I had a really great day at work today. I got to help restrain a red kangaroo for an exam. The poor guy has pneumonia and we think encephalitis or some other neurological problem as well because as of today he can't walk or stand up. I held him still while they were getting everything ready and then I held him standing and carried him around, the other keepers were surprised that I could pick him up without help. He was pretty weak though because if he had been normal he would have kicked the crap out of me. He did manage to almost bite me though and every time he tried to jump he wound up smashing my fist into my face but I really enjoyed it. Dr. Larson and I talked about the possibilities of what it could be. She is a great doctor. I'm so glad that I'm friends with Laurie, (the roo keeper), she really goes out of her way to help me out. Yay! And by the time we got his whole cage padded and let him lay back down in it he was starting to stand and balance a little normally already.

Triumphant Huggles!

I'm feeling very relaxed tonight. I don't know whether it's because I elected not to do anything tonight or because of the beer I shared with my Dad earlier. Yuck, I really don't like beer. This one was actually decent though, but only enough to really drink a few sips. I was pleasantly surprised. It was a honey lager and Dad says it is very much like what Guinness tastes like. Mmmmm, liquid bread.

I miss campouts by the way. It sucks that there pretty much aren't anymore again until spring. I really just want to let go and party. A little singing, a little belly dancing... It would do me good. Besides, I'm single right now so I wouldn't have to worry about offending anyone.

Hmm... I really wish I had someone to cuddle with right now... I guess I'll have to settle simply for the embrace of sleep.

Contented huggles!

Hmmm... what to do until 6pm? I just finished an ethics test, think I did surprisingly well for the lack of studying I did for it. I'm not getting picked up until 6 when my dad is on his way home from work... Grrr. He probably wouldn't have to if he hadn't been such a meanbutt about the test yesterday. *pout* I want my liscence.

Sigh, lalala. A random guy just started talking to me today in chem lecture. He acted like he knew me but I really can't place where he knows me from... This is going to drive me nuts. He's really nice though and we had a thrilling conversation about why we both make stupid mistakes on tests, especially in calc. Riveting.

Have you ever been near someone and they just smelled so wonderful that you want to like... bite them? That happened to me today. A guy sat in front of me in lecture and he just smelled so delicious! Lol, alright so I'm insane... but if you smelled him I'm sure you'ld think so too. =)

Yes I am simply sitting here and rambling...

Alright, I'll stop torturing you.

Bored Huggles!

Happy October! I cannot believe that this year is moving so quickly. In about 4 months I will be 19. In less then a year, I will be in Africa. The summer seemed to inch by. But now my schedule is packed tight with friends squeezed into every crevice of availability I can manage. It is wonderful to be so deliciously involved in life. I've been sampling every taste and opportunity I run across and for the most part I enjoy what I find. I'm in love with life again. I feel energized like I haven't felt in years. It feels good to really smile. I have found everything I needed inside myself.

I did very well on my speech yesterday. I'm very excited about the fact that public speaking no longer makes me physically sick. I think this is in part because I spent the summer talking to people at the zoo, (best decision I ever made was to take that job by the way...). But it is also in part because I adore my speech teacher, Marc Rittennour. He is simply a great teacher. He shines with such personality and self confidence and he genuinely cares about what we have to say. He treats us as equals, not simply as students. And his wonderful charisma and teaching style has simply inspired me to do the best I possibly can. I want to impress him more than I can remember wanting to impress a teacher in a long time. His class is my favorite class, he brings out the personality in all my fellow students too and we just have such a blast that the time in there veritably flies by! He wants me to compete at a tournament and I really think that I'm going to! =) I love college...

Intellectual huggles!

Grr... still no lisence... I actually didn't fail my test though, I just never took it. My Dad and I got in a huge fight when he wouldn't let me park the car myself and I decide that if he didn't trust me enough to park the damn thing then I certainly wasn't ready to get my lisence. Grrrr... He won't even talk to me right now... Sometimes he is so immature.

Lalala... I just murdered a worm in biology. Weeee....

So, it looks like it may actually not rain! How exciting! I feel like crap though so I'm not sure how much I'll enjoy practice... Crap, I just realized... I didn't take my meds which has to be why I'm feeling this way... Sigh, I really need to bug dad to order those!

It's just another one of those days... Sigh. I don't know why I feel so washed out, but I do. I hope it doesn't rain... I really want to fight tonight... I really want to just hang out and let go of some tension... Sigh, I need a hug.

Humdrum Huggles...

Ah! So I figured hey, if I schedule my drivers test then I'll have a definite date to be ready by and I'll be more motivated to practice.... What I wasn't expected was for them to schedule it a full 2 days from now. That's right, Thursday, right after college and right before work I will be stressing myself to hell and gone. =) I know I should pass the driving part, it is just the manueverability that worries me... Considering I've never practiced it. Maybe my Dad will actually get his act together and take me out to do it. I'm really excited but terrified!

So Cleavage is rebuilt! She's slightly more streamlined and still has yet to be recovered but we'll fix that soon enough. I performed said operation at Kurt's barn while they were making armor. It was a blast as always. I decided to walk home too instead of getting a ride and now I have the worst blisters ever on the heels of both feet... I think it's time to buy better boots.

I can't wait till practice tomorrow! I really feel the urge to fight! Speaking of fighting, the campout last weekend was awesome, or at least the part of it I made it too. Madog got together a group of about 14 fighters armed to the teeth and we raided Mirkwood's camp. Well, it ended up being more like a raid on the Forgotten One's camp because all Mirkwood did was drunkenly bitch and complain but I guess I can kinda understand... I mean it isn't everyday that your party gets disrupted by a bunch of smoke bomb throwing hulligans. But the Forgotten Ones loved it! We went out to a field and did a bunch of field battles. It was a blast! They are such great fighters, very intense and for the most part very honorable. Huzzah for the Forgotten Ones!

Alright off to clean my room and write a speech that'll blow my teacher's socks off!

Huggles!

Hey I don't think I ever posted about going to Kareoke last Friday becasue I was so caught up on talking about Matt. But, all guys asaide, Kareoko was a blast! What a cool group of people they are to hang out with! I really enjoyed hearing them sing becasue I could tell that they really enjoyed it. And I loved seeing the sparkle on Amanda's facce when she talked about music, it reminds me of how singing makes me feel. And then there's the fact that I haven't sung in forever due to confidence slams in high school and it really just feels great to do so again. So, I hope to make it an annual thing. At least every other friday if the group goes, I'll go with them! Yay for Kareoke! Now I know why the Japanese love it so much.

Ugh, not feeling too great today. I went to sleep around 7 pm last night adnt woke up at 6 am this morning and yet I feel thoroughly worn out and just plain icky. I just so badly want to go to sleep and I can't for the life of me concentrate on studying for the chem test I have in an hour. Damnit, I knew I shouldn't have bothered sleeping last night! It gave my body time to catch up with itself... it's currently punishing me for abusing it. lol. Oh well, wish me luck on this exam haha.

Sigh, I think it's finally starting to catch up with me! Who would have thought only sleeping 8 hours in 5 days would exhaust you?! Especially when those 5 days were jampacked with school, work, fighting, singing, walking, and lots of hanging with cool friends... I think I may have finally worn myself out.

But darnit I really want to go see Ray and Matt...

Hmmm... schemeing huggles!

Hahahahaa! I laugh at life. It is truly amusing to me. More explanation later.