What I Did When I Won the Lottery Yesterday

Just kidding. I didn't win the lottery. But that would be cool if I did.

In other news, I watched Meet the Robinsons the other day and I thought it was very adorable. I give it 5 stars.

Raspberry Rescue

Today I rescued 3 lbs of raspberries.

I went to Boxx Berry Farms with Carolyn and Rachel and we intended on just getting blueberries. Other people had told us that the raspberries were "piddling out" and they were probably "gone" by now.

But then the Boxx Berry Farm-ers asked us if we wanted to pick raspberries or blueberries, indicating that there were some raspberries left. Since they are my favorite, we went to the raspberry bushes, not expecting much.

Well, there were MILLIONS OF RASPBERRIES! And they were so beautiful! And they wanted to be picked!

What if no one ever came to pick those berries? And then they just died because no one picked them? And they never fulfilled their Raspberry Destiny?

Luckily, we picked them. Saved them.

Me and the baby I stole

Her name is Loa and I have stolen her from her parents. They don't know yet. Don't tell them.

I saw a dog on a floaty boat on the lake. He was silly.

A Day in Nicole's Flip Flops

SUMMER WEEKDAYS

7:30 Wake up

8:00 Workout with Cristina in her garage. We are doing P90X (as mentioned in an earlier post). It is insane.

9:00 End workout, drive home, eat breakfast, shower, put on flip flops

10:00 On Tuesdays, I have a staff meeting for RCC. Cameron and Ron both bring their babies, so I mostly just play with the babies and try to ignore Baron. On the other days, I either run errands or do RCC work during this morning time.

12:00 I eat lunch.

1:30 I head to Flying Colors and set up for the day. I really like my job.

3:00 The crazy children arrive. I greet them on the bus and shuffle them into the right classes.

3:01 - 5:30 Attend to kids that need to be attened to at Flying Colors.

5:30 - 6:00 Debrief day with staff and clean up, lock up site.

Evenings: On Wednesdays, I have BSB (Bible Study with my friends). On Thursdays, there is Ray of Hope/Flying Colors Staff Dinner. Also, there is SYTYCD on both of those days.

In my spare time, I like to read, wear skirts, eat Doritos, play fetch with my cat, and pester my family.

The Complaint Department

The Complaint Department here at the Nicoleissointeresting Blog Site has received it's first compliant.

Complainer: Margaret M. Johnson (aka Grandma)

Complaint: Nicole has not been updating about what's going on in her life.

Outcome: A few blog entries to follow will resolve this issue. Possible titles include A Day in Nicole's Flip Flops, Weird People Nicole Sees Every Day, The Ridiculous Things Kids Do at Nicole's Workplace, and What Nicole Did When She Won the Lottery Yesterday.

Uncle John Teaches Me About Socks

I read humorous trivia books at night before I fall asleep because they are light and fun. Uncle John's Bathroom Readers are some of my favorites.

Well, last night I learned that 95% of people put on their left sock first. I have never thought about this before. But I put on my right sock first! I am in the 5% minority.

I am going to observe the putting on of socks today and test their stats.

Stephen Colbert, will you be my friend?

I think Stephen Colbert is funny. I would like him to come to my house and make me and my friends laugh.

My favorite websites

Graph Jam:

Cuteoverload:

Awkward Family Photos:

Failblog:

A Writhing of my Insides

Today, at Flying Colors, I was OVERCOME with stomach pain. Here is an accurate photograph of me during that time:

I have deduced the experience to "food poisoning" and I blame BGO. I feel better now after ridding my body of most of what was inside it.

Stupid BGO.

HP fans and phones

Just in case you don't also read Lynn's blog, I am providing this link for your reading pleasure.

A Short Story by Nicole Raden

Once upon a yesterday I was driving to Ray of Hope summer camp to visit my friends. Ray of Hope summer camp is being held at Nooksack Elementary School. I did not know my way there but I got directions. To find my way home, I thought I would reverse the directions. Easy peasy.

Well, I got lost.

Five times.

I was mad. Irate, even. Some might say I was fuming. I was so incrediby mad that after work that day, I went to Costco and bought a GPS!

And now I will never be lost again.

The End.

Tiny Bun.... Oh My Gosh, I Want One...

HP Town

Is where I am living right now. We have rented all the movies and are watching them in succession.

Is Harry Potter actually cool? Or is he sup nerdy and we all just think it's cool because we're nerds, too?

Undecided.

Learning

I learned last night from one of my books that 4% of people never laugh at work.

It didn't say, but I wonder - Where do you think they work?

Giant worm

Today I saw* a giant worm. Giant. GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS SIZE GIANT. I'm serious.

*I'd like it to be known that when I typed this out, I accidently typed the word 'saw' backwards, so it said 'was.' I almost published "Today I was a giant worm." That would have been funny.

phrases

My friends and I are trying to implement a new alternative to swearing. Inspired by my roommate Rachel, we have come up with the following exclamation:

"What the Rach?"

Please feel free to use this as often as you would like.

For real.

For real Rachel made Ricky a facebook page. You can find him under Ricky Martin VanBuren Raden (note VanBuren is one word).

Also...

last week Sharon (my boss) went into the Rebound office and saw a full grown man squatting outside the back door.

Pooping.

This is outside the back door of our office. In public. Pants around the ankles.

Sharon went around front.

Shake Shake, Shake Shake, A-Shake It

Today I saw a special man when I was behind Rebound.

He was wearing white-washed jeans and a GECKO blue and yellow t-shirt. He was walking by himself a little ways away from me with his arms awkwardly out to his side.

And then he shimmied. Full-on shimmied. Bent over forward and everything.

Special man.

A Day in the Life

Ricky's Daily Schedule

7:30 - Begin stalking in Nicole and Rachel's bedroom. Stare until one of them opens their eyes.

7:45 - Begin "meowing" routine. (Resembles quacking noises.)

7:48 - Weave in front of Nicole's feet while she tries to go down the stairs.

7:50 - Breakfast. Stop "meowing."

7:51 - After one bite of food, run into the living room while Nicole puts on her shoes and get in her way.

7:52 - Continue to breakfast area. Bat water bowl around and splash it on the ground. Nap.

9:10 - Hear Nicole's car back from workout, sprint to greet her at the door. Meow and stand on your hind legs until she picks you up.

9:15 - Sit in the bathroom while Nicole takes her shower. Try to jump in between the shower curtain and liner. Follow her around.

9:50 - Run to the door to see Nicole off again.

9:52-6:30pm - Secretly eat high-calorie foods and nap.

6:30 - Race to the door to meet Nicole or Rachel. Start meow/quacking until they feed you dinner.

Evening Activities: Play with Arby's toy. Lay inappropriately spread-eagle on my back.

11:00 - Follow girls to bed. Poop in litter box while they're brushing ther teeth.

12:00 - 5:00am - Sleep on Rachel's pillow. Claw affectionately at Rachel's scalp.

Getting Started

Ray of Hope slash Flying Colors training starts tomorrow. Camp starts next Wednesday. It's my FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR.

Check it out.

What has happened in the past 8 days:

1. Flying Colors has ended (for a week)



2. I began a new workout regime called P90X

1. I ate a veggie wrap



2. I was crabby



3. I watched SYTYCD and realized that I have a heterosexual crush on Cat Deeley

Curd

I dropped a single curd whilst eating my cottage cheese this evening. It landed exactly where my left foot was going to step.

It felt like I squished a teeny slug.

It was not enjoyable.

A Request

My mother has requested my skills and abilities in functioning as the Decorations Coordinator for my brother Ryan's graduation party.

I HAVE TONS OF IDEAS.

1. Live rams (His high school mascot is a ram.)
2. Writing his name on the ceiling with blue tape
3. A bubble machine
4. Inviting his favorite celebrities (Shawn Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, the cast from Space Jam)
5. Shaving his name into our pet's fur

Plus more.

Do you know what is stupid?

Four-packs of toilet paper. There's no reason to only buy FOUR ROLLS at a time.

Do you know what you're going to need for the rest of your life? Toilet paper. You should buy the maximum number of rolls possible. Otherwise you'll just be buying toilet paper all the time.

That's just a belief I have I wanted to share.

Some Things In My Room

A poster Krizzly made me, with pictures of me and Rebound kids

A desk

My FRIENDS DVDs

A fancy alarm clock

A life-size cut out of PeeWee Hermen

A Snowy Bear

A cup

My vitamin C tablets

Eleven journals

Which one of the above items is a LIE?

Up

Saw UP today. I cried like a little baby. I cried like my mom cried during Bolt. Like Carolyn cried during Junior.

(That's the movie where Arnold Schwartzenegger gives birth. Carolyn is way nerdier than me.)

Spider

Ricky has been chasing the same spider for three hours.

Also, this spider is now on the ceiling. How can spiders crawl upside down on my ceiling? Do they have sticky feet? Is this spider getting spider-foot-goo all over the place?

I'm not sure I like that.

I saw a cat named Freddie today

He was black and fluffy and he loved me. Why do animals poop and pee and barf and everything? I would have a lot more animals if they didn't do those things. Here are some animals I would adopt if they had no bodily fluids that impacted my life:

And maybe if I had a bigger apartment.