AS is the Abbreviation for American Samoa

Ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok.

I’m getting CD requests like mad (about twelve that I know of) but at the current moment I’m totally out. Sold all of the first batch. But not to fear, I’m going to have some free time tomorrow during which I’ll make a lot more. This means if you go to youth group at TCCC I can hook you up with one (or more) there.

As for you Shane and Jessica type peoples, you can either drop by my house sometime next week, or by Sports Center (I’ll try to get my schedule up here tomorrow), and I’ll get you one.

Unfortunately it’s kind of upsetting that I’m going to have free time. David called and asked me to go see a Royals game, which I haven’t done this year, and I’m like, sweet action, I only work till four, let’s do it!! But then I go to work and find out that my schedule is wrong and I actually have to work till five and the games starts at 6:10 which means it’d be too late. GRR!!!!

Here’s my interesting little story of the day. So I’m at the big SC talking to one of the girls that works there and she’s like, “So are you ready for the AK??”

And I’m all like, “Say wha??”

And she’s like, “You know, college.”

And I’m rather befuddled and so I say “Whatchoo talkin’ bout?”

And she’s actin’ all smart and says, “You know, AK, you’re going to school in Arkansas!! Duh silly! Somone didn’t learn their state abbreviations at school.”

And I’m starting to get it figured out now so I say, “The abbreviation for Arkansas is AR.”

“Nuh-uh.”

“Yeah-huh!”

“No, it’s AK! AR is Arizona.”

“No, Arizona is AZ.” AK is Alaska.”

“No, AK is Arkansas, AR is Arizona, and AL is Alaska.”

“Whatev. Arkansas is AR.”

So she’s pretty indignant right about now about my lack of abbreviation knowledge, so she says, “You know what? When I get off I’m going to go look it up and call you tonight and take the fact that you’re WRONG and rub it in your FACE!!”

But I’m still feelin’ pretty confident, so I’m all like, “Ok.”

So then the night passes on and I forget about it. Until I’m at home talking with Mom and Arielle about what states I’d like to live in (Maine, Michigan, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, by the way) and which ones I wouldn’t want to live in (Idaho, Arkansas (ironic I know), Iowa, Illinois, the Dakotas) and I remember.

So I’m like, “Hey mom, what’s the abbreviation for Arkansas?”

“AK.”

“Whaaaaaaaaat?!? NO!! It can’t be!”

“I think so.”

So now I was really flippin’ out. “Arielle?”

“I think she’s right.”

“It’s all a conspiracy!!”

“Ansen you’re weird.”

“No, listen. Isn’t AK Alaska?”

“Oh…maybe…”

“Or is it AL?”

“No that’s Alabama.”

“Ohhhhh.”

“But Alaska can’t be AK because that’s what Arkansas is.”

“NO IT’S NOT!!! ARKANSAS IS AR!!!

“No that’s Arizona”

“ARIZONA IS AZ!!!”

“Ohhhhh.”

Anyway, to make a long story short (too late, I know) I went and grabbed one of my mailings from John Brown and confirmed that I was indeed right the whole entire time. Anyway, I’m not sure why I shared that with you, but if you want to make sure for yourself you can check out all the official abbreviations here.

*PLEASE NOTE: Ansen took some liberty in this story as far as exact quoting goes…