My Exciting Life

This is the condensed version, kids.

May

• 1- ack! today was the worst! where to start...so i'm definately cut out of the play. plus, the day of the play was moved to saturday the 12th...the day of my bday party. so that means that three more people will have to be late (i understand this, but i'm still upset). SOMEONE has a thing for a nameless freshperson. a blonde, skinny, stupid, slutty freshperson. why me? then, i drove an hour to baltimore for a doctor's appointment that was cancelled. but hey, my mommy bought me a milkshake. what a day.
• 4- my week got better after the bad day. wednesday (2) was career day. all our classes were shortened, and i got a 95% on an algebra test and a 97% on a spanish test. these are two of my worst subjects, so i was floating on air. thursday (3) was good, too. we had a shortened shedule again for an assembly (which i got to miss b/c of a track meet...more on that later). mom had balloons sent to school for my birthday. it was a little embarrassing, but i was pretty happy. then we had our track meet. in case anyone didn't notice, thursday was HOT. i made a pr on the 1600 (mile), but the 3200 (2 mile) sucked. the 800 (1/2 mile) was pretty nondescript. then we got to go home. since it was a girl's meet, i had a lot of fun. we didn't bring the harem tent, so marta used her ingenuity, a roll of medical tape, and the tarp to make a tent. it fell down later, but it was great while it lasted. today is prom. i need to find out how to get to the place, but other than that, i'm psyched. yay, prom! birthday countdown: 3 days.
• 5- prom was awesome! my legs were so sore from dancing, but i had a lot of fun... after my accident. ok, 3 pm, i try on my dress and the zipper splits! so mom runs me to joanne's, where we buy a zipper. then her friend sue ripped out the old one and puts the new one in. it took abou half an inch off the dress so it fit better. so i guess it ended up ok. but it was so bad when it first happened. i called mom crying that i couldn't go to prom. but everyone liked my dress. erin and andy were queen and king. yay, my friends! alyssa came. all in all, it was fun. today mom is gone on a *secret shopping mission*. hmmm...i wonder what for? i'm not allowed in her closet. birthday countdown: 2 days.
• 6- today i got to open my birthday presents from mom. i got books, cds, some white t-shirts to write on, an izone camera, and...a guitar! i was so psyched when i opened it. i'm gonna be a rock star. or a folk singer. sherif called to tell me happy birthday. i was not expecting it at all, and it was SO COOL. birthday countdown: 9 hours
• 8- yesterday was excellent. heather muz said happy birthday to me every time she saw me. heather p. made me a notebook paper card. and i made aaron buy me a soda. today we had a track meet. i made PRs in the mile, 2 mile, and 1/2 mile. go me. we ran against catoctin's team, which is very small. small teams are kinda bad, b/c there's less of a chance of having someone in your field. but it was ok.
• 9- today was the athletic banquet. yippee. i got my letters for XC, and winter/spring track. aren't i just the little athlete. mom wants me to get a letter jacket. i said no. was talked down to by the freshperson again today. @ least i'm not stupid.
• 13- friday (11) was field day. the juniors won. oh, goody. i helped contribute a whopping one point to our team w/ my stellar performance as a part of the trivial pursuit team. whoop-dee-fucking-dee. satuday (12) was awesome. all day i was at a track meet. i made a PR in the mile by 13 seconds. yay me. in the afternoon, mom picked me up and took marta and me home. then i had my birthday party. it was a lot of fun. today i'm just chillin', recovering. i might go to the play tonight.
• 14- today the seniors came in to take exams. i'll miss my babies. kris and i cut this hippie dress apart...i took the skirt, she has the top. now we have *friendship clothing*. in english we're reading *native son*. it's really good, but i have to stop every few pages b/c it's the most depressing book in the world.
• 19- thursday (17) i got to leave right after third period for a track meet. i cut another 2 seconds off my mile time. cool. i also cut ten off my 800 time. sam and i were v. relieved to find out that we weren't racing against *cupcake girl*. yesterday (18) i went to hershey park w/ school. i hung out w/ marta, erin b. and joanna c. all day. it was a lot of fun.
• 22- last night (21) marta k. came over and hung out after school. that was a lot of fun. and my dog likes her. we made pizza...uh, let's just say we're not that good. today in chemistry we got to make tie-dyed t-shirts, which was really cool. i can't wait to wear mine.
• 23- today all the seniors came to school in their caps and gowns for senior pictures. it made me sad, b/c all of a sudden, i've realized that they're graduating-- which is something i never thought of seriously until now. duh. i'll definately miss them all, especially since i'm left w/ about two really close school firends. sob.
• 24- we had a mass today. yawn. not to diss the catholics, but i think my school could do something to spice up the things. after school i went over to murial's house for awhile. she made me cake and gave me diet coke. it's so strange that i can talk to this 90-something year old woman for an hour and not run out of things to say.
• 27- woah. on friday (25), all my babies graduated. i cried, of course. i got to collect and re-distribute roses before and after the ceremony, so i got to hug everyone. and i didn't grab anyone's feet and beg them not to go (see my picture section). saturday (26) was megan's party. i got to drive to that BY MYSELF! it was a lot of fun, yay me! today (27) was laura's party. which was equally fun. i'll miss all my babies. i thought i'd get to see an old friend today, but ended up not happening. dredged up some old feelings about said friend, but won't get into that now.
• 31- yesterday i *graduated* from my speshul theology class. it was nice...and mr. mcnickle came! that man is so cool...anyway...today i had my job interview at the common market. cross your fingers for me kids, b/c jessica would die if she got to work there.

June

• 2- yesterday was my last day of classes. i must say, i cried when algebra was done...yeah right. today i laid around, nursing my gnarly cold. whitney came over for a while and bonded with my dog, rosie. and i painted my toenails orange.
• 4- today i took my first finals. chemistry and US history. unless i'm sadly mistaken, they were both pretty easy. and they're also two of the worst classes- i just don't mesh w/ chemistry (uless we have a lab) and i'm in retard history. today a guy in my class, RM (names have been changed to protect the losers), pulled out a *maxim*, drooled over the nudie shots w/ RM2 and JM. oh, and then he waved them in my face whenever i turned around to talk to rachel. yeah, we're cool. *****LATER*****jessica got the job at the common market! yay her! i go in for training sometime this week. i'm really excited...i love that place and believe in that place so much. i'm a working woman!
• 8- sorry i haven't written all week. i've been really busy. let's see...on wednesday (6) i went over to marta's house. i helped her study for chemistry and she helped me with algebra. and we played snood, but shhh. after my mom picked me up, i went to my first day at the common market. i learned how to cashier. i love that place...sigh. yesterday (7) i took my last two finals, sold back my books, had lunch at mcdonald's, and said goodbye to my junior year. i can't believe we're all seniors. it seems so weird.
• 11- saturday (9), whitney, jill, and jen took me to see a movie with them. that was fun. on sunday (10), i went to visit relatives and then i went to work. i love the common market; it's so beautiful. i got to make my own nametag...oooh, the creative possibilities.
• 14- yesterday was my first official, non-training day at work. it was so beautiful. everyone is officially commanded to come see me whenever possible. today i watched three hours of sitcoms, had a doctor's appointment, beat my own *snood* record, and ran. yippee.
• 18- ok, long time no update from my life. then again, long time no jessica in her own house. forgive me. on friday (15), i went to a party at my friend jen's house. got turned on to the wonders of crazy taxi. that game is awesome. and i met blake, washed clothes w/ whitney, etc. saturday (16) i went to amber's birthday party. a lot of people didn't show up and didn't even call to tell her. screw them, i had fun. yesterday (17) i went to work. sundays are slow days at the market. but i got a beautiful quote from phil (see my quotes page) and a paycheck. yay me. right now i am drinking coffee and waiting for mom to come back from the dutch plant farm. when she does, i have to help her plant. i hate gardening, i'm allergic to plants of all kinds (hives, sniffles, coughing), and i am not looking forward to this. maybe they'll be out of plants.
• 23- much has happened this week. a lot has been going on both in my head and in my world. on wednesday (20) i went to work. senior discount day. never come in on a wed. i also decided to become a vegan. that's right, i'm officially making it harder for my friends to feed me! sorry guys. thursday (21) was the summer solstice. i worked again. i love my job. i love my co-workers. i love the products i sell. i love my cash register. on friday (22), i worked. shocker. it was really slow, and i spent much of my time talking to a guy in produce. let's take a minute to talk about judging. this boy has been described by many as a *freak* for his means of self-expression. but he's nice, funny, and in general, a great guy. so don't label people until you know them, b/c you may end up missing out on some great relationships. end sermon.
• 24- i gave whitney her present today. it's a mug w/ belle on it, saying *why am i always attracted to such beasts?* (not an indication of how i feel about blake). i found out my work schedule for the next couple weeks. they set up a fucking ride for me on wednesday b/c mom has a meeting. god, i love my job.
• 28- not too much to say except: I LOVE MY JOB!!!!!
• 30- last night i spent the night at marta's house. she sorta kinda taught me to play tennis. we went swimming, etc. we finally went to bed at 5:30, as the sun was rising. it was fun. except the calcium lecture from her stepdad. oh well.

July

• 1- church yard sale. walked in swearing i wouldn't buy anything. ha, ha. walked out w/ a ton of stuff, including: a tie-dyed t-shirt w/ alice, a mushroom, and the hookah-smoking caterpillar on it. courdoroy pants. a poncho/sweater thing. etc.
• 6- on wednesday (4), i went to see A.I. with my mom and her friend. it was so good. i love that future stuff. it was a beautiful movie. i cried. just a little, but i cried. i haven't cried at a movie since i was about 13. it was fantastic, and haley joel osment is a great actor. amen, brotha. ummm...yesterday i went to work...blah blah blah...nothing today. yay! i'll probably force myself to do summer homework. i finished *frankenstein* and i'm almost done w/ *brave new world*. biology? oh well, i'll get to it.
• 7- went to the common market to stock up on vegan foods for next week. today i'm packing, etc. i probably won't be updating for the next week (at least not very much), but i'll try to put one or two more entries on this thing for all you voyeurs.
• 11- i'm in the computer lab at susquehanna u right now. this is wednesday. i am having the best time. my work is vastly improved by the work we're doing here. imagine how happy i am writing ALL DAY. this is like a little chunk of heaven for real. when i get home, i'm gonna put up some of the poems i did. other than the writing, i'm pretty content.. there's a really good track, so i'm running. i'm hungry though. dude, last night, they took away the salad bar b/c they served hamburgers and needed a *fixin's bar*. i had tomato slices and ketchup. jen, one of our RAs, was pissed, so she's gonna go talk to them for me. it's nice to feel speshul.
• 15- i'm at home right now. i've unpacked, typed all my poems, and put away all my shit. i miss last week. sigh. imagine my surprise to discover that bob the psychadellic hippie tripping sky blue dream machine was gone. yeah, mom sold the volvo...MY volvo. she traded it in for a forester. moan. went to her friend's house for a b-b-q tonight. mom made salad, but i couldn't bring myself to eat it.
• 17- i went to work last night for the first time in a week. i love my work...we've been described as a *freak magnet*...but hey, i get paid well to be gawked at by the common folk. today i weeded old books out of my bookshelves to make more room...i still have stacks of books on my floor. oh well. i also read *death of a salesman* in it's entirety. it was very light reading. so i'm officially done w/ my summer reading...now onto biology. retch.
• 21- ok, let's get this straight- the common market does not sell steak. the common market has never sold steak. the common market will not be selling steak in the near future. please do not ask where we keep it...ok, now that we've cleared up what is obvioulsy a mystery for many people...worked yesterday. had to stay at the register until 10 minutes PAST CLOSING to ring up some lady's $260 order. another rule: we close @ nine. we don't live at the market. please respect that. but i still love my job.
• 22- after work today (i LOVE my job!) mom took me to borders. never set me loose in a bookstore w/ money. i bought a ton of books...but it was all worth it. they're beautiful.
• 25- worked this week. ran (HOT today; it was so gross). plugged away @ my evil biology homework. made a collage. yay.
• 30- ok, read my last entry. apply it to this week. aren't we all having fun children?