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Birfday!

2006-04-24T06:02:20Z

So, thanks for the birthday wishes! I would have called you back, but alas, my phone is still broken. Friday night was a success/shit show but quite fun! Made progress with the current boy, so we'll see how that goes. Right now I'm lying in bed with my window cracked open, but I think it's going to be closed soon because I live in the ghetto and my skanky neighbors are outside being loud at midnight on a Sunday. Not cool.

Anyway, thanks again and I'll see you on SATURDAY!

I just love snow in the morning ...

2006-04-17T20:57:51Z

So I know you're all jealous of me and the state I live in, but I would like to inform you few that it is April 17, 2006 - the middle of spring - and it has been snowing all day. Yes, snow. And we're not talking flurries, we're talking big, fat snowflakes that obscure vision on the horizon. AND it's supposed to be 70 on Thursday. Hah.

I'm so predictable ...

2006-04-02T20:30:35Z

So I took the quiz, and I knew what the answer would be before I even ended. I'm so on the line about everything!

In other news, I will be coming in the Seattle direction the weekend of April 28th. I am supposedly officially graduating on May 13th at 9:30 a.m. I would love for my friends to come visit me. I miss having Damon around. Oh, and we're talking again. Just talking as in I will call him and he might call me back a few days later. We did make up though - he apologized and I'm not one to hold a grudge. Um, I just got back from Texas/Billings. It was nice and warm for two days and I got a lil tan, but then it rained. RAINED as in flash floods. It was so bad when we left on Tuesday, it was insane! Almost 3 inches of rain in one day! They had to close down some of the streets downtown, main arterials. Craziness.

Nothing else is really going on ... I start my new job tomorrow. I'm working at the Press Box, a restaurant/bar right by school. I'm officially a hostess, but it's just a lower waitress, so we'll see how it goes. I'm excited cuz a lot of people I know work there and come in there, so that'll be nice. It's every day M-F from 11:30-1:30 p.m. Sweet ... mooooola.

Oh my birthday is Dean Stone night, the journalism school's big scholarship night, so the Kaimin and I have decided it's my unofficial birthday party. It kind of works out since a lot of my friends are going to be out of town for that weekend. :( Boo. So I'll get drunk with my closest j-school friends and call it a party. Plus I get to get all dressed up!

I will hopefully talk to you guys soon!

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Boo

2006-02-21T01:31:17Z

So I'm back in Montucky. Joy. I have no motivation to do anything, whatsoever. Which is why I'm updating instead of continuing my studying for a test I will most likely fail.

Week in Seattle was good, relaxing, etc. Spent way to much money, which is odd since I really didn't do much. Hmm. Funny how that works out. Eating, one shopping trip and TWO tickets later. Yah. But I'm officially broke for the month of February AND March. Sweeeeeet. Mac 'n Cheese here I come.

Oh, and I'm not coming back the weekend of March 10th anymore. *sniff* I know. I have to take the Writing Proficiency Exam, and it's being offered March 10th. Kind of not going to work - can't be in two places at once. I do have to wander over though sometime to meet my editors at the paper in Wenatchee, so no fear, I will return. Yessss.

Oh, I've determined that I hate life. Yes, yes it's true. I'm quitting. That and school, so I can work and pay off stupid bills. I hate bills. How on earth am I going to live after I graduate? Oh wait, that's right, I'm quitting. Stress sucks ASS, especially since I really have not a lot of reasons to be doing so. Wierd. Oh that's right, I'm QUITTING.

I don't remember the last time ...

2006-02-04T22:21:43Z

So, like Sonia, I was noticing I haven't updated in a mucho long time, so here goes:

The semester is only two weeks underway, and I'm already sick of it. I'm ready to be done. DONE. I've already skipped three classes, and am very likely to skip a fourth this week so I can go to Deer Lodge with Damon to pick up his dog. Oh yes, pick up my now EX-boyfriend's dog. Yeah, you heard me right. Ex-boyfriend. That would be how my week is going. But wait, it's not over. I broke a mirror. I have to work on Wednesdays and Thursdays, which are 1) the best nights to go out and 2) a night before I have class in the morning. Well, Wednesdays are the only night before I have a class in the morning. But still. I don't enjoy. This all contributes to my lack of motivation for school. And what is really sad is that my classes are actually interesting.

Damon and I broke up on Monday. All I will say is that he needs to learn how to balance work and me. Yet, I have spoken to (and seen) him more this week than I did in the last three week of our relationship. Plus, he now has an insatiable need to call me. Interesting. And was quite upset when I got married at the Forester's Ball last night. That led to me staying over. So much for just being friends. Fuck me. (Excuse my french). I never did get divorced, so technically I cheated on my husband. Haha.

Even though spring semester always goes by more quickly, I wish it would hurry up and be April. Not because of my birthday (although that would be really, really nice), but because it would be past Spring Break, past midterms but before the rush of Finals and graduation - and before I have to move to Wenatchee. All in all, the perfect month. Good stuff right there.

I think I want to live in a small town, or in Montana. I love it. I really do. Don't get mad at me, I'm just kind of enamored at the moment. Get back to me.

The End.

Update from Montana ... AKA Hell

2005-12-11T02:18:17Z

So just a lil update from the Big Sky state:

1. I will be in Seattle in six days. Count 'em bitches. For a total of three three days, then I'm flying to Austin on Monday, will be there until the 27th, then I'm driving back to Seattle, where I'm hanging out until the 12th, I believe. Then to Vegas for my Aunt Angela's wedding until the 16th, then back to Seattle, and then to Missoula. What are y'all gonna do with yourselves? Hopefully I'll actually see you.

2. I have to move again. Yay. My roomie, LeAnn, who you will all meet either this weekend or when I get back after Christmas, is moving to Seattle to live with her cousin, so I have to find someplace to live. It's actually a good thing because 1) I can get a dog, which is really good timing because I'm going to be SO bored next semester and 2) hopefully I can find something cheaper and save some money. Too bad it's already looking to be a bitch and making me mad.

3. I got new computers! I heart apple. They are super.

4. I am for sures graduating in May. I think. But I did pass senior seminar - with flying colors may I add - which was a concern for me in the graduating scheme of things. Finals this week, and poof! done, because honestly, next semester is really just not going to count for me. It's really just an extra semester for me to be on my parent's insurance.

5. It looks like I'm moving back to the greater Seattle area in the May - August time period. Maybe. This is all new and transitionary, but maybe going to happen. WHEN we get together, we can have a nice little chat about it. I need to hear about all of your plans, etc.

6. I feel VERY out of the loop over here! There was a stint there a month or so ago where I heard from Sonia and Jess for two seconds, but nothing after that. And as said, for two seconds. Come on, I want to know what's going on in your lives!! I feel so sad. Every one is doing something I know, it's not like nothing goes on.

Okay, for now, I think I'm done. Until later. Give me a call, people! I will be in Kirkland in the AFTERNOON on Friday. THE AFTERNOON!!!

Hmm

2005-11-09T04:42:46Z

I definitely read it. I check it almost daily, hoping that my long-lost friends have updated me on something going on in their lives, but alas, to no avail, it is not true. They have left me hung to dry. *sniff* Well poo on all you then. You can't know about me either. Or you could call me. Oooh, concept. How about that? Or we could update this thing. Or myspace. Or facebook. There's a plethora of options nowadays. And since I won't be back in the Seattle area until New Year's due to a hectic school schedule, this would be to great advantage. Take note. Love you all! Mwah. (That's a juicy kiss, btw)

Halloween

2005-10-31T07:11:26Z

Saturday was CRAZY. Crazy as in mucho fun good times. Didn't pay for a thing all night. I love drunk men and being half naked in a bar. Sweet. I've been told numerous times that I should dress like that more often. Haha, with my ASS hanging out. I was rockin' it though. All us girls looked freakin' hot. Offered menage's and shit. Woohoo. I love Halloween. And we're doing it all over again tomorrow night baby!

Vegas baby Vegas

2005-10-18T07:29:36Z

Back at work after a weekend away. Another one. Vegas! Woo. It was mucho fun. I'll tell you about it later, when I'm there. there're pictures on Myspace though. I'm heading out again this weekend for Hysham, although I'm half tempted to pick up and go to Seattle because Tim's in town for the week. Talked to him tonight for a good half hour, I miss that kid. Doing good things over in Nebraska. He'll be around at Christmas, but won't be in Seattle for New Years unfortunately. *sniff* Oh well. Anyway, that's my quickie!

I wish I wasn't a vegetarian so I could eat chicken noodle soup

2005-10-05T08:06:21Z

So my graduation papers are due this week. Those wonderful things where you count all your credits and make sure that I didn't take too many in this perspective, and too little of this, and enough of that. Too much math. And if it's wrong - you get to do it again! And I'm also on an intensive internship search for spring/summer. And on top of that, I have a cold. I hate real life.

On a lighter note, my traveling weekends have arrived! I was home this last one, but I go to Austin this Friday, Vegas next Thursday, eastern MT the weekend after that, Halloween is the weekend after THAT, and then SEATTLE!!!! What are you gonna do? Oh wait, FREAK OUT! Haha. Can't wait to see you all... it's been too long. Like six months. How about that. I haven't been there since June when my parents moved. Look out Scott's hardwood floor, here I come... and Ashley, and LeAnn. We're ready to wreak some havoc!

It has only just begun...

2005-08-30T10:12:03Z

Cue the corny music... The school year has officially began because I have just gotten home from my first night as Kaimin Design Editor. Woohoo, it is 4 am. And I'll be there all week people! The joy of only having one other designer. My bro said he'd help, so I think I'll have him come in tomorrow and train a bit. Once we have some more people, we can break up nights. And I can get a life. I'll be just about to shoot myself/my friends will want to shoot me come Friday. Then it all starts over again. Joy for a 16 pager the first night in.

School was cool though.

Freaking Freaking Freaking OUT

2005-08-12T16:16:47Z

So minding my own business in Stocks last night, and who calls my name, but none other than ERIC FUCKING PLINGER. He's in town visiting his uncle for the fair.

Oh my gosh.

I'm still freaking out.

Oh!

2005-08-10T04:07:53Z

And Will is moving to California. Um. Yeah.

Last night in Austin...

2005-08-10T04:05:30Z

So tonight is my last night in Austin. I am kind of sad that I didn't get to go out and experience all that the nightlife had to offer, but I don't feel like I was here a whole two weeks, it's very odd. I definitely want to come back to do that, but I'll need a partner in crime. On another note, I discovered shopping heaven on earth - outlet shopping in San Marcos. Seriously, it had every store you could EVER think of. Except express. But it had Limited, Guess, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Armani Express, Puma, Nike, etc etc etc. It was seriously a mile long. You could never ever do it in one day. It was AMAZING.

Secondly, I had the saddest dream ever the other night. I've been dreaming a lot lately. Or just remembering it. Maybe it's a Texas thing, but oh well, anyway. I dreamt that Sonia, Jess, Marta, Meghan, and I all were on a bus road trip for some team thing to Pocatello, Idaho (we all went to the same college - I don't know) and we stopped at a Starbuck's, but it looked like a Mackenzie River (pizza place in MoTown). When we got there, Megs, Sons, and Jess all sat at a table and I went to get a drink and couldn't decide what I wanted, so I asked for your guys' opinions. Then, Meghan had a Starbucks apron on, cuz she worked there, and I was really confused. Then, Jess got mad at me cuz I didn't want to order a tall nonfat latte with two splenda, and sonia wanted me to get a lemonade, and Meghan was all, "you should get this, and you should listen to me cuz I work here" and all of you got REALLY angry that I didn't want what you wanted, and replaced me with Meghan forever. I wasn't allowed to sit down at the table and wasn't allowed back on the bus, because I wouldn't order a lemonade or a nonfat latte with two splenda.

What the fuck?

Dr. Freud, I think my mind is screaming. It's sad.

It's HOT

2005-07-20T23:28:11Z

I'm gonna die when I go to Texas next week. Not only will I be bored out of my mind, but it's going to be unbearably hot. It's like 95 every day here, and I'm dying of heat. There, it's like over 100 with humidity levels I don't want to imagine. Hello pool! On a lighter note, I get to have someone visit me. I'm trying to talk Tim into coming, if he can get the time off. Or LeAnn, if I can pry her away from her Dominican. We'll see I suppose.

Oh, and I love babies. :)

princess_di @ 2005-07-08T19:15:00

2005-07-09T01:18:43Z

I am not, as some believe, dead. Rather, I am bereft of internet, lover of the sun, and quite perturbed that I did not see my friends my last weekend in Seattle before my parents moved. I do not know when I will be able to return to the greater Seattle metropolitan area, for I have gotten a job. I believe that all of you have phones, I suggest you use them.

Yes, I am mad, but I forgive easily.

Ah, Juanita

2005-06-16T06:07:05Z

Good ole Juanita High. How I loathe thee. Just kidding. I don't loathe it, just slightly detest. It was actually kind of fun to see some people. Saw Ryan and Sara F and Jonny Weinstein. TJ Eby, which was random, and Mr. Kischner who is now a assistant principal at a K-8 school in Seattle. Good ole Deligan and Reinke... um, Brames and Josh Frei. Talked to Tiffany Thompson and saw the baby, who is absolutely adorable, by the way. I guess Jenny Green is pregnant, but I didn't see her. A lot of people I chose not to talk to, and couldn't remember their names. Who else? I don't know. Wasn't too bad. Now Ryan and I are gonna go play some pool, cuz we're cool. Haha. Good to be home, but I'm bored already. Is no one home?? Oh wait, I'm just a boring girl. Damn me. My brother is gradumuated! Oh, and they're going to the Rainforest Cafe and the Fun Center. Woo!

Hmm

2005-06-06T17:39:38Z

Marta, you are strange.

On another note, I have not updated in ages due to a lack of internet, so I decided that during my mini visit to Barnes and Noble before class this morning, I would do just that. It's attempting to be nice out today, after a crazy ass storm yesterday. Woohoo. I need some nice weather so I can stop being grumpy then happy. I might have an apartment, I'm signing my SOI - pretty much my letter of intent, why it's not an LOI I don't know - today and putting down my deposit, and then going and seeing it on Tuesday. If I like it, it's mine, then I move in the week of June 20th. Good timing, since that's the week my bro is here for orientation. Good location - corner of Higgins and 4th, so walking distance to downtown, walking distance to school, and right on the river. Yay! I'm gonna make myself like it. It has bay windows dammit! And I'm living by myself now. Other than that, school is okay. Kinda tiring, lots of reading. Our first test is tomorrow. Um, Matty called me last night. THAT was random. I haven't seen him since school. We had a nice little chat, then he told me to come over. I said no, he said he figured, we laughed, end of story. We'll see each other during bball camps. That's what I told him anyway. Good times. Oooooh I get to work bball camps! I don't have to get a job! Haha. Yay! What else... I'm sure there's others, but I'm not sure. But, I will be back June 14th, so be ready... lol. Oh, and all of you have plans on June 18th. All day. Pool playing and hot tubbing and bbqing. Last hurrah at the Bentz house. All food paid. See you there or be square. Good luck on finals kids!

Boys

2005-04-27T07:10:32Z

I'm back to liking boys. Specifically tall boys who hail from the eastern seaboard that are approximately 25 years of age. That is all.

Yay

2005-04-24T20:39:27Z

That was a great birthday weekend. :)

My brother's prophesied birthday card was true... puked for the first time. After 15 shots. I think we counted 15. Maybe more - that's how many Ashley saw, I wasn't really counting, just taking. I don't know. A lot between 11:45 and 2. Funny thing is, I didn't really feel drunk and then we were up at Damon's and I was sitting on the couch, and suddenly I wasn't feeling too good. Bam. But we ran into a lot of people that I haven't seen in a while, which was fun. Amish bought me a couple of doubles. Gabe called me. Random, but fun. My friend David was in town with his girlfriend, which was also fun and random. Got a birthday kiss from my tall North Carolina boy (before the couch induced sickness) :). He's so cute. Was carried like a sack of potatoes to the car. That was Friday night. Thursday night was ALSO a good time. We ended up going out. Ladies night at the Elbow Room. Ran into more people I haven't seen in a while, and some kid that helped me at Foot Locker and thought JC was my boyfriend. More shots. LeRoy and I danced the night away. Apparently I was very amusing because I looked like I was in heaven. Haha. Works for me! It was fun. Too bad last night LeAnn and I passed out on the couch. We were planning on "taking a nap" at 9:30 and ended up just sleeping until today. Well, she did. I just napped, watched part of a movie and went to bed. No energy. I couldn't do 4 nights in a row. Not enough stamina. Haha.

Today's plan: BBQ. Woo. I love this.

And my parents bought me a trip to Vegas for my birthday!!!! WATCH OUT! I think Ash and I are gonna go down for her birthday in July - anyone game? Start saving... it's gonna be a party.

Wooooo

2005-04-21T06:26:38Z

Wooooo
I'm 21! And I'm at work!
Hahaha. It's okay, we kick designing ass, because we'd be done early if the reporters and editors were done. Haha.
What what?

Regular update: Me and Damon exchanged numbers last weekend. AND played phone tag all Saturday night. It was fun. Yeah, Damon Damon. Damon, as in, "he's so mine" story Damon. Oh, WHAT?! He came over after bar time and we ended up talking until like 4. He's so nice. I have such a crush on a 25 year old 6'5" North Carolina boy. He's seriously huge. Not like fat, but built. Ahhh. Saturday night in general was a good night. Hit some new bars, met some new boys. Gave out my number. Worked my nonexistent game, as Ashley says. Oh, and ran into that Matt kid I met on Mardi Gras. Random, but fun. Nice boy. Yay.

I'm 21! Doing the bar crawl on Friday night. I have a feeling I might be actually crawling... hmm. ;) Go ahead, give me a call around 12 or 1 - you'll probably get the amusement of your LIFE. Love you all!

um yeah

2005-04-14T03:57:45Z

So I'm sick. Again. I hate this BS. BULLSHIT. Yes, that's right. My immune system is pretty much shot. And now I have to work until 2 in the morning and we have a special tab tonight and no one's final cuts are done, so I'm sitting here, updating my journal instead of getting ish done so I can go home and sleep. I'm seriously contemplating skipping my 9:40, except for the fact that I have to go to my 11 o'clock because we have a debate tomorrow. Erg. This is the week from hell. Damn the man.

I HATE REGISTRATION

2005-04-08T07:25:06Z

So not only do I now hate registration for the simple fact of having to figure out classes, now I hate it because I have to worry about whether or not I'm going to GRADUATE. Too many damn requirements. 39 upper division, 29 lower division, 120 total, 40 maximum j-school but 80 minimum credits outside the j-school and 65 minimum Liberal Arts and Sciences credits. Why didn't they tell me this before I took all those damn journalism classes? Now I have 32 journalism credits, 9 credits left to take next year that I want to take and no where to go. Oh, and I've only taken like 12 upper division credits.

Joy.

My accomplishments...

2005-04-07T09:36:03Z

My accomplishments of the day, as of 3:30 am, April 7th - two weeks until my 21st birthday:
I went to work at 7:45, where the computers were having technical difficulties, we didn't get started until almost midnight and were still done by 2. Go us. My second week. I kick designing ass.
I got my news editing assignment done because the computers were down, which is good since it's due tomorrow and I had intended on just staying up til it was done.
It was 75 degrees today! Not my accomplishment, but a good thing.

And, I'm still up.
Facebook is now the new bane of my existence.
Plus, I'm not quite tired.

It's 3:34. AM.

Amen

2005-03-29T03:30:13Z

Amen to stuck in spring break-no homework mode. I am successfully putting off my inevitable week of craziness right now. It will conclude in me probably freaking out, but traveling to Seattle freaking out, that my Native News project is incomplete and that I didn't get the pictures and can't fix it. As Teresa reminded me today, "I really wish you could have spent time at the school!" OH you're telling me. It's not MY damn fault there was a freakin' freezing rain and snowstorm at the end of March in Eastern Montana, canceling school right before Good Friday, Spring Break, and therefore, my interaction-school pictures!!! Geeeeez. I got a few during the lunch hour (before they sent them home early), so hopefully those work. We'll see. It was an experience. I'll need to give you all the one on one account, because it was eventful. What were our three words to describe it? Oh... motivating, inspirational, and exhausting. Sooo much driving. Sooo much talking. Sooo much listening. Sooo many emotions, people, painful memories, etc involved. I did put 2500 miles on my Jeep in the last ten days though. And went mudbogging! Haha. Drove up a very steep offroad hill and thought I'd flip over backward. Didn't and the view was worth it. Yes. Moving, inspirational, and exhausting. Whew. And our teachers think we might have the main story. Whoa. I just hope my pictures can live up to Chelsea's writing. The girl is amazing.

Oh and I think I got food poisoning. Didn't get to eat Easter dinner, or birthday cake. :( *sniff*