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o I guess by now you've seen my sweet new layout?! I've heard the background is a little bright... sorry! I made it on my laptop and I always have the top bent a little which dims and makes it a bit duller. Woops :P

Work has been going better. I'm not as anxious as I have been. I've been able to get through my shifts without panicking lately :) and I've been meeting cool people that work there. Too bad I leave in 12 days and probably won't see them ever again haha.

I'm painting tomorrow--my bookcase and desk hutch. I'm excited. Well, kind of. I hope I don't mess it up. Eek. I'm going to tape it off first so it should be okay.

Anyway, I'm just sitting here watching Degrassi. I haven't watched that show in over a season so I keep seeing people and being like "Who the heck are they?!" I need to keep up with my tv more, geez.

Okay, so, I got my financial aid award notice recently, and I am the shit, forreal. I got a scholarship for $1,900 ($950/semester), as well as a grant from the state of VA for $3,329! So first semester, I get $3,329 and second semester $3,330 for free! My tuition is only $3,482/semester so this is amazing! I am so happy. This just goes to show, fuck FAFSA--write in a sob story for scholarship applications and you'll get the money you deserve.

Anyway, I started a new job at Michaels. I'm a "sales associate" who backs up on register. It gives me ridiculous anxiety, but I like the people there. I just hate not knowing what I'm doing. I don't know how it works. I have never worked retail before and it's more work than I'm used to. I have to work 8 hours today and I don't know how I'm going to get through it, with my sanity.

I get to move into my apartment on August 20th, nice!

Last week was amazing. I spent Tues-Sat morning in Frederick with my love. July 4th wasn't bad. It rained so we only got to hang out in Baker Park for a couple hours. I wish it was nicer though, and that more people had come out. It's a really nice atmosphere. They have a few stages for bands (though pretty much all of them suck lol but hey, it's cool), food, and different stuff. The park is huge so it's just really nice. You all have no clue what the heck I'm talking about--check out some pics here. :) These kind of show the more "hick"-ish stuff that goes on, but I love it haha.

Not sure what all has changed since the last time I posted. i cut my hair off. It's cute and short and I love it. Even though I'm too lazy to style it most of the time haha. The cafe isn't opening until later in July now so I guess they just don't want me anymore--they have called my sister a few times but not me once. I have an interview at Michael's tomorrow. I really don't want the job. At all. So hopefully they just won't want me. Hmph.

I need to start working on this site more, but I don't know what to add. Any suggestions on what you'd like to see--visitor, about me, anything. I'm open to any suggestions. I'm stuck :\

Not a whole lot to tell. I haven't been doing much lately. I don't work during the week so I sit home, watch tv, read, play the Sims 2, etc. It isn't that excited haha.

I got kicked out of Despair. Whatever. No one commented me anyway, and since the emails stopped coming to me, I forgot to check the site. Sooooo, whatever. Pointless being a member anyway.

I've updated a few pages on the site. Mostly in About Me. I added more books and movies. I don't remember what else, but I didn't add any new pages.

I have a job interview on Friday for a cafe opening on July 14th or so. Hopefully they will hire me... but my hopes aren't too high considering I leave in August to go to school.

My car is getting fixed. It's $3500, including the engine, radiator, and labor. It will cost a little more depending on what caused all the problems in the first place. My mom took out another 5 year $5000 loan on the car, so I owe her that plus the $1400 from the previous loan. Damn.

I had a job interview today, but it was totally pointless. I went in and she asked me if it would be temporary, so I said yes, for the summer. She asked when I was going back and I said sometime in August, not sure the exact date. She wanted to know so I estimated mid-August. Bad idea. She told me she needed me until the end of August so it wouldn't be worth it to her. So that was that. Ugh!

Whatever. My mom, sister, grandpa, and I went to play mini golf today. I came in 2nd to last haha. I'm not that good. But it was fun. Then we had lunch at Olive Garden. Yum!

Besides that, nothing much is new. I have to go back to the doctor because something was off with my blood tests I know they tested for cholesterol levels as well as anemia. So... one of those is apparently not right. Sucks, but whatever.

Sunday is Nathaniel and my 1 year anniversary. Yay! We're going to King's Dominion with a bunch of friends. It's going to be fantastic.