Supernatural season 5 Sam and Dean counts

-Number of times Dean says "Sam": 114
-Number of times Sam says "Dean": 117

And as a bonus-

-Number of times Castiel says "Dean": 20

43 Things #1: Read 50 books- First 10 down!

1} Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede {re-read}
2} Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
3} The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History; 1300-1850 by Brian Fagan
4} A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines by Anthony Bourdain
5} The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6} Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder {re-read}
7} Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder {re-read}
8} On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder {re-read}
9} The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder {re-read}
10} 127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston

43 Things #4: Take a road trip

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to take a road trip across America, particularly after the completion of a Grand Event; graduating from college or something like that. But, since I have yet to actually complete college, and the only Grand Event that’s going to happen in my life soon will be the marriage of Emmy, one of my best friends, sometime this year, I figure after that will be a good time to go on the Great Cross-Country Road Trip. She, myself and our mutual friend Mary are shooting for 2012 or 2013, since we will all be in better financial situations by then, or at least that’s the hope.

• Who: Me, Emmy, Mary
• When: Late spring/early summer 2012/2013 {April, May or June}
• Where: Cahokia, Illinois; Mt. Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota; Yellowstone National Park, Montana; Four Corners Monument; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Roswell, New Mexico
  
• How much to save: $2,000 {$1,000 each for ourselves and an extra $1,000 for emergencies}
• How long to travel: 1 1/2 weeks or 2 weeks

We had planned to also go to New York on this trip, but since I’m coming from New Hampshire, and both Emmy and Mary live in West Virginia, I think me flying down to them and us leaving from their homes, like we did in 2008 on our road trip to Kentucky, would be easier and better in the long run. It’s already going to be a long trip without adding New York onto it.

I would like to go back to New York City one of these days, though.

What quality do you value most in your friends?

Honesty and loyalty, though technically they could be the same thing.

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12 pounds lost

-Starting Weight: 206
-Current Weight: 194
-Goal Weight: 185

OMG I’m getting so close to my goal weight. I think I’ll tackle the snow on the deck to see if I can bring my weight down to 190 or so.

Oranges and salads will be my food of choice for awhile.

At the 200 lb mark

I’m down now from starting at 206.5 to being 200.5. Not too bad for a month, but I could probably do a lot better. Just by walking or using the exercise bike in the kitchen more, I could probably start losing at least two pounds a week.

I was sick recently and it took my appetite for a few days. I’m going to assume that helped with some of this weight loss. The trick will be keeping it off and maintaining without sickness “helping” me in that way.

I’m still eating a lot of fruits and salads; we bought oranges and I had about six in three days or so. I also made sure to still at least have salad and healthier bread products. I’ve begun snacking on saltines and animal crackers {for when I need something sweet} and will see how the oyster crackers my Dad bought taste.

Soup is going to become a big part of my diet, and I’m going to load up on juices and lemonades and teas to ensure I don’t fall off the wagon and load up on soda. If that means only bringing enough money for the tolls or even leaving my debit card in the car at work, so be it.

I’m determined to be at least 185 by March. Hopefully 172 if I can help it, but we’ll see.

One other good thing about being sick; since I ate at a fast food restaurant the night before I got sick, I’m kind of turned off by a lot of fast food. True, I had a Frosty last night, but I also had a salad, and just the salad instead of a Wendy’s meal went a long way in helping me.

-Current Weight: 200.5
-Goal Weight: 185
-Healthy food had today: 2 oranges
-Days Without Soda: 9

Do you believe in ghosts?

Yes, wholeheartedly.

Ask me things. And even stuff.

Excerpt from 'La Belle Dame sans Merci' by John Keats

I met a lady in the meads,
Full beautiful—a faery’s child,
Her hair was long, her foot was light,	15
And her eyes were wild.
V. I made a garland for her head,
And bracelets too, and fragrant zone;
She look’d at me as she did love,
And made sweet moan.	20
VI. I set her on my pacing steed,
And nothing else saw all day long,
For sidelong would she bend, and sing
A faery’s song.
VII. She found me roots of relish sweet,	25
And honey wild, and manna dew,
And sure in language strange she said—
“I love thee true.”
VIII. She took me to her elfin grot,
And there she wept, and sigh’d fill sore,	30
And there I shut her wild wild eyes
With kisses four.

Top Ten of 2010

Megan's Top Ten Favorite Films of 2010
10. The Bounty Hunter
9. Going the Distance
8. Nightmare on Elm Street
7. The Special Relationship
6. Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
5. Iron Man 2
4. Harry Brown
3. Winter's Bone
2. The Town
1. Inception

Megan's Top Ten Worst Films of 2010
10. Shutter Island
9. The A-Team
8. The Other Guys
7. Red
6. Alice in Wonderland
5. MacGruber
4. Legion
3. Splice
2. Clash of the Titans
1. The Last Airbender

Best Film of 2010: The King's Speech
Runner Up: Inception

Biggest Disappointment of 2010: Shutter Island
Runner Up: The Other Guys

What's the most unhealthy thing you ate over Christmas?

Probably the homemade goodies my BFF made for me; peppermint bark, chocolate covered pretzels, buckeyes and sugar cookies.

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