we've moved! (ok so i'm not a business, but you get the idea...)

if you haven't seen already, i have a new (and better) blog...check it out if you feel so inclined:
amy-rees.blogspot.com

ten things that have made me happy this week:
1. driving down the freeway with the windows down and my music up (and not getting hypothermia from it).
2. making my niece giggle
3. dinner with my fam
4. sunsets
5. pilates. and not being able to walk the day after
6. letters :)
7. only 3 days left of finals
8. hot tubbing
9. going to a movie theater and seeing a children's movie...with 5 other 21 year old boys (and not being embarrassed to admit it)
10. itunes shuffle playing songs that fit my mood perfectly..
..you can't honestly tell me that you looked at any one of these ten things, and didn't automatically smile when you thought of it..

i'm not a fan of chauvinism, but...i laughed out loud at this one..

found this somewhere...and i liked it..

My bible.

The explanation of why I don’t go out every night fully equipped with my beer, boys, and bad decisions. Why I’m not the loudest, least covered, blondest, biggest chested girl at the party (okay, okay sometimes the blondest). Explanation of why I know there is much more to life than happy hour at my local strip club and of why I choose to keep my top on when someone asks for a photo. Why I know how to strive for my goals, but understand my limits.

Explanation of why I choose to be, and am, a lady.

I know I don’t know it all and I’m ready to learn more. All in time for my 21st birthday. I think this is a monumental time in my life. I didn’t view 20 as adulthood. I viewed it as the second year of my 19th birthday. By 21, I’ll be ready to do it right and as always, do it classy.

“A girl should be two things, classy and fabulous.” —Coco Chanel.

i live in never-never land...

i'm not entirely sure why this happens, but there seems to be a ridiculous phenomenon that occurs in college: people actually LOSE maturity and intelligence...i don't know if it's because some people don't have their mothers around to tell them "you know, i'm not sure that's really a good idea" anymore, but they start to act like toddlers, and age becomes hopelessly irrelevant..for example, the brilliant ones that feel like, since the law says cars are to yield to pedestrians, they are allowed to randomly run out into the middle of the road to cross the street (never mind that the crosswalk is less than 50 yards away), and that cars will magically stop for them...HELLO people, i'm not a magician when i drive..if i can't see you until i'm less than 3 feet away from you, my car will win (ending with you in the hospital)..then there's the activities that young people decide to participate in..for example, pillow fights and blanket forts...what, did we not ever leave the 3rd grade?
and then, my favorite thing is when you pair an extremely childish male with an equally childish female, and the whole level of child-like behavior is taken to a mind-numbing, brain-cell-killing level...without exception, these amazing relationship specimens immediately revert to baby talk..for example, "ohhh baby..wemme see what happened to your eensy weensy wittle toe..does i need to kiss it bettew?" it's all i can do to be in the same room with these people without vomiting..i would be much more happy if peter pan came and took these people to the place where they actually belong..the problem then becomes repopulating provo...

12 things of winter that make me want to scream...

here is my own personal spin on the 12 days of christmas...only i'm changing it somewhat: i LOVE christmas, it's just winter i have a problem with...here are the main 12 reasons that i am totally a summer girl, regardless of how long i've live in utah...
#12: wet hair freezes...up-does freeze your ears..so even though you don't WANT to get out of your warm bed earlier, comfort and survival necessitate actually doing your hair..
#11: mass boredom..there are only so many activites that can be done indoors, and only a certain amount of time outdoor activities remain fun/safe..after watching a movie every night for 2 months, cabin fever WILL ensue..
#10: windshield wipers that don't work..driving with a pile of snow on top of your car is scary enough..it gets exponentially more scary when there's snow sliping down your windshield, and the wipers are out on holiday..
#9: ice..i trip enough without having to make the sidewalk a slip 'n slide..winter just increases the already high probability that i will end up on my butt somewhere on byu's campus more than once a day..
#8: wet floors (see #9)
#7: too many temperature extremes...outside, it's 4 degrees, and some places you go inside, it's 89 degrees..my body can't deal with that many bipolar temperature fluctuations..it gets confused...then i have to deal with putting on a coat, then taking it off 3 minutes later because i walked inside, then quickly pulling it back on 5 minutes later because i'm back outside..
#6:there is no sun..and if there is, it just blinds you because it reflects off of all the snow...and, it doesn't do anything for your skin...which leads me to #5..
#5: pale skin..winter only perpetuates pale skin(and a LOT of acne, which the summer sun seems to miraculously cure), which has been overcome somewhat with summer...winter just sets you back at square one for having any skin pigmentation ..
#4: shaving...it's so pointless to shave your legs in the winter...i mean, you shave, and almost instantaneously get goosebumps, so your just-finished shaving has become completely useless..and if you're lucky enough to make it through a shower without goosebumps, your luck runs out as soon as you open the front door..and then men complain that girls never bother to shave their legs in the winter..excuse me for being economical with my time!
#3: scraping my car windows..it messes with my personal routine..my schedule for getting to school on time is based on precision...through trial and error over the years, i have calculated the exact number of minutes it takes me to get ready and get to school on time so that i can sleep in as long as possible before i have to wake up and get ready...when winter hits, i forget that i have to add a good 5 minutes for scraping my windows, and it throws everything out of whack..
#2: snow somehow inspires people to park like morons. i can understand not being able to see the parking stalls, but that is no excuse to park completely horizontal to everybody else..
#1: wet pant legs..like i've said before, wet pant legs are the most irritating and frustrating thing about the winter season..it's not like you did anything to deserve wet pants: you didn't pee yourself or fall in a puddle, you simply did the unavoidable, which everyone who has walked outside can sympathize with...you have to have at least 2 pairs of pants to make it through the day, or else your legs are soggy and you are miserable the entire day.

dumb? maybe..classless? no..

ok, so i don't get what everyone is so angry at max hall for...yeah, so he wasn't tactful after the byu/utah game...but what adrenaline-pumped football player isn't? especially when his family was doused with alcoholic beverages the previous year at the opposing team's home field..not that i'm saying i agree with everything he said, but..give the guy a break..EVERY athlete trash-talks after they beat their rival school...especially when it's a major NCAA in-state rivalry like byu and utah..he was just dumb enough to say it on national television..max was probably especially emotional because it was his last home game, and, let's face it, he was trying to compensate for a not-so-stellar game last year..that combination would point to overstating his emotions..yes, he overgeneralized when he said that utah is classless..but personally, i have seen a severe lack of class from both fans and players from utah (not ALL, but many)..there were HOW many late hits that went unflagged in that game? not that i'm saying byu doesn't have its share of ignorant fans and players..i sat behind some of the least classy byu fans i've ever heard of at the game...irregardless of how blanket of a statement it was that was made by mr. hall, the fact remains that is was his own personal opinion, which everybody is entitled to per the 1st Amendment...again, not that i agree with everything he said, but..if my family had beer dumped on them at a football game and were verbally abused the entire time, you can bet i'd have more than just a few choice words directed towards that school...everyone needs to just CALM DOWN..

obama raps??

http://husbandhunters.blogspot.com/

if you don't laugh when you see this, you have no sense of humor..these were made our freshman year because, let's face it, we were bored college kids, and we got sick of being told we needed to get married...

will all my children dance like this? yes...yes they will..

the past couple of years walking to school has taught me a few very interesting things that i feel the need to share. i don't mind not having a car, until it starts snowing..then it gets inconvenient, but still these observations apply. first and foremost: i have short legs. i was genetically short-changed, and i am reminded of that every time it takes me three years to get to campus. second: there should be some sort of passing lane for the people who walk insanely fast..or we all need blinkers on our butts..third: i have a new-found respect for speed-walkers..i can't even walk right slowly, so i am baffled at their ability to not only walk extremely quickly, but somehow make their legs look like they're bending backwards..fourth: men should NOT wear flip flops..i see this all too often and i believe it's revolting..fifth: whoever designed byu's campus was cruel. the hills are purposely designed to kill you. it's like byu's mocking me, saying "you can't even walk up this hill? HA..you'll never make it in college"..thank you, knoll, for reminding me of my unintelligence...to go along with that, the stairs by the RB are a nightmare..attempting to walk up/down them in the snow is just plain suicidal..and last, but not least...public transportation is fun and all, but if you're going anywhere at night, take a buddy..preferably one that is larger than all other people on the bus..i feel validated in these observations now that i am looking to purchase a car, and maybe you'll notice the same things next time you ever decide to stroll to campus...

..i stand (or rather, sit) corrected..

...max hall WAS throwing to the right team..

hmm..

all i have to say is i LOVE carrie underwood...her new song, ladies and gentlemen:
"Run run away
Don’t let him mess with your mind
He’ll tell you anything you want to hear
He’ll break your heart
It’s just a matter of time
But just remember

He’s a good time cowboy casanova
Leaning up against the record machine
Looks like a cool drink of water
But he’s candy-coated misery
He’s the devil in disguise
A snake with blue eyes
And he only comes out at night
Gives you feelings that you don’t want to fight
You better run for your life"
..gotta love carrie..

return to...provo..

since it's been about half a decade since i actually wrote something on here instead of posting some random video, i have decided to once again grace cyberspace with my idle chatter...you might find that my notes this year are not as cynical/laced with angry sarcasm as last year..this is due, in part (if not wholly) to the fact that i do not live directly south of a bell tower that goes off every single hour, without fail..or possibly it's because i'm not mentally and physically impaired by mononucleosis..either way, my take on byu is a lot more positive..i mean, think about it..first of all, it's not the dead of winter (yet), their football team is actually winning, max hall is throwing the ball to the right team, and the byu couples are once again displaying GROSS (in more than one way) amounts of pda...oh gotta love happy valley..

mitch hedberg

this comedian is one of my favorites..there's just something about the way he says things that makes him funny..

..my personal tribute to michael jackson..

everyone criticizes michael jackson for being a creepy weird man, but i personally like some of his music, and i think this is hilarious, so..RIP michael..

with regard to the masses, i agree with Mr. Hamilton..

has anybody else ever noticed that stupid people seem to come in bunches?and by stupid, i mean people that are persuaded to act in a childish/immature/selfish manner... (and also stupid as in completely unintelligent)...encounters with these people seems to come in masses, not just one single person..it's like these people have sensors buried deep down inside themselves that go off whenever someone starts acting that way, and they all come out of the woodworks at precisely the same time...i'm not talking about the stupid people that are aware of their unintelligence..i'm talking about the people who are blatantly ignorant of their ignorance..i'll admit i'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but i don't act like i'm 4 years old...what is it about stupidity that makes everyone want to join in? what continues to surprise me is the myriad of ways people discover to act stupid..(see above definition)...I always wonder if it's just a domino effect, or if it's some weird spinoff of mob mentality (for those of us who are not psycho-babble literate, "mob mentality" is used to refer to unique behavioral characteristics which emerge when people are in large groups. It is sometimes used disparagingly, as the term “mob” typically conjures up an image of a disorganized, aggressive, panicked group of people. [taken from wisegeek.com])...do people act stupid because they know other people are acting stupid at the same time? hmm..

pa hahahahaha t swizy...

my ADORABLE niece..yeah, i'd be jealous too..

after all my attempts at hilarity, i've decided that i want this post to be serious..i went to the hospital yesterday morning to see for the first time my brand-new niece..the first of 2 babies to be born into my family this summer..i want to congratulate my beautiful sister and her husband on their baby...seriously, is she not the cutest little person you have ever seen? anyway...it's still sinking in that my sister is a mother..i was thinking about all the memories i've had with her..growing up we shared a room, and as much as i hated it then, i appreciate it now..i got to know my sister more than i ever would have with a seperate room..she is going to be an amazing mother..i'm positive of this because she's brilliant, talented, and the most caring person i've ever met..i know that addison will always have someone to talk to and care for her, because my sister did that for me all growing up..congrats missy and andrew! :)

...summer employment..

I recently realized that it has been a long time since i have actually written something on my blog..as i further thought about this fact, i realized it was because i had very little, if nothing, on which to comment...moving back to the relative normalcy of kaysville has left me with surprisingly nothing to say..until now..my job is cashiering..i know, not a very lofty career, but it's the best i can do given the current economic status..this job, however, gives me a variety of points that amuse me..the most noted as of late is the obsession people have of pushing buttons a million times..let me explain: when swiping a debit card, after the PIN number is entered, the customer needs to push a small green button in order to accept the amount shown...some customers, however, feel the need to push said button approximately 37 times in the space of 2 seconds..i just want to take their face in my hands and scream "CAN'T YOU WAIT??" seriously, people..it takes all of five seconds for the computer to process that you have pushed the button..just wait a freaking minute and it will work..i sit and laugh at the people that feel that pushing the button more makes the computer think faster..because those people are the people that think that double-clicking on a computer link on the internet will make it connect faster...i could go on and on and ON about the interesting people that come through the doors of Big 5..for example, the homeless man that bought a knife? yeah..that's what i thought too..but..that's a story for another day..