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:: 2006 6 November :: 8.08pm

I don't care who you vote for.

Just vote tomorrow!

:: 2006 5 November :: 9.18pm

I'm having a scary French day.

I don't want to go.

:: 2006 2 November :: 11.02am

People assume most Christians are heavy-handed, pushy, intolerant bigots bent of dominating any other culture or idea and supplanting it with their own whims because, for the most part, the ones who speak up the most ARE heavy-handed, pushy, intolerant bigots bent on dominating any other culture or idea and supplanting it with their own whims. It sucks. It's horrible. And it's the what everyone of any faith, political idea, or lifestyle has to deal with. People always focus on the loud minority who ruins everything. And like any other group, the only way you can combat this is making your views and, in this case, your kindness and actual testimony louder than the hateful prattle of those hurting your beliefs.

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:: 2006 31 October :: 11.57pm

You stupid emo kids need to shut your mouth and have fun.

Happy birthday, Aerii/Alex/Washington Friend #Awesome!

:: 2006 30 October :: 9.46pm

I am beginning to get anxious about leaving this country. I met with some of my fellow France travelers and we were all talking about where we're going to go and what we're going to do. It made me so excited that all I want to do is go now.

Updated countdown (to the minute!):

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:: 2006 26 October :: 2.10pm

So I'm sick or something.

I'm trying to decide whether to go to my last two classes or just the one. Sigh.

I've been watching baby shows all day which made me think about this girl in one of my classes which motives me to buck up and go to the last two.

It also makes me want babies.

I need to get this hygiene stuff under control. I'll just put on my scarf and call it tolerable.

:: 2006 23 October :: 10.17pm

I forgot how much I loved the Last Days of April.

I think I might be able to live through this paper.

:: 2006 20 October :: 1.30pm

Schedule
The asterisks mean that it's still tentative. Scary.
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:: 2006 20 October :: 1.09pm

We received our flight itinerary for France.

I am no longer excited. I am just scared and anxious.

We also received our finalized schedules for school. They show when we have breaks and everything.

Here is the flight plan:

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I'll repost this as it gets closer to January. I will post our breaks and things later.

I'm scared.
I love you all.

:: 2006 17 October :: 11.20pm

I am seriously stressing about France. I just completed my housing form and I sound so boring. I like books. I like to read. I am nice and smart. I like writing and playing video games. I have siblings.

I wouldn't want me to live with me.

Plus Nick me manque. I don't know how I'll be able to survive France if I can't survive a day.

I love my mom and my dad, by the way. I called home really quickly earlier (forgot my phone charger, I'm stupid) to tell my mom that the new Nancy Drew game was out and the first thing she said was "what's wrong." After a brief discussion about how they popped out this game faster than a baby and faster than the last game, she said my dad wanted to talk to me. My dad said that the son of one of his friends died of a drug overdose last night and I shouldn't do drugs. I assured him I wouldn't and he told me the kid was in Kalamazoo even. I thought back to sirens last night then reassured my father once more before asking him if he would be joining me to see Sherman Alexie tomorrow.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, I am going to see Sherman Alexie tomorrow so if you're in town and want to come along, call me.

I am going to go to the doctor and get my woman parts checked out next week or so. I also am going to stop taking the pill once my prescription runs out. I've been moody for the past month or so and I think the meds are behind it.

Also, once my passport arrives, I will be going to Chicago to apply for my French visa. It is going to be a pain in the ass.

I love you all.

P.S. I am visiting Katie. She is awesome and she knows cool people. Some girl from an apartment next door made a boob holder that didn't fit her so she gave it to me. I am wearing it and it is cool beans.

:: 2006 15 October :: 5.45pm

Yesterday was Nick's birthday and stuff.

He's old now. A whole not-teenage-age of 20.

:: 2006 13 October :: 5.08pm

Oh, I forgot to mention this.

Sherman Alexie will be speaking on Wednesday at 7 at GRCC. If I am home, I will be going. Hopefully my father will also attend so I don't have to drive.

:: 2006 13 October :: 4.56pm

I should really just go home.
For the trip to France, a professor always comes along for any amount of time from a few days to a week or so. I know I haven't expressed to any of you just how stressed I was about this particular situation but I feel that now that it has been resolved, I should fill you in.

The two candidates for the journey were the only two French professors. I will not name any names because this is THE INTERNET and my life is on public display. But I really wanted one professor to take us and I really didn't want the other one.

You see, I had heard stories about this other professor. These stories included multiple accounts of this professor leaving people behind and losing both people and luggage.

I wanted the professor who took people around on a bus all over France and bought them tea at cafes in Barcelona.

Well this week we were told that we would find out who was taking us. Today in class, at the very end, almost sheepishly, we found out who it would be. Thank goodness it turned out to be the one everyone wanted. You don't know how relieved everyone was today when it was announced. There were shouts, cheers and applause. I made sure to call my mom.

In other news, today began Fall Break. On Monday or so, I will be going to see Katie. I will return on Wednesday or Thursday and will work on Friday. I have papers to write so it won't be much fun.

I love you all.

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:: 2006 13 October :: 10.44am

Learn THE TRUTH about Dick DeVos:
"We're holding our Spring formal and my date is the Truth. Tonight we're going all the way." But before I begin, I'd like to apologize because I just realized that I am being mean to many republicans out there with this entry and that's just not who I am. I'd also like to apologize to Katie's roommate because I just discovered that she wrote this. I'm sorry.

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I love you all.

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:: 2006 12 October :: 9.58am

So.

It's snowing and stuff.

:: 2006 10 October :: 5.31pm

Who is driving?
BEAR IS DRIVING!

:: 2006 6 October :: 11.36pm

Ok Go is a no go because my car is crap. Stupid college education.

Instead, I shall be going to Red Flannel! Yay for small town celebrations.

I love you all.

P.S. I have been so tired lately that I slept through one of my classes today. I went over to Nick's to take a nap and fell asleep from 11 to 1:15 when I had to go to work. And I'm still tired. It's because of this France STRESS and midterm STRESS. I hate being stressed because I get tired and snappy.

P.P.S. I saw Katie today and I am fulfilled as a human being. I have reached enlightenment and it is named Kittie Katie. I missed her oodles.

P.P.P.S. I found a whole bag full of Christian romance novels I haven't read yet. I am going to go read then sleep.

:: 2006 5 October :: 9.10am

Does anyone have a reliable vehicle we could take to see Ok Go? Nick doesn't think my car's gonna make it and he doesn't trust his either.

Angel_Bob

:: 2006 3 October :: 5.39pm

To people who would like to go to the Ok Go concert on Saturday:

I could not find a time for the concert but it is apparently before the football game. (If anyone knows further details, please tell me.)

If you would like to go, respond to this entry and/or call me.

We'll figure out transportation once I know for sure who's coming. I planned on making it a day trip, leaving early on Saturday, picking up Katie at Western and hanging out in Ann Arbor once we got there (because I love Ann Arbor and I want Katie to come).

I love you all.

Angel_Bob

:: 2006 28 September :: 10.15am

My French professor joked with us the other day and he was so proud that he had made us all laugh.

A student asked how long our compositions needed to be (the last one was, at maximum, a page). He replied with a straight face saying it needed to be no more than 5 or 6 pages. We all made that stunned "wha?!" noise before laughing as he smiled.

It was hilarious. He's so French it's awesome.

I love college.

:: 2006 26 September :: 10.12pm

My sister just informed me that Ok Go is having a free concert in Ann Arbor on October 7. That is a Saturday and also the same day as Rockford's homecoming dance (ha ha on my sister).

I was thinking of going if people want to come along. It's Ok Go and it's FREE.

It's also a two and a half hour drive so this decision is liable to change. Unless I end up not driving, then I'm all for it.

(BTW, I liked them before they sold out and were famously awesome. Gotta keep up my indie cred.)

I love you.

P.S. I just realized that is also Red Flannel weekend. Decisions, decisions.

P.P.S. Emily and I will both turn 20 in France. I expect cards and packages.

:: 2006 26 September :: 9.57pm

JESSA!
Remember when we were talking about Halloween costumes for Clementine?

Well have I got some costumes for you!

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I love you.

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:: 2006 24 September :: 5.53pm
:: Mood: sick

Yesterday
Nick and I went to see The Last Kiss last night at Celebration. In the middle of the movie, I thought I head a tornado siren but shrugged it off because I always think I'm hearing a tornado siren.

Nick kept pointing out that the projector was making weird noises and he was getting nervous about it which made me nervous. The whole theater was really anxious and everyone kept shifting in their seats.

I began to hear the rain start falling a lot more than it had been. It was pounded loudly on the roof but there wasn't any thunder, just rain pouring down. Suddenly there was a big booming noise and the power went out. No one screamed or anything thank goodness because I hate when people scream when the power goes out.

Anyway so the power went out and we just sat there. Nick (thank goodness he was there) grabbed my hand and started talking to me. He just kept talking trying to calm me down as the power came back on. I told him I was okay, just surprised and we sat in the theater murmuring for thirty seconds just waiting for someone to tell us what to do.

As a girl got up to leave the theater and see what was happening, someone came into the theater: "There's a tornado warning and we need you all to come into the hallway."

There was no hesitation as we all gathered our things and left the theater. As we got outside, Nick noticed I was shaking and he talked me down again. My parents were gone this weekend so I was worried about Hannah and Nathaniel. I called them and they were okay so I was okay.

We sat in the hallway for about half an hour and in that time we were told that two tornadoes had touched down and were heading north towards us. The tornado warning was over at 6:30 but then extended to 6:42 so everyone just sort of sat around waiting. We got free passes to another movie so it was okay.

Yeah, it was fun. Tornado warnings have always freaked me out, ever since I was a little kid. The first one I remember was when I was in first or second grade when we lived in McHenry, IL. I was in the kitchen at the table with my mom and a tornado warning came on the little TV.

I love you all.

:: 2006 20 September :: 8.33pm

I just wrote my first horrid paper of the semester and told my boyfriend that I didn't want to see him this weekend because all he does is play WoW.

Yay.

I'm in a mood. Damn period.

Angel_Bob

:: 2006 17 September :: 10.23pm

I am so excited for France that I just want to get out of here!

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And Jessa inspired me to change my layout. Even though it doesn't fit on my screen it's still awesome and so is the song.

I LOVE YOU.

:: 2006 11 September :: 10.15pm

I don't know if any of you knew Linnae but her father (who taught at Rockford) passed away last night.

:: 2006 10 September :: 6.34pm

My sister and I were digging through our old VHS tapes and we found The Princess and the Goblin. It wasn't as wonderful as we remembered.

We also found our old Hello Kitty tapes. I love Hello Kitty. We watch Hello Kitty Cinderella and Hello Kitty Heidi. It was fantastic.

My father comes home at some point today. His flight was delayed.

I have homework to do whenever I become not lazy.

I love you all.

P.S. I bought Nick an alarm clock. It's also a night light.

P.P.S. The Princess and the Goblin had a preview for Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland before it. I love that movie too.

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:: 2006 29 August :: 4.57pm

There was a great big moose.

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:: 2006 25 August :: 10.36pm

My mom doesn't think I can get enough money to go to France.

Thanks for the support, Mom.

:: 2006 22 August :: 9.37pm

Classes are fine. I will hopefully be getting books tomorrow or Thursday because I have homework due on Thursday and Friday.

I got a new tire. It was 48 dollars and change.

I need $1100 give or take $10 by September 6. Then I will need $520 every month through April. France.

I love you all.