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I got married on Saturday, July 12th. I love my Andy. :)





I haven't been keeping track much of my hair anymore. I've gotten several haircuts...it's been about six and a half months now...I think.
right now, I'm working on a Rihanna hairstyle. :D

almost 6 months....

almost 5 months....

somewhat spikey...

3 months

I can just barely fix it into a mohawk...these pictures are not the best, but the only ones I have at the moment.

The Road

So I just finished reading "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.


Quick Synopsis:
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. They sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearting, a cart of scavenged food-and each other.

The Road is the profoundly moving story of a journey. It boldly imagines a future in which no hope remains, but in which the father and his son, “each the other’s world entire,” are sustained by love. Awesome in the totality of its vision, it is an unflinching meditation on the worst and the best that we are capable of: ultimate destructiveness, desperate tenacity, and the tenderness that keeps two people alive in the face of total devastation.

Very interesting book. The style in which it was written made it fascinating to read. There are no chapters...only short paragraphs. Kinda one of those books that you pick up, are really bored with at first, but then get about 1/4 of the way through, and then you can't put it down.

It won a Pulitzer Prize and my friend said it was a great book and told me I would like it. He knows my tastes quite well. ;) It was the best book I've read in quite a while.
It's very dark and at times disturbing, but that is what I love the most. It made me cry. And as always, the reason I loved it was for the end. The ending always makes a book or a movie. If the ending is bad, I hate all the rest of the book.

The most impressive parts of the book which stood out to me over everything else was the trust between the father and son. The boy trusted his father, no matter what. Even when he didn't want to, even when he thought he was wrong...he always trusted him. One doesn't see that kind of trust much anymore. It's insane that we are amazed by that trust. Shouldn't it be a normal thing for all of us?

2.1/2.

two and a half months. and I'm engaged. :D

2 months.

7 weeks and 4 days....................

interesting, yes?

why don't you give me some love....

6 weeks....

today

Today was an interesting day. long and tiring as always. I didn't make hardly any money my morning shift but this evening I made a bit.
One table in particular stood out. Two gentlemen from Norway. interestingly enough one was Asian. we talked for a bit, they told me they were there with the airforce base nearby. on "business". they made a big deal saying that, which was quite funny. :) I told them a little bit about my trip to Europe...they were thrilled to learn I had been there. they both spoke very good English and were really happy to know I thought so. Another thing that was funny was as they paid their bill, they paid with cash and they had to ask how much dimes and nickels were worth. they were laughing about it and I told them I completely understood. I remember handling foreign coins and not know how much they are, etc, etc.
They didn't tip much...like 9% but I didn't even mind. they were fun. and I loved listening to them speak to each other in their own language. :)
Oh and today. the button on my pants popped. while I was on break. so I still had a whole nother shift to work. yeah. I had to walk and buy safety pins. such a pain in the ass. ah well. :)

1 month and 1 day

after a particularly long and frustrating day.....

3 weeks and 1 day

first night waitressing

so tonight was the first night I was on my own. I had 11 tables all night. and I made a good bit of money. well at least that's what every told me for it being my first night.
it was fun. I liked it. I like a job that keeps me busy. crazy busy. I would never be able to have like an office job. I'd hate it.
my best table was a lady all alone. she was really friendly and we talked a bit. she ordered a shitload of food. two appetizers, a salad, an entree, two espressos, and a dessert. ate mostly all of it too. she loved me. gave me a $15 tip. :)
worst table was a 6top who tipped me $4 on a $76 check. nice people, huh. oh well. whatever.

I guess the best part though is that I like it. I like it alot. :)

day 12

it's so cold. and I'm sleepy. don't you love my face? :P

tomorrow is my first serving shift. for those of you who read this and don't know *which I think is a grand total of maybe 1?* I work at Carino's Italian Grill. I've been a hostess for like 3 or 4 months and now I've finished training to be a server. and tomorrow is my first shift all alone. should be interesting. :) hopefully I'll make some good tips. send me good karma!

reasons

Someone commented, "You did it for the attention."

I did it for the reason I believe I did it. I did it for the reason my sister believes I did it. I did it for the reason Andy believes I did it. I did it for the reason Lisa believes I did it. I did it for the reason YOU believe I did it. I cannot put another reason in your mind. you will believe what you choose.

day 8 I think

yesterday, this woman asked if I had gone through chemo. I think she was reaching out to me because she had cancer. you would have never been able to tell by looking at her. she had short blonde hair and was eating with her husband and daughter. very beautiful woman. talking to her made her seem even more so because of her outlook on life. she beat cancer. she was alive and you could clearly see how happy she was. how happy her husband and daughter were.
SHE is the reason I have no hair now. I want to experience as much as I can what she is experiencing. I want to be a part of it. I want to show that woman and others like her that they are not alone. I am with them, if no other.
I don't quite know how shaving my head has affected my life as of yet. I've only had a bald head for 8 days now. I think it has made me a tiny bit more confident, now that I've done the craziest thing. :P it is pretty drastic. I kinda want my hair back. :P but I'm okie with it now. it will grow back in its time.
I have more time now that I don't have to fix any hair. yay. time is my money.

uhm what else. I think that's it for now. the last few days have physically and mentally burned me. I'm so worn out. I really live at work now. ah well. hopefully my check will be good. can't wait until I'm not a trainee anymore and I can get my tips. :)

upon request...

this is all you get. for now. :P

also. this is day four.

day 3

no hair for my hairbrush....