Arandom Post: Thankfulness

Sidetracking from the usual(WEIRD), random(STRUCTURED), scattered(CLEAR) posts, I'd just really like to say how thankful I am.  I'm thankful for my family.  I'm thankful for Jen Horchler (seriously Roomie, you're the best), and I'm extremely thankful for this hall called Fourth North that I'm blessed to live on.  I can't imagine my junior year of college revolving around anything else other than spending time with these lovely ladies God has put in my life.

I'm thankful to you, readers, for being so funny and understanding.  Thanks for approaching me and reminding me about this blog and it's purpose.  Thanks for being a part of every crazy adventure Jen and I go on.  WE SERIOUSLY LOVE YOU.  All of you.  

Thanks Nick and Jon for letting us mess with you all the time.  You guys are so great.  (We haven't posted about our date night yet, have we? Shoot...I'm blaming Jen).  Here's a sneak-peak:

Yeah. BEST DATE NIGHT EVER.

We'll talk again soon, mmk?

Love Aranda

How to: Trix People into Being Your Friend

So this past week Jen sat on Cougar Walk and grabbed some statistics from people walking to and from class/eating/leaving chapel.  She asked the question:  "How do I trick people into being my friend?"  An overwhelming number of people responded.  31% of the people had bad answers that we kinda agreed with.  17% of the people tried to impress her with magic tricks. 45% of the people asked her for directions.  And 15% of the people had really unrelevant answers that we didn't understand at all.

So we ignored the evidence and came up with our own answers:

"How to Trix People into Being Your Friend"

By: Aranda and Jen

9#-Learn their class schedule and sign up for at least 50% of those same classes.

6#-Send them a request on FB and then email them later saying you were hacked.  

4#-Buy something that you already know they own, then when you see them around you can say "Oh my gosh! I have a Cars backpack too!  WE'RE TWINS!"  They'll take it as a sign that you two were meant to be besties.

3#-Don't mess with their hair, or go in for a hug too soon in the relationship. If you do, they'll associate you with the word 'creepy' instead of 'friendly'.

5#-When meeting someone new, make sure you only talk about yourself. Dirty looks/smirks are a good sign. pr0m!$3.

8#-Make them presents they don't know they want. (example-"Here's one knitted sock Livi.")  They'll never forget you, and maybe someday they'll return the favor.

2#- Practice doing hand-stands.  People will want to be associated with you in social settings if you have a special talent/skill.

7#-Don't have an offensive personality.  People don't like being offended.

1#-Make a list of nice words/compliments and when you're introduced to someone new, refer to it.  People love compliments.  Make sure you read the list to them genuinely.  

10#-Practice having a DTR (Define the Relationship-the shift from stalker to friend) every now and then, in front of a mirror.  That way when the time comes where you finally meet a potential friend, you wont be nervous.  This is also where you make sure random facts you learned about them through facebook don't come up in conversation.  

Now go out and trick some craziez!
<3 Y0uR B3$7!3Z

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How to: Start Blogging Again

Mmmm...well it's been a long time since the last time we blogged.  Why you ask?  Okay we'll tell you...Are you sure you want to have a DTR right now though?  How about we just pretend like nothing ever happened.  We'll pretend like we never broke your heart.  We'll pretend that we didn't neglect/cheat on you.  And we'll also pretend like we never said "It's not you, it's me"...because it obviously wasn't me...

We're blogging right now because tomorrow is a very big day.  Tomorrow is THE day.  The day you've all been waiting for:

Jen and Aranda asked Jon Firman and Nick Fanton out.
Yep.
We have dates with APU celebrities.

For those of you who haven't joined the 'Joy.Catch it.' blog phenomenon yet, check these links out:
Jon Firman   &    Nick Fanton

Do we have a plan for tomorrow?  You bet we do.  And if everything goes well we'll blog about it ASAP.
Here's how we asked them btw.

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Fourth North of Courth GYRAD 2011

Rules for the Night:

-Have some healthy competition with one another.
-Look both ways when crossing the street.
-It's up to you to make sure this is a night you'll remember for the rest of your lives.
-HAVE FUN.

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It's Sunday folks.

and you know what that means.

You've probably been wondering:  "Why don't Aranda and Jen give us some valuable information?"  and  "Why do they just keep telling us nothing?"

We're sorry.  We've been setting the stage for an awesome year.  The good news is, the stage is set.  This year you're going to learn "why cats are the best" (omg! kittenz! awww!),  Parter and Caige sitings (We changed their names to maintain privacy laws), "How Did Justin's Furniture Get Here?", "How to Get a Boyfriend...Again", and "How to Survive When Your Campus Crush Moves to Indi-freakin-ana".  Are you excited? We are.

Here's some random news:

$-I LOVE KITTENZ!




<3ARANDA&JEN

Change

So Joy. Catch it. has had a bit of an identity crisis...

We're working on figure out what our new obsessions are going to be this year.  Here's why:

1-We don't live by Jon Firman and Nick Fanton anymore.
2,3
4-Luke is in Spain.
5,6,7,8,9-This picture is great:

#10-We could obsess over how cute Carter P. and Paige Whitmore are:

11-or how awesome the stools in Justin Blomgren's apartment are:

12, 13, 14-Or we could talk about how much we love our residents:

15-You'll for sure be hearing about our recent Thrift Store finds.

16-And soon we'll have some spectacular Guest Posts.

The good news is, our turtlenecks still fit us, and our residents are always down for a good day of scootering and wearing fannypacks.

What should we do readers?  We want to hear from you.  wink wink. smilie face.

Love yor bestyz, uhranduh and gin

Guest Post: Brea

Brea is one of our lovely residents here in Fourth North.  We are so honored to have her guest post here on 'Joy. Catch it.' blog!!  BREA WE LOVE YOU!

Gin. Jerrica. Brea. Allison.

Oh Em Geeee. All you readers should know that I am SUPER FLIPPIN excited to write on this blog. Like, this is a BIG honor. Like, this is a dream come true. Like, it may have potentially been on my bucket list. jk. but for realzz. it really was.

Okay. My blog post today is going to be *drumroll* ...

3 reasons why I love Aranda and Jen (because I like lists, the number three and Aranda and Jen):

Reason #1

: They openly embrace and accept facebook stalkers. maybe because they are ones themselves. This reason comes with a story that I feel the need to share. Storytime!!

...this summer when I found out Aranda was going to be my RA, I looked her up on fb (because that's what you do when you find out someone is going to be your RA...naturally). And then I found out she had a blog and freaked out a little because I totes love people who have blogs. So I did what every blog/fb stalker would do. I read every post like three times and bookmarked the page so I could read it daily. Everything was fine until I started school and met Aranda. I didn't know what to say. I mean I couldn't say: "ohemgee!IloveyourblogandIreaditeverydaythissummerandIknowabouthowyourfromAlaskaandyouworkedasabaristaandyouhavea"pastorcrush"onyourpastorandyouwouldratherwearjeansthanshorts"

No.

That would be weird.

So, instead I said "Hi, I haven't met you yet. My name's Brea."

I figured I should appear normal, at least for the first impression. Over time though, I felt comfortable enough around them to let my secret out. So I told them: "I kinda stalked your blog everyday this summer" and instead of being shunned I was embraced and accepted.

It was a big moment for me.

The end.

Moving on...

Reason #2

: Aranda is from Alaska. I am from Alaska. Alaska is awesome. People from Alaska are awesome. Friends of people from Alaska are awesome. 'nough said. okay? okay.

Reason #3:

They are hawt. And they always have guys who wear plaid in their rooms. AND you know how they attract guys?? By riding scooters, dressing in weird costumes and wearing fanny packs. Am I jealous? Yes. Yes I am jealous. They are SO cool. No lie. If you don't know them...be their friends.

And those are the three reasons why I love Aranda and Jen. They're pretty cool. And they're my RA's. No big deal or anything.