Salut Mes Ami(e)s!!

Bonjour tout le monde! je veux ecrire en francais, mais je n'ai pas des accents sur mon ordinateur, donc pardon mes fautes. Alors, pardon mes fautes en generale. Aussi des anglisimes (beaucoup.) Mes parents sont a Virginia, et je suis ici. Seul. Pauvre moi. Haha, pas vraiment, mais c'est vrai que je veux un ami ou deux. Peut etre un fete ce soir?

Haha that was fun, but I feel like I'm butchering the language I love so much because I don't have the patience to focus on grammer and actual vocabulary, but it was all in fun after all. Right now Jason is trying to figure out and book camping ground stuff in RI tonight so we can go camping and to the beach soon! I'm so excited. I think other people might end up going, but I wouldn't mind at all a little alone time with me and my baby boy. I'm such a girl. I was just looking at engagement rings. First of all, this makes no sense. I don't get to choose my engagement ring haha so looking at them in the first place is just a tease, especially since I'm not going to get engaged for years and I know it. We're barely 19 after all. We've just been together longer than most people who get engaged, but we still have a lot of growing up to do. Hopefully I'll end up going to CCSU with him and that'll be a nice little test of our relationship. I mean, we went to highschool together, but college will be different. And if we get an apartment junior year with some friends, living together will be another big test. But all tests that I'm looking forward to greatly :) I think we're great together, but I know we need to stand the test of time before making anything more permanent than they already are haha. Since my parents are gone for the weekend and I have to take care of the dog, he'll be keeping me company here :) And I am super excited.

I felt a little grown up again today. Again for stupid reasons. I did my laundry and the dishes. I cleaned my room and changed my sheets. I called the eye doctor to confirm my contacts are fine. I made sure my movie got returned to blockbuster. I called my school to get my parking permit figured out. I fed the animals as well as myself. All just little things, but I did them all without complaints. Still managed to read for a while and take a shower, yay! I'm absolutely rediculous, I know, but baby steps to growing up I guess. I wonder what I'll do next? Haha, actually I should go switch loads now that I mention it, the dryer stopped.

A bientot mes ami(e)s!


This has been a tortoise tale :)

Mayhem Fest 2009

Me and Anna behind the scenes waiting for the band.



That's me, Anna, and Joe with Kill Switch Engage! Joe's Aunt works for Roadrunner Records, so we got to meet the band for a little bit!

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The group on the Lawn of the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, CT.

A Tribute to Assholes.

I am pissed off. So, I thought for this post I'd rant about those people, dear to all of our hearts, that we love to an extent we can only refer to them as assholes. Let's go through the basics: the boss, the telemarketer, and good old Dad.

Dearest Rick, (my boss)
Give me my money. I have worked for your business for two years. In the time of my employment, you have gone through countless numbers of employees, good and bad, all who for the most part quit because they could not deal with your bullshit. But, no. I remained miserable and loyal to you. Eventually you noticed my work ethic and gave me a 50 cent raise. This happened in the first month that I was working for you, and the past year and a half I have been paid 8.50 an hour. Needless to say I'm broke. I am thankful for you for allowing me to work during my school breaks without question. However, this summer it appears that things have changed. Not only is your presence minimal, which is not necessarily a bad thing, because you are opening a second Fun Factor. You seemed to have hired every highschool student who applied in the past year and we are so overstaffed that I've been given about an hour a week. I could deal with this. I got another job and have been making more money, however the slim hours that I have worked should still be followed by a slim paycheck. I would rather have a slim paycheck then no paycheck. Stop telling me the check is in the mail. I want my money, stop jipping me you cheap fuck. Thanks!

Dearest Telemarketer,
I'll make this one short and sweet. Do not call me at 8 AM. If I don't answer, feel free to leave me a message, then don't call me again. If I want to talk to you, I'll return your call. If I do pick up one of the 17 times you call, say something. If I answer on the 18th time and tell you I do not want your product, say okay and hang up. I would usually hang up on you. But, you are a special telemarketer. You're from an informercial company that I bought a product through and you have my card number. If I just hang up my card will get charged whether I want it to or not. So, I have to tell you about 36 times that I do not want your product or to be transferred to someone else to hear about the product. Did you not learn in school that no means no? Once again, fuck off you little money sucking grub.

and for my finale...

Dearest Father,
You can make me sad. You can make me angry. You can make me cry. There's one thing that you can't do, however. Don't mess with my Mama. You make my Mama cry, there's a problem. You ignore her, you go get your drink on (and you worry that I'm an alcoholic), you yell at her and make her cry, then leave her by herself outside to go watch tv. Then you have the gaul to talk to her like nothing just happened. That is my mother and your wife and you have no right to treat her like a piece of shit and think that you're high and mighty. I love you. You're my dad and normally we don't have too many problems. I don't know why tonight you decided to make a problem out of every single comment made. Out to dinner, causing a scene and awkward silences at every moment, talking shit about my sister who wasn't even there. I don't know what the fuck was wrong with you tonight, but I frankly don't care. I don't care what's wrong. You have no right to treat your family like you're running a dictatorship. I can't get into details right now without getting so angry I'll throw something at your head from across the room. You are your smug little grin watching shitty tv while mom and I sit here in silence. I hope you're pleased with this tension. I'll be leaving to make smores and I'll be at a concert tomorrow so hopefully the next time I see you, this will have blown over until the next time you decide to be a douche.

To all assholes in general,
What is your problem? Is it that hard to just go with the flow like everyone else? Can't you just have a conversation without interrupting everyone? You're not high and mighty. In face, you're lower than everyone else because everyone wants to kick you in the face. However, we are not assholes, so we can practice some refrain. We can think before we speak. We can ignore dumb comments without making fun of anyone. We can make situations bearable in order to maintain the peace. You should take notes of the people around you and take notice on how other people maintain the order.

To all assholes or just curious readers,
this has been a tortoise tale.

Get out and play an hour a day!

I was watching TV with my family the other day, I believe Spongebob was on at the request of my niece. A commercial came on just telling kids to turn off the video games and go outside and play for at least an hour a day. This add was promoting exercise as a fun way to fight obesity. My own personal belief exercise why is just break a sweat once a day, but I like their idea better. Like yesterday, I knew I'd be working most of the day, so I got up early and took my dog for a walk. It wasn't anything strenuous, but it was something, which is always better than nothing.

I'm not in awful shape. Don't get me wrong, I'm your normal girl. I have my faults and I'd love to change tons about me and I'm sure if I lost weight I'd still never be completely satisfied. But, I'm also not one of the annoying girls that's convinced they're fat and tries to convince everyone else as well. I'm not fat. In fact I'm quite jacked haha. 11 years of cheerleading would do that to you I guess. But, I am strange in the fact that I like to exercise. I love it in fact. Except one big thing- I HATE RUNNING!! As much as I exercise, it's hard for me to get rid of the fat I want to without running, so I force myself to try, but it's frustrating and I push myself too hard too fast, and it ends up backfiring. Sure, there's other cardio machines I can use, but they don't seem to burn as many calories or work as many muscles. I've been looking for other cardio options that would do the same job without boring me to death. I'll let you know if I find anything.

I just bought a workout video off of an infomercial- Flirty Girl Fitness. It combines hiphop dance and aerobic kind of stuff and makes it into an exercise. Since I'm home from college I've been working out with my mom. (She calls me her workout nazi, but I'm really not that bad). I bought 2 workout videos from the program, booty beat and chair dance. They combine sexuality, fun, and exercise all in one. At least thats what the commerical said. I did Booty Beat with my mom one time, and it wasn't bad. My mom thought it was a good enough workout, but it was more just fun for me. Once again, better to do something than nothing. However, I think it would be great fun bringing that video to school and sharing a bottle of wine with my roommate and rocking out. But, if you're looking for a good workout, I'd recommend something else. I saw an infomercial for something called Ab Circle Pro, and it looks pretty good, but it looked expensive. Which, I guess is a good sign, but I'm broke, plus I don't have a problem with abs, I like doing abs. I like the elliptical, but it just doesn't do the same thing as running, but at least it's cardio.

When I go back to school, it'll be easier to break my sweat everyday with an actual gym instead of workout videos in a cramped living room. I'm 5'7" and weigh about 145 lbs. I'm basically solid muscle, but of course I have the same fatty spots most people do (lower tummy and my inner thighs) that I'd love to get rid of. My goal weight is 135 lbs, and I hope to do it before the end of first semester, and I hope to keep it off. I'm also hoping to go to the open gym at a cheerleading allstar gym down the street from my school in order to keep my tumbling up to par in case I want to cheer when I transfer schools. Plus, it'd be another, more fun way of exercising. I'll keep you posted on what exercises I'm doing and what I'm eating. I already have a healthy enough diet, but I'm sure I could cut out some things. But, since I plan on losing this weight over a long period of time, I won't have to go to any extremes. I'll be able to make doable changes and be able to keep up with them, which I believe to be the best and only way to lose weight and get in shape the healthy way. Hopefully, by the time I transfer schools in the spring, I'll be a hot tamale! haha. I suppose that's it for now. Until next time,

this has been a Tortoise Tale.

Salutations!

I was never interested in blogging until I was forced to do it for an art class. Our grades were based just on the assignments we were told to post, but I found myself adding on little personal touches here and there and actually enjoying the experience. So, now I'm home on summer break, I deleted my old art class posts and I'm starting fresh! I've always liked keeping journals and making lists in order to keep my thoughts organised and I think that this will be a great way of doing both of those things, while saving space and paper. :)

I'll be going back to school in a month and my mind is absolutely buzzing with plans and worries about the upcoming school year, so for the next few months this page will be filled with my mindless, silly complaints and blather. I go to school in New Hampshire, but I live in Connecticut. I'll be transferring schools this upcoming spring semester, but I'm not quite sure where I'll end up yet. So, I'm sure that'll be a popular topic until I decide, and most likely after. But, for now, there's a lot of preparation. So, I believe my first list I will make will be my...

To Do List for This Summer:
1. work any available hours at the golf course and Fun Factor.
2. SAVE the money I make.
3. plan and buy with Anna things we need for the room.
4. get in touch with the french department and school of ed at CCSU and UCONN.
5. set up meetings and visit both CCSU and UCONN.

and second list since I'm thinking about it...

First Semester Goals:
1. get a job and SAVE money.
2. make president's list again.
3. apply and decide on a school.
4. follow a gym routine and eat healthier.
5. see Jason at least once a month.

That's for the future. As for today, it was nice to have a lazy day. I wouldn't have minded working, but there was no way I would have been able to drive the beer cart today with all of those thunderstorms, so I'm glad they called me out. I'm a little disappointed in myself that I had all day free and I didn't do any form of exercize. But, I've been good lately and I havn't taken too many days off, so I shouldn't be too mad at myself. It'll sound silly, but I felt grown up today for the most rediculous reason. All I did was go out in the rain and return my blockbuster movies and pick up my prescription. I know this is no big deal and I'm sure I've had more productive, responsible days. But, today it was pouring outside and I reallyyyyy didn't want to go out. So, for some reason the fact that I made myself get out and do it made me think I was mature or some shit. I know that's not the case, but we can all dream, right? Well, I'm beat, so until next time-

this has been a tortoise tale. :)