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[Mar. 20th, 2009|06:25 pm] |
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hello old friend...
it has been awhile indeed.
can't promise much, but i have not forgotten you!
i was just looking at the weofthehighseas journal- remember that jace? it was fun to write stories on there...
anyways, time to relax to the max, for it is Friday :) |
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| Two Roads |
[Oct. 24th, 2008|07:32 pm] |
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Well, it's been awhile... I'd almost forgotten about you, my cyber friend...
Anyways, back in England (!) and I was recently reading a book which brought back to my thoughts the ever-so popular Robert Frost poem, so I thought I'd share as I feel it pertains.
The Road Not Taken
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads onto way,
I doubted if I shall ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less travelled by
And that has made all the differene.
-Robert Frost |
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| Merry Merry |
[Dec. 25th, 2007|08:16 am] |
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Merry Christmas to all!!!
Nothin like being home for the holidays.... I've missed you LJ and friends!
Hope you all have a wonderful day- you're in my thoughts lime knivers! |
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| Nee-how |
[Sep. 9th, 2007|01:20 pm] |
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Ok, I only know one chinese word- the word for hello, or greeting someone, and i'm pretty sure that that's not even how you spell it (above in subject box), and I'd have no freakin clue on how to write it in Chinese characters. So....in that respect, I'm screwed!! But, an adventure awaits and I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to practice and learn Mandarin once I'm there.
I leave tomorrow. GOD- I can't believe it! I think I believe it more today than I did yesterday, and every so often I get pangs of mixed emotions. I might just be a rollercoaster of emotion tomorrow...
I hope I'll have internet right away once I get there- and once my laptop is assembled, I'll feel more comfortable and at home because I'll only be a click away from the people that matter most.
I will definitly post pictures as soon as I can!
Love ya'll, wish me luck, and I'll see/hear from you on the other time of the time-zone! (Jace, I'll be 13 hours ahead from you, Jay, I'll be 7 hours ahead from you- EEEK!!) |
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| A little late but.... |
[Aug. 4th, 2007|09:58 pm] |
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Deathly Hallows here I come!! Finally finished the 5th and 6th books as refreshers, now on to the latest and greatest HP book-woohoo!
Destroy those Horcruxes Harry- kill the bastard Voldemort!! |
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| Oh Henry...Henry no!!! |
[Jul. 31st, 2007|10:55 pm] |
Henry had fleas :(
It's not been fun these past few days- in fact, I'm exhausted and have blisters on my hand from vaccuming so much! Ugh...but there were only 4 spotted on his coat, and we gave him a really good bath tonight and didn't spot anymore, so hopefully that's the last of them! I took him to the vet on monday, and they gave him flea drops, so they should start to really take effect now anyways. But...my mom will hold me to vaccuming everyday for 2 weeks now- fun!
He's so worth it though- such a sweet kitty....and now he's super soft and smells like coconuts so I just want to cuddle him to pieces!
Anyways, just thought i'd share that quick little update- Jace and Jay, I really hope I can catch up with you both soon! Tomorrow I have my spanish final, but after that, I'm pretty free as a bird (except Muse concert Thursday-woohooo!) so hopefully I'll catch one of you on the telefono :) |
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| Oh Henry... |
[Jul. 29th, 2007|12:31 pm] |
So....yesterday I went to Petpalooza with my aunt and ended up adopting an orange tabby! *GASP*
Yes, it's true, I did the unthinkable...but I did it for my mom and even for my cat. If she ends up getting along with him, then she can have a little friend around the house after I've moved out, and my mom will also have another companion.
So yes, there is a little orange boy kitten in the guest bedroom in my house, who will stay for as long as I can convince my parents to give him a chance!
Here are a few pics of him:
He looks big in the photos (or at least Liam thought he did!), but he's really only just a little thing... he is so sweet too! purrs non-stop and is very playful :)
We haven't 100% decided on a name yet, we talked about Rusty or even Henry. He kind of looks like a Henry, but I'm not sure...any suggestions? |
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| Alohomora! |
[Jul. 8th, 2007|02:06 pm] |
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I'm so freakin excited....
Liam's coming to visit....TOMORROW!! :) :) :)
He called yesterday and told me he found a cheap ticket, then he called back and said he'd booked it! Tomorrow, I shall be picking him up from Toronto and he'll stay for 10 days- wooohooo!!!!
Not only that, but only a few days now until:
SO FREAKIN EXCITED. |
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| Ideas are a-brewin! |
[Jun. 10th, 2007|01:14 pm] |
Hello...I apologize for being so distant and seemingly out of touch- jace and jay, i miss you both lots and am constantly thinking about you!
Work finally ended for me...Bailey Lake is now a thing of my past, which is sad to say, but also exciting because now I am free to move on with my life.
NY is still a prospect on the horizon, and I say prospect because I am undecided as to whether or not it would be wise for me to jump straight into that much debt. After going over the total expenses, it seems it will cost me a small fortune, and to pay it back on a special ed teachers salary might mean living in poverty for years afterwards. I have yet to examine this fully, so i'll keep updates coming. It's not a no, but it's not a yes either- one option is deferring my enrollment until next summer which would give me time to spend MUCH NEEDED time with Liam. We are considering going abroad for awhile to live and work and just be together.
It's rather nice having this feeling of freedom...especially when the weather is good :) I still have spanish classes two days a week, and I will start my part-time job with little Jonathan this week, but there is still more time and more freedom in my schedule.
I suppose that's all the most recent and exciting news....
chao for now :) |
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| blahhh... |
[May. 12th, 2007|12:32 pm] |
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I've been kind of down lately...I don't know if it was from the week I had, or somethin else, but I hate the feeling of not being able to fully snap out of it.
Maybe this weekend will be just what I needed- a chance to mull things over in my mind and then feel better for having had the time to do so.
I started my Spanish class last Monday, and it's gone well so far. I remember a lot from when I took it in highschool, but then again, there is still much to learn! Along with the $165 books I had to buy for the class, I got c.d.'s with the lessons, so on my way to and from the class, I drive along repeating words or phrases in Spanish. It's pretty funny, but a good way to learn, since my drive is 45 minutes to an hour! The professora is very nice too, so that helps :)
I have to admit, it's been fun being a student again, even if it is just 2 days a week. But, it will be much better when I'm done with work and have a little more time to spare on those 2 days I have class. Or maybe this week was just an exceptionally busy one... Jonathan had a seizure on Tuesday (but he's alright!), and then later that day Quentin snapped and seriously, I have never seen him as upset as he was....we had to stay about 30 minutes after work because he was so distressed that we couldn't put him on the bus until he had calmed down. Then on Wednesday, I actually gave myself a headache... I was in the room with 3 of our kids, which I thought would be no big deal, right, then Brandon started driving me crazy by running to the faucet and spraying water everywhere, and he would NOT STOP! I would catch him, turn him around and say 'NO', but seconds later, he'd be back there again doing it! Then, another time, I looked at him, and he had smeared paint from a project that was done earlier, and it was allll over his face and hands! After we washed it off, he went back to the faucet AGAIN, and I got sooo angry with him, I was pretty much yelling in his face 'No more, water is all done, STOP!' (which by the way, did not even work...) Quentin then got upset (probably because I was yelling, and had to keep jumping up from what I was doing with him to stop Brandon and also for not being able to go outside because it was raining), and wanted to run out of the room, but I stood in front of the door, so he then ended up kicking me and then wanted to hit me, bite me, anything... I tried to wrap his arms from behind him to get control, but he was moving so much, he ended up going to the ground. I grabbing his legs and dragged him into the time-out room. It sounds horrible, but when he gets angry to a certain point, he gets so aggressive that there is no other option.
Sometimes I get home from work and can't do anything else but just sit and stare for about an hour... It doesn't happen all the time, but on hard days, that's all I can manage when I first get home. I then want to kick myself because when I sit and stare, I think about why what happened happened, what I could have done differently, etc. and usually come to the conclusion that it could have been handled in a better way. If I loose my patience with anyone, it usually is Brandon because he is the one who listens little to none. And not because he can't understand, or doesn't know, but because he's not used to being told 'no', so he'll do what he pleases. I should know by now that loosing my patience and yelling has no effect on his behaviour, I actually think it has the opposite effect.
After Quentin came out of time-out (which had given me a chance to call someone down for support), he had calmed down, and Brandon had for the most part stayed away from the sink. It was time for a 'group' activity, so Quentin chose to play UNO with me, and it was funny because everytime he laid down a card, he would go 'HA!' like, 'take that sucker!'. I loved it...there is his personality right there, his competitiveness... after what we had just gone through, he wasn't quick to forget and wanted to kick my butt in a card game, possibly to feel better about it all. the first game, i won, and the second, i would have won, but decided i should give him that one.
Anyways, I didn't mean for this to turn into a full-blown journal entry about work, but I guess that's something that has been on my mind and needed to be laid out. Next week is my last full week of work, and then it's bits and pieces of weeks until the end :( Less than 20 days left...
Today's a good day for a bike-ride, so I think i'll do just that! |
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| Also... |
[May. 5th, 2007|10:46 pm] |
Science of Sleep is a really cute movie! It was such a creative little indie flick, i really enjoyed it :)
I also watched The Death of a President which was a fake documentary about George Bush being assassinated. It was really strange- I wish I would have watched it with somebody so i would have had a better idea of what to make of it! or maybe it really was just as pointless and as perplexing as i think it is...
well, this has been a movie-packed weekend, which was nice because I wasn't feeling up for much else.
off to get some rest for my walk-a-thon tomorrow! |
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| movies and chocolate |
[May. 4th, 2007|09:52 pm] |
my parents are gone for the weekend and i have nothing better to do than eat way too much chocolate and watch movies! sounds about right...
I watched a movie called Snow Cake (with Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman) about a guy who, through an unfortunate series of events, ends up having to stay with this 30 some year old woman with autism who has a daughter, and about the relationship he forms with the woman and her neighbors. it was really touching- but made me think about the kids from Bailey Lake and how in about a months time, I'll have to say goodbye... it's gonna be sooo hard, they're all so special to me and have each managed to nestle into a little place in my heart :(
*sigh*
anyways, if you get a chance, rent Snow Cakes- it's well worth it! |
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| here i am! |
[Apr. 30th, 2007|09:06 pm] |
Hooray, I made it :)
I'm rockin out to my new Mars Volta albums- and no joke, i really did have those glasses as a kid. I punched out the sunglass lens and used to wear them around the house and make everyone call me 'Mrs. Farmsworth'. I took on a whole new persona in those glasses, and my parents always remind me about it. Yep, i'm a freak! |
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| Once bitten, twice smitten |
[Apr. 27th, 2007|04:32 pm] |
I should have known I would at some point, but today happened to be the day where I got bit! Quentin was upset about the fact that this year, we weren't taking a fieldtrip to the zoo, so when we tried to get him to time-out, he freaked out and managed to bite me when I was putting him in a wrap. It's not too bad though- but I had to go to the employee clinic and fill out tonnnes of paperwork for such a little bite! I got some antibiotics too so that it doesn't get infected (cos most bites do).
Anyways, that was my little drama for today.
I have some breaking news regarding NYU as well. I spoke with the same advisor I met when I was in NY over the phone on Wednesday and it seems I recieved the wrong letter of acceptance. I guess there was a major mistake where these incorrect letters were being sent out, even to people who weren't really accepted!! Luckily, I wasn't one of THOSE people (but god, I'd be devastated if I were!), but I was one who was really accepted for fall semester rather than for the summer semester. This news was a bit shocking at first, but now that I've had a chance to think it over, it might actually work out better for me because now I have the whole summer to prepare myself. So, the reason that I wasn't accepted for summer start was because I was lacking a few core skills credits like math, science, and a foreign language. It looks like I'll be taking a few classes over the summer to gain these credits, which I'll do here in Michigan at a local college. I'll also be working, doing the summer school again with Jonathan like I did last summer, which I'm looking forward to :)
The reason I didn't want to be in Michigan over the summer was because I didn't want to have nothing to do, but it looks like I'll have plenty to occupy my time and I'll even have that extra time to decide where I might live in NY instead of rushing to get there in 3 weeks time.
So, good stuff- it all seems to be working out.
I have a few pics here from Liam's visit, so here ya go:
Our reflection in the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago- it was such a brilliant idea! The whole thing looked like a giant jelly bean, made out of steel so everything was reflected in it, including the city skyline behind it. Genious...
And finally, we turned each other into M&M's! :)
These are some of the only pics Liam has sent me so far, and I didn't take my camera with me so hopefully he'll keep all the pics he took comin my way so I can share with you.
That's it for now!! |
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| Hoooorray!! |
[Mar. 22nd, 2007|05:07 pm] |
Liam is coming over spring break! :)
it was a mucky morning, all rainy and dark outside, now it's now a beautiful day! (Literally AND metaphorically of course...)
still no word from stupid stupid NY though....I just sent them yet another email so hopefully I'll squeeze some information out of those bastards!! *ahem* i mean... I love you NYU, don't hurt me!!
anyways...time to cha-cha to my '2 more weeks till spring break' chant... |
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| hoooray! |
[Jan. 9th, 2007|10:31 pm] |
i'm going to visit boston on the 26th and 27th!
you hear that miss jacie jean?? get your ass down too! ;)
*ahem*
i mean, pretty please! i'd love to see ya!
and jay- i'll be seeing you in Feb!!! |
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| it's beginning to look a lot like... |
[Jan. 9th, 2007|09:47 pm] |
a waste of space! that's what my journal is turning into...a big fat waste of cyber space so i better start filling the void with some useless thoughts and ramblings!
anyways, we finally got snow here in MI, but it's due to melt away by the end of the week :( damn global warming....
i went sledding with Jonathan today at recess (haha, my job sounds like such a joke sometimes!) and it was so much fun. he had big smiles the whole time, and so did i on the inside because i didn't want to be too obvious ;)
here's hoping there will be more entries to follow, right?! sure..... |
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| not quite sure why, but it seems right... |
[Dec. 8th, 2006|09:41 pm] |
Well, I just got home from my grandparent's house... My mom, dad, and I left to go there at about 5 this morning because we recieved word that my uncle and his girlfriend were killed in a car accident around 2am. It's been a long and thoroughly depressing day...
Anyways, I'm in a reflective kind of mood, and I felt like posting this quote I took out of 'Murphy's Boy' by Torey Hayden, so here goes:
'Ransome obviously knew what he was doing there, barefoot and shirtless, the sweat gleaming along his brown body. He waved the mustangs one way and then the other as they ran by. Then a small mare with a foal at her side broke out from the others. He grabbed her by the mane and bolted onto her back. She was just a wild pony, small and wiry, and his feet nearly touched the ground beneath her. But she wasn't used to being ridden and she galloped fiercely, kicking and twisting. Ransome, his long black hair flowing, lay low against her neck and refused to be unseated.
It was a magic thing to watch, like March hares in the moonlight, and I was beguiled, wanting his shameless, stolen ride to last forever. But he saw us and within moments had slipped to the ground.
For several seconds he paused, clearly weighing the merits of running from us. But he didn't. After a minute or two, he sauntered over.
"I wasn't hurting them," he said.
"No," said Hugh, "we could see that."
"It's easy to do." Ransome turned and looked over his shoulder at the horses, still frenzied from his presence. "It's something my grandfather taught me to do. He taught me so that I would know what it is to live when other men are just surviving."'
I'll explain more later, but for now I'm gonna get a bit of rest! |
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