Okay, so it has definitely gotten chillier out. I think the precipitation was somewhere in between rain and snow. Boo. Bought a new book today, by Laurie Notaro. I enjoy her writing style so I am hoping this will lend me some insight on how I want to write my collection of short stories. I said anyone can prob write down little bits of their life onto a piece of paper, but it is how you write it that is most important (obviously). So my hope is to find my own writing style, and I think for the most part I have a type of writing style, think it started back in 7th/8th grade, when Mrs. Bowman would write comments on my papers, that what I wrote was good, but my style was not good for formal papers, but perhaps later when I am just writing to write. So I have my fingers crossed. Plus it helps to be kind of reading more than I had been in the last few years. Sure I had to read books for English/Literature classes, but I didn't focus enough on them. I was just concerned about finding the main themes so I could write B.S. papers about them at the last minute and get A's (I was quite lucky back then). So I missed out on quite a bit. Plus right now it seems that I am at a good point in my life to really be working on character sketches. Like I know so many ppl right now, whether they are acquaintances, best friends, good friends, or just friends in general. Plus my family. Everyone surrounding me will make for a good character in some sort of story. Anywho...time to take the trash out and browse through a few cookbooks, or foodnetwork.com to figure out what I want to make for dinner.
Laters!
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
Stacy's Mom
Like I know this song is so last spring or whatever, but I still like it...it's catchy. Plus if anyone's mom looked like or was Rachel Hunter, of course they would say she's got it going on...she's one hot mama! Anywho.
Not a whole lot of shakin going on in my world. Just got back from The Buck. I was about to turn onto Robinson Street and Rebecca called me and asked if I had talked to Dave and Roberta about the house. I said I was actually heading into Starbucks if she wanted to go over questions that we needed to ask and so it was pretty convenient. I am going to type out some questions and then ask Roberta tomorrow morning if there is a good time coming up that we could all get together and talk about it. To see if it is really as good as it seems it could be. Rebecca is pretty cool, so I think this would be a good thing. I was talking to Ross and he said that she is about as picky as Christina so he advised me not to try and cook for her. I said yeah, I won't try...heh. What is with picky eaters. I guess it's okay, I am picky about some things I suppose. I just miss last year when I would find something fun to cook and James and I would invite over Andrew and Charlotte or Mike and Jenny, or even Charlie I believe sometimes. Good times were had by all in those days. Anywho. Not too much else going on. I pretty much am mad at myself at the efforts I made as an undergrad student. Like I want to apply for grad school and hoping that I do decently on my GRE I am so so so afraid that my gpa is going to pretty much make my chances slim to none of getting in...ANYWHERE! That is why I keep telling Hillary to not make the same mistakes I made if she plans on going back to school, etc. I am only trying to look out for you! =)
I guess my ideal future is bumming me out. Like I want all these things to happen, and I am going to make the effort to apply to schools...hell I might even take the LSAT and apply for some freakin law schools (geez, cannot believe I am actually considering this, but hey what they hey). I need to see where this degree that I have will take me. The thought of doing something else and pursuing other things outside of what I got my degree in really does excite me. Like I think in the right environment I could really get back into cooking and what not, it's just this year it hasn't really happened. But the thought of actually going to culinary school while I have this degree in Political Science doesn't sit well with me. Like it just makes me feel like I will have had wasted four years and a ton of money if I don't try to do something with it. And of course my parents are always in the back of my mind...like I know they won't be disappointed in me if I choose to do something else, it's just that they will be bummed that I have all these student loans to pay back for something that didn't really get me anywhere in life, etc. And of course there is Jeff...he always gives me shit about school and what I am doing right now..."so you went to Purdue and now you work for Starbucks...Starbucks" ugh. (while I am typing this, I could see this whole thing being a short story of some sort in a book if I ever so choose to actually compile all the little things I have written here and there and in a ton of different journals). Anyways. Whatever...WHATEVER! I know I shouldnt' care what they think, but if you know me, you know that I have always been the kind that what my parents/family think of me is very important to me...prob to the point I have not always done what I have wanted because my parents didn't want me to, etc. as an adult. Anyways. I think I just really need to get away for a bit and get in a new environment. Like don't get me wrong, I like living with Christina and all, but we do talk about Starbucks an awful lot that I am just getting a headache from everything and I do get tired of hearing about anything Starbucks related. (Sorry Abby...but I think we talked about this the other day...not talking about Starbucks is a good thing outside of the workplace). That is why I think it will be good to live with Rebecca and to also be kind of more by myself. Plus I am also way excited about taking this vacation. Like I want to go and if I don't go I will prob be disappointed, but I suppose I can always just up and go myself...just won't be nearly as fun. Anywho.
What else...did I do this past week or so. Um, I had a good weekend. Ross and I went to Bruno's...Ross' first time (yes, I had him try the Bruno dough...and I am pretty certain he liked it). We saw Kim Lidester there, I am glad that everything is working out for her and that she is finding work that suits her better. Then we went and saw Sin City. It was good, I would reccommend seeing it. The style is pretty awesome and the casting is pretty cool, too. Saturday wasn't necessarily the awesomest, mostly because I worked like twelve hours and got tired and definitely didn't work like I normally would have. Then afterwards, went home, then out to dinner with Hillary and her friend Beth. Then later James and I watched Sideways. I stopped into The Buck to get my markout...the cute Asian man was in (famous for the line..."I am, uhhh, how you say...bodacious!") Then Saturday night Jenny and Mike got back into town. So Jenny called me on Sunday to see about dinner. So James, Jenny, Mike, Steve, and I went out to dinner at AppleeBee's. It was a good time and then we went to Mike and Jenny's and watched AnchorMan. Zach stopped by and joined in. Then we watched some Arrested Development for about an hour. Then I went over to James' and we watched the new Arrested Development (ya...James has tivo...LUCKY!) Anywho. Then I came home and chatted with Christina cause she got back from South Bend. And that pretty much brings us up to speed with everything...Oh yeah, my parents are home...yay! I hope gas prices will go down...ya right. So I will prob visit them soon. And what else...that's about it.
All for now!
Not a whole lot of shakin going on in my world. Just got back from The Buck. I was about to turn onto Robinson Street and Rebecca called me and asked if I had talked to Dave and Roberta about the house. I said I was actually heading into Starbucks if she wanted to go over questions that we needed to ask and so it was pretty convenient. I am going to type out some questions and then ask Roberta tomorrow morning if there is a good time coming up that we could all get together and talk about it. To see if it is really as good as it seems it could be. Rebecca is pretty cool, so I think this would be a good thing. I was talking to Ross and he said that she is about as picky as Christina so he advised me not to try and cook for her. I said yeah, I won't try...heh. What is with picky eaters. I guess it's okay, I am picky about some things I suppose. I just miss last year when I would find something fun to cook and James and I would invite over Andrew and Charlotte or Mike and Jenny, or even Charlie I believe sometimes. Good times were had by all in those days. Anywho. Not too much else going on. I pretty much am mad at myself at the efforts I made as an undergrad student. Like I want to apply for grad school and hoping that I do decently on my GRE I am so so so afraid that my gpa is going to pretty much make my chances slim to none of getting in...ANYWHERE! That is why I keep telling Hillary to not make the same mistakes I made if she plans on going back to school, etc. I am only trying to look out for you! =)
I guess my ideal future is bumming me out. Like I want all these things to happen, and I am going to make the effort to apply to schools...hell I might even take the LSAT and apply for some freakin law schools (geez, cannot believe I am actually considering this, but hey what they hey). I need to see where this degree that I have will take me. The thought of doing something else and pursuing other things outside of what I got my degree in really does excite me. Like I think in the right environment I could really get back into cooking and what not, it's just this year it hasn't really happened. But the thought of actually going to culinary school while I have this degree in Political Science doesn't sit well with me. Like it just makes me feel like I will have had wasted four years and a ton of money if I don't try to do something with it. And of course my parents are always in the back of my mind...like I know they won't be disappointed in me if I choose to do something else, it's just that they will be bummed that I have all these student loans to pay back for something that didn't really get me anywhere in life, etc. And of course there is Jeff...he always gives me shit about school and what I am doing right now..."so you went to Purdue and now you work for Starbucks...Starbucks" ugh. (while I am typing this, I could see this whole thing being a short story of some sort in a book if I ever so choose to actually compile all the little things I have written here and there and in a ton of different journals). Anyways. Whatever...WHATEVER! I know I shouldnt' care what they think, but if you know me, you know that I have always been the kind that what my parents/family think of me is very important to me...prob to the point I have not always done what I have wanted because my parents didn't want me to, etc. as an adult. Anyways. I think I just really need to get away for a bit and get in a new environment. Like don't get me wrong, I like living with Christina and all, but we do talk about Starbucks an awful lot that I am just getting a headache from everything and I do get tired of hearing about anything Starbucks related. (Sorry Abby...but I think we talked about this the other day...not talking about Starbucks is a good thing outside of the workplace). That is why I think it will be good to live with Rebecca and to also be kind of more by myself. Plus I am also way excited about taking this vacation. Like I want to go and if I don't go I will prob be disappointed, but I suppose I can always just up and go myself...just won't be nearly as fun. Anywho.
What else...did I do this past week or so. Um, I had a good weekend. Ross and I went to Bruno's...Ross' first time (yes, I had him try the Bruno dough...and I am pretty certain he liked it). We saw Kim Lidester there, I am glad that everything is working out for her and that she is finding work that suits her better. Then we went and saw Sin City. It was good, I would reccommend seeing it. The style is pretty awesome and the casting is pretty cool, too. Saturday wasn't necessarily the awesomest, mostly because I worked like twelve hours and got tired and definitely didn't work like I normally would have. Then afterwards, went home, then out to dinner with Hillary and her friend Beth. Then later James and I watched Sideways. I stopped into The Buck to get my markout...the cute Asian man was in (famous for the line..."I am, uhhh, how you say...bodacious!") Then Saturday night Jenny and Mike got back into town. So Jenny called me on Sunday to see about dinner. So James, Jenny, Mike, Steve, and I went out to dinner at AppleeBee's. It was a good time and then we went to Mike and Jenny's and watched AnchorMan. Zach stopped by and joined in. Then we watched some Arrested Development for about an hour. Then I went over to James' and we watched the new Arrested Development (ya...James has tivo...LUCKY!) Anywho. Then I came home and chatted with Christina cause she got back from South Bend. And that pretty much brings us up to speed with everything...Oh yeah, my parents are home...yay! I hope gas prices will go down...ya right. So I will prob visit them soon. And what else...that's about it.
All for now!
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Geez!
It has been forever since I have blogged! What has been going on? Um, a lot of stuff in between here and now. Christina came back from Ft. Wayne and now she is gone again and in South Bend with Star Team. I have hung out with friends...Jenny, James, Mike, Ross, Ben, Hillary, Kelly, Christina, Ginger...sorry if I have forgotten anyone.
Got a lot on my mind...I miss my parents, they are still in Florida, although when I spoke to my dad he said that they will be heading back home on Saturday. Hillary and I are working on getting our summer vacation off the ground. We are starting to save our tips starting this next week, it will for the most part be for gas. And depending on the car we take, there may be some leftover to spend on food or some other need along the trip. Also thinking of where I want to live this next year, as far as leases go. Um...So far there are three options that I am considering. One of course is living by myself, probably here at SouthRidge. And the other two are living with Hillary and her friends on Harrison Street in this really cute house. I will be looking at it more tomorrow. But this isn't really an option until Kelly decides what she is doing cause she has first choice, obviously. Anywho, and the other option was just presented today. Rebecca, Ross' wife, has decided to commit another year to St. Thomas here in West Lafayette. And so she is looking at getting an apt here cause she will divide her time btw here and Chicago, if the Chicago thing works out for Ross (which of course I hope will work out for him) So I could possibly room with her this next year. But of course I have to think about all of this and if I will be around here, more than likely yes because I have not found anything elsewhere that I am willing to move for and to be by myself. Anywho. And of course lots to think about with work and all and where I hope to be and what I hope to accomplish this summer, etc. Oy!
But other than that, everything is going alright. My life is decent for now and good for being highly unmotivated to better myself each day. Not about anything in particular, just with things in general. I could always be nicer each day, and be more patient/understanding of things, make better choices as far as being healthy, um...how I spend money (save rather than spend on things that aren't necessary). When I think of what I usually spend my money on, besides bills, it is all on food and music. I guess music does bring me much entertainment and enjoyment. Food is something else...it's pretty much my drug of choice I think. Seriously, like I abuse it quite often, like eating tons of bad food in one day. And it plays a big factor on how I feel in one day. Like it's weird. Tomorrow I am going to check out this new Chinese Buffet over by where I live and Hillary is going with me (she said it was good) and like when I was taking a shower I was thinking...hmm, we are going to have an early dinner so I will sleep in and not eat anything til then so I can pig out and then I will be full and not want to eat for the rest of the evening and will go to bed early. Like that is messed up that I am planning my day around a Chinese Buffet...EEKS! weird. anyways.
Okay, so I know I talk about music a lot and sing a lot (mostly off-key, heh!) but I am seriously in love with music. Like the other day I hung out with Kelly and Hillary and like then entire way to Newton County and back we listened to country music and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like in the early nineties I listened to country and then throughout the years I have listened to it off and on. Like it was just fun to listen to it. And like I love that I can sample tons of music on iTunes, granted the 30 seconds of each song may not be the best sample, but still, it is fun times. So ya. this whole section is pointless, I didn't really state anything interesting or mind-blowing. (not that I have in this entire blog, but you know what I mean)
Anyways, time to take my contacts out and sport my awesome glasses and listen to some music before I just get so tired I can't sit anymore!
Got a lot on my mind...I miss my parents, they are still in Florida, although when I spoke to my dad he said that they will be heading back home on Saturday. Hillary and I are working on getting our summer vacation off the ground. We are starting to save our tips starting this next week, it will for the most part be for gas. And depending on the car we take, there may be some leftover to spend on food or some other need along the trip. Also thinking of where I want to live this next year, as far as leases go. Um...So far there are three options that I am considering. One of course is living by myself, probably here at SouthRidge. And the other two are living with Hillary and her friends on Harrison Street in this really cute house. I will be looking at it more tomorrow. But this isn't really an option until Kelly decides what she is doing cause she has first choice, obviously. Anywho, and the other option was just presented today. Rebecca, Ross' wife, has decided to commit another year to St. Thomas here in West Lafayette. And so she is looking at getting an apt here cause she will divide her time btw here and Chicago, if the Chicago thing works out for Ross (which of course I hope will work out for him) So I could possibly room with her this next year. But of course I have to think about all of this and if I will be around here, more than likely yes because I have not found anything elsewhere that I am willing to move for and to be by myself. Anywho. And of course lots to think about with work and all and where I hope to be and what I hope to accomplish this summer, etc. Oy!
But other than that, everything is going alright. My life is decent for now and good for being highly unmotivated to better myself each day. Not about anything in particular, just with things in general. I could always be nicer each day, and be more patient/understanding of things, make better choices as far as being healthy, um...how I spend money (save rather than spend on things that aren't necessary). When I think of what I usually spend my money on, besides bills, it is all on food and music. I guess music does bring me much entertainment and enjoyment. Food is something else...it's pretty much my drug of choice I think. Seriously, like I abuse it quite often, like eating tons of bad food in one day. And it plays a big factor on how I feel in one day. Like it's weird. Tomorrow I am going to check out this new Chinese Buffet over by where I live and Hillary is going with me (she said it was good) and like when I was taking a shower I was thinking...hmm, we are going to have an early dinner so I will sleep in and not eat anything til then so I can pig out and then I will be full and not want to eat for the rest of the evening and will go to bed early. Like that is messed up that I am planning my day around a Chinese Buffet...EEKS! weird. anyways.
Okay, so I know I talk about music a lot and sing a lot (mostly off-key, heh!) but I am seriously in love with music. Like the other day I hung out with Kelly and Hillary and like then entire way to Newton County and back we listened to country music and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Like in the early nineties I listened to country and then throughout the years I have listened to it off and on. Like it was just fun to listen to it. And like I love that I can sample tons of music on iTunes, granted the 30 seconds of each song may not be the best sample, but still, it is fun times. So ya. this whole section is pointless, I didn't really state anything interesting or mind-blowing. (not that I have in this entire blog, but you know what I mean)
Anyways, time to take my contacts out and sport my awesome glasses and listen to some music before I just get so tired I can't sit anymore!
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