If you want a tattoo, but don't want one of those horrible places where kids might see something and be scarred for the rest of their life, might I recommend coming to Wilmington, where you have the choice of getting a tattoo at Family First Tattoos or Mom's Tattoos, because nothing says family like a tattoo shop here!

I liked him, so I put a ring on him.

They shut down UNCW at 3:30. Snow day!

You know you live in a place that doesn't get a lot of snow when they cancel all public schools at seven the night before from the threat of possibly an inch of accumulation.

Right now, it is 9:30 am, and there hasn't been a single snowflake. In face, the temperature is 36.

If more than an inch falls today, it will be the 4th snowiest January day ever at the Wilmington airport (accoring to the Weather Service Records, as relayed by Star News Online).



(Update - as of 10am, it started snowing. How pretty!)

Since our apartment backs up to empty storage rooms on two sides, the landlords have decided to install a washer and dryer room that attached to our dining room. Over the past two weeks, people have been in and out creating this room from empty storage space.

Now, this might not seem like a big deal, but as 1) a student and 2) a person who works from home, this means we are constantly in each others ways. But, since the workers don't have a set schedule (as in, they only work about 1-4 hours a day, and randomly at that), what it really means is that I have horrible timing.

For example, one day I decided to take a mid-morning nap, and woke up to someone working in the bathroom attached to my bedroom.

On one occasion, they came in while I was in the shower. Learning from this experience, I changed the time of day that I showered, only to have them come in again during this time.

Do not worry, there have been no embarrassing moments. It just means that I've reverted back to living in a dorm, where I take all precautions to guard against intruders.

Or maybe it means I should just start keeping business hours like normal people.

As much as I love seeing dead bugs around my house, thus indicating that the traps we set for them are working...

I don't appreciate them dying in our clean coffee cups.

May you learn this lesson faster than I did:

In Fayetteville, AR, do not expect good night life on a Sunday night. You will be highly disappointed, and end up singing Fergalicious karaoke to a bunch of sad cowboys.

I just rubbed some guy's lottery card for good luck, so watch out North Carolina, somebody's about to win big.

Some reasons why I love Arkansas

Great scenery (complete with dog)...
Mermaid and dolphin statues dressed up for Christmas...

and John Pelphrey.

(both images not my own)

It's been awhile since I've blogged, but now it's back to business!