finish the sentence...

ok so i have long since been a sucker for those email forward letsgettoknoweachotherbetter survey question type thingys. (that's their official name, right?) anyway, i copied this one from my boyfriend's step-sister's blog cuz it looked like fun. i won't tag anyone, but if you want to do it, it could be a hoot. anyway, here's some more about me, in case you were interested...

1. My home is... a very cute apartment in a very cute part of town.
2. I am listening to... the mix cd that josh made me.
3. Maybe I should... start planning my curriculum for the coming school year.
4. I love it when... people surprise me.
5. My best friend... loves me no matter what.
6. I don't understand... why we can't all just get along.
7. I lost... the wooden ring i bought at an outdoor market in london a few years ago.
8. People say... more than they should, sometimes.
9. The meaning of my blog name is... twofold. one, it's from my favorite shakespeare play and major motion picture starring the incomparable kenneth branaugh. two, the disclaimer allows me to "indulge selfishly, but sensibly" in these kinds of things. :)
10. Love is... God.
11. Right now, somewhere, someone is... eating chocolate for the first time.
12. I will always... own a saab.
13. Once upon a time... I wondered if there was a boy out there who think i was beautiful.
14. I never want to... live in ohio.
15. My personal motto is... mind over matter.
16. When I wake up in the morning... i go to the bathroom?
17. I get annoyed when... people are passive aggressive.
18. People always... ask me if i need help in best buy as if i haven't been in that store at least once every other week for the last 10 years of my life.
19. I sing... harmony with sarah in the car on roadtrips.
20. Hugs are the best when... they come out of nowhere and at just the right time.
21. Today I... have frizzy hair because of the humidity.
23. Tomorrow I will... have a wine and cheese party with my friends.
24. I really want... to make a difference.

root beer barrels

5 years ago, i sent out one of those obligatory mass emails alerting friends, family, and loved ones of my new address, phone, and email. i also included this story at the bottom. because i'm all about spicing up those obligatory mass emails as much as possible. i thought i would share it here on this blog. enjoy. :)

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yesterday, the 4th, my favorite holiday, i was at the cascade parade lamenting the fact that the people who throw the candy from the floats only throw it to people under the age of 8. why, i wonder? because if anything, i feel my mature tastebuds can appreciate the wonder that is tootsie roll drool much more than your average 5-year-old can...but i digress. to me, the 4th of july means parades, fireworks, family, tradition and celebrating this great nation. it also means individually wrapped root beer flavored sugar in the form of a barrel tossed at me by people dressed in red, white, and blue waving from the back seats of antique ford mustangs.

i love root beer barrels. they represent all that is comforting and sweet about life on this planet. all i wanted from that parade was one barrel...not a lot to ask... or so i thought. after countless ymca sports leagues and clowns on silly bikes passed me by, i began to realize that the odds were stacked against me. not only were the four-year olds in front of me hogging all the airborne goodies, but the only treats i observed being heaved from the floats in front of me were tootsie rolls and the occasional salt water taffy. i began to resign myself to a morning of shattered hopes and dreams as it appeared that no root beer flavored morsels were in the parade precipitation forcast... then... just as i finished complaining to my mother and sister about my obvious misfortune... a lone piece of wrapped candy came flying out of the sky, just out of child's reach and landed right at my feet... i looked down and there, in all its splendor and glory was a perfectly shaped and undamaged root beer barrel. i picked it up with tears in my eyes and once again my faith in all things pure and sacred was restored.

the moral of the story is: ask and ye shall receive... well, if you asking for root beer barrels at least.

the end :)