Four months already?

The time has come, my little friends, to talk of... getting out. :(

March 27th-July 31st. 7 days left!!

I have:

Gotten a Job

Been to Mann's Chinese Theater

Toured most of the Getty Museum

Met Bebe, Ongina, TaMMie, and Shannel from RuPaul's Drag Race

Seen a Talk Show (not Craig Ferguson or Ellen, but Jimmy Kimmel)

Reconnected with a few long-removed old friends

Been an Activist for Human Rights

Become slightly Famous (awesome)

Gotten a lot of things for Violet

I have not:

Gotten a good job

Seen the Hollywood Sign

Been to any of the Beaches

-----learned to Surf... yet.

Met Drew Barrymore

Seen Bob Mackie's Studio

Landed an Internship

Been to Hamburger Mary's

Eaten at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles

Taken a Sight-Seeing Bus Tour (but to be fair, three years in Savannah, and I haven't there)

Looked for L.A. Ink

Done very much work for my upcoming Senior Collection

Seen many people from SCAD that I meant to, that I know are here

Gotten a lot of things for Violet

I've spent a LOT of time in this house... like almost two solid months without really leaving it for anything except the grocery store, though thankfully those two months weren't back-to-back. I tried out the waters as Violet, and if she can make it a little big in a few weeks in hotspot downton Los Angeles, there's nothing saying she can't make it big in Savannah, GA. :)

I've met a lot of great people and a few bad ones--though not at all the ones I had expected. For instance, I thought my job would be this fun, homely little family, and that my new nighttime party friends would be fickle or shallow, just based on rumors you hear. Unfortunately, my job turned out to be chock-full of flakey, money-hungry, greedy, immature children, but thankfully, my [Violet's] new friends turned out to be some of the sweetest, kindest people to me. They're supportive, funny, busy--but not too much to talk, and just make me smile to be around them. I would never have expected me, of all people, to HATE a job involving clothes and LOVE going out at night.

I've nothing more to say about my working ladies, who consider themselves responsible and on top of their games except that you know I'm smart and very fair, very aware of deadlines and customer satisfaction... so you can be certain that you shorting me $120 off my paycheck and giving it to me five days late is not, as you put it, "the end of it." You won't hear more from me, but you will from a few other people... or didn't you know my Aunt worked in one of the country's best law firms and I am indeed very aware of my and everyone's rights and how to ensure they are not neglected? Though I don't expect to see my last $120, and indeed not getting it has cost me around $300 because of late fees, so again, thanks for that, just know that my $120 will cost YOU so much more.

However, to Joshua Miller, Detox, Cheyne, Vincent, Josh Kimball, Seth, Mayhem, Ingenue, Morgan, Richard, Griffin, Patrick, Lorraine, Nelson, Nick/Trey, Mike, Lanny, Shane, Brian, Brody, JR, Nick, Joshua Alan Rogers, Kristin, Peter, and TAMMIE BROWN (yes, we're actually pretty good friends now!!), I thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for making an awkward, naive girl feel at home and get a taste of the celebrity life. As for her male counterpart, I'm just as equally proper, cloistered, and old-fashioned, and you've made me feel so comfortable with a fast-paced Gay nightlife...and that was something I never expected, especially in L.A. Truly, I've always been confident in my design abilities, but you've made me confident in my personality... and with all the bad times this summer has held, all the money I've lost, all the time I've wasted, that has made the trip invaluable.

I especially want to thank Mirelle all by himself. On Violet's first night out, I had been in line not thirty seconds when he came up to me and asked me to sign his list. I agreed and asked "Is this, like, a mailing list?" and he said simply "No, it's the V.I.P. list so you don't have to wait in line next time." I have NEVER been a V.I.P., but I love that Violet was practically immediately. Upon leaving the club, after meeting Bebe and TaMMie, Mirelle caught me and introduced me to Joshua Miller and a few other people. So, to Mirelle, I adore you, and I thank you, and I owe you so much. Violet and I are known in L.A. pretty much because of you, and I will not forget that. :)

So, with one hour shy of seven full days to go, I look back on four joyous months with sadness and hope... and thanks to each and every one of you for making that happen. Last summer, I had my first (and so far, only) boyfriend... or at least from May 18th- July 1st. It was also my first summer away from home. The rest of the summer was kind of blah because of the breakup, but awesome because of hanging out with my friends from college. However, this summer has been one of the best few months I can remember in quite a long time.

So, from that electric blue crocodile purse Bebe wanted to take, through Martina McBride at Here for Detox's Birthday party, to my Peppermint hair for the Candyland party that I missed (but that was captured in pictures), and most recently into my Whitney Houston farewell ballad, I've finally arrived at... well, what you'll see on Monday night at the farewell party. But I've arrived at a place where I HAVE a farewell party. My heart is so full of you guys, I could just cry. :)