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Tina Malament's Journal

1st December, 2005. 4:16 pm.

Sorry it's taken so long to update... I keep forgetting my password. :-P

Crystal was here for Thanksgiving break, and, wow, that was awesome. We pretty much had the campus to ourselves, which was both super cool and super eery... We were literally the only two people on my floor! Creepy much.

I've registered for classes and have a schedule that I like, mostly. I'm only taking four classes next semester; I wanted to take French but if you are taking the very first level of a language you have to take it first semester, apparently. Next year, I guess. Sooo I'll be taking abnormal psych, college writing (level 2), European history from 1400-1800, and some other lit course... Interpreting literature, I think.

I've begun job hunting for a good waitressing position here in the city. What with the weather getting colder and messier and the days getting shorter and darker, that hour and a half long trek to Red Robin is losing its appeal. Plus, if I had a job closer to home, I could work more days than just Saturday. That's part of the reason I decided on a lighter course load: more time to work. I've got an interview at a restaurant tomorrow afternoon, so who knows! Maybe I'll have a new job starting next week. Crazyness.

So, otherwise, things're okay. I'm gonna go work on more homework now instead of continuing to be a lazy bum... bwaha.

Oh, yeah! And I've got a dress rehearsal tonight! Because tomorrow night is the chorus performance! Riiiight.

Current mood: cold.
Current music: The Saddest Song ~ The Ataris.

(throw me a bone)

20th November, 2005. 4:00 pm. FINALLY getting around to this...

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Life has been ridiculous. Turned in the last few pages on one of my pieces for The Literary Imagination, the rough draft for my research paper, did a math test, wrote reading journals on Dante's Inferno which I didn't actually read. The finished research paper is due Tuesday so I'm taking a break from working on that to update.

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We've had way too many fire drills. Ugh. At least one every night, in the middle of the night, and we even had one about an hour ago.

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Uuuhm, what else... Oh, yeah, the performances of Haydn's Creation will be on December 2nd and 3rd. You can get tickets by going to this, if it's the right link, hopefully... Hope people can come. Tell yr friends and all that good stuff.

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Christmas wish list, as per mummy's request!

-Giiiift caaaards. No, seriously.
*Starbucks
*Borders
*Best Buy
-Books... There are a few books I want but feel too guilty to purchase new, so if someone wanted to take the time to find them cheap from Amazon, I'd love it! I really do like used books better than new. Titles:
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
*The Everworld series by KA Applegate... ::looks innocent::
*Fight Club
*The Ray Bradbury short story anthology
-A digital camera... Not a spectacular one or anything, just, yeah... My camera phone really doesn't cut it.
-Ze movies Bewitched, Mr & Mrs Smith
-Ani DiFranco CDs... I have KnuckleDown but none of the others
-Puzzles, 500 or 1000 piece
-A puzzle mat
-Telephone... the one that mom gave me really has officially died.
-Care packagey type stuff like candy and homemade cookies and door hooks and batteries and Milani nail polish and fuzzy scarves and snacks and all the random, fun little things I can't afford. :-P
-Pictures/letters from Jonathan!!! I want to hang them up on my door!

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That's all for now, I think... I know there's other stuff but I can't remember what it is. :-/ I think there are a couple movies I wanted, for instance, whose titles I'm now forgetting.

Current music: Plane Crash In C ~ Rilo Kiley.

(1 bone | throw me a bone)

30th October, 2005. 3:55 pm.

Heh, I'm being selfish here, but.... I'm going to put up a grocery list. Partially so I'll remember, but also, if anyone goes to Wal-Mart or summatch and can pick things up for me and have me pay you back that'd be great. I've been needing things and meaning to go shopping for the last few weeks but never wind up doing so.

--Garnier Fructis conditioner, any type so long as it's the biggest bottle they have (I accidentally wound up with two family size things of shampoo and no conditioner)
--2 cases Diet Pepsi
--nail clippers; my genetically inherited Nails Of Steel have destroyed the clippers I have
--Twizzlers...preferably by the ton... :-P
--gallon size ziplocs
--toothbrush... I really like the one I have now and it says on the handle it's an "Advantage Artica" made by Oral-B. So anothera those'd be great.
--Gala apples, half a dozen or so

...uuuhm think that's about all. Yep. So, thanks if someone is able to get these, and if not, hopefully I'll remember now that I've got a list posted somewhere.

Current mood: naughty -- procrastinating.
Current music: Go Ahead ~ Rilo Kiley.

(6 bones | throw me a bone)

23rd October, 2005. 8:43 pm.

Soo... Guess what. I'm re-opening this journal. Gasp and die of shock, yes, yes, I know... It's going to be a public journal for the first time in almost two years so that if anyone cares to follow my life (cough, Shannon, family, cough) they can. Chances are there will be a lot of picture posts....

( Like this one! Behold...my dorm room. )

( And, hey! More pictures! These are from the Nickel Creek concert two weeks ago at the 9:30 Club. God, I love that place... )

( And, finally, pictures of Jonathan! Bud, remember when we took these? )

That's all for now... Maybe I'll actually go do some homework. Later,
~Tina

(3 bones | throw me a bone)

8th September, 2004. 11:10 pm.

These are all from Sunday night of the county fair, and they're in chronologicogical order. ...Shut up, I said it's a word, so it's a word.



This one's my favorite. Why? Because of the CAR!!!! Oh my gosh, the CAR!!!!! Vintage, cherry red thunderbird. The engine was to die for, it was gorgeous, it crooned and hummed and was just the most beautiful sound on this earth. White leather seats. Incredible finish.

I WANT THAT CAR. (Hint: my birthday! Eight days!)



Yeah, so the hot guy I'm with is Liam... My 'escort'. I got paired with him because, quite randomly, I went from being the shortest court member last year to the tallest this year. ::snickers:: Liam is crazy tall, and he wouldn't shut up (he was so nervous, geez, you just wave to the people!), but as I got to know him over the week he proved to be really awesome and cool and hilariously funny. Also very gentlemanly, which is rare these days.



Me giving my speech... Which I rushed... And kind of said in one long, shaking breath... I even said 'um'... I FAILED. Jeez. I felt light-headed toward the end, what with the heat and the total lack of breathing. What the heck was wrong with me?! I almost never get nervous at public speaking things. I guess being the last one kind of made me jittery; I was completely calm when we first got out of the cars and were waiting in line, but all the other girls were new and freaking out and it must have rubbed off on me or something. Random note, but I find it interesting how I was able to smile while talking...



That one's from the cake auction... By the way, the cake I'm carrying? An iced mocha chiffon cake, which auctioned off for $1,250 dollars. Woo-hoo!!! Second only in price to Kyla's grand champion devil's food cake, which went for $1400.

In conclusion:

starkenigma: Eeeeew.
starkenigma: Gag me with a lawnmower and, like, turn it on.
starkenigma: Heh. Vrrroooooom.
shoshanatalia: ::laughs:: Okay, WOW....
shoshanatalia: Hon, you're tired.
shoshanatalia: You're beautiful.
shoshanatalia: That may just have been the randomest thing you've ever said....
starkenigma: No...it was the lawnmower.
starkenigma: Do lawnmowers go vroom?
starkenigma: Or, like, whuuuurrrrg?
shoshanatalia: ::giggles::
starkenigma: ...I am not sitting here giggling and making engine noises to myself.

Current mood: gross.

(4 bones | throw me a bone)

15th December, 2003. 4:18 pm. A post!

Muahaha!!! this is Taylors journals official hacker. ME!!!

Because we all know that everyone is dying with suspense to see HER answers to our most recent survey, I have aquired them from her and decided to share them with you all! Yay for you! feel priviledged!

Instructions:
1. Copy this whole list into your journal.
2. Bold the things that you have in common with me.
3. Whatever you don't bold, replace with things about you

01. I once enjoyed being young. After the past few months, however, I can't wait to grow up.
02. I only watch TV if there's a particular program I'm interested in, or if I'm horribly bored and putting off doing other things.
03. I enjoy shopping, to a point.
04. I like singing.
05. I love playing musical instruments- it's the multiple hours of practice that is a pain.
06. My sleep is very important to me, yet its still probably one of the most neglected areas in my life.
07. I hate when people type in all caps online.
08. I also hate people who TypE LyKe D1s.
09. I don't mind people who cannot speak/write in proper English: it's the people for whom there is no excuse that I mind.
10. I love cleaning if I'm stressed, or upset about something. Other than that, I almost always see it as an extremely tedious chore.
11. I love cute socks
12. I got a job basically the month after I turned sixteen, and have had the same job for more than a year now. It's getting kinda boring, though...
13. I don't really have an 'ideal' age at which I want to be married, but ideally it'd be in 2-5 years. I think I'm more enamoured of the idea of having a relationship than actually being married.
14. The only things on my walls are paint, and a couple of decorative thingies.
15. I absolutely love the water, and, except for the butterfly stroke, am a decent swimmer.
16. I have a ton of names on my buddy list, but I only talk to maybe 1/4 of the people listed.
17. I thrive on stress, up to a certain point.
18. I have a lot to learn.
19. I HATE talking on the phone. The only reason I ever talk on it at all is because I love the people on the other end.
20. I check my email every day to see if I got new email, sometimes I check more than once a day.
21. I am, and always will be, a writer. I just choose not to write.
22. I hate when people yell, but it annoys me more than anything else.
23. I love change, and having to adapt to new situations.
24. I dwell to insane amounts about little things.
25. I have always had a kind of old head, or something... I thought about rebelling against my parents, but then determined that, ultimately, it wouldn't change anything and would actually make my situation worse, so instead I just take what comes to me and adapt to it.
26. Sometimes I fear that most of my friends don't care for me the way I care for them.
27. I love new foods, but treat them with an appropriate amount of caution.
28. I'm a weird person.
29. I'm always searching for newer and better songs... Usually, I just wind up having to write them myself.
30. My computer and my watch have both become entities to me, taking on lives of their own and I hold both in high regards, because they've been with me through so much.
31. I play many instruments, but would only really say I sing and play violin 'well'.
32. I think that all animals deserve to be treated with reasonable respect and consideration.
33. Sometimes I procrastinate, but mostly I'm pretty good at finishing things with plenty of time.
34. Bratty kids irritate me, but their parents usually irritate me more.
35. I like movies to a point, but if I've seen them before and/or they aren't exceptional, I tend to get bored and walk out before they are over.
36. I can be amazingly organized... But often as not I get lazy and allow the area to grow trashed.
37. I loved highschool, even with and maybe somewhat because of all the crap I had to go through. It made me stronger.
38. I enjoy being in crowds of people, so long as they are orderly.
39. Sometimes I wonder if I'm really cut out for relationship type thingies, and wonder if it's not my heart tricking me into wanting them.
40. It takes a long time for me to trust anyone. Once I've decided to trust them, they have my full confidence. Should they do something to break that trust, I'll usually forgive- many times over, if necessary- but once my trust is lost, it is lost completely.
41. I really enjoy thoughtful gifts, even especially if they cost nothing.
42. I like people who are a bit out of the ordinary.
43. I LOVE buying gifts for other people. It is one of my most favorite things to do.
44. I like candy.
45. Happiness is something that comes and goes as it wills: I enjoy being happy when I am, and I remind myself that unhappiness is not forever when I'm not.
46. I fit into a lot of stereotypes, but there's parts of me that can't be defined by any stereotype invented.
47. Admittedly, I am trendy. However, it is trendy by choice... Even when I bought those plaid pants, I knew I'd hate them really soon, but figured I may as well have fun with it while I liked the craze.
48. I tend to be bored by politics, since everything just repeats.
49. I love being online.
50. The concept of being an adult thrills me. Ten months and two days!!!
51. I like silence at times.
52. I don't really have many hobbies... Reading, baking, and, uh... That's kinda it...
53. Fencing is so random.
54. I've never tried sushi, although I've had opportunities.
55. I like being alone sometimes.
56. Doing dishes is my favorite chore, because I am really fast and know I'll have a lot of time for other activities.
57. I am a good cook, but too lazy to bother with it much of the time. Baking is more fun.
58. I need to exercise.
59. I like when my friends write me letters and emails, it makes me feel special.
60. I love that most people find me trustworthy, and hate how unworthy of the trust I sometimes feel.
61. I am sarcastic.
62. I cry a lot less than I probably should. The last time I cried was, seriously, more than two months ago.
63. I overreact about things sometimes.
64. I am a Christian, saved and sustained by grace alone.
65. I love dreaming, and wish I dreamt more.
66. Food annoys me. I wish that humans didn't need it.
67. I'm not fond of creepy, crawly bugs.
68. I love climbing up trees, but I hate climbing down them.
69. I have found that almost everyone either adores or abhors George Bush...theres no in between it seems...
70. I can, and do, acknowledge guys as being 'cute' or 'attractive', but without thinking anything more about it.
71. I disagree with everyone who says age doesn't matter in a relationship. Age can be overcome, but it still matters.
72. I feel alone in a crowded room.
73. I used to think being a hermit would be ideal, but I've come to realize that being alone really stinks.
74. I am awed by some people's ability to have passion for small things in life.
75. I love the colors found in nature. It always amazes me to see how truly vibrant and alive our world is.
76. It takes a lot for me to form a grudge, but once it is there, it's often a permanent thing.
77. I love to read; I read as much as I can.
78. Although my church holds that your first kiss should be saved for your wedding, I want it to be right before... Somehow, the idea of my first kiss being displayed to bunches of people just doesn't seem ideal.
79. I find science a horrible subject invented to torture me.
80. Sometimes I think I'm a good writer, and sometimes I don't.
81. I can be hard to deal with sometimes.
82. I wish I had more pictures.
83. I like all the perks that come with my job, but wish that I could deal with people more.
84. I'm a very touchy-feely kinda person... Hugs are the best things ever invented.
85. On some issues, I'm a very closed-minded person.
86. I am female.
87. I often think way too much about the consequences of such and such an action, but at other times, don't consider it at all and so get into trouble.
88. I like to think of myself as a good judge of character, but in reality, I've often trusted people who later betrayed me.
89. I am good at crafts of many different kinds.
90. I haven't yet figured out what my 'life goal' is.
91. I find TV commercials to be seriously annoying.
92. I have not tried drugs, but have frequently gotten high at work (accidentally!) due to the numerous chemicals I work with.
93. I HATE when computers freeze.
94. I wish I was better informed on what goes on with my chosen course in life.
95. I have a mindset as to my own immortality alot...I can't imagine ever dying of anything.
96. I am way to attached to my best friend.
97. I'm obsessive about certain things, but couldn't care less about others.
98. I love helping people who are hurt or sick, but am so disturbed by cleaning up vomit that it often causes me to do the same.
99. My ears are kind of average-sized.
100. I am done with this survey now.


~Taylor

(2 bones | throw me a bone)

8th November, 2003. 7:21 pm.

Uuuh... Okay, I have nothing to say! Hoorah!

And yet I update. Because somehow, some part of me wishes to just remind the world that I am alive. ::nods::

Aviva was there, like, all day today. It was fun. We bonded over such topics as the removal of wisdom teeth. We also decided that when I have mine out, I need to ask to have them after the surgery, so I can keep them forever and always. (Aside from the fact that wisdom teeth are all big and cool, then I will forever be able to stem the tide of jokes that my wisdom was taken away! Teehee.)

I WANT SOMEONE TO CALL ME!!!! ::pouts, and looks at phone::

Yeah, so, where are you losers, anyway?

Heh, David called today while I was at work, and Aviva was mock-flipping out. "A boy?? A boy called you?? I'm gonna tell your dad, ooooh, now you're in trouble!"

It was amusing.

Oh, and because of that, I've had quotes from A Beautiful Mind running through my head all day, and want to watch the movie again. "A girl? No... A human girl?"

Hee. Good movie. Loser Jenni and loser Nicole for not having watched it. Jenni, you are so going to be forced to watch this movie when you come in December; be warned!!!

And... Uh... Yeah. ::nods::

Okay, if you get this message, have a cell phone with weekend minutes, and nothing better to do, call me! Cause I'm bored! And I will be sewing practically all night!

My love to all yall! Take care!

Current mood: blank.
Current music: So Far Away ~ Stained.

(3 bones | throw me a bone)

5th November, 2003. 2:45 pm.

"I'll survive," I said.

He was quiet.

"If I can have another cup of coffee."

He smiled then and got slowly to his feet.

"One derives great moral strength from a cup of coffee," I said.

"Kosher coffee," Danny said.

"Yes, of course. Kosher coffee. Of course."

~From The Promise, by Chaim Potok

(throw me a bone)

3rd November, 2003. 5:44 pm.

svsvsvs
Hello, my happy friend. You have high spirits and
know how to have a good time. When your friends
go out, most likely they invite you almost all
the time. You most likely will enjoy your
Halloween. Good for you. Keep up the
experiment. You probably light people's dark
days with your smiles and laughter. Although
you're good, doesn't mean you're an angel. You
can tend to have a scary and/or other type of
side to you. As long as you have fun, do your
scares this Halloween. Have a safe and happy
one, Joyous Pumpkin.


What Halloween Figure Are You? (Fun Quiz! MANY RESULTS!)
brought to you by Quizilla

Hee!!! That's like the funniest thing ever... "Joyous Pumpkin", hehehehee. Wow, may just have to ask people to call me that from now on.

::wanders off, snickering to self::

(throw me a bone)

3rd November, 2003. 5:36 pm. Hee. I'm cooler than Nikki and Jenni...

You are ETHER
YOU ARE ETHER!


Well, well... you are the mysterious Fifth Element!
The Fifth Element, Ether, is used or conjured
in many ancient religions or magics, but is not
something found on this plane. Those that have
been able to make the ascension to the Ether
are truly evolved people, possessed with
heightened senses of intelligence, perception,
and empathy that others simply don't have.
Everyday possessions aren't of much interest -
you are beyond that. You tend to gravitate to
open spaces, changing environments, and won't
saddle yourself with one style or decision.
Indeed, just one type of career isn't of
interest to you either, as your need to
constantly continue evolving and growing won't
allow you to settle down. Sadly, this need may
also impact your social life as well. You tend
to have few friends as not many people
understand you, and fewer relationships because
you simply outgrow them.

Don't be discouraged by this, though. You are truly
one of the unique, for very few people have
been able to achieve this type of
enlightenment. Be proud and use your knowledge
and experiences to teach and help others as
much as you can. Good luck and congratulations!


Now that you have an idea of your strengths and
weaknesses, why don't you put them to the test?
If you follow my lead I can take you to a game
world where you can explore different sides of
yourself and taste real power. Just follow my
lead, enter a name...

...and all
the world can be yours.


Which of the 5 Prime Elements are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Interestingly enough, most of the answers didn't seem to fit me with great accuracy, but the result seems pretty close. ::shrugs:: Though I could be wrong, and it could be way off, too. You tell me!

(throw me a bone)

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