mt. marcy

This guy in front of me in class has two cowlicks- one on each side of his head. It reminds me of a rockhopper penguin.

I saw this on someone's facebook account. I don't want to share it on facebook, so I'll share it will my real friends on blogspot :) Here's what you do:
a. Go to Google
b. Type your name and the words "likes to" all in quotation marks. (e.g. "Stephen likes to")
c. Report back on the first ten things that come up for your name.
d. Add sarcastic commentary in parenthesis if you feel up to it. How close is Google to reality?

1. Marcy likes to role play during sex.
(pervs)
2. Marcy likes to read Jane Austen and Henry James.
(these days, I prefer to read People magazine in my free time)
3. Marcy likes to take Marvin on walks because dogs need exercise.
(I don't know Marvin, but I do like taking dogs on walks)
4. Marcy likes to psyche herself up for the price: she dictates the sales description, pictures herself shopping for the item, then sets the price.
(I don't get this one...but I do like a sale).
5. Marcy likes to play with Cairn Terrier in her foster home.
(I wish I had a dog. . .though I'd rather not be in a foster home)
6.Marcy likes to run.
(true that)
7. Marcy likes to relax and enjoy vacations.
(who doesn't?)
8. Marcy likes to sing Christmas songs.
(correction: I LOVE to sing Christmas songs)
9. Marcy likes to talk to kids at local schools about nursing.
(nope- Mary is the one who likes to do that).
10.Marcy likes to focus on what she and the law call reasonable accommodations.
(my parents' basement is quite reasonable)

It took me less than 24 hours to become addicted to twitter. I highly recommend you hop on this magic carpet ride. P.S., my friend who had not updated her status in 19 days updated it five times today. Very exciting stuff!

Everyone in the media keeps talking about twitter. I thought twittering was just when you spend a lot of time on their phones. I was wrong. Twittering is a website (can also use it on your phone) where you tell the world what you're doing every second of you life...(think facebook status updates). Anyways, I joined, though I don't know really what to write. Plus I only have one friend on Twitter and she hasn't updated her status in 19 days.

Anyways, if you want to join, go to twitter.com. Besides your real friends, you can be friends with stores, newspapers, and celebrities. I am friends with Lance Armstrong. He twitters about twelve times a day.

I have tiny bumps under my eyes. I thought it was just part of my eye wrinkles, but apparently it's a real thing, milia. It comes from using heavy eye cream. I guess my little anti-aging regimen is biting me in the butt. My skin is so frustrating. Has anyone heard of these things or know how to get rid of them? Apparently, a dermatologist can zap 'em with laser treatment.

Here is what these things look like. (Jack says mine are not this bad, but I disagree. I have 2 this big and the rest are tiny and right under my eyes.)

On a side note, I have taken Lauren's suggestion and used the Proactive only once a day and used an apricot gentle scrub instead. It's working great!

So Jack wants me to send his mother a Valentine. Apparently she is sending me one and gets upset when Jack or his brother don't send her one. I just don't get that into Valentine's Day. I like her a lot, but she's not my Valentine. Maybe my problem is that I don't like being told what I should do. I mean, I guess I'll send one. . . .

Started by Jan, you're supposed to list the three beauty products you can't live without. I am a no fuss kinda gal, so please don't judge me.


First: Burt's Bees lip blam. This stuff is amazing. Your lips will tingle and I believe they glow, too.











Two: black mascara. Momma always said, "never leave the house without wearing mascara." But unlike some, I didn't take mascara on a backpacking trip in Colorado. Also, I'm all about finding cheap good things. I really like this one by Cover Girl.

Third: my hair is wavy, fluffy, and has a mind of its own, but Keratase Relax really gives it a chill pill and adds lots of shine.

I dream of days with open toes and heels.
On a side note, I got an sweet deal on a full length down jacket today. Originally $340, on sale for $80. Even better was it was on the rent's credit card.

Some friends are going to the Amish country this weekend. I was telling my parents this and they were curious where (since they lived in PA for a while). They went on to tell me some names of these Amish villages. I have checked the validity of these names on Google. The names include: Intercourse, Blue Ball, and Virginville.

Intercourse, PA. . . . icky.
PS, Have fun girls!

Punxsutawney Phil, the infamous groundhog, laments that there are six more weeks of winter left. However, only in North Dakota do we get excited that winter might be so short. There is no way to describe how cold it is here. The other day my eyelashes froze together, but don't worry, they did not fall off. My nose hairs freeze together and my lungs don't like the frigid air either.

This weekend it got up to 33 and it felt like a heat wave. What the "h" is wrong with me? . . . I thought it felt warm.