Okay, so that 'not eating junk' thing did not happen. I had buffalo chicken fingers, a plate of fries, 2 stewart's root beers, and a gigantic chocolate chip cookie.

I work at an Irish Pub in town. I've worked there since I was 14 and I am proudly the fourth member of my family to work there. My oldest sister Emily started as a waitress and stopped when she got her teaching license, Anna worked there for a bit as a hostess and then she became a nurse, Kate still waitresses occasionally while she is in art school, and I work there 3 times a week as a hostess and server. My little brother Nic will start when he turns 14 in July.

I made $83 in tips tonight, so it was a good night. Anything less than $50 is a bad night, $50-60 is a mediocre night, and $70-80 is a good night. Anything above that is a damn good night.

Tomorrow is my cousin Phoebe's wedding at 4 pm. Of course I don't have anything appropriate to wear. So tomorrow I will hopefully wake up early, get some studying done (the spinal cord injury bit), and then shop for a dress for the wedding. My alarm is set for 8, but it is 1:40 am now (I had to pick up Kate from Princeton after work because she never learned how to drive despite being 21--she flip flops on whether or not she wants to learn... I made her listen to the "Great Speeches" CD I got from Borders the other day. We heard speeches by Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, JFK, Ronald Reagan, and FDR. I think I would prefer to hear speeches and news gathered around a radio than watch it on a television--there is something so meaningful about just concentrating on a person's voice and the content of his words than watching him behind a podium.) Anyway it is almost 2 am, and I reallyreallyreally need to get Spinal Injuries done tomorrow, so I am going to sleep now.

I guess this makes me a blogger?

Well, it is 2:04 pm on a Friday and let me recount for you what I have done today:

• I am still in bed.
  
• I woke up at 9:30, ate 3 ice cream sandwiches and a bowl of salt and pepper potato chips while watching the new episodes of The Office and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
  
• I took a shower at around 11, got back into pajamas, and back into my unmade bed.
• Since then I have watched one episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8, Super Nanny, and started a Law and Order before realizing I had already seen it.

The plan for today was to get up early and finish reading and taking notes on Spinal Cord Injuries before heading off to work at 4:30. In my defense, at around noon, I did youtube "spinal cord injuries" but nothing promising came up...

I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Juliana and I am nineteen year old college student from New Jersey. And I need to revamp my life.

I have started this blog to keep track on all the changes I want to make happen. I named it after a bit I read in my favorite book Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. It embodies the sentiment that I have been feeling lately about personal changes I need to make and changes I think need to manifest in this country and the world.

So now I am going to begin. I have roughly 2 hours before I have to be at work to waitress for the night. I am going to get out of bed, shut off this computer, wash my uniform for tonight, and tidy my room. Maybe by being surrounded by organization it will seep into my subconscious and my whole life will be reformed... wishful think, eh? Also, I will not eat junk for the rest of the night. I really need to start eating better...