Nice

So today I was eating some grapes at work out of a coffee cup. While looking at something online, I confidently put my hand into the coffee cup to pull out some grapes.

Except I had confidently put my hand in the wrong coffee cup. The one full of cold coffee from yesterday.

It was pretty neat. Slash gross.

Is this real? If it isn't, how did they do it?

How? How how how? How did this happen?

Starbucks Bathroom Etiquette

At the Starbucks close to my home in Bellingham, WA, there are two bathrooms. One for boys and one for girls. It's like a normal bathroom, where the door opens right to a small room with a toilet, sink, etc. No stalls.

I have used this bathroom many times. Thus, I have learned the appropriate etiquette.

Rule of the Starbucks bathroom - if you are in it, the light is on. If no one is in it, the light is off.

PROBLEM: Some people do not know this universal code. They just leave the light on when they exit. This presents a problem for me.

If I see the light on underneath the door, I wait outside the door for the person to come out. (Keep in mind I am physically uncomfortable because I have downed a coconut latte and haven't peed in 6 hours.) Then comes the real question - is someone in there? Should I knock? Should I try to open the door?

And THEN, if it IS unlocked, there is still a chance that someone is in there. Oh, hey, surprise visit from Nicole.

World, to avoid this difficult situation, please just follow the rule and make life easier for everyone else.

Light on, you're in there.
Light off, you're not.

Come to RU!

Raden University is a student-centered university where we expect students to expand their interests and perspectives. We combine the academic distinction and personal attention of a smaller, private college and the choices and variety of a comprehensive university.

We offer bachelor's degrees in -

• Impromptu Song Writing
• Cool Ranch Doritos
• Stuffed Animal Appreciation
• Fireworks
• Funny Words

With addtional Master's Degree opportunities in -

• Friendship
• Friends (the TV series)
• Frolicking
• Free-lance Snuggling

Please contact our Admissions office at radenuniversity.edu in the future. (site is not currently up and running but surely will be soon.)

We look forward to seeing you this fall!

Why I love Walgreens is twofold -

1. They never close. I can get a perscription filled at 3am if I want to. On Christmas.


2. They have their own brand of every medication available and they all have a Walgreens spin on the normal name. For example:

Claritin becomes Wal-atin

Aleve becomes Wal-eve

Airborne becomes Wal-borne

Sudafed becomes Wal-fed

Ibuprofen becomes Wal-profen

Benadryl becomes Wal-dryl

Robitussin becomes Wal-itussin

Zyrtec becomes Wal-zyr (that one's kind of tricky, they mixed it up a bit.)

Etc. Some of the Walgreen brand medications have boring names like "Walgreens Extra Strength Acetomeniphen." I think they should stick with their creative re-naming scheme and go with wal-omeniphen or something.

I love you, my Z-22

Have you heard about my new ELECTRONIC ORGANIZER? I love it. I love it forever. I might be IN love with it. If you could marry electronic devices, I would marry my organizer. I really would. Here is what it can do:

• Keep my to do list
  
• Prioritize my to do list
• Sync to my Microsoft Outlook so I have my calendar with me ALWAYS.
  
• Dance
• Display all my contact information for everyone I ever met.
  

It has a game called Crazy Daisy. Ha! Crazy Daisy! It's very crazy slash the best game ever.

I heart you, electronic organizer aka z22.

A WHOLE New World

My brother Ryan is going to be a contestant in the Mr. Rogers pageant. It is a male beauty pageant put on at his high school.

They have to do a talent portion and so my brother is going to sing.

And he is not just going to sing, he is going to sing a song from his favorite movie, Aladdin.

And he's not just going to sing a normal song, he's going to sing both parts of A Whole New World.

And he's not just going to sing both parts, he's going to be half dressed as Aladdin and half dressed as Jasmine.

And he's not going to be alone - he has four of his friends as back-up dancers.

And they won't just be dancing - they will be dressed as Abu, Carpet, the Sultan, and Rajah.

Seriously, I can't wait. I'm going to video tape it and maybe I can figure out how to post it on my blog because it will be the best thing America has ever seen.

FYI, there are at least 2 lifts in the presentation. On the final one, all his friends will lift him up and the person dressed as Carpet is going to be underneath his feet as if he is actually floating off the stage on Carpet.

It's going to be epic.

Nickitynangle

One time Carolyn called me Nickitynangle and it was awesome.

Profile #6: Rachel Handy

Name: Rachel Handy


Age: 21


Hometown: Ferndale, Washington


Relationship to me: Housemate and next-year apartment-mate

Occupation: Student

Major: Human Services



Nicknames: Roachel, Shredder, Ching, Rachie Roo, Womples, Flip-flop

Fun Facts about Rachel:

• She has curl-tastic hair.
• She went through a phase when she ate ice cream for three meals a day.
  
• She is the middle of 7 siblings.
  
• She and her family own an espresso stand called "Handy Shots"


• She is taller than me.


• She is secretly funny. It's like you know her for 2 years and then she says something outrageously funny and then WHAM, every day she gets funnier.


• She went on a mission trip to Haiti this past spring.

She was homeschooled.






Activities:

• Volunteering at Compass
• Reaching things that are very high
• Listening to Ace of Base
• Saying funny things
• Drinking Wild Turkey
• Watching America's Next Top Model
• Consuming White Chocolate
• Wearing mis-matching grey sweatsuits

How Rachel Sees Herself:

"I am not very strong at doing chores or dishes... but I am very strong..... spiritually. If I had to rate myself, I would say that I am a little bit higher than Mother Theresa, but not quite as high as Jesus."

Rachel eats her macaroni and cheese with a fork.

Heading to P-town

Yeah, vaca in Puyallup!

I am heading home to Puyallup, Washington today and well, it's going to be awesome. Here are some things I will do while in Puyallup:

1. See my family's new house


2. Snorgle all the pets


3. Beat my brother Kyle at Limbo


4. Make sure that my family's new house has a snack drawer, because that's the most important part of a family home


5. Make loud unneccesary noises

Being busy is kind of stupid

A poem:

Being busy is kind of Stupid
by Nicole Raden

Being busy is go go go
Being busy is never slow
Being busy makes blogging harder
In September celebrate Arbor (day)

Snowy Jr.

Seriously, you have to see this. <-- click there