X marks the spot.

Because of the extreme amount of x's in a recent comment, I've decided to do a short post.

I don't really know what you want me to say.

I just graduated from cosmetology school two days ago, I will soon be a licensed hairstylist....so now I have time to work on all of those dreaded college applications that I have been putting off.

Im really scared of it all. Not college in itself, just the applications and scholarships and all of that. I'm....scared of rejection? Quite. I'm even more afraid that I'm going to get accepted to my first choice only to find out that I don't qualify for enough scholarship money to go there.

I am really stressing out about all of this and my stress has caused me to procrastinate even further....attempting to avoid the situation altogether. It's really not working at all.

I considered getting a job at a salon right away, but I think I am going to take some time off and focus on my regular classes and applications and maybe even have some time to relax. What a wonderful idea. I'll probably look into all of that come the beginning of next year. That seems reasonable.

All of this to say, if you would like to do my college/scholarship applications and essays or my psychology paper or presentation for me, by all means...have at it. I'd be more than happy to pass it on to you.

Spend four cents to make a one cent piece?

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/News/TimeToKillOffThePenny.aspx?GT1=8376

That's pretty interesting, I guess.

Honestly, I could care less if we got rid of the penny, that'd be less little things that I would have to carry around in my wallet.

What've you been up to? Everything Lame.

Wu-oh. Lately my life has been extremely busy. With what? I have no clue. I have little "down time," but not much to show for it. I hate it when people ask me what I've been "up to." Because, although I'm extremely busy, I haven't been "up to" anything that's cool enough to talk about.

I babysit a lot, I clean some houses, I sit some houses and dogs, I volunteer at the pregnancy center (only because my mom is directing, I'm not an amazing person,) I'm involved with church stuff, I workout three times a week with Allie, and sometimes find the time to hang out with friends. I rarely see my family, there are times when we are all home, but we're all busy doing things other than interacting with each other.

I really love being busy but I miss the times when I didn't have to check my day planner to see if I could go to a movie this weekend. Seriously, I have to carry a day planner. How lame is that? A seventeen year old with a day planner. Honestly, get a life.

My kitten died this weekend. That was lame.

My friend got into a really bad car accident and had her baby prematurely. That was lame.

My friend and the baby are both okay. That's really amazing.

I've been worrying a lot lately about my future. Being a senior, I'm going to have to seriously start considering colleges which means I need to think about what I want to do so that I can find the college that will best fit my needs. I'm really torn over this. The two things that I'm passionate about are not things that are necessarily easy to make a living with.

If I go with the vocal performance, which is what I love to do most, I have no clue what I'd end up doing in the long run. Sure, there are quite a few different options, but it's not the most steady route. Not to mention that I'm not even close to being confident enough to pursue it. So many people have told me that this is really what I should be doing. Sometimes I just don't buy it. I don't believe in myself. I also don't have nearly enough knowledge to know where to start with this or what would be my best options....

If I go with the art, I dunno...that's more of a hobby thing that I go through spurts with. I love to do it, but I'm not sure if I'd get tired of it. Whatever I end up doing, I want it to be what I love, I'm not going to settle. I'm also not confident enough in my art skills to go after this. All I know is what I taught myself and the few things that I learned in a few semesters of classes. Art is not always a very steady route either.

I have no clue.

I'll leave it up to the big guy. If he lets you in on any of this, will you please let me know?

I know everything'll work out but right now all I'm doing is freaking out.

Well, I might have been up till early this morning playing DDR and watching horrible movies with Jenny, which means I'm tired.

Yeah, whatever.

Hey, Jenny...Just stop it, okay?

Well, the reason that I haven't posted anything in quite some time is because I have nothing to post about.

Nothing that would interest you, anyway.

I don't have time to think about important stuff these days, too busy worrying about trivial things that won't matter after breakfast tomorrow morning. Too busy in general. I'm okay with it.

Well, here's a quote for ya. To all those who are easily offended by foul language: I'm sorry. But seriously, this is somewhat of a funny quote.

"We're not going to some white collar resort prison. No, no, no! We're going to Federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison!"

I lettered? In cosmetology?

So...I went to this awards ceremony today for Pickens.

It was pretty much a waste of my night. I got an "Academic Excellence" certificate....y'know..4.0in' it up. And..I lettered. In cosmetology. I guess. That's pretty weird/lame.

The lamest part of it all is that they had a bucket of roses on the stage the whole time, which clearly weren't for decoration, or they would have been nicely arranged in a VASE...but they never gave those out.

Dumb.

At least I got a free dinner out of it.

mm. Poland.

So today I downloaded Picasa....I'm a fan. You should check it out. www.picasa.com It found all of my old pictures that I have been looking for. I found my Poland pictures, they bring back a ton of great memories, I almost want to go back just looking at them. That was such an amazing trip, it was basically just a ton of fun. It's amazing how pictures can bring up a ton of emotions. At least that's the effect that they have on me. I really love pictures....they remind me of so many things, good and bad. Either way, they equal amazingness.
Anyways, here's a little ol' baby collage of a few of my Berlin/Poland pictures. Enjoy.

p.s. It's a good thing I'm always so tall.

meh.

I had a client today. It went relatively well, she seemed happy with her cut. I guess it was somewhat difficult, as I was nervous (it was my first real client by myself) and I was so hungry that I was shaky...but, I got through it. And...my instructor said I did a good job. And...I got a two dollar tip. Gotta love those little old ladies.