a witty saying proves nothing - Voltaire

I MADE A 99 on MY ACCOUNTING TEST from last Thursday. I am not quite sure how that happened; I swear that I did not bring a clone in the form of Brian Rolater the Accounting Major to take my test for me. Though I'm pretty sure that we would be able to pass for twins on a good day ... but alas, I did not resort to methods of dishonorable repute for my grade. So I'm a little confused about how I can hate Accounting so much and not understand it, yet still make a 99 on my test.

After class last night Brian and I went to his apartment's workout room and ran for 30 minutes on the treadmill. That was literally the first time I have been on a treadmill for more than 5 minutes - in my life. I have never really been a fan of a machines that make the ground move and have the ability to give you a concussion if you were to fall off of them. I have always loved the elliptical, but the only elliptical I have ever found that I truly enjoyed was at the Family Sports Center in Kerrville.

I usually run the bear trail (when I say usually, I mean that I ran it last Thursday, but other than that I haven't ran the bt since March). I like the Bear Trail because it is exactly 2.25 miles and there are always many people running/biking/walking it and it goes exactly around campus. It's a little weird that "around campus" equates to a wimpy 2.25 miles, but it's good for running purposes because I'm a little out of shape currently and don't think I could run more than 2.25 miles at a time. When the time comes (yes, it has happened before) and I am able to run the bt twice again (in one run), I will be a happy girl. But right now, I have to face the pathetic-ness that my sedentary life style has given me.

After class last night I had to clean my old apartment. One might say that it is bittersweet moving out of one apartment and into another, but in my case...IT IS THE BEST THING EVER. I hated that old apartment. The carpet was disgusting, the walls were an empty, sad white. It was incredibly hot - I think that was due to it being on the 3rd floor (new apartment is on the 2nd floor) and it was also a 4 person apartment so there was more space to TRY and cool off (I stress the word TRY, because the air conditioning in the old apartment was a lame excuse for any kind of AC unit. The boys at D&D would not approve).

Okay, back to cleaning. I had to clean the carpet, clean the walls, dust the walls, dust the blinds, clean the bathroom, clean the toilet, clean the shower, clean the mirrors, vacuum everything like 5 times... it was not a fun task to do alone. It's interesting that I had to clean my shared bathroom alone ... some people just high tail it out of places without a second glance or consideration for their own messes. Brian helped me though. In fact, he did much of the bathroom work himself (cleaning the mirrors, cleaning the sinks, vacuumed the living room). He's great. I'm lucky.

4 hours of miserable cleaning and sweat later, we were finally finished ... for the night. I'm going back over there today and doing another run-through. Then it will be the official goodbye to 11302 and officially a tenant of 6202. Exciting times will commence in 6202. And I don't care what Jennifer says about the "potential" she sees in Indie and I, I am not a cat person and she cannot change me.

I'm trying to kick my midnight eating habit. For some reason, I usually don't start eating dinner until 11 every night. I guess that is due to the fact that I don't get home until 9pm every night and I like eating with Brian ... and he doesn't get off work until 10:30 on most nights...so I have resorted to eating dinner at a very late and unhealthy time. They say that you shouldn't eat 5 hours before you go to bed and if that is true, then I guess I'm not too far gone because I don't usually go to bed until 3 or 4am every night. That's good justification for my bad habit, right?

weekend in the wack

It's Monday again and that means that it's back to the grindstone. Work and school are not my ideal summer past times, but I have to make money ... and I can't be a 5th year student. So back to the grindstone it is.

This weekend was one of the first in a few weeks that I have actually been in Waco without any real obligations. Friday after I got off work (I only have class M-Th), Jennifer and I went apartment-decor hunting. We stopped at Starbucks first. Then went to Salvation Army ... and found a ton of great stuff. I got some more metal swirl candle holders (now I just need candles) and a really great vintage looking urban outfitters-esque light yellow lamp. The lamp doesn't actually work -it has some messed up wiring or something, but it was only $2! I had an extra white lamp shade from Ikea that I paired with it and put it on top of my book shelf. It was just the thing I needed to add a little more color to my room! I also got 3 really cute olive green tea cups for me and Vanessa and Jennifer. I don't actually drink tea, but they are a pretty good addition to the kitchen decor...which is rather dull and uneventful at the moment. Starbucks again.

Saturday I spent all day moving furniture and cleaning and decorating. My room is perfect now.

Sunday

meant to go to church, but that didn't quite work out. Woke up around noon, went to Aspen Heights pool with Lauren and Lindsay and Hannah and Ashley. It was over cast so it wasn't too horrible being in the sun ... I usually start drooling sweat. It's sexy. We were at the pool for 3 hours which is good because I was getting a little pasty. Now I am a little red. Lindsay got a heat rash which caused her already burnt from South Padre skin to start bubbling. Some of the bubbles even filled with water ... that's why man created sun screen.

We had a potluck dinner at Ashley and Hannah's house. I brought cupcakes. It's always interesting to hang out with people from Olney (okay this gets confusing...Hannah Lunn goes to Baylor and is from Olney ... Hannah Stewart is also from Olney also. Reese which is Hannah Stewart's cousin by marriage is friends with Hannah Lunn so he was over at Hannah Lunn's house). It is so weird how everyone knows everybody ... I guess it is sort of that way in Kerrville, but it's cool to know that I have actually been to Olney because it's such a small place and basically only the people that live in Olney and who have friends in Olney actually know what Olney is. There were some interesting stories shared about Olney experiences such as Will Stewart's grandpa giving bologna to Hannah Lunn and cheese to Reese when they would go into Stewart's Grocery. Oh man, to have grown up in Olney, Texas.

We saw The Ugly Truth after our potluck dinner of tacos and chips and queso and such. It was a pretty good movie. I would definitely recommend it to girls and guys alike. It's a "manly chick flick". there is plenty of vulgar humor for the boys to enjoy, as well as the cute romantic side that girls seem to enjoy. I personally prefer the vulgar humor, but that's just me.

I'm so excited for my mini vacation this weekend. New Mexico is going to be so fun and I'm excited to just lounge around ... and go to CARLSBAD CAVERNS where I have not been since I was 12!

I still stand by my assumption that Will Stewart is a dead ringer for Robert Pattinson's brother/twin.

strawberry cravings

I am writing in the blog today mostly because I do not want to study. I am a very disappointing blogger right now - I haven't posted any of the pictures of the new apartment nor have I posted pictures of my sweet Salvation Army finds ($20 couch, anyone?), but I assure you that those are coming. This weekend most likely. I know my loyal followers will love to see them. Ha.

Right now my apartment looks like this: sweet couch, cute throw pillows, mug collection, boxes boxes boxes, cool rocking chair, antique lamp, mosaic antique side table, boxes boxes boxes. That's just the apartment. It's a little frustrating to pack everything up from one apartment - which is in the same complex - carry everything down 3 flights of stairs, pack it in my car, drive about 100 feet to the other apartment, carry it up 1 flight up stairs, and unpack. It seems so pointless and futile. Nevertheless, I will be doing the same thing tonight when I get out of .... class.

I have a test today. Not really prepared for that. My ultimate goal is to just pass with a 70 in that class. I know, big dreams. The class itself isn't that hard, but there are just so many other things I would rather be doing than sitting at home and reading Managerial Accounting. No, thank you.

I was planning on painting the walls in my bedroom and an accent wall in the living room...but they were actually fresh painted when we moved in - a beige color...it's great! It warms the entire apartment up. The hard wood floors are only 6 months old! There's a paint spot on the carpet that the painters left so they're coming in to clean our carpet on Thursday or Friday. Better move the boxes somewhere else! ... or unpack them.

I'm craving strawberries ... I went to walmart the other night with Jennifer and we couldn't find any. It was a little depressing. Tonight after class I think I'm going to eat an entire package of them to assuage me.

Over and out.