It's kind of a rough night tonight in the land of TFran. So as I've mentioned before, I am currently taking online classes. I'm very over them and kind of hate them... and of late, it has been really showing in my grades. I have no idea what I want to do with my life, what I want to major in, or where I want to transfer to. I'm also trying to balance my job and my annoying mother.
Taking online classes means I'm living at home. This poses a big problem and kind of cuts into when I study. You see, I can't really have my own study time because if I'm not hanging out with my mom in the evenings, she tends to get offended and makes me feel guilty. If I try to study downstairs, she has the TV on. She doesn't even watch it! She's always on her computer! What am I supposed to do? I went to DePauw for a year. I am so used to being able to go off and study whenever I feel like studying... not always have to entertain someone first.
I also HATE online classes. I hate that I don't have any interaction with anyone. There is no one to keep me accountable. I know. I should be able to do that on my own... but I can't. My mentality? They have no idea who I am so it doesn't matter if I turn in this paper. No guilt factor. Classes being online also means there are unlimited distractions. Again... this is something that I should be able to handle myself but... I have a very short attention span. I can't help it.
I feel like I'm wasting my time and am becoming a failure, which is something that hurts more than anything. I have already been practically forced out of swimming which always used to be my sanity foundation. I feel like I have no sense of normalcy left. I used to be proud of what I was able to accomplish both physically and academically. I was a 4.0 student a couple of semesters ago. What in the world happened?! I am so frustrated and disappointed in myself. Something has to change, but I have no idea what. I don't know what to do and I feel so lost. Excuse me while I go cry a little bit.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Why Does This Happen To Me?
Alright... Ask anyone who knows me and they would tell you that I have absolutely no problem being single and am not looking to be in a relationship any time soon. Unfortunately, guys that I know happen to have different ideas. Case in point: A dude I work with. Now maybe I'm misreading this... and I seriously hope that I am, but I'm almost starting to feel smothered by him. Let me explain. Ok... So I try to be nice to people that I come in contact with. Sadly, guys seem to read into this deeper than I ever intend. So I was nice to this dude.... just like I am everyone else. We get along. Fast-forward to recently. He has been texting me and tweeting me constantly and just generally making me feel... well.... smothered. I said something on twitter the other day about needing coffee... and he was going to make me some and bring it to me. He always wants to watch movies 'with me'... as in... not physically with me but at the same time. Am I misinterpreting this? How in the world do I let him know that it is strictly a friendship?
Anyway... I know that I haven't posted in a while, and I really have nothing interesting to post about. I worked the midnight launch of Battlefield 3 and since I was only going to be at work for a few hours, I didn't really feel like putting too much effort into my hair. This is what happened:
Sorry for the 10,000 pictures.... I couldn't get a good quality one for the life of me (that's what I get for using my iPhone). You get the idea. I used nothing but bobby pins. Easy.
But yeah... Other than work, all I've really been doing is working on homework and my personal trainer certification. And going to the gym occasionally. Can't complain. I'm hoping to get up to Canada to see a friend of mine from DePauw... whom I haven't seen in almost 3 years now. Way too long.
Oh! And someone came in to work a week or so ago and told me I look like Taylor Swift. Can someone please explain this to me because I'm still trying to figure out how that even remotely works.
I DID go shopping recently to pick up a few things that i needed clothing-wise (good jeans are hard to find!). I'll post a 'haul' tomorrow. Outlet malls are full of fantastic deals. : )
Anyway... I know that I haven't posted in a while, and I really have nothing interesting to post about. I worked the midnight launch of Battlefield 3 and since I was only going to be at work for a few hours, I didn't really feel like putting too much effort into my hair. This is what happened:
Sorry for the 10,000 pictures.... I couldn't get a good quality one for the life of me (that's what I get for using my iPhone). You get the idea. I used nothing but bobby pins. Easy.
But yeah... Other than work, all I've really been doing is working on homework and my personal trainer certification. And going to the gym occasionally. Can't complain. I'm hoping to get up to Canada to see a friend of mine from DePauw... whom I haven't seen in almost 3 years now. Way too long.
Oh! And someone came in to work a week or so ago and told me I look like Taylor Swift. Can someone please explain this to me because I'm still trying to figure out how that even remotely works.
I DID go shopping recently to pick up a few things that i needed clothing-wise (good jeans are hard to find!). I'll post a 'haul' tomorrow. Outlet malls are full of fantastic deals. : )
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Blame Chuck
Oh wow. I feel as if time has slipped away from me yet again. I blame Chuck. Ok... I don't really know anyone named Chuck. I'm talking about the TV show. You see... I kind of love that show and I have seasons 1-3 (season 4 comes out soon!!!) and I've been kind of sucked into watching them like crazy. It also means I have been procrastinating on my homework (among other things).
I also went out and got me a shiny new job. I know. Be impressed. Actually it isn't all that impressive, but I do get access to almost any video game imaginable. That's kind of cool, right? Actually it will be crazy handy for Christmas shopping. My sister's boyfriend is a bit of a gamer, so that'll make that easy to take care of and be done with. Yay easy shopping! My first day was Monday and I kind of felt dumb. Like seriously. My poor manager was probably wondering why he even hired me. Hopefully I'll get the hang of all of it soon.
My last job was working in a competitive swim shop. I knew what we sold like the back of my hand since I am a swimmer. Video games? Not so much. I have a LOT of learning to do... and I have to figure out the computer. That's going to be fun, too. Actually the computer part shouldn't be that bad. The first day it was kind of overwhelming, but doing working with it enough, it should get easier.
And I gotta let everyone know before I end this short blog:
LIGHTS' new album dropped yesterday. It's called Siberia and I swear it is one of the best records of the year. It has been a long time in coming, but wow was it worth the wait. You guys should check it out. She sings electro-rock/pop kind of stuff, so it's kind of different than the norm. It's cool though, I promise.
Ok... well that's about it. It's been kind of boring around here lately, but when something exciting happens I'll let ya know. Until then.... BYE!!!!
I also went out and got me a shiny new job. I know. Be impressed. Actually it isn't all that impressive, but I do get access to almost any video game imaginable. That's kind of cool, right? Actually it will be crazy handy for Christmas shopping. My sister's boyfriend is a bit of a gamer, so that'll make that easy to take care of and be done with. Yay easy shopping! My first day was Monday and I kind of felt dumb. Like seriously. My poor manager was probably wondering why he even hired me. Hopefully I'll get the hang of all of it soon.
My last job was working in a competitive swim shop. I knew what we sold like the back of my hand since I am a swimmer. Video games? Not so much. I have a LOT of learning to do... and I have to figure out the computer. That's going to be fun, too. Actually the computer part shouldn't be that bad. The first day it was kind of overwhelming, but doing working with it enough, it should get easier.
And I gotta let everyone know before I end this short blog:
LIGHTS' new album dropped yesterday. It's called Siberia and I swear it is one of the best records of the year. It has been a long time in coming, but wow was it worth the wait. You guys should check it out. She sings electro-rock/pop kind of stuff, so it's kind of different than the norm. It's cool though, I promise.
Ok... well that's about it. It's been kind of boring around here lately, but when something exciting happens I'll let ya know. Until then.... BYE!!!!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Social Networking
So Facebook just got a 'face-lift'. More like the Heidi Montag plastic surgery debacle. So now I'm wondering when Google+ will take off. I don't know if you still need an invite to use it, but here's a link to an invite just in case:
Click Me!
I just don't understand why Facebook feels the need to constantly keep changing things.... and most of the time it isn't for the better. I do still use it simply because that is where most of my friends are social media wise but... I dunno. It's kind of annoying. And yes I know the whole argument of "It's free, you don't have to keep using it" thing... but when that is one of your main ways of keeping touch with friends... well it makes it a little hard to cut the ties.
I'm actually a big fan of twitter. I feel like I can post whatever I want and not have to worry about annoying anyone because if they don't want to see it, then they don't have to follow me. If anyone feels like following me and checking out my generally random tweets, my twitter is @TarynF. You are in no way obligated to follow me.... I promise. It's not like there is a thing I could do about it.
And off topic..... I am dreading October. I'm slightly bitter about the whole 'Chuck' being cancelled thing.
Another off topic... I got a 91% on my art history test this past week. I was ecstatic because I thought I did absolutely horrible. I was going to be happy if I managed to get a B.
But anyway... I gotta get back to studying. Whoo! Goodnight!
Click Me!
I just don't understand why Facebook feels the need to constantly keep changing things.... and most of the time it isn't for the better. I do still use it simply because that is where most of my friends are social media wise but... I dunno. It's kind of annoying. And yes I know the whole argument of "It's free, you don't have to keep using it" thing... but when that is one of your main ways of keeping touch with friends... well it makes it a little hard to cut the ties.
I'm actually a big fan of twitter. I feel like I can post whatever I want and not have to worry about annoying anyone because if they don't want to see it, then they don't have to follow me. If anyone feels like following me and checking out my generally random tweets, my twitter is @TarynF. You are in no way obligated to follow me.... I promise. It's not like there is a thing I could do about it.
And off topic..... I am dreading October. I'm slightly bitter about the whole 'Chuck' being cancelled thing.
Another off topic... I got a 91% on my art history test this past week. I was ecstatic because I thought I did absolutely horrible. I was going to be happy if I managed to get a B.
But anyway... I gotta get back to studying. Whoo! Goodnight!
Saturday, September 17, 2011
You Bought What?!
Target has a Missoni collection. Well, maybe I should say 'had'. It came out this week and pretty much everything is already sold out.
I have been really looking for a comfy cardigan for this fall and came across one at Target... and it happened to be a Missoni cardigan. I'll admit... I wasn't aware of how big of a deal it was. So, I tried it on, loved it, and bought it. It happens to be this one:
Upon bringing it home I discovered that it was actually a men's sweater... which was weird because it was in the women's section. That's right. I unknowingly bought a men's sweater for myself today. But you know what? I don't care. At all. I love the sweater and how it fits... which is all that truly matters when buying clothes. Actually, on occasion, men's clothing fits me better than women's.
Now I don't make a habit of shopping in the men's department. I can probably count on one hand how many clothes I have that are actually men's and almost all of them are sweatpants. But you see... I was cursed with long arms and legs and so I'll shop men's sweatpants for the length (love Nike). Having 'long' arms, I also find that many women's jackets and sweaters happen to not fit the way they should, so when I tried on said cardigan today I was thrilled to find that the sleeves were plenty long. Now I know why... but I swear you won't hear a complaint from me.
'Boyfriend' cardigans are kind of in right now anyway, right?
I have been really looking for a comfy cardigan for this fall and came across one at Target... and it happened to be a Missoni cardigan. I'll admit... I wasn't aware of how big of a deal it was. So, I tried it on, loved it, and bought it. It happens to be this one:
Upon bringing it home I discovered that it was actually a men's sweater... which was weird because it was in the women's section. That's right. I unknowingly bought a men's sweater for myself today. But you know what? I don't care. At all. I love the sweater and how it fits... which is all that truly matters when buying clothes. Actually, on occasion, men's clothing fits me better than women's.
Now I don't make a habit of shopping in the men's department. I can probably count on one hand how many clothes I have that are actually men's and almost all of them are sweatpants. But you see... I was cursed with long arms and legs and so I'll shop men's sweatpants for the length (love Nike). Having 'long' arms, I also find that many women's jackets and sweaters happen to not fit the way they should, so when I tried on said cardigan today I was thrilled to find that the sleeves were plenty long. Now I know why... but I swear you won't hear a complaint from me.
'Boyfriend' cardigans are kind of in right now anyway, right?
Thursday, September 15, 2011
New Stuff
Hey all. I just got back from Florida yesterday. I was there for almost 2 weeks! I am very glad to be home, and judging from yesterday, my dog is happy that I'm home as well.
While I was gone, Too Faced Cosmetics had a little sale. Since Too Faced is pretty much my favorite brand, I ordered a few things.
Lockdown Eye-Shadow (Jailbait):
This color is a very light pink creme shadow that has their shadow insurance in it. If you are looking for a fantastic eye-shadow primer, I highly recommend Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I have never come across a better primer-- my eye-shadow always stays put ALL day. But yeah, since this includes that primer, I was excited to try it. It was $3. This is actually the color I'm wearing today. I must say, it's gorgeous and I love the idea that I can just put this on and go and not have to worry about it wearing off.
Baked Eye-Shadows:
Moon Beam:
Sorry about all the pictures of this one. It was kind of hard to capture what this color really looks like. If you can tell at all, it is a dark, almost hunter green, with a light green shimmer in it. It's really pretty. I wasn't sure about ordering this one since I have their eye-shadow duo in Lucky Charms (which has a similar shade of green), but when I compared the swatches, Moon Beam is actually darker:
Lucky Charms is on the top and Moon Beam is on the bottom.
Mocha Meteor:
Again, this color reminded me of the darker shade from the Totally Toasted eye-shadow duo that I have. These are actually pretty close:
Totally Toasted may have a little bit more red (closer to bronze than brown) than Mocha Meteor? I don't know. Mocha Meteor is more brown than Totally Toasted.
The baked eye-shadows were $3 a piece as well.
Here are all of the swatches in one shot:
While I was gone, Too Faced Cosmetics had a little sale. Since Too Faced is pretty much my favorite brand, I ordered a few things.
Lockdown Eye-Shadow (Jailbait):
This color is a very light pink creme shadow that has their shadow insurance in it. If you are looking for a fantastic eye-shadow primer, I highly recommend Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I have never come across a better primer-- my eye-shadow always stays put ALL day. But yeah, since this includes that primer, I was excited to try it. It was $3. This is actually the color I'm wearing today. I must say, it's gorgeous and I love the idea that I can just put this on and go and not have to worry about it wearing off.
Baked Eye-Shadows:
Moon Beam:
Sorry about all the pictures of this one. It was kind of hard to capture what this color really looks like. If you can tell at all, it is a dark, almost hunter green, with a light green shimmer in it. It's really pretty. I wasn't sure about ordering this one since I have their eye-shadow duo in Lucky Charms (which has a similar shade of green), but when I compared the swatches, Moon Beam is actually darker:
Mocha Meteor:
Totally Toasted may have a little bit more red (closer to bronze than brown) than Mocha Meteor? I don't know. Mocha Meteor is more brown than Totally Toasted.
The baked eye-shadows were $3 a piece as well.
Here are all of the swatches in one shot:
From left to right: Jailbait, Lucky Charms (top) Moon Beam (bottom), Mocha Meteor, Totally Toasted
Ulta was also having a sale on the Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I already have some, but it was $9 at Ulta when it is regularly $18, so I picked up another one.
Whew... I think that about covers it. I'm sorry about lighting of the swatches and whatnot... it isn't usually what I do.
Friday, September 9, 2011
An update from the past couple weeks
Hey everyone... Sorry for the absence. I've been quite busy these past few weeks with traveling and getting caught up on homework. I'm actually still not home, but I've got internet access, so I figured I would get on here and chat for a bit.
Since the last time I was on here, my sister celebrated her birthday. I surprised her with a "cake". Let me back up. A month or so ago we had gone to Disney World for a couple of days. While we were there, my sister saw these giant rice-krispie "cakes" in the shape of Mickey and Minnie and mentioned that she wanted one of those for her birthday. Since she isn't a big cake person, I decided that I would dust off my artistic skills and try to replicate one for her. Now mind you, I had no mold or anything... I was just going off of a picture. I think it turned out pretty well:
Original that we had seen:
The one I made (from a different angle as the original):
It's obviously not exact (nor is it as big... I didn't need it to feed 50 people).... but I got as close as I could by molding it by hand.
As I mentioned, I've also been traveling a bit. Last weekend my mom and I came down to Florida to see my dad (he's doing the whole commuting for work thing). I happen to still be in Florida. There is a good reason for that. You see... Yesterday, I went to Disney's Character Look-A-Like auditions. You never know what they are casting for (nor do they ever tell you), so I figured I would go just for the fun of it. I never want to look back and think "gosh I wish I had gone and done that"... so I went for it. It was fun and a little bit interesting. Basically they line you up and stare at you. Ha ha. Yeah... A little awkward.
Not sure when I'll head home yet. I have a dog that I'm missing and a test due next week. That's the good thing about online classes-- you get the freedom to do this kind of thing. But yeah... I figured instead of letting this collect dust, I let you all know what I've been up to. I hope you all have had a fabulous week and enjoy your weekend!
Since the last time I was on here, my sister celebrated her birthday. I surprised her with a "cake". Let me back up. A month or so ago we had gone to Disney World for a couple of days. While we were there, my sister saw these giant rice-krispie "cakes" in the shape of Mickey and Minnie and mentioned that she wanted one of those for her birthday. Since she isn't a big cake person, I decided that I would dust off my artistic skills and try to replicate one for her. Now mind you, I had no mold or anything... I was just going off of a picture. I think it turned out pretty well:
Original that we had seen:
The one I made (from a different angle as the original):
It's obviously not exact (nor is it as big... I didn't need it to feed 50 people).... but I got as close as I could by molding it by hand.
As I mentioned, I've also been traveling a bit. Last weekend my mom and I came down to Florida to see my dad (he's doing the whole commuting for work thing). I happen to still be in Florida. There is a good reason for that. You see... Yesterday, I went to Disney's Character Look-A-Like auditions. You never know what they are casting for (nor do they ever tell you), so I figured I would go just for the fun of it. I never want to look back and think "gosh I wish I had gone and done that"... so I went for it. It was fun and a little bit interesting. Basically they line you up and stare at you. Ha ha. Yeah... A little awkward.
Not sure when I'll head home yet. I have a dog that I'm missing and a test due next week. That's the good thing about online classes-- you get the freedom to do this kind of thing. But yeah... I figured instead of letting this collect dust, I let you all know what I've been up to. I hope you all have had a fabulous week and enjoy your weekend!
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