Too Cute!

Ok, so I've been DYING to have a dog lately. Not to offend Jayde, (my ball python) but she's not exactly a playful pet. I really really really want a dog, but it is definitely not a good time in our lives, or financially in any way... So alas, my dreams will have to be suppressed. Sometimes, to suppress the want for my own dog, I will visit others who do have a dog. And then I will be full of puppy love, and not need to dream of having my own. Of course, this often backfires... but do I care? NO! I love dogs and I want to be around them.

So lately, I found this show on Netflix called "Too Cute!" It is literally 8 episodes of different breeds of puppies and kittens growing up and going to forever homes, or growing up to be show dogs or seeing eye dogs or agility champions. It is ADORABLE! I just die because of the cuteness of these animals. It even features some Savannah Cats, which is another dream pet of mine. So so so so so so so cute! I cannot get enough! 8 episodes is not enough, guys... The Chow puppies are so fluffy! And the Bengal cats are so active! Anyway, this show is pretty much the best. No hints of violence or aggression, (other than puppy play-fake aggression), just a good, wholesome show. Anyway, it's cute, go watch!

Here's some cute puppy and kitten pictures of some of my favorite breeds. Enjoy your dose of cute for the day!!

 

Dobermans

 Savannah Kitten

                                            Australian Shepherds. (So fluffy!)

                                            This is a Bengal kitten. Beautiful markings!

The Chow Chow. So much fur!!!

And the Siamese. Awwww!!!!!!!

Media - Frozen

     So, this week, I was able to take my sister and her 4 little girls to go see "Frozen." I had already seen it, but I knew that they were dying to see it and so I wanted to be there when they experienced it. It is a very cute movie, and it has very catchy songs. I've been singing them in my head for the last 2 weeks. It was really cool, and for most of the movie I didn't expect the events that happened, so it was very surprising, uplifting, and funny. Quality entertainment right there. I thought it was very interesting that it sent a little different message than most other Disney princess movies. It truly was a great movie, and how cute is Olaf?!? I mean, really. He's the best character.

Super Bowl

Ok, so I'm really not much of a football fan. Not at all normally. But I was born in Seattle, have family there on both my husband's and my side, so naturally, I was at my sister's this weekend watching the Seahawks game. I really don't know much, but I asked questions when something happened that I didn't understand and really got into it. I think I don't really watch football because I get invested in my team too much and I'm a really sore loser sometimes. It's not a good feeling to me to get invested in the games and get so angry at the referees when I think they made a bad call, or when another player is mean to one of my team players. It just does not feel good, to get all that emotion welled up inside me. I would much rather just hear about the results of the game later and then be happy or disappointed later. But when it comes to the Super Bowl, it is a big enough event that I feel I need to be involved in it, especially this year.

My favorite part of the game though? Good sportsmanship. I love to see it when people from opposite teams help each other up, and give them a nice pat as if to say, "Nice tackle." So with this being my favorite part, I was really upset by the ending of the game when Sherman and Crabtree had their little spout. I believe Sherman was taunting Crabtree to the point that he got shoved, but I also think Crabtree may have been a little bit of a jerk as well; one sore winner and one sore loser... thus, the interview with Sherman where he yelled and called Crabtree out. I really don't care about all this, I was just upset that they all couldn't have been good sports, and I will think no more, nor comment anymore on the subject.

Another point though: that guy on the sidelines that hit the Seahawks player that went out of bounds needs to be found and fined. That was not cool.

Media really does affect you. That's why I know I don't like to watch football, because I know how I get, and I hate getting like that. But I know I will be watching the game, come Groundhog Day.

GO HAWKS!!! :) :) :)

Media Post

So, I am posting about Media I was exposed to this week. I heard a song on the radio today, which I had heard before, but I thought it would be fun to talk about. The song was "True Love" by P!nk. When I heard this song, I cracked up. I just thought it was the funniest thing. Here are some of the lyrics:

Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say

Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face

There's no one quite like you

You push all my buttons down

I know life would suck without you

At the same time, I wanna hug you

I wanna wrap my hands around your neck

You're an ***hole but I love you

And you make me so mad I ask myself

Why I'm still here, or where could I go

You're the only love I've ever known

But I hate you, I really hate you,

So much, I think it must be true love

I just thought this was terribly funny. But honestly, what kind of message is this really sending? That the person you love, you will also hate? I guess sometimes there are little things your spouse may do that drive you crazy, but that in no way means that you hate them because of it and want to strangle them...This really isn't sending the right kind of message about the kind of love you want to have, or that you want your kids to have later on. Anyway, I still think it's funny, but it's not the best of messages.

New Update:

Wow, it has been a looooooong time since I have blogged... Sorry about that. Not that any of you were really disappointed... I will now be posting twice a week beause I am in a media class and this is a form of media that I am using right now. Anyway, so to start off the class, we were asked to fill out a worksheet of our estimated use of media during the weekdays and the weekends. It was measured in a number of hours, and pretty munch EVERYTHING is a form of media. We had to estimate how often we watched TV, movies, listened to music, read a book, got on the internet, used facebook and so on. Thn we were asked to calculate it all out and record our estimated hours spent on media per week.

So, my big reveal: 196 hours. A week.

"Wait a second" - you're thinking - "How many hours are there in a week?" Oh, you know, 24 X 7 = 168... And yet, my projected hours are more than that. How, you may ask? It's because there are many times when I will have my computer open and I will be on the internet while sitting in front of the TV, or have my phone out and looking at it while the TV is on. I use more than one form of media simultaneously. At first, I was all "Well, my entire job requires me to be on the computer and on the internet constantly, so that's a big chunk of it." Boy was I in denial. I only work 16 hours a week at that job. So that puts me at 180 hours a week when I'm not at work. Still more hours than there are in a week. Take into consideration though, that these hours include any reading of textbooks or using the internet for homework, or taking notes in class on a computer, and things like that.

Either way though, my constant use of media, every hour of every day is a little sickening... This much media has got to be having some kind of effect or influence on me. And that is the point of this class: to see just how the media can do that. This is what I will be investigating all semester, so I will keep you updated on what I find.

Triple F

Guess What?? It's Fun Fact Friday again!!! Yay! I totally remembered this time! (Even if I set an alarm on my phone reminding me, and I'm procrastinating cleanig my room and homework to do this...) It still counts right? Right. Anyway, today's will probably be pretty short because of the things I just said I was procrastinating.. but I was reminded yesterday of something I absolutely LOVE. And that thing that I love so much is....

                          Cotton Candy!!!!!!!!!
It's BYU's student wellness week and they had a cotton candy stand :) When I found that out I immediately went over there and grabbed a bag, and then later went back for more.
Yes, I know it's just pure sugar, but it's AMAZING. The things you can do with sugar are endless, like....

                        Making swans! lol Blown sugar is so cool.

                         You can also make fun sculptures with it!

          
Or you could just play with it or eat it plain! (I just HAD to put this picture in. I love it!)


But... Cotton Candy is my favorite way to eat it. It's soooooo much fun! You just put it in your mouth and it melts away :) while tasting super good. I have to admit, when I worked at Cold Stone, cotton candy was my favorite flavor! :) It was a fun color too. Mmmmm and cotton candy flavored BubbleYum bubble gum = THE BEST EVER. I could blow the biggest bubbles with those ginormous pieces of gum :) Oh fun memories.
We had a cotton candy machine when I was younger and we would pull it out for special occasions. It even came with those little paper cones you would use to spin it into a big ball.

Though cotton candy is sticky when it's wet, I still love it. It's fun to lick off your fingers afterward. The texture of it it so weird because it's soft and fuzzy, but you eat it. I'm pretty sure it's the only thing that is soft and fuzzy that I would actually eat... Isn't that cool?? It can be whatever color you want it to be too! Oh.... I want my own machine sooooo bad right now. I once got to volunteer at my old elementary school making cotton candy for the kids. I was COVERED in the stuff! It was windy that day and the stuff came flying back in my face and got all in my hair and everything. It was hilarious. I had a blast :)

Well, I'm sure there is more I could say about how much I love sotton candy, but for now, I'll leave it at that. I bet you're craving it now too! I know I am....

Saturday Specific

So I keep missing my favorite day of the week (fun fact friday) so I'm making a saturday specific instead lol.

I was able to attend the wedding reception for my best friend since freshman year in high school, Carissa Lewis, last night. It was absolutely beautiful. The house it was at had so many different little paths to explore with fountans, or statues, or other fun decorations. There was a Gazebo, a cute white bench under an arch, a little wishing well, and many, many places to walk around these little mini forests. In the little forests there were tons of paths you could choose all marked with different arches and gravel stones, and on each path there were benches and chairs you could sit in. So just after the beautiful bride cut her cake, she was preoccupied with taking pictures, so I snuck off to explore. I got to sit down in one of the benches in one of the little forests and just breathe that fresh air. It's like a whole new world for me. I sit down and look up at the clouds through the treetops and take a deep breath, then I close my eyes and just lose myself in the silence. I feel this deep connection with the earth and feel so truly peaceful when I am outside. There was one day where I wanted to take a walk really bad and so I took a friend with me and we just walked even though it was freezing and raining, but we cut the walk short because we got too cold. But when I got home I still felt the need to be outside, so I called up my cousin and we got some towels and we went to the park and just laid out in the rain with our eyes closed. I didn't care if there was the possibility that I would get sick, I just had to be outside and connect with nature. I probably sound weird saying it, but I am a  nature lover and I'm proud of it lol. That's why I like nature photography because I love to capture that calmness and beauty that I feel and see all  the time. I just feel grateful to have this beautiful Earth to live on. So here's some of my favorite pictures I've taken of nature scenes to pay tribute to our Mother Earth.

                                   (Look closely, there's a butterfly in this one)

Well there ya go :) there's lots more where that came from, but those are the ones that stood out to me today and that I felt like sharing. Hope you enjoyed this Saturday Specific, and tune in next week! :)