day 11- another picture of you and your friends

sisters. friends. same thing.

day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

oh my goodness.

this should be a difficult one.

you see, i used to own an 80gb ipod,

and on that ipod, i had a playlist,

and that playlist contained all my favorite songs of all time.

but i lost that 80gb ipod,

and along with it, my playlist,

and with that, my list of all time favorite songs.

so now i can't very well remember all of my all time favorite song.

because i have a lot of them.

a. lot.

but i'll try to the best of my ability to achieve this goal.

also, i'll warn you now that i'm going to cheat, because i have a lot of songs i listen to for each mood.

so i'll be listing multiple songs for each category.

my apologies, creator of this blog challenge.

happy:

the radicals - you get what you give

hall & oats - you make my dreams come true

saves the day - can't stay the same (which is actually a sad song, ha)

ELO - mr. blue sky

third eye blind - semi charmed life

Sad:

brand new - jesus christ

damien rice - cold water OR nine crimes

saosin - you're not alone

death cab for cutie - plans (the entire album)

stars - personal OR heart

Bored:

my chemical romance - you know what they do to guys like us

radiohead - karma police

the bird & the bee - polite dance song

mungo jerry - in the summertime

temper trap - sweet disposition

mates of state - re-arrange us (the entire album)

Hyped:

kanye west - stronger

muse - hysteria

the rapture - no sex for ben

dashboard confessional - fever dreams

lil' mama (feat. chris brown) - shawty get loose (so random)

Mad:

green day - brain stew 

jimmy eat world - takes my pain away

atreyu - lead sails paper anchor (the entire album)

the used - pretty handsome awkward

(i don't get truly mad very often)

so there you have it, my list.

day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days

Something I'm proud of?

Well, gee.

I'd easily have to say that was cleaning my room.

Or, almost anyway.

I've been prolonging it since I've moved to my apartment

mostly because I have a lot of boxes and no space for them.

so I was fiiiinally able to get my room organized

boxes included.

yay me.

On a random note, I thought of an additional random fact about myself.

drumroll, please.......

I hate gluten! I've always hated bread (unless it's homemade) and flour tortillas. I also don't much care for cake. But I could never really figure out why, until the other day when I was ordering enchiladas and I asked if it was corn or flour. He said corn, so I ordered them. Then he said, "someone doesn't like gluten!" and then I realized that that's what it is! I dislike gluten. So now I can bake without gluten and actually enjoy cakes or cookies, or whatever it is I'm cooking that's gluten free. I know, I'm so weird.

day 8- short term goals for this month and why

I don't like this challenge.

I'm horrible at posting goals because overtime, I remember that there are more I want to add.

So I'll just list the ones off the top of my head.

Because it is Monday, and I don't have a whole lot of thinking capacity right now.

Goal #1: Save save save. Over the next month, I want to get to a stable point financially where I'm not having to put only $10 of gas in my tank, and so that I don't have to depend on anyone else. Dependency is bad.

Goal #2: Keep my room and my car clean. (After I get them 100% clean, of course.) I've pretty much cleared my car out, and I spent all day Saturday deep cleaning my room. With the help of my amazing sister and her trusty vacuum. Which unfortunately pooped out before we could clean the corners due to the amount of nastyness that clogged it up. Now I just have a few more things to do before my room becomes the ideal college bedroom. Horrah!

Goal #3: TRY to only eat out 2 times a week at most. I eat out wayyy too much. I finally went grocery shopping, so now I have no excuse to not eat at home.

Goal #4: Try to go out of my way for other people more often. I've been pretty selfish lately because my life has been pretty crazy and stressful. But I'm getting to a point where I'm fairly stable and happy, and I want to focus those positive vibes on other people who are in more need of my help.

I can't think of anymore goals. I'll post more if I think of some.

happy monday.

day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

My grandma is one of the most incredible people I know. She is in all honesty the most giving, selfless, and caring person I have ever met. She has given up more than any person should in their lifetime, and in comparison to all that she has given, has hardly received anything in return. And yet, she is still so happy and grateful for her life. Not once in my lifetime have I ever seen my grandma act bitter or unkind to another person. You really have no idea of what true selflessness is until you've met her.

Aside from the numerous redeeming qualities my grandmother possesses, she is also one of my biggest supporters.  She has so much faith in me, and continues to love and support me through all of the many things I have been through. My grandma and I share a lot of the same characteristics, and I can't think of anyone I look up to more. She is what I aspire to be everyday, and the reason that I am where I am today. 

I love you, Grandma.

day 6- favorite super hero and why

Before I post today's challenge results, I need to get something off my chest. 

I hate living with 7 other girls.

I know. I bet you didn't know that I did.

I'm a fairly easy person to live with. And for the most part, I enjoy living with people.

I thought this would be an okay thing for me.

And I'm finding that I was incredibly wrong.

It may just be that I'm more irritable than normal, but when there is constant noise in the apartment, I get tired of it after awhile. Maybe it's the fact that I go to bed at 11:30-Midnight and half of my roommates are still awake and talking above the necessary noise level. Or that when I ask them to keep it down, by the time I'm back in my room again, it's back to that obnoxious (I can't sleep even with my pillows over my ears) sound. Or maybe it's the fact that when I wake up on a Saturday morning and I just want to relax and have a nice breakfast in my own solitude, I can't even be bothered to leave my room because even though the likelihood of there being only 4 girls in the living room is pretty accurate, it sounds like it's the entire relief society.

I don't get it. What do people not understand about common courtesy?

I just want to move out and live in an apartment all by myself.

Hopefully I can do that come April. 

Alright. I apologize for that little rant.

Onto my daily challenge.

Mistique.

Why? 

Because she can shape shift into anyone. And not only that, she's sexy and seductive.

Need I say more?

day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to

santa cruz has a little piece of my heart.

♥