It's been a long time coming and I'm still not there.  But life itself is one massive work in progress, I've decided.

I had completely forgotten about this place and what a huge part it used to play in my life.  I'm starting to wonder if I always have to be addicted to some sort of online friends network...because now facebook has pretty much taken over.  Funny.

I'm sad to see the number of people who have shut down their sites.  *tear*

This week has been rather... eventful.

Monday I got my first paycheck.  Ever.  lol

The first part of the week there was a big scandal in Hillman's class.  Then I found out I may not be getting my "A" in his class because I made a "C" on his last test.  *tear*

Thursday I found out that my best friend is gay.  You can imagine it was a bit of a shock for me.

Friday I hung out with some friends and just generally had a good time, something I haven't done in awhile.

Saturday I went to Riverfest... every redneck in Arkansas was there to see Hank Williams Jr., and all of them were drunk.  Lindsey had beer spilt in her hair.  That sucked.  Then Brooke and Lindsey and I got this Pineapple-Strawberry drink and it was really gross because there wasn't much flavor to it and it had little pineapple pieces floating around in it.  Yum.  We left after about an hour and a half.  We rode home with 7 people in a 6 person truck.  And we all danced.  It was a little squeezed.

Sunday I went back to Riverfest to see my darling, Joe Nichols.  His show was awesome.  He is so hott.  And he can sing.  Right, so, my dad knows some guy so he got backstage passes for me, Jaron, Carmen, and Jonas.  I got to meet Joe Nichols after the show.  AND I had my picture with him.  I almost died.  Ah!  Anyway.  Then Jaron and I walked over the bridge to the Little Rock side and caught the last of the Trapt show (backstage) and Jaron got all of their autographs.  After that we walked back over the bridge and saw REO and got all of their autographs after their show.  Then the fireworks.  Aw.

So anyway... now I'm watching a West Wing marathon.  I may catch a movie later.  Then I'm studying for Hillman's test that he's giving tomorrow.  Which I will ace (and then hopefully get my "A").  So, wish me luck because that's the only class I've really cared about all semester and all I want is my "A".

Currently Reading Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes By Chris Crutcher see related

Right, okay, so tonight was crazy.

First I went to TripodZ.  Lots of moshing (not by me).  I'm calmly sitting on the couch when all of a sudden I'm thrown off of it and pushed to the ground and like 3 people trip over me.  So, yea, when I finally get up I was like "...hey, that was kinda cool... or it would have been if I hadn't been on the ground the whole time."  Anyway, so then we leave.

Yea, then we go to Hastings and just like hang out in the parking lot for awhile.  Get random comments from very drunk/stoned people.  Finally, we decide to get a pizza and eat it at the park.  In the middle of the tennis courts.

So we go and get our pizza at Little Caesar's.  The guy tells us not to walk on the floor but Brad does it anyway.  Dana and I are trying to swim in our new imaginary pool.  Yea.  Pretty neat.

We get to the park and Daniel and Brad want to get drinks.  Okay, so the four of us are standing there waiting for drinks to come out and this really familiar looking van drives into the parking lot.  Oh, right, I know why that van looks familiar.  It's my daddy's van.  And he was in it.  And I was supposed to be at Hastings... Hm.  Okay, so Brad backs up the car and Dana and I open the back doors, dive in, and we make a speedy getaway.
Smooth.

We then decide to go hang out in a church parking lot.  How lovely.  Anyway, yea, so we all met up there.  Then I had to go home.  Right, so I'm sitting in my room reading this book and my dad knocks on the door and pokes his head in.  With a weird grin he says to me, "So, did you get your soft drinks?"

Ahhhh!!!!

Who doesn't know what I'm talking about
Who's never left home, who's never struck out
To find a dream and a life of their own
A place in the clouds, a foundation of stone

Many precede and many will follow
A young girl's dream no longer hollow
It takes the shape of a place out west
But what it holds for her, she hasn't yet guessed

She needs wide open spaces
Room to make her big mistakes
She needs new faces
She knows the high stakes

Lately I just want to get away.  I want to go somewhere where I don't know anyone and have a fresh start.  Ever been that sick of everyone?

Anyway, I'm off to Murray's to see a play... I decided against going to see Zack graduate for various reasons.

Anyway.  La ti da.