so i am totally loving this whole fourth quarter thing. somehow i got 103.3 in physics, despite my 86 on one test and a 3 out of 4 on another lab thingy. sweetness. i think she messed up on the numbers somewhere (as of last week i only had a 97), and i tried to point this out to her, but she just can't admit it when she's wrong (wow, ain't that the pot calling the kettle black???). not like i mind - for once her stubbornness works to my benefit! all heil herr kaiser!
i had a wonderful 18th birthday yesterday, filled with fabulous friends and positive all around awesomeness. thanks, guys. you all rock my socks muchisimo!
ryan is now safely back on rhode island grounds, celebrating his homecoming by stomping triumphantly over eastern cranston with me tonight. he returned yesterday from new orleans, where he was busy 'visiting tulane.' in reality, he was sneaking out of the bed and breakfast and attending nightly frat and sorority parrrr-tays at the hip and happening hotspot known simply as The Boot. already sleeping through classes and spending late nights out, spotting snivelous sly fellows in bushes at 2am in the morning videotaping a house (the inhabitants of which were safely tucked between the sheets), i have decided for rye that he cannot go to tulane.*
out of his crazy carousing and awful antics, i scored a hot tulane t shirt and authentic n'olans beads (i did NOT ask where he got those!!)
we meandered our way to an old, abandoned highway overpass on private property. it's not really good for much other than smoking pot and graffiting, neither of which activity we pursued. instead, we tentatively looked through the rusted crisscrosses of the fence, fingers entwined in the chain links, arms raised, and watched the cars zoom underneath us. it was nearing 7 or so, and the sky was quite nice by this time. we decided that someday we'll have to hang something from this decrepit bridge overlooking 95. not quite sure what, exactly, at this point. just know that we will. next time i'm going to bring my camera because i bet the shots would have looked cool, what with the glowing lights of 80mph cars and the pinkish-orangeish sky.
also this morning madeleine invited me to hit upppp the everclear concert next thursday in boston! everclear is what brought us together (the band, not the drink. the drink is what brought me and... well... you dont need to know that right now!) so i really hope i'm totally able to guilt trip my mom (who, might i remind you, was away for my birthday at a "conference" in new york city. it is suspicious that during this "conference" she had first base side seats in yankee stadium to see them play mah boys... hmmmm) into letting me go. i havent heard their latest two cd's, so i really hope they would play a ton of stuff off of so much for the afterglow and preceding albums.
busy day tomorrow - school, no free, visiting the state house with evin and lauren and the school principal, then hitting up thayer and an appointment in providence.
i leave you with a song from liz because i think she is totally awesome.
You Don't Know How It Feels
Tom Petty
Let me run with you tonight
I'll take you on a moonlight ride
There's someone I used to see
But she don't give a damn for me
But let me get to the point, let's roll another joint**
And turn the radio loud, I'm too alone to be proud
You don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels to be me
People come, people go
Some grow young, some grow cold
I woke up in between
A memory and a dream
So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint
Let's head on down the road
There's somewhere I gotta go
And you don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels to be me
My old man was born to rock
He's still tryin' to beat the clock
Think of me what you will
I've got a little space to fill
So let's get to the point, let's roll another joint
And let's head on down the road
There's somewhere I got to go
And you don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels
No, you don't know how it feels to be me
You don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels
No, you don't know how it feels to be me
*just kidding, rye, feel free to go wherever you want. no pressure.
**"let's roll another (radio edit)" --- Liz: "Roll another what??!?!?!? I don't get it!!!!"