Well Here's Another Holiday

Hoorah! I have to say it was quite pleasant. These are my boots, haha, when my sweater boots from Gram didn't fit I found these lovelys online and ordered them right up. :) I got to spend time with Michael Dominic a lot which was also great and my cousins from my dad's side. I got many books and 6 scarves. Hoorah! Too bad I'm sick and brought down by the mediocre sniffles. I guess I'll just have to stay inside and watch Up until I feel better ;). I'm going to visit Mike at work later although I've clearly seen too much of that smelly place over the holiday. Really? 8 hours Saturday-8 hours Sunday-8 hours Tomorrow. :( Phooey. But, I signed up for my own GE Advantage Card yesterday and that is exciting I'd say. I saw Princess and the Frog today with Andrew, that was fun. Well I'm off. Sorry this has really made no sense but I don't feel well and it's just going to have to do. :) Later loves.

Dear Dakota

Haha i'm sorry i couldn't find a picture that fit nicely. :)

Homecoming. :)

Recently:

So my life recently has consisted of the following:

• fall play practice all of the time (Well Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays)
• encore practice on Mondays
• homecoming was a blast and amazingly fun
• I got to see Sir Andrew on Monday
• I watched Knocked Up today and it was hilarious
• half day tomorrow along with work (4-11)
• drinking ginger ale (should kick the habit)
• got a 98.28% on the hardest AP chem test that I took today (28.5/29) woo tabs for molar enthalpy and thermochemistry
• I was selected to go to County Chorus with ANDY BECK! It's a big deal :)
• I purchased the most recent Fratellis cd and was very excited
• been obsessed with jalepeno chips and frosted animal crackers, I know my health is rockin'
• got a shot yesterday and it was painful :(
• I dunno if you know I got my driver's license a little over a week over
• I named my car Phineas
• I'm singing at Kennywood Fright Night on Saturday

And that's all I can really think of at the moment :)

Lame

The Real World

Wow

So I'm like halfway through the first nine weeks of school without a single blog. A lot has happened mind you and it's quite intense. I'll look through my planner and give you a week by week play through. School started out great. I still am in love with all of my classes but it's a lot of work. AP Chem=CRAZY and for the first time in my life I got an A on the handbook test (or if you are unfamiliar with PT's ways) a test on all the school rules, regulations, and punishments. Lame. The next week I had about 4 chem tests on random things but I got to go shopping for many hours with Dakota and that was lovely. September the 14th was a drama workshop with Bek for juniors and that was a blast along with a fairly relaxing week at work. Last week presented many hectic things as Monday was honors tryouts, Tuesday was fall play tryouts, Thursday was fall play call backs and Olivia's birthday, and Friday I was able to attend a football game and head to Olivia's after. Saturday was the first fall play read through and insanely we are doing 3 SHOWS this fall. All finished by December 5th. It's insane. I'm with most of the upperclassmen in the drama production of Les Mis. I have a name and a scene but it's no where close to a lead. For just my first year though I'm not complaining one bit. Then I went to work for 8 hours at Big Bird. That was suchhh a blast. By Sunday I was exhausted but lucky for me I called it off forever ago. Today was Encore tryouts. Yes I practically pooped my pants and we'll have to see tomorrow. I think I did okay but it's so nerve wracking. There are only 6 altos and like 20 tried out (50 people total auditioned this year). Madness. Tomorrow is my first voice lesson so I'm excited and also the first official Les Mis practice. Bek is trying to incorporate some dance into it so I'm very excited. :) Mehh okay so I need to finish filling out my National Honor Society application so it's ready for signatures tomorrow. AHHHHH. Sorry this is so short after missing out on like 1048570192384 days but you can deal. ;) I'll let you know how tryouts go. Laterr.

Well Starshines...

it looks like Taylor has no life. Between work and school I'm going to be done.
I can relay my schedule for you if you would so desire to hear it:
1-AP English

2-AP Chem
3 AP Chem
4-Health

5-Select Choir (which is probably the best news of life)
6-APUSH
7-Honors Pre Calculus

8-Honors French III
Well, I still haven't finished my AP Chem homework and I'm nowhere near done (but I'm not frightened) and I still haven't finished Handle With Care believe it or not. The Disney Channel is being a bit redonk and making me want to pull out my hair. Oh well. I work crazy shifts at Giant Eagle in their attempt to make my life hell. No lie. I work 19 hours over 3 days. Not cool. D: And that eats up my weekends. Hate life. The other night I went to "Meet the Players" at the high school with Chris and that was fun. I got to see everyone in band and such and after a bunch of us went back to Chris's to watch the first Final Destination. That movie was ridiculous. No lie. Oh and I went to the jewelers today to look at my ring and he said he could do nothing. So I came home, filed down the post, glued on the pearl, and it fell off. So, I scraped the glue off the ring and pearl and set it out for Donna to do tomorrow. Good thing I'm crafty. Actually I'm very good with craft projects. Just not ones involving 10K gold, a silver pearl, and super glue. I really don't fit in the mix. :) Well I'm about to head off to bed because I'm a champ. Haha. Laterrrr Friends.

100 Things You Never Wanted to Know

Yes I took this from Dakota because, well, it was bound to happen sooner or later:

100. I've been dancing for over 13 years and I hardly ever stop

99. My favorite is tap

98. I'm obsessed with Bruce Springsteen

97. I've seen him in concert 3 times

96. I work at Giant Eagle, aka Big Bird and hate every second of it

95. I enjoy chem and I don't care if that makes me a nerd

94. I listen to music non-stop

93. I'd die without my iPod

92. My iPod currently has 3,500 songs exactly and rotates through all on shuffle

91. I have an infatuation with reading

90. My favorite author is Jodi Picoult
89. I have 3 cases/furniture pieces filled with books

87. I'm an only child

86. But Dakota is practically a sister

85. I'm a month and 6 days older

84. I was born on pi day

83. I don't mind working hard to do well in school

82. When I watch tv, it's the Disney Channel

81. I'm actually close with my mom and we get along

80. I can take my driver's test in less than a month

79. I don't have any pets

78. But I've managed to keep a cactus alive for a little over a year

77. I trust people too easily

76. I have a wide variety of friends

75. My phone is always by my side

74. My favorite color is green

73. My favorite color to wear is black

72. I'm very self conscious

71. My natural hair color is foul

70. I've been to Hawaii

69. I'm afraid of a lot of things:

68. Spiders

67. Darkness

66. Elevators; other confined places

65. I want to go to school for pharmacy

64. I've known where I want to go to school since 7th grade

63. Sometimes I wonder if I've grown up too fast

62. I used to play the piano and I'm sorry I quit lessons

61. I enjoy jogging at the park

60. I have awful knees and hips
59. I can walk to Dairy Queen

58. Donna has gotten me addicted me to Diet Coke

57. Working at Big Bird has made me feel awful about my eating habits and the fact I hate fruits and veggies

56. I cry a lot

55. But I don't know why

54. I saw a psychologist as a kid because of my parents' divorce and my problems sleeping
53. I'm very conscious about my skin

52. I personally think smoking cigarettes is gross

51. My multivitamins smell like vanilla

50. I can shop in a bookstore for hours at a time

49. The longest time I've spent in Barnes and Noble was 3 hours but only because Billy forced me to leave

48. I'm overly friendly to compensate for being nervous

47. I help teach kids how to dance

46. I'm running out of ideas at 46

45. I've never been out of the country

44. I'm on first name basis with my chiropractor because I have to make appointments so often

43. My collection of Vera Bradly has grown over the years and I don't even really like it

42. I'm into protecting the earth and I actually try, it's not just to sound cool
41. I was into peace when it actually meant something, before it was a fashion statement

40. I often claim I was born in the wrong generation

39. The Pittsburgh Penguins will always be beast

38. Besides Bruce I've seen: Alabama, Toby Keith, The Fray, Blue Men Group, and Phil Vassar in concert

37. As awful as it sounds, I quit things when my dad gets too involved: ice skating, soccer, piano, golf

36. I have never broken a bone

35. I had braces for 2 years

34. I hate spending money, unless it's on books or music

33. I own all but one Jodi Picoult book

32. I get distracted easily :)

31. When I watch a movie, I get obsessed and watch it over and over and listen to the soundtrack...it runs in the family

30. I have a tie dye blanket that I sleep with at all times
29. I never take my jewelry off

28. Huge Harry Potter Fan
27. Hot green tea with honey is fabulous

26. And when there's no green tea, it's hot Lipton tea with cinnamon and honey

25. I write in Sharpie a lot, plain black Sharpie, because it's permanent

24. I write on my skin

23. I enjoy being organized at all times

22. I used to be completely OCD, like non-stop hand sanitizing, but you wouldn't know that now

21. It got to the point where my hands would bleed in the summer from hand sanitizer and tons of soap

20. I change shampoo and conditioner brands often

19. I tend to be unsympathetic because I've believe you have to learn to deal

18. I say "suck it up" a lot
17. "Fabs" and "Cool Beans" are expressions when I think something's cool

16. I used to get sick a lot when I was little
15. I've learned people don't change

14. A favorite number. It's even and I was born on the 14th of March

13. Ickk unlucky number

12. I get my love of yellow roses from my pap

11. My family is a little crazy

10. I'm a perfectionist

9. I usually go to sleep between 1-3 am

8. This is my favorite number

7. I'm always surprised at Donna's music selection

6. I'm going on to my 4th pair of Product(Red) Chuck Taylors

5. I enjoy writing letters to random people

4. I used to dream about being the White House Press Secretary :)
3. I enjoy big cities

2. When I graduate I don't plan on staying around here

1. I don't always think before I act.

Look How Cute I Was

Adventures With Donna

Today was a Donna and Taylor Day as we set out to face the world:

♥ I had 2 inches cut off my hair and now I am extremely blonde
♥ We went and got pedicures together and then ate Chinese for lunch
♥ Travelled to J&J Jewelers to look at setting the pearl and saw nothing
♥ Went to Monroville Mall and I got a Product(Red) Artist collection t-shirt with a gift card Aunt Bev Got Me and a fun plaid shirt at Deila's :)
♥ Came back to Westmoreland Mall and we found a ring at Aunt Kelly's store that had a fake pearl in it and popped it out so we could place the real one in, only to realize there was a small whole in the faux one and a post that it attached it on the ring.
Soo...we took the ring to the jewelers in the mall only to find out he was on vacation until Wednesday but that he could set the pearl

So that's that and I now I have 10k Gold Ring and 1 Silver Pearl but not together
Oh well. :)

♥THEN we went to the grocery store and I bought my ingredients, came home and baked sugar cookies FROM SCRATCH. Heck yes! There are at least 3 dozen cookies (although, not gonna like they are short of awful). Hate my life haha. At least I tried. But I spent $1.68 on the really really good Buttercream whipped icing so at least that tastes really good. I work tomorrow and Dad says he's going to take me to breakfast before hand BUT I have no idea when he's coming to pick me up. Cool. Also this evening I was working on some AP Chem which is actually kind of fun (but don't tell anyone I said that) ;). Well I better go upstairs and get some sleep because, as I said, I have work tomorrow at 10:30 to 3:45. Not awful. Haha. Later Gators.

Bad News

I had to look at my calendar just to see what I've done since the last time I blogged. So Saturday, I was off and went to Rocco's to tie dye. That was a blast and we all had a great time. My shirt turned out cool but there's a lot of white in it, an excuse to wear a bright colored cami underneath right? But I got back late and so didn't have time to go to any of my other parties (even though I came home and got dressed for the 80s dance jam and everything). So Sunday the children performed in church and I went to work at 1:30. Gag me with a rubber spatula. Monday and Tuesday I worked all while working on my AP English stuff on all my breaks and lunch. I worked from 3:00pm-11:00pm on Monday. Like really is that even sane? And to top it all off I walked outside to realize my dad had fallen asleep and forgot to pick me up. So I had to sit and wait outside Big Bird for however long until he finally came. Sigh Oh well, what can you do? Tuesday when I came home from work at 9:15 (okay I got off at 9:15 and only screwed up my register by like 2 pennies that was in a check error) I immediately began to chip away at my AP stuff. Okay, so I know I'm a major procrastinator but in all honesty I work better under pressure and I never just do something half ass. So I stayed up until 3 in the morning working on that and woke up at 7:30 to finish it. Needless to say I wrote a 5 page paper, a 2 paragraph essay, and 7 smaller paragraphs and creative prompts all between 7:30 and 2:00 this afternoon. Afterwards I was so mentally tired that I wanted to collapse. But, I didn't and there's more to the story. Did you know, sweet Mr. Jay rode from South Carolina to Pennsylvania on a motorcycle?! He's so wonderful and adorable. Then I went to Med Express and they told me I have something wrong with my Eustachian Tube in my ear from my allergies and that there's nothing they can do until the pressure alleviates on its own so I just have to suck it up. I know I said what the hell too. What's the point of going to the doctor without getting cool meds?! JUST KIDDING! :D I feel so amazing that I finished my English homework I don't even care that I have to work tomorrow. And I'm excited for chem homework and if I do at least one chapter a day I'll be set without a sweat (no rhyme intended). :] Friday is going to be a Mommy and Taylor Day haha cause it's seriously been forever. We're going to get our hair cut and highlights and such and we both have pedicure appointments. :) Also on Friday I'm going to the jewelry store to look at setting the pearl. Hooray. I have some stories to tell you Miss Kota Mae so when you read this give me a call because tomorrow I'll know my schedule before school starts. EWWWW. At least I don't go back until the 31st! Point and laugh at all the kiddies who go back next week! ;) Well I'm tired and I can finally go back to reading my Jodi Pickle book. Yes I'm going to see how many books I can cram in before school starts and I can't wait for you to be amazed. There was a Phineas and Ferb marathon on today and it rocked. Well it was until 6 so I only got to watch part because I had to take the AP stuff up to the high school before 3PM EST. Now I'm drinking Mountain Dew Voltage which is delicious I might add. :) And it's blue which is even cooler. Okay well I must be off. Later Loves.

Family Photos

Busy Day

Well, I started out by going to the doctor's and getting 3 shots. That's right THREE SHOTS! Two in the left and one on the right. Ick. My left arm is really sore but that's okay, I'm a big girl. Then I went to the bank and opened a checking account and deposited my last paycheck of $137.45 haha how fabulous. It was around $170 before taxes and union dues. Great. Then Mumsie and I ate and came home and I took a nap. :) Then I was awakened and forced to go to the smelly place also called Giant Eagle, but today was okay. Nothing went wrong, I didn't forget to give anyone their groceries, I was able to smile the whole time and people fell in love with my bubbly personality. Haha I really did get compliments from people who couldn't believe I was still a trainee and that I was so happy (little do they know I want to throw up before walking through the doors). I really need to stop complaining, it's a job. And there's always funny stories to share. After work, mum and I went to the craft store to get a tie dye kit and some other supplies for tomorrow and then to Wal Mart for Diet Coke and other necessities. Loves. There I purchased an iTunes gift card and some jalapeno chips. So when I arrived home I had my music and snacks and I was a happy camper let me tell you. :) Although I still have massive amounts of homework that is due Wednesday, but you don't see me rushing. ;) Haha Well I'm going to go upload my iPod and rip these band aids off my arm :( Later Loves. ♥

Woud You Like to Donate a $1.00 for School Supplies Today?

At work today, no machinery exploded, no one cried, or stormed out, or passed out, or died. So I consider that an accomplishment. There were some screw ups but that's expected right? I'm just glad to be off tomorrow. I got warned by a "team leader" who had no idea what he was doing that I wasn't asking if customers wanted to donate a $1.00 for school supplies which NO ONE wanted to and it was just a waste. Plus my little scanner gun was broken and so it was just a pain to type in the whole UPC code for the donation. Hate but I did and by the end of the day I got a total of $2.00. Hooray! After three 8 hour days in a row I've had enough. But tomorrow's pay day so I may be seeing what Kota Mae is up to, or something. :) Bleh I also had safety training today and a follow up with the hr manager. That went well, except apparently I'm not supposed to be working 8 hour shifts cause I'm a minor and she's going to do a minor audit. I told her there was nothing to worry about, but hey I wouldn't want to get fined by the government either. Go Child Labor Law enforcement. I brought Big Bird in over $1,000 today and I barely worked at all. Let's see, out of 8 hours, I (had an hour of breaks and lunch, and an hour of training) I worked at the register 6. So $1,100, something isn't all that awful for a first day right? Haha except one lady had a $400.00 order that could have something to do with it. Oh life. I hate work. Like I really do. The people are really nice, I just hate the machines and the food. Okay I should really stop complaining, and I probably will once I get my first "real" paycheck and not just some wimpy $30 bucks for 7 hours. Oh my gosh the song "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" by Dierks Bentley was just on the tele and it reminded me of country music like 4 years ago and summer time at gram's with Kota, CMT, and Blue Poweraid. :) Yay flashbacks. Speaking of Donna came into my room today and said, "Taylor, oh my gosh I don't know what I was thinking" (I know that's not so out of the ordinary) "you don't go back to school until August 31st not the 24th." And I looked at her at 5:45am and replied with "That's great mom" and continued to sleep until she insisted I get up so I wouldn't be late to work. Life. Haha. So I have an extra week to complete my AP Chem homework which is a double check and I may possibly have a fun day trip in store depending on Donna's schedule. Speaking of Donna's schedule we are going to Rocco's and Felicia's to tie dye on Saturday and then I'm coming home to go to like 109857019283 parties that are also Saturday. I can count 3 just off the top of my head: Sara's, Zach's, Jessie's. I know it's not just that I'm popular it's that everything is on the same freaking day. :) Haha. Well, speaking of music, not really but oh well, the song "How We Operate" by Gomez played in the store today, and it also played YESTERDAY, AND the store's satellite radio station also plays a massive amount of Bruce and so it's lovely. Did you know he's turning 60?! I know a little old of Donna but only by a few years, right? I know, literally. :) Well I'm going to head upstairs so I can watch the Disney Channel or do whatever because I DON'T HAVE TO WAKE UP TOMORROW. And it's lovely. :D
Later Loves.

Oh Life, Part 65463874364987987

Okay so last night Andrew came over before he left for the Land of Mary and that was nice. :) It's always hard cause this will be the last time to see him until like, Christmas. :( But I listened to the two hour, nineteen minute and 42 second playlist he made me and I couldn't stop smiling. :) Also last night I worked to memorize 2093485702984760928345029384t0239487 produce codes for a Giant Eagle test today and I got 'em all right. What a freakin' accomplishment haha. But I had a nice surprise today when Andrew stopped in Big Bird before he headed out. :) I trained on the register today and TOMORROW I start on my own register with REAL CUSTOMERS and REAL MONEY haha I can't wait to screw that one up. Maybe I'll just mess up a WIC check and they suspend you and then fire you. FML. Oh well haha. I'm almost finished with Utilitarianism so that's a check plus and VBS is going well except the small children are like demons after a while. My voice is gone, just an fyi. This was more of just an update rather than a "listen to my story" post. :) Until tomorrow when I'm sure I'll have a million stories about rude people at the cash register and how bad I screwed up. :) Later loves.

Another Day Off

So today I woke up and got a shower and watched a movie that completely doesn't exist with Andrew. What movie? After I made myself a delicious chicken garden salad and read Utilitarianism for a good two hours before heading over to the park and jogging for an hour or so. Bleh. The thought of morality by utility just made me gag. Then I watched The Little Mermaid too, that was fun, before heading to Lynch with ma mere. ♥ Hoorah for exercise, right? Then I came home and worked on some homework (of which I have pounds and pounds) and then I gave up for the night. Tomorrow I work 3:00-10:00 PM! I hate life. I really do. This evening I discussed with my mother about finding a new job and she said that it didn't matter where but I was working, which I understand. I just hate touching people's food and it grosses me out to no end. Like really do you want animal blood that leaks from the Styrofoam package all over your hands then touch someones veggies?! HECK NO! D: I know I complain a lot but it really is bad. I'm waking up tomorrow though so I can read and head to Tom's with gram. Now The Little Mermaid II is in the VCR but I'm not really watching it. Sigh Haha well I'm going to bed. Later loves.

FIRST PAYCHECK!

Heck yes! And for only working 7 hours, and taking out taxes, union dues, and initiation fees I still made $31.45. Hoorah! Of course I cashed my first check! I only worked four and a half hours today so that was fabulous and then I came home and ate some bagel bites. De-lish. Now I'm tired and debating between reading my AP English book, which I really have to do, or taking a nap. Either way. I think a nap might be nice simply because these allergies are wearing me out. Don't fret they're just allergies and although I complain of disease every minute of life it's all good. I have tomorrow off, woooo! Work isn't so awful although it seriously smells. Greeaattt. I hate Demi Lovato she's ugly, has nasty hair, her smile is all teeth, and she has an obnoxious laugh. But hey that's just me. She's on the Disney Channel behind me and it's just annoying. So I've been really interested in Post Secret, I dunno if you are familiar with the website or the books but it's really cool I think. http://postsecret.blogspot.com/ check it out if you haven't already. I would want to send one in, but I honestly have no real secrets. Right now I'm listening to Simon & Milo's "Get a Clue" (heck yes from the Disney movie). "Wake Up, Who Knew, It's Me, It's You. Get a Clue" Smiles. Well I think I'm going to go and take that nap. I'll be back later don't you fret your pretty little face. :D

What To Expect When Shopping With Dakota and Taylor

For your convenience and ours, a guide to shopping with Dakota and Taylor:

• You are probably in a book store.
• If you are not in a book store this guide will be useless
• They wander aimlessly looking for interesting book, items, etc.
• On average each finds six to twelve interesting books based usually on cover art
• On Dakota's advice, the books are left on a shelf, only to be put away by "studious" Barnes and Noble employees
• Be prepared for strange accents such as: Austraillian, British, and/or Texan
• There may often be random outbursts such as "Check!" (which also includes an air "check"), or "Fine" (followed by pouting and stomping) and "Oooh" (and then flittering to an interesting item)
• Illness is common. Hoorah for Disease
• Never ask for a salesperson's help because they can't actually find anything
• There is always the slight possibility that Dakota and Taylor will match in the same shirt, a Vera Bradly backpack, jeans, and flip flops. In this instance, although they may look like dorks, just let it be.
  

Yes these events actually occured at Barnes and Noble this evening.

First Real Day of Work

was 7 hours long. Oh how I hated it. Words cannot describe how much I hated taking food and placing it into plastic, non earth friendly bags. After all seven painstaking hours I smelled like lunch meat and dog food. Joy. And this lady yelled at me for packing 2 cans and her Ragu sauce in one bag because EXCUSE ME it was going to be easier to carry for her. Kota, my lovely cousin, never EVER work in a grocery store. Now I'm exhausted and I have to read my AP English book and/or take notes for AP Chem because school starts this month. Just push me off a cliff now.

Allergies Suck

Majorly. They make me want to punch a wall, or a small infant. Just kidding. Anyways, so I sit here on the day of my father's birthday just kinda hanging out and waiting on my mother to finish washing my Giant Eagle shirts. Hoorah cause I start in uniform tomorrow. Glee. It's been a while I know, but starting from Friday I had orientation at Giant Eagle and my first paid day. That was a blast let me tell you. NAWT. It was basically six hours of policies. Then I came home and got ready and went and saw the CLO's Copacabana. It was alright as far as shows go, like the music was good cause duh Barry Manilow and the dancing was good but the storyline and acting was just ehhhh. Then yesterday I went to the ZOO and it was BABY DAY!

Sea Lion.






Shark :)





Baby Elephant. :)





Komodo Dragon About To Eat A Small Child. :)






Andrew Being Serious.

And my personal favorite...

WOOO!

I just got (well my father bought for me) three pairs of black work pants and NEW SHOES! Now I went into Dick's with all intentions of buying shox because they are amazing and I needed a new pair of running shoes. But I got inside and I was trying on a pair of UnderArmour shoes when I saw that they had running shoes specifically for flat footed-roll inner's just like me. Needless to say I tried them on and fell in love. LOVE. They are the most comfortable shoes I have ever put onto my size 8 1/2 feet. : D I haven't taken them off yet and I've been home for about an hour. The picture doesn't really do it justice because it's a jasmine/pink color and the picture looks red. ♥ oh life. Today was good. Andrew and I rocked it out at Harry Potter being like 2 out of 7 people in the theater. It was an amazing three hours. Then we wondered around and ate and finally stopped at Petsmart where we found an adorable kitten named Freddie:

: D He was 10 weeks old. I heart kittens. After I left Andrew's I went out shopping with pops and mumsie. Well I am exhausted and I start work tomorrow. AHHH! : D

Taylor Has Her Working Permit

Wooo! Yes indeedy ladies and gentlemen. I woke up at 6 this morning and got ready and my mumsie and I headed out to the high school. There I got the form and went to Giant Eagle and had it signed around 7:45ish. Then we went into Greensburg to get the doctor to sign but! it wasn't open yet so we ate breakfast at the Valley Dairy! Ha Cool. Then I got my physical (I am in good health and have lost weight whoopie) and then trucked it back up to the high school. All of this before 10am. Now I'm wired and just sitting her waiting for Sir Andrew (even though it won't be for at least an hour). We're going to see Harry Potter. WOO THREE HOURS! Can you tell I'm pumped on energy?! Watch me crash before he even gets here. I'm not cramping anymore which is a major plus and I was listening to Citizen Cope earlier and now I have it on my iPod. Imagine that! Yay :)
Tehehe
Okay I should probably stop before I fall and hurt myself. I just updated pictures on my iPod cause the old ones were like-eh. I mean I never use the pictures but maybe now I will. I'm hopefully getting an iPod Touch for Christmas now that they have the 30GB ones. It's still really not enough room but it'll work. : D
Until later my dear friends.

"What do you feen an invisible cat? Evaporated Milk"

I legit peed

fml

I checked on the school website and the working papers business in one day is going to be near impossible. Thanks a bunch. Because I couldn't get the working papers until I found out if I had the job so what was the point and then they give me 1 day to figure out how the freaking get a doctor to sign off and the slowest school in the world to process this. fml. But this made me laugh so life is okay.

Rocky Balbetta

I have been lagging in my blogger duties by updating you lovely people on every moment of my life. :) So, I woke up this morning and carried myself downstairs into the kitchen and began to bake. Yes I ended up baking four dozen cookies for Andrew Joseph Jon's birthday present. Oh yes. Except the first two dozen turned out crappy because I realized I had two cookie sheets stuck together. Shows that I was never meant to be in a kitchen. Then I received a call and I am now an employee at Giant Eagle. Hoorah. Well, okay they gave me a call and I have one day to get my working papers sorted out. It shall be a lot of running tomorrow morning, all before 10am. Anyways, after the phone call Andrew came over and I gave him his Disney Movie themed present and four dozen cookies. We meandered around today and travelled to Elmer's fishie store, debated about country music, went to the furniture store, stopped in a parking lot to look at cars and that was it. Oh somewhere along the way we got doughnuts but I couldn't tell you when. Hoorah! Then I came home. :) Yay. Ehhh I have had the worst cramps all day and they make me want to cry. Also, the trip to Elmer's today made me think about fish and the concept of animals that live in the water nonstop. People name fish right, but fish don't have ears. So why go to the trouble of painstakingly deciding a name for a small creature that will probably never respond to it? Because that's the fun of having a pet. This makes me want to tell you lovely folks a story of a time when Tiny Taylor desperately wanted a hamster. She took the time to buy books and do massive amounts of research about the animal and it's necessities. She saved over $200.00 to a hamster fund and well, obviously if you know me, never bought a hamster. But the best part of the whole process, though, was picking a name for my (imaginary) pet. I finally settled on Ginny, why? I was in second grade and Harry Potter was the shit. Now, I sit here going into eleventh grade and well, Harry Potter is still the shit. The point I'm trying to make is not my obsession with Harry Potter but rather, what happens if you name a pet and later realize that you hate the name you originally chose for it? Does it matter if the pet is well, a fish? or is it the principle that you already bestowed a name upon him and that is what it shall be. I faced the same dilemma with my American Girl Dolls at age 7 (I believe I changed Sarah's name eight times before finally feeling bad about confusing my poor doll and returning to calling her Sarah). Well if that whole spiel made any sense, I congratulate you because even I don't understand it. Haha. Oh well. Until later my friends.

Cadillac, Michigan

Is a neato place. No lie my friends. I had to prepare myself to post this because, in all honesty, it's going to take forever. I might as well start with the days because there is no way I can remember everything.
Thursday-Well before the adventure even started my mother and I were about to head out at 7am when her car would not start. Oh joy. So gram and pap picked us up and we were off. After the ten hour drive up to Cadillac, Michigan (of which I slept 7/10) we finally arrived at Uncle Don's and Aunt Robin's. We settled in and ate dindin. Then the girlies (Aunt Robin, My Mother, Gram and I) headed down to the amphitheater/pavilion to see a jazz concert. That was nice. Then I came home and went to sleep.
Friday-We woke up and the girlies went into town to go shopping at some cute little boutiques and stores while the guys bought steaks at a warehouse were they keep cows, butchered them, and then displayed them to the customer (ew). Anyways, we were shopping and there were some very cute stores: my favorite was the Atomic Closet where they had all this retro clothing and killer stuff. This one great dress was from the 50s and I mean it was fabulous-but before I could even take a picture a lady bought it. :( But they had a bunch of great places and we were there just in time for the sidewalk sales. Cool Beans! I got to drive the tractor too, that was exciting.
Saturday-We explored the wilderness. Uncle Don owns ten acres of land. I know holy cow. So I went on an adventure with Aunt Robin, Mum and Gram in the morning; one in the afternoon with my mother and Uncle Don and then another in the dark with Uncle Don. That was amazing because we didn't use flashlights and really couldn't see anything. :) We ate at the European restaurant in Cadillac that evening, Hermann's, and it was delicious. Also that night we made a bonfire and I became killer at making smores. It happens. Saturday, the people from Giant Eagle also called and I have an interview tomorrow. COOL.

Sunday-Aunt Robin took me out driving on the interstate and I had her Aztec up to 70mph. It was amazingly fun and I had Gram and Mum in the backseat. After the expedition on the road at high speeds I drove them around to Peebles and Meijer's (they have a Wal Mart but no one goes there because Meijer's apparently has better quality). High Class. Haha.
Monday (Today)-We came home and fixed ma mere's car. Hoorah! Then we ordered pizza and that was the day.

Hooray!
I'll upload some pictures soon (I'll believe you'll enjoy the ones with the tractor).
Laterr.

Well,

After taking my time waking up this morning, around 10ish I should say, I finally finished my AP work for July. Okay perhaps that's a lie, Microsoft is not letting me format my paper properly according to MLA standards so I'm like HEY! GET IT RIGHT! But my mother shall be home from the funeral soon to fix up these problems. I need to get a shower and so that my friends is what I plan on doing. I just became really excited for tomorrow which is not only ANDREW'S BIRTHDAY but also because I'm heading out on a 10 hour car ride with my mother, gram, and pap. On the up and up I'm going to get to drive a stretch, so...look out world!
:D

Picnik at 3am is Not Suggested

: D

Vanilla Twilight : D

The stars lean down to kiss you,
And I lie awake I miss you,
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere.
Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly,
But I'll miss your arms around me
I'll send a postcard to you dear,
Cause I wish you were here.

WATCH THIS AND YOU WILL PEE

JUST FINISHED

My second AP paper, and it's beastly if I do say so myself. I'm very proud of this essay and think it's one of my strongest pieces of writing. Although of course now I have a headache and so I am going to put off typing the paper and writing the two paragraphs left in my packet until tomorrow. But I'm not stressing anymore and I feel so much better about life. :) Although, sadly my day requires pants. Haha I saw that on Twitter today and about peed. I'm finally starting to get excited about the trip and now so pumped about leaving on Thursday. I went to look at cars today with my father, although he's trying to stay below $5,000 to which I reply, "Yeah Right Buddy!" I am not having a junky car and if he insists on buying a cheap car just because it's cheap then I would rather not have a car at all and he can continue to drive me everywhere. ;) I hope Miss Mae is doing fabulous and that she is doing peachy. :D
I'm truly amazed at how things can turn around in one week.
Until tomorrow my loves.

At My Gram's

Yes indeed that's right. I'm at my gram's now and on her computer (which is a tad old and remotely slow) but I had amazing news. I just got a call from The Meadows Dairy about my application. How exciting is that. They asked a few questions and "pre-screening" for an interview. How exciting right? Too bad summer's almost over. Bleh.
Oh well. Also today I slept in until two, which was not a bright thing speaking since I still have a paper to write and a packet to finish all for tomorrow.
Until later. :)

Boredom + Internet + Paperclips = Rose Ring

I'm Almost Done With the Packet

Isn't that exciting?! Perhaps just this one time I actually finish my AP the day BEFORE it's due. Nahh :) But I'll try.

There's a light show out my window somewhere way up there
Dear Vienna, are you singing?
Dear Vienna, are you swinging?
Dear Vienna, we were happy like the shades of May when we got carried away

Hooray.
Haha I think I'm gonna go to bed so I can get up tomorrow. Actually I'm going to do some yoga first when iTunes finishes loading. PAIN
:D
Later

Hey World

If you scroll your pretty little cursor down you will be able to see that I added a handy dandy music player filled with Owl City songs. This is partially because I have no money to buy any music so, whenever I feel the need for some killer tunes (Owl City, my latest obsession) I will just come to my blog and be set. Plus, I want you to be able to enjoy the sensational sound. : D

Since one AP paper is down I'm now working on the packet and I'll write the second paper tomorrow. It's moving nicely.
Until later this evening I'm sure. :)
Smile!

I Just Finished One AP Essay

Okay well I actually finished it a half hour ago. But I'm proud of myself. Partially because my mother called to awaken me at 10 and well I didn't get up until 12. So then I went straight downstairs and worked nonstop (except for a light lunch) until it was done. No Internet, telly or most importantly cellular device. I'm feeling very good. The other paper is like a creative writing one so I'm not worried and the packet this month is easy.
Yay :)

Life: An Overview Of How to React When Life Just Sucks

I don't mean that title to be negative, or to say that I hate my life. But in complete and total honesty, my life sucks-with two S's and uck in the middle. Yes, uck would be a great description of my current situation. But lucky for all you in the Wonderful World of Blog, I'm going to describe my philosophy (although perhaps unsuccessful) and my thoughts (whether you want to hear them or not).
Let's get rolling then shall we?!
Overachieving Causes Stress And In Some Instances A Mental Breakdown
Let's face it, all of us strive for perfection in something: whether it be work, or school, or sports. It happens. For me it's these stupid AP classes. Yes, I enrolled in the courses and so I accept the responsibilities for my actions. I'm willing to work, that's not the issue. I don't mind if it butts into my personal life (I mean as social as I am if I have to miss a mall outing to write a paper I have no problem doing so). I get upset when an over mass of work causes me nothing but headaches and backaches and in some instances a mental breakdown or worse. I don't mean to constantly complain about this AP English load but I'm doing more work than a college level course AND THE CLASS HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET! Why am I stressing about two papers and a packet that are due Wednesday? Because I'm an overachiever who is striving to be first in her class. And you know what it sucks. Oh well. It'll all pay off in the end right? So: Look towards the future to help get through the uck of being an overachiever.
Unemployment=Frown
Alright, so I know I have no reason to talk at this point but I'm going to because this is my blog and I want to discuss my lack of a job. As many of you know I finished my application for Dairy Queen back in March/April when I turned sixteen. As I handed my father this sacred piece of paper, I believed he would do the duty of handing it to his personal friend; the owner of said Dairy Queen. Much to my dismay the application was lost and Taylor was left with no job. Next, I gave Walgreens a go, but in all honesty I figured that was a pointless cause. After, was The Meadows Ice Cream (another job Billy claimed was an immediate in) and what happened? No call. So by that point I took matters into my own hands and since then I have applied at Toys R Us and Dick's Sporting Goods. Both hiring and both seemed interested when I turned in my application. Now. Here's where the issue sets in. My parents are harping on me about getting a job. Hello!? Not only have they both witnessed me trying profusely to get hired but the one claimed he could get me not one but TWO positions. If I had known the application was lost in transit I would have applied at all these places back in MARCH when I could and they were still hiring not in the middle of summer when all the jobs are taken. Just an irch. Plus the lack of money sucks too. It's not even like I want to waste it on junky stuff. I want money to buy books and music and then I'd save the rest. Oh life. So: Take matters into your own hands when trying to find a job and don't rely on others who claim to know people. In the meantime, make do with what you have and stay persistent in the task at hand.
Music Is Getting Too Expensive
This is a topic I've already discussed but iTunes is now getting outrageous with it's costs. Who is going to pay 2 bucks for a popular 3 minutes of a song. I would rather (no lie) get a tape and record it right off the radio like in the 90's than I would pay two whole dollars for a song that's going to be forgotten in less than a year. So: You get more value in buying a whole cd than a single song costing $2.00.
Boys Are Confusing
I could really stop there at this point. That's self explanatory. So: Boys are confusing and girls will never be able to understand them.

In all honesty I feel much better. I'm sorry if you read this whole post and discovered it was a waste of your time. But hey, now you know.
Until later when I will pour more of my thoughts upon you.

Ladies and gentlemen who are up at 4 am, I have done it. I now know for definite sure what I am doing/making/giving Mr. Andrew Joseph Jon for his birthday. Any previous claims up to this point that I had some idea of what I was doing were lies. I don't know why this idea came to me at 4 in the morning but there you go. It was in front of my face the whole time, literally since last Christmas. No joke. I feel accomplished and so therefore I am going to sleep.

OWL CITY : D

So this song is free on iTunes and the first time I listened to it I was like okay this is sweet. But the more I heard it I realized how fantastic it was. And of course I became obsessed and tracked down every bit of information I could. But I hope this video makes you smile because I think it's adorable. :D
Owl City "Fireflies"

Nothing in particular, just writing for the love of writing... writing because music is what makes me feel. It allows me to taste the sky and dream in color.
-Adam Young from Owl City

Isn't that fabulous!?!

I Just Vlogged

But it was an EPIC fail. So I would rather retype everything that I just said on video than take the embarassment of showing it to you all. So, today was good. I realized my overall feelings about Harry Potter were disappointment, although I still believe Tom Felton was a beast and amazing and beautiful and I adored watching him every second-AND HE IS A MUSICIAN. I can't even handle this. : ) Haha totally just lost train of thought. Anyways, I have been Twittering like a fiend recently, and I'm so addicted. Bleh. But I tweeted earlier about having to invest in a new pair of Shox because in all honesty, I wore the rubber sole off of one of the individual shox(s) and I'm walking on gray plastic. It's neither attractive nor comfortable. If I can get around to taking a picture I will. So this evening I was working on some AP Chem. That book is a beast, I'm only on chapter 2 but on page like 60. I plan on taking that with me on the road to Michigan. But before I can leave I have to finish stupid AP English. That will be my project tomorrow since I literally have less than a week. fml. Bleh. Speaking of Michigan I got the news that you Miss Kota will probably not be going. :( I was very upset at first but I know you will be working and earning money, which is more than I can say. On the topic of jobs I applied today for an opening at the very fabulous Toys R Us, although online applications get you no where so probably next week I'll go into the store. After being turned down at Dairy Queen, Walgreen's, and The Meadows (all jobs Billy said he secured) I decided to take matters into my own hands and was on snagajob.com and in all honesty I'm surprised I never thought of a toy store before-like really...it kind of fits my personality haha :). OMG I just listened to Tom Felton's cd previews on iTunes and I melted. Why do I get so attached!?! ANYWAYS. Again I lost my train of thought. Right Toys R Us. Free on iTunes this week is a very interesting song called Fireflies by Owl City and it's very interesting. Oh life.

I better go because I can't keep my concentration.
Later.

I'm Addicted

to Twitter now, good think I have unlimited texts. Oh life.
Yes Kota Mae I think you'd enjoy it too. : )

So Harry Potter

I haven't quite decided yet. It was AMAZING, don't get me wrong, but I was so excited after rereading the book and I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Like empty at the end. The effects were fabulous and Tom Felton was absolutely beautiful but like I said I don't quite know my total feelings about it yet. I got home around 4 this morning and died. So until later, something just blew up in the kitchen.

ACCIO HARRY POTTER!

I just had a flash back to the song and it was quite amazing. So indeed, I am going to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince this evening at the movies with the lovely SMXers. We are making shirts since we are clearly not cool enough to dress up in full wizarding garb. Oh I wish. I am over at mon pere's currently and we are having a jolly good time. I'm reading Harry Potter and he is cleaning and such. We make quite a pair. On my mind today, besides HP is this new hair product I bought at the Waterfront. It is Garnier Fructis Curling Spray Gel, and I mean it works wonders, but I just bought the spray gel in the whole line of curling products and I wondered if I purchased the rest it would really improve the deal. Like, my hair is now outrageously curly but it's still got some frizz business. It's just a curiousity, I mean the 4 bucks for the matching styling cream and such isn't going to send me bankrupt, although with the lack of a job and my constant outings it is quite possible. Also, I got my own key to my father's truck today. Good ol' pewter GMC. It's aging though. I even started Twittering more frequently, it's such a blast-I'll have a link set up here shortly enough. I've also come across the notion that Hogwarts would be a classy school. Although as I'm reading the 6th book, Hagrid made reference to something that completely slipped my mind up until this point. You have like 300 under aged kids who can perform magic, whose to stop someone from like blowing you up in the middle of class or sending some spell down the hallway that would make you mute. Can you imagine the drama in a school like that?! You'd be talking about Maggie one minute and the next she'd be slipping you potions and hexes that would make you throw up for a week. The books are clearly lacking the violence you would see in a modern day school, or maybe I'm just accustomed to Penn Trafford, and the real world is much more civilized than the student body leads on. Anyways, last evening as boredom set in I ventured to Pixie Hollow on Disney's site to investigate what I'd heard from some of my peers, yes I know people who play on Pixie Hollow. And basically it's just a social network where you fly around as a fairy with whatever special talent you choose. But like you can talk to other fairies and they say things such as "flitterific." Although, I was on at 1 am and the only people that seemed to be awake were me and Bradly, (even though we never found each other in the magical fairy server Dew Valley). Then just to see what would happen I went up to a fairy named Trinity (or whatever it was) and I said something like, "hey do you know where the hell I can find a blueberry?" and before I even hit enter it kicked me off and said I wasn't welcome in Pixie Hollow with language like that. I laughed so hard. Oh life. That seems to be my new phrase, cause it's not fml or I HATE LIFE, just my life is unique and it can't really be described any other way.
Speaking of laughing hard (I'm all over the place sorry for the confusion) Chris is also going to the Harry Potter premiere and he's dying his hair red so he can be Ron. I about peed when he told me. And hence, when we make our shirts tonight I am going to be sure to write Dobby on the back and send a picture of it to him (this entails a long story that may or may not be appropriate for a public blog but that I will be happy to share at another time). Well I think I have rambled quite enough for today, so until later my wizarding friends.

OH MY GOSH

JAKE RYAN FROM HANNAH MONTANA IS ON THAT'S SO RAVEN AND IS A LITTLE BOY LIKE 10 AND HE'S FABULOUS!

Did You Know

Jennifer Grey's (Baby from Dirty Dancing) most recent appearance was Dr. Gevaarlijk on Disney's Phineas and Ferb. I just about peed.

Monday

Today I worked at the Library book fair. That was fun and exciting and I learned how to run and operate a credit card device (like the things you swipe). That was pretty much the highlight of my day. I read more of my new book Pop Salvation, and it's quite amazing. Then I went back to my grams and read Harry Potter. That was fun. After walking down at Lynch I came home and now I'm here. FABS!

Today was a good day. I went to church and Sunday school which was fun, came home and changed and went to the Waterfront. It was beautiful and peaceful.

I walked around by myself and people watched. I bought a book in Barnes and Noble then took it over to Panera used my gift card for lunch and sat outside, ate,

and read. It was really relaxing and i stayed there for an hour or so until i meandered over to Ulta for a major sale. I bought eye liner, shadow, and hair

product for eight bucks. Then i sat and read some more. When Donna was finally ready to come home i came back and went to youth where i had even more fun.

Plus Bradly and i decided that we're going to see Harry Potter at midnight and of course a bunch of others wanted to join, yes i'm that popular :P so that's

settled and i can't wait. Too bad AP's due in ten days and i haven't even started. Oh well now i'm at my gram's hence the ridiculous text posts. Until later. :)

Today

Exhausted.
Woke Up
Drove Gram to get her Hair Done at Tom's
Went to Lunch and the Dollar Store with Kita and Jess
Went to the Mall with Gram and Mother
Took Gram Home
Went Home with Mother

Went to Kennywood with Mother
Rode Massive Amounts of Rides with Mother
Came Home
The End.

Of Course I'm Not Asleep

Oh life.

Haha I've been saying that a lot recently. It seems fitting.

Hello World

This evening was fun.
Joseph was amazing and the cabaret after was even more fantastic. :) Plus I was with a hilarious group of people and we just laughed. Chris and Katelyn played the 50/50 and lost-surprise surprise but there was a hilarious video. And Zakk danced and sang nonstop. But really, the show was fabulous. : D
Tomorrow will be a busy day because I may possibly be going to Kennywood after lunch so that should be interesting.
Also, this is a notice to anyone who is free Sunday, I need a buddy that wants to go to the Waterfront for a few hours in the evening. Let Me Know. :)

My Found Poem

The world shuts its ears
But they're never gonna understand
Cause I'm holding on
'Till daylight comes.
The strangest peace is all around
With possibilities everywhere,
But I don't care.
Take my hand and let me take your heart,
I'm right behind you.

In soundless sleep now close your eyes,

We dance on the edge of destruction.

But it's hard to believe

It may be our last.
Around a thousand stars,
Wishing all our cares away,

I'll show you the world through my open eyes
So beaming blue these dreaming skies.
Don't let me go
Now until forever
Just you and me here.
There's a lot of things that were never said:
You amaze me,
I love you.
I know the night is dying dear,
Morning glow is almost here.

The dream of our dance is through.

Hey :) Yes so it's a found poem, meaning I took the lines of the poem from lines of some of my favorite songs of the moment. Cool beans. Some of the songs include: "Perfect for You," "Give," "I Am the One," "Babies Breath," "Big Bright Beautiful World," "A Light in the Dark," "I'm Alive," "No Time at All," "I Dreamed a Dance," "Light," "Who I'd Be," "Superboy and the Invisible Girl," and "Morning Glow." : D

Oh Yes

I wrote my found poem and it'll be up soon enough :)

Well Today's Off to a Rockin' Start

I awoke to the sound of a hair dryer this morning, which I mean is just fine. So I was up and got ready to face the world, literally. Then Donna and I headed down to see Chris in his fabulous performance of The Cat in the Castle. I about cried laughing. :) I know I look fabulous in the picture but hey what can you do? So then I drove back from Delmont and the Apple Hill Playhouse to the hut of pizza (oh yes). And from there back to the lovely house. Then I received a call from Mr. Andrew and afterwards I took a nap. I know you're enjoying all the play-by-play but you know what you're going to deal with it. So in a bit I'm going to get ready again and head back to Apple Hill Playhouse again to see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with a boatload of people (who aren't already in the show-and believe me there are a bunch). Coolness. Also cool, I'm going to lunch with Kita and Jess tomorrow. :) Woot! My calender is filling up fast. I can't really put off procrastinating on my English project anymore cause it's due the day before I leave for Michigan. WOOO! I'm very excited for this trip and I hope Kota Mae can go. What shenanigans. :)
Until later.

I'm feeling surprisingly alone. No it's not just the 3am and no one's up. Just recently no matter how hard i try to make plans or be social something happens. It's just weird. I dunno maybe I'm overreacting and I probably bring it upon myself. Something to work on I suppose. Later.

Found Poetry

Yes I'm going to write a found poem made from various song lyrics and I shall have fun.

Ladeda

So tomorrow my mother took off work and we are going to see Toph in his performance of Cat in the Castle. Cool beans! I'm excited, yes indeed. I finished the AP book today. That's also cool although I'm still insistent on the parts that I want to write about. Also, I jogged a whole mile today. Sure there was a point where I could go 3 miles without stopping, but for being off for a while, I'm proud of myself. Why yes of course I was running to the Next to Normal soundtrack thanks for asking. Now I'm uploading videos to youtube/facebook and talking to Deanna, Dan, Zakk, and Rachael all at the same time. HECK YES I'M SKILLED. Plus I'm drinking water from my handy dandy Jumonville water bottle. I know I'm soooo cool. And I also know you wanted to hear every single thing I'm doing at every moment.
I saw Transformers 2 today and I have to tell you I was quite disappointed. I mean it was good, but 3 hours for a movie about alien robots fighting to the death can be a little much. Although the action was fabulous and I heart the Autobots and I cried when a certain robot died. I saw it with my father and he was so excited we drove down the steet and looked at the new 2009 Camaro's like Bumble Bee. :) It was exciting.
♥ until later

Yes I'm Still Up

And quite crackin'.

It took me two whole hours but I listened to the entire Next to Normal soundtrack. It is beastly and I love it. :) Now I just finished off a bag of rise and downloaded the song Comatose by Skillet for the next possible Jubilate dance just because I was bored. It happens a lot. Plus I need exercise and I figured that choreographing a dance would get me up and jumping. Bleh. Too bad it's 1:17 in the am. I miss my dear Kota Mae. I haven't talked to her in forever so infact I am going to text her later and see what she's up to. I have a headache too. Mehh whatever life. Well I'm gonna go upstairs to work on the dance and try to sleep/ Harry Potter/ The book on American documents and other stuff. Ladeda. Later

Just Another Day

GABE
What's up with this, you haven't waited up for me in months

DIANA
It's 3 in the morning and I'm sitting here counting the ways you could have been killed.

GABE
And tonight's top three are?

DIANA
Drunk driver, avian flu, gang war.

GABE
You've gotta stop watching the news.

DIANA
I was crazy with worry.

GABE
I believe the crazy part. You gotta let go mom, I'm almost 18.

DIANA
Are you snorting coke?

GABE
Not at the moment.

DAN
Who's up at this hour?

DIANA
Your father, go. Up the back way.

GABE
Why does he hate me?

DIANA
Because you're a pain in the ass.

DAN
Everything alright? I heard voices.

DIANA
Just me talking to myself, you know. Now you head on upstairs. I'll be up for sex in a minute.

DAN
You sure you're ok?

DIANA
Go!

DIANA
They're the perfect loving family, so adoring And I love them every day of every week So my son's a little shit, my husband's boring And my daughter is a genius and a freak We all cherish one another Father mother sister brother Cheek to cheek

DIANA
Natalie, it's 3 in the morning, is everything ok?

NATALIE
Everything's great, why wouldn't it be great? It's great! I've just got 3 more chapters of calculus a physics problem set, a history quiz and 2 pages on floral imagery in Flowers for Algernon' which so like, DUH, everything's so under control., it's just like calm.

DIANA
Honey you need to slow down. Take some time for yourself. I'm going to have sex with your father.

NATALIE
Well, great, I'm so glad I know that.

NATALIE
So I do my best to make it all look easy Just to keep my lovely family off my back And I act like life is right and life is breezy And pretend like they're not seriously wack And some days I think I'm dying But I'm really only trying not to crack

GABE
For just another day, for another stolen hour When the world will feel my power and obey

BOTH
It's just another day

GABE
Feeling like I'll live forever

NATALIE
Feeling like this feeling never goes away

BOTH
For just another day.

DAN
That was great, wasn't it. Wow, whoa, that was great. Oh Christ! I'm late.

DIANA
That will teach you to take a whole ten minutes.

DAN
Sorry, what?

DIANA
I said, Isn't it a beautiful day?

DAN
Oh, well its cloudy and raining and really cold for September and sure, it's fantastic.

DIANA
Makes you want to dive in with both feet doesn't it?

DAN
Ah, absolutely. I never know what she's talking about.

DAN
When it's up to you to hold your house together A house you built with tender loving care But you're grappling with that gray and rainy weather And you're living on a latte and a prayer

DIANA
Prayer

BOTH
Can you keep the cup from tipping Can you keep the grip from slipping In despair, for just another day

DAN
In the hustle and the hurry You want to wipe you worry clean away

ALL
For just another day.

DIANA
I will keep the plates all spinning

DIANA and NATALIE
With a smile so white and winning all the way

ALL
Cause what doesn't kill me makes me stronger As long as it's just another day.

GABE
It only hurts when I'm here

ALL
Bum bum bum.

DIANA
You're going to be late and you have a huge day.

GABE
You have no idea what I do all day.

DIANA
Jazz band before school. Class. Key Club. Then football

GABE
Not Bad.

DIANA
Now get out of here

DIANA
It only hurts when he goes.

ALL
Bum bum bum

GABE
Morning sunshine.

NATALIE
Good news! I got the date for my final recital.

DIANA
We'll put it on the calendar.

NATALIE
Mom, the calendar is still on April, of last year.

DIANA
Oh, well, Happy Easter!

NATALIE
Happy Easter mom.

NATALIE
It only hurts when I hide.

ALL
Bum bum bum.

DAN
Hi sweetheart!

NATALIE
She's on fire this morning.

DAN
Oh, I know. Honey can you do the shopping today, I'm slammed at work and we're out of everything,

DIANA
I keep cave clean, you go out, get fire.

DAN
Absolutely. Again no clue.

DAN
It only hurts when it shows.

ALL
Bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum bum

DIANA
It only hurts when I breathe

DAN
It only hurts when I try.

GABE
It only hurts when I think.

NATALIE
It only hurts when I cry.

DAN
It only hurts when I work

GABE
It only hurts when I play

NATALIE
It only hurts when I move.

ALL
It only hurts when I say, It's just another day

GABE
When the morning sun is showing.

NATALIE
And you wished that you were running far away.

ALL
It's just another day

GABE
Birds are singing bees are crowing And you wish that'd you'd be going but you

GABE, NATALIE and DAN
Stay stay stay.

DAN
And you stay and stay forever

GABE
Though you know it's now or never

NATALIE
And you know you're here forever

ALL
Every day is just another day

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