So I'm sitting here on my mom and dad's bed listening to music, and my mom comes in to get towels from the bathroom. When she sees that there's more than she expected, she says, "I'm never going to get towels done!" I apologize to her and then she starts telling me how I need to start helping her with laundry around the house. I say, "Okay, Mom! All you had to do was tell me! Don't bite my head off about it!" She replies with, "Okay, I'm sorry." And then a couple minutes later she says, "I started doing laundry in 6th grade and no one had to ask me. I just did it." Has anyone ever had an experience like this? Where you find out there's a specific rule you're supposed to follow that no one tells you about? Drives me nuts! I think every household should have a list of rules to follow so that there are no "surprise" ones that no one knows about until it's too late. Oh, the little unexpected joys in life.
Anyway, my weekend has been pretty eventful. Friday was one of those days where I thought I was going to go home and nap, but low and behold, I didn't get a chance. It's funny, being tired. Whenever I think I'm going to take a nap now, or, I'm going to go to bed now, that's when my phone blows up, or when people randomly pop up on chat needing advice that I can't ignore in fear that they might contemplate suicide. Yes, drastic, I know. But that's just how my mind works. So on the way home from dropping my friend off at her student teaching job, my friend Brian texted me asking if I wanted to go out to lunch. So of course, since I hadn't hung out with him in awhile, I suggested Pizza Street, and we met up there. Then I went to my friend Taelor's house and hung out with her for a bit, getting a good 15 minute power nap in. After that, I went with my mom to go pick my friend up from her student teaching job, and when I got home, I relaxed for maybe an hour (I was being asked to do little favors on and off during that time). Then Brian came over to watch Paranormal 3 with me. I stayed up a bit longer after he left and crashed at twelve. So, I didn't get my nap. But I got a good amount of sleep in that night.
The next day I had to wake up around 9 to shower because my friend had won a free makeover for her bridal party. I'm not part of the bridal party since it's family only, but she lied for me ;) So I went up there thinking that actual people were going to do my makeup for me. It was freaking Mary K. There was only one lady there, and she had little makeup stations set up for us. I thought to myself, If I wanted to do my own makeup, I just would have stayed home. But still, I wasn't going to turn around and walk out. Maybe I would learn something new. We had a short skin treatment for our hands and then were also taught about Mary K products and how they could take dead skin off and improve skin as well, so it was pretty cool. But the lady kept trying to sell us her items and then also tried to get us to sign up to be consultants for Mary K. She even went to the trouble of bringing rings with her and said that if we signed up that day, we could take a ring for free. Of course, I can never pick rings out of a box like that because my fingers aren't average size. I usually have to have rings sized for me in order to wear them. It can be a blessing and a curse. That day in particular, it was a blessing. I also had no money with me, so I wasn't tempted to buy anything. Yay! However, I couldn't help but notice how all of the girls' eyes got ten times bigger when looking at these lovely pieces of jewelry. They sure know where to get us! :P I had to fill address and phone number info out in order to be able to have a chance at winning a bracelet (damn jewelry), and I was put under that high pressure situation to fill all that info out (we all know what that's like). So if I do get a call, I'm just going to tell them I'm not interested in selling. I have no desire in advertising makeup since I preach about the evils of bending to society's expectations, and I'm not going to look at my friends as customers. Friends are friends, not a money opportunity. The only part I liked about Mary K was the skin cleansers that took the dead skin off and hydrated the pores. The makeup was average, and I didn't learn anything new when it came to applying it. My skin is clearer than it was yesterday, but I don't have money to spend on that stuff. No more going to "free makeovers" anymore :P
After the makeover, my mom and I had to head up to the high school that I attended last year so that we could judge some of the people in the speech competition. I was a little nervous at first, but it all turned out fine. The theatre teachers, Croghan and Murphy, explained how the judging worked, and then my mom was off to judge the first round of Radio. I, however, wasn't needed for the first round, so I headed to the foods room to snack on some chips and to talk to my former foods teacher, Lehmann. There wasn't anyone I knew in there, so I got bored pretty fast. After spending a good fifteen or twenty minutes sitting and talking, I headed down to the library to see Shane and Jonah. They were doing duet improv for the competition, which I knew was going to turn out good for them since they're a couple of natural comedians. I found an empty seat in the library and sat down, so Shane and Jonah got up from where they were sitting and plopped down in the chairs on either side of me. We talked up until it was time for them to go down to their room for improv, and once they went into the classroom, I noticed that my mom had finished judging. So I went into the foods room to see her. Then it was time for me to judge original speech. I headed down to my classroom and waited for almost twenty minutes when one of the competitors finally walked in. She was a very friendly girl, tall and absolutely gorgeous with long, blonde curls, and she had a lot of positive energy radiating from her. It was like being on a high for me, since empaths can feel other peoples' emotions. It's rare that I ever get anybody that positive, to where I can be in that sort of "high" moment. She was absolutely phenomenal and had a great speaking voice. Very clear and direct, and she made eye contact with me the entire time. Her hand gesturing was as fluid as water, and I couldn't help but smile the entire time she was talking. Her speech was about procrastination, and let me tell you, she had that speech down! She crossed her t's and dotted her i's, and she never once tripped over any of her words. After she left, another girl walked in who looked very business formal. She had some of her hair pulled back, had the professional-looking glasses on, and was dressed like she was ready to pitch a very exclusive business meeting. Her speech was about how much complaining America does. I agreed with her entire speech, but she was not very enthusiastic about it. She didn't make much eye contact, and it seemed like she had to think every now and then about what she was supposed to say next. She had one of those voices where she made almost everything sound like a question, and I gave her a good score, but she wasn't as together as my first girl had been. Finally, the last original speech speaker came in and talked about how America can't move backwards to being that happy, on-top-of-the-world country anymore now that technological advances have been made and can't be taken away. I was starting to lose interest at this point. She tripped over her words a lot. Although her voice was better than the second girl's, it still wasn't as powerful as it could have been. Her hand gesturing was good, but I was really bored with what she had to say. I felt like it was all common sense stuff that everyone knew about, and when she left, I rated everyone and took my judging sheets back down to the judge's room. Murphy said, "Thanks, love!" in her cheery voice, and then I walked out and sat down to talk to Shane. My friend Tasha, who was also doing duet improv with one her friends, saw me and sat down to talk, and then Shane kind of walked away... haha. But it was good to talk to her again since we had not seen each other in quite a while. After that, I had to head to my final classroom to judge the finals of poetry. I was put with another judge (a former high school classmate) and we got ready for the speakers to come in. They showed up almost immediately after I sat down, and before I knew it, the speeches started. The rating for poetry was difficult since it was finals, and each time I thought I had my mind made up about who I would place in first, someone else would walk up and out-do the other one. I finally decided after the third contestant which one deserved first place, and after listening to the remaining three, the decision became concrete in my mind. Once the poetry judging was over, I went and turned all of my sheets in to Murphy, and again, she said, "Thanks, love!" I was thinking to myself, since when did she start calling people "love"? I had never heard her call anyone else by that pet name. Croghan then mentioned to her that my poem was being published, to which Murphy replied, "I know! A published author! Maybe we can perform your pieces." I thought to myself, not this one, since my first piece would only depress people. It's sad enough to read, much less act out!! So I headed back out into the common area and found my mom, and we walked around and talked to a few people. After a good half hour, it was time to judge, so I went and sat with all the West kids and watched as the awards were given out to the different school districts. While they were being given out, Jonah was acting goofy and putting his head back so that I could see him, and he would stick his tongue out and make faces. The first time, I patted his cheek twice with my hand, and the second time I just ran my hands through his hair as he shook his head around. Haha. I love that goofball. The girls who I wanted to win first place in both of my categories ended up winning (which I was very pleased about), Shane won 3rd place in storytelling, him and Jonah won 2nd in duet improv, and Tasha and her friend won 3rd in duet improv. It was Tasha's very first time in a speech competition, so I was very proud of her! I felt like a proud mom. Haha. The other West kids who had competed all won trophies as well, and I was so happy for them!! Shane came home with me afterwards to have pizza, and when we were hanging out, I asked him about Murphy calling me "love". He said that she calls people "love" if she likes them, which made me smile. Glad to know I'm liked! We took him home afterwards, and then Saba called me and told me she was bored. So she came over around ten and we talked for two solid hours about college and about people and technology. She left around midnight and then I fought sleep as much as I could. I ended up passing out on the couch around 1 a.m. and didn't wake up until around 11:30 or 12. So it was a pretty good day! :P
So this concludes today's blog. I'll make sure to get some new material to write for this week, which I'm sure will be easy considering the fact that my college classes are pretty eventful all in themselves. Gotta keep writing! Gawd, what a joy it is to be alive and have people to love who will love you back. (:
Love you all! xoxoxo
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