Downdate

[phoninginsick]

I haven't written anything substantial in here in a long, long time. Sorry for that. I guess my life isn't exactly where I want it to be, so writing about redneck, my aunt is my brother, I won't give you anything over 60 cents for a tip but I still expect stellar service and a blow-job from you while I allow my children to throw all their food on

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thank you

[joesimpsoniii]

thanks very much for the update, enjoyed it very much!
good luck with all the applications!!

[forgottenlines]

regularity is desirable even if its not all so interesting and uplifting--
i love to read about it all, and as em said good luck with all of the big things coming!

[drawingstars]

hello Val, it has definitely been a long while since you've been round these parts. the same can surely be said for me, though i am in the process of trying to change that. i'd forgotten how good it feels to journal. anyway, i'm still down here in south Louisiana, Lafayette to be precise. we (my wife, our little boy Oliver, and i) are pretty settled here and will be for at least the next year and a bit while i finish up at UL. i'm still in Anthropology, but i dropped the whole double-major in English thing once we found our we were having a baby. he's now almost fifteen months old! other than school and two jobs and being a poppa, i play in two bands locally that make it up to Baton Rouge regularly. the more established band, Dire Wood, will also be playing a showcase at this year's SXSW. we'll be playing in Baton Rouge often throughout the summer and fall and onwards, so whenever y'all get in town let me know and, if you'd like, i'll let you know when we'll be up there; it'd be great to meet up after all these years. anyway, best

I am pleased to see that

[anonymous]

you are starting to focus on your brilliant future made possible by hard and very successful work. Being a waitress has been a good experience for you (and a waiter for Matt as well). I am sure that even though it has had its many fun and entertaining moments, for the most part it has sucked. Life is sort of like that. No matter what you pursue, there will many great days and some real bummers. You are such a talented and super nice person. The world is your oyster and you have so much to look forward to as you depart Cleveland, TN. As much a you dread certain aspects of life there, it is where you excelled in your undergraduate degree, met totally cool Matt, turned into such a lovely young woman, discovered who Valerie really is, and living there has prepared you and Matt for a wonderful future together. Besides that, your Dad who thinks you are better than perfect is back safely from the Middle East after 11 years and is excited about every aspect of your life plus cares about you more than you will every know. You have

[tayls99]

Thanks for the update, Val! I like your plan and how you have built in flexibility. Keep being awesome wherever you go and everything else will work itself out.