Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Spanish Vacab List, week 2

actualmente- currently
en realidad- actually /in reality
advertercia- warning
anuncio- advertisement
asistir- to attend
ayudar- to assist/help
blanco- white
en blanco- blank
campo- field/wilderness/countryside
campamento- camp
carpeta- notebook
alfombra- carpet
contestar- to answer
disputar- to contest
concurso- a contest
chocar- to crash
arragantarse- to choke

Monday, October 27, 2008

things I would rather do than go to college

- go to canada
- hang out with cedar
- sit in Diana's office
- be Bev's full time TA
- be a senior again
- be a kindergartner again
- travel, ya know around the world, or at least through central america
- work at Zupas, Izzy already said I could
- learn to play the drums
- win the lottery
- create handmade broaches
- move to a foreign land
- learn a new language
- plaster Crucible posters everywhere

Monday, October 20, 2008

what happens in Montana, does not stay in Montana

-finally get to grama and grandpa Ockey's
-sleep, wonderful sleep
-play
-read
-play with cousins, Cedar's particular fancy
-eat Grama Ockey's wonderful vegetarian, gluten free food
-read
-Montana history museum
-MacDonalds
-Carrousel and Ice cream
-religious discussions up the wazoo
-fun at the city park
-read
-glorious farmer's market
-buy soap
-walk the gulch
-eat food, good food
-chocolate shop
-book store
-buy books and buttons
-toy store
-more city park
-everyone takes a turn on the swings and in the little red car
-grama Ockey's wonderful free-of-everything-everyone's-allergic-to-or-choosing-not-to-eat food
-read
-visit Grandpa Ockey at the church
-pack the bags
-get in the car
-stop for drinks
-drive
-stop for drinks
-drive
-MacDonals
-shop at Patagonia in Dillon, Montana
-drive
-Burger King
-home

Saturday, October 18, 2008

15 things I am not ashamed of

1. I have no money in any long term savings
2. I stole a computer, just for three years
3. I have been playing snake for the past two hours
4. I spend more time at school and work than I do at home, including the time I'm sleeping
5. when I take off my shoes I rub the scum out from in between my toes
6. I just youtubed The Impossible Quiz Answers
7. I wore pink cowboy boots for years as a child
8. As a kindergartner I was convinced that I could be the pink power ranger when I grew up
9. I hate pink
10. I am in love with about six mexican men, one of whom happens to be gay
11. my best friend (on this continent, under the age of twenty) is six
12. I puked in the parking lot of the Utah Office of Education (I'm actually really proud of that)
13. I swear in my head, a lot
14. my math teacher used to think I was a pothead
15. I dance like a madman

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Getting to Montana, a list of events

- stop for drinks at Will's
- quick trip t0 the bank
- on the road
- utah state office of education
- drop off important check for walden
- puke in the parking lot
- stop at gas station for drinks
- switch seats to accommodate the nauseous
- stop just into idaho to pee
- car sickness drugs!
- stop for drinks and snacks at Arby's
- Subway
- stop at the only place in Idaho Falls that has anything Sharon can eat
- Cedar finally exhausts all entertainment in the confines of the car
- officially in montana
- stop to pee
- stop to pee again
- grama Ockey's!

Sunday, October 12, 2008

things I fear

- pneumonia
- an ant, earwig, or other small creatures crawling in my ear
- being alone
- boys
- college

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

things I am no good at

- making phone calls
- killing people, in my story of course
- planning to plan
- reading
- turning work in, on time
- respecting authority
- wearing makeup
- writing letters
- halloween
- dealing with crazy people
- lying

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

things that smell good

- me after a bonfire
- boys
- incense
- watermelon soap
- katrina's hugs
- wisconsin cauliflower
- sharon's cheese sandwiches
- eric's head
- cap'n crunch
- people
- nature
- rain
- mexican markets
- smoke
- the asplund's kitchen
- home made bread

Monday, October 6, 2008

a good oldfashion To Do list

- kill someone, in my story of course
- read a book
- get some money
- clean my room
- discussion questions
- wash the dog
- write a letter to a friend
- go to california
- brush my teeth
- put sheets on my bed
- email the broseph
- find a pen
- go to college

Sunday, October 5, 2008

reasons why I love cold cereal, a list.

-it's cold
-it's crunchy
-there are just so many varieties
-you can eat it at any point of the day and it's okay
-I have eaten it in every country I've been to
-some of it's nutritious,
-but most of it isn't
-milk, I found my love for milk via cold cereal
-the box, you've got dinner and a show when ever you sit down
-you can eat it in a bowl, you can eat it in a bag, you can eat it with a fork
-it fits any mood, any age, any time
-it's good

Saturday, October 4, 2008

things that hurt

-my hip, cause I fell on it
-my head, cause I fell on it also
-my feet, cause they do
-my back, cause that's what happens when I work all day
-the big toe on my left foot, cause someone stepped on it
-my knee, cause it's broken
-my eye, cause I got soap in it
-my nose, cause I got this stupid zit on it
and
-my tongue, because I bit it

Friday, October 3, 2008

things that do not make me nervous

- blood
- poetry
- internet
- sitting on tables
- hanging upside down
- smoke
- planes
- deserted islands
- fruit stripes gum
- sleeping anywhere with anyone around
- adorable gay mexicans
- dancing, a lot
- having weird hair
- piercing my ear
- calling my boss' by their nicknames

what makes me nervous?

-a list-
"soup makes me nervous"
social situations
the dread right next to my left ear
wall mounted TVs
lying
getting stuck in holes with chinchillas
public speaking
dresses
those big crayon bank things
adults
reading
mosquitoes
hair
shower curtains
global warming
earwigs
people who don't recycle
cheerleaders
the fan sound in bathrooms
blinking lights
phones when they vibrate
phones when they're not answered
phones when they vibrate and are not answered
alarm clocks
money
doctors offices
senior year
violins
leaving messages, that don't involve yelling
McPailin
buying pants
ants, particularly of the red variety
standardized tests
text books
ticking clocks
snow
racism
long finger or toe nails
college
puke
turtle necks
talking on the phone
paperwork
junk
stitches
dirty socks
being alone
hatred
people
crumbs
people touching my face, specifically gregasaurus