'oh hi, steph...

'oh hi, stephanie. you know, i really thought it would be possible, + i'm sorry i didn't let you know before, but it's been really slow here, + i've had to cut my regular girls' hours down a lot, + management says we can't afford to take anyone else on right now. i'll let you know if things pick up + i can hire you! but i can count on you for christmas break, right?'i'm real pissed off right now.

today wa...

today was a great day for my talent of conning my mother out of money. because i pissed + moaned about her taking my carpet away from me, she bought me an area rug. haha! it is blue + tan stripes. also, i saw an ad for those squishy pillows like at urban outfitters, only they were on sale at linens 'n' things. so she bought me a red one, cuz she was in a good mood. then i found a cute pink, red, + orange striped pillow that was only five bucks, so i got that too. THEN we went to best buy so i could buy the new bad religion cd [which is fabulous], + she bought me amelie AND love actually, the reasoning for which [in her words] was 'helping me with your sister for the past week.' also, she's going to steal both movies from me on a regular basis. then she bought me dinner. i am confused. she never spends money on me like this. anyway, now my room is especially bright + cheery. it makes me smile!the manager had better be in when i call my probable place of work tomorrow morning. i am becoming upset with missing her by half an hour + people not knowing about my employment. it makes me nervous.we had half-inch hail + tornadoes today. ah, summer.

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back in the mid-town w00t.wireless-networked my house so i have internet in my bedroom! excitement.took me approximately 12 hours to get my bedroom looking like someone lived there again.have not seen any of my friends as of yet, except noah. unless you count green, jon, + geoff for like ten minutes yesterday. it is chilly + rainy. stupid michigan. my sister + i are singing 'peaches.' it is amaaaazing.

the sun's out & it's raining.

quotation of the day!preacher on the oval: everybody says they've found god without the bible. i've even heard people say they found god through lsd, for goodness' sake!!kid behind me [yelling]: drugs rule, jesus drools!one final down, two to go. i will be gone by 330 monday afternoon. i'm on an alkaline trio kick right now.

come fly with me, come fly come fly away

1.)Copy and paste this into your journal:<*font color="yourusername"> <*b>yourusername<*/b> <*/font>2.) (Eliminate the asterisks)3.)See what color you are runnnn [i suspected as much.]i've burned like 10 cds that belong to other people in the past week...mwahaha music = good.now i am bored, but i'm considering doing homework [NERD!!] & going to bed ridiculously early [LAMEASS!!] whatever, bitches.

as if t...

as if they're not different enough from the rest of the population, what with their millions of dollars & paparazzi-dodging on a regular basis, celebrities now also have to express their individuality through their newborn children.gwyneth paltrow's baby daughter: apple blythe paltrow martin.jermaine jackson's son: jermajesty jackson.helen hunt's daughter: makena'lei gordon carnahan. these kids are SO fucking lucky they will never go to public school.that is all!

cuz it's getting harder & harder to breathe

i was sitting at mirror lake today reading my book & eavesdropping on random peoples' conversations like i do every monday & wednesday [i'm not a psycho, i swear. people just talk really loud.], & today's chosen exchange was particularly interesting. three people, two guys & one girl. one of the boys was/is in the military & was talking about some of his experiences. he was in kuwait, then moved to iraq right when everything was starting; as he put it, 'i saw the beginning of shock & awe.' he had a deep bass voice, calm & sad, a baby face, & a half sleeve of flames & cards. he was older than me, but not by much. he told a story about getting stung by a scorpion...then about trying to fall asleep through sounds of rockets & bombs. i caught myself staring at him because i was so engrossed in what he was saying, & he caught my eye. i'm not sure why, but that short glance just made me that much more angry that boys his age already have the terrible experience of war. that boys his age are being stung by scorpions in the desert & falling asleep to bombing & dying so far from their homes. it's disgusting.