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5 steps | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

:: 2003 13 December :: 1.00am
:: Mood: cheerful
:: Music: something corporate- i want to save you

i'm 16 ! <3
aah. today was amazing. it was the bestest birthday ever. on the bus in the morning as soon as everyone got on, they sang to me <3 hehe. it was loud. and the lady through the radio sang too :) . the day went alright, tests were tolerable. i think i did as well as i needed to. then after school hannah drove me and sam and rach and whitney home. it was a fun ride <3. showered.. cleaned. then adam and kat came over and we went over to fridays where we met andrea, lauren, rachel, natalia, liz, christina, hannah, sam, dor, and amy. dinner was fun <3 .. liz fell off a bench and broke it. hahaha. and it was someone elses bday and my wonderful friends took over their song. andrea lauren and adam made a rap for me lol.. and i had a wonderful tour of the kitchen from kat and christina lol. and yes. it was fun. then christina had to leave us :-/ and everyone else came back to my house.l hannah blasted out her ghett-o radio. it was funnn. i love driving around with her. we hugn out and had cake and opened presents.. then hannah took me and a few cruising around with hey ya blasting. haha. we had a chinese fire drill and rach ran the wrong way. lmao. i love my girls <3 .. then we just hung around my room and people gradually started to leave. sam has yet to leave. lol. and its freaking 1 am. rach and andrea fell asleep.. but me n kat are about to go knock up the alceehol cabinet. hehe. thanks guys for an awesome birthday and lotsa really cool presents.. <3 i loved them all :) .. later gaters

Lizzy

:: 2003 12 December :: 11.28pm
:: Mood: loving/happy
:: Music: Die Trying

I can't sleep...
Aw tonite was so much fun! Almost all my fav people gathered in such a fun setting. Fridays was really fun- porn discussions, me falling off the seat, debacles about where to sit, sammy/rachie/and i dancing, adam = dor, the cards...just lotsa fun! And yummy :)
Our little table was cool- xtina (it was so fun having you with us!), adam, dor, and katherine.

Then we went back to christini-lini's and we ate cake + opened presents. Her bags are so cute- aw! then hannah, christine, rach, sam, and i went out for a drive. We listened to hey ya + danced + it was so much fun. I felt really bad after, but it was such a nice experience. I <3 you guys! That made me want to be able to drive! Then we went back to christini's room where more falling occured, lips intertwined, and massage-y things, and just everyone laying eveyrwhere. I love being that close with my friends- that we just lay all over eachother. :) hehe natalia, amy..."yea i just met this kid and he's laying all over me!." I had such a great night w. the people i adore- once again happy b-day christini and thanks for hosting a night to remember :)

1 step | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

2 steps | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

:: 2003 12 December :: 10.08pm
:: Mood: satisfied

So i just got back from the city to see my grandpa--he wasnt as bad as i thought he would be--it was nice to see him, i should be doing that more often.

and i realized how freakin amazing new york is...its incomprehensible...we are SO lucky to have this place like this, just 25 mins away...its not something most people have--to have the most amazing place on earth in our backyarda

and papaya king hotdogs totally should rule the world.

so tomm. im going to the city AGAIN (poor me) this time to drive around with my neighbors...we go every year since 97 or 98 (the first year it was a surprise)..go to patsys pizza in spanish harlem (omggg best pizza on earth, besides italy) take a lap in time square...go see the tree..go to st. pats and light candles..and then go to serendipity or another dessert place...it was delayed because of the snow last week.

i also have gingerbreadys tomorrow...YAY!!!

sooo glad this week was over..it felt like an eternity, and it was hellish....just 5 more days..5 more long..work filled..essay filled..days.

i miss my cousins so much

sigh

10 days

may your days be merry & bright

much love
ciao

briggs17

:: 2003 12 December :: 9.48am
:: Music: **********o holy night*********

chillin........at the holidae in
AYOo-- my comp has been broken for like a week so this is the earliest i could write in this thing, i am actually home sick from school..i woke up i couldnt speak my throat is soar and i have a cold..it sucks, and considering I have to put on my church play this sunday...i hope I get better........at acting, of course....lol ;-)

yah so I'm really sad about Pettitte leaving.i wanna cry.....how could he?

Im xcited for Christmas though, I truly cant wait I love it...last nite i went in a limo to Rockerfeller Center w. my family and my fav. cousins..we ate at Jeckyl and Hyde..like we do almost every yr, it was a lotta funn in there than we saw the beautioful tree and watched this one guy iceskate..he was awesome..i really just enjoyed bein there w. my girls and i took really good pics too..which reminds me I have to download them to the comp..anywhoo...Christmas is a hott like 12 days away, its scary how fast its coming..i wish it would slow down, just a tiny bit..i dont want it to be here so quickly..yah so today i wanna see if my mom will take me to the verizon store to get a new fone...i;ll negotiate with her, I'll go to stew leonards and help her shop and stuff..if she let me get my fone today...sounds reasonable, ehh?

my Christmas treee is looking better than ever, last nite my mother and I went to pierr 1 imports and bought ornaments, theyre the shit man i love the colors and everything, i made sure our tree wasnt all Gold like my mom usually tends to make it each year without anyones consent..now its green red blue white..all buncha colorz! ;-) Christmas...i cant explain it..but no matter how much of a bad mood you may be in, or if somethings on your mind thats bothering you, if you just put in a soft Christmas album and sit and just stare at ur Christmas tree..something happens...something quite magical if you ask me...I love it..i wish I could be this happy and appreciative all the time..i really do..

kk-- i think its time for me to get out of my pajamas and make this non school day some what productive!

<3Much love
briGgs<---

Lizzy

:: 2003 11 December :: 9.52pm
:: Mood: happy!
:: Music: Utopiaaa

la La la
I've pretty happy right now! i just got all showered + cleaned up from jazz on the ave. it went pretty well! I had a lot of fun...the xmas medley went well to :) yipeee.

After tmrw: gotta focus on those exams! ahh!

tomorrow is christini-ni-ni-ni-ni's birthday! woot woot. then...the 13th....the big 1 year :) yay yay i love bryan! i had so much fun with you today before jazz on the ave...so yepperdoodles! night!

2 steps | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

3 steps | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

:: 2003 11 December :: 7.03pm

sigh

:: 2003 11 December :: 3.47pm
:: Mood: disappointed

A Day that will live in Infamy...
Andy's gone...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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OOOOOOOOOOOO

:: 2003 10 December :: 10.56pm
:: Mood: tired

sometimes strength is not determined by how hard you can hold on, but if you can let go

my strength has yet to come. but it is getting there. i think.

had a nice talk with my dad tonight. from... 9 to like 10:30. refreshing. he can be cool when he tries.

i am proud to say that i read 3/4 or so of chapter 9 tonight for economics. now that is will power.
1 more day.. <3

2 steps | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

:: 2003 9 December :: 4.54pm
:: Music: the used- the taste of ink

in this sea of lonely.. the taste of ink is getting old its, 4 o clock in the fuckin morning each day gets more and more like the last day...
ahh. <3
bus died again today.. on the way to pick us up i suppose. cause we didnt leave school till 3:30. garh. econ test tomorrow, maybe ? im studying, but it might be friday... i dont know. i had a lot more energy yesterday and today than usual. its nice. birthday in 3 days :-D

would it be so terrible for my mood swings to stop and for me to finally be strong for a semi-long time period ?

:: 2003 8 December :: 8.09pm

hmpf
today was good. i suppose. yearbook eh i cant stand my partner. gosh darnit she thinks every blurry picture is amazing. im sorry, but you CANT FREAKING SEE ANYHING. and she arrgh i cant explain it. this page is gonna suck. fyi. lol. especially annoyed with that comment "oh man.. and the entire team was there, i wonder why i didnt think to take thier team picture" . i told her about 329847982365874368572 times before that to take the gosh darn team picture. ARGH!
econ was fun. giggling and whatnot.
english the whoopie cushion came out. hahahah.
math-> sunil posed for an old navy commercial. im telling you man he belongs on them. lol. we had eagles for excellence. it was fun. might i just say that in all of mr houchins attempts to freaking get his singers good and organized all that time we were in tehre to take his picture, he cant do SHIT. lol. and we got doughnuts. <3 yummm
bus was funny. natalia fell for the whoopie cushion. she wanted to prove that she could touch the ceiling and smoothly sat on it. perhaps the funniest thing thats happened in a while. havent laughed so hard since.. man i cant even remember. farting will never get old. lol. and as we turned the corner out of the busloop, the bus died again. dont they realize that no matter how many times theyre gonna take it in, it just will KEEP ON DYING? and we need a NEW bus ??? oh well. provides much entertainment. i shall go get started on tarea.
i <3 my friends. and thank you for supporting me through all my troubles. i appreaciate it more than i could ever say <3

1 step | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

Lizzy

:: 2003 8 December :: 7.23pm
:: Mood: okay
:: Music: Taste of Ink

Is it worth it- can you even hear me?
I made a vow, no complaining about the next two weeks, just deal with it. So yea, only positive/ or neutral stuff in here.

It's weird reflecting on how this year has changed so many relationships. It's cool cuz i really haven't lost any friends, but gained SO many. Some people that i barely knew freshie year are some of my best friends now. It's crazy, i love going into an IB assembly and knowing so many people. It is a bit sad, because my three original bfs coming into h.s. and i have grown apart, thankfully not very much though. We've all branched out, but we still are close and depend on eachother which I'm very thankful for. Freshman year, it took awhile for everyone to get adjusted and everyone to find their little "niche". We're still adjusting and finding new people every day. Sometimes I'm surprised at the people my friends have become close with, and changed because of, but at the the same time, we're all experiencing new things and unexpected friendships can form. So yea. Umm lol i dunt know why i started that. But i'm just happy that everyone gets closer and closer every day cuz that's nice that everyone's friends :)

Exhibit D..lol rachie. And that scholarship thing...lmao. NO MATTER WHAT THEY SAY YOU CAN'T USE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP MONEY TO BUY CARS! The eagles 4 excellence assembly was nice. Got to see people, get out of ballet exam (at least for today), and get a donut :)

I forgot about writing about the wknd! The eaglette party was really nice. I enjoyed myself. With the food, people, presents, and fun activities it was great. There's a lot of people there that i'd like to get closer with, and luckily we spend so much time 2gether! lol. The parade the next day was hot and caused mucho soreness after. :-( But oh well!

Hm. I have a present idea :) woot. love, love, and more love!

:: 2003 8 December :: 6.07pm
:: Mood: determined
:: Music: JINGLE BELLS

GRRRRRRRR
DAMMIT WHOSE IP IS 24.45.53.126??? IVE LIKE GONE THROUGH MY ENTIRE WOOHU (YES I HAVE NO LIFE) AND FIGURED OUT WHO WROTE ANONYMOUS COMMENTS BY WRITING DOWN LIKE EVERYONE'S IP--AND I CANNOT FIGURE OUT THIS ONE! ANYONE WHO KNOWS TALK TO ME IN PERSON!

7 steps | i'd dance 1000 steps for you...

:: 2003 7 December :: 9.10pm
:: Mood: upset
:: Music: soemthing corporate- konstantine

can ONE day pass where i dont feel the need to go postal on one of my parents?
i hate that they find the need to provoke me each and every day.
i hate the way i let them get to me
i hate the way i let them make me feel like shit.
i hate that im so sensitive
i hate that he made me love him and then wasnt here to love me back
i hate how i became so cynical and pessamistic
i hate that i became so insecure
i hate that i question everything
i hate that i get so stressed out.
i hate how people can be so fake and mean.
i hate the amount of stuff i have to do and the amount of time i have to do it in
i hate that i never have any me-time anymore.
i hate that they dont support me.
i hate that im never completely happy.
and that im turning 16 in a few days and theres nothing i want more right now than for it to just be overlooked and to be left alone in my room where i can sulk and eat as much ice cream as i want for ever and ever.