The Streets of Philadelphia

One of these days I'm actually going to get up to Philly and D.C. and tour it. I've always wanted to head up that way, but never had the opportunity.
I watched the movie, "Philadelphia", the other night. Such a good movie. I had to go listen to my sountrack for it. Which includes, "Streets of Philadelphia".....so emo, but so good. I don't even like Bruce Springsteen either.

I've been training for the past wto days at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It's been good, but really weird. I'm "The new girl" again, which I hate! haha. Plus, it's just weird to be around all new people and new managers. I wish I wouldn't have had to leave Lowes, but the merchandise and location at/of BBB is much better.

I'm signing my lease this week. Pretty excited about that. Plus I am off for Halloween, which means I may get to go do something exciting. Plus, my aunt let me borrow her "Sexy Referee" costume. ha...ha...ha. Oy. lol

I'm seriously disappointed in people this week. The amount of gossiping and b.s. that people participate in disgusts me. I am debating just changing my phone number, even if i have to pay a fee. People text me things I don't want to know about. Then I have to deal with it and stick up for the one/others they are gossiping about.............and why do I even do that? What's the point? It's like I have to try and defend someone's reputation whether they deserve it or not, and I know damn well they aren't going to stick up for me. Yet I do it anyway.
My advice? Quit gossiping about crap you don't know anything about! And that's just my two cents.
Life's a S.B.- Social Bitch.

I found out why I never heard from USC. My letter was lost in the mail. I get a new one this week and register for classes in the next two weeks, provided I've been accepted. Which I think i was, because the guy on the phone said to go ahead and start changing my income status on my FAFSA.
Wish me luck on that.

Also, people who want to make donations for Thanksgiving for Harvest Hope. Get with me ASAP. We need to plan out Christmas stuff as well.
Due to the Cholera outbreak in Haiti, we've decided to branch out and send donations in that direction. But we need to get the fine print/details worked out now. I don't like last minute, if at all possible.

Peace out-

TWEEZERS ARE DANGEROUS!

So today, as i was getting ready to go meet some friends for a girl's lunch/shopping day.......i decided it was time to re-pluck some eyebrows. (Which i have to do often due to my hormonal problem).

So mom bought these new tweezer, fancy ones (Apparently, they sell fancy tweezers). This particular pair has a really pointy tips at the end. So I am taking my time (pluck the wrong eyebrow, and you're totally screwed), when the tweezers slip from my hand. Rather than fall to the ground, they bounce off my nose and the pointy part hits me right in my right eye. It was....needless to say.....excruciating. I grabbed my eye and almost passed out. I didn't think eyes felt pain like that. My dad came into the bathroom and was like "Why in the hell are you laying on the bathroom floor?".
My eye isn't red or swollen, but everytime I blink it hurts. Also, even with my glasses on, the right eye has cloudy vision. I hope it's ok by tomorrow. I cannot afford a trip to the eye doctor right now.

So....yes that was a shallow story about my shallow, cosmetic grooming.
BUT. I may just have to have a unibrow from now on, because my eye is killing me.



On the positive end though-

1. My newlywed/pregnant friend is doing really well, (saw her today)

2. I am still REALLY loving my roommate....and she isn't running away from me yet, even after meeting my grandparents and uncle. Holy crap world, I may have a legitimate friend on my hands! Jeez! lol

3. A friend from work gave me an AMAZING black book shelf for the living room. She is so kind.

4. I paid my LAST payment for this semester to midlands tech today. I AM FREEEEEEEE.

5. Getting things organized to start collected for Harvest Hope and Christmas Angels programs. Help us out, guys!


Negatives-

1. MY EYE HURTS

2. Still trying to avoid the creeper that I'm dealing with from work. It's getting harder to do.



And the quote of the day, before saying good night-


"God is great, Beer Is Good and People Are Crazy"


G'nite!

EVERYBODY START JUMPIN!

The past few days have been BUSY. I worked a ton this week, homework was nuts for my lab, plus cleaned three houses in one day, plus walked out on my job at Lowes and am not working out my notice (long story), etc etc etc. I start at Bed, Bath and Beyond in less than a week.

Today I went to the fair with my roommate. Was epic fun, and money went farther because our tickets and parking were free. Both of us wished slightly for 2 cute boys, butcha can't always get watcha want. Lol. We rode a few rides, one of them was insane and I screamed and laughed so hard that I cried. I do that on rides....it's an adrenaline thing. Part of it is fear when I get snatched around in my seat, the other part is sheer joy. Anyway, she is the exact same way as me and the boys in the seats next to us kept laughing at us.
Waiting in line for one of the rides, a vendor started blasting sandstorm and yelled- "ALL THE USC STUDENTS START JUMPIINNNNG"......and we did and it was hilarious.
Then we went and got margaritas....and it was excellent.

My family is being so helpful with the whole moving thing. My grandfather surprised me today with a set of NICE pots and pans. I'm talking, Food Network worthy pots and pans. Because he knows I like to cook. I was just going to go dig through the Salvation Army. So i was excited.
(I think Lauren and I are going to invest in shot glasses that look like ice cicles from B.B.B. when i start work next week though).

I got an unexpected pension check from my old receptionist job. 100 bucks! Totally put that in savings today. Another blessing, for sure.

I'm going to get Lauren to show me around the whole campus sometime soon. Because I'm not sure about any of my buildings.
We explored the are buy our apartment complex tonight. There is some COOL stuff down by it. Even a sushi bar....which i still need to try. So this place, blus Blue in the Vista has been added to our list.

This guy I used to work with has been texting me non stop. He keeps asking me to go out and such. My friends are like, "Goooooo". But .....honestly, It feels like he's trying to lure me to his house. Literally, he keeps asking me to come to his house late in the evening to "watch movies". And honestly, it just doesn't sit well with me. I don't really know him, and he's just a weird guy. I don't (or I mean didn't) mind talk to him at work. But anything beyond that makes me very uneasy......and after watching WAY to many Criminal Minds episodes......I think i'll follow my 6th sense.

I'm looking forward to next football season for sure. I know that Lauren and I are going to go to probably all the home games if we can work around our work schedule at B.B.B.


anyway, good night world! It's time for some sleep after wandering around downtown/fair all day.

Pardon Me/While I Burst/Into Flames.

So I guess I owe the world an apology. I am sorry that I am such a huge pain in the ass. I'm sorry that I'm ugly. I'm sorry that I'm stubborn and opinionated. I'm sorry that I know what I want in life. I'm sorry I don't settle for just any guy or any friends. I'm sorry that I don't mesh with everything to "Fit in" and to be accepted by the standard, stereotypical social masses (Who by the way, won't be apart of your life 5 years from now, and don't care about you). I'm sorry that I don't allow people to treat me like shit anymore, even if it requires being mean about it. I'm sorry if I stand up for what I believe in. I'm sorry that i'm bizarre, weird, flakey, quirky, eccentric....whatever.
I am sorry that I accept me and all of my flaws (physically and mentally) to the fullest extent, because that's how God made me and I'm damn proud of it. I'm sorry that I am not worth anyone's time.

I guess it was ok for me to be when I was handing out money and not asking for it to be paid back, or running people places because they didn't have a car, or answering the phone at 3am to help them through problems, or being loyal to the very end to even the most epic of assholes.
I guess it's ok for everyone else to act like shit, but I'm not allowed to call you out on it.

I am sorry that I go above and beyond what I should to take care of people when they ask me for help, and never ask for anything in return. I'm sorry that i even bother trying to be a friend.
I'm sorry that I even care.

I'm sorry that the world is so full of lying, selfish people that I have to feel this angry on the inside because of it.

"A decade ago/ I never thought I would be at twenty three/
On the verge of spontaneous combustion/woe is me
But I guess that it comes with the territory/An ominous landscape of never ending calamity/
I need you to hear, I need you to see/
That I have had all I can take/
And exploding seems like a definite possibility to me/

So pardon me while I burst into flames/
I've had enough of the world and it's people's mindless games/
So pardon me while I burn and rise above the flame/
Pardon me, pardon me/
I'll never be the same"

Pardon Me- Incubus

New Job.

So today I went to the Bed, Bath and Beyond where my roommate (well, soon to be roommate) works. We were going to look around and figure out decor for the apartment. I talked to the store manager and told him my skills, and he hired me on the spot to come work there.
SO. I put my 2 week notice in at Lowes and as of October 25th, I will be a C.S.A. over at the Harbison Bed Bath and Beyond.
Great hours, good pay, AMAZING discount (20% off all merchandise, including all clearance. Plus we can use as many coupons as we want on a transaction. Plus we get up to 50% off plus as many coupons as we want during Christmas sales). Between myself and my roommate, our apartment will look amazing.

I was really starting to get unhappy at Lowes. Especially with management changes and attitudes of the people around me. My store manager treats all the employees like we are nothing but replaceable bodies. So this was my chance to move into something that will make me happier, it will also be around merchandise that I'm more familar with. An unexpected positive.

In the past month I've gotten an apartment and a new job. School is going to be totally different from Midlands Tech starting in January. It's all really awesome and I'm really excited. God is awesome.

Funny little side story- I wore a dress and heels today because I had a meeting to go to, and because I knew i was taking the chance of maybe talking to the manager at BBB........so i walked into work today in the dress and heels- Everyone freaked. They are used to seeing me in jeans, old shirts and sneakers with my hair up in a bun.
They were like, "OH MY GOSH DID SOMEONE DIE? WHY ARE YOU DRESSED UP LIKE THAT?".
One of my guy friends approchached me from behind and thought I was a customer until i turned around.
Quite hilarious....his words were...."Damn, I didn't realize you had a body like that".
Then it got totally awkward and I felt very uncomfortable, so I put my work clothes on and shoved the dress in my locker. lol.
Everyone acts like I'm a total sloth/tomboy. So silly. I love to go out and i love to look dressy. I AM A GIRL, PEOPLE! I have all the parts for pete sakes.

Anyway. So....interesting day, but in a good way. It's going to be weird working in Harbison. I'm not used to the traffic and the hussle. PLUS living downtown?! Wow....country girl from the backwoods is going city.

The more I get to know my roommate, the more awesome she becomes. I am SO thankful to have been matched with someone that I have this much in common with.



---- Songs to match my current mood-

"Right Now"- Ryan Star

"I Like To Dance"- Hot Chelle Rae

"Arch Drive Goodbye"- Eve 6

"Here's To The Night" Eve 6