Who's REALLY the d-bag?

So, a personal blog for today. I know, I know. I keep promising to post a how-to or something of the like but as usual, life gets in the way. I will however introduce you to a couple of my new favorite beauty products that I love in the next few days. It's part of me trying to grow up. I'm actually trying out makeup and I'm taking my purse with me nearly everywhere I go. I'm a woman! Just don't look inside my bag because then you'll see my pink Nintendo DSi with Cooking Mama inside...

Anywho, I've started school up again. I'm really excited about this semester. I'm trying to take it a lot more seriously than I have... ever. I really want to do well. I had gotten so caught up in the environment that I had just gotten sick of it. I really like my classes so far. I just want to be healthier, smarter and happier. 2009 sucked, but I'm determined to make 2010 my best year ever.

On another note, I'm still very much a doormat. Today, in History, a guy asked me to move down a seat because he wanted to sit with his two other buddies. Um, what? Of course, I said yes and moved down. And yes, the rest of the semester I will try to avoid that row so that I won't have to be bullied every other day. I just thought it was a douchebag move. Want to sit with your friends? Get there early and get seats together, you pansies. But seriously, it's a CLASS. You don't HAVE to sit with your friends. I remember when I had a friend in my Sociology class. Usually, he and I would sit next to each other, but when we couldn't we NEVER made anyone try to accommodate us. It's rude. Right?

Another thing, my new French professor is... odd to say the least. Today we were talking about currency and the Euro and she was talking about how most had speculated that the Euro would not be readily accepted. She used US/Canada/Mexico as an example. She contended that we (the US) would not be happy if all of North America had the same currency. I frankly wouldn't because then I couldn't get 13 pesos for my dollar whenever I went to Mexico, which is something I kind of like as sad as it is, but the downfall of precious Mexico's economy is another topic I may cover in passionate fashion on another occasion. Anyway, then she said, "Well, if you encountered a Canadian dollar bill you'd be disgusted because it's not worth anything here,". Er, I'm sorry? I'd be pretty stoked to have a Canadian dollar bill. I've never seen one, nor do I know anyone who has one. Pesos? Yeah, sure. But a Canadian dollar? Never. Then she also contended that we all hold some kind of national pride in the US dollar. I couldn't have imagined anything so vapid... so materialistic. The US dollar doesn't govern me. It wouldn't be anything but a piece of cotton-y paper if the federal reserve didn't say it had some kind of value. National pride in one's currency? I've never heard of such a thing. Why not have pride in something else? The nature, the wildlife, the amazing citizens, the art. Anything but the currency!

Hmmmm.... seems I was on my soapbox for a bit longer than expected. I had also planned on telling you about the small bit of research I've been doing on sexual education advocacy groups. I'm considering joining a group, and once I have more time, possibly trying to get some things done in my city. The amount of teenage pregnancies is alarming. Something ought to be done, don't you think?

Oh, and also, I have one of those Formspring thingies! You can ask me random and anonymous questions here!

I suppose that's all for now, cupcakes. Please visit my and Lila's podcast site Less Than Three and PLEASE visit my Etsy shop, Melon Cupcake.

-Pepper Fishnetz

There she goes again with fishnets on and dreadlocks in her hair

Hi, all! I'm working on the second installment of my blog on my identity. I'll try to have it up next week but I'm rather busy! School's getting hectic once again, I'm preparing for finals and my remaining papers and projects. I'm very excited about next semester though. I'm taking ZUMBA, ONLINE BIO, HISTORY, SPEECH, FRENCH! Yes, I'm very pumped. :D Wheee!

Also, today in my Mexican-American Studies class, we were talking about illegal Mexican immigrants coming into the United States. Our final paper is over the subject and it's a subject I think I'll do well in writing about. It's an issue I see on a day-to-day basis. Hell, a lot of my friends and family have LIVED it. So, in other words I'm also excited about writing this paper. Fail?

Oh goodness I'm so tired! I haven't been able to sleep well.. Anyone have any tips for me to fall asleep faster/more soundly?

Also, you might notice that my blog looks different and I go by a "different" name now. I didn't want to commit to a new alias as much as I liked MelonXXXCupcake. But... I'm Pepper Fishnetz. That's not my legal name, of course but it's a nickname that a lot of people know me by and I really love it. I was christened with this name about five years ago. I used to have a t-shirt that said "I'm a Pepper" referring to the drink, Dr. Pepper, so my friend started calling me Pepper. I also used to wear fishnets all the time. And when I mean all the time, I think I wore them 3/5 school days. I loved fishnets! I still do, but I haven't worn any in ages because they tear so easy and I don't have enough money to buy a new pair every week. Anyway, my friend noticed this and said, "I should call you Fishnets instead." Then I said, "That should be my last name.. I should be Pepper Fishnets... No, Fishnets with a Z!" And that is how I became Pepper. What's funny is that a lot of people refer to me as Pepper. Even my boyfriend has done it! XD Anyway... I switched my Twitter feed (over on the right of the home page of this blog) to my Pepper Fishnetz account. :)

My to-do list is ridiculous! I need to gather all the Black Friday ads I need and pick out what I'm buying for who (no running around like a chicken with my head cut off this year!) and what I'm making for everyone. I need to get this done like... tomorrow. I won't have time on any other day. Friday, I'm going to see New Moon, hopefully. Saturday I might be going out with my boyfriend and attending an event where Etsy sellers will be.. selling. XD Sunday I might be doing a podcast. And next week I'll be getting ready for spending Thanksgiving with my family that's out of town. I'm sooooo excited for that too! Our family has grown a lot in the last year and the thought of being in a house with tens of cool, friendly, loving friends and family is very warming to a girl who grew up as an only child.

Speaking of podcast... My friend Dalila and I are starting one! Our show is called Less Than Three because it's this "<3", a heart and since it's just two of us, we're less than three! Get it? Cute, right? You can find us on our Podbean Blog, LessThanThree.podbean.com or download/subscribe to us via iTunes here. I'm really excited about this too. I'm just high on life right now! Anyway, our podcast is just us ranting about things we like or don't like, usually in a comedic fashion. We only have one done and we'll do our first official episode this weekend so look out for it!

Alright, I think we're all caught up. Have a lovely rest of the week, cupcakes.

:)

-Pepper Fishnetz!

A decision was made

Happy Wednesday all. I hope you're having a good day and aren't ridiculously tired like I am. I'm literally going crazy over school. The first weeks are shaky and like a whirlwind. Oh well! I'm sure I can handle it.

Today I got myself a Starbucks drink, so I am very happy about that and I'm good to go for a few hours. My initial plan was to nap when I got out of class, but that didn't happen. I ended up going to hang out with the guys for awhile and down a sodium-filled lunch of Golden Chick chicken tenders. Then went to Target to pick up the materials for WHITE CASTLE-LIKE SLIDERS! I decided on making these because they look delicious and easy. I got the How-To from Big Red Kitchen. I will post pictures tomorrow when I attempt to make them. :/ Let it be known that I am a novice cook. VERY novice.

That's all. Good evening, cupcakes.

-melonXXXcupcake

Grace and Poise isn't me

Hello, all. There are no pictures today, just a blog entry. :) I really want to try to update more regularly as I don't blog nearly as often as I used to. My primary blog was on MySpace, but I had very few readers, and now, most of my friends have abandonded their MySpace, leaving me with even FEWER readers. Before MySpace, it was Xanga, but I had to give that up as well. It's time for a fresh start on Blogger.

School has finally started for me, though I seem to have misplaced my camera's battery charger. Gah. I'm upset about that as I wanted to take pictures this week. Oh well. Things seem to be falling into place this semester. I'm really feeling good about it. Jeez, I'm tired. >.< Today on my personal Twitter account I mused that it would be really neat if there was a punk rock craft blog that was regularly updated. I found a few but they haven't been posted on in awhile which, makes me sad. I love crafts! Especially when they're easy and cheap. ;)

I've decided that I'm cooking for me and the guys on Thursday. I'm hopefully going to have a chance to go to Target tomorrow and pick up the food items that I need. I'm not sure yet what I'm going to make. I found two good recipes and I'll post about my decision tomorrow. Also, I'll try to take pictures with my iPhail of the cooking process and final result. That's all for today, have a good rest of the day, cupcakes.

-MelonXXXCupcake