Cup of Jo...

It's the best month of the year!

2012-02-02T15:23:00.000-08:00

Happy February!

I always get excited for this month every year. One of my dogs becomes one year older and its one month closer to spring/summer. But this month is going to be particularly special...It's a leap year, which means I'll actually have a birthday this year. :)

I'm not much of a party person, but I hope to at least get to have a dinner with my family and get to see my friends. Also, some new make up wouldn't hurt. However, I'm not really expecting much this year because God has already blessed me with so much. Sounds cheesy, but it's true.

It's going to be a good year.

Simplistic

2012-01-26T17:10:00.000-08:00

http://www.polyvore.com/burgundy/set?id=42470322

I found this set on polyvore and decided to post it because it isn't my normal, go-to outfit... (sans the glasses) and I love it. It's clean and simple, yet still makes a statement. That's pretty much the summation of my style.

So...it's been awhile

2012-01-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

It's been an awfully long time since my last post but I've been keeping myself busy... So far, I've gotten my CNA license, my driver's license, and I've been working as a seasonal worker in a local store. And... I'm almost finished paying off my previous school's bill.

Thank you God.

I'm taking this semester off, but if all goes according to plan, I'll be back in school this summer, full time hopefully. This year is starting off brightly :)

Sorry...

2011-08-02T20:59:00.000-07:00

Hey... sorry ~~followers~~ follwer, but I didn't have the time to post today and probably won't have the time to do so tomorrow.

But for some reason, I'm getting the vibe that there won't be too many tears that were shed over the lack of posts for the next two days....lol.

Inspirations

2011-08-01T18:16:00.000-07:00

I'm at a debate. I'm unsure. Sort of at a couple of crossroads at the moment. Am I talking about college decisions? Career choices? ~~Close.~~

Actually, I'm talking about my personal style. I've loved looking fashionable for as long as a can remember, but instead of following the paths of the fashion obsessed, I've tried to maintain the balance between fashionable and reality. Though I love strong shoulders, avant garde, and spiky loubou's as much as the next girl, I do realized that these fashions sometimes come across as man repellant to the opposite sex.

Before someone starts of shooting off that I'm anti-individuality or something, let me just say that if I expect my man to avoid mandals and cut-off's like the plague, then it's only fair to give in a little as well. That said, I think most runway trends can be translated into fun and normalized everyday wear.

But wow, can I ever ramble. Back to what I was saying, things that are a staple in my closet are blazers, scarves and earrings (specifically studs). For now, I think I'm somewhere in between girly and retro. I love to look polished, but I also love adding a little quirky-ness to my outfits, hence the retro. Here area few inspirations via the gracious Google Images. I think my style, as of current, is a patchwork of theses ladies...

Courtesy of http://media.onsugar.com/files/2010/11/46/5/1147/11476759/dc3312d28c593665_rihannalost.png

Courtesy of http://www.sugarscape.com/userfiles/uk.jpg

Courtesy of http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ANpwmvQYSVs/Ti21C0Q5-SI/AAAAAAAAAWE/4Q9gfBVjI6k/s1600/Kourtney_Kardashian_Style.jpg

Courtesy of http://www.afrotherapy.com/blog/image.axd?picture=2011%2F3%2FKeri+Hilson++Fringe+Haircut.jpg

New Schedule Initiation

2011-08-01T16:30:00.000-07:00

Since my blog is still in it's 'genesis', I couldn't think of a better time to initiate a new schedule (and because right now my blog is like a mash up of self pity posts)...

Because I want my blog to cover a range of topics, I think I'm going to try to cover a different topic for each day of the week. Something like this:

Inspiration Mondays: Style inspirations

Food Tuesdays: New recipe and that recipe's review (in my attempt to be a better cook)

Worldview Wednesdays: Opinions on whatever's going on in the news at the moment (in my attempt to be better educated)

Random Thursdays: Music/Books/Fitness

TMI Fridays: just kidding about the 'TMI', but I think I'll be using Fridays as the day to blog about my life... or at least the parts I'm not too embarrased to expose :)

The weekends are still under question. I may post some Saturdays and Sundays but I can't guarantee I'll be motivated enough to remember to post or whatever. No promises.

Catching Up

2011-07-13T16:04:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile, but unfortunetly, I don't feel like writing. SOOooo... I decided to kill two birds with one stone (or trapping two with a shiny rock decoy, enjoying their presence for a couple minutes, and then releasing them, alive and well, back into the wild. I don't much like animal-killers.)

This is just an excerpt from my journal. Read 'em and weep. Or enjoy. Whichever you prefer.

"I have an interview on Friday at Charolette Russe, to make up for the one I missed yesterday. I'm not feeling too good about it, I mean, you only get one chance at a first impression. But I'm going to bluff like there's no tomorrow and give it my best shot. And pray like crazy.

And to keep myself updated with the rest of the world, I think I will write about a current event. To be honest, it kind of disgusts me to see how hype the world is getting about Casey Anthony. Yes, there is evidence out there that would make her less appealing than a bucket of pond scum, but she is human. Even if she was guilty, there are thousands of other criminals out there getting less than a fraction of the attention she's getting. I'm in no way saying that she doesn’t deserve a life long jail sentence, but the way the media picks and chooses who is and isn't the bad guy(s) just get me mad. The world is too screwy.

I'm currently on a facebook fast. Ever time I get into fb, I start obsessing over it and log off and back into it about 10 times a day. I think a little fast will help keep things in moderation. Besides, facebook causes me to be too nosey. Way too many people put their business on facebook , and sometimes I fail to overcome the temptation of checking someone's relationship status or something silly like that. So for this week, and possibly the next, I will be anti-facebook... :O

I saw the third installment of the Transformer's trilogy this past weekend. It was full of action, flashy lights, and robots speaking in slow motion (I'm referring to you, Optimus). It wasn't anymore or any less then what I expected. The replacement of Megan Fox was interesting because her acting, no offense to her, reminded me of Megan Fox. She was a blonde bombshell with subpar acting skills. Shia seemed to be his normal character, if not just a tad too drama queen-ish. I won’t go too into the details (not that I can relay much… if you saw the film, you'll know what I mean). But I will say this, if you're looking for a film that has a good, understandable, intelligent plot, wait for this one to come out on Blu-Ray. Let's see… what else is there…?

Oh, I made a cake the other day. Brown red velvet cake. The brown was unintentional, lol. "

Mayor of Loserville

2011-06-16T15:36:00.000-07:00

There once was a town called Loserville. Nothing of significance was ever accomplished. Inventions weren't invented and creations weren't created and everyone there was known for their sub par and mediocre work. But perhaps the greatest, if the term is even applicable, loser of all was the mayor of the not-so-quaint little town, who also happens to be the author of this blog.

I just got a call today from a fast food restaurant I interviewed at and... they chose someone else. Second interview fail and the 500th rejection. At least they had the decency to call. How are people supposed to give me a chance at work when I have SUCH a unimpressive resume?? Sometimes I wonder... was I just born into failure?

Was I just meant to attend a tiny four year college instead of some outstanding university? Was I just meant to barely have any recollection of childhood memories that aren't smudged by financial worries and concern (and career advisers wonder why salaries are so important to me). Was I just meant to spend all day taking photos in different outfits and entering them into a DAILY fashion contest ONLY to be rejected (I still haven't gotten over that little number yet, lol)?

I have never really done anything significant in me life. My middle name might as well be average.

I wish I were more than average. I want to be independent and show everyone that I made something of myself, even if I have to start at the bottom. I want to avoid my parents' mistakes; I want to be admired. I want to be successful, not (just) for the money but to prove to myself that I'm capable of doing so. Right now, however, I barely feel like I can do so.

I want to prove myself wrong.

Today I didn't do anything but watch the King of Queens reruns. To tell you the truth, I'm probably gonna keep doing it till I fall asleep (I need some time to recover...I was pretty much sheltered from this kind of stuff growing up). That rejection was like a slap in the face. But, then again, that's reality. Tomorrow, I'm going to dust myself off and start filling out more applications.

Trying out a vid post real quick...

2011-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:00

Ok, so maybe I won't be uploading them that often... it takes forever! And I don't wanna put my entire life on this blog, only little pieces. But yea... sorry for all of the posts, lol

Dear God

2011-06-14T10:56:00.000-07:00

Hey there God, I'm sorry if we haven't been as close as we used to be. But its a work in progress, as every relationship is. Anyway, I was wondering if you could get me a job, even if it isn't the classiest, so long as its something I can at least stand. I'll promise to be grateful. Also, if you could give me some direction in regards to what I should do with my life, or at least the next four years, that's be awesome.

And if you could help out with my parent's financial situation and keep watch over my brother and my dad, I'd be thankful.

Thanks for waking me up this morning :)

Love, Jo

P.S. Shout out to my first follower! You rock!
P.S.S. I would love a job at Target. Or at a gym. But anywhere is fine :)

Blah

2011-06-14T10:48:00.000-07:00

Since my last post, I've visited my old hometown (which I was forced to; I despise that place), shadowed my mother, replied to approx. 5 text messages (lol), and found out that I won't be able to enroll into the two year degree program I was desprately relying on. And no calls from any prospective employers. "Blah" is currently the very accurate title of my life right now. Ugh.

But I won't give up hope! Even if I am sitting here, alone in my house and in my pajamas at 1:30 in the afternoon, I won't give up. I can at least volunteer, right? My plan for now is to help out at my mom's place from Mon-Thurs and on Friday, I'm going to look into volunteering at a local vet clinic.

So what if every single member of my family has jobs ~~and it seems as if this summer is going to be as, if not more, boring as its predecessors~~... I'll get there some day. In the mean time, I need to figure out what I can do to keep myself slipping into a never-ending, self-loathing balck hole of depression. Tempting...

I think I'll go on a run today (that'd be my second day in a row...yay me!). And cook something. And wash something. And read something.

Oh boy...

2011-06-08T19:17:00.000-07:00

Call me a loser, but I just typed in the name of my blog on google to see if mine would pop up (it didn't)...

Instead, I clicked on someone else's blog that also went by cup of jo... I wonder how David felt, standing next to a decked-out, clean, not to mention chic, Goliath. Cus I'm pretty sure that's how I'm feeling. Wow, that blog was pretty...

Oh well, this is supposed to be about me-simple and straightforward- and my growth. If I happen to learn how to make links, take fancy pictures, and aquire 20,000+ followers, then so be it.....*sigh*...

Lol, there will always be someone better.
For now, I suppose I'm happy with no followers, no links, and a total of 3 goofy pictures taken from my Wal-Mart bought digital camera.

Goodnight :)

First Post :)

2011-06-08T18:59:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, well this is exciting... I'm breaking my blogger virginity (except for some class assignment I had to do my 12th grade year). Anyone else excited? ....*hears echos*....

Oh well, guess it's gonna be just me and you, bloggy. Just to get you up to par, I'm just back from my first year at a relatively expensive private school, but because of my intense fear of loans and debt, I will not be returning. I am also newly single and quite excited to fill this blog with my exciting tales filled with pursuing men, ivy league universities, and a ~~job~~ internship at the most fabulous large scale fashion magazine whose editor who just so happens to reside in my neighborhood.

Oh, who am I kidding. I'm broke, jobless, and have been single for a year. Though the stuff about the school was true, I'll be headed over to my local community college and will be making the most of all that my loan-scared butt can afford.

Truth be told, I'm not sure why I'm making a blog. Maybe it's because I want a way to remember moments in my life. Maybe it's because I haven't found a blog that mashes up my love of style/fashion/cooking/fitness/juicy stories/art/music/movies... so maybe this is my way of setting out to do it...
Or maybe it's because I have nothing better to do, so I'm setting out to do what I have never done before, mediocre of an attempt as it may be. Who knows.

Hello bloggy :)