banana-haters have feelings too

top ten reasons you should read my blog this summer:

(10) every three months i get bored and change the template. you like? [GRIN]

(9) you stalk me like you stalk everyone else, why stop now?

(8) i'm soooo darn clever that you are drawn to my cunning wit.

(7) i'll be starting a new "castle conversations" blog so you have to check for when i get that started, because you can't get enough of me!

(6) it gives me pure joy to read people's shout-outs, because i no longer communicate with people any other way.

(5) well, i read yours... you should return the favor!

(4) (okay, secret: i actually don't read yours. but that's because i'm too busy making wonderful top ten lists for you!)

(3) if you read my blog i'll give you a special prize! (do i sound desperate yet?)

(2) i'm insecure and need people to read my blog so i'll know i have friends and feel loved throughout the summer. (mm... no, not really...)

(1) you're gonna be so bored this summer this will be the best entertainment you can get. (okay, aside from all those awesome movies coming out in a few weeks. but pshh, who needs x-men mutants when you have a real live banana-hater? my special powers are making a really disgusted face when i hear that mushy noise of someone eating a banana, and making you feel like you're stupid when i make the "eyebrow" look. it works like a charm...muahaha...)

posted by Laura @ 11:34 PM 0 comments

moving out...

top ten things i love about my castle

10. the pink walls - can't get any cooler than that.

9. free hbo!

8. our cute little red rice cooker that only cooks like 2 cups of rice at maximum

7. my cool table that folds down and stores its chairs underneath it (okay, it's a lot cooler than it sounds, trust me.)

6. the view! (except on some days all i see is... WHITE. but other than that, it's usually very pretty!)

5. our bunk bed covered with stickers - i bet you've never slept on a bed that has stickers on it like... "soo locks boat tours of sault ste marie" and "Country. Pure N Simple. WCXI 1130 AM."

4. our haunted speakers that play music even when they're turned off

3. PEACE and QUIET =) okay, never mind that they've been drilling in new fire alarm systems all year...

2. our mirror that makes you look AWESOME (feeling fat? come check yourself out in our magic mirror...haha)

1. only having to share the bathroom with ONE roommate! heehee... thanks yt, it was fun! i'm glad we got to be roommates this year. =)

i'll miss my castle, but that's ok. next year i get to live on STILTS. hahaha...

have an awesome summer everyone. moving out is sad, but i'm glad school's over! i'll miss you all, so keep in touch! be sure to come by and check out my summer editions of top ten. maybe they'll be even better cuz i'll be just THAT bored. byeee!

posted by Laura @ 12:16 PM 0 comments

studying for finals got you down?

top ten best places to study to ensure the grades you deserve:

10. on your bed so you're sure to fall asleep and get nothing done, but at least you'll be well rested with a large ink stain on your cheek.

9. near the kitchen so you can get a snack whenever you get bored and need a break (ie. more often than the time spent actually studying)

8. in front of the tv so you can "double-task" by studying AND watching the latest episode of ___ (i would fill the blank in with "the bachelor", what about you? hehe)

7. @ starbucks. hey, at least it smells good in there. so what if you waste $5 a day drinking over-priced coffee?

6. on the 4th floor of the ugli, or wherever all of your friends study (i still hold that this is why my grades dropped last semester)

5. on the toilet. i'm not a guy, but i hear that you can actually get some quality reading done while going #2. any guys want to testify?

4. at your computer so you can check your email every five minutes

3. at your computer so you can check everyone's away messages every five minutes

2. at your computer so you can check people's updated blogs/xangas (hey, why are you reading this? go study!)

1. anywhere, but make sure it's so late at night that you're so tired you can't even think straight. the longer you study, the more you can ensure that you'll be unfocused. so study away, long into the wee hours of the morning!

happy studying! good luck on finals everyone! =)

posted by Laura @ 12:00 AM 0 comments

okay, i changed my mind. i started making the list of ccf memories, and realized they were all from freshman year. :Þ hehe... so scratch that idea.

top ten senior send-off moments

10. lil ray checking out sara in the sophomore skit >> ahh! cute!

9. the recurring theme >> "invest in people!"

8. sam getting dragged onto the stage during Three's performance of "Sam K Lee"

7. the stranger revealed! >> Rick Lin

6. the answer is >> jack chao!

5. incriminating photos such as paul's imitation of the "liz" look and jay mai shaving

4. connection picture >> i love you girls!

3. jen lu and tiff's tear-jerking testimonies about connection >> almost made ME cry!

2. jason's impression of jeff >> "well, friends..."

1. seeing all the seniors one last time.

thanks seniors for your example of love and labor for the Lord! we'll miss you tremendously! you've truly set the bar for where our class needs to get to. we'll be praying for you always! best of luck and may God bless all your future endeavors.

>> i wanted to put a picture in, but they're all too big. go check out everyone else's websites. hehe...

posted by Laura @ 5:16 PM 0 comments

coming soon!

in the spirit of goodbyes and bittersweet sentiment...

top ten ccf memories 2000-2003

posted by Laura @ 3:41 PM 0 comments

in the spirit of april 10th, this one is for my eLLe girls.

eLLe's top ten most important dates/events:

10. November 6, 1999: Backstreet Boys' Millennium Concert.
highlights - the concert that was sold out in 8 minutes and broke all sorts of records! sneaking up to get better seats (unsuccessful...), the pink suits, flying out onto stage, show me the meaning of being lonely (whooa!), kevin's sprained arm, i want it that way - THE best song ever.

9. May 20, 2000: Our mini-concert at the CBC bball tournament: Jesus Is, The Great Divide, LL&OM
highlights: "Jesus... iiiiis...?" > HAHAHAHAHAHAHA okay, enough said. [GRIN] but no, really, we sounded awesome because of the echo in the gym. heehee...

8. July ?? 1998: the first time we performed as eLLe - CBC retreat, LL&OM
highlights: green, white and khaki! heehee... and the dance moves! yeah yeah!

7. August 5, 2001: our first paid gig! AofCLC, The Great Divide, KtCB, YaTA
highlights: ECSTATIC! probably an event we'll never forget...

6. November 2?, 1996: our first PoG song performance: CBC, Lindsay and Laura's baptism, GaTDD
highlights: laura and kc rebels?, the beginning of a lifelong love for pog

5. May 18, 1999: Millennium album release
highlights: we each have our own stories of how we bought it: joyce got it at midnight, lindsay had her sis buy it and drop it off in a paper bag at school, kc went to the mall on a field trip w/ her school and bought it, i skipped school and had my sister get it for me while i "studied" for my ap bio test. we all listened to it probably for 8 hours straight at the very least. definitely a defining moment in our bsb fan-dom craze.

4. March ?? 1998: the all-nighter sleepover: in our "apartment"
highlights: our 40 minute nap, the aihtg music video!, photo shoot(s), cupcakes! -- hmm, okay i'm getting all of our sleepovers mixed up. but hey, that whole season we practically LIVED at lindsay's. ahh, those were the days. =)

3. July 24, 1998: FIRST BACKSTREET BOYS CONCERT!
highlights: okay, do i need to say more? oh, hmm, of course i do! heehee... lindsay and joyce crying, "take it off!", the screams, the pictures, okay, i think i should stop now. yeah bsb!

2. June 25, 1995: lunch @ Wendy's
highlights: the beginning of a lifelong friendship, truth or dare, God knew what he was doing huh?

1. APRIL 10th, 1998: "one perfect night"
highlights: hmm... i think i'll leave that one to your imagination. happy april 10th girls! the weather is always perfect isn't it?

posted by Laura @ 5:44 PM 0 comments

top ten top ten lists sam will never write because he lacks the creativity

this one is for you sam. finally! hehe...

10. top ten restaurants/take outs in AA (i definitely haven't been to enough. sushi.come would rank high though! jimmy john's...ehh... i don't really care for them)

9. top ten most annoying things about Ann Arbor (i guess i kinda already did that one. it wasn't very funny though. gee, thanks a lot sam!)

8. top ten reasons why you shouldn't live on the hill (er... maybe i shouldn't try this one. i think i'd step on... wait, EVERYONE's toes!)

7. top ten drinks at bubble island (yep, definitely haven't been there ten times yet...well, maybe i have but who ever heard of buying drinks when they go there? pshh!)

6. top ten reasons why the bsb would make good husbands (hey, sam thought of this one, not me!)

5. top ten reasons why gurls are better than guys (i don't think you want to get me started on this one...)

4. top ten of laura's pet peeves (hey! who said i have at least TEN? grr... i hate it when people think i'm easily annoyed!!)

3. top ten reasons why bsb is better than NSYNC (ONLY TEN? oh puh-leeeeease. i could have an entire website about that.)

2. top ten reasons why i ran out of lists because sam only suggested 8.

1. top ten stupid ways to fill up a top ten list when you really only had 8 things to list.


>> addition to "top ten ways you know you've been in ann arbor too long:"

11. you get upset when the off-campus wendy's don't take your mcard entree plus. (darn, i want my five piece chicken nuggets!)

posted by Laura @ 12:14 AM 0 comments

for all you out-of-staters...

top ten ways you know you've been in ann arbor (michigan) too long...

10. you start everything ten minutes late out of habit.

9. your jeans have permanent salt rings around the bottoms.

8. you avoid large gold letters on the ground.

7. you resent that dumb law student who sued so we can't get snow days anymore.

6. when another midwesterner says "can you hAnd me thAt Apple in the bAg, please?" you don't even flinch.

5. you're fluent in abbreviation-ese (chem, orgo, econ, psych, comm...) and acronym-ese (ugli, mug, sorc, eecs)

4. you don't own any maps, cuz hey, you have two hands don't you?

3. your dad thinks you're calling him when you ask for a soft drink.

2. you're unfazed when you go through three seasons in one week and the rest of the year is winter.

1. if the temperature's above 30º you're jumping for joy, if it's above 50º you're wearing your flip flops and shorts, if it's above 70º you fail all your exams that week.

PROUD TO BE A MICHIGANDER!

posted by Laura @ 9:14 PM 0 comments

you do all realize that i'm just playing along right? i'm not seriously losing sleep over this stranger mystery. okay, just wanted to double check. =)

i'll be back to my normal top ten lists soon enough. in the mean time, feel free to keep guessing. it makes things fun. heehee...

posted by Laura @ 6:17 PM 0 comments

please refer to blogout on march 30, as well as kathy and bea's blogs.

ever since this stranger game started, i've been getting a lot of hits. hehehe... so come on back stranger!

top 10 things we know about THE STRANGER:

10. the IP# of the computer he or she used. (i won't list it here for privacy's sake, although now that just sounds kind of ironic. plus, sam's the one who has it so go ask him!)

9. likes ice cream, especially Ben & Jerry's and Stucchi's, so much that the stranger is willing to give it away!

8. goes to ccf and prays for us (well, at least that's what the stranger says.)

7. knows me, kat, and bea. well, at least i HOPE so.

6. maybe has a laptop since the tongue face is a :P instead of a :Þ

5. thinks "insight" is two words

4. uses the words "bloggys" and "superdy-duperdy"

3. is not sam lee. if it is i feel really sorry for you sam.

2. has the time to play this cruel, cruel game.

1. gosh darnit, WHO ARE YOU?!

posted by Laura @ 7:42 PM 0 comments

dedicated to ray, sara, jen lu, caleb, jen ng, dustin, john, diana, and dave =)

aka Vertically Challenged

top ten reasons why i love my small group:

10. We don't have a cheesy name like... C-drive. (don't worry though, it's all love!)

9. We could totally challenge any small group to the New Bible Dictionary Game, but we don't want to embarrass anyone.

8. Baked goods: We can never get enough butterscotch chip cookies and brownies!

7. We love each other so much that we're too polite to tell Caleb his corn and beef is WAY TOO SALTY! (nice april fool's joke, caleb!)

6. We have romantic mood lighting.


[Long silent pause.]


5. Wait, what's the question again?

4. Sara and Ray are the best parents EVER. [GRIN]

3. I never feel too short.

2. Jen and Caleb causing mischief always make for a great laugh. My favorite is by far the cake that said "Congrats Sara [Lee] Yee" (Jen and Caleb may be more vocal than the rest of us, but we all secretly think they'd make a cute couple too! heehee...)

1. Of course, the great friendships and fellowship, and Bible studies! Thanks, VC, for a great year, for your prayers and support. I love you guys! =)

posted by Laura @ 11:02 PM 0 comments