Pimp My...Phone?

Hehehe. We went to Branson over the weekend, and among other things I FINALLY found a place that sells covers for my phone. So now I have a clear/purple phone, with black buttons that have white stars on them. WHEE! It's kind of funny. Years ago, when I was really little, my cousin Tammy had a clear phone (back in the day when you still had to plug them into the wall! Remember that?) and I thought it was the coolest thing, lol. Now it's nothing. XD

But my phone DOES look really, really cool. ^_^

Anyway. We saw a show called Stuck on the 70's, and I went in thinking I might know about 25% of the music and knew more like 90%, so that made me happy. It was so much fun, but there's no describing a Branson show--either you've seen one or you haven't, and there's no explaining it. But let's just say there was good music, some very hot guys (no worries, not hot enough to bump Elijah or Orli or anyone off my list!), and if you ever come over we can watch the video.

During one part of the show, one of the aforementioned hot guys comes down to the front row and sings a song to a woman sitting in the front row (presumably they always pick an older woman). He picked MY MOM! MY MOM! And we have it on video! XD I'm torn between utter jealousy (Dude! Over HERE!) and utter joy at having my mom's most embarrassing moment on tape! He totally sat on her lap and waved to the camera. XD WHEE! It was so fricking hilarious I can't even describe it!

Got to do some shopping. Finds: A little purple bobbleheaded zebra that is now Handi Tack-ed to my dashboard and named George for no apparent reason, some books (an Animorphs! And, like, five classic novels!), a t-shirt with a glittery butterfly and the Japanese for "Harmony" on it (more on that later), a pair of silver kitty earrings, and a mood ring (it's shaped like butterflies!).

I was playing with the mood ring. It has everything to do with temperature and nothing to do with mood, lol. I put my hand in front of my AC's blower and suddenly my mood was totally different, lol...

I DID order LotR checks, but they haven't gotten here and since I'm on my last pad of checks, I used my debit card all weekend. CHA-CHING! It's FUN to do that. Really. (Plus it's easier than trying to get people to take out-of-town checks, methinks.) Anyway, here's my next purchase, once I get the checks... I figure I'll still have that long after the checks stop selling. *shrug* And yes...I will be holding four of them back and never writing them...hehehe...

Renewed my subscription ot Sonic via phone, also with the debit card. I got tired of all the runarounds I had with the company via mail, and that's just a phone call and I'm all set. ^_^

I got a telemarketer on my cell phone the other day. She called and said I was in some sweepstakes. Okay. Whatever. Then she said that they wanted to give me magazine subscriptions...okay...she gave me a list of four to pick from, and I picked Rolling Stone. "Okay, Sarah, that's a great choice, that's the only one the publishers want you to help out with, and for -amount- a month for 48 months..." I interrupted her. "If that's the only one I have to pay for, let's make it TV Guide instead." ... "Okay, Sarah, that's a great choice, that's the only one the publishers want you to help out with, and for -amount- a month for 48 months..." So I stopped her again and told her, "No, listen, I'm working a minimum-wage job and I can't afford that." (Not technically true, I'm making a little bit more than that and I probably could afford it if I really wanted to. But I don't.) "But that's such a great deal--" I told her again that I couldn't afford it and do you know what? SHE hung up on ME! BWAHAHAHA! I annoy the telemarketers so much that THEY hang up on ME! XD So, Ashley the telemarketer, if you ever read this--for the record, I WIN! XD

But really. When she told me TWICE that my choice was the ONLY one I needed to pay for, that kind of pricked my ears. HELL-LO, scammers!

And I think the amounts she quoted me were NOT the "low rates" that she said they were, but were actually MORE than the cover price to just go and buy it every week... >_< Anyway. They didn't get my money. Period.

OH! I got an ice shaver!! I spent more than I wanted to, but gosh darn it, I can have a shaved ice any time I want to, all year long, and I don't have to keep spending two dollars at a time here and there. So HA! Tropical Sno! HA! Sonic slushes! I laugh at you, for I can duplicate your results in the comfort of my kitchen! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

And yes. It works. You do have to use real syrup, though. I tried pouring soda over mine and it just came out to be really watered-down soda. Nasty. Luckily I have the recipe to make real syrup, too! It's lots of sugar and a little water and a packet of Kool-Aid mix. I can post the recipe if anyone wants it...

Is anyone else familiar with the work of children's author Stephen Cosgrove, most particularly the book "Serendipity"? (No connection to the romantic comedy of the same name.)

DDR!

I almost forgot the most exciting part about Branson!

THERE'S AN ARCADE WITH A DDR MACHINE!!!

I played! I sucked! But I had fun!

When I first got there, there was this kid, he couldn't have been more than 12 or 13. He was playing it on HEAVY mode. Getting frickin' A's!!!

I got B's...sometimes...on LIGHT mode...

I have come to the conclusion that I'm never going to get any better unless I quit playing Beginner mode and start playing Light. So that's what I'm doing.

Song highlights (I could never remember the scores I made on them, lol, but I was so happy to play them!)

• Butterfly (hence the sprakly butterfly shirt from the last entry)
• Dam Dariram (a classic song, everyone talks about it at DDRfreak.com)
• Ordinary World (the best DDR song EVER...the only one easy enough on Light that I risked Standard...did okay the first time and horribly the other two, lol)
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow techno remix (I'm still not sure if that was the coolest or scariest song I've ever heard...it WAS wicked hard because it started so SLOW and it's much harder to time your steps with no beat!)
• Ecstasy (have that one on CD, couldn't NOT play it)

memes

Your Blogging Type is Unique and Avant Garde

You're a bit ... unusual. And so is your blog. You're impulsive, and you'll often post the first thing that pops in your head. Completely uncensored, you blog tends to shock... even though that's not your intent. You tend to change your blog often, experimenting with new designs and content.

What's Your Blogging Personality?

Your Power Color Is Teal

At Your Highest: You feel accomplished and optimistic about the future. At Your Lowest: You feel in a slump and lack creativity. In Love: You tend to be many people's ideal partner. How You're Attractive: You make people feel confident and accepted. Your Eternal Question: "What Impression Am I Giving?"

What's Your Power Color?

You Are a Chick Rocker!

You're living proof that chicks can rock You're inspired by Joan Jett and the Donnas And when you rock, you rock hard (Plus, you get all the cute guy groupies you want!)

What Kind of Rocker Are You?

True. Except maybe teal. Though I dooooo tend to wear green or blue-green when I'm trying to impress people...

quiz

1. First name: Sarah
2. Were you named after anyone? The Biblical Sarah, supposedly. And my middle name is the same as my grandmother's.
3. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes.
4. When did you last cry? Oh, this is stupid...I cried over a movie...I'm not telling which one because you'd never, ever understand unless you saw it. But there was a redheaded girl named Sarah in it, and it was about her cat...
5. Do you like your handwriting? I ADORE my handwriting, actually...
6. What is your favorite lunch meat? Ewww...
7. What is your birthday? March 14th.
8. What is your most embarrassing CD? The Pokémon soundtrack...
9. Would YOU be friends with yourself? Yes. I like crazy people.
10. Are you a daredevil? Not so much...
11. Have you ever told a secret you swore you wouldn't tell? No.
12. Do looks matter? I never realized they did until the whole Robert thing started...
13. Where is your second home? I don't really have one. Except maybe Kat's, if I really needed one.
14. Do you trust others too easily? Yes.
15. What was your favorite toy as a child? Waffle blocks, ironically enough! (Mine were much smaller than the ones in that pic, about the size of a floppy disk.)
16. Do you have a journal? This one, duh.
17. Do you use sarcasm a lot? How about ALL THE TIME?
18. Favorite movie(s)? The LotR trilogy.
19. What are your acceptable nicknames? Rena, Strudel, Strudelbaker, Punko (from Dad, anyway).
20. Would you bungee jump? Once...
21. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Yes, if they're the kind that tie.
22. What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough!
23. What size of shoe do you wear? 10-12, depending on the brand. 11 usually...
24. What are your favorite colors? PURPLE! Green (of almost all sorts, particularly lime). Orange. Midnight blue. Yellow.
25. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? Stupid recurring rashes, on my knees and the back of my neck. They don't hurt, but they're not pretty.
26. Do you want everyone you send this to send it back? Yes.
27. What color pants are your wearing? Black, my work uniform.
28. What are you listening to right now? The click of the keys as I type because I'm too lazy to pop a CD into the computer...
29. What was the last thing you ate? Raisin bran, sadly...
30. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Periwinkle! Pretty color, quirky name.
31. What is the weather like right now? Too. Freaking. Hot.
32. Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? She said her name was Leah. (I called customer service, lol...)
33. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Hair and then eyes.
34. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Kia freaking rocks. My co-conspirator! (Mwahaha...)
35. Favorite Drink? Dragonfruit juice.
36. Favorite sport? I hate sports. Though I looked it up yesterday, and according to MY dictionary, DDR is a sport!
37. Hair Color? Red. Ish.
38. Eye Color? Aquamarine.
39. Do you wear contacts? Looking into it, but no, just contacts for now.
40. Favorite Food? PIZZA!
41. Last Movie You Watched? Back to the Future Part III
42. Favorite Day of the Year? Christmas!
43. Scary Movies or Happy Endings? Happy endings, though I do like both.
44. Summer or winter? Winter! TURN OFF THE SUN, DANGIT!
45. Hugs or kisses? Kisses...though it's not an educated opinion...
46. What is Your Favorite Dessert? I visited camp and got re-introduced to Donna's lemon bars...mmm...
47. Who is Most Likely to Respond? Pippinlives, methinks...
48. Who is Least Likely to Respond? Waffle, at least until the weekend, lol.
49. Where Would You Want to Go on your Next Vacation? Where is Elijah Wood goona be then?
50. What Books are you reading? Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II! (See, I finished the first one since the last quiz!)
51. What's on your mouse pad? Currently I don't have one, my mouse works better on the bare desk...
52. What did you Watch Last Night on TV? Nothing. I never watch TV at night anymore, at least not live. (I tape stuff...)
53. Favorite Smells? Too many to think of. I'm going to find out what sort of cologne Nico wears because whenever I DO get a boyfriend that's the first present I'm buying him!!!
54. What's the furthest you've been away from home? Halifax. (I think that's further than Mexico was, anyway...)