I currently work in retail and have really noticed how much Christmas overshadows Thanksgiving. We have one table of tacky discounted ceramic turkeys near the back of the store. The rest of the store is already festooned with Christmas decorations and we're wearing holiday buttons on our name tags. They read "Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzah!" Something for everyone. Like there's any Jewish people in Logan...
Even though it's overshadowed, Thanksgiving is an awesome holiday. The root cause of it is kinda sketchy, since I guess it led to white people taking land from the Native Americans. Today ,though, we can ignore that and consume mass amounts of food. This is something I don't need a holiday to accomplish, but it certainly justifies it. And mass amounts of food are always available at my grandma's house. Not only do we have the traditional turkey, people always bring enchiladas, pasole, and other delicious Mexican food. My grandma lives in a tiny house in the ghetto. It's always cramped and only has one bathroom. Yet every year we gather there because she says we have to, and everyone is a little afraid of this woman. I know I am. When she tells me to help her, I hop on it.
That's also why my family always eats at her house, even though we're supposed to switch off every year and have some Thanksgivings at my stepdad's parents' house. Every year he's like "Aren't we supposed to eat at mom and dad's?" and my mother will reply with, "John is visiting this year!", or "Weren't we there last year?" Eventually he gives up and goes back to sulking in his garage like usual. I don't really feel bad because my grandparents like doing there own thing, and we spend every Christmas Eve with them no matter what. Sadly, I may have to work on Christmas Eve and be stuck in Logan until 6:00 that night...which will thrill my mom. But I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
I am so so stoked for Thanksgiving this year, more so than usual. I need this break and I haven't seen my family in over two months thanks to my crazy schedule. Thank God for Sierra and Jansen for covering my Saturday and Sunday shifts (they wanted more hours, and I gave them to them). And for Haylee for giving me a ride shortly. I'm also stoked to see friends that I've been separated from. And my adorable little puppies, who I'm sure are obese now because I'm the only one who walks them and doesn't overfeed them. I will on Thanksgiving though. Because who doesn't need the combination of lots of food and exercise then?
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Lazy Thursday
Shannon tagged me in this on Facebook, but I didn't want to put it on there. So here it is, a fun useless survey
Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 50 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
1. I usually don't do really long notes like this. I'm just bored. Hmmm.
2. For once I did my reading responses for my modern rhetorical theory class early. I'm really pleased with myself haha
3. I work at T. J. Maxx. Most of the people are pretty chill and it's fun when I"m not dealing with an irritated customer.
4. Dr. Pepper is my favorite soda, but when I was a freshman Michelle Beaudoin told us on the soccer bus that it makes your vag stink. I didn't really remember or believe her until I got it at Del Taco once and this guy Connor told us that it's true. His ex Taylor used to drink it all the time and...well you get the idea
5. My dream is to be a book editor at a publishing company in New York City. I definitely have a long way to go to reach it.
6. I really like stupid shows like Jersey Shore. They're just a hilarious escape and it's easy to make fun of everyone on them.
7. Concerts are the best, but I haven't been to one since summer. Work and school keep me pretty tied up, and school drains most of my money.
8. I move around a lot in my sleep. And I talk/moan. I feel bad for everyone who's ever shared a bed with me, but only some of them have complained.
9. I'm only on numbe nine. Goddammit.
10. I'm listening to Sublime. Looooove them.
11. Two weeks ago Matt and I played beer pong and I actually did really well. I sank most of our cups.
12. That doesn't happen a lot. Usually I'm the weaker partner.
13. I recently rented Love Actually for our weekly (well, we try to do it weekly) Girl's Night. I really liked it, except for the few loose ends left for some of the couples.
14. I eat a LOT. It's a wonder I'm not obese.
15. I really need to go to the grocery store.
16. And do my laundry.
17. But I'm filling this out instead.
18. Most days I roll out of bed and go to class in my sweats, then shower after. Everyone I go to school with who doesn't know me probably thinks I'm homeless.
19. I had acrylic nails for a while but they were too much hassle. I like just nail polish more. So does Matt.
20. Matt is my boyfriend, by the way. We've been officially together for a little over a month (:
21. He's my third boyfriend. I'm his first girlfriend.
22. I miss my family. The ones in Utah, Texas, everywhere. I don't see them often enough.
23. When I was little I couldn't say "c" or "k" sounds and had to go to speech therapy.
24. I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school from 4th to 12th grade. I've been a non-believer for about four years though.
25. Dogs are better than cats, in my opinion
26. I'm uncomfortable with silence, and always awkwardly talk about nothing when things get quiet.
27. I'm actually always awkward. It's sad.
28. I have a tattoo of a Leo sign on my lower left back. There are three stars on it, for my three best friends.
29. I want another tattoo, I just don't know what or where.
30. I am a slob and can live in filth for days at a time. Eventually though I have to make my bed and everything just because our place is small and I don't want to take it over.
31. Heather and Erin sleep at our apartment almost every night. So usually there's six of us in 219. Matt and Alex sleep here often too.
32. I have a pretty goddamn dirty mouth.
33. That's a quote from a movie, but it's true.
34. I've kissed three girls. Twice I was drunk and dared to do it. The third time a friend was high and went for it, and I just didn't know what to do. I'm straight though and plan not to have that experience again haha
35. I'm a nude model for figure drawing classes and sketch groups. I'm so used to it that I'm not even fazed being naked in front of strangers.
36. I like to think that's a good thing, because it's helped my confidence.
37. I really want to travel. If I can I want to take a year off after college and just go everywhere.
38. My name is unusual and that's why I love it. I don't want to change it, ever.
39. I have a boy sense of humor and am often really blunt and gross.
40. Recently Erin and Katie had me list any guy friends I have who I HAVEN'T hooked up with or dated, aren't in relationships, and with whom I still hang out with a lot. I could only come up with four. I felt like a loser whore.
41. I'm really bad at keeping in touch with people. It doesn't mean I love them any less, I'm just self-absorbed.
42. My scents are Marc Jacob Daisy and Pink fresh and clean. And all of those Gwen Stefani harajuku perfumes. I'm obsessed.
43. My mom is my role model. She's the strongest person I know.
44. My dad and I are buddies. We watch South Park and go to concerts together.
45. When I was little I secretly wanted to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. They were the shit.
46. I love nature. Hikes and walks and stuff like that help me disconnect from my hectic life.
47. I have no regrets. All the mistakes I've made have helped me to become me. Which is such a cliche, but true.
48. Betos is my favorite fast food. Drunk, high, sober, I'll devour it like a boss.
49. I enjoy a lot of things that are bad for me, like smoking and beer pong. I just figure that I'm young and crazy, and I might as well just LIVE (:
50. I'm done! mwahahaha
Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 50 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.
1. I usually don't do really long notes like this. I'm just bored. Hmmm.
2. For once I did my reading responses for my modern rhetorical theory class early. I'm really pleased with myself haha
3. I work at T. J. Maxx. Most of the people are pretty chill and it's fun when I"m not dealing with an irritated customer.
4. Dr. Pepper is my favorite soda, but when I was a freshman Michelle Beaudoin told us on the soccer bus that it makes your vag stink. I didn't really remember or believe her until I got it at Del Taco once and this guy Connor told us that it's true. His ex Taylor used to drink it all the time and...well you get the idea
5. My dream is to be a book editor at a publishing company in New York City. I definitely have a long way to go to reach it.
6. I really like stupid shows like Jersey Shore. They're just a hilarious escape and it's easy to make fun of everyone on them.
7. Concerts are the best, but I haven't been to one since summer. Work and school keep me pretty tied up, and school drains most of my money.
8. I move around a lot in my sleep. And I talk/moan. I feel bad for everyone who's ever shared a bed with me, but only some of them have complained.
9. I'm only on numbe nine. Goddammit.
10. I'm listening to Sublime. Looooove them.
11. Two weeks ago Matt and I played beer pong and I actually did really well. I sank most of our cups.
12. That doesn't happen a lot. Usually I'm the weaker partner.
13. I recently rented Love Actually for our weekly (well, we try to do it weekly) Girl's Night. I really liked it, except for the few loose ends left for some of the couples.
14. I eat a LOT. It's a wonder I'm not obese.
15. I really need to go to the grocery store.
16. And do my laundry.
17. But I'm filling this out instead.
18. Most days I roll out of bed and go to class in my sweats, then shower after. Everyone I go to school with who doesn't know me probably thinks I'm homeless.
19. I had acrylic nails for a while but they were too much hassle. I like just nail polish more. So does Matt.
20. Matt is my boyfriend, by the way. We've been officially together for a little over a month (:
21. He's my third boyfriend. I'm his first girlfriend.
22. I miss my family. The ones in Utah, Texas, everywhere. I don't see them often enough.
23. When I was little I couldn't say "c" or "k" sounds and had to go to speech therapy.
24. I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school from 4th to 12th grade. I've been a non-believer for about four years though.
25. Dogs are better than cats, in my opinion
26. I'm uncomfortable with silence, and always awkwardly talk about nothing when things get quiet.
27. I'm actually always awkward. It's sad.
28. I have a tattoo of a Leo sign on my lower left back. There are three stars on it, for my three best friends.
29. I want another tattoo, I just don't know what or where.
30. I am a slob and can live in filth for days at a time. Eventually though I have to make my bed and everything just because our place is small and I don't want to take it over.
31. Heather and Erin sleep at our apartment almost every night. So usually there's six of us in 219. Matt and Alex sleep here often too.
32. I have a pretty goddamn dirty mouth.
33. That's a quote from a movie, but it's true.
34. I've kissed three girls. Twice I was drunk and dared to do it. The third time a friend was high and went for it, and I just didn't know what to do. I'm straight though and plan not to have that experience again haha
35. I'm a nude model for figure drawing classes and sketch groups. I'm so used to it that I'm not even fazed being naked in front of strangers.
36. I like to think that's a good thing, because it's helped my confidence.
37. I really want to travel. If I can I want to take a year off after college and just go everywhere.
38. My name is unusual and that's why I love it. I don't want to change it, ever.
39. I have a boy sense of humor and am often really blunt and gross.
40. Recently Erin and Katie had me list any guy friends I have who I HAVEN'T hooked up with or dated, aren't in relationships, and with whom I still hang out with a lot. I could only come up with four. I felt like a loser whore.
41. I'm really bad at keeping in touch with people. It doesn't mean I love them any less, I'm just self-absorbed.
42. My scents are Marc Jacob Daisy and Pink fresh and clean. And all of those Gwen Stefani harajuku perfumes. I'm obsessed.
43. My mom is my role model. She's the strongest person I know.
44. My dad and I are buddies. We watch South Park and go to concerts together.
45. When I was little I secretly wanted to be a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. They were the shit.
46. I love nature. Hikes and walks and stuff like that help me disconnect from my hectic life.
47. I have no regrets. All the mistakes I've made have helped me to become me. Which is such a cliche, but true.
48. Betos is my favorite fast food. Drunk, high, sober, I'll devour it like a boss.
49. I enjoy a lot of things that are bad for me, like smoking and beer pong. I just figure that I'm young and crazy, and I might as well just LIVE (:
50. I'm done! mwahahaha
Thursday, November 11, 2010
BOB Challenge Numbah 4
Like Shannon, I was really ignorant in this last election. I follow national politics pretty well and voted in the 2008 presidential election. But this school year I've been really lazy and haven't paid as much attention. I know what I want in a candidate and I identify as a Democrat. Though I'm taking 16 credits and have two jobs, there really is no excuse. How much time do I waste messing around on Facebook, watching America's Next Top Model, and reading the chick lit books my roommate recently brought from home? A lot.
So sadly, I don't have much to contribute to this blog post. Carmen was smart in choosing it, because she'll sound really intelligent compared to me. ha
Carmen is really intelligent though, and a better American than I am.
So that's the end of my blog post...
So sadly, I don't have much to contribute to this blog post. Carmen was smart in choosing it, because she'll sound really intelligent compared to me. ha
Carmen is really intelligent though, and a better American than I am.
So that's the end of my blog post...
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