Summer Doldrums

I'm so bored! I can only visit the messege boards so many times, download so many files, and watch so much TV before it gets INSANELY tedious.

I NEED a job...but I can't look for one until we've absolutely decided when we're going out of town. I can't get a job now and then have to request days off as soon as I get it. So...stuck in a boring rut...and it's HOT outside too. *grumble...grrr...*

The Rifleman

One of my favorite hobbies is video-editing. I've made at least one dozen videos about the TV series, "Smallville," however, yesterday, I finally finished my very first video about "The Rifleman." I wasn't able to use moving clips, because I can't find those anywhere. However, a friend of mine makes screen captures for the series, and was kind enough to let me use them. After seeing my video, she says I'm free to ask for captures anytime I want. lol. If you'd like to see the video, here's the link : http://youtube.com/watch?v=6a1DwYPqo6E Someone said they'd post it on Johnny Crawford's myspace for me. I hope he sees it...that would make my decade!

Breathe a long sigh of relief...

It's finally over! Graduation is finally over! Part of me thought it would never get here, and the other part of me can't believe it's already come and gone.

Between the 17 graduation speeches, and the 350+ graduates that had to walk the stage, it felt so completely LONG...but it actaully only lasted an hour and a half, much to my amazement. I had like four layers of clothing on, so it was burning HOT in the auditorium. At one point I stole my friend's cap and used it as a fan. I would've used mine, but I didn't want to expose my hat hair any sooner than I had to...Russ was a gentleman about it, anyway. He didn't have a choice. lol.

After the ceremony, my family took me out for gourmet pizza...yummy yum yum yum yum...and then ice cream...YUM! Of course, tomorrow I'll be feeling sick from all the extra junk food, but today I enjoyed it.

Now is the time, I suppose where I should start looking toward the future...and I shall...starting Tuesday. lol. I need tomorrow to let today sink in. It hasn't completely hit me yet. Yet another part of me wishes my dad could've been there, but I think he would have only messed things up. Still...I can hang on to my fantasies for a little longer. One day things will be different. I know it in my spirit.

ARGGGHHH!!!

Graduation is supposed to be such a special time in my life. If this is true...why why WHY do they have to complicate it with so much bureaucracy???

The more paperwork and scheduling they pack in, the more and more antsy I am to get this overwith. Hmmm...maybe that's the point.

Ah...Birthdays

Those lovely little day, once a year, where you get presents for doing nothing but being born. lol. To tell you the truth, though, I don't feel 19. Just yesterday I was only 18. Today was nice though.

Since my birthday and my last day of prison (read: high school.) are one and the same, mom bailed me out early and took me shopping. I got a couple of pretty shirts in summer colors that I can wear when I go down to Texas to visit my brother in a few weeks. I also got a necklace where the pendant is a flower, and each of the petals are a different color. Cubic zirconium may not be real diamonds, but when the sunlight is reflecting off of it, I don't see much difference. lol.

My sister bought me the first X-men, and a Josh Turner CD...which was lovely, because both gifts equal some mighty fine looking men. :-)

For my birthday dinner, mom took me to Taco Bell and let me get anything I wanted. It was mighty yummy. I don't get cake until next week on my sister's birthday...but the promise of cake is good enough for now.

My brother called to wish me a happy birthday. I was so glad to hear from him. He apologized for not getting me anything because he didn't have any money. I told him not to worry about it. I think presents are nice and everything, but hearing someone give a heartfelt "I love you" and "Happy Birthday" is better than anything anyone could ever give me.

I don't know if my dad will call. He's been known to forget my birthday before. But, regardless of whether he does or doesn't...it isn't going to smudge my day.

Yum, Mexican food!

My Spanish class today was SO MUCH FUN!!!

Tomorrow we're having an end of the year party for Spanish 3, however, some of us (and there's only eleven of us to begin with) won't be able to make it. So, to accomodate them, today was party day during class.

My teacher (or, in Spanish, Mi profesor) cooks really amazing Mexican food and brought all the fixings for tacos, and even made a big tupperware container full of chicken quesadillas! Deliciosa!

Then, after the eats, he pulled out his playstation and hooked up Dance, Dance, Revolution for everyone to play. I had never played before, but, for a beginner, I will say that I think I picked up on it pretty quickly. It's kind of like Guitar Hero, but instead of pushing multicolor buttons on a guitar shaped controller, you're stomping the to the beat on a mat that has different directions on it. Of course...then we tried to do it in Spanish, with people hollering out the directions in Spanish, and I got so confused...but oh, well. lol.

Since I'm not one of those who can't make it tomorrow, I get even MORE Mexican food, but we're going to a restaurant instead of having Mr. Dedmon cook again. I have to remember to take my camera tomorrow. I forget it today, when everyone was there, and I'm absolutely KICKING myself because I won't be able to get shots of the whole group, now; only the ones that show up. :(

At any rate, today was a good day.