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.

Elven Princess + Driving School + Harry Potter

Aloha bloggy babys.. I am watching LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition). I love Legolas and Pippin the best. Who are your favourites?

The guy who plays Haldir, one of the Elven people who lives in the forrest, is kiwi actor Craig Parker.

This past week has been hectic but only in the form of my Philosophy class. Mr Dickerson seems to have his favourite students that he asks for answers to his questions- unfortunately i am one of those few! I have no idea why because i hardly answer his questions. Though some of the discussions are interesting, i will try and remember next week so i can share them with you all.
Though i do remember we were talking about the bible and Jesus and how he rose from the dead... well that's when Kayce leaned over and whispered "Jesus was a vampire?", that made me laugh! =) Come on it at least made you smile??

So im not sure if i mentioned it in a previous posting but i have my first ever Jury Summons coming up! August 10th to be exact. It was meant to be July 29th but i have class that day so me ans Phyllis changed it. Im nervous but excited.

I thought that i would be able to have a nice relaxing Saturday but yesterday dad told me i would be attending Driving School!! To get my permit!!! Majorly exciting =D =D then i can finally start learning to drive.

Also this Saturday dads taking me to go and see the new Harry Potter movie!! YAY! Haha i soo cannot wait. Eeep. Phyllis told dad he should take me to a movie because I've been very helpful and babysat a few times these past few weeks. I think he wants to see it too. But it'll be good- one on one time with my dad.

And I wrote about Harper's Island in a previous post.. I was right about the killer. =)

Tonight i babysat again, hence dad taking me to the movies Sat, which was fun. Nick challenged me to a rematch to the Mario game we played last time on the Wii (don't ask which one i have no clue) anyway i had won the last won. He won this won which he was happy about but then we played the same game but had Tag Teams instead of Battle. Hehe i won that! I was Princess Daisy (again0 was her last time) and my partner was Princess Peach, our team tame was Damsels in Success =) how cool. So its 2-1 and i can guarantee Nick will challenge me again soon. Plus he didn't like the fact that i bet him at his best games, where you shake the Wii remote.

**Will post pics tomorrow**

Hmm.. What else do i need to share?
I cannot think of anything else. Will do another blog with pics tomorrow and one after the movie and driving school.

Back to my movie. Onto the 2nd disc where they are staying in with the Lady of White, the Queen, played by Cate Blanchett. I like this scene because i love the Elves.
Doubt im going to watch all this tonight.

Night xx

Sleep Deprived Ramblings

Its 2am and i did what i set out to accomplish! Stay up as late as i could manage, well i could stay up later but i don't want to be grumpy when i wake up =)

OheMGee i hate pimples! I have like 3, does anyone out there in the blogosphere have any tips to get rid of them (without squeezing)??

Hehe also have worked out that if you want to talk to me after midnight you will have to be prepared for me rambling on and on as Kelsey found out! It was a crazy random conversation and i had to end it when dad and Pyhllis got home from their bowling night. They went out to a bar afterwards. So i was at home babysitting my brothers. Nick challenged me to games on the Wii, never played before so it was fun! We played this one game which i was the overall winner in!! Sah-weet!

Ugh i cannot believe tomorrow has to be Monday! Where the heck did my weekend disappear too?? Anyone know? Haha. Today i need to study, study, STUDY for my first Philosophy test. Well now that should me fun! I can guess thats where you'll get a profound post filled with quotes from my Philosophy book.

Why is it whenever i stay up late i get hungry? I really don't understand my stomach but all i do know is that i repeatedly tell it "you are not getting any food! I shall not give into your belly-aching!".. I have to create some sort of timetable for me to stick to tomorrow! Cos i need to watch the FINAL 2 episodes of Harpers Island! I'm pretty positive that Henry is the 2nd murderer so i'll let you know if i was right or wrong hehe.

I've come to the conclusion that Josh loves being mentioned in my blogs haha.. Silly bugger =) But its ok cos he's my best friend and i love him (one, two, three.. aww) Anyway todays/tonights msn convo we talked about what would happen when i came back to NZ and stayed with him. We both believe that we'd stay up most of the night just talking, talking, and more talking haha. And its true we will no doubt to that, but also we plan on watching some movies (we both can't remember which ones they were) but will end up talking all throughout it haha.

Why do English accents have to be soo damn sexy? -More on that in another post.

I think i need sleep now, my head goes fuzzy if i shake it from side to side really fast and my stomac is angry with me.

Night x

Best Friends Old and New, Crushes in Philosophy, and a B Grade

Hey my darlings =)

Today has been a okayish week for me. I started Philosophy on Tuesday, so far it seems ok- going to be a bit of work though hopefully not as much as French!! Anyway back to my class, there are a few very attractive guys in my class that have caught my eye- well only 3. Haha.. Ones called Eric, and the other is Greg, can't remember the other dudes name. Anyway Greg is very very cute! He's got blue eyes and he plays baseball- thats all i know about him. =)

Today i got the funniest comment on bebo from Josh..

"Lol i knw its been ages! And im sorry. I miss u to! Oh thats cool. And i will b
online tomoro and wel talk bout that 'cute' guy in ur class haha. Bebo me wen ur
on and il jump on to k. Xoxo"

That is why he is my best friend! I love you Josh! Can't wait to come home to NZ and stay with you!!

Today on Facebook i found my old best friend, Gina, from Wainui Primary School in Auckland. We lost touch when i moved to Hastings which sucked but hey- we were like 6! Anyway we had a good catch-up on facebooks IM, turns out she might do an exchange program to Arizona State Uni (ASU) which is in Phoenix!! That would be soo freakin awesome!! It's been over 10 years!

Watching Poseidon, i heart Josh Lucas so much! *sighs* His accent and eyes are soo darn dreamy! And the guy who plays Christian is hot too.

Ms Betz FINALLY uploaded my Anthropology grade! A whole freakin week after class finished! I got myself a B! YAY! Haha.

Tomorrow dad comes home from his week-long trip to New Orleans. Hopefully they'll go to Dairy Queen after but very unlikely so i'll end up staying behind and cleaning, which is cool with me. Yesterday i was swimming for like 2 hours and of course i got burnt =D wasn't that bad.

Okey dokey thats enough from me for the time being. I'll do a blog dedicated to Philosophy quotes that i find either profound or utterly confusing!

Hope you will all have a great weekend.
xox

Let the Good Times Roll

It's time to celebrate!!

Well only for a short time =)

I have successfully made it through the 1st 5 week session at PV! I have survived French! That's my main cause to celebrate! That and the fact that i dropped it for next semester =D Anthropology finished today and i am actually very unsure as to what my final grade is going to be! Ms Betz grades very harshly! ugh! and my French grade? Haha bahh best i can hope for is a D.

Yesterday after French Kelsey and I went to Dunkin' Donuts, that was the 1st time there for me.. and i... loved it!! i had a chocolate glazed donut which was the perfect way to end the day! I also got a iced coffee which was also nice.


Today after i finished my Anthropology final Kelsey picked me up and we went to Chick-Fil-A, again that was my 1st time eating there! And OMG it was FANfreakinTASTIC! haha! Loved it!! We decided that we needed to walk it off- so we went to PV mall. I didn't buy anything!


<-- Haha though i did find this gorgeous dress and i might go back and buy it! What do you think of it??

Back to the topic of school.. I got a email Tuesday from one of the admin people telling me that SouthWest History has been CANCELED! Due to lack of enrollments!! How sweet is that? I have yet to actually tell me dad and Phyllis this cos im afraid that dad will make me enroll in another class, but i will tell him tomorrow sometime. So if i get out of enrolling in another course i'll just have Philosophy to deal with.

This weekend is going to be my 1st 4th of July- well the 1st time i'm actually going to celebrate it! Dad has told me that we will be going to a baseball game, a professional rookie game haha. Should be a good time if it isn't hot! Tomorrow we're going bowling, i haven't been in awhile so it should be fairly interesting.

All in all the past 2 weeks have been great! Mainly cos i've gotten to speak to Josh almost everyday which makes my day/night! I miss you Josh.