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Currently (With Pictures)

Megan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:18:44 +0000

Oh, hi. I know it’s been nearly A WEEK since my last post, but hey, I’ve been busy. (Not really.) I wrote a paper last week for English. It wasn’t due until Saturday, but I finished it Friday afternoon. (That’s amazing for me, considering the fact that in high school, I usually wrote my papers the morning they were due. I honestly do work best under pressure.) Anyway, for your reading pleasure, I’ve borrowed a “currently” survey from Lauren from Texas.

Current Book(s): I’m in love with memoirs/autobiographies. Right now, I’m reading High On Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips. I also have Rockabye: From Wild to Child by Rebecca Woolf (aka Girl’s Gone Child) on it’s way. CAN’T WAIT.

Current Playlist: I have the soundtrack to 500 Days of Summer coming soon, and Ingrid Michaelson’s new cd is playing in my car. However, my iPod is my best friend. Here are a few must-listens (seriously, listen to them): Alanis Morrissette, Azure Ray, Fiona Apple, Iron & Wine, Maria Taylor, Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson, Sigur Ros, Sufjan Stevens, Trespassers William, Zee Avi.

Current Shame-Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Shopping. I’m obsessed with online shopping. It’s a guilty pleasure I can’t rid myself of.

Current Color: I realize I have a lot of greys, blues, pinks, and browns in my wardrobe. I absolutely love the colors of fall, though. (Red, orange, yellow, brown.)

[images by me]

Current Fetish: Good question. I honestly don’t believe I have any fetishes, unless my love for chocolate is one.

Current Drink: Mountain Dew. I know, gross. I’m about to cut carbonated beverages from my life, though. H2O and juice for this girl!

Current Food: At this exact moment, nothing. I’m craving salads and fruits, though. I need to go shopping.

Current Favorite Show: Hands down, Grey’s Anatomy. Well, that’s my favorite current show. My favorite show of all time? Gilmore Girls.

Current Wishlist: Nikon D5000. I will get it by January! I will.

Current Needs: Warmer clothes. The cold weather is sneaking up on me too quickly!

Current Triumphs: Going back to school. I’m doing well. I’m making a B in history at the moment, but I hope to bring that up soon.

Current Bane(s) of my Existence: RAIN! Ugh.

Current Celebrity Crush: Always, Alanis Morissette. Her voice is lovely. Also? I kind of adore Michael Cera as an actor. He has such an awkward-funny personality in all of his movies.

Current Indulgence: Cuddling on the couch with Husband while watching hours upon hours of Gilmore Girls.

Current #1 Blessing: Husband. I’m lucky to have such a great guy in my life.

Current Slang or Saying: After watching five full seasons of Grey’s Anatomy, “seriously” has been a term I’ve been known to use often. Also, “Oy, with the poodles already” is a saying I’m determined to use (a la Gilmore Girls).

Current Outfit: I’m honestly a walking ad for American Eagle. I have AE jeans on, an AE tank top under an AE long-sleeve shirt, and an AE hoodie. My shoes are New Balance, though. This is my comfy-wear.

Current Excitement: I’m always excited for the weekend! I’m also excited about all of the babies being born in my family. Husband’s aunt should be having her baby any day now (she was due Sunday); she’s having a girl. Two of my male cousin’s wives are having boys within the next month or two. My aunt (who is practically my big sister, since she’s eight years older than me) is having her first baby in January. Exciting!

Current Mood: Nostalgic with a touch of baby fever.

Current Link: Violence Unsilenced. Maggie, Dammit has created this safe haven for survivors of domestic violence (men and women, alike) to tell their stories. Since President Obama has declared October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I wanted to put my little reminder out there to support these awesome survivors. If you have a story to share, feel free to do so. VU allows anonymous submissions as well.

When there’s nothing to blog about

Megan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:02:46 +0000

We returned from our trip to the Smokies Sunday evening. Let me tell you, the cabin was amazing. I was glad to come home, though; I had missed Loki.

Currently…

Excited about: My classes. So far, so good. Like I said before, I’m taking three online classes. Organization is key here; luckily, I feel ahead of the game.
Worried about: The upcoming outage at work. I have a feeling it’s going to stress me out. Luckily, it’s only supposed to last around a month.
Reading: Google Reader at the moment. Other than that, I’m reading one hundred pages in my Child Growth & Development book; twenty pages in my Literature book; and nine lessons in my history book. Phew.
Creating: A new love for studying. Honestly.
Loving: My husband for being wonderful; my family for being supportive; my friends/blog friends for being there.
Hating: That today is seeming to last forever. I’ve been awake since 5:00 a.m., and it’s only 10:00 a.m. right now. Oy.
Wondering: About what to buy next for our home office. Desk: check. Bookshelf: check. So many more things to go.
Listening to: Office talk. Looking forward to listening to the new Ingrid Michaelson album when it arrives in my mailbox.
Watching: Nothing at this exact moment, but Husband and I are still watching all of the seasons of Gilmore Girls. We’ve slowed down a bit, so we’re halfway through season three right now.
Netflix-ing: Nothing. I actually don’t have an account. Maybe I should change that.

{meme via apricot tea & wishcake)

P.S. Today is my sister’s nineteenth birthday. They grow up so fast. (Also, since it’s the first of the month, that means my twenty-first birthday is exactly three months away.)

Always, Sometimes, Never

Megan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:58:32 +0000

I’ve seen this meme on a few blogs* lately. Rather than stare at my grey cubicle wall for twenty minutes, I decided I’d take part in it.

I always…
-have my cell phone with me.
-question my choice in outfits every morning.
-fall asleep on my right side or stomach, facing the wall.
-watch King of the Hill and/or Family Guy before bed.
-wash my hair when I shower.
-look behind the shower curtain before closing the bathroom door. Just in case.

I sometimes…
-forget to take my birth control pill until hours after I should have.
-cry over nothing.
-wish I stayed in school.
-have paranoid feelings.
-want to blog after an argument with Husband, but I always talk myself out of it to protect our privacy.
-spend too much money on clothes.
-want a baby of my own.
-hate cheese. (Blame it on being lactose intolerant when I was a kid.)

I never…
-want to work in a fast food restaurant again. (My first job was McDonald’s for two years.)
-wish I could go back to high school.
-want to regret anything.
-leave for work in the morning without kissing Husband and saying, “I love you,” though he’s still asleep.
-let myself get too upset over something for too long.

*kyla roma, apricot tea, & oh, hello friend.

Here & Now

Megan — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:00:10 +0000

The winner of my Blogoversary Giveaway is Ellie! Thanks to everyone who entered! I wish I could give you all a beautiful journal! Don’t worry, though–there will be more giveaways in the future.

Everyone in the blogosphere has been doing the “Here & Now” pics, so I figured it was only a matter of time before I got tagged. Courtney ended up tagging me, so I took a picture (it’s cell phone quality, people) of myself. No makeup (I never even wear makeup), no photoshop. If you look close enough, you can even see that I’m breaking out a little on my chin. And yes, I have freckles. (Also, for some reason, my eyebrow looks really screwed up. Hah!)

The fun part? I get to tag some people so that we can see what they REALLY look like. I’m tagging: Jordyn, Je, Ellie, Alana, LiLu, Phampants, and anyone else who wants to do it (because I know a lot of the people on my blogroll are anonymous, so it’s hard to pick some).

It’s Okay Friday

Megan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:34:47 +0000

I saw this over at Umm… Now what? & Not Your Plain Jane, so I decided to do it since I don’t really have anything better to say today.

Glamour magazine has a section titled “It’s Okay…” where they give things that it’s okay to do. So, here’s my list.

It’s okay to…

-shower the night before work just so you can sleep in that extra 20-30 minutes the next morning.
-twitter about things that aren’t really that important.
-”stalk” people on facebook. Hey, we all do it!
-blog while you should be working on a spreadsheet at work.
-marry young and decide not to have kids until several years down the road (I’m talking, like, five or six years here).
-cry for no reason at all, except that it just makes you feel so much better, even if you weren’t feeling “bad” in the first place.
-show up to work a little late and leave several minutes early.
-watch old episodes of Grey’s Anatomy for hours at a time.
-sleep in and stay in your pajamas on a Saturday.
-tell stories about your childhood, while laughing hysterically.
-go to bed early, even if it does make you feel old.

I’m thinking this could turn into a Friday thing? Maybe. Maybe not.

Interview from GirlJordyn

Megan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:45:37 +0000

1. If you want to participate, leave me a comment saying, “Interview me.” (And your e-mail address, please.)
2. I will respond by emailing you five questions. I get to pick the questions.
3. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview someone else in the same post.
5. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

I received my interview from GirlJordyn. (Yeah, if you haven’t read her blog yet, click away… because, well, she’s awesome)

1. What got you started blogging and why have you kept at it? Honestly, I love to write–especially how I’m feeling. I don’t really remember my first journal, but when I was younger, I had several different paper journals that I would write in randomly. I would mostly write when I was upset because it helped to vent my anger/sadness/whatever I was feeling. I eventually started a diary online (when I was in middle school). Since then, I’ve changed my blog/journal so many times, but I never stopped writing.

2. What has been the hardest age for you? (And why, if you want to add that.) Probably age fifteen/sixteen. I can’t really go by an age, but it was my sophomore year of high school. Granny had just died; I had moved away from all of my friends and my boyfriend at the time; my pawpaw died at the end of my sophomore year. I cried a lot. In spite of it all, though, it was probably the best year of my life because I grew so much from those experiences. I matured greatly, and I learned how to deal with life. Then again, that’s just so far. I still–hopefully–have many years to go.

3. Are you generally a positive or negative person? I’m a pretty optimistic person. Of course, I have my bad days, but I try to keep a positive outlook on life. It’s just one day. Life does move on. Sadness fades and happiness reappears, even if it takes a long while. You just have to find that inner strength to bring it out. Plus, without optimism, life would really suck.

4. What is your earliest memory? My earliest memory is also my favorite memory. I don’t know my age, but I’m pretty sure it was the end of summer/beginning of fall. The weather was warm, but not unbearably, and the leaves were beginning to change colors. Of course, it was Florida, so they mostly changed from green to brown, with maybe some slight red and yellow in between. I remember playing outside, barefoot probably, in the sand. I must have been thirsty because I can recall running inside Granny’s house. Pawpaw was sitting in his chair, and he said, “hey babe” like he always did. I ran to the kitchen, and Granny was cooking dinner and singing. She didn’t have a lovely voice, but it was familiar and soothing, and I would give anything to hear it again. I was so happy.

5. How did you choose your blogger or wordpress username? I wanted something different and interesting. The definition of “voluble” is “characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative.” In reality, I’m a quiet person, but on paper, I can write and write and write. So, I’m only somewhat voluble.

J.

Megan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:57:39 +0000

Idea is this: GirlJordyn gave me a letter. J. Ten things in my life that start with J. Or just ten things I can think of that start with J.

1. Josh. Of course I’d start out with my husband. He’s my best friend, my love. We’ve been through a lot, and we have so much more to go through. I’m lucky we got married so young–now I’ll have someone’s hand to hold through all of the tough times.
2. Jealousy. I’m not usually jealous, but when it comes to certain things, I can be. My husband for instance. I get jealous whenever I don’t have his full attention. It’s selfish, really, but I like to have his approval.
3. Jacob. Team Edward, all the way. Okay, seriously. Jacob is a good character, but I prefer Edward. Mysterious, tall, mature, old-fashioned Edward. And that crooked smile. Plus, werewolves are hairy.
4. Jango. I like music. Always have. My most favorites (now) are Sigur Ros, Ingrid Michaelson, Iron & Wine, Alanis Morissette, the Beatles, Between the Buried and Me, the Bird and the Bee, the Smiths, Explosions in the Sky, Eisley, Blonde Redhead. Just to name a few.
5. Jam/Jelly. What do you call it? Apparently, there’s a difference. I call it “jelly,” regardless. However, I don’t really like jelly, unless it’s strawberry. Grape and I don’t get along.
6. Jessa. One of my best girl friends. She just gets me. We are both married; she’s twenty and has an almost one-year-old daughter, Jaslene. We are opposite, yet so much alike.
7. Jenga. You know the game. The one where you stack blocks on top of each other to make a tower; then you have to pull the blocks out without making the tower fall. Yeah. I like that game.
8. June. The month I was married in. A hot month, though not the hottest of the year. June is also Johnny Cash’s wife. Which reminds me of that movie Walk the Line. Reese Witherspoon is one of my favorite actresses. She’s classy.
9. Jingle. Bells, of course! Christmas is coming. It’s my second favorite holiday–Thanksgiving being my first. I usually just have Christmas with my family, but last year, I had it with Josh’s family too. I think I received more gifts than Josh did from his own family.
10. Juxtaposition. Because it’s hard to think of words with the letter J, and what’s a list about the letter J without the word “juxtaposition”?

Want a letter? Just ask.