Mlejayne

Jalapeno poppers are my new addiction. Could not be good for me, but hey, probably releases endorphins or something. They aren't very spicy at all, but I can pretend they are. Maybe my endorphins will too!

School, school, school, applying to schools. I wrote an essay (for composition) about how I don't like writing, especially essays.

Lacey got shaved and is wearing a pick sweater. She looks too Suessian, if you ask me.

I've been going to sleep at 9:30 and getting up at 5 (after taking my pill at 4) to do homework. It's really working out for me. Extra perk: the BBC is on NPR. Love!

I've been making responsible decisions. I think.

Only two poppers left!

So, Mr. P is a meanie-poo. Just saying.

Other then that, I went away this weekend and came back. I visited my brother, which was weird, since he's like, a real person now, with furniture! But I had a fun time at his apartment. I played James Bond a lot. We also dropped Allie off at 'cuse, which means I'm an only child again. Sometimes I think my parents want my attention more then I want theirs. I do like that it's quieter around here, though.

Finals are coming up, so I'm a little more stressed out then usual, but they will pass. And then squeaky-clean new semester! That will be exciting.

Hi! Haven't posted for a long long while, so won't even try to catch up.

NHD has my life, but it has been going extremely well. Katie and I apparently have grown up a lot since years past, and everything has been happy-happy-work-fun. Writing the script has been a lot less like shutting myself in my basement and chugging herbal tea then in the past.

I have found myself trying to write according to the last 3 years of themes: taking a stand, triumph and tragedy, and conflict and compromise. Which is not good, but as long as I catch myself, or Katie catches in the revision, it'll be OK.

Joey, Allie's boyfriend, has been over for a long time now, but has gone back to his own house for Christmas. He's cool, I don't mind him being around. It was a bit hard until we stopped considering him a guest and started considering him as a family member. i.e., until my mom allowed me to eat with my hands again.

I went to Jane's Dewey's event, and made good exit when they went to Your's Truly. I enjoy up to 2 hours being in a large, loud, teenage group. Which is an improvement. And I did enjoy going, but I got a bit sound-fatigued after a while.

Feeling generally happy, winter break. I've scheduled work times for HW and NHD, and the rest is spent generally slacking. Grades are going well enough. Although I dislike taking the pill, it really does help with everything. I'm glad Ms. Jaffe is my tutor, she keeps my on track.

I think I stopped loosing weight, which is very good. I made myself a promise not to go under 120, and I think I've only been under once. I wish mom would buy more ensure, but eggnog does the trick. It just scared me when my unrelated-aunt notice the loss, but I still fit in all my clothes, and am feeling healthy.

I've been listening to a lot of music lately because I've been doing a lot of work on the computer. I think that's also helping my mood. My dad says that it's perfectly normal to hear voices in my head when I go to sleep and agree with me that I am not crazy as long as I know that they aren't real and they aren't telling me to do anything. Most of the time I can't even tell what they are saying.

So, yeah, everything is going slowly, zenly, and well.

Today the Powerpuff girls CD came. I am sooooo excited. I had it when I was little.

Lets see- last weekend, I hung out with foreign kids at the AFS orientation. I still hurt from not really sleeping in an uncomfortable position (plus the over-under game). Grandparents also over.

Monday. Lets see... Aca-deca! Makes me feel good about my low (comparatively) GPA.

Tuesday. Sick. Hurt. And when I feel hurty, that's really bad because I don't feel pain like others do.

Wends. AFS, Latin Club. Very loud. I don't like it when its loud, with a lot of people talking. I think I'll skip next planning session.

Thurs. Today! Band... I think I'll talk about that later after I finish feeling freshly discontent.

Bye!

So I remember what I did for future reference. Now that I look at it, it makes me feel silly that it took me so long. Must... hold.. on.. to.. delusional.. feeling.. of competence...

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We Feel Fine is one of the coolest things ever. It searches blogs for the phrase "I feel" and displays the emotions in a cool way. I can't really explain it, but it's awesome.

So, I think I cut my hair since my last post.

I went to my cousin's Bar Mitzvah in Long Island about a week ago. It was fun seeing my family and hanging out with my cousins. The service lacked substantial ruach, but the party was on a boat! It was a lot of fun hanging out with my cousins, who I see rarely. My sister and I teased them about their accents. Like "cwough".

Shaker Community Symphony is happening... Not much to say about that.

I'm doing trig this summer so I don't have to do it during the school year.

I'm getting ready to go to JCC Maccabi ArtsFest in August. I'm excited, but kind of nervous.

Late night LJ session!

Um, lately, I've been a bit like AAAHGGH! and GAH! and exclamation points in strange places, trying to remind me of something that I forgot, anyway.

Brief summary of events- New Stages, Freshman Show, spring Ensemble show, Miradolina (AAAAHHH! Light board dieing 15 minutes before house opening is not good), and then one that I had to be on stage: Theater Awards. I got an award, pretty much for not being a sassypants to McB. The auditorium renovation (new lighting system) is going to be SO COOL.

Dated Zeke for 3 1/2 months and then had him break up with me, which, I think, was a good judgment call on my part. I feel relieved, but he's going though dramatics and saying nasty things about me to some of my friends, who thought the whole thing was a bad idea from the beginning. Live, learn, listen to your friends.

On the school-front, I have been diagnosed as ADD (no H!) and have been put on medication just in time to do all the projects that I didn't do earlier in the semester. The IEP meeting went well (Thanks Ms. Colquitt, the alpha-smart fairy, and Mr. Lewis!) and I said intelligent things. This is good, 'cause next year it seems we'll get it right. I'm probably going to take Math functions online this summer to ease the workload for the school year.

This summer I will get a job (eventually) and go to JCC Maccabi Artsfest (in NJ) for Classical Ensembles. I'm half-excited, half-nervous about this because I'm not sure if I'll gel well with the Jewish-identity enforcing environment. Which is silly, of course, because I went to freaking Schechter for five years or my young life, and have been enrolled in Kosher School ever since. I'm sure they're be nice, friendly new people there that I can meet and facebook friend.

I think that's about it. Bye!

Happiness. What better timing? Enjoy your non-school days!

And I'm posting. I've been really bad for these past few months. Oh well, it's just going to be a hole in my memory of my life.

Even the Update page has changed. And Firefox has a spell checker, which makes me so happy. No more copy and pasting from word for me!

So, I have almost done a semester of gym. Badminton went well, tennis didn't, lifting went well, running didn't. I am currently enjoying stress management.

Into the Woods was stressful at times- the monitor for the light board was out for the second two nights, so I was running it blind. It was fine, except when the board (not me, of course) went ahead two cues, and the narrator was in the dark. It was Liz's last show, and that's sad. I wonder who will stage manage the rest of the productions, 'cause sure not going to be me. Hannah and Kelsey don't seem to eager to, either.

On a related note, I'm learning a lot in stagecraft. It just happens that the foot-candle is an actual lighting term. Maybe I knew that subconsciously when I introduced the dead foot candle salesman into our campaign.

Allie is home, with her beautiful MacBook, and our Dell desktop is getting envious. She also bears good music.

Rick is home, too, and he brought a bb gun.

'nough said.

APUSH is going fine, considering I'm priding myself in not reading the actual book. I'm going to have to get stated on that, eventually.

NHD is getting fun. We met this morning, and we were only about 5 on the stress scale, which is good. I believe if I don't stress out, it will all be okay. And I will be happy.

I got a caramel hot cider. And it had whipped cream on top, which was of a different consistency of whipped cream that I am used to. I don't think I would like to work for starbucks. I think I would rather work at the grocery store. I just can't imagine saying "venti non-fat soy coffee americano with chocolate". Especially not twice. Or thrice. Goodness help me if I say it thrice.

That's about it for now. Byeeee!

I'd like everyone who reads this to ask me 3 questions. Ask me anything you want (though I reserve the right to answer evasively). Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this, allowing your friends to ask you anything.

Band camp was fun, if not exhausting, boring, and frustrating. We played half-time at St.Vincent & St. Mary on Friday (I had never been to down town Akron before!) and the freshmens did well. I hope we get to wear full uniform soon.

I'm very excited about the China trip. It will be my first time out of the country. I'm learning basic Chinese, even.

I'm about starting on my history notes. Which is not a good thing… What's that essay question again?

Oooh! I played Age of Empires II against my father last night. It was very fun.

I'm not only cleaning, I'm cleaning UNDER THE BED. Which I don't think I've in three or four years.

I don't think my brother did it before he moved out, which might explain the bioethics homework. I know I lose homework, but loosing homework for classes I can't even take yet would be a new feat of unorganization.

I still haven't found what's causing the fresh vegetable smell. If it's not fresh vegetables, I don't think I want to know.

So I went to the doctor. I good vaccinated for meningitis, hepatitis A and B, tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough. My arms are kind of sore. I got two bugs bunny band-aids.

I got ice cream, though.

I'm having a very good day today.

I did laundry.

And the router is back up!

Anchovies are delicious. Our society greatly under appreciates them.

Yesterday I went to Shaker Community Symphony.

The day before that I made a purse using only duct tape, an old pair of jeans and a pair of scissors.

I'm writing, but not very well. Just oiling up the gears before I have English tutorage.

Today I made unidentifiable pancake objects. I threw them out.

More to come.

I'm pretty sure today I'll go swimming.

I decided to make a toga out of a blue fleece blanket and two pins. Its fun being a recluse! I at my toast of Gaul (with syrup, not rotting fish sauce) reclining on the loveseat. My cat occupied the couch.

I might go to the pool again today. Oh! I saw Cowett's sister there on Sunday. I didn't get the courage to do a mid-air split, though.

Lyla and Toolie are one better terms now. We added another litter box. Now we have a litter box for every cat.

Oy.

I joined the Shaker Community Symphony, and the concert's in two weeks. I better practice, although it's kind of difficult with this toga.

Actually, it looks more Indian then Roman. I think I can live with that.

My back is peeling, and dead skin looks pretty cool under my microscope. It looks like skin, but transparent.

I'm still recomposing Earthbound music. I'm having trouble with the doooo-di-doooo-di-doooo-di-doo-doo. I'll figure it out.

I saw people at fireworks, but not the people I was expecting to see.

I crossed south woodland pretending to be the back end of a camel and may have caused a very slow car accident. I didn't see it, though.

My sunburn is getting better. Shirts are less painful.

I just watched Life Aquatic, again. I might go to the library.

I've also been thinking about calling Katie, because I took the personality test she was talking about. I turns out I'm an introverted extrovert. I/E NFP.

Bye!

Went to DC, and then went campin'.

DC was fun, nice hotel. Riding the Metro was a lot of fun, except when it was too full and I couldn't reach thee pole very well. We ate dinner with Brian (newly cousin in law) and Eric (cousin) at Thai food place. I don't really like spicy food, but it was very good, anyway.


Our hotel overlooked the pentagon. The pool was on the top floor. I like DC. The buildings aren't tall, but all the stone and design still makes you feel small. It was very clean, and very bright. We went to the national gallery, and I really liked "Repose", "The Swing" and "Blind man's bluff".


They weren't displaying the Silver Key pieces at the other gallery, but they had good food. Allie got a huge medal! We have to find an occasion for Allie to wear it in pubic.


Then we went camping, and met Katie's (Rick's girlfriend) family, which was fun. They have an impermanent enclosure called "The Tarp". Jussi and Big Dave Jackson were also there.


There where cool bugs there. I caught a good grasshopper, and saw a butterfly.


The lake was really cold.


I got really bad sunburn. My face is bright red, and also my back.



Today we are going to see the fireworks.

I'm midi-ing and edirol-ingEarthbound music. Recreating music is at a level of difficulty in which you only have brief little problems. Keeps me occupied. So far I've done drugstore and Tessie1.

You can download the .spc files here. You can download super jukebox, a program that plays .spcs here. Earthbound music is just so cool.

So, I made flour tortillas last night, and now I'm making flour tortilla garlic chips! I hope it works out. Tortillas are fun to make.



I find cooking tortillas is very relaxing. You get into a tortilla-making flow.

Tortilla!

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I have to do laundry.

I had a nice day today, but I couldn't see anything through.

I made earrings today, and stuck them in my ear to make sure that my ears wouldn't close up. I have a freckle on my ear that looks like a hole, but the earring doesn't go through, and makes me feel silly when I'm jabbing at a freckle for 5 minutes.

I intended to go on a bike ride today, but forgot.

I watched DOGMA (a bit very crude) and intend to watch The Shining tonight. Alone. In the Dark. Which is probably not the best idea. I've read the book, so I hope it's not that frightening.

Oh- I have decided to learn how to write simple programs for my Commodore 64, in hope that that will help me learn how to deal with actionscript, which is kind of like buying a dog to help me understand my cat. I don't think it'll harm me- It just might make me crazier then I already am. Which I can deal with.

By the way, are 5 1/2 floppy disks still in production? Or do I need to build a time machine and go back to the 80's?