Today I Feel Like...

A Grown Up. For real. I took the GRE this morning, and conquered it. I conquered it like I was a Roman and it was Carthage. Or Greece. Or something that is conquered beneath my mighty empire of awesome. And I did it on four hours of sleep and a caffeine hangover (which is a new discovery for me - turns out my body has decided it no longer wants caffeine after dinner). Also, this week, I was honored with not one, not two, but THREE GSO's on ScrapMatters! I love that site. Love it to pieces. Bragging rights are mine. Especially while I was scrapping every single one of those pages, I should have been learning geometry for the last standardized test of my life.

I also had my first proper shift at work today, as Monday didn't really count - nothing like running across campus, arriving five minutes late and sweaty, and doing homework for an hour and a half hoping no one needs Greek tutoring without warning, because that language is so one year ago. That didn't count. Today was a proper shift, one where I earned my keep by tutoring a very nice girl (who may or may not be a grad student). I have a feeling that I'll be getting a lot of kids from her section - one has already transferred out into my Latin class.

So here are my "I should be learning math but screw it, football starts this Saturday and there are still double stuf oreos left" pages. I have also embraced my whimsical side, and as such have adapted my journaling style to match. Having said that, here is page with no journaling. Ah, speed scraps. They are my curse and blessing.

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My layout for Britt's September kit challenge at Mousescrappers. Honestly, my favorite thing about this page (out of many enjoyable pieces) is the Pirates of the Caribbean reference. As a reference, it certainly worked better than my "I'm on a Boat" page.

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A page from the necropolis - this was the day where Scott Smith told us "When I die, I just want to be shot into the sun. Is that too much to ask?" I think this page needs a new title.

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Double pager for Andrea's 100th Weekly Challenge at Mousescrappers. It's a choose your own! With the most awesome Britt prize. The double pager was not necessary, but, as the saying goes, "Go big or go home."

Here's the journaling:

Journaling: Rapunzel is my favorite princess, so meeting her was my one absolute must do. The skirts were even timed for meeting her! We tried to wait in the morning, but our entry was going to interfere with our Crystal Palace reservations. We came back for the secret 6pm show. The stage was gorgeous, and in the background they played music from the soundtrack. Diana and Laura decided they wanted to color with the little kids. The photopass lady askd us which little ones were our and their names, so we got to tell her we had the big girls! It was so cute - she took candids, then called their names so they could smile and pose.

Rapunzel and Flynn were so nice! After signing my book, Rapunzel complimented our skirts. I told her that she needed to get on the gift shops so we could match her, and she joked that she didn’t think that that’s a good idea because she might have to make them all herself. Then she set up our photo using her artist’s eye - complete with finger framing. After the photo, Karen, having seen him show off the crown to the girls in front of us, asked him if he had something special in his satchel. He showed us the crown, but said he had to be careful with it, as the last time the two of them had been riding, it had flown off Rapunzel’s head! We were sworn to secrecy about this, our course - it wouldn’t do for her parents to find out.

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There are a few more layouts, but those are all new releases and shall be posted after dinner.