Dilbert

Does anyone like Dilbert?

I really like it...it's hysterical.
I have a hard time making myself read it though, because it can be a commitment. There's a general rule that you should be able to understand comics without thinking too hard that doesn't apply to comics like Dilbert. That's why it is usually put somewhere else, not on the funnies page. Weird though, don't you think?
I find myself taking a deep breath before reading...and then I have to focus. Crazy I know. I'm either a bit slow, or I just got into the habit. Anyway, it's usually rewarding.

mmmMarvel

My friends Riki and Candace and Qi Mei are my favorite friends at school. :) They know it too. Candace and I got parfaits at Zehrs and she dropped a strawberry covered in yogurt down her shirt. eeheeeheee We are going to move to B.C. together and find cowboys except maybe not her anymore because Mr. Handsome is turning out to be Mr. HandsomeSweetypie.

Riki has black hair and it's like 1 1/2 inches long and spiked. She's awesome and doesn't know it. When she started at my school I was really scared of her because she looked like "a meanie head" (words supplied by Laura) She's not though, she's exceptionally nice to me.

Qimei is the one who tells me she's lazy, then does twice as many perm wraps as me in half the time. "No, I'm really lazy, I go home and my husband cook dinner and feed kids and I watch movie. I'm so lazy." lol I tell her what words like "guide" and "observe" mean.

I don't think I'd like school if they weren't there everyday. They are the much needed humour break in the long days.



Today I wore high heels all day like a real hairdresser!

O.k...the other night while we were doing manicures I had this lady sit down in front of me and say,
" My nails need Help!"
and I laughed to be polite. Then she continued with
" Help, help help"
and I laughed again, thinking she was carrying on the joke. But it kept going...very randomly and quietly, sort of under her breath....Then she asked me in a normal tone,
" So, how long is your program?"
and I told her, and she said.
" help...help...Oh Yah? Terrific!..help"
and I looked up at her trying to not stare trying to figure out if she was actually saying help, and she started talking again,
" So, are you interested in nails?......help"
and I began to answer her and as I was talking she was listening with,
"mhmmm's" and "help..help..."
then when I had finished answering she said,
" help....Terrific! Oh yeah..Terrific uh Huh! Help."
and I looked over at Riki to see if she was listening. She wasn't..which was amazing because I would have lost it if she had caught my eye.

I think it was a chronic hiccup, or it could have been Tourettes Syndrome, either way I thought it was great. hehe:)

Guys...sigh

Something I've noticed recently...

With certain guys I know, either for a long time or a short time, they act really nice when they meet you, and when you are single. BUTT, As soon as they know you are unavailable to them they don't treat you as well. I had this recently, as soon as the guy knew I wasn't interested in dating HIM, he began to treat me differently and I noticed immediately. I need to say that he wasn't acting forceful or super nice before hand, but I could tell that it wasn't him as I usually know him. So anyway, I think it's a bit dumb because if I'm your friend and you are a guy you can just treat me like a friend and act nicely to me without worrying that I'll fall in love with you. I've learned that unless a guy says something along the lines of " I like you" that I should assume he doesn't. I've made huge plans in the past on tiny little things like " OH! he said hi to me!"
Another guy I've known for years and considered a friend - won't talk to me in public. He says Hello and Bye, but if I'm at his house and theres only his family around he is pretty much the friendliest guy ever. What is that??? I hate it. I get mad everytime. I think it's because he is concerned with his image in front of his other friends. I dn't think I'd be that damaging to his image, but who knows. I wish he would just act like friends with me, because that's what we are.


ANyway. I won't say anymore tonight. :)

Beauty School Drama Queens ya ya

I heard about an opportunity to paint caricatures on a wall in Ottawa for a girl at school. That would be crazy amazing.

I applied makeup and did manicures tonight for 4 hours at an Avon convention with some people from school and my teacher...that was fun. I think I could do that a lot and not get too tired of it. It would have been better if that lady hadn't stolen our Pepsi though. The one lady who's nails I did wants me to sell Avon. She's been selling it for years full time and sells more than $12,000 a year so she gets to go to a huge dinner tomorrow in honour of the sellers like her.

My problem is that I only about 50% of the Avon products I buy. I've never bought a lip product from them that I liked. So it might be like lying trying to sell it. (Seriously, I put on lip gloss, and my lips are stuck together. uh huh..it's ok, I don't need to talk or anything like that..great product!

Back in Black

I'm enjoying being 20. It's different than other ages. It's like being old enough to be respected, but still youthful. People who've known me since I moved here are starting to realize that I'm older and have begun treat me that way. It's funny because I wasn't waiting for it to happen, it just sort of did and it's cool.

Someone said that between your 20's and 30's your confidence grows and grows, and then sometime after that it starts going backwards until you are insecure again. What do you think of that? I've seen a lot of really confident older women, but I see a lot of insecurity in older women too, similar to girls going through puberty ( caring what people think, how they look, dress, act, the tidiness of their house.) I'd personally like to keep growing in confidence, but we'll see I guess.

Another cool thing about this age is having lots to look back on, and lots to look forward to still. I think youth is all about dreaming and planning your future, and then later on you look back more than forward. I'm in the happy medium right now.

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At school we read the magazines that are lying around and you know how Elle and Vogue will have age issues? and how to dress for your age? I actually have a category now!



-Yesterday was my cousin's wedding. Lots of fun. Anton and I had our first dance...haha. Sadly, it wasn't to the 'first dance' cd like we planned, but it turned out ok. He didn't step on my feet.