9/13 Project Runway, Pizza Rolls, and Presumptuous Relationships

Okay that last one was a stretch. But still relevant, I promise. Just in case there's anyone else reading this that watches Project Runway I won't spoil anything, BUT I AM BEYOND ANNOYED WITH WHO GOT SENT HOME TONIGHT. UGH. Second topic of the night: pizza rolls. We're at the point in the week where mom refuses to go grocery shopping because they're going camping this weekend and she doesn't want to haul food with them or "let it go to waste while we're gone". Uhm hello? I'll still be here most of the weekend? Apparently I'm going to survive on peanut butter and grilled cheese for the next few days. Which (while definitely not desirable) isn't the worst it could be. Anyway. My dinner tonight consisted of freezer burnt pizza rolls, because that was the closest thing to a 'meal' that I could put together. Every time I make pizza rolls I think of this video Hayley made a few years ago because it's always, always true. We can successfully send a robot to Mars, but we can't figure out how to make pizza rolls stay at a tolerable and consistent temperature for a few minutes. I'm disappointed, science.

And finally, the last order of business tonight. I'm blatantly stealing this from Hayley's latest post, but in my defense she did say for people to leave a comment on her post regarding the topic, so I feel like it's allowed. One of my favorite pastimes is tweeting passive aggressive song lyrics, so this game of "things I've always wanted to tell my ex" is right up my alley. It's called 'Songs for Boyfriends Past', and it goes a lot like this:

1. If He Cheats With You, He'll Cheat On You
2. I'd Rather Date Your Sister
3. An Introduction (Of My Fist to Your Face)
4. You Make Dashboard Confessional Sound Punk
5. I Am Not Sober Enough For This
6. The Sex Was Great, But I Still Hate You
7. Wait, You're HOW Old?
8. I Hate Your Stupid Face
9. You're Harder to Understand Than Fall Out Boy Lyrics
10. Do You Ever Stop Talking?
11. You're One Step Away From A Restraining Order
12. I'm Over It (That's A Lie)

That was slightly satisfying. I highly encourage you to do the same, and have fun with it. Leave a comment here or on Hayley's post with your own song titles, or make your own blog post on the topic. Either way, let me know because I'd love to read what some of you have to say!

9/3 A Fresh Start

First off, I refuse to believe it's September already. I will be the first to admit I'm ready for leaves changing colors, sweaters and boots, and seasonal flavored coffee drinks, but there's no way it's already that time of year.

On that note, September to me signals time for change. I think it's because it's still drilled into my head that Labor day means time for school to start, which means new everything. New classes, new people to meet, new school supplies (yes, I'm the kid that gets excited over school supply shopping), new clothes. Even after I wasn't in school myself I was coaching and working in retail, both of which operate around a school schedule so it's kept the feeling alive. It's always been a season of things changing, which is why I feel it's fitting that I started my new job this weekend. On a side note, leave it to me to always manage to start a new job on a holiday weekend. Go big or go home, right?

I know I've mentioned it before, and I'm sure it's shown in my posts during my (failed) attempt at BEDA, but I've been stuck in a rut for a while with no signs of a way out. I'm hoping I can at least start moving forward and off of this plateau I've been on for so long. If you don't already follow her, I'd like to direct you to Hayley's blog where she talked about the same kind of feelings in her post today. Another side note, if you're not following Hayley on various social media websites: WHY. Go fix that right now. Here and here, as well as her blog mentioned above.

Can we also talk for a second about how bad I am at getting things done in a timely manner if I don't absolutely have to? Like, give me a deadline for a project at work and I'll have it done before it's due. I've become a master at speed cleaning the house Sunday mornings when my parents are coming home from camping. I can write lengthy essays under ridiculous time crunches. But whenever it's something I'm doing for myself, I just take ages to get it done for no real reason. Example: I've been trying to write this post for about an hour, but I keep finding other things to do. Like painting my nails, or refreshing twitter. I'm also trying to get a video ready to upload tomorrow morning. I have it edited, but because my laptop pretty much ends up being a really expensive brick while I export things I'm getting everything else I can done before I start that process. Makes sense, right? But do I really need to continuously refresh twitter, or lurk a few specific blogs on tumblr, or watch another Mythbusters behind the scenes video on youtube? Probably not. Did I absolutely have to paint my nails even though I did them 2 days ago? No. I definitely could have made it at least 2 more days. Do I REALLY need to keep making this list longer? Nope. But I will, because it means putting off doing something else.

On that note, I think I'm done here for today. I hope you all had a fantastic Labor day! I spent mine working, as I have done every Labor day for the last 6 years. Huzzah.