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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005
10:10 pm	Arrrr!!! Current Mood: naughty Current Music: "Moazrt and Madness" ~Savatage (21 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 7th, 2004
4:06 pm	Notice After this post, I'm making my journal 'Friends Only'. I've noticed some people have taken me off their friend's lists for whatever reason and figured lack of interest, so my journal now removes those who do not have me on their friends list. If you want back on, then leave a comment and let me know. Can anyone tell me how to insert an image into an entry? I have a 'friends only' image I want to put on my lastp ublic entry but I have no idea how to do it. Thanx. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 5th, 2004
4:30 pm	Yay... I got a 95% on my Justice Organization and Management test; I also got the highest score possible on the multiple choice half of the exam. Woohoo. I'd be more enthused and excited but I am dead tired. Again, I didn't sleep well last night. But I'm glad I got an A on this test; I was pretty confident I'd do well on it. Tonight I'm going to celebrate by going to Jitters, buying a big latte, and read a book other than a test book. It's about time I picked up The Vampire Chronicles again; I haven't read any of it in over a month because I've been busy reading for school. On the bright side, Dr. Trostle is going away for the weekend, so I won't have his two classes on Thursday; I'll only have to go to my evening class. On the way home from classes I stopped by Walmart and bought Aladdin on DVD; it's only $15 the first couple days it's out so I figured I'd better pick it up while it's cheap. Don't know when I'll have time to watch it, though. I have to get some stuff done in preparation for my sister's wedding. Wow, I can't believe it's in little over a month. Jeez, I'm a lousy Maid of Honor, I feel awful. My sister bought me this book with all the duties the Maid of Honor is responsible for and I haven't really done any of them. The bottom line is that I just don't have time between school and work, as terrible as that sounds, not to mention Renee isn't keeping me posted on what's going on because she's too busy dealing with her in-laws (who are STILL there living with them). I know I'm responsible for making a toast at the rehearsal and wedding....and I'll be honest about this, it's going to be VERY hard for me not to say something that won't offend our in-laws. And if I do say something offensive? I don't care. I've lost ALL respect for those people. I can see it now: I lift up my glass, smile slyly, and toast, "Here's to the hillbillies returning to the swamp they came from!" Sheesh, why couldn't Tripp marry his cousin instead of my sister?? (sorry, that wasn't nice but I'm not in a very nice mood). It's also going to be hard not to bitch-slap Trissy, Tripp's southern bell fifteen-year old sister. Oh my God, she annoys me so!!! Renee also asked Rhonda and I to think of some good songs to play at the reception. When Iw as discussing it with Rhonda, I suggest, "How about 'I Hate Everything About You' by Ugly Kid Joe? Or 'I Hope You Die' by the Bloodhound Gang?" She started laughing. Obviously, she doesn't like them either. NO ONE in our family really cares for them anymore; not even my all-loving mother! Barely a year ago, I was all for Tripp and really disliked John, my other sister's fiance. Now it's the complete opposite. Amazing how things can turn around when you get to know people better and meet their families. The season finale of Nip/Tuck is on tonight! Yeah! Would you believe my parents actually enjoy watching that show with me? Scary.... Current Mood: exhausted Current Music: "Never Gonna Find Me" ~The Offspring (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 3rd, 2004
2:08 am	Gargoyles release date Hey all. I know there's a lot of people out there interested who may not know yet, but here's some info: The first season of Disney's 'Gargoyles' will be released on DVD on December 7th. Price will range between 24.99-34.99. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 30th, 2004
4:43 pm	Craptacular I can't wait to put this day behind me. It wasn't entirely bad, I'll admit, but I just ahd so much crap to deal with today. First, I could barely drag myself out of bed. I have a sleeping disorder so it's rare for me to wake up feeling refreshed or have a good night's sleep. And when I left for classes this morning, it's STILL rianing out. It's been raining or snowing for the past 6 days in a row...and I HATE rain. I hate driving in it, I hate how it feels when it hits me on the head. It's supposed to clear up tomorrow but our weatherwoman in Anchorage is a real bimbo; no one believes what she says anymore. I had my big Justice Organization and Management test today. I'm pretty confident I did decently in it; no lower than a B. At least I hope so. If I DO get lower than a B, I'll be very shocked. That class is a lot harder than the name of it sounds. But I don't want to jinx anything. So feeling confident about my test, I went to my criminal investigation class and got my paper back that I KNEW I was going to bomb. I got a 66% on it. Yeah, I'm not happy and I'm going to be beating myself up for it for a while. But in a way, I don't think the grade was very justified. Dr. Trostle said he graded as far as effort is concerned. I put in as much effort as I could. Most of the other students in the class are a great deal older than me and knew about all the additional sources that proved to be very useful in determining the grade on this paper. I, however, knew nothing about those sources, still being rather young. Because if I did, then I surely would have gone all over Anchorage to these sources and got the information I needed. So that's the only reason my grade suffered; because I didn't know about all these sources for criminal investigators. Isn't that one of the reasons I'm in this class?? To learn about sources and ways to go about investigating certain aspects BEFORE we're given an assignment requiring that knowledge?? So yeah, I'm bummed about that but at the same time I don't entirely blame myself. At least I got a passing grade on it. And once my voter registration card come sin the mail, I'll get 15 poitns extra credit in that class. I'm going to have to work hard in that class to ensure I keep my rank on the Dean's List. But hey, everyone's entitled to a bad grade every now and then, right? I just wish it wasn't on the first project of the semester... My mother comes home from PA tonight. I talked to her on the phone yesterday and she was nearly crying because of how hard it was to leave my grandmother (her mother-in-law), who was begging her not to leave. The DPS career fair yesterday was okay. I went primarily to talk to the Troopers and APD. The Troopers didn't help me out much; they just told me information I already knew. APD answered some questions for me though and were quite helpful. I think I'm leaning more in their direction. The Navy recruiters were flirting with me. They even gave me a free to-go coffee mug...thing. And Ashley called me yesterday. I was at the fair though so I didn't answer my phone. I still haven't talked to her. She's changed her cell number so how the hell am I supposed to get a hold of her?? I also got to talk to Katie for a little while today between classes; it was good to talk to her. We both feel bad because we rarely call one another. She called last ngiht while I was in class and left a message on my cell, claiming that she's the worst best friend int he world because she forgot my birthday. Her message was funny though, it made me laugh. Ugh, now I have an hour before I have to leave for my other class tonight. I don't want to go back out on those roads; people are stupid and don't know how to drive in bad weather conditions. EDIT: I didn't know Richard Roxburgh got married already! Woohoo! Silvia Colloca is one lucky bitch. Current Mood: cold Current Music: "Should I Stay or Should I go? ~The Clash (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 26th, 2004
8:27 pm	make it stop make it stop snowing! the snow yesterday caused a major power-outtage throughout the municipality of anchorage yesterday. the lights went out around 3:00 and didn't come back on until really really late last night. i feel sorry for my dad. he's lead supervisor for matanuska lighting and power so he worked a 24 hours shift yesterday because of the power loss. i didn't go tot he party last night for a few reasons. one being that i couldn't get my car out of the garage because of the power being out. the parties out at derek, stephen, and erik's place can also get pretty wild (alcohol and drugs), which isn't really my scene. the last thing i need to do right now is jeaopordize my goal of getting into law enforcement by risking getting in trouble for a group of underaged partiers. and it's a good thing i didn't go because the police DID end up out there to respond to a noise complaint. a lot of the people who went to the party got busted. so since the power was out, i spent most of the day doing homework at home...a god six or seven hours, got a shitload done. by tis morning, a lot of the snow was metlted and it was just raining. toay was a pretty good day for me. i went to the gym, barbecued some steaks for dinner with my dad, went to jitters to do more honmework, went to chuch, came home. and its snowing again!!! someone make it stop! hopefully the power won't go out again but all the snow on the trees that still have leaves on them weighs down the tree branches into the powerlines. i don't mind if the pwoer goes out tomorrow while i'm at work though...;) Current Mood: naughty Current Music: "Rawhide" ~Blues Brothers (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, September 25th, 2004
1:24 pm	Bummer I woke up to see snow on the ground. So we've got our first snowfall on September 25th. What do you expect? This is Alaska, afterall. But it is as little earlier than usual. There's still a lot of leaves on the trees. This snow won't last. In a couple of days, it will melt. Today is gong to be a productive day for me. I went to the gym last night so I don't have to go today. I'm going to spend most of the day doing homework, probably go to Jitters later for a coffee and study. Derek invited me to a big party at his place tonight. BIG party. I don't know if I'll go; I want to get out and hang with some friends for a while but the parties over there can get really wild and out of control. I may go over for just a couple hours and not drink anything. My mom called from PA this morning and I didn't even hear the phone ring. I have to give her a call back and see how she and my grandma is doing. Now to get to work. Lots of studying and chores to be done. Current Mood: productive Current Music: "Hall of the Mountain King" ~Savatage (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 24th, 2004
12:48 pm	for those who suffer from road rage... www.trunkmonkey.com i need one of those... Current Mood: amused (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004
1:09 pm	( Why should I worry? Plenty reasons why... ) Current Mood: nervous (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 17th, 2004
1:03 pm	So sleepy... I went to Riverdance last night with my mom, her friend Kathy, and Kathy's daughter Corinne. Corinne and I used to be pretty good friends before middle school but then we kind of drifted apart. But it was fun hanging out with her last night, we had a great time; did lots of laughing. But the show was EXCELLENT. I love going to broadway shows, especially music and dancing shows. We got to go to the cast party afterwards because my mom is on the Concert Association's board of directors and she's the president of the associates. So we got to meet all of the performers...including a lot of very hot guys. Call me strange, but I think a guy who can dance, sing, and/or play instruments is a lot more attractive and sexy than a guy who plays football or hockey. There were two black guys who did a comical type of tap dance skit that Corinne and I talked to; they were so nice. Aaron, one of the two, asked if we did dance. When I said I used to for eleven years, he stepped back and opened the floor: "Alright, let's see it!" Boy, was I embarassed! There was no way I was gonna dance in front of everyone and probably fall flat on my face! The party was great fun. We didn't get home until close to midnght. I went right to bed; I was so tired and I had to get up for work. Rick was also there at the show. He's taking me out to lunch on Sunday as a belated birthday gift. And then I'm probably going to Bear's Tooth with Derek Sunday night. Yep, just the two of us. The only things playing on Sunday are Harry Potter 3 and Shrek 2. Definitely going to the gym tonight. Haven't gone since Monday :( Current Mood: working (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, September 13th, 2004
11:50 am	i'm too frustrated right now to think of aproper subject line. i'm too concerned over my sister and my niece. i really need to rant this out. this has to do with what's been going on in my family so i know it's not going to be of much interest to anyone else. i'm not putting it here for people to read, anyway. this is my journal and i want a way to rant this out and look back on it in the distant future. ( when too much is too much ) Current Mood: pissed off (8 Comments |Comment on this)
12:19 am	Renee just called not long ago in tears. It's nearly 1:30 in the morning there in Phoenix. I haven't heard her so upset since she and Shawn were getting a divorce four years ago. I could kill my brother-in-law right now.... (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, September 11th, 2004
6:40 pm	this sucks well, my birthday could have definitely gone better. today i realized just how much i mean to some of my 'friends'. yeah sure, ashley called me at midnight to be the first one to wish me a happy birthday, but that's all that i've heard from my local friends today. this morning my sisters called to say happy birthday and rick also called. then my mom and i went out into town for a few hours to have lunch and do a little bit of shopping. i bought a cd and a top, that's it. i also did the field part of my criminal investigation project while we were out in town; yes, i did homework on my birthday. my dad had to work so i didn't get to see him until recently. but throughout the day, i didn't hear from any of my local friends. not one. no called to say happy birthday, no invites to go do something or hang out tonight. and yet whenever one of my friend's birthdays approaches, i ALWAYS make the effort to at least call them and wish them a happy birthday. i actually called ashley up earlier this afternoon to see if she wanted to do something tonight; i figured if someone would hang out with me, it would be her, right? boy, did she throw a lot of things in my face. first, she said she wasn't feeling good (although she sounded perfectly fine on the phone; that's always her excuse for not wanting to do something.) then she brought up the fact that i didn't take her out to do anything on her birthday earlier this year....well, the reason we didn't go do anything was because SHE WAS IN VEGAS ON HER BIRTHDAY VISITING KATIE. when i pointed that out to her, she added that when she got back we didn't go out. but i clearly remember her not being able to go out when she got back from vegas because she had no money. then a couple weeks later, i went out of state for spring break. i'm very pissed that she had to use that as her excuse for not wanting to do something with me on MY birthday. she didn't even make the effort to stop by my house to see me in person on her way home from work (i live five minutes away from where she works). i honestly think it's because when she called at midnight this morning to say happy birthday, she brought up the subject of me going out with her boyfriend's friend and i told her my decision was no, i didn't want to go out with him. it's MY decision, not hers. i'm not going to go out with someone i don't want to just to please someone else. but i think she's still pissed at that. am i the only one who thinks that is such childish behavior to give your best friend on her birthday? i'm not calling her until she calls me; i really do think she owes me an apology. i think the only reason she wants me to date this guy is because he's a friend of her boyfriend, so she wants to please her boyfriend. my parents had a dinner meeting out in town tonight. when they get back, we're going to have the cake they bought me. i also got a card and a check for $100 from them. but i am VERY disappointed in my friends; i thought i meant more to them than that. i received more phone calls and birthday wishes from my friends online; most of whom i haven't even met. thanks to all of you out there who sent me an e-mail, a card, a picture, called me, and wished me a happy birthday. you're the ones who brought the little bit of joy i had today. *hugs* i'm going to go watch the season premiere of cops; maybe that will help cheer me up... Current Mood: disappointed Current Music: "Sound of Silence" ~Simon and Garfunkel (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 10th, 2004
7:38 pm	haha funny because it's so true You Know You're From Alaska When... "Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net You measure distance in hours. Down south to you means Anchorage. You know several people who have hit a moose. Your school classes aren't cancelled because of cold. Your school classes were canceled because of ice. You think of the major four food groups as moose, caribou, beer, and squaw candy. You think that moose season is a national holiday. You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones. You know if another Alaskan is from the city or the village as soon as they open their mouth. You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak. You've had cabin fever. You own moose nugget ear rings. Mosquito dope is a part of your daily attire. You think the song Breaking Up is Hard to Do is about spring time. Travel luggage consists of ice coolers (or fish boxes) wrapped with duct tape. A seven course meal is a sixpack and a can of SPAM. When you answer the phone and it's a wrong number, but you know the number of the person they were trying to call off the top of your head. You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car. Someone mentions "super cub" and you do not envision a tiny bear wearing blue tights and a red cap. Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often. October is the month of your highest income. The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one. Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark. You know why they named it Chicken, Alaska. You know that road flares will start a nice bon fire. You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora. Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck. You know a tail-dragger is an airplane, not a bad day at the office. You know that a Spenard Divorce involves a .357 magnum, not a lawyer. You like your neighbors. You know at least one pot grower. You put up with the pain of a toothache until the Permanent Fund Dividend checks come out in October. You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard. You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies. You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes. You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists. You don't know anyone who doesn't own a 4-wheeler. You've washed your car while there was still snow on the ground. You know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey. You know that the Rat Net is not a rodent catching device. You learned to swim indoors. Your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil. Your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill. You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos. You think it's normal for a town to put all the businesses on one side of the road. Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am The seat in your outhouse is lined with styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time. You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work. Instead of plugging in your freezer, you've just move it to the front porch! You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices, Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut! You can play road hockey on skates. You see signs saying Do or do NOT _____ but you never see any law enforcement people. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Alaska. Get Your Own "You Know You're From" Meme Here More cool things for your blog at Blogthings only a few more hours left of being a teenager. wahoo... Current Mood: amused (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, September 6th, 2004
1:02 pm	happy labor day even though the only thing i look forward to on this holiday is not having to work and not having classes for two days. the concert show that i went to with my mom and ashley the other nighr was awesome. we saw natalie mcmaster, a violinist from nova scotia. and i don't think i've ever seen so much talent in one person. she could play the violin like no other, sing, AND dance (irish/tap). i'm glad i went, i really enjoyed it. but i did feel bad afterwards, as i do whenever i go to see a musician, because i haven't touched my violin in about a year and i see how i'm wasting my talent :( i'll have to try my best to MAKE time to start playing again. i spent the whole day at the state fair yesterday with ashley, ashley laret (i'll call her laret to avoid confusion), and ashley's boyfriend james. i'm glad laret went, otherwise i would feel like a third wheel with ashley and james being together. and here comes the rant.... ( weird boyfriends vs. best friends ) Current Mood: hot Current Music: "Pay the Man" ~Offspring (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 2nd, 2004
4:33 pm	DON'T play mind games with me It insults my intelligence. I'm not stupid and I won't play your games anymore. If you say nothing is wrong, fine. I'LL BELIEVE YOU. If you say you don't want to talk about it, fine. I WON'T ASK ANYMORE. If you play your day as if you're happy when in truth you're really not, fine. DON'T EXPECT ME TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT YOUR FEELINGS. Don't beat around the bush when you have problems and expect to receive sympathy from me. Don't play the, "Oh, I don't want to talk about it" when inside you're screaming for me to insist that you spill your problems to me. And DON'T make it worse by shrugging off my problems that I may be having when I need someone to talk to; as if I'm not a human being that doesn't have her own share of hardships. That is one of the worse ways you can use your friends selfishly. Current Mood: aggravated Current Music: "Hall of the Mountain King" ~Savatage (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 1st, 2004
5:18 pm	And to make my week even worse... So I get home form the gym and there's a message from George on the answering machine (he's the guy witht he lazy-ass family that was staying at out house): "Oh yeah, we have Rachel's leather jacket over here." #$&%(T^!#%YU@$(%@#$()%*@#$)$^*!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK YOU, BASTARD!!!!!!!! AND YOUR ASS-LOAFING FAMILY!!!!!!!!! Way to fucking tell me a week and a half later after I've bought a new one! There goes $100!!!! I know I might have been a little impatient of buying a new one a few days ago but it doesn't take a week and a half to check for a damn jacket!! Maybe I would have gotten it back sooner if they weren't always sitting on their asses and watching fucking t.v.! RAWWRRR!!! ROT IN HELL, FUCKERS!!! Current Mood: pissed off Current Music: "I Hope You Die" ~Bloodhound Gang (5 Comments |Comment on this)
1:19 pm	And I was excited for this? School is going to kill me this semester. I can't believe I was anxious for it to start. I've only been to two of my four classes and I can already see how much I'm going to be struggling until I can acheive a pace. I had Organization and Management of Law and Criminal Investigation yesterday afternoon. Those classes I have twice a week. I have seven books all together for just those two classes; six of them are over 400 pages and I have to read them all within a couple months. I managed to finish the smaller one (which was 100 pages) yesterday and spent four and a half hours doing straight reading yesteray. All together I have about 200 pages read from the various books. Now only are the readings going to be a pain but Professor Trostle is the most strict and anal teacher I've ever had...and I have him for both of those classes. Hes an ex cop from L.A. so he's got that attitude. If you miss a day of class, you can't make up anything you missed. No exceptions. When I got the syllabus for the classes I saw that I have an exam in each class on the 23rd of November...which is the day I leave for my sister's wedding. I confronted him about it after class and he showed no remorse that my sister was getting married. So I was a wreck on the way home from classes, knowing that the first thing I was going to do is check our flight itinerary. Luckily, we leave the evening of the 23rd, so I won't miss my exams. But I will miss a day of classes the following week. I'm not worried about my sociology and u.s. history classes. I know hwo the history class will work and I have sociology tonight (which I hope won't be a class to worry about as much). But those other two classes are really going to worry me. I didn't even go to work today; I'm already so stressed. I was going to go in but I didn't see Linda's car there, so there was NO WAY I was going to hold down the office on my own. That's added stress I don't need right now. I need to do something for myself, so I'm going to go to the gym before I have to go to class tonight. I spent some time this afternoon doing more reading. There's SO much work involved with my two justice classes, I'm going to need all the luck I can get this semester... Current Mood: stressed (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, May 11th, 2004
10:29 am	Another friend lost Jill Burnett, a friend of mine who I went to school with since third grade, died early Saturday morning in a car accident. She was driving drunk and went off the road into a ditch. Even if she survived, she would have had brain damage for the rest of her life. Granted, I didn't hang out with her a lot, but I'd see her at some parties and go to say hi to her whenever I saw her working at Fred Meyer. But she was an overall nice girl who had to put up with a few bad reps in life. She'll be missed. She was good friends with Erin and Ashley at one time. I need to find out anything about a funeral. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, April 19th, 2004
10:38 pm	Colin Mockrie and Brad Sherwood! The show tonight was awesome! Even though Ashley and I got there a little after six, there was already a line. But we managed to get front and center seats and save two seats for my parents. And the show was great; it was just like a longer and live version of Whose Line Is It Anyway! And it was sold out, too, so the place was packed. I got humiliated! They only did a few games where they took members from the audience on stage and for a game involving a married couple, they took my parents! Let's just say a lot of secrets that I didn't want to find out were revealed by the use of a bell and a duck call...*shudders* And then later, they played a game where Colin had to go out the stage's side doors outside while brad and the audience came up with scenarios and whatnot for the game...and Colin asked me to come with him and keep him company! So I went outside with him and chatted for about ten minutes; he held my hand as we walked off and on stage! He was so nice and such a sweet guy. I wish I had my camera to get my picture taken with him but they searched for cameras upon entering. Bummer. But I got a hug for him and got to talk with him one-on-one, so that's good enough for me! so that was completely awesome, I've always loved Colin the most on Whose Line. And now I have to go to work and class tomorrow....And I got my review sheet for my criminology final today. So I have to prepare for that. Only a week and a half of classes left. Ah well, here's ending a good night! Current Mood: devious Current Music: "Nightmare" ~Tuesday Knight (2 Comments |Comment on this)