// MISSCHRIS //

Howdy y’all!  Sorry, just felt like mocking my stepdad for a moment.  He says “howdy” all the time.  And he’s from New York o_O  I think he’s taking this whole living-in-Arizona thing a bit too seriously….

How do you like the new theme?  I didn’t make it (link is at the bottom of the page), but I really like it!  Figured I’d get some color in here!  It also has uses some jQuery like the last theme did (which means, it probably won’t work in IE).  You can also send me email now with the “Get in Touch” box at the bottom!  So if there’s some burning question you have for me, you can shoot me an email!  I also have my Twitter & Facebook feeds on the side of the homepage (be sure to follow/add me as a friend if you haven’t already!).  I also added a Q&A page with a Q&A script.  I couldn’t figure out how to incorporate my Formspring, so I used this script instead.  I want it to be like a Formspring, though, so ask me anything, whether it be serious, site related, or just plain funny!

So February, eh?  Huh… where does the time go, seriously?  I mean, tomorrow is Groundhog’s Day!  C’mon Punksatony… I’m ready for summer!  Granted, I’m already shopping for shorts and swimsuits while the rest of the nation is digging out of unintentional igloos (I don’t control the 70+ degree weather we’ve been having here, although I’m not complaining… except for the rain… I’ve had enough of that… I live in a desert for a reason…), so who am I to talk.  Speaking of swimsuits…

I started my diet exactly a week ago!  Yes, I’m taking this resolution by the horns!  I’ve decided to count calories.  I’m capping myself at 1200 calories a day (the average amount is 1500 a day, but 1200 is the minimum healthy amount), and so far, so good!  It’s weird using a measuring cup all the time to measure out serving sizes, but it helps me to not overeat.  I’m also writing down everything I eat, how much I ate, and how many calories are in that serving.  The trick for me is to eat a low of low fat, low calorie foods that are high in fiber (fiber makes you feel full).  This diet is nice because I’m still eating the foods that I like (fudgesicles and chocolate covered pretzels, anyone?), but limiting my portions by only eating the recommended serving sizes, and opting for healthier versions of the foods I like (such as diet soda, light Welch’s grape juice made with Splenda rather than real sugar, light Hershey’s chocolate syrup w/ Dreyer’s Fat Free Vanilla Frozen Yogurt, etc).  And I’m not starving myself either.  So far I’ve lost a few pounds, so I hope that by June (swimsuit time) I’ll be back down to 135-140 and will be able to rock a two-piece :)

Also, I’m just going into my third week of school!  So far, so good!  I don’t feel overwhelmed, and I love my classes!  I’m also more disciplined, being back in real classes (I took all online courses last semester… big mistake…).  I particularly enjoy my review writing class!  My professor is British, and she is the funniest, most entertaining professor I’ve ever had.  And I love her because the first film we reviewed was Twilight ?  In case you didn’t know, I love Twilight!  Yes yes, I was like many of you not too long ago– I hated Twilight.  Loathed it, even.  There was no way I was gonna jump on the bandwagon and get lost in this teenybopper fantasy world.  Well…

I first saw the film in August, when I went on vacation in New Hampshire.  I was staying with some good family friends, and their 12-year-old daughter forced me to watch it with her.  I initially thought it was better than expected, but wasn’t convinced.  Then, about a month later, I went over my best friend’s house.  I wanted to watch Across the Universe, she wanted to watch Twilight.  I caved, and agreed to watch this kiddy-fest once again.  Again, thought it was okay, but not “like omg, teh best movie in da  wurld, evah!”  The next day, by best friend called me and was like “meet me at the mall now.  I have a surprise for you.”  I show up at the mall, and what does she have?  A copy of the Twilight book that she bought for me!  She then told me to go home and read it.  I reluctantly opened the book and started reading.  About two chapters in, I realized that I was suddenly a twi-hard.  And I’ve been ever since.  I actually attended an advanced screening of New Moon (and will hopefully do the same for Eclipse), and won a bracelet worn in New Moon through a raffle.  To be perfectly honest, the films aren’t the greatest, but the books are amazing.  I know a lot of literary critics hate the book, but being an English major myself, I find the series to be wonderful!  And Robert Pattinson is wonderful to look at…

Anyway, that was an awful tangent I just got off on… where was I… oh yeah, school.  So some other classes I’m taking are Intro to Film (an old buddy from high school is in that class with me.  It was weird seeing him, because the last time I had seen/spoken to him before this class was when I asked him out 3 years ago, and he turned me down.  But so far, that doesn’t seem to be an issue, and we’ve been talking just fine.  There’s also someone in that class named Kermit.  Yes, like the frog.  Best…name…ever), History of the Beatles, Music for Early Childhood Education, and Intro to Parenting (I get to raise a virtual baby.  So I basically get to play The Sims for a grade– yessss!!!!  My baby looks Mexican.  His name is Adam.  I wonder of he’s gonna run away and tell me he hates me… I also wonder if I wanna be normal with this kid, or screw them up on purpose… that might be fun…).  I quite possibly have the most random schedule in the world, but the only reason I’m taking these courses is because I’m short on my upper division (300 and 400 level) courses, so I figured I’m finally take some fun classes :)  My goal is to get straight A’s this semester!

Thanks to all who followed my live Twitter play-by-play of the Grammy’s!  Sorry if it got annoying, but I thoroughly enjoyed it!  I might be the only person on the planet who feels this way, but kudos to Taylor Swift for winning Album of the Year!  Now, before you all attack me, I felt there were some very wonderful performers nominated.  I do love Lady Gaga, as well as Dave Matthews Band, so it was hard for me to really side with any one nominee for this award.  But I am genuinely happy for Taylor.  I do enjoy her music and think she is a good singer (not the best, certainly, but decent), and I also think she is a wonderful role model (as opposed to people such as Ke$ha and Miley Cyrus).  Today’s younger generation (as in, most of you reading this blog) need a positive famous person to look up to, and I think Taylor fits the bill.  Again, I think Lady Gaga is flipping awesome, and probably this generation’s Britney Spears, but I think she lost maybe because she’s too new.  I don’t know, that’s just my theory.  I’m no awards show expert, but I’m not a sore “loser.”  I’d be saying kudos to Lady Gaga too if she’d won.

I don’t know how many of you saw this, but following the Grammy’s, I posted this PSA on both my Twitter and my Facebook.  As you all probably know by now, I was involved in a very controlling and reckless relationship last year, and am still struggling to get over it every day.  It is another resolution of mine for 2010 to raise awareness of dating abuse.  I saw this PSA, and it was an uncanny reflection of what my relationship was like.  I would like to share it with you all, to tell you that this type of behavior is not normal or safe, and that if you’re in a relationship like this, get out now, while you can.  This is not how someone should treat their significant other.  It is my hope that you all remember this PSA if you are ever in this type of relationship.  I don’t mean to get all preachy, and I know you’re probably burnt out of hearing me talk about my ex, but I care too much about you all to let you go through what I went through, so please take this PSA to heart.

With that said, I wish you all a fantastic week!

iTunes: 21 Guns by Green Day

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