Random

I hate jello. Green, red, orange, whatever...it's gross.  The texture is just slimy and disturbing. The only thing that can make jello even remotely palatable is some sort of nuts mixed in, and even then, it's just wrong.

Yelling really bothers me. Conflict in general is unpleasant, but sometimes you need to get it out there so you can get over it. Yelling is something else- it makes my blood pressure go through the roof. I'd rather someone just stated what was bothering them so we can work it out than get into a yelling match. Ugh.

I like shoes and jewelry. It took me a long time to become what I consider a girly girl, but now I love high heels, shiny and sparkly necklaces and earrings, and makeup. I think Hermana Gardner from the mission would be proud of me.

I wish I was a better friend, and made more time for the people I care about. Life has gotten busy, and I feel as though many of you don't get enough of my time and caring, and that makes me sad.

I am so glad I live in this time when so many delicious gluten free options are available to me. I don't feel like I am missing out on anything because of the great increase in availability of safe foods, and it's awesome.

This one is personal

And written more as an emotional outlet for myself that for anyone who reads it.

Tonight was extremely depressing and frustrating for me. I was really looking forward to going out (alone) with this guy and just talking to him and getting to know him better. If I'd known how the evening would turn out, I would have stayed at Gabe's. At least then I wouldn't have been stuck in a room with him and a whole group of people watching the game with that chick inserting herself between us. Then, to make it worse, he barely says ten words to me all night, and by the end of it, her head is near, if not on his shoulder. He said he wasn't trying to get out of going to the movies with me, but I'd rather have the bandaid ripped off than have to sit through another evening like tonight, which, by the way, ended with me sneaking out (yes, sneaking out) at 11:50.

Tonight has only reaffirmed that I am an undateable troglodyte.

frustrated

ever have that moment when you're gonna hang out with a guy you like but then you end up in a group with another girl sitting between you? It's very frustrating, especially when doing something would be super obvious and awkward.

Eek!

As many of you already know, I am convinced that Snuggle Bear (the fabric softener mascot) is evil. Nothing good ever came of talking dolls. Think about it: Teddy Ruxpin, Furby, CHUCKY. If you see me sometime soon, ask me to do my impersonation of this guy...

AVOID!

This place. They leased us our copy machine and are the biggest group of douchebags I have ever had the displeasure of doing business with.

Ask me to sing this for you sometime

Thinking about girls' camp makes me laugh, because some of the songs they taught us are pretty much ridiculous. Here are the lyrics to one of the songs:

I don't wanna get married, I'm havin' too much fun.
I don't wanna settle down with any certain one
I go with all the fellas, I treat 'em all the same
To marry one and leave the rest would be a dirty shame!

Don't wanna get hitched! Uh-uh
Don't wanna get hitched! Uh-uh
To marry one and leave the rest would be a dirty shame!

Ooooooh, I wanna get married; I wanna be a wife (wife, wife)
I'm sick and tired of this single life (life, life)
Tall, dark, and handsome
Short, skinny, or fat (fat, fat)
I wanna get married, and that's all there is to that (that, that)

As long as he is...
Loaded with money, money
Loaded with money
Loaded with money, money
Loaded with money
I don't care if he's short, fat, or tall
I don't care if he's not a man at all
I don't care if he's old and corroded
All I want is a man who is
Loaded with money, money
Loaded with money
Loaded with money, money
LOADED!

Le sigh

I'm sorry I have turned into one of those "once in a blue moon" bloggers, but my life is truly not that exciting. However, the cruise to Alaska was, so here are some of the highlights.

• We had the forwardmost cabin on deck 11 of our ship, the Sea Princess.  This meant that is was slightly more spacious, and by that I mean you could still practically touch all four walls when standing in the center of the room. I gave myself a nasty bruise on the back of my elbow while shampooing my hair because the shower was itty bitty and oddly shaped, to boot.
•  Cruising past Port Angeles, Washington and understanding why Stephenie Meyer chose the forest around that area as the setting for the Twilight series.
• The absolutely phenomenal weather that greeted us when we arrived in Victoria, BC. Also, a big thanks to the super nice Canadians who stamped our passports (because we're geeky like that).
• Who knew there was such a thing as 'Timbersports?' Yes, they may have pretended to be dumb as rocks, but they are ripped at the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show.  Sadly, our team lost. And of course, being Ketchikan, it was raining.
• Juneau was just balls out amazing. We did half the tour of the state capitol, where they let me sit in the Lieutenant Governor's chair. Then we did a helicopter tour of the area, followed by them setting us down on Mendenhall Glacier for a walkabout. We drank pure, UV filtered glacier water, and it was delicious. After that (and lunch on the ship) we did a whale-watching tour via a speedboat. We saw two humpback full-body breaches as well as the whole pod bubble-net feeding. Incredible.
• Skagway is tiny, and I wasn't feeling too great, so I just walked up to the chapel and back (stopping to shop of course). 
• Staying up almost 24 hours, then sleeping for two, getting up to see the Tracy Arm Fjord, and going back to sleep until 3pm.

After that we had two days at sea filled with trivia, BINGO, reading, and utter nonsense. It was a good time. See the pictures on Facebook.