Top SNL Skits

Okay, so this is a change from my usual movie top 5, but after watching SNL on Saturday, with John Hamm (swoon) and laughing hysterically at the Ronnie and Clyde digital Short with Andy Sanberg and Rihanna I started thinking about some of my favorite SNL skits. This is such a debatable topic because so many people have views of when SNL was the best. If you ask my Parents it was best with the original cast, others my age might say it was when Chris Farley, Phil Hartman and Adam Sandler were on. I must admit, that I am totally in love with the current cast. Regardless of what your favorite cast was, I know you can all think of at least 2 or 3 of your all time favorite skits. So comment away. I couldn't narrow it down to just 5, so here are my top 20. Yup, I said 20. I chose skits based on the lasting effect they've had on me, either I continue to laugh hysterically when I think of it, or I continually quote it.

20: "Strategery" Who doesn't love Will Ferrell as George W. Bush. He made it so funny and never cracked up.
19: MacGruber: These skits that were 30 seconds right before a commercial got me every time.
18: Spartan Cheerleaders: Taco, Burrito, what's coming out of your speedo. Hilarious
17: Gap Girls: Chris Farley eating all those french fries and when David Spade and Adam Sandler as girls make fun of her/him, he yells "I'm hungry so back off" in a deep voice, gets me every time.
16: Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handy: I loved these affirmations. I really miss them, I wish they were still on. "I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, yahoo! I'd have all my money back." I dare you to not smile right now
15: Celebrity Jeopardy: Will Ferrell as Alex Tribeck classic.
14: Matt Foley Motivational Speaker: Chris Farley yelling that you don't want to "LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER" always followed up by him breaking a table by falling on it just cracks me up.
13: Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley auditioning to be Chippendale Dancers is classic. So funny. Those 2 are missed.
12: Weekend update: I love their take on the News, I'll be honest that's the only news I watch. I love the segments on them as well.
11: Speaking of Weekend update..... Justin Timberlake on Weekend update where he was explaining what he would have
done if he would have hosted SNL when he had to cancel was hilarious. He sang a song about it, and I gained a crush.
10: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: She was so funny and of course looks exactly like her. When Amy Poeler did Hillary Clinton
and she did Sarah Palin, still ranks as one of the most watched clips. Also, when Sarah Palin actually came on, it made it that much better.
9: Low Cost Halloween Costume man: Really any of Adam Sandlers bits that he did on Weekend update are hilarious:
Cajun Man, Opera Man, The Hanukkah Song, were great, but I loved his Halloween Costume Ideas. "Put a clothes pin on your nose, Look
at me I'm Mr. Clothes Pin nose man, and I'm CRAZY, give me some candy" So funny. My friend Anais would do the best impression of it, I
would be in tears.
8: The Chris Farley Show: Lovable Chris Farley, nervously interviewing celebrities. "Hey Paul McCartney remember when if you played your record backwards it would say Paul is dead.......that was awesome......but you didn't really die right?.......Of course not...I'm
so stupid" So great
7: Buckwheat sings the hits: Eddie Murphey as Buckwheat singing songs, and them putting the closed captioning at the bottom of the screen so we could see really what he was saying, with the last song just a bunch of ????????? I love it. I will always sing
the song "Unce, tice, fee times a Mady"
6: Phillip, the Hyper-hypo: "One time, my mom's car ran out of gas. She gave me a snickers bar and a can of coke, I towed the car the whole way home....7 miles, when I got home, I was really tired" When I worked at Hardee's someone brought in a tape of that SNL recorded, and Jess and I would watch that skit repeatedly on breaks.
5: Lazy Sunday/Digital Shorts: I'm a lover of all of the digital shorts, but the first one I really remember, was Lazy Sunday, Where Andy Sanberg and Chris Parnell rapped Beastie Boys style about going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. (Mr. Pibb and Red Vines are Crazy Delicious)
4: Shy Ronnie/Ronnie and Clyde: This gets it's own listing because I had to immediately watch the Ronnie and Clyde digital short with Rihanna and Andy Sanberg about 5 times in a row. Yesterday, when I had a bad day, I even watched both of the shorts
online. "No one in the back can hear you....Shy Ronnie.... Use your words" I loved it.
TOP 3:

3: Clam Chowder: The year was 1992, Rob Morrow was the host, and the very last skit, was him having dinner in a restaurant with 2 friends. As they were speaking he was always at least one conversation behind. They were speaking about clam chowder
at one point and then moved on, all of a sudden Rob Morrow yells "Clam Chowdaaaaa.....that's how they say it in New England, they say Clam Chowdaaaaa." Of course he looked like an idiot. My family quickly adopted the phrase "clam chowder" whenever we talk about something that is completely off subject. Still almost 19 years later we will still say, "Okay, this is a total clam chowder, but....." and we don't even miss a beat. Best inside joke ever!!!!
2: Chopping Broccoli: "My lady, she went down town, she bought some broccoli, she brought it ho-ome, she's chopping broccoli, chopping broccoli....." I'm sure you all know it and can sing along. Dana Carvey will forever be remembered for that. One of my clients said she went to see his stand up, and he sang the song. I was so jealous of her.
1: Cowbell: Christopher Walken telling the Blue Oyster Cult he has the Fever for more cowbell when they're recording "Don't Fear the Reaper" was classic. Even Funnier was Will Ferrell banging away on that cowbell, and the other people in the skit trying so hard not to laugh. I was in stitches.

Those are mine, What are yours

Mel's #1 Guilty Pleasure Movie

Mel didn't give me 5 movies immediately but she came to me after and told me her #1 guilty pleasure movie. I think she should totally feel guilty liking this movie for sure, so I'm putting this as her #1 and move the other movies down one notch.

Mel's #1:

1: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

I've certainly never been a big fan. Some may agree with her, but YIKES!!!!

Top 5 Guilty Pleasure Movies

You all know that you have one; or a few, movies that are cheesy, sappy, or just plain silly. This one was hard at first, but I have to admit, there are some movies that I'm totally shocked I liked, and feel a little embarrassed admitting that I like them, so I'm swallowing a bit of pride by actually mentioning them. I asked Mel what hers were. She says most movies she watches she doesn't feel embarrassed about them but she did come up with a few. Please weigh in and let me know what your favorites are.


Melody:

5: I'm going to put any of the family channel movies. She says she totally loves them and only gave me 4 so that is her 5th.
4: "The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" (I personally have never even heard of this one)
3: "Sarah, Plain and Tall" (I've never seen it)
2: "Pollyanna" (I must admit I love this one)
1: "Red Sonya" (Never seen it, but anyone that likes a Bridget Nelson movie has issues.....JK Mel)

Jeannine:

5: "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Actually, I love this movie. It never gets old. The guilt comes because of one scene. It's a little sac-religious. But seriously; Josh introduced me to this movie and we laughed until I almost wet my pants)
4: "10 Things I Hate About You" (Again the embarrassment comes because I feel like I'm somewhat of a critic, and the dialog is really juvenile, but who couldn't love a young Heath Ledger)
3: "The Emperor's New Groove" (Really, it's just because it's a cartoon, and I usually just tolerate animated movies. I'm not a big fan of them, but this movie is SO-O-O-O-O funny, I loved it. An Honorable mention goes to "Hoodwinked" because I love how they tell the story from different points of view, like a Tarentino movie)
2: "Hudson Hawk" (This movie is horrible, but it has Bruce Willis, and how clever is it that they commit robbery while singing a song so they know how long it takes)
1: "17 Again" (Why oh why is Zac Efron so stinking adorable in this movie. Also, Tom Lennon, you sir steal this show. I loved it so much, and I feel like such a tween by admitting this)

Christmas Movies

Okay, here we go. Christmas is just around the corner, time to watch some Christmas movies to get in the holiday spirit. I know it's 3 months away, but these are classic movies. So without further adieu, here are my top 5 Christmas Movies.

Melody:

5: A Charlie Brown Christmas
4: Bad Santa
3: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2003)
2: Elf
1: A Christmas Story

Jeannine:

5: The Holiday
4: A Year Without Santa Claus (Hello-- Mr. Heat miser--Best song ever)
3: The Miracle on 34Th Street (1994)
2: A Christmas Story
1: It's A Wonderful Life

I love these movies, what are your favorite holiday movies?

Top 5 80's Movies

Here we go, who doesn't love the 80's? I love it, you love it, VH1 loves it. So here are our favorite 80's movies, and the years, so you know we are for real.

Melody:

5: The Breakfast Club- 1985
4: The Goonies- 1985
3: The Princess Bride- 1987
2: Dirty Dancing- 1987
1: Urban Cowboy- 1980

Jeannine:

5: Stand By Me- 1986
4: Ferris Bueller's Day Off- 1986
3: The Breakfast Club- 1985
2: The Princess Bride- 1987
1: Die Hard- 1988- Of course that's going to be #1 on my list

The rules for my list are movies that hold up. That even now I could watch over and over, and not necessarily just ones that I loved when I first watched them. So because of that, here are a few honorable mentions.

Honorable Mentions:

Real Genius- 1985
Mr. Mom- 1983
All of Me- 1984
Say Anything-1989
Better off Dead- 1985
E.T.- 1982

What are your favorites? Let me know.

It's been awhile--- Top 5 saddest movies

I know I know, it's been awhile. Thanks so much for the comments and your input. Dad, The Godfather is classic, honestly that might have been on my list, but really, I totally forgot about it. Josh, Kill Bill has some great death scenes, but I did put in some pulp fiction. Jen, way to keep it on the nose with The Crow. Poor Brandon Lee, he did die in real life, but honestly, I hated that movie, so that's why I didn't put it on my list. Keep your responses coming. I'm going to be posting quite a few top 5's right now. Hope you enjoy:

Top 5 Saddest Movies:

Now we did this list awhile ago, and I'll be honest, I lost Mel's list, so this will just be mine. Some of these post's will just be my list. Mel and I have slacked off our countdowns so here it goes.

5: Legends of the Fall--Poor Brad Pitt, man he had a tough break during that movie. So sad.
4: Untamed Heart--Jess, Mandi Lunt, and I were watching this movie, crying our eyes out and Dad came running out of the room to see what happened. Yeah it was just a movie. Sorry.
3: Marley & Me--If you didn't cry at this movie, you have no heart. The saddest movie I've seen in awhile.
2: Armageddon--First, Bruce Willis dies, sad enough, but his good-bye to his daughter is heartbreaking.
1: Life is Beautiful--Such a great movie. I tear up just thinking about it. Such a tragic and wonderful movie.

That's my list, What are your saddest movies? Also, give me some idea's for topics.

Death Scenes

We've been shooting off these lists quicker than I've had time to post them, but here we go. Top 5 Death Scenes. I'll also be posting our favorite 80's movies, saddest movies, and Christmas Movies. So here we go:

Melody-
5: The Deliverance Scene in "Zombieland"
4: The Lawnmower Scene in "The Happening"
3: The Ending of "Inglorious Basterds"
2:The Beginning of "Ghost Ship"
1: The Car Crash in "Death Proof"

Mel's list is pretty Grody. I went really for more comical

Jeannine-
5: The Pop-tart death in "Pulp Fiction"
4: The jet-pack scene in "Kick Ass"
3: You shot Marvin in "Pulp Fiction"
2: Always wear your seat belt in "Zombieland"
1: Brad Pitt getting hit by a car in "Meet Joe Black"

Chime in below for your favorites!

Top 5 Heroes. Top 5 Villains

Alright, here it goes our first topic. First of all let me introduce Melody to you. Here she is all cute and stuff. Mel is one of my favorite friends, and I love working with her. We differ in opinions on a lot of things. She loves her cowboys and country music, and well.....I don't. Give me my indie music, and non-cowboys any day. So it was fun for this first time to see what she would put in her list. Her lists were hilarious, and surprising. So without further adieu I give you our top 5 villains and heroes.

VILLAINS:

MELODY:

5: AIDS--"PHILADELPHIA" How hilarious! Thinking outside the box. Creative
4: HMONG GANG--"GRAN TORINO"
3: ANNIE WILKES--"MISERY"
2: BILLIE 'THE BLUE BEAR'--"MILLION DOLLAR BABY" That dirty boxer
1: LORD VOLDEMORT--"HARRY POTTER"

JEANNINE:

5: MAX CADY--"CAPE FEAR"
4: VERBAL KINT--"THE USUAL SUSPECTS"
3: HANS GRUBER--"DIE HARD" I have to put Alan Rickman in there
2: STANSFIELD--"THE PROFESSIONAL" Gary Oldman was super creepy
1: THE JOKER--"THE DARK KNIGHT" Heath Ledger was amazing

HEROES:

MELODY:

5: IDGIE THREDGOOD--"FRIED GREEN TOMATOES" Good choice.
4: LASSIE--"LASSIE"
3: ERIN BROKOVICH--"ERIN BROKOVICH"
2: ATTICUS FINCH--"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"
1: WALT KOWALSKI--"GRAN TORINO" Yes she has a big crush on him

JEANNINE:

5: WILLIAM WALLACE--"BRAVEHEART"
4: MAXIMUS--"GLADIATOR"
3: SIRIUS BLACK--"HARRY POTTER" Gary Oldman is my hero & villain
2: ATTICUS FINCH--"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" same hero, same order
1: JOHN McCLANE--"DIE HARD" Of course he will be top of my list.

So crazy that we both picked Atticus Finch, and it was the same order. Who knew. Honestly I had a hard time with my heroes. I could probably replace the last two if I thought a little more about it, but for right now my list is solid.

Comment below if you would like to add your picks to the list, and just to give you a heads up, our next picks are top 5 death scenes, so think about them and when we post our picks add yours in the comments. Enjoy

A Change Of "Scenery"

Okay everybody here's the deal; I haven't been blogging for a long time, because quite frankly my life is pretty boring, and I don't feel I have anything exciting to share. But an idea came to me, something I've been thinking about for awhile so I decided to finally do something about it, so here it goes. Anybody that knows me, knows that I LOVE movies. I love watching them, and I love criticizing them. I love talking about them, and I love listening to people talk to them. Because of this reason I have fallen in love with a few podcasts that I habitually listen to. The first is Doug loves Movies. It's Doug Benson, the hilarious comedians podcast. He has guests on that discuss movies and such, but more importantly he plays movie related games, namely, The Leonard Maltin game, and build a title. I won't go into detail, because if you're a movie lover you should definitely check this out. Subscribe to it on itunes, it's free so no worries, and enjoy. The second is a new favorite of mine called The Film Vault. Bryan Bishop, who was on the Adam Carolla radio show, co-hosts with Anderson Cowan, who I believe is a radio engineer on Loveline. This podcast is awesome because each podcast they pick a topic (such as best villain's, war movies, worst endings--you get the picture) and they pick their top 5 movies. So they'll count down in their opinion their top 5 movies with horrible endings.
I love listening to this, because I always think what my choices would be. I was telling my good friend and co-worker Melody about it, and we decided we're going to forge an awesome club, (membership 2) and we are going to pick topics and count down our top 5 in these topics. If when reading this you have an idea for a topic, or want to add your picks to our topics, please leave comments in the comment box. I'm super excited about this, and can't wait to get started. Also please do yourself a favor, and check out the podcasts "Doug Loves Movies", and "The Film Vault".

cough, cough, sniff, sniff

I'm alive....Barely. I got in big trouble today by my family because they haven't heard from me and were worried. Why you ask, well I rang in 2010 with pneumonia. Yeah, kind of sucks. I started getting this hacking cough on Saturday and Tuesday I went to the doctors and after 2 breathing treatments and a chest x-ray left with $50 worth of prescriptions and a diagnosed case of pneumonia. Not good. I spent the rest of the week in bed and still a week later I'm miserable. I've never experienced anything like this. I'm not as congested anymore, but I've never been weaker in my life. I've taken more time off of work from this then with the past 3 surgeries on my hands combined. I hope I feel on the mend soon, but I must say it makes me grateful for my health when I have it. Please everybody take care of yourself, don't get this nasty bug, I'd hate anyone to have to suffer through this like I did.

Super long drought

Ummmm.......oops?! I have to admit, I sort of forgot I actually have a blog. There are so many social networking thingy's with Facebook and twitter, and all iphone compatible, it's easy to forget about the blog. My bad, I'm sure only my blog, and the cute template miss me but whatev's. So what's new with me you ask? A whole lot of.....the same. Woo woo. I have a new class, they started on the 7Th of December. I have a smaller class of 13, which I love. I'm having an easier time teaching, and giving them one-on-one attention which makes things much easier. This is now my 3rd freshman class and each time I feel like I do a better job, by preparing them to go into the student salon and take clients, so I guess I'm doing something right....Or the students are just better learners.....ah forget it I'm going to take the credit! :)
I'm afraid with my work schedule my social life has become even more non-existent, but I am having a love affair with Steve-o my tivo. It's okay I've accepted my pathetic life, and embraced my T.V. boyfriends. Simon Baker, I love you!!!! But that's what I end up with when I work until 10 on the weekday's and every Saturday. I'm pooped, and have a full tivo. Still one of my best presents ever. THANK YOU ANDREA AND SCOTT!
I had my carpel tunnel release on my right hand in September, but my elbow is still giving me problems and I want it as bionic as my left arm, so tomorrow I go under the knife again. I'm beginning to wonder if Dr. Delicious has a little crushy-crush on me, as much as I have on him. (I know pathetic, but the first step is admitting the problem right?) Anyhow I digress... What I'm going to have done is called a cubital tunnel release. There is a nerve that runs right down your elbow, and sometimes a tendon will press down and cause numbness, much like hitting your funny bone, but I've had that numb sensation now since September. Not fun. So it's a simple procedure to snip that tendon that presses on the nerve, and possibly move my nerve around so no more numbness, since it's been a constant tingle in my pinkie and ring finger.
I must say I am ready to have a few weeks off for the holiday. As of tonight I will be officially off work until the new year. Yay!!!

Oh and P.S. Is he not the cutest thing ever? I had to post this in his U of U red. His blood bleeds red.

Summer Lovin'

So this week has been a weird catch up week. I flew from SLC, to Las Vegas and had to immediately go to a training. I'll be honest, the training was blah, at best. But I need those continuing ed classes for my license. Which I am now an official Cosmetology instructor instead of a Provisional instructor. Which means, I am happy to say a major pay raise. At school my students are finishing up a module so I've been doing some practical testing, and some students have been having a few melt-downs, but nothing too crazy.

My bestie Josh called and said he was driving to Las Vegas to go on some auditions so he was going to be here for the weekend. YAY! I love catching up with Josh. We pick up where we left off without a hitch. It's as if we talk everyday, even though sometimes it's months in between. Well then he called and said he thinks he's going to move to NYC, to try to make it work in acting. This is so typical of Josh. I really wish I was more like him. He's one of these people that just takes the leap, I'm so happy for him. I called Jen to see if she could get him a buddy pass to fly to New York rather cheaply and he's at the airport as I blog seeing if he could get on a flight. I sure hope it works out. GOOD LUCK JOSHY!

Last night we went to dinner and went to see "500 days of Summer." I heard this was good, but most people told me to rent it. However Josh and I have twin taste in movies and he LOVED it so we went. Gratefully I had 2 free passes that I've had since Christmas and we were able to use them. Can I just say I LOVED this movie. The music alone was awesome, but I loved the story of it. It wasn't your typical love story and that was the appeal to me. I'm not a fan of the saccharin sweet Hollywood endings. Life just isn't like that. Call me a cynic, I consider myself a realist and sometimes things aren't cookie cutter perfect. That's what I loved about it. It was, as I love to put it, tragically wonderful. I recommend it. You might not want to pay full price, but if you get the chance to see it, please do. To me it was a happy movie, and did I mention the music is awesome. I went home and immediately downloaded the album, from my wonderful cheap mp3 sight, that I get full albums for fifty cents. Yup you read that right a half a dollar.

Anyhow this week was good. It was awesome seeing Josh, I've started my diet and have lost 7lbs. I went to work and my hand is doing better, things are good. Next week is a start of a new module for my students and fun times. Cannot wait.

My apologies

Jess told me last night that I haven't posted something in quite some time, so for my fan(s) out there I do apologize. I watched "Julie & Julia" yesterday and it didn't inspire me to cook or to eat, but it did inspire me to blog more. So I will do better. In my defense, the reason I haven't been blogging is a simple and boring one, I have nothing interesting to write about. My life has become work, TV, sleep. Yes in that order. I wish I could sleep more but it just doesn't come naturally for me. Melatonin has become a close friend of mine, and that helps some, but it doesn't change my crazy dreams which I still have all the time. I should start blogging about them, because my subconscious self has a very busy and interesting life. However, my subconscious self also is rittled with tragedy. So i'm not sure it's worth the trade.

I am happy to report that I flew to Utah for the long weekend and didn't miss any flights. Woo~ woo~. That always makes the weekend better am I right?! Anyhow, I am going to make a little goal to post during September at least twice a week, so bare with
me.

P.S. For those facebookers that read this please welcome Jess and Dave Means to our favorite site and add them as your friend. Thanks. H's & k's

Round 2

So next Thursday the 27th I'm going in to have a carpal tunnel release on my right hand. My left hand did so well that my right hand was jealous. For those of you that aren't familiar with what carpal tunnel is or what they do, I found this picture that is very helpful. There is a tunnel that a nerve travels through. There are 9 tendons that surround the nerve, and a ligament that sits on top of the nerve. With carpal tunnel syndrome the ligament presses down on the nerve, causing discomfort, pain and numbness. For a carpal tunnel release, they just cut a slit in the ligament, releasing pressure off of the nerve. So there folks is a quick lesson for you.

In other completely trivial news, is it sad to say that my life revolves around my new T.V. shows....Never mind don't answer that. I am certainly "psyched" that "Psych" is back on. It will be interesting to note, that James Roday, is a leading star, in quite a few of my bizarre dreams. So I can't wait to see how many more dreams he turns up in. I think it's safe to say I heart him big time. With the summer also comes my summer obsession of "Big Brother". This is like a social experiment gone bad. I can't stop watching. I really am not a fan of any of the people on it. But it just is amazing how they behave in confined quarters. What can I say....it's addictive. That's about all for now. If you don't hear from me for awhile, it's because I can't really type.....or I'm just lazy.....or both. Peace out, yo!!

Here I go again

I'm not sure why I even keep a blog anymore, my posts are few and far between. Here it goes. My new class of 26 students has been going smoothly. We are starting week four and they've been really great. My hand has healed beautifully. No more numbness, no more pain. Wonderful. YAY. I'm getting ready to take the instructors test. Long overdue. I should have in March but I'll be taking it next week. So that comes with a pay increase. About time!!! Other than that, it's been the same boring stuff. I guess that's why I'm not posting as much. Hopefully I'll post more interesting things later.

Time to catch up!

I know it's been forever, June came and went with nary a post, so I'm going to catch up for this whole month. A lot has happened. I'll just give the headlines:

I had hand and elbow surgery. Carpal tunnel, tendinitis in my thumb and a nasty nerve in my elbow has gotten the better of me, so I had to have some surgery. That happened the Wednesday after Memorial Day. Mom and Dad came down to Vegas to take care of me. They had this killer condo, and it was an awesome place to rest and recover. I was in a sling for awhile, and it's still a little stiff and sore, but at least I'm in no pain and there is no numbness. While my parents were here we went to Cirque Du Soliel The "O" Show. It was awesome! I saw it in 2000 with Josh but it was just as amazing. My parents loved it and I had a great time with them, even if I was a little uncomfortable.

I was able to see on of my besties Josh. I haven't seen him forever, and it was great to catch up and take in a movie, that's our favorite thing to do so it was like the good old days.

School.. So it's a little crazy right now. Every few modules (a module is 10 weeks) we switch classes. I've had my current class for 3 modules. I've been their teacher since they've started. I taught them all through freshman and the first 10 weeks they were on the floor. It's been so great to see how they've progressed, but we had to move on. I took them on a field trip to the bodies exhibit. We had recently finished the Anatomy chapter, so it was great to go and see all the bones, muscles and nerves. It was a great evening, and a awesome way to end our time together. I now have a new freshman class of (gulp) 25 students. My new class has more students then the 3 previous classes combined. They started Monday, and so far it's gone pretty well. It will be nice to have some "greenies" again.

I know it doesn't seem like a lot. I can sum up a month in 3 paragraphs, but like I said just the headlines. I left out all the negative craziness. I don't want to dwell on that. Hopefully now that things have mellowed out I'll post more often. But that's about it. July here I come.

Ummm......No......

I saw this, and had to share....A few things ran through my head as I saw this picture (besides the burning of my eyes to view such a sight) 1: Does this man not have friends that would tell him "dude...cut your hair" 2: This guy has to cut his own hair because I'm offended not only as a human but as a hairstylist as well and would NEVER give this haircut. I'd refuse first. 3: Is this man blind.....does he live on a blind colony? Because that would be his only reason for this....then again he does have a brush....actually, I don't think he does. In case there is any question out there this is a big Hair DON'T!

Another overdue post.

This is a late Happy Mothers Day post, dedicated to all mothers out there, but especially to my mother, who is the best mother out there. (Okay so I may be biased). She is the most loving, compassionate, and giving person I know. I know that she has shared just as many tears for me, as I have for myself. She's praised my accomplishments and cried with me through my trials. She has been a teacher, nurturer, role model and most of all best friend. I love her for her kindness, and service she gives others, her testimony is beautiful and strong, and sometimes it even buoys me up. She has made me who I am, there are things that I have inherited from her, for instance: she is crafty and creative, and I inherited that ability. The way she cooks; she reads a recipe and then does whatever she wants, and so do I. She is very loving and accepting of all, and I hope I have inherited that....I'm working on it.
Some things I definitely haven't inherited from her: Her amazing ability to sleep, I wish I could fall asleep at the drop of a hat like my mom, however, I'm afraid I take after my Dad on that one; My mom has an ability to save.....EVERYTHING. :) I'm afraid I throw everything away, sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes a bad thing. (I've had a few close calls thinking I threw my social security card away). The other thing is my mom is very forgiving, and humble. I'm afraid I'm stubborn,and bull headed. I just hope that I'll someday be just like her. I love you mom. Happy Mothers Day!

This post is way overdue

So I've been crazy busy lately and realized I'm behind on the blogs that I've really wanted to post so this is going to be out of date.....however, last month I celebrated my birthday with my favorite birthday buddy; my sister Jessica. When people find out I share my birthday with my sister they always ask if I like that or make some negative comment like "that would suck having to share my birthday." I have to disagree. I'm sure that when I was younger I didn't love it, but I can't remember. The one birthday that I spent without her was the worst of my life. I don't know if our shared birthday has given us a bond, (it might be because we're both Aries), or if our parents just raised us right so all three of us girls are super close, (probably that), but my life would be far less meaningful without her in it. These are some of the things I love the most about Jess:
1: As shown by this picture she's always ready to pose for a camera, if not only just to give us a laugh.
2: She is probably one of the only ones that can make me laugh when I'm feeling blue.
3: She has some of the funniest flippant remarks about things. Sometimes a little off the wall or tongue in cheek, but I love it.
4: I always feel I can call her with any problem I have, big or small, and she would drop everything to listen to me.
5: We have the same taste in music, movies, T.V. (well some T.V.--she was disgusted when she found out I watched Rock of Love), and have some awesome memories of great concerts that we've been to together.
Those are just a few, because if I mentioned some of the other ones she might get embarrassed. For those of you that know Jess, you know what I'm talking about, and for those of you that don't know her... trust me, you're missing out. I love you Jecky, you're the bestest birthday buddy ever.

No Hair Contest--PLEASE READ!

At the end of my students freshman module they have an assignment where they are suppose to do a "hair-style" without using hair. They take their "Samuel" Mannequin that they have shaved bald and create a masterpiece without the use of actual hair. The idea is to be as creative as possible. Afterward the whole school votes for their 3 favorite. Well let me tell you they took this assignment to heart. I was blown away by the creativity that I had to share with all the awesome pictures. I wish the pictures did them justice, unfortunately they don't show the actual waterfall of one and the fact that on the scuba-diver there are actual fish floating around in the head. Please leave your comments and let me know what you think. I'd love to share them with my class. My students have since advanced to juniors and now are taking clients on the clinic floor. They have made this teacher proud. Good job ladies.