Stolen from Chris

"Go to your Calendar and find the first entry for each month of 2005. Post the first line of it in your journal, and that's your "Year In Review"."



January: Yeah, it's Chris's fault I'm updating right now, totally not mine.

February: ...my life is basically crap lately.

March: I put on my "prom" dress last night.

April: 1. I love bold surveys.

May: Hello. I'm actually posting from home tonight!

June: And I'm not sure if I want to be here or not.

July: Now I truly understand the joy of someone who is beginning a three-day weekend.

August: I don't know what to say.

September: I'll tell you how amazing God is...

October: So, if I started a message board online for all my friends, who would be interested in joining?

November: And thus begins NaNoWriMo.

December: FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know, for me, this is pretty good - it sums up my thoughts going into each month fairly well. Hmm...I have a simple mind. :)

By the way, just for the record - I had to go back to my old blog (gonethereandbackagain.blogspot.com) to get some of these. I mean, just in case you didn't notice that some of the months were missing from the list of archives.

I Can Finally Breathe

I took my last final this morning. And I have just one thing to say.

YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited about this semester being done. I guess mostly because I can see that I have made progress and college really WON'T kill me. But also partly because I get to have a break from school!

And I can hardly wait to start the next semester!

I got 100 in my Spanish class and probably also in my history. I'm sure I did well in my Lit, not so sure about math, and I have NO idea how I did in my stupid student development class.

I was sick earlier this week, which is part of the reason why I haven't posted in so long.

So anyone seen Narnia yet? I heard it's REALLY good - AND it has a preview for POTC 2! Definitely going to see that one ASAP.

Anywho...going now!

Just gotta get through...

FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I never thought I'd stress this much over tests. Actually, that's wrong. I'm not stressing as much as I thought I would, but I'm stressing more that I did over my other tests. Yeah, that's it.

You know, I discovered something today. There's something about the beauty of smooth, unbroken snow that makes you just want to...

A) Run through it

B) Bury someone's face in it

C) Have snowball fights

D) Build a snowman

E) Make snow angles

F) All of the above


Oh great, now I'm thinking in multiple choice questions.

Long? Yes. Worth reading? Questionable.

Okay so here is my long blog entry. Whether or not it is worth reading, I'll let you decide for yourself. I'm still trying to decide whether it is worth writing.

So now, I find myself at the end of NaNoWriMo, and how do I feel? No different than I felt at the beginning actually, considering I DIDN'T WRITE ANYTHING. Grr. That irritates me. But, alas, I just don't have the free time I used to have. Most of my "free time" is spent on other things, such as homework, Christmas shopping, practicing music, or eating. Every once in awhile I also update my blog. Oh well, there's always next year. At least I can stop feeling guilty now.

So for Thanksgiving, there was no school from Tuesday through Sunday. I want to know, how come they didn't just cancel classes on Monday, too? I mean, it's just one day. It would have made more sense and been a lot easier for everyone. But oh well. I also only had to work two days this week, which is a good and bad thing combined. I mean, I could definitely use the money, but it's nice to have time off during Thanksgiving week. Plus, tomorrow is payday anyway, so I'll be getting money then.

So what did you do for Thanksgiving? I watched Macy's parade, went for a walk, played on the computer, read, and ate. That basically sums it up. Oh and I watched a Lois & Clark with my sisters and Gramma.

You know what? There was this hip-hop teen singer person, and she sang "Who I Am," that country song that I (and Dawn!) love so much. Well, she slaughtered it. I mean, it sounded AWFUL. I really don't like hip-hop anyway, but this was just...ugh. Let's just say, if I had had popcorn, I would have thrown it at the TV. And a SPONGEBOB balloon???? Where is a dart gun when you need it?!

So, this just in, Dawn is going to Florida during her Christmas break, and she and Susen will be having fun in the sun - and WARMTH - without me. *sniff* I want to go so badly, but I just can't afford it. Let's get real - I can barely afford school at this point. I'll have to start saving now just to be able to go anywhere on vacation next summer and go to school next year. I guess one vacation per year is about my limit at this point. Well, you know, when you work part-time as a waitress, you only make so much money.

Christmas is only about a month away! I have barely started my Christmas shopping. I really need to get on that. I usually start thinking and making lists and such 'round about September. And here it is almost December and all I have is Gramma's present. :-P Any ideas would be welcome.

Now that I have rambled about unnecessary and stupid and random things, I'll big you good night and go to bed, since that's what I wanted to do before I even started rambling anyway.

TRIVIA FOR THE DAY: What abbreviation for "Dopyera brothers" came to represent any metal-topped guitar?

Stay tuned for the answer.

((Susen, you can send the stories any time, and let me know if I need to add to more, I can't remember.))

Beware of Grape with Wooden Mallet

AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!

Anywho...

Slightly better mood today. I just thought I'd give you a quick update and tell you I'm still alive!

Okay, done...

Just kidding, though there really isn't much to write about. Gramma is coming on Tuesday (yay!). The only downside is that Tonya will be sharing my room and I'm not sure how that will affect my nocturnal habits. Hmmm. We'll have to see.

Mom and Dad are talking about moving to North Carolina, but I don't think they're very serious about it. I don't really care either way. Won't affect me a whole lot really.

I only have one algebra test left and then my final on December 6 (YES!!!!!). I'll be glad to get that over with. And Dad said that I might be able to scrape by with a passing grade, even if it's not a very high one. I hope...

Tomorrow will be a good day. School, but no work. I'll have the whole afternoon to do my algebra test. How exciting.

Oh, I took this stupid personality test thing for my stupid student development class and it got my personality totally and completely the opposite of what it actually is, for the most part. I think the only thing it got write is that I'm an extrovert, the rest was totally wrong - I died laughing. That's the best thing about my SDV class, is that it amuses me.

..........

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!! I just looked up my algebra test due date and it's not due until the 22nd!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT TOMORROW!!!!!!!!

Oh. my. word. I can't tell you how unbelievably excited I am. You just don't understand. This is like walking out to get into my car and finding a canary yellow mini in its place! (okay, maybe not QUITE that good...but close!)

Going to bed now! I'm going to have a GREAT day tomorrow. I can procrastinate on my math even LONGER!!!!!!!!

*gasp* Maybe I'll even be able to write some of my novel. Not that it really matters, but hey...

SUSEN! ADD! I'll be able to write a lot tomorrow :-D

I Wish I Were A Pirate

***EDIT*** This post is very overdramatic. No, I'm not really that angry, I'm just sorta depressed and that's what came out when I was writing. So don't think I'm a manicly (yeah i know i spelled it wrong) depressed teen or whatever, I'm just not having the greatest night, is all.***

Yes I'm posting again. Yes I should be working on my novel.

NO I DON'T CARE!!!!!!!!

I am in a rotten mood right now. So be forewarned - you may not want to read this.

#1. I hate algebra. It has succeeded in ruining my life. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I HATE to fail at ANYTHING and I am almost definitely (okay, no almost) going to fail my remedial algebra course. That could seriously make me weep for a long time - starting now and going through the end of the semester.

#2. I hate being a writer. Even though I love it. I love it because it's what I do and it's fun. I hate it because I can't think of any stupid plots for any stupid stories, including my WriMo novel. And I am sick of English papers.

#3. I'M SICK OF BEING ALONE!!!!!!!!! No, technically, I'm not alone. Besides the fact that God is with me wherever I go, I have my family and a few friends. BUT I STILL FEEL ALONE SOMETIMES AND I'M SICK OF IT!

#4. I hate my phone. It doesn't work at home.

#5. I hate Virginia.

#6. I hate time.

#7. I hate miles.

#8. Sometimes I just plain hate my life. Normally that only happens at 2:21 a.m., which is why it's very bad for me to stay up past 2:20:59 a.m. but I did it anyway because I had to write an English paper and once I get started writing something like that I don't want to stop.

#9. I hate liking guys that I'll never have a chance with, especially when I KNOW I'll never have a chance with him but I like him anyway because I'm a pathetic FOOL.

All these have combined to put me in a very fowl mood. A few things that are lessening the fowlness of my mood (or have lessened it):

#1. I got to talk to Susen for a little while earlier. That was good because I haven't talked to her in forever.

#2. I got to talk to Chris for a little while earlier. But now he "is currently away from the computer." Without even telling me goodbye. So this one just gets cancelled out basically.

#3. I had guitar lesson tonight and got to play with the most adorable kitten.

#4. I love Spanish.

#5. Gramma is coming soon.

#6. Good movies are coming out soon.

As you can see, the list of good things is considerably smaller than the list of bad things, once you subtract #2. Which is why I am in a bad mood instead of a good mood.

And that's all I'm going to say for now because Chris is STILL gone, and I'm TIRED, and there is absolutely no reason for me to stay up any later and be even grouchier than I already am.

Whew. That was fun. It's always nice to vent sometimes. I just wish I had someone to actually talk to.

NaNo?

*laughs sarcastically*

Who has time for writing anymore? Who has time for ANYTHING fun anymore? If you do, you can come clean my room for me, because you have entirely too much time on your hands.

*sigh*

Angela, you and Chris are very right - I am certainly not doing any better on my novel than you guys, and most likely worse. I just decided that school is more important. I almost wish I hadn't decided that, though. Maybe my English teacher will let me write the stupid novel for extra credit?

Prolly not.

Must go do homework. Maybe I'll have time to add a sentence or two to my novel before I go to bed.

Prolly not.

You know you live in Virginia when...

This is HILARIOUS! Even more so if you find yourself agreeing :-D I found this on a Facebook group.
I have to say, some of the stuff - maybe about half of it - applies to northern Virginians only, but it's still funny because *whispers* they're really like that. The ONLY point I disagree with is the one about the slow person is the person who isn't going more than 10 miles over the speed limit. Um...right...Maybe in Northern VA, I wouldn't know, but here? Ha, don't think so. The FAST person is the one that goes the speed limit, period. Hehe...

Anywho, just thought I'd post this for you guys' reading enjoyment.


You Know You're From Virginia When...


Speed limits are just suggestions

You take a major highway to school (95, 66,28, etc)

You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC

50% of your senior class plans on going either to Mason, JMU, Tech or UVA

When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain

You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it

When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them

Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.

A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.

A red light means 2 more can.


If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone

You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for

Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded

You have over 500 students in your graduating class


You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools

You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.

The cars in the student parking lot are worth 3x than those in the teacher parking lot.

You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC

You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english

You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds

There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house

There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house

You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag

When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports

You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)

An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school

All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience

Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it

A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance

You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class

You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage

You don't actually keep your cars in it.

When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic

Crown Victoria = undercover cop

A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit

You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"

Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro


They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place

The word Hfstival actually means something to you

Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.

You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.

Rush hour lasts all day

For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa


9:30 isn't just a time, its a place.

If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.

You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor


You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.

You can't pull up to a 7-11 without seeing at least one cop, and usually there's another cop sitting not too far away.

You smoke excessively

You refer to distances in minutes, not miles.

When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.

Or you do.

*Pulling Hair Out*

I'm beginning to wonder if I was completely stupid. I have no time to write a 50,000 word ANYTHING, let alone something that doesn't pertain to school. Ack...I suppose I should just press on. I can almost guarantee that I will NOT reach the 50,000 word mark, however.

I really don't have anything to say...I'm just sitting here in Spanish class. For some reason we met in the lab today? I guess we're doing something with the computers. But the great thing is that my computer is set to Spanish! The guy who's sitting next to me - his computer is in English. What's up with that?

Anywho, I just finished my Spanish test, which I hopefully did well on, and now we're waiting for the other people to finish theirs.

Very boring.

Ciao!

Scared Silly

And thus begins NaNoWriMo. And yes, I am scared silly. But I'm also excited. And I'm also wondering how in the world I'm going to do this on top of everything else I have to do.

But I WILL do it.

My plot - A retelling of the whole story of Robin Hood, since all I can find anywhere else are bits and pieces. Not exactly original, but I can throw in original ideas, and if I get stuck, I'll have something to fall back on. I thought this was a good choice for a first-time novel for WriMo.

I also just thought of this whole entire plan about 2 seconds ago.

Of course, some of you may know, I already have the story started. Is that cheating? I mean, all I have written is the prologue and one paragraph. That was a couple of months ago, too. I definitely got severe writer's block after that. Hmmm...maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all.

Ack, too late to go back now!

*trots off to write*

My Free Day - gone down the drain

Yeah so I was supposed to have the WHOLE ENTIRE DAY OFF. I even finished all of - or most of - my homework yesterday so that I could go to the mall or something today. It's been forever since I've had a completely and totally free day, and I was reveling in the fact.

Then my boss called and told me that Stacy's not feeling well and could I come in to work tonight so she could go home?

And of course, because I'm such a goodie-goodie, and because I didn't really have any plans, I said yes.

*sigh*

If only I'd gone to the mall when I had the chance. Then I would have missed his call and *tah-dah!* no work. Oh well, I could certainly use the money...

What am I getting myself into?

Perhaps you have by now noticed my new icon. If not, look at it, and notice it, because this post is very relevant to it.

NANOWRIMO?!

Who has time to write a 50,000 word novel in a month? Hmm...I guess we're about to find out. I've pretty much decided that I'm going to try it this year. I mean, I've already signed up, so I may as well give it a whack, eh? I'm almost 100% positive I won't make the winner's list, but hey, who cares. I just need to think of a plot.

No, that's not entirely true. I have several plot ideas, really. The problem is that they're all flying around inside my head and when I try to pick one, it disappears in a puff of smoke and appears elsewhere in my mind approximately 4.567 seconds later. *sigh* I just want a good plot that won't die on me halfway through.

Well, who else is being crazy this year? Let me see a show of hands...or comments...either one works.

Algebra Must DIE

I hate algebra. It's very deceptive. You start to understand it - or at least you think you do - and WHAMMO, turns out you were completely wrong all along and you fail your test. Yeah, I failed one of my algebra tests. And the sad thing is, this test, I actually really studied really hard for. The others I didn't try so hard, simply because I remembered everything. This one I didn't remember everything that was in the chapter so I studied extra hard and I could have sworn I was going to pass with flying colors. Nope.

I hate algebra. I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.

The Results Are In

Mid-Term grades are coming...

So far, I've found out that I have a 99 in Spanish. *grins excitedly* That's really cool. It helps that Spanish is my favorite class, so I actually LIKE doing the work. Math is a different story.

Besides the fact that I just found out my College Success Skills class started on Monday the 17th and I thought it started NEXT Monday. Agh...Information is messed up. I looked it up on the college's website several times, and they all said that the class days were from October 18th through December sometime. Well, since this is a Monday-only class, I just assumed it would start next Monday. Nope. GRRR.

Anywho, oh well. I've learned that it's not a big deal if you skip out on a few classes in college, as long as you don't miss tests and get the notes from someone else. Not that I have actually done it, but I've learned from others' experiences.

Work is going okay, too. Sometimes I get annoyed with my boss, because he talks down to us waitresses a lot, like we're stupid or something. Anyone who knows me well, knows that I don't appreciated being talked down to thus. And also anyone who knows me well knows that I stand up for myself, and my boss is also kinda pushy sometimes. But hey, he's my boss, so I respect him and we get along fine. I was thinking about quitting, simply because of the things I just said, and also because I'm not getting enough hours. But I would have to find another job first. I dunno, I'm still thinking about it. *shrug*

Anyway, must get to bed, school tomorrow.

Friends Forum?

So, if I started a message board online for all my friends, who would be interested in joining? It would just be a cool way for everyone to keep in touch, and you can invite your friends, and then, like, you can talk to people I know here in VA, etc, etc. *shrug* I thought it was a cool idea.

All in favor say "aye".

Learn to be Lonely

I'm ignoring Chris until he forgives me. He thinks he's being clever by talking until I cave, but obviously he doesn't know how stubborn I am. :-D

School's good, work's good.

There's really nothing to talk about. My life has settled into a rather monotonous routine, which not a one of you would be interested in.

My throat feels weird.

I like Jelly Belly jelly beans.

Do you know how amazing God is?

I'll tell you how amazing God is...

Okay, last week, I was kind of freaking out because I had almost NO money in my checking account. And when I say almost NO money, that's what I mean. So, round about Thursday I was almost panicking. No, honestly, I was losing sleep over it. I mean, I still have school bills to pay, cell phone bill, gas, etc.

Then Friday morning I woke up and I was like, "You know what? God's always taken care of my family when we were low on money, why would He stop now?" So I decided to just stop thinking about it and rely on God.

Then GUESS WHAT?!

I got a paycheck Friday night that I wasn't even counting on getting until two weeks later! It wasn't enough to cover all my bills coming up, but it would definitely help.

THEN GUESS WHAT ELSE!!!

Saturday night I went in and Tulio, my boss, told me that not only would I get to work an hour extra, but I would also be waiting tables. Waiting tables on a Saturday night?! I was so excited, I don't know how I kept from jumping up and down.

But it's not just the money I'm excited about. I mean, sure, that's great and all. But it was AFTER I decided to give it up to God and let Him handle it that it worked out. While I was trying to do it on my own...well, let's just say I was pretty tired a few days. When we give control of a situation to God, things run much smoother!

By the way everyone, I'm LOVING school (except for math, no big surprise there) and work is fairly cool as well.

Ta!

The Saddest Thing I've Seen Since 9-11

I don't know if anyone besides me has been watching all the news about Katrina and New Orleans and all those other cities. But I have definitely been watching it. It's...apalling. It's the saddest thing I've seen since 9-11. I wish I could be there, doing something, instead of just sitting here safe in my living room and watching it on TV. Those people lost so much, and there's still places they haven't been able to get to because of floods and debris.

Here I am whining about rising gas prices when there are people in Louisiana and Mississippi just trying to get through the day - litterally struggling to find food and water, forget about shelter. I want to go down there and help. I want to do something besides sit here and cry about it.

Yeah, I know, pray. I am, but I want to do more. I want to go help those people - all the kids who lost parents, people who lost all their possessions.

There are no words to describe how I feel. My heart breaks for them.

11:30 and All's Well

So my first day of school was great. I love it. Well, I like Spanish. Not so sure about History, 'cause obviously the dude teaches junk because a) he's not a Christian and b) he's liberal. (If I offended anyone, please be unoffended, it was not meant personally) It's interesting, but I don't know if I like it. Plus, the teacher is SO SLOW. He MOVES slowle, he TALKS slowle, he even BLINKS slowly. AGH.

Work was okay. I started that today at 3. I'll be in training for like 2 weeks. I have no problem working the register and answering phones, because I've done that before at KB Toy Works last Christmas. But...waiting tables is daunting. I already spilled ice tea on someone. (Well, really on the table, and a little bit got on this one lady, and she flipped...honestly, more got on me than her) But it'll be okay. I work Thursday and Saturday, 5-9. I'm hoping that once I get out of training I'll be able to have more hours. If not, I may have to get a different job.

Anyways, tomorrow will be a long day. Classes get out at 11 for me, but I have a class meeting for my online literature class at 4:30, so I'm just going to hang out it Richmond for, oh, five hours or so. I might go see a movie. I was thinking about visiting the apartments, since they're only like 10-15 minutes from the college, but I don't think I could handle that by myself.

On to bed, because it is late.

Wait, I have to do my Spanish homework.

PANIC ATTACK

Tomorrow is my first day of school! ACK! I'm more nervous than I think I've ever been in my life...

Quick update

I landed in a remedial math class. Ugh. Really the main thing I don't like about it is - I have to pay so much money (5 credits' worth) for a class that doesn't count for anything. ACK. Oh well, it'll be okay. At least I managed to register for an online class.

And my interview went GREAT. Basically I had the job before I even went in, apparently. The lady (who was REALLY AWESOMELY NICE) only asked me one question before going, "Great, can you come in next week for training?" It's cool. I'll be waitressing, which I've never done before, but it's a really small restaurant, so how hard can it be??

This is your cue to say - "Oh it's not hard at all! You'll love it!"

Anyhoo...

Bye for now!

So I'm Sentimental, So Sue Me

I was reading Chris's old posts and that led me to to my old blog to read THOSE posts and that led me here to read these posts. Wow, that's a lot of stuff. A lot of time gone by. A lot of memories - good and bad. I think that's why I like writing, because it lasts. And I can look back and remember whatever it was I wrote about as clearly as if it happened yesterday. I, for one, think that's awesome.

Anyway, update on school situation - I'm registered for all my classes except math, which I can't register for until AFTER I take the placement test, which is tomorrow. I'm pretty happy with my schedule; it wasn't exactly what I wanted, but it'll do, especially since I waited until the last minute (or until four days before the deadline *cough*).

Also, I have a job interview at Vinny's Grill & Pizzeria on Thursday. If all goes well, I should have a job. It would be awesome to work there since it's only, like, 15 minutes from my house.

Tonight is the first night I've stayed up past midnight in a LONG time.

Sometimes I Wake Up Crying

I guess it's pretty pathetic when you wake up in the middle of the night and realize you're depressed and start crying, huh?

I guess so. I dunno. Two nights ago I woke up at exactly 2:49 (the significance of this time, I do not know!) and realized that I missed Wisconsin and the people there so much that, at that moment, if I could have, I would have given up this whole next year of college just to go back and visit for another week. (Some of you know that I've ALWAYS wanted to go to college; those who didn't, now do.) Then I realized that I couldn't, it basically wasn't possible and so I started crying.

Then I realized it was the middle of the night and I was being stupid, so I went back to sleep.

But I still miss Wisconsin. Even my mom and dad have noticed that I'm not exactly happy right now. I'm homesick for Wisconsin, weird, eh?

(Note to Martin: see, I'm whiney, too...who cares? lol)

And that's not even getting into all my school problems that I'm stressing over. But I don't feel like talking about that right now anyway. I'm just going to go to bed.

20 Questions has been changed to 90

Stolen from Chris. *waves*

90 Questions

1. What are your initials? SMD
2. Does your printer print fast & well? Yes, on account of the fact that it's BRAND NEW. Speaking of which, I still haven't gotten the rebate...hmm...
3. Do you have shoes on? Nope!
4. Are there any lights on in the room? One. The only one that works.
5. How many days of school left do you have? Innumerable.
6. What are you going to do right when you get out of school? I'm just going to pretend this is referring to NEXT summer...Umm...Prolly work all summer.
7. Are you going to be sad that you are leaving? I don't know yet.
8. What was your last entry about? Stupid sad movie.
9. In the last IM you sent, what did you say? I can't remember. I think I said bye to Jesse...
10. What is your favorite crayon? The odd but awesome color that no one else ever uses so is very sharp :-D
11. Have you ever gone streaking in the winter? I've never gone streaking period!
12. What time did you go to bed last night? 12:30 ish.
13. Are any of your great grandparents still alive? Not anymore.
14. What era do you wish you lived in? It would be cool to live in colonial times...or Victorian England.
15. If you were stranded in the forest, what would you do? Walk in a straight line, I suppose. What else IS there to do?
16. What is your layout of? Default something or other.
17. Have you ever thought of where the world ends? Where the world ends??? It's a sphere, it doesn't. :-D
18. What exercise equipment do you own? Um, a pedometer - does that count?
19. Are you wearing a watch? Nope!
20. What brand is your shirt? Simply Basic (I'm in my PJs)
51. Would you ever name your kid Napoleon? NO
52. Do you own a beanbag chair? I used to have a Little Mermaid one.
53. What magazines do you get? Brio & Beyond
54. Do you wear a lot of hemp? Um, no
55. Do you play handball? No
56. Do you find yourself daydreaming a lot? Eh, not really a lot, I guess.
57. What is your home football team? None...
58. What is your home basketball team? Ditto...
59. When was your last shave? Yesterday
60. What parts of your body do you shave? My legs...why are you asking this????
61. Do you like open or enclosed areas? Mostly open...I find I can be slightly claustrophobic.
62. Do you like being alone or around a lot of people? Depends on my mood.
63. Do you think what type of music a person listens to says a lot about them? Not necessarily.
64. Will you have a job over the summer? I did...
65. What what your last search online? Can't remember.
66. Do you own a poodle? Ick, no
67. Type whatever word comes to your mind. Cheese.
68. Close your eyes & grab something. What is it? The paper towel that Mario wrote his email address and SN on.
69. Try to describe feet in as many words as you can. No, I'm not THAT bored.
70. Do you have a dirty mind? No :-P
71. Do you have a maid? Ha! I AM the maid! lol
72. Do you make your bed every morning? Yes.
73. What day of the week is your favorite? I have no idea.
74. Would you be capable of making your own survey? I've done it before.
75. How long have you been online? 14 minutes, 55 seconds.
76. Does your best friend annoy you? Hehe...sometimes.
77. Is there someone you don't talk to but wait online for them all the time? Sort of. Just to make sure he's still alive.
78. What is your definition of "love?" You can't really define it.
79. Do you find your life fascinating? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
80. Name one person. Nick.
81. Why did they come to your mind? 'Cause that's what Chris had and it made me think of Nick so I just left it.
82. What kind of cake do you like? Chocolate, red velvet
83. Do you sing in the car? YES!
84. Has anyone ever caught you picking you nose? Eeeww...probably when I was little.
85. What toppings do you put on your ice cream? I like chocolate syrup, Reese's shell sometimes, peanuts, and RAINBOW SPRINKLES!!!
86. What word is shorter when you add 2 letters to it? uh...short? <-- stoled.
87. How many situps can you do in a minute? Probably a half.
88. Type whatever lyrics come to your head. "I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure; and I just can't wait for the day when you knock on my door..."
90. What 2 colors are best together? Blue and offwhite/creamish.


Thank you, thank you very much.

I HATE SAD MOVIES!

Just a quick note to say: Don't EVER watch the movie "Doctor Zhivago" unless you are ready to sob for at least an hour straight when it's over.

That's all.

PS Please note, I am not recommending this movie to anyone in any way. Let me just say that there are some parts in it that I didn't appreciate and the sad ending is just one.

I'm FREE!

So Friday was my last day at work at KD. *halelujah chorus plays*

However, it was a bad day. I won't go into detail because I'm just SO relieved it's over. Let me just say I was at Seaside ALL DAY, and Chrystal was 430. Ugh.

THEN it took me about 50 minutes to actually get out of the park because I had to say goodbye to EVERYONE. It was sad. I cried on the way home.

*sigh*

I'm going to bed.

Stupidity Abounds

If you don't want to read another long and frustrated rant about my work experiences at Kings Dominion, I would suggest you leave now...

So! Today they told me to go to the Grizzly. Wonderful. #1, it's my third to last day, so I really want to just be left alone and happy at my own location. #2, all I have at the Grizzly is my unload, which means ALL I did ALL DAY was check restraints and watch the lift. #3, it was Walk-on Wednesday.

Walk-On Wednesday is for gold season pass holders only. When they come in the front gate they can pick up tickets that let them come up the exit to the ride and get right on, instead of waiting in line. When you first hear about it, you think "Oh, cool"...but if you really think about it (which means, think about it for more than 2.5738 seconds) you'll realize that it really isn't cool at all. Because (ack, another list) #1, you now have a line in the exit AND a line in the entrance because obviously not ALL TWELVE walk-oners are going to be able to go at once; #2, the people in line are mad because of the people coming up the exit; #3, the people coming up the exit are mad because the people in line don't want them to come up through the exit; #4, you generally have a big mess and a lot of people threatening to sue or get you fired, etc.

Let me just mention that in Kidzville we don't have Walk-On Wednesday - hereafter known as WOW.

Anyhoo, we were dealing with it pretty well all day. We (Misa and I) had a good system going. The -exact- middle two rows were tied off so that only the walk-oners could ride there. Everyone was happy that way. The walk-oners had guaranteed seats in each train - granted, only 4 could ride at a time, unless there were other empty seats, but they still had their guaranteed 4 seats. Plus, the people in line couldn't fuss because no one was stealing "their" seats. We had absolutely NO angry guests and NO one cussed me out (like last time I was at the Grizzly for WOW. Everyone was PERFECTLY HAPPY - until 4 pm that is.

Damon, area manager extraordinaire, had to come and tell us we couldn't have the two rows tied off. Yes, I hear that collective "Oh, no" out there. Know how I can hear it? Because that's when Misa, Nick, and I were all thinking. *sigh* So, naturally, being the goodie-goodie that I am, I untied the rows without argument (*mumbles* because I had argued with him last time and it didn't do any good). Almost IMMEDIATELY there was an uproar. It was horrible. And Damon was saying that when I reserved seats for the walk-oners, don't ASK the people in line to wait, tell them they HAVE to wait.

Wow, that is so not right. I mean, honestly. Isn't the whole point of KD for the guests to have a good time? If no one's happy (and they weren't) are they honestly going to have a good time? I know I wouldn't. I know I would join the crowds of people threatening to sue or get someone fired. 'Course, I wouldn't be threatening the mere supervisors, leads, or lineworkers at the ride because it's TOTALLY not their fault (I know from experience. *ahem*), but I would definitely be doing some screaming at the managers. Starting with Damon.

I just scraped bug guts off my monitor with my fingernail.

I'm just glad Friday's my last day. I am even seriously considering calling in on Friday because I know I'll have to open at Seaside instead of Bedrock (my location). I HATE SEASIDE.

All in favor of my calling in absent on Friday say "aye".

Hmmm...

I don't know what to say. There's nothing to talk about.

Friday is my last day at work. *Victory dance*

I'm thinking about just calling in...Shh, don't tell.

Emoticons rule!

I found Unkymoods!!!!! It's cool.

My head is killing me, my tummy hurts, and I'm tired. But I've had a good day.

For one thing, I got to sleep until 9:30, which I haven't done in basically forever! I met Carrie and Nick at the library and tried to figure out some school stuff. Then we went to lunch at a Mexican restaurant and then to the mall. I went into Aeropostal for the FIRST TIME EVER! And I can definitely say that I will be going back. I love that store, possibly as much as I love Old Navy. And you know how I feel about Old Navy. (If you don't, you do now)

SO...

That was fun. Then I was going to make chocolate chip cookies after dinner, but I didn't feel well, so I didn't make them.

And now I'm going to bed. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

Rawr

I'm bored.

No Cups?

So now KD has this new (and VERY stupid) rule that each ride - and possibly every other location, as in games, food and beverage, etc. - is only allowed one sleeve of cups per week. There's maybe, oh, fifty or so cups in one sleeve. And we have approximately 15 people come in to work each day, sometimes more. That's not counting the cups we give to guests for various reasons, or other people who come to our ride from other locations. In summary, we use approximately one sleeve of cups every two days. So how KD thinks they're going to get away with NOT giving us cups, I do not know. They can't NOT give us water, and how are we going to drink the water without cups? We've been asking each other this question all day, without reaching any sort of decent conclusion.

Maybe it would help if someone would call KD and complain for us. Feel free to do so at anytime. :-D

But seriously, I refuse to work without water; I also refuse to make my crew work without water. Therefore, I am willing to (quite literally) fight for our cups.

Now that I have the useless and uninteresting rant out of the way, I really have nothing more to say.

I saw bats tonight.

KD Must Die Pt. 2

It's officially official. I HATE KINGS DOMINION. I put in my two weeks' notice today. My last day is August 5. Halelujah! I'm so excited.

So tonight Kealey and I were going to hang out at the mall and then catch a late movie (Fantastic Four at 10:40, just for the record). But, we had to put her brothers up from KD at 10, first (hence, the late movie instead of early). HOWEVER, when we got to KD at 10 and called the rides her bros work at to see if they were coming, we were informed that the KD higher-ups had decided that there would be a "slow close" tonight.

That means the park didn't close until 10:30.

WHAT?!?!?!

Can they do that? Apparently they can, but they had a LOT of angry associates on their hands, Kealey and I the angriest. What made it worse was that her bros were BOTH extras, so they could have left at 10 anyway, their supervisors just decided not to let them. And we were talking to an area manager dude and he was like, "They wouldn't normally get out until 10:30-11:00 anyway." (NOT TRUE) When we asked what if people's parents were waiting for them in the parking lot, he went, "Then they'd just have to wait."

WHAT?!?!?!

I think this demonstrates clearly that KD has gone down the drain. Management sucks. No one cares about the associates anymore. They expect us to eat, sleep, and breathe Kings Dominion. Our lives are supposed to revolve around KD.

No.

The way I see it, if you're scheduled to get off at a certain time (in this case, 10), you should be able to leave at 10. They shouldn't be able to say, "You can't leave yet, you have to stay another half hour." ESPECIALLY when you have someone coming to pick you up who might just happen to have PLANS THAT NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!

AAAUUUGGH!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you tell I'm more than a little angry?

I hope a tornado destroys KD. Preferably when there's no people there, of course.

I will never, ever work there again. And if I go insane and do work there again, please just shoot me.

Wahoo!

I'm bored. Like, seriously. It's pretty bad for me to actually be bored at night, right before I go to bed. And I can't go to bed too early or I won't sleep well. Honestly...even I get confused sometimes.

Had quite an...interesting...day at work today. They told me to go to the Grizzly (wooden coaster) to be in charge. AND it was Walk-On Wednesday, which basically means, 1000 Gold Season Pass Members can pick up tickets for certain rides to come up the exit instead of waiting in line. You can imagine what the people waiting in line thought of that. I got cussed out several times, and I even had to call security on this one guy who would not SHUT UP. I HATE STUPID KD!!!!!!!!!

On the other hand, guitar lesson was really fun. Casey and I are really hitting it off and she even invited me over to her house next Wednesday. Hmm...I don't think my managers and people are going to go for that. HA, oh well, who cares?!

Off to finish my email and then go to bed and not be bored anymore.

Milk - It Does A Body Good

Feeling better this evening. I felt basically the same as yesterday until, like, 5 pm. Now I'm just tired. But thanks for the comments you guys, they made me smile!

(and yes, Christina, I definitely didn't feel well! Haha! You caught it, I don't usually use words like "crap", etc, unless I'm mad, sad, sick, etc.)

So not much to say...Except that I finished the new Harry Potter book. I'm still formulating an opinion. Not sure whether I liked the ending or not. But, so as not to give anything away, I'll just shut up now.

Tomorrow is back to work. Oh the joy.

I Feel Rotten

Yesterday was Willy Wonka Day. Seven of us from work went to see it at the Virginia Center Commons theater. I loved the movie and had fun, even though halfway through I realized I felt like crap. The drive home was the longest 45 minutes ever. I had a fever, I was freezing cold, and my EYES HURT, and my head hurt. Not fun. That continued into today...

Which is Harry Potter Day. I went to Walmart with Mom and Dad (even though I still felt like crap) and there was a whole stack of the new book for only $15.78. Dude, and people were thinking places would run out. Haha! Sucks to be you.

But anyway, so yeah, I've felt generally rotten all day. I have like three colds at once and something's wrong with my eyes. But that's okay. I'll get better. Hopefully before Monday or else I'll have to call in.

BED. I am EXHAUSTED.

Bye guys!

THUNDER

Yeah so I was gonna update and do email and get on AIM for a little while. But then all of a sudden, it started THUNDERING really, really loudly. So I decided that may not be a good idea.

Goodnight, all!

*ZAP*

Haha. Just kidding.

There Are Never Enough Hours In The Day

Wow. These past few days have been C-R-A-Z-Y.

Kingsfest
~Thursday~
Hyper Static Union (did not see)
Pillar (saw half of the first and last songs)
Third Day (SWEET!!!)

~Friday~
Stellar Kart (did not see)
Hawk Nelson (saw...was not incredibly impressed)
Building 429 (SWEET!!)
Kutless (saw...pretty cool!)
Cameron Mills (talk talk talk)
Rebecca St. James (SWEET!!!!!!!!)
Audio Adrenaline (saw the last part of...pretty okay)

~Saturday~
Dizmas (did not see)
Thousand Foot (saw them walk off the stage)
FFH (SWEET!!!)
Jeremy Camp (AWESOME)
Wes Hamilton (talk talk talk...did not see)
TobyMac (SWEETNESS!!!!!!!!!!!)
Newsboys (DOUBLE SWEETNESS!!!!!)


I had awesome seats...I think fifteenth row. Front and center. Which resulted in awesome pics as well, which I will proceed to post, if photobucket doesn't freeze up my computer again. *glares*

.....SIDENOTE while I get my pics uploaded to photobucket...Walmart is very stupid. I went to buy the 4th Harry Potter book and they had a little sign over by the books that said "Reserve your copy of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Today! Ask a cashier how" (or something like that). So naturally, I asked. She told me to go to customer service. After standing in line for several minutes, I found out that it's too late to reserve the new book. That ended June 25th. WHAT? So why is the sign still out? Because it's Walmart. And it's in Virginia. GRRR.....

---2 minutes later---

*yawn* I may not be able to put pics up tonight. Photobucket is taking forever. Maybe if I make the pictures smaller before I try to upload them...

---5 minutes later---

Great, you know what, I can't figure out a simple way to resize at the moment, so I'm just going to go to bed. If you know of a quick and easy way to just make the picture smaller without cutting anything out, let me know.

In the meantime, good night!

I Love Kingsfest

I went last night and tonight and had a blast! Tonight, Tonya, Kristin, and Megan came also. We had lawn seats (well, they did; I still had my AWESOME front and center ticket, but I sat with them anyway) which was a blast because that meant we got to play "volleyball" with the all the other lawn-seat-people.

I got to meet Rebecca St. James and get her autograph.

Now I'm tired and about to go to bed. I'll post pictures at a later date.

Be An Equal Opportunity Offender

Some kid Code 8-ed (*cough* urinated *cough*) in the Kiddie ball pool at work today. Fortunately for me, it was RIGHT before I was supposed to leave. So when I got over there to clock out, Chrystal (area manager) goes, "They need your help cleaning over there." And I was like, "Um, I'm leaving." It was all I could do to keep from laughing in her face. *grins*

TOMORROW IS THE FIRST DAY OF KINGSFEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL GET TO SEE THIRD DAY!!!! Oh, and Piller and Hyper Static Union. Hm... Pillar's okay. I like them mainly because two of them waved to me last year when everyone else (INCLUDING Relient K) were snobs and didn't walk by the seats, just when the backstage way. Hyper Static Union I have NEVER heard of, but hey, it'll be fun anyway. I GET TO SEE THIRD DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, I'm tired. I don't know why.

I'm going to watch some movie and crochet for awhile before I go to bed. I need to wind down.

BYE GUYS!

Can't think of a good title...

Me head is KILLING me.

One of the girls I work with came in today. She asked my co-worker, Melody, if she could have Saturday off because one of her best friends died in a car accident last night. Yeah. She said that he was coming home from a party (he hadn't been drinking or anything, it was just a party) and his mom called to check up on him. When he reached down to get his phone, he crashed his car into a tree. And died.

That's kinda scary.

I cried.

Stars and Stripes Forever

I've had that song running through my head ever since Friday night. Literally. I've even played it on the piano like three times hoping to make it go away. It didn't work.

I got the most awesome Pirates of the Caribbean notebook at Walmart on Saturday.

Today actually was a very good 4th of July. I went in the pool 4 times today. *grins* New record. I also went to get gas and Dad went with me, so he bought some fireworks. For dinner we had hot dogs cooked over the fire and potato salad and deviled eggs and other yummy stuff, including S'mores for dessert. After it got dark, we set off all our fireworks - miscellaneous spark-showering ones and firecrackers and 2 Roman candles - and even got to see some of our neighbors' bigger ones. Totally makes up for not seeing KD's fireworks. Ours were better anyway. :-P

Does anyone know anything about Robin Hood? I'm writing a story about him. I've recently become infatuated with anything and everything Robin Hood.

And, since I must return to work tomorrow *cries* I will go to bed now.

Good night!

I hate Virginia.

I hate my life.

Sometimes I Cry Myself To Sleep

Coming up on the 4th of July. I hate the 4th of July in Virginia. In Florida, everybody and their brothers are doing fireworks and staying up late and stuff. Here, people could hardly care less. So that's why I hate Independence Day in VA. 'Course, I mostly hate VA, so that's really no surprise.

Bugs.

I was going to get a digital camera at Walmart today. I had the one I wanted all picked out and everything. Then when I told the girl I wanted it, she was like, "We don't have that one." Apparently, the warehouse has been out of them for months and they have no idea if they're going to get anymore. SO WHY IN THE WORLD DO THEY STILL KEEP IT OUT ON DISPLAY?!?! Because it's Virginia, that's why.

So I bought myself a consolation present - Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban (and I sure did just spell prisoner with a Z. Don't ask, I'm tired.). I've already started reading it.

I cleaned out the pool this afternoon for Mom. Then I swam for a little while.

Tomorrow we're going to Rehoboth Baptist Fellowship for church. I hate to admit it, but I feel absolutely no enthusiasm about that whatsoever. I love the Marstons and all, but their church just isn't the one I would really choose to go to. Well, at this point, I'm not feeling too favorably toward churches in general. Hey, I know it's been *counts* ten(?) months since the whole New Hope ordeal, but it takes a long time for me to recover from something like that. I mean, really, think how many months it took for me to recover from everything that went on with RJ and Michelle and Tiffany and them.

I need to cheer up.

I need to watch a stupid movie.

Boredom Strikes Again

Time starting: 11:13 PM
Date: July 1, 2005
Birthday: January 3, 1987
Color of eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Height: 5'4"
Weight: *blinks*
Shoe size: 9ish
Who lives with you?: My parents and my sisters and our pets
------------------RIGHT NOW------------------
Wearing: My khaki work shorts and Sesame Street shirt
I'm feeling: Bored and slightly sleepy
Eating: Nothing
Drinking: Nothing
Thinking about: My eyes hurt
Listening to: "I Want A New Duck" by Weird Al
Watching: Um, the compter?
Talking to: The wall
1.What is your Full Name? Samantha Marie D******
2. What color pants are you wearing right now? Shorts - khakis
4. What are the last 2 digits of your phone number: 47
5. What was the last thing you ate: *thinks* Ice cream sandwich
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be: Bright sparkly glow-in-the-dark blue :)
7. How is the weather right now: I dunno, I'm inside in the A/C
8. Last person you talked to on the phone: Dawn :-D
9. First thing you notice about the opposite sex: Very first thing...height probably lol
10. Do you like the person who sent this to you: YAY! Christina's cool :)
11. How are you today: Okieday
12. Favorite Drink: Water, milk, V Coke, Limeade
14. Favorite Sport to watch: Whatever my friends are playing, figure skating, most of the Olympics
17. Do you wear contacts: Yes. Which is why my eyes hurt right now.
18. Siblings: Tonya, Kristin, and Naomi
19. Favorite Month: Summer months
20. Favorite Food: Psh, too many to name!
21. Last Movie you Watched: Started "Harry Potter and the Scorcer's Stone"
22. Favorite Day of the Year: Hmmm...hard pick
23. Are you too shy to ask someone out: Yes. And anyway, technically, it's the guy's responsibility to do the asking out.
24. Summer or Winter: Summer is better
25. Hugs or Kisses? Both?
26. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate. Hands down.
27. Do you want your friends to write back? This isn't an email, but I would appreciate comments :-D
28. Who is most likely to respond: Chris, probably with some sarcastic remark lol
29: Who is least likely to respond: The person who doesn't read my blog!
31. What books are you reading?: Jacob Have I Loved
32. What's on your mouse pad?: Blackness...and one of those squishy things that are supposed to be good for your wrist
34. What did you do last night: Worked, got online, slept
35. Can you touch your nose with your tongue: No, and I don't care to thanks.
36. Favorite Flower: Roses, hydrangeas, daisies, carnations, etc.
37. What's the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning?: What I was dreaming, time, and/or what day it is
38. What kind of sheets do you sleep in? Cotton. Soft kind, without the little lumpies all over them.
39. How do you feel about PDA? Just don't go overboard, please.
40. Who pays the bills in your home? The parents.
41. Where is your favorite vacation spot? Wisconsin is my new official favorite vacation spot. And Disney.
42. Favorite hobby: Reading, writing, singing, playing piano and guitar
43. What is your biggest regret?: At this point, I'm still regretting not saying "hi" to Tobin at the HEAV Convention. I'm working on getting over it.
44.- What do you think the perfect date would be??: Not sure
45. If you could be invincible to one thing what would it be?: Drowning. I would love to be able to just swim underwater for any length of time.
46.What would be the first thing you would purchase if you were a
millionaire for a day?: Prolly a plane ticket to Wisconsin - WAIT, I can only be a millionaire for a DAY?! Not fair!
47. What kind of life, other then the one you have now, would you have like
to have had: Hm, I like my life all right. I wouldn't mind being an actress, or living in a different time period, but I wouldn't change my life.
48. If there was 1 person from your past you could see again who would it be and why: Tobin because I wish I hadn't lost touch (just for the record, it was his fault, not mine)
49. What would be your dream profession?: Stay at home Mom
50. What kind of animal would you be if you had to come back as an animal in a future life? Not me.
51. What is your favorite restaurant?: Cracker Barrel
52. Where did this question go? You erased it, dummy. *Here's your sign*
53. If you could have a hot date or intellectual conversation with anyone,
living or dead, who would it be? *rolls eyes* I hate this question.
54. What is your most reoccurring dream you have had?: That dream about that monster thing.
55. What is one of your most embarrassing moments?: Running into stuff. I do that all the time. Nah, it doesn't embarrass me anymore really. I dunno.
56. What city would you really want to live in?: Ontario :-D
57. As a kid, what did you think you would "BE" when you grew up? : I wanted to be an artist most of the time
58. Who is the funniest person that has ever made you laugh famous or not? Hm, I dunno
59. Tell one thing about yourself that would surprise people if they knew? I'm beginning to hate my job. Actually, some of you already knew that, but whatever.
60. What is the weirdest dream you have ever had? I dreamed that Darth Vader took a bite out of my arm like it was an apple. That was creepy.
61. If you could spend the rest of your life in one place where would it be? Home.

62. If you could spend the rest of your life with one person who would it
be? My husband. After we get married.
------------------HAVE YOU EVER------------------
Ever been so drunk you blacked out?: No. Just, no.
Been hurt emotionally?: Duh, haven't we all?
Had an imaginary friend: Imaginary?
Cried during a Movie: Yes *blushes*
Had a crush on a teacher: No. Homeschoolers don’t do that sort of thing. <<< HAHAHA! Stolen from Christina
Thought a cartoon character was hot?: Nah...Bugs Bunny was pretty cute though...
Been on stage: Yes
Cut your hair: Yeah, but nothing serious
Been sarcastic: No, never!

------------------FAVORITES------------------
Shampoo: Loreal Curl Vive
Day/Night: Night. If I had the choice and the ability, I would be awake during the night and sleep during the day. But no one else does that (except a few weird friends) so that would be pretty much boring.
Color: Blue and silver
Lace or Satin: Satin, I like satin
Fave cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Fave Movie: POTC, LOTR, lots more...
Fave Ice Cream: Mint chocolate chip and chocolate chip cookie dough
Fave Subject: Was English
------------------IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, HAVE YOU------------------
Cried: Yes
Worn a skirt: No
I looked like a goon: I ALWAYS look like a goon, what are you talking about?
Met someone new: People at work
Cleaned your room: Sorta *looks around* Not really
Drove a car: Yurp
------------------DO YOU BELIEVE IN------------------
Yourself: “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me” <<< Amen, Christina!
Your friends: Yar
Santa Claus: No lol
Tooth Fairy: No, don't think I ever did
GOD: Yes!!
Destiny/Fate: God’s in control of everything
Angels: Yes
Ghosts: Demons yes, but not dead people come back as spirits
Evil spirits: Demons yes
UFO's: Yup (Unidentified Flying Objects...I've seen them)

----FRIENDS AND LIFE------------------
Do you have a girl/boyfriend?: No
Do you like anyone: Maybe :-D
Who have you known the longest out of ur friends?: Umm...Prolly Christina.
Who's the loudest?: Dawn's loud :)
Who's the weirdest: We're ALL weird
Who do you go to for advice?: I usually try to figure it out myself. Sometimes I'll go to my parents, occassionally (I can never spell that word) to a friend.
Whats the best feeling?: When you know you are loved
What time did you finish? 11:33 PM

THREE DAY WEEKEND

Now I truly understand the joy of someone who is beginning a three-day weekend. I'M GONNA WATCH THE ENTIRE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING TONIGHT!!!!

Okay, maybe not. That was my goal, but it's already kind of late, and I have a million things I need to get done tomorrow. Maybe I'll just watch Pirates of the Caribbean instead.

So today was actually a pretty good day. I got to work at the Grizzly from 6 to 7ish, and that was pretty cool. I didn't technically have to do anything because I don't have any checklists there - I was just supervising. So me and the girl who was on board, Paulette, exchanged funny stupid people stories. Man, we were dying laughing.

I'm bored. No one has commented on my blog since...Monday? Sad. Very sad.

I was supposed to call Kristen and Angela, but I never got around to it. Hopefully I'll be able to at some point tomorrow. Sorry guys - I really haven't forgotten you!

Hey, I want to go see some fireworks at KD tomorrow night, anyone want to join?

Finishing the Sentences

1. I'm always... Imagining.
2. I love saying... I love you.
3. I think flowers are... Beautiful. (I was going to try to say something poetic and cool, but when I typed it, it just sounded stupid.)
4. My favorite Beatles song is... I don't know.
5. I was born... In Florida
6. Sometimes I try too hard... To be perfect
7. I hate to say it but I’m not too keen on... Sarah or Chrystal
8. I work well on things... When I can do them my own way, with my own routine.
9. I’m going to college to be... Smarter.
10. I hate wearing... My bathingsuit. Okay, I don't hate it, but it's the closest thing of everything I wear. I'm just uncomfortable in bathingsuits anyway.
11. I love to read books about... Fantasy.
12. I say how I feel... Most of the time.
13. I’m addicted to... Music.
14. I drink too much... Actually, I don't.
15. Class is... Nonexistent.
16. My earliest memory is... Either swimming in the apartment pool or being at the daycare center my mom worked at.
17. The last place I went on vacation was... Wisconsin.
18. I think living far away from... Practically all of my friends stinks.
18. Right now, I should be calling... No one - I should be getting to bed.
19. The last candle I lit was... I can't even remember.
20. Kids can be... Cute and bratty.
21. I think Napster Is... Umm....
22. The best M&Ms are... Peanut.
23. If I could go anywhere it would be... Wisconsin.
24. I despise it when... People are fake.
25. I love to shop at... The mall.
26. Malls are a really fun place to... Shop with friends.
27. I thought it was hilarious when... Mario told me that he accidentally dropped his fork with Cisem said something to him.
28. I love my friends even though they... Aren't all crazy enough.
29. A sweet place to have a party would be... The beach. Someday I will have a party on the beach. Music, burgers, kites...fun times.
30. I think it’s all about... Love, love, love, love, love. It's all about love, love, love, love, love. Everything else comes down to this, nothing any higher on the list than love. It's all about love.
31. I love the TV show... Navy NCIS
32. Spinning makes me... Dizzy.
33. I never get enough time to spend with... Friends from work. We're always working!
34. One of the nicest things someone has ever done for me is... Good question. Danielle invited me to ride rides with her and her sister and her sister's friend the other night. I thought that was really nice.
35. When no one’s around, I really like to... Sing and dance and act crazy.
36. My favorite computer font is... Arial
37. My all time favorite movie is... LOTR
38. If I had a million dollars... I would go to college in Wisconsin.
39. People refer to me as... Weird, crazy, psycho...take your pick.
40. I want to kill... ALL SPIDERS

Savvy?

I played in the park with a girl I work with and her sister and her sister's friend after I got off work - half an hour late. It was a LOT of fun.

Plus, Chrystal saw me and she's NOT happy. I wish you could have seen her face. I'm laughing now just thinking about it. And I'm so definitely going to hear about it tomorrow, but I don't care anymore.

Now I'm tired, so I'm gonna go get ready for bed!

Ta!

I Miss Five Years Ago

I shouldn't have listened to that Mark Shultz CD earlier. I mean, I was listening to music trying to get my mind OFF Florida and such. For some stupid reason, I put in the Mark Shultz CD. I don't know why. So now all evening I've been kind of depressed. Now I'm listening to old tapes of music that I got off the radio in Florida, specifically 88.3. And that reminds me of Susen, and doing stuff with her. *sigh* I should write some of that stuff in here, maybe.

I'm going to tell area managers that I don't want to work past 7 anymore. I'm sick and tired of them making me stay until 8. I do have things I need to do at home, ya know. And even if I didn't, isn't it considered common courtesy to let people off work on the time they're scheduled to get off??? Or maybe I'm just missing something. So anyway, they'll probably tell me I'm not treating them with respect, but I don't care anymore. I'm going to look for a new job anyway.

But I'm gonna miss the Bedrock crew!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate life sometimes.

I hate stupid people usually.

I hate Virginia always.

...But I'm Not Stupid

+ Basics +

+Are you emotional :: Yes
+Do songs make you cry? Sometimes...some songs.
+What about movies :: Yeah, actually, more than they used to.
+What emotion do you usually feel :: Content? When I'm with friends I'm happy.

+ Sadness +

+What does it take to make you cry your heart out :: Losing friends, or people I thought were friends. Occassionally I just get randomly depressed (that happens when you live hundreds of miles away from your closest friends) and start bawling. If my parents are mad at me (which rarely happens), I get upset, too.
+How many times have you done that :: A lot lol
+Where do you cry :: Usually by myself, in my room. Mostly sitting at my computer, trying to write or something. Sometimes sitting on the floor listening to music.
+Do you hate crying :: In front of people, yes.
+Do you like it when others cry :: Um, no, it makes me cry!
+Do you think tears make eyes look pretty :: Yeah, actually, but I'd rather have someone happy than have their eyes look prettier.
+Who looks good when they cry :: The actresses who are fake crying.
+How else do you express sadness :: Writing, playing the piano
+Are you sad all the time :: No, not all the time, not anymore.

+ Anger +

+What does it take to make you mad :: I have a bad temper, but I think it takes a lot for me to actually lose it, and even then I'm pretty good about not totally losing my head.
+What do you do when you're angry :: Cry lol...Write, play the piano, punch things, vent.
+How short is your temper :: Like I said before...
+How long does it take you to calm down :: Not long usually. It depends on if there are other people around helping me calm down, or if the problem goes away or not.
+Do you freak out when others are angry :: Nah. Unless it's a guest in my face yelling at me. Then I might.
+Has anyone ever recommended anger management to you :: The movie :)
+What's the worst thing someone's done to make you mad :: Wow, I dunno. Probably being snobs.
+Do you anger people :: Ha! I'm sure I do!

+ Joy +

+How often are you happy :: Most of the time I'm at least cheerful.
+What makes you happy :: Being with friends, watching good movies (preferably with friends), playing the piano/guitar, driving with the windows down at the music up
+What do you do when you're happy :: Act crazy and psycho (as James likes to call me)
+How optimistic are you :: Fairly...I'm more of a realist.
+Do happy people make you mad :: Only if they're fake!
+What's the worst thing someone can do while they're happy :: *shrug*
+Ever been so happy you were dying to tell everyone :: Haha, yeah
+Ever been so happy you cried :: Yup
+Do you smile a lot :: I think
+Kiss people a lot:: Uhhh...family? Sometimes? No, no, not really.
+Who really makes you happy :: Someone!
+Do you like doing things for people when you're happy :: Psh, I like doing things for people anyway.

+ Fear +

+What do you do when you're scared :: Scream? Haha! I usually only get scared at night, so I curl up in bed and close my eyes.
+What scares you :: SPIDERS! The dark, sometimes.
+Do you like scaring people :: Sometimes :-D *coughMidnightWalkscough*
+Do you like the thrill of being frightened :: Eh, not when I'm scared for real. If it's on a roller coaster or whatever, then yeah.
+Does fear accompany anger in your case :: Um no? Why would it?
+Ever been so scared you couldn't breathe :: Nah, not really.
+How often do you panic :: Not very.
+What's the one thing that scared you more than anything else EVER :: When I slid off the road in my car.
+What do you do to calm your nerves :: Talk, write, play piano/guitar
+Do rollercoasters scare you :: Nah.

+ The strongest emotion +

+What song never fails to get your strongest emotions going :: Wow, I dunno.
+Movie :: LOTR, prolly. I love that movie way too much. I should start watching it again soon.
+Commericial :: That AOL commercial, about spam blocker? ROFLOL I LOVE that commercial :)
+Person :: Friends
+Thing :: Rereading things I have written (journals, stories, etc.), photos
+Sight :: Wisconsin!!! lol The beach, I love the beach.
+Sound :: MUSIC
+Food :: Uhhh...
+Thing you're looking forward to/want :: KINGSFEST

+ What do you do +

When the emotions suck :: Cry a lot. Play piano/guitar, write.
+When the emotion rocks :: Have fun doing whatever I feel like doing at the moment.
+When there's no emotion :: There is NEVER no emotion.

+ Would you rather +

+Never feel again :: No thanks!
+Feel loneliness or anger for the rest of your life :: Anger. Loneliness is worse.
+Be happy forever and never experience bad times :: Nah, not really. Bad times make you stronger.
+Cause misery :: No!
+Feel misery :: Um, no.
+Be alone :: Sometimes.
+Be with everyone you know :: A lot of the time!

+ Who +
+Cheers you up more than anyone else :: A certain someone...
+Angers you more than anyone else :: Sarah and Chrystal
+Scares you more than anyone else :: *shrug*
+Makes you think about your emotions more than anyone else :: Susen, prolly. We have good discussions :)
+Makes you really care about how they feel and what they think :: A certain someone.

Goodnight, all! *hugs*

I May Be Dumb...

It's back to work tomorrow. I'm sort of looking forward to it, but sort of not, too. 'Cause, basically, work is my social life. So, if I want to see people, I pretty much have to go to work. But I don't want to work, I just want to hang out. And I'm tired of Sarah and Chrystal giving me a hard time about stuff.

But it'll be okay.

Last...

Last Person You...

.: x saw- Mom
.: x touched- Mom
.: x kissed- Dad
.: x hugged- Mom
.: x watched a movie with- Tonya
.: x cried over- Hmmm...Good question.
.: x cried on their shoulder- Su and Dawn *sad smile*
.: x said 'gee s/he's hot' about- Not telling! :-D
.: x said 'I love you to'- Mom
.: x had a crush on- Haha! :-D
.: x thought 'gee s/he's smart' about- Dad, but I always think that about Dad lol
.: x were jealous of- Hmm...I dunno.
.: x felt sorry for- Wow, last person? I dunno.
.: x hated- Nobody
.: x got angry with- Seriously angry - Chrystal
.: x bought something for- My family - I bought subs for dinner
.: x got a present from- *shrug* I dunno
.: x called on the phone- Amanda
.: x got a phone call from- Susen

Last thing you...

.: x ate- York Peppermint Pattie
.: x drank- Water...speaking of...
.: x saw- Duh, the monitor
.: x touched besides the computer- Doorknob
.: x watched on tv- Back to the Future Part III
.: x saw in a movie theater- Star Wars Episode III
.: x wanted- A hug. Does that count as a thing?
.: x needed- WATER
.: x twisted- My ring
.: x listened to-Superchic[k]
.: x squeezed- The DVD case for "The Three Musketeers" when I was closing it
.: x yelled at- Thing? The chickens. They are definitely THINGS. *mumbles* Stupid birds...
.: x punched- I dunno...I slammed the phone down on Thursday morning after talking to Chrystal, if that counts.
.: x taped- Wow I can't even remember. Wait, do you mean, taped as is recorded or taped as in Scotch tape? Well, doesn't matter, because either one I can't remember.
.: x graded- Dunno...can't 'member.

Last Time You...

.: x cried- Last night
.: x yelled- Today, in the pool
.: x smiled- Just a few minutes ago, reading blogs
.: x changed clothes- When I changed into my PJs earlier this evening.
.: x slept- Last night
.: x worked out- Officially worked out? Whenever it was that Mom had her American Family Fitness Center membership. A year ago?
.: x played a game- We played in the pool, dunking each other. Dunno if that counts as a game...
.: x played a sport- *Shrug* Can't member.
.: x went to the mall- A little over a month ago.
.: x went to the movies- The day Star Wars III came out.
.: x ate fast food- Last week. Unless you count the food at Oscar's.
.: x went to church- Last week.
.: x talked to someone- Earlier tonight, saying goodnight to Mom and Dad.


NOW I'm going to bed. Niterz!

Vacation Rundown Part 2

Alas, I have nothing to write about. So here is more about my vacation to Wisconsin.

May 28, 2005
Saturday

We were at Martin's graduation party practically the whole day. Well, after we actually got out of bed anyway.


Here is Martin grilling - at his OWN grad party! (the food was excellent, by the way)



Group picture of a lot of the teens there. This was BEFORE Chris showed, soo...



...here is a random pic of Chris to make up for his missing the group pic.



Yeah, Martin loves his fireworks. They were awesome, too; I hadn't seen fireworks for a long time before the ones he had at his party.

So yeah, there's not a whole lot to say. We just hung out and talked and ate basically all day. It was a blast, though!

What do YOU want to be when you grow up?

I've been asked this question for as long as I can remember. Now people usually ask me, "What do you want to do after college?" or something similar, but it's still the same principle. I asked Nick that earlier and it made me think (which isn't always a good thing!).

When I was little I always had SOMETHING I wanted to be (artist, missionary, writer, etc.). Now that I'm actually grown up and I have to seriously think about it, I've finally figured out that the only thing I really WANT to be is a stay-at-home mom. I mean, I could live with journalism, directing would be fun, and I'd probably love being a singer or actress. Just those aren't what I really WANT to be.

Anyway, that's just a sample of what happens when I start thinking. Haha!


Work was quite interesting today. This morning Chrystal (area manager) told me that I HAD to stay later than seven and I was like, "Um, no." I told her that I would have to quit if I didn't get off work on time. I wasn't mean or disrespectful about it, I just said so. But she made me mad with her whole attitude. You can ask anyone who was there - I was so mad I was shaking so much that I couldn't write. Then this afternoon Sarah (other area manager) took me aside and was talking to me. She was actually civil; she just said she wasn't going to argue with me about working open to close anymore, but she felt like I didn't always treat her and Chrystal with respect. So I apologized, and I think she likes me better now!

So then they ASKED me would I mind staying later and I told them I would. I just wanted to be asked, like any decent person would. 'Cause I really don't HAVE to do anything except work my normal 8 hr shift.

But anyway, that mess is finally cleared up.

Tomorrow I have some stupid training something-or-other I have to go in for. All I know is that it's from 10-6. I have no idea what I'm supposed to wear (uniform or street clothes?), or where I'm supposed to go, or whether they're providing lunch or not. I think it'll be boring. I'm planning on taking paper and writing utensils and writing the whole time, while acting like I'm taking notes. Public school kids do it all the time, right? It can't be that hard, can it?

Speaking of school, I got the most awesome magnet for my car. It says "WARNING: Unsocialized Homeschoolers On Board". And I got a bumper sticker (that I haven't actually put on yet) that says, "Public School? Aren't you worried about SOCIALIZATION?" HAHA! I died laughing.

Um. I was hoping that tonight's post would be at least somewhat interesting, but I'm afraid that it is just as boring as ever.

*Yawn*

Bed now.

(10-hour days exhaust me and they expect me to work 12-hour days?!?!?! I think not!)

Even Roses Have Thorns

Yay, I have a new blog to read each night! I'm so excited, one of the guys I work with has a blog, so we exchanged URLs. And he's writing a story, which I am reading, and which is very good.

Work was not so great today. The morning had barely started when Chrystal was already pestering me about working open to close tomorrow. She wanted to know how come I could go to guitar lesson tonight but not be able to work an extra few hours tomorrow? Does that make sense to you? Me either. Needless to say, I said no about working 12 hours, and the rest I was utterly confused about so I pretty much said whatever. Oh, and Chrystal also basically told me that I'm not allowed to play in the park after I get off work tomorrow.

I think I'm due for a ride on the Flight of Fear tomorrow night, what do you think?

'Sides, guitar lesson tonight was cancelled. Two weeks ago. I sort of left out that little detail.

I realized just a little while ago that it's only two weeks until Kingsfest! I'm so excited. I wish I had someone to go with, but, hey, whatever. Maybe I'll meet some cool people there.

I think Limewire hates me.

I have the best friends!!

I don't have a whole lot to post, but I just wanted to say THANKS GUYS for your awesome comments.

Especially yours, Angela, I laughed for like, five minutes straight. And now I'm laughing again thinking about it. HAHA!!!!

Work was good today. Probably because Sarah had the day off. I think she's going to be in tomorrow, though. *sigh*

I'm going to bed momentarily...



PS I'm sorry I haven't been on AIM lately. I just haven't had the time to do much more that update my blog at night! I'll try to get online soon.

PPS And yes, Martin, Tobin's name does sound like a wizard's name. Maybe I should use it in a story, if I ever write one worth anything. lol

Am I totally pathetic?

So two of my sisters have officially held guys' hands. I got to thinking about this earlier (and now I have a headache). Does this make me totally pathetic? I mean, my thirteen-year-old sister has held a guy's hand (So has my fifteen-year-old sister). They can't technically go out or whatever, but still, they both like each other and stuff.

So what's wrong with me?

Honestly, I'm working on not caring, but it's really hard. I mean, duh, I'm a girl, I want someone to like me enough to hold my hand. I'm willing to wait, but it's still hard sometimes.

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR YOUNGER SISTERS BEAT YOU TO IT!

*sigh* I'm really not obsessed, I promise. Hopefully some of you will understand and sympathize.

AGH, I hate life sometimes.



PS Tobin is a guy I graduated with (met at graduation, too) and we emailed for awhile. I lost touch after a while and haven't heard from him in several months, probably about six. So it was quite a...surprise to see him at the homeschool convention when I wasn't expecting it. Scared me to death, actually, but I don't know why. I guess 'cause it was like a blast from the past or something. Anywho, I didn't talk to him or anything, just saw him.

In a Crowded Room Alone

People are using my blog to hold conversations. That's hilarious. I came to look at my blog and I have six comments. On one post! I've never had that many before.

That's all. I have nothing to say, I just wanted to point out that interesting fact.

I watched "Duck Tales, the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp" or whatever it's called. I haven't seen that movie in YEARS. It made me feel like a kid in Florida, borrowing movies from my Aunt Kathy again. *sniff* Ah, the good old days.

I saw Tobin today.

#1 Reason Why I Hate Summer In The Country

I was attacked by a spider tonight. Well, sort of.

I went in the bathroom to take my shower and there was a spider on the wall. I was mildly freaked out, mostly because I wasn't expecting to see it there. It didn't bother me as long as it stayed in one spot.

However, when I got out of the shower, it was nowhere to be seen. And it didn't help that I was basically blind because I had taken out my contacts before my shower. So I was squinting at the entire bathroom looking for some hint as to where the spider was. At one point, I barely saw it run from my clothes on the floor to underneath the counter.

After my hair was dry - mind you, I'm trapped on the rug on the bathroom floor - and I had put my glasses on, I decided that I would like to leave the bathroom at some point tonight. So I picked up my discarded clothes and shook them out. Once satisfied that there was no spider there, I reached for the door, still standing on the bathroom rug.

I hadn't gotten the door open more than two inches when the spider charged at me! I backed up, but to no avail, he came within an inch of my toe! If I hadn't been standing close enough to the toilet to jump on top of it, I would be dead by now. The spider was going to eat me. I know it.

Now, since I knew exactly where it was, I took the chance while it wasn't blocking my way out and ran for it. After a few minutes, Mom attacked it with the bug spray and it is now lying curled up under the counter. Dead.

I'm going to feel like I have things crawling on me ALL NIGHT.



P.S. Angela, I know you said one of your pet peeves is girls who pretend to be afraid of spiders and creepy crawlie things. If it helps in your opinion of me and of my story, I am genuinely afraid of spiders. Well, maybe not afraid, but I just really don't like them...Call me arachnophobic if you want. :-D I think it's because I was traumatized as a child - we would get HUGE spiders, like maybe 4 inches around (legs) in our house in FLorida. THAT was SCARY.

I do like snakes though.

I Was Ready To Shoot Myself at 10 AM Today

My day had barely started and already I wanted it to end!! This morning I got all the way inside the park and upstairs to the supervisors' office when I realized I'd left my nametag in my car. So I walked (rather, ran) all the way back to my car, which was parked far away because of all the cars there. When I got to my car, I realized that I had forgotten my keys, and my car doors were locked. So, since I didn't have time to run all the way inside and back out again, I just bought a new nametag at Employee Services.

I could have told you right then that that wasn't the end of it. I went back upstairs to look for our (Bedrock's) clipboard, which contains all our keys and other essential items for our rides. Since I couldn't find it, I assumed someone had already come up and taken it down to the ride while I was on my wild goose chase for a nametag. So...I gathered my stuff and headed down to KCC (Kidz Construction Company). I found that I was the only one there, and that the clipboard was also absent. I managed to snag Jeremy and he told me the clipboard was in a drawer in one of the desks upstairs. So I went BACK upstairs AGAIN to get the clipboard.

Back at the ride, I was bending over to come out of the tiny closet door and I hit my head. HARD. It hurt for the rest of the day (still hurts, as a matter of fact).

Now, let me rant and rave about yesterday. Sarah (Area Manager) was asking me if I could close and giving me a really hard time when I said no. I explained - calmly! - that I simply didn't want to work 10 to 12 hour days anymore. She wasn't satisfied and proceeded to lecture me on how since I was in a leadership position, I should be willing to stay and how I've been accomodated (because I get off work at 5 on Wednesdays to go to guitar lessons) so I need to accomodate them. My response? What a load of bull. No, I didn't say that. But I wanted to. Anywho, I stuck to what I said before ("no") and Sarah changed tactics. "You'd rather make your lineworkers work 10 to 12 hours?"

Um, no! They have as much right to leave after 8 hours of work as I do! Especially since KD doesn't pay overtime!

Then she had the nerve to say, "I feel like you're taking a stand JUST to take a stand."

Wowee...wrong thing to say. I was annoyed by this time, and when she said that, I get really ticked. I told her, "No, I'm taking a stand because I just don't think I should have to work 10 to 12 hour shifts, and I'm sick of being pushed and pressured to do it!"

She backed off. Finally. But she doesn't like me anymore.

So this afternoon, she was lecturing me because I didn't let her know we had enough closers. Then when I tried to explain that I had tried, but she said she would have to call me back and then I'd never heard from her, she accused me of getting smart with her and started almost yelling at me, telling me to change my tone when I was talking to her, especially in front of other people. She basically told me she had more important things to do than call me back and I just need to wait for her to get to it.

I about smacked her.

I KNOW she has important things to do and I never ONCE implied that she didn't. I was simply defending myself by telling her that I had TRIED to let her know, but couldn't. Does that make me a criminal? I think not, but maybe I'm wrong.

After work I put in another transfer request to go to ecology. If this one's not approved, I'm going to talk to a high-up person. If it's STILL not approved, I'm quitting. I CANNOT work with Sarah.

Speaking of which, tomorrow is Sarah's day off.

Tomorrow should be a good day.

Vacation Rundown Part 1

Okay, here's what I've decided to do. I'm going to go through each day of our vacation (with pics and stories) because I have SO MANY people ask me to tell them - in detail - about my vacation. And now, here it is!

May 27, 2005
(I flew up there on May 26, and the only interesting thing we did that night was go to Chris's and toilet paper his car, hehe! I don't have that picture yet, so I'm skipping)

Okay, here's a typical morning for us - lazing around in bed until we basically HAD to get up. I took this picture (and Dawn's going to hate me for putting it up...if you really want me to take it off, Dawn, I will) and Dawn was going, "No, it's too early!" Haha! Good times. I miss them.



That afternoon we went to a couple of Amish stores, and then in the evening was Chris and Martin's graduation. The pictures from the actual graduation aren't too great, and I don't have the ones from Dawn of the guys after the ceremony. They'll be put up here when I have them! Anywho, after that, we went to Martin's house to hang out and then to McD's for ice cream (they had Reese's McFlurries!). And that's what these pictures are from.


This is just a random picture of everyone. From Left to Right: Chris, Nick, Dawn, Lauren, and Merril. John is in there, too, but you can't really see him; he's sitting kind of behind Merril.


Me and Laura and Ronald!


Here's me dressed up as a wizard at Martin's house. Fun stuff lol


Yay, so those pictures actually kind of go over into the next day, as well, considering it was probably about 1 o'clock by the time we left McD's. Hehe!

So now that I'm done with this post, I have nothing else to do because no one is online. Grand stuff.

So here I am again, as I am essentially every night. Sitting at my computer desk, updating my blog. Ah, the comforts of routine.

Okay, I was trying to braid my hair and type at the same time. Doesn't work too well.

By the way, I have officially been moved to Bedrock. I was at Haunted Mansion this morning, but starting at 1, I was at Bedrock. *sniff* And today was Jeff's last day at Mansion, too! I didn't even bring my camera and autograph book. STUPID! *hits head on wall* Now I've gone off to a different area and a lot of the other Mansion people are leaving. Like Jeff, who's going to be a lifeguard. I hope he doesn't get stuck up, like most other Waterworks people.

I got off work at 7:13 today, so I went and rode Tomb Raider for the fourth time. It was awesome; better than before, because they have more water and fire effects going now. Then I WAS going to ride Drop Zone, but it was broke. So I talked to Becky and Jesse for about 10 minutes before I left.

I have tomorrow and Sunday off - YAY!!!!! I have to get gas and go to the bank tomorrow morning, and we're having friends over in the evening for dinner. It should be a nice day, I'm really looking forward to not having to work.

And you really don't care, so I'll just shut up now.

No More Scooby

So I have officially been moved to Bedrock. At least, I think so. I'm left to assume, because they don't ever tell you anything, really. Like, I don't know if I'm supposed to go to Bedrock tomorrow, or just wait until Monday. *shrug* Anywho, it's all right, but the Kidz Construction Company part is SO BORING. At least, it is when there's hardly any kids there. NOTHING TO DO. I do like the Ranger Jeeps and Tree Swings and Boulder Bumpers looks fun. Treasure Cave I'm not sure about; it seems like THAT would be boring as well, you basically just walk through and count people. But then Chrystal told me some...interesting...things that people do in the cave. *cough*

TIRED. Twelve hour days are waaaaaaaaaaay too long for me. (Yes, I worked 12 hours today because I had to wait an extra hour and a half for an area manager to come sign the capacity sheets, etc. Not fun. Actually, it was fun, because I was hanging out with cool people, but I'm way tired and THAT'S not fun.)

Wow I wrote the majority of that last paragraph in parentheses. Go me.

Haunted Mansion got location of the day today!!!!!!!!! My last day there! Haha!

Bed. As soon as I finish my ice cream.

Ice Cream Disappears Too Fast

I almost ran into a baby deer on the way home from guitar lesson tonight. I went over the top of a hill and there it was, about halfway down, standing in the middle of the road. I basically slammed on the brakes, but I was really scared I was going to hit him! But now I can say I have seen a deer-in-headlights look firsthand. He was sooooo small! And he just stood there and stared at me, then he started to go off to the left, then the right, then the left, then finally he went into the woods on the right. I felt guilty for ALMOST hitting him, imagine how I would feel if I HAD hit him!

I have nothing else to write about. Work is boring and annoying, as usual. I'm supposed to work another 10 hour day tomorrow, but I'm going to see if I can get out of it. That's just too much for me!

Anywho, speaking of 10 hour days, BEDTIME!

Niterz!

Standing Still and Getting Dizzy

So today was actually going to be a good day. I mean, when Mom let me have a yogurt in my lunch as a treat, and when I saw a blue mini with an American flag painted on the roof ("MINE!"), and when I ran into Jesse this morning (boy, was I ever surprised), I figured the day was well on the way to being fabulous. Well, maybe not fabulous, but at least pretty okay.

And it was. Until Crystal (area manager) broke the news that when the Haunted Mansion (where I work) gets grouped with Tomb Raider/Avalanche, I'm not going with it. Needless to say, I was not entirely happy about THAT information. Especially when she told me I was going to be moved to a different place in Kidzville.

KIDZVILLE?!?!

My whole goal this year was to get OUT of Kidzville! Besides the fact that I don't know any of the other rides. I want to stay with something I'm familiar with. And where I know the people. Bah.

So I basically decided that I'm going to tell them, look, either keep me at HM, move me to Rebel Yell/Carousel, or transfer me to ecology. If you don't, I'm going to quit. None of this moving-me-around-to-a-new-ride-so-I-can-get-more-experience crap. No. I'm not going to put up with it. I put up with enough other stuff, they don't need to uproot me and move me to a completely unfamiliar place.

And yes, Angela, KD MUST DIE. Haha! Nah, not all of it. Just certain parts of it.

But I am seriously considering looking for another job. In fact, I'm planning on filling out an application for one of the Walmart photo studios. I probably won't get it, because I haven't had any kind of experience in photography really, but hey, it's worth a try.

In the meantime, after a 10 hour day (which I also refuse to ever do again) I am exhausted and so I am going to bed now.

Good night!

KD MUST DIE

It's official. I hate Kings Dominion. I want a new job. People are stupid. I hate working with stupid people. A lot of the people in Virginia are stupid. Stupid people really get on my nerves. I wish they would leave me alone. KD is ALL stupid people (well, except for me and a few others).

I must escape!

All Right

I'm so proud of myself. I hadn't written a poem/song in a long time, but I wrote one tonight. It's like, I can't just sit down and force myself to write, I have to wait until the words pop into my head. But now I've got a song for you to read and (hopefully) enjoy. Beware, it is a sad song, like most of my songs.

So much has been going on
I feel so lost and all alone
You were just here
Or was I there?
But now we're nowhere
Seems like everywhere I go
I wind up losing my way
Then I get so scared
I want to go back to yesterday

I really need you now
You don't have to do anything
But hold me while I cry
And tell me that it'll be all right
I feel so hopeless now
I just need to find some faith
I need to find some hope
I need to know that it'll be all right

Today has just begun
And I already want it to end
I was just there
Or were you here?
And now we're nowhere
Seems like everything I do
Winds up messing up somehow
THen I get so mad
I want to go straight to tomorrow

I really need you now
You don't have to do anything
BUt hold me while I cry
And tell me that it'll be all right
I feel so hopeless now
I just need to find some faith
I need to find some hope
I need to know that it'll be all right

Will it really?
Can it be all right?
Will it really?
Can it be all right?
If things keep going
THe way they're going
I think I'll go insane

I really need you now
You don't have to do anything
BUt hold me while I cry
And tell me that it'll be all right
I feel so hopeless now
I just need to find some faith
I need to find some hope
I need to know that it'll be all right

Will it be all right?


Comments? Please let me know what you think, I'm a horrible critic of my own stuff. I always think it's awesome while I'm writing it, then I think it's rotten when I'm done. Blah.

I have to go to work tomorrow! I shouldn't even be up anymore! I should have gone to bed like...34 minutes ago! What's wrong with me?!?!?!