Sunday, October 30, 2011

And such and so forth

I feel like this blog is becoming more a chore and less of a hobby.

I feel the same way about art!

Anyway, It's hard for me to remember what has happened since my last update.

I've been going to bed at 5am, spending ALL of my time on the internet, and getting absolutely nothing done.

So, a week ago, Nikki and I creeped on facebook and found our pizza guy. All we knew about him was that his name is Dillon and he most likely lived in Memphis. Haha. And we found him... I felt so creepy. Anyway, we added him on Facebook AND Tumblr. And we invited him over. Since then, he's been over every other night pretty much, and he's actually pretty damn cool. We all have a lot in common. So, he's fun to hang out with.

...except for the fact that Nikki is hooking up with him. I wouldn't care if he wasn't kinda my friend too. But now I feel like I'm just going to become a third wheel.

Maybe if I spoke up about these things more often, they wouldn't bother me so much. But I never say anything. I don't want to be a nuisance.

Speaking of things that bother me... I'm not really happy being in a long-distance relationship. I know I'm supposed to be able to say whatever I want here, but I'm not going to. Just lately, I haven't been happy.

His texts, especially the endearing ones, are so random, but at the same time extremely suspicious. I can't help but to feel history is repeating itself. I've seen all of this before, just not to this extent. Maybe one day this will all be explained. In time... but well know when I say I'll explain something "one day," I never do.

Well, like right now. He hasn't been texting me much today. From what I've gathered (mostly from Facebook), he's been spending a lot of time with some girl (I already knew he hung out with a lot of girls, but this is a specific one). I mean, I really have no reason to worry, right? But anyway, he went to a Halloween thing last night and stayed the night at a friend's house. And tonight he told me he has been "hating himself" today. And I told him not to do that. After awhile he sent said, "Baby you mean everything to me, I wouldn't trade you for the world. I couldn't possibly put into words how I feel about you." And then, "I'm ecstatic that you're my girlfriend Hayley. I hope you had a wonderful day.;)" It's just... I'm a cynic and extremely skeptical of all things. Especially when things seem too nice and out of the blue...

And it makes me feel like a bad person for being so skeptical, but it's kind of a force of habit. This has happened to me before, and I really don't want to get hurt again because if it were to happen this time, it would be so much worse.

I just hope that if anyone knows anything, they'll let me know.

So, Last night Nikki, Dillon, and I went to a Halloween party. It was a school event created by the Student Alliance (same thing as a student council). So I didn't have to worry about Freshmen being drunk and acting stupid. It was kind of underwhelming though. We didn't stay long.

I really wanted to go home this weekend for Halloween. They had a bonfire down at the Cut. :/ I would have loved to be there. I called my dad yesterday, and he was down by the bonfire. I asked if anyone was dressed up, and he said, "just as a bunch of dumbasses." haha. I wish I could have been a dumbass with them. ):

I was a droog for Halloween btw. I borrowed black suspenders from a guy downstairs. He didn't have white, but black suspenders are better than no suspenders!

Tonight, Dillon was here to pick up Nikki (so she can go to his place for the night... again), but she knocked on my door and said that Dillon wanted me to come down too. When we got downstairs, he handed each of us a bag of candy and told us Happy Halloween. Haha, such a sweet gesture!

I've had four days to catch up on my homework and have done none of it. I'm going to regret this at 4 o clock tomorrow morning...

Caleb goes off to boot camp in 9 days. I might be going home this weekend if anyone cares to come get me...

I think to everyone else, I'm just a nuisance. Well, thanks for pushing me to go to school so fucking far away from home. Did you plan to abandon me all along? I'm completely stranded and helpless here, and that's the worst feeling in the world: stuck.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

happybirthdayiloveyou

I'm thinking finally I found a love that's true.

6 months and butterflies. That's got to say something, doesn't it?

I got my registration done today. God, this place stresses me out. NOTHING WAS ORGANIZED.

I'm still trying to rebuild my spirit... When I was home, I hated it. I don't miss anything about home. I just miss people. I wish there was a way for me to leave here but not go home. I still hate this place. I want to say I hate my life at this moment in time, but I can't say that. There are some really good things in my life, none of them involving school. Even the people at this school who I somewhat liked have used up all of my tolerance.

Anyway, last night I helped screen print t-shirts for my school's student-run haunted house. We worked for something like 5 hours and finished at 3 in the morning. I want one of those shirts. I could probably get one for free for volunteering and actually WORKING (unlike a lot of the other volunteers), but I don't like asking for free stuff. SO, I will buy one. Nikki was working at the haunted house tonight, and I have her $10 and asked her to buy me a small one. (There are very limited amount of shirts [60], especiallysmalls [~10]). She didn't get one this time so hopefully tomorrow night.

I'm so annoyed and frustrated lately. I know why too. I don't want to say why...

Really, I guess the only thing that really makes me happy and makes me smile and laugh is Nate. I can't even begin to explain how thankful I am for him and how lucky I feel. We've officially been together for 6 months, yesterday. Today is his birthday. I'm just waiting to say how we really feel. Don't know when we'll get that chance...

There is a lot more to say about everything here, but I'm really upset, frustrated, annoyed , and mostly tired right now.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

One Day At A Time

Yep. Definitely getting depressed again. I can't stand myself.

I did get to see daddy and Taz. To my surprise, there were puppies! I knew we had puppies, but I kinda forgot because I wasn't home when they were born. Then when I was reminded of them, I didn't expect them to be very big, but when I got to my dad's house they were running around. They're so adorable! I want them all! There's four of them: two boys, two girls. Two of them look like Bill. Little black fluffy balls of cute fluff with curly tails. One of them looks like that but with white on his mouth, feet, and chest. ADORABLE! The runt looks like a little chihuahua with rottweiler markings. Haha. I had a cute overload that day. :3

Too bad I have no idea what lies in their futures. I can only hope they go to good homes.

Later that day (which was Monday), I got to hang out with Fonz! We didn't do much. Just hung out. Haha. It was nice though. I haven't gotten to see him in a long time. Logan came over too to hang out with Caleb. Nick and I picked up Nikki at midnight.

The next day, we were Memphis-bound. After getting a later start, we made it back to Memphis by 4:30 and to the concert at 6. Stood outside in the cold and wetness for awhile. Luckily, some girls we got to school with were near the front of the line, so we totally skipped line to go stand with them. B) Haha, too bad though. Nikki wanted food, so we left thinking we had a secure spot in line. Nope, when we got back, the line had split into two lines. The girls we know were in the "Already have Tickets" line. We had to be in the "Will Call" line... the back of it. Oh well. The concert was fun.

Bad Rabbits puts on a great show. They were full of energy and dancy and all that jazz. They were fun.

The Maine was unimpressive live, I'm sorry to say. They weren't bad though. I was expecting to get really annoyed with their fangirls, but they were more tame than expected.

Taking Back Sunday, on the other hand, puts on an unforgettable show! It was a long set with twice as many songs as the other two bands (of course, cuz they're headlining). Adam Lazzara now looks like Snake from The Simpsons. He was even wearing the denim vest/jacket-with-ripped-off-sleeves. Same haircut. Same stubble. Arm tattoos. THE WHOLE GETUP. It was funny. Nikki says they look like a bunch of dad's now (they're not all young and hot like they used to be, especially Adamn. Though, he's still good looking. He's aged much like Leonard DiCaprio has. A little rounder now, but still good-looking. haha). When they went onstage, Nikki called them "Taking Back Father's Day." Lmao. The mic was turned too low, and we couldn't hear him sing, like, at all THE ENTIRE TIME. I can't believe it never got fixed. TBS fanboys annoyed the hell out of me. They were pushing and jumping and hitting people (not violent hitting but accidental hitting, but they could have at least apologized). I had to get away from them. Nikki tried to crowd surf, and when she did, I moved way to the side of the crowd where it was much more calm. Adam came out into the aisles and went to the back of the venue while he was singing the last two songs. I didn't know mic cords could be so long! haha. After Cute Without The E was over (the last song), they all went back stage, but the crowd was cheering for one more song, so a few minutes later, they came out and delivered! Adam and the current backup singer (idk his name) did an acoustic Your Own Disaster. Then the whole band came back out and they did No "I" In Team. Adam sang the last one from the middle of the crowd. Yep. Then I spent $60 ($40 on a hoodie and $20 on a shirt). I was going to buy some of The Maine's merch, but it was more expensive than merch usually is. *rolls eyes*.

Then I had to pay the cab fee for the way home. It was only $12, but I am so broke now. I have $26 in my bank account and maybe $30 in cash. Roughly $50-60 to get me through the next two months. I'm so fiscally irresponsible...

I did enjoy the concert in retrospect, but I wish I could have enjoyed it more. By the time I got home, I was so depressed, I just laid in my bed in the dark. Didn't sleep til 2am though.

So, today I had class. Fall Break wasn't shit. It was so rushed and it wasn't much of a break. My class was pretty easy today. Well, Wednesdays are my easy days. Oh man, I just got so giddy inside realized tomorrow is Friday for me and one of my classes is canceled. Too bad it's not Drawing. I have to do my Drawing homework before tomorrow morning... I also need to register for classes tomorrow and turn in this stupid workstudy form that I thought I would never have to worry about again... I don't know how to go about any of that...

I got my midterm grades today. I was shocked when I saw what I'm making. Three B's and an A! I could have SWORN I was making a C/D in two of my classes. So, I guess that's good. Guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing (which isn't much) and keep just getting by.

I'm so tired now. I only got 5 hours of sleep last night... It would seem I'm ALWAYS tired nowadays, wouldn't it? Well, I am. I'm thankful I'm not sick right now because that would be the icing on the cake.

Although, I better be prepared for anything because it was 80 degrees all last week and this weekend, and today it was 49. TOO COLD!

I have nothing else to say.

Monday, October 17, 2011

And That's Just How It Is

I'm kind of sad. I don't really know why but I do. I guess I don't know fully, but I do know partially? I'm home right now. I don't miss Dickson. Fuck this place. I miss some of the people in it. But I won't get to see all of them. That's okay...

I want to speak directly about what's bothering me, but I don't. And I guess the fact that it is bothering me means I care more than I thought. But, hell... I knew I cared a lot. ):

I've never been in this situation before.

I've never been in a lot of these situations before... Growing up fucking sucks. This shit isn't simple at all.

I'm kind of way too tired to write this... If I don't do it now, I'll forget for another two weeks...

A few nights ago, Nikki and I saw Skeletonwitch. It was pretty fun. I haven't been to a metal show in two years! The people there were really nice. The guy working the door seemed to really like us haha.

Yesterday, Nate drove all the way to Memphis to go to a concert with me. We hung out for the day, and that night we saw States, Maps & Atlases, and Circa Survive. It was so much fun! I've never been to a better show!

States was awesome live, as always. I recognized Mindy's family there. You know I already love States and they're the main reason I originally wanted to go to this show. Anthony Green sang a part of a song with Mindy.

I expected to dislike Maps & Atlases at first because I had looked them up a month or so ago and didn't really like them (too hipster, I thought), but they sounded pretty good live. They're some damn good musicians. They put on a good show too.

But, of course, Circa was the main event, and they showed it. They were phenomenal! Before they went on a banner with their latest album art went up. Confetti shot off three time during the show. Confetti is always a damn blast. haha. Six giant red balloons filled with confetti got thrown out into the crowd to be bounced around until they all popped. Later, six white ones with little strobe light balls came out until they all popped. Anthony Green is a funny man. At one point in the middle of a song, he told everyone to get on the ground. No one was expecting it, so we all hesitated for a minute. He told us several more times to all get on the ground, "even you, hipster in the back!" And, "You too, guy with the camera... I'm not doing this fucking thing until you get on the ground!" Ha. After everyone was on the ground, he told everyone to jump up as high as possible when he started singing again. Right before the encore, he came out and told a story that went something along the lines of, "Let me tell you what just happened... being in a band, you know, the bathroom situation can be tough... with six dudes all using one bathroom. So, sometimes you gotta pee in a bottle or whatever you go lying around. Right before the show, I peed in a Gatorade bottle. And just now when I went back stage, I'm not thinking straight, and I just CHUGGED my own piss." He went on about that. He made it funny at first, but then he said how gross it was. Then before he played the last song, he said, "This is the last song I can do. I'm still upset about drinking my own piss... I wanna go lie down..." Ha. And Mindy came out at the end of the encore song and duet-ed with him!

All-in-all, it was a hell of a time! And, like I said, it was the best concert I've been to thus far.

So, after that, we came back to my dorm and ordered pizza at midnight. Our pizza guy, Dillon, is awesome. He knows us by now, and we always get him to draw things on the box for us. He pulled up rocking out to Skrillex, and Nikki told him to listen to better music. And he asked, "like what?" and she said Modest Mouse and he said he listens to them every day! He also told us that we make him feel nerdy cuz he actually knows the things we tell him to draw on the box (Forever Alone guy, for instance, and rage toons). He's really cool though.

We got back upstairs and realized that one of our pizzas had pepperoni on it instead of pineapple. So, Nikki calls up Dillon and tells him our pizza is wrong. He was like, "Alright, give me 30 minutes and I'll bring you the right one." Thirty minutes later, we're waiting for him outside again, and he pulled up rocking out to Modest Mouse! Haha. We had a little conversation with him again cuz we always do.

Nate stayed the night. That was nice. The next morning we (Nate, Nikki, and I) came to Dickson. The ol' stomping grounds. I've been here since. Nikki's mom came and got her to take her to Hermitage where she lives, and Nate just left an hour ago.

I guess it's nice to see everyone again. I'm going to go see daddy tomorrow. And Taz hopefully. Maybe Josh and Ashley if they're around. It would be nice to see some of my friends too, but I'm not sure if that's going to happen. I only have one day, tomorrow, to see everyone.

That's because I have to get back to Memphis early Tuesday. Nikki and I are seeing Taking Back Sunday! We have to get there a few hours before the doors even open because there is going to be a shit ton of people. We want good spots in the venue... On Facebook, over 600 people have RSVP'd as "Attending" this show. I don't even know if that many people can fit in the venue! The Maine is also playing with them. I've said it once, I've said it twice, I've said it a thousand fucking times... I like The Maine's music, but I absolutely hate their fans. HATE.

Bah! But yeah, That should be fun, despite the fangirls.

Well, I am just absolutely too tired to go back and read-through this and look for mistakes. I'll fix any errors later.

I honestly feel like crying myself to sleep. I've had a good couple of days, and I don't understand myself right now.

I'm not coming home anymore.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Holding On

So, school has gotten better... wait, let me double check that... nope. Still hate it here.

What has happened lately?

Hmm... I finally got my check two weeks ago. It was a huge relief because I waited five weeks for it and was down to my last five dollars. Mom came down that weekend and helped me put it in the bank. Then we went to Tops BBQ, which was pretty good but the ladies working there were super bitchy.

That night (last Saturday), Nikki and I went to a haunted corn maze! Here's what I said about it elsewhere (just so I don't have to retype anything):

"I went to a "haunted" corn maze tonight. It was super fun! Not to brag or anything, but I am seriously fearless. A guy ran out of the corn and ran at us with a chainsaw (the chainsaws didn't have chains on them for safety purpose of course), and everyone I was with took off running. I stood there and stared at the guy, and when I turned around, my whole party was wayyyy far away lol. I also got sick of walking with large groups of people cuz they were too slow and it was annoying just standing around moving slowly. So my roommate and I kept breaking off and going on paths on our own and it was so much more enjoyable.

Then we went on a "haunted" hayride, which would have been cool. Guys with chainsaws jumped out of the woods and hit the sides of the trailer with their chainsaws. A couple of times, they ran up onto the trailer with us and swung their chainsaws around. One guy in a werewolf costume sneaked onto the trailer and scared some people. But yeah, the reason it was ruined is because there were a bunch of ghetto 14-year-old girls on it talking loudly the entire time and being just extremely obnoxious."

The day before that, some girls got hit by a car. Here's what I said about it elsewhere(again):

"I got out of class, and on my walking back to the dorm (which is through the park and across a busy intersection), we walked up on a car pulled up on the sidewalk with hazard lights on and a group of people standing on the corner. Apparently she had just hit three girls with her car. They were all crying, and we stopped to see what was going on. Then two cop cars, an firetruck, a rescue truck, and an ambulance all showed up while we were leaving. For the record, I don't think any of them were seriously hurt, but still. Interesting stuff..."

One of the girls is a major drama queen/attention whore. She stayed in the hospital over night and has been wearing a neck brace ever since. The other girl who got hit the hardest is perfectly fine and has been walking to school and not complaining one bit.

This also happened. I said this on October 3:

"Tomorrow is the inauguration of our new school president. An official email was sent out saying they invite all of us to attend and all morning classes are canceled.

My morning class tomorrow is still in session (although cut short) even though the professors are not supposed to do that. Everyone else in my class who I've talked to says they aren't going. So, is it a good idea for me not to go? (I skipped this class last week, so it'll be the second day in a row I'm not there).

I mean, I'm not going anyway. I just need you all to tell me not to so I feel better about not going lol."

(I posted all of these in my private Facebook group I'm a part of).

I didn't go to that class, and the professor was fine with it.

I'm really struggling with that class. My procrastination is literally killing me. I'm getting so stressed and miserable, I swear it's taking years off my life.

I ordered pizza last night. We got the pizza guy to draw the Forever Alone guy on the box. He was our same pizza guy last time we ordered pizza a month ago. His name is Dillon, and he's awesome! Haha. Last time he said he'd be happy to draw things on the box for us. This time he was like, "I'm no artist, but I tried to draw your little Forever Alone guy for you." And we said we're surprised he knew what it was. And he said, "I'm probably the only other person in this city other than you who knows what it is." Haha. He's really cool though. I like him. We were so excited when the online ordering thing said "Dillon left the store with your order" or whatever. :D

Then there was a party downstairs. We were actually told about it ahead of time (people usually don't tell us anything), but we kinda weren't gonna go. We didn't expect it to be such a big party. You could hear the music and people from our room with the door closed! So, Nikki and I decided to make an appearance. All the alcohol was gone by the time we got there (I don't really care cuz I wasn't planning on drinking anyway - or staying, for that matter). It was kinda fun talking to people. Like, AJ was there (who, Idk if I've mentioned this before, is the only person I genuinely like here other than Nikki and Barrett). He always seems happy to see me, which makes me happy! Nikki and I were fashionably late. Everyone was like "Where have you been?" That's right, bitches. B) We basically JUST made an appearance just to be seen. We came. We saw. We conquered.

And today... "I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be." (That is my favorite quote from my hero Peter Gibbons.)

Oh, our dryer got fixed yesterday! It's been broken for 3 or 4 weeks... So, I actually did do something today: laundry. Lots and lots of laundry.

I need to try to update this more often. >.< I never feel like it...

So, a week from today, Nate is going to drive here, and we're going to see States/Circa Survive! Then I'm going home for the weekend with him, and it's going to be grand. Now, I just need to make it through this week... Midterms week...