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The tears of worry,
Are replaced by those of relief,
For the battle was won;
The enemy removed from the land. Although this battle was won,
Many await in the future,
But for now is not a time of worry,
But of thanksgiving and praise. One battle down;
The enemy is gone,
Now on to another to make sure,
They never return.
In responce to my mom's surgery going well: them removing the lump and finding out that the cancer has not spread. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for my family, we greatly appreiacate them.
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[13 Feb 2008|04:50pm] |
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So yeah i just relaized just how long it has been since i wrote on here and during the time many things have changed. The most important thing that happened was that i told the guy that i like that i liked him....which led us to start going out...i am so happy about the whole thing. Sam is such a great guy, a real gentleman...lol...but it is the truth, no matter how stuipd it sounds.
The weather outside is competly horrible with all this rain....i would perfer it to be snow...lol....yes i know that i would be one of the few if any that wished for snow...lol....but hey classes canceled....lol,....Yea!!!
Well nothing else has really happened that is worth me writing about, so i hopfully will write soon if anything new and interesting happens.
~Firemint :)
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[16 Oct 2007|09:32am] |
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Leaves fall,
Down go the pretty reds,
Vibrant oranges,
Luminous yellows. Down, down they fall,
Covering the ground,
The season ending,
Another beginning. Fallen leaves,
Covered by winter,
White, cold,
Beautiful and clean. Down the snow falls,
Quiet and peaceful,
Coating the tree,
With a blanket of serenity. Up comes the greens,
The grass peaks through the snow,
Buds on tresses,
Flowers coming up. Up, up goes the tree,
Stretching to the sun,
Warm, pleasant,
Windy and rainy.
Up goes the leaves,
Proud and green,
In the high heat,
Crashing thunder storms. Up goes the swing,
Higher and higher,
To the branches,
The beginnings to fall. Leaves fall,
Down go the pretty reds,
Vibrant oranges,
Luminous yellows.
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| A Golden Sparkle |
[04 Oct 2007|10:47pm] |
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A Golden Sparkle A golden sparkle,
Brings back the twinkle,
In her eye,
From a memory,
Long forgotten. Of good times,
Of beloved memories,
The time together,
A little sparkle,
Of past. The sparkle leaves,
From her eyes,
A darkness comes,
Marring the memory,
Of good. A pain look,
Across her face,
Allows the memories,
To float towards,
The surface. She tries blocking,
The painful memory,
But it comes,
And hurts her,
Yet again. The painful memory,
Of good times,
Not to come again,
Pain in remembering,
Hurtful thoughts. A golden sparkle,
Brings back the sparkle,
In her eye,
And takes it,
Away again.
Comments Please???!!!!????
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[30 Sep 2007|09:20am] |
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Well last Friday I had a job interview for Americorps. I if get the job (since I still haven’t heard back from them) I would be training Girl Scout Leaders to get their training in order to have a troop or to go camping with their troops. It would be fun, an 18 year old teaching 30-40 year olds on the way of Girl Scouts…lol. The interview seemed to go good, since she was impressed that I have been involved in Girl Scouts for 12 years and that I am now a lifelong member. So yeah, I am still waiting to hear back from them.
Yeah I stayed at Eastern for the weekend and doing that I am really proving to myself that there is nothing to do here on the weekends because most people go home for the weekend, so it is like a ghost town here. The worst part of it is that Hurley Hall doesn’t open until 11 for hot brunch, so I have to wait another two hours to go and get something to eat, from a hall that is on the opposite side of campus from me. About the only thing I have to look forward today (other than homework, of course) is my second workshops for music for Oklahoma, which is the spring play/musical they are putting on. I am just hoping to get in the chorus and it will be a miracle to get into the chorus anyways, but I can hope, can’t I? Since that is sometimes all you have…hope.
Well I am going to try and get some homework done before Hurley opens, since there is nothing else to do.
Firemint
Well its been 11hours since I updated (that is what it says not me) and I have managed to make a fool out of myself trying to sing solo for the workshop...and then I had to sing a 'love' duet with a kid who looks to be in 7th grade and is shorter than me....reminds me dancing with Keifer for The Martin Chroincles...lol...well that is all for now...goodnight and hello to a long night of homework. Yea!!
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[14 Sep 2007|03:36pm] |
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Well I didn't get in the play...I knew I won't since it would have been a stroke of luck to get in....but yeah common sense doesn't work after reading the fact...well that is all I feel like writing....all it means is that I can now go and see the KHS producation....since I woudn't be able to help out with that play either...So I am going home that weekend....fun.
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[13 Sep 2007|01:47pm] |
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Well on Tuesday I tried out for the school play, On The Razzle. The 'auditions' were weird...it was just speaking and moving around the 'stage' (where the set is already being built - set desinger is my theatre arts teacher). So I went to check out the call back list...and i am........
.....CALL BACK!!!! I am so happy in being called back....since this is going to be more like regular auditions, I beileve. I would have felt so bad if I wasn't called back, since out of 45 kids, only 10 were not called back. I am not setting my hopes up to high for getting in the play since I am a first year, but it would be nice and would help me with my um little promblem of homesickness (at least it is gone from my mind right now...lol). So I have to go back at 7:30 tonight for the call back...yea!!!!!!
Well things are going good here, so far...no one arrested from Burr yet (at least I believe so...haha) and for my first quiz I got a 85, which I have a change to better the grade so I am....today is a good day!!!! I am so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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[05 Sep 2007|12:17pm] |
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Yeah my Drama (English 226) is going to drive me crazy...its like DODGE'S CLASS and we are reading OEDIPUS REX, and going to be reading, Antigone, Death of a Salesman, and Raisin in the Sun...aslo A Midsummer NIight's Dream (but I have no promblem with that)...this class is going to drive me crazy!!!
Well I have to get started on my homework and try and find time to eat before my next class....six classes are way too much...especailly went you are off campus and the food hall is on the other end...it makes finding time to do things hard.
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| Eastern |
[04 Sep 2007|01:04pm] |
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Well its been a fun couple of days (depending on what day I can get to post this, since I had to go and get so many things to be able to go on the internet…fun) and I have come to find out that Willimantic has many many many steep hills that lead to Victorian houses (which the style came from Queen Victoria during the Victorian Era ~in case you couldn’t figure that out for yourselves~ {I mean we are in college…I would hope that people would be able to figure that out for themselves…but evenly not, if we needed to be told}). I have made a couple of friends, a couple meaning three ~one I already somewhat knew~.
Move-in night, we had the author of The Naked Roommate, which tells of different things that might happen in college, roommates, relationships, hook-ups, and other stuff. It was quite good, really…now I just need to find the book and read it. Today we had another speaker, one that addressed the differences in our class…have us stand if what he said pertained to ourselves in silence, it gave us a good idea of the different people that are in our class…it was something to think about. Then we went to another thing that was so boring…the history of how first-years were treated threw the years…starting with the earliest known college…blah.
Well all in all things are going ok…other then me getting quite burnt with all of the things that we are doing outside…so much fun, it all is!! I just can’t wait for Tuesday where I only have one class at 11:00 to 12:15pm which is Health. Can’t wait!!!
Its Tuesday and I can finally post this…YEA!!! Stupid network. But yeah, my Health class seems to be ok…Susan and Sam are both in it so I know some people which is always good. My professor let us out 45min early today because our class is in the old weight room, which hopefully is going to get changed soon. In the class we already have a project that is due in about 2 weeks.
Well I have to go and work on Health homework (reading 2 chapters and doing a lab),
Hope that everyone is doing ok in school!!
Firemint J
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[15 Aug 2007|09:09am] |
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Ribbons A white ribbon, floats,
Through the air, flying,
Every which way, finding,
That which it looks for. A pink ribbon, swims,
Through the water, surfing,
Every growing crest, seeking,
An greater understanding. A red ribbon, burns,
Through the fire, blazing,
Every thing in its way, baring,
That what it knows. A black ribbon, digs,
Through the earth, descending,
Every layer, delving,
Trying to overcome its self.
Comments? Please? Pretty Please?
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| Laptop, Driving, and Haircut |
[05 Aug 2007|09:58pm] |
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Well three major things have happened…I got my laptop today and I drove by myself earlier last week. I love driving by myself…I love the sense of freedom that comes from it…lol….freedom…lol. Oh the last major thing is that I got my hair cut on Friday…short, but not short enough for my mom who wants it even shorter, I want it longer, so I guess it is perfect length to cause controversy! (But I guess that it is not as bad as it could be..pictures are on my myspace...let me know what you think!)
Well that is about all, unless it comes as a shock to anyone that my mom asked when Aug 31 was (that is when I move into Eastern…..26 days…I can’t wait) because I did something yet again to annoy her….or maybe it was in joke, I can’t tell….lol.
The only other thing that I have to say is that three year old birthday parties are not very fun….too many kids around (and none my age), if only they would behave and listen…and not to try and drown one another in the pool…lol, but true! About the only fun was that the theme was barn yard, so they played country music the whole time (the hard part was trying not to sing with every song....lol) and that I wore my hair in pigtails...lol.
Well I am off to do my homework for Eastern….fun fun fun….learning about why not to drink and how to deal with others that drink….sounds like fun.
~firemint J
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Well at last I have been able to listen to country music again. It is better to be able to listen to the music when your mind is able to think of the music and not other thoughts that come with listening to that certain type of music, during hard times (meaning when there are tears in your eyes and when the sound of your voice makes you want to rip out your vocal cords). The first country song that I heard in a week was “Tough” by Craig Morgan, in the song the lyrics “She’s strong, pushes on, can’t slow her down, She can take anything life dishes out”, I just found it funny that it would be that song that I would hear…stranger things have been known to happen, but (yet again taking the AP English side of it ~I miss that class so much, we should just have a day of AP English talking about poetry and how summer has been ~) it just felt like a sign, more or less. Yeah I know this probably doesn’t make any since, but it is something that I just needed to write up and you guys are the ones that have to unfortunate ones to read it, sorry. Then I heard “I Wanna Feel Something” and "Ladies Love Country Boys"by Trace Adkins, which is just other one of those kind of of songs that make you think about things.
Well that is about all, other than I need to go to school soon or I am going to go crazy “working” at home, she is driving me crazy. I can’t wait for August 31 and hopes that it gets here so soon.
Well now that is about it,
April J
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[12 Jul 2007|11:03pm] |
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A hand reaches down,
Into the beautiful roses,
But finds the nettle,
That is hidden there. It wonders how it got there,
Hidden among the love of the roses,
It wonders how it got there,
By chance or by fate? It wonders, but soon forgets,
And walks on to the red tulips,
And reaches down to pick them,
But the bee picks him first. Yet again, it wonders,
Why love hurts so much,
For all want love,
But yet, its so painful.
Comments, please!!
April It goes back, empty handed,
And tells of its adventures,
The other understand too well,
For it is something she has always known.
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[09 Jul 2007|10:36pm] |
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Well 8 months and 7 days has finally come to an end of Jason and April…yup we aren’t together anymore. I understand his reasons and I am ‘ok’ with it, I have to be…he is one of my best friends in the world and (like it has been said many many times before) nothing can change the friendship and the relationships that we had/have together. I still care about him…nothing is going to change that either and we both know it…since we are always going to be there for one another.
Well on a ‘brighter’ note (on the two hottest days so far in summer)…Eastern was definitely an eye opener for me…here I went with the illusion that in college people would be more mature…boy was I wrong. The people that were in group 11 (where we had Pete drive home in the middle of the night and then call Eastern in the morning to drop out…making us late for breakfast…which we all were mad about…and led our SOC to be teased the rest of the day…lol) were just as immature as anyone in high school. I though that it was a small amount of people that were into the partying, boy I was so wrong (evidence of my sheltered life…lol) they were talking about what they did so freely, that I was a bit shocked about what came out of their mouths (I shouldn’t have been, but I was). At least the time at Eastern showed me a bit of what college will be like…being around best friends (Liz and Stephanie F.) and making new friends (Susan ~maybe), it should be one interesting time to say the very least. (I probably will be writing more about Eastern, but I being made to get off the computer soon.)
Well anyways the most self pity that I will allow myself (for tonight at least): I feel that I have lost the love of the one person who had the option of loving me (loving in a relationship, not friends or siblings). I know it sounds stupid…it sounds stupid to me, but it is just something that goes through my head…I can’t help it one bit…I am just an over emotional person, who needs to learn how to hide her feelings better (and also learn how to shut mouth and not let information slip threw). Well that is all that I am going to feel bad about it for right now…I understand the reasons, which seem (in some strange way) to help this not be as bad as it could be right now.
Goodnight, I am off to go and read and take my mind into another place, another time.
April L
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Well this week was pretty good. The 4th of July went good….me swimming in my grandparents’ pool, alone and in the rain, fighting with my body board, and talking to my cousin and her boyfriend…all very fun. Friday was fun…I had to drive my dad’s truck, since my mom doesn’t like to drive it and I don’t mind driving it at all. Today was great fun, going to a two year old birthday party with a headache…not something I really like to do, especially since the only other kid that was my age came at the end of the party….fun, but at least the party stopped my mom and I from fighting more about thank you letters!
Well I have to get ready for my overnight at Eastern, which should be fun….hopefully I will see Liz there…hopefully!
Goodnight,
April J
Oh yeah I drove on the highway for the first time since I got my lincese...I still pefer the backroads, thank you very much...know all I have to do is drive by myself........lol
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[24 Jun 2007|10:26pm] |
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Well today was my graduation/birthday party…it went ok…all of my little cousins behaved very well (I am surprised how well they were behaving…then again I was pulling them around my yard in a wagon, so I think that they wanted to stay on my good side…lol) and Jason came to the party, so there were three people there my age. Everyone in my dad’s side of the family is about 10 years older or younger than me….which leads to great fun at family get togethers. My mom’s side is my grandparents and her brother, his wife and their two children who are my age…so at least that is fun. Having Jason there kept me sane during the party. Well at least from everything that I received today and with the scholarships I can pay for all of my freshman year books, probably with a little left over, which is good.
Nothing eventful really happened other than my almost two year old cousin kept hitting me with the lawn dart (weighted rounded things you toss)…she has a pretty good hand…lol. Today my family and I realized what kind of jealous dog we have: One of my cousins brought her dog and Muffy went crazy with the other dog there….she wanted all of the attention…it was kinda of funny in a way, I guess. Also, one last thing, I have found out that singing cards scare me…thank you Jason for that…although I do the song (“Ring of Fire”) and one of my others cards was “Celebration“, which my little cousin, Molly, and my Aunt Tanny started to dance which was funny, along with my uncle making fun of Jason and me…good times at family parties…oh yeah…not. Well that is about all for now (at least what I can think of..lol),
Goodnight,
~April
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A week has gone by since we have graduated...a long boring week (and it is somewhat sinking in that we are no longer seniors of KHS)...hopefully the rest of the summer brings more fun and exticment. Well that is about all that has been going on....write more after Sunday it should be interesting with my family party...always good stories come from them...lol.
Goodnight,
~April
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[16 Jun 2007|10:18pm] |
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Well a lot has happened since the last time I posted in here…I am no longer in a bad mood and crazed out of my mind…since Jason and I are staying together for now. Prom was a great time…the first dance that I enjoyed myself at since my 8th grade Dinner Dance. Exams all went good….trig and physics didn’t go as well as I would have wished…but hey I past them. Graduation practices were a time for all of us to fall asleep…so boring and stupid because no one, including Fleming, knew what we were doing…it was such a great time.
Graduation itself want pretty well…other than one stinking long and boring speech…which did not fit into the graduation speeches at all. Congrats to Corey and Hannah for their well written speeches. The end of the graduation was great with having a chance to say goodbye to all of the teachers was a great idea…one of the few Fleming had…lol. Then it was picture time…oh so many pictures with all of my relatives that I get to see about once or twice…or less…a year since they live in PA or FL or both. Then it was off to get my diploma and watch Jen in the pond…that was a good time. Then it was off to the wonderfully fun mystery trip were it was so much fun…that it is was after the illusionist’s show…that was the most fun of the whole night…comsic bowling was fun to…seeing that Mello fell asleep on our stuff after the game.
It was about 6:30 this moring that I realized that we graduated and that I probably will not ever see half of the class again…some people I really don’t care if I see again, not being close friends to them, but the people that I have grown close to…it was the last time I probably will see them…it was a strange realization that came from not really getting any sleep, but it is the sad truth.
Well that was about all that really happened that is interknitting enough to write about…goodnight…
~April J
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Well this has been a fine week so far….I have been annoyed out of my mind! First it was because I got yelled at because I couldn’t go to practice because I needed to get information for the research paper…not exactly my choice. Then it is just certain people that have seemed to be getting on my nerves…especially first year juniors in Women’s Choir that can not take an easy vocab test…there are also others, but would take to long to write about and I have to get back to my wonderful research paper. About the only good thing was the Music Banquet where I got the Unsung Hero Award for Chorus and Rodgers telling me that I have been improving in chorus…that is all that has been good this week….other than passing my Physic test!!! Well I have to get back to my paper now….so much fun… Goodnight, April
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| The Uncared for Trail |
[22 May 2007|09:16pm] |
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The path that is always walked upon,
So that it is beaten and worn down,
So that it is not noticeable,
Just a taken trail.
No one cares for the used trail,
Why would they? It's always there,
No matter what happens,
It's always found.
One day there will be no trail,
The uncaring of it, will cause it to hide,
Not by its own choice,
But that of the walkers.
With one trail gone, another is to be found,
The old will be forgotten, by its walkers,
But the path will not forget its walkers,
And will be waiting to be used again.
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