girlonfire06's Xanga

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 02:44:50 GMT

umm,

wow

it's been a LONG time since i last posted.

i really don't use my xanga much anymore, but for those of you here i think that i at least owe you this much:

I'm not at the honor academy anymore, I left voluntarily, and if you have honest questions, i'll answer them, but if you just want to jump on my back about it, i really don't want to talk.

other than that things are fine.

peace

jess

Friday, September 08, 2006

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 22:34:33 GMT

So. here i am, at the honor academy.

I've learned so much, and had some REALLY interesting phone conversations. There's far too much to post, so I've found one thing that i, and a few other people up in the outpost found rather funny. That would be the number of crickets on campus. Specifically, Morris Hall (since that's were i live. I can't speak for the other halls)

They are everywhere. Not the black shiny ones we have back where i come from. There are different. I haven't gotten close enough to tell how, but they are different. I keep wishing i had my dog here. She chases crickets, hunts them down, and then tortures them to death. My best friend once killed one with Axe Phoenix while i was on the phone with him. The cricket died...and then he's like...aww, man i can't believe i wasted axe on that!

It was dead. But at least it smelled good.

A girl in the dorm sprayed one with the mosquito repellant. Then covered it with a garbage can. My friend Squeaky felt bad for the cricket. She took the garbage pail off, and carried the cricket outside. It's leg fell off. This alarmed Squeaky, but not nearly as much as it did when its head fell off.

So, Squeaky and I decided...it's like a plague! They are everywhere! Maybe it's a God thing....

LET MY PEOPLE GO!!!!!!!!!! lol

j/k yeah. We had fun talking about the crickets. Oh, the life of an intern.

laters.

jess

back home...for eight more days, at least

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:49:42 GMT

ahh so i'm back from volunteering, and we just got our pc back from the shop, had some nasty bugs on there. Volunteering was a blast, and it's 26 days until i'm an intern! And in eight days, i'm headed to San Diego, and then to Tijuana for my missions trip! I'm excited...but just now i'm a bit under the weather. Soooo tired....i'm going to go lay down as soon as i'm off here. But good news..I got my braces off today! It feels sooo weird, but it's a good weird. I'd say more, but i don't think my brain is currently functioning at its highest capacity.

later

jess

trials

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:09:31 GMT

Wow. How do i condense what's been happening lately? Because i'm on two opposite ends of the spectrum at once. 1) I am really really really MAD that my parents are trying to take away the best friend i have EVER had, and the most freakin awesome best friend anyone could ever ask for. He knows everything about me, and he's STILL my friend. He's like my other half, and they are trying to take that away. and 2) tomorrow morning i am on a plane to TX to volunteer. Oh yeah. So, on one end, i'm really upset, and on ther other, i'm really really psyched. So yeah.

I know this is a short entry, but that's all I have time for, and that's whats going on. If you remember to, pray for me and my friend. I don't think we're doing anything wrong. But pray that if we are, God will show us.

peace, for you at least, since there isn't much here,

jess

mingos, and the word davey

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:20:38 GMT

Hey! So yeah, it's been a while since I updated, but I think you'll like this post.

I've been doing a fundraiser, (yes, all you teen mania people, feel free to use this idea). So. I am doing a flamingo fundraiser. We flock someones yard. For us to move them, they pay the ransom (an amount of their choice, a donation) and they get to tell us where they flamingos go next, and leave a note on the back of that person's flier. It's very cool, God is really blessing it, and people love it. So, here is a picture of my wanderning friends: 'mingos in transport.

Yes. I love it. Anyway, i started with ten, and b/c of a differnet sending request, i bought four more (all my store had, or any other around here, in fact) and in a week i may be splitting into two groups of seven (he had a delayed request, and we didn't want to leave them in his yard for a whole week) But yeah, if you want the ransom note, just email me or leave a comment, and you can see what i said.

68 days until honor academy!!!!!

And, the history of the word 'davey!' If you hang around me or my friends for very long, you will hear the word 'davey'. If that happens to be your name, please accept my apologies. I don't know why we say 'davey' except one of my friends started saying it one day, and it caught on. Davey is basically an all-purpose word. For instance, here are some ways i've used, 'davey!'. Drop something. davey. surprised. Davey! something smells bad, oh davey. You just need something to say. davey. yes. It's cool. And yes, i know my friends and i are crazy. You have no idea how much.

And!!!! I bought a plane ticket to volunteer at TM this summer! Oh yes! I'm so excited. See ya there linds!

peace (and mingos)

jess

Friday, June 02, 2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 02:06:20 GMT

so, for those of you who don't know, i'm cross-posting, so this same thing shows up on my livejournal. HEre it is:

Dude, this can't be good. I was getting a headache. And then a craving. *Mt. Dew* So i drive up to the gas station and get one out of the machine. Take a drink. It instantly starts to get better. It's still not gone...but does this mean...that i'm addicted? Me, the used-to-be health nut who almost NEVER drank pop? Hmm, it may be time to re-evaluate some of the habits i've been forming...

I'd write a longer post, but i'm currently in the middle of a stinky long economics paper, and then i have MORE papers to do...and they have to get finished tomorrow. So. I'd better get back to work.

*stares at Mt. Dew bottle and thinks*

anyway. yeah. peace

jess

i'm outta highschool! i'm outta highschool!

Mon, 29 May 2006 02:24:55 GMT

I graduated on saturday. One of my best friends came, and other friends too, and family of course. It was good. Except that i had to wear heels. I wanted to wear my chucks. Oh well. My speech went better than i thought it would. You know, thank-yous, the standard issue.About five minutes long, i'm sure they were all thinking, won't she shut up already! I did get them to laugh a little bit though. and at the end (my parents didn't know this was coming) Me and a couple of my friends screamed, "Viva la resistance!" and after the other two girls made their speeches, I played "grace like rain". It went well, even though I'm not used to microphones. And i dropped my pick. But it didn't really mess me up. Yay. Afterward, Tyler (best friend) is like, jess, you'd better get out of those shoes before you fall over. So I got my chucks out and put them on, still in my grad robe. The homeschool group leader is like, "what are you doing??!" and tyler says, "she's punkin' out!" it was great. We also put on some punk rock. Gordy Skips! Gordy Skips! lol. It got turned off a few times, but we kept turning it back on. Come on i mean, I had to do something to make it mine, we walked to "wings to fly" for crying out loud! Now, i know it has nice words, but its soooo.....streamlined....ick. So "pop". Ick. It gets better. We walked back to, "a whole new world" from aladdin. Still, good graduation. Ah, and afterward we went to dinner and stuff, so I left on my black dress (no, i don't mean the robe) and chucks. It looked so cool, with something that formal. Ha.

Now I just have a few papers to finish, and then I can focus on HA fundraising, and getting back to running again. Yay!

Another of my best friends is in peru now. Close to the ocean, which makes me jealous. But it's strange not having him around. (God bless, Nathan!)

she's punkin' out!

jess

graduation, moving on

Wed, 24 May 2006 17:57:02 GMT

I watched two of my closest friends graduate on Sunday. It's cool, i'm really happy for them, (I graduate this Saturday) but it also makes me sad. I mean, heck no, none of us are staying HERE. (gordy skips- "hey freaks get out of our town!" gladly.) But it means that something is ending. Everything we've had together, the world seems to expect us to knock it all down and throw it away. But i don't want to to be that way. It shouldn't work that way. I don't want to stay, none of us do, and even if i did neither of them would be here. We're all moving on to big things. It's great. But I won't be able to just see them whenever anymore. We can't just hit the rock house 30 min away on Friday nights. Can't go to concerts or Aquire the Fire together. I know. I'm rambling. But still. It's a big turning point, and it's bittersweet. And I know that just about every highschool senior is going through something similar right now, but that doesn't seem to help. So you guys, best of luck in all that you do, you are in my prayers.

Lighter subject. I hope this makes you laugh. My friend and I were talking about weddings, what they would be like, etc. I would seriously consider eloping, if it wasn't for my family. But, since they will really want to be there, I think mine will be fairly small. I am wearing white coverse shoes, no heels, no dressy shoes. Converse. And a rock band will play at my reception. Slow songs too, because i love slow dancing, but yeah, i'm not the kind to obsess over details of a ceremony. But those things are important.

Yesterday, at work, the jamocha shake mix tried to make an escape. I'd never done the shake mix before it before, and I was mixing the bag, and the lid got caught and the mix made a run for it. All over me, all over the floor. Eewww.

But yeah. I graduate Saturday, (hallelujah!)

peace,

jess

Friday, May 12, 2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 14:25:09 GMT

Oooh, I haven't updated in FOREVER! It takes so long to load that I've just been using livejournal...i'm xindiegirlx there. But anyway. I graduate on the 27th! Yes! It seriously can't come fast enough! But I'm also sad...two of my friends are leaving Wednesday to be gone ALL SUMMER. And then unpenguin is leaving on the 24th! And just as soon as ppl get back I leave for HA...don't get me wrong, I'm unbelievably psyched, but it makes me sad that this is most likely the last time that I will see these people on a consistent basis.

Still working at arbys . Oh well, I quit at the end of June. And I have a job at a minigolf course...my first night tonight.

I know...i'm saying it again...but I can't help it! I'm so excited about HA!!! 95 days til HA, 49 unitl I volunteer (see ya there linds!) and 75 (i think) until my missions trip!!!!! no, i'm not excited at all.

peace

jess [Lieutenant Joan of D'arc (?maybe. my mom hates that name...) on the pirate ship....umm, we haven't named her yet. Aye aye captain jase!]

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:19:22 GMT

I’m doing a drawing of George Harrison [played lead guitar for the Beatles. He’s one of my favorite guitarists. But he’s dead. :,( look him up on Wikipedia ] for the Science/Art fair Friday. I had one that was almost perfect, almost exactly like the photograph,...and it got a spot on it. GGGRRRR. That made me mad. So I started over. I’ve been working hard on it. But it’s making me mad. Again.. It looks more like John Travolta (grease, boy in the plastic bubble) than George. Now, in this pic, he’s in profile, staring into the wind, and there’s only a subtle difference between him and Travolta. But none the less a subtle one. This irritates me to no end. So I’m letting him rest for a little while...maybe when I get back to him I’ll see exactly what it is I need to change. I’m such a perfectionist (well, not about everything, but some things) and I won’t stop till it’s not just good, but great.

I’m also looking for a song to play on guitar. And sing to. But I’d better hurry.

DUDE it looks WEIRD outside now! There’s supposedly a storm coming. Yay! We need the rain.

Found a new extreme sport I want to get in to. I mean new when I say it. It’s only a few years old. It’s called Tricking. A blend between gymnastics and martial arts. Just as soon as my ankle can handle it. =D.

Ooooh, now it’s really windy.

Peace

pirate jess.

P.S. Still windy but it looks like the storm may have skipped us. Snap.