surprisingly entertaining.

For all you bubble wrap lovers, go here.

It's surprisingly addicting and satisfying.

It kept me entertained for at least a good 10 minutes, & I suggest doing it in manic mode.

Check it out.

just your typical questionaire

I've seen this questionaire floating around for quite awhile now and usually when that's the case I avoid doing it, but I'm feeling bandwagony today. I was gonna change the common number from 5 to 7 so it'd be a little different, but then I realized that'd just be more work for me. So here's the copied, boring version that everyone else has done:

10 years ago:
I was 10. Let's see, that would mean I was in...4th grade. I was friends with Todd Gardner, my first big crush, and Dallin Pew. One time Todd & I were line leaders & there was a class of 6th graders that was about to cross in front of us, meaning that we'd have to stop and wait for them to pass, so he said, "Let's run so we can beat them!" Well, of course I ran with him and when we got to the classroom my teacher yelled at me and said I made the whole class run to catch up, & I had to stay in for recess. Did Todd get in trouble? Of course not. Now that I think about it, I had to stay in for a lot of recesses during elementary.

5 things on my to-do list today:
1. considering the day's almost over...sleep
2. maybe watch an episode of friends
3. check my e-mail
4. brush my teeth
5. take out my contacts

I enjoy:
NOT having homework, watching entire seasons of TV in one weekend, learning new things, having something to be excited about-however small it may be, people playing with my hair, back scratches, adventure, finding out my grades, the feeling I get after I'm done taking a test, having a strong internet connection, long texting conversations, warm showers, sleep, cuddling with buster man, eating, hanging out with my family.

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. rice krispie treats
2. hostess cupcakes
3. goldfish
4. cookies
5. warm, soft, yet slightly crunchy, french bread

What would I do if I were suddenly made a millionaire: it'll be obvious from my answers that I'm definitely a PRE-business student, cuz it's all gonna be wrong from a finance point of view. Hopefully by the time I graduate I'll know how to invest it, etc., but I have no idea as of now so I'll give the basic lame answers. Travel, tithing (although I gotta admit, it'd be hard for me to give up $100,000 for tithing), house, clothes, lasik eye surgery, personal trainer, pay off car, teeth fixing, some to mom & sisters, some way to give back to the community in a way that will keep giving back (not just a lame charity), savings.

5 Places I have lived:
1. some townhouse until I was 2 - Mesa, AZ
2. My current residence, bedrooms 1, 2, 3 & 4 - Mesa, AZ
3. Cholla Apartment Dorms (4 days) - Tempe, AZ
4. My current residence, bedroom 4 - Mesa, AZ
5. My current residence, bedroom 5 - Mesa, AZ

5 jobs I've had (or will have):
1. Target, baby. Cashier/Guest Service. 1.8 years
2. Some telemarketing place. Newspaper Saleswoman. 1.5 weeks
3. Mervyns. Cashier. 3.2 months
4. U.S. Advisors group. Title Unknown. (I think receptionist? Maybe data entry? Or just a secretary? I really don't know) 1.33 years
5. Camp Pontiac. General Camp Counselor. 8 weeks

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I'm obsessive about checking e-mail, mail, myspace, facebook, or blogger for new messages or comments if I'm expecting something. The thought of getting a package or message makes me SUPER happy and it becomes all I think about. When I was waiting to find out if I was an extra I probably checked my email 6 times that day. & I've been waiting impatiently for my packet of information from Camp Pontiac to arrive in the mail, but it hasn't yet! Waking up knowing it might come gets me all excited, and then I just get disappointed when I see that it hasn't come. I'm like a 5 year-old.

2. I can make myself cry. I've never done it to try to make someone believe I actually was crying though. I'd feel too bad if I did.

3. I've never broken a bone. I used to want a wrist cast though, cuz it was the least inhibiting but still looked cool & could be signed. Now I realize that I'm very lucky that I haven't. When you're young you don't think about things like the fact that you still have to take showers, & that you can't go swimming with them.

4. I'm HORRIBLE at geography. Always have been, always will be.

5. I used to strongly dislike cats, but now that one adopted us I've come to (basically) like them. One day a cat showed up at our door meowing at us, and eventually my mom started leaving food out for her. Of course I avidly told her not to because I knew it would never leave us alone after that, but she didn't listen. It eventually turned into the cat coming inside every once and while, and then coming in at nights, and now it's basically our cat. We have cat food, a litter box & everything. I'm pretty sure she knows how to use the doggy door too. None of us have agreed on a name but I call her Misty. She really is a sweetie, & it's SOOO cute to see how Buster acts around her. He hates dogs, but he likes her. She was declawed, well-mannered & litter box trained too. We'll see how long we keep her.

5 bad habits:
1. eating ice when I know that my jaw should be refraining from such strain
2. spending too much time on the internet
3. PROCRASTINATION
4. ignoring my health for the tastiness of junk food
5. waiting until the absolute last second to leave for places, so I'm usually late. I hate it.

celebration

I was planning on waiting a few days to post again because it seems as if I've had an explosion of them lately, but I just couldn't help myself. I have reasons to celebrate.

Reason #1:
I went to my cousin Valerie's wedding reception last night! She looked beautiful and happy, and he seems like a pretty awesome guy. Plus, I absolutely love weddings. And I got to hang out with my family & cousins.

Reason #2:
I caught the bouquet!

(notice how all that remains of one of the flowers is a stubby middle? Ya, that's how I roll. I don't just catch, I fight for them)




Reason #3:
Catching this means that I'm 3 for 3 in terms bouquet snatching! Ever since my other cousin's wedding a year & a few months ago I've caught every bouquet I've tried for. This does not mean I'm trying to hurry & get married. It just means I have a love for flowers & winning things.

Reason #4:
I GET TO BE AN EXTRA IN A MOVIE!!
Ok, so that sounds like a bit of an over-reaction considering I'm just going to be an extra & most likely not shown in the movie, but wait for the rest.
The stars are Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live), Carmen Ejogo (Lackawanna Blues), Toni Collette (Little Miss Sunshine, The Sixth Sense) AND JOHN KRASINSKI. For those of you who don't know, which you should, that's Jim from The Office. Remember how I'm totally in love with him? Ya. I am. I'm sure my excitement from when I found out they were looking for extras & from when I found out I WAS an extra would have scared most of you.
I really don't even know if I'll be near him, or if he'll even be in the scenes I'll be an extra for, but I don't care. The fact that I'll be an extra for HIS movie & see how it's filmed will be the coolest thing ever. I've always wanted to be on a movie set.

So, those are the exciting things that happened yesterday! It was a good day.

i'm officially very upset. very.

For about 3 years now I've been trying as hard as I could to grow my hair out. I tried all of the tactics I could.
I minimized greatly the use of my straightener.
I always used the lowest heat setting when blowdrying it.
I invested in many different types of conditioners and shampoos, many of which are the "professional" kind.
I bought biosilk.
I ONLY got trims.
I cut my hair approximately every 4 months, grudgingly, because I was told it'd make it grow faster.
I tried taking Omega-3 fatty acid supplements.
And still, it never seemed to grow. I always had split ends, and I always felt like it was still unhealthy.
I kept telling myself, Amy, it's just in your head that it's not growing. It's just because you see yourself everyday, so it probably is getting longer.
But now I have proof.
As I was browsing through pictures of myself I came across some that were taken nearly one year ago. And my hair was LONGER THAN IT IS NOW!
I could cry.
Here's the proof that my hair has indeed been shrinking:

July, 2007

April, 2008

Isn't it way longer before?? This upsets me greatly! I really want long hair, and it seems I've hit a year-long plateau.
I'm gonna go cry now.
Or possibly steal someone's extensions.
Whatever works

just what I needed

Just now while I was procrastinating studying for the math test I have to take soon and being in denial about it, I checked my email and found this quote in my inbox:

"Study and prepare for your life's work in a field that you enjoy, because you are going to spend a good share of your life in that field. . ..

"Have discipline in your preparations. Have checkpoints where you can determine if you're on course.

"I hope that you are not afraid of tough classes. I never did have a 'cinch' class. I hope that you are not afraid of lengthy periods of preparation. Burn the midnight oil. Don't procrastinate like my older sister, who after a late date rationalized, 'I have a test tomorrow, but I am weary. What is more important, my health or my test? Aha, my health! I need my sleep.' So she slept. I won't say what happened to the test.

"You simply have to apply yourself. I hope that you want to be so well equipped that you can compete in this competitive world. I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions, whether they be in your courses of study which you elect to take, or whether they be in the direction of the academic attainments which you strive to achieve.

"Should you become discouraged or feel burdened down, remember that others have passed this same way; they have endured and then have achieved. When we have done all that we are able to do, we can then rely on God's promised help."

-Thomas S. Monson

I think I'll study now :)

and the winner is...

I've made my decision, and I've decided I'm going to work at Camp Pontiac.
This is the one that's in Copake, New York. It's basically official! I just need to buy my plane ticket & send in the contract.
Here are the details about the camp:

It's located in the Berkshire Mountains in NY
I will be gone from June 19-Aug 17, and this includes a one week orientation and a 7 week camp session.
Every camper is signed up for just one session, so I will be with the same kids the whole summer.
We will go to places like Six Flags, bowling, movies, etc.
There are about 500-600 campers, ages 7-16
It's going to be LOTS of fun
You can go to http://www.camppontiac.com/ to see pictures & learn more about it, if you wish.

I'm really nervous about it, but I know it's going to be an amazing opportunity.
I mean, I'm going to be living in NEW YORK for two months!
It's going to be a lot of hard work looking after kids 24.7, but I'm going to love it. I really love kids and I can't wait to work with them.
I went to a mission prep class on Sunday because my friend who's thinking about going on a mission wanted to go, and I was basically blown away.
I had absolutely no expectations, but I gained a whole different perspective on what this work experience will be like.
I'm going to be working really closely with about 150 people my age, and that class made me realize that I can be an example and a missionary to them.
I really hate preaching religion to other people, but if the opportunity arises I want to know how to handle it.
I really want to make a difference in the campers' and the other staff members' lives because of what I know, and I can't wait.

Here's to an awesome, rewarding, fun summer at Camp Pontiac! Oh, and if any of you reading this are in college, at least 18, and have completed your freshman year, then I highly suggest you also apply to work at a summer camp!

food problems.

I've been having really weird cravings lately.
(No I'm not pregnant)
Cravings that are hazardous to my health.
I never thought I was a stress-eater, but oh man am I ever.
Lately when I have a stressful thought, I automatically crave a dr. pepper from a gas station and some sort of sugarness REALLY badly.
Why a gas station? Because I need the plastic cup, tasty ice, and straw. No bottles & cans for me. At least not lately.
And it has to be combined with some kind of hostess cupcake or rice krispy treat.


(me enjoying the tasty ice from QT, my gas station of choice)



I can't explain the happiness that comes when the thought of getting those items enters my mind. It gets me in a really good mood.
But I can feel myself slowing down mentally and physically because of this horrible habit, so I need to change it. It's so hard though!
I need to be on the Biggest Loser. I think they should have one for people that aren't exactly overweight, but need to get healthy.

Since that won't happen, I'm just going to have to try to motivate myself on my own. I CAN do it! Yes I can. I'm going to make a change. Woo!

Jimmy....we LO-OVE you

Let us all have a moment of silence to admire the love of my life for just a second

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Ok.
Why must he have this affect on me? The least he could do is be real. I mean is that too much to ask? Go ahead and make fun. Everyone else does. But someday I will find my Jim, and I'll be the one laughing then!

Here's the picture I've had for awhile as the background on my phone. It's a great feeling to see a smiling Jim give me a thumbs up everyday. Makes my day everytime.

I really am truly sorry for the complete lack of interesting posts. They've all seemed to revolve around TV (like The Office) or my camp decision. I guess that's because those are the only interesting things happening in my life lately. I'm pretty sure I've reached a decision about which camp I will be working at, but you'll have to stay tuned because it's not official yet :).

I'm also in need of a temporary job that will last from May until the middle of June. Any ideas? Do you think the bank would hire me on, train me, let me leave for two months, and then come back in August? That would be ideal. I think I'm ready to work at the bank now. I guess I'll have to check out my options! Other ideas are also greatly appreciated. Thanks a million.

ahhhhhhhhhh HELP ME

I don't know why I've been posting so much, especially since it's not like my blog is a hotspot or very entertaining, but I have a dilemma. For the one or two of you that read this, please help. Even if you're a stalker or wanderer!! See this as an opportunity to come forward. I expect every single person who reads this to comment. Even if you're a weirdo. (Preferrably not an old, balding, male weirdo though. You can stay away)

Like I said previously, I'm planning to work at a residential camp this summer. I've narrowed down my camp choices to three, and I have no idea where to go from there. Oh, and they're all about 2 hours from New York City. Ok, there's one camp in Connecticut that I want to go to the most and was basically told I have a job there. They go to six flags twice (insert angels singing here), the general counselor positi0n means I'd be able to participate in all of the activities too (insert angels singing again), but it pays the least (insert devils laughing). And I mean way least. But the guy I talked to for the interview was soooooo nice and helpful.

There's another camp in New York that has AMAZING facilities, looks beautiful, has great programs, and is pretty similar to the aforementioned camp, but it pays only a little more and the website isn't completely thorough. She told me they go places like six flags and bowling too (insert angels singing, yet again), but I guess it's not completely clear to me how it works. I should have written it down, dang it. I basically already told them I'd work there too, but it's not official. Oh, and the girl I talked was also suuuuuuper friendly and nice.

Then there's the third camp in Pennsylvania. They go on awesome trips, they have a TON of daily activities that seem waaaay fun, and....that's about it. The program set up isn't as nice because there are lots of different sessions to choose from so kids are constantly coming and going. I'd rather work at a camp that has just one session or two equal sessions, which is what the other two camps are like. But this camp pays the most, plus the counselor's get gratuities. This means I'd have the possibility of earning over $1000 more than the other camps. But then again, it's just a possibility. And the interviewer wasn't as nice. I mean he was nice, but the conversation was much more awkward and scary than the other two. I felt super happy after the other two interviews but I felt confused & that I had a speech impediment after this one. But ONE THOUSAND MORE DOLLARS!

The bottom line is this. Basically all of them have told me without telling me that I'm hired. So I either go with the money and possible happiness, or I go with something that fits me the best but pays not very much. When you're a poor girl like me money really matters, but I don't wanna choose that and have an ok summer when I could have an amazing one. This is when I need my crystal ball. Does anyone happen to have one lying around? Ahhhh I should never give myself choices. It only complicates things. Please help and tell me what to do.

kthanks.

and they're back

Behold, the very first night I will be able to watch the Office with the rest of the world. Never before has this momentous occasion happened. You see, I started watching the office for the first time after the writer's strike, which was better for me because I was able to watch them all when I wanted to with no breaks. But now I get to experience a new episode just as early as everyone else.

Plus I have two more of my shows to watch tonight, including Miss Guided (except that it wasn't on!! Geez) and the American Idol kick-off show.

Have I mentioned how much I love DVR? Because it saves my life. Thank you, Mom, for letting me exchange my picture texting abilities for this wonderful gift.

(Sidenote: is Sheriff *insert Maricopa sheriff's name here* the only person that drives a car that says Sheriff on it? If so then I saw him hiding behind a truck in the middle of Stapley today, and I'm a little disappointed that I didn't ram my car into him. Oh well, maybe next time.)

*update*

Holy cow. So, I probably won't be working at the CA camp, because six camps have contacted me saying they're interested in me!! I posted a resume type thing onto a camp staff website, but I didn't think anyone would reply. Plus, I applied at two different camps and one replied asking to set up a phone interview. Most of the camps are in either Pennsylvania or New York, and one is in Wisconsin. This is crazy! I had no idea I'd have to choose which one to go to. I thought I'd have to apply to a bunch and maybe one would be interested. This just makes it so much harder to decide what to do!

darn internet browser

You know what makes me just super happy? Filling out a blasted application online for an hour and then having it magically disappear. Yes, the browser really did magically disappear. I went to erase a sentence that I didn't particularly like, and bam. It was gone. No warning, nothing. Gaaaaahhh. Someone should just consider themself lucky that I hadn't finished the About Me section. Speaking of which, I also get super happy trying to desribe myself, my experience working with children, my camp experience, any leadership experiences I've had, and why I'm the best person to be hired. Doesn't that sound pleasant? The reason for this is because I'm trying to work as a camp counselor this summer. There's a camp in particular that I REAAAALLY want to work at, and it's in CA and I'd live there for about 10 weeks. It pays over $3000 for the summer, plus room & board, food, and travel expenses. I think I'd be in heaven if I was selected, but in order to get to that point I first have to answer the above questions, and I really dislike talking about myself and how I'm soooo amazing. It will all be worth it if I get the job. So pray to the camp gods that I'll get chosen!

i'm sorry

But I feel another blog template change comin' on. I don't know what drives me nuts more: constantly changing my design or not being satisfied with the one I have. I just need to stop looking at it. Goodness.

I found these...

And I like them, so now they're added to my collection of thoughts that I like.

"When things go wrong as they sometimes will

When the road you're trudging seems all up hill

When funds are low and the debts are high

And you want to smile, but you have to sigh

When care is pressing you down a bit

Rest, if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns

As everyone of us inevitably learns.

And many a failure turns about

When he might have won had he stuck it out:

Don't give up though the pace seems slow -

You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out -

The silver tint of the clouds of doubt.

And you never can tell how close you are.

It may be near when it seems so far:

So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit

It's when things seem worst that you must not QUIT."

-Author unknown

"If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary"

-Jim Rohn