Memorial Day = Party Day
At least at my house.
We're inviting family and friends over for a day in the sun and pool and welcome them to induludge in my father's BBQ! So, today should be fun! I haven't seen my family all that much lately and today will be a good day to catch up with everyone. I just wish I could be able to swim...but I can't =/ Female reasons...bleh.
I won't let that get me down, though! I will enjoy today to the fullest! And I will help out as much as possible =)
I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day!
Oh, and please check out my tumblr blog: www.rooftopsweepforthesunlight.tumblr.com I've done a review over the film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Good Weekend Ending A Tad Unpleasantly
I was able to spend the weekend at my brother and sister-in-law's house and visit with them. It was great! This really gave us time to bond and talk and be lazy. We were able to watch five movies; Law Abiding Citizen, It's Complicated, Edge of Darkness, Inglorious Basterds, and Old Dogs. We tried to watch a sixth movie (which was originally the fifth, but we switched to a funnier movie for good reason) but it was too freaky for both me and Ashley. It's called The New Daughter which stars Kevin Costner, but we just couldn't watch it. It looked like a movie about a girl being possessed...and we stopped it about twenty minutes after we started it. Pitiful, I know, but it's better to not have nightmares =D
So, it was a good weekend! We napped on Saturday for about three hours (ACCIDENTALLY!), and I tagged along with them to their church while they set it up for Senior Sunday.
But...I definitely missed home, my parents, and animals. It was good to come home today ^_^ And this next week is going to be a little busy but definitely fun, so I think this lazy weekend kind of recharged my battery from the previous week.
Oh! I know I'm being random, but I might as well say what's on my mind for the moment. Last Wednesday, me and two of my friends went to the movie theater and purchased tickets to....THE MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF ECLIPSE!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAY!!!! I am so ready for this film to come out!!!! I cannot wait!!!! AND I let someone borrow my Eclipse book a year ago and I'll be getting it back tomorrow! Which I'm happy about cause I would love to re-read it before I see the film. Sometimes, when I do that it makes me hate the film a little, but I like to remember what REALLY happened.
And...back to the title of what this post means. It was a really good weekend at my brother's but...I got chigger bites all over my legs from when I was outside in their backyard. THEY ITCH LIKE CRAZY! But...thankfully Chiggerex is working wonders...if only it'd last more than a couple of hours! Oh well, I think I will live =P
So, it was a good weekend! We napped on Saturday for about three hours (ACCIDENTALLY!), and I tagged along with them to their church while they set it up for Senior Sunday.
But...I definitely missed home, my parents, and animals. It was good to come home today ^_^ And this next week is going to be a little busy but definitely fun, so I think this lazy weekend kind of recharged my battery from the previous week.
Oh! I know I'm being random, but I might as well say what's on my mind for the moment. Last Wednesday, me and two of my friends went to the movie theater and purchased tickets to....THE MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF ECLIPSE!!!!!!!!!!! YAAAAAAAY!!!! I am so ready for this film to come out!!!! I cannot wait!!!! AND I let someone borrow my Eclipse book a year ago and I'll be getting it back tomorrow! Which I'm happy about cause I would love to re-read it before I see the film. Sometimes, when I do that it makes me hate the film a little, but I like to remember what REALLY happened.
And...back to the title of what this post means. It was a really good weekend at my brother's but...I got chigger bites all over my legs from when I was outside in their backyard. THEY ITCH LIKE CRAZY! But...thankfully Chiggerex is working wonders...if only it'd last more than a couple of hours! Oh well, I think I will live =P
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Cleaning Doesn't Always Help
Granted...cleaning can do a lot of good for the room, the person, or the soul...or all things combined, which is what usually happens.
Well...today I was going to clean my room just because...it really needed it. It's a lot easier to see dust balls on our floors now that we switched to wood and tile from carpet. I can't stand those dustballs...and they always form in the same places! Once there is a dustball behind my door, I know it's time to clean...and it usually shows up within a week.
But this morning I found a new reason to clean. Last night I finally put in my retainers after realizing that my teeth are slowly moving back into their previous positions...I can't have that! My parents paid for my braces and I will keep them straight! So, right before bed I put in my retainers and went to sleep. Well...I woke up with morning with no retainer in my mouth. I found the bottom half on the floor next to the bed...but no top half. I can't even find it in the sheets and I have no idea where it could be! I really don't think my dogs took it...they're pretty smart about what not to chew/eat cause we taught them well. But...I just got done cleaning my room with no luck of finding the top half. Next step: take the sheets off my bed and see if they're hidden in there after all. I hope I find them.
This is what my days consist of usually XD
Oh well, as soon as I'm done looking, whether it be a failure or success, I'm going to read more of Sherlock Holmes.
Well...today I was going to clean my room just because...it really needed it. It's a lot easier to see dust balls on our floors now that we switched to wood and tile from carpet. I can't stand those dustballs...and they always form in the same places! Once there is a dustball behind my door, I know it's time to clean...and it usually shows up within a week.
But this morning I found a new reason to clean. Last night I finally put in my retainers after realizing that my teeth are slowly moving back into their previous positions...I can't have that! My parents paid for my braces and I will keep them straight! So, right before bed I put in my retainers and went to sleep. Well...I woke up with morning with no retainer in my mouth. I found the bottom half on the floor next to the bed...but no top half. I can't even find it in the sheets and I have no idea where it could be! I really don't think my dogs took it...they're pretty smart about what not to chew/eat cause we taught them well. But...I just got done cleaning my room with no luck of finding the top half. Next step: take the sheets off my bed and see if they're hidden in there after all. I hope I find them.
This is what my days consist of usually XD
Oh well, as soon as I'm done looking, whether it be a failure or success, I'm going to read more of Sherlock Holmes.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Comfort Food
Today was the day of the interview...and guess what? I'm alive!
Confessions, confessions...: I hate Kohl's. I didn't want to do this interview. I only sent in an application as a last resort. I did NOT think they were going to call back.
Despite those confessions...it went really well! The man and woman who interviewed me were very nice, clear, and precise with their questions, words, and explanations. I left with a smile on my face. They said that they were interviewing many people today, but that they would set up a second interview and go from there. I'm only worried because this weekend I'll be kid-sitting and won't be able to go down there if they need to speak with me...I just need to keep praying!
Well...when I got home, I decided to eat and realized that after I'm nervous...I just want to eat and eat and eat. I guess food is my comfort food when my nerves are calm after having just freaked out. Oh well...it feels good xD
Anyways, I was hoping to spend some time with friend today but I'm not sure if that's going to happen. She's being very vague which means she's either tired or having a bad day...considering what happened last night, I'm betting on the bad day.
I think I'll sit down with my good Sherlock Holmes book and just enjoy the rest of the day!
Confessions, confessions...: I hate Kohl's. I didn't want to do this interview. I only sent in an application as a last resort. I did NOT think they were going to call back.
Despite those confessions...it went really well! The man and woman who interviewed me were very nice, clear, and precise with their questions, words, and explanations. I left with a smile on my face. They said that they were interviewing many people today, but that they would set up a second interview and go from there. I'm only worried because this weekend I'll be kid-sitting and won't be able to go down there if they need to speak with me...I just need to keep praying!
Well...when I got home, I decided to eat and realized that after I'm nervous...I just want to eat and eat and eat. I guess food is my comfort food when my nerves are calm after having just freaked out. Oh well...it feels good xD
Anyways, I was hoping to spend some time with friend today but I'm not sure if that's going to happen. She's being very vague which means she's either tired or having a bad day...considering what happened last night, I'm betting on the bad day.
I think I'll sit down with my good Sherlock Holmes book and just enjoy the rest of the day!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Exciting News!
Recently, I've been pretty down. With school out and not having a job, it's pretty hard to not spend what little money I have and it's hard to occupy my vast amount of free time to do...something productive (I count reading as productive but not everyone sees it like that xD). When you don't have a job and the only people you spend your time with are working their own jobs or just disappearing off the face of the Earth for a while...things start to get pretty boring pretty fast. And then the house becomes stressful cause my dad is always asking "Are you looking for a job?" And my answer is "Of course. It's just that no one is hiring right now."
Well...this morning I was put into a good mood. I checked my grades for the first time to see how I did this semester in school and it turns out I got all A's!!! =D I'm so excited cause I honestly didn't think I did well enough for that! So yay!
Second good thing...I started to get excited about this fall semester. I checked out all the classes that I want to take and now all I have to do is talk to my counselor and get a spot in those classes before it's too late. The classes that I KNOW I will be taking are Anatomy and Physiology, Computer's Application, State and Local Gov., College Algebra, and Human Lifespan Class (I think). I might also take Art Appreciation or British Literature. It just depends with those two classes. We shall see!
The third good thing! While I was getting all excited about classes and writing down what my schedule will be like, I got a phone call. From a number around town. I didn't know the number, but I knew it was a land line and not a cell. Which only meant one thing... It's taken about two weeks but I got a call back from Kohl's and they set up an interview with me for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.!!!! I am so ready for this! To have a job and make money and actually do something productive with my time! Sure, I can't really stand Kohl's to be honest, but it's a potential job and I will take it in a heartbeat! So yeah...I'm pretty excited! I wish the interview could happen today though cause I just want to get it over with...but tomorrow will be here in due time! Praise the Lord!
I really hope that I get this job...it would be amazing! But if it doesn't work out, I'll just go about bugging B&N and Half Price Books on a regular basis ;D
Well...this morning I was put into a good mood. I checked my grades for the first time to see how I did this semester in school and it turns out I got all A's!!! =D I'm so excited cause I honestly didn't think I did well enough for that! So yay!
Second good thing...I started to get excited about this fall semester. I checked out all the classes that I want to take and now all I have to do is talk to my counselor and get a spot in those classes before it's too late. The classes that I KNOW I will be taking are Anatomy and Physiology, Computer's Application, State and Local Gov., College Algebra, and Human Lifespan Class (I think). I might also take Art Appreciation or British Literature. It just depends with those two classes. We shall see!
The third good thing! While I was getting all excited about classes and writing down what my schedule will be like, I got a phone call. From a number around town. I didn't know the number, but I knew it was a land line and not a cell. Which only meant one thing... It's taken about two weeks but I got a call back from Kohl's and they set up an interview with me for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m.!!!! I am so ready for this! To have a job and make money and actually do something productive with my time! Sure, I can't really stand Kohl's to be honest, but it's a potential job and I will take it in a heartbeat! So yeah...I'm pretty excited! I wish the interview could happen today though cause I just want to get it over with...but tomorrow will be here in due time! Praise the Lord!
I really hope that I get this job...it would be amazing! But if it doesn't work out, I'll just go about bugging B&N and Half Price Books on a regular basis ;D
Friday, May 7, 2010
A High That Was Brought Low
Around the beginning of the week my friend had a pretty good idea. She wanted to fast for some hours since she's never done it and wanted to challenge herself and asked me to join in! I said sure and we set it up for midnight, beginning Thursday and would end it at noon on Friday...36 hours of fasting...my last and only fast before that was 30 hours for a youth group thing. This...was a challenge.
All of Thursday I was fine, but I kept looking at the clock thinking that I had forgotten my meals! It was kind of sad to remind myself I couldn't eat...but my friend was the same way. She came over to my house for most of the day and my mom cooked her own dinner and we were fine! We didn't give in =D
It was really bad this morning... I woke up hungry and really, really weak. I had errands to run today but I honestly didn't feel strong enough to get behind the wheel of my car and drive around town. Waiting for three more hours and only drinking water just was NOT cutting it! I'd drink it and feel like throwing up! It was awful!
Finally though, 12:00 came and I was able to stuff myself! I was making some gluten-free mac and cheese, but the noodles weren't quite done..so I headed to the fridge for some strawberries and grabbed the package of gluten-free oreo cookies from my closet and went to town! Lemme tell you...after 36 hours of nothing to eat, those strawberries and oreo cookies were the best combination I had ever had in my life! Ten minutes later, the noddles were done and I quickly mixed everything together and polished that off as well!
That food gave me a HUGE energy boost! I hardly felt weak anymore and wanted to go running around. I had so much energy that it was awesome! So, I got in my car to run my errands and thought about that sudden energy boost...and it reminded me of Left 4 Dead 2. In that game, when your health is really low and if you have an adrenaline shot in handy, you can use it on yourself to give you a good, but short, burst of energy. Yep..that is what that food was to me after 36 hours..an adrenline shot. Not only because of the boost, but also because of the fall. Boy...my heart started hammering like crazy when I was on my way home and I started to get really tired. Thankfully, I made to my casa in time and passed out on the couch for about an hour and a half. I'm still kind of out of it (naps always have a weird affect on me. Sometimes I'll feel sick when I wake up or be very disoriented...and sometimes it's those two combined). So, I'm battling off the food fall and trying to stay awake so I can eat...more. Yeah...I'm still hungry and want something good, but I'm not sure what.
Anyways, that is my story of my 36 hour famine! or...fasting! To be honest, I didn't think I was going to make it...but me and Laura held strong! We'll try this again sometime in the future, but we decided we'll not only drink water but also juice. Water was seriously not cutting it.
All of Thursday I was fine, but I kept looking at the clock thinking that I had forgotten my meals! It was kind of sad to remind myself I couldn't eat...but my friend was the same way. She came over to my house for most of the day and my mom cooked her own dinner and we were fine! We didn't give in =D
It was really bad this morning... I woke up hungry and really, really weak. I had errands to run today but I honestly didn't feel strong enough to get behind the wheel of my car and drive around town. Waiting for three more hours and only drinking water just was NOT cutting it! I'd drink it and feel like throwing up! It was awful!
Finally though, 12:00 came and I was able to stuff myself! I was making some gluten-free mac and cheese, but the noodles weren't quite done..so I headed to the fridge for some strawberries and grabbed the package of gluten-free oreo cookies from my closet and went to town! Lemme tell you...after 36 hours of nothing to eat, those strawberries and oreo cookies were the best combination I had ever had in my life! Ten minutes later, the noddles were done and I quickly mixed everything together and polished that off as well!
That food gave me a HUGE energy boost! I hardly felt weak anymore and wanted to go running around. I had so much energy that it was awesome! So, I got in my car to run my errands and thought about that sudden energy boost...and it reminded me of Left 4 Dead 2. In that game, when your health is really low and if you have an adrenaline shot in handy, you can use it on yourself to give you a good, but short, burst of energy. Yep..that is what that food was to me after 36 hours..an adrenline shot. Not only because of the boost, but also because of the fall. Boy...my heart started hammering like crazy when I was on my way home and I started to get really tired. Thankfully, I made to my casa in time and passed out on the couch for about an hour and a half. I'm still kind of out of it (naps always have a weird affect on me. Sometimes I'll feel sick when I wake up or be very disoriented...and sometimes it's those two combined). So, I'm battling off the food fall and trying to stay awake so I can eat...more. Yeah...I'm still hungry and want something good, but I'm not sure what.
Anyways, that is my story of my 36 hour famine! or...fasting! To be honest, I didn't think I was going to make it...but me and Laura held strong! We'll try this again sometime in the future, but we decided we'll not only drink water but also juice. Water was seriously not cutting it.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
1 Year Behind Me And What....4 or 5 More Years To Go?
Yep...I guess I just passed a milestone in my life. My first year...my freshman year of college is officially done and over with as off...10:45 this morning. I took my Psychology final exam, walked back to my car, started down the 30 minute drive that would guide me home and...half way there I found myself saddened.
Overall, I have found out that I LOVE college! This year has been absolutely amazing! The teachers have been great, the other students are super nice, and the campus is fairly small which made me even more excited! I'm not to fond of universities...big places freak me out to no end.
I was sad as I drove home and I'm still a little on the blue side as I type this. Yes, I get to spend one more year in that amazing place, but the year after that..? I've no idea. I've hardly given it a thought because, to put it simply, I don't want to think about. However, hello there reality! It can't be ignored forever.
I have plans for the future and I'm pretty certain of those plans. All it's coming down to is the whole where-the-next-campus-will-be decision. And I'll figure it out. Hopefully, without developing an anxiety disorder during the process...I really need to work on that.
But I should be celebrating, shouldn't I?! Freshman year is gone and guess what? I passed both semesters with mostly A's and a few B's! And...that just got my mood way up xD Yay for realizations!
Anyways...this is a super long post. Time to make is a tad longer: my friend just invited me over for the night and I can't wait! I miss my best friend! We'll celebrate tonight with movies and talk of how we'll spend our summer =)
Oh...and I'm going to visit my brother's dog tomorrow! She is the cutest German Shepard puppy ever! Don't get me wrong, I love my brother more than the dog but it will be while he's working. I'm just going to look after her while he's busy xD
Overall, I have found out that I LOVE college! This year has been absolutely amazing! The teachers have been great, the other students are super nice, and the campus is fairly small which made me even more excited! I'm not to fond of universities...big places freak me out to no end.
I was sad as I drove home and I'm still a little on the blue side as I type this. Yes, I get to spend one more year in that amazing place, but the year after that..? I've no idea. I've hardly given it a thought because, to put it simply, I don't want to think about. However, hello there reality! It can't be ignored forever.
I have plans for the future and I'm pretty certain of those plans. All it's coming down to is the whole where-the-next-campus-will-be decision. And I'll figure it out. Hopefully, without developing an anxiety disorder during the process...I really need to work on that.
But I should be celebrating, shouldn't I?! Freshman year is gone and guess what? I passed both semesters with mostly A's and a few B's! And...that just got my mood way up xD Yay for realizations!
Anyways...this is a super long post. Time to make is a tad longer: my friend just invited me over for the night and I can't wait! I miss my best friend! We'll celebrate tonight with movies and talk of how we'll spend our summer =)
Oh...and I'm going to visit my brother's dog tomorrow! She is the cutest German Shepard puppy ever! Don't get me wrong, I love my brother more than the dog but it will be while he's working. I'm just going to look after her while he's busy xD
Saturday, May 1, 2010
A Day To Mark Many Things
May 1st...my calendar says quite a lot about this day.
'The Long Walk' is the first entry. Stephen King's novel The Long Walk starts on this day. On May 1st of every year one hundred boys will start this walk till one is left standing...and literally left standing. The other contestants will be dead; either killed or they just died along the way. It's one of my favorite books because the main character reminds me of someone I'm very close to. So...in some alternate literary universe/reality...The Long Walk has already begun. Raymond Garraty Davis...be strong.
If anyone has ever read the manga Fruits Basket then perhaps they will remember that today marks the anniversary of Kyoko's death :( I'm sure in some other alternate reality Tohru is having a picnic on the grave with Yuki, Kyo, Hana, and Uhoh. I wouldn't mind reading that series over again ^_^
Today is Narue Nanasei's birthday...and maybe Sarah's too if I'm not mistaken. But anyways, Joseph really needs to pay his mother (Narue) a visit...he's a momma's boy at heart and keeps complaining that he hasn't seen her for so long :)
And Today is Michael's birthday, too!! Happy Birthday Michael!! But I feel bad for him...his girlfriend will not be seeing him today. She doesn't want to see him =/ Which usually means...not anything good.
Lastly...today is the 6th anniversary of something that is special...and not special. It's a hate/hate relationship but unavoidable =P Just gotta learn to deal with it.
Besides all those dates, today is going to be a Date Day with by best friend! We're going to see A Nightmare On Elm Street and go from there...see where the day takes us. We're going to have a great time :D
'The Long Walk' is the first entry. Stephen King's novel The Long Walk starts on this day. On May 1st of every year one hundred boys will start this walk till one is left standing...and literally left standing. The other contestants will be dead; either killed or they just died along the way. It's one of my favorite books because the main character reminds me of someone I'm very close to. So...in some alternate literary universe/reality...The Long Walk has already begun. Raymond Garraty Davis...be strong.
If anyone has ever read the manga Fruits Basket then perhaps they will remember that today marks the anniversary of Kyoko's death :( I'm sure in some other alternate reality Tohru is having a picnic on the grave with Yuki, Kyo, Hana, and Uhoh. I wouldn't mind reading that series over again ^_^
Today is Narue Nanasei's birthday...and maybe Sarah's too if I'm not mistaken. But anyways, Joseph really needs to pay his mother (Narue) a visit...he's a momma's boy at heart and keeps complaining that he hasn't seen her for so long :)
And Today is Michael's birthday, too!! Happy Birthday Michael!! But I feel bad for him...his girlfriend will not be seeing him today. She doesn't want to see him =/ Which usually means...not anything good.
Lastly...today is the 6th anniversary of something that is special...and not special. It's a hate/hate relationship but unavoidable =P Just gotta learn to deal with it.
Besides all those dates, today is going to be a Date Day with by best friend! We're going to see A Nightmare On Elm Street and go from there...see where the day takes us. We're going to have a great time :D
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