The Song of a New Year

the year's go by and by, and we wonder where the end is nearly every day, but once a year we receive a list of endless possibilities, things that can change.
One thing that always goes on my list is Loose Weight,  and Eat Better. 
This year is rather similar, the first semester of college also got me to think Study More, Work Harder, and don't settle for a B. In the words of Adande from the youtube channel Swoozie, "I want to out do myself." my new year's resolution, to out do myself.

Comment what you're doing, lemme know!

-Parker

Tolerance-freedom to voice opinion...

There's this thing called tolerance, and we are supposed to tolerate nearly everything, unless it's a view, then you're either wrong or right, there is no "That's your opinion" there's only "Your wrong and I'm right." I find it ridiculous that we have to tolerate being persecuted all the time, for choices of opinion, Phil Roberts voiced an opinion and he is being given a probationary period, because of his opinion, He wasn't voicing fighting words, just stating what he believes. If I couldn't voice my opinion because someone doesn't agree with me, then that means were back to being put in a box, it is wrong to be denied the right to voice your opinion. After all we do this everyday on social media, and everybody else retorts, but we don't kick people off because they said something we don't like.

Christmas 2014

Although the big holiday is coming really fast, it feels so far away, as if it doesn't have any joy in it anymore. Let's put the Joy back in Christmas America, UK, Canada, Euros, We can do this! all this hubbub is really pulling down on the Christmas celebrating. Cleaning houses, buying groceries, all this stuff leads up to the Christmas season, but don't forget to enjoy your hot coco break, and think about the reason for the season, if it's family fellowship, don't put all the material things ahead of them, Eat some dinners at the table as a family. Most College student just want to come home and do nothing, because they are aloud, the just sit around and be with their family, so don't just wait until Christmas, sit down with your house hold, and enjoy each other. Merry Christmas, one and all.

Christmas Tea

So this year is a Christmas tea at my church, and my theme is peppermint, red and white swirls. La-de-flippin-da. I am trying to figure out what to have, because it's Tea, not dinner, tea, it's like an evening snack. This includes a few pretty sandwiches, and cookie thingies. I am making Dark Chocolate Crumb bars, because it's a group tea, and the table favors are going to be walnut hedgehogs, peppermint sticks, and peppermint bark. So festive, this is my DIYing for the month I suppose, but it will go further because Christmas is coming up, and you can't really go wrong for a christmas tea. you could do lovely elegant or silly adorable, it's great. Have a good Christmas/holiday prep!

Being Without Transportation in College

At the moment, I am attending classes at my local college, and the most irritating thing is depending on my designated driver. I am very independent and spend most of my time taking care of my stuff and keeping up self-sufficiency. It's really bugging me at the moment that I have to depend on someone else to get me where I need, and it would be even harder if I had depend on a bus system, I hate depending on people for something so simple as a car ride.
This will soon end for me, but at the moment I am stuck with depending on people for transportation.
Comment below if you have any frustrations with your transportation situation.

7 Things to make a Mechanic's day

A dear friend of mine is a Auto Repair mechanic and has told me the nightmares that he has faced with his crazy customers. Also coming from someone who worked as a front desk person for auto repair, I've seen the best and worst of people and their attitudes. This is in collaboration with a very honest sympathizing mechanic.

1. Be considerate: to any mechanics, this is worth your time, especially if you're worried about getting ripped off, if your going to stand there and talk their ear off, that is wasting time and time for them is money. Even for a mechanic that you know and love, they will not be happy to stand there and listen to a story about how you cat puked on your couch.
2. Clean your car: Many times, you would not believe how many times my friend has had to fix the AC and there is trash and all sorts of stuff on the floors of the car.
3. Holiday Spirt: When you have regular mechanic, make him some cookies, show appreciation he's fixing your car man, I know your paying for it, but if you have a really good mechanic who cuts down prices because he wants to help you out, at least give him some cookies.
4. Thanks: Always say thank you, they just endured a not so enjoyable time under the hood of your car, they might have been drenched in gasoline, or showered in oil. At the end of the day hearing thank you's are nice, even a card for a big job too, cards are nice.
5. Timing: Do not come in at lunch time, unless it's to pick up your car. Your mechanic is trying to eat and your walking in on him, interrupting his one break of the day. If you call in first, and he knows your coming then he will make sure to eat, an be ready to fix your car. Same with talking with your mechanic, if it appears to be a slow day in the shop, they won't mind talking a bit, but in actuality there is more to do around a shop then fix cars, so even if they don't have work they have work. To have a conversation with your mechanic about anything is fine but don't stand there and talk to them for an hour, especially if more customers are coming in.
6. Timing 2: picking up your car really late bites, if the shop is open late and it's a big shop, not as big of a problem, but when it's an independent shop, not a big name, usually these guys are trying to get home to eat with their family. If he's waiting for you to pick up your car, most likely his family is waiting for him to get home.
7. Tips: If you are going to get something small done on your car, whether they are really busy, or it looks to be a slow day in the shop, it's nice for your mechanic to get a tip, it doesn't have to be a lot of money, it shows appreciation to their work. If they are honest, that will really make their day to get an extra five, ten bucks.

With your new knowledge hopefully you'll use this, because I bet you, you're mechanic will be happy to see you again.

More Demotivating stuff....

I was thinking about all the stuff I should be doing... at least ten other things then this....
I am not a lazy person usually so when I don't want to do something, it's kind of weird. Like right know I should be setting up to do a youtube video, and yet... no, just no. I just cant be bothered to do anything right now... It's a good thing I'm not in a relationship right now, otherwise I'd be making my +1 miserable by not even paying attention to him... I just turned a blog into my problem venting page... wow.
I'm sorry.