Good (literally) Morning

So how did y'all like my super emo post last night? I am feeling much more positive today than I was last night... So it is okay to blog now. :)

I was having a moderately stressful very long day.  I worked in the costume shop in the morning. Its really growing on me. There are some really lovely women that work there (yes its all women) and I enjoy just chatting with them about simple and lighthearted things. Plus it is great to get to learn sewing skills. I love the crafty stuff - especially what I find online - and I would like to start sewing more fun clothing and accessory type-things. I'd also like to really like to (someday in the future) make baby clothes!

Afterward I had my thesis prospectus defense. Which basically means I meet with my committee and they give me the go ahead with what I have planned. Basically what they told me was that I was trying to accomplish too much --- thats what my advisor at UNCG used to always say -- in too short of a time. So today I am going to revise and limit myself down a little bit. Narrow the scope to a manageable level. I also want to work some on the paper I have been assigned for my Cultural Contexts/Theatre History Class. It would be nice to be ahead of schedule so I can focus on my thesis at the end of the semester. I am still trying to think of a sorta witty title. But thats the least of my worries!

Then after that I went to work in the box office-- believe it or not I actually sold tickets! First one's all semester! Amazing! I will be house managing next weekend which is good because I get a lot of work done while waiting for the show to finish. We are doing Bloody Poetry in the Joe E. Brown. I know how to get ya some tickets if yer interested.

Then I trudged my way home in the not as cold cold and ordered a pizza. :) I had eaten very well/healthy all day so I guiltlessly ate some delicious Hawaiian pizza. Who gave it that name? Isn't that kind of offensive? To essentialize  Hawaii and its citizens  down to ham and pineapple? Wow I have been in grad school too long... See here if you're thinking of going to Graduate School... :)

It was a nice relaxing evening. I got to talk to Emily and to Chaser. Thats always uplifting. I ordered some clothes to replace some of the stuff I threw away and watched the hilarious Travel Channel Show Ghost Adventures. It is a bunch of Bros who ghost hunt. They say "Dude" a lot and are hilarious. They then replay all of these "unexplained" occurrences-- which I never see or hear. Makes me laugh and lets me just relax... thats kind of weird to read but hey-- its the truth! Its just so ridiculous that its entertaining. All of the seasons are on Netflix... I suggest y'all give it a try.

I am still singing the praises of the new jeans that I bought-- girl let me tell you-- I love them. Emily loves them too. She ordered a pair and thinks they are great. So much she bought another pair. Total converts... here is the link to them on Zappos. (You can get free overnight shipping both ways-- which is great!) Here is the Levi's website. 

I would ask everyone to say prayers for my Grandma Ski- she fell and broke her hip. Pray for heeling and no stress while she's in the hospital.

Happy Valentines Day.

Yawn...

I just ate some pizza and now I am watching re-runs. Pretty satisfied.

This week was a long week. I'm tired. More than just tired. Exhausted.

I don't want to complain.
I feel like If I start writing a blog now I'm just going to complain and hold a pity party for myself.
But life is so good. I really don't have a lot to complain about. My life is pretty good.

I'm going to not blog right now.
Focus on those who love me and how blessed I really am.

Did I mention that graduate school has made me tired?
Oh yeah. No complaining. Forgot. Sorry.

I learned today...

...that if the Steelers had done the Thriller dance they would have won the Super Bowl.

For my Emily.

Food for Thought

I Survived the Wimpy Blizzard of '11.

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I have a funny little story. 

They (every news outlet in Ohio) predicted that the world was going to end because of snow. 

It didn't. Didn't even get close. The school didn't close so I left my house at 11:45 to make it to my 12:30 class. Wanted to take my time. I bundled up in my fabulous parka and my big snuggly hat with the pompom on top (which in the South we call toboggans- which apparently is a sled- wha?) and started my trek through the snow. Two things:

1. I am very thankful for the parka that Ashley helped me pick and that my parents paid for - its very warm. 
2. I really really love people who shovel and salt their sidewalks. 

I got to campus and received an email saying class was canceled. Thats fine- I had to print something anyway so I printed and headed back home. I got all the way back to my door  and realized I had left my keys at school. So I turned around and walked back to South Hall. It was kind of hilarious. The only foot prints in the snow were mine and there were three sets. So then Christina who had a good laugh and offered to take me back the last time. So only three sets of footprints.

The rest of today has been pretty mild. I don't have my 8 o'clock class tomorrow which is super nice. I have actually been productive today and that makes me feel good. 

I also really want to suggest everyone go through their closet and just get donate the things you don't wear anymore. Just stop looking at them. Clear them out of your closet and dresser and give them away. I have been doing that the past couple of days and it feels really good. Now I wont lie- I have been buying new clothes to replace the old ones, but the new ones fit, are still in good shape and just make me feel more confident. I found a bunch of really great deals and have made what I feel are wise purchases. And I found a great great great jeans. That weren't super expensive.  Do clothes make the [wo]man? No. By no means. But feeling good about yourself by simply wearing clothes that fit properly is something I am not ashamed to admit I believe in doing. 

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Snowpocalypse.

See the top left corner of Ohio?

Yeah thats where I live... in the 12-16 inch range.

So today as I walk to school I will pray that I don't slip and fall because I might never be found in the snow. And frankly, I have a lot of new clothes coming in the mail that I'd like to live to see. Not to mention a thesis to finish, a wedding to have, and time to spend with those I love.
Come on... you know I have my priorities straight.

Yeah, new clothes. I found a great article in Real Simple Magazine that helped me decide that I needed to clear out my closet and make a big donation to Goodwill. But then I realized I had nothing that was in the category between tee-shirts and dresses. So I searched and searched and found some great deals on quality clothes that should arrive today. I have high hopes.

School is school. Working and trying to stay motivated.  The end.

Only 30some days till Spring Break. Very nice. I can't wait to see my parents and Chaser. And my lovely freshmen-year-roommate Martha! She lives in Lynchburg and I cannot wait to spend some time with her! She's really a beautiful woman inside and out-- not to mention she's funny as all get out. 

If NPR tells me that we have a record snowfall coming one more time I might cry. Come on Morning Edition I am already not looking forward to going to school!

I am trying to think of a fun name for my thesis. The title is the most important part, I mean who really cares about the context as long as the title is fabulous.  Suggestions?

Okay. Now I'm just typing non-sense.

Time to pile on the clothes and venture beyond the walls of my warm little apartment.

It was nice knowing you.