Stuff on Walls

My addiction to "Stumble" continues. To those of you who work in Mozilla, you should consider downloading the extension called Stumble...it brings up the coolest sites ever and tailors to fit your wants. I dig it.

I was particularly inspired by a site dedicated to pictures of grafitti found on walls. Though some of it is vulgar, I enjoyed the rest.

Enjoy!































In other news, things are going well for me and Dan. Dan had 12 at Noonday yesterday at Seminole. That is a pretty big group for such a small campus. I get to go out there with him on Tuesdays.

We are playing some pretty cool songs at Paradigm tonight. The song by Weezer is one of my favorites. Hip Hip!

Update

Thank you all so much for your kind words about my family situation. Just as a bit of an update: my grandma is home and doing okay with assistance. My grandfather is at home and not doing okay with assistance. My uncle looks better than he has and I am feeling very very hopeful about his situation.

Dan is in Glorieta. I miss him a lot and school in bearing down hard. Intercession is neat because it goes so fast but you barely get hold of the material and then the class is over.

Jenny is looking for a couch for the dorm if anyone has one they are willing to give up. Let me (or her) know!

That's about it. Here is another fun website for you. This one goes out to Allison Powell and Susanne Scott.

Amazing Machines!

Okay, I admit I have watched this video like 10 times. I am just amazed. My mouth hangs open the whole time.


Hope you like it. Click here!

What else could happen?

Just when we think we have weathered most of the storm another round beats down. Many of you know that Dan's dad died 5 days before our wedding in May. The last few weeks of May we traveled around for the memorials and dealt with things as they came.

This week, we got some terrible news from my uncle. I'll keep it private but there are a lot of emotions involved and we have been dealing with all of that this past week.

Today my mom called and said my grandfather was in the hospital following a collapse. He has neglected his health for years and is not in renal failure, has a suspicious mass in his chest and just looks downright terrible. My mom drove up from Corpus and as we headed back from the hospital my dad called to tell us that his mom, my sweet, sweet grandma from Del City (whom many of you have met) is also in the hospital and has been for the past ten days! No one called us! To top it off she was only four doors down from my Granddad and we didn't see her!

So, tomorrow morning we'll be up there rotating between two rooms with two loved grandparents struggling for health.


Please pray. It doesn't look good for either of them but only time will tell.

Thanks

Hmmm.

Ten points to anyone but Debby, Rita or Dan who can tell me who these cats look like!

I want free stuff

Okay, I think I am turning cheap. I WANT FREE STUFF!

I am signing up for all kinds of contests and coupons.

You all can help and I'll share my prizes. If any of you drink Coke Products, I would like to have your caps! They have codes inside that get points towards prizes. Soooo...maybe you could save the codes for me and we can all watch the movies I get to rent for free.

Okay? Sounds like a plan!

Enormous Savings!

I am having a fantastic day! You know those days when you just get a lot of errands done and you feel free? I mean, I got paid on Friday, spent no money this weekend and am now broke because of my bill paying but I feel fabulous!


For those of you outside of Norman, it was 110 degrees yesterday. I felt my face literally melting off! Dan and I are housesitting at my Aunt Karen's and the pool water evaporated by 2 inches! That is huge! We still swim!


For other exciting news...since Monday I thought the wrought iron bars outside my office window were loose and clanging in the wind but in all actuality it was a skunk climbing up the window to try to escape the drain. He has been in there all week...who knows. Dan and I put a board down there to see if he would climb out of it. He sniffed the board and then went back to shimmy up the window and attempt to get on the ledge. What dumb, smelly animals.

We thought he was all alone but another skunk comes out from under the fence around the air conditioner to check on him every 20 minutes or so. Eww..I think Kels should take care of them old west style...if you know what I mean.

And now for my enormous savings. Okay...maybe I am an idiot but I have never been too good at finding the books I need for school online but today, after seeing the money I would need to buy my books from the University Bookstore I wanted to cry.

$165.00??? Yikes. For 5 books? Yikes! So I went to Amazon.com and got them all for $63.00!!! Yay. I saved $102.00!

I should take myself on a shopping spree! Or pay more bills! So, children, if you believe in father Christmas like your uncle billy, buy your festering turd of a bookload from Amazon and stickittotheman!

Ewww?

Uh...this is cute or gross...or something odd. In Ohio there was a two faced kitten born with two noses and two mouths that meow at the same time. Weird.

Get the full story here.

More Stumbles

These are some of my favorite stumbles!

A Japanese Show with a bunch of complex Intros. My jaw dropped!

Napoleon Sound Board!

A very new kind of paint brush!

Virtual Bubblewrap!


Have fun!

A fun Game...75 bands!

Can you find 75 band names in this picture? Comment with your answers.

Click here for a bigger picture!

In love with Mozilla

Okay...so I am in love with Mozilla Firefox! You all should get it! You can have multiple pages as your home page and if you click on the "getting started" button you can download a bunch of add ons that make Mozilla even more fun.

I have colored tabs witch helps me see my pages more clearly and a thing called "Stumble Upon" which is basically a button you push to take you to some top rated sights according to what you tell it interests you. I found some really weird stuff and some really fun stuff.

Here ya go.

Mysterious Game

I played with this for an Hour.

Learn your world geography.


I got a bunch more cool ones at work but it'll have to wait until tomorrow.

Happy Independence Day!

More Wedding Pics

If you're bored you can check out my bridal portraits.

Degree Check

Well, I got my degree check today and it looks like I have put together a perfect schedule to graduate by December. Yay! I will even complete a history minor!
It is about time! I am so ready to have my diploma like all the other people my age. Sigh.

Dan is taking me on a date tonight. He also does the dishes after dinner. Isn't he great?

HUGS!

Amy Hay

Searching for Kristin Eidemiller

I have become an internet stalker. Anyone with Google can become an expert on people they barely know. It is frightening really.

I mean, have you ever googled your name?

I have been looking for a friend I used to know in Seattle for months! I spend hours scrolling through Myspace browses for her or her siblings. For $24.95 I can look up her criminal history and see her credit rating along with her last four addresses but this, for me, is overstepping the bounds just a little bit.

Kristin, Where are you?

During this whole process though I have reconnected with a ton of friends from high school and some even from middle and elementary school. There is something therapeutic about forming a new mental image of people when they have been perpetually twelve in your mind.

I found a girl I used to know who became a swimmer in college and married a pro football player. Another of my friends, whom I adored at age 10, is an accomplished Ivy league graduate who has been published many times over. I am stunned! Some are married with kids already.

I just wonder if these new inventions like Myspace and Facebook will keep people interested enough in each other to actually have something to talk about at their 10 year reunions....Or even to show up at their 10 year reunions.

Okay...I think I am done. My new obsession is Myspace. You can find all sorts of people, blog, put up pictures and music and edit the html in any field. It is a thing of beauty.

I miss you friends. Please say hello.

Love from Amy Van Hizzle.

P.S. Irony of all ironies...I just spell checked this post and the checker didn't recognize the word "blog." Hello!

We're Home!

We made it home safe! Honeymoons are great! I just never ever ever ever want to get married again!

I thought I would add a few pics so you could live the vacation with us!








Dan and I saw a Houston Astros Game!















Dan spent a few hours in a hammock on a private beach. Ahhhh...vacation!







Dan on Stateroom Balcony...the most common sight! He was fascinated with how the ship worked and he loved the water!




















This was our dinner group. Meeting new people is fun! We ate every night in a formal dining room with fab food like steak, lobster, shrimp, etc. Coming home was very hard!















We met a pirate near Tortuga!

















And we weren't the only ship in port. Imagine an extra 10 thousand people coming ashore from just these four boats! Go economy go!

We got a chance to swim with the StingRays! This was soooo cool. They were super soft on the bottom.








I even got to hold one!













Dan was keeping it real!














I was trying to get a self portrait but saltwater/sunscreen was burning Dan's eyes out of their sockets...sooo...this is what came out. I am sure my goggles in his eyeball really helped the situation.

All in all we had a great time! I hope you thought these were a laugh. I should really take a picture of the apartment that awaited us when we got home. Man O Man I thought we had a tornado in there.

Anyway...more later.

Love from the Hays

CRUISE! not like tom!

Dan and I are on our balcony aboard our cruise ship in port at Key West Florida. While we are waiting to get back at sea we are mooching internet from a hotel rigt across the dock. 'Tis very funny. We are having a great time but also are eager to get back home and start our life in Norman...but not for long because we are leaving next weekend for Phoenix to attend Dan's dad's memorial service.

Thanks for all your prayers and for your support at our wedding! Hope everyone's summer is going well.

Love from Dan and Amy Hay!!

There are so many things in my life that I don't understand...this is one of them.

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles with it.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction!!!

I told you so... And there is nothing you can do about it.

Uh...umm....shuh...?!

What?!

Nineteen days? That is less than 20 days which is less than 30 days. No wonder I am on the verge of insanity!

Will you guys please dance at my reception? It'll make me feel like a bit of a success.

A public apology

The time comes in every blogger's life when a post turns sour and controversial. This is my public apology for writing misleading threads that make me seem like a hater.

I love reading all of your blogs. I really am just asking for more! Clayton says he will give a little more when he posts songs...that will make me smile.

Anway, I love you all. And melancholies are my favorite people in the world...that wasn't a slam. All of my best friends are melancholies and it is one of my future husband's most attractive features. Amy and Melancholies are like peas and carrots. They just have a tendency to be cryptic and happy go lucky, apt to be a bit dim-witted sanguines like myself need a little help understanding your meanings.

I wish I could just bake a cake of rainbows and sunshine and we can all eat and be happy like we were in junior high...

Happy Birthday Allison!

Today is Allison's birthday. Consider this an official sanction to drive her to tears with positive attention! You should ask her about the geenie that gave her three wishes this morning...top that people.

Allison. I love you! You are the marshmallows in my lucky charms, the chocolate in my milk, the

whipped cream on my sundae.

Happy Birthday!

My Two Cents

Okay. I have to put my two cents in. I gotta be honest pals....all the song lyrics as posts are beyond getting annoying.

I know music is important to all of you melancholies but it is like an ongoing mystery as to what the heck you mean by them.

Are you trying to be aloof? Do you want us to google the song and find out what the artist meant by it? Are we supposed to examine your life and guess at the correlations?

I am not trying to be a butt, I really want to know! Because to continue with the honesty thing I just skip right over the lyrics....especially if you put the chorus in over and over.

Maybe I am asking too much to desire to read your actual thoughts when I go to your blog. But I really do.

If this is asking too much maybe if there was just one lyric post per every 5 normal entries...that would be better.

Tell me what you really think or I'll send this guy after you...and nobody wants that!

Bad News

Been getting some really bad news lately. But this makes me feel a little bit better or a little bit worse...depending on your perspective.

Rusty

Glorious!

I love it when I see college students sleeping on thousand dollar leather couches all over campus.

I like how it smells of "my ridiculously high tuition paid for this thing!"

I like how there can be a complete stranger 2 feet away reading War and Peace and they don't care.

I want to be one of them. Random Before-I-Graduate-Goal: Take a nap in public on a really really nice couch.

I finally put my name on the Spring Banquet list. Get this...there will probably be pictures of me on the slideshow while I was in college before digital cameras were invented. I know you don't believe it...but it is true. They'll have to be, like, manually scanned in or something.

And yes, I did start my university work before the 21st century.

Sweet diploma- come to Mama!

Bongos

This is a hilarious game. I played it for like 20 minutes.

Sleeeepy

Hey Friends,

Life is pretty peachy. I am having a great time winding down towards the wedding. Me and Dan found a place to live and everything is falling into place.

I felt like Wanda Strappazon's message last night about being content in my circumstances was directed right at me. I am hoping to choose happiness and contentment in my life to come!

Meanwhile, I am struggling to sleep. What is wrong with me? Argh!

I try the whole counting sheep thing but sleep evades me for other reasons...That I won't go in to. I am just like a cranky two year old. I have even taken to despising myself.

Anyway, I am looking forward to my bridal shower tomorrow and some time with good friends.

Sigh. Life is beautiful.

Online Registry

Okay, Soooo registering is not my favorite things. In some ways you feel like a kid again, making a Christmas list for Santa long after discovering he doesn't exist.

What does exist is your mom and your dad and their already-stretched checkbook...so you start gentle negotiations. The pony comes off of the list and something more reasonable goes on.


Dan and I registered at JC Penny and Target. Dan's tools are all at Sears (where we also scanned a $2,000 big screen... our modern day pony)

A quick note for you who read my blog...By reading this you are already assuring me that you are internet savvy. If you were thinking of getting me and Dan a present and you hate the mall...CHECK OUT OUR ONLINE REGISTRIES!

Actually my most favorite items are only available online...some of them are a lot cheaper than in store stuff too. So, there you go. If you don't get us anything, we'll be fine...we just thought you should know about it.

Love from Amy

The Simpsons!

This is hilarious!

Feeling Better

Feeling much better but still not completely better. I may not see you around the office but I'll try to be there as much as I can.

I miss you all. Hope things are going well.


Amy

Need your prayers

Well, I felt like I was supposed to come home for the break and I am really glad that I did. I have a huge medical issue that is being taken care of by the team of doctors that my mom works with here in Corpus. I still haven't been diagnosed but have an appointment first thing Friday (tomorrow) morning.

Most of you will be heading back to Norman from Glorieta. Please be praying for me. My dad may have to drive me home and then fly back and I am in a lot of pain.

Thanks for all of your texts and calls this week as you are soaking up His goodness on Spring break. Love from me!

New Glasses on me

Well...As you can probably see from my profile pick my glasses have arrived. To those of you who haven't seen them in person here ya go:


I am leaving this afternoon for Ft. Worth to stay with Ann and E.Hill (crashing more like) and then up at the crack of dawn to head to Corpus for a doctor's appointment. Pray for me. I am nervous.

Have a great trip to Glorieta, those of you who are going. I am praying especially for your travel that it is easy and accomodating. BE SAFE.

Amy

Johnny Cash

Blessings!

Okay. Thank you all for your kind words as I struggle clumsily through this week. It really means a whole lot to me.

I have made some pretty big decisions this week...including the one not to go with you guys to Glorieta. This was a killer because I have gone every year for the past 6 years and know unless you have a really really good excuse then God could probably use that time to really talk to you and bless you for giving your spring break to Him.

He, however, has told me that He wants to talk to me and bless me elsewhere. So. I am off to Corpus Christi to hinder the onset of a nervous breakdown (or the stem the flow of the current one)

I will miss you guys. Please feel free to bring me back a souvenir.

Amy

P.S. Mindy and Sophie really blessed me in my comments from yesterday by posting this:


(to the tune of My Heart Will Go On)
Every year before spring break,
you have them; they're stressful.
That is how you know break is near.
Every night, you study; till midnight or later.
That's the only way you'll be prepared.
Near! Far! where ever your classrooms are,
I believe that your semester will go on!
One, or four, we hope that you score,
And when it's over; Thank God that your life will go on and on.


Break a leg!
Posted by Mindy and Sophie 9:43 PM

AHHHHHH!

Midterm : Today

Midterm: Tuesday

Midterm: Wednesday

Midterm: Friday.

It was sure nice knowing you.

Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Happy Walk The Line Day!!!

Taking a huge fashion risk!

So...I bought some new glasses. They are quite risky.




What do you think?

Dan is a total stud

I know I have posted before about the totally awesome studliness that is Mr. Dan Hay but I just had to post it again. He's pretty much fabulous.

Last night he spoke at Vespers about decision making and knowing God's will. It was really fun and very helpful. I think God really had that talk planned for a lot of us to hear. Good times.

Life is peachy and glorious....and its Friday! But it is hard to get excited about Friday when you have to study all weekend.

Starbucks anyone?


Amy

P.S. Someone should really open up a mom and pop knock off starbucks so we can stick it to the man...but in the meantime I'll be a hypocrite.

Not so Blurry Line

Okay...the line is not blurry. Those things are for my own good. I just have a pride problem. Sigh.

Wedding plans are looking up. We have a possible reception site pending and I picked up the dresses yesterday. All seven of them...and let me just say there is nothing closer to a girl's heart than new clothes for a fun event.

I never heard so much screaming in my life. It was glorious.

Getting married is really fun because you not only share it with your fiance but you share it with all of your friends and family. This is especially true in my case because everyone has really stepped up to the plate to donate gifts and services to give me a wedding I could never afford on my own. God is good. He knows our needs and longs to give them to us!

I will be really specific later in thanking them in a special way. This is starting to feel like everyone's wedding now which is neat because our lives are everyone's.

Soooo thanks for listening! And thanks for all of your offers to help!

Blurry Line

Sometimes the line between a punishment and things being for my own good is really blurry to me.


Sorry to lie to you all but the blue chair is gone. Feel free to say hello.

Difficult Times Lie Ahead, Harry.

Life is hard right now.

I need Jesus. I need to seek His comfort before His counsel.

Did you know that if you could travel the speed of light it would still take you 100, 000 years to travel to the Milky Way? That is just inside our galaxy! That is one big God. Yet, the Word says that he measures the heavens in the breadth of his hand! He is huge!

In team last night, Dick was talking about how to point people to God instead of to ourselves. My heart was totally convicted. Dan once called me the oracle...I would really classify it as available. He said this because of the constant influx of people into my office to talk.

Charlie Anne suggested I start charging for my services so I could raise a little money on the side! I just laughed at her. It is my joy!

However, I don't know how good I have been about pointing people to God instead of to my own advice. I would hope that the things I say would be "godly" but in all of those specifics the only One with answers is the One who created that huge galaxy.

Don't worry. I will still be here in my office and I am not going to burn the blue chair...but I hope you take my silence for more prayer and not a cold shoulder.

Difficult times do lie ahead though incredibly exciting! Please, I beg that you pray for us!

Thanks for listening.

28 Things Guys should Know About Girls

I saw this today and thought I would pass the knowledge on to all of my guy friends. Dan does these things so well (or understands them) and it really blesses me! Soooo....Take note!


Written by a guy. After years of experience.
1. Whatever you do, don't just show up at their house...they run around in their underwear just like we do.
2. Don't cheat on them. It may seem foolproof, but girls tell each other everything about everything. Trust me, they WILL find out and you will be mud.
3. Never miss an opportunity to tell them they're beautiful.
4. Let them cry. They can't always handle you trying to fix them.
5. Don't refuse to kiss in front of your friends. If they laugh at you, it's because they're jealous.
6. If they slap you hard, you deserved it.
7. Don't be afraid to hug them if you want to. If they're going out with you in the first place, it's because they like being in your arms.
8. If you don't kiss them, do not tell your friends that you did.
9. If you DO kiss them, don't tell your friends that you did.
10. Not all of them eat like birds; a lot of them can eat like whales.
11. Most of them don't mind paying half of everything, but they do discuss these things with their friends. Realize that if you make your girlfriend pay half all the time, everyone will know about it and your friends will know you're cheap.
11.5. Do you honestly need all your money that much? Be a man, pay all the time!
12. Every girl should eventually get three things from her boyfriend- a stuffed animal, one of his sweatshirts, and a really pretty ring. Even if it's not a serious relationship.
13. Make sure she gets home safely as often as you can. If you're dropping her off, walk her to the door. If you aren't dropping her off, call to be sure she's home safely.
14. If a guy is bothering her, it is your right to kick him.
15. If you're talking to a female friend of yours, pull your girlfriend closer.
16. Never, ever slap her, even if it's just in a joking way. Even if she swats you first, and says, "Oh, you're so dumb" or something, never make any gestures back.
17. Go to a chick flick once in a while. She doesn't care whether you enjoy it or not, it just matters that you went.
18. You're dead meat if you can't get along with their pets, parents and best friends. Be prince charming to their friends, Mr. Polite to their parents, and make sure to be nice to their animals. 19. Don't flirt with their moms...that's just freaky.
20. Don't be freaked out by PMS. It's not gross, and it really does make them feel terrible, so be understanding.
21. If you don't like the way they drive, you do it.
22. If you're officially dating, and you're introducing her to your friends, you'd better introduce her as your girlfriend.
23. Don't stress where you go for every date. They really only want to be with you.
24. Girls are fragile. Even if you're play fighting be very gentle.
25. Memorize their birthdays. You forget her birthday and you're basically in trouble for life.
26. Don't marinade the cologne, but smell good.
27. Don't give her something stupid for her birthday or Christmas or Valentine's day. It doesn't have to be expensive, but it has to be meaningful. Jewelry is always nice.
28. If you think the relationship isn't going to last, don't wait to find out. It will only hurt you more if you draw it out.

Reception!

Anyone got any creative ideas for a wedding reception site? No one wants to call us back here in Norman! The slackers....don't they know that we will refer to all of our soon to be married friends? They are sitting on a gold mine!

The best idea posted gets a special present from me (a real present...not something corny like 10 cool points.

Just a warning but...

Whatever you do, DON'T CLICK ON THIS!!!

I am on Strike

I am on Blog Strike for controversial reasons.

Today's Post is in honor of a phenomenon I don't understand...that of icons.


Now, Back in "the Day" we used to have these tagged to our AIM names. It was always stressful for me. How do I pick one picture to represent me to all of the random folks out there I would talk to?


Nowadays I see these thingamajiggers everywhere..especially on high schooler's pages...which leads me to believe that they are the next wave of cool. Of course I saw them five minutes ago on high school pages so by the time my blog gets updated they have probably become a cheesy has-been. Oh well.

Most of these icons are pretty weird. Lots of models and stuff with pithy sayings attatched to them. I am also beginning to feel that the icons are responsible for the rise in profanity among high school students. I ran across one the other day on a good friend's sister's page and the language in her pretty icons literally melted my face. UGH!

Soooo. what do you guys think? If you read this and don't feel like commenting...at least put an icon on your page.

Later Taters

Today I dressed in black

Today I walked all in black.
I got to work and new a friend of Charlie's had died.
Struggled with a pounding headache from the thinking overdrive my brain has been in.
Crying over consequences of decisions I have made...mostly over the decisions the ones closest to me have made.

Our junk will find us out. We can't hide from the healing goals of Jesus. He will let us hurt...publicly...to heal us. But it is love.

Formerly I wrote of random facts and things I hate...but I hope that those of you who know me will know that that is all for fun.

Facts about Chuck Norris

• Chuck Norris can touch MC Hammer.
  But you can't.
• How many CHUCK NORRIS’S does it take to screw in a light bulb…WHAT!? CHUCK NORRIS doesn’t need light. Light needs CHUCK NORRIS.
• Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. But he has never cried. EVER.
• In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone else has ever gotten.
• Chuck Norris has the best poker face ever. In the 1983 World Series of Poker Championship he once bluffed with a 2 of spades, 7 of hearts, Ace of clubs, a card with a green #4 from the game uno, and a get out of jail free card. Needless to say, Chuck Norris won the hand and became the 1983 World Series of Poker champion. Live on Chuck Norris!
• In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.
• The opening scene of the movie "Saving Private Ryan" is loosely based on games of dodgeball Chuck Norris played in second grade.
• Chuck Norris will attain statehood in 2009. His state flower will be the Magnolia.
• There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
• Chuck Norris drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls. (what?!)
• Chuck Norris has counted to infinity. Twice.
• Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
• The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
• If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can't see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death.
• The Dinosaurs looked at Chuck Norris the wrong way once. ONCE.
• When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night he checks his closet for Chuck Norris.
• Superman owns a pair of Chuck Norris pajamas.
• Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
  Chuck Norris once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"
• Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.
  
  

What I Want

I got incredibly sick last weekend. My household was responsible for getting about ten people sick. Yikes.

I will now post the top Ten Blogging things that bug me 80% of the time:
10. Top 10 Lists
9. Using AIM lingo in posts. Like LOL, BTW, OMG, etc. (and misspelling things)
8. Stealing someone else's post.
7. Posting the results of whatever dumb quiz you took today.
6. No pictures anywhere.
5. Only Pictures everywhere.
4.Writing out only the lyrics to songs as a post...especially without an explanation.
3. Posting (or emailing) as one huge paragraph, especially when you have to scroll.
It is overwhelming and I usually skip it all together.
2. Posting only once a month or less. Just delete it and save us the dissapointment.
1. Reading someone's blog faithfully and never commenting. It is really
discouraging. I would even take a fight over silence.

Happy Syllabus Day!

I declare today University Syllabus Day! Now that being said I will probably get lecture in all of my classes. Sigh.

I hope classes are looking good for you all. Let me know how it goes.

Drowning

Well....we are reorganized the bookstore. It looks really weird right now. You guys will have to come in and tell me what you think.

Those of you who are my currently out of town friends, I hope you will be back to Norman by tomorrow night. I would love for you to join me for my mini Birthday Extravaganza. It is not everyday that THE Amy Van Dyck turns 25! (And in fact that day has passed but we shall cling desperately to the tail of the comet that was the shooting star of that illustrious day!)

I hope to see you all soon!

Merry Christmas

Today was a fiasco in the "land of plenty". We had like a million presents under the tree and everyone got something cool. The family had me hoodwinked into thinking that I was getting Jenny's old guitar when in all actuality I got my own guitar. Now my mom has bought one (or four) for each member of my family.

I haven't learned anything yet. I get nervous about playing when other people are trying to do stuff...like watch forty movies...so I'll take it to a bedroom and practice my chords.

We are going to show Buki the town tomorrow. We are hoping that David comes down to hang out with us. We had a good time talking with him over dinner but have a million more questions for him (that is why I was staring at you, David---no worries Dan).

I hope Christmas was beatuful for you. I am so happy to be home with my family.

I'm Freeeeeeeeee, Free Fallin'

Well, after two weeks of grueling finals (actually the Ballroom final was quite lovely) I am finally free. If you have been a faithful reader since I moved over to blogspot, you will know how I have been struggling through needing to make A's for some reason and how this has bordered on idolatry, however, I think I may have pulled it off.

My mom is in town this weekend and then me and Dan are off to Arkansas/Iowa to see his family and then we will come back to Norman and pick up Jenny and Buki and then drive south to CC. We'll see you guys all at Life Impact.

Special apology to David Cottle for getting blown off by me the other day. I was on a mission and when Beck handed me the phone I was a little taken aback. Sorry buddy. You are still wonderful to me. I will try to make it up to you!

If you guys know where to find dan's blog (I can't tell you where it is because it is a secret ) you should check it out. His post today was HILARIOUS.

Christmas

Two Posts in one day. Sorry. But I had to put my two cents in too....only my friends could turn this:

Into this:

Black People Love Us!

For many of you this is a repeat from years ago but it continually draws my attention back to it. The site has gotten a lot of attention over the past few years and has raised a lot of really interesting issues. You should check it out...and as you are laughing at its hilarity ask yourself why.

I Hope you enjoy it!

Need a Good Doctor?

This is the funniest video of the month by far.


Hope you enjoy it.

I also thought this was interesting. I thought that it had to be a joke at first. Tell me what you think?



Leave me comments or I am going back to Xanga.

A Christmas Story

Sooo.. this is a movie that everyone loves or hates. Not many on the fence. Personally I love it!

If you wanna check out a satire of it you can visit AngryAlien.com

Or CLICK HERE!

It is hilarious!

Google Hacks

Check out the Google Hacks who have so much fun with Google's different services.

Poetry in translation is my favorite. It turned:

"I am the happiest woman in the world today. Previously rocky relationships have turned to smooth laketops under which I lie half-submerged.":

to

"I am today the happiest woman in the world. Relations felsige turned before to equal laketops, under which I am of Haelfte-versenkt."

What the?

Don't make school your number one priority while in College

Max always said not to make school your number one priority in college but I feel like that is exactly what I have done since being back in school.

My first stint of school I was lucky just to get up and get to class, barely skimming by with C's. I was no one's notion of a student of excellence but this semester I don't miss class...unless I have gotten permission from the teacher. I turn everything in on time and am overjoyed to count up my points and calculate what I have to get on the final to keep my "A."

But folks, it is so not worth the stress of keeping up this super high standard. I am not just making A's I am trying to scavenge for every possible point available. I am trying to make a high A. My grades range from 95-98s right now. For me this is idolatry. It is sin.

I just got a term paper back from my sociology of Africa class. I got a 95. I am so proud of myself for doing so well. Writing is not my strongest point. But immediatly I examined it for flaws. The teacher only said excellent things. I was annoyed, thinking, "Well, if it was such an excellent paper then why a 95, why not a 100?!"

Do you see?

Jesus, I confess my deep need for you. My lack of seeking you with all of my heart has turn my focus inwardly to my own success and made me distracted from your plan for my semester. Please forgive me and help me overcome my pride and idolatry.

Oh, the places you'll go.

These are the states I have visited...I have a lot more of the country to see...and a lot more of the world as well. I have also been to Canada, Mexico, The Netherlands and Germany.




create your own visited states map
or check out these Google Hacks.

XANGA!

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