to be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.Tumblr (3.0; @ellebina)http://ellebina.tumblr.com/<p><b>Reasons Why Today Will Be Awesome</b> [in order of happenings]:</p> <ul> <li>driving to SA with the windows slightly down and the music way way way up</li> <li>having lunch with Heather</li> <li>4:20 action with Tiffer and her boyfriends</li> <li> <i>Love Drunk</i> by Boys Like Girls</li> <li> <i>Saltwater Room</i> by Owl City</li> <li>The Fray</li> <li>drinking with Aida and Company</li> <li>slumber party with Aida</li> </ul>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284939391http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284939391Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:49:20 -0500what awesomeness looks like<p><b>Aida:</b> You should come drink with us.<br/><b>Me:</b> Okay. Can I stay the night at your place?<br/><b>Aida:</b> Only if it is in my bed!<br/><b>Me:</b> Fuck, yeah!</p> <p>Aida is already doing a good job at cheering me up.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284934972http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284934972Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:44:19 -0500aidahappinessfriendsfunny ha ha<p><i>waiting for your call, I’m sick, call I’m angry<br/>call I’m desperate for your voice<br/>I’m listening to the song we used to sing<br/>in the car, do you remember, butterfly, early summer?<br/>it’s playing on repeat, just like when we would meet<br/>like when we would meet</i></p> <p><i>Your Call</i> by Secondhand Serenade</p> <p>——————————————————————————-</p> <p>This song just came on Pandora on my Anberlin station. I haven’t listened to it in so long. What a terribly sad song. The desperation in his voice really expresses everything. Oh, the heartache involved when waiting on one person’s call.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284907804http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284907804Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:14:00 -0500emo shitblame the weather here in texas it's fking gross and making me emo as shitmusic<p>/emo rant</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284877832http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284877832Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:40:55 -0500sickmusicthe fraytifferthings i loveemo shit<p><a href="http://gamps31.tumblr.com/post/284282150/the-florida-gators-are-a-fraud">gamps31</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>College football has no playoff.  Some argue that the entire season is a playoff since one loss, 99% of the time, eliminates you from national championship contention.  Unless you were in the preseason top 5 and lost early enough in the year you can come back and play for the title.  (See last year’s Florida Gators).  The BCS is an “unbiased” computer formula that uses all of the polls, fancy algorhythms and strength of schedule to determine who plays for the championship. This season is was very difficult.  There are 5 undefeated teams in the FCS this season. Alabama and Texas meet for the championship as decided by the BCS.  Boise State, TCU and Cincinatti could go undefeated and not have a chance to win the National Championship.</p> <p>Florida, the defending champions went undefeated in the regular season and lost in their showdown with Alabama in the SEC title game.  The 12-1 Gators will meet 12-0 Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl.  Do the Gators deserve to be there?  I know that sounds crazy since all year the mainstream media has told you how great Tim Tebow and the Florida Gators are.  Even though they seemed to sleepwalk and just do enough to get by all year until BAMA ran them out of the Georgia Dome.  I took a look at Florida’s season and noticed that they played 8 home games and 4 road games.  I thought wow, they played only 4 road games.  Then I looked at the 2008 Gator schedule.  8 home games and 4 road games.  The more I looked into the Gator’s schedule the more shocked I became.  But, I never figured I would find a stat this staggering.  Florida is an untested Fraud.</p> <p>Florida does not travel.  They play their 3 or 4 games on the road in the SEC, in the cozy Southeastern region of the US or in the state of Florida.  Florida has not played a non-confrence road game out of the state of Florida since…. 1991!</p> <p>In 1991, 18 years ago the Florida Gators played their last non-conference road game out of the state of Florida.  A 38-21 Loss at Syracuse in perfect conditions inside the Carrier Dome. Curious to see where else they traveled I looked up the next 10 non-conference out of state road games.  they are…</p> <p>1989 @Memphis State- W 38-13</p> <p>1986 @Rutgers- W  15-3.  The game time temperature was 57 degrees.</p> <p>1983 @ USC- 19-19 tie</p> <p>1979 @Houston- L 14-10.</p> <p>1977 @Rice-W 48-3.</p> <p>1975 @NC State- L 8-7.</p> <p>1968 @North Carolina- L 22-7.</p> <p>1966 @NC State- W 17-10.</p> <p>1965 @Northwestern.  W 24-14 in 86 degree heat.</p> <p>1961 @Rice- L 19-10.</p> <p>I had to go all the way back to 1961 to find 10 more non-conference out of state road games.  And, those games all took place in warm weather or in the Southeast. In the last 48 years Florida has played 11 non-conference road games out of the state of Florida.  And gone 5-5-1 in those 11 games. That is just cowardly.  How can you not challenge yourself to go out of your State and region and play a top opponent on the road for the last 18 years.  And only 11 times in the last 48 years.  No wonder you have won 3 National Titles since 1996.  It is a lot easier to get into a BCS Championship game when you never have to go on the road.  I would like to know what Florida’s record would have been with 1 tough non conference road game out of the state of Florida every 2 years.  I think they would have 0 National Championships if that was the case.</p> <p>Are other teams this afraid to go on the road and play tough games?  I wanted to find out.  Since 1991 here are the total number of non conference out of state road games…</p> <p>Florida 0</p> <p>LSU 8</p> <p>Alabama 9</p> <p>Florida State 12</p> <p>Oklahoma 12</p> <p>Ohio State 13</p> <p>Michigan 15</p> <p>Nebraska 16</p> <p>Texas 17</p> <p>Miami 23</p> <p>Penn State 24</p> <p>USC 27</p> <p>Notre Dame 82 (okay that’s not fair, ND has no conference)</p> <p>To try and make is more even…</p> <p>Notre Dame 64 (games on the road played outside of the Midwest.)</p> <p>While Florida was staying at home and in Florida, the other top programs around the country were going on the road and playing the tough games.  Showing the toughness that should be required to win a National Championship.  Other than Notre Dame, every school on the list above has won at least 1 National Championship since 1991.  Even Notre Dame had a share of the ‘93 title (the AP trophy went to Florida State even though ND beat them that season)</p> <p>Florida go on the road and play at Ohio State, or at Oregon or at USC and earn some respect.  Stop hiding in your little comfort zone.  You should be ashamed of your schedule.</p> </blockquote> <p>Amen.</p> <p>For the record, I love you and all your stats and research and Gator Nation well-deserved hating. GUSH.</p> <p>Eff Florida and eff Tim Tebow, that motherfking crybaby is absolutely shameful, indeed.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284296575http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284296575Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:03:49 -0500ncaa footballflorida sucks<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PrmUfYKYXbM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PrmUfYKYXbM&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://shawnbaldwin.tumblr.com/post/284250270/hellenistic-jake-gyllenhaal-on-sesame-street">shawnbaldwin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://hellenistic.tumblr.com/post/284244295/jake-gyllenhaal-on-sesame-street-ahhh-adorable">hellenistic</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmUfYKYXbM&feature=player_embedded">Jake Gyllenhaal On Sesame Street</a></p> <p>Ahhh adorable Jake!</p> </blockquote> <p>I admit, I thoroughly enjoyed this.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is da da daaaaaa, ADORBZ OF THE DAY! Jake is so fking adorable in this I could not contain my giggles, squeals, and uproarious laughter. Also thoroughly enjoyed discussing it with Dar while we watched it together at the same time at our respective humble abodes.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284264427http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284264427Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:37:17 -0500jake gyllenhaalfking cute ass shitnom nom nomwantttadorbz<p><b>Me</b>: ……<br/><b>Dar</b>: -_-<br/><b>Me</b>: hahahha<br/><b>Dar</b>: hahhaha<br/><b>Me</b>: -__-<br/><b>Dar</b>: -_______<br/><b>Me</b>: hahahahhaha<b> </b>pirate with a big mouth!<br/><b>Dar</b>: 0___________________0    <br/><b>Dar</b>: kate moss<br/><b>Me</b>: pfffffffffffffffffft<br/><b>Dar</b>: lol<br/><b>Me</b>: i just started LOLing hardcore all over the couch at kate moss is a fish<br/><b>Dar</b>: hahaha</p> <p>Yeah, you know how we do. That had me lmao for a whole minute, writhing with uncontrollable laughter.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284228690http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284228690Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:09:43 -0500funny ha haliterally lmaobwahahadarbff<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YrLekpIXinc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YrLekpIXinc&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://hammerito.tumblr.com/post/284103925/happiest-chair-in-the-world-d">hammerito</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Happiest chair in the world. : D</p> </blockquote> <p>Dar and I were just talking about how we see faces in everything. I love her. Just another reason she’s my BFF forever and ever and ever and everrrr.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284108375http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284108375Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:40:16 -0500darhappy facesbffthings i love<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuocq1BFkz1qzpcffo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Kenneth and I just finished playing <i>Veterinarian </i>and look what the fuck we found on Buddy. These three ticks were all in the same place, like right on top of the other hiding under that bean-esque blood and disease filled one to the far left. FKING DISGUSTING. I cried a little; I was so grossed out.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284104501http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284104501Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:37:13 -0500buddyreally really really gross shitfking crybaghttp://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284094200http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/284094200Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:30:13 -0500adelinea-teamchristmasshenanigans<p>You know when something happens or when someone says something or does something that makes your heart break just a little and in that moment you can actually feel a physical pain in your chest and eyes well up with tears and you love that person a little less because of it? That just happened.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283647641http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283647641Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:51:00 -0500heartbreakme<p>Life is not fair. Everyone knows this. I am one of the biggest UT fans this world has ever seen and I don’t have a ticket to the game. WTF?!?!? I have a tattoo, dammit. And an orange fking car. DAMMITTTT.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283606383http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283606383Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:15:25 -0500kennethutncaa football<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/oddFQDb7dpvcgtaeU4yeBjJXo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>HOLY SHIT. <b>WANTTT</b> ever so badly. GIMME.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283509891http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283509891Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:40:51 -0500shoeslet get some fking shoeswantttcovet<p><b>Article 3: </b>fking JCrew blazer.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kunnhb1Co91qzqorf.bmp"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/jacketsblazers/jacketsblazers/PRDOVR~19197/19197.jsp">long boyfriend blazer in black</a></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kunninK6mj1qzqorf.bmp"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/jacketsblazers/jacketsblazers/PRDOVR~17072/17072.jsp">wool schoolboy blazer in navy</a></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kunnkuP7c21qzqorf.bmp"/></p> <p><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/jacketsblazers/jacketsblazers/PRDOVR~21614/21614.jsp">schoolboy blazer in heather carbon</a></p> <p>UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH, this is more of a note to self because I’ve been dying to get a blazer and for the life of me I cannot find one I like save these three at J. Crew. I tried on every fking blazer at Forever 21 and there is always some element that I dislike terribly. I think I’m just going to have to bite the bullet and get a nice blazer and be done with it. I fking love everything from J. Crew; my best friends will tell you the same and they will also interject—especially Darlene—that my wardrobe and sense of style is boring, drab, and dull, but it suits me. Haters gonna hate. I like to add punches here and there with dramatic, typically patent, sky high heels and pretty jewelry and a bright red dress every now and again, but for the most part, I’m a full-fledged cardigan wearing, Pottery Barn/J. Crew obsessed gal. You could swear I’m mommie material, but you would be wrong, my friend. I’m just a sucker for the classic and pearls and anything feminine, frilly, lacey and with flowers.</p> <p><b>In summary:</b> this was a note to self. Get a fking blazer and be done with it already.</p> <p>/rant</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283455065http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283455065Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:40:06 -0500wantttjcrewfking a this shit is so unreasonably expensive<p><b>Article 2: </b><i>The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya</i> Season 1 DVD</p> <p> <img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kunm5zSyGs1qzqorf.jpg"/></p> <p>Y’all probably already know this, but let me reinforce my utter and complete devotion to this show because it is one of my most favoritest things in this world. I love the shit out of this show so obviously, this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melancholy-Haruhi-Suzumiya-Complete-Collection/dp/B0019HABE8">box set</a> is definitely high up on my <b>wantttt </b>list.</p> <p>So fking hilarious. It’s completely ludicrious and I love it. I need to make that damn headband already. I’ve only been talking about it for over a year. Blargh, I’m lazy.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283425898http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283425898Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:07:00 -0500christmas/birthday wish listwantttanimeharuhi<p><b>Article 1: </b>UT gear from Victoria’s Secret. Actually, anything from Victoria’s Secret.</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kunlnyrpQR1qzqorf.jpg"/></p> <p><b>Please take note:</b> I like this shirt, but I am more interested in the long, super soft hoodie version of this shirt. For some unknown reason it is nowhere to be found on the VS website which is bullocks since I wanted to link you to its adorableness. I almost gifted this to myself last night while at the Domain with Darlene, but I resolved to wait till after the holidays because I should not be buying myself lofty presents.</p> <p>There is also a v-neck orange short-sleeve tee with the Longhorn logo on it across the chest that I’m rather fond of. To be completely honest, I really love most of the Pink Collegiate line for UT minus the all black stuff. If I’m going to rep UT on the daily—which I do with my tattoo and car—then it has to be orange. Period the end. I like white, too, but I’m one of those people where I tend to spill shit only on white articles of clothing so I’m a little weary of buying white stuff which is a shame bc white is oh so perdy.</p> <p><b>To summarize:</b> orange UT stuff from Pink at Victoria’s Secret is a good go-to WIN gift. And for the record, allllllllllll my underwear is from VS. They’ve kind of had a monopoly on my family since my mom bought us our first AA bras. Trufax. I’m addicted and unashamed of said addiction. It’s just too cute and pretty and lacey to ignore.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283419341http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283419341Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0500lost thingschristmas/birthday wish listwantttuthoodiesaddiction<p><i>When you have once seen the glow of happiness on the face of a beloved person, you know that a man can have no vocation but to awaken that light on the faces surrounding him; and you are torn by the thought of the unhappiness and night you cast, by the mere fact of living, in the hearts you encounter. </i>—Albert Camus</p> <p>from Zach Zach’s FB status update. And his AIM status is: <i>I want to read a book by Albert Camus.</i></p> <p>Did I mention that I love my friend, Zach Zach? Guess I know what to get him for Christmas! I love gifting my friends with books. SUCH A NERDDD.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283407906http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283407906Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:47:36 -0500zachbooksalbert camuschristmas<p><a href="http://paulewogblog.tumblr.com/post/283257266/if-you-have-a-mexican-friend-named-carlos-like-i-do">paulewogblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>a good joke-type-thing to do is to get all of your mutual friends to start calling him ‘Carl’. Especially if he wears a lot of pearl-snap shirts and other white people clothes.</p> </blockquote> <p>One of my best friends is a Carlos. We collectively and endearingly call him the Mexican’t. At the old house—sometimes, despite everything I miss living in that stupid, dirty, grimy boy covered house with Kenneth, Brady and Tyler sans Sean (that guy super fails at life); good times—we had the Beer Pong white board in the “dining room” and for a while we had an awesome running list of things a Mexican’t. Some of the funniest unPC stuff you will ever read, everrr. Carlos was quite the good sport. OHHHH nostalgia, you always get to my cold, cold heart.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283394628http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283394628Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:32:52 -0500carlosnostalgiathe old housejokesgood timesmexicant<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://ellebina.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/283332820/tumblr_kunf7dghtP1qzrrsm&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><a href="http://whatthehale.tumblr.com/post/283297213/bowlsby-muppetpants-miley-cyrus-party-in">whatthehale</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://bowlsby.tumblr.com/post/283288983/muppetpants-miley-cyrus-party-in-the-usa">bowlsby</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://muppetpants.tumblr.com/post/283287179/miley">muppetpants</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Miley Cyrus - <i>Party In The USA</i></b></p> </blockquote> <p>I don’t regret this at all. Miley gets it going.</p> </blockquote> <p>It was <b>TERRIFYING </b>how many guys (and I am talking mainly men) stopped what they were doing to scream like little girls and JAM to these beats at Rockwood Place on Saturday.  Miley has a really dedicated 23 - 33 male market in Chicago.</p> </blockquote> <p>I concur. It is a <b>TRAVESTY</b> that people like this fking stupid song. My ears may bleed out if I hear this on the radio one more time. Please see <a href="http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/265089853/backstory-on-mornings-when-kenneth-is-not-at-the">this</a> for another dedicated 23 year old male that jams to this horrific excuse for music.</p> <p>BARFFF.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283332820http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/283332820Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:23:14 -0500kennethmusic<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ku36pdQn0O1qzc4byo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This, my friends is what they call a mfn Baby Beagle Puppeh Burrito. OH SO FKING CUTE OMFGZ ADORBZ.</p>http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/282778193http://ellebina.tumblr.com/post/282778193Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:23:52 -0500beagle puppehfking cute ass shit