| In our apartment! |
[29 Jun 2008|06:35pm] |
So Mitch and I finally got our apartment in Juneau! So exciting. The first 4 days it was completely empty, but then we found people through the interwebz and word of mouth and got a bed, two couches, a dresser, a microwave, a lamp, two TV stand things, three shelves and a chair and two TV trays for the grand total of $120! So it's pretty much furnished now. We just need a TV. Anyway here are some pictures. They are kinda crappy (thanks to my wonderful boyfriend for photographing the space) but you'll get the idea.
Living room. I'm so sexy!
Bedroom
Kitchen
And the cherry atop the whole apartment! Our Tom Cruise collection is finally complete!!!
This is hanging in our living room and it makes the whole place come together nicely. We found him at a thrift store mark for $25, but we talked the worker and asked "come on, how long as this been here? $25 is a little steep." So she gave it to us for $10. What a steal!
So yeah it's not decorated yet, but as soon as we get some money it will be. So this anchors us here until January at least. After that we are thinking of either staying here (depending if Mitch can find winter work) or going to Portland. When we went there last month I fell in love with it and really feel like I could live there.
Other than the apartment nothing much is new. I love my job! I got CPR and first aid trained the other day! That was exciting. But yeah Juneau is great!
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| North to Alaska! |
[29 May 2008|12:38pm] |
Well as most of you know I moved to Alaska! I am now in Juneau where I got a job being a care provider at a home health place. It's a great job that pays well and is perfectly up my ally since I'll be starting the nursing program soon. Mitch and I are still looking for an apartment. Slow goings as far as that's concerned.
So I was supposed to work in Denali this summer, but I hated it there! Working in a gift shop is not ok, in case you were wondering! The "town" had maybe 8 convenience stores and 4 resorts. It was waaaay smaller than Thatcher, and you all know that killed me.
The drive up was wonderful. Me and Mitch didn't fight at all! Lol. Not that we normally do, but sitting in a car and being with someone for every minute of the day for over a month can get to you. But we did awesome, so we think that's a very good sign for moving in together. We did drive all the way here from Phoenix. Nuts I know! We stopped for 2 days in Portland to see some of Mitch's friends. His friend Trevor, who we stayed with, was pretty cool. His girlfriend, Lauren, was even better! And their two corgies were the best! Portland is a really cute city. I really loved it there. Unfortunately I was sick the whole time we were there, so I couldn't really enjoy it fully, but it was still a good time: I just couldn't eat anything. From there we went up through Canada and to Anchorage where we stayed with my aunt for a few days. She has an English bulldog named Gilbert. He's such a love! Then we went to Denali and I started working. Let me tell you: IT SUCKED! Then Mitch left about a week later. The day he left I started looking for jobs in Juneau. I knew I couldn't stay in Denali. I just couldn't. I didn't want to come home, but I didn't want to stay there. So I found this home health job and I went to Anchorage (where Mitch was staying for a few days) and then we drove down to Juneau a few days later. We had to take the ferry from Haines, and we saw some Orka whales!
So I'm now staying cough:illegally:cough in his bunk house (basically a huge apartment for $12 a day) whilst searching for an apartment!
Well I got yelled at by Mackenzie the other day for not posting any pictures. My camera is dead and, like a dummy choot, I forgot my charger at home. So here are some pictures that Mitch has taken and loaded on my computer...
This is me making ramen out of the bed of Mitch's truck. This was the source of nourishment for most of our trip. And yes I'm freezing my hiney off!
Not sure where this is, but it's a good depiction of what we've been seeing most of the time.
I think this is Watson Lake in Canada. People from all over the world have posted signs and stuff here. It's like as big as a city block. We put up CATMN. That's the license plate Mitch's truck had on it when he bought it. The previous owner was a vet and spoke meow and woof we're told.
On the way to Seward from Anchorage there is this little zoo type thing. You drive through it, but can get out whenever you want. We saw some bears wrestling. It was pretty cute.
In Seward we went to this Sea Life Marine Center. This duck is so crazy looking! He was our favorite. Under him are some puffins. I love them.
In Denali National Park we were able to drive in like 25 extra miles because the season hadn't started yet when we got there. Usually you can only drive like 30 miles in. They are very strict about this. But on the drive we saw wolves! Which apparently is amazingly rare!
Also, while in Seward we did a whale watching cruise thing. It was ok, only saw two humpbacked whales. Lots of Dalls Porpous. But the best part is that our captain had two hooks for hands! He lost them when he was a teenager in a fire. Sadly, we were too nervous to ask for a picture with him.
I apologize for few, not-very-great pictures, but as soon as I get my charger sent up to me I promise to take millions of pictures and keep you posted!
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| I know everyone left here for Tumblr, but I don't get that place. |
[19 Mar 2008|02:45pm] |
Well I'm officially all packed up and ready to leave Thatcher for good. I'm sad to leave Mitch and my friends, but other than that I'm pretty ready to leave. It's so freaking dead here. I can't believe I ever enjoyed it here. Last semester was a lot more fun. But anyway...
I moved in with my sister Jenn. We live in Peoria in an awesome two story house. I am actually pretty nervous to live there. I have to pay Jenn $300 in rent a month. I know, I know; that's nothing for the great house I have. But still it's going to be my first bill ever and I don't have a job yet, so I'm a little freaked out. I think I'm going to get a job doing debt collections. I haven't applied yet. Doing that tomorrow, but I hear it's so easy to get hired. Pays around $9 an hour, and they will work me a lot. If not that then I'm going to try for a waitressing job at some nice steak house or something. Tips are good things.
Not too much else to report.
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[08 Jan 2008|11:13am] |
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I am desperately looking for things to do instead of cleaning my room.
It's not going too well.
I leave for Thatcher today. I don't really want to go back.
Everything has been so good here in Phx with friends, family and Mitch. I feel like a lot of things are going to change this semester. I don't know if I like that.
I'm sorry I didn't get to hang out with everyone this break, work was kicking my ass.
Well happy new year.
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[02 Jan 2008|11:21am] |
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I quit smoking yesterday. That's all I have to say about that...
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[05 Nov 2007|10:09am] |
I'm living in a teen movie. I don't know how I feel about that.
Also, to my lovely Britt counter part, I'm so sorry our paths didn't cross this weekend. Tis a real shame. :(
I met Jenn's new boy, Brian. HE IS A DREAM. Things I'm not allowed to talk about happened between Brian and Mitch. It was wonderfully disturbing.
Hope this finds everyone well.
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| The Life of Brittany |
[18 Oct 2007|06:36pm] |
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This is life going great.
This is Brittany loving life.
This is Brittany getting into some sort of stupid emotional thinking.
This is Brittany fucking everything up with her over-thinking.
This is a self-loathing Brittany.
Why can't I just be happy and blow the shitty stuff off?
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[01 Oct 2007|01:56am] |
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I was informed tonight that all my little circle of friends think that I just follow Mitch around like a fucking puppy. I'm sorry that we're best fucking friends and we hang out a lot. What the hell? Yeah so I have a thing for him and we're friends. That automatically means that I drop EVERYTHING for him and just follow him around like God? I guess we can't hang out anymore. Apparently that's the solution. Oh and also I was informed that Mitch doesn't give a shit about me but just flirts with me because that's what guys do. I obviously have to talk to Mitch about that one. All of it really. I'm pretty sure that he doesn't feel like a am really clingy. It's not like every spare second I have I have to be with him. I have my alone time too. And he says he enjoys my company. But who fucking knows if that's true? God! And he wonders why I don't fully trust him... I wish I could just ask him if he's just fucking with me or not. Fuck this and fuck everyone who thinks that I'm a pathetic little bitch with a crush. It's so not like that at all! FUCK. I'm mad, embarrassed, and hurt that my friends could say something so mean. If it turns out that Mitch does feel like I am like that...I don't think I could do this anymore. It's already pretty fucking hard to bear. But Jesus....am I really that pathetic? I feel so horrible about myself right now. I guess it's better to know than to be oblivious...but it still hurts.
To those who have hung out with Mitch and myself: What are your thoughts? PLEASE BE HONEST.
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[30 Sep 2007|03:47pm] |
If we weren't such good friends, I think I'd hate you
If we weren't such good friends, I'd wish you were dead.
God why is this me?
Things have been better these days. I'm reading a lot and I love it. Other than that nothing too exciting is going on. Except Jenn is coming into town tonight!!! WOO! I miss that mamas. As do I miss a lot of things.
Me and Britt have coordinated a coming home trip for next Friday. I think that weekend there should be a BBMACK reunion of sorts. Down?
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[17 Sep 2007|12:38pm] |
Song to change my life:
The Priest and The Matador by Senses Fail.
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[11 Sep 2007|12:52am] |
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This weekend was amazing! I was enlightened to a couple of things. Things I really needed to know. It was great and I love it here.
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[05 Sep 2007|11:42pm] |
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I never knew I could love Thatcher so much! A lot of the time in Phoenix this weekend I thought, "Man, I wish I was in Thatcher."
I get to see the Pensive boys next weekend and I'm stoked. Their new cd is so brilliant. They have progressed so much and I love it. Though, I'm a lot bit sad they get to meet Zak without me there to introduce them.
I recently started talking to an old bff again. I couldn't be more ecstatic about this fact.
I bought three movies for $20 at blockbuster yesterday: The Holiday, Tenacious D: Pick of Destiny, and The Science of Sleep. I am so excited to own these things.
My friend Kelly made me buy two books this weekend. God-shaped Hole and How To Kill a Rock Star. I'm on the former and I'm so so so so so so so in love!!! I really wish everyone in the world would read this book! Do it, please.
Today I got the same score has Mitch on a song on Guitar Hero. It was a sweet feeling. Then he challenged me on Face-off mode and I lost by 2%. That = lame-o.
I have been saying "oh yeah" a lot and I find this extremely weird.
So my sister broke up with her 9-year boyfriend a few weeks ago. She met this guy she has been all in like with and I met him Friday night. I didn't like him at all. Today she told me today that since I didn't like him she was over him. I never knew my opinion met so much to her. It makes me wish I gave him a better chance. But it just makes me sad seeing her with a boy that's not Kenny. She doesn't need anything serious yet, I think anyway. But when she told me she was over him because of me, I had never wanted to hug her so tight as I did right then. Sometimes I forget how much I am loved. When I'm reminded it makes me fuzzy.
Last night I ordered a life size cardboard cut-out of Link Larkin (Zac Efron in the movie Hairspray) and I can't wait to sleep with Link in my room!
In my play I have to speak so much German! I'm terrified. We are going to enter Anne Frank (my play) into competition. If we do really well and the judges like us we get to go to festival and perform. That would be AMAZING! But we'll have to see what happens. I hope we brake legs!
That's all for right now. I'm off to read more of my fantastic book! I hope this finds everyone well.
Love love loves.
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Cuddle Puddles are the best things of my life. Today Mitch, Summer, and I had one whilst watching The Office. I had never seen it before, and I must say: I'm not so impressed. We watched the first half of the first season, so hopefully it will get better with time.
We watched The Fifth Element yesterday. It's a way better movie when you're 10 and don't know what's going on for the most part.
So I pretty much died this week. I have a massive UTI and I have never been in so much pain. My back was excruciating. I was just moaning in my bed, not being able to sleep last night. Pity me. But I went to the doctor today and I need to go back tomorrow for blood work. We'll see what happens. While the doctor was testing my reflexes my shoe flew off. Also he commented on how shweaty I was. Hey! I had a fever ok? Jeez. I took my first dose of medicine and already am feeling better. Woot.
I have dropped all but two classes. And I'm adding one tomorrow. I get credit for being in plays. Rock! Speaking of which I was casted in Anne Frank. I'll be playing the role of Mrs. Frank. My 'husband' will most likely be played by my gay friend Mike. He loves to talk to me about his numerous relationships with boys in high school and nothing else. He is good sometimes though.
I haven't been in my room except to sleep and shower. I haven't been bored yet this semester and I'm very okay with both of these things. Hanging out with Mitch and Summer and the gang is pretty much awesome.
I need a new book. I'm pretty much desperate for one. Recommendations?
Because I was so sick this week, I haven't gone to one of my Anatomy & Physiology lectures and also missed the lab today. I went to talk to my teacher about it and she was so nice! She told me to go home and come back when I felt better. Which I'm assuming means Wednesday, so I'm coming home tomorrow.
Hope all is well out there in LiveJournal land! Love love loves.
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[24 Aug 2007|01:37am] |
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I love this semester so much already. I have met a lot of people that I love. There are many first years that are golden. I miss all of my Phoenix peeps. Especially Britt, Shawn and of course, Jenn. But things are good. Jenn wants me to come home tomorrow, and for the first time of my college career, I don't really want to. Though her and Kenny are officially over now and she's upset so I don't really have a choice.
I have been having really weird dreams lately. One was about me farting in font of Mitch and he was so upset. He waved his hand in front of his face and made a huge deal about it. And then last night I had one. All I remember right now is that I went to Britt's house, I surprised her, and we had to go to some kind of funeral, but I never knew for who or why or anything. Then we all went to her house and me and Adam wanted to play guitar hero, but we couldn't because of something. I think it was because I wasn't in the guitar hero class. I don't know. There was a lot more to it but I don't recall.
Tonight was a friend making frenzy! I made three actual friends and countless acquaintances. The first one was this guy named Reid. He is super cool and pretty much a bubba. The second one is this girl Carol who I have seen around but never talked to, but turns out we are BFFs. She always hangs out with this really cute boy who (whom?) I've dubbed the original bubba of EAC. He is such a bubba!!!! He sews and wears glorious clothing. Then the third friend is this kid Brian. I knew him because he is, like, the official door opener of Mitch's community. But he hung out with us tonight and he is so cute and cool. We had a very sexual conversation. Not seriously, but jokingly. You know how I do. Also, I just kept saying hi to everyone that passed. Reid told me I was in college now and was allowed to talk to people. I guess I hadn't known.
Auditions were today. I almost didn't audition. I don't know why that was, but I really wasn't feeling it. But then I realized that acting is basically my favorite thing so I did it. I'm so glad I did too! It went so well! I did pretty damn well on the dance auditions! ME! Brittany Ashlyn Gorba did well at dancing!!!! It was extra terrfying because the guy I danced with had to lift me! I was sure I was going to kill him, but he did good. I felt sorry for him that he had to have the fat girl. HA! I sang "Good Morning Baltimore" from Harispray and everyone loved it! It was great and I got a huge applause after I sang. It felt freaking incredible. After auditions were over I talked to Rachel the dance teacher. I had stopped going to her class last semester because of all the crap I was going through I couldn't handle dancing. It's so hard for me to dance. It's so outside of my comfort zone. I just wanted to talk to her and make sure she didn't hate me for dropping her class. She's so amazing and assured me it didn't work like that. She wants me to join the class again this semester and I think I will. I need to overcome this fear/insecurity. I freaking love her though!
Oh! I got a new car Sunday! Her name is Ursula and she's a dodge stratus. She's white and lovely. She's so much roomier than Stan my dodge neon. I love her. She has cruise control!!!! Woo! It's so nice to have that on my drive to/from school.
Mitch is being weird right now. I'm so over him though. Even if anything were to happen I would have to turn it down. I just can't do that to myself. Summer agrees that he tugs at heartstrings too. Though this Brian character is interesting. I'll have to get to know him better.
There was the cutest frog in the bushes tonight. I miss my dad. I miss my puppy. I miss everyone. Loves to you all.
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| Fuck Off San Diego.....Diego Diego Diego |
[06 Jun 2007|11:31pm] |
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First of all, I can smell my dog's butt hole and I don't love it.
I haven't posted in so long. I'm not online much anymore.
I don't miss Mackenzie at all. I'm done with high school drama and with her gone, almost all of the immaturity goes with her.
I got two jobs which I started this week. The first one is at Torrid. It's a clothing store for plus sized hotties like myself. I don't hate working there at all. I get 40% off and my co-workers are mostly jems.
My second job is babysitting. His name is Laike and he's 8 months old. He's a bubba and has to wear a skull shaping helmet. It's nike. I don't think he wears anything that doesn't have a nice label. He definitely pooped on his Guess shorts yesterday. I watch him Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 6, and maybe one night a weekend. It sounds like a long time to sit at some random person's house and play with their child, but he's so well behaved and they pay me AMAZINGLY.
I don't thing I'll have much trouble saving up that $1000 for Greece next summer. I'm so excitd that I'm getting myself to GREECE!
I just noticed that Zak has a little bald spot on his leg, but I like him regardless.
I really feel like a huge weight is off my shoulders. Jenn is amazing to talk with about anything. And she sure is a tall drink of water.
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| Gamble everything for love.... |
[10 May 2007|08:54pm] |
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FUCK LOVE. Relationships are a crock. Not that I don't desperately want to date a certain boy I know. But relationships are so fucked. Why go through all that shit, just to be miserable in the end.
I'm jaded.
My dad is being such an insensitive prick about this whole situation. He just laughs when my mom calls him sobbing. I love my dad, always will, but I don't like how this is playing out at the moment. Divorces are messy. I don't recommend them.
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| The many faces of Brittany Ashlyn Gorba? |
[22 Apr 2007|12:21am] |
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I hate that I'm a different person with different people. Is anyone else like that? Someone recently brought that to my attention and I don't like it. I'd go as far as to say it bothers me.
On an unrelated subject:
Mackenzie has been missing all day. Missing in the sense that she won't return calls or even texts. At all. This is Brittany being slightly concerned.
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[13 Apr 2007|08:40am] |
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Reasons to come home:
-Be there for my mom, she's getting the papers today.
-BMACK + Shawn + Cameron + Trace + Jenn
-His girlfriend is coming up this weekend
-I really wanna!!
Reasons NOT to come home:
Money.
And that's the bitch of it...but I just emailed my mama, so we'll see if that worked. I proposed cleaning. Scouring actually!
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I swear, one day I'll write about happy things again...
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Wheat Thins are so much more delicious than I remember!
Skybox is delicious too.
As is my life right now!
I'm probably more excited for Britt's birthday than she is.
Listening to my Ipod and dance dance dancing is the best thing ever!
"We'll drive to the coast and get cuddley" Best thing ever!
This song is about San Francisco, I know all about that place now!
Also who knew Kimya Dawson was so heavenly...devilish?! Ha ha! I'm so disgusting.
Listening to her in the morning walking to class in perfect windy-but-not-too-windy weather is more than words can describe!
So as anyone else noticed how optomitic and perky I am right now? Sorry 'bout that!
I JUST FINISHED, EDITED AND REVISED MY RESEARCH PAPER!!!!!! I can know forget all about alternative fuels!
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