Why Am I Here?
I am a twenty-something year old southern ballerina turned business student. While I graduated college with a degree in Marketing, I currently work in Safety for an oil field company. Up until this point, I have followed the path set out for me that was promised to lead me to success. What I did not do, was take the time to figure out what my definition of success is. Having lived in Louisiana my entire life, I am pondering the goal of eventually moving somewhere new while pursuing a career in writing and/or social media marketing. I believe one of my callings is making people laugh. Although I think I can play the drums, I cannot and will not sing in front of humans. Don’t ask.
If someone offered me 1 billion dollars, or the freedom to wear men’s long johns everywhere I go, I would take the long johns. You need to know this. I also have become extremely infatuated with creating short video skits and vlogs. Some of them accompany my posts, and others are just for fun. You can find those on the page titled BeccaTube.
What else will you find on the blog?
Writing, because I like that shit.
Jokes. I have them. Sometimes.
Hopefully some tips for life in general. Or, at least a few examples of what not to do.
NOTE: The banner photo for 25toFly was an idea formulated based on milestones achieved in the first year of this blog’s birth in 2012. Lane Pelissier, a local friend and photography hobbyist took the shots after I presented him with the concept. Le Clown then helped me by formatting and enhancing the photo to make it the appropriate fit for my banner and blog. I thank both of these gentlemen from the bottom of my long johns.
Email: Cord.Rebecca@gmail.com
Twitter: @Becca25tofly
Awesome blog, Becca. I like it and shit.
I like oxygen, but I have since learned that it’s, in fact, bad for you. It causes death!!
~ Prof VJ
Everything causes death, my blog just causes it a little less
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Hmm…I don’t know…this looks pretty dastardly to me!!
Well, if I had a dollar for every twenty-something year old southern ballerina turned business student that I met, I’d be billionaire, and then we’d just see about that men’s long johns comment of yours. Where have you been all my life Becca? We’re both here now, so let’s have some fun and make a little noise. Looking forward to more of those videos and reading some of your stuff….
Although all of these things are true facts about me, Becca, Becster, Bec, or Bex… you have inspired me to update my About page here in the near future. The long john parts stay, don’t sweat.
This is going to be fun. I’m off to grab my vuvuzela. Weeeee!
Well, I was only teasing, so don’t get your long johns in a bunch. I’ve actually never met a twenty-something year old southern ballerina turned business student. It was a bad joke. Don’t worry, I tell a lot of them. You kinda get used to them, and just sorta nod your head. I don’t know how the emoticon looks for nodding your head :0 Maybe that’s it. See, another bad joke. Well, I don’t know what a vuvuzela is, so I’m gonna go Google it. But yeah, we’re gonna have some fun BecSTAR (Get it? Because you play drums – like a rock star.) It’s another bad joke, and I like to always end it on a bad joke, so goodbye.
You may tell bad jokes, but you sure can bang out a winning nickname. Becstar fo life.
hi, your funny, i am going to like this, i have decided that success and a lot of other things that i thought i had to have are kind of optional now so I know i need my higher power and beyond that well anything really can be taken away besides God if you think about it. I know sounds kinda crazy but Mozart was crazy and all the sane people like his music!!! Enstein was crazy, Van Gogh did alot of his painting in a nut house……lol anyway more power to ya…Peace
Hey Becca! I found you through The Hook
Looking forward to keeping up with your posts!
Keep well!
Rohan.
Rohan, I have lurked around your site before. It is pretty spiffy as well! Glad to have you here, of course. Hope you enjoy your stay
So that was YOU lurking huh! And you thought I wouldn’t notice! Hehe, thanks for stopping by
I know I’ll be back.
Take care!
Rohan.
Hi Becca! I wanted to let you know that I’ve nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award! You can check it out along with other info here if you wish: http://wp.me/p30cnC-6h
Happy writing!
I am just now seeing this for some reason or another. Thank you so much! It always makes my day to see that someone enjoys reading here enough to link back through an award. Keep at it ma’am and thanks again!
Love it. Can’t wait to hear how things go!
Crystal, thank you! I watched a couple of your videos a while back and I love your attitude. Hope to see you around more.
You got a green KCCO Shirt? So jealous! Have you ever gotten on?
I got on the thread they do at the end of the week called “There are Chivettes Among Us” or something like that. I wouldn’t send in anything sexy though. Just a simple smile in my Chive shirt.
I also really like my Halloween edition glow in the dark Chive shirt. You have to be quick!
Good times. I don’t think I would ever even try because they sell out so fast.
Hey, you, rapper girl. You may not do awards, but you’re on my list for The Super Sweet Blog Award.
http://breezybooksblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/miracles-and-clean-underwear/
Never saw this comment here until now. Just responding to say again how sweet it was of you to think of me on this!
You’re a southern belle huh? I’ve never been to Loosyana but I’d love to visit sometime. You don’t sing in front of people? I ONLY sing in front of people. (and they’re like stoppppp)
Come on down (over? up?) anytime! I’d love to show you around. You can sing to me while I do pirouettes.
Loved your interview on BroJon’s blog. I then had to read as many of your posts as I could. I am much jealous of your funnies. You seem awesome.
and by “seem” I mean “are”
How lovely of you! Glad to have you here. I like stuff that glows. In all sense of the word
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Hey Becca! I stumbled across your blog via Maddie Cochere and David Harding. Interesting blog you have here. You play drums? I can play air-drums really well. No-one’s ever heard me miss a beat!
Looking forward to more fun!
That is an impressive talent Richard. I think we will get along. Hang around for the next set.
You inspire me! http://stuphblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/another-trophy-for-the-shelf/
I never responded to this comment on my page, so I am doing it now. Thanks again for this.
P.S. We have been missing YouTube Tuesday
I know. Things have been….hectic.
Great Blog and I enjoyed the postings!
Thank you! That’s the goal!
I’m a (female) drummer as well! And we’re probably about the same age. If you ever need any help or support, let me know! (Believe it or not, my unicorn hooves actually make it easier to play–I just can’t hold sticks)
Sorry I missed this comment. Sometimes my eyes are bad. Okay, all of the time but I am never getting glasses. NEVER you hear me?!
I’d love to hear how you got into it. You should write a post and link back
I’m actually about to write a post about myself (only this once, because of those dang awesome Liebster award nominations) so I’ll include the story in there and link back to you.
Killer! I can’t wait to read it!
Dear Becca,
Awesome blog! You succeeded in making me laugh, so I must say your calling fits you nicely. Love how the word “Ninjas” appears on your blog (I hope others appreciate it as much as I do). Ever since a customer at work said “Oh my god! You’re like a ninja!” to me when I refilled his water glass without him knowing, I’ve felt that maybe I was all “stealth-like” and should probably go around making my own theme music while sneaking around like Kronk does in The Emperor’s New Groove. Although, that may be very un-ninja like.
But, I digress.
Very cool blog and I’m happy to have had the change to visit. As Arnold Schwarzenegger once said (and yes, I had to look up his name to make sure I was spelling it right):
I’ll be back!
Marie
Good Morning, Joe
Marie, being deemed ninja-like is the second best honor to having la or le in front of your name. You are actually the first to mention the ninja count! Awesome.
So glad you enjoy my humor and will be sticking around (I would have had to Google the spelling of Arnold’s name too, no sweat). I plan to visit you as well. Thanks Marie!
Every girl should have a hard hat.
This is a fact.
Becca, I’ve nominated you for the Liebster award. You can check it out on my blog.
I don’t know how to add links to comments so you’re going to have to do the whole copy/paste thing
http://storkhunting.com/2012/11/20/oooh-look-shiny/
Thanks again for this!
Yeah. We should probably be friends for realz.
I just followed you, so that makes it official. Totally for realz.
SCORE! Welcome to my life.
Hi Becca,
Love your blog. Funny, great writing – beautiful!
Thanks for sharing and I look forward to reading more!
Well aren’t you sweet
. Welcome to hang out here any time Bella. Nice to meet you (I think gap years are always a good idea by the way)!
it’s always nice to see a gal with a rich sense of humor
cheers!
You’re okay, you know that?
Hey..Nice Blog! Stumbled upon it from somewhere I don’t remember and I really like it
Wow! Thank you so much. Throw on some long johns and get comfy.
“If someone offered me 1 billion dollars, or the freedom to wear men’s long johns everywhere I go, I would take the long johns. You need to know this.”
You really do like long johns, don’t you, Becca?
Fortunately, on you, they work!
It’s kind of my thing
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Got directed here via Le Clown. Grateful to him. Loving your writing and your humour. Am a follower now.
He is a stand up guy! So glad to have you, and thank you for the awesome compliment. I’m here for your entertainment
. Can’t wait mosey on over to your blog.
I’m glad you’ve moseyed over. I’ve been mosying a lot lately – boss is not happy
Moseying is the new sauntering.
Hi Becca. I’ve come to you by way of Le Clown. It was a great surprise today to be put on his blogroll. I feel I’m in very good company. It’s great to finally meet you as I’ve seen you over there. I was a ballerina, too…once. Cheers!
Badass! I love it. Can’t wait to go stalk you.
No, you’re the badass! I’m stalking you right now.
Wickedly entertaining! I’m a fan!
Wicked! So glad you enjoy!
Ah, we of the kindred spirit. It took me a bit longer to get antsy and restless in my “career,” but I *did* escape my home state at an earlier age. Glad to meet others on this hell-bent journey, and love reading your stuff. Because you’re funny and shit.
But tell me, are you taking on NaNoWriMo this year?
That’s so cool. Meeting new people is one of the best things ever. Thanks for the compliment, I really love to make people laugh… even if it is silently and through a computer screen.
NaNo-whata? Inform me…
National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a complete 50,000 word manuscript during the month of November. I tied last year and bombed big time. So, I’m trying again because…. I like pain? I find it’s better when I don’t analyze my own reasoning too much.
You are SO brave. I felt stressed just reading your comment. I don’t think this year will be possible for me to take on such a task, but thanks for informing me. I will certainly need a full year’s worth of mental preparation if I am going to take on such a behemoth in the future! Good luck to you though… I will be expecting updates
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Since I’ll have 0 blogging time while doing it, I think I’m just going to post random excerpts. Whatever NaNoWriMo work I did on the day I’d normally post, that’s what’ll get posted. Because “random” and “unhinged” are descriptors I’m aiming for when it comes to my online persona.
Haha! I think you should!
Hey thanks for visiting Moment Matters. You’re pretty cool!
*puts on shades*
Loving your blog and your humor! I’m following.
Glad to hear it! I think you should know that for some reason I feel it necessary to pronounce your name in a French accent. Sorry, this is non negotiable
(like you can hear me)!
ooh la-la, me likey. It actually is pronounced that way but few people do.
“Writing, because I like that shit.” Well said.
Glad you approve.
Lovely to meet you, Becca! Great blog you have here.
I look forward to more posts.
Likewise ma’am. I am flattered that you took the time to stop by
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Becca,
You had me at “shit”.
Le Clown
That’s where I usually get people. A simple word, yet with such weight and dimension.
Becca,
You know, I was reading the comments AFTER I pressed “Reply”, and I realized Rich preceded me with the “shit” angle… But then again, he went all 19th Century Romantic poetic on your ass, and I didn’t. So I still had a good angle.
Le Clown
A clown that speaks the truth… I can dig it.
nice about page, I try to write funny too, but I guess my best material is released in the flesh [I'll still try though] cool blog
That’s what counts ma’am! Thanks for the compliment.
Thanks for following my admittedly quirky travel blog. I hope you find it a fun read. I enjoy your blog as well.
Thank you! Glad you said hello.
Hi Becca.Love ur blog.
Thank you very much! So glad you checked it out and left some feedback.
That is quite strange that you nominated me for the same award I was going to nominate you for. I wrote my blog up last night and have it set to publish at 11:00AM pacific time today. So you have been nominated as well…It just won’t show up until 11.
What a coincidence! Thanks, I appreciate that. First we both make 50 posts around the same time, and now this. Wild.
Good Luck In Thy Quest My Friend…
Androgoth
Why thank you sir!
Best wishes to you!
Thank you for checking it out! Same to you!
Bonjour! Como sa vas? (Not sure how to spell that, but there’s my phonetic rendition, lol). I was raised in s. LA and the biggest thing I miss since moving away is the food. There is just no substitute and nowhere to buy ingredients even. Otherwise, it is so nice to be able to sit on my porch at night and listen to the creek wandering downhill and not have to swat so many mosquitoes or mop beads of sweat.
Thanks for following my blog and i hope to see you around. Since you enjoy writing, you might enjoy our Friday Fictioneers fun. We also have a new FB page if you’re on FB: http://facebook.com/FridayFictioneers.
Salut! So nice to see another southerner around WordPress
. I found your blog from checking out Rich’s Friday Fiction post. I keep itching to try it out! How long did you live in LA, and where do you live now (if you don’t mind me asking)? I absolutely love LA, but I have to experience something different. I started my blog to keep me busy/ track my success in reaching that goal. I will certainly miss the food, especially crawfish. I suppose when I finally venture out in the world I will have to bring a gargantuan supply of Tony’s along with me. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I look forward to maybe trying to participate in the fiction fun at some point.
Haha, yes, I’m out of Tony’s now and missing it badly, LOL. And although a few people out here DO make crawfish runs and come back up here to boil them… eeewww. Not the same. Whenever I go home or anyone else comes up I always try to send a grocery list – sausage, coffee, and crawfish are the most wanted items. I lived between New Orleans and Baton Rouge from 1971-2005. That’s where my family all still live. My maiden name is ‘Templet’ and I figure you’ll know how it’s pronounced
Now I live in NW AR and I really do love it but where I’d really like to live is out west up in the Rockies. Good to meet you!
hi becca
David in Maine USA
Hi David, thanks for reading and introducing yourself!
you are welcome – thanks for following!
12 months to go…
Sounds a little better than a year, sigh.
two things: 1. you’ve got to be sick of people telling you how beautiful you are.
2. i love that you have attitude as well. “because i like that shit.”
good luck with everything and keep at it.
1. I appreciate any compliment I get of course… but it doesn’t mean I don’t blush every time at least a little. 2. You are the shit for stopping by my blog and being so kind to leave some feedback.
Just the encouragement I needed today. I look forward to checking out more of your stuff as well.
and i’ll have to do the same. always interested in what intelligent women have to say. and if they’re pretty, well, gotta be honest, it’s a plus.
Perfect
yes i am. and probably you too.
In that case… marry me?
give me ten minutes to iron some pants.
Cool Blog. I hope you keep at it.
Thanks much! Hope you keep reading.
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