Desk Tag

I just finished cleaning up my desk and thought up a great idea for a Blog Tagging post. Why not start a “Desk Tag”? I wrote up the rules to follow below and am requesting people comment on this post if they were tagged and posted it. Why? Well, I am interested to see how many people will do it, and I think it is a fun way to see other people’s desks. So, here you go!


You have been tagged to take a picture of your desk and post it on your Blog. Clean, messy, however it is that you want to show to everyone.



This is my desk. It is in my bedroom and takes up too much space. It has been put together twice now and I don’t honestly want to ever take it apart and put it back together again. What a pain! My bobble hula girl is from Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach, FL. Reminds me of home and I love it! The cherry blossom fake flower/tree I have I bought from Pier 1 Imports (I used to work there). I love cherry blossom trees and just had to get this! Plus, I love how it adds height and dimension to that corner in my room.


What you need to do:
1. Post a picture of your desk.
2. Link to the person who tagged you.
3. Write a little bit about the things on your desk or even about the desk itself.
4. Tag as many or as few people as you’d like.
5. Go to http://xsherix.blogspot.com/2009/01/desk-tag.html and leave a comment on the original “Desk Tag” post please!

Tagged:
If you are reading this, consider yourself tagged! I want everyone to get in on the action with this one.



So, there you have it. You have been chosen to play the new game of Desk Tag. I hope you all participate!

2009 Vision Board

In one of my previous posts, I explained how I was making a vision board for the New Year. I have had it semi-made for about a week now, just never got around to taking a picture of it and posting it here for you all to see.



I used a white poster board from Wal Mart and I typed up my goals for the year in the Twilight font (in case you were wondering why it looked familiar). I spent a few hours going through old magazines and cut out some words that were relevant to what I want and found a few pictures to add as well. There are some on the bottom that you can’t see in the picture, like a really cool Dior high heel. I still need to add quite a bit to the board, but there aren’t any rules to this and I can add to it as I find things.

Writing is my number one goal. I have been blogging everyday pretty much. I really enjoy it and I love this whole Blog-o-sphere of friends I have met doing so. However, I really want to write a book this year. I’ve actually started one too. Well, I have written up the character profiles for the two main characters and started the chapter outline. It is a really good start though, or I think so anyways. I hope to finish that outline today and start writing it tonight or tomorrow. I’m excited! I haven’t written much fiction since high school. I used to write poetry and prose all the time. I was even my high school’s literary/art magazine editor my senior year. After I started college though, I guess I just didn’t find the time to write anymore and stopped. Well, this year that is changing!

Another very important goal for me right now is to get a job I like. I need money, badly.

Reading everyday is also another goal because it is something I really enjoy doing as well. I want to read more books this year, read my magazines as I get them instead of letting them pile up on my ottoman, and read all of your lovely Blogs as well!

Art is another thing I used to do all the time and just stopped. I did actually start painting in college. I didn’t take classes or anything; I just wanted real artwork on the walls and figured “Hey, I could do that.” So, I did. I want to start painting again. I also want to take more pictures and draw again.

Losing weight is a very common goal for people, and it is one of mine too. I am using Spark People to reach my goals. It is a FREE online weight loss community. I’ll make a whole big post about this soon. It rocks, really!

I’ve always been pretty organized. However, after moving back to my parent’s after having a whole apartment to myself makes one bedroom very crammed. I do have a storage unit, but who wants to put everything in there? Not me!

The “Embrace Me” goal is more of just learning to love myself how I am. I don’t want to say “I’m such a dork” or “I’m not ____ enough” anymore. I am ____ enough and I do deserve it!

Robert Pattinson Talks Sex

Wow. Sheri's World has to bring this to you to view... So, I just found this video of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and other Twilight cast members being interviewed from NGTV.com. It is hilarious. Watch it if you don't have little ears around because they do cuss in it and talk about sex. Apparently, Robert Pattinson thinks vampire sex would be the best type of sex. Sounds like he likes it rough. Mmmm. Can I try out for that role?

Phoenix What Were You Thinking?

After I wrote that lovely Blog post about Joaquin Phoenix being so great in Walk The Line I find a video of him on TMZ.com. It is not pretty. I don’t think they allow embedding of files. So, I am just going to direct you go watch it over at their paparazzi-love-fest of a website (it is a secret indulgence of mine). The title of the story (and link to it) is: Joaquin Phoenix: Thanks Academy -- For Nothing.

Update - I found better video coverage of it over at http://perezhilton.com/2009-01-17-joaquin-phoenix-is-this-a-joke Make sure you watch the 2nd one where he falls over!

Walk The Line

I just saw the movie Walk The Line last night. I know, it was released in 2005 and was a big hit then. I just never really wanted to see it because I am not a fan of country music. Bad excuse really because it was a superb movie! If you are able to see the movie somehow, you really should! Johnny Cash is a legend in music. Even someone like myself who doesn’t like country music actually likes a few of his songs such as “Ring of Fire.” He is also the only person besides Hank Williams that has been inducted into the Songwriters, Country Music and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame.

Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of Johnny Cash was outstanding. He evolves from a boy on a cotton farm to the gospel singing lead man in a band to then the Man in Black himself. Each step of Johnny Cash’s life that was shown was just so moving. You wanted him to do well, and you wanted him to leave his horrible wife (Ginnifer Goodwin) and be with his true love – June Carter (Reese Witherspoon). At least, that is how I felt while watching it.

Reese Witherspoon showed through this movie that she is so much more than Legally Blonde. I’ve always been a fan of hers, but this movie really made me respect her much more as an actress. The character of June Carter just had so much more depth and strength than her usual roles. It was a really great performance.

In addition to their quality acting in this film, they also learned how to sing for it too. Yes, it is them singing in the movie. They also each learned to play their instruments (guitar and auto-harp) from scratch. That is real dedication to a role, and I have much respect and admiration for both of them.

The film won 28 awards, most notably an Oscar for Reese Witherspoon’s best performance by an actress in a leading role. Well deserved but I think Joaquin Phoenix should have also won one for his performance.

Baby, Its Cold Outside

The arctic air that is chilling the good ole’ USA (well, most parts) is even reaching down to us here in Alabama. It is about 22 degrees F right now. Last night it was supposed to go down to 0 or 10 degrees. Crazy! It is never this cold here.

I’m not complaining though, I love it! We do have a heater upstairs and downstairs, and a fireplace. So, it isn’t like we’re suffering in the cold outside with the wind chill or anything. If we were, I’m sure I’d hate it too. If only we had snow… then I’d be even happier. Ah, maybe we will get a miracle and it will snow.

Here are some amazing pictures that were e-mailed to me over a year ago that were taken in Switzerland (or so they said). I think they're cool though, so enjoy!

Suicidal Deer

A little over a year ago as I was on my way home from school when a deer hit my car! I know many people claim that it is not their fault, but really this deer RAN INTO MY CAR! It came at me from the side of the woods and was probably running at the same speed as I was driving when it ran right into the front left of my car.

It happened really fast, so from what I can remember in this split second is that the deer was in the corner of my eye (left) and then glass was flying at me from the windshield. I luckily could see out of the right portion of the windshield (about a foot worth was able to see out of). I made it to a street that happened to be nearby (I was in the middle of nowhere in the country). It was all very scary and traumatic.

A lady and her daughter were driving by when I was standing outside of the car and trying to get cell service. I was just hoping someone (nice and not a serial killer) would stop and help. Luckily, they were very nice and drove me home.

Of course when I got home I was still in shock and my parents were not home. I called them and my dad thought I said “Get me some beer” instead of “Dad, I hit a deer.” While I can sort of laugh about that now, it was not funny at the time.

The deer is definitely dead; it was a big dark buck. Either someone picked it up and brought home the road kill of deer suicide, or it limped off into the woods to die a less embarrassing death.

Here are some pictures of my car after the deer committed its suicide on my car…. Yes, the bottom pictures show the hair from the deer that was still on my car.



After the initial shock wore off, I started crying and freaking out for probably three hours. I thought I swallowed some small pieces of glass from when it flew at me. I was thankful for being alive because I realized just how close I was to not being alive at all. I had some back and neck pain from the accident, but it is fine now.

I definitely had Angels on my side that evening, and I hope all of my friends who read this will take the time to do those things in life you always wanted to do because you never know when you won’t be able to. One minute you could be singing along to the radio and the next you could be dead.

Awards

I have been honored with receiving two awards recently. I am truly honored, and feel all warm and fuzzy. Thank you so much! I love getting awards and being able to pass them along as well. So, thank you again! I really appreciate it.


You Are Truly Beautiful



I have been awarded with this You Are Truly Beautiful Award from Nickie. Thank you so much!

The award of course come with a few rules:
Find the 7 most beautiful ladies that you follow.

Give them this award.
Hopefully it'll truly mean something to each and every one of them.
Don't be shy to give it to the same person!
Don't forget to tell them!
Now onto the 7 ladies and anyone else that reads this blog can accept this award too! All you ladies are beautiful!



Butterfly Award



I have been awarded with this beautiful Butterfly Award from Nennie. Thank you so much!

Here are the rules:
1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3. Award up to 10 other blogs.
4. Add links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message for your awardees on their blog.


I have a hard time picking those to award, so since I have 2 awards up here I am going to give both of these to each of you below. Also, if you aren’t listed go ahead and take it! You are awesome and beautiful too!

Nickie at http://bunnnichick.blogspot.com/

Lee at http://cossiethegreat.blogspot.com/

Andhari at http://littleinsomniaclolita.blogspot.com/

BIBI at http://unnrestedsoul.blogspot.com/

Nennie at http://nennisworld.blogspot.com

Shareen at http://celefinwe.blogspot.com/

Brenda at http://brendasusan.blogspot.com/

Liz at http://tidbitsfromliz.blogspot.com/

Paula at http://welcomingspirit.blogspot.com/

Teri at http://cold-lemonade.blogspot.com/

Lamont at http://lamont-uphill.blogspot.com/

Jillene at http://jillenecox.blogspot.com/

Cat at http://zipbagofbones.blogspot.com/

Holy Mayonnaise!

Subway is great. I love their $5 Footlong deal going on. I get the oven roasted chicken sandwich with very light mayonnaise and just lettuce on wheat bread. I’ve always been pretty plain when it comes to sandwiches. I don’t really ever like cheese on them; I don’t like raw tomatoes, olives, peppers, etc. Unless I am really starving, I can have two meals off it too. Not bad for only $5!

After I ordered mine, the girl who was making the subs made one for herself. Okay, I’m sure they get one for free for lunch too. However, what she put on hers made me cringe. She put turkey, ham, bacon, lots of cheese, and covered it with mayonnaise. I’m not talking just two lines of mayo on each side either. I’m saying covered it! There were at least 5-6 lines of mayo on each side of the bread. I know Subway uses the light mayo. Even still that would equal at least an additional 1,200 calories to that one sandwich – not including everything else on it. Wow.

Sydney White

While I was watching the movie Sydney White, I was reminiscing about my own college days. Maybe that is why I continued to watch the movie. It wasn’t that stimulating and the acting wasn’t so grand. Amanda Bynes did an okay job but she over-acts too much for my liking. It doesn’t really seem natural. It is a cute teen-movie though that has a spin on the classic Snow White theme.

However, when the scene came up that included the gym I did a double-take. It looked just like my old college’s gym! Surely it couldn’t be UCF’s, could it? The open layout, the treadmills overlooking the weights and of course my favorite feature of all: the treadmills with TVs on them. I also spotted a portion of the wall climbing area and the big tall palm trees outside. Hmm. Maybe it was filmed at UCF after all!

That is when I did a little internet research to see where this movie was filmed at. Turns out I was right! It was shot in spots at the University of Central Florida including Greek Row and the big gym I miss so much. They also filmed the movie in various locations at Rollins College, around Orlando, Winter Garden, Winter Park, and environs, in L.A.

When I was going to school at UCF, the CW (or was it still the WB back then) shot Big Man On Campus there. I only watched it to make fun of the girls they had on the show and of course to see all the areas I’ve been. I have to admit it is fun being able to say “I’ve been there!” or “I have a class in that building” or “I know right where that is!” during a show (or movie).