it tis wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too hot today...so me and betsy are gonna go swimmin... very cool... don't have much to say... i finally figured out this whole phusebox thing... well here is a quote for all the cool ones, "If someone tries to show you a picture of their Ugliest Thing what are the chances you aren't going to look?" -Amandine (a novel)

suup..how have you all been? thats cool....yep, stuff and things....womp womp....huskeieieieiei shieioltlaltkskks..slslslkd.d.d..d.d


much love,
jeremy

ok well i wasnt going to put anything on here about this but i need all the praying i can get.this week has been terrible. it started a couple of days ago my brother is working a fireworks tent and they got robbed. they tied my brother and his friends up and held them there at gunpoint.if theyt moved they would've been shot. my brother is ok and so is his friend. they stole my brothers brand new truck and his cell phone and everything. we found his truck. that was reall scary . that isnt the whole story but its part. then today i found out more bad news. my grandad is in the fourth stage of amnesia(the worst) and he doesnt have very much longer to live. i am really sad right now and i know it is all part of gods plan and he will be at a better place but it is so frustrating. this has definitely been the worst week of my life.please just pray for my family right now.that might sound a little selfish but we really need it. i just am really sad because all the happened at once. it is an overload of bad news. well im gonna go. but these lyrica are amazing.

I'll tell you flat out
it hurts so much to think of this
so from my thoughts I will exclude
this very thing that
I hate more than everything is
the way I'm powerless
to dictate my own moods

I've thrown away
so many things that could've been much more
and I just pray
my problems go away if they're ignored
but that's not the way it works
no that's not the way it works

when I go down
I go down hard
and I take everything I've learned
and teach myself some disregard
when I go down
it hurts to hit the bottom
and of the things that got me there
I think, if only I had fought them

If and when I can
clear myself of this clouded mind
I'll watch myself settle down
into a place where
peace can search me out and find
that I'm so ready to be found

I've thrown away
the hope I had in friendships
I've thrown away
so many things that could have been much more
I've thrown away
the secret to find an end to this
and I just pray
my problems go away if they're ignored
but that's not the way it works
no that's not the way it works

Any control I thought I had just slips right through my hands
while my ever-present conscience shakes its head and reprimands me
reprimands me
then and there
I confess
I'll blame all this on my selfishness
yet you love me
and that consumes me
and I'll stand up again
and do so willingly

You give me hope, and hope it gives me life
you touch my heavy heart, and when you do you make it light
as I exhale I hear your voice
and I answer you, though I heardly make a noise
and from my lips the words I choose to say
seem pathetic, but it's fallen man's praise
because I love you
oh God, I love you
and life is now worth living
if only because of you
and when they say I'm dead and gone
it won't be further from the truth

When I go down
I life my eyes up to you
I won't look very far
cause you'll be there
with open arms
to lift me up again
to life me up again

-relient k "When I Go Down"


-brett

photo from ValPal8605
This is most of my class from VBS...

la de da

VBS this past week rocked!! I love everyone at my church. They are all soo nice and accepting. I can be completely myself around all of them without a care in the world

My family is down for the 4th of July weekend, ok so just the grandparents, an aunt, and 2 cousins, but its still fun. I loove my (extended) family. I think thats why I cant wait to have my own family soo much, because I want to have a big family to add to the crazyness lol. good stuff.

So everything is turning out to be a little bit tougher than I thought it would be. I just miss him soo much...but I can make it. Only 21 more days!

I still have something else I have to take care of though... yeeeeah...

so i got back yesterday. i miss destin, but i am very happy to be home. very happy.

so yeah, i want to do something tonite, after all i did miss you guys. how does starbucks sound.... maybe around 5 or so?

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Hey Guys, Well, I am finally going to try to do something like this to help everyone know whats going on with me and God's Adventure. And its been amazing so far. I am here in Los Angeles staffing a camp called Mission Adventures (MA) where new students come every week and learn skits, dramas, clowns, and VBS kinda of things and most importantly grow with God in a strong spiritual way. After the week with us they go down to Mexcio (Tijuana) and do all the things we taught them there to the mexican people. We just got done with our 2nd week and God has already blown us away with how He works!!! The first week was amazing!! We had a team from Alaska come through, so another confirmation!!! I can't wait to get there!!! I will never forget it. The students were so excited and ready to do whatever God asked them to do. God set FREE alot of youth. And many came to know the LORD for the first time!!! We had alot of students say that God had called them into missions. Good Stuff!!! The 2nd week was awesome. Alot of praying and spiritual warfare went on this week and God is always faithful and good. And I can't wait till I hear about what happen in Mexcio with the students. I have 6 more weeks to go. And I am so excited to see what else God does. I LOVE the staff that I am working with. They are amazing!!! God works through them so much and they encourage me to keep pressing in. HUGE for me this summer!!!! God contiunes to speak to me about that. I also feel like this summer God is going to teach me so much of relying on Him then anything else. There is so much more. But not much time!! I will put photos and on here when I have more time!!! Well, I love you all!!! Continue to pray for me and the staff here for strength, rest, and joy!!!! I can't wait to see what God does!! God is so GOOD!!!! I miss you all!!!
In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12 YEAH!!!

I am seriously considering joining the peace corps either after high school or after college. I went to the website and they say that a college education makes it easier to get in. Either way, I think this is something i should do. Sitting on my butt my whole life makes no difference, and this would. So, wish me luck in the future.

I've been watching Live 8 all day so far..Wow..it's really great seeing celebrities trying to make the world better finally.

I hope the G8 leaders decide to forgive Africa of their debts.Man..that would be so awesome to witness.

Every three seconds,a child dies in Africa.That really gives me a new perspective on my life.I really do take things for granted, like knowing that there is always a doctor I can go to if I get sick.Wow..that's..wow.

guess what time i got home last night??? ummm about 5:00 am. l-o-n-g trip, but so worth it. it started out with a large bag of cheese puffs, ok, so it really started out with a lot of rain, but i like the cheese puffs a lot better. cheese puffs, orange soda, and three chocolate bars. yeah, those melted. oh well. anyway, so after we got our food, we were off to ohio. we stopped by bethany's grandparents house to eat lunch. they kept offering us all kinds of food. haha. they were so nice! so hours later we arrived in some city, a little past dayton. some people were smart and sat outside the concert by the fountain. if i lived there, i would so do that. howie day went on first, then gavin went on. it was a pretty good show. i got distracted about 80% of the time, due to the interesting people around us. and on the way back comes the best parts in my opinion. if you starbucks lovers ever wished to yourselves, "man, i wish this place was opened 24 hours...", well i went to one!!! oh yeah, a 24 hour starbucks!!! i heard some angels sing in the back ground. it was pretty great. and then i laughed so hard when elizabeth stuck her head out the window at the mcdonalds drive through because of some smells coming from a gas station sandwich. haha. she rolled my window down too. haha. wow. then we stopped to take pictures of the scariest/funniest Jesus statue i have ever seen.



photo from rachael

i am just glad i am already a christian. that would creep me out a bit if i wasn't. wow.

great conversations, big bags of cheese puffs, good music, a 24 hour "heaven", and a really really really big Jesus statue. that basically sums it up. fun times.

well, kids, i hope you have a terrific day!

The league of hispanic nations is training it's inhabitants to infiltrate America. At the time that it sees best (once America is saturated with it's hispanic soldiers), they will declare war on us, and overwhelm us with numbers.

Well, day 2....i don't know how much longer we will have this internet connection because it is being killed at 8 am monday morning, so there may be a really long post next week with the stories from camp.... anyways, we were putting up the back/side curtain and needed some clothespins. note that the nearest wal-mart is about 30 miles away as we are in the middle of no where. so we (me and scott the video guy) start driving around in a golf cart to search the camp for clothespins from the clothesline. so instead of walking down the hills to the lines we just drove the golf cart all over the place, and i did not know that golf carts could go up hills like we have here, unfortunately i don't have digital camera so pictures are a long way in coming.

Ok, so instead of making a second post, i will just add to this. now you know that stickers on ladders that say "do not stand or sit above this point." yeah, like speed limits i ignored this. now being 5'6" i had to use a 6' ladder to reach about 12 feet in the air...now if you do the math, even my height does not equal this. so standing on the very top part (big OSHA no no) i had to hang a light and run a cable to it. now mama would definately kill me if she knew this. but now i must leave as i don't want to get pulled into the cricket spitting contest

photo from nathan

So, last night, I went to see WAR OF THE WORLDS. I am sure most of you have heard that it is good. The ending is pretty abrupt... almost as if they were getting tired of filming it, so they decided to drop the ending in there really quick. The acting was amazing, the special effects were amazing... the sound was not. Well, at least in the theater I went to... The surround sound would cut out about every 10 minutes and then come back on about 5 minutes after that. It was so annoying.

Anyways, thumbs up for WAR OF THE WORLDS, thumbs down for Tom Cruise and his scientology...


I am coming home to the boro tomorrow morning. I should make it to church to give a quick "hello" to everyone. So, until then...

[nt]

I will be married in a week. :) One week from today. I have a lot to do. I also need to buy some birthday presents for some people. Wheeeeee!! I can't wait to be Mrs.Charles Galyon. :)
He's a hottie. :) :) :) :)

Hey yall. Well Im sitting here in MIssissippi being bored. Im at my cousins house. They r out swimim, but I dont feel like swimin, so Im here. Well Im about to watch the race so Im out. Leave comments

Peace

im getting this big, really ugly gap between my front 2 teeth. the people at the orthodontist office said the gap was good, but that doesn't change the fact that its big and ugly and i hate it. and its only supposed to get bigger. someone make it go away. please.

and i still want to play tennis.

OMG im about to go crazy... i cant do anything b/c my cousins are here.... like outside of guard i havent been able 2 do ANYTHING!!! i cant wait till they leave and i can go back to my normal life!!!

chas comes home today! yay! she'll only be here for one night because she leaves for camp in the morning. but one night is better than no nights. yahooooo!

photo from SingAHappySong

This is a non-humanoid alien creature from the original Star Trek series. It looks like a volcanic rock in this picture, but on the show it looked like a huge puppy covered in sausage, sauce, and cheese. Therefore, Garrett and I named it Pasta Puppy!

I watched Phantom of the Opera again. That movie blows me away... the music is incredible...

Today I get to go to Garrett's annual family cookout. This should be fun... I went last year as well. Garrett's dad and I almost beat Garrett and his cousin (who have a reigning dynasty) in the water balloon toss last year... watch out Garrett...

I think I might take up a sport.

Walking, specifically.

Because I am very unhappy right now with my body and I think I'm going to do something about it. I already eat healthfully, so that's not the problem.

Exercise is the obvious solution.

If you know me, though, you know that I alsolutely loathe sweating and being very active, unless I'm playing soccer or something. I don't want to go to the gym because I usually am not in the mood to see someone I know while working out.

So I'm going to walk around Oakleigh. Two complete laps is a mile. Not much, but it's a start. I want to be a bit more in shape when school starts.

Wish me luck. I haven't exercised since November.

I'm going to opry mills with Kaity today.........yay! n then to see "rebound"
yah so au revoir all
ilu
*abs*

Sometimes you've gotta forget about the bad and smile like nothing happened.

the devil invented CUSS WORDS so that people would say them and then they would be bad.

I'm getting tired of this......

Today was great. I think soon I am going to get a Powerbook soon...hopefullly. I really hope that it is before the first semester ends.

Anyways, we all ended up at the park again tonight. That was fun and we all got ice cream at McDonalds.

Just a quick inside joke:

"I would like a sundae."

" Do you want fudge?"

"Yeah"

"Nuts?"

Awkward silence......"No, that ok"


I am off to try to become a famous gutiar player....

Peace



Unreached Peoples Fact
Four countries have more than 500 people group: 86% of Papua New Guinea's groups are primarily Christian, followed by 47% for Indonesia, 33% for Nigeria and 5% for India.


Missions Scripture
"Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you."
Deut 31:6

Why is it that i have to come in at 11:30.This is stupid and for the pass two nights ive been in for the past two nights at ten wat the freak is that all about. Neways watup. i had a pretty good birthday, i got a watch,cross necklace,Bible,basketball goal,basketball returner, and the new Weezer cd so i was pretty excited well im gunna go sneak out if i can well

Bye,
Travis

I missed them so!

Well, Michael and Heather, anyways.

I'm not really fussed with Aaron and Rebecca.

Heather is awesomness on a silver platter. She rules. ^_^

Michael... well, he's just one of my best friends of all freakin' time. And he always makes me feel positive about myself. I just wish he weren't psychotic on occasion. :eye roll:

Anyways, I've only eaten one HALFof a meal today. So the Dadoo and I are going to IHOP or Awful Waffle or something.

Ciao, loves!

man, i can't get that quote off my mind. it's so true. sometimes i really don't understand what God's doing... and sometimes i get frustrated... b/c i like to have a set path... i like to see what's ahead... and sometimes all i can really do is trust. do i always trust? sadly enough... no... and that's one of my down falls. and yet... God stops... and reaches out His hand. to i have to grad hold? nope... it's my choice. i'm so grateful for His mercy and grace. nothing good have i done to ever deserve even a portion of this. it's not me. it's all Him... i just want to praise Him for it all. life as a Christian isn't always easy... sometimes it's just down right painful... but i'll never... NEVER regret trusting God.

hey guys well i think at 12 tonite im gonna jjump in our freezin pool. o and happy bday to me!!!
-drew

ive havent really been doing much the past couple of days, hence the no posting. but shortly after i woke up this morning, a car was delivered to me. a friend of mine messed up his integra and i was the lucky candidate to fix it. dont get me wrong, i love doing it and im decently good at it, but its a lot of work to change the pistons in a dohc engine. (im sure most of you already knew that) but anyway, its really hot and working outside is very exhausting. im pretty sure ive sweated off approx. 26.8 lbs. but anyway, life is great, summer is awesome. hit me up if you wanna do something

war of the worlds was good.














the ending sucked.
{abbs}

photo from rachael

Rachael,
You are a natural! Thanks for your help in VBS!

Ok so I know I said I was gonna do my bday party on the 8th. Well I have to work...so obviously that's not gonna work. So instead i'm gonna have it on the 7th. Ummm meet here around like 6-6:30 and hang out watch a movie and eat then go bowling around 9 or so. Its cheaper after nine. Umm leave comments if you wish to come.

Well it's been about two or three weeks that we've had our puppy beagle, Boomerang. He's a real biter. But is so oober cute. And dang! He's smarter than I ever thought possible for a pup. I love his smelly fur Puppy breath. Spotted penis. Heh...Nice fur too..Well I've been the puppy's main trainer and he understands...beg (stands up with paws in air)......sit....(as in sit on the ground)....and stand up (as in on all four legs). Well tomorrow he's going to get some vaccines and.... in a few months he's going to get neutered. I can't imagine myself being neutered. I bet Boomerang loves his testes just as much as we do. Just that his biting is so....urgh! But who cares he's cute and that's all that matters

Big Willy and Boomerang

My life is extremely boring. I need something to do so bad. Thats it. I'm out; be back when you see me online.

I felt the need to change. This is a change...small but still a change. I feel I have already changed so much since last year though. I have a completly new set of friends...that I love way more than my old friends. I will be changing where I live...I'm excited!! I have a job...BIG CHANGE! I'm not so shy...another change. I'm ready to change even more! But of course in a good way! Love you guys!

eliz

oh buddy...camp was great!! & i slept 12 hours yesterday...not kidding...i got home like at midnight & then i woke up like at 12 this afternoon...went to the rec...& then went to see war of the worlds with julia, kels, & taylor....IT WAS AMAZING....oh my gosh the movie was awesome!! i lovvvvvvvvvvvvveeeddd it is was the best movie i have seen in a while!!

well i gotta go try to upload my pictures from camp...which was great...even though it like rained every day we were there & we didn't get to have our dance class on the beach...witch sucked lol...but i have some great pictures...i just have to upload them...or try to...so i will talk to y'all later

ok, so this thing won't let me put a picture up. fix it! it says warning and some other crap. oh well. grrr

-Will

life is good and bad....

good...my ipod works

bad...evan is gone for like a week and a half...im really not one to write about him or to be super duper sad that he's gone but for some reason, i am. tonight, i bought a couple movies, hopefully, i will cryy. i need a good cry. lol

Blue birds are so natural, I want to give one to each of my friends.

So, We have internet connection here at the camp i am working at. so i can keep people updated. today was an interesting day to say the least. We met at 10:30 am to load the trailers with sound and lighting gear...and we're suppose to leave no later than 12 noon. so at 1:20 we are all heading out from the zaxby's parking lot. andy, chris and adam were going straight to covington while i was to go pick up some stuff in swanee (both in georgia). now the interesting thing is that covington is on the southeast side of atlanta while swanee is on the northeast. so i am now about 100 miles from where i am suppose to be. well andy calls me to let me know that I-20 is shut down at the perimeter (or where I-285 meets I-20) which is where i was to catch I-20 to go to covington. well he gives me directions to take GA-20 to GA-81 to GA-142 (i know a lot of road names and believe me i had a fun time trying to remember) now, this drive was through the country. i was half expecting to hear "dualing banjo" similar to the movie "deliverance" but i didn't...yet the funniest thing about my drive was the sign that read "left turn on red after stop." now i am used to turning right on red (regardless of signage) but this was just strange to me...well i finally got to the venue at 4 pm after they had both trailers unloaded. well needless to say we worked until almost 10 pm and i just don't feel like programming lights right now, so i think i am going to try and find out where i am sleeping tonight and solve my problems later tomorrow as 1 light has decided not to work and i am not going to explain because even i don't know and understand everything i did...well night all and hopefully i will have more tomorrow....p.s. fried corn on the cob is interesting but good.

I leave for FL in the morning...c yall dorks lata! leave some remarks!

Well today was cool me and my step-dad worked on my car and then hung out the whole afternoon which was fun.. So I hope everyone had a wonderful day and I will talk to you guys later
In christ JOhn

I am soo ready for this weekend....We are going to the lake and the whole family is gonna be there..not sure im happy about that... But I am excited to see my cousin Heather. She is coming back from Oklahoma from a mission trip... I am excited for her to tell me what all happened..
I wish I would have done more mission trips... I did a few but then my church stopped going...it really sucked...I hope that I can find something when I go to College where i can go out and help others...There is no better feeling than nowing that you are helping someone else... It is amazing!!
Well I will write more later!!
~*~JULIE~*~

I GOT MY PERMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Filled out the paperwork for my new job today, I'm excited. I'll be working at Phillip's Bookstore on Campus.

MmMm... my mind plays tricks on me.

Hello fellow phuseboxers....
Did you guys know that God is truely amazing??? well, guess what?!? He is...
wow.... If you don't know God and have experienced Him fully, let me tell you something... you're missing out on A LOT!!! :D He's soo incredible!! I just thought I'd let you guys know... ;) Take care you crazy folks...
God bless you all! Mucho love!
-Tiphuni

whats with the comments

went to see Herbie:Fully Loaded today with my daddy. it was ok. funny in some parts, stupid in others. there is NO way lindsay lohan looks like she could've graduated college.

saw the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory trailer again. made me giddy. it's going to be SOOOOO good. 14 days!!

i was reading Michael's phusebox, and it got me thinking. what is God's purpose for me while I'm here. I don't want to be one of those people that just sits around waiting to be told what to do and then never gets the chance to do anything. i want to take action, make my move, escape.

after Kyle died, i thought a lot about this too. If i died tomorrow, how would people remember me? would i be quickly forgotten? or be remembered as an example for my christian life? i'm pretty sure it wouldn't be the latter....

*edit*

are you guys finding yourselves in groups, and you haven't joined it yourself? it kinda makes me wary of my privacy..

. . . Dad inspired the title for today's post. He bought mom a 2005 Ford F150 for her birthday coming up. I must say, the thing is beastly-- I told Graham that it blows all of our other cars out of the driveway, lol.

I've got $30 in Starbucks cards, so I'm up for a trip any time y'all are, lol. Mom got me a tumbler you can personalize with pictures and such; I've got the foot picture from my birthday and a picture of me in my prom attire drinking a frappucino in it. I also got A Cinderella Story from my brother and his fiancee! Yippee!!!

Life is nice :)

((edit))

Jennifer, Christina, and I got our nails done today. . . and went bowling afterwards. Not one nail was broken or chipped. Go us.

well vbs is officially over tonight, and i have had so much fun helping with 2nd grade recreation :) i am pretty sad that it is over, because i will miss those kids and there was this one girl that was crying at the end of today, because she "loved" me and that was pretty cool
we have practice for all-stars this weekend and then next week they have a tournament, while i am camping lol but i hope they do good
i got church camp in a few days, and that should be fun :)

We saw War of the Worllds today. It was totally awesome! Way better than the book. The book did help me understand everything, even with the movie having a different plot. I was able to understand why the aliens were their and why they, along with their tripods, died. It was really good and I suggest everyone see it! The "kid" who plays Tom Cruise's son though really isn't 17, to my disappointment. He's actually a 23 year old guy. But either way he is really hot, lol.

*Roger Federer is in the Finals at Wimbledon! Hopefully he can take the win for the third year in a row! OOOhhh I hope sooo! I was so nervous this morning because I missed his match and I had to look on www.wimbledon.org to find out the results of his match. As for the other semi final match, it was delayed for rain. But I bet Roddick wins that. I would be so great for Roddick and Federer to once again be face to face in the Finals. Esp. if Federer can beat Roddick again! Oh how nervous yet excited I am! Well, I should go now. Buh Bye!
-Dana :)

Creepy-Side-Of-The-Monitor-Guy is back.

At a different table.
He's looking at Harleys.

I have The Evil Overlord Career Guide website up as a potential buffer.

Hah. Assume the cloak of impossible nerdiness and they will run in fear. At least, I certainly hope so.

Favourite Career Tip Ever:
56. My Legions Of Terror will be trained in basic marksmanship. Any who cannot learn to hit a man-sized target at 10 metres will be used for target practice.

He's gone. Safe! I am the only occupant of this room. I feel the power.
And this time there's no security camera reading over my shoulder to rain on any acts of potential diabolicalness!

Drama workshop in 32 minutes!!!!! I'm tres excited. :)

Hey guys! I'm in Hawaii! It's so beautiful here! Right now I am sitting in the Mission Builders office. I have the day off, and I am just resting up this weekend. God has already done amazing things! Yesterday on the plane ride from Chicago to Kona, I met a guy from Nashville who was doing a DTS. Then, I talked with the guy behind me who was a pastor from Iowa. It was so amazing! I'm excited to be here, and God is already richly blessing me. The worship this morning was so incredible! I hope all of you are doing well. Pray that I won't get homesick, but that I will enjoy the fellowship that I have, and the beautiful beaches and volcano around me. God has done so much for me, and I don't deserve this opportunity. But praise God for letting me come out here! It's good to be out here! I love you guys!
Michael

P.S. I have met people from: China, Korea, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, Brazil, Australia, Africa, Fiji, and all over the U.S. I had a roomate for one night from Germany, but he's leaving today. Also, I actually got to meet a little boy from Australia! My dream has finally come true! Now, if I could only meet a girl from Australia! LOL!

haha ^Cheap Sex^

I've given up on one group of friends. They just dont get me. And no matter what I say, itll be wrong. And I get way too easily annoyed with them. So..yeah.

I've never been "set up" before. But I am now. It was really suprising to find out that a certain someone actually is interested in me. I dunno. But I refuse to tell who it is. You'll all just have to sit and wonder who the lucky boy is [haha]. Cuz I dont even know if well end up going on a date like he claims he wants to. Maybe, maybe.

My Uncle and Grandma are coming in today. It should be fun. But I know that I probly wont be able to go out every night like I have been all summer becuz my mom will want me to spend time with them.

Driver's ed is soooooooooooo boring. Its such a waste of time. Oh well, at least I have Katherine-Claire

i still want to play tennis. if you want to call me!

*edit*
ahh!!! everything is messed up!!! stupid abc family...what were they thinking?!?! they replaced 7th Heaven with Wildfire...stupid people...


Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wond’ring in the night
What were the chances we’d be sharing love
Before the night was through.

Something in your eyes was so inviting,
Something in you smile was so exciting,
Something in my heart,
Told me I must have you.

Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello.
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away and -

Ever since that night we’ve been together.
Lovers at first sight, in love forever.
It turned out so right,
For strangers in the night.

how are you?

warning, many pictures will follow this brief warning, if you are dis-interested, go away.

so it was fun. took like 151 pictures. here are a few.



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

the lovely cabin, many good times in there



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

caitlin, pondering



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

the paw print of the BLACK PANTHER we saw



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

father dearest before we left



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

crazy motorcyclist on the crazy road on the way there



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

snake!



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

thats caitlin in north carolina and tennessee at the same time, clever girl.



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

the gorgeous cades cove. i love it there.



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

one of the two bears we saw in cades cove, the thing was huge, the second was a baby, and the park rangers were shooting at it. sad.



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

if you watch the oc, youll get it.



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

the torrential downpore we experienced on the way home



photo from Ed_The_Angry_Jew

clever rock artwork/vandalization done by shorty and myself



yeah, so it was fun.

and not one person left me a message. thanks guys.

sara.

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I've become so obsessed with this stupid "isLove Generator"...ah well...it's always amusing to see what it spits out for the day!
As of right now, I'm washing clothes. CJ taught me how to. How very sad...I'm a female...I'm supposed to know how to do all of this stuff inately. Sewing, cooking...ah well, domestication may come later in life...but I almost hope it doesn't.

today was so tiring at summer school... bleh drivers ed... well i haven't exactly figured out how to do all of this yet so it doesn't exactly portray me yet... but it shall

So this morning at VBS, God reminded me that obeying His way is always the best way. It may be scary at first, and I may not like the idea, but if I follow Him and obey Him, He will give me an awesome joy and peace. I've seen this so many times throughout my life.

So we were watching another one of those cheesy Lifeway VBS videos this morning and it was about a missionary in Hollywood. As I watched the video, some thoughts poured into my mind... the same thoughts I've had many times before: we need Christians in Hollywood making movies, producing movies, writing movies, acting in movies. Then I realized: what if God called me to do that? I've always said I would love to make a movie, write a screenplay, do video production, but I have always very adamently said that Corrupt California is one place I will not go.

I've always thought that I could do movies in Nashville, or write screenplays and send them off, or just do music videos instead. When I lived in Texas I thought about one day moving to the Nashville area. Is that not my destiny? Maybe... but it also may be for only a season of my life. I don't have to live in one place for the rest of my life. (This has already been evident in my life... I have lived in four different states!) I'm not saying that God has called me to Hollywood... I still don't know what's in store. But I do know that I have to be open to it. I need to humble myself to do whatever God calls me.

Then today during snack time, the kids were making an awful mess with their ice cream toppings. It was getting all over the entryway floor, sprinkles were getting crushed in the grout, one girl spilled a drink... it was a huge mess! So I quickly finished my ice cream and went to the bathroom and got some wet paper towels. I got on my hands and knees and did the best job I could to clean the floor. I just did what I felt like I was supposed to do. Sometimes small tasks, however, can be used to make a big difference. It's all about obedience.

One other thing I've learned... last night I was having a quiet time and I was wondering why some people tend to revisit the same sin over and over even though they know it's wrong. I saw a note I had written in my Bible that said "hypocrisy is the act of pretending, not imperfection." (Garrett has recently written a similar statement on his Phusebox.) And I realized that these people were not being hypocrites, but imperfect, as we all are. And God called me out, because I do the same thing. I'm imperfect too. We all are.

And we all have to humble ourselves before God and listen to His call... no matter what it is or where it is... even if it's Hollywood.

*EDIT* I liked it a lot better when all my Google ads were about toothbrushes... now they're all about BP and math... two thinks I despise...

Well according to the which star wars character are you quiz, i'm luke skywalker, which kind of fits me very accurately. Lol wow i'm such a dork. Well i'm headed off to FL tomorrow for a week i'll be back the following saturday around 6:00pm. But i'll be taking my laptop so i'll talk to yall via aim while i'm down there and let u know how stuff is goin. ttyl.

$$$ G-MUNY $$$

Ever give much thought about our placement in Earth's time line? I am extremely blessed, as are we all, to be here (The U.S.A, a free country, with many imperfections, but free nonetheless. We aren't persecuted like Christians are in a lot of other parts of the world. As a country, we don't suffer as much from starvation and disease. We have more opportunities than almost anywhere else) and now (We have the easy life because of all of the technological and medical advances.)

But think about how God just doesn't do things haphazardly. Think how evil the days are. Think of all the reasons why a lot of us avoid the news: murder, rape, bombings, death and suffering everywhere. Now think of how the Light of Christ is shining more and more intensely in the youth, in us, and in all who believe in Him. He placed us here in the twilight of the world's life because He wants to use us. He wants to use us to shine His Light in this world that is being consumed by darkness. There is a reason that He personally placed us here. Think about this for a sec (and just replace my name here with yours). Before anything was anything, God was like, "Hmm...okay. I want Michael live in the 20th and 21st century, in the U.S.A. By then my Son will have gone to save them all, but when He comes back Home, the world's gonna keep getting darker. *sigh* Unfortunately, a lot of My kids won't know how much I love them, or that I even love them at all. I want Michael to bear fruit for Me, and tell everyone about My love and how they all have a never ending, joyous story in Me. Oh yeah, and I want to give out invitations for the UBER HUGE PARTY at My Place afterwards."

Okay, so I don't know If I got my point across, so here it is. God is very particular about our placement. He doesn't just randomly throw us on the planet and say, "Yeah, they could do something there for Me, I guess." You are here, and He is here. He doesn't need me or you or any of us, but He chooses to use us anyhow. I just had to tell myself this recently, as God was showing me things: "Would you just stop living for you? Jeez, Michael, look at your selfishness. God has given you everything, and you still want more!" Trust me. What we all need to do is just throw everything aside, slap our hands together and say, "Okay Dad, You take charge. What's up? What do You want me to do? Where do You want me to go? How do You want me to do all this?"

Trust Him. He'll take you wonderful places you've never seen before, if you just let Him drive

I started my summer reading...nuf said...

9:00- Sunday School and Worship
10:30- Sunday School and Worship
6:00- Guys Rec- Flag Football


This Week in Diversion-
B.J. Hunt is Leading Worship
Chris Madison will be speaking

so vbs is cool! this week i have been hanging out with clint and trevor's group for rec and then doing lights for the rallys and then bumming around for the rest of the time. so i hope everyone else had a great week. serving jesus. have a great weekend! -hambone


Would you rather be a soccer ball or a football

mmm...
strorm=AMAZING!!!
but after a while i got bored. the satallite was out and i couldnt get online. but it was nice to be woken up by the storm.

i want to play with a kitten. or a puppy. or a baby.

i like rain. i really do. it is calming. but rain has not treated me kindly the past couple of days. i got a new cell phone 3 weeks ago and it is now ruined because it was in my pocket when i was caught in a sudden rainstorm. and when i say sudden, i mean it came out of nowhere. sun to downpour in 2 seconds flat. oh well, its just a phone...(i am trying to keep perspective).

i am heading to atlanta this afternoon to partake in the ribs and wings of nana. i have no idea why i am talking like this...ha

Hey, hey,
Wow the summer is like a black hole...
This June was the fastest month ever, and now its time for a retrospective:
Dermintologist appointment
Learned How to twiddle my thumbs
Started a Phusebox
Learned twiddling yoiur thumbs makes people ask you whats wrong.
Played the Band Game for 9.5 hours on the way home from florida
Got my first second degree burns
Yay June!
Time sure flies when you're
3/4 asleep.



photo from Nik_Fit

So yeah, I saw that Emily had one, so I had to get one and yeah...I don't know, I have no life and I sit at my computer all day so I figured why not. So what's up people? I figure it's my first entry...I'll do one of those get to know you survey things.....
Looks:
What color are your eyes? Green!
What's the color of your hair? Well...Humm...that varries...right now it is kinda blonde, so I'll go with that
How tall are you? Too tall for a girl! Haha, I'm 5'8"
What colors do you usually wear? Ummmm black...I wear a lot of black tops and blue jeans, but I have some pink and green too, I'm not like goth or anything
Style of clothes? comfy. i'm not real prissy or preppy or anything, i just like to be comfortable
Favorites:
Band? I can't pick just one!!!!! Go look at my profile, I did this already!
Movies? I did this too!!!
Singer? Ah music!
Actor? Ooooo I love Nicolas Cage!
Actress? Kirsten Dunst is pretty awesome, so is Drew Barrymore
Hobby? probably writting
Store? what kind of store....i like barns and noble alot, and joann's, and kohl's...dpends what im shopping for!
Food? snow crab....sea food in general is good...yes even sushi!
Drink? hummm...not sure depends on my mood...probably rootbeer from a glass bottle(things always taste different from can...plastic bottle...glass bottle...etc)
Season? fall
Month? october
Day of the week? wed.
Holiday? easter
Word? im a writer, i cant pick just one
Number? 33
Color? black, yes i know its not a color, but its my favorite so suck it
Music:
What do people often lable the music you listen to? they don't i listen to everything
Why is your favorite band your favorite? im going to have trouble with this section...
What is your favorite song and why is it your favorite? i dont have 1 favorite song i like so many!!!!!!!!!! but i do really like elton john's someday out of the blue off the road to el dorado soundtrack because it talks about chance and love and i dont know thats so me!
One like form a song that you absolutely love? sometimes i run, somtimes i hide, sometimes im scare of you, but all i really want is to hold you tight
Do you ever cry to music? im a girl...of course i do
Random Questions:
What's your religion? Christian-Pres.
What state do you live in? TN
Are your parents divorced? Nope
Are you still in school? Franktown baby!
Do you get your hair cut at a salon? nope, in a garage
Do you go to many concerts? i would if i could...i LOVE music
What's the most memorable time in your life? i dont know...i have lots that are memorable for different reasons. probably the state meet when i was a freshman...im not going to write the whoel story...ask sometime if you care
What's one thing you can't live without? paper and pen
Friends:
Who can you trust the most: i know i can always trust lindsey
Who do you consider your best friend? lindsey
Who do you wish would get off your back? man i hope he doesnt read this...arthur....
Who do you like but hate at different times? scott
who can you hangout with all the time? this is so garrett's question........but now hes in atlanta.... :(
Who's more like you? no one is really like me, i do my own thing
Who listens to the same music as you? i listen to the same music as everyone else, i just like everything so EVERYONE!
Who bugs you alot? i answered this already...
Who do you consider a sister? Lindsey
...a brother? no one

well that was fun......although it didnt ask the fun questions...skinny dipping? yes.... what you like in boys? relaxed, confident, sense of humor what do you want to do with your life? write, etc. etc. oh well if you have a question-ask away!!!

xoxo

What day is it? And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive
I can't keep up and I can't back down
I've been losing so much time

Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

All of the things that I want to say just aren't coming out right
I'm tripping on words
You've got my head spinning
I don't know where to go from here

Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

There's something about you now
That I can't quite figure out
Everything she does is beautiful
Everything she does it right

Cause it's you and me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to lose
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you
And me and all of the people with nothing to do
Nothing to prove
And it's you and me and all of the people
And I don't know why, I can't keep my eyes off of you

What day is it?
And in what month?
This clock never seemed so alive

wow well Tiffany stayed the night again lol. we went to sports com & stared at people, it was hilarious. then we came back to my house and rode on the bikes for quite a bit until it started raining. in that we were still riding our bike so we got soaked all over again. then after the rain it was pretty so we did sidewalk chalk. I swear I can be one of those people who draw on the sidewalks of new york lol. then we played -who wants to be a millionaire- on my computer because we got extremely bored. lol but we played that for like 2hours straight. it was crazy, and we were awfully stupid. well when I dont get sleep, I am either grumpy or crazy. so last night I was crazy and would laugh at anything. so we slept all night laughing and singing commerical jingles lol. :/

today we are going to chuck e cheese. yay what fun! lol and later after we take tiffany home we are going to go to sports com again. so I have a fun day ahead of me. I'm gonna go take a shower now.

thank you soooo much for the remarks :] you guys are the best. so have a wonderful day.

I love you,
Jamie

I am leaving Monteagle to go to South Carolina today. Yall call 615-804-0543 between 8pm and 9pm and I'll have free minutes so my parents wont be mad. My birthday is Tuesday so I hope yall remember! - Jacob

well..it's gonna be OKAY
the van is fine...thank goodness!!! and i haven't had any problems for an entire day!!!! go me!!! well...i'm gonna shower, go to school, and chill for the rest of the day!!

and i have a 3 day weekend!!!!!! cuz the 4th of July is on monday!!!

later dudes and dudettes

i'm leaving early saturday morning for florida. i guess i'll see you all in a week.

I am writing this blog on my dads new Mac Mini. This thing is so cool.

Anyways, I went to see War of the Worlds today with Rachel, Justin, and Amy. It is an interesting movie. You should definitely go see it.

Then, we all went to the Andy Davis concert at Exit/In in Nashville. He is really good. You guys need to listen to him. (those that dont already)

Other than that not too much going on except that Apple just released a new iPod with a color screen that costs the same as the one that I just bought. Oh Well...

Peace



Unreached Peoples Fact
8,618 people groups (counting by country) have the Jesus Film in their primary language, totaling 5,601,519,150 individuals.


Missions Scripture
"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."
Hab 2:14

photo from rachael

so, yep, we went to see andy davis tonight. before that we saw 'war of the worlds', which was weird, but very intense. but back to andy. it was a great show. he played some new songs... he was behind us at one point, and so was matt wertz. it was a great show, but nothing can compare to the first time i saw him. the one thing that made that time so special was missing...

so tomorrow i am off to another concert. i love going to shows. fun times.

for tonight, as tired as i am, i have far too much on my mind, and far too much junk the devil is throwing at me to sleep very well. please pray for me against the many lies that he keeps telling me. insecurity is a terrible thing... my weakness... and he is using it big time against me. ugh. i hate not feeling okay....

...anyway, it is july (it is 1:09am)! finally! wow. crazyness. so much in july! in 19 days my commitment will be complete! so excited because God has brought me soooo far, and i get to go to NYC!!! whoo hoo! i hope everyone has a great day!

photo from your_mom_is_a_highland_cow

(c) 2001 Sinfest Productions. All rights reserved.

I love this comic strip.

You should go to sinfest.net RIGHT NOW. Start at the beginning and just read it. Coolest comic strip ever.

This strip actually makes me think more about spirituality than pretty much... anything else. But then again, I'm a WEIRDO. So don't mind me. Just read the damn strip.

:p

Check out the coolest emoticon thingy in existence:



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What the crap...
I got pulled over tonite for the first time ever. I am 21 and have never gotten pulled over. Gotta admit that that is a pretty dang good streak. I was so close to where I was going and !!!BOOM!!! I got pulled over in Brentwood. Dang...since I have never had a "moving violation" the cop suggested that I go to court on my court date (Aug 11) and let the judge give me my sentence of traffic school so this ticket will be cleared off of my record. Man...I coulda had a clean record up till now...dang. Its was interesting b/c I definitely did not freak out like I had always thought I would. I was really calm and I was calling the cop "buddy"...that's right, we're tight. Well...anyway, I am officially moved out of the apartments from the ghetto. My car is packed up to its fullest and all of my other belongings are scattered throughout M'Boro. Yea...so this is about if for me and my first blog on this amazing website Nathan has brought to us. Just another thing to add to my life-sucking addictions on the web. Thanx Nasty Nate!

God has been showing me this past week that everyone is beautiful...He makes no junk! Everyone is made in His image and so we are all beautiful. Now days we look too much on the outside and not enough on the inside. It hurts when you feel so judged because of what you wear or what you look like when none of that should matter....but for some reason to a lot of people now it does. Im caught....I do judge people for whats on the outside sometimes and I definately need to work on that. I hate feeling judge so why do I do it? God has been showing me inner beauty in people this week and I have loved it! *"God made every intricate part of our beings, like a master weaver who takes the finest silk threads and makes a priceless garmet with precision, excellence, and exquisetly great taste."- Thelma Wells* Well, that was just something that was layed on my heart.

"I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well."- Psalm 139:14

Have a great week!

Andrea

***HELP!*** I cant figure out how to put pics in my entry!

so i had to talk to someone about something tonight (i think Amber's really the only one that knows what i'm talking about)... so umm.... i just basically poured my heart out... and wasn't expecting any reply... didn't even want one... but i didn't expect the awkward silence. i wasn't expecting for that person to look at me w/ eyes that seemed to search within me. i didn't expect to hear my own heart beat. so that friend just sat in my truck... speechless. i expected them to say "well... goodnight... here's my jeep... talk to you later" i had to say "well... it's late i need to get home... don't feel awkward... i just needed to talk to you." and they just sat there... and finally said "okay... goodnight.." hugged me... said a few goofy things... and we left. i knew that God wanted me to talk to my friend. after all we are friends... but i dunno... i felt like it could have gone better. but i also know that i am relieved as all get out. so... anyways... yeah... that was random...

Well, i'm off to FL for 6 days...idk what all i'm gonna do there though...well maybe i'll change my hair...idk....well i'll ttyl!!! BYE!!!!

photo from sarah

poor jonathan. how does he even take a shower? (notice the shower head at his chin making the water spit out at about his shoulders!) i don't know what i'd do if i were as tall as my brother! this picture was taken after he had gotten his hair cut by elizabeth duncan and then my dad cause we had a little accident...

Ever feel like you are always doing the same thing everyday. Like you are stuck in a routine and its the same boring thing every single day of your life. Thats how i feel right now and I am ready for a change.

In about a month I will begin a new chapter in my life when I move down to Chattanooga to start school there in the fall. I can not tell you how excited I am. Not to say that I won't miss my friends and family because I will, but I just need a change in my life. I am so excited to meet new people, to become involved in new things, to just be out on my own. I can't wait to see what is instore for my future!

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." -JFK-

So today was SUCH a great day. My missions team had a meeting with New Hope. It was a great meeting and then we had lunch with Nathan and Maria. I loved seeing my YWAM friends talking and laughing with M'boro friends. Honestly, what I enjoyed the best was the simple fact that we are actually doing something besides sitting around the office. I am used to being like ten steps into a project by now, but since I am not the head leader, I have to wait and wait and wait on the leadership. So anyways, seeing TN friends was the "home again" part.
When we got back to the base, my small group leader took me and another girl out for dinner. We had a great time talking, but at the end of the meal, my leader received a call from her babysitter. There was a really bad wreck at the end of our street and she wanted to make sure we were okay. The babysitter also said she had yet to get a hold of my leader's husband. I have to say my leader held herself together for while really well, but by the time we got to the base and she saw the cop cars and the road blocked off, she started to visibly worry. We walked with her down to the wreck site to make sure it was not her husband. It wasn't. But it was so emotional, all of us were shedding tears at some point. By the time we walked back to her house on the base and saw her kids come running into her arms and her husband standing on the sidewalk with the baby in the stroller, something had changed inside me.
Since I returned here in April, I have always felt like I am supposed to be here. But tonight I really felt that I was a part of something. Standing outside the base with Anita and her family laughing and watching Anita wrap her arms around her husband. My roommates stopping and chatting as they are walking in from the parking lot. Anita sister, Rebecca, hollering from her front door for her husband, Dan to come inside and help her put their kids to bed. Rebecca's one-year-old yelling "Anty Tita!" and Anita running over and scooping him up. And all of a sudden it rushed over me. The beauty of the place were I live. The community and family atmosphere of it all. 14 other crazy single young adults living in bunk beds in an old church and right outside our front door, two homes filled with two amazing families. I am blessed to be here. I am lucky to be a part of their lives. I already have so many people in my life that I love and cherish more than I can express, so for that circle to grow again, I am amazed. Humbled. Excited. Rich.
Thank you Lord. You are too good to this selfish, self-righteous child.

i'm happy.....BRETT IS AWESOME!!!---going to miss him while i'm gone :(

As I sit here and listen to my main man George Strait Im consumer with great memories of this past week and summers before and now. My summers always seem to be consumed of craziness some good some bad but this summer has been filled with some great times. Like this week I hung out with my terrific friends! Yall rock my socks off! But Ive shopped, ate ice cream. gone and shot golf balls, ate at La Siestas yum!, and saw War of the Worlds so my week has been wonderfuly! Tuesday night got kindof rocky but we talked through it and now the end of the summer doesnt look to bad at all This summer is awesome hanging with friends and spendin time with my boyfriend is the best! Well guys im headed to go read some then heit the sack get to go to Cool Springs tomorrow to get some cute outfits for this weekend.. Get to go to Sawanee sunday throught late monday so ill post later with some pics!

So today after work Leah, Megan and I went to work out. We had too much fun there. We did 2 rounds of the machines then we played with the hula hoops. Then dad let them come over and help us eat leftovers for dinner. We then proceeded to make brownies and changed eachothers voicemails. Megan's says something about her ba-dunk-a-dunk. Leah's is very sexual lol and mine is, well, ghetto. Megan said something about me being out droppin it like it's hot. Gosh, I love those 2 so much! They keep me laughing. Oh well, I must go consult Amy on what we're wearing to Indiana. I'm ALMOST ready except I have to figure out what I'm wearing tomorrow and Saturday. I'll be back Monday night and Tuesday I get to babysit Abby and Amelia which should be TONS of fun. I'm excited. See y'all later! I LOVE YOU!

It's amazing what a steaming hot shower, a change of clothes, clean teeth, and a tingly face can do to lift your spirits. It's just about made me forget about all the lost money, bad arguments, funnels, poppers, dirty swimming pools, crying babies, upset others, lack of food and sleep... and all the crap I've dealt with the past 2 days.... it's just lifted right off my shoulders. I'm clean, and I'm pleasantly tired. No longer mad or upset or wanting to tear somebody's head off for smoking a cigarrette. [long story.].... I'm just... good.

what up kids

i now have over 50 hours of community service, national honor society better give me a freakin medal.

ummm let me know what everyone has been doing. im curious of how everyone is squandering their time.like me at drivers ed....at 7:30 F***ING AM.....yesh

you get a cookie if you are squandering your time the best.
later

Hey,

My name is john barron I go to belle aire.. thats good enough hope everyone is having a wonderful day and I don't have much to say but leave some comments or whatever and I will leave you some I hope god will bless you in an amazing way today................ God bless JOhn

Today was a pretty good day. I went to vbs where I broke down the stage and then me and jessica played w/ beach balls and hit each other in the heads went the other one wasn't looking...fun stuff. Tonight I went with ben, aaron, john, cole, shelby, and olivia to see war of the worlds. It was a pretty good movie but not quite as good as I had expected. I would recommend going to see it though. On Saturday me and my family plus evan hammill will leave to go to florida and stay in a beach house! I'm not really much of a beach guy but i'll have fun, b/c me and my dad love to go fishing, so we'll prolly do alot of that. Not to mention there's tons of stuff to do in FL, especially since we are going to seaside. oh and on that last entry, I guess everybody knew that already, so I must be out of tune with my pop culture. oh well. Right now i'm sitting outside on my deck on my dad's laptop listening to Edwin McCain. Good stuff. Well that's about all I gotta say everybody have a great 4th of July.

Wow! I just spent 3 hours shoe shopping! Im beat! I went tonight w/ my stepmom and stepsis! We couldn't agree on anything for the wedding on Saturday...... Wait! For those of you who don't know my dad is getting married for the 4th time this saturday! Im so thrilled! NOT! I mean i like the girl and all but.... i don't think he should get married! But.. there ain't much i can do about it now! Oh yah and my dads birthday is tomorrow and i totally forgot! T

VBS is going GREAT! Im really tired from that! Tomorrow is water day! Im so stoked! Actually for the past two days it has been water day! IT has been fun! Im going to blow up 150 water balloons for tomorrow! It gona be great!

Im gonna go to bed and i will talk to yah later!

Ali May

Ok so I have come to the conclusion that I am a paranoiac, meaning an individual or group that is suspicious, etc. So yah that was what I could remember from the Webster definition. I cannot sleep. My bed is dark concidering it is the bottom bunk and my room is in the corner of the house. Stupid neighbors are shooting off fireworks, so what does a paranoiac think that is??? A gun. Yah, so I am cuddling my stuffed penguin named Ernie.

So I think I annoy people because all I do is ramble. I rambled to Cara, then Bean, and now Tony.

Countdowns:
11 days till my birthday!
12 days till I leave for West Virginia!
15 days till white water rafting!
18 days till the team leave for cross country camp!

I just got back from an amazing date with Amanda. First we went to Sonic and then we went to see War of the Worlds... wich was amazing as well. After that we went to Hastings where we saw Brian and James, wich was kinda weird. Then she gave me a ride home. Thats about it. I know it kinda sounds boring, but it was alot of fun. Unfortunatly she has to go to Flordia all next week, but when she gets back, we are planning to go out again.

Sigh...

I'm really happy.

Guess I'll talk to you later.
Brett

"Forgive Me"

'Can you forgive me again?
I don't know what I said
But I didn't mean to hurt you

I heard the words come out
I felt that I would die
It hurt so much to hurt you

Then you look at me
You're not shouting anymore
You're silently broken

I'd give anything now
to kill those words for you

Each time I say something I regret I cry "I don't want to lose you."
But somehow I know that you will never leave me, yeah.

'Cause you were made for me
Somehow I'll make you see
How happy you make me

I can't live this life
Without you by my side
I need you to survive

So stay with me
You look in my eyes and I'm screaming inside that I'm sorry.

And you forgive me again
You're my one true friend
And I never meant to hurt you'

This song reminds me of the past. It seems to describe everything perfectly.

Join my group: Kidz Bop ruined the music. Cause you're cool like that. ;-)

Someone IM'd me a few minutes ago.

I thought it was a pop-up.
So I killed it.

Was it you??

More interesting stuff in the previous post. There's a new monitor guy. O_O

Man this week has been sooooooo BUSY!! I had to work alot this week...thats always fun...well and now I am in this interpetive dance for church....yeah we are performing it on Sunday and we have only had two practices....hmmm...well hope everyone is having a great summer!! Stay safe!!

today was a great day!!! My bestest friend is finally home from Taiwan so i'm happy about that. I also went to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith again...that movie is really good. It was better the 2nd time...lol. Don't know why though. Guess I jus understood a lot more stuff. I think I'm going bowling with some friends here in a lil while so that should be fun. But hey, I g2g email a friend and go get ready for bowling. TTEL!!! ByE!!!