i say it`s just for kicks.

My Michael Jackson Story

At 3:25PM EST, I told Alex at work that if Michael Jackson ever died, I would feel old. At that exact time, he was being taken to the hospital in L.A. Freak coincidence? Maybe… maybe not.

Spoooooooky!

Instead of doing something useful, I spent some time playing around with my makeup collection. For a person who doesn’t usually wear anything, I own a lot. The least I can do is put it on once a year. But I don’t know how to put on stuff, so that Bare Minerals I bought last March has been wasting away in a box. I look like the first pictures every day. This makes me wonder: Do I look blah? Would I look better if I combed my hair and put on some lipgloss instead of the go-to lip balm? Hmm.

This is a long time coming, but I just had to share this. I turned 23 years old in February, and this is how I spent it. I forgot just how gosh darn fun it was! Everyone should spend their birthday at Disney World, it’s awesome. I got in free, and I chose to go to Epcot with Billy, his parents, and Thomas. I wish I could go everyday.

I’m selfish, impatient, and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, and at times hard to handle, but if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best.

-Marilyn Monroe

As of today, I am back.

Yes, I know I don’t blog much. I really should, especially since I am still alive, AND it’s been six years since I’ve started writing and I really should improve sometime soon. But no.

I’m here to tell you to watch Battlestar Galactica. Don’t question it, just embrace it before it’s gone.

The other day, I got my hair cut AGAIN. I know- it’s a crazy addiction. I’ve gotten my hair cut at least five times this year! That’s a record! Well, after this last one, I vow not to cut my hair for another year, but that will take a lot of care on my part to make sure my hair is moisturized and etcetera. If you know me, you know I rarely 1) comb my hair, 2) moisturize, and 3) use product. Any hairstylist I go to says I should take care of my hair more, especially since I bring my hair to them all coarse and bleh. Here’s a review on the recent change.

My hair before. I had uber-long hair. I came to Orlando with medium length hair, and had let it grow out for the last four years. I really loved having long hair. I didn’t have to get a hair cut often, and I got to leave it long for the wedding. I like to think I have awesome long hair, but most of the time, it looks dry and frizzy. My fault.

My first PWC (post-wedding chop) was less than two weeks after the above picture was taken. I hated it. I got five inches taken off, but it was still long. And it was horrible.

My second haircut was in August. A LOT was cut off. It was cute most of the time, but the layers freaked me out.

My hair had grown to shoulder length since August, and I wanted to cut it shorter. My third (and technically, fourth) haircut was the other day. I went back again to get it fixed because it turned out too blunt the first time around. Here’s what the first haircut looked like. It doesn’t look bad, maybe my negative response to it was only in my head, but I thought it was too bulky at the bottom. Thick hair does not emulate the hairstyles that people with nice thin hair have too well.

I went back the next morning and had it cut some more AND thinned. I had never had my hair thinned before. The hairstylist listerally cut off 50% of my hair from the inner layers, and it was so much thinner (a good thing in my case). All in all, including the hair cut off from under my hair, about ten inches went. And this is what I look like now. You can’t really tell my hair has been thinned so much. I had to take off my glasses because the sun was messing with my $5 anti-reflection, mwahahaha. I have an extremely round head.

So, I have a deep, dark secret to share with you: I work as a cashier at a burger restaurant. Ah, but do not worry, it’s the best burger place in the world, Five Guys Burger & Fries! A Five Guys location opened up right down the street from my house in Baldwin Park, and they actually called me back to work, so I said yes. Still, I can’t be too happy about my current situation since it’s been almost a year since I’ve graduated and this is where I am. I have my ups and downs with Five Guys, an up being that I’m consistently noted for being a great employee and a down being the constant cleaning up of peanut shells. Things I’m really good at as a Five Guys employee: cleaning up the dining room tables, smiling, taking your order, getting positive remarks in secret customer reports. It’s been two months since I started working there, so come and see me smile at you while you get a deliciously fatal burger with awesome cajun fries.

Yummy fries. (And my favorite burger is grilled cheese with one patty and bacon added. Can’t have that too often.)

I look so good.

This is where I take your order!

Just got back from visiting Pensacola for a wedding! And Dylan survived! The poor thing was so crazed with emotion last night, he started meowing the second we got out of the car, you could hear it from outside. But now he’s lying next to me, and everything’s okay. Billy and I love going back to Pensacola, but wish we could take Dylan with us.

Anyways, I am writing to report that Scott Bakula is going to be in a movie next year! If you knew me almost ten years ago, you’d know I LOVED Scott Bakula. Quantum Leap is one of my favorite shows ever, and after almost every journal entry I did in middle school, I wrote “I love Scott” or something. That’s probably just as embarassing as “loving” Leonardo DiCaprio. Billy’s been very nice in accepting my strange obsessions. The movie is called “The Informant,” and it stars Matt Damon. Sounds good!

BTW, listening to the group Bitter:Sweet. I like it, lol.

The other weekend, Billy updated my WordPress, so now I can LINK and INSERT pictures/video/whatnot. That’s a good thing! The inability to do those things in the past was a leading factor in not using my personal blog in favor of the family blog. Hopefully that will change. And, it’s weird having a “family blog.” (I also have a cat blog for Dylan!)

So, in honor of the “new-ness,” I’ll have the blog design changed for the better soon, and come back with a vengeance. Tschuss!

I’ve been MIA for almost two months now. Or maybe more. Not too sure anymore. But don’t feel bad! I’ve been neglecting all of my blogging duties since September, and the guilt has been hanging above my head daily. It’s not usual of me to not check in once in a while, although the posts in the last year have been lacking. Sorry! Not that anyone really reads this, lol.

In a quick recap, I now work at Five Guys Burgers & Fries in Baldwin Park, so visit the best cashier in the world while you are there. I’m still searching for that elusive awesome job, so job, if you’re out there, seek me out as well! Our new cat Dylan is going through his teenage years, and it the best thing ever, even if he’s crazy sometimes. Our marriage has been going swell as expected. We’re going to see Brooke Waggoner tonight, and HelloGoodbye on Sunday, so we like us some concerts in Orlando. We’ve had visitors come and go, and we expect more next month. The house is fine, although much colder. Terrazo definitely works as a cold source. I have learned to love my slippers once again.

Not much has been happening, which is all right since I dislike drama. It’s all nice and comfy, and Billy and I enjoy a good scoot when it’s nice outside. I’ve started to count lawn cats in the neighborhood and am considering photographing them. Hopefully I’ll get back to blogging about my personal life soon, but you know me- I never say much.

Ciao for now!