hey

so....school. 

I love English but Ms Berry is so intimidating. And it's a lot of work. And class participation. 

I hate Biology because Mr. Sinden does not make me want to learn.

I have mixed feelings about Euro History. He better be preparing us for the exam, thats all I have to say.

I of course love orchestra.

I LOOOOOVE computer aided design. It's exactly what I've been wanting - total creative freedom. And photography. And Althea loves me.

I don't feel like I completely understand Calculus. I get it, but its like i'm not thinking hard enough? Or something. 

Whatever. 

We better go on some awesome orchestra trips this year since Europe didn't happen.

so my toppppp schools are SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and SCAD (savanah college of art and design) for photography. 

Yes. Photography. I love photography.

Kind Stranger

I don't know why but I just got the urge to post this. So I am.

Earlier this year, my mom, sister and I saw Wicked [sooooo overrated, I think] at the Aronoff. As we sat there anxiously awaiting the famous opening notes of the show to sound from the orchestra pit below, my sister in the middle, I set my purse on the empty seat to my right.
A few minutes later I got extremely annoyed [sometimes I get really annoyed at really small stuff] when a rather large lady wearing an...interesting...black-and-white patterned shirt sat down in the once empty seat to my right.

We continued sitting there, me wallowing in my annoyance that my mother added to by continually bragging about how my sister "hung out with Mr. Kunzel."
"How many eleven year olds have hung out with Mr. Kunzel?" gee, I dunno.... the entire SCPA chidren's choir... ?
"Next year when you see Mr. Kunzel..." If you don't shut up there won't be a next year.
"Your buddy Mr. Kunzel..." I'm 150% sure he has no frickin idea who the hell Camille is. Sorrrrrryyyy.
ANYWAY, she does that all the time and it's really annoying. And she kept saying how Camille would be on this stage someday, OH YEAH and "Remember when you were on this stage? And back in the green room? BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH" I'm sorry...did you forget that I WAS IN HERE'S LOVE TOO???? probably.

ANYWAY

I sat there with my anger growing with every show-off stage-mom comment she made. Just looking straight in front of me. Not speaking. And Camille was just taking it all in. But apparently I was doing a bad job of hiding my intense annoyance because the lady who started it all, the one who sat in the empty seat next to me that EXCUSE ME MY PURSE WAS SITTING IN, looked at me [I felt her gaze and rolled my eyes while turning my head toward her]. I could see the understanding in her friendly eyes, eyes that had no doubt seen many sad and happy stories throughout her 60ish years. She smiled softly and said:

"Someday you'll be great."

That was it. She fixed her gaze back on the still empty stage and I was beyond speechless. I tried to smile at her; it was a fake smile.

I wish to this day I could have forgotten my annoyance and other various problems I was experiencing for three seconds and given her a genuine smile.
But I didn't.

I thanked God [or whoever] when the house lights went down about three minutes later because then I could cry.

I cried for the kindness of this stranger that stole my purse's seat, I cried for being mad at my mother, I cried because she never has those kinds of compliments for me, and I cried because I'm not sure if that woman will be right.

Well this is fan frickin tastic.

I know I'm always supposed to look at the "bright" side of everything but REALITY CHECK IT'S OKAY TO BE SAD. Bad things happen, okay? Life's not pink, fluffy, and sugar-coated. Sorry.

1) I'm flippin tired of your mixed signals, okay? Make up your damn mind. Am I too young for you? Fine. I can wait. I mean, I have been for three years already, what's another two or so?

2) Augusta, the one week a year I look forward to the most, is almost here. "Then why aren't you excited, Simone?" I am.
But Emanuele won't be there.

3) I feel disgustingly sick every time I eat food.

4) I'M TIRED OF YOUR "SUBTLE" HINTS. AND PS, THEY'RE NOT SUBTLE. STOP KIDDING YOURSELF- YOU'RE HURTING ME.

5) I feel like we've gotten too close via text. I'm scared it will ruin everything.

6) I think I'm still [and always will be] in love with you but I haven't seen you in so long it's hard to tell.

7) I can't hide behind my phone forever.

8) If I had $250 I would download the entire show of Scrubs from iTunes in a heartbeat.

9) Every time you yell at him...
I can feel my heart get a little colder.


I don't know you But I want you All the more for that Words fall through me And always fool me And I can't react And games that never amount To more than they're meant Will play themselves out Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice you have a choice You've made it now Falling slowly, eyes that know me And I can't go back Moods that take me and erase me And I'm painted black You have suffered enough And warred with yourself It's time that you won Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful
voice you had a choice You've made it now Take this sinking boat and point it home We've still got time Raise your hopeful voice ..........etc

Cry me a song

Falling Slowly by The Swell Season.



end of story.

New Founds

I have recently discovered many new things [bands, people, comedians] that I am now obsessed with.

Coldplay- I've always sorta liked them, but thanks to Amy, I now have their COMPLETE new album, Viva la Vida. And I don't go one day without listening to it. The only word that I can fathom that begins describing their sound is cool. Their music is so chilled out and awesome.

Teddy Thompson- Thanks to Rosie [you rock my world], I am the proud new owner of the cd Separate Ways, by the young, sexy, ultra-talented Teddy Thompson [also, he's the son of Richard Thompson]. I literally love every single track on the cd. I give it a 7-star rating out of 5. His voice is like butter, his lyrics really speak to the listener, and the music is hypnotic, electrifying, and so addictive it should be illegal. Plus, he's got a few "okay-you-need-to-get-out-of-my-life-right-now" songs [That's Enough Out of You] that I can relate to. I'm obsessed.

Demetri Martin- This guy is HILARIOUS. He's a comedian whose jokes are short, sweet, and refreshingly to-the-point. He doesn't come off as trying to be funny. He's very matter-of-fact and his performance is only enhanced by his "Large Pad" [of paper] and guitar/piano/harmonica playing. He's clever, extremely intelligent, cute, and his voice is sexy, in my humble opinion. Look him up on You Tube.

John Krazinski- Those of you who know me know that I have been a HUGE Office fan for many years. And that I love Krazinski's character, Jim Halpert. But recently I've fallen in love with the real Krazinski. What can I say, he's adorable and hilarious. What more could a girl ask for?

Dream by Priscilla Ahn- Featured on Grey's Anatomy [good show, GREAT music], Priscilla's song Dream is also a new obsession of mine. The dream-like, soft and airy tune will sweep you away, and has lyrics that are sweet and tell it like it is. Not really any underlying theme or message that you will spend weeks trying to uncover only to have Vh1 give you a full-on report about. No. The song speaks a simple truth and that, with the relaxing music, provides me [and you-go download it] with a song to sleep, make art, read, relax, or cry to.

That's all I got for now, now go look them up.

Telephone Ring!

Here are the promised pictures of my Telephone Ring. I'm so proud of it!


Okay, why can't I scatter them? Let's see if I can figure this out.


Yay I figured it out! Now, the one below is the next ring I plan to make. I chose the 3 button since it spells "DEF," as in the abbreviation of "definitely" that I frequently use.You might be asking yourself where the heck I got these telephone buttons. Well, my friends, I got them from an old telephone my 7th grade science class took apart for fun one day. I've saved them for years, just knowing I'd find something creative and cool to use them for. Guess I did get the jewelry genes, Mom!

Aspiration

I know this sounds completely crazy... but I want to conduct a project revolved around people's secrets. I want to attach a pen and a pad of post-it notes to a public bathroom stall wall [I wonder if I could pull it off at school?] and leave a secret. This will hopefully prompt others to do the same. No, I'm not trying to copy Post Secret or whatever, I just want to do it for my own curiosity. I want to provide people with a confidential, no-strings-attached outlet for whatever may be bearing on their minds.

Here's a strange secret of mine: I don't chew Big Red gum because I like the flavor; I chew it for the memories it brings back.

There! That was easy.

I made a Telephone Ring! I'll take a picture of it and put it up sometime. I've been really into making jewelry [esp. rings] lately. It's so much fun...

Yeah. I'll go take a picture of it right now.

EM ROF EVOL ON

Love has a way of not working out with me. It's always:

1- they're too young
2- they're too old
3- they're pot heads/man whores
4- they live across an ocean

I just got back from seeing a movie at the Esquire with one of my BFFs, miss Rosie. It was called "The Visitor" and it was okay, it got boring at parts, but basically this English professor visits his extra apartment in NYC and finds a couple living there..... and decides to learn African drum from the guy (WHO WAS HOTT). Then the drummer guy gets deported for hopping the bar in the Subway station (turns out he wasn't legal) and his mom comes and falls in love with the English teacher. Who, by the way, turns out to be a fake. Rosie and I spent about 1/5 of the time laughing seeing as how we had the whole thing to ourselves, so it's very possible that I missed some interesting stuff.

His name was WALTER which is funny cause we were talking about how he acts like Mr. Walters. It was pretty hilarious.

Hastjg asufaen aer erwauhv prewqeanw gwsh dwina awjjvwn GREEN CARD. Hahahaha.

Fifty!!

I just finished fifty pages of Crime and Punishment! Now I feel accomplished for the day cause Lord knows come 7 o'clock...nothing productive will happen.

I love having the house to myself like I did today. I can do whatever I want- I took a walk [which proved harder than it should have...], I layed on the hammock for about two hours, during which I read some C&P. I cleaned, which I don't mind doing when there aren't two other people here telling me what to do. I love being alone!

Emily will be here in T-minus 31 minutes. I'm so excited, cause not seeing one of your best friends for a week feels like a whole summer in itself.

This is weird- last night I fell asleep probably around 1, but then at 4:27 [YES I looked at the time] I just opened my eyes and was totally awake. So I was texting [a red line showed up under "texting"! It's SO a word!!] a friend for a while and then fell back asleep about an hour later. But I was wiiide awake... I don't recall having caffeine or anything, but who knows.

My pug is barking his fat head off.

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Welcome, Friday! I'm so glad you're here. So here's what I have to do today, for the interseted reader:

1. Take Camille to dance at some retirement place and talk about Irish dancing [about 80% will be made up of course]

2. Go to the zoo to see Camille and fellow McGingers dance [WHICH by the way was NOT enjoyable AT ALL seeing as how it's REALLLY hot outside :( ]

3. Go to Tina's!! Which is where I am now. Fun fun.

4. Read Crime and Punishment

5. Keep reading Crime and Punishment

6. I should probably keep reading Crime and Punishment

7. Go home and prepare for my thing tomorrow.

8. Not eat. Any more. Ughhhhhhhhh. I just had Sonic which was delish but WAYYY too much.

:D

Ok, I need to go read, fo rill.

Hey

Let's see if I can figure this out. This is all so new to me....

Hi! I'm Simone. I go to SCPA and have amazing friends. Especially Emily, pictured above.

I'm tired.

peace out.