http://www.myspace.com/thesherreechamberlainband = melody's new itunes.

check it out.  itunes- you better step up your game.

i took a quiz online today.  you know the type- the 'answer these 10 questions because you're procrastinating your real life' kind of quiz.

well... apparently i have the same taste in music as kelly clarkson.

good to know.

Currently Reading Winning With People : Discover the People Principles that Work for You Every Time By John C. Maxwell see related

would you like to know my favorite feature of the new semester?

SCHOOL SUPPLIES.  and BOOKS.  i love it.

i mean, this shopping trip used to only take place once a year, but college- hello brand new semester!!  you are in need of all new textbooks and i adore that about you.

a grand friend of mine gave me a boatload of office supplies including mini sharpies for Christmas.  don't you love those people who know you oh so well?

i am going to relish in my trip to wal-mart tomorrow.  hello pocket folders with brads... delicious.

Currently Reading Gideon's Trumpet (Vintage) By Anthony Lewis see related

alright.  so here’s the deal- i’ve been “tagged” by a certain bathroomie o’ mine.  now, i’m not really sure what the rules are but i believe i’m supposed to entertain you with 5 weird and random facts concerning myself.  i’ll let you in on a few quirks, but you should know, if i were to really divulge, i would have to kill each and every one of you.  and frankly, i don’t have time for that nor the money to hire someone else to do it.

so here it is:

1.  i have an obsession with dasani.  perhaps you know this but do you realize how utterly out of control the situation is?  other than the fact that it [and it alone] rhymes with my last name, it is the final word when it comes to drinkable h2o.  my fridge is constantly stocked with it and i have even created a fine work of art from saved up labels.  yes, it’s true.

2.  for as far back as i can remember i’ve had this thing for the shape of a pyramid… but in dots.  like i start with three dots on the bottom row, two on top of those, and then one at the tippiest top.  kinda like this [but without the bottom row].  i tap my fingers to it, keep a beat with it, and lots of times i dream about it.  weird.

3.  i’ve never used powder detergent before.  actually, i hadn’t heard of it until this year when i was forced to purchase some as 20 something had no liquid in stock.  i am so intimidated by it that i still have not opened the box.  i mean, powdered detergent?  really?  it’s been a few months now and i have a feeling it shall be a few months more.

4.  i watched national lampoon’s christmas vacation for the first time friday night.  it really didn’t live up to all the hype.  you’d have thought i had just admitted to first degree murder with some of the reactions to ‘i’ve never seen it.’.

5.  i’ve always been attracted to older people.  and i don’t know why.  when i was a kid, i HATED nursing homes and i think i still do.  scare the poo outta me.  but other than that- my greatest friends are old… boys i am attracted to are old.  i spent this entire weekend with friends that are all at least 5 years older than myself.  explain this to me.  or don’t.

Currently Reading Gideon's Trumpet (Vintage) By Anthony Lewis see related

this moment made stat 2023 worth every yawn:

dr. masters: “the average for exam 3 was 66.9 which means there will be a 3 point add on curve.  i like for the average to be around 69-70%.”

[boy in the back raises hand]

dr. masters: “yes?  question in the back?”

boy: “um, yeah- what was the mean?”

dr. masters: “excuse me?”

boy: “what was the mean for exam 3?”

dr. masters: “well.  as we know, the mean is the same thing as the average.  so the mean would be 66.9.”

[spurts of laughter].

poor fellow.  i doubt statistics exam 3 was very kind to him.  or exams 1 or 2 for that matter.

in other news, i have been hitting the Colvin at 7am for the past two days.  i’m not gonna lie- i’m impressed.  emily and i deserve a gold star.  hands down.

i’m still listening to ‘seasons of love’ from the new rent soundtrack over and over.  and over and over and over and over and over.  no lie.

i told my mom i was watering a friends’ plants for the next week.  she responded, “did you tell her i came back from europe to find mine dead?  well, only mostly dead.”  okay, so i’m not known for my green thumb- what can i say?  cross your fingers for me.  pansies are unusually resilient right?  maybe?  oh dear.

14 days til my birthday…