sorry it's been a while, readers. i had four wisdom teeth extracted on Friday, and I've just been in a haze since then...school started today though, so i had to wean off the pain pills and get better.
the surgery wasn't bad. i was awake for the whole thing and the worst pain that i experienced was one of my shots hit a nerve and went all the way up into my cheek. that sucked. my dad sat in the doorway and watched the whole thing... he kept pulling on my toes to make sure i was doing ok. the nitrous oxide they gave me was awesome :D it definitely calmed me down a lot. anyways, it was over within an hour and a half (maybe even an hour), so i can home after that. my mouth bled forever, and by the next day my cheeks were gigantic. i kind of lazed around all weekend, eating otter pops, sorbet, and ramen noodles. it wasn't very exciting.
today...school. i got up at 5:00 to go to a class at 7. that was dumb. tomorrow, i'm getting up at like 5:45 if I can. i ate breakfast and walked around at school for half an hour with my boyfriend. after that, i went to government for a hour. that was fun. i really like my teacher, so i'm looking forward to the year. first hour was spanish 4 (ahh!) but thankfull there are native speakers that I know in the class, so that will definitely help me. second hour was bio, and my teacher seems a lot more focused than last year...he actually gave us a chapter to read that's relevant to the class.....third and fourth hour were history and english with ms. harper, and i love her, so there should be no issue there. i kinda ditched tok to go to my mom's office for an ice pack for my face. fifth and sixth hour were math with ms. magnusson. and that was it. i took a nap when i got home, and i feel much better already. so, that's all for today.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
"your art was the prettiest art of all the art"
ok. well, yesterday was kind of a blur. it was a game day, i remember that....i went to work at 10 and got off at 2, so that was fun. my manager kristen got transferred to a different store, so i'm bummed. it's been kind of lame since then. after that, i went to buffalo with jon, shae and my brother. i was kinda peeved afterwards because sam made me pay for his lunch without any warning...awkward. spicy garlic wings aren't that great, either. next time i'm getting something else. after that, we had a race back to jon's house and we threw pennies at eachother at 50 miles an hour. that was the best part of the raide home. after that, the boys convinced me to play halo on xbox live and i actually got six kills in one game. wow.
shae reported a bunch of people for cheating. that was pretty great. after that, sam and i went home and asked me to play chess with him. i didn't want to, but i agreed and ended up playing four games. we pwned me on the first three, and i think i won the last one. that was neat.
today, i got up and mopped the floor. i rode my bike to work (going down alma school is much more fun than coming back up) and did that for four hours. derek left me in charge (!!) while he went to the bank. that was pretty neat.
i came home at 2:30 and ate a can of tuna. yeah. sam and i watched the news and then played some more chess. i think the first game waas a stalemate and the last one got kinda crazy too. i also ate a lot of cereal today.
anyways, that's all i can say about today. bye bye.
shae reported a bunch of people for cheating. that was pretty great. after that, sam and i went home and asked me to play chess with him. i didn't want to, but i agreed and ended up playing four games. we pwned me on the first three, and i think i won the last one. that was neat.
today, i got up and mopped the floor. i rode my bike to work (going down alma school is much more fun than coming back up) and did that for four hours. derek left me in charge (!!) while he went to the bank. that was pretty neat.
i came home at 2:30 and ate a can of tuna. yeah. sam and i watched the news and then played some more chess. i think the first game waas a stalemate and the last one got kinda crazy too. i also ate a lot of cereal today.
anyways, that's all i can say about today. bye bye.
Monday, August 4, 2008
hmmm. today was kinda weird. i woke up at about six, but hit the snooze button again. until 7:40. i got up and worked on my extended essay while i ate my bowl of dry cinnamon toast crunch. my dad told me he'd give me a ride at 8....and i didn't need one until 10:00. by that time he had left, so i walked. i hung out with all the ib kids until mrs. johnston was ready to see me so we could talk about my essay. i'll just say that it needs a lot of work. and i'm pretty prepared to work on it. i'm bummed that i have to interview someone, though. bleckhh.
after that, i went to arby's with jon and shae. that was ok. it's weird going to lunch with shae. just kidding. he's cool.
after that, i went home and got all dolled up for my senior pictures. it didn't really do much....my pictures weren't that great. i mostly look tired. and my bangs were ugly. at least there were three that i liked :D
so, now i'm laying on my bed and watching the Office. maybe i should eat dinner...or write my essay? or choose some pictures to analyze?
anyways. fun stuff. see you tomorrow.
after that, i went to arby's with jon and shae. that was ok. it's weird going to lunch with shae. just kidding. he's cool.
after that, i went home and got all dolled up for my senior pictures. it didn't really do much....my pictures weren't that great. i mostly look tired. and my bangs were ugly. at least there were three that i liked :D
so, now i'm laying on my bed and watching the Office. maybe i should eat dinner...or write my essay? or choose some pictures to analyze?
anyways. fun stuff. see you tomorrow.
nothing is ever as good as it was....
i intended to get up at eight today. that didn't work out. i kept hitting the snooze button on my cell phone, but i got tired of being woken up every five minutes, so i eventually turned it off. i finally got up at ten, figuring i should have some breakfast or cereal before i left for church. that was nice. i read the ads in the paper, fully intending to ignore them and not plan on buying anything. i do that every sunday and i probably always will. am i such a consumer that i feel the need to read ads without paying attention to them? does it prevent me from buying things during the week? is there some kind of meter in my head that requires shopping stimulus and when it's low i have to go out and buy something?
the comics weren't very funny. i always think get fuzzy is funny, though. anyways....i was watching the beginning of a nascar race with my dad (don't worry, that's a one time thing) when i hear my neighbor's voice. she's standing in the kitchen, wrapped in a towel asking if we have a set of housekeys to let her into her house. apparently she was painting and locked herself out. or else swimming. one of the two. so, she asked my brother to break her window and climb in so he could open the front door. after that happened, she gave us a tour of the house (she's done a lot of painting and buying) and it looks pretty cool. cluttered. but cool. her husband is a sculptor, so there's a bunch of marble sculptures throughout their house. she said they're going to have to start selling some...they're running out of room for all of them. by the time the tour was over, it was 11:15, and i usually leave for church at 11:05 with jon.
i sat and watched part of the race with my dad when jon called and said he was going to be late. he got to my house at about 11:30 and we decided to just stay home. at 1, we went to the library to go volunteer. that was fun. uneventful. rosa was working, so she sent me downstairs to buy her a pepsi and so i could buy a snack. after that, i went back down again for a second snack run. gave jon some ritz chips. i won a movie set at the library (tickets, cups, and popcorn passes) for entering a volunteer raffle (yay!) and when we got back to my house, jon and i looked at movie times. i wanted to see stepbrothers and he wanted to see the new mummy movie, but they were both special engagements, so we didn't see one today. he was pretty much falling asleep at the table, so i asked of he wanted to take a nap one the floor with me. i ended up playing with his hair and i fell asleep like that. i don't know what it is, but it's happened to me a few times....where you fall asleep doing something and when you wake up, you try to over-compensate? I would fall asleep with my fingers in his hair and wake up and then try to stay awake by messing up his hair. it didn't work, because i kept falling asleep. i heard him snore a few times, though :D he kept laughing at me because i was drooling on the carpet.
after that, we watched the office with my family and ate dinner. it was nice. after that, i don't even remember what we did. my parents started watching this weird show about sex and technology, so i left and hung out with sam and jon in the living room. we ended up playing pictionary on jon's phone (he has a drawing tool, so we went to a word generating website and tried to draw whatever came up. we laughed a lot. then jon left and here i am. laying on my brother's bed, writing my blog and whining about my essay.
boo hoo. school starts in a week.
currently listening to: your long journey- allison kraus and robert plant
the comics weren't very funny. i always think get fuzzy is funny, though. anyways....i was watching the beginning of a nascar race with my dad (don't worry, that's a one time thing) when i hear my neighbor's voice. she's standing in the kitchen, wrapped in a towel asking if we have a set of housekeys to let her into her house. apparently she was painting and locked herself out. or else swimming. one of the two. so, she asked my brother to break her window and climb in so he could open the front door. after that happened, she gave us a tour of the house (she's done a lot of painting and buying) and it looks pretty cool. cluttered. but cool. her husband is a sculptor, so there's a bunch of marble sculptures throughout their house. she said they're going to have to start selling some...they're running out of room for all of them. by the time the tour was over, it was 11:15, and i usually leave for church at 11:05 with jon.
i sat and watched part of the race with my dad when jon called and said he was going to be late. he got to my house at about 11:30 and we decided to just stay home. at 1, we went to the library to go volunteer. that was fun. uneventful. rosa was working, so she sent me downstairs to buy her a pepsi and so i could buy a snack. after that, i went back down again for a second snack run. gave jon some ritz chips. i won a movie set at the library (tickets, cups, and popcorn passes) for entering a volunteer raffle (yay!) and when we got back to my house, jon and i looked at movie times. i wanted to see stepbrothers and he wanted to see the new mummy movie, but they were both special engagements, so we didn't see one today. he was pretty much falling asleep at the table, so i asked of he wanted to take a nap one the floor with me. i ended up playing with his hair and i fell asleep like that. i don't know what it is, but it's happened to me a few times....where you fall asleep doing something and when you wake up, you try to over-compensate? I would fall asleep with my fingers in his hair and wake up and then try to stay awake by messing up his hair. it didn't work, because i kept falling asleep. i heard him snore a few times, though :D he kept laughing at me because i was drooling on the carpet.
after that, we watched the office with my family and ate dinner. it was nice. after that, i don't even remember what we did. my parents started watching this weird show about sex and technology, so i left and hung out with sam and jon in the living room. we ended up playing pictionary on jon's phone (he has a drawing tool, so we went to a word generating website and tried to draw whatever came up. we laughed a lot. then jon left and here i am. laying on my brother's bed, writing my blog and whining about my essay.
boo hoo. school starts in a week.
currently listening to: your long journey- allison kraus and robert plant
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wake Up- The Sun is Risin' Without You
I haven't posted in a while. I've done a lot this summer....
I went to a camp at ASU for a week for "future educators". I actually learned a lot from it. But it was just really awkward until the 2nd to last day....my roommate talked on the phone the whole time and just kind of ignored me. Found some cooler people to hang out with, obviously. It kind of reaffirmed that I do want to be a teacher, so I feel really good about how the whole conference went as a whole.
After that, I worked a bit. I work at Arby's at Mesa Riverview..and that's fun.....I guess. One of my five managers is totall insane and really mean....I ty to avoid working with her. She's kind of a bummer to be around.
My extended essay...sucks. really bad. ahahaha. that's it.
Today, I went to Chevy's with my old English teacher and some buddies to review a book for her. After that, I went shopping with two of my best friends at Ross. Tried on a bunch of shirts and didn't like a single one! Aha.Yeah, I returned each of the seven shirts to the rack. awesome. Meagan got a really cool one that I could never pull off.
After that, we went ot Alison's and watched the Office and ate sorbet straight out of the tub. It was awesome. Good day.
I also had a very productive phone conversation with my vp of a club I run at school. I'm very reassured and looking forward to the year.
Listening to: Quiet as a Mouse-Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
The Big Guns- Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
I went to a camp at ASU for a week for "future educators". I actually learned a lot from it. But it was just really awkward until the 2nd to last day....my roommate talked on the phone the whole time and just kind of ignored me. Found some cooler people to hang out with, obviously. It kind of reaffirmed that I do want to be a teacher, so I feel really good about how the whole conference went as a whole.
After that, I worked a bit. I work at Arby's at Mesa Riverview..and that's fun.....I guess. One of my five managers is totall insane and really mean....I ty to avoid working with her. She's kind of a bummer to be around.
My extended essay...sucks. really bad. ahahaha. that's it.
Today, I went to Chevy's with my old English teacher and some buddies to review a book for her. After that, I went shopping with two of my best friends at Ross. Tried on a bunch of shirts and didn't like a single one! Aha.Yeah, I returned each of the seven shirts to the rack. awesome. Meagan got a really cool one that I could never pull off.
After that, we went ot Alison's and watched the Office and ate sorbet straight out of the tub. It was awesome. Good day.
I also had a very productive phone conversation with my vp of a club I run at school. I'm very reassured and looking forward to the year.
Listening to: Quiet as a Mouse-Margot and the Nuclear So and So's
The Big Guns- Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
well....
it looks like i'm gonna have a job in the next few days. i'm thinking arby's.
hoorah.
i have a lot to do this week, too.
i have s.a.t.'s, i have to pack....
and do some other interesting things.
i need to finish my book! ugh.
hoorah.
i have a lot to do this week, too.
i have s.a.t.'s, i have to pack....
and do some other interesting things.
i need to finish my book! ugh.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
i need to get better at this.
i almost never post blogs. i always forget and i need to be better about regularly posting. i've also noticed i'm not very interesting. my posts are incredibly boring.
i've been reading a lot lately. my antonia by willa cather is an incredible novel. i really appreciate a lot of the book because of my immigrant background...my mother's whole family is one of german and russian immigrants. i can really sympathize with the stories my grandma tells me of living in north dakota :D i'd definitely reccomend it.
in cold blood by truman capote is also quite good.
a great and terrible beauty by libba bray.
the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald.
anyways, all very good.
it's really hot here. it's insane. i keep trying to wash my mom's car, but sam's always playing basketball in the driveway.
awesome :D
so...all the makings of a good summer.
i've been reading a lot lately. my antonia by willa cather is an incredible novel. i really appreciate a lot of the book because of my immigrant background...my mother's whole family is one of german and russian immigrants. i can really sympathize with the stories my grandma tells me of living in north dakota :D i'd definitely reccomend it.
in cold blood by truman capote is also quite good.
a great and terrible beauty by libba bray.
the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald.
anyways, all very good.
it's really hot here. it's insane. i keep trying to wash my mom's car, but sam's always playing basketball in the driveway.
awesome :D
so...all the makings of a good summer.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
it's 10:57 (which is late for me)
and I'm doing my history paper.
due tomorrow, of course.
ok. never again will I procrastinate this badly.
just thought i should let nobody know.
haha.
currently listening to:
jenny lewis-rabbit fur coat
due tomorrow, of course.
ok. never again will I procrastinate this badly.
just thought i should let nobody know.
haha.
currently listening to:
jenny lewis-rabbit fur coat
words I love
dashboard
grain
social
cheer
bagel
rosemary
mustache
scissor
Ohh. don't they just sound so good??
I thought so.
eff yeah.
I've got a huge test in a week that is looming closer and closer by the hour. Tomorrow I get to pick the time when I go in and take it. Frankly, I'm a tad nervous. But not really.
My mom and my brother are playing tennis together. This is new.....
yep. big history project due tomorrow :D
grain
social
cheer
bagel
rosemary
mustache
scissor
Ohh. don't they just sound so good??
I thought so.
eff yeah.
I've got a huge test in a week that is looming closer and closer by the hour. Tomorrow I get to pick the time when I go in and take it. Frankly, I'm a tad nervous. But not really.
My mom and my brother are playing tennis together. This is new.....
yep. big history project due tomorrow :D
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Quote of the day
"Most people think we're a metal band, so we're kinda fucked in that regard."
-Adam Turla, Murder By Death
-Adam Turla, Murder By Death
Friday, April 4, 2008
holy crap
no posting in a long time.
so. over the course of two months, I have become addicted to regina spektor. her songs are so pretty, i don't even know how to describe them. the thing that i think i like the most is her sound and her willingness to experiment with her music. i truly respect any artist who can seriously say "loogie" in a serious song.
my brother's eating a klondike bar. I think it's weird that ice cream doesn't have a smell. unless i'm mistaken. being allergic to dairy, i don't really go around sniffing sundaes or anything. suppose i could if i really wanted to.
i'm getting tired of not eating dinner. my mom hates cooing for us after work, so i guess that's gonna be my job now. not like i care, but i'm a busy person. oh well. i guess you're never too busy for good food. gotta learn to cook first....
i was in some serious physical pain today. i was a shithead about it too. i complain way too much. i canceled my date, i whined.....ugh.
i'm getting a secondhand bike on monday and i am very excited about it. this means i have transportation if i get a job...haahaha. jobs. hahaha. too bad i don't know how to drive...or we don't have a car to drive.
i'm applying for an internship (maybe?) unless I can't get there. uh.
i need a haircut. i'm getting my mom's crazy curly hair and i'm not happy about it....hahaha. i like the fluff though. it's an interesting way to start a conversation.
i'm going to take pictures this weekend. of what, you may say. to tell you the truth, i don't know. it doesn't really matter either. i wash i could get paid this week. i need new clothes. or some fabric, at least.
hmmph. that's all.
so. over the course of two months, I have become addicted to regina spektor. her songs are so pretty, i don't even know how to describe them. the thing that i think i like the most is her sound and her willingness to experiment with her music. i truly respect any artist who can seriously say "loogie" in a serious song.
my brother's eating a klondike bar. I think it's weird that ice cream doesn't have a smell. unless i'm mistaken. being allergic to dairy, i don't really go around sniffing sundaes or anything. suppose i could if i really wanted to.
i'm getting tired of not eating dinner. my mom hates cooing for us after work, so i guess that's gonna be my job now. not like i care, but i'm a busy person. oh well. i guess you're never too busy for good food. gotta learn to cook first....
i was in some serious physical pain today. i was a shithead about it too. i complain way too much. i canceled my date, i whined.....ugh.
i'm getting a secondhand bike on monday and i am very excited about it. this means i have transportation if i get a job...haahaha. jobs. hahaha. too bad i don't know how to drive...or we don't have a car to drive.
i'm applying for an internship (maybe?) unless I can't get there. uh.
i need a haircut. i'm getting my mom's crazy curly hair and i'm not happy about it....hahaha. i like the fluff though. it's an interesting way to start a conversation.
i'm going to take pictures this weekend. of what, you may say. to tell you the truth, i don't know. it doesn't really matter either. i wash i could get paid this week. i need new clothes. or some fabric, at least.
hmmph. that's all.
Friday, February 1, 2008
hell's bells- family and birthdays
watching Celebrity Rehab makes me sad. it makes me feel like I do drugs. sad. these people spend their lives in misery all for a drug that will kill you. sad.
my friend from Kenya said something to me today that was really unexpected. it seems like, because she isn't from the states, I never seemed to connect with her. it makes me sad to say it, but I think it's the truth. she said something like: "i guess i figured out what's been making me sad lately." "what do you mean, christine?" "it's been really hard for me to forget about all of my friends and family in Kenya. all the fighting there just makes me nervous. so, sometimes, i get sad."
that blew me away. i'm blessed to know her and to be introduced to her culture.
my english teacher had us do college searches today. it seems like very few college really focus on education-or english education, anyways. everybody's got ENGLISH, but not education. i think it's the most important major of all. :D
i should really stop pulling out my hair. my family is getting mad at me.
oh man, I could go for a Cutie right now. yummy mint chocolate chip tofu ice cream sandwiches. mmmmm.
yay. busy weekend.
my friend from Kenya said something to me today that was really unexpected. it seems like, because she isn't from the states, I never seemed to connect with her. it makes me sad to say it, but I think it's the truth. she said something like: "i guess i figured out what's been making me sad lately." "what do you mean, christine?" "it's been really hard for me to forget about all of my friends and family in Kenya. all the fighting there just makes me nervous. so, sometimes, i get sad."
that blew me away. i'm blessed to know her and to be introduced to her culture.
my english teacher had us do college searches today. it seems like very few college really focus on education-or english education, anyways. everybody's got ENGLISH, but not education. i think it's the most important major of all. :D
i should really stop pulling out my hair. my family is getting mad at me.
oh man, I could go for a Cutie right now. yummy mint chocolate chip tofu ice cream sandwiches. mmmmm.
yay. busy weekend.
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