053003
[2:40pm] I was a very good girl this morning and I went to the YMCA and exercised for an hour. Yay, 300 calories burned off. And then I went straight to McDonalds and got a small fry and Diet Coke. Sigh. Disappointing, but I felt I deserved the treat, even if it defeated the purpose of going to the Y. Ah well. In a little bit, I'm going with Shawn to DQ to see if we can't get him a job.

052903
[5:07pm] Well, that wasn't as humiliatingly awful as I was anticipating. In fact, the people are just as nice as I thought they were. When I went in before, I sort of met Kevin, a guy on grill, and he was just as nice as could be, but today I met Joyce (a type of manager person and she seems okay enough), Jessica (very informational and very job-focused), Kenny (guy on grill, a little weird, but in a good way.. "I feel like Sponge Bob Squarepants." "Why?" "I am not sure."), Courtney (very, very nice and informational, really showed me the ropes, gave me hints and stuff), and James (another grill guy, he's going to be quite a source of hilarity. For example, Courtney and him: "Single." "I heard you OKAY, no need to yell at me, Courtney!" "Okay. I didn't mean to. I'm sorry." "You hurt my feelings when you yell." "I apologize." There was no yelling. Only hilarity.) So I'm tired and hungry but I'm going over to Kristen's tonight to continue Rob Schneider Movie Fest (last night was The Hot Chick and tonight's movie will be Deuce Bigalow). But I won't stay too late because I'm a little cansada already.
[1:21pm] I go into Wendy's in a little while (2-5) to train. Excited?

052603
[8:09pm] Don't you think that if we.. no. Don't you think that if I could tell the future, everything would just be a lot simpler for me? And I wouldn't even want to see a lot of things, like how it turns out 15, 20 years from now. All I want to know is a week in advance, about this job. Not the Wendy's job. The other one that I won't write about because if I write about it, it's jinxed. I've said too much already.

052403
[6:46pm] Painted the bathroom. Warning: not for the weak of heart. It's DANG yellow.
 

 
052303
[1:05pm] By the way:
 

 
[9:52am] So I cleaned the bathroom. And now I gotta shower and uh.. get dressed to go back to Wendy's uh-gain.. Take em my passport and POCs.. Gahhh.
[8:21am] Gah. I haven't been up this early since, like.. graduation. A week ago. A note: whenever I see articles or anything about this new NBA fellow LeBron James, I think that his name is just being spelled backward. For code purposes. Like his real name is Norbel Samej, from some Mideastern country. This is silliness. Today is a big day! I start off by eating some pizza (or waffles. I haven't decided yet.) Once fed, I watch maybe just a little bit of teev. Like 30 minutes. Maybe. And then I begin to clean the bathroom downstairs, because it needs it and then I can redecorate it and paint it this weekend. Fun! But the painting and stuff comes later. I don't know what happens in the afternoon -- I think a guy is coming to look at the air conditioner or something, but today is a half day for all the kids still in school and I'd like to go out to lunch or something. We'll see. Definitely the movies tonight. I hope.

052203
[8:45pm] Okay, not to burst all your bubbles, all you kids, but when you write in purple text on black backgrounds, I can't read it. So shape up, or you'll lose your loyal readership (me!) ;)

052103
[3:42pm] *booty dance* I HAVE A JOB, I HAVE A JOB!! *snap, snap* *bling blang walla walla bing bang oo ee ooh aah aah ting tang walla walla bing bang!* I shouldn't be this happy to be working at Wendy's, but $5.75 is better than nothing. And I should know. Gahhhh, gotta go pick up my brother.

052003
[5:12pm] Good things are afout. I know it.
 
Becky: I love the English department.
Becky: Maybe, as an ode to them, I should just become an English teacher.
Joey: That'd be cool..
Becky: What are you gonna be?
Joey: Your husband.. duh..

051903
[10:27am] Before I go out job-hunting (which is my Major Crusade for the day), I have to update you on my life. Yesterday I went with Kristen and Joey to Steve's graduation party and a lot of people were there (Shawn, Chris B, Jon, Lauren, Melissa, and others). We got there at 2:00 and didn't leave until roughly 9:10, at which point we decided to go see the Matrix. (I'd already seen it so I was.. enh about it.) So we all went, and we got there a little early so we played some skee-ball and my highest score (my only score) was 220,000. So, I pretty much rule. (Oh, speaking of ruling, while I was at Steve's house, we played some video games that I haven't played in like 5 or 8 years, and I rule! Except for that "surfing" game, I suck at that.) Then we watched the Matrix and I just wanted to die the whole movie because it's so borrring. It was boring the first time, it was borrrrrring the second time. But at least I had my two best, Joey and Kristen, with me. Good times. Okay. Onward to the career-finding!!!

051703
[9:03pm] My Faerie Name is Fire Elfglow. (She is a cheerful sprite. She lives where fireflies mate and breed. She is only seen in the light of a full moon.) Isn't that awesome? And my Pirate Name is Dirty Bess Kidd (You're the pirate everyone else wants to throw in the ocean -- not to get rid of you, you understand; just to get rid of the smell. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!)

051603
[9:28pm] Now I'm a high school graduate. Everyone is proud of me, but I'm just tired. I want to go to Kristen's house and watch Scary Movie and then go home and sleep til I can't sleep no more (Thank you English teachers!)
[1:52pm] You poor kids must be so confused about what I'm feeling right now, cuz all you're hearing is the negative. I'm happy, too. I'm out of the woods, and into a whole new biome (and I don't even know what it is.) I'm ready for an adventure, but I don't want to leave my little woodland friends behind. If you understand at all what I'm saying. So last night I went to see the Matrix 2 and that was nowhere near as awesome as the first one (special effects: amazing, but used in a sort of boring context.) That was with Kristen and Nick and a few of Nick's friends. And then after that I went with Joey to the mall. And tonight is graduation. I am so.. something.. I feel emotionally exhausted, even though I can't say that I really understand anything that I'm feeling right now. It changes too quickly for me to keep up. I feel only vaguely sentimental about Windsor, but the people -- I can't handle leaving them. But I don't have to, today. So I'll wait til August to see what sort of breakdowns I have. And I'll make sure to take lots of pictures of my horrid, wretched, writhing pain, so you can witness it all.
[6:26am] You all know what today is, and my stomach is hurting because of it.

051503
[6:38am] My horoscope for the day: "Getting out and working with groups may seem especially appealing today... You could also want to make a short trip out of town in the company of some friends. A bit of adventure is definitely in the wind for you, dear Pisces. Enjoy it!" Um, yes. Today is my last day of high school. Tomorrow I graduate. In the words of my dear friend Bob Dylan, *The times, they are a-changin'*. I fear I'm having a harder time with this than I thought. Random crying binges=not fun. Oh well. I have my waterproof mascara on, and I am prepared for the worst.

051203
[6:29pm] Yesterday was Andy K's birthday but he didn't tell anyone until today, when I asked him if his birthday was coming up. Poopster. Two things.

 
 

[4:49pm] It's exhaustulating being me. So I finished writing Jane Eyre. I'm so freaking happy I can hardly contain myself. You know what else I did? Mother's Day shopping, bathroom cleaning, and Spanish tape completing as well. I rule. Friday night-Saturday morning was the lock-in and I spent all my time with Kristen and Joey. I wuv my friends. I got my pictures back from Everything in the World.. so.. gah. I'll scan them later.

050703
[8:03pm] Everything has been all crazy lately. I don't even know where to start. Joey and I did a lot of fun stuff recently. Thursday I went to the Talent Show and watched everybody. I think Shauna won, but it's been nearly a week, so of course I don't remember. I do remember that afterward, Kristen, the boys from First Light (i.e. Joe, Chris, Rob), and I went to S&J's and had some icy goodness. The next day was Friday (obviously--that's the day that usually comes after Thursday), but it was a special Friday. It was the Seniors-Go-to-the-Park Friday. And I didn't feel like going to the same park as everyone else, so Joey and Kristen and I decided that we would have our own day out. We went to Mastadon, ate Sonic, threw some rocks in the creek, played on the playground, went to Kohl's and then made a mad dash to get Joey to work on time. Saturday night, Kristen, Joey, Shawn, and I all went over to Ceeb's house to watch movies. We watched The Ring first. That was some scary crap. Good thing I was lodged between Kristen and Joey and no scary little girl was gonna wedge in there with me to scare me. Unfortunately, Shawnee kept shrieking and scaring us. So.. yeah. Fun. Sunday, nothing I can remember. Monday, Joey and I went to the library for about 15 minutes and then to DQ because the library closed. Tuesday, a big huge long trek to try to find Jefferson College Library (unsuccessful) and then MUCH STORMING SCARY CRAP. I thought we were gonna die. But we didn't. Today: nothing big. I'll tell you about the TRP lab in a little bit. I have to continue writing this interesting (and I mean that in the least sincere way possible) Jane Eyre paper for Gentlebrown.

050103
[6:25am] P.S. I've been working on the photography/travels sections. You might even see some new folders in there, yay for you!
[6:04am] Happy May, kids! It's been one year since I got my driver's license. Yay. Monday: went to get my car inspection, passed, they said I needed a new serpentine belt soon (I might do this Friday afternoon.) Tuesday: sort of just hung around and did loads of homework until 5:30 at which point Kristen and I went out and watched talent show rehearsal, where there was a lot of tap-dancing (enh) and singing (eh) and First Light (eee!!) Yesterday: I went to the mall, not for conventional purposes of shopping, but for the less coveted purpose of getting a job. However, my luck was pretty good, and I got like 7 applications. I tried B. Dalton. I got the attention of the girl inside, I smiled at her and she gave me a less-than-enthusiastic look. I asked her, "Do you know if they're hiring here at all?" And she replied rather coldly, "We're actually closing in a month." Immediate silent calculations in my head retrieved me the fact that that would not be a long enough term for a job, so I said thank you and left. I tried the Icing. The assistant manager was on the phone for like 10 years (not with a business associate, I could tell) before she put it down and looked at me. In response to my query, she announced that they had just hired 4 new people (one of which is our beloved Kelly, and I had missed the hiring rush. And then returned to the phoning before I could say thank you and leave. Sigh. It is hard.

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