Halloween Playlist #9

Some of my favorite Halloween songs. I know Aaron Carter's "I Want Candy" is about a girl, but that was the one I grew up watching on Disney Channel. Really every Stellar Corpses song and Misfits and Calabrese. And there's some more modern songs for your modern party. "Uma Thurman" samples The Munsters theme.

Concerts, Tires, and Food

My tire blew out on the freeway. Thankfully my car kept going and I didn't spin out or anything. 

 I put a blonde streak in my hair. Just one streak. Travis Hawley of Night Riots has a blonde streak and I really liked the look of it. I think his is natural like a birthmark. I have some hair at the base of my skull that is lighter than the rest of my hair and the skin underneath it is slightly red like a birthmark, interesting how that happens. Anyways I like that hair too, but I wanted that look in the front. The top of my hair is pulled back a little, so the blonde is a little hidden when all of my hair is down. I like it a lot. My mom was joking that I like going to concerts so much that I dye my hair according to who I'm going to see because I am actually going to see Night Riots in October.

Speaking of concerts, I went to Bite of Las Vegas. I had Dole Whip OUTSIDE of Disneyland!! Who knew?! And Shake Shack, which actually has really good burgers, they have like a special sauce, but I wouldn't waste your time on the fries, unless maybe mine just got cold fast. Then like a good student, I read one page for a class because I have ADD when I'm supposed to be reading, but other things are going on around me. I saw Rachel Platten and Neon Trees, who are both soooo good live. Rachel Platten taught us the words to Gin and Juice, she was so adorable.

I finished Last Man Standing in time, before they took off of Netflix, but the thing that sucks is that they still have one more season that I haven't seen, and Netflix never got it. Also started listening to Gilmore Guys, which is a podcast on Spotify and itunes. They just go through each episode of Gilmore Girls and kind of critique them. They're pretty funny, especially if you've already seen Gilmore Girls, if you haven't I recommend watching along with them or watching it all first because they don't explain anything. 

Update:

This is being posted about a month later after all of this has happened, sorry it's school season and this is probably the worst semester yet. 

You've probably heard about what happened in Las Vegas and I have no words. It being my hometown I felt like I couldn't just post without acknowledging it. You always hear about it happening in other places and the feelings go away after a while, there is nothing to remind you, but when it happens in your city it's different. It's on all of the news channels, radio stations (some didn't play music at all, but just did updates), everyone has a connection or knows someone that does to the tragedy, my facebook timeline is filled with it because most of my friends are in or from Vegas, on the way to school I pass memorials and "pray for Vegas" signs, it's not something that you can forget. It really hits home, especially when you think I used to work at concerts, what if it happened then? My cousin even called  to see if I was ok because they remembered that I used to have that job. I've heard so many people say that they went Saturday and were going to go Sunday, but then decided not to, and can't even fathom what went through their minds, that it could have been them. I feel like I'm just rambling, but this kind of stuff just drains you emotionally. I kept getting facebook messages from people out of state seeing if my family and I were ok, I kept getting notifications when someone would mark themselves as safe. I heard that he was there during Life is Beautiful, which would have been, I don't want to say worse, but I knew so many people that went to that festival. 

Enough rambling, but to the good part, even though it feels wrong to say that, but the one good thing that comes out of this is unity. Las Vegas is amazing when they come together to get things done. People were lined up at the blood bank at 3:30 in the morning and they are filled now, they won't need any more blood for a few days. So many people wanted to help that if they couldn't donate blood then they would bring food and water for those who were standing in line for 8 hours to give blood. The city commissioner created a gofundme and it's already past $9 million. When the Paris tragedy happened, Las Vegas's own Eiffel Tower's lights went dark, so when this happened Paris reciprocated and their tower's lights went dark. Israel's city hall was lit up to look like the American flag. It's amazing what happens when people come together in light of a tragedy. 

It's been a very emotional week, but we're VegasStrong. 

Playlist #8

black hoops

sandals

boyfriend jeans with hole

black sleeveless shirt

cream cardi/shrug

Recap

I have no idea what to call this post. It may be named something different every time.

In my last week of summer I binge watched part of Last Man Standing. It's leaving Netflix September 30!!! Watch it while you can people! Currently I am on the last season, like episode 11? I'm pretty sure I can get it finished in time. I love all of their references to shows and movies that Tim Allen has been in, like Home Improvement (which I loved) and Toy Story. 

Went to my last baseball game of the summer. :'(

I found a new way to curl my hair! My curling iron has a clamp, but I used it like a wand by just curling my hair around the whole barrel. Plus the curling iron is upside down as you curl it.

This is the box my textbooks came in. It was not shipped to me, I picked this up at the bookstore :/

I have 13 books! The woes of an English major.

Then I spent the day in the library going through the 6th edition of this book because my professor refuses to tell me what the chapters are called, so that I can find them in my 4th edition book. Which was so much cheaper than the 6th edition by the way (a $90 difference!)

forget me not necklace

black t-shirt

light blue jeans

College Tips

I love finding new tips for school because I can really use them. I procrastinate a lot.
Here are some tips that I have found that work for me.

Get a Planner
I love planners, especially cute ones. I got mine in the Target $ section. It's small, so easily portable, and it is a weekly view. When I receive my syllabus, I write down all of the exams, quizzes, and assignment due dates in the planner. I also like to write down what readings need to be read by that day. I use this planner as a way to see what assignments are coming up and what events are happening. It's just a simple look at the week planner, so I would go for a cheaper planner.

Now this next planner, you could splurge a little if you want. It's not an actual planner, I just use a notebook, but I like to get a really pretty notebook that stands out from my other notebooks. This one is my daily planner. I use it all of the time even when I'm not in school. Splurge can mean whatever you want it to mean. My first planner was a dollar and this second one was around the $10-$12 range, so it doesn't have to be too expensive. The first one I had was a composition notebook with a pretty cover, so it can be whatever works for you.

This is the one I have for this year. I just plan out my day in it. I like to schedule what assignments I'm going to work on for the day and usually add the time that I'll work on it. Writing down a time helps with procrastination and I feel like I have to do it. I've also used it to schedule workouts, as a food and water tracker, jotting down notes, planning outfits, shopping lists... It's nice to just have a blank full page that you can do anything with. I may try planning a day hour by hour. 

Scheduling

A note to go along with the planner. If you're a procrastinator, try scheduling it. Like breaks. I'll procrastinate for this long and then I'll go do study. 

Set a goal everyday. Setting a goal for each day will have you working towards something each day and you'll feel good when you accomplish it. It can be something as simple as getting to class on time to finishing a book or assignment. Write this down in your daily planner as something to get done that day.

Class Schedule

I like to take a picture of my schedule for the first day of school. Let's be honest, I keep looking at the time the class starts for at least the first two weeks of school. This way your classes, the time they start, and the room they're held in will be on your phone. So don't sweat if you forget the room number or like me the time. Is the class at 10:00 or 10:30?? 

Reward System

I made a list of things that I like to do and things that are relaxing. They can be used as incentive to finish your schoolwork, the daily goal, or as breaks in between working. A few rewards that I have listed that seem normal, but can be amazing after finishing an assignment or studying are netflix, youtube, going for a walk, listening to a podcast, dancing, even using cleaning as a break. Just picking things up from my floor gives a good break in between assignments. 

 You can create a point system and give yourself a certain amount of points for studying, accomplishing an assignment or goal and have a total of points that you need by the end of the month or semester. If you accumulate, say 5,000 points by the end of the semester, you give yourself a nice reward, like buying a game or shirt you've been eyeing.