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I’m coming out of the closet.

Posted in Back Ground, Blogging, life on June 12, 2008 by Danielle Self

I feel like I’m just beginning again.  Indeed, Hello World. :-)

My name is Danielle and I am a junior at the University of Arkansas- Main Campus.

I am a Pi Beta Phi alumni. Balfour cup chapter, biiiiiiitches!

I have decided that my anonymous blog will no longer anonymous.  Actually, It wasn’t so much my decision really… more like a “Ahh Shoots!” moment.  My ex/boyfriend/fiance/best friend/love (??) found my blog and read a post and knew it was me.  My mom was looking through blogs and found this one and knew it was me. So apparently I’m not mysterious enough to be anonymous. Therefore- I have decided that since the two most important people in my life know that Last Year’s Queen is me…. that I might as well let the rest of the world know too.

What the worst that can happen… right? Right.  Optimism.  Optimism. Optimism.

Oh and don’t think that this will make me talk less crap about people…. including J and my dear mother.  Because I’ve forewarned both of them that I know all and see all and will hunt them down and smash their computers into tiny pieces if they read.

That being said- Yay for names and faces!

Super Top Secret Moment…. Mr. Addictive on my blogroll=J. Check out his page and boost his stats :-) I like when he’s happy.

I heart Search Terms.

Posted in Blogging on May 10, 2008 by Danielle Self

I’ve recently become completely infatuated with the application that shows you what search terms people used to find your site.  And I would like to answer some people’s questions and simply comment on a few as well…

Hunker down.  Its going to be good.

“Scott Michael Foster single”- HE IS SINGLE!  I know.  I was excited to find out too.  However, not so excited when I found out the reason was because he has so much going on right now.  I mean 2 network series, a band, and publicity junk?  Yea… he’s pretty busy.  And btw- he messaged me on MySpace and told me he saw the vlog I made about him and that I seemed pretty cool.  AND I SWEAR IT REALLY WAS HIM AND NOT SOMEONE THAT JUST DOES HIS SITE.  I swear.

“what sororities were featured in pledged”- Wouldn’t we all like to know?  I googled it too.  No one is telling.

“Secret sorority rituals”- If you find anyone that is willing to spill their sorority secrets on the web… you should hunt them down and lock them up.  Thats horrible.  I mean its even bad that you are looking for them!  Thats fine if they don’t mean anything to you… but at least respect those that it does mean a lot to.

“Hell Week Sorority”- At my sorority there was nothing really.  We had the traditional Pink Party where we do rituals and bond… in all pink. But that was really it.  It was just a lot of tradition and ritual.  No hazing or anything.

“Dirty Sexual Letters”- ……. um….. sorry I couldn’t provide for your needs.

“Dr. Queen”- I can’t decide whether people just aren’t smart enough that it is in fact Dr. QUINN Medicine Woman for if I made some mistake and I’m the idiot for not knowning about this Dr. Queen.

“Quotes from the stuck up bitches in True Life I’m a Southern Belle” – Wow.  You’re totally a bitter Yankee…. aren’t you?

Blog-tastic Work Fun

Posted in Blogging, Hawaii, Work on March 19, 2008 by Danielle Self

I realize that I’ve been blogging out the wazoo the past couple days but hey- I have a lot of catching up to do. Plus some scandalous tidbits of life just happened and were literally begging to be put on the web.

I work at a small real estate company in Honolulu as an office assistant. Just general office work is my specialty. I smile and greet people, type, organize, manage, etc. I have been employed here for 4 months and absolutely love the people that I work with. (Yea… some are socially awkward but they grew up in Hawaii… what can you expect?) However, I have made a recent life decision that I am moving back to Arkansas to continue with school and be closer to my family. I’ve known this for about a month now and have already put a deposit on an apartment and reapplied (and been accepted) to school. While, I haven’t exactly told work yet, I have an excuse. I am not moving until the middle of May and being as it is now the middle of March, I don’t want them to find someone else and me be without a job for the next two months while my bills and moving expenses go off without a hitch. Therefore, I’m waiting until the beginning of May to tell them. I figure that that would be best seeing as it still gives them two weeks to find someone new and I still get to keep my job as long as possible.

One problem- I apparently kick ass at my job and am better than anyone they have ever had. Last month, (right after I put down my deposit) they presented me with a raise, which I gladly took. Our president is in town this week and I just got out of a meeting with him and the Principal Brokers about 2 minutes ago… and I’m apparently getting a promotion to presenter as well. Meaning that I’ll be getting another raise and bonus every time someone signs a Buyer’s Agreement. Holy. Cow. My lies are getting bigger and bigger. I’m not sure how much longer I can hide this. Apparently everyone in the office was in on this little secret but me because they keep coming up to me with their faces all lit up asking if I’m excited and saying “Congrats!” And well really, I can’t be like “Oh, thanks but no thanks. I don’t like having more money. I’ll pass on the promotion. ‘Preciate it though!” So I keep having to put up this front like I’m planning on living in Hawaii forever and that I love my job and I can’t wait for them to spend countless moments training me for this position I’m going to have a month and a half and then bolt. And on top of that I’m going to be getting like a $3/hr raise… Blah! I’m on lunch break right now with my trusty laptop fuming over the presentation of my newly acquired presentation skills that I’m supposed to give in oh…. 2 hours. I was presented the information for the first time about 45-60 minutes ago. Apparently this is what its like to be a big girl with a big girl job. Who knew?

** Update** I’ve decided not to take the job.  Wish me luck in explaining why to my bosses tomorrow…