Yesterday, I woke up motivated. Don't ask why or how. Usually my morning motivation doesn't extend past reaching the coffee maker ( Read more... )

So. SkillsUSA.

Show of hands from anyone who's heard of it. If you have, awesome. If you haven't, then allow me to steal Wikipedia's definition: it is a "career and technical student organization serving more than 320,000 high school and college students and professional members enrolled in training programs in technical, skilled, and service ( Read more... )

After a year of working on a chicken coup, Dad has finally acquired chickens. He and Mom left early this morning and went to a garden sale, bake sale, and Starbucks (my three favorite things, whaaaaat!) before picking up six hens. Well, we hope they're hens. Though they're older than chicks, they still aren't old enough for us to bet our lives on ( Read more... )

Wow. I spent a lot of money yesterday. I think I have heartburn from it.

Actually, yesterday was really fun (because it was spent with puddingsworth)! We went to the downtown market and each bought local honey (I splurged on the kind with honeycomb in it, which I've been wanting to try). Then we had breakfast at a little joint that's been open since Mom was a ( Read more... )

So yesterday? Was great. It was just a really, really good day, and a welcome ending to the Spring Break I spent in bed, horrifyingly sick, drugged up on NyQuil and mindlessly watching YouTube episodes of Say Yes to the Dress. (The truth is, I got sick at a pretty convenient time... but that doesn't stop me from gazing longingly at my List of ( Read more... )

I got a job. :> :> :>

IT'S TRUE. I was hired as a temp graphic designer at the ol' alma mater-and then they figured, what the heck, I'm pretty cool and have a neat superhero collection... so they made me full time in October! (Check it: health insurance. Paid medical leave. Paid holidays.) And you know what? It's great. I've been there since the ( Read more... )

A new one for me: Friday afternoon I started feeling ill (chills, slight dizziness) at work. Shook it off like a boss. Saturday was more of a crap, I think I am getting a cold ordeal. Dad even left to get me soup and juice, because he is seriously rad.

But today I got up and felt weird. I can't even explain it. So I took a shower (in hopes it ( Read more... )

Today is my birthday, and I have managed, yet again, to come down with a cold. (Color me surprised. It's not a holiday or Long Period of Free Time without my catching something.) Because all I want to do is watch a movie while snuggled in bed (with several cats, probably), I forewent birthday etiquette, marched over to Dad, and said, "Okay, hand ( Read more... )

Allow me show you the tree that was, sadly, dismantled yesterday. All year my family swore they wouldn't have a tree because we don't have the floor space, but two weeks before Christmas, Dad and I went grocery shopping and then he drove by Lowe's and bought a tree for me as a surprise. (Mom did not appreciate this at first.) Since it was so small ( Read more... )

I am typing this entry as a college graduate with a B.A. in Telecommunication and Film.

It feels like I've been in school forever. In fact, in all the time I've known you guys, I have been in school. But yesterday I walked across the stage (without tripping!) and accepted the fact I will never again stress over a test, or curse university parking ( Read more... )