows.

Guilt Free 3?
Alan Rickman, Rupert Grint, and Orlando Bloom. No judging

Life Goals?
1. Graduate 2. Get a job 3. Get married and have a family. 4. Vlog in public. 5. Go skydiving.

Why is Sue so awesome?
Well, not so sure about that one. Just kidding. Cause she is one of the most hardcore nerdfighters that I know. So by default she is made of pure awesome.

Am I excited for City of Fallen Angels?
Heck yes I am. If you guys don't know what that it is, it is the fourth book in the Moral Instrument series by Cassandra Clare. The first three books were so amazing so I cannot wait to read this one.

That is all the questions that I got.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books read: 7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria," ORLY

My Wrist: A Complicated Love Story

So it just came to my attention that I still need to blog today. So here we gooooo.

First I want to say that tomorrow I want to answer some questions so hopefully people will actually ask some and I will have something to write about.

What I really want to talk about is my wrist. Exactly a week ago, my wrist started to hurt in the middle of the afternoon. I though it was no big deal because that will happen every once in a while. But the next day, my whole arm started to hurt. That was pretty weird because that usually does not happen at all. I maned through the pain though.

Well, my wrist stopped hurting so I forgot about it. That is until this afternoon. I noticed that my wrist started hurting again. But this time it is worse. It now hurts for me to hold something. I get this real sharp pain in my wrist but then it goes away. It only happens when I hold something. I can ball my fist and it does not hurt. So strange, I know.

I called my mom to get her opinion of the matter and she wants me to call the doctor tomorrow and make an appointment. She thinks that something is wrong even though it is not swollen or discolored. We will just have to wait and see what tomorrow brings.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books read: 7
Nail Polish: Wild Wisteria

Lazy Sunday? Maybe

I know that I said thatI was going to have a lazy Sunday relaxing and I did but I did end up having plans.

About 12:30, I got a text from my mom asking if I wanted to come see Hop with the family. I really had been wanting to see the movie so I said yes. About 30 minutes later, my dad called and asked if I wanted to come home first and then go together or meet them there. My dad really just wanted me to see the new 54" TV. So I said yes.

Of course, I wanted see the TV so I went home. I must say that the TV is very impressive. Very nice to see the Astros lose in HD.

As for the movie, it was really cute and I enjoyed it but it was not amazing. It is a good kid movie but probably never going to see it again.

So it was still a pretty lazy day but I had a lot of fun.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books readL 7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria," ORLY

The Concert

So yesterday, the residence life department put on this concert on campus featuring 5 local bands. It was so crazy busy. I am the president of the residence council. That is where we talk about different issues that the residences are facing or something that they want to see happen. We then try our best to get what they want.

The reason for telling you this is that we were selling the food for the concert. We were expecting about 500 people to come so we were freaking out that we would not have enough food and that we would not have enough people to work. We got there at 1:30 to set up.

The gates opened up at 3 and there was a few people that came. So it seemed that it would not be that bad. The concert then started at 4 and more people came in. Well, it turns out that we only had a few more than 200 people showed up. So we ended up have over 100 cooked hot dogs that no one ate. It seems that our worries were for nothing.

We can now say that I am way too tired after this weekend and I am glad for this lazy Sunday so I can finally just rest after two non-stop days.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books read: 7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria," ORLY

Formal

It was a blast.

Last year when I went, it was just ok. The problem I had was that the space was just too small. There was no where to sit, the dance floor was tiny, there was very, very, very little food, and you had to pay for all your drinks including water. The place we had it at was cool but it was about the only good thing about it.

This year was so much fun. The venue was beautiful because it is one of those places where people get married. The dance floor was crowded but I still had a blast. There was so much food and it was all good. There were tons of places to sit. Overall, it was a much better experience.

Love ya,

Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books read: 7
Nail Polish: "Wild Wisteria," ORLY

Let's Get It Start In Here

Hello everyone. How are you doing? I know that it has been so long. I really did mean to keep up with this but I just keep putting it off. I would tell myself that I would just blog later.

So have something to tell you. I have stopped drinking sodas and coffee. I know that I did this back in September but that was different. That was something I knew was temporary and I went right back to drinking soda in October. This is different. I am doing this for me istead. And as of today, it has been 4 weeks since I last had a soda and I feel great. I really feel that I have much more engery. I have also been drinking like 10 glasses of water a day now, so that may have something to do with it.

Tonight is my university's formal so there will be more on that tomorrow. My university's res life is also hosting this big concert tomorrow that I am helping at. So this weekend is kind of busy for me. I know, it is the perfect way to kick off BEDA.

So I will have an exciting blog post up soon but it may be Sunday before that happens.

Love ya,
Christina

Chipotle Burritos: 7
Books Read: 7
Nail Polish: still the pink that I can't remember