Cause of Death

So, as previously mentioned I am in a Death and Loss class this summer and one of our assignments this week was to write our own obituary. At first I thought it was a lame thing to do but then I started brain-storming with my rommates and we came up with something that I think is a great way to go:

Elspeth Anderson choked to death last night on the dance floor, aka her living room. Elspeth was eating an otter pop and having a dance party with her roommates and the plastic caught in her throat and cut off her airways. She will be mourned by her family and friends.

Isn't that excellent?! Who wouldn't want to die in the middle of a dance party? And I think the otter pops add character... and anyone who knows me knows that it is most likely that I will die choking, I have a problem.

I also had to write a will and decide where all my things would go, I thought I really had nothing that anyone would want except my couch (which I would give to my brother Jacob). But then I realized that I had my gnomes to find a home for. I decided that those would go to Bethany (because I think you would appreciate them the most). And I would also let Emma have first pick of my movies (because we share that passion). Those are about all I have to give away.

So, here's the question for the readers: how would you like to die? Or, what do you think is the most likely way that you will die?

Restaurant City

I don't think many of you will be surprised about this, but I am kind of a gamer. I like those silly applications on Facebook and those dumb games where you don't seem to be doing much of anything. Maybe it 's because I love gadgets and am amazed at the creativity of other people, but either way, it's fun for me. My favorite one right now is called Restaurant City. It is really stupid but you hire your friends and get to decorate a little piece of Internet real estate and I thoroughly enjoy it! The most I really do is feed my employees and then they do the rest, but it's pretty enteraining to watch them run around serving dishes and then cleaning it up and watching the people come in the doors and then go use the bathroom. What can I say, I'm easily amused...

here's a couple of pictures of my little restaurant, I got to design it myself, and personally, I would definitely eat here!

A Recent Rash

First of all, can I just say how much I love having a computer that I can directly plug my SD memory card into? It makes life/uploading pictures from my camera so much easier!

Okay now to the real reason for this post (which actually is mostly because I wanted to think of something to post today... I'm excited to have a blog, so I'm a little trigger happy, so what?). Recently there have a been a rash of weddings, which is usually how it goes in the Spring. But I must say that the receptions this year have been the best I think I've ever been to. I loved Abe and Sadie's relaxed but beautiful open house. And Jamie and Jessie's was elegant and had great food. As they say in Northanger Abbey: "fancy good scheme this marrying thing" (or something to that effect). Anyway, here are a few pictures from Sabe's wedding, I forgot my camera for the Patel's but it really was pretty.

"WOW"

I'm new at this

Okay, so for a while now I've been meaning to start a blog, and in fact I already had a profile and followed other people's blogs, but I just never got around to actually doing one myself. Anyway, I decided that since I'm moving away I may just want to start one because then I don't have to update facebook as much and people can just figure out what's going on with me without all the hassel of a phone call (yes I do realize that makes me sound super lame). So, since this is my first post I'm allowing myself a little leeway in the have-to-be-interesting department because I figure I'll get better as I go...

Something interesting that happened today is that I went on a tour of a funeral home, but it's not because someone died. I'm in a Psychology class about death and loss (my last one, w00t!) and we took a little field trip. Did you know that when someone is creamated the only remains you actually get are the bones? Everything else is burned up (including a casket if it's placed in there with the body). I did not know that and I think I'm a better person for learning it. And now you are too!