Oh my God.
16 years ago
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Why Clinton is my favorite president:
"People in this world have always been more inspired by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
- Bill Clinton, DNC speech 28 August 2008
Well, hopefully my second favorite president as of the day after this election!
Monday, August 25, 2008
Democrats in the HIZOUSE!
Today I marked off a huge dream of mine since I was about 14 - I volunteered at and got into the Democratic National Convention, which is oh-so-luckily right here in Denver! After getting up at the ungodly hour of 6am and bussing into Market Station, I met up with the Rock The Vote bus group, 
they tossed me a t-shirt and a stack of postcards, and sent me off into the great unknown. Which was actually that door at the convention center with the big blue bear.
I canvassed here for a few hours, only to be interrupted by these clowns headed for me at the crosswalk:
Don't they seem a little lost? I did, but when my partner started giving them directions to Minneapolis-St Paul, they seemed miffed. They proceeded to chant "Drill Here, Drill Now" on the corner, which caused the usually packed sidewalk to do this:
with an outer ring of glaring Obamaites. Good thing -we- actually value free speech, eh? I wonder what would happen to Obama demonstrators in St Paul. Another gross group was the anti-abortion league, a bunch of 'priests' with megaphones and pictures of dead aborted fetuses. No pictures of them, for obvious disgusting reasons.
Finally, I got invited to the Youth Voters press conference which was actually IN the convention center, a place I never thought I would get into. I thought you needed all sorts of fancy passes to get in, but it turns out most events are open to the public. Yay! 
Last but not least, the SWAG of the day, from the lovely ladies at Planned Parenthood. <3!
Political prophylactics!
It was lovely and exciting and historical and I can't wait to go back Wednesday!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
On My Dental Predicament -
I seem to be down four full grown wisdom teeth, as it were.
However, the experience of the Valium I made them give me plus the nitrous oxide plus the fact that they let me watch The Incredibles during the procedure made the whole thing seem awfully hilarious.
Plus, what could be bad about eating nothing but jello, pudding and gravy for a few days! (Okay, not technically gravy, but that is the more common use for cream of mushroom!)
I can't imagine why anyone would want to take vicodin if they didn't have to. Far from getting one high, all they seem to do is make me sleepy and nauseous. Ridiculous!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
200th post - time for self-examination!
According to this (http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/tests/SameAnswers_t.aspx?id=310) VIA Signature Strengths test, out of 24 areas, my four strongest strengthy strengths are:
1. Love of Learning
2. Capacity to Love and be Loved
3. Kindness and Generosity
4. Humor and Playfulness
and my weakest, weakly weaknesses are (least to most sucky)
4. Self-control and Self-regulation (they asked a lot of questions about dieting! EW!)
3. Spirituality and Faith
2. Forgiveness and Mercy
1. Modesty and Humility
Fair? I think so. Curious what you guys think, open fire so to speak! and if you feel like taking the test yourself, go for it! If the link doesn't work, just google the test name!
Sunday, August 03, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
To Shake Things Up..
Things I Hate Thursday!
- Quiche.
- Groundings (of Amanda, she is driving me crazy)
- Ambiguity
- The existence of time/space
- Sour things
- Extended Essay graders
- Frustration
- Laziness
- Julia (/ Cat) (ok, ok couldn't help Facebook surfing tonight.)
- Facebook surfing
- Homework
- Change
- People changing
- Trips down memory lane. Certain ones.
- Pointlessness
- Boredom
- Everyone. With the exceptions of everyone I love.
Sunday, July 06, 2008
Th-Th-That's All, Folks!
| Subject | Grade | |
| 2008 MAY | ENGLISH A1 HL | 5 |
| 2008 MAY | SPANISH B SL | 6 |
| 2008 MAY | HIST.EUROPE HL in ENGLISH | 6 |
| 2008 MAY | HISTORY EE in ENGLISH | D |
| 2007 MAY | PSYCHOLOGY SL in ENGLISH | 5 |
| 2008 MAY | BIOLOGY HL in ENGLISH | 5 |
| 2008 MAY | MATH.STUDIES SL in ENGLISH | 6 |
| 2008 MAY | THEORY KNOWL. TK in ENGLISH | B |
| Additional/Extra subjects | ||
| None | ||
| EE/TOK points: | 1 | |
| Total points: | 34 | |
| Results: | Diploma awarded | |
Some words -
Extended Essay WTF?
Even more, a 6 in MATH???
But, overall, alright!
Friday, June 27, 2008
My phone has been turned off. ALL. WEEK.
So Look what I made!
There is something seriously wrong with me.
Monday, June 23, 2008
The song "Lucky" by Radiohead
Has given me an inexplicable appreciation and renewed for the cello.
There is absolutely no cello in this song.
So... any ideas, Alli?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
I just discovered a lake behind my house
Okay, well technically I knew about the lake already. But you can walk to it and there is a dock right here I never knew about. The moon is so so bright tonight, its like there is a spotlight behind me. Its also surprising how fast these waves come in. Call me a city girl, but it never even occured to me that lakes had waves. Anyway. This dock is a little cement ramp, about as big as two of these picnic blankets I'm sitting on now. Its not even cold. Windy and bright more than anything else. Walking up to it, it just looks like a big missing thing where the lake is. Like a big black hole. Its nifty. Really, more than anything else I'm wishing I was here with someone. Well technically I am, but not anyone really. My sister, yeah, but shes pretty busy with Lauren, lauren's interest, and an ex-hook up of mine to emphasize the isolate. Right now I'm thinking of the people I wouldve liked to have brought here. People I knew or people I don't know anymore, at least enough to show them this. Really what this is all highlighting is that I'm leaving home soon. If someone comes along, next year, I won't be at home. I won't have anything, just of my own, to show them. Either that is really sad, or its kinda, hopeful. They won't have anything, either, which makes we will all have to make new things to be ours, find new "lakes" and places. I hope at least that I can find a way to stay this sappily romantic, anyway.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
On a happier note...
I just signed up for an actual class on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and it turns out I like my job, in the end.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
It Has Been PRECISELY 365 Days
Since I last talked to you.
I'm actually kind of jealous that its her that you are trying to talk to, who you won't leave alone. She doesn't have much to say to you.
Me? That's a different story. I have a fucking year's worth of things to say to you.
I'm itching to.
I suppose you haven't changed much. Still manipulating innocent people, turning us against each other. It's hard to see right through all of this, that you are actually actively trying to isolate us again. We should be angry with the right people.
It's really, really sad, however, that you have turned the tricks of psychology on yourself and you seem to actually have convinced yourself that you are telling the truth. That you never did what you did. Not only to Emma, but to Allison, hell, all of us. You don't even remember what a monster you are. And I wouldn't want to remember, either. Think you can teach me that trick so I can forever erase you, too?
Do us a favor. Leave us the fuck alone. Not just us, but everyone. No one needs scum like you in their lives. It wasn't worth it to be friends with you, to trust you above many others, for it to end like this and for me to get sick every time I hear your name. No one deserves that feeling, so no one deserves you cursing their lives.
I fucking hate you more than ever.
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Tell it, Jack!
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!" - on the road
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