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Friday, 04 December 2009
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Let it be known:
That on this day of December 4th, 2009, it snowed here in Houston, Texas :D
After falling asleep at about 6 AM (insomnia issues ftw), my mom called me at noon saying, "Don't you wanna wake up for the snow?!?" (why she called me rather than walking upstairs and waking me up in person, I have no clue).
Seeing as snow like this is a... hmmm... Once in a lifetime thing? I jumped out of bed and started freaking out, only to receive a phone call from my bestie who lives down the street. So to mark this memorable occasion, we decided to take as many pictures as possible :)
trying to catch snow on our tongues! :D
palm trees covered in snow? I'm sure that's some sort of oxymoron, riiiight?
the snow actually stuck to the ground!! ahhhh! :D
making a snow angel! :)
I think it turned out pretty well :)
winter wonderland, hello! :)
the bestie: "We should rename H-Town SNOWTOWN! ahhhh!"
snowball fight! heck yes! :)
At around... 4 or so the snow finally stopped. But thankfully it hasn't all melted away yet :) Didn't get to make a snowman though. My hands were getting way too numb :(
and so ended the adventures in a winter wonderland. oh goodness, what a heck of a day.
Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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peach and mario :)
see that girl up there? she is the love of my life. been there for me through thick and thin, and I can't imagine life without her. So it's fitting that she would be my Mario :D
Halloween was fun. Heck, the whole weekend was, really. Made a super cool new friend at work, got to wear my pirate costume while on the clock, and got to watch my friends and their hilarious drunk antics. (no drinking for me! plus I was the designated driver)
Anyways. Think we pulled off Peach and Mario? :)
Thursday, 29 October 2009
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all this work and no school. D;
So in the past month that I've been working, people have come to assume many things about my situation.
"She's never going to go back to school."
"She's taking a year off to 'find herself'.""Did she not even get into college?"
"What is she doing with her life?"
Okay, so no one has ever directly asked me that last question. Heck, I don't know if they have even thought it. But it is something I ask myself every day, heading to work.
"I could be learning right now. Philosophy, psychology, history, literature, the works!" (No math and science por favor. We don't get along too well.)
I know I'm doing the financially smart thing. Why should I have to take out loans for community college when some saving up can pay for it just fine? Then I think about how this is setting me back-- It'll be hard for me to get back into the groove of things. I'm loving the no homework, no all-nighters, no stressing over tests and projects...
Though I still am trying to read plenty of books. I loved AP English, and am currently in the midst of rereading Paradise Lost. Hopefully by reading and interpreting such literature, I can at least keep my brain "in shape". Ehhhh.
Stupid recession. Stupid me for not doing better in school and getting plenty of scholarships. And stupid financial aid for telling me I didn't qualify because my parents made "too much". MY DAD'S BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR OVER A YEAR. We went from $120,000 to just... Oh. Less than half of that. ;____;
Oh well. I guess this year off is really helping me "find myself", even though that wasn't my original intent. As much as I love literature, psychology, and such... I really want to own a bakery. Like a little dessert shop, with awesome delicious cupcakes, regular cakes, pastries, the works. People would fall in love with my desserts and rave about them, and they would be reasonably priced :)
haha I can dream. I still have another few months to figure this stuff out, right? No rush or anything >.<
Sunday, 27 September 2009
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one of those days.
Horrible day at work today. I swear, today was "Stupid Customers Who Give Attitude" Day. Like this one lady thought her chicken costed $1.19 (it had rung up as $4.38), because it was a $1.19 per pound. She got all mad at me for it, so I took the chicken, looked at it, and she had gotten more than one pound of chicken. And another lady thought she got $1.50 off her Ocean Spray cranberry juices. The coupon says "$1.50 off Ocean Spray 100% Cranberry Juice", and she had gotten CranApple and CranGrape. Really people? -____-
I usually don't mind goof-ups like these. It happens. But when you accuse me of not doing my job right, just no. Stop. I know what the hell I'm doing.
A lot of more stressful things happened, which ended up with my lunch coming two hours late, and me going out to my car, turning on the AC and radio, and sobbing my eyes out for a good fifteen minutes.
And today was only Saturday. I hate to imagine tomorrow, super-crowded Sunday with 10201930x more customers. :(
This is the first day I've encountered the things I experienced today though, so hopefully they're not frequent. I don't get paid enough for that sort of attitude from bitchy customers.
Saturday, 19 September 2009
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tell me something sweet to get me by.
And hey sweetie,
Well I need you here tonight,
And I know that you don't wanna be leaving me
Yeah, you want it, but I can't help it,
I just feel complete when you're by my side.
- If It Means A Lot To You, A Day To Remember
For the record, long distance relationships are not for the emotionally needy. It takes a lot, especially when you take in the fact that you both have your own lives to live. This means no phone calls every night on the dot, no texting each other constantly throughout the day, and sometimes days with just a single text, if you get one at all. This means accepting the fact that he's busy with college, and that he can't be at your beck-and-call. Not that you would ever require that of him. That would just be too needy.
No, it means appreciating a good thing when you see it, even if you don't see it nearly enough. It means that you relish every moment of communication you have with him, because something about this boy just makes your heart go crazy. It means being supportive of him, because he's aiming for a good life and if working hard is what it takes, then so be it. If you lose out a little on the communication end, it doesn't matter. You want him to have a good life. You want him to be happy. You love him and he loves you, and you can take pride in knowing that when he does talk to you, it's because he wants to, not because you're forcing him to. So far you've been lucky enough that he tries to have a conversation with you most nights, but some nights he's overwhelmed with schoolwork, and you understand that schoolwork comes before the girlfriend.
You deal with it, because you know you'd rather have him, even if it means long distance, over any other guy down the street.
stardustskye
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- Name: Shannon
- Country: United States
- State: Texas
- Metro: Sugar Land
- Birthday: 3/5/1991
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 12/10/2007
