Almost Famous

Things change?

I am going to get a tattoo. Or, at least I am seriously considering it. I'll update later.

Truth hits, and truth hurts

I was walking down the aisles of Walgreens the other day with a box of band-aids in one hand and mommy's debit card in the other when it struck me -- I'm going to be broke as a joke next year. Every little thing that I am used to getting standard, without question..as in shampoo, deodorant, laundry detergent, toothepaste.. is now going to be added to my list of expenses. As if 13 grand a year for college wasn't enough...

So the question is..should I be saving every little bit of money I have for next year...or should I continue spending and embrace the fact that I will be joining thousands or other poor college kids next year?

Psh, I opt for the second choice.

You know you're a 90's kid if...

You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"

You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"

You thought Brain would finally take over the world

You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"

You remember when it was actually worth getting up early
on a Saturday to watch cartoons.

You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.

You remember reading "Goosebumps"

When rugrats came on, you could tell which episode it was by the name. and you had the theme song memorized.

You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"

You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.

You remember the craze then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.

You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...

You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.

You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"

You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates

You ever got injured on a Slip 'n' Slide

You wore socks over leggings scrunched down

" Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black, with silver buttons, buttons, buttons, all down her back, back, back" SHE ASKED HER MOTHER MOTHER MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS CENTS CENTS TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS ELEPHANTS JUMP OVER THE FENCE THE FENCE THE FENCE"
he jumped so high high high he touched the sky sky sky and he didnt come back back back til the forth of july ly ly he jumped so low ow ow he stumbed he's toe oe oe and thats the end end end of the elephants show ow ow

You remember boom boxes vs. cd players

You knew what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare"

You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "MY Little Wonder"

You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool

You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"

You played and or collected "Pogs"

You used to pretend to be a MIGHTY MORPHIN Power Ranger and you owned a Skip It

You had at least one GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere

You watched the original Care Bears, and Ninja Turtles

Yikes pencils and erasers were the shit.

You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.

You remember a time before the WB.

You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"

You thought it would be so cool to be Alex Mack.

You know the Macarena by heart.. LOL

" Talk to the hand" ... enough said

You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"

you saw the Movie "IT", and had nightmares like crazy.

you remember nancy drew books.

you remember waking up to watch david the gnome.

Repost this if you were a 90's kid and can relate to any of these

YESSSS

I really haven't posted anything for a long time, so here's an update on my life. Things are good. Everytime something bad happens, it seems as though God gives me something great to make up for it. So I am content!

Turnabout was last weekend, and it was pretty darn good. I'm proud. I'll post some more pictures that I stole from everyone else.

Besides that, not too much is going on. Sometimes I get really restless and the "senioritis" kicks in. But hey, 4 months and we GRADUATE! :)

^ Kellye when we were trying to figure out the bill! Haha...

^ Ingo, our FES, leading everyone in a dance. THAT was hilarious!

^ ME AND DAN!

^ Me & Mel geeking at the dance. ahh don't really remember this, but I guess it's typical.

^ Hardcore gangsta

^ Haha, I think this is a good picture of how me and rach are when we're together lol

^ Yeah, this one is from Em's blog!

^ Fes again, this kid is so entertaining! (Notice Eric in the background)

I stole a lot of people's pictures from homecoming and stuff, so I'll post some of those, too.

Britt and I attacked the pic of Brooke Hogan that was posted everywhere...

Aww "freshman foxes" during homecoming week. that rocked.

haha we were amazing.

Dorno's pick up line

Scott's pick up line

Abe's pick up line

Stormin the court after the slinger game...! That was honestly the best game I've ever been to.

Our "cheerleaders"

Me and Kel one random night during summer

W/ Alyssa after sledding at Emily's

Before sledding...

Dorno, his sunglasses, & me

Some of the sophomore boys went penguin sledding & I just thought they were crazy

I guess you can't really see it, but Tyler Dorn had a staple in his head because someone bit him during a game

Well, that's all for now. Comment!

Turnabout and a quote

As we grow up, we learn that the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

You place your hand on His bible, and when you swear to tell the truth.
His name is on our greatest monuments an' all our money too.
An' when we pledge allegiance, there's no doubt where we stand:
There's no separation, we're one nation under Him.

In God, we still trust here in America,
He's the one we turn to every time the going gets rough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.

Now there are those among us,
Who wanna push Him out.
And erase his name from everything,
This country's all about.
From the schoolhouse to the courthouse,
They're silencing His word,
An' now it's time for all believers,
To make our voices heard.

In God, we still trust here in America,
He's the one we turn to every time the goin' gets rough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Here in America,
Here in America,
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Here in America.

"In God We Still Trust"
-Diamond Rio

a year in the life...

JANUARY

1. Did you have a New Year's resolution this past year?: yeah i think it was to get to know everyone in my class

2. Who kissed you at midnight?: no one. actually, funny story about last year, maybe i'll write a blog about it.

3. Does it snow where you live?: oh yes.

4. Do you like hot chocolate?: yes ma'am

5. Have you ever been to New York's Times Square to watch the ball drop?: no.. some day

FEBRUARY

1. Who was your valentine in 2005?: hah tyler

2. What did your valentine get you?: well actually i hung out with lindsey on valentine's day (sucky suck day)

3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: yes haha except I was always careful about the ones i gave to the boys (made sure they didn't say "love" on them, otherwise they might've thought i liked them...)

MARCH

1. Are you Irish?: yes!

2. Do you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: yes! well, not as much as Mindy

3. What did you do for St. Patricks Day 2005?: I said "Kiss me, I'm Irish!"

APRIL

1. Do you like the rain?: Occasionally, but not really

2. Did you play an April fool's joke on anyone this year?: yeah i did something, i don't remember what.

3. Do you get tons of candy on Easter?: I used to. Now I get practical gifts like gascards.

MAY

1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: orchids!!!

2. Do you like the Spring?: yes, i do.

3. Finish the phrase: April showers bring May flowers, what do may flowers bring?: Happiness :) idk?

4. What would you think of as a spring color?: bright pink or yellow

JUNE

1. What year do you graduate from high school?: 2006

2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: I went to camp phillip :)

JULY

1. What did you do to start off your summer?: caught up on some sleep and went swimming and got a tan

2. What did you do on the 4th of July: watched fireworks at Big Cedar and rated people with Matt

AUGUST

1. Do you go on any vacations during this month?: i think i went to florida in august, or maybe july. either way, it was fun.

2. Did you do anything special to end off your summer?: Went rock climbing with my cabin at camp :):)

3. What was your favorite summer memory of '05?: lol well I think I'd have to say swimming at Lannon. that was just FUN.

4. Do you go swimming a lot in the summer? kind of. depends on the summer i guess, and how busy i am

5. Do you go to the beach a lot? well, lannon. that's not really a beach i guess tho.

SEPTEMBER

1. Did you attend school/college in '05?: yes, seniors, baby!

2. Who is/was your favorite teacher?: mr. otte i think

3. Do you like fall better than summer?: no, i like wearing shorts

OCTOBER

1. What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?: hmm once I was a barbie and that was fun. but I think the best was being beat up bball players for the costume dance. that same night the pistons/pacers brawl happened.. it was like we predicted the future!

2. What's your favorite candy?: i'd say banana runts. i am wierd.

3. Did you have a boyfriend/ girlfriend this month?: no

NOVEMBER

1. Whose house do you usually go to for thanksgiving?: it always changes. a few years ago my uncle closed his restaurant and we had it there.

2. Do you like stuffing?: YES ITS THE BEST PART OF THANKSGIVING

3. What are you thankful for?: a lot of things

DECEMBER

1. Do you celebrate Christmas/Hanukkah?: Christmas.

2. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: no, i've never even seen mistletoe.

3. What do you want this year for Christmas/Hanukkah?: um for all of my big decisions to be made

4. What's the best present you ever got for Christmas/Hanukkah?: i can't remember anything in particular, but i love christmas!

5. So you like cold weather?: no, i dont

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Starbuck's mochas are my anti-drug

Wow, I feel like I don't even have time to shower.
Well, obviously I will, but finals week really blows, ya know?
I was just at Starbucks for FIVE HOURS studying Anatomy. Not even kidding. And did I mention I've been up since 3:30 this morning? Yeah, good thing for that super-caffinated super-sweet drink I just had. Hey, if you ever need to study, I suggest going to Starbaucks, though. It was pretty quiet and I kept my focus, which was good. I'm pretty sure my brains gonna burst and start gushing out medical terms like "triquentrum" and "synovial fluid" and "thoracic cavity" any minute now.
But really, I've got to go study chemistry now. Goodnight, all!

hi matt

Good things...

Every day Mr. Otte starts class of with a chance to share the good things that have happened to us in the past 24 hours. Honestly, it's my favorite part of class... so I'm going to mimic him and have my own "good things" blog. Except, I am going to update you on the good things that have happened in my life since my last post.

1. My doctrinal paper is officially completed and turned in with a smirk of approval from P-Mehl himself.
2. There are now TWO presents under the Christmas tree.
3. I had Pizza Hut for dinner last night.
4. After my first failed attempt to create a grilled cheese masterpiece on my sick day, my second turned out to be nothing short of extravagent.
5. How-could-I-forget-this! I got my license back :)
6. We are making gingerbread houses in Foods
7. MVF is in full blast -- we have these sweet foam #1 hands.. and the boys won the LITs!
8. I found the perfect gift at the student auction
9. I got an A on a speech that I spent many long and hard hours on
10. Kalendae et Fortuna sunt magnae and pulchrae!

Well, that's all for now. Goodnight!

Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.

I'll try not to be too pessimistic in this post.. but I'm rollin off a pretty crummy day so we'll see where this goes. I feel like I've been incredibly moody lately.. actually I know I've been incredibly moody lately, but I just can't help it. It seems as though the highs have been really high and the lows have been really low. I'm disappointed in myself.. where my life is going.. and how I've changed. The things I used to care about don't even cross my mind these days. I do realize that is a problem, but what can I do about that? All I really wanna do right now is go on vacation. Or graduate. Or something. But I guess this restlessness is common for seniors to feel..?

Anyways, today was one of those lows. I can't really explain why, but I just got into a bad mood that I couldn't shake off. Wouldn't it be nice if we could just change our attitude about something with the snap of our fingers? Yeah, well when I try to make myself un-crabby I just end up thinking about my "crabbiness" more, and then I just get more crabby. If that makes any sense. I guess it does to me.

Wow.. makes me sound depressed or something, doesn't it? Really, I am not. I'm just in, idk, a "rut" you could call it. A rut of pessimism that I can't figure out how to pull myself out of. But anyways...

Tonight I had a chat with Amanda Bublitz and for some reason that girl can always make me feel better. I like those kind of people.. you know the type. The people who seem to understand everything you throw at them. Well, thank God for friends. And thank God for every new day he gives me.

Something that I've been kind of thinking about lately is what Paul says in Phillipians 4:11 "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances."

See, what is interesting is that he does not say "I am content in all situations". He says that he "has learned" to be content whatever the circumstances. So what he's saying is that contentment doesn't just happen. It is very much about one's attitude. It's a very personal thing.

And Paul certainly had some pretty nasty things happen to him. Yet he was content through all of this?

It's hard for me to be content though. It seems as though I'm always wanting more. I'm always striving for what I can't have. I always want the newest thing... I always want the most attention or the most friends or the prettiest clothes. It's like everything I think I can't have, I want. And when I get it, I want more.

So I guess I've got something to work on.

I'm a balla (say what) High rolla baby (baby, baby)

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Shot calla (that's right) Ain't nobody this crazy (drive 'em crazy, dirty)
(haha just had to post these)

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Hey I don't really know why I'm updating... I really should be writing my speech right now. But, I don't feel much like doing it & I'll probably be up late anyways, so whatever.

Not too much has been going on. I worked a lot this weekend and that's about it. Last Friday was Laguna day & that was fun... check out the pix in Emily's blog. Can't wait for 2maro & for Mean Girls Week!

Uh...my brother just sold me a candy bar for a dollar. That was a rip off.

Well, I guess that's all. My life is boring right now. IDK, maybe something fun will happen. TTYL.

PUT AN X

IN WHAT YOU'VE DONE & BOLD WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

( ) been in love
(X) been dumped
( ) shoplifted
( ) been fired
( ) been in a fist fight

( ) snuck out of parent's house
(X) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) made out with a stranger
(x kinda) gone on a blind date

(X) lied to a friend
( ) had a crush on a teacher
(x) skipped school
(X) been to Canada
(X) been to Mexico

(x) been on a plane
( ) thrown up in a bar
( ) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
(X)met someone BECAUSE of myspace

( ) been moshing at a concert
(x) taken painkillers
( ) love someone right now
(x) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(x) made a snow angel

(x) had a tea party
(x) built a sand castle
(x) gone puddle jumping
(x) played dress up
(x) jumped into a pile of leaves

(x) gone sledding
(x) cheated while playing a game
(x) been lonely
(x) fallen asleep at work/school
( ) used a fake ID

(x) watched the sun set
( ) felt an earthquake
(x) touched a snake
(x) been tickled
(x) been robbed

( ) robbed someone
(x) been misunderstood
(x) pet a reindeer/goat
(x) won a contest
( ) been suspended from school

(x) had detention
(x) been in a car accident
( ) have/had braces
( ) eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) had deja vu

(x) danced in the moonlight
(x) hated the way you looked
(x) witnessed a crime
(x) questioned your heart
( ) been obsessed with post-it notes

(x) squished barefoot through the mud
(x) been lost
(x) been to the opposite side of the country
(x) swam in the ocean
(x) felt like dying

(x) cried yourself to sleep
(x) played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
(x) sung karaoke
(x) paid for a meal with only coins

(x) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(x) made prank phone calls
(X) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) caught a snowflake on your tongue
(x) kissed in the rain

( ) written a letter to Santa Claus
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
( ) watched the sun set with someone you care about
(x) blown bubbles
( ) made a bonfire on the beach

( ) crashed a party
( ) have traveled more than 5 days with a car full of people
(x) gone rollerskating/blading
(x) had a wish come true
( ) humped a monkey

(X) worn pearls
( ) jumped off a bridge...into water
(x) screamed "penis" in class (lol, sry it was someones nickname)
( ) ate cat food
( ) told a complete stranger you loved them

(X) sang in the shower
(X) have a little black dress
(x) had a dream that you married someone
(x) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tounge stuck to a pole

( ) kissed a fish
(x) worn the opposite sexes clothes
(x) sat on a roof top
(x) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done a one-handed cartwheel

( ) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
(x) stayed up all night
(x) pick and ate an apple right off the tree
(x) climbed a tree
(x ) had a tree house

(X) are scared to watch scary movies alone
( ) believe in ghosts
( ) have more then 30 pairs of shoes
(x) worn a really ugly outfit to school
(X) gone streaking

(x) played ding-dong-ditch
(x) played chicken fight
(x) been pushed into a pool/body of water with all your clothes on
(x) been told you're hot by a complete stranger
( ) broken a bone

(x) been easily amused
( ) caught a fish then ate it
(x) caught a butterfly
(x) laughed so hard you cried
(x) cried so hard you laughed

(x) mooned/flashed someone
(x) had someone moon/flash you
(x) cheated on a test
(x) forgotten someone's name

(X) French braided someones hair
(x) gone skinny dippin in a pool
( ) been kicked out of your house

Life was so much easier when your clothes didn't match and boys had cooties

Not that I'm complaining. But it's funny how things change, ya know?
It's seems like these days college and graduation is on everyone's minds -- including mine. Rachel and I were talking about this not too long ago.. sometimes I think about how routine my life has been the past few years. I'm so comfortable with where I am, but then again, I'm ready to move on. Last year, my life was pretty much the same as it is now. I mean, I was younger and I had different classes. But I hung out with the same people and did the same sort of things. But NEXT year at this time, my life is going to be completely different. I'll be a college student.. living somewhere else...hanging out with different people and doing different things. It's exciting and overwhelming all at the same time. I want to move on in my life so bad right now, but I also don't want to waste my time away wishing for it to pass sooner. I never wanted to be one of those Seniors who bummed around saying "I hate school... I can't wait 'til I get out of here". And I'm not. But now that Homecoming is over and exams are fast approaching, it seems as though there is nothing to look forward too. And sometimes, I really just can't wait to get out of here.

I guess it's all about my attitude, right?

I'm working on that.

Well, that's my philosophical thoughts for the week. I'll post again sooner or later. Until then, Audios Amigos!

What?! An update?...

Hey-- I'm back. It looks like I'm gonna have a lot more time to update from now on, so you can start reading this thing again.

Uh, what's new in my life? Lately, a lot of crap. But it's all gonna be alright. The first quarter of the year was so busy; I felt like I didn't have time for anything. But now that everything's come to an end I don't know what I'm going to do with myself.

It was a good cross country season for the team this year. I didn't do so hot, but our team was so huge that we had 2 varsities and a full jv. When I started my freshman year, we had varsity and a few undedicated jvs. We used to take the big green van to the meets... this year we took a bus. It's kinda sad to see something that I took part in for 4 years be over and done with. But hey, I'm thinkin' track this year...?

Homecoming was fun. It seems like too long ago to tell much about it, but it was absolutely the best one we've had.

Uh. That's all. Hopefully something new and exciting will happen.

Until next time...