SurfsUp VoxBox!

Sunday, 29th of June, 2014

This past Monday, I received another Vox Box (See post titled "VivaVoxBox"), called the SurfsUp VoxBox!

The contents of the box were as follows:
                 a bottle of Hawaiian Tropic After Sun Hydrating Lotion with Aloe Gel,

              a Sinful Colors nail polish in "Anchors Away",

   










                          a FirstAid Shot Therapy pain reliever shot in Berry flavor,

                                                        Covergirl Bombshell Curvaceous 2-Step Waterproof Mascara,

     and coupons for a free 8 oz. bag of Jamba Juice smoothie mix!

Oh, and the card that explains what everything inside is. X)

The mascara was not in everyone's boxes. Some people got Not Your Mother's brand Texturizing shampoo and conditioner in trial sizes, but I've used that stuff. It smells amazing and works incredible, I can tell you that.
Anyways, I've already started testing some of this stuff, and I'll post about them as I go!
For anyone who wants to get stuff for free with the only catch being that you gotta test and review them and tell other people about these products, feel free to go to influenster.com and make an account! The website is pretty self explanatory, and for every voxbox campaign, they'll email you a survey to see if you qualify for that campaign! :) This is already my second box, the products they send are good quality stuff, you don't have to pay shipping or any fees or whatever. It's awesome. :D Shout out and a thank you again to Influenster for the voxbox, and I can't wait to test these things out!
And to everyone else, take care, God bless, and try something new! (I'm finally starting to try wearing makeup. I don't have much of an opinion on it yet, but I'll let you know what I think of it as I go haha)

~Captain Polar Bear

Things That Make Me Irrationally Angry

Saturday, 14th of June, 2014

Ok, everyone gets angry. Everyone gets angry over things that matter. And I have no idea if i'm the only one that gets to the point of blood-boiling rage over things like a tomato seed stuck to a plate, and not being able to pick the slippery little things up. I know, why get mad over something like that? And you'd think it'd be an easy thing to do... Until you try doing it with gloves... I work in a sandwich shop. I have to wear those plastic gloves. Sandwiches have tomatoes. Tomatoes have seeds. Seeds fall out. They land on smooth surfaces and slide around between your plastic-glove-coated fingers, laughing at you evilly as you struggle with all your might to try to pick them up off that surface and throw them away. They laugh as you struggle when you could just hear them scream in horror and agony as you spray them off with the powerful spray nozzle at the sink, watch them go down the drain, and get right back to work, calmly and peacefully and with a healthy blood-pressure. I can just do that instead of struggle and get angry. So why don't I?... No clue. I got a scumbag brain, I guess. (Anyone get the meme reference?) X) I overcomplicate situations all the time, and take the tougher road when there's usually a point A to point B way to do things.
Anyways, so that's one of the things that makes me irrationally angry.
Another thing: when other people take my food. Now, I'm not a starving person. I have more food than I need. I've never gone hungry. I can afford to buy more food. There's more in the fridge and pantry. The way my brain sees it: "I served it exactly how I wanted it! Just the right portions, the prettiest piece of chicken, none of the slightly overcooked scrapings from the sides of the pan, and the plate's CLEARLY been set where I plan to sit." Or, "I picked that 'specially for me! It was mine!"
That first one, it was just that. Served what I wanted to eat and set it where I was gonna sit. I go back to the kitchen to serve other plates for my family, and when I come back, my grandpa had dug into my plate. I almost couldn't hide my anger. But he's my grandpa, he didn't know it was for me, he was visiting, and he's the sweetest old man you'll ever meet. He kinda looks like Jaws from the James Bond movies, but he's very kind and awesome.
The second one, "I picked that 'specially for me!...", goes like this: Some friends and I had gone to buy some donuts for us and everyone back at the house we were gathered at. I picked myself a blackberry stuffed, powdered sugar coated donut. Man, it looked goood! But when we got back to the house, I didn't feel like eating it right away. So I left it in the box and went to hang with my buddies. When I came back later, I saw one of the adults thoroughly enjoying my donut. Again, tough time hiding my anger. And again, he didn't know I had picked it for me. I have no idea why this stuff pisses me off so much. I could've bitten the donut and left it there; no one's gonna touch a started donut. I could've taken a few bites from my plate and left the fork on the plate, make sure it looks like it's been started. But in the moment, I don't think. I don't think when it comes to a lot of stuff, actually... Anyways, that's the second thing that makes me angrier than is normal for things like this.
The third thing: HICCUPS. I hate them. They're an unwelcome bodily... whatever they are. They're embarrassing, annoying and enraging. It's so frustrating to be speaking and constantly interrupted by hiccups. It's like a kid trying over and over to get your attention while you're speaking to another adult. Not that I'm an adult... mentally. They make one ten word sentence last forever. They're a waste of time. One time, I got them six different times in one day. That's gotta be a record.
I also hate stopping. I hate any reason that slows me down from getting to wherever I'm going. Red lights, stop signs, traffic, and ESPECIALLY speed bumps. All that time slowing down and stopping is time that could be spent already at the destination. All the stops added up equal sooooo much more free time that I COULD have if I could just fly everywhere. No need to stop for anything. Just depart and arrive. And I guess if I'm using the guidelines of "any reason that slows me down from getting to wherever I'm going", then hiccups and my over-complicating mind could technically fall into this category.
Anyways, these are things that make me incredibly angry even though none of them are good enough reasons to use so much energy hating. Maybe some day I'll learn to control my inner self and not get so angry over these things anymore. There are other things that make me angry. A LOT more things. But these are the irrational ones. Anyways, as usual, take care, God bless, and go out and try something new! And try to control your frustration over things that don't matter. There's a lesson for the both of us. Bye for now!

~Captain Polar Bear

Back and Done

Monday, 9th of June, 2014

After almost 6 long months at sea, a tailwind picked up and we've reached land two days before expected. We've arrived to the homeland. I'm back with Outlaw Tiger. The one I fell in love with while trying to capture...

In other words: MY FATHER ENDED THE DEAL YESTERDAY!!! Two days before it was scheduled to be done, but still early! My boyfriend and I can now communicate as we please and date like a normal couple!!! :D 

Anyways, one day, I'll tell you the tale of Captain Polar Bear and Outlaw Tiger. How we met and fell in love. The fictional version, of course. Real life is too boring. X) I'm gonna tell the version that's chock-full of adventure and action and suspense and embellishment (as one comedian used instead of the word "exaggeration". I believe it was Dane Cook.). 

Also, I just ate a handful of blue m&m's. Not important in the least, but I'm just saying... 

~Captain Polar Bear

Tuesday, 3rd of June, 2014

Tuesday, 3rd of June, 2014

Today marks the last week of the six month deal to go without any contact with Mauricio, my love. June 10th can't come fast enough! I miss his scent. It puts me in a dreamy state as soon as I catch a wiff of it haha. :D
Having a boyfriend that already knows he wants to marry you, and also knowing you want to marry him, is one of those strange things that jerks your attention to the fact that you're growing up. I can't believe I'm twenty. I still think like a 6 year old, I just have the knowledge of a 20 year old. Yes, I CAN be mature, but I still act like a kid a lot. I have a child-like wonder for a lot of things. I'm easily amused, amazed, entertained, and distracted. I would still play with dirt if it were socially acceptable; however, I've found the acceptable adult version: clay sculpture. I love it. I need to take some pictures of the things I've made so I can show you. :D Anyways, back to the original thought: I can't believe I'm an adult now. I'm constantly reminded by all these little things that I'm no longer a child. I'm in college. I'm about to get my associates degree in science. I'm seriously already planning a wedding, and I'm looking forward to being a mother someday. I have my first checking and savings account and I have a job now. My first real, actual, paying job. Well, second technically. But I don't want to count the two weeks that I was a server at Cheddar's and then quit because my parents didn't want me coming home at 2 a.m. all the time. I no longer have the -teen suffix after my age. And I am dating a really real actual adult, too. It's insane when it hits you. But it's also a thrill. Like exploring new frontiers. Like you're the first to walk on the moon all over again... It's fun. :D
My first summer class began yesterday. Government. What a joy... (Definitely not. In case you're like me and can't tell when anyone except yourself is being sarcastic.) I have a teacher who's constantly saying this phrase, "But that's just my opinion" or "But that's just me." I have, after this government course, four more classes till I get my associates degree. I COULD have been done with it already, but I had chosen to go into nursing, and then changed my mind back to Biology. The bright side: the other classes I took will still apply to my Biology degree. Anyways, I always get so bubbly and excited when I think of my chosen careers and the path to get there. I know it'll take work, but I have the fascination for it, the hunger to learn, the will to do the work, and I have PLENTY of motivation from family, friends, my darling dearest boyfriend (which, from here on out will be referred to as my hubby. 'Cause we decided to get married and he calls me wifey already too. If you think that's weird, then oh well! I could really care less haha. Plus, it feels weird saying "boyfriend" for some reason. He's just so much more to me than that already.), and also from my own self. Like I said, I have a child-like amazement with a lot of things, and human anatomy and physiology is one of those things. :)
Ok, conversation topic: have you ever tried something new that you actually used to not like the idea of? A lot of the time, when someone tries something new, it's something they've never heard of, or the idea of it seems like something they'd like which makes it easier for them to go for it. But what about the things for which you already have negative preconceived notions? In my case, anime. I used to think the people who watched it were weird nerds. (I apologize for judging a book by its cover. I know it's wrong and this has been a learning experience for me. No more forming ideas and opinions on things I know nothing about.) Ok, so a friend once got me into a show called Sergeant Frog. Anime. Cute stuff, pretty funny. I think I stopped watching it 'cause I saw a rating online somewhere that said it had a bunch of nasties in it. (Nasties- used as a grouping noun for things that are "nasty" Example: sexytime scenes.) I was watching it with my little sister and didn't want to be the one to expose her to that part of the real world. That's a mom and dad's job. What does a big sister (who hadn't had a boyfriend yet) know about that? So, I stopped watching it. But I still have the beginning and end songs stuck in my head. Stupid catchy cute tune... Anyways, then recently, that same friend that got me watching Sgt. Frog recommended a much cleaner (and also so much more awesome) show called Naruto. I fell in love with the show. I'm as addicted to this show as I am to sugar. That bad. And then to top it all off, three of my current favorite songs are beginning and end songs from Naruto that I don't understand a word of! I used to think people who liked foreign music they probably didn't understand were weird also. My days of judging are long over. And plus, i realized that there are music videos with translated lyrics... What has been your experience of trying something you thought was stupid or weird or whatever? Was there a moral to your story? Lemme know, I'm curious.
Ok, so today I ate at this restaurant called Sult an Pepper Mediterranean Food. (Get it? Sultan Pepper? Salt and Pepper?? Sultan? No? Just me? Ok...) First off, it got my attention with the name. I LOVE THE CHEAP PUNS!!! :D If I were an internet meme, I'd be the Lame Pun Coon. Seriously. I have that type of sense of humor. Got it from both of my parents... Anyways, so, name draws me in, I walk into the restaurant, and the smells mesmerize me. All the different foods look so delicious. I wanna try EVERYTHING. :D So, two plates, different things on each one. Two different salads, one beef kabob, one chicken kabob, one potato that I have no clue how it was cooked, some pasta-type stuff and, of course, HUMMUS!!! One of my loves in the food world... *sigh!* ^_^ So anyways, it was amazingly delicious. All of it. Scrumdiddlyumptious. And I got free baklava for looking like I'm Syrian! That's new... I've always been asked if I'm Venezuelan. This is the first time anyone ever asks me if I'm Syrian. Very cool. X) They also have really friendly service. All of the workers are all smiley and happy and friendly, they'll give you a nice generous sample if you ask to try something, and answer your questions very well if you have any about the food or how the restaurant works 'cause it's your first time there haha. Aaaand here's the website: http://www.sultan-pepper.com/about.html If you haven't tried Mediterranean food yet, you're missing out. This stuff is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo good!

Hmm.... I know there was something else I wanted to tell you about, but I can't seem to remember what it was... Anyways, if I ever remember, I'll put it in another post. For now, take care, God bless, and go try something new! All you can lose is a little bit of time, maybe some money... BUT! You'll learn something new, make memories, and quite possibly will like it! And if you have an experience of something new you tried, a time you stepped out of your comfort zone and liked it, or stepped out of your comfort zone and hated it and returned to your happy place, and want to share it, go ahead and comment! I'd love to hear from you. :D 

~Captain Polar Bear