This Summer

In less than a week, I'll be finished with school!  I just have to make it through five exams first.  But I'm actually very excited for this summer.  That hasn't been true in the past because I'm not happy at my summer job, but this summer I'm going to look past that and have as much fun as possible.  My main goal this summer is to cook/bake more and try new things!  I think I've fallen into a rut lately, where I only do things that are in my comfort zone.  But after stumbling upon a food blog recently, I've decided to change that!  So I'm really looking forward to seeing my friends and try out some new recipes on them.  Hopefully my mom puts up with me (she always hesitates to let me buy strange ingredients...)!  Haha.

My second goal this summer is to earn as much money as possible because I'm going to Luxembourg next spring semester!  I can understand any jealousy, because that is going to be the best semester of my life.  I can't wait to try all the foreign food~  Can you tell that I always have food on my mind?  Haha!

This is where the classes are.  Yes, that's a castle.  

Cuteness!

I haven't posted in a while, mostly because I don't do much on a day to day or week to week basis, but I decided to post a picture of some of my favorite things.  Can you guess what they are?

If you said anything cute, Rilakkuma, or cell phone charms, you're correct!  I went to Ohayocon, an anime convention, recently, so my collection grew.  The huge bunny, green stars, and girl with chicken one are all new.  It's such an ordeal to choose which ones to put on my phone each week...

Two more days!

Or  two and a half?  Who cares!  I'll be on my way home for three weeks Friday at 3:00pm!  I took my accounting exam today bright and early at 8:00am, and I'm so relieved it's over with.  I probably only have a total of an hour of studying to do tonight, which means I'll be watching horror movies and My Name is Earl for most of the night and tomorrow.

Sorry but this post isn't going to have any pictures!  I took some while we were setting up the Christmas tree and decorating the house, but my lips were so horribly chapped and red I made sure to never take one of my face.  Luckily they're getting better, but man!  I could hardly open my open they were so bad >>;;

My parents have been asking me what I want for Christmas, so I've been trying to come up with a list.  I feel like there are a million things I always want, but when Christmas comes along I can never think of what to ask for...So far I've asked for these sweatpants, because I got the other pair and I've been wearing them like crazy.

And they're got Minnie Mouse on them!  I absolutely love anything with Minnie *3*  That's all that's on my Christmas list for now, but maybe I'll think of something else.  I do kinda want James and the Giant Peach on DVD.  I hate having to search for the VHS every time I want to watch it...

Now go listen to this song!  It's the perfect winter song by my favorite singer, Owl City.

Peppermint Winter

Toodles! 

Back to School

Well, I'm back at school now after my Thanksgiving break.  I went to Tennessee to see my aunt, cousins, and granny.  I ate so much pumpkin pie >3>;;  Now I definitely need to get healthy before winter break when I will inevitably start eating too much again.

Lately I've been trying to find things that make me happy when I'm down, and I'm found several good things so far.  Music (mainly Owl City), TV shows (ANTM and It's Always Sunny), food (Cake Wrecks blog), painting my nails (red or pink mostly!), reading (Keys to the Kingdom series), and other blogs.  Some of the other blogs I read seem like it could be me writing them!  Haha!  Me and the authors have so much in common.  And sometimes the people are wonderful and give away adorable Japanese prizes :D  Like this one for instance:

http://momo1982.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-first-giveaway.html

Check her out!  And now I'm going to brush my teeth and go to sleep!  If you wake up tomorrow and get a report that I'm dead, it's because I became an icicle and froze.

Let's Get Some Shoes

Anyone have a bunch of euros laying around?  You do?!?  Wonderful!  Buy me any of these~

Or these, which are much cheaper than TopShop shoes...

See the trend?  I want some giant wedges!  At the risk of sounding weird, I can't shake the fact that I think the TopShop shoes just look nicer.  I know that stuff doesn't have to be designer to be awesome, but some designer stuff does look nicer than cheaper things.

School Update

This week hasn't been too bad.  I've managed to go to the rec three things so far this week alone, which is more than all of last year combined.  As the days go on, however, I'm already finding that I have zero motivation to do anything, mostly dress nice or do homework.  I've also been eating WAY to much pizza, because it's delicious here and about the only food that's good.  Hopefully the exercise will stop me from turning in to a piece of pizza.

However, there are still times when I feel absolutely terrible, like now.  The main reason is because me and the roomie were suppose to eat dinner together, only she didn't come back to the room until it was time to go down and tie-dye shirts.  Afterwards, she asked me if I hadn't eaten dinner and was hungry, to which I replied no and yes!  She then proceeded to say that she wasn't hungry, and went to hang out with other people (I knew this because she put on lipstick and had her purse with her).  Really?  The only reason I didn't go eat with Allison was because I didn't want the roomie to come back and be upset that we didn't eat together, only to have her completely disregard my feelings.  So instead of dinner I'm sitting here typing this and eating goldfish crackers.  Yum.

Then, when I'm sad about one thing, I start thinking about other things I'm sad about too >>  Like how I would give anything to be able to travel.  I want to study abroad in Luxembourg, but I also want to go to Japan and China.  This lady spoke to my accounting class today about a program where you spend two weeks in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong and earn 4 credit hours over winter break.  I almost died when I heard that, because it sounds so crazy awesome, but since I will just barely have enough money to study abroad in Europe after working for four summers, that trip won't be possible.

Depression aside, I wish I had some cute, oversized t-shirts I could wear.  Who wants to give me one?  Just kidding >3>  If I ever get too sad, I just watch this video of this insanely adorable girl doing the dance to C-ute's song, of which I don't know the name.

Video

Blah blah blah

Every time I sit down to write this post I end up stopping, but I'm going to finish it this time!  Anyway, my first week of my second year of college is almost over!  Yay?  Anyway, I basically spent Friday and today, and will most likely spend tomorrow, on my computer either watching anime or reading manga.  Let me hear you say lame!  Not to mention watching Tenchi Muyo! has gotten me in the Ohayocon mood, which isn't for another five months @_@  Oh I wish my hair was purple and super long...but I digress...

I guess this week wasn't too bad.  It was, however, in the running for the most boring week of my life.  There are three things that you can do in Oxford on the weekend, and they are: go partying, which is obviously not an option for me, see a movie, which requires money, or go out to eat, which also requires the exchange of money. This basically leaves me in my room 21 hours a day.  This bothers me for two reasons; one, my butt hurts from all the sitting, and two, I feel so lame!  Whenever my roommate goes out I get to be the weird girl who sits in her room and watches anime all day...

SDLFKJSKTHE

I was going to post a picture of my room, but my internet hates me right now so I guess it'll have to wait.  Instead, here are some awesome leggings!

What do you guys think?  I kinda like them, but my taste can be questionable at times.  These mostly caught my attention because they remind me of something Queen Michelle would wear, who writes a blog along with a friend that I read all the time.  You guys should check it out!  Bloggity

Oyasumi!