Awkward and Awesome Thursday

AWESOME:

-I did not wreck my car OR get my phone stolen during OU/TX weekend.
-I got my car back!!
-Getting a new car battery fo' freee!!!
-Seeing the Thunder play in Tulsa, OK. (one of the last James Harden games too, but this is the awesome section, not the sad section.)
-Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest, Oktoberfest.
-Getting to take shuttles to Oktoberfest.
-Being BFFLs with the Oktoberfest Chicken.
-Seeing weenie dog races for the first time.
-Going to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert and getting to take my brother, roommate, and some work friends!

-Getting to go to the OU/Notre Dame game (despite the loss, it was one of the best game day experiences ever).

-Getting involved in advocacy for certain ballot propositions via Twitter. The best way I can describe my actions is with the word "firecracker."

-My brother has been contacted now by two people who think I am awesome for my Twitter-firecracker-ness.

-I am starting to learn to cook!!! In addition to me already excellent breakfast making skills, of course.

-Today is my Friday. Whatup.

Awkward:

-Getting tackled by a very large patio chair on a Dallas rooftop as the winds tried to throw me off the roof. However, it did not succeed! #silverlining
-#hashtagging on Blogger.

-Car not starting when I went to turn it on for the first time... hence the new, free battery.
-Arriving to the Thunder game 1/4 late because me and roommate were having a grand ol' time at Oktoberfest.
-I went to run/hug someone from high school and it turned into a tackle. I didn't realize I was such a natural linebacker.
-The opener for RHCP concert, Thundercat.
-Being made fun of by students for continuing to cheer during the 4th quarter of the OU/Notre Dame game. For real-- never seen the student section so lame/quiet/pathetic/disrespectful.
-Trying to watch the new How I Met Your Mother, like the t.v. said. However, it was a re-run. :(
-Getting followed by random people after my political twitter-ing, including 3 different Oklahoma Tea Party groups. I don't want to be too political on here, but I will say that I am not the biggest fan of the Tea Party.
-Playing Pac Man with such intensity that 2 days later my hand is very sore and keeps cramping up.
-Being the only person who showed up to our daily group lunchtime. The apps on my phone became my best friend.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

AWESOME:
-Starting to feel comfortable at work, and making friends with my team. :)
-First happy hour with my co-workers: Old-school style bowling. That means Oldies music and manual scoring.
-Got my flu shot!
-Running into one of my college friends while I was locked out (more details below)-- they were going to the apartment across the hall. So fun and random!
-Eating lunch with the trainees I spent my whole summer with.
-Getting a bunch done/learning a lot at work this week.
-THE STATE FAIR. I got to see Eli Young Band and Easton Corbin.
-Being roommates with this girl.
-FINALLY going to the grocery store because my brother loves me. I spent an obscene amount of money there, but now my tummy is a happy one. :)
-Seeing my best friend's Senior Art Show.. her talent amazes me, and I am so proud of her!

Awkward:
-Going out to my first Oktoberfest of the month.. soon to be followed by the official Oktoberfest!
-Got locked out of my apartment because I forgot to tell my roommate that I was going out.. woops!
-Hanging out in the neighbors apartment while I called my roommate. Then, one of the girls tried kissing my roommate... super super awk.
-The privacy lock on our door. You can only unlock it from the inside. I have a feeling that I we will never be perfect at using this properly..
-Not having actual assignments at work because there is so much to learn. Everything I do is pretend work.
-Losing Mallori's boyfriend at the fair. I lost him when we were waiting in line for the restroom.
-Not having a car.. It has been in the shop for almost a month and a half.
-Going to OU/TX with my family this weekend... what happened to going to the West End with my best friends??

   

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

I tried posting this last night, but the internet didn't want me to do anything. So here it is, 9.5 hours late. :)


AWESOME:
-Sunday "Superbowl" Funday
-Leaving late for a group meeting, then getting offered a ride. I was right on time.
-OU Memes Facebook page. Endless laughter.
-Half of my Thursday night class tweeting/emailing/texting each other all night. #boredMISstudents
-Wednesday night pitchers with some of my favorite people.
-Following @country_words on Twitter.
-Hearing "Tribute" by Tenacious D at Oconnell's.
-Betty White, Ferris Bueller, and puppy commercials.
-Starting my 4th and 5th "for fun" books of the year!
-Volunteering at the Food Bank and scoopin' potatoes with some awesome people!

Awkward:
-My entire body has been sore all week, and I wobble everywhere. Seriously.
-Turning into my mom: Standing up for what I believe in to people I don't even know via facebook. Yes, I was that girl.
-Realizing that I took pictures of my friend Michelle and Matt, and then with all three of us. I didn't think it was awkward because we are all friends, but then my roommate pointed out that I was the awkward third wheel.
-Sitting in the back of the bus on the way to the food bank, with nobody sitting by us for about 7 feet. It was set up for a wheelchair, and the bus driver didn't know how to fix it. The engineers couldn't figure it out either.
-Apparently I haven't been that awkward this week. Which just can't be true.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

AWESOME:

-The weather being in the upper 60s all week

-Groundhogs day says more winter! This is awesome because winter hasn't started yet.

-Ordering girl scout cookies! Samoas and Trefoils, here I come!!!

-Laughing to tears 3 times in the past week with my friends

-Discovering the animal "finger monkey" on Google Images thanks to my friend michelle

-Going to and 80s themed date party

-Pilates, Guitar, and Creative therapies being my most of my class schedule

-Frozen Sangria. Strawberry Margarita. Need I say more?

-Reading for fun!

-Organizing my jewelry and hanging up the rest of my decorations... 

including this new poster:

Awkward:
-Wearing summer clothes in January. I packed up all my summer clothes and took them home. : |
-OU put in the paper that we will now only have 1 day off school for snow because they upgraded the maintenance equipment. Womp womp.
-My friends thinking I am crazy for loving tiny animals (finger monkeys, dwarf goats, lap giraffes, and teacup pigs) and obsessing over them on Google image search.
-Having a class on Thursday nights from 6:30-9:20 that always gets out late.
-Going to a date party with a freshman/18 year old. I had fun though!
-Volunteering for "family mapping" in my Creative therapies class. You pick people in the class to be your family, then place them near/far from each other depending on how close they are. You also pick the emotion on their faces. I even had to pick someone to be me.
-Going to Ted's and being the only one dressed up in 80s attire
-Facebook. Timeline.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday!

So, I didn't have much happen in my world this week- but I noticed that apparently this summer I made a post and didn't actually hit "publish post." So, I leave you with an Awkward/Awesome post dated July 28, 2011:


Awkward:
-Attempting to mail packages (prepaid) from American University. They can't take them for the mailman to come pick them up(even if you schedule a pickup) because it is personal property. They can't take personal property. Yet, this is the same desk that holds our packages from the mailman for us to pick them up. Their rules are ridic.
-Buying a day pass for the Metro for my last day in DC (I always buy weekly passes on Thursdays). However, I totally wasn't thinking-- because they don't start until 9:30 am. I was with a group of 37 other WINS people, and my card wouldn't work. The station manager took forever helping me, and our train arrived. He comes to me and says, "You made a mistake. These start at 9:30." It was 7:30.... Oops. I felt so dumb and pretty much wanted to cry. He said, "I am doing you a favor because I see you are in a hurry" and handed me a one-trip pass. I ran down the escalator and made it just in time for the Metro doors to slide shut in front of my face. Needless to say, I missed the train and met up with everyone else at our transfer stop. Metro: 1   Katy: 0
-Trying to give a "speech" to say how thankful I am for everyone at work and how much I will miss it, but having to stop so I wouldn't cry.
-Doing anything while sitting at my desk. The only room for it is right in front of the door. Anytime I sit there and someone wants to leave or open the door, I have to move. Nobody's fault but my own-- I picked the lofted bed and awkward desk when I got to DC so that my roommates wouldn't have to deal with it.
-Mis-writing someone's name on a thank you card and not having white-out. Hopefully they don't notice the scribbles?

Awesome:
-Received a super legit certificate that is fixed to a wooden plaque. Nicer than what my diploma will look like! I received it from one of the 3 board members at my job, who I really liked.
-Finding my long lost chips in my work's vending machine on my last day. These chips are the best!
-Getting to tour the Pentagon
-Getting a new phone that works AND doesn't have a shattered screen!! Yippee!
-Getting a surprise cupcake going-away party at my work!

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

I'm back!!! Here is the Awkward/Awesome Thursday of (approximately) the past week or two of my life. I even put some pictures on it! I promise that I will be back to blogging like a real person soon. Hope you enjoy, because my life sure has been enjoyable lately. :)


Awkward:
-Getting 5 missed calls from a person while I was in class today. They were from the 915, and I realized they were trying to call 915, not 918. They left a voicemail that made absolutely no sense. Apparently "Hi, you've reached Katy..." didn't clarify that I am not in fact a Dentist.
-Taking 2 minutes to convince that person that the 918 is in Tulsa, Oklahoma and that there is no way I could be their dentist.
-Not blogging for 2-3 months. I still haven't looked at my Google Reader. Terrified.
-20 minute long skylink ride at the DFW airport, with no air circulation in my suit and heels. It was only running in one direction- and I was one terminal away, the wrong direction. 
-Walking in a suit with your backpack and the skirt rising up with every step.
-Accidentally confusing your black napkin with your black skirt at a recruitment dinner.
-Your taxi driver not saying a word other than "yes" and "okay."
-Your taxi driver not having change.
-Driving your mom's mini-van because your car got totaled(story on this to come).
-I think I am getting tennis-elbow.
-Sleeping on a plane with your mouth wide open.
-Being that young, somewhat small girl, who has to sit in between two large men on a plane who originally had their armrests up. Nope.
-Not sleeping for about a month and thus making lots of mistakes and losing the ability to speak properly.
-My ring finger is a 1/4 size. The class ring company only makes whole and half sizes, so I got the half size above. Cold front means that my ring doesn't stay on right now, which means I am that girl who won't stop playing with her ring.


AWESOME:
-Almost being done with job recruiting!
-Enrolling for my last semester and taking classes like Art Therapy, Guitar, and Pilates.
-Staying at the W Hotel in Dallas. Staying at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa. One more hotel stay in Dallas this month. Hotel beds are the BEST. So much better than my twin sized college bed.
-Imagining what I can do with a big kid salary. :)
-Country dancing with the boyfriend and friends all Friday night and some of Saturday night.
-Mom's minivan has GREAT gas mileage.
-I get to eat pizza twice tomorrow.
-Finding great deals on spring break rentals. 
-Finding my honeymoon destination/future retirement home: http://www.adelto.co.uk/luxury-resort-ayada-maldives/    loans will cover that..right? ;)
-Having a PHD student as a teacher for a normally too-difficult-for-what-it-should-be class. We just crack jokes a lot and don't take it too seriously. Perfect!
-Not sleeping for about a month and thus getting lots of delusional hyper moments, in which I am a BLAST to hang out with.
-Having a class ring!!!!!!! and getting a picture taken with our President, David Boren (aka D.Bo) and our rings.

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

I hope that these Awkward/Awesome Thursday posts are enjoyable for you! I love writing them and think it is an efficient way of keeping you all updated on my life while I am so super busy. One more week left in D.C.! I can't believe it is almost over!

Awkward:
-Having one hour to get ready for an impromtu road trip to Jersey.
-Wanting to buy the most ridiculous item I could fine on the Shore-- ended up finding some sweat pants that had Hot Pink guns with Jersey's state outline on the gun. The guns were positioned on the side/back of the upper thighs. Then there were words across the top of the butt that said, "Jersey Royalty." I also could have gotten them bedazzled.
-Getting the salesman's hopes up when I decided to not go with the bedazzled ridiculous pants.
-Following Pauly and Vinny from Jersey Shore to get a picture of them for my friends. I had never even seen an episode of the show.
-Friends trying to talk to you while holding your breath through a tunnel.
-Trying to find a place to stay in Atlantic City at 1 a.m.
-Seeing very questionable things, including an armed robbery, because we turned the wrong direction when we got to the island of Atlantic City.
-Closet at the Econolodge we ended up staying at: a row of hooks nailed to the wall and a suitcase holder-- there wasn't any sort of door/closet.
-Waking up to, "Guys, we have to check out in 20 minutes."
-McDonalds that doesn't let you order off the dollar menu after 10 o'clock at night, and also charges for refills. What is that??
-My reaction to being inside of a Target again. I wanted to buy EVERYTHING and for no good reason other than that I am apparently going through Target withdrawls.
-Eating three meals in a row at Mickey Ds.
-Waking up on the beach at 6 pm to loud speakers and whistles telling us the beach was closed. We packed up. 3 hours later, people are still on the beach. Apparently "beach closed" simply means the lifeguards are leaving and it is up to you to stay alive.
-Trying to write a paper while being too tired, and crying every time you try to type a sentence.
-Getting text messages and not being able to see what they say because my screen stopped working on my phone.

AWESOME:
-Going on an Impromtu road trip with no exact plans with some awesome people.
-Not doing homework all weekend because of this trip.
-Taking a day off of work to recouperate my exhausted body.
-Seeing famous people (Vinny and Pauly) that were 5 feet away from me.
-Buying a shirt that says "Sorry for Partying" in replacement of the ridiculous sweatpants.
-Chocolate Lava Fudge cupcake from DC Cupcakes (aka Georgetown Cupcakes). Best experience my tastebuds have ever had.
-Finding a way to cope with the class I really don't like: confronting the teacher when he needs to be, as well as just going along with his games. It makes my life much more entertaining.
-Napping on the beach.
-Writing 11 full pages for a 10 page paper.
-Having the ability to nap in a car with 3 other girls singing loudly and dancing around while blaring music. Okay, well maybe my exhaustion enabled me to do that.
-Riding around DC in a car instead of below ground-- actually getting to see what these places look like!
-ATT giving me great customer service after trying for about 3 hours. It was definitely worth it! New phone for Katy!

Awesome and Awkward Thursday...Errr Monday

So, this was going to be posted on Friday evening, but around 2 pm I received a text message that said, "Hey, do you want to go to Atlantic City tonight?" So- I went! We rented a car and drove to Atlantic City for the night. Then we went to Seaside Heights AKA Jersey Shore on Saturday. We realized our time with the rental car was 23 hours longer than we thought, so we decided to stay an extra night and go to Philadelphia. So, I might fail. But it was worth it!!

Awkward:
-My internship program went to another internship program's reception. They have 12 people, ours has 55. It was a room with about 10 chairs lined against the walls of the room. Lots of open space with a podium in the front. It was also dinner time, yet we only had finger foods to eat. None of us knew the people there, and it was really strange.
-John McCain was at said reception. I met him to take a picture with him. I didn't have a name tag on, and he had no idea what to say. He said, "Hi" and I said, "Hi." Then we took the picture and the person next in line took my place. They had their name tag on, and John was able to get back on track with his routine.
-Being one of a gajillion people crammed into Chinatown station when a subway car's brakes stopped working, backing up over 7 trains.
-Making a make-shift costume for HP because my real one is at home. I was Bellatrix Lestrange, wearing a mini skirt and a lacy top. I looked like I was going out, except for the fact I had some CRAZY hair.
-Trying to go into the wrong movie theater, which only plays indie films. I even tried using their ticket-printer. I was about to freak out when my confirmation # wasn't working, but finally we figured out that we didn't even look at the theater name before entering.
-Running in a spandex mini skirt. The other one was down a block, around a corner and down the block again. This led to running from the first movie theater to the correct one, in said costume. Dedication? Yes.
-Getting locked out of my room while I was in the shower.. for the second time. This involves me walking down three flights of stairs with a towel on and not the proper undergarments, walking to the front desk, checking out a key, then walking back upstairs.
-Wearing dresses to work and realizing that you don't have anywear to put your badge (I have the kind with the money-clip-esque attachment, so I can't just clip it anywear). I should have chosen the lanyard...
-New mattresses that are slippery and loud when you move on them. I wake up with my sheets coming off most days, but now they are literally off the bed when that alarm goes off.

AWESOME:
-Harry Potter 3D Glasses
-Seeing Harry Potter 7.2 at midnight.
-Completely dominating 3 70ish OZ. slushies (literally they were about 70 ounces)with my friend becuase they had free refills. Free refills on ICEE is completely unheard of in my mind! We were definitely sugared-up for HP.
-Eating at an italian restaurant described as "the nicest McDonalds in the world."
-Being a hoss at work and completing my tasks very quickly. I am now called, "The Energizer Bunny," and my boss keeps running out of things for me to do. Look at me go!
-My impromtu Bellatrix Lestrange outfit. While it was awkward looking like I was going out, I thought I looked pretty darn attractive. :) And my crazy hair was LEGIT. I don't do hair, so this was quite the accomplishment.
-Finally finishing the second Lord of the Rings. I have tried many times since it came out, and I own all three on DVD. I am really good at falling asleep in movies and have never made it through all 179 minutes. Meaning I also haven't seen the 3rd, because I wanted to finish the 2nd. Last weekend, we watched half of it and I was way way too tired to finish the last hour. Two nights later? Watched the last hour and finished the movie. It only took about 9 years. :)

:)

Awkward and Awesome Thursday

For quite a while I have been reading Katie's blog, Love is Everywhere, and I love it! Part of my favorite things is her participation in Awkward and Awesome Thursdays. I absolutely love them, and decided I would take part! Awkward and Awesome Thursdays was actually started by The Day Book Blog, but I haven't read that blog until today. Anywho, enjoy!

Awkward:
-Ripping my skirt when I sat down at dinner. Luckily, it was the back slit. It wasn't showing anything, but it was definitely a little too risque.
-The guy who passes out free newspapers on the Metro decided he likes some Katy.
-Ironing my clothes quickly in my underwear because I was too lazy to hang them up last week and forgot to iron them the night before wanted to look like I am mature and adult-like at work.
-Learning to fly: Climbing down from my bed, over my desk (we don't have a latter) right after waking up and nearly biting it = How to Fly 101.
-Eating while people take pictures of you. This happened twice in one week!
-Being only one of 2 people posting on our required discussion boards out of a group of 5.
-Sitting in a subway car after the fireworks literally crammed (they couldn't shut the doors) with sweaty people. Oh, and there wasn't any A/C in this car either... When I mean sweaty, I mean beaded upper lips, back sweat through the shirts, and sweat left on the seats when you stand. And this was just the girls!

Awesome:
-Fireworks at the National Mall in DC
-Going to a farther metro stop to avoid a line that would have lasted for hours, and getting straight on the train.
-Landing on my feet after learning to fly.
-Finished my paper way sooner than I thought, so I got to sleep on Tuesday night. BAM.
-Free newspapers everyday on the metro.
-Dry Shampoo.
-Getting a card/letter in the mail from my friend Hannah!
-Joining the Amazon.com Student program-- Free two day shipping! :)
-Competing in an Indian Fry Bread contest, making fry bread for the first time ever, and receiving the awesome first-timer award.
-Shopping sprees at H&M and the biggest Forever 21 in the universe.