Hello New Year

Hi New Year, my name is Christy. I know that tonight at midnight you will get a big kick-off and all, but there are a few things I wanted to address first. To start it off, don't be surprised when I continue writing 2010 on all my checks and essay assignments... it happens every year. Sometimes I do a complete time warp and just go all the way back to writing 2008 on them, so you'll just have to forgive me for this ongoing problem. Secondly, let's not have a repeat of last year's celebration... I mean, chillin' on the side of the road with two blown tires is fun and all but... oh wait, it wasn't that fun. It was, however, expensive to fix. Furthermore, I have work tonight until 11 and I don't want to have to deal with car problems after all that!
Now as long as you keep those two requests in mind, I think we'll get along just fine. So have fun tonight, be responsible, and don't do anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to see. That's all I really had to say, New Year, so I guess I'll let you get ready and I'll see you in about 14.5 hours!
Sincerely, Christy Sunshine <3

Train of Thought

Have you ever tried to follow a person's train of thought? I ask this because, I find the topic very interesting. I mean, sometimes my friends seem to bring up totally random facts, but when I ask them, they depict this interesting line of thought procession. Honestly, there are no limits when it comes to what you can hold in your mind. The mind..... the place where ll your memories you have ever thought, all you have ever seen or experienced are crammed impossibly into one small space.
The reason I thought of this, is because not very long ago, I was watching the news and then about 5 seconds later, my mind had skipped down a path of logic that brought me to consider the actions of wild bears in Alaska. I could take you on this creative journey, but it takes about 50 times longer to write about it, then the 5 seconds it took me to think of it. Isn't that funny? So here goes:
1.) Watching the News. I was reading those scrolls at the bottom that tell you about all the horrible stuff happening around the world.
2.) I thought hmm, I bet in earlier times, a lot of bad stuff like this happened, but they just didn't have a good source for communicating it to everyone.
3.) This reminded me of Mark Twain. (When he was young, he used to print fake tragedies in the newspaper as a joke to mess with the people.)
4.) Well, Mark Twain immediately made me think of a steamboat.
5.) Which reminded me of the yummy restaurant on the huge boat at Downtown Disney.
6.) I ate some pretty good fish on that boat. (I don't remember what kind)
7.) Salmon is also a tasty fish.
8.) I went to a Salmon bake in Alaska where they made really yummy Salmon.
9.) There are a lot of bears in Alaska that also like Salmon.
10.) I wonder what bears do all day?
BAM! Train of Thought. Isn't it interesting how a bunch of my random facts and experiences interested with that once thought I had while watching the news, and brought me to this finish?
If I may offer a suggestion, the next time somebody brings up something that you would consider "random," try asking what led them to that topic. You might be quite amused. 

The Ugly Sweater

So I just got back from a Christmas party 2night! I really enjoyed it. It was with the College group called The Current... I go to their stuff a lot of Monday nights. BUT, this was no ordinary Christmas Party, it was an Ugly Sweater Christmas party. Basically, you find an ugly/tacky Christmas sweater and wear it as though Tyra Banks just strutted down the runway in it. The more stuff you can cram onto said sweater, the better it is. Needless to say, I proudly rocked my Christmas Sweater, complete with hand painted Christmas trees, presents and snowmen, and some extra glued-on snowflakes that gleamed blue and white. I won the contest :) We also brought White Elephant gifts to exchange. I was in charge of this section of fun, so I brought along a whole bunch of play money and turned it into an auction! It was pretty awesome. Each player had about $35,000 to bet with and there were more presents than players, so they could bet on more than one thing. Several players had an extra $15,000 to spend as part of their prize for the earlier trivia game. (My team won that by the way... GO TEAM AWESOME.... obviously, rightly named lol). So, all in all, an excellent Christmas Party, I would say.
Unfortunately, I still have one exam left 2morrow. :/ It is my Spanish exam, though and I think I know the info okay, so it shouldn't be that hard to deal with. I am actually probably going to go ahead and go to bed in a few, because last night I only got about 4 hours of sleep and managed to not take a nap during the day, so I am pretty tired!

SAK Comedy Lab

I just got back from SAK Comedy Lab here in Orlando (I have been about 10 times throughout the semester!) and I thought I would do a little blog about it. I love it. haha... okay, but seriously, it is one of my favorite places to visit here in Orlando! It is an improv show that is similar to "Whose Line is it Anyways?" In fact, Wanye Brady from that show started out at SAK! Cool, right? On Tuesdays, it is only $2 to get in too! (I think it is closer to 15 on weekends). It is great! You go, laugh for like an hour and a half, then go home... back to school work... and nasty tests... *sob* ah! don't remind me!
Anyway, I really love and highly recommend SAK to anyone who happens to be in Orlando! The Tuesday cast isn't always as good as the weekend cast, but that is because they are students. My favorite SAK performer is this guy named Chase... he looks like a younger version of Dwight (from The Office). I call him Dwight Jr. I am not sure if the reason I like him is for his awesome doppelganger status, or his hilarious portrayal of a koala during the first show I saw him in. I was crying from laughing so hard.
Seriously, laughing is supposed to be as good as a 30 minute workout (or something like that), right? So instead, you should just visit SAK every week and get 3x the work done!
www.sak.com :) You will NOT be disappointed!
Okay, now back to that Spanish paper.... :'(

Some Exciting News

Hey! First off, my Thanksgiving was GREAT! I flew out of Orlando on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. I landed in Memphis, TN where my mom's parents picked me up before heading to Senatobia, MS. There, I met up with my parents and brother before the four of us went down to Grenada to see my Dad's mom. Ah! There were so many relatives there! I was there for actual thanksgiving (2 turkeys and a ham= yummmmm). I also got up at 2am the next morning to head BACK to memohis with my uncle and his family for some black friday shopping. I didn't really buy much, though because I would have had to fit it into my carry-on. Thankfully, I witnessed no stampedes or other horrific things that so often occur with Black Friday. I was REALLY cold, though! Well, I mean it was at least in the 40s or something.... give me back my 85 degree November, thank you very much. Anyway, later that day I went back up to Senatobia (my parents and brother had already left to drive home). I had dinner/xmas tree decorating time w/ my grandparents there, my cousin and her boyfriend. I beat them all at phase 10! mwahaha! Saturday, I went to stay with my cousin in Memphis so I would be closer to the airport. We went to her boyfriend's house for dinner and poker.... I beat them all at poker! Mwahahahaha!!! Then I flew home. Thus ends thanksgiving.

I didn't even give you my exciting news yet!.....

I AM MOVING TO SINGAPORE.

My dad is transferring there for work for about 3 years. He is actually moving there in January. My mom and brother are going over there after he graduates in May and I AM GOING WITH THEM! Of course, I am not moving there for the WHOLE time they are... my brother and I will probably be there for the summer and then Fall semester. I  will probably come home after that and go back to UCF or something.... not sure what my brother will end up doing.  I don't really know much about it yet, but I am still excited! Yay for Singapore!

Harry Potter Review and Thanksgiving Plans

So, I got to see HARRY POTTER! Yay!
After work on Friday, there was a movie that had just started and wasn't sold out, so I got to gooooooooooooo! So, my thoughts: still not on my list of favorite movies. I liked the 4th and 5th ones better, but this movie was waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the 6th, for sure! It stuck a lot closer to the book, which was awesome. Unfortunately, since they didn't follow the books closely enough in the previous movies, a lot of characters that hadn't been introduced before, had to be in this movie because they are vital to the plot. In reality, I wish they had waited till after all the books had come out to make the movies.... or at least waited until the 6th or 7th one, because J K Rowling is really awesome and brings back smaller details in previous books that turn out to be a huge deal later. She also uses a lot of the same side characters in a way that you end up knowing all of them pretty well even though they were hardly in the story.
In conclusion, movie= pretty good. Books still = AMAZING!!!!! If you are reading this, and have never read the books, I can't stress enough how much you are missing!

And now for thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait! I am leaving TOMORROW morning to fly to Mississippi until Sunday! I. LOVE. THANKSGIVING.
Family, turkey, desserts, and NO SCHOOL are just four of the things I like about it!

HARRY POTTER!!!!! And Linedancing?

Today is a very important day. THE 7th HARRY POTTER MOVIE IS BEING RELEASED AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!!   XD  I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean seriously, Harry Potter has been such an important part of my life since I was in the third grade! That's a long time, people! AND, it's not over yet! Part 2 will be released over the summer! I have to work the release, so I won't be able to watch it, which is sad :( Actually, I am not sure at all when I am going to get to see it. I am scheduled 10:30-3am tonight, 10:30am-6pm 2morrow, 8:30am-6pm saturday, and 6-10pm sunday. I might have to wait until Monday! *sigh* Did I mention I am excited? I AM EXCITED!
I LOVE HARRY POTTER! 
Of course, 1st, I have to go to my dance class! yeah, that's right.... I am in a dance class :) A 2 credit Country and Western Line Dancing Class. It is pretty awesome. It is every thursday night from 7:30-about 8:45ish. Our teacher calls himself El Capitan and dresses every week in his button down shirt and cowboy boots. He's pretty awesome. What could make this even more awesome, you ask? Well, when we have tests (like tonight) not only are we graded on our knowledge of the dance, but we can also text in votes for other classmates American Idol-style. That's right. Awesome.
I'll go back to my Harry Potter geek-out now........