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Chapter 1: The Basics
Full Name: Jaquelin Elizabeth Keefer
Initials: JEK
Primary Nickname: Jackie
Other Little Nicks: Jack, Jackie K, Jack Attack
Sex: girl
Date of Birth: 7/24/88
Star Sign: Leo
Chinese Horoscope Sign: ??
Current Location: Dacula, Ga
Height: 5'6.5
Weight: ? 130?
Hair Length: below shoulders
Hair Colour: brownish
Eye Colour: blue
Skin Tone: depends on the season- currently WHITE
Piercings: 0
Tattoos: 0
Scars and Birthmarks: no birthmarks- 1 scar on my arm from the 2nd time i broke my arm, and a big one on my right leg from a rock sliding into my knee
Chapter 2: The Background
Mother's Name: Patti
Mother's Hometown: Cromwell, CT
Mother's Occupation: manager
Mother's Hair Colour: brown
Mother's Eye Colour: green
Father's Name: Scott
Father's Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Father's Occupation: Marta train fixer
Father's Hair Colour: black & grey
Father's Eye Colour: blue
What do you call your parents? Mom and Dad
Do you get along with your parents?: definitely
Do you live with your parents?: heck yes
Are your parents married/separated/divorced?: married
Do you have any step-parents?: nope
Do you have any step-siblings?: nope
Name/s and Age/s of Siblings: one sis- 10 one bro- 11
Do you get along with your siblings?: most of the time
Do you live with your siblings?: yepp
Name/s and Number of Pet/s: 3 dogs (Abbie, Bridget, and Katie)
Did you grow up in a different place where you live now?: nope
Where did you spend your summers as a child?: in the pool
What was the name of your elementary school?: Harbins
Did you play any sports in elementary school?: not on a team
Did you participate in any special extra-curricular activities?: not really
Who was your favorite elementary school teacher?: Mr. McCarthy- 4th grade
What were some of your favorite TV shows in elementary school?: Rocko's Modern Life, Boy Meets World, Fast Forward, Are you Afraid of the Dark?, Kenan and Kel, All That
Who were your best friends in elementary school?: Katie Lewis
What was the name of your junior high school?: Dacula Middle
Did you play any sports in junior high school?: dancing, cheerleading, softball
Did you participate in any special extra-curricular activities?: no
Who was your favorite junior high school teacher?: Coach White
What were some of your favorite TV shows in junior high school?: Boy Meets World, Charmed, Buffy, Full House, Fast Forward
Who were your best friends in junior high school?: Katie Lewis
What was the name of your high school?: Dacula High School
Did you play any sports in high school?: Cross-country and Track
Did you participate in any special extra-curricular activities?: DLT, Relay for Life, Student Class Parliamentarian
Who was your favorite high school teacher?: Coach White- AP US history junior year- he got the wheels turning
What were some of your favorite TV shows in high school?: the simpsons, Boy Meets World, Full House, Friends, Everyone Loves Raymond, Sex in the City
Who were your best friends in high school?: Nancy Gunzenhauser, Stefanie Taphouse, Karen Perdue.
Did you attend mostly private or public schools?: public
Were you ever required to wear a uniform?: nope
Did you go to the same school as your parents?: Nope
Did you go to the same school as your siblings?: yeah
What is your family's cultural heritage?: irish, sweedish, french
Chapter 3: The Style and Fashion
What's your dress size?: medium?
What are your favorite clothing labels?:American Eagle, Nike, Victorias Secret
Do you prefer massive chain stores or little trendy boutiques?: Chain stores
Do you consider yourself materialistic?: no
Do others consider you materialistic?: no
Do you subscribe to any fashion magazines?: no
What brand/s of make-up do you use?: N/A
What's your choice of shampoo or conditioner?: suave, VO5
Have you ever gotten a Japanese perm?: no?
How often do you get a manicure and pedicure?: once a year
Do you ever colour or highlight your hair?: i have, not anymore
Do you own a pair of UGG's?: sure
Do you own a high end designer handbag?: if you can call a $10 nike bag high end
Do you own any Louis Vuitton luggage?: no- i prefer the gym bag take on luggage
Do you own more than one item from Tiffany & Co.?: no
What's usually on your wrist?: my nike running watch, relay for life bracelet
How long does it take you to get dressed each day?: less then five minutes
How would you define your typical dressing style?: laid back
Are you obsessed with expensive designer brands?: i can be- not typically though or on purpose
Describe your perfect pair of jeans: worn in and long
Do you judge other people based upon how they're dressed?: sometimes
Do you have a signature scent?: my shampoo
Chapter 4: The Favorites
City: Venice, Italy- New Orleans, LA
Vacation Spot: on a cruise ship
Sport: track
Food: the edible kind
Dessert: cherry cheese cake
Drink (Non-Alcoholic): X-Factor Gatorade
Drink (Alcoholic): Mikes Hard Lemonade
Eating Location: Chili's
Ice Cream Flavour: i don't really like ice cream
Season: spring
Holiday: Christmas
Actor: Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry
Actress: Julia Roberts, Reese Witherspoon
Athlete: Marie Lawerence
Athletic Team: LSU Tigers
Decade: this one
Recent Memory: filling my stomach with Thanksgiving Dinner
Older Memory: playing in the waterfall nearby my house
Number: 3
Colour: dark (LSU) purple
Word: synechdoche
Phrase: for serious
Magazine: High School Runner
Tacky Pick-Up Line: If you were a booger, I'd pick you first
Language: English
Country/ies: USA, Italy
Flower: don't know the name
Girl's Name: Nina, Rita, Kate, Annie
Boy's Name: Matt, Noah, Andrew
Chapter 5: This or That?
Lefty/Right: Right
Rock/Country: Rock
Diamonds/Pearls: neither
Blondes/Brunettes: brunette
Puppies/Kitties: Puppies
Contacts/Glasses: glasses
USA/Canada: USA
Gold/Silver: silver
Hummer Limo/Stretch Limo: Stretch Limo
Gatorade/Powerade: GATORADE
Diet Coke/Regular Coke: diet with lime
McDonalds/Burger King: BK
Chicken Fingers/Chicken Nuggets: chicken fingers
Skiing/Snowboarding: haven't tried either
East Coast/West Coast: either coast
Jay-Z/Snoop Dogg: neither
Jennifer Aniston/Angelina Jolie: Jennifer Anniston
Marissa Cooper/Summer Roberts: i don't know who either of them are
George Bush/John Kerry: BUSH
Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera: Aguilera
Lindsay Lohan/Hilary Duff: Hilary Duff
Tim Horton's/Starbucks?: Starbucks
Snow Day/Spring Day: Spring
London/Paris: Paris
New York/L.A.: New York
Golden Retriever/Chihuahua: DEFINITELY golden retreiver
Morning Person/Night Person: afternoon person
Chocolate/Vanilla: neither- cherry
Shower/Bath: shower
Love/Money: Love
Nike/Adidas: Nike
Target/Walmart: Walmart
AIM/MSN Messenger: AIM
Blahnik/Birkenstock: birks
Janice Dickinson/Twiggy Lawson: i don't know
City Mouse/Country Mouse: no mice
Winter Olympics/Summer Olympics: Summer
NCAA/Professional Sport Leagues: NCAA
Mexican Food/Italian Food: italian
Pink Wristband/Yellow Wristband: yellow
Summer Wheatly/Pedro Sanchez: tough call- Pedro
Chapter 6: Do You...
Shower every day?: yes
Write little memos on your hand?: nope- they always rub off
Have any special sleeping requirements: has to be dark, door has to be shut
Have your driver's liscense?: Yes
Hold citizenship to more than one country?: no
Exercise?: Every day
Think you're attractive?: attractive enough
Like yourself?: yes
Have any weird little habbits?: freak out in enthusiasm, space out with my mouth open
Chapter 7: Have You Ever...
Gone skinny dipping?: no
Smoked a cigarette?: yes
Smoked a cigar?: No
Smoked anything else?: No
Kissed a member of the same sex?: yes
Been in love?: yesssss
Been heartbroken?: not permanently
Shoplifted?: no
Been in a fight?: yeah- the one i remember specifically is when i hurt my ankle..
Snuck out of you're parent's house?: no
Been chased by the cops?: no
Made out with a stranger?: Nope
Had sex with a stranger?: No
Lied to a friend?: yes
Had a crush on a teacher?: no, ew
Skipped school?: who hasn’t?
Been expelled/suspended?: no
Thrown up in public?: of course
Seen someone die?: No, thank God
Been to Mexico?: Heck yes
Been to Europe?: yepp
Been to the Carribbean?: yepp
Been to Australia?: Not yet
Flown first class?: I wish
Taken pain killers?: yepp- for approximately 1 week every month
Taken sleeping pills?: no
Taken drugs?: tylenol and advil
ODed?: Nope
Got alcohol poisoning?: Nope
Been in an abusive relationship?: No
Rode in a limousine?: yepp
Gone SCUBA diving?: nope
Gotten stung by jellyfish?: yes- man it hurt so bad!
Gotten stung by a bee?: also hurt so bad
Failed a subject in school?: no way jose
Made a snow angel?: yessss
Written a letter to Santa Claus?: :blush: noo.......yeeesssss
Slept in your parent's bed because you were scared of something?: noo..
Been to sleep-away camp?: yes
Been on a 3 day canoe trip?: no
Been called a bitch?: yes, but only by fellow bitches
Been called a tease?: no
Been called a prude?: No
Been called a whore?: yep- also by fellow whores
Had detention?: oh yes
Been sent to the principal's office?: nope
Met someone famous?: yes!
Been robbed?: no
Been cheated out of a large sum of money?: no
Made a prank phone call?: 10th birthday party we called every Waffle House in Gwinnett
Been to the opposite side of the country?: i wish
Cried yourself to sleep?: yes
Kissed in the rain?: Yes
Kissed under a misteltoe?: yeesss
Kissed infront of your parents?: yes
Had a song dedicated to you on the radio?: nope
Had a book dedicated to you?: Nope
Been mentioned in someone's wedding or bar/bat mitzvah speech?: nope
Been a bridesmaid?: nope
Been a maid of honour?: nope
Sang in the shower?: definitely
Lost your cell phone and had to get a new one?: nope
Screamed: often- but usually for encouragement
Had sex in a public washroom?: nope
Had sex on the beach?: nope
Had sex at church?: Nope
Had sex at a football game?: nope
Been thrown in a pool with all your clothes on?: Yep
Broken a bone?: yepp- quite a few
Made your own porno?: Nope
Laughed so hard you cried?: often
Cried so hard you laughed?: nope
Slept naked?: partly
Gone streaking?: no
Played ding dong ditch?: heck yes
Gotten your hair braided in corn rows?: no, i'm white
Climbed a tree?: of course
Thrown up on purpose?: no
Had a threesome?: no
Gone on a rollercoaster?: yepp
Chapter 8: Religion, Morals and Beliefs
What religion do you practice?: Catholicism
Have you ever practiced a religion different than the one you practice now?: Nope
Has anyone ever tried to force you into believing certain things?: not really
Has anyone ever tried to convert you to another religion?: no
How do you normally respond to door-to-door Mormons or Jeehova's Witnesses?: never had to
Do you/have you been to religious gatherings?: lots of them
Have you ever attended a religious school?: nope
What religion are your parents?: Catholic and Lutherin
Would they care if you practiced a different religion than them?: no
Do they know what religion you practice?: yes
Are you open about your beliefs?: yes
Have you ever lied about your religious beliefs to impress someone?: nope
Have you ever disliked someone else, simply because of their religion?:nope
Do you believe a superior being exhists/existed and created life?: Yes- i wish i knew more about it though
How do you feel about Jesus?: He's a pretty cool guy ;)
What holy book do you think is most accurate? Bible
Do you believe in one God?: Yes
Do you believe in many Gods?: Nope
Do you believe in no God?: Nope
Do you believe in the traditional heaven and hell?: Yeah
Do you believe in ANY sort of heaven and hell?: Yeah
Do you think God/the Gods are vengeful or nice?: nice
Do you believe in angels and demons?: Yeah
Do you believe in spirits?: Yeah
Do you believe in miracles?: Yes, they happen everyday
Do you believe in the Holy Trinity?: yep
Do you believe in predestination?: no
Do you believe in original sin?: Yeah
Do you believe in freedom of will?: Yes
Do you believe in souls?: Yeah
Do you believe in a thing called love?: i believe in a thing called love, just listen to the rythem of my heart!
Do you believe in astrology or horoscopes?: no
Do you believe in evolution?: To a a point
Do you believe in life on other planets?: as jodie foster said "if it is just us, then it's an awful waste of space"
What do you think will happen when we die?: if you knew, what would be the point in living?
Do you think religion and science will always oppose one another?: yes
Why do you think we exist?: to love one another
What would you say to God if you met him/her/them today?: where did YOU come from?
Are you supersticious?: no
Do you dress a certain way because of your religion?: no
Do you think people who subscribe to a different religion will go to hell?: no, not at all
Do any of your religious beliefs prevent you from doing certain things?: not really
Do you chant, fast or meditate?: i have fasted- boy it was hard
Do you believe everything/agree with everything about your religion?: pretty much
Do you think that no one else is right but yourself?: no- i believe there are many different perspectives and I personally wasn't there when it started so i don't know any more than the next person
Do you feel superior to people who don't believe the same things as you?: no way
Do you think everyone should practice your religion?: It'd be convenient, but it would probably cause more trouble than solve it
Are you interested in learning about other religions?: Yeah
Do you believe in separation of church and state?: i believe the idea causes too many problems- i believe that people, no matter what their place, will believe whatever they want and express it however they want.
Are you a democrat, republican, or neither?: Republican.
How do you feel about abortion?: COMPLETELY Against it.
How do you feel about gay marriage?: don’t agree- but people do whatever they want these days
How do you feel about marijuana?: same ^
How do you feel about cloning?: against it
How do you feel about the death penalty?: against it
How do you feel about the war in Iraq?: i feel that it should end
Did you ever call french fries: huh?
How do you feel about the Bush administration?: i feel too many people are blaming Bush for Clinton's mistakes and other things he can't control
How do you feel about racism?: i think it's stupid- people should stop getting all riled up about it
Chapter 10: Relationships
Do you consider yourself a good friend?: yes- i would hope my g ood friends agree (haha)
Would you rather have a lot of friends or a few good friends?: few good friends
Who are is/are your best friend/s?: Nancy, Matt
Are you and your friends cliquey towards others?: no
Do you and your friends have a name: no
Do you have a lot of friends?: i know a lot of people- most of them i don't consider my friends though. i have enough
How many would you say you had?: a handful of real good ones
Has anyone ever told you that you were a good friend?: Yeah
Has anyone ever told you that you were a bad friend?:no
Are you more outgoing or shy?: outgoing
Do you consider yourself better than your friends?:no
Do you and your friends consider yourselves better than other people?: No
Do you like to make new friends?: Yeah
Do you talk a lot?: sometimes
Are you a gossip?: not really
Have you ever lied to one of your friends?:i'm sure i have at some point
Have you ever lied about who your friends are?: No way
Have you ever revealed a secret which you promised not to tell?: nope
How many of your friends are guys?: half
Are you with someone/single/dating?: practically married
Have you ever been in love?: heck yes!
Do you believe in love at first site?: yes
What's the longest relationship you've ever been in?: 1 year, 7 months and still counting
Would you ever be with someone who your friends didn't like?: yeah- sometimes it's impossible to make everyone happy. hopefully itw on't come to that though
Would you ever be with someone who your family didn't like?: if my family doesn't like them, chances are i won't either
Do you care about how people look?: not enough to do anything about it
What is the first thing you notice in the opposite gender?: hair
What's your favourite hair colour?: dark dark brown
What's your favorite eye colour?: brown
Short or long hair?: medium
How would you want a significant other to dress?: i would like them to dress. that is all
Does money matter?: only in convenience
Would you take someone who was good looking but an asshole?: No!
Do you prefer single or double/group dates?: both in a rotation
What's your dream date scenario?: LSU V UGA SEC game
Do you want to get married?: Definitely
Do you want to have children?: yes, lots :D
Chapter 11: Technology
What type of cell phone do you have?: um..a T-Mobile one
Is it a camera phone?: no
How often do you use your cell phone?: whenever someone calls me
How many people do you have in your cell phone address book?: 40ish
How often do you text message?: whenever matt and I are apart
What are the last 4 digits in your cell phone ..?: 2256
Do you have your own computer?: Yes
If yes, what kind? If no, who's do you use?: i don't know?
What is your e-mail address?: jackiekeefer@yahoo.com
Do you have MSN Messenger?: no
Do you have AIM?: yes
Do you have wireless Internet?: no
Know HTML?: no
How many hours per day do you spend online?: 2
Do you have a Sidekick or Blackberry?: No- what is that?
Do you have a digital camera?: no- i wish
Do you have an iPod? kind of want one
Chapter 12: Education
What college/university do you go to/want to go to?: Kennesaw
Do you like school?: sometimes
Is your school in a different location than your family?: no
If yes, where, and how far from home are you?: N/A
What sports/extra curriculars are you currently involved in?:xc & track
What is your school's athletic team called?: Dacula Falcons
What is your school mascott?: falcons
What are your school colours?: blue, gold, white
What year was your school founded in?: like 1926
Who is your school's biggest rival?: Mill Creek
Do you feel superior to people who go to other schools?: No
What are your grades generally like?: all As right now
What is your year?: Senior in high school
What is your major/minor?: it will be nursing
What would you like to do after graduation?: be a midwife
What would you like to be when you grow up?: ^
Chapter 13: Pick Your Perfect...
Pizza: pepperoni
Bagel: onion with cheese
S'more: with chocolate and marshmellows
Sandwich: italian BMT
Sundae: cherry
Chapter 14: Ratings (How Important is/are)
Friends: 10
Family: 10
Music: 7
Love: 10
Happiness: 9
Money: 4
People: ? 6
Animals: 8
Life: 10
Education: 8
Religion: 7
Medication: 4
Food: 9
Sleep: 9
Health: 10
Nature: 9
Shopping: 5
Comfort: 10
Clothes: 6
Phone: 4
Computer: 5
Chapter 15: Random
If you could take back one thing from your childhood, what would it be?: nothing
Would you rather win an Oscar or a Nobel Prize?: Nobel Prize
Who were you named after?: no one
If you could be anything/one you wanted, who/what would you be?: a respected college athlete with all As and a fiance
If you were on death row, what would you request for your final meal?: my mom's chicken with garlic sauce and noodles
If you could travel anywhere in the world, which location would you pick?: Greece
Name 15 people in history whom you'd invite to a dinner party: Ronald Regan, Pre, Marilyn Monroe, FDR, i don't know |
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[Oct. 10th, 2005|07:57 pm] |
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hey linds!
i just made an AWESOME visit to clemson with nance. the more i think about it, the more i think that it was a mistake going and seeing college life so soon. now i can NOT wait to get tehre. now the entire rest of the year i'm going to be so anxious. oh well- i don't have much choice other than to deal. clemson was VERY nice (although hilly - BOOOOO) and if i weren't already decided on kennesaw i would probably consider going there.
things with matt are going AWESOME! at least in my opinion, they've never been better. yay for us :D
running is going alright i suppose. i FINALLY broke 21, but hopefully now that i've done it, 21's will be a thing of the past. according to my workouts and the shape i'm in, that SHOULD be the case. but then again, running is never predictable. region is in 3 weeks and i'm VERY excited. we have a tough, but possible chance to finally make it out of region this year. i would say that would be a nice thing to happen for my last high school xc season. i can't say from experience, but i would imagine it's more fun saying you raced state rather than watched it. we'll just have to see.
i got a 97 on my math midterm! i rule! yessssss
that is all. |
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[Aug. 12th, 2005|10:41 pm] |
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so i (finally) went to Dr. Julien yesterday and heard the best news i could have possibly heard. Obviously, a third degree sprain was the final verdict (duh), for the second time to the same ligament- woohoo! He messed around with my ankle a bit and found the stability in the injured ankle is the same as that of the uninjured one= VERY good. The way he described it implied that stability is the deciding factor on when to go back to running..so that's good news. The plan for now is another week of pool running and maybe some biking (including a long run in the pool BLAH!) and then start running on thursday! yay for me! I'll try running for a week and as long as i don't feel much pain, I can continue running. I've regained my focus and am ready to go! I know when i start running next week it's going to be like a bull out of the gate. I'm going to be so ready to go, Katie is going to have to tie my shoes together.
In other news, the first week of school is over. 175 days left.. :( A lot of people keep asking me what it feels like to be a senior now when in reality, I don't feel any older than a sophmore...and I don't act any older than 4, so oh well. I'm cool.
In closing- Don't EVER watch Open Water- it's the worst movie in the history of movies. Sure scary and anticipating, but not worth it. |
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[Aug. 10th, 2005|07:38 pm] |
You Are Jasmine!
 Independent and adventurous. You don't want much; just to break out of the guilded cage society has put you in and experience life to the fullest. Following orders isn't really one of your strong points, and you would rather live a life of poverty than being forced into something that you hate. Which Disney Princess Are You?
i love jasmine- i'm going to watch aladdin now :D |
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[Aug. 4th, 2005|11:20 am] |
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so school's going to start in a few days. i went to get my parking pass today- 60 BUCKS! what a rip off. i don't quite understand why anyone should pay to park somewhere. especially $60- that must have been some expensive blacktop to pay for..
public schools are a rip off- always asking for money. you have to pay $90 just to be a senior.if you don't pay, you can't graduate..what if someone can't pay?what if their online columbian drug business crashed? what if their leapfrog unicorn business went down the gutter? i mean really, these are serious matters at hand and should be considered. equal opportunities..yeah right. sheesh
..anyway- my ankle is healing at an acceptable rate and i should be running by the time school starts. so yay for me sunshine and rainbows.
i'm having a sleepover tonight :D yay! |
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[Jul. 29th, 2005|05:51 pm] |
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| | the way you look tonight - frank sinatra | ] |
i'm not sure if anyone reads this anymore, but just in case.
this summer has been pretty awesome i would say. a lot of running, a lot of working, and a few exciting highlights.
i FINALLY got to visit Louisiana to meet matt's mom, brother, and affiliates (;)). that was definitely an awesome trip. Louisiana wasn't as bad as i made it out to be- not as dirty as i had heard for one. best part: NO HILLS! having an overpass as the only form of a hill in the who southern state was pretty awesome-kind of wierd. i got to meet andrew and josh who were both very cool. it's nice to be able to put a face with a screen name/name now.
-this trip took place over matt's birthday. so the big birthday gift was an xbox. i was certain he'd like it, but little did i know how much. i'm glad i got eleventy billion cool girlfriend points. yay for me :D
- towards the end of the trip, matt, his brother (stephen), and i entered a road race. luckily only two miles. matt was a successful second in 10:XX and i finished top of my age group in 1318. not too bad i guess for summer running.
since then has been mostly logging some big miles and a lot of work. i'm beginning to resent my job for the main reason that they don't pay me. if/when i do get my checks, they're at least 1 week late. when you don't really enjoy the job you're working, the only point is money...which isn't being presented. if only i received a nickel for the number of times i've almost quit all summer, i'd be a millionaire! oh well- i could not get paid at all, and that would definitely suck worse.
recently (july 24th) i turned 17. so for my birthday mom and i continued the tradition of having a girls day out. we went and got school clothes and had a lot of fun. i love our days out because we're both really silly and have a lot of fun together. yay for being cool like us
on the actual day of my birthday was the day to leave for dacula running camp. i was COMPLETELY excited. that night at amicalola falls it was also david's birthday and we got to blow out candles and everything. yay for us. later the next day (following 10 miles, a lake trip, strides and a circuit) we were playing a competitive game of kick ball. as a girl, i was of course in the outfield and ended up chasing a flyaway ball. on the way back i tripped/fell into an unseen hole and heard a big POP! in my ankle. it immediately started to swell and scared me like nothing else. i started hysterically crying as my best pal nance came to help me. i later went to the hospital 100% sure it was broken with all the symptoms i had only to find out i had "merely" torn it. this happened monday though and since it has healed extremely well and i'm already almost walking. NOTE- sorry to everyone who had to carry me or that i scared in my hysteria
i figure another few days and i'll start walking and pool running. i'm not too worried, a little break before the season, with 400 miles in my legs, isn't too much of a bad thing ;)
so school starts soon. i suppose for the first time i'm pretty ready- not so much for the class aspect but more for the running seasons that await. and as long as i'm at school, then i can't be lifeguarding, so woohoo! yay for me
that about sums up the high points of summer. it's been a summer full of trials and miles (not to be confused with trials of miles ;) ). listen to frank sinatra, he's good for you. |
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[May. 5th, 2005|08:06 pm] |
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| | beach boys- wouldn't it be nice | ] |
ever since the beginning of april, mom has been pretty much redoing everything in our house. and today the people FINALLY came to redo her floor. she got a cement pattern done (it was supposed to look nice), but of course after all the waiting the outsides of it look like rust and half of it is lighter than the other half. that's cool, i'm glad after waiting for so long for it to get done they did a great job... parts of it still look nice but as a whole, mom, dad, and i are pretty much disappointed. oh well, life goes on.
for anyone that doesn't know already (though you would have to live on another planet for that to occur), matt is transfering to KSU this year. and in 9 days, he'll be here for good! no more 7-8 hour drives for him, not as much waiting, much more availability. heck yes!as many can attest, i'm SO excited! yay
as far as running goes, i definitely set a new 5k pr yesterday en route to 5. yay for me. we'll see how many runs i can get in like that this summer..should help out quite a bit. hopefully i can make a new pr official on the memorial day 5k. maybe i can challenge for a few titles next season..
on the school side of things, 20 days and we're out! 14 more days of school, with three of those being "finals". hah! i don't have a final in my first three classes, SO THERE! between end of course tests and a mix of ap teachers doing silly things, i'm done in my LA, biology, and social studies classes. definite yay! we'll still have a "test" on finals days, but realistically by that point, i could get a 50 or something and it would barely affect my grade. i have my ap bio test on monday and from there it will be smooth sailing towards the graduation of junior year :)
girl scout cookies are good. yum |
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[May. 2nd, 2005|11:21 pm] |
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| | in too deep - sum 41 | ] |
two weeks until matt gets here. life will be good then, even great. good, great, grand NO YELLING ON THE BUS! yay. in a weirdo about birthdays, i have to have them planned out months in advance (i was planning mom's in feb-march). and today i had a revelation, randomly. i now know what matt's getting on his birthday (july 11, mind you). and it's good. (hah, he thinks he's getting a lion). yeah, i'm on top of it
my weekend was by far most productive. lets see..hair cut, babysitting, star wars. those three things sum it up pretty well. saturday covered the first two and on sunday i watched 4, 5, and 6 of star wars and then 1 and 2 today (i like watching them that way to see how much technology changes each time). i have to get up on my star wars, it comes out in 18 days. be prepared, get your tickets now!
i started back running today after my glorious break. if i was ever ready for one, a week ago was it. i just wentout for an easy 3 today with some push ups and sit ups. DEFINITELY rusty. the ITB was a little shocked, but i whipped it back into shape. i'm not going to hear any whining from it this summer. so there.
i have my biology ap test on monday. i haven't fully decided if i'm going to take it seriously or not. i haven't taken much seriously at all since spring break, so i don't see why this would be any different. the only thing holding me back is 2 free semesters of biology. we'll have to see if i can muster up some effort next monday or not..should be interesting. lots of test next week. speaking of which, we had this thing called the EOCT today in language arts (end of course test). which are designed so all of georgia college prep students can pass. well, being in honors in gwinnett county i would say pretty much has me set. whatever grade i get on this will count as my final test grade in this class, so one more final and i'll be done with that class. WOOHOO!
yay for me. good things are happening.
THE END
by jackie keefer |
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[Apr. 26th, 2005|10:31 pm] |
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| | 500 miles - the proclaimers | ] |
region was today..the big race (800). first looking at the heat sheets i was hit with a big surprised. i was ranked 3rd in the region, when top 2 make state. so that was interested/highly shocking. i ran prelimbs as expected, just ran to qualify. today, the day of the finals, i don't know if there was a single 10 minute period span that i went without thinking of the race this evening. during the warm up i was confident, somewhat cocky, and ready to go. the gun went off! i got great positioning..actually went out REALLY hard for once. maintained a #4 spot for the first lap (68) and then i don't really know what happened. i dropped back to 5 and couldn't go any faster than i was. we hit the last 200 mark, i took off as usual, got to 3rd and finished in a strapping 226. needless to say, i was disappointed but hey, life goes on.
and so, this marks the end of my competitive running of my junior year. a competitor i was cooling down with asked me to do summer track with her, but i'm thinking that will be a big NO. i'm looking forward to first the break (YESSSSSS!) and then being able to run on my own schedule, however fast i want, wherever i want. heck yes!
in conclusion to running, i would like to thank the one and only matthew james bilich. for without him, i never would have made it to where i am. yay for matt :)
i found out where i'm lifegaurding today (on the way to the track meet, on the highway, AND during an extreme downpour no less..what timing) and they lied. it was supposed to work so that the pool is within 15 miles of my high school..haha it's definitely at least 40 minutes away (when my school is 4.2 miles from the house). jerks. they get all five fingers! haha it's a place called riverwood..not that i think anyone but stefanie has ever heard of it.
so this ends my post. i hope i didn't put you to sleep...too much. ;) |
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[Apr. 21st, 2005|11:14 pm] |
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| | fall to pieces - avril lavigne | ] |
so the summer's coming up soon, thank God!! this has definitely been the longest school year of my life. but they happen i suppose. after may 9, i will be homefree. that's when the ap bio test is, and finals are pretty much a joke this semester. so it's looking like the end of the semester won't be so bad afterall. woohoo!
with the end of april many things await..
1. matthew james and myself will be together officially for 1 year on april 29 (like that's a shock to anyone i talk to normally, but still)
2. my sunday school class is getting confirmed on april 29. since i already had that party, i'll get to be an alter server. so lets all just hope i don't trip on the steps and fall on my face
3. mom's birthday is april 29. dad and i are taking her to spa sidell, taking away her phone and purse, and leaving her there. hah!
4. region is on monday. i'm not as excited about it as i once was now that i've opened my eyes a little more. but it will probably mark the end of track so that will be awesome :)
5. next week i'll find out what pool i'm lifegaurding at all summer (could be good anyway)
this summer will be the best yet! i'm convinced. around the 2nd week in may matt will be arriving, FOR GOOD! yessss! then shortly after that, me and a few others will be skipping school and go with matt to see star wars III. i alreayd got out tickets and everything. i must say, for someone that's not an avid fan and doesn't really know too much about what will happen, i'm VERY excited! june will be mostly a down month and then to july- matt's birthday 7-11 and possibly his brother coming up at some point. starting on the 20th, matt and i will be taking a road trip of our own. first to florida to visit his dad and mona and then to LA to visit his mom and roomates (and brother if he doesn't come here first)i'm more excited about this road trip than any other trip i've ever been on. yay for us
"i know things aren't perfect, but that doesn't mean everything is bound to failure" |
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| another eventful weekend |
[Apr. 4th, 2005|08:55 am] |
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| | ATC - around the world | ] |
starting thursday- we had mom's ENTIRE side of the family coming into town + matt. all of the flights were delayed from anywhere to 30 minutes to two hours. luckily they all delayed accordingly and everyone arrived within 20 minutes of each other. i know he left on monday, but i still couldn't resist bounding up to matt in the airport (like i was 3, he would say ;) ) that night he got to meet my aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins. so now, he knows all of my family and i've yet to meet his roomates..
but that is soon to change! in my disappointment that i couldn't go to LA for spring break, i promptly started scheduling a visit this summer. on top of going to LA, i spoke with matt's stepmom who suggested us coming to visit THEM too! yay- and so to my surprise, both parents went for this right off the bat. and what's even better, the trip with cover my birthday too. so, i'll get to meet matt's stepmom, dad, brother, mom, roomates, see where he lives, AND turn 17! yes, i wish that.
so back to the weekend..
becuase of all the delays, mom, the family (matt is included as family), and i got home pretty late and becuas ei was sleeping on the couch, we got to bed around 2. in light of those events, did i want to go to school? noooo! so guess what, I DIDN'T! (a surprise i'm sure to many of you). friday and saturday were mostly spent catching up with eveyrone. sunday (dun dun dun!) was the confirmation! i went up, got some oil on my head and now you can call me a real catholic. that's about it. i'd say the highlights were that katie came and i got to sit with matt after i was done ..teehee..
i just got my urge to run for the day. i need to take it before it passes! |
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[Mar. 29th, 2005|02:53 pm] |
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| | friday i'm in love- the cure | ] |
Rum
Congratulations! You're 86 proof, with specific scores in beer (0) , wine (33), and liquor (60). |
| Bring on the mixers! Take something strong, add something without any alcohol and you got yourself a Cuba Libre, a Presbyterian, a Greyhound or a Whiskey Sour. You like your drinks strong, but with the flavors of your favorite colas or juices. You're willing to try something new, just so long as it doesn't give you a headache. |
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 2% on proof |
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You scored higher than 1% on beer index |
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You scored higher than 81% on wine index |
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You scored higher than 85% on liquor index |
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that's right. |
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[Mar. 28th, 2005|08:36 pm] |
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| | remember when - alan jackson | ] |
so, obviously i haven't updated in a while. to those who know me well, you know that i rarely update when matt's here- that was definitely the case this time. yay :jumps up and down in a child-like manner:
he got here friday (the 18th, two fridays ago) right in time for tech the next day which happened to be my best race of the season so far. yay for me. following the race i managed to lose his wallet :blush: which makes twice in a matter of months. luckily he forgave me and we moved on, but i still feel pretty bad about it. the following sunday was filled with a neighborhood barbeque (i bet your neighborhood doesn't have those) and that was that.
the following monday we had a duel against central where i tripled for the first time- pretty awesome. we also found out that i had a great deal more speed than strength with my first 400 of the year (66 for those of you that don't know, compared to my blistering 1253 2 mile...) the rest of the week was filled with spending time with my honey, running some awesome workouts, and preparing for this past weekend.
and then there was county..
with light of monday's race, we decided i'd double in the mile, 800, rather than the mile, 2 mile (THANK GOD!!). the mile was a final, i finished 7th (out of 23, not horrible) with a pr of 539 (pr by 14 seconds, heck yes!). this race replaced tech as my best race yet. later came the 8. by this point i had been sitting, standing, walking around in the heat all day and was just about tired. the 8 was a qualifying event for the finals that were supposed to be today (got postponed to tomorrow due to weather difficulties). top two in each heat qualify and then the next 4 fastest times. well, as luck had it, i was in jackie drouin's heat.. whoopie. as soon as the gun went off (of course) she took off like a cannon "alright, see ya at the finish line then!" i thought to myself. the race unfolded exactly how i wanted it to, and i finished 2nd. yay for me. the final is tomorrow and i'm sure i'll have loads to talk about then.
after the races matt and i came home, showered, and got ready for our night out! by this point we were both tired from the sun and starved. we went to olive garden (heck yes!) and by the time we got seated we scarfed down dinner. it was the greatest dinner date anyone could have (pretty much the greatest thing ever, for nancy ;). from there we went to see the ring 2. the movie sucked but was good for a few jumps. saturday was definitely the highlight of matt's visit- not because of prs or anything to do with running, but in how much fun we had simply waiting for our table at dinner haha :D
becuase of the bad weather on easter sunday, we decided he should stay until today (for safety purposes alone, of course... ;) we were both excited becuase we thought he'd be able to stay for the 800 final, but it turned out that it got postponed anyway. so he left a little while ago and i have to say, it was the first time i haven't cried. amazing.. couldn't be becuase he'll be back in two days.. :D
we both left at the same time. he for louisiana, and me for confirmation rehearsal. i thought it was at 6, but no, it was at 7. so we got there and waited around for a while, did rehearsal and got out of there. from there i had to go get shoes for sunday (apparently the ones i have now aren't good enough). from there i came home to the greatest note left on my computer!! :D i'm not going to tell you what it says simply to leave you in suspense.. hah but it truely made my day 10000x better. thank you, dear :D
i also got a new fish at some point during all that. his name is buzz lightyear thanks to the genius mind of Matthew James Bilich II and it's cool. yay
that is all. |
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[Mar. 8th, 2005|11:12 pm] |
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i'll be right here waiting for you - bryan adams
Oceans apart, day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice, on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain
If I see you next to never
how can we say forever
(chorus)
Wherever you go, whatever you do
I will be right here, waiting for you
Whatever it takes, or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
I took for granted, all The times
That I thought would last somehow
I hear the laughter, I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now
Oh can't you see it baby,
You've got me going crazy
(chorus)
I wonder how we can survive, this romance
But in the end if I'm with you, I'll take the chance
Oh you can't see it baby
You've got me going crazy |
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[Mar. 2nd, 2005|08:02 pm] |
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| | the killers | ] |
so tonight was my first track meet ever! and i was SO excited (as you can tell, i'm still quite so now). it was a lot warmer than all of us had planned, so i took off my tights and long sleeve i had on under my uniform (in private, of course ;) ).
as the mile grew closer and closer i started getting NERVOUS! i hate it when i do that to myself. so i just paced around in circles, kept doing strides and stuff as usual when i get nervous before races. we lined up and i was on the outside of lane one. the gun went off! i let the girl to my left get in front first, i figured she had experience or whatnot. we went through the first 150 and i felt like i was walking, so i politely took the lead- comfortably. and then...never gave it up. i finished with about 20 meters on 2nd place (i'm hearing). my time doesn't matter becuase it was slow.
so after that, i still felt pretty fresh becuase i was just running comfortably the whole race. so katie asked me if i wanted to run in the two mile "think about it" so what did i do? well, what do i always do when i don't know what to do? i called matt. yay for me :) took his advice, and ran the 2 mile that was coming up in another 1-1.5 hours or so.
in preparation, i put my tights and long sleeve back on becuase it was COLD!! now that the sun went down. i did another warm up, some stretching, and some strides. NO nervousness this time! it was cool, dancing around and such. i was very excited, and wanting to win again. when we got to the line, me, stef, loren, and em were informed we were running with the guys. sure..ok. the gun went off again!
the race started kind of quick. again, i let the brookwood girl next to me take the lead. she didn't seem to really know what she was doing becuase she took off and we went out pretty quick. i was still feeling comfortable and sat right on her shoulder. i decided i was bored around lap 3-4 and took the lead. then i heard it, her huffing and puffing behind me, wanting to take the lead again. so what did i do? i slowed down and let her. hey, i'm a nice person. i started losing track of what lap we were on. i started asking around, i didn't get much of an answer, but it was ok. i figured i could figure it out when we were on the last lap. then STEFANIE TAPHOUSE! came up on us and took the lead! GO STEF!! that was awesome! so then we used our awesome team work and boxed in the brookwood girl for a little while, so she had to run out in lane 3 to get in front HAHA!! that was fun. i sat on the brookwood girl again until the last lap, and i took off! i ran quick enough to where i could check over my shoulder real quick and see that i had the race in the bag. i finished about 4 seconds or so ahead. it was good enough for me for the night! very exciting. again, times are irrelevant and i'm not sharing.
thanks for the advice matt! i love you! :D |
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| where i find my heaven - gigolo aunts |
[Mar. 1st, 2005|09:05 pm] |
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Hey Monday mornin' is only for the brave
And the blood flows through my heart and leaves like sand as I shave
And the wind outside, and the taxi's ready
And the lonesome hum that comes from my desk lamp is
Where I find my heaven
Is where I find my heaven
Is where I find my heaven
Heaven
But Sunday mornin' is only for the blessed
And the grace keeps flowing just as long as we can stay undressed
And a whispered word in my spirit lies
And the sacred moments of silliness are
Where I find my heaven
Where I find my heaven
Where I find my heaven
Heaven |
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| we've all got a long way to run |
[Feb. 27th, 2005|08:00 pm] |
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| | run- collective soul | ] |
so i went to church camp whatever this weekend. i had to to confirm- i can't really say it was my choice. it was better than i thought it would be, but could have been a lot better. i went only know about ...2? people. so that was cool, but i managed to make some friends. the highlight of the trip was running up a nearby mountain though. if i haven't told you yet, you can expect to hear all about it. it was hardcore..emphasis on the HARD part. wanna talk about calf pain..
NO PURPLE! (haha you don't get it, but i do! + matt)
so, again, my first meet is this wednesday. i have found out for sure that i'm running the mile (and only the mile) and i'm SO excited. i got 556 on our time trial this week, so i'm thinkig the goal for wednesday is sub 550ish, sub 545 if i'm feeling pretty good. we'll see how thigs turn out. to my avid fans, i'll update when i get a result.
another highlight of the trip was when i got back to my car and checked my phone. i had the BEST message ever!!! thanks matt, you made my weekend :D
true story |
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[Feb. 24th, 2005|11:49 pm] |
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| | mr brightside - the killers | ] |
today was pretty exciting. a day of a few firsts..
first- i woke up on time. yes, very bizarre. next, showered in the morning. from there i drove to school by myself with my LICENSE! parked without a pass: didn't get a ticket OR a warning. had school and whatnot. went to practice for an easy run after yesterday's time trial and before tomorrow's workout. then left practice BY MYSELF with my LICENSE to go get some gas BY MYSELF for the first time. i guess it was pretty cool.. ;)i purchased a sobe and headed home
i came home, tmed matt for an hour?..however long it took him to get out of class. then talked to him until he had to go to his ever eventful lab. packed for my trip this weekend (it's not exciting, so don't ask) and then...................................
talked to matt some more :D (very sure you didn't see that one coming) and have done so until now, 11:57 (another :D) yay for me. i love you matt :D
now off to bed, goodnight. |
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[Feb. 23rd, 2005|07:10 pm] |
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| | only one - lifehouse | ] |
lately i've been noticing a trend among people i know. when long distance comes to anyone else, it doesn't last. the majority of every case i've heard of has failed when it comes to long distance. so that begs the question, why do we even try?
for those of you that have ever done/tried lent. do you remember how it felt to have that something you gave up for the first time in 40 days? do you remember that sensation you felt? well, that's the feeling i get every time i see him again after any period of time. all of the butterflies go crazy in my stomach and i can't do anything but smile.
some might say now, so? that's just 1 feeling for a short period of time, it can't be worth it. oh, but it is. that moment that i can see him again desecrates all the pain i went through prior to it. that moment always seems like it lasts for much longer. it's that moment that makes me smile during the reall tough times. that moment is coming up in 3.5 weeks..WOOHOO!
why do i fight? i fight becuase i know we will last. i fight becuase i'm in love. i fight beucase there's no one else worth the fight.
i love you, matt! |
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[Feb. 23rd, 2005|05:36 pm] |
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| | better man - pearl jam | ] |
i love you matt!
"not only will you break my heart, but i will KILL you!" hahaha
it's definitely safe to assume that today was a pretty good day.
i woke up and everything turned out to be fine with my certificate of attendance (if i didn't mention it in my last post, obviously, there were troubles). so i got that cleared up and went to take my driver's test!
as it got closer and closer i kept getting more and more nervous. i NEVER get nervous about anything, and i was breaking out in sweats. yeah, i know - strange. we went over to an empty parking lot to practice parking stuff first becuase some could say i'm not the best at it and i kept messing EVERYTHING up! the biggest thing was that i kept forgetting to put the car in reverse..yeah, definitely nervous. so we got there and the first part the guy was asking me to put my blinkers on and all that..he said Right First- i had to sit there for a minute and go "right, ok..right blinker. :makes L with left hand: ok"
next we went to parking. once again, i forgot to put the car into reverse. luckily we didn't get very far before i realized it, but i'm sure that didn't help much. then in the quick stop drills i didn't stop quick enough- i killed the small child. yes everyone, i'm a murderer. look out. from there we went out onto the road. everything was going smoothly until some dummy decided to cut me off, i'm sure that also didn't help much.
we got back to the dmv and LUCKILY the dude understood how nervous i was and i DEFINITELY PASSED- woohoo. i am now a licensed driver, who would have thought. i'm a big girl now.
from there i drove MYSELF to school ALONE (in time for two classes, no less). they were cool..whatever.
next was practice! a very close 2nd to the most exciting part of my day. we had a mile time trial. i wasn't shocked..what else would we need spikes for? so i was excited about that. i ended up running negatives the whole race (which i just recently found out) and finished in 556. i wasn't really happy, but i guess it's a start. everyone has to start somewhere- and i was all alone, that probably had a small bit to do with it. we'll see next week when a real meet comes! i need to learn how to not hold back
after practice nance, em and i decided to go to BK (have it your way!) to get icees..becuase we could. em ended up leaving quickly after we arrived, but nance and i stayed after to talk for a little while. it was fun, i haven't got to talk to nance much lately. after that i REALLY wanted to go somewhere else, so i hit kohls and got a few things and now i'm here (still kind of itching to go out and drive, just becuase i can now).
from here- a 5 page paper, 2 labs. go me.
i'm all yours |
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