Wasting time in class. Day 3--Pictures of Your Friends!!

 Kayla :)

 Angela.

 Jen and Kayla. I love these two a whole bunch.

 Allie!

Chelsea. :D

These are my girls. I love them all quite a lot. We always have the best times together. Thanks for being so great!

"Call Me Irresponsible, Call Me Unreliable..."

[Call Me Irresponsible--Frank Sinatra]

I've created a Frank Sinatra station on Pandora. I love it. I wish they still made music like this. Funny, huh? When I was little I would always whine when my grandpa played music like that, and now I listen to it all the time. He'd be proud, that's for sure. :)

Anyway, on with this 30 days of blogging stuff. I'm not following the same list anymore, so it's a little different. Today's post? A picture of yourself from a year ago followed by one from now. Accompanied by a description of how I feel I've changed. This'll be fun.

 

How am I different? Hmm. I feel like I'm a lot happier now, for a variety of reasons. If I've learned anything from the last year it's to not let things get to me. That was one of the harder lessons to learn in life, but I did it, and it definitely helps. I have a life that I'm happy with, friends that I would die without, and a family who I miss somethin' awful. [Hey guys, I know you read this. COME SEE ME.]

I think I finally figured out what I want to do with my life, and that's great. I guess I'm just generally a happier and better person now than I was a year ago. :)

How Insightful.

"You think you won't change, but everybody changes. No exceptions."

Well, This Happened Sooner Than I thought...

Today marks the start of my third week of classes. I skipped a class this afternoon. I had lunch with Kayla. Met people. All in all, it was a lovely way to spend 45 minutes. I think I missed a movie, so I'm not heartbroken. Here's to a great semester, kids!

Tuesdays are the Worst Days

Because I failed at this the first time I attempted it, and because my darling roommate is harassing me about not posting on this enough, I'm starting that 30 day challenge thing over again. It's the only way I can force myself to actually write in this thing at the moment. However, it's getting rather difficult for me to give you 15 NEW interesting facts. [I'm apparently not that interesting. hmm.] So if the list doesn't quite get to 15, my bad. Anyway.

Day One-- A Picture of You and 15 'Interesting' Facts About You

1. I could claim residence in the IMU. Not kidding. I spend way too much time here. 

2. I will rinse a cup out three times before I use it, even if I know it's clean.

3. I could wear jeans and hoodies year round. I've done it. See this picture? I just took it. It's 80 degrees outside right now. [But I swear to you, its -30 in Starbucks. Jesus.]

4. College has taught me a lot of things, but the most important thing I've learned is that it's not really the classes you take or the degree you get, but the life you live while you're here that matters most. 

5. I forgive entirely too easily.

6. I am perfectly content listening to music instead of watching TV. I can get more out of music sometimes.

7. If you walked into my apartment you'd think my roommate and I were the most self-absorbed people in the world. But really, we just have lots of friends who like taking pictures with us. :)

8. I can't cook nearly as well as I feel I should be able to. My mother would be disappointed.

10. I hate sleeping past noon, but not sleeping til at least ten really bothers me. 

11. I have mini panic attacks every time I find myself standing at the top of a flight of stairs. Not kidding. It always takes me a second or two before I start walking down them.

12. I always start walking with my right foot forward, and I count steps as I walk up them. Always.

13. I have an extreme fear of getting stuck in an elevator. I try and avoid them, even if that means walking up a ton of stairs. 

14. I own a mac now, and I love it. But when it comes time to buy a new computer, I don't know that I'll buy another one.

15. There are only a handful of people I go to when I'm upset, and there's an even smaller group of people I would trust to not laugh at me for the stupid things I'm upset over sometimes.

Aww. Too Cute!

"Hey silly girl. I love you, you know that right?" --Morgan



This show can be cute sometimes. :D

My Blog has Become a "Let's Quote Criminal Minds" Adventure

"You are a statuesque god of sculpted chocolate thunder." --Garcia

"Why don't you tell me something I don't already know." --Morgan

"I have a sweet tooth?" --Garcia

You're having creepy fun. I wish I was there. --Garcia

"You really are afraid of the dark."--Morgan

"I'm workin' on it."--Reid

"You should work a little harder."--Morgan


For some reason this conversation made me laugh.

Huh. This Feels Strange.

"You take the breath right out of me, left a hole where my heart should be. You gotta fight just to make it through, because I will be the death of you." --Breath, Breaking Benjamin


I don't know that you still read this, but I had a dream the other night that something bad happened to you, and I hope you're doing okay. I know that should you read this, you'll probably be upset in some way. Please don't be. Itunes just played this song and it kind of hit me like a brick. I hope you're doing well and that you're happy. :)

Season One, Episode Six

"Not knowing how to feel is not the same as not feeling anything." --Mandy Patinkin [As Jason Gideon, Criminal Minds]




This show always has such great quotes. :)

Day 11--Another Picture of You and Your Friends

Okay, so I'm cheating on this one. But I had to include two pictures. :) This first one is of Allie and I at her IU orientation on Friday. We skipped out on the 'financing college' and 'the dorm experience' parts of it to play in the fountain. We had a blast. :) I'm happy this girl is around. We always have fun together. :D



This was taken the same day as the last one, only about 5 hours later. Chelsea and I wanted to go be freshman for the day, so we took pictures by the fountain. We're adorable, I know. :)

Day 10--Songs you Listen to When...

You're happy: The go to song when I'm happy at the moment is "Give a Little"--Hanson. This song is one of those songs that just makes me want to dance. I love listening to it when I'm in a good mood. :)

You're sad: "Dreamed I Could Fly (Dreamin' About You)"--Gary Joe Foster w/ 2XL. For those of you who don't know, that would be my father. If I'm ever sad or unhappy about anything, chances are you will hear this song blaring from my computer or my earbuds. It just makes me feel better to hear a song I love. My dad wrote it when I was little. There's debate as to what the meaning behind it is, but I have a general idea. It's a sweet song, and it just makes me happier.

You're bored: Does putting my itunes on shuffle count? If I'm bored, that's what I do. The song it just started playing was "Who I Am"--Jessica Andrews. Because this was probably cheating, I'll give you a great story attached to this song. When I was little, my two best friends and I would play this song as loud as our parents would let us and sing to it. Sometimes for hours. To Samantha and Jessie, I miss you both. :)

You're mad: This is one of my new favorite songs, "Revolution"--Flogging Molly. It's a song about Detroit and its current economic situation. [It's awful, by the way. In case you hadn't noticed] The band actually named themselves a "Detroit" band after Dave King and his wife Bridget Regan [both members of the band] moved to Detroit, Bridget's hometown. Their newest album [Speed of Darkness, highly recommended.] has a lot of songs about the turmoil that Detroit is facing. This song in particular talks about how the city is losing jobs, and members of the community as a consequence. The song talks about the struggle that the working class of Detroit is currently dealing with. The song is the anthem of the city, in my opinion. I love it.

You're hyped: This one is really hard. If I chose based on my play count in itunes though, it'd be "Tonight, Tonight"--Hot Chelle Rae. This is another one of those songs that I turn up and dance around to, usually when I'm getting ready for the day. It's a great song.