Between the moon and a chevy

Emode.com - What's Your True Color? You're blue — the most soothing shade of the spectrum. The color of a clear summer sky or a deep, reflective ocean, blue has traditionally symbolized trust, solitude, and loyalty. Most likely a thoughtful person who values spending some time on your own, you'd rather connect deeply with a few people than have a bunch of slight acquaintances. Luckily, making close friends isn't that hard, since people are naturally attracted to you — they're soothed by your calming presence. Cool and collected, you rarely overreact. Instead, you think things through before coming to a decision. That level-headed, thoughtful approach to life is patently blue — and patently you!

EMode Loony Test It only happens once in a blue moon, but when you cut loose, you really cut loose. We wouldn't call you loony, but you might qualify for loon-ish. Because while you've been known to have your moments of insanity, you're usually the model of decorum. That's why people are so tickled when you do occasionally do and say off-the-wall, goofy things. But you usually tend to keep your emotions and behavior strictly in check — making sure the scales are firmly tipped toward "sanity" is something you take pride in. That said, it wouldn't hurt to indulge your loony side a little more often. Being dependable and reliable is one thing; being predictable is something else entirely. So leave work early and go fly a kite. Hire a skywriter to inscribe your squeeze's name in midair. Go skinny dipping in January. Make a point of leaving room for spontaneity and craziness in your life — trust us, it's lots of fun.

Emode Animal TestCome out and play — in your previous life, you were a hamster named Vladimir. Here's what we know about you: Born on the plains of Siberia, you spent your early years weathering harsh winters, drinking vodka, and attending committee meetings. Determined and headstrong, you always got your way when push came to shove. But it wasn't all darkness — no one knew how to let loose and have a good time better than you. You were the reigning Twister champ, and you always emerged victorious from the Bolshevik's annual Dance-a-Thon (your signature step, the Funky Chicken, was a huge crowd pleaser). As you were also quite the health fanatic, you developed and patented a set of exercise wheel fitness videos that quickly became all the rage in Siberia. Your commercial success led you to denounce Communism and head for the States, where you ultimately provided the inspiration for a wacky Web site and song

I have been studying all day, even while babysitting. I had a few breaks though...you know one for dawsons of course, then went and hung out with andrew for a few, then chatted it up with nell and emily too. So yea, i haven't really done that much work, but it feels like WAY too much business stats for me! Osmosis works right?! I have been sitting with the book on my lap if that means anything at all...nope didnt think so.

Dont forget about Recher Theater on the 24th when Falltown hits the stage
get your tix now!

Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
An excited communication from a neighbor or relative could bring marvelous news your way. You first reaction might be to get on the phone with everyone you know and pass it on - but you're more likely to be a bit cautious and wait to see exactly what happens. However, dear Scorpio, it is highly likely that the news will neutralize some old fears and reservations and give a powerful boost to your self-confidence.


GUESS WHAT!!!
I am going to Thailand in MAY!!! I am so excited, and after Father Nash making me sell myself to him I am feeling pretty dman good about myself! So I am on my way...step by step.

Thanks dad for the cute email:

I thought I would let you in on a little secret I've found for building my arm and shoulder muscles. You might wish to adopt this regimen - 3 days a week works well.

I started by standing outside, behind the house and, with a 5 pound potato sack in each hand, I extended my arms straight out to my sides and held them there as long as I could.

After a few weeks I moved up to 10 pound potato sacks, then to 50 pound potato sacks and finally I got to where I could lift a100 pound potato sack in each hand and hold my arms straight out for more than a full minute!!

Next, I started putting a few potatoes in the sacks, but I would caution you
not to overdo it at this level.

Wowie! You are The Kids! You are very strange, aren't you? You're way out their doin' whatever juvenile thing floats your boat. Cool.

i miss my hunny

went to rooties last night....it was a lot of fun! The whole place was so hot and everyone was so covered in sweat that the mirrors on the dance floor were all fogged up. It was with a bunch of people i am dont normally hang with...nice change of scenery :o)
Libby hooked up with her little frosh! she is all excited.
I saw black hawk down....sooooo sad! i was teary eyed just about the whole way through it! ohh jeez, such a big mess.

Tonight i am headed up to see Moodroom at the 8x10 in federal hill. Meagan and I are on the guestlist and are going up there to interview them tonight. The article for the greyhound is due tomorrow afternoon though! So that means writing 1000 word article sometime tonight when we return Yikes! It'll be fun though, and they are apparently real nice people.
So much to do this weekend, so little time!

What every Loyola Graduate should know.....



Did you know .........

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

A crocodile can't stick it's tongue out.

A shrimp's heart is in their head.

People say " God Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart
stops for a millisecond.

In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one
reported
a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand (or attempted
to
do so - apart from Bones ).

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit

Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetic Spaghetti
especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta
swastikas.

In average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend
two
weeks kissing in their lifetime.

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a
telephone call.

Rats and horses can't vomit.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest
tongue twister in the English language.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress
a
sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. if
you
keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.

Rats multiply so quickly that
Did you know .........

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

A crocodile can't stick it's tongue out.

A shrimp's heart is in their head.

People say " God Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart
stops for a millisecond.

In a study of 200,000 ostriches over a period of 80 years, no one
reported
a single case where an ostrich buried its head in the sand (or attempted
to
do so - apart from Bones ).

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit

Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a version of Alphabetic Spaghetti
especially for the German market that consisted solely of little pasta
swastikas.

In average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend
two
weeks kissing in their lifetime.

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a
telephone call.

Rats and horses can't vomit.

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest
tongue twister in the English language.

If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress
a
sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. if
you
keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over
million descendants.

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your
ear
by 700 times.

If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14,
Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16,
1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with
extraterrestrials or their vehicles?

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are
already married.

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

23% of all photocopier faults worldwide are caused by people sitting on
them and photocopying their buttocks.

In the course of an average lifetime you will, while sleeping, eat 70
assorted insects and 10 spiders.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Cat's urine glows under a black-light.

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

Over 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.....did you ?

There's something about the look in your eyes, something I noticed when the light was just right. It reminded me (that) you're so worth the fight. My biggest fear with be the rescue of me...strange how it turns out that way.
Can you show me, dear...something I've not seen. Something infinitely interesting.

The winter is tough on looks - everyone is bundled up, people put on a few
pounds, and they all get way too pale. If you think someone still looks good
during the winter, marry them before the weather gets warm again and you
miss your chance.

THE DAFFODIL PRINCIPLE

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, "Mother, you must come see the daffodils before they are over." I wanted to go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to Lake Arrowhead.

"I will come next Tuesday, " I promised, a little reluctantly, on her third call.

Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, and so I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn's house and hugged and greeted my grandchildren, I said, "Forget the daffodils, Carolyn!
The road is invisible in the clouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except you and these children that I want to see bad enough to drive another inch!"

My daughter smiled calmly and said, "We drive in this all the time, Mother.

"Well, you won't get me back on the road until it clears, and then I'm heading for home!" I assured her.

"I was hoping you'd take me over to the garage to pick up my car."

"How far will we have to drive?"

"Just a few blocks," Carolyn said. "I'll drive. I'm used to this.

"After several minutes, I had to ask, "Where are we going? This isn't the way to the garage!"

"We're going to my garage the long way," Carolyn smiled, "by way of
the daffodils."

"Carolyn," I said sternly, "please turn around."

"It's all right, Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you miss this experience."

After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel road and I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I saw a hand-lettered sign that read, "Daffodil Garden." We got out of the car and each took a child's hand, and I followed Carolyn down the path. Then, we turned a corner of the path, and I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious sight. It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold and poured it down over the mountain peak and slopes. The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns -- great ribbons and swaths of deep orange, white, lemon yellow, salmon pink, saffron, and butter yellow. Each different-colored variety was planted as a group so that it swirled and flowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There were five acres of flowers.

"But who has done this?" I asked Carolyn.

"It's just one woman," Carolyn answered. "She lives on the property. That's her home." Carolyn pointed to a well-kept A-frame house that looked small and modest in the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house. On the patio, we saw a poster.

"Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking" was the headline.

The first answer was a simple one."50,000 bulbs," it read.

The second answer was, "One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and very little brain."

The third answer was, "Began in 1958."

There it was. The Daffodil Principle. For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thought of this woman whom I had never
met, who, more than forty years before, had begun -- one bulb at a time --
to bring her vision of beauty and joy to an obscure mountain top. Still, just planting one bulb at a time, year after year, had changed the world.
This unknown woman had forever changed the world in which she lived. She had created something of ineffable (indescribable) magnificence, beauty, and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is one of the greatest principles of celebration.

That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one step at a time -- often just one baby-step at a time -- and learning to love the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. When we multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of daily effort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things. We can change the world.

"It makes me sad in a way," I admitted to Carolyn. "What might I have accomplished if I had thought of a wonderful goal thirty-five or forty years ago and had worked away at it 'one bulb at a time' through all those years. Just think what I might have been able to achieve!

"My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usual direct
way. "Start tomorrow," she said.

It's so pointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way to make learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause for regret is to only ask, "How can I put this to use today?"

....Author Unknown

Sorry bout the lack of an update, but classes are kicking my ass! Time for more work

I got into Beijing study abroad program. I leave for CA august 10th and from there onto china. I am nervous now that everything is actualizing. I am still trying to get Emily to committ to china. All this propaganda i am feeding her lol its funny.

What are you doing this Friday? Well come check out Falltown and Halfway Broken. Doors are at 8:30.

I found a cool site to download music at. Check out Blubster. The web site is shitty, but the program is sweet. I was getting really sick of morpheus and decided to switch it up.

Hey the mail lady got a new mail truck...probally exciting for her.

I found a new site kinda like ofoto, its called shutterfly. I am gonna try it out this week, but it looks better with some red eye stuff and cropping before you buy the pics.

Linkin Park tix go on sale tomorrow afternoon. I wish i had the money. Their show at the hfstival was a lot of fun. I wish i could afford to buy a tix for marty at least. That would have been a fun surprise...oh well

I always have to steal my kisses from you....

I went and picked up Lauren from PA and drove to see Emily together in NJ. It was a lot of fun just chillin and hanging out with the girls. The town she lives in is absolutely adorable. All the houses are three stories, old, big, colorful, and just really neat. The stores are so creative and quaint, yet there are famous coffee houses that people all over the state come for. highlight of the trip: my lemen gelati shaped like a snowman with eyes nose and hawiian umbrella :o) It was cute! We didnt make it up to NYC, but we are gonna do a weekend trip in the spring together when its warmer. The guys already had other plans anyway so it was kinda pointless to drive up there.
Last night I went to the Baltimore Improv to see Lewis Black. I actally had a lot of fun. It was a little expensive considering my budget is like 5bucks now that i have to buy a new alternator for my car. Thats my job today...because my car broke down on me in lancaster va. Luckily marty rescued me, or I would probally still be stuck on the side of the road. I need to stop procrastinating. I have known about this alternator problem for months now and had put off fixing it. Grrr, I piss myself off sometimes.
Things to do today: Finish eating my bagel that has already turned cold on me, call up loyola and bitch, call up car stores, pick up funny looking things called an alternator, and then go get away from bel air and watch grace for the night.
I am so tierd. I just want to sleep.

So I ordered some henna powder and eucalyptus oil...i think i can manage getting the rest of the ingredients on my own. The recipe is going to take around 24 hours to complete, but it'll be worth it. I am working on practicing my mehndi designs now. www.mehndiskinart.com is a good cheap place to buy supplies. I cannot wait to recieve it in the mail! Haha, I think I bought enough powder to last me years though...200g. I can be real ambitious sometimes.
I'll have to digitize some of the work I do and put it on here.

I think I am going to NYC this weekend. Going up to visit Emily, and meet up with Joe and Tony. I hope plans work out. Here's my horoscope for today:
Horoscope (by astrocenter.com)
You and a friend, probably someone older than yourself, could discuss the possibility of taking a trip together, dear Scorpio. One of you probably has acquired a lot of useful information regarding the place and time of the journey, and you could go over it together today. This is a good time to plan a trip, because anything planned or executed at this time should go smoothly. Be confident about confirming the travel arrangements!