So, recently I asked my Facebook friends what I should make my next blog posts about, and I only got two responses. I already posted my friend Shane's request, it was my last post so go check that out. But, I didn't respond to my buddy Trey's post because I needed time to really let this subject sink in
How awesome Trey Jansing really is:
I don't think I can honestly put into words how awesome this dude is, so I'm just going to sum up my first dose of Trey...
I actually went into Trey's house before I even met him, and that might sound weird, but it's a story that isn't worth explaining. The very first thing I noticed was his wall completely covered in photos of John Wayne and the Three Stooges. All the way from the top of the couch, to the ceiling was filled with FRAMED pictures. The guy framed em' people!
The second thing I noticed were the never-ending shelves of DVDs this guy had. I immediately sat down and had to try to thumb through them all, and I soon realized that they were all in alphabetical order. I mean, at least 20 shelves of alphabetically sorted movies. The man obviously put some hard work into his video collection ya'll.
By my first two observations, I thought he could be a really awesome dude that shares my love of the movies, or he could be...creepy. For lack of a better word. (No offense Trey)
Turns out Trey is the most amazing guy on the entire planet, and he married my sister. So now he's stuck with me, cause he's in the family. He is a Disney loving, beer drinking, pipe smoking, barbecuing, john wayne loving kinda guy. And THAT'S what makes him awesome. He is not afraid to tell you exactly what he thinks of you! Which I find hilarious...other people? eh maybe not.
Honestly, I really expected this post to be longer, but Trey is awesome, simply because he is.
And that's that.
Stay Excellent!
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
subsi-what?
Hello everybody! I hope you all are doing wonderfully this week, today is actually the day that my new puppy is coming! YAAYY! I'm so excited, I can't even tell you! I'm in need of a pal these days.
So, today I am writing this as a request by my good friend Shane, and just to let you know this is a post about my personal religious beliefs and how I see it, so if that bothers you, you might not want to read this one.
So, Shane commented on my status and told me that I should write about "substitutionary atonement," which of course I had to look up to see what it meant. I really honestly thought it was some legal term, and that Shane was just pulling my leg. Yeah, I'm a real smart one.
BUT it turns out the meaning is so very simple:
Substitutionary is a person or thing serving in the place of another. So, like the word substitute, but more fancy.
Atonement is a regularly used word, but I still had to look it up to see exactly what it meant. Atonement literally means amends. So, reparation for doing wrong.
So when applied to the Christian faith, it refers to Jesus Christ dying on the cross as our "substitute."
Just a bit of background on me for those of you who don't know, I grew up in a Baptist home and I went to a Baptist church my entire life. My family has been a part of my church for years and years. So personally I believe that, yes, Jesus Christ was sent by the Father to die on the cross for our sins, so we as humans don't have to burn in hell. Just to put it harshly.
When I used to think about the sacrifice made on the cross, it seemed like something out of a story book or a movie. Like, I could see it playing out in my head but I didn't ever really think about it in terms of the impact on my life, or how real it really was. But if you think about it like this;
My parents have always been the most supportive parents. I can't express in words how much they have been behind me 100%. They really love me with all their hearts and I could not ask for better parents. I just imagine them coming up to me one day and saying "Hey Hannah, you've been a really great daughter, but theres this random person that really need some help, so we are going to have to get rid of you...sorry"
It sounds pretty comical now because it's just so unbelievable! But, think about it. The love for a child, doubled and even tripled. That's some crazy stuff. The word love gets tossed around a lot, but honestly this is the definition of love to me. The Father loved us so much that he sent Jesus (who also loved us) to die for us. So, he loved his son, but he loved us even more than that!
I am not posting this entry to really get anyone to believe in what I do, because it won't happen that way. My faith lets me know that this "substitutionary atonement" really did happen, and it's really the greatest thing that has happened. If you don't have the same faith as I do, then maybe you don't believe this. But, this is just my take on it.
Man, this post really made my brain hurt. Thinking about the greatness of everything I've talked about is just...overwhelming.
I hope that you guys liked it, and I hope I said everything clearly enough to where you can tell what I mean, and also I hope that I'm even talking about the right thing!! Shane can correct me if not.
Have a great day and...
Stay Excellent!
Friday, December 7, 2012
you got my back?
Goodnight, doesn't seem like a greeting, but it is night and I would like to wish you all well.
Thank you once again for taking the time to read my blog, I really do appreciate all the views. It makes me happy!
I just realized something a few days ago that I've really been taking for granted all these years. My family...loves me more than anything.
To sum everything up without giving too much information, I recently was in a situation where I basically turned my back on my family for reasons I'm still not to sure about. I'd rather not get too into detail because I'm really quite embarrassed by the decision I made.
But, when I finally decided that I missed my family too much, I asked to come back home. Within the hour, my sister was there to pick me up and drive me home. She had a bed ready for me to sleep in and clothes that I could borrow. My whole entire family welcomed me back with open arms, and I can't imagine why. I hurt them more than I really wish to think about, and they just let me back in, because they love me that much. They really are the best family that anyone could ask for, and I am so thankful that they are my family.
This is a very short entry today, but really I just wanted to let you all know how much I cherish my family, and how I will NEVER take them for granted again.
I hope that you guys realize how important the bond is between family members, and I hope that you show your family you love them every single day.
Thank you once again for taking the time to read my blog, I really do appreciate all the views. It makes me happy!
I just realized something a few days ago that I've really been taking for granted all these years. My family...loves me more than anything.
To sum everything up without giving too much information, I recently was in a situation where I basically turned my back on my family for reasons I'm still not to sure about. I'd rather not get too into detail because I'm really quite embarrassed by the decision I made.
But, when I finally decided that I missed my family too much, I asked to come back home. Within the hour, my sister was there to pick me up and drive me home. She had a bed ready for me to sleep in and clothes that I could borrow. My whole entire family welcomed me back with open arms, and I can't imagine why. I hurt them more than I really wish to think about, and they just let me back in, because they love me that much. They really are the best family that anyone could ask for, and I am so thankful that they are my family.
This is a very short entry today, but really I just wanted to let you all know how much I cherish my family, and how I will NEVER take them for granted again.
I hope that you guys realize how important the bond is between family members, and I hope that you show your family you love them every single day.
That's what you want?!
Hello everyone,
Just going to start this one off by saying that I am fine. For those of you who know what is going on, I'm doing well considering the circumstances, and thank you to those who have sent me a text or given me a call. I really appreciate it.
Also, I'm glad to see that my last post got so many hits. That was a very different entry for me, but I feel like everyone can relate to it, so I'm glad you all had a look at it.
I am a huge internet user. I can stay on the internet just doing random things for hours and hours on end...literally. I have Facebook and I watch YouTube videos like crazy. I enjoy the sites with stupid memes on them, I like looking up DIY projects. I pin like crazy on Pinterest. I could really do anything on the internet to occupy my time, but recently I have just become so angry at what I've been seeing.
I saw a link on my Facebook that was a picture captioned "every guy's dream girl" and of course my curiosity got the best of me, so I clicked on it.
The picture was a half-dressed girl playing some type of video game while smoking a bong.
...really?
just...really?
THAT'S every guys dream girl?
I don't even know where to begin...
First of all, how shallow do you have to be to post something like that. Honestly, if those are the two traits that every guy is looking for, then we are all doomed to hell.
whatever happened to being attracted to someone for their beautiful smile? Or their bubbly personality?
NAAAHHH, I'd rather be with a really dumb girl that smokes weed and plays video games naked in her spare time.
YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
Also, what kind of girl poses for these pictures?
Girls, if you have any respect for yourself, just stop.
I am getting so worked up over this just thinking about it that I don't know what to say, but really there are so many really disgusting pictures out there on the internet, and the people that post them...I can't imagine how scummy they are. It almost makes me sad that this is what the world has come to. Call me "old-fashioned" but I am looking for a gentleman, and I would not even CONSIDER dating someone that just wanted a girl that smokes and plays video games. Or that posts retarded things on the internet.
My rant is now over.
I'd really like to know you guy's opinions on this topic. I mean, I've seen some pretty nasty things out there. Am I wrong?
I hope you all are having wonderful days and such. I'd really like to hear from you. If you have any requests on a blog entry I should do, I would be glad to take suggestions!
I love you all, and if you haven't read my last entry (these things happen) maybe you should! It really brightened my day.
Stay Excellent!
Just going to start this one off by saying that I am fine. For those of you who know what is going on, I'm doing well considering the circumstances, and thank you to those who have sent me a text or given me a call. I really appreciate it.
Also, I'm glad to see that my last post got so many hits. That was a very different entry for me, but I feel like everyone can relate to it, so I'm glad you all had a look at it.
I am a huge internet user. I can stay on the internet just doing random things for hours and hours on end...literally. I have Facebook and I watch YouTube videos like crazy. I enjoy the sites with stupid memes on them, I like looking up DIY projects. I pin like crazy on Pinterest. I could really do anything on the internet to occupy my time, but recently I have just become so angry at what I've been seeing.
I saw a link on my Facebook that was a picture captioned "every guy's dream girl" and of course my curiosity got the best of me, so I clicked on it.
The picture was a half-dressed girl playing some type of video game while smoking a bong.
...really?
just...really?
THAT'S every guys dream girl?
I don't even know where to begin...
First of all, how shallow do you have to be to post something like that. Honestly, if those are the two traits that every guy is looking for, then we are all doomed to hell.
whatever happened to being attracted to someone for their beautiful smile? Or their bubbly personality?
NAAAHHH, I'd rather be with a really dumb girl that smokes weed and plays video games naked in her spare time.
YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
Also, what kind of girl poses for these pictures?
Girls, if you have any respect for yourself, just stop.
I am getting so worked up over this just thinking about it that I don't know what to say, but really there are so many really disgusting pictures out there on the internet, and the people that post them...I can't imagine how scummy they are. It almost makes me sad that this is what the world has come to. Call me "old-fashioned" but I am looking for a gentleman, and I would not even CONSIDER dating someone that just wanted a girl that smokes and plays video games. Or that posts retarded things on the internet.
My rant is now over.
I'd really like to know you guy's opinions on this topic. I mean, I've seen some pretty nasty things out there. Am I wrong?
I hope you all are having wonderful days and such. I'd really like to hear from you. If you have any requests on a blog entry I should do, I would be glad to take suggestions!
I love you all, and if you haven't read my last entry (these things happen) maybe you should! It really brightened my day.
Stay Excellent!
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
These things happen
Somedays:
your hair will look like a tornado has massacred your head,
you will stub your toes and bite the insides of your cheeks accidentally
you will forget something important
you will have headaches
you will wear two different shoes
things won't go your way
your boyfriend breaks up with you
everything will seem like it is falling down on your head
you will cry
you will be hurt by others
you won't want to get out of bed
you won't see the point
these things happen,
BUT
Somedays:
you will ace multiple tests
you will take a much needed nap
your makeup and hair just work
you learn new things about yourself
you feel happy just because you are
you will felt loved by others
you see the beauty around you
you have no choice but to be happy
you are satisfied
you feel completely content with everything
you know that you are in the right spot and doing the right thing
you know it will just be alright...
your hair will look like a tornado has massacred your head,
you will stub your toes and bite the insides of your cheeks accidentally
you will forget something important
you will have headaches
you will wear two different shoes
things won't go your way
your boyfriend breaks up with you
everything will seem like it is falling down on your head
you will cry
you will be hurt by others
you won't want to get out of bed
you won't see the point
these things happen,
BUT
Somedays:
you will ace multiple tests
you will take a much needed nap
your makeup and hair just work
you learn new things about yourself
you feel happy just because you are
you will make new friends
you will smile
you will laugh
you will felt loved by others
you see the beauty around you
you have no choice but to be happy
you are satisfied
you feel completely content with everything
you know that you are in the right spot and doing the right thing
you know it will just be alright...
Monday, November 12, 2012
afraid? NO
Hello ladies and gents!
I decided to write this completely random blog today because of my obsession with YouTube tutorial videos. I will just sit for hours on end watching makeup/hair/nail tutorials. I absolutely love them! I'm totally addicted!
Another addiction of mine, is dying my hair, and if any of you have known me over the past...year, you know that I dye my hair constantly. I have been black, blonde/yellow (total accident), brown with highlights, brown without highlights, and my ever favorite RED. Right now I am at a very dark brown color, but I so desperately want to be a bleach blonde! I have watched days and days worth of YouTube videos about bleaching your hair at home, and no two videos match up on what they say. As in, one video will give you one product to use, and they will have dark hair, and over a span of weeks they will slowly get it to blonde. Another video might have a light brown hair, use a completely different set of products and never get the achieved color. There are really so many ways that you can try to go blonde. The outcome, however, never seems promised. I really don't want to walk around looking like a banana again...I had that happen once. It ain't a pretty sight ya'll.
So, I decided that I would really like to just bite the bullet and go to a salon and get it bleached by a so called "professional."
I will just take a short moment to rant and tell you all how much I absolutely LOATHE going to a salon to get my hair done. Beauty schools in Texas only teach you one hairstyle; an A-line bob with stringy highlights. I CANNOT STAND IT!
I can't tell you how many times I have gone into a salon, asked for one style, and come out with something I did not ask for at all, just because that's all the hair dresser was taught at school. Now, I am not saying this about all hair stylists, of course. There are some (and by some I mean one) that I've found that I really like, and they are genuinely really good at what they do. I would pay them any amount to dye/cut/style my hair.
Anyway, the point of this whole charade is, that I have realized how completely different I am about my hair opinions than other girls in general. For example, at least 75% of the YouTube videos I watched about becoming a beautiful blonde were videos of people just straight up saying "If you aren't a natural blonde, don't bleach your hair!" and "It's super bad for your hair!" Even some people left comments about how they went blonde and their hair is falling out in huge clumps. (I feel super sorry for those girls) But honestly, I've never had that problem before, and even if I did, I wouldn't care at all. To me, hair is hair. It falls out, it gets cut off into terrible styles, it gets fried off by the hair straightener, and magically...it always grows back.
WHOA! HAIR GROWS BACK?
yes ladies, your hair in fact does grow back. So, today I will be going to the local salon to get my hair fried off, and I am not nervous at all! I might come back looking like a ginger for a few weeks, but hey, at least that's another color I can add to my book.
I think that everyone should experiment with dying and styling their hair differently more often, it's one of those crazy perks of being a female. We have the ability to completely change our appearance from day to day just by doing something a little different with our hair! I love that about myself!
I'd love to hear you guy's crazy dye stories. Have you ever dyed your hair so much that it just all ran from your head?
I hope you all are having wonderful days!
Stay Excellent!
I decided to write this completely random blog today because of my obsession with YouTube tutorial videos. I will just sit for hours on end watching makeup/hair/nail tutorials. I absolutely love them! I'm totally addicted!
Another addiction of mine, is dying my hair, and if any of you have known me over the past...year, you know that I dye my hair constantly. I have been black, blonde/yellow (total accident), brown with highlights, brown without highlights, and my ever favorite RED. Right now I am at a very dark brown color, but I so desperately want to be a bleach blonde! I have watched days and days worth of YouTube videos about bleaching your hair at home, and no two videos match up on what they say. As in, one video will give you one product to use, and they will have dark hair, and over a span of weeks they will slowly get it to blonde. Another video might have a light brown hair, use a completely different set of products and never get the achieved color. There are really so many ways that you can try to go blonde. The outcome, however, never seems promised. I really don't want to walk around looking like a banana again...I had that happen once. It ain't a pretty sight ya'll.
So, I decided that I would really like to just bite the bullet and go to a salon and get it bleached by a so called "professional."
I will just take a short moment to rant and tell you all how much I absolutely LOATHE going to a salon to get my hair done. Beauty schools in Texas only teach you one hairstyle; an A-line bob with stringy highlights. I CANNOT STAND IT!
I can't tell you how many times I have gone into a salon, asked for one style, and come out with something I did not ask for at all, just because that's all the hair dresser was taught at school. Now, I am not saying this about all hair stylists, of course. There are some (and by some I mean one) that I've found that I really like, and they are genuinely really good at what they do. I would pay them any amount to dye/cut/style my hair.
Anyway, the point of this whole charade is, that I have realized how completely different I am about my hair opinions than other girls in general. For example, at least 75% of the YouTube videos I watched about becoming a beautiful blonde were videos of people just straight up saying "If you aren't a natural blonde, don't bleach your hair!" and "It's super bad for your hair!" Even some people left comments about how they went blonde and their hair is falling out in huge clumps. (I feel super sorry for those girls) But honestly, I've never had that problem before, and even if I did, I wouldn't care at all. To me, hair is hair. It falls out, it gets cut off into terrible styles, it gets fried off by the hair straightener, and magically...it always grows back.
WHOA! HAIR GROWS BACK?
yes ladies, your hair in fact does grow back. So, today I will be going to the local salon to get my hair fried off, and I am not nervous at all! I might come back looking like a ginger for a few weeks, but hey, at least that's another color I can add to my book.
I think that everyone should experiment with dying and styling their hair differently more often, it's one of those crazy perks of being a female. We have the ability to completely change our appearance from day to day just by doing something a little different with our hair! I love that about myself!
I'd love to hear you guy's crazy dye stories. Have you ever dyed your hair so much that it just all ran from your head?
I hope you all are having wonderful days!
Stay Excellent!
Monday, October 1, 2012
Rants for the Ants
Hello once again strangers,
I apologize (again) for not having written in a long time, but recently I've found myself just extremely angry at life, and if you're angry then everything you write is just going to come off sounding like a rant. I figured I would safe you guys the annoyance of having to read just another ranting blog, but I really don't care anymore. I'm angry and I want to write. If you have a problem with this rant, then I suggest you stop reading here.
Just a few things I've noticed recently that make me extremely angry:
1. Most of you know that I am dating a young man named Jordan. He and I have been together for 8 months now, and I really love him. He's the sweetest little sweet tart I've ever met. (Which he will probably be extremely embarrassed by this post, so don't tell him, shh!) If you've ever seen Jordan, you know that he has gages, and piercings. I honestly don't even notice them, its just a part of his face. But, what makes me so furious is people blatantly making faces at him like "oh my gosh, that boy has ears that are not of normal size, he must be a criminal, and a delinquent, and he must worship Satan"
...screw you all, honestly
Especially this specific instance:
Jordan and I were in Walmart in the customer service section, and some disgustingly trashy woman who was waiting on food stamps or a money order or whatever, was giving Jordan "the face." This woman was wearing pajamas, had no shoes on, smelled like drugs, and kept her dirty money in her bra. WHO ARE YOU TO MAKE FACES AT SOMEONE?!
I cannot tell you how angry it makes me. Open your eyes people, he has his stinking ears pierced! He doesn't kill small children.
2. I have no friends. This is an outright fact. In my free time, I enjoy trying new makeup styles, and doing different things with my hair, so I decided I would treat myself to a trip to Sally's and get a few hair things. I picked up a can of hairspray, some dye, a dying bowl, and a dying brush. My total came to $23. I don't have $23 on my own personal debit card, so I decided to use my mom's credit card. (don't worry I had permission) When I showed the cashier my card, she asked for my ID, I explained to her that it was my mom's card, so our first names aren't the same, but our last names were obviously both ASHBY. She refused my payment, so I had to leave all of my stuff there. Total trip wasted. I don't understand why they wouldn't accept it, when our last names are the same. It seems very unnecessary to me, or why wasn't there a sign saying it before I went and spent 15 minutes looking for all the things I needed?
3. This one isn't so much anger inducing as it is annoying. If the speed limit is 70, and you decide that you want to cruise at about 45...MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. Especially on a two lane highway where I can't get around you. Just get onto the shoulder and I will pass you and you'll never have to see me again. It's so simple! I do it for the people going faster than me, why does no one seem to return the favor??
...wow, I actually feel better
Feedback; what makes you guys mad? annoyed? angry? etc.
Let me know! Ranting makes you feel so much better!
Until next time, stay excellent.
I apologize (again) for not having written in a long time, but recently I've found myself just extremely angry at life, and if you're angry then everything you write is just going to come off sounding like a rant. I figured I would safe you guys the annoyance of having to read just another ranting blog, but I really don't care anymore. I'm angry and I want to write. If you have a problem with this rant, then I suggest you stop reading here.
Just a few things I've noticed recently that make me extremely angry:
1. Most of you know that I am dating a young man named Jordan. He and I have been together for 8 months now, and I really love him. He's the sweetest little sweet tart I've ever met. (Which he will probably be extremely embarrassed by this post, so don't tell him, shh!) If you've ever seen Jordan, you know that he has gages, and piercings. I honestly don't even notice them, its just a part of his face. But, what makes me so furious is people blatantly making faces at him like "oh my gosh, that boy has ears that are not of normal size, he must be a criminal, and a delinquent, and he must worship Satan"
...screw you all, honestly
Especially this specific instance:
Jordan and I were in Walmart in the customer service section, and some disgustingly trashy woman who was waiting on food stamps or a money order or whatever, was giving Jordan "the face." This woman was wearing pajamas, had no shoes on, smelled like drugs, and kept her dirty money in her bra. WHO ARE YOU TO MAKE FACES AT SOMEONE?!
I cannot tell you how angry it makes me. Open your eyes people, he has his stinking ears pierced! He doesn't kill small children.
2. I have no friends. This is an outright fact. In my free time, I enjoy trying new makeup styles, and doing different things with my hair, so I decided I would treat myself to a trip to Sally's and get a few hair things. I picked up a can of hairspray, some dye, a dying bowl, and a dying brush. My total came to $23. I don't have $23 on my own personal debit card, so I decided to use my mom's credit card. (don't worry I had permission) When I showed the cashier my card, she asked for my ID, I explained to her that it was my mom's card, so our first names aren't the same, but our last names were obviously both ASHBY. She refused my payment, so I had to leave all of my stuff there. Total trip wasted. I don't understand why they wouldn't accept it, when our last names are the same. It seems very unnecessary to me, or why wasn't there a sign saying it before I went and spent 15 minutes looking for all the things I needed?
3. This one isn't so much anger inducing as it is annoying. If the speed limit is 70, and you decide that you want to cruise at about 45...MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. Especially on a two lane highway where I can't get around you. Just get onto the shoulder and I will pass you and you'll never have to see me again. It's so simple! I do it for the people going faster than me, why does no one seem to return the favor??
...wow, I actually feel better
Feedback; what makes you guys mad? annoyed? angry? etc.
Let me know! Ranting makes you feel so much better!
Until next time, stay excellent.
Friday, September 14, 2012
CRANKY
I am of course starting this entry out with an apology. It has been quite some time since the last time I have written to you guys, and for that I do sincerely apologize. I haven't been quite myself recently. First I was sick, and then I was just down in the dumps. I haven't really felt much like writing, so I am sad. But, I'm back in the saddle again and ready to write! Woo.
I am starting to really get the hang of this whole "college" thing. My daily routine looks a little something like this:
9:55 wake up
9:56 realize you're almost late for class
10:00 make it to class just in time
10:50 wake up and realize that class is over
11:00-12:50 sit in my room, watch King of The Hill, munch on animal crackers, and drink Red Bull
1:00-3:00 classes that I hate
3:00-bedtime King of the Hill on rerun
...and that's just Monday, wednesday, and Friday!
Isn't life just peachy? notice that I didn't put any time for "hang out with my totally awesome friends" in there. Why? Because I have absolutely no friends. hahahahahaha...no really.
ZERO FRIENDS. I talk to no one during the week. On the weekends I will go to Longview and hang out with my boyfriend, but during the week, I'm a freak.
It's sad really.
But hey! Everyone else I see on Facebook seems to be having an awesome time at their schools and jobs and what not! Which is a happy thing! I'm very glad that everyone seems to be doing well at the college of their choosing.
Okay, okay, all of the whining aside, I am still looking for beautiful faces to take pictures of, and a little birdy told me that you have a beautiful face. (*wink) I have decided that next semester I am going to go for my BFA which is a bachelor of fine arts for those of you who do not know, and in order to actually get into the BFA program, I have to put together a portfolio. I really need some pictures to go in my portfolio! These are going to be super fun to take, because they can be totally weird and artsy looking! Yay! If you would be interested in that, please let me know! I can be reached via Facebook, or my new email which is hannahashbyphotography@gmail.com
I guess that is all that is needed to be said here. If you are ever bored please text me, I can honestly say that I am not doing anything.
Stay Excellent!
I am starting to really get the hang of this whole "college" thing. My daily routine looks a little something like this:
9:55 wake up
9:56 realize you're almost late for class
10:00 make it to class just in time
10:50 wake up and realize that class is over
11:00-12:50 sit in my room, watch King of The Hill, munch on animal crackers, and drink Red Bull
1:00-3:00 classes that I hate
3:00-bedtime King of the Hill on rerun
...and that's just Monday, wednesday, and Friday!
Isn't life just peachy? notice that I didn't put any time for "hang out with my totally awesome friends" in there. Why? Because I have absolutely no friends. hahahahahaha...no really.
ZERO FRIENDS. I talk to no one during the week. On the weekends I will go to Longview and hang out with my boyfriend, but during the week, I'm a freak.
It's sad really.
But hey! Everyone else I see on Facebook seems to be having an awesome time at their schools and jobs and what not! Which is a happy thing! I'm very glad that everyone seems to be doing well at the college of their choosing.
Okay, okay, all of the whining aside, I am still looking for beautiful faces to take pictures of, and a little birdy told me that you have a beautiful face. (*wink) I have decided that next semester I am going to go for my BFA which is a bachelor of fine arts for those of you who do not know, and in order to actually get into the BFA program, I have to put together a portfolio. I really need some pictures to go in my portfolio! These are going to be super fun to take, because they can be totally weird and artsy looking! Yay! If you would be interested in that, please let me know! I can be reached via Facebook, or my new email which is hannahashbyphotography@gmail.com
I guess that is all that is needed to be said here. If you are ever bored please text me, I can honestly say that I am not doing anything.
Stay Excellent!
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Giant thanks!
Hey guys! Once again, I hope everyone is having an amazing day so far, and I hope it continues to be amazing. I'm already done with class for the day, and decided that I would just take the time to write to you guys.
I've been noticing, particularly on my last two entries, that I have gotten insane views! So many people have been reading, and I can't tell you how happy that makes me! I appreciate it more than I can say! Maybe you don't even read the blog all the way through, but just the fact that you clicked to take a look makes me want to kiss you all!
Also, to those who have asked for pictures, I'm super excited! I can't wait to meet up with you guys and get started. A huge thanks goes out to you for helping me with my dream, and please let me know if there is ANYTHING you ever need.
This is just a short post to tell you guys that I appreciate you, and I love you. I hope that in the future I write about things that you guys find interesting. If you ever have a topic that maybe you would like for me to talk about, just comment, or message me on Facebook or something. I absolutely love getting feedback and suggestions from you guys!
I hope that you all are finding some of these old posts helpful and/or entertaining. If not, let me know! I'd love some constructive criticism!
Stay Excellent!
I've been noticing, particularly on my last two entries, that I have gotten insane views! So many people have been reading, and I can't tell you how happy that makes me! I appreciate it more than I can say! Maybe you don't even read the blog all the way through, but just the fact that you clicked to take a look makes me want to kiss you all!
Also, to those who have asked for pictures, I'm super excited! I can't wait to meet up with you guys and get started. A huge thanks goes out to you for helping me with my dream, and please let me know if there is ANYTHING you ever need.
This is just a short post to tell you guys that I appreciate you, and I love you. I hope that in the future I write about things that you guys find interesting. If you ever have a topic that maybe you would like for me to talk about, just comment, or message me on Facebook or something. I absolutely love getting feedback and suggestions from you guys!
I hope that you all are finding some of these old posts helpful and/or entertaining. If not, let me know! I'd love some constructive criticism!
Stay Excellent!
Monday, August 27, 2012
Back To School Help
Hello everyone, I hope that you are all having superb first days of school again! I'm sure that it was not too difficult for you. Mostly syllabus day.
Luckily, I use that word very lightly, I have already been going to school. LAST Monday was my first. So, I would like to think that I'm already smarter than you all. I'm an entire week ahead in my gathering of knowledge.
I am totally kidding.
I just wanted to share with you guys some of my wisdom that I have inquired here from this past week, and hopefully it will help you. I wish someone had told me these things back in high school.
1. I know that this sounds so simple, but it really does help. READ. Read everything you can get your hands on, fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, biographies, how to books, cookbooks, comics.
Read a variety of everything. Read some you like, and some you don't like. Why? Because when you read, you slowly get better at it. In college you MUST read. It isn't optional, so if you are used to it, then picking up information from a textbook isn't as hard to do. I find myself reading the same passage in my text books over and over again just because I don't pay attention that well. When you read all the time, this becomes less of a problem. I promise!
Also, my English professor stresses a lot that reading improves your writing. It's true, of course, and in college you are required to write papers for every single class, not just english. So, if you're in college already, or if you're in high school, start reading. Everything.
I am in the middle of a really great memoir/biography thing. I am normally really into reading fiction books, so I went for nonfiction this time. If you're like me, I'd start at a book store in the biographies section and just find someone you find interesting. (Walt Disney, Marylyn Monroe, Mark Twain, etc) I chose Dick Van Dyke, and another book caught my eye that is called "Where You Left Me," by Jennifer Gardner Trulson. It is about a family that loses a Father/husband in the 9/11 tragedy. I can't put it down!
2. Set up an email, and check it every week, if not daily. I understand that maybe you may never receive an email, but just get in the habit of checking an email account everyday. It's like getting into the habit of always checking your Facebook. It's actually super important. Especially if you're in college. This is how all of your professors get information to you. Sometimes it isn't information they discuss in class. Don't end up like me and decide at 11:30 the night before class starts to finally check your email and see assignments that are already posted for the next day. Yeah, that happened.
3. Get used to post it notes, or writing on a calendar. This really helps to see what all you haven't done, what you need to do, what you need to buy, where you need to go when, so on and so forth. I have a calendar that goes by the week. For the first week, I listed my classes, and now that I kind of know where and when they are, I write down when assignments are due. It's a great way to really stress due dates to yourself, and actually visualize how much you have going on.
4. This one might seem super specific, but I'm having a lot of trouble in my Precal class because I never fully grasped the concept of factoring. If you're in high school and you are learning factoring, pay attention. It will come up again...a lot actually. If you already went through high school and you are good at factoring, you should probably still look up some problems and refresh yourself. I had to go back and look at my notes from high school.
5. Stock up on t-shirts!
Really and honestly, I don't know any more than you guys do, these are just some things that I wish I would have done in high school, to get into the habit of doing. A lot of people tell you that you need to develop good study habits, but I think that's a very stupid thing. If you're like me, I went to a high school that seemed to be super easy. I don't know if I just got everything quickly, or if the teachers had to spend too much time reviewing everything for the lazy kids who didn't try, but, I didn't ever really have to study. I could review or look over notes a few minutes before a test and pass just fine. I wasn't ever really too concerned with "acing" tests or assignments. But, why study material that you don't need to study? If I already knew the structure of a sentence, why would I study it for a test? Do you get what I mean? I don't suggest that you force yourself to "study," I suggest that you find topics that you find interesting, and strive to know more about those topics. Do whatever you can to learn more about things that you actually want to know about. Like, if you are a giant soccer fan, go read books about soccer, go watch soccer films, look up soccer information on the internet. The possibilities are really endless. But, really that's all college is. You want to learn more about something, so you pay to take a class. It just makes sense to me.
I do hope that you all reading this find it to be somewhat helpful, and I really hope everyone has an amazing school year! I'd love to hear fun first day stories!
Stay Excellent!
Luckily, I use that word very lightly, I have already been going to school. LAST Monday was my first. So, I would like to think that I'm already smarter than you all. I'm an entire week ahead in my gathering of knowledge.
I am totally kidding.
I just wanted to share with you guys some of my wisdom that I have inquired here from this past week, and hopefully it will help you. I wish someone had told me these things back in high school.
1. I know that this sounds so simple, but it really does help. READ. Read everything you can get your hands on, fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, biographies, how to books, cookbooks, comics.
Read a variety of everything. Read some you like, and some you don't like. Why? Because when you read, you slowly get better at it. In college you MUST read. It isn't optional, so if you are used to it, then picking up information from a textbook isn't as hard to do. I find myself reading the same passage in my text books over and over again just because I don't pay attention that well. When you read all the time, this becomes less of a problem. I promise!
Also, my English professor stresses a lot that reading improves your writing. It's true, of course, and in college you are required to write papers for every single class, not just english. So, if you're in college already, or if you're in high school, start reading. Everything.
I am in the middle of a really great memoir/biography thing. I am normally really into reading fiction books, so I went for nonfiction this time. If you're like me, I'd start at a book store in the biographies section and just find someone you find interesting. (Walt Disney, Marylyn Monroe, Mark Twain, etc) I chose Dick Van Dyke, and another book caught my eye that is called "Where You Left Me," by Jennifer Gardner Trulson. It is about a family that loses a Father/husband in the 9/11 tragedy. I can't put it down!
2. Set up an email, and check it every week, if not daily. I understand that maybe you may never receive an email, but just get in the habit of checking an email account everyday. It's like getting into the habit of always checking your Facebook. It's actually super important. Especially if you're in college. This is how all of your professors get information to you. Sometimes it isn't information they discuss in class. Don't end up like me and decide at 11:30 the night before class starts to finally check your email and see assignments that are already posted for the next day. Yeah, that happened.
3. Get used to post it notes, or writing on a calendar. This really helps to see what all you haven't done, what you need to do, what you need to buy, where you need to go when, so on and so forth. I have a calendar that goes by the week. For the first week, I listed my classes, and now that I kind of know where and when they are, I write down when assignments are due. It's a great way to really stress due dates to yourself, and actually visualize how much you have going on.
4. This one might seem super specific, but I'm having a lot of trouble in my Precal class because I never fully grasped the concept of factoring. If you're in high school and you are learning factoring, pay attention. It will come up again...a lot actually. If you already went through high school and you are good at factoring, you should probably still look up some problems and refresh yourself. I had to go back and look at my notes from high school.
5. Stock up on t-shirts!
Really and honestly, I don't know any more than you guys do, these are just some things that I wish I would have done in high school, to get into the habit of doing. A lot of people tell you that you need to develop good study habits, but I think that's a very stupid thing. If you're like me, I went to a high school that seemed to be super easy. I don't know if I just got everything quickly, or if the teachers had to spend too much time reviewing everything for the lazy kids who didn't try, but, I didn't ever really have to study. I could review or look over notes a few minutes before a test and pass just fine. I wasn't ever really too concerned with "acing" tests or assignments. But, why study material that you don't need to study? If I already knew the structure of a sentence, why would I study it for a test? Do you get what I mean? I don't suggest that you force yourself to "study," I suggest that you find topics that you find interesting, and strive to know more about those topics. Do whatever you can to learn more about things that you actually want to know about. Like, if you are a giant soccer fan, go read books about soccer, go watch soccer films, look up soccer information on the internet. The possibilities are really endless. But, really that's all college is. You want to learn more about something, so you pay to take a class. It just makes sense to me.
I do hope that you all reading this find it to be somewhat helpful, and I really hope everyone has an amazing school year! I'd love to hear fun first day stories!
Stay Excellent!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
C'mon ya'll!
Hello everyone reading this! I hope that you are all having a splendid day! :)
I am just going to get right to the topic at hand!
As some of you may know, I am hoping to one day really be serious with my photography, BUT in order to do that, I need a website, and in order to have a website I need photos of more than just 4 or 5 people. So, I'm making a deal with you all. Here it is:
I will charge a flat out rate of $50 for a "session" and prints. I will take as many pictures as I can, edit the ones that turn out right (15-20 photos) and print the edited photos for you (just at Walmart, sorry) for just $50.
I know that you might think Walmart printing is crappy, well it surely isn't the best, BUT $50 won't buy the best quality printing. I apologize.
I am willing to travel to you. I am willing to work around schedules (as long as you can work around mine) Really and truthfully, I am asking you guys to help me out here! I need more photos to display!
If you are interested please please contact me on Facebook, if you have me as a friend there, if not feel free to add me as a friend! Or I can be contacted always through email. I will attach my info down at the bottom.
I really appreciate you guys. Even if you can't spend the $50 to have pictures of you and your best friends or you and your boyfriend, etc, I appreciate you all supporting me by looking at the things I post on Facebook. I really can't tell you how much the likes and comments and views mean to me.
Thanks again you guys!
I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the day/week/month/year!
If you have any questions, just ask!
Also, if you aren't interested, but you know of someone who might be, please share my blog with them! And let them know about this. Feel free to repost the link to my blog anywhere ;D (a little shameless self promotion never hurt anyone)
speak words at me ya'll:
http://www.facebook.com/hannah.j.ashby
hanjoashby@gmail.com
I am just going to get right to the topic at hand!
As some of you may know, I am hoping to one day really be serious with my photography, BUT in order to do that, I need a website, and in order to have a website I need photos of more than just 4 or 5 people. So, I'm making a deal with you all. Here it is:
I will charge a flat out rate of $50 for a "session" and prints. I will take as many pictures as I can, edit the ones that turn out right (15-20 photos) and print the edited photos for you (just at Walmart, sorry) for just $50.
I know that you might think Walmart printing is crappy, well it surely isn't the best, BUT $50 won't buy the best quality printing. I apologize.
I am willing to travel to you. I am willing to work around schedules (as long as you can work around mine) Really and truthfully, I am asking you guys to help me out here! I need more photos to display!
If you are interested please please contact me on Facebook, if you have me as a friend there, if not feel free to add me as a friend! Or I can be contacted always through email. I will attach my info down at the bottom.
I really appreciate you guys. Even if you can't spend the $50 to have pictures of you and your best friends or you and your boyfriend, etc, I appreciate you all supporting me by looking at the things I post on Facebook. I really can't tell you how much the likes and comments and views mean to me.
Thanks again you guys!
I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the day/week/month/year!
If you have any questions, just ask!
Also, if you aren't interested, but you know of someone who might be, please share my blog with them! And let them know about this. Feel free to repost the link to my blog anywhere ;D (a little shameless self promotion never hurt anyone)
speak words at me ya'll:
http://www.facebook.com/hannah.j.ashby
hanjoashby@gmail.com
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Not so peachy; Day 2
I'm so contradicting.
I'm just going to start this blog off by saying that, outright, and blatantly. I am contradicting, like Starbursts. *thumbs up*
So, my previous blog was about how great and wonderful college was and how much I loved my dorm, and my roommates and everything was sunshine and rainbows. According to the way I started this post off, I am sure you can guess what this one is going to be about.
Day 2:
It started at 6:45 am. Tyler was experiencing a thunder storm. This was no ordinary thunder storm though. I like to refer to it as an "I just pee'd my pants/wheres my stuffed animal/crawl in your mommy's bed storm"
I just watched the lightning, listened, to the thunder, and tried to refrain from knocking on my roommate's door and asking for a cuddle buddy. I sat until about 8:30 am until I finally snuggled my stuffed animal Simba, and drifted back to sleep.
I woke up at 10:00 and took a shower. Today, I had a few things to do. I needed to go to the bookstore and get my books for class, that starts on Monday. I needed to go and pick up an iPad that the school was supplying me for my Biology class this semester. I also needed to go to the grocery store and pick up snack foods so I can easily gain my freshman 15!
I walked from my dorm, to the welcome center to get a map to find the business building. Then I walked all the way across campus to my car and drove around for about 15 minutes trying to find the building. When I found it, and went inside, I only saw empty classrooms. I walked around for a while, until I finally found an office with someone inside. Little did I know, but this was actually a sauna. I swear it was 100 degrees inside that office. The guy at the desk had no idea what I was talking about. He thought I was just being pranked or something. So, I left the business building with no iPad. I called my mom and she helped me discover where I needed to go, but apparently they were only assigning iPads from 1:00 to 5:00, so I decided I would try to go get my groceries and waste some time before I could try to find the right spot again.
I went to the closest walmart and got out of my car to be greeted by a woman at the door yelling "WE'RE CLOSED"
Walmart?! Closed?! I know. My thoughts exactly. My guess is that the storm knocked out their power, but maybe I'm wrong. I don't know.
So, then I went to Brookshire Brother's and got my groceries. My estimate is that I had about $30 worth of snacks. I didn't have very much! I waited in line, and waited...and waited. It looked like the girl who was working the cash register had no idea what she was doing, so I waited for about 10 minutes and then found a different line to wait in. Once again, I waited and waited...and waited. I noticed that every line seemed to be backing up. They were apparently having some computer problems. After standing in line for 30 more minutes, I was informed that the computers weren't accepting debit or credit cards. I live in the 21st century, so of course that was my only way of paying for my $30 worth of groceries.
I left Brookshire's without any food in hand. I then went to Target and had to re-shop for everything and pay for it there. Luckily, I was able to get them that time.
When I got back to campus, I decided to go get my books from the bookstore. I went in and told them my name, and told them that I had ordered them online, so they went to look in the back room and came back telling me that they couldn't find them. I told them my name again and luckily she found them this time. But, she came back saying I hadn't paid for them yet. I had to walk all the way back to my dorm room (on the 5th floor, by the way) and get my credit card, and come back to pay for them. Then I took my roommate with me to find the business building, and she showed me exactly where I needed to go to get my iPad. It was only a few doors away from the sauna office.
So, that was my day. It started out pretty crumby, but it slowly got better.
I realize now that not every day is going to be peaches and cream. I am going to have ups and downs. I prefer the ups, as does everyone. I still love it here, and I still love my roommates. I have everything I need now. So, maybe it will get easier from here on out.
I hope none of you had experiences like this, but if you did, I'd love to hear about them. It feels good to rant for a while
Stay Excellent
I'm just going to start this blog off by saying that, outright, and blatantly. I am contradicting, like Starbursts. *thumbs up*
So, my previous blog was about how great and wonderful college was and how much I loved my dorm, and my roommates and everything was sunshine and rainbows. According to the way I started this post off, I am sure you can guess what this one is going to be about.
Day 2:
It started at 6:45 am. Tyler was experiencing a thunder storm. This was no ordinary thunder storm though. I like to refer to it as an "I just pee'd my pants/wheres my stuffed animal/crawl in your mommy's bed storm"
I just watched the lightning, listened, to the thunder, and tried to refrain from knocking on my roommate's door and asking for a cuddle buddy. I sat until about 8:30 am until I finally snuggled my stuffed animal Simba, and drifted back to sleep.
I woke up at 10:00 and took a shower. Today, I had a few things to do. I needed to go to the bookstore and get my books for class, that starts on Monday. I needed to go and pick up an iPad that the school was supplying me for my Biology class this semester. I also needed to go to the grocery store and pick up snack foods so I can easily gain my freshman 15!
I walked from my dorm, to the welcome center to get a map to find the business building. Then I walked all the way across campus to my car and drove around for about 15 minutes trying to find the building. When I found it, and went inside, I only saw empty classrooms. I walked around for a while, until I finally found an office with someone inside. Little did I know, but this was actually a sauna. I swear it was 100 degrees inside that office. The guy at the desk had no idea what I was talking about. He thought I was just being pranked or something. So, I left the business building with no iPad. I called my mom and she helped me discover where I needed to go, but apparently they were only assigning iPads from 1:00 to 5:00, so I decided I would try to go get my groceries and waste some time before I could try to find the right spot again.
I went to the closest walmart and got out of my car to be greeted by a woman at the door yelling "WE'RE CLOSED"
Walmart?! Closed?! I know. My thoughts exactly. My guess is that the storm knocked out their power, but maybe I'm wrong. I don't know.
So, then I went to Brookshire Brother's and got my groceries. My estimate is that I had about $30 worth of snacks. I didn't have very much! I waited in line, and waited...and waited. It looked like the girl who was working the cash register had no idea what she was doing, so I waited for about 10 minutes and then found a different line to wait in. Once again, I waited and waited...and waited. I noticed that every line seemed to be backing up. They were apparently having some computer problems. After standing in line for 30 more minutes, I was informed that the computers weren't accepting debit or credit cards. I live in the 21st century, so of course that was my only way of paying for my $30 worth of groceries.
I left Brookshire's without any food in hand. I then went to Target and had to re-shop for everything and pay for it there. Luckily, I was able to get them that time.
When I got back to campus, I decided to go get my books from the bookstore. I went in and told them my name, and told them that I had ordered them online, so they went to look in the back room and came back telling me that they couldn't find them. I told them my name again and luckily she found them this time. But, she came back saying I hadn't paid for them yet. I had to walk all the way back to my dorm room (on the 5th floor, by the way) and get my credit card, and come back to pay for them. Then I took my roommate with me to find the business building, and she showed me exactly where I needed to go to get my iPad. It was only a few doors away from the sauna office.
So, that was my day. It started out pretty crumby, but it slowly got better.
I realize now that not every day is going to be peaches and cream. I am going to have ups and downs. I prefer the ups, as does everyone. I still love it here, and I still love my roommates. I have everything I need now. So, maybe it will get easier from here on out.
I hope none of you had experiences like this, but if you did, I'd love to hear about them. It feels good to rant for a while
Stay Excellent
Thursday, August 16, 2012
New Adventures!
I am sitting all alone in my brand new house! (it's just a dorm, don't get excited) This is my first night in Ornelas Hall at UT Tyler, and I have to say, after all the stress and confusion today, I love where I am. My dorm looks so nice and homey, and I just feel very nice here. It doesn't feel as foreign as I thought it would. I am already falling in love with it really!
My roommates are very very sweet people, in fact, you should be jealous because they aren't YOUR roommates. Meh!
If you know me, you know that I'm not the type of person to just go out and introduce myself to random people on the street, so today was a bit of a challenge for me. Every where I turned there was an eager beaver freshmen waiting to say hi and slap me a high-five, or flash a smile. But everyone here is super nice, and my "elders" (I guess I could call them that) are really good at explaining things to me. If I don't understand something, I can just ask someone who looks like they know what they are doing, and they will definitely help me out!
I love campus too! It's so beautiful! Every time my dad has come for a visit, he comments on how pretty the campus is. My response? "well yeah dad, I was going to school in a dumpster"Oh, I'm so funny.
The only thing I don't like so far is that I am here by myself with nothing to do, and I don't have any option but to sit. I mean, earlier I went out and got some ice-cream with my roommates and we had fun, but other times, (like now when my roommates are both gone) I don't have anything to do but sit here and play on my computer and eat Pringles. (freshman 15? ha! more like freshman 5,000) just kidding, if anyone sees me gaining that much weight, please tell me to lay off the Pringles.
I just want to go on and on about how great it is here, but I also don't want to jinx it! It's only my first night you know?
Goodnight lovelies!
My roommates are very very sweet people, in fact, you should be jealous because they aren't YOUR roommates. Meh!
If you know me, you know that I'm not the type of person to just go out and introduce myself to random people on the street, so today was a bit of a challenge for me. Every where I turned there was an eager beaver freshmen waiting to say hi and slap me a high-five, or flash a smile. But everyone here is super nice, and my "elders" (I guess I could call them that) are really good at explaining things to me. If I don't understand something, I can just ask someone who looks like they know what they are doing, and they will definitely help me out!
I love campus too! It's so beautiful! Every time my dad has come for a visit, he comments on how pretty the campus is. My response? "well yeah dad, I was going to school in a dumpster"Oh, I'm so funny.
The only thing I don't like so far is that I am here by myself with nothing to do, and I don't have any option but to sit. I mean, earlier I went out and got some ice-cream with my roommates and we had fun, but other times, (like now when my roommates are both gone) I don't have anything to do but sit here and play on my computer and eat Pringles. (freshman 15? ha! more like freshman 5,000) just kidding, if anyone sees me gaining that much weight, please tell me to lay off the Pringles.
I just want to go on and on about how great it is here, but I also don't want to jinx it! It's only my first night you know?
Goodnight lovelies!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Pushing Daisies
Well good morning my little bunnies. How are you feeling this morning? I'm feeling quite well. I'm sitting here waiting on my Jordan to wake up and call me, because for some reason our phones refuse to text each other properly. But, hey, I'm not complaining.
Since I did happen to wake up so early, I got to dust off my old Pushing Daisies DVD's and give them a watch. If you've never seen the show Pushing Daisies, you really are missing out. It's my all time favorite show! I am so sad that they only made two seasons of it. I was introduced to this show by my friend Conner, and I watched every single episode on Netflix, and then it was somehow taken off Netflix, or I'm just stupid and I can't find it anymore. So, then my friend John bought me the DVD's and I am watching them. I love them so much I can't even say! They are so quirky and colorful! I just love them so much. Oh man.
So you should definitely watch them. That is, if you're cool enough. You probably are, but just making sure.
well, this was an unusually short entry, but my computer is about to lose battery life and go kapoot on me.
so I will talk to you folks soon
Stay Excellent!
Since I did happen to wake up so early, I got to dust off my old Pushing Daisies DVD's and give them a watch. If you've never seen the show Pushing Daisies, you really are missing out. It's my all time favorite show! I am so sad that they only made two seasons of it. I was introduced to this show by my friend Conner, and I watched every single episode on Netflix, and then it was somehow taken off Netflix, or I'm just stupid and I can't find it anymore. So, then my friend John bought me the DVD's and I am watching them. I love them so much I can't even say! They are so quirky and colorful! I just love them so much. Oh man.
So you should definitely watch them. That is, if you're cool enough. You probably are, but just making sure.
well, this was an unusually short entry, but my computer is about to lose battery life and go kapoot on me.
so I will talk to you folks soon
Stay Excellent!
Sunday, July 29, 2012
I need your HELP
Time to write again already? Erg, but Hannah we're tired of reading your blogs!
To that I say, first of all, ouch, and second of all look up in the left hand corner of your screen. There should be an arrow that points to the left. Click it! Bye! We're going to miss you!
So, If you are still with me, hey! I love you! Free hugs for you guys! Woo!
This is my first blog where I am going to ask for feedback. I haven't ever done that before because I am scared that I won't get any feedback and it will make me sad (meh) but honestly, if that's the worst that can happen. Then I'm going for it.
I have decided that I am going to really get into my photography, if you can even call it that. And by "really get into" I mean, I'm going to slowly start getting my name out there. I'm thinking that I'm going to charge a flat out $20 for a session and that will cover the cost of prints also since I will only be printing through Walmart. How terrible? I guess my question is to you, is that a dumb idea?
How many of you would pay $20 for pictures of you and your boyfriend, or best friend, or dog...just little things. I know this one is kind of short but I am really just begging for feedback! It would be super highly appreciated!
I love you if you kept reading
And I love you even more if you comment.
Gr8, stay excellent!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
RAD RED
Good afternoon my fellow citizens of America! How are you all doing on this fine Thursday?
I'm procrastinating just a tiny bit. I have a banquet to attend tonight, I should be getting dressed, but I'm playing with my hair, makeup, and blogger.com. What can I say, I just love being silly you guys.
About a month ago, I went to my hair dresser (I use that term very very lightly considering that I've only ever seen her twice in my life) and asked her to dye my hair red. Of course, my super fine hair didn't take the color well, so my roots were fire engine red and the ends were all just blah brown. I was extremely disappointed and still had to pay the $75 for a cut and color. Which was totally not my hair dresser's fault. I feel weird typing the word's hair dresser. From now on, I'm just going to call her Stacy. That's her name.
So, Stacy told me to come back when the little red I had faded, and we'd try again. Within A WEEK, it had faded. Which, if you've ever had red hair, you know that it fades extremely fast. I just expected a little longer than a week to enjoy my red do. So, I went back in to see Stacy and she got a new dye and tried it out and it worked so well! I was so happy with my red hair! Yay! Go Stacy, go! But of course like all red heads, it eventually faded. Last night, I was feeling a little ambitious, so I went to Target and purchased the cheap $12 do it yourself dye. It was Feria brand I believe. But, I did all of the stuff and dyed my own hair, and it actually turned out just perfect. I'm happy with the result. But, I'm also slowly learning that red hair is a task to keep up with.
Just a few things I've learned:
1. You CANNOT wash your hair everyday and expect to keep red color. It just won't happen
2. Sulfate free shampoo is your friend.
3. Spending time and money on hair...well, you wanted it red, that's what you get
It is a ton of work keeping my hair up to it's beautiful Ariel the mermaid red color that I have so happily achieved, but I am just telling you guys, if you're ever thinking of going red, but you don't want to spend the time or money, then don't. You won't be satisfied with the result and it's just disappointing to dye your hair, and have it fade within a week.
So, I'm back to my red-headed-no-fade-self, and I am loving it! I even loved it so much, I did a "how to" video and posted it on youtube. woo! Go me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rRg1Dg2H4A&feature=plcp
^^^ that's a link to my video, if you get bored enough to watch
and my red hair that I am oh so proud of... yayyy :)
I hope you all are having wonderful days, my loves.
Stay Excellent!
I'm procrastinating just a tiny bit. I have a banquet to attend tonight, I should be getting dressed, but I'm playing with my hair, makeup, and blogger.com. What can I say, I just love being silly you guys.
About a month ago, I went to my hair dresser (I use that term very very lightly considering that I've only ever seen her twice in my life) and asked her to dye my hair red. Of course, my super fine hair didn't take the color well, so my roots were fire engine red and the ends were all just blah brown. I was extremely disappointed and still had to pay the $75 for a cut and color. Which was totally not my hair dresser's fault. I feel weird typing the word's hair dresser. From now on, I'm just going to call her Stacy. That's her name.
So, Stacy told me to come back when the little red I had faded, and we'd try again. Within A WEEK, it had faded. Which, if you've ever had red hair, you know that it fades extremely fast. I just expected a little longer than a week to enjoy my red do. So, I went back in to see Stacy and she got a new dye and tried it out and it worked so well! I was so happy with my red hair! Yay! Go Stacy, go! But of course like all red heads, it eventually faded. Last night, I was feeling a little ambitious, so I went to Target and purchased the cheap $12 do it yourself dye. It was Feria brand I believe. But, I did all of the stuff and dyed my own hair, and it actually turned out just perfect. I'm happy with the result. But, I'm also slowly learning that red hair is a task to keep up with.
Just a few things I've learned:
1. You CANNOT wash your hair everyday and expect to keep red color. It just won't happen
2. Sulfate free shampoo is your friend.
3. Spending time and money on hair...well, you wanted it red, that's what you get
It is a ton of work keeping my hair up to it's beautiful Ariel the mermaid red color that I have so happily achieved, but I am just telling you guys, if you're ever thinking of going red, but you don't want to spend the time or money, then don't. You won't be satisfied with the result and it's just disappointing to dye your hair, and have it fade within a week.
So, I'm back to my red-headed-no-fade-self, and I am loving it! I even loved it so much, I did a "how to" video and posted it on youtube. woo! Go me!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rRg1Dg2H4A&feature=plcp
^^^ that's a link to my video, if you get bored enough to watch
and my red hair that I am oh so proud of... yayyy :)
I hope you all are having wonderful days, my loves.
Stay Excellent!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
not everyone is crazy
hello new day, even though it is already 7:02 pm. I am blogging today because I finally got to take a trip down to Houston and get a laptop for myself! Macbook Pro! It's kind of a big deal, which makes me kind of a big deal.
I'm just kidding. I do love my new computer a whole ton, but that isn't why I'm blogging today.
Last night, my sister showed me a video of the suspect of the shootings in Aurora in court. He had his hair all died red, and the judge was saying all the stuff that he was guilty of, and it looked like the guy was falling asleep. He was rolling his head and around and making his eyes all big and then he'd close them...ugh, needless to say it really creeped me out. I don't think I will ever be able to comprehend the amount of crazy it takes to just go and shoot up 50+ people at a movie theater. That's the most ridiculous thing. Now I've read things that show he dyed his hair red because he's "the joker"
okay, psycho.
It really just scares me to think that we live in a world where these things even happen. This is one of the reasons I am not going to ever have children. But, I'm not going to make this about me. I just want to show my sympathy for those that lost loved ones or that were injured, or knew anyone involved with the shooting. I can't imagine, honestly. I don't live in Colorado, or really know anyone who does, but this is the best way I can think of showing my sincere hurt for the people that were involved. The world is crazy you guys.
But also, I like to take terrible events like these and try to make myself think about all the good people we still have.
Like Tom, from TOM shoes. I don't really know if that's even his real name, I'm sure the Sketchers' guy isn't named Bob, but that's beside the point.
Susan G. Komen, and all the awesome women that set up the runs for breast cancer awareness are really great humans. Even in times like this, Christian Bale has shown that he's a pretty awesome dude himself. I'm kind of glad he didn't go dressed as Batman...that seemed like a terrible idea, but he did go visit the victims, and that puts him up on the cool scale in my mind.
I really just wanted to express my sympathy for anyone involved in anyway. And I hope that I turn out to be one of the better ones in this world.
I hope you all have wonderful days until I write again
love love!
I'm just kidding. I do love my new computer a whole ton, but that isn't why I'm blogging today.
Last night, my sister showed me a video of the suspect of the shootings in Aurora in court. He had his hair all died red, and the judge was saying all the stuff that he was guilty of, and it looked like the guy was falling asleep. He was rolling his head and around and making his eyes all big and then he'd close them...ugh, needless to say it really creeped me out. I don't think I will ever be able to comprehend the amount of crazy it takes to just go and shoot up 50+ people at a movie theater. That's the most ridiculous thing. Now I've read things that show he dyed his hair red because he's "the joker"
okay, psycho.
It really just scares me to think that we live in a world where these things even happen. This is one of the reasons I am not going to ever have children. But, I'm not going to make this about me. I just want to show my sympathy for those that lost loved ones or that were injured, or knew anyone involved with the shooting. I can't imagine, honestly. I don't live in Colorado, or really know anyone who does, but this is the best way I can think of showing my sincere hurt for the people that were involved. The world is crazy you guys.
But also, I like to take terrible events like these and try to make myself think about all the good people we still have.
Like Tom, from TOM shoes. I don't really know if that's even his real name, I'm sure the Sketchers' guy isn't named Bob, but that's beside the point.
Susan G. Komen, and all the awesome women that set up the runs for breast cancer awareness are really great humans. Even in times like this, Christian Bale has shown that he's a pretty awesome dude himself. I'm kind of glad he didn't go dressed as Batman...that seemed like a terrible idea, but he did go visit the victims, and that puts him up on the cool scale in my mind.
I really just wanted to express my sympathy for anyone involved in anyway. And I hope that I turn out to be one of the better ones in this world.
I hope you all have wonderful days until I write again
love love!
Monday, July 23, 2012
long time no (Tennes)see
Well, my goodness gracious. I do sincerely apologize for my absence ya'll. If you know me or have me as a friend on Facebook (which if you don't you should add me, I'm nice I promise) you know that I have been in Nashville, Tennessee this past week. If you don't know me, then you probably didn't know that, but since I just informed you, now you know. So, you're welcome.
I just recently got home, and by recently I mean a few days ago. I haven't been posting because, I was extremely ill with a very dangerous disease I like to call LAZY. I don't know why every time I get home from a trip I'm just like *face into pillow* and I stay there for God knows how long. And also, we East Texan's had a giant thunder storm blow through this area just a couple days ago and my home was without electricity for a whole 23 or so hours. LKJAEOGHADLVKJSAFLKJ
I hate losing electricity.
BUT, excuses aside, it's nice to type at you all again. I missed it!
I'm going to use this time to tell you all about my wonderful wonderful time in Tennessee, because honestly I fell in deep love with the city of Nashville. If you've been, then I hope you know what I'm talking about and can back me up, if you haven't been then...*hands you plane ticket* GO
Many people (including myself) have the assumption that Nashville, being the birthplace of country music, will be filled with ignorant hicks wearing cowboy hats and boots. Everyone thinks as soon as you enter Tennessee some strange hillbilly riding a horse will come up to you and be like "welcome to Tennessee ya'll! Here's a free can of chewin' tobaccy!" But that really isn't how it goes.
Total count for cowboy hats seen; ZERO and boots; about 2 pair
which, both of those pairs were worn by people who were in the group that went with me to Nashville.
It's actually an extremely friendly city that's filled with history! Honestly, there's something for everyone there. If you like sight seeing, we went on a Segway tour of Nashville, and though you look extremely ridiculous on a segway, and people take your picture randomly to laugh at you, it's a really cool thing to do! There's so much Civil War history in the city, and I'm sad to say I had no idea about all of it before I rode around like a total dweeb in a helmet on a Segway.
If you like to shop, oh dear Jesus there are plenty of places for you. Spending over $100 in an Urban Outfitters was my splurge of the trip. There are so many regular shops, but also the ones that can only be found in Nashville, like Hatch Show Print or some random something that I can't think of.
If you like to eat, which is everyone, there are so many amazing places to eat! We ate at Pancake Pantry, Demos', Edley's, Fido's Pet Shop, just to name a few. So many great places to eat! Don't get fat though. Nashville isn't as fun if you're fat.
There is so much more that we didn't even get a chance to do! There's a lot of great live music in the bars on Broadway, and the wonderful Grand Old/Ole Opry House (not sure the proper name) we did not get to see.
But honestly, Nashville was one of the greatest places I've ever been. I think everyone should visit at least once in your life time. Tell them Hannah sent you. They'll be like "who's Hannah?"
They love me!
But, I'm back home for now, and I promise not to stay away for so long next time!
(some rando shots from the Nashville):
I just recently got home, and by recently I mean a few days ago. I haven't been posting because, I was extremely ill with a very dangerous disease I like to call LAZY. I don't know why every time I get home from a trip I'm just like *face into pillow* and I stay there for God knows how long. And also, we East Texan's had a giant thunder storm blow through this area just a couple days ago and my home was without electricity for a whole 23 or so hours. LKJAEOGHADLVKJSAFLKJ
I hate losing electricity.
BUT, excuses aside, it's nice to type at you all again. I missed it!
I'm going to use this time to tell you all about my wonderful wonderful time in Tennessee, because honestly I fell in deep love with the city of Nashville. If you've been, then I hope you know what I'm talking about and can back me up, if you haven't been then...*hands you plane ticket* GO
Many people (including myself) have the assumption that Nashville, being the birthplace of country music, will be filled with ignorant hicks wearing cowboy hats and boots. Everyone thinks as soon as you enter Tennessee some strange hillbilly riding a horse will come up to you and be like "welcome to Tennessee ya'll! Here's a free can of chewin' tobaccy!" But that really isn't how it goes.
Total count for cowboy hats seen; ZERO and boots; about 2 pair
which, both of those pairs were worn by people who were in the group that went with me to Nashville.
It's actually an extremely friendly city that's filled with history! Honestly, there's something for everyone there. If you like sight seeing, we went on a Segway tour of Nashville, and though you look extremely ridiculous on a segway, and people take your picture randomly to laugh at you, it's a really cool thing to do! There's so much Civil War history in the city, and I'm sad to say I had no idea about all of it before I rode around like a total dweeb in a helmet on a Segway.
If you like to shop, oh dear Jesus there are plenty of places for you. Spending over $100 in an Urban Outfitters was my splurge of the trip. There are so many regular shops, but also the ones that can only be found in Nashville, like Hatch Show Print or some random something that I can't think of.
If you like to eat, which is everyone, there are so many amazing places to eat! We ate at Pancake Pantry, Demos', Edley's, Fido's Pet Shop, just to name a few. So many great places to eat! Don't get fat though. Nashville isn't as fun if you're fat.
There is so much more that we didn't even get a chance to do! There's a lot of great live music in the bars on Broadway, and the wonderful Grand Old/Ole Opry House (not sure the proper name) we did not get to see.
But honestly, Nashville was one of the greatest places I've ever been. I think everyone should visit at least once in your life time. Tell them Hannah sent you. They'll be like "who's Hannah?"
They love me!
But, I'm back home for now, and I promise not to stay away for so long next time!
(some rando shots from the Nashville):
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Boasting and Ranting
I really just wanted to take a moment to brag about my amazing new lens. I absolutely love my new 50mm 1.8 Prime lens. Most people refuse to buy prime lenses due to the fixed depth of field, but it really does make a huge difference in the quality of your pictures. The color and feel just looks so much better! And maybe I'm crazy, but it seems a lot easier to use!
I definitely recommend Prime lenses to anyone who is looking for a cheap new lens. It's the best purchase I've ever made!
WOO!
I definitely recommend Prime lenses to anyone who is looking for a cheap new lens. It's the best purchase I've ever made!
WOO!
These were just some excited shots I snapped when my lens first arrived in the mail. Sorry for them being so random and a little mediocre.
Stay Excellent!
Friday, July 13, 2012
Oriental Orientation
OH MY GOODNESS!
It's Friday the 13th. Did you know that? I actually was unaware of the fact until about 5 seconds ago. I always have this weird feeling in my stomach when I finally realize it's Friday the 13th, and then within a minute I completely forget what day it is due to some stupid distraction i.e. a butterfly, a dog playing with a toy, a noise, etc. For those of you who were unaware today is Friday the 13th of the year 2012...
oh, butterfly!
The reason I am blogging today, is not due to the creepy date. I just arrived back home from my college orientation! Joy! Rapture! yeaahhhh...
not at all
I first arrived at orientation and went to check into the dorm I was staying in for the night. My roommate (who is not going to be living with me this year, she was just my temporary roommate for the night) was already there unpacking some of her things. I gave her a simple "hello" to which she responded "hey, my name is Jessica." I know that doesn't seem strange, but the way she said it made it sound more like "hiiii-ey, my-e, nayme, es, Jeessicaaaah" I can't even describe the way it sounded, actually. Needless to say, I didn't say anything else. I started unpacking my things in the silence. She eventually left with a "Bye! It was nice to meet you!"
okay?
The rest of the day was completely uneventful. I was in a class all day. The day was literally one big lecture about things I already knew. To top off all the suck, everyone I met was on a sports team, which doesn't seem like a big deal, but they already all knew each other. It also made me feel like quite the bum.
Almost every conversation I had that day went a little something like this:
anonymous peer: Hey what's your name?!
me: I'm Hannah
anonymous peer: oh awesome! I'm *insert anonymous peer's name* Where are you from?!
me: I'm from Lufkin
anonymous peer: ...oh, where's that?
me: it's like an hour north of Houston
anonymous peer: oh yeah! I know Houston! I'm from Australia
me: wow...that's extremely far
anonymous peer: yeah, right?! so, what's your major?
me: I'm actually undecided right now
anonymous peer: oh man, that's cool. I'm pre-med.
me: that's really cool
anonymous peer: are you playing any sports?!
me: nahh, I'm not very athletic. are you?
anonymous peer: oh not many, just golf, soccer, volleyball, softball, water polo, track, and lacrosse
me: ...I have to go to the bathroom
and scene.
Okay, so no one told me they were from Australia, but they were from totally cooler places than Lufkin. It was just a bad day altogether. Mom and I ended up leaving early due to a "family emergency"
Don't get me wrong, I met some awesome people. I'm pretty sure this one girl I met is going to be my closest friend this year. She was the only one I found who did not play a sport or plan to major in "extreme." Going to orientation is really actually a smart choice, because you meet new people and you learn new things that you might need to know.
I, however, have an older sister that already went through college orientation, so I know the general idea of the freshman college experience.
The moral of this story? When in an awkward situation, go to the bathroom.
Stay wonderful!
It's Friday the 13th. Did you know that? I actually was unaware of the fact until about 5 seconds ago. I always have this weird feeling in my stomach when I finally realize it's Friday the 13th, and then within a minute I completely forget what day it is due to some stupid distraction i.e. a butterfly, a dog playing with a toy, a noise, etc. For those of you who were unaware today is Friday the 13th of the year 2012...
oh, butterfly!
The reason I am blogging today, is not due to the creepy date. I just arrived back home from my college orientation! Joy! Rapture! yeaahhhh...
not at all
I first arrived at orientation and went to check into the dorm I was staying in for the night. My roommate (who is not going to be living with me this year, she was just my temporary roommate for the night) was already there unpacking some of her things. I gave her a simple "hello" to which she responded "hey, my name is Jessica." I know that doesn't seem strange, but the way she said it made it sound more like "hiiii-ey, my-e, nayme, es, Jeessicaaaah" I can't even describe the way it sounded, actually. Needless to say, I didn't say anything else. I started unpacking my things in the silence. She eventually left with a "Bye! It was nice to meet you!"
okay?
The rest of the day was completely uneventful. I was in a class all day. The day was literally one big lecture about things I already knew. To top off all the suck, everyone I met was on a sports team, which doesn't seem like a big deal, but they already all knew each other. It also made me feel like quite the bum.
Almost every conversation I had that day went a little something like this:
anonymous peer: Hey what's your name?!
me: I'm Hannah
anonymous peer: oh awesome! I'm *insert anonymous peer's name* Where are you from?!
me: I'm from Lufkin
anonymous peer: ...oh, where's that?
me: it's like an hour north of Houston
anonymous peer: oh yeah! I know Houston! I'm from Australia
me: wow...that's extremely far
anonymous peer: yeah, right?! so, what's your major?
me: I'm actually undecided right now
anonymous peer: oh man, that's cool. I'm pre-med.
me: that's really cool
anonymous peer: are you playing any sports?!
me: nahh, I'm not very athletic. are you?
anonymous peer: oh not many, just golf, soccer, volleyball, softball, water polo, track, and lacrosse
me: ...I have to go to the bathroom
and scene.
Okay, so no one told me they were from Australia, but they were from totally cooler places than Lufkin. It was just a bad day altogether. Mom and I ended up leaving early due to a "family emergency"
Don't get me wrong, I met some awesome people. I'm pretty sure this one girl I met is going to be my closest friend this year. She was the only one I found who did not play a sport or plan to major in "extreme." Going to orientation is really actually a smart choice, because you meet new people and you learn new things that you might need to know.
I, however, have an older sister that already went through college orientation, so I know the general idea of the freshman college experience.
The moral of this story? When in an awkward situation, go to the bathroom.
Stay wonderful!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Nuclear Bombs at Night
It is exactly 3:51 in the morning on July 10 of the year 2012. I'M AWAKE, and very much so. I feel like I could stay up all night and not be tired tomorrow either. What will probably happen is, I'll crash about 6:00am and then sleep until lunch time. Then I'll wake up and be extremely sour because I "wasted a day sleeping"
I hate sleeping lately. It seems like such a waste of time. I do my most creative things at night. Hoo Hoo. That was me making an owl noise. (geerr)
Speaking of sleeping, everyone in my house-and by everyone I mean my parents- is asleep at this moment in time. I have no problem with this considering that most normal Americans are asleep at this time because they have work in the morning. They aren't all crazy teens, or unemployed immigrants, or weirdos...ahem.
My parents are asleep. They will not be awoken. Not by me. No sir. I'm not facing the wrath of the sleepy mother. Isn't that one of the ten commandments? Thou shalt not wake a sleeping parent? Maybe I made that one up.
It seems like the more quiet I try to be, the louder I am. Like now, I'm gently pressing the keys down on my keyboard, yet it sounds like;
*CLICK CLICK CLICK* SPACE *CLICK CLICK CLICK* BACKSPACE *CLICK*
My footsteps down the hallway sound like nuclear bombs going off! It always seems that way though. Whenever you need to be the most quiet, you just sound like a one man band.
You're in church?
try sneezing without waking all the sleeping congregation to stare at you
Oh, you're in class?
here's a fart that won't be silent even if you sew your butt cheeks together
...ew
Since we've gone with the whole "sleeping" theme for this post, here's a random fact about sleeping:
" Teenagers need as much sleep as small children (about 10 hrs) while those over 65 need the least of all (about six hours). For the average adult aged 25-55, eight hours is considered optimal"
Don't really have anything to say about that one, but there it is.
I suppose it's time for me to get some sleep. I will be working on a new blog tomorrow and I'm really excited about it. I've got my lighting situation figured out! (thank God) and also I am very excited to welcome a new tripod and a new lens into my camera family. *tear* I'm just so happy!
Goodnight my excellent friends,
now GO TO SLEEP
I hate sleeping lately. It seems like such a waste of time. I do my most creative things at night. Hoo Hoo. That was me making an owl noise. (geerr)
Speaking of sleeping, everyone in my house-and by everyone I mean my parents- is asleep at this moment in time. I have no problem with this considering that most normal Americans are asleep at this time because they have work in the morning. They aren't all crazy teens, or unemployed immigrants, or weirdos...ahem.
My parents are asleep. They will not be awoken. Not by me. No sir. I'm not facing the wrath of the sleepy mother. Isn't that one of the ten commandments? Thou shalt not wake a sleeping parent? Maybe I made that one up.
It seems like the more quiet I try to be, the louder I am. Like now, I'm gently pressing the keys down on my keyboard, yet it sounds like;
*CLICK CLICK CLICK* SPACE *CLICK CLICK CLICK* BACKSPACE *CLICK*
My footsteps down the hallway sound like nuclear bombs going off! It always seems that way though. Whenever you need to be the most quiet, you just sound like a one man band.
You're in church?
try sneezing without waking all the sleeping congregation to stare at you
Oh, you're in class?
here's a fart that won't be silent even if you sew your butt cheeks together
...ew
Since we've gone with the whole "sleeping" theme for this post, here's a random fact about sleeping:
" Teenagers need as much sleep as small children (about 10 hrs) while those over 65 need the least of all (about six hours). For the average adult aged 25-55, eight hours is considered optimal"
Don't really have anything to say about that one, but there it is.
I suppose it's time for me to get some sleep. I will be working on a new blog tomorrow and I'm really excited about it. I've got my lighting situation figured out! (thank God) and also I am very excited to welcome a new tripod and a new lens into my camera family. *tear* I'm just so happy!
Goodnight my excellent friends,
now GO TO SLEEP
Friday, June 29, 2012
Rodents of Unusual Size
Almost another year has yet again passed. I have been using an old blog to write my pointless things so no one can read them, but I have decided to come back to blogger.com because it's simple, and the least confusing of all the other modes of blogging I've tried.
So my blogging friends, what has been happening in my life, you ask? All the normal human things, ie; graduating high school, getting accepted into college, finding erring the love of my life. You know? Norm. Honestly, my life has been everything accept normal as of late, and I'm very okay with that. Today I find myself in Waco, Texas visiting cousins and a "nephew." It's got me really thinking about college and what I expect it to be like. I've signed off on a dorm room this next year, that requires me to live with 2 other young ladies. If you know me AT ALL, you know I don't get along with...well, anyone. I'm a very difficult person. I admit that. I accept that. But I'm terrified of who these strangers I will be living with are! I don't find out anything about them until July. What happens if I am roomed with twin sisters that do nothing but argue all the time? Or a lesbian that plays the tuba? Or a fat girl that never showers? Oh god, I think I'd rather sleep on the street. My best friend Rebekah just got her rooming assignment, and of course we creeped on her Twitter. She looks so cool! Very down-to-earth and funny! I guess I shouldn't judge by twitter, but I'm pretty sure people never lie on the Internet, right? I have a feeling that I will be getting a very obnoxious blonde named Christine, that always uses the words "like," "totally," and the ever famous "adorbs!" I also have a feeling that I won't react to this well.
For example:
Christine: like Hannah, that toothbrush is totally adorbs!
Hannah: ...
*hannah runs out of room*
Aaaaand scene!
Yes, I definitely see that happening.
Another thing that I have done recently, is decide on a major. I am going for the regular old business degree then minor In photography. Hopefully I can get some kind of business started for myself. It's really just a "let's see how this goes" type of thing because I honestly have no idea what I want to do at this point. Which is completely normal, I think any 18 year old that says they know what they want to do with their life is a liar...or just a part of the minority. Either way, no good. I think I want to experiment with all the different options I have. It sounds like a new adventure to me.
I'm also about to start being a serious blogger/vlogger, because I have strayed far away from my creative self, and I miss that. I am going to try to really work on my videos, photos, and writing. Because its important to me! I guess this is just a welcome back blog to myself. I promise next one I will have something interesting to discuss! But for now, I'm all boring and stuffs!
Stay excellent my friends.
<3
Saturday, February 4, 2012
How Embarrassing...
WELL, it has almost been an entire year since my first post on here, and still ZERO VIEWS. I really am laughing about this, because it's hilarious. Let's see, what has changed. I am a full year older. I am getting ready to graduate high school, got accepted into the college of my dreams. woo!
I went back and read over the things that I posted last year and I love how carefree and happy I sounded. It's so much fun. I mean, I'm still pretty carefree and happy, just a little more stressed.
Funny story:
Yesterday I was sitting in class thinking about all the things that were stressing me out. Like, one of my favorite teachers recently got fired, and I had a test in my college class that day, and applying for housing at college...the list goes on and on and on. And then I received a text message from my boyfriend, now ex, that said he wanted to break up. First of all, if you ever feel the need to break up with someone via text...DON'T. That's pretty much the worst. I immediately wanted to cry. I hate crying in front of people though, so I got up and asked my teacher if I could go to the bathroom. She looked at me kind of funny and said "are you okay?" and immediately the tears started flowing. My breathing started getting faster and faster and I suddenly felt light-headed. I just said "I don't feel right...and I'm scared." Luckily, the class I was in was in the health building, so we were surrounded by health supplies. She ran and got me and wheelchair, and one of my classmates had to wheel me to the nurse's office while I hyperventilated. By the time I got to the nurse I was gasping for breath, and shaking. I couldn't feel my hands, and I couldn't see anything.
Turns out, I was just having a panic attack...but, I can honestly say that is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me...so far.
That entire story just really shows that stress can damn well near kill anyone. It's really important to find something to help you channel your stress, whether this be reading, doing excersize, punching small children in the face...anything.
I personally enjoy taking pictures. Any chance I get :)
It seems to make me happy.
I went back and read over the things that I posted last year and I love how carefree and happy I sounded. It's so much fun. I mean, I'm still pretty carefree and happy, just a little more stressed.
Funny story:
Yesterday I was sitting in class thinking about all the things that were stressing me out. Like, one of my favorite teachers recently got fired, and I had a test in my college class that day, and applying for housing at college...the list goes on and on and on. And then I received a text message from my boyfriend, now ex, that said he wanted to break up. First of all, if you ever feel the need to break up with someone via text...DON'T. That's pretty much the worst. I immediately wanted to cry. I hate crying in front of people though, so I got up and asked my teacher if I could go to the bathroom. She looked at me kind of funny and said "are you okay?" and immediately the tears started flowing. My breathing started getting faster and faster and I suddenly felt light-headed. I just said "I don't feel right...and I'm scared." Luckily, the class I was in was in the health building, so we were surrounded by health supplies. She ran and got me and wheelchair, and one of my classmates had to wheel me to the nurse's office while I hyperventilated. By the time I got to the nurse I was gasping for breath, and shaking. I couldn't feel my hands, and I couldn't see anything.
Turns out, I was just having a panic attack...but, I can honestly say that is the most embarrassing thing that has ever happened to me...so far.
That entire story just really shows that stress can damn well near kill anyone. It's really important to find something to help you channel your stress, whether this be reading, doing excersize, punching small children in the face...anything.
I personally enjoy taking pictures. Any chance I get :)
It seems to make me happy.
Anyway, I guess that's all I wanted to share. I just wanted to share my embarrassment. Oh shucks...
stay excellent.
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