10 Things People Like That I Cannot Fathom Why:

1. Owl City.
2. Everyone Loves Raymond.
3. Iron Man (the movies).
4. Russell Crowe.
5. The Twilight series (books and movies).
6. Robert Downey Jr.
7. Cottage cheese.
8. Avatar.
9. Times New Roman.
10. Baked potatoes.

Mmm...

Rules to Follow When Debbie is PMSing:

To be adhered to once a month, especially semi-annually when she tranforms into a full-fledged hormonal PMS monster. (a.k.a. these next few days.)

1. Do not joke about the monster, only I can joke about her.
2. Do not play Owl City.
3. Do let me get my sleep.
4. Do not make any comment about weight, size, or pimples.
5. Do not be obviously nice or try to cheer me up, or I will probably eat you.
6. Do make brownies.

I need more of this.

Captain Picard

Sometimes I watch Next Generation just to listen to his voice.

Brandon Flowers -- Crossfire

Such a beautiful song.

Reasons to learn Dutch and move to the Netherlands:

1. I love Dutch patriotism. I'm always kind of envious when I see the Dutch decked out in orange. I have wanted a good excuse to join them in their vermillion pride for a long time now.
2. I could meet and marry gorgeous Dutch gold-medal winning speed skater Sven Kramer and have lovely Dutch children. See picture below. Who wouldn't want to stalk around Amsterdam looking for the 6'1" god with rock hard thighs?

Reasons not to learn Dutch and move to the Netherlands:
    1. If I feel short here, I'm going to feel like a hobbit child over there.

I will never stop watching this show:

Bill, you're my favorite.

Mmm... white tie tuxes.

So today, I was walking past my brother's room. I quickly peeked in to see if he was in there. He wasn't, but this was his computer screen.

Cat Flies Car Into Wall:

Speaking of,

Ezra Koenig + French Revolution outfits.

And, is that tape on his Ray Bans?

And then Buffy Staked Edward, The End:

I wish.

Coachella and Ezra Koenig:

Sexy sexy.

Dayplayer "Neverending Summer"

It's John Francis Daley's band! He does vocals and keyboard. Remember when he was all tiny and cute on "Freaks and Geeks"?

Remember When...

It was 2002 and Orlando Bloom was the hottest thing in showbiz?

The Apples in Stereo: "Dance Floor":

Elijah Wood... what?!?! He still exists?!

Tales from Committee 1C: Global Security, as recorded by Jacob Moss:

Jacob utilized his notepad by writing down favorite quotes and letters to various delegates during Thursday evening's debate. They are funny enough to post here:

• "Please sit alphabetically." - Committee Chair

"You mean, like A to Z?" - A delegate.

• During roll call, the committee chair called, "The Republic of Korea," to which the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), interjected: "I object, the Republic of Korea doesn't actually exist due to a formality!"

• "It's common sense, terrorism needs to be dealt with, so, uh, it's common sense." - A delegate.

• "Could we get a warning before something idiotic comes out of his mouth?" - A annoyed delegate in response to idiotic statements from another delegate.

• A letter by Jacob to his Committee Chair:

Dear representative lady chick director,
You have a hot face, and nice cleavage. Your hair looks soft and your lips look... comfy. But you've got a muffin top and your butt's too big. Lose 10 lbs. and I'll think about it.
Love, Jacob.

• A letter by Jacob to the North Korean delegate:

Dear Korea representative,
Whoops, I mean the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. You grew out your hair, you have lamb chops, you have glasses. I like your quirky personality, but please, save it for your WOW buddies.
Love, Jacob.

• A letter by Jacob to the U.S. delegate:

Dear United States representative,
Good job, everyone here hates the U.S. for some reason. But you always combat those attacks with intelligence and confidence. Thank you.
Love, Jacob.

• To his Committee chair, again:

Dear representative lady chick director,
You look flustered, I could help you relax. ;)
Love, Jacob.

• And again:

Dear representative chick lady director chick,
I just realized that you are funny. Do you need someone to get you a refill on that smoothie?
Love, Jacob.

Who knew that Jacob could be so funny? And for the record, he is a very good friend for sticking out Model UN through thick and thin until the end.

You wouldn't have thought the MUN Conference would be so funny, but it is.

Highlights of today's debates:

• Constant bickering between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and The United States.
• "You imperialist pigs" - DPRK
• "At least we're not hiding illicit nuclear warheads." - USA
• "Point of order. You can't prove that." - DPRK
• In Makena's committee, Poland stood and said this to Korea: "The difference between you and me is that my idea is good, and yours is terrible."
• In Athena's committee, they spent a good hour seriously debating that the solution to environmental sustainability is to A) Invent time machines, travel back in time to the dinosaur age, and then drill oil there or B) Expand space exploration and find a new, clean planet for humans to inhabit.
• While waiting for a computer in General Assembly Two, we filled the time (which ended up being a good hour) by:
• Listening to the Committee chair impersonate T-Pain pretty proficiently.
• Playing with the iPhone app "I Am T-Pain" through the microphone.
• Listening to the Russian Federation's National Anthem.
• Listening to God Save the Queen, as played by the UK delegate.
• Submitting and then debating a resolution to move all nuclear war heads to New Zealand. Because "it is the safest and most neutral country." Most delegates agreed that since no one hates New Zealand, this was a fine proposal.
• In Kela's assembly, everyone declared nuclear war on Somalia, to solve piracy. And then declared nuclear war on France, because they were being a pill.
• Also in Kela's assembly, a delegate made a motion that Jamaica should solve its poverty by hosting a jerky and baked goods sale.
• In Makena's committee, a delegate kept submitting organizations to be formed within the UN. All of these had long, complicated, but official-sounding names. However, when he put the titles into acronyms,they spelled: IDOPE and IROCK. (There was another one, but I can't remember.)
• Jacob got bored in his committee and wrote various humorous notes to other delegates that are too funny to paraphrase.
• A motion was passed in I don't remember whose committee, for a particularly annoying delegate to be only allowed to make comments if they were in the form of a rap or limerick.
  

Basically, Model UN is awesome. There was some actual, serious debate too. However, there were enough laughs and fun-filled times to keep us entertained. I love it.

Feminist Professors:

I walked into my Women in World History class and was not surprised to find a room full of girls and a few boys sprinkled here and there. The professor, a short older women with a boisterous voice and an apparent enthusiasm for exposing female disenfranchisement throughout history, began the class by explaining that boys only sign up for her class to "look at the ladies." "It's okay," she continued, "they can't help being horrible." She jokingly added that the men will have to work 75% harder than the women to get the same grade.

Next, she talked about that if you lived during Victorian times and were working class, it was inevitable that you would be raped. Since everyone was so sexually repressed, men took advantage of any female thrown in their path. If you were a servant in a household, you would be raped by the master of the house. If you were a wet nurse, you would be raped by your employer. If you worked in a shop, you would be raped by your boss. Because, well, every single man on this earth, past and present, is a dirty, rotten sex fiend. And when you had your illegitimate baby, you would have very few options. You could A) keep the baby, lose your job, end up on the streets, and probably die soon after, B) abandon the baby somewhere so it will end up in an orphanage, or C) kill the baby in a few mentioned horrible ways. All this because men are slimy slime balls who can't keep their hands off "the help."

She concluded the class by explaining that the idea that men are smarter than women is absurd. She explained that the most powerful men in history had an ambitious wife by their side being the real brains behind the man, manipulating opportunities for her husband by using feminine powers of persuasion in the right social circle, and overall encouraging him to become great. Basically, these guys were putty in the hands of their wives; they would have been nothing without the help of an intelligent, domineering woman. Examples of these powerful leaders are Napoleon Bonaparte, Alfred Nobel, and King Henry VIII. Somehow I bet her favorite fictional character is Lady Macbeth.

Ahhh, a whole quarter of feminist history.

Facebook Tourettes:

So, there is a name for the disease. Urban dictionary defines it as this:

Facebook Tourette's: Refers to the phenomenon of posting random, usually meaningless, status updates multiple times daily. Often comes via the blackberry or iPhone. Clutters up the newsfeed. The sufferers of tourettes are known to post many times an hour. Likely the reason for the 'hide' feature.

I definitely know plenty of people who suffer from this.

100 Things I Want to Do Before I Die:

This was an assignment for Young Women's and it seems an appropriate thing to place on a blog.


1. Become fluent in another language.
2. Live in England.
3. See the Isle of Man.
4. See Istanbul, tour the Hagia Sophia.
5. Graduate from Brigham Young University.
6. Draw something I’m actually proud of.
7. Spend a month in a white-washed cottage in Santorini.
8.Buy my own car.
9. Begin keeping a notebook in my purse/bag to write down inspirations, thoughts, events on a regular basis.
10. Record in my journal when I do each of these items.
11. Learn to play Texas Hold ‘Em.
12. Swim in the Caribbean.
13. Go skinny dipping in a lake, river, or ocean.
14. Become friends with someone I normally wouldn’t become friends with.
15. Spend New Year’s in an exotic location.
16. Learn to drive stick.
17. Participate in a political protest.
18. Sleep under the stars.
19. Fall in love.
20. Own a really expensive pair of Jimmy Choos.
21. Go wind surfing.
22. Go white water rafting.
23. Buy my own house that I really like.
24. Plant and harvest a vegetable garden.
25. Do more family history.
26. Make a real difference in someone’s life.
27. Live abroad.
28. Travel to Jerusalem.
29. Get married in the temple.
30. Save a life.
31. Spend a day on a gondola boat in Venice.
32. Kiss in the rain.
33. Learn how to surf.
34. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
35. Take a painting class.
36. Go to a World Cup soccer game.
37. Go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter 7.
38. Cut my hair short.
39. Swim with Devynne Barret at BYU.
40. Meet the members of a band I like.
41. Go to beach while its raining.
42. Stay in a youth hostel.
43. Learn to make crème brûlée.
44. Celebrate every traditional Jewish holiday during a calendar year.
45. Take a baking class.
46. Stop criticizing my body.
47. Read my scriptures every day for a year.
48. Stay the night in the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India.
49. Visit a mosque.
50. Eat at a Moroccan restaurant on pillows on the floor.
51. Go to a comedy show.
52. Attend a multiple day concert festival.
53. Attend a film festival.
54. Swim in the Mediterranean Sea.
55. See “Mucho Ado About Nothing” performed.
56. Buy only dresses for a season.
57. Spend the night on the beach.
58. Get in my best physical condition.
59. Explore the Lake District, find Pemberley.
60. Learn to make really authentic and delicious tamales.
61. Live without TV and internet for a month.
62. Dye my hair red.
63. Have children.
64. Talk to people in the Balkans, visit Sarajevo, Podigorica, and Zagreb.
65. Work at a bookstore.
66. Be completely comfortable without wearing makeup.
67. Tell someone “I love you” and mean it.
68. Admire the architectural genius of Abbot Suger at the Basilica of St. Denis in Paris.
69. Dress up as a character from a movie and go to the movie’s premiere.
70. Have real Cajun cooking in Louisiana.
71. Have a picnic on the sea cliffs of Devonshire.
72. Swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
73. Go through the Chunnel.
74. Give a homeless person a meal.
75. Inspire someone to do something great.
76. Live in London.
77. Donate to Greenpeace.
78. Attend Comic-Con.
79. Serve a mission.
80. Visit the Sacred Grove.
81. Graduate from high school.
82. Read the Bible cover to cover.
83. Volunteer to help clean up after a natural disaster.
84. Go club hopping in Ibiza.
85. Relax on the beach in Cadiz, Spain.
86. Read more Charles Dickens.
87. Read the Book or Mormon chronologically, starting with the Jaredite chapters.
88. Date a someone with an accent.
89. Publish a book.
90. Take a dip in Lake Como.
91. Live on the east coast.
92. Give up fast food completely.
93. Get a master’s degree.
94. Live alone.
95. Have am orange cat named Apollo.
96. Read the Doctrine and Covenants all the way through.
97. See the “Importance of Being Earnest” performed
98. Learn how to sail.
99. Be a movie extra.
100. Hitch hike.

She & Him "In the Sun":

Yay for doppelgangers.

The Morning Benders:

Yours Truly Presents: The Morning Benders "Excuses"

Reasons Why My Cat is Cuter Than Yours:

• She meows and runs to me when I come home.
• She waits by the door at the time I usually come home from school.
  
• She cuddles up with me at night.
• She gets angry if I stay up late doing homework instead of going to bed. She'll meow at me and run towards my room, hinting for me to follow, then if that doesn't work, she'll sit awkwardly on my lap until I give in.
• She always has to be in the same room as me.
• She follows me around.
• She comes when she is called (most of the time).
• She likes her tummy rubbed.
  
• She'll answer me with a meow when I say her name.
• She trys to make bird noises to imitate the birds outside the window.
• She is slightly overweight and her belly swings when she walks.
  

And all of this is testament that I am going to be a crazed cat lady when I'm old.

BLAZER!

Because it is 5:50 in the morning, my essay is half done, and I wanted a distraction, so I visited the creepy Ezra Koenig fan blog and found this gem:

10 Things I Like About Myself:

1. My eyes.
2. My ability to make an array of facial expressions.
3. My hair color.
4. My skin tone.
5. My ability to find humor in many things.
6. My random witty streaks.
7. My ability to excel easily at school.
8. My butt.
9. My observation skills.
10. My hand writing.

10 Things I Don't Like About Myself:

1. My really sensitive skin.
2. My inability to carry a tune.
3. My thighs.
4. My broken front tooth.
5. My inability to tell funny stories.
6. My shyness in large groups.
7. My height.
8. My acne prone skin.
9. My voice on camera.
10. My mumbling tendencies.

Giving Up the Gun Video

Joe Jonas, RZA, Jake Gyllenhall, Lil' John AND Vampire Weekend?! Yes, please.

Finest British Dramatic Costume Dramas:

So I'm a sucker for British Costume Dramas. It's a guilty pleasure, the more dramatic and romantic, the better.

Sense and Sensibility. BBC, 2008.
Because Dominic Cooper plays the perfect charismatic d-bag as Willoughby.

Pride and Prejudice. BBC, 1995.
Yes, the whole series may be five hours, but the comic timing is excellent, I laugh all the way through.

North and South. BBC, 2004.The Industrial Revolution, conflict in the Church of England, gossip and rumors, love across social divides, overcoming pride in order to allow love in, and a huge misunderstanding -- what more do you need? Plus, Richard Armitage is hot.

Little Dorrit. BBC, 2008.
Little Dorrit is as Dickens as it comes. It is raw, tragic, and complex. Luckily, even though the story goes from bad to worse to devastating, it ends pretty happy.

Cranford. BBC, 2007.
Judi Dench is amazing. And the old ladies are so cute. It's like the Golden Girls, except historical.

Northanger Abbey. iTV, 2007.
A rendition of a less known Jane Austen novel, but so good.


Far from the Maddening, 1998

One of the only Thomas Hardy novels that actually ends happily. Also, Nathaniel Parker pulls off facial so well.


Vanity Fair. BBC, 1998.

Becky Sharp is the most conniving, manipulating, heartless, and awful character ever written. You hate her, but you love her too.

Dorian Gray:

I want to see this.

Vampire, Not Just on the Weekends

Awhh Vampy Weekend.





So cute.

Finest Comedic Comdies:

I could watch these over and over again.

Ferris Bueller's Day OffThe scene with the clarinet. Classic.

Son of Rambow
Not quite a true blue comedy, but I love it for its comedic moments.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941)
Yes, Alfred Hitchcock can make comedy movies. And they're good.

Napoleon Dynamite
The fact that people still continue to quote this movie in casual conversation says it all.


Monty Python and the Holy Grail

So silly yet so smart.

Sixteen CandlesBecause we all want Jake Ryan.

Better Off DeadBefore John Cusack was super famous.

It Happened One Night

Clark Gable is a babe. And he began the shocking trend of not wearing undershirts.

Reasons Why Owl City Sucks:

• It is whiny.
• Adam Young needs to take a shower and needs to stop matting his hair to his forehead.
• People compare him to the Postal Service.
• He tries to be Ben Gibbard.
• Lightning bugs can't hug people.
• His lyrics are super pretentious.
• His lyrics are just a bunch of words thrown together meaninglessly.

Reasons Why Ezra Koenig is Hot:

• His shorts.
• His boat shoes.
• His facial expressions.
• His ability to sing in high falsetto.
• His face.
• His sweaters.
• He went and graduated from Columbia.
• Tip-toes.
• He is Jewish.
• He taught eighth grade English (so says Wikipedia).

Dear Weekend,

I wish you could come sooner for I cherish the time we spend together. I yearn for you, I ache for you.

I appreciate all you do for me; for allowing me to sleep and giving me the freedom to do as I please. Yet, my dear weekend, you leave too soon and too abruptly. You leave me devastated and deserted. You leave me wanting. And while you're gone, all I do is hope and pray earnestly that you will return quickly.

You are the wind beneath my wings.

Love always,
Debbie