"Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest. "

It's weird, this whole "being grown up" thing. I know I should feel different...but I really don't. As awfully immature as this might be, I still think almost the exact same way I did as when I was little. I still hold out hope that, one day, Peter Pan will show up apologetically at my window sill, explaining it's all Tinkerbell's fault that he had not arrived sooner. He will take me away to Never Never Land, where we will spend our days teasing old, smelly pirates....but that's only if Navi or Falcor don't beat him to that window sill of mine ^_~
Deep down, although probably not quite as deep as one would expect for someone of my age, there is part of me that secretly hopes that my dog is actually a dragon in disguise. In fact, if this is the case, she will not die; but merely get tired of pretending to be something as trivial as a dog.
I guess the only difference between when I was younger and now, is I just know these thoughts aren't really ones I should generally share with others if I am, or ever will be, interested in being friends with them :)

Anywho, enough of the random thoughts I had while in the bathtub. On to the life update.

My beloved darling Hurbert has died. He developed this thing called dropsy and, despite my serious devotion to his treatment routine, he passed away yesterday afternoon. I will miss him dearly, although my two other fishes seem rather glad that he is gone. Insensitive, I know. They have been extremely sociable and happier than I have ever seen them :\

This blog is going all over the place. I apologize.

I changed my plug in my bathroom (to have aforementioned bath) today and HOLY BAJEZERS! I don't think that drain had EVER been clean. Like never ever never. I was going to film me taking out the plug, but I decided I would be a good friend and save you the awful image of what I pulled out of there. The only words to describe it are slimy and beyond absolutely disgusting. I will say no more on this matter.

I think that's it for now. I can't really think of anything else that has happened. OH! I did attempt to make Yorkshire pudding with my roast chicken yesterday. It turned out as Yorkshire flatbread. Yay me >_<

Holy Bajesus, Beauty and the Beast is SOO Dramatic!

This could have also been titled, "I think Gaston is the reason I don't find super muscley men attractive." or "WHAT THE EFF DID THEY DO TO THE COLORS?!"

So Shandra and I are watching Beauty and the Beast, because...I actually forget now. Something to do with remembering songs from it, I think. Anyways. They ruined my childhood. This is not how the movie is supposed to be. It is bright. And now there is some stupid song about being human. This. Is. Ridiculous.

Anywho. On to something less whiny...

Today, I was researching dog breeds. Yes, that is something I do for fun in my spare time. Anwyhos...I was looking at what kind of dog I should *hypothetically* get. So, first off, I was looking just randomly. I was interested in the Affenpinscher...mostly because, when it is groomed, it looks exactly like an Ewok ^_^ But, that thought didn't last long. I then found a video of cute little Italian Greyhounds playing with each other. And I fell in want. THEY ARE FREAKEN ADORABLE!!! However, upon further research, I discovered that the break easy annnnd have a bit of an attitude problem (they will poo in the house just to get back at youO_o) and they are incredibly difficult to housetrain. Not exactly the type of dog I would call ideal. I decided that maybe the next size up would be less breakable...that would at least get rid one of the issues. Turns out they are not really like the li'l greyhounds at all. Nicer, easy to train, but require a poop load more excerise, and, like most sighthounds, can't really be let off leash and are near impossible to recal. Less than ideal again. BUT a few rabbit trail links later, I found out about a longhaired variety. Prettier, but with the same problems.

BUT THAT LED ME TO ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DOG BREED I HAVE EVER SEEN!!

(Side note: I just realized that, instead of just pressing caps lock, I hold down the shift key with my ring finger on my left hand, and continue typing with the rest of my fingers. Does anyone else do that??)  They are called Silken Windhound. They aren't a fully recognized breed, which usually turns me off a breed, BUT this isn't just some oodle-poo sillyness type breeding :P They lady that bred them original bred Borzois, but wanted to start on a second breed; one that was smaller than the Borzoi. Instead of going through the WHOLE history right here, click this link for the entire breed history annnd pretty pictures :)
So yeah, I am in MAJOR want. My dog mood goes changes so often though. Just a few weeks ago, I thought the perfect breed for me was a Neapolitan Mastiff. Quite a change, eh?

The little blinky thing that says where I am writing disappeared about five sentences back, and I am having an incredibly hard time typing without for some strange reason....

I also painted today. I will post a picture tomorrow, or whenever I actually think it is a finished enough to show off :P

And that concludes my rather successful day of non room/house cleaning. I own at procrastination... ^_^

Excuse the poor grammar and spelling errors-I'm half asleep and half in la la land.

Ahhh, a mixed emotion day. Work was lovely-ish. A bit frazzling, but that is just because people are stupid. And annoying. And stupid. haha But I guess that is all apart of working retail; yaaaaaaay >_<

Anywho, I am in a thinking mood. Or, some sort of mood that just wants to ramble about what I have been thinking about, so that is what I am going to do.
Recently, I have been thinking more seriously about what on earth I want to do with my life. Like serious life planning :P And I am not much for future planning; I know that things getting effed up or turn out better than expected, so it usually just seems pointless to me. However, having filled out my application for school loans and such, I have come to realize that life (at least these next couple years of it) are going to be too darn expensive to just go willy-nilly through them. They deserve attention and planning. So that's what I did. Or started to do anyways.
I really enjoy languages. I love learning how other people think and learn and live and the like, and learning/knowing their language is a really good stepping stone to understanding them. I have had so many instances in life where I know if I could've just spoken even a few words of someone's language, I would have been able to help them so much more. This is kind of a side note, but one thing that really pisses me off is when someone just doesn't take the time to try to figure out what someone who isn't as skilled in English is trying to say. More often than not, if you actually understand how English is different from other languages (like grammar wise) and if you have a decent vocabulary yourself, figuring out what they are trying to say is not difficult at all! Anywho, back to whatever I was saying before; I think I am in a" making a difference/helping the world" phase. Kind of that whole "be the change you want to see in the world" thing. It just bugs me that people don't take the time to understand others; that people don't consider what background others come from when dealing with them. Iunno, is this ramble making sense? If you are reading this and don't understand, ASK QUESTIONS! I want to interact with people :P
I have no clue if this is the appropriate time to start a new paragraph or not, but I am going to. For school now, I am thinking about doing a major in modern languages with a minor in east asian studies. Just a thought though. I change my mind a lot. :P
There's a lot more rumbling around in my head, but my attention span won't allow me to type them out. For now, I will just keep thinking :P

Goodnight,
Steph

What?! Interesting Tidbits??? NOT ALLOWED!

Today was a very informative day regarding what I should expect when it comes to people at school. Apparently, it isn't just the Christian kids who go off to school to find "the one"; I guess it is something the secular kids are doing too! :O Which, to me, isn't exactly good news. I was already not looking for to interacting with strange people. Don't get me wrong, I think people are pretty interesting, I just am incredibly socially awkward when it comes to meeting new people :P So, the thought of having strange boy men approaching me really isn't that appealing to me. Not in the least bit. I will have to find a solution to this.



On a different note though, I am looking for recommendations on video recording things. My nice camera doesn't do videos *sad face* so I need to find buy something that does :P Then I can do cool video updates :D I also forgot the cord for my little point-and-shoot camera, so I can't even use that :\ Silliness...