Things I have accomplished this decade (the 2010s)

• graduated from college with a BA
• got my driver's license
• took the GRE and did okay despite being very underprepared 
• got accepted to UCLA
• lived in LA, went to the MOMA and The Last Bookstore
• took ballroom dancing lessons and learned to dance, something I've always wanted to do
• went clubbing for the first time
• went to Italy!
• got my master's degree (MLIS)
• started going to therapy, on and off
• dealt with depression and slowly got better
• made and slowly lost good friends
• got and left a job that sucked
• got my first real librarian job
• bought a new car for the first time ever
• got a non-school apartment
• actually went on some dates?!?!?!?!?!?!
• had voice lessons for a while, something I've always wanted to do
• realized some stuff about myself
• got a job at the college I graduated from
• joined two different choirs
• was a bridesmaid in my siblings' weddings and saw them get married
• became an aunt to some cute pets
• traveled to states and countries I'd never been to
• performed at Disneyland's Candlight Concert as part of the choir

Happy 4th of July

My mom came in my room after working this morning, took one look at me and said, "You look like you've accomplished a lot today." I was like YEAH I DID. Here is a list of today's accomplishments:

1. I slept in until after 10 am. I have to get up at 7:30 for work so this is a BOON.
2. I finished the book I was reading (this will probly be written about in a separate post as there are actually several [well, 3] books I was reading at one time).  
3. I wrote about it in my reading journal.
4. I got dressed. (A sundress and a sports bra totally count as getting dressed.)
5. I bought The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet with Barnes & Noble's 20% off coupon for this holiday weekend. So psyched to read it.
6. I downloaded today's Nook Free Fridays selection.
7. I checked my email.
8. I Facebooked and read some articles on the Internet.
9. I entered for some Disney giveaway.
10. I bought this purple P&P shirt I've been eyeing forever from Out of Print since they're having a sitewide 30% off sale right now!
11. I haven't yet but I'm going to download the free ebook of Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, which I got from Open Road at ALA Annual last weekend.

The family that lives on the corner across the street always has a yard sale every 6 months or so, and I usually walk down there and buy a classic book (this time it was the Barnes & Noble A Tale of Two Cities. 50 cents!). Well, the neighbor lady noticed my Pride & Prejudice sweatshirt and said she loves the story, that she's seen all the movies. I told her about The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and she said she'll check them out! :DDD

My Monday Morning Commute

Two Hispanic middle-aged ladies sat across from me on the train this morning, quietly chattering to each other in Spanish the whole time. Towards the end of the trip, a crotchety white man told them it was the quiet car, a term I translated for them. They asked me if I was going to school, which school, and what I was studying. They were nice and I thought, "Wow, it's a lot like talking to my grandma." Then one of them said, "If a boy tries to kidnap you, fight him, scream!" and I was like "Holy cow it is exactly like talking to my grandma."

Two things that made me happy today

-I'm sitting at the bus stop when two guys pass me. "...Streets ahead!" says one. "Streets ahead?" repeats the other. "March 15!" the first replies. If you're a Community fan, you got that. I've never seen other Community fans in real life or at least heard them talk about the show.
-When I'm about to cross the street while walking home, a car stops at the sign in front of me, my favorite song by Gotye blasting from its speakers. With the biggest grin on my face, I step off the curb to cross the street, singing the ending line, "Now you're just somebody that I used to know..."

Two bonus random/embarrassing things:
-It was cold when I was walking home, so I pulled on the hood of my magenta hoodie. I pass a guy who laughs at me: "You look just like Little Red Riding Hood!"
-When I get to the apartment door, my key card doesn't work. Seeing the lights on, I ring the doorbell so my roommate could open the door for me. A girl I don't know opens the door. That's when I realize I'm at the wrong apartment complex. It looked exactly the same as my apartment, surroundings and all.