Day 06 – Your day, in great detail

So unfortunately for ya'll out there, today was not very exciting.

I had this big plan to wake up to 6 a.m. this morning to exercise, do homework and be a generally productive member of society. Not so. Alarm(s) did in fact go off at that hour, but I was so proud of myself for getting up, that I rewarded myself with five minutes of snooze time. Two and a half hours later, I wake up, rushed to even make it to school on time. Luckily, my roommate offered me a ride in my frenzied state and all things were good. I'm eternally grateful she did so, because she was also the one who had to suffer the most for my repeated alarms that went off in the 2.5 hour span. Frankly, I'm surprised she hasn't killed me yet.

I went to my Comms 101 class, where I always seem to enjoy myself and the subject material. I was also surrounded by people I semi-recognized, which is always a plus. It makes for easier discussion, the crux of the class.

After class, I headed to the library to watch a documentary I was assigned to watch for Comms. It was about the Digital Nation we live in. It was extremely fascinating. Did you know, you are probably not as good at multi-tasking as you think you are? In fact, most people are downright terrible at it. The most effective thing, according to leading scientists, is to focus your attention on one thing at a time. It definitely made me more motivated to fully concentrate. Also, the average teenager is around media 50 hours a week: more than any full-time job. This has also reinforced my desire to go a week without technology. After the movie, I re-wrote my notes in an effort to both simultaneously study and clean up my notes. I also read my Italian homework, but I am still not positive I understood everything 100 percent.

Work was next on the agenda. I work in an office every day, and I love it. I read four newspapers looking for our college's alumni and then I highlight, cut and hand over for consideration on whether it is worthy enough to send the recipient a letter. I got a lot done, remarkably, and in retrospect, it may have been because of the documentary. I also noticed during this time that the much anticipated bruise had appeared on my hand from a few days ago. My cell phone also suffered greatly from the same fall. Observe:

I went to another class, BYUSA Student Advisory Council (SAC) where we learned about the new financial aid website that will be up and running in about nine months. Although I was doodling (and let me tell you, it was a pretty rad doodle) I felt like I paid more attention than I would have otherwise. Also, I got many comments on my Sesame Street lunch box, which is currently my favorite accessory and helps prevent my grapes from getting squished, to boot. I am considering buying another lunchbox, preferably a bigger one next time.

After class let out, I went to the bookstore to buy a headphone... thing. It looks like this:

I bought it for completely justifiable reasons. The first (and okay, only) reason is because I am fed up with my headphones getting tangled. Every time I wanna listen to my iPod I have to untangle it whilst holding my lunchbox and it is got annoying. Plus it was only like a $1.50. 

I walked home with a co-worker of mine, and as I did so, I passed by the Brick Oven. It smelled heavenly and I subconsciously decided I wanted to eat Italian food. After getting home, I stared at my mini fridge for ten minutes wondering what on earth I could cook, since it is getting to be around "that time" when I needed to go grocery shopping. 

My eye caught sight of a half full bottle of spaghetti sauce and my choice was made. I decided on chicken parmigiana. It was delicious. I am also positive I chose the longest recipe eva because it took two hours to be manifest itself into goodness.  

I then watched half an episode of Friends whilst eating and then decided to update this blog. I am now going to go watch the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy and enjoy a pudding cup. After, I'll do the rest of my Italian homework which includes answering questions about said poem.

The End.

Day 05 – Your definition of love, in great detail

In an effort to escape my homework, I decided to update the blog, only to be stumped by this question. (Not sure which one is worse at this point...)

Love is not as happy go lucky as it is in Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift's poppy songs, although it certainly lends itself to a bit of day dreaming. I think love is when you would rather worry about your significant other's comfort than your own. Love is when you do activities the other enjoys and vice versa. It is selfless and unconditional. Love is when someone will inform you when your actions are detrimental to your well-being when nobody else will.

Love can be tough, but I believe it always lasts.

Day 04 – What you ate today, in great detail

I have actually been looking forward to this blog post all day long. And I have even eaten things today that are blog worthy. Which, for the record, is completely abnormal. I am even writing this despite a severe impediment to my left hand, which I sustained tonight after totally biffing it on solid ground. That's another thing. I am disabling clumsy. I have hurt myself on numerous occasions by merely tripping. Often times, over nothing. It is so frustrating. If anyone out there has an idea on how to overcome this, I am allllll ears.

Anyways. I ate an apple for breakfast, and then I came home for lunch and made myself a shrimp salad with a balsamic vinaigrette, cherry tomatoes, with a little cheese. Also, I had a half a bowl of shrimp with cocktail sauce (which, by the way, is really acidic, in a nice, uncomfortable way. Or is it just me?) I snacked on the last bit of my trailmix at work. And this was a one lb bag. Trailmix has saved my life and stomach more than once. Also, there were peaches at work, which is weird, since I work in an office. I had three of them. And they were delicious. For dinner, I grilled a steak that had been marinating and created a pretty good fajita with green peppers, onions and cheese. (Is the meat supposed to be sweeter or more savory for fajitas?) I was impressed with myself. Normally I do not cook this much. Later, while I was watching Glee (one of two shows I follow. The other is Grey's Anatomy. It comes out this Thursday), I ate grapes which were allegedly two weeks old. Then, I impressed myself further by participating in the second ward activity in two days and ate ice cream at the Relief Society social. It was cookie and cream and a scoop of chocolate with a rather coagulated hot chocolate fudge sauce.

I probably had wayyyy too many calories today, but I enjoyed it. I'm going to work out tomorrow and it will be all good. One time, I read about this 100 year old man who said he wished he had eaten more chocolate. I am not going to be one of those regretful old ladies who wished they enjoyed food more. Because I won't. And I'll work hard to make sure I'm not fat either.

Day 03 – Your parents, in great detail

It's funny, but I have recently had a lot of people ask me about my parents and where they met. If I understand correctly, they met while at the University of Utah, in their student ward. My mom was assigned to give a talk at church one weekend, which my dad missed. Back in the day, he used to sleep in so long, he would barely get to Sunday School on time, and then attend the next ward's Sacrament. I think I inherited his no-nonsense sleep patterns. I too, can not wake up even if an earthquake hit. My dad's roommate, Hugh, told my dad about this really pretty Korean girl and it piqued my dad's interest. The rest, as they say, is history. I think it it was weird they never met before, because as a grad student, my dad was teaching a class next door to one of my mom's psychology classes. Also, he served a Korean mission, and no doubt had his eye on a Korean chick.



They also had many weird dates. My mom sat through many dinners at restaurants alone because my dad would spend half the date throwing up. He said it happened to him every time he was with a pretty girl. I'm just glad I didn't inherit the gene. Of nervousness. On another occasion, my dad forgot the tickets to a Utah Jazz game, and my mom and dad were forced to travel upstream to get back to his apartment to retrieve them. Sometimes, I wonder why my mom continued to go out with him after so many mishaps. I'm just glad she did.



My mom is a very intelligent person. She can outsource any insurance agent and knows everything there is to know about investing and money. All her life, she has taken care of her parents, and continues to do so to this day. My mom can handle any crisis, but she is also subsequently over-protective. I am thankful that she cares so much, but I think my mom has a hard time letting go. I know it was difficult for her to see me move out and start school.

I think my mom feels trapped here in Utah, and I feel sad for her. I inherited her strong desire to travel and see the world, and I feel like I am starting to understand her frustration with being here. She has always had a pull toward the ocean. Whenever we visit the ocean as a family, my mom is a different person. I remember when I was little, she would take off on her own and go to Monterrey. Frankly, it scared me back then, because I could see her never coming back. But she always did.



My dad is the most positive person I know. He lives life with the passion he teaches people about, and it truly is inspirational. Sometimes, he is oblivious to a fault, but he is always well-meaning. He is as curious as a child, and is often left behind in grocery stores.

My dad is very giving and doesn't care about money. He will always err on the side of being too generous, which is something I hope to emulate. He is also extremely stubborn, although it's a trait I don't often see. For the most part, my dad is very easy going, unless it comes to dis-respect. He loves all people, and relates well to everyone, which is perhaps why he is good at what he does.

Bucket List

I started this a while back, and have been able to cross a few off my list.

1. Witness a news-breaking event first hand - I was lucky enough to see President Obama's inauguration in January 2009. It also counted as my senior trip. Awesome experience with many memories and pictures
2. Put my phone number on a dollar bill - April 2010 - I did this and I later received a text from another girl. Probably hoping it would be some handsome stranger. Which was my intention. Shrug
3. Spontaneously go on a road trip - June 2010 - School had just ended and I went with my buddies Erica and Tanner to Zion's National Park. It was really sweet. Mostly because it was unplanned.
4. Donate blood - July 2010 - I chatted nervously and uncontrollable throughout the duration, but I did it, and I plan on going back
5. Forgive someone, even if it wasn't my fault - August 2010 - Sometimes, I will admit that I don't do a good parking job, but I have to admit that I think the nasty note I found on my car was completely unwarranted. Regardless, I let it go and I know it didn't hurt me any that day
6. Go to Europe
7. Pretend to work at a store, whilst shopping
8. Graduate college with a degree
9. Go skinny dipping. Preferably in the Loch Ness Monster Lake
10. Own (or at least drive) a very fast car... Audi Coupe, BMW M3
11. Meet an artist and have a substantial conversation
12. See a movie premiere
13. Stay up for 24 hours
14. Go sky-diving
15. Go to SNL live
16. Do karaoke in public
17. Visit Jerusalem
18. See all 50 States in the U.S.
19. Learn French
20. See the Oprah Winfrey show live
21. Eat real Italian gelato
22. Write something that gets published
23. Take a picture atop the Eiffel Tower
24. Eat a fried Twinkie
25. Go on the highest roller coaster in the U.S., and later, the world
26. Visit the place where the Titanic sunk
27. Ride a horse in the wilderness
28. Go stargazing atop a roof
29. Own an original first print copy of a book
30. Get a consecutive 4.0
31. Read B and N Classic List - I recently found out that this is a 200 book list :/
32. See IMDB's top 250 movies
33. Watch the sunrise after staying up all night long
34. Have a lifechanging conversation with a complete stranger
35. Change someone's life for the better
36. Do a big, anonymous favor
37. Finish an unbearably boring book
38. See Venice before it sinks
39. Run a marathon
40. Complete a Rubik's cube (and remember how)
41. Learn how to dance. Haha
42. Get into Grad School and/or Law School
43. Go on a mission
44. Randomly take a vacation on the next flight (a la Yes Man)
45. Learn how to Salsa and Belly Dance. Aye Carumba!
46. Witness a solar eclipse
47. Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans
48. See the Mona Lisa
49. See Michelangelo's David and Sistine Chapel
50. Visit an active volcano
51. Kiss a guy in the rain
52. Go to the Oscars
53. Be a contestant on a game show
54. Go on a blind date at that blind restaurant
55. Raft through the Grand Canyon
56. Earn 1,000,000 travel miles
57. Set foot on each of the seven continents
58. Ride an animal bigger than a horse
59. Live like a local for a month
60. Dive with a whale shark
61. Climb one of the world's Seven Summits
62. Learn how to surf
63. Photograph an endangered species
64. Attend the Olympics (outside of the U.S.)
65. Bike the Pacific Coast Highway
66. See Italy
67. Save a life
68. Live in Australia (and be a bum for a week, while I'm at it)
69. Catch a taxi
70. Live in a high rise condo with an amazing view
71. Jump off a cliff into an exotic body of water.
72. Fall in love
73. Drive the Great Ocean Road in Australia
74. Make a perfect omlet
75. Drive from coast to coast in America
76. Scuba dive
77. Learn how to play a song on the guitar
78. Take a distant relative I don't know well out to lunch.
79. Go on a technology fast for a week.
80. Sell everything I don't need. Once.
81. Play chess until I beat someone I shouldn't, then quit forever.
82. Give up a seat in New York public transportation
83. Play cards in an elevator for a few hours
84. Eat a six course meal that I prepared
85. Master the art of French Cooking
86. Overeat for a week in Italy
87. Give a panhandler all my money
88. Sleep outside for a week
89. Touch a kangaroo
90. Learn to juggle
91. Learn not to say yes when I really mean no.
92. Attend one really huge rock concert
93. Send a message in a bottle
94. Go to the Carnival in Venice
95. See the Seven Wonders of the World
96. Sing all the words to "One Week" by Bare Naked Ladies by heart
97. Eat escargot. In France. Without gagging.
98. Do the 365 day photography project
99. Read all seven Harry Potter books cover to cover with no interruptions
100. Go on an African Safari
101. See Celine Dion in concert

Day 02 – Your first love, in great detail

I have had many a crush and infatuation in my short life, but I don't believe I've had my "first love" yet. I definitely remember the first kid I had a crush on: Jeffrey from my pre-school days. That boy could get across the monkey bars like no other. But I think love is more than an attraction to physical prowess. Love is selfless (that sounds like I might maybe have gotten that from Shakespeare) and love doesn't care what other people think on Facebook.

As a kid, I always loved the fairy tale stories of the girl getting swept off her feet by a handsome prince. Even today, I am a sucker for romance films and the sappy love lines of Shakespeare. I am always told that I am a little unrealistic in my expectations of love and maybe that's true. Perhaps it's why I haven't really ever been in a serious relationship. However I am strangely alright with that. I have far too many things to accomplish while I'm single. Besides, I have seen many relationships sink because one or the other person is not okay with themselves, much less with someone else. I think it is important that I find out who I am before I thrust that responsibility to someone else.

Rebooted and Revisited

I know, I know, another blog? This time I'm not even going to advertise it, and for all I know no one will read this. Which, you know, might be for the better.

Top Four Reasons to Write a Blog (This is for me, just as much as it is for anyone who comes across this, by the way. Also, it's four reasons because I couldn't come up with a fifth reason. Sorry.)

4. Interesting and hilarious things happen in my life.

3. I want to be a better writer, and for some reason, merely thinking about writing in a formal blog gets me into a funk.

2. For the last few years, I have followed and lost interest in many blogs of the amusing nature. I think it's important to give back.

1. So I have this list. It's my bucket list. I don't plan on dying anytime soon, but I want to make sure I enjoy life to its fullest. As I cross off each thing (list to be posted soon) I'll document it here.

My lovely cousin inspired this thirty day meme. So far as I understand, a meme is a memory, and I think that livejournal gives out prompts to help stumped writers like myself. Anyway, I hear that if you do something for 21 days, it becomes a habit, so here I am. Plus, let's be honest, who doesn't want to talk about themselves? I'm kind of a big deal. Feel free to use this meme and follow me. I love reading about people.

Day 01 - Introduce yourself, in great detail

I'm Shelbi. I'm a college student studying Public Relations. I'm a lover of art and popular culture. Particularly movies. One day I secretly (or not so secretly) want to become a publicist for a celebrity, however unplausible it may be. And no, it has nothing to do with my current (read: pathetic) obsession with Justin Bieber.

I'm a terrible texter, and I am often impossible to get ahold of. I have this thing where I am obsessive compulsive about cleanliness. I don't know where it came from, because previously, I was a total slob. I think I read somewhere that OCD can sometimes be caused by stress. So maybe I've been perpetually stressed out for the last year.

I am starting to be convinced that I am half crazy. I mean, look at the paragraph before.

I hate feeling weak on any level, whether it be admitting weakness or appearing vulnerable. This meme is definitely going to try me. Just looking at tomorrow's topic has me rolling my eyes.

I love people. I love reading about them in biographies or personal blogs. Meeting new people gives me a "high" like no other. I enjoy influencing others in leadership positions, although I'll be the first to admit I am easily swayed. I make it a point to be as open-minded as possible, but sometimes I wonder if my brain is going to fall out. I'm hoping I'll grow out of this. I love to speak in front of people, even though I am nervous as heck doing it, normally. Because of this, I tend to be a one of those fast-talkers. Apparently, I am also a loud-talker, but I'm not so convinced.

I need my sleep. Anyone who has lived with me can tell you that much. I can be an absolute bear without eight hours. Staying up 24 hours ought to be fun for those in my vicinity.

I like to consider myself a technologically-savvy person. Sometimes, I about kill myself trying to figure computer things out, but I get the job done. For instance, you would laugh at how long it took me to decide on a blog background.

I like to cook. As for how well it turns out is always a surprise. Probably I will document those endeavors, since they generally are amusing.

"Dance like no one is watching, love like you'll never be hurt,sing like no one is listening,and live like it's heaven on earth."- William Purkey

I fully believe in this quote. I often make a hilarious fool of myself in public, but I've given up caring, it happens so much. I figure there is not much anyone can do about it after the fact, which is where this blog comes in. Whew. Here goes.


Day 02 – Your first love, in great detail

Day 03 – Your parents, in great detai

lDay 04 – What you ate today, in great detail

Day 05 – Your definition of love, in great detail

Day 06 – Your day, in great detail

Day 07 – Your best friend, in great detail

Day 08 – A moment, in great detail

Day 09 – Your beliefs, in great detail

Day 10 – What you wore today, in great detail

Day 11 – Your siblings, in great detail

Day 12 – What's in your bag, in great detail

Day 13 – This week, in great detail

Day 14 – What you wore today, in great detail

Day 15 – Your dreams, in great detail

Day 16 – Your first kiss, in great detail

Day 17 – Your favorite memory, in great detai

lDay 18 – Your favorite birthday, in great detail

Day 19 – Something you regret, in great detail

Day 20 – This month, in great detail

Day 21 – Another moment, in great detail

Day 22 – Something that upsets you, in great detail

Day 23 – Something that makes you feel better, in great detail

Day 24 – Something that makes you cry, in great detail

Day 25 – A first, in great detail

Day 26 – Your fears, in great detai

lDay 27 – Your favorite place, in great detail

Day 28 – Something that you miss, in great detail

Day 29 – Your aspirations, in great detail

Day 30 – One last moment, in great detail