My struggle to not cry during Up is always fruitless.

If you know me in any sense you know that I am somewhat passionate about the things that I like. I am completely unafraid to be interested and invested in a whole host of ranging interests. The list of things I like will always be exponentially bigger than the list of things I don't like. (Which if you're interested I don't like Owls, being late to meetings where people are counting on me, and Sunny D(if you're going to do orange flavored juice why don't you just commit already and have some delicious orange juice?!?!?!?))
This aspect of me usually works in my favor because it means I can relate to a lot of people because my interests are so varied, like many people I suppose. I can't always go into great detail on every single thing I like(I've mentioned this before), but I can guarantee I am enthused.
But often this passion gets so intense in the moment that I can't handle it and my emotions come out of my eyeballs.

I cry.
I'm not sad, or angry, I am just so completely in the moment that it takes over my body and shoots out of my tear ducts.
This is why every time Pocahontas sings about what's around the river bend I have to lie down because I relate to that girl so hard I can't stand it.
                 

What DOES lie around the riverbend? Should I choose the smoothest course? Where can I get in touch with a sassy elderly Willow tree who will help me out with these questions? AGH!

Side note: my roommate and I discovered last semester that if you just watch Meeko the raccoon the entire film it is still 100% entertaining. Just.look.at.him.

Which leads me to an experience I had while I was with a grand friend at Disneyland.

In August I was able to do like five days in California with a friend which completely blows my mind that it happened because I had been dreaming about it for so long it almost seemed like it would never happened. Also, it lived up to every single expectation I had, which was incredible. We ate delicious things, saw the coast, and lived it up in Disneyland. Thankfully, my buddy was just as excited about seeing characters and doing rides as I was. Perfect travel buddies. 

Well on the second day we decided to hit up the Royal Court where the princesses usually hang out for photos and outside it had the sign for what princesses were available at the time. I was really hoping for Pocahontas or Mulan because both those ladies appeal to my "free spirit" mentality I like to hope I will one day have through sheer will.

Pretty classically and disappointingly the sign indicated that the only two princesses available were Aurora and Cinderella. There are a lot of blondes I care about and those two ladies are not them. But my friend liked them so we went in and I was happy to get some princess time in anyway.

First room to take pictures in is with Aurora

  
Right, fine, good. Moving on.
I walk in expecting to see Cinderella and then be done.........
but when I look up to see Cinderella it wasn't Cinderella at all. There with her back turned to me....

 

WAS FREAKING MULAN!!!!!

As soon as I saw her I yelled her name absurdly loud and immediately burst into tears.

Frightening Mulan of course.

 The magic was overwhelming. In this photo there are still fresh tears on my face and my eyes are all red from the excitement. Also she hugged me while I calmed down and fulfilled my request to do a warrior pose.

I got to meet Pocahontas too!

I like my life so hard.

Also, if you want some fall songs that I like so hard right now.....

This song makes me want to cuddle with someone attractive.

Classic. Just classic and wonderful.

Mmmm...

I feel good about this

And Vampire Weekend never never never disappoints.

I might post again sometime :)

I'm into that, but definitely not as much as you are.

I find myself in these terrible situations all the time, where I tell someone I like something and then I find out they actually LOVE the thing so I can't talk with the person as in death as they'd like on the subject.
Really, I completely adore it when I find out people have a super big obsession/passion for something. When they know the in's and out's of their obsessions and can go on for hours about it, it's adorable. And pretty much everyone feels like that about something.
World peace, mountain climbing, Kraft cheese, Downton Abbey.
It's cool, and you can tell a lot about a person from their obsessions.
And the thing people love most is when they find someone who shares their passion.

A lot of the times I am not that person.

Don't get me wrong, I like things, I even REALLY like things, but I don't always love things. Ya feel me?

So when my friend says: "I'm looking for something that says Dad likes leather", and then looks at me expectantly for knowing laughter.....
If I can't deliver I feel super disappointing.
Did you catch that line? Me neither, it's from Arrested Development.

Another tender Bluth family moment brought to you by Ron Howard

Which by the way, I REALLY like, but obviously not as much as my friend does.

 I REALLY like: Duke Basketball, Thai food, Arrested Development, Pokemon, Tyler the Creator, kayaking, Once Upon a Time, Joy Division, label makers.

Things I LOVE: 30 Rock, Human Development theorists, feminism, Tina Fey, poetry, Alt- J,caramel popcorn.

I'll go ahead and tack family and friends on there too, that seems appropriate.

Anyway,don't ask me about the the particulars of Thai drunk noodles, I can't follow you there. But I want you to know I care.

Also, everything is perfect because I can feel that fall is going to close in. I know it. Even in 90% humidity and Carolina harsh sunshine I know it. The stores are filling up with cozy sweaters and that means I can soon start my holiday tradition of  trying to talk myself out of buying them. Specialty Halloween costume shops are opening, the NC fair is getting attention, and all the lame summer TV is making way for shows that I will miss and watch the next day online, commercial free.
Most.wonderful.time.of.the.year.
Plus, I went to bath and body works and bought EVERY SINGLE pumpkin hand soap there is. Did you know there are SIX different kinds?
-Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin
-Pumpkin Cupcake
-Pumpkin Caramel Latte
-Creamy Pumpkin
-Scarlet Pumpkin
-Spice Kissed Pumpkin

MY HANDS ARE GOING TO SMELL DELICIOUS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON!
Things are looking up folks. :)

I like people who use really dramatic words to describe otherwise mundane situations

There are a lot of ways that you can enter my heart. Absurd dramatic language is 100% proven to be effective in Andrea heart entering. It's not difficult, all you need is a basic knowledge of American English and a touch of creativity. I I have examples if you need somewhere to start.

I broke my nail........I obliterated my nail.

This car trip is going to take a very long time.....This car trip is going to take a million and a half years.

Wow, that's a deep pool........that pool is as deep as the pits of hell.

That guy is really handsome........that guy is so good looking I would bear his children and sacrifice my lifelong dream of marrying rich.


In other news, my laptop is broken obliterated because sometimes siblings aren't careful with my things and I am starting a blog to let off some creative energy mind grapes juice. I've had a couple people tell me that they would read my blog if I started one. So to those two people, I'm sitting in my living room writing words that maybe you'll read? Yes?

I don't have a super lot to offer today, I just got back from an amazing trip to Disneyland which was obviously life changing, but all my photos were left at my mom's place because I'm a dunce. Stories from that will soon come. Disneyland, that is.
I'll just leave you with a weird photo that I found on my parent's desktop computer.

 

That's my dad and I really can't explain it because it didn't have an explanation attached. I'm just assuming he took a trip to somewhere patriotic and didn't invite me. Whatever, I'm over it.

Also, do I tell you things about me here? I'm in Idaho most of the year and that might be relevant.

It's usually cold butt chilling icy in Idaho but I'm currently enjoying my North Carolina home on my quasi school break for the fall.

That's all for today.

Ciao.