Weekends.

My mum suggested a new TV show called "Once Upon a Time." It is by the writers of "Lost," and I think it is stupendously cheesy...yet...marvelous. I started watching it on Hulu.com this weekend, and I am now hooked. I don't even like TV that much, but I think I have a thing for strange TV shows. Thanks, mom.

Also, Seth has been gone all freaking weekend for YA. Again. I miss him a lot when he is gone, but I guess I should. SO when he is gone, I normally get really bored and do stupid stuff. Like I went to a thrift store and bough a purse for $2. I looked it up online, and it is worth $200. I felt empowered, like I had done something awesome. Then I realized it wasn't that awesome. This is why Seth can't leave, because I get far too amused about stupid things. Plus, all I eat is cereal because there is no pressure to eat normal food...or cook.

Goodbye, whole box of chex, I shall miss thee.

E-mail Home

My little brother, Jason, just e-mailed my family from the Dominican Republic. Every description of the Dominican Republic sounds opposite of everything I’ve ever known. I have been out of the United States before, but not to a 3^rd world country. He says piles of trash line the streets everywhere you go. Houses and businesses are primarily made of sheet metal or trash. Jason’s teacher has a mother who does not see her children, and his father left when he was very young. That family situation is completely normal in the DR, instead of an outlying situation. 

I don’t know why I was born in the United States, and I don’t know why I was born into such a good family, but his e-mail made me grateful that I was. I mean, my biggest worry right now is that I don’t have a Smartphone, and I want one. It’s incredible how pathetic and petty I can really be.  And the thing is…even after that gratitude wake-up call, I still am upset I don’t have a Smartphone yet. Tsk tsk to myself. 

On a less “Christina is stupid” note, Seth and I are going on a date tonight. We are going to see The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I’ve heard it’s not exactly the best movie ever made, but considering the originals, what can you expect? The only reason we are going is because of Seth’s man crush on James Franco, and I like bad movies. 

As for my woman crush, Lady Gaga has a new video out. I am at work so I haven’t seen it yet, but I am posting it anyways. With Lady Gaga, it has to be good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9oP_CKRUX4

Good Riddance!

The keys are turned in. My old, mold-infested apartment is now a thing of the past. Booooyaa. I already know it will take me until this weekend to begin unpacking. I don’t mind jumping over boxes and tearing random ones apart when I can’t find something I need. Besides, now I have internet in my apartment, so I can waste unreasonable amounts of time on pintrest.com and catch up on The Office and Modern Family.

  

I, unreasonably, feel like I have earned a few days of laziness after I come home from work.

Three Glasses of Hot Chocolate

My company is not always the best at certain things, but it is good enough to give its employees a free Gold’s Gym membership. I have been trying to go almost every day, as it makes me feel better, happier, and healthier. I’ve had a rather terrible body image issue for the past three years, or so, and I think it is helping me in that way. However, I always get some crazy, running diva on the treadmill next to me who runs for 10+ miles. It’s really been pushing me to do more than the bare minimum workout I often let myself get away with. So…yay for the over-achievers who run next to me.

Also, Seth and I moved most of our stuff into our new apartment last night. Moving stresses both Seth and me out way more than it should. I’ve moved four times in the last few months, and I never want to move a box up and down the stairs again. By today all the moving should be done with so we can stop feeling tensed up over nothing.

Last night we also ate at Denny’s, as we couldn’t eat at home. They have endless hot chocolate with heavy whipped cream on top. I had three glasses, and I think the waitress judged me. Meh. I do what I want, yo.

I am finally moving today! I have never seen the apartment, so I completely trusted Seth’s judgment on this one. Luckily his judgment is rather flawless. Because the new apartment will actually have internet, I will be posting pictures of the apartment AS to the AP. However, we will be slowly adding to our (non-existent) furniture, so the rooms may look a bit sparse for a couple months. 

Apart from my ridiculous excitement on moving, I am also rather excited to be reading a book called The Beautiful and the Damned, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is written like any other book in that era, but it is rather lovely, too. It is a bit depressing and cynical, but not in the way that drags you down, like Faulkner. So far, I would suggest it. 

Also, the Hunger Games trailer is officially out. Watch it, man. Watch it: http://www.nickcannon.com/post/hunger-games-official-trailer

Ellen Degeneres Makes Me Giggle

Yeah, I read the Twilight series. Yeah, I have watched all the movies. Yeah, I didn’t hate them as much as I want to. But Ellen D. sure did a good job of making me laugh at the upcoming fourth movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=u7q-MHT_0TQ

Also, my silly husband is in a touring group with BYU called Young Ambassadors. This means he is gone most weekends playing the bass guitar for a bunch of old people. This weekend is one of those weekends, and I think I will be missing him terribly. On the bright side, we are moving on Monday, I have plenty of time to hit the gym this weekend, and I get to pity my brother Jason because he is currently in the Dominican Republic. I hear their food is atrocious. Bwahahaha.

Starve Yourself!

I care about my weight, and I want to be healthy. I understand the want to look good, but I just read the craziest thing about VS models. The link is here: http://www.refinery29.com/victoria-secret-angels-fashion-show-diet, but pretty much what it says is that before a run-way-show, one of the models does not eat any solid food for nine days straight and then does not drink any water 12 hours before a show.

I think I will stick to my weight and keep eating. Sorry, Victoria Secret models, but I will never join your ranks of crazy.