Long entry with lots of things that probably no one will read.
Christmas
- It was awesome. I spent almost a week at home, had a fantastic time with my parents, little brother and sister, my sister's boyfriend, and my best friend. Every year we watch A Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve, and although this year we opened presents that evening instead of Christmas morning (I prefer Christmas morning - more anticipation, and I dunno, I just... Christmas Eve isn't Christmas, you know? Maybe that's just me.), it was still a lot of fun.
- PRESENTS! From my parents I got : ta-da, a pens calendar, season 2 of Lie To Me, a shirt with Sheldon Cooper's friendship algorithm, silver crackly nail polish.
- Some pics...
1 is Anakin sleeping in an odd position, 2 & 3 are Raj playing with wrapping paper. She's such a spaz, lol.
It's a blurry pic, but there's me in my Pens sweater. It's so huge you could fit two of me in it, I'm not even joking. *loves it*
Presents!
This is Raj watching hockey. She loves watching hockey. In particular the Hawks, no really, and the Islanders, apparently. I'll have to train her better. But she will plop herself down on my keyboard or in front of the tv and sit in one spot for close to 15 minutes, it's really cool to watch. Sometimes she paws at the moving players. It's great. :D
Boxing Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *_______*
- I shopped. A lot.
- I bought a 40 inch flatscreen, and it's beautiful. It was on for a really good deal and my dad said he thought I could afford it, so I bought it.
- I bought a shit-ton of movies and shows on DVD at Walmart the day after Christmas, I got this stuff for fantastic deals. Check it out : Firefly ($10), Supernatural Season 5 ($18!!!!!!!!! I checked at Superstore today and it was $46.99! I don't watch SPN anymore, but that was too good of a deal to pass up, I mean seriously. Frasier, season 1. The Sixth Sense, the first Princess Diaries movie, the Lion King, Tarzan, Horrible Bosses, Batman, and The Covenant.
- I bought a purple Batman shirt and a red Flash shirt, both Big Bang Theory line. I can't remember what else I bought. Oh, some earrings. Lots of earrings. I am such an earringaholic.
New Years
- It was pretty mellow. Me, bro and sis, sis's bf, and my bff hung out at my Aunt's place (it was empty, they were at Disneyland or world or whatever), and crashed there overnight. We played board games for a few hours, had pizza and chicken for supper, ate chips and snacked on mudpie, and watched Canada beat US (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!), and then watched Lie To Me for a few hours before crashing.
Sort of related to New Years
- Probably due to the time of year, I've been really thinky and emo and shit, and that coupled with me not having lots of internet time over the past three weeks has left me pretty behind with things. I haven't been talking to people as much as I should be, or as much as I would like to, and I feel really bad, so I'm sorry guys.
Resolutions from 2011
* Since I wrote a fic that's over 5,000 words (still excited about that, by the way. It's HERE. 6k, Tazer/Kaner, ensemble halloween party fic, nc-17), this year I'll try writing something over 10,000 words. All one story, NOT something I've already started in 2009 or earlier. Yeah, this didn't come close to happening.
* Sign up for a challenge. Probably not a big-bang or anything, but something that has a deadline and will force me to stick to it, like an exchange. I'm always afraid of doing things like that and this year I'm going to try. I did this! I signed up for a Hawaii Five-0 drabble challenge, and I made it about 80% of the way through before being eliminated. That's pretty good, I'd say.
* Not go months at a time without writing anything. I did this last year, I wrote barely anything for a long time and then after I went crazy. So to specify this, I'm going to say... Write at least one fic of 2,000 words each month at the minimum. This was not a good year for writing, period, so this didn't happen either.
* I hate making resolutions for myself about losing weight, but since I'm living on my own (I've been thinking about this lately, anyway), I'm going to try to eat healthier. And I'll stop buying so much junk food to help myself. Um, not really.
* Kiss a boy. I know, it's probably lame. But I never have before, and I'm tired of being 20 (soon to be 21) and never done it. This is less of a resolution and more really really hoping it'll happen this year. *facepalm* Lol nope.
* Figure out what the hell I'm doing with my life. Will talk about this in a second.
* Learn to cook actual food. Hahahahaha no.
* Realize that bad things happening does not equal the end of the world. This is a work in progress, I think.
2012
- I'm a little anxious about how this next semester is going to go. I only have three classes (plus a lab once a week). French, English, and Italian/Italian lab, but I asked for more shifts at work (at least 3/week, and they're on average 7 hours apiece) to save money for the Italy trip, plus there's planning to do for that, and I want to go to the gym more, and maybe start swimming at the indoor pool near our apartment, and make sure I do well in my classes, and all three classes have exams in April, so yeah, I'm stressing a little.
- Plus my bff is probably moving here in September to start University, and there's worrying about living arrangements and how everything is going to work. But I'm trying not to worry about it, just keep my options open and not panic. Things will work out, right? Okay.
- I've decided that after this term is over, I'm going to apply to a college, take a Pastry Chef course, and either work from there, or try to go to Culinary school. I need a break from University, because I can't keep going the way I've been going for the past three years.
* my resolutions *
- Eat healthier and lose weight. The usual.
- Go on a trip. Whether it's to Italy, or a road trip to Edmonton with my bff, or whatever. I want to drive/fly somewhere on my own, without my parents.
- I'm going to do the same thing juliella did this year and take a picture of myself every day to see how I change, if I change. I absolutely despise getting my picture taken, but maybe doing this will help with my aspirations to lose weight if I can see the progress I make.
- Keep working on not panicking over everything. I saw a counsellor for my first term of University this year, and talking to her helped me realize that I know how to help myself, kind of? Talking things out really helps me, so I might be posting more about things like how I'm feeling, because that helps me feel better.
- I'm going to try to get back into swimming. There's an indoor pool near our apartment, and I really love it, and it's good for cardio.
Other Things
- I am so sorry I'm behind on the December drabbles. The last six will be up tomorrow at the absolute latest, I promise. :(
- Damn it, Canada. :( 5-1? *sigh*
- There's been some fandom... group issues circulating recently, and I'd like to make my feelings on that sort of thing clear. I rambled about it a while back in this entry, which is still fairly relevant (minus the Canucks part, sorry, I do not like that team or its players), but the rest of it still totally applies. I don't care who you cheer for. As long as you aren't like, a total jerk about it on my flist, or are a really sore loser, I will respect your opinions.
- Along the same line, with the hockey fandom issues popping up, I want to stress that I love making friends on lj, and I hope I don't act cliquey. I don't want any of that kind of drama on my journal. Hockey fandom is a very small one, and I don't think there's any good reason to exclude anyone for any reason. :) Share the love, guys. <3
- I'm doing a small friends-cut to clear up my journal, but I am only defriending journals with whom I have had almost no contact in the past year or more, so none of you need to worry.
- It was awesome. I spent almost a week at home, had a fantastic time with my parents, little brother and sister, my sister's boyfriend, and my best friend. Every year we watch A Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve, and although this year we opened presents that evening instead of Christmas morning (I prefer Christmas morning - more anticipation, and I dunno, I just... Christmas Eve isn't Christmas, you know? Maybe that's just me.), it was still a lot of fun.
- PRESENTS! From my parents I got : ta-da, a pens calendar, season 2 of Lie To Me, a shirt with Sheldon Cooper's friendship algorithm, silver crackly nail polish.
- Some pics...
1 is Anakin sleeping in an odd position, 2 & 3 are Raj playing with wrapping paper. She's such a spaz, lol.
It's a blurry pic, but there's me in my Pens sweater. It's so huge you could fit two of me in it, I'm not even joking. *loves it*
Presents!
This is Raj watching hockey. She loves watching hockey. In particular the Hawks, no really, and the Islanders, apparently. I'll have to train her better. But she will plop herself down on my keyboard or in front of the tv and sit in one spot for close to 15 minutes, it's really cool to watch. Sometimes she paws at the moving players. It's great. :D
Boxing Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *_______*
- I shopped. A lot.
- I bought a 40 inch flatscreen, and it's beautiful. It was on for a really good deal and my dad said he thought I could afford it, so I bought it.
- I bought a shit-ton of movies and shows on DVD at Walmart the day after Christmas, I got this stuff for fantastic deals. Check it out : Firefly ($10), Supernatural Season 5 ($18!!!!!!!!! I checked at Superstore today and it was $46.99! I don't watch SPN anymore, but that was too good of a deal to pass up, I mean seriously. Frasier, season 1. The Sixth Sense, the first Princess Diaries movie, the Lion King, Tarzan, Horrible Bosses, Batman, and The Covenant.
- I bought a purple Batman shirt and a red Flash shirt, both Big Bang Theory line. I can't remember what else I bought. Oh, some earrings. Lots of earrings. I am such an earringaholic.
New Years
- It was pretty mellow. Me, bro and sis, sis's bf, and my bff hung out at my Aunt's place (it was empty, they were at Disneyland or world or whatever), and crashed there overnight. We played board games for a few hours, had pizza and chicken for supper, ate chips and snacked on mudpie, and watched Canada beat US (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!), and then watched Lie To Me for a few hours before crashing.
Sort of related to New Years
- Probably due to the time of year, I've been really thinky and emo and shit, and that coupled with me not having lots of internet time over the past three weeks has left me pretty behind with things. I haven't been talking to people as much as I should be, or as much as I would like to, and I feel really bad, so I'm sorry guys.
Resolutions from 2011
* Since I wrote a fic that's over 5,000 words (still excited about that, by the way. It's HERE. 6k, Tazer/Kaner, ensemble halloween party fic, nc-17), this year I'll try writing something over 10,000 words. All one story, NOT something I've already started in 2009 or earlier. Yeah, this didn't come close to happening.
* Sign up for a challenge. Probably not a big-bang or anything, but something that has a deadline and will force me to stick to it, like an exchange. I'm always afraid of doing things like that and this year I'm going to try. I did this! I signed up for a Hawaii Five-0 drabble challenge, and I made it about 80% of the way through before being eliminated. That's pretty good, I'd say.
* Not go months at a time without writing anything. I did this last year, I wrote barely anything for a long time and then after I went crazy. So to specify this, I'm going to say... Write at least one fic of 2,000 words each month at the minimum. This was not a good year for writing, period, so this didn't happen either.
* I hate making resolutions for myself about losing weight, but since I'm living on my own (I've been thinking about this lately, anyway), I'm going to try to eat healthier. And I'll stop buying so much junk food to help myself. Um, not really.
* Kiss a boy. I know, it's probably lame. But I never have before, and I'm tired of being 20 (soon to be 21) and never done it. This is less of a resolution and more really really hoping it'll happen this year. *facepalm* Lol nope.
* Figure out what the hell I'm doing with my life. Will talk about this in a second.
* Learn to cook actual food. Hahahahaha no.
* Realize that bad things happening does not equal the end of the world. This is a work in progress, I think.
2012
- I'm a little anxious about how this next semester is going to go. I only have three classes (plus a lab once a week). French, English, and Italian/Italian lab, but I asked for more shifts at work (at least 3/week, and they're on average 7 hours apiece) to save money for the Italy trip, plus there's planning to do for that, and I want to go to the gym more, and maybe start swimming at the indoor pool near our apartment, and make sure I do well in my classes, and all three classes have exams in April, so yeah, I'm stressing a little.
- Plus my bff is probably moving here in September to start University, and there's worrying about living arrangements and how everything is going to work. But I'm trying not to worry about it, just keep my options open and not panic. Things will work out, right? Okay.
- I've decided that after this term is over, I'm going to apply to a college, take a Pastry Chef course, and either work from there, or try to go to Culinary school. I need a break from University, because I can't keep going the way I've been going for the past three years.
* my resolutions *
- Eat healthier and lose weight. The usual.
- Go on a trip. Whether it's to Italy, or a road trip to Edmonton with my bff, or whatever. I want to drive/fly somewhere on my own, without my parents.
- I'm going to do the same thing juliella did this year and take a picture of myself every day to see how I change, if I change. I absolutely despise getting my picture taken, but maybe doing this will help with my aspirations to lose weight if I can see the progress I make.
- Keep working on not panicking over everything. I saw a counsellor for my first term of University this year, and talking to her helped me realize that I know how to help myself, kind of? Talking things out really helps me, so I might be posting more about things like how I'm feeling, because that helps me feel better.
- I'm going to try to get back into swimming. There's an indoor pool near our apartment, and I really love it, and it's good for cardio.
Other Things
- I am so sorry I'm behind on the December drabbles. The last six will be up tomorrow at the absolute latest, I promise. :(
- Damn it, Canada. :( 5-1? *sigh*
- There's been some fandom... group issues circulating recently, and I'd like to make my feelings on that sort of thing clear. I rambled about it a while back in this entry, which is still fairly relevant (minus the Canucks part, sorry, I do not like that team or its players), but the rest of it still totally applies. I don't care who you cheer for. As long as you aren't like, a total jerk about it on my flist, or are a really sore loser, I will respect your opinions.
- Along the same line, with the hockey fandom issues popping up, I want to stress that I love making friends on lj, and I hope I don't act cliquey. I don't want any of that kind of drama on my journal. Hockey fandom is a very small one, and I don't think there's any good reason to exclude anyone for any reason. :) Share the love, guys. <3
- I'm doing a small friends-cut to clear up my journal, but I am only defriending journals with whom I have had almost no contact in the past year or more, so none of you need to worry.