Peanut Butter and Potter

When I was a youngin' I used to dislike peanut butter a lot. Now, I adored peanut butter in certain things, but in its natural form? It was not happening. I liked that fake peanut butter in Reeses and Peanut Butter Crunch. However, why on earth would anyone have sandwiches consisting of only peanut butter and jelly? Why did people think it was good on pancakes, fruit, or anything? The main reason was probably due to the fact that I've never been a fan of nuts. One day, something changed though.
It was last year when I tried it with apples. Everyone talks about how it's so good, so why not try it? This is what had me eating apples and peanut butter almost every day. Then I tried it on a waffle with slices of strawberries. Delicious! Why had I never had this?
Why do I mention this now? This morning, I had my favorite breakfast of a bagel thin with peanut butter except there was one slight difference. Today I started using All Natural Peanut Butter. It's just wild how someone who for most of their life never liked peanut butter now uses the most basic form for their breakfast. Just a random thought.



Had the Adam's Peanut Butter... I think I'll have Chunky Kind next time

Perhaps I should try Almound Butter... I see it all over the blog world, is it as delicious as everyone says?

Before I start up on my next topic of discussion, I should mention a little fact about me. I am a gigantic Harry Potter nerd. I'm one of those kids who can make a reference to HP almost anywhere, read the books, watched the movies, all of that jazz. An example? When visiting my cousin at her school, I saw a upright circular plaque thing and said, "Look, it's a pensieve!" Yeah, a bit ridiculous.

I'm talking about HP now because I think this month should definately be considered Harry Potter month. There's two reasons for this, which are:

• The obvious reason that HP 6 part 1 is coming out on November 19th. Have I known this date for months? Yes. Do I have my midnight showing ticket? Do you even need to ask?
• Tomorrow on Glee there is a very special guest showing up who I am absolutely giddy about. No, it's not Daniel Radcliff. It's Darren Criss. This is the point where you go, who? Well, he plays Harry in A Very Potter Musical. Now you're thinking, "What?"

A Very Potter Musical is a parody play that these students from Michigan created and posted it all online. If you're a HP nerd and a bit of a theatre nerd, you will find it HILARIOUS. If you're not, well... I can't help you. It is so ridiculous. And yeah, the guy from that show is going to be in the next episode of Glee. I am freakin' excited.

There's probably some other HP thing that makes this month feel very HP-ish, but I can't think of any more.

You ever have those days when you don't really want to move around? That is what today has been. I have gotten work done, but my habits in the social department have been lacking today.

I might call it a early night tonight... Not going to bed right now, but just sayin'. Tomorrow I donate blood!

What are your opinions on Peanut Butter? Harry Potter?

A Lazy Sort of Day During New Student Week

In my first few days, I’ve noticed something here. There is one guy who is everywhere. He talks to everyone, hangs with everyone, goes to every event. I know this must happen everywhere, but I have discovered our guy like that and his name is Rob. He just appears out of nowhere, and doesn’t have any main group. He is EVERYWHERE. Just a random thought I had.
Jumanji was fun last night. I didn’t realize I’d never really seen it, I’d only seen like 5 minutes before. There was also this racehorse thing which I was way too excited about after awhile. The crazy thing is, I almost didn’t want to stay when I couldn’t find anyone I knew out there. Instead of staying in like a sourpuss, I found some random people and sat with them. Isn’t it so much better when you make an effort to be social? You never know what you’ll miss out on.
We had an activities fair today that told us about things to do around campus. I signed up for a lot of things, but I’m not going to do everything. I just want info on it, you know?
Today has been a slow day. Everyone has become exhausted from all of the activities we’ve been doing and lack of sleep we’ve had.
I’ve written four letters, and I make some pretty sweet lookin’ letters. Check it out:

When I write letters, I write LEGIT letters.

I can't believe it's already Thursday night though.Where does the time go? I'm excited to start classes, but I know that it'll be tiresome. I can't help it!

I've noticed that my blog may seem a bit impersonal without a picture. The real reason I have not added a picture is due to the fact is I haven't found a good one! I'm picky, I know. I'll find a good one now.

What activites do you or did you do while in college? Did you have a guy you see everyone on your campus?

Starting something new in more ways than one

It's always tough to start something new. Not knowing where to start is always the hardest part, when you can't decide what sounds good, and what sounds completely stupid. That brings us here.

That right there was a sad attempt at an introduction for my blog here. Hey, my name is Hannah and this is my newly created blog. A little information that you'll need to know about me is:

• I am an Oregonian girl who has gone to school with the same people for thirteen years.
• I am about to start my first year of college at Western Oregon University.
• I'm ready for something new.

I'm creating this blog around the theme of College life, but I don't want it to be just a blog about college. I will write about my life, and there will be a slight journal element to it. However! I am going to write about what I learn while in school, little facts that I think are useful, and other little college based info.
There are a few things that I hope to accomplish while in college. These things are:

• Get a degree (That's kind of a duh one, but it had to be said.)
• Not gain the dreaded Freshman Fifteen.
• Travel abroad during my Junior year of college
• Stay out of debt
• Keep my grades up
• Make friends
• Post a blog entry everyday

Will all of these things happen exactly how I plan them? I have no idea! No one knows what the future holds, and I am no exception to that rule. These are just things that I just want to happen.

1.Get a degree
This may seem pretty obvious since I am going to college, but I personally think it goes a bit deeper than that. Many people go to college and never finish. Right now, I'm not even sure what my major will be. At the moment I'm planning to have a double major in English and Spanish but I don't know for sure.

2. Not gain the dreaded Freshman Fifteen
People worry about weight all the time in our world today. Whether it's someone being aneorexic or growing obesity rates, we are always thinking about the size someone is. I've seen the rollercoaster of emotion from a scale going up and down, but not necessarily for me. I've seen how stressful changing sizes can be which is why I want to try to maintain my weight. I will try to make good choices and eat right. I also don't believe the freshmen fifteen is gained solely in the freshmen year. I think that it can happen at anytime, so this is more of a life rule: Try to maintain myself through good eating and excersize.

3. Travel abroad during my Junior year of college
I really hope I can do this, but I know I have to do some things to try and get there. I need to make sure to keep my grades up and save money. Sounds easy on paper, but life is funny. I would like to travel to Great Britain or Madrid. (I'm leaning more towards the U.K.)

4. Stay out of debt
Again, sounds nice on paper. Alas, I don't know what will happen even in one month. The best way to go about it is to spend wisely and budget as well as I possibly can.

5. Keep my grades up
I'm going to college only for an education, right? HA! It's not just about the classes and lectures, it's about a new step in your life. In high school my grades were average, and I've realized that I need to focus. This doesn't mean I plan on being a shut in who only studies though. Which brings us to...

6. Make friends
I've gone to school with the same people from K through 12. My friends are dear to me, but as we've all gotten older I've discovered that we have begun to drift apart. I have very different interests then my friends, and that's all I really have to say about it right now. I want to see what kinds of people are out in the "real" world.

7. Post a blog entry everyday
I'm going to start up this little habit on my unofficial first day of college, this Sunday. This is something I WANT to happen, but I don't know how that will work. For instance, what if I don't have internet? I can try for now. Even if it's a little post, it'll be something. I won't make the rest of my posts as long as this one either.

These are things that I hope my blog will help me follow. It's scary trying something new, but it's always better to try then spend your whole life wondering "What if?"

The last thing that I would like to mention in this daunting blog post is the name of this blog. For about a week, I was trying to think of a clever name. This is not an easy task for me. I am terrible at thinking of names. I tested out different song titles that I thought sounded witty that apparently others thought were witty as well, seeing as they were unavaliable. Finally this evening the perfect name clicked in my brain. I Read It In A Book Somewhere. This is basically my way of life. I am always trying to give wise information that I read in magazine articles, books, whatever I find. "I read in a magazine that you should eat near a window in the morning so your body reacts to the natural light of day" or "In my 'How to study for college book' it says you should spend 40 hours as a student".  See what I mean? It may sound silly to you, but it feels kind of special to me.

I hope that all of you who happen to read my blog enjoy it. Don't worry, this is going to be my longest post! (I think.) Now it's time for me to go to bed, even though they say you shouldn't go to bed right after using the computer. (See what I mean?) I'll see you all on Sunday!