Oh hey Blog.

These are just some fun, night-before-first-day-of-college, boredom-induced Instagram pictures. Yeah, that's right. I joined Instagram. At first I hated it, but then I got used to it and now I kind of like it. Hopefully every picture I post won't be of just food or something, but whatever. It's a good way to get me to take more pictures, which is kind of a goal.

Now, in case you have been deceived by the introduction about Instagram, you've probably realized that this post is, in fact, about starting school tomorrow. It's funny though, people keep asking me questions like "Are you nervous?" or "Aren't you excited?!" And the truth is, I am. But right now it doesn't feel like I'm going to be in college tomorrow. It just feels the same as the end of every other summer in my life. It's not like I'm dreading being in college, because I know I'll have fun. It's just that I'm one of those people who gets anxious about change. I just sit here and think of all of the things that could go wrong. What if my loans don't go through in time? What if I get the wrong books? What if my professors all get together and write a song about how they think I should jump off a bridge? (Actually that might just make me laugh). And I know it will all end up just fine, but change just makes me anxious.

But yes, I'm excited. And yes, I am looking forward to it. So hooray for me and college and all of that.

Also, some things have happened since my last post (obviously). I turned eighteen, got my license renewed, possibly got a job (but I'm not quite sure yet), got an iPhone (which is how I got Instagram), drove a Jeep, worked at a doctor's office, and a bunch of other things that I'll talk about later because I'm tired.

So with that, I'm going to bed. Goodnight.

Just Catching Up...

So, I'm FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY updating my blog after almost a month. I apologize to all two of my readers that it took so long, but I just got caught up in random things. And then by the time I had time to write this, I didn't want to because of how long I had put it off. But, I'm back. I hope I stay back. But, at least for the time being, I plan to start blogging again. I'm making a comeback. Kind of like Lindsay Lohan, but with less drugs.

First off, the weekend after I stopped blogging, Rachael, Lizz and I went to Louisiana. It was a seven to eight hour drive, and Rachael and I both sat in the back, earning Lizz the title of "mom" for the entire trip. We actually stayed on a Christian campground, and since Lizz knew the people who run it, the three of us got to stay for free. In a house. The three of us had a house to ourselves. So that was pretty cool. Also it had a really pretty view. But it did rain just about the whole time we were there. Which was kind of a bummer, but it was also not that big of a deal because it was fun to just get out and do something different. So here are some pictures from our lovely three day long adventure.

Rachael and I, playing the part of the children.

Mom, driving responsibly like an adult or something.

Did I mention that Rachael and I decided that the house we stayed in was haunted? These are the creepy haunted stairs that lead up into the room of ghosts and shadows.

Just some ghosts enjoying a meal.

Lizz only packs what is absolutely necessary. Like her Rubik's Cube, and the algorithms she uses to solve it. But, she did learn how to do it without her notes during this trip. So that's pretty cool.

This little tricycle was just chillin' in the master bedroom. It reminded me of The Shining. "Come plaaaaay with us, Danny!" 

Just an over exposed picture of the awesome view from the house we stayed in. 

We didn't get to go out onto the dock until it was almost dark. Just because of the rain. And the mosquitoes. LOTS of mosquitoes. But anyway, this is the sun setting over the lake.

Just a cute little crawfish place. Pretty entertaining.

Then, of course, Sam Houston from the car on the way home.

The entire trip was tons of fun. It was nice to get to go somewhere new and meet new people. 

Since then, not much has happened in my boring, everyday life. Except that I started working at my mom's office when Holly had to stop for band. It's pretty cool though. I'm making money and working with some people that I've known since I was a kid. And everyone there is fun to be around. It's a  lot of fun. 

Also, things that happened while I wasn't blogging... Dyed my hair (it doesn't look much different). Got my eyebrows done (finally). Lost most of my tan. Skyped with Mike (a lot). Hung out with Rachael (also a lot). Started reading a book that I really like again. Also started reading The Help. Worked. Cut out pictures from magazines. Went shopping and bought a bunch of tank tops. Watched parts of the Olympics. Made a cool thing for Shane's birthday. Made my sister's section shirt design in Photoshop. And lastly, found a song by a girl that I actually like (I generally don't like female singers). 

I hope my life is entertaining enough for you to want to read about. But if it's not, oh well. I don't care. 

Also, I really do plan on keeping up with this from now on. Hopefully. Maybe.

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." 

P.S.: I TURN EIGHTEEN ON FRIDAY! And I'm really excited. In case that wasn't obvious. :)

Skipping, Skype, and Shopping.

Okay, so I may have lied before about posting every day. It's probably going to be every couple of days or so. Because sometimes, I actually do have a life. Not always, but sometimes. Now I guess I'll recap on the things that have happened in said life since my last post.

Thursday, I went to Rachael's friend's house to pick her up so that we could hang out. We do cool things, but not really. I'm pretty sure all that we did was Skype with Mike on Thursday night. And we were super excited that we didn't have to get up early on Friday, so we were up really late. Which was fun. Also, Lizz was probably here, too. Hooray for Thursday?

Friday, we didn't wake up until around one in the afternoon. How lazy are we? Super lazy, that's how lazy. Rachael and I went to Walmart eventually, and decided the best thing to spend all of our money on would be junk food. So, we bought some Pringles, ice cream, face masks, and candy. For girls' night, of course. Then, we came back to my house and watched Mean Girls. Mean Girls is a wonderful movie. Just because of how hilariously awesome it is. So there was that. Also, we got King of Pop Pepsi. Ha. Get it?

We spent the rest of the night on Skype, I think. Our face masks were ridiculously awkward looking but they made my face really soft. Woohoo!

Saturday, we decided to go to the Frisco mall with Holly so that she could blow some more of her money. And we invited Lizz, because we love Lizz. Then Holly dragged us around Stonebriar for a few hours, and it was more fun than it sounds. Also, I drove on the tollway, which scared the crap out of my dad. But I went fast, so I liked it. Because I like going fast. All I ate that entire day was Taco Bell.

Sunday was lazy, which was a good thing since Sundays are supposed to be lazy. Rachael went home, and I did a whole lot of nothing. Except I did eat steak wrapped in bacon, which was wonderfully amazing.

Yesterday, I also did nothing. Except for I took some pictures. And I watched The Lion King with Lizz late at night while on Skype with Mike. That was fun. All I ever do with my life is Skype and Walmart. But whatever. Here are the pictures I took while wandering around the house yesterday.

This is my old Macbook that I found just laying around. It's most definitely a real Macbook, and not an old Dell Latitude with an Apple sticker over the Dell logo. Absolutely not. That would just be silly.

This is my knife that Shane gave me about a year ago. Because I didn't have one.

And this is a combination of candy that Rachael and I bought and candy that Lizz left in my room.

So that's fun. Right?

Then today I cleaned the kitchen. If this sounds like an easy task to you, then you have never seen my kitchen. But now it looks all beautiful and shiny and clean. Also, Tori came over, and now all we're doing is sitting around on our laptops. We are such cool people. She has a Pinterest problem that she should probably get checked out. It's becoming an issue. And here's a dark picture of Lizz.

Also, let me just tell you that while I was writing about this knife, I realized just how useful it may be. So I decided to compile a list of ten random things that I could do with this knife. Enjoy.
1. Cut open stubborn plastic packaging on the go.
2. Emergency hair cut.
3. Shank anyone who dares to cross me.
4. Practice my target throwing.
5. Cutting tags off of clothes.
6. Slice hands for a blood oath. You never know when a blood oath may be necessary.
7. Untie shoes in a flash!
8. Carve a bar of soap. For entertainment purposes.
9. Pop any stray balloons that would otherwise cause great amounts of stress.
10. Random body piercings.

And now, I'll leave you with a poor quality photo of Lizz watching the Lion King and singing along.

"...no worries, for the rest of your days."

Rachael, Relaxing, and.... Rearranging?

So, I realize that this looks like just a really messy room. Which it is, but it's only messy because I had to move things. But I'll get into that later.

Today, I didn't want to wake up. I don't really know why. I just didn't want to get out of bed at all. So I didn't. Until I decided to go to  7-11 to get some caffeine. When I got there, a very pushy newspaper man informed me that it was free slurpee day. So I got a drink and left, because I didn't feel like getting a slurpee.

So then I came home and watched the first season of Workaholics. Which was really funny, but kind of made me hate myself a little bit. BUT IT'S SO ADDICTING. And it's hilarious. But I feel like a stoner when I watch it. Oh well.

Eventually, I decided to be productive and wash a load of laundry. Which I did. And I was happy because we got more fabric softener, which smells like Heaven. It's amazing. Also, I put away all of my clean clothes and shoved the dirty ones into a hamper. I'm a boss at cleaning.

Then, as I sat in my room pondering the mysteries of life, I decided I was going to move my dresser. And so I did. Only halfway through moving it did I realize that it was far too heavy for me to move by myself. But I managed it anyway. And with minimal injuries! But it took a really long time, possibly because I stopped in the middle to photograph everything I found behind the dresser. And, lucky you, I decided to put them on my blog. Hooray! Enjoy.

The Adventures of Things That Have Been Behind My Dresser for God Knows How Long




This is a lovely thing that used to smell wonderful. But now it's dusty and empty.

Here is a wonderful pipe cleaner that used to be on the corner of my mirror. And now it's coated in dog hair.

This artifact is a lovely Purple Haze flag from a DHS football game.

This is a program from my sophomore year in orchestra. Which is actually where I met Lizz. And she lives with me now. How fun. Also, Mr. Mairs was the best orchestra teacher in the history of the world.

An old CD. I have yet to listen to it.

This is a letter that my grandma wrote me in 2004. She called me Nikki Dee. It was adorable. I miss her.

Here is an array of Pokemon cards. Most of which will get thrown away because I have absolutely no use for them.

Lastly, a lovely anklet that I got in Florida.

So that was fun. Then I got Rachael  and we went to McDonald's. And they both broke their diets. Not me though. I'm not on a diet. Ha.

The end. (:

"I NEED THAT ONE THING!"

Days, Drinks, and Dogs.

This is sweet tea. It runs through my veins. And makes my life happy. Imagine if you are a coffee junkie. It's kind of like that, only cheaper to acquire and it doesn't taste gross or burn my face.

Well, yesterday was fun. I woke up, called NCTC, and stayed on hold for an hour only for the woman who answered to hang up because I didn't say hello fast enough. That was annoying. So after that, I went to the gas station with Matt. And one of the guys that works there threatened to tell my dad if I was smoking. Which I wasn't. So I was safe.

After I got home, I went to NCTC. I had never driven there from my house before, but it was really easy and now I know how to get there. So that's good. It took all of five minutes to get my stuff straightened out, and then I came home and signed up for classes. I'm officially enrolled in college. Woo!

So then I made spaghetti and went to Walmart. In that order. Then I Skyped with Rachael, until we came to the conclusion that I was going to run and pick her up. So I did that at about ten, and we hung out in my room for a while with Lizz. Eventually, we decided it would be fun to Skype with our friend from Florida again. And we nicknamed him Magic Mike. Which is a very complimentary nickname. And not mean at all.

So then, the three of us ended up on Skype with Magic Mike all night until we went to bed. Fun day.

Today, I woke up at nine because Rachael had to leave. But then I went back to sleep until eleven or so. When I finally woke up, I found that Sawyer had started a new Occupy campaign. So here's a photo of the Occupy Holly's Bed While She's At Work campaign:

He stared me down while I was taking pictures of him, too. I think he understands what I'm doing.

Shortly after I woke up, I ran to the bank to deposit Holly's check. The lady at the bank didn't ask for my ID but she asked how to pronounce the doctor's name. That was entertaining.

After I got home, I obsessively checked the mail every ten minutes until it came. BECAUSE MY AP SCORES CAME IN. And I got a four on my English test! Hooray! I thought that my work was pretty sketchy, but apparently it was just fine. This made my entire day happy, because now it is very likely that I will not have to take English at NCTC at all. Thank God for Mrs. Seeley!

At some point, I decided that the car was dirty, and I should clean it out. So I went outside with sunglasses, all ready to get to work. Then I opened the garage to get the trash can and was promptly swarmed by angry wasps with cabin fever. I then ran halfway down the driveway, all ridiculous and flailing like I do. And right as this happened, a little girl was riding her bike down the sidewalk right near me. She had to be around eight or nine, and she just stopped her little pink bicycle at the end of my driveway and gave me this quizzical look, as though she was questioning my sanity. And I just looked at her and said "I'm afraid of wasps." She looked back at me, giggled, and rode off on her bike. After getting swarmed and judged by a child, I decided that the car wasn't actually that dirty, and resolved to go inside and watch TV instead.

And I ended up falling in love with Workaholics. That show is hilarious. I watched it until my parents got home. Then we went to Walmart AGAIN. And KFC. And Wendy's. And CVS. It was a fun trip. My dad ended up making friends in the line for the pharmacy. They were a man with a four year old boy on his shoulders and the woman in line in front of them. My dad ended up not getting his prescription, so the woman jokingly offered to share her A.D.H.D. medicine with him (only she referred to them as her "crazy pills" which was hilarious).

For the rest of the night, I sat around with Lizz on our laptops. And I watched part of Red Dawn. Here are some entertaining things that I found on the internet. Enjoy.

A lovely "Friends" reference:

A beautiful Mitch Hedberg joke picture:

And of course, everyone's favorite Derp Seal:

And I took a screenshot of Magic Mike on Magic Mike. Magic Mike inception?

We even got him to do the thing with his arms. He is the coolest. 

Congratulations, you made it to the end! Have a wonderful night!

"We could all use a little change."

Lipstick and Lists.

Check out this cool shirt that Holly got me today. For those of you who don't know French, it means "I love you." Except the heart translates the same. Just a heart. Also, I decided that this picture looked funny by itself. As though there were too much white spaces. So I added a vignette around it. Now it's a hipster photo, but I like it better this way. Even though I'm most decidedly not a hipster.

This morning, I kept waking up. It was annoying. I wanted to stay asleep, but my brain had other things in mind (ha). So eventually, I got up. AND THEN I REALIZED MY TIE DYE WAS DONE. So Holly and I decided to rinse it off and then wash it, like you're supposed to. The tie dye shirts came out surprisingly nicely. Here's a picture of mine.

 Hooray for minimal white spaces!

After the tie dye rinsing, I went to Aldi with my dad to get things and stuff. Which we did. And we got these knock off Whales crackers. They're called Sharks. And they actually have different shapes for the different kinds of sharks. Sharks are more politically correct than Whales are. But they don't taste as good.

My mom got upset at Holly and I about the amount of glitter that was distributed throughout the house after we glittered the shoes. But the shoes came out pretty nicely, So here is that.

They were just plain black flats when we started. Now they're vampire flats.

Today I decided to clean my room. Only the dryer is broken, so I didn't have the time or space that I need to wash all of my clothes and hang them up, so I skipped that part. Needless to say, my room is not that much cleaner, because of the fact that my clothes are the majority of the mess. Before I started cleaning though, ABC Family decided to sabotage my plan. So they put on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. This just happens to be my favorite Harry Potter movie. So I got stuck watching it until a commercial. Then I was free!

Also, today I played with makeup. And by "played with" I mean "put on." And by "makeup" I mean "red lipstick that I found in Holly's room." So, that was fun. This is what I look like from a low angle with red lips.

Additionally, this is what I look like with red lips while making a really creepy face.

Taking pictures is possibly my favorite thing ever.

Here is a list of ten things that you may not have known about me.
     1) I absolutely LOVE having notebooks. Even if I don't write anything in them.
     2) Feet gross me out. All of them. Even mine.
     3) I own at LEAST ten pairs of high heels. And I almost never wear them.
     4) I dry and keep one rose from every single time someone gets me roses.
     5) I have a piece of tape that I keep over my web cam when I'm not using it.
     6) I honestly do not think that Ryan Gosling is as hot as people say he is. Ryan Reynolds is better.
     7) I have a VCR in my room. And I regularly watch VHS tapes. Especially George of the Jungle.
     8) I own a ridiculous amount of clothes. And I hoard hangers to put them on.
     9) I wish that I could draw. Or sing. But I can't do either.
     10) I love watching dramatic TV shows about people's dramatic lives.

That's all. Also, my quote is in the form of a photo today. The end.
             

                          

Thrift Stores and Tie Dye.

And everything in between.

Yes, I skipped two days. Calm down, Jason.

I'm starting back up again. So here goes.

Thursday, I went to NCTC to register for classes. So that was pretty good, because I needed to get it done. Except for the part where they kept sending me to different parts of the school for random things. That was annoying. So then I went to register for classes online at home, since I was enrolled in the school. Nope. Apparently, I have not been cleared for WEB Registration. So I called, and I ended up stuck on hold for an hour before I gave up and decided to try again Monday. Woohoo.

Then I took holly shopping. We went to Goodwill and Denton Thrift, because we like to hipster shop like our grandma taught us. That was pretty fun. After, we went to Walmart to eat dinner in McDonald's and get glitter. McDonald's was a tragedy. It took two people to sort out our order. And we ordered two combos. It was not that hard. Even the "Staff Trainer" couldn't help. We ended up with free drinks. I'm not even sure if they realized they gave us free drinks. But they did. Also, we got a TON of glitter. Then we wandered around Walmart for an hour or so trying to find things to put glitter on. We ended up with a pair of black flats. But they look cute with glitter so it's okay.

Friday started with me watching my new favorite show (thanks to Tori) all morning. It's a dumb MTV show called "Awkward." and the fact that I like it makes me hate myself a little bit, BUT THERE IS NOTHING ON TV IN THE SUMMER. And it's girly. Which I can be sometimes. And the girl in it has a more exciting life than me. Not necessarily good exciting, but still exciting. My sophomore year consisted of goofing off with friends, not partying. But anyway...

Then I went to pick up Valerie. We hadn't hung out in a really long time,  so it was pretty cool that we finally decided to. Valerie and I are the kind of friends that can pick up right where we left off and act like we just saw each other. It's kind of great. And the fact that we had so many stories to tell each other made for good conversation. So there's that. Friday night, we ended up watching a really awkward movie and its three sequels. They're all about these gay couples falling in love, which is not the awkward part. The awkward part is the bad acting. It was borderline pornography. BUT IT HAD A STORY LINE AND I HAD TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. Also, we had watched the first three before. I can't believe I watched that when I was fourteen.

My dog has seemed normal ever since his seizure, which is wonderful because I've been really worried about him. Right now he is pacing around and whining at the front door like he does every time someone leaves at night. I think it unnerves him when people go out at night. Poor baby.

Also, Rachael and I meet really cool people on Omegle. We must attract entertaining people, because the other night we ended up on Skype with two guys from Florida for a couple of hours. We also met Batman. He said he would buy us the actors from Magic Mike. What a nice superhero.

Here is a list of reasons I love my dog.
-He is SUPER ADORABLE.
-He always listens to my problems and he doesn't judge me (or he does, but can't tell me).
-He is loyal.
-He tries to protect me, even though he is misguided sometimes.
-His personality is amazing.
-He keeps my legs warm at night.
-If I lay on the floor, he runs up and sniffs my face.
-He is ALWAYS happy to see me.
-He tells me when he wants to go outside. Or, if I ask him, he either runs to the door or sits down where he is.
-He puts up with all of our crap, and he still loves us.
-He follows me around when nobody is home. I think he knows I'm paranoid. Or he's paranoid.
-He is honestly the best dog ever.

That's all for now. I should be back on track though. Yay.

"It's a great day to be alive."