Silly Willy ;)

This is something I've been meaning to talk about for basically forever. And by that, I mean for about two weeks.

Nicknames.

I love nicknames. I give most people I meet a nickname. It's what I do. And some people are baffled by it, or confused, and so I shall now share my thoughts with you.

Nicknames are a sign of affection(unless you call some a poop face regularly because you hate them. That's a different story tho). When someone calls you a pet name, it's because they care about you. It's true.

I was recently dubbed "Ella" by a friend. Get those confused looks off your faces. "Ella" is short for "Nutella". It makes sense, and it's cute. Every time he calls me Ella, I feel happy and fuzzy because I know he cares.

My sister is named Rachel. I call her Rachey. Same thing. These nicknames are signs of affection. I love nicknames. A whole lot. 

Everyone in my phone(most everyone) has a nickname. Even tho I don't actually call them that, "Oh hey there, Platonic boom blast"(I just made that up...no one in my phone is named that...), it's because I care and because they're pretty great people and stuff. Here are some examples: (These are all taken straight from my phone book)

Alfredo Sauce

Appealing Attire

Boss

Brad Pitt Effect

Dill Pickle

Double D

Dream Disturber

Flipping Poop Woman

Future Roomie <3

Husband

Isssss Mario!!

Lizard

Major Homo

Monkey

Mop Head

Mrs. Captain America

Mucho Sexy Singer

My Spicy Friend

Sandwich Maker

Sariahhomeskilletwicekwispietweet

Sexy Banana Female Companion

She Works Out

Soulmate :)

Sparta

Tattoo Arms

Thejerkfacechocolatemonkeybutt

The Redneck

All of the above people are people that I care about. Like, for reals. And if I don't CARE about them, I definitely don't hate them. I could probably tell you who they all were. In fact, I will.

Out of order. None of these people actually correspond with the person in that order up there. ^^

Casey    

Helen      

Dallin   

Tori    

Julia      

Austin     

Dan       

Dillon      

Alex       

Alyssa    

Ashley    

Diego     

Abi    

Rebekah     

Brooke 

Levi      

Sariah   

Georgi    

Lizzie     

Allister     

Jess       

Jacob     

Layne     

Nainoa   

Kylar      

Anela      

Ian      

See? I care, or have cared, about all these people.

Nicknames. They are a wonderful part of life. I love them. I love calling people shortened versions of their names(except Helen. Hell isn't a good nickname), or a cute nickname that just the two of us know. It makes them special. It makes our relationship special.

I love nicknames. So next time I call you Mental Terrorist, or Fat Lard, or Pregnant Woman (I dunno. I'm just throwin ideas out), don't be offended. Smile a little and call me something equally unique/strange. And I promise our friendship will be better. ;)

BONUS:

In the comments, if I named you, try guessing what your nickname is. And even if you know what your nickname is...guess anyway. Comments make me feel happy.

AND if you're feeling truly daring, guess other people. 

Awkward and Awesome Thursdays

So, about a year ago, my friend Layne told me to start doing Awkward and Awesome Thursdays. And I did them. For a week. And then I did a few sporadically throughout the past year. And now, I am going to do another.

For anyone that hasn't read any of my previous 'Thursday' posts, I basically post all the awkward and awesome things that have happened today/this week. OR you could go here. And yes, after looking through my old posts, I guess I only did one...awks. I thought I'd done multiple. Oh well. Maybe there are more, hidden like ninjas on my page. I bet that's what happened. Please wear a helmet to prevent a head slicing. I am not liable to any deaths because of this blog. Speaking of helmets, I'll get started on my 'Awkward's...

Awkward:
On the way home from Seminary, me and my sister and the freshman boy I drive, we all wear helmets. In the car. Cuz YOLO. ;) Just kidding, it's cuz we're cool. And we get so many funny looks, it's hilarious. And awkward.

There're these two kids who are walking to school as we drive home. And I think they like each other. And we've gotten into a habit of staring at them as we pass. They haven't been walking to school for the past 3 ish days...I don't know how to feel about this...we think some of this has to do with the helmet wearing as well....awkward...

I was at dinner with my sister at Pei Wei, and I was shoving a bunch of chopsticks into my purse(hey. It's free merchandise), and one of the workers glances over at me, and then does a double take.

Another time, as I was stuffing chopsticks in my bag, a guy I knew walked past and called my name and came over for a hug. I haven't seen him since this spring. It was weird. Mostly cuz I was shoving chopsticks in my purse.

I gave someone a ride home from mutual and they climbed into my car, and flipped POO cuz I have a bunch of heads in my back seat. Mannequin heads. Still, heads.

I had one such head pressed up against the rear window, that just so happens to look like Michael Jackson, in my opinion. And I was taking the trash out and I saw it as I was running back to my house. I screamed. I thought it was Michael Jackson, coming to rape me.

Someone asked me if I was expecting. MAJORLY AWKWARD. It was a fat day. Plus I was wearing my question mark shirt. It looks like I'm pregnant, but don't know what I'm having. As in gender, not species. I'm not having a parrot-human crossbreed. I'm not having anything, for that matter. I wonder if you can have a parrot-human....

I was taking pictures of my sister on the sidewalk yesterday. It is common for photographers to have awkward poses while taking pictures, just to get the right angle. I had my butt sticking out as I was taking pictures. Aaand a car full of guys drove past. Three times. I didn't realize til my sister got freaked out cuz they kept passing. We relocated. I don't like guys staring at mah butt.

I was talking to the lovely Anela in class today. Or, I said "hello" (in a much more creative way) and immediately got a message from one of the class mods "keep the chat on topic".  We then had a text conversation. It has been decided that this was his first class and he was power hungry.

My mom came in the house after using my car and asked, "Why are there heads in your car?"

I found out that SWAG stands for "Secretly We Are Gay". Yuppp...

I was babysitting last night, and I fell asleep. Which WOULD be fine. BUT she forgot her keys. So, she was ringing the doorbell, trying to wake me up. She had to call me.

I slept through my alarm, and Nicholas(The freshman I drive to seminary) was ringing my doorbell and knocking for forever til I woke up. His face when I answered the door was priceless. I looked great. Bedhead and all.


Awesome:

I went out to dinner tonight. I like food. Therefore, this is awesome.

Someone told me they wanted my bangs. Furthermore, they wanted to pull them off my head. It made me feel special. ;) (I give you permission to do one of those awkward cough laughs with a weird face. It's one of those moments. I understand.)

I had a hilariously funny conversation with my friend, who happens to be a boy, about what kissing someone with a beard feels like. His opinion about mustaches was insightful. And he is straight, yes.

I passed an assessment in Science with 21 out of 28! Woot....

I wore tie dyed pants today. That's just awesome.

I was told that I'm a cute bum.

I made cupcakes. And they taste....pretty okay. Sorta. I think I'll make other people eat them! Yay for sharing...

I shot a bunch of people. In a non-lazer lazer tag thing. It was thebomb.com. <<That's a link. I think. Don't click it...mink. (THAT ALL RHYMED :D)

My sister came home for the weekend. Stoked.

The teachers(like 14-15 year old boys) in my ward are no longer afraid of me. It's pretty cool.

When telling people at my church about wearing helmets in our car, one of the girls asked, "Oh, so do you wear them cuz your seatbelts are broken?" Made. My. Day. Cuz if my seatbelts were broken, I'd just wear a helmet. Same thing. ;)



Maybe I'll stay on top of things and post an awkward/awesome post next Thursday. Don't count on it tho. :) Good night, random citizens.