Kayley's blog!

This blog is... discontinued

2006-04-10T18:13:00.000-07:00

I've had a fabulous time keeping up this blog, but to put it quite simply, I have fallen in love with MySpace, cheated on this blog by creating one there, and am therefore divorcing this blog. Sigh. But, I might add to this later. So I'm not deleting it or anything.

Bottom Line: If you want to know about me, go to Myspace.

Procrastination and a Guilty Rant

2006-02-03T21:33:00.000-08:00

Right now I should be writing my Oprah essay. I was supposed to do it last Friday. I didn't. I'm supposed to write it tonight. I haven't (yet). For some reason, all I feel like doing is stuff I'm not obligated to do, like updating this thing. Maybe it's because I know that my essay will be critiqued on creativity and eloquence of style and all that jazz, and here I can write whatever I want however I want, and no one will judge me, unless the liberals attack again. Be forewarned, I now have e-dogs ready to attack! Ok, extreme nerd moment over!

The good news? Earlier tonight I stayed after school and finished all three pages of my layout, so I don't have to go in and work on sunday like everyone else. So in a way, I'm not a complete procrastinator. But I still wish I could get this stupid essay written.

And oh yes, the rant. My rant for today is about technology. I'm gonna go all old lady here, if you don't mind. People today with their new-fangled computers and yes, blogs too, are completely ignoring and taking for granted what has recorded our history for hundreds of years: handwritten letters and journals. Just think, when was the last time you received a hand-written letter in the mail? I'm just gonna guess it was a long time ago, and the person who sent it was your grandmother, because that's how it was for me. One of my favorite things to do when I go to antique shops is to find the little file cabinet of letters they keep and sift through them, reading personal accounts of different periods of history. Those things are so valuable. And I can't help but wonder, what will the next few generations have from us? Emails? E-cards wishing E-friends an E-happy birthday? Everything is so impersonal and distant now. It just makes me sad to think that when my great grandaughter wants to learn about my life and my period of time, those are the things she'll be welcomed with.

For a long time, before I even owned a computer or knew what a blog was, I kept handwritten diaries. I can, at any moment, look through one of those little filled-up books and relive my memories of being little in Ellensburg, being heartbroken about having to move away from my best friend in third grade, and the total surprise of actually enjoying kayak camp in 6th grade. Yes, I could have typed those things out, saved them in a file, and still be able to read them today. But seeing my little-kid handwriting and smiling over the little doodles I drew to illustrate some of my diary entries is worth so much to me.
And I feel guilty, because once I did get a computer and learned about the world of blogging, all that was over. Blogging is faster than writing by hand, allows you to share your work with friends and receive feedback, and can be sufficiently hidden from a younger sibling when necessary. But still. I've now been blogging for months, and I have many memories stored up on here, but will they still be worth something for future generations? I'm planning to print out every entry I've written so far and put them in an album of some sort, so that should there be some ungodly computer crash heard 'round the world, I will still have something to present to future generations. Will it have the same impact for my great grandaughter as my relatives' handwritten letters and journals have for me? I don't know. I hope so. At the very least, I think she'll laugh and say "Yes, Great-Grandma Kayley was a crazy one. No wonder she ended up in an asylum." You never know, I guess!

The Amazing Past and Future Machine!

2006-01-20T16:38:00.000-08:00

Past:

1) The Golden Globes. They were hot. Johnny Depp was there, nominated as Best Actor in a Musical/Comedy for his performance in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Sadly he didn't win, but as I am an avid Johnny Depp fan, I am well aware of how he dreads such events and always prays he won't win so he doesn't have to go up and make a speech. So yay for him, I guess.
Best Dresses: All the women of Desperate Housewives and hands down best overall to Keira Knightley. She gets to be in movies with Johnny Depp and wear gorgeous dresses. Life isn't fair.
Worst Dresses: Pamela Anderson, first of all. What the hell was that shawl thing she was wearing around her chest? Hell, she paid enough, she might as well flaunt them. It's like covering diamond rings with ugly gloves. Also, Drew Barrymore, who decided not to wear a bra beneath her disgusting green Target dress. Actually what's sad is she probably paid thousands of dollars for the thing.

2) An Apple Leaf Episode: Sigh. A certain person told me a certain story was done. I believed him. So two weeks later, being the good little features editor that I am, I went in after school to begin working on my layout. I opened First Edit (the folder we keep stuff in) and looked. As promised, the story was there. I clicked, eagerly (well, not eagerly. But certainly happily. I don't turn evil until someone gives me reason) anticipating having at least one story to read, since the others for my section were not yet done. I read the first sentence. As expected, it was about the story's topic, Music in the Classroom. I read the second sentence. Confused, I read it again. ASB policies? What did that have to do with music? Then it dawned on me. I had been tricked, no, deceived by a certain opinion editor, who deliberately copied and pasted ASB policies crap to make it look like he'd written his story. Little did he know who he was messing with. The easygoing girl that smiles and always does her work and sympathizes when stories are hard and accepts late stories with understanding is a total bitch on the inside. Yes, yes I am. But I keep the bitchiness in check, until someone makes me angry. Then all hell breaks loose, which it did. And, um... that certain opinion editor will not be returning for a second semester. Tee-hee!

Future:

1) Tolo. I've never been, and I can't wait. The Hollywood theme is so awesome, but I still need to get a dress...

2) The Oprah Essay Contest. A few days ago, Ms. Northcutt told us that the new Oprah's Book Club book is "Night" by Elie Weisel, which I read in Soph. English last year. Oprah has announced an essay contest with the topic, "How is 'Night' relevant today?" 1,000 words or less, judged on originality and eloquence of style. Fifty winners will be chosen, and they will be flown with one guest to Chicago to appear on Oprah and meet Elie Weisel... and Oprah!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh. My. God. I am so entering. The unfortunate thing is that it has to be postmarked by Feb. 6 and received by Feb. 9, meaning I have to write it immediately. But that's ok because I am SO ready. I'm going to start researching over the next few days and write it next Friday, since we have it off from school and finals will be over. I just hope I haven't jinxed myself by announcing in here that I'm entering... hmmm. Oh well. The important thing is that I try, because lots of kids will think about it and then never actually go through with it. More will enter and either break one of the many specific rules of entry, or their essay will just flat out suck. But fifty is a big number, and I think I actually have a shot. A big shot. And so do other people apparently, because my mom has already considered what we would wear on the show (she'd be my 'guest' as my guardian), and a girl at school asked me if I was entering too, and I said yes. She looked crestfallen and muttered a swear word.

3) San Francisco. Apple Leaf trip to the national student journalism convention at the end of April. I'm so totally there. I'm gonna go on a huge shopping spree, and hunt for celebrities and visit the chocolate factory and that cool prison. It's gonna be so fantastic. And... I guess I'll write things, and... learn stuff. I guess.

4) Florida. End of June vacation. This time it's with my family, to visit my family. But it'll still be cool. We're gonna go to Georgia and go to this awesome waterpark. And then we're going on a swamp tour! We'll be on one of those rickety old boats and we'll see alligators and water moccasins and everything! On some of them, they even make you sign a waiver because they've had instances of alligators getting super pissed off and tipping boats over. There have been deaths. But hey, death by an alligator. Better than getting run over by a schoolbus or something lame like that.

So now you've had a trip on the amazing past and future machine! Discuss!

Christmas basket delivery and an ipod

2005-12-23T12:51:00.000-08:00

Freshman year, I helped deliver presents to our Christmas Basket family, and it was heartwarming/eyeopening, etc. So I decided to do it again this year. And let me just say, it was a very weird experience.

They lived across from the AM/PM near the George Sellar Bridge down this little alley-like road. It looked... icky, to say the least. I mean, I'm sorry, but I'm just one of those people who would prefer to believe that places like that don't exist in Wenatchee. I guess you could say I choose to ignore the problem, but as I'm unable to rescue everyone from poverty anyway, I just don't think it matters that much whether I think about it or not. Anyway, we got out and started bringing presents into their tiny little house, which reminded me of Charlie Bucket's house in the Willy Wonka movie, only not as cozy as it was portrayed in the Johnny Depp movie (sigh, Johnny Depp.) The roof was patched randomly and there was a huge trash bag full of beer cans outside. I just thought, "Hmmm, so they need help buying food and clothes for their children, but apparently they have their alcoholic needs all covered. Wonderful."

We got inside, and I was immediately shocked by two things: One, the smell. It was really bad. Like I could hardly breathe. Later, we tried to figure out exactly what it smelled like, and we came up with cigarettes (yet another costly habit that's apparently keeping them from providing for their children, but I digress,) old BBQ and old maple syrup. The second thing? The fact that not just one, but two families were living in that extremely small house. We were told by the mom that she had six children, and the dad wasn't in the picture. But we got there, and there was a total of 10 small children (most under the age of eight) and five adults in that house! Can you believe that??? I mean, how do they do it? I would go crazy! As it was, with the smell and everything, it was hard to be in their house for the five minutes I was there, but to actually live there... I guess they do need that beer.

So then I was on my way out of their house to get more presents, and I accidentally brushed their kitchen table with my hand, covering it with this white, gooey stuff. It was so disgusting, and I had to fight to keep from screaming "OMG, EWWWW!" So I put this huge fake grin on my face and walked out the door to the car, where I wiped the stuff off into the snow as much as I could. If you didn't know this already, I'm a total germophobe. As in, I refuse to touch bathroom doors with my bare hands (you wouldn't either, if you knew the statistics,) and I usually carry hand sanitizer with me. Figures that I forgot to put it in my purse on the one day I would really need it. I can only hope the stuff was mayo, but you never know. (shudders)

So then the grandma wanted to hug us. We couldn't reject the hug. But no sooner had she done that then I realized that my faux fur hood on my coat now smelled exactly like their house. Because of the hug. That sounds extremely bratty and rude, I know, but it was gross.

All in all, a very gross (but still semi-heartwarming) experience. Afterwards, we had two hours to kill before we had to go back to school, so we went to McDonalds and Shopko and stuff. It was fun. But I felt SO bad for those people. They would probably kill to live in my house, which in my opinion would still be too small for 15 people. And the day before that, I had ordered my new video ipod. I couldn't help thinking, none of their kids will ever have an ipod. Not even a shuffle.

It just put it all in perspective for me, I guess. So when my video ipod arrived yesterday, I was especially thankful. And hey, at least I'm not one of those kids that's all like "Daddy, I want a video ipod now!" I mean, I bought that thing myself. That's a little over two paychecks for me, and I'm proud that I actually worked to get it, because I appreciate it that much more now.

The Five Things That I'm Thinking About That Either Happened To Me or Someone Else!

2005-12-16T18:33:00.000-08:00

Alright, so I haven't posted in a month. That doesn't mean I don't have things to say, just that I'm short on time/energy. So to catch you up on events/random thoughts of the last month, I give you (dum dum dum!) The Five Things That I'm Thinking About That Either Happened To Me Or Someone Else! Yes, a very long headline. But it also has a verb (or two) which makes it semi-correct. So there!

#1: India. No, I have not responded (yet.) And yes, I do feel guilty. Is it a scam? Probably. But the guilt-induced visions I have of a poor family just struggling to get by and praying for a response to their letter say otherwise. Sigh.

#2: Test Irony. Last week I had a chemistry test which was extremely hard by all accounts, and, as science is definitely not my forte, I expected a C at best. So imagine my shock when I saw that not only did I get a B+, but most of the questions I had desperately guessed at were right! Wow. Happy times. But then a few days later we had a test in Trig, and since I'm good at math, I figured I'd ace it easily. It didn't seem hard at the time. I got a C. Go figure.

#3: Issue 5 of the Apple Leaf. It was fabulous, no? I like writing columns, cuz knowing people will be reading YOUR words and seeing YOUR picture is a bit thrilling. Not to mention the extremely time-consuming but so-totally-worth-it shopping chart, compiled entirely by yours truly. Aimone loves charts and so do I (as long as they're about shopping. Landmarks suck!)

#4: Festivus For the Rest of Us: Otherwise known as this year's Apple Leaf holiday party last night at Feldman's. SO much fun! Lisa brought an actual Festivus pole with cement and everything, and we did "Airing of the Grievences" which was basically writing down sarcastic comments about each other anonymously and then reading them out loud. It was totally hilarious, and I'm sure we'll be doing it again next year. Then we did a white elephant gift exchange and I got a bottle of sparkling cider and some candy. Is it bad that I drank the whole bottle in one night???? Good thing it wasn't wine (though I'm sure that only would've added to the hilariousness of the evening.) lol anyway, it was a good time had by all, except for the arrogant jerk(s) that didn't come for various reasons, and they know who they are! Best of all, Aimone will now be responding to "Uncle Logey" for the rest of the year, whether he likes it or not. :)

#5: The Apprentice Finale: Last night, after a two hour (one hour too long, imo) live season finale, it was announced that Randall is the new Apprentice. Not too shocking--I'd called it from halfway through the season. However, scandal rocked the last minute of the special when The Donald gave Randall the option of whether or not Rebecca would be hired as well. The audience held its collective breath as Randall replied, "Mr. Trump, this is the Apprentice, not the Apprenti. If you're going to choose someone tonight, it should only be one person." And Trump just went, "Alright, fine with me." Some of the more passionate audience members booed his decision, while Rebecca just muttered, "that's a mistake." Then they played the "Money, money" song and the show was over! It was so... unexpected! All within the course of a minute. But I have to say that I personally applaud Randall's decision. Had I been given a choice like that in front of a live audience, I probably would have been intimidated into giving Rebecca the other job. However, if Rebecca was also hired, it would not only take away from Randall's glory as The Apprentice but also cheapen the show itself. It took guts for Randall to do that, so yay for him. Plus, Rebecca was pissing me off with her ridiculous hopping on those crutches. I know she broke her ankle, but come on. You don't need to hop around like an idiot.

Thanksgiving!

2005-11-24T16:08:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving from we here at Kayley's Blog who are dreading going to work tomorrow on the biggest shopping day of the year, otherwise known as Black Friday for those of us who will be serving the masses. Help me out. Organize a coffee boycott or something.
Seriously. And after last saturday...
Wait! I never told you about last saturday! OMG. Ok, so I was working and we were super busy. All day I'd been spilling things on myself, such as steaming hot coffee. We'd had 200 orders (and btw, one order can mean like six drinks and lunches, not just one drink, contrary to popular belief), and there were only two of us working. Oh yes, it was a grand day. Anyway, it was getting towards the end of my shift and I was SO ready to go home and eat something, because we'd been so busy I hadn't had a chance to eat since breakfast, and it was around 4:00 in the afternoon. Low blood sugar + bitchy customer= abnormally rude Kayley!
This lady came in with her mother and she already looked semi-pissed off. She went up to the counter and I said the obligatory, "Hi, what can I get for you today?" with a smile. She's like "Yeah, ok, I need two cups of regular coffee." Just like that. No "hi" or even a smile. But I get that a lot, because lots of people are rude and they think since I'm a teenager they can do whatever they want to me and get away with it. Which is true, on most days. But not that day! That day I was a totally different person. Almost out of my mind.
Anyway, I looked over at our pot of Folger's we keep for the old guys and the cops that come in, because they like it. We had less than half a pot. Not enough for two large cups, so I thought I'd warn her beforehand so she'd at least be aware. So I told her we had enough for two small/medium cups, but we were almost out. She looked at her mother and they both started laughing in this really mean, condescending way. She turned back to me and kept laughing, just looking at me and laughing, like "you must be joking." For a really long time!
Confused, I just stared at her. Finally, she goes, "So let me get this straight. You don' t have coffee at Coffee Mecca?" She kept this rude smile on her face, like I was the most stupid person she'd ever encountered.
And finally, all the bad things that had happened that day and all the stress I'd felt caught up with me, and I snapped. Snapped like I'd never snapped before.
I gave her that Super Bitchy Teenage Glare, one that only a bratty teenage girl can give, and one I'd never before dared to give to a customer. And I said, in a slow and extremely rude tone, "Sorry, but this is a specialty coffee shop. Most of our customers get lattes, or at least americanos. We really don't get a lot of people that just want Folger's." And I said Folger's in this totally disgusted way, like I couldn't believe anyone would ever ask for it. Even though we serve Folger's all the time!
So she narrowed her eyes and mumbled that she'd just get an ice water. I was like, "That'll be 25 cents, please!" And as I turned around to get her water, she was like, "So once you run out of coffee around here, you just don't make any more for the rest of the day?" Like I was some stupid, lazy girl. And I just went, "No. I could've made more. But that would've taken time." I almost added, "and effort," but that would've gone too far. And she's like, "Well. We would have waited." And she took her ice water and left.
I mean OMG! If she would have waited, why'd she make a big deal out of the fact that we were almost out? I was just informing her so that she'd know, thinking I was doing her a favor. Anyone with half a brain would've just been like, "OK, well, we'll take whatever you've got," or, "We can wait, if you can make more." And I would've been happy to do so! I swear. I've never before had an adult be so blatently rude to me for no reason whatsoever. It just shocked me. But at least I gave it right back to her. It would've been worth getting fired over, if she had the guts to call my boss. And she didn't . Ha.
Anyway, that's just one example of a customer in this lovely holiday season, when everyone is supposedly full of cheer and good will and all that crap. And the thing is, I totally love Christmas! I love shopping and giving gifts and doing the Christmas Basket project at school and everything. I just hope work doesn't ruin it for me.
But hey, we're getting ahead of ourselves here, aren't we? It's not Christmas. And it's not Black Friday. Yet. It's Thanksgiving, and we should be remembering what we're thankful for. I'm thankful for: My family, my friends (That's you, my faithful readers! Give yourselves hugs!), food, clothes, and makeup. Yes. Bask in the glory of my thankfullness, and pray for me tomorrow. Cuz it's gonna be hell.

Grrrr

2005-11-16T19:12:00.000-08:00

I'm kinda frustrated/pissed off at the moment. Don't really wanna say why, and I wouldn't know how if I did. Various people disappointing me in various ways. Not even their fault, they just... are. Too much homework. Layout this weekend. Two big tests coming up. Outlines due in history. Work too stressful. I hate eggnog. I hate making eggnog lattes. I hate people who order eggnog lattes and then don't tip. I hate feeling like I'm getting sick and knowing I'm too busy to do anything about it. I hate that it's almost Thanksgiving and practically Christmas and I'm not happy. It's like I have so much going on, I'll get something completed and then it's automatically "ok what's next?" and I have no time to enjoy the fact that I accomplished something. I still haven't done anything about the India lady that wrote to me, and I keep feeling like they're waiting for me and losing hope or something and I'm letting them down. And I keep saying that once I finish this or that I'll be happy, but it never happens.

When did I turn into one of those depressed pissed off adults I used to pity? I wish I'd win the lottery. My family's always said that on the extreme off-chance we ever won, we'd go to a tropical island and just hide out for a year, because once you win the lottery everyone hits you up for money until they forget about you. I'd like that. The island, I mean. I don' t even care about money at the moment, I just want to not have to do or think about anything for a little while. A day, even. I just really need a break.

Alrighty, well, depressing post officially over! I'll try and keep that to a minimum.

Disturbed

2005-11-09T16:42:00.000-08:00

Well apparently it was announced to the liberal adult world that some girl had a conservative post in her blog. Well, we can't have that!
Ok, I admit that at the time I was writing that post, I was in a bad mood and probably made some unfair generalizations. I don't hate Democrats, and I actually share quite a few of their views on various subjects, such as abortion. But I will say this: does it not conceivably prove my point that the first liberal who read this post just couldn't wait to release it to their friends to pick apart and prove how "unintelligent" I am as a "young conservative"? Oh yes, it caused quite the stir. Leave it to the Democrats to back up my point that they NEVER SHUT UP! (This outburst was purposely included because I know that at least one of said democrats will be reading this, if only to paste it back in their liberal batcave to discuss.)

Ah, yes, they were so very thoughtful over in Liberalville, they decided to look at my list of hobbies to really get to know me as a person. My own fault, I suppose, for enrolling in hip hop, since that automatically makes me a hip-gyrating, cocaine-addict bimbo. But I "so totally" digress.

I just think it's sadly ironic that these adults feel it necessary to criticize a teenage girl not only for her political beliefs (which were NOT fully represented or clarified in the post) but also for the way she chooses to speak in her own personal blog meant only to be read by her friends for entertainment. Thus, the "I love penguins" remark. Inside joke, people. Yes, I talk like a teenager. But hey, from what I gathered, most of you are 40-50+, and you don't hear me making any "Golly gee-whiz" references to the slang terms of your generation. So leave me alone, okay? Let me at least grow up and run for office before you rip me to shreds.

Rich successful journalist... to be or not to be

2005-11-06T15:27:00.000-08:00

So the other day I was bored, so I thought I'd go on the U of O website to check out their journalism program more in-depth. And guess what I discovered? ANN CURRY totally went to the U of O! She did their journalism program and now she has a scholarship set up just for journalism students! OMG! Freakin Ann Curry. Who'd of known?
That made me start thinking about what I want to do. I mean duh, obviously I'll major in journalism. But their program is set up so you can focus on like newspaper journalism, magazine journalism, tv, radio... all sorts of cool stuff. And I'm like, wow, what do I want to do?
Of course it depends on what sort of mood I'm in at the time. Sometimes I feel really optimistic and decide I want to be the next Katie Couric (Or Ann Curry, apparently), and other times I'm like, "You know what? The newspaper thing seems to be working for me, so maybe I shouldn't venture out of the box." But never before have I been able to make up my mind on one solid aspect of journalism for over a month. So how can I possibly be expected to plan out my whole life???
And the other thing is, though it may not seem like it, I am an incredibly lazy ambitious person. I know that whatever I do I want to do well, and I don't just want to be good, I want to be great. But being great takes effort, a lot of effort if I wanna be on the freakin Today show. And I don't know if I have it. Sometimes I think I'll just be a children's book author or something so I can work out of my home and raise kids and wear sweatpants all day if I feel so inclined.
I mean, look at the life those Today show people have. Sure, they're famous and rich and they win awards and stuff, but look at what they have to do for it. They have to get up early, sit there while people rush to do their hair and makeup, and then they have to go on live tv and look effortlessly beautiful and chirpy and happy no matter how they really feel while they interview people who either talk too much or don't say enough. Have you ever noticed that? Rarely is a Today show interviewee so with it that they realize their allotted time and respond to questions accordingly. So Katie or Matt or whoever has to sit there and try to get them to say the necessary things and interrupt them politely when they start to ramble on too much, which is often. Just watching them stresses me out!
Grrrr. Bottom line: I want to be rich and famous but I'm too damn lazy to do it!!!! Um... The End.

Spammers, etc

2005-11-04T16:28:00.000-08:00

Ok, who's bright idea was it to spam people on their BLOGS?! That's like digging up someone's personal diary (that they let everyone read, but a diary nonetheless) and pasting an ad in it. That sucks! STOP, whoever you people are!
Lol it's really not that big of a deal. But seriously, I looked to see if anyone read my last post and saw that I had three comments, and I thought to myself, "Three! I'm so loved!" And for a minute I smiled. All for naught. Spam sucks.
And then there's the 45-year old man I don't know who posted to me earlier, which was disturbing... and I'm glad I haven't put any really identifying information in here. Unless you think dreaming of Johnny Depp hypnosis screams that this is my blog... well crap, maybe it does. Oh well! The point is, the only 45 year old man I could tolerate reading my blog would be, in fact, Johnny Depp himself. Who is actually 42. So there.
Holy shit! I just thought of something! The weird 45 year old man that posted in my blog was named Jacques! And he said something about people in my country, which means he's not in my country, and Jacques is French, so he must be from France! Johnny Depp lives in France (when he's not on location shooting a movie, that is) and Jacques is close to Johnny! And if Johnny Depp happened to Google his name and somehow found a link to my blog... that means... Johnny Depp is Jacques! HOLY SHIT! Come back Jacques! COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Homecoming, Snow, and India

2005-11-02T15:31:00.000-08:00

Haven't posted for a while, so I thought I'd say something about... something. Homecoming, for example. The dress up days were SO much fun! Drew, did you happen to see my Tom Cruise ala Risky Business outfit? It was awesome. I slid in my socks in the hallway and Anne took a picture. I'll have it up on myspace asap.
Secondly, according to Yahoo weather, it might snow tomorrow! Well, rain/snow, anyway. I don't even snowboard or ski (except cross country) so I don't know why I'm excited exactly, but I am! The holidays are almost here! AND the holiday collection at American Eagle is up on their website! God I love clothes. But with holidays comes shopping: good because I love shopping, bad because that means lines of angry customers wanting their coffee NOW (or else!) and screaming kids waiting right outside the door of my shop to sit on the perverted Santa's lap. And then on his break he'll come in and gawk at me as I hum along maniacally to the holiday cd we must play NONESTOP. Oh yeah, it's gonna be great.
Thirdly, I received a letter from India yesterday. It was from this lady I don't know asking for money. LONG story, but I'll tell it anyway if you're bored enough to read it. Ok, so freshman year when I went to the Free Methodist church they did this thing where you fill a shoebox with toys, soap, a toothbrush, etc, and they ship it off to a child in a third world country for Christmas. They said if you wanted you could include your address and a picture of yourself, but not to expect anything back because they don't have a lot of money (obviously).
So fast forward to yesterday, when I got this letter. The lady explained that my box was given to an 11 year old girl who couldn't afford to send me back a letter herself, so she took my address and picture to the lady, who knows English very well. So she wrote this huge letter thanking me for making the little girl happy, and then she started telling me all about her life, like how she's a single mom of a little girl and they're barely making ends meet. Her husband abandoned her, but technically they're still married, so she can't get with anyone else. And she talked about how she's thought of suicide, but she won't because of her daughter, who she says is very lonely and spends a lot of time by herself.
So I'm reading this going, OMG, she's basically telling me her life story and she doesn't even know me! And at the end she said if I could write her back a letter she would appreciate it very much, and if I could send anything to help her family she would be so thankful. She sounded so desperate, I mean you'd have to be to write all that to a girl in another country you don't even know. And it was all handwritten, and she used up every single bit of space she could on the little Eurogram thingy, because they're really expensive to send. So I really want to send money and toys and stuff for her daughter but at the same time, I can't help but wonder if it's a scam. You wouldn't think they would bother handwriting that much if it was just a scam, but you never know. So... I really have no idea what I want to do. I know I'll be sending something just in case it isn't a scam, but if she writes back asking for more, how should I respond???? If it's legit I want to send as much as I possibly can, but how can I know for sure??? It's so frusterating.

So yes, that's what's been on my mind lately. Any imput/advice would be appreciated! And I'll just throw this out there~ what did you think of the latest issue of the Apple Leaf? We're aware of the typos and we know there were a LOT this issue (mostly because we had five pages more than usual) but content-wise, what are your thoughts? Any cool features ideas? Thanks!!!!

Hug a pillow and don't talk politics

2005-10-11T18:06:00.000-07:00

Mr. Aimone purchased a giant red heart pillow with arms which is now known as "the hugging pillow" for whenever anyone on AL needs a hug. Just thought I'd mention it because I think it's cute and hilarious!

Also I went to the thing with Doc Hastings today and it was very interesting. Some of the more liberal ppl tried to dig him a little when he was discussing the war, but he was totally prepared for it (no duh~ he's dealt with a lot worse than a few high school students from Wenatchee that think they know everything). I swear. I'd be a lot more open to liberal ideas if the liberal ppl my age weren't so damn high and mighty about their beliefs. You don't see conservative kids spouting off political crap all the time, but the liberal kids are always right there, as if they know absolutely everything and everyone cares to hear what they think. And then if you say you lean to the conservative side (like me) they nod sadly and say "And let me guess, your parents are conservative too, right?" I'm like, "well, let's see. You're liberal, and... your parents are liberal, so... what are you trying to accuse me of, exactly?" It's just funny how stuck up and hypocritical so many liberals are.

I'm like, how could you possibly even fool yourself into thinking that as a 16 year old in Wenatchee, WA, you are completely aware of all the inner workings of politics and know everything about everything? The media is all we have access to for our information, and even that is slanted so you really don't know the truth. Politicians (on both sides) lie and make decisions based on money and who they've got on their back telling them what to do. So why do people even bother pretending they know politics? No one knows politics. No one knows the reasoning behind things, no one knows absolutely everything. So basically what I'm trying to say is, I don't care what side you're on, just don't go on like some arrogant ass acting like you know everything, cuz you don't.

Wow. Major political rant! And not nearly as entertaining and lighthearted as my posts usually are. I apologize!

Random Rambling

2005-10-08T20:43:00.000-07:00

Well, what can I say? I haven't written anything in forever (besides last night's recap of the fashion show) so I feel like I should say a few more of my observations and thoughts. Alrighty, here goes:

Item #1: My grandmother is here for the weekend. And driving me crazy with her incessant rambling (and not the entertaining, read-when-you're-bored kind of rambling like what I'm doing now). Oh, no. She prefers to ramble about the WASL and Culminating Projects, which she's highly in favor of and thinks (and I quote) "Culminating projects are the only way for WA State students to get ahead and focus their goals so they can go to better colleges and get the high-paying careers before the foreign kids do." She also (mistakenly) thinks that the UW is the best possible college out there and that it would be the perfect school for me. Um, no. No it wouldn't. Just because she teaches elementary school doesn't mean she's Queen of Washington State Educational Information.

Item #3: I have discovered what may actually be the perfect school for me. The University of Oregon! Despite the fact that their mascot is a duck, it sounds like a great place to go. Their journalism program is very accomplished and is recognized as one of the top 25 in the country, so yay! Because that's what I'm majoring in. AND they offer a major in specifically magazine journalism, which is way cool because I'd love to write for a magazine, even though I really see myself writing children's books and young adult novels.

Item #4: By this time next week I will have been hypnotized to be with Johnny Depp. Yes, I'm serious. My mom's boyfriend (who, in case you're already suspicious, is not a wierdo hippie freak, he's just a normal guy) learned how to hypnotize people while traveling in another country, and recently he hypnotized my mom to think she was in Paris. She described it as one of the most happy and calming experiences she's ever had. So I asked him (jokingly~ I didn't actually think he'd be able to do it) if he could hypnotize me to think I'm in the Carribbean on a ship with Johnny Depp (aka Captain Jack Sparrow). And he said he totally could!!!!! OMG!!!!! He said all he does is tell me a story and tell me what's going on around me, and I'll see it come to life. As in, Johnny Depp will be standing right in front of me!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I am SO excited. The not-so-great part is that since it is my mom's boyfriend, and he's a very normal not-freaky wierd guy, the story he'll have come alive for me will probably not rise above PG level. Which leads me to wonder, if I was to find a professional hypnotist who had no problem whatsoever with leading a young girl into rated R hypnosis, WHAT WOULD I BE ABLE TO DO WITH CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW??????? Oooh. I'll think on that one for a while.

ElleGirl Fashion Show!

2005-10-07T20:52:00.000-07:00

Ok first of all, Drew, my blog is not DEAD. For gods sakes, I just took a month off! Leave me alone!!!!
lol jk. Well first on the agenda tonight is of course the ElleGirl fashion show, which was wednesday (Oct. 5). I spent most of the time beforehand trying to figure out how I would deal with falling down on the runway, since at the time I didn't think it would be possible to make it out there and back without falling out of my shoes (a whole other story). So I was thinking after I fell I would laugh loudly and take a bow like I planned the whole thing. And then I'd go down the runway with a smirk on my face like it didn't bother me in the least. Then, once I got backstage, I would burst into tears and replay the runway fall in my head for the rest of my life, because that's how I am. I'd be like 60 years old and out of the blue I'd be all "OMG I fell on the runway in front of EVERYONE!" And then I'd get embarrassed and cry all over again.

But somehow, by the grace of the Lord himself (because this was nothing less than divine intervention) I DID IT WITHOUT FALLING! Despite the fact that I was wearing these little strappy shoes with super big heels (well ok, maybe not super big. But hey, I'm 5'4. They felt super big to me!!!) I somehow managed to make it down the runway and back AND look halfway decent in the process! I know because my dad videotaped it, so I watched it back and I look a bajillion times more confident than I felt. AND it was fun! I got off the stage and totally wanted to go back up, even though I'd just spent hours stressing about it!

But the best part was having my makeup and hair done backstage. I was wearing this bright turquoise eyeshadow that I NEVER would have worn in real life, and it looked so glamourous. And then I had my hair done, and at one point I had six different people working on just my hair! It was so cool to have people working so hard to make ME look good.

And then after that I changed into my outfit, which was a black lace Betsey Johnson dress with pink cheetah-print tights and the dreaded blue-green metallic strappy shoes, which I actually grew to love after they carried me successfully down the runway. AND I get to keep them!!!!! (Thanks, haley and kelsey!!!!) The outfit was like nothing I would ever choose for myself, but that was almost a good thing, bcuz it wouldn't have been nearly as fun if they just put me in some AE sweatshirt and jeans, u know? It was fun to step outside the box a little.

All in all, it was SUCH a fun experience! And because of my height (sigh. I'm four inches too short to even count as a SHORT runway model) this will basically be my only modeling experience, unless I decide to try commercial or print work when I'm in college. Which I may do, because I'll need the money and it IS fun.

For more details and behind the scenes pictures (of me, of course! lol) please visit my MySpace profile within the next few days.

Special thanks go to Haley and Kelsey for letting me have this awesome opportunity and for letting me keep the shoes! You guys are awesome!!!

My Schedule

2005-09-01T19:03:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, well here's my schedule in case anyone was wondering:

Per. 1: Survey Am. Lit w/Northcutt
Per. 2: Creative Writing w/Ferrians
Per. 3: Apple Leaf w/Aimone
Per. 4: Trig w/Whited
Per. 5: AP History w/Kalahar
Per. 6: Marine Bio w/Block

And for both my lunches it says "A" so I'm assuming that means first lunch. Let me know if we have any classes/lunch together, you guys!!!!

One more week!

2005-08-30T21:49:00.000-07:00

Well, we have approximately one week left of summer. (half-hearted "yay!") I can't believe summer's almost over. I mean, I know I was preparing to go back to school back in july because I was excited about the fall fashion and stuff, but now that the shopping's over and we have like nine months of school ahead of us, I'm like... ugh.

Speaking of school, as far as AP history goes, crisis solved! I found the notes on the Internet and have been using them to write my own notes (I've decided this is not cheating in any way because the site I'm using was created by the writer of the textbook, and I'm only using the notes as a GUIDE, not copying them word for word). And they're really helping me to be more brief with my notes, which is good. Thanks, drew!

I got my hair done today! It's an inch shorter (didn't want to lose too much length) and it's REALLY dark brown. Like, darker than I expected. I really like it, but it's going to take some getting used to. I mean, whenever I walk by a mirror I end up staring at my hair, and I either really like what I see or I go "OMG, I look so different." But... I think I like it. It's just a shade darker than my natural color, but I've been blonde-ish for so long, it just seems like a super big change.

Well... like I said, a week left. And I'm working for at least two hours every day until then. It's kind of funny, summer really hasn't felt like summer this year. I've been working the whole time, and I got my license, so I've gotten way more independent, and this year has been surprisingly lacking in BBQs and pool parties. So really it's just been a hiatus from the usual stress of homework and tests and deadlines, etc. Kinda weird, but it's been nice.

In other news, I found a really funny cartoon! It made me think of Haley! See if you agree!
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/hipponoodles.html

AP history: already killing me

2005-08-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

Ok. I'm a good student. I'm self motivated, a good listener, and take genuine interest in class discussions (or at least that's what my report cards say). AND I love history. Like really, I'm actually INTERESTED in it.

But I just picked up my textbook from school a couple days ago, so I can outline the first three chapters that are due the first day of school. OH MY GOD! No one said the chapters were like 25 pages each! So I started outlining the first chapter, adding plenty of details just like they did in the example sheet he gave us. By like halfway through I was just putting the basic facts, to save time and energy and space in my five-subject notebook (which I know already is not going to be big enough for the whole year). So now I'm a little ways into the second chapter, and I've limited myself to outlining just three major facts from each section, and STILL it's taking forever!

Drew, didn't you say you took AP history last year? Or was that someone else? Is there a trick to this outlining thing for saving time/space, or is it this big huge thing like I think it is? Because... idk. If it's going to be this much of a hassle all year, I might just not do it. Who has the time for all that??? I mean, I'm also taking Honors English, I'm Features Editor for AL, I'll be in Key Club and Honor Society AND I'll have a part time job. This class might totally push me over the edge if I have to do this all year. My only consolation is that I saw Nick Feldman getting his book when I went in to get mine, and he's going to be Editor in Chief, which will be way more time consuming than being Features Editor, so I figure if he can handle it, I definitely can.

It's just... I love history! I'm interested, and I'm extremely self-motivated!!! I am the model WHS student (not to brag, but you know). If I can't handle this, I highly doubt most other people could. So, yeah. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated.

OMG!

2005-08-24T22:57:00.000-07:00

Today I witnessed a robbery at Sears! It was cool! I was driving by Sears in the mall parking lot on my way to work, and there was this trashy little car sitting right in front of Sears with it's trunk open. The guy in the car kept looking around nervously, so I was like, hmmmm, what could this be? And then all the sudden this other guy came running out of Sears with a plasma screen tv, and he totally threw it in the trunk and jumped in the car, and then they took off really fast. And I was like, OMG! First of all, this was around 3:00 in the afternoon. In broad daylight. Right at the front of the mall. Why would someone try to steal something like that where everyone can see them??? So yeah, they're looking for the guys that did it but they're pretty sure they know who it is. It was wierd seeing it happen, tho.

So yeah, and then I went to work, where I served many, many people and only made $2 in tips. NOT my fault, btw! I'm always quite cheerful with the customers (unless it's freaky ponytail guy, but he got transfered to another Radio Shack, so we never see him anymore! yay!) and always greet them with a smile, etc. The thing is, the 3-6 shift is incredibly unpredictable. It could either be super busy, or super slow. And the tips could be awesome, like on monday when I made $10 (really good for Coffee Mecca, btw) or be totally nonexistent. It's just... wierd. The good news is that we had Ravioli soup today, which I totally LOVE, so I got some of that.

And, let's see... on Saturdays, my mom works up at the Super Oval racetrack, and last saturday a piece of metal flew up into the crowd and hit a lady in the leg. It hit a major artery and she may have to have it amputated. You may have seen the story in the paper, or on King 5 just now (that's what made me think of it). My mom never actually saw it, but she said afterwards a guy came up to the stand where she works in shock and said that the metal flew right by his ear, and had it hit him, the guy probably would have been beheaded. So... yeah. That's gross. And now I have no intention whatsoever of going up there to watch a race. Too dangerous!

Tomorrow at 12:15, I'm getting my hair cut and re-colored! I'm gonna go back to my natural color, so it'll be darker, and I'm really excited! Hopefully I'll be able to take some new pictures and have them posted on MySpace soon.

Oh! That leads me to my next topic of discussion. There's this guy Tanner from Cashmere who invited me to be his friend. Don't know him, but of course it's MySpace, so I said yes. Now he's asking me what kind of movies I like, and if I want to get together sometime to see a movie with him. I don't know, tho. I mean, it IS the internet. I don't know him, so I really don't think I should make plans to meet him somewhere. That just seems wrong, u know? What should I say to him??? He's like, "yeah, that would be cool if you don't have a BF." So if he wants to make sure I don't have a boyfriend, he must be having... ideas. I'm like, NO! I don't know you! Leave me alone! Grrrr. But I'm bad at saying no to people, unless I totally hate them. So... I need help. I could lie and say I have a boyfriend, but I'd feel bad if he found out I lied.

Anyway, that's about it. Talk to u guys later!

What I'm Lovin Now

2005-08-19T14:23:00.000-07:00

Hi! It's been awhile, so I thought I'd make a quick post on things that have recently made me happy:

MySpace: Yes, I have had a profile on there before, and yes, I have often scoffed at the idea of it all. But that was before my best friend from when I used to live in Ellensburg found my profile, and we got to catch up on the last seven years. It is so awesome to get to talk with her again! She's changed quite a bit, and so have I, so it's so great to be able to talk and be friends again like I never even moved away. AND I'm becoming friends with a very hot British boy! He has an accent and everything, AND he says I'm hot! Which, you know, is kind of required if you want to be friends with someone on MySpace, but hey. All in all, I totally love MySpace now!!!

Kenzie: This is a brand new store in Bell Square. There are only two Kenzie stores in the entire country, one being in L.A, and the other, obviously, in Bell Square. TONS of magazines have been featuring their clothes, so I thought I'd go in while I was back to school shopping yesterday. Oh. My. God. Cutest clothes EVER! And the store was so neat and tidy and fancy looking! The clothes were arranged according to color families!!! I was SO in heaven. They were a bit pricey, but in the back they had racks of stuff that was 70% off (!) and I have no idea why the stuff was on sale because it was TOTALLY cute! I got a cropped jean jacket for $20 that was originally $88. You'll all see it once school starts. AND I got two skirts and a tshirt. I ended up spending $130 there (one of the skirts wasn't on sale), but then she told me what I would have spent had I bought everything at it's original price, and I ended up SAVING more money than I spent! And after I paid, she wrapped my clothes in pink tissue paper before putting them in the bag! Kenzie is officially my favorite store now. I suggest you go (well, except for you drew).

SNL Reruns on E!: Nothin better than an episode from the good old days~ namely between 1989 and 1995-ish, when all the classics were there: Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, David Spade, Dana Carvey, etc. Wayne's World, the ChipnDales, Super Fans? It's all hilarious.

Sephora: So. Many. Beauty. Supplies. I could seriously spend thousands in Sephora. And you know what the brands they sell there are extremely good at? Creative packaging. I bought a $14 lipgloss because I was so enchanted with the cute little box it came in. I mean, I found a perfume bottle with a little pink tutu on it! And there was a foundation bottle shaped like a little genie bottle, and makeup "storybooks" that open like little books and are full of different eyeshadows and lipglosses. SO cute! If I worked there, I would seriously never take home a paycheck. In fact, I think I'd LOSE money by working there, just cuz I'd be around it so much, so I'd end up buying way more.

Magazine Picture Collages: I'm making one for the front of my binder this year. It's gonna be sweet!

British Accents: Ok, so I'm always lovin these. But... omg. This British guy came into coffee mecca the other day and he was so sweet, he was all like, "I'd like a cappucino, please," And I was like, "OK!!!! Hee-hee!" And I made damn sure that cappucino was perfect. He smiled when I handed it to him. He had perfect teeth.

Well, that's about it. I've been on MySpace way more lately, and even though I fully plan on maintaining this blog, if you have something you desperately need me to know, put it on Myspace, cuz I'll be way more likely to see it. That's it for now! :)

Journalism Camp

2005-08-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, well now that I'm home from Journalism Camp (well, I've been home for a while, but still) I can tell you guys all about it.

It was hot. HOT. And there was no air conditioning in the dorms. Luckily my roommate Kelly had a fan~ it probably saved our lives. The food? Ugh. NOT GOOD. They had cereal as an alternative for every meal. Shouldn't that tell them something? Like, "hmmm. Apparently over half the kids eating our meals prefer regular cereal to whatever we cook them. Maybe, just maybe, our food isn't very good." But whatever.

As my major class (which I spent two hours and fifty minutes in every morning and every night) I took InDesign, which is the program we use to set up the pages for the newspaper. This was good because I really didn't know how to do anything, and now I feel semi-comfortable with it. My teacher was funny in a Jim Carrey sort of way, so that was good. My minor classes were "Managing Time and Staff" and "Features Writing", neither of which were that beneficial, but hey.

AND THEN, (and this is the really funny part, so if you haven't been reading pay attention now) there was an ice cream social with karioki on the last night we were there. Omg. OMG! Aimone. Tapping his toes/swinging his hips. Lip syncing word-for-word. To guess what song? Baby Got Back!!! And I am not even kidding: he knew every single word of that song! We even have it videotaped for blackmailing purposes. He also got especially into one of the other advisor's rendition of "Man, I Feel Like a Woman". Seriously the funniest thing I have seen in a very long time. And then me and all the other girls on the Apple Leaf sang that L-O-V-E song, and the guys sang a song too, but I can't remember what. Just a really fun night!

Ahhh, yes so that was camp. A great experience. And it was really surprising the kinds of people who were there. There were a lot of hot guys and preppy people, and then there were the stereotypical school paper nerds, and even a few goths. It was weird to think that as different as we all were, we were all there because we love to write. Pretty cool.

On another note, work was awesome today! I went early so that I could shop for a while before my shift, and I got some super cute stuff at Macy's on sale. Then while I was working, people kept coming in that I know. Dennis came to say hi, which was totally awesome because I haven't seen him in FOREVER, and he's so sweet! And then I saw Amanda Hollis and Karen Bailor and some other girls I know. So yeah it was fun!

Dennis asked if we ever did the Johnny Depp-athon, Drew. I told him we haven't yet, so maybe when we decide to do it we can invite him. He's going on a roadtrip tho, so maybe we should wait for awhile. Anyway, hope everyone's havin fun in the sun (wear sunblock, my fair friends!) Hee hee I'm in a weird mood.

Does anyone else want to see that new horror movie The Skeleton Key w/Kate Hudson???? It looks super freaky and I wanna see it, so we should go if you guys want to. And I'm going back-to-school clothes shopping at Bell Square soon~ this Thursday, hopefully. Alrighty, well that's about it for me. ttyl!

Hello, hello!

2005-08-10T09:13:00.000-07:00

I'm still in Ellensburg (in a class, actually) but I thought I'd take some time out of my busy schedule to make a quick post. Wait ok now we have to do something, so I have to go. Just wanted you all to know I still care about you! (sheds tear) Later!

Please forgive the boot obsession

2005-07-22T21:59:00.000-07:00

But I just can't let it go. Not until I'm the proud owner of a pair of totally cute, boho-chic boots. Now, I need some guidance so that I know exactly what I can pull off in real life and what only celebrities can wear without looking like idiots. Please observe the following picture:

http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=163064&CategoryID=18813&LinkType=EverGreen&trackingCat=18813

Now, could I wear boots like this (considering the height and slouchy shape of the boots), say, to school? With an outfit similar to what the girl is wearing? Or would it look slutty/stupid? Just as before, be as honest as possible. I will post more links with more boots I like when I find them, so that we can all be in agreement that the boots I end up getting will be the best possible choice.

I feel bad for doing this to you guys, but I figure, you're on my blog because you're bored anyway, right? So you probably won't mind too much that you have to click on a few links and tell me what you think. Right??? Thanks guys!

Ok rate these boots (honestly)

2005-07-20T19:50:00.000-07:00

I am on a mission to find the cutest damn pair of cowgirl boots in the country so that I can wear them to school and look trendy ala Sienna Miller/Jessica Simpson. So, I was incredibly happy to find a very cute pair at Nordstrom.com for the low, low price of $89.99 (which really is a low price considering what some boots cost). Yay for me, right? Wrong.

I have this website that I like to go on to discuss things with other teens from around the globe, so I thought to myself, hey, why don't I post a picture of the boots in the fashion/beauty forum to see what other people think of them. I said, "hey, look! I found these boots, and they're really cute, huh?" Twelve people responded, and the great majority (like 9 out of the 12) disagreed with me. Granted, most of those 9 could not be considered fashionistas of any sort, but I was still disappointed. I was really happy about these boots until that. SO, here is a picture of them so that you, my readers (I guess by that I mean you, drew. Where the hell is haley???) can tell me what you personally think:

http://store.nordstrom.com/product/product.asp?styleid=2867118&category=6002289~6002290~2379990~2380029&PrevStyleID=none&NextStyleID=2867884

Be honest, please. And now "So you think you can dance" is on, so I have to go. Be honest, bye!

The Freaks I Deal With

2005-07-18T13:00:00.000-07:00

Know what I have been doing with my totally fantastic summer? Working, that's what. Practically every freaking day I'm there, serving complete strangers their coffee with a smile and then receiving absolutely nothing in tips. As a teenager, this sucks. As a future writer of totally hilarious, award winning novels for teens, it's great inspiration. The people I meet working at Coffee Mecca would make great characters for a book, mostly because a lot of them are freaks. Here are a few examples:

Freaky Ponytail Guy From Radio Shack: a really fat guy that works at radio shack and has extremely long frizzy hair that he puts into a ponytail. He comes in every day (sigh) and orders one of the most complicated drinks you can get: a mocha granita (24 ounce, because he's not fat enough, apparently) with irish cream and hazelnut syrup and not two, not four, but six shots of coffee, which in itself is a ton of work for the barista (me). And then of course the whip cream on top. My first day of work he came in, and although he could tell I was new he smiled in his freaky way and ordered "the usual". Let me just tell you this, I hate the "my usual" people. They don't know my name, but they expect me to memorize what they order and exactly how they like it made, with all the specifications. And then they don't tip. Anyway, for two kinds of syrup and six shots, we are expected to hit the "extra shot" button on the register approximately four times, charging 35 cents for each extra shot. But since I hate him so much, I hit it like eight times (making him pay around $8.50 for his stupid drink) and then when I'm making the drink I only put in four shots, because seriously no one can taste the difference. And sometimes instead of milk I put in cream so it has extra calories! (evil laugh!) But hey, if you knew him, you'd do it too. All the girls do, not just me. He sits at the counter while we make his drink pretending to read the newspaper while actually peering at us over the coffee machine, making stupid comments about how nice we look today (and let's just say he isn't usually looking at our faces when he says this). Freaking pervert. Which leads me to my next freaky customer:

Perverted Hawaiian Shirt Guy: Mid 40's, always wears a Hawaiian shirt. Has only come in twice, but I remember him because the first time he came in I almost had to call mall security. So he came in the day after that poor 16 year old guy from Eastmont died in a car accident. The room was full of people, and he charged up to the register and ordered an americano with approximately four ice cubes. I raised my eyebrows but we get lots of specifications like that, so it wasn't too wierd. Another girl went off to make his drink. I was handing him his change when he looked me up and down and said "I bet you have like five boyfriends don't you? Am I right?" It totally shocked me that he said that so I really don't remember what I said in return. But he just went "Oh yeah, I bet you do." And smiled smugly. I was just like, omg, leave now! But of course I couldn't say that. So I handed him two dimes for his change and he just went, "I'll split it with ya" and he tossed one of the dimes in my tip jar and winked at me. I was like "Oh yeah, buddy, ten cents! You're awesome!" Then he went over to the newspaper and saw the headline about the boy who died. And he totally shouted in front of all the other customers, "Hey! That's the little mexican punk that stole my car!" OMG! The guy totally died the day before. Even if it was true, you don't say crap like that about people who have died. So the other girl I was working with (who happens to be part mexican) just glared at him and shoved his drink at him, without saying the obligatory "have a nice day, now." So he left. But what a total jerk.

And then there's "Just A Spash/Light on the Ice" Lady: This happened just the other day. She ordered a 24 ounce iced tea, with "just a spash" of peach syrup. She repeated this to me in a slow voice (why do they always assume I'm stupid???) a few times, so I took the syrup bottle and I swear, the second it turned upside down over her cup she yelled "Whoa! No, that's way too much. I told you just a spash!!!" So she made me dump it out and start over. Mind you, this is a 24 ounce iced tea. There's no way she would even have been able to taste that syrup. But whatever. Then she came back the next day and said she wanted an iced drink "very light on the ice". Another girl was helping her out, but I heard what she said. Then she sat down with her drink and came back a few minutes later saying there wasn't enough ice. So I was like, "ok" and took her cup over to the ice chest and put in like four cubes of ice and she went "Hey, I didn't say I needed a truckload of ice! Just a little will do!"

I swear, these people. It's cuz we're in the mall, I know it. If we were just an independent little coffee house, we wouldn't get these freaks, but since we're conveniently located right next to all the best stores in town, they all come in every single day. But then there are also perks to working in the mall. There's a system, you see. Get to know the other mall employees, and they help you out in little ways. Only charge them for a small coffee when they got a large, and they'll give you ten percent off your next purchase at Walden Books. And of course there's the daily trades from the people at the Yogurt shop right across from us. So you see, it all works out. But still I seriously need a day off. And now I have to leave for work yet again, cuz typing all this out took way longer than I though. So thanks for reading my rants of the day! :)

Just got my 7's!!!

2005-07-13T19:16:00.000-07:00

Ok well I ordered a pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans over the internet, cuz you can't buy them anywhere around here. Just so we're all on the same page: these jeans cost upwards of $200, so it was VERY important that I order the right size, cuz they don't take exchanges.

SO, I totally guessed on my size (after examining their sizing chart, but really, what help are those? Sizing charts suck) and I just got them in the mail and they TOTALLY fit and they look SO good! Plus if I'm being honest, I only paid $45 for them, thanks to my little friend ebay. But you won't tell anyone that, will you Haley? Of course not. "Kayley paid retail." ;)

YAY I'm so happy! In other news, I just got a ton of extra hours at work cuz they ended up firing someone, so for the next two weeks until they hire another girl, I'm working A LOT, and my next paycheck should be over $300, not to mention tips. I feel like I'm bragging. Sorry!!! I just need to share my happiness.

Haley, I haven't seen you (or talked to you) in forever! We need to go shopping or see a movie or sumthin. Drew, let me know on that party! If you need help planning it or something, let me know what I can do!

I can drive!

2005-07-05T15:34:00.000-07:00

YAY I passed my driver's test!!! It was nervewracking, but luckily I didn't get the scary old man. The lady who tested me wasn't exactly overly friendly, but she was ok.

My score was 84, which is four points away from failing, but as I prefer to think, it is also only 16 points away from a perfect score. Glass half-full optimism. So yeah, apparently I forgot to check my blind spot when I was changing lanes, and I had to start over my parallel parking because I started out too close to the van in front of me.

An 84 is a B, so I'm happy. And now I can drive myself and not have to beg for rides! :)

OMG I'm taking my driving test tomorrow!

2005-07-04T18:00:00.000-07:00

I am so so so so so so so (x100) scared. Omg. It like just now hit me that I'll be doing my test in approximately 16 hours. I went out driving with my dad today, and we're gonna practice parallel parking tonight, but I am so nervous! And it doesn't help that my parents say things like "Well, Kayley, even if you do fail your test, at least it'll be the only test you've ever failed at!" Like that's supposed to make me feel better.

And as if that wasn't enough, I also have to think about (if I actually pass my test) what outfit I'll be wearing and how I'll have my hair. Because your license travels with you EVERYWHERE, so if it looks bad, it'll haunt me for like, years. My test is at 10:00 tomorrow morning, which means I'll be getting up semi-early, which would normally call for a regular tshirt and ponytail. But I absolutely cannot have my hair in a ponytail if I pass my test, because ponytails look icky in pictures. And if I get especially nervous before/during my test, my forehead might get shiny, so I'm gonna need to bring a powder compact... OMG.

I am actually shaking just thinking about this test. I really hope I don't get the mean old guy, cuz if I do, I'm pretty much screwed. The thing with me is that I'm actually a really good driver for someone my age, but when I'm being tested, I freak out and make stupid mistakes. What if I forget which turn signal is which? And what if I turn the steering wheel the wrong way when I'm trying to parallel park???

Grrr. I just wish I could fast-forward to 24 hrs. from now, when the test is all over and I'm either extremely happy or completely devestated, cuz then at least I'll know how it all turns out. And what's really sad is that now that I've blogged about this, you guys all know I'm taking my test tomorrow. So if I fail, you will be aware of that too, and usually I keep my failures to myself (being the perfectionist that I am). Well, unless the failure in question is funny in some way, because then I actually like telling ppl about it... Alrighty, well I've devoted way too much of my blog space to this topic, so I'm gonna stop here. Wish me luck, you guys!!!!!

Sad news from the hundred acre woods...

2005-06-29T11:39:00.000-07:00

The two guys that have done the voices of Tigger and Piglet (Paul Winchell and John Fiedler) have died, within a day of eachother. They were in their 80's, but let me just say, I was completely devestated to hear this.

Tigger was my absolute favorite Winnie the Pooh character! Who can forget the "Wonderful thing about Tiggers" song? I STILL have the lyrics memorized, after all these years!

The wonderful thing about Tiggers
is Tiggers are wonderful things!
Their tops are made out of rubber,
their bottoms are made out of springs!
They're bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy,
fun fun fun fun fun!
The wonderful wonderful thing about Tiggers
is I'm the only one!

And Piglet? He was SO cute! Never one of my favorites, but he was Pooh's best friend, so he was an important part of the Woods. This is just very sad news, indeed.

And so it begins...

2005-06-28T21:38:00.000-07:00

Ok. Every year, I swear I won't do it again. Somehow, I tell myself, I will learn to deeply appreciate summer. Every morning that I wake up around noon, I will smile to myself and thank God for summer. The fact that I don't have to think about anything seriously at all will never go unappreciated.

But no. This never actually happens. Because every year, at about this time, the August issues of my magazines arrive in my mailbox. And the madness begins all over again. Drew, you may still be a bit clueless about what I'm rambling about. Haley, I'm sure by now you pretty much know what I'm saying.

Every year when my "August" magazines come, I go absolutely crazy for back to school shopping. How can I not???!!! Everywhere I look are signs of fall fashion, and it's not even July! The magazines (namely Cosmogirl and Seventeen) start having their "fall trends" and "fashion kiss of approval" features, and I get totally hooked.

Know what's gonna be in this fall???? Black! Because black is the new black, according to Cosmogirl! Isn't that great?! And the bohemian look will carry on throughout the season, and guess what's making a comeback? Higher-waisted pants! (Extreme low-rise is OUT. Which, you know, whatever. I kind of liked wearing them, but hey). Oh yeah and guess what else is in? The RUSSIAN look, which includes maroon-colored velvet tops, apparently. Not sure what to think on that one, yet.

So there's your fashion update, in case anyone else is starting to think about back-to-school shopping already. OMG. I am literally a fashion fanatic. Which you probably can't tell from how I dress usually, because I don't really wear cooler clothes than anyone else. But that's because before, I was limited to my parents' income. NOW I work at Coffee Mecca! Oh yeah, things are gonna change. All my paychecks are going towards my back to school shopping spree in Seattle. I'm buying a new designer purse, preferably a Coach, and hopefully some Seven or Paper Denim and Cloth jeans. And of course my usual Hollister, Abercrombie, and American Eagle stuff.

But isn't this sad??!! I mean, it's not even July. Am I excited about trips to Chelan, or camping in Idaho, or the racks of 50% off multi-colored halter tops? Nope. All I wanna do is start getting ready to go back to school. OMG I need professional help! I need an intervention! I need... a man! (raises fist in air). lol drew!

OMG!

2005-06-28T15:25:00.000-07:00

Ok, amelia and haley wanted me to sign up for this Hi5 website which is like a friend network, so I was like, ok whatever. So I signed up, and there was this page full of all my contacts from hotmail that I could invite to be my friend on the website. Well I didn't want to invite anyone cuz I didn't plan on actually doing the Hi5 thing that often, so I just clicked "next".

Well, by doing that, I totally "invited" everyone in my contacts list to "be my friend" on this website! FYI, TWO teachers were in my contacts because I emailed one of them for an AL interview and the other was my coach two years ago, and she gave everyone her email. I totally forgot to delete them from my contacts list! OMG! How totally humiliating! So I had to send an email to all of the ppl I didn't mean to invite and was like "please ignore whatever was sent to you by me, because it was an accident!" OMG. These teachers are gonna think I'm totally weird/stupid/crazy. So I officially hate this "Hi5" website bcuz it totally screwed me over. Please shoot me now.

The Ordeal

2005-06-21T19:37:00.000-07:00

Ok. What I am about to describe to you was the single most scary, freaky, creepy, icky moment I think I have ever experienced (small children may want to leave the computer):

It happened yesterday at TC's baseball game in East Wenatchee, where I was sitting on the grass talking with Kellie. We were sitting on a blanket and just talking and stuff. Admittedly, my guard was down. I didn't expect anything to happen. The sun was shining. It was (or so it seemed) a day where nothing unusual could happen.
I said something to Kellie, and she looked over at me. All the sudden, her eyes widened in terror and she screamed, and I quote, "KAYLEY! THERE IS A HUGE, GIGANTIC SPIDER IN YOUR HAIR!!!!!!!"

I froze. For what I was experiencing, I said quite calmly, "Oh my God. Kellie, get the damn spider out of my hair before I flip out." Still in horror, she replied, "No! It's so big I'm afraid to touch it!"

This faced me with an unusual dilemma. There I was at a baseball game where the only person I knew who could help me was Kellie, who was too afraid to help me because the spider in my hair was THAT BIG. But I couldn't move. I just sat there and started hyperventilating, literally.

Finally, Kellie sprung into action and got TC's mom's boyfriend to do something. He came over and his eyes totally WIDENED when he saw the spider. He hesitated. At this point, I really began to realize the seriousness of the situation: if a grown man was too scared to help a poor little girl with a spider in her hair, exactly how f-ing big was this spider?! Finally, he took a big breath and quickly brushed the spider out of my hair, causing it to FALL ON MY BACK. For the first time, I FELT the spider. It actually felt HEAVY when it fell on my back. It was that f-ing big!!!

TC's mom's boyfriend then brushed the spider off my back and squashed it into the ground, preventing me from ever actually seeing the spider that easily could have ended my life. Who's to say what kind of spider it was, and what dire things it was capable of doing? Was it brown or black? Was it furry?! How close was it to my ear, where it could have crawled in and laid eggs in my brain???? These were the questions I fired at Kellie, desperate to know how close I was to death. But I was given no real answers. Apparently, she was in shock as well and never took note of the details.

So now I will forever wonder: is there a reason the spider never killed me? What is my purpose in life? Why am I still here?

I just pray that I wasn't spared for the simple fact that I'm the only one that cracks you guys up with my hilarious (but true) blog. There's gotta be more to life.

Recital Fun

2005-06-20T14:48:00.000-07:00

Well I had my dance recital on Saturday... there were more ppl there than we all thought, so that was good. But FINALLY it's over! Yay!
But anyway, my dance was good, except we were the number right after intermission, and the set ppl forgot to pull up this giant wooden star that was hanging down as part of the decorations. And it was hanging down at head level right in the center of the stage. NOT GOOD!
So basically we all decided to move up our formation to the front of the stage so that (hopefully) no one would hit the star. Because this thing was huge and really heavy, and of course since it was a star, it was really... pointy. Anyway, I'm in the back row of the dance, so during our entire number, I was tormented by the worry that I would hit the damn star.
Luckily, no one hit it, but Kellie said she saw me come really close to it at one point. Can u imagine if I actually hit that star? The thing would've taken me down, like totally unconscious on stage (in my hideous yellow costume, btw). And keep in mind the recital was being filmed so that official dvds could be made and distributed to parents. My humiliation could have been viewed for generations to come! Maybe even on "America's Funniest Home Videos." Thank god I didn' t hit the star.

First day of work!

2005-06-11T17:16:00.000-07:00

Today was my first day working at Coffee Mecca! It was pretty fun once I got the hang of it. The drink orders are really hard to memorize and I still don't know how to do a lot of stuff, but I'm getting pretty good on the cash register, which is good bcuz at least I can do something. And I made $10 just in tips, so yay!
I'm gonna be working until around 3:00 on Wednesday, so you all should come in and see me... hope you're having fun on ur little excursion, haley! I love the word "excursion". Hanging out at the mall was fun. And the pictures r so hilarious! Well, not much else to say, so I hope everyone's having a good weekend.
And... Johnny Depp! lol had to put that in there just for you haley!

Yay I'm back!

2005-06-01T18:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, I haven't posted anything since before the kids in the creek thing. Where I burned my ears, if you didn't know that already.
Carrie Underwood won American Idol! YAY!!!!!!!!!! I mean I liked Bo and everything, but come on. Carrie is awesome, and I'm totally buying her cd once it comes out. Did I talk about this already??? I can't remember, and when you type a new post you can't see your other posts so I'm not sure... god I'm confused.
Tomorrow I'm leading a 5th grade tour, so you won't see me at lunch, except maybe for a little while. You'll all miss the laughs we would have shared. Oh well.
Hey! I need to tell you all about the crazy dream I had about Mr. Aimone! It's hard to explain, but stay with me here:
I bought this new kitten named Simon (in real life.) So I dreamed that I brought Simon to my apple leaf class but had to go somewhere, so I asked Mr. Aimone to babysit Simon. And he smiled all big and went "Sure!" That should have tipped me off right there that it was a dream, bcuz in real life, he would have raised his eyebrows and been like, "why?"
So I got back from wherever I went and asked Mr. Aimone how it went. And he goes, "Well, I spun around on the floor to see if Simon would try and catch my head, but it didn't work!" And he proceeded to show me how he spun around by laying down on the floor and spinning. And while he spun he started to shout "wa-ha! wa-ha!" and his face turned all red like it always does. I seriously woke myself up laughing at 3 in the morning. This was the weirdest, most hilarious dream I have EVER had.
But I know why I dreamed that bcuz whenever I play with Simon, I spin things on the floor for him to chase. How and why I connected that with Mr. Aimone is beyond me, and what the hell is this "wa-ha" supposed to signify? I always try and find meanings in my dreams, but that's just ridiculous. Oh god I hope he doesn't somehow discover my blog and read this. He's gonna think I'm a freak for dreaming about him. lol!

Just checked out "MySpace"

2005-05-21T18:49:00.000-07:00

I'm considering making a profile. Very interesting what u learn about ppl when u look at their profiles. There is a lot more drama at our school than I thought! And a lot more superficiality... but then again I saw some ppl's profiles and it actually showed me that there's a bit more going on in their heads than I originally thought, which I guess is good. Hmmm. Should I have a profile on MySpace? Should I not? Questions...
A lot of those ppl r gonna be total losers when they grow up, I can tell u that much. Haha typical dork statement (HA! They'll be losers, and I'll be the rich business person!) lol but it's kinda true if u read what some of them have to say.
OMG I need to start working on my first aid booklet for health. It's due tuesday, which is the day I'm doing the stupid kids in the creek thing, so ms. rix said I had to hand it in monday, which is like the day after tomorrow. And I haven't started it, and it's a huge project. Not good! Do u have to make one, Haley???? I swear ur class is way easier than mine. I have to do so much crap it's not even funny.
Now I'm ranting about homework on a saturday night. I need a boyfriend! WHY IS JOHNNY DEPP SO FREAKIN OLD?????!!!!!!! If only he was 16 and went to WHS, then I'd make him mine! Or at the very least it'd be easier to stalk him... lol! laterz

Stuff I'm thinking about

2005-05-20T17:47:00.000-07:00

I really wanted to post something because I haven't in a while, but I can't think of anything to say. Seriously, what is there to talk about?
I found Numa Numa on ringtone, so I'm thinking about buying it. Purchasing a ringtone is a big deal for me for some reason, so I always think about it for a while before actually buying it. Kind of sad, really.
Oh yeah, I got my bedroom recarpeted!!! FINALLY the old ugly blue stuff has been torn out and replaced with nice new cream-colored carpet. YAY! So now I can set up my new bed and totally redecorate my room like I've been planning. I'm thinking about putting my bed on the other side of my room, which would be quite the change, so I'm still thinking about it.
Kellie told me that Mrs. Woods was doing "story time" in Spanish the other day-- I remember that from when I was in her class (shivers at the thought). Apparently there was a bird in the story, so Senora started flapping her arms, running around the room and making bird noises. You can imagine how frightening that must have been: remember, she has a microphone. Imagine how loud the bird noises were. Scary.
In other news, I still haven't cleaned my reading glasses, Haley! EVIL LAUGH!

Funny videos!

2005-05-12T18:40:00.000-07:00

Here is the hilarious commercial I was telling you about:

http://www.davesdaily.com/videoclips/66-speakers.htm

And here's Numa Numa:

http://www.tributemovie.com/numa.asp

Watch them both, they're so funny!

Fun Stuff to Think About

2005-05-06T22:55:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love thinking about what I'm gonna name my future kids. Does anyone else like to do that? And by "anyone else" of course I mean you Haley, cuz ur the only one that reads this! lol
But it's so fun, cuz I've been posting on these baby naming websites, where ppl post their ideas and other ppl can rate them. It's so funny cuz some ppl come up with the wierdest crap to name their kids. And you're just going, "do you want your child to be teased mercilessly their entire life?!"
I kind of know where they're coming from tho, cuz I love original names, and some of my ideas have been brutally shot down on the baby naming forums. Those ppl are cruel sometimes.
But here are my names, in case you're wondering (they're all for girls, cuz boy names are boring):
*Lyric
*Callista
*Charlotte (Charlie for short!)
*Karli
*Felicity (except this reminds me of Felicity Shagwell from Austin Powers, but it's pretty!)
*Amber
*Aubrielle
*Ariel/Arielle (like from the Little Mermaid!)

Hmm. Can't think of any more at the moment. But the one that I also like that was totally rejected by the baby naming forum ppl is Rhapsody. I don't think I'd ever name my kid that, but it's a really pretty word to say and look at, don't you think???

Well, that's it for tonight. Rate these names from 1-10 (10 being the best) cuz I'm curious and bored. I'm so upset cuz I'm not going to the parade tomorrow (couldn't get someone to go watch with me, cuz all my good friends are in the parade!!! It's a conspiracy!) and that means I won't get to see Alex from the Apprentice. But that's not so bad, cuz it's not like the dude actually won, and he does live in WA, so if I cared enough I could track him down some other way. It would've been cool if I could have gotten an impromptu interview for AL tho.
ME: "So, Alex, what's Donald Trump really like? Any romance behind the scenes? What's his hair made of???"
But he doesn't seem like the most approachable guy in the world, so in reality if I tried to interview him, he'd probably just stare at me and leave. And then I'd be sad. Later!

Food Fair Performance

2005-05-02T21:06:00.000-07:00

Earlier tonight I danced at the food fair with the rest of Adrienne's Dance Academy. It was so much fun but it was like totally nervewracking too for a while. SO many ppl were there-- Audrey came to watch me and so did Annie and the Sugar Addict with their mom. It was SO nice of them to come, cuz they totally didn't have to. WHERE WERE YOU, HALEY???????
lol JK I know I didn't tell u I was performing tonight. I didn't mean to tell anyone, but I accidently told Audrey at lunch. And she's so nice, so I was glad she came. But you know how bad the costumes are, so I'm sure u understand why I wasn't wanting to tell ppl. But we're performing at the mall in June so if you want u can come to that!

We should go to the carnival and the food fair on Saturday! Like make a day of it and invite a bunch of ppl... parade in the morning and then the carnival/food fair. We totally should. And then we can go cruising and get some beads! lol j/k but if we really wanted to I'm sure Sarah would be in... ooh that's mean! sorry bout that. I just can't think of her the same way now that I know what she does at parties...

And now I'm rambling on and on and I should be doing homework. Cya tomorrow!

Babysitting a Sugar Addict

2005-05-01T17:07:00.000-07:00

Haley! lol thanks for the comments! I have a faithful reader, yay! Oh btw, I got ur message on my machine but I just heard it today cuz I was gone on Saturday. Thanx for the invite tho!

So, anyway, I went over to babysit on friday and actually the boy (Gabe) was pretty well behaved compared to how he is most of the time. But his food obsessions always cause trouble. Before she left, his mom said they could each have one piece of candy for dessert.
So like not even five minutes after she left, Gabe announced that he was hungry. And I'm like fine, you can have a healthy snack (lol healthy snacks! D should be Gabe's nutritionist!) or you could have your dessert early. So of course he chooses dessert and goes to their laundry room to get the huge cardboard box that's full of candy. And he gets this fruit by the foot thing, only really it's like 3 feet long, and it was the special sour kind that is totally coated with sugar on the outside. So he eats that, right?
Well like half an hour later, annie, gabe, and I were playing a board game and he says he's hungry again. Annie, meanwhile, hadn't had anything to eat and she was perfectly fine, so you can see how different they are. So I'm like, "Fine, Gabe, go have some strawberries" cuz his mom had left a bowl of these huge strawberries on the counter for them. So he went to eat them, and I swear, like 15 minutes later he wasn't back yet.
So I went to the kitchen and he had a cup of sugar (like plain white sugar) and this is a BIG cup, mind you, totally full of sugar, and he was taking the wet strawberries and GRINDING them into the sugar. I'm like, "Gabe, you don't need to put sugar on strawberries, they're naturally sweet!!!" And he goes, "YES I DO!!!! I NEED THE SUGAR!"
Over the years, I've learned that fighting with him over food is way harder than just giving in to him, so I just let him do it. I mean, I do all I can, but his weight problems are really not my concern. I'm just the babysitter.
But you would not believe what he did then! He ate all the strawberries and there was still half a cup of raw sugar left, so he took the cup and poured all the sugar into his mouth!!! Raw white sugar! Can you believe that? Raw sugar doesn't even taste good! And then he had sugar all around his mouth so he looked like a crack addict. I just walked away in shock.

So yes, that was how I spent my friday night. I really don't mind Gabe too much tho, because he's a sweet kid. He said he liked my blonde highlights and he said I was pretty. So that's always nice to hear. It's always very interesting dealing with him tho!

Oh yeah I'm the features editor!!!

2005-04-29T17:28:00.000-07:00

Forgot to say that earlier, but yes! Features! That's what I wanted. And already I'm plotting. Section by section I will take over the Apple Leaf, and from there, the world!

lol I'm in a weird mood. Can u imagine me taking over the world? The citizens of the world would have to be very complient, because I'm not exactly the most forceful person.

I have to babysit in 45 minutes. For these strange children. The little girl's ok, she's in little kid cudas, do u know her? Annie S.? I won't post her last name in case she decides to yahoo her own name and stumbles upon my blog. That could happen, you know. I yahoo my name all the time.

Anyway, the little boy is very... rebellious. The last time I babysat him, he went to the fridge without asking and got a fudgesicle. He's not supposed to eat those without asking and besides it was already like ten minutes after I was supposed to have him in bed, so I was like, "Put away the fudgesicle. You can't have one. Go to bed." And he was all, "NO!" And proceeded to shove the thing in his mouth. That pissed me off, so I went over and yanked the thing out of his mouth and threw it in the garbage. That pissed HIM off, because he wanted me to save it in a plastic bag so he could eat it later. He has a fascination with food. Weight issues.

Anyway, I'll be sure to post again later to recount tonight's adventures, because there's sure to be some. Later!

This made me laugh

2005-04-29T16:19:00.000-07:00

lol this sounds like something that might happen at our school:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/burrito_lockdown

"Oh my gosh, they're talking about my burrito!"

It's Been a Day of Johnny Depp!

2005-04-09T16:58:00.000-07:00

Well when I woke up this morning around noon, I turned on the tv, and discovered that Chocolat was on, which is one of my favorite movies starring Johnny Depp. (YAY!)
Then, I was on the internet earlier when I looked up random facts about Johnny Depp and I found out that today was his son's third birthday. (Awwww!)
THEN, I decided to watch the trailer for the Willy Wonka movie, starring Johnny Depp, of course! Here's the link if u wanna watch, although I have to warn you it's extremely freaky. I'm still probably gonna go see it, but omg. It's like a nightmarish acid trip. But watch it, and tell me what u think!

http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1313540&sdm=web&qtw=640&qth=400

A Recap of My Day (because I know u all care so much) :)

2005-04-02T22:20:00.000-08:00

Today was great. I woke up at 6:15, all by myself, because my inner clock is set for school, unfortunately. It took me awhile to realize I didn't have to go anywhere, and once it finally sunk in that not only was today Saturday but also the first day of spring break, I was SO happy. So I went back to sleep and didn't wake up until 11:30.
Then, since I had the house all to myself until around 4:00, I sat around in my pajamas and watched Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Never gets old! Mike Myers is a genius.
So once my mom got off work, we decided to go out to dinner at Red Robin. I had fish n chips and strawberry lemonade (not that u care, but I thought maybe u might wanna know, lol!) and our waiter was gay. Or extremely metrosexual. Either way it was entertaining.
After that we went running at the track. Not exactly the best idea after a big dinner, I learned. But I still ended up running almost 2 miles, so I'm proud. :)
And now, I just finished watching "Closer" which, you might note, the great Jude Law is in. Although the movie itself is extremely twisted and I have no idea why it won so many awards, I still enjoyed it because of u-know-who.
You know, I just noticed how I sound different when I'm writing on here than I do when I'm talking. Maybe because I have more time to think of clever ways to say things. Oh well, at least I sound clever somewhere! Can't say the same for some of you. LOL! J/K
I'll just be leaving now. Cya!

Hilarious cartoon about roof tiles

2005-03-26T20:48:00.000-08:00

It seems my little brother and I bond over very little these days, and one of those things is funny/disturbing internet cartoons. Here's one he found:

http://fat-pie.com/bwrt.htm

Warning: The f-word is involved. So are roof tiles. But watch it anyway. ;)

"This is where the magic happens."

Something that really pissed me off

2005-03-26T15:16:00.000-08:00

Ok, well I just called this guy from golf to get a quote for the Apple Leaf, and he HUNG UP ON ME! I was being totally polite like always, and asked if I could ask him a question for the Apple Leaf, and he just goes, "sure". So I'm in the middle of asking the question and I hear this click. Well, I wasn't sure what it was, so I finished the question and waited, and there was just this silence. So I'm like, "hello?" and he had totally hung up on me! So I figured, ok, maybe his phone just did something wierd and disconnected us. So I called again, and this time it rang over and over and I got his answering machine. So I know he did it on purpose.
What a total arrogant jerk! And I knew the guy was kind of like that bcuz I asked Adam (who plays golf) who I should quote, and he goes, "well, i guess you could call boone bruggman, but he's kind of a jerk". But I figured, hey, I'm only gonna ask him one question, so whether he's a jerk or not shouldn't matter too much. Well apparently I was wrong.
So ANYWAY, now I'm totally screwed bcuz I need a golf quote by monday and I don't have any other player's phone number. And I'm NOT about to call HIM again. So if anyone who reads this has a boys golf player's phone number, I'd be extremely grateful if you could give it to me.
Have a good weekend, everyone! :)

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring BANANA PHONE!!!

2005-03-24T17:44:00.000-08:00

OMG Banana phone is hilarious. I have it stuck in my head, which actually isn't good, but here's the link for it:

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/badgerphone.php

Running Start and stupid class requirements

2005-03-23T16:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, well today my english class went down to the career center to fill in what classes we want for next year. And they were all like, "Ok, if you plan on taking Running Start, fill in the class schedule as if you were taking all six classes at WHS, and then later we can work it out so your schedule includes the Running Start." So that sounds easy, right? Well I filled out the chart and THEN my counselor came up and told me that for every class I take at the college, that counts as two high school classes. So if I took one running start class, I'd only be able to take four high school classes. And then he looked at my transcript to see what requirements I still had to meet, and he's like, "one of your electives should be fine arts because you still need one of those classes, and you need a semester of PE too." So basically, by taking a running start class, that only leaves me four classes to meet all the rest of my requirements, and that means I can't really choose fun elective classes that I actually WANT to take bcuz my class slots will be filled by all the bull shit classes they're MAKING me take.
So I'm pretty much frustrated with the whole thing. I'm really only doing it to save my parents money and get a little farther ahead academically. I think the experience will be good for me in the long run, and I'll probably be glad I did it, but still. To even do running start, they want you to basically choose what career you want to work towards, but since I can't take some of these electives (like psychology) that I want to take because of their screwed up requirements, how am I supposed to choose a career??? What if I would have made an awesome psychiatrist, but now I'll never know because they won't let me take the class? What if I would have grown up to diagnose someone's scitzophrenia before they had a chance to freak out and kill people? So basically, from keeping me from taking this class, they're responsible for the deaths of innocent people. Ok, so that's a bit far-fetched, but still. You know what I mean.
This is a time in life where you're supposed to experiment and try out new things, but with their dumb requirements, I may never recognize that I have a great talent for something other than writing. (I'm not trying to sound all self-centered, but everyone knows I'm a great writer, so why deny it myself? lol!)
The weird thing is, I pretty much know what I'm going to do. I'm going to grow up, get married (hopefully to someone with an uncanny resemblance to Simon or Johnny Depp), have kids, and be a famous writer who gets interviewed on the Today show and Oprah and ends up on the bestseller list. I also plan to own a wiener dog named Mr. Bojangles.
But even though I have most of my life planned out already, I want to keep my options completely open. And that means I should be able to take this psychology class. But I probably can't, because they won't let me. And THAT is my rant for today. Thank you for reading!

5-6-7-8 Dance Competition

2005-03-20T17:20:00.000-08:00

Well I just got back from my first dance competition in Bellevue. It was so much fun!!! We stayed at the DoubleTree hotel, which was really, really nice (usually the rooms cost over $200 a night but we got a special rate bcuz of the competition). I was only in one dance (lots of the girls have been doing this all their lives, so they were in way more) but still I really got a feel for what these things are like. My hip hop group performed Saturday night at like 7:45, and then we had awards at 10:00. We ended up placing 3rd, which was kind of disappointing since I personally thought we were more together that night than we ever had been, but I was just glad we placed since we were up against studios from Seattle that compete every weekend, whereas we only do this one competition. But seriously it was so much fun. I was SO nervous before we went on, but when we went out on stage and the music started, everything went so fast that before I knew it we were done. So even though some aspects of the whole competition thing were kind of weird (like all the costs they had for everything- my poor parents were paying for things left and right), it was really fun for the most part, and I feel like the experience brought me closer to some of the girls in my group (since I really hadn't talked much with most of them before this). Hopefully I'll be able to take more classes next year.
Also, everyone at the competition got to take classes with professional dancers, so I took a hip hop class that was taught by a dude who was in Madonna's Vogue video and has choreographed for Michael Jackson and Arsenio Hall. That was SO cool! Then I also watched the other professionals dance on Saturday night, and there was a guy who danced in the Lizzie McGuire movie and stuff.
I also got to go shopping at Bell Square and I totally discovered the awesomeness of Hollister. Seriously, I'd never been in there before, because I just assumed they were all overpriced and rude like Abercrombie. But I went in, and their clothes are SO CUTE and also totally affordable! I mean sure, the jeans can be kind of expensive, but it was still reasonable. And, because they're a sister company of Abercrombie, the clothes look exactly the same, only cheaper. They actually had a sale table full of cute shirts for only $15, which you could NEVER find at Abercrombie. So I ended up buying two shirts, a jacket, and a pair of awesome destroyed jeans.
So anyway, my weekend was SO fun! It rained a lot, but at least it didn't snow like I heard it did in Wenatchee. That must have sucked. Bye for now!

American Idol and Simon!

2005-03-14T20:05:00.000-08:00

Ok, well, everyone knows I'm a huge American Idol fan. Mostly bcuz of Simon, who is (and I'm admitting this without any shame whatsoever!) in my opinion, the hottest guy over 44 I have ever seen in my life. And I have to say 44 bcuz of Johnny Depp, who is somewhere between 40-43 years old. I mean, I know the guy smokes, (I'm talking about Simon again), and he's kind of arrogant and all that, but still. He has this amazing charm, and he's British, which I love! Most ppl know by now that I have a thing for British accents. And pirates, but that's Johnny again. :) So yes, I do have a thing for older men. I figure, all celebrities are unattainable anyway, so why bother staying within my age limit??? If I think a guy is hot, he's hot, whether he's 16 or 46. (Grandpa-Hot!!!)
lol anyway, so needless to say I watch every single episode of American Idol. And I just found out one of the Top 12 guys (Mario Vasquez) just quit for "personal reasons." WTF??!!! The guy beat out thousands of ppl and actually made it to the final 12, and he thinks he should quit for "personal reasons"??? I mean, I realize the guy is gay (never officially announced, but come on, look at him!) but that obviously never stopped Clay Aiken. It seriously pisses me off for some reason. It's just like that one girl who quit The Apprentice this year, bcuz it was "stressing her out". Some really talented person could have been in the Top 12 who would really have appreciated the opportunity, u know?
lol I love how Haley is the only person that reads this and she hates American Idol! Oh well, deal with it! lol jk
I think I'll sing the I LOVE SIMON song now! I love Simon, yes I do! He's so hot~ don't you think so, too?!
OMG! I am so hyper right now! I'd better go b4 I type something else that's weird. bye!!!

lol this is for u Haley

2005-02-26T18:51:00.000-08:00

Hey well I'm gonna update this thing cuz apparently Haley needs something to read when she's bored. SO... hmmm what should I talk about? Well, first of all my mom got a new car. It's a 2004 Honda Accord, and it is so cool. It's got all-leather interior and a sun roof and heated seats and all that, which is a big step up from the old suberban she used to have.
Let's see, what else... um, this guy I don't know from our school tagged me on this site called Tagged, where u set up a profile and tag ur friends. I only have a profile on there cuz one of my friends does, but ever since I joined, ppl I don't even know that are from my school have been tagging me. At first it was kinda wierd but this guy is like seriously cute so idk...
OH and today I had a "mandatory" dance practice because our competition is in three weeks, and my dance instructor made this huge deal out of it, saying that anyone who didn't show up might not get to go to the competition, which is total bs bcuz if one person wasn't in our dance, our formations would be all screwed up. So anyway, I show up at this practice only to find out our instructor wasn't even going to be there. She just left us with this other instructor who doesn't even know the routine, so she couldn't help us. So we messed around trying to figure out this really hard part that none of us understand the counts for. And I was like, great, I just wasted a bunch of my Saturday going to some useless practice. But at least b4 that I got to hang out with Kellie and her sister and practice the dance just with us, so that was fun. We actually made a lot of progress too, just practicing in Kellie's backyard. But it's like, unless the entire group can nail this dance, we're either going to suck at competition or our instructor (I don't want to name her cuz u never know who's reading these) will pull the dance from the competition all together, which would TOTALLY suck bcuz this hip hop dance is the only class I'm taking, and besides my parents have already invested like $400 into this, with competition fees and hotel rooms and costume fees. But what it really comes down to is that my instructor really doesn't know what she's doing. She's totally flaky and blows off important things that she should really be focused on (especially considering she's the OWNER of the studio!), and then blames it on us if the dance doesn't look right. She doesn't even have a phone in the studio anymore, so if parents want to contact her they can't. It's just really frusterating, and I seriously doubt I'll be doing this again next year. I love dance and getting to hang out with Kellie (cuz we don't have any classes or lunch together and we're both really busy), but this is just a lot of crap to have to deal with.
ANYWAY, hopefully that's enough boredom reading material for u, Haley! Hope ur having fun at the church retreat!

Being sick sucks and so does daytime tv

2005-02-03T18:38:00.000-08:00

OMG! I'm sick again for the second time in a month. And this time it is like way worse. It totally went to my chest so I've been coughing like crazy all day. Also I have this extremely high fever half the time, so I'm kind of delirious, and if I wasn't so miserable my wierd thoughts and dreams would be totally funny.
Luckily tho, it's kind of a convienient time to be sick, bcuz finals are over and the new classes just started so I'm not missing anything very important. And I wasn't sick on my birthday, so that's good. But I'm having the hardest time enjoying the things I used to love, like daytime tv. No one interesting was on Live with Regis and Kelly or The View, and I have no patience for the little kid cartoons I used to love watching, like Franklin. It used to be this cute little cartoon about a little turtle and his woodland animal friends, but today I was just like, "omg why am i watching this crap?!" And the other cartoon I really liked, Rubbadubbers (about british bath toys that came alive and had adventures whenever the kids weren't in the tub) wasn't on anymore. Neither was Spongebob. So I decided to watch Passions, which is a soap opera. I'm not gonna say anything, but here's basically how it went:
Blonde lady #1: "What do you MEAN Carolyn, my mentally insane half-cousin has escaped from the hospital?!"
Fat Cop: "Well Ma'am, no one seems to know of her whereabouts. She seems to have disappeared from her bed, but she was comatose this morning..."
Blonde lady #2: "And now, Jacob, my adorable 2 year old, is MISSING! And I just know Carolyn took him! She's always loved Jacob..."
Blonde lady #1: "That doesn't prove anything! Just because they've both gone missing on the same exact day... it could just be a coincidence!"
Doctor: "Quiet, everyone! Samantha just admitted she has an eating disorder!"

And the extremely sad thing is, I didn't make any of that up, and Passions probably has thousands of loyal viewers every single day. God help us...
-Kayley

Sweet 16, good and sort of bad

2005-02-02T19:39:00.000-08:00

Hey, well yesterday was my sixteenth birthday and it was SO much fun! I didn't have a party or anything bcuz with finals and all that I was too busy to plan one... but hopefully later in the month I'll have a pizza party or whatever. Anyway, I got so much cool stuff! My parents got me a Dooney and Bourke purse that I've been wanting for a super long time. It's pink and it has multicolored hearts all over it. I also got a bracelet from Harry Ritchie's that is SO cute, a new diary, a book, and a couple shirts from the Buckle. And apparently there's more coming in the mail from some of my relatives, so I have that to look forward to. Also Haley got me some new lip gloss and a cd, which was totally cool of her!
Well, about being 16... my friends think I'm totally wierd cuz I haven't tried to get my license yet, but seriously I'm in no hurry. Driving still kind of scares me, and I've always hated driving tests cuz I get all nervous and make stupid mistakes. And besides, I don't even have my own car yet, so I could only drive if one of my parents decided to stay home and let me take their's.
Also, now that I'm 16, my parents think I should get a job, and I kind of want one but I'm also kind of scared, u know? It's one thing to babysit- you get paid for baking a pizza and watching Disney movies all night. But to have an actual job with like, a cash register and all that, is kind of intimidating to think about. But my mom has connections in the mall (bcuz she's the manager at Coffee Mecca), so she's been talking to the ppl at the Buckle about me, and it sounds like they might want to hire me if I decide to apply. Still, if I'm gonna get a real job I want it to be bcuz I'm qualified, not because my mom knows the ppl that work there. I know that in the real world it really is mostly about who you know and not what you know, but still. Do I really know enough to work at the Buckle??? It's not exactly rocket science, I know, but the ppl there get paid extra if they sell a lot of stuff on their shift, so they're always all pushy with ppl, like "WOW, these jeans would look SO good on you! Try on this tshirt! How do you feel about Lucky Brand???" And I'm just totally not like that, u know? I'd just be like "need any help?" and they'd be all "no thanks" and I'd just say ok and walk off to a corner.
But maybe that would be a GOOD thing. Maybe I need to learn to be more direct with ppl. I have improved with that since I've started writing for the Apple Leaf... interviewing enough complete strangers helps a lot with shyness... but still. I'm just not sure. Although the discount alone is enough to convince me to at least apply (40%! OMG!), so maybe I'll go for it. lol well I've rambled on enough for tonight. Bye!
-Kayley

Finals are over thank God!!!

2005-01-27T22:18:00.000-08:00

OMG I hate finals. Practically every single one of my teachers gave me a ton of work, like they think that their's is the only class I take. Please! Last weekend I had so much homework that I only left my house once, and only because my mom said I needed to get outside for a while. lol it wasn't like I wanted to stay in all day! But today I had my biology final and got to go home at 10:30 bcuz I never had to take my World History final. So I went home and slept for like 3 hours and it was SO nice! I haven't had decent sleep in forever because of studying and finishing all those projects (WHY did I have to do a 7-page essay, a poster, and a presentation for the same class right before finals????) and then I woke up and watched The Apprentice, which I LOVE because of their new booksmarts vs. streetsmarts format. And that Alex guy from the booksmarts is from Washington, so that's pretty cool.
Anyway, I'm SO excited bcuz I get to go to Spokane this weekend and go to a hockey game and go shopping at American Eagle. I'm gonna spend so much freakin money there cuz I totally deserve it after the week I've had. Seriously, after finals, all students and teachers should just leave Wenatchee for a while and spend a bunch of money on themselves, cuz that's some of the best therapy you can get, and we all need it.
Ok well that's it for now. If any of my friends are reading this, GO SHOPPING! We deserve it!
-Kayley

Blogging

2005-01-27T11:22:00.000-08:00

Well, lately I've been reading other ppl's blogs and it's kinda weird how even if they don't say anything personal it gives u a little look at how they really are, so I think that's pretty cool and I wanted to make my own blog. So here it is! I kind of have my doubts about posting my thoughts where all sorts of people can read them, but there's actually a sort of weird thrill about that, too.
Anyway, I'll post more later!
-Kayley