The Name Of The Game Is....Procrastination

That's right, procrastination is something I am very good at doing; I am too good at it in fact.  Right now, for example, I really should be doing my Spanish homework but instead I am checking out every blog I have ever known, window shopping on the web, and ultimately doing nothing worthwhile.  So if you are like me and love to procrastinate here are some websites to help rack up those procrastination points:

www.etsy.com

Because when it comes down to it what girl doesn't like to look at jewelry she can't buy

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I love this necklace! I love the way it is balance (I am a semetrical loving type person) and surprisingly no one has bought it yet.  Now you are asking why I haven't bought it yet...well a $35 necklace is a little to much for a poor collage student :(

Seller: steampunknation

This necklace has already sold :( but I still love that beautiful shade of green

Seller: steampunknation (one of my favorites on Etsy if you can't tell)

Okay now to switch gears.  I love to read.  I am always looking for what to read next.  In fact, I could spend hours on the internet browsing upcoming books.  Usually I go to goodreads.com because they always have what books will be coming out soon (plus you can keep track of what you have already read).  They also have several lists of books that have great book covers.  Now I know you are not suppose to judge a book by its cover, but it is really really hard.

I have the first book (this is the third) and they all have great covers.  Seeing this cover just compels me to want to read it.

Here is another great cover:

I love the front of the title and the detailed work on her arm.  

Another beloved website of mine is: cakewrecks.com.  It has really sparked my interest in cakes, cooking, and blogging.  It was the first blog that I really got into.  It is so hilarious and I liked the author so much that I am know reading her other blog Epbot, which is also entertaining (and a bit geeky which is great!).  Again, I could do this ALL day!

Of course I really shouldn't do this all day.  In fact I really need to get my homework done even if it is a long weekend. Of course, before I do that I will just need to check facebook...

Are We There Yet?

So I think I will attempt to write each week (ha we will see how that goes) on random topics.  Today's topic: public transportation.  I have rode on public transportation consistently for about 5 years.  There are several reasons why and they all mainly boil down to one point: Gas is expensive when you own a Jeep. So to save my money I have risked my sanity.  I have seen everything from people fainting to people picking each others zits (so gross!).  More than once there have been issues with the train or issues with people on the train.  You never know what will happen which I guess makes it somewhat exciting.  My city's light rail train transportation is what I usually take since buses are way to slow for my patience.  I have been stuck on one for about an hour because it couldn't get up a hill.  My two favorite experiences though were: first, when the train conductor announced the next stop and then right after said "Oh crap!".  Needless to say there was a bit of nervous laughter as we the passengers wondered exactly what that meant for out futures.  Luckily it was a minor issue which required us to wait for a couple of minutes at the next stop;  Second, when they conductor announced we were having "break issues".  This is something that one never wants to hear while on a moving train.  Although we found out very quickly what exactly those issues were as we went to stop.  It wasn't that the break didn't work, it was the fact that they worked TOO well.  Every time we went to stop it was like the conductor was slamming on the breaks over and over.  So for the next half and hour I tried gracefully not to fall in the lap of the person sitting across from me.  Oh, there was also that time we hit the crossing arms with the train and got stuck.  I am still trying to figure out how that happened.  In reality I guess I look forward to my time on the public transportation since you never know what will happen.

Nonplus Life

I came across the word nonplus while doing my usual surfing around the internet.  I have to admit that I have wanted to start a blog for a while and have always been stuck on the first step (aka what to name it).  Hence, I felt this name was somewhat perfect.  Nonplus: "to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely" (thanks dictionary.com!).  What puzzles me completely?  Well for one thing it is why I am starting a blog in the first place.  I have never been good at writing in a journal-type setting for very long, but maybe the fact that  it is on the computer will help me.  Life in general is pretty puzzling and those dang New York Times crossword puzzles are always rendering me utterly perplexed.  Of course, maybe at this point the better question would be what doesn't puzzle me completely?