Yes everyone, I am finally caught up, not only with my blog posts but all of my work. I grudgingly made my way to my 8 o'clock class to discover that I made the top score on my speech test with a 100 and I made a perfect score on my speech itself, which was pretty freaking sweet. After class I had a filling carton of chocolate milk for breakfast and finished The Red Tent. It had a very good ending - I recommend it.
Once that little task was taken care of, Blake and I made our way over to the cafeteria and I realized that I sort of feel like I'm stalking another student. Every Tuesday and Thursday, we're always in the lunch room at the exact same time as this kid but we get there just a little later and I always find myself staring at his hair because of how shockingly blonde it is and he often catches me looking. I don't mean to be a total creeper, I just come across in that manner. Oh well.
At least my theology class was a relief from that awkwardness in a completely different awkward manner. Today, two of the main participants in the discussions were out ill and that left me and the other guy in there to do most of the talking, and even though we are full of ideas and opinions, we can only say so much. The professor was looking for people other than us to speak and there a three minute span of time where the only audible noise was the sound of the clock ticking. I hate that feeling you get when EVERYONE is quiet. It hits a nerve deep down that makes me shudder and giggle. I don't like it.
Anyways, after class Blake took me to Walmart so I could get water and some AAA batteries for my roommate to use in his PS2 controller. I also got the chance to swiffer Blake's disgusting room (it's gross and practically inhabitable because of his roommate) and what mess the Swiffer couldn't get, the vacuum did. I made sure that Blake talked with his roommate about the level of filth in there. Believe me, I would go into detail but just reading about it would induce vomiting.
Eventually Fiona and I enjoyed a nice dinner when I had a nice bowl of chili and chicken salad on a croissant while Blake was in class. Then the three of us were joined by Tina and about 7 other people to watch Glee on the big screen. It was a great episode and a really strong start to season two. What did you all think?
After Glee, Blake, Fiona, Tori, Caitlyn and myself all made our way to CVS to buy condoms, shampoo, and water. Then we went to the oh so Christian Chic-fil-a for chocolate shakes because everyone knows they have the best ones around. Finally, we came back to the dorm and we hung out in Caitlyn's room for awhile until I decided to go up to lay in bed in to study. And now as I type this, Blake has fallen asleep in my bed and I have no room to lay down. Oh well. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's in the side. Subscribe!
PS: I need a job.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
I Don't Really Remember Today - Day 10 (9.20.10)
Yeah, I'm sitting here thinking, what did I do today? Honestly, I can't really remember. I know I woke up and went to psychology to take a test, then had lunch, went to the library for my English class, and then sat through another torturous Ideas and Innovations class. But after that my mind just kind of goes blank. I think really it was because I just sort of sat around today. I read a little of the last part of The Red Tent but after that I just sort of sat around. I remember putting in Bayonetta and playing that for awhile. I was just out of it today. Sorry for the super short post. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's in the side bar. Subscribe!
Back to Austin - Day 9 (9.19.10)
Yes, it's Sunday and we're headed back home. I woke up at 11:30 today which was not cool because I had planned on doing all of my homework since we were supposed to leave at three. I spent what little time I had left of the morning putting my last load of clothes on the wash and doing one assignment for my speech class. On the bright side, I learned that I made a 100 on both my first speech and my first test. Oh, and they put in my AP scores which came out to 28 hours which means that I can have my BA in three years. Sweet!
Anyways, I went to get my haircut today and while I was waiting, there was a very rotund man sitting next to me - smacking. I was about to punch him in the face, but as I pulled my fist back in my imagination, I realized it was Blake's dad. In other words, a selfish, ignorant asshole with an obnoxious smacking problem. PS, his dad doesn't know I exist, at least not at his boyfriend. It's a long story and maybe I'll tell you later. But, for now, all that's important is that I finally got my haircut. Good day so far.
While I was at the barber, my mom and sister had been at Walmart going ape shit buying me things I didn't really need, like a kitchen set. Although, I did get a Swiffer so now I can finally clean up my room and the bathroom and the hallway in my suite because quite frankly, they are disgusting. Oh, and I got some of the chocolate brownie Clif bars, my favorite. Once I got back to the house, I quickly packed everything I had brought down plus the extra goodies that I had acquired and played the waiting game for Blake to arrive.
Tina came to the house all prepared at 2:45 and we had to sit around for another thirty minutes while someone took his sweet time. No, he was running late for a good reason but by the time he got there, we had to spend another thirty minutes trying to pack his tiny ass BMW for the road. We finally managed and the only person in danger was Tina with a pile of suitcases waiting to cascade upon her at any given right turn. We pulled out of the driveway at 3:45, made a quick stop by Sonic for lunch and happy hour (I got a route 44 watermelon slush that lasted me the whole trip), and we were finally on the road back by 4.
We spent the majority of the car ride studying for our psychology test on Monday and altogether having a good time. Blake stopped at Dairy Queen for a Blizzard and we were back on campus at 7:15. It took Blake and I four trips to unload our stuff from his car and by the time we were finished unpacking, cleaning, and making our beds, it was practically 9:30. We then made a quick trip to Subway which happened to be right next to a Little Caesar's so I ran inside for some krazy bread. If you've never had krazy bread, believe me, you are one unfortunate soul. Well Blake finally went to bed, and I've stayed up until 1 to study. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's in the side. Subscribe!
Anyways, I went to get my haircut today and while I was waiting, there was a very rotund man sitting next to me - smacking. I was about to punch him in the face, but as I pulled my fist back in my imagination, I realized it was Blake's dad. In other words, a selfish, ignorant asshole with an obnoxious smacking problem. PS, his dad doesn't know I exist, at least not at his boyfriend. It's a long story and maybe I'll tell you later. But, for now, all that's important is that I finally got my haircut. Good day so far.
While I was at the barber, my mom and sister had been at Walmart going ape shit buying me things I didn't really need, like a kitchen set. Although, I did get a Swiffer so now I can finally clean up my room and the bathroom and the hallway in my suite because quite frankly, they are disgusting. Oh, and I got some of the chocolate brownie Clif bars, my favorite. Once I got back to the house, I quickly packed everything I had brought down plus the extra goodies that I had acquired and played the waiting game for Blake to arrive.
Tina came to the house all prepared at 2:45 and we had to sit around for another thirty minutes while someone took his sweet time. No, he was running late for a good reason but by the time he got there, we had to spend another thirty minutes trying to pack his tiny ass BMW for the road. We finally managed and the only person in danger was Tina with a pile of suitcases waiting to cascade upon her at any given right turn. We pulled out of the driveway at 3:45, made a quick stop by Sonic for lunch and happy hour (I got a route 44 watermelon slush that lasted me the whole trip), and we were finally on the road back by 4.
We spent the majority of the car ride studying for our psychology test on Monday and altogether having a good time. Blake stopped at Dairy Queen for a Blizzard and we were back on campus at 7:15. It took Blake and I four trips to unload our stuff from his car and by the time we were finished unpacking, cleaning, and making our beds, it was practically 9:30. We then made a quick trip to Subway which happened to be right next to a Little Caesar's so I ran inside for some krazy bread. If you've never had krazy bread, believe me, you are one unfortunate soul. Well Blake finally went to bed, and I've stayed up until 1 to study. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's in the side. Subscribe!
Monday, September 20, 2010
Where's My Lobster? - Day 8 (9.18.10)
It's Saturday and I'm still celebrating my birthday! Hooray! Today is the day my family showered me with presents. I woke up to freshly baked snicker doodles, a warm hoodie, and my Barnes & Noble Nook. I was most excited about the Nook because I've been looking forward to it for about that past three months. I immediately downloaded the last two books in the Millennium series. You know, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest all by the now deceased Stieg Larson. It's a fantastic series and I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery or a thriller.
Anyways, I went to Red Lobster for my birthday lunch with my family, Blake, my best friend Jennifer, and a super surprise visit from one of my favorite people in the world, Stacy. Jennifer gave me a Rikku key chain (Final Fantasy X-2) even though I still don't have my car back. I satisfied my over exaggerated birthday hunger with crab cakes, shrimp scampi, lobster, snow crab legs, mashed potatoes, fried shrimp, six biscuits, and a slice of apple crumble. Shut up! It's my birthday and I have every right to subscribe to fat assery.
After dinner, Blake and I went to hang out with our friend Chelsea who is currently stranded in Houston because of her parents. We decided to take a risk and see Devil directed by M. Night Shyamalan, whom we all know has not produced a good film in... well I've lost count of the years. In case you were wondering, it was actually very well done. The acting could have been better from a few characters but altogether it was enjoyable - good plot, nice suspense, and a pretty good twist at the end. You should definitely give it a chance.
So once the movie was over, Blake, Chelsea and I went to Culver's for dinner... well so Chelsea could eat dinner. Blake and I were still stuffed from Red Lobster. Chelsea had her burger and Blake and I longed for a malt but feared that it would induce vomiting. We dropped off Chelsea and ended up back at my house where we talked through the argument we had had the night before. Pretty good considering it was our first one in over 8 months and we weren't really even fighting. Blake eventually went home and now I'm tired. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's in the side. Subscribe!
Anyways, I went to Red Lobster for my birthday lunch with my family, Blake, my best friend Jennifer, and a super surprise visit from one of my favorite people in the world, Stacy. Jennifer gave me a Rikku key chain (Final Fantasy X-2) even though I still don't have my car back. I satisfied my over exaggerated birthday hunger with crab cakes, shrimp scampi, lobster, snow crab legs, mashed potatoes, fried shrimp, six biscuits, and a slice of apple crumble. Shut up! It's my birthday and I have every right to subscribe to fat assery.
After dinner, Blake and I went to hang out with our friend Chelsea who is currently stranded in Houston because of her parents. We decided to take a risk and see Devil directed by M. Night Shyamalan, whom we all know has not produced a good film in... well I've lost count of the years. In case you were wondering, it was actually very well done. The acting could have been better from a few characters but altogether it was enjoyable - good plot, nice suspense, and a pretty good twist at the end. You should definitely give it a chance.
So once the movie was over, Blake, Chelsea and I went to Culver's for dinner... well so Chelsea could eat dinner. Blake and I were still stuffed from Red Lobster. Chelsea had her burger and Blake and I longed for a malt but feared that it would induce vomiting. We dropped off Chelsea and ended up back at my house where we talked through the argument we had had the night before. Pretty good considering it was our first one in over 8 months and we weren't really even fighting. Blake eventually went home and now I'm tired. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's in the side. Subscribe!
Going Home - Day 7 (9.17.10)
Ah, it's the day after my birthday, so therefore, it's still my birthday. Today started off pretty slowly with my psychology class and then I got the news. My car will not be back from the shop for another week. Just to catch you up, four weeks ago, I was hit by an idiot speeding down a residential street and somehow it was pinned as my fault - I "should have been paying attention." Whatever State Farm. Anyways, the car has been in the shop for three weeks already, and my mother never thought to call and check up on it until today only to discover it wasn't ready. I was so pissed off. It was almost to the point that I wasn't going to go home but thanks to my friends, and cookies, I calmed down.
Blake and I started packing after my English class and once we had made the multiple trips to the car (I practically emptied my half of my room), we drove across campus to pick up Tina. We finally hit the road back to Houston at around 4 and had a pretty smooth ride back home, minus the storm during the first hour or so. We stopped for dinner at a Taco Bell/KFC. What? It's my fatass birthday weekend okay. We finally got back to my house at 7 and Tina's boyfriend picked her up to go to football game while Blake and I just hung around my house until midnight or so. Yeah, so not much to write about for today. That and the fact that this post is three days late. Sorry. I've just been so busy. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's to the side. Subscribe!
Blake and I started packing after my English class and once we had made the multiple trips to the car (I practically emptied my half of my room), we drove across campus to pick up Tina. We finally hit the road back to Houston at around 4 and had a pretty smooth ride back home, minus the storm during the first hour or so. We stopped for dinner at a Taco Bell/KFC. What? It's my fatass birthday weekend okay. We finally got back to my house at 7 and Tina's boyfriend picked her up to go to football game while Blake and I just hung around my house until midnight or so. Yeah, so not much to write about for today. That and the fact that this post is three days late. Sorry. I've just been so busy. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16, link's to the side. Subscribe!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
It's My Birthday! - Day 6 (9.16.10)
That's right everyone, today I am old. 19 to be exact. I can already feel the cataracts forming. Today was pretty much awesome. My eight o'clock class was only twenty minutes long cause I just took a super easy test and then Blake took me to Starbucks so I could get some hot tea and a piece of coffee cake. When we came back, we just sat around and did some homework and we kind of of got into a little disagreement about his parents, but that's not important.
Two o'clock eventually rolled around and I walked into my theology class to discover it had been cancelled. Hooray! So I went back to the dorm with Blake and he made me my favorite dessert: devil's food cake with white icing. It was, and still is, soooooooo good. My other friends came down and had some cake, wished me a happy birthday, and we played a few rounds of pool. It was pretty much a whole lot of sitting around waiting for 7 because Tina was taking me to the school play.
Now look, I'm a theater person. I had major roles in about 10 different plays over the past four years so I know a little something about what works and what doesn't. And this play, doesn't. The Imaginary Invalid is a play from the 1600s and has been receiving a lot of hype because it was only recently translated into English. Maybe there was a reason no one ever took the time to translate it. The script was absolutely horrendous. The actors were great, considering what garbage they were working with. There was no real plot, no character development, and the ending was a giant "what the fuck." Needless the say, Tina and I were wholly disappointed.
After being released from that monstrosity, Tina, Blake, and I all went to Tori's dorm to cheer ourselves up by watching the The Reduced Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare: Abridged. Now that's funny. Tori popped us all some popcorn and for my birthday she made me a cupcake and gave me a real life Starman! If you don't know what that is, think Mario. If you don't know what that is... just give up. Or google it. Anyways, sorry for the late posting. It's been a busy couple of days. So until tomorrow... which will be in a couple of hours... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16. Link is to the right. Subscribe!
Two o'clock eventually rolled around and I walked into my theology class to discover it had been cancelled. Hooray! So I went back to the dorm with Blake and he made me my favorite dessert: devil's food cake with white icing. It was, and still is, soooooooo good. My other friends came down and had some cake, wished me a happy birthday, and we played a few rounds of pool. It was pretty much a whole lot of sitting around waiting for 7 because Tina was taking me to the school play.
Now look, I'm a theater person. I had major roles in about 10 different plays over the past four years so I know a little something about what works and what doesn't. And this play, doesn't. The Imaginary Invalid is a play from the 1600s and has been receiving a lot of hype because it was only recently translated into English. Maybe there was a reason no one ever took the time to translate it. The script was absolutely horrendous. The actors were great, considering what garbage they were working with. There was no real plot, no character development, and the ending was a giant "what the fuck." Needless the say, Tina and I were wholly disappointed.
After being released from that monstrosity, Tina, Blake, and I all went to Tori's dorm to cheer ourselves up by watching the The Reduced Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare: Abridged. Now that's funny. Tori popped us all some popcorn and for my birthday she made me a cupcake and gave me a real life Starman! If you don't know what that is, think Mario. If you don't know what that is... just give up. Or google it. Anyways, sorry for the late posting. It's been a busy couple of days. So until tomorrow... which will be in a couple of hours... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16. Link is to the right. Subscribe!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Could You Wear Shoes Please - Day 5 (9.15.10)
Wednesday started off in the exact same way that Monday did - only today, Blake brushed his teeth! Yay! And for some reason, I had the urge to go barefoot. I actually hate wearing shoes. Well, actually I hate wearing socks and I don't like flip flops so barefoot seems to be the best option. Freedom from my shoes was almost all I could think about during psychology today while we were looking at optical illusions.
When we were released from class five minutes early, Blake and I hit the cafeteria before the rush and I went back to my lunch of chicken caesar salad. I spent my hour between classes catching up on my You Tube videos mostly so I wouldn't have to do any work. Then I went to my English class and turned in a paper and proceeded to sit through another unbearable Ideas and Innovations class. Today it actually really frustrated me as we were talking about calculus (one of my favorite subjects) and the professor didn't know what he was talking about while I did, but he refused to acknowledge that I was correct. I got so pissed off. Whatever, I don't take it again for five more days. Bleh.
For the next two hours I occupied my time with reading The Red Tent which got unexpectedly graphic and bloody really quickly - I was actually just as shocked as the characters were. Then Blake and Fiona came up to my room and we headed down to our dorm hall's free barbecue. As college kids, free food is pretty much the most exciting thing to ever happen for us. Then I received a lovely package from my mom and a birthday card from my grandma (I turn 19 tomorrow). My grandma graciously gave me $30 which was very nice of her and my mom sent me an awesome box full of food - most notably a giant ass Rice Krispie Treat. It's one foot wide, fifteen inches long, and weighs two pounds. I don't know how I'm going to be able to eat it all. Oh and my favorite things were these new Keebler cookies that taste EXACTLY like caramel delights or somoas, the girl scout cookies. I almost died of happiness.
The rest of the evening went by pretty smoothly. A lot of us just sat around and re-watched the season finale of Glee and munched on the giant Rice Krispie. Blake has been acting all jealous and neglected because I commented on this guy's really nice body and how I wish I looked like him. But he's just joking so it's all cool. Maybe I really should go to the gym. Though I have been getting in push ups at various times throughout the day. Or other small, fun little exercises. I mean, all I really need to do is tone up a little cause I don't really have any fat to get rid of.
Oh, the title of the blog. My friend Caitlyn and I did laundry tonight and then went to the cafeteria to get some nachos and because my shoes were on the fourth floor and we were on the first, I decided to just go barefoot cause I was only going to be in there for about two minutes. As we're paying, one of the workers comes up to me and says "I feel like we've already had this conversation before" which immediately made me feel awkward because he's gay and thirty and well Caitlyn and I both thought he was about to hit on me. No, instead I get a bit too much attitude with a "could you wear shoes next time you're in here" and a dramatic turn and walk away. Um, okay sure. I've never actually talked to you before but sure, assume all you want. And this got me thinking, honestly what's the difference of my walking in there in my dirty old flip flops and going barefoot? Nothing really. Oh well, I'll try to make him happy. I just expected a bit more politeness from the guy. I should stop complaining though, cause most of the time he is really nice. Okay, I'm done ranting about such a trivial thing. I have to go study for a speech test tomorrow - whatever that's over. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16 or just click the button on your right. And subscribe to the blog.
When we were released from class five minutes early, Blake and I hit the cafeteria before the rush and I went back to my lunch of chicken caesar salad. I spent my hour between classes catching up on my You Tube videos mostly so I wouldn't have to do any work. Then I went to my English class and turned in a paper and proceeded to sit through another unbearable Ideas and Innovations class. Today it actually really frustrated me as we were talking about calculus (one of my favorite subjects) and the professor didn't know what he was talking about while I did, but he refused to acknowledge that I was correct. I got so pissed off. Whatever, I don't take it again for five more days. Bleh.
For the next two hours I occupied my time with reading The Red Tent which got unexpectedly graphic and bloody really quickly - I was actually just as shocked as the characters were. Then Blake and Fiona came up to my room and we headed down to our dorm hall's free barbecue. As college kids, free food is pretty much the most exciting thing to ever happen for us. Then I received a lovely package from my mom and a birthday card from my grandma (I turn 19 tomorrow). My grandma graciously gave me $30 which was very nice of her and my mom sent me an awesome box full of food - most notably a giant ass Rice Krispie Treat. It's one foot wide, fifteen inches long, and weighs two pounds. I don't know how I'm going to be able to eat it all. Oh and my favorite things were these new Keebler cookies that taste EXACTLY like caramel delights or somoas, the girl scout cookies. I almost died of happiness.
The rest of the evening went by pretty smoothly. A lot of us just sat around and re-watched the season finale of Glee and munched on the giant Rice Krispie. Blake has been acting all jealous and neglected because I commented on this guy's really nice body and how I wish I looked like him. But he's just joking so it's all cool. Maybe I really should go to the gym. Though I have been getting in push ups at various times throughout the day. Or other small, fun little exercises. I mean, all I really need to do is tone up a little cause I don't really have any fat to get rid of.
Oh, the title of the blog. My friend Caitlyn and I did laundry tonight and then went to the cafeteria to get some nachos and because my shoes were on the fourth floor and we were on the first, I decided to just go barefoot cause I was only going to be in there for about two minutes. As we're paying, one of the workers comes up to me and says "I feel like we've already had this conversation before" which immediately made me feel awkward because he's gay and thirty and well Caitlyn and I both thought he was about to hit on me. No, instead I get a bit too much attitude with a "could you wear shoes next time you're in here" and a dramatic turn and walk away. Um, okay sure. I've never actually talked to you before but sure, assume all you want. And this got me thinking, honestly what's the difference of my walking in there in my dirty old flip flops and going barefoot? Nothing really. Oh well, I'll try to make him happy. I just expected a bit more politeness from the guy. I should stop complaining though, cause most of the time he is really nice. Okay, I'm done ranting about such a trivial thing. I have to go study for a speech test tomorrow - whatever that's over. So until tomorrow... follow me on Twitter @henderch16 or just click the button on your right. And subscribe to the blog.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I'm Not Looking at Your Chest - Day 4 (9.14.10)
Tuesdays. I have a love hate relationship with Tuesdays. It's the day of my two favorite classes, but that means I have to wake up at 7. Why did I voluntarily choose an 8 a.m. class you ask. I really don't know anymore. But it went well. Today we had to deliver our first speech which we had a lot of freedom with because it was a "special occasion" so I dedicated it my parents faux fiftieth anniversary - how exciting. Oh, and guess who didn't brush their teeth... again. *cough* Blake *cough*
So anyways, after speech I waited on Blake who has biology at the same time and then forced him to drive me to Walmart as I needed a folder - a simple, two pocket, paper folder. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find one in Walmart? I was looking diligently on one aisle for thirty minutes during which time I proceeded to cut myself on some unknown object hidden within the shelves. Luckily I managed to knock aside a few items and finally I found what I needed. How did such a simple task turn into something so difficult?
While I was causing a fuss looking for school supplies, Blake was on the other side of the store sneakily trying to buy the ingredients needed to make my birthday cake, but I caught him - mostly because he didn't have a basket and was stumbling around the store looking a bit like a drunkard who was stealing eggs, vegetable oil. and cake batter. How I love him. We ended up spending about another fifteen minutes trying to decide what icing to put on my devils food cake and finally decided on some simple white icing. Today's simple tasks have been overcome with such difficulty.
After we finally left the store and hour after we got there, I had to head up to the soulless ging - I mean Fiona's room to nurse her back to health as she seems to have come down with a cold that's quickly spreading around campus. I know I started upping my vitamin C intake. By this point it had just turned 10:30 and it was another three and half hours before my second class of the day so Blake and I worked on all of our assignments and got some lunch. I broke my norm and went with buffalo chicken sliders today. Believe me, if you ate one, you would know why.
Two o'clock finally rolled around and I went to my favorite class - Women in the Bible. We just discussed Diamant's The Red Tent today but I was afraid for my life before class even started. I was casually staring at this girl's shirt for The Postal Service (awesome band) and the main attraction just happened to be right where her boobs are. When my attention faded from the print I saw a face stricken with anger and disgust at the fact that a man had just been so obviously staring. I thought she was going to stab me so I had to quickly explain the situation - I mean I'm not even into girls and I have girl troubles. Oh well.
Blake picked me up from class as usual with my box of Juicy Juice - who doesn't love Juicy Juice? We just came back to the dorms and did some more work and proceeded to live out a fairly uneventful evening. Although I did have my salad for dinner so I didn't feel guilty about breaking my own rule. My night mostly ended up being me doing extra work while Blake went to a play for his freshman studies class. Well my roommate is off to the gym making me feel like a fat ass yet again. Maybe I'll do some push ups or something. Or maybe I'll just lay in bed and listen to Florence and the Machine (another awesome band). So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16 and subscribe to my blog.
So anyways, after speech I waited on Blake who has biology at the same time and then forced him to drive me to Walmart as I needed a folder - a simple, two pocket, paper folder. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find one in Walmart? I was looking diligently on one aisle for thirty minutes during which time I proceeded to cut myself on some unknown object hidden within the shelves. Luckily I managed to knock aside a few items and finally I found what I needed. How did such a simple task turn into something so difficult?
While I was causing a fuss looking for school supplies, Blake was on the other side of the store sneakily trying to buy the ingredients needed to make my birthday cake, but I caught him - mostly because he didn't have a basket and was stumbling around the store looking a bit like a drunkard who was stealing eggs, vegetable oil. and cake batter. How I love him. We ended up spending about another fifteen minutes trying to decide what icing to put on my devils food cake and finally decided on some simple white icing. Today's simple tasks have been overcome with such difficulty.
After we finally left the store and hour after we got there, I had to head up to the soulless ging - I mean Fiona's room to nurse her back to health as she seems to have come down with a cold that's quickly spreading around campus. I know I started upping my vitamin C intake. By this point it had just turned 10:30 and it was another three and half hours before my second class of the day so Blake and I worked on all of our assignments and got some lunch. I broke my norm and went with buffalo chicken sliders today. Believe me, if you ate one, you would know why.
Two o'clock finally rolled around and I went to my favorite class - Women in the Bible. We just discussed Diamant's The Red Tent today but I was afraid for my life before class even started. I was casually staring at this girl's shirt for The Postal Service (awesome band) and the main attraction just happened to be right where her boobs are. When my attention faded from the print I saw a face stricken with anger and disgust at the fact that a man had just been so obviously staring. I thought she was going to stab me so I had to quickly explain the situation - I mean I'm not even into girls and I have girl troubles. Oh well.
Blake picked me up from class as usual with my box of Juicy Juice - who doesn't love Juicy Juice? We just came back to the dorms and did some more work and proceeded to live out a fairly uneventful evening. Although I did have my salad for dinner so I didn't feel guilty about breaking my own rule. My night mostly ended up being me doing extra work while Blake went to a play for his freshman studies class. Well my roommate is off to the gym making me feel like a fat ass yet again. Maybe I'll do some push ups or something. Or maybe I'll just lay in bed and listen to Florence and the Machine (another awesome band). So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16 and subscribe to my blog.
Monday, September 13, 2010
It's All Greek to Me - Day 3 (9.13.10)
Well my usual Monday routine kicked back in today. I woke up at 9:45 to shower and get ready for my psych class. As usual, I had to rush Blake who ended up not brushing his teeth until after class. Gross. Anyways, today's psych class was pretty interesting - we were learning about vision and sensory adaptation, the bodies way of, well, getting used to things. Like when you sit and eat a box of Oreos, none of them are as good as the first. Sensory adaptation. Cool huh?
After psych, Blake and I both have an hour before our second class begins so we just grabbed some lunch. You'll never guess what I had! No go on, guess. It was a chicken caesar salad, big surprise. Full off of my salad I proceeded to rhetoric and composition, which don't get me wrong, the teacher is great, but, well that class is a waste of my time. I passed two AP English exams with a four so this class is just... boring. I shouldn't bitch though cause it's a godsend compared to my final class of the day - Ideas and Innovations. It's this very annoying freshman studies class and quite frankly, sitting through it for an hour and fifteen minutes makes me want to stab myself in the leg. We do nothing and from what I can tell, this class is going nowhere. Today we viewed a slide show that had the names of five Greek philosophers but learned nothing about them. I have learned nothing other than the fact that some people believe in an axiom that the world is sitting on an infinite stack of turtles. I implore you, what the hell?
So having left that class, I felt drained as I always do because it sucks the life out of me, I decided to just come back to the dorm and read. For my theology class we're reading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant which is a very compelling novel and retelling of the story of Jacob, Rachel, Leah, and Dinah from the Old Testament. Quite good actually. I only got to read about half of what is due for tomorrow but I have the rest of the night and tomorrow morning to take care of it so I'm good. Oh and for dinner, I got my burrito! And a blondie. I'm such a fat ass sometimes. My roommate had asked if I wanted to go to the gym with him tonight. Sorry, I'm too busy gorging myself. Oh well. I gotta go read now. The post is a little early tonight, but I don't really see anything dramatic happening between now and when I go to bed in two and half hours. So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16. And subscribe!
After psych, Blake and I both have an hour before our second class begins so we just grabbed some lunch. You'll never guess what I had! No go on, guess. It was a chicken caesar salad, big surprise. Full off of my salad I proceeded to rhetoric and composition, which don't get me wrong, the teacher is great, but, well that class is a waste of my time. I passed two AP English exams with a four so this class is just... boring. I shouldn't bitch though cause it's a godsend compared to my final class of the day - Ideas and Innovations. It's this very annoying freshman studies class and quite frankly, sitting through it for an hour and fifteen minutes makes me want to stab myself in the leg. We do nothing and from what I can tell, this class is going nowhere. Today we viewed a slide show that had the names of five Greek philosophers but learned nothing about them. I have learned nothing other than the fact that some people believe in an axiom that the world is sitting on an infinite stack of turtles. I implore you, what the hell?
So having left that class, I felt drained as I always do because it sucks the life out of me, I decided to just come back to the dorm and read. For my theology class we're reading The Red Tent by Anita Diamant which is a very compelling novel and retelling of the story of Jacob, Rachel, Leah, and Dinah from the Old Testament. Quite good actually. I only got to read about half of what is due for tomorrow but I have the rest of the night and tomorrow morning to take care of it so I'm good. Oh and for dinner, I got my burrito! And a blondie. I'm such a fat ass sometimes. My roommate had asked if I wanted to go to the gym with him tonight. Sorry, I'm too busy gorging myself. Oh well. I gotta go read now. The post is a little early tonight, but I don't really see anything dramatic happening between now and when I go to bed in two and half hours. So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16. And subscribe!
Meeting the Family - Day 2 (9.12.10)
Well today was another "not so much going on" day. I woke up only to take care of some homework and again had my daily salad for lunch (caesar). That's when Blake told me to news. "You're gonna meet my cousin today!" Oh. Great. I can't wait to meet your conservative family. But I was way too quick to judge.
We headed over to Redbud Isle Park at around 3 to meet Erin and her puppy, June. Let me just say that June is the biggest pup I have ever seen. It may have to do with the whole she's a Great Dane thing but still. Now look, I'm six feet tall and when that dog is on two legs it can look me in the eye. Anyways, we hung out in the park for about an hour while sweat practically flowed from my skin. Today was not a good day to be outside.
After the park, we went to Erin's duplex way up north of Austin, almost to Round Rock. It's a cute little setup with very modest furnishings minus the giant Samsung television that pulls the attention of the living room. We met Boo, the cat suffering from nasty bacterial infection on his face but he was cute nonetheless. It was kind of nice being away from the dorm life and in an actual home again. We just got to sit around without any real noise and just talk while Erin successfully made turkey spaghetti for the first time. I love it when ground beef is replaced with ground turkey - it just tastes so much better! Not to mention it's way better for you. Plus I learned how cool Erin is and she seemed like she was absolutely supportive of Blake and I's relationship which is always a nice little blessing.
Then after we took an hour to say goodbye, we came back to campus and attempted to dive into homework, but the Video Music Awards were on, and well, that's just distracting. Though I was glad that Lady Gaga swept the floor with her, what was it, eight awards or something. She deserves them in my opinion, I mean she is a musical genius. Oh and was anyone else a major fan Florence's performance? I love Florence and the Machine. I didn't even know she was up for awards even though I've been listening to her since last year. Blake and I ended the day in the laundry room while he washed his clothes - and sadly it was the quietest place in the building for me to do my work. Oh well. He bought me a strawberry Pop-Tart, so it was all good. But now I want a burrito. I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow. So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16
We headed over to Redbud Isle Park at around 3 to meet Erin and her puppy, June. Let me just say that June is the biggest pup I have ever seen. It may have to do with the whole she's a Great Dane thing but still. Now look, I'm six feet tall and when that dog is on two legs it can look me in the eye. Anyways, we hung out in the park for about an hour while sweat practically flowed from my skin. Today was not a good day to be outside.
After the park, we went to Erin's duplex way up north of Austin, almost to Round Rock. It's a cute little setup with very modest furnishings minus the giant Samsung television that pulls the attention of the living room. We met Boo, the cat suffering from nasty bacterial infection on his face but he was cute nonetheless. It was kind of nice being away from the dorm life and in an actual home again. We just got to sit around without any real noise and just talk while Erin successfully made turkey spaghetti for the first time. I love it when ground beef is replaced with ground turkey - it just tastes so much better! Not to mention it's way better for you. Plus I learned how cool Erin is and she seemed like she was absolutely supportive of Blake and I's relationship which is always a nice little blessing.
Then after we took an hour to say goodbye, we came back to campus and attempted to dive into homework, but the Video Music Awards were on, and well, that's just distracting. Though I was glad that Lady Gaga swept the floor with her, what was it, eight awards or something. She deserves them in my opinion, I mean she is a musical genius. Oh and was anyone else a major fan Florence's performance? I love Florence and the Machine. I didn't even know she was up for awards even though I've been listening to her since last year. Blake and I ended the day in the laundry room while he washed his clothes - and sadly it was the quietest place in the building for me to do my work. Oh well. He bought me a strawberry Pop-Tart, so it was all good. But now I want a burrito. I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow. So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter @henderch16
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Getting Started - Day 1 (9.11.10)
So today is the day that I decided to to start a daily blog. I guess I'll take this little opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Chris Henderson - your average 18 year old (19 in five days) guy living in Austin with my boyfriend, Blake. I've been in Texas all my life and hated every second of it until I moved up here from Conroe. Blake and I are both going to school at St. Edward's University and I'm majoring in psychology which may be a part of my reasoning behind this blog - to gain a better understanding of myself by writing down everything I've done and thought and sharing it with the web... though this may not be the best idea for my self confidence though as Blake would tell anyone I could always be knocked down a peg. So, I guess I should get this started.
Today I was woken from a wonderful dream about Dairy Queen by a loud, nonstop, and mysterious bell. Of course the noise didn't bother my roommate, because well he has the gift of sleeping through anything. They rang as I checked my Facebook, they rang as texted my friends, they rang as I showered - they just would not stop. I didn't manage to escape the intrepid ringing until we decided to head over to the Barton Creek Mall and watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Yeah I know we're about a month and a half late but whatever. That movie was awesome. I thought the special effects could have put Avatar to shame. Though, I think most movies put Avatar to shame. I know, I know, hate all you want, but that movie was just... terrible. Anyways, did anyone else get the urge to play Tekken after watching Scott Pilgrim?
After the movie, Blake and I came back to the campus so he and our soulless ginger friend could watch Glee. I just sat at my desk and played Fall Down and Vampires Live, the two most addictive games that have ever been made available on an iPod Touch. If you don't have them, download them at your own risk. We ended up going to get dinner (chicken caesar salad) and dress the soulless ginger for a night on the town. As usual we weren't invited to go out to Sixth Street, but we probably would have declined anyways - clubbing isn't exactly our style since we've been dating for so long. No, instead Blake and our only black friend Tina watched The Lord of the Rings while I set up this lovely blog. And now we're here. Not exactly an eventful day but then again, look at the blog title. Though I did forget the part when Blake almost pissed himself because he was losing a tickle fight. And now while I type, he's watching A Very Potter Sequel, one of the best You Tube series of all time. Speaking of which, I think in the future we may start some daily videos just to do a different type of journal. So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter! @henderch16
Today I was woken from a wonderful dream about Dairy Queen by a loud, nonstop, and mysterious bell. Of course the noise didn't bother my roommate, because well he has the gift of sleeping through anything. They rang as I checked my Facebook, they rang as texted my friends, they rang as I showered - they just would not stop. I didn't manage to escape the intrepid ringing until we decided to head over to the Barton Creek Mall and watch Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Yeah I know we're about a month and a half late but whatever. That movie was awesome. I thought the special effects could have put Avatar to shame. Though, I think most movies put Avatar to shame. I know, I know, hate all you want, but that movie was just... terrible. Anyways, did anyone else get the urge to play Tekken after watching Scott Pilgrim?
After the movie, Blake and I came back to the campus so he and our soulless ginger friend could watch Glee. I just sat at my desk and played Fall Down and Vampires Live, the two most addictive games that have ever been made available on an iPod Touch. If you don't have them, download them at your own risk. We ended up going to get dinner (chicken caesar salad) and dress the soulless ginger for a night on the town. As usual we weren't invited to go out to Sixth Street, but we probably would have declined anyways - clubbing isn't exactly our style since we've been dating for so long. No, instead Blake and our only black friend Tina watched The Lord of the Rings while I set up this lovely blog. And now we're here. Not exactly an eventful day but then again, look at the blog title. Though I did forget the part when Blake almost pissed himself because he was losing a tickle fight. And now while I type, he's watching A Very Potter Sequel, one of the best You Tube series of all time. Speaking of which, I think in the future we may start some daily videos just to do a different type of journal. So until tomorrow... Follow me on Twitter! @henderch16
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