First tattoooo

Tattoos have already been popular for quite some time, but it seems to me that nowadays, more and more people seem to be getting them whether they have a special meaning or not.

I've always wanted a tattoo.

My older brother has always wanted a tattoo, but my parents are too strict to even consider letting the idea of us having one cross their mind.

When my brother graduated, he said "Mom, Dad...I want a tattoo." They pretty much laughed in his face, and to this day he still doesn't have one.

Now its my turn...its my graduation coming up now and I finally want to be able to get my first tattoo. I started letting my parents know by letting them see my status' on Facebook about me wanting a tattoo. You know, they kinda blew it off...whatever. But finally, I approached them about it-while my older brother was sitting in the room-and just came right out and asked them.

"Mom and dad, I want to get my first tattoo as my graduation gift"

My brother, he just laughed. And me? I thought I was just wasting my time even asking. But thats when both of us were in complete and total shock...my dad just said "Okay, find out what you want."

WHAT?!

I thought I heard him wrong...or he was just playing a sick joke, but I FINALLY got the okay to get my tattoo! Except now, I just have to wait for graduation day, great...

Your Best Friend,
-J.Lew

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty

"No pants again, Jordan?"

-anonymous

I just read one of my friends blogs a couple minutes ago, she was complaining about girls always talking about them being cold. Its funny, because I'm definitely one of those girls. In fact, every time she sees me, she asks me where my pants are...

But what she says is true.

Its the middle of winter, its freezing outside, and yet girls-like me-come to school every single day wearing hear a skirt or a dress, and constantly complain about being cold! Go ahead, call me a hypocrite because I know I do it too, but really, when I see a girl wearing a skirt that barely covers anything and she complains about being cold? I seriously just wanna punch her in the face.

Then I wonder how annoyed people get with me when I do the same exact thing.

Because once again, I do, all the time.

So why don't we ALL take my friends advice and cover ourselves up a little? I mean...for all the people worried about the guys seeing everything you've got, I'm sure wearing jeans or sweaters that are two sizes too small will more then likely pull off the same look your trying to go for. But I really wouldn't recommend doing that either, neither would my friend.

But if your not gonna do that, stop complaining.

Do you really want your legs to end up looking like this?

Your Best Friend,

-J.Lew

Stars in the Sky

"Perhaps the stars in the sky are loved ones letting us know they are near, by guiding us through the night."

Always there, just not always seen.

Losing somebody you love in any form is hard on the heart, especially when it comes with the thought that you'll never be able to see them again. Whether they are taken from you by death, moving across the country, or a simple argument between the two, losing somebody always hurts. It makes you feel like there's a huge part piece of you missing...just lost, heading to the destination of nowhere. The truth is though, no matter how your loved one is lost, they're not gone. Not forever. Somehow-in some miraculous way-that lost person will always find their way back to you. Maybe, it'll be sooner then you think. Maybe, they've already found their way back to you and you just don't realize it. Like the stars in the sky, they are always there. You just can't see them 24/7. So my advice for today? Don't dwell on what you may think is gone forever, because it will come back. It only takes a matter of time.

Your Best Friend,
-J.Lew

Be my Valentine? Just Kidding...

Exactly one week ago from today, we celebrated Valentine's Day. Cute, right? Eh, it's whatever. Let me tell ya, this Valentine's Day was unlike any other that I've experienced before. Of course, your supposed to let the one you love know you love them all the time...but Valentine's Day gives you twenty-four hours to make everything about eachother. I mean that's what your SUPPOSED to do right? Well...a week ago today, it seems that the meaning of this wonderful holiday somehow got switched around to be the exact opposite. EVERYBODY WAS BREAKING UP! Why would anybody want to wait until the "Love" holiday to officially DUMP their boyfriend/girlfriend? Is it humorous? Are was it done out of just plain cruelty? I don't even know. But what I do know is this...
When your with somebody, your not with anybody else. If you spend each day worrying about what your significant other is doing, that probably means you shouldn't be with them. Any form of relationship, especially this kind, is all based on trust. Let's say you have a past with somebody but your willing to give them another shot, but you spend every waking minute wondering if that relationship is gonna end the same exact way it did the last two...or three...or possibly even four times. Is it even worth it then? If all you can do is wonder, instead of simply knowing? Maybe in your head, you know your not in a healthy relationship.
 But then maybe its one of those situations where your heart is telling you the exact opposite; it makes you not care. Want my advice? Of course you do...that's why your still reading this. Well here it is...remove all forms of contact that you may have with this person. Delete them off your friends list on Facebook, remove them from your phone contacts, start talking to somebody else. When you sit there and dwell on the person 24/7, of course that's gonna be all you think about. You have to get back out there, you have to MAKE yourself move on, make yourself forget about them. What's gonna happen if you don't? Well...you'll probably end up with them having a restraining order against you if your not already put in a psych ward for obsessing. Especially if your in high school...you don't need to be wasting all of your younger years on one person. So do me a favor if your not gonna do it for yourself, FORGET THEMMM!!! Seriously...you probably don't even understand how much happier you'll be afterwards.

Your Best Friend,
-J.Lew

Labels, Labels, Labels...

Don't make yourself just like everybody else...

Why is it that in high school, everyone has to have a label? I mean, after all, we're not cereal brands or cans of soup...so why? I'll tell you, because without labels, people feel uncomfortable..they feel like they don't belong. Everyone may think that they're different from everybody else and there is no label out there that could possibly fit them, but that doesn't mean the person that sits next to you in algebra hasn't found a label to categorize you under. We're teenagers, we're all awkward, we're all self-conscious in some way, and every single one of us has a label. Whether you're a prep, a jock, an emo kid, a nerd, or a country-bumpkin...you've got a label. So why do we all spend our time in high school trying to fit in? Because when you narrow it down like this, we're all the same. The snobby varsity cheerleader may have more in common with the band geek then she does with any of the other cheerleaders. The star-football player could secretly be wondering what it feels like when the skater dude lands an ollie. Honestly, what's the point of trying to stick with your "crowd"? Because after high school, none of that's going to matter...seriously. Think about it, its common sense. If you want to be like the can of Ravioli sitting on the shelves at Wal-Mart, that looks exactly like every other can of Ravioli sitting on the shelf, keep giving out labels. Make yourself EXACTLY like everybody else. Boring.

Your Best Friend,
-J.Lew

Drag Queen Much?

"If you were born ugly, there is always a solution, but please ladies do not try to fix it by applying Bisquick to your face!"

-Anonymous

Anonymous this person may stay, yes, however I will tell you that this statement came from a high school senior. If there are even teenage boys out there saying this, why are there still so many girls that cake loads upon loads of makeup onto their faces? You don't need all of that to be pretty, take this from someone whose learned. Yes, there are different styles a  person can choose from that may require more makeup, but can't we limit the amount we put on so it we don't look completely fake? The point of makeup in general is just so you can enhance your beauty, not to cake it on so thick that you can see the makeup line from a mile away! In order to help with this  case, here are some easy to follow pointers that could work for anybody:

• Always slather on primer and moisturizer before foundation
• this helps your foundation and concealer glide on smoothly instead of setting into wrinkles
• for best results, try applying the foundation/concealer within one minute of the primer
• Avoid full foundation coverage
• try to only apply to areas where you have an uneven skin tone, or in the winter time, on your cheeks if it begins to lose color. YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE A "CAKE FACE"!
• Make sure you pick the proper color
• Even if someone doesn't apply too much foundation, there can always be the problem of the foundation not matching your face correctly, then the whole WORLD would see this problem as well as the flaws you are already trying to hide
• Conceal dark under-eye circles
• take a peach/yellow-toned concealer and dab it near the inner corner of your eye with your fingertips and tap it into place. 
• Don't be afraid of bronzers
• use a big makeup brush and a LIGHT TOUCH, apply to all areas where the sun hits:
• forehead
• bridge of nose
• cheeks
• for more of a "pop", blend a creamy blush on top

After all of these steps are taken, all you need left is just a small amount of mascara and maybe even a little eyeliner, THAT'S IT! So come on ladies, let's try not to make ourselves look so ridiculous. Just follow these easy steps and you'll look gorgeous every day! (:

Your  Best Friend,

-J.Lew

An Open Letter to Mascara

Mascara:
a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows

Dear Mascara,

There are often times when I think you are the most undervalued makeup product in existence. Sometimes when I get up and look at my scary reflection in the mirror, I'll find myself horrified from my puffy eyes filled with crusts and my eyelashes that are barely there. Truly, it reminds me of the wonderful nickname I got from the sweetest people I know on planet earth, "troll." 

I love applying makeup, I find it to be relaxing and fun all at the same time because I get to see the morning troll in my reflection turn into a beautiful butterfly. Its especially fun when you know what you're doing, and if I may say so myself, I DO know what I'm doing when it comes to applying makeup. No matter what though, I always save you for last. I never quite understood why; maybe it just has something to do with the way my eyes POP after I'm finished applying you. 

Even when I'm getting myself ready for cheer practice, if I don't find the energy to neatly pull my hair up into a nice ponytail or even put on a little bit of face makeup, I will always find the energy to put on you, my wonderful mascara. In all honesty, you don't really do anything completely overwhelming, you just give me that extra oomph that every girl loves to have; young or old. 

The only time you, my dear old friend, ever seem to fail me is when I forget to put on my waterproof version of you and later find myself crying about something. Personally, when I do this and then begin to cry, I think you make me look like a hooker stuck out in the rain...or at least that's what I've been told. This is actually a real problem for me because being a girl, I happen to cry a lot, and I tend to end up with black tears running down my cheeks. Its always got something to deal with boy drama, a horse dying in a movie, a puppy falling asleep on another puppy and its just so cute it makes you wanna cry, a fight with a friend; really, it could be just about anything that will make me cry, so at any time I could potentially have black streams running across my face. That's about the only issue I have with you though. 

I mean after all, what else could you possibly do other then make me look good?

Right?!

Your Best Friend,

           -J.Lew