The 50

So, we did a celebration when I was down 20 pounds, now it is time for the big celebration of 50 pounds. So here you go:

1. What is your best friends name?
Laurel Brennan

2. What color underwear/boxers wearing now?
White :)

3. What are you listening to right now?
Blaqk Audio

4. Whats your favorite number?
8

5. What was the last thing you ate?
Frozen Yogurt

6. If you were a crayon what color would you be?
Slate Blue - match my winning personality

7. How is the weather right now?
Rainy and hot = disgusting

8. Who was the last person you talked 2 on the phone?
My Boss from the job I quit 3 days ago

9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex?
Eyes or forearms

10. Do you have a significant other?
Of course not

11. Favorite TV show?
The Office

12. Siblings?
3 younger fantastic sisters

13. Height?
5' 4"

14. Hair color?
Right Now? Dark Blond

15. Eye Color?
Brown

16. Do you wear contacts?
Yes, I'm blind as a bat

17. Favorite Holiday?
Christmas

18. Month?
May

19. Have you ever cried for no reason?
Have I ever? When have I not would be a better question.

20. What was the last movie you watched?
Reign of Fire - it was on TV, so it had to be watched

21. Favorite Day of the Year?
Christmas

22. Are you too shy to ask someone out?
Yes, shy and I'm a big pansy.

23. Can you do a headstand (not using the wall)?
Maybe, let me try...surprising, YES! But it kinda hurt and now i have a headache.

24. Hugs or Kisses?
A little of both, please.

25. Chocolate or Vanilla?
A little of both, please.

26. Do you want your friends to respond to this?
What do you respond to? yes, yes i do.

27. Who is most likely to respond?
Freakishly

28. Who is least likely to respond?
Kitty Kat 5000

29. What books are you reading?
The Historian, Wheel of Time, Life of Pi

30. Piercings?
7 - in the ears

31. Favorite movies?
If you've seen the collection, you know I couldn't pick just one

32. Favorite football Team?
Football? Really?

33. what were u doing before this?
Cleaning my room

34. Butter, Plain or Salted popcorn?
Butter and Salt, mmm fat!

37. Dogs or cats?
Dogs!!! Mya!

38. Favorite flower?
Gerber Daisy

39. Been caught doing something you weren't supposed to do?
What? No, not me! Except speeding, I was caught once doing that, but never since!

40. Do you have a best friend of the opposite sex?
Not right now, kinda sad.

41. Have you ever loved someone?
Sure

42. Who would you like to see right now?
Freakishly

43. Are you still friends with people from kindergarten?
Yes

44. Have you ever fired a gun?
No, I don't kill bunnies.

45. Do you like to travel by plane?
Love it, but no turbulence, it makes me throw up.

46. Right-handed or Left-handed?
Right

47. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Three

48. Are you missing someone?
Not immensely

49. Do you have a Tattoo?
No, but the snowflake with flames around it bursting out of my back will be coming soon!

50. Anybody on myspace that you'd go on a date with?
Yikes, no. Well, famous people - especially the love of my life (wink, wink)


So there you have it. 50 odd questions about things you never wanted to know about me. Glad I could make your day. The next celebration won't be until I hit the 70 pound mark - Don't hold your breath! It might take longer than expected - but expect it. Tchau!

Rachel Thought - The Giant Strawberry

So, as requested by two of my favorite and most beloved cohorts - Rachel Thought #2: The Giant Strawberry.

This thought is somewhat different from the racing thought. By different I mean that maybe I shouldn't share it because it will make me sound like a total nutter. BUT that has never stopped me before and everyone I care about already knows I'm crazy. So no harm done in the end!

Strawberries are a fabulous fruit. I love when they are in season and often can eat many (and by many I mean thousands, just to clear that up) in just a single sitting. I also enjoy strawberry flavored foods - gum, kool-aid-ish drinks, pie, frosting - I digress, but rest assured that the list goes on. One of my favorite strawberry flavored items are fruit snacks.
A short while back I purchased a box of fruit snacks from my favorite store (the symbol of which is a large red bullseye) and proceeded to enjoy each individual pouch of fake strawberry heaven. One day it was rather warm, as it tends to be during summer, and I found when I ripped open the white plastic packaging that the gelatiny goodness had melted just enough to form one large mildly gooey strawberry flavored mass. Lucky for me, it was melted just to a point that I could still pull each individual little strawberry off of the mass. I was mesmerized and was sure that I was eating the greatest thing EVER! And then my mind went here:

(Michelita was so kind as to tell me that I was certifiably insane and looked at me like I had grown horns like only the true mormons do after sharing this with her)

I decided that it would be amazingly cool if there REAL giant strawberries. Hmm, hold your hands up in front of you about the size of a soccer ball - Now turn the soccer ball into a giant strawberry and there you have it. That is what I imagine and more. More you say? Yes. I think that it would be amazing if you could pull off little individual strawberries (normal size, I guess you cold say) from the giant one. Little ones like the strawberry fruit snacks I was able to pull off large melted mass. Think of the possibilties! I can't really think of any fabulous possibilites, maybe you can, but it would still be so cool.

So there you have it. Rachel's Giant Strawberry thought. It is still one of my more mild ideas, I just don't think that world is ready for the rest of what my genius mind cooks up. But the Giant Strawberry will be one of my greatest achievements.

A Rachel Thought - And Still I Race Alone

A Rachel Thought for those that don't know (I'm sure you are few and far between) is a thought that is crazy, nonsensical and in many cases should never be shared with the general public. I have many of these a day, they keep things interesting. Here is todays thought: I race.

As I was driving home from the gym the other night, I decided a race was in order. That's right, a race. So I sized up the truck next to me - a big Dodge something or other - and decided that I could totally take them. So I did. The light turned green, I was off and running! Then, I WON!!! It was a thrilling victory - who knew my Xterra had it in him. If only the truck had known were racing - it would have made the victory that much sweeter!

Then as I was driving home from work today, I won race after race. I mean, I was truly amazing. That's when it hit me - I race in every single thing that I do, but the person I'm racing never seems to know. I race people in my car, walking down the sidewalk, shopping in the grocery store and it is all unknown to the people around me. The unsuspecting participants and eventual losers in my little entertainment of life.

Then it happened. I was ready for a race. I once again sized up the Hummer next to me and decided it was worth a shot. I mean, it's not like they knew they were racing, right? Wrong. Somehow I became the unsuspecting victim in the race. The light changed - I was off and so was the Hummer and they took me (sorry big X) in .02 seconds flat. At that - I thought it was all over. Luckily in a suprising turn of events - the Hummer was cut off by a blue corolla (no really, it was - shout out to The Nun!). I flew past the Hummer, immediately called the race in my mind and against infintisimal odds - won. All was right in the world.

Since then, I've decided to use more discretion in my races. Keep them to myself, no racing in Provo - everyone already drives like maniacs, why add to it? And most importantly - race to win. So that's it my crazy, mixed-up blog of the day. No coherent thought neccessary. If ya'll are real good I'll share the Rachel Thought about the Giant Strawberry.