I don’t know why I decide to check on the status of approaching hurricanes right before bed. It puts me in panic mode and I most likely won’t be able to sleep now. I’ve been closely watching the status and projected path of Hurricane Earl for the last few days and have been hoping and praying it takes the more eastern path predicted because if it comes close to us or hits us, we might as well just build an ark. Seriously! Back in 2003, we basically got a direct hit from Tropical Storm Isabel and my house was literally an inch away from flooding. Earl is a Category FOUR Hurricane and is expected to maybe even strengthen a bit by tomorrow. We will be toast.

It’s even more scary that when you watch the Weather Channel they admittedly say.. “We just don’t know.” when talking about the path of the Hurricane. If we were going to evacuate, we should have already left because there is no way we’ll be able to get out fast enough now with all the traffic problems we have around here. So I’m just praying it really does take a hard turn and starts heading East but I’m seriously starting to worry because they keep saying it’s going to turn and I just keep seeing that bulldozer storm just steadily heading in the same direction.

Anyway, before I send myself into panic mode, I guess I should change the subject! Shopping this weekend was amazing! I got some new earrings and an adorable wooden Halloween sign that is all glammed up with black and purple glitter and reads “Happy Haunting”. SO excited for the Fall! Then I went with last night when my sister, Sarah was getting her ears re-pierced and got some more earrings and a necklace. I swear some things never change. I still love Claire’s Accessories like I did when I was in Middle School!

I’m still on my girly kick and have been obsessing (more than usual) over makeup and nail polish and all that fun stuff. I just painted my nails a little more elaborately than I have been too. I’m pretty happy with them but I think once these start chipping I’m going to try something else! Feeling really creative where nails/makeup is concerned lately! Which is unfortunate for my other hobbies. I haven’t made jewelry in months! Pretty shameful, especially considering painting my nails and doing makeup doesn’t earn me any extra cash and Christmas is just around the corner.

I finally caught up on last season’s Gossip Girl which was far better than the promos suggested and now I think I’m going to get caught up on Pretty Little Liars. I watched the Pilot episode and it’s really interesting and different from all the rest of those types of shows! Can’t wait to find out what happens!

Other than that I’ve been immersing myself in foreign languages. I’ve always wanted to be multi-lingual and find that it’s really easy for me to pick up new languages so I’m going to refresh my Español and see if I can become fluent in it and then will tackle French, Italian and German. I know I’m probably crazy to think I can do this in any sort of timely fashion but hey! It’s a completely constructive hobby to have is it not? I’m excited! Anyway! I’m going to hit the sack! I think blogging has helped to settle my mind a bit. Definitely send some good vibes and prayers in the general direction of the East Coast. I really hope Earl stays as far away from the coast as possible!

Current Mood:  worried

I realize I completely failed at updating over the weekend like I said I would in my last post. I should have known better, in fact I even thought to myself after posting that last entry “You know you’re going to be busy and not have time to blog.” but despite my better judgment, I still said I would post.

My birthday was pretty awesome and it pretty much was a weekend-long event. First off on Friday, I splurged on some fast food (other than Subway) for the first time in a while. I got a yummy lobster bite meal at Long John Silvers. Those lobster bites are straight sinful, I tell you! Saturday Night I went to my Dad’s for some yummy stir fry and to get some gifts. I got some Blu-Ray movies, makeup, and a game guide for a game I got from my Mom who gave me my present (on Friday) which was the Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Bundle. She gave it to me early so we could get it all hooked up!

Time to digress a bit with a little nerd explanation. I was one of those that hated on the “Suckbox” when the first one came out. I grew up with the Original Nintendo, had a Super NES and then started a Sega vs. Nintendo war with my brother when I got my Sega Genesis. He continued down the Nintendo franchise with a Nintendo 64 and then eventually a Gamecube and when Sega poofed, I switched to Playstation and then to eventually got a Playstation 2.

So as a family with Playstation and Nintendo.. we didn’t really have any room (or any money) for another console especially one made by ~Microsoft~ with their infamous problems. However, when the Xbox 360 came out both my brother and I secretly wanted one. But then my brother was pretty hyped over the, then just announced, Nintendo Wii. So when it came out after he passed away, it only seemed right to get a Wii since we knew how stoked he would have been about it. Plus there weren’t any games out yet for the PS3 or Xbox 360 that was in my “Must Have” list. That list consists of the big Final Fantasy games or Kingdom Hearts. So of course I had to make a decision when FFXIII came out and I decided it was time to leave Playstation behind and join the Xbox craze. I have to say I love the system so much. I have it linked to my computer and can now stream my library through the network and out through the tv sound system. Plus I love that shows I record or videos I download on my computer I can now watch on the big screen. And on top of that.. Final Fantasy XIII is amazing. I’m only like 4 chapters in but I love it so much! I missed playing games like this and I’m wondering why I never played FFXII.

I’m excited because I can play tonight. I didn’t get to play the last two nights because I was watching the American Idol finale. Last night’s show was amazing though. I think it was probably the best finale to date performance-wise. Christina Aguilera’s performance was stunning and gives me a little more hope about her upcoming album which from what I’ve heard sounds to be soooo trashy and so below her talent level. The Simon Tribute was awesome. Paula coming back to see him off made me so happy and good lord Simon and Paula’s affection for each other made me melt. I can’t wait for X Factor and I hope he brings Paula on to be a judge. Speaking of.. how is that supposed to work? I saw on Wikipedia that X Factor is on Fox too? Please tell me we won’t have American Idol and X Factor run all year long. When one ends the other begins? PLEASE NO. I get exhausted after watching one whole season of something so time consuming, I like a break between and if I have to pick I’ll pick X Factor. Period. I’m a Simon follower.

Anyway, last week after I blogged I had a bit of ups and downs but it ended up being a great time to self-reflect and remind myself of a few things. I have an overactive imagination that likes to spin stories out of little things that happens. In fact I feel as if I go through my life seeking out the “perfect” story. I’ll say to myself.. “If this happens, that would make for a great story!” So what happens is when something pretty insignificant happens I make it into something incredibly significant. So if a guy remembers me after 20 years of never seeing them or if a guy actually treats me nice or acknowledges my existence I tend to convince myself that I should fall for them because it would make for a good story. NO NO NO! I mean sure, who knows what could happen but I can’t go around with expectations like that. It’s a surefire way to end up disappointed.

So after a brief moment of insanity, I came back to Planet Earth and realized I was being silly and that instead of trying to write my own story, I need to let it write itself! So yeah.. if you take anything from this post.. let it be that. Stop trying to control everything, people! Just let go and see what happens. After all, nobody likes a predictable movie/book.