The Soundtrack for Those Who Aren't Afraid to Get DOWN

I am not a fan of driving..let alone driving alone...especially at night. SO in honor of this uneasy, unavoidable task of life, I have compiled a list of the top 5 songs that after being listened to properly, you will arrive at your destination safely without getting axed by some psycho crazy mofo. 
Spoiler Alert: I did not include the classic car song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" due to the reasons above. It sparked a horrifying memory of the movie Urban Legends and when I watched it in fourth grade and a chick was singing that song loudly right before a man popped up from the back seat and axed the crap out of her. 
1. "Papi" Jennifer Lopez http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XbIuSLaCnk&ob=av3e
I can't not include this song. Not only do I picture her in the commercial for the KIA singing this, or her performing...from that very car, product placing the bejesus out of multiple aspects of whatever I was watching, but I picture a 40-something year old cougar bustin' moves in da club calling many of her 20-something "cubs" Papi...though they should be calling her "Mami"... or just you know... "Mom". 
2. "Come on Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runners http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc-P8oDuS0Q
Too-ra loo-ra too-ra loo-rye ah. 
Question: When has a fiddle and that classic '80's vibe been so much fun to drive to? Answer: ALWAYS. After the initial excitement of the fiddle intro and the prospective joy that is about to fill your body, you turn it up and look around...realize you are alone and before you know it...doop-da-doo doop-da-doo your head starts bobbing and the fear of an ax murderer in your backseat is a silly myth...at least until it ends. 
3. "Burn It to the Ground" Nickelback
Hah... please. As quoted from the food network show "Crave" "The only way this could get any better is if every time I took a bite, Nickelback broke up". Hint Hint...nudge nudge. 
4. That song in the first Narnia movie when they go to battle.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zoAhKNwnfQ
You just automatically feel ungodly epic. Nay...you just feel Godly. Period. It's seven minutes of pure magic. No lion, witch or wardrobe needed here... you've just got you, your song and you destination seconds away because your driving time flies by, like the wind of Narnia. 
5."Behind These Hazel Eyes" Kelly Clarkson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yipoOY56MbM&ob=av3e
Not only is this a good belting number, but the drumming makes you want to pound good ol' 10 and 2...or 9 and 3 if you are under the age of 40 emphasizing the beat. In some personal instances, I distinctly remember clutching my fists, closing my eyes (briefly...I am driving here) and actually trying to hit the notes that my girl Kelly makes sound like butter. Good luck.

I hope this helps those who literally fear driving alone due to the fact that an ax murder may be crouched down in the back seat waiting to slice your skin off and kill you. 
<3

Roommates are like a box of chocolates...

You seriously never know what you're going to get. For real. I however have been fortunate enough to get some awesome roommates, but the horror stories I hear never cease to amaze me. However, I do have a little experience with the crazies. It all started last year. I was a first semester freshman...well, prospective. I had just finished my senior year and was waiting to hear who my roommates were. I was, as per usual, super nervous and didn’t know what to expect. As soon as I got the letter telling me their names I immediately looked them up on good old facebook. I didn’t hear from one despite my best efforts to contact her (Amy) and the other one was super nice… we will call her… Julie. She was really agreeable on what I like to call “the college trinity”- drinking, sleeping and bunk beds. I asked for the bottom bunk, she said “sure no problem”, I told her my views on drinking, she replied “I’m the exact same”, and we agreed that a “community bed time” would be necessary.

It’s funny how things don’t work out.

I walked into our teeny tiny triple on move in day to the girl I didn’t hear from… and Julie. She was the absolute opposite of what I was expecting. She not only was bickering with her mother in a baby voice, but she used grating phrases like “brrrrrbs” (said as a word and not the abbreviation) and she referred to Amy and I as “girly-q’s” or on one occasion, “Chiquita bananas”. As I would have liked to tell her…Kaitie was sufficient for nicknames, and if she was feeling particularly crazy…Kait.

As the days went on Amy and I realized that she was absolutely nothing like she presented herself on facebook. She started going out and coming back grossly intoxicated at 3 or 4 am the first few nights and the best part about that was that I was on the bottom bunk…below her. It was such a good time to watch her struggle to get to the top bunk without a ladder. It also was a frightening experience because I feared that the bunk would collapse on top of me, because of what I can only assume was the full-cast Riverdance going on above me. As Amy and I got to know each other we realized the one thing we had the most in common- how put off by Julie we were.

As we started meeting people, we kept asking if they liked their roommates, because we didn’t. we then learned, after having visual, and olfactory proof, that her hygiene was terrible. Yes, she showered daily, thank the good lord, but she did not do laundry…ever or change her clothes regularly. Soooo the stench of her sweat from the gym was literally overpowering the air freshener. We had to get out of there. To further prove the smell-factor here is an actual dialogue between my boyfriend and myself:

Me: Hey, I’m so glad you got to come out and visit!

Boyfriend: Me too. I missed you. Hey…what’s that weird smell?

[Julie rounds the corner fresh from the gym]

Julie: Hey guys! What’s up?

You can’t make this stuff up.

So needless to say, after a month of putting our noses and my life at risk, Amy and I moved to another dorm building…and that day is another story for another time.

My second first time for everything-

Sometimes, you just need to share the eccentricities of what you think is a normal life with the world. This is precisely what I have set out to do. My life, though seemingly dull to me, in turn entertains everyone else. Therefore, with a mix of Vlog and Blog I will be giving the internet one more source of anecdotal proof that yes, strange things happen. I am here to show you just how many happen to me

I deleted my other blog and copied everything over to this one :)