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. . . . . entries for 31.1.04 . . . . . Shout-outs are dead. :( But I'll probably get myself a warm fuzzy shoutbox. It's aroundabouts 3:30, so Charlie should be arriving soon. My mom is making curried chicken for dinner (booyaka!) and I'll be meeting Charlie's dad for the first time. o.O The hair salon I went to (Valerie's Hair Design on Route 7) looks quaint on the outside (it's a little white house with ivy and a couple of stone statues holding up the sign) but is like. . . like part of "the scene" on the inside. When we were there, there was a rock band having a photoshoot upstairs. How insane!? In any case, I got a cool up-do so s'all good. I may just be a vision at Snowball, or. . . I might just be um. . . me? . . . . . entries for 29.1.04 . . . . . I think I might give myself a shoutbox, as opposed to comments. Yes, I think I might do that. The problem with Italian food is that, two or three days later, you're hungry again. . . . . . entries for 28.1.04 . . . . . I should restore my comments. I will do that eventually. But not now. Not now. For now. . . I will try to find Monstrous Regiment. I think that was the name of it. I have for too long been starved of Terry Pratchett, and have not died! "Now these fine ladies, they had a plan! They was out t'meet the boys in the band! They said 'C'mon, dudes! Let's get it on!' AND WE PROCEEDED TO TEAR! THAT! HO-TEL DOWN!" Ah yes. . . AC/DC. It's Wednesday night. Going back to the middle school for a visit was kind of disappointing. It was really structured (we weren't allowed to disrupt classes, damn it!) and I didn't get to see Mr. Adamo (ELA), Mrs. Millet-Wilson (maternity leave), or Mrs. Cavallaro (ELA). Neopets is totally insane. If I ever get desperately bored I'm going to start a Final Fantasy summoned creature roleplay and see what happens. xD No, I *called* Bahamut ZERO, you bastards, YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!! I finished reading Lamb (The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal) a couple of nights ago. Good book. Andrea has a hold on it, so when I get back to school I will immediately return it. It's my dad's 59th birthday today. Writing it down (or typing it) and actually looking at the number makes me realize what a *big* number it is. My dad's getting up there. Since he can't eat dairy stuff due to his treatment mom and I went out and got him cherry applesauce and cool whip and put a candle in it. He liked it, and he seemed in a good mood all day, so I was happy. ^.^ The card I gave him was one of those artsy poetic cards. This particular one had watercolor turtles on it. The message on the card (What is a Dad?) had nothing to do with turtles. There weren't even big turtles and little turtles, like, fathers and children, just turtles. So, in a desperate attempt to make the turtles tie in with the rest of the card, on the front (where it asked the profound question mentioned above) I wrote "a turtle, duh!" and on the inside (after writing the word "love" about a hundred times and several little hearts) I wrote "love, the turtles. . . no wait, Erin." I hope he gets better soon, to whatever extent that phrase is applicable to the situation. I'm praying for him. . . . . . entries for 26.1.04 . . . . . I have decided a few things. I have decided that I am not a totally useless poet. I have also decided that Jetsams are quite possibly the best Neopet to have, ever. . . . . . entries for 25.1.04 . . . . .
Your wings are DRAGON wings. Massive and covered in scales, they shimmer with strength and magic. They are the most obvious display of your power - though it runs equally throughout your heart and mind. You are uncompromising and grave, with a profound sense of justice. You have firm ideas about what is right and what is wrong and set out to fix what problems you can. You realize that you are more capable of dealing with life and evil than most, and as such you see it as your responsibility to protect those who cannot defend themselves. You have existed since antiquity and as such you are wise far beyond your years in this lifetime. While you strive for fairness and peace, if someone should steal from your cave of treasure (though not all that glitters is gold) or compromise the happiness of you or one who is close to you - they have signed their death warrant. You have a mighty vengeance and will unleash it upon such people immediately and mercilessly. Arguing with you is useless...you rarely back down and are known for holding firm in your beliefs. Sometimes you feel intensely burdened with the troubles of others...acting as a Guardian can get so wearisome. But you never give up...you see it as your life's mission. Often very introverted, you can be so smart...it's scary. Such a combination of intelligence, creativity, power, beauty, and magic is often intimidating to those around you - who are also unlikely to understand you. Arrogant, proud, overserious, and sometimes a bit greedy or obsessed with whatever treasure you choose to pursue...you have enchanted people for centuries, and will continue to do so. *~*~*Claim Your Wings - Pics and Long Answers*~*~* brought to you by Quizilla I just saw a positively amazing performance of Chinese acrobats at Proctors. Those people are insanely strong and flexible. Makes me wonder why the hell they call America the greatest nation on Earth. I mean, no native-born American is as lithe and graceful as those insane acrobats. Now I must try to compete with the Chinese the only way I can: ace my Math A exam! Ta! . . . . . entries for 24.1.04 . . . . . Everyone should play this. Now. It's SO wonderful. It's a Hamlet text adventure that Cassie showed me. It's incredibly amusing, especially to me since I don't know the play at all. ^.^ Everything (other than ordinary toothpaste and floss) which is good for your teeth tastes bad. I got dumbells today. Currently I have those infernal whitening strips on my teeth. They're very annoying, but hell, whatever. ^.^ Only ten more minutes left. You have to leave them on for half an hour. o.O Whee. . . . . . entries for 23.1.04 . . . . . "If you said goodbye to me tonight, There would still be music left to write, What else could I do? I'm so inspired by you! That hasn't happened in the longest time. Once I thought my innocence was gone, Now I know that happiness goes on, That's where you found me, When you put your arms around me. . . I haven't been there for the longest time. . . I'm that voice you're hearing in the hall, And the greatest miracle of all, Is how I need you, And how you needed me too! That hasn't happened for the longest time! Maybe this won't last very long. . . But you feel so right, That I could be wrong! Maybe I've been hoping too hard, But I've gone this far, And it's more than I hoped for! Who knows how much further we'll go on? Maybe I'll be sorry when you're gone. . . I'll take my chances! I forgot how nice romance is! I haven't been there for the longest time! I don't care what consequence it brings, I have been a fool for lesser things, I want you so bad, I think you ought to know that I intend to hold you for the longest time!" . . . . . entries for 22.1.04 . . . . . God damn it, Foamy cursed me! He said, he said "I hope you all get papercuts" and SO HELP ME! I have endured more paper-related injuries this week alone than I have my ENTIRE LIFE!!! I am so lame I am so lame I am so lame!!! But I think TetraJet will be a masterpiece!!! I just finished watching Trigun. I wish *I* were a plant. I mean, I don't. But you know what I mean. (Curse the English language. I'm just editing this post because Cas pointed out that I wrote "was" as opposed to "were." Ugh.) Daddy's in rough shape. :( . . . . . entries for 21.1.04 . . . . . I have drawn my Jetsam, TetraJet in full Turk garb (which is ripped to shreds, an inspiration on my part). He looks like an arrogant bastardo, but then again, Jetsams are the only essentially evil Neopet. He's holding an electro-mag rod and has a tailring. I am tempted to give him sunglasses. xD Reno still rocks. Signed Charlie up to go to Snowball today. ^.^ I forgot the name of his school though, so I'll probably go back and correct it tomorrow morning. I've gotta get tickets, too. Ah. . . ten days, several of which are happy do-nothing days, others of which are days of yicky productivity and forced work. . . like today. I have to finish revising my German speech tonight and practice it. I am sleepy. I did not take a nap yesterday and I was under some strange illusion that I was full of energy around midnight, so I doodled in my sketchbook for half an hour. I think a nap is due for today. . . . . . entries for 20.1.04 . . . . . I love love love this poem. It's kind of a morbid poem to love, but I love it anyway. Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you wake in the morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circling flight. I am the soft starlight at night. Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there, I do not sleep. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there, I did not die. Gotta love iambic quartameter. ^.^ I think that's how you'd say it. Such a catchy poem, if sad. State of the Onion Analysis: God count: 3 Religious reference count: Uncountable, but I would be interested in watching it again to try and pick them all out Yo! Okay, the last one actually was a hoax sent out by a paranoid federal employee, BUT. . . This one is real. Don't open anything that just says "hi" in the subject. It was on the news. The news you can trust. Federal mail you can't. Go figure. Yeah, I know my mood indicator is impossible to read. Tough cookies. :P Alright, so now I have an essay to write on a slightly silly topic (that is, that of placing the characters in LotF in locations on one of two psychological development charts. . . ugh) but no other homework, and curried chicken to look forward to. And ARG! I want to kill the creators of Trigun because THEY KILLED WOLFWOOD!!! DAMN THEM! I loved Wolfwood. :( And they had all this stuff about him all squished into *one* episode, like they were in a real hurry to get rid of him. Bastards. Oh well. Whenever I really think about it, I get into what I figure must be the Japanese frame of mind about us silly otakus. Living vicariously is incredibly lame. That's all we do, so really. . . Anime just makes us stupid Americans into lumps who sigh wistfully and wish they had enormously difficult, tragedy-wrought lives. Yeah, right. Like we really want that! All the Anime heroes and heroines ever wish for is a life like we have. It's a vicious cycle of dissatisfaction. I really need to stop watching Anime. . . . . . . . entries for 19.1.04 . . . . . Ugh, I don't want to study ancient Roman and Byzantine trade routes and stuff. . . I want to sleeeeep. . . What makes him evil? False hope makes him evil. . . that he gives it makes him evil. . . . . . entries for 18.1.04 . . . . .
'Fudged in the Head' PLEASE VOTE!!! What Type of Lunatic are You? brought to you by Quizilla Damn skippy! . . . . . entries for 17.1.04 . . . . . He comes. . . . . . entries for 16.1.04 . . . . . Two important announcements! One is happy, one is sad! Numer Eins! SO COLD YOU'D GET FROSTBITE IF YOU STOOD OUTSIDE FOR TEN MINUTES DAY! . . . which is a funky, weird version of a snow day. Numer Zwei, MUCH MORE IMPORTANT SO LISTEN UP!!! There is a new computer virus afoot. It is NOT a hoax. My mother got a warning through her email at work (she's a federal employee, just to remind you) about it, and she called me to tell me about it. I just emailed everyone I could think of about it, but now my faithful blog readers will learn about it as well. If you get an email with the subject "It takes guts to say Jesus" DO NOT OPEN IT! It's a really evil virus that reformats both Mac and Windows hard drives. In other words, no one can giggle and say "ha ha, I'm immune" except for crazy Linux people. . . stupid penguins. Just remember on general terms, folks, never open an email that seems suspicious, even if it's from someone you know. Always title your emails explicitly so your friends will know exactly what's inside. Alright! Enjoy your subzero weather and virus-free computers! ^.^ . . . . . entries for 15.1.04 . . . . . What you are about to read is a brainstorming session of what one Erin Sherman wants to do with her life, in no particular order: president nuclear engineer detective college professor middle/high school teacher district attourney FBI agent Um, um, I know I must've forgotten something, but whatever I've forgotten, I've forgotten it. And these are only the almost-sensible pursuits. It'd be cool if I could be a poet or an actress or a photographer. . . or something. But those aren't practical things to chase after. I could make them into hobbies. Yeah, so you might be asking, what the hell prompted this? I was just at a Youth Court guest speaker meeting about the FBI and the sorts of career opportunities there. You can basically do anything, so long as you're insanely good at it and are physically fit at the same time (which may be impossible for Erin with her abs of molten steel). But hell, it was interesting. It's also very very very very cold!!!! . . . and there's a funky blue star beneath Orion which is flickering like mad. I'm going to bring it up with Mr. Spollen tomorrow. I think it's an unstable blue giant. xD No, I'm not a geek or anything. . . . . . entries for 14.1.04 . . . . . Arg, I want Charlie to be online so I can bug him about bugging his mom. . . arg arg arg. He hasn't been online for a while. I wonder if he can't come and he just doesn't want to tell me? Wow, Matt read my blog today. I may have to scan my latest artistic endeavor, which is the art assignment "draw a dream or nightmare." Since I have no particularly well-suited dreams, I opted to "draw a daydream" instead. The subject matter of this daydream is an image from the song Go or Go Ahead by our favorite Mr. Wainwright, which I don't believe I have posted here, so I will now. The underlined sections are where I mostly got my images from. "Thank you for this bitter knowledge, Guardian angels who left me stranded, It was worth it, feeling abandoned, Makes one hardened, but what has happened to love? You've got me writing lyrics on postcards, Then in the evening, looking at stars, But the brightest of the planets is Mars, What has happened to love? So I will opt for the big white limo, Vanity fairgrounds and rebel angels, You can't be trusted with feathers so hollow, Your heaven's inventions, steel-eyed vampires of love, You see over me, I'll never know, What you have shown to other eyes, Go or go ahead and surprise me, Say you've lead the way to a mirage, Go or go ahead and just try me. . ." . . . . . entries for 13.1.04 . . . . . "Start giving me something, A love that is longer than a day, Start making my heart sing, Something that it doesn't wanna say, I'm handing it over, Saying that you're the only one, Don't run for the border, Turn that corner, Already you've run In movies of myself, Darling, don't you ever let me go, Wrap your loving arms around me, While the cold winds blow, Tell me what I really wanna know. . ." Nicole's blog is now on the list o'links. I did a lot of sleeping today. Hopefully I won't get tired too quickly 'cause I have a short essay to write. Also, much has developed in the Snowball dress department (in other words I have a dress) but exactly *what* developed I'm not going to tell you! . . . . . entries for 12.1.04 . . . . . IMPORTANT STUFF! Here are the (reissued) tentative Erin-and-company-proclaimed holiday dates: Pajama Day: Thursday, January 15st Little Girl Day: Friday, January 30th Drag Day: Friday, March 12 Hawaiian/Look Silly In Bright Obnoxious Colours Day: Friday, May 14th And there will probably be others, you mark my words. There will probably be others. . . . . . entries for 11.1.04 . . . . . Random poll: Should Erin get her ears pierced? There are three prospective Snowball dresses at this point. I actually want two of them, since both of them would go with my pretty choker that I got for Christmas and they're very different sorts of things. But alas. . . I think I'm going to end up getting the more formal one, even though I'd probably never wear it again. . . Anyway, yeah, enough of the vague dress-talk. I'm not going to mention specifics because I want to shock and amaze everyone with how positively stunning I look. (I use the end sarcasm tag as the result of a recommendation from my buddy Dan, who doesn't want to waste brainpower on trying to figure out whether or not I'm being a bitter, cynical childe. So there you have it.) Aaah, so now I really ought to be getting down to my homework for tomorrow. Wiedersehen. . . . . . entries for 10.1.04 . . . . . "Why can't Charlie stay in the living room? Billy stayed in the living room, and there was no sex, no aneurism, no death." ~My mom, regarding Charlie's visit . . . . . entries for 9.1.04 . . . . . Ah. . . I am succumbing to the icon madness. And by the way, should you feel the urge, find out your inner D&D character here.
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