Inside Kimmy's Mind

Concentrating is difficult when there are a bunch of things I’d rather being doing.

This semester is the first time I’ve had such an overload of crap to get done. Here is my current list of stuff to get done.

Nonfiction:

• 2 Peer critiques- due 4-30-12
• Paper 2 revised-due 5-2-12

Shakespeare:

• 10 pg paper- due 5-2-12
• Test (in class)- 4-30-12
• Test (take home)-5-7-12

Fiction:

• Portfolio- due on 5-1-12
• Reflective 4 pg Essay (included in portfolio)

Math:

• Final- 5-10-12

-.- I’m tired just thinking about all the things I have to do. I just can’t wait for this semester to be done. I want to enjoy the month I have off before I start classes over the summer. :/ That’s right…more school. I go home every summer and take a few classes at the community college in my home town. It’s cheaper and my parents enjoy having me home. Of course this is the first time I actually have a bigger reason to want to stay in Houston. Sadly, staying isn’t an option. But hey that is when technology comes in and helps make things easier.

Anyway, I jut finished putting my portfolio together and now I am working on my reflective essay. And then once that is done I can start writing my Shakespeare essay, I’m thinking five pages tonight and five tomorrow, but I also have a Shakespeare test to study for. I’m freaking out about that. The plays I should be re reading are….

• Henry The Fourth
• Macbeth
• Antony and Cleopatra
• Coriolanus

And then my 10 pg essay has to be over a specific act out of all of the plays we’ve read this semester. >o< And then of course there is the take home test that is due on the 7th and that i essentially an essay in itself. My professor is a horrible person!!! There are so many things I’d rather be doing, like figuring out what to get my sister for her birthday. She is turning 19 this year.

I just needed a break from writing. Yeah and I decided to blog as a break? I dunno, I’m weird that way. Once finals are over I’ll post more exciting things along with cute make-you-sick date pictures. I’m happy. XD

Do you follow a study schedule when finals roll around? Or do you just wing it and somehow make it out unscathed?

So I’ve met one of his sisters. One down and two to go and then of course there is his mom and dad to win over.

I hope they like me. I mean there is nothing worse than having your family hate the person you are dating. I can’t wait to introduce him to my parents. I think they will really like him. All in due time. I know I’ve been on cloud 9 recently because of him. And I’m trying to keep my head on straight. I still have a life that doesn’t have to revolve around him. Even though I want to talk to him and see him all the time. I realize that is a dangerous feeling to have. But I’ve been really happy since I’ve starting seeing him. Not that I was unhappy before. Because I wasn’t, its just now I wake up with a huge smile on my face. Also he’s actually been a motivation to get my homework done faster as well. So that is always nice. And whenever I’m around him, he makes me want to journal more. I want to work on writing more stories for things like TFL and Boldface. >.< Anyway so last Saturday, I volunteered at the Houston Indie Bookfest. It was a lot of fun, I stood behind the CLMP table. In the beginning  I was unsure and timid. I had no clue as to what they wanted me to do but luckily there was another volunteer at the table to assist me. But once he left I had to step  it up. By the end of my second shift I was charismatic and a terrific sales person. I greeted passersby and helped in anyway I could. I even started asking if they were writers and what genre was their forte. It was pretty fun, I really love the indie fest. It reminds how much I love the writing community. After my shift ended, I had lunch with Jay, his sister and her boyfriend. We met at the Hobbit Cafe. It was fun, his sister seemed really shy and didn’t talk much. But I’m hoping she opens up more as she gets to know me. But it was really fun and I was happy to meet one of his family members. Especially since the night before he had met one of my sisters. After we went to lunch with his sister we headed to the park. We just walked around and then sat on a bench and talked and enjoyed the day. Then we headed to Berripop where we shared a cup of frozen yogurt. And then we walked down University street and visited Urban Outfitters and Half Price Books. He then asked me if I wanted a book or anything, I always feel awkward when someone offers to buy me something. I don’t know why but I just feel weird. I’m not talking birthday gifts or Holiday gifts, but those this-made-me-think-of-you gifts. They are great but I won’t ask for anything. We saw the Tiny Book of Tiny Stories and he offered while I politely declined. Come Monday he went back and bought it for me. Great first gift if I do say so myself. He’s so adorable. Also his mom made me blueberry cookies and they were delicious. We’ve already made plans in May to meet each others parents. He meets mine May 11th and I’ll meet his May 19th. I’m excited but extremely nervous, I hope everyone likes everyone. XD

 Another thing I would like to share with you is…drum roll please…I finally got my braces off. And it is so weird. I have to wear a retainer and it is the most annoying thing. My gums are pretty sore and I think I went a little floss happy and irritated them a bit. Now they are just angry. :/ But I am happy  that I finally got them off, of course I am gonna kind of miss having the different colors and sharing this experience with my younger sister. We both had braces and now that I don’t she jokingly says we aren’t brace face buddies anymore.  She’s funny. I find smiling very awkward. As you can see in the picture on the left. I have an awkward smile. But in my defense my cheeks and gums were already hurting and tired. I’ll get used to smiling just like I’ll get use to this blasted retainer. >.< And then after that all I have to do is go to the dentist so they can fix my front tooth and whiten the hell out of them. Do not be fooled by the picture. My teeth are not white. They only reason the picture depicts that is because of the sunny room and picture effect on instagram. My username for instagram is Kimmyjupiter if you’re interested in knowing that.

 Okay well I’ve stayed up long enough. But let me end by asking you this…do you find smiling awkward or difficult when taking pictures? Because my entire face just tenses up and just looks horrible.

So dating when you have no job is difficult.

I mean I’ve never had a job before so I’ve never had money to begin with. And I just recently started dating so I never actually had to worry about having cash on me. As long as I had a couple of bucks on me to put on my Q card I was good. I’m unsure how to handle the subject of money…or in my case lack of money. I know it is customary for the guy to pay for the girl, but I feel bad expecting him to pay for me all the time. I mean he has a job and works to earn his money. Now if I had a job then we could at least split the bill and I would feel better or at least take turns covering it. But I have no money. I actually had this discussion with him. His answer was, “It is absolutely 100% ok, I don’t mind paying for you.” I expressed to him my worries. He then said that if he couldn’t afford it he would let me know. I still feel bad about it, so I told him that we won’t always have to spend money to have fun I mentioned picnics in the park and bookstore scavenger hunts. In Houston there are great hidden bookstores. There is this one called Kaboom that I’ve been trying to locate. So hopefully we can visit a different bookstore on different dates. I’m a cheap date, and I always try to get the cheapest thing on the menu. So continuing on with dates. Mija and Jody wanted to get to know him so the four of us went to our Bánh mì place. He seemed to have like it. I hope he did, because I go there a lot. The sandwiches are $2.50, and that is cheap for such an amazing sandwich. They put this amazing sauce on the meat and I just love it. :9 Oh he picked me some flowers. Yes, like the ones pictured on the left, but the picture is actually of the first ones he picked for me. He sent me a  text saying for you,  I can’t help but think that was adorable. Flowers are delivered digitally now and days. XD He is so cute. He then said that he felt like an elementary kid picking flowers. The date went great, he was able to converse with my sister and bro in-law. I was worried, because Jay doesn’t play video games and that is typically how my sister and bro establish friendships. XD But they talked about movies and history and camping and seemed to have gotten along pretty well. I’m so glad because I really like him. And if my sister didn’t then it would have been a problem.  While we were eating dinner my sister snapped a picture of us. I look horrible in it but I’m sharing it because he looks cute in it. I just wish my mouth wasn’t open. >.< But oh well. I’m having a lot of fun spending time with him and getting to know him. After we had dinner we walked to this other restaurant and had some apple cobbler and listened to live music. It was nice. We then took the train back and got the car and called it a night. I said good night and we  made plans to see each other tomorrow. I’m working a table for the Indie book fest. I’m so excited. If you’re in the Houston area, you should definitely check it out…unless you are a hater of books, then do not come. Or do come and change your mind about them. XD I’m also going to meet his middle sister and her boyfriend. It will be my turn to impress an older sibling. >.< I’m so nervous. He has two other sisters and I know how sisters work. It just takes one to have a negative opinion of something and the others will follow suit. So I really need to make a good impression. Because she will be reporting to his other sisters and his mother. I can’t even think about meeting his mother yet. I know I’m gonna be 10 times more nervous when I do meet her. I told my parents about him as well. I even talked to my dad about him, and I never talk to my dad about guys. But he said on the phone that he is happy for me. It was odd talking to him about it,  but when he said,”How come I’m always the last to hear about things?” It made me feel kind of bad, so I’m going to include him from now on. I mean I’m an adult now. Why shouldn’t I be able to talk about guys with my father? Especially if I’m going to introduce him to my parents some time in the future. I hope we get to that point. Right now we are still just getting to know each other.

How does your family handle your dating life? Do you have a certain way of introducing him/her to your siblings/parents?

Oh yeah!!! I’m getting my braces off next week!!! I can’t wait!!! XD

First I would like to thank everyone for the good advice. I really appreciate it and so far things are still progressing. I’m enjoying the getting-to-know-him phase. We have also planned our next date. We are going to the movies April 13th. The date may change but so far its sometime that weekend. 😀 So I’ll keep you updated with how things are going.

In other words I want to mention that my sister Mija has posted a design on threadless. So if you could be so kind and just head over there and vote on it I would really appreciate it. 😀 The are only 3 days left of voting. I really hope it gets made into a shirt. Thank you!!! So I just wanted to share some pictures that I haven’t posted it yet. I wanted to discuss the color mint. How freaking beautiful is that color? As you can tell I really love this mint cardigan I have. I pair with just about everything I own. I also love this color of nail polish. Unfortunately, my mint nail polish has gotten chunky and therefore can no longer be used. I really need to learn how to preserve nail polish. I feel as though they die so easily and I must be doing something wrong. We went shopping the day for Mija’s engagement party. I bought this dress, the top of the dress actually matches the top of the cranberry shirt in the first outfit picture. It was what drew me to the dress to begin with. I plan on pairing it with the mint cardigan and some yellow mustard tights and my favorite green boots. XD Hopefully it’s not too hot that day. If it is then maybe my blue ballet flats. I really hate that its not cold anymore. I loathe the heat seasons. I enjoy the winter so much more. The fashion is better, and my hair looks great most of the time. >.< In the summer however, my hair hates me it is way too hot and oh it is way too hot.  So I noticed the dress I bought right away. I picked it up and immediately rushed to the dressing room to try it on. It’s a tadbaggy in the boob area, but that is always the case with my in between imaginary sized body. :/ Anyway Kat  and Mija also bought dresses for the party. Mija had several in mind but finally decided on this one. Kat almost bought the exact same dress as I did, only in a different color, but then she noticed a different dress and changed her mind. I looked on the site for a picture of it but couldn’t find it. I’ll post pictures of us in our dresses next weekend. The party will be next Saturday, I’m excited. 😀 So after Kat and I decided on our dresses and stockings we decided to try on a bunch of different sunglasses . My face just doesn’t look good in sunglasses. Especially the jumbo bug eye ones. It was a great day.

What color are you obsessed with lately? I’m falling asleep as I type this out so I better get to bed. Next entry might be about The Hunger Games. Guess what? Finally watched the first film.