countdown as the weeks trickle into days
Today i went along with Sophia (and Natasha) job hunting. Places we looked included Barnes and Noble, Borders, World Market, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Off Broadway (just to try on shoes), P.F. Chang's, and Goodwill (just for fun). The soundtrack for our day included bloc party's silent alarm remix album, as well as a little jealous sound, and of course, some metric. It was lots of fun; i love being with Sophia. Today we were talking about places to live when we're older and she said that though she wouldn't necessarily want to raise kids in Oregon, she likes the state "because there are hippies and anarchists and vegetarians. and stylish asians." She also called it to my attention that cantaloupes look like rhinoceroses. We went to the library because i had to print something out, and after getting hit on by a middle schooler, i went to the restroom, where Natasha and i were singing panic! at the disco. We were on the lyrics "on the table they just so happened to be laced... with.... nytroglycerine" and you don't even understand, i harmonize with everything, and so right when i was harmonizing with Natasha's "nitroglycerine," this old lady that worked in the building walked in. It was priceless. We also went to this really desolate park and explored a creek, played playstation karaoke (i'm not bragging, but i dominated), and watched a movie called prime.
Part of what's keeping me going is the fact that when June gets here, i am letting myself communicate with Kevin again. The only problem is that it feels like it's been a month already. I really need to know that we actually are still friends, that we can still talk next semester without him being annoyed with me. But i will wait.
After calling about a dozen black hair stylists and finding only one that does the kind of braids i want, i found to my dismay that it was some lady's house anyway and the one who made the appointments was neither there when i tried calling or returned my calls. So i got the phone number of this African lady from another stylist and she's going to braid my hair tomorrow!!! I wish i had a digital camera.
Three names I go by:
1. Natalie
2. Nat (to my family and the occasional friend)
3. Nastily (to Tama, a guy i wish i could clone a million times for his character)
Three screen names I have had:
1. kmaxrocks1
2. redletters33
3. cityofangels10
Three physical things I like about myself:
1. my eyes- people say they're pretty
2. my skin color- it's pretty unique until people go to the tanning bed
3. my hands- they're large, which makes for better drawing, piano playing, etc.
Three parts of my heritage:
1. African (obviously)
2. Caucasian (not sure what country)... about 1/16th or so
3. Canadian (1/4 because my grandmother was born there)
Three things that scare me:
1. the thought of having my achilles' tendons cut (NEVER watch Hostel... it will stick with you forever)
2. the thought of ruining my friendship with Kevin
3. being in the dark alone
Three of my everyday essentials:
1. facebook (i'm addicted... my mom sees this as tantamount to a drug addiction)
2. the Bible (finally)
3. 100 sit-ups (really, i'm not even joking)
Three of my favorite musical artists:
1. Metric
2. Coldplay
3. Something Corporate
Three internet sites:
1. www.xanga.com/will_of_normandy
2. www.teapartywithross.blogspot.com
3. www.dictionary.com
Three of my favorite songs (at the moment):
1. bloc party- helicopter (whitey version)
2. panic! at the disco- it's time to dance
3. metric- empty
Three things I want in a relationship:
1. existence
2. deep conversation
3. a focus on God
Three LIES:
1. I will cease to have any romantic feelings for Kevin sometime within the next year.
2. I will never find anyone better than him.
3. I don't compare my life with the lives of others.
Three TRUTHS:
1. I can cope with the Kevin thing without going crazy, although this is the hardest crush i've dealt with to date.
2. Lately i've found myself extremely annoyed with the smallest things, like people talking throughout an entire movie or the tone of someoene's voice.
3. I constantly wonder if people understand why i act the way i do or if they just think i'm immature.
Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeal to me:
1. eyes eyes eyes ( preferably blue)
2. stomach (as i discovered last semester when.... *someone*.... was lying on his back on the couch... i am not proud of this)
3. peach fuzz (aka the "scruffy" look...only some can pull this off)
Three of my favorite hobbies:
1. does the facebook count as a hobby?
2. drawing, when i actually have the motivation
3. livejournaling :)
Three things I need to do:
1. exercise more patience in life
2. stop letting it get to me that my mom is anything but proud of me every single freaking day
3. finish straightening my hair (it takes several hours and i'm on break right now)
Three careers I've considered:
1. figure skater (in my youth)
2. Graphic Designer
3. Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
Three places I want to go on vacation:
1. Italy
2. Paris
3. the Bahamas
Three kids' names I like:
1. Angela
2. Julia
3. Matthew
Three things I want to do before I die:
1. marry the guy who will make all the past disappointments worth it
2. learn to swim
3. see at least one of my close friends fall in love with Jesus
Three ways that I am stereotypically a boy:
1. i really have no proclivity towards the color pink
2. i hate drama (and i'm talking about that petty drama that girls make big deals out of)
3. i enjoy nintendo very much
Three ways that I am stereotypically a girl:
1. I am very nurturing
2. I love cuddling (in theory)
3. I cry too much (top three tear-jerkers= not being able to cope with my mom, shock at how much of an effect Kevin had on me/how much i miss him, and certain songs)
Part of what's keeping me going is the fact that when June gets here, i am letting myself communicate with Kevin again. The only problem is that it feels like it's been a month already. I really need to know that we actually are still friends, that we can still talk next semester without him being annoyed with me. But i will wait.
After calling about a dozen black hair stylists and finding only one that does the kind of braids i want, i found to my dismay that it was some lady's house anyway and the one who made the appointments was neither there when i tried calling or returned my calls. So i got the phone number of this African lady from another stylist and she's going to braid my hair tomorrow!!! I wish i had a digital camera.
Three names I go by:
1. Natalie
2. Nat (to my family and the occasional friend)
3. Nastily (to Tama, a guy i wish i could clone a million times for his character)
Three screen names I have had:
1. kmaxrocks1
2. redletters33
3. cityofangels10
Three physical things I like about myself:
1. my eyes- people say they're pretty
2. my skin color- it's pretty unique until people go to the tanning bed
3. my hands- they're large, which makes for better drawing, piano playing, etc.
Three parts of my heritage:
1. African (obviously)
2. Caucasian (not sure what country)... about 1/16th or so
3. Canadian (1/4 because my grandmother was born there)
Three things that scare me:
1. the thought of having my achilles' tendons cut (NEVER watch Hostel... it will stick with you forever)
2. the thought of ruining my friendship with Kevin
3. being in the dark alone
Three of my everyday essentials:
1. facebook (i'm addicted... my mom sees this as tantamount to a drug addiction)
2. the Bible (finally)
3. 100 sit-ups (really, i'm not even joking)
Three of my favorite musical artists:
1. Metric
2. Coldplay
3. Something Corporate
Three internet sites:
1. www.xanga.com/will_of_normandy
2. www.teapartywithross.blogspot.com
3. www.dictionary.com
Three of my favorite songs (at the moment):
1. bloc party- helicopter (whitey version)
2. panic! at the disco- it's time to dance
3. metric- empty
Three things I want in a relationship:
1. existence
2. deep conversation
3. a focus on God
Three LIES:
1. I will cease to have any romantic feelings for Kevin sometime within the next year.
2. I will never find anyone better than him.
3. I don't compare my life with the lives of others.
Three TRUTHS:
1. I can cope with the Kevin thing without going crazy, although this is the hardest crush i've dealt with to date.
2. Lately i've found myself extremely annoyed with the smallest things, like people talking throughout an entire movie or the tone of someoene's voice.
3. I constantly wonder if people understand why i act the way i do or if they just think i'm immature.
Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeal to me:
1. eyes eyes eyes ( preferably blue)
2. stomach (as i discovered last semester when.... *someone*.... was lying on his back on the couch... i am not proud of this)
3. peach fuzz (aka the "scruffy" look...only some can pull this off)
Three of my favorite hobbies:
1. does the facebook count as a hobby?
2. drawing, when i actually have the motivation
3. livejournaling :)
Three things I need to do:
1. exercise more patience in life
2. stop letting it get to me that my mom is anything but proud of me every single freaking day
3. finish straightening my hair (it takes several hours and i'm on break right now)
Three careers I've considered:
1. figure skater (in my youth)
2. Graphic Designer
3. Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
Three places I want to go on vacation:
1. Italy
2. Paris
3. the Bahamas
Three kids' names I like:
1. Angela
2. Julia
3. Matthew
Three things I want to do before I die:
1. marry the guy who will make all the past disappointments worth it
2. learn to swim
3. see at least one of my close friends fall in love with Jesus
Three ways that I am stereotypically a boy:
1. i really have no proclivity towards the color pink
2. i hate drama (and i'm talking about that petty drama that girls make big deals out of)
3. i enjoy nintendo very much
Three ways that I am stereotypically a girl:
1. I am very nurturing
2. I love cuddling (in theory)
3. I cry too much (top three tear-jerkers= not being able to cope with my mom, shock at how much of an effect Kevin had on me/how much i miss him, and certain songs)