SNOWED IN

Last night the Wiggins came over for dinner. A delicious meal of Lasagna, crafted by Hannah and myself was served. Dinner was followed by brownies made by Alison and a rousing game of Taboo. Foleys plus Michael vs. Wiggins. We kicked their asses. The only perceptible threat from their team was Danielle, who was consistently getting sixes and sevens. Keep in mind she had never played before. Alison was good, but she would start laughing while she was trying to get others to guess, and that was her ultimate downfall. Julie kept trying to hide the card from me so I couldn't buzz her. Even then, I don't think she realized that she couldn't say certain words. Eventually, everyone got the hang of it, and the highlight came when Clare got ten in one round. What a fun night! It is a good thing we live in the same neighborhood, bc the snow was off the hizzy! I'd say 6 or 7 inches! Now it is freezing rain and sleet that is taking over. All I want to do is go see Twilight, but I don't think we could make it to the theatre. So I'll settle for a game of battleship in the den. And maybe some mexican food. Happy holidays!
-Martha

DONE kind of

Well folks, I just completed my last final-history. Went pretty well, but you never know. Unfortunately, I am not all done with school-I still have a paper to write for religion. My hope is to have that done by five so I can have a relaxed evening, and watch Biggest Loser-GO MICHELLE! I really want to have some kind of BL party, but I can't seem to get over the irony of having a big bowl of ice cream while watching people work out on tv.

Later,
Martha

Penny for Your Thoughts...

The title of this blog has nothing to do with the post, I have just always liked that phrase. And ellipses. I LOVE ellipses. Sue me! The dorm room is a twinge better than before, thanks only to the lights and decorations Megan's mom sent. As Margaret said to me, "Isn't it weird to think that you are LIVING in here? That you are living in a box!?!" The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it IS odd. To think that I am living in a room the size of a cell at Reikers is truly bizarre. But it also made me think how humans can adapt to pretty much anything. Who would have thought that I could survive in a dorm room? However, then I got to thinking that maybe we are too influenced by society. After all, it is society that tells us we should go to college, and with college comes dorm rooms. It is expected, which somehow makes it ok. I guess the real question is: IS IT HUMANE? My thoughts? No. It is not. But it is nice to know that if forced to live in a cubicle, I am fully capable. Thank God I have a good roommate.

PF Changs with G. Schmitt tonight! God bless those business trips! Hope you all are having a good day-mine has been mediocre so far-lots of french homework, bad hot chocolate, etc.

MARTHA

PS, I think Tori may be coming to Spokane. Wahoooo!

Here I Sit...

...avoiding my homework. And so I blog! The game of Taboo got a smidge out of hand last night-tempers flared and feelings were hurt. I think next time, I'll just make sure the teams are switched up so we can avoid the disaster that was last night. On a brighter note, I haven't lost my touch-I was pulling fives, sixes, and sevens every round. Here is my dilemma: My finals end at noon on tuesday, but Clare can't leave until Thursday morning so I'll be stuck in my dorm with nothing to do! I think I may rent 30 Rock and watch that, help Megan study, and be a general annoyance to those who haven't finished their finals. Yes, I like the sound of that. Also, I am going to figure out how to upload music from my ipod onto my itunes. I really want to combine my music libraries, but it keeps telling me that in order to put the music from my mac onto my ipod, it would have to erase all the music already on my ipizzle. The gall! The nerve! Anyway, if I were able to achieve harmony between both libraries, Clare and I could listen to Tay Tay Swift's new cd on the car ride home. So if anyone knows of any way to do this, I'd love to hear about it!
Amazing Race finale tonight! It takes place in the Portland area-highly recommend it. 8pm on CBS. GOD I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT!!! I wish so badly that I could be her personal assistant-this whole college thing isn't for me anyway.
Question: are you team Taylor or team Joe? obvi, I am on team Taylor.

Dead week is upon us and I couldn't be happier because to me, it means no homework! Happy studying!
-Martha

Elf

I just watched it for the first time and it is so good! Thank you Megan for making my day! I went to Target this morning and purchased some wrapping paper and Taboo. I am looking forward to a fun evening. I also have three five page papers due in the next two weeks so I plan to get cracking on that after this post. Hope you all are in the holiday spirit!

Melatonin

Did I spell that correctly? Anyway, I took it to help me fall asleep last night. It worked. Every morning though, I wake up and feel like I am on fire! I am seriously considering taking the extra blanket off my bed. Speaking of sleep, I have been going to bed by 11:30 every night-a nice change from the usual 12:30 bedtime. I am doing this in hope of improving my skin, and just feeling better over all. Also, I hear sleep makes one lose weight! Now that I am thinking about it, I am kind of back to my self improvement mode. I am taking my supplements again (fish oil is also good for clearing up the skin) I am drinking plenty of water, trying to add in more fruits and veggies to my diet, washing my face in the morning and evening, and flossing daily. I also have been refraining from chewing gum because I heard it bloats you (although, the real reason I haven't chewed is because I never have any gum!) So this is once again, the beginning of the new and improved Martha. By Christmas time, I will be free from all acne, healthy as a horse, and full of energy and vigor! Viva la Martha!

Off to read an entire book in one night and go to Barbie and Megan's basketball game.

-Martha

Reunited and it Feels So Good!

reunited with my macbook that is! Aaaand also with my friends here in Spoke. I was surprised to feel that twinge of excitement in my stomach as I walked up the steps to CM. As much as I love home, I really do enjoy college. It is more than tolerable-it is fun. Insightful, no? So guess who saw twilight 4 times? MEEEE! It just kept getting better with each viewing. I am also ecstatic because I think many of my cousins who were new to Twilight have been bitten by the phenomenon. Bitten. HA. Anyhoo, I don't have too much to say, except I keep hoping a hot vampire will save ME from a crashing, blue van. Ahhh. Edward. Alright, off to the COG. Hopefully they will have fixed the toaster I lit on fire a week ago.

longingly yours,
Martha