Resolutions are difficult

So it has been a while...

I don't beleive in a lot of simple things. New years resolutions happens to be one of these. If there is a problem that you want to fix, then why not do it whenever the heck you feel like it. Why the need for an occasion.

Well without an occasion, I have been failing.

So I decided to have new years resolutions this year to see if I can fix some little problems by attaching them to a cheesy tradition.

The Resolutions:
To not swear
To think positive
To not talk down to my sister
To turn in all forms, homework, everything on time
To turn in big deal things (papers,resumes) early, at least 2 days
To practice dance more

The Reasons:
I swear like a dirty dirty man
This used to be my thing but lately, for about a month a so, I have been a pouting panda, I miss the smiles
My sister is leaving for school in just a few months and I should make the most of our relationship before I have to drive hours to see her
I am really good at turning things in really late but I still get away with it. I have a feeling that in big kid world, everyone won't be so forgiving
I figured that if i set out to turn things in early, I will be on time
I already practice about 10 hours a week for various dance groups and teams but I can always work more

It has been almost a month and I feel that now is a good time to do a progress report.
Swearing- Ha! Like anyone thought this one would last. I tried really hard for about four days and then my friends got sick of being called slutty pandas instead of bitches. So I switched back.
Thinking Positive- I have been trying at this one but I am a poor, overworked, under-loved college student so I can only be so positive and not need medication
Be nice to my sister- so far, I say so good. We spent a few weekends together and we didn't beat each other up.
Turn Stuff in on time/early- haha... ya... I guess blaming this one on my race only goes so far...
Practice Dance- I feel like all I do in my free time is practice dance. I am so over danced that looking at my dance shoes gives me this horrible pitted feeling in my stomach (that is now getting flatter because of dance) So I will I have been practicing more than I used to.

So far, I have learned that by making resolutions, I feel like I let my self down more but I still failed on the ones that I thought I would fail on. I still beleive that resolutions are silly and useless that we should all just fail our goals and not give them a fancy name...

How have your resolutions gone?

My couch looks more like a hand than Wisconsin

It's finals week and in true college form, I have been thinking about completely non-scholarly things. While procrastinating, my friend from Wisconsin stated that she believes that Wisconsin looks like a hand. She is wrong. She is even more wrong because she thinks that Michigan does not look like a hand at all. Not even a mitten. In fact, Wisconsin looks like nothing but a state.

In an effort to prove that other states look like real things and that Wisconsin looks like nothing but land, here is a list.

The way I see it:
Illinois looks like a face
Michigan looks like a mitten or a hand
Minnesota looks like a baker's hat
Iowa looks like a fatty's face
Louisiana looks like a boot
Florida looks like a gun
Tennessee looks like an old wooden street sign that you see in western movies
Oklahoma looks like a man pointing his finger
Montana looks like a face is looking down on Idaho
Colorado looks like/is a square

Wisconsin looks like Wisconsin

Deal

Love,
Lilia

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My very first post

I have called myself a writer for about 3 years but have been an avid story teller since I could speak. As a writer, I love to observe everything and stare things down for hours just to absorb every detail. I love people and think they are the most interesting objects/beings/collection of molecules that are on this planet. I've have more experiences at twenty than most people have at forty and have seen enough to fill millions and millions of pages (which are currently my ten million works in progress that take up memory on my computer). This blog is an attempt to document my most amusing observations, memories, and encounters. Since I use most of my personal experiences as inspiration (ammo?) for my writing, feel free to give me feedback on what you find most entertaining or a total snore.

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