Well, my dear friend Patao decided to post a meme and I decided it would do my blog some good to have another post. So here we are:
You know how sometimes people on your friendslist post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think “Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???” And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out. (:
1. First Name
Kris is my first name, mostly. I shouldn’t be able to get away with that, but I really hate my full first name. So it’s going to be left at Kris.
2. Age
I’m 22, I think. It’s hard to keep track of those Augusts.
3. Location
I currently live in two places: my mom’s and my dad’s. Both are in MN as far as I’m concerned. I pretty much live out of my shared room with my brother. Honestly, when I’m at home, I spend 90% of my time in my room playing on my laptop, drawing, thinking, sleeping and eating. I usually leave to play video games, use the bathroom, make/grab food and get ready for school. This is why I know I’ll be fine living in a small space if I have to, hahah!
I’ll admit that it drives me nuts though; it’s mostly because I feel bad for my dog (I don’t trust him running around downstairs alone and so he’s stuck with us).
4. Occupation
I work at a pet food store part time and go to the University of MN full time. I like my job most of the time, and the people I work with aren’t the worst, but sometimes people are just stupid. Too bad animals don’t come in and buy their own food, heheh. Currently, I’m finishing up my bachelors in Biology and I’m on my last semester. This summer I’ll be prepping to either go to Vet school (unlikely) or applying to go to a Vet Tech school (very likely). My GPA isn’t the hottest right now, since when I transferred I had to take some bitch-hard classes, so I doubt I’m going to get into vet school without some more personal experience in the field. Yes, Vet school is my goal. No, I’m not a motivated person, so I have to wonder how this is going to work in the end…
5. Partner
… My dog takes up a considerable amount of time, so… Ah, who am I kidding, it’s Skhizein, obviously <3
6. Kids
FUCK NO! That’s all I have to say. Wait, I need to mention that I just really can’t stand kids. They’re a considerable pain.
Apparently, though, I’m awesome with kids as my manger mentioned the other day. This weak-willed mother with two kids came in to our store and could not control them for the life of her. She hardly tried! They were about 5 and 8 or something (I’m bad at guessing) and they were like demons from the void of hell. I’ve never met such destructive, ill-mannered creatures. They ripped things off of the wall, fed packaged stuff to their dog (who was actually very well behaved, thankfully), yelled and fought with their mom and each other, and wanted to buy everything that the other didn’t. I ended up lecturing these kinds about consequences at the mothers request and putting them in a fucking time out; it was ridiculous. I felt like I was babysitting them, or taking the mom’s place as a parent. Holy mother of kittens, it was nuts. I felt like crashing once they left. At least the mom had to buy two of everything, so she spent about 200 bucks (which is decent for our store; most purchases are about 30-50 dollars). Once they left, Sophie, Dave and Becky were hiding in back talking about these fucking kids. I was thinking, “thanks for the help guys…”
7. Brothers/Sisters
I have an older sister who has moved outta the house(s). I don’t particularly have many thoughts about her in general (other than her money spending habits). Then I have my little brother.
8. Pets
I’ve always had pets around, but currently I have: five cats, named Sox, Zephyr, Jasper, Jacques and Percival; a dog, Suzu; and a snake named Ketsueki. I love my animals, and they’re pretty much my ‘daily circle’ of friends because I usually can’t stand humans, hahah! Passed away pets are: Bigcat, Poocher, Tweety, Gatty, Shesta, General and about four other gerbils, many fish, and Kitten, my dearest cat. I loved all of these guys so much, but Kitten was someone who had been with me since I was three, put up with my childish behaviors and snuggled with me when I was sad. Honestly, she was there for me more than anybody else when I was really young. She taught me so much, so patiently. I was very attached to her and miss her so much. People would think I crazy, but most people never let themselves get close with their animal companions. They assume they don’t think critically and feel emotions, but they do. It’s not precisely in the same way that we think, but they definitely do. Every time I meet another animal, I am more confident in my assumptions. People on the other hand, ugh…
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life
- School- I hate it, but I want to work with animals. And not in the feedlot industry.
- Work- I need money and experience, that’s all there is to it really.
- Skhizein and our goals- The most important things to me are the ones that Skhizein and I discuss and work for. We want to work on a comic/game or some creative venue together. We’ve got many ‘stories’ with so many characters that we love excessively. Some day I’ll care to post about some of them. Who knows, it may help me develop them… We plan to live together in the future and for the rest of our insignificant lives. We get each other through things. I could write about him all day really… it would get redundant, hahah!
- My personal struggles- I’m struggling with a lot of things and it’s big things too. Honestly, I’m worried about how I will make it as a Vet. Will the depression get to me? I’ll have to watch all of these abused, malnourished and just plain injured animals; will I cave in? I hate people already, will it get worse when I see first hand (not in videos, not through text) what kind of disgusting things that seemingly normal people can do to other creatures? Anyways, I also have a fair amount of other personal struggles I get to deal with on a day to day basis.
10. Parents
I have a mom and dad, split up. They never were married because my dad’s not religious (though I’m not sure why they didn’t do it through the courts, but it’s hardly my place to ask. I think my dad hates the idea of marriage really, since it’s not like married couples are different then people who love each other). They split up about 4-6 years ago I think… I can hardly remember, but I’m just happy it happened. They made life completely miserable, with their constant fighting and screaming. I still believe they love each other, but they make a horrible match. I have no idea how they lasted for 20 years…
Anyways, my dad’s name is Doug; he’s very smart and very stupid at the same time. He’s stuck up like a kind and always thinks he’s in the right (though I’ve had him admit defeat sometimes… not often.). To be fair, he is right most of the time. Often he just won’t listen if he’s sure of himself. I think he’s pretty open-minded though, if you don’t try to push your opinions on him. He’s very good at looking at both sides, but when his mind has finally made up it take a lot of good arguments to make him re-think himself. He’s intimidating to look at because he always looks so stand off-ish, but he’s a good guy as long as your not ignorant. I got most of my personality from him.
My mom is Kathy, and she’s a very motherly figure. She tries to constantly coddle my brother and I, refusing the treat me as a fellow adult. It starts to get redundant after a while… I’d rather she be herself and pick up some hobbies or something. She literally lives to work and coddle us, and so far I haven’t been able to change it, ugh. She’s really a good mom though, I just want some independence is all. And some honesty.
11. Who are some of your closest friends?
Wow, I’m pretty tired about now, so I’m glad that this list is short. I obviously keep to myself most of the time, so I’m pretty picky about who I spend time with (because time is precious, what with all of it I waste of school and work.).
Skhizein: Obvious answer, and I don’t think I need to illustrate why. He’s absolutely vital to my wellbeing at this point…
Patao/Megori: The only person I still contact voluntarily from high school. We’re so different, but well-matched somehow; I find it amazing really. We understand each other surprisingly well, despite seeing each other about once a year! Hahah! We’ve stuck together through thick and thin, and in high school I wouldn’t of survived without you. Senior year was especially painful, but you were there to listen when others were too busy with themselves. I love you. I honestly would continue gushing about you if I wasn’t so exhausted. LOL. <3<3<3
And I can’t forget about the people that make life at work and school so amazingly tolerable: Liz, Becky, Sophie, Nick, Dave, Sheri, Jenny, and Jerry… what would I do without you guys? When other other lazy asses slack off, you guys keep things moving. Thank you so much <3
Kris