If you aren't familiar with Bugs Bunny, you won't get the title of this post. For that I'm very sorry. Very, very sorry.
Well, I had my first test of the semester today. Woo Hoo! Fun stuff. I'm pretty sure I didn't bomb it, so that's good. We'll just have to see what comes of it, right?
Can I just tell you all about the strange day I had driving to class the other day? No? Well, buckle in and listen up anyway.
I dropped AJ off at a neighbor's house--where she plays with her friend until my sister gets home from school and takes her to my mom's house. As I drove away, I saw that my van was low on gas, so I figured I could just swing by my favorite gas station and make my way to the freeway from there. I got to the gas station--oh no. Wait. No I didn't, because THE GAS STATION WASN'T THERE ANYMORE!!! It had been leveled to the ground, pumps and all. It looks like they're going to be building a bigger and better gas station and convenience store, but that didn't exactly help me out at that moment, did it? I was annoyed, but figured: "Eh, I've got enough gas to get there, I'll just get some gas on my way home." And I headed for the nearest on-ramp to the freeway.
Oh WAIT!!! No I didn't! Instead, I came up behind a nice, long line of cars that were being told to "go slow" by a man in a day-glow orange vest and a hard hat. Oh yes. UDOT has struck again! They had lined my favorite on-ramp with orange cones and redirected every car that came in that direction to Kingdom Come and beyond. I didn't know what the hell was going on, so I decided to take an alternate route. This alternate route--thanks to the construction and all of the extra traffic that it created--took me a good fifteen extra minutes. By the time I finally got on the freeway, I felt a stab of rage at the mere sight of a construction cone. I am SO sick of looking at those things!
Do you want to know what Utah's state tree is? That's right, the traffic cone! Do you want to know what the state motto is? "Construction Ahead, Expect Delays." Screw you, UDOT!!! Can't you do that stuff at 10 PM when there's less people on the road? Ugh. Seriously.
Okay, rage subsiding...and....we're good.
**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:**
I need help from my fellow bloggers. I have to write a research paper for my online class (a whole other story of pain and irritation). It's about a cultural experience that I have personally experienced. I've decided to write about the culture of the blogosphere. I need 12 academic sources, and one of the sources that I've decided to use is first person interviews with bloggers! I need about ten to get a representative sample, but I'll gladly take more if you know anyone that can help me out.
Anyway, the interviews will pretty much just be conducted via e-mail, so you can do it on your own time. PLEASE let me know if you, your friends, and/or your friends' friends can help me out here! I would greatly appreciate it! They can e-mail me at thoughtsbycandice@gmail.com
Thank you in advance!
Okay, I'm done for now. Apparently my mind and body have decided that they are done for the night, so dagnabbit, I'm going to bed!
We'll help you out, and we might even take it seriously (no, really, if it's important we will)! Send us an e-mail. You know where to find us.
ReplyDeleteDo you want to know what Utah's state tree is? That's right, the traffic cone!
This made me laugh out loud, and trust me when I say that doesn't happen often while reading blogs. Bravo.
Thanks for being willing to help! Once I have all the questions typed up, I'll send them to you. Feel free to send any of your other blogging friends my way, too!
DeleteI made you laugh aloud? Cool! Go me! :)
I have another blog friend or two who I think might be willing to help. Send those questions whenever you get them finished and then I can just pass them straight along to those blog friends. If that's cool with you. :)
Delete(I find that sending stuff directly to people instead of preemptively asking "can I send you something?" is much more effective at producing actual results)
Thanks! I'll send them along as soon as possible. :)
DeleteSaw your comment at ABftS and thought I would check out your blog. I see they have already visited. :)
ReplyDeleteI got a laugh out of the state tree and motto. I'll do the interview too if you email me. The address is on my profile.
Wonderful! I love new visitors, and I really appreciate your willingness to help out with the interviews. I'll be in touch. :)
DeleteNot sure I can still be considered a blogger since I'm barely ever here anymore, but if you still need some folks, I'm willing.
ReplyDeleteYep. You totally count. I'll be in touch! :)
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