Giving Happy Thanks.

Alright, so I haven't really sat down at any point yet today and thought about what I was thankful for. I know it's stupid and cheesy, but I feel like I have an obligation as a human being to do so. I'm gonna share with you guys what I'm thankful for in a weird poem-type form. [Hint: Look at the first letter of every line.]

Telephone. I just found my cell phone, and damn does it make my life easier.
Hugs. Because I like feeling liked.
All my Animals.. the pets that make my life happy.
Not having to worry about basic essentials of life, such as clean water and safe food.
Karma... and the rest of my spiritual beliefs. They really do love them, even if it doesn't seem like it.
Sisters. The Kolob ones :] They've changed my life forever and are the best friends I could ask for.
Great spots to photograph
Ink... or tattoos if you will. I love mine, and I love my plans for future pieces.
Vinyls, and other forms of music. But I do love my vinyls.
Imagination and creativity. That's one part of myself that I actually like.
New tooth that I'm getting soon.
Greengard, Louis. That's my boyfriend. And I love him <3

I hope you all enjoyed that. It's the best I can do right now... hahaha

But seriously... trying to think of something that would work for every letter made me think about SO much more stuff that I was thankful for, and it made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I highly recommend it. I think you'll like it :]

Can't. Sleep.

I can't sleep. But I need to.
I have class in the morning, then an interview at the Buckle MoA.
I'm nervous as SHIT.
I haven't had a [legit] job since like, January? February? Something like that. My job at Pranah (my dad's company) was real, obviously, but I can't put it on a resume since he paid me under the table. I wish I could put it down, because it would look very nice with my pitiful jobs... but alas.
I'm gonna try not to get my hopes up, but I really really want the job :/
Ugh. Anyways.

Me&Lou had another fight today. I guess it wasn't really a fight, more of an argument, but I feel like shit. I don't like this stupid cycle we're in. But things will get better, I know it. We're both just in really high-stress times right now.

I wanna go smoke, but that involves getting out of bed and going downstairs. And I'd rather just freak out in my room, I guess.

Going to look up relaxation videos on youtube to try to put me to sleep. Haha. It works sometimes...

Update on my Nana

I talked to my cousin today... I'm even more worried about my Nana now than I was yesterday.
Well, she's alive, so I'm happy for that, obviously. She's gonna be moving out of Mayo's ICU tomorrow, probably.
She still can't swallow or talk at all. I'm not sure if it's going to come back, of it she's going to have to relearn it.
I don't know... it's just all really hard.
My mom, dad&I are going to go down to Rochester to visit her next week sometime, probably.
:/

Tragedy brings us together

My Nana had a stroke today.
I'm really, really worried :/
The situation could've been worse... she could've been driving, home alone, taking a shower, something like that... it could've been really, really bad. But I guess she was out shopping this afternoon when it happened, and the people in the store called 911 right away. So she's at the Mayo Clinic now ('cause she lives in Rochester, where it is) and a lot of the family is going down there to be with her. They won't know the extent of the damage and stuff for a couple days, but I guess she's not doing very well right now. Her husband died this summer, and it was really, really hard for me. For everyone. I don't know if I can handle her dying.
I don't really pray.. but dammit, I'm praying right now.

Never move in with your friends...

Okay. I'd been laughed at by some people when I moved in with my first roommate, Meg, because we were really good friends. Everyone told me that by the end, we wouldn't be friends. I didn't believe them. I ended up moving out before the lease was up, and now me and her don't even talk.

In my current living situation, I have two roommates. Sarah (or Stevie, as we call her) and Annalise. The three of us have been friends for 12 years. Yes, 12. We went to elementary school together from the time my family moved to the Twin Cities and Annalise transfered to private school. I knew what had happened the last time I'd moved in with a friend, but I figured that our 12-year base would be pretty good... I didn't think there was much that could happen.

Stevie&I are even closer than before. We hang out all the time, I can talk to her about anything... she's probably my best friend (aside from Cara, who is in Africa). But we've both had SERIOUS problems with Annalise. This is her first time out of her parent's house, and she gets angry when we run out of milk, don't have duct tape, have to (heaven forbid) CLEAN OUR HOUSE, etc. She sometimes sits in her room and cries about how these things "would never happen at her mom's." She also stays with her boyfriend, sometimes for nights at a time, without letting us know, and gets mad when we don't text or call her to see where she is. She's supposed to be watching her friend's cat, but the cat will go without food or water, doesn't get her litterbox cleaned, etc. Then Annalise gets mad that Stevie&I didn't do it. But we didn't even know whether or not she's getting home.

Basically, there's lots of drama associated with the one roommate. Today, she informed us (after spending the past 7 nights at her boyfriend's house) that when the lease is up, she'll be moving. And right now, she's going to go stay with her parents for a couple days because she's sick (?).

All I've gotta say is that it's going to be very awkward because our lease doesn't end until next May.

Do you feel lucky, punk?

I am not someone who wins things. I'm not sure what, exactly I've ever won. An essay contest in 5th grade about why I'd be drug-free forever... does that count? Hahaha.

Well, I won a radio call-in contest! I won concert tickets at 2am on the classic rock station. Unfortunately, I'm not 21, so I couldn't go... but they gave me tickets to the Minnesota Wild game tonight (the pro hockey team here... for those who don't know)!!! I'm super excited. So me&Lou (my boyfriend) are going. AND... they're front row seats! I haven't been to one of the games in, like, 3 season, and I was wayyyy in the back then. So YAY!

I also started typing in codes from soda bottles. I figure, hey, I buy the damn things, I might as well see if I won! And, it turns out, I won a $50 gas card from Sunkist!

Basically, I should buy a Powerball ticket. Or maybe I'll just start off with scratch games...

Blogspot?

Sooo I've never used Blogspot before, but I used to have a LiveJournal. I decided to Blogspot it because:

A) I like having somewhere to write, and I'm not really friends with anyone that reads my LJ anymore,

B) There are cooler people here (aka people I actually enjoy hearing about)

and C) It's just time for a change.

Bear with me as I work out the kinks, and hopefully I'll have something more interesting for you later!