It's getting a little late where I live but I thought I would do just a quick post. Ok it's not really that late, but I've worked the past three days (Saturday and Sunday I had like eight hour shifts both days) and with daylight savings I'm pretty tired. Anyways...
I'm doing pretty good on keeping up with my driving practice. I drove to work yesterday and to and from work today (first time driving in the dark). My dad kind of has some weird phobia about letting other people drive while he's in the car. It makes him nervous my mom says. So everytime my mom takes me somewhere she lets me drive. I'm going to REALLY try to get my license by the end of April. I've said it before but I'm really going to try this time. Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post with words of encouragement :) it means a lot.
Another thing that I've been working on lately is standing up for myself. It's not that I'm overly shy, but people usually see me as polite and kind of reserved, which I've figured out seems to make me an easy target. I'm usually quick to help people so others are quick to take advantage of me. When someone makes a little comment or joke at my expense I usually just shrug it off and laugh because I'm typically not one for confrontation. Not anymore. I've realized enough is enough. I don't mind being nice and it takes a lot to push me to the edge, but I've started to stand up for myself more. I've done it multiple times in the past couple of weeks, and people have really started to notice. Some people don't necessarily like the fact that I'm doing this (especially one of my extremely rude managers at work-I kind of told her off when she was making me stay late to do EVERYTHING by myself the other day) but whether they like it or not, I'm tired of being the person everyone expects to do everything. I feel a lot better now that I've started sticking up for myself more.
Other random things that I've done in the past few days include trying hot chicken wings. I love chicken wings and I usually get the medium. Since I've been on a mini path of more self discovery (or whatever you wanna call it) I decided to order something I don't usually get. They were alright. They were almost so hot they didn't have a taste to them. Another thing that I tried was this new hair stuff that I got for free with a coupon at Victoria's Secret (I know my few guy followers will just love hearing about my hair habits haha) I have extremely dry, frizzy, difficult to manage hair. But this straightening/shine spray works wonders. I kept running my hands through my hair, I just couldn't believe the difference. I know this probably isn't the most fascinating topic to most, but I'm tired. I'll probably go get ready for bed now, so goodnight to my nine followers (so excited people are actually following my blog and reading my posts!)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Semi Embarassing Fact About Me
For this post, I've decided to share something that I find kind of embarassing about myself. It's really starting to bug me, and I hate how people constantly ask me about it. Ready for this?
Ok, my embarassing fact is that...
I don't have my driver's license.
There. I said it. I am a high school senior and do not have my driver's license. While most people would think this is a stupid thing to be embarassed about, it seems like a big deal to me. Deep down I know that in the big picture of my life this is probably a small thing to be embarassed about. Because when I finally get my license, I know that I'll look back on this and laugh. When I'm fifty years old, it won't really matter that I got my license when I was 18 instead of 16. In fact, a lot of people would probably think it's good that I'm taking my time learning to drive so that when I'm actually out on the road alone, I know more of what I'm doing.
I actually know a few other people my age who still don't drive. Personally I don't find it to be a big deal, but it seems to be a big deal to other people. For the most part I don't really care about what other people think, but when I'm constantly being questioned about it, it gets annoying. I don't mind when people ask why I don't have it yet, because they're probably just curious why I've waited. But when they start acting like I'm some kind of bizarre freak it starts to get irritating.
To be honest, I'm not really sure why I don't have my license yet. I've had my permit for about a year and a half now. One of the reasons I still don't have it is probably because I have a winter birthday, so it's made it harder to get my license. I got my first job last summer so it was tricky to schedule the appointment. It still is due to the fact that I find out my work schedule for the week a few days before I'm actually supposed to work. Another reason is that my dad, who is usually not that overly protective, has this weird phobia of other people driving while he's in the car. I think he thinks that at least if something happens, it's his fault and he feels that by some chance he could have controlled it. Another reason I haven't gotten it is because the parking situation at my school is terrible. You have to run outside during your class and put quarters in the parking meter every two hours. It's either that or park three blocks away, which doesn't sound too convenient to me.
Overall, not having a license really hasn't negatively affected me yet. The only time it gets a little annoying is when I have to take a break at work, but usually for that I ask ahead of time so my parents can grab me something to eat. It doesn't seem to be too inconvenient yet.
The only thing I'm a little worried about is my state required driving class that I took expires in July. So I have about four months to get my license. I'm really going to try and practice once the snow clears up since it's harder to learn to parallel park and k turn in the snow. I'm really going to try. I truly hope I don't have to sit through the five hour class again, because it was torture.
I know that on the day of my driving test, I'm going to be a nervous wreck. It doesn't help that I have a lot of other things coming up in the next few months. Now I'm wishing I hadn't procrastinated on this and done it sooner.
We'll see how this goes.
Ok, my embarassing fact is that...
I don't have my driver's license.
There. I said it. I am a high school senior and do not have my driver's license. While most people would think this is a stupid thing to be embarassed about, it seems like a big deal to me. Deep down I know that in the big picture of my life this is probably a small thing to be embarassed about. Because when I finally get my license, I know that I'll look back on this and laugh. When I'm fifty years old, it won't really matter that I got my license when I was 18 instead of 16. In fact, a lot of people would probably think it's good that I'm taking my time learning to drive so that when I'm actually out on the road alone, I know more of what I'm doing.
I actually know a few other people my age who still don't drive. Personally I don't find it to be a big deal, but it seems to be a big deal to other people. For the most part I don't really care about what other people think, but when I'm constantly being questioned about it, it gets annoying. I don't mind when people ask why I don't have it yet, because they're probably just curious why I've waited. But when they start acting like I'm some kind of bizarre freak it starts to get irritating.
To be honest, I'm not really sure why I don't have my license yet. I've had my permit for about a year and a half now. One of the reasons I still don't have it is probably because I have a winter birthday, so it's made it harder to get my license. I got my first job last summer so it was tricky to schedule the appointment. It still is due to the fact that I find out my work schedule for the week a few days before I'm actually supposed to work. Another reason is that my dad, who is usually not that overly protective, has this weird phobia of other people driving while he's in the car. I think he thinks that at least if something happens, it's his fault and he feels that by some chance he could have controlled it. Another reason I haven't gotten it is because the parking situation at my school is terrible. You have to run outside during your class and put quarters in the parking meter every two hours. It's either that or park three blocks away, which doesn't sound too convenient to me.
Overall, not having a license really hasn't negatively affected me yet. The only time it gets a little annoying is when I have to take a break at work, but usually for that I ask ahead of time so my parents can grab me something to eat. It doesn't seem to be too inconvenient yet.
The only thing I'm a little worried about is my state required driving class that I took expires in July. So I have about four months to get my license. I'm really going to try and practice once the snow clears up since it's harder to learn to parallel park and k turn in the snow. I'm really going to try. I truly hope I don't have to sit through the five hour class again, because it was torture.
I know that on the day of my driving test, I'm going to be a nervous wreck. It doesn't help that I have a lot of other things coming up in the next few months. Now I'm wishing I hadn't procrastinated on this and done it sooner.
We'll see how this goes.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Vinylmations and more snow
So lately all that's been going on in the smallish town that I live in is that it's been snowing like crazy. My school district has averaged about a snowday every week or two. Not that I'm complaining or anything. It has given me more time to devote to my most recent obsession...Vinylmations.
I realize that most people will probably be confused about what this is, so I'll post a picture right here:
The picture above is of the Toy Story Vinylmation collection. I'm not sure why these little plastic characters fascinate me so much. I went to Disney a few months ago and really miss it, so maybe it's my way of remembering a really fun trip. Since my Disney trip, I've been to a sort of local mall (that's about an hour and a half away) a few times, and on my most recent trip up there, I picked up a few of these. Mine weren't from the Toy Story set (which is a set I'd like to get soon) but they were still cute. Basically what it is is you pick a box and won't know which design you get until you open it. At first I thought the whole thing was kind of silly, but over time the idea of it grew on me and I caved in and bought a few on my last trip to the mall. I've been collecting for about a month and am too embarassed to say how many I've acquired at this point (I'm at a "crucial saving point" according to my dad). I've always been bad at saving money. At least I saved some of my birthday money. He should be proud of that.
Since I know my pointless collection rant will bore most of the people who read this, I'll discuss what else has been going on in my exciting life. I'm about 95% sure where I'm going to college. It's actually a community college, which I wasn't originally planning on going to. I applied for a scholarship so hopefully I'll get it (fingers crossed). It turns out that the university I applied to originally had a "glitch" in their computer system so that's why I didn't get it. The university as a whole seems kind of stuck up anyways. I'm probably better off not going there.
That's basically all that's been going on with me. What's been going on with my seven or so followers?
I realize that most people will probably be confused about what this is, so I'll post a picture right here:
Since I know my pointless collection rant will bore most of the people who read this, I'll discuss what else has been going on in my exciting life. I'm about 95% sure where I'm going to college. It's actually a community college, which I wasn't originally planning on going to. I applied for a scholarship so hopefully I'll get it (fingers crossed). It turns out that the university I applied to originally had a "glitch" in their computer system so that's why I didn't get it. The university as a whole seems kind of stuck up anyways. I'm probably better off not going there.
That's basically all that's been going on with me. What's been going on with my seven or so followers?
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Bad Day.
Yesterday was just one of those days. One of the ones where everything seems to go wrong. One of the ones where you have to clean up nasty stuff at work. Yesterday at work was terrible. I'm going to say it in the least disgusting way I can: I had to clean up little kid vomit.
Sure, a lot of jobs deal with gross situations all the time. Doctors and nurses probably do daily. But do they make minimum wage? Probably not. So when my super obnoxious co-worker walks over and says "Some lady came and said some little kid got sick in theater four (I work at a movie theatre)" I said "Ok I'll get it but someone will have to come hold the flashlight since the movie is still going on". And very rudely she replied "Yeah right. Have fun with that." That girl is so snotty, it really bugs me. Anyways, I didn't really mind cleaning the mess up since I was the designated usher for the night. But we're supposed to be a team. We're supposed to work together.
I go up to the manager's office and tell them about it. One of the managers (who is really mean all the time) was less than helpful. The other two felt bad and said they would help but never really did. So when the movie was over (we couldn't find the mess during the movie) I was stuck cleaning it up alone.
My not-so-nice boss never really gave me any directions, so I was just kind of winging it. The mop and bucket we have at my work is extremely heavy, and my boss never said to use it, so I tried it without it at first. It didn't go so well. About twenty minutes later, one of the only co-workers who is helpful at all offers to bring the mop over and helps me since I was almost in tears. The whole cleaning up vomit thing didn't even really bother me at all, I'm just so sick of dealing with the rude people at my work. I was so close to just walking out and making them clean it up themselves. But I didn't because I figured that wouldn't be the right thing to do. I'm still debating on what to do about my job, because I don't really like it but I need the money.
Just another fun thing I've had to deal with lately.
Sure, a lot of jobs deal with gross situations all the time. Doctors and nurses probably do daily. But do they make minimum wage? Probably not. So when my super obnoxious co-worker walks over and says "Some lady came and said some little kid got sick in theater four (I work at a movie theatre)" I said "Ok I'll get it but someone will have to come hold the flashlight since the movie is still going on". And very rudely she replied "Yeah right. Have fun with that." That girl is so snotty, it really bugs me. Anyways, I didn't really mind cleaning the mess up since I was the designated usher for the night. But we're supposed to be a team. We're supposed to work together.
I go up to the manager's office and tell them about it. One of the managers (who is really mean all the time) was less than helpful. The other two felt bad and said they would help but never really did. So when the movie was over (we couldn't find the mess during the movie) I was stuck cleaning it up alone.
My not-so-nice boss never really gave me any directions, so I was just kind of winging it. The mop and bucket we have at my work is extremely heavy, and my boss never said to use it, so I tried it without it at first. It didn't go so well. About twenty minutes later, one of the only co-workers who is helpful at all offers to bring the mop over and helps me since I was almost in tears. The whole cleaning up vomit thing didn't even really bother me at all, I'm just so sick of dealing with the rude people at my work. I was so close to just walking out and making them clean it up themselves. But I didn't because I figured that wouldn't be the right thing to do. I'm still debating on what to do about my job, because I don't really like it but I need the money.
Just another fun thing I've had to deal with lately.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Class notables
So the time of the year has come where most senior high school students are choosing colleges, buying prom dresses, and voting on class notables. My class just found out the results of our "elected" (reasons on why that's in quotations to come) notables today. And I can honestly say that it amazes me how incredibly immature and irritating people can still be. We voted about two weeks ago on who we thought should win each category and handed our ballots in. Well it turns out that apparently the kids who were tallying the ballots were cheating. That is so typical. Popular snotty girls getting their way as usual. The thing that really gets me though is one of the girls actually posted on Facebook that they were getting the last say on who would win, which caused quite an uproar. Personally I found the whole situation just ridiculous. People get too worked up over this type of thing and the fact that people cheated made it even more crazy. Why can't you just let whoever is supposed to win, win? Why ruin it? This is one of the reasons I didn't buy a yearbook, because I'm hoping to move on from this type of thing when I graduate. Although I hear people are the same no matter what age you are...
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Reasons for my absense...
So I realized it's been weeks since my last post, which makes me feel bad that I haven't been keeping up with this. Everything has just been CRAZY for me. All I do it seems is work, school, work, school, etc. I never have time for any downtime anymore, and I've realized I'm just going to have to make time for myself in order to survive. The past few weeks I've figured out a few things even though I've been super busy. I'm about 99.9% sure where I'm going to college (finally!) and I've narrowed down my list of majors to about two. It seems I finally have some type of solid plan going on, which makes me feel a little more secure. I'm also working on getting my license (seems like I'm one of the only ones who doesn't have it). Hopefully I'll get it soon. I feel loser-ish for not having it yet...oh well I guess. I'll get it at some point.
Anyways, my four or five followers (yay I actually have people following my blog!) can look forward to me posting more. I promise I'll try to keep up with this even though I'm busy. Forgive me for my absense?
Anyways, my four or five followers (yay I actually have people following my blog!) can look forward to me posting more. I promise I'll try to keep up with this even though I'm busy. Forgive me for my absense?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Pajama Jeans
Sorry for not blogging in a few days, I had a midterm (which I didn't do so great on) and I got scheduled at work pretty much all weekend. Anyways, I've decided to dedicate this blog post to something most would consider bizarre. I'm going to talk about pajama jeans.
Now if you don't know what I'm talking about, you can do a quick Google search on this strange object of clothing if the title "Pajama Jeans" doesn't describe it in enough detail for you. Basically what pajama jeans are is a pair of stretchy denim with a thin line of fleece on the inside. If anyone's ever worn jeggings or really stretchy jeans, they seem to be the same thing. I first saw them on a commercial when I was watching TV with my mom and my sister. At first we were making fun of them, but the more I thought about it, the more they seemed comfortable. They aren't particularly attractive, but they aren't totally hideous either. They are just a basic dark denim wash with a slight boot cut to them. The idea of them is so strange I'm curious to buy a pair just to see if they really are like pajamas (I hate uncomfortable jeans more than anything).
The whole jegging trend is really kind of odd if you think about it. I'm not even sure what jeggings really are-are they the jeans with the fake pockets or just stretchy skinny jeans? Because if it's the latter then I do own quite a few pairs. The more that I think about it, there have been quite a few strange trends that I have tried and am embarassed to admit I was a part of now.
What are some weird trends you have noticed or taken part of?
Now if you don't know what I'm talking about, you can do a quick Google search on this strange object of clothing if the title "Pajama Jeans" doesn't describe it in enough detail for you. Basically what pajama jeans are is a pair of stretchy denim with a thin line of fleece on the inside. If anyone's ever worn jeggings or really stretchy jeans, they seem to be the same thing. I first saw them on a commercial when I was watching TV with my mom and my sister. At first we were making fun of them, but the more I thought about it, the more they seemed comfortable. They aren't particularly attractive, but they aren't totally hideous either. They are just a basic dark denim wash with a slight boot cut to them. The idea of them is so strange I'm curious to buy a pair just to see if they really are like pajamas (I hate uncomfortable jeans more than anything).
The whole jegging trend is really kind of odd if you think about it. I'm not even sure what jeggings really are-are they the jeans with the fake pockets or just stretchy skinny jeans? Because if it's the latter then I do own quite a few pairs. The more that I think about it, there have been quite a few strange trends that I have tried and am embarassed to admit I was a part of now.
What are some weird trends you have noticed or taken part of?
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