Call me Willy Whistle cause I can’t speak baby

I have a confession.

Sometimes I find pop music to be enjoyable. Sometimes I like to play Justin Timberlake REALLY loud in my car, shake my booty and sing along. Because yes, I know the words. Sometimes I work out to a mix of Backstreet Boys, *Nync, and Gwen Stefani.

I blame the girls. (Thank you)

Before meeting them, I was a huge music snob. I’m not saying that isn’t the case today, but I have learned to enjoy pop music for what it is. Mindless fluff that is fun to dance to. It’s like the Andy Warhol of music… Basically talentless, mass produced crap that is so unoffensive that you can’t help but like it. If I can love Warhol, I can love Kelly Clarkson.

Having said that, I still completely agree with Tif’s post about the decline of quality music found on the airwaves nowadays. Also? I still hate Fallout boy, The Used and My Chemical Romance with the fury of a million suns.

So stop judging me (Jake)! With lyrics like these how can you not laugh? Last time I checked laughing was a good thing. PS, I promise not to post anymore lyrics for at least a week…

New Kids On The block,
had a bunch of hits
Chinese food makes me sick.
And I think it’s fly when girls stop by for the summer,
for the summer
I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch,
I’d take her if I had one wish,
But she’s been gone since that summer
..Since that summer

Hip Hop Marmalade spic And span,
Met you one summer and it all began
You’re the best girl that I ever did see,
The great Larry Bird Jersey 33
When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet
Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets
Call me Willy Whistle cause I can’t speak baby
Something in your eyes went and drove me crazy
Now I can’t forget you and it makes me mad,
Left one day and never came back
Stayed all summer then went back home,
Macauly Culkin wasn’t Home Alone
Fell deep in love, but now we ain’t speaking
Michael J Fox was Alex P Keaton

Cherry Pez, cold crush, rock star boogie
Used to hate school so I had to play hookie,
Always been hip to the B-boY Style
Known to act wild and make girls smile,
Love New Edition and the Candy Girl
Remind me of you because you rock my world
You come from Georgia where the peaches grow
They drink lemonade and speak real slow
You love hip hop and rock n roll
Dad took off when you were 4 years old
There was a good man named Paul Revere
I feel much better baby when you’re near
You love fun dip and cherry Coke,
I like the way you laugh when I tell a joke

In the summertime girls got it going on,
Shake and wiggle to a hip hop song
Summertime girls are the kind I like,
I’ll steal your honey like I stole your bike

Bugaloo shrimp and pogo sticks
My mind takes me back there oh so quick
Let you off the hook like my man Mr. Limpet
Think about that summer and I bug, cause I miss it
Like the color purple, macaroni and cheese,
Ruby red slippers and a bunch of trees
Call you up but whats the use
I like Kevin Bacon, but I hate Footloose
Came in the door I said it before,
I think I’m over you but I’m really not sure

Onward Ever Onward

Today my heart is swollen with love for the girls from twolooseteeth and their family. Sarah and Lisa’s littlest brother is preparing to serve an LDS mission so Maac and I decided to drive down to their parent’s house on Sunday to listen to Jeff speak in church. (So. Many. Links.)

The drive was really nice, Marci and I made super mixes to sing along with for the bulk of the trip. Nothing is better than Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, and Old Gregg while driving through small unknown towns.

The meeting and shin-dig following were both heart-warmingly lovely.

I am so excited for Young Jeffrey and wish him the best of luck!

The dashboard melted but we still have the radio

5:00 AM: My phone’s alarm clock goes off. The girls just left like four hours ago, and it’s time to get up
5:03 AM: Let The Duke out, force him to come back in, he was chasing a bird…
5:05 AM: Fight The Duke to take his vitamin, he likes to pretend that he’s swallowed the little blue pill, but never does.
5:08 AM: The Duke finally swallows the pill
5:30 AM: Leave for Becca’s.
5:37 AM: Panic, I’m out of gas and my car keeps beeping.
5:45 AM: Arrive safely to Maverik, 37.40 for a tank of gas? I wish I was dead.
6:05 AM: Make it to Becca’s without getting lost. Still five minutes late though. Damn, guess I’m not the punctual one after all.
6:20 AM: Stop at my house to get shoes and a jacket. Scare the crap out of my mom. Drop off stuff so Mikey can go check up on the Duke while I’m out for the day.
6:37 AM: Becca asks how long till we get there, I say about 30 mins.
7:00 AM: Get off the freeway. Orem is under construction. Bizarro-world is even more bizarre this morning.
7:15 AM: Arrive to Jeremy’s apt complex. Find a parking spot. Text Jeremy
7:16 AM: Jeremy walks out to the car, my my my, it’s good to see my friend.
7:17 AM: Drive around the wacky world of Orem. Becca tells us stories about the various buildings on the way. She used to work at Savers. Seriously could she be any cooler?
7:25 AM: Jeremy and Becca start talking about some viaduct or something. Apparently its a landmark. Lots of round abouts. I try really hard not to crash or get a speeding ticket.
7:30 AM: Arrive to the Village Inn. Still feeling sick due to events occuring earlier in the week.
8:30 AM: Head to Becca’s parents’ house.
8:45 AM: Arrive to the house of Becca’s past. Meet her parents and two dogs, Ollie and Betty. Ollie is no Betty. Still feeling a little queasy but so excited to be hanging out. Becca’s mom is really nice and loves gardening. She should be friends with my Mom. They could talk gardening. We snag the paper and go garage sailing. I’m totally starting the summer list before August this year and I’m proud of myself.
9:15 AM: Find some sweet stuff. Try to buy a cane for Mikey. They’re not for sale. In fact nothing in this garage is for sale. I get whacked with a cane, so i kick some throats.
10:30 AM: I told you Orem was bizarre, they have drive through gas stations. We order Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, water and a bag of sunflower seeds. The girl at the window thinks I’m batshit insane. She’s probably right.
11:11 AM: We visit Savers. I find a sweet scarf and trivial pursuit the 90s edition. Decide to only get the scarf. Jeremy finds an awesome couch and a cool camera. I should have purchased the camera but didn’t.
12:15 PM: Visit a local pet store. I recognize the shopping center, it has a UPS Store. A little person works at the store out there. Seriously. We look at the animals. Becca thinks about getting a turtle. I text Lisa and Marci asking them about their turtles and what they eat. Ms. Petunia eats meal worms, Mikey eats pellets.
12:35 PM: Drive around some more. Recognize another shopping center. It has a UPS Store. Stumble upon a super garage sale at an elementary school. Find some cool shirts, fall in love with everyone looking through the used items.
1:13 PM: Everyone needs to wazz. Becca and I hear each other wazz for the first time. We’re gonna be friends forever.
1:15 PM: Go to lunch, Osaka. Its tasty. I eat my entire meal. Haven’t done that for over a week. Hmmm. Things will be okay. Jeremy takes pictures of us. We sort of hate him, but oblige. After eating we lounge in a secret lounge. Take more pictures. Decide to go to the book store for books and caffeine.
2:30 PM: Drive to the book store. Recognize a few land marks while driving, including a restaurant i went to with Scott and Virgina a few months ago. I felt informed.
2:35 PM: Wander aimlessly around Barnes and Noble. Lose Jeremy. Find a cool new address book. Jeremy and Becca both decide to buy journals. Hope they like them as much as I love mine. Sit down to talk. Accidentally swear in Orem. Get a dirty look. Leave, look for candy, no such luck. Head back to Becca’s
3: 30 PM: Becca’s Mom plays from the music Jeremy bought at one of the garage sales, then plays Chopin. It was beautiful. She and Becca play a song from their past. It was like watching a memory. I marvel at how welcoming she was to me. Ollie is still no Betty, but he’s pretty damn cute. I don’t want the day to end.
4:30 PM: Drop Jeremy off at his apt. I’m sad to see him leave. We wave goodbye.
4:35 PM: Orem is still in shambles, we can’t find freeway on ramp
5:15 PM: Finally make it to the Salt Lake Valley. Drop Becca off at Jake’s parent’s house.
5:17 PM : The best Saturday ever is over. I have to make a phone call and return to reality, how will I survive? Oh yeah, we’re doing this again next month.

Here I stand, Sad and Free

I found this in my journal from a few weeks ago-

Things that make me happy:
Having a plan for the future
Calling Kevin “pervert”
Music, specifically live bluegrass
Crazy old men
Mikey’s George W. Bush impression
Becca’s laugh
Drunk-dancing Jake
Justin Timberlake music videos
Best Friends
Art
What the hell does rant mean
Jump balls
lists
Roller coasters
Springtime
Original NES games, and emulators on that note
Mortal Kombat, Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country

Hmmm. Life can be so fickle sometimes.

Unintended

On Feb. 19th my Aunt’s mother passed away, and Saturday was her funeral. For some reason I had a really hard time with it. Maybe I was just looking for an excuse to cry, or maybe it brought back really painful memories. This is the first funeral I’ve been to in since October, 2004. It is insane how much you forget, and even more insane is how it all comes back in an instant. Little things like cloth covered folding chairs at the graveside, hearing my Grandfather speak, and family prayers brought back so many memories. I couldn’t help but empathize.

Combine that with some personal drama, and that makes for one overwhelming weekend. While this past weekend was particularly rough, I’m really lucky to know what things will always make me feel better.

• Talking to my Mom at 3:00 AM
• “Dropping by” to certain friends’ house, even if it is at 1 in the morning and they’re not expecting me
• Being able to look back and see how far I’ve come, it’s really empowering sometimes
• New Shoes
• Surprise visits from my family
• Tagalong ice cream. Dude its frigging good.
• New gadgets
• Singing to the radio with Mikey
• Watching stupid TV shows with Mikey
• Eating Ice cream with Mikey
• New Purses
• Spending time with a new friend
• Seeing siblings I don’t see nearly enough
• Spending time with my extended family and realizing it’s importance
• New CDs

Okay, I’ll end my sappy post now… And I’ll start being funny again soon. Thanks for bearing with me.

Have a good’un

Lets conspire to re-ignite all the souls that would die just to feel alive

So Thanksgiving was fun. Small, tiny even, but fun. The holidays finally feel normal again so that’s pretty cool. We had my brother and his wife over, for a total of five people. The smallest Thanksgiving in Mallory history. I suppose it quality not quanitity that counts though because it was a great time. That and we watched A Christmas Story, and everyone knows that it is impossible not to have fun if that movie is involved. Another great thing about teeny tiny Thanksgiving? Soooo many left overs.

My holiday weekend overall has been fantastico. Friday night was girls night, we went on a covert mission, I got a speeding ticket, and we watched What a Girl Wants. All in all? It was pretty awesome. I also got to eat a club sandwich… and nothing makes me happier than a club sandwich.

Saturday was one of the funnest days I’ve had in a long time. Mikey and I went to Smith and Edwards just for the hell of it and it was AWESOME*. If you’ve never been there tell me, and I’ll take you. We (and by we I mean Mikey) bought quite a bit of swag. we got fish flash lights (conveniently attached to a key chain), Hydration packs, tape measures, a fancy coat, and some Christmas gifts that cannot be listed for obvious reasons.

We finished up at Smith and Edwards faster than we anticipated so we decided to explore the wild world of Willard, which mostly consisted of me seeing a random road and saying “lets see where that leads.” Well my friends it lead to the coolest mud puddles ever. Actually it was a street full o’ farms but eventually turned into some bumpy muddy road. Mikey and I not having a clue on what to do, just drove through the mud for about 20 minutes. It was really fun though, and now I can say that I’ve gone “mudding” so that’s cool. I should add that to the list.. Which is still being worked out..

I completed my day of fun by going to dinner and a movie with some new friends. I had a taco salad. It was delicious. After dinner we went to see The Departed. It was really good, pretty violent, but still good nonetheless. I like movies with twisted endings. (Sorry if I spoiled anything.. but I’m pretty sure that most of the people who read this have already seen it…) Anyways the night was fun, and I learned that you can text message google and that? is insane.

Yep all in all, it was a pretty good day.

Have a good’un

* I only said “awesome” twice in this particular post

Superman is Dead

So I haven’t been doing a very good job at blogging this week and now I am over loaded with possible things to write about, so this post may be a little crazy, a little vague, but really you should come to expect it. Anyways, the campaign is over so my readership will probably drop down to 3 again.

Last night the girls and I went to see Ben Lee. It was so fun, and I’m really glad that I had the chance to see him again. Under the Influence of Giants and Rooney opened for Mister Lee. Under the Influence wasn’t too bad, they were catchy as hell, and fun to dance to. Lisa and I did a pretty good job of chiming in random “woots” “hoo’s” and “doots.” Yeaaah I guess you had to be there.. if you see me in person ask me about it and i will give you a demonstration. Maybe. If you’re lucky. Anyways after the Influence, Rooney came onto the stage. They were pretty awful. I guess they didn’t sound THAT bad, but they were really annoying me and I was afraid that I was going to have a rage blackout and beat some innocent Rooney fan to a bloody unrecognizable pulp. The lead singer was obnoxious and arrogant, he actually let his fans touch his hands, AND waved a huge Rooney flag around, just so we could witness how great he really is. Their set was mediocre with long pauses in between songs. The lead singer didn’t like it when the crowd grew silent during the excessive pauses. There was an overwhelming feeling of “DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?” coming from that band and it really bugged me (obviously). You were on The OC, Nobody cares, you still suck. After suffering through Rooney, Ben Lee FINALLY came on, dressed in a gold suit. It was pretty sweet. He really puts on a great show, and I would highly suggest seeing him if you get the chance. Tickets are usually pretty cheap since he’s so unknown.

So I’m thinking about starting up another list. I never did finish the summer list, and I think it would be fun to do. if you have any suggestions on things to do leave me a comment. Also brewing in my mind for future posts: Top ten maybe twenty songs, cds, concerts etc. I feel like I have to prove myself after that Backstreet Boys post. Okay I’d better get to work or something. But thanks for stopping by.

Its time for a depressing post! WOO HOO! oh… wait. So yeah, two years ago on Tuesday marks the 2 year anniversary of my Dad’s death. Although, I suppose today could be viewed as the anniversary because it happened on a Sunday. I think its becoming a tradition for me to re-asses and evaluate my life at this time of the year, which is probably a good thing. I think I’ve grown immensely in this past year. Going up to the U and making new friends has changed my all or none attitude that I held so strongly to, and I can’t even begin to tell you how good it feels to not be afraid anymore. Yesterday while at breakfast with Marci, we were talking about how happy we are now socially, and I realized I don’t think I have ever been happier than I am at this current time (knock on wood). Everything is amazing. I love my job. I love School and my major. I love feeling apart of an important campaign. I love my family. I am friends with the most amazing people I have ever met, some who I’ve known since i was in 4th grade, some who have been through things I can’t even imagine, some who are willing to be wacky and fun at one moment, and then drop everything at the next because I need to cry about something, some who I’ve never even met but know I can always count on for anything. I don’t know what I did to be so lucky. but I’m glad that I am.

I still miss my dad every day.

I hate it that things turned out the way they did, and I hate it that he couldn’t get better. I hate it that he’ll never see me succeed, that he’ll never see my first showing. I hate it that he doesn’t know my friends and I hate it that he’ll never know my boyfriends. I hate it that he won’t walk me down the aisle if I ever get married. I hate it that he can’t take Mikey and me camping, or hiking or to the Mountain Men Rendezvous. I hate it because he shouldn’t be dead. I think that everything happens for a reason, but I hate it that its so unfair.

But like I said earlier, I am so lucky to be where I am today.

Have a good’un

It might seem like a dream but its real to me

So… Does anyone really play name that tune with the titles of my posts? Just wondering…

Yeah… So… Evidently if you type the words “Pete Ashdown” in your blog, the campaign manager Brett will hunt you down and read your blog. Okay okay, so he doesn’t really “hunt you down” per se, but it’s always pretty shocking when somebody you’ve only known for a few weeks tells you that they stumbled upon your blog. It’s also pretty embarrassing when the post they stumbled upon talks non stop about how “awesome” everything is. I promise I actually have a brain and am participating in the campaign because of my ideological beliefs, not just because everyone there is so “awesome.” Having said that, making new friends there has been a welcome result of my volunteering. Hmm I hope I didn’t make myself look even more stupid… oh well. Whatever. And Brett? Next time you should leave a comment.

Anyways I am no longer house sitting for Darby… Did I tell you I was house sitting? Because I was last week, and it was pretty fun. I’m pretty bummed out that I’m back in Sandy. It was really nice living in Salt Lake. I think I am going to make more of an effort to move out by at least next fall. Stupid Jetta. (Random note: The kid sitting next to me keeps tapping his face and popping his jaw. Friggin weirdo…) Anywho, yeah I want to move out.

Last weekend was pretty AWESOME (I am really insecure about saying that now) I saw a couple shows and it was a really good time. I went to Flogging Molly and I have to say it was a lot better then I thought it would be. I think I scared the crap out of Marci though… Sorry again about that… Friday night as always was girls’ night and as always, it was the highlight of my week. I mean really, nothing gets better than action figures, plastic teeth and crown burger. Wellp… seeing how I am in class I should probably pay attention…
Have a good’un

Where is My Mind?

It’s official, I am a bigoted hight-est. Just ask Sarah. I’m actually writing this post from my art history course, No I haven’t finally purchased a laptop, this message has been transcribed from my notebook.. ANYWAYS how was your Labor day weekend? Mine was nothing short of fantastic.

Friday night Marci bo Barci and I went to our place and then afterwards decided to go to the off Broadway theatre for some improv comedy. It was really fun; you should try if you’ve never been. The crowd there was really small, but I think that just added to how fun it was. The actors actually did a skit that took place at the ICEE Company, so that was pretty funny. After the club, we met up with Sarah for Chai at the Coffee Break. It’s a pretty cute coffee shop, and they have pretty good chai. We met some new friends, and Sarah may have met the love of her life, but we’re not sure yet. (yeah yeah you hate me the size of a grain of rice…)

Saturday was also an awesome day, I spent the entire day with people who I adore. Saturday morning I went to the farmers market with Jessie and her roommate, an it was really fun. I really love the farmers market, they always have the coolest stuff, and you can get full on free samples J. After the market, I went home to a family get together with my dad’s side of the family. It was really awesome. I don’t think I’ve sat down and really talked with them since my dad passed away, so seeing them definitely brought back some awesome memories. Its crazy how fast time flies. I think we are going to try and get together more often, and that excites me. Saturday night I went to dinner with Sarah and saw Talladega nights. Hee I love Will Ferrell. After the movie, we went back to my house and just watched some tv, all in all, Saturday was awesome.

THEN ON SUNDAY Mom, Mikey and I went to the Mountain Men Rendezvous at Fort Bridger. It was really fun. My dad used to always take us to the rendezvous when I little, so it was sort of a visit to the past again, but like Saturday, it was a welcome one. I forgot how cool that place is. It was fun seeing people dressed up like it was the early 1800s. I am so happy to be living now instead of 100-200 years ago.

I spent Monday at home and with the girls shopping, it was fun. I told you it was a fantastic weekend. Looks like this weekend should also be pretty awesome, I’m going to the state fair, and to Greek-fest. I’m excited. Things in my life are insane right now, but I love every second of it. This week I signed up to volunteer for the Pete Ashdown Campaign and I am really excited about it. I will be doing office work for them and they talked to me about being one of their photographers, which blows my mind. I think this will be an awesome experience and I can’t wait. Anyways, I have art history to read about (remember the 5 things I want to accomplish this semester? Yeah I’m all over it.)
Have a good’un.