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Friday, November 11th, 2005
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| Time: | 1:32 pm. |
| Mood: |  blank. |
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IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT
I've switched usernames.
I'm now ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) addicted2sweets.</span>
Please go to that username and add me.
Thanks! :)
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Thursday, November 10th, 2005
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| Time: | 6:09 am. |
| Mood: |  tired. |
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Well, I went to the NY State Department of Labor yesterday and got registered. The people there were really helpful, and the supervisor (whom I will call my boss), Bill, was really nice. Though the papers he gave me to fill out were a lot and quite time-consuming, it was well worth it. He explained to me about the program and said that he will help me find a job. I was really pleased and felt content when I left.
He introduced me to the collection of binders filled with job opportunities in my county. He said it was updated every other day. They are listings of the latest job openings for all positions in every job, then they provide referrals to fill out if people are interested into applying for a certain position. There was two job openings I was considering, part-time positions. Burger King and Salantino's Italian Resturaunt.
My mom took me up to the mall and I went to the food court where Burger King was and filled out an application. It all looks good, because according to the workers already there, they are in desperate need for new crew members since they've been dropping like dead flies since last weekend. I was briefly interviewed by one of the managers, too. When I was done, he said that the general manager will probably give me a call to tell me "what's up." So, hopefully, they'll call me and ask for an interview. I am going to pray that I'll get a call from them tonight or tomorrow night.
I feel like such a business woman, taking calls, e-mailing, filling applications, updating my resume and typing cover letters, etc, etc. I don't recall any time of the day where I ever rested on trying hard to get a job position. Though it can be disappointing at times, I have to say, I like it. It makes good practice for me since I want to work in some office one day. I don't know exactly why, but I enjoy doing it. It makes me feel... professional and "grown-up."
Anyway, I've been doing some research online and all and there's many movies coming out this season that I'm interested in...
King Kong
Big Momma's House 2
Have Fun With Dick and Jane
The Producers
The Break Up
Stranger Than Fiction
Ghost Rider
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Monday, November 7th, 2005
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| Time: | 12:23 pm. |
| Mood: |  productive. |
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O____O;
I have my reading glasses on for the first time in months, and it's my first time using them for typing an entry to my journal.
The reason why I never had them on before was because I misplaced them months ago and couldn't find them. Mom discovered them in the sofa a couple of days ago.
The computer screen looks so... big now, and gives me like 20 times more quality and makes it easier for me to see what I'm typing. I can see the letters much clearly. I'm not making as many grammarical errors and all. Maybe if I keep them on when I use the computer from now on, it could improve my vision a little bit. It could all explain why I've been sucking at typing lately. Maybe I need reading glasses to help me. I just have to make sure I don't lose them again and place them in a secure area... my back-purse maybe?
Boy, oh boy, there was an intense thunder storm late afternoon yesterday. I was walking to the store to buy a soda, and it was just getting darker and darker out. I had my umbrella and I was talking to a friend on my cell phone (which I've discovered is quite fun to do when walking in a storm!) when I entered in the store. As I came out, I was caught right smack-dab in the storm. It was raining hard, the wind was stronger than ever... I almost lost my umbrella. It was lightning and thundering out. I started running home, laughing and screaming to my friend. We were both cracking up because I was saying "Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!" over and over. It was pretty entertaining. Oh, good Lord.
Oh! Guess what? I'm finally studying to get my driver permit. It's about time. Mommy drove me to the Department of Motor Vehicles last Friday and I went to the DMV office and got a driver manual. I'm SO tickled. I've been studying it and reading notes and practicing like crazy. I am just about half-way through the booklet. It's pretty interesting. Mom suggests that I take a driving course in college. I told her that I'll probably wait to get a license and a car after I move out on my own. I've scheduled myself to take my permit the 15th of next month. Hopefully I can get transportation there. In the meantime, I have to study, study, study, study and study. I've already learned about most of the road and highway signs. Now I have to learn the dry stuff about inspections and gross weights and all. Ugh... I'm looking forward to read the drug and alcohol chapter, though.
Checked out a book from the library today at school. It a exploring-careers-type book. I've been using my magical reading glasses to skim though it, and I've found some careers that could probably suit me and be realistic for me to have.
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Sunday, November 6th, 2005
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| Time: | 3:10 pm. |
| Mood: |  infuriated. |
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Jesus Fucking Christ, why are people so hot-headed on everyone else's ass all the time for the smallest reasons?
I am honestly so sick and tired of dealing with people's shit. They just talk right out of their asses and not give a fuck if someone gets hurt or not. They only care about what *they* think.
Pisses me off.
EDIT: Fuck you, sashmy. I hope you go to hell, you hoe. No wonder why people don't add you. You're such a damn snob KTHANX.
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Friday, November 4th, 2005
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| Time: | 6:17 am. |
| Mood: |  content. |
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Yo, man, where is everyone? For the last few entries I've entered only a few people have responded. Is everyone on vacation or something or is it because I've been failing to comment in their journals?
If that is the case, then I'll make a promise to comment in every one of your journals today, if I can.
I hope I don't sound sound rude or selfish or anything, I'm just a bit worried is all. I don't want to lose any of you guys on here, since every one of you are very valuable to me and tons more important than any journal entry I've written on here. :)
Anyway, I've changed my background and text color. What does everyone think of it? The background is... ah, well you have to see for yourself. :P It's pretty hot.
Oh yeah, I have less than a month until my bus trip to New York. Yay, baby! ^.^ December 2, I'm counting the days.
Come to think of it, after my trip to the city I have other vacations come up:
Ceaderpoint, Ohio (senior trip)
Florida (in talks, though)
Fall River, Massachusetts/Fort Fisher, North Carolina
I'm tangled with Fall River in MA and Fort Fisher in NC, though. I'm still deciding which one I may go to. Mom said to pick one for my graduation trip.
I've wanted to go to NC for a while but I've kind of changed my mind a bit. I may to go Fall River, MASS because I've wanted to go to the Lizzie Borden bed-and-breakfast house. There's also Provincetown and the beaches and all there, which are effing awesome.
One of my friends wants to go with me to the Borden house because it is supposedly haunted there, because one of the famous murders ever in America occurred in the house in the summer of 1892. (www.lizzieborden.com) If you haven't ever heard the story, then I suggest you read about it because it's freaky. Tragic and sad as well, but mostly very freaky.
Anyway, I've finally got an original idea for a fiction piece I'm doing, and yes, it is indeed about the paranormal. I've started on the piece while creating down predictionous (is that a word?) laws that earthbound spirits (ghosts) must follow when they are here down on Earth. It's a collection of laws that I believe they may follow which explains why they do and don't do to the living. Like why they stay here, why they are seen by humans on a certain time of year and time of day and the place where they are seen. Keep in mind that I created the laws myself and didn't copy it from any other book or story or whatever. And these "laws" aren't proven facts but they are what *I* myself, predict. It's basically just a theory that I've created and choose to believe. I'll type out the laws to you guys sometime today.
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005
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| Time: | 6:15 am. |
| Mood: |  contemplative. |
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I apologize to everyone who read my rant about my mother yesterday. I hope I didn't get anybody upset... I was just frusturated and upset with things going on and I felt the need to talk about it and let it out in the way I felt had to.
My mother and I are fine now, we apologized yesterday morning and we've been cool ever since. It took me a while to ease myself back together during school hours and I was still a bit pissed off but it was all right.
I've got my "cool" back. Yes! ^.^
Well, anyway, fortunately my mom isn't here, she spent the night at her girlfriend's again. So I had the night to my own (with my father downstairs in his apartment).
So besides that, I was busy yesterday when I came home from school. I phoned Dad to ask him to pick me up from school to take me to McDonald's to fill out an application. We did just that... I went inside and filled one in. I probably don't have great chances in MickeyD's too much because there are many people my age trying to get into those places... that's why I'd perfer someplace else where teens don't normally try... like the Bon Ton or TGIFriday's. But, my mom suggested that I'd give the fast-food places a try. I've got Taco Bell/KFC, Burger King and Pizza Hut next on my list. I was busy typing out cover letters yesterday. I already had my resume copies so I didn't have to worry about that too much.
Another job I've tried is bell-ringing for the Salvation Army. You know? One of the people who stand in front of the store entrance to Wal-Mart around the holidays and ring those annoying bells? :D That could be me.
I was productive yesterday and I'll be even more productive today. When I come home from school (I walk) I'm stopping by Pizza Hut and KFC/Taco Bell. I believe Burger King is too far away to walk... I'll kindly ask my mom to take me tomorrow when we go to fill me an application out for Salvation Army.
Ohh... I have some other interesting news to share. Dad is taking me with him and his girlfriend on a bus trip to New York City! I am so excited. His girlfriend is an art teacher at a middle school, and they're taking students there to see a play. We're seeing the play called Hairspray. We're leaving December 2, I believe... getting up early and coming back midnight. I also will take money out of my bank account and maybe do a little Christmas shopping.
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Monday, October 31st, 2005
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| Time: | 12:29 pm. |
| Mood: |  happy. |
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN, everybody! Despite the fact that it's my least favorite holiday, lol.
Oh, Kelly, I've been meaning to send you a Halloween card but unfortunately I got side-tracked with a lot of crap. :) I'll be sure to send you one for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
To everybody: Have a safe day. Be good, and don't egg any houses! *Points finger at each of you*
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Friday, October 28th, 2005
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| Time: | 5:58 am. |
| Mood: |  awake. |
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Good mornin', ya'll...
Mom went to her partner's house to stay last night, so I was here alone overnight. I kind of miss having my mom and the dogs here with me to keep me company, but it's nice having some peace and quite once in a great while.
Went to my interview last night at Bon Ton. Though it wasn't really an interview per sa, the manager did go over my application a little bit and examined the times I wrote down that I'd be available to work. We chatted for a minute or two and I gave her a copy of my resume and cover letter. The session wasn't as long as I hoped, but it was worth it. She said she'd give me a call if she wanted to meet again.
I went to other stores and filled out some applications, too. JcPenney and Sears. I met this young woman at JcPenney who worked there and asked her about being hired. She led me to the place where I could fill out an application. She was really sweet... and very helpful. I kind of have my hopes set on that store. *Crosses fingers*
Oh, and does anyone know that people are submitting their job applications on computers now?! The two applications I put in for JcPenney and Sears were on computer. I know, much less-needed information to share, but I thought I could point that out.
Anyway, here's some images of Will Smith and a survey (just because I feel like it :P)!
(^ AWOOGAAAAA!!!!!)
( Another Survey )
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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
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| Time: | 6:22 am. |
| Mood: |  hopeful. |
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For the past couple of days, I've been doing research on part-time jobs like crazy. I applied to a few places; Vetcor, BonTon, TGIFridays, Things Remembered and JCPenney.
Yeah, I filled out an application for Vetcor online, and I got a call from a woman there, asking to interview me. So I'll check more on that. I told my mom about the company, and she said that I couldn't do it because it involves telemarketing. Well, fine. Whatever. :P
I called BonTon at the mall last night, asking for their part-time position as a sales' associate. They said to come to the store to see the manager to fill out an application AND get interviewed between Tuesday and Saturday at 1-6:00 p.m. Mom says she'll take me up tomorrow to go for my interview. I've decided that I'll wear my nice green turtle-neck shirt with black slacks and dress shoes. I will either pull my hair up in a pony tail or have Mom get it in a bun for me. I think a bun would look prettier.
One slight concern is how I'll get there if I do end up getting the job. Mom can't afford to drive me up there everyday, and it's like 20-30 minutes from where I live. We were discussing it yesterday and she said that I could take the bus there.
Wish me luck, everyone. :)
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
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| Time: | 3:07 pm. |
| Mood: | contemplative. |
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Well, well, yesterday was most likely the most uplifting and cheeriest day I've had in quite a long time now.
I was dropped off from my mother to my school's football game around 1:30 in the afternoon. Every year our football team plays against our rival school's football team over this huge antique bell called the Erie Bell. It was fought over the two schools for decades. We've won it three years in a row now. It's unfortunate that this is my first year that I've ever gone to the game, though.
But let me tell you, it was well worth it. The game was so exciting, and so pumped. Honestly, I've never been so excited in a long time. When our team was anounced the winner, a mass amount of the people from our side of the bleacher seats came running through the muddy field to greet and thank the players. I was one of them... and it was awesome. I ran through the field screaming with excitment like a banshee, waving my pom-poms in the air and jumping up and down, my sneakers getting drenched in the wet dirt (it was raining). I walked through and gave high-fives to all of our players and hugged a few of them. I was hugging some boys I've never even seen before saying, "Great job! You're so cool," and "Good game! You guys are effing awesome!"
I mean, my goodness, this was totally unexpected to happen. It was a great day, minus the pouring-down freezing rain part and having to walk home in it! Ugh. Ah, well. I'm just so glad our team won. (It was a very close game, too. It was a score of 6-7!)
So, I got my report card in the mail yesterday. Here's what I recieved for the first marking period...
Participation In Government: 91
Economics: 88
Phys Ed 11/12: A-
SCT BOCES: 92
My marking period average TOTAL is an 89.
Mom is quite impressed. I haven't shown Dad yet, though. However, I've been telling him the grades I've been getting so I don't see any reason to show him, really.
My goals for the second marking period is to try a bit harder in Economics and gym. Well, I'll definetly try to do better on all of them since there's always room for improvement, but those are the areas I'll focus more towards. :)
Anyway... Ah--yes! I finally finished my college application and turned it in to my guidance counselor. According to her, the school's paying the application fee. Whoo-hoo!
Speaking of college, I was discussing with my mother and her partner, Donna the options I have next year when I'm out of school. They say that since I'm going to college, I can either a); live with them while I'm in college, b); live my dad while I'm in college, or c); try to get my own apartment that's close to the campus. I'm thinking about finding my own apartment. I mean, really... and get a job to help pay for it within the campus (the college I'm going to has job opportunities for students to help pay for their apartment rent, college tutition, etc).
Mom says that Dad probably doesn't want me to live with him (since he's soon aparently moving in with his girlfriend when the rent for our house is due and goes on to the market April 1st) and somewhat, I think she's true. I mean, if he's going to move in with his girlfriend then there's no way he'll really have the chance and time to deal with me much. But whatever. I'm growing to be an adult and starting to hold on my own. I don't need Mommy or Daddy clinging to me much anymore and I'm pretty independent and know what's out there (for the most part!). Yes, I need a little practice and time to test the waters of everything (I am still quite young) but it won't take long. Soon enough, I'll be out there carrying my own stroll. Just give me two to three more years and we'll all see a huge difference from right now.
Anyway, blah--enough blabbering. I'm going to post some more quizzes. I am totally addicted to Quizilla now! ^_^ I think it is like the best quiz site ever.
You are Gabrielle!
Which Xena Character Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla
You and your LJ know of each other, but you need to
work on your relationship. Infrequent contact
and a lack of enthusiasm really have you too
set apart. Make an effort to get to know your
Lj better, and believe me, you will not be
dissapointed!
What is the relationship between you and your Lj?
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You are a half angel. You can't seem to find your
wings to fly off into happiness. You often
seem depressed but really your trying find
something that you sometimes don't even know.
You can't help but feel lost and so sometimes
loose faith in what comes ahead but even if you
do find what your looking for you keep the
happiness inside but none the less you are a
kind person.
What Angel Resides In Your Soul?
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You have the eyes of a hawk. You're very much aware
about your surroundings and the situations that
you're in. People can't touch your things
because you would immediately notice what's
been touched or what's missing. You can analyze
people's thoughts and actions quite well.
That's good for you. Don't lose that sharp
vision of yours.
What Animal Eyes Do You Have?
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You are a true nature girl!
Which Ultimate Beautiful Woman are You?
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( Rest [Don't want people to start bitching, LOL] )
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Thursday, October 20th, 2005
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| Time: | 4:32 pm. |
| Mood: |  okay. |
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Yesterday was a pretty good day. As for today... eh, well. My mind feels like it's all worked out and tired. My BOCES teacher said my mind seemed a bit... "out of place" but not destructive or anything.
I'm also struggling to stick to my reading goal, which was to pick a few famous authors and read books that they've written. Well, I first started on Mark Twain, and started reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I have to say that it's a good story, but the language is difficult to interpret. It's hard because I really, really want to get into it, but it's just a challenge when you have to read something with a lot of words not used nowadays and nineteenth century slang words. Does anybody else hate that?! >.< Aggggrrrrhhhh...
~QUIZZES~
Cady Heron
Which Mean Girl are you?
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Your a nerd .... you study hard you get good grades
what else is there to say !!!
What school girl are you??? (with cool pics)
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Morpheus
?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??
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You are followed by the Demon of Ignorance. You are
very happy and social, but you don't relaize
there is a Demon follwoing you. It's very good
until something bad hits you, then your Demon
stikes and knocks you down. You are very
happy-go-lucky so any bad things going around
you are covered up by this Demon and in a way,
can make you almost childish. To get rid of
this Demon, you may have to wait until you're
older or visit a homelesss shelter.
What Demon Follows you? ..:Interesting Pics:..
brought to you by Quizilla
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
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| Time: | 3:43 pm. |
| Mood: |  mellow. |
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I would like to apologize to everyone that had to read my offending message last night. I was just hurt and not in the world's cheeriest mood.
I am just relieved to say that my friend and I have worked it out, and we've made our peace. It was all nothing but a whole misunderstanding. :)
Bah, jumping on a few other notes. I am very excited... there's one highlight of my day: I got a 100% on my BOCES test! Whoo-hoo. I'm so happy right now! My instructor says that I've got the highest test score today, which isn't a surprise to me really since I'm usually on top of everyone on tests and I have the highest average in the class. Not that I'm bragging, mind you, but it's true! None of those other kids really try anyway, and never listen or do their work assigned from the teacher half the time whereas I do. They always play games on Yahoo! and listen to loud music. They refuse to complete their keyboarding lessions in Micro Type. I'm on there all the time, and just about the only one that does. So don't anyone dare say that I'm bragging about myself because I am only telling the truth, and that's that. :P
I also have a 91 average in Government and an 80 in Economics (that's hard). Yay-hey! ^.^
Next week I'm going to the movies with Lola, the lady that I'm doing things with. We're going to see The Weatherman, which seems pretty good.
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Monday, October 17th, 2005
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| Time: | 7:06 am. |
| Mood: |  drained. |
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Mmmmm... nothing like a cup of rasberry-truffle coffee mixed with with French-vanilla creamer in the morning. Yum! ^.^
It's Monday and I have to get ready for school. I want to ask someone this... where has the weekend gone?! :P
I actually don't realize what I'm bitching and complaining about, though. I don't have a full schedule at school... so it's basically a breeze. Two classes a day and then BOCES, and then I get to go home a little more than an half-an-hour earlier than the regular release time. Boomboomboom, I go home. And these poor other kids have eight classes a day. Oh, well. Sucks-ass to be them, doesn't it? They should have signed up for BOCES.
I have Government today and gym. Quite honestly, gym is starting to piss me off... not too much, though. I'm passing. It's just that I'm getting low grades on the dumb quizzes we have... and seeing the other kids get really good grades. It's just retarded... but other than that it's not too bad.
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Saturday, October 15th, 2005
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| Time: | 3:24 pm. |
| Mood: |  full. |
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I just gobbled down an entire container of sour-cream and onion reduced-fat Pringles and I think I am full for a little while. o.O *Belches* Damn Pringles, they're so addicting. Good thing they were REDUCED-FAT though, and not the regular. Though, reduced-fat ones aren't all that healthy, either. Ah, well. :D
Went with my mom's partner's house last night and spent the night. It was fun. We watched The Notebook, and I really liked it. It was slow in the beginning, though... and it was sad towards the ending. Mom and I were both crying. But it was good. Rachel McAdams is a great little actress. :)
Ah! The sun is out and it's a decent day. Finally! Of all the rain and muggy weather that has been felt in the last week, it's quite relieving to see some warm sun and no dropping- oh my goodness! It IS raining! Funny, right after I typed that it was a decent and sunny day it started pouring outside. The sun is still out, though. That's a sign that gives a possible pass-over. Okay... it's stopped now. (What in the world was that all about? O.o)
I borrowed this thick book from the library yesterday. It's called The Usual Rules, and it's pretty good. It's a fictional story about this girl who loses her mother on 9/11 in the World Trade Center and then she has to go live with her father in California. It's a good story. I've become a little turned-off and annoyed at it because the author didn't write any quotation marks in the book. All of the conversations by the characters spoken are in plain text. It's like, you get confused on what characters are speaking or not speaking, you know? And I never knew any author could ever do away with publishing a book without the quotation marks. I would think that it's right at all! I mean, hello? The general rule of thumb in writing anything that involves people speaking together HAS to have some sort of marks around them so that it wouldn't confuse the reader. I suppose I could be wrong, though.
I've been having a few conversations with this guy on MSN. I contacted him through his deviantART page and I've been talking to him for a little while. (And no, I don't have a deviantART page. I just like to browse through the site a lot.) I saw his posts and were really inspired by his opinions and how strongly he expressed them. He's a very intelligent guy, and he seems cool. I enjoy talking to him. One other interesting thing about him is that he's 18. It took me a minute or two to let it sink in when he told me. From the way he types, I figured he'd be at least in his 30s or something.
EDITED: Okay, so I decided to scratch the survey activity on Saturday. I think it's too soon to post that now and honestly I don't know everyone well too well here. So just forget about it. Thanks. :) [10/17/05 7:05 a.m.]
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Thursday, October 13th, 2005
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| Time: | 7:15 am. |
| Mood: |  bouncy. |
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Back. Here are a couple of surveys I did. I didn't do it with my writing activity because I don't know how to make more than one LJ-cut in an entry. :P lol.
( Surveys )
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2005
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
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Monday, October 10th, 2005
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| Time: | 8:32 am. |
| Mood: | happy. |
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I just have to say omg I LOVE the picture I coded in for my background! It is so pretty. ^_^ I'm so proud. I had to change the text because it couldn't read show well with the palm trees so I found a pink color code and chose that instead.
Just came back from seeing the 40 Year Old Virgin last night... by myself. I have to say that it was okay. It turned me a off a bit because a lot of the sexual content was pretty over-the-top and offensive, but it was good in some parts. Wedding Crashers is better. :P
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predatory.
ditzy.