hey lj friends. please vote for becky harvin so i can have her old tickets to the britney show next wednesday! i would be so grateful!

http://www.mykiss951.com/cc-common/contests/index.html?id=142384

“Dressing well is kind of good manners, if you ask me. When you’re standing in a room, your effect is the same as a chair’s effect, or a sculpture’s. You’re part of someone’s view, you’re part of that world, & so you should dress well. I find it’s a show of respect to try to put on your best face & look as good as you can.” — Tom Ford

oh yeah, and here is a baby lizard that trey found today.



so cute!

in 3 days i will begin my road trip to maine. i have a good bit of packing to do..

yesterday was my last day of work; i did get slightly sentimental. carmela got me a going away gift which is really sweet. i'm probably going to miss her the most..

also one of my regulars ("diet coke guy") got me a nice little card, which i was not expecting. his name is terry and he works at the bank across the street from my job. he is an older rather cranky, uptight gentleman. the only conversation of substance that we've really had together was talking about our pets the week that one of his favorite dogs died. he was very upset about it.

you all will think i'm exaggerating, but when i told him that i was moving away he became very emotional and teared up a bit. i think it's so cute that he's all grumpy all the time but really is a huge sentimental.

anyway, on my last day terry came into eat before i even arrived for my shift. he sat in my section and waited for me apparently. i got him his lunch like normal with his diet coke and all..he had me open the card in front of him and read it: "Dear Janet -Thank you for making my lunch break more enjoyable. Whatever you do in your life, keep your eyes bright and your lovely smile! Best of luck for your future in Maine, Terry"

He tipped me $5 instead of the usual $2 that day..haha, so generous! seriously though i was very touched.

in other news..we walked the golden gate bridge the other day





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happy earth day ya'll!

so i havent updated this in a while but i figured this is a pretty good time to do it.

ryan and i are moving to maine in june. it's final.

we are going to be going to school there. i will be taking esthetician classes (i'm totally excited).

we had a good stay in california. it was an amazing experience, and i've grown up a lot. i'm ready to start my life!

so in june, ryan and i will be packing up our belongings (including our two cats!) and driving across the country once again. only this time, we will be going the southern way!!! we're making about 6 stops on the way to maine-- the two that i'm most excited about? las vegas and atlanta!!!

being in atlanta again will be surreal. i'm also stopping by shortly in griffin, where i will be picking up JW in order to finally party with him at last. i cannot even begin to tell you how excited i am to eat Chikfila and WaffleHouse again.

i know what you're thinking: how the hell is this girl going to deal with intense Maine winters? well, i'm not quite sure. but i'm definitely open to the experience.

also, this is a rather magical weekend for me. on sunday i will be breathing the same oxygen as miss britney spears in san jose. i'm not really sure if i've mentioned how much of a fan i've come to be.

obviously as a young girl i adored her, but throughout my teenage years it was not so. but i love her new cd and i love her so it's going to be amazing. ryan and i are staying in a hotel room with a jacuzzi afterwards. it's going to be our last big financial expenditure before the road trip, as we will be saving money pretty aggressively afterwards.

anyway, that's all i wanted to say. <3

merry christmas! i'm so excited about tomorrow.

Being 21 is nice..i am enamored with all of my gifts.

one of which is a pair of binoculars, i received them from carl. since i've taken an active interest in observing the wildlife in our backyard, this is the perfect tool. i've also purchased 2 bird feeders hoping to attract some interesting friends other than house sparrows. anyway, i havent had much luck--only one american goldfinch that i've seen anyway. god knows what goes on during the rest of the day. the pet food store that i buy seeds from insist that the birds will come eventually. i cant wait for the day!

back to the binoculars! they are AMAZING actually. simply put, it's like having super vision..there's a huge range of uses for these really. so far just nature watching for me. when the spring comes i want to go camping and just sit motionless for hours observing the society that normally would shut me or any other human out.