Yayyyyy Writing!!!

Yay.


laurenthevampireslayer signing off...

Thankle.

I should have posted a blog on Thanksgiving Day saying what I was thankful for, but, alas, I did not.

I am really thankful for like two armfuls of things, but I'll just stick to one for now.

I would just like to thank God for giving us imaginations and the ability to be creative! How boring would this world be without that? I think God had a stroke of genius with that one...and I will forever be thankful to Him for that...although it has kept me up many a night.

Anyway...just thought I'd share that tidbit :)

Oh. And I'm also verryyyyyy thankful for an amazing little boy who was born two years ago today! Seriously.
Thank goodness.
He is the bestest Fox.

laurenthevampireslayer signing off...

Oh Beware: This is a Rant

When I awoke at around 3:10 this morning, after getting about 3 hours of sleep after staying up a little too late cherishing time with my family and some friends I don't see often, I was flooded with many different anger-related feelings....which I guess isn't so out of the blue, given the circumstances. Of course that's pretty normal, because who wants to wake up at 3 o clock in the morning to go work retail anyway. But I was so exhausted and I just started to think. That I have to go out of my way....take time out of my relaxation...completely waste an entire day of my holiday....and for what?
For greed.
Our country's unemployment rates are at an all time high.
We've been in a recession.
So what do people do?
Shop.
For toys.
And pots and pans.
And luggage.
And slippers.
And whatever other ridiculous thing they can get their hands on.
It really is a shame.
And I have to sit there and listen to their backhanded comments about how the line is so slow and they are so tired because they had to get up in the middle of the night to do this.
No shit. (pardon my language)
I, who am working as fast as I possibly can to get people through this line also had to get up in the middle of the freaking night to cater to YOU. So thank you for telling me how not great of a job I am doing, even though I'm working as hard as possible.
Oh you're just joking?
I'm doing a great job? Oh thanks.
And then there's stuff like this....
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/11/25/black-friday-violence-reported-at-stores-across-country/
which is just ridiculous.

I'm sorry.
I know I'm probably sounding crazy...but it just makes me so sad for our nation. Why are we so obsessed with STUFF?
I obviously can't say that I don't have the occasional spend-too-much shopping trip...but it seems like it's just gotten so out of hand over the years.
And I'm just not feeling the present thing this year for Christmas.
Initially it was that I just won't be able to afford gifts for all of my loved ones because I am saving money for travel...but now I just don't want to have anything to do with gifts this Christmas.
As cheesy as it sounds...if I could have my entire family with me for Christmas, no matter how loud and crazy that would be....I would be the luckiest freakin girl in the 'verse. And I wouldn't need a single stinking gift from any one of them.
So please, if you were thinking of getting me a gift this Christmas...you really don't need to. Just seeing your face or hearing your voice is going to be sufficient for me, I assure you!
I love getting people birthday gifts and thoughtful gifts, because I feel like those are really special times. But I really don't know how genuinely special Christmas has come to be anymore.
It's very disappointing to me...but that's how I feel.
So I'll sing the songs and smile the smiles...but my heart just won't be the same this Christmas...because I won't be with everyone that I love and I won't get to see all the faces that I want to see. But I will sure be happy with the ones I do get to see!

My apologies for this long, depressing rant.
But it had to be said. And I feel much better for it.

And yes, I'm gonna go watch a Christmas movie now.
Because Elf is coming on TV.
And it will make me smile :)


laurenthevampireslayer ranting until there's no tomorrow....

Geez.

I mean...geez.

Alone on a Friday night.

Lame.

ltvs signing off...

I Guess I'll Take Care...of My Heart and Brain and Hair.

Ever since...well...I guess since about 6th grade, I have been a little....I guess you could call it... boy-crazy. 

Not in the sense that I always have a million boyfriends or anything like that...more like a million crushes and celebrity crushes and so forth.

Bottom line: I just think boys are real cute. Many different kinds of boys, for that matter.

I pretty much always have some little weird crush going on. Like on the random guy I'll see every other week at Barnes and Noble. Or the guy I pass everyday while going to class. Or a starbucks worker. 

That being said...I really can't remember a time that I didn't have some little inkling of feelings for some random stranger boy person.

Until now.

I'm not really sure if I am happy or sad to say that I have come to a point where I, not only don't have a boyfriend/hang out friend/talking friend, but I also do not have one. single. crush. 

Not a one. 

Nothing.

I'm not really sure how I feel about this. 

A little amused on one hand. 

But a little saddened on the other...because that just means that I see absolutely no options for myself AT ALL. Not much hope there on the boy horizon. 

Really just weird, I guess. 

Thankfully, I have like a billion unattainable celebrity crushes to keep me quasi-sane. And they're really cute. 

Soooooo. Yeah. I don't really know where this is going...but I was just thinking about it the other night...so.... voila!

laurenthecrushlessvampireslayer signing off...

Well, Gee.

This makes me kind of want to see them again.

It didn't seem quite this fun when I saw them in 2007.

Actually, I was a little disappointed.

But this looks fun.

I could dig this.

laurenthevampireslayer, who can't stop watching youtube videos of old songs and is about to delve into fsf from earlier this year, and who doesn't know when, or when, not to use commas,, signing off...

Happy Holidays Begins

Well...I only nearly cried in front of a customer one time today. I guess that's pretty good for the biggest sale of the friggin year. 

Very much looking forward to the Holiday season.

Chips and dip for dinner!

PS. The rest of the day really wasn't bad at all. It really is so sad how one person can do so much damage to your day, though. Thank goodness for sweet old ladies that are behind terrible people in line.

Geaux Tigers!

laurenthevampireslayer signing off...

A Forced Blog.

I hate it whenever I really want to write a blog, but I know that all the stuff in my head the past week is either not pleasant or complainy or plagued by frustration! 

So I will not address any of these horrid things, and instead, remark on the nice things going on. 

Get to go to another wedding tomorrow night. Should be fun.

Onion dip and football on Saturday! Followed by TV catch-up.

{And sidebar: So I think I've liked the first couple of episodes of Once Upon A Time.  The only thing that bothers me is the lack of ruggedness of the fairy tale world. Olivia brought this up while we watched a little together, and I noticed it a lot more in the second episode. Everything looks really cool but it's all nice and pretty! I need some dusty cobwebs and dirt and aged clothing. Come on! :End sidebar}

Pretty much get to have a lazy Sunday to read lots and lots and watch Sunday night Tele.

Get to go see my Laffy friends next Friday...pretty stoked about that! 

And I also get to eat delicious broccoli and cheese soup that A is leaving me for watching her pups!

So yeah....there are always good things going on.

I really miss watching Buffy/Angel! Can't wait til the breaks in Fall TV..........to watch more TV.

Sheesh.

Womp Womp.

Anyway....I feel like this most of the time...

Well...minus the first tidbit...but you get the picture!

What I wonder, is if I'll ever get to the point where I don't feel that way anymore.

Anyway....Ewok looks incredibly cute and cuddly right now. 

Cheerio!

laurenthevampireslayer signing off...