I found me a friend, grabbed us a knife, and ran out to the Wal Mart and bought a couple pun'kins. Picked up some cat ears and tail for $5 dollars and called it a costume.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
I Love Halloween, And I Love America.
I found me a friend, grabbed us a knife, and ran out to the Wal Mart and bought a couple pun'kins. Picked up some cat ears and tail for $5 dollars and called it a costume.
Friday, October 29, 2010
HOW old am I??
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
HaLlOwEeN?
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Fam(ily)
My family cares enough about me to care about my sunglasses.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Where Are My Tears?
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
RIP
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Spiders & Roaches & Flies, oh my!
So, the other night I was in my room with the door shut, studying, when I heard a shriek in the living room. My roommate hollered out my name in that, there’s-a-cockroach-come-kill-it voice. Knowing how fast these little critters are, I grabbed the closest shoe I could find and ran out to save her.
Feet apart, knees bent, eyes focused, and shoe up, I searched that room up and down looking for the doomed bug. I looked over at Anne, as she comfortably sat with her feet on the couch and her laptop on her lap. A bit confused, I said, “Where’d it go?” She just looked at me. She ignored my question, and continued with what her shriek was about.
Apparently one of her friends is pregnant.
Note to self: Anne’s there’s-a-cockroach-come-kill-it shriek and my-best-friend-is-pregnant shriek are VERY similar.
We just recently moved into our apartment (2 months ago, to be exact.) My roommate and I were so excited to be getting our own place. And not just any place, this complex had everything you could imagine! It was our dream.
Unfortunately, it was literally, just a dream.
In the lease, I remember signing for a washer & dryer, the HD TV, the dishwasher, the community gym, tanning bed, swimming pool & game room with a pool table, ping-pong table, and two x-boxes. Oh yes. I remember, because it sounded so great.
But there are so many other things, that I don’t remember seeing in the lease. Like the dirt in the pool, lazy maintenance men, an air conditioner you can’t turn off, floors that stain your feet black no matter how many times you mop them, spiders, flies, and my personal favorite, the cock roaches.
I mean, I could tell you so many stories that involve Anne’s there’s-a-cockroach-come-kill-it shriek and actually end in me killing a cockroach. I could tell you even more stories that involve the cockroach getting away. When I cut my lights off at night, I literally jump into bed and just picture these roaches coming out and partying all night while I'm asleep.
I know you would love to hear the gory details, the horrid screams and the hilarious accidents that have happened during a cockroach slaughter, but this would be the longest blog everr!
I’m not gonna go into a rant about the sad living arrangement of a college kid who is too inexperienced to know when she’s being hustled… I’m not gonna lecture large businesses who take advantage of the newbies in the world.
All I’m going to ask is if anyone out there knows how get rid of these cockroaches??!
Monday, October 11, 2010
How Do You Know When It's Time to Move On?
You're taking a chance by moving on and hoping for better things. Staying in the past seems like the safe bet, but is it? I mean, it could be settling. You don't know. Nobody knows. You just go, you pick your faith up and you go holding on to the hope and love as best you can.
So there you are, you've decided you're going to take the chance. You've decided it's not even a chance anymore, it's a definite plan. No matter what, you are going to make things better.
Do you know what that takes? Do you realize how hard that is?
Everything cost money. The apartment you live in, the food you eat, the meter you park at, the gas to fuel your vehicle, the places you go.
So you work. Giving you less time for fun, less time to study, more stress, and paying you barely any money.
That my friend takes endurance: to show up to work even when you hate it, to go home and study all night even though you're tired as crap, to go out with friends when all you want to do is lay in the bed and hide.
You have to be a good actor to make friends. You have to be able to pretend to be happy, to pretend to want to be there, pretend to know them, pretend you don't miss your friends back home.
Sure moving on might mean getting a lot of better things in my life, but it might mean losing the best things.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
STDW cont.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
STDW cont.
2. The bricks. Today I was making my way through campus when I saw a girl coming my way trip up. I noticed that nobody laughed, nobody looked; nobody seemed to care. Even she just kept walking as if nothing happened. She must not have been a freshman.
Later, I saw another girl trip up. Once again, nobody laughed, nobody looked; nobody seemed to care.. except her. She let out a brief gasp, and dirty word, and a long laugh as she looked around to see who all saw. She looked kind of confused, and embarrassed when she saw that everyone ignored her.
To the general public, it would have appeared as though she just wasn't paying attention, or was clumsy.. And my first semester here, I would have laughed at her. But not this year; this year I know the truth - that these bricks are out to get us.
Buddy you can walk down these brick sidewalks 20 times a day, you could memorize every brick that's missing or every brick that's sticking up, and you will still trip. Like for reals, people don't even laugh at people for tripping up anymore. It's that common. So here at USC, don't get embarrassed for almost busting your face. Don't laugh. Don't cuss. Don't even bother stopping and looking around to see if anyone saw it. Because chances are, everyone saw it, and nobody cares. They're probably thinking, "Dang that poor girl, those bricks get everybody." or "Wow I'm glad it wasn't me today." So just continue on your way. There is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Some Things Deserve a Warning.
- The Squirrels. Today as I was walking down the sidewalk, about to cross the street, I noticed a squirrel sitting on the cross-walk pole, eye level. As I got closer, most people would expect this squirrel to climb up the pole, or jump down and run away. Even I would have expected this, my first semester here. But not this year. This time, I honestly didn't know what to expect, all I knew was to be afraid. As I got closer, the squirrel stayed eye level on the pole. He would jerk on way or the other, circling the pole. Freaking me out. I got to be probably a foot from the pole, I could have reached my hand out to touch the squirrel, and I completely and utterly feared my life. Because this year I know the truth, and that when dealing with USC squirrels, expect the unexpected.
The squirrels here, are crazy. Most squirrels will run away from you, but not here. No ma'am. These squirrels like to test you. They like to see how close they can't get before you freak out. They like to follow you on your daily walks to class, and stalk you and cut in front of you as you're walking so that you trip up. They like to get up in your face while you eat and try to steal your food. I mean, the campus is scary enough as it is your first year here! The last thing you need are these crazy squirrels running around! All I can say, and all I wish someone told me, is just be prepared to be scared. And don't even bother taking ammo, because these squirrels aren't afraid. They're like Eminem. They take a stand. You can hit them with the most solid thing near you and they will not budge.
THEY ARE NUTS.
I remember last year walking to class, and having a squirrel follow me on the brick wall to my right. He would frolic a few steps ahead of me, turn like he was going to jump out in front of me, and then continue along the ledge as I continued to walk. At the time, it was so creepy. But now looking back, it was kind of like a dog that would run ahead and wait for you to catch up; but a squirrel.. ha, no, still creepy.
I also remember a squirrel one time coming up to me and my friends while having lunch outside. He was maybe 2 feet from our table, and he just stood there staring at us. ..UNCOMFORTABLE.. My friend had a little plastic cup she threw at him in hopes he would run away. Did he? no. He just STOOD there and completely freaked us out!
So if you come to campus, be on the look out for these little guys. No, you don't even have to be on the look out, they will make themselves known to you. Just be prepared. You know, take your Plavix before hand, and maybe bring some Seredyn.