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February 9, 2008 at 9:55 am Fortune Cell 96 comments

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1. Fortune Cell | February 9, 2008 at 10:20 am

-I got balloons and made a partial balloon wall on one side of my bunk bed
- I got four more calenders for a dollar each at Borders, I now have: Golden Compass, old cars, dalmatians, cocks…er…roosters, L Word (Shane is so hot.), and ballet.
-My room is clean, always nice
- I got sour patch kids and they don’t have gelatin in them so yaaaay!
- I have 82, count ‘em, 82 songs from The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time video game. PWNT.
- I get my tattoo really soon
- I’ve been getting to skip study hall
- I’ve slept in every day since Thursday (even though Thurs was an accident and I missed my 1st period class)
- I have tights and my Sex Pistols sweatshirt
- We opened A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum on Thursday and it’s so much fun
- I have flowers!
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2. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | February 9, 2008 at 10:26 am

ooh, happiness! that’s always good…

-i slept in today, read part of the last days of socrates and the time magazine. listened to sonata arctica and also had a jolly rancher. perfect morning
-i’m done with a good portion of the shitload of stuff that was stressing me out earlier
-my sentence is over; i am no longer grounded!
-we just recorded stardust off movies on demand. great movie.
-i remembered that i still have $30 for books
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3. S&Mel | February 9, 2008 at 10:27 am

I have ice cream.
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4. Alison | February 9, 2008 at 11:48 am

Yay, happy things!

-It’s the weekend, so I have time to actually do stuff like my English essay. And I don’t have to swim ’til Monday.
-I’m going to see my bestest ever friend at her school today and watch A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. (And share a room with her mom and two aunts…..)
-I’m also going to a Karneval party!!

Now there’s a nice cheerful thread to keep up with when I’ve had a bad day. =D
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5. Pan | February 9, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Happy things:

-I got to go home early on Thursday for allergies. (That’s not exactly happy, but I did get to miss school!)
-I got to miss school Friday because of allergies and sleep deprivation. (Again, I take happiness when I can get it)
-I’m alive!
-I made really really good bread today and it was delicious.
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6. Fortune Cell | February 9, 2008 at 2:58 pm

4- Alison -facepalm-…my mom’s not seeing it till next Saturday.
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7. tetracontakaidigon | February 9, 2008 at 3:28 pm

I(we) got third place in cell biology! Even though we didn’t have time to finish the experiment-y part! We never do that well, or so I’ve heard from the older team members. And we had a snowball fight!
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8. Alison | February 9, 2008 at 4:50 pm

6-Julia
D=
I no longer get to be on the happy thread. I must wallow in the despair of the “My Life Sucks” thread.
Now I have to find something else to do.
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9. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | February 9, 2008 at 8:08 pm

-ebeth now has a boyfriend
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10. Shadow Gallery | February 10, 2008 at 8:13 am

– I actually did not kill anyone/myself at the music fest yesterday, when I saw my ex and his whore, and when I was trapped in a little room with thousands of skanky emo children for over twelve hours <.<
– My ex was not a jerk to me yesterday, when I was so close to being a complete asshole to him
– I wasn’t
– I got I’m a Lebowski, You’re a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What-Have-You for my birthday
– I also got a wine-flavoured Black and Mild for my birthday, as well as a giant batch of heavenly hummus, more money to Barnes and Noble, a non-suicidal iPod, and a ticket to Avenue Q
– Thus my birthday was not actually tragic, unlike so many other years
– People seem to like me
– I’m (hopefully) getting combat boots on Wednesday
– I got to go to tech on Thursday for the first time in three weeks, and subsequently spent seven hours at the auditorium
– “The Set Up (You Need This)” is my new favourite song everrrr
– It is possible that I’m going back to Costa Rica for spring break
– I’m halfway to my blackbelt, at least in Jeet Kune Do
– I have discovered Bad Religion
– I was almost stranded in Grand Rapids last night (Grand Rapids is probably the most unexciting place in the world to be stranded, but it’s still getting stranded)
– I got an A for the first semester of ATYP, so I’ve gotten credit for one full year of 11th grade Honor’s English with the grade of an A

*danser*
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11. Shadow Gallery | February 10, 2008 at 9:51 am

Another w00t:

Mum gave me her Che Guevera pin from the ’70s, after years of my begging her for it. mwahahahaa.
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12. Fortune Cell | February 11, 2008 at 9:35 pm

-Finally got to wear my Sex Pistols hoodie and got numerous compliments on how I looked, including one from M. Twice.
-Getting to go work in the library for English and do silent debates. Things that happened (not necessarily good, but if not nice, then funny)
1) M said he wanted to work with me right away, and we sat down at a table and friend, A (also known as Tr, possibly. idk. but I’m kind of annoyed at her cus she was a bitch to my circle of friends last night [which she's in]) sat down with us and was like “hi” so we’re like “hi”
but then she’s all “I’m working with M!”, despite the fact we were obviously sitting together, and he is is like “No. I’m working with Julia.”
and then she made a sad face and he stuck his tongue out at her and she had to work with H who is funny but really awkward and self-centered, in a funny way. But still. Ha. Pwned, bitch.
2) Silent debates was fun
3) J came over to our table (you may vaguely remember him as the guy who insists we’re cousins and comes onto me a lot. think he might have a gf….well, he went with someone’s younger sister to winter ball. whatever. tangenting) and that was kind of entertaining. Anyways, after the period ended I was leaning over on the table and J was like “wowza!” or something equally dumb in regards to my ass but that was just funny. Then he hit it, which was also funny but annoying. And also, I sound like a really terrible writer right now. forgive me! Then he asked if M and I were going out which was kind of weird and then M and I walked to the snack store where we parted ways.

okay, other random stuff:
- People keep doing double takes at my balloon wall and I find this VASTLY ENTERTAINING. I am considering making an entire thread for it, but that would kind of be an abuse of power and stuff and fishing for compliments, but it is awesome.
- I did not get punished for accidentally skipping math class Thursday
- I got the Juno soundtrack! Most of it anyways, in our rad file-sharing party. of awesome!
- I have been watching V for Vendetta. FUCKING AWESOME.
- I got to have a nice bitch-fest with my friends at dinner last night about A
- okay, so people keep doing double-takes when they pass my room (and balloon wall. it’s funny!)
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13. Shadow Gallery | February 12, 2008 at 2:50 pm

12– You should totally post pictures of your balloon wall on Facebook, at least. Because I’m desperate to see it.

– School is a lot more tolerable now that I have an iPod that is not suicidal
– Had a snow day yesterday, went out to breakfast, danced around to The Knack
– Ran into a chair yesterday while dancing (or rather rolling) across the floor, that was HIGHLY entertaining
– (Smaller less violent almost-dating) Mike and David like to mention how cute I am, which, as painful as it is for me to admit, is flattering and makes me feel all fuzzy and want to hide somewhere because I’ve spent my whole life trying to prove to people that I’m NOT JUST A CUTE LITTLE GIRL (even though I am little) but they actually know me and like me and are friends with me so it’s all good
– Did not get to see (other bigger more violent) Mike before English today but…
– Had lunch with (smaller less violent almost-dating) Mike because he abducted me outside of the library because he got to go to second lunch because of an EFA field trip thingie!
– (Smaller less violent almost-dating) Mike isn’t dying as much as he was before (a few of you who were on AIM on Sunday night know of this), and he’s more or less cutting down on smoking, which is better than getting worse
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14. potatochip42 | February 13, 2008 at 5:16 am

-I have a snow day, which means I have time to practice for my lessons today
-I have library CDs and time to listen to/rip them
-I haven’t have math class since Monday, which would be bad except I didn’t do yesterdays homework so I have one more day to actually do it
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15. Shadow Gallery | February 13, 2008 at 5:17 pm

– I now have sexyful combat boots, the entire Sweeney Todd Broadway soundtrack, Watchmen, and wondrous socks.
– I am no longer behind in ATYP. For now.
– I have tech tomorrow
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16. Pan | February 13, 2008 at 5:26 pm

– I got 7 new Wizard Rock CDs today! -loads into computer- -dorky happy dance- Yes, I can hear you laughing at me. -sticks tongue out-
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17. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | February 13, 2008 at 5:30 pm

16-wizard rock! what’d you get? draco and the malfoys are the best
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18. Shadow Gallery | February 14, 2008 at 5:37 am

!!

Draco and the Malfoys!

ee! *squeaks*
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19. Pan | February 14, 2008 at 4:56 pm

Wow, other people like Wizard Rock?

Awesome!

Yes, I got Draco and the Malfoys, The Remus Lupins, and Whomping Willows CDs.

*lurve*
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20. Fortune Cell | February 15, 2008 at 7:39 am

16-19- Wizard…rock?
someone send me some of this.
this sounds amazing.
xD
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21. penguini | February 15, 2008 at 3:58 pm

fencing. need I say more?
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22. kricket | February 16, 2008 at 12:11 pm

Wizard Rock… heard of it… never actually listened to it, but will go and listen to later.

Ebeth hath einen boy-freund?

Happy Things…
- I have a Wii and a new game for it, which is kind of disorienting considering the lack of gravity and such in the game…
- I may possibly mayyyybe have a boyfriend sooooon… depends on if I’m right on what my friend keeps hinting at.
- I have a spiffy new black top, ’tis amazazazing.
- I don’t have to go skiing today!
- I got a 98% on my Bio test
- YAY!!! (I don’t know what that was for… just in a good mood)
- As stated, I’m in a good mood today.
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23. potatochip42 | February 18, 2008 at 7:19 pm

-I have spiffy new converse that actually fit me (my feet grew from a size 7 to a size 8)
-My parents are paying $25 towards my electronic dictionary, and it came with a free cheaper one that I can bring places without worrying about losing it
-Choklit!
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24. potatochip42 | February 18, 2008 at 7:19 pm

That wasn’t supposed to be a 8) smiley… it was “a size 8″ and then )
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25. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | February 18, 2008 at 7:50 pm

i just had an amazing weekend…

-everybody was totally ready to hang out, i didn’t even have to force people to

-movies abounded at andy and hewitt’s houses, and dan and bill had videogames

-i had an amazing ~~pillow~~ bf to hang out with

-it was perfect weather most of the time (60 and windy)

-we had both friday and monday off

-as we were walking to dan’s house one night at around 8:30, it started to rain and we ran out into the middle of the road and started dancing around in the rain. which sounds like a bit of a dull story but you really had to be there. i love rain. and wind.

-we went to montrose and climbed all over things and slipped around in the mud like we were small chilluns again. being a small child is fun, even for an hour
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26. Kiki the Great | February 19, 2008 at 1:24 pm

Yay my Grandma is coming to town!

Yay I have barely any homework!

Yay I rediscovered this place!

Yay my brother isn’t rotting his already fragile brain on the Wii!
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27. Shadow Gallery | February 19, 2008 at 4:09 pm

25– “-i had an amazing ~~pillow~~ bf to hang out with”
heh. Pretty much. Unless they’re ridiculously underweight. Which is mostly what I’ve cuddled with, frighteningly enough. The other person I’ve cuddled with weighs about 250, though, so it evens out.

Miiiiight have a snow day tomorrow. Six inches tonight, down to three? *prays*

David is definitely teaching me everything about the lightboard (I know a bit, but not everything), so I’ll definitely take over his position next year, and I will totally not be mildly disposable at all! YAAAAAAAAAAY! I’LL HAVE A HEADSET!

!!!!!!!!
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28. kricket | February 19, 2008 at 5:27 pm

Yay-eth! Happy happy happy kricket… I’m all warm and fuzzy inside… something good may happen to me tomorrow… squee! (WARNING: NO ONE crush my hopes/spirits today. No one.) *runs around in happy dreamland* wheeeeeeeeee…. la la la la la…
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29. Fortune Cell | February 19, 2008 at 7:03 pm

25/27- Yeah, M makes a good pillow. We’re gonna mass-market him at Ikea xD
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30. Shadow Gallery | February 21, 2008 at 5:16 am

So I’m definitely backup for sound in The Laramie Project. Definitely going to dress rehearsal tonight. Definitely get a free ticket cos I’m a techie. Definitely going to photography* either today or tomorrow. How about today? Sure. Whore will run away if she sees me.

Also, I now have “Another F.U. Song” (Reel Big Fish) and “Friggin’ in the Riggin’” (Sex Pistols) on my iPod. Two happy songs of mine that had previously been missing from my iTunes library. *obnoxiously thanks Ebeth for Sex Pistols. some more*

*I’ve skipped class so many times to go to Advanced Photography that the teacher knows me by name and is going to try to get me into the class next year. And she loves me. But I don’t have to do the work in my English class. Or my math class. So I’m not really missing much.
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31. kricket | February 22, 2008 at 4:08 pm

I just gave my friend the best advice ever!!!!!!!! I feel very proud of myself.
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32. Shadow Gallery | February 23, 2008 at 7:08 am

I finally. Got. Some fucking. Sleep.
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33. penguini | February 23, 2008 at 10:57 am

Yay sleep!
I shoveled driveways for four hours and now have $44 for my efforts. *paininarms*

I am now a Technician class amatur radio person.

Yayness!!!
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34. glasseh (DEATH) | February 25, 2008 at 6:37 pm

I saw Wicked yesterday. It was fuckin’ wicked! Sorry ’bout that, just had to do it. Now imagine that instead of “fucking’ wicked” I said “fuckin’ incredible”. Feel better? Sorry. Anyway, I acquired the soundtrack at the show and am not actually listening now, because I’m supposedly working. But I would be listening otherwise. And I NEED TO SEE IT AGAIN!!! Fucking broadway/train prices…
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35. kricket | February 26, 2008 at 4:12 pm

34- Wicked is amazing! I want to see it again sooooooo badly….
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36. Shadow Gallery | February 27, 2008 at 1:36 pm

YAAAAAAAAY!

TECH TOMORROW! BRUSH-UP REHEARSAL TOMORROW! PROJECTED NINE HOURS AT THE AUDITORIUM!

(Something is clearly wrong with me if I’m excited about brush-ups and miss the auditorium when I’ve been spending my life there. And literally spending — shows are detrimental to my health.)

Also, I’ve been “strongly recommended” for the EFE, so I’m almost definitely getting in next year. And I can test out of AP U.S. history and instead take AP world history next year. And I’m writing an awesome thesis paper about Kurt Cobain’s death.

life can be so cool sometimes.
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37. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | February 29, 2008 at 4:24 pm

cincy was AMAZING

we had to get up early, but not obscenely. i got there around 7 and there were a couple people waiting. johnson was late, came around 7:10. we loaded up the bus and left around 7:35. the flutes brought bagels with them from panera so we got free breakfast, which was good because i hadn’t eaten it was a charter bus so it was uber-comfy seats and tvs and stuff. for some odd reason though, people decided to watch elf, so andy and i watched tenacious d pick of destiny on his ipod instead.

when we got there we went right to the university of and had our rehearsal. it was ok, the guy spent a ton of time on tuning but it wasn’t too horribly exhausting.

we went to kentucky for lunch! the easton-y place across the river. we went to johnny rockets and then to coldstone and then we went to the aquarium, which was awesome! they had the sweet tunnels where it was all water around you. i just started spinning around through there, and i ~~stopped~~ fell, really dizzy, and i saw andy and david exchanging “the look” (the “she’s on drugs” look if anyone cares to know) and i was like “whaaat?” which was apparently hilariously funny. we also sat in the bubble windows (the ones that said “CAUTION: Do not sit” but hey, it was sweet) and watched the guys try to beat each other at the shark jaw thing (you had to push a fake shark’s jaw closed and it told you how much weight you’d pushed. i got a little over a hundred… yeah ok i’m weak) it was funny, hewitt and andy and devin just kept going, like one would get slightly stronger and one of the others would be like “ok let me try again” kind of pathetic, but fun to watch.

and we petted the sharks and saw the penguins and the gigantic turtles. XD

we ate at montgomery inn, which was fantastic but i wasn’t really hungry because we ate at like 4 so i just had a bit of salmon. great food though

then on the way back i borrowed cheese’s DS and andy and yeti and i played BS and then i played tetris and we watched some more tenacious d and listened to music. then we got back right as the middle school musical was about to start so andy and i spontaneously decided to go. it wasn’t bad for middle school. it was bye bye birdie and the kid who played conrad actually made a pretty decent elvis.

the end. and then today we all went to devin’s and played rock band. we still couldn’t get andy to sing though.

oh, we also had our 20′s party in english! there were a lot of feathers in people’s hair…i kept finding more in math, i’d just be holding my head and i’d be like “wait…another feather” i ended up with about eight of them in my pocket and gave another two or three away…

there were cakes and cookies too, and we all learned the charleston. ruhi and lauren had a dance-off. ruhi is the funniest kid EVER. he’s completely neutral and/or apathetic about everything, it’s great.

so life’s pretty good. also fedner and i are planning a partay tomorrow (yes, a partay, not a party. a party with an(other) a). we were going to do it tonight but we decided not to, but i told her that andy was having dinner with the kids from israel and she was like “there are kids from israel? are they hot? have him bring them along, hot israeli makeouts!” i was like “fedner you are my hero” anyway, it’s gonna be pretty sweet i guess, once we actually figure out what we’re doing and where (and when and with who)
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38. darkdukeofdarkness | February 29, 2008 at 8:30 pm

w00t. snowboarding is t3h pwn. truly. i really need to go more, went up to mass, went for three days with mah friend who has a house up there.
also, i wrote a terrible, terrible completely bullshit poem for english and got an A! (O.o)
*happy dance*
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39. kricket | March 1, 2008 at 1:08 pm

YAY!!!!!!!!! *babbles random gibberish* YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *bounces up in down in seat happily* MARCHING BAND STARTED AGAIN!!!!!! Even though it’s just mini-rookie camp, I’m still so excited!!!!! SQUEE! And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And And *deep breath* *screams* IT’S ALMOST SPIRNGTIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m really really really full of ENERGY!!!!!!!!! I am probably not going to be here much longer because I’m going outside right now! Well, not really ’cause it’s freezing. But later this week, I WILL BE OUTSIDE!!!!!! ’cause it’s going to be 50 DEGREES!!!!!!!!! hehehehehehehehehehehehe…
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40. Vendaval (Conrad) | March 2, 2008 at 3:17 pm

I finally got a job as a sailing instructor! YES!!! Summer will be sailing and money making all together in one perpetual party! And I might be able to go to the Sunfish Nationals in PA!
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41. potatochip42 | March 5, 2008 at 3:44 am

-I might get my ears pierced
-The Washington D.C. trip is coming up soon (less than 2 months)
-I don’t have lessons today (only a rehearsal for something I’ve already played several times, and it’s a big group thing so he can’t pick on me too much)
-That also means maybe I can finish learning my new ragtime piece for my next percussion lesson
-My mom’s car is unstuck from the driveway, which is now driveable
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42. glasseh (DEATH) | March 5, 2008 at 8:39 am

I’m leaving for Guatemala tomorrow! *tries to excite self* We’re gonna suck at teaching, but I’ll worry about that when it’s time. \m/ And I’ll ignore the fact that it’s 10 days without internet, and that I’ll be stuck with Grace and Georgia for those 10 days.
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43. Shadow Gallery | March 5, 2008 at 12:24 pm

42– We’re gonna miss you, darlin’. Send me a postcard, huh?

My research paper is going to ROCK.
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44. penguini | March 6, 2008 at 1:40 pm

#41- we brought a large bag of candy and spent three days on a sugar high. About four hours of sleep total. Squeeeeeeeeeee! *is happy*
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45. Vendaval (Conrad) | March 6, 2008 at 5:49 pm

43- What are you researching? Is it science. oh wait. never mind. I think of my science research class everytime I see research, but you’re researching something else w/o experiments. I’m researching the use of purell under social conditions, like this: http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/melissa.bateson/Bateson_etal_2006.pdf
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46. Fortune Cell | March 6, 2008 at 11:26 pm

One of my favorite things ever:

Watching X-Files alone, late at night, right before bed.
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47. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | March 7, 2008 at 3:19 pm

IT IS SNOWING

IT IS SUPPOSED TO SNOW A LOT MORE

CONTEST WAS CANCELED SO WE AUTOMATICALLY MADE IT TO STATES! WE GET TO BRAG WITHOUT DOING WORK

I AM POSSIBLY GOING SLEDDING LATER

DEVIN DOWNLOADED JUNO FOR ME SO I CAN GET IT ON MY IPOD

THE TORCH ARTICLE ISN’T DUE UNTIL TUESDAY BECAUSE WE HAVE A MESSED-UP SCHEDULE

ALSO IT’S OGT WEEK SO WE DON’T HAVE TO GO IN TO SCHOOL UNTIL 12 UNLESS WE’RE DOING AP STUDY STUFF WHICH IS ONLY 2 DAYS FOR ME

I FEEL LIKE CEDAR NOW. GO BONOBOS!
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48. Shadow Gallery | March 7, 2008 at 3:46 pm

45– The conspiracy surrounding Kurt Cobain’s death and what it says about society. Mos deff
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49. darkdukeofdarkness | March 7, 2008 at 8:02 pm

47-its raining. *cry*
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50. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | March 8, 2008 at 7:42 am

we have

so

much

snow

a snow party is definitely in order. going to andy’s and watching anchorman is also a possibility, since that’s what we were going to do on the bus to contest before it was canceled (it was an hour away! freaking crazy)

i didn’t get grounded yesterday either…i’ve been getting home late lately (not late at night, just later than i said i would be) and mom was being all pissy about it, so she was like “if i say 10:30 no later than 10:30 or you can’t go anywhere! rar!” i made some attempt at arguing since it was a fucking FRIDAY but finally i was just like “fine i’m leaving bye”. then we went to devin’s and played rock band (what else do we do these days?) and after making andy sing ballroom blitz (bwahaha) he picked up my phone which apparently had been buzzing and was like “missed call…” i look up at the clock and grab my phone and i’m like “holy shit bye!” it was about 10:40 plus. i jumped the fence across from devin’s (usually i go all the way around but there was no time for that) and ran the entire way home. then i had to act like i wasn’t breathing hard when i came in because i was supposed to get a ride.

but i made it home by around 10:45 and still didn’t get grounded!

also i got juno on my ipod and watched it yay

also also, i left my sweatshirt there (i just ran), and i was scared because it’s the one devin’s been stealing and wearing all the time (???) so i thought i’d have to argue for it back, but andy picked it up.
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51. Jadestone | March 8, 2008 at 1:03 pm

I don’t have any hockey this weekend. At all. Not sure if this is good or bad actually.

I slept till 10 today, and there was nowhere I had to be by 12, as there has been every saturday since… well fall season started around august but there were clinics before then too and over the summer and spring season started about 2 weeks after fall ended last year, whereas now it’s not until almost May.

But now I am at a loss as to what to do with myself. It’s only 3:00 and already I am stumped (I have homework but no way am I taking that out). If I weren’t a friendless antisocial I would go out or something but I’m to lazy.
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52. Shadow Gallery | March 8, 2008 at 5:43 pm

Huzzah, I have napped.

yayz.
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53. Lady Montague | March 12, 2008 at 6:13 pm

So my mom forced me to go to the tutoring at the library today, and I felt like I wanted to throw up and kept procrastinating, but I eventually had to go anyway. My mom believes anything I don’t want to do will look wonderful on a resume. Seriously, I would’ve rather done anything than go to the library and tutor, mainly because I wasn’t convinced I would be any help at all since I generally have trouble communicating with people who aren’t intelligent enough to figure out their own homework. Anyway, I went there and it turns out there’s no tutoring (do not ask me why the crap my mom thought there was) so I got out of it and nevernevernever have to do it.
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54. Lady Montague | March 12, 2008 at 6:14 pm

Oh, babysitting is the most amazing job ever. I’m seriously earning $80 a week and I only have to work on the weekends.
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55. Mel | March 13, 2008 at 1:32 pm

Win!

Also, hi, long time, no see!
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56. Pan | March 13, 2008 at 5:41 pm

54 (Lady M) – Whoa, do you work for uber-rich people?
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57. Lady Montague | March 14, 2008 at 9:57 am

56 – Yeah, I usually babysit in the yuppy neighborhood down the road. I earn about $9 an hour, which is pretty much incredible for the amount of work I do. But I really do babysit a lot, even if it is just on the weekend. Today I’m babysitting from 3:45 – 12:00, tomorrow from 11:00 – 3:00 and then from 6:00 – 9:00. So that’s like fourteen hours, just in two days. I usually work about five hours Friday and five hours Saturday. It’s schamazing.
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58. kricket | March 16, 2008 at 3:32 pm

Babysitting is win. I only earn $7 an hour because my neighbors aren’t uber rich, but I babysit for long periods of time (like 5 hours, maybe?) and a lot. My one neighbor/client (haha) keeps recommending me to all of these people she knows so… yay! and of course they all have more than one kid which means more money! whoo! And normally I only work on weekends, but if I have to, I can work on weekdays too. Oh and it was sooo funny because my family was recently recognized as new members of the church we belong to and we had to greet people on their way out and two families asked me if I babysat… So I’m expecting a call from them eventually…
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59. potatochip42 | March 16, 2008 at 3:47 pm

I only have 12 days of school in April!
No school on friday the 4th (staff development day), the 14-18 is spring break, and the 23-25 is the D.C. trip.
yay!
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60. oxlin | March 16, 2008 at 9:32 pm

I’m getting paid to be in a show! 75 dollars! yay!
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61. darkdukeofdarkness | March 17, 2008 at 5:36 pm

my money all seems to be going in the outward direction.
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62. FrigidSymphony | March 18, 2008 at 11:06 am

ON HOLIDAY! Time to kill myself with extravagant quantities of metal, sex and alcohol!
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63. Lady Montague | March 18, 2008 at 11:28 am

Studying pays off, kids! I made 21 out of 21 on my physics test today. I had an hour and fifteen minutes, and I finished it in thirty minutes. All of those hours of punching numbers were worth it!
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64. oxlin | March 18, 2008 at 9:12 pm

63- yay! congratulations!
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65. glasseh (DEATH) | March 18, 2008 at 9:48 pm

63- Good job, but not going to convince me to study.
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66. Shadow Gallery | March 19, 2008 at 11:39 am

65– Indeed.

But ZOMG.

Every day for the past few weeks, I’ve gotten passes to go the EFE for advanced photography instead of English, since I’m taking the EFE next year and I don’t actually have to do the work in English. I’ve gotten to mess with Photoshop and observe in the darkrooom and stuff, cos I have a few friends in that class as well. Being that I’m there every day and that I don’t have to be anywhere else, the teacher is going to let me start doing assignments for the class and signing out cameras and developing film and using the darkroom and stuff, even though I am technically not in her class, and am a freshman. Even taking the class next year is weird, cos it’s usually only juniors and seniors who can take EFEs. I might get credit for it too, if I do well enough.

hehe. I is excited
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67. kricket | March 19, 2008 at 3:42 pm

63- Congrats! I suppose studying would pay off… if I actually studied and didn’t procrastinate until nine o’clock at night at which time I promptly forget about the whole concept of studying.
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68. Vendaval (Conrad) | March 25, 2008 at 7:22 pm

W00T!
I went into NYC, and saw both the current shows at the Guggenheim, and saw candy being made at Papabubble. Go to pb if you have a chance. It’s like a designer candy shop, but without hype. and Cai Gou Quaing or whatever his name is has some pretty cool stuff too.
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69. darkdukeofdarkness | March 25, 2008 at 7:49 pm

68-i live there, and never hear of it. where is it?
and the stuff at the guggenheim is indeed interesting. i like the cars…
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70. Fortune Cell | March 26, 2008 at 9:57 am

I am SO happy.
everything is going like AMAZINGLY
- Asked M to Sadies (he said yes)
- Made peace with Tr, who then defended me when some kid in my class was being a douche
- Got my new phone: enV. So. Rad.
- All of my friends are getting along great and are, for the most part, happy
Just like
WOW.
life rocks.
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71. darkdukeofdarkness | March 27, 2008 at 7:09 pm

I just saw the most amazing fucking play(rock musical) ever. east village, in a bar(KBG), about mental pateints on trial for rape and murder and shit and their lawyers. except amazingly hilarious. including a crazy doctor person. fucking A, i love new york.
called attorney for the damned, by the way.
times review: http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/theater/reviews/25atto.html?ex=1364097600&en=262cba91c9bf7751&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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72. kricket | April 1, 2008 at 12:55 pm

We have three half-days this week! And I am going to walk to the wonderful pizza place with friends (hopefully including cooper) either tomorrow or Thursday. I’m getting my cap on my tooth Thursday, so now my tooth will look normal! (it was chipped before so yeah…) Whoo! My life is going very very well right now. Except for… well, I don’t want to mention the bad stuff ’cause then my life won’t be going very very well anymore. So yes. I am happy.
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73. ebeth who is too lazy to sign in | June 13, 2008 at 8:18 am

i wrote a long, no doubt fascinating rambling rant about king’s island, but then the power went out and it got lost and i don’t feel like typing it again. if you actually care, ask online.
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74. Vendaval | June 13, 2008 at 9:19 pm

69- 380 Broome St
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75. Potato Chip (Kelly) | June 13, 2009 at 10:06 pm

This thread needs more activity.

My parents are trying not to be assholes. They seem to have difficulty with that, but at least they’re trying. Dad ungrounded me today and let me go to community day at the park and hang out with friends/Kristen. Probably one of the best days of my life.

There are 14 days until CTY for 3 weeks and after that there are only 8 weeks until boarding school and it will be awesome. That is a total of 70 days left with my parents. Yesss.
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76. FrigidSymphony | June 14, 2009 at 1:43 am

What are they struggling against to “unground” you?
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77. Potato Chip (Kelly) | June 14, 2009 at 11:34 am

76- What do you mean?
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78. FrigidSymphony | June 14, 2009 at 2:37 pm

77. I mean what would the ground you in the first place for?
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79. Potato Chip (Kelly) | June 14, 2009 at 3:46 pm

78- This time it basically went as follows:
1. Asked if I could go to the park on Saturday. Said no, didn’t give a good reason.
2. Argued because there was no legitimate reason why I couldn’t go.
3. Grounded for arguing, now there’s a reason!
They later cited mosquitoes as a reason why I couldn’t go. Yeah, like I can’t deal with that, it’s called bug spray, and I’m not the only one who could get bitten anyway. (There ended up not being any.)
Fortunately they do occasionally listen to logic so it worked out anyway.
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80. FrigidSymphony | June 14, 2009 at 3:52 pm

79: Wtf, your parents are Stalin.
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81. Mel | June 15, 2009 at 7:38 am

79- Ugh, I’ve gotten that too. “OH MY FUCKING GOD YOU EXPRESSED AN OPINION GROUNDED GROUNDED GROUNDED.”

They also decide that I’m being “ignorant” when I don’t agree with them or don’t do something the same way they do, or something of the like. Then it is time for the Inigo Montoya accent. “You keep using that word; I don’t think it means what you think it means.”
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82. Potato Chip (Kelly) | June 15, 2009 at 1:59 pm

81- I SO need to try that. xD That just made my day.
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83. dark dude of darkness | June 15, 2009 at 2:14 pm

shit, y’alls parents are terrible.
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84. penguini | June 15, 2009 at 5:56 pm

I love my parents right now because they are awesome and wonderful yet I hate them because I need to log out in 4 minutes and other trivial shit that is just pissing me off right now. But life is really awesome right now! *happy*
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85. ebeth | June 16, 2009 at 7:15 am

my ‘rents are pretty cool most of the time. and hey, they got me this computer
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86. Shadow Gallery | June 16, 2009 at 10:10 am

My parents and I…have been getting along lately. It’s weird. My mom pointed out that I was not grumpy in the least last weekend when I was working on my chemistry review for 14+ hours, and on top of that had to spend time with my relatives (which I despise). It was shocking to realise. My mom and I also managed to go shopping without getting into an argument.

In other news, it is finally summer! It feels good
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87. Beavo | June 19, 2009 at 7:16 pm

81-I think your parents might be long lost twins of mine.

Good things in life: The ex and I are on good terms. I was afraid she was going to be freaked out and never talk to me again, but luckily that didn’t happen.

Also, school’s out.
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88. Fortune Cell | June 19, 2009 at 8:12 pm

Hey there ex-on-good-terms buddy! I broke up with my ex a week or so before school ended but we ended up talking a lot like a week and a half ago and keeping up contact and stuff.
He’s spent the last week and a half in a tree with his rifle and cell phone. Now he has internet, though…
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89. Beavo | June 20, 2009 at 8:14 am

Wait, in a tree? With a rifle? wtf

But anyways, that’s good. I hate it when a couple breaks up and are immidate enimies. Like every Middle School couple I know.

Oh shit, I just realized next year I’m going to be a freshmen. So not ready for this.

We haven’t really been keeping in contact but I talked to her a couple times on the phone and I saw her on the last day of school, and it wasn’t really awkward or anything.

On the subject of life rocking: I have money for pole-climber combat boots now. So getting. I’ve missed wearing combat boots since mine broke in like, April.
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90. Fortune Cell | June 20, 2009 at 11:41 am

Yep. We’ve actually been treehouse buddies, haha. Except I have friends and a life (he lives in a town of 500, I live in one of 30,000). The rifle is for the raccoons.

Going to Paris tomorrow!
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91. penguini | June 20, 2009 at 5:43 pm

89- you should get tanker boots instead. They’re awesomer!

I’ve spent the last two days fixing bikes. This makes me very happy.

I also saw a purple cauliflower today.
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92. tetracontakaidigon | June 21, 2009 at 5:20 pm

I’ve spent two days this week in penguini’s basement fixing my bike (and learning to ride it). This makes me very happy.
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93. Potato Chip (Kelly) | May 31, 2010 at 7:31 am

Things that are awesome in my life:

-I will see friends from home on Friday (hi tetra and penguini!)
-Only 4 more days of academic work (including SAT IIs, but whatevs)
-Birthday this Saturday!
-I am most likely attending the Berklee Percussion Festival for MARIMBA. Screw that “total percussion” shit.
-After that, CTY Princeton, where I will find some way to see ROOZYKINS despite ridiculous regulations (sigh).

There is more but you don’t care so I’m going to go write my paper in order to enjoy the beautiful New England summer weather.
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94. Fiddler | May 31, 2010 at 2:10 pm

In less than 2 weeks I’m leaving to go sail on a tall ship all summer, which has basically been my dream life for as long as I can remember. Except we aren’t plundering on the high seas, we’re just sailing around the great lakes. But what the hell, it’s close enough.
And that also means I get to see a bunch of my friends from last year, and it means I get to finally see Phil again, which makes me super happy.

And today I went tubing down the creek with my parents, which is a lot more fun than it sounds.
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95. Kagcomix | May 31, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Things that are excellent in my life:

9 Improv shows in four days! Best week ever.

(Fiddler) That is amazing! Have fun!
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96. ebeth | June 25, 2010 at 4:29 am

going to clevelaaaand

gonna kokon. gonna kokon hard.

also road trip with grant and ben THIS SHIT BE CRAZY, YO

mom’s reaction: “where are the GIRLS on this trip?”
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