After two videos, I figure a text entry is in order.
In car news I got an oil change yesterday. I called in advance to make sure I wouldnt have to wait, they said that they were really dead. So 90 minutes later, Im told that my head gaskets are leaking (been replaced three times thus far) and that my transmission cooler is leaking fluid as well. Im very happy as you can probably tell.
In doggie news I spent the day at my parents house yesterday and it went pretty well. Today I stopped by for a bit and Callie had a seizure. It is much scarier to witness first hand. Were going to the vet tomorrow to see whats going on. I know shes really old and will more than likely need to be put down soon, but it is still a very depressing thing to think about.
a lovely visit to the city
Well, I think it may be a lost cause to try to come before august...although it all depends on what I plan to do this summer. I could be the camp health officer again and make moolah so that i can have money for when I come visit in...August...or sept...OR I could keep working at kohls where my hours are super flexible, but I make jack in regards to cash...it is a conundrum, but one I have to decide by the 1st of may...i will keep you posted.
Nick's grandmother (the one on his father's side, the one his parents are staying with)'s best friend passed away Sunday. Four years ago on the 15th, Nick's grandfather (her husband) passed away.
So at 9 Sunday morning, we all got up and drove up to the house to basically house-sit while Grandma got out.
I got to see the house in daylight on Sunday. I don't know what was the worst thing to see: how small the hole is...the hole that used to be the house, the steps that led to the front door that are now cement steps to nothing, how little is left or the charred leaves and grass surrounding the house, the charred path carved out behind the house to the man who started it all, the ash that threatened to jump the road to take out another house. I don't know.
I think I was in shock before then because Sunday night it really hit me that it was all gone. And Nick's parents are spending their days making lists of everything they had, trying to remember everything they lived with, how old it was, where they bought it and quoting things that have no price. Things like Nick's grandfather's woodworking tools, the baby clothes, his great-grandmother's handmade quilts, his grandfather's guns, the bunk bed his father made, his mother's wedding dress, Jess' cake and all the pictures of everyone and everything.
I feel like I need to be helping out more but there's nothing we can do. I can make food, I guess. I can give hugs. But these lists, the insurance stuff, everything. I can't help.
When they start to look for places to live, then I can help.
Fox17 (We were there when they filmed the news at 10. We watched this story at his grandmother's house while they were up at the house. It was surreal.)
Everyone is okay. Nick's parents were at work. His mother's sister lives with them and works third shift. She was asleep when the house caught on fire.
We went up there last night to see if we could help with anything. The whole house is gone. They went to buy some clothes and necessities but they have nothing. Aunt Jean saved the laptops and the dog. The stray cat that they feed occasionally is okay too.
Thank goodness everyone is safe.
It's so weird to see the house not there. We visited them for Easter and talked about what they would change if they had to build the house all over again.
Nick, Katti and Jess grew up in that house. His family built it themselves.
I am glad everyone is okay but I really wish it hadn't happened. They are staying with Nick's grandmother who lives down the street for now.
I feel like I should do something for them but I don't know what to do. We are just thankful that everyone is okay.
ok, so i am trying to figure out a time to come then, cuz i was gonna try that week it would be bad for you guys...um, i might be able to swing getting the weekend of May 9th off...is that too soon?
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2009 14 April :: 10.47pm
:: Music: OAR- This Town
In the morning wake me up/ And tell me everything/ So I can understand your world/ And you can understand my dream...
who needs twitter? i've got woohu.
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2009 14 April :: 9.56pm
:: Music: The Killers- Sam's Town
Ive got this energy beneath my feet/ Like something undergrounds gonna come up and carry me/ I've got this sentimental heart that beats/ But I dont really mind that its starting to get to me...
I don't like playing the waiting game...
Vegas was crazy. I spent too much money (but that's what vacation is for, eh?).
Not a big fan of real life. Still really ridiculously tired.
Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens 30602-3013, USA.
The authors investigated the role of homosexual arousal in exclusively heterosexual men who admitted negative affect toward homosexual individuals. Participants consisted of a group of homophobic men (n = 35) and a group of nonhomophobic men (n = 29); they were assigned to groups on the basis of their scores on the Index of Homophobia (W. W. Hudson & W. A. Ricketts, 1980). The men were exposed to sexually explicit erotic stimuli consisting of heterosexual, male homosexual, and lesbian videotapes, and changes in penile circumference were monitored. They also completed an Aggression Questionnaire (A. H. Buss & M. Perry, 1992). Both groups exhibited increases in penile circumference to the heterosexual and female homosexual videos. Only the homophobic men showed an increase in penile erection to male homosexual stimuli. The groups did not differ in aggression. Homophobia is apparently associated with homosexual arousal that the homophobic individual is either unaware of or denies.
Live Spartan Blogging
[9:01pm] New music from Green Day is a good way to start things off! I'm finding myself hopping around the apartment for no particular reason. I think I'm excited.
[9:05pm] There's a lot of friends on Facebook tonight. Lot of them rooting for the Spartans.
[9:10pm] Roy Williams says "Everybody" when asked who needs to step up for him tonight. At least he knows what he's up against. :-)
[9:13pm] Can I say, once again, that Tyler Hansborough is a gump.
[9:20pm] Holy crap, that's a lot of people (in green).
[9:25pm] Michelle: "Look at that guy. You should blog that Tyler Hansborough is a twat." Me: "Already did."
[9:49pm] Grr... Hit a shot, will ya!!
[10:01pm] That's a cheap shot, Green. Dude's nose is already broken...
[Editor's note] Shortly after this, his team already down double digits, Jason ditched the live-blogging and drowned his sorrows in a couple hours worth of Peggle (that game is hella addictive, yo). He is nonetheless very proud of his Spartans and glad that they got to play (and win) a Final Four game in Detroit. Go State!
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2009 4 April :: 9.46pm
:: Music: Lily Allen- The Fear
And I am a weapon of massive consumption/ And its not my fault its how Im programmed to function/ Ill look at the sun and Ill look in the mirror/ Im on the right track yeah we're on to a winner..
maybe i have a higher purpose in life.
going to vegas on tuesday, and planning on getting crazy.
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2009 3 April :: 10.19pm
:: Music: Everclear- Amphetamine
She looks so bored sometimes/ She has that super pale skin and those soft green eyes/ She looks like she could have been happy in a better life...
She came out west to find the sun
She lost her name but found a new one
Amy goes to school all day
But at night in the neighborhood
They call her amphetamine
She is perfect in that fucked up way
That all the magazines seem to want to glorify these days
She looks like a teenage anthem
She looks like she used to be happy
With the girl inside
She looks so bored sometimes
She has that super pale skin and those soft green eyes
She looks like she could have been happy in a better life
She came out west just to break away clean
From her family and her friends
Just a little girls dream
All she wants to do every night
Is sit beside my window and listen to the sirens
She is perfect in that fucked up way
That all the magazines seem to want to glorify these days
She looks like a teenage anthem
And she looks like she should have been happy
In another life
In another life, ooh, in another life
Yeah, in another life
She came out west just to break the spell
After three long years in a marriage from hell
Six months clean, living sober and right
The doctors tell her everything will be alright
Yeah you just take your pill
And everything will be alright
Yeah you just take your pill
And everything will be alright
She looks like a teenage anthem
She looks like a magazine girl
She looks like a teenage anthem
Like she used to be happy in another world
She looks like a teenage anthem
She is happy with the girl inside
She looks like a teenage anthem
And looks like she could have been happy
In another life
In another life, happy in another life
Ooh, in another life, happy in another life
In another life, happy in another life
Met her at a party and I took her home
She is the saddest girl that I have ever known
She wakes me up in the middle of the night
Just to tell me everything will be alright
Amy smiles at me and tells me everything will be alright
Yeah, amy smiles at me and tells me everything will be alright
Yeah, I tell myself the same damn thing
Everyday
Everything will be alright
Ooh, everything will be alright
Everything will be alright.
I pretty much suck. I am never online AND I forgot your birthday. I love you though and I want to come visit you the first week of june ish...is that a ood time, cuz when you give me the word i will get my ticket...I mean when you give me the word and I get online again...
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2009 1 April :: 10.02pm
:: Music: Everclear- I Will Buy You A New Life
They might think you're happy/ Yeah maybe for a minute or two/ They can't make you laugh/ No, they can't make you feel the way that I do...
maybe tomorrow brings good news for once?
concert yay!
Nick and I are going to our first concert together in April.
I am super excited because the band we are seeing?
It is Cloud Cult.
Awesome songs? Check. Live paintings? Check. Biodiesel-powered and solar-paneled tour bus? Check. I am super pumped.
I really wanted to see them in concert because they are going on a possibly permanent hiatus after this tour. And this tour celebrates the release of their documentary.
They are coming to GRap on April 14. Nick and I are counting down the days.
I am making a list of emergency places to live in case I don't get a job right away (which will totally NOT happen because I am totally awesome).
Our lease is up here at the end of June. If I don't get something before then, we'll be trapped in Michigan, homeless and living off only Nick's pay (because my work won't be able to keep me on after graduation and I don't want to stay there any longer than necessary).
Obviously a list is needed. Both to calm my nerves and to prepare for craziness.
I applied to a buttload of jobs earlier this week and I'm sending my transcript to one tomorrow.
