1. Battery life (or lack there of)

2. Touch screen. Because, oh yeah, I wanna watch a movie that has a fingerprint in the place of Tom Cruise’s head.

3. Lack of buttons. Sure it’s slick and nice, but when you wanna type an A and you type SDF instead….

4. Zero removeable memory. Every other phone on the market has some type of removeable memory. What happened to Apple?

5. Cingular only. A little bird flock of birds told me that Cingular sucks.

1. I was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
2. I prefer wearing flip flops over any other type of foot wear.
3. I have a stamp collection.
4. I’ve been to Mexico, but only because it’s a few hours away.
5. I rarely call people on my cell phone; I use it mostly for the internet.
6. I’m good at producing essays on demand.
7. I have perfectionist traits.
8. I’ll read whatever is set in front of me.
9. I can speak Spanish.
10. I love pens and unlined notebooks.
11. I am an Apple fanboy girl.
12. I think that pajama pants are one of the best inventions.
13. I have strict rules for myself about what clothes I can wear to certain classes on certain days (i.e. I only wear jeans on Fridays, after a minimum of 1 month into the semester).
14. I’ve been able to play the piano since I was eight.
15. I pretend that I can play the guitar.
16. I swam in many swim meets in my day.
17. I collect dolls.
18. I am left handed.
19. I have not seen London, I have not seen France, but I have seen someone’s underpants.
20. I only eat cooked tomatoes.
21. I like being outside.
22. I don’t like artificial light.
23. Current obsession: World of Warcraft
24. I like reading classic books.
25. If I see a vinyl record by any band that I have even remotely heard of, I’ll buy it.
26. I work pretty well under pressure.
27. I can run fairly fast if needed (read: almost late to class).
28. I know just enough about HTML/CSS to get me by. I wish I knew more.
29. Six hours of sleep is all I need, but I usually take seven for good measure.
30. I’ve had braces.
31. I have never broken a bone.
32. I have never had stitches.
33. I’ve been a Christian since I was five.
34. A blanket and a book is all the hibernation preparation I need.
35. I am a grammar snob.
36. I believe what goes around comes around.
37. Skinny jeans? Most retarded idea ever.
38. I love jackets.
39. I have a Boston Terrier named Bella.
40. I was raised on Mary Poppins, 101 Dalmations, and The Sound of Music.
41. I participated in the discovery that setting off a dry ice bomb, underwater, during swimming lessons, is not the best idea.
42. If I got a nickle everytime someone mispronounced my name, I could pay for my college education.
43. I have a gimpy, magnetic Spiderman who guards over my magnet board on my bedroom wall. I’m not sure why he’s missing an arm, but I think it has something to do with the Green Goblin.
44. I can’t sleep in bed if I have socks on.
45. If I am sitting down in a car, my femur is long enough to lay down and rest my head on.
46. I don’t like needles.
47. I have been stung by bees so many times that, as far as I can tell, I’m becoming imune to them.
48. Believe it or not, but one of my favorite photographers is Heather Armstrong.
49. Painted nails just don’t work with me.
50. I can’t work if I’m not multi-tasking.
51. I was home schooled from first through twelfth grade.
52. I like baking but I don’t like cooking.
53. Out of all the American cities I’ve been to, San Diego is my favorite.
54. I’m not really worried about terrorists.
55. I am a political moderate.
56. I like rock concerts.
57. One of the only t.v. shows I watch is Seinfeld.
58. Math makes my head hurt.
59. I like wearing the color brown.
60. I’m a lot taller than your average girl, and I like that.
61. I guess I’m a Yankee because I like oatmeal but not grits.
62. I’m lactose intolerant.
63. I’m a first-born child.
64. My favorite newspaper comic strip is Get Fuzzy.
65. I could live on pasta.
66. I take pictures everyday.
67. I’m a nerd.
68. I never got over Pokemon.
69. I like watching Indie and Foreign Films.
70. I keep my finger nails short.
71. I think dark chocolate is real chocolate.
72. I dislike people who talk during movies.
73. Previews count as part of the movie.
74. On my list of detestable creatures, snakes are less detestable than crickets.
75. I wish Americans played rugby instead of football.
76. Soccer and water polo are the best games to play.
77. Knick-Knacks are not cute.
78. I am sarcastic.
79. I like rain on Sundays.
80. I am goal oriented.
81. Someday I would like to fly a helicoptor.
82. I like mixing sweet and salty together, such as chocolate and pretzels.
83. I like puns, inside jokes, and sarcasm.
84. I love scarf weather.
85. I will spend more time and energy figuring out how to make a chore easier than the time and energy I will need to spend on the chore.
86. I respect art in all of its forms.
87. Cotton Polos are my favorite kind of shirts.
88. I like school.
89. Maalox tastes better than a lot of candies.
90. I only pretend to understand British humor.
91. I like asking, “If…would…?” questions.
92. I have five birthmarks.
93. I love eating.
94. I use a knife as much as I use a fork.
95. I am an expert present guesser.
96. I think that drinking hot tea is more about looking classy than drinking it for its flavor.
97. I like reading things about my personality.
98. I like watching cartoons on Saturdays.
99. I almost always finish what I start.
100. Lazy days, warm afternoons, and cozy nights are what make the world go ’round.

Here’s what you do:

1. Go to your URL field and type the letter “A”
2. Copy + Paste what comes up
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you get to the end of the alphabit
4. Post for others to see

So here are the ABC’s of my URL’s:

A. alistapart.com
B. blogofalisa.blogspot.com
C. centralaz.facebook.com
D. digg.com
E. en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Humboldt_Current
F. flickr.com
G. gmail.com
H. hotmail.com
I. ie7.com
J. jonswift.blogspot.com
K. krisandapril.us
L. last.fm
M. myspace.com
N. nationalgeographic.com
O. odeo.com
P. photobucket.com
Q. no Q for you!
R. ratemyprofessors.com
S. statcounter.com
T. themes.wordpress.net
U. utata.org
V. vanityfairmusings.blogspot.com
W. worldofwar.net
X. xanga.com
Y. youtube.com
Z. zug.com/pranks/credit

Freshmen. We’ve all seen one. We’ve all acted like one. We’ve all been one. We’ve all treated one like trash. Now that we are no longer one, we needn’t act like one. If you are currently a Freshmen, allow yourself to be enlightened.

1. Don’t act like a sheep. Freshmen are sheep. They need a leader, they don’t know where they are going, their primary mode of defense is to scream and hope someone helps them. Freshmen, like sheep, always look dazed and confused. If you act like a sheep, non-Freshmen will treat you like a sheep. Which brings me to my next tip.

2. Don’t look dazed and confused. Close your mouth, don’t cock your head to the side, and remember to blink once in a while. Don’t walk around with your head down, shuffling your feet. If you are lost, stand up tall, look someone in the eye and ask for help. A sure sign of a Freshman is a mumble and a hanging head.

3. Don’t mention Myspace in real life. Ever. No one cares how many “friends” you have, what your profile looks like, or how many comments you have. No one even cares that you added another photo that is grainy and taken on your camera phone. Just don’t even think about Myspace when you are out in public. The only possibly acceptable mention of Myspace would be if Google was mentioned first. If you are a Freshman, you wouldn’t know about that anyways.

4. Don’t bring up a crappy television show unless an upperclassman brings it up first. In which case, they are probably talking about how crappy it is and you should agree with them. Examples of crappy television shows are: The O.C., anything on the Disney Channel, anything that involves Paris Hilton (or Hillary Duff or Lindsay Lohan) in any way, My Super Sweet 16, and etc.

5. You never went to any party. Even if you did go to a party that was hosted by an upperclassman, it was probably a crappy party because an underclassman was invited. If you went to a party hosted by someone in your peer group, it was probably a crappy party because someone from your peer group hosted it. It’s not cool to hear “I was so totally wasted, dude,” from an underclassman. If you say that, your hopes of impressing anyone just went out the window.

6. You never hooked up with anyone. Not in the upperclassman sense of the word, anyways. Okay, let’s say you are an underclassman and you really did hook up with an upperclassman. Now you’re a slut. Good going, Froshie.

7. He really isn’t that into you. This one is particularly for girls, but it could very well be “She really isn’t that into you.” Just remember that one, and stop obsessing about him/her. Go home and watch Lizzie Mcguire like you normally do.

8. If you don’t know what is being talked about it, just agree. This goes back to tip number 2–don’t look dazed and confused. If you ask a bunch of questions about the unknown subject, then you look dazed and confused. If you pretend to know about the unknown subject, the other people will recognize that you are a phony and then once again you will look dazed and confused. The best way to respond in this type of situation is to agree. Don’t say why you agree, just agree.

9. So you were a valedictorian/class president/4.0 gpa student in your institute of lesser learning, huh? That’s nice. Please realize that a) this was in an institute of lesser learning, and b) valedictorian/class president/4.0 gpa student translates as brown noser/suck up/no-social-life in your new institute of higher learning.

10. You aren’t that mature, so stop pretending to be. Girls, acting like a snob won’t get you anywhere. Boys, following the popular guys around won’t make you be one.

That about wraps it up. Remember these tips, and have a good school year, bottom feeders.

It’s a sad thought. The olympics are over.

I have learned:

1. The Italian national anthem
2. Bob Costas is a horrible anchorman
3. Snowboard Cross is the coolest sport ever
4. Bob Costas is a horrible anchorman
5. Short Track Speed Skating is very exciting
6. Curling is the sport for non-athletic people
7. NBC does a bad job of olympic coverage
8. The new scoring system for figure skating makes the sport much more fun to watch (people fall more often)
9. Toby Dawson’s mom is an awesome cheerleader
10. Bob Costas is a horrible anchorman

Things I can do to occupy my time now that the olympics are over:

1. Come up with theories on why N. Korea and S. Korea team up and go to the olympics as a unified “Korea”
2. Plot to take over Rhode Island
3. Count down to St. Patrick’s Day
4. Shop for sunglasses (it’s summer now)
5. Catch up on the latest readings
6. Download a bunch of free games
7. Act girly
8. See some live music
9. Beef up my guitar skills
10. Watch some funnies on my iPod

Smashing Pumpkins - Slow Dawn

*My most humble apologies for the lame post. I let you guys down. Funny stuff coming soon!