Happy Sunday, everybody!

[hollybrooke]

I haven't done a proper post about what's going on with me lately. All I've really been doing is working a lot, hanging out with Kevin, and cleaning. And following more Michael Jackson stuff, which leads me to kind of what I did today, but I'll get to that.

The big thing, though. I've talked about it with Mom, and I'm seriously considering beauty school. I mean, why not?:

A) I spend enough time messing with my own hair and makeup.
B) And this constant urge for me to mess around with scissors since childhood has to be put to good use, I figure.
C) Let's be honest. As much as I would love to just get my college education out of the way, I keep putting it off because I can't afford it. It costs a lot to officially "learn" stuff, which sucks. At this rate, I don't think I'll ever finish up. So if I can't finish college anytime soon, I might as well learn some sort of trade.

I'm looking into my options about where I could go around here. I will update more on that as it comes.

*tangent* I had the Fourth of July off! (That's good.) Fourth of July was rainy and crappy! (That's bad.) Kevin and I went to the Cedar Lake Summerfest, where it rained. We parked our butts in the Bingo tent and played some games. I won $20 after winning a couple of games. Pretty sweet, huh? We then walked around some, checked out all the action that wasn't happening at the Fest, and got cheesecake on a stick dipped in milk chocolate (YUM). Then we made the decision to just go check out the fireworks show in Crown Point, since all Cedar Lake was doing was a "laser light show." The rain let up in time for the fireworks, and it was awesome and pretty and romantic. *awwww*

*tangent* But anyhoo, I went on a major shopping spree this weekend. I bought some not-so-new music, which comprised of whatever Michael Jackson merchandise that hadn't been swiped up by the time I got my paycheck. I ended up getting Bad and Number Ones. I even got a couple of Janet Jackson CDs, as well. (janet. and Rhythm Nation 1814: I had them both on cassette tape since I was a kid, but they're not very listenable anymore.) I also picked up Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film Vol. 2 on DVD, (I didn't even see Vol. 1 being offered.) and a poster of the cover of the Thriller album. I also visited my favorite philosophy salesgirl at Macy's and got some of the Coconut Frosting shower gel/bubble bath. Then I ventured out to Ulta and picked up some Urban Decay makeup.

Then I figured, "...Hell, I'm up around this way, might as well make a little venture up to Gary." So I did, to 2300 Jackson Street. I kind of felt like I had to. Friday, they're doing a memorial service for him at the old Steel Yard; I might go after I get off of work.

Comments

[wonkylibrarian.livejournal.com]

"cheesecake on a stick dipped in milk chocolate"

O M G! Gimme some right now!! :)

[promisemewings.livejournal.com]

*heh* It was REALLY good, too.

[mrspiccoloswife.livejournal.com]

I wish you the best of luck in beauty school if you go. It sounds like fun to me, but I'm sucky at my own hair/makeup, so I wouldn't want to inflict that on anyone else!

[iamfiction.livejournal.com]

That'd be cool if you went to beauty school. Then you could give me official makeup tips!

[jadore-histoire.livejournal.com]

Good luck with beauty school! That sounds like fun.

How crazy was Gary? I saw some of the pictures in People, there was one of a crowd of people sadly looking up at the street sign in front of his house.

[promisemewings.livejournal.com]

There weren't as many people at the Jacksons' old house like there were last week, but fans are still stopping by and leaving memorial stuff. I wish I had gotten a picture, but if I go to the memorial on Friday, I'll definitely bring my camera.

I really wish that the city of Gary really would get their shit together after something like this. Michael (and his brothers and Janet) is the big success story to come out of Gary. Not just Gary, but out of this whole AREA, to be honest. They don't have to be known as "the murder capital of the world" and have such a bad reputation if they don't want to. And yes, I realize that they wouldn't have made it as far as they did if it hadn't been for Joe Jackson being such a hard-assed, abusive stage parent with super-high standards, but still...All it takes is hard work and drive to get yourself out of a bad place.

[hotoddy.livejournal.com]

Sounds like we're in the same boat. I have been thinking about going to beauty school as well, for the same reasons. It's so hard to have much of a savings working at a place like Strack's.

[promisemewings.livejournal.com]

Everyday I walk into work, all I just want to do is run out screaming anymore. This isn't good.

[hotoddy.livejournal.com]

Completely know how you feel.