I never know what to title these things. Today was a good day, with only a few hours of boredom.
I went to bed around 4am due to Chelsea Handler. I finished reading her book! And let me just say, it was totally worth the lack of sleep. I loved it.
Ethan took me out to breakfast at 9am (both of us running on four hours of sleep). We went to Kerbey Lane and had some delicious pancakes. I didn't eat at all yesterday so it was good that we went to a place with big portions. We had a super awkward waiter that we have had once before, and I think that he lacks personality all around. Ethan agreed, so it's not just me.
After we ate, Ethan took me home and I immediately went back to sleep. I think I woke up around 1pm and didn't get out of bed until almost 2pm. I kept trying to make myself go back to sleep but it wasn't working. I watched Law & Order: SVU for a few hours until Reese, Ethan's brother (also known as my brother-in-law), came and picked me up from my house so we could go to their mom's house to celebrate Reese's birthday. Ethan had a meeting with his band manager, who I am not fond of, so he was late.
We had a pretty good time, and his mom makes amazing food. Which is always a plus.
I'm feeling really sappy right now, so I'd just like to say that after two years, I still like Ethan. And I like that I still like him. There's a huge difference between like and love, although I do love him very much.
I got to thinking earlier about a few things; I hated wasted potential and people thinking that they're below average, or just failures. But life seems to have a cycle: the people that are driven or really smart or inventive take on high-paying jobs, or become famous, or whatever. I started wondering after I went to the Social Security office the other day, "So what about the people that work mediocre jobs? Do they want to work there?" I'm always very curious about how anyone and everyone got to where they are, but especially people like that. I could go on and on about wasted potential, and all the what if scenarios I have contemplated. But I realized something: that's just how it is. People that fall short for whatever reason fill in the jobs that other people don't want because one way or another, they have to be filled. There's always going to be somebody with that occupation. And I think it's amazing that these people are looked down upon. Yes, you usually have a bad experience at the DPS due to the lack of social skills that some people show, but they are actually doing things that are basic, yet essential, to all Americans.
Again, I don't know why things like this are important to me. I think it's just how I react to my realizations of the world's unspoken rules. These are hard things to learn. Even harder to accept.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sorry, sorry
I have another picture for you guys! Yay! I took it and actually really liked it so I edited it in a few different ways. Today I went to the Social Security office, and now, after almost a month of being under the impression that I was being taken care of, they are finally going to send me my new card. Ethan was a dear and drove me there, and waited with me. Minh gave Marion and I a shit-load of gummy bears today during lunch that by the time I got to the office I was feeling pretty sick. But whatever, gummy bears are awesome. And I'm pretty sure I was feeling ill more from how badly I was freaking myself out: I don't know why, but I pictured the woman telling me that they couldn't replace my card for whatever random reason.
We watched a YouTube video today about incest in health, which was disturbing, to say the least. The video was titled 'My First Crush' and it was all in Chinese -probably for our sake. Oh, and, Bri and I went to the mall and we were followed into a store by some creepy dude wearing shades (inside and at night). He came up right behind me pretending to look at something next to a bracelet that I was looking at. We didn't leave the store until at least five minutes after he left. We even walked around looking for a mall cop to escort us back to Bri's car, but apparently they get weekdays off. Which doesn't make sense. Are people worth arresting only hitting up the mall on the weekends? I don't think so.
So I guess you could say those were the highlights of my day.
We watched a YouTube video today about incest in health, which was disturbing, to say the least. The video was titled 'My First Crush' and it was all in Chinese -probably for our sake. Oh, and, Bri and I went to the mall and we were followed into a store by some creepy dude wearing shades (inside and at night). He came up right behind me pretending to look at something next to a bracelet that I was looking at. We didn't leave the store until at least five minutes after he left. We even walked around looking for a mall cop to escort us back to Bri's car, but apparently they get weekdays off. Which doesn't make sense. Are people worth arresting only hitting up the mall on the weekends? I don't think so.
So I guess you could say those were the highlights of my day.
Holes in my ears, y'all!
I love putting my hair in an effortless bun.
This is the original picture, by the way.
I fucked this one up and just decided to work it in (the top of my bed frame).
This one is my favorite, I think.
I don't like how dark this one turned out.
If/When I do get a nice camera, I will start making posts about fashion because I really do love clothes and I feel like my wardrobe is photo-worthy. Don't fret, I'll still tell all of you about my interactions with idiots and whatnot.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Super f*ck me over
Today was the first day back at school. I was lucky that today was a white day, the day with my off block. I had math, which was easy.
I actually heard an overweight girl talking about how she was 'crying while eating a pizza', when she was eating pizza for the first time after a week of not being able to. She like fell and broke her face or something. I don't know about any of you but, usually, I see pizza as a treat. It's not exactly a huge part of my diet, and I think it's sad that she was so crushed about not receiving those terrifying amounts of calories for a whole seven days. Oh no!
We watched Super Size Me in health today, so now I'm even more grossed out by overweight people. It really is disgusting to me, and the health risks are not worth any value meal out there. Yes, I am a pig; I love to eat, and when I do have junk food, I eat like a man. However, that is not a daily thing for me. I love vegetables very much, I go to the gym, and I always avoid McDonalds. I haven't eaten there for some years now and, trust me, I don't feel like I'm 'missing out' on death. I'd like to save that for a time in the very far away future. I will admit that I go to Taco Bell a lot, which is terrible. My justification for it is that my regular order doesn't have any meat in it, and Taco Bell's meat is very questionable, as you all know. It is still horrible, nonetheless.
In Super Size Me, the dude's girlfriend is a vegan. There is a part with her one-on-one with the camera, talking about the changes she was already seeing in her boyfriend. She says, 'when we do have sex, I have to be on top', to make a point about his loss of energy. The girl that sits behind me in my health class says in response, 'What? How does that even work?'
What do you mean 'how does that work'? I don't judge people based on whether or not they are sexually active (unless they've screwed everyone, or they try to preach abstinence to the world), but come on. We are in high school. These are the four last years of our adolescence, and then we will be considered adults. Do you really not know what they're talking about, or was that a really bad joke that nobody picked up on? Grow up.
I should have turned around and explained to her how it works. With diagrams and colorful pie charts.
Any-who, yesterday was Ethan and I's two year anniversary! Is that not totally crazy? Two years! He made me brunch and we sat around watching movies until he had work. Which I'm still pissed about. I wish I could be the person that chose his work schedule, but apparently I'd have to be in an official position to be able to do so. It's a cruel world we live in. I liked that we didn't go out to a fancy dinner to celebrate, though. We were in a more natural habitat: I hadn't showered in at least a day and Ethan was thriving off of Paranormal Activity 2. It was nice. I think what I love the most about our days like that it is our thing, I wouldn't turn around and do that with someone else. Someone else would be sitting there thinking, 'She smells. And she's wearing my shirt.... GREAT. Can I go to work now? Lying isn't always bad. We celebrated this crap last year anyway.' But not Ethan, which is why I love him. I've reached the point where I cannot describe my feelings for him, I do not have the words to express my love and admiration for him.
Let's hope that he has something nice to say about me.
I actually heard an overweight girl talking about how she was 'crying while eating a pizza', when she was eating pizza for the first time after a week of not being able to. She like fell and broke her face or something. I don't know about any of you but, usually, I see pizza as a treat. It's not exactly a huge part of my diet, and I think it's sad that she was so crushed about not receiving those terrifying amounts of calories for a whole seven days. Oh no!
We watched Super Size Me in health today, so now I'm even more grossed out by overweight people. It really is disgusting to me, and the health risks are not worth any value meal out there. Yes, I am a pig; I love to eat, and when I do have junk food, I eat like a man. However, that is not a daily thing for me. I love vegetables very much, I go to the gym, and I always avoid McDonalds. I haven't eaten there for some years now and, trust me, I don't feel like I'm 'missing out' on death. I'd like to save that for a time in the very far away future. I will admit that I go to Taco Bell a lot, which is terrible. My justification for it is that my regular order doesn't have any meat in it, and Taco Bell's meat is very questionable, as you all know. It is still horrible, nonetheless.
In Super Size Me, the dude's girlfriend is a vegan. There is a part with her one-on-one with the camera, talking about the changes she was already seeing in her boyfriend. She says, 'when we do have sex, I have to be on top', to make a point about his loss of energy. The girl that sits behind me in my health class says in response, 'What? How does that even work?'
What do you mean 'how does that work'? I don't judge people based on whether or not they are sexually active (unless they've screwed everyone, or they try to preach abstinence to the world), but come on. We are in high school. These are the four last years of our adolescence, and then we will be considered adults. Do you really not know what they're talking about, or was that a really bad joke that nobody picked up on? Grow up.
I should have turned around and explained to her how it works. With diagrams and colorful pie charts.
Any-who, yesterday was Ethan and I's two year anniversary! Is that not totally crazy? Two years! He made me brunch and we sat around watching movies until he had work. Which I'm still pissed about. I wish I could be the person that chose his work schedule, but apparently I'd have to be in an official position to be able to do so. It's a cruel world we live in. I liked that we didn't go out to a fancy dinner to celebrate, though. We were in a more natural habitat: I hadn't showered in at least a day and Ethan was thriving off of Paranormal Activity 2. It was nice. I think what I love the most about our days like that it is our thing, I wouldn't turn around and do that with someone else. Someone else would be sitting there thinking, 'She smells. And she's wearing my shirt.... GREAT. Can I go to work now? Lying isn't always bad. We celebrated this crap last year anyway.' But not Ethan, which is why I love him. I've reached the point where I cannot describe my feelings for him, I do not have the words to express my love and admiration for him.
Let's hope that he has something nice to say about me.
Me and Ethan at the kite festival <3
Friday, March 18, 2011
I have fun sometimes
I started editing two pictures I just took, and quickly remembered how much I love editing. Here's what I came up with. And yes, sadly, my lip piercing is closing up. I took it out for thirty minutes and was never able to get it back in. Bastard.
Ethan and I's picture in the background -nice touch, eh?
I'm so awkward.
I decided to do the whole five minute hair 'crunching' thing with mousse. I haven't done this in years, but I gotta say, I'm not too ashamed of it.
Not the onions...
My dad was on the phone earlier in our kitchen and I heard him say, 'I'm just making myself a tuna sandwich.' I walked into the kitchen to grab something from the refrigerator before leaving and I noticed that he had a huge bowl full of at least four cans of tuna. I thought to myself, 'It looks like he's feeding a family of twenty.'
Later on I treated myself to a tuna sandwich (I'm a big fan if you haven't noticed) and although it was very delicious, I couldn't help but notice an odd taste that I did not like very much. See, my dad did what I don't do: He went that extra mile in tuna sandwich-making and put in celery, pickles, and the unknown ingredient that I wasn't happy about. I do not do this when I make my own tuna sandwiches, so I'm not familiar with what is traditionally used.
Even later on, I treated myself to a second sandwich. As I was chewing, I looked at my sandwich and saw something... something horrible. Onions. I hate onions. I will tolerate them if they are cooked and mixed in with something like soup, but raw onions are completely unacceptable on every level. These onions were raw. Gross, gross, and gross.
Any-who, I am officially hired at Sonic! I have to buy my own skates, which is kind of lame, but whatever.
Today was a pretty good day, too. Ethan took me to get donuts in the morning (around 1pm), I had a tea party with Minh and Marion (I dunno why we didn't take pictures), and then I filled out paperwork at Sonic. The Sonic part was more exciting than you think, okay? Don't hate.
I just found out earlier that Chelsea Handler is coming to Austin. I am all over that. Yes, I will be putting my life's savings into a ticket, but I do not give one flying f*ck. It's Chelsea Handler, come on. Can you get any better than that? No, you can't, so don't try.
Unfortunately, all of the tickets for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are sold out. But that's okay, I know that I will see them live one day.
Later on I treated myself to a tuna sandwich (I'm a big fan if you haven't noticed) and although it was very delicious, I couldn't help but notice an odd taste that I did not like very much. See, my dad did what I don't do: He went that extra mile in tuna sandwich-making and put in celery, pickles, and the unknown ingredient that I wasn't happy about. I do not do this when I make my own tuna sandwiches, so I'm not familiar with what is traditionally used.
Even later on, I treated myself to a second sandwich. As I was chewing, I looked at my sandwich and saw something... something horrible. Onions. I hate onions. I will tolerate them if they are cooked and mixed in with something like soup, but raw onions are completely unacceptable on every level. These onions were raw. Gross, gross, and gross.
Any-who, I am officially hired at Sonic! I have to buy my own skates, which is kind of lame, but whatever.
Today was a pretty good day, too. Ethan took me to get donuts in the morning (around 1pm), I had a tea party with Minh and Marion (I dunno why we didn't take pictures), and then I filled out paperwork at Sonic. The Sonic part was more exciting than you think, okay? Don't hate.
I just found out earlier that Chelsea Handler is coming to Austin. I am all over that. Yes, I will be putting my life's savings into a ticket, but I do not give one flying f*ck. It's Chelsea Handler, come on. Can you get any better than that? No, you can't, so don't try.
Unfortunately, all of the tickets for Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros are sold out. But that's okay, I know that I will see them live one day.
I think I've made a rhyme.
Yay, tea party! Am I right? Am I right?
...NO
More like this:
(Minus the creepy dolls)
I feel like I shouldn't keep this from you: Our tea party was kind of a failure. All we had was two canisters of two different flavors of tea, honey, and some granola bars that Minh brought. Minh actually cut his water bottle in half and we used the two pieces as cups. Whatever, dude, I bet you're jealous.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The time of everyone else's lives
I suppose the fact that I have nothing to do today is karma, because I have not posted anything since Friday. In all honesty, this is why I wasn't that excited for spring break. I knew that at some point I would be left with the cold truth that I do not have a lot to do. This is me complaining, and I do apologize.
Friday, March 11, 2011
One 5-hour Energy later...
I feel horrible for not posting very much this week. I was way too excited about... *drum roll*...... SPRING BREAK. Bam. It's here. Just like that. I was actually focusing a lot on my school work this week, which is pretty darn amazing.
Today was pretty good. I'm still annoyed but at least the really annoying people are only encountered at school, so I get a week away from them. There's this girl in my chemistry class, who I've known since second grade, and have disliked since second grade, that insists on pretending like she knows anything and everything about Ethan and I's relationship. Which she doesn't. She doesn't know anything, actually. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned her before. And if I have not, I know I will in the future.
I had a history test today that I'm pretty sure I passed, or at least I'm hoping. It was over the Cold War, so I wouldn't be too surprised if I failed. Our past unit in history has supported my theory about how much better living in the 50s would be. Come on, that's when Rock n' Roll rose! Who wouldn't want to be apart of that? And then going into the 60s and becoming a hippie? F*ck yes! I'd do it. I can't do it now because that's not who I am at all, but back then it would've been my calling.
I have finally decided what I'm going to do about college (since it feels like everyone has been breathing down my neck about it): I am going to attend Austin Community College for two years and then transfer to the University of Texas to enroll in their Film Institute. I think it'll be awesome, and I will have a lot of time to experience what it's like to be an adult in the Live Music Capitol. Texas, I want to leave you... But Austin and I, we're really close. I can't do that to Austin.
I have stuck with wanting to leave Texas for a long time now, but the closer and closer the actual opportunity gets, it has turned into leaving Austin, which sounds awful to me. Austin is the best city to live in and it has been apart of my life since I was five. Ahhhh, decisions, decisions, decisions. I guess it's better to have options than to have no options... right?
Oh! Exciting news, y'all: I had a job interview at Sonic today and I am almost 100% sure that they are hiring me. It was my second job interview ever and it went so much better than my first. Obviously, not a lot of people want to work at fast-food places, but I don't even care. Sonic is a cool place that I've always liked and it's a job, for crying out loud! Although I do picture myself falling on my ass on those skates, but at least they won't have me doing that right away.
Today was pretty good. I'm still annoyed but at least the really annoying people are only encountered at school, so I get a week away from them. There's this girl in my chemistry class, who I've known since second grade, and have disliked since second grade, that insists on pretending like she knows anything and everything about Ethan and I's relationship. Which she doesn't. She doesn't know anything, actually. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned her before. And if I have not, I know I will in the future.
I had a history test today that I'm pretty sure I passed, or at least I'm hoping. It was over the Cold War, so I wouldn't be too surprised if I failed. Our past unit in history has supported my theory about how much better living in the 50s would be. Come on, that's when Rock n' Roll rose! Who wouldn't want to be apart of that? And then going into the 60s and becoming a hippie? F*ck yes! I'd do it. I can't do it now because that's not who I am at all, but back then it would've been my calling.
I have finally decided what I'm going to do about college (since it feels like everyone has been breathing down my neck about it): I am going to attend Austin Community College for two years and then transfer to the University of Texas to enroll in their Film Institute. I think it'll be awesome, and I will have a lot of time to experience what it's like to be an adult in the Live Music Capitol. Texas, I want to leave you... But Austin and I, we're really close. I can't do that to Austin.
I have stuck with wanting to leave Texas for a long time now, but the closer and closer the actual opportunity gets, it has turned into leaving Austin, which sounds awful to me. Austin is the best city to live in and it has been apart of my life since I was five. Ahhhh, decisions, decisions, decisions. I guess it's better to have options than to have no options... right?
Oh! Exciting news, y'all: I had a job interview at Sonic today and I am almost 100% sure that they are hiring me. It was my second job interview ever and it went so much better than my first. Obviously, not a lot of people want to work at fast-food places, but I don't even care. Sonic is a cool place that I've always liked and it's a job, for crying out loud! Although I do picture myself falling on my ass on those skates, but at least they won't have me doing that right away.
"Learn how to use the register and how to skate while holding food. Today." "What?"
I'd just like to take this time to tell you all which bands I will being seeing next week (SXSW) and next month:
- Dead to Me
- The Strokes
- AWOLnation (maybe)
- Post Society <3
- Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
- Mumford & Sons
- And many more that I can't think of right now because they probably aren't as exciting to me as the ones already listed.
Speaking of which, everyone viewing this post should vote for Post Society to play in Warped Tour over the summer: http://www.battleofthebands.com/u/postsociety
(Sorry, I won't usually make my blog an ad but I try to support them as much as possible.)
If you don't vote for them, then I guess we can't be friends. But if you do, then we can be bestfriends. See how it all works out?
Ethan and I at the show last week in Maxwell. He's so great.
~yours truly~ Thank you, Mia!
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