4/29/09 - Pity and Fear

So, I suck at blogging. And it's really too bad, because I want so badly to be good at it... but I fail. Epically some would say (although I'm not really the type to say epic...). The only reason I'm managing to get this one out is because I should be studying for my Personalities exam, but am avoiding like the swine flu (is it too soon to make swine flu jokes? lol). I was even watching American Idol before this, which shows how little I want to study 'cause clearly American Idol should have ended... 3 seasons ago. Or after Carrie Underwood... whichever came first.

Anyway, I have a confession. I'm obsessed with youtube. It’s really quite ridiculous... I watch people sing or talk or rant all the time. I don't put videos of myself on youtube though. I don't have high enough self esteem for that. I can only imagine... I would post a video of myself, singing or just talking or whatever. And when I logged on the next day, feeling pretty good about myself and hoping that everyone liked it. When I look at it, there will be about 760 comments that read something like this...

**gEtZzZm00nEYnumba1 (32 minutes ago)

wow, tHaT wuz the werst thing I eva seen. Pleeze do u a favr and dnt sing EvA agaIn!!

pRinceSSleah72093 (3 hours ago)

So, you did a pretty good job with the first line, but around the 31st word you started to go about a third flat. I know, because I'm a masters student at the number one music school in the world, and love to post anonymous comments on people's videos and destroy their self esteem because of my expertise. Try to open your mouth a hair wider and to sing from your voice not your throat. Also, attempt to lift your soft pallet higher when you sing higher. That should open up your sound and make you almost worthy of going to the 7th best school in China. Hope this helps!!

Singstationator (7 hours ago)

I think this is a joke meybe im not sur but if its not ur really not a good singer im sorry to sound mean but someone should tell you. its good that you try to sing tho but you should probly find sumthin else totry.

CougarRRawwwrr65 (15 hours ago)

I thought you were AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You totally rock and I luv ur YouTUBEing soooo much!! and you're Beautiful!

[but that last one would be my mom].

So it's that fear that keeps me from posting videos on youtube. People are really mean. And stupid. And annoying. And they're twice as bad when they don't have to show their faces. Props to those who do post... I rarely comment on other people's videos... unless I really like them. Or feel inclined to school them on things I know more about than they do. You know, quantum physics. Musical theater. Movie Critiques. Interior design (oh my gosh, that pink on your walls totally clashes with your magenta bedspread... you should really do something about that).

But my youtube addiction really is a problem. So I started countering it by finding other websites to waste time on. Collegehumor, fmylife, failblog, oh my! Slowly my entire life (when I'm not participating in extracurricular activities) is filled with surfing the web and finding ways to waste time. Not okay. At least not for my grades. Or my health probably... yet here I am, still spending my time meandering through the interweb.

But, really, what kind of college student would I be if I acted any differently? Plus, I always pull it together and make good grades. :-)

With love

<3

Shelli

2/1/09 - Pretend to be Nice

I love hour long drama's. I started with Gilmore Girls in 6th grade, and my current favorite is, naturally, Gossip Girl.

Now, I was one of those pre-teen girls that read the books and I give major props to the author of the series for being way ahead of the curve as far as the use of the internet for gossip. Because they were written way before blogging or facebook. Crazy. Anyway, the books were and are awesome; all superficial and insipid and ridiculous... exactly my kind of book. :)

on a random note, I just saw a preview for The Pursuit of Happyness... why hasn't Will Smith gotten an Academy Award yet? I just love him. But, I digress...

I say all of this because my life would be soo much better if I existed in Gossip Girl world. I would wear fabulous clothes all the time, and not be surrounded by people who literially roll out of bed and leave their apartments (ew), and we would have a constant source of all the best news about people we really knew. There would never be any consequences for anything, and I would live in the upper east side.

I'm just saying... it'd be cool.

XOXO

With love <3

1/26/09 - Big Girl's Don't Cry

I must need a new laptop, because my keyboard has started to stick. First it was my shift button, and then my space bar, and now it's the letter C. Boo.

I suppose if I was just a little cooler, I would have a mac and then have no more computer problems ever. Anyway, from here through this entry I will use K's instead. That should be fun.

My World Literature II professor is a bit of an idiot. But he's no where near as mukh (ugh, the first 'C' I need to use would be part of a blended konsenant sound. I'll probably give up on the whole replakement k thing... now.) Anyway, my lit professor is not where near as dumb as the four female athletes that sit around me in that class. Now, I have nothing against female athletes as a rule. Our women's basketball team is kicking some serious butt this season, and I really do admire the skill and strength that sports require... especially since my idea of a sport is the Parisians semi-annual shoe sale (even though Belk took over Parisians and the shoes will never be the same again). But these particular girls grate at my nerves for a few reasons.

• They talk unbelievably loudly. Seriously. It's a 10 am class, and everyone else is sort of quiet and morning-ish... but these girls ramble really loudly as though they didn't notice that everyone else is practically whispering. So every morning the entire class is treated to the details of what the entire team (not sure what team, but as far as I an tell it involves some sort of ball, and there is a men's team also) did the night before and all the reasons why one girl on the team makes 100's on every test she's ever taken but refused to help any other athletes unless you suck up to her. Even after the professor starts calling role, they continue their conversation at the same volume, and it’s so annoying that he leans forward and says in his Mr. Roger's voice "Will you be quiet?"
• Every single article of clothing any of them have worn so far has our school's insignia on it. Sweatshirts, t-shirts, sweat pants, socks, sweatbands, hats, literally everything any of the quartet wears is branded with the university insignia. It's really quite ridiculous, and I know it shouldn't bother me so much, but it makes me want to shake the brunette that sits in front of me and beg her to wear jeans and a polo shirt... although they would probably be under armour. And what's worse is that they glare at me when I walk in and exchange glances that I'm sure equal, "Can you believe that girl wear dresses to class? I mean, where are her school sweatpants?" Jerks.
• They all cuss about fifteen times more than the average person. My repeating their conversation would end up sounding like the radio edit of a T.I. song. I know I'm old-fashioned, so I think it's unladylike to drop F-bombs, but these girls swear like sailors. I don't know if it's the athleticism that drives them to be so vulgar, or what, but I'm not a fan.
• They sit on the front row and cheat during the quizzes. This I simply do not understand. There are no assigned seats, so they're voluntarily sitting on the front row, or three of them do, and one sits beside me. And then when we get reading quizzes they obviously lean over and look at each others answers and tilt their papers towards each other. I mean, I suppose that's good team work, but it just seems like stupidity to me. There's just no way that our professor hasn't noticed... I saw his lips purse the last time it happened.
• and they're all white. I just felt like that needed to be cleared up. that's not one of the reasons they aggrevate me. I love white people. ;)

and I'm sure there are even more annoying traits yet to be discovered. Every class I'm reminded of why I usually take honors classes... I don't think they let athletes into those.

With love <3

Shelli

1/25/09 - There's a First Time for Everything

I used to be a pretty good student. You can thank technology for ruining that one. Anyway, rather than work on my psychology paper I found myself reading blog reviews of different movies, and then found myself thinking that most of them were stupid and that I could write something just as good if not better. I would like to say that my boyfriend suggested that I do just that, and start my own blog, but when I suggested the idea he merely mocked me for my unoriginality. Thanks. :)

I start with all of this to say that I am starting my own blog. Today. And I'm not really sure what it's going to be about, probably random observations and possibly some opinions about movies and/or books. But feel free to obsessively read them all...

after all, if Perez Hilton can do it, why can't I? Doesn't everyone want to hear the thought process of a college student? Anyone can insult Britney Spears and Kanye West...

With love <3

Shelli