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Madalyn: I'll Have Another

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:53:01 -0400

No way, I’m going to New York after my finals too! You’re going for cooler reasons though haha I’m just going for fun.

As soon as finals end, I am off to New York to see the Belmont! My last final is Thursday morning and then Friday, it is off to the East coast :)

This will be my first time attending the “last jewel of the Triple Crown” and I could not be more excited.

The Triple Crown consists of three…

Bye Freshman Year

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:51:17 -0400

Even though the excitement of summer is drawing in, I’m also really sad to leave this year behind. It’s definitely been the best year of my life! The end of the year is always when I become nostalgic. This was also the biggest change of my life as I moved away from home to be surrounded by a completely new load of people. I’ve made so many amazing friends and even though we will all be reunited next year, it’s going to be tough not being around them 24/7 during summer. Some of my friends are even graduating so I’m going to be super sad! Even though I may complain about it, I really am going to miss my good ol’ dorm of Palmitas. I love being surrounded by people all the time and having random people stop by at any moment. Even sharing the bathroom has been really fun. I don’t think I have ever been bored once in the dorms. I also just love congregating with all my fellow dormians from each dorm for dinner at our cafeteria. Even though we are all really over the food, it feels like we’ve all become a family from all of these dinners.

I’ve seriously had so many memories this year that I won’t ever forget. The best decision I made was joining my sorority Chi Omega. These girls were the reason this year was such a blast and I really don’t want to leave them this summer! Basically I am so happy I chose Cal Poly Pomona as my school and made all the friends that I did.

I would sum up my first year in college with these words:

Costumes
Dancing
Random trips to L.A.
Food Trucks
Fun late night studying
Bruises
Yelling
Car drives

I don’t want this year to end!!!

Joseph Liu: Motion.

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:10:54 -0400

Joseph Liu: Motion.:

Woah, this is so cool you placed in the top three?! You should bring these cars to class one day I really want to see them, no need to be so humble!

josephliuu:

Well, I noticed a lot of you guys post about your weekends on Tumblr all the time so I figured I talk about my past weekend! This past weekend was filled with a lot of good times with old friend’s and making new ones. On my previous blogs I’ve talked about how I show a few of my cars at various…

Wednesdays

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:09:13 -0400

I absolutely love Wednesdays! Why? Because I have no class so it is the perfect middle of the week break. The past two Wednesdays I’ve spent at my favorite place: the beach. The weather has been so perfect and making me so excited for summer! Today I went to Laguna Beach with my friend Raechel. We first spent the day exploring boutiques and vintage stores in the cute town of Laguna. I absolutely love Laguna and really hope I can win the lottery one day so that I could live there. The houses on the cliffs are so beautiful and seem to overlook the entire world! I could definitely deal with that. Then as the sun started to shine, we moved to the sand to catch some rays. It got so hot that for the first time in about a year I got to go swimming in the ocean. The water was so refreshing and reminded me of how much I have missed swimming through waves. In fact, I just love the adrenaline rush that comes when a giant wave is about to trample over you and you cannot decide whether to swim under or over it.

My goal for this summer is to become actually good at surfing. I’ve spent the last three summers trying to perfect this activity, but have failed miserably. However, when I went to Hawaii last summer I caught every single wave and thought I mastered the sport the whole trip. But then I came back to California and realized Hawaii can make anyone good as I could not catch a single wave at home all summer! I need to just keep trying because surfing really is just so delightful, especially when laying on the surfboard soaking in the sun and waiting for a wave to come. Yay, summer is so soon!

Joseph Liu: Socrates

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:32:21 -0400

Joseph Liu: Socrates:

Socrates is awesome, such a wise and smart guy! I wish I could think of random philosophical life quotes as he can. He just always reminds me of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

josephliuu:

I don’t want to get all philosophical this week with my blog but every time I hear Socrates quote, “As for me, all I know is that I know nothing” makes me realize how great of a quote it is to live by. Some of you may be reading this and thinking, well that means if I know nothing then…

JOB HUNT!

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:30:11 -0400

With the school year winding down and summer approaching, I have spent the last week on a huge job hunt. I’ve applied to Buca de Bepo, Lazy Dog Cafe, Rainforest Cafe, Bubba Gump, and my favorite…Joe’s Crab Shack. I applying to be a hostess because the restaurant environment seems like so much fun!

Yesterday I had a group interview at Joe’s Crab Shack and immediately fell in love! I would describe it more as “Play Time” than an actual interview. The first thing I had to do was the Cha Cha Slide. At Joe’s Crab Shack, all of the workers have to memorize ten different dances and whenever a certain song plays they all have to come to the middle of the restaurant and perform their dance. I absolutely love embarrassing dancing so I know this job is perfect for me! I also had to draw a piece of paper out of a jar and do whatever the paper said in front of the whole restaurant. My paper told me to do an impression of a wild horse in front of all the eaters and I was super excited because I just love animal impersonations! I really enjoyed how the traditional interview questions such as “Why do you wanna work here?” and “What experience do you have?” were not asked. Instead we were asked “What color describes you best?”, “What is the strangest thing about you?”, and “If you could have any super power, what would it be?” This is my absolute dream summer job and I really hope I get it so that I can have a super fun summer that even consists of a paycheck. Another perk is that Joe’s Crab Shack is write on the beach at Newport so I would get to spend all of summer playing in the ocean. I think I fit in perfectly with this restaurant’s environment so hopefully I receive good news in the next five days!

youngjoolee: Haiti Missions Trip

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:34:24 -0400

youngjoolee: Haiti Missions Trip:

This is so cool! I’ve always wanted to go on a missions trip to spread God’s love, but I never got the chance. Good luck, I’ll pray for ya :)

youngjoolee:

I will be going on a missions trip with my church in the summer to Haiti. I have to write a letter asking for support for this trip, and here’s what i wrote.

Hello!

I’m writing to share some exciting news! This summer, I have the opportunity to spread the love of our Lord in Haiti for a…

Mother's Day

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:30:57 -0400

Since Mother’s Day is coming on Sunday I’m going to talk about how my mom is the best mom ever!

My mom is really the sweetest person on the planet. This is so true that it can really be annoying, sometimes I just want her to be mean. She is always wanting to meet my friends and do whatever she can to make them enjoy their stay at my house. None of my friends have ever seen my mom in a bad mood (although I have). My mom is also such a weirdo, I love it. She is constantly singing random songs that nobody has ever heard in a very off-key tone. It always brings a smile to my face. She also is secretly a 16-year-old on the inside. She has a huge obsession with random country-rock singer Casey James who she discovered on American Idol. Every time I see her on the computer she is checking out his latest Twitter updates, although she tries to keep it on the down low.

Most importantly, as cliche as it sounds, my mom is always there for me. Anytime I’m sick, she is immediately there to help me feel better. She is why she makes the perfect nurse. I can tell her anything about my life and she won’t judge. She also really trusts me so she has never been overly strict. My mom definitely puts herself last in her priorities which is why she rarely eats the dinners she makes us since it is more important to her that the rest of our family eats first. She definitely deserves a great mother’s day so I should probably make her a classic breakfast-in-bed meal like I always did when I was little. I hope all of you remember your moms on Mother’s Day and celebrate with them :)

Honestly. -B: My dog, mini me

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:25:56 -0400

Honestly. -B: My dog, mini me:

My dog Snickers totally acts like me too! I definitely think that pets become their owners or that owners become their pets. I swear if I were a dog I would be Snickers!

castro-brianna:

Lately I’ve been noticing how my dog Belle has a similar personality as me. My mom keeps telling me how if I had a dog version of me she would be it. She loves to snuggle and take naps like me. She hates to be waken up and when she is, she is really grumpy. I hate to be waken up, especially if I…

It's Greek Week Time!!

Thu, 03 May 2012 19:22:00 -0400

This past week has been one of the most exciting and intense weeks of my life! Why? Because it’s Greek Week! I have been playing sports pretty much my whole life, but I have never taken part of anything this competitive. I find it funny that the media has led most of the world to believe that all sororities do is paint nails and do crafts. This is so wrong as it actually is super intense. My main event I have been a part of is pyramid. You basically just get ten girls together and create a human pyramid as fast as possible. We have been practicing for months and to get our speed as quick as possible and I must say it has been a lot of work. I was at the top of the pyramid which really gave me a lot of pressure because if I mess up at all the whole pyramid goes down which would ruin the chances of winning. We got to show off our hard work last night during Greek Olympics and we did it perfectly! There were no mess-ups and we definitely did the best that we have been doing. The anxiety is killing me however because we don’t find out until Saturday who the winning sorority is! In the end, I am just so happy for all the fun I’ve had climbing our pyramid that I don’t really care who the winner is.

Monday’s event was Quiz Bowl where it was basically like Jeopardy and everyone was asked really random trivia questions. Tuesday aka Can Day has been my favorite day so far because we all got to dress up like Whos from Whoville and our “Greek Goddess” was the Grinch and I pulled her on a sleigh as I was fully dressed as the Grinch’s dog Max. Yesterday was Greek Olympics, which is what included pyramid and also fraternity relays and of course, TUG! That day was also one of my favorites because everyone got to show their super competitive and athletic sides. Today was our food fair day and we sold super delicious bacon-wrapped hot dogs. To help sell these dogs I dressed up in a bacon costume naturally. Tomorrow is another very exciting day for it is Lip Sync which is like a skit, but with pre-recorded voices. I’m super proud of our girls and all the Greeks and can’t wait to find out the winners! No matter what happens I am just so happy that this was one of the most fun weeks of my life. Now I wish every week was Greek Week!

Cassie Cash: 4 Dogs Too Many

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:37:14 -0400

Cassie Cash: 4 Dogs Too Many :

I absolutely love dogs too! I only have one, a little Corgi named Snickers, but I’ve always wanted to have a bunch at one time! When I grow up I want to have a whole house of dogs!

cassandra-cash:

Growing up, we had a black lab named Misty. Misty followed my sister and I around everywhere we went. Misty went everywhere with us, and we were devastated when she died of old age at 16. She was my mom’s dog before my sister and I were even born, so you could imagine how hard it was for my mom…

YAY for Mono......

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:33:29 -0400

So the past two weeks I have experienced the worst sickness I have ever had. It started as just a normal cold with the good ol’ sore throat, stuffy nose, and fever. But about a week later, my throat kept getting worse and worse to the point where I just felt like someone was stabbing me. I finally went to the Health Center on Monday and got a blood test to discover I had…Mononucleosis (DUN DUN DUN!) Finding this out just made me super upset especially since next week is GREEK WEEK, the most exciting week of the year for those in fraternities and sororities. The doctor also told me that I have to stay away from contact sports for six weeks so that I don’t rupture my spleen. This also made me super sad since I absolutely love sports (not that I’m super good at any) and I even just started a Chi Omega basketball team! Monday through Wednesday I was basically a complete mess with my sore throat and fatigue. The worst part was the low energy I had which sucks because I usually love just running around and being on constant high energy. All I was able to do was sleep and rest all day which really is not my cup of tea because I definitely am not a fan of rest. I am not writing this to make any of you feel bad for me, but to instead help anyone who is sick feel better about life!

This morning I woke up and felt so completely different! I have so much more energy and just love life right now, even though I still have the evil virus. Yesterday, I was spending too much researching mono and scaring myself by reading people’s stories about how their mono lasted three months and even though it’s been years since they had it, they still never regained the energy they used to have. I realize now that that is very rare and I will not let that happen to me! Instead, I am just going to think positively and try to live my life through the sickness as normal as possible (with just a little bit more sleep than usual). Once I am better, I am going to appreciate life so much. In fact, I should probably become a motivational speaker. For those of you who do not currently have mono or any other crazy sickness, I suggest being super happy you don’t and go run around as much as possible. If you any of you do happen to have mono, seriously just be happy and surround yourself with people because I definitely found myself feeling the worst when I was by myself. Also, eat a lot of ice cream and smoothies because it is just so soothing! Remember, you sickies out there are not alone!

Joseph Liu: 24.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:31:23 -0400

Joseph Liu: 24.:

Awuhhh how precious! You guys seem like such a happy couple, happy birthday to her!

josephliuu:

Today is April 16. To some it may be an ordinary Monday morning. To me it’s a day to celebrate my sweetheart’s birthday. Today she’s 24 and the past few years have been the best of my life. She’s the sweetest and most loving person I have ever met. She’s also a fantastic artist that will…

Summer Weather!

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:29:41 -0400

Even though my last post was all about how much I love rain/cozy weather, there is another type of weather I love…sunny! You see, I either like it like cloudy, cold, and rainy or I like it super hot and sunny (no in between). So now that this week has been in the high 80’s I have been super happy again! It’s making me realize how close summertime is so I now am just really excited! I am also a fan of how it does not get dark until late so there are so many hours to play outside. This summer my goal is to stay away from the computer and to play outside all day until it is dark out. I will probably deactivate my facebook like I did last summer to be more free.

AH this is why I cannot wait til summer!!!

I am stoked to go back to Orange County for a whole three months where I can spend almost every day at the beach, which is my favorite place in the world. I’m hoping I can get really good at surfing so I can also do that every day. My other goal is to bike ride to the beach from my house, which takes about two hours. I was supposed to do it last summer with my best friend but she ended up chickening out. This year I will make her fulfill the quest!

One of my favorite things about summer is summer clothes. I have a sad obsession with high waisted shorts and wear them any chance I get, so during the summer I obviously have to wear them everyday! The bright colors of summer clothes just make me so energetic so I always try to dress as happy as possible.

The music of summer is also a plus of the season. Surf rock is definitely one of my top genres and I get to hear it everywhere during summertime. There are no words that describe the feeling of hearing a Beach Boys or Jan & Dean song on a warm, sunny day! Yay summer!

No way, I just posted a blog about rain and thunder too! Your...

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:40:00 -0400

No way, I just posted a blog about rain and thunder too! Your story is awesome and I’m so incredibly jealous. I want to see an Arizona storm so badly, it sounds tremendous! Seriously, how could people not enjoy the rain?

patriciacsanchez:

“If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane…”

The above is a line from the novel Looking for Alaska. I have never read the book, but it is my friends favorite novel. The reason I bring up the line is because he said that it reminded him of me. He also said that the song “She’s Thunderstorms” by the Arctic Monkeys also made him think of me. To explain what he meant my friend wrote, “she is as quiet as the drizzle, as bold as the thunder, as strong as the downpour, and as sudden as the lightning…to me, she’s thunderstorms”

It may sound narcissistic but I am always curious about how people see me and when he wrote this, well the words lingered in my mind and made me think about what they meant to him and to me. How was I “thunderstorms?”

I thought about what a thunderstorm was to me…

Simply put I love the rain and I love thunderstorms. The most vivid one I can remember is one when I was a small child. My family had taken a vacation to the Grand Canyon and on our way home we were hit with stormy weather. The normally dry, desert air thickened with a tangible humidity, was electrified, and catapulted into a state of liveliness nothing short of spectacular. It was awe inspiring.

Each stroke of lightning lit up the Arizona sky and permanently flash froze images of the desert night into my mind. What a terrible, beautiful power it held. Each bolt of electricity came just as quickly as it disappeared and in the blink of an eye one could miss it; a particular bolt crashed into the concrete road not 20 feet ahead of us. It sent my whole body into a state of surprise and wonder.

And the rain, how beautiful the rain sounded. In my mind I remember the thunder as a clash and barrage of symbols and drums of the highest magnitude. God, how the thunder echoed. But the rain, it was a sweet juxtaposition; it was the most beautiful love song to which gave comfort and relief from the heart-stopping thunder. The rain mirrored every aspect of a soothing love song. It was cold and warm; it was cool and beautiful; above all, it had a resignation with both body and soul.

Together, the rain, lightning, thunder, it was a sound and symphony come alive. Its music was not only heard, but seen, felt, experienced. And then, it was gone.

That is what I think of thunderstorms. It is my experience with them and how they are in my eyes. But what does that have to do with how my friend sees me?

“She is as quiet as the drizzle…” I suppose I can understand that because I am often quiet when I first meet people; not awkward quiet, but just enough so I can sum up a person, experience their acquaintance form a sovereign view. A thunderstorm does this too. When the air thickens with humidity, it sums up the land and surroundings. It prepares the world for what is to come, starts slowly, draws you in, and lets you know, “I will only get stronger.”

“She is as bold as the thunder…” This I’m not so sure about. I don’t try to steal the spotlight or draw too much attention to myself. I’m not bold in nature, but maybe, maybe it has to do with sound. Like the thunder, I don’t wish to be known or recognized by my appearance. Like it I’d much rather make an impression through sound and feeling. You can’t see thunder, but what you hear solidifies its presence. Much like it I want to be known by the sound of my name and the words I write. I am anonymous only until I am heard through writing, and my name will be the only thing people can recognize of me. The sight of lightning is quick, but the sound of thunder echoes.

“She is as strong as the downpour…” I’m not sure how to approach this because I believe everyone has the power to be strong. Everyone has the ability to be like the downpour. To this I would say I am like it because my strength is not unison; it is comprised of the people that surround me. Like each drop of rain that falls from the sky to create a larger, stronger counterpart, I am always stronger when I have friends to care for, and when they care for and respect me in return. Each rain drop does for the downpour, what my friends do for me; both paint a bigger picture and give strength to what it creates.

“She is as sudden as the lightning…” This is perhaps the most painful description of all because I know it to be true. The lightning is beautiful, cruel, and sudden. It does not give relief to those who want it or those who wish it to stay. It only returns to the sky and that is where it makes its home. I know that I have come into peoples’ lives before, and though it sounds heartless, I could not stay. My sky is someone I have found not three years ago and he is where I reside. I may come into others lives like the lightning to Earth, but it is only momentary in the tangible sense. I never truly stay because I can’t. I care deeply for others and want to be there for them, and to an extent I am. But, like lightning the memory of me lasts longer than my presence. I don’t say this because I believe myself to be magnificent or spectacular. On the contrary I find myself to be none of the above. But the nature of lightning is like my own. We both know where we belong, and we both know we could never stay where our home is not.

So there it is, my reasoning for why I am “thunderstorms.” It may not be true, it may be completely wrong, but I appreciate my friend for his words and thoughts. I appreciate the time he took to describe me and that I am something so beautiful to him. Again, this is not to be taken as arrogant or narcissistic. I hardly write about myself, but I thought if someone were to take the time to think about me, I would think about his words as well.

P.S: Sorry for the long post.

Rainy Days

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:38:43 -0400

It’s a rainy day today which makes me just the happiest person ever! I don’t understand why most people I know HATE the rain…it’s the coolest weather ever! WATER DROPLETS FALLING FROM THE SKY, HOW CRAZY IS THAT?! Most people say they don’t like the rain because it depresses them which I don’t get because rain makes me so energetic and happy. There are so many things you can do outside to take advantage of such a rare occasion so I believe it’s important not to waste these days. The most important thing to do is PLAY!

Some of my favorite rain activities include:

Mud Sliding/Sledding

bike riding

going for walks and getting drenched

singing/dancing/spinning

jacuzzi-ing

Basically, if you add rain to anything you do outside it becomes so much more fun. If you are one of those people so turned away and afraid of the rain I suggest giving it a chance and taking a stroll because you are seriously missing out! Even better than a normal rainstorm is when thunder and lightning is added. Then the storm becomes so exciting. As scared as I do get, I just love the thrill that comes from seeing a giant lightning bolt followed by ferocious thunder. I only wish Southern California had more storms like this. That’s why it’s important to seize the rare stormy days that our sunshine state ever gets.

WHY CAN’T WE HAVE LIGHTNING LIKE THIS?!?!?!

I also just love how cozy the rain is. After playing all day in the rain, my other favorite thing to do is put on a sweatshirt and leggings and just watch movies maybe with some hot chocolate and homemade cookies as well.

I’m a little sad that the sun is starting to come out. Now it is awkwardly sunny/cloudy (my least favorite weather.) As much as I do love hot and sunny summer days, there is nothing like a cozy, exciting rainy day.

youngjoolee: My Gym

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:33:53 -0400

youngjoolee: My Gym:

This sounds like so much fun! I hate the normal gym, I get so bored. I want to come to this one, it seems actually exciting!

youngjoolee:

Whenever someone asks me where I work, there’s always an awkward moment. I work at My Gym and people assume I’m referring to a gym that I go to. However, it’s nothing like that. The entire name of where I work is “My Gym Children’s Fitness Center”. Then, after I explain that I work at a children’s…

4 MORE DAYS!

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:30:00 -0400

As I mentioned in my last blog, I have a passionate love for peanut butter. The past 36 days have been the hardest of my life. Why? Because I gave up peanut butter for lent.

Before the day of Ash Wednesday began, my dorm was filled with two jars of peanut butter, Tag-a-longs (the best girl scout cookies in the world), Reese’s, and peanut butter hot chocolate. I had to hide all these glorious foods in my friend’s dorm so that I would not be tempted throughout these bitter 40 days. I am actually extremely proud of myself because I have not messed up once, as I usually fail with whatever I give up for lent. Easter Sunday is going to be so special to me as I can finally redeem my peanut butter love. Even though I know Jesus is the real reason for the season, I cannot explain how excited I am for Easter because I can finally eat my favorite food!

I expect the Easter Bunny to fill my basket with goods somewhere along these lines:

Seeing this GIANT egg at Target made me the happiest/hungriest person in the world! I can only imagine this to be filled with the thickest of all peanut butter. YUMMMMMMM

If I do get all of these delicious candies I will probably devour them within a day. I CAN’T WAIT!!!! This past lent season I have also been torturing myself by randomly looking up crazy peanut butter recipes, even though I never even bake. However, after these forty days are up I plan to actually make some of these amazing creations to make up for my body’s loss of peanut butter. Just look at how beautiful these are!

Reese’s Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie!

Grilled Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich!

Peanut Butter Brownie

Cupcakes mmmmmm

Okay this is making me way too hungry and sad. Just four more days, I know I can do it! Just going back to my classic peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and peanut butter cup mixed with Oreo milkshake will make me the happiest person in the world! HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

hannah amante's blog for com 300.: NYC.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:26:28 -0400

hannah amante's blog for com 300.: NYC.:

Ah I am so jealous! I was supposed to go to New York for my spring break but it didn’t work out so I have been dying to go. It seems like you had an amazing trip! I went there about two years ago and also fell in love with the city. I’m hoping to go this summer so I hope I have a similar experience to the one you had!

hannamante:

On spring break, I went to New York City for the first time in my life.

I’d been dreaming about going there for several years (and perhaps making it my home one day), but for some reason, I never planned an actual trip to visit. I always thought I would eventually go, once I had the money….

Emily!

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:16:37 -0400

Hi everyone, my name is Emily Morenz but everybody calls me Emo (not because I’m actually “emo” because if you put my first and last name together it creates Emo). Since this is my first blog ever I’m going to let you all get to know me by providing these ten random facts about myself!

1. My favorite food is peanut butter.

I can eat peanut butter all day, whether straight out of the jar or on top of cookies. In fact, the best food I have ever eaten was a Reese’s peanut butter cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory. I highly recommend trying it as it will completely change your life.

2. I hate compliments.

Compliments make me feel really awkward so whenever someone happens to give me one I will usually just respond with a really strange noise.

3. My favorite thing to have for dinner is breakfast.

Chocolate chip pancake and waffles always taste so much better at night.

4. I can quote the whole movie of Dumb and Dumber.

It is a fact that no movie will ever be able to match this brilliance.

5. I am probably one of the worst dancers in the world, yet dancing is favorite activity in the world.

6. I once conquered the giant Fatburger Triple King Challenge cheeseburger.

I also highly recommend giving a try to this mighty challenge because you could surprise yourself and win your own certificate.

7. Nothing grosses me out as much as wet, crumbled, or dirty paper towels and napkins.

Please do not throw any at me as my friends enjoy doing.

8. I live my life by the advice of Ferris Bueller.

It is obvious that the best quotes come from this film.

9. I have an uncountable number of bruises on my legs from randomly falling throughout the majority of my life.

10. If I could have any animal in the world to be my pet and snuggle with, I would definitely choose a sheep.

I hope you all have learned something about me and will follow my recommendations. Stay tuned for more thoughts!