why real life sucks

it's not college anymore and that is the pits. here's why. 

1. i dont get to wear jeans/sweats on a regular basis anymore. that's not business casual attire
2. the highlight of my day is scheduling tv shows to catch before i fall asleep after working all day
3. the money i make is to take care of transportation, lunch, to save for a house and to pay back grad school loans 
4. i'm older and i'm smart so my choices in men are significantly fewer now due to my standards alone
5. i have actual responsibilities and expectations at a "real" job
6. i'm losing interest in old friends and have little interest in making new ones because i know how people are and i don't really like people that much
7. life costs alot of money; money i dont have

fallin' for fashion

i've never been a fashionista. not a stylish chick in any way. i had a lot of free time this past school year and i found myself randomly purchasing fashion mags on a pretty regular basis. i'm not big on subscriptions but if i like the cover, i've been drawn into making repeat purchases. some of my faves are vogue, harper's bazaar, InStyle and glamour. the thicker, the better so im known to have everyone's fall and spring issues because they are usually the thickest. they do summer and winter as well but i dont care what i wear in the summer as long as im cool or the winter as long as i'm warm. plus i just carry my stuff from spring into summer and fall into winter. anyway, i just got the september issue of ELLE with supposedly over 600 looks. big this fall will be country-, victorian-, goth-ish-, and masculine-inspired looks. which are you daring/excited to try? which should stay strictly on the runway? 

image from www.girlawhirl.com

things i've learned from "Heroes"

*spoiler alert* so i know you have seen the trailer for the new season of "Heroes". i saw it for the first time at the movie theater. it's a good teaser because i was sitting there thinking, this season is gonna be TIGHT. small problem, i had seen one full episode of the series. i was two seasons behind and everything builds on itself. thanks to a fully charged macbook and internet sites im privy to, i've been able to catch up. i know it's science fiction but for some of this stuff, i'm just like "oh, come on!" don't get me wrong, i love the show, but the storyline really makes me laugh sometimes. here's what i have learned from watching "Heroes":

• if you get stabbed with a samurai sword, 8 surgeries will have you good as new in about 6 months
• Dissociative Identity Disorder (multiple personality disorder) is a super power. 
• you can perform blood transfusions with no regard to blood type whenever you want someone's antibodies to cure a virus. 

also i have inferred the following:

1. hayden's character, claire bennett, would be a virgin always. her hymen would never stay broken because her "power" is healing and regeneration
2. you can only have powers if both of your parents have powers
3. if you get out of hand with using your powers, there is theoretically only one other person who can stop you, i.e alejandro and maya, peter and sylar, matt and his dad

do you watch "Heroes"? will you watch the new season this fall? if you don't watch, why not? what would you like your super power to be?

catch the 2-hour season premiere Monday, Sept. 22 @ 9 p.m

the eyes have it

i recently ordered new contacts and im so excited. i like variety in my look. i have a lot of i dont care days but on days i attempt to be presentable, i like versatility. i love my glasses but sometimes i want a different look. there are some people who actually like the way i look better without them. then there are those who like me better with them (i agree most with these people). do you wear corrective lenswear? what are your thoughts on colored contacts? tacky? i think so...

lauryn hill- "when it hurts so bad"

what you want might make you cry
what you need might pass you by
if you don't catch it,
and what you need, ironically,
will turn out what you want to be
if you just let it

what chapter are you on?

internet videos have that little ball or whatever that goes along telling you what point the video is at. when you are completing an application or survey or something only, there's usually that little reminder letting you know your progress. how far have you progressed in achieving what you set out to do in life?

do you just take things as they come and not really try too hard with anything?

do you have a checklist? school, check. career, check. family, check. 

or is it in no particular order and you work to maintain everything at once?

i think i'm the latter or a combination of the second two. im still working on school and i do things like temporary jobs and internships which will provide the basis of my career. i haven't made much headway in the family dept. but i can say that i have enough failed relationships to know what i DONT want. i just dont know where i am or how much progress i've made. there are days when i think i've accomplished a whole lot and then others where i feel like i have just so damn far to go. 

are you where you want to be? what's "missing"?

spanish guitar- toni braxton