Bills, Bills, Bills. . .

I hate bills. 

They make me poorer than I can afford.

'Nuff said.

-Love, Peace, Chicken Grease

K. 

I love First Days

So. . . This is me, never fails, on the first day of school. Ever since I could remember.

I LOVE FIRST DAYS!!

( I also LOVE this movie! I don't own it and I don't know why.) (upcoming birthday present idea?)

Anyway, as you all most likely know today, 1/9/2012, was the first day of my second semester here at SUU. I hit a rough patch at the end of last semester, but totally straightened it out and can now officially say I'm ready.

I'm ready to start the process of studying what I dreamed to study.

Social Science

Why social science? Because in middle and high school, those classes were my most favorite/ best grades I ever earned. So. . . Why not get a degree in it and start teaching what I really love. It's a BROAD range of subjects I could go deeply into with social science. I could go into anthropology, archaeology, criminology, economics education, government, linguistics, international relations(totally awesome opportunities to travel!), political science, sociology, geography, history, law, and psychology.

Who wouldn't want that many opportunities with just one degree. Granted there may be ups and downs during the next few years. But, I feel more confident than I ever was before. Just like the weird but yet awesomest mainly memorized movie about cheerleaders starring Kirsten Dunst.

BRING IT ON!

- Love, Peace, Chicken Grease

K.

New Year's Resolution(s)?

For me, this is the most dreaded time of the year. Well, not really since my birthday is at the end of this month :)
 But I do dread trying to figure out what I want to change in my life for the year so I can be a 'new person'. So I'm going to try something a little different this time.

Where did New Year's Resolutions come from??

It came from all the way back in 153 B.C. Janus, a mythical king of early Rome was placed at the head of the calendar. With two facesm Janus could look back on past events and forward to the future. Janus became the ancient symbol ofr resolutions and many Romans looked for forgiveness from their enemies and also exchanged gifts before the beginning of each year.

The New Year has not always begun on January 1, and it doesn't begin on that date everywhere today. It begins on that date only for cultures that use a 365-day solar calendar. January 1 became the beginning of the New Year in 46 B.C., when Julius Caesar developed a calendar that would more accurately reflect the seasons than previous calendars had. Although the date for New Year's Day is not the same in every culture, it is always a time for celebration and for customs to ensure good luck in the coming year.

Welp, I guess I should join the group and tell everyone my resolutions, right?

I didn't make three or four TOUGH resolutions, I made 21 SIMPLE resolutions.

 (some may be more simple than others.)

Why 21?

Because I turn 21 this year!! WOOT WOOT

So here it goes, my 21 new year's resolutions

(some are obvious)

1. Get a gym membership and ACTUALLY go more than once a week. (any gym buddies?)

2. Be less picky about the foods I eat.

3. Run a few 5ks.

4. Weigh myself every week and track my progress.

5. Grow my hair back to the length it was before I chopped it off (This will pretty much take all year)

6. Make new friends

7. Start saving money to go abroad next summer (Where? Click here  )

8. Start saving money for a wedding sometime in the future.

9. Turn 21

10. Skydive or do indoor skydiving
11. Create my first savings account (in order to help with 7 &8)
12. Go on another amazing river trip
13. Gamble for the first time (why not? I'll be old enough)
14. Read more books
15. Find a hat for Cash that he really likes and that ACTUALLY fits.
16. Study my a** off for a 4.0 this semester.
17. Watch the sunset AND sunrise within a 12 hr time limit.
18. Enhance my shot glass collection with a few out of state (hopefully out of country) glasses
19. Figure out two more things to put on this list.
20. Lear to do some awesome parkour moves to get around campus.
21. Survive past December 21, 2012.

Can I do all these? We'll see. I'll let ya'll know when I cross off one of these items.
(I guesss I can finally cross off #19. That was easy)

-Love, Peace, Chicken Grease
K.

My Two Year Adventure with Cash

So the first try failed. Thanks for letting me know Libby.
Anyway, Here's the video, enjoy.
Happy two year anniversary in 5 days Cash.

I'm a Survivor!

So, I know that there should be something horrible to happen in order for me to survive. But I have to say, I have officially survived my first semester away from home. Yeah, I should probably wait until the end of Spring sememster but I wont. I know the last post was a bit out there and personal. I was just ranting. But now it's all over.

The semester is over.

 I'm moving out and moving in to a different apartment. No more coming home to an unlocked apartment or leaving an unlocked apartment in the early morning to get some work done at the Library. No more roudy, annoying, and crude roommates OR their friends. No more trying to ignore the guys living above us "getting it on", or where they are in the room(they walk very heavily and loudly). And finally no more dirty dishes, dirty countertops, and overflowing garbage cans to deal with. I know, maybe some of those things will happen in the new apartment but, hopefully the new rommies will be better than the two I've been living with these past few months.

I'm excited for the next semester.

It'll be an awesome next semester.

And for next year, I'll be on my own. Jessie will be graduated and off creating her life.

BUT. . .

Liana (one of my best friends from work) is now single and thinking of doing some changes in her life. One of them is moving to a different place.

 SOOO. . .

I offered for her to come to Cedar and live with me. It'll be awesome!! She doesn't know for sure if that's what she really wants to do, but it is on the top of her list. Fingers Crossed!!

And Oh,

Merry Chrismanukkahwanzaadan

(in other words: Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Merry Ramadan)

December is not my month

So I'm pretty sure the news has gotten around by now. If not, then here it goes.

(some of it is a bit personal information, but I really don't care)

December is not my month. It's BARELY the end of the first week in December and it's not the best I've had. How is it not the best?



REASON #1

Welp, the emergency brake on my truck was acting up and finally

got stuck on Monday and broke. It wouldn't release and when Cash was trying to pull the lever handle broke off so even trying to get it undone was impossible. I was almost late to class but was able to take Cash's car (another reason why december isn't my month) since my truck was being lame. Finally, I got the brake undone and Tuesday I went down to St. George to get it fixed and discovered it'll be about $250. I don't have $250 but my parents said I NEEDED to have my brake fixed so they paid for it and I have to pay them back. . somehow. . . slowly. .



REASON #2

I wrecked Cash's car into a parked truck.

 On my way home from class on Monday I was LITERALLY a block away from Cash's house when I was turning left and started to slide on ice. I thought I was pumping the brakes good enough but I guess not. I slid off the road and ran the right side of the car into a truck. I called Cash and he walked down the street and looked at the damage I caused. We tried to get a hold of the owner of the truck since they were parked at a house but nobody answered. So we went home and called the insurance company and my parents and explained what happened. After calming down from the shock of what happened we went back over to the house and got ahold of the homeowner. I explained what happened and they said it was their niece's truck and that it didn't look too bad. They were very nice and understanding so the weight of dreading about how they would react was lifted and everything seemed a bit better. While my truck was being fixed Tuesday Cash took his car over to the dealership to get it estimated for the damage that I caused. The guy took the estimate and said it would cost about $3,200 to be fixed.

$3,200!!!

Are you kidding me?!?

 I didn't think it'd be that expensive but I guess that's what happens when you crash a Cadillac CTS.

 Thankfully insurance is going to cover all of it besides the deductible which I have to pay. What's the deductible? $500 I can't even pay my parents back for a replaced parking brake, how the hell am I supposed to  pay a $500 deductible? Yeah, I don't know either. I'm a poor college student getting screwed over by Walmart (Reason #3) with a job that barely covers my own bills, how am I supposed to pay a deductible. I have a few family members I can ask. But it's the fact that I have to ask them that is my problem. They'd be more than happy to help me out I just need the courage to do it.

Reason #3

I officially think Walmart and their so called "credit cards" should burn in hell.

A few years back I needed to tires for my truck but I didn't have any money to get them replaced. So my mom and I went over to Walmart and registered for their credit card so I could get new tires and pay back in time. I was doing good for paying it off until I for some stupid reason, only God knows why, I used my card like it was going out of style. Now I have this huge debt to pay and whenever I try to pay online when I HAVE the money they take their precious effing time and decide to take my money when I have nothing in my account.

I know, I know.

I need to keep track of my spending. I'm not dumb. I've had many arguments with my own mother about this situation that I now have the attitude of "screw it."

I just want to call up Walmart and say "When I pay my bill online in a week of  advance, there is a reason for it. I don't want to spend that money on something else so, take my effing money the next day or else I'm gonna end up spending it! You'll be screwed out of not getting your money this month and I'll get my credit score screwed for insufficient funds. So get your finger out of your nose, do your job and take my damn money or become part of a lose-lose situation."

I know it's kind of a mean thing to say. But for me, the stress about whether or not I have enough to pay a stupid corporation in advance instead of waiting the last minute and get a late fee is just ridiculous and I wont put up with it. You think that Walmart would be happy that I want to pay in advance. Guess what, NOPE!

Reason #4

(This probably should have been #1 since it's the first incident that happend to me that caused this spiral to a stupid month.)

I was heading down to St. George with my new friend, Kolby Rimer, when I had to stop in Kanarraville to feed Lucy since I was meeting Cash down in St. George to hang with some friends and then go to a company Christmas party the next morning.
Anyway, I was getting ready to open the door and then my key broke. INSIDE the key hole, so any effort of trying to get it out without taking the whole door handle contraption is impossible.
Yeah, it sucks.

So yeah, it's only one week into December and it's not my month.

EFF
(next year better be better or I'm gonna shoot something)

Tis The Season!

So the holiday season has began. And I'm so excited!! I should clarify that I am excited to GIVE my gifts to others. Yeah, getting gifts is pretty cool. But my favorite is giving my gifts and watching my family and friends  open thema nd see the excitement on their faces. Ok, so I don't really see their faces all the time, but imagination works. AND I'm excited to give Cash his gift. He thinks he knows what his present is, but that's not to be said here on this blog since he reads this anyway. Well enjoy the holidays and be safe!