Half Hour of Laughter

I never thought I would get so into the television show The Big Bang Theory at first, but now I am totally wrong which is a good thing.  I did not really get into the show for good until the third season but I saw a rerun, but it was my mom who got into the show before and considered it her new favorite show.  The episode is when Sheldon learns how to drive for his roomate and friends are tired of him asking for permission becasue he is just flat out annoying.  And I knew Howard was not going to let him take a ride on his scooter again after that incident.  To the point where I was laughing uncontrollably was when his friends decide to give him a test run, but in the apartment on a driving simulator.  Boy did Sheldon do horribly.  I mean, he just could not handle that car trying to not hit other cars or pedestrians.  Hilarious how Sheldon acted like he really was driving and hitting a wall hard and goes forward where his face about planted on the screen.  The finale of the Penny, only female character on the show before the arrival of Bernadette and Amy, promising Sheldon she would hit him in the face with a pillow since there is no real life aribag.  In the end, she did, and Sheldon was grateful for the hit. 
The episode was a start of getting the idea that this show is going to be a good one, and later on the show got my attenton even more, especially the word that came out of Sheldon's mouth as he is fighting Leonard for he does not want to get out of the ball pit.  My mom and I would spend our Thursday nights at eight o' clock watching the half hour episodes and we could not help but laugh. 
 

Sheldon has become the favorite of the television series and the actor who plays him in every episode, but the next character who came near the end of the fourth season grabbed my attention.  Her name is Amy Ferrah Fowler.  I could have just said Amy but the full name just sounds smooth and comes right off the tongue, or something like that.  At first she was more similar to Sheldon but that was the point of her being the match on the dating website.  Near the end of the fourth season when it is a girl’s night out with Sheldon tagging along because someone stepped into his territory and did not know how to make that person go away.  Amy was the highlight of that night and Sheldon up there with Amy made the episode even better.  I remember thinking about how much I hope they keep her on the show rather than just be a special guest and then leave like some of the characters that have come and gone.  Now with it being the seventh season, she never leaves since she appeared and I was glad because she might be right up there with Sheldon as being a favorite, or should I say “Shamy.”  And Amy just gets funnier as the seasons keep going but my favorite episode of her was her getting upset at Sheldon until he buys her a tiara.  Her being ecstatic was pure golden.

I wrote this in my blog because last night I watched a new episode since there has not been a new one for almost three weeks.  I thought it was nice to see two stars being from the first ever Star Wars film and Sheldon getting along with James Earl Jones since he got his tweet about what restaurant he was eating at.  It is funny for he has never met Mr. Jones.  I enjoyed seeing the two sing karaoke and the song coming from The Lion King and Sheldon says, “Take it away Mufasa.”  Then James Earl Jones sings and I laughed for nearly five minutes.     

 

 

  

The Cold

I have to admit this weather this season has gotten really cold, probably the highest being zero degrees.  I nearly froze today before coming to my college class today when I was outside next to my car at a gas station.  I was glad to at least get out of my driveway today, becasue yesterday I was in a rut to get out of the snow when there was still the ice underneath it.  Man did I show aggression for I thought I was going to be late for my noon class, but I did get lucky.  How lucky, is actually entering the classroom at twelve o' clock sharp and just before the instructor took attndance.  But I knew that it was going to get much worse with the temperature dropping and worst of all the wind causing it to be colder than it is, and the drifting.  The drifting of snow is one thing, other than the wind, I know I do not look forward to see happen, especially after the places that are snow plowed all of a sudden are once againi covered up in snow. 
At the gas station I felt numbness when needing to pump my tires for my front left tire looked as if it were getting flat.  I do not know why but it is just that tire that seems to lose more air than the other three for the rest of them looked fine.  But I have been told before the car was given to me that tire does seem to do that.  But being out there for only ten minutes with the cold air and the wind making it much colder made parts of my limbs go numb.  My face was hurting for it was too cold that I might have soon had frost bite if I did not hurry.  When that was over I was actually moaning and thinking how much this weather bites becasue the cold can be a biter.  My gas was nearly empty so I had to take care of that as well yet there was a short moment when I did not want to get out of my car.  Yet I had to do what I had to do to get to school so I could get the information I needed and drive home safe and sound before getting ready for my shift at work.  I believe there is going to be more snow on the way this week, so let's just see how this goes becasue it is already bad enough to have heard on the news about the accident in Michigan City, Indiana.  Hope everyone drives safe, depending on how bad the snow participation will be.    

Introduction

Hello, allow me to introduce myself.  My name is Shannon Figley, as it is already seen for my address.  I describe myself as someone who is not too bright, which is fine by me for it is a fact, ordinary, generous, sometimes too nice, and the one trait I get from almost everyone I have met in my life is that I can be quiet.  I swear teachers I have had from kindergarten to my senior year of high school at first joke about me being a troublemaker, but in their honest opinion they will say that I was quiet.  And I can be the kind of a person who can be enjoyable and have a good laugh with family, friends, and classmates at school for I think laughter is the best medicine.    

I was born in the Buckeye State but I only lived there until I was six and moved next door to the corner of Indiana.  I have lived in Angola since first grade and still living there today, and always lived in a middle class environment.      

I am an undergraduate at IPFW.  My major for a bachelor's degree is English writing, especially for creative writing. Why I choose this path is that I always been fascinated by storytelling.  I was not really big in this in the early ages of my childhood for I can’t remember a time I was read a book to my parents before bedtime.  But as I grew up and by the time high school came around, to where students decide the choice they want to go after high school I was intrigued by stories I have read in each of my English classes.  So I thought of becoming a storyteller.  The reason I came into college is to be a better writer and actually make complete sense of what I want to come forth to each page.  I also like Fine Arts as well.  I have been into drawing and painting for so long and remember having a wonderful art teacher in high school who gave me the talent I never thought would go beyond what I am capable of.  Including my two English teachers from high school as well, because of them I would not know where I wanted to go though I am pretty sure it would have stayed in this category. 

I am also somewhat a film freak.  I love to go to the movies, even when I am by myself.  I can go to a movie theater where there are no one else and still enjoy a great film.  I would think almost every day if I want to use the creative writing to make it into the world of film.  I have always had a passion for this sort of thing, so why not give it a chance.  Another thing about me is that I have a liking to TV shows like The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family for comedy, and for drama I am into Law and Order (both the regular and SVU) or whatever my mom watches for she usually picks good shows.  I never thought I would get into Law and Order but things can change once I get older. 

I am also an animal person, adopting dogs and cats, and have a dog who is a mutt but he is a dog that is always lively and wanting to play.  But there is a time when we are asked what is our favorite animal, and mine has always been horses.  I do not know why but something about those magnificent creatures captured my attention.      

I am not much of an outgoing person for I spend most of my dedication to school and work for now, and during my spare is usually at home writing stories.  I seem to be at peace when writing stories for it takes me away from reality and into a world where nothing is impossible.  Although I do not lose most of my time into a non-reality world for I must enjoy the life I have and those who are in my life.