i like to sing along..

.... i sing to songs.

... and i sing out loud.

....and i sing in front of others.

welp, sometimes i sing to songs and i think i know what its saying, but i dont.

Dont act like you've never done this.

My favorite mistake in a song i've made is to that song "live like you were dying" by Tim McGraw.

I always thought it went like such:

"I went skyyydivin, I went Rocky mountain climbin, I went 2.7 seconds on a four wheel drive tailgate."

Skydivin= big deal. Rocky mountain climbin= big deal for some. Four wheel drive tailgate= ?? Did I know why that was such a big deal? No. Maybe because it was a bumpy road and he was in the back of a truck- i don't know. But i didn't question it.

....until i sang it in front of my sisters, and they laughed as they pointed out that those aren't even the words.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiOcW_YR1G8 watch the video. the chorus starts at 1:03

APPARENTLY its 2.7 second on a bull named blue man shoe, or something like that. It makes more sense, makes the song a lot better... but between you and me, I still sing it my way. I secretly like it better because I have been skydiving, rock mountain climbing, and 2.7 seconds on a four wheel drive tailgate too. So yes, i relate to that much, much better anyways.

either way- someday i actually do hope you all get the chance to live like you were dying. don't be embarrassed or sweat the small stuff. sing songs outloud, even if you dont know the words. the classic "fade and slur the words to the parts you dont really know but try to make it seem like you know what your saying (ie: that chumbawumba song.... i get knocked down, but i get up again... do wah de da de dah dowahdo.... i get knowcked down, but i get up again... fle flop flu fla de dah de dah do....)" cop out works almost everytime.

again, dont act like you never do this.

truth or dare?

My life as of late has been LAME. no funny sayings, which is unusual.

SO, i need to start doing more crazy things and reporting on the outcomes.

I will be taking DARES. Those who know me, if you dare me, i will do it if it isnt gay.

For example. Last week I went to dinner with a big group of work people. they dared me to talk to a table of 3 hottie hotties. They thought I wouldn't do it.

PAH-LEASE! as if that scares me at all. So, with my hair looking crazy flying everywhere because i was riding with the top off my car, I walk up to this table of boys and chat it up for a while. because i wanted to date any of them? nope, i've recently DESPISED dating actually, but i did it because they didnt think i actually would.

This lack of hesitancy when it comes to boys goes way back to the first grade, it all started with a letter i wrote to the hottest boy in the whole grade....

Yep, i gave that to him. i'm pretty sure Kaitlyn Clark dared me to do it.

SO- we will be playing truth or Dare, send me a comment on here, or a facebook message, or an e-mail. and i will either answer a question, or perform your dare. HOWEVER, you have to do one too. this game could get huge, i think its a SIIICK idea, i love it.

SO, Truth or Dare, READY- Set- GO!

my nephews

i went to church with my sisters family.

my five year old nephew said, shayla- lets arm wrestle.

"okay buddy" says i, "but dont cry when you get beat by a girl"

we both put our hands together and i start pushing

ashtain says "shayla, your supposed to push my hand, let me know when your going."

okay- rude- i was actually pushing as hard as i could you little man.

HE is FIVE!!! but let it be said that he is Ashman the StrongMan, so its not a pathetic as it sounds....

haha, this is just a cute side note-- I was at their house the other day and Ashtian comes up and says.

"shayla, i learned how to pump on the swings..." he lifts up his shorts leg real high "... and check thes bay-bah's (baby's) out!" HAHAHAHA, cute

so, i was at work doin my thang....

and was having a conversation with a man. i do not remember this whole conversation, the only thing i remember this part...

man: "it sure turned out to be a nice day after all."

me: "yeah, clear as a bird"

WHAT? what the crap was clear as a bird supposed to mean??

me: "sorry, that doesnt even make sense, ..clear as a bird.."

man: " i think you meant clear as glass"

me: "yeah, like clear as crystal glass"

man: "yeah, that too..."

where i got clear as a bird is beyond me.... they arent even clear.

pick up lines are harder than i thought.

So, I recently changed my work out schedule to night after work due to other obligations in the mornings. Well, i figured I would try it out this week at least and see how it goes.

It only took one day of going at night to convince me that this was a better option. and there was one major reason...

Hot Boy working the front desk

So, i walk in on Monday night and here's how it goes...

Matt (the hott boy)- "hey, whats your name?"

me: "Shayla"

Matt:" oh, how long have you worked out here?"

me: "a while..."

Matt: "how long is a while?"

me: "ummm, since like may-ish, but i usually come at 6am."

Matt: "oh, nevermind, you looked familiar. I think you look like a girl that used to work out here when I worked here before my mission."

me: ...(my thoughts are- oh, is he hitting on me kinda? no! he's too hott for that... he wouldnt hit on me..) "oh- were did you serve?"

Matt: "Fort L... (something- I stopped listening kinda), Texas"

me: "oh... cool. well, have fun working out, I mean... uhh... working.... here.... uhhh... Matt, is it? oh...k bye"

Great, I totally messed that one up, I thought as I started on the eliptical machine. but While I was working out I thought of a really good come back pick up line i should have said... dang it. (i'll tell you what it is in a minute)

Well, as I was finishing up my work out Matt was at the top of the stairs. As a passed him, he flashed me his charming smile, did "the nod"and said, "see ya..." He either said "later" or "Shayla", i prefer to believe Shayla, but either is valid. I said- "later!" and ran down the stairs.

I went back tonight. I walk in, and was very excited to see that Matt was there. "what should i say?" i thought to myself...

matt: "hey, hows it goin?"

me: "good- it was Matt, right?" (as if i kinda didnt remember....please...)

matt: "yeah! good memory"

me: "yeah, well i try!" (that was dumb, but i was on the spot. And just when I thought I couldn't get any dumber, I go and do something like this... and TOTALLY redeem myself.... well... you be the judge.)

me: "So, yesterday when i started working out I thought of a good come back i should have said to you. When you said A girl looked like me that came here before your mission, I should have said "Lucky her! not everyone is so fortunate to look like me"

matt: "yeah, thats good, but it's a little too late for that... the moment is passed (passed? past? i dunno, whatevs)"

me: "oh, your right... uhh... haha... yeah... its too, yeah its too late.... for that one... worth a shot though...haha...ehh... k bye." and than i ran up the stairs, gave him no chance to respond because I was turning red...how embarassing.

Great, if I didn't blow it the first time, I definately did that time.... awesome... oh well.

I'll see him tomorrow, and see what kind of fool I can make out of myself then. Although- happy ending is, he still said "see ya shayla!" with his charming smile, actually, this time it was more of a little chuckle, when I left... so maybe i haven't yet lost this fight...

But, now I realize it's not so easy being a guy having to hit on a girl. I have more respect now for when guys try to use pick up lines on me.... not that easy... not that easy....

let me hit you with some knowledge.

So below i am goin to pose two questions. These are demonstrations of thing that make me laugh but really wonder.

The first is courtesy of my uncle Ken. The raddest guy around.... actually to be honest everyone in my family is officially the raddest. I can't think of one single uncool person in my family, including cousins, 2nd 3rd, 4th cousins... besides sharisse maybe.... j jokin! Shes probs the coolest of us all.

k question numbero uno- thanks ken!

1- how come when we say pants it is always referred to in the plural. And how come whenever we say shirt it is always in the singular. For example- you always say "i need a new PAIR of pantS" but everyone knows your only buyin one. and if you ever need more then one you say " a FEW new PAIRS of pantS" generally, however, in this instance, a few normally means two, and everyone knows it. However, you always say "I love my shirt" And when you say "I need a new pair of shirtS" its always at least 2.

Why? Pants are only one article of clothing, same as a shirt, yet however its always plural. tell me why!

The next one. Courtesy of Cam. Cam is the SECOND most hilarious guy i know,(obviously the first being my bff kalani) there's never a dull moment around him... he's also a very inquisitive thinker. Here is his question.

Ima preface this one with a definition for ya-

awe. A, noun. 1, awe. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

So, how come when something has "SOME" or a little bit of awe, we call it AWESOME, and it is a really good thing. (awesome is Cams favorite descriptive word of anything he thinks is good, like himself... haha)

When something is FULL of awe, it is a very bad thing. hence, AWFUL. full of awe. how is full of admiration a bad thing? .... humm.....

so, what are some answers? I need some. Or some more interesting questions.HOLLAH AT ME!

Oh work

So I was at work. It had been a rather long and busy day.

I finishing screening someone, and I go to grab the next chart up to be screened.

I read the name before yelling it out to call that person back...

JASS (last name), HUGH (first name)

Hugh Jass I say to myself. Say it outloud and listen to what your saying.

And I thought my life was rough.... poor guy.

But at least I had a good laugh, I was laughin so hard i couldnt even call his name outloud... I skipped that chart and called the next one.

Thank gosh I'm not as dumb as you look, because turns out Mike, the manager i tricked about my schedule, made this fake chart as a joke to make me yell "HUGH JASS" out loud to call him back to the booth.

NICE TRY, MIKE! haha, sucka! the thing is, i really almost did yell this, and probably would ahve if i thought i could do it with a straight face.