It has just been one of those days....
I woke up thinking today would be my first day of real freedom. I have my own car and my own agenda, I don't have to rely on any one. Then half way through the day, my car stops. In the middle of an intersection. I frantically search for the emergency lights and bang my head on the steering wheel. Luckily it starts and I drive to two different mechanics who tell me it's the oil. I ask them if it can wait till tomorrow and they say yes. I then move along to pick up my brother from summer school...then the car stops again. We call my mom and she instructs us to go to her mechanic so we can get this fixed. She has to drive through 5 different cities and I have to drive five miles...I didn't even make it to the mechanic. It had to be towed three blocks. (Thank you AAA) The car stopped multiple times, twice in the same intersection. Turns out I need a new engine. Bought the car yesterday, it's used, and the dealer says they won't do anything to help. Now I'm back to relying on people and it all sucks.
The only lesson I could really gather from this experience is that the universe is never working against you, even when it seems like it. On the way home we drove by a crash that had happened hours earlier. I like to think that the universe saved me from that. I could be wrong, but I could be right. It's all about perspective.
Now I shall go back to online shopping and other teenage things. Talk to you all soon!
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
My Apologies; Have some updates and thank you's
I have neglected my duties to you, the readers. But now you all have my full attention. Thank you for the e-mails asking if I am doing alright and wondering when I will get back on. Well, here I am!
Recently graduated high school. Crazy, right? Some of you have been following this blog since I started it at the beginning of my freshman year. Lots of things have changed since then, mostly me. But without every one's support this blog wouldn't have made it. Thank you to those who sent me questions, you know which posts are dedicated to you. And thank you to those who casually pass by. I hope I made you look at the world differently, a change in perspective can really open your mind.
Now what? Well...I guess it's time for college. I know what you're thinking though, and the answer is yes. I will still have time for this blog. In fact, I might even have more time than before.
Updates: High school graduate, college freshman, still don't know what to do with my life, new car, need a job, and summer vacation.
This wouldn't be an official "Alex post" without some words of wisdom from yours truly...
I am 18. I'm still a baby in the eyes of some, but that doesn't mean I don't understand life. Well yes, I do have many more years to go before I can truly come to conclusions about how this whole storm of events somehow cultivated itself into what I refer to as "my life". What I do know, and what I will share, is that life's agenda is based on timing. That lull you feel, that makes you go through day by day instead of living day by day, it pays off. Life does throw your surprises. It can be the kind words of a stranger or a new friend. In any case, you need to realize that no matter how much you think the universe, or whatever you believe in, is working against you, it's just toughening you up so you can enjoy that is yet to come.
Keep in touch my friends, and I can't wait to share new adventures and lessons with you.
Recently graduated high school. Crazy, right? Some of you have been following this blog since I started it at the beginning of my freshman year. Lots of things have changed since then, mostly me. But without every one's support this blog wouldn't have made it. Thank you to those who sent me questions, you know which posts are dedicated to you. And thank you to those who casually pass by. I hope I made you look at the world differently, a change in perspective can really open your mind.
Now what? Well...I guess it's time for college. I know what you're thinking though, and the answer is yes. I will still have time for this blog. In fact, I might even have more time than before.
Updates: High school graduate, college freshman, still don't know what to do with my life, new car, need a job, and summer vacation.
This wouldn't be an official "Alex post" without some words of wisdom from yours truly...
I am 18. I'm still a baby in the eyes of some, but that doesn't mean I don't understand life. Well yes, I do have many more years to go before I can truly come to conclusions about how this whole storm of events somehow cultivated itself into what I refer to as "my life". What I do know, and what I will share, is that life's agenda is based on timing. That lull you feel, that makes you go through day by day instead of living day by day, it pays off. Life does throw your surprises. It can be the kind words of a stranger or a new friend. In any case, you need to realize that no matter how much you think the universe, or whatever you believe in, is working against you, it's just toughening you up so you can enjoy that is yet to come.
Keep in touch my friends, and I can't wait to share new adventures and lessons with you.