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[Jan. 11th, 2008|05:50 pm] |
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2007 Wasn't exactly the best year ever but I guess it had its highlights. Some of the more memorable:
-It turned out, I was cast in Crazy For You. I met some of the most amazing people ever, especially Kendall and Rebecca, and got to work with a bunch of folks from Footloose. A nice little reunion. The show itself turned out well, the dancing was challenging and fun, hadn't tapped danced since like...7th grade.
-Got shingles!
-Said goodbye to being an RA
- Scott and I went hiking in Maine and New Hampshire a week after the semester let out with a class from PSU. The weather was beautiful for all 6 days and hiking Mt. Washington was exhilirating.
-I hit a deer. With my brand new car.
-Artsfest. Enough said.
-Moved into my apartment with Michelle, Lauren, and Irene in August. Love my girls.
-Was cast in Blood Brothers. Had to get stitches in the crease of my eyelid. Let me tell you, that was fun.
-Auditioned for and got cast in Vagina Monologues.
-Survived. |
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| The Big Itch |
[Feb. 14th, 2007|09:04 pm] |
So it has literally been over a year since i have posted on this lovely little livejournal.
whoever read this back in the day might be thinking, whats going on in shanaland? welllll i'm going to indulge that question
Where I last left off, I was very busy. Hah. Some things never change.
I was preparing to go to my Footloose audition. which, btw, i did well and ended up being in the show. I did all sorts of funs things during Spring semester and ended the year with a 3.8. Pretty good, huh?
All summer long I worked a ridiculously worthless job at the Lake, lifeguarding. but i was very tan.
scott and i started dating early in july and thats still going and going good.
last semester i started with my job here at PSU as an RA which is a lot of fun but also the worst thing i've ever done. imagine that. instead of doing the normal two years, im bitching out and living with Michelle in an apartment over panera next year.
I ended up with a 4.0 which was surprising and pleasing. i took a poetry writing class which really turned me back on to my creative energy and writing and I submitted a portfolio of my work to be considered for the advanced poetry writing class, which I am now taking this semester.
It's amazing. the professor, shes a she-devil- scary, but exciting and makes me want to be an amazing poet. I might be on my way.
and I feel like the whole thing has come full circle because this week are auditions again. i had my audition last night for Crazy for you and callbacks will be tomorrow.
that says something alittle about life. how its such a cycle. how it all goes around and then comes back around and again and again. it's not exactly the same each time, its like walking the same path to class every monday, the people you pass will be different and the weather will change, and how you feel on that particular monday will be different than the previous monday, but its still the same path and therefore pretty predictable. So the details of my year are different from last, but at the same time, not really. because here i am, all over again.
im still crossing my fingers, hoping to follow in my own footsteps from last year, and get cast in this show, too. silly. |
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[Feb. 1st, 2006|02:46 pm] |
its been a little while since ive had anything to say, or more accurately, had the time to say anything.
school is good. ive been really busy but i guess thats one thing that will never change. ive also been pretty moody the past month. everyday i miss my grandfather. and my period is almost three weeks late. maybe its becuase i quit smoking. i cant think of anything else. that could be behind the moodiness, too, now that i think of it.
yesterday i auditioned for a bunch of No Refund Theatre shows. Im hoping that will work out. Ive especially got my fingers crossed for The Last Five Years, a great little two person musical. id love that role...
tonight is my Footloose audition at 7`30. im nervous/excited. i dont care what part i get as long as i am in the show. being only light crew for Woods killed me. i miss the stage.
i started belly dancing classes. every thursday from 6 to 7 ive only had one so far but i am really happy about the whole thing. its going to be good clean fun.
im having a boy situation. what else is new. Ben is this good catch that just kind of lingers around the boat but isnt on the hook. it is a heartbreaker
friday after classes my mom is coming out and nicole and i are heading to Tamaqua. we're visitng my brother at lehigh sometime this weekend and that should be a good time.
alright i need to stop procrastinating and get some work done. |
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| rip JJG 12.31.05 |
[Jan. 6th, 2006|10:05 pm] |
life was good in that lazy sort of way
i went to visit nicole in north jersey on friday, stayed the night. i had a great time, her friends are amazing. i knew they would be because shes so much fun but it was nice to feel like i fit in so easily. off i went by noon on new years eve (day) to beat the holiday traffic. i was home by 2`30. at 3`30, the call came
in no sort of overdramatic way, the death of my grandfather changed my life, and as far as i can see it at this point, changed it forever.
my grandmother was surprisingly calm. my dad took the call. i remember briefly thinking when i heard him say , oh mom, oh mom im so sorry. that it was his mom, and the cancer finally took popi. then i knew it was my moms mom. and i thought, oma died, but very quickly that gut instinct that comes around and whispers No No you're wrong! was there and i knew it was grandpop
i just knew. of course the 96 year old widow who wants to die outlived my grandfather, who loved life. i cried immediately. the good strong cry that shakes your whole body from inside to out and keeps you from breathing. the kind that if it goes on for too long will make you dry heave, just to get some air.after i got over that selfish part of crying i just started thinking about my grandfather and devin, my aunts 10 month old baby that truly was a miracle child...it took them 6 years of trying to finally have this beautiful healthy boy...
and my grandpop loved him so much. he was so good with him. and devin loved grandpop. they were like...best friends. i feel such a deep regret that my cousin will never get the chance to know my grandfather the way my brother and i did. that is still a very hard thing for me to think of, even now it just brought some tears. i guess in that respect, it makes me realize how lucky i was to have him in my life my entire childhood and even into a (very small) part of my adult life. he was such a trip.
we drove right down to philly to be with my grandmother and aunts. both my aunt lisa and aunt heidi were in horrible shape, my grandmother, as i said, was holding together. we're not sure exactly how he died, but we figured it was either aneurism or heart failure. my grandmother walked in to find him on the kitchen floor. hed been gone for hours. even in his last moments though, he was thinking of devin and putting together his highchair...
i spent a lot of time upstairs in the attic, which had been my mom's and her sisters' bedrooms back in the day. he took over the whole floor and it was his special place. being up there... it was so him. i realized just how much i missed him already.
when we finally got home. i needed something less painful so i went into town like my original plans had been. i watched the ball drop and i saw some people who could comfort me and make me smile. i didnt stay out much longer, i just needed smiling faces and love and friendship.
i did nothing for days. i stayed in and stayed to myself and stayed in my pajamas. i went out once or twice. the biggest thing i did was watch the orange bowl. it kept my mind occupied elsewhere for a good chunk of time. as we all know the game was way too long.
wednesday was the funeral and it was overwhelming how many people came out to pay their respects to this man. he really was loved by everyone he knew. my mom spoke and my brother spoke and i planned on sitting there, i didnt feel i had anything to say. and then other people were getting up and saying a few things here and there and before i knew it i was up. a blubbering mess. id be truly surprised if people heard everything, or anything i said. but i said some personal and not so personal things that i know wouldve made him smile. and it was hard to do but im glad i did it because i think in the end, saying what i said was good for me to say and good for a lot of people to hear. and i think that will really help me deal with this whole healing and missing him.
so that has been my week. grieving and dealing but remembering and laughing. its just the beginning of that, i imagine.
yesterday we recovered and then took my brother out for his birthday. today i packed packed packed
im heading back to penn state tomorrow. i wish i couldve seen more people over break. but i hope those i told id hang out with and didnt understand that i needed to be alone..a lot. and at the other times i was with my family.
so the year hasnt started off well at all, and as for whatevers coming... im trying to be optimistic, but i also have become very realistic...my great grandmother is in the hospital, oma. shes ready to go. itd be a blessing for everyone if she did. death, though hard, is not bad. itd just be a lot to deal with so soon after my grandfather. and my dads dad, popi, is battling his fourth round of cancer and treatment. hes not doing well. as we said, we'll be breaking out the good Black clothes twice more this year. knowing thats coming im going to try to make the best of the time i have left with everyone. not just oma and popi. thats the best i can do right now
thinking of you always, i love you and miss you grandpop. |
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[Dec. 25th, 2005|08:17 pm] |
In the beginning of 2005...
-Did you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: no
-How old were you?: 17
-What was your outlook on the world? it was a busy world and i was a busy girl
-How were you doing at school/your job?: school was good but i had the senoritis
-What did you most look forward to?: california, seussical, graudating, the summer
-Did you make New Year's Resolutions?: not at all
-What was your biggest worry?: the show
-Who was your best friend?: michelle
-What did you do with your spare time?: spare time? i didnt have any besides sleeping which i did little of
In the middle of 2005 (Summer)...
-Did you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: yes
-Had your outlook on the world changed?: i was much happier
-What did you spend your summer(or winter) doing? working 45-50 hours a week lifeguarding and hanging out with brandon afterwards
-Did you get tan?: a very good one
-Who'd you hang out with: dave at work, brandon mostly, michelle
-What was your biggest worry?: getting through the work day
-What was the most fun event that happened?: oh lots. cedar point, nyc, dorney park, pgst reunion
And as the year draws to an end...
-And how's your relationship status now?: dating but not in a relationship exactly
-How old are you?: 18
-What major changes have happened since the year began?: i'm going to college, im not a virgin, i became a vegetarian
-Is your life any different from when it started this year?: id say so
-What thing that happened stands out in your mind?: a dramatic situaiton within the first month of school
How have you changed?: yes and no
-What was the most embarrassing moment?: too many to count
-When was your lowest point?: right after new years last year, breaking up with brandon
-Are you happy with how the year went?: overall, yeah i am
-What thing would you change if you could?: nothing
For 2006...
-What do you plan to not do that you did this year?: get poor
-Do you think it'll be better than this year?: thats all relative
-Do you think it'll be WORSE than this year?: nah
-What do you plan to do next year?: get a's in my classes. see more of ben
-What are your pre-New Year's resolutions?: nothing
-Who are you spending New Year's Eve with?: who knows!
-What one thing would you like to say as the year is almost done?: smile while you can, live it up, and lets go state! |
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| one semester down |
[Dec. 16th, 2005|11:10 pm] |
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the semester is officially over and not only did i survive, i kicked ass and had a lot of fun in the process. i am definitely sad to see all the good times go by so fast but also ready to relax from class. i am home now and miss my penn state folk already.
so as far as the grades go, i did particularly fantastic in my black studies class and fell in love with the professor, as well. i ended up having the highest average in the class and no it wasnt because of excellent blowjobs, contrary to popular belief. i averaged a 100 on the exams. yes, im bragging.
i also got a's in psych, my freshmen seminar, and choir (no big deal there). the only thing i couldve done better on was Statistics, but i was happy just to pass. i needed a C because it is a necessary class for my major, it was education statistics, though its really nothing different. I ended up with a C+ which is better than i expected. i musted really killed the final. i damn well better have since i studied all day wednesday and thursday well into the wee hours of this morning.
all i'm waiting on now is my mythology final and grades and im thinking i can pull an A out of that hat, too.
id say a pretty successful first semester.
im looking forward to being home even though i have no real agenda. no swimming or drama or penns peak christmas show like last year. no school work. just me and my lazy self sitting around. hopefully visiting people and being visited catching up on lost sleep and lost time in front of the piano. |
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[Dec. 7th, 2005|10:56 am] |
so as it turns out, its just spyware. which i cant seem to get rid of.
and btw, if i send you any links via AIM that say myspace picture or anything like that.
its a virus.
forewarned. |
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[Dec. 6th, 2005|02:50 pm] |
so i was looking back over my entry of the poem from a few days back
and theres a hyperlink for the words "letting go" which i sure as hell didnt put there
since when does livejournal have sponsors for things like broken hearts?
this poem isnt even about a breakup.
thats besdies the point the.
SPONSORS?
inside my post?!?!
what the fuck? |
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| confusion |
[Dec. 4th, 2005|06:43 pm] |
i guess in the end it all comes down to which do you enjoy more:
scrabble or poker? |
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| a poem |
[Nov. 29th, 2005|10:59 pm] |
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the empty diary on the beside table
lays empty of all the things you wish to say to me
scared once you start you'll never stop
flooding endless pages with infinite heartaches and headaches and handshakes with humilitation and
mild complaints blown out of the daughter
mixing up metaphors, where you doubt being glad you had me as your water
you tended to me in the water.
a waterfall waterful wonderful release like a babbling brook babbling rambling writing a book
til it gets to the point where the pencil point is in control of your joints
fingers clenched tight not letting go until you get it all out and let it all go
then flip page by page me at every age will become a particle
floating in a beam of light, suspended for years but speeding fast and bright
so write write write and there'll be no fight or flight no wrong or right
only heart on paper black on white and where
the lines blur and swirl with tears you'll find a little girl
not me but you
discovering a world
where you are more beautiful than they ever let you feel
and when you smile you can fill the emptiness with
unrestrained energies
for mom.
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| a posting |
[Nov. 29th, 2005|10:22 am] |
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i haven't really posted anything in a long time.
i guess now is as good as any time to get some soul baring out.
to begin...i'll go backwards to go forwards.
when i came to school, i promised myself that i would be an exception and things between brandon and i would work. i remember being so excited by the idea of meeting all these new people but i honestly believed that no matter who i met here, things wouldnt change. id still essentially be me because i liked who i was with him. people told me, Just wait, and i was always thinking, Not me.
Should I have known better?
i've recently realized that i am, unfortunately, addicted to affection. i never saw myself that way before. but there it is. i need someone to be here, to see more than once or twice a month.
and somewhere in between meeting new guys, getting phone numbers, and being free, in my heart i knew i had already let go of my promise to myself that we'd work it out. Already i was lonely. Already i was thinking it was not what i thought it was going to be. Already i was feeling trapped. and i hated it.
really quickly i had no idea who i was. I was just going wild.
i could see i was ruining a good relationship but i got to the point where i knew there was no going back. when we broke up, it was a lot harder on me than i thought it would be. i was so depressed. it was horrible. immediately after breaking up i regretted everything i'd done since coming here. since then, i kinda retreat into a different me sometimes. the me i was when i first got here, i said hi to everyone. i made new friends everywhere i went. shes around a lot less now. im feeling a little out of place at times.
sometimes i miss that crazy, outgoing side of me. other times im content to be antisocial, or just talk to my normal group of people.
i've certainly been jaded by some of the situations ive found myself in. or put myself in. Especially the whole Adam thing.
but to really talk about that id need another couple of hours. which i do not have at this point. so maybe some other day.
i dont want to make it sound all bad.
yes, i miss brandon and still care about him. but ive also moved on, i got myself back on track. im doing well in class (well all except for statistics but im trying). im involved with thespians and enjoying choir. loved the football season. and then i met ben.
and i wont be too expectant just yet because thats gotten me into trouble before, but im feeling optimistic.
so now forwards...only two weeks of regular classes left. only 5 stats classes left thank god.
the semester went incredibly fast. im thinking, damn, where did all that time go? winter break is just flying up. im looking forward to it to take the break from classes but i just wish i could stay here and keep on living penn state life rather than go home for almost a month. dont get me wrong, i love home, and i love getting to see people when i am home, because i miss my friends there, tres beaucoup. But I get bored there. And this will be the first break I don’t have to work my ass off at swimming practices or spend hours at drama. And I don’t have a job, which I should get because im going to be poor very shortly. But who’s going to hire me for three weeks? Just thinking about being away from here makes me miss it. That’s sad.
Next semester is looking promising. I have some easy classes thrown in with an education theory and practice class which im actually interested to see whether that will be boring, difficult, both or neither. My schedule is looking pretty nice, where im done at noon on Fridays.
I guess I could’ve said much more. It wasn’t quite as deep a post as I thought it’d be.
but i have to leave it at that as i am heading off to class.
love
sha |
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| when i should be studying... |
[Nov. 6th, 2005|08:52 pm] |
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Ten Firsts:
1. First Best Friend: Mike yocum, before the beginning of time
2. First Screen Name: gigglegirl23
3. First Pet: Speedy, the rabbit
4. First Piercing: ears, when i was 7
5. First Crush: real crush? chris mclaughlin
7. First Car of Your Own: vonne... = (
8. First Stuffed Animal: grandpa bear
9. First Word: no idea!
Nine Lasts:
1. Last Alcoholic Beverage: labatts blue
2. Last Car Ride: with Joshua, from thespians, back to the dorm
3. Last Movie Seen: Saw 2
4. Last Phone Call: matty b to let him back in
5. Last CD Played: dMb, crash
6. Last Bubble Bath: i dont take bubble baths
7. Last Time You Cried: october 28
8. Last Time You Laughed: dinner tonight
9. Last Words Said: "where are my peanut butter cookies!"
Eight "Have You Ever..."s:
1. Have you ever dated one of your best friends:he became one of my best friends
2. Have you ever been arrested: noooo
3. Have you ever skinny dipped: yes
4. Have you ever been on TV: yes!!
5. Have you ever kissed someone and then regretted it: yes
6. Have you ever had a sex dream about someone you know? yes
7. Have you ever been asked for sex: yes
8. Have you ever been in a car accident/crash: yes
Seven Things You're Wearing:
1. penn state t shirt
2. victoria secret undies
3. led zeppelin pajama pants
4. right flip flop
5. left flip flop
6. hair tie
7. nailpolish remnants
Six Things You Did Today:
1. drank beer
2. slept
3. updated facebook photos
4. went to brunch
5. took a nap
6. ate dinner
Five Favorite Things in No Particular Order:
1. tattos
2. singing
3. my friends, home, penn state, governor school and otherwise
4. the smell of fresh cut grass
5. penn state football
Four Choices:
1. Black or White: cant appreciate one without the other
2. Hot or Cold weather: Hot
3. Chocolate or Vanilla Ice cream: my prefernece is slowly changing from vanilla to chocolate
4. Coffee or Tea: Tea!
Three People You Can Tell Anything:
1. Michelle
2. shawn
3. trudy
Two Things You Want to do Before You Die:
1. sky dive
2. peace corpes
One Thing You Regret:
1. i dont want to get into all my regrets |
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| (no subject) |
[Oct. 4th, 2005|02:00 am] |
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Beautiful child
Beautiful child
You are a beautiful child
And I am a fool once more
You fell in love when I was only ten
The years disappeared
Much has gone by since then
I bite my lip, can you send me away
You touch
I have no choice
I have to stay
I had to stay
Sleepless child
There is so little time
Your eyes say yes
But you don't say yes
I wish that you were mine
You say it will be harder in the morning
I wait for you to say, just go
Your hands, held mine so few hours
And I'm not a child anymore
I'm not a child anymore
I'm tall enough
To reach for the stars
I'm old enough
To love you from afar
Too trusting... yes-
But then women usually are
I'm not a child anymore
No, I'm not a child, oh no
Tall enough to reach for the stars
I will do
As I'm told
Even if I never hold you again
I never hold you again |
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[Sep. 27th, 2005|12:32 am] |
please leave me comments
i feel so disconnected from the lives of my friends |
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| roar lions roar |
[Aug. 28th, 2005|05:18 pm] |
alright, friends
im at psu i moved in friday
all i can say is wow
its huge but theres so many people to meet and its just great
i went out last night... that was an experience. rolled in at 3 in the morning
college is so... different. freedom freedom freedom. but you need to be responsible, too.
it could be a difficult balance, i see, and class hasnt even begun yet.
my classes start tuesday but i only hve one class that day so no biggie
leave me message, ask questions, i miss you guys |
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| theived from a thief |
[Aug. 21st, 2005|10:27 am] |
( ) smoked a cigar
(x) made out with a member of the same sex
( ) crashed a friend's car
( ) stolen a car
(X) skipped school
( ) slept with a co-worker (i dont have any...)
( ) slept with more than 15 people
(x) been called a slut
( ) had a one night stand
( ) slept with someone you don't even know their name
( ) seen someone die
(x) shoplifted - a postcard at disney when i was like 4
( ) been fired
(X) been in a fist fight
(X) snuck out of your parent's house
(X) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back
( ) been arrested
( ) gone on a blind date
(x) had a crush on a teacher
(x) been to Canada
( ) been to Mexico
(X) been on a plane
( ) thrown up in a bar
( ) purposely set a part of yourself on fire
( ) eaten Sushi
( ) been snowboarding
(x) been moshing at a concert
(X) taken painkillers
(X) love someone or miss someone right now
(X) laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by
(X) questioned your heart
( ) been obsessed with post-it notes
(X) squished barefoot through the mud
(X) been lost
(x) been to the opposite side of the country
(X) swam in the ocean
(X) felt like dying
(X) cried yourself to sleep
(X) played cops and robbers
(X) recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
(X) paid for a meal with only coins
(X) done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(X) made prank phone calls
(x) laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) danced in the rain
(X) written a letter to Santa Clause
( ) been kissed under a mistletoe
(X) watched the sun rise with someone you care about
(X) blown bubbles
( ) crashed a party
(X) gone roller skating
(x) had a wish come true
(X) worn pearls
(X) jumped off a bridge
( ) screamed penis in class
( ) ate dog/cat food
(X) told a complete stranger you love them
(x) kissed a mirror
(X) sang in the shower
(x) have a little black dress
(X) had a dream that you married someone
(x) glued your hand to something
( ) got your tongue stuck to a flag pole
( ) kissed a fish...
(X) worn the opposite sexes clothes
( ) been a cheerleader
(X) sat on a roof top
(X) screamed at the top of your lungs
( ) done a one-handed cartwheel
(X) talked on the phone for more than 6 hours
(X) stayed up all night
( ) didn't take a shower for a week
(x) picked and ate an apple
(X) climbed a tree
(x) had a tree house
( ) are scared to watch scary movies alone
(x) believe in ghosts
(X) have more then 30 pairs of shoes
(x) worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say
( ) gone streaking
( ) played nicky nicky 9 doors
(X) been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) been told you're hot by a complete stranger
(X) broken a bone
(X) been easily amused
( ) caught a fish then ate it
(X) caught a butterfly
(X) laughed so hard you cried
(X) cried so hard you laughed
(x) mooned/flashed someone
(X) had someone moon/flash you
(X) cheated on a test
( ) have a Britney Spears CD (NEVER!!!!!! yay for me)
(X) forgotten someone's name
( ) French braided someone's hair (tried to. didnt work |
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| vent and im spent |
[Jul. 19th, 2005|08:19 pm] |
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well
first things first
get the bad out before you talk about the good is what ill go for right now.
amanda is not speaking to me. i dont know how to correct this. im not even sure exactly why she's mad
it all started like a month ago. i found out she was mad at me for what i assumed had something to do with brandon. she commented on the fact that i was "a huge pothead now" which has never been more untrue. since ive been with brandon ive smoked less then ever before. i feel like im finally growing up and i dont need drugs to help me find myself.
and, god, thats the truth for once. maybe i used to say that to ease peoples fears it was what they wanted to hear or to put up a good front or to lie to myself, even. but for once FOR ONCE im finally being honest.
so anyway, that hurt me because even though we havent hung out recently or talked much i still considered her a good friend, i care about her and hoped shed feel the same in return.. and for her to just believe that without talking to me about it...i felt cheated somehow. misunderstood. i wish shed just come out to me and talk about whatever is really upsetting her. even if it hurts both of us (for her to say it and me to hear it) at least it will be in the open and we could solve it.
she ignores my attempts to contact her.
losing a friend always hurts but it makes it even worse when you dont know why its happening.
i dont want to lose her. im trying not to. but shes making it hard, thats certain. its actually a little heartbreaking and sometimes when i sit and think about what id like to say to her or question myself whether its my fault or not, i think i might cry
im going to give it as much effort as i can before i go away but thers only so many times you can put yourself on the line like that without any response before you lose the will to keep trying.
i will keep trying
hopefully this will come to a conclusion before it wears me down
even if it ends up not what i want it to be, you cant always get what you want, i just want to hear her tell me whats going on. i do stand for these bullshit friendship games of 'you hurt me so ill hurt you'
not at all.
vent at me, be angry at me, hate my insides, just let me know. and let me know why...
for now, thats still up in the air.
thats all the bad i can write about for now. i have more i want to say about heartbreak but will leave it as is for the time being...
moving on to the good.
the best thing of this summer- my PGST reunion weekend. july 9th
headed to lancaster, definitely got lost. fucking mapquest is the devil. but during my sidetrack, i realized i have a good sense of direction and highway systems, and also got to see some beautiful amish country landscape even if i did sacrifice my sanity behind horse and buggy and their equivilent to the STS bus going 20 in a 55 zone. when i was lost. and late. ouch.
finally made it to lancaster and met up with MARIA (YAY) at her hotel. we did dinner at the sugar bowl, missed their milkshakes!!!!, and then went over to the SMC for the govie reunion dance. oh, what a heavenly time. i saw so many people that i really truly missed so much. we are all so hopeful and enthusiastic about our futures for college and everything else, and everyone is so damn beautiful in their focus, determination, intelligence, talent. i missed them all so much. i wish some ppl like madhuri, laura, alyssa wouldve been there but i saw sara and steph and steph and joey and maury and wilson and ellen and mel and suzie and mark and wow. a lot more. i cant name 30 names.
i wish maria and i couldve stayed to party at the hotel but we drove ellen home ( an hour and a half out of the way but...sigh) then came back into town at like 2`30. showed her the wonders of the tamaqua diner then finally headed home. we stayed up til like 5`30 sharing photos and memories and stories.
then i drove her back to lancaster on sunday morning with brandon so she could meet up with her dad and drive home to pitt. i miss her already. i wish she lived with me.
but the good news is... shes also going to psu so i will see her all the time! amazing
actually, a good number of my friends will be at psu, from gov school and tamaqua, about 7 govies and 6 tamaqua kids. so thats comforting at such a huge place. not that im frightened of its bigness. but still- no denying- ITS BIG.
the next big thing was Cedar Point. i went with my mom, kim, and sequoia. we left thursday morning drove all the way out to sandusky, ohio, took about 7 hours. we spent thursday night at the park, all day friay, and a little of saturday afternoon before torrential rain and lightening pushed us out of the park. even that part, was fun though. we stripped down to our bathingsuits and ran around splashing each other and strangers and had a good time in general laughing and being crazy. all the drains were blocked up it was raining so hard so it was flooding a good bit. good times. the park itself is the best ive ever been to. the rollercoasters, all 16 of them, were amazing especially the topthrill dragster.,.. goes from 0 to 120 mph in 3 seconds and then shoots you 420 ft into the air at almost exactly 90 degree angle up and down. such a sweet coaster. we waited for the front. i think i flashed the camera. not on purpose. it was Just. That. Fast. lol despite practically 100% humidity and ridiculous heat, it was a great weekend. there were hardly lines for anything, even long lines were no more than an hour wait on thursday and friday.
we left sunday morning and i drove pretty much the whole way home. the best part of that day was getting to see brandon afterwards.
i realized that four days is a very long time and am worried about what being away at school will feel like. chinese water torture? the rack? the boot? mere childs play compared to what surely waits for me <----christmas story.
so yeah. that is all i have time to type right now. dave, michelle, jwal, and i are going to see wedding crashers and i must pretty myself.
more to come later, i promise. |
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[Jun. 20th, 2005|10:25 am] |
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its been so long, my little love affair with livejournal has been cooling
but as is the way with most old love, ive missed it
so much has happened since my last entry... which was the opening night of suessical
major highlights... my birthday finally 18! i got a tattoo
went to prom and had an awesome time during and after
went to london with my aunt
started dating brandon fritz and thats a nice change for me... ill get into that some other time
went to new york with my mom, saw Chicago (smokin, by the way) and got a speeding ticket on the way back... might be losing my license
started working at shawnee lifeguarding again
graduated!!!!!
all night party
graduation party
and more.....
now im off to dorney for the day. i took off of work, and i got a season pass for my birthday so im taking advantage of it :)
i will be back |
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| last night |
[Apr. 2nd, 2005|03:35 pm] |
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the show went awesome last night
im looking forward to doing it all over again tonight
so if you missed it yesterday
make sure you're there today
:-D
closing night...
CAST PARTY |
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