Opinion Please

My parents have asked me for a Christmas list (yes, its about that time again). I hate coming up with Christmas lists because 1) if I see something I want (like clothes), I usually buy it for myself and 2) since being in college means that I'm poor, the promise of cold hard cash makes me think that I should buy something practical (and who wants practical Christmas gifts from their parents?)

This year, I'm going to ask for something impractical...I've been wanting to pick up a hobby (because I don't have any) and I'm thinking that I want to learn how to play a guitar. So. Do any of ya'll have recommendations for a good beginning guitar? I've been looking around a little bit and I want something that is either acoustic or acoustic electric. I want something that's nice, but still in the beginner's section of guitars. Fender makes some decently priced ones and I've also stumbled across Daisy Rock which makes a smaller guitar designed to fit women better. Most of what they make is way to girlie for me in design, but I like the look of their Pixie series. Keep in mind, I have small hands so I'm leaning towards the Daisy Rock, but I want advice.

Please help. Thanks.

Bagby St.

I got back from Houston last night, just in time to watch the absolute nothing that was on T.V. Big Saturday night for me. I did watch the last few minutes of the Standford/UCLA game...I was disappointed that Standford didn't win. I love college football drama (when it doesn't involve LSU).

Mo and I signed the lease and got our keys. The apartment is really nice (great view, lots of windows) and is pretty big. Our furniture moving date isn't for a couple of weeks (hopefully) so Mo will be camping out on her inflateable mattress for the next few weeks...atleast she has a really nice TV to watch. Greg asked us to store his 36 inch HDTV and we moved that in...quite an experience. 300lb TV's aren't really that fun to move. We broke the dolly (well, one of the wheels on the dolly) during the course of the move and I now have countless bruises from the experience. What's a move without turning me purple, head to toe? I don't have a black eye, but then again, we didn't move any mattresses.

After that, we grabbed a couple of beers and a pizza and relaxed for a little while before Mo and Greg picked up Taylor for the trip to College Station. After a trip to Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond, I drove back to BR the next morning. I can't wait to officially move back in December. It will be nice to have my bed back and enjoy my new (loaned) TV.

Thanks Greg.

New Word

I learned a new word last night: Sorostitute

I was standing down by the concession stands finishing up a cigarette (be proud, I'm quitting and it was one of the few I had yesterday) when another girl came up to me smoking her cigarette. She told me that she didn't want to appear to be by herself smoking, so she was going to pretend that she knew me. She then proceded to go into a tirade about an experience she had coming out of the bathroom. "I was leaving the women's room, going against the crowd to leave...I'm drunk, but I'm a nice, polite drunk. I say excuse me when I bump into someone. So, as I was making my way through the crowd to leave I said 'I know I'm going against the crowd. Sorry' when some Sorostitute gave me this awful look and said 'yeah, you are sorry.' dumb bitch. Sorry if you're in a sorority." I laughed and said that I wasn't in a sorority, but that I might just have to use that word from now on. We went on with the conversation and clarified that it doesn't apply to all sorority girls, just the dumb, drunk and bitchy ones...

I just love the word...sorosititute. hahaha.

Costs

I'm in the process of studying (or more acurately, learning) about half a semester of Advanced Cost Accounting. Yuck.

I don't actually mind the class, it is interesting, but our Prof doesn't teach in a way that facilitates MY learning. Its painful sitting through his class, realizing that I'm losing moments of my life that I will never get back (yes, it's THAT boring). Fortunately, the topic isn't difficult and it is a lot of review from last semester, so I think I will do well on the exam.

Last Saturday, I sat in the student section of the LSU game for the first time in about 4 years....wow has it has changed. There are new dances. There is the tendency to call out "bullshit" in unison when a bad call is made. Most importantly, they don't throw bourbon laced cokes down in celebration. Man, remember the days when you knew the game was good only if you came out of the stands smelling like bourbon???

My Advanced Accounting professor just posted our test scores from last week....usually, i'm hoping to score around the class average, but this time, I scored 20pts above it!!! Yes! I rock!

Again

Ok, I have to once again point out A Soup Named Stew. Have a listen.

Home New Home

Maureen and I found an apartment in Houston! YAY! We will be living at AMLI Midtown which is a couple of blocks away from the place I lived over the summer. We were really torn between AMLI and a new complex, The Cheval at Memorial. The Cheval was much nicer (although AMLI Midtown is plenty nice), but we wanted to be closer to the midtown area (Cheval was way out on I-10 and 610 west). We are very happy with our decision.

A funny thing happened on the way to meet the apartment locator. I needed to put some gas in my car, so we stopped at a Shell station a couple of blocks away from the place we were meeting her. As I got out of my car, I grabbed a couple of coke cans and such that needed to be thrown away and managed to dump almost everything in my hand into the garbage can. The only problem was that I was holding my credit card at the time. Fortunately, the trash can wasn't that full and Maureen is a very good friend to help me dig it out. Yuck!

Later that night, Maureen and I went to dinner and the movies. After we came out of the theater, I noticed a advertisement for Know HIV/AIDS. It pictures a happy, young couple...I thought the girl looked pregnant and pointed it out to Maureen. Turns out it was HER AD! I made her take a picture next to it, but since I can't seem to get the photo off my phone, I can't post it here.

We left the next morning to drive back to Baton Rouge. After dropping Maureen off at her house (no easy task with the increased traffic and the St. George Fair, and arriving at home myself, I opened my suitcase to find that a certain mean, sneaky person had put a certain can of Miller High Life in my suitcase when I wasn't looking. DAMN YOU!!!

Tumble

FALL IS HERE!!!!

YAY!!!

It feels SO good outside right now...almost a little chilly. Fortunately, Greg is nice enough to let me sleep on his couch so I'm now cuddled up under the covers to warm my chilled toes.

I'm in Houston, if you couldn't guess that. Maureen and I are going to look at apartments today. We have a locator, so we don't have to worry about driving ourselves around or looking at places that have no availability. Wish us luck in finding something that we like for a price we're willing to pay!

In other news, my worse nightmare (ok, not my worse, but its up there) happened at school the other day...my Audit professor graded the essay portion of our tests for correctness and GRAMMAR! Evil woman. I do not normally have that many problems with grammar, but there is always something that I miss. BOO.

Yeah. That's about it. Enjoy the weather.