a cute baby turns 6 months old

... and i had to take a picture of it.

A couple things...

About .5 seconds ago i called HOT TOPIC and asked if they had black suspenders.
seriously.
I feel like when i go in there to pick them up i'm gonna have to explain myself to the cashier.
"I don't actually wear these, i'm taking a dance class..."
I felt this way when i had to buy a green sparkly bra a couple semesters ago.


THIS WEEKEND is my dance recital. I think this will be my last one. I'm actually pretty excited and hope everything goes smoothly. I'm in 4 numbers.
1- Lion King (modern)
2- Tango
3- Swing
4- Beat It (jazz) <--- black suspenders



Yesterday my ceiling fan lightbulb went out. I'm delving into my laziness and making the best of it. I decided that i'm gonna go as long as i can without replacing it. So yeah, i'm gonna be Amish (at least when i'm in my room).
Don't feel too sorry for me though, because i'm still gonna watch TV and use my laptop.
I stay up way to late so maybe.. this..will.. change that? I don't know.
Oh no.. what if i get on the suns schedule?

I realized today.

I don't even need to be rich, i just want to be able to afford all the music and rolls of film I could ever want.








(oh it's not fun being poor)

i can hear a bumping bass pounding at my wall.

It's pretty cool that on the one night that i am home alone and have a quiet house to write a paper in my neighbors chose to have a party or a quinceanera or something.

i'm probably not that great of a 20-year old though. My parents go away for the weekend and i order a pizza and watch "Raising Helen" alone.
Or am i a great one? I can't tell.
Hmm...






Lately i've had an interest in new pictures from old cameras. Here's one picture from my first day in this new hobby. Trust me, more to come later.

I am the Dwight Schrute of Sears.

Apparently today I restored someone's faith in customer service. straight out of her mouth.
that's probably a pretty good statement, right?

Not to brag.. but my store manager said i had the highest (protection agreement) sales in my store and our ENTIRE district.

anyway. We get to dress up on friday for halloween and i am very excited.
That's just one more way that Sears is EXACTLY like The Office. One of many.

(and yes, that does make me the Dwight Schrute of Sears).

I guess i can list a few of the reasons.
Like the office, we:
-have a party planning committee called "the fun club"
-have schrute bucks called "happy bucks"
-dress up on halloween
-have unfortunately experienced our own "indecent exposure" incident like Phyllis did... poor poor barbara.
-have a kiss-butt character like Andy named Justin who cares waaaaaaaaaay too much about sears and our manager.
-have secret office romances

i'll let you know if i can think of anymore.
oh p.s.
here is one schrute buck for reading this post.

Scissor happy.

pretty normal thursday.

dance was cancelled.

hung out with my sister in law and niece.

watched a little late night TV.

got ready for bed.

washed my face...

got bored...

thought my hair looked equally as boring...

found scissors in my bathroom drawer..

stood over my toilet and...SNIP SNIP SNIP!

I cut my bangs without looking into the mirror. 

scissors + a bored girl + 1:30 a.m. = potential bad idea.

i don't know. i think i like them so far. we'll see what i think when i am conscious  in the morning.

wish me luck.

These are a few of my (new) favorite things.

I have recently become obsessed / inspired by a few things and people.

1. Really cool pictures of new york.. and new york in general, i guess. I wish i could be there right now for this beautiful transition into fall. 
2. Kath & Kim. This is a new show on NBC. It actually just had it's pilot episode last week and i was immeditately hooked. Tonight was the second episode and funnier than ever when Kath joined a "promenade hair show" at the mall and gave her daughter, Kim, a "flying wedge" hair style. Sooo... this is my new favorite show. 

3. Fleet Foxes! I've been listening to them since about the middle of summer, but just recently fell in love. I only have about 6 songs of theirs but you better believe they are constantly repeating on my iPod. They have such beautiful folky melodies that make me sing a long and want to sit under a tree.. and really, that is all i can ask for.

4. Dancing the tangoooo. This semester in my dance class i am dancing in a couple modern, jazz, and swing pieces, but my favorite is the tango. Yes the steps are diffulcult and fast, and the lifts and landings give me bruises that have yet to heal, but i feel sooooo good dancing it. 

(performance at Victor Valley College December 5 & 6)

5. Ok, my new TV addiction is pretty much any show about making cakes. My two favorites are Ace Of Cakes (pictured below) and Amazing Wedding Cakes. Their cake creations are actually pretty ridiculous.. and i love it.

(I've also been watching a lot of interior, fashion, style, cooking, and home designs shows. Maybe i just should have taken Home Economics in school instead of watching so much TV about it now. Oh! I can't wait to have a place of my own to decorate and cook in someday!) 

6. I'm 20, and im going to vote for the first time! Not only is the first time i am eligble to vote, but it is the first time i care enough to learn about the election too. 

I'll admitt, i never thought i'd be the type of person who talked politics, especially before i turned 40, but i feel like my generation is really stepping up and i want join 'em. 

7. LEANIMAL! Oh last but not least is Leann Marshall, who just became the winner of this seasons Project Runway. She was my favorite from the first episode and i am ecstatic that she won! I stumbled across her ETSY page tonight and she is selling the cutest/sweetest passport cover and i hope i can get my hands on $32 so it can be mine!