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i am entirely too obsessed with crocheting and buying yarn.

i honestly think it might be all i ask for for christmas.

it just makes me really, really happy.

1) i haven’t eaten a burger in 5+ years. no matter what feeble attempts i have made in the past or may even make in the future, i will never stop eating meat. when people tell me they are vegetarians or vegans, i kind of look at them like they just told me they were born with their large intestine hanging out of their ear. it’s not a lifestyle choice i’m against by any stretch of the imagination, but it is one that i don’t understand because MEAT. IS. SO. GOOD. however; i do have a huge aversion to ground beef. i cannot tell you why, but perhaps it is because it reminds me of decomposing brain matter when it’s raw.

2) although i pretend you’re shallow and i am not… i have a secret entanglement with horrible reality tv. namely, it began with laguna beach, moved on to the hills, and now is a disgusting hybrid monstrosity of both the hills (despite LC’s absence) and the city (despite whitney being quite dull). i cannot help myself. i could make a few weak arguments about how these shows make me feel so normal in so many ways, but at the same time, i truly realize there is absolutely no excuse i can make that really justifies my actions in this situation.

3) my boobs have gotten huge. i’m serious. and not complaining. in the past 6 months, i have gone up almost two cup sizes, and have lost weight. if this continues at this pace, i may look like this in the next two years:

4) i read books on lists. a friend emailed an excel file containing a list of 1001 books to read before you die. when i first got the list about three months ago, i had read 62 of the books. from that point on, i scoured amazon and half.com, along with doing some damage at powell’s whilst i was in portland and now own many new (used) books. from that point on, i’ve read 9 more books, bringing my grand current total up to 71. 930 more to go! according to the equation in excel, i have to read 16 books a year until i die in order to finish the list. according to my (let’s face it, probably incorrect) calculations, this gives me 58 years to finish the list. i hope to finish it before then, because by that time i will be 82 and really, that’s terrifying.

5) i really hope to never touch a trampoline again in my life. due to my extremely over-cautious nature, i have always been somewhat leery of recreational trampoline usage. in fact, i even get nervous around those tiny workout trampolines most people have in their basements (which, as a side note, i’ve never really understood). when i was in high school, while i was on one with a couple of friends, another friend jumped on and literally tore the trampoline in half while we were in midair, making for a fairly rough landing. granted, that incident was hilarious with (thankfully) minor injuries incurred, regardless of shrapnel-like springs flying from the trampoline up to 20 feet away, but regardless. since then i’ve heartily refused to set foot on one. of course, i have a couple of times as a result of heavy peer pressuring from friends, but truly, i did not enjoy it. i never plan on owning one or allowing any possible children of mine to own one. unless it’s one of those dorky ones that has a net around it, of course.

6) i know, literally everyone says this and i don’t think i’m any exception to the rule outside of my own mind, but in all honesty, i have the best friends in the world, and i will literally fight you if you disagree with me. i spent one evening this weekend in a theatre subjecting myself to new moon with some friends, and we probably made idiots of ourselves from howling with laughter… instead of howling at jacob the werewolf (i can’t believe i just said that). really, i won’t even name names, but i have surrounded myself with the right people, and i strive everyday to be the right person in their minds as well. plus, who else will literally take my clothes off for me and tuck me into bed when i am incapacitated? who else listened to me cry for hours? who else lets me play words like “ijeep” and “horsey” in scrabble? who else will watch she’s the man over and over with me? who else still allows me to be seen in public with them even when i don’t shower for days? who else picks the food out of my hair and off my clothing because i have no table etiquette? who else will quote lord of the rings with me? no one! also, i always enjoy being introduced to others as, “this is shauna… she was HOMESCHOOLED!” .. sometimes followed by an enthusiastic, “she’s basically illiterate!”

7) i have been listening to ridiculously great music lately. again, everyone thinks this about themselves, but really - there’s nothing like a devastating breakup to open the music floodgates. i realized my musical tastes had been pretty stagnant for quite some time, so really, this is the best. in fact, i’ve compiled a playlist of music i’ve held close to my heart in the past few months - some newly discovered and some simply rediscovered. this is no sappy emo breakup mix, i assure you. i’m over that and don’t really operate in that way to begin with. instead, it’s just some amazing music that i love with all of me, and hope you enjoy as well. you will essentially be slapping me in the face if you don’t legitimately sit down and honestly listen. and trust me, if you slap me in the face my knee will inadvertently find it’s way between your legs with nothing short of light speed. also, i have last.fm.. again, because i love lists and charts.

here is the mix.

i had it in a very specific order, but it wouldn’t let me upload it in that order so i apologize for the strange array and repetitiveness of it.

in short, life has been interesting and and uncomfortable, yet hilarious and livable? i don’t know. things are an adventure right now and i have no idea what is coming next - aside from some vonnegut and bed.