Hang Up the Stupid Phone Already!!!

It occurs to me now that I forgot to tell everyone about a movie that I saw a few weeks ago. I don't know how I forgot...It was a very memorable experience. So, is everyone ready to hear about the most spectacular display of cinematography ever created?!?! I hope not, because that is not what I got, so it's not what you are going to get either.

My roommate Mels and I decided to go and see "When a Stranger Calls." We had seen some previews and it looked like it was a good movie...Boy were we wrong! From start to finish, that had to be the worst movie EVER!! Bethany, this may even beat out "The Man Who Knew Too Little" for the title! The whole film was filled with "scary music" even when nothing suspensful was happening. Oooh, the girl is running laps at her high school...Scary! ;) There was very little character development, I didn't feel like I could relate to anyone in the movie at all.

We quickly learn that the main character has to skip her high school party and babysit because she went over the minutes on her cell phone. She gets to the house. It is huge, has a ton of weird artwork (one statue in particular made me mad, because they didn't end up breaking it...Even though they showed it a half a dozen times!), there were also these weird lights that didn't turn on until someone entered the room. So the girl gets there, the parents leave, the girl discovers that she can't watch TV because the remote control is too complicated for her, then she proceeds to go to the parent's bedroom. Up until this point I am still in shock because this girl, wonderful babysitter that she is, has not even bothered to go and see the children yet! I mean the mother did say that they were sleeping, but when I babysat the first thing I do is go and see the kids! But no!! This girl decides to go to the parent's bedroom and try on all of the mother's jewelry and clothing!

All through this the "scary music" is playing. Finally, the phone starts ringing. It took them long enough to get to that point!! Yet now, looking back, I almost wish that the stupid phone had never started ringing. For the first few rings it was okay...Just some guy saying things like "have you checked the children"...Which makes her go and check on them. Then the phone calls get annoying...They never stop! Usually the gut doesn't even say anything...He just breaths.

Without ruining the pointless ending for you I will just sum it up. Too many phone calls, no character development, dumb subplots, a couple people die, the phone is still ringing, she calls the cops, they trace the call, oh no the call is coming from inside the house, where did that stupid housekeeper go?, check the children again, they are not there, find them in some sort of toy chest, finally see the bad guy (good, at least that means he is not going to call anymore!), running, running with kids, hide kids hide, ewwww she's wet and surrounded by fish!, yeah! We trapped him, run kids run, oh no! I see birds! That means he got out, kids go outside...blah, blah, blah...I won't ruin the ending for you. But the only good thing that came of this film was the world's longest run-on sentence that I managed to create!

In other news, I have a couple tests I need to be studying for. I am going to Salt Lake in April. I can't wait for the semester to be over. I hope I can find a good job when I get home! Oh, and my old high school swim Coach passed away on Wednesday. I just found out yesterday. His name was Coach Doug Fair, and I hope his family is coping alright. R.I.P. That's all for now. I hope everyone has a great week! As for the rating I was going to give the movie I saw, I don't even think it's worth rating.

The Journey Continues...

For those of you who have not heard, I have switched my major from Biology to University Studies. This is the equivalent of a Liberal Arts major. The next step in my plan is to graduate from here and then go down to California to get my teaching credentials. I am hoping to teach the forth grade and there are number of programs available to help me accomplish this. So, as of now, it looks like I will be graduating some time in December. Now that the end is in sight I am starting to feel hopeful that I will not suffer death by school.

There is not much to report this week. Keri, Kristen, and I went with our FHE brother, Blake, to see "Harry Potter 4" in the cheap seats. It was good, as it was the last time that I saw it, and I was once again disappointed over how much they ended up cutting out. Oh well, can't change it now. I can't remember what else I was going to say in this post, so until I remember it here is another quiz!

You Are a Visionary Soul

You are a curious person, always in a state of awareness. Connected to all things spiritual, you are very connected to your soul. You are wise and bright: able to reason and be reasonable. Occasionally, you get quite depressed and have dark feelings. You have great vision and can be very insightful. In fact, you are often profound in a way that surprises yourself. Visionary souls like you can be the best type of friend. You are intuitive, understanding, sympathetic, and a good healer. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

Aaron and DeAndra

My old roommate, DeAndra, and my old FHE brother, Aaron, got married last August. This weekend they came to visit us. It was so great to see them. We have felt like there was someone missing from our apartment and it turns out it was her. They showed up at about 10:30 on Friday night. We hung out for awhile and then we went to their apartment and hung out some more. On Saturday we went to Primos in IF. Primos is this pizza and salad bar buffet. It is very cool. Then we came home and watched "Just Like Heaven." We hung out with them some more today. We wanted them to stay longer but it is a four hour drive to Salt Lake and they both have work and school in the morning. It was so good to see them again! We will probably find a time to go down there and see them before the semester ends.

Last night, after DeAndra and Aaron left, we hung out around our apartment. We were going to make a music video but we soon changed our minds and ending up reading parts of "Dating for Dummies." While we were doing that I hit my elbow on a closet door and now it hurts sooo bad. I hit it hard! The pain traveled up my arm and into my shoulder and upper back. Seriously, I am so uncomfortable right now. Anyways, after that my roommates went online and played this video, which is so funny! I think I'll put it on here for all to see! Sorry, the graphics are a little bad in this version...But it does get the point across.



Funny right? Anyways...To end the weekend my roommates spent forever picking out baby names for children that they don't have yet. That's about it. Have a good week everyone!

Super Bowl Sunday!

Tomorrow my roommates and I are going to a Super Bowl party at our old FHE brother's new apartment. So of you my remember that we had a Super Bowl party at our apartment last year and Audra ended up getting a black eye...Good times. We are bringing lots of food and I doubt we will watch much of the game. We just want to see the commercials! I am going to say that I hope the Seahawks are going to win; mostly because I don't know the name of the other team. This week was stressful for because of school and things like that. I was supposed to have two tests this week but they both got pushed back; thank goodness!

I am off to a bad start with my tutor. I was supposed to have my first appointment the Thursday before last but she canceled. Then this last Thursday she called and canceled again. We are meeting on Monday to make up for it, and I will still have my appointment this Thursday as well, but it does not give me much faith in her. I hope she can explain things REALLY well. I am glad January is over...It was really dragging there for awhile. Plus, February is a short month so hopefully it will fly by. I was feeling kind of depressed and overwhelmed this week so I got my nails done...I got French tips. I got them done at the beauty school here. Overall, I like them. They are not allowed to use the drill files there so everything has to be hand-filed. Which is nice because it does not damage your nails as much. Although I think the nails don't last as long that way. Oh, well...They are still okay, and they are a lot cheaper then if I had gotten them done at a salon.

That's pretty much all there is for now. As always, I hope everyone is doing well. Oh, and congratulations to Elizabeth who recently got a promotion at work! I think I'll put a quiz at the end of this post!

Your Nail Polish Color is Pink

How you're unique: You're girly without being high maintenance Why your style rocks: You're the perfect blend of stylish, preppy, and cute What this color says about you: "I am secure enough not to follow every trend"

What Color Nail Polish Best Fits You?