Attitude of Gratitude #7

Today, I am grateful for my (semi) talent of writing.

Today, I was able to complete the longest chapter I've ever written. The grand total amount of words was around 3500. I did not write this whole chapter in one day, however. I would have died. My hand would have as well.

Anyway. I'm happy that my story is progressing, and I know exactly what is coming next in my story. It's exciting. :)

Decision 2012

I decided to write a post about the election. Or, rather, my opinion on how it ended.

I'm not an Obama supporter. I wasn't impressed with the so-called "change" he has brought to the country in the past four years, and I'm not exactly looking forward to four more years from him. But that opinion does NOT give me the right to bash him, his family, or his fans/followers/supporters.

Obviously, my views differ from a majority of the nation, as evidenced last night. I don't think gay marriage should be legal (because it goes against everything I have been taught), but other people do. I certainly don't think recreational use of marijuana should be legal, but apparently a lot of people in Colorado do. That doesn't mean that I can whine and complain about said changes on Facebook/Tumblr, post links to hundreds of articles explaining why Obama is going to drive this country into the ground and that the world should end in 2012 because he's been re-elected and that Obama is the devil himself and so on and so forth. (Note: those are not my opinions).

Yes. I am a Romney supporter. Yes, I did vote for him, because I thought he would be able to turn our economy around. Not necessarily completely fix it from its current state, but turn it around. I also just didn't want Obama re-elected. Was I disappointed when it was announced that Obama won? Of course I was, like any other Romney supporter would be. However, my roommate and I decided that we wouldn't get our hopes up for Romney; that way, it wouldn't hurt as much when (not if) he lost. And that idea worked.

Today, I'm still upset, but I'm not going to whine and complain about it like other people. I'm not going to make endless status updates about the turnout of the election (instead I shall post cat videos and "Gangnam Style" parodies). I'm not going to start hundreds of feuds with Obama supporters in comments on articles about the election, like I'm sure my mom is doing right now. I'm going to keep my opinions (mostly) to myself. Yes, over the course of the next four years, I most likely will voice my opinion on how I don't like what Obama is doing. But that's because I have a right to say those things.

So, what am I going to do? I'm going to support my nation's choice of leader (even if I don't agree with said choice). There have been 43 presidents before Obama, all of which I'm sure had people who hate him. But those people still (somewhat) supported him and his decisions. And that's what we, as a nation of United States, should be doing. We should get over the fact that our candidate won/lost, and carry on with our lives.

I just hope the rest of the country will be able to return to a more civil state of mind, grow up, and respect each other within the next 24 hours.

Attitude of Gratitude #6

Today I am thankful for whoever is behind the idea of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

Recently this has been popping up all over my Tumblr. Naturally, I got curious, and decided to check it out. 58 videos (ranging anywhere from three to seven minutes in length each), I am hooked. And I still have at least three more videos to watch (yay!). 

I am grateful for these because they are distracting me from the fact that Mitt Romney lost tonight. But that's not something to be grateful for (unless you're a Democrat), so we'll just leave that topic for another post (if I decide to write one about the election). 

Attitude of Gratitude #5

Today, I am thankful for my job.

Let me tell you about my awesome job.

I work at the lovely Domino's establishment in Rexburg. And I LOVE it (which was why I decided to stay there for the next semester). I love my coworkers, I love the work that I do, and I love making money. ;)

But seriously. This job has brought me new friends (including a bestest friend foreverest), and I look forward to going each time I have a shift.

Attitude of Gratitude #4

I didn't encounter anything/anyone special today so...

I'm grateful for the creators of Tuna Helper. Without them, I'd be going hungry tonight.

Attitude of Gratitude #2 & #3

My computer was being retarded last night and wouldn't let me access the internet at all, so I couldn't write #2 until now.

NUMBER 2:

I'm thankful for my co-worker, Scott. Why? Well, I have an opportunity to go to the very last BYU home game next weekend. I didn't know about this opportunity until yesterday, and I had already received my schedule for next week (which required me to work on Saturday). He was the only one who could/was willing to cover my shift for me. So, basically, he's great.

NUMBER 3:

I'm thankful for the Help Desk on campus. I have this web protection (K9. I wouldn't recommend it. It's been nothing but a pain). And it was spazzing out last night (remember that opening sentence I put up there?). After continuing to spaz out this morning, I decided to take it to the Help Desk and see if they could uninstall it (I couldn't figure out how). They couldn't figure it out either, BUT the second guy I was helped by (the first one's shift ended and just left without finishing with me. Jerk.) figured out that it had somehow been "stopped". So, he turned it back on, and now my computer is working gloriously.

Attitude of Gratitude #1

For the past two years I've been writing 30 things I'm grateful for at the end of the month. This year I want to write them day by day. Here's to hoping I remember to do so.

SO. The thing I'm grateful for today is my amazing roommates this semester. This means you, Korissa, Michelle, Jessica, Keshia, and Melissa.

Let me tell you about these lovely ladies.

Korissa--we were roommates last semester, and it's been awesome having her as a roommate again! We frequently take trips to get a special ice cream. We also are in the same religion class this semester, and that's an adventure. We don't really do as much as we used to last semester, but we're both busy with work and school and other stuff.

Michelle--I can't even begin to describe her. She's basically my twin. We both think Ian Somerhalder is hott. She makes me laugh harder than anyone ever has before. She understands me when it comes to "The Vampire Diaries". She's also an avid fan of "How I Met Your Mother". Along with her ability to make me laugh, I genuinely enjoy spending time with her. I hope I get to be her roommate in the future.

Jessica--she bakes things for us. Her most recent dessert was chocolate raspberry cheesecake. It's freaking divine. She's also made sugar cookies and Snickers cupcakes. She's also very sweet and lovable. We like telling her that she's going to get married, since she's the youngest girl in the apartment.

Keshia--she's the quieter one of the apartment, but she's still funny. We also like essentially the same things. There was one day where some random guy texted her burner phone that she had, and she and I had fun having a conversation with him. Even if he was creepy.

Melissa--She's never really home, so I can't say much about her. She's nice and funny though, and also enjoys HIMYM.

See you tomorrow!