and death i think is no parenthesis

SO.

Friday there was a good lecture on Muscle that we all went to, which was fun. After, Alex and I tried to watch a movie (failed because of speaker problems) and Anna hooked a very cute prospie. Then, Anna and Lia and Sarah and I thought about Lola's outfits and other girly things.
Saturday, I did some homework, took a very nice walk with Anna, and then got ready for Lola's.

This was fun, and took a while. I did my hair all fancy, (too fancy, according to some...) put a little make-up on, and the long, slinky, slit-up-to-there black velvet dress that I found at goodwill that fits nicely and was 6 dollars. Oh. And my black fishnets stockings. It was hot.
So then Alex (who looked very spiffy and handsome in his suit with suspenders and bowler(?) hat) picked me up, and we went to dinner. This was terribly stressful for him, but I had fun *grin*. Then, we picked up our alchohol, and went to Anna and Bekah's room, for a little bit of pre-gaming, which turned into a dance party (like usual...we seem to spend all our time dancing)...but everyone looked really nice, and we all drank too much. I was drinking coconut rum, which I've decided is 1) no where near as good as jello-shots 2) way too sweet and 3)takes way too long to feel it...which means i drank more than i thought i was drinking. grr.

Anyway. so then, LOLA's

Lola's is this big party that the juniors throw. It's a formal wear gambling/dancing/boozing party. It was Great Gatsby themed, which meant they were serving drinks named after the characters. By the way, never order a mint julip (I tried a sip of someone's and it was GROSS)...but cosmopolitans are okay. I danced (tipsily) for a little while, and then when I felt a bit more in control, tried my hand at gambling. I played for a while with Alex and Anna's money (both were not feeling sober enough to gamble)...I played blackjack, and ended up about 3 dollars down, which wasnt that bad, considering the dealer was drunk enough that he kept trying to take my money when I had higher cards than him. Hmm.

Anyway. So I had fun, everyone looked wonderful.

Today, I sat in the sun in my t-shirt ( i heart annapolis) and wrote 3 pages of my freshman essay. Go Me!

And now I'm off to watch the oscars. Life is good.

I just had a long involved blog post...and my computer died in the middle of it! Gah.

Suffice to say, I had a nice day today.

Music thing gacked from carly. my iTunes playlist shuffled. ; )

1) Make It Last - Stroke 9 (i haven't listened to this in years!)
2) Wonderwall - Oasis
3) Birdland - Patti Smith (great song!)
4) Walk Through the Fire - BtVS (hmm. nerdy)
5) Superman - Five For Fighting (Eww. I hate this song. It's from a compilation)
6) Heaven - Talking Heads (BEST SONG EVER)
7) Battle of Who Could Care Less - Ben Folds Five (I have so much Ben Folds, I'd be really surprised if it didn't show up)
8) Looking Into You - Jackson Browne
9) When I go Out With Artists - Crash Test Dummies
10) High Anxiety - Sugar Ray (very strange. again, something I haven't listened to in years)


I had a bunch more, but my computer ate them. OH well. Interestingly enough, I never listen to ANY of these. Or the 8 more that I had, before I lost the list. hmm.

You're Watership Down!

by Richard Adams

Though many think of you as a bit young, even childish, you're
actually incredibly deep and complex. You show people the need to rethink their
assumptions, and confront them on everything from how they think to where they
build their houses. You might be one of the greatest people of all time. You'd
be recognized as such if you weren't always talking about talking rabbits.


Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

Interesting. I love Watership Down, it's one of my favorites. Hot.

More later, I'm sure.

I should be doing something productive...instead, I'm floating aimlessly around the internet. *sigh*
And nobody's online to talk to! I want to talk to LISA because I have a chemistry question of all things. And I want to talk to the NOT!BOY because I haven't seen him since (oh goodness) last night. ; ) Also, because I miss talking to him online. Interestingly enough.

Also, Laurie Anderson is weird as all hell. I love her. But the Superman Song is CRAZY-ASS weird. And I don't use the adjective CRAZY-ASS lightly.

GAH.

Don't want to go to math! BLAHBLAHBLABHALBHALBHABALBH, and I don't even have BASKETBALL this AFTERNOON to look forward to!

My life is sad. *grin*

"And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" - Laurie Anderson, Superman

Sorry for spamming the blog. I'm awful...I'll go forever without saying anything more than, "I love basketball" or "I'm tired", and then all of a sudden, I'm in the writing mood. *shrug* oh well. You know you love me anyway.

Had hot chocolate with the boy and anna, was good. Spilled it down my shirt, but that's okay. Had fun watching the boy cook. (yay, boys who will cook for me. i hate cooking. *shudder*) He's so cute. *shakes head at cuteness*
Then, went back to the loft, where I talked with Alex for far longer than I should have. Oh well. Interesting conversations are WAY better than sleep, any day. *blinks* Remind me of this tomorrow morning, when I can't wake up for lab. I am so caught in the teen-age late-night trap. And I know it, but can't do anythin about it. *sigh*

Anyway. Despite a rocky start, today ended up being good. My stomach just started complaining though. I wonder if it was the chocolate.

so.

Today got better. I didn't have to play in the scary tournament because my partner never showed up, and then I did lots and lots of homework, which actually made me feel a lot better. And I listened to Joni Mitchell and Laurie Anderson, which also made me feel better. And I constructed a octohedron out of paperclips for math, which is pretty cool, and was a nice way of endulging my artsncrafts cravings. Also had a long conversation with my parents, which was nice. (Oh. We talked about voting, and the primaries, and my mother made a good point, which was...I'm from Massachusetts, which Kerry is going to take anyway, because he's our senator, so what does it matter? And my dad made a good point when I complained about Kerry's voting record, being that he's a politician, that's what he does. And he argues that the only reason Edwards doesn't have the same record is that he doesn't have any experience, or history. He hasn't had time to be inconsistent yet. So although I haven't quite decided who I'm going to vote for, I feel more informed, and less worried. Not that my vote matters. *grin*)

Anyway. So now I'm just waiting for the not!boy to come over to have hot chocolate with me. He has good (but bitter) real stuff that we have to make in the kitchen, which is fun. And tasty. Hopefully he comes soon, as I'm getting tired already. It was a really short weekend, but exhausting. Why is it that weekends are more work than the weeks? Sometimes, I think that my temperment is just not suited for parties. But I like hanging out with my friends...hmm.

Okay. I think I'm going to listen to some Kate Bush, and maybe read some Aristotle.

Yanno, it's weird. Just last year I can remember thinking about how all the artists I listen to were male. Except for Tori Amos, and I didn't really listen to her that much. But now I listen to Joni Mitchell and Kate Bush and Laurie Anderson and Judy Collins (guilty pleaure!) and Beth Orton and Nico and Cat Power and Patti Smith and Sam Phillips (woman!)...etc. Hmm. I wonder why that is...It's not like I only listen to women though. Maybe it's just that my tastes have expanded a LOT.

was a bit of a let down.

The good parts: jello shots (mmm, jello), meeting boy's friend Jason, flirting with the boy while tipsy, having good girl talk with anna
The bad parts: one of my friends breaking up with her boy, hitting the maryland ave party at Munters house (which was smoke-filled and crowded and giving off bad vibes), the boy letting louise give him hits while already drunk in munters' room, and then getting really sick.

Things that are making me wibbly right now: the amount of homework I'm putting off doing, the basketball 2 on 2 tournament that I said I would do that I don't want to, the paper topic I have to turn in tomorrow, the fact that the boy still doesn't feel well, the fact that I'm not feeling 100% because I didn't sleep well last night (my own fault for napping from 7 to 10pm), the applications that I want to fill in for a job next year, the fact that I don't know what kind of financial aid I'm going to get, bekah's love life, alyssa's love life, anna's love life, my own love life, the primaries, the absentee ballot that still hasn't been delievered, the fact that I'm old enough to be worried about this stuff, spring break.

What I really want to do: Go get the last Margaret Atwood book, that I've been saving for a bad day, and just lie down and read it.

What I'm going to do: Put shorts on, go get demolished in basketball, then do homework for hours, and talk to my parents about jobs.

"Make me angel that flies from Montgomery. Make me a poster of an old rodeo. Just give me one thing that I can hold on to. To believe in this living is just a hard way to go."

Okay. First of all, thanks to those who gave me their political opinions...I appreciate it! I'm still waiting to hear from people though...for example, Andrew, what do you think? Being in the capitol and all, you must have an opinion.

Also, I ran across this quote from former democratic senator, Max Cleland.

"For Saxby Chambliss, who got out of going to Vietnam because of a trick knee, to attack John Kerry as weak on the defense of our nation is like a mackerel in the moonlight that both shines and stinks."

I just have to say wow. a mackerel. in the moonlight. that's awesome.

1) I would like to point out that it is indeed Thursday. Hot.

2) Happy Birthday Tina!!!

3) Okay. I have a question for all my democratic readers...

Who are you going to vote for in the primary? (This is assuming that you're voting in the MA primaries, which are March 2, by the way. And assuming that you're registered. If not, please get on that! This is important people! heheh. *is political*. Also assuming that you've gotten an absentee ballot sent to you if necessary. This is easy! Ask a family member to go to the town office and have them send one, or go online, and fill out the form and mail it in. Get on this soon...Anyway. < /rant >)

So. To reiterate. Who are you going to vote for in the primary? Kerry? Edwards? Kucinich? Someone else? No one? And WHY are you going to vote for them? Kerry, for his general electiveness, vietnam protesting coolness? Or not, because of his inconsistent voting record, and support for free trade? Edwards, for his nice liberalness, consistent voting record? Or not, because of his lack of experience, and lack of challenge to Bush? Or Kucinich, cause he seems like such a nice, real guy. Or not, because he ain't got a chance in hell?

SO. Let me know! Particularly if you've got arguments I haven't heard yet. This will be the first time I vote, and I feel like it's kinda important to get it right, for the right reasons. And if you want to talk to me about this, that would be lovely too!

anyway. going to bed now.

love,
politicallyminded!emma

Asexual reproduction is love.

Marriage is love.

Also, check this out...it makes me happy.

How is it that I missed this?

This is tragic. I feel like there is no hope for longterm relationships...if Barbie and Ken broke up, what is there for the rest of us?

At the same time, it means that Ken is now available. Wouldn't it be a nice twist if he got together with Skipper? Or maybe one of Barbie's best friends?

So. Had a great day. Delivered lots of valentines (i made them this year, and felt ridiculously happy about my arts'n'crafts). Hung out with Alex in the morning, then had a great day with Anna when he went to work (poor boy). We had lunch together, and then decided to take a walk. First we went to the cutest little flowershop to buy eachother flowers (and I got some for Alex too. Oh! by the way. Recently, some confusion was expressed to me regarding the exact nature of this relationship *pets Abram*...to clarify...Alex is the guy I'm going out with. This technically makes him "The Boy" in my terminology. However, for a while, things seemed like they were not ever going to go in this positive direction, so I refered to him as the not!boy. As he reads this blog, he knew about this. And now, even though he is The Boy, he told me that he likes being the Not!boy. So sometimes I call him Alex (because that's his name) and sometimes I call him the boy, because i forget, and mostly I call him the not!boy. So now you know. back to the day)
So Anna and I were in this adorable little flower shop, picking out flowers, and making faces at the cutest little baby. *wants to snuggle*
Then we walked to the coffeeshop where the not!boy works, and I delievered the flower I got him, and Anna and I sat and drank italian cream soda/tea coolers and people/dog-watched. There was one man who walked by with 3 (!) HUGE great danes. They were gorgeous. This was fun.
Then we walked back, and hit Begone Dull Care.
This is an annual musical event that some of the tut0rs put on on Valentine's Day, to banish the winter duldrums. One of my favorite tut0rs was in it, playing bass and singing. It was amazing, and a sing-along, and I had a blast. It made me so happy that I could feel it in my stomach. You know, when you're happy enough that you're all squirmy and wonderful? That was today.
Anyway. So then, I went and napped, while listening to Judy Collins, who does some fun covers of people like Leonard Cohen. (yayness!) And then I went to dinner and saw the boy (finally back from work)...who gave me The Professor and the Madman, which I'm really looking forward to reading. Lisa, when I'm done with it, you have to borrow it (well, that's if it's any good *grin*)...it's right up your alley. Well. Our alley. (ourloveissogrammatical!)
Anyway. Then I took a long nice shower, and got myself all clean. And soon I'll put on a dress, and Alex will come pick me up, and then we'll go pregame with Anna and Alyssa, and THEN, we'll go to the Valentine's Day Waltz. (hopefully not too drunk!...er...yeah)

So. A busy day, and absolutely no homework done. Oh well. *grin*

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I love you ALL!! (well, with the possible exception of people I don't know who might be reading this...but no, I love you too!)

Today sucked major ass.

Okay, I lied. Only the middle part did. The first part was fine (lab was cool, and I had an awesome lunch with one of my tut0rs, who seemed enthusiastic about my possible freshman essay topic) then, I got a splitting headache, which made greek and math absolutely miserable. But THEN, I played soccer with Alyssa and Anna and Louise and Marcos, which rocks. And THEN I went to watch Alex's handball game, which was TOTALLY awesome. Then had dinner, and am now here. At computer.

But before I go, to nap or do work or something, I would just like to draw your attention to the upcoming movie, due out in 2006, Gnomeo and Juliet...starring two star-crossed garden gnomes. What exactly has the world come to? I can only think about what lisa told me when we watched Amelie....about the Garden Gnome Liberation Front, that stole the gnomes out of people's front yards, and then set them free in the forest. I feel like this orginization should possibly play a role in the movie.

was awesome

had a good day, good math, AMAZING BASKETBALL GAME (perhaps the most satisfying victory in recent memory), good arts and crafts, good dinner, fun Hard Bean/homework, amusing Fites, good game of spit with some guy (he won, but we've got a rematch next week, and i'll take it), good talk with boy. Now, hopefully, some good sleep, as tomorrow is Hell Day. I've really booked myself solid...3 classes, with a meeting with my tutor during my lunch break (so this will last from 9-3:30), watching the not!boy's handball game, dinner, the Birds, pottery maybe, basketball practice. I'm not sure i will make it through this, so if i die, I would like you all to know that I love you dearly.

g'night!

hmm.

had a nice day. went to the aquarium and made fun of the fishes. beautiful. would like to pet all of the loft boys. are so cute. "oh look, it's nemo!"

came back around 8, and slept for 2 hours. then hung around waiting for the party with the not!boy and anna. then, alex left just as the party started. pre-gamed with adam's stuff. drank screwdrivers. and weird chocolate cappucino stuff that tasted like chocolate milk until it burned, yanno? was a bit drunk. now am just really tired. so it feels a bit like i'm still drunk.

anyway. hung out in chasement for a while, playing drinking games with logan and kitchen (sp?) and quinn. then, anna and i went to the coffeeshop party for the seniors, who turned their essays in tonight at midnight.
i had a lot of fun, until i kinda lost the buzz, and everybody was REALLY drunk. multiple boys stuck their hands up my shirt and down my pants. i spent a while fighting them. it was sad, mostly because i wanted to dance with them because they're my friends, but not, yanno, if they're gonna be like that. ; )
missed the not!boy terribly. would have danced with me, and not tried to put his hands under my clothes. well. maybe he would've, but i don't think i would have minded nearly so much. : D

anyway. eventually anna and i gave up on the party, because the stupid strobe lights were making us dizzy (i hate strobes) and the stupid boys wouldn't leave us to dance in peace. meh.

so now it's 3:30, and I'm going to go to bed. so there.

Bleh. I feel gross. Tired and nauseous, and in general stomach-blahness. It's the first day of the mini-break though, so although at least I don't have to go to classes, I really don't want to be sick all weekend. GAH!

Maybe lunch will make it better. Or sleep. But lunch first. Then laundry. Then sleep. then party? hopefully.

Anna abandoned me and our goodwill plans for today, to go to DC. Silly girl.
Alyssa is out in some city or other.
Alex has play rehearsal.

why is it that the major players in my life right now have A names? Thank goodness for Louise and Lia and Bekah.

eta: I forgot Aristotle. Aristotle is also a major player in my life right now. *hearts*

Seminar now!

but first, shoutout number 2 to the not!boy, who was sweet about apologizing for the unspeakable bad things he did to me in my dream this afternoon (namely, not letting me go to a party with him).
Would like to have good dreams about him....oh well...i guess i can settle for good wakings with him.

so anyway

had fun doing pottery today. actually, had a good day in general, did well in lab class this morning. math was cancelled. fuckers.
did pottery with anna. played basketball with anna and alex. was fun. alex is competetive.

so, later days all! lovelove!

It just took me an hour to read 10 pages. And I was reading steadily the entire time. *shakes head*

Also, shoutout to the not!boy...*hearts*

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Had a sleepy day yesterday...didn't, afterall, take that nap so desperately needed. Decided instead that the floor could not go another minute without vacuuming, so did that. Ended up staying awake until around 8, at which point conked out. Slept well for about 2 and half hours, at which point the not!boy woke me up, and took me back to his place for some fun TV heckling. Watched the tail-end of SNL, and then the best reality show in the entire world. Cheaters. Ghetto as all hell. In which people who think their significant other is cheating, hire a private dectective agency to find out. At one point, the woman called her cheating husband on the phone, resulting in the funniest/saddest conversation I've heard in a while.

Woman: So, where are you?
Husband: I'm at the IHOP, I just ordered a caeser salad.
Woman: I'll come join you.
Husband: No, I don't want to see you right now. I don't want to see you.
Woman: Which IHOP are you at? I'm coming.
Husband: I'm not at an IHOP.
Woman: You lied?
Husband: Yeah, I lied, it's what I do.
Woman: You can't come home after midnight, I'll lock the doors
Husband: You crazy ass broad!

Later, Cheaters helps the woman confront her husband in the middle of his infidelity. He's at their house, and she walks in. There is an unidentified, NAKED, young woman there with him.

Husband: She just came in to use the phone!

Me: SHE's NAKED YOU IDIOT!!

Anyway. The best part of the show was the narration...phrases like "luciously kissing", "lugubrious lying", and, the "posh lavatory" were particularly memorable.

After that, went to bed, slept alright. Had an interesting conversation with the not!boy in the morning, and an excellent breakfast/lunch.

Now, am going to call my mother, and do some homework. Am such a good girl. Only, not.