Hilary's Weekend Forecast...

Several things...

1) I've concluded that men in their 40's should stop going to bars and hitting on college girls. It's gross. You're old and could literally be my father. Go meet some cougars!

2) Tomorrow I leave for Williamsburg with my parents, 4 grandparents and Uncle Jeff to attend THE Andrew Gerard Leister's college graduation... (FAMILY OVERLOAD!) I'm hoping that there will be minimal drama, (Hey, I can dream!), and a steady flow of alcohol, (quite possible :)

3) In other news... I'm having lunch today with one of my oldest friends! DQ and I have been close buddies since second grade. She spent the past semester over in Europe and I haven't seen her since January. It should be a glorious reunion!

4) I'm going to a birthday party tonight for Brian's roommate's girlfriend... who I've never met... nor do I know her name... should be awesome!

Just Call Me A Libertarian

On my way to the dentist this morning, there was a hot silver Lexus driving in front of me. It had 2 hilarious bumper stickers that pretty much made my day...



Let me just say... I am NOT anti-Obama. He seems like a great man capable of leading our country. To describe my political viewpoints... I believe in liberal social agendas, but believe strongly in conservative economic policies. I therefore found these stickers quite amusing. I hope all of you economic conservatives will appreciate them as well. Go USA!

Ace Final Exam...CHECK!

I wanted to tell you all about the extra credit question on my art final last week...

After a wicked hard 2 hour-long exam, my Professor told us that there was an extra-credit question. She read it to the class... "Which pope built the Sistine Chapel?" Because I was exhausted and couldn't feel my hand, didn't know the answer and felt like being a smart-ass, I quickly scribbled in my booklet...

"The pope did not build the Sistine Chapel. He merely sat there, smiled and watched as the poor Roman workers labored away. He also bossed Michelangelo around. Have a great summer, Professor!"

I ended up getting an "A" in the class. I like to think it was because of the cleverness put into my response for the extra-credit. What have I learned?... Wit pays off in the end :)

Apartment, Brian, Rome, Stars, Craigslist

Several updates...

1) After endless hours of searching, (ok... more like 3 hours), I found a place to live for the 2009-2010 school year! On Sunday afternoon, I checked out 3 different abodes...

Option #1 was a lovely apartment, huge bedroom, 2 roommates (one gorgeous guy and a slightly intimidating girl), where I definitely felt at home.
Option #2 was basically the basement of a frat house. I didn't even make it through the door before running in the opposite direction.
Option #3 was a charming garden apartment, very close to school, one extremely awesome and down-to-earth girl, minimal space but optimal price. Me and Option #3 got along quite well and agreed to be be roomies starting July 1st!

2) Brian told me that his co-workers thought he was on heavy drugs because of the exhaustion he was showing during work today. (I may have kept him up past his bedtime last night :) ... Basically: The conversation led to him describing me as a drug... i quote... "you are addictive and induce feelings of euphoria"... for all you Twilight fans out there... I'm basically his personal brand of heroin!

3) I leave for Rome in exactly 1 week! That's like... 7 days! AAAAHHHHHHH!

4) I was given two stress-balls yesterday shaped like stars that are supposed to help with the anxiety I have now that classes are over and I have way too much free time. (I know... People are supposed to be stressed out when they have too LITTLE free time. I'm just weird and obnoxiously productive)... Anways... SO far, they aren't helping. I need entertainment!

5) Craigslist is going to get me killed. That's all I'm going to say. Happy Tuesday!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all you crazy moms out there! Where would we be without you? (Literally)

For Mother's Day, I wrote my mom a song. It pretty much kicks ass. I played it for her this morning on my guitar while we enjoyed breakfast together on the porch. Here are the sensational lyrics...

Friends can give advice. It usually isn't very smart.
But when mom says something, You know it's coming from her heart.

Her wisdom has opened my eyes to a world where I will never be a sucker.
She told me to have sex before marriage to avoid a lifetime with a bad... YEAH!

Mom likes renovation; New hardwood floors and gutted bathrooms.
She threatened to kill me, If I sing "O Come Emmanuel" at her tomb.

She taught me how to broil food and how to play my cards right.
She picks me up when I am sad to help me sleep all through the night... NIIIGHTT!

She gives me hugs and kisses, And makes me want to forever stay.
That's why I wrote this song, To wish her a wonderful Happy Mother's Day!


Basically... she loved it! (Sure, she winced and snickered a bit, but...) She gave me a big hug and kiss afterward. Happy Mother's Day Momma Leister!

Working Hard or Hardly Working

Summer vacation is confusing me... I woke up this morning thinking I had to study all day... But really, I had endless hours of freetime to kill :)

I read a 40-page booklet about housing regulations for the school I'll be staying at in Rome, (they don't have microwaves or clothes dryers... that may be a problem for me)... I also ate my weight in PB&J sandwiches and wrote a song for my mom that I'll be playing for her on Mother's Day.... (shhhh... it's a secret!)

OH... I also went searching through Craigslist, Etsy & Amazon.com for random trinkets, jobs, books, apartments, etc. Browsing the web can be so much fun :)

And now, my friends, I believe I will start scrapbooking to commemorate my spring break trip, (as you all remember... I spent a lovely week in Nicaragua)... Happy Thursday!

S-S-S-S-Summer!!

I can't believe that I haven't posted in a week! Well, actually... yes I can. I've been WICKED busy friends!

I had 2 killer finals to study for, 2 1/2 lovely dates with Brian, a housing dilemma, several PostSecret events and WAY too much Red Bull. Here are the details of this past week's highlights...

1) I almost secured a room in a house near campus with a bunch of awesome girls for the 2009-2010 school year, (SENIOR year!)... Unfortunately, I got booted because I'm not a sorority girl, FML... Ergo: I've been searching Craigslist and my school's roomie-search portal like a mad woman. I actually found some pretty good-looking prospects that I'll be checking out on Saturday. Although I love the parentals, I think it's time for me to give them back their love nest. Coming home drunk at 3AM on weekends, (or not coming home at all), is getting a LITTLE bit awkward...

2) Brian and I had a little sushi date on Friday afternoon and met up Friday night to bar-hop in Adams Morgan. We also went to a show together on Monday down the street from his apartment. We're making plans to go skydiving in the near future. The dude in a nutshell: Musician, Intelligent Engineer, Attractive, Strong/Silent, Funny... Winner? I think YES...

3) I'm officially a SENIOR! I finished two ridiculously hard finals, (I probably spent about 30 hours studying this past week), and suffered a few sleepless nights but am ready to embrace the wonderful blessing that is SUMMER. I leave for Rome in countdown 13 DAYS! (I picked up my Visa this morning)... I guess it's time to learn some Italian... "Pasta, Pesto, Prego, Primavera!"