It's a beautiful day
The one thing that kind of "ruin" these kinds of days is when the chorus from that U2 song gets stuck to my head and I can't stop hearing Bono saying "IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!" But other than that... I'm better than "pretty good."
You know how one sometime says "ugh, I need some me time," and then goes "ugh, I feel so lonely!" (or maybe that's just me)? Well, today was one of those days in which everything went just perfectly.
I woke up at around noon, which wouldn't have made me happy in the least, except today I woke up feeling as fresh as a lettuce. I thought "hmph, screw it! I was tired, I needed to sleep!" I proceeded to have breakfast/lunch (not brunch), did the dishes, helped my mom unload some groceries, and came downstairs and got online for a while. At around 1:30 I got bored and decided it would be a good idea to go get that extra check that had been awaiting to be retrieved at the Regional office for... let's just say a while. I was feeling like NOT going to the gym, and decided I wasn't gonna go feeling guilty about it. I went to this office place, got my 300 pesos check (23 bucks or so), and decided I wanted to go window shopping. So I did. Turns out I didn't just window-shopped... I actually spent money... like 90 bucks... But I mean, it wasn't TOO bad, after all, most of what I got was on SUPER sale, and it's not too bad for a pair of jeans, shorts, 3 shirts and 1 cardigan. If you divide it it's ilke 15 bucks per item... right?
I got these because my other light-blue skinny jeans are... dying...
Also, I discovered I love wearing shorts... yes, I went there and said "JULIETA! IT IS TIME YOU STOP BUYING SUCH SAFE COLORS! GET THE TURQUOISE ONES!!!"
That deer shirt is in hommage to that short animated movie I probably won't ever make... The giraffe one is because I forgot I already had another giraffe shirt I'd bought to annoy a friend (who hates giraffes)... also... I love giraffes (because in Spanish the spelling is "jirafa" with a "J" like "Julieta"... and they're really tall... plus, the syntax in that phrase looks really awkward, and I love those kinds of shirts XD). As for the green top... I just didn't have anything green.
I have discovered I like folwers
Also, I was about to buy this t-shirt just because it made me think of kyvie ... but then I realized it didn't even look that good on me, and I don't like spending money on stuff that makes me look "not awesome"
I AM SUCH A GIRL
Oh yes... I also went to my now "official" boba place just to snatch a free copy of La Rocka (which features a couple of illustrations made by yours truly), but I felt kind of bad about coming into their joint just to get free newspaper... so I got me some of that thing they sell.
It took me a while to get back home because the traffic was just hideous, but the ride wasn't all that bad. I had my boba and the guys on the radio were discussing some interesting stuff. Also, since it has been raining A LO T lately, everything just seems greener, and I sure do love my green mountains:
this pic was taken at the same spot where this other pic was taken.
When I got home I called the hair salon and made an appointment to get my hair all prettied-up for my Ema Skye cosplay (which will be happening this weekend), and then called my dentist for a cleaning appointment (my mom had been nagging me about it for a while now). Somewhere between the calls, I had this conversation with my brother:
ME: I got payed 300 pesos... and then I spent 1200...
RAFA: I think I there's a little something wrong with that...
ME: It's called BEING A GURRRL
Then I came downstairs and NatGeo was airing some travel show with two guys visiting Japan. It was then that I realized that this day had been awesome.
The reason I am writing all of these vanalities down is because, despite today having been a normal day like any other, I felt happy. I didn't need a great piece of news to reach my ears, or to win the lottery, or getting my hand asked in marriage by a certain dream-boy to feel like I did today. Despite my constant feeling of not belonging and loneliness, days like these remind me that it's alright to be myself and by myself. That it's alright to blow off my schedule once in a while, that it's ok to spend the money I've earned on stuff I like and make me feel confident about myself. Quoting a guy from the manga Solanin "It's so ordinary... but this could be a moment of miraculous happiness."
*happy sigh*
You know how one sometime says "ugh, I need some me time," and then goes "ugh, I feel so lonely!" (or maybe that's just me)? Well, today was one of those days in which everything went just perfectly.
I woke up at around noon, which wouldn't have made me happy in the least, except today I woke up feeling as fresh as a lettuce. I thought "hmph, screw it! I was tired, I needed to sleep!" I proceeded to have breakfast/lunch (not brunch), did the dishes, helped my mom unload some groceries, and came downstairs and got online for a while. At around 1:30 I got bored and decided it would be a good idea to go get that extra check that had been awaiting to be retrieved at the Regional office for... let's just say a while. I was feeling like NOT going to the gym, and decided I wasn't gonna go feeling guilty about it. I went to this office place, got my 300 pesos check (23 bucks or so), and decided I wanted to go window shopping. So I did. Turns out I didn't just window-shopped... I actually spent money... like 90 bucks... But I mean, it wasn't TOO bad, after all, most of what I got was on SUPER sale, and it's not too bad for a pair of jeans, shorts, 3 shirts and 1 cardigan. If you divide it it's ilke 15 bucks per item... right?
I got these because my other light-blue skinny jeans are... dying...
Also, I discovered I love wearing shorts... yes, I went there and said "JULIETA! IT IS TIME YOU STOP BUYING SUCH SAFE COLORS! GET THE TURQUOISE ONES!!!"
That deer shirt is in hommage to that short animated movie I probably won't ever make... The giraffe one is because I forgot I already had another giraffe shirt I'd bought to annoy a friend (who hates giraffes)... also... I love giraffes (because in Spanish the spelling is "jirafa" with a "J" like "Julieta"... and they're really tall... plus, the syntax in that phrase looks really awkward, and I love those kinds of shirts XD). As for the green top... I just didn't have anything green.
I have discovered I like folwers
Also, I was about to buy this t-shirt just because it made me think of kyvie ... but then I realized it didn't even look that good on me, and I don't like spending money on stuff that makes me look "not awesome"
I AM SUCH A GIRL
Oh yes... I also went to my now "official" boba place just to snatch a free copy of La Rocka (which features a couple of illustrations made by yours truly), but I felt kind of bad about coming into their joint just to get free newspaper... so I got me some of that thing they sell.
It took me a while to get back home because the traffic was just hideous, but the ride wasn't all that bad. I had my boba and the guys on the radio were discussing some interesting stuff. Also, since it has been raining A LO T lately, everything just seems greener, and I sure do love my green mountains:
this pic was taken at the same spot where this other pic was taken.
When I got home I called the hair salon and made an appointment to get my hair all prettied-up for my Ema Skye cosplay (which will be happening this weekend), and then called my dentist for a cleaning appointment (my mom had been nagging me about it for a while now). Somewhere between the calls, I had this conversation with my brother:
ME: I got payed 300 pesos... and then I spent 1200...
RAFA: I think I there's a little something wrong with that...
ME: It's called BEING A GURRRL
Then I came downstairs and NatGeo was airing some travel show with two guys visiting Japan. It was then that I realized that this day had been awesome.
The reason I am writing all of these vanalities down is because, despite today having been a normal day like any other, I felt happy. I didn't need a great piece of news to reach my ears, or to win the lottery, or getting my hand asked in marriage by a certain dream-boy to feel like I did today. Despite my constant feeling of not belonging and loneliness, days like these remind me that it's alright to be myself and by myself. That it's alright to blow off my schedule once in a while, that it's ok to spend the money I've earned on stuff I like and make me feel confident about myself. Quoting a guy from the manga Solanin "It's so ordinary... but this could be a moment of miraculous happiness."
*happy sigh*