I have two new jobs. I work at Arclight cinemas ripping ticket stubs and seating people, and I also work for the NHL as a LA Kings ice girl. The latter of the two I couldn't be more thrilled about. I feel like I carried on my family legacy and made it to the NHL in a way... Most of the Kings Crew was there for opening night. We all introduced ourselves as we enjoyed the incredible view from our seats behind the goal. It was a lot of fun. I'm so thankful for not having to pay for a single ticket this season.

I got a haircut and some more blond put in. I'm pleased with it. I wish I could pay less than $200 and have the same results. I'm too scared to try another salon or pay anyone anything cheaper. What if it came out terrible, you know? When I find a good hair salon, I'm very loyal to it. Same with everything I do; a good bank, a good restaurant, a good clothing store... I hate change.

I've been thinking a lot lately about getting a puppy. I don't live with my mom anymore and she's the only one who would protest against it! She used to tell me I could have 100 dogs when I move out, just not while I lived at home. We already had two dogs, one cat, and a bunch of goldfish. I think I'm going to start an official puppy hunt and hopefully settle on a breed by Christmas. There's so many to choose from. Tim wants a great dane...yeah right.

pink floyd

For long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be

New obsession: eating oversized bowls of salad. I'm officially broke and it's kind of devastating. I went to the horse track last night and lost 60 bucks betting on horses. Number 7 won once so I made 4 dollars, and then bet that again and lost it. If I had more money, I'd develop a severe gambling problem. I remember I used to scratch at least 5 scratch tickets a day at my dad's gas station....usually not paying for them either and hoping I'd win something on one of them to pay all the others off. I'm one of those people that will probably always be in debt. I should start mirroring my parents spending and saving habits so I can have some sort of money when I get older.
http://www.carrlynbathe.deluxe.livebooksedu.com soon to be http://www.carrlynbathe.com
That's a portfolio of all of my stuff so hopefully I can start making money off of my camera. I really want to be a wedding photographer because I've seen too many weddings end up with terrible pictures. The thing is, no one will hire a wedding photographer without examples of actual wedding photos sooo...I might have to round up some friends and have a mock wedding. Kara will be my official muse for fashion-esque/portrait photos and hopefully I could make money off of stuff like that, too.
Ziggypop had a terrible case of the fleas this week. He was literally yelping because there were so many of them biting and jumping all over the place. I shampooed him twice in flea shampoo and he's been ok ever since.
Tim and I are getting fancy rats this week. I'm excited.
I can't think of much more to write about other than I've just been so busy that I don't really know what to do with myself. I need a real job while trying to start a photography business on the side. I need moneyyyyy.
I also want to get really good at playing pool.

A year ago today, Tim Butcher and I started dating. I can't believe it's been that long! If Tim and I have been dating for a year, then that means I've been living in California for a little more than a year... I can't get over how quickly time has flown by. I just want to celebrate Tim's dorkiness right now because he just texted me mid-paragraph saying "you mean the horse head nebula, and the japanese man of war, and the mt. everest, and the most planet decimal to me <3 for real and for true!" -- Way better than just saying "you mean the world to me." Thanks, Tim haha. He's probably the best thing that has happened to me in a really, really long time.

This summer has already been pretty fun. Seeing friends from back home is seriously my favorite part about living so far away...It's just the saying goodbye part that's the hardest. Erin, Randy, and Christine are flying over to visit and I can bet anyone $100 that I'll fall apart when when they leave. Maybe I'm just a big baby but I had to try so hard not to cry after dropping Randy off at the airport last time he visited.

I've got to rent a flash for Sound and Fury this year. My $2.50 flash from Goodwill isn't going to cut it. It has to be at least 20 years old. It works on my digital camera (surprisingly) but it takes forever to charge back up in between shots. Photographers are only allowed to choose 6 bands to photograph over the course of the fest. I'm stoked. Hopefully people wont complain as much and the amount of so-called "stage potatoes" wont be so overwhelming. The six bands that I picked were: Pressure, Pulling Teeth, Spanish Bombs, Alpha & Omega, Death Before Dishonor, and No Apologies. I have yet to think about where we're all going to stay. Camping on the beach would be incredibly awesome but I hear you have to reserve a spot months in advance?? Plus, none of us have a fire permit so I'm sure we'd get in deep shit for trying to cook dinner or toast some mallows and whatnot.

I need a solid job. I audition way too much and even though it's fun, it doesn't pay unless you actually book something. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't. I was in a Death Cab For Cutie video yesterday...and for 9 hours of work, I really only got paid minimum wage. The only good thing about not being a paid up SAG member is that you get cash on the spot at the end of your day....well, not always. My outfit was really pretty. We were all dressed super proper and were supposed to look really classy and southern....but from the 80's. It ruled. I sat next to an old man for a good portion of those 8 hours, he played my grandfather, and we talked about Cat Stevens and Neil Young. What a good man he was.

I also need new hairstyle ideas. Martine's going to put a few extensions in so It can look a little longer and fuller. Should be sweet. I also need a lesson on how to apply makeup. I still feel like I don't know what I'm doing. I look at others people's makeup and I can't tell if i just suck at doing mine or if I just use bad products.

To do list for today: complete yesterday's to do list (for once).

There's a lot of self-improving that I need to do to. I need to quit being so self conscious that it shows, I need to wake up earlier in the day and actually complete my entire to-do list for once, I need to go grocery shopping so I don't end up eating out every day, I need to stop worrying so much, and I need to travel more.

Time to eat Olive Garden with Tim, even though not eating out was on my to-do list......<3

What kind of pizza place runs out of dough? Let me answer that for you....Domino's does. After 2 hours of waiting, I picked up 6 pizzas with a side of sympathy cinna-stix, for dinner last night. The Australians have been staying at my house for almost a week now. Tim went to go pick up his van so we could bring them to the airport. I'll miss having them around!
We all went to Venice yesterday, rented a bunch of cruiser bikes, and rode to the Santa Monica Pier. Sam came too and was our personal tour guide for the day.
Nap time. I'm too tired for this.

Meet Mos Def, the cute little kitty pictured below and soon to be mine. Last time I tried to take on the responsibility of adopting a kitten, I wound up having to give Art Vandelay away. Luckily he didn't go far and I ended up living with the boys who took him in.
I want to get tattooed so badly but I know it will never happen. I, personally, don't want ink on my body forever. I feel like I'd change my mind, want to add something more to something already finished, or be completely paranoid because I can't wash them off. I have some ideas in my head that I wish other people would get tattooed on them just so I can sort of feel like I live out my ink dreams before I die.
Time for sleep. Sort of strange that 1 AM is an early night for me.