real vacation *

*originally from LJ

in 24 hours i will be on my way to the airport and up up and away to Colorado :) teehee

random assortment of stuff*

*originally from LJ

My new favorite music video is John Mayer's "Your Body is a Wonderland." What girl doesn't want a guy playing guitar and singing original lyrics to her while she's in the bathtub? Everytime I see the video or hear the song, I swoon. Swoon I tell you.

My favorite movie of the moment is LOTR The Two Towers. I can't stop thinking about it. I'd definately see it again. I think it was fantastic. Better than the first. In fact, I have to see it again, maybe then i'll stop thinking about it (kind of like when you have a song stuck in your head, just listen to it a few times).

So i'm home for a few days. This will be the least time I've spent home on a winter break ever. I got here saturday, slept for 18 hours.. and I'm leaving Thursday night (12/26)... coming back for a day next friday (1/3), and off again till the following thursday (1/8). Then i'm home for another 10 days and that's it!

If anyone wants to reserve my time in the few days I'm around, I'd do so now!

ok, so... *

*originally from LJ

... I'm done with college.

How did that happen??? I remember very distinctly wanting to go to college, but apparently, I've been to college and finished it. I don't feel older or wiser or really capable of doing anything. If I went to a job interview and they asked me what my skills were, I'd have to say stuff like "staying up till 4am, eating half a pizza, carrying on 5 IM conversations simultaneously," and that's about it. I'm not qualified to do anything... I suppose that's why I'm staying in school.

I'm also 21 (almost)... I still feel 17 though. I've reached the final frontier... I hear it's not so good from here.

Here it is... *

*originally from LJ

...my list of things to accomplish next semester:

1 - exercise (yes yes, i say this every break.. but this time i have a plan! none of that gym stuff. It's all gonna be ghetto style - you know: crunches, situps, yoga, etc)

2 - read books for fun (on the list are the rest of the Dune books.. I think I left off in the middle of the third. Time permitting, I will also read Harry Potter)

3 - read at least one new scientific article a week (to expand my knowledge, and to not let my brain rot)

4 - get my article out to a journal (although it was supposed to go out this semester)

5 - cook! (I will learn to make elaborate dishes with long recipes and raw meat... I will also learn to make some traditional russian and jewish dishes like cholent and kugel)

6 - watch lots and lots of movies

7 - torture my friends

I already have an accomplice, Michelle, for the last 3 points.

If anything else pops up, or if you have any suggestions, I will post an updated list.

Parte' *

*originally from LJ

So anyone who knows me well, knows that I am hardly the innocent girl next door. My eyes have seen many-a-thing... but what I saw tonight at a frat party disturbed me very much. So there was this kind of geeky girl (I feel bad saying that..) dancing with one of the frat boys. I figured they were boyfriend-girlfriend b/c they were dancing together for a long time... at one point, I look over and I think she's spazzing out or something. She suddenly went from being a pretty good dancer to a very bad dancer. That is, until I notice that her new moves put her knee right at the guy's crotch. So she's rubbing his crotch with her knee, or her hip, or what ever other body part her "dance" position brings close to his erogenous zone, and he is, of course, enjoying it all very much.

In the course of 10 minutes it went from being something somewhat subtle and discreet to outright inappropriate! The ENTIRE dance floor was just looking at them, but they didn't seem to care. I mean this was SO GROSS! Firstly because she was kinda masturbating him in public, but mostly because of the way she was doing it, it just seemed very wrong. They took a few minute break and then got right back at it, and I swear by the end of this session, her hand was in his pants.

I really felt like I had virgin eyes when it came to tonight. It was like a trainwreck. It really disturbed me to see them, but I couldn't stop looking. So wrong!!! Arg! Needless to mention by now, they were not a couple.

I was also in a group of about 5-7 girls (depending who was where) and various groups of frat boys tried to sneak in between us on several occassions. We of course totally snubbed them, and I really didn't want to dance with any of them, but I kinda felt bad for them. It's sad that they can't find a girl to dance with at their own party in their own house. Oh well...

Considering this is my first post in a very long time, I suppose I'll give you some highlights of what my fabulous self has been up to:
- classes ended this week... thus my days as a college student draw to a close. My last final as an undergrad is this coming friday... graduation is the following friday... and then I'm done.
- that's really about all I have to report.
- my life is really pretty boring.

I will soon post my "resolutions" for the upcoming semester as a free adult!

yay!*

*originally from LJ

Guess what my TiVo got for me today??

give up?

The Jetsons!!!! When I was a kid, I would imagine that the future would be just like that, and that I would live in this cool world with floating buildings and flying cars.

It also got La Femme Nikita, I miss that show.

...back to The Practice.

(i need a life)

i know you missed me... *

*originally from LJ

alright... so I haven't made a real post for about 4 months. here goes a bunch of randomness to update you on what's flying.

suffice it to say i'm no longer pissed. although it took me 3 months, i finally unpacked. although keeping everything in its clean, freshly unpacked state is proving very difficult.

i love my big bed. i can never go back to a twin again! a full is just so spacious. i can lay on it vertically, horizontally, and diagonally (of course this is only true due to my short stature).

i also stole (or rather borrowed) alex's old tivo for the year. what a marvelous invention! one day i want one of my own. i've also decided i want every kind of kitchen gadget out there: chopper, rice cooker, toaster, microwave, blender, food processor, foreman grill, and anything else i'm leaving out.

i have made the decision to pursue my edjumacation to a higher level. whatever that means.

next semester when i'm mostly bumming around and rubbing it into everyone's faces, i'm going to learn to cook some traditional jewish and russian dishes ie. cholent, potato kugel, borcht (not the stupid american version, but the real thing). the inspiration mainly came from one of my apt-mates carol. when i'm procrastinating, i watch tv, when she procrastinates, she bakes. we've had all sorts of cakes and cookies here over the past 2 months.

ok, back to my Sliders! (love my TiVo!)
i'll write more if it comes to me...

that's right... *

*originally from LJ

...still alive.

still alive*

*originally from LJ

FUCKING PISSED*

*originally from LJ

the day started out great... but now all i want to do is lay down and stare at the ceiling in self pity or maybe rip someone's head off

at first i couldnt figure out why i was angry, eventually i did, but since that revelation i've added another reason for my mood

1 - i fucking hate moving. i hate packing. i hate unpacking. worse than packing or unpacking, is doing it alone for 3+ hours in a quiet apartment with no one and nothing around to entertain/help/distract you. Mind you I haven't unpacked yet, but the thought of doing it is making me very stressed.

2 - i need friends. i need a life. i depend on alex too much for my entertainment. tonight he wanted to play a new game he bought, which he is perfectly entitled to do, but the question remains: what the fuck do i do? i've been bouncing off walls coming up with very temporary solutions to waste 10 minutes at a time for the last 4 hours. I've updated websites, listserves, sent emails, taken half a biology GRE, showered, cut my toe nails, changed twice, and watched the brita pitcher filter for 5 minutes. i need a life of my own. this is pathetic. it is exactly what i feared would happen if i were ever in a great relationship. the relationship has turned into an entity that has devoured my life. it's not alex's fault, but since he's the only one around, i end up taking it out on him. arg.

just wanna cry :(

welcome back*

*originally from LJ

So I finished finals (which I totally bombed... they were ridiculous!) and went home for 2 weeks to make sure my brother didn't burn the house down while my parents were galavanting around Paris and London. Sure, they had fun... but me??? The first week I was completely sick. I just slept the entire time. BORING. Besides being sick, none of my friends were back yet/finished with finals. Then the second week I actually got to see people - mostly my grandparents, the dentist, my aunt, cousin and her two adorable kids, and some friends.

My friend Rivka from Yeshiva is dating someone seriously right now. She might be getting engaged any day now!!! Which makes me very excited... sure I'm glad she's happy, blah blah, but I haven't been to a wedding in a really long time and I want to go!

Then Friday night I had dinner in a cool place, Cafe Taci, and as I'm eating my dessert, a man who looks very familiar is walking out of the place. So I do a double take and say "that man looks like Richard Dreyfus" and a man at the table next to me turns and says "that was Richard Dreyfus." I believe that was my first "brush" with a celebrity. Too bad it's so boring.

Now I'm back in Ithaca (YAY). It's beautiful here in the summer. Green grass, trees, flowers, waterfalls, blah blah. Unfortunately, I've already had a minor accident. Someone, who shall remain unnamed, accidentally moved their chair on my little toe and sat down. So that's the 2nd toe I've taken out in 1.5 years. At this rate, all my toes will be broken in 12 years. I don't know if I like that. I like my toes. I want to be able to wear open toed shoes, and nice heels. Right now it's all red and black/blue and swollen. I was going to go to the health center today but lucky for me, they're closed.

On to other random things:

I saw Attack of the Clones yesterday. It was good, looked very nice (visually) but somehow, I was expecting more. I dunno, maybe it's all the hype, or just cause I had extrapolated a lot from the first episode. But the cool thing was all the minute details that fall together with episodes 4, 5 and 6. Like we just met Anakin's step family... and his stepbrother is the one who will raise Luke. I like how the movie doesn't throw it at you. There was no emphasis at all on the guy, in fact he was in for a total of less than 2 mins, but we already know him.

Next... I went to a lot of trouble to get a lot of my friends join codes for LiveJournal, and THE ONLY ONE who ever posts is Diorella. I'm pissed at you people! WRITE IN YOUR DAMN JOURNALS! It doesn't have to be every day, but at least once every week or two! Same goes for those of you who joined on your own.

ok, that's all I got for my little tirade. This summer will be awesome (as soon as my toe heals). Nothin but games, gym, nice weather, and a little torture (GREs, picking schools, etc). But it's all good.

almost made it....*

*originally from LJ

all-nighter into all-dayer

In exactly 42 minutes I will begin a 5 1/2 hour finals marathon. The first lap will be Developmental Bio, then off to submit my creative writing packet, and back in to the chair for Orgo.

But as of 2:30pm on this fine May 10 afternoon, I will be DONE DONE DONE.
I'll actually be a senior.... how the hell did that happen???

NO DOUBT*

*originally from LJ

The concert was awesome! The opening group, "The Faint" were pretty good.

No Doubt did a few great oldies ie. Just a Girl, Spiderwebs.. and some new stuff, which I hadn't heard much of (except Hey Baby) but it was pretty cool. I must say, the best lyrics of the night were:

Long distance
Don't talk about ex-girlfriends
Don't talk about you with out me
Don't talk about your past
Lets talk about the future
Lets talk about the wedding
Lets talk about Gwen Stefani
Let's talk about how much you like me
And all that

Don't know why, but the way she said "Lets talk about the wedding" made it quite special. The entire audience cheered.

... back to writing a paper which has no topic.

weird thing.. *

*originally from LJ

Last night I had a pretty strange dream. All I know about the movie Panic Room is what I've seen on commercials, yet in my dream, I somehow created this movie. From start to (almost) finish (my alarm went off). It was very strange, and very real. Part of me thought I was actually watching the movie, yet somehow it also felt like I was involved in it.

In my version, there were 2 kids, a boy and a girl, and there was a man who's my/the main character's friend. At first everyone hides in a secret basement apartment, but when the burglars find it, they go into the panic room. Very freaky.

Makes me want to see the movie. I think I will.

Bahamas, belayed.*

*originally from LJ

I'm still alive, so no one gets my stuff! I'm just sitting here, exhausted, not wanting to start any actual work, so I figured "Hey! I know a good way to waste 20 mins!"

So Bahamas.... WOOHOO

Best vacation EVER. It would've been great to have a bigger group of people but the 3 of us had a great time. The hotel was right on the beach; the weather was perfect all week; the water was clear and warm; the food was great (besides the very first day... that buffet sucked).

Besides just laying out on the beach (which we didn't really get to do too much of, not that I really like just laying around doing nothing...) we went parasailing, did a Dolphin encounter, swam at Blue Lagoon Island, went downtown to the shopping/cruise docking area, walked over to Atlantis (yes, they've discovered the long lost continent and you can WALK to it from downtown Nassau.... or maybe it's just the cheesy Atlantis resort that advertises all the time), gambled at the casino (well, I watched others gamble), and just plain RELAXED.

For an entire week I completely forgot about school. THAT is the measure of a trully great vacation. Although the drinking age is 18, I wasn't all that inspired to go and drink as much as I possibly could. First off, all the drinks were really expensive, but besides that, they're all just too damn fruity. I don't like pineapple. But the occasional drink or glass of wine with dinner felt great.

Alex and I spent pretty much the entire week together, straight. Still not sick of each other. Absolutely astounding. Well, more like he's not sick of me yet. I tend to find myself quite annoying after a while, but he seems to handle it pretty well. If I had given anyone a negative impression of him or our relationship let me just take this moment to clarify that everything is wonderful. He is a great boyfriend, and we get along so well that we have to make up silly disagreements about the most trivial things just to make ourselves feel better. I'm not quite sure how that works btw.

Here are some pics of the vacation that should make you adequately jealous. At least that's what I'm aiming for. :)
poop.


view from hotel room (island side)

our hotel, on the beach

downtown Nassau

walking over to Atlantis

welcome to Blue Lagoon Island


chilling with the dolphin

rebuttal*

*originally from LJ

Regarding the recent complaints you had about your boyfriend on March 9th 2002:

I am sorry my roommates have not cleaned the bathroom in 1.5 years. I am sorry I have a bit of a "problem" when it comes to snoozing. And I am sorry I don't like oily things. But technically that last one isn't entirely true because I like you, and you are often very oily. But despite that, I like you a lot. Now please don't touch anything.

You are cordially invited.... *

*originally from LJ

I'm over at Alex's again. There, I've finally said his real name. It doesn't matter, he doesn't read my posts since we got back together. Mwahahaha. This gives me a gread opportunity to just unload everything.

In the last 3 weeks I've probably slept alone for 2 nights total. I'm practically married (emphasize "practically" NOT technically... not for a long long time). I think his apartment-mates will start demanding I pay rent pretty soon. They joke about me living here... it's all in fun, but is it?? There's some truth in everything. I don't think they like me anymore. They blame me for taking their PS2/XBox buddy away from them.

I've actually brought some of my stuff over here... I have my own toothbrush here, some "girly voodoo things" (shower supplies ie. raspberry shower gel, luffa, pink razor, etc) but that's nothing compared to the "final straw." You know I've really moved in now cause I have my laptop over here. Can I handle it? We'll see...

I tried to make up for that tonight.. I figured if I live here, I might as well do my part... so I cleaned the bathroom (it was pretty filthy too.. I'm not sure if they've ever thoroughly cleaned it in the 1.5 years they've lived here).

It's pretty amazing how we're not completely sick of each other yet. I think most of the time is taken up by watching TV though. Aaah... Star Trek! You do pick up on the other person's pet peeves and bad habits though. He is a terrible morning person. He will snooze for an hour and a half, when he should be getting up and letting me sleep! Once, he set the alarm halfway across the room, so he would literally jump over me every 7 minutes for an hour and a half. That really pissed me off... I told him though. And the other day he missed our lunch date because he shut the alarm off and went back to sleep. He also hates "oily things". After I moisturize, I basically can't touch anything in his room.

Other than that.. my a capella concert is this weekend (tomorrow night actually). And next week is SPRING BREAK - can you say BAHAMAS?? This'll be the first vacation I'll have in 9 years. And the first one without parents.. well, second. I suppose I'll count last winter's trip to Boston as a mini vacation. It was fun, there were no parents, and no work. But it wasn't tropical... so it can really go either way.

I think I'll stop now. I'll start posting.. I hope. I'll DEFINATELY post after spring break. woohoo!

Comments:

3/24/02 9:14 PM srlife
how come i can't see u as my budy on livejournal any more??

3/31/02 10:20 PM "As an aforementioned apartment mate..."
What she doesn't know is that we are already sucking rent out of her credit card every month...

There is no truth to the rumor that we want to take her out into the street and leave her there. No truth at all... In fact we enjoy having her here. Especially when she cleans the bathroom. :) As for the PS2/XBox issue, its a loss. But what really gets me is the voodoo girl shower stuff. It invades and conquers my notions of a civilized shower. Maybe someday I too will be seduced by a voodoo shower wielding temptress, but not today.

And where is that promised after spring break post?

rent*

*originally from LJ

My room is no longer my "room," it's my storage lot. The place I keep my crap. I haven't slept here for over a week. I come by occasionally to change clothes and download my email, and then I'm off again. As I'm changing clothes I also happen to throw stuff around as I take it out of the closet, so my room is a very messy storage lot. It looks like a tornado went through here. I can't really see my bed, but that's alright cause I don't sleep on it anyway. Why am I even paying the ridiculous university rent? If I just threw my stuff out or donated it to the Salvation Army, I could save a few thousand dollars.

Damn you Borg! (that's my pet name for my boyfriend)

Comments:

2/25/02 1:08 AM srlife "borg? ;)"
u have pet names for your boyfriend? hmm
borg? ok that's it no more trek for you

the ultimate rejection*

*originally from LJ

Well, after 3 years it's finally over. It was good while it lasted, I felt accomplished, wanted... but no more. After 3 years my relationship with the Red Cross is over. Apparently while I was taking a break from donating (just a few months) they changed the rules up on me. Before, they just rejected anyone who's been to the UK or other mad cow infested countries.... Now they're rejecting anyone who's been anywhere in Europe (and some parts of the mid east) for at least 6 months. Well, I spent a freakin 7 years there, and I wouldn't really call that travel.

Apparently they decided that Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is now a big topic. They can't effectively test for it yet, but it's more common in European countries, so they just reject blood from anyone who's been there. I don't know much about it, only that its a neurological disorder.

All I can say is... goodbye Red Cross :( It was good while it lasted.

Current Music: Waiting In Vain - Annie Lennox

Comments:

2/21/02 11:39 AM srlife "don't worry"
don't worry , i know you are safe, and quite tasty, -don't ask me how i know. ;)

steve r.

addendum*

*originally from LJ

This weekend was probably one of the most pleasant and relaxing weekends I've had in a long time... well, till sunday that is. Then I had to go to work and I've been avoiding studying for an exam since I got home.

I suppose it was a "valentine's weekend" if such a silly holiday can be extended to an entire weekend... I mean, it's not thanksgiving or anything. It started out with dinner and a movie (Serendipity - which was actually cuter the second time around), then lots of star trek, some pizza, Shrek, and more star trek.

I also saw the permier of Time Trax.. it's been a while since I saw that show. I can't believe Adam still remembered all the catch lines. Although everyone was making fun of it, I like that show. It was cute. Although the first episode was probably the best one of them all since it's the only one that actually takes place in the future. And alright, it's kinda dumb that he talks to his credit card all the time, but that's the point! Some people are just too critical of television.

The trek was excellent too. It must've been an "enterprise in a time warp" special cause we had Yesterday's Enterprise, Cause and Effect, Clues and one other episode (can't remember the name)... all very good ones. I love time warp stuff hehe. Next marathon is a Wesley one... hmm... I suppose I can handle that.

aaarg! have to study. It's my boss's class, so I HAVE TO kick ass... or she'll think i'm dumb and kick me out of her lab. Phylum: Chordata, Subphyla: Vertebrata, Urochordata, Cephalochordata. Arg!

Current Music: America's Resolve - America! Medley

Comments:

2/18/02 6:07 AM nrrrdygirl
Hey, nice to know you're posting again... welcome back... =)

2/18/02 6:45 PM drone1218 (me) "Re:"
thanks, i'll try to post stuff... from time to time... its crazy here.
the last 3 weeks seem like 3 months!

2/18/02 9:55 PM nrrrdygirl
i think this semester is going by fast though... ah well. keep them posts comin'...i like to know what is up with u. =)

a poetic side of Anna*

*originally from LJ

..so I'm taking a creative writing class... I suck. But here's a cool poem from our textbook (yes, there is required reading for a creative writing class).


I'm Waiting
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

I am waiting for my case to come up
and I am waiting
for a rebirth of wonder
and I am waiting for someone
to really discover America
and wail
and I am waiting
for the discovery
of a new symbolic western frontier
and I am waiting
for the American Eagle
to really spread it's wings
and straighten up and fly right
and I am waiting
for the Age of Anxiety
to drop dead
and I am waiting
for the war to be fought
which will make the world safe
for anarchy
and I am waiting
for the final withering away
of all governments
and I am perpetually awaiting
a rebirth of wonder

I am waiting for the Second Coming
and I am waiting
for a religious revival
to sweep through the State of Arizona
and I am waiting
for the Grapes of Wraith to be stored
and I am waiting
for them to prove
that God is really American
and I am seriously waiting
for Billy Graham and Elvis Presley
to exchange roles seriously
and I am waiting
to see God on television
piped onto church alters
if only they can find
the right channel
to tune in on
and I am waiting
for the Last Supper to be served again
with a strange new appetizer
and I am perpetually awaiting
a rebirth of wonder

I am waiting for my number to be called
and I am waiting
for the living end
and I am waiting
for dad to come home
his pockets full
of irradiated silver dollars
and I am waiting
for the atomic tests to end
and I am waiting happily
for things to get much worse
before they improve
and I am waiting
for the Salvation Army to take over
and I am waiting
for the human crowd
to wander of a cliff somewhere
clutching its atomic umbrella
and I am waiting
for Ike to act
and I am waiting
for the meek to be blessed
and inherit the Earth
without taxes
and I am waiting
for forests and animals
to reclaim the Earth as theirs
and I am waiting
for a way to be devised
to destroy all nationalisms
without killing anybody
and I am waiting
for linnets and planets to fall like rain
and I am waiting for lovers and weepers
to lie down together
in a new rebirth of wonder

I am waiting for the Great Divide to be crossed
and I am anxiously waiting
for the secret of eternal life to be discovered
by an obscure general practitioner
and save me forever from certain death
and I am waiting
for life to begin
and I am waiting
for the storms of life
to be over
and I am waiting
to set sail for happiness
and I am waiting
for a reconstructed Mayflower
to reach America
with its picture and story and TV rights
sold in advance to the natives
and I am waiting
for the Lost Music to sound again
in the Lost Continent
in a new rebirth of wonder

I am waiting for the day
that maketh all things clear
and I am waiting
for Ole Man River
To just stop rolling along
past the country club
and I am waiting
for the deepest South
to just stop Reconstructing itself
in its own image
and I am waiting
for Ole Virginie to discover
just why Darkies are born
and I am waiting
for God to lookout
from Lookout Mountain
and see the Ode to the Confederate Dead
as a real farce
and I am awaiting retribution
for what America did
to Tom Sawyer
and I am perpetually awaiting
a rebirth of wonder

I am waiting for Tom Swift
and I am waiting
for the American boy
to take off Beauty's clothes
and get on top of her
and I am waiting
for Alice in Wonderland
to retransmit to me
her total dream of innocence
and I am waiting
for Childe Roland to come
to the final darkest tower
and I am waiting
for Aphrodite
to grow live arms
at the final dismemberment conference
in a new rebirth of wonder

I am waiting
to get some intimations
of immortality
by recollecting my early childhood
and I am waiting
for the green fields to come again
youth's dumb green fields come back again
and I am waiting
for some strains of unpremeditated art
to shake my typewriter
and I am waiting to write
the great indelible poem
and I am waiting
for the last long careless rapture
and I am perpetually waiting
for the fleeing lovers on the Greecian Urn
to catch each other up at last
and embrace
and I am awaiting
perpetually and forever
a renaissance of wonder

Current Music: No Doubt - Hey Baby

Comments:

2/21/02 11:41 AM srlife
too long aaaaaah it hurts

people in Ithaca are D-U-M-B *

*originally from LJ

Alright I'm pissed enough for everyone to hear my bank troubles.

It all started on a sunny November afternoon in Washington DC. My ATM card expired end of October and I had not yet received a new card. So I call my Tompkins County Trust Company and inquire about my card.

TC - "We sent it out last week."
me - "where did you send it?"
TC - "Sperry Hall"
me - "that was my FRESHMAN address"
TC - "have you updated your address?"
me - "several times"
TC - "well, you have to change your checking account and ATM card account addresses seperately"

-- interlude --
How fucking dumb is that?? So problem # 1 is that they have 2 seperate systems for my ATM card and my checking account; # 2 is that they're dumb enough to not change one when I change the other. # 3 is that there is no way in hell for me to know that they are this dumb until my ATM card gets lost.
--back--

me - "well, what now?"
TC - "we'd rather not report the card stolen so we have to wait for the card to get sent back to us. Call back in a week."

Who the hell forwards wrong mail back to the bank??? Personally, I throw it out. I may have just admitted to a federal offense, but c'mon. Who here actually forwards mail to people they've never heard of???
So I called back "in a week" for several weeks and they refused to cancel my old card and send me a new one. Apparently it's "complicated."
So finally in mid December I convinced them that if the card hasn't been sent back in the last month and a half, it probably wasn't going to be sent back. Twisted logic, no? So they reported my old card lost and sent me a new one. Simple enough, no?

Yesterday I'm at the mall with a friend and I decide (oh so foolishly) to go to the ATM and take out some cash. So I insert my new card into its TCTC ATM for the first time since getting it, and I input my super secret code

ATM- "Sorry, that is an incorrect code."
me - "oh, I couldn't have forgotten my code in a few months." (considering its a pretty stupid code)
ATM - "Do you need more time?" (yeah, kinda silly...)
me - "ok, lets try again."
ATM - "Sorry, that is an incorrect code."
me - "alright, this is pointless, so I'll just take my card and call the bank."
ATM - "Sorry, we have retained your card. Please call the bank."

Now.. let's analyze this carefully. What the hell just happened?? I'll tell you! Since they reported my old card lost, my code was deactivated. They never gave me a new code, they never reset my old one, and they never told me any of this. Fucking geniouses.

Of course the bank is closed for the weekend. So I have to wait till monday to talk to someone else who has no idea what to do and will somehow try to blame me.

Comments:

2/2/02 1:12 PM vinesandthorns "holy shit"
that is such a fucking conspiracy! do you feel like you're in the NEt? Banks simply suck. you should go back to the old method of hiding your money under your matress.

2/21/02 11:44 AM srlife ";)"
ok that just made my day thanx..
maybe i should star doing writing in my journal again ROFL

2/21/02 3:59 PM drone1218 (me) "Re:"
Yes you SHOULD start posting in your journal. Slacker! I went to a lot of trouble to get you that code.

I just threw away my childhood.*

*originally from LJ

My dad made me clean out the bookshelf where I've been keeping my various folders and old books, etc.. I had to fit it all in a box, which means there was a lot of throwing out to do. It's really hard throwing away something with an A+ or 101% on it. It is! I threw away the above-average child and now I'm left with a mediocre pseudo-adult. This sucks! I want to be a kid again!

I know I'll have no use for my Hamlet notes ever again; and I know a lot more about Mendelian inheritance than I did 4 years ago... but a part of me keeps thinking that maybe, in some weird way, I will need these things again. I was hoping my brother can use some of my school stuff, but that's obviously not happening. Maybe my kids??

So now the last 20 years of my life have been reduced to a 1ft x 2 ft x 1 ft DELL box my laptop came in. I managed to save some of my more interesting essays and reports (like my family tree thing with copies of pictures of my great-great grandparents - which I lost immediately after making the copies - sorry grandma!). I also decided to keep my Barron's AP Gorvenment book. Who knows, maybe one day I'll need to quickly brush up on my US government for some snotty party or something.

On another note, my house is a death trap for my stuff! I inevitably lose something every time I bring it home. Right now I can't find my DUNE video tape. "We didn't touch it." No Shit! It just walked off by itself. I haven't seen those tapes since August. It took me 30 mins to find my big Sad Sam dog. It's a pretty damn big dog, yet they managed to hide it anyways. I left it under the stairs in August, but it wasn't there. Then my dad said he moved it to my grandma's room, but there was nothing of mine there. In that case it MUST be in my room right? NO! It was in my parents' room! Besides misplacing my stuff, I hate doing laundry at home because half of it always ends up in everyone else's drawers. My brother gets pretty much all my socks and tshirts. My mom can't tell our bras apart - I mean come on! I won't go in to how easy it is to tell those apart but one key feature would be the underwire. And I don't even want to know who takes my underwear! Most people bring duffels of laundry back home, but I'd rather stay dirty and wait to bring it back to school and do it myself.

I want my Dune tapes!!!!!!!

Comments:

2/21/02 11:46 AM srlife "B)"
hey your house might be a death trap .. but damn i the couch is greate,
so is the bed.. well who's ever it is now heheh

packing 2*

*originally from LJ

The somewhat fun part of packing is trying stuff on to see how it looks to know if you should keep it or not.
...at least its been fun so far since I haven't run into anything I don't fit into anymore.

woohoo

2 more!!*

*originally from LJ

I'm desperately attempting to pack... but no matter how hard I try there is still too much stuff!!! Unfortunately I'm a total Hector. (see below) I just can't bring myself to throw anything out. I still have notes from my 4th grade biology class "the heart has __ valves" and eventhough I know a heck of a lot more than that now, I just can't bring myself to let it go.

Then of course there are clothes. Things I swear to never wear, that seem less hideous every time I come home, and eventually make their way into my regular rotation. So I don't throw anything out, and I buy more stuff... you do the math. Eventually I'm going to drown in my own stuff. I just hope someone finds me before my body starts to decompose.

Besides "packing" (throwing things into black garbage bags) I'm also putting together a personal website (again), ala Steve's digital photo album (which was MY idea anyways).

Moving on... I read this poem in like 4th grade and it stuck with me for reasons you will shortly understand. It applies to pretty much my whole family (myself and my father in particular.)

HECTOR THE COLLECTOR

by Shel Silverstein

Hector the Collector
Collected bits of string,
Collected dolls with broken heads
And rusty bells that would not ring.
Pieces out of picture puzzles,
Bent-up nails and ice-cream sticks,
Twists of wires, worn-out tires,
Paper bags and broken bricks.
Old chipped vases, half shoelaces,
Gatlin' guns that wouldn't shoot,
Leaky boats that wouldn't float
And stopped-up horns that wouldn't toot.
Butter knives that had no handles,
Copper keys that fit no locks,
Rings that were too small for fingers,
Dried-up leaves and patched-up socks.
Worn-out belts that had no buckles,
'Lectric trains that had no tracks,
Airplane models, broken bottles,
Three-legged chairs and cups with cracks.
Hector the Collector
Loved these things with all his soul?
Loved them more than shining diamonds,
Loved them more than glistenin' gold.
Hector called to all the people,
"Come and share my treasure trunk!"
And all the silly sightless people
Came and looked...and called it junk.

Comments:

2/21/02 11:48 AM srlife "B)"
the poem rox, and so would u after a few shots

updates*

*originally from LJ

I don't feel too coherent right now so I'll just give you the highlights...

I SUCK at bowling. I won't mention scores here. It's too embarrasing.

Dogs don't like me. Especially big dogs.

I like Meg Ryan, and Woolverine is growing on me. Although it could've just been the accent.

Cafeteria food can actually be edible, if it's made right, and if you pay more than $0.25.

I'm attempting to put up pics on a website, again. We'll see how far I take this particular attempt. Although Steve has finally come through on updating his online album. Woohoo!

I did a good thing today. I sorted coats for the homeless with NY Cares. Feels nice to be helpful.

I'll be back in Ithaca in less than a week! Woohoo??

The rest of you better start making posts!

Current music: (SmoothJazz.com - The world's best Smooth Jazz - live from Monterey, Calif.)

Comments:

2/21/02 11:49 AM srlife
u listen to smooth jazz!!! me listen to smooth jazz!!
oh oh page? link link me,i forgot the url.

rise and shine!*

*originally from LJ

Yes, it's 5 am and I'm still up. Why you ask? Last night was STEVE's premature birthday party, but that's alright cause it was a combo party for STEVE and Ros who's birthday was at midnight. Lots of fun was to be had. Pictures should be on STEVE's website soon. I hope.

Heard some good songs I need to download. Had raspberry vodka (very good). Got a lapdance (very very good). Saw a full moon :)

Current music: deoce - Titiyo - Come along dance mix

Comments:

1/07/02 12:07 PM vinesandthorns "!!"
ROFL lap dance and full moon!!!!!!!

1/09/02 12:13 AM xaphan1039 "lap dance and full moon?"
hmm....how did i manage to miss that!! damn, i always miss the good stuff! who's moon and who's lap? :-)

1/10/02 12:08 AM drone1218 (me) "RE: lap dance and full moon?"
my lap, someone else's moon

2/21/02 11:50 AM srlife ":)"
hmm i usually stay up till 5 am whether it be tv, food, my pian/guitar or girls.. wait girls should be first on the list

Happy 2002*

*originally from LJ

Apparently my life at home is even more borring than at school. I've really had nothing to write for a while so I figured it's time to catch up.

Winter break is going alright. I'm seeing some of the people I wanted to, while others are avoiding me like the plague. Then there are the people I haven't seen in a long time who said "we should get together" and as usual, we have not (I'm not talking to anyone in particular here, there are several such people). Sometimes things just don't work out I guess.

Happy New Year to everyone! Lets see.. resolutions. I plan to be a cool new Anna (of course I say that every year). I'm going to bitch less and enjoy life more. Be more open minded, carpe diem. I need to get my life in order. Figure out what I want: academically, professionally, romantically, socially, etc... I can't find happiness if I don't know what makes me happy, so it's time to do some soul-searching. Yeah right. But really, I'm sick of being so pessimistic and unhappy. I didn't like Ithaca, so I went to DC, but I didn't like DC, and now I have to go back to Ithaca. Needless to say I certainly don't like Staten Island. So where would I be happy?? I've let the last 2.5 years just pass me by. No more. The next 1.5 will be the best ever! These are my college years, damnit! I'm gonna have fun and make some memories. In 10 years I won't remember what classes I took much less the grades I got in them. So what will be left from these 4 years and more than $120,000 (besides loans)? I think I've made a friend or two I hope to keep in touch with, but other than that???

I'm starting to depress myself again when I should be happy. The grades for last semester came online last night. WOOHOO! Lets just say I did, VERY VERY well. Which is VERY VERY unlike me. I really must stop getting good grades or I might raise expectations, and we just can't have that. Not to worry though cause next semester I'm taking organic chemistry and 2 biology classes, that should straighten things out. No. Must be positive. The goal of college is to LEARN, good grades are just a result of effective learning. That's all. Must learn.

Part of my resolution is to become more confident in myself. I need to be less "uhm, eh... aah.." and more "this is what I want, do it or face the consequences!" My role model is Carrie on SATC. Very fab. That's who I want to be (minus a few dozen sex partners).

I think that's all for now. Only 2 short weeks left in this break. Must make the best of these as well.

Current music: Marc Anthony - I need to know

Comments:

2/21/02 11:52 AM srlife ";)"
ok i'm saving that post.. pure poetry.
and u were talking to me.. dammit i'm not that brain dead,
just stupid sometimes.. go figure