the source of the stink!

For the past few weeks my car has smelled really terribly disgustingly bad. It has gotten progressively worse every day. Well today after Erica was dropping Zach and I off at my car we opened up all my car doors to see if we could find anything. Erica and Zach went around to the back and asked if there could be anything in the trunk and I said..."well let's check!". At first I look and I don't see anything, then my eye catches a "Michelena's" package. (you know, the frozen meals that never seem to re-heat the right way.) And they REEKED.
So I take them out and we were all sure that that was the source of my car smelling so bad the past two weeks. I take them out and call my mom. She said they must have fallen out of the back of a grocery bag when she was borrowing my car about a MONTH ago. yeah, those once frozen meals sat in my car for almost a month. REPULSIVE.
I'm just glad that I won't have to worry about choking on the air in my car everytime I get in it, or my friends convulsing everytime they open the door. I'm still going to FeBreeze the entire thing. Adding a little extra to the trunk too!
I will never take a clean smelling car for granted, again.

Thanks for reading.

--Samm.
ps-- one of the substitutes asked me about my second M today. He said "that's like adding a second period on the end of a sentence, just for fun."
I was deeply offended. I guess this poor man will just never understand that "Samm" suits me...

happiness?

ugh. today feels like the longest day of my life, i feel like this morning was days ago. it was probably the prolonged headache that hasn't ceased reminding me of it's presence. but tonight was fun, which helps, kind of... but i feel like I'm really out of it lately. like where i will think back on what i have done in the past twenty-four hours and I feel like it has passed by so quickly and it just left me behind... i read a quote the other day that really had an impact on me.

"The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolve than it will be."

-Marcel Pagnol

I have no clue who Marcel Pagnol is, but i think the dude knows/ knew his stuff. But i really do think this guy was speaking directly to me. i can never seem to completely let go of the silly things of the past, i never seem to be as happy as i have potential to in the present, and i always seem to have a far less than positive out look about my future. i guess that's just something I'll have to work on. trying to take a step forward everyday, rather than three steps back. i think as the days go on my new years resolutions list just gets longer and longer...

I really like that quote by.. i think it's John Lennon. if i had to guess, but don't quote me on it... when he talks about how him mother always told him he needs to be happy, and when his teacher asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up he said "happy". then the teacher says "i don't think you understand the question." and he replies "i don't think you understand life." i'm just paraphrasing, of course. but is so true. if we had it in our goals to make every effort we could to be happy in our lives, we would be. i just wish that sometimes when you try to let yourself be happy, you could be. as some of us know, that isn't always Heavenly Fathers plan for us.

well, i just took some ibuprofen and I'm really hoping I'll get some sleep tonight so that i can get at least a decent score on my ServSafe test.

cannot wait to wake up at 6:30 tomorrow morning!

Thanks for listening to me grovel about my feelings. and good night.

--Samm...

a point for the girls!

today has been, interesting! somewhat of a very very strange day at school, turned into a pretty impressive afternoon. sooo.. it's kind of a long story, but it is totally worth telling. so almost everyday, someone in my group of friends gets their car keys taken. well today, Erica and I took Zach's. We hurry and hid in the girls bathroom. (a silly idea, really)

we stayed in there for a couple of minutes, but the bathrooms at our school are heated very well. so we attempted to make an exit. we thought they were holding the door closed, when they had just moved the bench in front of the door. so with Erica's and i's brute strength we got the door open. they just sat there in grand canyon, as calm as ever. not even attempting to chase after us.

so we just bolted the other way. making our way around the entire school to get to Zach's car. We made it to his car without seeing them, and then we tried to pull out and Lance cut us off. so we backed out instead! and sure enough there Zach was in Erica's car (she has a 'secret' hiding spot for her keys in her always unlocked car..) it wasn't easy but we finally got out of the parking lot at the head of the pack. we drove a couple of blocks with them following but finally lost them as we were all making a left turn at a stop light and Zach's p.o.s. car would not shift into the right gear so we were a little late on our turn. so they were stuck at a red light while we made a break for it. Erica and I made a few turns and parked in a packed alley as we watched Lance pass us. We didn't see Zach, but we assumed they had decided to "divide and conquer." so we drove around for a good 15-20 minutes before Lance calls me. He tried very hard to get us to tell him where we were or at least a "10 block radius" as he said. He claimed it would keep the game more fun and interesting. we did not budge. we realized that Zach's work stuff was in the front seat so we decided to drop it off so he wouldn't have an excuse to get his car back. After that we drove around for a while and then parked safely by my dad's house where we knew they couldn't find us. We both ended up on the phone with them, Erica on my phone with Lance, and me with Zach on Erica's phone. We ended up talking for a few minutes as they tried to figure out where we were. but Erica's phone died and Lance decided to call Zach. During our conversation we told them that Erica had a spare key and we could easily get the car back... bad idea! So we concluded that they would hide the car before the two of them had to go to their 4:30 shift at work.

planking fail #1

planking fail #2

posing on Zach's car... :)

hahahahaha. :)

We ended up driving for a while longer, taking a scenic route of the back roads of Price. We found a play ground we were going to stop and take pictures at but it was far to cold, and neither of us had our jackets. So, we took a few pictures on Brutus (what we decided to name Zach's car.)

 So we went to Erica's house to get some food. After that and talking with Erica's mom we went on a rescue mission for Erica's car. She pointed out that they didn't have very long to hide the car before they had to work, so that we should check the Pre-school (Zach's family's) because it's so close to the pool. and sure enough! there it was in the back of the Pre-school behind the gates. Realizing we had Zach's keys and figured he would have one to get into it, we tried it out. and the second key we tried, BINGO! :) we got in. we figured out the gates and got the car out. Never have you ever seen Erica and I so proud.

we were so happy to have him back! :D

Then we went and got my car from the high school. After we got back to Erica's we "decorated" Zach's car, since our attempt to two days before had failed:

Zach and Lance claimed they couldn't tell whose Handwriting it was the other day when we "decorated" Lance's car.

I think we always have to put this on the back of his car...

he always makes us feel stupid...

and these two dots will drive him NUTS when he's driving. oh yeah, and did I mention that he took Erica's car and got taco bell?

We also colored his rear view mirrors. and wrote "Zachy-POO" on one of the other windows. :)

after this we went and sat in Erica's basement and warmed up. Then we had a very delicious stir-fry dinner. After that we headed to our local Wal-Mart to pick up a few things with Erica's Mother. We were a little late for the game but we made it by half time. We sat with McKenna and Annika. After the game we decided it would be grrreat to see the looks on their faces when they saw we got the car back. But they didn't get off work in time for me to see it, but to pass the time we took pictures in my car, as we creeped.

 As you can tell, we stink at taking pictures. haha. these are only a fraction of all the ones we took and an even smaller fraction of the ones that FAILED. I had to leave before we got to see their faces so that I could be home for curfew.
Once I got home Zach called me and I told him of how we got the car, and how proud we were about finding it. He told us he still thought we were stupid.
See if he ever gets his car back!
in the end, apparently. everyone got their car back... sadly. but it still made for an interesting/adventurous day.
Also! Girls win! :) even though everyone ended up getting their car back!
Thanks for reading.

--Samm.
ps--longest post of my life!
pps-- the spell checker thing can scare the crap out of you when it makes you think you deleted everything. when it just saves in your drafts...

today!?

today, has been a long day. it's kind of torterous to wake up at 6 am on a saturday... but it was totally worth it. region was probably one of the best meets i've had, ever. i got a PR (personal record) in all of the events i swam. which is a first! although the meet seemed like it went by really slow, it utlimately zoomed by. i still can't believe that this swim season is over already. it always seems like you can never hold on to the moments that make you happiest. because truthfully "time flies when you're having fun." which is kind of heartbreaking. because high school is fun! with the exception for the heartbreaks, the drama, and the school part of it. and it seems to be going by so quickly that i can't seem to catch a hold of how quickly the question "what do you want to be when you grow up?", will become a reality. which really does stink, because i have no idea what i want to be when i grow up. i haven't found my nitch yet. something you love to do, and you feel like you have the potential to really find success in. and it sucks.
this blog always seems to jump around like this... i start out talking about something like swim and then i just jump and jump and jump around to other parts of my life i can find joy in, or complain about.
i am glad i today was a good day though. it was what i needed! i can't believe my weekend is almost over already though. it seems like it has come four days to soon.
well, i found some more quotes i really like. so i figure i'll share them.

someday, people will say this about me.

a lesson i have yet to learn!

probably my favorite one. that is a pretty epic picture of einstein!

well thanks for reading! :) i hope you have an awesome weekend and rest up for another crazy week tomorrow! good night!

--Samm.

one of those moods!

i hate writing papers. with a passion. although sometimes, when you get on a funny writing kick (like i am now) they can be quite amusing. i got to write a fractrued fairytale for my english class. I totally thought it was due on the 18th, which i thought was thursday. and as it turns out, it's tomorrow! but it's finished, so no need to stress your little heart for me. And the crazy thing is, i don't even think i did it right! it kind of kills the awesome feeling of finishing a paper, and then you realize you haven't exactly done it the way you were supposed to!
i'm kind of at that weird point in the night where a whole of things that aren't funny, suddenly become hilarious to you. not because i'm exhausted or anything. just because, it's been that weird kind of day. although, i am kind of tired.
i found the last two paragraphs of my paper quite hilarious... i think i'll share them with you!

As it turns out, Philoh the bum is the only citizen in the entire country that knew anything about magic (and very little he knew!) In the end they never find anyone to change Amelia back. She lives a long sad life as a pet for King Bruce and his Queen Leah. And they lived happily ever after.

          The morals of this story are if a handsome prince asks you to marry him, follow the words of my dear friend Nike and “just do it.” And maybe you should start keeping a closer eye on the crazy bums that parade around your town.

this is evidance right here that it should be illegal for me to write papers when i am in one of these moods.
but i'm about to have a nice chat with my sister over skype!
so good night!
and thanks for reading.

--Samm.

quotes i think people need to see.

i hope you like these as much as i do!

i might just print all these out and post them all over my room. :)

this is the type of things i do on my days off.

i figured i'd be better at this!

well haven't posted in forever. i completely forgot i had this account actually! and i'm kind of lazy today, so i'm not really feeling the capitalization, punctuation, or correct spelling. just giving you a fair warning!
my life has been pretty ordinary lately. no more car accidents or major life events. i am grateful to be off school today though. if we lived in a world where school was illegal on monday's, life would be... indescribably amazing.
i am so glad this quarter is over. it was quite stressful, and not a whole lot of fun... well, missing a bunch of classes for choir, prostart, and swim was fun at first. but was very stressful when i missed the same class six or seven times in a row! but now i can breathe freely because i did the best i could! but seriously, i could not be more happy.
it's crazy how quickly your life can change. because a month ago my life was very very different. and in more ways than one, not a good different. but i am so glad for great friends and family that are always there for me! and never give up on me no matter how silly i am being. and even when times get thick, or thin... i'm not really sure which is which, they'll still love you for you.  and maybe some friends might give up on you, but things always work out for the better, even if it doesn't seem like it... things can't always go your way. and in a world full of opposition--you can't always have everyone on your side.
i am sooo bored. i would take this over school any day. but it still kind of sucks when you're stuck at home with your little brothers. with not much to do... although i kind of want to bake/cook something. because i like food. :) but what to make? no-bake cookies sound like a calorie heavy, chocolate overdosing, magnificently delicious thing to create. wouldn't you agree? alright. decision made. but i'll have to cut the batch in half because at this point in my boredom, i have 0 to no self control.
i like this quote, and the picture is cute too.

well before i say something weird or outrageous, i'll sign off. ;)

Thanks for reading. this is for sure one of my more lack-luster posts...

--Samm.