it's not easy being green

2005-10-17T17:48:00.000-05:00

listening to: Keane - Everybody's Changing

long time no post.
got back from McAllen (it's on the border of Mexico, lots of family there) late last night and decided not to go to school today.
I was exhausted physically and emotionally...
we were visiting my great-grandmother who has been sick for the past few days and might not recover. Lots of crying from everybody but lots of reunions.
Actually...the doctors are saying that she might pull through. She's 90 years old, an amazingly long life. I'm glad I grew up knowing her unlike my younger cousins who won't know who she was when they're older. She's very strong-willed, fun-loving, and always laughing.
My dad and I left early Saturday morning (my mom and sis couldn't make it) and we went over to my grandparent's place and met up with my aunt, grandpa, my cousin Cynthia, her adorable new baby and her husband and my cousin Jorge. We sat and talked for a bit, ate some good Mexican food and decided how we're getting there. We had rented a car for the trip so we didn't get crazy mileage on our car. So this car could fit 5 people...so my dad, grandpa, my cousins Jorge and Jessica and I set off for a very long ride. I got some reading done for school.
We stayed at my aunt's (actually my dad's cousins but we call them aunts) beautiful house. My aunt and Cynthia & baby and my uncle (who flew in from phoenix) we arriving much later. They told Jorge (a junior in high school so we're the same age) and I that they would come around midnight so we decided to wait up for them. Well they lied. They didn't get home until 4 a.m. because they were at the hospital the entire time. Jorge and I tried to stay awake by watching Chucky movies (omg those are so stupid they're funny..you actually want Chucky to kill people because the supposed good guys are so stupid) and other movies and we made fun of all of them. We couldn't stay awake and ended up going to bed at 2:30.
I got to talk to my dad's cousin Cindy who is a successful lawyer and man..she's loaded. I need to be a lawyer, no? she's also really sweet and nice and I thought that was surprising being that she's a lawyer... I also learned about my grandpa's history which is really interesting and that my first haircut was in mexico by my great-aunt Julia. the end.

2005-10-05T18:02:00.000-05:00

dude, I know: long time no post.
but it's all good in the neighborhood, no?
well, it is in mine at least after having an entire week with no electricity! I could write a 4 page essay on how Rita screwed everything up but I'm lazy so if you really want to know ask me to tell you sometime, k?

So I haven't posted in like a month or something so here's all the new happenings in my life:
1. I finally have a job. Amanda in the business world. Did you ever think you'd see the day? A rhetorical question, don't answer. My friend (whose family owns and she works there as well) hooked me up with a job as a hostess at a local steakhouse! Sweet deal. I get my first paycheck today..I've only worked 3 days so far though. I work Friday, Sat. and Sun. so I basically have no time off ever. School then work. School then work. Oh well, c'est la vie. It's a bit fun and there are some very interesting characters who work there and Krystle and I just make fun of them the entire time. This one mexican cook who's 20 something told my friend he thought I was hot..Krystle said : "She's 16, it's not even legal, stay away!" and he said he didn't care. Disturbing! And this guy Cel invited me to his daughter's quincenera (15th) and that there was going to be a party with lots of mexican tequila. haha crazy.

2. Zane says he'll kill me if I don't go see Serenity or whatever it's called. That's a death threat.

3. Homecoming parade was cancelled (hoorah!) but the community pep rally is still scheduled so I still have to go get a dress.

4. In five days I turn 17. HALLELUJAH AND THANK THE LORD.

5. My parents have a greed to let me go to Philadelphia and then go with a friend to NYC by train to watch the celebrities on the red carpet of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire premiere. I COULD WET MY PANTS I'M SO EXCITED. It's the weekend before the actual movie comes out.

Plus, I have a research paper that was assigned to me the first week in august due this friday and I've done absolutely nothing! sweet.

2005-09-21T21:40:00.000-05:00

listening to: Keane - "Bend and Break"

Hurricane Rita is hardcore retarded.
I wake up this morning, turned on 104.1 to help wake me up and they were like "yeah..it's a category 3" and I was like 'well that's not all that bad' and I fall back asleep for 5 minutes, wake up again and they said "It's now a category 4" and I was like WTF PEOPLE ALSKDJF CLOSE MY EYES AND THEN BAM! IT'S A 4.
then I go to school....everybody talks about it because after the Katrina disaster: who really wants to stick around? In 7th period (last class) I walked out the tennis courts and Coach said that class was cancelled and so was school tomorrow and Friday. HALLELUJAH! The one good thing to come out of all of this. So Luis and I walk back to the school to chill in Mr. Moore's room and we run into the principal who confirms the cancellation of school and he said he was about to annouce in on the PA. And he did. And you could hear the entire school screaming rejoices. It was really cool, sort of surreal.
According to the news, this is the fifth strongest hurricane or something.
so my family and I packed our crap up today and we're leaving tomorrow night (hopefully) or Friday morning (bad bad bad idea with traffic but nobody listens to me). It's going to be DREADFUL. My parents, sister, me, 3 dogs and a cat. At least it's a surburban. those are big. but still.
ugh.
whose idea was this with the hurricane and all? bad idea. stupid idea, really.

I'm happy though...I got to see the first new episode of the new season of L O S T! Pretty much the best show ever. I've been addicted since episode one last year. We learned some new stuff but...not a word on if Sawyer is alive or not *tear*
I heart Sawyer.

anyhow, everybody stay dry. fill up your bathtubs with water so if the water stops working you can pour water into the back of the toilet so it can flush! important stuff! tape your glass doors or windows! all that good shiznit, etc etc.

Illuminated

2005-09-12T20:48:00.000-05:00

listening to: the Star Wars disco
the coolest song ever.

as Ben Stiller so eloquently said in "Anchorman":
Como estas, bitches?

haha ANYWAYS.
so...a few months ago Sam, a fellow Elijah Wood fan, sent me a link to the trailer of his new movie "Everything is Illuminated" which looks beautiful, if movies can be described as such. Today I decided to watch it again...and again. Honestly, Elijah is in the "Look At Our Amazing Eyes" club along with Cillian Murphy and that junior lawyer guy in the Exorcism of Emily Rose. yes. anyways, so this movie is one that will get me emotional simply because it deals with (though not directly with it) the Holocaust. In the last two minutes of the trailer, some song comes on and you see the Jews lined up against a wall with some Nazi's with guns advancing towards them.. UGH. you should totally check out the colors too, they're beyond vivid. I'm going to watch it for a third time, you should too:

check it out

Norma is an awesome friend but she's freaking random. For the past few nights or weekends, she's been talking to this guy until 5 a.m. Honestly, I don't think she listened to one word I said:
Norma: go to sleep!!!!
elpato06: you should be talking, ms. 5 a.m.!!
Norma: heck no im tooooooo tired
Norma: i wanna pass out
elpato06: go for it
Norma: no way
Norma: imma sleep
Norma: i can't stay up anymore
elpato06: good idea
Norma: well imma go to the store and buy some junk so
elpato06: .......
Norma: ill talk to you in la escuela manana
elpato06: so much for going to sleep

I don't think she listens to me.

2005-09-09T16:19:00.000-05:00

listening to: My Chemical Romance - "The Ghost of You"

the most terrible sort of thing happened.
I was nominated for academic decathlon sweetheart...and then I won.
like wtf people come on, there were 10 other girls to choose from.
honestly.
I wasn't planning on going to homecoming at all except for the game...
now I have to freaking buy a dress, get my hair done, etc etc to be in the town parade and who knows what else I have to do.
why me?!
Luis is beau..he was also beau for the tennis team so he gave up the tennis one.
GAH.
what am I going to do.
Meghan has offered to go shopping with me since I am so distressed.
dances were not made for me people.
I tell you, they weren't.
ugh
I haven't even told my parents yet.
oh lord I just remembered...mr. moore said they put this in the yearbook and that he's taking pictures.
EVIL.
I think I'm going to go drown myself in the bathtub. good day.

loser

2005-09-06T16:19:00.000-05:00

Listening to: Queens of the Stone Age - "Little Sister"

yeah, I'm a huge loser.
I now have a blogspot, xanga, myspace & livejournal.
yup.
loser.
though I don't really use the others like I use this one.
My xanga is kind of deserted though it still exists..I use it to occasionally leave a comment on my friends xangas.
My myspace I use just to connect with all my school buddies online, it's fun but I don't blog on it.
My livejoural is like..for my obsessive fandoms.
indeed.
AND NOW YOU KNOW
and the world's a better place for it!
well here's my myspace account in case anyone has one & wants to friend:
www.myspace.com/nxd88

teaching

2005-09-03T16:24:00.000-05:00

listening to: Hot Hot Heat - "Goodnight, Goodnight"

So...yeah.
school is a drag.
I'm dying from the Plague too, it's tragic really.
Our very small school district (we have one high school unlike KISD which has like a billion now since I've left) is apparently accepting 300 students from the hurricane Katrina disaster. It's a very sad thing, watching it on the news and all..I personally have never been to New Orleans but I have driven through Louisiana several times. Last night on FOX news, the flamboyant Geraldo Rivera (with his crazy moustache) was down in New Orleans, interviewing the victims who were waiting for hours for a bus to Houston or Dallas or wherever they're going and there were so many babies and elderly...it's just sad. Anyhow, I'm starting to worry how many of these 300 will be attending the high school. I'm glad our school is helping out and all..but honestly, we couldn't fit like 5 more students in our ONE high school. We're so crowded it's ridiculous. Our district builds all these elementary schools and their enrollment is increasing but yet they insist on only one (small) high school.
I'm wondering why people use the term "refugee" for the hurricane victims....
these people are not from a foreign country fleeing persecution.
I'm confused.

We had our first pep rally yesterday...it was boring but it was cool to finally sit on the senior side and yell "06" loudly. Luis said he heard some people yelling "oh shit" instead of "oh six". nice, very nice.

So if I haven't mentioned it already, I've changed my mind several times on what I want to do for a career and as crazy as this sounds I'm thinking of being a teacher..haha don't bother asking me why. Coach tried talking me out of it yesterday, she brought up several good points but she said being an elementary school teacher would probably be the best choice..and I'd want to work in a district like KISD because the kids are a bit more behaved then they would be in areas like this plus I think they probably pay more or have better benefits or something.
But isn't it cool how teachers get the summer off? If for some reason I don't get married, I would totally spend the summers travelling to foreign countries because my salary would only have to support myself and not a family.. If I do get married, he'd have to have a higher salary than me because I don't want to be a teacher for the money, that's for sure! When I think about me being a doctor, businesswoman, or pharmacist or something...I just don't get excited. They're definitely interesting careers but I dunno. I think of all the great teachers I've been fortunate to have over the years and wish I could be the same. I love grading papers too for some reason.. I'm Mrs. Kerr's aide and I'm always grading her World History student's papers and I just love it. I'm so easily amused.
But my dad doesn't like the idea. He just wants me to have the best career I can, ever since I was a kid he'd say he wanted me to be a doctor or a lawyer or something. Above all, he wants me to have a college degree simply because they (my parents) were in the military and couldn't get one after they had children. He has a good job despite the fact and he worries too much. My mom doesn't care what I do as long as I go to college..she thinks I'd make a good teacher.
I dunno..
I don't think I want to be a high school teacher for sure since there are so many "rebellious" teenagers who act like morons just to spite authority figures. So I'm deciding between elementary and junior high. I'm leaning towards junior high because that's when students are starting to become teens but they still hold on to their parent's guidance and aren't making out in the hallways. Jr. high was definitely the best time in my life..I had some great teachers for sure and I made a lot of friends too. As for what to teach is a different story..I like the idea of teaching English but the thought of having to take a bunch of English classes in college and write a bunch of research and thesis papers makes me want to take my eyes out with a spoon. On the other hand, I enjoy social studies...in 6th grade is world geography basically..and 8th is US history. I'm fine with teaching either of those.. 7th grade is Texas history which frankly is a little boring because all I think of is "the alamo" when I hear that class mentioned.
Oh man, I'm so rambling but I just love talking about teaching.
Gah, watch me change my mind once I get to college... but I think this decision is sort of final.

As for college itself...blah!
I need to register for the SAT before this Wed. and I just signed up for a bill for dormitory registration at UT..which you pretty much must do even before you're accepted. I'm thinking I'll probably go to UT unless A&M for some reason is a cheaper deal. But UT sounds more fun anyhow, especially if Erin ends up going there! fun stuff.

2005-08-31T18:12:00.000-05:00

I predict that in the next 5 years, the Spice Girls will have a reunion to end all reunions.
Be afraid, for the possibility of people singing "2 becomes 1" or "Wannabe" in the hallways is now becoming a threat to our way of living.

2005-08-26T22:51:00.000-05:00

2005-08-24T19:58:00.000-05:00

well I had planned on telling the fun story of my trip at Lake Conroe with Krystle but I decided not to because..it's too long of a story, though an entertaining one.

and I have nothing to talk about except that everyone's trying to hook up everybody and I must say that while doing so I've learned a lot about people and it's quite funny and mildly disturbing.

2005-08-17T17:14:00.000-05:00

soo the third day of school for me is finished.
only a billion gajillion more to go.
first day was really rough, I barely saw anyone because my schedule was so messed up. It was absolutely dreadful. They had me in World Geography, a freshmen class (even though they aren't any freshmen at my campus, they're in another building across the highway..which means it's a class full of retarded upperclassmen) and I sat next to a girl telling this guy that she'd been to jail for twice for almost killing somebody. ...It was lovely. They also put me in Art I and I cannot draw. Not even stick figures. The class was full of really loud, repulsive sophomores so I knew I had to get out of that class. I've skipped the past two days lol! and I skipped W. Geo today because screw it. What's the point? They also have me in Octathlon...which is for freshmen and sophomores. That does me no good. Today I went to the counselor's office filled out ANOTHER schedule change form (the poor counselor's are having to fix about a billion schedules) and put it directly in the hands of my senior counselor and she said she would try to have it done today. Let's hope. They also hadn't put me in my academic decathlon class which is the most important. It'll be my life this year. I'll spend more time in the acdec room than my own house probably. So by the time my schedule comes in, I should be in BOTH of the acdec classes (hearing the lessons repeated is beneficial + I'll see my friends in both classes). I'll also be taking Music History. I'm still tennis manager and that's going pretty good so far, we have to stay after school but I just run errands for the coach and I get my p.e. credit. sweet deal.
I hadn't intended on taking Government & Economics as dual credit (basically AP, we get college credit) BUT it's only on mondays, wednesdays, and fridays AND it's first period so they said we don't have to come to school until second period on Tues. and Thurs. but since I don't drive, I'll just chillax in mrs. kerr's room. Plus, the professor isn't suppose to teach until like..Aug 29 which means we haven't had a teacher nor will we. We just sit in there. It's so freaking awesome.
These past two days I've been in the awesome lunch period..but with this schedule change, I'll be put into the lunch with like 3 seniors in it that I don't know.....asldkfj crapcrap. All of my friends are in first lunch! GAY! I don't know what I'll do. oh well. stuff happens.

my leg is like twisted. I had to sleep with my legs indian style becauese my cat freaking enjoys eating my legs when I'm asleep. It's so messed up. I have scratches everywhere. He shows no mercy. bastard cat.

I'm so tired. I go to bed at like 9 because waking up early kills me.

And those are my woes of school.
Until then, hasta luego.

2005-08-15T21:27:00.000-05:00

first day of crap school.
my schedule = f-ed up.
alksjdflasjdf

I'm much too tired to repeat everything that I've said to my parents and friends all day.
I'll post later in the week.
I think I'll go shoot myself in the foot and die.

2005-08-14T16:45:00.000-05:00

school starts tomorrow.
can somebody just shoot me in the foot and get it over with?
please.
AcDec is going to kill me, if me driving a jetski this Saturday doesn't.
*sigh*

.........................

*sigh*
I've done three days of shopping though I didn't get crazy amounts of anything.
Today was fun, I got two more pairs of shoes and several pieces of jewelry and some bath stuff.

OMG tomorrow is my last first day of school, savvy?
What's the point? This school can't teach me anything about being a pirate.

2005-08-10T13:47:00.000-05:00

do you ever get the feeling that something's just gone horribly wrong..
...weird.

on a lighter note: I've joined some cliques as you can see on the left side of the page.

2005-08-10T09:54:00.000-05:00

holy crap face.
after the last post, I decided to google "wave runner" in the image search and was shocked to find out that it's the same thing as a jetski! ASDKJFLKJlkjasdflkj I've only been on one of those once and it wasn't a good experience and I wasn't even driving it, my dad was. We freaking flipped over because my dad is a dunderhead (though he still blames it on me...he was driving. how is that possible?) and wanted to do some donuts in the water or whatever the hell off the shore of Galveston Beach..way off the shore. dunderhead.
anyhow, Krystle says she can't drive a wave runner so I'm going to have to do it.

if anyone here knows me, they know that I'm the most accident prone person and get myself in the stupidest of situations. yes. well...I'll make sure Krystle has a camera..it'll be interesting to say the least. LORD SAVE ME.

anyhow.
Katy people started school today, I can't wait to hear how it went..
another 5 days for me.
I actually want to sort of start school already because I can't stand waiting around and wasting these last days of summer.

2005-08-08T21:24:00.000-05:00

school starts in 2 days for those Katy people.
sucks to be them.
I have another 7 days..we start on Monday. hooray!

Krystle invited me to go with her and her youth group to Lake Conroe next Sat.
it'll be fun, I've never been before...well I've seen it but haven't actually stopped and looked around.
fun stuff.
she says that I'll have to drive this "wave runner" thing because she's terrible at it but I don't even know what it is. I should definitely bring a camera and take pictures of what will be a beautiful disaster, I'm sure.

This September 1st, UT is accepting applications for rooming! blasdfjlkj college already. I feel like crying and rejoicing at the same time.

291 days until we graduate!
now I need to go change a litter box.
...that cat will be the end of me. he's nocturnal..so when I'm asleep he tries to get me to play with him by biting and scratching me. I have to completely get under the covers so that I'm not bleeding when I wake up. but he's cute :)

2005-08-04T16:17:00.000-05:00

the last few days I've been cleaning my room...it's offically livable.
for a while it's been like WOAH. I won't even describe how scary it was...
Harry's confused at how clean it is now..he just runs back and forth.

Kitten Love.

2005-08-01T20:18:00.000-05:00

okay..so I finally got around to taking pictures of my wonderful kitten, Harry!
now, mind you, he's been eating quite a lot in these two days he's been here so he's grown quite a bit already. He's not as small as he was when I brought him here...

By request of Sam, I took a picture of him with Harry Potter glasses on...can I just say how longgggggggg it took to get him to sit still? My sister had to hold him in the pictures..blah.

Anyways, here they are! I'm also going to post these in my photo blog.

there's the beloved glasses.

Honestly, those pictures don't do him justice!
He looks like a regular black cat..but he actually has a lot of white on his feet and stomach...he's so cute.
I thought a black cat (there were around 15 to choose from) would be appropriate since he's being named after Harry Potter.

When I brought him home the first day, I set him in his litter box...and from then on he has used it. He's quite smart...and he can jump onto my bed even though he's really tiny and feed himself now and everything. It's crazy. I don't have to constantly watch him either, he behaves wonderfully alone in my room. He's a bit nocturnal so he's always walking around when I'm sleeping but oh well.

2005-07-30T17:04:00.000-05:00

guess what?!?!
this lady was giving away baby kittens for free and they were just oh-so-adorable..and I miss my two cats that I used to have (we had to give them up because we were moving). So..I persuaded my mom to let me have one. At first, Harry (his new name) was freaking out and meowing but now he's used to me. He's SO cute..he's black haired with a white chest and white feet and a white spot between his eyes. We guesstimate that he's around 6 weeks old. So..we went to the grocery store to get some cat food and stuff. I couldn't just leave Harry in the hot car! I stuck him in my huge ass purse with his little head poking out. We got him cat food, litter, flea prevention, roundworm prevention and some toys! The thing is: my dad doesn't know. If he knew he'd freak. Like you don't even know. So when we got home, I stuck Harry back in the purse and ran upstairs. I can't take him to any other room because he starts crying when he's picked up (I think he's afraid of heights) but he's okay if he can't see anything...so I got a gift bag, stuck him in it, and now we're in the study while I use the computer and he sleeps comfortably on my lap. :)
I love him!
*squee*

2005-07-28T19:37:00.000-05:00

today I played housewife.
I cleaned all day, made dinner, etc.
It was very rewarding to see the kitchen so clean and knowing you did it but then once dinner was over, I was cleaning off the table and dishes and noticed how no matter how hard you clean it just goes back to how it was..so I spent even more time cleaning after dinner.
BLAH.
and I realize that next year that'll be like a full time job of mine. cleaning. cleaning cleaning cleaning.
one of the negative aspects of being a female.

2005-07-27T18:48:00.000-05:00

Could it be?
the Astros aren't total crap this season?
They played a wonderful game yesterday!!
Go Astros!

Enough of that Houston good-ness (definition: the essence of good)
actually, I'd love to go see a game at Minute Maid Park b/c I haven't been there since last summer.
boo.

2005-07-26T00:38:00.000-05:00

you know you should go to bed
when you start to see blue spots all over the screen
and your eyes no longer focus when you're typing.
that, or you're really stoned.
but for me, it's just lack of sleep.

I won't even mention the music I'm listening to
mainly because I think people would point and laugh.
Hell, I'd point and laugh.

So...After watching Pride & Prejudice..we watched Bridget Jones's Diary, which of course, is a vaguely based off of P&P. It still has a Mr. Darcy..and he's played by the same actor. Victory is mine. (btw: if you click on the picture, it magnifies it..in case you're losing sleep over what it says. you know..because that's perfectly normal and everything.)

I have too much fun with this picture business.
It should stop.
As soon as I get some sleep.

(after much sleep and thought, I think this quote would only be found funny by someone who's actually read "Oedipus Rex"..I was forced against my will to read it.)

2005-07-24T23:54:00.000-05:00

so I watched Pride & Prejudice (BBC 1995(?)) with Colin Firth! & Jennifer Ehle, for the gabillionth time.
I'll never tire of that 6 hour movie. NEVER.

I LOVE MR. DARCY.
It's one of the few movies where I read the book beforehand.
It's my favorite book! (besides harry potter of course).
So yeah.
Mr. Darcy is so perfect in oh-so-many-ways!
Well, of course he wasn't to begin with, he was an arrogant ass but Miss Elizabeth Bennet changed his ways, as all ladies do with their men. haha.
So after watching the first half, I got on the computer and made my pic!

haha I'm such a dork.
but I can't pretend I'm not because that my children, is what we call lying.
And now that we've learned our lesson of the day, I bid you farewell!

2005-07-23T23:14:00.000-05:00

extremely long time no post.
I switched over to xanga..and realized over a period of time that xanga is still (and always will be) a piece of crap. :)
anyways so what has happened since the last time I posted (May 20)?

school's ended for one thing..and it's starting once again in less than a month.
my feelings: alskdjfalsdjf.
I should've spent the summer studying AcDec stuff..
but for anybody who knows me, I don't study.

Um...my trip to Katy was a lot of fun!
Erin and I went crazy for Harry Potter 6! I love Snape. Snape Snape Snape.
yes the (so-called, though I disagree) bastard!
he's not a bad guy..he's a closeted (is that a word?) hero!

and if you didn't know how big of a harry potter fan I am...
now you do.
I don't shout it out to the world..unless you're Erin or my parents lol.
I don't want to seem too much of a nerd in normal life.
While at the HBP midnight party at Books-A-Million at Katy Mills, I saw Nina! from jr. high orchestra! It was awesome seeing someone I knew and I got a picture with her :) she's sweet

why am I back to blogger?
well Paul was looking for a quote of a conversation we had last year and we started looking in our old blogs..and I got hooked into reading my blog and decided to give it a makeover, nip and tuck, whatever they call it nowadays.

I'll post normally starting tomorrow!

2005-05-20T20:19:00.000-05:00

nothing new..
Last Friday of the school year
I could cry I'm so happy.

I have to give a shout to Paul to listened to me complain and tell him my oh-so *snort* drama filled life haha or lack thereof. whatever.

2005-05-19T16:49:00.000-05:00

it's time for another post.
so..
Chaz & I cheated (big time!) on our science test..it's a long story. I think it's somewhat justified though..
I only have to take two exams: Spanish & English.
I dread the English exam.
oh well, c'est la vie.

Zane cut his hair and died it purple..it's awesome.
ugh, want to know something that's bothering me? I told Luis already because it's just wrong. Delfino keeps telling me (and others) how he's taking me to Florida this summer in a RV with his family for weeks and he'll also say how him and I are moving to Florida after college...wtf?! it's creepy..I mean, he's my friend and all but I don't know him that well. disturbing.
Even more uncomfortable than Scott who hits on everyone 1) to make his ex jealous 2) because he is all about sex

THE PEOPLE AT MY SCHOOL ARE SO WEIRD.
you have no idea.

there's this guy at my school, Vanilla Ice...that's what people call him..he's like a white guy who raps and hangs out with Mexicans only. He's funny to watch, he likes to start fights but he never actually does. Anyhow, he came up to this table near us and started talking shit I guess to the people there and his Mexican posse came and were like "what?! what?! wanna start something, huh?" and then the shorter guy ripped off his shirt (not for the first time, he does this often) and you can see his ghetto tattoo on his stomach...anyways
this crap happens a lot at my school
very entertaining.

I ordered my letter jacket finally!
...
my sister just walked in from the backyard..she goes out there and tans for hours.
She's going to get skin cancer.
She never listens..

au revoir!

2005-05-13T21:39:00.000-05:00

Some few interesting things have happened since I last posted, here's a few:

1. I'm finally getting my letter jacket..I was suppose to get it last year but the (not-always-there) Mrs. Mims thought I already had one and didn't order one for me. So I'm ordering it and will get it in the fall. Oh well, at least I'm getting one.

2. Even though I'm deathly afraid of spiders...while at SFA (a college), we went to their invertebrate lab and I had a live, creepy, crawling tarantual. OMG. I was freaking out. My eyes were watering and my heart was racing but I did it. Rather proud, really. Trisha said I had to do it, to get rid of my fear. I'm not sure if it worked or not. We'll see. I also held one of those long, big, black crawling millepedes (sp?). The feeling you get when they crawl on you is indescribable. It's like this wave of..something. I dunno.

3. ...wow I forgot everything else I was going to say.
oh well.
ciao

2005-05-09T19:58:00.000-05:00

Well I'm back from the beach bum life.
It was absolutely amazing.
My great-aunt's condo was beautiful...I was thinking it was a hotel room or something but it was a 3-room condo with a kitchen & dining room, 3 tvs, a big ass balcony with an awesome view of the beach.
I love South Padre Island!
I was thinking..since we get to stay in the condo for free that I should get a group of friends like...when we graduate or something to stay over there for a week or so...it fits about 8-9 adults comfortably and 3 children.
Staying on the beach for five days was incredible.
Time went sooo slow..
for instance here's a bit of a conversation I had:
mom: we're going to go eat breakfast
me: breakfast? isn't it like 4 pm
mom: it's 10:30 in the morning.

It was awesome. The beach wasn't crowded at all...I had a teribble sunburn though. I bought a boogie board and I was at the beach alot since it was right outside the door. I also liked their pools at the condo-resort.
I had my own room and big bed.
Can you tell I already miss it?

I had a funny dream last night..
of someone I used to know and people I know now.

now I have to go back to school and it's killing me.

2005-05-05T15:01:00.000-05:00

hey y'all.
Tonight my family and I leave for S. Padre Island to stay in a condo on the beach!! :)
props to my great aunt!

anyhow, we won't arrive there until midnight or later...
I've told my friends as a souvenir I'll bring them sand in a water bottle.
haha cheap gifts. yes.

I'll be back at school on Tuesday.
so...hasta luego, mis amores.

2005-04-28T18:58:00.000-05:00

update: I changed the song to "Forever Young" ...I love 80s music!! haha this is definitely one of my favorite 80s songs. Some will recognize it if they've watched Napoleon Dynamite
80s music is always so..over-dramatic? that's why I love it, it always makes me smile/laugh

2005-04-28T18:43:00.000-05:00

photos are up if you wanna check them out..

in the meantime, I'm going to find a new song for this piece of crap.

I have the sudden urge to just randomly go to Katy..
I really miss it lately..people, places, the NORMAL people/places haha

2005-04-27T21:05:00.000-05:00

hey all.
just finished watching the mini-series "Revelations" on NBC
I like it..it's about the end of days, always an interesting subject

this song is already annoying me.
I must find a new one.

After posting on this, I'm going to post some more pictures up on my photo blog b/c I haven't done that in a while..

2005-04-26T17:55:00.000-05:00

as most of you with speakers have noticed, I've changed the song.
first I had "Amber" by 311...then "And I Love Her" by the Beatles...but while searching through the Austin Powers soundtrack I found this song, "Mas Que Nada"
and it makes me laugh.
haha

I'm done laughing now.
so..
the weather's been great lately..
I'm starting to get a little darker b/c of the sun and how much I'm outside now on the weekends..

that's all.

2005-04-25T19:10:00.000-05:00

I had a very interesting weekend....too much to tell.
One interesting note:
While at the Old Town Spring festival this weekend, they had a Texas Lottery stand and if you bought $5 in scratch tickets, you could go up and win some prize...well..I scratched my dad's tickets that he bought and won $20... then I decided I must have more so I probably bought $15-20 in tickets...if you're wondering you do have to be 18 to buy them..but...nobody asked me what my age was.
except once..
one of the workers kept seeing me come up and he finally asked: "Are you 18?" and I quickly responded "yeah..I just turned 18 two months ago :) "
he was like "..okay then..spin, you deserve it" or something like that
hahaha
guess what.
we're going there again this weekend.
...lol.
more tickets!
my parents say it would be a bad idea for me to go to Las Vegas.

2005-04-21T22:33:00.000-05:00

Update in Blog War

that's right.
I said it.
MY BLOG IS SENSUAL PLEASURE.
taste it.

The Queen of England would say:
it's randy.

...
that's from a song. haha.

I'm so winning this.

2005-04-21T22:10:00.000-05:00

apparently Paul says the "blog wars" are back.
but he's a moron.
so...
there.
I win the war.
moron.
haha
he knows my blog totally owns his.
he just cries about love and how much life sucks in his blog.
mine = sensual pleasure

...
yeah.
Anyone wanna hear my story about a cat named Poopsie?
good.
so today this cat comes up to my sister and I and he/she starts meowing and it looks like it hasn't eaten in forever so we only had what was in my mom's shop...
we offered it chips.
didn't want.
tomatoes.
didn't want it, I don't blame it.
cold french fries.
didn't work.
I put antibacterial stuff on this large sore on it's foot..and I gave it water but it didn't want that either.
Dawn brought it cat food and it like...inhaled it.
Liz and I decided to name it Poopsie b/c it makes me laugh.

2005-04-20T18:15:00.000-05:00

I have a theory:
everyone seen that Acuvue contact lenses commercial? with the girl..with the hair?

Well,
I have this theory that maybe the glass aren't the problem.
perhaps the 6934521 pounds of massive hair on her head could very well be the problem.

that's my least favorite commercial right now.

anyways..
I'm waiting to see if I got accepted into this Southwest High School Scholars summer program that I applied to at the very last second. I do and don't want to go.
I do want to go b/c it's FREE if you're accepted! All you have to pay for is airfare. They give you food and boarding for 19 days. The class I'd be taking (Principles of Microeconomics) will actually give me college credit apparently..
it's exciting...
I don't want to go b/c I actually need to go take classes at Kingwood College like Gov/Eco or English IV..to get advanced credits and free up some room for other classes.

so whatever happens,
I'll be fine with..

I'm also going on a two-day trip to stay the night at A&M at College Station!
While I'm pretty sure I'd never go there, it's also free and this one was invitation only! Apparently I was the only one at my school invited..they said it was based on PSAT scores..but I know people at my school with higher scores than me so I'm thinking it's because I'm consider a Hispanic. Schools like minorites..
it all works out for me anyways.
I'm pretty interested in taking the tours they have.

Andddddd I should be going to the UT-Austin campus with Erin and her family! It's my number one choice for school even though I've only driven by it.

so..
yeah
my summer plans in a wrap.

2005-04-19T21:08:00.000-05:00

Any of y'all ever watched Fox's "House" show?
I love it!
It comes on Tuesdays at 8 pm right after American Idol...
anyhow

I'm laying in bed right now, channel surfing..
the WEIRDEST movie is on that Christian channel..
this..cult taking over the world..no idea.
wtf man haha

soo the May 7th weekend my family's going to S. Padre Island!
Haven't been in a year and a half..
Apparently, my dad's aunt Gloria owns a condo on the island so we're renting it for the weekend.
for freaking free.
right on.

note: this movie is getting creepier.

I have some pictures to put up on my picture blog of some of my friends from school.

WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS MOVIE.
it's like hypnotizing me, I can't change the channel.
why is this on the Christian channel?
anyone know?
anyone?
anybody in the peanut gallery have some input?

2005-04-17T17:36:00.000-05:00

yeah
my internet's working again
it's been like a year or so since I've been online
haha

omg
I MISSED THE INTERNET

anyways.
so this thing is dusty with some cobwebs.
not too much has happened.

My parents got a Suburban..they liked the one we used to have so..here we are with one.
This same Suburban ..well I slammed my finger in the door. A week later my finger is still bruised and my nail is black/purple.
Quite lovely really.

I'm currently reading "Much Ado About Nothing" by Shakespeare for acdec..it's pretty good

um...
TAKS this week.
"max the taks" is our school's motto.
they're letting us exempt an exam if we pass it...wtf that's so easy but a lot of kids here purposely fail or don't show up to school so they're giving some incentive...good for me, bad for the teachers who want us to fail exams.

gotta change my icon on the right of the screen..
it's fun changing it to icons of movies/music/etc that I like.
soooo

I'll write more later when I have had more than 5 hours of sleep.

2005-03-24T21:06:00.000-06:00

I decided to like..change the avatar as often as possible. I've found some hilarious/cute, etc. avatars on the net that I've been saving on my computer so I can post them up here eventually.
The Family Guy avatars are the funniest..and the avatars with Brad Pitt on them are by far the sexiest haha but I have a million of them of just random actors and movies and stuff.

soooo
yeah.
not much to go on about.
life has been somewhat normal lately!

4 day weekend!
on Monday, don't ask my why, I'm going over to Krystle's, bring along with me the Incredibles movie (which I love to death), and we're going to make Hamburger Helper without the hamburger so it's just "Helper" really... she says she hates the meat in it..and we're pretty sure that's what gives it the flavor. We're doing it really just to say we did. We've been telling people at school at week, including people we don't know, just to see the reaction. It's pretty darn funny.

2005-03-22T22:47:00.000-06:00

so..
I love Gwen Stefani's Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (LAMB) album!
I'm surprised they didn't put a parental warning thing on it after the "Hollaback Girl" and "Bubble Pop Electric" song..which I both love.
I think I'm going to go and listen to it again.

2005-03-21T17:46:00.000-06:00

soo back to school.
oh what a blast.
not much to report...

The 2005-2006 Academic Decathlon theme for next year came out!
It's the Renaissance..(Italian, northern Europe, etc. etc.)
should be fun!
much easier than the Ancient World theme for this year which kicked everyone's ass.

Paul has brightened my day by promising to send me Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. solo album that I have been dying for. He can get any album..
kind of creepy....
....
haha

so I'm trying to rearrange my schedule (to the dismay of my counselor "you're killing me amanda" guy)
so..7 classes:
1. English IV Dual Credit
2. Spanish IV AP
3. some math class, haven't decided..
4. Tennis (manager...unless Coach Lowe pisses me off to the fullest extent)
5. Music History
6. AcDec
7. Blocker

only 3 classes that go towards my GPA...
next year is going to be a freaking breeze. a BREEZE.
can't wait.

I want to go to college so bad...just to..go, tired of high school.
So..at first I was stuck on going to UT...and then I kind of looked at some other options..but..now I'm hooked on UT again after seeing my cousin and uncle this weekend mention it and who are both planning on going there.. a mini-family at college would be great, especially at the most populated campus in the country. My cousin is a sophomore in high school but I believe we are the same age or I'm one year older at him at the most. My uncle's been to UT before so he'll know everything I need to learn..He's 30 now and wants to go back to get a degree in journalism I believe..
moving to this small town where I now live has actually been somewhat of a blessing for me b/c I'm in the top 3%, which guarantees me acceptance to any public school in the state of Texas.
I would have never achieved that while at Cinco, that's for sure..
plus, I got into the whole AcDec thing which has scholarships and a trip to San Antonio for free! bwahaha.

2005-03-20T15:26:00.000-06:00

I've been in the sun quite a number of hours this weekend and the hot Texas summer weather is starting to peak through! So I have a sunburn on my shoulders/neck area..
I was at a festival in Livingston and I bought crap there..including an enormous British flag, sunglasses, a hat, socks (don't ask), a candle, and I no longer remember what else..

Today is the last day of Spring Break.
I have so much laundry to do..
and to clean my room b/c it's like a bomb exploded in there.

I don't have much to talk about lately.

2005-03-16T15:38:00.000-06:00

so just got back from about 4 hours at the mall...
Wendy came too! it was mucho fun.
we all bought flip-flops for $2.99...and I got a shirt at Aeropostale..and we ate lunch and Dippin Dots...I should have more money left over..but..I don't I'll use the rest to go eat lunch with Krystle at Cici's so we can visit Luis.
rain rain go away!
my family and I planned to go fix some marinated steaks on the grill in the backyard..
oh I saw Michelle and her boyfriend at the mall! haha Michelle is awesome.
I'm bored.
I want to make dinner.
it's too early.
I need to do more shopping.

2005-03-16T10:47:00.000-06:00

I love Spring Break
and it's Wed.
and it's about to come to an end!
Robyn called me yesterday wanting to go to the mall..so we are. in ten minutes.
I don't know if we're going to go shopping or watch a movie.
we'll see.
the last time I went to the mall with her..we had a lot of fun..we saw "The Grudge"...and we went shopping..but we were there for 13 hours or so haha
wasn't cool
Estuve cansada, to say the least.

2005-03-12T17:30:00.000-06:00

It's a pretty spring day (3/11), view from my front yard!

So..I'm using Picasa or something to post photos on my blog!
that's the view from my front yard...the actual yard is not ours, it's our neighbors!

anyhow, I created a blog to post my photos:
Amanda's Photos!

2005-03-11T19:09:00.000-06:00

a lot of crap happened today.
a lot.
yeah...
soo...
funny stuff too. but..blah..
one thing to say:
SPRING FREAKING BREAK!!
yeah...it's the last two days for you Katy people..
but for me..
it's the beginning!
I want to go to San Antonio or Austin next weekend but we'll see...
mainly San Antonio..visit the Riverwalk, Fiesta Texas, and get discounts at SeaWorld b/c Chaz works there during holidays so he can hook me up! yes!
Krystle's brother bought the soundtrack to Napoleon Dynamite and she's been mentioning some of the songs..and the song, "Forever Young", (the one Napoleon dances to with what's her face...at the dance) has been in my head forever. So..I downloaded it and it's like..the definition of 80's songs. I love it! haha it's so...over-dramatic it's good lol...
so..nobody woke me up until 6:10 and the bus comes at 6:20..and...I usually wake up at 5:20..but I barely caught the bus. My sis didn't go so when I got home she told me that mom and dad were out of town for a night..I walk into the house and..the electricity isn't working. NOT COOL.
I called the electric people using my neighbor's phone b/c my cellphone was dying. After 2-3 hours they finally fixed it.
woooo
so here I am with electricity. a necessity.

I might walk to Luis' house tomorrow..
wait no.
He's working..blah.
there's nothing to do until my parents get home tomorrow.

well I'm out.

2005-03-07T15:22:00.000-06:00

so...
today wasn't so great.

Coach Lowe is mad at me...but that's okay, I don't like him anyways. Today he was rambling on about how he doesn't like President Bush so I blurted out "Coach Lowe..you know we don't come to school everyday to listen to your opinions on the president, we come here to learn about history".. of course I meant history in the past..not today. I realize what's going on today is history..but it's definitely not part of the Great Depression, which we're going over now. He was pissed to say the least. oh well
he deserves it.

soo Luis might be mad at me b/c...I don't know. He thought I was being mean to him in 4th period..

Well I had the usual crazy fun with Krystle all day. We're so stupid.

2005-03-04T17:22:00.000-06:00

ahh 3 posts in a day.
go me.
that picture is really big.
I probably should've resized it.
oh well..

update: you're now reading the blog of next year's NCHS Tennis manager!
hoozah!
I'll be around to torment Luis and Anna even more. rock on.

2005-03-04T17:16:00.000-06:00

so..
I just had to post this picture from my trip at San Antonio.
I just have to.
I saw this (along with many many other wierd things that I choose not to mention) on a message board/wall thing at San Antonio College..

hahaha
if you're as desperate as he is, give him a ring...whatever the S.A. area code is ..
I'm sure this Abel guy probably wouldn't appreciate me posting this on the internet..but hey, he might get lucky?? this was posted in the same hallway that gave away free condoms.
coincidence?

on a side note..
I've discovered I really like Usher's music.
that is all.

2005-03-04T15:40:00.000-06:00

I'm sick..
but a little better after some (actually a lot) of medicine..

sooo
my family went off to a fair about 5 hours away so they'll be gone overnight
the house is all mine!!
haha
I should have a party
but..I just found out myself and..
yeah.
Luis might come over to borrow my laptop to get pictures.
but that's it.

300 pictures on this laptop from San Antonio.
I don't know what to do with them.

yesterday..or no wait, two days ago,
Norma and I decided to go eat at Olive Garden after school.
so we did.
it was random..but lots of fun and I love that food!

sooo
school has been lots of fun lately..
mainly b/c I only have 5 real classes...
2 of them I play Scrabble in.
don't ask...
eh..
sooo
I'm tired
watching Dr. Phil lol

2005-02-28T15:57:00.000-06:00

so..I took more than 300 pictures on our San Antonio state AcDec trip..
not sure what to do with them...
I want to post a few here but blah. photobucket is a beotch.
I can send some pics through AIM..

yeah, very long 4 days. very tired.
but I'm glad we went..we got 2nd again in state, excited!

soooo many stories, but reluctant to sit and type them all.
maybe later??

2005-02-23T16:07:00.000-06:00

so...
I wrote this really long post.
really really long.
and..
it deleted itself or something.

que buena.

I still haven't packed for San Antonio and we're leaving in 12 hours.
but it's all good.

I need to bring my digital camera and take some photos..
and my laptop w/ some of my dvds to entertain myself..
pack my dress...and pantyhose..and shoes.
and I bought chocolate.
why?
I don't know.
I don't even like chocolate.
but sometimes I crave it the nasty crap.

Luis will bring some dvds too..
I'll probably end up giving him my chocolate haha
anyways

*next part could be gross*
so last night..I fell asleep
all was going well
then at 2 am I randomly woke up and thought to myself "something's not right. I'm going to throw up." ...made it to the toilet. I was amazingly laid back about it all b/c I was really tired..I sat on the floor for a while thinking I should maybe just fall asleep there haha gross. but I just went back to bed. it was pretty funny at the time.
*/gross*

my hair smells good. must be the conditioner..
and I used this 'juicy melon' soap bar that I bought like..6 months ago and it smells. so. damn. good. bought it at some fair in the middle of nowhere, texas..handmade ..really good.
me gusta.
and wait, more good smelliness! this vanilla milk stuff my friend got me for christmas smells good too!! haha I'm done. really.

I really need to pack b/c I'm falling asleep.
and..I missed Lost.
now I'm lost.

oh, this should be my last post until Sunday night or Monday.
somehow, I think y'all will survive without me!

hasta luego, mis amores!

2005-02-21T18:04:00.000-06:00

Only 2 days until San Antonio!!
I'm so excited!!
I'll try to find the digital camera, take some pics and post them on here..

We leave Thursday morning... chartered bus for 12 students and 5 teachers.
Eat dinner..get to Omni Hotel..
Friday is Essay, Speech, and Interview..
Saturday is testing day: Super Quiz (Astronomy), Language & Literature, Math, Social Science, Music, Economics, Art
Sunday: Super Quiz relay and fancy shmancy banquet.
woo.

but thankfully, I don't have to do any of that, I just run a bunch of errands.
but next year is a different story.

I just took a nap...and I think I'm going to go back to sleep until 7
sounds like a plan to me.

2005-02-20T11:09:00.000-06:00

I watched Troy.
yeah.
I really liked it..
I heard that it wasn't so great but...in acdec, one of the literature selections was "The Iliad" so..I knew who everyone was and plus, Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom. Who doesn't like that?
Those Greeks/Trojans are very comfortable with one another..just randomly stripping.
They should have put Athena in the movie since she played a big part in the story..

soooo
I'm bored.
listening to the Beatles..
drinking Sunny D.
Can't wait until this Thursday.

!

2005-02-18T20:16:00.000-06:00

so the tagboard people got ..the tagboards to work again. joy.

*reflections*

a lot of different musical artists are teaming up nowadays to create new songs..people of different genres..
for example, that song they never stop playing on 104..Nelly and Tim McGraw's "Over and Over" song (that's how much they play the song..-_-)..a Rap artist with a Country artist..almost unheard of really..
but...
while coming home tonight from dinner...my dad had put on classical music b/c he was tired of radio commercials..my sister, seated next to me, had on headphones and was listening to rap.
Well, if you don't see where I'm going with this, I AWAIT THE DAY THAT A RAP ARTIST AND SOME MOZART-GUY COLLABORATE!
b/c Elizabeth had her headphones so loud..I could hear her music pretty well..and just for the record.. classical music with rap sounds about as appealing as ..oh I dunno... eating snails for breakfast (sorry if you're French)

*the end*

so on another note..TAKS is this tuesday
what a beotch.
they're so easy
it's a waste of time ...
but..that means on Tuesday there's no real school..which leaves monday and wednesday and then OFF TO SAN ANTONIO FOR FREE FOR FOUR DAYS HELL YES

Luis and I will be bored for many hours.
but it'll be worth it in the end.

2005-02-17T15:44:00.000-06:00

Mr. Moore: You're hair is really dark.
me: You speak wisdom today... ... ...

so today..was a great day actually
no reason really..

so TAKS english thing is this tuesday.
I leave for San Antonio on thursday so next week is going to be a breeze!
I have a feeling that doing the acdec thing in San Antonio for four days...well, there will be many many many long hours when Luis, Heather (...), and I will be doing nothing.
blah.

Krystle (ranked #4 in our class) walked by Heather (#5) and said "Hey Number 5!!" it was sooo funny, Heather looked pissed.
ahhh
only more reason for Heather to hate Krystle
which is great b/c Krystle is doing acdec next year..

Mr. Moore commented a few times today on my spunk, wit, and sarcasm today..he said he loves it as long as I don't do it when he's angry..I'd never! haha
Coach Lowe (or as Krystle and I refer to him by his first name 'Tommy!') was annoyed with me today b/c I wouldn't shut up...but..I dunno
I'm really tired of his class..
he's sexist too..
andddddd when he was going over immigration today he said Mexicans were allowed to come North..and then proceeded to say "This is for Amanda! Amanda's people!" ...wtf man -_- Delfino is 100% but I'm the one picked on.
so mean.

Mrs. Kerr brought donut holes again for about the 4th time for Katy, Luis, Delfino and me in the morning! Mrs. Kerr is the best! :)

there was my Amanda's 101 on teachers deal.
boring.
but something to talk about..

2005-02-16T15:38:00.000-06:00

hey hey
I update this thing way too much..

sooo
8 days until San Antonio!!

Lost comes on tonight.
I love that show!
it's so random and has some cute guys :D

Luis rode the bus today
that was fun
He got to see where I live, only a few blocks from him
and he got to see my sister soooo yeah.

Krystle was in a bad mood today..I can completely understand why
the people in our english class are annoying and never shut the hell up
blah

I'm rambling again.

2005-02-15T17:25:00.000-06:00

I know
that post made no sense
I'm already over it!
haha

!!

2005-02-15T15:20:00.000-06:00

SUPER LONG POST-VALENTINE'S POST!

today was beyond wierd.
some of it was fun...

first off.. at lunch, Scott comes over at lunch, sits next to me and whispers in my ear "do you wanna make out after school?" and since he always jokes around like that I was like "haha sure buddy" and he said "I'm serious.." and I was eh.."he..eh......" and he wouldn't stop harassing me during lunch. I kept making eye contact to with Krystle to see if she could save me..she finally said "Scott keep your hands above the table please"
but that didn't last long.
I was really really really freaked out b/c then he wouldn't stop bothering me and wanting to hold hands and all this crap and I was thinking "wtf?! I barely know you!" plus he's definitely VERY DIFFERENT from me but it's b/c he's suffering from withdrawal of his ex-girlfriend Lizzy, who's a friend of mine..so no.
I got Chaz to run with me after chem. so he wouldn't bother me again and hid behind Anna..
very disturbing.
I hope he doesn't talk to me tomorrow.. :
on a much lighter note!
I got married 4 times and divorced once..
Since I was on Zane and Luis's compatibility match-up thing I decided to marry both of them..and then I married Josh but divorced him 5 minutes later b/c...no. it's wrong. bleh..
anyhow, during Spanish, Delfino asked me how things are going with Luis and I said "he won't even buy me a ring!" so Delfino gave me his class ring and said he'll marry me but he has to be my original, favorite husband. I was like..sure! a ring! yay.. krystle wanted to be married to Delfino-oso too but he didn't have any other rings so he just threw her his wallet.
he's muy rich btw haha
and he has two $2. awesome in my book..
reminds me of 8th grade..
I pretty much married every guy in the orchestra
good times, good times.

that's all.
I'm just going to tell Scott to leave me the hell alone or something.
besides, he's a senior, he's leaving soon anyways.

2005-02-14T21:00:00.000-06:00

sooo
Paul's got me listening to Weezer again
I always forget why I love them so much..
and they remind me of Las Vegas..b/c when my family went there in 2001 the blue and green album were the only cd's I brought with me or something..anyways...when you're underage you spend a lot of time in the hotel..
"Island in the Sun" is one of my favorite songs b/c it's so pretty..wooooooo
makes me feel like I'm in Florida or California again

I just spent 10 minutes trying to fix my caps lock button b/c I accidently popped it off ..BUT IT WORKS NOW. see? it's cool, it's cool, stuff happens.

2005-02-14T15:07:00.000-06:00

Happy 2005 Valentine's Day!!!!!

Mine wasn't too bad..
Some valentines from Krystle, Chaz, Wendy, etc. and candy from Luis..
Scott was my boyfriend for the day..haha it was fun
{Edited due to some ass saying it was too sappy..I disagree haha there was no sappiness just a description of my day..}

anyhowwwwww let's see...
10 days until San Antonio! yay!
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EDIT: I have to add that I would never go out with Scott only b/c I know what he's really like behind the sweet exterior haha

2005-02-13T10:38:00.000-06:00

can I just leave a note here and say...I don't appreciate it when people call my cell on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and not leave a message b/c I have no idea who's number that was and didn't feel like answering it and I wasn't exactly awake..
moral of the story: leave a message.
the end.

actually whoever it was did leave a message..one word..but I couldn't understand it.
sounds like someone saying "david" or a really southern-accented "damn it" haha
who knows.

so it's raining
hasn't rained in a while, it's kind of nice.

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EDIT: so I typed in the number into google..
came up with some lady named Mary Ballard who lives in Houston..
I know no one of that name AND I'm pretty sure the voice on my phone sounded male. haha.

so..I've been typing in numbers of mine and family into google..and I put in my mom's work number..and some lady named Amaretta..who apparently somehow lives in Splendora AND Conroe, which are next to where I live...has that number.
wierd.

oh oh
I typed in my family's home number when we lived in Katy..and my dad came up..but..it's from when we lived in Memorial Parkway when I was in elementary school...not the address of when I was in Kelliwood..

this is entertaining.
who else can I find in here?
I found Erin..
I found Yurie.
and Cindy..
it's kind of creepy when your address and number is on google..eh..

2005-02-12T20:25:00.000-06:00

scroll down to the post below and look at the "bling bling"
haha
I find the greatest things on the internet..

soo I was at the UIL thing at 6 am to about 6pm
my whole saturday gone.
...
ah, I'm already over it.

Liz came in my room and said she wanted to listen to a song on my Alicia Keyes album.. I got it for Christmas with about 7 other cds and I actually haven't listened to it once until today..figuring I wouldn't really like it but it's not that bad.
me gusta.

sooo my parents told me yesterday that my cousin, Cynthia, is pregnant! I'm so happy for her :)
She's 21 I think..she's the oldest Flores granddaughter, I'm the second out of four! And there's four Flores boys...well they all have different last names..but we all have the same grandparents so it's cool.
anyways, we're going to their place tomorrow y mi tia Diana is making fajitas! que buena! haha
authentic mexican food is to die for.
it's to celebrate my dad's birthday a few days ago.

to keep myself entertained all day
I borrowed some Nirvana cds from a friend..
I love Nirvana..
I should listen to them more often.

Valentine's day is coming up....

2005-02-12T20:22:00.000-06:00

2005-02-11T16:07:00.000-06:00

hey all.
yesterday, I was updating this SOB and I clicked this link to get some blinkie things and of course, what else should open but two porn sites that automatically start downloading crap on my computer.
I found out today that I have to go to school at 6 a.m. tomorrow for a UIL thing I didn't sign up for.
we won't get home until 5:30 pm but my actual competition is only 30 min. long.
soooo 12 hours...I'll be sitting there.
with people I don't like.
I hope someone I know is there like I dunno..Zane or Delfino.
SOMEONE.

I forgot to buy our computer-processed Valentine's compatibility match-up thing.
Krystle got hers.. she had Stephen (looks like Seth McFarlane to me), Mark (funny sophomore), Luis and Delfino.
I hope I get a bunch of guys I know, I think I will...
Zane said I was on his list haha
Justin, my next door neighbor, is like on EVERYONE'S "least compatible" match-up.
hahaha

anyhow...
oh oh.
Luis, Krystle, and I all went to the 60-ft banana split thing.
they failed to mention it was a banana split eating CONTEST.
soo...I had to eat it with whipped cream and chocolate on it..and I hate both. it was GROSS.
we stopped using a spoon b/c it took too long so we just stuck our faces all in it. I swear I still smell chocolate on me..
it was bad.
krystle was grounded ..long story...that makes no sense to me but not many people were in a good mood today..blah
I found out Luis lives 5 blocks from me.

I like my little beatles icon in the lower left :)
the end.
I write too much.

2005-02-10T17:05:00.000-06:00

okay soooooo not much went on today..
got home from school...Liz (my sis) and I decided to walk the three blocks to the police station to get cokes and chips.. uneventful.

Krystle and I planned out our senior year classes which we did along time ago..but these are new. Anyhow..basically all of next year is going to be easy shmeazy. The only core classes I'm taking are Spanish IV AP (muy facil!) and Pre-Cal pre-ap...should be easy as well..sooooooo that's it. We're in all of the same classes together except for one. Our motto: "We only come in a pair..it's a two for one special".
sooo my new nickname is Amanda-bear..
Krystle is Krystle-bear...we got that put on the back of our class t-shirts haha
we told the student council people that nobody else could be bears..
except for Delfino..but he's "Delfino-oso" all spanish..haha.

so...we're really random and we, with pressure from Chaz, decided to go to his FFA thing...the FFA is having this 60-ft long banana split for free...hell yes, that's what I'm talking about! and you don't even have to be in the FFA..and I'm not..which works out.
So Krystle and I were like "...do you wanna go..." ... "I dunno, do you"..."eh....hm...I guess" "okay." and Luis mentioned that he wanted to go and we "te amo" Luis (only a select few are "te amo" [I love you in spanish]), one of our favorite (and only) Argentineans! haha so of course he's coming with us..
I just called him to make sure he can go. He lives like 4 or 5 blocks from me but I've never been to his house. haha. messed up.

who are all these crazy people I talk about, you Katy people wonder..
well I'll be getting some pictures up soon so don't fret

2005-02-09T20:38:00.000-06:00

wow I posted twice in a day
it's a two-for-one deal special today.

sooo yeah there was a new episode of Lost
cliff-hanger!
noooooo!
why did Charlie kill Ethan..whyyyyyyyyyyy
well, he did deserve to die but I wanted to know why he wanted the baby and whatnot..so yeah.
did you know the guy who played Ethan is Tom Cruise's cousin?
he was in the Grudge too.
anyhow...not many of my friends I know who read this watch Lost so I'll do everyone a favor and shut-up now.

now I'm watching American Idol..
I want Simon and Paula to get married..
haha

that's all.

2005-02-09T17:31:00.000-06:00

not much to say..
I haven't turned in 9 hw assignments into my math teacher..
grades are due friday...I doubt I will get them all turned it..

does a new episode of Lost come on tonight?

2005-02-07T15:51:00.000-06:00

SUPER LONG POST EDITION!

so..I watched the Superbowl last night as planned.
Commercials were okay...the game was okay...Philly did better then expected, eh?
philly...you know, I love philly cheesesteaks. those are so good.
anyhow..
I love Paul McCartney!
as you can see...from my blog pic..
when we he sang the 3rd song, "Live and Let Die" and right when he played the first notes on the piano I screamed, "Yes!". I love that song..and then they added the fireworks..it was great..
and when "Hey Jude" was goin on...all the stands had lighters..or something of the sort and that was cool! So, me gusta half time the most!

eh...
less than 17 days until I go to San Antonio for free haha
I'm still amazed...
these are one of those things that you'll remember forever..
I'm definitely excited..

My dad's birthday is tomorrow!
The big 3-8..I believe
ahh that's terrible.
I'm really bad at remembering my parents age..but not their bdays!
anyhow, yeah my parents are super young.. he was what..21-22 when I was born? she's about two years older..
wanna know some useless info on how they met?
sure you do.
welllllllllllllllll let's see..
my mom moved from Oklahoma and joined the Air Force...
my dad..immigrated from Mexico as a child...lived in the south Texas area..a billion places from McAllen to Houston.. joined the Marines...uh..actually...I can't quite remember how they met...some party..yeah a party for some military guy? wow I'm terrible at storytime lol anyways...so my dad is really dark-skinned..and my mom, being from Oklahoma, assumed he was Native American...and promptly asked him "What tribe are you from?"
omgggggggggggggg
that makes me laugh everytime.
hahaha
anyways...yeah...so here I am.
white people think I'm white...and hispanic people think I'm hispanic.
so..my birth certificate says I'm hispanic, I'm sticking with that.
plus...if I'm 50% mexican...and everything else is a blur..my mom is white. so she's a mix of everything..Cherokee, Irish, German, British..the whole deal.
well...I'm 1/64 Cherokee, that I know..
that's pretty much..nothing. I can't get a freaking casino so it means NOTHING.

this is a long post.
and I'm rambling.
it's not interesting..
a little Amanda 101..

what was I talking about?

2005-02-05T09:50:00.000-06:00

okay, I put the Beatles skin back up...
but..
I'll probably mess with it again.

I need to get my dad to get us Rodeo tickets...the Houston Rodeo is so much fun..last year my mom, dad, and I went without my sister... and it was a lot of fun haha
good food, huge carnival and watching cowboys ride insane bulls is just bliss.
yeah so..

Superbowlllllllllllll
I'm going to watch Seth McFarlane's new show, "American Dad", which comes on after the Simpsons..which is after the Superbowl..so..woohooooo
I hope it's as good as Family Guy!
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EDIT: I added mi amiga, Sam, onto to the links page!
check her out!! :D

2005-02-05T01:19:00.000-06:00

hey hey hey
it's saturday in the morning.
12:30 am or so..nobody stays up late anymore
just me
by myself
haha
so damn sad.

anyways, yeah yeah another new layout featuring Gwen Stefani, whom I'm listening to now...
"Rich Girl" and "What You Waiting For?"
this layout is very sloppy to me..but oh well, I'm freaking tired and I don't give a damn.
to view this thing properly, ya need to maximize the window to see the scroll bar next to the tag board..
yeah..my beatles layout will probably be up soon b/c I'm already tired of this

tomorrow is the SUPERBOWL!
hopefully we'll get some wings from Wings-N-More?
yum!
Medium for me!
and Paul McCartney is half-time show..
HELL YEAH
he said there wouldn't be any wardrobe malfunctions b/c he's performing naked.
lol
he rules, I love him.

anyways...WINGS.
yum.
the only appropriate food for a football game.
I'm not much for football..but I love the commercials haha
I wish it was baseball or soccer or something..

oh and we might catch the car show going on in Houston on Sunday morning..
who knows..
my dad wants to see the new corvette.
bleh.
I don't see the point of walking by a bunch of cars and going "oooh wow, this is beautiful, good thing it only costs $100,000"!
lol it's a guy thing I guess.

you guys should listen to the 1 minute clip I recorded of paul and I..b/c paul is doing his voice of "jody"...which is another story in itself..but I think he sounds like the gingerbread man

2005-02-04T22:58:00.000-06:00

yeah..
so, I did get a hold of Heather and I'm not going at 5 a.m. tomorrow.
Thank God.
too tired and sick.

checked my e-mail just now, thought I would post one of Krystle's thoughts of the day, you rule Krystle, te amo lol:

I think back to the December 31, 1999, and laugh at all the fools. People spent a lot of money to fly to New Zealand or Australia or something to be among the first to party in the new year. Big deal. So you party a few hours earlier. I went to the north pole, where all the time zones meet. I got to party twenty four times. So much for all the smarty pants folk in Australia, who weren't eaten by polar bears. I am so hardcore.

if you're not doing anything, you people should text me on my cell, I'm a text-whore haha

2005-02-04T17:08:00.000-06:00

yeah so...um..I think I'm sick but you see..there's a funny (now it is, it wasn't at the time lol) story behind it...one I might tell someday

sooooo
I am going with the team to state!
WOOOHOOOOOOOOO!
We leave ...sometime in Feb. on Thurs. and come back Sun. night..that's right...I'm missing 2 days of school! We're staying at the Omni Hotel in San Antonio which is really nice...really nice...
and they're giving each of us $70 for food..but....all the seniors say that you'll never use it all so we get to keep the extra $$. awesome! I hope we get to go to the Riverwalk..I wish we could go to Fiesta Texas but I just don't see that happening, oh well I'm happy to be going

I've been in the Disney mood for the past couple of days..
when I get in this mood, it makes me want to go do their college program once I graduate, work at Disney World for the rest of my life haha
it makes me feel like I'm 8 again
woo

I didn't go to school today...not good..I was suppose to pick up a form for UIL trip... which is tomorrow and I have to be at the school at 5 AM
holy crap
that's freaking early

maybe I can..just...not show up?
I doubt it
...hm...
we'll see!

so..I was on a Spanish tv news broadcast the other day...international too...plays in North, Central and South America..and...I missed it...yeah
that sucks.
our AcDec team (feat. Delfino!) was taped in class yesterday after they read the article on us in the Houston Chronicle and the story about our "macho" Delfino..
It was awesome!

I'm tired.
and cold.
and listening to Disney music lol.
I swear I'm not 4 years old.

2005-02-02T16:06:00.000-06:00

so..a lot has happened in the past couple of days..nothing of any great importance..
I did change my layout back to this one...not sure why...while Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp are great eye candy...I like this layout better..it's more organized for me!

blah.
not in a great mood..
one particular person I thought I admired..well, we've gotten to know each other better after the last weekend..and so he decided to tell me some personal stuff..and now..I'm greatly annoyed with him and realized I (well my friend and I) were blinded by his charm.
lol as if that made any sense..

anyhow...
okay, I have two stupid stories for today:

1. Yesterday, I wasn't feeling good at all...so...I just got home from school, went to the medicine cabinet to find some ibuprofen but instead found some pain reliever PM..so..it makes you fall asleep..well, they were pretty big pills but I figured they were like all pills and you take 2.
bad idea. you're only suppose to take 1. yeah..I was knocked out in 15 minutes at 3:30pm ...I was suppose to fix dinner and walk the dogs while my family was gone..but...I just..passed out on the couch..they came home and I woke up and I was like "ah shit" so I ran, put potatoes in the stew...watched american idol...and then went to sleep for the rest of the night....woke up 4 a.m. wondering what the hell I was awake for...
so..all day at school today my body is telling me that I'm tired and the only way I can go to sleep is by taking more of those pills..but..I know in my head that that isn't necessary...gotta watch myself or I'll become a sleeping pill addict lol
ahhh
noooooooo
my mom keeps telling me to never take those again b/c they really mess you up..blah...

2. came home from school by bus... a racoon (we have a lot of forest animals in our neighborhood..b/c ...it's in a forest ha) was in our yard..well at our trashcan actually. Everyone says to never feed a racoon b/c they'll always come back for more..but my sister and I didn't care..we went to the house grabbed a bunch of bread from last night and gave it to the racoon. it was happy :D
even though..it wanted to eat us at first.
yeah. bad idea. it'll probably climb in my window now or something..

I'm not sure if I'm going to STATE with the acdec team... I hope I do...Luis is..and I'll be really really really really upset if he's the only one they take along... there's a reason behind me being upset but that's a story in itself lol

I'm really tired.
stupid medicine.

I want the Family Guy "Freakin' Sweet" dvd collection...from what Erin's been saying, it sounds well..freakin sweet. lol.
lo quiero!

2005-01-31T15:20:00.000-06:00

long time, no post.
well...arrived back home at 11 pm on Sat. night from the AcDec trip...
we kicked but as always, #1 in Region for 9 years straight..and to think I will be a part of the 10-year win! incredible.
the actual contest was pretty screwed up...it wasn't well organized at all. The people forgot to add Essay scores to two of the top-scoring schools besides us...so...a lot of their individual medals weren't given to them..yeah. I would be pissed.
State competition is in San Antonio..I hope I get to go!
We're only 2,000 or so points behind our #1 rival, Friendswood! That's very easy to catch up to if you know how the scoring works...2000 points isn't much!
so I'm very proud of all my friends who won soooo many metals!
go them! *\o/*
a lot of them are seniors so it's good they had an even more successful competition this year before they go off to college.
oh oh oh
let me tell you my stupid story of the day...
my sister and I were raiding the fridge after getting home from school today..
I was going to make something or another and got out a carton of eggs..never opened..
I grabbed an egg..shaked it (though I'm not sure why I shaked it) and heard rattling sounds in it..so, don't ask me why, I immediately thought: bomb! haha
I was like "Ah! Elizabeth..this egg...is making noises.. I think it's a bomb!!!"
liz: "What?"
me: "Don't...terrorists..make bombs in eggs or something?!?!"
liz: "I've never heard of that! This isn't really a good time for a bomb!"
so..she grabs some oven mitts...grabs the carton of eggs...we walk out the front door
me: "um...Don't crack it! it might explode! so..don't throw it, just gently place it far away from our house."
liz: "why not??"
she threw it into the woods.
me: "ahh!"
.....
......
guess it's not a bomb.
I checked it out later..
looked a little rotten maybe?
or normal.
either way, it wasn't a bomb.

yeah...I'm my own homeland security.

2005-01-25T15:09:00.000-06:00

soooooooo this week is crazy busy.

can't wait to leave on Friday with the AcDec team! stay at some Inn ....and I don't have to compete so I'm just...getting free food, spying on other teams, and getting some on-hand experience for next year.

I have a lot of math homework that I haven't been doing at all..I owe my teacher like a billion papers. I wish I wasn't so lazy..

American Idol comes on tonight...I pretty much watch it only to see what Simon Cowell says, he's so freaking awesome!
I think it has to do with the fact that he's..BRITISH.
heck yes.
haha.

Since my dad is home, I think I might go annoy him or something productive like that!
Hasta Luego~~

2005-01-23T20:12:00.000-06:00

hey y'all!
like the new layout?
it features some very sexy guys! haha

yeah..so today..
ate lunch with Krystle and her church friends and then watched a movie at her place!
very fun!

also actually took the time to do my nails, I never remember..
and did some laundry..got this new blogskin up..
I feel so very accomplished today lol

I'm exhausted and I'm watching tv...
I do and don't want to go to school tomorrow..

2005-01-22T17:41:00.000-06:00

wow..I did absolutely nothing today.
productive, as always amanda.

actually, I made a 2nd blog but it's intended for my web uses only..so..yeah.

I'm listening to Usher's "Caught Up" ...I saw the video on MTV and now the song is always in my head so thank God for winamp, they always have his songs.

I also found my dad's Nirvana MTV Unplugged album..good stuff...

I'm hoping I can go to San Antonio with my family and Sam b/c Sam was accepted to University of Texas at San Antonio so she wants to check it out! So do I!!
plus...she has to go to places like the Riverwalk and Six Flags since she hasn't been!

I might go to the movies tonight..is anything out?
I'd rather go eat at Olive Garden... (I'm about to do some senseless rambling)
I love Olive Garden..
they have the best breadsticks and good salad...
and that dessert they have omg it's so good...as Stewie in Family Guy says, "Oh this is so good it HAS to be fattening"...actually that wasn't the quote I was thinking of...eh..lemme see if I can find it..is it, "OH! mmm yes oh god this is better than SEX!"....no..it's not that either..just a second, I'LL FIND IT!...

I give up.
anyways..
I'm tired.
I'm gonna go find out where my parents are..
or..lay here.
one of the two.
I want to go to an Astro's game still.
haha.
or Katy.
either one.

2005-01-21T22:40:00.000-06:00

listening to 104.1 on Friday and Saturday nights makes me want to go clubbing...I'd love to
sadly, I need to be 18..though..technically..umm haha
anyways...

I just posted.
but I'm posting again.
why?
because I can.

so I've been thinking.
I know, right?
anyways..
news on the Astros has been surfacing again...
my history teacher thinks a reason that Beltran wanted to go to NY was because of the large Puerto Rican population...
I said...if that's the problem..just get me a tranquilizer and a boat, send me to Puerto Rico and I'll fix that problem.
there'll be so many Puerto Ricans in Houston nobody will know what to do with them.
ha.
no but really, I want to go to an Astros game...I can't wait until I can go seem them again..
I think, for me at least, an ideal date would be to an Astros game..only if the guy liked baseball..if he didn't, then it'd be pretty damn lame...but I dunno. I love watching baseball...especially my 'stros. did they kick some ass in 2004 or what? yeah...someone needs to go to a game with me..I've only been with my family.

2005-01-21T22:20:00.000-06:00

the Friday Five...
(a website that comes up with 5 questions every Friday for people to answer on their blogs)

1. What is the first book you remember reading?
um..wow that's a great question...it was probably "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein or his other book "Where the Sidewalk Ends"..but probably the former, I got both of those books as "graduating gifts" from the little Christian private school I was at..

2. What is your favorite book?
hm..speaking strictly normal fiction, probably "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. She made me fall in love with Mr. Darcy lol what a great character.. yeah, I'm a dork, what's it to you, beotch? ha

3. Who is your favorite author?
hm...too many

4. Pick up the nearest book (magazine or any available printed material will do). Turn to page 24 (or the closest to it). Go to the 7th line. What is it?
eh..omg.."Pride and Prejudice" is the book right next to me haha what a coincidence..I haven't read it in forever though. let's see.."...long concerto, was glad to purchase praise and gratitude by.."

5. If you could be any character in literature, who would you be?
all I can think of is characters whom I wouldn't want to be ...Jay Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby" has a horrible ending...gets killed for something he didn't do..eh...or Hester Prynne in "The Scarlet Letter"...sucks to be her haha...OH OH!! I know who I want to be!! Any character with a gun in "The Red Badge of Courage" b/c I'd love to shut that main character up and end that story in one chapter.

2005-01-21T15:18:00.000-06:00

hey all.
I'm excited...
my acdec coaches asked me to come with them to Region try outs and it's an overnight stay so that'll be a lot of fun. I get the experience for next year when I'm competing for team, I can help out my teammates, stay at some random hotel and hang out with friends :D
Luis is going too..I'm not sure if my coaches are asking any other alternates. I'm honored XD
haha..Heather is going to be pissed..
Luis better bring some cici's pizza lol
I also get to miss Friday at school, rock on.
I'll be sure to take our digital camera, snap some shots and put them up on this blog so you can see the pictures of when we win.
haha... our school has been #1 at region for 8 years now w00t
and 2nd in state ...that might change this year

anyhow, so that's what I'm doing next weekend...
this weekend, on Sunday, I'm going to eat lunch with Krystle and her friend Nicole and then we're going to her house to watch Napoleon Dynamite again..haven't seen it since it came out in theaters..

so I'm busy lately...
I'm exhausted.

that's my story.

2005-01-20T17:43:00.000-06:00

so..I tried experimenting with this blog..trying a new skin..didn't work out so well
I'm hoping the only one who saw it was Paul b/c it was pretty f-ed up..haha

not much happened to day
Scott managed to molest my arm..
he said his class (senior) was going to have a car wash and I said that he should rub his chest all over the people's windows to give them some good entertainment..so he did it on my arm.
disturbing.

eh...I'm slowly getting caught up with some school work...except for math, I have a lot of hw that's due.

(edit: paul says "that's like the greatest post you have on there" b/c my arm was molested. O.o
scott does that a lot..maybe I should post more of my daily molestations for everyone's enjoyment haha)

2005-01-19T21:38:00.000-06:00

first off, happy birthday to my one of my most splendiforous friends: Erin!
the big 1-7.
or another word for: "IcangoseeratedRnow"
what a long ass word.

so...I'm tired.
I have an insane amount of tests tomorrow..doesn't really mean anything, it's not as if I study..

I also FINALLY got my PSAT scores thanks to my lousy son-of-a-redneck school of mine..
I guess I got an okay score...
maybe not as great as some of the scores you see at Katy
but it's a pretty high score at my school b/c well..you know... *banjo music plays*

so..I'm talking to Paul (steven..O.o *x-files music plays*)
he says I'm a good friend (and a girl?? lol) ...which I believe, as trivial as it is, is the first time someone's told me that..people should pay me to be their friend, no? haha jk..
I'm rambling again...the product of lack of sleep.
WOO.

so..I wanna go visit the UT campus..possibly during spring break?
hopefully Erin might wanna go or something...if not..and I can go, someone should come along!
road trip! ha.

well, I'm tired so I leave you with this lovely IM from sam:
Sam: your name is amanda

2005-01-17T21:48:00.000-06:00

I'm having another random Beatles splurge again.
I popped in a mp3 cd that my dad made me a long time ago with all of their songs..I love them.
they truly are the best band ever.
Also, while watching the "In Good Company" movie at the splendiforous Katy, while the daughter was going all out by putting on candles and dimming lights..she put on "Besame Mucho" a great song...that I can't find in Spanish...I have the one by the Beatles (namely Paul) which is really really good, but it's in english. but it's really good.
I just like..Spanish..so..yeah, I'm looking.
it's a really romantic song anyhow...
...
woah, I just swear I heard someone scream my name
didn't sound like family.
I am hallucinating.
a product brought to you by lack of sleep.

sooooo what am I rambling on about??
the Beatles.
all of their love songs.
make me insane.
makes me want to..go to Katy and...
I dunno. that's as far as my plans have gotten.
haha.
there were some good memories in Katy.
namely jr. high since I moved in 9th..
it's been that long.
I miss it.
yeah
I'm rambling
and you're enjoying it.
no?

hey erin..hey hey..hey erin...
lol
I actually..almost called you just so you could say "no...no I can't say that, they're sitting right next to me!" *click* "...it was a sales call" lol

2005-01-17T13:15:00.000-06:00

hey y'all.
had a fabtabulous (?? sounds good to me) time at Erin's as always.
I'm tired now.
I have incense (?? is that the right spelling..you know those sticks that you burn and smell like...stuff) ..yeah..it's like...it's making me so stoned right now while giving my room a pleasant fragrance at the same time?
I miss Katy already, my family is already annoying the poo out of me.

haha.
wow I'm so out of it.
It feels one big hangover lol.

update: the breadsticks at fazoli's are still good.

2005-01-16T14:32:00.000-06:00

I'm in Katy.
woohOoOoOoOoOo~~

Paul's new blog sucks.
big time.
he's ...stalking some girl
named Arizona.
it's pretty darn funny.
haha.

last night I saw "In Good Company" with Erin and a friend of hers, Trish.
It was pretty good b/c it didn't have the same old ending.
woohoo.
We've been watching shows on the supernatural! haha it rocks.
you don't.
haha.
I make myself laugh.
I'm not awake.
not awake.
at all.

I love the breadsticks at Fazoli's.
THE END.

sign it, stop the madness.

2005-01-12T22:18:00.000-06:00

take out the image, bring back the music!!!

Sign the "Stop Ashlee Simpson Petition"!
If you haven't heard it already, download her performance at the football game a while ago...you'll want to stop her too! haha I believe this petition will be sent to her record labels.

http://www.petitiononline.com/StopAsh/petition.html

already 49245+ signatures.

2005-01-12T20:19:00.000-06:00

I'm in a much better mood, the whole katy thing has been settled.

Now ...I just have to finish this 5 paged essay for history and then if it's not too late, practice for the UIL competition on Friday.
We're leaving early from school....my biology teacher, heather, and I ...and...I get to be with mrs. mims...for like..12 hours. .......that's all I have to say. that's all I have to say.

OMG

I really need to continue copy-and-pasting..I mean..uh....writing my essay. *looks around* haha

2005-01-12T15:48:00.000-06:00

so I have a lot stuff going on...
if I hadn't had a chance to speak to you Erin, if you read this...STAY ONLINE UNTIL I GET ON!!
or email me.
I have an issue. I dunno if I can make it on Friday, though I can sat-mon I guess..I have a UIL competition, thinking it would end before school does but apparently I won't get home until 9 pm!! I'm so upset T-T

so...I have a 5 pg. research essay due tomorrow..haven't finished one page yet. not cool amanda, not cool.

hm...I still have to practice for UIL too..haven't touched that crap since last year

not good.

me: "your mother"
scott: "yeah..well, your baby's father!"
me: "yeah..what about him?"

lol XD
I think I scared Scott there..
I have the best lunch table btw. haha
we have so much fun

2005-01-11T21:11:00.000-06:00

my teeth are about to fall out..
so..I'm going to Katy again! Erin is celebrating her 17th birthday (wow-ee 17!! <3 much love)
so I'll be over there on Friday and leave Sunday (??? not sure on the dates but two nights) ..so..it's going to be a lot of fun like always!!
yeah...I wanna see some friends...I'd love to go to Taylor/Cinco for a day, that'd be kick ass.
So anyways, I'll be in town, and I can possibly stay sunday evening to monday if anyone wants to hang out but 2 nights are reserved for Erin, so hoozah! back off! haha I'll whip out my karate on you.
I can't believe you're 17 XD
hehe I remember when we met in 2nd grade!! I was 6 and you were 7 lol. now I'm 16 and you're 17 haha
good times.

yeah

2005-01-11T13:27:00.000-06:00

the shoutbox has apparently died.
I'll try to figure out what's going on with it.
I didn't go to school today b/c I went to Katy for an ortho appointment...they gave me a new retainer...b/c..I lost my old one..TWO YEARS AGO.
it's really wierd...I have this nerdy voice right now, but it should go away after a day or two.
so..yeah..I was on Kingsland Blvd., less than 10 seconds away from you Taylor people.
someone should've rescued me.

three stories

2005-01-10T19:52:00.000-06:00

story #1: Okay..my mom told me to fix spaghetti and garlic bread for dinner...so..I did, like I always do. I was draining the spaghetti noodles from a gallon-sized pot OF BOILING HOT MAGMA..I mean..WATER and promptly spilled it ALL OVER MY FINGERS. holy shit it hurts.
So..I stood there...cussed like a sailor .. and thinking it would be a good idea, I turned on the sink to put cold water on my fingers and wouldn't you know it..FREAKING BOILING HOT WATER CAME OUT. so..I cussed like a sailor again...
and I came to my room to vent..and promptly slammed my burnt fingers into the wall.

and that's my story.

story #2: so... my dad and family comes home (btw, I immediately told them of my heart-wrenching story about my finger and they all told me to shut-up -_-) and they have a big box of books for me. It's from my dad's friend Dave. I've met him once..and...yeah..wierd. creepy. ya know? anyhow...so...yeah...they were a bunch of books from his wife who committed suicide. I feel bad...now they're in my room..and it bothers me...

and that's my story.

story #3: okay..so..I'm not going in to details with this story, b/c it's wierd...O.o... but let's just say I have pink nailpolish all over my hand, my stomach and my pants..you don't wanna know..but I do have to say, no matter how hard I scrub and I'm at my last layer of skin, it doesn't come off -_-

haha don't take my earlier posts as depressing, I was laughing a lot, it was all very humorous.

2005-01-10T16:49:00.000-06:00

I'm bored and I have a bunch of crap to do.

death to the years of comedy with amanda and paul.

2005-01-09T21:18:00.000-06:00

selections from today's conversation, a summary of the realization that we'll never be funny again. sad but true.

f R aYe d 6 6: god...what happened to us
f R aYe d 6 6: we used to be funny
===========================
f R aYe d 6 6: i can't tell anything apart anymore
elpato06: yeah
elpato06: we used to be funny
f R aYe d 6 6: lol
f R aYe d 6 6: damn
f R aYe d 6 6: what happened
elpato06: is this what our future will be like
f R aYe d 6 6: aHHHHHHhhhHHH
f R aYe d 6 6: it's horrible
==========================
f R aYe d 6 6: you think it's because of the girl? (arizona haha nah we were sad before)
==========================
elpato06: and so ends the period of comedy from amanda and paul, never to return. paul goes to arizona and amanda goes to (florida for a year after high school)
==========================
elpato06: so wtf
elpato06: man wtf
elpato06: we're just here now
elpato06: and ...
elpato06: we're blah
f R aYe d 6 6: hahah
f R aYe d 6 6: holy fuck
f R aYe d 6 6: we've gone down the shitter
elpato06: right down it
f R aYe d 6 6: hahah
elpato06: we didn't even get to collect $200
f R aYe d 6 6: now that was cute
elpato06: haha it was depressing
==========================
f R aYe d 6 6: we're the dynamic idiots.
f R aYe d 6 6: what happened
==========================
f R aYe d 6 6: *sigh*
f R aYe d 6 6: *tear rolls down* are those times gone forever?
elpato06: I guess so
f R aYe d 6 6: *wipes*
elpato06: there there
f R aYe d 6 6: lol
f R aYe d 6 6: *sobs on amanda's shoulder*
elpato06: you'll go to arizona and I'll go to florida and we'll always have the crappy memories of the funny days
f R aYe d 6 6: it's not fair!
=======================
f R aYe d 6 6: what are we going to do now..
elpato06: good question
elpato06: I guess we just...
f R aYe d 6 6: ...
========================

haha so that's it...I guess we'll never be funny again..it's pretty sad. it feels like I'm drunk and I won't remember any of this tomorrow lol so it's cool. I should be doing homework or practicing for competition this friday, but I'm too tired.

2005-01-09T18:57:00.000-06:00

here's an update for ya:
straight from paul's mouth..

paul: "anywho, since amanda changed her blog layout and it totally owns mine.."

that's right paul, victory will be mine.

2005-01-09T18:23:00.000-06:00

okay..now that this blog looks extremely crowded and crazy..
I shouldn't have posted that survey..it's pointless and huge.
I'll just delete it eventually..

okay, so ...I have bad luck:
-forgot my history book, massive hw due tomorrow
-5 pg. research essay due this thursday, haven't started
-a UIL competition this friday in an area I haven't studied for a year
-tuesday I have to go to katy for ortho. appointment. blah.
-I have to give a speech two times after school this week and I haven't practiced.

haha. it's okay though, the week has to end sometime.

I need to go to katy this weekend for my friend's birthday..but I dunno if my mom can take me..I should be driving but I'm not.
it's only a hour away..maybe she'll have time.

survey..

2005-01-09T02:31:00.000-06:00

okay, I lied.
I don't feel like going to bed.
here's a long-ass survey instead.
------------------
LAST PERSON WHO
x. Slept in your bed: me? I'm in it now..
x. Saw you cry: eh..family?
x. Made you cry: actually, no clue.
x. You shared a drink with: my dad? I really don't know. what kind of questions are these anyways..
x. You went to the movies with: my dad..we saw the Aviator.
x. You went to the mall with: I just came back from the mall..I went "shopping" with my sister..but by shopping I mean I had to watch over and follow her and keep track of her money and didn't get to shop for anything myself except one shirt from Hollister. grr.
x. Yelled at you: probably my sister b/c I complained that she used my money. and she did. haha.
x. Sent you an email: probably a forum I've joined

HAVE YOU EVER...
x. Said "I Love You" and meant it?: to friends? I generally mean it. I don't know if I've ever been stupid enough to say it to a guy, you never know when you're going to leave.
x. Gotten in a fight with your pet: yeah, this morning. she tried to eat me after I just woke up. so we fought each other to the death.
x. Been to California: yeah once... Disneyland was great, Hollywood was gross, and their beaches are be-a-u-tiful.
x. Been to Hawaii: I wish.
x. Been to Mexico: a lot.
x. Been to China: nah..I hope to go to Hong Kong one day
x. Been to Canada: ha, I wouldn't waste my time..the only good thing to come out of canada is my friend yurie lol
x. Danced naked: ...not..that I know of...I really don't remember those kind of things.
x. Dreamed something really crazy and then it happened the next day?: nah
x. Do you have a crush on someone: multiple. but they mean nothing. I don't even know them all that well except for maybe one.
x. What book are you reading now: there are like 5 books I should be reading but I'm too busy.
x. Worst feeling in the world: I guess...heartbreak? but that's cheesy..I'd say the worst feeling in the world is guilt. haha.
x. Future son's name: hm..I'm having a son, am I? wow, people should tell me these things. I was thinking maybe a name that's the same or similar in English and Spanish..but..I'll probably end up just picking something English.
x. Future Daughter's names: same thing as above...names that are the same ya know..like Maria, Cynthia, Ana, whatever..though I don't particularly care for those and one of them is already my cousin's name....so screw the Spanish names I guess.
x. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?: never have.
x. What's under your bed: ...um..my bed is kind of on the floor. that's a story in itself.
x. Favorite sport to watch: I love the Olympics XD but that's not a sport..soccer is fun to watch
x. Siblings: a younger sister. can't stand her most of the time.
x. Location: northside area of houston, tx
x. College plans: I'm absolutely dead-set on going to UT-Austin. something is telling me to go there.
x. Piercings/tattoos: just the ears.
x. Boyfriend/Girlfriend: yeah but not currently. as Krystle says, I get enough drama from her bf's that I'm good to go and I don't need any. haha.

EXTRA STUFF
x. Do you do drugs: nope, but I'm pretty sure I could get them easily b/c my school..well. anyways haha
x. Do you drink: ..most of it's disgusting, the only good drink is a strawberry margarita. haha.
x. Who is your best friend(s): I don't know anymore, my closest friends are probably yurie and cindy still b/c I just have the most fun with them, even though I rarely see/talk to them. I'm pretty close friends with some people at my school though..
x. What are you most scared of: spiders.
x. What clothes do you sleep in: tank top..pajama bottoms?
x. Where do you want to get married: Gland Floridian Wedding Pavilion at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. It's really beautiful..but expensive crap.
x. Who do you really hate: ....no comment, too private
x. Been in Love: ...no comment, too private
x. Do you drive: haha let's not get into that. I'll just get a headache.
x. Do you have a job: no, but I am looking.
x. Do you like being around people: as Napoleon Dynamite would say, "Heck Yes!"
x. Are you for world peace: sure, why not?

STUFF
x. Have you ever liked someone you had no chance with: I'd say so
x. Have you ever cried over something someone of the opposite sex did: ...IF I did, I was stupid lol no further comment haha. this is fun.
x. Do you have a "type" of person you always go after: not really...
x. Want someone you don't have right now: ...how is that even a question..wouldn't that be.."yes" for everybody on the planet...
x. Are you lonely right now: I don't know, I'm too busy to notice
x. Song that's stuck in your head a lot: "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani featuring Eve
x. Do you want to get married: I definitely don't see why not..I'd like to have children I think
x. Do you want kids: yeah..one or three haha two is a horrible number...if you don't like the other sibling, you're stuck with them, like me for example -_-

FAVORITE
x. Room in house: mine..b/c it's quiet and clean (it's been clean for two days now, you don't wanna know what it was before)
x. Type(s) of music: pretty much all music.
x. Band(s): I could be here all night..some major ones for me: The Beatles, No Doubt, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, The Strokes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Wings..I dunno. too many.
x. Color: pink
x. Perfume or cologne?: "Love Spell" perfume by Victoria's Secret
x. Month: June.
x. Stone: ...okay...

IN THE LAST 72 HOURS, HAVE YOU...
x. Cried: ...not really...these questions just keep getting more and more pointless and repetitive
x. Bought something: a shirt from Hollister
x. Gotten sick: I don't think so..
x. Sang: yeah..this song I'm listening to..
x. Wanted to tell someone you loved them: I don't know
x. Met someone new: probably
x. Missed someone: always
x. Hugged someone: no, I don't think so
x. Kissed someone: no

2005-01-09T01:20:00.000-06:00

yeah..so I have this new blogskin, right?
well...it's really f-ed up.
there's no code for the comments..and my archives link is gone..so...who knows where my old posts have gone to..
and I wonder if Paul can still post on here..
all I know is that...
it's all messed up lol.

edit: I've figured out the comments I think. Thank God I know some HTML or I'd have killed myself by now.
okay..the archives are up! on the right, under my friend's xangas. w00t.
okay..now I need a link back to my main page and I'm done for the night. it's going to be 3 a.m. by the time I'm finished..ignore my first 3 posts haha
okay...I put a "HOME" link under all the crap on the left..so when you post..you can click on that when you're done and it'll take ya back... it's not that great, but it's a temporary until I can figure out what to do...I'm going to bed now.

up yours, Paul.

2005-01-05T15:29:00.000-06:00

haha.
nah, I'm still here, still kicking it, but as you fully know, I'm back at school. I have no time.
you Katy people have to go tomorrow~ haha
I'm still disturbed that it says "Steven" is posting on my blog, your freaking messed up name is Paul. haha even though your dad screwed up..named you Paul Steven on accident..hahaha that's so great.