The Shrimp Juice Revolution

The Strokes of fortune

2006-06-11T21:11:00.000-05:00

That was you up on the mountain
All alone and all surrounded
Walking on the ground you're breaking
Laughing at the life you're wasting
1 - 2 tries won't do it
You do it all your life and you never get through it
Everything they had to say
Had been erased in just one day

"Good try
We don't like it"
"Good try
We won't take that shit."

I can't win.

Productivity

2006-04-04T22:17:00.000-05:00

Making pretty CD labels with my super-fun ages 4-7 sticker machine!!!!

My Feet Are Solely Utilitarian

2006-03-31T17:41:00.000-06:00

No pun intended

I'm sick

More blogging (about why I now love guns) later

Pics from the Pit

2006-03-18T23:54:00.000-06:00

My wonderful brother, the wonderful Adam, is the best photographer ever, I love you!!!

Another Hour, Pipe Dreams

2006-03-17T01:43:00.000-06:00

My Spring Soundtrack is Travis, album The Invisible Band
With the flowers and the greenery and the familiar music I get that gut feeling, and smell the remaints of emotions : of utmost glee with that sickening tightening. I can feel the crusty sensation of dried tears - but for what?

Oh no, another hour has passed...! When did that happen? As I read months and months of old posts and comments, and lost myself in old anger and happiness and arguments and despair, and the smells.

Commencement

2006-03-14T23:02:00.000-06:00

Today I will begin a task that has long laid dusty and forsaken....
I will attempt to juggle five books at once (metaphorically).
I will try to finish The Brothers Karamazov (finally), Atlas Shrugged (eventually), and begin Lord of the Flies, F. Scott Fitzgerald's Six Tales of the Jazz Age, and this book Everything is Illuminated that seems to be good - soon to be a motion picture starring Elijah Wood!
In pursuit of the justification of purchasing/beginning- Catcher in the Rye, and The Devils. OH and I'm going to brush up on Animal Farm again before the new quarter. And I hope to finish fascinating albeit image-diminishing Why Buildings Stand Up
I haven't read hardly at all this entire school year! I haven't done jack this year, really, and it didn't really help my grades or anything. Seriously, will someone tell me what I've been doing all year??? Not writing, knitting, reading, general craft-ing, Sim-ing, IM-ing, or anything!!
Sleeping? ....... maybe....
LOVE,

Sphere and Happenings of Theology Class

2006-03-08T23:31:00.000-06:00

"I wish my name was 'Sphere' - it's so pretty to write."

"Sphere" is the epitome of cursive.....!

The Lowlands.

2006-03-07T00:11:00.000-06:00

Now what am I supposed to do with the rest of these forsaken years?
Year after year disappointments - you never fail.
Always where it hurts deepest.
Opportunities? At the price of these impediments. Do I deserve better? Does it matter - I'm trapped anyways.

Through New Eyes

2006-03-05T22:52:00.000-06:00

All I ever talk about on here anymore is studying, grades, and how I wish it would rain.

He Was a Bold Man That First Ate an Oyster

2006-03-01T21:15:00.000-06:00

Happy Ash Wednesday..........!

Today was a day to be reckoned here forth as the day on which I, Madeleine Marie, first consumed an oyster..!!!!! (Actually, I had two!)
It was pretty ok. Pretty good - but will take some getting used to. Anyways it was pretty momentous.
The matter at hand, however is that I have another History test tomorrow, for which I am completely un-motivated to study for. I hate this; we JUST had one!!!
Today I proposed to Munoz the role of teacher sponsor to a new club, of which I would be founder: The Beach Volleyball Club!!!!
A Toast! To playing heartily in the sand-soccer field, pumpin Bob Marley on a boombox, drinking non-alcoholic pina coladas and NOT running laps or being competitive whatsoever!

It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine.

SHWING! Peace out ;)

Beads

2006-02-28T18:19:00.000-06:00

Happy Mardi Gras! I thought February would never end! Just as well - it's as sunny as June so who cares what month it is? It finally rained, that was magnificent.
I don't know what I'm going to do for lent...? I'm thinking of listening to only classical music, but that's basically all I've listened to lately anyways. I'll think of something.
My back hurts....!

Happy Valentines Day!

2006-02-14T22:07:00.000-06:00

I hope everyone had a nice v-day!
I hope I did well on that chem test!
Love yall!

I Wish

2006-02-12T21:58:00.000-06:00

It would rain today.

Medical Mystery

2006-02-09T17:24:00.000-06:00

So
I had a History test today, and i'd completely forgotten about it until last night at about six or so.. But I got home and I couldn't stay awake... I went to bed at 8, I didn't know what I was gonna do about it, seriously! So I just went to sleep anyways. But thennn I woke up at 3! And I studied for twenty minutes! Then I went back to sleep!

AND I TOTALLY ACED IT.

Maybe more later?
(Probably not)

I Don't Remember Much of Today - What Did I Do All Day?

2006-02-07T23:42:00.000-06:00

This evening I peeked into the world of podcasts - and I liked it. I'm not sure about the regular ones, but I'm definately a fan of the video podcasts! I'm already excited about the ones I've subscribed too, and the best part is just how free they are! (very.) However, some were, unfortunately, quite deceptively pretentious.
I slaved away last night working on my "St Ambrose of Milan" action figure for my "MUST BE CREATIVE" Theology project, and this morning in homeroom as I pulled it out of it's little *CUSHIONED* box, it's head just toppled right off. I was expecting that, I must say, so I wasn't all too flustered - as I explained to my friends. In response, they said "Oh well his leg just fell off too." And as I gasped "what?" his arm just came right off too. Then, when I was displaying the damage to beloved Munoz, his other arm came off. This distressing, I admit. However, it turned out to be a blessing. During lunch I convinced Munoz to give me a pass to skip Art History - the utmost of torture - so I could fix it in her room, using the glue gun I waited ten minutes to borrow from Miss Annie. HAHA I got to skip Art History, and it WIGGED the Khalids out. Heehee. They joined me eventually, along with Theresa, yet Mr Foug. didn't seem to mind, as he came in several times to hand back papers and lassoo some juniors so they could take their test. (I GOT AN 85... THAT RUINED MY DAY.)
I got it fixed, and had a grand old time with Munoz and Nads/Sana/Theresa.
The figure only took about 5-10 mins to fix, yet we never went back into Art History (I was told he gave a study hall anyways).
When I gave the presentation, his leg fell off again, but all else remained intact.
I got a 98!
When I got home, I took Mr. Ambrose out to the alley and smashed him up into little pieces which were then thrown against the walls, for all the trouble he gave me today.
But in all seriousness - cool Saint, that one.

New Favorite Movie

2006-02-07T17:39:00.000-06:00

"Valley Girl" (1983)
"A California girl with a regional dialect falls totally for a punk rocker."
I finally find Nicholas Cage somewhat appealing......!

Sunglasses - The Beggining

2006-02-06T18:01:00.000-06:00

These are the sunglasses that started it all! Now they seem so small... Adrienne said I looked like a bug - NOW whaddaya think?
Anyways, I hope yall enjoyed the chronicling of my sunglasses investments! (They're in chronological order from top to bottom)

Sunglasses - They get significantly larger

2006-02-05T21:50:00.000-06:00

These were kind of an impulse buy, I just really liked them! I got them about a week ago. They're SO big, it took me a while to get used to them.
I need to stop wasting my saved money on sunglasses. I'm broke now...!

Sunglasses - The biggest (and therefore best) ones YET!!!!

2006-02-05T21:42:00.000-06:00

Well, these are my brand new buggy sunglasses that I got today! I couldn't resist - they were calling out to me! And so, it's official: I have a major sunglasses addiction.

Sunglasses Anonymous - I need more huge sunglasses!

News Update and Rant

2006-02-05T20:53:00.000-06:00

I've really enjoyed having internet in my room again over the past couple of days...!
Lots of things have been restored to me - internet iPod and stalkees! Yes my cousins, you may rejoice once more for the chronicling of a brand new stalking adventure. However, you'll have to get it elsewhere since I decided to not document my stalking activities online anymore. Does this mean I'm growing up? Grownups stalk people too!
I want to write about something other than stalking so as to not appear shallow and lame, but nothing else is coming to mind...!
Having Katrina over was fun! We haven't been to 1/2 Price in AGES! It's just as wacky and smelly as ever, with bargain cds galore as was expected. I've been so anxious that I've been really anti-social lately, so it's nice to get to see a friend. Now I've got AIM back, I see I wasn't really missing out on all that much - everyone's away... But I have been able to talk to people that I've been neglecting for far too long now! Why am I such a jerk?
Wednesday means the re-start of detox.... NOOOOOO! Meat and Veggies and water with limited fruit nuts and teas till Spain, baby!
Does sweat come out of pores, or hair? Neither?
I watched my "Bio-Concepts" disc w/ the feature on the Phospholipid Bilayer a couple of weeks ago. MAN is that a *insert word for something that's exciting... come on what is it? I hate it when this happens I'm completely blanking out SEAT-GRIPPER, that's it isn't it?! Screw it I'm using seat-gripper even if that's not a real phrase* seat-gripper!!! How exciting! Seriously, if you ever have the chance, just ask, and I'll show it to you - it's not something to be missed!

BOOYAH

2006-02-03T22:09:00.000-06:00

GUESS WHO FINNAAALLLLY HAS INTERNET BACK ON HER LAPTOP???
You will be hearing much more from me, my friends...

OH RIGHT

2006-01-03T13:07:00.000-06:00

It's The Strokes, of course, but just in case you didn't realize.

Sigh, I love them so.
Am I an obsessive? I don't like to think that I'm codependent but maybe I do like to think that... Let's just enjoy this music and not think about it.

First Impressions

2006-01-03T13:01:00.000-06:00

First Impressions of Earth

I wanted to upload the coverart... it didn't work.

(BTW: New Year's Revolution = blog a bit more)

Hagus

2005-12-13T16:47:00.000-06:00

THE FINALS ARE COMING, THE FINALS ARE COMING!
But I'm feeling pretty good/pretty silly 'cause I just completed something that I'd been putting off for like a month in seriously less than two hours, namely, an interview...! I'm the best! I'm the biggest procrastinator! It took a lot of threatening to get it outta me!

And By The Way

2005-12-02T22:18:00.001-06:00

why would I "chat" with you? You gave me a 79 and look at me with those eyes like you know exactly what's in here like you know me but you DON'T.

Create

2005-12-02T22:18:00.000-06:00

I'm feeling slightly off-balance but maybe that's because I only have one shoe on

Update Already

2005-10-18T20:39:00.000-05:00

Heyheyhey I can't believe how little I've updated since I got home... I dunno I guess I just haven't been myself! But hopefully I can change that, and make my new unself back to my selfself! School is a lot of WORK. But I think I can manage... I'll find out when my report card shows up at the end of the week!!! (Heehee!)
It was winter for like three days, and thus I've been launched into my crafty winter mood. It's cold outside, thus I must knit, sew, embroider, and take part in all manner of craft-y endeavors! I have a few teachers on my scarf list - nothing like a homemade scarf for Christmas to lift that average, right? RIGHT???
Speaking of teachers, if you're a Highlander, you surely know (and adore) our lovely teacher of the historical nature (lol pardon my attempts at eloquency): MISS MUNOZ!!!! And if you're NOT a Highlander.... well, I truly pity you... Miss Munoz is the BEST. *Random not-rant*k
You know what's really wretched? Chemistry!!! I'd like it better if the outcomes didn't affect my GPA!
I was assigned today a really nifty project by Miss Ashour.. It's not due for a while but it's all aboutg ME! (So that's why I like it of course) It's like a whole buncha questions about like me as a baby, my childhood, etc. It's gonna be great. (HEEHEEHEE)
I've been busily enacting multiple undertakings with the common goal to scare the wits out of my dearest mother - I'm DRIVING!!! She seems to be more scared about damaging the car than the lives of ourselves and others. I love driving.

PSAT

2005-10-14T13:29:00.000-05:00

Tomorrow

Um

2005-10-01T23:52:00.000-05:00

I guess sometimes no matter how much you try and force yourself, you can't always get your way.

Green

2005-09-13T17:39:00.000-05:00

Signed up for driver's ed classes today... I'd forgotten that I live in north dallas when I thought this might be a decent experience.... Right in the midst of the central powers, I cite Ursaline, Hockaday, Jesuit, etc.... well that's pretty much it but yea, you get the gist.
Oh and did you know that apparently the whole midget thing isn't just a Highlands' boy thing?
There were kids in there that looked like ten years old.
I'm tired

These Boots Were Made For...

2005-09-11T22:04:00.000-05:00

Driving ;)

Photos just don't do justice to my birthday boots!

T-Minus 2 Weeks

2005-09-11T15:52:00.000-05:00

thu BRAVERY!!!
Honestly,they're much happier than they'd want you to beleive. AW, look at DIRT! (the one making the face...)
HUZZAH for AUSTIN CITY LIMITS!!!!

We <3 Dirt even more

2005-09-11T15:51:00.000-05:00

We <3 Dirt

2005-09-11T15:49:00.000-05:00

Aw, Bugger

2005-09-10T11:30:00.000-05:00

...

The Hallowed Day is Approaching, people!

2005-09-07T20:20:00.000-05:00

Yes that's right, my BIRTHDAY's coming up!!!
And if you're not a sexual predator (that counts you out, Em), then feel free to swing by the Starbucks near the school... I'm not quite sure, whatever get in contact, I'll clue you in. Ok? See you then!
Haha one of my corniest entries ever...

Spring Cleaning

2005-09-05T20:09:00.000-05:00

I was cleaning out my old dusty away messages I never use anymore from my AIM sn, when I found this one from a few months ago...

Finals finals finals finals finals finals finals....
If my sympathetic nervous system causes my adrenal glands
to explode and leave me in a writhing mass....

At least I went out with a bang!
MY FINALE.
FINALLLLLLLLLS.

Ah, what a tumultous time...

Maddie's Top 4 Most Breathtakingly Beautiful Guys

2005-09-05T12:53:00.000-05:00

NUMBER ONE!!!!
FABRIZIO MORETTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE most beautiful human person in all creation! Words cannot express my unending love and devotion to him!
I know this photo is a little like, boy-band dreamy eyed crooner-esque. But I do love him anyways! Look at that mop of curls! AHHHHH!!!
I LOVE FABRIZIO MORETTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I detest Drew stupid Berrymore... evil wench.

Maddie's Top 4 Most Breathtakingly Beautiful Guys

2005-09-05T12:50:00.000-05:00

JIMMY FALLON!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't care that his hair is psychotic, and that he laughs at his own jokes! As someone pointed out to me so well, that's probably exactly why I love Jimmy Fallon (as you should know, laughing at my own jokes is one of my traits too)! Jimmy Fallon is downright adorable, everyone, and I don't care who doesn't agree with me, man!

Maddie's Top 4 Most Breathtakingly Beautiful Guys

2005-09-05T12:48:00.000-05:00

Jason Schwartzman!!!!
I know many out there may disagree... But I love Jason so very much, he's not hot, but he's just so adorable! Who can resist Max Fischer?? Is that how you spell Fischer??
Rushmore is the shiznit

Maddie's Top 4 Most Breathtakingly Beautiful Guys

2005-09-04T23:55:00.000-05:00

THIS GUY!!!!

Just check out that moustache... that's pretty hot, yall.

Jude

2005-09-03T11:47:00.000-05:00

I love this little baby!!!

Home!

2005-08-21T22:05:00.000-05:00

I'm back from Germany!
I'm so tired right now....
Germany was fun, Benedict looks scary in photos but he's alright in real life. He's so cool.

Number Eleven

2005-07-25T16:21:00.000-05:00

You will find in life exactly what you put into it!

Reasons why today is so much better

2005-07-25T16:02:00.000-05:00

Than it should be:

Went to Gap, got some CLOTHES! Which is always a blast, or, is when they fit, which they most certainly do!
Got my photos, which are 100% terrific!
Got ALONE TOGETHER, WITH A DVD OF THEM LIVE... PLAYING BELOVED REPTILIA!!!! Timing couldn't be more perfect. It's easy to see that our love is mutual. We love each other, my Strokes and I!
Fab is hot
I look good with that white scarf I bought with my "ripoff" two dollar earrings lol
People are nice
I GET TO SEE EMILYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!
AND KATRINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
THE FUTUREHEADS, THE BRAVERY, THE DITTY BOPS, AND SO MUCH, SO MUCH MORE, AT ACL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's sunny outside, and I have the soul of an artist, I'm told.

Home Sweet Home!

2005-07-25T11:15:00.000-05:00

GUANTANAMERA, GUAJIRA GUANTANAMERA!
GUANTANAMERRRRA, GUAJIRA GUANTANAMEEERA!

Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crecen las palmas
Yo soy un hombre sincero
De donde crecen las palmas
Y antes de morirme quiero
Echar mis versos del alma

Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera
Guantanamera
Guajira Guantanamera

There's no place like Texas...!

2005-07-22T14:42:00.000-05:00

I'm coming home soon everyone!!! I'm truly sorry if I never sent you a postcard, but I want you all to know that I really really intended to!! And hey, maybe I'll buy some today and send them, you just won't get them until like three weeks after I come home! Or I could just give it to you... Or something. Even though I feel dirty when I walk into a Souvenir Store, I'm going to have to, and I'm going to have to buy some really tacky cheesy stuff, because I forgot to get everyone cool presents. Just a warning. Anyways I can't wait to talk to everyone again! And take a hot shower.... and sleep in my own bed!!!!!!!!!!! There's no place like Texas, there's no place like Bed!!!

LA PURA VIDA, SUCKAS!!!

2005-07-09T18:58:00.000-05:00

I´M IN COSTA RICA, AND I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rockin Round the Subway Line

2005-07-02T00:22:00.000-05:00

A blog-worthy scene at Subway this afternoon!
Carolyn and I were having an extrememly lazy day with Jude (highly appreciated) and decided that we would dine at Subway for lunch. The weather was bad, the parking lot was full, the line was long, and the faces were... wan. Every person there looked suicidal.. or rather, homicidal. We were deciding whether or not to try out the Zesty Pesto Chicken sub that Jarod's been gushing about, when we realized: what's this music playing overhead?? None other than... CHRISTMAS MUSIC! What in blazes?? There was a scene in line when I couldn't quite pronounce my order (Zesty Pesty Chicken) which the bloke behind the counter did not find amusing (amazingly). We were at our wits end of why no one else seemed to notice the odd music when a fellow diner asked us what was up, he was confused too! It was quite an experience.

I'VE GOT A GOLDEN TICKET!

2005-06-28T11:52:00.000-05:00

I AM GOING TO AUSTIN CITY LIMITS MUSIC FESTIVAL!!
AND I AM GOING TO BASK IN THE GLORY OF

THE FUTUREHEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND I have a pair of YELLOW SHOES Fedexing this way as we speak! YELLOW SHOES!!!

British comedies just aren't funny...

2005-06-25T22:19:00.000-05:00

...But this sure is! Today I finally saw the rest of Drop Dead Gorgeous (I'd only ever seen the very beginning), and I must say, it's truly hilarious. Violence and catty teenagers combined with a beauty pageant, all shot in that beloved Documentary-styled cinematography, adds up to a jolly good time!
Oh wait, disclaimer: (British comedies EXCEPT FOR THE YOUNG ONES just aren't funny.)
There, now I can sleep soundly tonight without fear of an angered Katrina creeping up to my window!!!

Shreiks and tears out hair, then throws computer through window and it lands on a squirrel!

2005-06-24T16:07:00.000-05:00

So, all I really wanted to do was install "Picture Project" on this computer so I could have my photos here as well, because according to the Theo-Deity, my computer cannot be rid of the viruses that prevent me from accessing the internet. So, until I learn to burn cds off of iTUNES, so I can salvage my songs before I have to uninstall EVERYTHING on my comp and start all over, I can only use this computer (mom's) for internet purposes. And I have this great picture of me making this really creepy face.. and I greatly wish to post it! So I was trying, but for some reason the pictures won't LOAD!!! So, I'm rather depressed.
The real reason why I'm here is to discuss the wonderful Kaffa Coffee. I love it, it is my home, and it would be my kindred spirit, if cafes could have a spirit. I don't know, maybe they do, so maybe it is. I went to Kaffa's yesterday, to fix my craving for some delicious, nutritious, BUBBLE TEA! And although I have yet to consume a bubbletea of theirs that doesn't have stale bubbles, I keep returning. Maybe, someday, I can fix up this comp and show some pictures, so you'll know just how awesome this place is, and understand. Everytime I go in, it's like I feel I'm in Europe or something. I mean, have you ever gone to an internet cafe in Dallas? America? And so get this, it's a cafe slash BAR. HOW RANDOM! And there's this one girl that works there, oh it's the best. I have dubbed her "mouse girl" because I have never in my life met someone who speaks quieter or more timidly! Despite the staleness of the bubbles, the Thai flavored bubbletea is enough to keep me coming. Ah, Kaffa Coffee.. I adore thee!

KAFFA COFFEE call is our time tasted language
Calling our great family of one great world
To the stimulating warmth
Of our Ethiopian peace offering.

Probably not exactly about the cafe... ehehe.. but hey, if they're cool enough to name it that, then I'll go ahead and put this poem-thing on my blog and pretend it's an ode to my new favorite caffeine-fix-suppliers!!

I try not to do this often

2005-06-23T16:18:00.000-05:00

We've been here before
We're stuck and I'm halfway through your door
I've said it before
Listen, this is the last time
we won't fool ourselves no more
Been at it for days
We are brand new but we're already set in our ways
I find it hard to belive
we fall to pieces way too easily
Got out hands on the action
we've been trying really hard to find
Since we got stuck on all the love and affection
It's getting harder for us every time
I wonder whywe have to tell each other lies
Maybe our heartache never dies with the hot night crash
You'll hear it tonight
Some call it doubts
Too hard to tell me it's all over and out
In the back of my head
I heard you say it
Tried to beat you to it instead
Wish I could be sure that we don't work
Could I leave you and all your...
Halfway through the door
My eyes shut my shoes nailed to the floor

Give us something worth saving when we're done crying
This time I couldn't keep him and I wasn't trying
Oh baby drop your worrying it's over
and no we don't need any time to recover

Target

2005-06-23T15:59:00.000-05:00

I have been spending a lot of time at Target this summer... This is turning into quite the ordeal.
I feel extremely listless today.

Brighton Loyalty

2005-06-22T22:52:00.000-05:00

I'm not even sure if I completely like the band, since after all I have yet to hear the whole cd, but I feel like I have to be loyal to them, oddly enough. But the thing is I feel ashamed whenever anyone else is hearing them, like "Oh GOD this just some pathetic little British band..." but when I'm listening to it by myself, I still get excited. How easily I succumb to peer pressure! Well, not exactly peer pressure. Whatev. I think this whole inferiority complex when it comes to British rock started when Craig told me that he thought The Futureheads sounded like "just any other British rock band...." Oh that was traumitizing.
Wow every single time I finally think up a nice train of thought for my blog, I get cut off! 'Nite!

Yay for Ultraviolet Rays!!!

2005-06-21T15:31:00.000-05:00

Yippee Hurray, once again I'm headed off to Lake Kiowa to visit Gimmer, and of course to try (again) to get a little melanin in me. Or... rather... in my skin. So....
I'm so incredibly exhausted today. I absolutely hate weeding stuff, but today I was weeding in the garden, and I actually survived! It was amazing! And... let's see... ugh what an incredibly boring day. I actually got up before noon, which was unpleasant!!
Fonzie is getting so old. It's really just so sad! Today the garbage truck came by, and he hardly barked at all!!! Isn't that depressing? Ok.. I truly have nothing to write.. I hope I can go to Half Price Books... I want more cds, I'm BORED!

YAYYYYYY!

2005-06-16T20:35:00.000-05:00

UP ALL NIGHT!!!!

UP ALL NIGHT

2005-06-15T22:11:00.000-05:00

MY CD,
WILL BE HERE,

TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOD BLESS AMAZON!

Golden Touch

2005-06-14T09:49:00.000-05:00

YOU GUYS!!!!
I have been pulled out from the depths of stalk-less-ness by an exciting new occurence!
I FOUND MY BRIGHTON SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As some of you may know, there's been a Pontiac commercial hanging around lately that I recognized to have a certain song in the background. I heard this song a year ago in jolly old England; I was watching a televised concert that was in a park in London. At first I didn't like it, but I was in a bad mood that day. But, when I was in Brighton (BRIGHTON!!!!!) I heard it again when I was shopping in an antique store, and was so jubilant that I was practically dancing in the store!
I've been searching for this song all year, and shocked myself when I recognized the little snippet played on the commercial! It took me a while, since the commercial isn't really played that often, but I finally managed to figure it out with my good ole buddy Google! So I discovered the mysterious band goes by the name of "Razorlight," and the wondrous song, "Golden Touch" can be found on their cd "Up All Night"!!!!! It's going to be here by Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Forgotten

2005-06-12T21:27:00.000-05:00

The very nice owner-person of the restaraunt in his faintly pink shirt informed me in a very intimate and detailed fashion just why Gary got fired, and basically, to put it this way, I just seem to be getting better and better at picking guys to obsess over. He would get in fights and show up bruised, or hung over, or (apparently most typically) 45 minutes late, or with a dirty shirt, or no tie, the list goes on.
Whatever.
You know how in The Forgotten, the aliens like, suck up people randomly?

HO-HUM

2005-06-12T17:48:00.000-05:00

I'm dreaming bout those dreamy eyes
I never knew, I never knew
So take your suitcase, cause I don't mind

I'm BORED, there's NO ONE to stalk.
Spent the better portion of today attempting to fry in the sun, it KIND OF worked.

Mood: dejected

2005-06-05T13:01:00.000-05:00

I miss my nice big house where I can retreat to my own room and not have to deal with other people.
Jude's as cute as ever!!!!!!!!!!!!

HEY, JUDE

2005-06-03T17:19:00.000-05:00

I've got that song stuck stuck stuck in my head,
JUDE IS THE MOST ADORABLE BABY IN THE WORLD.
I love him sooooooooooooooo much!
The cutest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways,
So yeah I'm in Galveston till Sunday hanging out with Jude and his parents (yuk yuk yuk heehee) and listening to all the different versions of "Hey, Jude" Adam downloaded onto his new iPOD.

I GOT A 94 ON MY GEOMETRY EXAM AND DANGIT, I DON'T CARE IF I'M GLOATING BECAUSE I FREAKING DESERVE TO GLOAT. I WORKED HARD ON THIS AND HOLLYLOLLYLOLLY I GOT A 94!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The World is a Sadist

2005-06-01T18:16:00.000-05:00

I HATE GEOMETRY......................

Again....

2005-05-31T20:02:00.000-05:00

Just minutes ago in the midst of my (futile) guitar lesson I felt like tossing my instrument aside, bursting into tears, and yelling "I give up."
But then I remembered how much my guitar cost,
and how much these lessons cost,
and how much I cost in general.
Kept smiling at Larry's weird jokes, and thought about how why guitar is so much harder than piano is probably because it's so much like math,
and how why I'll never succeed in either is because you couldn't beat music into me with some sort of music-stick contraption,
or math for that matter,
then I started to stress about Math....
again.

Ca Mest Egal

2005-05-31T17:12:00.000-05:00

This afternoon's study session distraction period resulted in me playing with some of that old makeup I got eons ago, which resulted in me sporting a "Wet 'n Wild Extreme Eyeshadow Crayon" goutee. Extreme indeed!

YAYYYYYY!

2005-05-31T14:56:00.000-05:00

I'M SO EXCITED!!!
About like, JUDE, and about like.... The only hard exam left is math!
HAHA IN YOUR FACE, LATIN-PEOPLE!!!
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

Throb... Throb...

2005-05-26T16:25:00.000-05:00

SO, I did get an A! I have to say, an A well deserved. I gave the BEST presentation ever, it was REALLY good and highly entertaining I might add!
SO, finals start soon. Tomorrow, actually. I know I should be off studying but, I decided I'd throw out a few words to my faithful (?) readers (??).
I'm so stressed... Dad's like... FLIPPING OUT AT ME. From the most random things.
"Your hair looks horrible today. YOU AREN'T STUDYING ENOUGH FOR FINALS."
"Why didn't you serve me salad? YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT STRESS IS."
Plus those MORONS in ECYD are totally screwing up the whole Germany thing... I am so anti-legion right now. I mean, come on, it's not that hard to be just a LITTLE organized... I mean, Miss Joan's on a bleeding RETREAT and we have her final tomorrow, isn't that genius? I mean, if you know you have consecrated teachers giving finals, why the heck would you plan a retreat then????
I FINALLY got my yearbook. GGRRRRRGRUMBLEGRUMBLERARRRRR. But hey, I'm in like, FOUR photos other than the class/individual ones! Isn't that cool?! And it's ALL in color! Snap!!
Alright, time to go study study study.
Later, squares.

ATP, or a lack of...

2005-05-23T18:43:00.000-05:00

I'M SO TIRED...
Are retreats supposed to be so physically traumatizing?? I'm so TIRED! I don't don't don't don't don't don't don't want to write my paper about HOBBES AND LOCKE. But I don't don't don't don't don't want to make anything less than an A++++++++++++++++++++ on this project.

Chomp

2005-05-20T16:28:00.000-05:00

So I'm getting ready to embark on a two night retreat in Las Colinas or something that's going to eat a very convenient portion of my weekend, conveniently at a very stressful point of my life. FINALLLLLS. Maybe the stress will "make me start crying" says cousin Ben, and I'll get closer to God?
Maybe by the time I get home I'll be so filled with grace that I'll stop doing stuff like buying grades (today I bribed my PE coach, who was treatening to flunk me, PAH, with the tempting offer of plate of homemade brownies).
Or maybe I'll be so filled with grace that I won't follow paganistic practices (I was rejoicing yesterday at dinner when my fortune cookie said "You will pass a test that will make you happy"!!)
Anyways, I'd best go pack, soOoOOoOoOOO.... yeah.

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

2005-05-19T16:27:00.000-05:00

Things that are activating my Sympathetic Nervous System:

Finals Finals Finals. Mr Yankay must not have understood that by having us start with Algebra now (for the past coupla weeks, cuz we finished Geometry) he was causing my brain to flip the Geometry switch to "off" and now I just can't flip it back on again.
Finals Finals FINALS. Mr. Aguilar is a MORON IDIOT because he thinks somehow that we're going to finish this last chapter, and have enough time to reveiw, and be able to cram all of this semester + this last chapter + that last section that we were NEVER TESTED ON into our brains and then poke a hole and let it all spill out onto the paper come that dreaded 2 - hour era in our lives.
FINALS FINALS FINALS. Mr. Aguilar also somehow thinks that we can manage all of the above in such a short time, and that he can just procrastinate and instead of hurry hurry hurry to finish, go on a feild trip with the boys to go see STAR WARS.
MORON MORON MORON! THOSE STUPID BOYS! THAT STUPID TEACHER! STUPID STAR WARS! STUPID HOLLYWOOD! OMIGOSH, STUPID! I HATE YOU MR. AGUILAR!!!!!
I am a hyocrite and I am a human and I am annoying and I will never know exactly what I am I will never know exactly who I am because I will always see me through my eyes. I am biased towards myself. All we ever want is what we want!!

HEAVY.

Pituitary Gland

2005-05-15T21:43:00.000-05:00

Don't you hate it when you just totally waste adrenaline???
Today at dinner I wore a very blue outfit that made me feel like a little blue ballerina, and I would take a picture if I could find my camara, and I would post it if my computer weren't fixed... But I'm still a little ballerina!!!

P-ah-nt-s.

2005-05-13T20:34:00.000-05:00

Pants. I have on right now these most horrible pants; quite possibly the most horrible article of clothing I own....

I was in Target for some reason, I love target, and they have some pretty awesome clothes sometimes! But I got overly excited when I found this skirt right, so then I saw these, brace yourself, Lime Green Capri Pants, and I'm like, "OH HOW WONDERFULLY TACKY!"and so I got them (they were cheap) but now I'm like, ok, I have to wear these things where no one will see me so I can break them in, then when they're ready I'll wear them in public and let people believe they're like, from a thrift store or something. But for right now I just look like such a dork. I'm starting to doubt whether my efforts are worth it...

Bad Hair Day

2005-05-11T21:14:00.000-05:00

Today
is the sort of day
when you wonder why
you ever bothered
to grow a head of hair.

Muse, Moose? Oh, Mousse...

2005-05-09T19:53:00.000-05:00

(Afterschool general squalor, enter stageleft, Katrina telling a pointless story, Maddie listening, unfortunately)

K: ...and so then I had to go back to the supermarket, because the mousse just did not work at all...
M: sorry, what?
(Katrina mumbles in her typically subdued storytelling nature)
K: My mousse..
M: Your MUSE?
K: Huh? No..
M: HAHA, YOUR MUSE WASN'T WORKING? WHY, IS SHE NOT INSPIRING YOU? 'YEAH ALL MY MUSE DOES IS SIT AROUND AND CRY ALL DAY!!!!"
(Maniacal Laughter ensues)
K: No, no. My mousse.
M: Your moose? HAHA WHAT IS IT SITTING AROUND AND CRYING ALL DAY? WITH THE MUSE?!??!?! HAHAHAHHAHAAAA!
(More maniacal laughter, passing students peer over with cautious, wondering expressions unsuitedly accompanying their wan faces)
K: Ehe... No... Chill out..
(Even more laughter)

So, what do you say? Is my vocation as a playwrite? Or.. screenplay writer person? The above dialouge may have been manipulated, but it all portrays a similar point. Crude misunderstood-word humor, but just really, really funny to be there!
I think I personally offended Mr. Yankay when I said that I didn't know who Theodore Roosevelt is, what I meant to say was "why no, I couldn't draw him off the top of my head!"

Taking it Ee-cee in D.C. .. making pathetic attempts at rhyming..!

2005-05-07T16:59:00.000-05:00

Ha, Ee-cee....
Anyways!
I'm having a BLAST up here with my favorite sister in the world! We did so much today! Sooooooo fun!!!! And I got to meet one of her friends, who's really nice.
The apartment looks tons better now that it's all like, not-crammed-with-junk. And there's nice leafy trees right outside her window: so choice! I'm having a good time with Mr Zedly over here, he's doing fine despite all the hate mail streaming in from various dogs in Texas!
UuUuUuMmMmMmM....
I'm TIRED...

AHHHHHH!!!!

2005-05-05T20:38:00.000-05:00

URGENT!!!
URGENT!!!!
URGENT!!!!!

URGENT NEWS:
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS
2005
FEATURING
MANY MANY JERKS...
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY....

THE FUTUREHEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH... MY... GOSH....
THANK GOD!
I LOVE YOU,
SWEET JESUS!

AHA!

2005-05-02T19:42:00.000-05:00

I remembered,

"The last time of anything has the poignancy of death itself." My favorite quote from my favorite book, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn!!!
poign·ant adj. (poinynt)
Physically painful: “Keen, poignant agonies seemed to shoot from his neck downward” (Ambrose Bierce).
Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings: poignant anxiety.
Profoundly moving; touching: a poignant memory.
Piercing; incisive: poignant criticism.
Neat, skillful, and to the point: poignant illustrations supplementing the text.
Astute and pertinent; relevant: poignant suggestions.
Agreeably intense or stimulating: poignant delight.
Archaic.
Sharp or sour to the taste; piquant.
Sharp or pungent to the smell.
Today in math class, we were discussing an upcoming test, and the date seems to be settled on Friday, when my friend burst out with the (recycled) announcment: "THE APOCALYPSE IS ON THURSDAY!!!" and I turned around to say "YEA!" and high-five her, then burst out laughing with her and my other math buddy (we like to make a ruckus) while our teacher smiled wonderingly. Then he inquired, "So will that disrupt our test-taking schedule?" then drew a Cartesian plane and gasped, exclaming, "Is this not one of the signs?!!?!"

Poignant. What a diversly defined word. That sentence has so many meanings. Not all of them make much sense!!!

The last time of anything has the poignancy of death itself. This that I see now, to see no more this way. Oh, the last time how clearly you see everything; as though a magnifying light had been turned on it. And you grieve becasue you hadn't held it tighter when you had it every day. (...) To look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first of last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.

Really, more than anything, I'm upset at how pathetic this will all look when I'm older! I'm such a cliche little teenage girl. Never the less, I will still be sorry that I have one less person to stalk!!!!!!!!!

Deja Vu

2005-05-02T19:28:00.000-05:00

I had something really deep, and articulate that I wanted to put up here, but now that I've done all my g'omitry, I can't remember what it was, because satan's math has sucked out all my brains YIPPEE HURRAY!!
I'm trying to figure out why the comment Chim left is ringing so many bells......
I'll remember what I wanted to say in a matter of minutes, or hours...
The Office!! Tomorrow!!! I heart Jim! (Now watch, he'll get struck by lightening...)

Your Will Be Done, I guess

2005-05-01T20:26:00.000-05:00

Don't give up
You've got a reason to live
Can't forget
We only get what we give

Ok.

Procrastinate

2005-04-28T19:57:00.000-05:00

Take It easy, take it easy! Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand! Just find a place to make your stand and take it easy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I heard this song again today, when I was waiting in the heat on a bench outside of a grease bucket called Sonny Brian's where old people with their nurses went for an early dinner and I was mad because I wanted to go home and what a moody moody moody moody day. Seriously, like, I've been zooming from hyper happy to like, super, super, super peeeeeeeved. I guess it's all the sugar I had, or that someone hasn't been where they're supposed to be allllllllllll week. RARGH!

I started out my new journal, and I like it a lot.. I hardly notice that there's no lines. And it's so cute!!! I just recently noticed that it's nearly the exact shade of pink that the old one was.

I love The Office, I love Jim on The Office! He's such a little cutie! Yayyy for Jim!

I'm

TIRED..

I've been really bad at doing my homework this week. Like, I don't do it. Until the last last last minute.

Like in Geometry the other day, he didn't make us turn in the homework, and I was releived, because I didn't do it, but then Jennifer and KATRINA started like, coughing and saying like, "Yeah you trust us, because we're all such honest, hard-working students! COUGH COUGH COUGH!!!" So I ending up telling Yankay that "yes, YES, I didn't do my homework, and I feel really bad" etc.. etc... Today though, I procrastinated very successfully. I didn't do my Exigesis until the study hall before Religion, didn't touch it until then, and ended up making a 93!!! Excellent..

Maybe I just ought to get more SLEEP, perhaps that would solve my problems.

SAD SAD SAD, BORED BORED BORED!

2005-04-27T16:52:00.000-05:00

I went into Borders today,
I went into Borders AGAIN. And he's still not there. This is the third day this week (like, since last Thursday) that's happened. If he quit, I'll just DIE. That's another thing Gary wouldn't do without my permission. That, and cut his hair off.
I've only one or two pages left in my little pink journal! I'm writing up a storm jotting down superfluous things to help fill it up. I got a new journal too! It's so cute, I'll put up some photos when I find some AA batteries for my camara! It doesn't have lines, so there's a little trepidation where that's concerned. Although I think I'll probably like it, because I'll have more freedom to draw. I draw a lot in my journals, maybe that's why I still do it. I think it'd be boring just to write, considering there's no one that's going to read it except for me! But I can look back on the pretty or weird pictures I drew and savor the moment! (There's this really great one of me iceskating in Oxford that always gives me butterflies!!! But that's in my old journal.) I have so far FOUR completed notebooks and with my little pink phonebook one that I'm almost done with, I'll have FIVE! They're really great for when I'm bored, or want to reminisce about something (*OXFORD*)!! They're also one of my tools for fighting against turning old. I'm scared to death not only that when I'm old I'll be unforgivably uncool, but also that I won't be able to remember a THING, because I'm already having trouble with my memory. But keeping a journal gives me a slight sense of security, even if most of what I write is, superfluous anyways. ("Omigosh, I saw Paul! Paul's so cute! I love Paul!!!!!")

RARGH

2005-04-25T20:45:00.000-05:00

I do wish there was more to write about!!!

Yellow yellow yellow dress!

2005-04-24T15:43:00.000-05:00

I WANT
A YELLOW
DRESS.
Man.
Maybe today I'll find one!
At the centro de comercial!
(the MALL)

INSOMNIA SUCKS.

2005-04-24T01:09:00.000-05:00

Why is it that everyone else is asleep and I ran out of things to do already!?!? I WANNA TALK TO SOMEBODY! Somebody cool, though. I don't have time for your crazy shenanagins (spelling?), PUNK! Wow... I should, go to sleep.
I don't WANNA.

2005-04-24T01:05:00.000-05:00

So proud of my pretty flowers!

2005-04-24T01:04:00.000-05:00

Walking down the street, with a skip in my step!

let's go out to DINNER and see a MOVIE

2005-04-24T00:30:00.000-05:00

I finally saw Interpretor, and it was everything it promised to be and more! So much more that I'm actually still trying to get my head around most of it. It was a complicated movie, but I think I get the gist. I was fully hydrated today, however, and that became increasingly obvious as the film pressed onward, moving too fast for there to be a moment advantageous to my needs. So I think I missed a lot. Seriously, it was great. And it was soo cool to be like "haha I was there! I was there!" I have a roll of UN toilet paper, did you know that? At CMUNCE (Model United Nations conference I went to this winter) we got to go on a tour of the UN one morning, and I got a nosebleed! One of the guards escorted me to the ladie's room, and now I have the roll of (not really very extraordinary) toilet paper on my shelf!
I got revved up afterwards about the very MUNnish topics of AIDS and whatnot; I think I grossed my dad out muaha! It was a very nice dinner otherwise, I heart India Palace!!!! Yum yum yum!!
Friday I tried my darndest to make a kite, (I had 75 minute PE, and a sub, soooo...) but it SOOO totally failed. So, I bought a kite, and wanted to fly it today (that is if today is Saturday, but I think we're a few minutes into Sunday). But the jerks at Saint Marks had some sort of organized sports event (I dunno, something involving running and a ball), and I forgot that the park across Royal lane has huge power lines running all the way down it!!!! And beleive me it was no picnic getting over there. So then I gave up, went to Gazeebo's, and got to watch a special someone who works next door while he waited on people and I pretended not to stare! It's cool though, because he didn't recognize me, or at least pretended not to. I am such a stalker. I had SO much Diet Coke today!
I found the most gorgeous flowers EVER today, they were growing on the curb of someone's front yard, and I think they were "weeds," so I didn't feel guilty when I snatched a few up and put them in my hair! Seriously I think that what everyone else thinks are weeds, I think are the prettiest flowers of all! Like those cute little perriwinkle (spelling?) flowers at the Highland! I love those! Anyways, I think I have a photo or two for yall, so you can see for yourself how pretty they are! (And how pretty I am, OF COURSE!)

Another Not-Poem. I swear.

2005-04-21T22:04:00.000-05:00

I'll just pretend
I never saw those words.
I'll just pretend
You understand.
I'll let you think
You're always right.
I'll let you think
I don't understand.
I swear I'm not
the antagonist.
But I'll let you think
I am.

This isn't for who you think you are.
And this isn't for who you know you are.

Comment, and DIE.

Further blogging later, at a nicer hour!

THE WAR CRY

2005-04-21T19:57:00.000-05:00

What's the DEAL?
All week I've been instigating these (sometimes) vicious arguments with people; I'm typically so passive (aren't I?), what's the DEAL?!
At least I think of myself as passive. Not like, when it comes to getting what I want (heehee) but more like when two opinions clash. But the war cry this week (according to nads) has been constantly
*hand shoots up*,
"MR. BRAH-SILL? Can I say something?!"
Anyways, I think perhaps I've been off because of the weather, or because I've maybe not been getting much sleep. Maybe it's because I've finally been reunited with my sims so everything else is sliding and that frustrates me? I'm frustrated at something, that's for sure! Where's a MUN conference when you need one??? Anyways well I have an hour-fifteen min English class tomorrow, and with the wide variation of subjects this week, (I've forgotten why I even call it English anymore, just "Current Events as According to Mr Brassil") there's bound to be something I can argue about. Just in case, maybe I should print out some hot button stock supplies of argument fodder off the internet!
I got a "99.999% - better than 'ivory soap'" on my Million Dollar Baby essay though!!!

2005-04-19T16:22:00.000-05:00

Excited.
Trepidation.
Jitters.
Run!
Come in,
Just in time,
The curtains part,
VIVA IL PAPA!!
He's so great, I just know!
He's so cute,
So endearing,
I'm sure you'll do great,
Can't wait to see you
First Pope from Germany,
I'll see you in Germany!!!!!!
I'm all choked up,
That's him,
That's the Pope!

Pope Benedict XVI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another week already?!

2005-04-18T19:55:00.000-05:00

I don't really have anything to blog about.. But I'm bored and am procrastinating (WHAT'S NEW), so I'll talk about the test I guess I should be studying for.
Who knew that the sliding filament theory was so confusing? Myosin, Actin... How I despise thee!!!!!!
I think I'll go study...

IT'S ABOUT TIME

2005-04-17T22:12:00.000-05:00

Very HAPPY,
VERY GLEEFUL,

YAYYYYY FOR PRIME RIB!

An Analysis

2005-04-13T12:13:00.000-05:00

I kept forgetting to write this (I was too overwhelmed by all the MANUAL LABOR this weekend), but now I'm on a half day WHOOPEE and am going to kill some time better spent on studying for geometry by talking about my good friend Graham.
Now see, as you may know, I studied Graham's "The Quiet American" this summer in Oxford. (yeah... we didn't really do much work.... like... just one book of his.. that's sad. I read the Hobbit in three days though, and I don't remember a lick of it!!! Just what's in my essay.)
Since then I've read Five of his genius-ness-es.

The Quiet American - read, as I explained above, with my teacher in jolly old England, and appreciated it only because I read it with her, because otherwise I wouldn't have gotten just how cool it is. But if I remember correctly (which I probably don't), the plot was a little too dryly military-related. Still.
The Human Factor - read it because I felt I had an obligation to, as a commemoration towards my days at Albion. It was really good, but once again, very like political-military-detail-filled. Seriously, like I know squat about like spies in the British goverment. This is probably not even what he was doing, but that's what I got out of it, so someone correct me so I can point out just how much I didn't understand that one. For those reasons. As far as the actual character developement, I thought it was just great. It was hard to push through, but that last sentence made it all worth while.
Brighton Rock - I really did like this book. It was my Graham Greene savior, because if I had read yet another like, old-person-working-in-the-British-government-ahh-I-don't-understand-this book of his, I probably never would have picked up another, obligation and all. It was hard to be attached to a murderer who is like a reverse-pervert, but it's more than doubtful that you're not really supposed to be attached to Pinkie. The characters in fact were a TIDGE lacking. Except for Ida, she rocked. The ending was GREAT. Haha. But the whole Catholocism dilema made it REALLY interesting. This is what I love about Graham Greene. He IS TOO a Catholic writer, he just thinks he isn't because you have to be religious to get that he is. Maybe to an Atheist he's not. But Graham's not an atheist.
TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT - This book took Brighton Rock's savior-ing abilities to the next level. After the "Yeah I guess I'll grab another Greene" comfortableness I had, I discovered this book, and was pushed from the Hey I know this author and when I buy it maybe Paul will think I'm smart to OMGOSH I LOVE GRAHAM GREENE. I went from a name-basis acquaintance with Graham to the best of the best chummy friendship possible. I LOVE THIS MAN!!!
A Burnt-Out Case - Another one that got a little hard to push through. It starts out so drab. But that's how it's supposed to be. Only after you get comfy with the characters does Graham allow you to see their (and his) wit and articulate-ness. The ending is more than perfect, and it's not even one of those books where you're sad that it ended because it was so good. Graham's even better than that. It was so good, but he tied it together so perfectly you're just glad you were along for the ride. It's great. So great.

So chim, you said you wanted to pick up a Graham Greene book sometime, here's my advice. From what I've read so far, I would suggest that you read A Burnt-Out Case first. It's jam packed with all sorts of goodies. Later if you're still interested then you can't ignore Travels with My Aunt. This goes for all of you bloggers and Anonymouses out there!

GRAHAM GREENE + MADDIE = <3>

(Those are hearts, for all of you ignorant anonymouses)

2005-04-10T21:26:00.000-05:00

Picture of me taking a picture!!!

Doodeedooo

2005-04-10T11:55:00.000-05:00

Hiding from Cap'n Pappy before he distributes more jobs for me.
Sooo, Galveston's HUMID.
Been staggering around all day, knocking things over and using bad grammar; I beleive this was instigated by one of my biggest acts of oafish clumsiness yet: Last night, Adam Carolyn & I are standing at the entrance of SALT WATER, one of the nicer restaraunts (less fried seafood *shudder*) of Galveston, waiting to be seated, while mom 'n dad parked the car. I noticed two people trying to enter behind us, and also noticed that I was totally in their way. So they open the door and are like, trying to scooch around me, so I sort of turn-around-to-apologize-and-at-the-same-time-politely-take-a-step-back-to-let-them-by. I was wearing flip flops. With one foot I stepped on the back of the other foot's 'flop, and with that other foot I tried to take a step back. With a somewhat violent jerking motion, I managed to fall down. Splayed out on the floor, literally, laying there, looking up at the horrified innocent men. Everyone in the restaraunt was gawking, and I'm sure, had similar expressions to the one of Adam's (that is, expressing roughly the emotions of "how dare you knock over that poor girl, you creepy jerk, I could kill you with my thumb, etc."). Although I didn't catch those because I was too busy jumping up, tripping again verbally over my own apologies and laughter. LUCKILY I had decided against wearing a skirt!!! Man, it took a long time for me to stop laughing. And for everyone to stop looking at me. I still can't beleive my own buffoonery: First I fall off a sidewalk and hurt my ankle, now this!!!
(The sidewalk incident occured for reasons twofold: it was crowded, and I was distracted. Talking about how I want to marry a Swiss Guard. Seriously, I do. REALLY. That'd be soooo COOL!!!
"Honey, I took a bullet for the Pope today!" Plus that uniform is TOO adorable!!!!)

Galveston

2005-04-09T11:39:00.000-05:00

Manual labor sucks, as does Galveston humidity and the fact that I wore flip flops instead of my hightops and I went to Borders yesterday which was less than eventful but I bought some headphones that are just as bad as the ones I already have because they are in fact the same type.
On the plus side, I'm having a blast with Adam & Carolyn!! I haven't seen Carolyn in FOREVER!!! Jude's gotten so big!! I can't wait until June, I wanna see him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's HOT down here.
BTW, Austin City Limits, 2005. I'll need a ride. Any offers? Eh?

OOH OOH P.S.!!!!

2005-04-07T21:05:00.000-05:00

I downloaded Subterranean Homesick Blues the other day... But I haven't listened to the whole thing yet... ehehehee..... Deciding to give Bob Dylan a chance, even if he does look like a devil.
Although he wasn't bad looking when he was younger..

Update

2005-04-07T21:03:00.000-05:00

"Why, don't look at me, go post a comment on my older brother, Tuesday's post!!!"

You heard him folks! Go post a comment on Tuesday's profound articulation.

I think I should have gotten bonus points for being the only one who knew what "Rhetoric" was...
We learned what the "Liberal Arts" are, and dangit, they include all kinds of maths!!!

WHATEV.

go post!

To Pity a Mockingbird

2005-04-05T16:17:00.000-05:00

Today in Religion we were discussing the procedures followed to choose the new Pope, a subject that would have been really quite tolerable if every educational sentence thrown out to us wasn't intercepted and then punctuated by some ridiculous comment and/or question. We all know who we're talking about here. Anyways, in an attempt to drown out the loud catcalls taking place severely close to my head, I decided to focus my attentions on what was going on outside:
Some skinny little Mockingbird was perched alone on the tree outside my window, screeching his varied pirated songs as loudly as he could. He was really singing his little heart out. If he had a complexion, I've no doubt that it would be a bad one, and I felt tempted to make a set of thick glasses that would fit his little head, because then he would be able to see that none of the ladies were interested. Poor little nerd Mockingbird.
On the drive to school I saw two Sparrows having a spat. I do hope they work it out, for the sake of the children!
Isn't Spring so incredibly AWESOME? I think I'll give this season an Awesome Award, or at the very least, a Gold Star. It deserves it! Have you looked outside?!
I don't think it'll cease to amaze and suprise me how amazed and suprized I am that all the trees turned green again. I really am shocked! I think last year was the very first time I'd ever like, been conciously aware of Spring, and the change of seasons. All this Fall and Winter I was literally just very anxious because I was sincerely worried that this year there wouldn't be another Spring, that that last one was the only Spring that the Highlands and Dallas would ever experience.
My favorite thing so far of the spring (other than all the daffodils and my golden daisy shrub, all of which died and deprived my eyes of that sacred 2005 yellow) was that the trees on that bridge on Northwest Highway and the ones in the Forest round the school changed while I was on break. That way I only had to suffer the anxious waiting at the very beginning when I saw the first hints of green, and I got all the wonderful suprise of coming back to school and POW it's all green again! Happy Spring!!!!!