after having realized the redundancy in typing out the date in post titles (just a little late on the bandwagon here), post names will henceforth (thanks mayur) be shorter/conciser/better-looking.
i went to saddleback to get shit done and i had some nice conversations with a few people. as i was waiting for matriculation with a couple other students - including a grandfather who bore an uncanny resemblance to chevy chase (who gave me extreme hope in making the hit nbc show community my reality), a fresh high school grad who announced her year and a half of sobriety, and a student deciding between fullerton and saddleback - victoria, the hs grad, broke the silence with a friendly "hi!" to everyone (this is what was going through my mind: oh my LORD thank you so much for saying something thank you so much for possessing the affable extroverted personality that i will never have the balls to bear) and the four of us talked about why we were here (this is beginning to sound like an episode of misfits damn i am making it sound way cooler than it actually was), chevy chase's doppleganger told us about his job as a superintendent for road workers (for those with community service or for those looking for an alternative to prison), we all discussed that people aren't bad, we just do bad things sometimes, etc. so that was nice.
32. i woke up strongly believing that i would get in a car accident today, but i didn't so i'm thankful for that
33. today i went to saddleback to take placement tests, and i got placed for all the classes i want so huzzah
34. saddleback. i am thankful for community college (betcha never heard that one before. this gratefulness may deteriorate within the coming months though, beware). i am thankful to be a part of something for the first time since 2011, although community college may not emanate a huge "community" feel. i am thankful for school. as much as i'm going to miss my UPS friends/campus/dorm life, saddleback has some really eclectic and cool people, as i've discovered today. but i suppose that's true for every virtually every place
35. the fact that my mom just now came running into my room saying "DID YOU KNOW?" (this is the way she starts every big announcement - "ashley! did you know?" "know what?" "did you know that elizabeth is staying till february?!" or "did you know!?" "know what?" "did you know that there's a blue streak on the prius?") she continued, "did you know that gmail is google mail??" "yes...everyone knows" "really? so i'm nobody? but wow..did you know that? wow..g-mail..g-mail.." i then stepped into my bathroom to take a piss, and she stayed right outside my bathroom door verbally illustrating all her awe; "i can't believe it.. gmail is google mail..wow i can't believe it!" i love that my mother turns into a little kid when she discovers random information that is utterly insignificant to the layman.
36. pigs, teacup pigs, trotsky/snowball
37. i got my eyebrows waxed today so my brows have finally matured out of a long and arduous awkward pubescent middle school stage.. a toast to physical maturity
38. i am so grateful for helvetica. things look better, especially like this:
THIS LOOKS COOL BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN IN HELVETICA.
39. facebook 'pokes'.. i stil don't fully understand the purpose/hype but might as well throw it on the list cause it maintains some sort of communication with friends, right?
40. we all have problems. it's nice that we're so blessed with the ability to understand (or try to) people. and give each other food/music suggestions/etc
41. sunflower seeds
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