from july 5 through september 4, i basically read instead of socialized. here's the report of my findings ( Read more... )

it's been a while ( Read more... )

so i'm updating again. this time, a survey i stole from erin (and that she stole from anita). ps, i know numbers are missing. apparently those girls are on crack or something--i didn't do it. ( Read more... )

in the spirit of the writing camp from which i just returned, i have written this poem about my experiences there. it was inspired by some of the writing there. hopefully the line breaks aren't off because THAT JUST WILL THROW OFF EVERYTHING! enjoy ( Read more... )

another long day... went to a2 this morning (and am going back to a2 tomorrow), and then worked from 12-9:30, so now i am t-i-r-e-d TIRED. i know a lot of people work a LOT longer days, but mine was in the hot sun/in the cold water. don't get me wrong, though--i love my job, and today was good because i got a key to the boat launch. so yeah, ( Read more... )

so in response to my last post, erin commented that $125 isn't enough to support oneself, and as some of you may know, i have the most wonderful job in the world as a lifeguard. so here's my second piece of exciting news: i got a raise ON TOP of my annual raise on friday! i am very excited about this and it shows that hard work/patience pays off ( Read more... )

so today, for the first time in my life, I GOT PAID FOR A STORY! HOORAY! so what if it's just a little ann arbor publication (current magazine, available at www.ecurrent.com) and so what if it was only $125 plus a $35 gift certificate? this is hopefully the first occurrence in a long, LONG chain of writing-related events... and hopefully the ( Read more... )

tomorrow is my sister's last day of high school. it feels like just yesterday that it was MY last day of high school and i was walking at the front of the line of 530+ seniors with pruente, sobbing my eyes out while meagher yelled at me to pick it up. it feels very, very surreal that my baby sister is going to graduate from high school in a week ( Read more... )

so it's been a while. i don't really have much to say, but i feel the need to update. first things first: my grandma is okay. she probably will actually live LONGER because of her little (well, rather large) heart attack, because now the artery that was 99% blocked is clear and she's getting a lot more O2. this means more years of crying for my ( Read more... )

the red wings season is over. they blew a game where they were outplaying the oilers, leading them 2-0 after 40 minutes. they literally let them score 4 goals by taking stupid penalties and playing poorly. they were the goddamned best team in the league and they were eliminated in the freaking FIRST ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS for the second time in ( Read more... )