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I think I'm pretty much done with this site. I don't know... it's finally lost it's magic. Or maybe I just got lazy. I don't know.

If anyone here wants to add me on Facebook, send me a kiwinote. I also have a Livejournal that I update sporadically: pandorasxbox; also, Twitter (wallfloweresque).

While I'm here, I guess I'll make a proper entry. The past month has been pretty decent. I actually went out two weeks in a row- first to a party at Liz's and then out to White Plains to see Caitlin. Got more drunk than I've ever been. Realized that I have great friends.

Went to Lake George with my family... probably the last vacation I'll go on with them. It wasn't bad. I actually did reading. Otherwise not exciting. I felt terrible because I had to take off work for that, except I didn't give enough notice. I mean, it was only two days, but I tend to feel really guilty about the silliest things.

I have the sudden desire to get a Kindle. A good deal of that stems from the fact that I figured out how to get free ebooks- one of the main issues I had was that I'd have to pay so much for digital files. I mean, the ebooks Amazon sells usually only knock a few dollars off... not enough to make me want to give up the real thing.

Work is going fine in general, though they're suddenly assigning me to work the entire weekend. It's like 10 to whatever Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, which means getting up at 8:30 and achy feet at the end of the day. It's nice to not have to work nights, but I'm just a bit irked that they suddenly start giving me these shifts when I start getting a bit of a social life. Also, next Friday's shift is a killer: 10 to 6. I did it last Friday, but that was only cause someone didn't show up and I felt bad leaving them hanging. Blah.

I've just gotten lazier with updating this summer.

Mostly I've been working, as a sales associate at Lane Bryant. It all seems to be going well, based on what I've been told. There's still a little paranoia under the surface that they don't really mean it: I don't take compliments well. I do like it though. I haven't had any overly bitchy costumers, and the people I work with seem nice. Also, I like keeping myself busy, and there's always something to do.

Last month, my sister and brother graduated from eighth grade. It left me feeling old; it also left me feeling ridiculously proud of them. They did really well, especially my sister.

I haven't really seen much of anyone except Rosanne. I think I'm just terrible at doing the whole social thing. Making plans and seeing people just seems so easy for other people. Eh... Shelly and I want to hang out as soon as possible, and Juin just got back from Chicago, so things may look up a bit. Anyway, I've been spending a lot of time with my sister and brother, and that's been really nice. Monday we're going to the Met, and Wednesday we're going to see Harry Potter.

I've been wasting massive amounts of time watching BBC shows. I've finished the second season of Skins (not too excited about the third though: it's pretty much a completely new cast), and I'm almost done with the second season of Primeval (which is really good), and I've just started watching Merlin, since it's up on Hulu. I need to get around to Torchwood, which was showing this week and is therefore probably on the internet. Also, I've been playing Sims, which is fun. Not so much reading going on though. Currently a good portion of the way into The History of Love, which is so fantastic that I don't really want to finish it and therefore haven't.

My dad's birthday was exciting: we went all out, especially my brother. It was his 50th birthday, so it's okay. My brother got him an Ipod, while my sister and I got him a $100 gift card to LL Bean. It was all very exciting.

I'm a bit proud of myself: I've only put on 5 pounds since coming home (about 2 months), which is a bit of a feat considering the way we eat. Granted, it still leaves me feeling fat even if it still the lightest I've been in years. I'm going to try to lose 10 pounds next semester: it's easier at school, when I have more control over what I eat.

I've developed a bread and jam addiction. It's more delicious than it should be. To my great distress, the new jam my mom bought is much too sweet, almost akin to eating bread with honey, but without the honey goodness. Sometime needs to be done.

... that's pretty much all I can think to say. It's all been pretty dull.

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So, it's been a while. I kind of gave up on this for a bit. Little point in updating when every day is exactly the same.

I just got a job offer. I'll be getting myself some retail experience this summer, which is a whole lot better than sitting around all summer. My back is already starting to hurt with the whole sitting in one place not moving. Incidentally, three years ago exactly I was starting at my first real job (not including tutoring and miscellaneous work). I remember because it was 06/06/06, therefore it was doomed from the start. Also, I hated that job. I'm hoping this isn't a repeat. I'm also hoping that I do a good job with this. The manager really liked me when she interviewed me, but given the circumstances (6 hours of sleep for at least 50 hours, term paper still not done, just got home...), I don't know. Not exactly representative. Hopefully it all works out, and I have something for winter, and maybe for next summer too. It's money, though money really isn't my concern. It's more of the fact that it keeps me from losing my mind to boredom, or at least gives my boredom a sense of purpose. Also, it gets my parents off my case.

God damn, I need shoes.

Anyway, I also got my loan situation settled. I'm pretty much covering the entirety of my tuition, but my tuition is actually a lot less than I thought it was. I think that I was so fixated on the larger number that my brain freaked out, making the situation worse. Even better, my dad let me leave off a little of it, which can mean a lot in the end, once you consider interest and the fact that it'll be years before I can pay it all off.

I was sick. It was just a really nasty cold, though it threatened to become the flu. It actually left my lazier, because I refused to go out if it looked like it might rain. That sort of stuff goes straight for my lungs. It's not pleasant.

Haven't finished a book yet, but I'm getting there. I'm not beating myself up too much about it, since the first book I picked up was 900 pages. I want to be on page 700 tonight, so I'll be done this week. A little later than I wanted, but it's okay. Then I can move onto somewhat skinnier things (my thumb was sore all day yesterday from holding it).

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Aww... Kiwi ate my Friday entry. Essentially, it came down to
- My GPA survives. 2 As and 2 A-s (what were those professors smoking?)
- Random German "herring in spicy tomato sauce" tastes excellent with rice, provides partial solution to dinner drama.
- Star Trek. I think I just love space opera in general. But still awesome.
- I think that's it? Still unemployed and bored

Yesterday. Went to the store with my mom and sister to help sister-child find a dress for graduation. We were successful. The Joyce Leslie fitting rooms are awkward though: what's with the lack of doors? Rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing. I actually called Shelly and Caitlin. Didn't get out of the house though. Read a bit, watched Lost. Nothing terribly exciting.

Today. Went to church. McDonalds for lunch. Reading for a good part of the afternoon. We went to Subway and Dunkin Donuts for dinner, because we really are sick of the standard fair. Brother-child did some shopping. I ended up throwing in a yoga dvd, but that was covered by a gift card, so it's not like I lost any money on that. Also, I did a little yoga. Not very much though. My sister taught me to use a lighter. Apparently I've just been holding it wrong. Now to use this knowledge to... light birthday candles! Now, wasting of the time.

When I put a hold on "Kushiel's Dart" (one of the books I'm reading), I had no idea it was 900 pages. But I've been trying to read 50 a day, and I've been getting it done. After this, no more library books til I finish "HaveMercy". Also, what I have about paperbacks is that, while they may be cheaper, they generally tend to show a lot more wear a lot more quickly than their hardcover counterparts.

I want to go to Greenpoint. And to the Met.

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Chicadee_A

Maybe this semester wasn't as bad as I thought. I'm already ready to go to work; I went the entire winter break without feeling that particular sort of desire.

Yesterday... post office run. One book that sold, two for Bookmooch. The rest of the day wasn't exciting. Reading, internet. We finally had pizza for dinner... I'm surprised I was able to avoid it this long. Technically not pizza, but a variation thereof, so it counts. My Politics of the EU grade came up: somehow I got a 95! I really have no idea how that happened- the paper was 1.5 pages shorter than it should have been and not the best thing I've written. At least I didn't accidentally plagiarize. I used chunks of an old paper, and was slightly worried about my citation. So, worst comes to worst, 2 As. Huzzah. Now I only need to really worry about Anthro. I'll know tomorrow, hopefully. Also, found a bunch of books in the laundry room. Since they were basically fair game, I ended up taking about 4 of them for Bookmooch, since they were on a good number of wishlists. 2 of them have been mooched so far, plus another book. Yay points! I'll be able to finish my Animorphs collection.

Today... slightly more exciting, in that I got out of the house. First came a bank run. Later, I spent the afternoon hanging out with Rosanne. I was going to drop off contact information for a reference at a place I applied to, but I didn't see the hiring manager and all the other sales associates were busy, so I ended up not. Target- wandering. Got fruit snacks. Then the international market. It's actually really really cool... I should look into farmers markets in my area. Well, more of them. Walmart- didn't give them any most. Asian store. Catholic store... I seem to have forgotten how to read Bible verses. I was reading one listed on a name card with my name and was like "Proverbs #.#"... Rosanne laughed at me. Rosanne's dad gave me a ride home. There was intellectual conversation regarding human rights. I actually held my own: maybe I actually have learned something. Whatever for dinner. Then I did yoga. I think I want to try to do it at least twice a week, see what happens. Probably won't work, but goals are admirable. Now: Supernatural. Good times.

Oh, and Wolfram|Alpha is going to become sentient and take over the world. Something that takes it's name from two of Joss Whedon's villianous characters and aims to be smarter than Google: time to worry.

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