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Confessions of a Frisky Fish
Monday, 3 May 2004
Were you scared?
I know, I've been in Ann Arbor this weekend and that's enough to scare anyone! But I'll have you know that although I've gone to school there for two years now, I have not (hopefully) retained any Ann Arborishness to me. (God I hope not! I don't want to be an ugly, boring, scary girl! Oh, and fat. Definitely don't want to be fat.) But anyway, that's not what I was talking about.

You haven't been updated in two days and I know you're getting worried! But honestly, there was nothing to talk about. I woke up, drove to Ann Arbor, worked for like 7-8 hours, then drove home and did nothing. Sounds fun, huh?

But it is official. I'll be back at the mall this summer. (I'd rather be at the Ann Arbor store. The people are a lot more fun and it's soo easy.) But I need the money. Especially if I have to buy presents, fund trips to Canada, perhaps a week in Miami (fingers crossed) as well as my car and all the fun things planned for this summer.) So I'll be there and this time, unlike Christmas, I refuse to get involved with the 90210 drama. As Justin said, I'll be the outcast but I don't care. I'll do whatever I have to do save my sanity!!

Um, that's all I have for today. I was going to give you some press conference notes, but I figured I'd wait until I have more information to share. (which means research. Not too sure if I'm up for that.)

Oh, and you know how I said by August there will be a complete change? We may have to change that to September. (Is it possible that the more you try to be good, the reverse happens? I'm getting a little scared.)

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 12:18 PM EDT
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Friday, 30 April 2004
What Have I Gotten Myself Into?
So, I just drove a total of 1.5 hours to do 8 hours of work. Ugh. I mean, I love everyone there so it was no big deal but really. $21 for a tank of gas (and you people actually want John Kerry to be our president? Heaven help us if he is!!) And then countless hours of my cheerleading/Barbie fake smile (because I had to be the greeter) with more hours of folding (the sorostitutes should really leave the kid sizes alone. YOU ARE TOO FAT TO WEAR THEM!) And I'm tired. This whole trying to be thin thing is really tiring. But anyway, it's my own fault for telling Robyn I could work. So I'll be back again tomorrow and I have to miss the baseball game on sunday. But Meg and her boy are going, so they can fill me in on exciting things.

But that's about it. And honestly, I REALLY don't want to go back to the mall store but what can I do? I need money. (Although, Mum and Dad said I could direct or produce porn. I just can't star in it. So maybe....JUST KIDDING!)

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 11:05 PM EDT
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Wednesday, 28 April 2004
Karen Got Me Thinking...
We were in the car yesterday, eating the dancing (Grateful Dead ;)) gummy bears and she started asking me questions.
K: What's your favorite gummy bear?
S: I like them all. But I like the green ones. And the yellow ones.
K: I like the white ones.
K: What's your favorite lifesaver?
S: Green.
K: I knew that.
K: What's your favorite kind of jell-o?
S: Hmm...I like watermelon. And lime. And Strawberry.
K: I like lime with marshmallows. My grandma makes it.
K: Haha, I feel like I'm on a date.

And so I thought it would be funny to put up a survey on here. Answer the questions 'cause I want to know!

~What is your favorite gummy bear?
~What is your favorite lifesaver?
~What is your favorite kind of jell-o?
~What is your favorite kind of Kool-Aid?

And because this is the funniest pick-up line ever, Do you like Pineapple? (if you can tell me what movie this is from, I get you something really good)

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 12:33 PM EDT
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Tuesday, 27 April 2004
wow
so nice to be home...And OFFICIALLY done with UM for another year.

Oh yeah, my finals were easy. And like I told you, my history test talked about Civil Rights and the Cold War. Who's a genius? Well, I don't like to brag...

Now I'm ready for a wild n' crazy summer with my two favorite girls!! (Haha, and of course, you boys too. But not just one in particular because I'm still single!!)

So if you're in town, or you want to be, give me a call and we'll go out!

Places I Want To Go Before Junior Year:
~Miami (probably won't happen, but we'll see)
~at least ONE Tiger's game
~GreekTown!!
~HockeyTown Cafe
~Kool-Aid Kingdom (a given)
~The Zoo
~The DIA
~CANADA...!!!
~Cedar Point
~UM vs. Western Baseball game May 19 (Dan, for that afternoon, you're mine ;))

That's all I have right now. I'm sure there's more and feel free to be creative and offer suggestions. But I'm warning you, if you offer me a suggestion you're most likely responsible for taking me there. It's the rules.

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 5:03 PM EDT
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Monday, 26 April 2004
Saving a Friend
This is important. This stands for Frisky Fish everywhere. It is not only a life we are trying to save, but an institution. A set of principles, a way of life. This one little fish is symbolic of our entire group. And I'm scared that he is also symbolic of our (especially my) future.

What will happen if Frisky dies? Will it mean the death of Frisky Fish everywhere? He's sick right now. Has been for a while but now we just realized he needs to get better.

Isn't that weird though? That when the real Frisky Fish gets sick and needs to be healed, the metaphorical one does too? Only when you see the signs of sickness do you realize how bad the problem has gotten. And the strangest thing is, it took the girls to help.

For Frisky, it took Cookie, Candy, and Bunni to realize that something was wrong with Frisky. Just as it took SSK to make me realize that there was a problem.

Luckily, I have great friends who can help. But I've given Frisky some medicine and I hope it works. I don't quite know how to give the metaphorical Frisky medicine. She needs it though.

But I'm trying! So, please be kind to a diseased fish who is only trying to get better. Because the last thing you want to do is mess with her head and cause her to die.

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 11:33 AM EDT
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Sunday, 25 April 2004
You Have Some 'Xplaining To Do...
Now, I could just sit here and go off about why boys suck and blah blah blah, but I'm not going to do that. Because we already know the answer to that. What we don't know is the WHY do they do those things that make them absolutely horrible, and heartless and so unforgivable. So when we figure that out, we will safely put away the junk food and the ice cream and live stress free lives.

No, I'm not going to blame all of you guys (and you are all at fault. You really are) for being jerks. For mistreating your girlfriends, for ditching beautiful girls on Saturday nights when she drops her plans to be with you simply because you asked, or for feeding lies that you may think are comforting but turn out to be disasterous.

Instead, today's entry is dedicated to the two people in this world who have been there always. Who know how it feels to have their hearts ripped out and stomped on, who knows how it feels to be underappreciated. That's right, my girls. Because without them, I'd be a horrible, sad, boring, ugly Michigan girl...just like the others that go to there.

Why are they so great? I can call them anytime, day or night, and talk for HOURS about whatever is going on. They listen and more importantly, they understand. They offer advice and they know just what to say to make me feel better.

And what's more, when we go out, it's always a blast. Don't believe me? Read the past entries. Then remember January's trip to Canada, February's night at Hard Rock, March's Canada trip for Shannon's birthday, and April's weekends at UM. And then add last night's trip to Ram's Horn and drive around (where we stalked a couple of hottie police officers) You can't get better than them.

We've realized that we don't need guys in our lives to give us meaning. In fact, have you seen us? Yes, we're beautiful, smart, talented girls who can survive just fine on our own. So in reality, it has come down to this: YOU need us. And because of this, perhaps you should rethink your actions and get your acts together because we refuse to fall for your lines, your underappreciation, and your crap anymore. You have to prove yourselves worthy of us: of our attention, of our time, and of our affection. Pull that off, and you'll be the luckiest guy on the planet.

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 11:37 AM EDT
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Saturday, 24 April 2004
Crazy Fridays
That's right, second day home and another exciting girl's night.
We laid low this time though. No clubbing or anything like that. We went to the movies and saw the cutest movie ever!
I definitely recommend seeing 13 Going On 30. Jennifer Garner does a really good job. It's so believable, I swear! And not only that, the movie gets you hooked! I mean, we're sitting there praying that nothing bad happens to her (because of that witch she says is her best friend) and crossing our fingers that she gets together with her "soulmate" and I swear, we almost started bawling. It was that good! Oh, and there's this great "cheerleading flashback" scene where if you'd been to the Homecoming Pep Assembly my junior year, you'd totally understand why me and Karen were soo excited!!

So after the movie, we decided to have a little fun and made a trip to Canada to visit Dave at the TreeHouse. Of course, Dave is a sweetheart and bought us free drinks--Sex on the Beach really is amazing...you should try it ;)

We spot a couple of cute guys and we're debating if we should talk to them. I say it's Shannon's turn to be the desingated Hussie since Karen was last night. But she says she can't because of her boyfriend. I think, as long as he doesn't know, what's the harm? But we sit down at a table and surprisingly, we don't have to do anything! The cute boys came to us.

They were from Western and the one guy was like "Do you guys know where Ann Arbor is?" I start cracking up. I was like "I just got back from there today. I go to UM" and we started talking and he gets all excited when I tell him I'm a film major. Better yet: He's has great taste in movies AND his uncle worked on Finding Nemo!! If you watch the movie, the part where Bruce is chasing Nemo and Dory in the submarine, everytime Bruce hits the side of the submarine, that's the sound of bricks hitting the side of his cottage. How cool is that?

So obviously, I gave him my number (he asked for it!) They wanted us to head out to another club, but since we had to be back before the bars closed (rules of our caring mothers) we said we had to head back soon. So I got the title of honarary Hussie for the night.

But even though we spent like an hour and a half in Canada, it was still really a blast! As all our girly adventures are. But I swear, they are spoiling me so much! After this summer, how can I go back to Ann Arbor? They'll have to come up and see me like every weekend or I'll be in trouble! (not that I don't love my UM boys, but it's just a different experience walking into a room and being the center of attention with three girls than walking into a room and immediately starting a conversation about sports or whatever.)

So that was Friday! But no more partying for this girl until after Tuesday! I have finals to study for and some shopping to do. BAck to School for Monday night, then officially done Tuesday at 5:00!!

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 11:21 AM EDT
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Friday, 23 April 2004
Wow, what a night!
Oh yeah, my first night home and of course we had to celebrate!! So me and the girls went out on the town and let me just tell you, it was a blast, as always.
Where did we go? Well, we decided to visit our good friend Phil at Hard Rock Cafe, even though he wasn't working that night, which was sad. We get there, and I swear, it was something out of a movie. Oh! Actually, it was more like that commercial on Fox Sports Net where the Colorado guy walks into HockeyTown Cafe and everyone in there just stops and stares at him. Because I swear, when we walked through the revolving doors, that's exactly what happened! (hockey jerseys everywhere too because most people had come from that disappoint game one loss to calgary.) We ended sitting up at a table near the bar and there were two tables behind Karen who would not stop staring and then like the entire bar kept checking us out.
And the great part was, we weren't even in club clothes. Just casual wear (attributing to the fact that all my cute outfits are packed in boxes up at school)
So we're sitting there and if you're a guy, you have to realize that when three beautiful girls order huge hamburgers, you have to be in love. Well, the waitstaff loved us. But even funnier was, this old guy comes over to our table and we're like "oh god." and he was like "I'm gonna bring my friend over here to talk to you. Just start to flirt with him and act like you like him. it'll totally make his day." So we're like, ok. (although we're really more concerned about the food coming than anything else.) So the friend, i think his name was Eric?, comes over to our table and starts talking to us. He mentions something about the hockey game, so I start to go on about the Wings and he cuts me off. Then he mentions he's going golfing tomorrow, so I ask where he's going golfing and he completely ignores my question. Now, normally I'd be VERY upset at being ignored but it's obvious this guy is infatuated with Karen. He can't take his eyes off her and every question is really directed toward her. Me and Shannon laugh and sit back and let Karen have some fun.
So this guy is really sad. If he was supposed to be a ladies man, he must be hitting on the ugly dog-women of UM because he's not very smooth. The only real appeal I could possibly see is he's got money. Yeah, he wouldn't shut up about his new Lexus or whatever. We're like, oh wow. We don't care. But he finally goes away and we get excited.
Then, this guy in an Yzerman jersey comes up to us and we don't really talk to him because yay! our food has arrived! So we're eating and then the waitstaff comes by and talks to us, all the while this table behind karen is staring at us. One of the guys is really cute so me and shannon are intrigued. But then he stands up and we realize he's old because what young guy wears jeans with a belt and his shirt tucked in? My point exactly.
So anyway, we're eating and then the old guy comes up to us again. He asks for Karen's number, but she's a little skeptical. That's when he tells us he's married and has a little girl and he showed us pictures. His wife was gorgeous and their daughter was adorable, so we're raving about that. Karen writes down her number to give to Eric (don't worry, she's not going to answer when he calls) and when we finish eating, Eric comes over to our table again. He starts talking about the Wings game and then the Pistons and then the Tigers and how his company has a suite or something. And now, let me just say to all you boys out there...DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT SPORTS JUST FOR CONVERSATIONS SAKE!! Especially if I'm in the conversation. God this guy was driving me crazy! He'd bring something up, I'd go to say something, and he'd completely ignore me or cut me off. I'm sorry that I know more about sports than you, but then maybe you shouldn't be an idiot and talk about it if you don't want anyone to answer you! (but then, this makes me wonder if maybe all the women he's been with have known nothing and so he wasn't prepared for an intelligent response?)
So anyway, he tries to get us to go to a bar with him and we're like, we've had enough of this. So we (gracefully) say we're not sure what's going on and get up to leave. As we walk out, everyone stares, yet again. And there are a few whistles. We just laugh. Always leave them wanting more ;)
So what else...The guy at the parking garage was cute, so we waved to him and he waved back.
We drove down Woodward and oh the hookers were out! There was this grotesque, old, man-looking woman on the street with too tight clothes. Really sick, but the first one we spotted. Then there was a group of them about 3 miles down the road. We got really excited (if you've never been hooker spotting, you should really go. It's hilarious.)
Then, as we make it back to the safe neighborhood near Birmingham, we drive next to this car and the driver is really cute. So we get his attention and I wave to him. He's totally embarrassed but he has the cutest smile ever. He waves back and tries to get the Hell away from us. We actually end up catching him again, but instead of risking being stuck at a light with us next to him, he speeds up and drives away.

Well, that was our night. We went out, stirred up hockeytown, and made it back before the bars got out.

Oh! I almost forgot! So we're driving back and Karen's phone rings. She looks at the number and says "here, you need to answer this." So I do but as I do, she realizes it's not who we want it to be. So i say hello, expecting to hear someone else and the guy says "it's eric" and I'm thinking...he's not friends with anyone named Eric...and then I realize who it really is and so I say "oh we can't talk. bye. and hang up."
Then I felt bad for answering but KAren said it was ok. Now she knows when he calls and not to answer. Then she looks at her phone and says "the area code we want is 312, not 313." and we laugh. because, now that I think about it, it would be weird for him to call her twice in one day. especially since I made her call him back when we were at Hard Rock. Honestly, it's hilarious that he called!!
(if you don't know who "he" is, it's ok. Because you don't need to know to understand the situation.)

Now our night was complete. And if that's just how the first night of summer went, imagine how it'll be in July!!

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 10:40 AM EDT
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Thursday, 22 April 2004
Summer...?
Ok, so I know I still have 2 finals left so it's not officially summer, but it is for me because I am home. But if you missed your chance to say goodbye or whatever, you've got two more days to redeem yourselves!!

But I have to say, I like being home. Winston Churchill is like the cutest thing ever! He follows me around everywhere and refuses to let me get any work done. He's just that cute. (haha, now I know how my friends feel ;) Just kidding, of course)
But despite the fact that I love being home (at least until I have to get a job) I think I will miss U of M. A little.

Here's some highlights of why I'd miss this year:

~NO psycho-bitch scary roommate to put up with...yay!
~Working at S & B was actually fun. Way better than the "90210" drama back home!
~Football games were exciting...Especially my first OSU game at the Big House.
~Annual Miami trip...I was tanning on the beach and in the ocean while everyone else enjoyed Michigan's first snowflakes...
~Easy first semester. When you HAVE to watch TV and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to get an A in class, it's always a good thing.
~Rose Bowl!! Although we lost and the tour sucked, it was definitely an experience.
~Have definitely made some interesting acquaintances. If they become friends, that's a different story. (Only if they remember me over the summer :))
~GIRL'S NIGHT every month. Whether Canada, Somewhere in Michigan, or visitin Ann Arbor, they're always a blast (and hot as hell.)
~Winston's visit to Ann Arbor. Without even really teaching him, he's become an elitest. Refusing to mingle with the scary liberals. Good boy!
~Basketball games with my Dad, Hockey games with Ryan and Erika (and waving to Matt in the press box at 10 min. in the 2nd period.) Oh, and hearing my mum scream the penalty cheer as loud as she can. (hearing her say COCKSUCKER is definitely an experience you don't want to miss)
~Being on the Michigan field to watch the Spring Game
~haha, talking to the hot guy from the end of the hall...even if he never remembered my name.
~Sad as it is to actually see...realing why being a SAC is HILARIOUS
~Quering about victimization and wondering if Doug Funnie really is one...(although Mike says she's not)
~Going to parties where...obviously, the cutest girls are the center of attention!!
~Visiting the museums with my favorite Hurricane
~Oh! and the list of weird, crazy, and funny pick-up lines I've heard this year keeps building.

I'm sure there are other wild and crazy fun things that I can't remember but Let me just say, I had a lot of fun with a lot of you people. And I'll miss this year but I am soo looking forward to next year. Can you say Luau at my place? Definitely roasting a pig on my balcony.

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 5:42 PM EDT
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Wednesday, 21 April 2004
Wow, it's over...
Well, I've survived! My 12 page world cinema paper has been written and it only took me 6 hours! I managed to get a little sleep, which excites me since I figured I wouldn't get any! (6:00 am to 10:00 am isn't too bad)

Now I'm finishing up some revisions on my baseball story, which I have to thank ALL of you for helping me write. It would not be as good without all your knowledge and suggestions.

And as of 3:00 this afternoon, my classes for my sophomore year at UM are DONE! I will be in Troy this time tomorrow and moved out on Friday. I can't believe the summer is here already. It seems like this year has gone by way too fast.

I won't get all nostalgic on you guys just yet, I'll wait till I'm home for that. But just because I won't be in Ann Arbor for the summer does not mean you are allowed to forget about me! I want to hear everything going on with you (and if you aren't one of the girls, you probably don't understand that when I say everthing, I mean EVERYTHING.) So keep me posted!
And if you're staying in AA this summer, I'm only 45 minutes away, I can drive up and visit you anytime you'd like. If you are going back to Troy, I'll see you around. And if you live somewhere else, I could potentially see you but you have to make an effort on that one.

Ok, sorry for the rambling. I'm just so excited that I made it through Tuesday alive (and loaded on chocolate like you wouldn't believe!) Good luck on finals everyone!!

Posted by journal2/jsk2319 at 1:27 PM EDT
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