A look into my thought process

Today, I was picking up Japanese food for my co-worker and I at lunch. This is and of itself was a nightmare, but I choose to look past that.

Anyway, after that I was standing inside Dunkin Donuts watching people order. Two different people ordered just coffee. Here was my thought process.....

Laura thought #1: Who comes to Dunkin Donuts to order coffee?

Then

Laura thought #2: Laura, you're hear to buy juice.

Thinking about this later on in the day, I was reminded of the phrase, "People who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones (or rocks, whatever your pleasure.)

Laura thought #3: Why don't we ever say, people who live in rock houses shouldn't throw glass.

I think this would be worse. Can you imagine the glass shards?

My worst side

There are certain times in life when my worst side comes out, and I just don't look my best.

Three events, in particular, really stick out at this point.
1) Basketball
2)Driving
3)Playing Cranium

Nothing gets my blood pressure going like these three things do. Now in my defense, it's not every time I'm participating in these activities, but every once in a while I'm set off. I admit; it's a weakness of mine, but I'm working on it.

Well, when I get like that while driving, or I feel like I'm getting to worldly, I have a remedy. I play church music.

A few weeks ago, I was thinking about this solution, and the brilliant thought came to me. If I just listen to church music while playing Cranium or basketball, I would be a much calmer person.

Problem solved.

Confession

Today I was driving home from work. I had the windows down a bit for some fresh air. I was at a red light, and flipping through the stations. On our very own 97.1 was My Heart Will Go On: by Celine Dion. I put the windows up, pumped up the volume, and sang my little heart out.

True Story.

Complete Copy Cat

Okay, so why can't I just write my own material? The other day I post a video, in which I feel like a toal copy cat. Now I am about to post another video. I'm sensing a pattern here. I suppose next I'll write about the wonderful weather we're having, and then I will write about my commitment issuses. In my defense, I did have a blog in between my two videos.

Now this is all besides the point. I would like to direct your attention to this little gem I found on YouTube today.

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I have recently realized that I am in love with James Spader. This is a big discovery, and here is why. Growing up, I thought James Spader was a jerk. Every movie I know of him being in, he's played a butthead.

It all started to change last year. I was introduced to Boston Legal. My life was never the same again. I have grown a great fondness for William Shatner and developed a love for James Spader.

Sure James is 23 years older than me, twice my age in fact, but if ever I was to marry a man that much older, it would be James Spader.

So imagine how excited I was to find this tribute to him, today. The video seems to have no purpose other than I get to look at him for 2 minutes and fifty-four seconds. I watched it about a million times today. At not only does it have James Spader, there is a little sprinkle of John Cusack. It made my Friday much more bearable.

Okay, so I've been sitting here for like 20 minutes not knowing how to wrap this thing up, so I am going to leave you with a clip from Boston Legal. While, it's not one of my favorite clips, it does give a shout out to Scientology.

And the winner is...

Well my friends, I've been going through a phase where I try new things and accomplish goals. In an attempt to be something since graduating college, I have decided to join a group. They tell you its good for you to join clubs and do group activities, so I am going to try it out.

Tuesday night, I went to my first meeting of Toastmasters. Yes my friends, I said Toastmasters. As a Toastmaster, I am going to learn to be the world's greatest speaker.

How do I know that, you ask? This is how the meeting went. People give some prepared speeches....eat snacks...then table topics. Table topics is a way to get members better at impromptu speeches. They give you a topic, and they have to stand and speak for a certain amount of time. Because I was a guest, I didn't have to, but they gave me the option. I took the challenge and did a fantastic job. At the end they voted on various things, and I won best table topic speech. Yes, Me, I won!!!! And I won my very own ribbon.



If you'll notice the white ribbon on the right, yes that's ribbon I now own. I won a ribbon, and I'm not even an official member yet.

So back to being the best speaker in the world. As a Toastmaster, you have the ability to qualify for various competitions, which can lead all the way up to an international level. My goal is to make it that far, and thus be crowned the world's greatest speaker.

Maybe they will let me wear the red jacket like my buddy Ken.

I want to post a video too...

So I haven't written in forever, and I have a myriad of blog topics, but no time to do them. So today I write this quick blog, and put a video on here. The reason for this is two fold:

1. I feel more technologically savvy by having one here.

2. There is a guy in a pink bunny costume in the video, and it's the second video I've seen in two weeks with some person in a costume. In both cases, it makes no sense, but I think it's cool anyway. I propose that all music videos from here on out have some sort of person dressed up in a mascot or plushie costume. If that were the case, I would watch a lot more music videos. So the next time your watching a Jay-Z or Martina McBride video, imagine someone dressed up in a pink bunny costume, or really the costume of your choice.

So on that note, please enjoy the debut presentation of the first video on my blog.

I present: My Favorite Accident, by Motion City Soundtrack

What happened to Mario Kart?

So growing up as the only girl in my house, I've spent a lot of times with the boys. Don't get me wrong, I'm down with Barbies and Polly Polly Pocket, but when you mention the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Ghostbusters, I think about the proton pack that I always wanted and never got, but lets not talk about the toys that I never got, it only brings up painful memories.


(not the actual proton pack, just merely a picture of a Bill Murray doll with a proton pack)

As I was saying, I can roll with the boys. However, the one thing that I've never really been able to jump onto was the video game scene. My brothers have more game consoles then I care to even think about. I don't understand the point of most video games.

Sure I'm a fan of the original Mario or Mario 3. Really all things original Nintendo are good games in my book. Then there is the exception. MarioKart, originally for the Nintendo 64, and now available on the GameCube and various other Nintendo consoles. It is a popular one in my house, so popular that even my mom loves it. She take any opportunity she can to play this game. Whenever I can't find her, I know exactly where to look.

Well recently a new game has snuck its way into our house, and has taken over as a favorite in the eyes of my brothers. To them, it's the greatest game ever. You readers may have heard of it. It's called Guitar Hero. A game that I completely stink at. I think the most amusing part is they actually think they are guitar players because they can play, but that's why I love them.

Well like I said, MarioKart is my mom's game. Well imagine my surprise when I was home a few weeks ago. I went upstairs to go to bed, and my mom was playing Guitar Hero, in the dark, at one in the morning!!!!!!!

What has this world come to? Everything I've ever known, has been completely turned inside out and upside down. My mom, too, has joined this crazy trend!

I'm not sure what to believe anymore...