Getting Work Done and Things I Have Learned From Fictional Characters

Sometimes I wish that there were more hours in the day, but I think a lot of people agree. Then again, the reaction to that may end up having even more to do in those hours. Eh.

I've actually gotten quite a bit done for the week today. I've been practicing the act of not turning on my computer until I've done a decent amount of work. I have about two Spanish assignments and a theatre reading for Friday, but other than that... quite a bit of reading done! I'm hoping that by tomorrow I can get all of the work for the week done, but we will see.

In a few blogs, I've seen some bloggers do themed blogs for the week. They might cover a certain topic or idea, and I thought, "Hey, why not?" So, I present to you:

Things I Have Learned From Fictional Characters.

Today's tidbit of knowledge comes from Disney Princesses, and that is Don't Be Afraid to Sing.



Sing it girl!

Sound crazy? Not really. You see, I used to love to sing, especially in the shower. Now that someone can most likely walk in to hearing me, I don't do it. I'd get embarrassed and feel foolish. But you know what? If you want to sing, go ahead and do it! Even if you have a terrible voice, like mine has become. There's something that can be kind of magical about singing. A cheerful tune can do wonders. Those Disney Princesses were onto something. If you want to go all out, I'd suggest doing something like this:

See what I mean? Magical!
My only warning is that you don't become one of those annoying people who find it necessary to sing everywhere... including locations where groups are trying to study. Now that's just impolite.

Yeah, that might seem a little goofy, but you know what? It's a fun way to start off the week.

I did not sleep well last night, and I think it's finally starting to hit me. Oof. Tomorrow is the start of a new month! I hope you all are excited!

Where do you like to sing?

The King's Speech, British Actors and Outside Running Situations

Weekends are too short, aren't they? Eh, well a new, hopefully exciting week is here now!

Last night I went to go see The King's Speech. All I have to say is that I loved it. Well, that's not all I have to say.
Oh Colin Firth, why is it that you became one of my favorite actors? I'm not really sure. Pehaps it was in Love Actually, one of the best romantic comedies ever (in my opinion.)

It might have even been in What a Girl Wants, a ridiculous movie that I admit I adore.

Oh geez. Even the movie poster is ridiculously cheesy!

I may never know, but some how it just happened. We have had our rough patches though, like A Single Man.

It wasn't that it wasn't a good performance, it was just dreadfully depressing.
But The King's Speech? I don't know what it is, but you've done it again.
The whole movie overall was just wonderful. I thought that all of the acting was superb, and strangely enough the music drew me in. The reason that's strange is because that's usually not one of the things I notice about movies, but the music in this made me... smile. It was just so pleasent to the ears. Yeah, I know how crazy I sound. Speaking of the acting, Helena Bonham Carter didn't creep me out like usual, and that's saying something! I mean no offense to anyone out there who's a fan of hers, she just... usually creeps me out.

One of the funniest things about movies with British actors is when you play the "Let's spot the Harry Potter Characters" game with it. Because if you have a lot of British actors, there's bound to be one HP cast member in the bunch. There was Bellatrix (duh), Peter Pettigrew, and... Dumbledore! Oh man. My friend actually pointed it out to me.
Me- "That guy looks so familiar... What is he in?"
Danyon- "Oh my gosh, it's Dumbledore!"
Me- "... Oh my gosh!"
Dumbledore as a king? Coolio.

Oh dear, I didn't mean to talk so much about that movie. Oh well, what can you do. Today has been pretty much homework with a morning run and shower. I woke up at 10:00! I couldn't believe it, but I needed it. Ah. Now, let's remember to wake up on time tomorrow!

For my run, the weather was fantastic! The weather has been lovely in general lately. ...That makes me nervous. The run was pretty good, but because of the lovely weather other creatures like to be outside as well. The other creatures I'm talking about are bugs, and a bee flew into my hair during the run. I didn't get stung, but if you were driving towards WOU this morning and saw a girl flailing like crazy running by the road... that was me.

I really ought to start writing out my opinions on movies somewhere else. I talk about them far too much here. I suppose I'll write about other things tomorrow.

What type of bizarre situations have you faced while exercising?

Peculiar Happenstances and Forgetfulness

Whoo. Tired. Today is a tired day, yet I didn't get as much done as I would have liked.

Last night was pretty odd. As I said, I was going to go to The King's Speech. That says "was", not because I didn't decide to go, but what happened. The movie started around 12:05, and about 15 minutes later, the screen just stopped. The few of us in the theater looked around, confused. There was an alarm-type sound going off in the hall.
After a few minutes, they come in to inform us that there was a power surge in all of Independence. Weird. We all got our money back, but I just wanted to see the movie!

...Which I ended up seeing tonight. More on that later.

Lately I've been so forgetful! Thankfully, I have yet to lock myself out of my room again, but I just keep forgetting small things! The pants I returned today almost didn't make it to the car. I also ran into trouble when discovering I didn't have my card for a certain store to get some new pants. Simply forgetful!

Due to the reason that I cannot think very logically tonight, I choose to end this post. Tomorrow there will be talk of The King's Speech. You have been warned.

12 down, 13 to go!

What do you do to prevent forgetfulness?

Internet Distractions, Adding Spice to Fashion, and Skinny Jeans

The Internet. What a creation, huh? Like pretty much the rest of the world, I enjoy the Internet quite a bit. However, the magical invention can have some downsides.
I have confession to make: I used to be an anime nerd. I would read manga, draw it, make ridiculous Japanese references... Yeah. With my addiction to anime, that meant I read a lot of webcomics. With the webcomics, I couldn't just start reading it from where they were in the story. I had to read all of the archives. I would become determined to finish, and very few times did I read only a few pages then move on.

Ouran, look what you have done!

I hardly even look at anime things, let alone webcomics. Of course, there are still a few I peek at from time to time, but I digress. The point leads to what my bad habit has come to today.

Blogs. Yep, I have the same, "Oh my gosh I need to read through all of the archives so I have an idea what they're talking about!" I'm not like the rest of my generation spending hours on Facebook, I spend forever blog reading.

That is what kept me from being as productive as I should have been today. Ah goodness.

In my fashion studies, I've discovered it's a lot of hard work! There are just so many different aspects to it, and trying to figure out ways to incorporate it to modern fashion is difficult! One thing I've realized through it all is that I need to add some variety to my wardrobe. I've always gone with the "If it works, stay with it" mentality. It's time to spice things up.
Speaking of staying the same with clothes, there has always been a favorite type of jeans in my heart: The skinny jeans. My favorite type of pants tend to have one problem though, and that is stretching out. After time, all skinny jeans become less "skinny", and more... something else. I was wearing a black pair of skinnies around my mom recently, and thought I looked like a hobo because they were loose. It's not size change either, because I'm the same size I've been. They just stretch!

Pretty much all of my skinny jeans are too loose now, except one. One pair is actually kind of hard to get on due to being too tight in one area. Which area, you ask?

My calves. My skinny jeans have a hard time getting past my calves. You can see my muscles through the pants!

What!

That's not the reason I run, but it feels like a pretty awesome reason to run anyway.

This evening, I have played Hide and Seek in the campus library and watched some Improv comedy. Next I'm off to see a movie at midnight! I'm watching The King's Speech. Yes!

What distracts you on the Internet?

Running in the Morning, Dentist Appointments, and Grocery Shopping at Home

The day was quite eventful, but a pretty good day.

My 8:00 A.M. class was canceled today, so I thought that instead of running in the afternoon, I would try a morning run. It was good, but it just seemed so bizarre. I started to feel like it was a Sunday until I saw high schoolers on their way to class. They say that it's better to get your workouts in during the morning, and I believe them. I felt good already doing it in the morning, and since running always puts me in a good mood, I was ready to take on the world.

The other events of the day included driving back to C-town for a dentist appointment. Fun fact about me: Two of my front teeth are baby teeth. The adult teeth simply never grew in, so I kept the baby ones. One day, they will fall out though. My dentist has informed me of that, but they don't know when it actually will happen. They also say it won't be as freaky as I think it will be, but all I can imagine is one day randomly having it flop out.

Did you know Ed Helms is really missing that tooth? His never grew in either!

Since I was near home, I decided to stop by the house to grab some things. I believe that I am still at the age where it's socially acceptable to grocery shop from home. I needed some baking supplies for the Superbowl next weekend, and I didn't want to buy whole bags of brown sugar. I ended up grabbing a lot more than I thought!

So, if you're wondering why there are less of certain things in the house mom, this is why. Funny thing about my sister and I being at college? The house is a whole lot cleaner. Also, apparently my mom just bought this:

A Roomba? When did that happen?

I ended up seeing my dad right before I left, which was pretty cool.

Today I ended up wearing an outfit that in my opinion was fantastic! It got me thinking: Why do I like to wear cute clothes? What makes me what to dress nicely? Well, you know in those movies where the average girl gets all dolled up for one night? On that one night, she has that feeling of being amazing, and the world is her oyster. I like to feel like that everyday. Cute clothes tend to make me feel even more fantastic than usual. When I was feeling down, I didn't really dress in fun clothes.

Speaking of which, I'd like to say thanks. To all of the people who have even taken a peek at my little ol' blog, especially when I was being whine-y. Y'all rock. Even the strange amount of people who stumbled upon my blog from searching for "Fat Squirrels". Yeah, that's what draws people to my blog the most. I'm not kidding.

I have a reading for Costume class... I should probably get on that. Hm.

Do you like fashion? What do you like about fashion? Also, at what age is it not socially acceptable to grocery shop at home?

Refresh, Studying, Professors and Daydreaming

I'd just like to take a moment to say let's skip over last night's post of venting and move on. Goodness, I don't even want to go back and read my 14-year old inner emo kid writing. I just needed to vent I suppose.

Today, I have just taken some time to chill out. I've also taken the time to avoid studying for my Public Speaking midterm to do some serious drawer organizing. Behold!

You may say, "So what, folding clothes?" To which I say, "No it's ART!"

Yes, they are lovely. But I have gotten on the studying, and hope to do well on my midterm tomorrow.

Teachers are an interesting breed. There are some teachers that many people love, while another group can't stand that teacher. There is one habit that some teachers have that I cannot stand, which one of my current professors possesses. The best way I can put it is she acts like I'm a puppy who happened to get bonked on the head. To that I say NO. If you want to challenge my intelligence, just flat out say it. Don't baby me. Some people may prefer that, but not me.

I want to do something theatre-y lately. I think since my Costume class is in the Auditorium, it's making me crave that type of thing.

As for careers, today I was thinking about how interesting it could be to be a personal assistant to a movie star. Of course, when I think about it I create basically a sitcom-y scenario with a kooky star. Then they have silly, fun adventures. ...I can pretend, right?

Well, I suppose I should study for my test more. Ta ta for now!

What type of teacher do you prefer?

The Whirlpool Effect and Easing Stress

Well Tuesday, it seems I have been able to conquer you for another day I guess.

Last night I played Just Dance with the hall. It is seriously really fun, and I suggest playing it. The funny thing is, even if you dance badly with this game, you can blame your lack of skills on the game.

Today was just... not pleasant. It was one of those day where something I would like to call the Whirlpool Effect happened.

I received one comment today that let's just say was displeasing to me. This question sparked worry and pessimism. Ideas began to sprout out like, "Well, if A is like this, than this must mean I'm bad at B, C, D, etc." Then all of those ideas sprout all of these issues that you have with those other problems, so all of these negative thoughts start swirling around. All of the problems are based around that main problem though, and they all swirl like a whirlpool. Here's a chart of it all:

Truthfully, I've been really down and stressed. The thing is, I don't remember myself being this blue as much as I have been lately. I think it might be really because I am stressed. I think there's a lot of things triggering it too such as:

• I am taking 18 credits this term, and that includes Spanish.
• I still have no idea what I'm doing for school next year, and I'm starting to think I really don't want to be stuck at this school.
• Something else that triggered the Whirlpool Effect that didn't even depress me until I was reminded of it. However, I'd rather not mention what.
• I want close friends, and I'm not getting the super-close-best-friends-forever vibe from anyone. Sure, that takes time for most people such as myself. Or maybe I'm just not good at it. My family likes to remind me of this, because pretty much at least one family member hates any one of my friends.

These feelings of feeling blue just make me feel worse because I think, "Did I used to be this gloomy all of the time?" I don't think I was. Something needs to change, or I need to get something to de-stress me.

Even running has been causing me some tension, but you know what? Once I ran today, I felt a lot better. There were things that made me feel stressed still, but I wasn't as angry about them as before I ran.
I hate to be so pissy, and I apologize. Let's look forward to a better tomorrow!

So, what things help you deal with stress?

Generalizations and Organization

We meet again beginning of the week. Thankfully, this week shouldn't be as crazy as last week though.

It feels like every time I start writing up a post, one of the things I talk about is how I've been noticing something, or just realized something. The fact is, I think I just notice something new everyday! Ah, the little simple joys that are in life.
I say that because I've realized something else interesting that I tend to do, and I think a lot of other people do it too. I seem to generalize people a lot, but I've realized just how different everyone really is. Okay, let me explain: You see a group of people, and you know little facts about them such as Tim plays basketball, or Jill is an artist. Since we know basic things about them, we can try to mentally figure out things they would like, or things they would never dream of participating in. But you know what? People are surprising. Take me: I really adore clothes, pop culture and movies, yet I will freak out during a football game. Would you expect that out of me? Of course not, but you would never know unless you asked. We always assume people won't like things because you think they seem like this or that, and that's nowhere near anything they would like. I know we're taught not to generalize, but sometimes it happens. No two people are exactly alike that's for sure. I'll try to keep this in mind when I meet new people from now on.

Okay, so I'll try not to sound like an after-school special for the rest of this post. Anywho! Today just flew by, my goodness! I seriously don't know how everything I did today took up so much time, but I did get stuff done! I've got most of my homework for Wednesday done, and I did some legit organizing. I haven't been using my planner a lot lately because I've been posting a list of work to finish for the week on my bulletin board. However, I've been screwing up date on things, so I thought it was time to find out what's in my future plans. Here's what February looks like:

Yes, not so pretty but it gets the job done. I have a huge list of things to do for the week, but I think I was able to get a chunk done today.

My first midterm of the term is Thursday... Where has the time gone?

What does your planner look like? Is it colorful and fun or plain like mine?

Messy Buns, Room mate Interactions and Fashion Habits

Can I just say that I should not be allowed to write anything when distracted by outside sources? Agreed? Good. Now let's move on.

For the past two weeks, I have been rockin' the messy bun all of the time. All my girls out there with the long hair, seriously consider it.  The messy bun is the perfect mix of laziness yet looking put together. Plus, all of your hair is out of your way. Awesome. (Underneath it all, buns always kind of give me the dancer vibe, which I love.)


Hopefully I'm not leaning toward the crazy schizo dancer.

 One of the strangest occurrences since I have been at college has happened. My room mate CLEANED. Not just pushed a few things under her bed, no. She literally cleaned. It's almost a little terrifying that our dorm is so neat, but I'm not gonna complain. Hey, if this new guy in her life is going to get her to clean, he's good in my book.

There are times that the room mate ticks me off, and there are times that she's cool in my book. However, there was something that she did today that most definitely did not put her on my good side. The funny thing is, she didn't do anything to me. She did it to her parents.
So, the room mate's parents stopped by to drop some things off for her. She also happened to be trying to keep this new guy in her life a secret from her parents... Doesn't work well when there's flowers from him in the room, but I digress. The thing that just ticked me off was how rude she was to them. She snapped at everything they said, didn't say thank you for anything and... Ugh! Here are some examples of what I heard:
"Oh, who are those flowers from?"
"None of your BUSINESS."
"So what have you been up to."
"School and whatever."
"Here, we brought you these!"
"Yeah, cool. Did you get that other thing?"

Now, I get that sometimes parents can get on your nerves and all of that. But geez, they're the ones who birthed you! Treat them with respect! I love my mom, and even though she can get on my last nerve I still at least try to be polite. Plus, the more you keep from your parents, the less they will want to trust you. Maybe that's why my room mate is so paranoid. My mom may say that you should look for a guy that respects his mom, because then he'll respect you. I believe that could work for girls too. If they don't respect their parents, will they respect their friends?

I know that my family already doesn't like my room mate, and I try to defend her all of the time. Alas, my argument is slowly starting to falter.

On the fashion side of the world, the last few days I have not been wearing very much color. What is this madness!? Usually, I tend to wear a lot of color. If I'm wearing a lot of black, I throw in some bright pink tights or something. That's something I try to avoid a lot. Unfortunately, that's what I've been doing so much. I need colors, dangit!

Well, time to prepare for another week at school. Woo.
Do you treat your parents with respect? and What's your favorite fashion habit?

Preview Day, The Social Network and Men's Style

Today was Preview Day here at Western, and it always tends to feel quite weird. I give the preview groups so much sass just because I know how ridiculous those tours are. If upcoming students want to know about Western, I could tell you all about it.

While watching The Social Network, I've been seeing some pretty nicely dressed men all through this film. (It could also be because it's such a contrast to how Jessie Eisenberg dresses in this movie) Watching this movie is also making it extremely difficult to think about an eloquent post. However, since we're on the subject, I'd just like to say have a lovely evening and ask this question:

What is your favorite outfit on a man? I personally love a man in a suit. It just looks fantastic.
That's about the most logic you're gonna get out of me tonight. See y'all later!

Forgetting What I Was Thinking, After Race Motivation and Mom Chats

As I've most likely said a million times, when I'm going through the day, I think of a million things to talk about in the ol' blog. Sadly, I tend to forget a lot of what I wanted to say until I've already pushed that post button. It made me wonder: is it better to post in the morning? Instead of talking about everything that happened in the day in the evening, what would recapping it the next morning be like? Has anyone else out there tried it? What are your thoughts?

You'd think that there would be no downsides to completing my half marathon, but there's one that I've been noticing this week. Since I have nothing I'm training towards, it's hard to figure out what to run. Should I start running everyday? Or maybe the schedule I had was perfect. What about mileage? I'm guessing I should sign up for something. I did have one race catch my eye that's a 15k on St.Patty's day where your medal is part bottle opener.  I feel like the next step that is somewhat an obligation is to run a marathon, but I require more... motivation. The truth is, I really would want my cousin and my sister to train and run one with me in October... how to convince?

Earlier this evening I spend a couple hours in a Taco Del Mar talking with my mom. At first, I thought "Wow, how cool am I to be spending a Friday night hanging out with my mom." But you know what? It was actually quite nice. Funny how when I started college, I got a lot closer to my mom. I've heard this happens. Also, I feel like moms are just programmed to listen to their kids blather on and on, because somehow my mom was able to listen to me talk all about myself for the most part.

Let's finish up this post, shall we? Does anyone watch Community out there? I just watched last night's episode last night and SPOLIER
*Shirley is pregnant with Chang's baby WHA-*
SPOLIER END

Yeah. I love shows I can obnoxiously quote, and that's totally one of those shows.
"Kettle Corn? That's a fun-time snack!"
How do you get re-motivated after a race/whatever you accomplish?

Timing, Itunes, Advice from Music and Social Life

For me, getting out of class for the day is like sliding into a hot tub. It's that "aaaah..." feeling that comes over me, because I know that my weekend is basically here. Well, except for class on Friday, but it's a lot less pressure than the rest of the week.

One thing I've come to realize this week? I need to start doing more work during the weekend. Lately work has felt like it piles up onto Wednesday, even though I work through the whole week. The problem? I don't work as much as I should on weekends. It could be because I'm doing things, but I think there's a decent chunk of time I could give to studying in the weekend.



This is not a good way to live.

 I received some itunes money for gifts, and I've been perusing itunes quite a bit lately. I may have money for itunes, but one thing that I love about itunes is its free single of the week. I suggest taking full advantage of it! The free single of the week a lot of the time are some of the worst songs you have ever heard, but I have been able to find some gems in there. My favorite that I've gotten is a song called Marathon by Tennis. I know I've mentioned it before, but I just love it! I don't know why.

Speaking of music, while listening to What to Do by Ok Go today, I noticed some peculiar lyrics that perked my interest. It says, "Mediocre people do exceptional things all the time". This might sound kind of negative, but I actually think that this could be some good advice. Those words make me think of people who might not be blessed with the most amazing talents, but work their butts off to achieve their goals. You see? Kind of good advice.

Something with my social mojo is most definitely off. I think the extreme social awkwardness of some of the people I hang out with is rubbing off on me. I was working so hard to act normal socially, but I think my subconscious has given up on me with this idea.
With that idea, I've discovered something a little bit depressing about myself. Usually, I tend to draw in friends who are on completely different sides of the spectrum. Some of my friends have been those who enjoy partying, getting stoned, and chilling through life. The other friends have been people who are timid, awkward, and don't have many wishes to go out to party very often. What I want are those who are willing to go out and have some fun, yet still have days where chilling out is fine too. That brings me to my confession: I'm jealous of my the friends my sister has. It's a little embarrassing to admit, but her friends are the perfect happy medium. Do I simply lack that potential to make said friends, or are they just not around? I don't know.

Hopefully I didn't scare you off! The weekend is here (sort of)! Huzzah!

What peculiar advice have you gotten from songs?

Worries about School, Ridiculous Scenarios and Things That Moms Say

I have come to realize that Wednesdays are my busy days. Wowee. For some reason my teachers seem to think that it's a good idea to give even more work as time passes. Some teachers think they're the only ones who give homework, don't they?

Pretty much all day I worked on homework, woo hoo. Lately I've been getting the feeling that I'm reverting back to my early high school days, yet I've been doing a lot more work. You see, I did not do very well in school during my early years. It was okay, but definitely not spectacular. I just feel like all of the work I'm doing isn't adding up. I want A's, dangit! I could be worrying about it too much, but I can't help it.

All day I was stressing and working, freaking out about school and such. Then, right after stepping out of the shower, the fire alarm went off at 7:30 at night. I grabbed a coat from my room and headed outside, towel still on head and nothing underneath. Some people might think that this would tick me off, but you know what? It actually made me... cheery. It was just such a ridiculous scenario, that I couldn't help but smile. Seriously, I looked like a flasher! How goofy is that?

My mom borrowed my car today, and I talked to her for a bit. Sometimes my mom can be a funny lady. We're talking about school or something, and she stops mid sentence and says,
"Hey. Have you tried getting together with that guy?" *guy at the main desk downstairs*
"He's got a girlfriend. I know right?"
"Dang. I just saw his face and thought, 'Oh ho?' What's with this school?"

Ah, mothers. Gotta love them.

In other news, I am terrible at sewing. Anytime I go into my costume design class I feel like an idiot because for some reason, I can't work a sewing machine. I believe tomorrow will be a day of Internet teaching videos. Curse you french seams!

What goofy scenario have you been caught in recently?

The Difficult Task of Actually Starting Something

Can I just say that homework is unpleasant? We can all agree on that correct?

I've been working on an essay that is due for Thursday, even though it's a rough draft due. Still, despite being a simple rough draft, it took the longest time to actually start writing. Even with having an idea of what I was going to write, I just couldn't start. I think this goes for a lot of things. Even if it's something that we like to do, sometimes starting anything just takes more work than really working on whatever it is you need to work on. Woo, that's a lot of rambling.

I didn't feel like I did a lot, but I didn't think I wasted that much time... I'm not sure really where I stand for the day. I did have a lot of Spanish homework... that took up a bit of time.

Other than that, I managed to run today! Yes, my first day that I ran since my race. I just ran three miles on the treadmill. And you know what? Surprisingly, I felt really good. I didn't even have my heel cup things in. That is weird, but I won't complain.

Can you see my mind seems to be a bit off? I suppose that's what starting school up again is like, plus having assignments biting at your ankles. ...I should stop while I'm behind.

Do you have difficulty starting projects, or is another part of projects that give you the most trouble?

Library Visits and Fashion Through the Ages

Oh my goodness! If I didn't have today off, I don't think I would have been able to get all of my work done for tomorrow.

Today I was just really tired. Gee, I wonder why? Nicely enough, nothing has been really hurting me. I'm quite sore in the hips, but no pain. When I went to the physical therapist, he said it would be alright to run the week after the race if I didn't hurt. So... I think I might try and get a little run in tomorrow. We'll see!

Since today was a day of homework and such, I ended up wandering over to the library for some studying. This also meant that I was going book exploring, despite the fact I probably won't have time to read them. I'll make time! (Probably not the best idea.) I picked out three books:

These are the type of books I read for FUN. What?

Books are like people. They come in every shape, color and size. Books are diverse, with interests in any subject imaginable. No two books are really alike... well, except for reprints. You get what I mean.

With my books being mostly about fashion, I started brainstorming some fashion ideas. Then I thought of something that I think would be really cool. What if you created an inspired stylized look from every decade for a week at a time? Such as, wear outfits that were inspiried by 1920s fashion for a week, then 1930s the next week. That made me realize that could cost a lot, and I don't have the money of a movie star who has a walk in closet. However, I still want to do something with that idea. I just don't know what yet. (I know my favorite outfits would be inspired by 1920s... I love that style!)

Or it could just be that I like flapper dresses.

On the subject of brainstorming ideas, I've been thinking of a lot of mini goals that interest me. Things to improve health, happiness, all of that jazz. Right now all of my ideas are blurred together, but maybe I could make something out of it.

The week begins once again, and I'm not ready. I better pretend I am.

What is your favorite decade for fashion?
(I also love the fashion from the sixies just because there's such a huge range of styles. I did a group project on the sixies once, and so I have a pretty decent idea of the fashion.)

The Big Goal Finally Acheived

What a day, what a day.

Today I accomplished a goal. I did something that I decided to do at the beginning of the school year, and knew I was going to do when 2011 started. Today, I ran my half-marathon. And it was AWESOME.

My shirt and medal!

There are a million little things I could say that happened during my race, and a lot of it would seem  meaningless to others but for mean were a million amazing moments. Like when I tried to take a swig of Gatorade but instead splashed the whole thing in my face on accident.
There were a few people who helped me finish this race today, and I'd like to thank them:

• The old guy in the orange and grey jacket,who I ran with/near from mile 3 to mile 8. You gave me a good target to keep with, wearing that neon orange and all.
• Guy who was listening to Keep on Dancing by Gwen Stefani and some metal music. Thank you for unwittingly letting me play the "Guess what that person is listening to" game and running a similar pace to me for awhile. It was also cool to run with someone who was running their first half marathon too. But man? Running 11 miles on Sunday and not running for the rest of the week before the race does not sound like a good plan. Maybe that's why I broke away from you at around mile 11.

And last, but definitely not least, I'd like to thank my mom, my grandma, my cousin Ali and my sister Chloe for coming to support me. If you guys weren't there, I don't know if it would have felt as great to finish. Having someone there for you at the finish line? That is a great feeling indeed.

There would be more pictures. However, there was a wardrobe malfunction I was unaware of until after the photos were taken. This is one of the few you can't tell very well.

As for the race itself, it was... rough. It was rough because the whole race was pouring down rain and terrible wind. 12 mph wind? Yeah. (Actually, I'm not sure how bad that really is, but it felt intense.) Strangely enough, I felt fantastic the whole time. Maybe it was adrenaline, but I just felt... good. Sure, there was a side ache for about half a mile, and my legs were starting to feel like bricks for the last two miles. However, I get sickly feeling a lot usually for longer. That didn't happen.

I had two main goals: Don't stop to walk whatsoever and get under the two and a half hour time (That was when they would start taking the guiding things down). I could have thought about things such as, "People have run way father distances than this! I'm getting all hyped about this little thing, and some people have done much more amazing things." I've had these thoughts pass through my mind before, when reading blogs and such. That is not what I thought today though. The thoughts passing through my mind were:
"You are going at such a great pace. Don't slow down because you feel like you might loose your energy, because you've done that before and ended up with energy to spare. Slowing down will make you tired. Keep going."
And
"Do NOT stop to walk. You know that if you walk, deep down you'll always feel like a quitter because you knew that you didn't actually need to stop. You are not a damn quitter. Don't give anyone the reason to say you are. Keep going."

Yeah, I can be a bit of a jerk to myself. It works though. (I might sound a bit nutty as well in my mind... I do have songs from various Disney movies play through my head when I run long distances.)



I really like this picture for some reason. Another thing I thought was, "Dang! I'm looking good!"

 My race overall? Fantastic. At the end I was even able to pass two girls right before the finish line! My inner high school cross country runner was exuberant. My time was 1:58:11. You read that right. I finished under two hours. I don't know about you, but that felt pretty amazing. I told my family, "I should be done about two hours ten minutes, so be around the finish line at two hours." I gave myself ten minute miles, just to give myself the benefit of the doubt. My time right there averaged me 9:01 minute miles. I finished 244th out of 524 runners.

After my race, I ended up eating enough the rest of the day to fuel a marathon runner and watched the Golden Globes. A "fun fact" I've realized over time? If something you talk about is not related to the person you are speaking to, they will not remember said information. People are conceited. Well, maybe all of the people in my generation that I meet. I specifically said to one of my hall mates, "Okay, I just want to make sure there's time in between my race and the Globes. I don't know how long it will take to get back from my race." She said I had never mentioned my race to her, taken aback by my accusation of her forgetting. I even mentioned to my whole hall, "Hey, on Sunday I have my half marathon in Turner at 9:00 am. If anyone is interested in coming, I just thought I'd let you know. It can just be draining. Sure, I can be super forgetful, and I admit that. But I also try to remember details, and I admit that I've probably asked things before.

Goodness, I have written a lot! I simply decided to pour myself all out I suppose. Now, I am exhausted. Love to you all!

What's your greatest fitness achievement to date?

Black Swan and Rainy Day Cleaning

The sky is grey and rain has been coming down all day. Good thing I spent the day indoors!

Before I talk about today, I'd just like to say that last night I went to Black Swan at the Midnight movies. That movies is very bizarre. The whole time you're trying to figure out what is actually going on, but by the end of it you still don't actually know what just happened. Another thing I noticed was how incredibly sexual it was. I heard it was sensual, but I didn't know how sensual. Just... don't watch this with a parent. It will get awkward. Despite having no idea what was really happening, the movie drew me in. I wanted to know how the performance was going to turn out, I wanted to see the Black Swan! Oh, and there were a few scenes that gave me the heebie jeebies. I had difficulty trusting Nina around any object that could cause physical harm.

What I did today was clean my side of the dorm, and it was pretty in depth cleaning. I organized drawers, and managed to clear the cluttered space under my bed. Nice.
While working through the cave underneath my bed, I found some interesting things. One thing, that I knew was under there were my lovely roller skates.

I can't wait until the weather's nice to roll around in them again. Yes, I am a college student who has a pair of roller skates. It's what I wanted for Christmas when I was seventeen. Yeah, I am that cool.
I also stumbled upon a pair of shoes that I thought I threw away, but instead stowed under my bed. I think I wanted to try saving them, but look at these things:

It's time to let them go. They lived a good life.
Last two things I discovered were:

1. I always stumble upon some intense lipstick when I really dig deep into my cleaning, and I always end up putting it on. Why? I have no idea.
2. I have been using way too many plastic bags. I never throw them away because I think, "Oh, I'll use them again and it's bad for the enviroment. But this?

That is not a good thing. I think starting now I'm going to use the eco-friendly grocery bags. I have some that were just given to me for free, so why not?
Now, my side of the room is looking pretty spiffy.

I do need to vacuum still though. I just haven't had a chance to get my hands on the vacuum. Perhaps tomorrow, but tonight I'm off to eat some pasta with the fam for tomorrow!

What habits do you have when you do serious cleaning?

The Desire of Travel Yet The Reality of Staying Home

The days seem so much shorter when you sleep in, even if it's only two hours longer than usual.

Ah, it's crazy how much I've been wanting to travel recently. Maybe I'm getting stir crazy from winter, but I've been going mad about traveling. It also could be reading about being classy abroad or reading about Gingersnap's adventures in England. I've basically been craving chilling in Portland or traveling in Great Britain. Here's my metaphor for you: Say there's a person who all of their life only eats veggies. They enjoy veggies, and they've had a few different type of veggies, but they really want a slice of chocolate cake. Oh, they've had chocolate cake a few times, but not as often as they'd like. They also know there's two certain slices of cake that they would really love to have. One slice they've tried bites of before, but they want a whole damn slice. The other slice is a slice of cake that they've heard AMAZING things about, a slice of cake they've always wanted to try. Yet, there they are, sitting around crunching on their veggies.

Can you tell I've also been really munchy today? I think my metabolism is freaking out from lack of miles, yet still wants more. I can't really tell.

Off to do things!

What areas do you desire to travel to?

New Zodiacs, Classy, Bulletin Boards, and Security

Ah... the stress of the week seems to have lifted, and the anticipation of the weekend has begun to grow. Let's chat about a few things, shall we?

First of all, has everyone out there heard about the Zodiacs changing? I'm not kidding. Apparently, some scientists/astrologists have decided that the moon has moved or something, and the signs therefore have changed. There's even a new sign that no one can pronounce known as Orphiuchus, or the man strangling a snake. I wish I was making this up. Here's an article about it:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/13/horoscope-hang-up-earth-rotation-changes-zodiac-signs/
I refuse to be a Virgo. I will always be a Libra. I love my goofy scales!

Lately when I have the time, I've been trying to work my way through the book Classy by Derek Blasberg. The book is basically an etiquette book for the modern lady. It's a really fun read! Then again, I think I'm becoming my mother in the sense that I enjoy etiquette books, but it's interesting nevertheless.

You don't want that tramp stamp!

Remember that bulletin board that fell from my wall? Well, I happened to come across this lovely sight again:

Goodness. I tried putting it up one more time, but it fell to the floor for a third time. For the time being, the board sits against the wall on the ground.

As a last thought, I'd like to think about a blog post that I read recently posted, that blogger Kat linked. Here's the original post:
http://www.imanokie.com/2011/01/every-bloggers-nightmare-2/
 Her situation is kind of a long shot for me, but it has a good main idea. Basically, it got me thinking about how private things on my blog should be. I'm not sure if I really post any information that is really risky, but it's a good thing to look out for. I make sure I don't post things on Facebook that could be dangerous to any job or something like it that I might go for in the future. I'm not going to be silent on my blog, just keeping a watchful eye on what I post. Better safe than sorry!

I... didn't do a lot today besides classes, run, and watch a lot of Rotten Tomatoes specials on Hulu. Which was actually pretty swell.

What's your new astrological sign? What do you think of the change?

Just a Little Thing to Boost Your Spirits

Who out there is excited that the week is halfway over? Other than me? I'm quite pumped indeed. (I'm not sure if those words all work in the same sentence.)

The fates seemed to be trying to test me today, trying to bring my mood down. At times, they were pretty good at it too. They happened to start my day off right, with my Clinique clarifying bottle falling to the ground and breaking even before the clock hit seven.

My poor bottle!

I managed to salvage some of it, but it was not a happy thing.

It appeared to be one of those days where the key phrases were, "Well what else can happen today?" and "Oh, there's another thing that needs to be fixed/printed again." Pretty much a lot of things that didn't need to happen to make me busier.

However! As I started to prepare things for tomorrow, a song came on to my ipod that made me light up. I couldn't stop myself. I started to dance like a buffoon around my room, a big goofy grin on my face. After my jam session, I thought about all of the little good things happening in life. I got a lot of work done today. After classes tomorrow, I'll have no more homework for the rest of the week. I have only one class on Friday that starts at 11:00. My weekend is going to be amazing!

Take it from Calvin and Hobbes, they know what they're doing.

Thinking about all of the little bad things is draining. Thinking about the little things that are good is energizing! I'd rather have energy than be a lifeless shell of myself.

If you're wondering what song made me jump up and dance, I was jamming to Love Like Woe by The Ready Set. I don't know what is about that song, but pretty much every time I listen to it, I want to dance! Fun fact about me: I enjoy a lot of music that some may call seriously bad music. Like, music that is extremely ridiculous. Although, I do like tasteful music as well.

Speaking of which, I really like the free song of the week Marathon by Tennis. It's very old fashioned, but in a good way in my opinion.

That's all I think I have for you today. Get ready for the weekend!

What song just makes you want to dance?

Running Late, Feeling Off About School and Other Things

Ugh. Today has been one off-kilter day for sure. Just one thing can do that to you, can't it?

I have had 8:00 am classes almost every day since the beginning of the school year. Today, I woke up for the first time late. Yeah. I managed to get to class only a minute or two late, but it still was late. And of course it was one of those classes where participation counts as attendance. Of course. Just did not put my head in a good place for the rest of the day, you know?

I'm not sure how I've been feeling about my school lately. Yes, I do happen to mention that quite a bit, but my distaste for this school is growing and growing. The thing is, it's not the classes that are bothering me. The area is beginning to bore me. I don't connect with people here. There's no excitement! I suppose that could be said for everywhere, and everywhere is going to become boring after awhile. But this town literally is boring. As for the people, I feel like I don't have things in common with anyone here. Others go to bible studies, it's not what I'm interested in. The only other issue with this school happens to be my major, which I don't think any of the field here are really what I'm interested in. Plus, that's a bit bigger than social life.

On a strange positive note, lately I've been feeling really pretty. Despite feeling the lack of people wishing to be social, I've been feeling like I look pretty. Even in blah clothing. This is kind of big for me, because I feel like my face looks weird a lot. Yes, my mom says I'm pretty, but sometimes it doesn't do it for ya. But yeah. The funny thing is, I'm pretty sure I'm not at my skinniest I've been, but I feel prettier. That's kind of a nice feeling.

I think my room mate just likes to push my buttons. She posted a clipping from the front of The Oregonian with a picture with the heading Aw, Burned. She does realize I like the ducks, right? Yes, I know she's probably a beaver, but c'mon. It's your state. Then again, she's also got a giant poster of this hanging on the wall:


Yes, this is lil Wayne. He stares at me in my bed. Do not appreciate.

 This is a recent thing that has been put on the wall. Yet, I still dislike the newspaper clipping more. Huh.

I apologize for the seriously long and negitive post! I try to stay positive, but today I just wasn't in that mode. I'll try to be happier tomorrow! Like I said, a long off-kilter day.

What was the last time you were late?

Game Day and Taking Yourself Too Seriously

It's game day everyone! Booyah!

I'd like to talk about something that has occured twice in the past 24 hours, and it's something that is a bit irksome.

Seeing as it is game day, there are many out there that are getting excited, wearing duck gear, posting statuses, all those sort of things. Alas, there is always that one person who has to see the bad side of it. This is where one of my hall mates comes in. As scanning updates on Facebook as teenagers do, I stumbled across a status from said hallmate bitching about how ridiculous everyone is for cheering on the ducks because it's all about politics and money anyways. Let me stop you right there. This is something that irks me like none other, and I just don't know why. When it comes to football and things like that, I don't think about the politics of it all. I think of it as a fun thing to watch. I think of it as a team from my home state and where my sister and dad received schooling from. Quite honestly, a single thought passes through your mind:
"Dude, it's football. Chill the eff out and have some fun."

Then later she posted another status saying how duck fans need to chill out and get over themselves, blah blah blah. Um, saying things like that is kind of acting the same way. Psh.

Not everything needs to be analyzed. Some things are there to just enjoy. Not every occasion needs a thesis statement, people.

I mentioned that this has happened twice, and the other time happened last night. As I mentioned yesterday I watched some stand up comedy with some other hallmates. It was fun, but one of the hall mates had to analyze EVERY joke. It's like she needed a reasoning to why the jokes were humorous.
"Oh, I can understand why that would be funny because..."
Seriously. It's stand up comedy. Just laugh with it, don't give reasons why to laugh with it.



Besides, it's Gabriel Iglesias. Just laugh at his awesome sound effects man.

 So to end my little rant for the day, I say this: Sometimes things don't need excessive though. Relax. Have fun. Chill.

The game is starting soon! Yes!
Who are you rooting for in the BCS game tonight?

Excitedness and Weekends

I think it's a bit sad that I'm already excited for next weekend, yet this weekend isn't officially over. Well, sort of.

I do have valid reason for being really excited for next weekend though. First of all and the biggest reason would be that the half marathon is next Sunday! I'm a little bit nervous, but I think I'm a lot more excited. It kind of takes me back to the days of cross country when I just wanted the race to be here so I could finish it. Next weekend is also when the Golden Globes are, indicating that award season is already in full swing. The added bonus to next week is Martin Luther King Day, which equals out to no class. It's like having a three day weekend again! That hasn't happened in awhile. Then again, it was just winter break...

Weekends always seem like more time than they really are. If you're anything like me, you plan to get more things done then actually are accomplished. I suppose I can check one thing off of my list with my trip to Target. I've been wanting an accordion folder for my classes, but the bookstore had them for very expensive. Plus, I had a gift card for Target and I've been trying not to spend real money. This is what I acquired:



Half the price of the bookstore? Aw yeah.

 I'm a little excited about this. No one should be excited at all for office supplies, but then again I've gotten excited about sketch books. I was able to finish up some homework as well, so I guess that's good.

Here's my last thing to be excited about, since apparently this post is all about excitedness. Yes, enjoy my made up word. I'm really pumped for tomorrow's game! Do I really have to say what game?

Ah snap!

Watchin' some stand up comedy with hall mates, then some sleep!

What little things make you excited?

The Fighter, Contradicting Concepts and the Need to Finish Things

I don't think I want to believe that it's already Saturday night. Nope, I don't think so.

Last night I went to a campus sponsored midnight movies in the next town over with some friends to see The Fighter. Even though it was a battle to actually get into the right theater after changing theaters three times, I was so glad to go. The Fighter was such a great movie, ah man! It was seriously a movie that pulled you in and messed with your emotions. And though he's crazy, Christian Bale is a fantastic actor in this. Also, he is a freakin' stick in this movie.


Someone get this guy something to eat!

I also liked Amy Adams a lot in this movie. And of course, Mark Wahlberg was a good golden boy.

It's funny how when we resolve towards a different concept, we like to drift in the opposite direction. For me, I said to myself, "Hey, you shouldn't go buy things." Then I went to the movies. However, it was two dollars cheaper than regular movie tickets, and I really want to see as many of the 25 movies to see before the Oscars as possible. You just need to make compromises I suppose. I think this month I'll try to not eat out as much.

I visited a friend today, and when I came back to my room this greeted me:

Well, maybe not the food, but everything else.

How obnoxious! Especially since it took some paint off from the wall. Apparently these walls won't let you attach anything.

I need to seriously get on my homework. I've started one reading, but as I've seen next week is going to be packed if I don't get started on it all ASAP.

Have you been watching any of the Movies to Watch Before the Oscars? Which ones have you enjoyed the most?

Quirky Habits and Finding Out Things for Yourself

Ah... Today was such a chill day, it felt good to relax after a chaotic week. Slept in, aw yeah.

Since I've been thinking about my major again, I've started noticing odd things that I enjoy/do everyday. Oddly enough, I think I like writing notes when they're not for class. My special "What are you going to do with your life" notebook is basically notes and lists jotted down. Things like information on dates, requirements for programs, and financial plans. Maybe it's not so weird, but it seems a little odd to me.

Yes, lately I've also been writing down my outfits. Just 'cause.

The other habits I noticed were with clothes. I never thought about how much I enjoy clothes. I love putting outfits together and going out into the world in them. One of the first things I notice about people? Their outfits. I scope out something about one person's outfit and think, "Ooh, that's cute!" If I'm staring at a person, this tends to be the reason why. This makes me wonder if I should think about something with fashion, but I'm not sure how good I am with brands. Just because I enjoy clothes does it mean a career? I enjoy a lot of things, clothes are just part of it. I know that peoples' style does make me want to live in the city more. People in small towns dress boringly.

I've been considering maybe if I want to transfer, as I believe I've said before. Sure, there are many things I like about here, but I'm starting to feel like there's less and less I'm excited about here as well. I've been studying up on information on other school, and if I'm seriously considering transferring, I'd better start deciding soon. Some people are so lucky to know what they're doing. I wonder who else is as lost as me?

The last thing I've been doing lately is I've stopped letting what other people think I would be good at be my deciding point. That may sound odd, but let me explain. Do you ever see a person walking down the street and think, "I bet that person is a *insert career here*?" Of course you have, but my room mate thinks she's the only one who does. For me, if she didn't know me, she thinks I'd be a teacher or a nurse. Usually I'd think, "Maybe those would be what I should be." But now, I realize that's not me. I'm pretty squeamish, so I wouldn't be a good nurse. I've learned more and more that I would not make a good teacher. I've started to think more and more about how I work, and what careers fit me. Sounds simple, but humans are easily influence, ya know?

Well, what a mouthful, huh? I guess that's what happens when I get time to breath, I ramble. Other than that, ran 8 miles today and been extremely munchy all day. I'm going to go to midnight movies tonight!

What are peculiar habits you have?

Repeating Myself and One Odd Rooster

... I'm really having difficulty thinking of an eloquent way to start this post. Well, I guess that was it.

Can I just say thank freakin' goodness that tomorrow is Friday? Do I even need to say how today was a seriously busy day? I didn't think so.
Part of the thing that made the day busy was last minute work that I had to do. Long story, but at least I get paid which is always a positive.
Despite being a hectic day, I was able to get a four mile run in. Sweet.

There is a rooster that crows around 1:00pm on the outskirts of Monmouth. Why do I know this? Because for a few runs of mine I have heard it. Weirdo rooster, why do you crow then?

Can you tell that my thoughts are scattered? I thought so. Let's call it a night, shall we?

Busywork and A Certain Australian Shoe

 

I am immensely happy that the week is halfway over. I’ve had a busy one, mainly due to busywork. It’s not even hard work, it’s just busywork! Eh.

The major and study abroad notebook has now ventured into the world of budgeting and my outfits. I’m thinking it’s going to become my notebook for everything in my head. We’ll see.

With winter in full swing, a certain accessory has been popping up everywhere. I’m not talking about hats, or scarves, or mittens. I’m talking about Uggs. (Yes, I’m not really sure if you can define shoes as an accessory, but just go with it.) Uggs are certainly a strange thing indeed. Simple boots that are fuzzy inside. That’s basically it. There has been a lot of debate over these shoes. Some people adore them, others can’t stand them. Personally, I like Uggs. Yes, I know there are a lot of much cuter shoes out there. I love my fashion, but I like Uggs too. The biggest reason? They’re seriously comfortable. They can look nice with outfits too if you pair them right. So what’s your opinion on Uggs? Love them or hate them?

I need to finish up getting ready for tomorrow… See y’all later!

New Teachers, Considering Majors and a Lot of Work

Spanish has started to show me that this is going to be a busy term. Woowee.

Despite being a busy term due to Spanish homework every night, I think I'm gonna have some pretty cool classes this term. One of the ones was the costume class I mentioned yesterday, but my two new classes today seem quite interesting. I'm actually pretty excited for writing. It may be kind of hard, but the teacher seems pretty cool. One random thing I noticed is that his hair is screwed up big time. He did mention his barber didn't really understand the meaning of "take a little off the sides", but he needs to trim the baby mullet. Just sayin'.

Ouch. My bank account is crying right now, because there's not much left in there. I had to buy two more books today that weren't as much as my Spanish texts, but still managed to do some damage. I know that I earned money this summer for school but... geez, it hurts to see it disappear like that. Next year, I am seriously going to take advantage of the Internet for books.



Damn you Dos Mundos and your expensiveness!

 Because it's winter term, I've once again started seriously thinking about majors again. Right now, I'm not sure if I even want to stay here. There are so many pros and cons to this school, and both the pros and cons are big. And if I transfer, how will that affect my credits? My ability to travel abroad? That's why I'm starting to think about this again now. Now, I have a notebook (that I got for Christmas) dedicated to figuring out what I want to do and traveling abroad.



That's a pros and cons list of some majors. Yep.

 Yeah, I'm that intense. I thought that perhaps if I jot my ideas down, they may come clearer. I think next term I'm going to take simply classes that sound interesting to me. Yep. If they are required, that's cool but I just want to know what things I'll really like.

Other than homework, went on my first run back at campus again! I think it's official that treadmills are my enemy. I don't care how cold it is, running outside is the way to go.
Funny that even when I'm a bit messy in the room, my room mate still seems to top me in the messiness department. Makes me feel clean.

How do you organize your thoughts?

Back to Class and Textbooks

Yup. The term has started once again... I've probably said that a hundred times by now.

I'm not sure yet if this term has started out rocky or alright, but I think it's been a little bit of both.

I'm back to my 8:00 am History class again and I was surprised to see that not a lot of people are continuing from my old class. It's also in a new building which is a bit discouraging because if it was in the same building, my next class would be there too and not across campus. Yes, the campus is small but who likes to walk in the cold at 8:00? Not me. I was extremely tired in class this morning... not the best of signs. Hopefully I'll get more sleep and not have that problem.

Spanish was kind of awkward. The teacher is a bit... odd. She'll tell a joke, but she'll say it like she's telling you your mother passed away. There's also going to be quite a bit of homework. Boo. Spanish homework is the most annoying homework to me simply because it's so tedious, ya know?

Tech. Theatre: Costume will be pretty interesting! I had no idea we were going to be sewing! I can sort of sew, but I'm amateur at best. It'll probably be really fun! The teacher tends to trail off though. She's a classic artsy person.

I was hoping to get more done today, but that did not happen. I bought my Spanish books today and died a little inside. My two Spanish books cost more than all of my books combined from last term. I'm running low on the debit account... No more spending for awhile it seems. I was able to finish my Spanish homework, but I dozed off a bit in the afternoon. Woops.

New classes tomorrow! Time to get ready for bed, since tomorrow's another early morning!

How was your first day back to the grind?

Back to Campus and Winter Break Recap

Ah, back to the ol' dorm room. Right now it's only 9:18, yet I am getting really tired. Probably a good thing because I'm gonna have to get up at 7:00 A.M. tomorrow. Oof, back to the daily grind.

I went on my first run of this year! 9 miles, pretty cool. Less than 14 days until the race!
The rest of the day was packing up and getting back to campus. I had dinner with the family too before heading off at the home town favorite place. That made me more bummed to leave! I still have classes tomorrow though. Real life is calling, ugh.

Here's a recap of what I managed to actually do during winter break:

• Watched more seasons of television series than I'd like to admit.
• Ran the distance of a half-marathon, now let's see how that race goes!
• Spent a lovely Christmas with family
• Hung out with some old friends.
• Hung out with my sister and some of her friends
• Watched a few pretty good movies
• Earned a couple extra bucks
• Saw my mom receive her master's degree

I suppose that's about it. Like I said, not the most eventful of breaks, but enjoyable nevertheless.

I'm pretty sure I forgot a few things at home... which might include my Ipod. Dangit.

How was your winter break?

The First Day of the New Year and Movies

Did everyone have a good new year celebration? I've seen that some people have had some less than fantastic things happen, but I hope everyone had some decent things happen for them.

My evening involved walking around in freezing temperatures and having a car tire pop on the way home. Despite that, I thought it was a pretty fun night. You just gotta make it fun, you know?

The first day of this new year has been quite a lovely day. The day began at 11:00 am as the gang (aka my family plus my sister's friend) went to have some delicious brunch... that also became my dinner. After brunch, went to the store, and went off to see True Grit.

True Grit was an entertaining movie indeed. It was a lot more humorous than I expected, but that's a good thing. The characters really worked well together. All of their screwed up personality traits evened each other out.

The day has ended out by watching Crazy Horse and Knight and Day. So... a lot of movies, especially Jeff Bridges. I'm also trying to get my Oscar Watch movies in. I'm now to 7 out of the 25 movies on the list EW reccommends.
Well, I've been adding up a lot of "Movies to Watch" lists, haven't I? So many movies, so little time.

In a few blogs, I've noticed some people making some cool year goal things. Like, "I will do so and so every day for the rest of the year." I know I've been told that resolutions aren't a great idea, but these seem different. They seem like fun ideas! I wish I had some cool idea for the new year, but I don't really have anything right now...

Tomorrow is Sunday... Oof. Well, time to get everything together to go back!

What did you do on the first day of this year?