So next week and other things

So next week, my social circle will be busy.

I use that phrase lightly. My social circle will mostly be okay, just the people that I'm assured to hang out with EVERY SINGLE DAY are gonna be busy. I have a ton of people in my social circle besides them, but they are the ones I see every day and do relaxing stuff with. The people that after I do my plans for the day, I go home and hang out with them.

So I'm just gonna have to do alternate planning. I'm actually looking forward to it a bit. A change from the routine, sorta.

At least two of the days I'm going out writing. Probably to coffee depot or to Ten Rens. Do some writing on my FUN STUFF. Maybe re-proof the step outline for the fantasy story. Maybe I'll get the first act of my second episode done. That sounds like a ton of fun :) .

I want to go to the karaoke bar one of the days.

I'm gonna cook an amazingly complicated meal for myself one of the days.

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I just got a text "haha....long story...yeah..." from a blocked, anonymous number. They're blocked, so I can't text back.

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I am in the process of making a big decision. I'm probably making it bigger than it should be. The biggest problem about it, though, is some people are remarkably closed minded about it, or too embarrassed to talk about it. Mostly too closed minded. I shouldn't really accuse people of being too embarrassed about it, cause I pretty much fall into that category. Notice how I didn't say what this decision is.

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I got a daily booth cause of some friends, but it's actually turning out to be a ton of fun. Though the internet is a scary scary place.

The premise of dailybooth is this: You post a picture every day, generally of yourself. Simple as that. But I've recently found a whole bunch of artistic photographs and photographers, and it is awesome.

However, today I am wearing a corset. And I posted a picture of myself. And all of the sudden I have a few more followers and a bunch of people saying "I like the ren faire now." >_<

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Here's a BIG SHOUT OUT to BETH!!!!! She's AWESOME!!!!

weird

• My mother is telling me how she's seeing the trip back to see my uncle as a trip back to say goodbye. And...there goes my good mood that was left over from the weekend. Turns out that my other uncle is trying to trounce on her positivity, while she's just trying to make it through the trip. He's trying to get her to be ultra realistic...which is pretty darn negative
  
• Apparently my coworker Cameron know Alex douchebag. Talk about weird connections. And coincidences.
  
• I had a good weekend. Like, a GOOD WEEKEND with all capital letters. I got my first credit card, I got my taxes done, I got a good homemade dinner, I got to watch a disk of HIMYM, I got to go to a comedy show, I got to hang out with Evan and Sam, I got to make a drink for my mom and I, I got to show my parents Mass Effect and Dragon Age, I made a delicious dinner for Allen last night (Steak a l'orange and Caesar Salad), I got to play L4d2 with Patty, I submitted my TV pilot to the Page Awards, I had a weird but tasty sandwich at bible study, bible study was great, the gym was good and I felt awesome, rehearsal was a good self esteem type booster, I got to see Sarah for like five minutes, and I got to show my parents my new knife.
• I have rehearsal tonight, and I hope I still have all my lines memorized! I hope my fellow actors do as well.
• I had a dream last night that I was trying to get to sleep and having troubles. It was not a restful dream. It was the antithesis of a restful dream. I woke up with a headache and all bleary eyed and not fun. Which is why I got a starbucks energy drink. So I'm twitchy and a little bit grumpy.
• When talking about picture expansion: Andy: "Woah! It's so little and squished, then it gets so big!" Me: "That's what she said."
• I forgot my lunch at home. *pout*
• I'm once again at work and I don't have anything to do. I'm trying to find work to keep me busy.
• So I walk over to withdraw money from the bank, and the atms were missing. Literally missing. Oh gee.
• I don't think anyone reads this anymore. At the very least, no one tells me they read it. But it's still cathargic to write. I'm funny that way.
  
• Rewriting websites. Kind of fun. Makes me think I'd be good at being a staff writer on a tv show.
• it's almost time for me to leave.
  

Senioritis, much?

• I can't wait to get out of school. Well, not exactly. I can't wait to get out of this school.
• Next quarter should be better. I hope. I'm in a graduate class, after all. And I enjoy the people in my advanced classes so much more than my other ones.
• I have a comedy song about suicide bombers stuck in my head. I'm at work. This seems like a very poor idea.
  
• I have come to the conclusion that reading SparkNotes is okay if you've actually read the book and didn't quite understand it.
  
• I am rather proud of my midterm. I am considering posting it on here, which could be fun. But long after it's graded. I'm paranoid like that.
• We just walked downstairs for starbucks. Yup. We do that.
• Quote of the day: Cameron - "The director I think looks like his work is M. Night Shamalan." Andy - "You mean he looks like crap?"
• Yay! Allen's finger isn't dead. Though he did need to get a tetanus shot.
• I just posted a facebook status about how my coworker made a joke about how being a bible nerd is a lot like being a DnD nerd, the scale is all about how much you know. And the joke is funny. But then my boss responded by saying: "they are both remarkable works of fiction refined by a number of authors over a period of years." Which is clever, yes, but a wee bit frustrating.
• Overall, I'm a bit disappointed with the stories this week. Nothing horrible, just nothing amazing.
  

late night in riverside.

I had to deal with two separate groups of idiots, jerks, and misogynistic bullies on the walk home.

I was walking back from my late night class, talking on the phone to Allen, and some guy tried to shove me by my purse. I think they bruised me. I pushed away and got away. I'm just glad I hold my purse closed and all that.

and then, still talking on the phone to Allen, kinda scared, I crossed the street and this group of guys was just standing near my complex. One of the guys said "hey you. You're fucking hot. I would fucking do you."

Still shaking from the earlier thing, I told them to fuck off. Then they yelled after me "don't be such a bitch! I was just trying to compliment you. did you drop your diet pills somewhere?"

I turned around and told them that in no uncertain terms do they say a thing like that to a girl walking alone at night that they didn't know. That group ended up apologizing, and I walked away.

I can't stop smiling from this!

11:53amBrittany
I wanted to say thanks lyn; you were an awesome peer mentor. And you kinda inspired me to apply and hopefully be one for the next year :):) So thank you!! Thank you for being so awesome!

11:54amLyn
awww! thank you!!!!

11:54amBrittany
I just wanted to say this before I get super busy and won't see you next quarter...but I have to get back to studying! Hope your day is nice and productive :):)

11:54amLyn
see ya later!!

Quotes from the peanut gallery of work.

Andy: "naming documents is the hardest part."
Cameron: "Giving up is the hardest part."
Andy: "maybe. But naming things is hard, too."

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Andy: "hey! Do you want to be that one dude that has six toasters?"
Cameron "Why yes. I eat a lot of toast."

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Andy: "I don't complain about things."
me: "You guys were complaining about ONE ROW of pixels being shaved off!"
Andy: "hey! That's important! People would've complained!"
Cameron: "I would've complained!"
Andy: "I'm still complaining!

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Cameron: "You said Bob is here, right?"
Me: "Yeah..."
Cameron: "Oh right. I saw him."

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a boss: "Oh dear. At least it's almost the weekend.
Andy: "Agreed."
me: "It's only Wednesday."
a boss: "Just be quiet and let me be happy."

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Cameron: "Yay, we have a logo!
me: "it looks like he's doing a weird form of Tai Chi."
Cameron: "Well, he should be on every page."
me: "are you sure? Double check."
Cameron: "My confidence is enough....hey look! He'seven on the 404!"
me: "Did you mean to 404 it?"
Cameron: "Nope!"

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Cameron: "Ohhhh....Tricky."
me: "What, did the pixel get shaved off again?"
Cameron: "No....but...*sigh* there's this line. That's part of a background image
and the line is covering the words."
me: "Make it part on the front image and take it out."
Cameron: "But it's part of the div!"

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Cameron: "Yay!" (claps his hands)
me: "What?"
Cameron: "It worked! You know, web programming is really cool. You should do it.
Forget whatever else you're doing, Lyn, and go into programming. I mean,
I know you already invested time in writing and whatever, but come on,
there's really more to life than that."