Tuesday, December 28, 2004

best 50/50 raffle ticket seller EVER

so in support of the RRVY Wahoos swimming team (my alma mater) I went to the Ralph Engalstad Arena, during the World Junior Hockey Championship (Canada vs. Germany - fünfzig fünfzig raffle Karten, jedermann?) to sell 50/50 raffle tickets. My sister and I took the suite level and hit it up big time. first just asking anyone who walked up stairs to buy 50/50, then we hit up the downstairs a little and then the upstairs and then we tackled the suite level 2 more times. i had people inviting me into their suites and then they would have me go up to unsuspected ticket buyers and say such sayings as, "buy some tickets tight ass!" and they would. i also went into a canadian groups suite where they were all guys, around my age and they invited me in and they all bought from me as they drank away. i think that suite also helped me out a bit as when i first walked in canadia scored. ahhh...alli and i did hella good! back to REA on thursday night: usa vs czech republic. i'm dressing for the part! ahhahahaha!

Sunday, December 26, 2004

A Christmas Thought
By Bob Schaller

'Twas the night before Christmas
And all 'round the pool
The kickboards were drying
The lanelines were all spooled

The medals were stowed
In cases with great care
The starts with their families
For memories to make, and to share

Onward Phelps, Beard and Coughlin
Peirsol, Sandeno and Hansen too
Onward Crocker, Katie Hoff
And the Kirk sisters, of htem two

Another year has come to a close
Suits are in lockers but won't gather dust
They'll be out again soon
for World Championships are a must!

Young swimmers take their break
Moms and Dads can sleep in as well
What will '05 hold?
No one can yet tell

Our heroes chase their dreams
But remember they're just people all the same
It's desire that makes the difference
So let's make our very own names!

Lists have been made
And checked more than twice
Stockings will be fileed
and the tree will look nice

But what you can't ask for
Might be what you relaly want
Only you can chase your dreams
Only you can take that hunt

Be sure to thank your parents
Don't forget to thank your coach
Be a friend to an enemy
Carry yourself beyond reproach

Medals and trophies in our dreams
But a win doesn't come on one day
It's a daily path and long journey
Do your best and you'll be okay

Try a little harder
Take a few minutes just to smile
Get in all your sets with pride
Smartly go that extra mile

But understand no matter what
That swimming is with you forever
Whether it is first place or last
Swimming is about never saying "never"

So as this year hits the wall
And another is almost underway
Look inside for inspiration
Because where there's a will, there is a way!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Saturday, December 25, 2004

merry christmas to all...

so xmas eve is comming to a close. i got some pretty sweet gifts from the fam. tonight santa, tomorrow, mom's side, monday, dad's side. i am pumped.

...and to all a good night!

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

can't wait!

harry potter and the half blood prince: july 16, 2005!

i know...i'm a geek, what can i say.

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

so close to christmas

i can't believe how close christmas is. it's amazing. it snuck up so fast! 2 more days and i'll be home. 2 more days and square will be home. 3 more days and it's present opening time. i'm hoping with all of my heart that squeaks gift shows up. aughghgh.
big pimpen

so my youngest brother is somehow turning into a pimp. he's a junior in high school and aparently, all the girls are after him. aparently one of my roommate's sisters (who is a freshman at the same school as my brother) was coming home on the skating team bus and another one of the girls got up the nerve and decided she wanted to ask zerek to snowball, the winter formal. well, my roommate's sister called up my roommate as she knew she knew my homephone number, gave it to this other girl and she called him up...that is guts. i also heard from my sister that another girl was telling her that whenever zerek walks by in the halls, the girls just start whispering, "ooo zerek, he's so cute." o how i wish they really knew him!

that is not all however...i was blog surfing through some younger north dakota swimmers blogs and they mention him in there! o the humor of it all!

i want to know what exactly he did to obtain this profound status....
bbc sport academy

so i found this great swimming site at the bbc sport academy, which is australian. and since those aussies (aussie, aussie, aussie, oye, oye, oye!) love there swimmers like rockstars, of course they would have a rocken swimming page. check it out.

EDIT: ok, so i kinda lied...bbc (why i didn't recognize this before...info i know but lost) is british...so it's european...but yet they talk quite a bit about the aussies!

Monday, December 20, 2004

update

yeah...i'm still sore. ouch

Sunday, December 19, 2004

snowboarding pro

awww snowboarding. the sport i want to be good at, but probably will never be. i attempted it again yesterday, and miraculously, did ok. of course, i didn't use the proper techniques, BUT i did make it down the hill many times without falling and making a fool out of myself.

the day started out with kt and myself wondering what the heck we were doing as the temperature was at about 0 outside. however we wanted to go. then i had to reintroduce myself to my fear of heights and falling problem as we got onto the ski lift. i really found out i don't like it until you get to this one post and you're looking down at all the little ski-ers and snowboarders and the lift lunges forward and your chair swings back and forth and you realize, there is absolutely nothing holding you in. aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

as i had not been snowboarding in 2 years, everything had to be reintroduced. our friend lulu decided he was going to help me make it down the hill - the correct way. so as we took a dancing stance and hold on our snowboards, we very ungracefully made our way down the hill, me screaming all the way. untill we completely 180-ed and he fell backwards over his back edge and i landed untop, shins hitting his front edge (i have a really nice bump that i am really proud of!!). kt thought we wanted to cuddle in the middle of the slope. me, all i could say was that i was really really sorry as my hand, coming forward to brace myself in my fall, hit a place that it REALLY, really shouldn't have hit. also, if you didn't pick this up, lulu is a guy - yeah. (i'm so sorry lulu!)

some other highlights from the day:

-looking like an idiot as i tried to make my way up the bunny hill, falling, and then having EVERYONE trip over me.
-having a guy (gasp!) ask if he could ride up the lift with me. i told him yes, but i'm really horrible at getting off the darn thing. we had a pleasant conversation on the way up, AND he even offered to help me off, offering me his hand. THIS IS HUGE NEWS IN MY BOY WORLD. I did not, however, take his hand, fearing I would fall and the last thing I wanted to do was embarrass myself. however, thinking this over, a scenerio such as that could have worked in my advantage. but knowing me, probably not.
-kt thought that, if there was a snowboard dancing event in the olympics, lulu and i would have done well.
-the lack of mt. dew at lunch...i went back for more (kt - i forgot...i still owe you!)
-kt and i examining our beautiful hair in the bathroom...hats really are a neccessity.
-not hurting one bit until i took a shower that night. then it came on...even more today. imagine every muscle in your body hurting as you moved. lets just say that when i need to move, i know exactly which muscles i move to achieve certain positions as i could feel them in a painful way. ouch.

so yeah, today, i just pretty much sat around in bed. it hurt was too much to more. my mom, unpon telling her this, had forgot that i went snowboarding yesterday and got worried and thought i had the flu. nope...just achy muscles. and i won't take asperin. that's for wusses. HA.

can't wait to hit the slopes again! (for real!) even though i feel like someone beat me with their snowboard, it's a great feeling and i thrive for the achy muscles...it makes me feel strong. so for now, over and out from the worlds worst snowboarding pro.

Thursday, December 16, 2004

banana phone

this one's for kt:

click here

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
Banana phone
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
Banana phone

I've got this feeling
so appealing
for us to get together and sing - SING!

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
Banana phone
Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding
Donana phone

It grows in bunches
I've got my hunches
Its the best
beats the rest
cellular modular
interactivodular

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
Banana phone
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping
Ponana phone

Its no baloney
It aint a phony
My cellular
Bananular phone

Don't need quarters
don't need dimes
to call a friend of mine
dont need computer or tv
to have a real good time
I'll call for pizza
I'll call my cat
I'll call the whitehouse, have a chat
I'll place a call around the world
Operator get me beijing jing jing jing



Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
Banana phone
Ying yang ying yang ying yang ying
Yanana phone
It's a real live mama and papa phone
a brother and sister and a dogaphone
a grandpa phone and a grandma phone too - oh yeah
my cellular bananular phone

Banana phone
ring... ring... ring...
Its a phone with appeal (a peel)

Banana phone
ring... ring... ring...
Now you can have your phone and eat it too
Banana phone
ring... ring... ring...
This song drives me .... bananas
Banana phone
ring... ring... ring...

Bo ba do ba do do doob
#######

it may be annoying, but kt would get it...

help fight BAC!

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hurtz so good

so...sticking by my promise to myself, i went and worked out yesterday, hairy legs and all. went on the bike for about 20 and then stairstepped for about 6 - the stairstepper kicked by butt. then back downstairs at the rec i did about 200 sit ups and some stretches and then i lifted arm weights...and that is where it kills. but i love it, wouldn't have it any other way.

today, back to the rec.

tonight, in the pool...with my clothes on!

tomorrow, sleep.

2 of my roommates and i decided we are going to have a leg hair growing contest...reminds me so sweetly of high school swimming. i love that team. brings back memories 3 years in the past. aaaaaa.

AK

Wednesday, December 15, 2004

here we go

so, with europe coming up soon (whaaaat? 92 days!!!!??!?!?!?) i figure i have to start getting back into shape so that i can eat all i want over there. so we'll have to see what i can do in 3 months. today i'm going to go and run a little before heading over to swim practice. i haven't shaved my legs however (in about a month...i'm hairy like animal) but i don't think anyone will really notice, hopefully not. but i need to start running and massive sit ups...and eating healthy i guess. right now i'm just trying to manage to get food into my day so anytime i can eat i will eat what is offered.

so today: starting out slow...running and some bike...sit ups and push ups. tomorrow: i'm hitting the pool.

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i only have 2 more swim practices to coach till this season ends, then i'll be getting ready for the best swim season yet. today, it's timed 500 for the kids and then maybe some waterpolo? they need to be introduced to the best game eva. tomorrow...all free time, but i'm going to completely surprise them...i'm going to have my suit on underneath some grubby clothes and no one will know...and then i'm going to jump in the pool at the right time. it'll be great.
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. andrea
2. andi
3. el presedente (sp?)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. andi
2. coach andi
3. just a breeze

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. baby blue eyes
2. my fingernails...they actually look nice right now!
3. my legs...muscle baby

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my hair right now...i'm trying to grow it out a little so i can get a nice cut and perm before europe
2. the zits popping up all over my face...ew.
3. the fact that i really need to start working out...and i now finally have time!

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. falling and getting hurt
2. all the "what ifs" i have in my life
3. talking a plane over the ocean for eurospring

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. email
2. car
3. toothbrush

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. jeans
2. comfy brown shoes
3. swimming shirt

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or singers) AT THE MOMENT:
1. maroon 5
2. matchbox twenty
3. twista

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITES SONGS AT THE MOMENT:
1. sunday morning-maroon 5
2. overnight celebrity - twista
3. breakaway - kelly clarkson

THREE THINGS YOU WOULD WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. trust
2. humor
3. loyalty
-gotta agree with lindsi

THREE THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. smile
2. sense of humor
3. confidence
-again, gotta agree with lindsi

THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:
1. the splits
2. pay my car payment
3. play the violin

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. swimming
2. watching movies
3. going out to eat

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW:
1. lay in my bed and do nothing buy sleep, watch tv and read
2. go workout or swimming
3. eat - it's lunch time and i'm hungry

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. magazine layout artist
2. creative artist for russell and herder
3. graphic arts for disney or pixar

THREE PLACES YOU WOULD GO ON VACATION:
1. anywhere in europe
2. the carribean
3. australia
-those sound fabulous

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

re-con, theivery, humor and an all-star cast...glorious!

since i'm now done with classes (o yeah!) i can finally post more. so i would like to express to you to go see this awesome movie: ocean's 12! i was enthralled by it...in fact, i could barely follow along the plot was so thick but yet it was so interesting at the same time that it pulled me in and i was hooked. and the first one did the same thing. i think it's because i like to figure it out but i never really succeed...there's always something i am missing in the whole plot line that i didn't catch and at the end i realized that the one little part that i missed would have helped me realize the ending...but in reality, i like not knowing. and then at the end i have always been puzzled trying to figure out which characters where in on the WHOLE plan, and which ones thought they were but were actually just part of the whole scheme of things...or did they all know and they all just have to serve as actors while they carry out this heist? it's all confusingly complicated to me, yet i love it...i'm buying it the night it comes out!

here's a little something to keep in mind: if you drop a penny from the top of the empire state building, you may not kill anyone, however, if you shoot a gun off at the top of the empire state building, you just may kill somebody.

from the deep and intelligent thinking of moi.

Monday, December 13, 2004

a big sigh of relief

i am done, done, gloriously done!

no more homework for a loooooooooong time :)

Thursday, December 09, 2004

a million and one things to do

i know i haven't posted in awhile and nomally i wouldn't be posting now, but i'm waiting for files to copy so that i can burn them to a disk. i hate waiting for files...

i think i'm going to let it burn while i run over to eat some lunch and then run back here to pick it up before a klepto grabs it and then hopefully run over to the superlab before class starts and upload my website which i finished last night at 3. and then i woke up at 7 today. the night life is fun...really quiet actually.

today for pp we are touring eagle printing. the last place we toured was really boring...actually, unless they are really good at what they do, it's all starting to get really boring.

then afterwards, i'm out to get sponsors for the habitat battle of the bands and i need to go shopping for xmas cookie ingredients....and then swim practice.

i'm so glad to be done in the superlab!

i also have a meeting tomorrow about the sports mural i am going to paint.

portfolio review for graduating seniors tomorrow...i need to look nice. can't wait for some good presentations

then xmas cookies at 5 friday, 2 saturday, and 1 sunday.

plus get in some hours at work.

and finish my last assignment (i can't wait!)

and i need to do some major xmas shopping

Wednesday, December 08, 2004



My pirate name is:


Captain Prudentilla Cash



Even though there's no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you're the one in charge. You're musical, and you've got a certain style if not flair. You'll do just fine. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from fidius.org.

Tuesday, December 07, 2004

while i'm waititng

thought i would post this since i am waiting for my final cut pro movie to finish rendering...and to make kt happy:

100 DAYS TILL EUROSPRING!!

yikes!

on a side note: less than a week till homework can be off of my mind for a long, LONG, time.

yeah!