jack black's dead red rootbeer

so of course i would have blogged about my trip to the grand canyon state (which i saw none of) but our lovely hosts for that weekend decided to surprise the hansen household with a long weekend visit...ill explain that later. first things first, i will describe the 24 hours i spent in arizona.


after my little brother tylers baseball game on saturday morning ended, he hopped in a quick shower while mama hansen, ambie bear and i gathered our pillows and pajamas and water bottles and got in the suburban. when tyler was clean enough he grabbed his gameboys and off we were. the 91 to the 15 to the 10. ambie was asleep for most of the drive i think and tyler was in and out of dozzing off and playing mario cart on his red version DS. i was the designated driver and also the dj while my mom caught up on romance novels with fabio on the cover. we listened to America's, Chicago's, Bob Dylan's, Buddy Holly's, Queen's, Elvis', Ray Charles', Louis Armstrong's, and Bob Seger's Greatest Hits. I had the time of my life. I dont know if anyone else appreciated the music. Anyways, once were about 50 minutes into the drive we didnt see any sign of civilization until the beautiful town of Blythe. There we stopped for a delicious McDonalds treat and some gas station goodies. Three take five's later we exited mcdowell and headed toward Ali and David II's humble abode. Once we opened the car doors i knew i was in for quite a weekend. The scorching triple digit heat put me in a strange mood. Upon entering the newlyweds apartment i was blown away at how cool/mod/indie/creative their living quarters were. The only thing missing was an 8x10 of me hanging above their fireplace. But im sure it wont be long until that problem is fixed since i did give them a kick A frame that would look so perf. A bonzai tree, skinny tie, anthopologie owl salt and pepper shakers and some magazine coasters were among the other house warming gifts that i brought the couple. Not to mention the imported chocolates from guatamala. From their apartment we headed straight to Pop, The Soda Shop. You may have heard of it. It carries vintage sodas and other beverages to quench anyones thirst. Currently I have five sodas mocking me from my dresser but not until june first will i be able to taste their greatness. The soda shop was the highlight of my trip to scottsdale, arizona. After this we headed to Benihanas to fulfill everyones hopes and dreams. It was the best mother's day meal right next to souplanation brunch. After Benihana's we went to the local theatre to see Made of Honor or Iron Man. The boys had some bonding time in Iron Man (5/5 stars) and loved it while the hansen girls went to see Patrick Dempsey (im sorry i didnt wait for the matinee). Also, i was able to visit both anthropologies and get some nifty gifties. I now have a deliciously soft and comfy robe that i wear whenever i am at home. After the movie it was off to the Gelato Spot for a cold treat. I sampled the chocolate fudge brownie gelato which was delish but not as good as a DQ blizzard. David II got a pistachio shake which looked mcnasty. i dont remember anyone else's orders. sorry. So after gelato we decided it was bed time so we dropped of the marrieds and headed back to scottsdale road to go to the marriot (of course). the room we stayed in had an awesome bed that came down from the wall. The shower was also awesome because they soap the supplied moistened, cleansed and smelled wonderful. i didnt see much else of the room because i went straight to bed. In the morning we woke up a little after planned and got dressed quickly to pick up ali and david to try to make it to souplantations mother day brunch in time. We made it with time to spare around 11 am. It was perfect timing because i was able to sample the breakfast options (i recommend the french toast) and enjoy my usual salad and soup with a brownie muffin. After souplanation, or should i say sweet tomato, we went to target so that tyler could charge his DS for the drive home and i raided every place i could for packages of polaroids. Then we went back to the apartment and watched a few episodes of the office and made some origami out of money. We then decided to try to redeem our prize at CPK with some refreshing salads and water. We only won 10 percent off instead of the 25K prize. Too bad. Around this time my memory gets a little fuzzy and i think we just dropped off ali and david and then headed back home. I drove for a while and then my mom graciously offered her driving services and i selfishly took her up on them. All in all, i had a wonderful time in scottsdale and cant wait to go back.

i'd rather be dead in california than alive in arizona, part 1

heres to:

roadtrip with my family
music that was recorded before my birth
hanging with ali and david ii
spf 75
two anthropologies
and finally a benihana christmas...or mothers day
and maybe even the souplantation breakfast finally



i cant wait to see you guys in 7 hours.

Water May

with the first of every month comes a lot of other firsts. i was introduced to the idea of water may by my friend adam and through his friend manny. during the month of may water and only water can be drank. it doesnt seem like a huge challenge but im going to go for it and let you know how it goes.

in the time that ive been home ive gotten at least 3 phone calls a day from grandma bucky who keeps asking for little favors. like spending 4 hours taking her to a doctors appointment, spending another couple going back to the kaiser officers to reapply for a handicap sign for her car and the occasional 911 call for some carls jr. now all this time spent with my grandma hasnt been horrible, ive been making bank doing it. she likes to slip jacksons into my purse and is always complimenting me backhandedly. i should be hearing from her in a few hours because she has yet to remind me today that her car needs a smog check.

my living situation in my house has also brought me a first. this is my first time living downstairs. im not sure if i like it or not yet. the room im living in has absolutely no curtains or shutters so everytime i go to sleep i imagine some creep coming in and stabbing me or kidnapping me. i also kind of miss not having my own bathroom but i definitely do not miss the 10 minute walk to my room.

more to come,
andie

p.s. want to come to souplantation with me?

my apologies

dear world wide web readers,

my sincerest apologies for taking so long to tell you about my job. after a series of escalating dares, i applied and got a job at the wynsong movie theatres in the riverwoods in orem, utah. not my most glamorous moment, but lets get real. im not very glamorous. so all in all i spent a couple of hours making popcorn and dispensing sodas for people who didnt deserve the calories. ive got to give it to wynsong though for offering free refills of popcorn and soda if you get the larges. provo towne does not.

one of the best things that happened was i got tipped. thats right ladies and gentlemen tipping is totally legal at movie theatres so be nice and tip away. the crustiest old man came in, wanted 3 orders of nachos (thats 6.10 for each) 4 medium cokes with a splash of pibb xtra, 2 twizzlers, 3 milk duds, 2 large popcorns and 1 hot dog. now we dont actually offer hot dogs so i thought he would get t.o.-ed at me. but because of my sweet smile and sexy looks he didnt seem to mind and offered me to date his son. he also gave me 13 dollars which almost tripled my hourly pay of 5.85.

coworkers: always funny. the first night i worked which was a busy friday night-the opening of the smash box office hit Prom Night with Brittany Snow. Laska was the other lovely lady working with me and consequently became my trainer. mr. rylan chord failed to tell me anything about the job he gave me but definitely got his flirt on to make up for failing to do his job. well anyways, laska made it very clear that her name is not Alaska but simply Laska. I accidently slipped and made the uh sound, never again will i do that. Laska is working the movie theatre circuit. She not only has her foot in the door, but her whole entire body. She is the shift leader at Scera theatres on state street which currently is playing Emma Smith: My Story. She gave it rave reviews.


The second best thing that happen after getting tipped was getting to take home a bag of popcorn. now i know that might not sound exactly impressive but just you wait. this wasnt just any ordinary sized bag. This was comparable to a king sized love sac bag filled with popcorn. in fact, rebecca bush (sister to my current roomate renee) nearly sat on it thinking it was a love sac. my coworkers assured me that this bag would stay fresh for 2 weeks and this popcorn was all i ate for 5 days straight. after those five days i was so sick of the smell of popcorn i had to walk it straight to the trash.



i have no regrets. this is going to look awesome on my resume.




Want to make that a large with free refills tonight?,

Andie

huge mcweiner

tonight it became clear that absolutely no one within a 3 mile radius of my bedroom can handle me, the me i really am. on the dance floor anyway. as lisa w. and i proceeded to point to the window and then to the wall, while leanin' back and getting low low low low low low low...we drove away everyone in the room. i dont think any of them understood that i was being a complete joke, the best punchline that they just werent getting.

and, i think i am kind of proud of that.okay but seriously, how did you miss the joke part of all of this?

island girl

I guess this post is a reference to my family ditching me and going to hawaii. I guess its also a reference to elton johns very moving song which is also a reference to tap dancing.....okay so it happened one time. I accidentally tap danced for danny karpinski and Lisa in jon cuthberts room to elton johns song crocodile rock. They witness part of me that the world had not seen since my kindorf kids years. But ever since that night I've had dance fever. So this semester I decided to bite the bullet, buy some tap shoes that fit me and registered for beginning tap 101. This was the best decision I've made all year. I wish i had a picture to upload from my glory days but i dont right now, but just you wait. As soon as i get home and into the pool room ill be uploading for all of you to see me in "At The Codfish Ball." I guess this can be a time for you to prepare yourself to see it.

back to the main reason for this posting, tonight my friend from tap, Fergie (Lisa Ferguson), came over tonight to watch the hills and practice for our final. we have two performances to do for the final, the first to the lovely rendition of "Timeless to Me" by John Travolta and Christopher Walken which is a really jazzy number where we were told by Chantee to channel Frank Sinatra and Grace Kelly so that we stay light on our toes. The second is to "Lose Control" by Missy Eliot ft. Ciara and Fat Man Scoop. When i perform the second dance i feel like i should be on Step Up 3, bringing tap to the streets...where it belongs.


p.s. if you would like to see me or fergie perform these dances you can find us in room 158 of the RB tuesdays and thursdays from 4:00-4:50.

the one about the MCATS

a big shout-out goes to david II for taking the mcats today. i hope you finish them in record time and then get back to planning the hansfield house boat summer vacation but more specifically celebrating our birthdays. its going to be awesome and everyone is going to love it. also, keep checking your mail starting tuesday. you've both got a little somethin' something' headed your way.
secondly, having just finished the history of creativity creativity project 2 hours before go time causes for celebrate. anyone up for watching a season of tv on dvd?