Sometimes I feel the need to blog simply to make me feel better. I'm feeling lonely and angsty. Probably not the best time to write things on the internet! haha. I don't even really know why I'm feeling this way. It's just one of those nights where I'm sad and alone therefore lonely. *sigh* Then I tend to focus on all the bad things and let them engulf me. Yep, even as I write this I DO realize how pathetic it sounds. So I'm going to stop and go read now!
BOOKS READ:26
*I'm currently reading the Jessica Darling series by Megan McCafferty. They are so good! I can't believe I've gone this far in my life with out reading them. Seriously, WHAT THE HECK!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Hello Dolly!
So I have this love of traveling. Plane or car, it doesn't matter. About every three months or so I get the urge to go somewhere. I'm not sure where it comes from really. All I know is that if I don't go anywhere then I start to freak out. It's actually not that awesome. I think it just has something to do with me needing to break out of the normal routine I usually find comforting. I don't know. Anyways, it has been WAY too long since I've been anywhere. So when my friend Calli asked if I would go see a play with her in Blackfoot I was all for it.
We left around two in the afternoon and got there around six. The play started at seven thirty so we had some delicious Pita Pit and then made our way to the theater. The theater was awesome! Blackfoot is a little tiny town without too much going on. But the theater is historical and very pretty. I like going to plays, somehow they bring a different feeling then going to the movies. It's a completely different experience. In case you haven't already guessed we say Hello Dolly! It was pretty funny and I enjoyed it very much.
The play was over at about ten or so and we headed back. I made it home roughly around two in the morning. Most people would find that amount of driving in one day to be exhausting. In fact, when we told Calli's friend up there that we were driving back the response was something to alluding to that fact that we were crazy. Maybe I am. However, I find driving to be relaxing. Especially at night. I love being in a car for hours with someone you like spending time with. You always come out of the trip having had fun and made awesome memories. Plus, there is something about talking at night that makes people open up and talk more, be more truthful. I don't know why. My only regret is nothing taking footage of the the trip. :( hmmm... next time I guess!
BOOKS READ: 24
*For those of you asking: Will Grayson, Will Grayson was very good! I highly recommend it. It took all the strength I could muster not to immediately read the book over again! haha. Also, thanks for reading and commenting <3
We left around two in the afternoon and got there around six. The play started at seven thirty so we had some delicious Pita Pit and then made our way to the theater. The theater was awesome! Blackfoot is a little tiny town without too much going on. But the theater is historical and very pretty. I like going to plays, somehow they bring a different feeling then going to the movies. It's a completely different experience. In case you haven't already guessed we say Hello Dolly! It was pretty funny and I enjoyed it very much.
The play was over at about ten or so and we headed back. I made it home roughly around two in the morning. Most people would find that amount of driving in one day to be exhausting. In fact, when we told Calli's friend up there that we were driving back the response was something to alluding to that fact that we were crazy. Maybe I am. However, I find driving to be relaxing. Especially at night. I love being in a car for hours with someone you like spending time with. You always come out of the trip having had fun and made awesome memories. Plus, there is something about talking at night that makes people open up and talk more, be more truthful. I don't know why. My only regret is nothing taking footage of the the trip. :( hmmm... next time I guess!
BOOKS READ: 24
*For those of you asking: Will Grayson, Will Grayson was very good! I highly recommend it. It took all the strength I could muster not to immediately read the book over again! haha. Also, thanks for reading and commenting <3
Thursday, April 08, 2010
I'm a crazy theif!
So the other day I went to dinner with Kayla and Calli. I absolutely LOVE when I get to spend time with them. Because I'm the only one not in school I get really bored with out them. They at least have lots going on at college. My day, however, usually consists of going to work, making dinner, hitting the gym, hanging out on the internet, and then going to bed. There are very few deviations. So, when they're around I tend to get a little hyper. I don't get very much adult time in my life, because I work at a daycare. I just had to explain this before I went into the story.
We left Calli's house and wanted pizza. However, it was kind of late at night especially for a Thursday. Not much was open. So then we decided tacos would be good. But the first place we tried was closed. So I tried to turn left on Eagle. Well, as I was driving to the exit I was thinking to myself that there was a median there and I could only turn right. But when I got to the exit I didn't see one. So I turned left. If you haven't already guessed there in fact was a median. I had to drive up to the light on the wrong side of the road and then just turn right! It was definitely one of those times I was glad there wasn't a cop around.* It would have been one heck of a time if I had to explain that. haha.
We get inside of the place and order our food. There is only one couple ahead of us seeing that it was late at night. I ordered a platter, Kayla ordered a burrito, and Calli ordered a side of tacos. So we're just sitting and talking, laughing about our crazy drive over. The lady calls our food, so I decide I'll be nice and get up and get it. I walk over and get our food, and take it back to the table. I decide that I'm going to need a fork, so I get up to get one and the girls start in on their food. Well, turns out that the food was the couples. Now why they ordered that much food I have no idea. I also had no idea what to do. I mean, what do you do when you've already started eating somebody's food? I apologized A LOT. The guy was really nice about it.
So then I sat down. The couple was just sitting there waiting for their food to be remade. We are sitting their wondering what to do. It feels super awkward to eat their food while they watch us. But we can't throw the food away... The couple gets their food and begins to eat and we do the same. But then they call our order. So basically we stole someone's food and got ours. It would have been a pretty sweet deal if I didn't feel so guilty! geez!
* Just to clarify, I am not usually such a careless driver! I swear!
BOOKS READ: 21 Right now I'm reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson yay!
We left Calli's house and wanted pizza. However, it was kind of late at night especially for a Thursday. Not much was open. So then we decided tacos would be good. But the first place we tried was closed. So I tried to turn left on Eagle. Well, as I was driving to the exit I was thinking to myself that there was a median there and I could only turn right. But when I got to the exit I didn't see one. So I turned left. If you haven't already guessed there in fact was a median. I had to drive up to the light on the wrong side of the road and then just turn right! It was definitely one of those times I was glad there wasn't a cop around.* It would have been one heck of a time if I had to explain that. haha.
We get inside of the place and order our food. There is only one couple ahead of us seeing that it was late at night. I ordered a platter, Kayla ordered a burrito, and Calli ordered a side of tacos. So we're just sitting and talking, laughing about our crazy drive over. The lady calls our food, so I decide I'll be nice and get up and get it. I walk over and get our food, and take it back to the table. I decide that I'm going to need a fork, so I get up to get one and the girls start in on their food. Well, turns out that the food was the couples. Now why they ordered that much food I have no idea. I also had no idea what to do. I mean, what do you do when you've already started eating somebody's food? I apologized A LOT. The guy was really nice about it.
So then I sat down. The couple was just sitting there waiting for their food to be remade. We are sitting their wondering what to do. It feels super awkward to eat their food while they watch us. But we can't throw the food away... The couple gets their food and begins to eat and we do the same. But then they call our order. So basically we stole someone's food and got ours. It would have been a pretty sweet deal if I didn't feel so guilty! geez!
* Just to clarify, I am not usually such a careless driver! I swear!
BOOKS READ: 21 Right now I'm reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson yay!
Monday, March 22, 2010
My weekend
My weekend....
It started off fine. I babysat on Friday and Saturday night. I had lunch with friends Saturday affternoon. But then came the dreaded Sunday.
I woke up and tried to check all my Internet stuff. The screen was frozen and nothing responded. So naturally I turned my computer off and back on. Instead of booting up, however, a gray screen with a blinking question mark folder appeared. I tried again; same thing. After some research I learned that my hard drive had crashed. I wanted to cry. I absolutely can not live without my mac. I love it so much!
My mac has had it's problems. After I first got it, the battery didn't work. That was irritating but not a major deal. I later found out that Apple was doing a recall on them because they were defective but I was in school and couldn't afford to lose my computer for any amount of time. Then my cd drive stopped working. There is a cd that has been stuck in there for at least a year. But I didn't see this as major issue either. I had a USB drive, and bought my music directly from iTunes. But now the HD has crashed and it's useless. Plus, I don't have anything backed up; of course. But... I did just find out that maclife here in Boise is actually certified to do Apple repairs. This is good news! Also, apparently I bought a MacBook at the wrong time because Apple is now recalling the HD's in them too! Geez! But that should mean I get it replaced for free. Hopefully they'll be able to recover all my data. I'm not sure if they'll still replace my battery for free. I wish I would have known sooner about maclife.... What can you do? We'll see what happens.
Now the mac drama would have been enough to ruin my weekend but of course when it rains it pours. I've been taking baths now for months because my shower was broken and I didn't want my dad to have to fix it again. But it finally slipped out and he came over to try and put a shower head in my bathtub as a temporary fix until he could fix my shower. In he process he broke my tub, which has apparently been leaking water for awhile. *sigh* He finally got them fixed with the help of a family friend who is a plumber. So I can now take showers again!
However, for a good few hours I was waterless and Internet-less (I don't think that's a word). I don't do well with things in my life being broken. If I can't personally fix something broken then I just live without if or buy a new thing. I don't like asking for help. It makes me feel inadequate. Which is stupid and irrational, but true none the less. So, to deal with it; I feel the need to flee. Now, I usually can't go far because I have responsibilities. I WANT to just get in my car and drive until I can't anymore. In this case I just went to the gym, let my dad fix it, and ran. Sometimes I find my self parked in the middle of nowhere doing what I call "dance therapy".
It's funny because if you asked most people, they would say that I'm very consistent and reliable. I suppose I am; but if they only knew how flightly mind is and I wish I could be. It's ridiculous. I just want to be on a beach somewhere. Haha. I guess I should give myself points for not actually running.
I wish I was a more take control type of person. Someone who just dealt with problems right away and then was done. To be perfectly honest, I've actually gotten a lot better. Which almost is worse. Haha. You've got to have something to work on though, right?
Books read: 19
I'm currently waiting for Geektastic to show up on my doorstep.
It started off fine. I babysat on Friday and Saturday night. I had lunch with friends Saturday affternoon. But then came the dreaded Sunday.
I woke up and tried to check all my Internet stuff. The screen was frozen and nothing responded. So naturally I turned my computer off and back on. Instead of booting up, however, a gray screen with a blinking question mark folder appeared. I tried again; same thing. After some research I learned that my hard drive had crashed. I wanted to cry. I absolutely can not live without my mac. I love it so much!
My mac has had it's problems. After I first got it, the battery didn't work. That was irritating but not a major deal. I later found out that Apple was doing a recall on them because they were defective but I was in school and couldn't afford to lose my computer for any amount of time. Then my cd drive stopped working. There is a cd that has been stuck in there for at least a year. But I didn't see this as major issue either. I had a USB drive, and bought my music directly from iTunes. But now the HD has crashed and it's useless. Plus, I don't have anything backed up; of course. But... I did just find out that maclife here in Boise is actually certified to do Apple repairs. This is good news! Also, apparently I bought a MacBook at the wrong time because Apple is now recalling the HD's in them too! Geez! But that should mean I get it replaced for free. Hopefully they'll be able to recover all my data. I'm not sure if they'll still replace my battery for free. I wish I would have known sooner about maclife.... What can you do? We'll see what happens.
Now the mac drama would have been enough to ruin my weekend but of course when it rains it pours. I've been taking baths now for months because my shower was broken and I didn't want my dad to have to fix it again. But it finally slipped out and he came over to try and put a shower head in my bathtub as a temporary fix until he could fix my shower. In he process he broke my tub, which has apparently been leaking water for awhile. *sigh* He finally got them fixed with the help of a family friend who is a plumber. So I can now take showers again!
However, for a good few hours I was waterless and Internet-less (I don't think that's a word). I don't do well with things in my life being broken. If I can't personally fix something broken then I just live without if or buy a new thing. I don't like asking for help. It makes me feel inadequate. Which is stupid and irrational, but true none the less. So, to deal with it; I feel the need to flee. Now, I usually can't go far because I have responsibilities. I WANT to just get in my car and drive until I can't anymore. In this case I just went to the gym, let my dad fix it, and ran. Sometimes I find my self parked in the middle of nowhere doing what I call "dance therapy".
It's funny because if you asked most people, they would say that I'm very consistent and reliable. I suppose I am; but if they only knew how flightly mind is and I wish I could be. It's ridiculous. I just want to be on a beach somewhere. Haha. I guess I should give myself points for not actually running.
I wish I was a more take control type of person. Someone who just dealt with problems right away and then was done. To be perfectly honest, I've actually gotten a lot better. Which almost is worse. Haha. You've got to have something to work on though, right?
Books read: 19
I'm currently waiting for Geektastic to show up on my doorstep.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
VEDA
I thought I would mention in my blog what the month of April will entail for me. I've decided to do Vlog Everyday in April (VEDA) to kind of kick start my youtube channel. One of my goals for this year is to vlog regularly on my channel but I just can't seem to get it going. I need to just make a habit of it. The best way to motivate myself is to force myself to do something. So, for the month of April, I will be posting a video on my page everyday! It's going to be crazy and mostly the videos will probably be horrible. But, I'm hoping it will create a habit and hopefully something creative will come out. I guess we'll see. haha.
Yesterday I went and saw Remember Me. Now, this movie looked watchable to me but I wasn't planning on spending any money to see it in theater. I figured that it probably was okay but not that fabulous. I mean, they were pretty much using Rob to sell the movie. Or so I thought. But then everyone I watch on youtube, even those who aren't Twilighters, kept saying how good it was. So, I decided to go see it. I'm really glad I did. I would recommend it to anyone. So good. I'd heard there was a twist in the end and so I was prepared for it not to end the way that would obviously be happy... but I was not prepared at all for what the end was. The whole movie was fairly good but the ending just makes it. I won't spoil it for you but just trust me. You'll find yourself staring at the screen not sure how you feel. It was just good. So yeah, if you were on the fence about seeing it, you definitely should!
Also, just because I'm ridiculously proud, I thought I'd point out that I bought a rubix cube and actually solved it! yay! I know, I know... I'm a complete nerd. But I wouldn't have it any other way :)
P.S. apparently I haven't mentioned on here that I'm watching LOST... WHAT? but yeah, I'm watching LOST. I'm finally all caught up and can't wait to find out all the secrets of the Island. Right now my favorite character is Sawyer :) Plus, I'm pretty much in love with JJ (the director/producer) and can't wait to see what his next project is. He's a freakin' genus!
Books Read: 19
Yesterday I went and saw Remember Me. Now, this movie looked watchable to me but I wasn't planning on spending any money to see it in theater. I figured that it probably was okay but not that fabulous. I mean, they were pretty much using Rob to sell the movie. Or so I thought. But then everyone I watch on youtube, even those who aren't Twilighters, kept saying how good it was. So, I decided to go see it. I'm really glad I did. I would recommend it to anyone. So good. I'd heard there was a twist in the end and so I was prepared for it not to end the way that would obviously be happy... but I was not prepared at all for what the end was. The whole movie was fairly good but the ending just makes it. I won't spoil it for you but just trust me. You'll find yourself staring at the screen not sure how you feel. It was just good. So yeah, if you were on the fence about seeing it, you definitely should!
Also, just because I'm ridiculously proud, I thought I'd point out that I bought a rubix cube and actually solved it! yay! I know, I know... I'm a complete nerd. But I wouldn't have it any other way :)
P.S. apparently I haven't mentioned on here that I'm watching LOST... WHAT? but yeah, I'm watching LOST. I'm finally all caught up and can't wait to find out all the secrets of the Island. Right now my favorite character is Sawyer :) Plus, I'm pretty much in love with JJ (the director/producer) and can't wait to see what his next project is. He's a freakin' genus!
Books Read: 19
Thursday, March 11, 2010
productive day!
Thursday are my day off and they usually go something like this: me sleeping. all day. haha. But... this morning I had a meeting with a personal trainer at the gym I joined. Which, by the way, I absolutely love! When I joined I got three free personal training sessions and the first one was today. So I had to get up. Usually I hate meeting with people like this. I don't like to talk to people in any store. Whether it be a phone store, the grocery store, or in this case, the gym. I always feels as though they're not listening to what I'm saying and just trying to sell me things. However, when I signed up the lady who gave me the tour wasn't pushy at all. Just informative. So, I had hope. I arrived at the gym and the lady was really nice. She asked me what I wanted out of the gym, what my goals were, and how much I already knew about achieving them. She complimented me on my nutrition and took my body stats. It was nice to talk to someone about this. On Saturday I get to meet with her to go through a whole body work out. Since beginning to eat better I've already lost five pounds and lost some body fat! so that's good. The best thing about my trainer? She was so very honest. She could have said I needed a trainer or I wouldn't reach my goal. But she didn't. She told me why people got trainers and told me it was an option. She showed me the cost and even told me part of it was negotiable. She told me I probably wouldn't even need a trainer because my goals were achievable by myself and I had a good start. But, she also offered her services if I decided that my workout was too boring, I needed to change things up, or I wanted a plan written for me. This is definitely not what I expected. It was so nice. She was just being a person who loves her job, but was honest with me. She wasn't being a sales person. It's very refreshing! Thanks Shannon! So, if anyone needs a personal trainer, check her out. She works at Body Renew Fitness in Meridian. I love it there. I can't wait for Zumba tonight!!!!
I also went and worked out my phone issue. My phone has been just turning itself off whenever it feels like it. No good. But, I went into the store today and they are sending me a new one for free! I get it Monday, hopefully it will work.
Also, on the way home from getting coffee a lady flipped me off. I was turning a corner in a parking lot and was confused as to why she also wasn't turning. It didn't look like she was even going to stop! Obviously I was supposed to know that she was driving straight into a parking space instead of turning and stop and wait for her. I don't know what I was thinking! She honked at me and flipped me off. I had to laugh. I mean COME ON! REALLY? I hope her day gets better...
I also went and worked out my phone issue. My phone has been just turning itself off whenever it feels like it. No good. But, I went into the store today and they are sending me a new one for free! I get it Monday, hopefully it will work.
Also, on the way home from getting coffee a lady flipped me off. I was turning a corner in a parking lot and was confused as to why she also wasn't turning. It didn't look like she was even going to stop! Obviously I was supposed to know that she was driving straight into a parking space instead of turning and stop and wait for her. I don't know what I was thinking! She honked at me and flipped me off. I had to laugh. I mean COME ON! REALLY? I hope her day gets better...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Alice In Wonderland
So the beginning of last week I started to get sick. Nothing major, just a head cold. But Thursday (my day off) I laid around all day. My sister came over to cut my hair. Which, if you're wondering, turned out cute. I started telling her about how I had wanted to go see Alice in Wonderland at the midnight showing but how I was sick and had no one to go with. She said that she had wanted to go too. So, I brilliantly said "Let's go." Now mind you, not only was I sick, but I had to work at 7:45 the next morning. Pretty much after I said it I was thinking how bad of an idea it was. But, I went anyways. We ate dinner, went bowling, then saw the movie (in 3-D!). I got home very tired... but woke up the next morning feeling fine. What? It just happened to be one of those times where a bad choice was actually a good one. It happens every once in a while. :)
If you're wondering what I thought about the movie....
It was pretty good. I had very high expectations that it did not necessarily meet. The visuals were good. The color was very vibrant and the 3D was awesome. But it was a little more Disney and a little less Burton then I would have liked. Not to mention that I think I missed the great opportunity of hearing Johnny Depp sing "A very merry Unbirthday". I mean, come on! ;P
If you're wondering what I thought about the movie....
It was pretty good. I had very high expectations that it did not necessarily meet. The visuals were good. The color was very vibrant and the 3D was awesome. But it was a little more Disney and a little less Burton then I would have liked. Not to mention that I think I missed the great opportunity of hearing Johnny Depp sing "A very merry Unbirthday". I mean, come on! ;P
Sunday, February 28, 2010
I'm a salesperson???
I spent all of yesterday at a kid's fair. My parents are thinking about buying this business, so they helped promote it in this kid's fair. Now generally I think of myself as someone who keeps to themselves and doesn't really like meeting new people. I've always been aware that I wouldn't be a very good sales person. However, I was kind of proved wrong.
Since I knew I was going to be going to the kid's fair to help out my parents, I read up on all the company has to offer. I made sure I was informed. That's just the way I work. So, when we arrived at the fair, I helped set up, but then I stood outside the booth and talked to the parents who were walking by. My sister was doing nails, and few of the girls from the shop were spraying free hair color for the kids. I met a whole bunch of parents, explained what the company does, asked them if they'd ever been, told them where we were located, and got them to enter a drawing for a free birthday party. I also helped with the hair color, passed out tattoos, and lifted kid's in and out of chairs. Although this was a lot of work, it was also a lot of fun! I was kind of suprised actually. Plus, about half way through the day I realized that I was a pretty good sales woman. Weird!
After I got home, I started thinking about the day. As I've said before I don't really know what it is I want to do. I've thought about becoming a teacher a therapist. The reason I thought of these two careers is because I love helping people, especially kids and teens. But I've turned down those two jobs for a few different reasons. I would probably do good at either of those jobs. I'd probably like them. But I don't want to be either of them. Why? Because eventually I want to have my own kids. I think that they deserve to get my full attention and emotional investment. I happen to be a work-a-holic. If I was a teacher or a therapist I feel as though I would get so emotionally involved that I would take away from my personal life. Is that stupid? I don't know. But it's my thinking as of now. Perhaps I'll change my mind. But, doing the whole kid's fair yesterday made me think that maybe I could have a job that would help out kids and teens with a degree of removal. I don't know what that is yet. But maybe, just maybe, I have something here.
Book Read: 18
Since I knew I was going to be going to the kid's fair to help out my parents, I read up on all the company has to offer. I made sure I was informed. That's just the way I work. So, when we arrived at the fair, I helped set up, but then I stood outside the booth and talked to the parents who were walking by. My sister was doing nails, and few of the girls from the shop were spraying free hair color for the kids. I met a whole bunch of parents, explained what the company does, asked them if they'd ever been, told them where we were located, and got them to enter a drawing for a free birthday party. I also helped with the hair color, passed out tattoos, and lifted kid's in and out of chairs. Although this was a lot of work, it was also a lot of fun! I was kind of suprised actually. Plus, about half way through the day I realized that I was a pretty good sales woman. Weird!
After I got home, I started thinking about the day. As I've said before I don't really know what it is I want to do. I've thought about becoming a teacher a therapist. The reason I thought of these two careers is because I love helping people, especially kids and teens. But I've turned down those two jobs for a few different reasons. I would probably do good at either of those jobs. I'd probably like them. But I don't want to be either of them. Why? Because eventually I want to have my own kids. I think that they deserve to get my full attention and emotional investment. I happen to be a work-a-holic. If I was a teacher or a therapist I feel as though I would get so emotionally involved that I would take away from my personal life. Is that stupid? I don't know. But it's my thinking as of now. Perhaps I'll change my mind. But, doing the whole kid's fair yesterday made me think that maybe I could have a job that would help out kids and teens with a degree of removal. I don't know what that is yet. But maybe, just maybe, I have something here.
Book Read: 18
Friday, February 26, 2010
Getting on track
So lately I've been thinking a lot about getting back on track with my life. This year is going to be all about it. True, I still have no idea what I want to do as far as careers go. So, I still don't know about going back to school. Although, for the record, I love school. I love being pushed to my potential. I love the stress, I thrive on it. I love having new experiences and learning new things. All of those things are great. What I don't love is having no direction in schooling, no end goal. When I dropped out of school, and still as of now, I lack that end goal. But I'm side tracking... This year I am going to focus on getting myself together.
This includes getting healthy. Which is what I'm focusing on right now. I've never really had to think about it. But now, living on my own, I find myself often eating fast food twice a day. Which is just, well, disgusting. I went grocery shopping today. I intend to cook and eat at least slightly healthier. Plus, I'm thinking this will actually save me money which is lovely.
Also, I am looking into joining a gym. I will be heading down to check one out tomorrow. It seems like a pretty good deal... the monthly dues are only $9.99/mo. I just have to go check out the atmosphere. I've never really liked gyms (this being said I've only even gone to one to actually work out) but I have no motivation to work out at home either. Gyms have fun cardio classes and that pays for itself with this membership! I'm hoping I will get addicted to working out like I get addicted to so many other things... they say it happens. yeah. them. Most people I know would argue with me that I don't need to lose weight. But the truth is I do. I know my body, and it is NOT healthy right now. I can feel it. I actually have a fairly petite frame, but not the body to match it. It's not about being skinny. It's about being healthy. Plus, working out can help boost my mood, energy, and relieve stress! I just need to put my mind to it. Sometimes easier said then done... but I'm going to work on it!
That's pretty much it for now. I'm going to work on the whole education thing. Perhaps I will start doing my own researching projects... I need something to stimulate me mind!
Books Read: 18
This includes getting healthy. Which is what I'm focusing on right now. I've never really had to think about it. But now, living on my own, I find myself often eating fast food twice a day. Which is just, well, disgusting. I went grocery shopping today. I intend to cook and eat at least slightly healthier. Plus, I'm thinking this will actually save me money which is lovely.
Also, I am looking into joining a gym. I will be heading down to check one out tomorrow. It seems like a pretty good deal... the monthly dues are only $9.99/mo. I just have to go check out the atmosphere. I've never really liked gyms (this being said I've only even gone to one to actually work out) but I have no motivation to work out at home either. Gyms have fun cardio classes and that pays for itself with this membership! I'm hoping I will get addicted to working out like I get addicted to so many other things... they say it happens. yeah. them. Most people I know would argue with me that I don't need to lose weight. But the truth is I do. I know my body, and it is NOT healthy right now. I can feel it. I actually have a fairly petite frame, but not the body to match it. It's not about being skinny. It's about being healthy. Plus, working out can help boost my mood, energy, and relieve stress! I just need to put my mind to it. Sometimes easier said then done... but I'm going to work on it!
That's pretty much it for now. I'm going to work on the whole education thing. Perhaps I will start doing my own researching projects... I need something to stimulate me mind!
Books Read: 18
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
the one with the random topics...
Today is Monday... which means my day to upload a video on our collab channel. So, I came home and dropped everything, literally, and made the video. I had to spend quite a bit of time linking some other videos too. I put it all together and tried to upload but I had no more disk drive available. So then I had to delete a bunch of videos. I just cleaned everything up and deleted everything but the video I was working on. The video uploaded and then I deleted that too... thinking that I would just keep it cleaned up. But I forgot about Youtube maintenance! ugh! so... I'm hopin youtube ate my video and is going to spit it out soon. otherwise it is gone. I'm so not redoing it either.
Last Wed. night I babysat for these people for the first time ever. I've known them for a really long time and Jeanine has babysat for them before but I haven't. Anyways, They left me their spare key. Only it totally didn't work! So I was locked out of the house on a school night none the less. This has never ever happened to me before. So, I tried the cell number they left me a few times but they didn't pick up. Long story short I ended up just taking the kids back to daycare to play for about and hour and a half. I felt bad because one of the kids had school the next day, but I ended up getting paid about three times as much as I normally charge because they felt bad about locking me out! If only that happened every time I babysat... haha.
Apparently my parents are thinking pretty seriously about buying a business. It's the place my sister currently works. I hear the place does pretty well, the owner is simply getting deported back to Canada. At first I was a little skeptical. My dad owns his own business but it's a completely different deal. He's working with the same industry he's worked in his whole life. He can pretty much do whatever he wants. But this is something completely new and much bigger. More liability. So that worries me a little. But then I was really excited. It's kind of up my alley and I had all these ideas to help with the place and running of it. My mom suggested I could work there too if I wanted. On the side. Which would be nice. But my sister insisted that I be the manager. Which at first I was like ummm... whoa. But then I started thinking about it. With a little bit of training I think I could do it. I really do a lot at the place I work at now. And in all reality I already do/ have a lot of managing skills. I'm not saying I want to manage there, just saying it's an idea. Something to ponder. But when my sister mentioned this to my mom her response was "I don't know about that, you're quite the procrastinator." Granted this is true. I know my mom saw me procrastinate all those papers in high school. But when it comes to work... I'm IT. I do my job, random jobs that no one has ever thought of, things other people should do but don't, jobs I invent to do cause I'm bored, my boss' job (on occasion), the cooks job, and sometimes I do this all at the same time! So, it's things like my mom's reaction that make me think she has no idea who I am. My dad and I very much have the same work ethic and I know he GETS it. It's weird how that happens some times. I love my mom. But sometimes she just doesn't GET me, you know? Anyways, it got me thinking about working for the parents. It's probably not the hottest idea. Unless they contract out to me to run their social media stuff :) haha. That I am expert at!
I bought a tripod finally! yay!
book count: 13! I'm totally ahead :)
Last Wed. night I babysat for these people for the first time ever. I've known them for a really long time and Jeanine has babysat for them before but I haven't. Anyways, They left me their spare key. Only it totally didn't work! So I was locked out of the house on a school night none the less. This has never ever happened to me before. So, I tried the cell number they left me a few times but they didn't pick up. Long story short I ended up just taking the kids back to daycare to play for about and hour and a half. I felt bad because one of the kids had school the next day, but I ended up getting paid about three times as much as I normally charge because they felt bad about locking me out! If only that happened every time I babysat... haha.
Apparently my parents are thinking pretty seriously about buying a business. It's the place my sister currently works. I hear the place does pretty well, the owner is simply getting deported back to Canada. At first I was a little skeptical. My dad owns his own business but it's a completely different deal. He's working with the same industry he's worked in his whole life. He can pretty much do whatever he wants. But this is something completely new and much bigger. More liability. So that worries me a little. But then I was really excited. It's kind of up my alley and I had all these ideas to help with the place and running of it. My mom suggested I could work there too if I wanted. On the side. Which would be nice. But my sister insisted that I be the manager. Which at first I was like ummm... whoa. But then I started thinking about it. With a little bit of training I think I could do it. I really do a lot at the place I work at now. And in all reality I already do/ have a lot of managing skills. I'm not saying I want to manage there, just saying it's an idea. Something to ponder. But when my sister mentioned this to my mom her response was "I don't know about that, you're quite the procrastinator." Granted this is true. I know my mom saw me procrastinate all those papers in high school. But when it comes to work... I'm IT. I do my job, random jobs that no one has ever thought of, things other people should do but don't, jobs I invent to do cause I'm bored, my boss' job (on occasion), the cooks job, and sometimes I do this all at the same time! So, it's things like my mom's reaction that make me think she has no idea who I am. My dad and I very much have the same work ethic and I know he GETS it. It's weird how that happens some times. I love my mom. But sometimes she just doesn't GET me, you know? Anyways, it got me thinking about working for the parents. It's probably not the hottest idea. Unless they contract out to me to run their social media stuff :) haha. That I am expert at!
I bought a tripod finally! yay!
book count: 13! I'm totally ahead :)
Sunday, January 24, 2010
It's Sunday and I'm sitting here with half of my house cleaned pondering what it is I would like to do next. I need to finish cleaning my house. But I've done enough that I can feel accomplished even if I stop now. I have a season of House that I need to watch. I need to finish the book I'm currently reading. Also, I could make a video for betweenusfriends. I would like to take a bath. See the problem? There are simply too many options. This is how it usually works. I have so much to do but don't know where to start. Plus, most of it isn't time sensitive which makes it easy to procrastinate. So, I figured I would blog until I made a decision. It's been awhile. Although I did just post two new blogs today but they were from awhile back. I typed them up on my ipod and they sat on there for quite a while!
Last weekend I was sick :( but not just the normal coughing and stuffed up sick. I woke up with a fever of 102 on Saturday morning. I am hardly ever sick! It was not fun. I hate being that sick. At one point in the middle of Saturday I wanted to die. Thats how bad it was. Definitely not something I like to experience. yuck. But, now I am feeling much better.
Yesterday I went to a conference type thing for work. They had a bunch of vendors and a few different talks. It was pretty fun. At least as far a classes go. Although some of it was a little cheesy. The guy who was teaching the classes was a life coach so he was very upbeat but sometimes it was a little over the top. But hey, I'm not complaining. I got my 6 credits for only $11 and I'm done for the year. Usually 2 credits cost around $20. So, it was a great money saver.
I also went to see Lovely Bones last night. It was pretty much what I expected as far as the plot line went. Although, I'm not sure how I feel about the ending yet. I definitely want to read the book to see how they differ. I always have a dilemma when it comes to this choice. Do I read the book first and be disappointed by the movie? Or do I see the movie first and then not feel all that compelled to read the book all the way through because I know (basically) what's going to happen? I still can't decide which I like best. Oh, well.
I'm going to keep a counter going at the end of my blog about what book # I'm on. One of my goals this year is to read 40 books!
Books Read:2
Last weekend I was sick :( but not just the normal coughing and stuffed up sick. I woke up with a fever of 102 on Saturday morning. I am hardly ever sick! It was not fun. I hate being that sick. At one point in the middle of Saturday I wanted to die. Thats how bad it was. Definitely not something I like to experience. yuck. But, now I am feeling much better.
Yesterday I went to a conference type thing for work. They had a bunch of vendors and a few different talks. It was pretty fun. At least as far a classes go. Although some of it was a little cheesy. The guy who was teaching the classes was a life coach so he was very upbeat but sometimes it was a little over the top. But hey, I'm not complaining. I got my 6 credits for only $11 and I'm done for the year. Usually 2 credits cost around $20. So, it was a great money saver.
I also went to see Lovely Bones last night. It was pretty much what I expected as far as the plot line went. Although, I'm not sure how I feel about the ending yet. I definitely want to read the book to see how they differ. I always have a dilemma when it comes to this choice. Do I read the book first and be disappointed by the movie? Or do I see the movie first and then not feel all that compelled to read the book all the way through because I know (basically) what's going to happen? I still can't decide which I like best. Oh, well.
I'm going to keep a counter going at the end of my blog about what book # I'm on. One of my goals this year is to read 40 books!
Books Read:2
*sigh*
This morning my mom came over so I could help her with a baby shower game. On the way over she noticed she had a flat. I had to go pick her up. Having a flat can't be fun. Although I wouldn't know from first hand experience. I've never had one. At least it only cost her fifteen dollars to get it fixed.
I love helping with baby shower stuff. I love kids (especially babies) and enjoy planning these things. Plus,as my mom put it, it was an excuse to spend time with her. all I did was cut some squares though. And I had to get up earlier than i normally would have. So that kind of sucked.
Now i'm babysitting. Which is nice. I've had both of these kids in my class and the little girl I had as a baby. She's one of my favorites. But i'm feeling awfully lonely. This always happens when I get to spend lots of time with my friends and then they go back to school. Plus my best friend just called me and I couldn't talk cause I'm babysitting. Also my mom was teasing me about her never having grandkids. She does this all the time. It never used to bug me but now it kind of stings. It's not my fault I'm not in a relationship. If my life was perfectly how I wanted it than I would be married And have children. But life isn't perfect and hardly ever goes according to plan. Does she think I'm purposefully not finding someone just so she can't have grandkids? Sheesh! my pack of love life most definitely does not revolve around her. It's ridiculous how much little comments like that hurt. I know it was just meant to be a joke. But it's not funny. Add this to the fact that literally everyone I am close to is in a relationship and it makes for one lonely me. *sigh* but such is my life.
And now this blog has turned into a "poor me" story. Moving right along... This new year is going to be a good one. This last year has been a transition year for me and although I have no idea what my future holds I am ready for something new. I do not make resolutions, however I do set goals. I have some good ones this year. One of them is to read 40 books this year. So now, in order to end off on a good note, I am going to go read.
P.s. I hate the fact that when I get ready in 15 minutes and have no one to see except the kids I'm babysitting I look cute. But If I had somewhere to be tonight I would undoubtedly not looks as cute. Stupid.
EDIT: This was also put up late due to me typing it up on my ipod.
I love helping with baby shower stuff. I love kids (especially babies) and enjoy planning these things. Plus,as my mom put it, it was an excuse to spend time with her. all I did was cut some squares though. And I had to get up earlier than i normally would have. So that kind of sucked.
Now i'm babysitting. Which is nice. I've had both of these kids in my class and the little girl I had as a baby. She's one of my favorites. But i'm feeling awfully lonely. This always happens when I get to spend lots of time with my friends and then they go back to school. Plus my best friend just called me and I couldn't talk cause I'm babysitting. Also my mom was teasing me about her never having grandkids. She does this all the time. It never used to bug me but now it kind of stings. It's not my fault I'm not in a relationship. If my life was perfectly how I wanted it than I would be married And have children. But life isn't perfect and hardly ever goes according to plan. Does she think I'm purposefully not finding someone just so she can't have grandkids? Sheesh! my pack of love life most definitely does not revolve around her. It's ridiculous how much little comments like that hurt. I know it was just meant to be a joke. But it's not funny. Add this to the fact that literally everyone I am close to is in a relationship and it makes for one lonely me. *sigh* but such is my life.
And now this blog has turned into a "poor me" story. Moving right along... This new year is going to be a good one. This last year has been a transition year for me and although I have no idea what my future holds I am ready for something new. I do not make resolutions, however I do set goals. I have some good ones this year. One of them is to read 40 books this year. So now, in order to end off on a good note, I am going to go read.
P.s. I hate the fact that when I get ready in 15 minutes and have no one to see except the kids I'm babysitting I look cute. But If I had somewhere to be tonight I would undoubtedly not looks as cute. Stupid.
EDIT: This was also put up late due to me typing it up on my ipod.
a week into the new year
A week has passed in the new year and I still haven't written a blog post! Or made a vlog for that matter. But I did just film one in my car on my lunch break. It's obviously going to be a winner. It's one of those look at the past year and set goals for the new year videos. Which I think is important because you've told people and feel more obligated to reach your goals. But the video is kind of rushed and late. Oh well. It's the story of my life. I am notorious for procrastinating. I driven by goals and deadlines. Otherwise I don't accomplish things. Hence the neccesity of fore-mentioned vlog.
I'm writing this at work and for the life of me, I can't remember when I last blogged. Probably not a good sign. So to cover all my bases I'll just recap a little.
Christmas was good this year. I enjoyed my family tile and only got a little sad once. That's really good for me! Which in and of it's self is a little sad. But we won't dwell on it. I don't. It was a little weird having Christmas dinner at someone else's house. My parents have become pretty good friends with a family of my mom's coworker. That sentence was udderly confusing but hopefully you got it. I don't know this family all that well but I've seen them a few times. It wasn't awkward really. Just different.
We also saw Sherlock Holmes on Christmas which I thought was really good! I like when characters are bad asses because of their brain power. On a side note I also saw Avatar recently. The animation in it was really awesome. I do, however think the storyline is a mix of Pocahontas and Fern Gully.
New Year's eve was a ton of fun! I did a fondue party house because I got a fondue pot for Christmas. It actually turned out better than I thought it was going to. I'd seen fondue made before but never actually made it myself. It was delicious! We rang in the New Year with champagne and played some board games. There's nothing better than being surrounded by your closest friends. So much fun!
This last week has been filled with getting used to my new work schedule and returning to the pre-k classroom. It's very different from infants and takes awhile to adjust. But all is going well!
EDIT: I wrote this on my ipod and e-mailed it and yes, it is up late!
I'm writing this at work and for the life of me, I can't remember when I last blogged. Probably not a good sign. So to cover all my bases I'll just recap a little.
Christmas was good this year. I enjoyed my family tile and only got a little sad once. That's really good for me! Which in and of it's self is a little sad. But we won't dwell on it. I don't. It was a little weird having Christmas dinner at someone else's house. My parents have become pretty good friends with a family of my mom's coworker. That sentence was udderly confusing but hopefully you got it. I don't know this family all that well but I've seen them a few times. It wasn't awkward really. Just different.
We also saw Sherlock Holmes on Christmas which I thought was really good! I like when characters are bad asses because of their brain power. On a side note I also saw Avatar recently. The animation in it was really awesome. I do, however think the storyline is a mix of Pocahontas and Fern Gully.
New Year's eve was a ton of fun! I did a fondue party house because I got a fondue pot for Christmas. It actually turned out better than I thought it was going to. I'd seen fondue made before but never actually made it myself. It was delicious! We rang in the New Year with champagne and played some board games. There's nothing better than being surrounded by your closest friends. So much fun!
This last week has been filled with getting used to my new work schedule and returning to the pre-k classroom. It's very different from infants and takes awhile to adjust. But all is going well!
EDIT: I wrote this on my ipod and e-mailed it and yes, it is up late!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Downtown
So I wanted to expand a little bit on the whole downtown experience. I have been out to a few other bars before but until Saturday I hadn't ever been downtown. Which apparently is a completely different experience. Which it was. So Denise and I started off drinking at her house because we didn't want to pay for drinks while we were out, which was just fine by me. We met up with a few of our other friends (and some of hers which I didn't already know) for a cookie exchange party and then headed downtown after. We first went to China Blue and we got into the VIP section which was pretty cool. They had a good DJ and a really cool dance floor that lit up with different colors. It was pretty fun dancing there because we were literally the only onesnon the dance floor. But it was also a little bit awkward because everyone else was just watching is dance. But whatever. We didn't stay there too terribly long because there wasn't that many people here and we were meeting up with a few other people. At least I got to feel important for a little while with my floresent orange wrist band. Haha. Next we headed to Mac and Charlies. This is where we spent most of our time. I had a drink there, and it was really good. I can't even tell you what it was because I let someone else order it for me. I like trying new things. Here's where the story takes a turn. Nohing horrible happened. It was just weird. There were tons of people there and Denise was trying to point people out but it was so loud in there that I could hear her about half the time. I'm not any good at lip reading anyways. So conversation proved difficult. We made our way to the dance floor. I was dancing with the girls when this group of like three guys joined us. Which I am totally fine with. I mean, it's just dancing. No big deal. So I gave him my full attention. This, apparently, was not the best of ideas. Dancing was fine but it got a little uncomfortable when he decided he should place open mouthed kisses on my ear/hair/neck. But I just told myself to get through the song. It's not like he was groping me or anything. After the song was overnight literally turned my back on him and tried to join the girls again. Which would have been fine except for the fact that the other members of my guy's group were dancing with my group! Pretty soon I found myself dancing with this guy again only dancing with my girls too. When that song ended he girls ditched me! I don't think they purposefully left me behind but they did. So I dance with this guy for like half ofthe next song and then he said he had to go. Which was more Than fine by me. I must have looked confused (even though I'm pretty sure me face read "please do leave!") because he proceeded to explain toe that he had a friend waiting outside by that he did want to get to know me. At this point I don't know how I kept from laughing. But I did. I reassured him it was fine and he left. First off, I definitely was not offended by him leaving. I was glad! Second, I went downtown to have fun, not to meet someone. I did not want to get to know him. Third, I'm pretty sure that "get to know you" was code for "see you naked". This most definitely was not going to happen! I mean, I give the guy points for trying. But does that line work on anyone?He obviously didn't actually want together to know me or he would have at least asked me my name. Oh boys... Haha. We stuck around for a little while longer but then finished up our night at Roddy's. This place was my favorite I think. Although it could be just because I was glad to get away from that guy. But it had a much more relaxed environment. It's a country bar :) We danced there a bit too and I did some lip syncing. Haha. We left at two when the bar closed and started looking for a taxi. My nameless guy appeared out of no where! I was too far away to hear anyhin he said but Denise yelled at him that we were gettin a taxi home. Alone. Haha. I lover her! We made it home safe and sound (after some sister drama). And that my friends, was my first downtown experience. So fun mixed with some drama and stalking. But hey, at least I lived!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
blah...
Today I am feeling uberly unmotivated. My house is a disaster area. It seriously looks as though I had a frat party here last night. Or something equal to that. In reality I haven't cleaned my house since before NaNoWriMo. *sigh* I really need to clean. But the messier it gets the more I don't want to clean. I don't know where to start, it's too much work, blah blah blah. haha. Also I need to film a video for my collab channel. But I'm feeling unmotivated to do that either. This is going to be a really whiny blog. yep. Also, I can't decide on a charity for my p4a video and because I don't have much time left I'm thinking the video isn't going to be that good anyways and so I should probably just give up now. Yeah, it's definitely a very unmotivating day. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I slept most the of the day away. I got up at like 3:30 this afternoon. I had my first ever downtown experience last night. It was fun. I didn't even drink that much, but I had to get up at like 9:30 and drive Denise to get her car. I pretty much never wake up that early on weekends and so I came home and went right back to bed and slept forever. But I think I slept too much, which just leaves me groggy and unmotivated. (I wonder how many times I've used that word in this blog. hmm...) So, I am writing to vent in the hopes that I will actually do something. I did start some laundry... so that's at least something. I think I may just need some caffeine. That could be the problem. Probably is actually. Okay... getting some caffeine. I knew that blogging would help!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
NaNoWriMo ends...
Geez! It's been awhile. NaNoWriMo has come to an end and I've been having a hard time getting back into the swing of things. It gave me an excuse not to clean house,cook,vlog,or do laundry. None of these thing have gotten since either. I have become addicted to Grey's Anatomy and that's what I've been doing in place of NaNoWriMo. I'm almost done with the fourth season! Back to the whole NaNoWriMo thing for a minute. I did win! I'm really proud of that with it being my first year and all. Writing 50,000 words was easier than I thought it was going to be. Yes sometimes I felt unmotivated, but for the most part it was awesome! Plus it helped keep me distracted from some personal things that happened this month. Having that goal helped me keep my mind off things. I may write about this some oher time. But for now I'll leave it at that. I really can't wait until next November to try again. This time I will have a better plan. This year I knew where my story was going, because I pretty much wrote out a story I had been writing in my head for years. The problem proved to be that I don't really like my main charater, I can't write dialouge, there were major plot holes, and I wrote it from the wrong point of view. You know, really minor things like that! Haha. I reached the word goal but did not finish the story. And I'm pretty sure I won't. It's just crapy writing. This is the first time I have attempted to write anything even close to this long, so it doesn't really bug me. It was a learning process and next year I'll be ready with a god plot line, character sketches, and hopefully better dialouge writing! Since I told basicaly everyone I know I was doing NaNoWriMo (so I wouldn't back out) people naturally want to read my story. I keep telling them no because it's really bad. I mean, did you see my reasons above? Obviously I don't want people reading that! But they don't understand. They are simply impressed by my attempt at writing a book (and rightly so) they're not factoring in that I'm not a proffesional writer (which sadly I am not). I even had a friend on facebook tell me that I should get my writing to where I am comfortable with others reading it! At first I was put off but then I just had to laugh. That is kind o the goal. But obviously this person has never attepted to write a novel. I know the difference between good and bad writing. I do not want to let people read crap. That isn't fun for anyone. They wouldn't enjoy reading it and there isn't any constructive critism to be given. The best they could do is say, " wow this really doesn't work! There are some good spots but overall it's a mess." which I already know! So I don't really see the point in that excersice. Seems like a waste of time to me! Eventually I will write something I will let others read. Just not now. Oh! Totally off topic, but I got a formspring account! Go ask me ridiculous questions! http://formspringme.com/chrystieness I think that's all for now. Oh! Except I am at work and typing this on my new iPod touch, Luna, whom I absolutly love! Cheers!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
personality types, end of november
I've gotten bad at posting again :(
November is almost over which means the end of NaNoWriMo. I've been really, really thankful for it this month. It has kept my mind off of other things. It's getting down to the wire. I have 7,000 odd words left to type. This last Sunday I wrote 10,000 words which was freakin' amazing. seriously. I've been loving the productiveness that is coming from writing a novel. I'm still going...
about that "other" thing. I did in fact have that heart to heart i needed to. Only it kinda ended up being just my heart and then some yelling. Not how i wanted it to go, but what can you do. This person has been basically lying to me (if not directly then by omission) for a while now :( It's not a good situation. But, strangely enough i have been able to kind of put it past me and move on faster than i thought. I've been doing good. In the past I have been somewhat notorious for wallowing in situations that go bad with this person. I'm proud of me for this!
The New Moon premiere was fun. A small group of us went and I enjoyed the movie. There were things I did and didn't like about the movie, but overall it was good. It's weird to me that just a year ago twilight came out. It's been quite the year...
I took the Jung Typology test and got INTJ (introverted,Intuitive,thinking,judging) which is really good at describing me, like scarily good. If you would like to take the test visit: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp it's pretty interesting.
November is almost over which means the end of NaNoWriMo. I've been really, really thankful for it this month. It has kept my mind off of other things. It's getting down to the wire. I have 7,000 odd words left to type. This last Sunday I wrote 10,000 words which was freakin' amazing. seriously. I've been loving the productiveness that is coming from writing a novel. I'm still going...
about that "other" thing. I did in fact have that heart to heart i needed to. Only it kinda ended up being just my heart and then some yelling. Not how i wanted it to go, but what can you do. This person has been basically lying to me (if not directly then by omission) for a while now :( It's not a good situation. But, strangely enough i have been able to kind of put it past me and move on faster than i thought. I've been doing good. In the past I have been somewhat notorious for wallowing in situations that go bad with this person. I'm proud of me for this!
The New Moon premiere was fun. A small group of us went and I enjoyed the movie. There were things I did and didn't like about the movie, but overall it was good. It's weird to me that just a year ago twilight came out. It's been quite the year...
I took the Jung Typology test and got INTJ (introverted,Intuitive,thinking,judging) which is really good at describing me, like scarily good. If you would like to take the test visit: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp it's pretty interesting.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Half Way
A lot has happened since I last posted. So, I will try to just summarize:
I lost a filling. I was writing for NaNoWriMo, and of course eating snacks, and popped a filling. So not good. I have an appointment of Tuesday for a consultation. Hopefully they'll be able to just re-fill my tooth. Right now it's pretty much just annoying.
It's the half-way point of NaNoWriMo and I'm right on track at 25,055 words. I really wish I was ahead, but being on track is good. Like I've said before, I am a notorious procrastinator. So really, being on track is good. I almost kind of feeling like I'm missing out on the NaNoWriMo experience by not being behind. Part of the whole thing is being stressed out, pushing yourself to your potential. I haven't really been that stressed yet. I've had days where I haven't wanted to write, but I haven't been stressed yet. I need to get a day's worth of words ahead on my word count, because on Thursday I am going to the New Moon premiere. I'm probably not going to be writing that day.
My birthday! It was fun. I spent my actual birthday looking cute and watching the BSU vs. Vandals game at the ram. Then I came home and watched Grey's Anatomy (and because of this crying!). It was pretty great. I like when I'm not the one being focused on. Then I had a really good talk with Jeanine. Then I had a horrible talk with a boy. The boy actually. The one I've been wanting to let go of forever and just can't seem to. This is the same boy I've been talking about needing to let go of forever. I love him, and it's freakin' hard. But I have been letting go of him, or at least trying. We talked last night, and although it didn't go exactly like I wanted it to, at least he knows I'm serious about letting him go, about moving on. So we'll see how that goes. I'm like 85% sure I can do it. Even though I know I need to let him go, and it's been pathetically too long,it still hurts. It always hurts. I just really,really, hope i can move on this time.
Today, I went to my parents house and had a little party. Kayla came over too, which was great. We ate, played games, and just talked. I'm really exited because my parents bought me tickets to go see Relient K and TobyMac in concert. It's going to be awesome! I also got money for books,undies,a journal,and some money from my parents. Even though I wasn't looking forward to this birthday just because of the whole age thing, it's been really fun. Even with the whole boy thing. I have a great family and great friends :)
NaNoWriMo words: 20,055
Days to New Moon premiere: 4
I lost a filling. I was writing for NaNoWriMo, and of course eating snacks, and popped a filling. So not good. I have an appointment of Tuesday for a consultation. Hopefully they'll be able to just re-fill my tooth. Right now it's pretty much just annoying.
It's the half-way point of NaNoWriMo and I'm right on track at 25,055 words. I really wish I was ahead, but being on track is good. Like I've said before, I am a notorious procrastinator. So really, being on track is good. I almost kind of feeling like I'm missing out on the NaNoWriMo experience by not being behind. Part of the whole thing is being stressed out, pushing yourself to your potential. I haven't really been that stressed yet. I've had days where I haven't wanted to write, but I haven't been stressed yet. I need to get a day's worth of words ahead on my word count, because on Thursday I am going to the New Moon premiere. I'm probably not going to be writing that day.
My birthday! It was fun. I spent my actual birthday looking cute and watching the BSU vs. Vandals game at the ram. Then I came home and watched Grey's Anatomy (and because of this crying!). It was pretty great. I like when I'm not the one being focused on. Then I had a really good talk with Jeanine. Then I had a horrible talk with a boy. The boy actually. The one I've been wanting to let go of forever and just can't seem to. This is the same boy I've been talking about needing to let go of forever. I love him, and it's freakin' hard. But I have been letting go of him, or at least trying. We talked last night, and although it didn't go exactly like I wanted it to, at least he knows I'm serious about letting him go, about moving on. So we'll see how that goes. I'm like 85% sure I can do it. Even though I know I need to let him go, and it's been pathetically too long,it still hurts. It always hurts. I just really,really, hope i can move on this time.
Today, I went to my parents house and had a little party. Kayla came over too, which was great. We ate, played games, and just talked. I'm really exited because my parents bought me tickets to go see Relient K and TobyMac in concert. It's going to be awesome! I also got money for books,undies,a journal,and some money from my parents. Even though I wasn't looking forward to this birthday just because of the whole age thing, it's been really fun. Even with the whole boy thing. I have a great family and great friends :)
NaNoWriMo words: 20,055
Days to New Moon premiere: 4
Monday, November 09, 2009
a day full of brunch
So... it's like 1:00 in the morning and I'm heading to bed right after this. Today I woke up and went to my parents house to have brunch with them, my sister, and her boyfriend. I was actually really nice and per usual my mom made way too much food. Then I kind of just stuck around. I had so much to do today but I just stayed. My sister had plans to die my mom's hair and we had to go pick up hair dye. I decided to have her do mine too and now my hair is a nice auburn color! so yay for that. It took awhile, we just took our time. I actually had a lot of fun hanging out with them today. Not that my family isn't interesting it's just that usually I would rather be doing something else. My sister and I got along pretty well and we even had a few laughing fits. We talked about things we used to do as kids. We focused on the positive. It mostly consisted of us chatting about our weird movie tastes as kids. For instance some of our favorites included: The Dark Crystal,Happily Ever After,Fern Gully, Little Nemo,and Hocus Pocus. Yeah, we were strange children.
I came home with the need to clean house, vlog, and write. I ended up writing )though not as much as I wanted), watching Grey's Anatomy, and straightening my hair. Fail on the vlogging. Hopefully things will go smoothing for that tomorrow. Seriously, I am crossing my fingers.
As far as NaNoWriMo goes, I am slowing down considerably. I was on such a role! I'm still ahead, just not where I wanted to be. I really wanted to be half way done by tonight. It was nice to find out through all my pep talks that the second week is infamously the worst one. So, I am not alone. Tomorrow I plan on having a very productive writing/cleaning night. Hopefully it will go as planned. I think part of the reason the second week is so hard is that you've moved past introducing your character and have started the plot, but you get caught up on gaining momentum to move the plot to the end of the story. At least this is the case with me. My middle of the story is lagging in content. It's the "everything's happy" part of the story that is kind of hard to show. I want to just skip ahead to the conflict and then resolve it. But, i have character's personalities to build and get to know you's to do. That is the middle section. So not as fun as the beginning or end!
Also, the chartjackers song came out today! I'm really excited to see how it does. Even if it doesn't make it into the charts at least money is going to charity. To be perfectly honest I really do adore the song though! It's pretty awesome :) If you don't know what I'm talking about visit http://www.youtube.com/ChartJackersProject to find out more. It's a great story of how the internet community can come together for good! You can find "I've Got Nothing" the ChartJacker's single on itunes.
okay, for realsies now I'm heading to bed!
NaNoWriMo word count: 19,233 (still fairly awesome)
Days to my birhtday: 6
I came home with the need to clean house, vlog, and write. I ended up writing )though not as much as I wanted), watching Grey's Anatomy, and straightening my hair. Fail on the vlogging. Hopefully things will go smoothing for that tomorrow. Seriously, I am crossing my fingers.
As far as NaNoWriMo goes, I am slowing down considerably. I was on such a role! I'm still ahead, just not where I wanted to be. I really wanted to be half way done by tonight. It was nice to find out through all my pep talks that the second week is infamously the worst one. So, I am not alone. Tomorrow I plan on having a very productive writing/cleaning night. Hopefully it will go as planned. I think part of the reason the second week is so hard is that you've moved past introducing your character and have started the plot, but you get caught up on gaining momentum to move the plot to the end of the story. At least this is the case with me. My middle of the story is lagging in content. It's the "everything's happy" part of the story that is kind of hard to show. I want to just skip ahead to the conflict and then resolve it. But, i have character's personalities to build and get to know you's to do. That is the middle section. So not as fun as the beginning or end!
Also, the chartjackers song came out today! I'm really excited to see how it does. Even if it doesn't make it into the charts at least money is going to charity. To be perfectly honest I really do adore the song though! It's pretty awesome :) If you don't know what I'm talking about visit http://www.youtube.com/ChartJackersProject to find out more. It's a great story of how the internet community can come together for good! You can find "I've Got Nothing" the ChartJacker's single on itunes.
okay, for realsies now I'm heading to bed!
NaNoWriMo word count: 19,233 (still fairly awesome)
Days to my birhtday: 6
Friday, November 06, 2009
remember remember the fifth of november
I am currently watching V for Vendetta. I love that movie. It's so fitting seeing that it is the fifth of November.
Tonight I had a kind of write-a-thon though I only wrote 4,000 words. It works. I would have really liked to write 2,000 more. But I also really wanted to watch this movie. The movie won out.
I hung out in blogtv with Dr.Noise tonight also. Which was really fun. There were only about 40 people in the chat so I could actually talk. It was a nice change. I've never really listened to his music before but he is really talented. I'll have to look more into it. :)
I've actually been getting more sleep since I started NaNoWriMo which doesn't make any sense at all. Seriously. I think that writing this much makes me emotionally drained, therefore I go to bed a little earlier and sleep well. That's the only explanation I can think of.
On my lunch break I saw something horrible. A teen boy (my guess is around 14) was riding a bike without any helmet. This in and of it's self is bad. But he was also toting what I assume is his little brother on his bike. The kid was around two and was sitting on the handle bars. He wasn't wearing a helmet either. I was speechless. It makes me sick. I wanted to take that child. I just don't understand. To me, not wearing a helmet while riding a bike is more dangerous than not wearing your seatbelt in your car. At least in your car you have a buffer from the road. It scares me. He was biking down a very busy road and crossing traffic. I think riding your bike without a helmet should be illegal. Not cool.
NaNoWriMo word count: 16,091 (and it's only day five!)
days to my birthday:9
days to New Moon premiere:15
November is a good month :)
Tonight I had a kind of write-a-thon though I only wrote 4,000 words. It works. I would have really liked to write 2,000 more. But I also really wanted to watch this movie. The movie won out.
I hung out in blogtv with Dr.Noise tonight also. Which was really fun. There were only about 40 people in the chat so I could actually talk. It was a nice change. I've never really listened to his music before but he is really talented. I'll have to look more into it. :)
I've actually been getting more sleep since I started NaNoWriMo which doesn't make any sense at all. Seriously. I think that writing this much makes me emotionally drained, therefore I go to bed a little earlier and sleep well. That's the only explanation I can think of.
On my lunch break I saw something horrible. A teen boy (my guess is around 14) was riding a bike without any helmet. This in and of it's self is bad. But he was also toting what I assume is his little brother on his bike. The kid was around two and was sitting on the handle bars. He wasn't wearing a helmet either. I was speechless. It makes me sick. I wanted to take that child. I just don't understand. To me, not wearing a helmet while riding a bike is more dangerous than not wearing your seatbelt in your car. At least in your car you have a buffer from the road. It scares me. He was biking down a very busy road and crossing traffic. I think riding your bike without a helmet should be illegal. Not cool.
NaNoWriMo word count: 16,091 (and it's only day five!)
days to my birthday:9
days to New Moon premiere:15
November is a good month :)
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