cross your fingers

For those of you that saw my blog towards the beginning of the semester, you saw my cute little house/apt that I've been very blessed with. Living here in Laie, you have to look really hard for a decent place, and you housing standard has to drop significantly if you even want to consider to live off campus. (Yet I personally believe, that living off campus is TOTALLY worth it for a number of reasons). Even though I love almost everything about the place I live in now, I'm moving out at the end of the semester. My roommate has threatened my life, I'm sick of the beer in the fridge, and the cockroaches are outrageous.

not really.

The real reasons are that this place is just a bit too pricey for me, and they are even bumping up rent a little bit, and quite honesty, I'm not a complete supporter of how my housing company does business. Nothing horrible by any means, but I'm moving out nonetheless. SO, with that said, a friend of mine and a roommate have been looking desperately for a new place to live. It's been pretty hard though to find a place this late in the year with three open vacancies, and a parking place for my roommate that owns a car. Needless to say, we haven't had the best of luck. We found a few places that were ok, but kind of sketchy.

By this point we had excepted the fact we probably wouldn't find a place that would accomodate all of our wants. Yesterday though, we went to an apt, and it was GREAT! We finally found a place that was nice and clean!! Pretty uncommon here in Laie. The only downfall was that there were only 2 spots open and not 3. So long story short, we decided it was time to face the fact that we all can't live with each other, so my friend and I that originally wanted to live with each other in the first place decided this is where we wanted to live. The only down fall is that there were two different apts in this house to choose from, and one opening per place. So my friend Janelle called the lady and tried to convince her to make arrangements so that we could live in the same place. We have even bribed to give her the deposit today(and she says a couple of other girls haven't given the deposit yet), if she agrees. The one crappy reason that is keeping us from living in the same unit, is that a girl that signed a contract to live there a day before us, wants to live in that particular one because of the dishwasher. Are you kidding me? Cleaning dishes are not that hard. If I live in that apt, I probably won't hardly use the dishwasher anyway. I learned early on after moving out of the house that not having a dishwasher, really isn't that bad! Especially when I lived with my sister and her roommates a couple of years ago, I learned this really quick, when I was known as the "Dish Bi..." never mind.

Anyway, so hopefully this will all work out, and Janelle and I can live together. And really, it's not a matter of us having to be together 24/7, or that we are inseperable and are BFFs, but it's the fact that when you've found someone you can get a long with and can live with, it's a lot nicer to stick with them than to have a mystery new roommate. As fun as that has been the last 3 years, it gets kind of old and you just want to room with someone you know already, and know you'll get a long with.

So cross your fingers for us! We should know later today. I'll keep you updated.

countdown

MY PARENTS AND KATHY COME TO VISIT ME IN EXACTLY A WEEK!!!!!!!

maybe I'm just a little excited about it...

For the heck of it

Rules: Bold the things you’ve done.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins (well, got in the tank with them, but not SWAM with them..does that count?!)
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Rode in the back of a cop car
06. Held a tarantula/squashed a Hobo spider
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (does high school state champs count?)
16. Made up your own recipe and served to guests
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity (If tithing counts...)
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment (most likely)
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Rode naked on a pink bike
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day/slapped someone who adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country.
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Used a urinal
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie (just ones I've made as a kid)
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo (does a henna tattoo count? :) )
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an "expert"
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon (well, bottom to top)
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days (what about rafting trip?)
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ (back in middle school for my best friend's little brother, hahaha!)
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life

Now, I tag everyone on my blog list to do the same :)

movie list

So tonight, I went and saw the new James Bond movie ("Quantum of Solace"). and I approve- it was intense and kept me on the edge of my seat. Not necessarily one I would choose to watch over and over again, but it was still very entertaining. I had no idea that it was the second movie already done with the new James Bond, actor Daniel Craig.

After watching the previews from that movie and also from "Kung Fu Panda," it sparked my curiosity to now see the following movies that are coming out soon:
1. Valkyrie- Tom Cruise
2. Seven Pounds- Will Smith
3. The Soloist- Jamie Foxx

I'm glad that I'm finally seeing some better quality films after having what seems like an ever-lasting streak of crappy movies in the theatres.

One for One

check it out:
http://www.tomsshoes.com

This is Jaimie, and I approve this message
...ok, enough of politics already, Nov. 4th is OVER!

oddly enough

Even though most of the time I find my neighbor's kids to be irritating, (ok, call me heartless) tonight when I heard a screeching clarinet coming from their house, it was somehow music to my ears. Despite the ear splitting squawking, it brought back good times and great memories of the time when music ruled my life. Sometimes I miss those days.

I hope I get up in time...

Tomorrow morning at 3:30am, I will be leaving Laie to head to Maui! For my biology class, we will be backpacking on Maui at Haleakala National Park for 4 days. I'm really excited, I've never truly backpacked before! We have to pack our food and the whole bit, although we will be slightly spoiled with the luxury of staying in some small cabins, but I think it still counts because there are no showers or anything. In some ways, I have no idea what to expect, so it'll be a fun adventure. I'm so blessed to be going to a university that provides opportunities such as this! I'll be sure to give an update when I get back.

Have a great weekend!

"...It's tradition!!"

Every year as I grew up, my mom had a fun Halloween tradition of making Halloween sloppy Joes. I decided that I wanted to keep the tradition, so ever since my first semester at college, I have still made the sloppy Joes, and here's the proof.

order of artists of the faces: (starting at the top left) Wolfgang, Janelle, Carrie

(bottom) Gilbert, Me, Emma

Emma and Gilbert-and no, that really isn't Wolfgang, but his older brother who is visiting :)

Janelle and I hard at work


And apparently this is Wolfgang's Halloween face, or maybe it's because you were yet ANOTHER person that thought Gilbert was him, or maybe his twin.


Long live traditions!