Wednesday night, I am at dinner, and I get a Twitter notification from the ever so lovely Rachael from Lumuhand. At first, all I read was "Starbucks" and got really excited, because it reminded me that when I went to target earlier that day, I got a $1 off Starbucks coupon for the Starbucks in Target. Then I read it. Paused. Re-read it. And freaked out. I have never been "nominated" for anything and to be recognized for my blog by a fellow blogger is a pretty big deal to me! So there are some rule, some questions that I answered, and some questions that I tagged 11 people to answer. Some of the people I tagged are really cool and I consider them blog famous so they might go over the follower "limit" but I wanted to tag them because I like them. Okay? Cool.

Let's get into the rules:

1. Link back to the blogger that nominated you: Rachael, you are AMAZING and I am currently craving Starbucks (see question #1)
2. Answer the 11 questions requested by the nominator.
3. Choose 11 nominees with small followings (from as small as 200 or 2,000).
4. You can not nominate the person who nominated you.
5. You must let the bloggers know they were nominated. 

1.What is your signature Starbucks drink?
Nonfat Vanilla Latte.. Because all those crazy, intense sweet drinks kind of scare me

2. What's the strangest advice that you've ever been given, yet you swear by it?
Someone told me that everything happens for a reason after I wasn't accepted into my dream school. I was miserable for a month or so, but now look where I am! 

3. What non-profit organization do you support?
I support both CASA and the Theta Foundation through my sorority (:

4. What was the reasoning behind your parent's choice for your name? 
My name was supposed to be Lillian after my mom's best friend, but they decided to go with her middle name, Kathryn, instead
My middle name is Michel, which is French for the name Michael (aka, my dad!)

5. Are you a shower singer? If so, what songs are in your watery set list?
I used to be.. then people would tell me they heard me so I stopped.

6. What's the worst date you've ever been on?
The one I got stood up on... There's a blog post about it, please read it here

7. Do you have any tattoos?
Nope, I don't like needles... But I have 6 piercings! All on my ears don't freak out. And no mom, I didn't get any new ones

8. What do you think the fox says?
A hybrid between a "woof" and a "meow"

9. If you were 16, what advice would you have given your future (current) self?
Stop falling for the douche bags and seriously look into schools on the east coast

10. What song would be on the soundtrack of your life?
"Haven't Met You Yet" by Michael Buble

11. What is something embarrassing about yourself?
I could do a whole post just on this one question... There are so many things.
In third grade I peed my pants... that was pretty awful.



Who do I tag?!
Meredith- Monogram Meredith
Rach- Sunshine and Sinatra
Carolina- Socal Mermaid
Allison- Because I Said So
Caitlyn- Engimatic Ambiance
Juliette- The Other Juliette
Marla- A Weekend Crossing
Brooklyn- A Little Too Jolley
Ady- When In Doubt, Just Add Glitter
Lauren- Lights In The Sky
And, of course, my blog big!
Brianna- Endlessly Beloved


My questions! I don't know if this is allowed but I am stealing some of Rachael's and adding some of my own. It's Friday, we're going with it

1. What Starbucks drink would you order, if you were only allowed to order one for the rest of your life?
2. What was the worst date you ever went on?
3. What is the reasoning behind your blog name?
4. What is your favorite theme park and why? (If you say Disneyland, we need to plan a trip)
5. Are you a breakfast person? If yes, what is your favorite breakfast food?
6. Coffee or tea and why? (As I'm on my second cup.. oops!)
7. What is your favorite Justin Timberlake song?
8. If you were to have a super power what would it be and why?
9. PC or Mac?
10. What is the worst gift you have ever received?
11. If you were only allowed to have one form of social media (not including your blog) what would you keep? (I'd pick Twitter.. because I like sharing my thoughts with all of you, even though half of it is irrelevant.)

I thought I was Cady, I am actually Andy

Actually, why would I need a name tag, I have a badge. Anyways, I really thought we were getting to the point in my internship where I would have needed to wear my name tag/badge dinglehopper so that people would remember my name. FALSE. They know my name! Well, let's just say the majority know my name, and I have a theory for the other one.... Work with me here, I am no long Cady Heron, I am now Andy. It is too perfect. I can't believe I didn't figure this out earlier.

I got to work, 3 minutes early, get at me, and the mysterious man who is never at his desk so I take his, was there. What? Why. So I went to the back office which is like down the hall and kind of a cave, so it was nice, and then there was a knock knock knock on the door.
"Kathryn?" Yes! Yes! That is me! I am Kathryn! That is my name! Yes?
"We need you back in the office to do some entry level things" Oh.. okay.

So we go back to the office and I am PUMPED that someone knows my name. Mind you, she is nw. And great. Okay, focus. So then I head "Kathryn, I need your help! And no, it isn't cleaning out my office!" YOU KNOW MY NAME TOO?! Okay, sounds good just let me know what to do!
I shouldn't have said that. Nope. I regret it. I then received about 500 business cards and was told to put them into the computer. I didn't know how they wanted it formatted, but don't worry! I figured it out...

Okay, maybe it wasn't 500 but it was a lot. There was then the ultimate "who needs the intern more" debate, "the intern" meaning me. Here is my theory. He knows that he doesn't know my name, but doesn't care enough to figure it out. But at least he figured out that my name isn't Kathy, Kathleen, Krystal, Christine, whatever else he thought my name was. I would much rather "The Intern" instead of a name that isn't mine. I say this now, check back in next week to see how annoyed I get with that aha.

I answered the phone a few times, okay a lot of times. I almost pulled a straight up Andy, but figured out how to adjust the volume on the phone to actually hear what they were saying.

So after looking at a few hundred business cards, I have some questions. And please, if you have a business card with one of these items, feel free to explain yourself. I am just confused.

• Who still uses Yahoo?! Except for my mom.. Hi mom.
• WHY do you have so many phone numbers? Like seriously, what is the point.
• Why would you but you home number on your business card... That's private information and I wouldn't want people to call me during dinner. Sorry bout it
• Do people still use fax?
• Okay seriously, who is coming up with some of these titles? General Manager for the People who Enjoy Creating and Emailing. You think I'm kidding. I am, but the point is still there
• Your business card is not a cheat sheet and doesn't need to be packed with 7 point font information. Give me your name, company, title, email and a phone number. I don't need your whole resume on there. That's all.

I got kicked out of about 4 computers throughout the whole day because everyone decided to come into the office. It was Wednesday people. What? Oh well. So anyways, I ended up working in my boss's office, meaning I worked at her computer. And people came into her office, but were confused when it was me sitting there. LOL OOPS. Look at me moving up in the intern world *smirking emoji*

But yes, it was a successful day, and my boss and I bonded over food, and it was great. Also it's raining. So that's fun.

Add a little mojo

I wanted the title of this post to be "Add a little mojo in your step" but I felt like that was too long, hence the abbreviated title above. Oops. Oh, and happy hump day!

Before I get into my new motivation, I wanted to do a rant post about the gym. Why? Because I feel like these two things go together, and I'm feeling rant-y. Yeah, I just made that a word...

Also, thank you thank you to Caitlyn for sending me some of these GIFs!

1. I usually go to the gym after work/class, meaning I am going to be wearing makeup. I am usually too lazy to take off my makeup to go to the gym, becuase that would mean that I would literally get ready to go to the gym. Like, I'm soryr. I'm not going to take off my makeup, so don't judge me for wearing makeup to the gym, because I was too lazy to take it off. I.e.: In Pitch Perfect when they are all wearing makeup looking fabulous, I mean hi she is wearing a skirt, because they clearly just got out of class.

2. Going off the above, I won't intentionally put on makeup to go to the gym. I'm not trying to meet my future boyfriend when I go to the gym (LOL, that is itself is a joke.) If you do, good for you, that is just an extra amount of effort I am not willing to put in, when I am just going to sweat it off. Sorry if you didn't need to know that, but it's the gym. I'm just being honest here...

3. I don't go to the gym in a bathing suit. Bathing suit being sarcastic for bra and ass shorts. I am not trying to get attention at the gym. From guys or girls! I'm going to look gross and sweaty and I don't want anyone to look at me. Nope. No thank you. Don't watch me on the treadmil, I might fall off...

4. One time to the gym won't make me, or you, look like Beyonce. I mean if that's what you think, sure, keep dreaming girlfriend (boyfriend? do any guys read this?) Please don't tell me how good I am going to look in the morning, I'm looking at you spin teacher. Yeah, you.

5. I can never get the right hairstyle. Kathryn you just said you don't want to look good. I hate ponytails because they sway. No swaying. Buns come undone. Ugh, so frustrating. 

Hopefully you can relate to some of these, or now you have more to add to the list of why you think I am crazy. I like both. Also, I need to make a new workout playlist that isn't just "Partition" by Beyonce and "Talk Dirty to Me" by Jason DeRulo on repeat... What are you go to running/spinning/eliptical songs?

On that note of motivation...

I am currently obsessed with finding new design bloggers because I just got Pixelmator and so I am looking for inspiration, and ayways, I found Breanna at Breanna Rose and now have new wallpapers for my laptop, iPad, and iPhone. YAY new stuff!

My computer and iPad backgroun

My phone background 

Kathryn, The Intern (take two)

I have officially been at my internship for one week, and by one week, I mean I work there twice a week and today was my third day. Same thing, right? So hopefully you read my first day experience post. If you didn't, click this... I will wait for you. Trust me, it's funny, I compare myself to Cady Heron.
Since it is my third day, I expected my boss to finally get my name right? Understandable right? No. MY NAME IS NOT KATHLEEN. Yes, yes, it is Monday, and he's probably recovering from the Super Bowl, but still. So close. Let's do a little math equation here:
Kathleen, minus the leen, plus the ryn, equals Kathryn.
I don't like math, but that seemed simple enough, right?

At least my name is Kathryn and not Maximus Decimus Meridius...


and at least I don't threaten to kill you after I introduce myself...


Like, is it just me or do they have it easy with Kathryn? And it isn't like I have a twin, or a doppleganger, or even a difficult name, right? Maybe it is just me. Ugh.

I would also like to give myself a round of applause for not only answering the phone for the first time, but also for answering it about twenty more times. Thank you, thank you, I will be in the office Mondays and Wednesdays.

I shredded some papers, did some research, answered some phones, got some coffee. Yep, that last part. The intern got coffee. No, I didn't go on a coffee run. Remember when I said that whenever people went to get coffee they asked everyone else if they wanted coffee? Well today I was told that I deserve coffee and that they were going to get it for me. Gooo intern Kathryn! I also went on a mission in the building and didn't get lost.
I had a pretty successful Monday, if I do say so myself. Welp, tonight I have class until 10:10 so wish me luck... Just like every Tuesday.

The Only Time I Like Commercials...

Happy Monday, let us start the six week countdown to spring. Yep, Phil told us that there will be 6 more weeks of winter. Do I believe him? He's a cute, fat groundhog. Of course, I believe him. Why would I question his cute chubby cheeks?! I do feel bad for him though, because the men in the tall hats just pound on his wooden cage, show him to the world for 5 seconds, and then put him back, probably with food because my goodness he has gained weight. Anyways, yes, yesterday was Groundhog day, but it was also the Super Bowl! Did I watch it? Nope. No, I did not.

Kathryn, you're such a girl. Why don't you like football? Plus, don't you love Bruno Mars?!

I like football! I do. But I don't have a team, so I don't care all that much. Plus, it was free day at the Exploratorium yesterday and since I didn't wake up until 11:30 Sunday morning (blame the fact that I actually went out on Saturday night. Like to a party. Who am I?) I wasn't about to waste a free museum day. Once we got home, I got the CNN alert that the Seahawks won, and I was on a mission to watch the halftime show. I wasn't impressed, but it wasn't terrible. I wanted Justin Timberlake. Maybe next year. Hey, NFL, are you reading this? JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WOULD BE GREAT.

Not only do I like halftime show, and the fireworks (my favorite), I am a sucker for Super Bowl commercials because I enjoy seeing what companies, who pay millions of dollars for 30 seconds, can come up with.
With that, here is a summary of my favorite commercials:

Budweiser makes me cry. Audi makes me laugh. H&M makes me want to marry David Beckham.

My favorites:

Budweiser:
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/32603.html
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/33267.html

Villains:
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/32527.html

Marry me:
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/33083.html

I can't stop laughing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSDRbX0zK6o

Also, is this real, because.. yeah:
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/32889.html

Honorable mentions:

Makes me happy:
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/33251.html

The "how many celebrities can we put in a commercial":
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/33289.html

Most inspirational:
http://www.superbowl-commercials.org/33303.html


Favorite trailers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SlILk2WMTI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF_ayN3ll3k