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Doesn't she just look absolutely miserable?
Poor Marly. It's just too hilarious though. I'll be taking her out trick or treating with me tomorrow night.
...Not that I'm doing that, because Im 20 and all, and thats for kids >.>?
Anyway, a little help with my costume.
I don't know if I should go with the leotard or the blouse.
I mean, I like the blouse more, but I DID buy the leotard thinking I'd wear it for my costume.
or
?
(or maybe, since it'll be cold, I'll just wear the 'tard under my blouse?)
(yes, I said 'tard)
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| So, it was tested and true that your mattress will double, at least, in weight after about 8 years of use.
This is because of continuously added spilled drinks (if you eat/drink on your bed), bed bugs and their remains, body oils, and "other" bodily fluids...
My mattress is 13 years old.
And according to this test, it could probably grow a pair of legs and walk away if it wanted.
The springs poke me, I wake up with an aching back almost every morning, and when I flip it around, things move around in there @___@
Larry Miller*, PLEASE somehow make mattresses unbelievably cheap for broke college students like myself. =( I'm tired of sleeping in dead bugs and bodily fluids.
* For those of you not living in southern California, Larry Miller is the CEO of Sit N Sleep, which is a SoCal based mattress store. You can't escape the commercials down here, which is probably why it's the first place southern Californians think to get their new mattresses.
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| I feel like I should be updating, but there's not really much to say.
School's okay. It just sucks that I have 4 classes straight from 9:50 AM to 6:50 PM.
That's right, no breaks in between.
But I must say, it goes by really fast. And I only go twice a week, so what the hell.
My least favorite class is drawing and my most favorite is painting.
But Im not bad at drawing. I just dont have passion for it and don't put as much effort into it as I should. Although, my teacher says I should get into studio art by looking at my sketches.
I've come to the realization that when it comes to making 'art', I like for it to be messy. I love ceramics, and when 4:20 hits, the way oil paint smears and splotches all over my apron... mm.
Sidenotes:
- This weekend sucked. I got sick Friday and it was about 100 degrees today.
- Also, I straightened my hair. My hair takes away 6 inches from length when its in curls -sad-
(notice the look of excitement)
- Ughhh, this heat is horrible at night. Its giving me sweatstaches.
- Urban Outfitters has the best sale on out of season clothes and sandals. Must haz.
- Finally bought boots.
Question: If I were to take my puppy to see her mom, would her mom remember her? I got her when she was 2 months. Shes 4 months now.
(She's half weiner dog, leave her ears alone)
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| Mom gets a new beau.
Neglects us, but buys one off.
She stresses me out.
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| Alternative post title: "Celebrities belong on movie screens, not behind desks".
Alternative alternative post title: "Don't waste your time doing well in school. In the end, they don't care".
Call me a cynic, a pessimist, even an angry black woman. At this point, I am beyond name-calling and assumptions. But you need to know where I, and many people I know, stand:
I believe in making beneficial differences.
I don't believe in cheating.
I believe in following the rules.
I don't believe in abusing power.
I believe that working hard pays off.
I don't believe in the governmental system (yet, I don't believe in cheating it).
I believe in voicing opinions.
I don't believe that something seemingly hard to do is impossible.
I believe in higher education.
And at this point, I really don't believe in republicans.
Through the years my state's Governator has been in office (i.e. the years I started attending college) I've pent up anger, tried to drown my headaches with acetaminophen, and had many epiphanies; one such being that THEY DONT CARE ABOUT YOU.
Yes, you. The minion. You can work your ass off, lose your social life, lose your feeling of self-worth and PLUMMET your self-esteem by doing well in school, and they won't care.
You can be called a nerd because you actually -did- your homework, and you can take 89r439t8ghr AP classes/extracurricular activities to look good for the top colleges... But sadly, in the end, all it takes is a few people to make you feel like the work you've done was for nothing.
Ever since I was a kid, I've done above and beyond what was required of me in order to do what no one had accomplished in my family. Yes, I wanted to go to college. Now, I wasn't some 4.0 genius, but hey, I wasn't a barely 2.0 buffoon either (sorry guys, but honestly, HOW hard is it to get an honor roll 3.0?) So, I did all the work, I joined clubs, I DIDN'T have a social life (until senior year), and guess what, I got into a university! I was enthralled.
Fast forward to today and my state's current economic situation...
Self: "Okay, so I'm a broke college student, big deal. We all are! I love pizza and ramen anyway!
Oh... but what do you mean the state's holding on to my grant money...? Didn't I EARN that? Wasn't I a nerd for 12 years so I could get that money?!"
Self: "Oh, and FAFSA, WTF do you MEAN my single mother can contribute $1,432 to my yearly college experience? ACTUALLY, it's more of a matter of WILL she? Oh, BECAUSE SHE WON'T, in case you were wondering".
Yeah, I KNOW life's hard. I KNOW other people have it worse, I REALLY do, so don't tell me that.
Tell me that my grant money won't be delayed for a whole month/half of the quarter.
Tell me that by me working hard, that you higher ups acknowledge me (AND DON'T YOU DARE ONLY CHOOSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ME AFTER I'VE BECOME A KNOWN FIGURE IN THIS WORLD. DONT YOU DARE TAKE CREDIT FOR ME).
Don't tell me that you're raising our tuition because the state's out of money. Instead, TELL ME that you're cutting the damn Board of Trustees' checks in half because THEY DON'T NEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SITTING ON THEIR ASSES!!!!!
HOW is it that I'm encountering Bush all over again? Why is it so? HOW has Arnold made it to 2 terms? Better yet, how has he not been recalled?! Are people really this blind?! Why will he cut money from education, but have time for... Twitter? Wtfbbqsauce?!
I just don't understand. I know there are toooons of people who share my story and then some, so why do I feel so alone with this? I know there are alot of people who've worked hard only to get butt-sexed without lube by the UCs and CSUs. Why does it seem like we're not gathering enough support to change this?
From the student body, to the board, to the school's president, to the governor?!
Why does everyone in power
have to make it harder than
what it already is to get our
higher education?!
We're not bad people. Like I said, we live off ramen and pizza, we're not exactly threatening. We just want to have the assurance that our money is OUR hard earned money, and that someone gives a shit that we're trying to improve ourselves and this world.
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