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Jun. 20th, 2005 @ 05:14 pm (no subject)
Make love with affection.
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May. 30th, 2005 @ 10:14 pm It could be worse...
Oh dear lord.

So - first of all we had the impression that Residence Inn would shuttle us places within 5 miles. The train station falls into that category. woohoo. BUT - apparently they don't. So we drive, with the directions the front desk gave us.

Which took us to the naval base...

We ask the guard at the base and he tells us how to get to the train station. We narrowly make the 12:17 train into the city. I - stupidly - had no idea where geographically we were trying to go - oops on my part. Other people seemed to know what was up, so I retardedly just let it go. We then walk across town, grab some Potbelly's, and get on another train. We were trying to go to Gaelic Park for the Irishfest. Gaelic Storm, Flogging Molly, Black 47...

The next train we board. We take to the stop at 147. We get out. It looks kind of shady...but things can turnaround in a block. We ask at a Citgo where to go. The clerk says, "Oh I just work here. I only know where stuff is that I have to know." So we start walking, ask at Blockbuster where to go. NO ONE has heard of Gaelic Park. Not a soul. So we end up standing in a Walgreens parking lot calling cab companies. They keep being "unavailable" and the like. Or they won't drive us a far as we have to go. This was a BIG FAT SIGN. Then, a shoplifter runs out of the store pursued by a few clerks. I do not watch, but from peripheral vision I see them holding him down, and beating him down with a shopping cart. He has a knife in his pocket. He can't get to it. SWEET. His getaway car then leaves. Great pals. A woman in a white mini van starts yelling, "Don't let him take his belt off!" Which he eventually does and runs away holding his pants up. We are in a splendid part of town.

We go into the Walgreens to look at a phone book to find more numbers of cab companies. Which don't come. At this point - cut your losses and head back please. I call Jason. He has never heard of the town we were in, which is Harvey. NEVER HEARD OF IT. Says it sounds far away and awful. I said you got it to a T. Then we have this one kid in our group who tactlessly keeps talking about what a "bad part of town" we are in etc. etc. PAINT A TARGET ON OUR BACKS PLEASE!!! Ack.

So we start walking back to the train station. No excitement. Wait for the train. The conductors recognize us. And laugh. So we make it back to the city. Art Institute - closed. Most restaurants - closed. Lego store - REALLY COOL - then closed. Walkin around walkin around. Ate at Buca's. Yum. Then book it to the train station to catch the 7:35 home. OH WAIT. It's weekend schedule since it's memorial day. Not leaving til 8:35. So, an hour to kill. Ice cream? We go to the White Hen, and try to get smoothies/shakes. They only have four flavors out of the 20some offered on the menu. YES. So while we're figuring that out, a dude opens a bag of chips and starts eating them. When the clerk sees the guy drops the bag. There are TWO COPS in the place. TWO. Who of course then handle the situation.

Ack.

The train ride home I tried to sleep through a bunch of irritating little kids imitating Nelson from the Simpsons. I should've kicked their asses.

That was pretty much it.

I must be forgetting something...
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May. 28th, 2005 @ 04:10 pm (no subject)
Girls lie too.
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May. 22nd, 2005 @ 10:40 pm dream....dream dream dream....dre-e-e-e-eam
I was pregnant.

But I thought I was going to have a miscarriage so I didn't notify the father. (My mom and grandma both had miscarriages their first pregnancy) Right. So, it gets to be the day before I give birth, and this is the day I go tell the father. Who is pretty much fine with it. We talk about the night it happened and how he probably should've worn a condom. We were very matter of fact. There was no hostility at all.

Yeah, I'm normal...

Girls become lovers and turn into mothers
So mothers be good to your daughters too ;)
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May. 22nd, 2005 @ 09:08 am God bless the L
Current Mood: calm
So...

yesterday some of us went down to the city, the city of Chicago.

It's about...6...so the crazies should've still been safely in their places of residence. Or so we thought. There is what appears to be a couple on the train, and they're slow so to speak. They start talking to me and Brian (from Wisconsin), because we're sitting closest to them. It's pretty basic. We talk about Northwestern, Cubbies/Sox, etc. Then the girl comes and sits in the closest seat to us. This is when we start to realize, pretty much everyone else on the train is slow. There's some guy talking to himself and seeming ready to snap in half. There's a guy staring at Brian, staring. Whatever. During the course of conversation, short Chinese girl (we have learned her name is Sophie) whispers to me, "When I saw you get on the train I was like, WHOA! Those are REALLY HOT GUYS!" Then she says she bets one of them was born in December. I knew Brian and Andrew were not born in December, next in line of sight was Seth. "Hey Seth, when's your birthday?" He shouts back "December (5 or 6 I can't remember)th." She lifts her hand and YELLS "SCHWEEEEEET!" Proceeds to ask to look at his ID. Riiiiiiiight. She was born in December too, as apparently all hot people were. This is still NOT so bad. There's a few more SCHWEEEEET exclamations with things Seth likes, etc. We're talking about how much she likes Snowboarding, and she says, "Do you want to hear something disgusting?" I say I don't know, Brian says yeah tell us. Crucial mistake.

"Today, my boyfriend, was touching his...(giggle giggle)...his body parts...and...it...squirted...(giggle giggle)...it squirted out all over his stomach!"

Ok whoa.

"And I touched it, and ate it. He said, 'why did you do that?'"

WHOA.

This is when I wanted so badly to stop talking. From then on out I was the lucky duck who was whispered numerous more exploits. Including...

computer porn
dildos in hot water
watching her boyfriend pee in a public restroom

to name a few.

GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS

Things that should be kept BETWEEN THE PARTIES INVOLVED!!!

Oy.

I love this city.
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May. 15th, 2005 @ 01:22 pm Package #1
Contents:

An old towel
My straw hat
The cd Nathan made me (Songs from the Back of Bus 3)
A Sleeping Beauty make-up bag thing
Two dollars
The MDT sidelines video



# of cops I saw on the way to and from Grand Rapids - 5
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May. 12th, 2005 @ 10:07 pm 777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777
Current Mood: drained
Current Music: dreaming bout those dreamy eyes
WRATH
1. Who did you last get angry with? Um...my mom?
2. What is your weapon of choice? apathy
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? sure
4. How about of the same sex? it would probably take a pretty severe fight
5. Who was the last person who got really angry with you? I don't know. I tend not to care/respond when people get angry with me.
6. What is your pet peeve? posters without frames, people who tell stupid little white lies - like, "Yeah, we should hang out - I'll call you!" They have NO intention of ever trying to hang out with you. They don't hate you - but they don't know what to say.
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? I don't try to kill them or anything - but cross me once I'll probably never trust you again. But I probably didn't trust you in the first place.

SLOTH
1. What is one thing you're supposed to do daily that you haven't done in a long time? Shower. Just kidding. Stretch.
2. What is the latest you've ever woken up? 7PM
3. Name a person you've been meaning to contact, but haven't: I usually contact people. In fact I probably do it more often than I should...
4. What is the last lame excuse you made? I don't make excuses.
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through (one of the long ones...)? no
6. When was the last time you got a good workout? Today after work.
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today? Once

GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Toffee Nut Latte with soy
2. Meat eaters: white meat or dark meat? white
3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you've had in one sitting/outing/event? I drank for a week in Paris. I am SO not drunk right now = quote of the city.
4. Have you ever used a professional diet company? God no.
5. Do you have an issue with your weight? yep
6. Do you prefer sweets, salty foods, or spicy foods? I always want something sweet, then immediately I must have something salty. Ex: ice cream then popcorn.
7. Have you ever looked at a small house pet or child and thought, "LUNCH"? never

LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)? completely naked? I don't know, 8? partially naked? I don't know, 20?
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)? 5?
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation? caught myself? no, on purpose though - sure
4. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice? the cut right about the hip bone, and right above the ass
5. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? nope
6. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy? yeah
7. Is love at first sight really lust? most kinds of "love" are overblown lust

GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own? 5...6...who knows
2. What’s your guilty pleasure store? Meijer
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it? buy an island, or a castle
5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks? for a couple years sure
6. Have you ever stolen anything? yep
7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive? 4k+ - I miss file sharing!

PRIDE
1. What one thing have you done that you're most proud of? el capitano
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of? el capitano
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life? 5 people I truly love who love me too (I'm a sap, jk)
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? second place is for suckers
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? not by choice
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score? only on HW
7. What did you do today that you're proud of? wore a paper coat.

ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own? Kelene's recognition
2. Who would you want to go on "trading spaces" with? Katie
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be? I honestly don't know
4. Have you ever been cheated on? nope
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? I wish I didn't have to dye my hair
6. Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin? Lust. I mean come on.

Where is question seven?
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May. 9th, 2005 @ 06:24 pm My summer rocks out
Current Mood: jubilant
Current Music: the heavy heavy rain :)
number of people who applied for Abbott internships : 10,000
number of people who have Abbott internships : ~200
number of people requested by the recruiter to be in his department : 2
number of girls who speak English natively so far : 2
number of girls total so far : 4
number of aliens so far : 5
number of people scouting out gyms tonight : 6
number of days in the week that are free BBQs : 1
number of intern sports league sports : 7
number of times Abbott will do a Relay for Life this summer : 2
number of times I said 'great', 'wonderful', or 'wow' today : infinity minus one
number of paid days Abbott interns get for the fourth of July : 2 (WHAT? I'm confused, but hey, I'm happy)


Any questions?
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May. 7th, 2005 @ 08:28 pm ILLINOIS!!!
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: Harry Potter on the TV
I'm here - in my home away from home.

Vikki, the front desk lady, is the nicest woman I have EVER met. She's adorable. She keeps talking about taking care of us and stuff.

I'm having internet issues. I'll figure it out eventually.

Soooooooooooooo tired.

And anxious.

I can see six flags from the grocery store.

My roommate's due in the next few hours...

Nervous...

ack.

Tomorrow should be fun.

But not as fun as last week...oy.
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May. 6th, 2005 @ 10:25 am the dream queen
Another one. Not so weird though.

Trying to collect stuff for a group project at CVS (pencils, erasers, and fruit roll-ups). Went out to the car to drive back to class...

STOLEN CAR!

Which according to everyone in my dream happens to me once a year.

Bye Sally!
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May. 4th, 2005 @ 09:13 pm Late Notice?
P&G called me today to offer me a summer internship.

Thoughts?
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May. 3rd, 2005 @ 10:54 am The weirdest dream ever
Current Mood: amused
I'm going to try to replicate only what I actually remember and not exaggerate...

The first thing I remember is I was in McDonald's with Kari, and we were using "buy one get one free" meal coupons. It would be sweet if those existed at McDonald's. It was breakfast, and I wanted a side of potatoes. I had the choice of either Mashed Potatoes, Potatoes, or Baked Potatoes. They didn't seem to know what the plain Potatoes were so I got those. Not that I got a chance to eat them. Kari disappeared somewhere over the next couple minutes when McD's flooded. Only about knee deep. The workers acted like this was normal and started telling customers to watch for Peles (pay-layz). These were like, mini-whales. The peles started flashing their flukes etc. and it was a good time. Until some bigger whales showed up and splashed a lot of people. Unhappy customers left. This is when the first shark showed up. it nibbled on some guys shin and everyone started sitting on tables. Next, a very cartoonish cat-shark emerged from behind the counter. There was a lot of screaming. Especially when it started flying. It wasn't flapping or anything, just swimming on air.

You would think that would have been the weirdest thing.

Suddenly everyone was gone except for me and one other person. The details of this are getting a little hazy. There was something we were going to steal, some mission we were on, and we were planning. But then something went awry. Damn, I remember being tripped out but I can't remember why! I remember this asian girl showed up and was going to kill us both, and somehow got me covered in McD's food. She had me in a headlock when I asked if I could go wash up. She let me. So of course I casually walk to the ladies room and proceed to deadbolt every lock on the door (there were two big dead bolts, and a chain). I then pull out my handy-dandy cell phone and call 911. Explained my situation and that they should come immediately. I said the killers were good people, they were just behaving badly.

That is where I woke up.

This is completely normal, right?
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May. 3rd, 2005 @ 01:11 am (no subject)
Hallucinations are frightening.






Especially of corpses.








Especially when nothing is in your system.
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May. 1st, 2005 @ 08:30 pm Transformation
Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: silence in my basement
The end of an era.


Aren't I sentimental?

Great last week of nothing. Old habits die hard, and I am reaping the benefits :)
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Apr. 27th, 2005 @ 03:14 pm habitual realizations
Old habits die hard.
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Apr. 26th, 2005 @ 04:06 pm Spank Me.


You are






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Apr. 26th, 2005 @ 04:03 pm Because I live in the Midwest...
Current Music: Red Elvises - I Wanna See You Bellydance

Your Linguistic Profile:



50% General American English

20% Upper Midwestern

15% Dixie

15% Yankee

0% Midwestern




Makes perfect sense.
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Apr. 26th, 2005 @ 03:53 pm moments
Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: Better Than Ezra - Porcleain (theme song #42)
Life is just a series of moments, most of which are completely forgettable. Someone said that, I can't remember who.

No man is a failure if he has friends.

A woman is a failure no matter what.

I'm not a feminist really. Don't know why that came out, too lazy to backspace it.

Baseball caps give me a headache but I wear them anyway.

I want to move far away with one or two people that I really care about, and really care about me. What else do you need? In complete seriousness and with no whining. Inflection is difficult to type.


you make me feel
like fallin down
is fallin up
and you make me feel
like lovin you
is just my luck

you make me feel

isn't that enough?





Nope.
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Apr. 24th, 2005 @ 11:36 pm Last Night
Current Mood: content
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Flashback to high school shenanigans.

Tony got naked!

I cheated because drunk people don't notice when you blatantly swap cards with the chap sitting next to you.

RANDOM ADVICE TO DUDES: Don't over-flatter random girls when your girl is sitting right next to you. Even when you're wasted. It's just not the greatest idea.

OTHER RANDOM ADVICE: When playing games in which clothing may or may not be removed...really think about the order. It matters down the line, I promise.

I really need to stop chillin til 5am and the like. There's really no reason for it. There's no obstruction to starting earlier, and still hanging out for the same amount of time, but not sleeping the next day away.

Oh well, maybe that's what college is for.
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Apr. 23rd, 2005 @ 05:14 pm Be Mine Be Mine
Current Mood: restless
Current Music: David Gray - Be Mine

Sometimes I get way too sentimental.

Hapless.

Hopeless.

Maybe it's because I'm attempting this NERS final

Maybe it's because I'm human

Maybe it's because try as I might I'm just like everybody else.

 

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