Okay so I'm cheating by A LOT on this post.
But it's my blog so I'll cheat if I want to.
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I can't decide which I'm more excited for.
Day 07: A Photo that Makes you Happy
It's a good thing they're not coming out during the same month.
Too much excitement for one lifetime.
I'm probably going to cry at HP.
And by probably...I mean most definitely.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Coffee Shop Eavesdropping
I've been sitting in Starbucks for over two hours shamelessly using their free wi-fi (good call Starbucks. Thanks for not making me pay anymore!) and I've been listening to these ladies next to me for maybe ten minutes. I usually stick my earbuds in (handy trick I learned in college), because even if you aren't listening to music, people will leave you alone because you look busy. And by employing this handy trick, you can always hear funny or interesting things.
So this brings me to these two women...
These women are talking about their "me" time (and their "me" time is in the shower...because you can't be bothered in there...ironically...that is also MY "me" time), and how they need to purchase new dishwashers, and what they think their landlords are paying for, and how they feel about their children in college. While not listening to music and listening to these women, I just had a thought.
How far away am I from having these types of discussions?
Since not being in college any more, my conversations with friends no longer consist of what score you got on the last exam, nor what happened at the party over the weekend and I "should've been there...". I am having more and more discussions with people about the bed I want to buy with Tim, and what I should do with the girls when the men go off deer hunting, how you shouldn't have children if the thought of them creeps you out...(this gal I work with is absolutely disgusted by anything baby related...hopefully her and her husband aren't planning on procreating any time soon).
This thought creeped me out a little.
Just because I didn't think I was old enough to talk that way.
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Enough of that.
I'm 95% of the way toward my substitute teaching license.
I paid my car insurance today (wahoo!!)
Checked on my student loan repayment status (sadly my grace period is almost over)
Balanced my check book
Continued research on beds
Are we catching the irony of my day?
So this brings me to these two women...
These women are talking about their "me" time (and their "me" time is in the shower...because you can't be bothered in there...ironically...that is also MY "me" time), and how they need to purchase new dishwashers, and what they think their landlords are paying for, and how they feel about their children in college. While not listening to music and listening to these women, I just had a thought.
How far away am I from having these types of discussions?
Since not being in college any more, my conversations with friends no longer consist of what score you got on the last exam, nor what happened at the party over the weekend and I "should've been there...". I am having more and more discussions with people about the bed I want to buy with Tim, and what I should do with the girls when the men go off deer hunting, how you shouldn't have children if the thought of them creeps you out...(this gal I work with is absolutely disgusted by anything baby related...hopefully her and her husband aren't planning on procreating any time soon).
This thought creeped me out a little.
Just because I didn't think I was old enough to talk that way.
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Enough of that.
I'm 95% of the way toward my substitute teaching license.
I paid my car insurance today (wahoo!!)
Checked on my student loan repayment status (sadly my grace period is almost over)
Balanced my check book
Continued research on beds
Are we catching the irony of my day?
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Heavier Things...A.K.A. Day 6: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
I have recently come off of a movie high...
"Sex and the City 2" was so-so, but I still enjoyed it. The girls, the fashion, the city. I even got Tim to sit down and watch it with me after we cooked dinner together...bless his heart. (I should probably suck it up and watch some major martial arts films in the near future to make it up to him).
"The Social Network" was much more worth my time, and I have to be honest...it really made me miss my freshmen year of college. Because as each advancement was made on that dastardly thing we like to call Facebook, it was made during my freshmen year of college. And I remember EVERYTHING.
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Day 6: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
In the process of missing my freshmen year of college, I spied something in that little flick that REALLY made me laugh.
Mark Zuckerberg had a livejournal account...and why, so did I.
http://ikess7.livejournal.com/
So this is my fancy today...and you are welcome to peruse the thoughts of 17,18,19 year old me.
I find it quite funny.
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Edit at 6:35pm
"Sex and the City 2"?
Better the second time around.
"Sex and the City 2" was so-so, but I still enjoyed it. The girls, the fashion, the city. I even got Tim to sit down and watch it with me after we cooked dinner together...bless his heart. (I should probably suck it up and watch some major martial arts films in the near future to make it up to him).
"The Social Network" was much more worth my time, and I have to be honest...it really made me miss my freshmen year of college. Because as each advancement was made on that dastardly thing we like to call Facebook, it was made during my freshmen year of college. And I remember EVERYTHING.
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Day 6: Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
In the process of missing my freshmen year of college, I spied something in that little flick that REALLY made me laugh.
Mark Zuckerberg had a livejournal account...and why, so did I.
http://ikess7.livejournal.com/
So this is my fancy today...and you are welcome to peruse the thoughts of 17,18,19 year old me.
I find it quite funny.
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Edit at 6:35pm
"Sex and the City 2"?
Better the second time around.
Monday, October 25, 2010
"And a Goat"...A.K.A. Day 05 — Your Favorite Quote
Yes...my name is Cassie and I used to be one of those girls who collected quotes. In eighth grade I was quite the note writer. I had cool ways to fold notes, cool colored pens in which to write them in, and cool quotes to always stick down at the bottom next to my signature.
Yes. That was my thing.
I had several little notebooks in which I wrote them down in so that I could look them up whenever I needed to sign something.
So on this 30-Day Blogger Challenge, the favorite quote day should be a piece of cake. Right?
Wrong!
I now find them to be kind of lame...especially those that talk about landing among the stars. I recently took my Red Wing FFA chapter to the 83rd National FFA Convention where the keynote speaker was Josh Shipp, and he said that he hated that quote too. Especially because if you land amongst a star you'll burst in to flames.
But what he did say was something actually pretty great. He wasn't inspirational, (which I think was his point), he was realistic.
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Day 5: Your Favorite Quote
"Your life could be either lame or legendary. You decide."
- Josh Shipp
That works pretty well for me. Pretty well indeed. It also goes hand in hand with another quote (actually it's a song lyric) that I've grown somewhat partial to recently:
"We are once in a lifetime."
- Switchfoot
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So take those and meditate on them.
Yes. That was my thing.
I had several little notebooks in which I wrote them down in so that I could look them up whenever I needed to sign something.
So on this 30-Day Blogger Challenge, the favorite quote day should be a piece of cake. Right?
Wrong!
I now find them to be kind of lame...especially those that talk about landing among the stars. I recently took my Red Wing FFA chapter to the 83rd National FFA Convention where the keynote speaker was Josh Shipp, and he said that he hated that quote too. Especially because if you land amongst a star you'll burst in to flames.
But what he did say was something actually pretty great. He wasn't inspirational, (which I think was his point), he was realistic.
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Day 5: Your Favorite Quote
"Your life could be either lame or legendary. You decide."
- Josh Shipp
That works pretty well for me. Pretty well indeed. It also goes hand in hand with another quote (actually it's a song lyric) that I've grown somewhat partial to recently:
"We are once in a lifetime."
- Switchfoot
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So take those and meditate on them.
The Vinster
My younger brother has had many nicknames over the years. A few of my favorites include (but are not limited to): The Vinster, Vince, Vin, Buddy, Diesel, Dragon, (and my personal favorite) Cinco. But today, Vincent Harold La'anui Petrulo became a soldier of the U.S. Army and I couldn't be prouder.
Over the years, Vinnie has always been a constant member at the Petrulo household. Being the youngest of four kids, it was weird to come home to find that Vinnie was off somewhere. My other siblings and I were so excited to find that he had been to a few parties during his senior year of high school. He was such a shy kid, that him having friends over at the house was a rare occurrence.
Even my first memories of Vinnie were always that of him being the brother to be there to welcome us home. When I went of to kindergarten with Josh back in Columbia Heights, MN, Josh and I would have to walk to the bus stop and we could see Vinnie's little arm waving us on as he stayed home to play.
Now when I come home, his guitars are all packed up, his X-box is on loan to a friend, and the bathroom is surprisingly clean.
What I'm trying to say here is that I already miss him. He's going off to do great things with his career in the army, and I'm super excited to see what he'll be like when he comes back.
Over the years, Vinnie has always been a constant member at the Petrulo household. Being the youngest of four kids, it was weird to come home to find that Vinnie was off somewhere. My other siblings and I were so excited to find that he had been to a few parties during his senior year of high school. He was such a shy kid, that him having friends over at the house was a rare occurrence.
Even my first memories of Vinnie were always that of him being the brother to be there to welcome us home. When I went of to kindergarten with Josh back in Columbia Heights, MN, Josh and I would have to walk to the bus stop and we could see Vinnie's little arm waving us on as he stayed home to play.
Now when I come home, his guitars are all packed up, his X-box is on loan to a friend, and the bathroom is surprisingly clean.
What I'm trying to say here is that I already miss him. He's going off to do great things with his career in the army, and I'm super excited to see what he'll be like when he comes back.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
New Goals
I've set a goal for myself that I will finish before the end of the year:
to obtain my Minnesota Short-Call Substitute Teaching license.
I just have to get my fingerprints taken, get my official transcript from the U of M saying that I did indeed obtain a bachelor's degree and pay 90-some lame dollars for them to process my paperwork. But I can't wait.
I want to teach so badly, but taking time off from school has slowed down that process. For the time being, I will be a substitute teacher so that I may still be a part of the classroom, and I can have the flexibility to return to school to get my actual license.
Can't wait.
P.S. In order to take good fingerprints, I have to lotion my hands for a week prior. While that may be easy for some, I work in a restaurant and I have to wash my hands every 20 seconds..
not so easy.
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Also, Tim and I are apartment searching! I can't wait to live with him! I never thought I'd be excited to live with a boy, but he makes it worth it.
to obtain my Minnesota Short-Call Substitute Teaching license.
I just have to get my fingerprints taken, get my official transcript from the U of M saying that I did indeed obtain a bachelor's degree and pay 90-some lame dollars for them to process my paperwork. But I can't wait.
I want to teach so badly, but taking time off from school has slowed down that process. For the time being, I will be a substitute teacher so that I may still be a part of the classroom, and I can have the flexibility to return to school to get my actual license.
Can't wait.
P.S. In order to take good fingerprints, I have to lotion my hands for a week prior. While that may be easy for some, I work in a restaurant and I have to wash my hands every 20 seconds..
not so easy.
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Also, Tim and I are apartment searching! I can't wait to live with him! I never thought I'd be excited to live with a boy, but he makes it worth it.
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