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Saturday, December 25, 2004   Hey sorry it's been so long! Merry Christmas, everyone! I will fill this gift inventory out later, but here's all I can remember for now: - a new cell (flip) phone - an earring holder - lots of earrings - Curious perfum collection including earrings, lotion, glitter stick, and parfum - $ from my grandparents - Simon gift card ($25) - sweat pants and a sweat shirt (ironically, they don't go together) - All 5 Harry Potter books because my old ones fell apart - a Bible - two shirts - two purses - body wash (Sweet Pea and Coconut Lime Verbena) - Hollister jeans - Dr. Seuss stamps - Playbill cups (I have one of only 20 sets in the world - my sister got them from Atlantic Theatre) - hand lotion - Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban DVD - Triumph the Insult Comic dog's "Come Poop with Me"! Well, that's all I can remember. I have to go watch Triumph! Lover y'all! - posted by Jewels @ 8:34 PM (0) comments Friday, December 17, 2004   Nutcracker = good physics final = not that bad Year in review survey = stole it from Laine (hee hee - *devious grin*) 2004 Year in Review Part 1 1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before? made out 2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year? No, and probabley 3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Laine … to several short stories and poems 4. Did anyone close to you die? my great-aunt and great-uncle and other great-aunt 5. What countries did you visit? Belize (is that a country?), Mexico 6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004? a boyfriend 7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Nov. 11 – got my ears pierced Oct. 24 – Saw Yoni in Indy 8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? getting into Millikin with a big scholarship and getting good scores on my SAT/ACT’s 9. What was your biggest failure? I dunno… I guess being bitchy when I let my depression get to me 10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I sprained my ankle . . . I think that was this year . . . 11. What was the best thing you bought? my car (I heart you, Natosha baby) 12. Whose behavior merited celebration? the cabinet members who resigned (stole that one from Laine-ah) 13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? George W. Bush 14. Where did most of your money go? food 15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? seeing Yoni, going to NYC 16. What song will always remind you of 2004? anything by John Mayer or Maroon 5 17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? sadder b) thinner or fatter? fatter c) richer or poorer? same. poor. 18. What do you wish you'd done more of? hot sexy lovin’ . . . no, seriously . . . I guess working out 19. What do you wish you'd done less of? worrying about things I can’t control Part 2 20. How will you be spending Christmas? with my family, as usual . . . without Yoni 21. Who did you spend the most time on the phone with? Alyse 22. Did you fall in love in 2004? I am pretty sure I did and still am in love . . . 23. How many one-night stands? Hah! Me? One-night stand? None. 24. What was your favorite TV program? Law and Order (I know, I’m lame) 25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate? No . . . why do you ask? 26. What was the best book you read? the Left Behind series 27. What was your greatest musical discovery? You Can Always Count on Me from City of Angels 28. What did you want and get? To kiss a certain someone . . . 29. What did you want and not get? To spend time with a certain someone . . . 30. What was your favorite film of this year? Film? Julie doesn’t watch movies. Well, once in a great while. 31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 18 and Ashley and I sang to Seussical while Meredith watched and then I did something else – don’t remember what . . . Ashley and Mandi got me a Snicker’s bar *snickers* 32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Either not falling in love or getting to see the one I am/was/think I’m in love with 33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004? somewhere between preppie and casual – I dunno y’all know me! 34. What kept you sane? your mom . . . no, I guess it would be knowing that I’ll be outta this hell-hole in less than a year! 35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Like I said, I don’t watch movies. 36. What political issue stirred you the most? none. I don’t care. I should, but I don’t. I voted for Kerry, though! 37. Who did you miss? Laura and the Strabalas and (you guessed it!) Yoni. *le sigh* 38. Who was the best new person you met? Yoni (aka Laine-ah’s twin) and also Alexei, but I technically met him last year. *sniff* I’m gonna miss him! 39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004: Be careful what you tell to people. It will get around. 40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: ”I will not give up hope. I was hooked from the start, when I noticed your kind and your powerful heart!” (Seussical) – for Yoni “There’s no business like show business!” (Annie Get Your Gun) – for all the shows I was in (Sleeping Beauty, Babes in Arms, How to Succeed..., The Good Doctor, The Nutcracker, Brundibar, Sig Singers) “Where are the simple joys of maidenhood? Where are all those adoring, daring boys?” (Camelot) – for being young and bored “You can always count on me” (City of Angels) – for my friends “Every bird must someday spread his wings, leave his nest. He will fly, God knows where, to pursue his quest.” (Brundibar) – for the changes in my life - posted by Jewels @ 9:53 PM (0) comments Tuesday, December 14, 2004   You are Irish. You are a strong, confident honest girl. Red hair and freckles are your trade mark but your ethnicity goes deeper than appearance. You are open and can sometimes be blunt or brutally honest. You are known to have a temper and tend to fly off the handle sometimes. You strive to succed in everything that you do, you are both aggressive and competitve. You tend to keep your emotions hidden so as not to get hurt, but have no problem letting out your anger. Learn to control that temper!! what ethnicity are you? (girls) brought to you by Quizilla Your World (Part One): What is your world made of? [girls] brought to you by Quizilla Cool quiz, huh? Betsy, did you say there was an E-ville diva quiz? Can I get the link? TTYL finals are killer! - posted by Jewels @ 9:32 PM (0) comments Sunday, December 12, 2004   You're Rent! You're just trying to get through the months, maybe find love in one of them What Broadway musical are you? brought to you by Quizilla Whoa! The dance was so much fun! I've only ever been to one Sig dance before, and it was the Halloween dance last year. It wasn't very fun. Then I was sick for last year's Christmas dance, then last year's prom I was too tired, and this year's Halloween dance I had work. But I went to this dance, and it was amazingly kick-ass! I loved it! I just went crazy dancing. I danced with everyone and anyone. I did stupid dances like the party-boy and the chicken and normal dances like grinding and slow-dancing. The best part was that I hardly ever grinded because I could just dance like an idiot and not care. I don't really like grinding, so it was awesome not to be pressured to. I even started doing this little Irish jig at one point and a bunch of people started watching me and doing it with me! LOL. Then Emilie, Alyse, Caitlin, Ashley and I took Caitlin home and then went to Steak 'n Shake. It was so much fun! Ashley was crazy...we all were. Alyse's boyfriend came, and then came over to my house for a little with his really hot friend Scott. Coolio. It was fun. I didn't get to bed until like 3, though. Ugh, I'm tired. Umm lalala there was something else... I went Christmas shopping today with Alyse...no there was something else... maybe it was just that Yoni can't come for Christmas but he said he would definitely come before he left for Central America January 8th. Then he's going to Israel and so he won't be back here for like a half a year. I don't know what to do. I am so confused and lost. I'm not asking for pity, really. I just ... I dunno ... I miss him so much. This doesn't seem like it's going to work out, but I want it to. I need it to. I can't even be around couples for very long without cracking. I wish I could just give up and move on but I can't. I don't want to let him go. I know it can't ever work out, though. It won't. But it needs to. I just want to be with him, but I don't know if he feels the same way. I need to stop crying. I'm so confused, I don't know what to do with myself. Why can't I just live happily ever after? Am I in love? If I am, then why do I feel so miserable all the time? Because he's not here... I guess. I don't think love should feel this way. But I don't think most people fall in love long distance. Am I in love? I need your comments. How do I know if I'm in love or not? How does anyone know? Okay, good, I stopped crying. Now please, if anyone knows...how does one know if she's in love? - posted by Jewels @ 8:53 PM (3) comments Friday, December 10, 2004   Hey hey hey! I got accepted into Millikin University with a generous scholarship. Millikin U is my #2 choice, btw. I haven't applied to my number one yet, ironically. The Brundibar trio is improving, although there were only two of us there tonight. Let's just say the director (Scott) wasn't very happy. Yeah. Okay. BTW, Harrison is doing Seussical too. WTF, mates? They can't do that! They just can't! That's so rude! How dare they?! We've had the rights and been advertising for like four months straight now. I don't think we should do it, I think we should do a real musical, but if we drop it now, we'll look like cowards, which is the last thing we want since there's nothing to be afraid of. This whole thing is such bullshit. Damn, it makes me mad!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRRRRR!!! HARRISON ........ can't put that on a public blog, nevermind. Anyway, I'm gonna go get ready for this Sig Singers concert tonight and then I'm prolley going to the CFC formal. Yeah yeah. Lotsa love! - posted by Jewels @ 4:29 PM (1) comments Wednesday, December 08, 2004   You are Miss Gertrude McFuzz. AW! CUTE! Can I keep you? What Seussical character are you? brought to you by Quizilla - posted by Jewels @ 2:38 PM (0) comments Tuesday, December 07, 2004   Argh! My life is so hectic! Brundibar rehersals nearly every day, Nutcracker rehearsals every day starting next Monday, and all these choir shows! Plus finals, preparing auditions, and finishing college applications!!!!!!!!! I'm gonna crack or die, whichever comes first! I don't have time to be blogging. What am I doing? I need to get to the library and return a CD and some books. TTYL. Oh yeah, I'm going to the Christmas dance with Sega as friends. Yay! Plus the animal kingdom (me, Betsy, and Lindsey jo) in Brundibar needs help. Lots of it. Lots and lots of help. HELP... please? - posted by Jewels @ 2:37 PM (0) comments Saturday, December 04, 2004   By the way, those last few entires were really just to remind myself of what had happened on the trip; most of it is prolley meaningless to you. I miss the ice cream, though. LOL. Here's a poem I wrote that's actually more or less a Christian song type a deal. Let’s defy the odds Let’s defy the odds Let us fall in love and stay there Let’s defy the odds Let us be the perfect pair Let’s defy the odds Cause the odds aren’t in our favor So let’s defy the odds In the name of Christ, our Savior Let’s defy the odds Let’s not drink and let’s not party Let’s defy the odds Let’s just cuddle on the couch Let’s defy the odds Cause the odds aren’t in our favor So let’s defy the odds In the name of Christ, our Savior Dunno where that one came from, really. I just started singing it at work. I kinda like it. It may be going places... chia, and monkey's might fly outta my butt. - posted by Jewels @ 9:46 PM (0) comments   Okay sorry such a long to be continued. Anyway... Day 4: - going to the beach and getting burnt - watching Aunt Laura take Sierra and Aden on a jet-ski ride (i was jealous) - seeing my entire (almost) family at this one beach and eating at a restaurant with some of them - seeing the ice show: Planet Ice. Sounds dumb, I know. But it was amazing! Really. (guy in wheel, couples, solos, clowns, weird songs, chess games played on ice) - hanging out with Ben and George and seeing the ship's wake - meeting a really friendly group of people. Why so friendly, you ask? They were high. Of course. No one's just nice nowadays. LOL. - limbo and dancing - Laura almost getting in a fight with these drunk kids - meeting robby (who asked if george was my dad "yeah, i had her when I was 2 and her when i was 7" and then if he was my boyfriend. we both just looked and each other and were like "Ummm, no. Not at all.") - Dizzy's Jazz lounge (actually, I think that was closer to day 1 or 2) Day 5: Cozumel (Thanksgiving) - renting a bright green convertable VW bug and taking Stacie with my mom, dad, sister and I at the last minute. - going to the most remote beach on the island and seeing Uncle Bob there - opening the convertable roof and getting poured on while I pleaded with a bus driver who was trying to pass us not to because the road wasn't big enough - going to this little beach restaurant for lunch and eating mahi-mahi and meeting two dumb guys - going to one final beach to swim - Thanksgiving dinner (which wasn't all that great) - Going to a party with Nick (I don't know if that was day 5, but it doesn't really matter) Day 6: Costa Maya (I think? or was it another island?? I dunno) - kayaking with Laura (we were really bad and made three 360 turns trying to fight the current) - Audrey was our leader (cool Jamaican dude)and my dad trying to be cool with him ("yeah, i was black once too ya know"..."i am very familiar with coastal waters"... well, okay, he didn't really say those things but he did say "Audrey liked us the best. No really, he did.") - snorkeling: my dad told me not to be the last one in so I was out there with this guy and his daughter who couldn't have been much older than 10 and he told her that they were going in in 5 minutes, so I thought I'd head in with them. Then they started swimming really fast and being like "GO GO GO" and when I asked what was wrong they were like "SHARK!" so I didn't really believe them but i had to go in with them cause my dad said not to be out there alone. We got about half way in and the dad was panting. "Well, that was scary. It was either a really big fish or a shark. I'm not sure" so know I'm thinking, you know, he doesn't know what he's talking about it was prolley just a big fish and then the little girl goes "daddy! another one!" so, thinking she's making it up, I stick my head under and see it! It's like, 2.5 feet long, which isn't that big, but it was only about a yard away from me so the dad goes "SWIM SWIM SWIM! Try not to splash, stay together, and go as fast as you can!" So we did. And we were fine. Of course. But it's a great story! - seeing stephanie get a bow sun-burnt into her back (she fell asleep on her stomach in the sun and got burnt everywhere except where her bikini had been tied in a bow) - hanging out with Ben - midnight buffet (hydrolic doors that shut us out) Day 7: at sea - getting up at one (yes, one in the afternoon) - doing the trivia with my family at the table - missing my mom doing a cooking thing which was supposedly hilarious - the backstage tour (bad crowd . . . AGAIN!!! :( was what they had written on the dry-erase board about us) - watching part of the belly-flopping contest - climbing the rock wall and beating a personal record with jutting-out parts - getting one last coke from phil, Laura's "favorite" bartender (who had kind of saved her when an 18 year old was hitting on her) - swimming and seeing the most beautiful guy ever!!!!!!!!!!!! (way too old, though) - getting all formal for dinner - stacie's prom (has got it goin on) - hanging out with ben one last time in "our spot" on the top deck - steph saying to laura "eww a skank" when laura was wearing steph's shirt - the goodbye show (amazing awesome) with Ben (who my grandma adores, btw) - staying out and partying in The Chamber till 3 in the morning with Nick and Michelle - being the last one in bed cuz i was party-hardying The end! The flight back was uneventful except for my grandma's necklace thing - long story. Anyway, in case you can't tell, i had a blast! Today I got handle put on my bathroom drawers. Yayness. Sad news - Laura Krupp, a very old family friend whom I have known since birth, passed on yesterday. We miss you, Laura. God bless. - posted by Jewels @ 9:13 PM (0) comments