So I get home from a long drive home with my family (approximately 8 hours including the stop at a fabulous mall in Knoxville) and I play the messages on the answering machine.  One from my mom's best friend asking why I didn't show up for the Girls State picture for the paper.  Excuse me?  Girls State picture?  Well, too bad nobody ever mentioned ( Read more... )

I'm leaving for Bristol (Tennessee) in an hour or two to visit my grandparents.  We'll be there until Tuesday.  I think that's all my mom can take of her mom (or I can take of that particular grandmother)...oh my dysfunctional family...nah, It's not really that bad.  My other grandparents (who also live in Bristol) are fabulous and I'm welcoming ( Read more... )

I am now the proud owner of an iPod Mini!  Yes!

I guess I know what I'll be doing all Spring Break...

Yes, that will be the title of my autobiography...whenever I get around to writing it. Perhaps I should wait another half century before I give it too much thought (except for the title...that stays ( Read more... )

The SCOPE conference was really amazing.  It was a lot more than I expected.  The debates were great...I love that atmosphere.  I met some really cool kids from counties around the state.  I got to be with Molly all day, which was fabulous, and I met a cool kid named Casey from RHS.  Yes yes...quite an edifying day.

my little brother has scarlet fever.  the doctor said it's nowhere near as dangerous as it was thirty or forty years ago, but it's still really scary.  my parents are out getting his prescriptions now.

I had my interview for Hillmont today.  It went very well, as expected.  I'm getting excited about this year's camp already.

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Habits are so hard to break.  I just have to keep reminding myself that it will not/cannot happen.

I got a thing in the mail yesterday about UT's spring prospective students day.  My dad is taking me...it's April 16.  I'm quite excited.  The "traditional" Orange and White game follows the orientation and tour.  This'll make me want to skip my ( Read more... )

I have nothing to do tonight.  I have three days of math, english, and latin to do and two tests and two quizzes to study for...yet I still have nothing to do.

If you read this,
even if you don't speak to me often,
you must post a memory of me.
It can be anything you want, it can be good or bad,
just so long as it happened.
Then post this to your journal to see what people remember about you.

Youth Leadership was great fun today.  We went to the Renaissance Center (although I've been there like four times, I ( Read more... )