Oy.
It seems pretty pathetic to only post with a meme, so I will try to update and then post this meme I snagged from lea724.
Hmm...*checks journal to see date of last update*...eek...12th of July.
Okay. School finished on the 22nd of July. I really think that's just far too late. A mid-June or late-June finish would be just fine. Then again, as someone (I don't remember who) told me, if we finished then, I'd be wanting an even earlier finish. Last day of term arrived and we all headed down to the Terrace Gardens for our annual picnic/piss-up. It was excellent.
The very next day, I flew out to NY to get ready for my tennis week with my dad and sister. But first, we had a little birthday cake for Amanda, as it was her birthday the following day. On Sunday, Dad, Amanda and I drove 6 long hours to North Conway, NH. Unfortunately, our trip was made even longer because we had to find a FedEx place that was open on Sunday (or self-service...thank you, Dartmouth!) in order to mail my aunt's parking pass back to her.
Suffice it to say that the next week was a very tennis-heavy one. Five hours a day of nothing but tennis. The parts of me that were exposed to the elements are very brown. The rest: pretty pasty.
On Friday, we reversed the trip, but skipped the FedEx. That night, my aunt threw a surprise 55th birthday party for my uncle. It was pretty fun. I got nicely tipsy...what can I say? They had margaritas!
The following day (Sunday, 30th), my mother and I drove (2 hours) to Sheffield, Massachusetts for the Berkshire Choral festival. Well. We rehearsed 5 hours a day and then performed Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time and Henry Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away. The Tippett was absolutely amazing. We were conducted by Nicholas Cleobury, who actually knew Tippett well. It was inspirational to sing under him and a very pleasant surprise to have enjoyed it so much, as I had sung with his brother at Cambridge and didn't enjoy it.
Finally, on Monday (8th August), I flew down to Florida where I have been for the last 10 days or so. And then tomorrow (Thursday), Amanda and I are going to Mexico! Yay!
So there you have it. My last month in a nutshell.
First best friend: Hmmm...maybe Andrea and Barbara Vogler...or possibly when Jody Mosher told me that Heidi was mad at her and did I want to be her best friend (5th grade)
First car: Station wagon Volvo
First real kiss: A guy named Keith, at camp, when I was 14
First screen name: deborahlane
First funeral: My grandfather's
First pet: Cat
First piercing: My ears when I was 10
First big trip: Israel, with my family, during the summer of 1989
Last cigarette: Hmmm...not sure...years ago
Last car ride: This evening, on the way back from dinner
Last kiss: Erm...the day before I left for America
Last cry: Saturday when watching "Finding Neverland"
Last movie seen in the theaters: Erm...War of the Worlds
Last beverage drank: Orange juice with water
Last food consumed: Fortune cookie
Last crush: My current squeeze. :)
Last phone call: To my mother to see if she wanted to meet my dad and me for a drink while we had our dinner.
Last shoes worn: Black flip-flops
SPECIFICS
Do you do drugs? Not usually
What kind of shampoo do you use? Head and Shoulders
What are you most scared of? Being alone
What are you listening to right now? My mother, stressing about the computer
How many buddies online? Don't know. I don't have msn on this computer
What would you change about yourself? What wouldn't I change! Lol!
FAVORITES
Color: Purple
Food: Pizza
Animal: Cat
Sport: Volleyball or rugby
HAVE YOU EVER
Given anyone a bath? Yes
Bungee jumped? No
Made yourself throw up? No
Skinny dipped? Yes
Been in love? Yes
Made yourself cry to get out of trouble? No
Seen your crush naked? Yes
Cried when someone died? Erm...I don't think so.
Lied? Haven't we all!?
Fallen for your best friend? No
Been rejected? Yes
Rejected someone? Yes
Used someone? I don't think so
Done something you regret? Once again, haven't we all?
LAST PERSON
You touched: I hugged my dad goodbye before he went to bed: I won't see him before we leave for Mexico.
Hugged: As above
You instant messaged: Tilly
Instant messaged you: Probably endraia, but maybe Tilly
ARE YOU
Understanding: Yes
Open minded: Yes
Interesting: Eh. I don't think so.
Hungry: Not now.
Smart: Yes
Moody: Sometimes
Hardworking: Sometimes.
Organized: Yes
Healthy: No
Shy: Yes
Attractive: Not really
Bored easily: No
Easily amused: Yes
Responsible: Yes
Hyper: Sometimes
Trusting: Yes
Talkative: I can be
Legal: Yes
WHOM DO YOU WANT TO
Look like: No one, really
Talk to offline: Huh?
Talk to online: Whatever
Hang out with: Yeah. Amanda
WHICH IS BETTER
Coke or pepsi: Coke
Flowers or candy: Flowers
Tall or short: Tall
Liquor or beer: Either, but probably liquor
RANDOM
What do you notice first? Erm...don't really understand the question, but if we're talking about in a person, then their eyes or their smile
Last person you danced with? Maybe a friend at a party. Yeah. Two friends had a 50th birthday. I danced with lots of people there. But slow danced? I guess my dad...maybe...I have this vague memory of dancing with someone else...
Who makes you laugh the most? Well, Amanda...and maybe some other friends from school
Who makes you smile? When other people smile at me
Who do you have a crush on? Current
Who has a crush on you? My current...I hope! Lol!
DO YOU EVER
Save conversations? Yes
Wish you were a member of the opposite sex? No
Wish you were younger? Sometimes
Cry because of something someone said to you? Yes
NUMBER
Of guys you kissed: 6 and a half
Of continents you've lived in: 2
Of close friends: maybe about 6 or 7
Of CDs you own: Erm...many
Of scars on your body: I don't know. Maybe about 20.
Of piercings: I had my ears double pierced, but I'm pretty sure the second holes closed up
Of boy/girlfriends: Eight, including my current one
Hmm...*checks journal to see date of last update*...eek...12th of July.
Okay. School finished on the 22nd of July. I really think that's just far too late. A mid-June or late-June finish would be just fine. Then again, as someone (I don't remember who) told me, if we finished then, I'd be wanting an even earlier finish. Last day of term arrived and we all headed down to the Terrace Gardens for our annual picnic/piss-up. It was excellent.
The very next day, I flew out to NY to get ready for my tennis week with my dad and sister. But first, we had a little birthday cake for Amanda, as it was her birthday the following day. On Sunday, Dad, Amanda and I drove 6 long hours to North Conway, NH. Unfortunately, our trip was made even longer because we had to find a FedEx place that was open on Sunday (or self-service...thank you, Dartmouth!) in order to mail my aunt's parking pass back to her.
Suffice it to say that the next week was a very tennis-heavy one. Five hours a day of nothing but tennis. The parts of me that were exposed to the elements are very brown. The rest: pretty pasty.
On Friday, we reversed the trip, but skipped the FedEx. That night, my aunt threw a surprise 55th birthday party for my uncle. It was pretty fun. I got nicely tipsy...what can I say? They had margaritas!
The following day (Sunday, 30th), my mother and I drove (2 hours) to Sheffield, Massachusetts for the Berkshire Choral festival. Well. We rehearsed 5 hours a day and then performed Michael Tippett's A Child of Our Time and Henry Purcell's Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away. The Tippett was absolutely amazing. We were conducted by Nicholas Cleobury, who actually knew Tippett well. It was inspirational to sing under him and a very pleasant surprise to have enjoyed it so much, as I had sung with his brother at Cambridge and didn't enjoy it.
Finally, on Monday (8th August), I flew down to Florida where I have been for the last 10 days or so. And then tomorrow (Thursday), Amanda and I are going to Mexico! Yay!
So there you have it. My last month in a nutshell.
First best friend: Hmmm...maybe Andrea and Barbara Vogler...or possibly when Jody Mosher told me that Heidi was mad at her and did I want to be her best friend (5th grade)
First car: Station wagon Volvo
First real kiss: A guy named Keith, at camp, when I was 14
First screen name: deborahlane
First funeral: My grandfather's
First pet: Cat
First piercing: My ears when I was 10
First big trip: Israel, with my family, during the summer of 1989
Last cigarette: Hmmm...not sure...years ago
Last car ride: This evening, on the way back from dinner
Last kiss: Erm...the day before I left for America
Last cry: Saturday when watching "Finding Neverland"
Last movie seen in the theaters: Erm...War of the Worlds
Last beverage drank: Orange juice with water
Last food consumed: Fortune cookie
Last crush: My current squeeze. :)
Last phone call: To my mother to see if she wanted to meet my dad and me for a drink while we had our dinner.
Last shoes worn: Black flip-flops
SPECIFICS
Do you do drugs? Not usually
What kind of shampoo do you use? Head and Shoulders
What are you most scared of? Being alone
What are you listening to right now? My mother, stressing about the computer
How many buddies online? Don't know. I don't have msn on this computer
What would you change about yourself? What wouldn't I change! Lol!
FAVORITES
Color: Purple
Food: Pizza
Animal: Cat
Sport: Volleyball or rugby
HAVE YOU EVER
Given anyone a bath? Yes
Bungee jumped? No
Made yourself throw up? No
Skinny dipped? Yes
Been in love? Yes
Made yourself cry to get out of trouble? No
Seen your crush naked? Yes
Cried when someone died? Erm...I don't think so.
Lied? Haven't we all!?
Fallen for your best friend? No
Been rejected? Yes
Rejected someone? Yes
Used someone? I don't think so
Done something you regret? Once again, haven't we all?
LAST PERSON
You touched: I hugged my dad goodbye before he went to bed: I won't see him before we leave for Mexico.
Hugged: As above
You instant messaged: Tilly
Instant messaged you: Probably endraia, but maybe Tilly
ARE YOU
Understanding: Yes
Open minded: Yes
Interesting: Eh. I don't think so.
Hungry: Not now.
Smart: Yes
Moody: Sometimes
Hardworking: Sometimes.
Organized: Yes
Healthy: No
Shy: Yes
Attractive: Not really
Bored easily: No
Easily amused: Yes
Responsible: Yes
Hyper: Sometimes
Trusting: Yes
Talkative: I can be
Legal: Yes
WHOM DO YOU WANT TO
Look like: No one, really
Talk to offline: Huh?
Talk to online: Whatever
Hang out with: Yeah. Amanda
WHICH IS BETTER
Coke or pepsi: Coke
Flowers or candy: Flowers
Tall or short: Tall
Liquor or beer: Either, but probably liquor
RANDOM
What do you notice first? Erm...don't really understand the question, but if we're talking about in a person, then their eyes or their smile
Last person you danced with? Maybe a friend at a party. Yeah. Two friends had a 50th birthday. I danced with lots of people there. But slow danced? I guess my dad...maybe...I have this vague memory of dancing with someone else...
Who makes you laugh the most? Well, Amanda...and maybe some other friends from school
Who makes you smile? When other people smile at me
Who do you have a crush on? Current
Who has a crush on you? My current...I hope! Lol!
DO YOU EVER
Save conversations? Yes
Wish you were a member of the opposite sex? No
Wish you were younger? Sometimes
Cry because of something someone said to you? Yes
NUMBER
Of guys you kissed: 6 and a half
Of continents you've lived in: 2
Of close friends: maybe about 6 or 7
Of CDs you own: Erm...many
Of scars on your body: I don't know. Maybe about 20.
Of piercings: I had my ears double pierced, but I'm pretty sure the second holes closed up
Of boy/girlfriends: Eight, including my current one