punchmolly

Life-changing things that have happened to me in the past decade.

1. my family has owned 10 cats and 2 dogs, and still have 7 of the cats, and 1 dog.
2. i had my braces removed, only for my teeth to move back
3. i got my first period, and just shy of 10 years later, am now looking for ways to end them
4. my family got our first computer, followed soon by the internet, another computer, and eventually i purchased my own computer.
5. i got a cell phone, and have had the same phone number the whole time. (ive added 2 other numbers, but ive always kept one the same)
6. i became a smoker much to my own surprise, and successfully quit after about 2 years, and have been smoke-free for over 2 years now.
7. i learned to drive a car, and a few years after, destroyed one, and damaged another, and now own my third chevy cavalier.
8. i learned to play a drum set, and countless other percussive instruments, winning a medal for it in 2003.
9. i built 3 robots with the help of the best team i could ask for, winning 2 bronze medals, 1 silver medal, and multiple trophies, as well as being recognized for promoting the presence of girls in the F.I.R.S.T. robotics program
10. i graduated high school, only to fail quite a bit in community college, and drop out last semester.
11. i bought my first camera(minolta x-700) in my first semester of college, and soon fell in love with photography, which has become my life.
12. i have started to collect and repair cameras, owning 17 to date; 2 of them are digital.
13. i attempted to kill myself more than once.
14. i have worked more places than id like to list, and made plenty of friends from some of them
15. i quit biting my nails
16. i fell in love with long hair, after a lifetime of short styles.
17. i won 2 ribbons in art competitions, one painting, and one 9 frame photography set.
18. i have collected over 70 pairs of shoes.
19. i learned about Andy Warhol. and fell madly in love.
20. punchline.
21. i have met all of my best friends.
22. i got 2 tattoos.
23. i have been on airplanes for 2 vacations. within 2 months. to the same place.
24. i wound up a studio portrait photographer- every artist’s worst nightmare- but i won a photo contest, and received a very nice prize for it.
25. i lost, stayed away from, and found my faith in God again.
26. i started doing more for other people than i ever have
27. best of all, i learned a lot about myself, and my life, and thank God every day for where he has put me.