Mullet with headlights. Over surprised guy.

I really should be sleeping or cleaning or packing or something, since I leave on Sunday and I'm no where near ready, but instead I'm sitting here watching the funniest thing I've seen on the internet in a long time.

Oh, google

Dear Google,
I know you like re-invented the internet, and control like half of the universe, and have basically changed the world, but really, this is the coolest thing you've ever done. Ever.





ps, guess who finally learned how to take a screen shot? lol

odds and ends

Please take note of the trending topics...Why in the world would John Stamos be a trending topic on yahoo? Just when I thought that I was the last person in the world to still fully enjoy Full House, something like this happens...

In 17 days, I'm going to be going to the Crayola Factory with my bffs Eagle and Ritz. I'm a little upset I'll be missing the dinosaur exhibit which ends May 31 (sad day) but it's going to be the coolest place ever. The website says it's the home of the world's largest crayon! yesss


In other news, funniest thing I've seen this week: Shark Sleeping Bag:

Shake your wanny fanny, funky song funky song

So, Andrew and I just got home from a sad adventure. Sad because the things we returned home with were boxes so I can pack and move out, a cheese/pepperoni tray "for 8", and Enchanted on DVD. The first is sad because I'm moving out, and the others are sad because, well, they just are.

And on the ride home we came to the sad, sad conclusion that maybe this is the end of our show? (or the spin off series of the Patsy's freshman year show, if you belonged to that clique). Since Kyuhun went home, I'm going to camp soon/moving out, and Sarah went to China (even though it's only for 3 weeks), Andrew has concluded that this is like the second to last season of Sabrina when all of the good characters left. He thinks we've been canceled, or at least jumped the shark. I prefer to think we're going to out-season Law and Order, though.

In the process of being sad about this, we started to talk about how our show is making tons of money on product placement. We really should be rich. So in honor of that thought, here's a list (some are Andrew's thoughts, others are mine):

Top Ten Products that are Advertised on the TV Show that is Our Lives:

10. Value Time: as in, the brand of most foods I buy. See, I'm not actually poor. Value Time food products has just invested a lot of money in our show, so I have to eat this. When Value Time feels as if they are not getting their money's worth of product placement, they call Andrew and ask him to draw more attention to their brand, which he does by making fun of it.

9. Starbucks: is making a killing off of our show. See, they pay us a large sum of money to advertise for them, which we spend entirely on Starbucks, therefore they lose no money. Plus, we inspire all of our fans to drink their overpriced coffee. In fact, the half price frappuchino week was our idea, Starbucks just knew we had enough influence for it to work. Actually, any time we have an idea for a drink, Starbucks just creates it and has us drink it all the time. Apple Chai Infusion? Our idea.

8. Bud Lite Lime: because really, it's not that good, and why would anyone drink it if weren't for subliminal messaging?

7. Build-A-Bear is making a lot off our show, due to the collections of bears displayed in my room. When they stopped paying us, my room just got messier, covering up the bears.


6. Red Bull: Like build a bear, when Red Bull doesn't pay, Andrew simply shuts off the fridge in his room, which draws less attention to the product placement.


5. Destiny's Child: See, now that Beyonce has hit it big solo, Kelly Rowland and that other girl Michelle Something wanted to make a few dollas so they could pay their bills, you know, keep paying their telephone bills, paying their automo'bills. So, to do that, they gave Andrew a special copy of their greatest hits cd, and pay us to make fun of their back-up vocals when we're in the car.


4. Kiwanis International/Circle K International: Since they're a non-profit, they don't actually pay us. It's more like a shameless plug. CKI saw no increase in membership since the beginning of our show; instead, more people just asked "isn't that a gas station?" This idea was mocked in the episode where Brittany's mom thought she made up Circle K.



3. Pokemon: Nintendo has had so many new advancements in gaming these days (i.e., wii, nintendo ds, etc) that they don't want their fans to forget their humble beginnings. Nintendo gave us a large sum of cash to plug Pokemon on our show. The only stipulation was that we had to reach an incredibly high quota of Pokemon references per episode. We've managed. We got a bonus on Halloween for our costumes.
2. American Eagle: American Eagle has been featured in every episode so far, mostly in Andrew's wardrobe, but occasionally in other characters. We got a bonus for the time Andrew's character worked at American Eagle. It is actually hypthosized that camp names do no exsist. Camp names were created for our show simply so they could call my best friend "Eagle" as another subminial message to brainwash our viewers into shopping there. Since the beginning of our show, button-up shirt sales have increase 49 percent.


1. Lady Gaga: Lady Gaga was going to be a made up artist with a song created especially for the show (much like the episode of Sabrina with the song mentioned in the title), and was featured prominentely for Sarah and Brit's birthday. Who would have known "Telephone" would be such a hit and Gaga would become a world sensation? Did Gaga change your life? You're welcome.

either way I found out I'm nothing without you :)

Saturday, the Portage County Players variety show raised about 934 dollars for the Emily Austin Memorial Foundation. I was so proud of everyone who came out and donated! I know Emily was looking down on us last night and was impressed by the amount of green in the room. (side note:In spite of her, I wore my pink leotard underneath my green shirt when I danced, because I am still believe pink is far superior of a color). I know Emily is so proud of us, the way we took a tragedy and five years later we are raising money for scholarships, and more importantly, raising awareness so this doesn't happen to anyone else.

Speaking of Emily...my cute animals on the internet obsession has jarred a lot of memories:

You are a dirty liar if you say you don't see the resemblance.

The semester is over, and I'm really excited, except now I'm bored until Ritz and I leave on June 5. If you are interested in attending a going away party let me know, because there will be one. Just let me know and I'll send you the facebook invite. Ritz and I are currently taking donations of mixed cds to entertain us on the approximently 8 hour roadtrip to Oxford. By mixed cds, I mean collections of music that can be easily transferred to my ipod, or mixed tapes (yes, Andrew. Tapes). Also, snacks. I like pizza flavor goldfish, and Ritz likes cookies.

Mostly, I'm just anxious to see my friends again. I need to get the dramatic Eagle reunion over with before we have to be good and social with everyone else. 28 more days! YAY!! Also, June 10 is our Friendaversiry! We've decided that My Life Would Suck Without You is going to be another one of our songs (our orginial song being Fireflies). Since we now have 2 songs, why not have an entire album? So we're working on that. Any suggestions?


My sub-letter backed out. Keep praying I can find someone else or else camp is a no. And honestly, that just can't happen. Speaking of camp (when am I not?) I just got word that UL training is going to consist of only Ritz, Eagle, and I. Ohhhhhh myyyy Mama Star, you just don't know what you are in for.

Last week, I got the Baby Sitter's Club: The Summer Before from the library, and it was delightful. I loved it. Claudia's outfits were still wonderful. Kristy's dad story didn't really annoy me, and neither did Stacy's diabetes complaints. And as much as I hate to admit it, I love Mary-Anne. Aww the orignial four, things were awesome then, until they brought in Mallory and ruined it.

I hung out with Lizzy just about all day yesterday. Oh my, I can't believe she's almost in fourth grade. I'm so old! We played an epic game of Battleship where this conversation happened:

Patsy: You won the last game, so you go first.
Lizzy: Ok, I-1
Patsy: I know you won, so go first.
Lizzy: Yes, I-1
Patsy: I know, it's your turn!
Lizzy: (pointing to the board and yelling) ROW I-1!!!!

She may be 9, but she does outsmart me occasionally.

10 Happy Things During a Bad Week

Despite the bad things in my life right now, I'm going to post a blog of the top ten happiest things this week:

1. Today was our "Reader's Theatre" performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. It was adorable. Absolutely adorable. I know they are seniors in high school and don't want to be called "adorable," but I was so proud of them. Personally, I think that is the hardest Shakespeare I've read. There are three sets of characters and a play within a play, and that's on top of the language and lack of stage directions that is typical of Shakespeare. And they nailed it. Absolutely nailed it.

2. I am entirely done with all of my papers for this semester. After I print them tomorrow, all I have to do is take the Instructional Techniques exam which is all opinion so no real need to prepare.

3. On Friday, I decided I wanted to see that show "Glee." I downloaded it and watched all 15 episodes this weekend. The characters are excellent. I adore that Kristen Chenoweth is in it. Sue Slyvester is amazing, and everytime she speaks, she reminds me of Becky in a crazy way. " I empower my Cheerios to live in fear by creating an environment of irrational, random terror." Not that Becky is terrifying, but you know.

4. Speaking of Becky, I found this on my facebook wall today. There are really no words neccessary to explain why this is happy:

5. Last night, I was kind of having a rough time, Tia stayed up and texted me. Even though it was 1 A.M. and she probably wanted to sleep, she stayed up anyway. That is what a real friend is like.

6. Speaking of Tia, today I learned she comes with a dowry. Yes, indeed, if any of you are looking for a fine lady, I've got one who comes with a fire safe. She is also looking for a fine Amish man, if you know, any of them are willing to leave the church and teach her Pennslyvania Dutch.

7. Yesterday I accomplished a college goal of visiting the Starz Market. It was every bit as shady as I imagined.

8. There are 42 more days until camp. 42 and camp are both the answer to the question of life, the universe, and everything.

9. I finally found a pretty smelling lotion that doesn't make me itch. It's Victoria's Secret Pink, therefore, it's incredibly expensive, but I got a travel size. It's fun to smell like sweet berry and grapefruit ("fun and flirty") without getting a rash.

10. Last, but not least:





PS. How do we feel about the green? I wouldn't typically pick green. I mean, I like green and all, it's just not pink.

I'm 22 for a moment

Sometimes, I think about the people I met my first summer at camp. I am good terms with all of them, it's not like I burned any bridges or anything, but you know, things change and people drift apart. With the exception of a handful who I am still good friends with, I see the rest about once a year. I know I'm only 22, so to say "I was only 18!" is ridiculous, but I'm going to say it. I was only 18! Occasionally, I think about that first summer and wonder what people thought of me. I had just graduated from high school and was angsty, not to mention I had lost my best friend only a year before and was still pretty depressed.

When you think about the differences between a 1 year old and a 4 year old, the differences are astronomical. Same with a 4 year old and an 8 year old, and even as old as a 12 year old and a 16 year old. But once you hit 18, people think you stay the same for a while. I don't think that's the case.

I'm about to finish my last week of undergraduate classes. Of course, there are the two "classes" you take when you student teach, but I'm not counting those because it's not the same. This is the end of studying, mundane paper writing, homework assignments. My last tutor meeting is Friday, and I declared myself done with Circle K last Tuesday. Certainly the end of a lot of things that have been important to me in college.

I'd like to say I'm getting emotional, but honestly I can only think about summer. And I can only think about camp. I know some people classified their college careers in semesters or years, but I classify myself in summers. There were changes every year.

'06 I was timid. I was shy and anxious all the time. I was young, and intimidated by older staff members. I was naive. I was shocked by the jokes, the language. Being so clean cut became like a disability. '07 I was bitter and complained like a champ, and my head was about the size of the camp. I did my job well, and I knew it. I got beyond excellent reviews. I thought I had changed and left that angsty person from '06 behind. Then once, one of my supervisors asked me to do something that I didn't necessarily want to do, something menial and stupid like cleaning a bathroom, and I did it because I didn't care. I was a good employee, I was at my job, and I was fully capable of completing the task, and not at all busy when I was asked. I was told later that when I stood up to do it, the friend I was sitting with at the time called me a pushover. I knew I had changed, but why didn't anyone else notice?'08 I took a chance and went to a new camp and I was terrified that I would revert back. I was scared that '07 was a waste and I'd be shy and timid again. But it wasn't. I was confident and I realized I had a lot to learn, but I also had a lot to offer. It was the first time I felt good in my own skin. and then there was '09 which has been the best summer so far. I met my best friend last summer, and problems didn't phase me. Sure there were problems but I handled them in a healthy way.

And in a little over a month I'll be back at camp. Summer '10. Number five. Five summers is a lot, and I am certainly nothing like '06 Potter was. I expect it to be a good summer. But what about when I come home? That's what I'm worried about. I'll come home and then I'll student teach and graduate, and in January it will be time for me to look for a real job and move into a proper apartment and make a paycheck and pay bills. Where does camp fit into that?

Camp has been everything the past five years. Everything. It made me who I am. It saved my life. It's made me better and better every year I've returned, so if I stop going after graduation, does that mean I've hindered myself from getting better, or just that I finally grew up?