day 3 of carrying the banner

Ok I am so over carrying the banner. It is not a fine life and I don't feel as free as a fish. I have lost my good attitude about it because I have realized that I am leaving my house at 6:45 a.m., to have the paper delivered by 7:30 which is ridiculous.

Today I didn't even get to school on time, because I was dealing with the mouse issue* and a guy was waiting by the empty NY Times holder, just waiting for the paper. Really? Really? He had to be waiting?

Well only 2 more days of this torture, but at least today I remembered scissors.

*mouse issue with have to be blogged about at another time when the issue isn't as traumatic as it is now.

carrying the banner

It's a fine life, carrying the banner through it all. I'm as free as fishes. I goes where I wishes. It's a fine life.

If you don't speak Newsies let me explain, (and then go get the movie, because you are missing out on Christian Bale singing and dancing, and does anything get better then that? I think not). I am on day 2 of delivering the New York Times, to the students of the Brimhall building. This means me getting up at the crack of dawn to deliver the headlines to the people (Because some people still read print?). I am doing it because it works as a fund raiser for SPJ (Society of Professional Journalist, yes I am a member and a professional one at that) and it sure beats washing dishes.

My newspapers are cheap, they are less then two for a penny, and Weasel, doesn't make me eat them after, I get to recycle them. Even with the papes being free I had 40 papes left over. I know I am no Jake Kelley yet but by the end of the week I am hoping. Maybe the headlines can help me, I just need a good assassination, an earthquake or a war, but hopefully not a crooked politician, because, stupid, that ain't news no more!

Give and Get is Here!

Give and Get is Here!: "Enjoy 30% off from November 11-14 at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy plus we'll make a 5% donation to a non-profit."

Give and Get is Here!

Give and Get is Here!: "Enjoy 30% off from August 26-29 at Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy and we'll donate 5% of what you spend to a non-profit."

Reading... Burned

I am currently reading Burned, which is like #99 of the House of Night series, no I actually is only #6. But anyway it is a good series about teen vampires, but they are darker then Twilight vampires and in my opinion much cooler. This one has by far been my favorite book in the series. I like everyones POV and then I love Stevie Rae and the Raven Mockers relationship (I cannot get enough of it). Let me know if anyone else had read it.

This Is.. To New Beginnings

As the two of you, that read this blog might notice, I have changed the title of my blog to This Is... My So-Called Life, instead of This Is... The Life of a Gap Manager.

I have changed the title because my life has changed so I felt it only right to change my title. I decided to step down from being a manger from Gap to focus on school so that I can graduate in two years. Making my time at BYU total to seven years, and no I not graduating with a masters just a bachelors. Thus is the reason I am stepping down from Gap.

So this is to new beginnings of a lot of homework, papers, tests and only working 20 hours a week and taking a huge pay cut at work.

this is to... friends

I am so blessed that I have so many good friends. And most of those friends have come from working at the Gap. I have a wide age range of friends some that are older then my parents, some that could be my parents, and some that are big sister age, and then some that are around my age. And I love and am grateful for them all. I love that they are different ages and at different stages in life. I hope that everyone can have as many friends as me and I hope that I can continue to have so many amazing people in my life!

this is to change

it has been a weekend of change and sameness. In my life more things couldn't have been more different. I am going back to school full time, which means I am not going to be working full time. I don't have my great boss to support me in it but instead have a great old boss and friend that supports me in my decision. That is life but work has stayed the same. It was Gap's Friends and Family this weekend and people still came to buy a pocket tee and jeans for a discount. They have no idea the changes that are happening with the people that ring up there clothes, (which is a good thing, it means I am doing my job). I bought bagels in honor of Andrea who would always bring in bagels on Saturday morning of G&G. So it would feel the same to me but really me knowing there is a time of change coming and it might be big and I don't really know what will happen. I could go into this time scared, but I have decided that I will look towards the future with excitement of a new journey that lays ahead of me.

clean teeth on the go

I have been seeing this things at the store for a while now and couldn't resist trying them. They are called Wisp, by Colgate.

They are suppose to be like mini toothbrushes but without the toothpaste and the water, so when you brush there is this liquid filled ball that releases a nice minty freshness into your mouth. This looked amazing to me because I have been wanting something like this since the Brush-Ups are no longer available. (remember their great commercials it made me want to ride a subway at that moment while I was brushing my teeth with a Brush-Ups)

So I bought a little pack of the wintergreen wisps for only $1.99 at Target and loved them. They do exactly what they said they would they removed the food from my teeth and made my breath fresh without the use of water. I also love that they are small enough to carry in my purse and it is great when I eat out and have to be back to work and just need a cleaner mouth to talk to all my customers. Because who wants to buy jeans from a girl who's breath smells like garlic? (not me, that is for sure). But with the Wisps I will never have to have bad breath again!

shoes under... not what i saw on tv

At 2:50 am in the morning there is not much on to watch, but infomercials, which become mesmerizing. Once you watch one you can’t seem to stop watching. I get addicted to watching ladies with too much makeup and big hair trying to sell you stuff that you don’t need but some how you think you need after watching big haired lady talking about organizing your closet with this amazing product for only $9.99 for three months plus shipping and handing.

Well I bought one of those Seen-On-TV items that they sell at stores like the Seen-on-TV store and Bed, Bath, and Beyond.

(see it looks great! like it has sides that stand up and a bottom that doesn't flop)

I bought the Shoes Under item. It was going to be amazing because you could store 12 pairs of shoes in it and store it under your bed and it had a clear plastic top so you can see the shoes. So as I buy it at Bed, Beth and Beyond I open up the box which is small and realize this might not be as great as the lady with a lot of eyeliner said so. Because it has no bottom that keeps it flat and the clear plastic top is for the whole thing and not the just on one side.

(See not so great as it was in the picture or on TV)

So that got me thinking do I really like this? Is this worth the $9.99? Well I haven’t quite decided. I like that it holds all me shoes underneath my bed. But there is no support system for the bottom of it so if you take out a pair of shoes and then maybe another then try to push it back under your bed it goes all scrunchy and doesn’t move under. So I am clearly not sure if I want to keep it or return it. Because what else is out there that can hold all my shoes under my bed?

See It...The Young Victoria

It happens to be a Friday night which is Movie Night for me and one of my bestest friends, Stacey. Tonight was The Young Victoria. First of all I had to kind talk Stacey into this one because it wasn't playing at your usually movie theater and she had no idea what the movie was about I told her it is the one with Emily Blunt in it.

Well I just got back from it and we both LOVED it. It was amazing, after it was over I liked it so much I could have sat there and watched more for another three hours! It was great, amazing and every other synonym of those words. Emily Blunt was amazing but she usually always is, but her Prince, Rupert Friend was also amazing and I am now in love with him. Just look at that picture and tell me that you don't just fall in love with him too.

This movie was like Jane Austen but for royals, it was so great and I hope it wins at the Oscars, I will be hoping for it.

quick everyone get to shade

ok I never thought I would use those words right next to each other. But it seems that shade has a smart person working for their company. They are hosting local designs pieces in their store for two weeks then they will have another for another two weeks there is a totally of 10 designs that will be at Shade. And the pieces they had are pretty great, yesterday I bought two headbands they were $16 each that beats the $32 I have been spending at Nordstrom for a headband. So check it out because it won't last long!

I need, I want...

I have been searching for a black bag for some time now, (ever since I passed up the Banana perfect black bag) and I think I have finally found it!!! It is a J. Crew bag, but it is $298. This used to be no big deal, I found a bag I would buy it. But I have just recently moved out of a free of rent place to a place that I now have to pay rent, (which I hate by the way, paying rent is pointless, but it is beside the point) so now I have to think about it and, oh, it hurts me to say, maybe save up for it. But I am determined to have this bag so next time you see me look for the bag but it might take a couple of pay checks so keep looking.

Remember Me!

Today I reminded my family that I have a blog and that I post quite frequently. So hopefully now I might get some readers because family readers are better then no readers at all. You gotta love family!

(I learned I have no family photos with the whole family in it, sorry Taylor and Lindsay)

Percy Jackson and The Olympians, The Lighting Thief (the movie)

As my previous post says, I saw Percy Jackson. I have read all the Percy Jackson books and LOVED them, and LOVED the story behind them. Rick is my hero, he is an amazing person and his son Haley is also my demi-god hero. So back to the movie, I not the kind of person that hates all movies that are based on books. Because lets get real the 400 page book (where you have detail and get to know the characters) is probably going to beat out movie (expect in the case of Twilight). I liked the movie it was entertaining and kept to the story pretty well. Somethings were obviously cut out, so we didn't spend a week watching the movie.

The best part of the show was Grover, who is Percy's protector and a Satyr. My favorite line (not from him but because of his actions) was "why are you taking your pants off?" The actor is Brandon T. Jackson, and he was hysterical. He had great lines and was a great actor.

Ok now for my one complaint, is Annabeth. She is the heroine of the books and movie. And me being a woman and someone who likes to see strong female characters in the lead I put a lot of thought into what Annabeth was like and what she looked like. Well, Alexandra Daddario was not the person that I imagined, Annabeth to look like. I can't think of an actress right now who I would want to play Annabeth. But it is not a 23 year old that is suppose to be playing a 12 year old.

That is my only complaint so everyone should go see it because the story is amazing and I am hoping for a few more movies about Percy.

Happy Valentines Day!

I just want to start off saying that I am not dating anyone and I don't hate Valentines Day. Because it is a day of expressing your love to your loved ones. So my valentines tonight were my dad and my brother. We did a dinner and a movie and I had a great time. We saw Percy Jackson which I read and had my brother read and I treated them both to the movie. I will write more about Percy more. But I just wanted to say I love you all and am glad to have you in my life.

Getting Strange Looks from Co-works

One of my favorite authors is Jen Lancaster. She writes funny memoirs about what else? Her funny life. But not only does she write books, but you can get short doses of Jen's funniness from her blog jennsylvania.com. Well one usually work day for me was going by and while I was on my lunch in the employee break area I decided to check up on jennslyvania to see what was new. When I found this blog post (that I have posted below) I could not stop laughing out loud while eating my lean cuisine microwave meal. I got quite a few stares and odd looks, so beware that if you read this in a public place to will too. I also you laugh just as hard as me because we have all done some thing like this.


February 04, 2010

The Evolution Of A Bad Idea

10:15 PM - Hmm, getting late. I should get ready for bed.

10:30 PM - Hmm, getting even later. I should get ready for bed.

10:45 PM - Someone on the internet is mistaken and I must express my displeasure with many upper-case letters and exclamation points.

11:00 PM - It's really not getting any earlier, is it?

11:10 PM - Nightly skin inspection in bathroom mirror. Not perfect, but not bad for my age/lifestyle/aversion to sunscreen.

11:11 PM - Hey, what would happen if I used a magnifying mirror during my inspection?

11:12 PM - SWEET JESUS, MAKE IT STOP!

11:13 PM - Re-inspect by light of bedside lamp. Ah, all better.

11:14 PM - But what if I put in a brighter bulb?

11:15 PM - IS FURRY BEAST! KILL IT! KIIIIIIIIL IT!

11:16 PM - "What do you think I'm doing? I'm looking at my skin in this mirror. And I've either got to wax this mustache or start giving rides on it, ha ha!"

11:16 PM - "What do you mean, 'I don't think that expression means what you think it means'?"

11:17 PM - Oh. Then that man at Target with the "Free Mustache Rides" logo was wearing a very dirty shirt.

11:18 PM - "Then I would like to amend my previous statement. I need to wax this mustache or learn to twirl it, ha ha!"

11:19 PM - I should tweeze this thing.

11:20 PM - I should find my tweezers.

11:21 PM - Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.

11:22 PM - Screw this. I need a professional waxing. Must make an appointment.

11:25 PM - Can't. Stop. Fondling. Mustache.

11:30 PM - Fine, I'll do the goddamned thing myself.

11:40 PM - Can't find new tub of wax I purchased for just this very occasion, so locate old container. Is very old. Is possibly the exact same tub that Moses's wife used to remove her unwanted facial hair. (Desert light is unforgiving.)

11:41 PM - But it's wax. It's not like it could go bad, right?

11:42 PM - "I'm not 'banging around and keeping you awake.' I'm doing something important."

11:43 PM - Microwaving.

11:44 PM - Microwaving.

11:45 PM - Microwaving.

11:46 PM - Microwaving.

11:47 PM - I think my microwave may be broken.

11:48 PM - Ah, there we go.

11:49 PM - I don't have a stick, so I'll just use my finger to stir this hot, molten lava.

11:50 PM - "Well, what do you expect? I just seared off my own fingerprint!"

11:51 PM - Blow and cool. Use damaged digit to spread wax liberally on my Tom Selleck.

11:52 PM - Wait for wax to harden so can pull off unsightly hairs in one (briefly painful) fell swoop.

11:53 PM - Is not hardening.

11:54 PM - Is not hardening.

11:55 PM - Is not hardening. Is sitting on upper lip in a big, sticky blob.

11:56 PM - Begin to tentatively peel off wax millimeter by millimeter. (Hate metric system.)

11:57 PM - Is like removing chewing gum from underneath cafeteria table, only ouchy.

11:57 PM - Hurty.

11:58 PM - Hurty.

11:59 PM - So very hurty.

12:00 AM - Use sticky bits of already-peeled wax to slowly pry off other gummy bits.

12:01 AM - Oh, yeah, this is WAY better than waiting nine hours to pay a professional ten dollars to handle this in five seconds.

12:02 AM - The good news is the hair is coming off.

12:03 AM - The bad news is, so is my skin.

12:04 AM - How mad will he be if I wake him up to help me?

12:05 AM - On second thought, he'd be mad for a second, but the mocking would last a lifetime. Must cowboy-up and finish job myself.

12:06 AM - ...And it's finally off!

12:07 AM - Except for those small, tacky bits with the Kleenex stuck to them.

12:08 AM - I know, I'll use baby oil. That gets rid of sticky stuff.

12:09 AM - Hmm, I don't have a baby oil. Instead opt for canola oil. (Is hearty-healthy.)

12:10 AM - Wax is off, now to remove oil. Need toner.

12:11 AM - But tossed out toner after that whole "who thought it was a good idea to make this stuff the exact same shade of blue as the nail polish remover?" incident.

12:12 AM - Will use Fletch's toner. Quietly.

12:13 AM - !!!

12:14 AM - "WELL MAYBE THEY SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN 'GLYCOLIC ACID' IN BIGGER PRINT ON THE BOTTLE!"

12:15 AM - Probably should plan to make an "I'm sorry I got shouty after midnight mousse" tomorrow.

12:16 AM - Inspect skin in magnifying mirror by light of new bulb. Hair is gone, but lip is swollen in manner of Simpson's character.

12:17 AM - So this is what I'd look like if I had the capability of growing a big, red fu-manchu mustache. Noted.

12:18 AM - In retrospect, perhaps "learn to twirl it" wasn't such a bad idea.

12:19 AM - Is really late. Must get ready for bed.

12:20 AM - I wonder if anyone else on the internet is wrong?

Reading... The 39 Clues book #7

This book is called The Viper's Nest and if you don't know about this series, let me tell you about it now: Rick Riordan (amazing author of the Percy Jackson books) started this series of books with the intention of ten books in the series but having ten different authors for each one.

The books are for a younger reader but I like the mystery of them and I love the concept of have a different author for each book. You can see how talented the author is by having to copy the tone of the book through all books.

I said that Riordan had the intention of only ten books because that is what he said when the series started but the books are called 39 clues and so far we only have 6 clues are we are on book #7. So either we are going to find a lot fast or there is going to be more books, which I would not mind.

Seen It...The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Heath Leader's final film before he died was this movie, and the first shot you see of him is Heath's character hanging off a bridge. A little creepy if you ask me, usually fore shadowing doesn't extend to the actor's really life, just the characters that they are playing. Heath died before the film was finished filming but the way the movie was put together I would ever know that. I need to do some research to see if the film was changed because of his death or what happened. Because it is very interesting. I'll post what I learn so keep reading.

Life Unexpected

Ok I have now watch two episodes of Life Unexpected and the verdict is... that I like it and will continue watching it. It is old school WB, that is all about relationships and not about being a rich privileged teen like most of the shows on the CW now. It also probably feels WBish is because two of the four main characters have been on big WB shows, Dawson's Creek (Kerr Smith, the boyfriend to Lux's mom) and Roswell (Shiri Appleby, the mom to Lux). And Kristoffer Polaha (the dad to Lux) was actually on one episode of Roswell. But I just want to point out that was not was witty as Gilmore Girls and is doesn't have the corky characters that Gilmore Girls had, so in my opinion it is not like Gilmore Girls at all so let's not try to ruin the good name of Gilmore Girls. And comparing it to Juno, where did that come from? The only thing I can think of is that Juno has a mom adopting a baby, and in Life Unexpected, Lux (the main character) did not get adopted. But who ever did the marketing it worked because I liked both of those and I ended up watching the show and liking it. So I will watch it now every Monday.

On My Repeat... Need You Now

I haven't ever really listened to any of Lady Antebellum's music, but this song is AMAZING!!! I can't stop listening to it iTunes says that I have listened to it 45 times, and then probably more on my iPod. I a definitely a fan of Lady Antebellum now, and everyone should buy their new CD that came out on Jan. 26th.

Going To Try... Life Unexpected

So all through the Golden Globes were the commercials for Life Unexpected, it didn't look too interesting but then everyone keeps saying that it is the new "it" show on the CW and that it is like Gilmore Girls and I loved Gilmore Girls. But Gilmore Girls was great because of the fast talking and the witty writing, but it was also the actors that worked so well together and that there were such funny characters. And I am just not sure if this show can do that, but I am will to give it a chance so I have set my DVR to record it and will let you all know if it lives up to Gilmore Girls (which I am sure it won't) but I won't judge until I see it.

Golden Globes

WOW... the Golden Globes were great. It has been a long time since I have sat down and watched an award show all the way through. But Ricky Gervais was the host and I couldn't miss that. And SANDRA BULLOCK was nominated twice for The Blind Side and The Proposal, and WON for The Blind Side. The reason I love Sandra is because she is such a down to earth, funny person that I would love to have as my best friend. I tried to find the funny picture of her as she posed for Ryan Seacrest, but it is no where yet so this one will have to do. I also loved these people that won Meryl Streep for Julia Child, Robert Downey Jr. for Sherlock Holmes, and Drew Barrymore. Love that Glee won for best comedy. I also loved Paul McCartney, Kristen Bell, Chase Crawford, Jennifer Garner and Lauren Graham as presenters.

If you did not watch it go back and watch a recap because there were funny moments, and great dresses!!!

Seen It...The Lovely Bones

I saw The Lovely Bones last night, and I liked it. It was creepy and then made you think about what happens when you die. But the most disturbing thing was that Stanley Tucci was the creepy bad guy, and he was really good at it. I love Stanley Tucci, he was amazing in Julie and Julia, he was just so funny. I guess he did a good enough job that he was nominated for a Golden Globe for supporting actor, but didn't win, but he was nominated because he was creepy and has never been seen as that before and was convincing of that fact. Just so so creepy.

Seen It... All About Steve

Sandra Bullock has been my favorite actor since I saw While You Were Sleeping, when I was 9, and I watched it over and over again until I ruined the VHS. But for some reason it has taken me an unusually long time to see this movie, probably because so many people hated it and they pushed back the release date and everything else. But I finally saw it the other day and I loved it. Bullock was funny, it had a good message. She didn't end up with Steve but that was fine because he finally realized that she was someone special, and that she should change for anyone. So all of you that haven't seen it then it is time to rent it and see a feel good movie about true friendship and love.

A Different Happy New Year

So It has been 2010 for 2 hours and I am already seeing many different things about this year then last, which I am not sure is good or bad.

The first thing that was different in this new year is that we did not have a pinata at our party. This is because we don't have any little kids any more to break it, and each year we usually just let Lauren, who should have become a professional pinata breaker, break it to pieces.

The other differences are that my best friend has a little baby girl, she is three weeks old. This is new and different. And then my other best friend is serving a mission for the LDS church in Minnesota which she is different for her.

Then I looked at my differences and there are none in my life. I still work at the Gap and go to school at BYU. I don't have a new baby (well none that I know of) and I am currently not serving a mission. So this year I have decided, not as a resolution because I read somewhere that New Year's resolutions last about 6 weeks before people quit them, that I will make some different in my life. I am not sure what my different will be but I will let you know as soon as I decided.