Cuz I love the way you call me baby

I never thought I'd be sent into someone's life like I have been.

2008-06-06T19:05:19Z

Dad told me this morning that he was proud of me. Proud that I'm using the Baskin Robbins theory. lol. Yesterday, I had it lined up to hang out with three different boys.

I started out the day going to Barnes and Noble with Brett so we could buy Screwtape Letters for our literary discussions. We looked everywhere and couldn't find it, it was hilarious. I finally just asked someone and we got the last two paperback copies. :D Then we sat in his car for a couple of hours and talked. That kid is my soul twin. We could talk forever. We're way too alike. Then I said goodbye because I was supposed to call Rob. I called Rob, and he needed to go through all his paperwork to apply for his visa. So no hanging out with Rob. :( I started reading Screwtape and texted Brett about it, and then we decided it was too deep to discuss via text, so he came and picked me up and we sat in the eatery at Maceys, eating ice cream and discussing letters from a high-position devil to his novice nephew. And then we ended up recalling the first times we met and talked and how we became really close friends overnight... it was funny.

Came home in time for Nick and Cory to pick me up. Haha, those guys make me laugh so hard! Nick used to work at Maceys, but didn't work for long. Long enough for us to become friends, lol. We picked up pizza and a movie and then went to his house and played Brawl. I've been waiting forever to play that game! It was fun. Nick told me I was the best girl he'd ever seen play it, and I was way good. lol! That makes me happy, because I'm not actually that great, but I was able to keep up with them for the most part. I love impressing boys to an extent. XD And then Rob came over! And he played with us. Then another guy came over and we started watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Wow. It was so dumb, but a lot of fun. Some great quotes. "But Bill! Those are some -historical- babes!" lol! Rob had to leave after the movie... I wish he'd stayed, 'cause then some of Cory's friends came over and I observed how incredibly shallow and dumb and -mean- guys can be! The two guys that came over only knew two adjectives, I swear. "Ugly" and "Hot". All they talked about were these girls that met at EFY, and they mostly just bashed on all the ugly girls in their group, while texting the one hot girl they'd met. I wanted so badly to warn that poor girl to run away while she could. Boys are -dumb-!!

Nick kept looking over at me apologetically. I think he was really embarassed by them. He says he doesn't hang out with them much, Cory invites them over sometimes. Good. Don't taint yourself by association, Nick! lol. But I was sitting on the couch, talking to Nick, and then his younger brother, probably not much younger than I am, passed behind me and went up the stairs and Nick was giving him this look. Nick: "My brother Jordan thinks you're my girlfriend..." XD I guess Nick doesn't actually hang out with girls that much! I don't know why. He's hilarious and quite good-looking. But because I hung out with him... Jordan thinks I'm his girlfriend. It makes me laugh. Nick made sure there were, like, five million pillows between us on the couch. lol.

Next time I hang out with Nick, those two boys will not be around. Nick will kick them out for me. :) I wish Rob hadn't left, though. He's my fellow mighty mormon! Oh well. It was all good. Rob and Nick are the greatest. Sorry if this is completely pointless to read. I think I'm just talking to talk.

But enough about boys. Well, never enough, but I'll stop anyway. Graduation! It was actually really good. Not even boring. I got my hat knocked off twice by a beachball, though. Texted Brett during the whole thing. Sang "Peace Be With You" for the last time. Got to stand as one of the top 12 GPAs in the class. It was good. And now I'm... graduated. No more high school. It's the "real world" now.

Hah, I told Ryan something at work. I told him "They can't throw me out into the real world! I'm too young! I'm too stupid!" And it's true! I'm the future? I'm tomorrow? Oh boy, they're in trouble. At least I've got Charlie to show me the ropes. Thank goodness for Chuckaroos!

I'm done rambling now. I love you guys! Be excellent to each other! And party on, dudes!

Every end is another beginning.

2008-05-27T19:54:34Z

It's all coming to a close so quickly. I have one half-hearted week of high school left, and then it's gone forever. The friends, the classes, the life.... I know college will be a blast. I'm excited for it. But I was really getting used to high school.

I'm making progress in my life. On Sunday, I took a big step. For the first time, I actually told a guy I liked him. Well, not a guy. The guy. I told Tyson I liked him. Of course, the text essentially went like this:

"Okay, so I know you know I like you. I really like you, Tyson. And I was pretty sure at one point that you liked me too, but now I'm not so sure what you think of me. If you just like me as a friend, that's totally fine. I just need to know the honest truth."

His reply took a few minutes, but it came. "It's true i did really like you and it's not that i don't like you now, but i like you as a friend." And then he said he still wanted to be friends, really good friends, and we could still hang out and stuff. It was a huge relief, finally asking him about it. Last Tuesday, a friend had told me she asked him, and he had prettymuch said that. It was heart-crushing then. But talking to him about it was good. I can do friendship. :)

Our Prom pictures are way cute, though.

I'm hanging out with Rob on Thursday.... And Zac's in town again, so we might hang out tonight. Senior Dinner Dance is Saturday. I spent all weekend texting Brett. He was my coach. He helped me through the whole Tyson thing. That kid always knows what to say. He's this insane asian who's super-talented and seems like a total goofball, but is truly one of the most amazing people I know. I value this sudden, random friendship I have with him. I texted him till three in the morning Saturday night, planning out how I would text Tyson. Then I made him stay up while I unpicked the hemming on my choir robes and skirt till midnight last night. lol. It's always nice to have someone to talk to. He's a good someone.

Well, that's all I can think to say. If you guys have any questions about my life lately, ask away! I'd be glad to tell you all! lol.

To think how much I've grown this year. I'm pleased, still unbelieving, still needing growth. Thinking about college, I feel so young and immature. Am I ready for it? I guess I'll have to be. It's coming.

It's coming.

Lists of thinking.

2008-04-26T22:42:37Z

I am sitting here... waiting for a phone call from Tyson so he can actually invite me to play racquetball. X3 This whole process of tonight's thing has been so complicated, and now Tyson and I can only participate in the part I didn't really wanna do. But I'll take it anyway.

Rob went through the temple this morning. He says I need to get married quickly so I can see how amazing it is. XD I seriously love that kid.

And Andrew's girlfriend keeps telling me that Andrew and I would be the perfect couple. Uuuuh.... He's your boyfriend.... XD She's so sweet, though.

I worked today... Filled 24 bags with pebbled ice for an hour. Bagged for maybe an hour. Did go-backs the rest of the time. It was heavenly.

I have homework... I'm kinda hoping it'll magically end up done. It usually does.

UPDATE:

Tyson never called... So I called Nicole, who just got off the phone with Johnny who'd just talked to one Tyson who can't make it to racquetball after all. And he was supposed to call to tell me this, which I think would be ridiculous since he never called me about this date anyway, and we've never spoken a word to each other about it. This whole thing was planned through Johnny and Nicole, so why should we have to talk about it now? XD

I can't stop laughing. My life is so... ironic? I dunno. These things happen to me. So it's hilarious. And now I'm going to the dance concert with Brian, and then I want to go to Maceys and visit Rob. This should be good.

...Is something wrong with me? When things go wrong, I laugh. I laughed when Pistachio died. I laughed when Felicity crashed into the garage. I laughed when this date I've been looking forward to never happened for me. I think it's a good thing... Some weird form of optimism. But I really do see the humor in it, and it gives me a sort of adrenaline... Whatevs. This is awesome. You could seriously base a movie off my life.

neppiechan @ 2008-04-22T20:28:00

2008-04-23T02:42:02Z

AP. AP. AP. AP. AP. AP. AP. AP.AP.AP.AP.APAPAPAPAPApApApApApapapapapapapapapeyapeyapeyapeyapey.

AP makes me apey.

Anyway. Back to sanity! (or not).

I melted my snowman. My snowman in Frozen... Has been transferred to Grocery. That's okay. It's easier to talk in grocery when doing go-backs... =x But I must be good! Grah! He asked me to his Prom. Jordan Prom. I went, and floated on Cloud Nine the whole way. It was wonderful. I wore my grandmother's dress from the 50s and slow-danced crazily to upbeat songs. I also got jipped out of a couch seat at the end of the night, and therefore my hand-holding. I remain determined to hold that boy's hand. So I'm asking him to Spring Fling... ^__^ Whoever thought a beautiful boy could like a girl like me? But I'll take it. With all my heart!

Andrew's decided he needs to fix his life, so he's going through a lot of stress right now. I'm so proud of him, though. He's a good kid, he just needed a little push in the right direction. I'm just glad we're good friends and that I've been able to be there for him, to show him the happy side of life. To show him the truth and reality of the gospel. To show him that good mormon kids can still be fun and cool. To show him what life should really be about. Oh, my dear Andrew. I would take a bullet for you. I want the best for you (and then some).

Party with Yuriko on Thursday! I'm stoked. *dances*

Blagoslovi duche moya, Gospoda.
Gospodi bozhe moy, voz velichil sya yesi zelo.
Vois po vedanni ye iv vele lepout oblek sya yesi.
Blagosloven yesi Gospodi.
Nago rahk stanut vody.
Posle degor proydut vody.
Divinya dela tvoya Gospodi.
Vsya premu drostiyu sotvo rilyesi, sotvo rilyesi.
Slavati Gospodi, sotvo rivshemu, sotvo rivshemu vsya.

Goin' back to Disneyland!

2008-03-26T22:09:25Z

I want to go back! Sure, the prices are beyond ridiculous, and I'm exhausted and my feet hurt... But Tour was too fun. I loved it.

Screaming California is the greatest. Especially when you ride in the front. Oh my, tears streaming from your eyes at high speeds! I LOVE it! And Indiana Jones was so awesome! Seriously. Disneyland is great. And getting stuck on Space Mountain was fun. Wicked was amazing to see. Beyond amazing. The harbor cruise was kind of boring, though we did see a seal. Seal Beach was fun, but mostly cold. I got sprinkled with holy water at the Catholic Mass... It was a neat experience. And it really strengthened my testimony. And sleeping on a bus is way easier after four days of Disneyland than beforehand.

Wow. And I never thought I would, but... I almost had a RoT. Romance on Tour. Except he has a girlfriend and I have a Tyson and we both knew these things. We just hung out a lot. Enough that a couple of people asked me if we were going out. XD And he's a sophomore on the Bandestrazz side of things.... Weird, eh? Kid in my seminary class. Makes me laugh. Good ol' Andrew.

If any of you want to know more tour details, give me a call. I'm sure I could rant about everything forever. Especially Churros.

Tyson works tonight. :3

"I'm looking forward to it!"

2008-03-03T01:48:15Z

Do you ever just need to talk? Not just talk, but talk talk talk. Fill the silence. Fill that void talking. But you have to have someone to talk -to-. You always need that girlfriend's ear you can blab off about nothing and everything! Well, now I have to wait until the fireside is over so I can finish talking to my cousin, and Trisha had to cut me off because she got to her grandma's. And now I'm stuck with unfinished words. Sure, I've told the story, but I need to go beyond that. Words can't express how I feel sometimes, but I still have to talk about it.

Well, my hair is short. And cute, I must say. Why did I ever grow my hair out? To donate a foot of it, I guess, and then lose four inches more in the styling process. It was definitely a good move, though. I haven't missed my hair since.

And boys. Boys boys boys boys. One boy in particular. I'm in love with a snowman. Sideburns and clear blue eyes and the most sincere of smiles. He is Mr. President. He is number ten of eleven kids. He is going to get me fired one of these Thursdays, 'cause I spend all my time back in Frozen talking to him. Talking about absolutely nothing. I love it. I love talking about plums and peanut butter and Screwtape Letters and nothing and everything, but at other times it drives me nuts! Because I want to know things about him. I want to tell him serious things. But not really. And then when we talk, the conversation goes wherever the wind blows... Which made asking him to hang out really difficult. Had to do it twice because we got off-subject the first time.

But he's gorgeous. And Stettsen is my man who'll do anything to help me with this. He found out for me that, yes, Tyson likes me, and I was on Cloud Nine for a week. A boy! A boy likes me! A boy I crushed on first likes -me-! And he's gorgeous. And he's absolutely smart. And he's spiritual and kind and polite and maybe as inexperienced in this sort of thing as I am. (And there's the problem-- he's also a guy, so he's dumb, so I have to figure out how to make these things happen. I don't think I'll be going to Jordan's Prom unless I get Stett on this.) But I like him. I really do. And last night we established an out-of-work relationship by hanging out. Saw August Rush (beautiful movie). And... That's that. (No boy should ever look that good covered in snow. But he did. And with that beautiful grin he told me: "It's snowing.")

</boy>

And then there's my sister that I desperately need in my life. I've always told her what's going on... But I haven't seen her in over a month now. And it's killing me. And I need her. She needs to know these things because she's my sister... But by knowing these things, she wouldn't think I was her sister anymore. No one in this house ever wants to hear about Tyson. It's all they ever hear about. But it's all I ever think about! And I know she won't really care about it either, but I still need her to know. I like a boy and he likes me back and now we're stuck talking about plums moving nowhere. And that's it, but she needs to know.

Oh yeah. Don't let me forget to tell Rochelle about Rob in Grocery.

Rob: So, are we gonna hang out before I leave on my mission?

Me: Sure. If you want to.

Rob: Yeah.

Me: When are we gonna hang out?

Rob: When you call me.

Me: I'm, uh... Not gonna call you. I don't call boys.

Rob: How about.... You call Rob?

Me: XD How about you call me?

Rob: 'Cause I don't have your number.

(Like I have -his- number)

Me: I can give it to you.

And then we found the Coconut Milk and I put it back and... the conversation changed. What a funny, curly-headed blond guy. Good ol' Rob. Good ol' Grocery Guys.

Well, thanks for listenin'. I need to talk. And maybe permanent words will help... I just feel words slipping away all the time. I've written so many poems with the word "frozen" in them lately. Maybe I'll end with one of those. One I wrote last night. Oh oh oh. Don't you know how hard we crush? Do you guys feel this way to? Sigh. Thanks again. Sorry I don't update you all enough. Sorry I don't even have an internet life anymore. I love you guys.

I recognized you from the distance,
Walking towards me
(notably graceful)
And blue eyes beaming.
You were outlined in snow,
And I waved you over
(notably clumsy)
Out of the falling snow.
But oh! You wore it so well!

A year has passed, the seasons go...

2007-12-11T23:07:30Z

Go back in your LJ and post the first sentence(-ish) of the first post in every month from this year.

January

( Hillcrest High Mourns Loss of Coach Takeno ) Yeah, it's kinda depressing... But I wasn't horribly sad or anything. It's just -weird-.

February

Kidney stones a couple of years ago... Then heart problems last year, and this year it's appendicitis.

March

Holy toleeto, sister! How many times can you post in between my LJ checkings?

April

Well, I've been convinced to ask the guy I like to Spring Fling.

May

Well, I got answered last night (though I found the answer this morning). Turns out someone beat me to the asking. There was a smidgeon of sadness... But mostly relief.

June

What do you do when you've been putting things off for so long and then time comes that you no longer have an excuse? My life's in lingo right now, between hectic school/work schedule and summer schedule.

July

igota32ontheact!!!!!

August

ohmyfeet. This has got to be the worst part of dating. The date's not so bad. Not bad at all! It's the ASKING that's SO HARD!!! But why?!?!

September

Oh. My. Skin.

October

1. I came down with a cold today. I don't like this. >:0

November

2. Trooping as pirates last night was fun, but the best part was when the ticket box guy asked Kenz if she had a Myspace. XD Macro will ensue!

December

Living is a thrilling thing. I'm living right now-- breathing it all in and out.

Oh how quiet, quiet the world can be...

2007-12-11T22:53:36Z

Living is a thrilling thing. I'm living right now-- breathing it all in and out. Life is so busy; I rarely get vacant moments anymore, but that's all right, because I like it that way. I like having things to do (though some things I definitely prefer over others).

So, 33 on ACT = Full Heritage Scholarship to BYU. They've admitted me already, too.

I'm 18.

Finally, a boy took me on a date! Kudos to Paul. I love the Bourne Ultimatum.

By doing a lot of work in yearbook, I've earned a lot more responsibility and respect. Freeman told me I'm prettymuch the Design Editor of the yearbook. It makes me happy that he thinks I have a good eye for design, and so I do a lot of work on the pages. Frezoid and I are tight.

Choir is too much fun, though we aren't good enough yet. Tonight we perform at the Assembly Hall downtown! Wish us luck; our first time performing "Senex Puerum Portabat." :3

I don't want Waldo/Eric to move. =( We get to guest star in Sammy and Sally Sophomore because we happened to be bagging when they came into Maceys filming it. :D So excited!

Get to make the video for Seminary Council, too. Don't know how I'll do it in three days, but I'll manage.

Got Misha's invitation! Almost fainted at how gorgeous she is and how perfect she and Eric look together. Misha, darling, congratulations! You'll have beautiful, blonde, elven children!

I'm just glad I've found my niche, at least in high school. We'll see how well I adapt to college. I think going to the Singles' Ward Prayer is helping with that, though. I love all those mid-20s kids.

((Ooh! And checkout my new layout. Huzzah.))

Les chose trois

2007-11-30T00:19:25Z

Three things that scare me:
Unexpected deaths, earwigs, Becky Bentley

Three people who make me laugh:
Charlie, Stettsen, Taylor

Three things I love:
my family, the gospel, the english language

Three things I hate:
Trix commercials, Christmas music before Thanksgiving, the degenerating grammar of our generation

Three things I don't understand:
Acrylic paints, football, malicious girls

Three things on my desk:
Crime and Punishment Essay Question, Trisha's thumb drive, a giant magnifying glass

Three things I'm doing right now:
Thinking of motifs that support the theme in my Crime and Punishment essay, smelling the upcoming dinner, shivering

Three things I want to do before I die:
Get married in the temple, have children, write books

Three things I can do:
Write, bag, love people

Three things you should listen to:
All American Rejects, your mother, the spirit

Three things you should never listen to:
Degrading language, middle school choirs, Satan

Three things I'd like to learn:
How to manage my time, how to do cool stuff with calculus, linguistics

Three favourite foods:
chili verde, avocados, cactus fruit

Three beverages I drink regularly:
water, apple juice, milk

Three TV shows/books I watched/read as a kid:
Power Rangers, Pokemon, Samurai Pizza Cats

Three bloggers to tag:
You and you and you!

"I'm a donut! Look at my sprinkles!"

2007-10-12T13:28:48Z

1. So, life is going well. It's still busy. I need to find a peasant costume, learn Beauty and the Beast stuff, and apply for college by the end of this month, which is already almost halfway gone. Poo. Where does time go, anyway?

2. I love Crime and Punishment. But unlike you, Sierra, I don't love Raskolnikov as much as I love RAZUMIHIN! Ah, he's hilarious and just so sweet and amazing and.... psychic or something. He's deep, but you wouldn't think it when he's calling Raskolnikov a "queer fish."

3. I shouldn't like my job this much, but I really look forward to work. I wait all week for it. X3 Paul still hasn't given me the cds he burned for me... But he has told me that if he went to Hillcrest he'd ask me for a dance. Was shocked that I've never been asked before. Well, a dance is just a hyped-up date! You can still ask me on a date, Paul. XP But Stettsen's a donut with chocolate frosting and sprinkles, Paul's a blueberry cake donut, I'm a Danish, and Tyson's a turnover. And apparently he hates turnovers, so now he's the villain because he hates himself. And the last thing Anne and I are supposed to think before we retire to bed at night is: "Paul's lips are nice and moist." Wow. We get way too slap-happy. And I did my first eight-cart run last night! Would've been much easier, though, if that stupid car wasn't right in the way. *grumble* That was -not- fun to go around. And Stettsen and Paul are jealous that I've never been yelled at by a customer before... But who would yell at a sweet little girl like me? lol

4. I was Stud Posse'd a week ago. So remember when I mentioned a bunch of guys from Hillcrest randomly showing up at Maceys? Lucas, Cameron, Jeff, Taylor, and Pascal? Well, they're the secret organization called the "Stud Posse" and they give cookies to girls. It's cute, sweet, and we love them. Last Friday, I found some cookies and a note on my doorstep!:

"Leah
Every time we walk past you in the hall, we almost faint because of your beauty. If we avoid you for the next few weeks it's because we don't want to faint and bump our noggins. :) We love you. Please date us. yes, it sounds a little creepy, but that's why we got you these treats!
Signed
Stud Posse"

Yes, I love those boys. They've made my year, lol. They're too good to me.

5. Conference weekend was awesome, but I still need to watch the first session. Go President Eyring! Woohoo! And I'm so glad Britt and Dan came and watched!! Exciting. <3 Speaking of... Canyon tonight! Yaaay!

6.

I taste like Peanut Butter.

I am one of the most blendable flavours; I go with sweet, I go with sour, I go with bland, I go with anything. I am practical and good company, but have something of a tendency to hang around when I'm not wanted, unaware that my presence is not welcome. What Flavour Are You?

neppiechan @ 2007-10-02T07:32:00

2007-10-02T13:37:01Z

What do the Harry Potter adults think of you?

Result #2Albus Dumbledore is glad you are an Order member but thinks youre too anxious.Lord Voldemort sees you as a major threat and wants to have you killed as soon as possible.Minerva McGonagall thinks you misbehave way too much.Severus Snape hates you.Rubeus Hagrid thinks youre a good person.Horace Slughorn thinks you were a brilliant student with great potential.Sirius Black loves you with all his heart and would kill for you.Remus Lupin thinks youre a great friend.Bill Weasley is secretly madly in love with you.Lucius Malfoy acts like he hates you but actually has sick fantasies about you.Bellatrix Lestrange wants to personally torture and then kill you.Peter Pettigrew thinks youre scary.
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Yay for Sirius's loving me! lol

2. Trooping as pirates last night was fun, but the best part was when the ticket box guy asked Kenz if she had a Myspace. XD Macro will ensue!

3. Apparently, there's a billboard with my look-alike face on it somewhere along the freeway from Provo to Salt Lake. On the left side. I want to see this billboard.

4. Life's crazy. I don't know what more to say... Yay, crazy!

5. Oh yeah... I've redone my lj layout. Now I just need to change my icons. =0

"Why Leah?!?! Why did it have to be her? She was so pretty!"

2007-09-22T20:21:37Z

1. Well, I never donated blood. I didn't weigh enough... (angry face!) But I didn't feel like going to Painting, so I just stayed and talked with all of my blood-donating friends. XD Taylor kept getting worried that he was going pale.

2. I -LoVe- AP Literature! It is so much work, and we're always busy, but it's absolutely amazing!! Especially after English last year, where we did absolutely nothing. And this year, we're reading book after book after book (We haven't even finished our Their Eyes Were Watching God essays and we're already five chapters into Crime and Punishment), and we actually get to learn how to write essays... I love it! Ms. Shin is crazy, but crazily amazing!

3. I love my job. Eric Littlewood and I trade theories about Anakin's "father" in Star Wars, Stettsen and I trade boy/girl advice, because some girl told him he needed to be more serious (he doesn't!), and Paul calls me pretty and says (more than just) goodbye to me in Russian. Lindsay and I dance between checkstands and Sashana and I giggle at nothing. Love. Work.

4. I'm so excited for the play! I get to be on stage during Be Our Guest! Exciting! And we get assigned costumes next week. Maybe I'll be a whisk?

5. Ballroom Dance Club will be amazing.

6. I don't think anyone's going to ask me to Homecoming.. And Jenny wants me to suggest to Eric that he ask her to Homecoming, but I'm also going to throw my name in there. It'd be fun. :D

7. I'm tired... Maybe I should take a nap.

neppiechan @ 2007-09-22T14:05:00

2007-09-22T20:21:06Z

Trisha: "Sly move with the 'I can't climb a mountain!' thing!" Me: "I really can't!"

2007-09-18T03:24:30Z

1. Sadie Hawkins! Oh my goodness, it was so much fun. For our Morning/Day activity, we all went up to Big Cottonwood Canyon and made french toast! I was chased by bees while holding the sausage plate, and the guys started a fire from fifty spent matches. Pyros. Then we took a ten-minute hike up the side of the mountain. Easy, but steep! I was okay going up, and I only had to use my date a couple of times to get there safely. Then we sat on top of the bit we climbed to, which had a beautiful view of the road and a powerline.... XD But it was fun. And then we had to climb -down- the mountain... And I held Taylor's hand prettymuch the whole way down as he kept me from falling. He's the type that usually runs down mountains... But he stayed behind with me and held my hand and told me I could step on his feet if I needed a secure spot and was just so patient! It was absolutely adorable and he's such a gentleman. I picked a good date.

For dinner, we all met at the Maceys parking lot and then each couple went and got the part of the meal they were assigned to. And, of course, we were dressed as our favorite era! Taylor and I were newsies! It was awesome, and Taylor wouldn't stop professing is newfound love for suspenders. Anyway, he and I won the main meal, and so we got fried chicken. I had to stop and explain to a few of my coworkers why I was dressed as a Newsie. I'm just glad Tyson didn't see me. XD Then we all went to Crestwood Park (AMAZING PARK!) and Taylor decided he didn't want to sit at the crowded picnic table with everyone, and so invited me to sit on the grass with him! No one followed us... So we just sat there alone. On the grass. Talking about random stuff. It was fun, and we just laughed when people made the "They just want to be alone!" comments.

And then we of course had to play on the playground! Taylor and I discovered that teeter-totters aren't so much fun when you're taller than three feet. But the swings were AWESOME! We got so giggly and bubbly as we swung way up high, our movements synchronized. I haven't swung in years... It's definitely one of the best things ever. Christine went camera happy and took some dang good candids of Taylor, and a couple of me that she claims I look like a model in (Yeah, a newsie model with her hair falling out of its braid. =/) The guys all picked flowers for us, and then we went off to the dance! Taylor was so happy that I'd let him open my door for me. He says all other girls he's taken on a date rush to their doors and won't let him open it. But I highly value chivalry, and so of course I let him! It was awesome. He's such a gentleman.

The dance was all right. Pictures should be awesome. I'll see if I can scan them when I get them. :D Our couples one I'm excited for. XD Taylor's all handing me a rolled-up newspaper with a flower in it. Yay! Went and acted crazy on the dance floor. Taylor and I only did one slow dance (he's not very good, actually. My joints killed halfway through the song), but he did have fun spinning me into Pascal. Other than that, we just grinned like the idiots we are. After the dance, we picked up a dateless guy and went to Austin's for peach cobbler. I was squished between our extra and Taylor in the backseat. XD And Taylor is -such- a dog lover. It's absolutely adorable to see him around dogs. Then we went to Jessica's for a movie. On the way there, Angie (our -innocent- Angie!) texted Taylor.

Angie: Why is your music fogging up?
Taylor: Huh?
Angie: Is it getting hot in your car? ;D
Taylor: Not really.... (I started supplying him with answers as we figured Kenner was telling her to text us. We thought Angie was innocent!)
Angie: Nevermind
Taylor: Is it getting hot in YOUR car?

lol. Then I say Taylor's background pic of his dog, Kara, and he proceeded to show me all of his pics, two thirds of which I think were of his dog. She's so cute though! And there's this so cute pic of Taylor asleep next to his dog. He said it was his favorite. lol. Once at Jessica's, we watched Princess Bride! I seriously think it's the best date movie. a) No one cares if you talk during it, because we've all seen it a million times, and b) Everyone's got it memorized and so we all say the lines as they're said. Oh, and c) Bearded Buttercup. Next time you watch it, the scene where they're rolling down the As You Wish hill... Watch it in scene-by-scene. XD Heehee. Taylor's favorite line of the movie is: "Why do you wear a mask? Were you burnt by acid or something?" XDDD Anyway, poor Taylor was so tired. We dropped him off just before midnight, but he was dozing off in the car already. That kid can sleep anywhere. Especially in AP Gov. Heh. But I walked him to his porch and we had a good hug. Then back in the car and I crashed into bed myself!

2. The next morning, Dan and Britt picked me up! Rick cooked a delicious breakfast for us, and then we went to church. It was fun. Those guys in Rick's class are hilarious. And Primary was all fun and cute. I Will Serve Sweetly in the Home! *pokes Britt to remember, lol* And then we came back and ate lunch and watched tv and I fell asleep during Survivorman, but Amy woke me up during the Pre-Survivor:China episode so I could see the cute mormon boy. XD I was so tired, but "dang, he -is- cute" and I was determined to stay awake. After some Psych, we came home and ate dinner and Rick helped me fill out Graduation Order Form stuff.

3. I am so excited for my Senior Tankard. I don't know why; it just looks awesome.

4. Five of us on Yearbook Staff went and interviewed the SBOs today. That was an adventure, but so fun. And I told Sam Burton that he reminded me of the Mac guy. He'd never seen the commercials! Can you believe it? But when we got back to Freeman's, he looked them all up on Youtube and just laughed. "Why do I remind you of him?" "I don't know, you just do." I didn't tell him because he's an adorable geeky guy who looks awesome in his grandma sweater and with his messenger bag. I love sitting next to him in Yearbook, though. We take turns forgetting how to mask a layer and then ask the other how it's done.

5. I'm doing blood drive tomorrow! I signed up to do it during Painting... And lo and behold! Lindsay Nelson and Taylor Jensen were signed up for the same time! It'll be a madhouse party. Taylor rocks. I think there's an unspoken agreement that we're good friends, although Angie told me after school today that we were so cute together. XD He's definitely more than good-looking, but I think our friendship is mutual and nothing more. :D

6. Oh man. Tomorrow's going to be crazy. Eighth period= blood drive! Right after school, I get to run to the Skills USA Meeting because Freeman won't tell me exactly what it's about, but he wants me to join and asked if I could come in for just five minutes. Then I have to run to musical rehearsal, which ends at 4:30, and I have work at 5. So I have to run home, change clothes, and then off to work until 10, where I will come home and crash. Crazy Dazy.

7. I keep wanting to push Apple S. You can't save a Livejournal Post, Leah! There's no need! It's Autosaved!

8. Dan and Britt came over and watched Single's Ward tonight! Amy had to leave early... But the Brames say they enjoyed it! Yaaay! :D Did you really like it, Britt? Or did it scare you away? lol. I love that movie. It's so... lame, but hilarious. Yay, Utah!

Well, I think that's all. Have a good night. *hugs to all*

(Eyelash Wishes)

2007-09-14T15:15:14Z

1. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KARI! Omygoodness, youse twenny-un! *dies* I love you girl, and I hope I find time to call you after school today. LOVE!

2. Work is going we-ell~! Stettsen is way too much fun to work with. I can't help but be enthusiastic near Paul; his is way too contagious! I still hope I'm not giving him the wrong idea... Sashana and Emily have started humming the wedding march whenever Tyson says hi to me. Sashana: "It starts out with a 'Hi!' and then it's duh, duh, duh-duh!" Emily: "....That was a big jump." And I helped five people out last night! Which was my goal, and so I got candy. Yum. I work again tonight, and Paul's working this time, not shopping.

3. I'm so excited for Sadie Hawkins tomorrow! I tried on my Newsie outfit, and it was rockin'. Yeya~! I'll give you guys a big ol' update after that's all over. :D

4. Britt! Love! I haven't heard back from Amy about Sunday yet... I'll call her tomorrow if I get nothing. Have you heard anything from her? Oh, and what time would you come pick me up if I do get to go? :D

"It's powerfully moving because of its powerful-movingness..." -Ms. Shin

2007-09-11T22:37:06Z

1. Oh my goodness! I forgot to mention in my last entry! Yesterday, I got another letter from Parch~! *spins* Well, it was really small and short, but he's really busy. And there are FIVE pictures! One of him (he's got a tan!), one of Elder Motuliki, one of a beautiful Phelan sunset, one of the only apples he ever saw in Apple Valley, and one of the coolest license plate ever! Exciting. But it totally renewed my love for Parch. We definitely need to get a tape going this Sunday! *is determined*

2. So, I was answered! Verbally. XD After Gov today, Taylor and I happened to walk out together again. He started telling me about how he was -so- sorry he hadn't answered me yet, and he's been really busy with work and VE, and he's been way tired and stuff, but he's so sorry he hasn't answered yet and he's the world's biggest jerk and he was going to answer me in this huge, creative way, but it didn't work out....

Me: "It's okay, Taylor! I understand! It's totally fine. I haven't been worried or upset or anything, so you're okay. Trisha's about ready to kill you... But not me."

Taylor: "Well, my answer is Yes, I would -love- to go with you."

Me: "Aw! Hug!"

And then we hugged. It was funny. He kept apologizing, and I told him it was all right and such. I understand. Trisha thinks I'm far too forigiving, but I think she's far too cynical. But I can't blame her either; the third guy she's asked has said no to her as well. He's "working on Saturday." CHOI! I'm going to shoot you, Asian! So now she's just going to text Dillon Clark, Taylor's friend, and tell him he better go with her. lol. But yay! Taylor and I are so excited to be Newsies. We're geeks. :D

Part of Perfecting Yourself is Getting a Date, Apparently.

2007-09-11T14:54:43Z

1. The cold's moved to my throat now, I'm over the worst of it. I hope most of it's gone by Saturday... But it hasn't been so bad. I've suffered through it well enough, I think.

2. I still haven't been answered to Sadie Hawkins, though I know it's a yes. Every day about fifty people ask me if he's answered me yet, and then they say they're going to kill him.... That would be bad. Death=Can'tgoballwime. But apparently he's trying to come up with a really good way to answer me back. XD I think it's cute, so I really don't mind. Trisha's ready to commit murder on that boy, though.

3. I got some shoes for work! Hopefully these ones won't tear up my poor ankles. Limping around the parking lot isn't so much fun. I can't wait to work Thursday and Friday... Is that weird? I love my job, I really do! Well, I love the people at my job. Socializing is so much fun.

4. We went to Maceys for cones after FHE last night. I saw Stettsen in the parking lot (probably on carts) and called out to him, and he came over and we talked for, like, ten seconds... But it was fun. I love that kid.

5. We've got our first Beauty and the Beast ensemble rehearsal today after school! I'm excited to learn Be Our Guest and stuff. Heehee. Should be fun.

6. I had a weird dream last night... Dillon, a guy in my ward who goes to Skyline, decided he didn't want to go to school one day, and so he asked me to go and take notes in a couple of the classes he'd still need notes from. I'm not sure how I got conned into it, but I did end up going. He was in a Multimedia class, which I was excited to go to because Sierra and Riley taught it. XD But first I went to his AP Gov class, and... It was crazy. Random people. Woah. Weird dreams. @__@

7. I think I'm getting ready for the college social scene a year too early. Friday night, I ended up at a BYU Block Party for Wyview. I went to hang out with my cousin... and that's what was going on! So we went. It was funny. Too many guys and too much flirting... I'm not sure I'm actually ready for college. Everyone's just ready to get married there. =0 And then Stephanee dragged me with her to a CES Fireside on Sunday night, and then I went with her to her Ward Prayer afterward. I'm so high school. I've started a list of guys for Stephanee to work on. XD

8. Amy!~ If you read this... I wanna go to church with you guys on Sunday! Maybe Dan and Britt could pick me up before going to your guys' on Sunday morning? Hm, Britt? Ames? Yay, it'd be fun!

I love you all! Don't forget that. *hearts*

neppiechan @ 2007-09-06T15:27:00

2007-09-06T21:49:09Z

1. I came down with a cold today. I don't like this. >:0

2. Work's great! I still love my job. Working with Paul is, as he'd probably say, a "madhouse party," though flirting with Stettsen makes for a good shift, especially when he wants so badly to go skip around outside in the thunderstorm. I love Sashana, dislike bagging for Dan, and I find excuses to walk down the frozen aisle and say hey to Tyson.

3. Had our first run of Seminary Assembly today! Ms. Moosman let us out of Creative Writing to go and do it. I finished our video in time and dear Freeman let me burn it during school and even gave me a dvd to burn it onto! Great man. It's hilarious and everyone seems to really love it so far. Felicity, Amelia and Kelley say it was even better than Sammy and Sally! But I'm skeptical of this, as this year's Sammy and Sally was superb. I'm not as good as May Bo. :D Sophomores, ptcha. X3

4. Yesterday, I auditioned for our school musical - Beauty and the Beast! I'm already in the chorus line because I'm in concert choir, so I figured I might as well go and audition. Of course, yesterday morning I was consumed with trying to finish our seminary movie on time, so halfway through the day when that was out of the way, I finally had time to think about what I would sing for my audition. The last period of the day I decided I'd have to sing "Matchmaker" from Fiddler on the Roof acapella... But which part should I sing? I couldn't decide! Anyway, filled out my audition paper. Told Mr. Long I had to leave by 3:30 so I needed to go sooner, and then I took the seminary dvd over to the seminary teachers and stayed until we were sure the dvd worked. And then I started walking back to the school... and Christine appears at the choir doors and yells, "RUN, LEAH! YOU'RE NEXT!" And so I BOOK it to the choir room and we wait at the door for the auditioner to finish, and I'm out of breath and I'm not sure which part of the song I'm going to sing yet, and then Christine opens the door and tells me to go walk into the center and wait for Dr. Bentley to nod at me. So I walked to the center, with everyone watching me audition. I wasn't afraid of the people, I was dead nervous about forgetting the lyrics! But Lucas was right in my line of sight and giving me the biggest grin and two thumbs up! I love redheads, lol. And Dr. Bentley sorta nods at me, and I nod back questioningly, and he nods in the affirmative and then I break out suddenly, "HODEL! OH HODEL! Will you be a lucky bride! He's handsome! He's tall! --That is, from side to side! But he's a nice man, a good catch, right? Right!" And I'm all hunchbacked and acting it out and I went on a little more and then forgot how the next part started, so I said "--and that's all I got." But everyone was laughing and Chris says she thinks Mr. Long was laughing, so that's good! But I was pleased with myself, I guess. Glad that I auditioned. We'll see if I get a funny little part. :D

5. Sorry, that was a long story... But I figured if Misha could do it, so could I! *love*

6. I asked Taylor Jensen to Sadie Hawkins. He still hasn't answered me, but it took him a while to figure out that it was I who asked him. XD Yesterday after Gov, we happened to walk out the door together. We traded our usual silly grins, asked after one another, and then there was a slighty awkward pause.

Taylor: "....I'm going to answer you soon, okay?"
Me: "Okay!"
Taylor: *smiles with relief that he's got the right girl* "Okay! I'll answer you!"

And he walks off with his silly grin. He is the grinniest boy I've ever seen, lol. Today at lunch, I joined him and Christine after I was done eating. We both had our arms folded and on the table, and we leaned across towards each other so we could hear. It was funny, having a conversation like that, but cute. Taylor's an awesome guy.

7. We got placed in choir today... I'm an ALTO! A first alto! I've sung soprano my whole life! This should be interesting. =/

Me: "Jeff! I'm an alto! It's weird!"
Jeff: "Oh, hey! I'm a tenor! Maybe we'll sit next to each other!"

8. Well, that's about it from me. I really don't want this cold. Did you end up with a cold, Charlie? OH! Charlie. Brent Isaacs asked how you were doing. He said you're waiting for him to get out of high school. lol, I love that kid. X3

"That's -twice- this has happened to me today! It must be from the same chicken!"

2007-08-27T14:40:09Z

1. Apparently, I'm a trend-setter. This makes me laugh. XD

2. Riley's prettymuch right. (When isn't he?) Maceys is the Singles Ward for young adults. At first I was excited to be working with so many cute mormon boys, but now it's just overwhelming! My first two bagging days were great, and I was quickly growing quite fond of Jordan... Though Cameron and Stettson were very nice to me as well. (Trisha says I'm fresh meat-- the hot new redhead. lol.) But then Saturday... I ended up bagging alongside cashier Paul the whole time, and before I left he gave me his number on a piece of reciept paper. XD Total EFY boy, and so much fun to work with, but I'm not sure if I can call him... It's just weird! I don't know how to go about it! We'll probably be working together next Saturday, which he claimed was too far away, but it doesn't seem so far away to me. And then during my breaks I talked to Tyson from the frozen section. He's way cute, and always says hi to me when I enter a room, and waves as he pushes a cart of ice past my aisle, making Paul pause in our conversation for a moment. lol. It's a good job. A wonderful job, even. It's all happiness, politeness, and baggingness. I now bag in my sleep... That's a problem.

3. Seminary Council! It's all good. We're filming our movie this week, and then hopefully we'll be all ready so I can put it together next week. Yay for Multimedia Design~! I even got my old computer back! *clings*

4. Which leads me to school! I'm in my first period on this the first day. So far, so good, but I'm using a Mac, what could go wrong? lol. I hope Felic's doing all right.

Well, that's prettymuch it for me, I think. Huzzah for everything~!

Chaptere XXVII: When the girl down the streete's new occupatione is much an improvemente.

2007-08-17T22:21:49Z

The date:

The group date on Tuesday night was a lot of fun! It was mostly like a scheduled hangout, so it was so awesome. We played some Wii Tennis and Apples to Apples, and this awesome game called Spazz. It was decided that Brent Issacs is a parasitic life form that feeds on awkward silences, as if that was already unknownst to the world. Then we watched Spaceball's at Christine's house, at Lucas' frantic request. That movie is so funny... So it was just a fun night. Yayz. :D

Orientation:

Wednesday was Maceys Orientation. A friend from school was there, too, so I wasn't alone! Taylyn. <3 There was also a really tall guy going into stocking, and a younger guy going bagger. We went over stuff, and watched many an Andy Goodwell video. We all kind of bonded during the movies, then did paperwork... And then we found out that the younger kid, Ty, wouldn't turn 16 until May! They had hired him at too young an age! So we sadly had to strip him of his name badge and send him to the curb to wait for his mom. We were so heartbroken to see the kid go. =( But then Taylyn and I got our shirts and aprons, and I felt SO COOL to have a Maceys uniform! *twirls*

Training:

Today I went back for training. We learned how to bag, and watched videos on it... But we still have yet to do it. But we did wear our uniforms today, and I felt all awesome-like. X3 I'm so excited to work at Maceys! Yay!

Football:

Tonight's the Hillcrest v. Park City game! Park City's supposed to be pretty bad at football, so we might be able to win. XD We'll see. These games are more for the social atmosphere than the actual game, anyway. Yay, people! :D

Now for real updatedness.

2007-08-14T16:45:42Z

Okay, okay. A lot's been going on in my life. Let me update you on that rather than some freaked-out attempt to make a phone call. I'll put my life in list form! Cause we all like lists.... right? *shot*

1) Family Reunion PWND. Not only was I a cowboy princess, but Bran and Ditt were there! YAAAY! It was so awesome to have them there and I love them and I love them and I love them and I love Britt's camera and I love them. I'm so glad they came. *hearts abound*

2) Maceys Interview. Actually, this happened right before the reunion. I shook through the whole thing, even when they offered me a snack to sample for them... But I passed the test or something because I was HIYArED at the end of the interview! I think she was impressed by my love for Maceys, my grades and aspiration to go to BYU, and my perseverence in my last dismal job. I r nowz a baggerz! Orientation is Wednesday at 2:00! Eeks!

3) Trek. Oh man alive, fifteen miles of SAGEBRUSH was... urgh. But it was an amazing experience, and the testimony meeting was awesome, and the places we visited are so incredibly sacred. The Willie and Martin Companies suffered so much in these areas, and their sacrifice has made the place holy. Eight hour busrides are a blast or awful, depending upon whom you sit near. I got to know a lot of people better that I had barely known before. Yay, friendship! lol.

4) Blaine, my cousin, came out to go on trek with us! He's amazing and all the girls in Nevada are in love with him, and quite a few girls out here were loving him, too. Which is weird. He's my cousin! =0! But he's so cool and we got to know one another a lot better and he's just awesome. I love my Blaine-o!

5) Braces. I got them off the day after coming back from Trek! Ah! My teeth are so huge and beautiful and I love them! They make me happy! And so many people have noticed they're off, it's funny. People I haven't seen all summer knew they were gone. Yaaay! I feel all bouncey. *bounces*

6) Christine's birthday party. In which I mostly talked with Trisha and Christine's two cousins, Will and Charlie. Awesome guys, with a boatload of chivalry to boot. Props to them! And props to Christine for finally turning seventeen so she can be a dancing queen! It's difficult, when you're getting ready to turn eighteen... and your best friend has her seventeenth birthday. I tend to forget how young she is.

7) Singing. Crossroads Rehabilition Center, Sundays at 6 pm. It is so much fun to go and sing with singy people to old people who love "the singers." It's always a fun opportunity, and you can feel the spirit so greatly when singing beautiful hymns of praise. I love the hymns... possibly too much. =0

8) Registration. Oh man, my schedule was so messed up! I was -not- going to let Physics stay in my schedule! So I talked to Mrs. Alcorn and we fixed my schedule. Lots of extra stuff, and I'm still deeply hurt by the loss of Calculus BC.. *cries*:

1- Multimedia Design! I loved the class last year and I was wanting to take it again anyway, so why not?

2- Seminary!

3- AP Lit. Should be good. I need start reading Wuthering Heights.

4- AP Gov. I gave up Calc BC so I could take this. ;o; I don't think I could even stomache half a year of regular Gov. I think this one will be much more beneficial. *weeps*

5- Yearbook! Are you happy for me, Charlie? It was there, and I was like, What the hey! I'll take it! I'm pretty sure Freeman will let me in. He's a good guy and we're friends.

6- Creative Writing first semester, Theatre 2 second semester.

7- Concert Choir! Haha, should be fun. Learn solefage and be with awesome people.

8- Painting 1 first semester, then Ceramics 1 the second. What can I say? I'm a senior in dire need of filler classes. =X

And that's my schedule. Questions? Comments? Outbursts of emotion? Leave a comment! :D

9) Curls. I love to curl my hair. It's fun.

10) TAPPPPPEEEEEFROMPARCH! I listened to it. It's awesome. I love Parch. He's hilarious. You all must listenarz~! >:000

11) Group date tonight! This will be my first non-dance date... but still I've only been to girls-ask-out dates. Oh well. It'll change someday. XD I'm going with Spencer. He's awesome and totally chill, so it'll just be fun. Yay!

Okay, I think that's it. I love you all~! *spins*

Don't you love teenagers?

2007-08-14T01:59:20Z

ohmyfeet. This has got to be the worst part of dating. The date's not so bad. Not bad at all! It's the ASKING that's SO HARD!!! But why?!?!

Jessica, Christine and some others are having a group date tomorrow night, and I'm trying to get up the courage to ask a guy so I can go, too. I've decided to ask Spencer Burkinshaw of my ward... But it's so hard to call his house and ask if he can go! Argh! It's SO much easier to drop an encrypted message on their doorstep at midnight, even if waiting two weeks for the answer is nerve-wracking. Calling up on the phone and flat-out asking is so much worse! Aaaah!

I know. Trivial. Shallow, even, maybe. But I'm really not good at this sort of thing! And then when I finally called and was all calm and ready... The line was busy! Stupid dial-up... And then fifteen minutes later, mom and I see him drive pass the window. Urgh. I'm trying again after Hell's Kitchen.

I sincerely hate this part of dating.

And this will be my first non-dance date, if I find a guy.

Blah. Wish me luck. Blah, blah.

/I'm gonna muster every ounce of confidence I have, and cannonball into the water/

2007-07-21T19:29:38Z

Psychoanalyze Yourself. Answer the following questions with the first thought that comes to mind. Then read which each answer means. [No cheating! ]

1. You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who is with you?
Alethea

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal?
Stag

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
Hug

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you is your DREAM house. how big is it?
A cute... cabinny sort of thing, though spacious and comfortable.

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
White picket fence!

6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the dining room table. What do you see on AND around it?

Food.... And, like, cute decoration stuff?

7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it?

Rick's giant pink cup!

8. What do you do with the cup?
Pick it up and put it in the sink

9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. What kind of body of water is it?

A nice-sized pond.

10. How will you cross the water?
...Walk around it.

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1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most important person in your life. (No, she's just on my mind at the moment.)

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your problems. (Uh... I don't think my problems are quite stag-alicious.)

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how you deal with your problems. (I guess I do embrace adversity....)

4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition to solve your problems. (Maybe... modest, but ambitious? o_O)

5. A lack of a fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times. The presence of a fence indicates a closed personality. You'd prefer people not drop by unannounced. (Whatever. So easy to hop over a picket fence.)

6. If your answer did NOT include food, flowers, or people, then you are generally unhappy. (Haha, I'm happy. Fuuud.)

7. The durability of the material with the cup is made of is representative of the perceived durability of your relationship. (Uhm... It's a pretty bendy cup, but I hope it's tough plastic.)

8. What you did with the cup is representative of your attitude. (Keep it orderly and clean? lol)

9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire. (XD Uhmmm... A pond.)

10. The way you cross the water is representative to how easy or hard you expect your life to be. (Not hard, I guess.)

I hate it every time this happens, and I say it happens so often I get used to it, but the truth is that you never really can get used to it.

Alethea's got a bad headache and for a while, she felt like she was going to throw up, her arm went numb, and her mental processing and memory were shot. It made me want to cry when we were asking her exactly what happened when she got home, and she was explaining what happened after the nap she had just woken up from. "I woke up at eleven....eighty.... No. Eleven... Five... -- Eight." 11:58. While Dad looked up the Urgent Care near us, the color slowly returned to her face and she could remember things better, though she was still a little slow to think. Mom and Dad took her to the Urgent Care to make sure, but they can't do anything to check her brain there, so now she's at the Emergency Room so she can get a cat scan.

I hope it's okay. She's going into seventh grade, and she doesn't need anything like this. To see her sitting there with Mom holding her tightly, crying as she tried to think of the words to explain her symptoms...

I trust my Father above. I have faith in his will, and we'll just see how this goes. I hate the waiting at home, but if it's the part I'm given to play, I'll play it with a prayer in my heart.

_______________________________________

UPDATE:

Alethea's all right. Turns out she has a migraine. A migraine like -I-'ve never experienced, for one. Apparently she threw up in the waiting room a couple of times... They gave her morphine for the migraine. Yeah. So she's currently sleeping that off, I believe. Poor Alethea. =/

Obliviate!

2007-07-18T19:04:19Z

GRYFFINDOR:
[x] You've never done drugs.
[x] You have a lot of friends.
[x] You get along with everyone.
[x] You love soccer.
[ ] You love baseball.
[x] You're into writing and art.
[x] Favorite music genre is rock.
[x] You believe in "innocent until proven guilty" theory.
[ ] One of your favorite colors is red or gold.
[x] Good grades at school.
[x] One of the worst things you can do is lie.
[x] You plan(ned) on going to college. Mama made me. D:

TOTAL: 10

HUFFLEPUFF:
[x] You're content with mostly everything in your life right now.
[x] You laugh a lot.
[x] You like to follow trends.
[x] Politics suck.
[x] You love to swim.
[ ] Water polo is awesome.
[ ] Pink is one of your favorite colors.
[ ] Black is morbid & depressing.
[x] Michael Jackson is talented as a musical artist.
[x] You're an optimist.
[x] You're very emotional.
[ ] You believe in going steady at a young age.
[ ] You haven't made fun of anyone this month.
[x] Loyalty is the MOST important thing in a relationship. Hand in hand with integrity.

TOTAL: 9

RAVENCLAW:
[ ] You're depressed to a certain extent.
[x] You love to read.
[x] You appreciate theatre & arts.
[ ] Sports suck.
[x] Hate is completely unneeded.
[ ] Indie is your favorite genre of music.
[x] Every once in a while you have little anger outbursts.
[ ] Lying is only sometimes okay.
[ ] Blue is one of your favorite colors.
[x] Knowledge is the key to power.
[x] Sarcasm is the best kind of humor.
[x] People should know what they're talking about before they talk.
TOTAL: 7

SLYTHERIN:
[ ] There's at least one person you hate.
[x] Basketball is a good sport.
[ ] Football is amazing. Football is a bunch of sweaty men tackling each other...
[ ] Black is a cool color.
[ ] You've lied about something serious.
[ ] You're a very deep person.
[ ] You have considered suicide.
[ ] You are not very loyal.
[ ] You like heavy metal.
[ ] They make school seem more important than it is.
[ ] You're scared to grow up.
[ ] Anger is one of your primary feelings.
[ ] You have trust issues.
[ ] Guilty until proven innocent.

TOTAL: 1

I only -like- soccer... But I had to do something to be in a house!

Oh boy. I think if the sorting hat sat on my head... I might actually be in Hufflepuff. o__O

I can sneak around three inches at a time

2007-07-12T17:34:50Z

I love life. I really do. Hanging out with different people.... Watching musical baseball with Kari and Misha, stalking my sister with darling Britt. And having IM parties with Kossie, Britt, and Dred. It's way too much fun, and I feel so loved and so loving.

Well... I felt like I had to update a lot... But now I don't feel like saying much. I'd rather be elusive about the things I say, I guess. I think I might be weird.

Anyway, thanks everyone. You all rock!