Viruses, Sun Burns, and Desperate Housewives

simply sequoia loves simply sam. it's just that simple.

let me do all this discussing for you...

-your comp virus was no good, but a dozen chocolate chip cookies later... problem no MORE!

-your sunburn? what sunburn? you are nothing but sexy bronzed skin

-desperate housewives is the best. kathryn murdered her husband.. who woulda thought? crazy lady. Gabi reminds me a lot of myself i kinda like her :). The pregnant cute one? I agree with you, she is very cute. The firecrotch is also wild. But she really likes to gossip, that's not for me. Cancer girl kicks ass. She's got the best thing going in my opinion.

Your casserole was delicious. You will make the best wife someday :) LOVE YOU!!!!!!!~!

^^^

This is an example of how my blog entries would be if my good friend Samantha were to always write my blogs for me = ) lol

Okay for starters...let me just tell you how much I hate computer viruses. This is the second time I've gotten this stupid virus. It's one of those viruses that poses as an antivirus so just a general warning to the world beware of the posers also known as the fake anti viruses. So what happens? What can you do if you are unlucky enough to contract such a virus? Well the first time I got this virus I went straight to Itap--Purdue's technology and computer support system. I asked them if they could please get rid of this virus, but they said no. Apparently this virus is so horrid that it infects your registry. Since it affects your registry, there is a liability and legal issue which prevents the students whom work at Itap from being able to rid computers of such viruses. I quickly called my friend dad whom worked with computers for a living. Since my antivirus did not even recognize my computer did indeed have a virus, my second father informed me to download a registry cleaner and a cc cleaner. I was able to successfully download these programs. After I ran them several times, enough of the virus had been removed that my antivirus software was able to detect and destroy the nuisance. This week, however, I was not this lucky. Trudy, who you should all know at this point as my computer, had to have her hard drive completely wiped. Nick in my engineering class heard of my whoahs and asked me to bring my computer to class. The next day in class Nick started fiddling with my computer; he asked me to save some files to a flash drive and upon completion I moved my fingers to the keys of the class computer in order to continue taking notes. "Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and close this screen right now, things are getting a little inappropriate." Sure enough, just as an engineering tour walked right by our classroom (my computer screen was facing the window of this classroom) my computer started downloading porn in the middle of class! I was appalled and greatly embarrassed by the virus's wonderful timing. Nick's words of encouragement were, "Really Sequoia, it's fine. I mean I highly doubt this is the first time porn has been downloaded during a class. And besides, I shut the screen quickly, so I doubt anyone saw." It was then when Nick decided wiping my hard drive would be the best course of action. As Sam put it earlier, a dozen cookies later Trudy was fixed! I had to reinstall all of my software and programs; it was frustrating, but Trudy really is a whole new woman now. Moral of the story? If you contract such a computer virus as this, try downloading this registry cleaner http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm and/or this cc cleaner http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/. After running these programs 2 or 3 times each, try running your antivirus software again. If your software still does not detect and kill the vermin virus, ask a genius computer to aid you in your troubled computer times. A batch of cookies is usually all they will want in return for payment.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of returning to my hometown of Green County where my dear friends and I floated the river. Myself six lovely ladies whipped out river tubes and floaties every one's lives. Initially we planned to start our float at noon, but let's face it. Getting seven girls who are all on very different schedules to the same place on time is nearly impossible. Scarlett parked her car at the park--our final destination. The seven of us all piled in "Old Blackie", Bertha's truck in order to ride out to 700 to start our river adventure. (Let me just inform you all that I am extremely fair skinned and start baking and burning the second I'm exposed to sunlight. The only sunscreen available was SPF 12 and it was not water proof.)Halley and Katherine sat in the back in order to keep all of our tubes and floaties from flying out the back. The river was much lower than we expected. It had been several days since a rain had come, and the river was proof of that. The seven of us waded into the river until our butts didn't drag our tubes against the river bottom and away we went! Now for those who are unfamiliar with Green County's Green River, let me just tell you it is not the cleanest or safest of all rivers. A little boy was swept under the rapids and killed just a week before; this incident made both Cherry and I slightly apprehensive about our excursion. I was floating the river in on of Halley's river tubes. Though lying on my back with my butt and stomach partially in the water from being in the center of the tube was the most relaxing way to lay, I found that for nearly the entire trip I was forced to lie on my stomach across the tube in order to steer myself through the obstacle course the river had provided for us. Fallen trees and rocks proved to be difficult to navigate through, and I could steer best when I laid on my stomach. At one point nearly the entire river was blocked by a combination of trees, rocks, and a sandbar. Being the intelligent person I am, I had the clever idea of attempting to float underneath a tree which provided no more than five inches between itself and the water. Against every one's better judgment, I began to limbo myself and my tube underneath the tree. The current picked up and eventually my tube and body were on the other side of the tree. Well, my body minus my head. My head was caught on the other side of the log. The current was strong enough to sweep my tube out from underneath me flipping me into the water and moving my head to the other side of the tree. Scarlett, who is gorgeous and still completely dry and put together even after floating the river for about an hour and a half at this point could not stop laughing as I being completely soaked at this point retrieved my run away tube. Our trip ended at Train Bridge, the landmark which informed us to get off the river because a. we were now at the park and b. the dangerous rapids are closely approaching. Train Bridge as the townies have come to know it by is an old train bridge that is no longer in use which stretches the width of the Green River. In the summer, kids ride their bikes down to the park and jump off the top of the bridge into the water. Many of my summers growing up were spent on that old bridge. We would mess around on that bridge and in the water for hours. It was always such a thrill jumping off into the water. Rumor has it that if you jump off Train Bridge you will stay in Green County forever (I believe I'm living proof that the legend is not true). Scarlett and Cherry had work at 4 and 4:30 respectively that day. Scarlett and I being the first two to finish the trip dropped our tubes by the side of the river and ran to Scarlett's car. it was already 4:15 and Scarlett still had to take me back to 700 in order to retrieve Old Blackie to pick up the other girls. Note only were we the first two to finish the river float, but also the two of us are most definitely the whitest girls out of the bunch and the most badly burnt. I didn't realize the extent of my sunburn until I was at the beach with Cherry while she worked. Since I had laid on my stomach most of the day, my entire back side was completely fried. I looked like a lobster that had been half cooked but still managed to pop the lid off in time to escape. Simple actions like sitting, laying, and moving in general were extremely painful. Aloe only alleviated the pain for a few minutes before the back side of my body started aching again. Five days later, my burn has slightly bronzed over but my skin is still slightly red and very very itchy. The moral of the story? It is never okay to not apply sunblock when you are as white as a ghost. You may think it's no big deal and one day won't be so bad, but you are dead wrong. Apply sunblock. It works miracles.

In 2004 a show called Desperate Housewives made it's television debut and took the small screen by storm. Six years later, I discovered it. I knew the show existed, but I wasn't one who usually watched TV unless it was Gilmore Girls. Well, let me just tell you that my roommates Elizabeth and Sandy have been addicted to it for the past year. I would occasionally and casually watch the show with the two of them if I happened to be in the room or over while they were watching it. It wasn't until this summer when I moved in with the two of them that I really started watching the show. The apartment has NetFlicks through the Wii console and conveniently seasons four and five are on instant demand. I don't think I have ever become so deeply and emotionally involved in a fictional story (minus Harry Potter) so quickly. I don't know what it is about that show, but Wisteria Lane is far from boring and call me crazy, but I wouldn't at all mind living on that street. I find it slightly entertaining that the characters on the show are both Colts and Pacer fans. Knowing this information I assumed that Marc Cherry, the creator of Desperate Housewives, was from Indiana. After some research, it turns out the man's from Oklahoma. Who would have thought? If you are looking for a new show to watch or are just bored, rent the first season of Desperate Housewives and start watching it. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Most likely, should you start watching this show, you will probably become an addict like myself. My name is Sequoia Murray and I'm a Desperate Housewives-oholic. I don't want to tell you any plots because that just ruins everything. You can refer to Sam's mini description at the beginning of the blog, but some of her facts are slightly inaccurate since she is not as far as I am in the season. The show is totally bizarre and will not lose your interest. Why am I telling you this? There really is no reason. It's just become a part of my life lately and I thought I would share it with you all. However, if you are in college or going to college, it's nice to have a stash of movies and TV show series because I can promise you will watch a lot of DVDs throughout your years. Desperate Housewives. You should watch it.

In reference to the comment Samantha made about the casserole I made. In case anyone was curious I made a chicken and stuffing casserole the other day. My mom makes it, and it's extremely easy to make, so if you are interested here is the recipe:
(For those of you who do watch Desperate Housewives, just call me Mrs. Van De Kamp)

Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

2 boxes of Stove Top stuffing
3 chicken breast (raw or cooked the casserole can be made using either)
2 cans of Cream of Chicken Soup
1 stick of butter (used in the stove top stuffing)
3 cups of water (used in the stove top stuffing)
A splash of milk
A casserole dish
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom of a casserole dish (if you don't, cleaning the dish is going to suck and you will be very angry with yourself for not greasing the dish). Cut the chicken breasts into bite size chunks. Make the Stove Top stuffing according to the box directions and place in a casserole dish. Spread the chicken throughout the stuffing. Pour the cans of Cream of Chicken Soup right on the stuffing and chicken. Mix the contents. Splash a bit of milk on top to ensure that the casserole will not dry while it bakes. Place in the oven uncovered for 45 minutes. The dish can serve roughly 8 or 9 people.
It's easy and delicious! I've been thinking about experimenting with the recipe more. Maybe I'll add some sort of veggie to the dish, since I'm a vegetable kind of girl. I was also thinking about possibly using Cream of Mushroom Soup instead of Cream of Chicken or maybe doing one of each? I don't know! The possibilities are endless! You are more than welcome to try out the recipe as is or add your own little flare to it. Regardless, you will enjoy this recipe. It's delicious.

All my love,
Koya = )
Scarlett- Someone Like You
Halley-Someone Like You
Katherine - Forever
Bertha-(Not from a book, my friend insisted this was the name I was to use)