All around me are familiar faces ( Read more... )

So. Today I was woken up by the DeWitt police knocking on my door. My first thought was "When did Gretchen get home last night?" But it turns out Ron is in violation of two city ordinances and needs to be moved. I told him I would tell my dad, which I will, although he looked skeptical. Well, sorry officer. I would go out and move it myself, except ( Read more... )

This has always bothered me, but for obvious reasons it's become more prominent in recent weeks. And after my dad fell for the crap and I finally had to say this out loud to him, I thought I'd just FYI. (This is a general you, by the way ( Read more... )

You Know You're From Iowa When...

Vacation means driving through the Amanas or going to Adventureland ( Read more... )

Man that was boring. I resumed my walking this morning, and I had missed it after not doing it for nearly two weeks. I more or less walked the perimeter of my town in forty minutes.

Forty minutes.

And GIP. I admit it.

Lissa, stop hiding!

Okay. That said, it has been a long, uneventful Sunday. Which is good. It is snowing. Which is good. I'm hoping for a late start or no school tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath.

Apparently Orlando Bloom is dyslexic. One learns something new everyday. He's also ALA's new Read! poster boy. Gah. Want. Poster. ::covets ( Read more... )

...Well I survived, that's saying something, right?

Warning: the following scattered thoughts may or may not be related to one another ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is supposed to be "Red, White, and Blue day, to support our troops ( Read more... )

1. Since I somehow missed the six months, I'll go for seven. Today is seven months since I was accepted to lumosnox. That's right, seven months ago today I got that e-mail from Meryl saying, "Woohoo! You are so in!" :D Its been a great seven months. I am completely amazed that one can be in for seven months without A, being kicked out, or B, not really ( Read more... )