The Must List, Sept. 16

I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile, nothing original anyway. Life has been nothing but busy and bustle. When I do get time off from doing homework and working on the newspaper, the very last thing I want to do is write. As sad as it is, it's the truth.
Still, here is a new Must List!

1. "Parenthood" Season 3 on Instant NetFlix
Finally, finally, finally!!!! I'm so excited to watch this next season. Already, it's been fantastic. The road trip episode, Max running away, Christina setting her foot down... it's as good as usual but never as good as "Brothers & Sisters."

2. "One More Night" by Maroon 5
This is the new song that I can't get enough of. Well, one of the new ones...

3. "Runnin'" by Adam Lambert
This song is a bonus track on the deluxe Trespassing album. It is a beautiful song with a moving topic. As always, Adam has my musical heart!!

"My heart's beating faster, I know what I'm after.
I've been standing here my whole life,
Everything I've seen twice, now it's time I realize
It's spinnin' back around now, on this road I'm crawling
Save me cause I'm falling, now I can't seem to breathe right
Cause I keep runnin', runnin', runnin', runnin'
Runnin', runnin', runnin', runnin'
Runnin' from my heart."

4. Fresh melon slice-scented candle
I found one of these at Rite-Aid. It smells delicious. It's like a melon-flavored Air Head. I've suddenly taken a re-interest in candles. Right now, I have the melon slice scent, warm vanilla cream, banana nut bread, fresh cotton sheets, a candle rope for the bathroom, and a mixed blend from the Outer Banks.

5. Mast General Store in Waynesville
Imagine: barrels and barrels and barrels of overflowing CANDY! Air Heads, hot cinnamon pops, Smarties, Hershey's Kisses, Lemonheads, Nerds, chocolate malt balls, Double Bubble gum, rock candy, lollipops, Hello Kitty-themed candy, Hot Tamales, and so much more... it's my paradise!!

6. "It's Only a Job" mug
I bought a mug that fit me perfectly from the Bradley's General Store in Dillsboro. I thought I could gently poke fun at my staff writers at the next assignment meeting for The Western Carolinian! :)

Family Planning

It's been a Saturday where I've been curled up on the couch with either my laptop or a book. Last night, I slept alone in the apartment, all of my roommates either at home or at the State game. It was daunting! For the first time, I was sleeping in a place completely alone - no dog, no cats, just little ole me and I thought I heard freaky noises all night. But, I woke up and have experienced a lovely day of writing, reading, and a memorable trip to Wal-Mart.

I've been sincerely missing my cats and having something around to take care of. With that in mind, I woke this morning with a desire: finish decorating my apartment. I tacked some posters up in the bathroom. I hung my graduation cap and the Dean's List certificate on the wall. I asked one of my grandmothers for a poster of Van Gogh's "Starry Night" painting to hang in the living room as a birthday present. Then, I was going out into the cool weather of September to check the mail, I saw a plant in someone's window. Idea! I must get a house plant!

I called up my roommate from last semester, insisted that we hang out, and that we take a trip to Wal-Mart. I picked her (Nicole) and Chris up at Nicole's dorm then we headed to Wal-Mart. After arriving and parking, Nicole got a phone call from one of her hall mates. The hall mate needed a pregnancy test.... uh oh! She asked if Nicole could pick it up. So off we go, Chris and Nicole looking like a couple, me as the third wheel for support, going to the Family Planning part of Wal-Mart for a pregnancy test. For record, I didn't even know where that section of the store was until today!

"Which one should I get?" Nicole asked.

"Uh... Clear Blue," I suggested.
"And how do you know this?"
"I watch commercials," I stated. "Hey, look... that one shows a little smiley face if you're pregnant!"
"It should be a frowny face!" Nicole remarked before finally picking out a test.
The rest of the trip was spent with me speculating out loud whether Chris (who is over six feet tall) and Nicole's (almost under five feet tall) imaginary child would turn out to be small, tall, or maybe their freakish heights would lead to a normal height. Don't be repulsed by this teasing. They do worse to me, and whenever we get together, we verbally slaughter each other with good-natured ribbing and egging on. Chris was walking around as the "proud father" telling his darling Nicole how "it was a prom night to remember" and all that. The reason this is so hilarious to us is because Chris and Nicole are SO wrong for each other it's just unthinkable! For them to be together, forget parents, is within itself a joke!
So here we are at the check-out counter:
Nicole - a pregnancy test, a 12-pack of water bottles
Myself - Cheerios, oatmeal, lucky bamboo plant which is supposed to bring good fortune and prosperity in a ceramic pot
And we ran out of the Wal-Mart!