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A blog all about betta! A wealth of resources, anecdotes and pictures for all betta aficionados.

Started my new betta blog. :)

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Merry Christmas

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas Day with their family.

I'm spending mine with my parents, aunt and cousin. It's really nice.

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Random idea

I think I'm going to start writing down small moments that I get to share with Jho. I keep seeing these gifts where people fill up some kind of box or jar or whatever with all these love notes and they sounds pretty cute.

I just have to find a good place to keep the list so that I won't lose it but that no one else will find it either. c:

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DayOne is a pretty nice app.

So, I've been using DayOne for a while. It's pretty convenient in making small diary entries when I don't feel like updating my tumblr 4 times in one day. 

I'll definitely put the larger, lengthier posts onto my tumblr for sure though. Especially since they can get more input through tumblr.

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My reddit Secret Santa gift arrived today!!!!!

My presents actually came in two boxes with Barnes & Nobles labeled on the side. So ironically, mom was in the living room when I was opening up the presents. Let me tell you, peanut gallery needs to shut up. Because while at first glance the present was really fucking weird, it was actually really well put together and probably cost the gift a pretty penny.

The larger box actually had a black box and the first thing you saw was a really crappy, jarring mask of the Joker. The box was actually a mask and book set of Batman’s Death of the Family. While I probably won’t use the mask and will probably end up throwing it out or whatever, I’m so happy to get the comic because it has some wonderfully put together pages full of great color and illustrations.

I took the time to read it as well, it’s a really good read. The story is good, and although the volume is smaller than I’d wish, it was still really good. I think I took a good 30 minutes to an hour to read the whole thing.

And, in the smaller box, I found the Funko figure! It was a Batman figurine and I think it’s pretty cool. I still haven’t decided if I should take it out of the box yet or just leave it in there. I’m trying to decide where on my desk I need to place it though, I probably need to clean my desk first.

But for certain, compared to last year, this year’s Secret Santa gifts were SOOOOOOO much better.

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The Apple Store is Weird

Today was an interesting day for me. Especially after how badly yesterday, knowing that a customer was so happy with the service that he received to get up and hug me was pretty nice.

Anyways, it’s really weird how hypocritical my managers are. For an example, Monique got her degree in human resources. Well, I come to find out that despite having a degree in human resources, she completely lacks professionalism.

Paz recently got the promotion as creative inside our store, and apparently it was between him and Bunch. Well, instead of Monique telling her the truth that Paz got the job, apparently she told Bunch that they decided to outsource the position and give it to someone outside the company who had more experience.

Of course, Bunch then goes to ask Paz his opinion on them out sourcing the position to someone outside our store. Can you imagine how awful she felt when Paz basically said “What are you talking about? I got the job.”

Like, you’re a manager. If you can’t even tell people that someone else inside the store got the promotion then maybe you shouldn’t be a manager. Like, it’s really rude, uncalled for and unprofessional. I was extremely shocked because Monique is one of the older managers and takes her job seriously, but this was completely shit. LOL.

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Did you have a nickname? How’d you get it?

So, I just happened to see this question after purchasing DayOne for my mac, and I have to say that it’s a pretty interesting question. I have a number of nicknames, but the most common one that people know about now is Tes.

I don’t remember who gave it to me, but I liked it so much that I started using it at school and at work. Surprisingly, I know I got this nickname after I started college, so it’s not an old nickname either.

Funny thing, today at work, Nick actually asked me if Tes with my first name. Apparently I gave him the smuggest look he’d ever seen before saying that my first name is actually Theresa.

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Miscommunication is a funny thing.

So, Jho and I had a weird thing today. And not going to lie, it was all due to miscommunication but it definitely made me feel a little funny.

I basically sat down in my chair, was writing an email to AppleCare when I get a skype call from Jho. I waited until I finished the email to answer the call and he asked what I had been doing. So, I replied by saying I was writing an email because that was what I was doing.

He then asked why I couldn't answer the call if I was just writing an email.

My thought process was that, since I'm writing a one sentence email, I'll just send that off before I answer the call the since I already started it and it would just take a few seconds to finish.

Lo and behold, he says he called 6 minutes ago and that I didn't answer or decline the first call. So, why did it take me six minutes to write a one sentence email?

This is when I found out that I had answered him on the second call and not the first. Because, I was actually in the living room talking to my mom when he had called the first time. And, Skype had failed to alert me that he had tried to call me.

So honestly, it wasn't a huge deal because it was just miscommunication. 

But, I really had wished he would've just been like, "hey, why didn't you answer me the first time I called?" instead of being like "Well, when I can't take a call I just decline and leave a message why, and you could've extended the same courtesy to me."

Because the latter is kind of passive aggressive, and I have no way of knowing you called once already if Skype fails to snow me the notification for the first failed call. So, in the end, we got it all sorted out but it kind of left me with a funny taste in my mouth. And I hope that we don't run into these stupid lack of information miscommunication situations again.

Funny enough, he said "you could call this my red flag."

It's an orange flag for now since we worked through it, but I could definitely see it being a red flag in the future if we happen to get in a similar situation in the future.

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Jho and I have been busy

So, I really haven't been able to talk to a lot of people recently since finals is literally around the corner. Anyways, I just kind of wanted to post what was on my mind.

Jho has his DAT coming up, almost immediately after New Years and i'm kind of excited and scared for him at the same time. I know he's been studying a lot more over the past few days than he has in the past few months but I can't help but feel that he might have started intense studying too late. It's not that I doubt his ability to study but based on the information he tells me whenever we do skype during his breaks, it seems like encompasses a lot of information and I'm just not 100% confident that he'll have all the topics in the bag within three weeks. 

Maybe I'm just not placing enough faith in him? I just worry that he'll take the DAT and then not get the score he needs? But, on the flip side, Jho didn't study much for his GRE and did fine so maybe I'm worrying for the wrong reasons.

Since we've both really been busy with school and studying, it's weird not being able to Skype with him as much since we started dating over the summer and had a ton of time to skype then. The biggest thing for me is that, I realize this is what we'll experience when he's in Mississippi doing his Master's program. We'll get maybe like 5-10 texts shot throughout the day, skype for 15 minutes or so and then head to bed. 

I say 15 minutes of skype because right now we still have time to play at least one game of league right now, but I know that's definitely going to not happen when he's in Mississippi.

It's weird to know that I'm growing up and have responsibilities now. I do and don't like it. It means all these things that didn't matter before suddenly matter but on the other hand I also have a lot more freedom and money than I did before. I have mixed feelings about it.

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I ordered mom's Christmas present today~

That's right, I just started my Christmas shopping today. I finally got around to ordering mom's iPad and that should be here around December 17th or so. So, it gives me plenty of time to wrap it up and all that jazz before Christmas along with my aunt and cousin get here.

Let me tell you though, Apple gives out some sick discounts.

My mom's iPad that I ordered normally costs $652.91. I was able to purchase one with the same specifications for $216.91. That's more than 400 dollars off the MSRP. That's pretty crazy if you ask me.

Anyways, aside from that I'm still trying to decide what to get Jho. I know what to get Linda. Not really sure about Calie or Emma though, I'm trying to see if I can go Christmas shopping for them after finals since that'll be a nice post finals stress relief.

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I can't wait for Christmas~~~!

So, I think my auntie and cousin are visiting us this Christmas. I'm really excited, I haven't seen them in four or so years, so it'll be really nice to see how much my baby cousin has grown. And, maybe Jho will get to meet them too. I'm actually not certain how much I'll be able to see Jho over December since his DAT is almost right after New Years, and I'll be in Disney for Christmas too if my aunt comes over.

I'm so excited to see family :'D

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Movie night :D

Jho and I had another movie night today. Basically, our movie nights are where we sit on Skype and watch the same movie from our own screens. Today, we decided to watch the Lego Movie. And, I'm really unsure how to feel about it. While the movie was really funny and goofy in some parts, it was definitely aimed at a younger demographic. The ending was so cheesy despite some of the jokes that were made throughout the film. So, all in all, while it wasn't one of those "oh my god I can't believe I wasted x time of my life watching this" films, I definitely couldn't understand how some of the other people my age thought it was great or even amazing. I mean Jho and I were laughing our butts off at all the batman lines but dang, the ending left a lot to be desired. I'm kind of glad that Joonho and I started doing movie night more frequently. It's a great way for us to spend time other than playing league or just doing our own thing. So far we've seen some other movies like The Hunger Games movies 1 and 2. I think we're still waiting to see The Book of Life as well. We have a solid list of movies waiting to be seen. :)

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Meep.

Q _Q...

I dropped my phone today. The glass didn't break UNTIL I went from outside to inside the union. Then the warm temperature inside the building made the glass expand and get a hairline crack.

Luckily, I was able to get the store to order a service part order so that I can get it replaced as soon as it arrives.

Still sad that I cracked my phone for the first time ever. ; u;...

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I saw Maleficent c:

So, Monday night Jho and I had a skype movie date. We watched the Disney live action film of Sleepy Beauty titled Maleficent. 

It was definitely better than what I was expecting but it was still a little corny. Overall, the soundtrack and cinematography were still really good. I think we're trying to decide on what to watch next.

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Things are going really well for me right now

So, I got to see Jho again this last Saturday, the 18th, and we ended up having a lot of fun together.

We went to Zoe's kitchen for dinner. I had the chicken and orzo soup while Jho had the chicken kebobs. Both were really good, and I actually enjoyed my soup a lot since i've been craving something similar to chicken noodle soup for the past two weeks.

Moving on, this is a more private than usual entry today.

I'm not really the type to tell people things I love you. Like, I know I've said the words to Emma and Calie because the circumstances are different, and I want them to know them that I love them and that they can always talk to them. But, I can't recall the last time I've said that to my parents. As far as I remember, ever since my childhood, the concept of parental and filial love was just understood in my family through the actions you did. And as a result, I found that saying it now to my parents is really weird and awkward. Especially since we've never said those words after I hit like age 7. It's weird but emotions are never really discussed or touched on at my house. But, I get the feeling that a lot of families are like that to be honest.

Anyways, I guess the reason why I'm writing this is because Saturday I did tell Jho that I loved him. And, I'm kind of proud of myself. I'm not the kind of person who says those words very easily, but with Jho, I felt comfortable enough that I felt like I could say those words even if he didn't reciprocate them. I just wanted him to know that was how I felt about him.

It was a really big step for me, as a person and how I handle romantic relationships. 

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THINKING

I'm thinking of just posting about my relationship stuff onto this tumblr, and using my main tumblr for personal issues. LOL. Thoughts on this?

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shieeeeeeeet

I really hate studying. :c