amanda's mom once told me, "you have the highest highs and the lowest lows of your life during high school ( Read more... )

i have sixteen tasks on my "to do" list and thirteen of them involve hunter, the college process and/or my extracurricular activities. the number of things on my list of "things i miss about barcelona" exceeds sixteen. (that is not a real list ( Read more... )

last visits to grandmothers: done

last iced coffee and shared bagel with Zoë: done

taking the program's online Spanish placement exam: not done because the deadline was Friday

last meal in Chinatown, last walk on the promenade, last éclair at the college bakery: done, done, done (my oh my do i eat a lot) (well, maybe i'll have another éclair ( Read more... )

( Street Muralist May Soon Be Looking at Jailhouse Walls )

prom '04 was one of the most wonnnnnderful nights of my life. it'll be a challenge for prom '05 to top it, but oh, i have faith that it will!

highlights...
my adorable boyfriend* as a date, bonding with his lovely friends, this is silly i've probably told you a million times all about prom already...

so...

uno
dos
tres

* when his vest-button ( Read more... )

i'm so excited, i don't know what to do with myself! i cried a bit. i talked a lot. i called some of my friends and met up with ann for iced tea and told my mom...

and while everyone's enthusiastic, no one's jumping or screaming or bear hugging... that's all i want to do!

and ethan's just so chill about it...

well, so be it.

ETHAN'S GOING ( Read more... )

Ethan: every book i have is awesome and indispensable
Me: you wish!!
Me: (well, now every book i have is awesome and indispensable. except for maybe ya-ya sisterhood.)
Ethan: (YOU OWN THAT?)
Ethan: minus two points
Ethan: your score is still in the hundreds, but regardless, minus two points

aaaand, i love my boyfriend terribly much.

okay... i'm oh-so-done with my progressive essay. it's even got footnotes. this pleases me.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE PLEASES ME?

there is a fifth teen girl squad. yes there is. oh yes there is. and katie and i just watched it! and it's even funnier since it's nearly 2 a.m...what else would you like? weekend recap? saw musical rep on ( Read more... )

Dear Diary,

During the course of Five Minutes this afternoon, I got into Derek's pants, got called a slut while I was on camera, and Threaded the Needle.

Take Care!

Alyssa

P.S.
Ethan was absent. That's not fun.