Sick. Bleh.

I'm just going to put it out there...

BEING SICK SUCKS.

I always hate getting that little tingly feeling in the back of my sinuses, like my head trying to tell me, "LOOK OUT! IT'S COMING!" That's the time I have to go out and buy a 24 pack of Tylenol Cold, a box of Sudafed, a gallon of orange juice and stand in a long line that takes forever before I can finally come home to prep my house with tissues and Afrin.

The fatigue started Monday night. The sniffles started yesterday after I got off work. I wasn't so thrilled to have to go in today, but I made it through. Now I sit, congested, headachy, blogging. What else is there to do?

Oh yea, class. I have to go to that tonight. Ugh.

This better blow over quickly - I gots me some turkey and mashed potaders to munch on tomorra'!

It's almost been a month!

Friends, Romans, countrymen... my apologies. I know I said last month that I would keep you up to speed on here. I've just been busy. Very busy. But now I'm here, just shy of one month from my last post. Let's catch back up, shall we?

Well, can you believe it? Not even three weeks out of training and I got to swim under the sea with Sebastian and all the other fishes on October 22nd! IT WAS GREAT! Absolutely LOVED it. I've even filled two more schedule holes since then, so I got to do it again and again! Gah! I'm no spectacular puppeteer, but I don't think I'm all that bad. Hope I get to play with Ariel more often!

What else? Hmmm, let's see... as mentioned earlier, I ran the final Tower of Terror 13K on October 24th, which was so much fun! Sad to see it go, but it was fun while it lasted. I crossed the line in 1:19:49, right at the pace I wanted to be. I'm still debating running the Marathon in January... let's see if I actually decide to do so!

OH! And it was Halloween on October 31st, for those of you that missed it. I'm not really all that big on the holiday, but I DID manage to carve my first pumpkin in at least five years and named him Skip! He's gone up to the great pumpkin patch in the sky now, but was super-cute and kept me company when not a single Trick or Treater showed up on my doorstep that night.

I also got to be an Armadillo for the first time two weeks ago in Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade. Now, I've been in every unit! It was a lot of fun (after I remembered the correct choreography eight loops in). Downside? We're all required to walk on J-Walkers now (as opposed to the option to walk on Bigfoots, my preferred method) and I was a bit nervous. Surprisingly, it was good and I didn't fall... until I got backstage. You see, I'm used to being on Bigfoots and able to still walk around on them after my legs had been taken off. But, since the legs were tied on differently to these new stilts, that isn't exactly the safest thing to do. Up I stood. Down I fell. Long story short, the stilts weren't completely attached to my legs, so I fell in quite an unimpressive and rather messy way. However, this "incorrect" fall was actually good, as if I fell the "right" way, they would have came up and hit me in the back. So... yay?

Last week, I went and saw Tiana's Showboat Jubilee at the Magic Kingdom. Words can't describe... this show is absolutely AMAZING! It's celebrating our new movie, "The Princess and the Frog", coming out on December 11th. I can't wait for the movie, it's going to be awesome. In the meantime, though, go see the show. And meet Princess Tiana and Princes Naveen. So much fun.

Finally, I got to hang out with Prince Phillip and Princess Aurora for the first time in nearly a year and a half this past Friday at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party. Before you pull out your calendar, yes, Christmas parties have already started. It's Disney. It happens. But it was a lot of fun and I get to do it again this Friday. Easy night with a fun lady (and I mean that in a good way).

Soooooooo, that's basically it. I'm back... again... so yay.


Thank you, loyal followers, for still following. Love you bunches!

God must have not wanted me to eat these.

These "Oreo Cakesters" were in the vending machine at work today. I put in $1. Selected them. They got stuck. I shook the machine. Didn't come out. Put in $1 more. Selected again. Just the first one dispensed. I ate them. And they really sucked. I could have had two double cheeseburgers from Burger King for that price. Oh, well.

Oh...

... I'm approved! Yay.

Now let's see if I ACTUALLY get to play under the sea anytime soon.

Oh, and thanks to http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1291959847027916608RaXtHW for the lovely pic of Seby 2/3.

Life since May 22nd

Well, since my poor blog has nearly been left in the gutter since my last REAL post on May 22nd, let's see if I can do a brief overview on life since then. Fancy headings, maybe? Bear with me, there's a lot of stuff... here we go.

Life

Well, probably the biggest thing to happen to me in the last year is the fact that... I NOW OWN A HOME!!! A 3/3 town home, to be specific. Mom has really helped me out a lot with the down payment, as well as painting, outfitting, and all the other things necessary to make this work. It was quite the headache to make happen back in May, but was totally worth it. I'm so lucky to have had the economy, timing, and financials to be working in my favor to make this happen. Allie and Elisha are renting the two other rooms from me this year which, after a few "growing pains", is starting to work out pretty well. It's pretty crazy to know that I really am a homeOWNER instead of a home/apartmentRENTER. Although the thought of being "tied down" has crossed my mind, it really doesn't bother me all that much and I'm planning on making a move in five years or so. Hopefully, the cookies will be crumbling just right to make things work then, too.

This is Grandma. My Dad's mom. She was an amazing woman. She found home with God in the middle of July. It was hard. Really hard. Grammy, my Mom's mom, passed away around the time of Hurricane Charley in 2003. That was really hard, too, as she was the first person I can remember being close to that passed away. Grandma's death wasn't any easier. Probably even more difficult to accept in the fact that I had grown older and really learned the value of these relationships. Grandma was, by far, one of the most spiritual people I have ever known... and that was inspiring. She loved God, her family, her career, and the world around her. I may never truly realize the blessing she was to me, as the concept of death is something I still have a problem fully grasping. Maybe one day, though. Love ya, Grandma.

Not to harp on the previous theme too much, but 2009 really has been a rather sucky year overall. In particular, the number of notable deaths have been astonishing. From MJ to Farrah, Ed to Ted and Les to Patrick, it's just been insane. I've always hated odd-numbered years (weird, I know), so, hopefully 2010 will bring a lot of good things.

School

It's been quite the roller coaster. Spring > Summer > Fall > Now heading towards Spring. Starting with a full load, screwing up, not going to classes, making up for it, maintaining a good rhythm, withdrawing from classes, losing track of my schedule, and so forth. HOWEVER, as long as I stay on track (or whatever the hell you want to call it), I will walk in August 2010. Now that I can put a near-definite date on it, the thought of graduation seems a lot more plausible... which is good, very good.

Vacation
Okay, so I've only taken one trip this year (unlike last year's record), but it was a good one I figured it should have it's own heading. Back in August, I went to Utah to visit my friend Randall and had SUCH an awesome time! Randall was awesome hosting and taking me around to all these different places in a state I had never visited before. I learned about copper production at a mine that can be seen from space, went to a zoo, museum and aquarium for the first time in forever, climbed mountains, explored caves, saw beautiful gardens, went into Salt Lake City, saw the torch from the 2002 Winter Olympics and learned all about the LDS Church (which, surprisingly, was really interesting). I also got to hang with Amy, who I met on Randall's last visit to Florida, as well as a few of his friends from out there. They were all super-cool. I took 1,376 pictures, as well as uploaded a bunch of mobile pics from my phone to document the journey (in other words, picking just one for this post was rather difficult, nor can it even begin to describe the trip). The whole visit was just so amazing, I loved every minute. Hope I can get back out there again soon!

Work

I celebrated one year of "continuous" service in June, receiving my one year pin... finally. I'm not bitter after being employed by the Company since May 2003, it just seems like it's been quite the trek to this one little piece of metal. Nonetheless, I'm really happy to have it. So yay.

Also, in the little over a year that I've been in Entertainment (following my management internship that was in Spring 2008), I've actually learned a lot of different things. I was thinking this wasn't for me just a few months into the role, but, looking back, it sure has been a lot of fun and something that I'm certainly glad I made a step into. Here are just a few pics of some fun things I've got to be a part of so far... let your imagination run wild! 

That's just a small sampling of some of the exciting things that have kept work interesting and fun for me. Also, I'm learning how to swim "Under the Sea" right now and that whole process should be done by the end of this week. That has been the most challenging thing in this department so far, but will certainly be worth it in the end. More to come!

Relationships
Why don't we just skip to the air conditioning and Jacuzzi period, huh?

I know, I know. I'm a nerd. Stop judging.

Anyway, I just can't seem to get this right. I think I've made somewhat of a valiant effort four times in the past few months, but with no avail. Maybe I'm looking in all the wrong places - that idea has crossed my mind a few times, too. Maybe it's the fact that I'm just looking too hard... that, or I like crushing on straight boys, which NEVER works. Or, maybe I really do have an issue with commitment. This concept is really strange to me, though, as that's not who I know I am. I can commit. Perhaps it's just the issue with wanting to, but something in the back of my mind keeps telling me that the present situation just isn't right.

I think I'm back to the whole "enjoying the company of myself" stage. However, that thought never helps at night when I find myself being rather pensive. Oh, well. I'll keep my fingers crossed for 2010, but not fret if the chance doesn't pop up right in front of my face. We'll see what happens.

In Conclusion
Now, that wasn't all that bad, was it? Okay, don't lie. It was long. I barely scratched the surface to encourage you to read everything, so I hope that worked. (and this is why I keep everything in my iCal, so I can ACTUALLY remember some of these things) And if you made it all the way down here, I commend and thank you. Now that I've FINALLY jumped over the hurdle of bringing this thing back up to speed, I'll be posting more often. It's just been the odd-numbered year, I swear.


I'm glad to be back!

Tomorrow

I should really get to bed, as tomorrow is bringing the start of an interesting 4 weekends. I'll give you a hint...

Yes, it's just what you think. More to follow...

I know, I know.

It's been FAR too long. I know. All the cool kids aren't writing in their blogs, so I just had to join!

But now they've started writing again. Guess I have to, as well. =P Anywho, let's see if I can pull off a summary of the past, oh, 10 days.

This past Saturday (the 7th) was fun. I was super-desperate for hours, so I picked up work at the Sports Complex in Concessions. Figured it wouldn't be that difficult, maybe even fun, as I've worked there in the past. ("The past" is definitely right, as I first thought it was only 10-12 months ago. But, I looked it up and realized I hadn't worked there since, oh, October 21, 2005. Yea. That was over three years ago.)

I arrived around 11 AM and was immediately thrown into it. I stocked a few carts for about an hour then took over for another CM at a cart in the Jostens Center so she could go on break. I had the "pleasure" of watching a bunch of cheerleaders do their thing down on the stage, as well as seeing a bunch of both happy and extremely tearful ones. If I ever have a daughter and she expresses an interest in cheerleading, I'll be pointing her in the direction of karate.

After selling far too many pretzels and the like, I went on my hour break. About 15 minutes before I was finished, I went down to the office to ask if A) they needed me for another hour and B) if they needed more help that night, as I was soliciting Chase (he was off work at Magic Kingdom soon). They said "yes" to both accounts and the Ops Manager who was in there asked, "can your friend coming from Magic Kingdom bring us pretzels?" as we were selling them like crazy. I thought she was joking, so I just played along for a beat. After realizing she was actually serious in getting some from Stands West at MK, I offered to take a van to pick up both the boxes of pretzels and Chase. They were super-excited when I told them I was familiar with the area, immediately said "yes" to letting me go over there, handed me the keys, and I was off.

I picked up Chase, got him a generic costume, and headed into the Tunnels to get the goods. An hour and a half later, I was back with 7 boxes of frozen pretzels and one additional Cast Member. It was awesome.

On Sunday (the 8th), I managed to pick up an opening shift at Coaster from Brian and then went to DAK to drive parade. Mom came up that evening and we spent some time at Epcot. Later that evening, Allie, Elisha, and I went to Wal-Mart where I got to ride around in the cart, having tons of groceries piled on top of me. And yes, I was a good value, but not on sale. Good times.

Tuesday morning (the 10th) was rather exhausting, as I wasn't able to get any sleep the night before due to being a failure and sleeping in for most of the day. I went to a special Color Coding with the hopes of improving my colors (our "skill coding" system in Entertainment) and I did the usual Movement/Animation, as well as puppets and stilts. Although I'm already making progress with stilts (more to come on that one later), I wanted to try something more. It was alright, just long and mildly tiring. Wish I could have done a bit better, but we'll see what happens in time.

That night, Ryan, Jimmy, Allie, Dan, Elisha, and I went out to Logan's for dinner. I love Logan's. I kinda fell asleep and was a bit late (blame the day), but still made it for some food. After, we went to Dippin' Dots and I kidnapped them all to Old Town for a bit. It was a fun evening.

Finally, here I am at last night, something I had been waiting for for a long, LONG time... the "Move It, Shake It, Celebrate It!" Cast Previews! AHHHHHHH! It was amazing, to say the least. I went with my new friend Dan and met up with a bunch of people from work/school/etc.

What can I say? I REALLY loved that show! To join the opinion of the masses, I agree it's not all that original, but still wildly fun. My roommate even said he liked it, which, if you know Alex, is quite the complement. It's gonna be a lot of fun for our Guests, but will probably be quite the hot mess come Phase 4 closings. We shall see!

Since I'm talking so much about the show, I guess I'll go ahead and publicly admit it here... MISICI is the reason I'm still in Entertainment. Ever since it was announced back in August, I've wanted to do stilts in it. Badly. I didn't really even know all that much about it when it was first talked about, I just knew I wanted it. I've gone to the mover workshops, came back a day early from my vacation to Colorado in December to audition for stilts (as I had mentioned here) and, of course, went to a voluntary Color Coding on Tuesday. It's something I know I can do. It's something I know I want. Honestly, it's all I'm holding out for. I love Entertainment, it's fun, but I really want this show. With a passion.

I've definitely made the right step, as that stilt audition in December has landed me in rehearsals for stilts in my good ol' past time, Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade at DAK! It seems like I'll never get away from that thing. It's okay, though, as it still is something else I'm learning, which is a good start. Besides, who knows? It might just be the extra boost I need to get back to MK.

ANYWAY, Dan and I went to dinner at Steak 'n Shake after the preview, which was great. We talked in the parking lot until 3:30 or so before going home. We'll see where things go with that one...

Today was alright. Yes (Ryan and Jimmy), I DID go to class (most of them) and actually got caught up a bit. I TOTALLY missed the American Idol Experience Press Event today, which kinda bums me out, but I'll survive. I don't really like the show, just the attraction. It would have been cool to see Ryan Seacrest, though. Oh well, I'll just have to live vicariously through Chase, as he got to do and see SO MUCH MORE today than I could ever imagine! Lucky Production Coordinators.

Tomorrow is looking rather promising, as I'll be at MK bright and early to cheer on my friends Meaghan and Casey in MISICI's Grand Opening, followed by my usual day at MJJP. However, I'm scheduled to drive, wait for it... Rafiki! First time EVER since I was driver trained in July! Woot! If I get pulled, someone's gonna get stabbed. ;)

Sorry this one was so freakin' long, I just didn't want to miss anything! I'll be more punctual with my posts from here on out. Promise.

To all nametag-wearing CMs,

Please remove your nametag when you stop ANYWHERE after work... gas station, grocery store, and so on. It just needs to be done. It's bad enough to walk in with it on, even worse when buying alcohol.

And don't wear your costume into Ale House, or any other bar or bar-related locale. At least change your shirt, it doesn't take that much effort.

That is all.

I got cut...

... but wasn't that what I was expecting?

I had a glorious time learning the combination, but it was just way to freakin' hard. I'm DEFINITELY not a dancer, and today pretty much proved it.

But, it's okay. Everything happens for a reason. I had fun, really enjoyed the experience, and will definitely try again. So, no High School for me anytime soon, and we'll just have to wait and see what happens in the coming months.

On another note, I'm excited to be back at Idol this weekend, as it's the last time I'll be able to play around with it. Soft Opening on Monday!

New Year, New Things

Well, we're now one whole week into 2009 and I've found that this is definitely the year for new things:

-New Year (duh)

-New school semester

-New computer (yay!)

-New friendships

-New resolutions

-New celebration and attractions at work

-New outlook on life

-New boy (hopefully more on that one soon)

-New home in July

-New blog music! (hope you're enjoying it)

I just love new things. It's like Christmas all over again.

Oh, and thanks to Bry over at Myself In Center for providing me with some relaxing BGM while writing this post. You're awesome. =)

What a weekend... and then some

Wow, it sure has been quite the weekend at work! Friday and Saturday were Parade as usual, however, in the mornings I was treated to a couple exciting shifts. I got to be a "play tester" for the brand new American Idol Experience at the Studios - it was so much fun! Basically, myself and about 20 others played the role of normal Guests and got to experience part of the attraction first hand. I don't want to give too much away, but I did make it to the "producer" where I sang and was booked for the show (theoretically speaking). It's nice to know I have a decent voice, but sad I'll never actually get to take part in the new attraction. This was a nice taste, though.

On Sunday, I managed to FINALLY make it back to Boat Dock to hang with my good friend Tigger for the day. It was nice being back in that role for a bit, really enjoyed it.

Now, for the "and then some"... on Monday I randomly picked up a Star Tours shift. Yes, this was the attraction I used to manage and yes, it was a little weird working alongside my former Cast. Nonetheless, it was a good time. We were REALLY busy and things kept happening that helped the day fly by. Although I was there for eight hours, I never got to actually fly a Sim - what I had been looking forward to. Guess that's just they way it happens sometimes.

After I left Star Tours, I ended up picking up a perm greeter shift in Tomorrowland Ops where, for six hours, I greeted at Stitch and TTA, as well as flung a bunch of strollers around, and met a few really great families. It was good to put a name tag back on in the Magic Kingdom.

To top everything off, yesterday I got to step back through the wardrobe into Narnia, where I haven't worked since early September. I was with Riley, which was great. Had a few amazing families that reminded me just how much I love doing what I do, as well as an INSANELY angry Asian man and some guy who said he had a bigger "sword" than me... idiot.

It's just been an awesome past few days at work. Off to lunch now with Alex, perhaps I'll even pick up a shift later tonight.

Here's to the last day of 2008!

Allie and I should never be allowed to work at Coaster again.

Let's just say, that after Saturday, October 25th, Allie and I should never be allowed to work at Rock 'n' Roller Coaster again. Why?

• Every time her and I are there, an e-stop is depressed by someone
• Guests either get in or out of limos in the wrong places (e.g. Launch, Zone 4)
• Her and I end up screaming for one reason or another

Although an evening of running down the Launch Tunnel with each other and John S, reaming out a Guest for getting out of the limo in the building, and getting an extra hour of pay for having to stay and help maintenance isn't such a bad thing, it's still quite the story and usually ends us desperately needing a drink.

So, as much fun as it is to work there with each other, it'll never happen again.

See Allie, this is what happens when you have the lock on the Shrine cut off...

I should probably rename this blog...

... to "Late Sunday Nights", as recently, that seems to be the only time I'm finding to blog. Hopefully I'll get out of this habit soon.

Anyway, to make a long story short, this weekend has been, eh, alright. Work was fine, I got to drive a drum for the first time (it's one where there's a guy standing over me playing electric drums to the parade soundtrack), which was pretty cool, and schedules dropped early to reveal that I am scheduled a full 8 HOURS for the first time in FOREVER in two weeks! It makes up for my Friday off that week, so it's still gonna be the same pay. But still, it's the principle of the thing!

Randall and Amy have been visiting from Utah this past week. I've had the chance to hang out with them a bit and that was a lot of fun! Nice having a couple of "fresh faces" down in these parts. Their energy and excitement sure did help raise my spirits. Really great seeing Randall again and hopefully he'll be back down during Christmas.

Hamburger Mary's is amazing. Enough said. I will be going at least three times a month from here on out. You should go, too.

Did I ever mention that I absolutely DESPISE group projects? I mean, who honestly loves them? Group members' schedules never work out, everyone can't decide what they want to do or how they want to do it, and I have NEVER felt extremely confident in the finished product. I have one due on Wednesday that still isn't done and then an extremely long group paper due the Monday I come back from my vacation! Damn it.

Speaking of vacation, I'M GOING TO WISCONSIN ON THURSDAY!!! HOORAY!!! =D I'm SUPER EXCITED... can't wait. (CAPS usually means yelling loudly, which is what I'm doing, in my head, since my roommate's asleep... oh, you get the idea) Probably going to freeze my butt off, in the chilly 50 degree weather (I know, it's not THAT cold, but still. I'm a Floridian. Work with me.), but it will definitely be worth it. Happy to see Corey and Ryan again, as well as a state that I barely know anything about. I will be bringing some cheese home, though, so just you wait!

Well, that's pretty much been my week. Perhaps I'll work on posting at least two times in seven days, so each of these "Sunday night rants" won't be so long.

Now, off to bed... class in 5 hours. Ugh.

Even though I'm finally getting the hang of this thing...

... I still don't feel that my talents are being used in the right ways. Don't get me wrong, I'm loving Entertainment. It's a lot of fun to actually be in a role that I've always wondered about. But I miss Operations. A lot.

As you can see in the lovely photo to the right, I drive the floats in Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade at Disney's Animal Kingdom. (my apologies to the few of you that could actually understand "MJJ at DAK", however, I just want to make sure everyone, if anyone, fully understands)

Anywho, like I was saying, I drive this parade... a lot. Even though I'm part-time, give two full days of availability, and actually have a few more skills than the average Entertainment Performer, I get stuck here. Every weekend. Just for this parade. Nothing before, nothing after. (for those of you doing the math, that's a whopping 8 hours of pay each week) Yes, I understand that it's the slow season, the economy isn't at its best, and Entertainment has been cutting back a bit... but still. I can't even get hours at Coaster, in Merchandise, Foods, or anywhere else I have skills for. Ugh. It sucks.

Getting back to the point of this entry, I had the opportunity to drive the Tiger Rickshaw (seen above) both days this past weekend. Although the Tiger is easier to drive than the Gator, I really think I'm getting a good handle on it. I'll be driving it again on Friday, perhaps even better than before. Which makes me happy.

I love driving floats. Probably because it feels more like Ops than Entertainment. It's a machine - I am in control. Yes, I know, I'm all dressed up like a bird, but still. It's fun. I really want to be able to learn more parades, but that's tough for a part-timer. I've seen interest sheets up for Magic Kingdom specialty parades (i.e. for the Halloween and Christmas parties) and for Super Soap Weekend (where all you're really doing is driving fancy cars down Hollywood Blvd. at the Studios with soap stars sitting on the back - how cool is that?), but, alas, I can't express interest in those without already being a driver in those Parks - which is the hard part.

Hopefully, I'll get the chance to learn some new stuff soon. I've been pondering the idea of getting out of this role as soon as my six months are up (which will be on December 15th, for those of you who are counting), but I don't want MJJ to be the reason. Like I said, I'm just hankering to get back into Ops. But, I have to remember, I came to Entertainment to have fun while I still can and get away from a role I was in for over two years. It would be stupid to go back too soon.

I shouldn't get all "Ops happy" too soon. It's only been four months. Perhaps I'll discover some new talents in this role or even discover ways to use what I do have in a whole new way! Only time will tell, I guess.

Things you may have / may not have known

You may have known...

• Our economy is in crisis. We'll survive, but still.
• October is finally here - Happy Birthday Walt Disney World!
  
• Pleasure Island closed last Saturday. Still getting used to that one.
  

You may not have known...

• I had an AMAZING time working at Pleasure Island last Friday!
• I am practically broke, but I'll manage... somehow.
  
• Entertainment's been fun, but I need to get back to where I belong.

That's all I have for now.

Ugh - with a little rhythm

I was tired.

I was a bit sick.

I stayed out waaaaaaaaay too late.

I was awake even later talking with a friend. (Which was fun.)

I got no sleep.

I barely woke up.

I called in sick to work.

I probably destroyed the hopes and dreams of a good 500 children and their families. (Maybe an exaggeration.)

Never do that.

Won't do it again.

I hate being "THAT Cast Member."

That is all.

Just so you're not completely lost, here's a re-cap of what has been going on

I'm Matthew... hi!

That intro was funnier in my head. Anywho, it's been a while, but let's try and stay ahead of the game by using bullet points!

Work and Related

• Seem to be somewhat stuck at DAK. It's ok, though, as I like driving floats.
  
• My Jeep died on the parade route on Saturday. That always sucks.
  
• I'm suddenly able to start hanging out with my princely friend again! Finally.
  
• Really gonna miss PI...

Friends

• Glad that I have recently been able to catch up with a few long lost ones.
  
• I'm sooooooo proud of Tiffany! She knows this.
  
• Wish I could manage to see more of them more often.
  
• Recently made a few new ones!
  
• Jimmy and Brendon, we must plan a date to CFA soon... I have a Gift Card now!

School

• Hee hee hee... as of posting, I am right on the line of falling behind.
  
• I CAN do it, just have to set my mind to it!
  
• Wanna stay, yet honestly, really wanna get out.
  
• Hope to get everything organized soon!
  
• I really want to study abroad. Really, I do. In Austria. It would be amazing.

Relationships (the romantic kind - duh)

• You've got to be kidding me! I'm over it, but when am I not?
  
• Why can't it just work?
  
• Where am I even supposed to go from here?
  
• Don't make me get desperate... again.
  
• Random friend requests always are a cause for disaster! Remember this!

What I should be doing right now

• Sleeping.
  

Got it? Good. If ya don't, well that's you're problem 'cause you're... eh... you? I guess? That line doesn't work as well in this context as the first one did. Oh,well. Goodnight.