Life as I Know It

Well, it's been  a whirlwind! I wanted to get a post up sooner, BUT (brace yourself for great news in case you haven't already heard), I got a job!

So far it's ok. All the people I work with are so nice and it's really close to home! Customer service is not exactly what I thought I'd be doing right out of school, but hey, why not?

I had started a few other posts, but I obviously got waylaid, and just felt like doing an update of sorts instead of what I was planning.

Since it's October, I'm hoping I can do some kind of little Halloween/October/fall themed video. It feels like it's been forever since I've filmed anything! We put up a few decorations and hopefully I will get a few pumpkins to have some fun with. Just thinking about a little "Hello, Fall," video to have some fun and get some more practice in.

I was going to go to an air show in Rome with my grandparents last weekend, but since it rained, we decided to skip it and just hit it next year. I thought that would be a fun video to do, but since we missed it, it didn't happen! (duh, Vanessa.) Which is kind of a bummer. I've always wanted to go to an air show. I could sit at the airport for hours and never get bored watching planes take off and land. I don't know why, but planes have always fascinated me! So hopefully I will get to the one next year!

Anyways, having finally gotten my first job has been exhausting. Don't get me wrong, going to work and actually being a contributing member of society every day is great, but I was not prepared for it!

Being in college for 5 years really spoiled me. I'd have a couple classes every day, go home, do what I wanted. Maybe do some homework or studying, or not, and repeat the next day. It was hard, and I couldn't wait to be done with it, but man, was it easy in comparison. I have no desire to go back though!

My mom always said to wait to get a job because once I graduated, I would work until I die. Now I am SO glad I listened to her!

But I've just been super busy. I get home from work and just want to crash. I want to crash right now as I type this, actually!

And I've been trying to practice some fall and Halloween cookies, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner! I ordered a bunch of new cookie cutters, and I'm really excited to hopefully do a Halloween batch soon.

Anyways. That's all I've got for now!

XOXO, Ness

P.S. Found out that Laural and Steve are having another boy! So I was right! That literally never happens...

Obsessed & not Afraid to Admit It!

Okay. Maybe I'm a little afraid. Or maybe I just cringe a little bit when I think about it. But hey. It's true!

I have realized that I tend to do things in spurts. I become mildly (or not so mildly) obsessed with something and just DO THAT THING. All the time. I wish I was obsessed with running and eating vegetables! 

So here's a little list of things I'm currently into.

If I Stay

I've been watching this movie almost every night! It's so sad but I love it! I want to get the book so I can read that too! And I really love the music in this movie! I'm not ashamed to admit that I buy soundtracks to movies that have awesome songs in them.

I feel like that would be such an awesome job. Choosing the music for movies?! Come on. A few other soundtracks I think are good:

• Divergent & Insurgent
• August Rush
• Pitch Perfect & Pitch Perfect 2
• 50 Shades of Grey (have not, will not see the movie, but Earned It, Love Me Like You Do, and Crazy in Love are awesome!)
• Now & Then
• Grey's Anatomy
• One Tree Hill
• The Hunger Games (all)
• Juno
• Mean Girls
• Remember the Titans
• Uptown Girls

Some of these are kind of old, but still good!

Mat Kearney

Ever since April, when Macy and I went to see - and meet AND get our picture taken with!! - Parachute, I've been slowly discovering the headlining act's music more and more. Mat Kearney was headlined the tour, so I bought his new album before the concert, Just Kids, which is pretty fantastic, by the way, and I listened to the crap out if it!

I had a few songs of his on my iPod from years ago. You should remember "Nothing Left to Lose." I hope you do anyways! It was super big a few (5ish?! omg just looked this up and it was released in 2006! So try NINE) years ago. Holy crap. Way to make myself feel old!

Anyways. You should check out Just Kids. My favorite songs from the album are "One Black Sheep," "Heartbreak Dreamer," "Just Kids," "Miss You," and "Shasta." Other songs by him:

• "Runaway"
• "Count on Me"
• "Nothing Left to Lose" (obviously)
• "Closer to Love"
• "Undeniable"
• "Heartbeat" is from Just Kids, but I love this music video!

*I used "Shasta" and "Runaway" in two of my videos!

Mat Kearney, April 3rd, 2015

I got to meet and take a picture with my favorite band. That is the definition of awesome!

My new camera!

Obviously. And It's a few months old, so is it still new? I already want another new one! Working my way up (and saving up) to the 5D Mark III!

I'm also trying to come up with more fun little projects to do. Actually, I just got done brainstorming one! It's for an application, but still counts, right?!

Reading

I've recently finished:

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (good)
• Paper Towns by John Green (kind of hated this)
• The Secret of Ella and Micha by Jessica Sorensen (Not so good)
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (pretty good!)
• Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling ( COMPLETELY AWESOME!)

I always said that when I got out of school, I would read more. And I definitely have been!

Smoothies
Love smoothies. Hate cleaning the blender!

Hailey Devine
One of the few blogs & Instagram accounts I check religiously. She's a videographer in Utah, and she's done some really cool stuff!

Putting in job applications

Not because I want to, but because I have to!

Writing
Been doing a lot of it lately. Not for any particular reason.

Law and Order: SVU
To be fair, this is kind of a constant obsession. But I'm still upset that Amaro won't be coming back! He's been one of my favorite replacements!

"Colors" by Halsey
This song has been on repeat like whoa! Hoping that when I spring for her whole album it's just as great!

That's all for now!

XOXO, Ness