You always hear about how schooling doesn't actually help you much with real-world skills and the like, and to some extent I knew that. They really should make all High School seniors take a course - required for graduation - on writing resumes and cover letters, teaching you how to prep for job interviews, and how to sell yourself without being ( Read more... )

 New year, New term, new classes and schedules, same old problems with procrastination and concentration. ::sigh:: Oh well, at least I like all of my classes. I've decided to take 12 credits this term, and only on Monday and Wednesday, so that I've (theoretically) got a fairly open schedule, as far as finding a job & getting hours goes. Have yet to ( Read more... )

Finals are over. Woo.
Psych paper took forever to get started on, but once I got going on day two with the wine, it worked out pretty well. :P

School-wise everything is fine, Choir was lots of fun, but I can't take it next term cause I'm only taking Monday/Wednesday classes cause I need to find myself a job. >.< eurgh. I really don't want to go job ( Read more... )

 Dear Brain, You have the most wonderful timing EVER.  SO not what I needed to work through in the middle of Dead Week/Finals.

( Even more mopey shit. )

 I feel like a giant fuck up.

I set gaols, I make lists, I put on some fun music to get me going, and then I get sucked into doing something completely different.

I mean, I did get my bag all cleaned out and stuff, and I did sorta actually start looking for schools/programs for fashion design/costume construction, but I didn't get very far. And I ( Read more... )

I need to move on, but I don't know how.

I want to stay friends, and I wish it was as easy as just "going back to how things were", but I've liked him for too long, I've held on to this hope, and I've waited without even realizing it for far too long. I don't know how to switch my brain from Friend I Like And Want To Kiss, to just Friend.

The world ( Read more... )

 Let me just preface by saying that my parents are amazing, wonderful people.

( Identity and Sexuality )

 Oh, dear lord...

The Writer's Block has a question about my feeling on the upcoming release of The Evil That Shall Not Be Named.

Yeeeah, I think you call tell some of my thoughts on that. Unoriginal and uninteresting storyline, shitty headdesk-inducing dialog & horrible acting. I honestly don't think there are any redeeming qualities. I'm  ( Read more... )

 I was over at imagines journal this evening catching up, and her latest post intrigued me and got me thinking. So instead of responding on her page, I decided to share my thoughts here.

Not being a small woman I've often felt as though I have to do a lot of extra things to making me look/feel better about myself and my appearance; make-up, nice clothing ( Read more... )