wendy bird

here are my excuses:

• tuesday: i was busy all afternoon cleaning and doing other chores, and at night i had to work on my project board because i decided to finish it before it was due.
• wednesday: i took a nap after school due to aforementioned late-night rendezvous with assignment and then had to work inventory until 10 pm.

does that count?

today i got a haircut. when i came home from jogging after getting a haircut, the haircut had curled.

haircut.

pepcid complete.

i feel a story capsule* coming on...

"nexium for the traveler, golden piano lamp, nectarine dream, play my harmonica, please."

that felt good.

how do you think the calculus test went? i either did really good or completely sucked. i have no idea which, but it can't possibly be in between.

i think there is a communion dish on this very desk (mom: "no. it isn't. it really isn't." ...sure.).

in other news, i now tutor two new students, both for pay. isn't it grand?

i'm done bragging and complaining. peace and cheesecake.

*i'm not crazy.

dear everyone,

how did you feel after watching the deliciouslyladenwithjudelaw movie, closer?

confused?

depressed?

both?

if you understood it and all its symbolic glory, please do explain.

love,
doodle

moosha moosha moosha - freeze!

my toes hurt.

in other news, i am having heat flashes. surprise; i'm fifty-five.

since it's illegal to download music without "paying" (whatever that means), i need to find a new, cheap song puddle in which to fish. any recommendations?

ursher got the beat to make ya booty go [clap].

it's a kitty on the top of the chair that i hate.

i wish i could post pictures. too bad i can't. maybe someday.

anyways, I LOVE YOU!

tick, tock...

come on, marching cowboys. any day now.

and we'll all flow on alright.

the summer just keeps looking funner and funner. it seems as though i'll be pretty busy just before heading up to gainesville in august, which is definately a plus. nine times out of ten, it is not a good idea to let me sit around and contemplate things.

for example, high school is almost over and i'm in fourth period with nothing to do but contemplate things.

anyways, i'm excited. i don't want to get too into it at this moment, but i really can't wait.

i wonder what others feel. excited? reluctant? a mixture of both?

the hesitation hasn't hit me yet, but i know it will come.

comments demanded and digressions welcome.

"high above the streets below when no one was around..."

what a fantastic weekend. i did so much that you'd get bored listening to me tell you about it. i would post some of the superb pictures i took (of course they're good; i took them.), but i still can't figure out this damned "hello" program.

i'll give you the highlights:

• friday: finally met bryan (cousin-in-law) and visited rockefeller center.
• saturday: ate american bastardized greek food, shopped aaall day (chinatown included) (which is INSANE, by the way), and saw avenue q ("come." "mittment." "come." "mittment." "com-" "mittment.").
• sunday: flea marketed-it, did some more "real" shopping, visited the closed-off (yet aesthetically pleasing, oddly enough) ground zero, and almost died in a taxi.
• today: was driven to the airport by a crazy little man whose hair was cut in a style verging on a mullet, then flew home after an hour-long delay (after everyone had boarded), seated next to an incredibly good-looking fellow.

i have already unpacked and taped and tacked ticket stubs and signs on my walls, so i'm un-new yorked.

moral of the story: sample the free food with caution.

i suck at updating.

happy birthday, sweeney! [nerf, nerf] you're a terrific friend and i can't wait for next year. i hope your day is full of fun and smiles (by the way, i work for hallmark.). "life is beautiful!"

bad week; better weekend.

that about sums it up.

peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee esssssssssssssssssss: if you want something from new york, let me know, give me dough, and i'll do my best to get it.

i'm a follower. what can i say?

Best and worst of 2004

1. Go to a party? yes
2. Try something new? yes
3. Have someone change your life? yes
4. Kiss someone? no comment.
5. Tell your family and friends you love them? yes
6. Buy something extravagant? yes
7. Do something nice for you? yes
8. Do something terribly wrong? yes
9. Move? no
10. Go to a concert? yes

Best of the Year:
1. Party: sweeney's or amber's. both were memorable.
2. Show: vagabond tales... not.
3. CD: copywrite (not made in 2004, though)
4. Movie: i don't know, 'ho.
5. Song: yeah!
6. Experience: letting go. finally. also, quitting leadership.
7. Concert: old fashioned tanya's on a friday night (hey. it works.)
8. Book: catch-22 or catcher in the rye
9. Month: june or july
10. Place you went to: ocean isle beach
11. Day: december 10th? anyone? anyone?

Worst of the Year:
1. Party: i'm smart enough to not answer.
2. Show: vagabond tales like woah.
3. CD: couldn't tell you.
4. Movie: the grudge
5. Song: "hey baby." you killed it for me, dream park. also, anything and everything by linkin park and avril fucking lavinge.
6. Experience: the youth group night (princess knows what i mean.)
7. Concert: ?
8. Book: mbe (technically a play, but same diff. it sucked.)
9. Month: may or august
10. Day: a sunday in august when everything just kind of sucked squared.


Hopes for 2005:
1. Predict something that you think will happen in 2005. i will be a happy freshman at uf with my terrific roommate in jennings hall.
2. What do you hope changes about your country? i wish we wouldn't be so ignorant.
3. What do you hope for yourself? to be more motivated and suck it up when i can't get out of things i don't want to do.
4. What do you hope for your family? to live?
5. What do you hope for your best friends? happiness and good decision-making. and fimes.

During 2004:
1. Where were you when it began? the hussin's
2. Did you stay up: to see the ball drop? yes.
3. What was your new year wish? i don't remember, but it probably didn't come true.
4. How many girlfriends/boyfriends: none; just dated.
5. Broke up: not possible.
6. Have any crushes? yes.
7. Care to mention names? not really.
8. New friends: yes.
9. Had to say goodbye: i miss my lawa fudgecow.
10. Missed anyone: did i call that or what?
11. Win anything? nothing memorable.
13. Worst place you went to: work or confession. i really don't know which is worse.
14. Happiest moment: jonathan thing.
15. How was your birthday: i don't remember the actual day, but the party was nothing special; nothing like what i have planned for this year.
16. Best present: digital camera

-Countdown-

TEN random things about me...
10. i have never smoked.
9. i still have bunny and talk to it.
8. my family owns exactly one dvd.
7. i think worms are cute.
6. on my first date, i wound up throwing gummy bears.
5. i hate, hate, HATE adam sandler.
4. i wouldn't mind being a black chick.
3. i dislike trucker hats.
2. i enjoy cleaning.
1. you can change my opinion on nearly anything.

NINE places I've visited...
9. ocean isle beach, nc
8. gatlinburg, tn
7. erie, pa
6. nyc
5. miami
4. houston
3. indianapolis, in
2. richmond, va
1. atlanta

EIGHT things I want to do before I die...
8. turn twenty-five
7. find "the one"
6. have some direction
5. sky-dive
4. break glass on purpose
3. buy a convertible
2. make something really neat (as in artwork or poetry)
1. slap someone

SEVEN ways to win my heart...
7. be funny
6. be appropriate
5. play nintendo
4. shut up when i'm angry
3. not talk down to me or make me feel even slightly inferior. ever.
2. love me in sweats and love me dressed up
1. not judge me

SIX things I believe...
6. people think i'm weak if they see me cry.
5. sometimes it's better to fuck up than to always be right.
4. deceit is nearly unforgiveable.
3. materialism is hilarious.
2. braces make everyone look falsely younger.
1. death isn't the end to anything.

FIVE things I'm afraid of...
5. ending up alone
4. being completely unhappy
3. someone finding my notebooks
2. appearing foolish
1. driving in the mountains

FOUR of my favorite items in my bedroom...
4. my viking thing
3. akr autographed collection (1930)
2. windows
1. randomness on my walls (not an item, i know, i know.)

THREE things I do everyday...
3. drink some amount of water
2. sleep
1. smile

TWO things I'm trying not to do right now...
2. fiddle
1. yawn

ONE person I want to see right now...
1. paige

looking back

i guess it's time to take a "retrospective look" at 2004 (yes, i did take the wording from x).

i had my good times...

• "juuuuuuust breeeeeeeeeathe."
• finally a senior
• seeing poodle
• uf-bound
• beginning a new notebook and having it be more successful than the last
• passing when i felt like failing
• making new friends ("there's MOSES in my eye!") and rediscovering old ones ("that looks like africa. you see it?")

i had my hard times...

• damn boys
• damn studying
• damn steinmart
• damn [some other things]

everything added together to make 2004 a year of many milestones and a lot of growing up.

to everyone i lost last year: conflict makes things interesting. just think of it that way.

to everyone i gained: you've most likely helped me to find myself, and i thank you for that.

happy new year.

ya gots to understand - trick LOVE the kids.

jennings, rawlings, and yuLEEEE better watch their backs. me and the sweenmeister are headed in their general direction.

i finally got most of the mess in my room cleaned up, and tomorrow i will be beating my brains out looking for damned mustangs. i can't wait, by the way.

of course, this is only if the contraption of death is still in working order.

question to all college-bound seniors: are you going to change your area code on your cell phone for next year? if you don't answer (and even if you do), i'll ask you in person.

drop the top and let the sunshine in. peace.

chris university

after an insanely outrageous week, i will be staying in tonight to recuperate.

by the way, this week was insanely outrageous.

i got a chance to talk to paigie-poo last night. i miss the summer. "the sailor said, 'brandy, you're a fine girl (you're a fine girl). what a good wife you would be (such a fine girl). but my life, my love, and my lady is the sea."

i went shopping with my mom and sister today. it was an experience not to be repeated with two hours of sleep after a somewhat outrageous night.

anyways, in other news:
-we have an nfl video. just why i couldn't tell you.
-i'm completely screwed where that project is concerned. remember that project? because i sure didn't.
-a lot of people are moving away, and by "a lot of people" i mean megan. elliot smith.
-MASQUERADE!
-i love my future roomie.

well, i could continue, but this postie kind of sucksie.

adieu.