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Don't you love it when you don't want to do something but God is making you do it anyway? That's what I'm going through right now. I got offered a job yesterday at Harbor Freight Tools. I don't want the job because I have no interest in selling tools at all. BUT since they were the only people out of around 20 applications to call me back, interview me, and all I'm taking it as that's where God wants me to be. I don't know why He would want me to sell tools, but that's His plan.

I am very grateful that He gave me this job. He did the same thing after I dropped out of college. Then I was hopeless. I wanted a career as a photographer, but I didn't have the money to do it. What happened? Garcia's finished remodeling that building and they were looking for waitresses. All I did was go in and ask for an application and I got that job. Granted this time around it took me months to find a job, but I believe it's still the same concept. I was nervous when I started working at Garcia's. I had never waited tables in a restaurant before and I was so scared that I'd be carrying a tray full of food and drop it everywhere, but I put my trust in God and He rewarded me with very few and minor mistakes. That's what's going to happen now. He got me this job, and I'm going to do it to the best of my ability and know that He is standing right there with me.

So, now that I'll be working maybe I'll have some fun and interesting stories to post :) I'm going to leave you with not a quote, but a song. Enjoy!

Pedro the Lion- Lullaby

I'm not sure what to put here. . .

I had an interview today. It was my 2nd one with that place, and I think I might get the job. Not sure though. I still need to call the movie theater and see if my application has been reviewed and all that good stuff.

So, this weekend was pretty good. Saturday morning I left with D and the boys to Mississippi for her nephews graduation. His class consisted of 257 students, a lot more than my graduating class. It was the first time that I met her family. Everything went pretty good. My only complaint (other than the mosquitoes and heat) was the constant "No way you're twenty" remarks. But I get that all the time so I shouldn't even let it bother me. I know that women tend to admire knowing they look younger than what they are, but when you're 20 years old and get told that you look anywhere from 13-16 it kind of makes slightly uncomfortable. I feel like people don't take me seriously at times because of my height and high pitched voice. But then again the look on people's faces when I tell them my age and go on about something important is always great.

Anyway, we spent all day in that general area. We left a little before 4:30am that morning and didn't get back until a little before 11 that night. It was a long trip! We got back and I was out cold at around midnight. I slept for 15 hours, woke up and felt like I still needed some sleep. Road trips definitely take their toll.

My Northern Downpour Letter Project will kick off sometime this week. I just need to get the letter in the mail and wait. There are 15(maybe 16, idk) girls doing it. I'm super excited about it.

Well this is it for me for now. I think a nap is calling my name later. So until next time!
<3

Shamble Bobble Dibble Dooble...

Since I'm up and have time to kill I figured I'd blog.

Lately the internet has been a very boring place for me. Nothing is holding my interest. I think I'm so eager to get out in the world again (get a job/go back to school) that I can't focus on anything else. Since living here I've put in many applications. Out of all those applications I've gotten 1 interview and still no job. It's aggravating.

On a lighter note I can't wait for the next episode of Doctor Who. It's going to be good as always. Charlie McDonnell (charlieissocoollike) wrote in his last blog that he knows someone who has seen the rest of the season. Apparently Matt Smith will give his best performance towards the end of the season. Since I started watching at series 1 I only have 2 other Doctors to compare Matt Smith's to (Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant). I think David will always be my favorite, but there's something about Matt. The Doctor is a clever character. David brought out this cleverness by being everywhere (it seemed) whereas Matt's Doctor is more sly. When he figures something out he just gives a little smile.

So, I've run out of things to talk about. I guess this blog is about me wanting a job and Doctor Who. Fun stuff. Anyway, I'm going to leave you with a Doctor Who quote just to complete this.

"I'm stuck...on Earth like....like an ordinary person. Like a human! How rubbish is that? Sorry, no offense. But come on! "

-The Doctor

"The Poison Sky"

ep. 5 series 4

Serious Stuff

Lately I've been a generally happy person. I'm beginning to be more optimistic, I'm starting to believe in myself once again, things are finally starting to come together. There's only one thing that ever gets me down anymore. I miss my best friend, I miss Alyssa. I'm sure anyone reading this knows what happened to her. I'm at the point where I think I want to move on, but I just can't. The reason why I bring this up right now is because it just hit me that in 10 days (May 29th) she would have been 20.(She's also been gone for 5 months) She was so young and had so much promise.

Alyssa and Me - March 2009

Some people who knew her always thought that she wasn't exactly the best person out there. To me she was the most amazing friend anyone could have. We would talk about why our friendship was so good as it was and we decided that it was because we didn't judge each other. There would be some nights after work that I would be so stressed out. One night when I was spending the night with her we laid in her bed, ate flaming hot cheetos, watched Rob & Big, and talked about how stupid boys were and how stupid we were for liking the ones we did. We'd talk about writing and how smart the people who invented it were (because seriously, how did they know "r" made that noise?). We were amazed at how clean the windows were at Cotton Patch.

Some of the best times included Amanda. Together the three of us made AAA. We would sit in Garcia's singing Britney Spears song (we all love "Lucky"). Amanda joined our conversations about boys. Those were happy times. I'm not sure if this blog is really going anywhere, or if it makes any sense (I'm sure my grammar is terrible), but I feel this is stuff that I just need to get out there. If you're reading this I'm sorry for being a downer. I'll be posting another blog in a couple days that should be more uplifting than this one. My ending quote today is going to be something that she always said:

"we can close our eyes to the things we do not wanna see, but we cannot close our hearts to the things we do not wanna feel"

-Alyssa Michelle Fierro

May 29, 1990-Dec 18, 2009

-Insert Title Here-

I'm sore today. Step aerobics really are a workout!

Today I went to my very first step aerobics class. I really felt the muscles that have been left alone for too long. Dionne and I plan on going to this class every Saturday just to get back into better shape. We have to feel the burn! I weighed myself today too. I was shocked to see that I have lost weight. I am now down to a good 122. Now my goal is inches and not necessarily pounds. I'm sure that if I keep up the step aerobics and going to the gym that I'll be where I want to be in no time.

This week has been uneventful (as usual). Yesterday I had chinese food with Michael, Dad and Dionne. Tried sushi for the first time... I don't really like it. Thank God for oranges, because that's what I cleansed my pallet with after trying it. After that we went to a new store called Citi Trends. I bought a cute blue dress. We went to another store where I bought a pretty pinkish-purplish dress. I'm trying to decide which one I should wear next week for Dionne's nephew's graduation. I've enlisted the help of a few people and so far the blue one has all the votes.

I also filled out a background check form for the movie theater. She said that it should take about a week, so I've filled out my application and plan on taking it back next week. I really hope I get the job. It'll give me something to do and my blogs won't sound the same all the time.

So, music. I love it. Here lately I've been listening to a lot of people signed onto DFTBA records. (I said that before, didn't I?) Mainly Alex Day, Chameleon Circuit (they sing Trock aka Time Lord Rock, song about the TV show Doctor Who), ALL CAPS, Tom Milsom, and Eddplant. Eddplant sang this one song on The Zone about a month ago that I instantly fell in love with. He said that it'll be on his next album, so now I'm waiting patiently for it. Charlie Mcdonnell is releasing his first album this summer. I can't wait for that. He's releasing it around the same time that Alex Day is releasing his new album. That one is going to be good!

I really feel like there should be more to this, but I can't think of anything interesting to talk about. Oh well. I'm going to leave you with a quote from one of John Green's videos that he posted this week.

"The Venn Diagram of boys who don't like smart girls and boys you don't want to date is a circle!"

Umm, intro?

I've joined everyone else. I've conformed and now I am writing a blog. So, if you're reading this chances are you know me. You could be someone I knew in school, someone I met online (if this is the case we met on Northern Downpour or through Nerdfighters), family, etc. No matter how you know me chances are you don't know everything about me. Actually, you don't. I don't even know everything about me. So, with that being said, I'm going to give you a list of facts about me. Maybe you know them, maybe you don't, maybe I'm wasting my time typing this out because no one will read it, but oh well.

Name: Ashley Mata

Age: 20

Birthday: Jan. 19, 1990

Birth Place: Amarillo, Texas

Mother: Donna (married to Mike)

Father: Steve (married to Dionne)

Siblings: Too many, if you want to know ask.

-Favorites-

Color: Red (even though I like them all)

Animal: Penguin

Music: Rock (all of it)

Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas

Website: YouTube

YouTuber: Alex Day (nerimon) and Charlie McDonnell (charlieissocoollike)

Organization: To Write Love On Her Arms

I'm sure there are more quick facts, but I just can't think of anything else.

"Don't blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink. Good Luck."

I'm sure a lot of you are probably wondering where I got the title "Don't Blink". It's named after a Doctor Who episode, "Blink", about weeping angels who steal time from you and instead of killing you they just send you back in time. It's more creepy than I can describe. Trust me, if you ever see that episode you will never look at angel statues the same way ever again. -shudders-

(yes, that is a face in hole picture of me and the 10th Doctor)

About my life right now: I live a very boring life. I have no job, I'm not going to school, I seriously don't do anything. It's not by choice though. If I had it my way I would be working to pay off Tarleton so I can go back to school, or they would already be paid off and I would be looking forward to school in the fall. I've FINALLY decided on a career choice and I think this one will stick. I want to go into nursing. A lot of people have been telling me they can see my as a nurse because apparently I have a caring nature (it's true, my heart is way too big). I have a plan. I want to go into nursing, become a registered nurse, and join the Peace Corps. There's something inside me saying this is the right move. I want to be put some place where I'm making a difference, helping people who can't help themselves. I believe that becoming a nurse and being sent over will help me accomplish that.

Anyway, I guess this is all I'm going to put in this post. I'll leave you with one of my all time favorite quotes :)

“To be nobody but yourself - in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you somebody else - means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.” -e.e. cummings