i love you, jason segel.

reasons i love jason segel:

1. he is the perfect size: tall, and slightly chubby.

2. he was in freaks & geeks. not only was he in it, but he played my favorite character, nick andopolis. nick is funny, has tons of basketball trophies, loves music, and freaking tears up the drums (see video below). plus, he wears these short shorts when he plays the drums because he doesn't like the friction that jeans cause on his thighs.



3. he plays the piano (my favorite), the drums, and the guitar. AND he writes music.

4. he loves disneyland, i love disneyland.

5. he plays my favorite character (marshall eriksen) on one of my favorite shows (how i met your mother). marshall (aka "marshmallow") is the best boyfriend/fiancee/husband ever. he loves christmas, he wears funny hats, and he sings everything that he does. plus, um, he's a lawyer, so he is super smart and will be super rich someday.

6. the slapsgiving song, written and performed by jason segel for how i met your mother (see video below):

7. he just teamed up with walt disney studios to write the next muppet movie.

8. he wrote and starred in one of my favorite movies ever, forgetting sarah marshall.

9. when brody jenner has a show called "bromance", it's gay. when jason segel stars in a movie about bromance, it's amazingly awesome and hilarious.

10. this picture:

11. and this picture:

12. two words: dracula musical (see video below):

le sigh.

what world is this?

last week i slept in my mutti's bed because my dad was out of town and she needed a bed mate. (she actually ended up being MY bedmate on account of the scorpinox that stung her face, but that's another fiasco all together) we were watching wizards of waverly place when i confided in her. it wasn't necessarily on purpose, the words sort of just came out. "i want to be a wizard so bad; almost as much as i want to be a vampire slayer".
dw being the kind-hearted mutti and bff that she is looked over at me and asked me very seriously, "what world do you live in?"
hmm... i don't really think i know.
i replied, though, by saying, "obviously i live in my own world, one in which i laugh at shows like this because i think they really are funny and not just stupid".
all of this talk got me thinking, and i remembered a scene from one of my favorite movies, alice in wonderland. it's right in the beginning when alice is sitting in the tree with her cat and her older sister is sitting beneath her reading a book out loud. alice is having a vair hard time paying attention, and big sis gets a bit frustrated with her.
"alice, would you kindly pay attention to your history lesson?" she says with an exhaustive sigh.
alice replies, frustrated, "but how can one possibly pay attention to a book with no pictures in it?"
"my dear child, there are a great many books in this world without pictures" (she's right, but that isn't the point, keep reading).
"in your world, perhaps. but in my world, the books would be nothing but pictures!" alice says, quite satisfied.
"your world?! ugh! what nonsense!" her sister laughs.
it is then that alice realizes that yes, if she had a world of her own, everything would be nonsense.

it's true there are things in "my" world that are completely nonsensical, like my desire to have magical powers or the ability to slay vampires (i know, whatever. vampires don't exist, blah, blah...) but i exist in the "normal" world perfectly fine. i have a full-time job, for example. i go grocery shopping with my mom, i take my turn doing the dishes or cooking dinner, i pay my car payment every month, i am responsible (ish) for my healthcare, i excercise... i could go on, but this normal business is quite boring, as you can tell.
my point, however poorly made, is this: why does it matter if sometimes i wish i had the ability to snap my fingers and have a clean room? why does it matter that i laugh, quite often, during an episode of hannah montana? (or JONAS? or wizards of waverly place? never do i laugh at iCARLY, i must add. haha) so what if i'd rather go to disneyland than france? why is it ridiculous for me to like the jonas brothers, just because i'm not fourteen? sure, i've read the harry potter series numerous times, but i also read serious books, classic books, and nonfiction books. i will argue to defend the jonas brothers, but i also will argue (and quite well) to defend my religion, my political beliefs, and my family.
i used to put alot of pressure on myself to let my "nonsense" stuff go. you know, take the posters off of my wall, throw away my joe jonas sweat pants, give up the midnight showings... things like that. it was really hard for a while because i was torn between living a full "grown-up" life and living a life in which i write my "to-do's" down in a harry potter calendar. it was only just the other day, when i was driving to my friend malia's house, that i realized that i can have both, in moderation.
i was driving to malia's for dinner and a music exchange fest but i knew that it might very well be the last time i saw her (for a while, anyway). she is moving to boston next week because her very talented and smart husband got accepted into harvard (woo hoo). i was kind of, sort of crying because i am really sad to lose her. she is a very good friend to me and i love her quite alot. while i was driving i was listening to a jonas brothers cd from 2006 when they were basically just babies (it's really very comical) and this song came on and it was nick's little voice singing "time for me to fly" or something silly, and for a moment i really just felt vair, vair happy.
here i was, going to do this "grown-up" thing, saying goodbye, and i was listening to teen pop- and loving it. for a moment i thought, "who cares?", and i meant that about everything. i have never cared what people think of me, why would i start now, so late in life? i don't care if people laugh at me or think i am ridiculous because i am, quite literally, in my own world. they don't have to like it because they aren't invited to live in it anyways.
i saw harry potter and the half blood prince yesterday (loved every second of it, you should know), and the scene that was my favorite was when harry drinks his felix felicis. he was so funny during those moments when he was affected by the "liquid luck" and it was so fun to see harry so carefree (he is usually under some distress. that comes with being "the chosen one", i suppose) anyways, here are some things that i consider my "felix felicis", the things that make me a bit floaty and giddy. these are some things that make my world spin round; things that make me happy no matter how bummed i am. i'll keep the list short, so as not to get too boring.

-a cold bottle of evian.
-swimming.
-my mother.
-any episode from any season of buffy the vampire slayer.
-any *NSYNC song from the "no strings attached" album.
- when one (or all) of the jonas boys wear a v-neck shirt or a plaid button-up shirt. bonus points if they wear them both together.
-pizza.
-driving up the mountain at night with chanel, and singing at tip top notch.
-random text messages.
-taking pictures of myself. i don't know why. i just think this is fun.
-michael scott. bonus points if he is having a conversation with dwight or jim.
-episodes of JONAS and wizards of waverly place. i don't watch tv ever, really. but when i do, it is tivoed episodes of these shows.
-getting emails from my aunt jennie.
-texting with malia about stupid celebrity gossip.
-my lovelies (cole, summer, meg, and isaac. malleri, merissa, and ella.)
-going to a movie with my family.
-reading things that i have written.
-my primary class (and presidency).
-reading old emails and instant messaging conversations from kenny.
-writing and reciting haiku's in accents with samantha.

it isn't hard to gain access into my world, it just takes a little acceptance. sometimes, if we let ourselves go and accept that we cannot control every little thing that happens to us, it's easier to remember what made us so carefree as children. i struggle with life, there's no doubt. it seems as though there is something new to think or worry about everyday. but it helps if i can slip away for small moments into a place where magic happens.

don't worry, i always come back.

love,
gabrielle.
xx

plus means positive, minus means negative.

here is a list of my pluses and minuses of the week, straight from this girl (me):

plus: joe jonas' you tube video of him dancing to "single ladies" by beyonce. hate the song, love this leotard. enjoy.

joe gets +500 for dancing in that thing. and +100 more just for being a jonas.

minus: that stupid eminem and bruno stunt at the mtv movie awards. google it if you don't know what that's all about. i can't post it on here. it's too ridiculous. minus a thousand for both of them. meh, minus a thousand and one for eminem.

plus: coldplay's free album. they kind of sort of stole this idea from radiohead, in the sense that well, radiohead did it two years ago, but still. coldplay isn't my favorite band, but they're good enough. thanks, coldplay. download the album for yourself at coldplay.com

+100 for coldplay. and +150 for radiohead because they did it first. oh and -50 for chris martin (lead singer of coldplay) for being married to g. pal.

minus: jon and kate plus a thousand magazine covers. really, guys? there's nothing else to talk about? didn't any of you see the joe jonas video? let's discuss that some more. -300 EACH for jon and kate. but +150 to him for being married to her.

plus: lauren conrad leaving "the hills". couldn't be more happy. that show has gotten zuper lame lately. i'm glad she is moving on. i lobe her quite alot. i'm not going to lie though. i may watch the next season of "the hills" just to see what a b. kristen is. +500 for lauren because i like her. just minus everything for the rest of the cast.

minus: lauren conrad writing a book. yeah, not even like a biography. like an actual real teen novel. i read a snippet of it in "teen vogue" the other day and yikes. bad move, lauren. you're on thin ice with this one. i'm going to award you -150 points.

plus: johnny depp. he turned 49 this week and still has amazing the bone structure he had in the 80's. happy birthday, j.d. plus 50 for you.

minus: 70's on 7. boy howdy am i sick of 70's music. as i'm typing this, alice cooper is serenading me with "school's out". indeed. minus 70 for this station.

plus: 90's music. what's not to like? you got the good rock(ish) bands like wallflowers and goo goo dolls, you've got good pop music like *NSYNC and britney spears, and you've got the random ridiculous classics like biz markie and new kids on the block. and who could forget "ice ice baby" or "hammer time"? plus 90 for the 90's!!

minus: telemarketers. i get about four calls a day from telemarketers. and they are constantly asking for a man named "regino". hmmm... never hoid of him. for some reason they don't understand when i say that this is a business, not a residence. they always ask, "well then do you know a regino?" or "do you know where i can reach regino?" negatron on both accounts, telly market men. i've no idea where reggie has run off to. and even if i did, i wouldn't reveal his whereabouts to you people. so there. minus 100 each for every person who asks for regino. also, minus 500 for regino for giving people my number. thanks for nothing, buddy.

plus: disney/pixar's UP. man. i cried for about the first 15 minutes of this movie. just a straight streamline of tears down my face, creating a puddle on my chest. then, a couple times in the middle my nose got burny like i was maybe going to start up again. to finish things off, i shed a few tears (only a few) at the end. this movie was spactacular. it was an amazing and clever story line and it was visually stunning. if you get the chance, see it in 3D. and don't be late because there is a teaser trailer for "toy story 3" in the beginning. plus 68.1 million for "up" because that's how much it made at the box office opening weekend.

here's one more plus to finish off the week:
"away we go". i've been so very excited for this movie ever since i saw the trailer back in february. i love the director (sam mendes), i love the writers (dave eggers and vendela vida), and i love the actors (john krasinski, catherine o'hara, allison janney, to name a few). i'm a bit concerned that it will just be the typical indie flick (a la juno) but i have high hopes for it. it's gets released today, but since i live in no man's land i will have to wait to see it. as of now i'm not sure when it'll be released here in good old arizona. so here i wait.

random texts.

oh, hi. random texts are the best. the past couple of days it seems like i've gotten more random texts than usual, which makes me happy. here are a few of note (is that even a saying or did i make it up?):

d.w.: "did you know that in the e.r. 'gsw' stands for 'gun shot wound', not 'gabby sue walz'?"
*she thought that was pretty cool, until i informed her that "gw" also stand for "genital warts" in the medical world. she still thought that was pretty cool, i had to inform her that it was, in fact, not that cool.

jordan: "i just saw my two favorite ladies tearin' up the sidewalk!"
*he sent this after he saw me and d.w. on our nightly neighborhood jaunt, to which i replied: "you mean mary kate and ashley?!"

samantha: "you were his best student. he (Lenny, her dog) framed your thesis paper. it's next to his doggy bed"
*this was actually notso random. it was in reply to my text reminding her when her dog lenny was my professor.

kenny: "at the airport. this little girl says 'daddy why can't i bring my bubbles?' and he says, dead serious, 'because of al-qaeda' "
*there are so many great ones from kenny. this one is actually from a while back, but i still have it and i still love it.

leslie: "thank you for being my friend. i would have it NO other way. i would be sore lost without you."

jim: "open the internet, go to google and type 'define: pangs' to get a dictionary of pangs as i did."
*ok, this is my fave kind of randoms to get. he sent me this at 10:49 pm. and when i did as he asked, i found that the definition of pangs that he got was "an episode of the fourth season of buffy the vampire slayer" or something to that affect. he always used to say how lame i am for loving that show so much. at the time i got this text, we weren't really friends anymore, so that made it all the more random. but the point is, he thought of me because of that definition and so he texted me to tell me that he thought of me. such a lovely thing.

lincoln: "gabbi we have not seen each other for over two months... it's time we take care of that."

and this one comes from chanel, this very morning.

chanel: "knock knock"
me: "who's there?"
chanel: "britney spears."
me: "oh boy"
chanel: "no, no. you are supposed to say 'britney spears who' ! do it!"
me: "ugh. i am more concerned about what miss spears is doing at my door at 7 a.m. britney spears who?"
chanel: "knock knock"
me: "i already said who's there! i can't type alot because i am driving!"
chanel: "well this joke is super hard to do over text. but the point is i'm supposed to start the joke twice and then say 'oops, i did it again!' i'll make a note that it doesn't work too well over text."
me: "dang. that actually is pretty funny."
*sorry i ruined your joke, chanel. i didn't mean to. you know i'm a grouch in the morning. i don't see colors before noon. have fun in the specific northwest. come back soon.


yeah so the moral of this story is SEND ME RANDOM TEXTS.

my 100th post.

i was trying to figure out what i should do for my 100th blog, but i had absolutely no ideas. also, who really cares about 100 posts anyways? it probably should be a sign to me that i should better spend my time.
tonight i went to ulta to get some shampoo and i came across this little gem:


big whoop, gabs. who cares, right? well i do, i care. since 2000, bonne bell dr. pepper chapstick has been my go-to chappy. i wear it everyday. in fact, some days it is all i wear (on my face i mean, pervies). since about 2001 i have been petitioning (aka asking my magic 8 ball) for bonne bell to come out with GLOSS versions of my lip savior. eight years later... BAM. i wasn't expecting this, i wasn't even looking for it, but i found it by accident and i bought every set that they had there. (gotta stock up in case of the apocolypse, duh)
yeah, so... i think that this is a pretty good way to celebrate 100 posts. go me! long live my delicious lips!

exoh x 100 + 1,
gabrielle.

lovely, circa 1993.

there's no point to this post, except to say...
weren't they a darling couple? i miss them. how depressing is it that the tattoo on his arm which once read "winona forever" now reads "wino forever"?

perhaps they were just too good looking to last forever. it makes me sad for her. i don't know why i get sad over things like this, there's no point really. but to make myself feel better, i like to tell myself they're still together.

so much talk yet nothing to say,

gabs.

favorite office clip ever.

i can really say that, without a doubt, the "golden ticket" episode of the office is my favorite episode thus far for season five. i really think that steve carrell should submit this episode for an emmy nom. he is so brilliant in it. this is probably the best opening for an "office" episode yet (it even beats the "bears, beets, battlestar gallactica" opener). last friday, i watched this episode FIVE times, and i rewound the opening segment at least once each time. brilliant moments to notice in this scene (it's ok if you watch it twice) are: what michael uses to wipe the "budda" off of his hand, michael's face when he attempts to attack dwight, and michael's face right after jim says "ding dong". honestly, steve carrell is brilliant. in those moments, he really is michael scott. i hope you laugh as much as i did.

my albums of the year.

at the end of every year i make my top 11 lists for movies and music. (why eleven? because it's one more than ten.) since i still have a few movies to see before i can make an accurate movie list, i thought i'd post my album list to hold you over. i have to note that this year wasn't a great one for music, and i'm kinda sad about my list. but here it is anyways, the best of the worst, in no particular order:

artist: katy perry.

album: one of the boys.

favorite track(s): "i'm still breathing", "lost", "thinking of you".

artist: tilly and the wall.

album: o.

favorite track(s): "pot kettle black", "beat control", "tall tall grass".

artist: the killers.

album: day and age.

favorite track(s): "human", "the world we live in".

artist: jenny lewis.

album: acid tongue.

favorite tracks: "black sand", "pretty bird", "trying my best to love you".

artist: copeland.

album: you are my sunshine.

favorite tracks: "chin up", "should you return", "the day i lost my voice", "strange and unprepared".

artist: lady gaga.

album: the fame.

favorite tracks: "just dance","paparazzi","paper gangster","boys boys boys".

arist: a fine frenzy.

album: one cell in the sea.

favorite tracks: "whisper", "ashes and wine", "lifesize", "last of days", "near to you".

artist: britney spears.

album: circus.

favorite tracks: "out from under", "broken glass", "unusual you", "circus".

artist: the weepies.

album: hideaway.

favorite tracks: "wish i could forget", "hideaway", "all this beauty".

artist: death cab for cutie.

album: narrow stairs.

favorite tracks: "the ice is getting thinner", "bixby canyon bridge", "your new twin size bed".

artist: the jonas brothers.

album: a little bit longer.

favorite tracks: "burnin' up", "shelf", "lovebug", "sorry", "tonight".

loved this movie.

i don't really know why. i just did.

p.s. i'm a failure on account of the lack of disneyland pics adorning this blog.

the best things in life are free... well, sort of.

the holidays are coming up, yay! for me, this means the following: days off of work, holiday shopping, time spent with family, time spent with friends, pumpkin cheesecake, christmas music, movies with the fam on thanksgiving and christmas, holiday smells (a la christmas tree, pumpkin, cinnamon), yummy food (i.e. turkey, my dad's smashed potatoes and gravy, mom's stuffing, pumpkin cookies, sugar cookies, gooey popcorn), late night board games, and looooots of photo ops. with all the crazy that is about to come up i just thought i'd take a few minutes to write down some of the simple moments that make life GRAND! so, here it is. feel free to add your own "yessssss" moments if you see fit.

1. laughing so hard your face hurts.
2. a hot shower in the morning.
3. no lines at target.
4. getting mail (ok, fine, i'll modernize it. getting E-mail/text messages).
5. long drives with good music.
6. having your favorite song come on while you're shopping in a store.
7. the sound rain makes when it falls.
8. warm laundry.
9. finding the shirt that you loved but couldn't afford is now half price... AND they have your size.
10. chocolate milk.
11. a phone call from a friend- without you asking them to "please return my call".
12. bubble baths in big bathtubs.
13. the beach.
14. finding a $20 bill in your hoodie from last winter.
15. laughing at yourself- even when no one else is.
16. phonecalls that wake you up in the middle of the night.
17. running through the sprinklers.
18. naps on the front lawn.
19. getting the giggles for no reason at all.
20. getting a sincere compliment.
21. inside jokes.
22. accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
23. waking up and realizing that you have a few hours left until your alarm clock goes off.
24. waking up thinking it's a monday when it's actually a sunday.
25. making new friends.
26. spending time with old friends.
27. puppies.
28. late night talks with your mother (or daughter).
29. having someone play with your hair.
30. a good dream.
31. road trips!
32. swinging at the park.
33. watching a good movie (bonus points if you're with someone you love while you watch).
34. wrapping presents.
35. song lyrics printed in the booklet of cds so you can learn all the words.
36. going to a really good concert (bonus points if you can make your way through the crowd to the front).
37. making eye contact with a cute guy you'll (probably) never see again.
38. baking.
39. a good hug (bonus points if it's from someone you have a crush on).
40. the expression on someone's face when you give them the gift you picked out for them.
41. sunrises/sunsets.
42. falling asleep with someone next to you.
43. fudgesicles.
44. disneyland.
45. getting off work early.
46. laying out.
47. a good haircut.
48. going for a run.
49. christmas lights.
50. babies (bonus points if you are a nuttall baby).
51. afternoon movies in your jammers.
52. pepsi from the fountain at 7-11.
53. tangy taffy.
54. hsm dance parties.
55. taking photos with friends.

alice in wonderland.

lert me just preface this post by saying that ever since i was a young buck i have wanted to work at disneyland. but not just any job, i wanted to be a character, one of the ones who gets to wear a wig and a dress and sign autographs and pose for pictures, one who has a line following her wherever she goes, and preferably one with a british accent, as that is my favorite accent to annoy people with. anyways, that fact may help you understand why there are a gazillion pictures too many of me dressed up as alice in wonderland. this is my favorite movie, and the movie in which i collect the most things from (i.e. books, posters, mini figurines, dolls, stuffed animals, blankets, etc.). being dressed up like this really made me want to work for disney again (although this time my dream can't include working as alice, as alice musn't be taller than 4'10") and it also made me want to go blonde again (i have issues). i also couldn't help the sudden urges i would get to sign an autograph, or courtsey for a photo. and don't think that the entire night i didn't say "shAUnt", and "cAUnt" instead of "can't", because i did. i also found myself using annoying phrases like "oh dear me". my 8-year-old self is jumping for joy.


when will i ever be dressed up so beautifully again? never, probably. not if i want to get married in this life anyways. so i pretty much went crazy with my camera. to move up the "nerd" meter one more notch, i shall include my favorite lines from the movie to go with each picture.



"if i had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. and contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see? "


"you may have noticed that I'm not all there myself..."

"curiouser and curiouser...."

"well, when one's lost, I suppose it's good advice to stay where you are until someone finds you. but who'd ever think to look for me here?"

"oh, pooh. I'm not afraid of you. why, you're nothing but a pack of cards!"

Caterpillar: Who... are... you?

Alice: Why, I hardly know, sir. I've changed so much since this morning, you see...

Caterpillar: No, I do not C... explain yourself.

Alice: I'm afraid I can't explain myself, you see, because I'm not myself, you know.

Caterpillar: I do not know.

Alice: I can't put it any more clearly, sir, because it isn't clear to me.

"curiosity often leads to trouble..."

alice: "but I don't want to go among mad people!"

chesire cat: "oh, you can't help that, most everyone's mad here."

doorknob: "read the directions, and directly you will be directed in the right direction."

alice: "better read it first, for if one drinks much from a bottle marked "poison", it's almost certain to disagree with one sooner or later... oh well."

"it would be so nice if something would make sense for a change..."

"well, after this i shall think nothing of falling downstairs!"

"when i get home i shall write a book about this place... if i ever do get home..."

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some of my other favorites:

"of all the silly nonsense... this is the stupidest tea party I've ever been to in all my life!"

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king of hearts: "rule 42: all persons more than a mile high must leave the court immediately!"

alice: "I am not a mile high, and I'm not leaving."

Queen of Hearts: "Sorry. Rule 42, you know."

//-//-//-//-//-

March Hare: "why don't you start at the begining?"

Mad Hatter: "yes and when you reach the end... stop."

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"i'm tired of being only three inches high..."

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"i have an excellent idea... LETS CHANGE THE SUBJECT!"

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"ahoy, and other nautical expressions!"

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Tweedle Dum: "if you think we're waxworks, you ought to pay, you know."

Tweedle Dee: "contrarywise, if you think we're alive you ought to speak to us."

Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum: "that's logic."

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"oh yes mustard! that'll do... MUSTARD?! don't let's be silly. now lemon, that's different..."

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Mad Hatter: "ah thank goodness! those are the things that upset me!"

March Hare: "see all the trouble you started?"

Alice: "but I didn't think..."

March Hare: "ah, that's just it. if you don't think, then you shouldn't talk."

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"no wonder you're late. why, this watch is exactly two days slow."

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"in my world, the books would be nothing but pictures."

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"goodness. i suppose i'll be taking orders from dinah next."

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"we'll blow the thing there out, we'll smoke the monster out!"

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"sentence first! Verdict afterwards."

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Alice: "Oh, no, no. I was just wondering if you could help me find my way."

Cheshire Cat: "Well that depends on where you want to get to."

Alice: "Oh, it really doesn't matter, as long as... "

Cheshire Cat: "Then it really doesn't matter which way you go!"

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i do hope my nerdiness entertained somebody,

gabrielle.

trunk or treat.

it's become a little tradition that my surrogate children, the farnsworth's, come with me to trunk or treat. i have so much fun with them each year, plus if i bring them along it makes it a bit more ok for me to be dressing up at (gasp) 24. this year was super fun because my date was indiana jones, and summer is getting old enough now to where she is really like a friend to me instead of a child; i love that. even though meg isn't as old as summer, she talks like she's older which is what i love about her, because i was the same way. everytime i do something with these kids i am reminded of the love i have for them and also the unconditional love they have for me. i mean, it has to be love, right? otherwise why would they be seen with their former nanny dressed as a disney character? exactly.



bo peep (summer), indie (ike), alice, and cleopatra (meg).

sumdizzle, meggy, ike, me, connor (donald duck, love it), and austin.

me and c-rock!

meg did a great job taking this photo! me and summer and ike.

summer's photo skills were muy impressive because she was working with only one hand.

ike and i.

me and two of my primary kids from last year, morgan and madelyn. it was so fun to see everyone and to see the little kids' faces light up when they realized who i was. i can't believe how smart they all are.

me and gracie loo. i remember when this girl said my name the first time. if i think about it too hard, it will make me cry. i love her family though. there are two families that i will still babysit for, and hers is one of them.

jene and baby lilly. jene is gracie's mommy, and a very dear friend of mine. she is always so supportive of me, i love her.

me with peyton and chandler. these are also former primary children of mine.

me with bryson. this kid is a stud. he is one of my primary kids now and he was so cute when he found me. he ran up to me and hugged me so tight and said "I KNEW I WOULD FIND YOU!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER!!" he is a sweetheart. last sunday he insisted on sitting on my lap and playing with my hair and necklace all through closing excercises while i sat and sang songs of thanksgiving. who needs a boyfriend when you have boys like ike and bryson in your life? not this lady!

HSM3 at midnight.

proving once again that i am not afraid of posting grossly unattractive pictures of myself, i have included some from the night me and a few of my ACE gang went to see HSM3 at midnight. you can tell the pictures that i am delirious in. i want you all to know that after waiting an hour i got so loopy that i did my shirley temple impression for the entire theater (and believe me, that's not one to be missed), and at one point, i may have confessed to wanting to marry tim curry circa 1987. god save the queen.


me and chanel.
chanel and me part duex.

well, there that is. that pretty much sums up the night, folks. she's ashamed, and i can't say i blame her.

malia and me.

malia, chan, me, syd, and muck. we are SSSEEEEEWWWWW KEWWWWWLLLLL.

ABC's

i will try my very best to give only one answer for each letter. i've never been very conservative, so i'm guessing i won't get far with that goal.

A-Attached or Single: single.
B-Best Friend: my mom. but my current ACE gang is: malia, chanel, and leslie. plus honorary ACE gang members: samantha, sandee, and lucia.
C-Cake or Pie: cake. usually cupcakes.
D-Day: thursday.
E-Essential Item: chap stick. and evian. dang, i am doing HORRIBLY at the one answer business.
F-Favorite Color: in general? green. to wear? navy blue.
G-Gummi bears or gummi worms: bears. they are my fave.
H-Hometown: mesa ,az. i need to leave.
I-Indulgences: psssssshhhhh, my entire life is an indulgence! but specifically music, makeup, and movies. and accesories.
J-January or July: january.
K-Kids: the farnsworths (cole, summer, meg, ike), the nuttalls (malleri, merissa, ella, lucy, sawyer), and the huyters (lewis, emma, madelyn, grace, lilly, and unnamed, unborn baby). none of my own yet.
L-Life is incomplete without: my mom. my entire family, really.
M-Marriage Date: well, if i knew that i would feel alot better about things, i am sure. i have a feeling i will get married in the after life.
N-Number of Siblings: 2 (brothers).
O-Oranges or Apples: oranges.
P-Phobias or Fears: losing a tooth!! being clingy or needy. being dependent on someone else. eating hair. getting sand in my eye.
Q-Quote: well, there are quite a few on my blog already. but i'm sure i have more. "make the decision to be someone, not something."
R-Reason to Smile: random text messages. concerts. the jonas brothers youtube videos.
S-Season: winter.
T-Tag: no one reads this so no one gets tagged. if you read it, i tag you. you win.
U-Unknown fact about me: i am extremely gifted at knowing useless facts about people, places, and things. like trivia. i always win.
V-Vacation destination of choice: disneyland. always and forever.
W-Worst Habit: appearing too needy when i really am not.
X-X-Rays or Ultrasounds: what? clearly whoever made this survey did not know any other words that started with "X" besides "x-ray". why not "xylophone or digereedoo"? ok fine... xrays. i have bad experiences with ultrasounds.
Y-your favorite food: that was a big stretch for a "y" word. american, all the way. chicken fingers, baked potatoes, hamburgers, french fries, salad, jello. stuff like that.
Z-Zodiac Sign: really? aries. but i am re-writing this one. my "Z" is "zoo animal i would choose to be": and the answer is..... llama. because it rhymes with "pajama", "mama", and "bahama". and they have silly necks.

"Bet On It" vs. "Scream"

in HSM there was "Get'cha Head In the Game". In HSM2, it was "Bet On It", which was, by far, my favorite scene and song from the movie. In HSM3 it's "Scream" that takes the cake. These are all of Troy's (aka Zac Efron) "monologues", which of course are done in sing-song (aren't musicals the best?!). Though "Bet On It" has been my fave for the past year, HSM3 definately did deliver with "Scream", though i can't say for sure which song is my favorite yet. I go back and forth... sometimes i think the filming of "Scream" is better, and of course it would be with the bigger budget. But i just don't know if anything can top the pixie-like leaping and frolicking through the golf course that Zac delivers so well. I mean, how many guys could prance along the grass with such grace and still be so darn cool and good looking? For gazelles it may be easy, but for humans, it is quite the challenge. So I've posted both videos, neither of them HQ(give me a break here, they are from youtube), so I can weigh the pros and cons and make an educated decision on which is the better "monologue". Let's face it, the real reason i posted these has little to do with finding out which is better, and everything to do with the fact that i have a hard time getting through the ten hour work day, and a little Zefron makes it a tiny bit easier. I just didn't want to have to search youtube each time. I'm lazy, so sue me.

"Bet On It"



"Scream"


any thoughts?

yesterday was a pretty good day. i got my halloween costume in the mail, and it is gorgeous. at first i was feeling total buyer's remorse for spending so much on a costume, what with the economy being horrible like it is right now, but when i put it on last night, i couldn't help but fall in love. believe me, i will be wearing the costume long after halloween is over. it is perfect.

i also found, after two weeks of searching, the W magazine with angelina jolie on the cover. i don't like W magazine normally, it's really not my cup of tea as far as magazines go, but she is stunning, and she is such an amazing woman, so obviously i had to see the pictures and have my very own copy of the mag. inside is a thirty-something page layout all of photos shot by brad pitt (maybe you've heard of him?) and a small article attached. she is so graceful and so kind and truly, when the woman speaks i am like "HOLY CROW" because she is just so articulate and amazing. i want to be like her when i grow up.... wake up, feed the kids, give to charity, put babies down for naps, adopt babies who need homes from thrid world coutries, make out with beautiful husband who likes my body better with stretch marks from giving birth, play with adorable kids at the chateau, build a school for children in africa, make out with gorgeous husband, make dinner, give kids baths, put kids to bed, watch a little project runway on tivo, make out with most beautiful man alive, fall asleep with most beautiful man alive, get woken up two hours later by beautiful babies. sounds perfect.

also lately i have been on this old movie kick and i have been watching all these old timer movies. i watch at least one a day (after my chores and excercise are complete, thankyouverymuch). my favorites so far have been chinatown, heaven can wait, and bonnie and clyde, but only because warren beatty was such a hunkasaurus. i just finished breakfast at tiffany's last night and i have to say, it was not what i expected AT ALL. it is quite possibly the most depressing movie i have ever seen. sheesh, talk about a downer. the next movies on my netflix queue are: valley of the dolls, splendor in the grass, and reds. it's ridiculous how excited i am to watch them this weekend. it's also ridiculous how excited i am for...
the midnight showing of hsm3 which i am going to tonight. you know, i feel a sudden urge to defend myself for being such a weiner and having no life, but i do have a life, and it's a pretty good one, so i'm not gonna apologize for that.