for papa.

Noise, by Pooh.

Oh, the butterflies are flying,
Now the winter days are dying,
And the primroses are trying
To be seen.

And the turtle-doves are cooing,
And the woods are up and doing,
For the violets are blue-ing
In the green.

Oh, the honey-bees are gumming
On their little wings, and humming
That the summer, which is coming
Will be fun.

And the cows are almost cooing,
And the turtle-doves are mooing,
Which is why a Pooh is poohing,
In the sun.

For the spring is really springing;
You can see a skylark singing,
And the blue-bells, which are ringing,
Can be heard.

And the cuckoo isn't cooing,
But he's cucking and he's ooing,
And a Pooh is simply poohing
Like a bird.



from The House at Pooh Corner, by A.A. Milne




when i was little, my dad would read us this book. this poem by pooh always made us laugh and laugh and laugh. and it still makes me laugh. and i can hear my dad reading it. and it makes me happy.

oh, coco

i <3 you







image from:
http://www.sirmikeofmitchell.com/imwithcoco/

here is a sampling of some favorite conan memories

















so i could not find a lot of my favorites, the george w interviews, cat accountants, the arnold interview with something about baby bottle, evil puppy, gwyneth paltrow "secrets", sexy manatee, and so on and so on.

bambi

this song is always in my head. i love bambi. ha ha ha ha that sounds so dorky. just watch the video.

mm hmm.

this is kind of where my head is at right now.

aaah spring.

i love the how the weather is changing. with each warm day i feel better and better. i don't care that i have allergies or that my bangs hold my sweat.

i am warm.
flowers are popping up and blooming.
birds are chirping.
i can make happy spring mix cds.
i can wear sandals.
i can wear tank tops.
i can watch the chickies in the yard with trevor.
i can get a sunburn.
everything is green and pretty.
i am happy.
i am twitterpated.

"and now," cried max, "let the wild rumpus start!"

i miss my sippy.

i am soaring

i am roaring...
aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

this is where i live

someone told me to update my blog. so here are some pictures of my room.
pretty cool, i know.

this is dana skully. she looks really good in my orange shades.


this is the cat brian brown stole from california. now it lives on my computer.


this is my bulletin board. my favorite parts are the fair button pin, my first grey hair, the crossroads parking validation, and the note from my mom with the hilarious sticker.


this is laser jesus. thank you kelly!


this is my poodle lamp.


this is my desk and my exercise ball chair. you know, for my abs of steel. god my desk is messy...well my whole room is.


this is my closet. and my horse key holder thing. and my two sombreros.


and this is my favorite thing in my room besides my bed, which i will not show because all my laundry is on it.
here is my shrine! it hangs right above my bed. i love it.

ha!

ever since megan went blond, i have been thinking about when i had platinum hair. i found these pictures. i look like a ghost!



i also found this picture of eric. i love it.

memories...

alex mack and i took a look through one of the boxes my mom has in the basement of everything we have made over the years. there was this really great journal i did in elementary school in mrs hannigs class.
these were our favorites.




and yes, i really made the person in the wheelchair grey. not sure why, but i did.

2008

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'​d never​ done befor​e?​
hmm...i got a tattoo on my ass.

2. Did you keep your new years​'​ resol​ution​s,​ and will you make more for next year?​
i think that every year i say that i won't make any resolutions, so that way i won't feel like a failure when i don't do what i said i would do...yeah.

3. Did anyon​e close​ to you give birth​?​
not this year.

4. Did anyon​e close​ to you die?
no.

5. What count​ries did you visit​?​
USA USA USA

6. What would​ you like to have in 2009 that you lacke​d in 2008?​
more time to sleep in.

7. What date(​s)​ from 2008 will remai​n etche​d upon your memor​y,​ and why?
08/22 because i turned 25, and 10/31 because i saw a pink bunny, and 12/18 because i did something amazing.

8. What was your bigge​st achie​vemen​t of the year?​
finishing fall semester

9. What was your bigge​st failu​re?​
not really finishing fall semester

10. Did you suffe​r any illne​ss or injur​y?​
lots of cat scratches and bruises and i scarred my back. thanks a lot clyde.

11. What was the best thing​ you bough​t?​
my new glasses

12. Whose​ behav​ior merit​ed celeb​ratio​n?​
mine and megans, for making incredible bad decisions all year round.

13. Whose​ behav​ior made you appal​led and depre​ssed?​
that girl at w who started lifting her shirt up and masturbating on the dancefloor. well her friends behavior was appalling. she should have taken her home.

14. Where​ did most of your money​ go?
snacks.​

15. What did you get reall​y,​ reall​y,​ reall​y excit​ed about​?​
my new phone and my ipod shuffle

16. What song will alway​s remin​d you of 2008?​
TI - whatever you like hahaha

17. Compa​red to this time last year,​ are you:
happi​er or sadde​r?​ happier. much much much more.
thinn​er or fatte​r?​ thinner...stupid school.
riche​r or poore​r?​ poorer. unemployment does that to you.

18. What do you wish you'​d done more of?
danced more and chewed more jolt gum.

19. What do you wish you'​d done less of?
i shouldn't have been so god damned lazy.

20. How will you be spend​ing Chris​tmas?​
i already spent it with the fam.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?​
uh, with myself. yes.

22. How many one-​night​ stand​s?​
hahaha none! at least that i can remember.

23. What was your favor​ite TV progr​am?​
man vs wild​

24. Do you hate anyon​e now that you didn'​t hate this time last year?​
uh...no. no hate in 08

25. What was the best book you read?​
child of god, mccarthy

26. What was your great​est music​al disco​very?​
hannah montana. for reals.

27. What did you want and get?
coffee.

28. What did you want and not get?
money​

29. What was your favor​ite film of this year?​
wall e. duh.

30. What did you do on your birth​day,​ and how old were you?
i turned 25, and i got to eat delicious cake.

31. What one thing​ would​ have made your year immea​surab​ly more satis​fying​?​
a print assistant.

32. How would​ you descr​ibe your perso​nal fashi​on conce​pt in 2008?​
ha...dirty lazy art student?

33. What kept you sane?​
booze​

34. Which​ celeb​rity/​publi​c figur​e did you fancy​ the most?​
viggo mortensen, anderson cooper, and mike rowe. mmmm.

35. What polit​ical issue​ stirr​ed you the most?​
sarah palin made me want to stab myself in the eyeballs.

36. Who did you miss?​
papa c, my stepbrothers, juh puh, and my sippy.​

37. Who was the best new perso​n you met?
my sweaty sister sweaty memileeeee​

38. Tell us a valua​ble life lesso​n you learn​ed in 2008:​
never forget your headphones when you go into the print shop, otherwise you might have to listen to god awful techno all night long.​

39. Quote​ a song lyric​ that sums up your year:​
i cant think of one.

december 26, 2008

last night my dad made delicious hot and sour soup, and all us kids were over. it has been a long time since the smith and mack kids have all been together, so of course we had to take a picture. none of us look good in every shot though, so there are a few up so everyone will be happy.




and then there is this evil picture of peaches from a few years back. click on it. it is a nice one.

oh.my.god.