board games...? ...! D:

I didn't realize how many board games I had until I went to pack some, sooo... here's a list of ones I think I'll bring? I hope they're all acceptable:

1. Risk
2. Monopoly
3. Quotations (it's some old school one I found a yard sale)
3. Fact or Crap
4. Apples 2 Apples
5. Trivial Pursuit, 90's

ummm. I think that's all :) I also have Taboo, Sequence, some other one that I can't remember the name of, but I think I'll leave those behind, ya ya?

PICTURES!!

Ok guys!

I'll start with the best part of our room- THE VIEW!!The room is a lot wider than our beloved Bornhuetter abodes but a wee bit shorter. And when we first arrived, both beds were lofted with the desk and dressers underneath, leaving only a little bit of room before the window. We completely rearranged it.





























The furniture is identical to our old stuff except that the wood is a darker (prettier) cherry color. Yeah, I'm gonna go with cherry. I Googled types of wood to try to be accurate but that failed.
The closets are SWEET!! I think all 5 of us (including Chris) could stand in them.
Also, we each have a bookshelf, I stuck mine in the closet and Leann's is next to the dressers under the window.
Aaaaand...... let's see.... there is one florescent light above the doorway. Direct quote from Mrs. Morris: "If I lived in this room, I would never EVER use that light!" It's a little hospital-like (or morgue) but not terrible in my opinion. A floor lamp will be nice though.
Now for the part where I employed my well-honed stalker skills. Our RA's name is Somadina Iworisha. I hear that she's really fun and sings a lot.

















Took me a minute to find their room. I was looking for the wrong names!
And we can probably guess what their RA is into.











Well, that's all I've got. I can't wait for you all to get here!! And call or text me when you get in so I can help you move in if you so wish. (I have to go to a training session on how to un-loft beds- HAA! so I should be an expert! HAA!).
See you soon!

IKEA findings

1) I got the Orgel Vreten floor lamp for $20. Pro: It was on sale from $30 to $20! Con: The lamp shade is made of paper. The paper is like paper-mache thick, but I'm kind of afraid it could rip. ("So handle me with care...")
2) You know those road map rugs that I posted a while ago? Well they're in the IKEA children's section for $14! The rug is about 5x6, and technically called a "playmat." I would have bought it if it hadn't been for the transportation issue. But if anyone is driving to school and wants a cheap, functional rug AND a place to play Hot Wheels on your floor, then I suggest jumping on this deal.

3) My brother is evil. I was browsing in the marketplace while he was in the restaurant eating Swedish meatballs and he didn't even save any.

4) There was a Scandinavian looking employee who had a fake mustache that was half falling off. He looked redonkulous!

5) The rooms in Douglass are pretty big, so there's a lot of space for entertaining, etc. I thought about getting a LACK side table for $8 (seriously! $8! and it comes in a lot of colors too) or a coffee table for $20. Again, if not for transportation issues, I would have bought this.

6) I love IKEA. The end.

More odds and ends

1) Have you noticed that Chris is a part of this blog but hasn't posted anything? What a bimbo. Just because you're having tons of fun in Europe doesn't mean you get to neglect your obligations to this blog! So pretty much, come back to the USA Chris, I miss my number 1 skinny hipster.

2) I just talked on the phone with Haley and she had this to say about the rooms in Douglass:
a) They're newly furnished! It looks like the same furniture we had in Bornhuetter but in a darker color, "cherry?" Haley says
b) Our RA might be Japanese, or at least has a Japanese sounding name
c) (Totally unrelated to B): Our name tags have female anime characters on them

3) I am finally going to that golden place called IKEA today. I will update my findings and purchases later!

4) Haley also said that the road construction looks pretty much the same. I was expecting to come back to see Wooster completely transformed and beautified. I guess we'll have to wait a little longer.

5) Can we please have a Dr. Horrible Viewing Party? Can people dress up as the Evil League of Evil?! We can turn it into a karaoke party too! Observe:

odds and ends

I may or may not bring my guitar... still thinking about it :)

I also bought two posters at a fair in Salem yestaday! One was a tiny hippy woodstock poster, and the other was an old school looking Who poster :D goooood choices? who knows...

What's on the television?

Right. So I don't think that we are going to be watching quality television like those two lovely ladies were, but I think we can manage to drum up some decent television - and we'll make sure that no male lion-penguin crossbreeds stamped "property of the zoo" can sit on top of the TV and consequently blow up. And if we see one we'll dump it in one of the boy's rooms. Or my half of the room. Whichever, it wont make a visual difference.

As a very wise young man once wrote, "You did take a very long time to say very little." I think that sums up this situation and the whole of my blogging career very well. Anyway, I thought I may provide a list/schedule of the television that we will be taking the opportunity to watch. And by we I mean myself and others that care to join me, so some shows will not be included, and there is an addition to the fall lineup that I WILL be hitting up.

Monday

How I Met Your Mother - I think we could all go with another season of Ted whining, Lily making me want to stab her, Barney and Robin being ridiculous, and Marshall being awesome. At least that's how I sum it up.

True Blood - New episodes come out on Sundays, so I declare Monday after How I Met Your Mother: True Blood watching time. Anyone who does not want to see fucking should probably go elsewhere.

Wednesday

So You Think You Can Dance - Usually only on in the summer, SYTYCD is having a fall season. My favorite thing about this show is that it is a dance show first, and a reality show second. Thus, the dancing is amazing, the judges are a little wacky, but it blows American Idol out of the water never to come back again. You guys will love it. I hope.



I know it's not the most widely-accepted dance but it's probably my favorite one ever.

Glee - Since SYTYCD is usually 2 hours long, and Glee is on at 9, I was worried that these two might overlap - but they're on the same network. So. Either Fox is fucked or we're fine. And besides the AWESOME version of Don't Stop Believing this show looks wicked fun. And the cheerleading coach is worth an hour of show you don't like. Honestly, she is.

Thursday

30 Rock - I don't think I need to convince anyone. Workin' on my night cheese!

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - I have gone from listening to Leann and Haley watch this show while I wrote papers and chatted with my friends to catching up on all the seasons in a matter of days. And deciding who, in all my groups of friends, was The Brain, The Looks, and the Wild Card.

Friday

Dollhouse - Looks like we're doing the Friday night not-party-but-watch-TV-and-start-playing-awkwardly-late-while-praying-for-the-show-not-to-be-canceled thing again. Thanks Fox. We really owe you one. That and lusting after now-scarred Victor. Oh Joss Whedon. You really GET my weakness for guys with scars.

And that's that! We're grossly obsessed! And will all end up looking liiiiiiike:

Bobby pins

In a girls dorm room, you can find bobby pins randomly anywhere. Once, I found one wedged between an organic instant soup cup and a bag of Reisens chocolate. Having bobby pins strewn all over a room is handy, especially when you're a girl and you have hair.

a poster

I really think we need to have this poster or a poster like it:

Things That Come Together/In Which Nora Finds More Pictures of Shoes

SO I was thinking about things that either come in pairs, or just go together. And then I thought, what kind of pairs of things are going to be in our room?!

Number 1: Cups and Saucers.
If last year's tea consumption is any indicator, we will be drinking a lot of it. And why not get classy? So I say, lets go all out and get a tea set complete with cups and saucers, and we can sit around and say things like rather! and poppycock!

Number 2: (Is anyone surprised?) Footwear

So, if we were to obtain any of these examples of quality pedial coverings we could be like:

Victoria Beckham (She wore shoes like these to toss the first pitch at what I think was a Yankees -boo- game; I would have just borrowed some from Sporty Spice, but these sneakers are fairly slammin)
Cinderella (these are real glass...unbelievably badass)
Luke Skywalker (I know he never REALLY wore bantha shoes, but he would have if he could have. Maybe it would be more likely that we would be like Obi Wan Kenobi)
AND

Me. Seriously. Who doesn't want to be like I was as a four year old? Or be like the dude in the picture. Of course, due to his awesome slippers and lacrosse sweatshirt I think we all know I'd rather be DATING the dude in the picture, but that is neither here nor there. Anyway, I had a pair of these bad boys when I was a wee lassie, and they ROCK. Seriously, who wants slippers that are the SAME?! (No offense, bantha booties, but Ernie and Bert show you up a million times over) And don't give me any of that Ernie and Bert have gay sex shit. All you need to know about them is that they are AWESOME.


Number 3: Knitting Needles

I assume that we will also continue to knit, in which case, why not get some adorable polka-dot knitting needles? They look prrretty cool, eh?

Number 4: Poptarts

I honestly don't really like poptarts. Which makes it great that I have a roommate, becuase they DO come in pairs, and then when I have one and remember how much I don't really like them, Emily gets the other one! It's such a good system. I think it's why they put them in pairs, so they can appeal to the college population. It makes sense. Don't question it.





Number 5: Rum and Moxie

They were made for each other. 'Nuff Said.




Number 6: Rain Coat and Rain Pants

Why would you go outside in the rain unless fully protected? Or me? I don't know, but my favorite part about this sweet Rain Suit is how sexy the woman is trying to make it. Honey, it is a large sheet of plastic with some velcro on it. The only person that is going to think that is sexy is blind. And has no tactile feeling. And deaf or really like the sound of tarp. Some people juggle geese. But anyway, for all those who don't enjoy long rain dances then running into the building sopping wet and trailing wet jean cuffs on the floor, you can join me in the fun part without the mess if you just invest! I think it's a workable plan.

Number 7: Breasts

Two girls, one room, no breast cancer. There will be boobs. Oh my I just got the best idea for a spin-off porno. But it's probably totally already made. Back on track, and don't be alarmed these little bimbos are all mine, and since Emily is having a love affair with that shirt, I think that is what the breasts living in our room will probably look like quite often. So get ready to enjoy!


Number 8: Mario and Luigi

See, my mother promised my brother a Wii if he got good grades last semester. He did, and thus I am now totally a nintendo fan. So I figure with Emily's pre-geekdom and my proto-geekdom we will be seeing quite a lot of these guys and all sorts of other video game characters. (I chose a picture of Baby M and L because I play with Baby Mario more often than not. He's awesome.)

Number 9: Severus Snape and Albus Dumbledore


These two guys rock. I love them. Snape being Dumbledore's right-hand man, I think it's safe to assume that they are some sort of pair. How cute. And taking into account the fact that we all like Harry Potter, I think we will be seeing a lot of them. (I chose the Potter Puppt Pals version as a hint)



Number 10: Baby Ponies

I love this story 10 million. And those babies are the cutest things I have ever seen. We can fit them in our room, right?

So, that's what I am expecting from next year in terms of paired things. Will it be difficult? MAYBE! Can we accomplish it?! OF COURSE WE CAN!

And last but not least:

Today is Hug Draco Malfoy Day

If you haven't seen HP6 or aren't going to see it today as soon as possible, then what's wrong with you? we can't be friends. But seeing as how Emily and Nora are the biggest fangirls I know (well, it's mostly Nora), I declare today Hug Draco Malfoy Day! Or just imagine hugging Draco Malfoy today because he really needs one. Aw, poor sad son of a Death Eater, never could live up to his father's cruel expectations. Well, you don't have to, Malfoy! Become your own man! Also, please don't lose your hair as JKRowling seems to imply that you do in the epilogue. Ew.

P.S. Also, Snape needs some hugs too, but we can save them for HP7 when the serious shit goes down.

Slapchop

I think we should all be able to slap our troubles away with the slapchop, so that we can be in a great mood all day :)

Communal Netflix account?

I don't know how a Netflix account works. But it sounds like a good idea. Thoughts?

Tetris Support Group

Hey spaz! (I'm talking to you Miss Graham) Hey bim! (NORBS)

I would like to invite you to the Tetris Support Group, a group in which members can commiserate over Facebook Tetris scores, talk about how you want to rearrange everything that you see in real life, and dream of rainbow colored block shapes at night.

I am your group leader. It is my responsibility to pull you away from the ScotZone, library, or your personal computer even though you are on the 12th level and nag you about
1) studying
2) cleaning
3) doing laundry
4) performing other necessary human functions such as talking or making words other than excited noises during Tetris play such as "nnrgggh" or "hzzzzwy!"

You may know me as "That Bitch" but please know that I would never do something like
1) shut down your computer while you're playing
2) pull you away from THE GRAND MASTER LEVEL 999
3) tickle you

But I will
1) imitate my Asian mom and tell you in an annoying Asian accent that I DID NOT sit in a disease-ridden and overcrowded refugee boat full of DESPAIR and MISERY while I was PREGNANT WITH YOU so that you can honor the family name by going to college and then lose your scholarship BY PLAYING SOME COMPUTER GAME
2) imitate my Asian dad and stare at you in deathly silence with disappointment and disgust in my eyes
3) distract you with cookies

Happy playing (in moderation)
Love,
Leann

moar thangs we need.

'nuff said.

lol

The Potty Putter



ummmm... maybe? Just watch the commercial. Even the guy trying to sell it doesn't sound impressed.

[hey Emily this is Leann. I just edited the post and added a necessary visual. I hope you don't mind!]

On things that will not be in our room.

Alright. I just want to cover some things that I will NOT allow in Douglass 208



Article 1: Twilight Paraphernalia.

Yes, it's true. I will not tolerate posters, perfumes, cutouts nor Christmas ornaments bearing the faces of the teenage-beloved characters of said novel to infringe on my abode. They are allowed to inhabit a small box outside of the room labeled: filth.


Article 2: Anything less than 3" heels.

We all know how sexy shoes can be. Honestly, when I'm feeling really down I go to Shoes.com and look at all the heels, imagining how hot/ridiculous I'd feel if I could walk around sporting those snakeskin pumps. Thus, if heels are to be worn, they must be as AWESOME as Barney Stinson. None of those one-inch fuckers. (this was the best part to write cause I got to search for good pictures of shoes - it was awesome)


Article 3: Rabbits.

"Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes, They've got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses. And what's with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?"
~Anya

She has got a point. I just wanted to take this time to express how FUCKING CREEPY these stupid animals are. This picture is my exhibit A. If I saw this thing I would not pick it up, I would scream and kick it. It would then attack me and you wouldn't find my body until my gnawed-on skeleton was found in the swamp. You guys have no idea. No bunnies. Not in my living quarters. Because then they will become my deathbed.


And also...although we are not as RIDICULOUSLY STUPID as the woman in this video, apparently cats and rabbits don't go together very well. Okay?

I love lamp

Um, I love IKEA. And this lamp.
And this lamp.


















It's just so fricking whimsical. And cheap ($5). I love IKEA.

Floor rugs

I was at Goodwill some weeks ago and saw a little boy carrying a road map rug. You know, the rugs that decorate kindergarten classrooms:
Pretty sweet, right?



Something I did not know: rugs are expensive! What's up with that?!
This shag rug from IKEA is $80. Another at Target is $76.
But shag rugs feel so nice and comfy...

This rug from Urban Outfitters is on sale for $50. The material looks kind of cheap, but the pattern looks really cheerful and pretty! It could brighten up any room.Another rug from Urban Outfitters ($40) looks really old school and the pattern is interesting and distinctive. It's my favorite so far:

Again, the pattern looks kind of cheap, like thin cotton. BUT we can always get a rug/floor sticker thingy. And unlike the white shag rug, the black and white pattern won't show stains or dirt as much as something that's entirely white.

Btw, all the rugs are at least 5'x7'.

yaay Barnes and Nobles!!!

I also went on a shopping spree at B&N 'cause they were having a buy 2 get 1 free sale, and so now I can add to our collection of DVDs the ones surrounding this text. :)

iHome

I have an iHome that I just never brought up with me last year, but uh, if we wanna rock the party (Who likes to rock that party? New Zealand likes to rock the party!) I'll bring it and then we can cause lotsa noise complaints and such.

my first suggestion

I think we should get a bunch of baby chameleons. They're so cute! Seriously. And we could hide them places, and they would blend in, and no one would know they were there until we pointed them out. :]

So cute!

Illegality

So I assume that Haley and Leann's room is going to be fairly straight-edge. Emily and I have discussed the brewing of that delightful beverage known as cerveza in the land of mexico. But I say: why stop there?! Let's mix it up with a little absinthe or go classic and make some moonshine.

Sorry if you get tagged for extremely illegal activity Leann...hopefully the authorities will get that I'm kidding...I mean, why make your own absinthe when you can just buy the essence and mix it with vodka?

And if we're going to be abusing substances...why not the animals as well?


And yes, this was not up to the caliber of the normal cat videos, but I try. And it is really hard to find footage of drunk cats on YouTube.

Kiddie Pool

Yes, I am a proponent for getting a kiddie pool. Look at how much fun these kids are having!!! That could be us!! Also, it can come in handy if we ever throw a "white trash pool party." It can also be an interesting centerpiece in our room. As long as we make sure the furniture won't get wet, it can serve as a reflection/zen fountain. Kiddie pools: a service to us all. I'm Leann and I approve this message.

Electric tea kettle

An electric tea kettle has many uses. This one is from Target. Not only does it serve to sustain my tea addiction, but it functions as a water heater for ramen, instant coffee, hot chocolate, oatmeal, and Nora's organic curry soup. I'd give this 5 stars for usefulness!

As Previously Discussed.

I have also been looking at some...wait for it...FOUNTAINS.

I found one for $8 (!) but it's really ugly. I also entered a drawing for a free one! Boy have I been busy! Here goes...

Some pretty tabletop fountains...all of which are out of our price range. So I was thinking, if we're dreaming anyway...why not just go all out?




I think it would really calm our room down...maybe get us kicked out of the dorms or something...

OR since we are both so wonderfully creative and mechanically savvy (right...?) we MAKE OUR OWN - I mean, what could go wrong?

just ponder that question while you view today's video segment: