A watched pot never boils.

Whoever thought of this saying was a stupid genius. Redundant? Possibly. Because yes, it may seem like the pot takes longer to boil when you are not preoccupied with other things such as tv, homework, internet porn.. but it still takes the same amount of time. It will eventually boil. It will. Unless the stove isn't on.

Ordering Eggs

Legit question: Does anyone really know how to order eggs at a restaurant? Because I always order scrambled. And tonight I was making eggs for my supper and I realized that I don't scramble my eggs when I make them myself. So then I realized that I know nothing about the incredible edible egg, and I know everything, so this was a shock. I just had to know more!

I then proceeded to google this inquiry, and came up with some interesting schtuff. Apparently according to some internet idiot there are 21 ways to order an egg but they did not inform me of these ways so I just collected some random ones. Obviously there is scrambled and sunny side up which sounds utterly gross and runny. There are hard-boiled and soft-boiled eggs, and then there are poached and eggs in the form of an omelet. THEN there are over-easy, over-medium, and over-well, which is kind of like ordering a steak but instead of the amount of redness it's the amount of runniness, and I'm proud to say I make mine over-well! (For Cari: vändstekta ägg med pickad gula!!) Obviously over-well is much easier to say.

But I am just so excited I know this now! New days are always full of new random facts to explore!

So the next time I go to IHOP I am going to be a pro and say "Excuxez-moi, but I would NOT like my eggs scrambled. I would like them over-well!!" (note the French accent referring to previous post)

Hopefully all you loyal readers can find your dream eggs too!

-sara

Accents: A Brief Overview

I find it humorous how an accent can make something sound cooler. Or make YOU cooler as a person. Really. It's true. But there are certain accents that are cooler than others.. 

-British accents = the epitome of cool. Really, if you're a guy with a British accent and add "bloody" in front of everything you say, then you are at the top of my cool list. You could be a crazy anime-addict with like 70 piercings around your lips and you would still be neat. Girls with British accents can sometimes seem snobby at times.. but really they are the coolest at heart. This is why I often try to impersonate British people. I want to be on someone's cool list too!

-French accents = not quite as cool as those Brits but still quite snazzy. However, I find it funny that it is so freaking hard for French people to talk English.. if an American tries to talk French and like epically fails they sound retarded. But if a French person epically fails at talking English then they are.. chipper? I don't know. But ven eh guy talks like zis eet eez quite fantastique! (Girls on the other hand.. still sound like snobs. But I'm sure if you'd get to know them they'd be decent.)

-Australian accents = Steve Irwin revival. Kind of cute at first, more annoying as time progresses. It's actually more annoying in guys.

-Swedish accents = awesome, but maybe I'm biased.

-Nigerian accents = weird.

So.. yeah!

-sara

"Pedro"

I have been told that I should make a blog post about a certain someone at my school. 

So here we go. His codename shall be.. "Pedro."

Pedro is really cute and funny. He used to be really short but now he's sprouted up a bit and has even started to grow some facial hair that makes him look rugged in a totally good way. Pedro also has a song for every situation and he sings all the time! But I think it's cute. 

The sad news is I rarely see Pedro because the only class I ever really talk to him in is history. And sometimes English. But I would just like Pedro to know that he is the bestest ever and that everyone loves him! 

yay

-sara

Wal-Mart Fast Lanes: A Consumer Report

I was pretty sure that the point of the self-checkout lines at Wal-Mart was that they were meant for convenience if you have just a few things to check out. I guess I was wrong. Because this lady with two kids tried to check out her weight's worth times ten in processed foods and beauty products and I was RIGHT BEHIND HER. W. T. F. It was almost as annoying as Sarah Palin, and that's saying something. But seriously. I was tired. The people behind me were tired. Her kids were tired. WHERE IS THE LOVE?! 

Apparently not at Wal-Mart, that's fer dang!! 

Naming body wash, and other unnecessary random facts

Here is a dang good question:

Why do perfume, shower gel, lotion, etc. companies always have to name their freaking products after things that don't freaking make sense? This I do not understand. Like okay, yesterday my mom bought some shower gel at Bath and Body Works. She was actually in the store and called me to see what scents I wanted. I was like, "Um, I don't know, what do they have?" So she started reading me the titles of every single freaking thing on the sale rack and the only one that made sense to me was cucumber melon, not even kidding. I was like umm is it necessary for corporate America to be messing with my head like this? NO. No it is not. So of course I pick three random scents. Something amethyst, sea island cotton, and dancing waters. Do any of those scents make sense to you? For one, amethyst is a gem. February's birthstone, actually. So does that really have a scent? No. OH WAIT, I know, the hard work and sweat of the people who mine it out of the ground! But it actually smelled pretty dang good. And sea island cotton? What does cotton smell like? Nothing, that's what! Yet this shower gel miraculously has quite an addictive scent... and dancing waters, that cracks me up. Because seriously, if I really wanted to smell like water, I think I would just take a shower WITHOUT shower gel. Duh, Bath and Body Works. Duh. 

Arch nemesis:

So Kristina and I are supposed to be working on a 30-minute sociology presentation right now. Ummm. Yeah. I think I'm just going to post some random facts instead. We've had quite an eventful morning anyways, researching the Watergate Scandal and all. First of all, what kind of a last name is Nixon? For real, I find that name annoying. 

So here come the random facts (all from a bathroom reader! ha)

• The scientific name for a hiccup is a singulthus. *hic* "Oh sorry, I'm singulthusing."

• Nissan (the car company) invented the artificial butt to test car seats.

• Time is actually getting shorter. 280 million years ago, a year lasted 390 days.

• Alaska's state flower is the forget-me-not! (EASY TO REMEMBER! ha)

• New Jersey is the only state without a state song.

• Each of the Statue of Liberty's fingernails weight about 100 pounds.. 

• The average smell weighs 760 nanograms.

• Winchester, Virginia, was captured 84 times during the Civil War.

Good ways to annoy people:

• Call an addiction hotline and say you're hooked on phonics.

• Ask a stranger if he/she has change for a nickel.

Bah.

Welp.

I'm out.

-sara

Facebook Etiquette: the status

So merry Christmas, joyous Hannukah, happy holidays blah blah!
To the point:
It seriously frustrates me when people are so lazy that when they update their Facebook statuses, they don't even take the time to delete the "is" if they're going to write a sentence that doesn't use that word.
Example:
Jane is can't wait for the concert tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (notice the abormal and unnecessary number of exclamation points, as well)
Better way:
Jane can't wait for the concert tonight. (oh my GOSH, it was SO HARD!)
It also annoys me when people put song lyrics as their status when it doesn't even make sense. I mean, last time I checked it was supposed to be a sentence?
Example:
Jane if i was invisible.. (sorry, little Clay Aiken revival)
Better way:
Jane is wondering what it would be like if she were invisible.
(the joys of proper grammar)

I am seriously considering going through Facebook right now and yelling at all these people for annoying me with this.