PICTURES!

You may or may not have noticed that my last blog was the first in which I uploaded pictures... WELL THIS IS THE SECOND!

I am posting this post for the sole purpose of uploading pictures that I have not shown anyone yet. They're from Ben's going away party...

Time share

So I'm sitting here on the balcony of our villa in Newport. I love time share time. This resort is the absolute best home-away-from-home. The weather is basically amazing! It's 101 degrees back home (which is only about 10 or 20 minutes inland) and it's much cooler here, but still warm. It's perfect.

The main reason for this post is so that I can post the pictures I just took of our view. See for yourself!

"Why not two??"

So last night I went to a movie at the dollar theatre with my good friend Matthew. As we walk up to the ticket window the ticket salesman looks at me and says, "You wait there." Matthew and I exchange confused glances and Matthew approaches the window.
"One ticket for Ocean's Thirteen please," says Matthew.
"Why not two??" Says the ticket salesman.
Matthew makes his 'I feel awkward' face (he's a shy boy) and says, "Why NOT two?!" very enthusiastically.
(At this point I'm trying to contain my laughter...)
And ticket salesman says, "I mean c'mon, it's not like it's very expensive..."
"True," says Matthew.

As we walk away from the window I can't help laughing. And I don't stop for ten minutes. During this time my dear Matthew is trying to un-awkward-ify the situation, saying things like, "I don't know why I didn't just say two in the first place... it's cheap... and it would have been faster."

I'm still laughing about it as I write this.

I mean c'mon... WHY NOT TWO?!

51!

This is my 51st blog entry! It seems like I've written a lot more over the year(s), but apparently Alli is right. I don't write very often.

But I'm writing today! I think I'll write about my exciting visit to the post office yesterday.

I don't know how many of you are experienced post office visitors, but I assure you I sincerely lack in the area of post office experience. I've been twice in the past week and I've never felt more lost or confused in my life (that's a lie; precalculus was no picnic.) But I really felt like I was drowning... sinking, deeper and deeper into the inescapable black abyss... sinking... sinking... until the guy at the desk called me over.

I was carrying an unclosed box (aka an OPEN box) which had no postage and no sending/return address. I asked my savior ("guy at the desk") for some packing tape and he said "I'm not supposed to give you any" and handed me the tape. He told me to just write the addresses directly onto the box and seal it up and come back. I followed his directions and returned. "Guy at the desk" reprimanded my taping skills (I had merely sealed the box along the open gap) and taped it across the other way "for security purposes." Then he saw the black X's on my hands and said, "Straightedge?"

This comment reminded me of precalculus (because it was the last time I was required to use a staightedge... mine was Kathleen's boyfriend's middle school ID card that I found). I said, "No...?"

"The X's, on your hands, are you straightedge?"
"Oh... no those are from Hogue's. I was there last night."
::Big smile on "guy at the desk"'s face:: "Who was playing??"
"Um... no one. It was karaoke night actually."
"Oh right on. I used to go there all the time (mumbles something under his breath) before I got into a fight there."
"Ummm... got into a fight?'
::Big awkward, guilty smile:: "Goodbye, have a nice day."

And that was that. And with that I left, and my box was sealed and sent.

I intend to return for further questioning. He got off easy that time.

Refusal to fall behind...

I am writing this blog for two reasons:

1. Because Alli would get mad at me if I didn't :)
2. Because I'm on my BRAND NEW laptop :) :) :)

I love this computer. I've only had it for about an hour at this point but I am so incredibly excited about it. I can't wait to put all my music on it and pictures and start writing the screenplay that has been brewing in my mind for the past few weeks.

The only problem? For a few weeks I've put certain things off, saying that I didn't want to worry about them until I got my new computer. The time has now come to get down to business and do the things I have so irresponsibly put off...

the only problem is--I can't remember what they are now.

Anyway, Deannie left for school on Wednesday, Cassie left today, Shirine leaves in about a week, Alli leaves super soon (I really hope I get to see her before she goes to school, whether I have to drive up north or she gets to come down... ALLI YOU CAN'T LEAVE WITHOUT SAYING BYE!) Oh. But for all of you college-bound friends of mine who have webcams on their BRAND NEW laptops... I have one now too :) Let's chat.

I regret to inform you all that I will not be living in the dorms this year after all. I'm not totally sure how I feel about it yet... I was sad at first, but after letting it settle in my mind a bit I realize it's not that big a deal. I'm going to school five minutes from my house, why pay an extra $10,000+ a year to live in a dorm five minutes away? I think this is the more practical option. Think of all the shoes I can buy with the money I'll be saving! ♥

First SINCE the Last (kind of like "Firsts and Lasts" but not)

The date of my last blog? June 10 (as you can see if you scroll down a bit). My life has seemed far too chaotic and, I want to say "exciting" but I'm not sure that word is completely appropriate, to take the time to blog about.

But here I am.

I think I'll start my first blog in two months with today's events. I woke up to a scratchy voice (a variant of the scratchy voices that I have had for the past three days). I have to say, I like today's version a lot better than the other days. I got myself up at a decent hour, took a shower, and got to work! I cleaned the kitchen, family room, living room, my brother's room, and my bathroom. Then, I walked my dog and got dressed to go out for the day! I drove to CDM to pick up the lovely and fabulous Alli and we headed to our beloved Wing Stop. Neither of us had been to The Stop in over a month (almost two for me :/ ) so naturally we were SUPER EXCITED! Yuki, our dear WS friend was working, luckily, and he gave us (get this) two drinks, an order of fries, two types of wings, and extra ranch for $1.82. That's an INCREDIBLE value and I feel permanently indebted to him. We tipped him five dollars though so I think he felt it was worth it.

The rest of my day hasn't been all that excited, except that I cleaned my room! Fun. Oh. And I have a boyfriend again ♥

I've missed blogging. I think I'll do it more regularly again :)

First and Lasts

This has been a very strange week for several reasons:

1. The Ducks won the Stanley Cup! (It's fabulous but it's so special that it makes the week abnormal)
2. This weekend was the last real weekend of our high school lives... at least the last one that had a full week of school following it.
3. CPK, my place of employment, was flooded yesterday. Apparently a pipe burst above the women's restroom, flooding the ceiling and filling the entire restaurant with water knee-deep. This meant that I didn't have work tonight and I may not the rest of the week! (Which would be fab because I have finals this week...)
4. I turned 18. I didn't feel different until Friday night when I called to ask for a ten minute extension to my curfew and I was granted an extra 30 minutes. That was fab too.
5. My car got washed... YAY!
6. I was sick for a week straight. That really hasn't happened to me in awhile...
7. Friday was our last pep rally EVERRR. My last time doing the color shout EVERRR. My last time dressing up for spirit week EVERRR! A lot of lasts.
8. I got mad at my brother for the first time EVERRR. I never get mad at my brother but he was terrible. Not nice.

Yeah that's about it. I also spent a lot of time on projects today. I'm so ready to go to bed and be done with them (but they all turned out FABULOUS!).