G+Hangouts: A History

Keenan put on all of his hats at one time:

Which is much like the time I put on all of my dresses...

The following pix are from previous hangouts...

It's hard to fit all of these picture in a small space...

So just click to enlarge

Lettus fell asleep in the last picture!!!

& I asked Keenan where he found the headphones...even though they were ACTUALLY on his head.

Apparently my twin came to the Hangout too... wearing the same dress :O

Then Lettus' alter-ego decided to show up too :)

I'll post pictures of our hangouts as they happen from this point on.

I wuv muh frans <3

Gary's Microwave Lesson

This morning, Alette and I decided to make biscuits and gravy! When I got back from my 9:30 class I jumped in the shower and she put this biscuits into our sadly tiny oven. After showering I walked into the kitchen to a confused and upset Lettus. 

' The microwave stopped working...'

she said & before allowing her to tell her story, I questioned if it was even plugged in. She said that she had already tried unplugging it and plugging it back in. My only thought was that maybe the outlet had blown for some reason. I reached back to grab the plug & immediately felt that the side of the microwave was HOT to the touch. I've never really felt a microwave get THAT hot before, at least not on the outside. I asked why it was so hot & she said she didn't know.

' Well, what were you using the microwave for? '

I asked & she told me exactly what happened: She was trying to put the timer on for the biscuits for 7 minutes but accidentally pushed START instead of TIMER and let it run like that for THREE MINUTES. I'm assuming the microwave stopped at this point and would not turn back on. I laughed so hard I was afraid I was making her feel bad. 

When I was about 9 years old... we were still living in North Forest apartments & Gary had flown from Colorado to visit us. I was in the kitchen setting the microwave timer for something and accidentally pushed START. Not even 10 seconds in to my mistake did Gary come rushing in to the kitchen yelling:

' NO NO NO! Turn that off, quick! '

He had never yelled at me before, and I wasn't even sure what I had done wrong. He turned the microwave off & said never turn the microwave ON with nothing inside of it. I am positive that he stood there and gave me the scientific explanation as he always did, but I was probably on the verge of tears and don't remember a thing.

From that day on I always made sure to push TIMER when I meant to, and not START. Unfortunately, Alette has not had the privilege of learning this mistake yet. When I said that doing so was bad, at first she didn't believe me. I couldn't prove it seeing as I 'blacked out' during the scientific explanation! I ran to Google and found out why...

When you run a microwave with nothing inside, there is nothing to absorb the microwaves and they start to build up inside the cooking chamber. With nowhere to go, the magnetron {the source of the microwaves} gets attacked by the waves! ' The magnetron isn't good at handling excessive power that returns to it from the cooking chamber and can be damaged as a result. '

Luckily, our microwave does in fact have ' Thermal Interlocks ' which prevent the microwave from overheating by turning it off. Much like a curling iron. After letting it cool, we plugged it back in and it worked just fine! What a stress that was and Alette was so upset that she had 'broken' the microwave.

The microwave working was the UPSIDE... the DOWNSIDE was that she accidentally burnt the biscuits and that it turns out packet gravy mix isn't the best tasting thing in the world. Oh well, I guess this is college living :b 

Lesson learned!

Nikon D3100

My mom and I have been on the quest for a Nikon DSLR Camera {Digital Single Lens Reflex} and have finally made our informed decision. After researching the difference between the D3100 and D5100, & checking both of these out at Best Buy we have decided on the D3100! Woohoo!

Slight Problem: The price! The camera {lens included} is going to cost us about $500 : |

Oh boy... we're saving up though! We would really like to have the camera before Jennifer & Chris' wedding, and if possible even before the bridal shower? It would be nice, but we shall see. I don't think my mom really wants to spend this much money on a camera especially while I'm trying to pay for college & college related activities {and she is helping out more than she should have to with this} 

Either way, I'll be happy to eventually get the camera, even if it's by Christmas or my next birthday. It was very odd this 'technology purchase' around because normally we have Gary doing our research and finding the very best for the very least price. Sometimes even buying it for us as a gift... I had to step up and figure things out for us this time.

Life Lesson: Change may be natural & necessary but it's not always easy.

Hunt Village

I did it! 

After two weeks and two days {of school} I have finally made this post :)

Whoever is reading this will already know...

 I originally chose to live in a highrise again this year.

However, the high demand of Freshmen needing on-campus housing forced

housing to open some very old apartment buildings {that were meant to be torn down}

to any upper-classman living in the highrises... 

so I have a normally expensive apartment 

for the same price as a yucky highrise.

Go me!

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Starting with my room...

{desk}

Mini-Fridge full of chocolate milk, pudding and juice.

{my velcro hot dog}

           

Door

{inside}

{outside}

Closet

Closet is directly to the left when walking in:

- Books on the top
- Hook for keys & decorations on the side

--> Shoes

{calendar & class schedules}

{stolen magnet}

{lol, look at the 'to-do' my mom left me}

The Finale of My Bedroom:

My Bed

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Moving on...

{changing area}

{shower}    

                     

{CAUTION: bathroom door gets stuck}

{Caroline & Brittney's Rooms}

{Mine & Alette's Rooms}

Living Room

-View when walking in the door
-Hall way is on immediate left
-Kitchen is in back left corner
-Back right has a table

{lamp from IKEA}

{Freddy in the recliner}
{note the box side table}

{utility closet never opens}
{monster flamingo lives inside}

{dat hallway}

{excuse the mess that someone left behind :B }

{awkwardly placed fridge}

{magnet my mom gave us as a 'house warming' gift}

View off our balcony!

Though this apartment is set far from most of my classes

AND has many character flaws...

I think I'll like it here  :)

Stories Coming Soon

Thought I'd do a quick post before class to alert any followers still reading that I am back in the groove and ready to write! I have had a lazy summer and finished a week of school already. Tonight is the night I will catch up on the things I must write about! Keep an eye out for stories coming soon! I promise they will be interesting... to some :)

Ultra-Miley to my Rescue

Animals are super intuitive. I'm not sure why I chose this picture of a pig while I'm really referring to dogs, but it's a cute pig, so there!

My aunts dog Abby that we recently put down was always always there for you when you were sad. She would lick the tears off your face and give you comforting hugs. As a kid it was important to have an unconditional loving friend who 'listens' to everything you say and always gives you kisses {even when you're wrong}

My dog Miley is a lot smarter than I thought she was. She hates it whenever I'm on the phone. She jumps on my lap and gets very anxious and upset because she thinks something is wrong. She hates when I cry too. She jumps up on me and lays her head on my shoulder or licks my face or just stares at me in a really cute way. Not only when I'm sitting there and she sees, but she came running from my bed into the living room because she heard me barely sniffle! This is the dog that you can call her name a thousand times to come in the living room and she'll keep sleeping. 

I love Miley<3 Dogs are the best thing to have in life.