Lazy, but making some progress

Music: Right Now - Danity Kane

I've been cleaning out my room and the trunk of my car for the past few days. Well I've been cleaning my room for the last month but it's more of an on and off thing. It only happens when I feel like it, and not because it needs to get done at any certain time. Like last night, I cleaned out my closet until 1 in the morning. I discovered some real gems, like my AP History binder, my extensive collection of Whose Line Is It Anyway tapes, and a tape recording of the theme song from Jem and the Holograms. But other than cleaning, the only other things I've done are spend money and be a bum. I bought underwear, jeans, a shirt, etc. With money that I do not really have. Not to mention all the food I've been buying. I've been eating out this summer at least twice as often as I ever did. Bleh. And I still wake up at like 11:30 am only to get up, eat lunch, lounge in my pj's, walk the dog, then fall asleep while watching Dr. Phil. I'm so bummerly that it takes me a full three days to do two loads of laundry. So bummerly that I get excited to floss my teeth. And it's funny the things you do when you're bored. I just spent the last 20 minutes looking up jello molds online.

Compensation for my lost post

Music: A Bad Dream - Keane

I updated about a week ago but I accidentally deleted it. And by delete, I mean I didn't save the changes. So yeah. I don't really remember what I wrote about anyway. I know that I mentioned that Guylian makes the BEST chocolates. The Belgian Sea Shell chocolates, and how I did not know how to order them. Wow. What a riveting update.

I finally moved out of my apartment. I inherited a lot of random things left behind by my roomates. Things like a pair of black ankle high boots from Aldo (not my size), a food processor, a printer, a shower caddy, an Xacto knife, and every cleaning supply you could think of. Now I have to do a lot of cleaning and throwing away of things. Since the rec center is closed for two weeks, you would think that I will have a lot of time to do this, but I doubt I will get done before school starts. I deserve some Guylians if I do.

I recorded another song with Sammy...it's not finished but hopefully we'll finish it in the near future. I will keep you in suspense by not saying what song we did. I like it so far, it has a lot of potential but it's not ready to be heard yet.

I'm somewhat excited for September to come. I think I will welcome some sort of routine to keep me busy, not to mention I will get some subbing jobs and make a lil cash. I think I'm gonna take the Northwood to campus this fall. I don't really feel like buying a parking pass when I can just walk 15 minutes and get to a bus stop. Or I'll walk 10 minutes and take the AATA. As long as I order a new charger for my Dell DJ ( it's for sure lost), I won't mind the walking. It's gonna be interesting to be one of the oldest people in all my classes. There's probably going to be a lot of freshman in my psych class since it's only a 200 level. More thoughts about school some other time.

I always seem to diagnose myself with weird ailments. For the past two weeks, I have had this odd warm sensation on the bottom of my right foot. It feels like a rush of warmth to the bottom for like 5 seconds...as if I had just stepped on a patch of sunlight reflected onto the carpet. It's been weird. Oh now I remember...I was writing above how I couldn't remember what my unsaved post was about besides chocolate. I remember now that I wrote about JonBenet Ramsey and child beauty queens, which is ironic because the murderer just recently confessed...he confessed or something like two days after I wrote the entry. Imagine that.

I just finished reading "Inventing the Abbotts" by one of my favorite authors, Sue Miller. She is an excellent writer. Very novel and eloquent. It seems that her and I think about the same things. It's a really short read since it's a short story, it's only about 35 pages. I'm still in the process of reading "Deliver Us From Evil", a political book that Ken loaned me. It's about conservative politics. It's pretty good. I usually read it while I work out, though I'm only like 70 pages into it.

Anyway, if you haven't noticed, Keane is my new favorite band. I don't really like buying "pop" music....you know...like stuff that makes the charts, but I had to buy their newest cd. It's so good and I cannot tell you. And I'm absolutely shocked that I like it so much and that it's as good as I deem it is. I'm probably going to buy their first cd in the near future. I highly reccommend them. The lead singer has an incredible voice. So incredible. So edible. Yummmy. Yummy male voices. Yummy Belgian chocolates. Life is good.

My children will be better than the children on tv

Music: Is It Any Wonder - Keane

I was decently productive today. I watered all the plants outside, worked out, did some emailing, did two loads of laundry, and baked two loaves of banana bread. After I showered and had steak for dinner, I was really bored. So bored. Not even the Laguna Beach marathon was enough to pull me out of it. In fact, it made it worse. So now I'm watching some show about destination weddings. Unless my wedding is on Mackinac Island, I would not do a destination wedding. Too many unnecessary stressors.

I saw this commercial today where this like 9 year old kid is doing all these extra chores and being all extra helpful around the house to suck up and get his mom to get him more minutes on his cell phone. You know what I say? You've got to be kidding me. In my house, no child of mine will have a cell phone, or get any sort of compensation for doing chores. I plan on teaching my kids the value of a hard earned dollar, but doing household chores or babysitting for their siblings is not the way I plan to do that. Chores and things like that come with the territory of being in a family. Everyone learns to adapt and handle responsibility. If I had to pay for my kid to watch my other kid, I'd say they'd have me wrapped around their fingers. I'll be damned if I'm not the authority. Plus, if I had to pay for a babysitter, I might as well get an actual babysitter that's older so I know they'd do a good job and won't terrorize the house. My kids will get a job when they are old enough to work, in which their labor will be rewarded with money. I will do everything in my parental powers to make sure that my kids are not spoiled and selfless. I want them to grow up gracious and humble and hardworking. Man. But seriously. This kid was like 9, and he had a cell phone. The commercial was for Disney Mobile or something. No 9 year old needs a cell phone. Hell no. I cannot emphasize that enough. I didn't have a cell phone until the summer after my first year of college. I can see giving your teenagers cell phones, especially if they're driving, but not your grade schooler. I'm also reminded of when I was subbing at Pierce Lake Elementary in Chelsea, and I saw little kids with iPods. I almost cried. I say that if you still hang your backpack in a cubby, you are not old enough to have an iPod or cell phone. No advanced technology before hitting puberty. That should be a rule.