Another month..

Not much is new. I've been stressed because I ran a red light (with a camera) and my Mid Terms are next week. Other than that, it's the same old crap. I'm gonna be 20 in a few weeks though.. crazy

Oh yeah, here's the Joy Division piece.

UPDATE

Wow..where to start.

I started going to RCC. I'm really happy that I'm moving forward in life. I'm not really a school person, but I figure that I should go because..
1: My Mom would've wanted me to
2: I qualify for a special grant from Financial Aid, which will pay for all my classes and books and also pay me.
3: I don't really have anything going on in my life right now, so why not?

It's been okay so far. I'm taking Art Appreciation, and History 7 right now. I got into History 7 two weeks late, but I haven't missed that much. All I really need to do is catch up on some reading. I need to draw a "Surreal" picture transcending between reality and a "Dream Like State". I can't draw for shit, so this should be really interesting.

In my last post I spoke of attending Musink..I'd highly suggest NOT going unless you're actually getting tattooed. My friend and I sat around for 5 hours waiting for Danzig to play. Sadly, I didn't get to meet Glenn. Maybe it was for the best. I heard he can be kind of a dick.

While we're on the subject of tattoos, I might as well let you all know my status (Since I figure you all are DYING to know...hahaha. RIGHT?!).
Elbows fully healed now. It actually wasn't as bad getting tattooed in that area as I thought. I was just sat in an uncomfortable position. My elbow looked insanely disgusting afterwards (Because of swelling). I went in again (we're talking about JIM from INKAHOLICS, mind you. www.myspace.com/inkaholics OR www.inkaholics.com ..They don't have to much stuff up on either websites, but you should still check them out either way..) and got my under arm Tim Burton piece done. He did a lot of black shading in it, and wasn't able to color it in but I'm going back the 18th to (hopefully) finish it up.
I went down to High Voltage the other day..You know that shop, right? It's kind of popular..
I kind of regret setting up this appointment so soon. I emailed the guy I wanted to do my piece (DAN SMITH or..Dan "Under") to ask him how much he'd charge me, and he got really excited about the idea I gave him. I got a Microphone with the Joy Division album cover of UNKNOWN PLEASURES embedded in the lines with a banner that says "Heart And Soul" (A Joy Division Song) around the bottom. I originally wanted the script to wrap around the microphone, but Dan drew leaves and thornes around the microphone and put the script at the bottom..It came out really really good. He's a really cool dude, somewhat quiet when he's tattooing but that's understandable. I wanted to go to Dan before he started tattooing in this shop, but things just didn't happen. On a side note, I absolutely HATE HATE HATE driving in Hollywood and LA. It's a nightmare down there, and I felt like shooting myself on the way back.
Check out some of Dans stuff here ---> www.myspace.com/deliverancetattoo Here ---> www.myspace.com/highvoltagetattoo and on his website... http://www.dansmithtattoos.com ..

My allergies were acting up earlier this week. I'm feeling better now, but hopefully they'll stay down.

I'm going to stop now. This is probably the longest blog I've posted. I appreciate your time if you read it all the way through.

Peace and Love,
-B

Under Pressure

I Went to the Doctors today. I actually missed my tattoo appointment on Tuesday. I'm used to going in on Wednesdays, and I just lost track of the time. I'm going in next Wednesday I guess.

My back was killing me on Tuesday..So I figured that I might as well go see a doctor already. I went to a clinic that illegals usually go to (In all honesty), and ended up paying around $70 for the visit and the medicine they prescribed me. I was previously holding off a visit to the doctors because I wanted to wait until I got into school (that way my Dads insurance would cover me and I'd only have to pay $20). I wasn't able to take an X-ray today due to my lack of cash, So I'm supposed to go back next week.

I was talking with my dear friend while I was waiting. I really shouldn't have said anything, because now her and her Brother want to give me money.

I'm really trying to save my money, but to be quiet honest, I haven't been spending it on the wisest things (whenever I take some out to eat..or do whatever).
I told them this, and that I'm fine (financially) yet they still insist on giving me some.

I'm just really worried at the moment. I just really, really hope that I don't have Pneumothorax. Apparently my lungs are okay, but I'm having back/chest pain (mainly back, mind you) that makes it feel like I'm not breathing enough air into my right lung.

Who knows, maybe I'm just worrying too much. I just hope everything turns out fine. I'm thankful for everything I have (and believe me, I have a lot more than other people) and have come so far. I'm still busy enrolling in RCC, and I don't want anything to hold me back from..well, moving forward.

If anyone could pray for me, I'd deeply appreciate it. Thanks a ton.

Recent Stuff

Everythings been alright as of late. I just beat Final Fantasy VI right now..Easily one of the best games I've Ever played. They should seriously make a movie out of it (as well as the rest of the series).

My day didn't consist of much. I met with a counseler at RCC. I've been busy trying to register for financial aid and choose which classes I want to take. I still plan on doing cosmetology, but until I actually start, I might as well take a couple of classes. Why not, right?

My computer actually was in bad shape last week. I was stupid and ran it too much without turning it off, and the Hard Drive was starting to fail. Luckily my aunts friend fixed it up for me..Bad thing is, 3/4s of my music files were lost. I'm still trying to cope with that. :(

I suggest seeing "Notorious". Even if you don't really like Biggie, I'd suggest checking it out. It's a shame that he passed on so young.


I've gotta upload some more music to my itunes..This might take awhile. Until Then..


PS.
My Newest Addition:

It's been awhile

I need to get up to date with all these journals/blogs. Christmas was pretty awesome, although I got pretty sick.. I've found a few Church's that interest me. I'm usually pretty skeptical about Church's in general, so I'm pretty pleased that I've found some that are good.

I've been trying to sign up to RCC as soon as possible. I'm praying that I'll be able to get financial aid. I've been having to live off of my money in my savings account..it sucks a lot.

I got a citation for my registration sticker on the back of my car (it was 08). I got it taken care of though. Hopefully I can just send in proof that I got it taken care of so I won't have to go to court. Cops are horrible people.

I've been worried about my Dad. I talked to him on Saturday, and apparently he got hurt walking up his stairs and he's now having a lot of muscle spasms. I really hope he's alright. He's always been a trooper, and it makes me sick with worry that he actually might be hurt pretty bad.

It's almost 1. Better get to bed.

Ditch

Getting done today. I'm pretty sure I'll hate my life by then. Pictures up ASAP. Peace

Praise

Tonight, I was fortunate enough to put my church-skeptisism aside and go to Crossroads with Tony. The reason I say "Fortunate" is because I heard a story that changed my life. The service started out talking about God sending a Baby down for our salvation..The baby ends up dying..and changes (Saves) the whole world..You know what I'm talking about, right? Hopefully you do.

The pastor went on and started to talk about a Woman who was pregnant. When she was about 9 months into her pregnancy, the doctors announced to her that her baby would be stillborn. Obviously the mother is devastated (who wouldn't be?). The mother ends up getting together many people and prays for the Baby. Two months later, the Baby was born..however, it still had many problems with it that wouldn't allow it to live for more than a few hours.

The mother spent and charished the time that she had with her baby. About 3 hours later, the baby passed away.

Instead of being upset, the mother praised God for giving her time with the baby. This baby actually changed the lives of many, many, many people..

I just think it's beautiful how someone can look at a tragedy and be soo strong, and turn it into a testimony that has brought others closer with God.

I'm not good at summarizing things like this at all...I just hope that anyone that reads this will understand to either be thankful for what they have, or believe in Gods will, even though sometimes we may ponder it.

If I find a link with the mothers letter, or an overall more specific version of what I typed I'll be sure to post it.

Praise Him.