I like to draw lines into my future so I can feel like I know where I'm going. What is unfortunate about these lines is that I'm always erasing them and drawing new ones, so I don't actually know anything ( Read more... )

Today I napped in Omar's bed while he worked on scholarship essays. We sang duets and danced like dorks in his kitchen. It's comfortable to have a second home, one I actually feel more at home in than I do in my house. I'm so at odds with my family. I can't wait to be out of my house and living on campus at Whitman.

Cindy is seven months pregnant, cigarette in hand, blowing smoke from her chipped, decaying teeth. The smoke mixes with the mildewed laundry scent that stubbornly sticks to her grubby orange shirt and shorts, creating a nearly tangible wall of stench. Between thankful draws from her cigarettes, her mouth stays in motion; she licks and smacks her ( Read more... )

I got a 4 in US History!

AND A 5 IN ENGLISH!!!

I'm not sure what to think of boy-things ( Read more... )

This weekend, I want to have an AP History study session/picnic. Does that sound like a good idea?

I feel like an idiot. Who are my friends right now? Why do I feel so isolated?

I don't know if I can run for state VP, because one of the requirements is taking a business class and I haven't taken a single business related class since I started high school...

I went into Trellis today to follow up on my resume, and have an interview. I think Leslie liked me, and I have a good chance of getting the job (I hope!). If not, Omar said he'd recommend me to his boss at the inn and I could be a bus girl or a hostess; it's silly but I think it'd be really adorable for Omar and I to work at the same place.

Ms. ( Read more... )

I should be studying for my FBLA tests with hopes of making it to nationals and going to Chicago. I should be reading my book and creating the presentation for AP english. I should be doing my history packet. But it feels so much better to be doing nothing. I love the freedom of breaks. It's great to be able to walk to Bingen just for candy and ( Read more... )