Shakermaker

I'd like to be somebody else and not know where I've been.
I'd like to build myself a house out of plasticine.
Shake along with me.

I've been driving in my car with my friend Mr. Soft.
Mr. Clean and Mr. Ben are living in my loft.
Shake along with me.

I'm sorry but I just don't know.
I know I said I told you so.
When you're happy and you're feeling fine,
Then you'll know it's the right time
It's the right time
To shake along with me.

Mister Sifter sold me songs
When I was just sixteen.
Now he stops at traffic lights
but only when they're green.
Shake along with me.

Buttered Noodles!

I love Noodles and Company. It is one of my favorite places to eat now if I ever go out to eat, which isn't often because I am kind of broke right now. I am planning on looking for a job soon. I will probably work at the University Hospital somewhere, but I haven't decided if I want to do a desk job type thing, or work as a CNA. CNA would be better pay, but tougher work probably. I also need to see what the hours would be. It wouldn't be too bad for next semester because I have a lighter class load. Only my Tuesdays and Thursdays are busy. All I have Wednesdays are a bio lab, and I will probably have orchestra on Mondays and Wednesdays in the evenings. I could always work tuesdays and thursdays in the evenings.

My midterms went well. I think I have maintained at least a B average in all of my classes. I have to make up a chemistry lab in a couple of weeks which is fine. After I do that I should be okay for the semester.

I found a boyfriend, which I am really happy about. His name is Chris, and he is amazing for me. I was not expecting to meet anyone like him for a long time. We will probably hang out this weekend. It feels weird to sleep alone now because I am with him a lot at night. It's just perfect because he is the first person I have found that I have both a romantic and physical connection to. Usually it is one or the other. He is also a good friend and makes me laugh hardcore. That is important to me.

It sucks to be broke...

you oughta know

i want you to know that i'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theater
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

'cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, 'til you died
But you're still alive !

And i'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross i bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, i thought you should know
Did you forget about me mr. duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
*****It was a slap in the face how quickly i was replaced*****
And are you thinking of me when you fuck her?????????

'cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, 'til you died
But you're sill alive

And I'm here to remind you,
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair, to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

'cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me
And i'm not gonna fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And every time i scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it!

Watermelon Flavored Lube

So I have been here for about 2 weeks now. However, it seems like I've been here forever. So far, I'm loving the whole college lifestyle. Classes and homework kind of suck, but are necessary. Living in a dorm isn't bad. I can see why people would want to move out after their freshman year. The food has gotten progressively worse, but is still edible, and there's always ice cream. The beds are comfortable, but lofts are a pain when it comes to changing sheets. I also think I have a huge bump on my head from smacking it on the ceiling everytime I wake up in the morning. Living in a dorm is a great way to meet people, including but not limited to; Kristie (my ever-awesome roommate), Collin, Kyle, Felix, JT, Sara, Lauren!, and some others. We have good times when the homework is all done. I think my parents would be proud of me since I set my own bedtimes now. If I do say so myself, they are very reasonable.

Classes themselves aren't really THAT bad. It's just school, except different. I figured out that I walk about 6 miles a day, and usually briskly since I have a limited amount of time to get from the west bank to the east bank. I don't really have a favorite at this point. I do love my psychology lecturer right now. I think we have him for 2 more lectures, but I want him the whole semester. He's british and funny. It's a great acomplishment to make biological psych. interesting, and damn did he do it. Historical Science is really interesting also. I'm glad I did that for my history core and not American History... again. Right now we are learning about the Greeks and such, so it's all new stuff. For my nursing pre-req I only had to take Chem 1011, which is the easy chemistry. It's nice because it's mostly review from 11th grade. I needed review anyways.

The thing I got involved with this semester is Campus Orchestra. Campus Orchestra is the orchestra intended primarily for non-music majors. I'm really glad I found out about it. It's really laid back in saying that there was no formal audition and the conductor is extremely awesome. It's fun also because the music is challenging. Like, UND honor orchestra 1st violin challenging, and I'm 2nd violin in orchestra this year. I'm just glad I got involved with something while I'm down here. That will be it for this semester though. I don't have time for anything else.

Well, I'm gonna start my nursing sem. paper shortly. Tata.

french roast peace coffee is the shit

Well, I am here. This is pretty darn crazy I think. I have been down at the U for 5 days or so. I heart my dorm. I heart my roommate. I heart my neighbors. I heart my CAs. Classes? They are okay I suppose. Haha. I have had 2 days of class, including Wednesday, which is my busiest day of the week. Today I only have one discussion class, so I'm pretty pumped. I'm super excited for my multiculturalism comp. class, because we get to do cool stuff like go to the Fred and write what we think an art piece represents. I also have my chair placement audition and meeting today with the conductor of Campus Orchestra. That is gonna be fun. It works out perfectly because it's twice a week rehearsal in the evenings. I love playing college level pieces. It's so much funner than high school orchestra.

I also discovered the co-op by Middlebrook and it's coffee in all it's goodness. Peace coffee is sooo damn good. I'm so glad I bought a coffee maker at Target night, even though it was crazy at Target. I'm not a huge organic food person, but I do love organic coffee now. I'm just kind of sitting in my dorm because I don't have class until 11:15.

The whole thing about freshman 15 is crap here. I am eating less and walking (aka exercising) more. I think it's because I got the 2 meal a day plan. For breakfast I bought myself some cereal and milk that I just eat in the room. Pretty sure my pants got more loose. I'm doing the freshman -15.

I was reading through some myspace bullatins and someone wrote that Crookston schools had to ban oil paint. What the F is that?!?!?! I am gonna have to go down there and go ape-shit on the place! Oil paint is the best kind. Besides, people should be able to try both acrylic and oil to see what they prefer in the long run. Stupid state health inspectors. It's probably because of pregnant people actually. They can't be around paint thinner. How bout they ban pregnancy in high school instead?

Well, I'm done ranting. I'm gonna go read some comp. stuff before class today. Tata.

me duele la cabeza...

wow, summer is gone... wow...

i figure i can write a bit..

ox cart days came and went. i really didnt go to much at all. i went to miss crookston, which was awesome. al won, so i'm really excited for her. she totally deserves it. i also loved her dance. it was cute. yesterday i went down to the park for like, 45 minutes. there were too many bees for me to handle. i dont feel like having my leg (or which ever body part gets stung) swell up to 3 times it's normal size again. i went down today just to get some fatty fried fair food. i figure i only eat cheese curds once a year, so my arteries are safe. i was gonna go back today, but i started packing instead. uck. we also went to the parade last night, it was the same as usual, but i wanted to see taushia, al, and the miss crox girls. i also ran into zandi and brice which was cool cuz i prolly wont see them again before i leave. on thursday night i was thinking about going to battle of the bands or whatever, but i decided to rent a movie, and ended up talking to the alex for like, 2 hours at vob.

before ox cart days i went on a rather impromptu trip to la crosse wisconsin. i had to go to brainerd for my grandma's 80th, so i figured since i was halfway, i'd visit my dad's family in la crosse. it was a good time. i have some darn cute little cousins. we went on a boat ride and saw some crazy waterskiiers that did all the pyramids and such. it was a long drive, but worth it.

i finished working on july 30th. it was sad. but at least someone called in so i got pulled back to the special care unit, which is my favorite place anyway. one of my goals is to go up there and visit the residents before i head out.

it is sooo weird because a lot of my friends have gone to school already, and i only just started packing today. i leave on sept 1, move in on the 2nd. i'll be in middlebrook which is nice cuz i appreciate the semiprivate bathrooms. i'm also surrounded by theater majors :D. my goals before i leave are to at least talk to everyone. hopefully hang out individually. i've seen some people at miss crox and ox cart, but i didnt get a good chance to talk to many people, well cept for the alex at vob.

well, i'm gonna go do... something...

derek jeter sucks a rod

well, here i am...

i recently went to cleveland for a family vacation. was pretty fun, although there really isnt anything to do in cleveland cept for go to the rock and roll hall of fame, and baseball games. yeah, thats it. oh, and they have this fricken awesome restaurant called the "winking lizard". food is good, cheap, and they have pet iguanas in there to admire. for tourism, cleveland sucks. you cant find help anywhere when it comes to public transportation. after cleveland we went to stay at arrowwood resort for my dad's hospital conference thingy. riverview pays our tab, so it was lovely. it was also nice to hang with people not in my immediate family since i'd been with them for a week or so. also, grady sizemore is fricken gorgeous, even if he sucked at the ball games we went to.

today i have been sitting around, as i work the next three days in a row beginning tonight. oh well, i need money. its been a while since i've worked.

i dont really have any plans for the rest of the summer. i'm hoping to go on a couple of solo trips, either by car or plane. i have 5 places in mind, but i prolly only can do 2 of them. one im gonna try to do is go visit an aunt in washington in august or something.

im really excited for ox cart days this year. i dont know why. prolly cuz its the last big shebang before i move to the cities. it'll be weird seeing people younger than me in miss crookston. i'm rooting for alex t. all the way! she's pretty much awesome. well, im gonna go veg out somemore before i go to work. tata