The Daily Something

So I was going to do a whole post on everything I'm Thankful for, but I thought it was too cheesy to say what I am thankful for, and it always kind of makes me sad because its like yes, I do have a lot to be thankful for, but at the same time, a lot of things suck and I don't want to become one of those people that make everything seem perfect just because it's Thanksgiving. It's a kind of Charlie Brownish approach to the holidays also. Plus I can't help but thinking that The Addams Family Values Thanksgiving scene is not that far off. I mean sure the Pilgrims and Indians sat down and had a meal together, but the pilgrims did also take their land and treat them like they were savages... so it's a bit of an effed up thing to celebrate. Like Columbus Day. Okay so seriously without me being a complete Thanksgiving Scrooge, I like the holiday. It's like Christmas but with more family and less presents, so its a more humble and less commercial experience. It ...

Sooo since I just talked about Mark Duplass and how much I liked Safety Not Guaranteed, I figured I'd follow up with my woman crush on Aubrey Plaza. Aubrey Plaza is just amazing. I mean on Parks and Rec, in Safety Not Guaranteed... I didn't actually see The To Do List yet, but that looked amazing too. I even downloaded World of Warcraft because of that commercial she was in! She is just perfect. April Ludgate is one of my favorite characters on tv. The way that she interacts with all of the other characters is just so funny. The way that she hates Ann and is annoyed by Chris, but she still cares about them is just really funny. Her relationship with Ron is great, and her and Andy are great. Parks and Rec is such a great show because all of the characters really interact together so well, and I think Aubrey Plaza does a particularly good job of that. Another thing I thought was cool was when she was drunk at the MTV movie awards and got on stage when Will Ferrell...

Wahhhht? It's Feeling Lovely Tuesday and not Thursday??? Why is that? Well whoever reads this, it's because I have a Thursday class schedule today, and I thought I'd just do a feeling lovely tuesday since Thursday is Thankgiving. So this is sort of a "hair care routine" type thing. I wanted to do something different and actually include photos of the things I do or buy or whatever now, so I figured this is a useful way to start. It's probably just going to be phone pics cause I don't have my camera at school with me. I hope its somewhere in my room at home... I should look for that tomorrow. Anyhoo here are the things I use the most currently. So for shampoo I use a lot of different things but Lately my favorite has been the L'oreal Power Moisture Hydrating Shampoo and the conditioner as well. These are really great for me as I have dry hair. I haven't actually been using it that long, but it's enough to sort of start to feel a difference...

So I talked about doing this before and I was a little hesitant, because I don't really have a ton of actual celebrity crushes and if I were to talk about celebrities that I actually have crushes on, it would probably be super shallow and not that interesting. When I do Woman Crush Wednesdays I talk about women that I admire and want to be like more than girls I think are hot. Sooo I figured I'd post about some guys I admire instead of just guys I think are hot. Mark Duplass is a pretty cool guy, so he made the list first. Alright first off, he's super funny on The League. I just assumed he was just a funny guy that did stand up comedy and over the top funny movies. Then I saw Safety Not Guaranteed, which he stars in and I think he and his brother Jay produced also. It's probably one of my favorite movies ever, and I just thought he was great and he seemed to really get into his character. He played a crazy person that was actually a genius, which I feel like is close...

Sooo I know entertainment weekly does this type of thing where they talk about 10 things in entertainment that everyone loves. I'm going to do pretty much the same exact thing, but with things more relevant to my life... which is basically TV and food... so yeah. This is like the weird brother of Entertainment Weekly's It List. Like Entertainment Weekly is Prime Rib and I'm, I don't know weird brother of Prime Rib (NAME THAT QUOTE! QUICK WRITE IT IN THE COMMENTS!). So here you go. 1) Brooklyn Nine Nine- This is the best new show. I already love it ALMOST as much as Parks and Rec, which is really REALLY saying something because I love Parks and Rec ALMOST as much as Arrested Development, which is REALLY REALLY saying something because I love Arrested Development almost as much as I love myself. No, probably not, but you get the point. I'm not even a huge fan of Andy Samberg's acting abilities... but this is just amazing. It's really the second funniest show...

This gift guide is the presents I think would be great for someone's stocking, or if you're doing a secret Santa present, or a gift swap type thing, these would all be perfect. These would even be good presents for teachers or something like that, some of these I've actually gotten when I volunteered to be a kindergarten ccd helper, just cute things like that. 1) If you have any special talents, use them in your gift- If you can knit, you should knit something! If you can bake, your friends will love a baked good. If you are crafty, do a craft of some sort. One of the things I got from a student was a beautiful photo album that said "Miss Shannon" on it. It was so adorable and I really loved it. It's just so fun to get a personalized homemade gift, that it is something you really can't go wrong with. This isn't really necessarily a "stocking stuffer" but I didn't include it in my other gift guide, and since I mentioned teacher presents ...

This one is fun! Top Beauty products under $5! I would do 5 under 5 but I have soooo many more than that! Lets do this! Lips  EOS Lip Balm ($3.49) - Okay maybe lip balm isn't the best way to start cause all lip balms should be under $5 but there are so many that aren't I think its useful to know. I love the EOS lip balms cause they smell/taste really good, they're really moisturizing and the round shape that they come in makes it so easy to find in a purse! Love it!  Nivea Lip Butter (2.99) - Again these come in a lot of different flavors and they are super moisturizing. I love using these right before I go to sleep. The only ones I've tried are the macadamia one and the caramel kiss one. Both amazing, I think I like the Caramel Kiss slightly better though.  Nyx Butter Gloss (4.99) - These are the most amazing drugstore gloss ever. I think these are new, and they have a lot of colors but some of the colors are a little similar to others. I kind of hope th...

One of the funniest women in the entire world right now is Rebel Wilson. I mean, Super Fun Night isn't the greatest show on the planet, but Rebel is still so funny on it! Plus she was hilarious in Bridesmaids and in Pitch Perfect and she is just sooo funny and completely great. And if that isn't enough, she's also super smart. She's a friggin lawyer?!?!?! No way you can be that funny and awesome and be someone's lawyer, but yes, it is true! If I ever have legal troubles, I totally want Fat Amy to represent me in a court of law! There was a quote I saw on tumblr too that was saying that she stays fat because she can't be beautiful, funny, talented and skinny because that would be unfair to everyone else. I have to agree with her there, because she literally has everything going for her. She is funny and steals the scene in every movie, she can sing really well, and she is super pretty also. She doesn't have to be skinny to have everything going for her, s...

This is just a weird little thing that I'm reminded of every now and again. The other night, I had a dream  about being in a swim class and it reminded me about this. This is a little bit of a personal area for me, but I thought it was a meaningful point in my life, and the fact that it's something I think about every now and then when it happened so long ago, just goes to show you that some things always sting. When I was a kid, I used to go to a swim school nearby with two of my cousins. It was only for a few weeks I think, but it was usually very fun. I got to hang out with my cousins on the ride to swim camp and after we would go to my house and swim in my pool and have fun. But my cousins and I were all different ages so we weren't ever in the same class at swim school, so I would make new friends while I was there. It was never hard, I was super bubbly and nice and usually other kids were nice too. The school had like divided times for swimming and playing games o...

So I think this story is pretty funny, but I feel like its one of those "You had to be there" type stories, but I'm gonna try my best to make it so that you're their too. So that you can giggle about this odd little happenstance in my life. (not sure if happenstance is the right word here, but it seems to fit I think.) Anyway I was walking around with my friend, who I was visiting because he lives close to my school and this was during the summer. We were just walking to the train station because I had to go home and somehow we got stuck behind this kid with rollerskates. Now this kid seemed like he was having a lot of fun on his roller skates, but he clearly did not know how to use rollerskates. He was so slow and he was about to fall down, and I was late for the train... and it was just kind of funny. Where the hell were these kids parents? Did he just sneak out of the house? Were they there with him and he was just "so fast on his rollerskates" that h...

I know its a little early for this, but Black Friday is getting close and there are going to be some awesome deals going on in the world from then till the Christmas season and it would be a good time to shop for people. I'm starting out with the "for Her" Christmas list because I am a girl and its easiest for me to just blog about things that I would want. I know I'm not like every girl in the world, so I don't totally know what is best for everyone, but I'll give you some ideas. I'm going to do a few things, so this is probably going to be my bigger gift post, I'll save stocking stuffers for last and I'm going to try to do a men's gift one also... but I'm pretty crappy with that. Sooo here you go. I'm sort of copying youtube videos, but I'm gonna make it my own. Also my name isn't Shannoprah, its Shannon but since many people don't know who shannon is, Shannoprah sounds a lot better, as people would probably get more excit...

If you have never had Hood Sugar Cookie Egg Nog... stop reading this right now, go online and find where the nearest grocery store is that has it, and buy it right this second. It is seriously the best thing in the entire world! Okay that might be an exaggeration... let me try some and see. I'll be right back... No, it is not! Obviously, this is only sold around Christmas time because Egg Nog is seasonal and whatnot, but this is one of those things that I think of during the summer and stuff like that and I will want it right then and there. Hood has a lot of other good Egg Nog flavors too, they have Gingerbread Cookie which is really good, Pumpkin which is okay, and their regular egg nog is good (its what Starbucks uses I believe). The Sugar Cookie one is my personal favorite. If you don't like Egg Nog, this actually tastes quite different than Egg Nog. It's a lot more like a milk shake with a cookie like taste, so I would give it a taste if you aren't a fan of nog. ...

Okay so I'm going to start this off by saying this: I have no idea how to describe this podcast at all. It's a very different sort of podcast and there isn't a lot like it out there... but it's the type of podcast I think I needed in my life and I am amazed by how amazing it is. So Welcome to Nightvale is basically a fake radio show that takes place in a fictional town called Nigtvale. If you couldn't tell by the fact that it's called Nightvale, its a really strange town that has angels, secret police, glow clouds, hovering cats that hide in men's bathrooms, and 5 headed dragons. At first I was kind of like this is funny... but pretty weird. Idk if I'm going to listen to another episode. I listened to another episode. It was super funny and I was like "Okay, I can dig this." And it kind of got me obsessed just a tiny bit. Why I like this so much and why I actually find it inspirational is that I like to write things of a similar nature. I...

Sooo I'm kind of excited about this. I'm going to do another theme day for Thursday. I'm calling it "Feeling Lovely Thursday" because this will be where I talk about beauty, fashion, basically anything that makes me feel lovely. I have a tumblr for beauty blogging, but I feel like this is a better place to talk about that kind of stuff. Plus, I'll probably actually keep up with this day because I have some free time on Thursdays to blog and shiz. This one I'm pre- blogging though... so I guess that doesn't help much. Sooo I thought I would do a best products under $10 type of thing because a lot of people think make up is expensive and stuff, but it honestly doesn't have to be. I think of it as a total luxury, whether it is the most expensive fancy eyeshadow in the world, or eyeshadows that are like $4 at the drugstore. It's just something I buy because it makes me happy, not because I need it, which is why I love buying the more affordable t...

I love Lady Gaga. I have always been a fan. From the very first time I saw the video for Just Dance when I was in Germany and it was totally awesome and funny and amazing. And I love everything she does. Even the few times I'm not totally crazy about a song, its still better than most other songs. She's just really talented. And there are very few singers that are actually amazing artists as well. I really think a lot of her performances and videos are a beautiful and better than some things that they put in museums even. I know that seems like a shallow sort of comment that a teenage girl would write, but I really think that she is a visionary and I just truly admire everything that she has done. I would absolutely love to see her live! I feel like I would get super emotional and cry probably, and I'm not usually one to do something like that.  I also love her attitude. She doesn't really care about her haters or what the media has to say about her. You know wh...

Look at her go reviewin, reviewin, reviewin, somethin for you! Okay, my "blog theme" idea is slightly copied off of youtubers like GlamLifeGuru and Daily Grace. No shock there. I recently wanted to clean my room- and I wanted to watch a movie that I had already seen or something while doing it, so I looked on HBO Go and saw that they had the movie "Jawbreaker". I had never seen Jawbreaker, but my sister liked it and told me to watch it, like years ago... so I decided cleaning can wait, I'm going to watch this move. And it was a good decision. So basically it's a high school comedy, but its a little on the darker side. It's not like a dark comedy like how Young Adult was a dark comedy or anything like that, but its certainly very dark. Its about this group of girls in high school that are basically like "the plastics" in mean girls. There are two that are sort of the "leaders" of the group and one is Courtney (played to perfection ...

So have you ever just listened to what people around you are talking about? You should try because it can be quite entertaining. Here are just a few examples of that. Be warned: one is a little graphic and disgusting. I'll save that for last. Viewer  Reader Discretion is Advised. 1) "I didn't know it was a marijuana leaf" 2) "No dude I swear it was Alien Blood" 3) "Yeah I pirated the privacy software" (okay, I actually heard this whole convo, so I know how it got to there and it was a few years ago, so I only kind of remember this, but it was one of those "wtf" moments. I totally didn't know how people did that. And it defeats the purpose. Lol.) ... tbh I totally thought I had more of these and I don't want to tell the nasty one yet, so I'll just go into what my friend and I do because of these little thingys. So my friend and I are always annoyed by this one kiosk guy at the mall. I don't know what it is, but like ...

So, it seems completely clear that no matter how you look at it, Soda is pretty terrible for you. I know that if I gave up soda for good, I would survive, I'd lose weight, I'd be much healthier. Also when I'm low on cash at school, I always end up spending too much money on soda and coffee and things like that. I don't think I have a problem with soda or anything, if I really wanted to, I could totally quit at any time. I've gone without it for long periods of time before, I can probably do it again. Here's the thing though, I would absolutely hate doing that. It seems like such an easy and logical solution, but for some reason, I cannot actually bring myself to do it! And I don't completely know why! I feel like I'm slightly more responsible now that I'm 22 and that I should make healthier choices, because you're only 22 once and I probably won't be quite as healthy when I get older and stuff like that. And whenever I hear about people n...

BUT I am a college student and an English major at that... which a lot of people think means you have a lot of free time because you don't have to study for exams... thats complete shit because I do have actual exams that are like legit "you need to know this information and who said these quotes and to who about what" type of things as well as millions and billions of papers. And I really like writing, especially these scribbles about life, but every once and a while I just want to do absolutely nothing but watch tv all day. Which I think I've earned. Anyway I do have a lot of stuff to do next week, but I'm going to try to budget my time a little better. I can now wake up early and stay awake for the most part, which is half the struggle of being a college student. Anyway that's all for now. I may try to save some blogs for while I feel like it right now so that I have some when I'm lazy. Don't hate me for that! Byeee!

Hey Scribblers (thats what I'm going to call whoever reads this now) remember how amazing Rebecca Black's song Friday was? No you don't because it was horrible, as was the studio Arc Music Factory and in particular the song writer for the factory Patrice Wilson. Now no one has brought anything up about Friday or Wilson in years... until a few weeks ago when the song "Chinese Food" by Some Blonde Girl came out. (I don't remember her name and I'm not going to google it.) Anyway they just came up with a new collaboration together called ABCDEFG and I thought I would share my reactions with you. Keep in mind, I started watching it with the song on, but felt the need to turn the volume down because it was soooo horrible. Now it opens up with a tiny town and text that says "Mr.Wilson's Neighborhood" and Patrice Wilson just standing above the tiny houses with a creepy smile on his face and a Mr. Rogers Sweater. Already, I freaking hate this. Mr....

So, since i just posted my "Woman Crush Wednesday" and it wasn't exactly just about "Ohhh Zooey Deschannel is so hot" It was more about her awesome personality and the fact that she was a very smart person. So what does that make "hot?" Does that make it just about looks? Or about talent? Or is it strictly about both? Can I have a man crush on someone that I admire, but that I don't think is attractive? To be honest I don't know. I feel like for Woman Crush Wednesdays it will be more about ladies that I admire but I'm afraid Man Crush Monday might be more superficial and be like "well I have a crush on Channing Tatum because of his abs" more than "I respect Channing Tatum as an actor and a human being." And when I think of my celebrity crushes, I like to think of two different categories. The "Hot" Celebrities: Channing Tatum, Justin Timberlake, Zach Effron, James Franco, and Joseph Gordon Levitt. And then ...