You think you've got a foot in the door but you've got a foot in the grave
So I actually had decent a conversation with my dad the other night. I felt like he actually listened to me, which hasn't happened, well, ever. He asked me what my plans for the rest of this year are, told me that I have to either work or be in school to stay at home (which I already knew), and he also threw in that I should live with Ferris instead of doing the back and forth that I've been doing for the past year. He even brought up getting married - uh, no thanks. Once Ferris grows up, I'll consider it. But for now I would rather be a "commuter girlfriend" than married. I just don't think that either of us is ready for that big of a step yet.
Anyway, it was good to hear my dad talk to me in a reasonable, non-harsh, non-judgemental way. It's something that I've wanted for a very long time and it felt like we were finally getting to a place where he realized that I'm indeed 23 and not his little 12 year old daughter. Maybe, just maybe, there's hope for a real relationship with him.
On the other hand, my mom called me today and asked me if I had ever thought about joining the army. Hmmm, let's see...I tried to get out of gym class as much as I could because I hated it, I weigh about 110lbs soaking wet, and I hate being yelled at as motivation for doing stuff. Yeah, joining the army is the best thing that I can do.
I ordered a new cell phone today. There's nothing really wrong with the one I have now, but I've had it for about 2.5 years now, so I feel like it's time for a change. I can't wait until it gets here sometime next week. Squee!
I just spent the last 45 minutes looking on Myspace at a lot of people that I went to high school with. I didn't know most of them personally, but I do remember hearing about most of them for good and bad things. It looks like they all ran in the same clique with the exception of a few people, myself included. I did find the profile of the girls whose lockers were next to mine all through high school. That's the closest I came to finding a friend. The fact that I didn't have many friends in high school may be the reason why I didn't find many, but that's in the past. All I can do now is move forward and try to build better relationships with people who are actually worth my time and effort instead of clinging on to someone just because we're in the same geographic region.
I think tomorrow I'm going to head out to Barnes and Noble and hang out for a few hours. I haven't bought any good books in a while and I'm starting to go through withdrawl. I also have to pick out a book for Brandy and her baby, as well as a gift for the shower on Sunday. I think I'll pick up the book tomorrow and the gift on Saturday. No need to do everything all at once :)
Anyway, it was good to hear my dad talk to me in a reasonable, non-harsh, non-judgemental way. It's something that I've wanted for a very long time and it felt like we were finally getting to a place where he realized that I'm indeed 23 and not his little 12 year old daughter. Maybe, just maybe, there's hope for a real relationship with him.
On the other hand, my mom called me today and asked me if I had ever thought about joining the army. Hmmm, let's see...I tried to get out of gym class as much as I could because I hated it, I weigh about 110lbs soaking wet, and I hate being yelled at as motivation for doing stuff. Yeah, joining the army is the best thing that I can do.
I ordered a new cell phone today. There's nothing really wrong with the one I have now, but I've had it for about 2.5 years now, so I feel like it's time for a change. I can't wait until it gets here sometime next week. Squee!
I just spent the last 45 minutes looking on Myspace at a lot of people that I went to high school with. I didn't know most of them personally, but I do remember hearing about most of them for good and bad things. It looks like they all ran in the same clique with the exception of a few people, myself included. I did find the profile of the girls whose lockers were next to mine all through high school. That's the closest I came to finding a friend. The fact that I didn't have many friends in high school may be the reason why I didn't find many, but that's in the past. All I can do now is move forward and try to build better relationships with people who are actually worth my time and effort instead of clinging on to someone just because we're in the same geographic region.
I think tomorrow I'm going to head out to Barnes and Noble and hang out for a few hours. I haven't bought any good books in a while and I'm starting to go through withdrawl. I also have to pick out a book for Brandy and her baby, as well as a gift for the shower on Sunday. I think I'll pick up the book tomorrow and the gift on Saturday. No need to do everything all at once :)