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  • "The horizon is where all the water tumbles over the edge in a huge waterfall, and underneath the waterfall is a cave, and in the cave is Daniel Day-Lewis and Elizabeth Shue...and a load of Mohicans... 'Stay alive! Just …

  • we trust and believe so easilyin words they speakwe seek security in one anotherbut there's no way to cover this...Finally started working on the eyes project in the darkroom. I didn't make a proofsheet but it's going we…

  • Yeah, okay, the acupuncture thing was definitely bizarre. I was there from 7PM to 7AM. Kinda painful, really surreal. Basically: lying on a table almost naked (underwear, covered in sheets), having the points mapped out …

  • This morning in history we looked at this weird 1890s political cartoon (caption: "The Grange Awakening The Sleepers"), and I was the only one who got the pun. Sleepers. You know, the ties on a railway? But, in the carto…

  • Ingold - Thank you for the orange.Mer - *BIG HUG*Alex - Yeah well, tough shit. I wrote him a note. I don't do well in these situations over the phone, in case you haven't noticed...Thanks for all the support....I just do…

  • Got on the wrong bus this afternoon and completely broke down. Not because it was the wrong bus, I didn't really care. I don't think it really completely registered in my brain at the time. I sat down behind Richard and …

  • Okay so I've got this INSANE idea, right...and it's only very slightly more feasible than my failed garage band scheme.If Rainbow Nation can pull through with the planning, there will be a music/etc. coffeehouse in the c…

  • Quotes of the Week, served with a garden salad, dressing of your choice on the side:"Like a duck." ("She's not a duck...") "She IS a duck. She is the best duck in the universe. She could teach duckness." --my mom, talkin…

  • Downloaded iTunes 4.7.1, and I still don't know what's different about this version...I think maybe they upgraded the music store, I'm not sure...Albums To Buy on iTunes:"Fortune Teller" by MindcandyiTunes Essentials: Sk…

  • So Matt finally called, and I apologized (I'd left two angry phone messages). He thought I was talking about the email (lyrics: "Wake Up" by Three Days Grace). "Okay, wait," I said. "Check your voicemail and call me back…

  • They called for snow. So much snow that all activities were cancelled today, including rehearsals for Footloose. Indeed, it is snowing, but not nearly as hard as it was snowing on Wednesday.I am still angry at Matt. It's…

  • Matt was supposed to come over around 2PM. I fell asleep listening to Silverchair and waiting for him to call. Eventually, he did. I don't remember what was holding him up. Wasn't important. He finally arrived; around fo…

  • Who gives a shit what Laura Bush wears? Why are there entire articles about it in the Style section of the Post?Had a discussion-of-sorts about the inaugeration today in US history. Mr. Smart almost said "our country." W…

  • Well, today's the monkey's coronation... *sigh* Matt said he would've liked to have attended the swearing-in. So would I. But only so I could yell "YEAH, RIGHT!" after he said the oath.There was a free download of the we…

  • Snowing pretty hard, already maybe three inches on the ground. *does a little dance* Latest bit of magic from the elementary schoolers: tonight, wear your pajamas inside-out and backwards, and sleep with a spoon under yo…

  • Just finished The Ring of McAllister. Faith, you were right and wrong. It only took a couple hours, yes, but it wasn't painful. I quite liked it. I already knew about 75% of the vocab words in there, and I use most of th…

  • Had to borrow Stef's history textbook for several hours. John Brown was an interesting guy. Most people see him either as a christlike martyr, or as a purely evil terrorist. All I know is that his final public statement,…

  • Brought to you by the old Slackerz archives:I hate midterms.-

  • Changed things around a bit...you like? (The lyrics are The Used, and that's my mouth.)Our photography midterm is, "Bring in a 4x5 of what you think is the most successful picture you've taken so far this year, and write…

  • Happy birthday, Faith!Decided I'm going to go through with this treatment. Those of you who haven't heard about it, here's a quick background. There's this woman in our church named Karen. (David's mom.) She's an acupunc…

  • Bored again, sooo...Strange Phenomena I Have Recently Witnessed:~ A few weeks ago, while waiting for the Howard Transit bus across the street from the school, a kid walked by. Probably in third grade or so. He was pullin…

  • Random Crap of the Day So Far, served with a side salad, dressing of your choice:~ Missing Matt. Even though I just saw him about an hour ago.~ Hungryyy...my stomach feels like it's caving in. ~ Forgot my history book so…

  • My mother's being an absolute bitch. All she seems to care about is my schoolwork. Nevermind that I've been in a state of deep depression practically all weekend. Nevermind that I'm trying to stay sane all the time. All …

  • Been practicing the choreography. This morning while trying to accomplish the spinny-thingie I slammed into the dishwasher and bruised my hip. Lovely. I could manage it if it didn't entail sliding my arms down my body wh…

  • Four brief announcements:~ I know I keep saying it, but now it is OFFICIAL that I cannot dance.~ I love mini rice cakes.~ "Intolerable Cruelty" is an excellent movie.~ I have to add Catherine Zeta-Jones and George Cloone…

  • I really have nothing to write about...few minor updates:~ Safeway is the crappiest grocery store in existence.~ I might be getting sick.~ Matt is playing in a concerto competition today with his friend Gabe (they're doi…

  • You are a sock.You are a cozy, fuzzy, warm-hearted person. A lot of your friends describe you as a hopeless romantic. You fall for the opposite sex very easily. But be careful, because usually you don't know what you are…

  • Interesting quiz, this is...oddly enough, I own NO MUSIC by any of the bands listed in the image below... You scored as Punk and Pop Punk.. Punk and Pop Punk.Punk and Pop Punk.92%Emo & More75%Indie Rock67%Classic Rock.67…

  • Totally bombed yesterday's French quiz. And I absolutely love French, but fuck the subjunctive tense.Chess is one of those things at which it is extremely difficult to be good.At the beginning of "Vertigo" you can hear h…

  • Just saw my (math/English/history) tutor again. Gods, I hate that woman. And apparently I'm much further behind than I previously thought; especially in English. They've already read three books since I left. I'll have t…

  • Sometimes I still think about Gary. Actually, I think about him quite a bit. You never forget your first kiss, your first love...And every time I think about him I think, "Stop it, you're so over that." And I am, but I c…

  • What is it with all these "SHOOT THE THING AND WIN A FREE iPOD!!!" banners?? What kind of idiot actually falls for that? ...Only in America... So yeah. I'm holed up in the media center again with nothing to do...I should…

  • Really, REALLY bored, so I think I'll just post the answers to this entry, since most of them were left unguessed.(1) But you don't ever wanna see me again, and your brother's gonna kill me and he's six-feet-ten. Sting -…

  • Spent Friday night in my room, listening to Third Eye Blind and making/gathering artsy shit to tape to my walls. (Everything from a wish spell to System Of A Down lyrics to a red paper heart torn in half.) And somehow my…

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