BEDA #1 Sassy but Classy

I'm going to try this thing this month called BEDA or Blog Every Day in August.

As I am thinking about it I have done a lot in July. Let's have a July recap:

July 7th I went to a wizard rock concert which was really fun!!I saw the Parselmouths, Lauren Fairweather of the Moaning Myrtles, Justin Finch-Fletchley, The Whomping Willows, and ALL CAPS! I was most excited to meet Kristina Horner. I have to admit that I have a bit of a fan girl crush on her. I've been following her life on Youtube, and Twitter, and Facebook, and Dailybooth...and now I'm really creepy.

That SATURDAY on July 10th I went to this little convention called VidCon! It was really fun too. It was a conference for people who love online video. I was really nervous about going because I was going alone and I'm new at venturing outside the county alone. Once I found where I got my ticket and checked in I thought to myself, "What now?" I didn't really know what to do so I just went into the main hall and watched this guy I didn't recognize sing a sad song. Then HANK GREEN came out and I knew I was in the right place. I mainly watched all the main programming on the schedule and I hated the breaks in between each speaker. It felt like multiple recess times and every break I felt increasingly more and more lonely. I didn't really know what to do. I realized that I don't watch as much YouTube as I thought and didn't recognize so many people, whom it seemed that everybody flocked to for pictures and autographs. I did meet Wheezy Waiter and that was awkward because I didn't know what to say or how to be myself around him.
When the lunch break came around I had to get out because I could only walk around the little conference center so many times without looking like I was in a marathon. I walked across the street to this mall and I decided to call my friend Krista K. As I was talking to her I turn a corner and I run smack into this unknown YouTuber Gemllama! Her real name is Gretchen, but I didn't remember that,  and I totally freaked her out because when I saw her I screamed OMG! Your gemllama! and she is so little and was innocently holding her Baja Fresh and there I was this sad lonely VidCon attendee scaring her. She was really nice and said Thank you for watching my videos. When I stopped being obnoxious and she walked away I remembered all these questions I could have asked her and ended up not seeing her the rest of the day...it always happens that way.

July 19th-24 was a crazy week. I drove to El Capitan State Beach a bunch between my work days to stay with my family. I love that park. Its probably my favorite place to be besides my bed. I mean it beats Disneyland! I know, crazy right? Hardly anything beats Disneyland but this place does. Its just so scenic and I always have wonderful memories when I'm there. <3 I want to go back already!

The 24th was a crazy day because I had totally forgot that I signed up to be a Ventura County Fair volunteer weeks earlier. I showed up to the Photography building and I learned how to receive and process the incoming entries. I really liked it. I met so many people dropping off their photos and I loved chatting with them about where they took their pictures and hearing how they took it etc. I mean they talked my ear off. It was like their new born baby. They were very nervous, and I would be too. Entering my work to be judged by professionals but then even more harshly judged by the thousands of people who come to the fair and gawk at them. I've been to the fair now for a couple days and I have to say I agree with I most  of the placings....

On the 29th I went to my UCLA orientation. It was A LONG day. I walked a lot and sat a lot and listened a lot and talked a lot. I spent something like 6 hours searching for classes and trying to plan a scheduled. The first schedule I did my Orientation counselor Nick was like, No no no no, because this, this, and this. Try again. I was like UGH!!! Make it stop. I missed dinner because I was searching for open classes when 90% of them are closed or wait listed. I did end up finding 3 and I'm happy. I even feel like I made a loop hole, so I've already beat the system!  I met these two cool girls named Hannah and Lila. It was really nice because we were all in the same major/orientation group and they like wanted to wait for me. It was such a new phenomenon for me. They won't be living on campus next year like me, but hopefully we'll be friends. *fingers crossed*

This leads me up to July 31st which was SUPER fun!  I went to a BBQ with my friend Krista for her/our friend Brandy's birthday. On the way I found out that my work friend Krista D. was having her birthday with Brandy too. When we got there I knew so many people! It was awesome. I had a great time! We played games and ended up talking a lot. I laughed so much my stomach hurt. It ended up a little badly though because a careless decision of mine to smear icing on Ruben's face ended up with my face and a full plate of cake on it. It wasn't even by Ruben but some guy I barley met that night. I had to laugh at it because making the situation ugly is just too diva-ish and I wasn't about to start a problem on someone elses birthday. Anyways I love having really full weekends because they feel longer somehow.

In 2 hours and something minutes I will be turning 21. I'm really nervous. I don't think I'll be one of those crazy drunk girls. Its just not my style. Sassy but Classy is my style. I don't really normally like my birthday but instead of being against it, I am going to try to embrace it. Me and Krista K are having a birthday party at my house this weekend. I hope people show up and have fun. As for me, tomorrow I want to watch some Doctor Who, read some books, drink ridiculous amounts of coffee and go out to dinner with my friends. Maybe my mom will buy me lunch, but I won't push my luck.

See you tomorrow!!

k