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[30 Dec 2008|09:30am] |
Ahaha, I totally stole this from my little brother’s girlfriend…on facebook…but whatever, I’m bored at work.
IN 2008 I:
[x] stayed single and DAMN is it fun.
[x] got kissed
[x] kissed someone new
[x] kissed in the snow it wasn’t SNOWING, but there was snow on the ground and I was outside standing in it, so I think it counts.
[] kissed in the rain
[x] had my heart broken sort of…I dunno. I’m counting it.
[x] celebrated Halloween
[] broke someone else's heart at least as far as I know…
[] had a stalker
[] lost a friend
[x] had a good relationship with someone
[] questioned my sexual orientation No questions here!
[] came out of my closet
[] got pregnant
[] had an abortion
[] got married
[] had a divorce.
[x] kissed someone of the same sex
[x] met someone that I will never forget
[x] did something I regret I assume I did at some point, I just don’t really feel like thinking about it, cause then I’ll feel bad…
[] lost faith in love
[x] cried over a broken heart
[x] pretended to be happy
[] kissed under mistletoe
[] got a promotion
[x] changed jobs
[] lost my job
[] quit my job
[] dated a co-worker
[] dated my boss
[] dated my boss's son/ daughter
[] got fired from my job
[] got straight A's
[] failed a class
[X] skipped school
[x] did something I was proud of
[x] proved myself an idiot
[] embarrassed myself in front of the class
[] fell in love with a teacher
[X] was involved in something that I will never forget
[] painted a picture
[] wrote a poem
[] ran a mile
[x] listened to music I couldn't stand
[x] double dipped
[] skinny dipped
[x] went to a sleepover
[] went to camp (camped out)
[] threw a surprise party
[x] laughed till I cried
[x] flirted shamelessly I do this all the time…
[] visited a foreign country Not in 2008, unfortunately.
[x] visited a foreign state
[] cooked a disastrous meal
[x] lost something important to me College counts, right?
[x] got a gift I love
[x] realized something new about myself
[] tried to gain weight
[] dyed my hair
[] came close to losing my life
[] someone close to me died
[x] went to a wild party Went to a lot, actually.
[] got arrested
[x] read a great book
[x] saw a great movie
[] saw a movie so scary that it made me cry
[x] saw a favorite band live
[ X] did something that I want to tell everyone
[x] experienced something new
[x] made new friends
[x] found out who your real friends are Kind of, I guess? I dunno. Found out what some of my friends really think of me would be a better way of saying it.
[x] lied to your parents Not about anything important though. I believe I went on a date and told them I was doing something else…
[] snuck out
[] kissed in a pool
[x] kissed under the stars
[x] liked more than 5 people at once Interpret this however you want.
[x] became closer to people
[x] went to a party
[x] had the time of your life
[x] danced
[x] fell out of love
[x] had a crush on someone
[] changed your sexual preference
[x] swam in a pool
[] made a snowman
[] went snowboarding
[] went sledding
[] slept in past 2 pm
[x] held someones hand
[x] held someones hand that you care about
[x] told someone you like them as more than a friend
[x] gone on vacation
[] gone on vacation with a friend
[x] driven a car
[] played strip poker
[] danced in the rain
[] seen someone get in a car accident.
[] got in a fist fight.
[x] laughed until you couldn't breathe
[x] had an amazing year
[x] missed someone
[] got hit by a car
[] blacked out
[x] feared the future
[] sent someone to the hospital
[] had to go to the hospital
[x] got sick
[] had a major surgery
[] mooned someone
[] went over your minutes on your cellphone
[] cut in a line of waiting people
[x] kept your New Years resolution Some of them…
[x] remembered your New Years resolution Some of them…
[x] met someone who changed your life
[x] given up on someone
[X] enjoyed this year overall
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[08 Dec 2008|09:02am] |
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OMG I LIVE IN CHICAGO NOW. I have a super-sweet apartment, and absolutely AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL roommates, and I'm so happy (but tired.) Call me to hang out!
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[05 Nov 2008|09:22am] |
Closing in on twelve hours since the election was called, and I'm still tearing up just thinking about it. What an amazing night.
I went to Grant Park with Maggie, Craig, and one of Craig's friends. I've never seen so many people EVER. I couldn't even IMAGINE so many people. And the air was just excited, and friendly. Everybody was polite, everybody smiled at each other, adn talked to each other. And when they called the election and I realized that for the first time in at LEAST eight years, probably more, that I was really, truly PROUD to be an American citizen, I cried.
I do have to go down a slightly less exciting road though. Last night, I was COMPLETELY happy - euphoric, proud, hopeful...but this morning, my happiness isn't complete or perfect anymore. California has let down our country. A state that has been leading our country even closer to true equality has backpedalled. I don't by any means think this is the end of the issue in California, or even neccesarily that this will last for a long time. But it is really disappointing, and honestly, I was shocked. I didn't really think there was so much hate and bigotry in a state as "liberal" as California. But at least, after last night, I've learned to hope and believe again.
I believe in hope.
I believe in change.
I believe in my country.
I believe in a better future.
Congratulations President-elect Barack Obama. I believe in you.
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[30 Sep 2008|03:54pm] |
I'm drinking wine at work, courtesy of one of the attorneys who just received a box of it in the mail from a client.
I knew this would be a good job.
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[18 Sep 2008|11:41am] |
So...old livejournal is full of hilarity...this isn't quite as good as the last story I posted, but hopefully still worth your while. This was dedicated at the time of creation to Ms. Kate Moraine, who may or may not ever read this journal anymore, who I haven't talked to in AGES, but it's still dedicated to her (she gave me the original idea that inspired it.)
Fear, terror, chaos...What was going to happen to them all? Screams rang out through the sky. Tessa wrung her hands, ran frantically into the street, glanced around, went back to the dubious safety of her house.
How could anybody have known? They had always seemed so innocent, who could have predicted this attack? What would happen if they WON? Tessa had to keep her mind off of it. They hadn't won yet, the battle was still going on, the entire police force was out there fighting them. She had to calm down. She picked up the phone, and with shaking fingers, dialed Maria.
"Yes?" came the choked voice from the other end.
"Maria? It's Tessa. Oh god Maria, I'm so scared, what are we going to do?"
"I don't know Tess," Maria wailed. "I'm scared too. I never expected this…Oh god Tessa, I'm going to die, I'm going do die. And what a way to die, I don't wanna die like this Tess!" Maria broke into loud tears.
"They haven't won yet Maria," Tessa said, although her voice was cracking under the strain of her sobs. "We just have to keep strong…Oh god, now you're making me cry," she reached for a tissue and blew her nose. "What if they don't kill us? What if they enslave us? What if we spend the rest of our lives attending to their every need and want?" tears flowed from her eyes in a constant stream.
"Tessa, if they do that, I swear I will kill myself," promised Maria. "I couldn't live the rest of my life serving them. It would just be too much. Ohmygod, I just heard a blast, I'm going to turn on the radio."
Tessa decided to do the same. Sniffling and wiping her eyes, she flipped the switch of the radio, and fiddled with the tuning knob until a station with no static came in.
"The battle seems to be going in favor of…" but she couldn't stay and listen. She flipped the radio off, and then back on, fiddling with the tuning knob again. "Back and forth, there's no way to tell who's winning…" she flipped it off.
"I can't listen Maria, I'm too scared of what I'll here. Oh please just let me die quickly, without any pain…" her voice trailed off. She heard a wail that grew louder and louder. She flipped the radio back on.
"They've done it, we're doomed…There's no stopping them…It's a nightmare come true…" the announcer cried terrified. Then there was abrupt silence.
The phone fell out of Tessa's limp hand. Everything was over. The ducks had taken over the city.
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[15 Sep 2008|12:55pm] |
I also came across this gem:
"I don't do anal anymore" -Garrett, at the dinner table last night
Of course there was a context. But I think it's better this way.
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[15 Sep 2008|12:28pm] |
So I've been re-reading some old LJs, and will most likely get all nostalgic and talky at some piont. But I also found this, which leads me to believe that I was awesomer in high school than I ever gave myself credit for (I'm Elvin wannabe):
WhyAllTheLetters: tell me a story
Elvin wannabe: Um...
Elvin wannabe: Once upon a time, there was a cabbage
Elvin wannabe: And the poor little cabbage was LONELY
WhyAllTheLetters: awww
Elvin wannabe: So he decided to go over and visit the carrots, all the way on the other side of the garden
Elvin wannabe: And he walked and walked and walked (cause a garden is big for a little cabbage)
Elvin wannabe: And FINALLY, he got to the carrot patch
Elvin wannabe: There he saw a little carrot, not much older than him
WhyAllTheLetters: yay
Elvin wannabe: "Hello little carrot," said the cabbage.
Elvin wannabe: "I'm a cabbage."
Elvin wannabe: "Hello cabbage," said the carrot. "What brings you to this side of the garden?"
Elvin wannabe: "I was lonely," said the little cabbage.
WhyAllTheLetters: awww
Elvin wannabe: "I was lonely too!" said the carrot
Elvin wannabe: "Let's be friends" said the cabbage
WhyAllTheLetters: yay
Elvin wannabe: At that moment, the farmer walked out of his house, and said "AAAAAAAGH! My vegetables are talking and moving! What the FUCK is going on?"
Elvin wannabe: And passed out with the shock
Elvin wannabe: His wife heard his yelling and ran out of the farmhouse
Elvin wannabe: "Oh my poor darling husband!" she cried, and called 911
WhyAllTheLetters: stupid farmer
Elvin wannabe: The farmer was taken to the hospital, and when he awoke, he kept babbling about talking vegetables.
Elvin wannabe: the doctor's decided that he was in shock
Elvin wannabe: The cause was unknown
Elvin wannabe: And the farmer spent the rest of his life in the insane asylum
Elvin wannabe: His wife tried to be faithful, but eventually she got bored, and ran off to the city with a travelling salesman.
Elvin wannabe: The end.
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[27 Jul 2008|09:38pm] |
As most of you probably know, I'm a Unitarian Universalist. My church and UUism means a LOT to me. This is my spirituality, this leads me to whatever religion I have. My church has been my home my whole life. My entire teenage life was shaped by UUism, and it is still a very important part of my life. Which is why this has hit me so hard:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/27/church.shooting/index.html?eref=googletoolbar
This would be tragic no matter where it happened, and it hits so close to home for me. So please, keep this congregation in your thoughts and prayers, no matter what you believe.
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[17 Oct 2007|11:36am] |
Tali, one of my very most favorite people, wrote this poem, and I'm completely in LOVE with it, and have secured her permission to post it on my own journal. So please, enjoy the poem of Tali rockage
The song runs through her veins
logic tripping up her thoughts
his push
her twirl
igniting the edges of her memories
notes
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Tangoing under crisp autumn skies
iPod splitting their hopeful hearts
she sees
knows him
deadly warmth, too close to dance
kiss
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fire spreading between them
holding her close, light pressure
song, fuel
cool breeze
lyrics feeding the space between
but
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she was the one consumed.
~~~~~
Unable to catch her thoughts again,
always warm, but never cradled
blue fleece
arms gone
a muddle of tempo and heartache
dark
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even her room is not safe enough
emptiness feeding her fears
guess again
loose self
because she can never remember
she follows
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the distance between ideas spread
crackling longer on Thursday
she fears
they dance
he will hold her close
tender
~~~~~
and with thighs just meeting
waiting, dancing, desperately praying
hand soft
palm warm
fingers linger, cupping her back
danger
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He's seducing her without a glance
light touch guiding her world
pure joy
not now
but she cannot stop herself
following
~
let her go
not her fault
catch her breath
not his place
hide the tears
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[11 Jul 2007|09:56am] |
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It's a stunningly beautiful day outside, the weather is perfect, the sky is blue, and I am inside working. I'm less than pleased with this arrangement.
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[13 Jun 2007|09:21pm] |
--School ended, grades were disappointing.
--Had an AWESOME lake weekend with Gret and his friends.
--I started translating latin for my summer job.
--I have far too many things I want to do over the summer, and not nearly enough time to do it.
--CANCUUUUN! With the family. All-inclusive resort. It was AWESOME.
--UGH. I don't want to start working again. Oh well.
--More later.
--Kbye.
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[23 May 2007|11:17pm] |
AGH. The weather is INSANE. It's been hot, dry, and blowing a gale for two days. It's been blowing in a storm for TWO DAYS, and we need the rain, and this weather is driving me nuts. I haven't been able to settle down all day. I've either been jittery or nervous about nothing or upset or INSANELY happy or really emotional or something. And now I'm too hot, and still jittery. It really needs to rain, before I go completely nuts.
That is all.
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[20 May 2007|12:24pm] |
I had SUCH an amazing weekend. I feel so much better right now. Friday night was pretty awesome. I saw Steve and Brenda and ate Greek food at the classics party. Then I came back to my suite, and there were lots of people celebrating James' birthday, and we all watched movies and hung out and talked, and we took a couple walks outside, and it was really fun. Saturday morning, I got woken up for the cystic fibrosis walk at like, 10. I wasn't very enthused, cause I was tired and didn't feel great, but then I went and it wasn't so bad, and I walked, and I got to talk with my sisters, and it was fun. And I spent a long while on Saturday afternoon at Kaldi's doing homework. I went to see the devised show in studio with Nick and Jay and Ems, and then brought Jay adn Ems back to my suite. And last night...last night was nearly perfect.
Jay helped me pick an outfit (YAY JAY!) which was cute as hell. We went to listen to the Hoot Hoots for a little in post lobby, and saw Evan and Jessica and a bunch of theatre folks, which was nice. Then we came home, had a couple drinks, and headed over to SNu. SNu was SO much fun. SO SO much fun! I mostly danced, with a lot of different people. I spent some time hanging out on the porch and talking, and a little time in the hookah room. But mostly I danced, and it was great. I've been singing songs from last night all morning. It was hot, but it was fun, and it felt really good, and I danced with a lot of different friends and saw a lot of people. When I came home, Lani and I headed over to the ATP sleepover, but it had become movie night and people were heading home to sleep (I think mainly cause it's the last weekend of term really, since next weekend is finals, so everybody was going nuts. Anyways, we said hi to peoples, but then came home. I posted some pictures then went to bed. And I slept in this morning, and I'm waking up slowly with some tea and smiling when I think about last night. I love SNu, I love my friends, I love my suite, and this weekend helped my mood a lot (at least for a while...we'll see how I feel after a paper on Rousseau!)
<3
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[11 May 2007|03:19pm] |
-It's too hot. WAY too hot. At least in my room.
-I've been abandoned by my brother and his friends for the weekend.
-I am currently formulating a plan for vengance.
-I've been really freaking tired for like, three days now.
-Flunk day was on Tuesday, and it pretty much rocked.
-SNu activation party was Saturday night, and it also pretty much rocked.
-I was sober, and it still pretty much rocked.
-My Greek professor is STILL trying to kill me.
-I really hope I have time to do everything I need/want at Target and Hy-vee later.
-I wish I had a car.
-I should be doing homework.
-I will have a KICKASS job this summer, involving translating a BUNCH of latin.
-I'm beginning to be really excited about going to Cancun with my family this summer.
-I'm kind of ready for school to end for the year.
-Except I'll be sad to say goodbye to the seniors.
-I worked out earlier, and it felt good.
-I couldn't work out as long as I wanted, cause I had a bloody nose beforehand.
-I'm re-reading The Poisonwood Bible after many years.
-It's very good. It's also very depressing.
-I'm kind of hungry, and I'm out of dining dollars.
-It's STILL too hot. Especially in my room.
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[21 Apr 2007|11:59am] |
I woke up this morning to oldies and 80s and pop rock outside my window, and I just lay in bed for like, half an hour, listening and waking up. It was glorious.
Last night was the Bond party at SNu, and I cannot even EXPRESS how happy I am about that party! I wore the most gorgeous dress, and will probably never look better (or FEEL like I look better) again in my LIFE. Dress, hair, jewelry, sexy and hurty heels, everything. It was amazing. Pictures on facebook, for those that know me there. Anyways...It was amazing. I went with my whole suite, plus a few other people. We went over at like 11, and I didn't get home till three. I danced a LOT, and went to visit Andy and Rohel and Nathaniel in their rooms, and talked to people on the porch, and spent some quality time in the hookah room, and danced more. It was fabulous. And then at two when the party was officially over, I went to Rohel's room and played some Guitar Hero, cause I'm a dork like that. It's not like anything huge or momentous happened, I just had a really REALLY good time at that party, and am so very happy because of it. And then I had a lovely wake-up this morning with music from the quads, and I'm going to visit Garrett later, and I'm relatively caught up on homework. I'm extraordinarily happy and content right now, and I love it.
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[05 Apr 2007|01:00am] |
I just got back from the emergency room.
Before you all freak out, I wasn't the one needing it, and it involved a broken toe, nothing serious.
Tali got hurt in rehearsal for the dance concert, cause somebody stepped on her toe, and it was hurting hella bad, so I took her to the emergency room. There was only one emergency room doctor, so we were there for over two hours. They poked her toe a little, took a couple x-rays, told her it was broken but not badly enough to do much, so they buddy taped it and prescribed her tylonel with codine, and sent us home. On the plus side, I got to drive a VW Beatle for the first time in my life. Plus my Greek homework was all pushed back one day, so I'm not only done with all my Greek for Monday, but halfway done with my Greek for Wednesday. And Tali makes me happy, so even though I'm sad her toe hurts, at least I got lots of time to talk to Tali, which made driving somebody to the emergency room a not horrible experience. It was even kinda fun. FRUIT!
Anyways. That's about all these days. Tons of homework going on, visiting family this weekend, umm...that's about it. I heart lots of people these days, and I'm hella excited to spend the weekend talking and eating and playing games (of the video and board variety) with my aunts and uncles and cousins.
I could say more. But I am lazy, and I'm pretty sure nobody really wants to read another really long and self-centered entry from me, so I don't even feel like I SHOULD say more.
Peace!
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[16 Mar 2007|11:43pm] |
So my spring break pretty much rocks. I've slept quite a bit, been mildly productive, gone to an all-day Shakespeare workshop, been to the Chicago Lyric Opera for a student matinee (for students, not by students) of Die Fledermaus, been to the art institute, been to a sports bar with my big brother, gone to Madison to see my grandparents, gone to coffee with an old friend, and it's pretty much wonderful. Coffee with an old friend being the most recent, it's the freshest in my mind. It felt good to re-connect. It's nice to know that even after so long, we can be comfortable around each other and have fun together.
Anyways, break = awesome.
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