I Will

Often times I get songs stuck in my head and i have no idea where they come from and sometimes i like to think that God put them there to remind me of something i need to remember or do. Sometimes it's just because i listened to most of it at some point in the day and my mind is like 'i can't go on until i finish this!' and i just can't get it out. But it's okay. it gives my brain something to do while i do my mindless chores at work or i'm cleaning my room or something. 

anyway, i was having a bit of a day today and just now, out of nowhere, the song I Will by The Beatles popped into my head. After humming it and listening to it a time or two, i know why it's there. Here's a video for you to enjoy.

I think today i need to just remember to love. and just forget myself sometimes. 

That's all. 

Love, Ellen

Meat Parade

seems like everyone i saw on facebook today had some kind of either great or bummer Monday. And, now that I've seen Office Space, i finally understand the phrase 'to have a case of the Mondays.' I certainly didn't. It might have been that mint truffle bar i had for breakfast or that i watched 2 episodes of Community and and episode of Modern Family and an episode of Parks and Rec all before showering and going to work -which was surprisingly speedy seeing as the cafe only made about 117 dollars- and then coming home and going to like an hour of FHE with Sean. But it might also have been the meat parade called Tucano's.

Seriously, guys. Picture in your mind's eye just a parade of meat samplings gracing your table every few minutes as you also enjoy a salad and other amazing appetizer-y deals. But don't (and i mean it.) fill up on salads and peel-n-eat shrimp and fried bananas and mazzo balls and whatever else the salad festival has to offer that i might've missed because you will regret it as soon as the meat parade begins.

I know i'm not the first to go to Tucano's or that it was some undiscovered thing. In fact, i knew it was a hot destination because every time i asked for a good idea to do for something special for Sean or something, Tucano's always came up. Every Time. serious. And i believed them. Then after Sean and i left FHE because we had the best hiding spot out in the open and no one came and found us, we were looking for somewhere to eat and he suprised me with a fabulous dinner at Meat-Parade-I-Mean-Tucano's. It was great. All the best. And we got desserts to take home and it was just a great day, actually.

I wish Tucano's did some kind of thing where if you recommend them on your blog that you get some kind of discount. but i don't think they do. But here is me recommending that if you're in the Orem/Provo area and have a hankering for various meats and salads, go to Tucano's.

We now return to your normally scheduled program. which is probably you just scavenging facebook for entertainment or youtube for some funny cat vids (which you can most definitely show me if you really want to...) or reading all the blogs... but still. have fun doing it.
Peace
~Ellen~
also, i have the best boyfriend who takes me to cool places like Tucano's.

Barista Bashing.

it's the "not cool" thing to do. or whatever. but no, seriously... i've seen like 7 or 8 (or less.. maybe i'm just exaggerating) photos of people bashing baristas for being English majors with nothing to do with their lives or something. eugh.

this one frustrates me a lot. and do you want to know why? BECAUSE IT'S 'SPOSED TO. which is dumb. whatever. also, why penguins? doesn't make sense. or whatever.

Why? How did i just so happen to fall into the barista-english-major catagory? and why does this bother me so much?! I'm so.. just... ugh. whatever.

This one isn't totally directed at the english major barista scene... but still. also some of the things aren't applicable to me. like the stubble. or screenplay or degree...

Now, i'm not one to gloat. or enjoy pouring coffee for high schoolers... So this one frustrates me most.
[link because the picture wouldn't come up]

AUGH. this one. it's just.. it's just. ugh.

stupid. I'll just end it there because if i keep trying to find more things, i'm just going to frustrate myself the most.
anyway, have fun. or whatever people say now. i'm rarely hip with the kids.

~ellen

Brain explosion.

have you ever waited so hard for a surprise that your brain is just about to pop with excitement? yeah, that's like my life right now. It's not that i still have finals or anything like that, i'm just ready for something new to come. (this isn't all of the suprise.. but) I bought the soundtrack to my childhood "Kermit Unpigged"! AND some new specs! because one of my pairs has scratchy lenses and another one was sat on by accident (although i bent them mostly back into shape). Technically, those came today.. but still! they're a lot bigger than i expected...

but they're fine, i'll still wear them probably.
but seriously. I don't know if you know this but i get really anxious and excited when things are coming. I've been thinking about them and plotting on what to do when i get them. Also, it's going to be great. The next 3 to 5 weeks will be so full of greatness, i'm sure.

This week, though, i get to just relax and do nothing. I am going to take my sis out for lunch tomorrow and then hang out with Emily my photog friend on thursday.

And i'm going to Foster the People on my birthday! awesome.
okay, i'm going to wrap this sucker up.
love, ellen

feelin' hot, hot, hot

remember how i love back stories to blog titles and also dual meanings. When i was a kid, we had this halloween decoration that was a headstone with a skull on it that sang that "Hot, Hot, Hot" song and we pushed the button to play the song much much too often.
also, it's been really hot outside and i LOVE IT. It's one of the best feelings ever to be able to roll down my car windows and play my muzak for the world to hear. because everyone knows i have the best taste in music.
Today, before and after work, i pushed all my warm winter clothes to the back of my closet and cleaned out a drawer for my sweats to hang out in for the summer and i basically just did a 'spring cleaning', if you will, of my bedroom. and it looks mighty fine, if i do say so myself.
ALSO! I found out i get to keep my job for the summer! So i get to kick it in Orem until who knows when. and hang out with my super hot boyfriend.
we can drink cokes from glass bottles and lounge around with the grill going and all that. it's gonna be kick-awesome.
So i have 2 weeks of summer break after this week. Which is great. i'm just going to do a lot. of sitting. i'll find something to do, i'm sure.
YeSterday, Sean and I Went To The ZOO. It was awesome. There was this monkey that was HILARIOUS. It did that lip thing where you try to get it to stay above your teeth. it was funny. Also, we saw a lot of animals and animal-like individuals as well. It was great. then we went to City Creek and i bought this Star Wars tee and a Bruce Springsteen tee and a fun spring dress. Awesome.

Anywho, i'm off.
just thought i'd update ya'llz.
(what's with me and being ghetto today.)
love, Ellen

I Love Mixes.

It's true. Sean and I have already made/given each other 3 mixes. We're so good at it.

Well, he's really good at it and i just like forcing my music down people's throats a lot of times...

Anyway, we have a lot of fun. Here's some of the best songs from his latest mix to me.
I'd embed the vids, but they weren't on the thing or whatever... so now you get a variety of links. have fun, kids!
Mr. Rock and Roll by Amy Macdonald.
Lions by Ace Enders
Beware by Def Gone Graphic

haha, i got one to work! this is a good one too. but then again.. they're all good.

Anyway.. Yeah. it's great. we have so much fun. yesterday, we (and by we i mean Sean) made bacon cheeseburgers on our (his) new grill. the grill was on the balcony and it was raining so we sat inside and grilled from inside and listened to the Twins game. They won. Woo!

i've been having stupid dreams lately. the latest one was about me going to some conference or something and blah blah can't remember most of it except that it ended with me on a roller coaster that went so high up and then stopped and i fell out and was dangling by my seatbelt that wasn't even secure. it was h o r r i f y i n g. i already hate roller coasters and heights! it was so stupid. ugh.

okay. anyway...
now that it's taken me 3 times to finally post this, ENJOY!
love, Ellen

You wanna be on Top?

oh. hi again. It's been some time since i last graced this blog with words and wit. Since march 20, i've done quite a lot a lot of stuff. mainly, though, i went to Phoenix with Sean to meet his family. Good news!
They're cool and funny!
Here is a brief overview of things we did (mainly because it's late and i'd like to sleep):
drove drove drove, transmission broke so drove some more for about 7 more hours at 35 mph, got to his brother's at 8:30 in the morn, took some naps, showered, ate at Oregano's (pizza. yum), met his Mom, Dad, sisters, Great Aunt, Great Grandma, Grandma, Grandpa, talked, ate birthday cake, watched the guys drink O'Doul's (then Sean kissed me...eugh. ;) ), went back to Dustin's and talked and slept. Then Saturday his family came over in the morning and we just sat around and talked for a while and rested and then went to Red Robin and had burgers while Brady's car was in the shop, went to the fancy car lots, went to walmart for a spell, went back to Dustin's and chatted and slept. Sunday we woke up early and went to his Grandma's and then on a hike in the desert and it was hot and i got sunburned and then we went to (what Sean and i now call) Hell aka Tortilla Flats, went to his grandma's place and had a nap, then went to the second level of Hell aka Organ Stop (where this organ rises out of the floor and plays all kinds of hokey whatever. imagine chuck e. cheese for old people) and then we went back to Dustin's and showered and then went to bed. Monday, we woke up, showered and packed and then went to get the rental car (Mazda 6. which was NICE) from the airport, came back, loaded up our things, went to his Great Aunt's and said goodbye to everyone, and drove drove drove more until 3:30 in the morning, frantically searched my luggage for my keys which were soon found on the floor of the rental car, drove to Midvale and dropped his brother Brady off and his stuff and got gas and then went to the SLC airport and then drove home and got to his house at 5:30, slept for 2 hours, and then he went to work and i went home for 2 more hours of sleep before heading to work.

that was much longer than i had intended. but it was all necessary for you to know. i suppose. Anyway...
I bet by now you're wondering what the cuss the title of this thang is all about.
i'll tell you.
Remember how a few weeks ago i went to Bountiful and did a fun photo shoot with my amigo, Emily? Well good news! She finished the photos! And they're MAGNIFICENT!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emily-mensing/7039662691/in/set-72157629357144472/
there's a link for you to go look at them. Seriously, though. they're so good.
I can't wait to shoot with her again!

okay. that's all.
i'm going to bed.
love, elle