"And these are the moments, I know heaven must exist...

...and these are the moments I know all I need is this. I have all I've waited for, and I could not ask for more." -Edwin McCain

I come home this week! Tomorrow for me is December 1st.


Took it look enough....

See you kids soon <3

"Can't you see that it's just raining? Ain't no need to go outside...

...baby, you hardly even notice, when I try to show you this song is meant to keep you from doin' what your s'pposed too. Wakin' up too early, maybe we can sleep in - make you banana pancakes, pretend like it's the weekend now, we could pretend it all the time. Can't you see that it's just rainin', ain't no need to go outside." -Jack Johnson


As an independent note from my tomorrow post:


I've decided to re-read every Harry Potter book, as well as get "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", "Quidditch Through the Ages" and "Tales of the Beedle Bard" - all by J.K. Rowling.


I'd also like to invest in hard copy versions of the Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets.

Now I'll go to bed and make a real post tomorrow. Maybe with pictures?


(Aidan - to make your text wrap, when you upload pictures, select the way you want your pictures to appear [center, left, right], then drag them where you want them in the post and click NEXT to the picture and your cursor should let you type. Miss you!)

"Well I heard there was a sacred chord that David played to please Lord....

..but you don't really care for music, do ya? Well it goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the metaphor, and the major lift - the baffled King composing hallelujah. hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah." --Kate Voegele

I love that song. It's slightly religious, but I can't get enough of it - it's calming and angry all at the same time - almost so breathtakingly disappointing and uplifting that it's hypnotizing. I mostly just love Kate Voegele in general, her voice is seriously so...raw and edgy. It's intense. And thank god I started watching One Tree Hill with Caitlin, or I would have never discovered her! (She played Mia, who was K-Fed's keyboardist wheh P. Sawyer opened up her label, who then went solo.)
Anyway!

Exciting news: this is how much time I have left in Oz:
That's 13 days, since it's after midnight. THIRTEEN DAYS! EEK! I am seriously pumped. I'm hoping the days go fast - I'm assuming they will with finals and stuff - I'll put my schedule down a bit further.








I took out my other suitcase today (one is already full of shoes and souviners and some winter clothes), so I can air it out....
It smells delightfully like feet from spring break. I sprayed my lavender air freshener in it, hoping that with that and airing out it will smell less like lavender scented feet and more like..well, not feet at all. Instead of the space bags, I'm going to attempt to roll all my clothes, I heard it gives you more room...let's hope so! I mean, I am getting rid of a lot of stuff anyway (4 months of wear and tear on an item + weirdo water makes things...gross.) so hopefully everything will fit. Otherwise I'm screwed. Seriously, seriously, SERIOUSLY screwed.

Oh! Right! I forgot - this is how I feel about the above pictures:
I am super excited, as you can obviously tell. Also please note my "Catch the Reading Bug!" shirt that my Nana got me from the Lebanon Community Library. It's kick ass. I wear it to sleep a lot, because really, it's cool. Also note how long my hair got since 1) my hair cut in July and 2) my hair cut in September. Seriously, I've decided to just trim it and grow it out til...Alicia's wedding in September. She can tell me what she wants me to do with it for her wedding, and I will plan accordingly. I doubt that idea will hold up, but we'll pretend that I have paitence with my hair and am talented enough to do...anything with it other then put it in a ponytail. Which, I am freaking fabulous at.

So, my schedule for the next thirteen days? Okay, note that as it is after midnight it's Sunday, so we'll start with Sunday as seen from my viewpoint when I wake up in the morning:

Sunday 11/23: Study all stupid day.
Monday 11/24: Study all stupid day some more.
Tuesday 11/25: History final! Hang out with Kait and Alexis
Wednesday 11/26: Kait leaves! Study all stupid day for another test, pack a little, One Tree Hill w/ Alexis.
Thursday 11/27: Study all stupid day for the other test some more, pack a bit more, Sushi for "Thanksgiving" dinner. Arg!
Friday 11/28: Sociology final!
Saturday 11/29: Pool if it's nice with Alexis - please note: 7 DAYS TIL I COME HOME!
Sunday 11/30: Pack more.
Monday 12/1-Thursday 12/4: Pack a lot, go to the pool as often as possible, help Alexis pack, pray that all of our shit fits into our suitcases, finalize transportation to the airport, etc..Also, last One Tree Hill in Australia w/ Alexis.
Friday 12/5: Run up and down the hallway screaming bloody murder about going home the next day, piss people off, tell off a couple people, be a serious bitch to everyone I don't like and finish packing.
Saturday 12/6: Peace out Australia, Sayanara, Adios, and please, don't write.


So, we watched our LAST Grey's in Australia today - next weeks is a rerun from 9-11 of the season premier...meaning: I GET TO WATCH THE NEXT GREY'S FO' FREE ONLINE AT ABC.COM IN LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA, USA!!! WOOOOOO!

Annnnd that's my story. ♥ everyone.

There's no gravity up here - it's kind of hard to explain...

....it's like backwards rain...


I have a boring life. I have nothing to update about.



Okay, well. I finished my internship, finally. I've been working on my paper and power point presentation for next week and the following week. Then all I have to do is study for finals and pack. Then I can come home. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


The only thing of measurable excitement I've done is help Alicia with the wedding some more. That always makes me happy. And I've talked to her on skype, along with Errrkka and Becky...that was glorious. I miss those kids. I talk to Mike and Nana and Pappy all the time, so while quite exciting, it's not surprising.


Moral of the story: I'm ready to come home.

I want to be a part of it - New York, New York! These vagabond shoes...

...are longing to stray, right through the very heart of it - New York, New York! I wanna wake up in a city that never sleeps! And find I'm king of the hill, top of the heap! These little town blues, are melting away. I'll make a brand new start of it in Old New York, if I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere! It's up to you, New York, New York! *Jazz Hands* *Kick Line*


Sorry. I love that song. Had to do it. Frank is my hero <3 - I was raised well.


Also, yes I know it's Tuesday. Sorry. I suck. I've been busy, people (aka my grandparents who are the only people who read this).

So this past weekend was cool - Kait, Alexis and I went to Paddy's Market. Now, think flea market/discount-thrift store/Battery Island all at once. It's heaven basically. So we went and did our souvenir shopping (my christmas shopping). We left at 10 and took the MAGIC BUS (292, which makes less stops and gets to the city faster), which would have been all well and good had it been magical and fast instead of the same as the 290. We were good kids on the bus and got up from our seats for a mother and her kids - we're sweet like that. So, we stood near the back door on the bus and Alexis geeked out when she saw her first ever stick bug (think: A Bug's Life). Hysterical.

Ok, please note that you have to walk through Darling Harbour (yes, Harbour) to get to Paddy's. So we were like, oh hey! Let's stop and get another picture at the Real World: Sydney House! THEY TORE IT DOWN. The three of us were like, OMG WTF!? Heartbreaking - good thing we already got one!

Anyway, so we spent a solid 4 hours wandering aimlessly about Paddy's with our lists - until we almost died from exhaustion. So, we came back to DLC and chilled. Karma took its course on Alexis, who killed the poor innocent stick bug, and she had a cockroach in her room because her screen was out. I expertly kill the thing with my 12 dollar can of Mortein Easy Reach Surface Spray Cockroach Killing Spray - which sleeps next to my bed at night. I check my walls and do a thorough search before bed every night - I don't play.

Sunday was a lazy day, we hung out and I caught up on the lectures I missed, as well as studied for my GREs. Monday I went to my internship and then did laundry, read for class and did more GRE stuff - then I got in a verbal match with AES and Wachovia, which is beyond my ability to describe in writing. Today I took a fabtastic nap from 1:15-4:00 because I was up til almost 3 am the night before.

Oh cool news - here to drive you have to have a certain colored P plate - it indicates how old you are. I found one laying on the sidewalk, so now it's mine. HA!

That's all - rough riders OUT!

One song - Glory, one song - before I go - Glory..

...One song to leave behind-Glory, one last refrain.


Blue Mountains were excellent - we had a great hike!! Sooo here we go:

Saturday: Left our dorm @ 7 bloody a.m., the dude (Mike? Who knows, he drove slow) took us to meet our bus @ the Shangri-La hotel in the Rocks (the area we went for my b-day). The bus picked us up and we went to the lower part of the Blue Mountains first, to Euorkea (maybe, maybe not) Clearing, where we saw some super adorable wild kangas. Super cute! Then we had some coffee (oh thank god, seriously) and anzec cookies (GOOD). Then we went to this overlook and got some groovy troovy pictures of the mountains. Afterwards, we were dropped off at Echo Point Lookout to start our hike. Kait got a picture with an aboriginal guy who tried to kiss her and smelled terrible, so Alexis and I nixxed that idea. We travelled down the Giant Stairway, which is steps of metal in some places and other places carved out of the mountain - about a bajillion going from the cliff face to the bottom of the valley. Talk about ouch. We went all the way around the Three Sisters (story to follow) and into Federal Pass. We travelled upwards to Great Round Walk and then up even further to the Katoomba Falls Crossing. We then wandered aimlessly to the scenic skyway so we didn't have to take the Furber Steps (over 1,000 steps practically vertical, eff that shit) and finished. It took about 2 hours. It was great fun :-).

Saturday afternoon/night: After that they dropped us at our hotel (paid for by BCA, woot woot) the Mountain Heritage Hotel - which was gorgeous! Kait and I stayed together while Alexis and Bekah (we hate her. Sorry Al) had the other room. We then decided that a 1.5 hour nap was necessary. It commenced and was lovely. Then, get this, I showered. Without SHOES! WOOOOOOOOO! It was my first shoe-less shower since July. Beautiful. Then we got dressed and went to dinner at this place that had bad food and worse service. After dinner we went back to the hotel to do work. That last about 2.4 seconds. Kait and I watched Fantastic 4 and Walking Tall. We agreed it's the most Tv we've watched since July - it was highly glorious. Then we went to bed. My bed was comfortable and I got...probably top 5 best sleep...since i've been here.

Sunday (today): Fully included breakfast - CROSSIANTS! WOOOO. So good. Coffee= good. Wandered around Katoomba, checked out the shops. Ate at subway. Left Katoomba. Stopped at the Featherdale Wildlife place. Petted a super adorable Koala. Got chased by scary birds. Had terrible ice-cream. Came back to DLC and had an improvised dinner of lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, green beans and corn on the cob. Did some homework. Watched Greys with Alexis. Showered. Good stuff.

Three Sisters:
A long long time ago there was an Aboriginal tribe in Katoomba (does the name give it away?) and they had a witch doctor who had a magic bone. He could point that magic bone at any member of his own tribe and turn them into ANYTHING he wanted (how cooool). So, this tribe is at war with another tribe - and by the way, the witch doctor has three HOT daughters, all teenagers. So the other tribe is like, dude. During the war, let's steal the hot daughters and keep them. So the witch doctor hears about this and is like, ahh hell no. So he gets the bright idea to tell his daughters to sit on a cliff face, he turns them into rocks after promising to turn them back into hotties once the war is over. Obviously the witch doctor dies and is pushed off the cliff, his magic bone falling with him. Legand has it that if the bone is found, someone can turn the hottie daughters back into people. The end.


Also, *knock on wood* I have seen zero non-humans. Except Damo, but he doesn't count....

Cool, real cool.

Okay, so. There's a cockroach in my room that flies. And it flies in my hair while I sleep. So now, I don't sleep.



I am beyond disgusted and upset. I can't even handle this right now.

Well here and now, will we ever be again..

...cause I have found all that shimmers in this world, is sure to fade, away...again.


I'm so busy writing papers that nothing interesting has happened. This weekend BCA is sending us on an "excursion" to the Blue Mountains.


That's exciting. I'll update then.

One Fish....Two Fish! Spring Break 2008!

Since my camera broke the girls gave me all the pictures from break....here are some of the good ones!
















Tangalooma Island Resort (and for future reference, L-R: Kait, Alexis, Me)




















Australia Zoo, Brisbane.


Dear Pappy: I got you a wombat! Just like I promised!



No this picture isn't cut off, that's the sand! Whitehaven Beach - the largest white sand island in the world....beautiful! Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays, Australia


South Molle Island, Whitsundays, Australia


Aboard the world class sailing yacht, The Card. Whitsunday Islands, Australia


Largest sandbar island! This island only comes out when the tide is out! Whitsunday Islands, Australia.


Night of the pub crawl - when I stole the hat in the following picture! Gilligans, Cairns, Australia.


The girls and I with our Tour Guide Baz! The weirdo on the side was friends with the guy who used to own that hat. I now own it. He got his stupid horse back though... Cairns, Australia


The rainforest I missed because I had to catch my flight. Beautiful though!


Last one: National Rugby League Grand Final! Think..superbowl!
Manly Sea Eagles v. Melbourne (Mel-bun) Storm. Manly won 40-nil. And guess who we picked! GO MANLY SEA EAGLES!


Well, that's my photo blog. If anyone wants more pictures, let me know! I have all 350 of Kait and Alexis'!

love you all & see you soon!

I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one..

...take my hand and join us, in the world and we'll live as one.



So, that's me standing a little over ankle deep in the ocean.


You can see the TOE NAIL POLISH on my feet. How freaking cool is that?

SB 2K8 (Spring Break 2008) was awesome, I had a blast, minus my O(@&$(&@$(^!*#$*!^& camera breaking and having a lovely 80 dollars in my bank account.

I didn't skydive or Bunjy out of respect for my outstanding ability to bash my head into whatever is nearest - and as both of those things would cause me to splat, I decided to not take that chance.

I did however, Minjin swing (think three people like superman from the rain forest canopy. Kickass), Whitewater Raft (think fing awesome and woo woo!) and scuba dive to 10 meters on the Great Barrier Reef (not even imaginable unless you were there).

Minus the large amount of bug bites I have, the big ass fing spiders I found (who's bite could drop an elephant in 1 minute), and the numerous cockroaches (apparently near the eqautor they reproduce like rabbits and you can't get rid of them..fing ew), I had a blast. I helped sail and world class racing yacht, got a tan on the largest white sand island in the world (Whitehaven Beach, the Whitsundays, Australia), found Nemo, rafted on grade 4 rapids, flew like superman, stole some random persons kick ass cowboy hat (and almost his fake horse, MWAHAHA) and realized that no where on this earth can compare to home.

I miss you all, immensly. I'll see you soon <3

"Washington is in need of some adult supervision.."

I'm voting for him.






And I fear for my country if McCain wins. McCain is quoted as saying that he wants to overturn most Supreme Court rulings and go back to the way the Constitution used to be. Cool, no choice, no female voting rights, slavery.

That was a good time. I know I'll enjoy being a man's property and being denied my civil liberties. Then I'll go out back and beat my slaves.

Seriously though, haven't we suffered through 8 long years of Bush? McCain has voted WITH Bush on 90% 0f his issues - including those on marriage and the insufferable war in Iraq.

So, call me a baby killer, a gay lover, "un-American", a terrorist, a tree hugger. I call it being informed.

Obama wants to give women the choice of what to do with their bodies, the choice for voters to decide to legalize gay marriage, because love is more important, he wants to slowly withdraw our troops from this ridiculous, hellacious war that has killed hundreds and thousands of people - right, now where does Osama Bid Laden live? Oh right...Afghanistan.

Sarah Palin's constituency is smaller then the mayor if Jacksonville's. Her only qualification is that she didn't have an abortion when she was pregnant with a child who had down syndrome. She's also a good mother for forcing her pregnant daughter to get married. Abstinance only really worked there - huh Sarah? And me? I'd rather vote for a pitbull then the hockey mom in lipstick. That schtick is a disgusting as McCain's accent "Warsherington"..now, where exactly is that located again? McCain's campaign is exactly as signs read, "McCain: God, Guns and Lipstick!" Just because Sarah Palin has as vagina, doesn't mean she gives a flying wicked monkey about mine.

It's sad, Palin complains about sexism - what about the blatant racism? Cute, Obama Bin Laden. Real adorable. He's not muslim. He's christian. And he wants rights for the idiots out there who call him a "nigger" and a "muslim bastard". And no, he won't go back to Kenya "where he was born"...maybe Hawaii? Individuals born outside of the US can't be President. Smooth.

The best part is that Palin keeps running her mouth about "REFORMING WASHINGTON!" Are you reforming John McCain, who's voted with Bush 90% of the time? Are you reforming your religious zealot party who care more about their money then their country? No. You want to reform Roe v. Wade. The entire constitution. The idea of choice, freedom. You want to reform contraception. Hell, you want to reform the right for homosexuals to have the rights to life, liberty and the persuit of happiness.

The ignorance that is showing it's ugly head in this election scares me. I fear for my country - that it will never be the place I grew up. Religious intolerance, Racially motivated crime, poverty, recession - is the world you want to raise your child in? If so, please vote McCain/Palin.

Educate yourself. Don't vote for McCain's religion, or Palin's religion (she's a crazy by the way...). Don't vote for Obama's words in speeches or his religion either. Check your facts. And don't vote for someone because your dad told you McCain is cool - don't be uninformed.

Obama/Biden 2008.
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
-BARACK OBAMA

I feel in heaven when I look in your eyes...

....I know that you are the one for me!


So, we went to the beach yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful. I think all three of us were reminded about a simple fact - we don't hate Australia, we hate DLC. It's nice to be reminded of things like that, to remind us that we aren't having a completely terrible time down here because of the country - just because of the place I live.

Conception Day is this Friday, it's basically a big huge concert day with school sanctioned drinking. My internship is closed that day. I get to play! WOO!

The next day we're going to the beach again, but for the full day instead of just a while. We're eating dinner at the beer garden there too. I'm pumped.

Everyone should be getting postcards soon, either as an entity or individually. Be excited.

That's my update. I don't have much. I'll update after Conception Day & the beach. Then you'll get an update after break. Sorry kids.

Loveyou all.

I know now, the place that I was trying to reach...

...was you right there in front of me.

Hello all! Today is the day I update you on the perilous undoings of my life.

This week was decent, Kait, Alexis and I sort of just hung out. Chatted. It was a nice relaxing week. The worst was Wednesday, it was Damo's (see first post about individuals in Oz) birthday and they went to the Ranch, so everyone was freaking obnoxious. We were so pissed. We refused to go because all the guys were supposed to come out for my birthday and then didn't. So..we didn't. Screw that.

Another thing, we're watching the unravelment of the Marist girls. It's fabulous and oddly satisfying. The one grad student here, Kim, freaked out on the Queen Bitch (Katelyn) yesterday at brunch. Highly satisfying, that was. Katelyn came to Alexis's room last night to ask where Damo was. We were like...asleep. Bye. Damo called us after she walked away and was like, "DON'T TELL HER I'M AWAKE. I'M DEAD SHHHHHH!" Good laugh out of that one.

Anyway, I mostly wanted to post my itinerary for my spring break trip, so you know and to make you hate your lives.

Wed 9/24: Fly into Brisbane from Sydney. Go to Tinbilly Travellers Hostel (that the trip paid for) and then possibly a day cruise in Brisbane.

Thurs 9/25: Leave Brisbane @ 8:30. Australia Zoo to check out all the Steve Irwin stuff. Fraser Island/Hervey Bay to put our stuff away and then a two hour open bar cruise of Hervey Bay. SWEET.

Fri 9/26: 7:30, leave for Fraser Island and spend all day tanning and playing baseball. Then we head to the Whitsundays!

Sat 9/27: Sailing and wake jumping on high speed boats all day on the Whitsundays and then party!

Sun 9/28: Sleeeeeep. Free day to shop, catamaran, tennis, jet ski, sun bathe. Skydive? Temmmmmpting.

Mon 9/29: Sailing on a yacht, scuba diving, tannning. Chilllll.

Tues 9/30: Tully River White Water Rafting. 4/5 River. Then to the accomodations with the lagoon pool and open-air beer hall.

Wed 10/1: Free day in Cairns! Then, Night Bungy Dance Party! Possible bungy jumping, maayyybe.

Thurs 10/2: Scuba/Snorkel around the Great Barrier Reef!

Fri 10/3: Sleep in! Rainforest trip and natural spa! Then, goodbye party :-(.

Sat 10/4: Fly back to Sydney to continue my miserable existence in shitty DLC.


Good thing is, Debbie gets here the 14th. SCORE.

Love!

It's spurs and let it go - its the ropes and the reins and the joys and the pains..

....and they call the thing rodeo.


It's a good day. 66 degrees, beautiful, laundry is almost done, room is clean, papers done.

I feel fabulous. Maybe, just maybe, it's the turn around?


Kait, Alexis and myself have finally just figured it's the three of us, and as long as Queen of Marist and all Aussies declares it, we won't be having friends.

But screw it. Seriously. Who cares? The three of us have tons of fun, along with Brianne from Marist, when she comes. My birthday night with Kait, Alexis, Brianne and Nessa rocked. I had tons of fun just eating out and hitting up random clubs. I had a blast and I have some kick ass friends here who made it better.

It's a countdown for Spring Break - 24 days until I'm snorkeling around the GBR and laying on a beach on some island. After spring break, 64 days til I'm home. And between those two times, we have 2 and 1/2 weeks of finals, in which I only have one test and a presentation to do, so we're hitting up Manly and Bondi beaches.

I'm taking my energy to the gym, not eating my weight in Tim Tams and not spending money ostentaciously. I want good experiences, good friends and a damn good tan. This is definitely the point where I go, screw you all. Let's have fun.

Ok, Aussieland, bring it.....

The space between the tears we cry - the laughter keeps up coming back for more...

This happens to be one of my favorite pictures of my birthday week so far. I guess I'm just in awe that I'm turning 21, graduating college in May, and will be going to grad school in August. That's a year. I have to grow the rest of the way up. Why is it I was so charged to grow up before? Now I just want to stay home. I just didn't realize life was moving this fast, not at all. Here I am in Australia, thinking about this - it's just crazy. Anyway, on to what everyone reads this for: Australia.

It's Wednesday, so tonight Kait, Alexis & I are heading to the Ranch to make the Marist girls hate their lives. We're sweet like that. We decided they can hate us, but we're going to kill them with kindness - that's what people like that hate. We're such bitches, but we already knew that!

Tomorrow night is Thursday, which means UBar. At midnight it's officially my birthday, so I'm super stoked. I can't believe I turn 21. Seriously. Wow. I'm getting old.

Friday is still open to interpretation. We're pretty sure we're headed into Scruffy's to start off the night, probably around 8 or so. Then we're unsure as to what's next. It's between heading to Ivy or finding somewhere else to go. Alas and alack, it'll be taken care of eventually.

Saturday & Sunday are "DO WORK SON" days, or shits going to hit the fan. For real.


I keep finding myself alone in my room - all by my doing. I just find my door closed, sitting in here. It's so stupid, I don't really get why I do it. I like knowing that I can sit here in semi-silence and no one will say anything, but then I miss out on the on-goings of the hall. I'm a loser. Never before have I felt this uncomfortable in social situations. I feel like the little smelly kid in kindergarden who can't tie their shoes. It's all so awkward. I think it's mostly because I miss my stupid friends. I love them.

Seriously, Alicia and Becky sent me that bear from Build-A-Bear. Her name is Sydney and she's wearing this really trashy outfit. I love it. She has a passport (pawsport <3) style="font-style: italic;">I miss you all - don't forget that. No one will ever replace my Jays kids - you've got that for life. It's so ridiculous and childish how sad I am about missing my mom and grandparents. I feel like a brat, but I'd do anything for a hug. I haven't had a hug in a while....

Love, love, lOve, and loooooove.

Word of the day: bubbla
meaning: water fountain.

I just can't turn and walk away...

"I thought about calling you when I got off the plane
Every time I see this city through the clouds I get that way
Call me crazy for missing you like this but I do
By now I figured you had all your numbers changed
It's been at least a year since I called you up to say
We need to talk I got this job and I think I'm going to take it

'Cause I been waiting all my life
For a break like this
It's my chance of a lifetime I just know it is
I gotta go find these dreams
Was the last thing that I said
And then I did

I can see clear to the mountains as we head up our old street
I remember how we'd call in sick on days like these
And turn the music up roll the windows down and just drive
You talked me outta givin' up on myself so many times
Convinced me to get in while I could regrets hang heavy on the mind
you never doubted me you kept pushing me

Saying you've been waiting all your life for a break like this
It's your chance of a lifetime you just know it is
You gotta go find those dreams
Was the last thing that you said
And then I did

But you were wrong
Love was what I wanted all along
And now you're gone

I thought about calling you when I got off the plane
Every time I see this city through the clouds I get that way

But you were wrong
Love was what I wanted all along"



I'm sick. I miss everyone. I want to have training shifts. I want to yell at dumb people. I want to decorate my dorm room (in Etown). I want to go to Bube's or to Rockwell's for my 21st. I want my momma to take me to Conner's for my first "legal" drink. I want to walk across campus and harass becky and nikki. I want to go out to Flavors on Trivia night. I want class with only 20 other people. I want to boil out the fryers and clean the char grill. I want to cuddle and laugh with mike. I want to know my mommie can come and see me when she has a spare hour. I want to see my MOH and pounce on her - cause I can. I just want to get better.

But hell, I'm in Australia - guess I'll make the best of it. Spring Break to the GBR and Cairns in less then a month <33


And new, starting now. Australian word of the day:
Stroppy: meaning cranky, grumpy.

Waiting here with hopes the phone might ring...

So, I really wanted to buy a journal to keep myself in tune with writing an to be able to regurgitate information at will to anyone that asked - I decided this was probably MUCH easier. I can keep everyone abreast all my info and post pictures and not fill everyone's inbox.

Overall:
I'm enjoying myself. I won't lie, the thrill of being in a different country across the world hasn't lost it's appeal - just the people have. Kait, Alexis and myself tend to have more fun together then we do with the Aussies. Especially because we live on a floor with kids. I'm talking barely legal, almost USA jailbait. Certifiable freshers, like, WOO! I'm going to be 19 soon! Oh, goody. 19 huh? The worst part is they're all ABOUT drinking until they don't recall their night. It's obnoxious...

A more intimate "get to know you" with the people on my floor and in Aussie land:
So, on my floor there are four guys that we talk to, the RA and another American. Everyone else is Asian and doesn't talk to us. The guys are Jeremy, Damo, Brad and Kane. The RA is Jen and Karrah from F&M (not kidding) lives across from Kait. Jeremy is 22 and a chiropractic major. He's also cocky 95% of the time and thinks he's the best thing since sliced freakin' bread. We thought he was a nice guy when we first met him...then he threw up all over Kait & Alexis and acted like it was all good. Not all good, not one bit. Damo lives next door to me (408) and is usually nice. He's one of those followers - he'll do anything if you egg him on a bit, which is when he gets !*(@&$%@)% obnoxious. Nice overall though. Brad is another cocky kid. He's completely adorable and plays footy like a king - he's absolutely fabulous, just ask him. Kane lives across from Brad and is really quiet, he's the observer, but is really nice to me - not so much Kait & Alexis though. Jen is our RA and doesn't say much of anything. Her boyfriend lives in her room (even though visitors overnight are NOT allowed, he never leaves). Karrah is from F&M and is really nice - I don't know much about her though...

Otherwise, we're here with a lot of Cali kids and a bunch of Marist sluts. Seriously, those Marist girls change their man more then they change their underwear. It's like, oh well gooooood. *Sigh* Americans have such a bad rap here...no wonder. Two of the Marist girls - Brianne & Agnes - they're really nice. Poor girls, stuck with such a bunch of social sluts.


Really, that's just my introduction...everyone's already heard all the recent stories, so there's no point going into anymore of them. Good point: my birthday is in 6 days. That'll be exciting.....I just wish my momma, mike and the jays kids were here to celebrate with me.