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Nobody's gonna hit you harder than life
Mar. 23rd, 2014 01:32 amWow, I can't believe I've gone almost a month without updating. I'm sorry, guys. I don't want to be part of LJ's slow death, but time got away from me. I was reading all your entries & keeping notes of things I wanted to talk about in my next entry though, and now I have a month's worth of shit to ramble about. *rolls up sleeves*
To make this tome easier to read, skip, or save for later, I'm going to split everything into different sections (and save TV talk for my next entry. I'm newly obsessed with Orange is the New Black, like full-on-def-con-one-flailing obsessed, and I have A LOT to say regarding Alex & Piper. And that's not even getting into the VMars movie):
( School )
( Family )
( Health -- physical and mental )
Misc:
-I've had a couple brushes with almost getting a job over the past month, and each time has been pretty anxiety-inducing. On one hand I was disappointed that I didn't get the last one, because it was pretty ideal for me, but on the other I was relieved because my health is still not where I'd want it to be in order to keep even a part-time job. And clearly I still need to work through my anxiety over that, as well as other issues relating to working again. As it is, I'll be gone from 1 pm to past eleven on the days I attend school this coming-up term (in addition to the math class, I'll be taking Spanish 202, and both are only offered at the same campus I attended this term, which is pretty far away on the bus), and that's already going to be hard. So maybe it's for the best that I didn't have to tackle both issues at once. But I really do hope that I have a PT job I can maintain by this summer. I've said it multiple times already, but I really, really want to stay in my apartment & be able to support myself by then.
-The new (free) cell phone I got has come in handy a few times now, and I grudgingly have to admit I like having one. I even bug my sister with random texts while riding the bus. WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME.
-Mi mejor amiga sent me her old mac laptop, and I've got it set up on wifi now & love it. You have to use headphones for sound since the speakers are dodgy, but I can play youtube vids again! (which is great because I found like 150 Piper/Alex shipper vids to watch, ha) I just need to get used to typing on it, since the keyboard feels so different.
We're planning my vacation to Pittsburgh (to see them) in June, too. Basically my BFF and her husband are ridiculously awesome people is what I'm getting at.
-Remember when I loved everything about St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark), from her looks to her music? Well, she did a collab project with David Byrne, totally changed her sound & performance style (trying way too hard to be ~quirky~ imo), dyed her hair grey, and now I only VAGUELY like ONE of her new songs. It's tragic[/gross exaggeration]. Reminds me of Billy Corgan back in the day & how he shaved his head & started hanging with Marilyn Manson, and I was like, "It's all downhill from here." And it was. I don't have anything against David Byrne or his music by himself, but DAMN'T I DON'T LIKE HIS INFLUENCE ON HER. THANKS A LOT, DUDE.
-I recently watched 12 Years a Slave and The Dallas Buyers Club, and both were worth the money. After watching the first, I ordered the book from Powells for five bucks & just started reading it on Thursday. I hadn't been inside Powells for a long time, and can I just say, it is VERY HARD to resist browsing there for hours & leaving the place with a comically high stack of books. I've lived in the surrounding suburbs of Portland all my life, have been in Powells countless times, and I still have to ask for directions to get around that massive place.
For my VotD, I'm going to share three Orange is the New Black vids (I warned you I'm obsessed now. This is only the beginning) -- the first to show its comedic side, the second to show some of its drama, and the third to introduce you to my new favorite ship (there are a few spoilers, but there's also angsty hotness, and I think we all know which matters more). I'll be kind to your friends' pages & put them behind a cut though (and warn of some NSFW content).
( Why do you always feel so inevitable to me )
To make this tome easier to read, skip, or save for later, I'm going to split everything into different sections (and save TV talk for my next entry. I'm newly obsessed with Orange is the New Black, like full-on-def-con-one-flailing obsessed, and I have A LOT to say regarding Alex & Piper. And that's not even getting into the VMars movie):
( School )
( Family )
( Health -- physical and mental )
Misc:
-I've had a couple brushes with almost getting a job over the past month, and each time has been pretty anxiety-inducing. On one hand I was disappointed that I didn't get the last one, because it was pretty ideal for me, but on the other I was relieved because my health is still not where I'd want it to be in order to keep even a part-time job. And clearly I still need to work through my anxiety over that, as well as other issues relating to working again. As it is, I'll be gone from 1 pm to past eleven on the days I attend school this coming-up term (in addition to the math class, I'll be taking Spanish 202, and both are only offered at the same campus I attended this term, which is pretty far away on the bus), and that's already going to be hard. So maybe it's for the best that I didn't have to tackle both issues at once. But I really do hope that I have a PT job I can maintain by this summer. I've said it multiple times already, but I really, really want to stay in my apartment & be able to support myself by then.
-The new (free) cell phone I got has come in handy a few times now, and I grudgingly have to admit I like having one. I even bug my sister with random texts while riding the bus. WHAT HAS BECOME OF ME.
-Mi mejor amiga sent me her old mac laptop, and I've got it set up on wifi now & love it. You have to use headphones for sound since the speakers are dodgy, but I can play youtube vids again! (which is great because I found like 150 Piper/Alex shipper vids to watch, ha) I just need to get used to typing on it, since the keyboard feels so different.
We're planning my vacation to Pittsburgh (to see them) in June, too. Basically my BFF and her husband are ridiculously awesome people is what I'm getting at.
-Remember when I loved everything about St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark), from her looks to her music? Well, she did a collab project with David Byrne, totally changed her sound & performance style (trying way too hard to be ~quirky~ imo), dyed her hair grey, and now I only VAGUELY like ONE of her new songs. It's tragic[/gross exaggeration]. Reminds me of Billy Corgan back in the day & how he shaved his head & started hanging with Marilyn Manson, and I was like, "It's all downhill from here." And it was. I don't have anything against David Byrne or his music by himself, but DAMN'T I DON'T LIKE HIS INFLUENCE ON HER. THANKS A LOT, DUDE.
-I recently watched 12 Years a Slave and The Dallas Buyers Club, and both were worth the money. After watching the first, I ordered the book from Powells for five bucks & just started reading it on Thursday. I hadn't been inside Powells for a long time, and can I just say, it is VERY HARD to resist browsing there for hours & leaving the place with a comically high stack of books. I've lived in the surrounding suburbs of Portland all my life, have been in Powells countless times, and I still have to ask for directions to get around that massive place.
For my VotD, I'm going to share three Orange is the New Black vids (I warned you I'm obsessed now. This is only the beginning) -- the first to show its comedic side, the second to show some of its drama, and the third to introduce you to my new favorite ship (there are a few spoilers, but there's also angsty hotness, and I think we all know which matters more). I'll be kind to your friends' pages & put them behind a cut though (and warn of some NSFW content).
( Why do you always feel so inevitable to me )
