smileyjess

(wallflowers...)

my parents bought a new car! (silver 2003 camry) we now average 2 cars per driver in my household! w00t! which means that when i get my license, i'll have 1.3 repeating cars of my own! no matter what, there will always be a car for me!

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!

labor day- the unofficial last day of summer.

welp folks tomorrow is my first real day of school. i know a few of you are actually excited... usually, i am too. but this year? not at all. i don't want to go back at all. it's not that i dont like my school, it's just that i'm scared of it. this summer has been wonderful. cali, friends, beach, sun, tans, concerts, general happiness all around. oh, plus lots of sleep. i think i certainly made up for all the sleep i didnt get sophomore year this past summer. that's something i'm going to miss with the school year once upon us again.

i suppose in a way, i am looking forward to it. i mean, i guess i'm somewhat excited. i love going to school and greeting and being greeted by all my wonderful friends. 'the day long social event.'

so i guess it's not right to say i'm not excited. i guess i am. just not as much as usual. last night, i read until about 1 this morning, then decided to call it a night because i need to get used to (attemting) going asleep at a reasonable time. but i tossed and turned until 330. that's redonkulus. and i planned to get up early and help paint (we're redoing the downstairs living room), but i didnt get up until matt called around 1130. and then i felt sick the rest of the day. i couldnt bring myself to go for a jog. i sat around and drank tea, revised the essays. put on serious face jess. i think the weather just kind of got to me. i hate the cold, and i hate depressing weather because... frankly... it's depressing. when it's cloudy/rainy out, i dont feel like doing anything but sitting and reading. i mean, theres nothing wrong with that. it's just... i'd rather be outside, doing something more active.

i popped dave (UTTAD) in the player and set out to conquer the mess that is my personal lair. rye came over on saturday, so i spent a long time cleaning it then, because i dont want people to know that i'm really the biggest slob ever. i recently put up a ton of pictures of todos mis amigos on the wall in my room, and i wanted to show it to him. so whatever, we go in my room, and right away you have to step over my sneakers. hmmm how did i overlook those? then the rug was all messed up, so i had to fix that. clothes piled on my couch, my bed made, but pillows strewn all over. countless papers and books scattered on the floor, a small pile of all the money i have left right now ($9.18) on my dresser, plus a bunch of jewelry. at least 4 different body spray bottles in 4 different places. bookcase not in order. closet a mess. no more hangers for clothes, so those that are not on my couch are on the floor of my closet.

i think you get the picture.

and i really thought this was clean. clue numero uno that it was not clean? we had to step over 3 piles of random crap to cross the length of my bedroom. it was redonkulus. how the hell did i ever think it was clean!?

so, being the type a, obsessive compulsive person that i am... (at least, when school starts...) i decided that there was NO WAY i could start school with my room like this. so i spent hours cleaning it today. top to bottom, end to end. packed up 4 boxes worth of clothes for charity. finally had enough hangers for the clothes i actually wear. did 2 loads of laundry, all my stuff. i didnt know what was clean and what was dirty, so i threw all the stuff not in my closet in the wash. hell, i vacuumed, baby! (hahah now i actually know where we keep it!!!)

it's great. now that theres not so much clutter, i feel a lot better. so what did i do to celebrate? went shopping. ohhhhh dearrrrrrrrrrrrr.

so that's it ladies and gents. how i spent my last day of vacation.

one week from today, i will jamming with matt rye and liz at dave.

179 school days to go

today went alright. i'm not ready to go back tomorrow though. against my better judgement, i watched conan (oh, me...), slept through my 615 alarm, woke up around 640ish, patty and mike got here a lil after 7. the morning was not good amongst the rents and shelby (i'm thinking of just installing a slide from my second floor window to our driveway, thus avoiding all contact with them-) i blew out of the house as fast as possible. tank top, skirt, shirt unbuttoned and untucked, torrential downpour of rain without a jacket, birkenstocks on (shoes in bag). hair a mess. just overall not good. too heavy backpack.

however, i heard crush this morning. so that made things easier for me.

i am not ready to go back tomorrow.

my teachers are all decent at the very least. ap history might actually be interesting... it's gotta be better than last year. it certainly cant be worse! spanish, whatever... she kind of lacks a personality, but i'm well prepared for that class. b = free (3 lunches today, sweeeeeeet... too bad in my haste i didnt even pack one) ap chemistry is not going to be a walk in the park, but i want more than anything to do well in that class, so ill work to the death for it. analysis? she seems chill. i always have to work hard in math, so i'm used to expecting to have to study a lot for it. ap english = great. kieran, scorp, rach. cant go wrong. plus obi! he is such a funny teacher. like tom said, 'i just wanted to hug him the whole class!' that nigerian accent of his is great. i have a quote for you from obi. scene: he hands out a 102 page packet (204, front and back). and he says 'now, treat your packet nicely. do not molest it. like... a baby... when it is molested, often later times in life, it is unhappy. we do not want to molest this packet and make it unhappy.' what a weeeeeeeeeeird class that is going to be (keep in mind he once called me 'a delicious student') yahhhh. religion dropped today, got it first period tomorrow.

oh! finally got my phish shirt from the "it" show. in case you're wondering, "it" FUCKING ROCKED!!!!!

i just had a nice hour and 15 minute leccion de guitarra. i lost track of time this afternoon and practiced it away. i did a little bit o' chem (because... i love it...), but i have a lil bit more left. then the history autobiography thingy. then the spanish survey. and i dont even have analysis hw tonight. early dismissal (130) tomorrow, so that's nice. then student council. thursday marks the start of pep band!

however

i'm not ready to go back tomorrow.

one week from tonight, i will be jamming at dave with andy.

today went mucho better. didn't watch conan last night. instead i was up reading some chemistryyyyyyyy! hahah it's love, what can i say

woke up early so as to ensure enough time for complete blow drying of the hair. fabulous. even got to read a little before patty and mike arrived. got to school early, was able to hit up la biblioteca to print out some extra (required) chemistry stuff for class. some of the stuffs like 12+ pages of notes. we ran out of black ink. how convenient.

let me just say that i love wednesdays at my school. we get out at 130. it's so wonderful. that one hour can make the biggest difference! plus, all the classes are 40 minutes, instead of 55. so they go by wicked quickly. and you only have 2 and a half classes after lunch (my personal favorite class) with the new wednesday schedule. perfectly splits up the day.

religion was first period today. my teacher seems really chill. easygoing, no weekend homework. i havent had a teacher that specifically states he will never assign weekend hw since third grade. no exaggeration. so that made me jolly. OH MAN! we've got a gerrrhhhhhmahhhhhn exchange student in that class!!! johannes! i didn't get to talk to him today, but i will be sure to give him a big ol' american welcome tomorrow! liz steph and i looked for him at lunch. maybe he'll teach me german!!! how cool would that be!!! we never did find him though.

had a good ol' chat with brb today! he pulled us out of period a (espan~ol) so that was sweet of him. i swear the whole thing was about dress code. me and liz spent a good majority of the half hour fighting over the armrest and talking to gavin, danny's sophomore friend from east. i seriously dont know what else bro ralph said except for something about dress code.

after school i went to the student council meeting with dan and dyldawg. what a freak show. no moderators, everyone talking at once, dan L. falling off his chair, people shouting stupid ideas for homecoming. i got a headache. most people left around 215, i stayed until 230 to help sort some stuff out. then motta was ever so kind to give me a ride home. good thing that we didnt get stuck in traffic at the elementary school down the street amidst 12-15 buses. yup. good thing.

now i'm home, and i'm sort of doing my homework. a lot of printing stuff off the ap chem site my teacher (parsons dad!) has set up. i'm essentially done with that now. onto analysis, spanish, history, y mas quimica.

and that's a light night, i bet. check back later for more, you gangsters you

p.s. ("this is what the alphabet would look like if Q and R were to be eliminated"- mitch hedberg) go here and listen to come back to bed. mmmmm john mayer.... i would never leave his bed. ever. (gracias to kayls for the link!!!)

(oh man, does anyone else remember that joke from like.... wayyyy back in 7th grade? lol if you dont get it... write pen 15 on your hand... woooooooo... such a knee slapper!!!!)

this is an excerpt from a real conversation that i held this evening with none other than the illustrious matty burnzzzz, thus, the screenname.

daburnzboy: wow jess
daburnzboy: u might as well just shove this pen in my eye
SmileyJess13: ok
SmileyJess13: *takes pen*
daburnzboy: be gentle
SmileyJess13: *shoves it in matt's eye*
daburnzboy: thanks
daburnzboy: *stands for a minute with pen in eye*
daburnzboy: HOLY GOD IVE GOT A @(*$*(@!)& PEN IN MY !_*()$)(#&{ EYE!!!!!!
SmileyJess13: ***laughs***
SmileyJess13: *points at matt*
daburnzboy: *dies*
SmileyJess13: *remarks "HEY! THAT KID''S GOT A PEN IN HIS EYE!!!"*
daburnzboy: *remarks "dead"*

on tap for the next 4-6 hours (yeah, im aware it's 8 right now)

-ap us hist essay on the political economic and environmental changes that caused the downfall of the native americans as a result of europeans moving here
-spanish crap
-religion read intro and chap 1, answer some ?s
-double check analysis hw from last night
-assignments #2 and #3 from ap chem (because i need to get ahead, or else ill fall behind next week during my double dose of dave)
-burning jason mraz to return liz's cd to her at long last
-burning ben folds to return liz's cd to her at long last
-english read pages and answer 13 questions (that dont even make sense after awhile)
-outline english essay... the one about my life's passions or something like reasons why i live
-write poem for english
-practice guitar for at least two hours
-meditate
-stop time

-a quickie
-made it through the week miraculously
-accomplished everything on the list, plus talked to matt!
-excellent day.
-except that i forgot the fucking history essay in my locker
and felt wicked super stupid
-but mr c let me go anyways, which was super nice of him
got yelled at for another dress code violation by bro ralph
-(second day in a row... just call me kdirrty ha!)
-blake had a beautiful picture of him from 8th grade
with some kid holding up his shirt in the backround that made me laugh
-(it was none other than my friend and yours, daniel mountain... effing lol)
-played a song about milkshakes no less than 5 times in mike's car between this morning and this afternoon
-had it stuck in my head the whole day
-mixer tonight
-stoked

Jess, your destiny is to be a Provider

Whether you know it or not, this is the role that is most in tune with who you are at your core. As a Provider, you have a genuine nurturing concern for the welfare of others and you're eager to serve them. You can recognize exactly what people need and your friendly, helpful, social nature makes them feel comforted. With your kind and generous heart, you are personable, talkative, and outward with your emotions, and your openness and sensitivity makes you concerned about the way others view you. Along these lines, be careful not to blame yourself when things go wrong. You cannot prevent bad things from happening, even though your tendency to be orderly with a strong sense of right and wrong may lead you to believe you can. Accept that you do what you can to take care of things and that this will get you far in the world.

What's your destiny? Take the Emode quiz

i survived the mixer. wasnt so bad. except that there were way too many people there. way too many. and by people i mean sluts. we hung out in the caf for like, the whole time. we went into the gym like once. seriously. the dance was in the gym, but the party was in the caf! we hackeyed, there was some twister going on (i'm totally bringing twister to the winter ball or junior prom!!!) matt picked me up then we headed over his house. got kev/grub, ate on the run, picked up g and andy. stalled for time at andys... alas, we left before the mission was truly accomplished. but i got to meet mr and mrs g. very nice! and ohhhh the dog, lily. golden retriever. and the cat that andy matt and kev named dinner. such a pretty kitty. i was never ever a cat person at all, seeing as how i'm allergic to them and whatnot... so we left around 730. the doors were supposedly only open from 7-730. we didnt get there until 745. there was a huge ass line to get in still, it was redonkulusly chaotic. people everywhere. i suddenly felt very insecure. hendi probably made at least 5 grand last night, seriously. (@ $6 a ticket) but yeah so most of the evening was spent laughing and hacking.

crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i didnt tell you about my new friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (not johannes, *tear*)
there is a bat.
living in my window.
it's fucking scary, pardon my profanity.

i found it yesterday whilst on the phone with rye right before the mixture. i thought it was a dead bird. i showed my sister, and she's like jess, thats a bat. i. flipped. out. sure enough, upon further examination (by mom), it was determined to truly be a bat!!! he sneaks in because of my air conditioner. at this point, we cant really tell what window panes he's in between, but he leaves every once in a while. like last night. came home from the mixer, and he was gone. *happy jess* watches conan. ('the cone zone') i crawl into my bed. decide to check just to make sure he's still gone. open shade. he's back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i screamed. ((shudder)) madre y padre were consulted. i determined that i was sleeping on the couch. i took a picture this morning of him... ill post it later.

***update***
heres the bat.

sorry its sucky... i wasnt about to get very close to the little [blood]sucker

right now i'm off for some shopping with my auntie trish and josh. later tonight- to a suburb of boston with the family ot visit my dad's friend. im kind of bummed because i was supposed to go to steph mc and bill mac's fiesta. :-/

but first- the latest john mayer lyric that im in love with, from 'somethings missing':

something's missing
and i dont know how to fix it
something's missing
and i dont know what it is

something's different
and i dont know what it is

friends check
money check
opposite sex check
guitar check
microphone check
messages waiting for me when i come home check
how come everything i think i need
always comes with batteries
what do you think it means?

later, fools.

so overall an excellent weekend. friday was the mixer, which was nice because i got to see mis amigos. saturday was a nice chillax day. did h to the w in the am, then went out to eat and shopping with auntie trish and josh for a few hours. (he was soooo good! he slept for almost the whole 5 hours!) panera for lunch, prov place for shopping. we forgot to get the parking ticket validated, and remembered at the last minute. ended up buying 20 bucks worth of godiva chocolate. mmmmm sooo yummyyyyyyy!

i got home around 5 ish, then we left for my dad's friend's house. i cant believe i went out with my family twice in a period of 7 days. thats just veird. unfortunately i had to miss mc and mac's bday party. last time i was supposed to go to anthonys (the friend) con mis padres, i didn't. so there was no escaping this time. it wasnt that bad though. he lives about an hour away, so i did all the ana and chem hw i had in el coche. he and his family are good people. huge house and yard. they have a vineyard and make their own wine. i got invited to their october wine tasting! ... and was told to bring a few friends hahaha. it's the same weekend that my parents are going away, so i 'joked' (...) around, saying like "oh great, we'll do my party saturday night and yours sunday." heh heh got home late last night, slept in this morning. wrote my english essay on passion. went driving. then the greek festival. then student council meeting. those always make me unhappy for some reason. i'm thinking it's because nothing ever gets accomplished. oh well. homecoming's on the 4th, we better get going. i'm bummed because that's also oktoberfest (man, i bet you think i'm such an alcoholic after this entry!!!!!) and we usually go to a huge ol' party in newport with unos amigos de mi madre.

now off to write a poem for obi, and study maps of america central, america del sur, america del norte, y el caribe para una prueba de espan~ol man~ana.

let the playing of dave matthews begin.

promise to write more tomorrow, swamped with work, andy's gunna be here in like 10 minutes, still in my stupid uniform, dave #1 is completely indescribable, so i wont even try. here's the set list, see for yourself:

When The World Ends
So Much To Say
What Would You Say
Crush
Rapunzel
Fool To Think
Grace Is Gone
One Sweet World
Help Myself
Rhyme & Reason
Cry Freedom
Dancing Nancies
Typical Situation
Two Step
__________________

The Stone
What You Are

Great first night in Mansfield! Everyone in the house was rockin'. The band picked a fine set list that ebbed and flowed seamlessly throughout. They ended with Nancies-->Typical-->Two Step, an ol'school three-in-a-row. No one, including the band, seemed to want the set to end, but we have tomorrow to look forward to. Hope you can make it.

-- The DMB Crew

Monday, September 8
11:25 PM EDT

courtesy dmb road journal

more later tonight/tomorrow morning

so.
tired.
cant.
function.

but important things beckon, such as last nights set list

Ants Marching
Grey Street
#41
Everyday
Warehouse
Bartender
Granny
Stay
Crash
Jimi Thing
Song That Jane Likes
Sleep To Dream Her
Where Are You Going
Watchtower

__________________

Spoon
Tripping Billies

It got downright cold outside for the show tonight, but the band sizzled. Dave took his scat sing to a whole new level during Jimi Thing. If you can get your hands on a taper's copy, it's well worth the listen. Headed to Hershey for a show on Thursday.

-- The DMB Crew

Tuesday, September 9
11:48 PM EDT

(once again courtesy of the dave matthews band road journal)
the best was his scat during jimi thing. fucking crazy. god i love dave. andy and i had a jolly good time (his dave devirginization, i might add!) didnt make it home until about 2a.

all along the watchtower = oh. my. god. ((faints))

considering how beyond wonderful the past two nights have been, the days get worse and worse. no time for anything. today was school, guitar, jam, homework, homework, make dinner, driving lesson, homework, homework, guitar. i can barely keep my eyes open, but i need to study for ap chem and practice guitar bc i dont want haj to be mad at me again.

dl;kasjfklfj aisdhfiowefj asdf;jaskdlfjoi sidofj dkfjkschool; is all i have to say

Come and relax now
Put your troubles down
No need to bear the weight of your worries
You let them all fall away
-dave matthews

i hope you have sweet dreams

just a hello.

$421 for a round trip plane ticket to cali during my christmas vacation

that's only $210.50 one way.

i wanted to stay
i wanted to play
i wanted to love you
-dMb

ahhh friday

busy week, only to get busier. it's unbelievable that the best week ever was full of the worst days ever... but alas... the power of dave matthews. :)

so we're backing it up a few day... monday was the first debate meeting! yes, i am the master debator. i went after school and there were like 20+ people there! it was nuts! in my freshman year, i was like... one of six people. so this was very exciting. mr. keefe made fun of me the whole time. i cant wait until we start really debating, i get so into it. kieran and i are going to knock em dead this year. watch out now.

tuesday i had to skip pep band (and harvard model UN?...?) to be home on time to leave. wednesday was awful. i was fortunate enough to get out of my last period class. then i stayed after with nick and later the hajianator to go over some pep band songs. driving lesson at night. then thursday we had practice until 4. then i studied a ton for my first chem test. patty came over for about 2.5 hours, and i'm sooo thankful for that. she's a genius. without her, i'd've been so incredibly lost. got to study for an additional 1.5 hours today (i was let out for soph lunch, then i had junior lunch, and short free period) right before the test. whew. the sacrifices i make for my relationship with chemistry!!

mondays gunna suck: english first. early sc meeting. SAT prep class. this all adds up to jess being at school from roughly 7:30a- 1000p.

but right now i'm home. treasuring the weekend.

in about 2 hours i've got a job interview.

you know... because i've got too much free time. < / sarcasm>

(Andy L, 9 Sept 2003)

feeling much better and more refreshed. yesterday was an eventful day with the family. mmmm yeah i figure after hanging out with them yesterday, they wont bother me again until february or so.

then last night went to the st greg's festival with matt. met up with a bunch of people- kev andy joe kyle kayleigh kim larsen kyle mike stacy greg cait g another matt, among others. it was fun. went on the pirate ship with kim and stacey! w00t! also the teacups with andy's lil bro and his friend and matt. notttttt funnnn. g was er... a bit tipsy and uh... made friends with a carney. (my god, these carnies totally fit their stereotype. i bet if you gathered them all up, they still wouldnt have a full set of teeth.) i got wicked hot as-seen-on-tv aviator sunglasses! score!

when i got home i didnt feel too well so i went to bed. woke up this morning, churched it up, did chem and analysis, only spanish history religion and english left to go. but first! a trip to guitar center!!!!!!!!!!!!! the perfect way to put me in a good mood for a few days :)

later loves

"When Doves Cry" (by Prince)
How could you just leave me standing,
Alone in a world so cold?
Maybe you're just too demanding.
Maybe I'm just like my father--too bold.
Maybe you're just like my mother.
She's never satisfied.
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like,
When doves cry.


Which 80's Song Fits You?
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and i am up completing homework after less than 3 hours of sleep.

worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd.

happy tuesday

today was perfect! the weather was excellent, not too bad a day for classes, last period study was spent jammin on la guitarra, followed by a pep band session. i think we sound really good. i need to work on holding up my end of the rhythm section, and believe me- i'm working on it.

sorry i've been relatively quiet the past few days- school's just been really busy- in fact, this is the first night in weeks that i dont have to actually be somewhere, doing something. yesterday was nuts- i was at school by 730 for a student council meeting that manifested itself merely in my mind, then classes, then debate, then thayer with motta and his friend zach. we grabbed some pizza at antonios, then they went skating and i just hung around the brown campus and started on some tarea. then it was back to school for a 4 and a half hour SAT prep course. ugh. luckily, my analysis teacher is doing the math portion of the class, and a [cute] harvard grad does the english. it was rough- we got out a little bit before 10. then patty and i stopped for coffee because i desperately needed it.

now let me preface this by saying that i have never ever had coffee. like, sure... i've had some, but never my own- always just taking a small sip of someone elses. i dont like coffee, it makes breath smell badly, and also it feels weird to me. pass me some chai anyday over java. but i needed some caffeine- and man- did i get it! i was up until 3 this morning. that's redonkulus! but it was also wicked good- i got to write english and history essays, start some chem hw due tomorrow, study for religion, go over some analysis, plus practice guitar (unplugged) for a good hour or so, and finished upgirl, interrupted.

and now, for the big news ladies and gentlemen.

i think i have found it.

you know. it. la gutiarra de mis suenos (***on a thousand dollar budget, that is**** [otherwise it's schecter all the way, baby]):

fender fat strat in midnight wine.

yummmmmmm

roughly 168 hours ago from this moment, andy and i were at dave matthews band numero dos. it is in this honor that tonight i [finally] taught myself watchtower.

hey so i got the job at kb toys! jolly!

school was fine, had my first analysis test, it went well [enough]. after school i had another interview at the rugged bear (a children's clothing store) in garden city. so i got that job too. im thinking ill be working there because there will be way too many wild kids at kb, and also the rugged bear is way more flexible on my hours, which is good since i've got pep band at least twice a week, debate once, and the SAT prep class once, in addition to private guitar lessons, not to mention mock trial (starting soon hopefully!) and also volleyball 5 days a week in the spring. plus, you know... 6 classes worth of homework. yeah. flexible hours are necessary.

ecology meeting went well yesterday, very stoked about saving the environment!

after my interview, i did a lil bit o homework (just a little bit, though!) and then it was off the the much-anticipated trip to guitar center!!! ohhh mannnn!! dan b. and i met up there, and he brought tom f., rule of ten's bassist player (nationally ranked or something like that...) i got there a little bit before them and tried out some schecters, gibsons, and fenders. the other day my favorite was the american strat, but i didnt want to buy it right away. i needed time to sleep on it (heh, sidenote: im an insomniac lol). i drilled the guy working there on differences between the american made and mexican made (besides the obvious 550 price difference). then, dan came by and helped me out and basically he and tom reinforced all the facts about the american strats and why they're so much better yadda yadda yadda. about an hour later, i walked out with a brandy new fire engine red american strat. the most money i've ever spent on anything, but so worth every cent (in fact, in a decade, itll be worth more than what i bought it for today- what an investment!!!) now, onto amps

it's beautiful (and needs a name!!!)

i have 2 tests tomorrow- religion and ap history. also mucho tarea para la clase de quimica. all night my fingers have been positively itching to play.

thus, i am off.....
ps i take requests :)

(dyslexic pirate)

What's my pirate name?
red bess kidd
Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!
what's yours?

so friday once again. although i've got a feeling this weekend wont be all that relaxing- a 5k run tomorrow at 9a, hopefully visiting steph mc at the street painting festival, an english essay, english poem, sat prep course monday, with analysis and ap chemistry tests tuesday which equals me studying overtime on sunday night. debate meet on sunday. spanish prueba monday. practicing guitar (jazz band tryouts some time within the next 10 days) pegasus plans need to be made. start working on tuesday. joined academic decathalon today (all the cool kids do it!!) wrote a proposal to have zox come to my school and submitted it to the 4 class deans today. it ended up being quite lengthy, which is pretty cool since i didnt have time to type it up unil 530 this morning.

school went well. unfortunately history dropped out today so i didnt get to find out my test grade for that. i have a queasy feeling about it. isabel struck us somewhat- i got soaked on the walk from the car to school. and everything stayed soaked until the end of the day.

tonight was very fun. original plans included going to the school/hendi football game, but then matt had to work, and i didnt really feel much like going anyways, plus then it was canceled, and so rach and liz came over. we then trekked to garden city, walked around, liz bought the latest book we have to read for obi- pride and prejudice (i read that a few years ago... gotta remember to dig up my copy this weekend...). ate at papa razzi, then met up with tons of people from everywhere- we saw the hendricken crew, the east posse, and some bva chicas, plus scorp and mah arahb (!) emmy.

i got home a little bit ago. i know its only 1030, but, once again, i've got a ton of sleep to catch up on. so i will check you gangsters later.

then don't come around

yesterday was muy divertido! i got up early and participated in a 5k walkathon/race for parkinsons disease... i wanted to run it, but i messed up my knee pretty badly last week, and its giving me trouble now... i did a little bit o' homework, plus 2 hours worth of SAT stuff.... mehh... then i got to go shopping con mi madre y i got (she bought me) a dress for the hendi homecoming! es muy bonita- black with little tiny flowers, mermaid cut. i actually tried it on when liz rach and i went shopping on friday. then i went to get 3 books for my english class, but my teacher messed up two of the titles or something (for one, borders didnt have the same isbn he specified, and for another, the books exists, but not by the translator that he giave us... grrrrr!!!!) so i only got one- pride and prejudice. i already it read in 8th grade. later matt picked me up and we went to pick up kim and larski. plans included going to see once upon a time in mexico and then dinner. werent able to get into outim, instead decided to go to thayer st. got caught in major traffic due to waterfire and the leukemia walk. ate dinner at antonios, walked around a while. later matt dropped off dave then kim then me. when i got home i watched snl, got bored, fell asleep.

the end.

i'm here, i'm here

just been super busy- i wont bother to bore you with details of chem labs, analysis tests, spanish pruebas, history essays, english vocab tests, intriguing religion homework, sat prep courses, ecology club, student council, and tutoring meetings, pep band, or work.

so besides those things, i havent had time in the past two days to do anything but breathe.

highlight of my day today: danny with ink in his mouth in history class "uhhh mituhhh c??? uh guht sohm inkh inh muh mouf... cah uh guh wah it ouh?" (say it with your mouth open and no tongue, with ink slowly spreading out the corners of your mouth.) good times, good times.

monday was good- packed but good. my sat prep class is going well. i'm not really leanring anything new, though. just tips and tricks on how the sat is made, and what to look out for. i have it from 530-10 every monday. 530-730 is math. there are about 30 kids in my class. it flew by. then we break for a half hour (motta scorp kelscorcho and i went to the npc for awful awfuls yummmmm) then i have english from 8-10. everyone goes crazy about that time. most people (including myself) havent been home since 730 (or earlier!) in the morning. i force myself to pay attention because- well- i'm paying for it right? but a lot of kids dont even bother listening. the guy (harvard grad, 1540 score) that teaches it is cute- er, nice- so it's too bad that kids are on their cell phones while he's trying to help us. he actually thanked me for paying attention after the class was over. patty and i then picked up coffees (i dont even like coffee! but i haaaaaad to-- 3+ hours of homework to go home to!!) and i ate dinner when i got home.

tuesday... i went on with 2.5 hours of sleep. chem test per c, then analysis test d. chem was wicked hard, i wasnt focusing well for ana. very tired after school, pep band. haj tried to teach the rhythm section a new tune- earth wind and fire. too bad i suck. at this point, my brain was friiiiiiied. it took me so long; i felt bad for nick and corey. went home around 430, was at work for 457. my first day! it went well. i like the people i work with; they seem nice. and my boss is super. she was so understanding when i mentioned my homecoming was the 4th and hendrickens is the 11th, plus josh's christening on the 5th. she said she wouldnt schedule me at those times. how nice is that??? we closed shop at 9, i came home, ate, homeworked until 12. allowed myself to sleep in (630!) this morning and just finished up that which had not been previously completed in the car and in study.

so there you have it. the life of me.

you can see why i havent written much- not really a lot of interesting stuff going on. lo siento

1 nov- jess takes the sat

((the form alone took forever to fill out!!))