LONG Day.

Really REALLY long day, so this is not going to be a long post at all. However, the weather was GORGEOUS today, as in really really sunny, and outrageously bright due to all the snow! Still cold and windy, but that's what coats and gloves are for. Speaking of which, my roommate's mom sent up some little Valentine's presents with Kelly's boyfriend, who's up visiting for the weekend. They included some Mary Kay mascara, some satin lip balm that Kelly says is amazing, and these SUPER SOFT EAR MUFFS! I think she found some fantastic end of winter clearance sales for them, and they are the softest things ever, which clearly is right up my alley.

History of Rock was gooood today, but we only managed to cover Kiss, AC/DC, Aerosmith, and a few others, which means ONE MORE WHOLE DAY dedicated to Motley Crue, Poison, Def Leppard, Guns N Roses, and all those other cheesy 80's Hard Rock bands all my friends make fun of me for liking. Or, ok, a lot of them will dance with me to the fun songs, but still.

One worthy quote I will share with you was from when Andy was talking about going to his first KISS concert with his older brother in Owensboro, KY, at the tender little age of 14. After recapping all the theatrics KISS uses (Which, if you're not familiar, include fireworks, explosions, tons of fire, flying drum sets, spitting of blood and fire, flying Gene Simmons, and more confetti than you could even imagine), he says:

"I don't know about you girls, but it was like the check list for all things a 14 year old boy needs to have a good time. Fire? Check. Explosives? Check. Blood? Check. Rock'N'Roll? CHEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK!"


Yep. I'd say that's all the stuff we need to have fun too. Except maybe replace the blood with high heels, which KISS technically wears anyways.... so we're good.

I'm heading home for the weekend to do some visiting with friends and family, and of course to see my little Lily niece, since she seems to be growing SO ridiculously fast and is already walking and probably getting her driver's license soon. I believe we're doing a single girls night on Sunday, so you can probably expect some GOOD pictures of one of my new pairs of Steve Maddens, and maybe a semi-fancy dress I haven't broken out in a while!

Also one last tid bit- I of course just ordered some clearance workout pants from American Eagle, but the day AFTER I do so, all clearance is an additional 30% off (Code: 49816637) with free shipping all weekend. If it's not a clearance item, use the code 84176459 for an additional 20% off. So if you're into that at all, now's the time to check it out. I may have to just get myself on over there and order some jeans I was contemplating earlier in the week, since they'd be like... $14 with no shipping. Hm....

New Clothes, Recovery, and NBC Drama.

Well, I got ALL of my American Eagle order today, which is fantastic! Not so fantastic is that I ordered my books before I ever ordered those clothes, and with "2-3 day shipping" they still aren't here yet. And did I mention that they're being shipping from BLOOMINGTON, IN? Yeah- I had them shipped. Because the little money it cost to have them shipped was beyond worth not having to deal with the mess of parking and waiting in line for an hour while feeling like I should be on my death bed. T.I.S. is a MESS at the beginning of every semester and I wanted nothing to do with it. And they can surely expect one angry as hell call from me, which will hopefully result in NO shipping charge whatsoever.

I love love love all 3 things I ordered from AE, and can't wait to get pictures up! The fleece sweatshirt is perfect- SO soft, not too thick, and with leggings it will be the best lounging around the house outfit ever. 

I'm also starting to feel a little better, finally... I went to the doctor yesterday morning, who told me it was not a sinus infection, but just a bad cold made worse by my major dust allergy (Great thing to be really allergic to, right? No avoiding that one). She hooked me up with the GOOD Sudafed (Ya know, the kind you can apparently make meth out of... in turn requiring you to fill out PAPERWORK just to buy it?), some Afrin nose spray, and told me to start actually taking my Zyrtec. The nose spray is amazing... apparently my nose had been completely swollen shut, and within a minute of taking that I can actually breathe! This, I consider a good thing. So all in all, I'm still exhausted and sniffly and sore all over, but that almost seems perfect compared to how I was a few days ago!

In other news, I can't help it- I am obsessed with this Conan vs. Jay vs. NBC saga... and I think the best part is how GOOD these shows have gotten in light of all of it. Obviously Conan is my favorite, but Leno interviewed Jimmy Kimmel on his show last night, and it was kind of awesome. "Listen, Jay- Conan and I have children, all you have to take care of is cars! I mean, we have lives to lead here, you've got 800 million dollars, for god's sake, leave our shows alone!" I'd sure hate to be working PR for Leno or NBC right now. Conan's PR guy on the other hand can probably just take a month long vacation with the masses flocking to "Team CoCo."

So, here you go: Jimmy Kimmel on Jay Leno's 10 @ 10, referencing this NBC mess in nearly every single question.

"The best prank I ever pulled was I told a guy that—five years from now—I'm gonna give you my show. And then when the five years came, I gave it to him, and then I took it back almost instantly."

AMERICAN EAGLE CLEARANCE!!!!

So I woke up at 8 o'clock this morning with my throat practically closed up and as sore as it could get, thanks to this ridiculous little cold or whatever it is I've picked up the last few days. This, naturally, would happen on the day Kelly and I had plans to brunch, run about a million errands (WalMart, JoAnns, Job Hunting, Sam's, etc etc etc), and go to the gym. Luckily Sudafed combined with advil and some pretty strong coffee have severely reduced the unpleasantness, and now I'm just pretty stuffed up... so I think we will at least be able to do a (VERY) late brunch and run the errands. I'm hoping this sick stuff with straighten itself up by tomorrow, or it may just have to deal with the fact that I'm going to the gym anyways.

However, much to MY delight, we were discussing Kel's American Eagle thermal and decided to get on the website and see if they had any on sale... AND THEY HAVE SOME AMAZING CLEARANCE SALES RIGHT NOW! Unfortunately no thermals, but I did order a cardigan, a fleece sweatshirt for lazy days, and another sweater.

The best part is that with 3 items or more, shipping is free, and I also managed to find another 15% off code on Promotion Code! (The code is 56079843, but if you plan on using it get on it because it doesn't specify when it expires!) I've really become quite a fan of googling the websites that give you good discount codes for all types of stores! That website was particularly nice because it gives the dates the code was last said to work based on user feedback, as well as the average amount saved by users!

In the end, all of these ended up each costing only $17, which is a pretty good steal for things that were originally $30-$50! I have really been in need of some more sweaters and a cardigan, so to say the least I am REALLY excited! I'd really recommend checking out the sales if you have any interest in AE, because they've got everything from pea coats to underwear to hats and necklaces on clearance!

Now I'm off to attempt to make my sick self look somewhat presentable so Kelly and I can be functioning members of society today. Since she's back AND has a brand new camera, maybe we'll have a 2 for 1 outfit post later!!!