I leave today and I still haven't paaaaacked X_X

Arrrrrrrg. Work today. It is the suck. At least I don't have to go until 5:00.

So here I am, eating ice cream for breakfast. Made some progress on the wall, I suppose. I say "I suppose" because with the plaster on it looks worse than it did with just a hole. And with the three little fracture lines coming out it sort of looks like the letter "E"... Hmm. Anywho, my parents have decided, BY THEMSELVES, to turn this into a huge project. They're all "Well, of course we have to repaint. And this molding will have to come off. And then maybe we'll redo the floor while we're at it." And then they look at me as if to say "see how much trouble you've caused?" c.c; Feh.

I finished Blackwood Farm, and actually, I don't recommend it at all. There were just so many parts I hated about the book, and so many things that were unconvincing ... and the ending SUCKS. I just hate it. Anne Rice cannot write anymore. She should have quite while she was ahead. I'm going to go ahead and read The Blood Canticle because its the last one and if I don't hear something about Louis or Marius soon I'll die. There wasn't a single mention of them in Blackwood Farm. Just Lestat, who seemed to be absolutely useless to the story(she tries to make up for this by having him say "I've fallen in love with you" at the end of the book) and then Merrick, who SUCKS. >_<

Four days and counting... I'm a bit hesitant about being away from people for such a long time. I mean, I know there's visiting to be had and all ... but still. It feels like if I'm not around to keep things in order the whole earth will crumble and chaos will reign. Arg. Anywaaay, I should be going to Wal-Mart today to pick up some essentials like shampoo and such to take with me. I wonder where my cousin has been lately? I like to confer with people on these things. Now it'll be like "Executive decision -- I will take the mouthwash."

Enough of my burble! I have a room to clean.

The first official day of Summer is finally here. >D I'm in senior year limbo. If only I didn't have to go to work all the time. This will be my first working summer, so it'll be less of a vacation than I've ever had. x.x Anywho, I got a nice 200$ check yesterday. It would've been 230$ but that meddling government likes to pick me clean. c.c Grr.

Speaking of work, I think I've finally been stepped up from status of "new girl." Considering it was Friday, and the last day of school, it was quite a busy day. And they decided to put me on as the only fountain. x.X That really sucked. Usually there's two or three, and even then you feel like you're getting your ass kicked. But oh well. I took it in stride. u.u Sarah and Aunt Jeanie came and forced a carhop to come and get me, so I ran outside and we squealed about TMG and Harry Potter. ^_^ That was cool. I wonder what they were doing in Kingston? Let's see... what else happened at work... Joe put a handful of ice down my shirt c.c ... That's about it.

I'm currently reading Blackwood Farm. It's actually better than I expected it to be. It definitely has that Anne Rice flavor to it, and Lestat is there pretty much immediately. It's still nothing like the original books though. She'll never write that well again, I suppose. Still, the plot is interesting enough and the main character is likeable. I suggest reading it about as much as I suggest reading Tale of the Body Thief or Memnoch the Devil. Although, those two book are much better since Lestat is the main character.

Wahoo! Nine days until I am goooooone. For three weeeeeeks. No work, no nothing! Although it will rip me apart inside to leave my little strawberry plant. I'm going to leave very strict instructions with mom how to take care of it. I wonder if she'll sing to it? Anywho, I think I should put some thought towards packing. Good thing they have a laundrymabob. And I suppose I should take my own shampoo and whatsit. And Bonnie suggested a pillow and blanket, because theirs suck or something. Hm. Then I'll probably take unnecesary things like my Dir en Grey magazine and my portable CD player... Probably a new notebook so I can force myself to start writing about that story I thought of. I'm always a little bit worried, because everything I think of tends to have a fantasy/sci-fi flair, and I'm terrified that they'll stick one of those cliche covers on it and put it in that row of thousands. I will make SURE not to name them anything like "Time Hunter" or "Dragons of Parnia" or wtf.

That was off subject! But... I've run out of subjects anyway.

Blarg. School sucks. Today I took an easy Chemistry exam, and an easier English exam. Then I spent lunch outside with people and started an ass-slapping party. I also learned Trey is incredibly strong for a bean pole. Then I called home on Ryan's cell phone and had mom check me out. No study periods for Shannon. I tried to take Bonnie with me but the office wouldn't stand for it. Poor Banana-chan.

You know what? I think I'm pretty approachable. People tell me things! o.O Today, for example, I was talking to the girl behind the counter at Subway about Sonic. She said that she worked there for about two weeks. I was like "Why only two weeks?" and she tells me the story of how she slept with the manager's husband. x.x;;; She called it "a big misunderstanding." ROFL. I was tempted to ask if she told that to every perfect stranger that walked in the building. Hoo ha. I could set up a shop and sell birds and information, like that guy in Neverwhere.

Went out and got some summer-type stuff in preparation for TMG and, of course, summer. I hope they don't care about bare mid-drift too much because I can't seem to find a shirt long enough for my torso. Anything that's long enough is like wearing a tent. I got some straw-woven-looking sandals, seashell necklace, pants that are shorts and pants at the same time(loose capris?), and a bathing suitmabob. I was very tempted for the straw cowboy hat, but we have to draw the line somewhere.

Mom is pestering the heck out of me for a drawing. She's writing a letter to Andy Partridge of XTC, and sending it directly to him through a friend of his named Mitch. For some reason she wants a drawing of mine to send with it. x.X I'm not exactly thrilled, but I suppose it couldn't hurt. I don't know what she's expecting out of this, though. I highly doubt it'll be my "big break." I suppose I'll look through my faeries, and if I'm not happy with any of them, I'll draw him a new one. Might as well send him something nice. I think I'll write him a note on the back of one and not let Mom read it. It'll drive her nuts wondering what I said.

Anywho, I'm off to do stuff before work takes me away.

Raaaarrraaaagghhhhhhh. >___<

That's me expressing my frustration with my schedule as of late. I wake up and ship off to school for hours and hours, where I am being bombarded with tests as if my teachers have gone mad, then I come home to have an HOUR of freedom before I go to work at 5:00 and get home at 11:30ish. Then the two days I get off a week, people dance their way over and ship me off to do something. I feel like I'm caught in a tornado. I just want some me time. i.i Oh well. School will be out soon. That'll ease things up a bit.

Speaking of school, something great happened to me. Well, a bit illegal, but good for me(or bad in the long run.) Some of you may or may not know, but I have done absolutely nothing all year in my geometry class. The manner of teacher I have in there is probably the reason for this, combined with my ultimate disregard. Anywho, since next week is the last week of school and all that I went up to her in tutoring and was like "I suppose there's no way I could make some tests up or something? r.r" because I haven't really even done my tests. Mrs. Lannom is obviously reluctant to spend extra time trying to help me through a whole year's work in one week so she says "Let me ask you a nosy question. You don't care what you make as long as you pass, right?" and I was like. "Right." "Just as long as you get the credit and don't have to take it again, right?" "Right." "Okay then. Don't worry about it."


Wah ha haaa. Yay. No more math for me.


Also, I got accepted into TMG, as did Bonnie and my cousin Sarah. This is much too elite for words, my friends. My boss didn't even mind that I'm going to be gone for three weeks. Woot! Getting to the interview was Hell, though. We got caught in a huge storm, and then terribly lost. Then when we found it we got lost on campus. x.x I was 15 minutes late. Blaarg. I must have some great luck on my side. That's the excellent thing about being born in the year of the rabbit.

I got the Sirius Black Azkaban Prison shirt. Woot! I'm going to wear it to the movie, which I suppose I will see Saturday at the mall, since I'll be at TMG on Friday. I got three other shirts, too. I'm trying to build some sort of wardrobe, I suppose. I'm going to be going clothes shopping again pretty soon.

I did a very nice thing by letting Victor and Dez borrow my Neverwhere DVDs. I found out Dez was a huge Neil Gaiman fan like I am, so I figured what the hell. She did let me borrow Chobits and Nadesico a while back. I wonder if she'll be as disappointed with Islington as I was? He looked like Larry from friggen Three's Company.

In other news, both Matthew AND Bonnie got hired at Sonic. I feel like I'm leading some sort of revolution. I'm like "Fuck Subway, little children. Come all ye lost to Sonic!" or something. Ahem. Speaking of Sonic, I have work in 30 minutes, so off I go.

Woot! I have an even 2.0. What luck. xD That means I at least qualify for the effing scholarship. Now I need two letters of recommendation. I know one teacher who cares enough about learning to write me one no matter what, and Mrs. Lannom will probably bullshit one. Yay!

Anywho, school sucked today. And Damian wants me to read this one book that is really really bad. I am only 7 pages in and I want to die. e.e And he's all "Tell me when you finish this one so I can give you the second!" Urgh. It's one of those books where everyone is plastic and perfect and they know EVERYTHING about everything. Even if they're only like 11. And all the situations are conveniant and nothing truly bad ever happens to the main characters. Or something.

Basically, I feel like I'm reading a Mary Sue in a fandom I've never heard of before.

Thus marks the end of Shannon's beautiful Spring Break. LeSigh. And I have Chemistry first period... >< If there's anything I'd like NOT to do in the morning, it's chemistry. Only a month and a half or so until Summer. Yeehaw. n.n

Easter was fun as usual. I got that Sirius wanted poster shirt I liked, and lots of candyyy. And I got to see my cousin Sarah, whom I love so so much. ^_^ We quoted flash videos and made Remus/Sirius jokes. Quality Easter fun.

Anywho, looking into stuff for TMG. I'd like to go this year, if I can make the scholarship program. I dunno what my GPA is. In fact, I haven't known once since I started high school. x.x Pah. But Sarah might be going, and Bonnie probably is. It'd be very coo.

My parents, of course, scoff at me. My dad's like "You applying for a scholarship is like me trying out for the baseball team." Mom is like "I don't want to pay for this thing. I want a new lawn mower."

heh heh. They're such supportive little parents. Good thing I don't stress over the approval bit.

Anywho, I need to find somewhere to print out the application forms, since I've no printer. I also need to get a transcript from school tomorrow. I'll just cross my fingers, I guess. n.n