hippoooooo.

i'm so tired i can hardly think. today was sticker day, according to me. i had fun with it. and now i have no homework, so i will take advantage of this most craptacular afternoon and sleep, clean my room, or drink coffee and think of how i should be sleeping or cleaning my room. thank you for your cooperation.

ink tag

throw one sometime. it's fun.

boom. i got your prom date.

today was much better than yesterday, which totally sucked ass. i got an unbelievable amount of makeup work in first period (yes. i was absent a week and a half ago and did ask if i had any work to turn in. she said no, then proceeded to give me two glutonous assignments. thanks, mrs. grannell. like jem, you are truly, truly, truly outrageous.); discovered in third period that i failed the john donne test (you know. the one i spent three hours studying for.); nearly failed another test in fourth period (the man had mercy and let us continue it today, so that bad grade just transfers to present.); got one shining ray of hope in fifth period when i had my calculus exam graded and NEARLY MADE A FIVE; and had my faith in humanity crumble when i went to sixth period and had to discover that people like mrs. newman - including mrs. newman herself - exist. i had the headache from hell all the while, with no time to nap or even change my shirt between tutoring and work. needless to say, i am erasing april eighteenth from the calendar.

today, not the case.

i stuck it to grannell and finished almost all of her damned work (much of which i even turned in at the BEGINNING of first period); had a second period club to go to (club week is still a terrible idea.) and a present waiting for me when i got there; chatted all through third period; still did poorly on the fourth period test, but not as much as i would have without the extra day; kicked ass in fifth period on the chapter five tom-foolery; banished newman from thought in sixth because i went to the library to finish typing all the crap for euro i would otherwise be occupying myself with at present; and got to see a funny picture meticulously prepared by jessica s. sweeney in seventh of mrs. jarrett's favorite circus animal.

and i save the best detail for last:

prom dilemma happily solved. graham is the lucky beau. now that things are coming together - dinner, plans afterward, date, etc - i'm pretty excited.

tell kim to go to prom.

a vindication on the rights of student

what on earth possessed me to take calculus? why did i think it was a good idea? though completely without direction now as to what i will major in and spend the rest of my merry little life doing, i know it will not involve higher-level math simply because i would avoid any career requiring extensive use of functions and integrals and derivatives and all the otherwise useless information and techniques presented by this course.

it is due time to sing your heart out, cher.

if i could turn back time,
if i could find a way,
i'd take back my senior schedule
and fix it.
if i could reach my couselor's pc,
i'd change it all to null
this really,
really,
REALLY difficult class.

amarillo

i am really happy to be alive today. the sun is so nice and warm and there is a breeze blowing in through the window i am sitting next to. i can't even come up with a good reason as to why i am inside right now.

what a beautiful day.

i was thinking last night and it occured to me that this is that time i will refer to when i mention all the names of people long graduated and long forgotten about me. this is the time i will be talking about when i say "i remember working at my first job" or "a girl i was real close with in high school" or "my old boyfriend used to drive one of those." this is the time when most of my poetry and reflections on major events and major changes within myself occured or occured to me that the something more than what floated on the surface was actually the part that meant the most.

this is it.

and it seems as though the slanting shadows made by grass upon the sidewalk are nodding in affirmation in the glittery wind, nostalgic already even though it is only today.

biscuit kittens

today was good.

tonight is work.

no pronouns aqui.

"and the embers never fade in the city by the lake."

i'm still kind of all over the place. i don't know what is going on in a few classes, but it doesn't really concern me. i did get a warm welcome back, as i haven't stepped inside the building in a week. it made me feel so very loved and missed.

this week is unusually packed with things to do. today was my tutoring day (cancelled, because of "illness." you know how it was when you were in fourth grade and just didn't feel like being at school.), tomorrow is grad party picture day, wednesday night i have to work, thursday i have an eye exam, and friday begins my normal weekend.

ok. so maybe that isn't a major list of plans and appointments, but it's more than i usually do during the week. i suppose that makes me kind of boring. or really boring. your pick.

if anyone reading this has chapter 21 for the euro review and doesn't feel like doing it alone, i'm your girl.

that's about all for today. tune in next time for more maggie mania.

and the title has nothing to do with anything. don't read into it because i put it there with no thought whatsoever. just a good song.

i heart yrbk.

bang, zoom, to... hell.

i guess it wasn't THAT bad, but it wasn't like i was expecting it to be. i'm just glad that it's over.

high points of the state science and engineering fair:
1. gaston! i met someone named gaston! ("as a specimen, yes, i'm intimidating!")
2. refriending.
3. pony boy.
4. kid falling flat on his face on stage.

low points:
1. loud and obnoxious middle schoolers.
2. freezing buildings and establishments. all of them. even the bus. not cool. not literally.
3. dropping my bag directly on my foot last night in a frantic hurry to get to bed (i guess that was after-the-fact, but i still wanted to mention it to elict pity and avoid explaining the bruise that will no doubt cover my entire foot.).

i guess that about sums it up.

oh, and i won fourth place in my category. i was pleasantly surprised.

today marks the last twelve-hour sale of my retail career. no nostalgic reflections to add. after i get off of work at 10:30 or so, i'm going to see my friend and his band play their first show.

to my sister: congratulations on the million interviews you have. good luck, and i know you will be accepted at many schools.

to everyone in chorus: i'm really sad about missing spectrum. i heard from everyone that went that it was great. good job, guys!

to everyone who kept calling me these past four days: thank you. i mean it. sorry i was boring, but i really apprectiated it. kept me sane amongst the penetrating sounds of ringtones being changed every three seconds.

to everyone not included in the above: some people call me maurrrice. wao, wao.

end scene.

amarillo

"just to see you smile,
i'd do anything
that you wanted me to.
when all is said and done,
i never count the cost;
it's worth all that's lost
just to see you smile."

not that that song has anything to do with me right now, but it still felt appropriate. i don't know. call me crazy, but buler wants soup for the buck naked art vandalay.

and never disappointed. you're talking to vanessica, so i think it's clear who should be embarrassed.

he put my stuff in jello again!

the office is hilarious. i highly recommend it.

work was really enjoyable, believe it or not. after we closed, the weirdest thing happened. there had been practically no one in the store all night, but come 9:00, ten or twelve women ambled up to the front of the store to check out. where did they come from? the gigantic ant pile someone set on fire in the rear of the building? i will never know.

tomorrow i'm working in the morning, so i will hopefully be doing something incredibly fun (and cheap) at night. i felt like going out tonight, too, but the whole "hey. i'm broke." thing is kind of inhibiting.

i haven't got much else to say. hope everyone had fun at the renaissance festival.

happy bithday, eddie. hope it was amazing.

april fools!

once upon a time in mexico.

i wrote a really witty post earlier and it was lost somewhere in the bowels of ie when i went to publish it. so much for that idea.

tomorrow is le club day. i am le excited.

i have to be back at school tomorrow night for snhs inductions. while practicing my bit, i regained my long-gone spanish accent. ask me tomorrow to say something to you in spanish just so i can show off. really - it'll make my day.

"hey maggie!"
"yeah?"
"mom says go to bed!"

i love how my dad said it for my mom when we're all in the same room.

give me hugs or give me death!

ok. so maybe that's a bit dramatic, but i could really go for a big, warm hug right about now. things aren't going at all how i had envisioned them, and in fact new situations are arising that i never foresaw taking place.

have i been ambiguous enough yet? good. because it was getting old for me, too.

so tomorrow i can eat peanut butter again. too bad i don't crave it anymore. what about yous?

yes. i did mean to make that plural.

i can't think of anything better to say. i am jack's complete lack of surprise.

edna's goldfish

"you can't stop me!
i wanna be invincible!"

that is my new song for work.

why? you ask.

i wrote out a list of the nearly 25 days (including most weekends) between today and the first of june that i will not be able to work before giving my two weeks' notice at the end of may. before explaining that i understand that i may have to quit earlier than i had planned (oh, do i understand.), my boss took the paper and said, "ok."

ok.

as in, fine.

as in, you still work here.

as in, i wasn't forced to quit today like i had planned.

as in, i just bought a two-month supply of chicken mcfuckits.

i acknowledge fully that this is the most kickass job i will ever have in my entire life. hungarian terrian will be the only boss i can ever hand a very specific list of dates when i, princess, am available to grace her presence with. the pay is shit, but who cares? i'm still employed.

anyways, how are you? did you catch a mario star as well? we'd like to hear! send all entries to:

mario stario
330 thatmaggiegirlisreallygreatANDsingle drive
po box 429
somebodygetmeoutof, here 51287

i'm a fag.

1, Name you answer to: maggie, doodle, becky (no, i'm not kidding), magazine, magnet

2, When you look in the mirror you see: one hot bitch.

3, Age you act: 10 or 20. depends.

4, Actual Age: 17.

5, Day you were brought into this world: may 12, 1987. mark your calendars.

6, Feeling Ballsy?: as always.

7, Wanna make-out?: i need to brush.

8, If you could runaway anywhere where would you go?: africa. bet you can't find me.

9, Insect or bug that freaks you out: snake-bug

10, An American who would be a good president: not mrs. granell

11, A nursery rhyme you can still recite: the three little kittens

12, Who do you live with?: parents, great aunt, two cats

13, Have you ever made friends with a troll under the bridge?: who hasn't?

14, First movie that you ever cried to: steel magnolias

15, Describe a simple pleasure in your life: hearing "i love you" from anyone in any context and for any reason.

16, What is something you hate to do?: turn red when talking to cute boys.

17, Do you have trouble with your temper?: no. i just get frustrated easily.

18, When you marry someone do you want that person to be like your mom or dad?: no, but they probably will be.

19, Do you have a job now?: yes

20, What is it?: retail and kissing ass.

21, What is your favorite food to eat: thai.

22, What do you think you'll die of?: car crash or something equally sudden and unforseen.

23, How many times have you dyed your hair?: nonce.

24, Ethnic background: irish, german, polish.

This or that

25, checks or cash: cash.

26, night or day: depends.

27, love or lust: love.

28, soy or meat: meat - what a joke.

29, sugar or chocolate: chocolate.

30, tattoos or piercings: piercings.

31, 80's or 90's: both were all-time lows for fashion. is that what you wanted to hear?

32, lazy or motivated: lazy. and what.

33, warm or cold: to be? cold.

34, small city or big city: i'm indecisive.

35, gum or mints: mints!

36, harry potter or lord of the rings: neither.

37, hurricane or snow storms: hurricane party like woah.

38, mooning or flashing: flashing. why did i answer?

39, Angelina Jolie or Jennifer Aniston: jennifer.

40, Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp: armpit.

42, hands or toes: both are dirty.

43, naughty or nice: don't YOU want to know.

44, sandals or sneakers: sandals.

45, sprint or cingular: alltel, b.

46, slim fast or protein shakes: protein shakes.

47, concerts or clubbin: concerts by default.

48, smoking or drinking: drinking. razzle my dazzle.

49, silver or gold: silver.

50, contacts or glasses: contacts.

51, rain or shine: shiny rain.

52, cucumber or banana: cucumber. unless you mean otherwise. in which case i don't like you much.

53, writing or drawing: writing.

54, kiss or diss: kiss. duh?

55, Michael Moore or President Bush: i don't understand.

56, Massaging or tickling: tickling is fun for all involved and it's free.

58, Pink or black: pink.

57, Walmart or Target: target.

59, cats or dogs: kitties!

60, North or south: west.

Interview of You

61, 10 things you hope to accomplish in 10 years: graduate from college, get a job, travel to many places, speak spanish fluently, find that great guy, and finish this list.

62, 9 materialistic things you couldn't live with out: clothing, brush, shampoo, toilet paper, toothpaste, clean underwear, and you pick the rest.

63, 8 things you touch daily: a brush, my hair, water, the ground, lip gloss, i dont care anymore.

64, 7 bands/singers you've seen in concert: nsync, sister hazel, rubyhorse, dishwalla, avril lavinge, live, euclid.

65, 6 things that make you happy: old-fashioned lawn sprinklers, kittens, warm clothes fresh from the drier, realizing it's the weekend when i wake up, haircuts, going out.

66, 5 foods you love to eat: pitas, apples, chocolate!, noodles, ice cream.

67, 4 Movies you love to watch: can't.

68, 3 places you've been to in the past month: gainesville, clearwater, your mom.

69, 2 most embarrassing moments: it takes a lot to embarrass me.

70, 1 thing that's bothering you right now: thing or person?

In 6 months will you:

71, travel out of the state?: yes

72, have a bf or gf?: doesn't look like it.

73, Have major surgery?: am i that ugly to you?

74, Do something that will change your life forever?: why, yes, as a matter of fact.

75, Get a job?: quite the opposite.

76, Move to the streets and sell crack?: already there.

77, Go to jail?: i hear it's a nice place.

78, Plan to runaway?: no.

79, Stalk someone?: it's what i do.

80, Birth a child?: i vote no.

81, Have a sweet sixteen?: no, mtv.

82, Get a new piercing or tattoo?: we'll see.

83, Take summer classes?: eew. please don't.

84, Leave the country?: yes.

85, Go to a concert or club?: hopefully many of both.

86, Confess your feelings to someone?: already did.

87, Drive over the speed limit?: oh, no. that would be unlawful.

88, Kiss a frog?: i'm flaky enough.

89, Gain or lose 10 lbs?: after the next 10 i'm done.

90, Go on a roadtrip?: doesn't look like it.

91, Go completely insane?: it's likely.

92. Be on national television?: it's not likely.

93, Cook a meal?: yes.

94, Make a prank phone call?: i'm 12.

95, Do any illegal drugs?: i sell crack on the streets.

96, Go hunting?: no.

97, Volunteer somewhere?: yes.

98, Have a serious talk with someone?: yes.

99, Fall in love with the next person who flirts with you?: hello, adam.

100, Wish you were someone else?: ick.

dontcha!

what a fun and crazy little day i had. from beach to boys to losing boys to finding boys to losing boys' numbers to getting lost to parking in the wrong garage to missing the exit to BURNADETTE!, i must say it was most memorable.

"you may be right -
i may be crazy,
but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for."

them's the brakes.

i bought some bright nail polishes today that don't match with anything i own. as soon as i finish writing this i will put the pink one on my toes. aren't you glad i tell you these things?

tonight we're going over to clearwater to have dinner with my cousin and company at a place called guppie's. isn't that cute?

it's finally beginning to feel summery. it didn't even rain or anything. can i get a what-what for weather forecasters knowing NOTHING?

tomorrow i work in the morning and have no plans for that night, so if you want to do something, let me know.

sometimes you feel like a nut;
sometimes you don't.

"i will continue to evolve..."

about this whole taking chances thing: do it. you'll surprise yourself and a few others along the way.

who knows? something beautiful just may happen.

eep!

i love it!

but enough about me. how is everybody's break going so far? any vacations, trips, etc that you've got coming up? i hope those who have jobs aren't swamped all week. if you are, let me know EXACTLY when you're working (bwa ha ha.).

tonight is employee night. needless to say, i'm going in for a visit. i can't resist and that's all there is to it.

tomorrow i'm shopping with my mom in the morning, tanning in the afternoon (hopefully, because rainy mcsucks is due for another visit), and working at night. tuesday we're having dinner with my cousin and her beau, so i can't wait for that either.

oh, spring break. you're so pretty.

spring break is here to stay!

i'm so happy! and it's only saturday! HEHE! i think i am a silly azn at heart.

tomorrow should be loads of non-obligated fun. if all goes well, i'll be a brand new maggs by 4:00 in the p of m. then again, i keep saying that and don't go for it. guess we'll see. literally.

by the way, that was in reference to the sex change.

so gainesville was fun. and cold. but way more fun than cold. i can't wait to go there next year. it'll be weird at first, going home to a room and getting lost on the way there, but it'll be so much - for lack of a better word - fun.

"did you think we were students?"
"... oh. yeah. totally."

i don't have much else to update on right now, but i could go for a peppermint paddy.

funny.

someone made a really good funny just a short while ago, but i can't remember what it is at the moment. updates to come.

spoon people. like chris. i don't get it.

dear julie,
don't drink large amounts of caffiene at 9:00 pm. even though you're cool.

love,
maggie