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Wednesday, August 24th, 2005
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Hey, everyone. I have a new LiveJournal... Add me because I will be closing this one. letsbeseahorses. It's not completely finished yet, though... I love you all!!
.:JuSTiN:.
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
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I didn't realize that I've been gone from LiveJournal for this long... Well, I guess it kind of makes sense, though... Lots of things have been going on with preparation for leaving for Germany and all... Well, I'm back--for now. HAHA!!
SoOoOoOo... I took my last final today, and now I'm done with high school work in every way, shape and form. Friday is my last day at Lakes, and I had my last day at Pierce today... Sad. I'm going to miss Pierce. I'm going to miss my French class beyond belief... It was such a fun class... Anywho...
Yeah, I leave in 3 weeks from tomorrow... JUNE 30TH!! On Saturday night I'm getting a group to go see Mr. and Mrs. Smith at the Lakewood Towne Center!! Whoever wants to come should come!! Give me a call!! ...If I don't pick up, leave me a message!! (253) 576-5168.
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Wow. In 9 hours from the present time, my car will be sold completely to my friend Ryan... I'm kind of sad because it's my first car, but the time would've come eventually... Now it's Sunday, and I've got 54 days left here... I know it still sounds like an eternity, but if you compare that to a minimum of 4 years in Europe, 54 days is nothing... Even my mom is starting to get totally emotional and sentimental... It's depressing :C But on the plus side, now I'm riding a bike again, so I can get my fat butt off the driver's seat and become active again!! Strengthen those calves!! ...and thighs... ...and buns... ARGH!! Hahahahaha C:
So, I went to go see House of Wax tonight with Katie and Ryan... That movie was COMPLETELY gruesome, but I liked it A LOT!! It's my new favorite movie. The cinematography was just BRILLIANT!! It DID NOT look fake AT ALL!! The movie is totally original and unique, and I'm buying that movie when it comes out!! So there!! C;
I have to work tomorrow at 10am... Ugh... 10am-3pm... Long, boring days... Haha. Well, at least I'm off Sunday, which is exciting!! Sunday will be my day of rest!! I don't think I will leave the house at all, except to go to church!!
Prom is in a week, and I'M FREAKIN' STOKED!! It's going to be EXCITING!! C:D C:D C:D
Anywho, I'm off to bed so I can be semi-rested for work tomorrow C; Bonne nuit, toute le monde!!
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Man, yesterday was crazy!! At first I had nothing planned yesterday besides going over to Kaela's for about an hour to eat cookies before she went to her cousin's for his 13th birthday party... Man, those cookies were good...
Speaking of cookies, I need to start a diet... No, not a diet to lose weight, but rather a diet that I can feel good about. Right now my diet consists of me eating pretty much whatever the heck I want, without any regard whatsoever to my body and how it's affecting it... I need to add in more fruits and veggies again... I've always drunk massive amounts of water, so that's not the problem... I just need to steer clear of too many sweets and things. So yeah, I think that that's a good plan C: Wo0t for health!! C;
Anywho... So yesterday aroud 3ish Ashley Deaton and Joanna call me, asking if I wanted to go bowling. I said, "SURE!!" So, we met up at Bowlero's at 7pm. So yeah, it was just us three and Daniel Lee. It was a fun game C: All of us weren't really trying all that hard to win; we were having fun mostly, so it was great!! Yeah, so Ashley sent a bowling ball down the alley on my turn--so my ball and hers went down at the same time--and I got a strike!! Wo0t!! Haha. I tried doing that on her turn, and Daniel was screaming, "No, no, no...," but I did it too late, and that bar came down to pick up the pins, and the bowling ball went, "WACK!!" Then the guy from the booth up top came down glaring at me, yet smirking, and got the ball. Whoops x: I felt like I wanted to sink into the floor. Haha.
So, after Ashley called me to go bowling yesterday, I called Robie to see if he wanted to hang out with us after he got off, but instead, he was trying to persuade me to go clubbing with him, Jared and Nate... Heck, I was really hesitant at first, but I was kind of curious as to what it was like, so I said sure... So, I picked up Robs from work, and then we drove to his house, which is where Jared and Nate picked us up from. I parked my car there and then we carpooled with Jared up to Seattle. I was pretty quiet for most of the ride up there because I was nervous about going clubbing /: Robie kept nudging me and rubbing my head profusely, to try and "wake me up." Haha. It kinda worked. We started blasting club music in Jared's car, and we were all kind of singing and dancing. It was great. Once we arrived in Seattle, nobody was in the club, so we walked around for a half an hour. We were looking for some peeps, that we thought might be in one of the bars, but no luck. So, finally we decided to go into the club...and dance...and dance...and dance. Man, it was the GREATEST THING!! The music was awesome and the people AMAZING!! We didn't get home till around 3am... They're going again next weekend, but I think yesterday was enough for me for a while. I wanted to have my first experience with that yesterday, just to kind of give me a taste-test for Germany. It was fun. Germany's going to rock, although I'm going to miss everyone... I wish I had met Robie a few years ago... He's such an awesome friend, and really awesome to talk to. You know, they say that ice cream scoopers are the smartest people alive, and we're both ice cream scoopers. Haha. JHK!!
Then today Robs had his orientation at Hollister at the South Hill Mall, and everything went great!! Him and I were supposed to go to Seattle together today to go shopping, but last minute his dad had him stay home to do yardwork. BOOO!! I OBJECT!! Well, it's too late to object now, but yeah...
I had a glorious weekend because I was off yesterday, and am off today. Woohoo!! But I work again tomorrow and Tuesday. That'll be cool, though. I know that I'm off at on Wednesday, too, because of the NHS Induction. I'm scared... We still haven't found anyone to do the speech... Ugh... I'm going to try asking Mrs. Canada tomorrow... Wish me luck!!
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
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I haven't updated in a while again... Sad, huh? Is MySpace taking up all of my time?! Nah, not really... Just life is finally getting interesting again. Haha!!
Anywho... Yesterday was a pretty cool day!! I went to visit Robie at Baskin Robbins, which was totally sweet because I hadn't been to a Baskin Robbins in forever. Haha. Robie's really cool!! The smoothie he made for me was awesome, although his Asian boss (reminds of of Cold Stone... /:) was trying to practically do it for him, like he didn't know was he was doing. Haha... Poor guy. I have to admit that that smoothie is better than ones I've had a Cold Stone... But Cold Stone is still WAAAY better!! Haha!! Sorry, Robs!! I did think it was funny, though, how his boss kept looking at me and asking me questions about how we made our smoothies. Haha... C:
Later on after Robie got off, Robie, Jared, Nate and I hung out for a while, and they are a flippin' CRAZY bunch together!! Haha. It was fun!! We went to El Torro to eat, where I hadn't been in FOREVER!! Jared and I just ended up getting fries because we were full from what we had eaten earlier. For $1.50, they sure do give you a lot of fries... Ewww, was I full... d:
Then the whole thing with a friend getting kicked out, but then everything working out alright was weird... It totally caught me off guard...
Alright, so my work schedule for this week:
Wednesday: off
Thursday: 1pm-6pm
Friday: 1pm-5pm
Saturday: off
Sunday: off
Monday: 12pm-4pm
Tuesday: 12pm-3pm
I ACTUALLY HAVE A WEEKEND!! Wo0t!! Let's see if Robie is going to make me go to the club with him. Haha... That'll be fun(ny)...
I just realized today just how much God means to me and my life. I know that my life is totally confusing, and I forget about Him a lot of times, but I always know He's there...waiting for me... I appreciate that C:
Poo... Today was such a nice day, and I'm getting darker, which is a good thing. I do wanna look dark after all for Germany. Haha... I bet I'll be arriving there right when it starts to get hotter and hotter and sunnier and sunnier... C: I'm excited 64 DaYs.
I hope everyone's week is good so far, and I hope that with all this good weather it just gets better!! YaY to that!!
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Hello there, everybody!! I haven't written a real update in forever now, so I kind of figure that now would be a good time to write one...
Yeah, I just got off work at 5pm... Today was just a really tiring day for me. I could hardly sleep last night, and I couldn't tell you why... Then I had to work from 11am-5pm (a 6-hour shift). See, I told Brian to schedule me from 11am-3pm so I could work the Mariner's game with the choir today, and he messed that up. So, not only did I miss my French lecture today, but I also missed my opportunity to go to the game. Ugh... That sucks, but oh well... Money, money!! Ka-ching!!
Doop, dee-doop... Thank you Steven, for sticking up for me, and listening to my rant yesterday; I REALLY appreciate it C: And I guess that if you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm hear, as well... Although you do have many more friends... Just thought you should know C:
I think that I'm going to go take a nap soon because I'm just really tired from work and everything that's been going on this week. For one reason or another, I've stayed up each night till about 2am or 3am, and gotten up at 9.30am. I mean, yeah, that's still quite a bit of sleep, but yeah... I don't know... Maybe the weather's affecting me a just little bit, too, I guess...
It's such a nice day... Maybe I won't take a nap, and I'll call Kaela to go to Sunnyside and just hang out and talk... We'll see... ZzZzZzZz...
So yeah, life has been pretty much the same here in Lakewood... GRADUATION IS IN UNDER 2 MONTHS!! PROM IS IN UNDER ONE MONTH!! WOOT!! C: ...And now the countdown is at 69 days...
Lately, I've been listening to the "Closer" CD by Josh Groban a lot... I guess it's just been my mood lately, but I've needed kind of some slow, soothing song to listen to... They help me think. Yep, I'm a THINKER!! Lol...
Anywho, I'm off to...DO SOMETHIN'!! SoOoOoOoOo... K, BYE!! C:
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Saturday, April 16th, 2005
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I am now also one of the ones who gave in to the persuasion of many other to join MySpace. Here's to the newest freak on MySpace!! Woh-pah!! Here's the link: Justin's MySpace Account!!
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Since when in the heck did passports become so expensive? So what if there's some miniature computer chip imbedded in the back page of the passort, containing your identity? It's not like I asked for it. Hehehe. My last passport cost $47.00, and this time around my passport cost me $97.90 plus the cost of getting my passport pictures taken at Walgreens for $8.69, which if I would have had them done at the post office where I did my passport stuff, it would have cost my roughly $7 more... Ah well... Now I have to wait 6 weeks till I get my passport, which will be approximately in late May--one month before my departure.
<~76 DaYs!!~>
I realized just how much I DON'T hate my haircut after I got those passport pictures taken today. I mean, sure, it's going to take some getting used to, but hey... It's WAAAY better than my buzzcut last summer. Ugh... That was just...totally lame and not me...
I went to Seattle on Wednesday with Katie, Kaela, Becka Wareham, Jesse from China and Dene. It was fun. I was the only guy there... Go figure. We took random pictures of dead fish on display at Pike's Place Market, had some gyros, I watched the girls swoon and giggle over this one guy working at some olive oil store--whom I pointed out to them as being Tyler Burns. He's changes A LOT. He looks completely different from the last time I saw him, which was last summer. Then, later, Katie and I took Kaela with us to go see Sean for a few hours. Believe it or not, this was the first time that I have seen his dorm room. It's pretty spacious, I must say. It was awesome getting to spend some time with the guy again!! Sean gave us a tour of the campus, and all I have to say is GORGEOUS. The campus is AMAZING!! We went into some random stores on the Ave. and had some bubble tea. Not to mention that we were blinded by some homeless man on the Ave., who wasn't wearing any underwear, and had his pants around his butt pulled all the way down... :\ That was...interesting... I took so many nice pictures of Seattle, though... I dunno... The weather wasn't ideal, but there was a mixture of rain clouds, regular white clouds and sunshine, that made everything just light up. I captured many great moments of the Puget Sound. It was great!!
I have to work tonight from 7pm-12am, so I think I might go soon to take a brief nap... It's a Friday, so hopefully I get good tips closing... It should be pretty busy... I just got paid yesterday, and it wasn't that great because I had to take 5 days off for the trip to Chicago... BUUUT...My next pay check is going to be ginormous because I've been working like a nut lately... Anywho, I think you've had enough of my rants, so LATER!!
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Thursday, April 14th, 2005
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My hair... It's...gone... The new cut isn't too bad, actually... Alright, off to work!! Later!!
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YaY!! Daniel comes up for 5 days on Tuesday from El Segundo, California!! YaAaAaAaAaAaY!!
YaY!! for Seattle on Wednesday with the homies and Daniel, and hopefully getting to hang out with Seany-boy!!
YaY!! My stepdad went to church today for the first time in about 25 years!!
YaY!! I'm off today!! C:
YaY!! I've been working out and my arms are getting bigger!! Woo-hoo!! PrOgReSs!! Heh... Gotta get into better shape for the summer!! Woot!!
( Now, on to the matter at hand... )
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Saturday, April 9th, 2005
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Man, I was having this nice, placid dream--I forget what it was about--and then my IM goes off... I guess I passed out last night without putting up my away message, and I had the sound turned ALL the way up. That FREAKIN' SCARED ME!! It was Jack, my friend in Florida... He's 22 and he's graduating from Florida U this month... He's moving to Frankfurt a few days after me, and I'm super-duper excited about that!! AnYwHo...
...82 DaYs!!...
I had to work again last night, and I got stuck with James... Not that James is a bad person or anything, but he's always so physical... He touches people too much... Alright, so yesterday I was mixing a customer's ice cream on the stone, and he starts mixing right next to me... He leans in to me and smells me, and says, "My, Justin, you smell like Downy again today!!" AAAAHHH!! Someone PLEASE tell him that your clothes SHOULD smell like that after you wash them? He always says mine smell "über good." Then, later, I was about to get some ice cream out from the display case... James walks by behind me and TOTALLY--and I mean FULL-ON--slaps my anus!! I was kind of confused for a second as to what happened, and then I realized what he had just done... Strange kid... Well, I don't feel so bad because he did that to Jamelle later on that night, too, and Jamelle made the same face that I made... He looked SoOoOo confused... Alright, enough of that...
So, I tried that REALLY good Cold Stone Original for the first time a few nights ago... It's called Mud Pie Mojo... What it's got in it is coffee ice cream with Oreos, roasted almonds, caramel and whipped topping... IT TASTES SOOO good!! MmMmMm...
Well, I think I better get off now because I have to help my mom saw something... She bought this new electric saw, and she's building like a cabinet or something... Beats me where it's going, but meh... She's afraid to use it by herself... AND I have to work at noon--12pm-5pm. So, if you would like to enlighten me, stop on by because...I dunno...'Cause I said so?! Lol... :D
Later!!
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! There's a P.S.!! The choir is going to get interviewed by the TNT and the Seattle Times!! ...AND--it gets better!!--we're performing for the House of Representatives and the Governor in Olympia in 2 or 3 weeks!! Woot!! rEcOgNiTiOn!! YaY!! Anywho, now I leave!! Yes. The end.
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Thursday, April 7th, 2005
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Your dating personality profile:
Outgoing - You can liven up any party. You've got a way with people and have little difficulty charming your dates.
Religious - Faith matters to you. It is the foundation that you build your life upon. You trust that God has a plan for you.
Athletic - Physical fitness is one of your priorities. You find the time to work athletic pursuits into your schedule. You enjoy being active. | Your date match profile:
Athletic - You aren't looking for a couch potato. You seek someone who is active and who keeps her body in top shape.
Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.
Religious - You seek someone who is grounded in faith and who possesses religious values. You believe that a religious person can enhance your life. | Your Top Ten Traits
1. Outgoing
2. Religious
3. Athletic
4. Big-Hearted
5. Liberal
6. Practical
7. Adventurous
8. Romantic
9. Wealthy/Ambitious
10. Traditional
| Your Top Ten Match Traits
1. Athletic
2. Practical
3. Religious
4. Traditional
5. Conservative
6. Outgoing
7. Intellectual
8. Romantic
9. Big-Hearted
10. Wealthy/Ambitious
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Take the Online Dating Personality Quiz at Dating Diversions
Oh, I messed up on the percentages from the Festival of Gold... Here are the rankings and correct percentages:
1. Lakes High School Concert Choir: Brooks (98), Noble (96), Smith (93), AVG: 95.67
2. Lakes High School Chamber Choir: Brooks (98), Noble (94), Smith (90.5), AVG: 94.17
3. Clovis West High School Women's Choir: Brooks (95), Noble (92), Smith (92), AVG: 93
4. Poway High School Chamber Choir: Brooks (94), Noble (93), Smith (90), AVG: 92.33
4. Poway High School Women's Choir: Brooks (97), Noble (90), Smith (90), AVG: 92.33
5. Hemet High School Chamber Singers: Brooks (94), Noble (93), Smith (89.5), AVG: 92.17
6. Clovis West High School Chamber Choir: Brooks (94), Noble (90), Smith (91), AVG: 91.67
6. Aloha High School: Brooks (90), Noble (95), Smith (90), AVG: 91.67
7. Pacific Youth Choirs - Coro Pacifica: Brooks (94), Noble (92), Smith (88.5), AVG: 91.5
8. Columbus School for Girls, The Grace Notes: Brooks (95), Noble (89), Smith (90), AVG: 91.33
9. Pacific Youth Choirs - Pacific Choir: Brooks (92), Noble (89), Smith (90), AVG: 90.33
10. Royal High School Chamber Choir: Brooks (94), Noble (91), Smith (85), AVG: 90
10. Auburn Riverside High School Women's Advanced Choir: Brooks (92), Noble (90), Smith (88), AVG: 90
11. Pacific Youth Choirs - Tsunami Singers: Brooks (90), Noble (86), Smith (88), AVG: 88
12. Harlan Boys Choir - TTBB: Brooks (85), Noble (91), Smith (85), AVG: 87
13. Royal High School Madrigals: Brooks (91), Noble (84), Smith (85), AVG: 86.67
14. El Segunda High School Chamber Singers: Brooks (83), Noble (93), Smith (82.5), AVG: 86.17
15. Alta Loma High School Chamber Singers: Brooks (85), Noble (87), Smith (84), AVG: 85.33
16. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Women's Choir: Brooks (84), Noble (89), Smith (81.5), AVG: 81.5
16. Harlan Boys Choir - SATB: Brooks (86), Noble (87), Smith (81.5), AVG: 84.83
17. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School: Brooks (88), Noble (82), Smith (83.5), AVG: 84.5
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Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
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THE LAKES HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT CHOIR TOOK 1ST PLACE WITH AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 95.3%!!
THE LAKES HIGH SCHOOL STUDIO CHAMBER CHOIR TOOK 2ND PLACE WITH AN AVERAGE SCORE OF 94.6%!!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Tough judges this year, I must say...
I'll be posting pictures from Chicago in the coming days!! It was SoOoOoOo InCrEdIbLy FuN!!
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Wednesday, March 30th, 2005
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Anonymous, thank you for making me feel complete and loved. Although I have known you but a short time, I feel as though you really care. Thank you for the support you give me, for how warm and compassionate you make me feel. For your friendship I am forever grateful. Many great years await us... And I am proud to be able to call you my friend... You are a great inspiration and an enormous encouragement!! I truly mean it when I say that I love you...
God, I also thank You for bringing this person into my life. Though our time as friends has been extremely short, I know that You have brought us together for a reason... I can learn many things about my faith that I have never known or even thought of before. God, You have been a blessing to my life, and for that, I am eternally grateful!! I am forever Yours and here standing at Your feet!!
Thank you to all of my friends who have stood by me through many different situations...:
Thank you, Kaela, for the love that you have shown me, and the humility you have given me... Thank you for being my 4th sister (Haha) and for adopting me into your family. Your mom and dad have been so awesome to me, and I love all of you SOOO much. I don't even know where I'd be without you... You're charisma and grace are undefineable, and you mean more to me than my own life... And your brother Jesse is a hoot!! I have officially adopted him as my own...
Sean, thank you for being like a brother to me when I was in doubt... You gave me my faith back, and I love you for all the joy you have brought me!! I know we haven't always been the closest, but I do appreciate what we have... You're AMAZING!!
Katie, I can't even utter a noise when your name pops to mind. You take my breath away with everything that you do... Your love for Christ is evident in EVERYTHING you aspire to do!! I'm sorry if I don't always sound like I'm listening to you, because truly, I am... I love you unconditionally, and it's humbling to call you my friend. Many a time have you spoken kind words to me about life and aiding my present situations... Many a time have we had very deep conversations... And many a time have you befriended me when I really didn't deserve it... Your soul is immaculate!!
Molly, thanks for all the talks... You're the only friend who has EVER seen me cry... Not because I felt comfortable crying around you, but God works through you in such a way that is just so powerful...
To the great and wonderful Herried sisters!! Thanks Sarah for always being a great source of encouragement when it's come to my faith. Thank you for helping me to except who I am, and be able to build a strong foundation with God... Shannon, you are incredible... I can't even begin to say how much I've enjoyed your witty jokes and your "shanks"... You've built me up more than you'll ever know... :D
The one Herried brother... Heh... Josiah, I really haven't been able to get to know you too well, but from the talks that we've had, you are a truly amazing person. Not only do you have a heck of a voice when you sing, but your heart is deeply imbedded in worship... You have been my example for a more intimate worship experience!! You're awesome, man!! I'll be at your next show if you tell me WELL in advance!! I promise!!
Cruz, I know we haven't been too tight since high school began for me, but you were one of my only friends for a very long time... I appreciate the extended family you had given me, and the support that you gave me, as well...
Dene... What would these last 6 years have been like without you?! You're like the only one who can actually say you can remember me as a chunky, short 6th grader!! Although we're at odds a lot of times, you are a person I consider my sister!! And yes, some day I WILL go to a night club with you!! ...We've planned this for how long now?! Heh...
LaRae, you were my 6th grade crush... We all know I was madly crushing over you 6th grade year... Thinking back on it now, I can't believe I felt so strongly about somebody back when I was only...ELEVEN!! Haha... Thanks for still sticking by me after all these years and ending up with different crowds!! Thank God you're in choir this year!! Chicago's going to ROCK OUR SOCKS!! Nothing can stop us there!!
Bryan, what can I say? You're a crazy Mexican, and I admire that!! Everyone of us is Mexican deep down, but none as crazy as you!! Thank you for the past few weeks... I've known you for a long time now, but we had never really hung out till a few weeks ago... You are a very deep, loving person, and it's cool to know I can come to you with any problem!! (Bryan says: "I'm going to kill you ALL!!" Hahaha...)
To my father Randy... You have been so distant all these years, and when I finally attempted to break down those walls one year ago, things seemed great. After about 2 months you ignored me again... You have really taught me a great lesson in life, which is to put your children before anything and EVERYTHING... I know that your job is stressful and marketing new product is hard work, but you are my father after all... I love you, no matter what. No matter what you do to me, that doesn't change who you are to me and how much I love you, even after all these years and all of the emotional distance between us...
And lastly, to my parents: My mother Petra and my stepfather Rick... I know you will never, ever read this... We have so many fights, and most of the time things end in tears... We are just totally different, and I can't tell you how that happened. All I can say, however, is that our differences have made me the mature, strong-willed person I am now. I know that I tend to put friends before you, but I don't purposefully mean to hurt you... I'm growing up, and friends are the people I turn to for support because they are much more like me than you are. I respect who you are and what you have taught me.
I know that there are many more of you that I should mention, but I can't even begin to count how many of you there are... Just like grains of sand--uncountable.... I LOVE YOU ALL...
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So, all in all today was super-duper long, but SOOO much fun!! :D
I woke up this morning and went to choir. After Studio Choir rehearsal I hung around Lakes for a while and just hung out. I ate lunch for the first time there today since like September. I had a tuna sandwich with Swiss cheese and jalapenos... MmMmMm...
Bekah got the fake-and-bake tan yesterday with Rachel. It was funny seeing how splotchy her neck turned out... I feel sorry for her because she paid $39 for the professional spray-on tan, but the lady seriously messed up when she did it. I hope Bekah gets her money back...
I had to work today from 3pm-7pm. I love that shift. I drove Ryan home so that he could change for work. Consequently, we both had the exact same shift today, except he works at Target. Lol. Work was fun. I made people laugh. And they made me laugh. Good times... I guess that's a plus when most of the people you work with are girls. Haha. There's lots of innocent flirtation going on... Heh :P
I had to make ice cream for my entire family today after work, so I did that... It took me forever and a day to get it all mixed, and they downed it within like 5 minutes. Sheesh. Now I wonder where I inherited my ice cream-eating abilities from. Haha... :\ After I made the ice cream, I drove Ryan home and Sharia to her mom's work. I get to work with Sharia again tomorrow morning!! YAY!! She took over for Liz!! Doo, doo, doo...
After I got home, I had some dinner... My mom made Gulasch, and it was oh-so good!! :D Then I decided I needed out of the house, so I stopped by Kaela's house and then the both of us picked up Bryan. We went to Cold Stone--go figure--and bought some shakes. MmMmMm... Shakes :D And with my 50% discount it's all hunky-dorey!! ;) The three of us then went to Sunnyside Beach, and boy was that an experience!! It was pitch black and nobody was at the beach... We were walking over to where the playground was, and one of the swings was broken in half... We got freaked out and left. Haha. It was low tide, so we went down to the beach and found a HUGE shell with the clam still in it... We decided to throw it back into the ocean. But man, there was something in the bushes because there was something squealing in there, and it really freaked us out... A rat, a mouse, a possum? I haven't a clue... All I know is that we left after that... Before we left, 4 friends came to Sunnyside, and as we were leaving, Bryan, Kaela and I screamed like girls to freak them out. We were pretty loud :D Haha!!
Once I had dropped Kaela back off at home, Bryan and I drove around aimlessly for like hours... From Lakewood to Tacoma to UP to Gig Harbor back to Lakewood back to UP back to Steilacoom... It was great. Thanks for the long, deep conversation, Bryan. That was really cool. I don't think that I made all that much sense, but yeah... It's cool to know that we think alike when it comes to a lot of things!!
Bryan and I ended up going to Safeway randomly just to peruse the aisles. That was fun. Safeway has these annoying stuffed animal chicks that chirp and a stuffed animal Easter bunny that said, "An Easter bunny LOVES YOU!!" So, we played war with them. Haha... By the way, there was some freaky guy who kept screaming, "WOOOW!! LOOK!! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS ON SALE!! YEEEAAAH!!" Bryan and I ran from the aisle laughing, and I pretended to shove him back into the aisle saying, "Take the MEXICAN!!" Haha. Just joking, Bryan!! You know that!! :D One runs into the strangest people at supermarkets...
So, I dropped Bryan off at home, and now I'm here... About to go to sleep, as well... I work tomorrow from 11am-2pm. That's a short shift, but that's good... And then I'm off for 3 days again!! Woo-hoo!! :D ...And on Sunday is the Easter performance with the choir at 6am. Man, what happened last Easter really sucked... Richard Parretta will have been dead a year... Well, it's actually not till early April, but since Easter is earlier this year, it seems like it's been a year...
Anywho, I'm going to go off to bed because I'm beat. I'll talk to everybody later!! Stay safe!! Peace, love and Jesus!!
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| Time: | 8:16 pm. |
| Mood: |  creative. | | Music: | "Let's Take Our Time" by Ryan Cabrera. |
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Today's been great!! Lakes had a half day, so I had to get up earlier for choir :P After school, Ryan, Bryan, Kaela and I went to Kaela's house to hang out for a while... We all then went to Sunnyside Beach. Today was a fun day!! Then I worked from 3pm-6pm!! Great today, today was!! *knocks on wood* :D Hopefully all my days will be like this one ;D
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| Time: | 5:18 pm. |
| Mood: |  sore & aching. | | Music: | "A Boy and a Girl" by Eric Whitacre. |
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Once again, I'm a disappointment to my parents. They should just be glad that I'm not a drug-addicted, sex-fanatic, wreckless person... Then they'd really have something to be pissed about. Not only that, but they also asked me a question that really hurt me last night. I don't know how much more of this I can take... Now Denine's mad at me too for something I had no control over... Why am I so inclined to want to please others that it ends up screwing me over? Doc said it perfectly today: "People are taking advantage of me." Whether or not this statement holds any truth, I do not know... I DO know, however, that that's the way I feel...
I sliced a layer of skin off my hand yesterday after the choir concert at PLU when an entire robe rack fell over... It's still throbbing. Dang it... Thing's are just getting worse for me... I have lost all self-confidence... What a horrible person I must be to deserve all of this...
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14 DAYS TILL CHICAGO!!
Anywho, finals are over, and now I get to take it easy for the rest of the school year. All of my hard work in life finally paid off (to a degree)...
I've worked the past 3 days, and I work again tomorrow followed by a 3-day break from work!! YAY!! That'll be nice...
So, after work today I went with Ashley and Brian to Pierce's choir concert, except Ashley thought the concert was for the UW choir... Well, I guess the UW choir WAS performing there, just we didn't know where because Pierce took Lagerquist... I ran into Brittany, Sarah and Shannon there!! That was fun!! Ashley took off to find where the UW choir was and never returned. Lol. The Pierce choir was good, and they performed "Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks," which is a piece that our choir is performing!! Oh man, they had really good songs, and after each mindblowing chord that ended a particuluar piece, you would hear a LOUD snore... A 10-year-old girl had fallen asleep behind us through the first song, and slept the ENTIRE concert. Man, us 5 couldn't stop laughing...
After the concert Brian and I went to Subway to meet up with David because we wanted to grab a bite to eat. Ryan showed up there, too, so the four of us went and ate at McDonald's... Tonight was fun!!
Tomorrow and Sunday are the benefit concerts at Lagerquist Hall!! I'm excited!! I hope to see ALL OF YOU there!! >.< Heh...
G'night everyone... Sorry for such an uneventful post, but I'm beyond tired right now... ZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZzZz...
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God has seriously helped me survive this weekend. Without His influence I would've probably not made it through this weekend...
On Thursday morning I picked up Brian, Dene and Katie, and we all went to Denny's at 5.30am. It was FUN!! Being at Denny's so early in the morning and running off of 3 hours of sleep is the craziest thing in the world. Brian is HILARIOUS that early in the morning!! Man, Katie and I shared a plate, but still it was too much for us. We aren't used to eating breakfast in the morning, so we got full pretty fast...
Once we got to PLU, we rehearsed, and our performance of hope, faith, life, love was much better. As always, we were told to work on our dynamics because we're always so loud. I think from now on whenever we start a piece that dynamics should be one of our main focuses because Doc always emphasized dynamics way at the end when we've already memorized the song a certain way... Our lunch break was supposed to be from 12.45pm-1.45pm, and 21 of the Lakes kids were really late, me included. Then Doc took role, and this hug drama insued, but I won't go into the specifics. Doc initially was going to assign us Saturday school... Once we got back to school, Brett started arguing with Doc and threw a fit--or so I was told from people who were there... He got pretty irritated and told Doc that his decision didn't sit well with him... After Brett was in there, I went in 10 minutes later to talk to Doc and apologize. I have never ever been late to anything or missed a performance or anything, so it was kind of weird to see him upset with me. I apologized and told him my reason. I pretty much told him everything he wanted to hear, not just because he wanted to hear it, but because that's the way I felt, as well... So, after talking with me Dc decided to change the punishment to a mandatory choir rehearsal, which is far more productive anyhow. So, I texted Brett and told him that everything was fine... Then Brett goes off and tells everyone what a suck-up I am and all... But whatever... I know I did the right thing and that I'm not a suck-up... I can't please everyone :(
Friday night after work I went with Brian to Steven's apartment. That was the first time I had been there, and it's decked out pretty nicely, I must say :) Reminds me of Sean's room. Heh... I saw Aimee there, whom I hadn't seen since last June. Susanne was over and so was Abi... Abi, Aimee, Daniel, Brian and I took a walk, and then us guys ditched the girls... Heh... There were these drunk dudes smoking up a storm and mumbling weird things... It was pretty funny. I can't even begin to say how funny it is hanging with these people. Lol. I miss hanging out with them as we did last year :(
Well, on Friday there was an "incident" with a friend--or at least I thought he was a friend--of mine... I have never asked anyone for anything, and I asked this person no matter what he does to never chase after my best friend... Well, he did. DELIBERATELY. There were so many lies on his part, and Kaela told me that it wasn't even true... I can't believe that this kid would have the nerve to do that... It turns out that I'm not the only one that he's done this kind of stuff to, so it's all good. I've been talking to him again, and we're on talking terms, but I just don't know how to be his friend anymore after all of this. I mean, I'm still going to talk to him but things will never be the same... He got all of my wrath Friday night over AIM, and seriously, I have never been so malicious, and I felt bad afterward. But to go straight for the person who is my everything is just...it's crushing. He only met her once, and just took everything from there. He made it seem like they had this great relationship and that he was so happy he had were. STOP!! WAIT!! You don't have ANYBODY!! I was just really angered on Friday and Saturday... But now it's time to move on...
I didn't go to Steven's show at the Mocha Moo last night for this reason... I just wasn't up to socializing... Sorry, Steven :( Forgive me...
Saturday morning I went to choir rehearsal, and it was fun because I got my parts learned more solidly...
I didn't go to church this morning because I had massive amounts of homework to take care of... Not to mention this week is finals week, so I was talking notes and studying like a mad man... Then I worked from 4pm-8pm... Which was interesting... It's always a hoot to work with Meagan, Jamelle, Sharia, Paul and Amy...OH!! And Lydia... How could I forget her?! :) Jamelle, Lydia and I have this theory... We're not positive, but one of our fellow co-workers, we suspect he's gay. Like I said, we're not 100% sure, but he's been getting really friendly with me, and I've been trying to avoid him because I don't need his butt rubbed up on my side... :P He's been booty-bumping me and like scooting closer and closer to me... It's interesting... And I work with him like every day :\ Oh well. What can ya do? Heck, I think it's kind of funny, actually... Jamelle and I are always just laughing and cracking jokes about it :D Things in life are meant to be humored!!
Man, I'm pooped. This week is bound to be better... Well, I'll talk to you foo's later!! Heh... G'night :D ZzZzZzZzZzZzZz...
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