How fast can YOU type?

537 words

Speedtest

Pretty amazing, huh?

What can I say, I just practiced a lot.

And I had Wheaties this morning.

Ok, ok... so I messed with the html coding. :) But here is my honest-to-goodness score:

134 words

Speedtest

To be fair, I did take it many times to get this score. The first time I got 71 or something. Take it and let me know what you get!

WARNING: this test is very addicting. Have fun!

Seven Random/Weird Things Tag

Wow, this is the first time I'm doing a tag post where I've actually been tagged! Thanks Lisa!

The Rules:1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.


SEVEN RANDOM/WEIRD THINGS ABOUT ME
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1. I'm pretty sure I'm hypoglycemic.

2. I'm kind of in love with yellow duckies... I take my rubber duckie wherever I go!

3. I just ate a whole box of See's chocolates. And by a whole box, I mean I took at least a bite out of every single piece. And yes, the caramel ones are completely gone.

4. I've got a lot of OCD tendencies. For example: I jump every time I'm in a bathroom. Sometimes multiple jumps. I just feel like I can't touch the floor sometimes. I can't really explain it.

5. I'm a Bed, Bath, and Beyond expert. Ask me anything about sheets, pillows, blankets, you name it. I know what's up.

6. I have a recurring nightmare that I'm in a show and I'm about to go on stage, but I'm never ready. I'm always missing a part of my costume, or I don't know any of my lines and I'm desperately seeking for a script to cram at the last second.

7. I think I might actually be in love with chocolate. I could have a chocolate moo'd (with a banana added) from Jamba Juice every single day of my life. There were times where I almost cried because I didn't live near a Jamba Juice. And don't even get me started about lava cake...


Yay, I did it! I didn't know I could come up with so many weird things so easily...

Guess who's next??

Juji
Dad
Moni
Cece
Emily
Dave (aka Daryl)
Mom (when you get your blog up!)

TAG! YOU'RE IT!
(no offense taken if you don't do it. But just do it anyway.) :)

Gatti Pazzi!

Translation: crazy cats!

I love this video. :)

(gasp)-- GABEY!

One great thing about being in Provo is that I get to be near my little (big) brother, Gabey! It's fun because people can tell right away that we're siblings.

Here we are at the Vocal Point concert:

(displaying my camera's carrying case, apparently...)

Just chillin' in Esther's car:

Isn't it funny how you can tell we're related by comparing our hands? We have the same little wrinkles on our knuckles, and the same wide fingernails (not that I have any). I guess it helps that I bite my fingernails so badly that it looks like I have man-hands. Mini man hands, mind you.

Yay for family!

An Abundance of Animal Videos (or an A.A.V., if you will)

I've been playing around with my cool new camera lately, and it has the ability to take short videos! It just so happens that the only thing interesting I've had to record is a couple of dogs and a bird... None of them are more than a few seconds, so why not check 'em out? You know you're curious. :)

The first is of an adorable little dog I met the other day. Her name is Mandy, and she has a cute little trick:




Next up, we have Rufus. He likes to stare at me and do nothing. So I recorded him, and he finally had something to say:




And lastly, for your viewing pleasure, I present to you a short video of my mom's bird, making a lot of noise. Very intriguing, I know. But pay attention, because Birdie's got a surprise for you:



Note: No animals were harmed in the making of these videos.

A Day at the Market

The other day I had a chance to visit the awesome Westside Market with my mom in downtown Cleveland. It reminded me of when I used to go as a child. There are rows and rows of people selling gorgeous produce, and then when you get into the main building, there are counters everywhere with a variety of goods-- fresh meat, fish, desserts, candy... just about everything you'd want to see at a market. I wish I had taken more pictures! But here's just a few.

A beautiful view of downtown:

I had to get one of these beautiful concoctions!

Oooooh!
Aaaahhh!

Proof of how we say it here in Cleveland:

And I just had to stop in the little corner store with imported goods to get my favorite childhood chocolate:


Mmmmm, so good!

Four Things

So, I've seen this on a few other blogs, and I thought I'd participate! Feel free to do it yourself, and add more lists if you'd like.

Four jobs I've had:
1. Bed, Bath, & Beyond
2. BYU testing center
3. MTC custodian
4. Wendy's

Four places I lived:
1. New York City, NY
2. Charlottesville, VA
3. Westlake, OH
4. Provo, UT

Four movies I've watched over and over:
1. Moulin Rouge
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. Dumb and Dumber
4. Zorro: The Blade

Four shows I watch:
1. Project Runway
2. Top Chef
3. The Office
4. America's Next Top Model (tyra banks=annoying!)

Four places I've been:
1. Milan, Italy
2. Pajaro Dunes, California
3. Orlando, Florida
4. Ogallala, Nebraska

Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Dave
2. Dad
3. Mom
4. Dr. Phil

Four favorite things to eat:
1. Lava cake
2. Spaghetti
3. Chips and salsa
4. Gelato (gianduja! mmmm...)

Four places I'd rather be:
1. sleeping
2. on stage (thanks for that one, lauren!)
3. somewhere I can eat lava cake
4. having a good laugh with Daryl

Four words I think are funny:
1. lozenges
2. jostle
3. Punxsutawney
4. ptarmigan

Kids today...

It's been almost five years since I've been in high school, but I can still smell the cigarette smoke from the bathrooms. And the occasional marijuana smoke (I can't believe I actually know what that smells like. Gross.).

But, even with all of my tattling through my high school years, no one has ever been busted for drugs at Westlake High school... until now!

The other day, two 17-year-old teens were arrested for use and possesion of heroin. HEROIN. Biology class not exciting enough for you kids anymore? Sheesh...

To read more, check it out here: http://www.waks.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122520&article=3246527

Hardy-Har-Har

The other day, I heard a joke on Leno and I'm still laughing about it. I thought that made it worthy to share here on my little blogerooski:

Recent scientific studies show that there has been a worldwide decrease in the number of frogs. There has, however, been a significant increase in the number of princes...

Ralphie!

When I visited Cleveland for Christmas, I was able to spend time at my sister Monica's house. Of course this meant hanging out with her adorably energetic dog, Ralph. Here's a picture of Ralph being "calm", and then another after all of his calmness wore him out.

Love you, Ralphie!