Wednesday, February 25, 2004

I found this and thought it was interesting. Enjoy.

A - You can be very quiet when you have something on your mind.
B - You are always cautious when it comes to meeting new people.
C - You definitely have a partier side in you, don't be shy to show it.
D - You have trouble trusting people.
E - You are a very exciting person.
F - Everyone loves you.
G - You have excellent ways of viewing people.
H - You are not judgmental.
I - You are always smiling & making others smile.
J - Jealousy.
K - You like to try new things.
L - Love is something you deeply believe in.
M - Success comes easily to you.
N - You like to work, but you always want a break.
O - You are very open-minded.
P - You are very friendly and understanding.
Q - You are a hypocrite.
R - You are a social butterfly.
S - You are very broad-minded.
T - You have an attitude, a big one.
U - You feel like you have to equal up to people's standards.
V - You have a very good physical and looks.
W -You like your privacy .
X - You never let people tell you what to do .
Y - You cause a lot of trouble.
Z - You're always fighting with someone

So, I am:
K - You like to try new things.
E - You are a very exciting person.
E - You are a very exciting person.
N - You like to work, but you always want a break.
A - You can be very quiet when you have something on your mind.
N - You like to work, but you always want a break.

I don't think that's the best description of me, but it DOES say I'm doubly exciting!

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

I was looking at my bookcase, trying to decide on a book to take to the practice rooms to read while Janeen played the piano when I heard a grunt from behind me. Thinking it was Janeen clearing her throat, it didn't occur to me to turn around. It happened again, so I looked behind me, and guess who I saw? BRITTANY!! She was striking a semi-sassy pose, right in the entry way! Yay! What a pleasant surprise! She said she called when she was downstairs, but the call didn't go through, so she decided to come up and surprise Noz and I: she wanted us walk in to her laying on the couch, eating a bowl of popcorn and drinking a cherry coke, watching a movie. Just like old times, I guess. Sadly, though, Janeen and I were in the room when she came up, so she couldn't go through with borrowing a pair of pajama pants and my blanket like she had planned.

Hanging out with her in the practice room while Janeen played was by far the highlight of the day. We made all of our famous faces in tune to the music. There is something about seeing The Burn Victim swaying to the melodious sounds of Brahms that gets to me. And when Brittany busted out Grandmother Willow, forget it! It was ova! Hilarity ensued, of course.

I'm listening to Michael W. Smith's Change Your World album. I remember dancing to this TAPE at Cami Brown's house in third grade. We used to make up dances to some of the songs and perform them on the landing of her loft. I also remember singing "Picture Perfect" in the car as we drove down this one certain road near where I grew up. I'm not sure what it's called, but Chapel Rock Christian Church near Avon, IN is on it. I can see it in my mind, but I was never old enough to drive on it when we lived there.

I woke up today unable to talk correctly. I sounded like a man pretty much all day long, until about 6:00. I wore the "sicky pants" all day, too, until right before dinner. I don't wear these pants unless I am ill, but I don't do it on purpose. I just find myself wearing them when I feel like crap. Interesting, eh? I wore a white sweatshirt today, too, and when my psych prof got to my name while calling the roll, she told me I matched my shirt. Wonderful. Angie came up before my 1:40 and offered to make me a cup of tea. What a pal! My little Goatball must love me. She was my mom today. Usually, Janeen is the one who takes care of me (and by that, I mean she is my designated hood-fixer. I always have problems with my hoods.), but today, Angie filled the role quite nicely.

Stroup and Andrew have officially been together for 2 years today. Congrats, guys. I love you!

Andrew and I have been together for one month today. Congrats, us.

I've made a list of the things I want to/have to do over spring break next week. Here it is:

HAVE TO'S
Doctor appointment on Wednesday morning
Blood work in Indy on Monday morning
Dentist appointment on Thursday morning
Small group on Monday night
PSY 250 papers
CED 354 exam

WANT TO'S
Visit Grandma in Indy after I get the fun blood work done
Dye my hair
40 Days of Purpose stuff
Read! I want to read _Knowledge of the Holy_ by A.W. Tozer, book one of Augustine's _Confessions_, and I hope to finish _Wuthering Heights_.
Watch Rogers and Hammerstein musicals
Go to Jeremy's games
Watch The Passion with Andrew on Saturday afternoon
Play volleyball
Send Smel a postcard :)
Lay in the hammock. So it's only 50 degrees outside, so what?! I'll bring a blanket
Junior High Overnighter on Friday night
Visit all the wonderful people at Purdue
Finish Kalee's scarf
Make banana bread
See Sheila at Country Choice

I'll be at YWAV for three weeks in a row. That's amazing! I hope I'm around for the Not-So-Talented Show again. Brittany won last year, and as defending champ, my vote says she at least makes a cameo or something. We'll see.

Sunday, February 22, 2004

I spent a large majority of my weekend at home, which was NOT in my original weekend plans. Sometimes, things don't go how we expect them to, and we find ourselves standing in the shower, becoming incredibly dizzy, while all sounds are amplified almost to the point of pain, followed by blurred vision. Next thing you know, you are throwing up all over the shower floor. Wait, maybe that's just me.

Yes, welcome to my Saturday morning. It was horrible! I got out of the shower and called Kalee, crying to her to come over here. She must have ran the whole way, because when she got to my room, she was breathless. I was sitting on a chair, wearing just my towel, shaking something terrible and crying a lot. I looked like death, too. Remnants of the previous day's mascara were smeared all over my eyes and I was even paler than usual (Dang, that's pretty white!), and my eyes were bloodshot because I had been crying. I have an awesome sister: she packed all of my bags for me and found me to wear, then force-fed me Cheez-its and drove me home. I was having a hard time breathing because I was pretty upset (and by upset, I mean that I was practically hysterical with fright) so she held my hand and helped me calm my breathing down to a semi-normal rate. After I finally got dressed, she left to get her car, I put up an away message (so I'm AIM-conscious, so what?!) and met her outside a few minutes later.

When I got home, Mom said that Andrew had called to see if I was alright. He had read my away message (Mom didn't understand how I had enough time to write a stupid message if I was supposedly so sick. The woman has never once used AIM. Poor lady.) and was concerned about me. What a good boyfriend. :) Mom took me to Med-One, where to doctor told me he didn't know what was going on with me. I was diappointed, because dang it, I'm tired of not feeling well! And I've had just about enough of this stupid shaking. Dumb body. I have to get some blood work done over break and Mom scheduled me a few doctor's appointments for that week. How thrilling. I'd rather not spend my break in various doctor's offices. But maybe that's just me.

If I had my way, I'd spend my week off in New York, relaxing in my aunt and uncle's house. Sadly, that will not be happening this year. We called her today to tell them that we aren't coming, so I chatted with her for quite a while. Turns out, she is now a diehard LOTR fan. I love it! I've spread the wealth to my family. She credits me for her passionate love of those movies. I have influence, what can I say? Haha. It turns out that it's a good thing Kalee and I aren't going there for break, though, because they are remodeling the downstairs, which means they are living out of the upstairs, and she told me they are sleeping in "your bedroom." It's nice to know I have my own, designated room in their house. :) The perks of being the favorite... sigh. I hope Kalee reads this and gets mad.

Stroup came over Saturday afternoon after I got back form the doctor's office. It was really, really good to sit and catch up with her. We sat on my bed for a long time, just talking about our lives and the changes that have happened, both good and bed. I love that girl. She's one of the few people that I want to tell every detail of my life to. Of course, I refrain from sharing EVERYTHING, but she knows more about me than anybody else, probably. We had lots to talk about and discuss. I miss seeing her all the time. Hopefully, this summer will bring about lots and lots of Stroup and Keenan time.

I hung out with some friends from home on Saturday night at Jeff's house. I see all of these people (= Melissa, Addy, Betsy, Jeff, Brent, Stroup, Kalee, Megan, me, Dustin McKee, and his fiance Kira), but rarely together nowadays, so it was really fun to just sit around and laugh and watch Kalee kick butt at whatever card game she scammed us into playing.

Ben Waterman and Jeremy Weed have an on-going "let's see who can come up with the best pick-up line to use on Keenan" competition. I must say, I like being the recepient of them. Here are the ones I heard tonight:

"Your eyes are like the ocean, and I'm lost at sea." - Jeremy

"Was your dad a hunter? Because he brought home a fox!" - Jeremy

"Did they size you? Because you fit me just right." - Ben

And Mark Robarge still refers to me as "wife," which always makes me laugh. Throw Andrew into the mix and we might as well have an all-out war. Just call me Helen.