HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My resolutions...

1. Update my blog more faithfully.

2. Update my RPG's more faithfully.

3. Read all or most of Ted Dekker's work.

4. Try not to stress out/get caught up in drama.

5. FINISH MY NOVEL!

6. Get my academic scholarship back again.

7. Above all, become the best friend, daughter, sister, girlfriend, roommate, and child of God that I can be.

Post your resolutions!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

- Maddi

Apology, "Scrooge", NaNo, Chivalry Fail, and PVZ

Dear lovely friends and followers,

I am so sorry that I've been out of commission, both on my blog reading and posting. "Scrooge" kinda threw me for a loop, as did my many assignments.

Speaking of "Scrooge"...WOW. It was pretty epic. All four nights we performed we were well-received and although I got sick of the songs now and again, it was an incredibly fun show to put on. The last night when I stepped off the stage from "Thank You Very Much", I felt an overwhelming sense of sadness that I'd never get to perform that number again.

NaNoWriMo is here. Whooo. I am failing epically. I don't think I'm going to hit 50k - too much homework to do. I'll try to catch up during Thanksgiving break, though. (Which is NEXT WEEK! ^_^)

Oh, and you know the myth about good ol' Southern boys and their chivalry? How they open doors for girls and all that jazz? Well, the other day when I was walking from my dorm to class, I tripped over the strap of my bag. (Don't ask me how I managed that. I'm clumsy. >_>) I fell - hard - and was stuck there recovering for about half a minute. In that short period of time, at *least* three guys passed me, not even bothering to ask if I was okay. Eventually, a girl stopped to help me up.

Yeah. Chivalry FAIL.

Before I go, play "Plants vs. Zombies". But be warned - it's ADDICTIVE.

I'm off to church now. Have a good day!

- Maddi

Proverbs 17:22

"A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones." - Pro. 17:22

Laughing hard is good for you.

When you get the chance, grab a couple friends, snuggle together in a dark hallway, and watch a good movie ("Spider-Man", maybe). Eat popcorn. Hop onto YouTube and watch cute kids, "How It Should Have Ended" parodies, and "Potter Puppet Pals". Laugh hard. Laugh until you're gasping for air and feel tears running down your face.

You'll feel the weight of homework, exams, and other stresses lifted from your chest.

Trust me. It's good for you.

Uh...

I was going to blog about something, but I forgot what.

Here's a funny song about Edward Cullen!

i r smaert kolege studeent =B

This morning, I got up early for my lifeguarding job. The alarm rung - Adam Young's glorious voice singing "Fireflies" - at 5:45 am.

Ugh...I have to leave in 15, maybe 20 minutes.

I groggily dressed myself and packed my Spanish textbook and notebook into my backpack. Checked my lv. 21 Aquarium on Facebook, then left the dorm room.

Why is it so dark out now? It's not USUALLY this dark when I leave for work. Odd.

Not wanting to cross the street and the long parking lot to reach my car, I called for a security guard to pick me up. After about five minutes, a white pickup truck pulled into the parking lot. Thinking it might be my ride, I opened the door to the passengers' side and smiled at the driver.

"Uh..." he said, giving me a funny look.

Wrong car!

The *real* security guard showed up seconds later, and I climbed into his car, embarrassed.

When we reached the athletic center, the door to the pool was locked. Weird...because according to my clock, I should have been at least five minutes late. People surely would have been there by then.

The security guard let me into an empty pool.

This is the strangest thing, I thought. Did I come too late? Were they here and gone already?

It took me about fifteen minutes after arrival to realize that I had come an hour early to work!

College doesn't make you smarter. >_>

- Maddi

Really?

Obama WANTS to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

WANTS to, but hasn't done that yet.

So...he gets a Nobel Peace Prize?

...

Really, now? I know he's the first black president and all, but...he hasn't actually DONE anything. I thought we we liked to give awards to people who did something to earn them.

*shrugs* I guess there are exceptions to every rule. >_>

- Maddi

I Like Life. Life Likes Me.

Why do I blog more on the weekends than any other time? Maybe it's because I need to remind myself that life is good before classes begin again. :P

Well, this weekend's movie was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring...EXTENDED edition! I didn't get to see most of the "extensions", though, because Laura "commentated"/acted out the first half of the movie since it was too light to see the screen on Friday night. That was more amusing than the actual movie, in all honesty.

Once she stopped "commentatin'", we were too hyper to pay attention to the movie anyway, so we watched Veggietales' Lord of the Beans instead. It was a little on our mental level at the moment. ^_^

We finished the movie Saturday night, six of us all cuddled together underneath a tree on the front lawn. Once it was over, we spend the remainder of the night watching random YouTube videos about spastic kitties, talking dogs, and cute kids. Here's one:

College can be stressful. I'm not gonna lie, it's been hard managing my time without going b'zonkers. But movie nights with my highly dysfunctional family (aka, my friends) makes it all worthwhile. :)

- Maddi