THAT GIRL IS A MONSTER...

Thank you Lady Gaga for the tweaked lyric...

So it's like that movie where the one person teaches someone their ways...Makes the other person their protégé,  then the protégé turns into a monster of sorts.  I mean name a movie: Mean Girls, Frankenstein, Clueless...The list goes on and on.  They all have the " protégé complex"   as I call it, and I've fallen into its trap!

protégé:  one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence

My BFF Jinny, is my protégé.  It never really started like that but subsequently it evolved into it.  She learns fast and knows the importance of legacy and legend status.  All of which she has and is achieving in record time. 

My protégé is a mirror image of myself, only better, which is a bit scary and enlightening all at the same time.


It's good to self reflect and see how your influence effects others.  But now she's begun to harvest my ways and use them against me.  Of course I am conscious of what's going on...but again I'm never on the other side.
  
Although I am proud of my work, the things she has taught me and vice versa.  I will say lately she's become a monster.  How exactly might expose our ways so I'll let Lady Gaga shed some light on it for ya'll. 

I'm left with a choice to make: 1. Rein it in    or    2. Egg it on

Egg it on of course!

CHEERS!

NEVER thought I'd hear this....

"Hey! I saw you on Match.com!"

        -------OMG that was a serious low point in my life....but then you got to think...why were YOU on there?? Hummm?

So some of my HILARIOUS friends made me an account. Then through my inability to read the fine print....Well I'm currently stuck on the site for 6 months and apparently if you type in my zip code then you get me as the MAIN PIC.

THAT IS NOT OK WITH ME MATCH.COM!

 I Only wanted my money back and not some retarded facebook-esque dating site that matches based on weather or not we both like breathing air and eating pizza.

I could kill my friends for highlighting my dating dilemmas and signing me up for this thing.  I will have to get rid of my why the hell not attitude, and also drink less.  Then I probably wont find myself on embarrassing dating sites.

If & only if I every seriously do the online dating thing...I'll go with eHarmony...they at least have street cred!

Single and ready to Mingle! 

CHEERS!

Volunteering!

I've decided to volunteer! For what you may ask?  I'm not exactly sure yet.  I went to this really cool website called Hands on Nashville and I found various volunteer opportunities.

I drove over to a local place tonight for a volunteer orientation and I found out I could teach ESL...which is something I've always wanted to try. Since I love Spanish and I love to teach.

So amongst my free snacks, intro video and tour....I decided I'd give the place a whirl.

The only thing I'm worried about is my volunteering interfering with my trips to Cookeville... How vain! I know.....

Don't judge me!

Anyway, I encourage all of you out there to volunteer for something that feeds your soul in a positive way.

Cheers!

I won an Award!

Today has been a busy day!  I lugged my new puppy, Sparta, to work with me, only to be sent out to Kroger by my mother.  Which basically turned into me dodging geriatrics left and right. Only to leave and then be sent back for deodorant and shampoo.  I drove home with my Mom, who happens to be from PA, freaking out about the roads and the then millimeter of snow on the road.  Now everything is a winter wonderland.

So let's get to the fun part! One of my best friends and sister Lauren Horner gave me the "7 Facts Blog Award." **sidenote she wrecked her beloved blue bug today...let's hope it can be fixed! Anyway here is her blog: Lauren's Blog: totally random, always an adventure

Here are the rules for winning the award: once awarded, you must write 7 facts about yourself and then award it to fellow bloggers; make sure to let them know! Also, link back to the one who awarded you!

My 7 Facts!

1.  When I was in pre-school my teacher asked me what I would do with all the money in the world...I said, "I would throw it on the ground so all the poor people could get it."--Me at 4 years old.

2.  I am the most loyal friend you will ever have.  If you are my friend I'll be yours till the grave...unless you sleep with my boyfriend.

3.  I secretly think the world will end in my lifetime...I'm not saying 2012 like the Mayans (what if they ran out of space on that rock or something) but who really knows anyway? 

4.  When I was little I went to sailing camp.  I was entered in the "Little Lady Luck Regatta"  Not only did I get last place, I also sank my boat and broke the center board.  So I can sail boats....and also sink them.  My dad used my trophy as an ash tray.

5.  I love to travel, and If I am in the same place for too long I get antsy...right now I am trying to plan a trip to an orphanage in Guatemala for mission work and a trip back to England.  I basically long to go back to the UK and I'm sort of dieing to get back to Ireland.

6.  I have Celiac Disease-- a food intolerance to wheat, gluten, oats, barley and rye.  Sometimes I get the urge to eat bread...but that would be a suicide mission.

7.  I have a loop hole to my life: Marry a guy who wants his own Insurance Agency.  I am blessed to have my parent's agency as my future, but It kills me to be nailed down.  This free spirit has some big fish to fry!

So I am going to pass this award onto my sister Shannon Burks! This is her Blog: Shannon's Blog

Ransom!

So I just arrived in Cookeville and Miss Jinny was out fulfilling some social obligations.  So I went to her apartment and was struck like lightening with a brilliant beyond brilliant idea!  I was going to kidnap her most prized possession: blankie.  The blankie, that is brown and looks like an arm chair cover, is older than jinny herself.  Let's just say blankie is important.
So I rustled up an accomplice, Dani, and the night began like a wind in the willow.

Cheers!

Office Space: Paper jam

I jammed the printer today and caused quite a scene sorta like in Office Space.

I had to include the office space paper jam scene, I mean it wouldn't be classic with out that!

Cheers!