052908 - we aren't enemies, but we aren't friends.

friends should be friends to their friends. If you wanna call yourself my friend, then support me when I do something. support me like friends support their friends. be my friend already.

eh, just some beef I constantly have with certain people.

so I'm at work again. got an Xplore tour of 85ish kids coming later this afternoon. They should be lovely middle schoolers.

we have PREP tonight. my roommate checked out of the room today, so I'm happy. Moving into the house on Saturday. woo!!

I need a laptop, ASAP-O.

052708 - answer phone, see boy leave.

Friday night, Saturday till 4 - First PREP of the summer. It went well. For some reason, I'm not quite sure, PREP was way boring. I had a horrible time. Didn't even make any new friends.

Saturday night - Taste of Cincinnati. Saw Rissi Palmer perform and she was amazing. This is reminding myself to google her later.

Sunday - Went to go get Graeters with Steve Newsome. Then we went to the park for an hour. After the park, I went back to bed till 5.

Sunday, 5:00 PM - Call from family. Watch a boy walk out of my room. Talk to mom for a little bit and realize that someone's moved their shit into my room.

Sunday night - Hangout with Kristin

Monday - Memorial Day, went to Phillips Swim Club, then Birthday Party. did a little bit of creeping and then went home. Met new roommate. surprise.

I saw Waitress with Keri Russell. It's solid. So is The Jane Austen Book Club. Also solid.

052208 - Is that poop? No, rice.

spent the night at Kristin's last night and will be spending the night at Kristin's again. haha, it's always fun.

so this morning, went to work and didn't have to give a tour. that was def. good.

After work, my housemates and I went to the house to post-it. We told Darold which furniture pieces we wanted to keep in the house and he told us what he was going to do to repair the damages that the guys had done to the house. He will be repainting and recarpeting and lots of other wonderful things for us. Just a note, the guys left all of their toiletries. The bathroom looks like people still live in the house .. did they not need their toothbrushes? I don't understand...

Along with their bathroom shit and lots of other stuff, they also left us a Monopoly game set and a monkey. We decided to take the monkey with us as we were leaving.

After post-it-ing we headed to Ault Park where the friends surprised us with a birthday celebration. Kevin and I had theh birthday song sung to us. On the birthday cake, Ashley drew Britain's flag for Kevin's side of the cake and she drew rice for my side. Kevin thought the rice was poop. Oh Kevin. It was awkward but very funny.

Another awkward, funny thing we did was take pictures with monkey. He is awesome, definitely a new addition to our family.

It got cold, but we weren't ready to go home, so we decided we wanted to laser tag. After some driving, we finally found Laser Web .. which was closed. But only on Wednesdays .. which was today. Haha.

Kevin and Ashley left. Kristin, Jenny, Jill and I went to Jungle Jims for 15 minutes. Then we went to drop Jill back off at her car, which we left at Ault Park. There was a cop car parked right behind it when we arrived (at this point it was 10:30ish). The rent a cop proceeded to take our identification cards and issue us a "warning." From now on, if we are caught at any park in Cincinnati past 10, we will be ticketed. Just wonderful. Haha, way to go, supercop.

We went back to school to get my phone charger which was with Kevin, but by then he was already in bed so I wasn't able to get my phone charger .. :(. Kristin, Jenny and I decided we wanted to make Mac n Cheese, eat Salsa con Queso and get Steak and Shake milkshakes.

Eventful, yes.

052008 - Steve Boller sang me happy birthday

yes, Steve Boller. Thank you, sir.

so back at work for the first time in a week. Gave two tours. They were fun! I met this girl, Liz, who is gonna hook me up with backstage Backstreet Boy tickets. hell yes.

I am glad to be back in Cincinnati. I am glad to be back with my Xavier family. It is good times.

051808 - If you were born everyday, everyday would be your birthday

I am officially not a teenager. I am twenty.
gross.

So I woke up and, like every year since the year I was born, the house was plastered in signs that gave away what special day it was: my birthday. Open the fridge, Happy Birthday! Turn on the computer, Happy Birthday! Watch Television, Happy Birthday! Take a shit, You're 20!

I spent the entire day with the family. It was highly entertaining. My sister asked me to drive her to the library, so I compliantly did as she asked. Then we decided just to go for some random driving, as always, it was an adventure. We didn't get lost this time. I cannot lie, almost. Almost. I surprisingly recognized a street. Never happens, but miracles happen I suppose on one's birthday.

We also did the traditional birthday dinner. The birthday song at the end with the free cake is arguably the best part, unless it's your birthday.

Parents and I are driving back to Cincinnati tomorrow .. er, later today. I'm excited. I'm not so sure they are.

And their birthday present to me: oh, surprise, you don't get your car for at least another week, or until we can get the car inspected, the oil changed and the breaks checked because they are making awkward squeaking noises. My car is a year old, I don't understand how such noises present themselves.

I think I'm more excited about moving into the house on the 31. Woo!

So when I turned 16 I made a list of all the things I wanted to do before I turned 20. Well, that didn't work out so well so I'm going to make a list of things to do before I turn 21. The following is a list of so said things to do before 21, in no particular order.

01. Become close friends with a celebrity
02. Be an extra in a major motion picture
03. Drive the entirety of Route 66
04. Learn how to whistle
05. Kick the shit out of a shitty printer
06. Play Expert on Guitar Hero
07. Make out with someone in the rain and/or on a rooftop
08. Break a world record, doesn't matter which one
09. Be in the studio audience of some kind of talk show
10. Learn another language
11. Stop procrastinating
12. Learn how to play the harmonica
13. Chug a gallon of milk, successfully
14. Start running again
15. Be able to throw a backflip again
16. Become more environmentally aware
17. Become more aware of myself
18. Learn how to read palms
19. Learn how to read people's minds
20. Stop procrastinating

I saw Narnia: Prince Caspian last night. It was much better than the first. Completely satisfying. I start work on Monday. Fuck it.

051508 - Somewhere on the capital beltway

If you want the summary, try the end.

Mom: Where are you guys driving to?
Cheryl & Crystal: Just around the neighborhood
M: Drive carefully. Don't go too far, Crystal.
C&C: Yeah mom, don't worry, we'll be safe!
(Pull out of the drive, and out of the neighborhood.)

Crystal: Where do you want to go?
Cheryl Anne: We gotta put gas in.
C: Well, shit. You got money?
CA: No.
C: where is there an ATM?
CA: Pull into this BB&T.
C: Is there an ATM at this bank?
CA: No, there's an ATM in the 7-11. See?
C: um, ok.
(Go into shady 7-11 behind the BB&T. Use the ATM and get the hell out of there.)

C: Is this the way to Kingstowne?
CA: Um, no.
C: Well, shit.
(driving down the same road a minute later)
C: Yeah it is.
CA: This isn't Kingstowne.
C: Oh. Well, whatever, there's a gas station.
(proceed to put $20 of gas into the tank, both hands required.)

C: So, what now?
CA: I don't know. Let's go to Springfield.
C: Alright.
(We walk around Springfield for about 2 hours.)

C: So, what now?
CA: I don't know. Let's go to Kingstowne.
C: Alright. Can we pick up some guys?
CA: Do you see what I'm wearing?
(I look her up and down. Red and White stripped headband, black sweater, black running shorts, plaid kneed high socks and Keds.)
C: You look fine.
CA: I look like I don't know what I'm supposed to be, emo or pippy longstocking - neither of which I would want to be if I were picking up guys. Plus, you're wearing all pink. We look challenged.
C: Alright. Hey wanna go to TJ Max?
CA: I've never been.
C: Let's go.
(I proceed to park at the farthest spot from the store.)
CA: I hate going out with you. You make me walk.
(We get into the store and I think I see an old friend, Niki Dove)

CA: Where are the prom dresses, Crystal? You said there would be dresses in here.
C: (kind of a whisper) I don't know, but I think I know that girl over there!?
CA: These dresses are stupid. These aren't prom dresses. You lied!
C: I really think I know that girl!
CA: Well go up to her!
C: What, and look crazy? "Hey I think I know you, do you remember me?"
CA: that or we can continue to hide behind these ugly dresses.
(We walk out of the store and all the while I'm trying to find the girl I think I know but we don't see her.)

(Some random obscure person yells out Crystal from their car. Both my sister and I look around and we have no idea who the heck that was in the car, but I'm freaked out, and so is she. We start to walk around and decide that we're done with Kingstowne.)

C: Well this place is dumb.
CA: Where are we going now?
(We get on the highway and we're driving for a little bit just jamming to the song on the radio. Look up at the sign and read: Capital Beltway North, Capital Beltway South.)
C: Well, shit.
CA: OMG, NORTH NORTH! SOUTH IS THE GHETTO!!!
C: It's the capital beltway, Cheryl.
CA: I know, I just felt like saying the word ghetto.

(We proceed to go on the exit for North. We get lost for half an hour. It was fabulous. We made the Franconia/Springfield exit four times.)
C: OMG, everything says SPRINGFIELD, but I don't recognize any of this!
CA: OMG OMG we're in the ghetto!
C: I doubt the ghetto has a TrimSpa and Weight Watchers you fool!
(Little more driving)
C: It says Franconia/Springfield! Why doesn't this exit look familiar!
CA: You're crazy! You're crazy! Oh wait, I know where we are. Just go straight.
C: Oh I know where we are. Damn, we're good. Let's go to Giant.
CA: Fine.
(Giant for 2 minutes, literally.)
C: Well, that blew.
CA: What now?
C: McDonalds, fool.

(We finally get back home around 10ish and mother throws a fit.)

So this morning, I received a facebook message from Niki Dove
hey, were you at TJ MAX on kingstowne blvd yesterday? i just moved to dc & i swear i saw you!

Why yes, Niki. Yes, I was there.


SUMMARY BEGINS HERE:
Driving "around the neighborhood," can translate into a plethora of things. For me and my sister, this means: Use the sketch ATM in a hidden 7-11, fill up the gas tank, go to Springfield, go to Kingstowne, see someone you think you know, get lost in DC for a little over half an hour, find your way back home, go to Giant and end up at McDonald's smashing on a double cheeseburger and fries.


Lessons I've learned:
1) No matter where I go, Love in this Club on the radio makes me happy.
2) When you think you see someone you know, you probably know them.
3) Giant Supermarket at night, without a purpose, is stupid.
4) The dollar menu at McDonalds is not worth it, especially when you only have like .. $2.
5) My sister doesn't like country, I think I'll use that to my advantage.

051308 - Batteries and their shit lives

Today I had a very good cry. I was very relieved after it all happened, believe me. It wasn't even something I could plan. I didn't wake up thinking: "hey, ho. Gonna cry today." Just went for a drive to run some errands then BAM, tears. BAM, sadness. BAM, you are gonna cry.

Again, it was good. I think I needed it more than anything. I thought I was going to cry right after Johnny left. Or maybe even that night when he wasn't around to watch the most random ass movies with us. Or maybe even the next meal when he wasn't around to make some asshole comment about something one of us said. Single tear, that was it. I thought it was done, but I guess today's waterfall extravaganza proved me wrong.

Big girls do cry. They cry about a lot of things. Life problems, mostly.

The fam is great. I miss my siblings. They're hilarious. I make "that's what she said," jokes with them.

And speaking of family .. excuse me but can someone tell me why there is a rice shortage? Isn't that .. impossible? I didn't know a rice shortage was even fathomable. Who decided that mess?

So just talking to some friends on aim, we realized that we are so bored without each other. The nights, well, they're lonely. Here is a beginning list of things to do at night that I have determined, on my own:

1. Make a list of the most random objects you could possibly think of and proceed with an intimate scavenger hunt around your house for these so said random objects.

2. Write the script for a movie based off of the events that occurred in your life that day. Compose the score that will be used in this film. Lastly, grab a camera to film and star in your first motion picture. Everyone's gotta start somewhere.

3. Raid the refrigerator. Grab some key ingredients, set up shop and host a cooking show. You can even theme the show, i.e. halloween treats, bat mitzvah hor doeuvres, easter desserts, etc.

4. Write a letter back to your secret admirer. Make sure it's in cursive. Feel free to substitute so said secret admirer for your middle school physical education teacher, or your cell phone service provider.

5. Plop in a movie you have never seen in your life. Put the audio on mute and insert your own script. If you want to make it difficult, change the rating of the movie, whatever it is, to either G or NC-17; the extremes. Record the script either on video or on paper. Watch the movie but this time with audio and see how close you got to the original script.

6. Learn the lyrics to all the Backstreet Boy songs, even the obscure ones. Feel free to substitute Backstreet Boys for Nsync or Dreamstreet.

7. Drive to your local 7-11. Go inside, stand in one aisle until you're escorted out.

8. Grab a stack of blank index cards, whatever size of your choosing, and write inspiring, uplifting and cheesy notes to yourself, i.e. "you can do it!," "keep going!," "it's not yours!," etc.

9. Make another list of things to do at night when you're bored.

10. Two words, strip solitaire.

Haha, so there's this kid at my school, Reid Faylor. He is, without a doubt, the funniest kid I know. He is very reminiscent of Demetri Martin, who if you didn't know, I'm in love with. Reid is actually competing in a national comedic competition in Aspen later this summer. He is competing against a student from UVA, student from UNC and student from Duke. Xavier is basically going to win. Reid is obviously going to win because he is definitely the funniest of all of the candidates. Hands down, genius.

Take a Bow - Rihanna. New song that I am currently addicted to. Listen to it, you know you want to.

050708 - Friendship soundtrack

Jeremy Fisher - Singing on the Sidewalk
Dave Barnes - The Inbetween
Acceptance - Different
Geto Boys - Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta
Alexi Murdoch - Song For You
Blue Eyed Son - When I Come Home
Cary Brothers - Blue Eyes
Sherwood - Something Worth Knowing
Fort Minor - High Road
Corey Crowder - Come Home Soon
Colbie Caillat and Jason Reeves - Paint it Golden
Corinne Bailey Rae - Till it Happens to You
Daphne Loves Derby - Midnight Highway
Ernie Halter - The One You Need
One Republic feat. Lil' Wayne, Joe, Bun B - Apologize (Unofficial Remix)
Mae - Mistakes We Knew We Were Making
Straylight Run - Your Name Here (Sunrise Highway)
Vertical Horizon - I'm Still Here
DJ SHadow feat. Mos Def - Six Days
Tracy Chapman - Give Me One Reason

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Matt Wertz - 519
Jack Johnson - Do You Remember
Hawk Nelson - 36 Days
Zac Efron - Ladies Choice (Hairspray Soundtrack)
Josh Turner - Your Man
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Taylor Swift - Our Song
Aesop Rock - Big Bang
All 4 One - I Swear
Dane Cook - The Friend No One Likes
Edwin McCain - I'll Be
Ginuwine - Differences
Kenny Chesney - You Save Me
Ludacris - What's Your Fantasy
Michael Buble - Home
OAR - 3 AM
Panic! At The Disco - Lying is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking her Clothes Off
Train - Meet Virginia
Usher feat. Lil Jon, Ludacris - Yeah!

050308 - Three piece chicken strips

John is making fun of me so I will [be] updating this later.

***
So yesterday, John and I decided we wanted to go and get some KFC. this is how it went

(pulled into parking lot)
KFC worker: You guys don't want to go through the drive-thru?
John and I: No no, we're ok
K: Are you sure?
J&I: Yeah, we're good.
K: okay, well, can you just not get in line yet because I want to take a break. I don't want to get in trouble.

(J&I decide to use the restrooms to stall time before getting in line to order. We order 2, three-piece chicken strips meals, worker hands us one cup.)

John: don't I get a cup?
Me: Did you get a combo meal?
John: Yeah?
Me: Well, get your cup then.

(worker leaves the register and walks away. I go to fill my cup, discover there are no lids and go to ask for a lid.)

John: Can I get a cup too?
Worker: you didn't get a cup? Oh sorry
Me: do you guys have lids?
Worker: Yeah, here.

(he hands me two lids.)

Me: do you guys have straws?
Worker: we are out of straws.

(worker proceeds to screw up two more orders; he overcharges one woman and one guy comes back asking for his twelve missing chicken wings. We get our food, John realizes that we need silverware. I realize we need dipping sauces.)

John: do ya'll have silverware packets?
W: yeah yeah

(worker goes to get the silverware packets, walks back to the counter and instead of handing the packets to John, places them in another customer's bag with two buckets of chicken. woman walks out with our silverware packets and worker leaves the register again. John and I just kind of stand there as the worker proceeds to grab a piece of chicken and walk to take another break.)

W: shh, don't tell anyone I took a piece of chicken.
J&I to each other: well, shit. what are we going to do now?

(worker comes back)

J: hey, can we get silverware?
W: yeah yeah!

(Worker grabs silverware and starts to walk back to us)

Me: do you guys have dipping sauces? honey mustard, ranch?
W: yeah yeah!

(Worker turns around with our silverware and goes to get dipping sauces. He puts the silverware in a random box, grabs random dipping sauces and brings them to me.)

John: can we get silverware?
W: oh you made me forget! yeah!

(we both are laughing at how ridiculous this service has been. we sit down to eat. thirty minutes later the worker approaches)

W: well you guys cheated me! you said you were taking the order out! I would have charged your more if I knew you were eating in here.
Me: well, it's john's fault.

(we get up to leave and as we're walking out the door...)

W: I better not catch ya'll stealing anything else!


That is the story of my life.