Punk

It has been brought to my attention that I have not written in here, even though I've been back in Vegas since Friday night. Friday night I passed out on my futon before getting to write in here. Last night, I just wanted to finish Sue's graduation gift. That didn't happen, but I got some of it done. I will most likely update tonight...I'm just too homesick to write about home right now...

Last one for awhile

Well, it's the end of the week of nothing. I leave to pick up my sisters in a couple of hours (their flight was delayed, damn Midwest!), and then it's nonstop thrills for the next couple of weeks. Monday I head over to California for the night, Tuesday and Wednesday we're staying on the Strip, and Friday night I fly home for a week.

This week I really didn't do much. Yesterday I cleaned up for my sisters' arrival. I scrubed down the kitchen and bathroom, organized my bedroom, and reorganized my crafting things in my living room. I woke up this morning and hung up more maps of Madison/Wisconsin in my Wisconsin room. I Swiffered up my apartment, and then did my laundry. How much more domestic can I get? I've totally changed my cleaning habits. It's the exact opposite of what I had up in DePere. I go insane if there's too much clutter in my apartment. It kinda scares me, but as Dan has reassured me many times, you have more than one room to organize my things. Thanks Dan!

I'm not in an updating mood much anymore, but if I find a free moment while my sisters are here, I will for sure update!

Boredom

What Your Face Says

At first glance, people see you as warm and well-balanced. Overall, your true self is creative and expressive. With friends, you seem logical, detached, and a bit manipulative. In love, you seem energetic - almost manic. In stressful situations, you seem cheerful and optimistic.

What Do People Think Of Your Face?

Face?

You Are Chunky Monkey Ice Cream

Truthfully, you're too spazzy to be chunky - you cheeky monkey!

What Flavor Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Are You?

People Envy Your Compassion

You have a kind heart and an unusual empathy for all living creatures. You tend to absorb others' happiness and pain. People envy your compassion, and more importantly, the connections it helps you build. And compassionate as you are, you feel for them.

What Do People Envy About You?

You Are a Chocolate Martini

You're an elegant drunk, who only likes the best bars and the most expensive drinks. A bit of a cheapskate, you're likely to mooch ten dollar drinks off both friends and strangers. You should never: Drink and dash. You're gonna get caught leaving someone with the tab! Your ideal party: A posh celebrity party you crash, with an open bar. Your drinking soulmates: those with a Classic Martini personality Your drinking rivals: those with a Blueberry Martini personality

What Flavor Martini Are You?

Blotchy Redness

That's what I have on my arms. Blotchy redness. I sat out in the sun for not even 30 minutes today, and my arms are all blotchy red. Oh well, I can handle it. I was totally transported back to high school while I was sitting outside. I can remember how when I'd have a day off from work I'd bring out the lawn chair and lay down in the only sun spot in our backyard. I'd change into my swimsuit, bring out the music, and just lay in the sun for a long period of time. That's what happened today. I had on my tank top and shorts, put on my tunes, grabbed a book, and got comfy in my chair in the sunspot. I didn't really read. I just got way comfy on the chair and kinda dozed. That was alright with me. I decided it was time to come in when it felt like I was going to burn. After last summer's trip to Noah's Ark, I'm not going to burn EVER again. That burn hurt SO much. It wasn't cool...

It's been nice out this whole while I've been on break. It hasn't been as warm though. It finally got up into the 70s yesterday, and it's supposed to get up to 88 today. When I rolled out of bed and came out to my digital cable, I turned on our Vegas weather 24/7 to find out that it was already 80. This wasn't at noon either, it was at 10:30am. That's ok. I'm still refusing to turn on my AC. It's only the middle of April, even though it feels like June. It's much more bearable without the humidity. My patio door is wide open, and I forgot that I have ceiling fans to help out with the cooling the apartment down.

I've been working non-stop on Sue's birthday/graduation gift since yesterday. It started early afternoon yesterday, and ended at 3 this morning. I still have a bunch to do, but I can finish what I can now before she comes tomorrow. I have to get more stuff at home for it, and then I can just crank it out. It's been fun working on it though. It's given me something to do on break. It's sad, because I was actually getting bored by Tuesday afternoon. Now I'm trying to do what I want before my sisters come out tomorrow afternoon.

Blog War

And I blame Dan on this one...He states that I'm a hater in one his entries for today. We'll see who hates the other more with this war I guess.

First, I'd like to point out some inaccuracies in his post. "I heard somebody advertised she 'sniffs glue for Jesus', 'Corday will you be my Valentine', and 'If there is no God, Who pops up the next Kleenex'." Hmm...I wonder who all started this, and literally taped them up on my window...to the point where I spent two nights Goo Gone-ing my windows at the end of the year? I have no idea who this hater could be. "Somebody also made my MMM room smell like Adam's plant." Oh no. I still blame this one on Adam. Yes, I watched him as he cut up his plant and put it in a box with Kathleen's name and address on it so he wouldn't know it was us. Yes, I was the distraction to get the plant under the bed, but in no way did I touch the plant or plant it under his bed (pun was intended there). Oh, and the ER trip? NOT MY FAULT FOR ONCE! I believe it was someone who would like to put the blame on someone else, seeing as how he's been blamed for that since it happened. I was not the one who slammed the door into Katie's hand that had a glass in it. I can still remember the panic in his face when he heard that we were going to the ER...and to this day, Katie cannot feel some of her fingertip.

I will admit that I will not live down "I cannot tell you at this juncture." That was quite possibly the crowning point of my drunkenness. I love the fact that I said that after having as much as I had that night. I will admit that my 21st was a crazy night. Falling out of a car into snow, not feeling the snow, and then ending up in Jill's house not knowing how I got there, is not the best.

Let's think of some of the times that we were both crazy and insane, seeing as how we both know we're crazy and insane. Fox River...Granted, I wasn't the one who really wanted to go in. Someone else wanted me to go in, to the point he'd try and carry me down to the river anytime we were near the CC. I then went limp, he would trip on me, and then I'd see him fly right over me. The Fox River Incident will forever be ingrained in my memories (seeing as how my children are going to have 5 legs or something like that...just remember Dan, it's your godchild...). It was a warm spring day, and I decided that I would go in the river...after someone stole my glasses and put them on the far edge of a dock. We had to wait til Adam came to help Dan, since it was Adam's idea originally (which is why he's more evil than I). I remember them taking me out to the edge of the dock. I had a panic attack as I watched a dead fish float by in the murky brownish-green water. I should state here that I hate swimming in deep water (where I can't touch the bottom) and water that isn't in a pool. Katie told me later that Dan wanted to run and push me in with all of his might...nice Dan. Katie and I did have a pact though. If they pushed me in, she'd push them in. Katie got Adam in after I was pushed, but Dan ran off like a scared little kid. Eventually, he and Katie ended up in the river. Those were good times. I loved how the photographer of this incident was a PIT (Priest in Training).

Hmmm...another one where both of us are crazy. Truth or Dare nights. We were both drunk off of our asses most times we played Truth or Dare. Walking outside in a women's bra while a frat party was going on across the street. Walking down your wing with no pants on...just a blanket, humming "You're a Grand Old Flag". Having someone pour Sprite on your chair, and make you sit in it repeatedly, after you've been in the bathroom puking your guts out. Getting a tattoo of your phone number...good times...good times...

See, I can admit that I wasn't an innocent person...now you need to as well Dan. :)

I had a title...just can't remember it...

It's so nice that I don't have to get up early tomorrow! I know that I'm going to wake up at about 7:30 tomorrow morning in a cold sweat thinking that I'm WAY late for school. That's when I just roll over and say, "Hell no, I'm done!" I plan on laying in bed and watching morning TV for a good chunk of the day. And then it's reading outside for the rest of the day.

Today was relaxing as well. I woke up, made french toast, read the paper, took a shower, made a CD, put my hair up, and left to run errands. I wanted to get some air tight containers for some things in my cabinets. I went to the Dollar Tree for those...good and cheap. Off to check out the gift my parents want to get my sister for graduation. They have no idea what they're looking for, so I went to go check it out for them. I came home, ate lunch, and decided to do some spring cleaning. I took the drip pans off the stove and soaked them, and washed down the stove. While I let the drip pans soak, I went outside and read some more of my book. It's not too bad. It gets you right away. My sister told me she started reading it in England after she picked it up for me, and she couldn't get into it. Oh well, I've read almost all of her other books (still have one more to read that I bought before leaving BN), and I've liked those other books. Read a couple chapters, came back in to clean up the drip pans, and decided to re-organize my cabinets. I don't know why, but I did it. Reheated some stir-fry, and watched West Wing. As West Wing was finishing up, I thought it was the saddest episode I've ever seen...and then I saw the previews for next week. I will have Kleenex next to me.

I came online after West Wing, and talked to a friend that I haven't talked to in a couple of weeks. It was nice talking to him. We haven't talked too long online lately, and it was cool getting a chance to chat. He asked me about something we had talked about the last time we saw each other...about boys. He asked me how things were going on that front, and then questioned me further. This is something that we've never really talked about. I've never really talked about boys to him, nor him about girls. Granted, we did start talking more about it earlier this year when he needed a girl's take on something. He learned new things about me. They're things that most of my close friends know, but he didn't. And he learned that I was the baby of the family. I told him that there's always something new to learn about me ;). It's kinda weird though. He and I weren't really friends at SNC until my junior year when I started hanging out with Dan more. He and I were both RAs my sophomore year, and I was afraid of him while I was in MMM both my freshman and sophomore year (which I told him about this winter when we were hanging out). It's been cool getting to know him, he's a great guy.

It was weird that he asked me about some of the things he asked me about. I was actually thinking of things that have happened in the past. I was reading my journal from SNC, and I was thinking about things. Would I change the way some things turned out? If I could, would I relive those moments? There are some things I would change. I wish I could've had the courage to tell people things that were going on in my heart during my time at SNC. There was one time I was able to do that...with the aid of massive amounts of alcohol and Dan taking advantage of that fact (need I bring up November 1, 2003?). And, after that, my life was hell for about two weeks. I hated those two weeks following that night. Not good times had by all. What else would I change? Well, I feel that once I became an RA, I neglected some friendships. I'm sure those friends would say that I didn't, but in some ways I felt like I left my friends from freshman year in the dust. Granted, they were involved with sororities and social groups, and I was consumed with trying to be a good RA. The friends that I was making while being an RA were going through the same things as I was. Yes, I got to see my friends in class and at meals, but I felt like I didn't really spend as much time with them like I used to. But hey, I'm still friends with them now, so I guess it was alright. There are so many things I would relive. Being a DW (designated walker) for Dan so many times junior year. The one time that stands out is when he turned sideways and upside down to read "Skechers" off the bottom of my shoe before taking it off. As he, John, and I left Jill's he asked if I would walk him home. John told Dan that it didn't make sense for me to walk him home since I would be passing my building, and heading across campus. John said he'd just walk Dan home. No, Dan wanted me to walk him home. That was ok with me. Turns out that Dan's residents were sitting out in front of his building, and Dan was WAY gone. We sat in front of the big clock for about an hour before heading to his building. I walked back to my room at 3:30am. I'd pretty much live most of my time at SNC. It was a great time.

Ahh...it's almost midnight here, and I'm still up and not in bed. Makes me feel happy and relaxed...first time in a long time. :)

*Relaxed Sigh*

I haven't felt this happy/relaxed in a long time. Last night, I had a few drinks, made a pizza, and was passed out by 11:15. Yep, my first night on break, and I'm asleep earlier than I am on a school night! Kinda sad, but those kids wore me out!

Today was a relaxing day. The first time I woke up this morning, 7:15, I decided that I still needed to sleep. I slept until almost 9:30, but decided to get up when I saw a bug in my room. I HAD to get up and kill it. Seeing the bug made me realize that I should probably Raid the apartment now that it's bloomin' hot out. I took everything out of my bedroom closet, and got the Raid. I Raided my closets in my room, the windows, the bathroom, the front door, and outside on my patio. Good times had by all. Getting work done before 10am. I sat down to read the newspapers from the past few days. I thought about driving up to the Clark County Fair and Rodeo after reading an article about it, and seeing a picture of a crapload of cowboy hats. I still need to get me one of those hats...Instead, I settled for taking a shower, doing laundry, and then putting my room back in some semblance. Unlike my room in Sensenbrenner, and home, my room here stays clean, with the rest of the apartment. I have a few things laying on the floor in my living room, and I'm actually upset by it, oh well. As I was cleaning, I was talking to Dan. He was out shopping, and asking me things about what he wanted to get. I was eating my breakfast (at noon), and thinking about what I all wanted to get this weekend. I then decided to go shopping a bit later. I needed to get some bubble bath, a table for with my chair outside (as a foot rest...I can't relax without putting my feet up), and some hair bands to put my hair up (it's that long again...but not for long. When I'm home, it's getting chopped, a good 4 inches at least.). Dan and ended up going shopping together. I went to WalMart first to see what they had to offer. I didn't like what they had, so I left to go to Target. Dan's phone was dying, so we hung up and ended our shopping trip together. I was in search of bubble bath, and could not find it while I was at Target. Dan suggested looking down the shampoo aisle, which I had just gotten out of since I had just put my hair things in the basket. Then I checked the shower gel aisle. Not there. I was about to give up when I thought I saw some...down the baby product aisle. What? Come on now...keep it where normal people can find it. I thought about getting Johnson and Johnson Goodnight Baby bubble bath, but decided to stay with the classic Mr. Bubble. I was wandering the store to see what they all had on clearance. Dan and I were talking about how we both wanted rice steamers earlier, and I wanted to go check it out. I totally forgot about it as I went past the aisle with them, but as I rounded the corner a to the clearance aisle, there was a rice steamer sitting on a shelf. It wasn't in a box or anything, but it was marked $6. Like I'm going to pass that up! I can always go online and get the manual. I ended up getting a rice steamer, a bunch of magnets (which I have become strangely addicted to...fun magnets), a table (which ended up being $2 more than at WalMart, DAMMIT!), and my hair things. I got home, and emptied my bags. I was going into my bathroom to grab a hair thing to put my hair up since it was getting hot, and there were no hair things in my bathroom. I went to go look at the receipt, and I must've forgotten my hair things in my basket! DAMN! I had hair things on my list of things to get for the past 2 weeks. I had a few of them here, but I have no idea where they went. I swear I lose things so fast here! Anyhoo...I got home in time to eat some lunch, and talk to Erika, before the UW Hockey game came on (I was proudly sporting my Wisconsin t-shirt today ;-)). As the game started, I was getting into it, and then swearing whenever BC got the puck. I decided I needed to get out of the room, and just listen to it. I prepped my stir-fry while listening to the first two periods of the game. I came back to watch the third to see who would win since it was still 1-1. I brought in my cantloupe that I had just cut up (thanks Dan for telling me that you got one today!) to eat whilst watching. Yeah, totally ate half of the cantaloupe within half of the third period. Didn't mean for that to happen. Finished the game (YES! WE WON!!! GO BADGERS!), and decided to actually cook my dinner. As I began to cook, I realized I had forgotten to get bread for french toast in the morning, and wanted to get wine for with dinner. I set the steamer to begin since I knew it wouldn't take me too long to get the stir-fry done. I came home and got going on dinner. As I was cooking my mushrooms, the rice dinged at me to let me know it was done. I took off the lid, and the rice hadn't cooked at all! It was still in the water that I had put it in with. Guess it would help if I had plugged in the steamer, huh? Got the stir-fry done, waited for the rice, and ate dinner. Good stuff. I have a ton leftover. That's cool. I can eat it this week. As I was eating, I decided to put in an episode of the original Degrassi. It was one that I don't remember seeing. One of the characters, Caitlin, had just been diagnosed with epilepsy and didn't want to take her medication. She tried out for the school play, along with one of her friends, and the friend got the part she wanted. While she was at a sleep over, she had a seizure, and everyone freaked out. It was weird, cuz Caitlin's in the Next Generation too. Damn, didn't know she had epilepsy, which is fine with me. I got done with dinner, and decided to go take my bubble bath. Took my wine, a good chick lit book that I forgot I had here (Special Relationship by Robyn Sisman, not printed here in the US anymore, Sue got it for me in England this summer), and my phone into the bathroom. Turned on a radio station on my TV, blared it so I could hear it, and relaxed in the tub. I started reading, after just relaxing for a few moments, and my phone rang. I thought about not getting it, but decided that I would tell whoever it was that I would call them back later. It turns out it was Adam. I talked to him for just a few minutes because he's up in Green Bay with friends, and he was at Denny's with them. one of them said that I was more evil than Adam. I have proof that I'm not, plus, I just KNOW I'm not as evil as he is. And here I am now, out of the tub, in my very warm apartment.

Wow, I didn't know I could blather on and on about my day like that.

Tomorrow I plan on just sitting outside and reading. It's supposed to get up to 82 tomorrow. It got up to 81 this afternoon. It was nice, but now it's really warm in my apartment. I don't want to turn on the air conditioning yet...

Shopping Trip

I was told I had to blog about this, even though the person who told me this rarely reads this.

Last night Adam called me to see if I wanted to go "shopping" with him at WalMart. I was still at school, so I couldn't go. I was upset that I wasn't able to go shopping with him. Tonight I needed to go shopping for my Track Break Party, and I called Adam to leave a message to see if he wanted to go shopping with me. I came home, watched some TV, made dinner, and then got sucked into the Degrassi marathon. I decided to go shopping, sans Adam. Just as I was pulling into the parking lot, my phone rang, and it was Adam. He had great timing. I knew that the phone wouldn't cut out, seeing as how I talk to mom all the time in that store, so I knew I could talk to him while shopping. I was talking to him about the different juice boxes that I should get my kids. I was having a nice convo, when I realized that he wasn't saying anything. My phone cut out. I called him back, and we were talking some more. As I was finishing up, I realized that I needed to get some things for my stir fry tomorrow night (thanks for planting that seed Dan!). I was picking some stuff out in the produce area, and Adam was talking about tomatoes and how I hate them. I'm still talking to him, asking him questions, when all of a sudden my phone started ringing. Nice one Kristy, talking to someone and then your phone rings...smooth move ExLax.

I'm ready for break. Tomorrow I'm pretty much done at 1. The kids have an assembly at 1, specials after that, and then we're just going to have our party. I can't wait to be done for a bit. I'm SO not going to want to go back in May!

One more week til my sisters come out, and then two more weeks til I go home! We need to plan something for when I'm home people!

End of the World

Sign that the end of the world is coming: When Kristy used to be this upset, and she had whipped cream and such in the fridge...she'd be doing whipped cream shots and such. The new Kristy...went to the fridge, grabbed yogurt and strawberries...She also didn't put Malibu in her Coke tonight...Damn, something's going on here...

The Last Two Days

These emails sum up the past two days. I've had a horrible time, and just want to be done with them. If it weren't for my emails back and forth with Dan during the day, I don't know what I'd do!

My email:

"I have this feeling that I won't want to come back on the 11th. These
kids have me good and worn down. I don't like ending my day wondering why
I'm a teacher, and if I should be doing something else. I stopped class
today and told them I was almost in tears (not lying here). Their
behavior was awful, and it wasn't fair to me that I couldn't teach them,
and it wasn't fair that the kids who were doing what was asked of them
couldn't learn. One of my kids who had a note sent home asked if I was
serious. Heck yeah I was serious. I'm sick of this. I want to feel like
I did when I was student teaching. You remember how I was when I was
doing that. Yeah, I complained like none other, but you could still tell
I enjoyed it. I was complaining, and then laughing. I don't usually
leave here with a laugh...if it is a laugh, it's a laugh about how awful
my kids were and maybe, MAYBE, they'll be better tomorrow.

Sorry...I just feel so worn down and crappy right now. I just want to be
done with this.

I'm still pondering about leaving, but if I leave, I won't want to come
back at 6. If I left now, I'd get home at about 4:15, and then I'd have
to leave again at like 5:30 to get here. I don't see the point in the 45
minutes at home relaxing, when I can just go home later and relax all
night.

I want to come HOME."

Response (which made me feel a LOT better...kinda brought tears to my eyes...):

"I completely understand what you're saying. Most of the time that you
were complaining during student teaching it was definitely more like, "Can
you believe [blank] did this?" or relaying completely off the wall
stories. It was easy to see you were enjoying that experience. It is sad
you have to start out your career as an educator with such a difficult
group. You're a talented individual. Know that it isn't you. It is
them. So, don't let yourself ask why you became a teacher. Don't focus
on the negatives. Look at the positives. Minus those kids who don't
listen to you, remember that you're positively affecting their lives.
There are always going to be "those" people in the world who are tools.
It is unfortunate that you have such a high concentration of them in your
class. Remember, it is them, not you. You're an exceptional teacher. If
you ever doubt that, just remember those kids in Green Bay who thrived
under you! You're a talented teacher!"


Only 2 more days and no more school for a month....

I'm beginning to like spring out here. This weekend we had amazing weather. It was in the upper 60s yesterday and I believe that it got up to like 75 today. It was awesome.

I woke up early yesterday, and then started getting things done right away. I got a lot accomplished. I was able to do laundry and run errands in the morning, and all afternoon I was preparing a meal to take over to my godparents. I was talking on the phone while I was doing all of this as well. I swear I was on the phone all day yesterday. I got into my car at the last place I ran to yesterday, and my phone rang with a private number. I picked it up since I didn't know who it was, and it turned out to be Mary Kay! It was so nice to talk to her. We got talking about things, and it seems like all is well with her. Well, she told me that she left Sensenbrenner. That's not so good for Sensenbrenner. Those girls aren't going to know what to do without her. The hall's not going to be the same without her there. They've just lost the best thing about the hall. Anyway...I was then on the phone with my godparents about bringing over a meal, and then some other things. While I was on the phone with them, my cell phone rang at least 5 times. Each time from someone in the family. I was then on the phone with the family for a bit. While doing all of this, I was able to bring in my groceries and everything else, switch out laundry, start putting together my computer desk chair, and prepare the meal. I don't think I sat down for an extended amount of time until I sat down to drive to the other side of town to take the meal over. I had a good time over there. I haven't seen them since January when I moved into my apartment. The first thing Mary asked was if I wanted to see her scar from her brain surgery. It was kinda cool, kinda freaky. I then sat down to watch part of the George Mason/Florida game with them. We got talking about things, and I reminded Roger of him leading me astray with my pool picks. We ate the dinner (which they both loved), and watched the beginning of the UCLA/LSU game. It looked like Mary was getting tired, and I didn't want to stay and make her feel like she had to stay up. I don't think Roger wanted me to leave since he said that he would be staying up for the whole game. I knew that I should be heading out, seeing as how I was missing the Degrassi marathon! I came home, and pretty much sat around watching Degrassi, commenting on it with Erika, and doing crossword puzzles. Oh, and I was trying to download Natasha Beddingfield. Damn things...

This morning I got up a little later than I wanted to, but that's ok. I got up, ate breakfast, and decided to get going with my day. This is the best part...I mopped my floors today! Mom called as I was getting everything done before that (Swiffering my floors with the cool tiny vacuum to get the bigger pieces on the floor). It was time to mop! Yep, mopped, I'm still trying to get over the fact that I'm cleaning my apartment. I really wanted to go for a walk, so I called Adam to see if he wanted to go for one with me. He was there, but he pointed out to me later that it was cold and rainy back in Elkhorn. Huh, guess that wouldn't have worked well. I then turned around and realized that I didn't grade my students' journals. I decided to just go outside on my patio and grade those instead...I forgot that a few weeks ago I had them write about what they thought they were going to be doing when they are 24. Here are some great ones (I had them all start out with "When I am 24..."): (I have changed some spelling and have not touched the punctutation)

• When I am 24 years old I am going to get a car. and I am getting a job My job is going to be armey man. When I am grown up I am going to get a dog I am going to dress it as a armey.
  
• When I am 24 I will not get married because I will not go and cook for my husband and when I am 24 I will get a job in a laundry store I will go to the laundry every Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday. (yeah, she's not getting married, but this is the one who's so intent on me getting married and having kids)
• When I am 24 I am going to get a job and it is going to be football or basketball or in the armey. I am going to get married and I am going to get kida and I am going to take care of my kids. I am going to help my wife with the dishes and when my wife tells me to help her I will help her. When I get money from my I am going to give my kids clothes and a haircut. When I get friends when I am 24 if they are playing basketball I might play with them. I might get a dog and the name is Shorty and I will build a dog house and Shorty is going to live in it or live outside in the backyard and play. If I get billions of dollars I might live in a mansion.
  

I got to come inside, picked up some, and then just relaxed. That's what I've been doing all day. Relaxing. I'm preparing for the end of the week. Only 5 more days til I'm on break for a month! YAY! I can't wait til my sisters come out. We're starting to plan on what we're doing when they're out here. They come out on Good Friday. The Monday after Easter, we're going to Carlsbad, CA. Dad really wants us to go to the coast, so he said he'd spring for the hotel so we could stay there. So, we're spending the day out there on Monday, and coming back to Vegas for the rest of the time I believe. We may head down to the Dam (during the week Adrienne! None of that damn traffic!) so Jen can see it. But it's party time all week for Sue's birthday! We even have a room on the Strip so we can all drink! It's going to be hella fun. I just can't wait to see them (somewhat because they're bringing me my blender!).

"You gave me a social disease!"

Ok, so it's not going to be a long post, but it'll still be a post. I've been watching Degrassi all weekend long. It's been wonderful! This line always cracks me up, so I had to have it as my subject. I'm really hoping I can say this in real life...ok, not really, but it'd be cool to say it to someone. I was going to say it to Erika on the phone last night while I was walking to my car, but there were a bunch of people in the parking lot. She and I have been watching the marathon together. For some reason, this is the only channel that doesn't show things in Eastern Time, it actually shows it 3 hours behind Eastern, so we've been watching the same episodes and commenting online. It's been a great time. Although, it would be cooler if we were doing it in person.

Tonight, I was ready to legally download music for the first time ever. I really want some Natasha Beddingfield, and I was SO ready to download it tonight. I went to WalMart to see if I could get it (it's the cheapest I've found), but they don't support Windows ME, and neither does iTunes. This sucks. I can't download it! DAMMIT! I really wanted to put it onto my mp3 player so I could listen to it at school. There were some other songs I was going to download, but I can't remember what they were...I just wanted Unwritten and These Words for sure. DAMN YOU WINDOWS ME!!!!!