To Write, or Not to Write?

I was just thinking to myself that I'd love to rewrite a story I wrote a few years ago, polish it up and hope to maybe get it published one day. The original format of the story is floating around on the Internet somewhere and some time ago I happened to find it and save it to my computer. When I thought about whether or not I would rewrite it I went looking for it, and instead came upon the entire Twilight series in PDF format. Honestly, I thought I had deleted those. I haven't read those books in a year. Much like with the seven Harry Potter books, I haven't been able to reread them. I find it difficult to just pick up a book I've already read and to re-read it. Anyway, with my own book, I think it's something that would translate well into today's times, even though it was written about 8 years ago. We shall see.... we shall see.

Job Hunting

Despite the fact that I have a lot of customer service experience and three college degrees I am finding it very difficult to find a job. I'm browsing through Craigslist and 99% of the job postings are not applicable to me. The other 1% I'm applying for and not hearing anything back. In fact, I've never heard back from any Craigslist listing that I've replied to. Isn't that strange?

Grandma Says Hi

The End is the Beginning is the End

Well I'm back home with my mom and grandma and 2 hours away from school.  It's still taking some time for the knowledge that I'm going to be here for the foreseeable future and not just a week or a month or three months and then I'll go back to school.  I'm done with school.  It's a bit weird.  I was very blase about it and then once we began the processional to our seats I began sobbing and crying like a baby.  It just hit me.  I'm not exactly sure what "it" was but I was suddenly so overcome with emotions.  I had to start thinking of anything but what was going on i order to stop the crying.

The ceremony itself was great.  About 1/3 of the graduates left in the middle of the ceremony because they got bored.  Which I think is really disrespectful and crappy.  I never really liked most of the people at that school and looks like I had good reason not to.  So after the ceremony we worked on finishing up the dorm room, which took the next six hours, unfortunately.  We made it out though and had a nice dinner at Marie Calendar's.  Afterwards, my parents drove home and I stayed with Jeff.  We bought tickets for the late IMAX showing of Star Trek.  Before that started we walked through the new Promenade and Jeff got me some cute new Crocs (mine were busted) and he got some new cologne and me some lotion.  It was a lovely evening.  We sat on a bench and talked while watching a water fountain.  The movie was amazing.  Unfortunately I was really pretty tired when it was time to go home (just after midnight).  I drank a huge can of AMP just so I could stay awake.  Jeff and I both got gas and at the gas station is where we said our goodbyes.

Again, I started crying.  I was saying goodbye to this guy who I love more than anything in the world and I don't know when I will next spend time with him.  But I managed to only cry a little (thinking of monkeys helped).  So far the separation has been okay because there's plenty to keep me busy.  But I know there will soon come a moment where I will be overcome with emotion.  

Anyway, it's weird that it's a Monday morning (almost afternoon) and... okay it's not weird yet.  I'm okay with not having classes right now.  But what is weird is being home and feeling like I should stop messing around and do some homework.  I'll never have homework again, probably.  I don't know how I'll shake that feeling.  

My friends and family were very generous with me when it came to gifts.  The coolest gift was a Flip video camera from my uncle Clark, which came with video messages from my cousins wishing me a happy graduation.  Now that I have the camera I'm looking around for interesting things to film.  I wouldn't be surprised if some started popping up here.  We'll see.

Setup for Life

Setup of chairs, originally uploaded by crystalcierlakart.

A sea of white chairs has infiltrated the South Quad of campus. About 8,000 to be precise. There are between 600 and 700 students graduating, and an expected 7-10 guests per student. Ergo, 8,000 in total. I know these chairs look harmless enough but boy are they intimidating. The great news is that my mentor, the woman who took me under her wing and helped cultivate my love for art history and architecture, is going to be ushering me down the aisle as I bid farewell to college and enter the "real" world. Time really is a fickle thing. It goes by quickly, seems forever to progress, and yet feels either like either a moment or a lifetime ago.

A Change... Again

I decided the other layout wasn't working out for me too well.  I loved the look of it, but it would just be too difficult to change once I got tired of it, and I'm looking to customize something to my tastes while still looking fresh and chic.  And professional.  

It's 1am and I'm up studying for my final final tomorrow.  The final final of my final semester in college!  Hooray!  But then I have to move, so I'm not quite done yet, but by 3pm tomorrow I'll definitely be feeling a little lighter, and a lot more like a girl with a Bachelors of Art!

I Love Her... Sunnies!

 

Heidi Montag.  Photo courtesy ONTD.

As I've mentioned in earlier posts, I keep a collection of photos on my comptuer of things I find interesting, whether it's flowers or home decoration or just a color I like.  I also save photos of random people and some celebrities (not all, but a few) who's style I admire.  Normally I would never pick someone like Heidi Montag, simply because I could care less about "celebrities" who basically whore themselves out for fame and attention.  But this photo caught my eye because I love her sunglasses!  Combined with her perfectly coiffed hair she looks like quite the perfect LA "it" girl.  Paparazzi-crazed antics aside, she does have nice taste in fashion once in a while.