Todlers & Tiaras

I will admit watching bad reality TV is a guilty pleasure of mine and when I happened across Toddlers and Tiaras last night after watching one of my favorite TLC shows What Not To Wear, I was pretty excited. Why did is stop channel surfing to watch this train wreck of TV show? Because just like any car accident, you want to stop watching the absurdity but you just can't tear yourself away. Spoiled rotten 4 year olds with so much make up on they look like 22 year olds in tiny bodies being paraded around in costumes watching their moms dance like fools in the audience, sounds like a shitshow of stupid to me and that always entertaining on a Thursday night with a glass of wine.

Thank you Topanga for the brilliant example of this TV show. Let me be the first to say I miss Boy Meets World and all of the other TV shows of the 90's. Any one else have a think Shawn was so adorable and had a tiny crush on him?

Anyways I'm getting off topic, basically Toddlers and Tiaras is all about moms who were never pretty enough growing up reliving their childhoods vicariously through their poor daughters. Even sons are subjected to their mother's wrath by being forced to be "the daughters I never had". Another little known fact is that there are probably just as many pageant dads as there are moms, and they are just as bad if not worse!

YouTube won't allow me to embed the video so click the picture to see the video on YouTube.

Anyways, the show is absolutely ridiculous and I insist that you check it out if you are like me and enjoy yelling at the TV when you watch shows about over the top melodrama.

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Right now my blog is a bit of a mess, haven't been inspired by much these past few days but I hope to get back in the habit of posting.

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Peace and Love,
Alice

Round Two

I procrastinate just about everything and frequently find myself playing catch up. So here are the last few days...

So in a house of six people all but one of us snowboard, so naturally there is an abundance of snowboards needing to be stored. My roommate who has acquired the nickname Bob Vila, constructed this snowboard rack in the bathroom and I love seeing so many snowboards all in one place.

Photo number twenty six:

Mountain Law

Photo number twenty five:

This one's for you dear, the original Alice ;), and the girls from BDC. I wish I didn't quit pointe and did this number with you guys.

Ramalama Bang, Bang

Photo number twenty four:

A Dancer's Spirit

Photo number twenty three:

Hidden Language

Photo number twenty two:

Queen of Hearts

Creative Funk

Some call it writer's block, but I prefer to call it a creative funk. Senior year I took my last four required classes and six electives (art classes naturally) I needed to graduate and spent most of my free blocks in the art room completing homework and doing personal projects. After school I spent about fifteen hours a week at the dance studio and I loved it. Sadly I haven't had the time or resources to pursue these passions and have been in a creative funk of sorts. The only way I can describe the feeling is to relate it to cabin fever; but instead of feeling trapped inside a house, my thoughts seem to be stuck in this metaphorical box everyone's always talking about.

Lately I have been finding ways to do some of my old hobbies again. The other night I found my acrylic paint set while cleaning my room and immediately looked around the room to find something for me to paint. I didn't find anything and was left with a make shift palette full of untouched paint. Perfect opportunity to grab my camera.

Here is photo twenty-one:

Creative Space

This is one of the many reasons I love my campus, the views are beautiful no matter what season (promise to do a "Four Seasons" mini series type thing) but this picture doesn't do winter any justice. This is the view from my desk at work I look at as I sip my tea getting ready to start my day at 9 am, don't judge this is early in the life of a college student. The beatuy of the snow gently falling everywhere always seems to cheer me up despite the drive from hell I just endured to get here.

Photo number twenty:

Winter Inside And Out

Catch Up

So I have been slacking on my 365 but here are the last few days...

Photo number nineteen:

A Beautiful Tradition

My school hired a henna artist today so I got free henna! I think it is so pretty, I wish I could have gotten something more elaborate and on both hands but since it was free we only got a small one.

Photo number eighteen:

Fire & Ice

I was walking through campus on my way to class, running a little late of course, and saw this guy on a bench and thought it was so cute! I was going to wait until after class to take the picture but I didn't want to chance it getting ruined so I snapped a quick picture and went off to class.

Photo number seventeen:

Good Morning Bob! Enjoying Your Breakfast?

This is Bob our resident squirrel friend :) He likes to frequent our front porch looking for food, this particular day he found himself a waffle fry. Our sub-letters from the summer said they would wake up and Bob would be in the house on their bed or trying to steal food from the kitchen, he just doesn't give up.

Photo number sixteen:

Untitled

I was walking to class the other day and the vines on brick looked cool and has a really interesting texture. I also enjoy taking perspective pictures like this because I like the depth it creates. I also love the contrast of the bright red, white and black.

Photo number fifteen:

A Splash of Color on a Snowy Day

Again, walking around campus I noticed this bright red tree and thought it was intriguing so I naturally I stopped to take a picture. I wish there had been a field or more snow behind the tree to make the tree stand out way more.

Photo number fourteen:

Downtown

This is Church Street, the popular shopping street in downtown Burlington; known for its shopping, unique dining and the college bars. In the winter they hang christmas lights everywhere and when it snows it is beautiful. I am very disappointed with this picture and plan on a retake when I get a tri-pod. When the flash is on the lights are washed out, but with out a flash and steady hand the picture comes out blurry. Also a tragic event took place when I tried to take this picture and now I have a cracked screen :( But the camera still works so that is a blessing...

Gotta Love Clearance :)

So today I ordered a super cute robe from American Eagle. I got a $25 gift card for Christmas and went to the store the other day and couldn't find anything for $25 or less, of course, so I turned to the clearance section of the website and stumbled across this robe (something I have been wanting lately) for a mere $19.95!

So I found a $50 robe for twenty bucks which was perfect and with some internet scouring I was able to save myself $7 (and going over my $25) by getting a code for free shipping! Yay retail therapy :)

Words To Live By; Count Your Blessings

"You cannot go around and keep score. If you keep score on the good things and the bad things, you'll find out that you're a very miserable person. God gave man the ability to forget, which is one of the greatest attributes you have. Because if you remember everything that's happened to you, you generally remember that which is the most unfortunate."
-Hubert H. Humphrey

Endless Hope
“Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope.”

This quote came from my iGoogle home page from the Motivational Quotes app. I thought it was inspirational because I tend to be really hard on myself when it comes to small mistakes and dwell on them for a long time. I have also been focusing a lot on the negative things in my life lately like being broke and knowing I will start my adult life with about $100,000 worth of college debt, being torn between loving Vermont but missing my friends and family, and feeling like somehow I would have been happier being 20 years old in the sixties lol. This Christmas break I realized how much I missed and love my family and wish I could spend more time with them but it's hard being a two and a half hour drive away.
This quote reminded me to take a second to count my blessings because they are truly what life is about.

My amazing family who has always, and will always have my back and support me with anything I do as long as it makes me happy. I can't thank them enough for everything they have done for me.
My loving boyfriend who has been my immediate support system for the last year and a half and would do anything for me, endures my often too frequent, (but it's one more thing I'm working on changing) whining, crying temper tantrums and constant need to be the center of his attention and hasn't ran screaming.
His wonderful family who took me into their hearts and home this summer. They are great people and treated me like their daughter even though they just met me.
My best friend who has stuck by me and supported my decisions without judgment and manages to find the time to come see me despite her schedule and the drive.
My best friend, shopping buddy, GPS navigation system and fellow child at heart who I miss a ton and am super happy for her recent engagement :)
My opportunity to get a college education. Even though classes are long and homework is brutal and all of this is costing me $40,000 a year, I know that having a college education is a great opportunity that will give me a better life in the future and I need to appreciate it more.
Having a roof over my head, food in my kitchen, love in my heart and clothes on my back and amazing people to share my life with.

Forget the bad, put it in the past, live to love because if you don't you have nothing to live for.

xoxo Alice