reason #739247961 I hate this town.

If you are reading this you are most likely one of my friends that has often heard me bitch about living here in the tiny town of Rexburg, and for this I apologize. I have really had a hard time adjusting to this tiny town full of close-minded people and students that seem to have been raised amongst cattle in a barn, and my wonderful friends have patiently listened to me as I have turned to them as my only outlet. I owe yall my life for this really...a million times thankyou!

So why stop the complaining now? Actually...I have found that I am beyond the words of complaint now and am more astonished at the sheer nerdiness and weirdness that comes with this territory. I read an article in the university's newspaper, The Scroll, yesterday and found myself in utter astonishment. The title of this article reads: "Quidditch players hit the field at Porter Park."

Let's read that again............

Yup, it says Quidditch.

So, if you happen to be completely lost right now, let me fill you in on what Quidditch is. Ever read or seen Harry Potter? Check. Know the game that they play in the story? Check. You mean the one where they fly around on broomsticks and chase this little ball that has wings because they are wizards and witches and its a fictitious story?

Check. Check. Check.

Now I'm not hatin' on Harry Potter or anything. I enjoyed the movies as much as anyone else did. The difference in ME however and these wanna-be-harry-potter-characters is that I know that Harry Potter and Quidditch are FAKE. As in NOT REAL; FICTITIOUS; IMAGINARY; MADE-UP. You can't REALLY play this game. Oh, but they did...

Sorry these pictures are a little hard to see...I took a picture of the newspaper article that they were in. But I guess its not hard to use your IMAGINATION to picture this IMAGINARY game being played in real life.

According to the article, Team Gryiffindor played against Team Ravenclaw and they had a guy wearing yellow with a gold ball attached to his hip to represent the snitch (gold flying ball). Oh, thats right, you would need a person to act as the snitch because in the story it has wings and basically a mind of its own....riiiiiiiight. How clever these weird students are...WTF?! They also noted that this was only their second game, their first one was played at Utah State. Oh, so they are a travelling team....only real teams get to travel. The Gryiffindor team captain also said that she hopes that BYU-Idaho can form a real Quidditch team and that there really are teams in the US.

This really happened here. Literally. I've got to get out of this town...

Zumba!

So I have started attending a new work out regime called "Zumba" and I love it! It is this culturally infused dance aerobics class that is high intensity and non-stop! Its what i've needed in my life i've decided. Ever since high school ended (which is a good thing and going on 6 years) I have been without a workout/physical exercise that I have truly enjoyed. I don't know about you, but I hate exercising; and it takes something I actually enjoy to get me motivated enough to actually do it. And Zumba is my long-awaited answer! I've tried hip hop classes here in Rexburg but have found that little white girls from Nebraska don't really have the whole hip-hop thing down if you know what I mean. Never having seen an actual hip-hop dancer would not constitute someone as a qualified hip-hop instructor...i'm just sayin...

So, yeah, Zumba is my new found hobby and I would encourage anyone to go! Its so fun but don't let the idea of it trick you into thinking it isn't a good workout. I found that I was super tired afterwards and once-again aware of muscles that I have neglected for years...so go zumba it up my friends.

1985

I'm not the biggest fan of the group "Bowling for Soup" but they are right about something...

"...Bruce Springsteen, Madonna

Way before Nirvana

There was U2 and Blondie

And music still on MTV..."

yup, thats 1985!

So, you might be wondering why I care what "Bowling for Soup" thinks of 1985. Let me fill you in on a little assignment my Public Relations Writing (yeah, it does suck if you were wondering about the title...) teacher gave us: Remember the year you were born? Oh right, because we all remember being infants. Well, find the top events from that year and bring them to class. At first I was like, this is going to be boring. Then I spent a little time on Google and actually found that I missed quite the year sleeping away as an infant. So, if you were born in 1985 as well, check it:

*President Ronald Reagan is sworn into office for his second term.

*The food and drug administration approves a blood test for AIDS and has been used since then to screen all blood donations in the US.

*Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.

*Coca-Cola introduces its

new Coke formula and calls it "New Coke". No one likes it so they put their old Coke back on the market within 6 months.

*TWA Flight 847, carrying 153 passengers from Athens to Rome, is hijacked by a Hezbollah fringe group. One passenger, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Robert Stethem, is killed.

*The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in U.S. stores.

*U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush serves as Acting President for 8 hours, while President Ronald W. Reaganundergoes colon cancer surgery.

*Live Aid pop concerts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and London raise over 50 million for famine relief in

in Ethiopia. Various artists, including Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder, record the song "We Are The World" as USA for Africa to raise money for famine relief.

*U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush announces that New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe will become the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

*Richard Ramirez, the serial killer known as the Night Stalker, is captured in Los Angeles.

*The comic strip Calvin and Hobbes debuts in 35 newspapers.

*Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0.

*Back to the Future opens in American theatres and ends up being the highest grossing film of 1985 in the United States.

*In New York City, Mafia bosses Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead in front of Spark's Steak House, making hit organizer John Gotti the leader of the powerful Gambino organized crime family. During the shootout Andrew Bearse is born in the middle of the street, when his mother is hit by a stray bullet which forces her into early labor. He survives and currently resides in Detroit, Michigan.

*The Tommy Hilfiger brand is established.

*DNA is first used in a criminal case

*the first .com is registered

*The computer game Tetris is released.

*Average Monthly Rent $375.00

*Average Price for new car $9,005.00

*1 gallon of gas $1.09

*Movie Ticket $2.75

*US Postage Stamp 22 cents

*Bacon per pound $1.65

*A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.

*The Unabomber kills his first victim

*New York Stock Exchange Closes For The day For Hurricane Gloria

*Mafia Boss Paul Castellano is shot on orders of John J. Gotti

*Compact Discs are introduced to American Consumers

*Michael Jackson Buys ATV Music and every Beatles Song for $47 million dollars

Popular Films

Back to the Future

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rocky IV

The Color Purple

Out of Africa

Cocoon

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment

A View to a Kill

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Popular Musicians

Duran Duran

Simple Minds

Madonna with " Crazy for You "

Bruce Springsteen

Dire Straits with " Money for Nothing "

The Cure

David Bowie

Phil Collins

Lee Denim jeans cost $14.99

Remote control TV's started at $258

Bunk beds with mattress costs $148

Tandy 1000 Computer & Monitor cost $999

Random Finds.

Ok, so its been like 48320580237523 days since i've sat down to blog, here goes.

October 5th in Rexburg, Idaho equals enough of fall, lets jump into winter. Rexburg had its first SNOW today. Oh joy. I woke up expecting just cold weather and rain, but the forecast decided to surprise us. I peeked through our blinds and proceeded to shout, "Are you kidding me? It's snowing outside!" Just what Stu wanted to hear I am sure. He's been up late studying lately while i've been the bum who goes to bed. Poor thing, he's up late studying and then I have to wake him up with my verbal disappointments.

Besides the snow, today was a pretty good day. I have a ton of homework and more group projects than you can imagine piling up, but these things don't seem to worry me much. I am more worried about finding a job now that Rexburg has proved useless in the job market. So, after class, I decided to skip homework and head to Idaho Falls instead to job search. I went to a few restaurants and a few retail stores but found myself soon distracted by the ever-so-wonderful, TJ Maxx. I swear if I were a store, I would be TJ Maxx. I love it! It's so completely random but full of great finds. I always see the coolest house stuff there and they always have great shoes in abundance. Of course considering the jobless situation that I am in at the moment I stuck strictly to just browsing the shoes and trying on just a few for mere fun.

I moved onto the house decor in search of a beside lamp. Its no fun taking turns getting out of bed and turing off the light and Stu and I have been on the lookout for a good lamp. My search proved successful, thanks to picture texting jess (thanks jess!), and I found a decently priced, and cute might I add, beside lamp! Now, Stu can just roll over and click off the light :)

I finally left TJ Maxx, but instead of getting in my car like a good girl, I went over a few stores to Bed, Bath and Beyond. Ok, if I were another store, it would NOT be Bed, Bath and Beyond. This store drives me crazy! It is over-stimulating with its thousands of items. I feel like I can never find what I want and today was another one of those times. I walked pass the Brita water filters like 3 times before I saw them. Stu and I had one last gift card at Bed, Bath and Beyond and we have been wanting a water-filter pitcher since we drink tap water so much. So, I left with a Brita water pitcher but an increased dislike for BB&B. They need to get their life together with their inventory.

Its funny how things like a Brita water pitcher or a bedside lamp can make you feel better about your life. I find myself actually liking "grown-up" things and enjoy making our little apartment "home." Maybe I am cut out for this wife stuff after all?