S: I can't believe this is happening.

I have pretty much had the worst day ever.

After sociology, I went to health services because I've had an infection on my leg for the past few weeks. Its disgusting and I don't want to go into a whole lot of detail on it, but I felt like a grown-up (even though I was petrified) going to the doctor and making the appointment and getting my health insurance info all on my own.

I went in there with an infection and walked away being treated for Lyme disease.

The nurse practitioner said that under normal circumstances, I wouldn't be treated for Lyme. However, since I'm from the Cape, my mother and grandmother have full-blown Lyme, and I'm a carrier for it, she's putting me on this awful medication that makes me thirsty and irritable and light sensitive as a precautionary thing.

To top it all off, I don't have my phone charger, and my phone is dead. :( Sad, sad, sad day.

Thank goodness spring break is right around the corner. In 48 short hours I'll be at home, reunited with my phone charger... and my family and Cape friends... for ten days. Yay!

Edit, on Tuesday: Despite yesterday being the worst day ever, there are a million things to be happy about, which I'm about to list here, to make myself feel better.
1. My hair is officially the length I want it to be. I've obtained that goal. However, instead of cutting it, I'm just going to get a trim and continue growing it. I want it at least another six inches!
2. I'm hyper.
3. I'm over-packing for $pr!ng br3@k 2011 but its okay because it makes me, again, so thankful for all that I have.
4. This new medication makes me sensitive to light which gives me a real reason to wear my shades indoors, as opposed to when I wear my shades indoors without a reason and look like a tool.
5. Aside from one midterm, I'm done with school for break! And attending classes for attendance purposes. Technicalities....

S, Day 14.

Talk about your siblings.

I have a fifteen-year-old sister, named Lauren, who's actually named Twig if anyone asks. She and I have the greatest relationship ever. We rarely fight, and when we do, its always over food. It sounds trivial, but we can get really vicious if one of us has something the other one wants. We share everything, except for food.

One story sticks out in my head. I'm walking in the mall with my (now ex) boyfriend, Ben, and I have Italian ice. Lauren is walking towards me with her (now ex) boyfriend, Brandon, and the only acknowledgement I got from her was when she took my Italian ice out of my hands and kept walking as if nothing had happened.

Anyway, Lauren and I have always been super close. When our parents got divorced, I made it my duty to take care of her and be the best big sister ever.

Muh sistahs muh best frand ~~~!

Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

Is your bed made? Is your sweater on? Do you want out like you know I do?

I'm identifying with this song because I just spent nearly a week back home (I looooove how my schedule allows me to do that this semester) on Cape Cod. It was a lot of fun, as it usually is. I had a bonfire with Ted one night (I failed at fire building, so he took over), a bonfire with him, Katie, James, Dylan, Vinny and Samantha the next night (that got rained out, oops), a family party the night after that (which turned out to be pretty fun), relaxed on Sunday, and Ted took me to play laser tag on Monday. He'd tell you he won, but I'd point out that I wasn't aware of his extensive laser tag experience before playing, so I felt cheated. Therefore, I really won. After laser tag, we took a walk to the lake where I played on the ice and ate gummy bears. I love gummy bears.

I love being on the Cape. But it always feel so good to get back to Boston and get excited for going out on Thursday, and $pr!ng br3@k 2011, even though I have two projects, two midterms, and a paper due before then. :(

S's new challenge.

Some days, I hear songs that just speak to me. You know? Like now. I'm completely identifying with Taking Back Sunday's "Miami". So my new challenge is to post here what songs I'm currently identifying with. Like a music journal, but better.

To be honest, I'm identifying with a lot of Taking Back Sunday right now. But I heard "Miami" on my way back from Katie's earlier, and so it is what it is.

Stephanoooooodles

I actually have a love/hate with that nickname. I love it when used correctly, but not when Katie uses it when I already know I'm wrong, but continue arguing my point... because its principle, damn it. Its 12:49 in the morning, and we're separated by miiiiiiles instead of just a busy street, but I can totally see her here with her eyebrows raised, saying "Stephanoodles" while I try to convince her of something that is totally wrong (usually having to do with the opposite sex). Ah, so good to have her back in my life.

Is there anything I love more than a long weekend at home spent with my closest friends? Well, actually, yeah, there is. Including ice cream and weekends spent in Boston. But weekends at home is right up there with them...

Anyway, this weekend is President's Day. And yay! Cape friends! Tonight, Ted came over and I tried and failed, so he had to take over we built a fire in one the fire pits in my backyard and roasted marshmallows and sacrificed gummy bears and had stupid fun. We talked and listened to music and it was just what I needed after a long, stressful day. Tomorrow night I think I want to do the same, but with him, James, Dylan, Katie and Sam.

I LOVE. LOVE. LOVE. HAVING THESE PEOPLE BACK IN MY LIFE. It's been almost a year since Katie and I officially got over ourselves, but I doubt I'll ever stop being happy about having my old crew back. There is nothing better than good friends.


"And keep in mind, we've been friends for so long that nothing will ever truly destroy us. I think Katie and I are living proof of that." Soooo much love for these kids.

EDIT: Oh! Also! Duh! How could I forget?! Rachel, Katie's sister, asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding next year! And, as Katie so eloquently put it, I "love wedding shit"! And I dooooooo so I'm so excited to be a part of Rachel's big day. Rachel and I aren't super close, but I've known her for years (I still call Katie and Rachel's parents Mom and Dad). Dude, I was so excited to learn that I was even INVITED to the wedding. This is the first time I'll be an official bridesmaid, not like, a junior bridesmaid, so I'm really excited to be on hand and make sure Rachel is happy every step of the way. I'm not even sure what bridesmaids do except keep the bride happy... which I feel as though I'll be good at.

K, Day 12.

Day 12. Feelings about Harry Potter.

I'm a fan4lyfe. No but really. I remember being really into it when it came out, and I'll be a fan all the way up until the last movie is sadly released. We went to our first midnight premier this past year, and that was fantastic. I feel bad for shoving and trampling people, but it was necessary. We were part of a ferocious, hardcore group. While we were visiting a friend at Brown, we even saw Emma Watson. I literally moved out of the way for her and said excuse me. If that doesn't count for anything, nothing ever will.

I wish I could go more in depth as to how it got me into reading, etc but I'm sick and slightly delirious. I know what I'm typing doesn't make much sense, and it takes about two tries to spell anything right. So I'm going to go watch me some Weeds and take it easy until Vanessa comes back and we have out Ramen-and-Grilled-Cheese date.

We're all sick. -S

Yesterday I told Ted that I was coming home this week and to get excited because I'm not sick, since last time I was home I was. and then guess who comes down with a sudden cold. :(

I'm just hoping it comes and goes quick enough for me to have fun with my Cape friends this weekend. I miss them. :(

S.

Its the first week that tests and essays being due are cycling around, so we'll forgive Katie for not updating so much. I just finished my first long literary analysis in three years, I had a quiz last Wednesday and a test on Monday. I know that K had a test last week and a test coming up this week.

But that's not even important. What's important is that me and my friends got into a club and danced the night away.

On Thursday, you could have find me, Katie, Katie Mead (Spring), and Vanessa all getting ready to go out. We did each other's hair and make up and got all girly together, dancing and having a classic good time. We got on the T and after a slight production with meeting up with Cap, we met up with him and his roommate and made our way to the club. The visual of Cap walking in with one girl on his arm and four more behind him must have been hysterical. I laugh every time I think about it.

We got to the club and they checked our IDs. Even though four of us were underage, and very clearly so, we were let in. The expressions on our faces, amazing. We got a round of shots and felt so cool ordering our first drinks from the bar. We toasted to Cap and danced until 2AM. I ended up going back to East Boston with Cap and his roommates and hanging out with them until I fell asleep, then had to make the journey back on both the blue and green lines in three inch heels and club clothes. I had Cap's sweatshirt, but still. That was slightly mortifying...


"There's a tree? When was there ever a tree right there?"

But despite looking like grossness walking through East Boston at 10:30 in the morning, I had a good time and I can't wait to go out with them again!

Edited on Sunday: That night was also the first time I ever did something I can't remember doing. Apparently when I was in the cab on the way to East Boston, I called Vanessa, but I don't remember this at all. The evidence is there on my phone, 46 second phone call when I guess I just kept asking if she was okay. Hahahah oh boy.

S is taking a break so K can eventually catch up.

BUT HEY LET ME TALK ABOUT HOW EXCITED I AM.

So I have this friend, named Cap, who I love with all my heart. And this is why.

Cap recently got a job at a club down in Faneuil Hall and he's going to get me and my friends in! We usually go to this sleazy club called Rise which is totally disgusting and you have to shower when you get home, or if you go straight to bed, its best to wash your sheets the next day. But unfortunately, Rise is the only place that's 18+ and not on a Tuesday. I've never been to Throwed, the Tuesday place, but come on. Most people have class the next day.

Rise is just a sketchy place. The place is lined with mirrors and everyone gets so hot and sweaty dancing that the mirrors fog up. Like, gross! I don't want to be reminded on every corner that I'm perspiring! Not attractive!

But tomorrow we're going for the Heartbreaker's Anti-Valentine's Day party. This will be our first time going to a real club, and we are so (nervously) excited. I went over to Katie's dorm earlier and (sorry about this bbies) infected them with my weekend spirit while they were all trying to study. Oops. ;)

S Day Lucky 13

Opinions on Mean Girls.

If we're talking to movie, which I assume we are because its formatted as a proper noun, I love it. Last time I watched it was actually in Florida with Katie, after a 'wtf' night for me where one of my friends called me crying and then I couldn't get back in touch with him. He doesn't remember this at all, and I'm a better friend than to remind him.

S Day 12

Today I was a serious stressball. Thank God for Katie, the moment I saw her coming across my campus to save me from my anxiety, I seriously felt like crying. I've said it before and I'll say it again: thank God for good friends (and Lady Gaga).

Day 12. Feelings about Harry Potter.

Two words: Holy obsessed.
I didn't get into Harry Potter until the third book came out, because the first chapter of the first book was boring to me as an 8-year-old. When I was 10, I picked it up to see what all the hype was about (skipping the first chapter) and fell in love.

Harry Potter is my childhood, basically. I grew up with Harry, Ron and Hermione. When the seventh book came out I nearly called out of work (didn't) and finished it within three days. And when the seventh movie came out, I was at the midnight premiere.

When the final part of the movie comes out, I know I'm going to be a mess. It'll be like the very last part of my childhood is over and it'll be time to grow up and be a real live adult.

How very boring...

S Day 11 - a long one, sorry!

:D is really all I have to say about life right now. I don't want to go into tooooo much detail, because this is a public forum/I may be getting ahead of myself, but OH MY GOODNESS life is absolutely phenom.

Anyway, day 11, top 3 fave bands.

I absolutely don't think I can do this. But let's see.
1. Lady Gaga. (She's not a band, I realize, but bear with me.)
Lady Gaga exudes confidence. I've watched videos of her crying on stage out of how grateful she is for how far she's come. She has a song for every mood I'm in. Speechless is probably still my very favorite, which is the perfect sad/drunk with my very best friends song. I have it on now, actually, and it makes me want to throw my arms around Katie and Sam and sway to the music while raising a glass to mend the broken hearts of all my wrecked up friends. The Fame is the perfect summer album, and it takes me back to last summer when everything was amazing. I cannot WAIT until she drops Born This Way as a single, which if I recall is very soon. As in THIS WEEKEND. AS IN A WEEK FROM RIGHT NOW. And the countdown begins...

I really don't know if I can finish this. First of all, I lost my iPod, so I can't even scroll through and tell you what bands I have. So I'm challenging this challenge and deciding that its going to now be my top fave songs of the moment. And it may or may not be more than two more, because I'm bored.

2. "Seaside", by The Kooks.
This song randomly pops up on my iTunes sometimes, and I'm taken back to a time when I really did fall in love on the seaside. That relationship is over now, of course, but I'm so attached to the ocean that I'm not sure if there's ever a time when I won't fall in love on the seaside. Its just one of those songs that makes me feel good and confident about my future, even if my love life is a wreck (in which case I'd probably switch it, but who's counting?). Its acoustic, the singer's voice is soothing, and I recommend it to everyone.
3. "Bottoms Up", by Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj.
The unofficial winter break song. This song is about alcohol and partying, and I made sure it was playing at all of the parties over break. My sister and I listen to it while on our drives in the Mustang, and it was one of the first songs she was amazed that I knew, and that I knew what throwing deuces means. Also, I'm really proud I can throw down the Minaj verse, thank you very much. Yes, my dear, you're so explosive.
4. Pretty much any and all acoustic love songs.
I'm not in love and, up until I got my priorities in order, had little interest in falling in love. Though even through the bad times, I've always had a great appreciation for love songs. I'll even go as far as to say that they are the greatest forms of art, ever. And I don't mean mainstream "I'm Yours" Jason Mraz bullshit that was likely written by a group of ten writers, I mean the indie stuff that you KNOW was written by the person singing. I love the happy love and the sad love and the longing love and the in between love. So much love.
5. "Walcott", by Vampire Weekend.
Guilty: I mostly love this song because one of the lyrics is "Don't you wanna get outta Cape Cod, outta Cape Cod tonight?" and I know that feeling so well.
6. "Up All Night", by Drake ft. Nicki Minaj.
This song is pretty much my life in a nutshell. Aside from the fact that I'm white and a starving college student... "I'm about whatever, man/f what they been talkin' about/they opinion doesn't count/we're the only thing that matters, oh/so we do it how we do it" and "I'll be up all night/whole crew's in here/cause I don't really know who I'ma lose this year, oh/man I love my team/I love my team/I would die for them n's" and of course, Nicki "I look like yes/you look like no". ;)

So that was longer than I intended, but whatever. It's only 11 and I'm not tired yet, waaaah.

K Day 11!

Discuss your top three favorite bands.

This is a hard one. At the moment, I have lots of favorite songs, but bands? It's been a while since I've found a single band that I listen to exclusively. Or maybe I do and just don't realize it. Looking at my iTunes, I guess I could pick three that I listen to the most.

1. Tegan and Sara. They have that feel good, background music that sounds similar but each song is different when you focus in. It's generally light hearted and easy to listen and fall asleep to. I got all their albums a few months ago from my roommate and I've been in love ever since. I never realized I would consider them a favorite, though, until now. Hmm. They would be a lot of fun to see in concert, I think.

2. Dari. People make fun of me to no end about this band- they're four guys, straight out of Italy. Well, they haven't quite left Italy yet. That's the problem. They only sing in Italian songs in a style that's not necessarily popular in America anymore- the sort of popish punk with some techno thrown in. But these guys are what really got me interested in studying Italian. I signed up on a whim, and was doubting if I should stick with it or go back to Spanish. I was on the MTV Italia site when I saw some of the TRL videos. 'Casa Casa Mia' was one of the songs, and it had a simple enough title that I could understand. And it was love ever since. It's so crazy, but it definitely gave me an incentive to learn the language (marry the frontman named Dario) and I could always find a way to relate some new grammar back to one of their songs. To this day, I listen to equal, if not more, Italian music as I do English.

3. My Chemical Romance. I have such a history with these guys. They were the first real band that I LOVED. Obsessively. Stephanie and I were little ninth grade groupies and went to about 5 concerts over the years. They're not nearly as popular as they were way back when, but no matter what they do, I know I'll be loyal and follow them. Even if Gerard, who I was supposed to marry, had a daughter named Bandit. That's the only stupid decision I think they've really ever made.

Katie's Challenge, Day 10.

Talk about the pets you have orwould like to have.

It's a bit of a zoo at my house sometimes. The oldest pet I have is Molly, our 10 year old yellow lab who acts like a 3 year old. She's insane and hyper and fat and right at that awkward crotch level, so when she freaks out when someone new comes over, she licks there and people feel a bit violated. And then there's Jack, a big black cat. I got him first about three or four years ago, but ever since he became an outdoor cat, he's wild. But beautiful! He has these intense yellow eyes and he's part siamese, so this really pointy face. Then when my sister was living in the midwest, she and her exboyfriend adopted an orange cat named Mickey, which has subsequently been renamed Dunnigan by James. I'm still not sure where that came from, I forget. And then my sister adopted yet another cat she couldn't take care of on her own. This one is named Lucy, but I still call her Pregs because sure enough, when we brought her home we realized she was pregnant. Which leads to our other three cats- Oliver, Timmy, and Sawyer. There were two more kittens, but we gave them away. Oliver is Rachel's, my mom liked Timmy, and Sawyer/ Soybean/Jellybean is mine. He's adorable and a klepto and I plan to bring him into the city with me someday.

And then I had a fish named Dario who died just a few days before winter vacation ended. He got a lovely service before I flushed him. My sister also left a plethora of fish at home too, which have to be kept out of reach of all six cats.

I am such a cat person. I weird myself out sometimes.

But in other news, I got a haircut! It's been an obscene amount of time. Like two and a half years. I know, I know. But in my biased defense, it didn't look like it had been that long. Or maybe it did. I don't know. But I went for it and it feels so short! I brought back the bangs. I feel the need to post a picture.

S Day 10.

"I'm like 13 inches taller than you, and six to the thirteenth power is a million."
"How does that make sense?"
"Because that's how democracy works!"
...Ah I had such a great day today. :)

And as it pertained to college: "You're not doing psychology, are you?"
"I am."
"Get out. Get out now. Everyone I know who's a therapist or something like that hates it."
"Well, I mean... there's like a 26% happiness rate with graduates of psychology, but I'm really hoping to be that one in four!"

Anyway, day ten. Talk about the pets you have or would like to have.
I have two dogs and five cats.
Well actually, I refuse to lay claim to any of the animals except for two of the cats, since I didn't want them in the first place and those two were the only ones I wanted.
My cats are Hayley and Flloyd. We got Hayley when I was in the third grade and Flloyd I gave to my exboyfriend last year. And now he's basically mine.
Then there's FiFi, Flloyd's sister, who is a very very mean cat.
And Chloe and Oliver are my mom's shitzus who are so ugly they're cute.
And my dad has two cats, Sadie, who's deaf, and CiCi, who's the devil in cat form.

S Day 9.

Classes were cancelled yesterday and today because of the massive snow storm we had. I was feeling like crap, so I decided to make the treck from Fenway to South Station and make my way to the Cape for a long weekend of relaxation.

I made it to the other side of the path between my dorm and Staples and wanted to turn around, the weather was awful. So thankful I didn't, though. Once I got home, I had some soup and sat on the couch texting and watching trash reality TV. So nice.

I'm planning to lie low for the next few days and go back to Boston Saturday. Except on Friday I'm going to be hanging out with my friend and who knows what we'll be doing. I think I might drag him to play arcade games with me. Dying to play some air hockey. :)

I have a huge collection of pictures like this, with plans to turn a good number of them into prints for my room.

Katie's Challenge, Day 9

Favorite meme at the moment.

You know, I still don't know what these are called. Nor do I care. I just know I love them, and have a million saved.

You can't tell me that perfectly questionable pictures with witty captions & plays on words don't make you laugh. I shamelessly love them.

But more importantly, because of all this fantastic snow, school is cancelled for tomorrow! It actually closed today at 1. We were all waiting anxiously to get the numerous calls and texts, but Simmons is really slow at pulling the trigger to say we don't have to go- usually they come at 6am, which defeats the purpose of sleeping in. But alas, they proved us wrong and sent everything out before 10 pm which was amazing. We all freaked out and screamed in the hallway for longer than was needed, and then I proceeded to stop studying for the quiz in Health Assessment I was supposed to have and watched Netflix instead. Tomorrow we have plans to go get crepes (again) in Coolidge Corner and maybe go to Gap Body. And after that, I will plant myself under my covers and in front of my computer to have a Weeds marathon. Good stuff.