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Thursday, September 8th, 2005
3:35 pm
new job
So I got sick of working at the club and getting passed up for bar tending. I went to talk to the owner about it and made it clear that I wasn't making enough money. He told me that he has too many bartenders already, which he doesn't, and that there wasn't anything he could do. So I told him that I didn't really want to do it but I had to turn in a 2 week notice so I did. I got a new job working at the Poker Room closer to home. I get a better schedule and more hours a week which is good. I like the fact that my money is all taxable now and guaranteed. I still make tips but not like I was at the club, but it balances. I know now that I never have to work later than 12:30am and I never have to be there before noon. I get to have a life now!!!! I have time to actually got out and have fun. I even get friday nights off work now! I don't know if I can stand it. Even on the other weekend nights I get off work early enough that I can go meet up with friends and have fun before the bars and clubs close!!!! Anyways, my new job rocks. I walk around and make sure that the poker tables have chips and that the players have enough chips and I get people signed up for the different games and get them seated. As soon as the next dealer class opens up I'll take that and I'll get to deal as well. I'm not the only person who left the club. My old boss left, something like 5 or 6 good security guys, and so did 2 really strong bar tenders. That place is going to shit quickly and it's gonna go even more now that other clubs are really stepping it up. There is a plan for a new strip of bars and clubs downtown where they will be serving alcohol until 4 am. That will pull lots of people away from the club.
Since I quit the club I'll be able to do more modeling and acting work which will be nice. I already worked on a 5 minute short with Josh Townsend from the speak english project. I was a zombie and it was so fun. I was supposed to do another movie with Rita but that one got changed so I can't do it now. That's ok there will be more.
Since I quit my job it will also let me get to the beach a whole lot more! I went for a day a little over a week ago and got a lot of sun. I wasn't burned but I got sn poisoning on my lip really bad. It looks really aweful and it's driving me nuts, but it's almost gone now.
Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself.
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
It should've been somebody else.

Believe it or not,
I'm walking on air.
I never thought I could feel so free-.
Flying away on a wing and a prayer.
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me.

It's like a light of a new day-,
It came from out of the blue.
Breaking me out of the spell I was in,
Making all of my wishes come true-.

Believe it or not,
I'm walking on air.
I never thought I could feel so free-.
Flying away on a wing and a prayer.
Who could it be?
Believe it or not it's just me.

Current Mood: excited
Tuesday, May 10th, 2005
3:02 pm
More belated info...
So I have now graduated from my classes and I have already completed my first post graduation project. I did a theater and film project of a children's educational play. It was a great time and the film crew was great, the director on the other hand was a... well let's just say I'll never work for him again. Calling a thespian an f*ing C is NOT acceptable. So anyways, we ended up having 3 people quit the play and the last was about 4 days before opening. That sucked but we made it through. Now I am working on getting better pictures made and having headshots produced. I've been toying with the idea of comp cards which will be nice to have. It all depends on money and how many good shots I have. I had gotten a job working at a cd store in the mall but because the director of the play kept changing the rehearsal schedule I was taken off the schedule at work and replaced. But I wasn't told about the replacement until well after the fact. So whatever, I now work at a club making decent money and I am saving for a house in Florida. I've only been at the club for about a month and already there is talk of training me as a bartender! That will rock because I'll make about twice as much as I make now. I because a regular at solids and stripes, the pool hall near my house. I know plenty of the people who are in there and I have been drafted to shoot league pool on Tuesdays nights. That will be fun and I can't wait for the session to start. Some of the guys I hang out with at the pool hall like to play poker, Texas Hold'em to be exact. Since I don't like to gamble but I love to play cards I deal for them. Every Tuesday after league and on Sundays we all get together and play and it's great. They are amazed that I can deal for so long. There is other drama from people at the pool hall that I'll post in a separate post... So I am planning a trip back up to VA at the end of the month. I need to see my puppy and play with him for a long time. I really miss him and can't wait til I can bring him back here with me. My Grams is going to Mexico next week, that is so great. I bought her a hot pink cowboy hat to wear while she is there. Her birthday and mother's day were the same day this year. She loved the hat, as soon as she opened it she had to go to the mall and see what other colors there were. So overall I guess things are just rollin' on down the highway, for the most part anyway.

Current Mood: mellow
Wednesday, February 9th, 2005
9:48 pm
My new house!
So I bought a house back in November! YAY! It was a nice surprise. It is a 4 bedroom, 2 story farm house on 6.6 acres of land in Gloucester Va. I didn't think I was going to get into the house at all. I was living with my mother again when I decided to go ahead and buy a house. I had put away plenty of money and was actually planning on buying a new car instead. But hey I can live with a house instead of a car. So I made a deal with my mom that ended up working out for me as well. I told her that she could live in my house and help me fix it up the way I wanted it and in exchange she would pay a marginal monthly payment. She agreed and so she went ahead and told our landlord that we would be out of the old house at the end of October, we already had a closing date for the beginning of October so we were going to spend a month packing and painting my new house. Then the closing date kept getting pushed back and eventually I had to give up on the house because I had to get out of the old house and I had no where to go with any of my stuff and my animals. So I was going to just pack up my dog and ducks and move them to Florida with my grandparents and put my stuff in storage. Then give myself a little bit of time to find a place to live in Florida and go from there. Well, I ended up getting the house the day after election day and the old landlords gave us a little extra time to get out of their place, which was really nice of them- even though they screwed my mom on the deposit there. So anyway, I got into the house and there was some work that needed doing. I had to remove and replace part of the sub floor in my kitchen, put tiles down over that, paint the house, carpet 3 of the 4 bedrooms and the living room, re-tile the bathroom, and put new heat in the house. I didn't like the idea of wood stoves through out the house, so I put oil stoves in there instead, it's like summer in the winter without a big heating bill! Those were the mandatory things. Then I decided to put a new cooking stove in the house because the old one was REALLY old and kinda scary. I also decided to go ahead and put a new hot water heater in the house as well. So I got the house project moving along when I decided I needed a break from working without a paycheck and also from being around my mom so much- that was crucial! So I went to visit my grandparents in Florida for Christmas. While I was visiting I ended up staying for a couple weeks and got a chance to get a photo shoot and audition with an acting and modeling agency in town. So I went, because acting has been my dream since I was a little kid, and I got offered a contract with them! So then I figured out that I have to stay in the south or else not get to do the acting and modeling stuff. So I packed up my stuff again and moved back to Florida. Now I am looking into buying a house down here so that I don't have to pay outrageous rent prices and I can have another house. I will prolly buy with my aunt and 2 little cousins so that they dont have to rent anymore either, it helps us both out. So I'm kind of becoming a little real estate tycoon, which is ok with me. So now I'm doing this acting and modeling thing and it's pretty cool. When I got the contract with The John Casablancas Agency and Model and Talent Management, the same people who represent such famous starts including Demi Moore and Cameron Diaz to name 2, the automatically enroll me in a placement class which is 10 weeks long. I have been to 2 classes and it seems like I am the only person with theatrical experience. It's pretty cool, my agent and the guy who runs the center both seem to love me. When they see me they always start talking to me first, I'm used to always having to say hi to people before they talk to me, which is nice but it kinda makes me feel strange, it's just not something I'm used to dealing with. So classes are great and now I'm looking for a job again. I was thinking about working in a bar. I know it's a cliche' but I've never fit into a stereotype before and I'm kinda looking forward to it. It's strange but it feels normal, whatever that is. I went to a pool hall near my house today and shot for about 3 and a half hours, it was sooooooo great! I really needed some time to just shot and get my shot back. It's been so long that I was really sucking. I went out one night with my friend Thomas, he's really a great guy, and he kicked my ass. Not unusual except that it was worse than normal. He and I have been shooting together since I lived in Blacksburg. We went to Sharky's all the time and always had so much fun. But that's for another entry's topic. So anyways, I had to get my shot back so that next time we shoot I'll be much better. The place was nice and really inexpensive. After getting used to paying 8 bucks and hour per person per table I paid only 2 bucks an hour today. That was the happy hour special for the 8ft tables, after happy hour it's only a dollar more. I don't know if I can stand it! It's almost as cheap as Sharky's, and the tables are almost as great. I went up there to shoot but also partly to kill time before my 2 job interviews that I had. Two places that will both prolly be ok to work at and one place said I'll definitely be getting a call by Friday, as in 2 days away. That's pretty sweet! So I guess that's enough for this entry, I'll post more stuff later!

Current Mood: optimistic
Monday, January 24th, 2005
2:11 pm
The stupid things I do...
Now this is tragic and also compounded. Before the dog started having problems I was talking with a friend of mine online. Started out like any normal conversatoin I guess- as normal as any conversation with me can be anyway. So when he goes to leave he tells me he started smoking again. This is disturbing to me because I know how hard he worked on trying to quit before, so I asked why he was smoking again. I was concerned, and couldn't explain that I was only asking because I was concerned and not to be a pain in the ass. He got pretty upset and started spewing lines quickly, something very out of character for what I know of him. Bottom line shit happens and he got upset so he started smoking again instead of driving his car off a bridge, at least thats what he told me. Then he left and now I feel like crap. How is it that my desire to help people and my caring nature always piss people off? I know it doesn't always seem like I care, usually it's because I fear being hurt myself. Maybe one day I will learn not to try to help so many people and I will learn not to care. And when I do it will be the last day of my life. Please don't take that the wrong way, I'm not saying I'm going to run off and kill myself. I am merely stating that I don't think I wil ever learn how to be different than what I am, like it or not world this is me.
If he ever reads this I would hope that he knows I was not trying to be a pain in the ass. I am sorry for pushing, I didn't realized what was about to happen. I hope that you can forgive me and realize that it was only because I care that I asked and I was only trying to help.

Current Mood: distressed
1:11 pm
Compounded wounds...
Ok, so I know it's been a long time again since I last posted. I have been trying to get something together and each time I prepare a post something else happens. So now I have a whole lot of catching up to do but I have to write this one now and by itself. So last night our family dog started acting strangely. This dog should not be confused with my personal dog, he is just fine. This dog has been at my grandparents' house my whole life. We couldn't figure out what was going on except that her whole body was cramped up and she seemed like she wanted to puke. Thinking she needed to go potty I took her out and walked her around. That didn't work and when she came back in she started whimpering. I gave her some baby aspirin thinking that would help with the muscles being all tensed up. It seemed to help and she layed down. She died early this morning before the vets opened. It is a sad day. This dog has been in the family for almost 22 years. I know that is incredibly long for a dog but she was never in pain until last night. The hardest thing it that she has been around my whole life, literally. Grams and Gramps are worried how the little ones will take it and how Brad will take it, but they know I'll be ok. I'm the only one who hasn't known what it's like not to have her... I had my 22nd birthday with her and her 22nd birthday would have been in April... It's so strange not having her around...

Current Mood: crushed
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004
1:59 pm
a sigh of relief
Ok so I know I haven't written anything in a loooooooong time, SORRY! Work this summer was murder. I loved the company last year, I thought it was a good thing and that the people were real. Now I realize that some people were talking big and don't want to do anything, they just want everyone else to make them look good. I don't agree with that mentality at all. Perhaps that is the reason I have been seriously contemplating leaving the company. Everyday I get one step closer. The biggest thing holding me back are the few people there who actually bust tail to get things done properly yet still get treated like dirt because they take to long or spend too much money to get things done properly. I have gone through such a horrible ordeal this summer that I seriously have to question the way business is conducted. Losing about 40 pounds in about 2 and a half months was not fun. Neither was the lack of time to eat, sleep, or have a life. Working from 7 am to 10:30 pm every day was NOT at all fun. I got tired of being picked up and carried into the bathroom to puke then back to a bed to sleep. I got tired of being called a liar and being treated like a stupid idiot. Granted, I know I am not very smart and I also know that I don't have a college degree but there are somethings I know how to do well. Oh well, enough of that complaining.
On to something better. I am in Florida now and have been for about a week and a half. Soon I will be heading to New York and DC. I super excited about New York because this will be my first trip there!!!! I finally get to see the city. I have been traveling with Kate, the russian girl who was working for me all summer. It has been really great showing her different places. My family has pretty much adopted her, which I think is great and she is lovin' it. I am going to go to Russia this fall or winter to visit her and the other kids I met this summer from over that way. I am also getting really excited about my big upcoming purchase...
I'm buying a car! I am getting a '94 Acura Integra. I want to get a 5 speed with a sunroof, preferably a 4 door but they seem to be difficult to find. Oh well, I'll have my car very very soon! So I guess that is enough for now...

Current Mood: drained
Monday, April 12th, 2004
3:46 pm
6 months...
Easter has come and gone and just like that it's been 6 months since Kimmi... It's still really hard to deal with. sometimes it's worse now than it was 6 months ago. The initial shock has passed but now the deep sadness has hit. Certain things I hear people say or songs on the radio just trigger memories that make the tears roll. I don't know how my aunt, uncle, and cousin are dealing with this. I wouldn't be able to stay in that house. I got an email from Stephanie the other day. I'm really proud of her. More proud than she will ever realize. I try to do everything I can to help her but I really just don't know how to help. I know that everyone deals with things in their own way so I just try to stay in contact and not push too much. I had one of my other little cousins staying with me last week for her spring break/birthday present. It was great! We had lots of fun doing all kinds of stuff. The hard part was when she started asking me questions about Kimmi. She has the same answers as everyone else... I tried to explain things the best I could but I think she knows that we won't ever know why. I took her to CPR class with me and taught her a little bit about CPR. She understands that if Stephanie had known CPR it may have helped save her sister's life, she also understands not to be upset with Stephanie. I know that soon I will be able to look back and things will be a little bit easier but never ok. It still hurts so much...

Current Mood: uncomfortable
Monday, March 29th, 2004
2:13 pm
events and plans...
I came to a conclusion the other day. I have plenty of friends to talk with and listen to their problems. I like being someone who people feel comfortable enough with to just tell me about anything they want. What I dislike is the fact that the people I love to help are never around when I need someone. I mean not that it happens often, but every once in a blue moon I get upset about something and just need someone to listen. Whenever this happens the person I chose to confide in gets so caught up in the fact that I'm in need of solace that they forget to just shut up and listen. I don't like to cry on anyones shoulder really, and I always feel like such a burden when I just complain about my crap to someone else that often times when I feel the urge to spew I just bottle it up and then everything hits me like a storm surge after the flood gates are opened. I do attempt to enlist the help of friends every once in awhile but when they try to change the subject I just let them. I think EJ had it right when he told me that it's hard for him to hear me being so vulnerable when he sees me as always being so strong. I wish I was as strong as people think I am. I guess I'm just really good at pretending. One day I want someone to really see through all my appearances and realize who I truly am on the inside. I think there are a few people that may have an idea but they pretend not to know because they need someone to be strong for them. I just don't know how long I can keep this up...

Changing topics, back to my legal affairs. I still haven't called my former roommates father about settling this court issue. I need to talk with an attorney to see if it is legal for me to accept money from him on behalf of his daughter. I am thinking that it is not legal but I just want to make sure first. So I guess time will only tell only tell.

As usual for me, I've been keeping close tabs on hockey- my team is out. There's nothing worse than your team getting eliminated from the playoffs. To make matters worse my team's arch rivals are not yet eliminated. Gar! I want the Islanders OUT! They are evil, they are scum... Ok I know you guys know I don't like them. It's nothing personal, it's just that they are my team's biggest rival. If I ever saw an Islander walking down the street I'd say hey and chat with him but he would definitely know that I'm a Rangers fan. I have also been keeping tabs on The Oilers. Considering Mikaul lives in Edmonton and he is Canadian- not to be confused with a Canadien- he and I don't talk too much right now. It is very understandable that we don't talk much though. I mean think about it this way, it's playoff time and Edmonton is on the bubble. They have to win to stay in the tourney. I know that if I try to talk to Mikaul while there is a hockey game on I wouldn't get more than 2 words out of him because he and the boys are drinkin' and stuffin' their faces while yelling about the game. I would feel really bad about interrupting the game anyways. It's kinda like when the new Madden game comes out for the year. girls just have to understand that boys will be boys such just let 'em and everyone will be happier.

On a happier note, my little cousin, Morgan, has spring break starting this Friday. Her 10th birthday was yesterday and I was thinking what better Birthday present could I give her than a weeks vacation to come stay with me? I mean the kid needs it, she's been dealing with her parent's divorce, moving to a new house and school, her brat of a little sister, and her asshole father using her to get information. Now I call her little sister a brat, she is a brat. I love her to death and she's a real cutie but she's a brat and she knows it. She gets a kick out of doing things and getting away with them. Since she's only 4 she's got a couple years before the other kids start telling her she's a brat too. I think it'll be a great day when she finally learns that no one likes a brat. But anyways, Morgan gets to have a mental vacation from all that crap and I will get to have loads of fun while she's up here. Maybe I can use it as a way of getting the little one, Rachel, to behave and I'l bring her up here for a visit later. We shall see. I'm super excited!

Current Mood: chipper
Friday, March 26th, 2004
3:11 pm
When it rains it pours...
I think I am officially stoopid. I care too much about principles and not enough about real life. I finally decided to take my old roommate- yes her from Blacksburg- to court to get the money she owes me. I had contacted her father about our situation to ask him if he could help me contact her because she wouldn't return my calls or anything. So he calls me angry as all kinds of mess yelling at me about having contacted him and wants to settle for about $400 less than what she owes me. I told him that was not acceptable and repeatedly told him that I was not trying to ask him to pay her debts for her but merely to help me contact her. After that conversation I decided to take her to court. I mean really, I can't phone up the credit card company and offer to pay them less than what I have charged to my account and expect them not to laugh me off the face of the earth. Not only would I get sued for all the money I owe but I would also have to pay legal fees, late fees, court costs, my credit would be non-existant, and what ever else they could come up with to punish me. So I had her served and a court date was set for April 6. Now that the date is getting closer he calls me again and wants to send me a cheque for the whole amount. Now here I am trying to tell myself what to do. I mean do I take his money and just go or do I let the courts decide? If I go to court I may or may not win- there's always a chance- even though I feel totally prepared and have everything on paper that she owes me. If I lose well I'm out the money that I never had to begin with plus I'm out the $35 for the warrant and she walks away with a smile on her face and I feel like such a fool- not that I'm not already getting used to being the fool... If I do get lucky enough to win I then have to file more paperwork to have her wages garnished- she's already proven that I cannot trust her to make payments- which means more paperwork fees, which she will pay, and I have to wait to get my money in payments. If I stick to my guns I'll feel better and know that I did my best to help her learn something. If I take the money from her dad I will get all of it at once but then I have not accomplished what I set out to do and I will feel horrible about being a sell out. What so I care where the money comes from all I care is that I get what is mine. Yeah, I'm really not like that at all. So I guess I'll just take my chances in court and hope that everything turns out ok. Why do I always have to try and take the high road? One day I want to just forget that I have morals...

On the other hand I've been having a rough few days. I found some old pictures of my little cousin the other day and I started thinking about her a whole bunch more. It's been almost 6 months now and I still can't get over her being gone. I still feel the urge to try and call her or send her an email. It just sucks! I want her to be here and be ok and not feel so bad. Sometimes, I wonder if I am ever gonna be able to move past this feeling. I can only imagine what my aunt, uncle, and cousin go through everyday being in that house. I don't think I could function staying there. I know they are hurting more than they will ever let anyone know. There isn't a day that goes by without having her in my thoughts. I just wish I could understand why. I also know that even if they don't feel it now, there are those who wil grow to learn that they are the reason the sun no longer shines for so many people. I never knew I could cry so much...
*Tryin' to keep my chin up and livin' for you Kimmi*

Current Mood: depressed
Monday, March 22nd, 2004
1:30 pm
the other half
Sometimes I think I have a sign on my back telling all the wierdo-s in the world to ask me out on a date. I seems to draw the guys who nobody wants for one good reason or another or I get the guys who are rebounding. These are both difficult and tricky situations to master. See, the icky guys it's obvious but you try to be somewhat nice because you really don't know how they are going to react to being turned down. Also, these guys tend to find you when you are alone and somewhere that either no one can hear you scream for help or you are in somewhat unfamiliar surroundings. I don't like that feeling. Rebounding guys are hard to deal with because you don't always know who they are until much later. It isn't until after you get to know them that they start to tell you about the girl who ripped their heart out or whatever. By the time you find out which end of the spectrum you are dealing with it's too late. The only time you ever get a person who is in the right place on the spectrum is when there is no way to have a real relationship, ie when a person lives far away, the person has a significant other, the person is a superior at work, or it's someone you've known for awhile and it's just bad timing due to break-up issues- which takes us back to the rebounding issue but this time you know ahead of time. So my question is how do you combat these issues?? I mean come on there has to be someway, because obviously some people have figured it out. I wish those people would share the wealth of knowledge. I also wish that people would just be upfront about their feelings and say what they really think or feel no matter how much they are trying not to hurt someone else. I dislike always being the person to be so up front about things, for once I want someone else to come to me and say, "Ya know what C,... blah blah..." That would make me the happiest person in the world. Having to wonder about things all the time and causing myself to over analyze really sucks. I think when people ask me why I don't have a boyfriend I'm going to stop saying I don't know and start telling them that I don't like playing games like the afore mentioned ones. I just want things to happen and I don't have to work so hard at them. Things should just fall into place and feelings should all be reciprocated. Whatever, perhaps I put too much faith in other people for my own good. I think that may be another way of saying that I'm naiive. Who knows? Really that is not a rhetorical question, I really want to know who has the answers so that I can talk to this person and get some answers. And yeah, I'm talking about real answers from a physical being. Maybe I'm just expecting too much from life and I should be content with the way things are. That will never happen though... Oh well, a girl can dream can't she? Or has that been ripped away as well...

Current Mood: indescribable
Thursday, March 18th, 2004
12:55 pm
St. Patty's Day & the theater Group!
Yeah I know 2 posts in one day and so close together, wow! I just didn't think I should mix Mardi Gras with anything else. So last night was Drinkin' Day. I didn't have to teach class so I went to the theater instead. For the few of you who didn't know I have been working with a local theater that performs small plays. I have been doing the show photography and some backstage work. After rehearsal last night a group of us decided to go to this little pub in town. It's a cool little place, they always have live Irish music and the guy who owns the place is Irish. So we were there joking around and drinking- way more than I should have been consuming. Silly me I started talking about Irish car bombs- the drink not the explosives. So then the director of the current play orders a round of 'em. Well, you can't just have a drink ordered for you and leave it, that's alcohol abuse! So of course I drank it and the next few that were ordered for me- I'm not quite sure how many I drank because I lost count. I'm not even sure who ordered them all but I know I owe someone some money for them. Well, I was drunk enough to dance a few jigs and teach other people how to dance as well- that was funny! I finished my last roll of film from Mardi Gras but I'm not so sure what the pictures from last night are going to contain... I actually went home kinda early because I knew I had to work early today then teach class tonight so I had to be somewhat rested because I don't have time during the day to rest. I also realized last night that it has been about a year now since I left Blacksburg. I have mixed feelings about that because as much as I disliked being there I also loved it. I think I decided to change too much all at once. I ended up gaining some freedom in one aspect but losing that freedom in another aspect- I think most of you know what I mean. So I am presently trying to decide if where I am is where I want to be. I know I HAVE to find a new place to live, like NOW! That will come in time, first I have to decide if my present job is one I am going to keep.
There are a few reasons why I am contemplating leaving the company I am working for now but that's for later, I have some decision making to go through first.

Current Mood: bouncy
12:40 pm
return from Mardi Gras
So now I guess I'll finish my Mardi Gras tail, at least the details I'm willing to share. Like I said before I really did not want to leave New Orleans. I even asked about apartment rent there and jobs. Everyone is hiring and living in the French Quarter is really cheap. It was something like $400/mo for a nice sized apartment with a garage and pets were ok, those were the expensive apartments too! Ok, so minimum wage is a little bit lower there but that's ok. I figured out that I could live there pretty easily with a full time job. Anyways, I procrastinated leaving and stayed as long as I could. When I finally left it was about 5:00 pm and the sun was already setting. I stopped to get some food on the way out of town and prepared for my road trip back. Well, after a couple hours or so I started feeling pretty sick. Skipping over the icky parts I was sick all night on my way home and had to stop at multiple rest stops to sleep and puke. A trip that should have taken me about 8 hours (plus an hour for crossing the time zone)actually took me about 14 hours. When I got into Jacksonville, I had planned to stop at my grandparent's house, it was about 7 am and there was no one around. I didn't realize how fast I was going but the State trooper did. He wrote me a ticket for 9 mph (about 14 kph) over the speed limit (that butt). After that I started playing tourist and I made him feel really horrible about writing me a ticket early on a Sunday morning (we all know that as nice as I can be I'm also mean MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!). So after I had my fun with him I went on about my way and slept for a few hours at my grandparent's house. THen I went home and got ready for work. I only had a few hours to nap before I had to go return the rental car and then get to work. That's about all of my trip. I took lots of pitures and I was even in a few... yeah I know don't think any of you can talk me into more pictures I've had my fill for a long time.

Current Mood: blank
Wednesday, March 17th, 2004
2:38 pm
Mardi Gras!
Ok so I went to Mardi Gras and I had a blast. Just to clear up any questions any of you are already pondering- NO! you will not see me on the next Girls Gone Wild tape. NO! I did not see Snoop while I was there. NO! I did not find the Real World house. OK now that I have that out of the way. I decided at the last minute to leave earlier than I originally planned which was cool. I stayed with my neighbor's son, Ben, who lives down in New Orleans. That was cool because I didn't have to pay for a hotel room- though looking back I probably should have planned this whole trip a bit differently. So I left on Valentine's Day, big whoop- it's not like I had a Valentine anyways. I ended up having to rent a car because my car decided to get sick the night before I left while I was on my way to work. It turns out that the water pump on my car went out and it took a week to fix it so I guess renting a car enabled me to go there after all. I drove down and back which was a little over 2000 miles. That rental car cost me $800.00- that sucked. I got a speeding ticket on the way home which also sucked big time. While I was there I had the most amazing time! I went to parades almost every day and that is realy where you get all the beads. The whole flashing thing isn't what you are led to believe it is. That only happens on Bourbon Street late at night by the college age kids who are so drunk they can not see straight. I hung out with Ben a bit and was thoroughly annoyed at the fact that he had been living in New Orleans since July and new basically nothing about the town. I knew more having never been there in my life. Since he is in the Navy band he spent most of the afternoons and evenings on base or in the parades so I spent quite a bit of time wandering around by myself, which was cool because I got to do whatever I wanted and didn't have to worry about boring the crap out of him. On Monday Ben and I had a falling out because apparently he has had a "thing" for me for quite some time now. The biggest issue I have with that is he is 32 and I am 21 and quite some times means I was pretty young when he first started this "thing"- it gives me chills to think about it. I mean don't get me wrong age is not a big deal but it is when you think that I was like 16 and he was verry literally drooling over me. As we were talking I tried to be as nice as I could about things like telling him that I'm not ready to settle down right now and I know that he is, trying to convince him that I'm not really what he wants. So that caused a bit of bad blood and discomfort between us for the rest of the time I was there. By Tuesday night I basically had the lay of the land down and knew which bars I liked the most so I had a game plan. He and I worked out everything- or so I thought- and we hung out that night because it was his only night with no parade. We started hanging out with this couple who were tourists and had plenty of fun. Then I met a really sweet amazing guy and the shit hit the fan. This guy, Mikaul, is from Canada and was a perfect gentleman. It made Ben pretty upset that I was dancing with Mikaul and not with him. Then Ben sent the woman from the couple we were hanging out with over to pull me away from Mikaul. At that point I got mad because I didn't know what was going on and no one was giving me any information. She just said' "C'mon we're leaving." When I asked why she started telling me that Ben was upset and blah blah. So I told her that Ben and I were not "together" and he had his chance to dance with me but he declined so he lost out. At that point Mikaul was all confused and trying to figure out what was happening. So I told him that the other people I was with wanted to leave. He asked if he could go with and I said yeah as soon as I found out what was going on because I knew there was more to the story than what I was getting. So the woman we were with pulled me outside and said that they were leaving because I was dancing with Mikaul and not Ben. By that point Mikaul was patiently waiting for me by the door and Ben walked over to talk to me. I told Ben to leave me alone and walked away from everyone so as not to be like myself and start going off on everyone. That's when I told Ben and the couple that if they wanted to leave they should go and have fun and I was staying. I told Ben I would meet him out in front of the bar I was in at 2:30. He agreed and they left. Of course that led to many questions from Mikaul, which I answered slowly. So Mikaul and I spent the night dancing and talking about Canada,and all sorts of other stuff. I also explained the whole situation with Ben and what was going on with that. Mikaul thought it was really cool that I didn't just walk off and leave him confused so he bought me a drink- yeah I know it's shocking that I let a guy buy me something. Anyways, time went flying by, as it always does when you are enjoying yourself, and it was 2:30 before I knew it. Ben got to the bar late, 3:00, which was when that particular bar was closing that night- it reopened a few hours later though. When Ben came back down to meet me I was still with Mikaul and that didn't sit too well with Ben. I suggested that we go find another bar to chill in, which we did and it was cool because I really didn't want to go back to the apartment yet and they both still wanted to chill out. So they sat and talked and I did a whole lotta listening- like I always do. Ben was VERY drunk and was treating me pretty badly. Mikaul got pretty pissed off at him and they almost started fighting. Luckily I calmed them down but I was rather impressed that I was getting that much respect from someone I had met only a few hours earlier. They bought each other drinks for awhile and the sun was up before we even realized it. At that point they were both trashed and I was sober, it was 6 am and I was dead tired. So we determined that Mikaul had no idea where his hotel was and he had no cash on him for a taxi. At this point I became a tour guide- helping a drunk guy find his hotel in a town I didn't know all too well outside the French Quarter. I went into another hotel and they gave me a map showing me how to get Mikaul back to his hotel, but that was after we walked for about an hour following directions that one of the servers at the bar gave us. I was starting to get really cranky and trying to drag 2 very drunk people around is not easy. I told Ben to go across the ferry and wait for me on the other side- he wasn't very happy about that but I really didn't give him too much of an option on that. I then made sure Mikaul got to his hotel room without passing out on the street- I saw plenty of bums stealing from the passed out people. Then I went across the ferry and Ben and I ended up walking to his apartment, which was a pretty long walk, because the girl who was supposed to pick us up at 6 am was already gone since it was about 7:30 or 8:00 and Ben's cell phone was dead. I didn't have her phone number and he was still too drunk to remember it. To shorten this long story up we got there slept a bit then he had to go to the base early because they had an early parade. Unfortunately, when I woke up Ben was gone and there was no key for me to lock the apartment with so I had to sit there all day til he got back. I had promised Mikaul I would call him after I got some sleep so that we could hang out. When I called we talked for a bit and we were both pissed that I was stuck at the apartment. I eventually left the apartment and got to hang out with Mikaul and we hung out every day until I left, which was Saturday. We had tons of fun, watched some hockey, and drank some drinks. When I left neither of us were happy but we did exchange phone numbers and email addresses and we talk pretty regularly. If you wanna know more than that about him you will have to ask and I may not tell you what you want to know. I did buy some really cool stuff while I was there and I got to eat at the famous Cafe' Dumond. I really recomend going to New Orleans to everyone even if you aren't a drinker. I wasn't happy about having to leave before actual Mardi Gras, which is Fat Tuesday, and Lundi Gras, which is the Monday before Fat Tuesday, but that's ok. I saw carnival and now I have something to go back and see next year.

Current Mood: giddy
Monday, March 15th, 2004
3:51 pm
catchup- and that's not the food
Ok, so I know I haven't posted in... forever. things have been really crazy for me and I hardly ever go online anymore. Maybe it's because I don't have the internet at home now. Yeah, so I'm still struggling to get out from under a huge debt that someone still owes me, no names mentioned but y'all know who it is, ;). So how do I sum up a year for y'all? Well, let's see... I moved from Blacksburg to Williamsburg right after St. Patrick's Day 2003. After that I went to California for like 3 weeks. Well, ok I was in Texas for part of that 3 weeks. It was all about competitions! Then I got back to the RIGHT coast and started looking for a new job. That was easy, I opened the paper and called Douglas Aquatics, a company that was looking for lifeguards or was willing to certify lifeguards who would sign a summer contract so I got certified. spent the summer getting paid to get a tan- even if it was with HORRIBLE tan lines. Then in the fall I got hired as a county employee still as a lifeguard and was working at the Recreation Center. That was cool I taught a few swimming lessons, got more certifications, got a free pass to the gym, but mostly just chilled on the stand with some hella cool peeps. Now I am going back to work for Douglas Aquatics, I work for them full time in the summer and teach lifeguarding classes in the spring and fall. As for vacations... yeah I still take those regularly. Over the past year I went to Florida a few times to visit my family. But my biggest trip was to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year! That will have to be another post. And so will all the details. I really want to go to California in a few weeks but I just don't think I can get the money together in time- sorry EJ. :(. I'm hoping to be able to go to Georgia next month but it all depends on roommate status and whether or not I get a roll in the play I am auditioning for *crossing my fingers* later this month. OK I guess that should be enough for now, I don't want to send you guys into too much shock.

Current Mood: accomplished
Tuesday, March 11th, 2003
1:35 am
randomness...
ok so i took another quiz from ejs lj page... i learned that soemthing else knew about myself




Which Lilo & Stitch Character Are YOU?

Find out now! Only from the Quiz Junkie
Thursday, March 6th, 2003
3:43 am
drive it like a racecar
Well, yesterday I learned to drive a 5 speed after work. It was soooooo much fun. Granted I was only in a parking lot but it was big wnough for me to get up to 3rd gear. I learned how to shift, park, stop, and go over speed bumps. My teacher was impressed at any rate. He says that I learned fast than his ex... I spent about 30 minutes drivign and stalled twice. The first time was when I first got in the car and the 2nd time was when I went into reverse the first time. I only made that yucky grinding noise once, and it wasn't even that bad. Barely a noise. My next step is to buy a 5 speen so that I can have some real fun. If it wasn't meant to be driven like a racecar, it wouldn't have a manual trasmission like a racecar!!

Current Mood: excited
Tuesday, March 4th, 2003
1:28 am
winds of change?
Well, last Thursday was a very eventful day to say the least. I haven't had much tme to write either I've been busy. I was bad... we all know I have a thing for my neighbor, who is also called "C"... It's a ratehr interesting situation. We have spoken very little until abot 2 weeks ago then big bang then tidal waves wash everything away and now it's time to rebuild- kind of... Anyways- on Thursday I got all dolled up, for a few reasons, and went out. I did the whole skirt, heels, and make-up thing because I was in need of making guys look twice. I've never actually wanted to do that or felt comfortable about doing that but it was really fun to do. I just wanted reassurance that I could make a gyu do a double take- it felt strange yet exciting. I think that's another reason why I have been going downtown and shooting pool with a whole shit ton of strangers. Anyways, being all dressed up and my neighbor seeing me was uber exciting! He actually went out of his way to keep me talking to him before I left. He did the whole 20 questions thing that anyone's parent/best friend/ significant other would ask and then said "well you are going to come over here when you get back right?" I almost dropped my jaw, and of course being the way I am I was a bit vague to keep him wondering.
So anyways I went out for a few hours to get some new clothes, and a haircut. I got the clothes but couldn't find anywhere to get the haircut. On my way home I hurt my car. I hit a patch of ice slid all over the road for about 50 feet or so, started to get the car under control and hit a 2nd patch of ice which threw me right into the gurad rail. 5 or so more feet and i would have just hit mud... It's ok though, there's a big flat spot on the rail where I hit it though! I'm proud of that spot. That's my way of saying kiss my ass good by Blacksburg! It's directly across the 2 lane from the blacksburg exit! HAH! I took my car to get an estimate today... It's what I was epecting which is more than I was hoping for. If I have a multi colored car I can get it taken care of for about 616.00 or I can have it matching and it'll be 1014.00... hrmm... how much do I care if my mom's car is multi colored? I don't care at all. So that's the route I'm going.
Anyways- things seem to be on the ups with my neighbor even though he is gone for spring break now. He is as protectiveof his cat as I am with my dog. It's rather funny. He actually left her here while he's gone and I'm watching her for him. She's a sweetie and she's teaching me how to chip golf balls too... that's another story. There's more to tell but I'm not sure I should bother anyone with all of that. But I do answer any questions asked of me...

Current Mood: devious
Thursday, February 20th, 2003
1:50 pm
keep waiting.. it's the SOS
Boys are sooooooooooo aggrivating!!!!!! One day I'm going to learn not to be so nice to pople! I just get walked all over and lied to, not to mention the fact that I get tossed aside and then pulled back in later. It's the whole convenience thing and I get suckered in everytime... You'd think I'd learn. I wish one day I could just say that I'm not going to let it happen anymore but I know that's going to be a lie right now. I guess things just have to be dificult- and there's no way around it. I am so tired of negative things to write about I need something happy... and I don't want to keep talking about California- that will just drive me over the edge right now.

Current Mood: confused
Sunday, February 9th, 2003
9:22 pm
silly little quizes...
So I took another little quiz that I got from Joey, a personality quiz. It's rather interesting actually. Tell me what you guys think of my results.
My personality is rated 30.
What is
yours?
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quiz by
midgetfarm.com



So I started taking more quizzes...

I am the
Which smiley are
you?




I'm Ecstasy.
What drug are you?
quiz by midgetfarm.com




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I am in 65% control of my life.
Who controls
yours?
quiz by
midgetfarm.com



I'm 49 proof in a drunk test



I am 16% Horny!
How Horny Are
You?
quiz by
midgetfarm.com



I'm Zack.
Which Saved by the Bell character are you?





MidgetFarm.com rated me
70% exciting.
How exciting are you?




I am 15% whore!
How much of a skank are
you?
quiz by
midgetfarm.com


Ok that should keep yall busy for now... I prolly should do something productive now...

Current Mood: silly
Saturday, February 8th, 2003
2:37 am
1st post
Well I guess I'll just be a little random right quick. I'm all excited because I'm going to California for the first time in my life. The best pre trip thing that could happen did... I got a discount on my flight! How about a $30.00 discount?? Thats ni ce. Other than that there's a whole slew of other stuff going on that I can't getinto right now because it's late and I have to get to sleep so I can go to wok in a few hours. I guess I'll spend a whole bunch of time on writing stuff when I don't have t o go to work the next day ˇ

Current Mood: weird
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