Something about something.

Hi guys! Okay, so yesterday I posted a rant, but this morning I realized how passive aggressive it was, so I think I'm just going to focus on something else. Hopefully no one saw that side of me. I hope you are all having a great Spring. Or... Winter? You know, it's supposed to be Spring but I'm still wearing a sweater, a sweatshirt, and a heavy coat in order to go outside. Brrrrr. Actually, that's really not what I wanted to talk about. Currently (actually right this instance) I am knitting a scarf. I started it with way too many stitches (if you don't know about knitting, that means it's too wide.) so I'm desperately attempting to finish it. It's supposed to be for my boyfriend's birthday (April 11) but I'm only 5/8 of the way through it so I am almost giving up hope on finishing. Don't want to do the calculating in your head? That's 17 days left. Now, I'm sure this would be easy if I had actually worked really hard on it when I started it, but I didn't and I started it at the start of February, around the time it was actually cold out. Now, it's not cold and I'm starting to believe that this was a terrible idea. The way I am, though, I'm going to finish it even if I end up with it a month late (hopefully not likely?) the problem is whenever I hang out with him I can't work on it, so I knit whenever I am doing ANYTHING else (reading, eating, walking, breathing). The point of all this? Just please be hoping it'll get done, or I'll go crazy. (originally this should have been published on Tuesday. That didn't work though so here you are!)

My almost-not-worth-reading craziness

I am going insane. Don't believe me? I swear I am. Whether it is the warm air, my new job, or just the fact that graduation is getting closer and closer the warmer it gets, I'm going insane. I made a teacher mad at me by accidentally being too loud, and normally I would have been scared, but I just felt giddy and tried to act calm. I knitted in the library with my yarn on top of a computer, but acted like it was totally normal. Wow, so this blog post kinda is starting to sound ramblingly crazy, so maybe I should just play the overview game of my long weekend. Thursday and Friday I played pep band for girls state and it was a lot of fun to be in the big arenas, but it was pretty tiring being up earlier than usual. Friday night I sold Girl Scout cookies, as sales ended Sunday and our troop needed to sell out what we had left. Saturday morning I woke up bright and early for a disappointing speech meet at Waverly High School, then I came home and spent two hours hanging out with my boyfriend in which I'm pretty sure I was so tired I acted like a lunatic. Sunday, though, Sunday was fabulous. I went to church, came home, relaxed. Attended puppet rehearsal, came home, relaxed again, but this time with Pretty Little Liars and knitting along with texting some of my friends. Last night I worked for my second day at Domino's and now I'm glad to have Girl Scouts to relax at tonight. Oddly enough, I want Friday to get here really fast. Friday morning, not Friday afternoon, as I am heading out to Hastings to tour their college campus and I will be able to just relax while trying to figure out my future. Oh how I ramble. If you're reading this, I do apologize that you made it this far and I don't have a conclusion. My brain is a little goofy sometimes, so I suppose that's the reasoning behind my weird rant. Love y'all! -Susan

Education and the future

I love little kids. Kinda a weird statement to being with, but let me elaborate. I've been babysitting since I was 11. I was a mothers helper for two kids, a boy an a girl. Then I babysat another pair of kids, and that was the first time all alone. I was about twelve or thirteen then. I thought I was such a big deal, I mean I was caring for kids all on my own. When I was about fourteen I had the chance to take care of a two year old for a day. It was a full day with her over at my house. I was so excited. We went to the park, played games, watched about five minutes of TV before she got tired, and my mom taught me how to put her down for a nap. I still remember that day with love. It was my first big gig. When I was fifteen, right before I could drive myself anywhere other than school, I had the chance to babysit for that same family except for all four children all alone. I was ready. We did a craft, played a game, and I fed them dinner. Sometime at the point I realized how much I loved spending time with kids and watching them learn. Since then, I've nannied those very same kids, and I have also babysat numerous other sets of kids. My most recent is for a little two year old I have nicknamed Little Red. She has this crazy curly red hair, and a personality to fit. Now that I've come to the point in my life where I have to pick my future, I know I want to be an elementary teacher. I'll admit that I've heard how hard it is, but I enjoy the kids, and even if the pay isn't worthy of making me a millionaire it still makes it worth it to see kids smile when you teach them something. ABC's, colors, letters, reading... It's all important, and suddenly my future looks like a lot of fun. Later! -Susan

Pinterest Addict

http://pinterest.com/pin/90283167504476482/ (dress) http://pinterest.com/pin/90283167505454597/ (dog) http://pinterest.com/pin/90283167502682726/ (pb cream cheese pie) Hello my darling humans! It is I, the crazy blonde procrastinator. Ha, procrastinating... I swear I'm not the only person who has major procrastinating issues, but apparently I'm one of few who procrastinates consistently with Pinterest. I know you've heard of it, after all it's basically shopping for stuff you'll never use or buy and pretending you have it. It also is a place to find hilarious things and share them with the world. My stats are as follows: 24 boards (the ways to organize the obsessing. one of them is a secret board, but it's not that interesting) 5.1k pins (this ranges from hilarious things, things I want to try to do, and things I think are awesome or pretty) 4.9k likes (I think everything is worth a like. I dunno how they aren't the same number, but I might just be lazy sometimes and not know it.) 184 followers (This changes consistantly. Sometimes higher somettimes lower) 27 following (I'm picky about who I follow. You either have to be my friend or you have to pin some really awesome stuff.) This is honestly the result of finding stuff that I love and having to have it close at hand or I'll go crazy. Below you will see some examples of my love. Perhaps, if you don't have a Pinterest, you should get one.

Love is in the... Or not

http://pinterest.com/pin/90283167505442439/ (Pic) Hi humans! Wow, it's been a while. Probably too long, and I may be behind, but I have a feeling I can catch up at a diabolical rate. Yes, I may be evil with obsessive posting but I don't care. Now, onto what I actually wanted to say. Recently, actually eleven days ago, there happened to be a day called Valentine's Day. Sound familiar? Valentine's Day was a great day for me. First year ever I was actually dating someone, but that's not my point, to rub it into single peoples' noses. Actually, I wanted to question something. I've been single for seventeen other Valentine's Days and I have never once hated the holiday. This year, though, I read over three or four social media applications about how much they hate Valentine's Day because they're single, so in their opinion it's stupid. Now, again, I've long been single, yet I have always loved that day. It's a day of love. You could love your family, your friends OR your significant other. Just because it's a day of love doesn't mean you only have to love your girl or boyfriend. So is that why you awesome single Pringles hate Valentine's Day? Just curious... Also, somehow this year I missed all the chocolate and teddy bear sales on the 15th. Last year I got a giant pink teddy bear holding a heart and a bunch of cheap chocolate, but this year I didn't get any because that Saturday was hectic. Anyone get any awesome after Valentine's Day sales? Anyone? Please tell me... I miss cheap chocolate.

The Sunshine Award/ The 11 (wo)man Project

1)I collect teddy bears. I've been collecting frankly since I was boring, but didn't realize it until I was going through my stuffed animals and found out I had about 40. Nowadays I have five shelves full of approximately 70 teddy bears. I hope to get to 216 to represent every month of my 18 years, but I doubt that that will happen as my mother will strangle me first. Although I do not believe my boyfriend understands that I need to stop, as he has gotten me five in the two months we've been dating. 2)I've always wished babysitting could be my lifelong carrier. A lot of girls dislike babysitting after they get to a certain age, often when they start driving. I, on the other hand, love it even more, as I no longer have to rely on my parents for rides. 3)Secretly I wish I could bring my cat Ella with me to college. The rest of my family doesn't like her as much because she's quiet and reserved, but I think she's a lot like me; she's outgoing when she wants to be, but shes quiet when she wants to be. I just kinda wanna take her and hide her. 4)I love performing on stage for drama, but I'm afraid of public speaking. Anytime I get on stage to actually do something other than give instructions I freeze up and start shaking. I have to practice several times in order to be able to know what I'm going to say. It's kinda annoying. 5)I overuse the word 'definitely'. "I definitely think that would work." "They are definitely crazy". This is a definite problem for me. 6)Everyone thinks I'm still completely obsessed with Justin Bieber, but I actually am not too sure anymore. I don't like his new music, and he's acting like an idiot. Either way, I still defend him because I don't want to talk down on him. 7)I've always wanted a dog. Don't get me wrong, cats are great, but I've wanted a dog since I was little. Either a Golden Retriever or a Yorkie, but even some mixed something I would love. 8)I don't like participating in any sports at all. I suppose that's not a great thing, as I'm extremely un-muscular and weak. Someday I might actually work out, but I dislike exercise so much that it's highly doubtful. 9)I can't sleep without at least one stuffed animal in my arms. Yes, I'm 18 and I still sleep like a little kids I with stuffed animals. I honestly don't care. 10)Some people drive me so nuts that I choose to ignore them daily. They think I'm being mean, I prefer to believe I am keeping them from feeling sad as I yell at them. 11)I'm the type of person that if I make a commitment I will stay with it, no matter what. I have been on a puppet team since 2008, and even though some Sundays I would rather just be sleeping during practice, I still show up. I think hard work and commitment makes me a better person. -If you had to choose an animal to morph into occasionally (like an Animagus like Sirius Black from the Harry Potter series or a skin-changer like Beorn from The Hobbit) which animal would you choose and why? 1. I would definitely be a cat. (Yep, there's my definitely again). I think cats have it easy, because they get to sit around all day, yet they are total ninjas when falling or jumping off furniture. -What is the best piece of life advice you’ve ever received and from whom did you receive said advice? 2. Weirdly enough, I don't know who told me this, I actually think I might have just learned this advice from my favorite TV show, because the lesson is that sometimes you just have to act like a little kid to get through the rough parts in life. As I think about it, I dunno how great of advice that is. Well... Gee. -What gadget could you not live without (or at the very least living without it would drastically change the way you live) and why? 3.Oddly enough, my laptop even though I don't use it every day anymore thanks to my iPad. I use my laptop for getting into everything, and it store all my photos off of my camera. -What Pandora station did you last listen to? 4.I listened to Disney (Children's) Radio because I was listening to songs from animated disney movies. -Why/how do you use Twitter or other social media outlets? 5.I mostly use it because I love feeling connected. I use it for talking to friends I haven't seen for a while, or even friends that I saw that day. I also use it to show of great photos I love to take. I don't really use my Twitter as much. -Use one song title, book title, lyric, or quote to sum up your 2013 and indicate one that you’d like to use to set the tone for your 2014. 6.When I grow up by Shirley Temple was 2013. Happy days theme song by happy days is what I want 2014. -What is one of the greatest things you’ve ever heard a student say? 7.A freshman said "What us The Atre?" When he was looking at an I <3 Theatre sign in the drama classroom. -What is your favorite snack? 8.Chocolate. I am a confessed chocoholic and will eat nearly anything that has chocolate. -What is the last movie you saw in a theater? Also, rate it with your own rating system. 9.I saw Frozen in the theaters and it was AMAZING! I give it 10/10 <3's. <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 -Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near? 10.It's because I am Snow White and the birds love to sing with me. -If you were going to form a music band, and could choose any non-musicians–factual, fictional, alive, or dead–who would you pick; what role would each person play in the band (including you); what type of music would you play; and what would your band be called? 11.We would be the Novel Kids, and we would play 80's rock. I would have actor James Roday as the main singer, because he rocks and looks fabulous in sunglasses. I would have America from the Selection Trilogy as a backup singer. I would also be a backup singer. My teacher Mrs. Morgenson would be the third backup singer. All backup singers also play the tambourine. I would have Jake T. Austin as the bass guitar player because he is awesome. I would have David Lambert from the Fosters play electric guitar because he plays guitar in the show but isn't a real musician. Last but not least I want Timothy Omundson on the drums because Psych once did a promo with him on the drums. Yeah, so that's about me.... So I challenge you all! No matter who you are, write 11 facts about yourself, answer the following ten questions, and then make sure you mention whoever gave you your questions (Thanks Mrs. Morgenson!). QUESTIONS: what's your favorite color? What is your Harry Potter house? (Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw. You may need to research.) If you were an animal, what would you be? What makes you laugh? How many people are in your immediate family? (Half- and step- definitely count) What kind of books do you prefer? What is your absolute favorite holiday? What is the one word you overuse, whether it is in writing or speaking? (And yes, "like" definitely counts) What is the only classic book you've read that sticks with you to this day? How old do you wish you were? Is it a great difference from how old you are? Why do you wish you were this age?

People in charge

Dear reader, I do hope that this writing will not offend you, but I feel like getting it off my chest, and since I need to blog, this seems like a good idea. -Susan It seems that the people in charge; bosses, administrators, teachers; are the keys to the world. This is not necessarily a bad thing. My past bosses I have been generally good acquaintances with and a good half of my teachers I like a lot. Some people, though, just annoy me in a way that I can not do anything to change. Now, I'm ranting, so let me try to explain. I am co-president to our drama club. Co-, meaning that of the two of us I am more high strung. Well, that's not the exact definition, but it's the truth. Today we were supposed to have a meeting. It's a big deal, you see, as we are struggling to put together a kids drama day in order to promote our program for the future. Well, our school did not put that we had a meeting in the announcements My friend Sabrina, co-Vice-president of our fine club, along with myself, decided to go talk to the office so that we could make sure that we had people at our meeting. Now, I have to stop with the specifics, because if you know our school, well that just wouldn't be fair to this certain person. This certain person is very nice but that person does not stop to help, that person just continues going through that person's day. We asked, and the person in power told us that a mistake was made and that they would not fix it. In conclusion, we had a little over a handful of people at our meeting because we were told by a person higher up that they wouldn't fix the problem. I find myself wondering how much people in power actually care about the little people. For instance, in big corporations people get laid off or demoted all the time. My father was one of those people, demoted over a trivial thing. Do the people that are higher up even stop to think? In my father's case, did they think about my family, and how we will all be going to college within six or seven years? In the drama club's case, did they think about how we would now be required to use any time we had left over from homework to throw together our only version of a fundraiser in five days? Some day, I hope some higher power actually breaks the mold and thinks of others.