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From different tweets to facebook bumper stickers,“ Yoga pants, the man who invented them, we salute you,” yoga pants are widely known. Yoga pants are becoming more popular, but not only for women. Their main purpose may be used as a comfortable pair of pants for women to wear casually or to work out, but they also grab the attention of many men.

“ Yoga pants on girls are one of my favorite things, but it depends on who’s wearing them. If they get in the wrong hands, it can be detrimental to the team, “ said sophomore Michael Waring.

Yoga pants originated in Iran then moved to Greece before finally reaching America. They were designed with comfort in the mind and in reference to yoga. However, these yoga pants are becoming quite a trend due to the relaxed feeling of the pants and how they exenterate women’s curves.

“ They’re just so comfy and definitely cuter than sweatpants. A girl can never own too many pairs of yoga pants!” said senior Kirsten Bildsten.

Yoga pants can be purchased at many different stores and can range anywhere from 10 dollars to around 100 dollars. Lululemon is a highly popular brand of yoga pants right now, but also are more on the expensive side. Chip Wilson, a Canadian who started taking yoga, created Lululemon brand. He was inspired by the yoga and wanted to create a skin-tight pant to be worn for any occasion, not just yoga.

These well-liked, fashionable pants can be worn for all ages. A change from sweatpants, young girls can be found rocking the Victoria Secret yoga pants. The tightness of the pants makes for a better look, but also leaves for the comfortable feeling as well.

“ The stretch of yoga pants is the best. Not only do they look good, they are also comfy and keep you warm. They’re especially nice to tuck into uggs,” said senior Lauren Hura.

Yoga pants have come a long way. From originating for the purpose of practicing yoga to becoming a fashion statement and being a favorite clothing item of men.

“ Yoga pants shows off girl’s body’s. I like them a lot, probably more than anything else," said junior Jamaal Everett.

Yoga pants have it all going on. Next time you’re walking down the street, notice how many girls or women are wearing yoga pants. Chances are, there will be quite a few.

rough draft alpaca story

As Gordy lies there minding her own business, one of them kicks her right in the face leading Gordy to let out a little moan. They aren’t much bigger than Gordy, but their long necks, deeps eyes, and strong back kick could make one believe they are more harmful than not.

Laurel Shouvlin has been raising alpacas since 1997 and couldn’t be happier than where she is now. “Alpacas meet all my needs,” said Shouvlin as she explains her love to be outdoors. Shouvlin has done it all from being the college student, to scuba diving and a physician assistant. Being an animal lover, alpacas are perfect for Shouvlin,” livestock that you don’t have to kill.” Roughly 80 to 85 animals, only about 50 being hers, Shouvlin says each one has a different personality.

Alpacas aren’t the standard pet, although Shoulvin says they are no problem to take care of, however, they aren’t cuddly like a dog. Their fur may resemble the coat of a german shepherd, but alpacas don’t like to be petted on the head or shown attention as another animal would.

“ I play a game with one of the females, I’m allowed to pet her if I don’t look her straight in the eyes, but the minute I do, she’ll spit at me, “ said Shouvlin. Getting spit on by an alpaca is something no one wants to ever experience. When an alpaca is “loaded” it’s green and has a very distinct odor.

Neighbors don’t seem to mind living next to farm full of alpacas, the only reason the Bluebird Hill’s farm every gets complaints is about the dogs barking in the excitement of predators coming around the fenced in animals. Alpacas have to be with at least three to four other animals due to the stress level or becoming paranoid. They also don’t seem to mind all the cats running around the barn as if they were part of the herd.

Shouvlin’s children have grown to love raising alpacas as well, and every once and while they get a chance to name a few. Often turns out to be a name from Star Wars. Not only is the fiber from the alpacas, which is harvested every spring and then sent to a mill to be processed into yarn the only benefit, also not having to teach her children about sex education. Breeding alpacas, the Shouvlin family gets to see it all.

Alpacas have quite the sex drive and the females and males have to be kept separately. However, females tend to still think they need to breed, which it’s quite normal for you can find a female jumping on another’s back. The other female will start making a deep “orgaling” sound as if it’s moaning from resentment.

Alpacas are a part of the Shouvlin’s family and have made a great life at the Bluebird Hill’s Farm. Not every day do you get to see an alpaca, but this farm gives Springfield the opportunity and benefit of a new experience. Just make sure you don’t get spit on!

will it ever stop raining?

For the past month it has been raining non stop. Saturday, for wittfest the weather was absolutely perfect and gorgeous. However, it was such a tease. April's showers have truely made it's meaning, but April is now over, so it can stop raining anytime. It's May and I have my uggs boots on. There is clearly something wrong with this. I remember my freshmen year I was laying out at the Chi Omega house towards the end of the year at this time. Instead, I'm getting rained and completely freezing when I step outside.

I shouldn't have my heat on at the end of the year. However, supposedly it's suppose to be nice next week. I will believe it when I see it and even if it is, that doesn't mean it won't return to nasty weather. Pools are suppose to be opening up at the end of this month, so hopefully the weather pans out and that's able to happen. The sun appears to be shinning through right now and hopefully it will continue to shine throughout the day. It makes me and everyone else in such a better mood!

the end has come

It seems that summer would never get here, but it has approached sooner than I thought. It's bittersweet because I'm extremely excited for it to begin, but I don't want this year to end either. I will be going home for the rest of the month of May and June, but then returning to Witt to take a summer class. I still have yet to find a job, which my parent's aren't happy about it, but hopefully I will be able to babysit someone. My orginal plan was to get an internship, but that clearly did not happen due to fact I wasn't able to get into all the classes I wanted (See scheduling blog for my bitching about that).

Next year is definitely going to be a lot different and I'm not quite sure I'm excited about it. A lot of my close friends will be graduated and it seems that a lot of the parties that have happened this year are held by seniors that are graduating, so lets see how the party scence. It's weird to say that I'm a senior and can't believe that time has flown by this fast. I still think I'm a freshman and can't imagine going into the real world so soon. I wish luck to all the seniors and hope they have a fantastic last couple of days of Witt. They will truely be missed!

my new favorite show

The Voice is an extremely great and talented show. It could be compared to American Idol, but in my opinion is much better and isn't as annoying. The singers that are able to sing in front of the judges (Blake, Adam, Cee Lo, and Christinia) are picked because they are very talented. The singers will sing to the four judges who have their backs to them and if they are interesting on putting them on their team and coaching them then they will turn their chairs. However, if more than one judge turns their chair around, then the singer gets the choice to pick who they want to work with.

It's only on it's second episode, but I am already attached. I have never been a big fan of American idol due to the fact a lot of untalented people go on it just to try to get famous, but when I hear someone who can really sing I get excited. I was told tonight that one of the singer's on the show (who is amazing, Javier) was at Wittenberg last year. I am very upset that I missed them because he took my breath away when he sang. I recommend this show to everyone who enjoys listening to people with good voices. Tune in on Tuesday nights at 9!

the royal wedding

The royal wedding seemed to be on everyone's minds on Friday. I planned on getting up at 5 am to watch the wedding, but when it came time to it I didn't, but instead recorded it. I know plenty of people that did indeed wake up just to see the wedding. In England, it was known as a holiday and didn't have to attend classes, which I believe should have happened as well.

Many people didn't like Kate's dress, but I thought it was absolutely beautiful. She did her own hair and makeup and still looked amazing. I think it was a good thing that the Royal Wedding and the NFL draft weren't at the same time because I believe many more people would have tuned into the wedding. More so people unwillingly. It was everything that it was hyped up to be and I'm very excited for the two!

blogs

I think the blogs have been a good idea, but it would have been better if we talked about them more. It's easy to forget to about doing the blogs when we don't talk about them for weeks. Also, I think it would have been better if we were given more ideas what to write about. A lot of the blogs are just about me bitching, but if we had to write about certain topics such as the note. I enjoyed when we had to go back and read blogs and rate the tops ones. It showed a lot of us were on the same page and agreed on what we thought were good blogs. They are interesting to read, but a little bit of a hassel since I haven't been caught up on them!