Too bad ignorance isn't painful.

2004-11-11T01:07:00.000-06:00

Well, the end of this blog has come. I'll still keep the archives but no more posting. I'm switching to Xanga. So farewell dear blog, you have been great fun...(*tear*)

My Xanga
http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=x_bittersweetconfusion_x

2004-11-04T21:52:00.000-06:00

I <3 Claudio! It's kind of hard to see him, but he's there, rocking out.

2004-11-04T21:51:00.000-06:00

This is us after the concert in line for merchandise. I'm on the right, Meghan's in the middle, and Betsy's on the left.

2004-11-04T21:49:00.000-06:00

This is Halloween. I'm the one in the middle dressed like Waldo. Katy is on the left and my sister is on the right.

2004-11-02T21:46:00.000-06:00

A real Tequilla farm

2004-11-01T19:49:00.000-06:00

Today was rather boring school-wise. Then I had ballet class which was fine. I'm listening to Bright Eyes right now. Conor Oberst is amazing. I don't have enough money to buy all the Cd's that I want. A job sounds like a good idea right about now. I'm thinking of switching to Xanga. It's more accesible, and the other users are a bit more lively. Just a thought... I'd still keep this though. I've spent too much time on it just to delete it.

2004-10-31T01:14:00.000-06:00

I'm eating natural blue sesame corn chips right now. The brand is Garden of Eatin. Haha what a name... I got back from Wisconsin too late to go to Battle of the Bands but from what I hear, I didn't miss much in the band department. Meghan, Betsy, and Katy came over and we found my costume. I'm going to be Waldo, as in the one in the books that you find. I got a Xanga and it's really fun. I joined these blogrings called Coheed and Cambria and I Eat Emo Panties or something crazy like that. Good Stuff. Wow, it's already Halloween! Happy Halloween everyone.

2004-10-29T17:01:00.000-05:00

I'm so glad finals are over. I may have failed the Algebra one but I did the best I could. Lately I've been feeling kind of...blah. Well, that's more of a sound than a feeling but it's like the feeling of being stuck in a rut. Being caught up in a routine drives be insane. Waking up at an ungodly hour, riding the bus with kids whose every other word is the f word, "learning" while sitting between slabs of plastic they call desks, getting assigned more homework than the amount of work we completed during school, going home, doing that homework, then sleeping. Oh yeah, I forgot the fun parts; cleaning my room, showering, and eating dinner (note the sarcarsm). This is not what I want at all. I want complete freedom to explore all the possibilities that the world has to offer. How am I supposed to figure out who I am when I have to spend most of my time in a place where they want to make clones out of us? It's restricting, unsatisfying, and close-minded. Sometimes during the day, I walk around feeling virtually invisible to everyone except my friends and those few kind people who acknowlegde me. I'm not saying that I want to be popular because I have absolutely no desire to be. I just want people to...well I guess I don't know exactly. It's a hard thing to pinpoint. I definitely need to do something to shake this uninspired feeling because it's dull and gloomy.

2004-10-29T16:31:00.000-05:00

Sign My Guestbook Everyone!

2004-10-29T15:53:00.000-05:00

A friend from school who has really good taste in music said that I should listen to Bright Eyes so I am and they are really good. I like the lead singer, Conor's, voice alot. It's so emotional/pained/honest. And it doesn't hurt that he's hot!

2004-10-29T15:15:00.000-05:00

These are my best friends. Betsy's on the left, I'm in the middle, and Meghan's on the right. My other best friend Katy couldn't come on this trip. We were at my trailor in Wisconsin and decided to go for a midnight swim. It was awesome.

2004-10-27T15:57:00.000-05:00

I've been listening to My Chemical Romance a lot lately. I want to see them so badly when they come to Chicago! I think my parents will let me. The rule seems to be one concert per month.

2004-10-26T21:24:00.000-05:00

This is my drawing (the one in the middle) that was in the art show. Our assignment was a colored pencil portrait. The person in the protrait is Mila Kunis from That 70's Show. It was a picture out of a magazine. It's kind of lopsided now that I look at it but I once I finish a drawing, I don't like to change it.

2004-10-25T20:10:00.000-05:00

I realized today that lately the only time I've been praying is when I have to turn in a test. Like I'll be ready to turn in a test and I'll quickly say something along the lines of "Please God let me do well." How terrible is that? I'm like one of those people who only talk to you when they want something from you. I feel ashamed because without God I am nothing. He brings meaning to my life and all I can think to say to him is "help me with a test?" We're so blessed just to have his forgiveness, let alone his complete love and everlasting life. I feel so unworthy.

2004-10-25T15:43:00.000-05:00

I want to eat chocolate cake so badly right now but we unfortunatly have zero food.

2004-10-24T21:06:00.000-05:00

This picture thing is kind of fun...
A very cool boy who goes to my school was wearing a shirt that said "emo kids have more fun" on Friday. I was thinking about it and just this past summer I thought that the whole "emo" thing was stupid. Two of my friends liked it and I didn't know anything about it. I wrote a post complaining about how lame it is to classify yourself. I hadn't even given it a chance though. People who don't like it would be surprised if they checked it out because it can be awesome.

2004-10-24T21:04:00.000-05:00

Claudio is amazing!!

2004-10-24T17:50:00.000-05:00

This is me. I'm trying to figure out how to put a picture in my profile. Can anyone help?

2004-10-24T01:16:00.000-05:00

I should be sleeping right now, considering I have to teach Sunday School in the morning, but oh well. Too much caffeine. The part "I'm drowning in my sleep" from an Underoath song is stuck in my head.

2004-10-23T16:29:00.000-05:00

I added a guestbook, so please sign it. It's at the very bottom of the page.

2004-10-23T15:44:00.000-05:00

Wanna take a poll?

Give your opinion about our current poll

2004-10-23T10:02:00.000-05:00

We just got back from dropping of the foreign exchange student. Unfortunatly we didn't get Ice from Iceland, we got Aurore from France. She was cool. It was a little akward sometimes but that's okay. Did you know that in France the drinking age is 16 and the driving age is 18? I think I'd rather be allowed to drive before I could legally drink.
I'm burning a copy of Underoath right now and listening to Faint of Heart by Co&Ca. Lately it's been one of my favorite songs. Ehhh...I have a major stomach ache all the sudden. Not good. Someone who went to the Coheed concert posted on Betsy's blog and I was wondering if anyone else who may be reading this right now went...you could leave a comment if you did and tell me what you thought. They had an article in the Chicago Tribune about it. The review said that the show was only so-so. I'd have to disagree. I think I'm going to try and get the thing that lets you have pictures on your blog. How do I do that?

2004-10-21T16:56:00.000-05:00

Oh my gosh!!!! The concert was so amazing! Meghan, Betsy, and me all went together and it was one of the most fun times I've ever had. It exceeded my expectations. The first band, Three, was a little bit freaky. I didn't really like their music style but it was good because their set helped my ears get used to the loudness. A weird drunk man who was holding two drinks and smoking a cigarette and the same time (isn't that impressive?...not) tried to hit on us. He asked us if we wanted to like arms or something like that and push towards the front. Obviously we said declined. Then came Underoath. They were really cool and energetic. The only problem was I couldn't tell what they were saying because of the screaming. Finally about a half an hour break Coheed and Cambria came on. Claudio is so amazing! His hair is insane! We were standing towards the back but when they started playing the crowd pushed forward so we were in the middle. Everyone was like surging and swaying and it felt really cool. Once you get passed the touching of complete strangers it's so fun. In fact, I actually like the craziness of being tossed around and then almost falling backwards but grabbing onto people and being held up. The music was so good. Claudio actually sings as well as he does on the Cd and he plays amazingly. We danced alot and it was fun. Every once and a while the three of us would push forward to try and get towards the stage. It almost worked because by the end of the concert we were much closer to the front. I got sucked into a mosh pit for a little while and was being thrown around by the emo boys but it was surprisingly fun. Actually almost all the guys in the crowd were hot. They had great style, and were nice, and their dancing was so cute. I was a little sad because Claudio didn't talk much but when they came back on for the encore he said he had a headache so maybe that's why. I kind of think he's hot. Is that weird? It's those guitar players...they get me every time! When it was over we got in line to get some merchandise. I got a black, grey, and white Coheed tshirt. It has a girl in a graveyard on it. Then my parents picked us up and we got home at around 11. So now I want to go to as many concerts as possible. They seem to be addictive. The whole feeling and atmosphere is so exciting and unlike anything else. I love Coheed and Cambria!

2004-10-16T22:30:00.000-05:00

Whoa, I just had an amazing conversation with someone who I wouldn't of expected to make me feel like this. He gave me that warm fuzzy feeling that you get when you feel like someone truely understands you and is genuinly interested in what you're saying. I haven't felt it in forever it seems like.

2004-10-16T15:00:00.000-05:00

You're falling, like a bird, through the sky. Falling, falling...or FLYING: it's a matter of definition. Somersaulting beyond gravity, your "open spirit" sails with you. Be free! ...And let the boundless Heavens swing you into breathless mystery.

http://quizstop.com/askfree.htm

2004-10-16T01:22:00.000-05:00

It's quite interesting when people's true feelings are revealed. I wonder how everyone goes around everyday with so many things burried inside and still seem somewhat normal. Sometimes I so desperatly want to burst out and say everything that I feel. How different the world would be if we weren't taught to always present ourselves in a way that others want or expect. We're so restricted.

2004-10-15T23:20:00.000-05:00

Is there anyway to cure shyness?

2004-10-15T21:47:00.000-05:00

Just got back from the mall with Meghan. Betsy, and Katy. Not much happened. I had McDonald's hot chocolate. Some ghetto kids laughed at us but who really cares? My family is trying to decide if we will house a Icelandic boy next week. It sounds like an awesome experience. I don't know anything about Iceland other than the fact that it's not icy.

2004-10-15T16:33:00.000-05:00

What a week. School was painfully boring. I discovered that I can sleep with my head up which can be useful in some classes. We had many good winks, tongue movements (no, not that!), and dancing from a certain someone. And we finally spoke to him! It was purely magical. Thanfully the person was what we had hoped he would be. One of the worst letdowns is finding out that someone who you think is really awesome is actually a jerk. This past week I've been guzzling hot chocolate. It's one of the greatest drinks. Especially from McDonalds. Don't ask me why, I just love their hot chocolate. Last night I wanted to have two cups but my mom said I couldn't. Can you believe that? Like they don't control enough of what I do, now they control my drink intake. That reminds me of the classic Lizzie McGuire episode where Miranda is anorexic and says "Food was the only thing I could control in my life, blah, blah blah" That's more control than I have. Honestly though, I have a caffeine problem. Not like I take caffeine pills, just if I drink to much I can't fall asleep for like 10 hours. Sometimes I crave it. Every once and a while it makes me shaky, like right now, because I just had a Coke. Watch out when I've had Mountain Dew. Well wasn't that an interesting tidbit of info? Anyway, I bought the My Chemical Romance CD and it's awesome. Their songs and Co&Ca have been stuck in my head for the past three days. At least they're good songs.

2004-10-08T13:54:00.000-05:00

Today Betsy's getting her wisdom teeth removed. Yikes! I hope she's okay and I wish her a speedy recovery.
Tuesday was my birthday and I turned 16. No license yet but I should get it soon. Betsy, Meghan and Katy decorated my locker and bought me a Pumba balloon. That was one crazy balloon. It was so big I had to carry it around all day. Numerous kids were accidentaly hit by Pumba during passing periods. People had to jump out of the way or risk getting smacked in the face by a warthog balloon. It was rather funny. Then that night my parents took me out to dinner and surprised me by bringing Katy, Betsy, and Meghan. It was fun. One of my birthday presents was a mini IPod! I was so excited because I'd been asking for one for a while. It holds 1000 songs. I don't think I even have enough songs to fill it. I'm really excited about the Coheed and Cambria concert. It's going to me so awesome.

2004-09-30T22:47:00.000-05:00

I've come to realize that I love tall, skinny, girl pants wearing, long hair in their face, music loving, quiet, shy boys. Mohawks and piercings don't hurt either. Oh man! If I met someone like that! I've seen/met some that come close but I have yet to discover the all encompasing one.

2004-09-30T19:37:00.000-05:00

Early releases are enjoyable as is Burger King, winking boys, companeros, and rival "fashionista" sightings. My parents went to teacher conferences and got the generic "Meghan does well in class, she is quiet, she should should raise her hand more." Well the thing is I'm not very fond of teacher's, and I don't like saying the wrong answer and having people stare at me like I have ten heads. Like they've never gotten a wrong answer. Lately I feel that most of my thoughts lack substance. I'm too into things like fashion and looks and it makes me feel shallow. Hopefully it's just a phase. I should be spending my time thinking about important things like the environment or how I can make someone's day happier. I think that I'll make that one of my goals.

2004-09-28T21:05:00.000-05:00

I don't understand people who feel the need to comment on others' outfits. Yesterday it was me and today it was Betsy. Is it so hard to mind their own business? Even if I say "oh well, i don't care" it still doesn't feel nice inside. Also, being laughed at by a large group of kids isn't on my favorites list. I wish all the meanies would leave us alone.

2004-09-26T13:00:00.001-05:00

Teaching Sunday School is always an interesting experience. I'm never quite sure if the point of the bible story is getting to them. For example, while I was reading the story to them, one boy started reciting the pledge of allegiance. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that U.S. patriotism doesn't have to do with King David and Absolem. Then at the end of class we let them make a little snack of checks mix, chocolate chips, and pretzels being sure to include a spoon so no germs would be passed. Well the spoon lasted for about five second because one girl picked up a spoonful of chocolate chips and licked them off. It was entertaining. Hopefully they're soaking in the stories like a sponge and someday will remember it. I think if I was going to be a teacher, I would have to teach older kids so at least I know if they understand.

2004-09-25T22:39:00.000-05:00

I have a newfound love for Coheed and Cambria

2004-09-25T16:53:00.000-05:00

Today my dad and me went on a mini roadtrip. I got in two hours of driving. Only four more until I have twenty-five! We ate lunch at Potbellies and it was tasty. Then we went to this awesome store called Media Play. It was like a mix of Best Buy and Borders. They had the most music DVD's I've ever seen. My dad got one. I'm not really buying any items right now because my birthday is coming and my mom keeps saying "Don't you think you should wait and see what you get for your birthday?" Probably a good idea. Oh yea! Besty, I have your CD in my backpack ready to return to you finally! Sorry about the ridiculously long borrowing time.

2004-09-25T11:20:00.000-05:00

"Your eyes tell the stories of the day you wish you could"

I got bored with the old template and title and things like that. I still want people to save the rainforests though.

2004-09-22T21:44:00.000-05:00

Why must he be so unpredictable? I will never understand certain people. Or myself for that fact. Why would I continue liking someone who repeatedly ignores me randomly, has a big ego, and made fun of me last year? That just makes me sound like an idiot. It's hard to stop though.

2004-09-19T14:33:00.000-05:00

This weekend has been kind of like a rollercoaster. The football game was fun even though we lost but then it got really terrible. Actually it was one of the scariest things I ever seen. But that's not something to talk about here. SO Saturday came around and we got our hair and nails done. Then all of our guests who were going to a party with my parents came over so it was hectic. Next Meghan, Betsy, Katy, Natalie, and Katie came over to take pictures and then we went to Nicks for dinner. People were staring and it was quite fun. The food was tasty but they had a Sprite catastrophe. After dinner we had some time to kill so we went to a park and sat on a Trojan pig and swung on swings. Good times. Then it was time for the dance. We didn't actually get into the dance until 8 o clock because of the ridiculously long coat check line. The dance was fun but I think maybe last year was better. It seemed different this year. Afterwards we went to Blockbuster and rented some movies and then came back to my house. It was Katy's birthday so we ate cake. This morning Betsy had to leave really early so we woke up and ate breakfast but once she left we fell asleep again until 1:30. When I woke up the second time I felt like the room was spinning but luckily that went away. So now that I've bored you with all the details of our oh so interesting weekend, I'm going to eat a taffy apple.

2004-09-11T13:20:00.000-05:00

TwO WeEkS DoWn, many more to go. Last night was really cool. We went to Irish Fest and saw Betsy and Natalie dance. They were great! Then we just walked and talked and Matt F joined us. We ended up standing by the Batavia Cans for most of the time though. Haha Then we went to BK afterwards and my fries didn't taste like fries. It could be because I have a cold though. The problem with having a cold is your most important senses disappear like taste, smell, and if your eyes are watery, sight. Not a good thing. I had a really amazing dream last night. Homecoming week is almost here and I can already feel the peppiness. I'll have to muster all the school spirit I posess (which is not a lot) and cheer for our team and school. Mix n Match day should be pretty neat and bead day too. Then the best part of homecoming comes: the dance. I love free style grooving so it's going to be awesome! And what girl doesn't like getting all dressed up once and a while. Well maybe some don't but I think it's really fun.

2004-09-06T21:40:00.000-05:00

School started again, and seeing as I haven't posted in forever, it has taken over my life. It isn't as bad as I thought it would be but it's sooo crowded. Just walking through the hallways takes up a lot of energy. My classes are kind of hard and the teachers feel the need to assign homework every single night. How fun. But I survived the first week so it can only get better.
AnYwHo , things right now seem a bit wild and crazy and stressful. We have homecoming to plan, I have to combine two sunday school curiculums, work on an economics project, practice piano, not to mention all the FUN things I want to do. Also, in our "posse" things are changing and it feels weird. But if I say what's on my mind, I might start a fight or negative feelings and that's the last thing I want. I feel that if I keep in inside to long though it might keep growing and then explode and that would be messy, since explosions are a messy thing.

2004-08-27T15:09:00.000-05:00

Not much is new. I got a haircut and color. My actually hair length isn't very different, but I got side swept bangs. It's going to take a while to get used to having them in my eyes all the time, but I like it better this way. Yesterday the four of us went to the mall and it was a splendiferous time. We didn't buy anything though. So todays excursions include: football, meeting up with a friend hopefully, football, and sleepover at my house. Considering that I still don't know how the game of football works, it should be interesting. Haha, I've been playing football in gym class since 6th grade and I still barely know what's going on. It never interested me. Now badmitton, on the other hand, that's a sport.

2004-08-24T13:26:00.000-05:00

Tangerine, Tangerine, Living in reflection of a dream

What a great Zeppelin song.
I can't believe how quickly summer got away from me. Now it's like a mad dash to do all the things that I've been wanting to do. Silly me. If I hadn't been wasting precious summer time before, there would be a problem. This morning I was told that I look Swedish by a Ukranian lady who works with by mom. That's the second time someone told me that. Interesting... There are amazing storm clouds in the sky at this very moment. Storms are so magical. I love right before it storms when it gets windy and dark and the smell of rain is in the air. You never know how bad it will be. It could last for five minutes or all night. So wonderfully unpredictable.

2004-08-19T22:03:00.000-05:00

"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality."

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

2004-08-19T21:11:00.000-05:00

Fun times at Lord's Park. Betsy, Katy, Meghan and me all helped Mrs. Geminer get her room ready for school. Not only did we have a grooving session to classic party tunes which was splendid, but we also got free books. It didn't seem like we were actually working. So this afternoon I rearranged my closet because it felt boring. Tomorrow is Betsy's party! That is going to be awesome. Hopefully I'll get to meet a very cool guy that I've heard a lot about.

2004-08-18T19:44:00.000-05:00

What a day. My mom, sister, and me went back to school shopping. I got some neat things such as: a red and white striped cat-in-the-hatish sticky pants, a kung fu man t-shirt, a world peace shirt, lime green shoes, elf shoes, and other stuff I don't feel like typing. I also got a white t-shirt to decorate. H&M was cool and fairly inexpensive. Forever 21 was good, as was Wet Seal. We didn't even go into Abercrombie or Hollister which is a first. So the clothing situation has improved greatly.

2004-08-16T22:15:00.000-05:00

Yay for Eric's mustaches, Aldi and their milkmen, leg warmers, secret track 79, and druggy lane

2004-08-16T17:58:00.000-05:00

Oh Behind-the-wheel, how I dislike you! It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but it went on for three and a half hours. Charles was my instructor and he was "stern". I found him to be fairly scary. Since I was able to do turns and lane changes that they're supposed to teach the first time, he taught me the five or six manouvers that they cover in the second session. At least my first time is over.

2004-08-15T18:41:00.000-05:00

Well, we're back. I went to the trailer for six days and considering the fact that I was dreading it, it wasn't too bad. In Trailor land there aren't many worries and tons of free time so I decided to be crafty. I made shirts and scarves and bracelets. I'm sick of my old fashions. Like I don't want to wear a majority of the clothes in my closet. It sounds bad since I should be grateful to have all those clothes in the first place but since I haven't grown in a long time, I have to keep everything. I'll have to look for better stuff when we go back to school shopping. I keep having nightmares about school and homecoming. That must be a sign. School is coming way to fast and that's a frightening thought. Thinking about being trapped in those smelly white brick walled classrooms for an hour and a half sounds worse than going to jail. So I try not to think about it. Tomorrow is my first behind-the-wheel and I haven't heard good things about other kid's experiences so hopefully it won't be a disaster.

2004-08-08T14:55:00.000-05:00

On Friday night my family went to Arlington Park to watch the horse races and it was awesome. I thought that it would be sad because I envisioned the horses getting beaten by their jockeys but they only give them a little flick once and a while and horses have thick skin. We all got to choose a horse to bet on. Two times my dad and me like the same horse so we bet and then our horse won! It was very exciting. Some people there were hard core bettors and they were screaming and talking to themselves and one even threw his book when he lost. Hopefully they didn't bet too much money. I have a haircut coming up this week and since my hair hasn't been different in about a year, it t will be a nice change. I think it's better to go back to school with something different every year so it's like a fresh start. Who wants to go back to school the exact same as they left it?

2004-08-05T18:41:00.000-05:00

Betsy's 15 years old! Woohoo! We surprised her and took her to Coldstone for ice cream. Some friendly male workers sang her a song for free and took a picture with her. It was great fun. Then yesterday we went thrifting in Elgin. Boy oh boy, there were some stupendous items there. I got this dark red leather jacket that was made in Uruguay. Also, I got a brown belt and these express pantalones. They're poofy at the bottom and Miss Linda told me cowboys used to wear them. Hopefully I won't look like a cowboy though, because I'm not really into that dirty, dusty vest and neck hankerchief look. Our VBS group is officially out of control. Two of our boys were lying on the ground pretending to convulse during singing. Then one of the boys almost knocked over this little fort and one girl pulled the trunk off of a tree. At the end of the day, about four kids decided they wanted to pull their teeth out. Once everyone was gone all we were left with was a red sheet that had been spilled on multiple times and little remains of their crafts and even a dirty band-aide. How fun. Also, since last night I haven't felt good and I still don't. I think they got me sick. It could have been the burger king though. Tomorrow is the last day and I hope that all the children grasped the concepts. There are two in particular that seem to be in need of Jesus in their lives. Unfortunatly they barely listen to the message. I want them to leave VBS with hope in their hearts.

2004-08-03T20:56:00.000-05:00

This is a funny quote:

"Man who runs after car is exhausted. Man who run in front of car is tired." (Chinese Philosophy.)

2004-08-02T17:14:00.000-05:00

The trailor was really fun. A few bugs stumbled inside so I had to let them free. We went outside a lot to swim, go on the boat, collect sticks, play badmitton, and other things I can't remember. We went mini golfing, only to encounter some rather unfriendly teens who felt that they owned Tom Thumb (the golf place). We went swimming at around midnight on Friday and it was adventerous considering I don't even like water that much during the day. We ate a ton of food but not so many of the jelly rats which were kind of gross. Shopping was cool. The car ride was not. The rest of the week is Vacation Bible School. Little kids are not my favorite but it was actually pretty enjoyable. I'm like the "assistant" craft person. Betsy and Meghan got to lead their own group and although I would have rather been a group learder, crafts are awesome so it's all good. My cousin who's in the army and over in Iraq is coming home this weekend! He's been gone for about a year and was supposed to come home multiple times but they kept pushing the date back. We're having a party for him. I'm very thankful that he's been kept safe during his time there. I feel bad when I think of everything the soldiers are doing to defend our country while I'm sitting at home thinking about things like shopping and other mindless subjects. It makes me want to make a difference in the world.

2004-07-29T13:03:00.000-05:00

Trailor fun starts today!

2004-07-28T15:13:00.000-05:00

I was reading through our group blog and there was this old post that I wrote saying I needed a hobby and someone called Homeless Boy or something wrote a comment saying to adopt a homeless person. I found this to be interesting but strange. So I looked at his blog and it was kind of scary. But it's cool that people can comment and it makes me happy to get them. Betsy is a great commentor because she has something to say even when my blog is boring.

2004-07-28T12:59:00.000-05:00

Certain boys can be very frustrating. Especially those who like to write in code. Well, read this code boy!: you stink!. Why are they incapable of carrying on a conversation? It's like talking to a wall, except talking to a wall might be better since a wall can't disappoint you by saying something stupid. There must be guys out there who like to talk. I just haven't met any so far.

2004-07-28T12:41:00.000-05:00

Teeheehee
"I meant what I said, I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent" (Dr. Suess)
That Dr. Suess is a cool person.

"If its sanity you are after there is no recipe like laughter." (Henry Elliot)

2004-07-27T21:11:00.000-05:00

I love summer very much. The feeling that you have nothing better to do than lie around, read, or do whatever you want is wonderful. Last night was the first night I slept in my bed since Thursday. Shocking. The past weekend was crazy. Saturday I was in the parade with church, which was okay. Then later that day Katy and Meghan came over and we sat around a fire and hung out. The Dew made us stay up very late, so we started watching Edward Scissorhands at about 4 am. Johnny Depp was amazing. He may be the hottest middle-aged man ever. Whoa, that sounds gross. Anyways, in the morning we set Vladamir, the moth, free hoping that no environmental catastrophes would arise from the event. Sunday night was the fireworks and something interesting happened there. I saw Andy Turco for the first time in about two years. Unfortunatly he was my boyfriend in 6th grade. It's ridiculous to think that I had a boyfriend in 6th grade and even more ridiculous that it was Andy. Thank God he moved because currently he is a freaky, mohawk wearing, stalker. After the fireworks Betsy, Meghan, and me went to Katy's to camp in her backyard. Good times. We got locked out of her house so Katy and me walked around to the front to open the garage. My socks got wet. That night, the planning of Operation: Quirky Petropolis occured. It's currently in action. Today was uneventful. I went to Kohls and got two pairs of shoes and then went to Target. Trailer fun is approaching quickly. Betsy and Meghan can come for sure and maybe Katy. We will play badmitton, of course, since it is the best sport ever. We will be eating a lot of junk food including Scooper's ice cream. We will also be boating and swimming. It should be stupendous. I had piano tonight and it was fun. I realized that every time I'm upset, bored, lonely, nervous, or in a bad mood I play piano. Not that I don't play when I'm happy but there's something about it that lets you escape. There's always a song to fit my mood. It's a great stress reliever. The only problem is that it's hard to dance while you're playing. You just have to groove while seated. Haha. I'm going to go look something up on Google for my dad.

~ Adios

2004-07-23T23:25:00.000-05:00

Well, today was not as exciting as I anticipated and it made me think a few things. One: being an outsider won't kill you, nor does it mean you're a loser. Two: "Punk/emo" isn't all that it's cracked up to be. What is "punk/emo" anyway? It's just a stupid classification that restricts creativity. Also, people who become obsessed with being original just end up trying too hard which results in them being the opposite of original. Why not try being yourself?

2004-07-19T21:32:00.000-05:00

I found some cool quotes that I thought were clever or true to life.
"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." Mark Twain

"Reality can be beaten with enough imagination." Anonymous

"In politics stupidity is not a handicap." Napolean Bonaparte

"It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them." Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Work is a necessary evil to be avoided." Mark Twain.

"We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic." Susan Jeffers

"Do not worry about your problems in mathematics. I assure you, my problems with mathematics are much greater than yours." Albert Einstein

These ones are old and used to be in my profile but I still like them.
"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." Jimi Hendrix

"Peace has her victories, no less renowned than war." Milton

"Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you." Ajahn Chah

2004-07-19T20:26:00.000-05:00

Today was very good so I'm in a happy mood. We went to the mall and I found a homecoming dress! Well actually there's three I like but my mom is going to help me choose. Katy and Meghan found one too so it was a very productive trip. They're all original from the other dresses so it's cool. Then at Wet Seal there was a sale and I bought a shirt. It was very fun to see them again after such a long time. Since I am supposed to go to the trailor Friday and it's Founder's Day, Meghan and Katy offered to let me stay with them. That would be awesome. Who knows if I will be allowed to though. Parents are interesting creatures. I usually don't understand them. Oh well. One day I will probably be a parent and then maybe it won't be such a mystery. Adios

2004-07-18T21:23:00.000-05:00

Today was my grandpa's wife's 80th birthday party. So a bunch of my old relatives were there and I must have heard "You're all grown up now!" about 30 times. The band played music and my grandpa started dancing with her but it was sad because I realized that my grandma would have been 80 this year also and I miss her a lot. I wish she was still here. By the time we got home, Meghan and Katy were off doing something so I couldn't talk to them. It would have been awesome to go on the mission trip. I wish they would have flied though. I have motion sickness so hours and hours in the car would not be fun for me or any of the surrounding people. Since my motion sickness is getting better, I will probably be able to go on a mission trip soon. This week should be fun because everyone's home now and we will get to hang out again.

2004-07-18T21:14:00.000-05:00

Here's my schedule:

Term 1
1. H Chemistry (Schertz)
2. Algebra 2 (Burris)
3. A Global Economics (Allen)
4. Spanish 2 (Englehart)

Term 2
1. Same
2. Same
3. H Trig (Petrosky
4. Same

Term 3
1. H English (Blum)
2. Drawing (Ellis)
3. Health (Bauer)
4. A American Government (Kobza)

Term 4
1. Same
2. Same
3. Creative Writing (Bigler)
4. PE (Thomas)

2004-07-15T11:57:00.000-05:00

Wow, another day with nothing to do. It's quite sad. Plus my entire family was in a bad mood when I woke up so that didn't help. I'm reading The Da Vinci Code and it's really cool and exciting. Yesterday I was outside reading for a while and when I went inside my eyes were blurry and I was walking like a drunk person. My freckles have gone out of control, but there's no stopping them. I don't really mind them anyway. People seem to equate freckles with dorks and that isn't fair. Well I don't care what people think of them. Freckle is not a very enjoyable word to say. The word rendezvous, on the other hand, is a wonderful word to say and it's spelled so awesomely. Well that's all for now. Peace

2004-07-14T15:23:00.000-05:00

It's been a long time since I've written. My family went to Keystone, Colorado. There were about 50 boyscouts going to New Mexico so they were on the same plane as us. It was funny. Colorado is so scenic. The sites were amazing. The only problem was the lack of oxygen and cool weather. We climbed to the top of one of the Rocky Mountain peaks and it was 12,000 ft about sea level! We also saw a few moose at Rocky Mountain National Park. One of them was black and it was beautiful. On the last day we went to a barbecue contest/festival and saw hillbillies. When we got home we went to our trailer for 4th of July and it was pretty fun. Since then I read Life of Pi by Yann Martel and it was so good. I've been drawing and I made a blanket. Meghan and Katy will be coming home soon from the mission trip. Then Betsy, Meghan, Katy and me will hopefully have a shindig because we haven't hung out all together since the day after school got out. Crazy. It will be nice to get back to school and talk to everyone. We still have over a month left though, so that leaves a lot of time to do what ever I want. Like staying up late. That is so much fun. Also sleeping in. I'm not looking forward to the alarm clock going off at 6 am. AAHHH! I'm not going to think about that.

2004-06-18T12:49:00.000-05:00

So far Summer Break has been uneventful. It doesn't feel like summer has started yet or something. Driver's Ed took up alot of time and it was extremely boring. My family went to the Algonquin Hill Climb which was cool. Meghan's mom took Meghan, Katy, Betsy, and me to Gurnee Mills and that was really fun. There were lots of deals especially at Abercrombie. Now we're getting ready leave. I will miss my friends whom I won't see for a while. So have fun! Good luck Meghan in the RV with Harry and family. You will make it! Talk to you later.

~Farewell

2004-06-09T14:06:00.000-05:00

I can't believe school is finally over!!! I feel so free! Running out of Spanish class for the last time today was a moment of pure joy. No more going to bed early, or waking up at 5:30. No more projects or parents asking "Isn't there something you could work ahead on?" No more people saying "Oh those little Freshmen" or people shoving me around in the hallways. Tonight I'm going to stay up as late as I want and then sleep in until I want to get up. Tomorrow Betsy, Meghan, Katy and me are going to see Harry Potter because Betsy hasn't seen it and it's a good movie. Well everyone, Happy Last Day! Don't waste your summer!

2004-06-06T21:27:00.000-05:00

Well Betsy and Meghan inspired me to change my blog and I thought this one was pretty. My ballet recital was on Friday. It's finally over!! I actually wasn't very nervous until we were behind stage for our dances. Everything went well and people said they liked it. After the recital some relatives came over and Katy, Betsy and Meghan did too. They slept over (not the relatives) and we just talked and watched some of The Labyrinth which is frightening but not in a scary kind of way. Yesterday I saw Harry Potter and it was very good, especially compared to the last ones. It had more style and depth. Today we went to my cousins house and then my mom and sister and Renee went to a tent sale but I just stayed at their house because tent sales are hot and boring. Now I'm going to read a book.

2004-05-31T19:14:00.000-05:00

This long weekend sure didn't feel very long. Friday was a bad day for me because my money was stolen from me during gym, then I was accidently run in to, then I sat in chocolate, and then McDonald's gave me the wrong sandwich. My family went to the trailor and it rained the entire time but I got to drive on a few highways! It was very fun. On Saturday I had a very nice dream about this guy that I like. My ballet recital is on Friday which means we have practice every night this week. I get to get out of school early on Friday so that's good. I don't like performing and I get so nervous. Of course my mom invited all my relatives which makes it worse. After it's over, I feel so happy and relieved that it makes all the butterflies worth it though. So I'm going to try and not get super nervous just yet. I'll save that for Friday.

2004-05-26T09:46:00.000-05:00

I'm sitting at home right now watching TV and doing nothing because it's Senior Awards Day and I didn't really want to sit with thousands of kids, under boiling hot lights, watching people who I don't even know recieve awards. Tomorrow I present my Romeo and Juliet lines and I memorized all 43. It's different saying the lines at home and saying them in front of a class though so hopefully it goes well. I have to go to school in about an hour. Tonight is driver's ed. It's kind of boring but we will probably eat Dairy Queen so it's all good. Well now I'm tired of writing so adios

2004-05-23T14:05:00.000-05:00

This morning, May 23, 2004, was declared Faith Community Church day by the mayor of Huntley. Then we shoveled some wet dirt and it was pretty cool. It was a historical event for the church so I'm glad we went. Then my family ate out and now I have to hang up laundry. Later I'm going to go driving again. Yipee!

2004-05-22T22:34:00.000-05:00

Last night I went to Meghan's and it was great fun. Then I came home to find out that my parents had food poisoning. That was not fun. Then I went out driving on actual streets for the first time. Before I just went in parking lots. I kept forgetting to make sure not to hit the mailboxes. Luckily nothing was run over and no one got injured. My dad didn't feel good when we went so he was kind of grouchy and my mom came along and she was just sitting in the back with a pained look on her face. But driving is very fun. Then tonight I watched Shakespeare in Love and it was really good. It was an interesting twist on the story. Tomorrow our church is ground breaking so everyone is getting on a school bus together and we're going to stand on a muddy piece of land. Sounds like quite the religious experience. Farewell

2004-05-21T15:53:00.000-05:00

This week seemed like very long and rushed. I started driver's ed and it was okay but it takes up a lot of time. Then on Thursday I got my permit which means I'm a legal driver!! It's hard to believe. I have to memorize 43 lines of Romeo and it's kind of hard because there are so many thou's and art's and hath's. Someone who used to be my friend was really mean to me today and I think he may be schizophrenic. Tonight I don't really have anything to do but maybe something will come up.

2004-05-14T16:06:00.000-05:00

Today was good because it's Friday. In Spanish we had a new student so everyone had to introduce themselves and when my turn came I said "I'm Meghan" and then Mrs. Taylor said "Or Meghan I Need a Sandwich." It was fairly embarrassing. Then at the end of class Agnes and me were standing near each other and she said that the two of us probably weighed 15 pounds combined. The talent show is coming very soon! It's hard work planning these things and it takes too many phone calls. But we should have a jolly good time.

2004-05-13T21:37:00.000-05:00

I can't believe today is already Thursday. It seemed more like Tuesday. We had a Great Expectations test and some parts were hard. I ate McDonalds for dinner. It was yummy. Then I had to clean my room. Then came Survivor and Rupert won the million dollars! He deserved it the most and it was so sweet when his family came up and his wife started crying. I disagree with the sexiest survivor man though. Ethan is so much hotter than Colby. Tomorrow is the talent show which should be interesting. This weekend the Zastrows and Ashenbrenners are coming for Hannah's confirmation. It's so hot in my bedroom that I don't know how I will be able to sleep. Good night.

2004-05-11T21:30:00.000-05:00

Hmm...this is the first time I'm writing since they changed Blogger and it's a nice change. I have a date for homecoming next year! My dear old friend Peter. Yesterday, I finished Great Expectations and it was really cool once we find out how all the relationships are interrelated. Its message was good and Pip finally learned his lesson, making him more likeable in the end. School was very tiring today. In gym, the other team was surprised that I could hit the ball during softball even though I played for at least 6 years. Then in Spanish, Island Party (this boy in my class) had to describe my outfit but he thought I was wearing a sweater instead of a sweatshirt. In Global Biodiversity we have to build an inflatable Killer Whale. Who knows why. It doesn't seem to serve an educational purpose. They are 15 ft long, 3 ft wide. Unfortunatly it didn't go so well for our group so we might have to start over tomorrow. I have a craving for beef and baked potatoe soup. Kind of weird...

2004-05-09T14:23:00.000-05:00

Today I went to church and it was nice. Then I layed around outside on this new swing thing we have because the weather is so perfect. Next we went out for lunch where I ate way too much and then forgot about a chocolate mint in my pocket and later found it all melted. Too bad since I would have eaten it. So back to Jacobs tomorrow, but that's okay because there are only a few weeks left and complaining about it won't make it better. Plus, I can think of many worse places that we could be.

2004-05-08T20:28:00.000-05:00

My second cousin, Sarah, had her first communion today so we went to their Catholic church. They sang a lot. Then we went to their house for a party. It was pretty fun. Now I have to make a mother's day card. Apparantly my friends had quite a day planned. I wonder if they actually did it. When we were coming home from the store, there was this boy on a skateboard with a scary ghoul mask on, watching all the cars go by. It was creepy. For Mother's Day I got my mom a hanging plant. I hope she likes it. I love chocolate.

2004-05-02T16:13:00.000-05:00

Back from the trailor. It was pretty fun but I had to read Great Expectations almost the whole time. It's actually getting good. Tonight is the film festival at Willow Creek. I've never been to one so hopefully it will be fun. My computer is really screwed up right now and I don't know why. This morning I watched a Led Zeppelin DVD and it was aweSome. They are the greatest band ever. Well I'm sick of trying to get this thing to work so Bye.

2004-04-29T13:36:00.000-05:00

Jacobs testing. What fun...not. At least it was early release. We could have gone home like an hour earlier but we had to wait for the juniors to finish their testing. I didn't see Katy once today. Katy, are you sick again? It's so nice outside. I think I'm going to go swing on my swingset. Peace

2004-04-28T15:38:00.001-05:00

It's my moms birthday and there's no school! I haven't done much though. I slept in until 8:20 which is late for me. We'll give my mom her presents once she comes home. Krispy Kremes are very yummy. We got a dozen on the way home from Six Flags on Sunday. The company that my dad works with had a private party there so we went. I didn't go on any fast rides though because they are upsetting to my stomach. My parents and sister went on a lot of roller coasters. A boy in my Spanish class who is very unpleasant called me Satan and yesterday called me a hippie and last week when I said happy earth day to him he said happy i hate you day (whatever that means). He thinks that by making fun of me, I'll start crying or something. Tomorrow is the Explore test which "WILL GO ON OUR PERMANENT RECORDS" according to Mrs. Kobza. We took this test last year. I heard that we only get one ten minute break throughout the whole day. There is a thrift store escapade today that I'm not going to because of my mom's birthday. Friday we're going to the trailor again.

2004-04-21T21:11:00.001-05:00

Tomorrow is Earth Day! April 22, 1970 was the first Earth Day and twenty million people participated! That's amazing. It's so important that we love and protect this planet. During the day people called me a "tree hugger" and they said "just one person can't make a difference" and "once we die it won't matter anyway." I thought that that was very ignorant. Who said one person can't make a difference? If you put your mind to it, you can do it. If people only care about what happens around them until the day they die then we have a problem. Someone has to look out for future generations. We don't want our children and our children's children to get cancer from pollutants or to not have any clean water to drink. I don't know when caring about the environment became "uncool". That's fine though, I'm not going to change my mind because of what other people think. Other than that the day was okay. I've barely talked to Katy in about two weeks. That makes me sad. This weekend my family is not going to the trailor so maybe I'll get to do something with my friends. Well Happy Earth Day!

2004-04-20T16:12:00.000-05:00

Rain is a wonderful thing. In gym class today, I was about four feet away from this kid who had the ball and he threw it at me really hard to try to get me out. He succeded and everyone on my team laughed at me. It was quite embarrassing. I have so much homework coming up that I doubt I will see the sun for about a week. It's that darn term paper in Mrs. Kobza's class, plus global biodiversity. On May 17 Driver's Ed starts!!! WooHoo! It will be so exciting. Now I'll just have to find a way to get a car. I might have to be one of those people who rides their bike everywhere. Oh well. Tonight is my piano lesson. That will be fun.

2004-04-19T16:05:00.000-05:00

This weekend we went to the trailor again and luckily were able to find a door. I had to work on my term paper the whole time though. In Spanish I had to present my family tree and I mispronounced a few words. Mrs. Taylor didn't seem to mind though. A sophmore boy told me he hated me. It was very mean. There was another fire at the end of the day. Katy and me were waiting for Meghan and Betsy and all the teachers were running around looking for where the smell was coming from. Eventually Katy and me left because Meghan and Betsy never came. Well I have to go to ballet soon so adios.

2004-04-11T18:52:00.000-05:00

Yay for Easter! It's such a nice holiday. Tomorrow I start two new classes, global biodiversity and gym. Switching classes is much better than having the same ones for the whole year because it keeps it from getting too boring. We went to the trailor and had to replace a door that the robbers broke. So when I woke up on Saturday, there was no door and it was freezing outside. Later that day I got Culver's custard so it was okay. Hopefully there will be some cute guys in my new classes. Jacobs seems to have a small supply of cute guys though so who knows. I can't wait for driver's ed.

2004-04-06T16:25:00.000-05:00

My poor twiny is sick, plus she had to get a physical today. That is sad. Some strange, foul odor was once again circulating in the Freshmen hallway. They should really think about installing a better vent system up there so people don't pass out or even worse, die. After school it smelled bad on the first floor too so Katy was like "don't breathe in through your nose and make a run for it!" so we dashed and darted across the Commons and finally could breathe in fresh air. It's so nice out today. Spring has arrived! It's hard sitting in classes with windows because then I look out it and want to be outside, but it's better than being in a room with no window. Only about two months left and then we're free. Finishing freshmen year will be the best feeling.

2004-04-05T21:26:00.000-05:00

Today was not a pleasant day. Especially since we had to do the sit and reach in gym class. Needless to say I got an extremely embarrassing score. Just because I can't bend in half, doesn't mean I can't bend in many other ways. I guess Jacobs will never know. I'm tired of the lame-o conversations that people have. Like "Oh I'm so fat, I'm so skinny, blah, blah, blah" People shouldn't worry about things like that. In the end, it won't matter. Everyone has insecurities but having to listen to someone cry about it in Spanish class when I thought we should actually be learning some Spanish is annoying. Maybe tomorrow will be better. Animal Farm is so cool. I don't like Snowball and Napolean though. The animals agreed to not let any one of them have more control than the other, yet these two are dictating. Interesting.

2004-04-03T16:58:00.000-06:00

I tried to chat with someone from my Spanish class but he would only answer with one word. So I gave up. I've had about five snacks so far today. They were yummy. I'm watching I Love the 80's and it's kind of weird.

2004-04-03T11:27:00.000-06:00

I wonder if everything that happens to us is planned out by God. Like every single person we meet is for a purpose. That would mean that people don't really have a free will. Maybe there are certain events that are destined to happen to us and the rest we decide on our own. I don't know. I haven't read the bible enough to know what it says on the topic, which is bad because we're supposed to read it every day. Last night Meghan, Katy and me went to Betsy's and it was very fun. That 70's Show is awesome. Katy, you should bring your blog back! Please? I'm going to do yoga now because my muscles hurt from the fitness testing. Darn that gym class!

2004-04-02T16:28:00.000-06:00

It's been an interesting week. I'm not going to say anything about the "Miles Scandal" because what ever happens, happens. It did make me think more carefully about what I write on this blog because you never know when someone is going to take offense. My dad has the flu. It is very sad. It is the second time he's gotten the flu this year. Hopefully no one else in our family will catch it but we could. I hate the flu. Flu is short for influenza, which is a pretty neat word. The Northwest Herald sent me a letter. I was hoping it was some type of prize for being a dedicated carrier, but no such luck. It was a check for the money I spent on two carrier bags that they had to pay me back for. Great Expectations is actually pretty cool other than the fact that half of it is useless information. Pip is a jolly good fellow but he can be mean sometimes and also stupid. I can't believe that the quarter is almost over. This one went by the quickest. Soon I'll be out of mass media. Well, Yo voy a ir marchase ahora. Adios.

2004-03-27T19:48:00.000-06:00

Spring Break has come and almost gone. It was lonely without you guys. We got new carpet so for the whole week there was no computer, only one working TV behind a bunch of junk and only one accessible couch. It was okay though because we kept pretty busy. These two Mexicans put our carpet in and they stepped on two of my plates with unicorns on them. On Thursday we went to the dentist. It was so much fun! Not. There was this mound of bloody gauze because the hygenist was using that sharp tool and kept hitting my gums. But then we went to Portillo's and Woodfield. It was fun. My sister brought her friend Ashley so I went with my mom. I got a dress for Easter maybe and some flip flops. There was nothing good in Hollister or Abercrombie. At Nordstrom there was this awesome pair of rainbow rain slicker boots but I didn't try them on. Yesterday all of my family went to Borders to see Jon Troast! He recognized me! There were no tables to sit at though so after looking for books we just stood. My dad seemed kind of bored and my mom said he wasn't very cute. Today we had to move more furniture and put things back. The week went by too fast. Everyone is going to have tans and their hair braided. I think Donald Trump is on Saturday Night Live tonight. I bet he can't act. And what's with that hair? It looks like he has a dead ferret sitting on top of his head. You'd think with all that money he could pay someone to make him look good.

2004-03-17T20:56:00.000-06:00

Today after school some kids threw water on my Saint Patricks Day socks and then laughed. I was sad. Church was fun...kind of. Tomorrow I have to do a presentation in Kobza's class and I dread speaking in front of other people. But it will be easier than the first presentation in that class.

2004-03-16T17:15:00.000-06:00

My sister is making a pizza for life skills right now. It brought back memories of the good old days when we were innocent Westfieldians. This boy told me today that there is no heaven or hell and when I told him that he was most definitely incorrect, he made fun of me along with other people in the class. I told him that I know for sure there is a heaven and he was like "have you been there?" Then another boy in my class told him that he knew there was a heaven also. So the mean boy goes "what religion are you" and he said Muslim and then he said "what religion are you?" I said Christian and he's like "Ha!" like that proved some kind of point. I said to him "well I just didn't want you to go to hell" and he said "well I won't because I don't believe in it." He was very offensive about the whole thing and wouldn't even listen to what I had to say. Hopefully someday he'll change his mind because forever is a very very long time.

2004-03-13T22:14:00.000-06:00

I hate how the internet sucks up my time. I'll go online to check mail, then go to the sites on my favorites list, then I end up going to other sites, and soon I've been on for hours and I feel like a zombie. Hopefully at an old age I won't go blind from to much computer screen staring. I found this awesome site www.art.com and it has prints that you can buy and some of the artwork is amazing. If it was nice out today, I was going to take a walk in the park, but it was cold. There was this article about Jude Law online and it was like "Jude Law is handsome and borderline pretty." I thought that was interesting, kind of insulting though. From what I hear, guys don't like being called pretty. SNL will be on soon and N.E.R.D is performing. They're pretty cool. I wish I lived on a farm and had cows as pets. That would be awesome.

2004-03-13T11:26:00.000-06:00

This is the color of my aura from Emode
"We don't need a psychic to tell us that you're giving off a Emerald vibe. Your bright, refreshing, grass-green aura tells us that you're a relaxed person with a laid-back attitude. Into living a healthy lifestyle — from eating right to trying yoga and aromatherapy — you're down-to-earth and always easy-going. You bring calm and peace with you wherever you go. A bit of a flower child, you're as unpretentious and open-minded as they come. Everyone is invited to your party. Chances are you have quite the green thumb, too, as well as a knack for healing people — both emotionally and physically. Sensitive and compassionate, you're as reliable as the earth and as natural as herbal tea and organic vegetables."

2004-03-13T10:44:00.000-06:00

"He died in a tragic gardening accident." Oh how I love the movie Spinal Tap. "I think the real problem was that the stonehenge was in danger of being crushed by dwarves."

2004-03-12T16:41:00.000-06:00

My mom is talking to Betsy's mom at this very moment.

2004-03-12T16:26:00.000-06:00

The shindig is tonight! In 1 hour I will be going to Meghan's house for a music movie marathon and to eat pizza. Today was fun because during flex we waved at everyone who walked past us. Barely anybody waved back but hopefully we still spread some happiness since that was the main purpose of the escapade. Some people stared at us like we had lobsters crawling out of our ears (that is from A Christmas Story!). But we still had a shoop-digity good time. I'm so excited that it's the weekend!

2004-03-11T20:07:00.000-06:00

"My kneecaps look like Chinese babies"

2004-03-10T18:36:00.000-06:00

Today was thoroughly uneventful once again. I'm not allowed to go to church because my parents got into a fight with Hannah and after spending time getting ready my parents are like "Meghan, we're not going to church." So now I'm stuck here doing nothing.