katie stevens.

haha...things i used to care about don't really seem like a big deal anymore.

example a:

i just up and quit this job that i kinda moved here for. and i'm not too worried about it...ha.

example b:

i definitely took a razor to my hair and chopped a good 8 inches of it off today. pretty sure the last time i had hair this short...i was in the 4th grade. don't really know what possessed me to do this...i've always been really attached to my long hair and i don't really care anymore.

at least i won't have people asking me if i'm that katie stevens chick from american idol anymore...ugh. even my family thinks we are twins.

don't worry. i'm not going crazy on you. just going through a weird phase in my life currently...

hmm. it's funny how quickly things change.

dixie swim club.

"Here I am, you called me."

i was reading that today on the train in 1 Samuel chapter 3 and it stuck with me..

the rain is back...and it NEVER stops. the umbrella i've been using is as big as a house.

wind going in all different directions + pouring rain + klutz me = umbrella inside out and me getting soaked in the process of trying to fix the thing that's supposed to keep me dry. ugh.

so...i've been researching and preparing for the production i'm getting ready to do hair and makeup for. the show is called "the dixie swim club." it's basically golden girls humor...very dry, witty. the setting starts in the 1970s, 5 women in their mid 40s at this beach house they meet at once a year. they met in high school on the dixie swim club team, and it's just a story of their friendship over the course of 30 years. so it's cool...in each act, they age a decade...so i get to age them and play off each decade, while keeping them in character. there might even be wigs involved :)

oh how i've missed doing hair...

they need to get a chick fil a in Boston...just sayin.

joy.

it has been a while since i could smile and genuinely say i was happy. getting rid of this awful job has given me great joy...

i had a sudden urge to skip down the street today...but i didn't haha.

basically i was very mislead by this salon as to what my job description was. i did not learn a single thing about hair upon starting at this salon. it was a dead end. i had to get out. i'm thankful for the experience, because i now know what kind of job i do not want to have. ever.

onto the present...i currently have many options as to where and what i will be doing, but nothing definite yet that i can share with you.

the future looks bright though :) i can tell you that.

hate to disappoint my AR peeps...but i don't give up that easily. i shall be stickin around these here parts for the time being...at least i plan to anyways. planning isn't exactly my specialty though...

time to celebrate! YEAHHHHHHH!!! I'M FREE!!!!!!!

tired and uninspired.

i just tripped going up the stairs. how in the crap does that even happen!! ugh. my knee is throbbing.

My American Heart- "Tired and Uninspired"

i've been loving this song for the past couple years now...it can be taken a number of different ways. for me, it's one of those songs that makes me feel at home when i'm craving that comfort more than anything on the planet.

like now.

i need to figure things out.

i feel like a homeless person moving around so much.

Boston Tea Party this weekend...the best swing dancers worldwide are coming here. there's going to be all kinds of classes n such. i'm excited...something to clear my head for a minute.

my girls.

dearest paul mitchell gals:

i am so proud you guys. everyone has come so far and i hope you all are where you want to be in life currently. last year feels like at least 3 years ago...how the time gets away.

such sweet memories...thank you for them :)

i love and miss you.

onto the present...bought some really cool tshirts and a pair of jeans that fit me PERFECTLY (which never happens..even if i pay full price) for a grand total of $1.80. no, i did not put the period in the wrong place. thrift stores = <3

my sister and her friend are up here visiting...and it's really great to have a little piece of home. they are camped out on my rug currently..haha.

day off tomorrow. can't wait.

transition.

lots of change happening in my life currently...still trying to get settled in this place. wish i had more patience.

i wore sandals today. :) such glorious weather...that's right AR. while you are in a blizzard, i'm experiencing 70 degrees in MA. what is wrong with this picture? i don't know...but i love it.

i miss my baby grand...wonder how much it would be to ship her up here...ha. yeah right.

funny story...or well..i think it is anyways.

so there's like maybe 5 people on the green line (aka: the slowest subway known to man) the other day. this older bigger man gets on the subway...instead of sitting down in a seat or holding on to a pole or railing, he does a lunge in the middle of the subway...with his hands in is pockets. pretty sure he fell twice.

hilarious.

people are so funny to watch.

green.

well. i forgot it was st. patricks day and i definitely wore my green coat today...which was the first time i've worn it since i moved here. weird. haha

i successfully made it to lindy hopping tonight.

yeah...i deserve a pat on the back :)

and i'm sort of getting the hang of it...it's a really fun dance

pretty sure i was the only sober one on the train tonight...by far the most entertaining train ride yet. first i had a couple middle age guys hit on me. gag. then these 2 girls that were 2 seats in front of me were hitting on this guy who was directly in front of me. one of em even sat in his lap and tried to take a picture with him! haha...and he was so mad. oh...what a night.

the people beside me were cracking up as well, enjoying this entertainment as much as i was. they're from Wisconsin...yesterday they were in NYC and today in Boston. i think we're gonna hang out tomorrow night after i get off work.

possibly.

went for a run today...absolutely beautiful. can't wait for spring.

this place has hope yet :)

flood.

o.m.g.

thank you God for the sun and thank you beatles...i wanna hold your hand too :)

it's been nonstop raining here...you'd think i lived in forks or something. i was on the train this morning coming into Boston and you could seriously canoe through some of the towns we passed by. heck..you'd have to swim to get to dunkin donuts.

it's flooded everyyywhere. my train home couldn't even pass through it, i had to take the shuttle part of the way.

craziness.

so...i'm in south station today listening to "drumming" by florence and the machine on my ipod and right after it starts...this guy walks by with drum sticks in his hands and he's air drumming. hahaha...i guess you had to be there.

i like doing that though...trying to find the perfect song that coordinates with what is going on around me. usually it works best when my ipod is on shuffle.

so. i have a new obsession....vanilla yogurt, raisin bran, and strawberries. ahhhh...heaven.

smile. life is too short.

new york.

so...i'm shampooing this like 300 lb man's hair today...and he has an asthma attack...and doesn't have his inhaler....possibly one of the scariest moments of my life. i thought he was dying in my hands....

on a lighter note....

haha.

so my sister and her friend are coming up on sunday. yay. i'm excited to see some familiar faces. wednesday we are going to NYC! my first time :) can't wait...

i think technology hates me. or rather...cell phones. so...i just got this new phone (mind you...it's my 20th cell phone) since i dropped my other phone in the puddle a couple weeks ago right?

well...it has already been hating on me...buttons not working, not showing missed calls etc. so...i'm really irritated at this point. i even went back to my puddle phone and what do you know? it turns on! so...i go to the at&t store after work this evening, make best friends with all the peeps there (working that southern charm :) haha....they let me return my new phone, but only gave me like half my money back...ugh. oh well.

so i am using the puddle phone now...and i just discovered that i cannot send or recieve texts. BAH! that's what life revolves around...texts!

okay. not really...but still....now i've got to either get this crap fixed or get my 21st cell phone...and that...ladies and gents, is truly unbelievable.

i'm thinking i need to switch to verizon and get that clunker phone that is like an unbreakable waterproof brick. maybe even klutz me can keep it for a day or two....ugh.

DIE AT&T!!!

rain.

everyone keeps complaining about this weather...i love the rain though. do i like to be out and about in it? only if it's summer rain...but this is the best sunday afternoon weather if you ask me. all i need now is a good book to read in bed. yes...this means i didn't go to church this morning. i had to get some sleep though. possibly next week..

i'm getting ready to go to a tea party and an art auction. should be interesting.

some mornings i wake up and wonder how the heck i got here. haha..

i miss my peeps in AR. i was spoiled with such wonderful people in my life. i wish i could go home and visit soon.


dear MBTA:

children under the age of 8 should not be allowed to ride on train. not now or ever. some of us enjoy sleep on the train.

please and thanks.


Psalm 37:4

africa.

what a spectacular day.

free lunch. free pedi. free hair cut (and it was one i liked....you can drop your jaw now). yessss

the first client who walked into the salon today was so cool. we had the best conversation...she just got back from africa. originally, she was only supposed to be there for a couple weeks with some people from her university...and she ended up living there 6 months working at this orphanage. i've always wanted to do something like that. so yeah...i think we're gonna grab coffee soon and chat about it. i'm thinking after i get settled in here, make a buck or two, maybe in the next year and a half i could move to africa for a while.

we shall see...

the second client who walked in the salon told me about this website where wealthy people look to find babysitters...which would be an awesome part time job...if i can make time to do so...ha.

***attention all males: when someone is shampooing your hair, CLOSE your eyes. staring up at them makes things awkward and weird. (you wouldn't think this would be an issue, but it needs to be addressed)

i'm tired. ready for a day off...

lipgloss.

you are probably wondering why my title of this blog is lipgloss. well...it's probably because i had my ipod on shuffle and this song came on by lil mama why i was on the train today and it made me smile because i had no idea it was even on my ipod. ha. thank you haley bell.

so...i'm trying to be more positive this blog. we shall see how successful i will be with that.

the days seem to get longer here. i feel like everyone here walks faster than anywhere i've ever been to. it makes my head spin...sorry. random thought.

well here's some good news. so...a couple weeks ago, this chick comes into the salon i work at and i see that she's reading this book called "crazy love." (i'm thinking to myself...okay, here is another girl who is reading some romance novel who desperately wants some fantasy love story) turns out this book is about falling in love with the Lord...and she told me to go get it, so i did. i finished it the other day. wow. i feel like i need to read it 10 more times...what a convicting book. now if i could only apply it to my daily life...i'd be set.

go get it. you won't regret it.

so this girl and i exchange emails and she emails me the other day inviting me to church with her...she's even offered to pick me up from the train station! finally...a friend maybe? we'll see. sunday should be fun.

the woman i live with...merrie, has asked me to do hair and makeup for her theatre production company. it's actually a nonprofit organization, so i'll just be volunteering but it seems like a good way to meet people and build my portfolio. i'm excited about it...it's just hard to devote time to it when i work a full time job 2 hours away from where i live...ahhh. insanity.

so my salon has cockroaches. haha....perfect. thank you sub shop next door.

i've become good friends with the people at bank of america. they even know my name...yes. that's how many times a day i go to the bank.


here is south station...i come here twice a day about every day. that black board with all the words on it is what i like to call the board of life haha. people huddle in front of this thing every day staring at it intensely until the board of life tells them where to go. it's quite entertaining.

well...that's all for now. gotta fill out this health insurance application thing. yay.


see ya.

crap.

well. first...let me say to whoever might be reading this...prepare to be entertained.

let us start with today.

fact. i wasn't supposed to work today...considering it's my day off, but i got called to go in. awesome. mind you...it takes me 2 hours to get to work, so i had to catch the 9:00am train. i go into work...and it is complete insanity. i told my boss i had to leave by 6:00pm, so i could make it to my 7:00pm dance class across town on time...didn't get to leave until 6:20pm. so obviously i was gonna be late...i hop on the train to go to the class anyways. as i'm cramming food down my throat and trying to get ready for the class, i realize that i got on the wrong train.

perfect.

by the time i get on the right train...it is now 7:00pm. so at this point...i realize i would be 45ish minutes late for this class, and it would be pointless for me to go. i then remember about this free dancing thing at MIT...so i hop another train to go to this thing. i got off at the stop for MIT...and it's about a mile walk to the student center where the dancing was happenening. the thing starts at 7:30pm, so i'm like running there (in the freezing) trying to get there on time. i finally make it there, go upstairs to where the dancing is supposed to be...and what do you know? they canceled the dancing thing for a stand up comedy show.

ironic??? i think not.

i thought seriously about staying and trying to get out of the horrible mood i was in, but i was not feeling humorous in the slightest. so i leave this place...walk another mile back to the train, trying to hurry so i could make the 8:20pm train home. i end up missing the train by 2 minutes and the next train wasn't until 10:30pm.

no. i'm not kidding you.

so...2 hours of piddling around the train station later...i finally get on the train home. i then realize right before i get to my train stop that i left my house key in my bedroom...which meant i had to wake up my roommates to open the door.

splendid way to end a glorious day.

the end.