“Exit out the back & make your getaway before anyone can see the damage you have done.” –Mae-

I bought two new pairs of sunglasses today for $5 each. Suhweeet. I kind of look like an alien in sunglasses.

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In the parking lot at the Stow-Kent shopping center today, I was surrounded by a Hummer, a BMW, a Lexus and some huge, hankin’ pick-up that costs more than my college education. Nothing like being surrounded by luxury to make you feel a bit wussy in your 1997 Honda Civic.

Why is the Nat calling me & asking me to work more hours? Isn’t it enough that I picked up three extra shifts & am working for eight days straight for the second time in a row? Oh, I guess not. Please, city of Cuyahoga Falls, let me hand you my soul on a platter… not to mention my free time.

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Worst/most hilarious lyric ever: “I get more ass than a toilet seat.”

And now, ladies & gents… A RANT:

“President” Bush & the religious rightists make me fucking sick. A Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage? Give me a goddamn break. Worry about some other things, why don’t you? Like, oh, say… Social Security? Health care? The war in Iraq? Why are our leaders sitting around saying, “Oh my God, the gay people are happy! We have to stop this!” To demean our Constitution’s foundation by amending it to take away American’s rights is a gross perversion of justice. I hope to God that the majority of the Senate has the sense to recognize this travesty & stop it in its tracks.

I leave you with this quote from Maryland Senator Edward Kennedy: "A vote for this amendment is a vote for bigotry, pure and simple.”

“Don’t hang me out to dry. I’m not all right but I’m not sorry now.’” –The Juliana Theory-

My mom swallowed a sewing pin & is in the emergency room right now. She wouldn’t let me come with her because A) she’s angry about it, & B) I was writing a paper, but I’m a bit worried… that could really fuck you up, couldn’t it? Swallowing a freaking pin?!

The boys are all moved into their apartment & although it’s still a bit bare (no TV, no posters), it’s looking really good. Kev graciously agreed to let me have a barbeque at their place, sort of as a going-away shindig… for myself (lame, I know). If you’d like to come, please let me know! I’d love to see you!

I spent this morning eating breakfast at Dave’s Tip-Top with my mom, Darci & the beautiful miss Daphne Anne, my favorite little baby girl in the world. We played airplanes & opened the door for people at the restaurant & colored some aliens & then dressed up in silly hats when we got home… She’s so stinkin’ cute!

* Ready for her close-up!

* Aunt Kate <3's Daph

* Cowgirl Daphne rides again!

Looking forward to:

·          Last day of class at KSU until fall! Yayyyy! (5 days)

·          Tilly & the Wall show, opened for by Abe & Logan’s band, Birds & Elephants! (5 days)

·          The boys’ big housewarming fiesta! (6 days)

·          Barbeque-slash-going away party! (7 days!)

·          Lisa’s 21^st birthday, FINALLY! (9 days)

·          Lovedrug show at the Lime Spider! (10 days)

·          LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.!!!!!!! (a mere 13 days!)

“Now it seems that things are really getting better in my life. How do you feel? (I feel good)” –N.E.R.D.-

I got an A on my first Ethics paper! The professor questioned my “enterprise” as a reporter because I only used two sources to find six articles, but most of the archival Web sites charge to read their stuff, & I’m not paying $30 just to get sources for a paper… Anyways, I’m pumped. My friend Meg got a D & I wish we could split our grades, like have her take part of my points, so she could have a C & I’d have a B…
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Yesterday a super-polite (read: bitchy as hell) patron told me to “fuck off” & then went to the front desk to tell Mallory that I was incompetent. She claimed I was talking to my friends on the phone & that she had to wait “for 30 seconds” for me to help her. This is bull, because I was on the phone with another (very friendly) patron. Regardless, I want to know why so many angry people frequent the Natatorium.

I’ve discovered a love for MySpace. It’s lame, yes, but I’ve found people on it I never would have reconnected with otherwise, like my Jennie & Ian McInnes. It’s nice to talk to old, familiar faces.
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Speaking of old, familiar faces, my bestest, Christina, left for Tennessee this afternoon. We had Chipotle take-out together yesterday & when I left her, I had this creepy, sinking feeling that I wouldn’t see her for quite a while… She’s so happy with Adam & her Mission friends, & I love that. I wonder, though, when we’ll meet up again. Times really do change, huh?

she wants to move
but you’re hoggin’ her;
you’re guardin’ her

“You break this in two ways: We are desperate, lonely & underpaid.’” –Voxtrot-

I went to the FAC today for the first time as a non-employee. It was actually so depressing that when I told me my mom about the visit, I started to tear up. For as much as we all say we hate it there, that place is a sort of home. I wish I could be there this summer, but it’s time to move on…

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I haven’t written my 6-page rersearch paper yet… it’s due tomorrow at 9 a.m. I haven’t even looked up the articles for it. Shooooot. I’m definitely on a roll. Two more weeks of this class…

This weekend at work was a fiasco, basically. I witnessed a coworker having a mental meltdown & I frantically took over an absent Aquatics Center in the event of a major miscommunication. A girl cracked her head open at 2:30 a.m., I hung out with some 16-year-olds in the parking lot of the Nat in the wee hours of the morn, & I didn't go to bed until 5 a.m when the birds were chirping… good stuff, eh?

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Cookout today with the lovely family at my aunt & uncle's house in Tallmadge! I haven't seen them in so long, & sometimes you just need fam-time, you know? And fam-time is even better when it involves hot dogs, baked beans and corn on the cob in 90-degree weather! Heck yesssss.
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“They say time heals everything, but I’m still waiting.” –Dixie Chicks-

I wrote a fanfuckingtastic post & my Word aborted at random.

Most disgusting thing I’ve heard in a long time: Posh Night Club has now instated bear wrestling, where any club-goer who can “pin Caesar the Bear” will win a cash prize. I’m not even an animal rights activist, but this absolutely sickens me.

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“Show me you can do this – you’ve gotta trust yourself.” –Smoosh-

Today I bought a plane ticket to Washington, D.C., & I spoke with Trina, my internship coordinator. I really could not be more excited for this opportunity. I’ve spoken with my roommates, & I’m counting down the days!

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The second season of The 4400 came out on DVD yesterday, which I, of course, purchased, & Smoosh’s new album, “Free To Stay,” is available on Soulseek, so I downloaded it. It’s suuuuch a far cry from “She Like Electric,” & I adore it so far. Happyhappyhappy.

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I’m working 4-9 tonight, & then I have to do a crap ton of reading because I have a presentation to give tomorrow. Goddamn alphabet makes me the first presenter, as always…

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Not to be a snot, but is anyone out there? I sincerely wish some more people would comment on here. I kind of wonder if anyone reads this anymore… I’ll keep writing, because it’s my thing, but I’d feel better about it if I knew people were listening.

“I don’t want to be stuck in here when I am 34 just talkin’ ‘bout high school years.” – Rocket Summer-

Basically, I have nothing exciting to say, so I haven’t updated. I’m working practically every single day, & I started my summer Ethics class, 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. The prof is interesting, though, & so I sort of enjoy the class so far. Ask me next week when I’m writing a research paper, though.

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I finally got too fat. Fat enough that I decided to start actually making an effort to be healthy. I hope I can do it. I do work at a gym, after all.

I’m really into Tapes ‘n’ Tapes right now. Dumb band name, but they’re pretty fun. You know I freaking love dirty Brit pop-rock. And okay, they’re from Minneapolis, but they sound rather British…
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The boys move into their house on June 1^st! Kevin’s already talking about their first party, probably a lot of Kopow’s friends & the ‘05ers & such. It’s nice having something petty to look forward to.

And speaking of looking forward, I got my roommate assignment for the summer! My roommates’ names are Taryn, Marla & Caroline, & they’re from Michigan, Illinois & England, respectively. I can’t wait to just BE there already! (Also: Please ponder this crazy photo...?)

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“And I am damned, but can I be saved?” –Gatsby’s American Dream-

There was a piece on tonight’s news about the fastest-growing name for baby girls: Nevaeh. In case you’re slow, that’s “Heaven” spelled backward. I’m opposed to this name on principle. If you want to name your kid Heaven, don’t beat around the bush – flippin’ name her Heaven. I think that’s a trashy name, but it’s not nearly as awful as its diffident counterpart.

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I saw V for Vendetta with Kevin this afternoon, since it was too dreary for the Indians’ game. I liked the movie a lot but didn’t understand it entirely. I’ll probably have to see it again… & let’s be honest; the Guy Fawkes mask is terrifying.

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I never noticed how depressing John Melencamp’s “Jack & Diane” really is: “Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone.” It’s actually, like, an anthem for the elderly, even if it’s about kids.

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Summer confuses my sense of time. I feel like it’s a Monday; I forget that I work tomorrow morning, not tomorrow night. I’m all confounded & out of sorts… but it’s nice to be relaxing a bit. Wednesday & Thursday are my favorite- they’re work-free!

“Let’s compare scars – I’ll tell you whose is worse.” –Rise Against-

I really wish little kids would quit asking me whether I’m a boy or a girl. And I really wish their parents would reprimand them when they do… manners much?

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Do you think dentists ever refer to something difficult as “like pulling teeth”? I mean, really, pulling teeth for them is no big deal.

I hung out with Sean last night & it was peachy. We went to Applebee’s, where we found a small rock peninsula in the flowerbeds, which he quickly rearranged into this:

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Announcement:

Nathan Allen Freiman

Born @ 8:01pm 

May 16th, 2006

8lbs. 4 oz., 20 in. 

Congrats to both mommy & daddy, & best of luck to them both!

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Today I’m cleaning my room. And the living room. And… whatever else needs cleaned. I already did the dishes. I’m a superhero, actually.

we live on front porches

&swing life away

“Baby, that’s just the way it is. Lately, I’ve been the one to go crazy.” –Brandtson-

SCHOOL IS OVER! Two of my four grades are posted (both A’s, so far), & it’s a relief to be done for the summer, even if I start a new class a week from tomorrow.

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New favorite motto: “Tough times never last, but tough people always do,” discovered on a fortune cookie slip that’s taped to the mailboxes at work.

I spent last night with wwFAC/Nat people, playing some flipcup & Googling pictures of the woman who paints horses with her teeth. Laura’s boyfriend drew a particularly talented piece of artwork with his own teeth – I was thoroughly impressed. I’m actually glad not to be going back to the FAC this summer, but it was still nice to party with them a little!

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In other news, someone tried to hack into my Facebook recently – luckily, he/she was unsuccessful. Anyways, I had to change my password but I keep flipping forgetting it & getting rejected from my own account!

This week: Work a lot. Write more columns. Update my résumé & clip file. Clean my room. Go to the thrift. RELAX.

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