Great things.

Despite having to get up at 4:15 in the morning, I've had a most excellent day today. Apparently I was so funny at work this morning that I made Johnathan laugh so hard his abdominals hurt. All that happened was my tiredness and his asking if I partied last night, because he just knows how much I party (none at all). My witty remark: "SO. Hard." And he just started busting up. I don't know, it probably wasn't that funny, but in the mornings, you get happy-tired and therefore easily amused.

Then I got off from work at 10:00, horray for a short shift! I had the rest of the day to do whatever I wanted. Of course, we already went out to see Inception yesterday (which was mindbogglingly amazing!), so I wasn't going to go out again. Instead, I drew a portrait since I had an urge to. It turned out okay. The eye on the right keeps bugging me, though. *twitch*


Also, my mom and I went shopping a few days back just for the hell of it. Walking into Kohl's, my mom turned to the left, spotted a dress that would look really cute on me when I suggested that we shop for the wedding we shall be attending in September. When I tried this dress on, it fit perfectly everywhere. That almost never happens. After buying the dress, we lugged it around the mall through various shoe departments to find something that matched. I was initially looking for flats, but my mom convinced me to try heels, something I never wear... But they aren't so bad, really. I tried them on and ended up buying them. Ensemble:


I'm actually looking forward to wearing a dress. How bizarre. Anyway, I decided that it would also work as my graduation outfit--a bonus.

Also, I managed to be slightly productive today and get started on my interest statement for applications to medical dosimetry programs for next year. I feel awkward boasting about myself to a blank page.

The only bad thing about today is that the alarm clock woke me up from a dream of Granma and I couldn't help muttering, "No... no..." into my pillow when I realized it wasn't real.

Your mother is a hampster.

Some coworkers have been bugging me over the past couple of months to submit an entry to Costco's Photo Contest this summer. I finally broke down and went through all of my photographs to find something that might catch someone's eye. I tried to go by works that are popular on DeviantART, but I have my own preferences. The photo I chose ended up being something not entirely original, but so very pretty to me:


The other options I was considering to submit were more original but less flawless as I think the flowers I chose are. A baby dove and a house:


And after the fact, my mom told me about two more baby doves abandoned by their parents that are still hiding out in our backyard. So, consequentially, I had to take their pictures.


They were scared out of their minds with me so close to them, I could tell, but they didn't budge at all.

Also, here are randomly some other photos from when I went to my grandparents' house for a barbeque this past weekend. The ribs were soooo gooood.


Monty Python's Spamalot was fantastic! Knowing The Holy Grail almost by heart, I had a kick out of the fact that they ripped off most of the lines from it and I could mouth the words along with them. But it wasn't just a bunch of ripped off lines, no, the songs were SO funny. They even had a song with a duet singing about an overly dramatic duet song that goes on for much too long.

I've been having a change of heart about work. I need to get out of there. And if not out of the store, at least out of the department. And I need to move out of the house to get away from all of these family problems. The bigger problem is that I need to stay with my mom now to get enough cash to keep myself housed for when I need to not work during the medical dosimetry program I'm hoping to get into for next year since it will be so rigorous. So, however much everyone in this household would love for me to get the frig out, I can't. Rather unfortunate events that everyone is just going to have to get over with.

Well, my mom is making me go to the store and purcahse chocolate chips to make cookies. Honestly, I'm not so bothered by the idea. Adios.

On random repeat.

by Mari
I received this award from the rice-krispies-eating wonder, Lizzie. Thanks, woman. Although, I don't really like the idea of forced awards, if that makes any sense. It's the same reason I don't enjoy holidays, because they're so forced. But never mind me. It's the thought that counts.


The rules:
1.) Get very excited that you won. YAYYYY!
2.) Choose ONE of the following options of accepting the OMB award.
a) Get really drunk and blog for 15 minutes straight or for as long as you can focus.
b) Write about your most embarrassing moment.
c) Write a "Soundtrack of Your Childhood" post.
d) Make your next blog post a vlog (video post). Basically talk to the camera about whatever you want.
e) Take a picture of yourself first thing in the morning before you do anything else (hair, make-up, etc.) and post it.
3.) Pass the award to at least 3 (or more!) other bloggers, but don't forget to tell them!

I was tempted to go with E since it's the simplest, but I look and sound unrecognizable in the mornings. Sleep does terrible things to my body. The other option was B, but I never remember my embarassing moments. Probably to block out the memory of things so traumatizing. So instead, I'll try to interpret what C means, because I only have an idea.

Does C mean "write a list of songs from the years you were a child" or "write a list of songs that represent how your childhood was"? I think I'll go with the first option, starting from when I was 6 to the time I was 18, one for each year for songs that were very memorable to me.

1. 1995 - "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal
2. 1996 - "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel
3. 1997 - "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind
4. 1998 - "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
5. 1999 - "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None The Richer
6. 2000 - "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas
7. 2001 - "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelli Furtado
8. 2002 - "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton
9. 2003 - "Swing-Swing" by All American Rejects
10. 2004 - "Only One" by Yellowcard
11. 2005 - "Look What You've Done" by Jet
12. 2006 - "I Write Sins, Not Tragedies" by Panic! At The Disco
13. 2007 - "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls

That's it! Not very eventful, but brings back a lot of memories. I'll pass this award along to Scarlett, Driae, and Kait. Sorry for being so forced. <3

Today I shall be going to see Monty Python's Spamalot! I'm pretty excited. I requested today off, and I'm glad I did because it's the only day off I was given this week from work. Kinda sucks!

Also what kinda sucks a lot, Granma was let go. He didn't make the probation period because management wasn't fond of him for some reason, even though everyone else thought he was a great worker. I cried for about ten minutes under my hat when I found out, because I thought I'd never see him again--a repeat from when he was laid off in December. But after that cry, I felt fine, like it's no big deal. So far, he's not entirely ignoring my emails, but I still feel like I really won't see him again. My regret is that I never got a picture of the two of us.

Letting me down.

I haven't been posting because however much I'd prefer to write cheery posts, I have been cheery-less. Example? Today I was looking forward to going to San Francisco with my mom to take pictures at the botanical gardens and whatnot, and yet when I wake up this morning, asking her when we shall be leaving, she says, "It's too late."

Me: What? It's only 9:30.
Her: No, if we go to San Francisco, we have to leave by 8:00. If we leave now, we'd only be there for four hours because we have to leave by 3:00.
Me: But why can't we stay later?
Her: No. No way I'm getting stuck in San Francisco. I hate getting stuck in San Francisco.
Me: Well then why didn't you wake me up this morning?!
Her: I wasn't thinking about it, I had things on my mind.

For freaks' sake. I was royally pissed. I'd been looking forward to today for about two weeks, you know? So then she asks me if I'd rather go to a bunch of the parks around town instead. I say, sure. But then once we get back home from the grocery store, she changes her mind again. "It's too hot out, let's go tomorrow first thing in the morning when it's cool."

If there's one thing you don't do to me, it's give my hopes up, and she gave mine up twice today. TWICE.

*sigh*

I drew a new portrait. Only took about thirty minutes, but it's ODDLY reminscent of my mood.