Bored in Michigan...

Here's the fruit of my boredom this evening:

[X] I've consumed alcohol.
[X] I've run away from home
[X] I have lied to my parents about where I am.
[X] I listen to political music. well, i have if you count roomie singing about wanting john kerry to win... :)
[ ] I collect(ed) comic books.
[X] I shut others out when I'm depressed. there are a select few who i don't shut out
[ ] I open up to others easily. nope, trusting people takes me time
[ ] I am keeping a secret from the world.
[X] I watch the news. i wish did more regularly
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs.
[X] I own an iPod or MP3 player mom won me an iPod in Hawaii :)
[X] I own something from Hot Topic. harry potter stuff :)
[ ] I love Disney Movies. not so much - i find most of them sexest
[X] I am a sucker for hair/eyes.
[X] I don't kill bugs.
[ ] I curse regularly. only on certain occassions...
[X] I paid for that cell phone ring... well, it is harry potter...
[X] I am a sports fanatic... yay for U of M sports and SPU women's b-ball![ ] I have "x"s in my screen name.
[ ] I've slipped out a "lol" in a real conversation. not this grammar goddess[ ] I love Spam. SICK
[X] I bake well. you haven't lived until you've had my choc cake!
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school. nope, it's unprofessional
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie. nope, but i do boycott it
[X] I have a job.
[ ] I love Martha Stewart.
[ ] I am in love with love. gag
[ ] I am self conscious. not so much
[X] I like to laugh.
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[ ] I loved Perks of Being a Wallflower.
[ ] I loved Go Ask Alice.
[ ] I have cough drops when I'm not sick.
[ ] I can't swallow pills.
[ ] I eat fast food weekly.
[X] I have many scars. i can think of four off hand...
[X] I've been out of this country. England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Belize, Scotland, and Canada
[ ] I can't sleep if there is a spider in the room. i like spiders
[X] I am really ticklish. yep
[ ] I see a therapist. i think everyone could benefit from therapy...
[X] I love chocolate.
[ ]I bite my nails.
[X] I am comfortable with being me.
[ ] I play video games... i am completely against video games, even the "educational" ones
[ ]Gotten lost in my city.
[X] Saw a shooting star ahh, star tanning at CHR
[ ] I Had a serious Surgery
[X] Gone out in public in your pajamas only when going to the ER
[X] I have Kissed a Stranger...
[X] Hugged a stranger
[ ] Been in a fist fight
[ ] Been arrested...not yet, but i would be okay with it if i were arrested for protesting something
[X] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator paint crew!
[X] Made out in an elevator.
[ ] Swore at your parents.
[ ] Kicked a guy where it hurts.
[X] Been close to love
[X] Been to a casino
[ ] Been skydiving
[X] Broken a bone...karin swore my toe wasn't broken...
[X] Skipped school...that time a guy and i skipped school and drove to the mackinac bridge and back..
[ ] Flashed someone
[ ] Done the splits
[X] Played spin the bottle...who hasn't?
[ ] Gotten stitches
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[X] Bitten somebody
[X] Been to Niagara Falls
[X] Gotten the chicken pox...Christmas break of kindergarten
[ ] Crashed into a friend's car...nope, but a friend smashed into MY car
[ ] Been to Japan
[X] Ridden in a taxi.
[ ] Shoplifted
[ ] Been fired
[ ] Ever had a crush on someone of the same sex.
[X] Had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.
[X] Stole something from your job...does a pen count?
[X] Gone on a blind date
[X] Lied to a friend
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher.
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[X] Been to Europe.
[ ] Slept with a co-worker
[ ] Been married...not for at least five more years, thanks
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Had children
[X] Saw someone dying
[ ] Been to Africa...not yet, but Kenya this summer!!
[X] Driven over 1200 miles in one day seattle to grand rapids in two days
[X] Been to Canada... i go to vancouver, b.c. quite regularly..oh Canada! My home and native land...
[ ] Been to Mexico...nope, but that would be a fun road trip
[X] Been on a plane...too many times to count
[X] Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
[X] Thrown up in a bar (in the bathroom)
[X] Eaten Sushi LOVE it!
[ ] Been snowboarding
[ ] Been skiing
[ ] Met someone in person from the internet.
[ ] Been to a moto cross show
[X] Lost a child...there was that day during a field placement where we couldn't find ryleigh...
[X] Gone to college
[ ] Graduated college. five months to go!
[ ] Done hard drugs
[X] Taken painkillers
[X] Had someone cheat on you
[X] Miss someone right now...my best friend :(

Update

Wow, it's been awhile since I last posted. I feel like my life has been a whirlwind since my last post. Some bullet points on what I've been up to:

*FINALS...piles of lesson plans and integrated unit plans were handed in on the Tuesday of finals week, which was a relief, not to mention a small forest's worth of paper!

*Intern interview...the four of us SPU interns met our teachers at Whittier Elementary during the last week of classes. They're all master teachers who seem very knowledgeable, caring, and genuine women. We can't wait to begin working with them January 5!

*Chapel report...umm, yeah.....forgot to do that....

*Kindergarten....my field experience ended and I was sad to leave my little ones, not to mention Ms. Collins. I visited their class for the last time, read them a book I bought for them, and got pictures with them. I also promised to visit, which helped ease some of the little girls from pouting. At least I know I'm loved!

*Bashing around Washington....my dear friend, Kristen, arrived in Seattle on Dec. 8, and we spent the next week playing in the city and the mountains. We headed west to Olympic National Park, where we drove up Hurricane Ridge and had the most amazing, breathtaking view of the Olympics. We also witnessed a great sunset over Crescent Lake. We didn't make it to the rainforest, so we're saving that for another day :)Our time in the city was good, too. Mt. Rainier and the Cascades were out quite a bit, whcih was nice. Oh, and so was the sun, which we hadn't seen in a good three weeks. We hung out at the market; had dinner at the greatest Irish pub; we babysat my dear Gracie and Oliver; played hours of dutch blitz with emi and sonya; trekked all over downtown, where we heard a klezmer band play the Star Wars theme; and we went to church on Dec. 11, the day I was received as a member. It was good. Friends are good!

*Kim....YES, I got to spend four glorious - not to mention FREEZING - days with my dear best friend, Kim! I headed up to the Ranch on Dec 15, where we celebrated Kim's b-day and Christmas. We also worked and played a lot together, too. Horseback rides, hitching up the teams for nighttime wagon rides, snowball fights, playing with kitties, knitting, drinking tea...it was perfect. I so wish I knew when I would see her again....

So much for getting to bed early tonight. It's nearly midnight (MI time), and I'm still awake enough to finish my book. I'm reading The Red Tent - you should read it if you haven't!