Q & A #2 - Answers

What inspired you to start a blog at such a young age?
My friend Angela had a blog, and I wanted a place where I could vent my emotions and make some new friends. At the time she was really into blogging, so I thought I would hop on board.
Since I'm a journalism major, it's good for me to write consistently, even if it's just a silly blog post.
I've had a lot of trouble in my life. A lot of emotional trauma, which explains my fear. Being mentally scarred causes many other problems later in life, which seems to be manifesting now. Having a blog gives me a place to talk to people that listen, which is really important to me.

How did you get into the photo/audio/video editing? What sparked that?
You know, honestly, I have no idea. I know that throughout most of my teenage life I've enjoyed photo editing. That morphed into graphics editing. Once I got a computer with a webcam, Shelby and I started messing around with videos. That turned me on to video editing.
So I'm sort of a triple threat. Graphics, photos, videos. I'm teaching myself how to draw now. It probably won't end well, but if it does I can even create my own images to use in graphics.
I also like taking random quirky pictures.
Are the people you call mom and dad on your blog your biological parents or your grandparents?
Mom and dad are my grandparents. My biological mother is not in my life, and my biological father lives in California.
I was adopted when I was 4 so that my grandparents could protect me from some of the bad people in my life. They're who I've lived with ever since.

What majors are you interested in? What do you want to do once you graduate?
Currently I am a journalism major. My goal is to finish my associates in Journalism. I haven't decided the specific job that I'm going to seek. I'm interested in public relations and editing. In order to become an editor, I'd have to work as a writer for a long time. So we'll see where that goes.

How old were you when you got your first bike?
I was 2 or 3 years old. It was a little tricycle. I rode it everywhere that I could.

What other Obsessions do you have aside from Twilight?
I have OCD, so technically a lot of things become obsessions. Right now my fear is my obsession. When I first developed this fear, Twilight was the obsession that edged it out. Now that Twilight isn't new, I need to find something new to obsess over that's healthier than a fear. Anyone know a new trend worth freaking out over?

Do you have one thing you used to royally hate about yourself that you don't hate any more?
I used to hate my skin. Honestly, it is still REALLY annoying that I have to wear makeup to cover up my blemishes. The difference is how I cover them. Now I wear makeup and call it a day. I used to wear my greasy, stringy teenage hair over my skin. I thought this was a clever way to hide my issues.
Yeah, not so much. Now I've just come to accept it instead of hating it.How many movies have you seen in your life?
On average... 3 a week ever since I was 4 years old.

What's your dream car?
My dream car is a car that can drive. 'Nuff said.

What famous celeb do people tell you you look most like?
I hear Kirsten Dunst a lot. Honestly, I don't see it. I get Angelina Jolie a lot, too. Which I also don't see.

Would you ever consider getting plastic surgery (like when you're ALOT older)?
Botox? Yes, maybe. Hardcore surgery? No. I never want to have surgery until it is required. The idea of being put to sleep to be cut open scares me way too much to do it by choice.

What is your favorite flavor of anything Perfume, Ice cream, Fruits, Veggies, Ect?
I like anything that has a fruity scent/flavor. Right now I really enjoy strawberries and cherries. I'm using strawberry shampoo and my hair smells GREAT.
What are a few things you miss that you never thought about before?
I miss when times were simpler. When my thoughts were happy and fun, and every day was something exciting to me. Now I'm so ridiculously consumed with fear that I don't get to enjoy day to day life.
I also miss my first cat, Batcat. I still remember her, and I regret having to give her up when I was so young.

If given the chance to be a vampire would you want to be one?
Yes, especially if I get to spend my eternal life with someone this sexy...What's your fave happy place?
Laying snuggled up in bed with a good movie, plenty of sunlight, and someone that loves me.
That's the best place to be.

Did you get to decide on skipping grades and high school?
My mom pretty much decided all of that for me, but it's worked out for the best in the end. I used to regret it, but college is such a great experience that I much prefer it to high school.

How do you like living in Vegas?
It's okay. For my career in Journalism it may be a good stepping stone. Lots of people need PR. Lots of people need reviews. Plenty of Las Vegas magazines and online webzines.
But, it's expensive and not teen-friendly.

When you are 18 are you going to go away to college or stay where you are?
I'm probably going to the University here in Las Vegas. But I keep getting a lot of letters from colleges. Today I got one from Cornell and some college in California. So I'm keeping an open mind about where I'd like to study.
How is counseling going?
I'm not currently in counseling. Which sucks.

What are your fave current movies?
I like Twilight, obviously. District 9. Star Trek. I haven't been seeing a lot of new movies recently. And the ones I've seen haven't been so great.How did you become a genius???
Scientific experiments. Oh the probing...

If you had one minute with a complete stranger, what would you tell them and why?
Not so much tell, but I would ask them how to achieve happiness. I ask a lot of people that after I've known them for a little while. I hope to put their advice into play in my own life.

Grown A-- Woman

You know what?
If you are a grown ass woman, you have no right to throw a temper tantrum in the middle of a public place.

Today at work the day went by relatively smoothly. No real issues.
We close at 6:30 on Wednesday and Thursday, which means our last test is given at 5:00.
This woman comes over to the center at 5:30 and asks to take a test that was left to her.
I tell her that I'm sorry, but we cannot let you take a test. Anything before 5:30, you can sign a waver acknowledging that after 6:30 you are DONE, whether your test is finished or not.
Well, she starts freaking out.
First she's just really snippy. I walk over to Tim, one of my bosses, and ask if since it's only a 38 minute test if she can just take it.
Well she starts yelling from across the room about how this isn't right, and how we should've "sent out an email about the hours change."
Well, we DID. To EVERY department. And we have had signs posted around campus and all over the testing center for at LEAST a month.
She has been to the testing center at least 4 times during my time working there.
Signs, EVERYWHERE. Flyers, EVERYWHERE.

So she starts yelling about us breaking a "federal law" and how she's going to "sue us".
Yeah. I really, really did NOT have the patience for this. I let Tim deal with her.

Seriously, some people are ridiculous.
I really, really, really hope I don't see her again for a while.

So that was my night. I came home to find a package from Drew's best friend Cameron with some nice Yugioh cards for me. Awesome. :)

Oh, and I'm going to go see Carlos Mencia live Friday night, and the Ren Faire is Saturday. Busy, busy week.

Now I'm going to go watch America's next top model. Yay!

Cleaning House

Work today was normal, so nothing really to report there.
Came home and had a relatively normal night.
Mom and I decided that we wanted to set up my office a little better. We had this nice 4-in-1 printer that we never used.
So that's set up in my office now. It has a scanner on it, and I can print directly from my laptop with it. That's the biggest draw.
I tested the scanner on this portrait that I had done at Anime Vegas this year.Needless to say, it's a pretty good scanner. I expected it to look all nasty... but that looks pretty awesome.

I cleaned everything up. Organized it all, put things in the right folders.
I was in one of those moods. You know the kind. Suddenly you have the urge to get things organized, and you don't know why.
Well, that's what happened to me.

My fear is still going away more and more each day. It's still in my mind, but now it doesn't leave me with this crippling feeling. Talking to one of my co-workers has been helping a lot.

I haven't really done anything else today. I have class tomorrow... yay?
I can't wait to sleep tonight... sleep sounds so good. I got up at 7 this morning. I HATE getting up early, but I have to do it 4 days a week.
Time to go watch House!

Journalism is my Niche

Honestly, I'm going pretty well in my journalism class.
Overall: 93.1%
It's an A, and I got another A today on a quiz, which may bump me a little higher.
Here's an interesting little chart for you guys.

Assignment Title	Grade	Course Average
AP Style Ex. 3 (1-10)	100	73.16
AP Style Ex.3 (11-20)	100	71.07
AP Style Ex.4 (1-10)	100	83.81
Ch. 2 Quiz	86.67	61.27
Ch. 4 Quiz	80	64.13
Ch. 5 Quiz	86.67	54.55
Ch. 6 Quiz	93.33	60
News Values	93.33	43.33
NewsU Cleaning Copy	92	68.19

The grades on the left? Those are the grades that I got. The grades on the right? The class average.
Yeah. I'd have to say I'm doing pretty well.
I really enjoy the class. The teacher knows me by name now, which is always good. When the teacher doesn't know you by name, chances are they won't care as much. Honestly.
Almost every teacher I have ever had has known me by name. I make the point of staying after class to ask a question, tell short stories in class relevant to the subject, and ask questions about assignments.
I want to make myself known. So far two of three teachers know my name.

Today I was walking across campus and saw my math teacher from the past two semesters. I figured since he teaches 6 classes a semester he wouldn't remember me. He smiled and waved and said hi before I could do anything.
THAT made my day. He was my FAVORITE teacher. The fact that he was happy to see me was awesome.

Overall school's been pretty good for me actually. I'm nervous about my upcoming psychology class, but I think if I work it right I should pull through just fine.

I've still been working on overcoming my fear. A co-worker today told me a near death experience her mom had, which really did help me. I've heard SO MANY stories about this from people that I know, not just random ones on the internet. Plus my mom bought me a cross to wear. I never take it off. It really helps me, to remind me that someone is there protecting me and watching over me.
Even my atheist friend had a change of heart when he heard the 5 signs I had. He said I would have to be a complete IDIOT to ignore them. That meant a lot to me.

Anyway, I have to get up at 7 am tomorrow for work, so I should dash.

Okay, Even I Laughed at This.

I'm a Twilight lover, but unlike a lot of fellow Twilight lovers, I can take a joke.
Since it's the weekend and I need to study, I'll leave you with this Twilight parody from G4's Attack of the Show.

Video Games - E3 2009 - Attack of the Show

Oh yes, the weekend face mask.
SHIELD YOUR EYES!
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I Believe I... Can't Fly

Five different stores today, still no wings.
I did find a pair I liked at Party City for $25. I didn't want to spend that much, but I may have to go back to get them.
I originally only wanted to spend $50 on the costume. I spent $60 on the dress itself.
Now I'm FURIOUS because I walked into a Halloween store today and they had a rack of fairy costumes.
Each came with wings. Each was only $50.

The place I got my costume from has no returns. So I'm stuck either trying to find a pair of wings, or going as a wingless wood nymph.
I bought a little fake bird and some feathers. The plan is the make my head look like a bird's nest. My mom is going to do my face-paint. I wanted to do the age old practice of a "giant butterfly" on my face.Without wings, I just don't think it'll look right.
So I REALLY need to find some wings.

I'm still working on my fear. Swear I got another sign this morning. From the TV. Again.
This time it was the TV in the living room. Remote was dead, I kept hitting power, in my head I said something along the lines of "Are you giving me another sign, like I've been asking for?" and then the TV came on.
So that was interesting.

Anyway... I thought I'd open up a Q&A for the 300th post that I totally missed.
Have a question you ever wanted to ask, but didn't have the chance to?
Go ahead and post it here. After I get enough questions, I'll post the answers.
I did this once already: CLICK HERE
Now you have the chance to do it again.
So, hit me with your best questions.

Costume Shopping

You know what? I'm starting to become one of those crazy people that has a costume for every convention they go to.
I have four Ren Faire costumes, two Anime Vegas costumes.
That's six costumes, specifically for conventions/events.

I had to buy a new costume today for the Ren Faire, because I lost all of that weight, so now all of my medium/larges look like giant potato sacks on me.
I wanted to be a fairy.
That's what I wanted.
I told EVERYONE I wanted to be a fairy.

And so... I'm kind of a fairy...
I'm missing the wings. I have to go run around Vegas trying to find a pair of wings before next weekend. I should find some... but you never know. The ones I've found so far are either RIDICULOUSLY over priced, or don't match my costume.All of the wings are these ridiculous bright colors. Purple, pink, orange. I just need some brown/green ones. How hard is that?!
I love the costume though. I was actually just about to buy a gypsy costume when this one caught my eye.
Never settle, always get what you want!

My fear is still lingering. I told Drew about all four of my signs this weekend, and he got really emotional. He said if I didn't believe God exists after that, I'm ignorant.
Even my atheist friends couldn't explain what happened to me. That says a lot.

Anyway, dad's here. I'm going to teach him how to play Yugioh. Woo!