I SWEAR, a long, worthwhile entry is coming soon... SOON!

I've been feeling overly nostalgic lately. Perhaps it was the recent visit back home where I locked myself in my room until the wee hours of the morning and went through pictures from high school, journal entries, jewelry, stuffed animals... pretty much everything that I have some incredible emotional attachment to in my room. I'll elaborate on it more. It's about time for a lengthy, hearty update. Stay tuned, folks.

These past few weeks have proven to be quite interesting. Since then, I have attended two parties with good friends, one being a Halloween party in August, and the other resulting in a trip to the emergency room, had my car towed, and hopefully started a novel, but I'll get more into those later.

Things with the family are starting to look up. My grandfather is at home and recuperating from the heart attack very well. It turns out he didn't have a blockage in his arteries as originally thought, but instead he had a blood clot. I guess that's good news in the heart attack world, or so we were told.

Dad's slowly getting back on his feet in terms of employment. He's been having meetings with several different companies/groups on starting his own steel business or opening up his own branch of an already established company for a couple of weeks now. Its still weird to think that he's actually unemployed and not working at American Steel anymore, but we're all trying to look at the positives in this case. David's excited to get back to work too. In the meantime, he's planning on going back to school to study masonry. I guess he's enrolled in a few classes at SMCC, and I think that's the best thing he could possibly do for himself. He's been shadowing one of his friends that's into masonry, and it's something he seems to enjoy. As for my mom, she's just riding the huge wave of crazy that's surrounded my family for the past year as best she can. I've had a lot of 2+ hour conversations with her on the phone lately.

Haven't really been out to the camp much since my grandfather had his heart attack, but I was able to spend the night out there a few weeks ago with my brother, Dan, and Baloo. It was pretty fun, until Baloo decided it was a good idea to share a one person cot with me all night...

I've been working at ridiculous amount of hours at Yankee Candle the past few weeks. Tomorrow is my last day of work before I have my first day off in nine days. I am SO ready for those few days off to regain my sanity. Working at a candle store shouldn't be that intense, but Canadians are pretty hardcore when it comes to their candles... I'm pretty bummed out too because I just found out that a co-worker of mine is leaving next week to be a manager somewhere else. Of course the person I get along with the most at work is leaving, but I wish her nothing but the best and tons of happiness.

I hated my car a few weeks ago and seriously contemplated about driving it off a cliff. I love my car to death, but with Volkswagens, whenever something goes wrong, it's always minor yet costs a million dollars to fix. With my car, the battery decided to die. Granted, I've never changed the battery since I've owned it, but this was just beyond ridiculous. I had to have my grandfather come and give me a boost, and then I drove it to the Volkswagen dealership in Bangor to have it fixed. I figured it'd be a small fortune because they were replacing a battery and then resetting the computer in my car. $250 later, I drove my car off their lot. I get on the highway and notice my brakes are incredibly touchy. They mentioned to me they replaced a faulty brake light switch that was recalled. I get off the Kelley Rd. exit and all of a sudden, my gas pedal seems to not be working. My engine is revving and everything, but I'm simply not accelerating. I get about 2/3 the way down Kelley Rd. and notice there's a shit-ton of smoke behind me. My brakes had locked up and my tires were rubbing against my brake pads. I called Darling's (the Volkswagen place) and explained to them what happened, and they came to tow me. My car gets towed and they call me about two hours later (at 11:30 at night) and tell me that the brake light switch they replaced from the supposed faulty switch was, indeed, faulty. That makes sense... how? Don't fix it if it ain't broken... needless to say, they paid for the tow.

Thankfully I was able to use my car that weekend, and I went home to SoPo for a short visit. Mim was having her annual birthday bash, but this year it was back at her parents' house, old school style. It was just like it was back in middle/high school, but there were a lot more people there that I didn't know. It was pretty much a whole lotta people from different periods in Mim's life, so I was thankful to see Ashley and Rik there since I hadn't seen them in forever. It was great to see Mim's parents and her brother and sister. It was so weird seeing Nicky be so... tall, and drinking, and smoking. He's still the little kid I remember who was infatuated with Legos... Anyway, it was a great time to be had by all, everyone was chatting and drinking. Eventually, one of Mim's friends showed up with a Great Dane that was probably the biggest dog I have ever seen in my life. Mim didn't quite use her judgment when she decided to take the dog for a run down her driveway... she fell and smacked her head right into the pavement, which resulted in a gash on her forehead and a trip to the emergency room. In all the confusion, she named her boyfriend, Emily, and myself to accompany her to the emergency room while her father sped the car through SoPo and Portland. Four hours later, at nearly four in the morning, we were headed back to the house, and Mim had five stitches and a whole buncha bandages. We had a late night/early morning snack of Ramen before crashing. On the plus side, Mim has actually moved to Bangor since the party to live with her boyfriend and start a new life, which really excites me. It's like having a piece of home up here finally, I just hope that we actually hang out and have the chance to re-connect again.

Just this past week, I went to Nikki's Halloween party in August. Her friend was moving to Abu Dhabi and her favorite holiday is Halloween, and since they don't celebrate Halloween over there, her going away party was Halloween themed. I dressed up as some fairy-like creature, went to Margarita's, got stared at, watched some kids in the apartment across the street dance like hippies, played Apples to Apples, and had lots of fun.

Oh yeah, last time I posted, I think I was excited about Breaking Dawn coming out. Yeah, Sarah and I went to the midnight release, got bombarded with twelve year olds with "I heart Edward" shirts and had an ok time. I finished the book about a week after I got it and... I really didn't like it. I was very disappointed, but hey, at least the first three were good. I still love my Jacob Black though.

Speaking of, I have been inspired. Yes, I am hoping... praying, that my writer's block, or lack of creative inspiration has ceased to exist. Maybe its inspiration from reading so many vampire novels lately, or the fact that my roommate has written a vampire novel that is more than likely getting published, but I have started a novel of my own. I had this vision in my head of this one scene with five people in it, but I didn't know who they were or why they were meeting. Over the past few weeks, the fuzzy faces are getting clearer and clearer, and the reason for their meeting is getting much more developed. Its in the early stages, but I am very excited that I'm finally getting some creative writing in there without a prompt from a professor.

And that's all she wrote, for now.


Oh, things I'm excited for in the coming months:

-I'm going to the gym with Sarah on a regular basis starting tomorrow. New student rec center on campus has a deal where a student can add someone on to their membership for $25 bucks a semester as long as they live under the same roof. Hells yeah! I've gained 30 pounds in the past 3 years... NOT ok in my books. My goal: 8 pounds by the beginning of December.

-FLOGGING F'N MOLLY at the Asylum on September 19th.

-Sox game on September 23rd.

-Applying at school districts around the area. Wish me luck!

It's been a long while since I've posted and I feel as if I should for my own sanity. Perhaps I could deal with this year better if I had an outlet to release everything. I've noticed that it's been harder for me since I haven't been writing at all much, but hopefully this will help.

Things for me and my family have not improved over the past few months. Dad's doing well in terms of his surgery... which was the hardest thing I think I've had to face. It's too bad that you never realize how important people are to you when you're faced with losing them. There are so many things, awful things, that I would say about my father during middle school and high school; so many times that I wanted to run away just because he didn't approve of something. But honestly, if I could go back in time and talk to the former me, I'd kick my ass. I never realized how much he truly cared about me and wanted the best for me, he just had a peculiar way of showing it. If anything good came out of this whole situation with my dad, it has only brought me closer to my parents, especially my dad. I guess when your dad has a tumor the size of a football on his right kidney, it puts things into perspective. I was hoping that after the surgery and his recuperation, things would be looking up for my family... but oh how wrong I was.

The same night as my dad's surgery, my brother tried to stop a fight at a friend's house during a party and nearly got his eye raked out. He had to have surgery a few days later to repair the damage done. They couldn't fix it in the emergency room since they were afraid that they would permanently damage his eye, so he had to see a specialist. That's two members of my family that had surgery in the same day.

My dad's company recently got bought out by some Italian guy who knows nothing of the steel business... he's got a PhD in Physics. This guy thinks he's totally going to revolutionize the steel business, but instead, he's putting the company into the hole. Lots of people are getting laid off, customers are leaving and going to other companies. Needless to say, Dad lost his job. He's got loads of bills to pay because of the surgery and now he doesn't have a job. He hasn't trusted this new owner from the very beginning, but he refused to quit because he wouldn't have severance pay. He's still on his insurance for up to a year since he got laid off, but that also means that I no longer have insurance, so if something happens to me, I'm S.O.L. Oh yeah, David got fired too because he was my father's son.

I had a mole removed on my back a couple of weeks ago since the doctor thought it looked really suspicious. She said that it'd probably be nothing, but they wanted to take extra precautions. Results came back and it was pre-cancerous. If I had waited another year to have it removed, I would have had skin cancer. Fantastic.

I was leaving Dan's house Wednesday morning and my phone rang and I noticed that it was my dad. I thought it was weird since he rarely calls me and that it was fairly early in the morning. The first thing he said was, "Well, I have some bad news." Great, exactly what we need more of. "Your grandfather had a heart attack last night and he's in the hospital." He had a heart attack Tuesday night and if he had waited another 20 minutes to do anything about it, i.e.- call anyone, he would have died. We're thankful that he made it to the hospital in time, and we're also thankful that the diagnosis is better than they had previously thought. When we got there, it sounded like he was on his deathbed, but when we left, things were looking up. That's three family members in the hospital in the past 6 months.

I'm currently looking for teaching positions and I'm honest to God, absolutely scared to death. When I think about possibly going in for an interview, I get this tightness in my chest like someone is squeezing my lungs until there isn't an ounce of air left in them. I suddenly forget that I majored in Elementary Ed, and forget everything that I learned. I'm so excited to have my own classroom, yet I fear that I'm not quite ready. I'm not getting as many hours as I'd like at Yankee Candle, nor would I ever want to make that my permanent career. Money's getting tight and I'm literally living from paycheck to paycheck. I'm afraid that I don't have enough confidence in myself to get a teaching job, but again, I'm working on it.

I'm just incredibly frustrated and confused because I honestly don't understand why my family and I have had such bad luck this year. It's like someone seriously doesn't like us right now and is trying to do everything to pull the family apart. I obviously know someone isn't the cause for all of our misfortunes this year, but it's unbelievable how it's one thing right after the other. There's no lull in the excitement, that's for sure. If we can escape this year without a major meltdown or a death in the family, it'll be a miracle.

Things I am looking forward to within the next few weeks: going home to SoPo for a couple days next week, the release of Breaking Dawn, and Flogging Molly at the Asylum in September. At least there's those things.

In a short post, I just wanted to let everyone know that my dad is fine. He had his operation on Friday to remove the kidney, although it was twice as big as they had expected. His operation lasted seven hours, starting at 8 a.m. He was pretty much unconscious until my mom and I went back to the ICU a few hours later. Perhaps I held everything in as much as I could, but when I saw him trying to wake up with respirator tubes taped down his throat, I had to excuse myself from the room because I was crying too hard and I didn't want the first thing he remembers from after the surgery was me bawling. It's been a very long, hard road this week, but he's starting to look better and better every day. They believe they got all of the cancer out and aren't sure if he will be undergoing chemotherapy. He's out of ICU and is now on a regular floor. He isn't up and moving on his own yet, and still has the magic button that has his pain killers in them, but he really looks so much better from what he did a few days ago. He's healing a lot faster than expected, which is so great. We hope this is only the beginning of good luck for us, because we really need it.

I'm so excited for this month to be over, because it's seriously been one of the worst months of my life. I guess when it rains, it pours. Ladies and gentlemen, it's officially monsoon season.

I haven't really got a lot to update about my dad's condition. Surgery is next week, and a lot more intense than previously thought. It was basically confirmed that it's cancer, which blew me away yet again. He's going in on Thursday for a small procedure before the big operation, which will be Friday. Surgery is going to last up to six hours, with several different specialists in the room just in case anything goes wrong. After surgery, my dad is going to be in intensive care for up to 10 days, but they expect anywhere from 5-7 days. It depends on how well he recuperates. He's going to have to undergo some blood transfusions as well. My mom told me all this information while choking back lots of tears. I just can't believe this is reality. This completely came so out of left field for us that I guess it makes the blow hurt that much more. I don't really know how my dad is taking it yet, he's basically just trying to forget about it all and make sure that everything and everyone is going to be ok in case something happens. He's doing the usual dad stuff and making sure I have everything all set with my car, which is another bad luck story entirely. He's been trying to get his mind off everything by still going to work, but finishing off the day with as many rum & cokes as he can drink. Tonight my mom said he had already had a few drinks when I called. I could tell because he had broken my great-grandfather's fiddle out and was playing it as loud as he could. If my dad had his way, he wouldn't have told anyone about his surgery and condition until next week. Everyone is taking it pretty hard, especially my grandfather. My aunt and my grandfather are coming down for the surgery next week and bunking at the house. I'm either sleeping on the couch or in my parents' bed with my mom. My mom doesn't want to be sleeping at the house anyway, she wants to stay at the hospital with my dad if they'll let her. I guess I can understand since she's only been married to the man for 38 years. But, sleeping arrangements is the last thing on our minds right now because I don't think anyone in my family is going to sleep very well in the upcoming weeks. My mom does all she can to not cry whenever I talk to her, and the fact that my brother hasn't talked to her or gone to visit isn't helping the situation any. She talks like it's the end of the world and that my dad isn't going to make it. All I can do is to tell her to look to the summer when we're all out to the camp next to the fire amongst the blankets of fireflies, roasting marshmallows with Bacardi & Cokes in our hands.

As for the bad luck with my car, it all started a few days before Christmas where I got a flat tire and literally had no one but AAA to come and help me out. The tire got fixed, supposedly, and I had it put back on. But, the tire would continuously deflate. Every Tuesday, I had to go to the gas station to fill it back up. Then, one random time it snowed, my right windshield wiper snapped right off as I was driving. That happened on a Wednesday. Sunday night, my neighbor hit my car while she was backing out of the driveway, leaving a pretty nasty dent in my driver's side door. Tuesday night while driving Dan back to his house, my tire was almost completely deflated and en route to the gas station again, the tire blew out. AAA had to be my savior again. Then Sunday night when I was driving to the hockey game, I rear-ended someone. He had started to make a right hand turn, but for some reason hesitated at the last moment when I had already stepped on the gas. Granted, I hit him when I was only going 5 mph, but I still did some damage to my car, and none to his. I guess I'd rather have it that way, because that's seriously the last thing that I need to worry about. My neighbor did admit to hitting my car, and I have to show her the estimate and get her insurance information. Again, this stuff is really the last thing on my mind right now, I'm more worried about my dad than anything. However, my dad is more worried about me driving around without a spare tire than his current condition. Whatever gets his mind off things, I guess.

I owe the university over a thousand dollars for my class since my Stafford Loan is not going to pay for it since I'm an undecided graduate student. After all of this crap that's been going on with my dad and my car, I am not going to ask them for that money. Therefore, I had to make out yet another loan that will take me a million years to pay off with teacher salary, granted I find a job for next year.

Since I've been subbing a lot in Orono lately, I was given a heads up about a Title I position that is opening up. The job entails helping students who struggle in math or reading and providing supplementary activities to help them understand the material. A 35 hour a week position with benefits, completely ideal for me right now. The position that's possibly opening up is for grade 3-5 math. Oh God, if it was anything but math, but that would make my bad luck month better, and that'd be too good to be true.

Please, if you find the time, pray for my dad. And for my mom, because I honestly think my mom is taking this much worse than my dad ever would, and I just can't imagine my life without both of my parents in it.

My dad is invincible. I've always thought that, even as a kid. He rarely gets sick, and if he does, it's for a day and then he's back to normal. He never gets hurt, with all the things he does, building camps, hunting in the woods and all that normal Dad stuff. Nothing ever happens to him, he's always healthy and ready to tackle a new project. While my dad and I have had our many, many differences throughout the years, the bombshell last night blew them all away. My invincible dad has a tumor. A large one. On his kidney. I didn't believe him when he told me. I thought he was just joking around. It wasn't until I saw my mom crying in the middle of a restaurant that I thought he could be serious. "A word of advice, get an annual physical once you hit the age of forty. Things can be prevented... I have to have a kidney removed. I have a big ass tumor on my kidney." It literally felt like the nightly train through Orono derailed and hit me precisely in my chair at Margaritas. I didn't know what else to say but, "Are you serious?" That's why he's not going back to Toronto this week. He's having surgery within the next few weeks. He would have surgery this week, but the doctor he wants to perform the surgery is on vacation next week. My dad wants nothing but the best doctor in Portland for this sort of procedure. Rehab time will be 4-6 weeks. I just cant' believe my invincible dad is not so invincible anymore, and that scares the shit out of me.

I'm going to be coming home a lot, or as much as I can, within the next few weeks. I'd love to see some familiar faces, 'cause I'll really need them.

Well, I've officially finished with student teaching. I got done about two weeks ago. I can't believe it's over with, and I really miss it. I miss the kids more than anything, especially a few in particular. You know that you have found something you are passionate about when you miss the students like they were your own class. My plan following this semester is to sub in Old Town and the surrounding areas like Milford, Brewer, and Bradley. I'm going to continue to work at Yankee Candle for the time being too, so I'll have two sources of income, hopefully.

I've been working a lot since school got over. I've been putting in 30+ hours a week, which is a lot more than usual. I'm so sick of dealing with stupid people day in and day out. I especially love the customers that argue with me about the pricing or the sales, when I know what's on sale and what isn't. It makes it even better when they tell me I'm either flat out wrong or completely stupid. I always get a kick out of their reaction when I (or my co-workers) put them in their place. It's very satisfying, in some sick and twisted way, to see them get utterly pissed off. But, only a few more days of dealing with the last minute Christmas shoppers. I have to work 8-4 tomorrow, 10-6 on Sunday, and 8-4 on Christmas Eve. Then I'm going home for Christmas to SoPo and I'll hopefully be around until Friday morning, so I'd like to see everyone if I could... hint hint.

I hope everyone is doing well in these final few days before Christmas. =)

What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
- honey mustard or sweet and sour sauce

What is your favorite type of food/cuisine?
- Thai

Were you a boy/girl scout?
- I was a Brownie

Would you ever strip or pose nude in a magazine?
- Most likely not considering I hate having my picture taken in clothes let alone without

When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper and mailed it?
- March when I wrote to my piano teacher

Can you change the oil on a car?
- No, but I'm sure it's not hard.

Ever gotten a speeding ticket?
- Not yet

Ran out of gas?:
- I'm running out now

Best thing for breakfast:
- Pancakes, waffles, crepes or bagels

What is your usual bedtime:
- Whenever I feel like it

Are you lazy?:
- Sometimes

Do you read the newspaper?:
- Occasionally

How many languages do you speak?
- 2ish

Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
- Nope

Which are better Legos or Lincoln Logs?
- Ohhh don't make me choose, I love both of them

Red wine or white wine?:
- Red wine all the way, white wine tastes like beer and gives you headaches

Favorite seasons?
- Fall and winter

Have you ever wanted to be a teacher?:
- Yes, and I'm going to be

Are you stubborn?
- Yup

Favorite TV channels?
- Fox, only because they have Family Guy and That 70s Show, Disney Channel (for Boy Meets World), Comedy Central

Who is better...Leno or Letterman?
- Conan

Afraid of heights?:
- If there isn't something assuring me that I won't fall, then yes

Sing in the car?
- Yup

Ever used a gun?
- A BB gun

Are musicals cheesy?
- Not all of them

Do you believe in ghosts?
- Yup

Are you superstitious?
- Very

Take a vitamin daily?
- No, but I should

Wear a bath robe?:
- No, but I wish I had one

What do you wear to bed?
- Comfy pants and a sweatshirt/t-shirt

Favorite type of music?:
- Classic rock

Any tattoos?
- Nope

Wal-Mart, Target or K-Mart?:
- If I have to choose, Target

Nike or Adidas?:
- Adidas

Fritos or Cheetos?
- Cheetos

Ever heard of "gorp?" :
- Nope

Ever heard of spunk?
- Umm...

Ever take dance lessons?:
- No

Can you curl your tongue?:
- Yup

Ever won a spelling bee?:
- Yup

Own any record albums?:
- No, I used to

Own a record player?:
- Again, used to

Regularly burn incense?:
- It's not allowed in the dorms, but at home I do all the time.

Tea or coffee?:
- Hot chocolate

Favorite kind of cookie?:
- Oatmeal chocolate chip

Can you swim well?:
- Yeah

Can you hold your breath w/o manually holding your nose?
- Yes, but I can't go underwater without holding my nose

Are you artistic?
- I guess so

Are you patient?:
- Depends

Ever won a contest?:
- Yup

Best room for a fireplace?
- Living room and/or bedrooom

have people not been able to see my journal entries lately? i've checked some of my friends' pages and none of my entries ever show up on there. i made the last two public so you could read them. am i going crazy?

if you don't like seeing animals abused, then don't click on the LJ cut. this is going around on myspace, but i want to put it on LJ too because this is just absolutely horrible and disgusting and no living creature should ever be treated this way. check out the myspace bulliten i posted for the video that trent reznor narrated for PETA.

( this needs to stop )</h3

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birth day (excluding the year). List three neat facts, three births, and three deaths in your journal, including the year.

May 29

1790 - Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
1848 - Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state.
1935 - Construction of Hoover Dam is completed.

Births
1903 - Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor
1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
1953 - Danny Elfman, American composer and musician

Deaths
1942 - John Barrymore, American actor
1953 - Man Mountain Dean, American professional wrestler
1997 - Jeff Buckley, American musician (drowned)


( cut for length 'cause i'm nice )

W H O . W A S . T H E . L A S T . P E R S O N . T H A T?

1. You hung out with? My brother, Mike and Ocha... we watched Lost last night at Dave's house.

2. Saw you cry? Dan

3. Went to the movies with you? Dan and I went to Kickin' Flicks, but I don't think that really counts...

4. You went to the mall with? Myself

5. You went to dinner with? Dan

6. You talked on the phone to? My brother

7. Said 'I love you' to you and really meant it? Dan

8. Made you laugh? Dan, Chris, my brother

W O U L D . Y O U . R A T H E R?

1. Pierce your nose or tongue? If I really had to choose... nose.

2. Be serious or be funny? Funny

3. Drink whole or skim milk? Whole... skim milk tastes weird and it looks blue.

4. Die in a fire or drown? I'm not sure, both would suck. I have a fear of drowning.

5. Spend time with your parents or enemies? My parents although they can quickly turn into my enemies.

D O . Y O U . P R E F E R. .

1. Flowers or candy? Stuffed animals

2. Gray or black? Black

3. Color or Black and white photos? Black and white looks really classy.

4. Lust or love? Love

5. Sunrise or sunset? Both are equally awesome

6. M&Ms or Skittles? Depends on if I want chocolate or something fruity.

8. Staying up late or waking up early? Staying up late.

A N S W E R . T R U T H F U L L Y !!

1. Do you like anyone? I would say so.

2. Do they know it? Of course.

D O . Y O U . P R E F E R. .

1. Sun or moon? Moon

2. Winter or Fall? Damn, I can't choose. I love the foliage but I love snow as well.

3. Left or right? Right

4. 10 acquaintances or having two best friends? Two best friends.

5. Sunny or rainy? Snowy

6. Vanilla ice cream or chocolate ice cream? Both together.

7. Vodka or Jack? Captain Morgan's

A B O U T . Y O U!

1. What time is it? 1:04 a.m.

2. First and middle Name? Laura Marie

3. Nickname(s): Laura Witch, Polly Pockets

4. What is your birth date? May 29

5. What do you want? To have my own apartment

6. Where do you want to live? Somewhere in Maine

7. How many kids do you want? 2 or 3

8. You want to get married? Yes

U N I Q U E !

1. Nervous habit: I hide behind my hair, I tug on my sleeves and put them over my hands (if I'm wearing a longsleeve shirt), avoid eye contact, shift my weight... I have a lot of nervous habits.

2. Are you double jointed? Nope

3. Can you roll your tongue? Yes

4. Can you raise one eyebrow? Yes, and I can only do it with my right eyebrow, wtf?

5. Can you cross your eyes? Yes

6. Do you make your bed daily? Nope, not really... I do in the dorm sometimes.

1. Which shoe goes on first? Usually the right one

2. Ever thrown a shoe at someone? Probably haha

3. On the average, how much money do you carry with you? I at least try to have $10-$20 on me in case of emergencies

O T H E R .

1. Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? Twirl

2. Have you ever eaten Spam? That's disgusting

3. Favorite ice cream: Half Baked, Cookie Dough, Phish Food, French Vanilla

4. How many kinds of cereal are in your cabinet? Here at my parents' house, like, two or three... nothing interesting aside from Honey Nut Cheerios... which in reality isn't all that interesting.

5. What's your favorite beverage? Water, diet soda, orange soda, Mountain Dew

7. Do you cook? I want to cook more

IN . T H E . L A S T . M O N T H . H A V E . Y O U ?

1. Had a b/f or g/f?: Yup

2. Bought something: I bought the new Harry Potter movie as well as the special edition of Titanic, Love Spell and a few other things from Victoria's Secret... random food here and there as well.

4. Sang: Usually when I'm in the car or listening to music in general, so yes.

5. Been hugged: I haven't gotten a hug in a few days :(

6. Felt stupid: Yup

7. Missed someone: Yes

8. Got drunk: Not really... although Woodman's thought they could get me drunk by putting Bacardi 151 (rum that is about 75% alcohol) in my daiquiri... didn't like it much.

9. Danced crazy: Not really, nothing crazier than what we do at hockey games.

10. Gotten your hair cut: No

11. Cried: Yes, stressful few weeks.

this is actually pretty accurate

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy: Your propensity for monogamy is high. You find it easy to be devoted and loyal to one person. And in return, you expect the same from who you love. Any sign of straying, and you'll end things. Experience Level: Your experience level is high. You've loved, lost, and loved again. You have had a wide range of love experiences. And when the real thing comes along, you know it! Dominance: Your dominance is low. This doesn't mean you're a doormat, just balanced. You know a relationship is not about getting your way. And you love to give your sweetie a lot of freedom. Cynicism: Your cynicism is low. You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance. No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter. You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate. And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon. Independence: Your independence is medium. In relationships, you need both "me time" and "we time." You usually find it easy to be part of a couple. But occasionally you start to feel a little smothered.