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26,February,2004
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President Netherton is finally getting a good snow head on his shoulders, but I'm not so happy about it. It's snowing pretty hard right now and look who cleaned off the car (but by the time I went all the way around...it was coverend again) and got my little self to work only 10 min. late. Folks, if we can't count on snow days when there's even a hint of snow, what can we count on here in the South?
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25,February,2004
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I passed! I passed! My honor's project passed!!!!!!! There are some corrections I need to make, but nothing too major. I passed!
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20,February,2004
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I took an email quiz today and it said that I am 58% Dixie. Whatever that means. If they would've asked me these same questions about 10 years ago, then I bet I would've been 100%. Whatever that means.
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17,February,2004
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I've flubbed up the format of my blog and I don't know HTML well enough to fix it! Help me please.
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13,February,2004
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Amanda Anderson Dra. Wilkerson Español 415 17 Febrero 2004 Los Símbolos Circulares en la película El Norte Una manera poderosa y significa de llevar un sentido profundo es el uso de símbolos en literatura o en películas. Muchas veces, un tipo de símbolo especifico se usa por todas partes de una obra. Además, es posible que los varios símbolos tienen más de uno significado, y en el fin, es aparente que un sentido más fuerte es implicado. Por toda la cuenta en El Norte, el tema de los símbolos circulares es muy evidente, y también tiene connotaciones de algo más importante, algo en relación al círculo de la vida. Como la cuenta progresa, cada símbolo tiene su propio sentido inmediato, pues los símbolos llegan a tener un sentido profundo en el fin. Eso es uno de los aspectos más creativos de la película, y después de todo, el mensaje completo es claro. Durante el principio de El Norte, hay escenas que describen la cultura y la manera de vivir de la gente indígena como Rosa y su familia. En una escena en la casa, la madre esta preparando una cena por amansar masa en queques redondos y cocinar en una cacerola redonda encima del fuego. El significado es que estas cosas reflejan el tipo de vida, la manera de vivir, para mucha de la gente indígena en este tiempo. Como el círculo de la masa y la cacerola, la vida en ese momento consiste de patrones círculos. Es decir que la vida para Rosa y su familia continúa dentro de un círculo de trabajo duro, de miedo, de ineludible pobreza, y de injusticia. Entonces, el ciclo de la vida dura para las indígenas mal tratadas y usadas les parece como si nunca va a terminar. En los años ochenta en Guatemala, el ejército tenía mucho poder e influencia. Básicamente, los soldados instilaban mucho miedo en la gente a través de la manipulación, propaganda, y actos horribles. Muchos de los habitantes rurales fueron matados y torturados. En El Norte, un símbolo de peligro son los faros en los vehículos del ejército. Antes de la muerte trágica de Arturo Xuncax y los otros campesinos, los faros aparecen en la oscuridad como círculos de un agüero malo. Una escena similar ocurre antes de que la madre de Rosa es agarrado por el ejército. Los faros demuestran la idea de la lucha de la gente inocente y últimamente la destrucción de la vida inocente. Un símbolo que tiene mucho significado religioso son las cuentas del rosario. Además, la continuación del tema circular se puede ver no solo en las cuentas sino que también en la escudilla donde se ponen. Cada cuenta, en la religión católica, representa una oración diferente que se debe rezar todos los días. El ciclo de la fe y esperanza en Dios continúa durante la vida como las oraciones continúan cada día. Es posible que la escudilla represente esta manera de creencia y oración constante, como la construcción de la escudilla misma. La más profunda sucesión de símbolos en El Norte es la sucesión de la luna, la cabeza de Arturo, y el tabor en su entierro. Mientras las imágenes pasan como un rayo, el tono es bastante serio, y es aparente que las escenas diferentes tienen un mensaje más general y más importante. Como las imágenes siguen unos a otros, se puede ver la idea de un ciclo en la vida de Arturo. Desde la luna como una luz en la oscuridad, y la cabeza como símbolo de la muerte, hasta el tabor como un símbolo que, quizás, lévate el alma hacia el cielo, cada símbolo representa su propia parte en el circulo de la vida. Entones, una manera de interpretar estos símbolos es la creación de la vida en un lugar secreto y oscuro, la aguanta y sufrimiento de la injusticia de vivir, y por último, el sonar del tambor en la marcha el cuerpo hacia el sepulcro, pero también la marcha del alma hacia el cielo. La puesta del sol también es un símbolo circular, pero también es un símbolo del fin de la vida. El mensaje general es que la vida continúa en ciclos hasta la última puesta del sol. Como la salida y la puesta del sol, la vida hace un viaje desde el nacimiento hasta la muerte. Pero antes de la muerte, el ciclo de vivir continúa como las estrellas y planetas continúan circundar en la galaxia. Los aspectos circulares llegan en el fin con la conclusión que para Enrique, el ciclo todavía continúa y para Rosa, el ciclo ha terminado con su muerte. Para Enrique, quizás la dificultad nunca terminará hasta su muerte. El ciclo de pobreza no ha sido roto cuando Rosa y Enrique llegan a los Estados Unidos. Por lo tanto, el ciclo de vivir no es parado aunque la geografía es diferente. La película tiene una variedad de símbolos circular que representan varias ideas y temas a través de la cuenta. En el fin, el mensaje complete es muy claro. Los símbolos son objetas significas que representar no sólo represente las ideas diferentes, pero represente también el retrato más grande del círculo de la vida. Nacimiento, la lucha terrenal, y la muerte son toda parte de la naturaleza circular de la vida.
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13,February,2004
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In Venezuela I was one of the pharmacy workers who actually got to converse with the people. Oh, by the way, it's not de nada , it's a la orden . I was wondering what the funny looks were for every time I said thank you. Dialect. Shoot. So we must have handed out over 1000 prescriptions. It's unbelievable that what you and I take for granted, they hold in high value down there. For example, tylenol is fairly unimportant to us, but there are people there who don't even have money for regular pain relief. I remember one man in particular who had traveled down the mountain 7 km just to see us. I ended up giving him extra tylenol because at 77, I knew that climbing back up that mountain was a chore for him. We didn't have too many severe cases, just many children who needed more nutrition and anti- parasitic drugs. Jeremy knows more about the real condition of everyone since he had the priveledge of interpreting for Aleesha, a pediatrician. Over all I was happy that I could understand most everything (after I had to ask them to speak slower). But the one thing I didn't learn was how to say that Pepto would turn your you-know-what black. Not sure if I want to know! I'm kind of walking in the clouds today because I had to stay up last night to finish my honors project. (For those of you who know me...some things never change, right?) But I turned it in today! Yeah! I think they're going to like it even though I know there are still some mistakes in it. But now all I have to do is get caught up in everything else. This weekend is going to be awesome. Happy Valentines Day! I get to go to a 5 star hotel in Atlanta tomorrow with my cutie pie. They have a pool, hot tub, full service...I think I'm just going to sit in the hot tub for 3 hours. I can't wait to relieve some of the stress of school! Don't worry, it's not officially a pleasure trip since the reason we have to go down there is because of Jeremy's job. But we're definitely making the most of it.
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12,February,2004
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09,February,2004
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I had the best birthday I've ever had in Venezuela...ever. What was so ironic, though, was the fact that I forgot it was my birthday until my loving husband reminded me at lunch. He was afraid that I would be upset that he didn't say happy birthday when we got up...but no...I had no clue. See, that's one of the great things about what we were doing down there. I was so captivated and so busy that I totally forgot about my own life (including my honors project!). So, I expected some cake back at the mission house with the rest of our group, but, oh no. Instead they quietly moved the chairs around in the sanctuary (while I was busy talking to people...I seriously didn't notice and even if I did, nothing looked suspicious) to set up for a little 'shin dig.' Then I went to the bathroom and the next thing I know I heard my name over the speaker. I got to the sanctuary for the surprise of my life. EVERYONE from the church had stayed and they were all singing to me in Spanish. Then they sang to me in a funny English. It was AMAZING. There were like 50 people there. I was so honored and deeply touched that the next day we were talking about it and I started to cry. I've recorded this feeling as a time when I've definitely felt loved. So what started out as forgetful turned out to be unforgettable.
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09,February,2004
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I love Febie and Fiona.
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09,February,2004
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I'm having trouble with the centering.
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09,February,2004
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Jeremy and I at the Mission House Iglesia Bautista en La Puerta What an awesome experience. I'm going to have to tell you all about it in installments because there is just so much to say. But I hope you enjoy these pictures for now!
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30,March,2004
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You are in bed and I am stuck at this computer for the 4th straight day/night...I don't even remember. Yo tengo celos. I will be glad when tomorrow, um, today, is over. Three cheers for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.
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29,March,2004
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The Hormone Hostage knows that there are days in the month when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his own hands! This is a handy guide that should be as common as a driver's license in the wallet of every husband, boyfriend, or significant other! DANGEROUS: What's for dinner? SAFER: Can I help you with dinner? SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner? DANGEROUS: Are you wearing that? SAFER: Gee, you look good in brown. SAFEST: WOW! Look at you! DANGEROUS: What are you so worked up about? SAFER: Could we be overreacting? SAFEST: Here's fifty dollars. DANGEROUS: Should you be eating that? SAFER: You know, there are a lot of apples left. SAFEST: Can I get you a glass of wine with that? And my personal favorite..... DANGEROUS: What did you do all day? SAFER: I hope you didn't over do it today. SAFEST: I've always loved you in that robe! Pass this on to all of your hormonal friends and those who might need a good laugh! Or men who need a warning. And remember. Money talks. Chocolate sings .
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26,March,2004
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I got my graduation instructions in the mail today!
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25,March,2004
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You're not tired of urlLink them , right?
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24,March,2004
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Pray for me.
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23,March,2004
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All four directors in Philadelphia should receive my resume sometime this week. I'm kind of nervous about it but I really think it looks good. I can't wait to go look for places to live in May! Speaking of May, let me know if you want to come to my graduation party on Sat. May 8. We're either having a pic nic at the dam or having a get together at Glenmore Mansion. You'll get an invitation soon. Happy Tuesday.
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18,March,2004
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These are in order of importance: 1.) Spanish paper about 'El Norte' and 'Nueba Yol' 2.) Rough draft of paper about 'Camila' and 'De eso no se habla' 3.) Rough draft of my seminar hypertension paper. Did you know that hypertension might be correlated with type A personality, hostility, and anxiety? 4.) Work on tweaking my honors project I really really really want to go to a movie tonight. And if I work really really really hard, I may get 3 out of the 4 things done. So, Jeremy, can we go see 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' tonight if I do? (pease)
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17,March,2004
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I'm writing Spanish papers. Phoebe was so cute this morning. She was sitting in my lap playing with my curls. She loves being a baby. Because she was so cute, I gave her a whipped cream dolop (very small one) on a dish. She loooooves it. One last thing, go urlLink here and see some new pictures of my dear friend Becky, who will be going to UK for a masters program! Go Becky!
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09,March,2004
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I can't wait to have some breathing room and a nice couple of days in Williamsburg. I'm going to see Pamela and we are going to tweak my resume and get this process started. She told me that it's probable there will be positions open in Philly. Speaking of Philly, Jeremy went there this weekend and absolutely loved it. I always told him that PA was a great state, and I think he believes me now. He's practically accepted, we're just waiting on the official letter. Getting your MBA is no easy job, though. At the end of his program he has to spend 4 mos. in a foreign country (I probably already told you that) and I don't know whether or not I can go with him. We'll see when the time comes. Remember the whole D.O. or M.D. episode? Well, I think I'm leaning towards M.D. now and Jeremy looked at some of the schools up there for me. I like Jefferson because 1) I know someone there (does anybody know David Assis?) and 2) they have control over many of the medical facilities in the city. But making money will have to come first. Oh, and Jeremy looked at some houses while he was there! I'm so excited at the thought of being a home-owner. Maybe we can have a dog! And a little garden in the back! And a DISHWASHER!!!
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04,March,2004
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A: Loosing it a few days before you need to get your picture taken for the president's report. Ummm. The picture day has come and there is no makeup. It's not like I have a lot, just a small little black case, but that's why this is bad...I just lost practically all the makeup I own. Plus my band concert is tonight.
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30,April,2004
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Will someone please tell me why a particular student won't use her own advisor to proof read her honors project? Why does she have to use mine? Now my advisor is all tied up with her this afternoon while I remain on the back burner. Oh, did I tell you that the copy for publishing is due Monday? Yeah, so pretty much I have to 'come and find [her] tomorrow' and maybe she will have some time to talk to me. You know, I'm so tired of this crap. BNCT is starting to mean nothing to me, and that's really sad since I've spent almost 2 years on this project. If I had it to do all over again, I would have chosen something else and I also would have chosen not to do it at UT. I felt so disjointed there. My advisor was here, and she has never been to the lab with me before. My 'advisor' down there was helpful in the beginning, but just let me go on my own after a while. So I pretty much was on my own down there. Oh, and since when did a honors project become a mini Master's thesis? I am an undergraduate student folks...hellooo. I'm fairly smart, but I have not been taught these things before. Give me a break. AND the honors council needs to get their butts in gear and actually read my paper. Two out of the three did (and though the third guy is really nice) he admitted that he had not read my second draft. He said, 'well I just trusted that you and your advisor made the changes.' First of all, that's a big no-no and secondly, I went to all the trouble to make this project all that he wanted it to be and he did not give me the courtesy of at least reading it. He even asked me a question that I specifically laid out in the second draft. Unbelievable. I have cut lots of corners in my lifetime, but then again, I AM NOT A COLLEGE PROFESSOR. I am not responsible for teaching other people responsibility...at least not yet. Pretty soon this will all be over. I will cry no more over sleepless nights, printer problems, trying to get the graphs right, and the stupid freaking stapler in the library that has NEVER worked. Okay, I feel better now.
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29,April,2004
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Yesterday was the last day of classes. And finals will be over soon. And next Saturday, I will be graduating. I just got my regalia today. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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27,April,2004
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It's awesome. It's huge. It holds the amount of water we are supposed to drink in one day (which is supposed to be half your body weight in ounces). So actually, I don't have to drink the whole thing every day, I can get by with drinking 59 ounces (so there Jeremy ;)). This is my second day with it on campus and everywhere I go someone has something funny to say about it: 'Hey Mandy, you thirsty?' 'That thing's bigger than you are?' 'Well, that's a bladder buster if I ever saw one.' (good one Dr. Forrester). But I really hope I'm inspiring people to drink drink drink. The mug has all these interesting facts on it like: 75% of the US population are chronically dehydrated and 37% mistake thirst for hunger pangs. Wow. I have been known in the past to drink very little water every day, and I never realized how that affected me! Drinking water gives you energy and fights fatigue...plus it makes your skin glow :). So go to WalMart and get one. I think it was $4.96. I promise, I'm really going to try and keep this up. And no, you can't have a sip...I'm measuring. Okay, when I find the film from Mudball day, I will be sure and share these hilarious pictures. Unfortunately, as I was cleaning the house, I put the film in some crazy place and probably won't find it again for a while. Knowing me, it really could be anywhere. #4 Come Away with Me , Norah Jones (okay, so I'm not exactly sticking to the whole 'music from different genres' thing)
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23,April,2004
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Tomorrow morning at 8 AM will be the yearly sporting event called Mudball. How did I get myself into this? Well, I'm sort of 'involved' with the team captain. Jeremy tells me this is one thing that you can not miss before leaving Carson-Newman. So I am going to parade around tomorrow in a volleyball pit of mud with some of my friends, trying desperately to keep a ball in the air while, at the same time, trying not to fall on my face. I've seen pictures. The only thing not covered in mud at the end of the tournament is your eyes. Jeremy even says that the last time he did this (long before me) he was tan for a week because the mud soaked into his skin. Maybe this only happens to the white folk, I'm not so sure. So I'm wondering what this might do to me. I mean, I'm already brown. Will I turn another shade of brown? A darker brown? Anyway. At 8 in the morning, I'm sure mud isn't exactly warm either. Right now I'm trying to come up with some homework excuses so I can get out of it (just kidding hunny). So maybe later you will see some lovely pictures posted on this here blog. I'll be the brown one. Wait. So will everybody else. #5 is Rhapsody in Blue
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22,April,2004
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There are only four more days of class. It hasn't really hit home yet that in a couple of weeks, I will no longer be a college student. But, soon I will be a student again, oh sigh. I have some time to rest before then. This day has been so stinkin' long. That's what happens when you get up at 5:30 AM to be a good sister and take your other sister to get her license. That place was a mess. I saw a group of guys at the door and I could smell alcohol on their breath. They even tried to hit on me. Hellooo. Is the ring not visible? I don't think they really cared. And do they really think that they are going to get their license back? They've flooded out too many brain cells. Speaking of crazy guys, last year a guy asked me for my phone number and I told him I was married. He said that he just wanted to be friends, and then when I offered him Jeremy's cell #, he didn't want it anymore (haha). Just friends, hah! So the place was loaded, all kinds of people wanting their DL...16 year olds....crazy people who'd had theirs revoked...etc. We were only there for two hours, I was shocked. But we left and Loree finally had a brand spanking new state of TN driver's license. So I've invited about 60-65 people to my graduation shin dig. We'll see how many come. It's a good thing I've got Sally Anderson's amazing talents on my side. I did, however, but some of the plates this week for the cake... on my own initiative (I can be creative when I want to...even though this doesn't really constitute creativity...well, I have taken up drawing lately....I'm not too bad). They are blue and white checkered with a sunflower in the middle. I thought they were really cute. I got matching napkins too :) # 6 is Concierto de Aranjuez (3rd movement)...one of the most beautiful and most romantic pieces of music ever ever written...hands down.
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20,April,2004
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As Time Goes By
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19,April,2004
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Jeremy made my graduation invitations yesterday and I think they are sooo pretty. We bought the invitations at Office Max and printed them off on the computer....and they really look professional. The cards have a periwinkle blue border with silver outlined leaves and flowers. It's good that he's so handy...we saved a bucket of money! It's almost final! The picnic is going to be directly after the ceremony at Cherokee lake. We scoped out a really nice spot and we're going to try to Martha Stewart it up a little bit....flowers...candles...pretty tablecloths....really good marinated chicken....ummm hmmm. I am so looking forward to this. So, guess what...I get to conduct a march for graduation: National Emblem. That'll be fun, but I haven't done this in years! Dr. Forrester will have to have a few sessions with me. I'll wait till after our concert, which is tomorrow night (chapel credit you all). And this is the very last college concert that I will ever have. I got new shoes for it. Well, they also go with my graduation dress that I just bought today ;). It's white with tiny black threads outlining flowers, and a satin ribbon around the waist. I love it. Well, the important things have been taken care of (party...looking cute..etc.) but there are those tiny little details of making sure I pass my classes. I really don't think this is going to be a problem. Then, there's always the little problem of a mysterious fine of some sort that may pop up before I can graduate. About the project...the final final final...the one that will be bound and put in the library....copy will be turned in by May. They want me to represent some of my data graphically (no prob) and I have to figure out how to use that organic drawing program. I will let you know when it is absolutely done. I really would like to set up a link so you can read it if you're interested. I'll try to figure out how to do that! And finally, the # 8 choice of music on my list is: Under My Skin --Sinatra
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16,April,2004
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I just finished presenting my whopping Psycho----Psychosocial (that is) factors as related to hypertension paper! I think I did a good job, the only thing is, I went over on my time a little bit....oops. So, if you are a white male....watch out! Hypertension could be just around the corner. Go to JAMA, Vol 290, Issue 16, from October 22/29 2003 and see for yourself. Okay so here is # 9: My Immortal (Evanessence)
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12,April,2004
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Easter was magnificent! He is risen! I am redeemed! Getting some of the best food of the year and getting to eat chocolate were just minor perks. We saw Jeremy's sister over the break and she's finally showing. She has a cute little tummy and we can't wait till September. They find out next week if it's a boy or girl. Personally, I want a little girl, but then again, I've always wanted to have a girl first! I'm too girlie myself. What would I do with a boy? I'll be just a thankful for a boy but I will seriously have to learn how to play boy games and such. Jeremy will definitely have the reigns on that! Marie! Thank you for you email and you are most welcome for the package. I was beginning to wonder whether or not it made it all the way to Denmark :) I'm going to start a countdown list of Mandy's favorite songs (at this stage of her life). I will try to include all kinds of genres and give you a news song every time I blog. So here it is: #10: With or Without You Stay tuned for the next greatest hits.
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08,April,2004
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You have to read this urlLink article . It sounds so weird.
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05,April,2004
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The previous quote, as all women everywhere should know, is from Anne of Avonlea . Actually, it's when Anne goes to Kingsport Ladies College to teach and she mets Ms. Harris (the grandmother of her star pupil) and her very 'high feluting' ways. So Ms. Harris is an old rich stubborn lady who needs constant attention. Anne breaks all the 'rules' when it comes to dealing with the high class. Such a funny part! And if there is any fictional character that I could be, it would be Anne Shirley because as a little girl (just as Seinfeld said about boys and Superman) this was an option.
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05,April,2004
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'I've had just about enough of your monkey shines! I'm not a raggle taggle gypsie! Take me in, take me in!' This is probably only funny to me, but whatever. If you know what this is from I will give you five dollars :) So, here I am at 2:25 AM in Jeremy's office (well, actually Amy's office down the hall) working away...giving Jeremy moral support to finish his national scholarship essay. Sigh. You know, I'm really getting used to staying up all night or only having a few hours of sleep! This past week, I had three all-nighters and about 10 hours of sleep collectively for the rest. But, this weekend gave me some time to catch up and after my nap with Phoebe this afternoon...I AM WIDE AWAKE. So Robin, I have a question for you. Are you doing any studying over there in France? Everytime I hear from you you're skiing with Pierre or Javier or hopping over to Germany for a little 'get-away', or drinking way too much French wine! So....Je pense que vous devez obtenir de l'étude faite. Arrête d'embrasser les garçons! Je suis juste kidding et j'espère que tout aille bien. Je vous aime! P.S. I'm going to go ahead and brag, but I just made more than our rent money this morning playing clarinet in ONE Palm Sunday Service at another church. This is like 65 dollars an hour! I hope Philadelphia has more gigs like this.
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01,April,2004
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I took a personality test and my score was 35, which told me that I was in the middle of the Type A/B personality. Wow. I really am different than I used to be! This is good, because right now I'm writing a paper on a research article called 'Psychosocial Factors and Risk of Hypertension' which has evidence to say that some characterisitics of a type A personality increase your odds of hypertension. You go take the urlLink test .
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01,April,2004
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Two years ago today, Jeremy R. Anderson asked me to be his wife. It was no joke! It was such a lovely night, too. We ate take home Macaroni Grill and danced to Sinatra (some of the best romatic music ever). Jeremy was even wearing a tux and had brought me the most beautiful flowers ever. Then he popped the question and I was so overcome with shock (in a good way) that I couln't respond for what felt like a whole minute. Then I said YES! After we settled down a second, he then remembered to give me the ring! It wasn't until about two hours later that I realized it was April 1st, but by this time I was convinced it was real. We are still happily together with two cats, a Saturn ION, and a kitchen full of Williams-Sonoma.
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30,May,2004
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I am totally finished with Carson-Newman...just thought I'd let you know that pharmacology was a success and if you ever have any drug questions, I'm here for you. You have a lovely night.
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26,May,2004
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It's too bad that I can't go tonight with the others since I have a bunch of pharmacology homework to do. Well, you can't have it all, now can you. Smart people are not the ones you always see playing around with their yuppie habits, unless they're really really smart and have already made their tenth million by 31 years old. I have a question. Does running still count when it was the ice cream parlor that you ran to in order to get an ice cream? Hey, in my opinion, I was going to get the ice cream whether I drove there or ran there...so the way I see it, running definitely counted. I think I just answered my own question, but you do support me, right? :)
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24,May,2004
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Yes that's right. Mandy DeVon Anderson is a well-know, often quoted, frequently photographed individual. I just saw the article about me in the President's Report for 2003-2004. I'm happy with the way it turned out. Hey I'm just kidding about all that famous stuff. I'm just plain ole' Mandy. But I am happy that they decided to talk about my scholarship to Spain. It was a great thing for me. If you have the opportunity to travel..don't miss out! You learn so much when you're taken out of your environment not only about different kinds of people, but also about yourself. Okay, I'll step off my soap box now. I'm writing a paper on bupropion hydrochloride. I'll let you know how it turns out;). On a different not, since this whole job thing is really stressful, I try to remember, 'Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.' Phil. 4:6 I might have a full time job working for Jeremy's parents while we're up there, which would be great. We'll see what pans out. I'm trying to keep in the forefront of my mind that God already knows the plans He has for me and that these are plans to prosper me and not to harm me. I'm confident that God wouldn't lead us this far for me not to find a good job up there. This eases my anxiety!
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22,May,2004
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I'm in Nashville this weekend and I can't decide what I want to do today. Stephanie's wedding was last night and we got to see Stormie and Michael O. again, which is always nice. She looked like a princess. All of her bridesmaids wore hoop dresses and the groomsmen wore tails and had canes(I wore my new Audrey Hepburn dress, just in case you wanted to know.) It was outdoors in front of a mid 19th century southern plantation home. I love going to weddings because they are so moving. I dang near cried three times. It's too bad Jeremy couldn't come with me since there was a large young crowd (Steph's new husband is a West Point grad) and there was lots of dancing. I was asked to dance and Mom agreed that it was harmless, so I did. When I started talking about my fantastic husband, he asked if he would come after him. I asked for his last name so that it would be easier for Jeremy to find him ;). But today it feels like all the excitement is over :(. I think a nice walk in the park might help, don't you? We have some great leads on some really fabulous apartments. I simply can't wait to have my own washer and dryer. I think after trucking my laundry to a facility for five years, I'm going to appreciate doing it in my own home! Well have a lovely day. Jeremy and I plan to :).
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19,May,2004
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Did I mention that in this pharmacology class there are only two students. Me...AND SARAH. I'm not even going to go there ;) Folks it's strawberry season and I really want to go pick some! I just wish I had all that extra time that you're supposed to have the summer after you graduate...unless you're planning on getting married, which in that case, you barely have time for the ADLs. But anyway, where was I going with that?...oh, so strawberries. Next to chocolate, they are the best food in the world to me. Combining chocolate and strawberries is dynamite, which will melt any girls heart and make you forget all about the fact that the significant other did anything offensive (right Mees?). Speaking of chocolate (again and again and again as a prevalent theme in my blog), all Jeremy has to do is give me candy...candy, candy, candy. What kitty box didn't you clean? Huh, you made a mess in the kitchen? Did you say something about forgetting to pay our bills? I found out today that chocolate has Phenylethylamine. And it also has a negligible amount of Tyramine, a sympathomimetic agent. Cocaine is also a sympathomimetic agent. Now what does this say? Vicky, I took the pants back and exchanged the 2 petite to a 2 regular. I didn't realize how much heels would make a difference! I love these pants. Very cute and professional. Now all I need is a profession. Stay tuned for graduation pictures. I have to get the CD from Dad first!
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18,May,2004
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So I'm taking pharmacology because 1. I am a nerd, 2. I think it will help me in the future, 3. It's free, thanks to my on staff husband and 4. I have nothing better to do. But I'm actually really liking the class! I'm learning all about different meds and how they actually work in the body...not just that they do this or that, but HOW they do this or that. Cool. The book that I'm using in a medical school book, so maybe I'll have a little more knowledge before I get there ;) We went to the Baptist Hospital ICU and Pharmacy yesterday for a fieldtrip and we saw many of these drugs in action. I have to say, though, that I've been in too many ICU rooms as it is, and I've seen all this equipment before Heck I've even learned how to push buttons on some of these machines. The best part of the whole trip was seeing a guy in the ICU who'd just come off the respirator and he was singing with his family. This, by far, is the greatest reward in the medical field. Gosh I just love seeing people get better! I want to be part of this! Where do I sign!? Philly is getting closer and closer. I'm nervous about the whole job thing, but I'm not too worried. God has brought us this far and we're confident that this is where we should be. Maybe I'll have to work at the MAC make-up counter for a while till the next class of reps in September...but it will all work out, I'm sure. We're going up to look at apartments next weekend! I'm excited to have a new place. We have a magazine that has several nice places and they're not terribly expensive. So, Vicky, I'm going to try to blog more often just for you :) Remember that music countdown list? Well the next one on it is Smetana's Fatherland (first movement). I just heard it last week and it is LOVELY. You simply have to look it up and hear it. This movement portrays a river--and it actually sounds like a river. I can't believe I've never heard this before. This is what happens to those who are not fortunate enough to take music history (like my loving hubby). One last thing. We went sailing last week (my new favorite hobby). Check us out on the boat by clicking urlLink here .
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06,May,2004
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Congratulation Kelly and Daniel! We had so much fun last night! To all the others (Melissa, Kara, Rachel, Laurie, Emily, Laura, Alyssa) you guys are awesome. It's too bad we're going to be moving away from CN after graduation :( You have all just been so wonderful and I am going to miss you dearly. So, what can you make with an egg roll and some friend doughnuts? I better not say since other people read my blog :)
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04,May,2004
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I was freezing all day yesterday and today it's nice and sunny again. I don't get it. Now I'm worried about next weekend at the lake for my graduation picnic. Is it going to be 40 again? Brrr. I hope I can still wear my new dress :). Now I have to go learn about the vertebrates. Continuing with the 'love song' list: #3 is (and don't laugh it's a great song) If You're Not the One
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03,May,2004
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My advisor is really wonderful actually. She's very caring and willing to give me all the help she can. I was just in a terrible mood on Friday. But, the girl, yeah, I still don't really like her too much ;). It's almost over! Once my advisor takes her last look in a few minutes, this project will be in the Hussung's mailbox faster than you can say The Cytotoxicity of Four Boron-Synthesized Carrier Compounds for the Use in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy . I have my Spanish community service presentation tomorrow, a zoology and seminar final on Wednesday, and then I am completely done. The word 'completely' makes me very happy. So yesterday, I am ashamed to say, I watched Maid in Manhattan four times. I wasn't paying attention to the movie the whole time, but I had it going while I worked. Jeremy thinks this is strange that sometimes I like background noise and sometimes I need complete silence. I know, I don't get it either. But the movie is so extremely cute. It's one of the no brainer types, but it still can make you cry!
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26,June,2004
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This blog is to honor Jeremy's (well, mine too) Grandma and Grandpa for all their support and for giving us so much! Thank you for everything you've sent us. You have made our lives so much less stressful is this (sort of) uncertain time! We love you.
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22,June,2004
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The list: 1. Pack 2. Pack 3. Pack 4. Pack 5. Pack 6. Pack 7. Pack 8. Pack 9. Pack 10. Pack
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22,June,2004
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It was Jeremy's birthday yesterday and he asked for apple pie. Hot diggity! THIS I can make. I just got this new pie dish from W. Sonoma (we were lucky to get a bunch of wedding stuff from there...the pie plate was a belated gift), and it was great. So first I went to the market to buy 16 apples. You have to get the Granny Smith and the Galas, so you have a mixture of sweet and tart in the pie. For the crust, I have a recipe that Pam gave me years ago. The crust is really what makes the pie. As for the rest, I made it up. A little cinnamon here, a little nutmeg there, some sugar, butter, and whatever else looked good was thrown in the bowl with all of the apples. Well, let me just tell you that they turned out great (I made two). I may not be the best at cooking dinner, but dang it I can bake! We had the newlyweds from downstairs and another really great couple over along with my sis. If I had a maid who would peel all of my apples for me, I'd make apple pie every week.
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21,June,2004
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I actually drove all by my little self all the way to Philadelphia this past week. My interview went so well...he already told me they would be contacting me for a second interview with the district manager! I think it was my new suit. No, actually, I think it was the fact that my answers were unbelievable good for a person with no sales experience (except for Victoria's Secret...in which my only motivation was to get the discount). I think this new company and I could get along really well. It's not all in-the-bag yet, though. I've matured to the point where I realize that NOTHING is in the bag till you sign on the dotted line, and then even some things can change. Anyway. So Jeremy got me this great hotel on Priceline. This place was nicest place I've stayed in since the Honeymoon. It really was a shame that Jeremy couldn't come (you know ;). My biggest fear while I was up there was how to get from place to place. This was easily fixed thanks to the help of my sweetie. He actually faxed directions to the hotel and sometimes to other places (It was pretty funny when he faxed directions about another housing prospect to the one that I was visiting at the time). Ah, they'll get over it. But the cool thing is, he linked all of them together so I had directions from point A to B and then B to C etc. It was great. I never got lost. Oh, so about the new place! I know you're dying to see it! It's called English Village and it's in Horsham, PA. I've heard this is a great area to live in. So go urlLink HERE and check it out. The pool is phenomenal and the clubhouse is better than it looks in the pictures. Believe me, most of the time this isn't true. We're getting the 1-bedroom with a den and it has 1 1/2 bathrooms and and a DISHWASHER! Glory!
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11,June,2004
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Pam told me today that I need to wear a suit for this interview. What's wrong with a pair of tight pants, see-through blouse and a colored bra? Apparently this isn't appropriate. So, off we go to the E-town Mall. I really wanted a suit from urlLink Victoria's Secret ...but I don't think it'll arrive in time without forking over some decent bucks. Maybe I'll get that one as a 'congratulations to me' gift someday. Anyway. So do any of you guys want to help me drive back up to PA? Come on...
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10,June,2004
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It's set for Tuesday at 10AM at Lincare. Say a prayer for me!
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09,June,2004
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That's right. When I was in Philly this past weekend, he was filming Shadowboxer in one of the houses of the development where we were staying. So, I decided to to sit on the curb and watch a little bit. There were about 50 people sitting around, doing nothing. All had these little headsets on and frequently yelled 'Quiet...rolling'. I wondered as I saw a guy with some duct tape, is this guy the key grip?....he doesn't do very much. They all looked to be in their 20s too, which made me curious as to how they got this job. Whatever. As I was about to stand up, Cuba came waltzing toward us wearing a fancy suit, waved to us, and did a little dance right there in the street. Actually, I would've rather heard him say 'Show me the money.' Plus,the thought did cross my mind to blurt out 'So how was it working with Tom?' I restrained myself.
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09,June,2004
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Here are the pictures that I promised to post! There are all kind and they're in no particular order. So just go urlLink here and enjoy the slideshow!
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08,June,2004
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So a guy from urlLink Lincare called me today and wants me to come up for an interview for a sales rep. position. Yeah. Finally something that pays more than peanuts. I'm waiting around before I call him, since I applied for about 20 jobs yesterday! I want to see who else will call me back. I've already turned down two teaching jobs..with another one still ahead to decide upon. Vicky and Audrey, I will put two twin beds in my walk-in closet for you. Just let me know. Hey Audrey, I'm so proud of you by the way! You're the greatest! You're going to love Carson-Newman. Don't forget that it's this Saturday that you take the ACT. Call me. You can spend the night on Friday.
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08,June,2004
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I just don't have the time to tell you all the things that are going on right now in great detail. I'll just have to list them. 1.) The job search is still going on. I found out that Christian schools don't exactly pay what I think they should. I've been offered three teaching positions. This is still good, because if worse comes to worse, I can accept. One administrator said that if he got desperate in the end that he would pay me what I wanted. We'll see. I still have some good leads on great sales jobs. Plus, I applied for some admissions representative jobs at Eastern and the Templeton Honors College. One in particular is working with people seeking an MBA for Healthcare Administration. Right up my alley. 2.) We found the greatest apartment! It's in Hatfield (outside Philly). Swimming pool...tennis...fitness center...picnic area...free breakfast every morning...two bedrooms...dishwasher...a walk in closet that is the size of our current bedroom...we're so excited. It looks like this is the top on the list right now. 3.) Smarty Jones...I still think you're great. 4.) Remember the song thing? Well, here's the next one: Glorybound , Martin Sexton. Nate,my good friend from Durham, introduced me to him when he was up here to visit. (Hey Nate, we may be able to come over there and visit either the 19th or the 26th.) 5.) The kitties are still just as cute as ever. 6.) I am totally in love with the new Hershey's kisses with caramel. 7.) I got an A in pharmacology. 8.) I have this new recipe for chocolate muffins that is simply to die for. There is a secret non-fat ingredient that you mix with a regular package of cake mix. Please comment if you would like to know what it is :)
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03,June,2004
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You are not going to believe this. I was interviewed today...my very first! But the thing is, you'll never guess doing what. Well, being a high school biology and chemistry teacher. Wow. How crazy is this!? I'm excited, partly because it was my first real interview, AND MOSTLY BECAUSE I WAS OFFERED THE JOB ON THE SPOT! This is so nuts. The salary is pretty good and I think I would really enjoy teaching. The school is a private Christian Academy near Philly, and the staff there seems really nice. Plus, about 10 minutes ago, I received another call from a principal who wants me to come tomorrow for an interview! It's so funny, though. He wants me to teach band and Spanish. I'm so excited! This time here in Phila. has been great so far. The apartment hunting has been fun and we've found some GREAT places. I can't wait to finally have this all in the bag. God is really blessing us. I also have some leads on some more pharma company jobs...so lets just see what happens.
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01,June,2004
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Awww...you know I love you too, and I must write you more often! But I did send you a package :).
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01,June,2004
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Now that the comment button is turned on...will somebody please send me something :)
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01,June,2004
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I think I've applied for every job in Valley Forge, PA. I've called at least 20 Christian schools hoping that someone may need a Biology or Spanish teacher...and actually, there were some schools interested in me. I also found out about some new pharm rep jobs available practically in my neighborhood (which is awesome). It looks promising since these jobs just posted yesterday and I submitted my application for them today. Seriously. Somebody has got to love me, right? I really don't care what I do, as long as we can pay the bills and afford all the stuff we need to afford. I'm really not looking for a life time career right now...just something to get Jeremy through grad school...then he can make all the money while I get to go to school. I think if you have your MBA, you should be pretty set. It's a good thing this is an accelerated program! Life is a dance you learn as you go.
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27,July,2004
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These heels are killing me....but everything else is going great. Today was my second day shadowing a rep. at another office and we're having a great time together. We went to doctor's offices in central and south Philly today. I didn't know they could look like this. I don't mean to be too critical, but frankly, some of them were a little ghetto. We even went to this one office called 'Dr. Housecalls'. I had no idea they still did that! I thought this happened like 50 years ago in rural America. Interesting. It's great to see that many of the doctors here are DOs. Most of the offices that we went to today were either primarily DO or they had DOs and MDs. My faith in this worthy sect of medicine has been restored a bit. I really really want to be a DO, but I am so tired of explaining that the profession is like that of an MD and it simply has a different outlook on treatment. Honestly, I think that they practice better medicine, especially if they maintain the mentality that the osteopathic medical school taught them. I see a DO....you should consider looking into it too. You might even see one now and not know it. Trust me, this happens frequently, so don't feel bad if you don't know! Tomorrow is going to be a busy day since we're having a lunch at a large office. Finally, I get to see giving a presentation in action. I'm sorry that I just don't have anything fun to say. I was so tired tonight that I declined on going shopping with Jeremy. You now KNOW for sure that I'm exhausted! Oh, and I do miss the days where it was normal to roll out of bed, brush my teeth, and put my hair in a ponytail on the way out the door :). Ahhh college...you don't know what ya got till it's gone...
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24,July,2004
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So today we were out driving on 309 and we saw this guy who kept stalling his motorcycle as we were coming up behind him. You could tell it was brand new without even noticing that he had a temporary license plate. Thus, it was obvious he was learning. So after a couple of cycles of the traffic light where we were, Jeremy though he should offer a little advice (since he has a motorcycle license). So when the driver steered over to the side a bit, we pulled up and I said out the window, 'Hey, I think you need to put it in first...are you pushing the gearshift all the way down? You need to give it a little more gas when you pull out.' Well, I hope the guy knew that my husband told me to say those things. He just sort of gave me that, 'I can't believe a woman is telling me this look.' He cracked a little bit of a smile when I told him how nice his new Harley was. Did any of you know that Jeremy can drive a motorcycle? Not to stereotype, but he doesn't exactly look like the kind. I experienced it first hand when we were on our honeymoon. It was nice to drive around the streets of Santa Barbara hanging on to this cute guy on a Harley...and he was definitely cute;). On the other hand, even though he would make me look good on a motorcycle...I'm not a big fan. They're too dangerous. HOWEVER...I do love those little scooters....you know, something like a Vespa. I want one. They don't go over about 40 and they have great gas mileage. When we were in Spain, they were very popular. I saw both men and women all over the place with them. Jeremy said that someday I can have one. Besides being functional and economical, it's even more enticing since I could wear a skirt and stilettos and still manage to drive the thing.
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22,July,2004
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I am SO joining the Army. Go see urlLink why .
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20,July,2004
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I start my job tomorrow with LINCARE. I'm pretty excited about the whole thing, but I think I'll be even more excited when I actually get out there and start the real job. For the next, I don't know, week or so, I have to do the home base training. Next, I'm off to Clearwater, FL to do the corporate training. A whole two weeks down there alone isn't exactly a vacation, so it's not as glamorous as it sounds. Plus it's a million degrees in FL right now. That's why all of the old people come back up north till Octoberish.
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20,July,2004
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Very brown. I'm really enjoying the pool here in our cute little apartment complex. I went today to just enjoy the atmosphere and to read my book of the week, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I'm not too far into it, since I just started it today, but I definitely think it's going to be a winner. I've learned more in the intro than I've learned in many classes:). Okay, that may be a little of an over-statement, but you get the point. One of the great things about being at the pool (or in PA for that matter) is seeing the diversity. Like today, there was an Asian man teaching his kids the proper stroke techniques...in their own language. It's very refreshing to see so many diverse people in our area. That's one thing I missed in Tennessee. Now I don't stick out so much as the brown girl;). Another thing is that with all of the Spanish I've worked on, whenever I hear another foreign language, for a second I think that I'm supposed to understand it. So inevitable I tune in and try to decipher the words. Folks, there was no deciphering today. It's so wild to hear a language in which I can't even make out one single word. Not one. For most of us, we can understand a few words here and there in the romance languages etc., but the languages on the other side of the world are amazingly unique. I'm in awe that we live on one planet, all under the Creator's design, and we all manage to coexist (usually) in spite of the cultural differences. Life is great for us right now! I start my job either Thursday or Friday. I'm actually burned out on this vacation thing. I know it sounds completely nuts, and 6 months ago when everything they could throw at me was due in school, I would have died and gone to Heaven to be able to go to the pool and leisurely read. Whatever happened to balance? Or is it just me?... Don't answer that;).
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19,July,2004
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16,July,2004
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Now all I need is to somehow make it on the show 'What Not to Wear', so I will have 5K to spend on clothes! Seriously, I've been evaluating my wardrobe, and yes, I've been a college student for a while. I've got some cute college stuff, but nothing I want to be seen wearing in doctors' offices. Maybe one of you guys will nominate me as a good candidate...I'll pretend to have no fashion sense. Please. Did you know that Kleenex is coming out with a new anti-viral tissue? I find this both fascinating and completely unnecessary at the same time. First of all, I wonder how much money has gone into this? Why not put the money into more aggressive projects focused on the mechanism of viral replication and stopping it? Secondly, when people sneeze, most of them don't have tissues handy. I never do. Plus, they probably don't wash their hands. Also, there's only so much viral nose goo that a tissue can kill. Even more, strains of resistant viruses could emerge from the whole mess. Haven't health professionals learned from using too many antibiotics? Hellooooooooo, they don't work after a while. I do have to say, however, that I am a big fan of hand sanitizer, which used to only be in hospitals. Now, everyone has one of these little plastic bottles. Bath and Body Works is making a killing off of their sweet smelling, germ killing soaps and hand gels. Some people don't even flinch to pay $3.50 for 8 oz of mango soap in a cute pump bottle. Hand sanitizer is fairly practical, though...gas station bathrooms with no soap, shaking hands with a stranger, and touching dirty doorknobs ring a bell. This is a great product. I don't think the new Kleenex tissue is going to be so great, but I could be wrong. I just don't see it being nearly as convenient and practical as the other santizers. Let's face it, even if you do have a tissue when you sneeze, how much of the 'stuff' gets on your hands anyway? ....... Exactly. I would also like to give a shout out to all of my great friends and family down there in Tennessee. I miss you! Hopefully we can come and visit sometime in the fall.
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13,July,2004
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You know, when I went to Hawaii a few years ago, I had such an easy time sleeping. I woke up at 7AM and was in bed by 10PM most every day that I was there. The reason for such a lack of jet lag was probably due to the fact that I was already on Hawaii time before I even got there. Think about it. Waking up at 7 over there is like sleeping in till noon...and going to bed at 10 is like staying up till 3. This is what my body (and that of almost every other student) likes. Well, even though I'm not a student at the moment, my internal clock is still way the heck across the Pacific ocean. I can't seem to break the habit of being a night owl. However, I do get a lot done at night. You know, housewife stuff ;). I pack Jeremy's lunch, wash dishes, go food shopping, work on my scrapbooking, etc. I have a pretty easy life right now. Folks, I have a sneaking suspicion this is all going to change reeeeeeeeeal soon. Before too long, I will be waking up at the crack of dawn, ready and waiting...wearing a suit and a smile, headed for a local hospital. Ah, sigh, the good life can't last forever:). I want to move to Hawaii.
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11,July,2004
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When you're trying to find a place (like, say, a church), make sure you have randmcnally directions, a contact number, and 20 extra minutes to get there. Just thought I'd let you know.
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10,July,2004
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Jeremy and I went to Barnes and Noble tonight so we both could do a little studying. 'Study what, Mandy, aren't you out of college?'--is probably what you're asking. Well, Mandy needs to learn how to sell, and learn how to do it well. I spent the evening reading 'how to sell' books and taking notes. There's a lot of common sense to selling, but I needed to be reminded of some things. For instance, we are always on stage whether it be on the company's time or on our time. Let me just say that word travels faster than the speed of light sometimes, and if someone sees you doing something, well, not so great outside of work, then the chances of one of your customers hearing about it is likely. Let me leave you with six ways to be more likeable. 1.) Take a good look at what makes someone feel good and identify yourself with it in some way. 2.) Let your human side show--perfectionism doesn't make others around you feel comfortable. 3.) Accentuate similarities. 4.) Be a good receiver. This invites other to feel good about themselves . 5.) Like them first, and show them that you like them. 6.) Laugh These ideas are very common sensish, but it never hurts to be reminded!
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2,303,699 |
female
| 23 |
Science
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Aquarius
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09,July,2004
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Well, I guess you all have been wondering about Jeremy and I and our new adventures! I'm really glad to be here and Pam reminded me of something the other day when I told her that we can get to ANY store in 10 minutes. She said, 'Welcome to the Northeast', but really I'm thinking 'Welcome Back!' I'd forgotten all the pleasures of living up here. Let me tell you about our place. We were lucky enough to get one of the nicest apartments in the complex. Actually the apartment we got was used for inspections earlier. So, when we moved in it was almost perfect. The carpet looks brand new, all of the walls are freshly painted, and everything was very clean (well, some things were not up to my standards, but then again, who actually cleans in unseen places besides me?) Our location is great too. We are a two-minute walk from the clubhouse and pool and get this, I can walk to the mall. Oh my gosh. Moving in was so easy thanks to Chad and Marsha! They drove all the way up from TN just to help us. It was great having them here, and once we got all the stuff in the house, we mostly played the rest of the time. We went to center city Philly, saw fireworks, the Liberty Bell, Town Hall...went to Hershey, to the second biggest U.S. mall, and just had a blast. Did you know that the Declaration of Independence was not signed on July 4th? The kitties are settling down a bit. They had quite a traumatic trip. Once we got to the hotel on the way up here, they totally freaked out. It's like they didn't recognize each other in a strange place! So for the rest of the trip, we had to separate them. (It was so weird. They were fine together in the same carrier until we separated them and brought them back together in hotel.) So Fiona rode in the carrier with Chad and Marsha, and little Phoebe rode with me. We did something kind of dangerous. Phoebe wasn't in a carrier in my car. But it was okay, and really we didn't have a better option at the time. She was a good girl, though. She spent her time rotating from my lap to different seats in the car. She slept almost the entire way. Whew. I have some great news about my job! I had my second interview this week and they sent me for my drug test. This is a good sign. The district manager was really nice and she seemed to like me. Most of my interview consisted of her telling me about the company, how commission works, and what to expect the first year. Folks, it's almost in-the-bag! BUT, I will let you know when things are for sure. Oh, and some other great news is that the expected salary is higher than I thought. I'm so lucky to have this. And yes, when you walk up to our building, we are the apartment on the top floor with the two cats peeking out of the windows :)
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female
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Science
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Aquarius
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08,July,2004
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Don't worry you guys, the blog will be up and running shortly. We get our cable internet tomorrow! Yeah! I have so much to update you on. We absolutely love it here in PA. Our apartment is awesome. I let you know all about it soon. :)
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female
| 23 |
Science
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Aquarius
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05,August,2004
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We had a very nice anniversary yesterday, thank you all for your nice phone calls to say congratulations....which Jeremy and I thought were kind of funny (since you called at 9 and 10 pm...;). Dinner was spectacular at Bahama Breeze . It's a restaurant that has bold savory food with lots of color and cool combinations. I had the Jamaican chicken and spicy yams. I can't describe it as well as it tasted, so if you have one nearby, just go there. Trust me. Then at home, Jeremy made crepes with vanilla ice cream and strawberries. Very romantic . I can't believe we've been married for two years. It seems like only yesterday when I imagined what it would be like to be in love and to be loved . Sometime soon I'll post some wedding photos for those of you who've never seen them! Have a love ly night.
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2,303,699 |
female
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Science
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Aquarius
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03,August,2004
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urlLink 'I have found him whom my soul loves.' Song of Solomon 3:4 urlLink
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2,303,699 |
female
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Aquarius
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02,August,2004
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urlLink Two years later and we're still going strong. Feliz Aniversario! urlLink
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2,303,699 |
female
| 23 |
Science
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Aquarius
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02,August,2004
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Life, as I have always known it, is back to the typical schedule of crazy. I really don't know what to do with myself when my life isn't crazy. As I have spoken about in the past, when there is nothing to do, I get a little nuts. I mean, who in there right mind wouldn't love lounging all day by a POOL. See, this is what I mean....I was completely nuts. But now, I'm busy all day, I come home and make dinner, am a mom, am a wife, watch TV, read and sew. Okay, I'm lying about the sewing part. Anyway.... suddenly, my world is sane once again. Mandy has stuff to do! More than that, I make the most out of my down time. You know what I'm talking about, right? When you have an hour to do something, you do it in an hour. If you have a day to do that same something, you take the whole day. I did have the chance to see The Village tonight. Believe me, it is not what you think. It was a very well done movie and you must make the trip out to see it. I practically had to drag Jeremy there, but now he will admit that he was quite impressed. Don't worry, there was nothing demonic or evil in the movie, which is what we're most leary of; however, if you are they type that needs an arm to hold, don't forget to bring a friend. It's really scary in the beginning. Well, I guess it's safe to say that the first 2/3 of the movie is really scary. Adrian Brody does an excellent job as well Joaquin Phoenix. The movie has an excellent supporting cast, including none other than Mr. Shyamalan. I love how he always inserts himself into movies, yet he's never really anyone that important. So if you love suspensful, deep, psychologically developed movies, this one is for you. My work is going very well. I spent part of the day with one of the VPs, which, trust me, is not typical. My manager told me that some sales reps have worked there a long time and have yet to meet him. He made a trip to my center, and since I was new, he felt the need to give me an orientation. I'm very thankful because he has really jump started the whole process for me. He was also gracious enough to take my manager and I out for lunch at the Olive Garden. The more I learn about LINCARE, the more I am impressed with their progress. He's also a graduate of Gettysburg, right down the road from good ole' Messiah. He had friends who went there. Overall, I had a good time today, but I'm glad it's over. No matter how calm and collected one may be, meeting one of the big dogs...I mean like the boss' boss' boss' boss' boss' boss....is stressful, to say the least. I just want to say thank you to the Newman family. We had a great time while you were here! So Waunita, when are you coming to visit me? :). I hope you enjoy the video! Isn't my apartment cute?
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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26,July,2004
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So the other morning i was leaving for work as usual, the dog pottied and fed, the child either asleep or watching cartoons, and the fiance asleep. It is my usual habit to go in the room, give him a kiss on the cheek, or whatever skin isn't surrounded by pillows, and say 'Goodbye honey ( or other term of endearment.)' His reaction used to be responsive.....'Bye baby, I love you, have a good day.' And then it became a grunt and a shift, to just a shift. Well, this particular other morning I was at the front door reaching for the knob when I started to feel bad for not saying goodbye. I mean, even if I get no response I still want to say it, to show it. What if that's the last time I got to tell him I love him? But instead of the kiss and hug routine I stood in the door way and said 'Goodbye honey, I love you!' And went on my merry way. As I unlocked my car door I heard loud from in the house 'BYE HONEY I LOVE YOU' and thought, how funny and sweet that he woke up to say that to me! And then I heard him yelling at the dog (or so I thought.) When I got home later he said he was mad at me for not coming in and kissing him the morning. 'WHAT??!!!!' was my response. 'You're always asleep, you don't even know I do it!' And I replayed my mornings for him up through this one. His side was much different. What I didn't hear him yell in the house was 'That's it! No kiss? Just bye honey I love you!?' and the yelling at the dog? Nope, that was for me too. It felt good to know that he does expect my kisses and loves me enough to be upset if I don't give them.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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22,July,2004
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You know, it doesn't make sense to me that if men and women were created to compliment eachother, like yin and yang, why don't we naturally supply each other's needs? Women, in general, appreciate being hugged and kissed, cuddled with and listened to. Without asking for it. Men, on the other hand, could spend all day, or many days for that matter, having nothing to do with women. And periodically having sex. I don't understand why women aren't prone to ignoring the men in their lives and likewise why men don't naturally approach women with open arms and kisses. And even if these male and female needs are being met, they never seem to be met ENOUGH. Is it our expectations? Are we seeking this fulfillment from the wrong person? Should women be getting hugs and listening and intimacy from other females? Should men have their 'leave me alone' time in the company of other men? And if so, at what point do we reunite and for what purpose?
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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17,July,2004
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I woke up this morning with a flat tire, which would have only been a small issue except that I had to go to work today. There were flies ALL over the house because I left the front door open a bit last night, trying to cool off. AND our new frigerator is 2 inches too tall because when shopping for it I told my fiance he was wrong about the height we needed. Of course, he had actually used a measuring tape and knew exactly what we needed, but I thought it looked a little short. He being mostly sweet all the time, let me convince him he was wrong. And I said my apologees and please forgive me's upon frigerator arrival. My next job is to remove the cupboard above the fridge so we can slide it back into place.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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15,July,2004
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So I think I'm allergic to white gold. I've had this irritation on the insides of my pinky and middle fingers, facing my ring finger, or more specifically, rubbing against my ring. At first I just figured it was another skin flare-up since I seem to have super-sensitive skin (if you haven't heard the really bad swollen-lip story, ask me). But then it donned on me. Wait a minute! I've only had this problem since after my engagement, hmmmmmm.... A friend of mine said, 'yes, you're allergic to the nickle in the white gold, I am too.' And she pulled out her handy bottle of cortizon cream to aleviate my itching. This is good and bad. The bad is I'm now wearing the ring on the right hand to see if the rash goes away on the left hand and if it re-appears on the right hand. The good is I can now only wear platinum. Darn.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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14,July,2004
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So I watched this movie 'Equilibrium' last night with Christian Bale, 'Newsies', anyone?? I mean he was in it, I didn't get to watch the movie WITH him.... It's about a society without war or conflict, but maintained by a drug that diminishes any emotion or feeling, either positive or negative. Everyone MUST take their shot of medicine twice a day. If you don't, you begin to feel and there are always cops about trying to find and kill 'sense offenders.' Even if you do nothing wrong. Besides the obvious notion of how could life be worth living without any feeling, it throws the idea of using violence to maintain non-violence in your face, like, isn't that what we do constantly?? I'm not sure what my position is on this exactly, i.e. war, capital punishment, etc. But it seems odd to me that we would do one action expecting the opposite in return, just to have control. Just to have everybody be the way we want them to be and think they should be.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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13,July,2004
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This morning while buying my boss breakfast at McDo's (an almost daily duty) a scruffy bum-looking guy came in line behind me and looked at me, so I did the polite thing of acknowledging him and saying hi. I was afraid he'd carry on the conversation (which he did) so I quickly turned away and noticed a middle-aged man in front of me wearing his t-shirt, belted-khaki's and baseball cap. I immediately put him into the 'normal' category of people, and the bum into the 'abnormal' UNTIL an Avril Lavinge song came on the juke box and normal guy started dancing! He was bobbing his head, shaking his hips, moving his arms and shuffling his feet a bit... In LINE in a RESTAURANT. I quickly changed my mind. Normal guy had a cup of coffee in his hand, but when he got to the counter he ordered a cup of coffee! I was bit bewildered. Then he turned around and handed it to the homeless guy. Wow that's so awesome, I thought. They filled their cups while I placed my order and as I walked out the door they were sitting together at a table talking. I got all choked up and fought back a tear (seriously).
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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12,July,2004
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Just after kissing my daughter yesterday she showed me a red spot on her upper lip saying, 'Nana said it’s a cold sore.' To which I freaked out and said, 'NEVER say that!' Expressing, of course, my denial that she could actually have herpes simplex #1 or 2. This wasn't exactly the response she wanted. I dabbed on some hydrogen peroxide and she cried that it hurt, but the owie itself did nothing. I took this as a good sign of non-infection. Later she said her lips had been chapped and she kept licking and licking them and then had a piece of dry hanging skin so she ripped it off, thus causing the red spot. I've been a bit of an oral germaphobe since junior high health class and have been very careful with sharing drinks, chapstick and kisses for fear of contracting such things. When we got home her daddy freaked out much the same way I did and again, our happy little girl felt as if she had the plague. Later while brushing our teeth she said, 'Mommy, my life is changing.' 'What do you mean?' I asked. 'Well, it's summertime and I'm not riding Apple (her pony that she rode last summer/fall), I feel different, and my parents won't kiss me.' Bless her heart.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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09,July,2004
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I've run into a few cuts and scrapes lately....starting with slicing a chunk of my left index finger off as my knife jumped the ruler edge and dove into my flesh. Amazingly it didn't bleed, as it has in the past, in the same place. I'm thinking this is because of two reasons: 1) my finger tip is smaller since I have cut chunks off of it before 2) my finger tip is thicker from building up layers of resistant skin in anticipation of the next time I slice out a piece. That same day, while chasing a goat through a field (an entirely different story) I caught my foot in a dip in the grass and landed on my right ring finger and pinky while bending them completely back against my hand, bruising and tearing and pulling precious necessary finger tendons. Since then I've cut the chunk-missing finger twice, both times while preparing dinner, AND unknowingly managed a couple other blood dropping cuts on my goat-mangled hand. My right hand pinky is still out of order and proves very painful in a knuckle-popping session. (It's very hard to remember to stop at the last finger when you've already done the first three!) And I'm sure as my knicks and cuts heal, they will be replaced by new, and less graceful ones.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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09,July,2004
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So I now know yet again what it means to be poor. I really want to see the Indigo Girls perform next weekend, but even 22 dollars can't be found. If it were to be, it would buy gas instead, or milk. Never mind that the concert is sold out. That's no consolation. hmmm...no money...rent to pay...mouths to feed...no milk in fridge (or freezer for that matter. Our fridge won't get cold and our freezer doesn't freeze). Is there anyway to fix this? the settings are at the coldest possible.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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15,August,2004
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This is an early poem from some 'form' or excersise we did in poetry class. She opened the door and non-sarcastically sang after you please . And he entered, grasped a chair with sweaty hands then turned and said Mornings and wine are about as good a pair as you and I, don't you think? She laughed and grabbed a napkin nearby chivalry is dead , she wrote And I'm going home with the waitress behind the counter.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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14,August,2004
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Since you left and left for good I am half a human. Half a woman. I have watched pieces of me disappear like an infant’s breath in winter – immovable, frozen air. I am a web string caught between two branches carelessly held together. A leaf suspended like magic in the air, ready to land. The meniscus of an ocean wave breaking again and again. Without you here I am the rain falling muted on suede leather moccasins. The brown shade of dead grass; thirsty, brittle and parched. C - 2003
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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12,August,2004
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On my way to work this morning, while eating a peanut butter and honey sandwich on wheat, I saw this 'The only urine sample you'll get from me will be a taste test.' Mmm nummy nummy.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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10,August,2004
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Last night Tony and I went to a 'Livin' Large' party hosted by a local radio station. It was complete with lots of yummy food and live entertainment by the Fat Action Troupe (F.A.T.)cheerleaders. Yes my friends, these are LARGE women with pom poms yelling 'love your body' 'gastric bypass kills' etc, etc. The cheers were creative, but on their second time around performing it donned on me that they weren't DOING anything! I usually enjoy watching cheerleaders cause they jump, flip, and have lots of leg and arm movements. These ladies moved their arms a bit and occasionally stepped a foot to the front and wiggled their asses. I figure even a fat person can get a little more creative, right? A little more active? Or would they sweat too much, loose some weight and get kicked out? I don't know..... Anyway, it was a guilt-free carb-loaded night and although I was one of the thinner people there I didn't eat like it! Sub sandwich, pepperoni pizza, mashed potatoes with pulled pork, chicken burrito, chips and guacamole, cookies, toffee, mac and cheese......that's about all I had.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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10,August,2004
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'Here try this....its really good,' says a co-worker of mine. He is handing me a blended coffee drink that does, in fact, look really creamy and good. But, unfortunately, to my palette it is foul and disgusting. 'Oh, man that's sick!' I say. 'Its blueberry and cheesecake,'he says. 'Gross, if you'd told me that I wouldn't have tried it!' 'You don't like cheesecake....?' Now, why is it always about the cheesecake? Why couldn't it have been the blueberry, right? Or the combination, or either with coffee? There are so many possibilities of why I didn't like it. The fact is, I rarely like cheescake. It has to be pretty darn good with some stawberries or something and then, I love it. I'm not fond of any blueberry 'flavoring' either. Yuk. So put the two together, double nasty, then add it to coffee, the sacred substance of my life, and I'm appalled! Its like watching a really nice, really expensive car get in an accident and blow up and afterward licking the charred paint.
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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09,August,2004
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I had an interesting few hours this weekend with a good friend of mine, who has urlLink this site. We discussed our shared views on the Trinity and watched a show on the History channel about more and more Dead Sea Scrolls found in caves outside Jerusalem. Many of them 2,000 plus years old and confirming much of the Old Testament writings. They found texts dating around 1st century A.D. some containing phrases we commonly use to describe our 'new covenant' with God, but found none referring to Jesus. Being brought up in a non-denominational christian church and family, I have learned much about the Christian-American culture and way. The older I get, the more bothered I've become by the whole thing, really. Even after attending a faith-based college, I was left questioning my 'religion' further, rather than agreeing with it more! I am not, however, questioning my faith in God, just the ideas and interpretations so many hold as Truth.....
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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04,August,2004
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Since I don't always have something somewhat interesting to say, I'll start putting my poetry on here. After all, it is my 'writing' of choice. So I will share.... Watching Manna Santa only came for good girls and boys like the chosen who ate from heaven, earth's powder gathered frost-like on the desert. I wonder on those cool nights when they lay in the dirt and watched manna form, like children waiting by the Christmas tree and when their parents told them not to watch I wonder how often they stayed up late to see the miracle and prove them wrong. Copyright ©2004 Jasper Marie Gauthier
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3,883,898 |
female
| 23 |
indUnk
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Scorpio
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02,August,2004
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I saw 'The Village' this weekend. It's not scary. It's good though. I was dissapointed by the monotone voice of the actor who plays the father/one of the elders. It reminded me of another movie with this same actor and I had the same problem with it. I can't remember his name, nor what the other movie is. But, besides that it was very interesting/sweet/funny/creepy/plot-twisty. I can't say much more without giving anything away.
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3,850,554 |
male
| 33 |
Technology
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Aquarius
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08,July,2004
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Crap Crap and more Crap. Now that I have that off my chest I guess I can get on with todays blog. I finally learned how to change the windows explorer text size (after being a coputer tech for ten years), so now I can actually read the pages I go to on the web. Too bad there isn't anything worth reading out there. Friends of ours from Alberta are comming to stay with us for a while. Their ACTUAL vacation plans got screwed up beyond repair so their final desperation choice was our place. My dick hurts. Took my son and his friend to the community pool today. This was the first time I had been there. Nice place. The tits on one of the lifeguards were pretty nice also. I wasn't allowed to smoke near the outside pool so I had to travel through the main building and out the front doors to get my nic fix. I just ate two pizza pockets but I'm still hungry. that's it go away now.
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3,850,554 |
male
| 33 |
Technology
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Aquarius
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05,July,2004
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AAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! This pretty much sums up my life. I'm not really unhappy, just frustrated and fucked. (hence the Paxil) Since this is my first blog ever I guess I will tell you the story of Ogrgiss from the planet of Xlplik.. Or maybe not. Perhaps you would rather I stick to the theme and describe my daily life etc... ON WITH THE SLAUGHTER I was born at a very early age ha ha ha ha I love that one. My wife says then I turrnneedd (sp) into a gorilla. Not quite sure what she means by that but she is sitting right beside me so I will humor her. she is getting abdomon pains right now but she says it isn't period cramps just dull aches that won't come out. Probobly farts. OH I SEE. She said the gorilla thing as I am hairy. wow she comes up with some good ones doesn't she. Today I did squat. Same as yesterday. And the day before that. You see I am on Paxil. A drug that is given to people (and lab rats) that stops you from going deeper into depression. That depresses me. The side effects include sleepiness, a sense of lazyness, and the inability to CUM ! This is why my wife is a very happy person. I can go for a long time without cumming but that presents other problems such as a raw penis, wife falling asleep during sex, AND SEVERE RAINBOW BALLS Rainbow balls are like blue balls but even worse. To see a picture of my wife's dildo collection click here urlLink Sorry boys that link thing didn't work. Lets try that again here urlLink I'll have to work on that link. I guess I'll go for now as I am feeling horney and need to jerk off. Sorry if I offended you but if you can't take a joke FUCK YOU! In the next episode you will hear about the time I rescued all the one legged taranchulas from a KFC slaughterhouse.........
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3,391,092 |
female
| 14 |
Student
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Sagittarius
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28,May,2004
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umm okay wow sorry i havent writtin in a while i have been to tired with decorating and plannin the dance and i havent been home ' Monday: we were sittin in period and pagel waited til the last 10 minutes to say who made bella voce... so then he goes all the girl come down (to the floor) and so we did and lizzie goes im about to pee my pants and pagel goes... GOOD! and so he starts reading off names in alphabetical order and then he gets to kylies name and goes there two more..... ChRiStInE qUiRk and carly richardson!!!! and then we were all happy and like yay yay yay lol so YES i MADE IT!!! next year is gonna rock!!!! Tuesday: i dont really remember ne thing that happened on tuesday besides having matt roll out a piece of paper like the whole hallway long!!!! haha it took him all period!!! oh yeah i remember now it was our student council dinner and we all got dressed up and then after it was over we went and saw mean girls for my second time!!! pass that dutch pass that dutch... lol and then me kayla and melissa went to gvhs to get physicals well me and kayla got them not melissa... that took like 2 hours and i sware like 197 people came and asked us why we were all dressed up!!!! ahh it got so annoying!!! Wednesday: i went to kaylas and made signs and junk for the dance.... you know those 3 large pictures that were on the bleechers and it had a sign that said vegas lights over it???? yah i made that and it took me 2 hours!!!!!!!!! lol Thursday was the dance!!! finally it was here telling us school would be out in 3 more days! and we will be in high school!!!!! so i got out of school along with all the other dance commitee people after 4th period and we walked down to the rec. the dance looked pretty good in my opinion!!! who knows!! but it took so much planning and it turned out to be a fun dance.. well for the people who showed up and came!!! (like 100) lol thats kinda sad but it was fun.....we all found rides and went to in and out burger and ate there and then got rides down to kylies house and chilled there dancing playing video games and just hanging out!! then me and kurtis ended up going on a walk and talking for like an hour and 1/2..... everyone thinks we hooked up but we didnt just TALKED!!!! lol but it was fun!!!!
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3,391,092 |
female
| 14 |
Student
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Sagittarius
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23,May,2004
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ok well friday night me and kayla went to the mall and got evis present ya know some skanky shorts and a tank top from abercrombie lol!! MAN R THEY SHORT!!!! lol and then she stayed the nite and then saturday morning her mom picked us up and we went down to katie days to get kaylas bride's maid dress fixed and then went to evis party and evis party was a TON o fun!! but then _________ would just not leave it was very annoying to all of us! but whatever!! (lol u know who).... lmao and yeah me and evi stayed up til like 3:45 just like talking about things and it was good cuz we havent really talked like that in a long time!!... lol and then kaylas dad picked us up sunday and basically the whole say we were at the mall getting stuff for the dance and what we r wearing to the dance and then melissa came over to kaylasa and we made decorations for the dance!! man its gnnna be soo much fun!!! This whole damn weekend i have just been thinking about bella voce auditions and i mean not very many freshman make it but then again a lot do i dont know its like basically the all womans madrigals and like.... i dont know i have been in choir for five years not counting how i was in 3 choirs this year alone and like it has been like my goal to make those choirs in high school so i have been working on it for 5 damn years!!!! choir is like my life and i know that sounds weird but it is and like i dotn know i had my audition friday after school and we find out on monday which is tomorrow and like im am gonna be in major depression if i dont make it cuz its like you try and try and try and i have worked so hard and so long for it and its like i want it more than anyone! and so if i dont make that choir im not going to do choir in high school... i dont see a point to be in the lowest audition choir!... i really dont!!!! so basically if you see my cry tomorrow this is the reason! and liek so tomorrow is do or die everything has built up to this day! and now ... we just have to wait!! :'( some people just kinda anger me well one in particular like okay i like to be my OWN person i dont like having all the same things as everyone else and i mean its ok if somethings i get a friend gets too but its to the point where im just kinda like ummm okay must you copy everything i do and then get all the attention and credit for it? how the hell is that fair? it isnt AT ALL AND I FUCKING HATE IT.... wow sorry for the language!! well whatever im pissed and sad and tired and anxious all at the same time!!! not very good
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Sagittarius
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20,May,2004
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Hey okay so tonite was awards nite!!! and like since i kinda just moved i didnt know whether or not i was getting an award... so like yeah i got there thinking well ya the only award i could get if i even got one would be for pagel. (choir) and then so yeah i went home with kayla and got ready and then we got to awards nite and sang and blah blah... kayla gets called up for an award and we knew it was for geo and straight a's for 1 year... and then pagel says to her you were nominated for my student of the year but since u got geography i changed it!... and then like yeah i wont comment on that one... and then they call my name... and im like WOAH! and so me and kayla walked up there (cuz she was my family for the nite) and the award is for presidential academics or w/e... and so i get my award and then start walking back for the picture and at that point mrs kaiser and mr cherry r up to be in my picture cuz i like didnt have a family and mr cherry told mrs kaiser it was ok and he 'had this' lol so she sat down and then pagel was right there so i go pagel come in my picture!!! and so its pagel me kayla and cherry as my family lmao and pagel says while we r back there 'what am i your mommy now? dont i have nice boobs?' lol i guess you would have to have pagel to see how hilarous it was!!!.... yeah and then we sit back down and damn the awards nite was like 2 F___IN hours!!! ahh and o course all the brainy kids got like 100000000 awards! lol and yeah im kinda pissed at the fact that like .... ok all my life my dad was always coach for my brothers sports teams and went to all of his games and school stuff and then as soon as i started sports he didnt come to like hardly anything of mine!!! and so whatever but then like .... this year i have been in so many things like student council things and concert choir madrigals and carnegie hall choir and basketball and the ONLY school things hes come to has been my winter concert and my basketball thing cuz it was our last home game and ur parent had to go up with you and get ur award or whatever and even going to that he was almost late making me feel like i was unimportant and then like he was rude and shit like! wtf..... okay it makes me feel like im not good enough for him yeah obviously i got rpced this year but that wasnt even for a good reason and then like he is a good dad im not saying that im just saying that like he doesnt ever show that hes proud of me... kayla went up as my family tonite!! he doesnt even bother to come to my 8th grade awards nite!!! and i bet it wont come to my graduation either!!! and yeah ..... i called him when i got home and was like oh yeah i got an award and i told him what it was and he was like oh thats cool like he didnt even flipping care and that pisses me off so much like... no matter how good of grades i get or how much i do for school or if i play a sport or anything NOTHING is good enough for him!!! whatever gtg nite
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Sagittarius
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29,June,2004
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Man this weekend was fun stuff... friday i stayed the night @ kaylas, saturday i went to the gym w marina and hung out then went back to sierra and marinas til the movie where me kayla chaese chad joe marina sierra taylor tim sam will brandon and julia all went to ... its was fun?!?! lol some ppl kno what im all talking about ;).... saturday night i went back to kaylas and lauren me and kayla had a lil slumber party... tyler and aj came over for a lil and we all hung which was fun and sunday me and kay went and took pictures!!! they r cute... and then ummm i stayed the night there AGAIN lmao and i went to summer school with willie and charlie in the morning and then i went back to willies house after summer school to go next door to kaylas and we had to go to the mall and pick up our pictures.... kaylas mom flipped out on a hollister worker it was sooo funnie!!!.... umm and then i went home and did nothing and went to bed and woke up and came to summer school today which i kept on like falling asleep i was soo fucking tired.. i ended up comming home and falling right asleep til 4 and then i got up and cooked and junk... i still have do to the rest of my Health HW :( but i guess its okay?!? we came up with a plan and i will be attending GVHS how fucking awesome is that shit?!?! lol i cant wait! :-D
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3,391,092 |
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Sagittarius
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25,June,2004
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well mmm kay..... this week of summer school was okay everyday kinda got a little better now i talk to these guys cory, zach, alex, and sum other ppl... jessica did our whole group project and we were the only group to get an A on it it was awesome!.... and then at break i go and hang out with willie... one day he took a bite outta my corndog lol ... umm and its just been work and blah nothing reallie exciting.... sooo today the 26th my brother went and dropped off my zone variance forms at green called at like 98 in the morning and then by 11 mr horn called and said that he has to deny it so now im screw going to coronado and i mean the one reason why i wanted to go to gv was because of the fact that i made bella voce like i have been in choirs for the last 5 years and its yeah.... it sucks! coronados choral program sucks soo bad like no good singers like go to thats school lmao... and there arent any choirs a freshman can be in besides womans glee... yeah im not being a fucking womans glee im better than that and i know that!...... i am soo overly angry like i cried for an hour and im reallie frusterated and so whatever all my hard work and ambition is like down the tubes! looks like the next time i get to perform is at carnegie hall with a bunch of middle school kiddos!!! great this weekend i think im going to the movies with taylor chase joe sierra n me and idk who else and sunday me and kayla r suppose to go to wet n wild..
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3,391,092 |
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| 14 |
Student
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Sagittarius
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21,June,2004
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Okay so today was my first day of summer school. When i got there i went and looked at mine and dougs names to see what class we were in and we wernet in the same one! and then i found dougie and we were walking to our class and he looked on the list and he knew a ton of ppl in his class and i only knew 2 ppl... yah know i had to get in a class where you are assigned a partner and the 2 ppl i knew were partners w eachother!!!! and then this sophmore jessica became my partner and she was nice and yeah. so then we did a group project and this girl ariel was in my group and she seemed cool she went to greenspun... and then at break i went and met up with willie tim charlie mark ryan and everyone and we hung out and then yeah but over all there was a lot of work in my health class like we did 2 power points, 2 chapter reviews, and 2 chapters from the book plus the group project. but i only have 13 days left!!! just gotta keep thinking that! lol
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3,391,092 |
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Student
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Sagittarius
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18,June,2004
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Today i chilled at kaylas and then went home and then went to the mall. I was sitting on a chair and i turned and saw some girl and then i turned back again and then i realized it was LAUREN!! and we ran up and gave eachother a hug and i guess the ppl she was meeting ditched her so she hung with me for a little then joe came and me and him just walked around and hung out then went down to sunset to see the Riddick movie. it was tight a lotta killing idk 2 many girls that would like it but i thought it was tight. lol and then we went outside and joes dad came and picked us up! it was a fun night ;).....
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