Trollin'

I've spent WAY too much time on the computer today. I pretended I was watching a basketball game (and I did, mostly the second half), but let's be real, I was looking at swatches of Butter London nail polish in preparation for Ulta's 21 Days of Beauty. Come March 15th, I'll be scootin' to the nearest Ulta oasis and getting my allotted two bottles at near half-price.

But which ones? That was the real question to be answered. At the moment (God-willin' and the creek don't rise), I think I'll go with the lovely Black Knight and Disco Biscuit, found below:

Images from thepolishaholic.com

I realize that I sound like a total southerner in this post, but some days, it's just gotta be that way, gosh darn. When you're talking to children all day and especially trying to teach them the intricacies of the English language, time and again you'll realize how terrible your accent really is. Sometimes, I even surprise myself. "Ya'll" will pop out of my mouth from time to time, and I think to myself, "Where did THAT come from?" I'm about as far from a Londoner as they come, but a girl can dream, right?

Anyway, back to the computer stuff. Most of the time, not a whole lot of good comes from the vast amount of time I spend on the internet. But tonight, I found a rare gem of a quote:

"If you aren't willing to make tough choices, you won't go anywhere."

Ain't that the damn truth?

Making choices is right near the peak of the list of things that I hate in life, along with going to the dentist, stepping in dog poop and tracking it across the house, and getting up any time before 10 a.m. It sucks. But then you realize that you just have to do what you have to do, and you deal with it. You make the tough choices, and days, weeks, months or years down the road, you'll feel good about yourself. You made the tough choice, you dealt with the repercussions, and you kicked a whole lot of ass, hopefully while staying true to yourself and challenging yourself at the same time. What more could you ask for?

New Girl

If I could see myself in any television or movie character that's out there these days, I've got to say that it'd be Jess from New Girl. Now, I know I'm nowhere near as funny as she is, but whatev. I see a lot of my optimism in her. And she and I share some pretty awesome(ly bad) dance moves. And I'll break out into random song or make up ridiculous lyrics to my own songs more often than I should admit.

Image from thefastertimes.com

Mainly, I just love her outlook on life. A lot of not-so-great stuff happens to her, but she deals with it and tries to find the good in life. And she put a good chunk of my life philosophy into this fabulous quote:

"Ok, hey, I got something to say to you, man. I brake for birds. I rock a lot of polka dots. I have touched glitter in the last 24 hours. I spend my entire day talking to children, and I find it fundamentally strange that you're not a dessert person. That's just weird and it freaks me out, and I'm sorry I don't talk like Murphy Brown, and I hate your pant suit. I wish it had ribbons on it or something to make it just slightly cuter, and that doesn't mean that I'm not smart and tough and strong."

Preach it, girl!

In other news, I'm mainly just coming up with myriad excuses for not writing a book. Some go like this: I don't have time, I don't have enough life experiences, I don't know what to write about.

In reality, I think I'm just too lazy at the moment. I watched a 22-minute video interview with J.K. Rowling and the actresses in the Harry Potter movies about the women of Harry Potter. It's insane how well thought-out all her characters were, and how detailed she was in the creation and development of each character. Then, I read an article today about a woman from Mid-Mo who is getting her novel published, and it's due out next year. Granted, she's 38, and if I'm doing the math correctly, she has 15 years on me, but still. I just need to buck up already. My first one will probably suck, anyway, so the sooner I get it out of the way, the better.

It's amazing to me, though, the detail that Laura put into the creation of her book, as well. Notecards depicting each scene, its outcome and emotional impact or something like that. That's A LOT of work. I guess I always just expected writing to be a freewheeling experience but you'd think after I did all that work to receive my journalism degree, I'd realize that it's anything but. Hours upon hours spent on one silly little article. Looks like I've got my work cut out for me.

Anyway, I know you're wondering what my fun for the day was...

Just got Cover Girl's Outlast Stay Brilliant nail polish in Forever Frosted. Shit, if I can't afford Jennifer Lawrence's Dior Haute Couture gown, I can at least afford her manicure, right?

Image from imabeautygeek.com

And I got my checkbook balanced. One more payment, and my credit card is paid off. BOOYAH!