"Tik tok on the clock but the party don't stop" - Tik Tok, Ke$ha

Hey guys, how is everyone doing? Well well well. So much has happened!

I guess i shall start with last Friday 26th.

Like a typical Friday i had Geology, but today my teacher was dressed like he was going to go on a safari. No lie. He had on the khaki top and pants - which were of course belted high on his waist - and he was wearing those sandals with the Velcro straps. Me and Jen were talking about how we figured he even had the hat at home because he used to be a geologist. Jeremy and I were half talking during the lecture when we could, he's fun to talk to and when i got home i added him on facebook. Later on in the night he accepted! Go me haha.

This was the day i also had a interview with Marshalls Home Goods store, i'm telling everyone from New Zealand that its like Farmers just without the electronics. They had rung me on either Tuesday or Wednesday? Can't remember which day it was but it was done for 4o'clock. I had also made plans to pick up Katy after my interview for a GNI (Girls Night In). Anyway, i made my way to Marshalls and was actually in there for 1/2 hour! I talked to 2 managers as well.

After that was over i decided to put gas in the car, when i had done that as i was going through 40th and Bell the car decided to almost die on me... AGAIN... I swear the car hates me. Fucking scary but i made in through the intersection okay and parked in the Phoenix Hospital car park. I rung Katy and talked to her for almost 30min while giving the car a break, after that it seemed to have improved and i started driving again. I made it to 31st and Greenway when i felt like the car was gonna lose power again so i pulled into a parking lot. I rung Phyllis this time and told her what was happening, i then asked what the H and C stood for and after i said it was reading Hot she immediately said to turn it off. I didn't know to keep an eye in that! Dad never told me. Car was bloody overheating. By some cosmic occurrence i had parked outside of a auto shop! So i went in and asked if anything could be done to get me home. Nothing could. So Phyllis said she would come get me and follow me home, when she arrived we tried the car again and when i revved the engine the needle immediately started to climb towards hot. So we just locked the steering wheel and put the steering wheel bar on and she dropped me off at Katy's.

I got to calm down and chillax with Katy for a few hours because her grandma was letting her use her van. When i arrived at Katy's she immediately attacked me with a hug and just looked at me and handed me a smoke. She knows when i want one and when i don't. Around 7:30ish (?) her grandparents came and picked us up, i hugged her grandpa before i even got in the van! We dropped them at their house and came back to mine so i could get some jeans on and a different top. Katy made a mix cd and i was absolutely shocked when MY grandma (on dads side) added me on facebook!!! She said she only made it to have a better way of getting in contact with me which is cool. We left the house about 8:30ish (again i can't remember) and headed towards Kylee's (Katy's other BFF) so we could decide what we were going to do, i had grabbed 2 Miller Lites from the fridge to start our party early. :)

We ended up going out to Surprise for a party that Jake invited Katy too. He has like a monster crush on her, it was kinda funny to watch! The party was kinda fun, meet a few cool people and watched some epic beerpong battles! Had a shot of something while i was there too. Met this guy Dan and got his number before i left. He was quite intoxicated and very touchy-feely with not only me but the other females there. We left about 1:30am and Kylee drove us to her place then Katy and I headed to Jack n' the box before heading home. I guess we got back to mine around 3:30am and Jake was texting Katy all the way back and was put out that he didn't kiss her goodbye so she said if you want it come and get it. So he asked for directions which i gave. We had hardly been home for 10min before this guy Adam called saying we should come over and hang out. I was extremely tired but had decided to go anyway. We got there and i met him and this guy Devon. They were beyond drunk!! We each had a shot and decided to play beerpong. Me and Devon verses Katy and Adam. Surprisingly to me, I won the game for me and Devon! I made the last 2 cups and prolly the last 4 cups in reality. Adam was all over Katy, i know Katy wasn't appreciating the forcefulness of his actions but didn't want to hurt him. Devon was all over me, i didn't mind the kissing but he would not take 'no' for an answer and keep trying to put his hands up my top and down my pants. I finally text Katy when he finally managed to get me into his room, and that was only because i knew we were leaving soon, saying "are we leaving soon". It almost said "save me" and that was what she was expecting it to say! I said goodbye and Adam held up Katy again so i just left and started the car waiting for her to come out. By this time it was 4:30am. Katy finally came out and Adam followed saying that we shouldn't leave, he would come with us, we should just stay. I had only had a shot and a beer in that last hour! I was fine and really just wanted to go home. Devon had made me feel uncomfortable because he was just not respecting me!

We made it home safely and were in the door by 5am!! Turns out Josh was online so i just gave Katy my laptop and she was talking to him until i PTFO (Passed The Fuck Out) at 6:30. I asked Josh the next day what time she went to sleep, he said 8am. We woke up at 10:30 and Katy had to leave straight away cos her grandma needed the car.

I managed to get a 2 hour nap in the afternoon which helped me a lot! Ben had sent the tops dad had given him while he was in NZ and they arrived today. Ben's mum had gift-wrapped them for me, i tried to be good but i was dying to know what he had bought!! So i opened them and i have to say - he did a great job. He bought me my Canterbury Crusaders jersey!!! It's the one they wear when they play. He also got me a top that says "I still love you Dan"... You know as in Dan Carter. Dad and Phyllis were going out for dinner so i was gonna be babysitting my brothers. Started to watch Halloween but was smart enough to stop it before it got gorier than what it already was! Its on tomorrow night so i think i will record it! I was in bed by 12 and PTFO again!!

Sleep for 10 hours straight! Dad and i finally went to get the car! He showed me how to put water in and he drove it back home while i drove his new car. I like his car haha. Grandma and grandpa were coming over for dinner at 4 which was cool. I showed grandma how to write on peoples walls and how to send private messages.

Yesterday i got the best phone-call ever!!!! Marshalls Home Goods offered me employment!!!! Of course i fucking accepted!! I have orientation on Friday which goes from 1-9pm. I get a 1 hour dinner break as well. I will have to skip out on the Lab part of Geology but thats okay as long as i am there for the exam during the lecture.

So, a lot has happened right? I got drunk, the car overheated, partied, slept for 10 hours, and GOT A JOB!!!

[Breathes a sigh of relief] Dad is now off my back about getting a job.

ohh and Katy wants me to go and see Nightmare On Elm Street when it comes out at the end of April. I said if we could get Dj and Ilya to go so i could hold on to Dj i would love it haha but we might find other guys. This guy Mike who was at the party in Surprise offered to go and he let me hold on to him which i thought was super sweet of him! The fact that he's into Katy but wants to hang with me and will let me hold his arm in a death grip!!

Katy told me today that she was talking to Ilya last night and he said that "he doesn't know what Dj thinks about me but thinks you guys would probably be better off as friends with benefits." That kinda sucks if he's right. I would rather be in a relationship. But oh well, i've only hung with the guy once but text him quite often!

Hope you are enjoying your week!

Just Another Family Gathering

Got home about an hour ago from Ed and Rosalie's Christmas dinner which was fun until after dinner haha.

Here's the story:

Ed told me to grab a cup and he'd get me a drink, i was thinking he'd hand me a soda, he pulled out a bottle of white wine!! to say i was shocked was an understatement. So yeah, i got to have my wine on Christmas :)

Anyway it goes downhill after dinner. I take my plate into the kitchen with my glass for a refill (#3) and Phyllis tells me "What are you doing drinking? You know that your driving!".. I was floored. My eyes popped open and my mouth was an 'O'.

Phyllis then said "Didn't your dad tell you you were driving??"

"Uhmm NO!" I had to idea this was happening! She then yelled for dad, "Steve, Sam's drinking." And he looked at me like 'WHAT?' I left the kitchen after that. With my cup full i might add!

Told Grandma and she put my mind at ease saying that she would drive if they expected me to drive the van home.

Now, if i was by myself and had only drunk the amount i did, i would drive. If i had to! Absolutely had too. But i would have had my dad, Phyllis, and my brothers in the van. I did not want to drive with any alcohol in my body, no matter the amount! And for another thing, i had never driven the van before! So yeah, that was exciting. NOT.

Oh and then when we got home Phyllis asked to talk to me outside and i thought it would be about the drinking. No, it was about the fact that i was the main focus for gossip tonight. Ha-ha yup. I got up to get something from my grandma and i had the recliner which Jason immediately stole from me. I asked him nicely, then told him to get up! Threatened to sit on him, but ended up sharing the seat with my arm around his neck. Yeah, they apparently found it strange. I texted Jas straight away and asked if i had made him feel uncomfortable, he knew what i was talking about straight away, he said i didn't. Phew.

Oh and just so you know, I didn't drive.

Wide Variety of Pics

Time for a catch-up

*waves like a lunatic* HEY EVERYONE!!! Look who finally decided that enough was enough and it was time to update my blog :-)

Hope everyone is well? Everything going well in everyones day-to-day lives?

Right got the pleasantries over with its done to business. If you follow me on Twitter then you will know ALL of this.

I have been super busy with school. Only like 6 or so weeks left! Right now im getting a C in MacroEconomics, an A- in English, im guessing an A in Juvenile Justice, and i have no clue about Sociology. But overall pretty good. I need to start getting 8's, 9's, and 10's on my MacroEconomic tests (that are every Tuesday) so i can raise my grade.

I finally got my licence (11 October) Practically 2 months after i got my permit! I am beyond chuffed that i passed with.. wait for it.. 100%!! :-) Kris told me i was his 11th person to get 100% Woohoo go me!

I got to experience my FIRST Halloween on Saturday and it was crazy haha. But everyones costume was amazing. Nick was an old school gangster while Jake was spiderman. I got to carve my very first pumpkin which was sooooo hard! Word of advice: If your going to carve a pumpkin with a design, don't pick a hard design like the Grim Reaper!

Overall it was a fun night...

Considering i'd been nursing a killer hangover from Friday night. Screwdrivers (vodka and orange juice) are oh-so yummy but oh-so bad in the morning! Plus playing drinking/card games that make you drink quicker doesn't help matters! I was soooo screwed up that night. Poor Jess, when she arrived just after 9:30 i was already drunk as a skunk! Thats what happens when Nabeal calls me and asks if i wanna go off-roading with them. That part of the night was a blast. Unfortunatly mistakes were made that night.

Hmm what else...?

Hayden :-)

LOL.

He is such a sweet guy. Unbelievably nice and gorgeous and he likes me. We aren't dating...yet that is. We call each other hun, babe etc etc and text every single day. We could be having a date Sunday but im not sure. His truck died so he doesn't have a car and i don't get a car until dad buys a new one. Plus i haven't driven alone yet.

Mum and Dad sent 2 packages to me full of goodies. One box had my favourite hat that i had left behind and raspberry licorice, (the REAL stuff not that stupid stuff Americans eat) Chocolate logs, (yah know with black licorice on the outside) and my FAVOURITE chips in the universe! ETA Uppercuts Honey Soy Chicken chips.. I almost died when i ate one! I've eaten 1 full bag and am 1/2 way through the 2nd. In the other box was the rest of my Harry Potter books, another book, cds, dvd of pic's mum and dad took, and a super cute necklace.

I will post some pics of Halloween and the goodies i got and anything else i might find later on tonight while im texting Hayden and playing My Zoo on Facebook.

Hope you enjoyed catching up on a small part of whats happened since my last post. I honestly can't remember everything that has happened. So when i do and i blog it it will be all over the place.

Have a great weekend :-)

A hand written blog (4/9/09)

So im laying in bed watching the Family Stone while trying to hand write this blog, doesn't hard does it? Except im attempting to write this in the dark! Yeah i know, smart right?
So im pretending that your all asking me why im hand writting it? Well i have been without internet connection since midday! Actually to tell you the truth it's not so bad but just a pain when you want to blog!

Anyway today i had my driving lesson with Chris which went well. He took me downtown, into the heart of Phoenix, where he took me past the courthouse (where i had my dury duty) and where they have all the one-way streets!! It was alright, made quite a few left hand turns and he had to explain what he meant when he said "can you turn left on red here?", cos i had no freaking clue! I know now that its turning from a one-way to a one-way. After going around in circles we, and by 'we' i mean me, drove out to the airport. All in all it was a sucessful lesson!

Tonight we had the family party where we celebrate the August/Sept/Oct birthdays. It was alright except it being boring =) LOL. I know, i know its family but eh what can i say? Being around grandparents puts me on edge. But thats a story for another time, and i'll make a note of it so i wont forget.

Tomorrow night Phyllis is having a party (grown up party.. and yes it does include me!). Its gonna be soo much FUN! Cos i talked Shannon and John into buying me some white wine to bring =D LOL i love her and John they are such fun and wonderful people.
Dad asked Chris, my driving instructor, if he wanted to come. He said he'll try and make it, he's busy until 7. I hope he doesn't come cos i dunno- i mean he is cute but i'm not really attracted to him.

So i finished my 2nd week of the Fall semester! My classes are alright, some are better than others! For example i love English and Sociology, but thats mainly for my new friends in there! I have Katy in English who is absolutly FREAKING awesome!!! I love her already! **Hey Katy if your reading this =)** She said she wants to take me up to NAU which would be epic! I sit next to Jess in Sociology and she is soo cool! She's from Cali and its her first semester at PV. My other 2 classes, Juvenile Justice Procedures and MacroEconomics are eh so-so. Nothing so great though i sit next to Raechael in Macro and she's cool. Kinda haven't made any friend in my justice class which is lame but whatevs. Also in English i have a friend from one of my Spring semester classes, Casey was with me in CPD. It was a shock to see him walk in but whenever we talked we got along.
On a different note im afraid to inform you that my classes have not many, if any (LOL Kiwis will get that!) cute guys! I have one in my sociology class who i do think is cute! Well i have one in each of my classes but ONLY one! Grr haha.
**I have a story about the guy in my Soc class but i'll share that in another post**

Last night i watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall for the first time and i LOVED it! I love Kristen Bell, i think she is absolutly gorgeous, and Russell Brand is hilarious!

Well i think thats long enough and my hand is starting to cramp writing this

Western Themed Bar's and DUI's

Happy Thursday (or if your in NZ then happy Friday) =) When i normally write my blog on Thursdays its always 1am! But not tonight, tonight its not even 8pm =)

Well last Thursday was the night that i went out with dad, Phyllis, and Mike (dad and phyl's best friend) for dinner and drinks. Grandma babysat the boys which was YAY haha.

We left home around 6ish for dinner at a Mexican restaurant - which i cannot remember the name for! - i got this grilled BBQ chicken pasta dish with a whole sh*t load of spices in it! Phyllis and i got the same dish so i knew it wasn't just me! But other than that the food was alright. But before we ordered the food we had to order drinks (of course) i asked for a frozen strawberry margarita which is what Phyllis got as well, well anyway he asked to see my ID! I mean we all know im not 21 but as i was with my dad and 2 other adults and it was for dinner, he still wouldn't serve it to me!! I had to order a virgin frozen strawberry margarita *pfft* but Phyl and I switched! I ended up drinking 2 of those during dinner and boy they were strong!

We finished dinner around 7:30 so it was still too early to go home so we headed off to a bar called "the Whiskey River" and when we walked in (no one was at the door to card me) everyone was on the dance floor learning how to dance country! So cool. Had 3-4 beers while there and got dragged out onto the dance floor by Phyllis before heading home around 11ish. After we got back home we all headed outside put on some music and continued drinking.

All in all it was a really fun night!

Pics from the Whickey River

AND i wasn't hungover on Friday but just very tired!
I had been up at 6am preparing for my Philosophy final.

Which im proud to say i got a B as my overall final grade!

Like Friday i had a lazy weekend. Phyllis rented New In Town with Renee Zellweger friday night. Saturday she went out with some girlfriends so she rented a movie for Nick to watch, Race to Witch Mountain, i enjoyed it too. After the boys went to bed i watched the movie she rented for me which was Last Chance Harvey with Dustin Hoffman - i have to say i really enjoyed that.

Now Monday, jury duty day =/ haha... Nahh it was actually kinda interesting!

Phyllis dropped me off at the courthouse at 8am, on the way we saw a car accident - turned out to have been fatal for the driver - i had to go through metal detectors then i headed to the Jury assembly room where we had orientation at 8:30.

It was a pretty nice room too. They played 4 movies throughout the day and i caught only 1 whole movie! They started off with Knowing with Nick Cage, about 40 minutes to the end i was called along with 23 other people for Panel #3 to go through the process of jury selection.

**Just to state the obvious 2 other Panels had already been called for court cases.**

This was around 10:30 i guess, so we headed up to courtroom 605 on the 6th floor and meet the Judge, defendant, his attorney and the state attorney. Now the defendant was pleading not guilty to 2 DUI's. And OMG he was colourful in his wardrobe choice!! Black suit which was fine but he had paired it with a green shirt and satin lime green tie with hot pink socks!! He soo must have been gay - he was gorgeous too.

Nice view right?

Anyway back to the case, we were asked group questions by the judge -which i can't remember- then after 45min we were asked to leave and wait outside were they asked for certain individuals to come back in. I wasn't one of them. We got to leave at 12 for lunch which was hour and a half long. I tagged along with John and Julie, who were also part of panel #3, to the Thai Elephant. So yummy =) We got back early and went back to the assembly room and i found out that they were playing Indy Jones 4!! Which i have'nt seen!! I was really annoyed by that!

Got back to the courtroom at 1:30 and we were all called back in because they had made there selection. I wasn't one of the 7 picked - neither was John and Julie, we were sent back downstairs to the assembly room and i caught the final 10min of Indy 4 before Iron Man started (that's the movie i watched all the way through). I wasn't called again when they picked Panel #4 which was lucky for me but Julie was called again. I played Sudoku for awhile before i went into the lounge to eat some of the doughnuts they had on offer and to get a coffee from the free machine, i first had a French Caramel cappuccino then i tried the English Toffee coffee, both were yummy.

Were we let out about 10min into National Treasure 2 which sucked but we were let out 45min before 5!

Out of the 10 scheduled court cases only 4 called for Jury's so the other 6 would have either been postponed, settled, or maybe even thrown out of court.

So there you go! The 2 big days i had have now been immortalized on my blog =)

In other news i have made my appointment for my first driving lesson! It'll be next Wednesday at 1:30. Dad says he'll take me out this weekend which will be good.

Also its your last chance to comment my Guess the Stupid Law blogpost because the answers will be posted tomorrow! Then i will post the next 5 up.

Please please please go and comment your answers and check back tomorrow to see if you got them right.

That's all from me for now.

xXx

My Sanity Pulse has Flatlined

Nice blog title right? I have to admit that i didn't come up with it, i have to give credit to Lindsay who tweeted that to me after he found out what i had just signed up for for my Fall classes!

Okay so seeing as i already mentioned it above here's what my Fall semester looks like...

Monday/Wednesday

AJS212 (Administration of Justice)- Juvenile Justice Procedures

*POS110 (Political Science)- American National Government

*-This is what brought on Lindsay's tweet "I just checked @SammyClaire's sanity pulse... OMG she's flatlining!"*

Tuesday/Thursday

SOC101 (Sociology)- Introduction to Sociology

ENG102 (English)- FirstYear Composition

So there yah go! Comment below if you agree with Lindsay =)

I realized i haven't blogged for 2weeks and i know i have a lot to share. So i shall start from where i left off which was here.

I didn't see the new Ice Age, i went with Dad and Nick to see Transformers 2 which i am soo thankful that i did! Because i LOVED it =) They left it open for a 3rd one which i really hope they intend to make!

I can't remember what happened over the weekend so im guessing it wasn't much. Last weekend i had lunch with Jen at Chile's which was yummy before heading over to Matt and Kelsey's house-warming party (actually not sure if it was the weekend just past or the one after i saw Transformers?)

Okay so i'll move onto this past week! On Thursday 30th July i went shopping with Kelsey and bought Gossip Girl season 1! And on a side note i have already finished it, LOVED it =)

Thursday night i stayed out at the mall and saw The Orphan with Kayce. I was freaking out a lot before i even was at the theatre! But i stuck it out and im glad i did because it wasn't as scary as i thought it would be! But man that little girl was f**king creepy/insane! I mean look at her!

On Saturday i had my driving school class! i wasn't learning to drive before you ask! It was just the class so i could get my permit... Which i did!!! =) YAY! So im legal to start learning to drive! Hehe. Dad and i went to the DMV so i could get my permit (license). That's the certificate they gave us when we finished the class and passed.

This past week has been so busy with school seeing as it was the FINAL week for Philosophy! As im writing this i have finished with philosophy forever! =) I really don't think i will take it again. If i ever tweet or blog that i do intend to take it please knock some sense into me! Promise?

I'm really scared as to what score i'll get on today's final test =S It was really hard, hopefully i got a C. Over the 4 tests i have gotten..

Test 1- F

Test 2- C

Test 3- B

Test 4- ? This was the one i had today

Its Thursday night! Going out for dinner and drinks with Phyllis, dad, and Mike (their best friend). Dad is being the sober driver! Grandma is coming to babysit =) Life is good. Haha.

Hmm what else do i need to share? This is the point where i know i need to stop writing because i can't remember anything else =) No doubt i'll blog again later tonight or tomorrow

Have a great Thursday or Friday in NZ and have a great weekend if i don't talk to you before then =)

XxX

Beer + Movies + Philosophy

Well it's that time again! Thursday night or early Friday morning- whichever way you want to look at it! I'm saying Thursday night because i have yet to get any sleep But s'ok it's only 1am. Though i have put on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Sooooo this past weekend i said i had my driving school thingy. Well they didn't have any room for that day, so i am signed up for August 1st. Then i can tell you all about it!!
Also i said i was going to see Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and OMG let me tell you that i LOVED it!! It was sooo great! Well worth it. Tom Felton has grown so much as an actor and his ability to portray Draco's vunerable side made me feel sorry for Draco was astounding! I cannot wait for it to come out on dvd =)
Before the movie dad and i went to the Codfather to see what their Fish and Chips were like, and omg they were soo yummy! On the menu they also have Pineapple Fritters, Bangers and Mash, and Shepherds pie along with alot of other yummy English food. Reminds me of home.

Tonight had been so much fun for me! After i sent off a long email about Spiritual Monism to Lindsay i went outside and was talking to Phyllis, my step-mum, and this was around 8ish. She told dad to get me a beer, so were out there drinking beer talking about everything practically. This was like the FIRST time i have ever manged to FINISH a whole bottle of beer! I mean i've drunk it before but i never finish it, and tonight i finished 3. I mean i'm just not a beer drinker and i prefer white wine, but the reason i never (used to) finish a beer was because it'd get like warmish and thats just yuck. Plus sometimes the taste can make me gag, but Miller Light was yummy.
So i am feeling the effects which is odd but it has been so long since i've drunk alcohol, i mean the last time was before i moved over here in Nov! Now i've moved onto finishing my glass of coke which is giving me a sugar-rush. And im also eating a pop-tart. Mmm.
Also me and Phyllis talked about who we had on our list of guys we wouldn't say no to. We made dad go through his too. Haha i'll do a blogpost on that =)

This past week in Philosophy has been sooo hard! Today, well Thursday, we had this MONSTER test that was based over 3 chapters- Material monism, Spiritual monism, and Dualism. I have no idea how i went! Best i can hope for is a C grade.

Tuesday night was also a fun night. Phyllis told me that when her and dad's close friend Mike comes to stay with us that on Thursday, when i have finished with philosophy Aug 6th, were all going out to a Mexican bar/grill/restaurant for dinner and margaritas!! Haha she told me she wants to see me drunk before i go to Uni. So were going to the only place she knows where passion fruit margaritas are sold.

Tomorrow Jake wants so see Ice Age 3 in 3D and last time i checked Nick wanted to see Transformers 2. I'm pretty sure i'm gonna go and see Ice Age with Phyllis and Jake.

2 weeks exactly until Philosophy is over and i cannot wait!!! Literally counting down the days! Also i am in a joyful mood because we don't have class on Monday. We have no idea why- Mr Dickerson never told us.

Well it's 2am and i'm gonna go and brush my teeth and finish watching my movie, just over an hour into it.
So goodnight or good morning depending on when you read this so i might be awake =)

X

UPDATE

I was actually up until just after 3am this morning. Its when my movie finished. What sucks is i woke up around 7.30, but i'm good at functioning on little sleep. Though i wish i could have had an hour longer but 4hrs is ok i guess.