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• My professor called me "poetry lady" which caught me off guard, but it was a compliment and she made me feel like a rock star for a whole minute (nerd alert, I know). 
• I got a job! Thanks to one of my favorite people I'm now a mentor at a school for at-risk youth. I know, I'm growing up so fast. 
• My food cravings as of late have been celery with peanut butter and all sorts of breakfast foods. Serious cravings, I tell you. 
• My cousin called me a hipster. I think it's because of my new glasses. But I just wanted it in writing that I am really far, far from anything related to 'hipster'. 
• There are two 7th grade boys (at the school I'll be teaching at) who asked me if I knew their sisters because they go to BYU too. (Never heard of them, I felt bad).
• I have a professor that looks and sounds exactly like Robin Williams. No joke. I always want him to stand up on the desk and recite "O captain, my captain." I bet he'd do it. He's super into Walt Whitman. 
• Jeff & I started watching "The Worst Cooks in America" on the food channel and it is hilarious. It makes me feel like I'm not that bad in the kitchen. Which is a win. 
• I love my classes right now. I learn a lot every single day, but I'm really looking forward to Summer. And reading any book that I want. 
• My little brother comes home from his mission in Guatemala in less than three months. I. Can't. Wait. 
• March starts this week...whaaat? How did that happen?

haves and have nots.

In the past couple of weeks
I haven't been doing my five year plan (woops)
I haven't worn a lot of makeup. 
But
I have devoured an outrageous amount of meatball sandwiches and Blue Bell ice cream.
I have absorbed large amounts of information via twitter. pinterest. tumblr. blogger. stumbleupon. (and the list continues...)
Not going to lie. All the absorption is making me sick. I need to cool it.
I have watched a lot of Friday Night Lights and fallen in love with the Southern-ness of it.

In other news:
Having my parents in Texas with me was a delight, I miss those crazy kids.
also
I just started watching Parks and Recreation...
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I am seriously curious,
Whhyyyy did it take me so long???

my so-called life.

If you're looking for a lot of teen angst with an added bonus of '90s fashion...this show is for you. 

"Sometimes someone says something really small and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart."

-Angela Chase (Claire Danes)

I love her. 

And I feel like Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto) is the '90s version of Zac Efron.

He's seriously a babe. A teenage dream. As in, I'd hang him on my wall for sure. I have a love/hate relationship with his character though, because he's so worthless but so good looking at the same time. He really does have some great lines though (not that many, more like great body language...the hair toss/blue-eyed stare down...irresistible). 

Can you kind of see it? I don't know if these are the best pictures to display...but there were moments in the show I felt like I was watching Zac Efron. Which is kind of funny because I just watched a movie recently with him and Claire Danes.

I much prefer her as Angela Chase.  

I wish I could find a video of the scene where Jordan backs Angela up against a fence and he says

"Why are you like this?"

"Like what?"

"Like how you are."

a still of the scene...the whole season is streaming on netflix in case you were wondering.

I don't know what it is about this that just gets me. The way he says it...the way she's so obsessed with him. It's great. It reminds me of high school. (Which is probably embarrassing)

Well. Now you know about my obsession for the week. 

Don't worry about it that I just stalked anything and everything Jared Leto online for quite a while. I feel like you get even more points if you're in a band. And can actually sing. He seems pretty weird. But. So. Hot.