Stressed out cookie eater

In my closet there is (was) a package of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. 

I purchased these cookies a week ago and have been trying to savor them.

Until now.

You see, the end of spring semester is quickly approaching (and by quickly, I mean oh crap, the end of the semester is right there!) and my professors find it funny to pile on the homework and papers and quizzes and tests before finals week. 

And I felt as if I should treat myself to some cookie eatin' goodness for all my hard work today.

But...you know, just two pumpkin chocolate chip cookies were not enough.

In my closest there is (and still is...just not as many) a package of Oreo cookies. 

Why bother getting a plate and selecting just a few Oreo's to eat? Why not eat straight out of the package with a big glass of milk by my side? 

Mmm...pure goodness.

And did you know your roommates give you weird looks while you are stuffing your face on the couch while watching TV? 

I bet they were just jealous I had milk's favorite cookie and they didn't.

The Hunger Games

So...the new exciting book/movie series coming out is The Hunger Games. I didn't want to read it in the first place because well...it's disturbing. People get chosen to kill each other until only one remains? Not really my kind of book.
But a friend of mine told me to read it. They said I would love it, and I don't want to judge a book/movie without reading the book and watching the movie.

I must admit, it is a page turner but that doesn't mean it is a good book. It just means you want to know who kills whom in the end.

You know that feeling you get when you read something not right? I call it disturbed. I am disturbed.

It's twelve to eighteen-year-old kids killing other kids. Kids killing kids. 

Yes, I have read books where killing goes on. But it's never as disturbing as this. Take Harry Potter for example. They are kids but they're fighting for something better. They are not trying to kill their fellow classmates. 

To make matters worse, near the end, the government makes genetically mutated wolves using DNA from the dead tributes. Creepy, right?

The main character forms a bond between another character but you know it can't last because only one can survive the game.

A girl is stung to death by genetically mutated wasps.

Necks are broken.

Kids are stabbed by their peers.

It is disturbing.

I do not understand why this book is such a hit. But at the same time, I must admit it is an interesting idea for a story:  a government in control over people making them do things they don't want to do. But it could have been written better. 

But if you love the books and movie, great. This is just my opinion.

Pears and Cottage Cheese

Might not sound like the best combination...but it is, trust me. 

Pears and cottage cheese reminds me of summer. It's fresh and fruity and light. My mom and I used to eat it frequently one summer but our tradition died off somehow.

Yesterday, after a quick-ish trip to Walmart, I walked out with cottage cheese and canned pears in hand. Needless to say, the pears were devoured within minutes. 

But now I'm hungry for spring and summer.

Green grass

Green trees

Colorful flowers

Swimming

Reading a book under a tree

Going for a walk at sunset

Lying on cool green grass staring at stars

Picnics

Hiking

Rock skipping

Making pictures with clouds

All because of pears and cottage cheese.

Lesson learned?

Annotated bibliography.

Did you shutter? I know I flinched just thinking about those two words.

Annotated bibliographies are the longest, most boring things you could possibly write (okay, maybe not the longest or most boring...I'm sure there are worse things). After only an hour of working on this particular project, I had a headache and began to wonder why people even write scholarly articles in the first place!

Yesterday, I began this project at about 12:30pm. After a few breaks, I finished it at 11:40pm. 

Phew! I took a big sigh of relief. I actually finished that thing the night before it was due.

I decided to check my email and discovered...my English professor had cancelled class. Our annotated bibliographies are not due until next week.

One the one hand, I'm glad it's not due today after all because now I can go back through it and fix any mistakes I made. Plus, I don't have to worry about that monster anymore. But I spent ALL day doing that. If I had known...well I probably would have procrastinated more.

Now in hindsight, I realize I could have had this finished at a leisurely pace. It was first assigned last Wednesday (a whole seven days ago). If I had just read one scholarly article a day and did it's summary and MLA citation, I could have had the whole thing done before it was due. I wouldn't have had to spend my entire day doing homework.

I would like to say lesson learned. I won't procrastinate anymore. 

But I'll be honest. I'll probably do it again in the future. 

 All I know is I'll have to try harder to not procrastinate and figure out a way to do homework without stressing myself out.

Lesson learned.

Take my own advice

I have told people to take a deep breath and relax when they are stressed out. But when I become stressed, I hold it in and keep going until I make myself literally sick and I feel as if I'm going to explode.

I'm at that point today where I'm making myself physically sick. Why eat lunch when your stomach is rolling around inside?

So I'm taking my own advice. I am going to sit on a couch in front of my next class and do nothing.

First, I'm going to need something bubbly...and caffeinated like a Coke. However, campus does not believe in selling Coke products. A Dr. Pepper will work just fine. It's bubbly, caffeinated, and tastes fairly decent.

Let relaxation begin!

University Scavenger Hunt!

 Usually, I am not a fan of scavenger hunts. However, with my friends, it was a blast! With a camera in tow, we found a tree...

We also had to find the statue seen to the right. We really only needed one picture but there were four of us! Things like this need to be documented!

At this point, we realized we didn't have a picture of all four of us together. After we came to this realization, we quickly decided to fix the problem.

 The picture to the right wasn't part of our scavenger hunt. We were waiting for the shuttle to come (which was part of our scavenger hunt) and I happened to see this fantastic picture. Kind of an oxymoron, don't you think?

 One of the pictures we had to capture was someone getting onto the shuttle (that happens to be me turning around).

 On campus, there is an old brick building randomly set in the middle of modernized buildings. It is one of my favorite things on campus...which is why I'm in the picture.

 And more signs...

And more signs...

In our library, there is this amazing glass structure hanging from the ceiling. I think it is incredible.

I wish all my classes were as fun as my Elementary Education class. How many classes are there where an assignment is to leave class and take pictures with friends? Yeah, it's that awesome.

Scary Movies

This weekend, I saw The Woman in Black (Daniel Radcliffe is the star of this movie...AKA Harry Potter) and it terrified me. 

In fact, I'm not sure how much of the movie I actually watched. 

Also, might I add this is the first scary movie I've seen in movie theaters? 

So basically, this movie is about this lawyer, Mr. Kibbs (Daniel Radcliffe) who has to sell a dead woman's house. If he doesn't, he'll lose his job for being overly depressed about his wife's death.

But of course, this town is not a normal town. All the children are kinda freaky and everyone is telling Mr. Kibbs he should not go to this house. Instead, he should go back home to his son.

But does he listen?

Of course not.

At this freaky house (which is on an island and the road gets washed out due to high tide), he hears crazy things and then sees a woman in black out in the cemetery (oh did I mention there is a cemetery in the front yard?).

Mr. Kibbs gets back to town and a little girl dies. He gets blamed for it because he went to the house.

But of course, he goes back to the house and stays the night there where he sees the woman in black (and I was so scared I thought I was going to pee my pants). He also sees a little boy, which is her son, rise out of the mud by the road where he died and start walking to the house. Freaky, right? 

And then the front door starts making freaky noises, like someone is trying to open it. So of course, he opens the door, no one there, but then there are muddy little footprints in the house.

After his horrific night, another child dies. Turns out, the woman in black makes children kill themselves whenever someone sees her on her property.

Now, I can't tell you anything else because I would ruin the movie for you.

Just know, it's scary and it made me jump.

But it was still fun to see.