T-13 Hours and Counting

The day has finally arrived (or will arrive in less than 13 hours). My nerves seem to enjoy breaking the rules and refuse to chill! I have spent the day attempting to "go by the book" and relax, but I am still debating whether or not I have relaxed or I need to relax or I need to study or I need to...AHHHH! Pure craziness, but thankfully for only a little longer.

I attempted to relieve some stress with retail therapy; however, I am still uncertain as to whether or not it contributed to my stress or if it really benefitted me. The first store I entered, the sales associate greeted me and proceeded to look at me and utter the following, "Are you sure I can't help you with anything? You look confused or something." Who is that chick?! I mean really, I know I was stressed out, but give me a break (Nerves: 1 Hilary:0)! Thanks, high school chick. Not only did I not find an Easter top, but I was also paranoid in every store I entered. I just so happened to catch other sales associates looking at me funny because I appeared to have "I'm confused/frightened/lost" written across my face. Epic retail therapy fail!

After such an unsuccessful morning, I needed a pick-me-up. I managed to score the most amazing, delightful, cute (seriously, the bag is adorned w/cream colored polka dots) spring-filled, delicious bag of M&M'S EVER! Let me introduce you to my (your) new chocolate obsession: Coconut M&M'S! The only thing that could possibly make this tasty treat better is dark chocolate; but, the milk chocolate will suffice for now (Nerves 1: Hilary 1). Get. Your. Bag. Now.

Just as I decided that I should become a recluse for remainder of the day, my nerves decided to play an evil trick. Yes, I forgot the code to enter the gate at my apartment (Nerves: 2 Hilary:1)! But no worries, I managed to get home and collect myself (aka come to terms with my mind and put a leash on it).

I refuse to lose to my nerves today; therefore, I will spend the rest of the evening consuming unusually large amounts of dark chocolate and catching plenty of beauty sleep in fresh, crisp, clean sheets (Nerves:2 Hilary:2)!

GMAT OWNAGE: T-13 hours!

*Note(s) to self: Relax. Breathe. Focus. Keep the faith. Exude confidence.

One Shining Moment

March Madness has arrived. I will spend approximately 15 minutes max filling out my 2010 bracket. Be afraid fellow bracketology maniacs! I plan to defeat all competitors in each of my three bracket challenges (don't worry, I play by the rules and use the same bracket in every group).

Usually I pay more attention to college basketball, but for some reason it just didn't interest me much this year. Perhaps I can blame Sporting News Radio's Peter Brown. On Good Friday last year, Sporting News Radio decided to have a "One Shining Moment" lyrics contest. They would play a line or two of the song, and wherever they stopped the music, the listener had to complete the lyric. After my dad and I pondered for a moment about how ignorant the station was for having such a lame contest (I mean hello it's the 21st century, and any contestant could easily Google the song lyrics and read them aloud as necessary), yours truly made the call and won! Yes, as Peter Brown put it, "to all you guys out there, this GIRL just won!"

Well word Peter, that GIRL is losing respect for all things Sporting News, thanks to you not coming through with the prize! After countless e-mails over a year's time, I STILL have yet to receive my prize and have no longer been getting e-mail responses. Bitter much? YES! It is only a specially designed purple and gold, tiger-striped, glass serving bowl with a fleur de lis in the bottom (for free), but it is the principle of the matter. If you say you are going to do something, especially on national radio, then you better follow through. After all, it's your fault for putting such a lame contest on air and presenting me with a perfect opportunity to out-smart you. Too bad Papa Joe had to flee Sporting News years ago. I should have seen the red flag then.

Peter Brown and Sporting News: you are dead to me!

GMAT ownage countdown: 14 days
(I will attempt to make data sufficiency into an object over the next week so that I can physically torture it and destroy it!)

Monday Morning NBC Mishap

Dear NBC33 Baton Rouge,

Please fix your airing issues ASAP! Thanks to you, I had to start off a new week without the TODAY show and had to watch (and be tortured by) Good Morning America instead. Needless to say, the one-time, temporary switch did not suffice! I need my daily fix of Meredith, Matt, Ann and Al like I need my morning coffee. Next time (not that there should ever be a next time) I will forget the morning news and relive the good ol' days with Saved by the Bell reruns.

Thanks for understanding. I look forward to having my morning routine back in order tomorrow.

Your loyal morning viewer,
Hilary

Pre-Spring Bliss

I (my tastebuds/stomach) love this time of year for three reasons:

Samoas (thank-you Girl Scouts), Abita Strawberry Harvest and crawfish, need I say more?

Bachelor Saga

Jake chose Vienna...YUCK! Apparently he was looking for an immature, classless, unattractive bimbo to be his wife. I guess he got what he wanted (clearly not the one his family would have liked him to choose)!

Good news: Ali will be the next bachelorette. Too bad she chose work over Jake! But hey, she was right all along. He wasn't the one for her if he was attracted to Vienna (strictly physical attraction, which is even more puzzling).

More good news from lastnight: Dancing with the Stars will feature Erin Andrews, Chad Ochocinco, Kate Gosselin, Pamela Anderson, Jake (barf) and other celebrities whose names I cannot recall. I've never been a big fan of the show, but I'll definitely have to stay tuned this season.

Maybe these stars can teach me a thing or two about dancing. Knock out two birds with one stone (indulge myself in a primetime television series and learn how to dance with rhythm)!