Is the scent of my lotion. :)
And seemed to be the only subject line I could come up with!
I'm sitting at work right now; I've been here since 9am and I'll be here until 8pm. For those who don't have a calculator, that's 11 hours. Ooh boy. I think it will give me a big check next week though! It's been so slow here today. I haven't had to make much so far- maybe 20 drinks? The entire time I've just been watching movies on Netflix.com and making a book wish list on Amazon so I can remember all of the books I want to read. So far there are like 15 on there. Mmhm. I'm reading Second Glance by Jodi Picoult at the moment; she's such an amazing author. The two movies I've watched so far are: Life Before Her Eyes and Keith. Both of them were so damn good! I cried a little in both, because I'm lame like that. They really were incredible movies though. Life Before Her Eyes really makes you wonder if you would give your life for someone or not, and what would happen if you didn't. It was crazy good! Keith was just a teenage love story and very sad. I'd totally date the Keith guy though. lol
I went to prom last weekend! It was a lot of fun, but the trip seemed way too short. It would have been nice to have more timel; I didn't realize how much I missed VA. Joe and I went to Melting Pot for dinner- it was so good! He spent like $85 on it; the desert was by far the best! I would go back again just for that. Prom was nice even though it flew by. After prom was fun: I got my ass kicked on a gigantic blow-up obstacle course and ended up scraping up my elbow and flashing my bra. lol I did a bit of a face plant right at the end and just decided to drag myself out, so when I started pullinh, the shirt came down. Haha Not one of my most glamorous moments. I went to Kentacohut too! Jesse got seriously excited when she saw me and wanted a picture and everything. lol
I got to hang out with Julie a bit. :) She helped me get ready for prom and all that jazz, but she wasn't too thrilled about not getting to go to prom herself.
Oh and also! Wouldn't you know that friggin Alan got mad/upset with me when I got back because of the VA trip. We've been broken up for over a year and a half, and still all he wants is to get back together. That's not going to happen though- I don't feel the same about him at all! I'm not trying to get back into that. I honestly can't even understand why he's still so upset about it. I'm just the type of person who can break up and move on; I still care about them, but I'm not heartbroken. It's not that I didn't love and care about them, but I just know that moping about it isn't going to make it any better, so why waste my time? I've always been the one to break up with people though, so maybe it will be different when someone breaks up with me. Who knows? I just don't think I'm the type to stay heartbroken.. I accept it and move on.
XOXO
And seemed to be the only subject line I could come up with!
I'm sitting at work right now; I've been here since 9am and I'll be here until 8pm. For those who don't have a calculator, that's 11 hours. Ooh boy. I think it will give me a big check next week though! It's been so slow here today. I haven't had to make much so far- maybe 20 drinks? The entire time I've just been watching movies on Netflix.com and making a book wish list on Amazon so I can remember all of the books I want to read. So far there are like 15 on there. Mmhm. I'm reading Second Glance by Jodi Picoult at the moment; she's such an amazing author. The two movies I've watched so far are: Life Before Her Eyes and Keith. Both of them were so damn good! I cried a little in both, because I'm lame like that. They really were incredible movies though. Life Before Her Eyes really makes you wonder if you would give your life for someone or not, and what would happen if you didn't. It was crazy good! Keith was just a teenage love story and very sad. I'd totally date the Keith guy though. lol
I went to prom last weekend! It was a lot of fun, but the trip seemed way too short. It would have been nice to have more timel; I didn't realize how much I missed VA. Joe and I went to Melting Pot for dinner- it was so good! He spent like $85 on it; the desert was by far the best! I would go back again just for that. Prom was nice even though it flew by. After prom was fun: I got my ass kicked on a gigantic blow-up obstacle course and ended up scraping up my elbow and flashing my bra. lol I did a bit of a face plant right at the end and just decided to drag myself out, so when I started pullinh, the shirt came down. Haha Not one of my most glamorous moments. I went to Kentacohut too! Jesse got seriously excited when she saw me and wanted a picture and everything. lol
I got to hang out with Julie a bit. :) She helped me get ready for prom and all that jazz, but she wasn't too thrilled about not getting to go to prom herself.
Oh and also! Wouldn't you know that friggin Alan got mad/upset with me when I got back because of the VA trip. We've been broken up for over a year and a half, and still all he wants is to get back together. That's not going to happen though- I don't feel the same about him at all! I'm not trying to get back into that. I honestly can't even understand why he's still so upset about it. I'm just the type of person who can break up and move on; I still care about them, but I'm not heartbroken. It's not that I didn't love and care about them, but I just know that moping about it isn't going to make it any better, so why waste my time? I've always been the one to break up with people though, so maybe it will be different when someone breaks up with me. Who knows? I just don't think I'm the type to stay heartbroken.. I accept it and move on.
XOXO
- Mood:
awake - Music:Faint by Linkin Park
I was going to post something on here, but I ran out of time.
I'll do it tonight :)
XOXO
I'll do it tonight :)
XOXO
- Mood:
cheerful
First off I would like to say that I got so excited today when I saw my check from Harbor Town! It was for $271.41 and it's all able to be spent on whatever the hell I want. Luckily my job(s) during the week are working out so that all of my rent is done and paid for, so everything I make at HT is just for me. Hell fucking yes. It was been so long since I've just had money to blow even though I'm not going to do that.. It's going into savings. Haha College fund!
Last night I went to Megan's birthday party at Edgar and Sarah's and had a bit too much to drink. 3 shots of Tequila, a Smirnoff thingy, 8 jello shots and a gulp of Corona later I was more than ready to crash in my bed and not wake up for two days. Unfortunately I got home at 2:30 in the morning and had to be at work at 7am. Awesome. lol We had a slip and slide there though and I talked myself into doing about 4 good runs, but I didn't have a swimming suit and just did it in my clothes I wore to the party. Only problem: I had on white shorts, and a gray and white shirt. By the end of the night I think everyone there was able to see my ass very clearly. lol It was still fun though and I'm glad I did it.
I got my report card the other day! 99.7 =] Academic excellence for the 5th time. Word. I didn't have school yesterday or on Monday which is pretty damn exciting. Since I'm entirely too lame for my own good, I reread the entire Harry Potter series again for the 2nd time in 8 months, and I finished them on Sunday. Monday I started reading My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, finished that on Thursday; and now I'm reading The Pact by Jodi Picoult, as well. I'm almost done with it and I can barely put it down! It's so damn good.
My parents are here for the weekend! :) We went to Kyle's today and had some damn good steaks and sat around there for a few hours and we just got home. I'm not really sure what we're going to be doing the rest of the time, but I have to work tomorrow until 3. No fun, but it's money.
Oh, and I got my prom dress. Coincidentally, I bought a cheap dress because I didn't have very much money at all, and then today I get a check for almost $300. Lame. It's pretty but not what I would normally get at all. And it's entirely pink. Goooooodness. Oh well, it is what it is! I'm just excited to go to 757 again! I think that Friday Joe and I are going to VA beach and then Saturday I'm going to spend the day with Julie and have her help me get ready. I'm doing my own hair because I don't feel like spending $60 on a hair-do. I hate up-dos and never, ever get them done, so I might as well do it myself this year instead of wasting the money.Prom should be fun! This will be my 5th and final prom. I am so done with proms. Seriously. I don't think I'll be sad to not have to look for another dress or fret about any of that stuff!
Anyway: I've been up all day running on about 3 1/2 hours of sleep, so I'm going to sit in bed and read until I pass out!
XOXO
- Mood:
sleepy
I have a lot of nightmares about tsunamis. Well not even tsunamis really, more like mega tsunamis. I used to never worry about things like that, but I'm now I'm super terrified that it could happen. I dream about them at least 2 or 3 times a month- sometimes more. They're awful and pretty much always happen the same way, but I really wish I'd stop having them!
Hopefully I'm not predicting the future because if that's the case, we're all screwed. lol ;)
Hopefully I'm not predicting the future because if that's the case, we're all screwed. lol ;)
- Location:Work!
- Mood:
bored
This was probably the best weekend I've had in a long time! And all because of Satuday night. I worked from 11 to 4 at Harbor Town Coffee and when I got off I hurried home, got myself ready, and headed down to Music Fest. It rained and rained and then rained some more, all day long! I ended up just wearing a hoodie, jeans, and my pink converse I've had since 8th grade. lol
By time I got to the pavillion to meet up with Alan, Alexander, Nikki, her friend Ryan, and Kota I was already soaked. When I got there we all headed to second stage just before Thriving Ivory went on. They did amazing and I really enjoyed seeing them live. All of us started out toward the back of the crowd, but when Saving Abel went on we managed to snake our way in further. Kota and some of her friends split off, but the rest of us made quick friends with this group that was in front of us. Ryan (who is very out about being gay) and I went on and on about one of the guy's in front of us who had the best ass I have ever seen on a guy. EVER. Hahah Saving Abel did amazing as well and when Addicted came on the whole crowd went crazy and sang and danced with each other. lol
After Saving Abel our little group wiggled our way even further in and then Shinedown came on. That was my second time seeing them, but it was still very very good. I sang my ass off. At this point I was having alot of fun, but my socks were soaked, as was the rest of me, and I was growing a little restless for Korn to come on. Some time during Shinedown, Nikki and Ryan left and I didn't see them again for the rest of the night. When they finished, a lot of people started moving toward the back of the crowd, so Alan, Alex and I got pretty far into the middle of the crowd and waited out the set up. I had waited in the rain, soaked and freezing, so I could see Korn and I was so fucking happy to be that close to the stage. Wellll Alex decided he wanted a beer and Alan kept freaking out about being in the middle of the crowd because we knew that all hell would break loose as soon as Korn got on stage. The two of them decided (without asking me) that they were going to leave, so Alex went to grab me to pull me along, and I refused to go.
I told him to not tell Alan that I was staying until they were out of the crowd because I knew Alan would freak out and not want me to stay by myself. (I did not wait 6 or 7 hours and push through a mass of people to be towed out right before the band I wanted to see the most went on!) So anyway, the 2 left and not even a minute later Alan called and wanted to know why I didn't come out and worrying and all of that. But I didn't leave. I wormed my way in a little farther and made myself comfortable. Hahah When Korn came on everyone went fucking nuts and I ended up making friends with a guy behind me who kept catching me around the waist whenever I started falling over. (I was on the outside wall of a mosh pit, so of course I kept getting pushed back by a wall of people.) I had so much fun but it sucked that I was by myself for all of it! After the first 2 or 3 songs I really let loose and held my own in the mosh pits and I danced and sang my ass off! I'm really glad I didn't chicken out and skirt to the back of the crowd with Alex and Alan because I had such a good time, even in all of the madness. I got stomped on, one guy even hit me on my cheek (which was lucky- an inch or two higher and I would have a black eye!), I was kicked in the head by some crowd surfers, and my legs & feet ached so badly from jumping around, but it was still incredible. Korn was fucking epic and I had the best time ever. I ended up getting really close to the stage! I felt like I was watching a legendary band. =)
Afterwards I met up with Alan and Alex and we sloshed through the mud and up to Beale so I could go home. There was so much mud! The papers even called in Memphis in Mud for the headlines today. There was literally no solid ground and I was covered in mud. I even had to throw my socks and shoes away; they were hopeless. I got home around 1:30 in the morning and I was wet, covered in mud, and I smelled like a dumpster from all of the pot/cigarette smoke, mud and beer that was thrown through the crowd. As soon as I hit my bed I was out and when I woke up this morning my voice was extremely hoarse. lol
It was an incredible night and I wish I could have gone again tonight but I had to work :( I can't wait until next year! Or until I can get to another concert! I've decided that from now on I am always going to be in the mosh pits where all of the action is. :)
XOXO
By time I got to the pavillion to meet up with Alan, Alexander, Nikki, her friend Ryan, and Kota I was already soaked. When I got there we all headed to second stage just before Thriving Ivory went on. They did amazing and I really enjoyed seeing them live. All of us started out toward the back of the crowd, but when Saving Abel went on we managed to snake our way in further. Kota and some of her friends split off, but the rest of us made quick friends with this group that was in front of us. Ryan (who is very out about being gay) and I went on and on about one of the guy's in front of us who had the best ass I have ever seen on a guy. EVER. Hahah Saving Abel did amazing as well and when Addicted came on the whole crowd went crazy and sang and danced with each other. lol
After Saving Abel our little group wiggled our way even further in and then Shinedown came on. That was my second time seeing them, but it was still very very good. I sang my ass off. At this point I was having alot of fun, but my socks were soaked, as was the rest of me, and I was growing a little restless for Korn to come on. Some time during Shinedown, Nikki and Ryan left and I didn't see them again for the rest of the night. When they finished, a lot of people started moving toward the back of the crowd, so Alan, Alex and I got pretty far into the middle of the crowd and waited out the set up. I had waited in the rain, soaked and freezing, so I could see Korn and I was so fucking happy to be that close to the stage. Wellll Alex decided he wanted a beer and Alan kept freaking out about being in the middle of the crowd because we knew that all hell would break loose as soon as Korn got on stage. The two of them decided (without asking me) that they were going to leave, so Alex went to grab me to pull me along, and I refused to go.
I told him to not tell Alan that I was staying until they were out of the crowd because I knew Alan would freak out and not want me to stay by myself. (I did not wait 6 or 7 hours and push through a mass of people to be towed out right before the band I wanted to see the most went on!) So anyway, the 2 left and not even a minute later Alan called and wanted to know why I didn't come out and worrying and all of that. But I didn't leave. I wormed my way in a little farther and made myself comfortable. Hahah When Korn came on everyone went fucking nuts and I ended up making friends with a guy behind me who kept catching me around the waist whenever I started falling over. (I was on the outside wall of a mosh pit, so of course I kept getting pushed back by a wall of people.) I had so much fun but it sucked that I was by myself for all of it! After the first 2 or 3 songs I really let loose and held my own in the mosh pits and I danced and sang my ass off! I'm really glad I didn't chicken out and skirt to the back of the crowd with Alex and Alan because I had such a good time, even in all of the madness. I got stomped on, one guy even hit me on my cheek (which was lucky- an inch or two higher and I would have a black eye!), I was kicked in the head by some crowd surfers, and my legs & feet ached so badly from jumping around, but it was still incredible. Korn was fucking epic and I had the best time ever. I ended up getting really close to the stage! I felt like I was watching a legendary band. =)
Afterwards I met up with Alan and Alex and we sloshed through the mud and up to Beale so I could go home. There was so much mud! The papers even called in Memphis in Mud for the headlines today. There was literally no solid ground and I was covered in mud. I even had to throw my socks and shoes away; they were hopeless. I got home around 1:30 in the morning and I was wet, covered in mud, and I smelled like a dumpster from all of the pot/cigarette smoke, mud and beer that was thrown through the crowd. As soon as I hit my bed I was out and when I woke up this morning my voice was extremely hoarse. lol
It was an incredible night and I wish I could have gone again tonight but I had to work :( I can't wait until next year! Or until I can get to another concert! I've decided that from now on I am always going to be in the mosh pits where all of the action is. :)
XOXO
- Music:Burning Bright by Shinedown.
Oh today. You wonderful little day. :)
I had a good day today! Nothing spectacular really happened, but it was just one of those days where you can sit back and think about how enjoyable life can be. I went to work this morning and after getting all of the coffee stuff set up I went downstairs and did some data entry for John's lawn & garden company he owns. I'm really excited about that because it means more hours for me!
I got a call from Glen today too. I start working at Harbor Town Coffee on Saturdat from 11 to 4. I have to go in Sunday from 6pm to 8pm and then I'm going to help Elizabeth open on Tuesday at 6:30am until about 11am. Ooh how I can't wait for the money to start rolling in! I think in a few weeks I'll be working 7 days a week, but I'm happy about it. I need and want the money.
School went well today! I get to school an hour early so I can sit in the shade by the pond and read.. It's so relaxing and probably one of the best parts of my day. We did lab work pretty much all day today, and that went really well too.
I got my new phone in the mail! It's nothing fancy; it's just an LG flip phone, but I really love it. I loved my ENV2, but the big screen stopped working and Phillip's dog chewed on it. lol I didn't feel like paying $50 for a replacement when I could get this perfectly nice one for free.
And for the random part of my day: My sister's car wouldn't start earlier tonight when she was trying to unload some boxes, so I got a ride home with Gloria. Well when I got home we went down to go ahead and grab the boxes, but we got out there and saw that her hazards had even gone off- the battery died. Kyle finally got there so we tried to jump start it but it wasn't working right, then this guy comes out of nowhere and asks if we want help. At first Kyle said no (boys don't want to be shown up when it comes to cars! Hahah) but then he said some fancy mechanical stuff and he figured this random guy would know more about it. Well after a good five minutes or so after tinkering around with the cables, mystery man gets the car to start! Now to add more to the story, it turns out that the mystery man is Ian Ostlund from the Memphis Red Birds (baseball team) and he had just happened to be walking on his way home and was nice enough to ask if we wanted help! It probably seems silly, but I thought it was pretty cool to have some pro athlete work on your car. lol Apparently he lives in our apartment area, which makes sense because our apartments are directly behind the outfield of the Red Birds Stadium. So maybe it isn't that random, but I still thought it was cool. :)
XOXO
I had a good day today! Nothing spectacular really happened, but it was just one of those days where you can sit back and think about how enjoyable life can be. I went to work this morning and after getting all of the coffee stuff set up I went downstairs and did some data entry for John's lawn & garden company he owns. I'm really excited about that because it means more hours for me!
I got a call from Glen today too. I start working at Harbor Town Coffee on Saturdat from 11 to 4. I have to go in Sunday from 6pm to 8pm and then I'm going to help Elizabeth open on Tuesday at 6:30am until about 11am. Ooh how I can't wait for the money to start rolling in! I think in a few weeks I'll be working 7 days a week, but I'm happy about it. I need and want the money.
School went well today! I get to school an hour early so I can sit in the shade by the pond and read.. It's so relaxing and probably one of the best parts of my day. We did lab work pretty much all day today, and that went really well too.
I got my new phone in the mail! It's nothing fancy; it's just an LG flip phone, but I really love it. I loved my ENV2, but the big screen stopped working and Phillip's dog chewed on it. lol I didn't feel like paying $50 for a replacement when I could get this perfectly nice one for free.
And for the random part of my day: My sister's car wouldn't start earlier tonight when she was trying to unload some boxes, so I got a ride home with Gloria. Well when I got home we went down to go ahead and grab the boxes, but we got out there and saw that her hazards had even gone off- the battery died. Kyle finally got there so we tried to jump start it but it wasn't working right, then this guy comes out of nowhere and asks if we want help. At first Kyle said no (boys don't want to be shown up when it comes to cars! Hahah) but then he said some fancy mechanical stuff and he figured this random guy would know more about it. Well after a good five minutes or so after tinkering around with the cables, mystery man gets the car to start! Now to add more to the story, it turns out that the mystery man is Ian Ostlund from the Memphis Red Birds (baseball team) and he had just happened to be walking on his way home and was nice enough to ask if we wanted help! It probably seems silly, but I thought it was pretty cool to have some pro athlete work on your car. lol Apparently he lives in our apartment area, which makes sense because our apartments are directly behind the outfield of the Red Birds Stadium. So maybe it isn't that random, but I still thought it was cool. :)
XOXO
I've been pretty off the map lately with everything to do with computers.. Guess I just haven't felt like doing much. Haha
As far as updates on my life:
I turned 19 on Monday :) Another year older, but I still feel the same! It's my last year as a teenager too. The fact that I'll be 20 next year freaks me out because I don't even completely feel like and adult yet. lol
I got a second job! I'll be working Wednesday through Friday at Tobacco Bowl and then Saturday and Sunday at Harbor Town Coffee. It's in a really rich and nice neighborhood, so I'm hoping people will be generous with tips when I serve them coffee. Haha ;) To be honest, I'm just thrilled to have another source of income since my hours slowed at TB.
I went and saw my family in Kansas for Easter! It was a lot of fun and I really didn't want to come home when we did, but I didn't really have a choice. :( Lame. My parents even took my sister and I out to WalMart and stocked us up with a ton of stuff like a million packages of tampons and pads, toothpaste, shampoo, scrubs, toilet paper, etc. They wanted to supply us with essentials. Hahah
Here is one little rant:
Good news for me: I finally fucking started my period! That may sound like a weird thing to get excited about, but I haven't had one in almost 8 months, so it was about damn time. After I eventually get off of it I can start my birth control again, which is the best part. I was stupid and stopped taking it last year, so my cycle got all out of whack and didn't show up again until today. The Gyno. put me on some Progesterone to make me start (And I knew I wasn't pregnant, my body just sucks!). The only bad thing is that I'll probably be on my period now for like 2 weeks at the very least, but more than likely it will be about a month, if not longer. Pretty gay. BUT! I'll get back on my Birth Control again. Last time I was on it, I dropped almost 40 pounds in only a few months. I am so ready to be 115 lbs. again. Seriously. I'm naturally a very skinny girl, but my damn disease makes my hormones go crazy and make me gain weight when I'm not on BC. (Ok, it's not really a disease, but that's what I call it. lol) When I moved here I weighed 115 lbs. I stopped taking the BC because I'm an idiot, and I shot up to 145. WHAT THE FUUUUCK?? It's so shitty. I don't look fat by any means, but I'm definitely not as small as I was this time last year and that seriously irks me. So seriously, my period needs to get on with itself and get over with so I can start the BC again. Hopefully by summer time I'll have dropped at least 20 lbs. I'm exciiiiiited! ;)
I have Joe's prom coming up next month and I need to get a dress. Luckily he's buying it for me because I don't have any money to just drop on a dress.. I've tried telling him he should look for a Poq. date, but he insists on taking me, which means he's going to be paying hundreds of dollars for me to be there. He's paying for the plane ticket, dress, tux, tickets, dinner, pictures and possibly corsage. I feel bad that either he or his parents are going to fork out that much money for one weekend, but there was no way I could ever afford to get there or a dress and he insists that I go and no one else.
School is going so well! I was the only person in my class to get Academic Excellence for last month. :) I got blood out of a Winged Infusion TWO times in a row! That was huge for me. Seriously I was so excited I did a little dance. I had attempted to get the blood that way four times, and then my teacher sat down and told me to try on her. (Which is a big deal because she will only let you test on her if she really trusts you to not mess her up.) So the 5th time was the charm and then I got it the 6th time too. =) Not to mention I also did a venipuncture and got blood out of a girl that no one had been able to get anything from to date. Word. Hahah I passed my last unit test with a 100%, and I'm getting a very high recommendation from Ms. Tucker for the schools I want to apply to in the UK.
Last night I went down to Beale St. and watched the Zombie March :) People dress up as zombies and then march up and down Beale just for the hell of it. If I live here next year, I'm so doing it! Some people got really into it and had some pretty convincing costumes..
Memphis in May is next week and I'm going to go Saturday so I can see Korn. Alan bought me a ticket because I'm too broke. Haha That will be exciting though! I love Korn.
I don't know if I ever wrote about this or not, but I'm applying to schools in the UK for the fall of 2010. I want to work a full year as an MA and save as much money as I possibly can so I can pay off my entire first year tuition and housing costs. After that I probably won't have a ton left over, but I can work up to 20 hrs. a week while I'm over there, and my parents are going to send me money and care packages every month, and my sister is going to do as much as she can do every month too.
I think that's it for now. This is long enough and I'll write more when I think about it!
XOXO
As far as updates on my life:
I turned 19 on Monday :) Another year older, but I still feel the same! It's my last year as a teenager too. The fact that I'll be 20 next year freaks me out because I don't even completely feel like and adult yet. lol
I got a second job! I'll be working Wednesday through Friday at Tobacco Bowl and then Saturday and Sunday at Harbor Town Coffee. It's in a really rich and nice neighborhood, so I'm hoping people will be generous with tips when I serve them coffee. Haha ;) To be honest, I'm just thrilled to have another source of income since my hours slowed at TB.
I went and saw my family in Kansas for Easter! It was a lot of fun and I really didn't want to come home when we did, but I didn't really have a choice. :( Lame. My parents even took my sister and I out to WalMart and stocked us up with a ton of stuff like a million packages of tampons and pads, toothpaste, shampoo, scrubs, toilet paper, etc. They wanted to supply us with essentials. Hahah
Here is one little rant:
Good news for me: I finally fucking started my period! That may sound like a weird thing to get excited about, but I haven't had one in almost 8 months, so it was about damn time. After I eventually get off of it I can start my birth control again, which is the best part. I was stupid and stopped taking it last year, so my cycle got all out of whack and didn't show up again until today. The Gyno. put me on some Progesterone to make me start (And I knew I wasn't pregnant, my body just sucks!). The only bad thing is that I'll probably be on my period now for like 2 weeks at the very least, but more than likely it will be about a month, if not longer. Pretty gay. BUT! I'll get back on my Birth Control again. Last time I was on it, I dropped almost 40 pounds in only a few months. I am so ready to be 115 lbs. again. Seriously. I'm naturally a very skinny girl, but my damn disease makes my hormones go crazy and make me gain weight when I'm not on BC. (Ok, it's not really a disease, but that's what I call it. lol) When I moved here I weighed 115 lbs. I stopped taking the BC because I'm an idiot, and I shot up to 145. WHAT THE FUUUUCK?? It's so shitty. I don't look fat by any means, but I'm definitely not as small as I was this time last year and that seriously irks me. So seriously, my period needs to get on with itself and get over with so I can start the BC again. Hopefully by summer time I'll have dropped at least 20 lbs. I'm exciiiiiited! ;)
I have Joe's prom coming up next month and I need to get a dress. Luckily he's buying it for me because I don't have any money to just drop on a dress.. I've tried telling him he should look for a Poq. date, but he insists on taking me, which means he's going to be paying hundreds of dollars for me to be there. He's paying for the plane ticket, dress, tux, tickets, dinner, pictures and possibly corsage. I feel bad that either he or his parents are going to fork out that much money for one weekend, but there was no way I could ever afford to get there or a dress and he insists that I go and no one else.
School is going so well! I was the only person in my class to get Academic Excellence for last month. :) I got blood out of a Winged Infusion TWO times in a row! That was huge for me. Seriously I was so excited I did a little dance. I had attempted to get the blood that way four times, and then my teacher sat down and told me to try on her. (Which is a big deal because she will only let you test on her if she really trusts you to not mess her up.) So the 5th time was the charm and then I got it the 6th time too. =) Not to mention I also did a venipuncture and got blood out of a girl that no one had been able to get anything from to date. Word. Hahah I passed my last unit test with a 100%, and I'm getting a very high recommendation from Ms. Tucker for the schools I want to apply to in the UK.
Last night I went down to Beale St. and watched the Zombie March :) People dress up as zombies and then march up and down Beale just for the hell of it. If I live here next year, I'm so doing it! Some people got really into it and had some pretty convincing costumes..
Memphis in May is next week and I'm going to go Saturday so I can see Korn. Alan bought me a ticket because I'm too broke. Haha That will be exciting though! I love Korn.
I don't know if I ever wrote about this or not, but I'm applying to schools in the UK for the fall of 2010. I want to work a full year as an MA and save as much money as I possibly can so I can pay off my entire first year tuition and housing costs. After that I probably won't have a ton left over, but I can work up to 20 hrs. a week while I'm over there, and my parents are going to send me money and care packages every month, and my sister is going to do as much as she can do every month too.
I think that's it for now. This is long enough and I'll write more when I think about it!
XOXO
I always seem to have a hard time deciding what I want to do! Last year I was really considering going to a university in the UK, but I kind of gave up on it when I started at High Tech. I figured I would just let go of that dream of mine and get my certification as a Medical Assistant and be done with it. Then just a couple of weeks ago, my school got additional accredidation, so they brought back degree progams. I thought I had it all figured out: Add on the other 9 classes and just continue on to get my Associates. Good.. Right?
Today I was checking my e-mail when I found a "letter" from De Montfort University asking me to consider applying to their school for the 2009-2010 academic year. Well when I opened it I realized that DMU is in smack in the middle of Enland in Leicester! All of the sudden I'm reading this letter and all of my hopes of studying abroad come flying back, so I decide to check out the website. Let me just say, the school looks absolutely amazing. I fell in love with it! I did my research and looked at the course I would be taking and now I really really want to go. I would go to school for 3 years and graduate in 2012 with my Bachelor of Science in Medical Science. International students are guaranteed living accomodations and it would be about $16,000 each year. (That includes tuition and dorm fees.) It's pricey, I know, but I can't stop thinking about it now. I ordered an Undergraduate Prospectus for 2009 so I can have all of the information in front of me, and it will also have my application.
I've decided that I'm going to give it a shot and I'm going to apply to go to DMU. I would have to take out student loans to pay for it, start saving money now, and cross my fingers. I talked to my dad and he said that my mom and him would send me money every month and I also did some research on international students taking on jobs. I'll be able to work up to 20 hours a week, so that will help too.
The school just recently had over 180 million pounds dropped into renovations. The whole school is revamped, and it is one of the leading academic institutes in the UK. It's a top choice for international students as well. I looked up stuff on Leicester and t seems like it would be an amazing area to be in! I am extremely excited for this.. I can't wait to get my prospectus so I can apply. :) I don't know if I have everything it takes to get in, but damn it I'm going to try.
Keep your fingers crossed for me.
XOXO
- Mood:
hopeful
I don't know why I don't write on here more often. I guess I just tend to forget about it for a while until I get bored at school like I am now, and need something to do. Everything has been going really well for me lately! Work is great, I'm doing amazing in school and the social life is well too.
The past month or so I've only been working 4 days a week because of shitty weather or whatever happens to make my boss say I don't need to come in. Hopefully it will go back to 5 days a week though because I would like to start saving some extra cash. If I can start making the $160/week again I'm going to talk to my sister about her letting me use her credit card to buy a plane ticket and 3 nights stay at a hotel in NYC. I've been trying to apply for credit cards but it is taking way too long, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she will let me use hers and just make the payments to her. I would really love to go on this trip! The only person who seems to have a problem with it is Joe. He obviously doesn't want me going to a different state to see Robert, who I have been talking to every single day, because he thinks he is trying to "steal" me away. But I'm single and I want to go, so if I can get the money together, I definitely am. Gloria had a problem with it too until I explained that I didn't just meet him on the internet. We took German together both of my years at Poquoson, so now she's feeling better about it. Hahah I swear she's like my mom away from home.
Hmm.. Other than that I think things have been going smoothly. Everything is falling into place and I'm aboslutely loving life. I've been seeing a lot of Erin again which is always nice. We went and saw He's Just Not that into you and it made me realize that I am in love with love. I'm not looking for it at the moment, but in the end I'm the stupid girl who wants her silly love story. :) I guess there's nothing wrong with that though. Seriously though, interest from the boys has definitely picked up lately. This week alone I have been hit on/asked out by more male friends of mine than I can count on one hand. It's a little ridiculous actually. Kevin and Robert are the main culprits though! lol It even got to the point of Robert telling me I should just go ahead and marry him. Hahah It's been a pretty entertaining week to say the least.
Ok this is a lot longer than I thought it was going to be, but I am bored out of my mind! Class doesn't start for another twenty minutes.. Ugh, my eye is twitching! Freaking weird. So.. yeah. Yesterday I had to give blood in class. People were wanting to practice so I offered myself off as their own personal pin cushion. I got a "butterfly" shot too, which is just like getting an IV. I'm pretty sure some people think I'm a masochist for offering myself up to get the injections all of the time. I really just don't mind needles, so I figure I'm the best person to test on. lol
That entire last paragraph was totally random and had nothing to do with anything, so I'm going to go before I keep writing crap like that. Hah ;)
XOXO
- Location:School library!
- Mood:
cold - Music:If You Seek Amy by Britney Spears
Things have been going pretty well lately! We had a lot of snow on Saturday but when my sister and I decided to go sledding on Sunday, it had already started to melt. Lame. We spent all of Saturday night playing board games with her boyfriend Kyle and then made a midnight run to the grocery store so we could get some brownie mix and ice cream :) I also finally saw Quarantine.. It was pretty freaky and probably one of the only zombie type films I liked. I would say why, but I'm afraid it would spoil the ending for people who haven't seen it.
Let's see.. Oh, I just recently started talking to Robert Bougher again. He was in my german class for both my junior and senior year but he and I hadn't talked since graduation. Out of the blue he started commenting me on FaceBook the other day and we've exchanged numbers and all of that.. But out of nowhere it's become a plan of ours for me to go see him in New York. He can't come see me here because he goes to the Merchant Marine Academy and its a bit tricky for him to travel anywhere other than NY at the moment. Random, I know but it seems fun enough! haha I'd love to go to NY anyway! lol So we'll see what happens there.
Joe wants me to go to his prom with him so that will be my big plan in May. I'll be going out there for the weekend so I can go with him and luckily he is buying my plane ticket becaue I really don't have the money at the moment to do it myself! I'm a little on the broke side. (Which is why I'm not so sure how I'm going to get out to NY.. hah) The only thing I have to worry about for right now is trying to get some money together to buy a dress or I may just use an older one. I don't really know yet.
That's pretty much been it for me lately. There may be more but I don't really know what I've already written about in previous entries.. so yeah. Oh ok I've got something: Sarah is having a St. Patty's Day party :) That could get me into a bit of trouble. lol
XOXO
Let's see.. Oh, I just recently started talking to Robert Bougher again. He was in my german class for both my junior and senior year but he and I hadn't talked since graduation. Out of the blue he started commenting me on FaceBook the other day and we've exchanged numbers and all of that.. But out of nowhere it's become a plan of ours for me to go see him in New York. He can't come see me here because he goes to the Merchant Marine Academy and its a bit tricky for him to travel anywhere other than NY at the moment. Random, I know but it seems fun enough! haha I'd love to go to NY anyway! lol So we'll see what happens there.
Joe wants me to go to his prom with him so that will be my big plan in May. I'll be going out there for the weekend so I can go with him and luckily he is buying my plane ticket becaue I really don't have the money at the moment to do it myself! I'm a little on the broke side. (Which is why I'm not so sure how I'm going to get out to NY.. hah) The only thing I have to worry about for right now is trying to get some money together to buy a dress or I may just use an older one. I don't really know yet.
That's pretty much been it for me lately. There may be more but I don't really know what I've already written about in previous entries.. so yeah. Oh ok I've got something: Sarah is having a St. Patty's Day party :) That could get me into a bit of trouble. lol
XOXO
- Location:School library
- Mood:
cheerful
I have about 45 minutes until class starts and I'm already at school with nothing to do!
I had a really good weekend though. There wasn't any school on Friday because of a graduation so I went over to Erin's house after work and we went and saw Confessions of a Shopaholic with her mom and Phillip's mom. I spent the night at her house and we watched a bunch of different movies. Oh, we saw Changeling with Angelina Jolie and I seriously suggest that everyone see it. It's absolutely amazing! It's about 2+ hours long, but its very very good.
The next day Erin and I went to the mall and looked around for a while. (I got my sister's birthday present.) After that we picked up Phillip and went to Huey's with Mark and Rebecca and then back over to Mark's house to just hang out. We played ping pong for a while, but after Phillip hit me in the cheek with the ball I decided to stay out of it. lol Mark and Phillip were going crazy and hitting them everywhere anyway. I ended up spending the night at Erin's again so the next morning we went over to Phillip's for a few hours and played with a baby that was over there :) Thennn after that the 3 of us went cosmic bowling with Landon. Luckily we bowl for free because we were there for a while. Erin and I sat out after a couple of games and danced to all of the damn songs that came on. Hahah We attempted the Thriller but it didn't look too pretty. lol ;) We did manage to do the Cotton Eyed Joe dance right though! I went home around 10:30 and was just lazy the rest of the time. I put on Disturbia and stayed in bed the rest of the night. :)
I had a good time this weekend and I hadn't seen Erin in almost a month! Hopefully this week doesn't go by too slow.. We're doing Medisoft every day this week so I'll be in the computer lab from the time I get to school until I leave. And oh crap I have a test today on insurance! Alright so yeah I have to go study for that then...
XOXO
P.S. I need to change my mood emoticons. The stars are weird...
I had a really good weekend though. There wasn't any school on Friday because of a graduation so I went over to Erin's house after work and we went and saw Confessions of a Shopaholic with her mom and Phillip's mom. I spent the night at her house and we watched a bunch of different movies. Oh, we saw Changeling with Angelina Jolie and I seriously suggest that everyone see it. It's absolutely amazing! It's about 2+ hours long, but its very very good.
The next day Erin and I went to the mall and looked around for a while. (I got my sister's birthday present.) After that we picked up Phillip and went to Huey's with Mark and Rebecca and then back over to Mark's house to just hang out. We played ping pong for a while, but after Phillip hit me in the cheek with the ball I decided to stay out of it. lol Mark and Phillip were going crazy and hitting them everywhere anyway. I ended up spending the night at Erin's again so the next morning we went over to Phillip's for a few hours and played with a baby that was over there :) Thennn after that the 3 of us went cosmic bowling with Landon. Luckily we bowl for free because we were there for a while. Erin and I sat out after a couple of games and danced to all of the damn songs that came on. Hahah We attempted the Thriller but it didn't look too pretty. lol ;) We did manage to do the Cotton Eyed Joe dance right though! I went home around 10:30 and was just lazy the rest of the time. I put on Disturbia and stayed in bed the rest of the night. :)
I had a good time this weekend and I hadn't seen Erin in almost a month! Hopefully this week doesn't go by too slow.. We're doing Medisoft every day this week so I'll be in the computer lab from the time I get to school until I leave. And oh crap I have a test today on insurance! Alright so yeah I have to go study for that then...
XOXO
P.S. I need to change my mood emoticons. The stars are weird...
- Location:School!
- Mood:
content - Music:Librarians talking..
Wow ok. Last night was really interesting. After I got out of school I went to dinner with Alan and his parents at East End. After that we decided to go to Sarah's to have a parrty for her birthday so we went over there and had a bon fire and all of that good stuff. I did a little drinking and then decided to do something I didn't think I ever would. I totally smoked weed for the first time.
I'm not even sure if it is something I would do again, but it wasn't that bad. I took 3 hits off of Matt's pipe and oooh it burned my little virgin lungs up. Everyone kept saying it was because Matt had really good weed and also the fact I hadn't smoked anything, ever. I was pretty high, but not to the extreme. I was just really, really relaxed and a little bit on the giggly side. That might have been the combination of the alcohol and weed though. I couldn't really walk a straight line, but I had fun. Matt was proud of himself because he got to smoke with me and be the first person to take hits with me. haha I ended up stumbling home around 3:30 or something like that I think.. I crashed on my bed and slept like a rock. lol It was a fun night though. Megan and Matt were both stoned off their asses! Megan and I ended up splitting a thing of Pringels and she kept telling me she loved me and I was her hero. lol All in all it was a good night. My first time getting high was pretty good, but I hope if I do do it again, my lungs and nose won't feel like they're on fire next time. Hahah ;)
XOXO
I'm not even sure if it is something I would do again, but it wasn't that bad. I took 3 hits off of Matt's pipe and oooh it burned my little virgin lungs up. Everyone kept saying it was because Matt had really good weed and also the fact I hadn't smoked anything, ever. I was pretty high, but not to the extreme. I was just really, really relaxed and a little bit on the giggly side. That might have been the combination of the alcohol and weed though. I couldn't really walk a straight line, but I had fun. Matt was proud of himself because he got to smoke with me and be the first person to take hits with me. haha I ended up stumbling home around 3:30 or something like that I think.. I crashed on my bed and slept like a rock. lol It was a fun night though. Megan and Matt were both stoned off their asses! Megan and I ended up splitting a thing of Pringels and she kept telling me she loved me and I was her hero. lol All in all it was a good night. My first time getting high was pretty good, but I hope if I do do it again, my lungs and nose won't feel like they're on fire next time. Hahah ;)
XOXO
- Mood:
cheerful - Music:Orestes by A Perfect Circle
So let's see.. I haven't been up to too much lately. This past weekend I went out for Alan's 21st birthday. We went to Hard Rock Cafe for dinner and his dad bought my a lemon drop martini since I was the only one who couldn't legally drink. After that we went to a blues club called B.B. Kings. It was a pretty good night. The next afternoon I went with Shena and Taylor to some mexican restaurant that really isn't that good.. But we went for the strawberry margaritas anyway. I think they loaded that shit up too because I was feeling pretty woozy afterward. Haha
I've decided that I'm going to get a tattoo :) I'm getting it on my birthday or maybe that following weekend, depending on what day of the week it is. It's going to have to be done in 2 sessions though because it's pretty huge and is going to cost me about $600. As soon as I showed the two guys at the tattoo shop what I wanted, their mouths about hit the counter. haha Dustin, the guy who gave me the estimate, said that it would be best to do two sessions that way it will be easier on everyone. I'm getting it on my ribcage which is going to hurt pretty friggin bad, but I still really want it! It is so, so pretty. Everyone I've shown is in love with it and my sister is wanting to get matching tattoos now. lol And I keep hearing about how sexy it is. Haha I'm not doing it until April though because I'm taking the time from now until then to get myself in a little bit better shape for it.
Anyway I think that is pretty much all I have to write about for now! I'm sitting in school at the moment and I have to prepare myself to go do our glute shots! Oooh fun. ;)
XOXO
P.S. Here's a pic of the tattoo: It might look a little different than this if Dustin draws up something better, but this is pretty much it.

I've decided that I'm going to get a tattoo :) I'm getting it on my birthday or maybe that following weekend, depending on what day of the week it is. It's going to have to be done in 2 sessions though because it's pretty huge and is going to cost me about $600. As soon as I showed the two guys at the tattoo shop what I wanted, their mouths about hit the counter. haha Dustin, the guy who gave me the estimate, said that it would be best to do two sessions that way it will be easier on everyone. I'm getting it on my ribcage which is going to hurt pretty friggin bad, but I still really want it! It is so, so pretty. Everyone I've shown is in love with it and my sister is wanting to get matching tattoos now. lol And I keep hearing about how sexy it is. Haha I'm not doing it until April though because I'm taking the time from now until then to get myself in a little bit better shape for it.
Anyway I think that is pretty much all I have to write about for now! I'm sitting in school at the moment and I have to prepare myself to go do our glute shots! Oooh fun. ;)
XOXO
P.S. Here's a pic of the tattoo: It might look a little different than this if Dustin draws up something better, but this is pretty much it.

- Location:School library
- Mood:
bored
Ok, so I have to post an entry on here today because it is a really big day in history! Today Barack H. Obama was sworn into presidency! :) I am a huge supporter of Obama and am thrilled that he is our new president!
I honestly believe that President Obama can bring about the change that our country needs. I think that he can help pull this country back on its feet and get us to a better tomorrow. He has a lot of good ideas ready to be tested and I have very high hopes for this presidency. Not only is he a very important person in our nation's history, he is now the new, fresh face of our government. He is exactly what America needs. Obama is bringing a lot of good ideas to the table and really is trying to unite our country. He understands what our country needs and that in order to achieve it, we all need to work together. Cynicism will not help our current situation!
I think that our entire country needs to stand behind Obama and support his decisions. If you don't know what he stands for, then now is the time to figure it out! I was surprised at how many people actually don't even realize his new ideas for the nation, but act like supporters. (You can't truly support something that you know nothing about!) Our economy is in serious jeopardy and we are actually in the worst slump since the Depression, and it will not be easy to crawl out of it again, but I believe Obama can get us on the right path.
He plans on closing Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba within his 1st year, provide a tax cut for 95% of American workers (which will provide Americans with extra money to spend and in turn, help stimulate the economy), he hopes to withdraw the troops from Iraq within 16 months (which will help the economy since we are expected to hit a $2.7 TRILLION deficit by time it is over), provide cheaper healthcare, and invest in alternative fuels. (And more!!)
I know I sound like he's still running for presidency, but I just really hope that people who didn't support him before, will now, and those who knew nothing about what he stands for, will now too.
Anyway, I've gone on long enough. Pretty much, I'm just super excited to see what Obama can do for our country and I just hope that our nation can stand behind him and support even if you don't agree with everything 100%. Being un-supportive will only hurt us all in the end.
Good luck President Obama!
"Yes we can and yes we did!"
XOXO
I honestly believe that President Obama can bring about the change that our country needs. I think that he can help pull this country back on its feet and get us to a better tomorrow. He has a lot of good ideas ready to be tested and I have very high hopes for this presidency. Not only is he a very important person in our nation's history, he is now the new, fresh face of our government. He is exactly what America needs. Obama is bringing a lot of good ideas to the table and really is trying to unite our country. He understands what our country needs and that in order to achieve it, we all need to work together. Cynicism will not help our current situation!
I think that our entire country needs to stand behind Obama and support his decisions. If you don't know what he stands for, then now is the time to figure it out! I was surprised at how many people actually don't even realize his new ideas for the nation, but act like supporters. (You can't truly support something that you know nothing about!) Our economy is in serious jeopardy and we are actually in the worst slump since the Depression, and it will not be easy to crawl out of it again, but I believe Obama can get us on the right path.
He plans on closing Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba within his 1st year, provide a tax cut for 95% of American workers (which will provide Americans with extra money to spend and in turn, help stimulate the economy), he hopes to withdraw the troops from Iraq within 16 months (which will help the economy since we are expected to hit a $2.7 TRILLION deficit by time it is over), provide cheaper healthcare, and invest in alternative fuels. (And more!!)
I know I sound like he's still running for presidency, but I just really hope that people who didn't support him before, will now, and those who knew nothing about what he stands for, will now too.
Anyway, I've gone on long enough. Pretty much, I'm just super excited to see what Obama can do for our country and I just hope that our nation can stand behind him and support even if you don't agree with everything 100%. Being un-supportive will only hurt us all in the end.
Good luck President Obama!
"Yes we can and yes we did!"
XOXO
- Mood:
hopeful - Music:Video by India Arie
I gave my first shot today! And I messed up. lol It's all good though. I hadn't even taken the class to do it, but I didn't want to just sit there and watch other people do it, so I jumped up and told my teacher I wanted to do it too. I did everything well enough until the very end wen I injected the saline solution. The needle went to the side a little and gave my lab partner a little knot.. oops. It'll go away though, so no worries! She couldn't give me a shot though because she was shaking too much from nerves or something.. oh well. Anyway, now I know what not to do next time so it should go just fine. :)
I got another 100 on my 2nd vocab test this week so that means I still have a 100% across the board. I've made 100s on all 9 tests (Vocab and unit tests). I am one smart fucking cookie. lol Serisouly, I'm doing so well in this class it's ridiculous! :)
XOXO
I got another 100 on my 2nd vocab test this week so that means I still have a 100% across the board. I've made 100s on all 9 tests (Vocab and unit tests). I am one smart fucking cookie. lol Serisouly, I'm doing so well in this class it's ridiculous! :)
XOXO
- Mood:
satisfied - Music:18 Days by Saving Abel.
I have, thankfully, made it one more year. I have seen the first day of a new year and was awake to celebrate its arrival. Unfortunately, a friend of mine that I met when I first moved to Memphis in the 8th grade, did not. His name was JR (James Robert) and he was 18 years old. Sometime in the afternoon on December 31st, he was riding his bike over to his girlfriend's house to meet up with friends and family for a New Years party. Just shy of reaching her house, he was struck by a drunk driver and sent crashing into a tree. He was wearing his helmet, but the impact of the crash shattered it, leaving him with no chance of survival.
He will be missed by many and he stands as a lesson to never take life for granted. We are young but we are not by any means invincible. People can be taken from us in an instant and without any warning. His death has been a terrible and tragic reminder that alcohol and driving should never be mixed. He was getting his life on track, but because of another person's poor judgement, it was ended prematurely.
I was told about his death around 11 PM on the 31st, and when 12 AM hit and rung in 2009, I decided that I will live this year to the fullest. I will take every opportunity given to me and run with it. I will never hesitate to do something for myself or others. I will not pass a chance to let someone know that I care about them. I will make many memories and laugh until my sides hurt. I will dance and sing whenever I please. I will cry when tears are necessary and be there for someone else when they need me. I will graduate and start building my career. I will give Little Bit, my God-child, a kiss when they are born. I will hug my friends whenever I can and remind my family that I love them more than anything. I will live my life with no regrets and not let anything stand in my way.
Hello 2009 and goodbye 2008.
Goodbye, JR Golden- I'm sorry that you were taken so soon.

He will be missed by many and he stands as a lesson to never take life for granted. We are young but we are not by any means invincible. People can be taken from us in an instant and without any warning. His death has been a terrible and tragic reminder that alcohol and driving should never be mixed. He was getting his life on track, but because of another person's poor judgement, it was ended prematurely.
I was told about his death around 11 PM on the 31st, and when 12 AM hit and rung in 2009, I decided that I will live this year to the fullest. I will take every opportunity given to me and run with it. I will never hesitate to do something for myself or others. I will not pass a chance to let someone know that I care about them. I will make many memories and laugh until my sides hurt. I will dance and sing whenever I please. I will cry when tears are necessary and be there for someone else when they need me. I will graduate and start building my career. I will give Little Bit, my God-child, a kiss when they are born. I will hug my friends whenever I can and remind my family that I love them more than anything. I will live my life with no regrets and not let anything stand in my way.
Hello 2009 and goodbye 2008.
Goodbye, JR Golden- I'm sorry that you were taken so soon.
- Music:Light On by David Cook
Fuck me and my random ideas!
So I've already decided that I'm going to the UK, but now I'm debating on how long I want to go. Oh, and I'm also going next year after I graduate instead of 2010 like I originally thought. I'm kind of freaking out a bit because I'm worried that I'll get over there and not want to come back or I'll just want to stay much longer than I originally anticipated. I'm seriously debating moving over there for an extended amount of time. My plans have suddenly morphed into a 1 month stay to me looking at flats to rent for at least 6 months. Either way I have to take out a loan next year to do it, which I will probably be paying off until I'm 30. Nice.
Oh and did I also mention now I'm thinking about applying to go to nursing school over there? As if I wasn't going to be putting myself into enough debt with just visiting, I am now considering school. I'm looking at somewhere in the ball park of 9,000 pounds a semester, I believe. That translates to about $13,000 in American dollars. Fuck me and my excessive ideas. I could only work about 20 hours a week while I was there and going to school, so I would have to take out crazy amounts in loans that I would probably pay off until I was 80. Fuck shit. I could get grants and scholarships if I actually get in, but I'll still have crazy loans anyway.
As much as I hate the idea of being in debt up to my eye balls, I really love the idea of going to school over there, even if it is only a year. I think it would be an icredible experience to study abroad! I would meet so many people and be exposed to so many different walks of life. I'm applying to 5 schools so far, but the way international students have to apply is really weird. I have to right an essay, (a personal statement) like you do for American colleges, but that's pretty much one of the only things they go on to accept me, so it has to be really, really, really good. There is a place for education and stuff, but nothing about grades or clubs or anything like that. They just want to know qualifications, and all I have is a high school diploma and that next year I'll be a certified medical assistant, which really isn't shit over there I think. Ooh well. If I don't get accepted, I'm still going.
In other news: Krysten is pregnant! So, she's not going to the UK anymore obviously. I'm the god mother though :) Of course. I've known Krysten for almost 13 years! I can't believe she is having a baby, but after I got done freaking out, I got excited for her. One of my friends is also possibly getting engaged, but she doesn't know it yet! I talked to her boyfriend though and he bought the ring and is going to propose on Christmas. I'm the only person that knows right now, and I'm freaking out. I hate big secrets! I won't say anything to her of course.. Engaged at 18. Wow. One friend is having a baby and another is about to be engaged (I know she'll say yes.).
All of these things have made me realize how glad I am to not be tied down to anyone. I can't imagine taking the trip to the UK in a relationship. It has the potential to be a life changing experience and I can't even imagine the people I will meet. Being tied down would totally change all of the experiences I could have. Especially if I go to college over there. How could I possibly make life decisions like some of my friends are going through? I haven't even experienced the world and I could never give that up for a baby or fiance right now. I'm only 18 and I want to be selfish for myself. I used to love the idea of high school sweet hearts or getting married young, but now all I can think of is everything I haven't done. What if my true love is in England or Wales? I would never know that if I was tied down right now.
I heard someone say, "We regret more things that we haven't done, than those that we have," and I couldn't agree more. I am 18 and I am selfish. I am going to travel the world and no one will hold me back. I'm too young to settle and I would never live with myself if I didn't go into this experience next year completely free and available for anything that might come. Watch out UK.. here I come!
XOXO
So I've already decided that I'm going to the UK, but now I'm debating on how long I want to go. Oh, and I'm also going next year after I graduate instead of 2010 like I originally thought. I'm kind of freaking out a bit because I'm worried that I'll get over there and not want to come back or I'll just want to stay much longer than I originally anticipated. I'm seriously debating moving over there for an extended amount of time. My plans have suddenly morphed into a 1 month stay to me looking at flats to rent for at least 6 months. Either way I have to take out a loan next year to do it, which I will probably be paying off until I'm 30. Nice.
Oh and did I also mention now I'm thinking about applying to go to nursing school over there? As if I wasn't going to be putting myself into enough debt with just visiting, I am now considering school. I'm looking at somewhere in the ball park of 9,000 pounds a semester, I believe. That translates to about $13,000 in American dollars. Fuck me and my excessive ideas. I could only work about 20 hours a week while I was there and going to school, so I would have to take out crazy amounts in loans that I would probably pay off until I was 80. Fuck shit. I could get grants and scholarships if I actually get in, but I'll still have crazy loans anyway.
As much as I hate the idea of being in debt up to my eye balls, I really love the idea of going to school over there, even if it is only a year. I think it would be an icredible experience to study abroad! I would meet so many people and be exposed to so many different walks of life. I'm applying to 5 schools so far, but the way international students have to apply is really weird. I have to right an essay, (a personal statement) like you do for American colleges, but that's pretty much one of the only things they go on to accept me, so it has to be really, really, really good. There is a place for education and stuff, but nothing about grades or clubs or anything like that. They just want to know qualifications, and all I have is a high school diploma and that next year I'll be a certified medical assistant, which really isn't shit over there I think. Ooh well. If I don't get accepted, I'm still going.
In other news: Krysten is pregnant! So, she's not going to the UK anymore obviously. I'm the god mother though :) Of course. I've known Krysten for almost 13 years! I can't believe she is having a baby, but after I got done freaking out, I got excited for her. One of my friends is also possibly getting engaged, but she doesn't know it yet! I talked to her boyfriend though and he bought the ring and is going to propose on Christmas. I'm the only person that knows right now, and I'm freaking out. I hate big secrets! I won't say anything to her of course.. Engaged at 18. Wow. One friend is having a baby and another is about to be engaged (I know she'll say yes.).
All of these things have made me realize how glad I am to not be tied down to anyone. I can't imagine taking the trip to the UK in a relationship. It has the potential to be a life changing experience and I can't even imagine the people I will meet. Being tied down would totally change all of the experiences I could have. Especially if I go to college over there. How could I possibly make life decisions like some of my friends are going through? I haven't even experienced the world and I could never give that up for a baby or fiance right now. I'm only 18 and I want to be selfish for myself. I used to love the idea of high school sweet hearts or getting married young, but now all I can think of is everything I haven't done. What if my true love is in England or Wales? I would never know that if I was tied down right now.
I heard someone say, "We regret more things that we haven't done, than those that we have," and I couldn't agree more. I am 18 and I am selfish. I am going to travel the world and no one will hold me back. I'm too young to settle and I would never live with myself if I didn't go into this experience next year completely free and available for anything that might come. Watch out UK.. here I come!
XOXO
- Mood:
thankful - Music:Stargazing by Leon Jackson
London, here I come!
My sister and I had a lot of traveling planned for the upcoming year, but since she will be joining the military all of those plans are on hold. However, I've decided to take a trip into my own hands and I am now planning a trip to London. Since I just landed a job, and could make close to $100 a day, I am planning to save up some money (a lot of money!) and take my happy butt across the pond. I'm planning on taking a 1 month hiatus and living in London for the duration of the trip. I plan on renting out a hotel room for the entire time and then traveling by train to other countries during the week. I wanted to set up my "home" in London for 2 reasons: 1) I'd like to be able to go back to a place where people speak English. 2) After this trip, London might very well become my new home. Seriously.
I love America and all of it's splendor, but I think I need to go abroad for a while. I'm young and have no attachments so I want to get my fill of the world. What better way than to go live on another continent entirely? I realize I am going to school right now and when I graduate next year I'll be prepared to work full time, but I'm not willing to give up on my dreams to see the world. I'll save up enough money to pay off any bills for the month I am gone and then make sure I have more than enough spending money so I can sight-see, shop and feed myself.
Last night I looked up plane fares and hotel costs and realized it is a lot more affordable than I thought. For my round-trip plane ticket and 1 month stay in a hotel (The Holiday Inn at London) will be about $2,500. That is amazing considering my sister spent about $2,000 on her plane ticket alone, to go to Europe.
I am so excited about this that I can hardly stand it. Shena plans to come with me on this trip, but even if she doesn't, I am still going. I even told her my ambitious dream of making it a semi-permanent move for myself, and she said that we could look at some flats for rent while we were there and job availability. She loves the idea as much as I do! I say that it is a semi-permanent move though because I don't want to live over there the rest of my life.. I think. I plan on staying a few years and then moving back here to be near my family.
I really do wish that someone can go with me! But who knows, maybe I'll meet a cute British man over there! ;) Haha
XOXO
My sister and I had a lot of traveling planned for the upcoming year, but since she will be joining the military all of those plans are on hold. However, I've decided to take a trip into my own hands and I am now planning a trip to London. Since I just landed a job, and could make close to $100 a day, I am planning to save up some money (a lot of money!) and take my happy butt across the pond. I'm planning on taking a 1 month hiatus and living in London for the duration of the trip. I plan on renting out a hotel room for the entire time and then traveling by train to other countries during the week. I wanted to set up my "home" in London for 2 reasons: 1) I'd like to be able to go back to a place where people speak English. 2) After this trip, London might very well become my new home. Seriously.
I love America and all of it's splendor, but I think I need to go abroad for a while. I'm young and have no attachments so I want to get my fill of the world. What better way than to go live on another continent entirely? I realize I am going to school right now and when I graduate next year I'll be prepared to work full time, but I'm not willing to give up on my dreams to see the world. I'll save up enough money to pay off any bills for the month I am gone and then make sure I have more than enough spending money so I can sight-see, shop and feed myself.
Last night I looked up plane fares and hotel costs and realized it is a lot more affordable than I thought. For my round-trip plane ticket and 1 month stay in a hotel (The Holiday Inn at London) will be about $2,500. That is amazing considering my sister spent about $2,000 on her plane ticket alone, to go to Europe.
I am so excited about this that I can hardly stand it. Shena plans to come with me on this trip, but even if she doesn't, I am still going. I even told her my ambitious dream of making it a semi-permanent move for myself, and she said that we could look at some flats for rent while we were there and job availability. She loves the idea as much as I do! I say that it is a semi-permanent move though because I don't want to live over there the rest of my life.. I think. I plan on staying a few years and then moving back here to be near my family.
I really do wish that someone can go with me! But who knows, maybe I'll meet a cute British man over there! ;) Haha
XOXO
- Mood:
jubilant - Music:Singing in the Rain by Mint Royale
I've been watching a LOT of movies lately. So I am going to list them (or at least the ones I remember) and make a few comments.
Twilight - I've seen it in theaters 5 times. I was skeptical at first, but now I absolutely adore it.
Thirteen - Really good movie with Nikki Reed.
Cherry Crush - Pretty good movie with Nikki Reed in it as well.
Mini's First Time - Really strange story but another good job by Nikki Reed. (In case you haven't notice, I love Nikki Reed.)
Speak - Love this movie. Kristen Stewart starred and did good even though she didn't do a ton of talking.
Wind Chill - Good ghost story with a bit of a sad ending.
Hostel - Ugh. I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing that again.
Step Brothers - It was OK and had some funny parts, but I probably wouldn't watch it again.
Requiem for a Dream - Very good movie. Also very strange. You will never want to touch hard drugs or diet pills after that movie.
Sweet Land - Absolutely LOVED this movie. It stars Elizabeth Reaser who plays Esme in Twilight, and she did an amazing job.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - I absolutely adore all of the Harry Potter books and movies.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Adore.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Adore.
Interview with a Vampire - I've always really liked this movie a lot. It seems a little homosexual in parts of it though. haha
Mysterious Skin - Seriously fucked up movie. It has a good message and really was good, but it was disturbing and kind of hard to watch at times.
Hard Candy - I will never look at Juno the same! Another messed up movie.
The Look out - It was alright; not one of my favorites.
Misery - Any Stephen King fan would like it. It's not as good as the book, but when does that really ever happen anyway?
Pineapple Express - This movie cracked me up! It's stupid humor and random as shit, but I loved it.
Panic Room - I've always really liked this movie.
August Rush - It was good, but I would watch it again just because of Johnathan Rhys-Meyers. He is one sexy man.
Tropical Thunder - It was alright. Kind of retarded.
So yea, like I said, I have watched a LOT of movies lately. If you haven't seen some of the movies on the list, you should watch them! If you can't find them at the movie store, go to watch-movies.net. They may be on there :)
Twilight - I've seen it in theaters 5 times. I was skeptical at first, but now I absolutely adore it.
Thirteen - Really good movie with Nikki Reed.
Cherry Crush - Pretty good movie with Nikki Reed in it as well.
Mini's First Time - Really strange story but another good job by Nikki Reed. (In case you haven't notice, I love Nikki Reed.)
Speak - Love this movie. Kristen Stewart starred and did good even though she didn't do a ton of talking.
Wind Chill - Good ghost story with a bit of a sad ending.
Hostel - Ugh. I could go the rest of my life without ever seeing that again.
Step Brothers - It was OK and had some funny parts, but I probably wouldn't watch it again.
Requiem for a Dream - Very good movie. Also very strange. You will never want to touch hard drugs or diet pills after that movie.
Sweet Land - Absolutely LOVED this movie. It stars Elizabeth Reaser who plays Esme in Twilight, and she did an amazing job.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - I absolutely adore all of the Harry Potter books and movies.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Adore.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Adore.
Interview with a Vampire - I've always really liked this movie a lot. It seems a little homosexual in parts of it though. haha
Mysterious Skin - Seriously fucked up movie. It has a good message and really was good, but it was disturbing and kind of hard to watch at times.
Hard Candy - I will never look at Juno the same! Another messed up movie.
The Look out - It was alright; not one of my favorites.
Misery - Any Stephen King fan would like it. It's not as good as the book, but when does that really ever happen anyway?
Pineapple Express - This movie cracked me up! It's stupid humor and random as shit, but I loved it.
Panic Room - I've always really liked this movie.
August Rush - It was good, but I would watch it again just because of Johnathan Rhys-Meyers. He is one sexy man.
Tropical Thunder - It was alright. Kind of retarded.
So yea, like I said, I have watched a LOT of movies lately. If you haven't seen some of the movies on the list, you should watch them! If you can't find them at the movie store, go to watch-movies.net. They may be on there :)
It's been a while since I have posted anything so now might be a good time to do that.
I had my first day of school today :) It was pretty good; we only did vocab though. Right now we're doing Office Administration, but really we're focusing on a lot of things. We got our books and they're HUGE! I have 3 books and all together they weigh about 30-35 lbs. Insane. We only have school for the next 2 weeks and then we're off until January 5th for Christmas break. I'm super excited though. College is a lot more different then high school.
Things have been going good for me though. I've been reading a lot. I'm reading Misery right now as well as re-reading the Twilight series.. again. I'm about half way through Eclipse and I have about 100 pgs. left in Misery. After that I plan on rereading all of the Harry Potter books for the 2nd time this year. I don't know why. Haha I love them though.
My parents are coming down for Christmas :) I'm excited!
I still don't have a job. Memphis is in a serious recession and it is VERY hard to find a job lately. Luckily my parents are paying my rent until I can afford to do it. As well as paying my tuition. I owe them for everything they have done for me, big time.
My sister and I are training for half marathons and marathons! It's kind of exhausting, but it should get easier as we go along. My muscles ache and I've ran more than I have in a long, long time. No pain, no gain I guess. At least I'll be getting my body into better shape than it is =) My long time goal is to run the 26 mile marathon next year for St. Jude. I have a year to train, but it still seems like an insane goal. Until then I'll be doing 5K and half-marathons (13 miles). Wooooo! Haha
XOXO
I had my first day of school today :) It was pretty good; we only did vocab though. Right now we're doing Office Administration, but really we're focusing on a lot of things. We got our books and they're HUGE! I have 3 books and all together they weigh about 30-35 lbs. Insane. We only have school for the next 2 weeks and then we're off until January 5th for Christmas break. I'm super excited though. College is a lot more different then high school.
Things have been going good for me though. I've been reading a lot. I'm reading Misery right now as well as re-reading the Twilight series.. again. I'm about half way through Eclipse and I have about 100 pgs. left in Misery. After that I plan on rereading all of the Harry Potter books for the 2nd time this year. I don't know why. Haha I love them though.
My parents are coming down for Christmas :) I'm excited!
I still don't have a job. Memphis is in a serious recession and it is VERY hard to find a job lately. Luckily my parents are paying my rent until I can afford to do it. As well as paying my tuition. I owe them for everything they have done for me, big time.
My sister and I are training for half marathons and marathons! It's kind of exhausting, but it should get easier as we go along. My muscles ache and I've ran more than I have in a long, long time. No pain, no gain I guess. At least I'll be getting my body into better shape than it is =) My long time goal is to run the 26 mile marathon next year for St. Jude. I have a year to train, but it still seems like an insane goal. Until then I'll be doing 5K and half-marathons (13 miles). Wooooo! Haha
XOXO
- Mood:
cheerful - Music:Right Here by Brandy
