Feb. 11th, 2011

Temperatures in Bloomington have finally rose to 30 degrees. There are many birthdays today. It is my beautiful, older sister's birthday today (RIKIE). It is the love of my life and best friend's birthday (BARRY). It is an incredible man who I love to play board games with birthday (BRANDON). Brandon and Barry are twins. They claim they are not identical, but I have mixed them up a few times. They are not identical, they only look exactly the same. Sadly, Barry has to work 3-12 on his birthday. Sadly, Brandon is sick with the stomach flu. Happily, I am babysitting my nephew tonight so Rikie can go out on her birthday to celebrate. Sadly, I am sick. Happily, I am losing my voice. You may say, "Wait, what?" I am odd, and I really enjoy losing my voice. I love the way it sounds and the way it feels. I tend to talk more when I am losing my voice, so it can last longer and so I can giggle at myself. Today, I had to give a public speech in my class. I was excited for my voice, but I am pretty petrified of talking in public. Win lose situation.
Survivor airs Feb. 16th at 7 on CBS. I am very anxious for that moment, as you can tell from my previous blogs, I really like that show. Teen Mom 2 is still hanging me in there, crying every episode. I have just recently got hooked on Hawaii 5-0. Talk about a good show! American Idol is still just as good with the new judges compared to the old judges. I never realized how much of a hunk Steven Tyler is, wow-ee. Usually I am not a fan of the infamous Jersey Shore on MTV, but I am hooked on this season. I am over the Ronnie/Sammi fighting, breaking up and making up. Everyone sees and realizes that it's an unhealthy relationship. They need to stop having domestic violence, abusive relationship and focus on trying to have a healthy relationship with somebody else. And Pauly D. I am head over heels for Pauly D, preferably when he's in a hat. And Snooki, she is just way too fun. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't dance or party. Some may call me "boring", I just call myself Randie, but Snooki would be so much fun to hang out with. For example, her sliding down the stairs with a mattress, playing with dogs, going on rides at the Jersey Shore Fair, playing kickball. Her facial expressions and sounds are just fun and hilarious.
Television is kind of my life, other than my real life situation. I have been reading a book for class, Police and Community. The book is called CopBook, it's written by a Bloomington Police Officer. GREAT BOOK! Please do read it, it'll reach in your soul and pull you into the book's events.
I am going to pick up my nephew, have a wonderful day and make sure to wish the ones you love a Happy Birthday today! :)

I Am a Stranger.

Stranger that I am because I forgot my password and could not sign in to my own blog. Lovely. Well, I haven't been on in 8 months due to that fact and it's time for me to start my regular blogging once again. Television shows are finally back on. I tell you, that is the one thing that keeps me sane ... TELEVISION. It's a life you can get caught up in, cry and laugh, but yet you can flip to it on your free time. I watched Survivor, my favorite. I have been disappointed the last few seasons because the people who deserve to win, haven't won. Russell Hantz deserved to win both times!

Okay, now that that is off my chest, on to the next subject. I just adopted a cat. Her name is Bella. She is a brown tabby. My boyfriend and I adopted her at Burnsville Humane Society in Burnsville Minnesota, because they were closing. I had THEE toughest time choosing. I am an animal lover, so I was bawling the whole time. If I could adopt them all, all the animals, I would. So if you want a pet, ADOPT! ADOPT! ADOPT! Bella is very verbal and a huge cuddler. Overall, she is a wonderful little girl.

I just started back up in school. Going for Criminal Justice, if you didn't know that already. My dream job is to become a Police Officer. New exciting task every day, how great is that?! Great! I don't think I am big enough and pushy enough to show that I have control. 110 pounds at most, 5'4, with a big smile on the face. Will that shove a criminal down and intimidate him? I don't think so. I admire the police officers, especially in Bloomington. I took a course there this past September-November and met very great people, most of whom were cops. Been on a couple ride-alongs, learned a ton of great facts, and got to use guns, batons, and handcuffs. It was overall a great experience, loved every minute. If you ever have a chance, spend some quality time with an officer and you'll greatly appreciate what they do.

That is all for now. I am trying to figure out if I should drop a course that I have, so I am a bit stressed out. I am taking 5 classes, which is heavy duty for me. This one teacher expects me to read 6 novels, 3/4 of the textbook, write over 15 long papers and do volunteer? I would love to volunteer and complete this class, but whoa, that is one hell of a list of things to do. Hope all is well. Take care!