a wild, quiet place

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:02:34 GMT

this christmas i am thankful for all of the EXTREMELY thoughtful gifts everyone gave me - proof that it really is the thought that matters....or i am just very easy to please. (probably a bit of both)

but seriously my mom gave me a book i had been interested in about christian the lion (see video below), my dad MADE me a mirror from some of my grandpa's old harness equipment for my pony teddy, and my grandma gave me two jars of homemade strawberry jam. really guys? it was the best christmas ever.

also for the past month and a half i have developed a borderline obsession with gogol bordello - and tonight my 14 year old sister proclaimed to me that she really likes them.

this is a christmas miracle!

i have secretly always been a bit bummed that my sister and i did not share many interests - we are already a decade apart in age and i just can't seem to convince her that i am actually, maybe, a little bit cool. but i think this is my time to shine because not only do we now have gogol bordello (which is totally out of character for her), she totally flipped her shit over the shoes i got her for christmas. tally up my high school cool points yo! i am gunning for sister of the year!

merry christmas everyone! watch this video - it makes me so happy and it will probably make you happy too.

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:12:33 GMT

i am currently watching jeremiah johnson and farmvilling my heart out.

(it's the little things that make me happy.)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:34:24 GMT

last night was the first snow of the winter and i am hoping i can keep some of its magic with me.

it does get better and it is called dead man's bones

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:41:01 GMT

current life wish

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:14:13 GMT

i want a job like my grandfathers and my father and all the men before them.
where i work so fucking hard i break my bones and bloody my knuckles.
and all i have time to think about is "how will i make it against the cold?" or "will i survive another year?"

does it get any better?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:52:52 GMT

new moon

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:50:04 GMT

ryan and i went to see new moon and got accused of by some twilight-tween-fanatic of looking like edward and bella...most likely because ryan keeps it classy and i always look like a raggedy tomboy with tb. whatever works...i've been rocking bone pale skin and hanging with broody men who wear nice shoes for years - it feels nice to finally get some appreciation.

(quit riding my coat tails bella swan.)

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:51:19 GMT

i am hurt beyond healing,
and broke beyond measure,
but the most painful thing is i don't really care.
i carry my heartache heavy around my neck
and lay it next to me when i fall asleep -
wake up and slowly move about my day again.

kindred spirits

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:05:50 GMT

i slid two books across the counter at a cluttered bookstore, and the old gentleman behind the counter arranged them side by side, pushed them back to me, and said -

"which one do you think will be the better journey?"

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 05:53:34 GMT

how i feel right now.

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:29:55 GMT

the features and the whigs are playing at birdy's in indianapolis on november 4th. who, from my past life in indianapolis, wants to meet me there?

(erica - i'm looking at you)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:27:56 GMT

this is the first picture i think i have ever posted in this journal. now you can put a face to words if you only know me in inter-reality.

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:48:11 GMT

dear kings of leon,

thank you for not disappointing me. i was afraid my ticket money was going to be wasted when 99% of the crowd was bro-ed out and it was rainy and cold, but you really gave it your all and i appreciate it. i am glad we have a lot of the same interests like scary gospel things, whiskey, dancing, redemption in all the wrong places, loneliness, dying with your boots on, and destructive relationships with the opposite sex. also thanks for closing the show with my favorite song....i was sending you my mind waves as hard as i could - good to see you got them.

haley

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:16:15 GMT

today is the day that i give up on everything.

done!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:42:40 GMT

today is the first day of fall and the last day to buy clove cigarettes.

so ryan, shane, and i went to the smokehouse and bought 4 packs of assorted cloves cigarettes and smoked them on the way to the antique store with the windows down. the smoke and outside air smelled so good. i think i might love fall the most - at least for right now anyways.

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:13:19 GMT

i heard this song on the radio while driving and immediately came home and youtubed it.

all i have to say is...that is one smooth sumbitch.

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:39:54 GMT

i am so sick i can hardly function. all in all in the end i will have had 4 days off of work - 2 sick days and 2 days i already had off. this sucks so much. i need money so bad. and my good health so bad.

:(

she about five feet four from her head to the ground

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:16:52 GMT

this song makes me want to wear my leather jacket and drink whiskey.

oh hey september.

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:35:37 GMT

last night i beat the shit out of myself with a tambourine. bruised my hands and legs and now i know that gavin was not being a big baby like i suspected. at least about the tambourine.

this morning i went to look at an apartment, but realized i can't afford it. i think i am just going to live here with my parents until next summer and save up as much money as i can. my mom supports this idea - really she suggested it...but i think she just likes having both of her kids around. i can't complain. they let me do my laundry for free, feed me food, and keep me up to speed on all the reality show they like to watch. eh?

now i will sit in the basement and enjoy my free cable and free internets. let's hear it for living with the 'rents!

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:29:36 GMT

last night when i drove home i had to turn the heater in my car. i love the smell the first time i have to turn on the heater - smells like fall.

back on the livejournal wagon?!?!?

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:36:04 GMT

most of the time i can't motivate myself enough to post in here.

but tonight i blew 10 dollars on a flashlight, batteries, and duct tape so me and the bike gang (aaron, gavin, and ryan) could do some serious night riding on mt. fitness. aaron discovered mt. fitness and has been talking about it for weeks...it is this bike ride that goes all the way out country club road and up a gradual hill for 2 1/2 miles and back down a huge hill that deposits you on paw paw pike. well i think the whole route was designed to kill me because i was riding so slow and wheezing so hard that ryan kept asking if i needed to stop...but i am no quitter! i did it and now i wish i hadn't. i am going to be so sore in the morning.

also i got a new haircut and now i look like a big fluffhead.

(...let's see if i can get this livejournal thing going again)

sam the koala

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:26:02 GMT

this is a video of a wild koala that was found wandering with burnt paws after a wildfire in australia. unfortunately this little girl later died in surgery that was meant to save her from a life threatening disease....but really i just like this video because i really love it when animals and people are united by kindness.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:33:56 GMT

Take the Quiz here!

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:54:33 GMT

today i learned that my dog has lymph node cancer. it is really sad because i found him when he was a little puppy abandoned on the side of the road and now we will probably have to put him to sleep. i guess the only good thing (?) is that he is really old so he is not getting robbed of good dog years. poor john.

one good thing today is that i paid off most of my bills. now if i can just save up money i will be set. i got a new bike yesterday too - a yellow schwinn collegiate. it rules.

now i have to go to work.

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:01:51 GMT

last night the bike gang was rolling 8 deep through the streets of peru.

success!!

but we were also draggin about three feet of roadkill intestines with us.

total burn.