i give up

i'm not catholic. there will be no ash on my forehead tomorrow. but... tomorrow marks the first day of lent, and i will do my part in becoming a better me.

or something.

40 days and 40 nights without something? this is a toughy.

what i might quite possibly give up:

the eff bomb. who knew a four letter word could be so tacky? on one hand, this means that i'm on my road to being a real lady sooner than i thought. but on the other hand, this means i must remove if you seek amy and all lil wayne songs from my ipod for the next 40 days to avoid any tempation to sing along.

diet coke. i drink way too much of the stuff. however if i do give it up, i think i'd just turn to real coca cola, and the thought of wasting calories kills me.

kissing. ...yeah right!

ruthless spending. but that's no fun.

texting. ehhh no. i really like texting, and it's harmless. my sister thinks it's stupid and calls it sexting, but she's wrong so wrong. oh plus i get unlimited so that would just be a waste.

perez hilton, tanning, and gossiping. okay now i'm just being ridiculous!

being such a bad friend. i need to pick up the phone more.

being such a bad sister. i need to come home more often.

i'll let you know what i decide!

happy fat tuesday bitches,
shannon

♥ ♥

sorry about the hiatus.

short but super sweet update.

current obsessions: poker face by lady gaga. my boyfriend ade. seafood. ade. the "can i have your number?" mad tv skit. (youtube it.) ade. SAVING money. ade. tanning and whitening my teeth at the same time. ade. brady's behaviorial issues at school. ade. dole orange strawberry banana juice. ade. keeping my fingers crossed that becca and doug have another child soon. ade. talking about the future. ade. special k blueberry cereal. ade. down comforters. ade. the single ladies dance STILL. ade. my brother, future sister in law, and neice's future visit. ade. everything that happened yesterday (02/14/09). ade. living in the moment. and ade.

i have some mind blowing news to share, but i'll save that for another day. timing is everything afterall.

from the heart,
shannon

like music to your ears

just thought i'd share with you all what's currently on repeat. boats and birds by gregory and the hawk. it's the most perfect song i've ever heard.

if you'll be my star
i'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when i turn jet black and you show off your light
i live to let you shine
i live to let you shine

but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by

if you'll be my boat
i'll be your sea
a depth of pure blue just to probe curiosity
ebbing and flowing and pushed by a breeze
i live to make you free
i live to make you free

but you can set sail to the west if you want to
and past the horizon 'til i can't even see you
far from here where the beaches are wide
just leave me your wake to remember you by

if you'll be my star
i'll be your sky
you can hide underneath me and come out at night
when i turn jet black and you show off your light
i live to let you shine
i live to let you shine

but you can skyrocket away from me
and never come back if you find another galaxy
far from here with more room to fly
just leave me your stardust to remember you by

amazing, yes or no? oh and you need to love t.i.'s cd too.

music makes the people come together,
shannon

the rest is still unwritten

did y'all SEE the hills finale last night? o. m. g. okay, i'll admit that i'm not as avid a hills fan as i once was for a number of different reasons. for instance, heidi's face was clearly attacked by cosmetic sugery, and honestly, it's a little difficult to look at for 30 whole minutes. and while we're discussing looks.. audrina. audrina the space cadet. what is up with those eyes?! justin bobby.. ew. spencer pratt.. EW. that beard should go. and sister stephanie looked like a hag last night. literally, like some sort of witch. and at her own brother's almost wedding! ruuude. and lauren.. lauren lauren lauren. where do i begin? lauren's really pretty. she's also really clingy, whiney, bratty, and annoying. no wonder she loses all of her friends. okay, that's rude to say, but i've never liked her. even on laguna beach, i was team kristin all the way. i thought i liked lo, but she ended up being like overly bitchy. there's a point where it gets to be too much, and she passed it a long time ago. the only person i like is whitney, even though she too is missing a few screws. at least she can dress! by the way, i miss jason wahler. bring him back, mtv. he's so freaking fine.

but i digress..

last night, lauren and heidi hugged and almost made up but not quite. how touching. and heidi almost made the biggest mistake of her life by eloping with spencer eventhough her mom asked her not to.. but not quite. dear old she-pratt stepped in, explained to spencer that heidi's family should be at the most important day of her life, spencer looked like a hero, and heidi cried. how touching. oh and justin bobby, who showers every other episode, gave audrina the flimsiest little ring for reasons that were almost shared with us.. but not quite. how touching!

all in all, two thumbs up. can't wait for next season! can't wait for more REALity!

not.

i want to forgive you, and i want to forget you,
shannon

have a cup

some things to (holiday) cheer about:

01. the cowboys beat the giants last night! as embarrassing as it is to admit this, i am quite the football fanatic this year. i get overly excited on sundays, especially if my bois are playing. yes, with an i. by the way, we're going all the way this year. i can feel it!

02. the weather tomorrow! for reasons unknown, it decided to be summer today. 60 degrees. sunshine. pretty windy. oh but tomorrow, it's not supposed to get above freezing, and they're saying rain/sleet/snow is very likely. keep your fingers crossed for us marylanders, please and thank you.

03. speaking of wintry weather, i went christmas shopping today! and i managed to only buy five items for myself. believe me when i tell you, that is a feat. however, a lot of the stuff i got for becca is stuff i will be borrowing and enjoying as well. you may call it selfish, but i call it budget-conscious. in case you forgot, we're in a recession.

04. speaking of this god awful recession, gas prices are way down. $1.85 in this area.

05. and speaking of gas prices.. okay, not really..

06. and last but not least, ade and i will be celebrating five whole months of pure bliss together in 7 days and our first christmas together in 10. it's all very exciting!

over and out,
shannon

young, wild, and reckless

or just risky? i was thinking about this today as i gobbled down 354bajillion calories in thanksgiving food. i'm not complaining though. anyway, back to the task at hand. risky vs. reckless. what's the diff? here's what i came up with:

eating fast food is risky. eating fast food every single day is reckless.

facebook pics are risky. halloween facebook pics in your barely-there costume are reckless.

driving without wearing your seatbelt is risky. speeding without wearing your seatbelt is reckless.

risky is saying, "i'm falling in love." reckless is saying, "i'm falling in love, and i don't care if my heart gets broken." those are terribly bitter words to eat.

debit cards are risky. credit cards are reckless.

risky is buying a shirt, wearing it, and trying to return it. reckless is buying a shirt, wearing it, spilling red wine down the front, and trying to return it.

hitting the snooze button once is risky. hitting it four or five times is reckless, and you're probably late by now.

risky is downing a few beers. reckless is downing a few jager bombs.

saying "i love you" to your new boyfriend is risky. saying "i love you" to your new boyfriend after you've had a few drinks is reckless.

risky is having a song as your ringtone. reckless is having "i kissed a girl" as your ringtone.

a leopard-print bra is risky. a leopard-print bra under a white blouse is reckless.

relationships are risky. open relationships are reckless.

sex before marriage is risky. sex before love is reckless.

flirting with a random cute guy at a bar is risky. taking him home with you is reckless.

oh and by the way..

happy thanksgiving!

gobble gobble,
shannon

boob tube

this wednesday: oprah's favorite things
and oprah has gone and outdone herself by making it the thriftiest holiday yet! everything on her list costs nothing or close to nothing or something. i wasn't really paying attention. i think i was reminiscing on all of the past, luxurious episodes. i'm a little nervous for this episode because i am a firm believer that money buys lots of nice things that can make you happy. plus, i feel like recession or not, oprah can afford to splurge a little this christmas. stop being such a penny pincher, o!

tivo.

then.. sunday: britney spears: for the record
omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg. annoying? oh well. that's all i can say.

but on another more talkative and highly illegal note.. a copy of circus sort of mysteriously wound up in a friend of a friend's hands, and those friends have been sharing the wealth (it is the holidays afterall.) and making their fellow britney-obsessed friends quite happy. okay translation.. i have a burned copy. and i LOVE. it's so good, and i need for you all to go to youtube or something and listen to amnesia, unusual you, and kill the lights. those are my favorites. and kind of like oprah's favorite things in 2008, they were free! imagine that.

tivo.

and then.. next wednesday: victoria's secret fashion show
the show is always so cute. plus, i get ideas for the festive lingerie section of my christmas wishlist. what skivvies to display on my toned, tanned, and teeny tiny body. ha i wish.

tivo.

from one couch potato to another,
shannon