I am a huntress.

Today I had an ordeal. I started to type the story out, but then I realized, what account of this story could possibly be better than the one being written as the story unfolded?? And so here I present to you, the reader, the moment-by-moment, high drama, gripping-the-edge-of-your-seat, real-life, intense story of March 26's Exciting Thing of the Day. Enjoy. [Editor's note: "Rafael" is my sister. No, it is not her real name, her real name is Leah. Rafael is her superhero sidekick name (She's the sidekick to my alter ego, Hombre, Secret Agent of the Deep.)]

1:07 PM me: ahhh theres a wasp in my room!

ahh

im going to die

Rafael: YIKES

me: its on the ceiling

1:08 PM i have nothing to get it with

ahhhh its coming this way

Rafael: they kept flying at me on my bike today and i kept spazzing out

you don't have any raid???

me: i dont know what to do

no

1:09 PM oh no its on my desk

ok im going in

Rafael: open the window and get out of there

me: wish me luck

Rafael: good luck

me: the windows are open but the screens are on

so i dont even know how it got in

drat it flew back up to the ceiling

well

1:10 PM Rafael: you probably have a hole in your screens or something

1:11 PM me: i guess so

i dont know what to do

Rafael: i'm telling you

pop off the screens and book it outta there

don't come back

unless you have either a boy or a can of raid

1:12 PM me: oh my screens are loose at the top

6 minutes

1:18 PM me: ok the windows are open

now i just need to herd him over there

Rafael: eesh you're braver than me

1:21 PM me: haha ive got this giant window screen and im trying to "encourage" the wasp to move towards the window

Rafael: aahhhhh

me: but he froze and is just staring at me

and im afraid to get any closer

1:22 PM Rafael: LEAVE THE ROOM

1:25 PM me: SUCCESS!!

Rafael: NOW CLOSE THE WINDOW!!!!!!!

1:26 PM me: oh my gosh what an ordeal

so it was on the wall right above the window

and i was hoping it would just fly down a little bit and find freedom

1:27 PM but when it started flying it was heading back towards the middle of the room

so im standing here with this giant window screen

1:28 PM and the wasp is flying right towards me so in a brief moment of clear headedness i stuck the screen out, right at the wasp, hoping it would make him turn around

but instead he landed on the screen

Rafael: ahhhhhhhhhhhh

me: so im standing here holding a screen with a wasp on it

and i go "ahhhh!!!"

and then inch toward the window and stick the end of the screen out

1:29 PM and he flew off and landed on the open window (we have windows that swing open)

and real quick i slid the screen back in place

Rafael: EEESH

me: and now he is still sitting on the window on the other side of the screen

hahaha

gosh

1:30 PM Rafael: alkfja;slkdfjas;ldkfj

i am so scared for you

i would have left my room

and called someone crying

me: haha

Rafael: and not returned til tomorrow

me: but then i might have lost him and i never would know if he left or was hiding in my bed

1:31 PM Rafael: true

i probably never would have returned ever

1:32 PM me: youd have to eventually

hes still sitting there

Rafael: ahhh

1:36 PM me: i took pictures
Rafael: ew ew ew

me: once he was safely outside

1:37 PM i feel like we formed a bond, he and i

1:39 PM Rafael: well that's sweet

wasps are vile creatures

1:41 PM me: agreed

(he just left)

nevermind hes trying to get back in

Rafael: EEEEEK

me: geez take a hint buddy

Rafael: buy some raid and just douse the window

that's what i would do

when i had a cricket problem last summer

i just sprayed raid EVERYWHERE

me: i flicked the screen where he was sitting and he buzzed off

Rafael: i probably poisoned myself

me: hahaha

but the crickets left?

1:42 PM Rafael: yeah

1:43 PM i found dead ones by all the doorways

GROSSSSS

me: nasty

nasty nasty

1:44 PM Rafael: yes ma'am

1:46 PM ok, finally caught up on my flickr photos

!!

1:47 PM me: yay

1:48 PM Rafael: ok i have to go to class

me: bummer

have fun!

Rafael: ick

good luck with your wasp

:) later gator

me: HES BACK!

bye

WHAT A FLIPPIN JERK

Rafael: hahahahahhahahahaha

And there you have it. As you can see, I'm lucky to have made it out alive, and I may not have if it weren't for my cunning resourcefulness and quick-thinking.

Also, Leah's inspiring advice and encouragement helped LOADS!

I have gotten lazy.

I need to find better things to do with my time. Right now I'm lounging on my bed with the TV on, although I'm not really watching it, and I'm gorging myself on the double load of Easter chocolate I got by combining my mom's wonderful Easter package with the Easter bag Zack's mom gave me when I was at his house. What else do I have planned for the day? Nothing. Don't get me wrong, I have a whole list of things I need/want to do in order to feel and be more productive... The chances that I will actually do them are... less than great. But what I'm actually doing right now is using some sort of reverse psychology to trick myself into diving headfirst straight through that list as soon as I'm done typing! I'm no match for myself.

On a completely unrelated note, I was riding my bike to meet my adviser yesterday and I rode past a young gentleman walking around the drill field in a floppy yellow banana costume. Strange? Yes.

I think it's time for me to SPLIT and go do a BUNCH of more productive things.

Those were banana puns. I crack myself up.

Happy Easter!

Well, it seems that I am running just a tad behind on everything right now... first spring, now Easter. But, as they say, better late than never! Easter is really an amazing day. Besides the fact that it is an opportunity to stock up on all kinds of sweets (such as chocolate bunnies, Easter egg Whoppers, and wind up chickens that dispense gum balls out of their rears), it is also a celebration of the miracle that Christianity hinges upon. Jesus Christ, a completely blameless, innocent man, being tortured and murdered for things he didn't even do, and then raising from the dead 3 days later? It doesn't get much bigger than that, folks! But wait, it actually does. Perfect eternal life with the Almighty God in Heaven, a gift we will never begin to be worthy of, a free gift given completely and wholly 100% out of love... now that's huge! For Christians, Easter should be the happiest, most joyful, most celebratory holiday of any of them. Yeah, it's even cooler than April Fool's Day and Halloween... hard to imagine, I know, but it's true!

"Your love has captured me

Your grace has set me free
Your life, the air I breathe
Be glorified in me"

Zack and I, all decked out for Easter. The big secret is that this is actually a reenactment, taken for the sake of my mother, because I missed out on the traditional Sunday Easter dresses picture, due to living in Mississippi. So this afternoon when I got out of class I texted Zack and told him to change back into the clothes he wore yesterday. He did, I did too, and we ran outside (it was cold!), had our friend snap a few pictures, then we all retreated back to the warmth inside. Now see, if I had never told you that, nobody would ever know this picture isn't really Easter!

Spring is springing!

Spring has officially sprung. It actually sprung several days ago, but I'm a little behind the ball on it. And why is that? Because I have been OUT! Enjoying the spring weather, riding on four-wheelers and going to islands and getting sunburned and playing basketball. And what fun it was. I need to get out and play more often! I miss the olden days when we did that every day. Now we have all this silly college stuff to deal with. Oh well! That's life, right? And it could certainly be a lot worse... I love Mississippi, and spring here is lovely! There are still classes to deal with, though... speaking of classes, I should probably go to sleep and get an eensy bit of rest before chemistry in the morning. Happy spring everybody!

Leeeeeet the sun shiiiiine