Monday, October 20, 2008

Tis Life!

Life is still crazy and I am determined to get my life back in order THIS WEEK. No excuses! I have a laundry list a mile long and if I get through half of it I will be pleased. The weekend was fun and I hated to see it end. We went to Athens for the UGA/ Vandy game and had a family reunion. Yep, that is how we do it down here ... we all get together to tailgate before a big game once a year and call it our family reunion. Works for me! I got to hang out with my brother which is always fun because he is a riot. He is in college and doesn't come home too much but we always have such a good time when we all get together. He is too cute as well ... if any of you need a sweet southern boyfriend I am taking applications! haha.


Told ya he was a cutie. Anyways, we went to the same college but he was a freshman when I was a senior and we were only there together for one semester because I did an internship in Jacksonville, Florida my last semester. We know a lot of the same people though and I am always trying to get the latest and greatest gossip from him (bad, I know). He told me something really disturbing and it was the first time I had heard of this ... he said there was a new website called JuicyCampus (dot) com. I don't even want to link to it because it is so terrible. Anyways, he said it was an anonymous website where you can link to your college and write things about people and then everyone reads and comments. Of course most people use this site to write ugly gossip about others. My brother said that a couple of his buddies were on the website and telling him the stuff they were reading and he said he couldn't even look at it because the stuff they were saying was so awful (he is really kind-hearted). I don't understand how this is not slander. He said that there was a post with hundreds of comments talking about the nominees for Homecoming Court and people were bashing all the girls that are on the court and saying very hurtful, untrue things. Homecoming Court at a big college is an honor .... I feel so sorry for those girls! People are really taking the fun out of college and I can only imagine how a website like this would impact one's self-esteem. My feelings get hurt at a drop of a hat ... if someone wrote something about me on a public website I would definitely withdraw from school. People, girls especially, can be so ruthless. What do ya'll think about this website? Are any of you familiar with it?

On another note, when we returned home last night I walked in to a disaster. Typical after being gone for weeks. My suitcase from Costa Rica was still laying in the middle of the floor, dishes were piled up in the sink, many-a-load of laundry needed to be done, etc. What did I do? I laid on the couch and watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall and then Desperate Housewives. I am getting it together this week though ... starting tonight! I will give you an update tomorrow on what I did - just so I am held accountable :)

Oh and get this. This morning at work I got a letter from a Leadership Organization in our community and it said this: "The members of (blank) were asked to nominate someone who they felt exemplified potential as a mover and shaker in our community and your name was selected." I am honored and so excited to participate because I like to be involved and volunteer, all that good stuff, but a "mover and a shaker" kinda made me laugh. I can hear the Beau now when I show him the letter tonight. He is going to say something along the lines of "A mover and a shaker, huh? Lets start by moving some of these clothes off of the floor. Then you can shake it in the kitchen while you fix some dinner."

Mark my words. He is silly!

xoxo~

22 comments:

Unknown said...

Congrats on your nomination!! How exciting!

Unpacking is the worst...ugh...good luck!

~Mrs. Guru~ said...

I have a laundry list a mile long too.

Mojito Maven said...

1. I am so sorry about your huge list of things to do! I hope you get it done.
2. i have seen juicy campus before because someone told me about it...i truly had no idea how bad it was until I looked it at...it is totally disgusting...ick
3. Congrats on your nomination!

Lindsey said...

Wow congrats on the nomination! And I hear ya on unpacking, I hate it. Packing is so fun, but unpacking...not so much!

Lexy said...

Congrats on the nomination - so exciting!

I worked in Greek Life at SMU last school year and lets just say that juicy campus isn't the worst slander site out there! We spent weeks working with the legal team to see if there was anything when dirtydtown first launched and it puts AWFUL things up about people.

Classy Fab Sarah said...

Ahh, juicy campus. I heard of this last year and I can not tell you the number of girls I know who have been absolutely destroyed by the site. It's seriously so so sick. I'm sure many a therapist will hear about it on their couches someday, that's for sure!!

Kelli Radford said...

Congrats on your nomination!

Rachel said...

Congrats!!

Tracy's Porch said...

Congrats on your nomination!

morewineplease said...

your little bro is cute.. I love having brothers (3) we are pretty close!
I cannot imagine the things on that website.. I am sure it is horrible!

Hollie said...

good looks run in yall's fam huh?!

and yes, tailgate = family reunion!

and congrats on your nommie!

Molly said...

Congrats, your brother is adorable!If only I went to collge down south!

Grits said...

My to do list, never stops growing! Sometimes it is nice just to forget it all and enjoy some couch time!

Lulu said...

That is terrible about the website. Why would someone waste their time getting on there?

Tailgating is always a blast, glad to hear you had fun! Not sure if you have tried signing into my blog yet, but you should have an invite. If not, send me your info to lcgpreppy@gmail.com

LyndsAU said...

well isn't that exciting!! congrats! i need details asap :)
and I that website is ridiculous! so scary!

amy (metz) walker said...

lol, I love your (predicted) comment from your husband about moving and shaking! Ok, that would be really weird if we live in the same city. We're in Fayette County. Let's start with that!

Melissa @ I Pick Pretty said...

Congratulations on your nomination!

A tailgate is the most fabulous idea I've ever heard for a family reunion ever, by the way.

And unpacking is for the birds; I always wait a few days in hopes that magical fairy servants will come do it for me.

amy (metz) walker said...

Ok, so weird. We are in PTC! Comment erased, but let me know if you ever come and want to grab lunch!

New Girl on Post said...

Your brother is a cutie, if I were a single gal I'd take you up on your offer. :)

That website sounds awful! I had no idea there was such a thing out there.

Oh and congrats on your nomination!

Well I Do Declare said...

Your brother is a cutie! I can't believe that about the website... seems like Gossip Girl in real life, only worse. I love about coming home to a house full of stuff to do and going straight to the couch! I do the same thing, but to our credit, travelling can really take it out you :P

LyndsAU said...

I tagged you :) No more boredom! :)

Anonymous said...

Juicy Campus is apparently a big problem at my school right now too...I checked it out once the first day and vowed never to go back on, but I know that more people keep going on it and keep talking about it. Absolute insanity...your brother is adorable! :)