Winter Break

I cannot wait for winter break. I just had to write at least one more post before the week ends. I realized that finals are actually here, and once I'm done with them, that's it for these classes. How sad. I'll miss everyone for sure. I definitely liked the whole clicker thing in our class when we were answering questions with the clickers. Or the debate on marijuana! It was fun while it lasted. But I just can't wait until Christmas! It's so exciting. I hope everyone has a great break, because I know I will. Winter Term, here I come!

How was my semester?

This semester wasn't bad at all actually. I've been so busy with work and school, and I hardly have time for my friends. In the end it's all good. My friends have lots of drama anyway, and I hate getting into it, so I try to avoid it as best as I can. I love when my boyfriend visits, so that makes me happy. When I have family time, that's good too. I guess when you're taken away from the things you love, it's nice to miss it sometimes. Then when you finally get it back, you enjoy it so much more. I've been trying hard in school, but as of late I've been getting sick more and more, and working more and more. It gets kind of hectic at times, but I manage. Over all this semester has been great. A really good start for my first time in college. No complains whatsoever. I feel like I've improved in English because every lab that I did with these high scores got me really happy. Professor Alessandri is a wonderful teacher, and I definitely recommend her to everyone. She's very sweet and accepting, and will help you with absolutely anything. I've learned quite a bit in her class. Now I just wait for winter term. I wonder how much different that will be. I hope everyone had a good fall term. It's been a good year so far.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am very thankful for my family, my friends, my dogs, and just about everything I own and have. I am very lucky to have a home and to be living peacefully. There are stresses here and there, but everyone has those. It's nothing new. I'm glad that I have wonderful parents to take care of me and provide for me. I have great friends that keep me happy and are there for me whenever I need them. I am very thankful for my boyfriend Manny because this thanksgiving I spent it with his family. My mom was working and my dad was in New York for a little bit. I thank his family for allowing me to spend it with them, and it was so nice of them to welcome me. They're very sweet and of course I can't thank them enough. I appreciate just about everything I have in my life. There is no way I am going to live one second and not appreciate everything I have because one minute I could have everything, and another minute I could lose everything. So it's better to acknowledge everything and everyone now before it's too late. I am very thankful for my life and that I'm still here to live it.

Santa's Enchanted Forest

I went with 3 of my friends, Kelly, Veronica, and Liz. It was really fun, and it would be my second time going. Some of the stuff they have is a little freaky, but the lights are beautiful. The smell of food, the sounds of people laughing and talking. Overall it was fun. Full night of just fun and rides. It's always packed. The rides are so much fun. Some are a little scary because if you think about it, they put these rides back in trucks and just travel around, for years! Who knows how old and rusty those rides may be. I don't know. I guess I shouldn't think too much about that cause then I won't enjoy myself. There was one part of the night that was really funny. We were in line waiting for a ride, and this lady out of nowhere walks up to us demanding her spot in front of us back. She was never in front of us. In fact, she was sitting on a bench waiting for the line to move. It wasn't our fault that she became lazy, sat down, and lost her spot. It just amazes me that someone could have the energy to fight with kids because of a spot in line, especially at a children's place. This was an adult giving attitude, and swearing at us, calling us stupid, and threatening us. We just laughed in her face, letting her be angry. It was pretty funny because of how much time and energy she wasted. With all that anger and energy built inside, she should have used it to stand up and stay in line. Oh well.

Goodbye My Almost Blubber

Yeah I know, the subject is clever. There's a song from A Fine Frenzy called Goodbye My Almost Lover, and I just made fun of it I guess, even though I love that song. Anyway, back to my point.

I've come to realize that I eat a lot. Especially out at fast food restaurants. I love food so much. Sometimes I think I'm hungry when I'm really not. Or when I'm really bored, I try to find something to eat. Believe it or not, I'm eating right now as I type this. My grandma asked me if I wanted to eat, and my answer was an automatic yes. I think I need to start working out more. LA fitness is not too far from here. I should really take advantage of any free time I have and go to the gym. I mean, I'm not that big or obese, but it worries me sometimes that I may be eating way too much. Sometimes I find myself eating bigger meals than my boyfriend. It's crazy. I love mcdonalds so much, it's my favorite fast food place. I love Big Macs! I think I've eaten way too many though. I don't think I'll ever stop even if I tried. I feel bad for any vegetarians. They're missing out!

Overwhelming Fear

A moment in my life when I felt an overwhelming fear was when I came home from school one day, and saw that one of my kitchen windows were broken. Instantly I thought that my house was broken into and that there could be someone still inside. I have never felt so scared in my life. I was by myself because both my parents were working, and I just didn't know what to do. I called my parents right away and they told me to calm down and just leave it the way it was. I didn't go upstairs and I was too afraid to walk around anywhere. I sat on my couch with this huge fear that someone could be upstairs hiding or waiting. Police came, and everything was calm again. I began to cry because anything could have happened. When my parents checked upstairs, the drawers were actually out and the clothes were everywhere. Someone must have been up there looking for something. It was scary, but mainly I was safe, and that's all that mattered at that point. It was really scary for me, only because I didn't know exactly what to do if someone actually was inside. Nothing like that has happened again at my house, so I'm fine now. Again, I don't understand some people and their ways of doing things. It just makes the world look bad.

Lady Gaga

I absolutely adore Lady Gaga for her expression in art and pop culture. She defines an artist in my eyes. I love her style and her mindset towards everything. She became really famous, really fast and it still amazes me how far she got in a little amount of time. She's very unique and she knows exactly how to get a crowd's attention. She's weird at times, but hey, what to do to get publicity right? That's what the celebrity life is like. She's great. Her music is catchy, and she actually sings really well live. This is my favorite video of her. She looks stunning. I want my hair to be just like hers, except not blonde!

Myspace and Facebook

WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO? I'll admit, I have my moments where I could be on Facebook all day. But some people live on the internet. I don't have a twitter or anything, but I hear that you basically just "tweet" everything you do. "I'm sitting outside." "I'm eating now." Sorry but I don't need the internet world knowing what I'm doing. I'm not on Facebook that much anyway. Almost everyone is on Facebook, all my friends, and yes my family too. I actually prefer Myspace over Facebook because you can have a personal profile and express yourself more. Putting your own music and pictures you may like, right on your profile. Facebook looks the same everywhere, and it's plain. Plus, people are just on it to read each other's "statuses" which consist of people's thoughts at that moment, or how they feel, or what they're doing. The whole social networking really got out of hand this generation. It's very addicting, but I'm not that caught up in it.

HALLOWEEN

On Halloween I dressed as Mario. My boyfriend came down from Orlando and dressed as Yoshi. My friend Liz dressed as Luigi. It was pretty fun. We went to this party and saw a whole bunch of old friends and new people there. It was pretty fun, but we didn't stay too long and we went off to do our own thing. We got invited to club Space, but decided it was going to be too much money. Instead, we went to ihop to eat a nice breakfast meal. Can I just add, that I love breakfast? Any time of the day is good for breakfast. Anyway, from such a fun night, there came a downfall. We got to my boyfriend's car, and his GPS was missing, so was his ipod. Then Liz noticed that her $600 camera was missing too. It seemed as though, someone broke into the car, but there was no sign of breakage. None of the windows were broken, there were no scratches on the lock, or any weird signs of someone trying to get into the car. It's very suspicious and strange. Our night ended with talking to the police explaining what happened. I felt really bad for my boyfriend because all he was doing was visiting, and the last thing he wanted was for someone to steal his things when he doesn't even live here anymore. I just don't understand people sometimes.

I love dogs!

I really really do love dogs. I like animals in general and my favorite animals are giraffes. But I'm such a dog person. I have two named Milo, he is a Jack Russell Tarrier, and Gerty, she is a small Chihuahua. When I go to someone's house and they have a dog or how ever many dogs there, I get attached so quickly. I used to just watch puppy videos on youtube just admiring how cute they are. Dogs are smart, and loyal. Don't get me wrong, I love cats too, but I haven't been able to share the same love only because I'm allergic to cats. Plus, cats are mean sometimes, or they just run away from you. Dogs love when you give them attention or scratch their belly, play with them. I love them so much. You can teach them tricks and there are dogs shows and competitions. I love my dogs. I got Milo when I was about 7 years old. So he's an old fart right now. Gerty came later, probably when I was about 16 or 17. She's so little, I can fit her into my purse. She also has a girly attitude, it's very cute. What kind of animal person are you?

My Favorite Band

I can honestly say and be proud of the fact that I am a huge fan of the band Korn. For those who haven't heard them before, you should listen to them. If you're not into rock, then I suggest you stay away from them because they're pretty out there. It's nothing like screamo or whatever it is you call that weird music where it sounds like you're in hell, listening to growling and yelling. The singer Jonathan Davis actually has a really great voice. The music part is pretty heavy, but his voice matches it very well, and Korn has made a few nice calm songs. I've seen them twice in concert, and each time I was nervous and excited. I love watching them live because it gets me pumped and I feel like such a fan watching them play. I was able to head backstage and meet two band members. The guitarist and bassist. I was really close to meeting Jonathan (my favorite/the singer) but he passed by with his wife. I didn't want to attack him while his wife was there. Either way, it was a great experience. A lot of people don't like them and make fun of me for it, or try to convince me that they suck. Everyone can try all they want, it won't work on me. I love them too much.

My Other Half

Yesterday, October 8th, was my one year anniversary with my boyfriend. I must say that I'm very excited and happy. It's been really hard for me because he lives in Orlando and I only get to see him every other week or more. Long distance can be a pain sometimes. My plan is to go with friends to Orlando for Halloween Horror Nights tonight, which is taking place. Although I told my boyfriend I'd be there with my friends today. Instead I went on a bus yesterday, and arrived on his doorstep as a surprise. (For our year anniversary) I thought it was nice of me since he was expecting me to show up a day later. I didn't want to miss our anniversary. So it was nice, we hung out yesterday, had a nice dinner, and enjoyed time together. Now we're just waiting for my friends to arrive so that we can attend this Halloween Horror Nights that I keep hearing about. I hate haunted houses and things that scare me. I'm a huge baby when it comes to stuff like that. But that's a whole other story on it's own.

October is here!

In Canada, I loved October because of the whole fall season that you can actually see! The tree leaves would turn orange and yellow, and fall from the branches. We used to rake them into piles, and just jump right into them after. It was so fun! The weather would be particularly perfect because it wouldn't be too cold, but chilly enough for you to wear a small sweater. Here in Florida, it just gets a little colder. There's no season change, or color change. Everything is just the same. It's just times like these where I wish I still lived in Canada. Especially for the snow which comes in the winter time. I miss snow so much. Obviously not when there's a storm, but when it's calm and you can actually play with it. But I loved Canada for it's season change. Oh well, just going to have to enjoy Florida's chilly weather for now.

My Fall Term

So far so good! I'm actually getting used to the classes that I'm in. They're not too hard, and they're not too easy either. I'm enjoying my time in South campus. I've met a couple people, but haven't gotten close enough to hang out with them outside of school. I actually don't even have any classes at any other campus. So I'm very used to the environment. It seems nice, and the place isn't too big. It's not overwhelming at all. It just takes me back when I was registering and I was just a little afraid to start college. It's natural to be a little nervous about starting somewhere new, especially coming from high school. Even in high school I would get nervous for every new semester for the new classes. There's still a lot of time left before Winter Term. I have to enjoy it while it lasts.

"Where were you when the world stopped turning?"

September 11, 2009 was a tragic day for just about anyone, no matter where you were or who you are. We're all human, we all react, and if I really look back these 8 years, even as a young 10 year old, it was upsetting and scary. I believe I was in the 3rd grade when it happened. I was living in Canada at the time. I remember coming home that day from school and going into our basement to find my mother had come home early from work, staring at the television. It had already happened by this time, but the footage kept replaying. It was all over the news, and I could feel it under my skin that something was wrong. I looked at my mother and found tears rolling down her face just gazing at the TV, and it was like we were there, experiencing this terrible moment on our own. Seeing people screaming, running, falling to the ground because they knew their loved one was inside one of the buildings. It was something we all didn't want to believe, and everyone felt scared. Nobody should have to feel threatened or scared, the way New York did that day. Too many people died that day, and it wasn't fair. It's just sad because the only time we ever have a say in society, we decide on terrible or wonderful people in elections. It was obvious that day, the choice we made was wrong. I went to visit New York 3 years later and saw the area where the Twin Towers used to stand tall and strong, only to find it covered by fencing and it was just empty and filled with dust and wood. It was hard to look at, but it's something we have to accept. I hope America can become a better place someday. Who knows when that will be.

9/9/09

The movie 9 comes out today, along with the video game Rockband Beatles. The Beatles make such interesting music. I love their songs because they're so simple and the lyrics can sometimes relate. Most of the time, their lyrics are a little wacky if you really took the time to listen to them. But they are very talented, and have millions of fans for their simple music. Today was also my job orientation. On Monday I found out that Panera Bread hired me. I now have a job, and I got to meet other employees today. I have to go to Ft. Lauderdale at 4pm sharp tomorrow, for my second orientation. Unfortunately I was told that it could last up to 4-5 hours. Isn't that just great? I have to miss my 6pm Psychology class. Oh well, it won't be that bad I don't think. I've been in need for a job, and I finally got one, thank goodness. I need money in my life. I hate having to ask my parents for money all the time. Plus I want to be able to plan trips, and not have to worry about asking for money anymore when I'll have my own. I think having a job at Panera Bread will be fun for the most part. Today has been an eventful day. Now about this homework... let's just say, laziness has taken over me this evening.

Hello September 1st!

Welcome to the year of 2009. It's kind of cool to think that I've been around for 18 years. I got to do lots of things, talk to lots of people, learn different facts or fictions. Most of all I got to see change. Throughout the years people change. When people change, the world begins to change. Whether they are careless, or careful. Every little thing you may do, can affect the world in some way. I look back at old photos, and my parents and I would wear the silliest outfits. It seems, there were such trends back then, or we just didn't care what people thought. Nowadays people avoid judgement. Why is there judgement in the first place? Why do we have such people who take a minute to look at us and think only the negative. It's inevitable. It's up to us to react. I want to bring back the old days without someone having to look at me twice. I love being myself.

What I did this summer?

If you knew me, there would be no need to ask this question. You would automatically know that all I did this summer was party hard, pass out and wake up in different places, laughing with people I didn't know, went home and waited for the next party. It was such a routine and I loved it. Alright, I'm kidding. I'll just mention my favorite part of my summer. I went on a 1 week trip with two of my good friends to New York. It was fantastic, and I wish to go back someday, or even live there. I came home with good stories to tell and inside jokes to laugh about, it was wonderful. I also went to Canada for another week to visit my family. That was so much fun. I visit them every year. I hope to do it again sometime soon. Maybe for the winter! I miss the snow.