I told Dave to stop making fun of me for being curious.

I like asking questions. There's a lot I don't know and I'm not gunna pretend I know.

Why should I? That won't get me anywhere.

So the other day while I was feeling like total crap and spending the entire day

sitting on the couch watching Christmas movies (nothing wrong with that), I randomly decided to stray from browsing the "free" listings on Craigslist to check out what the jobs in the education field had to offer.... just at random. I wasn't expecting anything, really. Then I saw a listing posted that appeared to be promising and kind of what I've been looking for. I almost didn't apply. Honestly, I didn't think it'd do anything but I followed through with it and sent an e-mail with my cover letter, resume, and philosophy of teaching. Within 2 hours I got a call back asking me to come in for an interview the following day. REALLY? For real, that wasn't expected at all. So, today, I went on an interview and was hired on the spot.... and there were people still left to interview! I'm the shit. FYB.

Also, I just cleaned out my Gmail inbox with more than 2300 e-mails just sitting around in my inbox for no reason. Now, there are zero e-mails in my inbox. Ahhhhh, that is refreshing. It's nice to have my e-mail cleaned up 'cuz that shit was annoying. Good, great, grand, wonderful.

MTTW shout out from Lou SOIA.

This made my day.

My best friend is pretty cool.

Dave packed my lunch for me, wrote me a note, and got me a present. I am very grateful to have someone so awesome as my best friend.

No one said it was gunna be easy.

But I'm not afraid to try.

You Most Certainly Can't Roast a Marshmallow atop a Stove in Florida.

It's really the little things in life that most people take for granted that make me the most happy. Just stupid little stuff.... tonight it's that fact that I have the ability to roast a marshmallow on top of my gas stove and have the luxury of making a s'more at my convenience.

....That and kettle corn.

What an under appreciated, underrated slightly sweet, slightly salty mixture of pure delight popped to perfection.

Also, good new music on the stereo. It's nice to have something fresh to throw into my constant rotation.

Lastly, I have good friends. But that's nothing I didn't already know. And it's most certainly something that I appreciate every day.

Now that I have finished my bag of popcorn, I am going to sip on some ginger ale and find a movie to watch in the only non-muggy part of my house; my room.

Take me to bed or lose me forever.

Some random good things before bed:

-Top Gun is currently on AMC. This is one of my favorite movies of all time, other than The Princess Bride. It's raining outside and there's a nice cool breeze inside. I love the sound of the rain, it's so relaxing. Last week I was in Florida and had an awesome time. I see some of my friends there more than I see some of my friends who live here. I went swimming in the ocean and in pools. Disney World was also awesome and my brother rules for letting me use his passes for the day. I have three weeks of school left. I graduate May 13th. Then I want to backpack through Europe and explore the world. I want to visit castles and foreign places. I want to learn new things by doing and seeing, not just by reading. I save money every week so I can make this possible. It's my life and I'll do what I want.

Homemade whole wheat chocolate chip banana pancakes with strawberry butter.

As I'm sitting here eating my breakfast and listening to Frank Turner, I am thinking about how extremely happy and appreciative I am with my life: my friends, my family, the things I do, the things I see, and everything in-between. It's not perfect, but nothing ever is, nor do I want it to be. Honestly, what would be the fun in that? Every day I learn something new.... I've learned over the past year more-so than ever that I don't need some guy or anyone else for that matter to fulfill any type of "void" in my heart.... It's up to me to do that, I'm not depending on anyone else. I'm in charge of my own life and my own feelings, not other people. I know that one day someone will come along, or, heck, maybe they already have and we both just don't know it yet... we'll love each other just as much as we each love life and the things that we do.... and we'll be happy, together, not because we feel obliged to or because we're looking for someone to fill some void in our lives... but because we'll both know how to love ourselves before any sort of relationship or commitment. How can you love or be totally committed to someone or expect them to love you or make you feel some certain way if you aren't content with your own life and/or don't really know what makes you happy or what you want? I'm not in any rush; I know what I want, and I am definitely not going to settle for anything less than that. Fuck yeah, bro.

TRUTH.

Coins for Haiti.

Yesterday a 2nd grader donated her entire piggy bank full of dollar bills and coins to the people of Haiti for the earthquake relief fund at school. Thank you to selfless kids like her who give me hope for our younger generations.