From now on, I am going to try to put the lyrics of whatever song is stuck in my head or I am listening to when I am on here.  I do this because, well, some of you aren't guessing very well, and the songs that get stuck in people's heads offer a great insight into the inner workings of their mind.  But you may not want to look too closely at mine: it's not the most organized, or safe.

I'll take with me every single luxury when I leave you can
Count on me for that and nothing more
(Count on me for that and nothing more)
The view from this side's not what
The view from this side's not what
I thought it'd be, promised something different
We close our eyes and let go of the wheel

It's not the quantity that bothers me
(no it's not the quantity that bothers me)
No it's not the quality that bothers me..

It's the means, twenty-twenty surgery
Well, twenty-twenty surgery for cheap
Dollar signs doll up a picture perfect point of view
Twenty-twenty surgery
Well, twenty-twenty surgery for cheap
Dollar signs doll up a picture perfect point of view

Well all young children listen, 'cause they've got so much to learn
(Turn it in, tune out)
We'll get you home in time to make the rent
(...Should be for free for being me)

It's not the quantity that bothers me
(no it's not the quantity that bothers me)
No it's not the quality that bothers me..

It's the means, twenty-twenty surgery
Well, twenty-twenty surgery for cheap
Dollar signs doll up a picture perfect point of view
Twenty-twenty surgery
Well, twenty-twenty surgery for cheap
Dollar signs doll up a picture perfect point of view

I do, I don't need you like you think
I do, I don't, I don't need you like you think
I do, I don't, I don't need you like you think
I do, you don't you just don't... leave me alone.

It's the means, twenty-twenty surgery
Well, twenty-twenty surgery for cheap
Dollar signs doll up a picture perfect point of view
Twenty-twenty surgery
Well, twenty-twenty surgery for cheap
Dollar signs doll up a picture perfect point of view

You're so sensitive
I am, I am a machine.
You're so sensitive
I am, I am a machine.
You're so sensitive
I am, I am a machine.
You're so sensitive
I am, I am a machine.

                'twenty-twenty surgery' by taking back sunday

"Kezia, my darling, please never forget this world's got the substance of a frozen summer silhouette,"
Said my mother through lips that were cracked with love and toil
before she added, "the warmest of blankets is six feet of soil"
She had a perfume called Pride that smelled a lot more like Shame
When she walked into the room I was sleeping, heard her curse my father's name;
It was our situation, our position, our gender to blame
It was the lonely grey of my father's eyes staring back in the mirror's frame

"Mother, I'm shaking while I write, tonight I'll stay awake and try to breathe away my fright
There's a letter waiting for me that I have yet to read cause I know it's not from you
And you're the only one I need, I'm tired and I'm cold and I want to go to bed
But there's no one here to tuck me in, so the shotgun will instead"

            'she who mars the skin of gods' by protest the hero

Well, to read the lyrics of that last one, it doesn't sound so great, but it really is an incredible song.

Alright so this past week my all in all.......the 4th was fun I went out to Tabby's father's house and blew things up got burned on my arm and well it looks alright considering it took out flesh when I got burned......what caused it was we were shooting off mortors and someone had the bright idea to put a mortor into a tube that it couldn't fit into......well it blew up mid-tube and sparks went everywhere.......I got caught on the wrist and was burned pretty badly......my foot is doing great finally.......I is healed up I am just waiting for the calouses to return so it won't hurt as much when I stand for long periods of time.....also I am completely moved into my new appartment.......my roommate is cool he has alot of stuff that is really amazing......he has a 15 inch HDTV and Polk suround sound speakers, an Xbox 360 placed in the living room and a recording studio in his room.....I am really glad to be out on my own finally.......well I am out peace out bye bye

so, i figured since my dad said i hadn't updated in awhile, that i should do so. :) love you daddy!  anyways, the reason i haven't updated is because nothing really has been going on.  my relationship with steve is great, i love working at doubletree, and i only have 4 more weeks at the opera! i work pretty much all the time, which i like b/c of the money, and don't like because i have no free time.  but this weekend was nice b/c of the holiday i had time off of work. cassie is getting married this weekend (OMG) and i'm so excited! we're having a lingerie shower for her at lal and i's apartment and it's going to be GREAT! because of this shower, lal and i finally removed the christmas tree from our living room and rearranged it :) and we kinda (finally) moved in.  it was exciting. anyways, i better get back to work here at the opera - just thought i'd let ya know what's goin on!

is 6:10

iv been up for 1 hour and 30 mins

i was on video google last night

untill 20 till 5

video google is a lot of fun

ill talk to you cool kids later

much love

-milly

i'm going to new york;

and that's pretty cool.

john is getting a cellphone.

    I've slept all the way through the last two nights :-)... eight and nine hours... and now I get to go running :-) I'm off work today :-)

beach = amazing.
with your best friend = even better.

i had THE best time! here are a few pictures to sum it up =)

we had some fun on the way up there

yayyy!! almost there..

first night at a place called crabs

breakfast after church sunday morning

..again

shoppingggg! =)

before we left sunday night

we had fun shopping while we waited to be seated.. oh yes we did!

we love the beach. end of story.

didnt want to come home..

i can fit my fist in my mouth?

home after 9 hours of a FUN road trip =) ahh..

way to many good times.
couldnt name them all if i tried.
i had a magnificent time =)
...i love my ami driverrr!

Does anyone have a "pre-customs" workbook for MTSU that I can swipe?  In their infinite wisdom, the university decided to make all crucial PDF downloads incompatible with the basic Windows program.

Then again, what else should I expect?  This is also the institution that took one phone call and three pissed-off visits before they'd approve my basic financial aid, and still sent out a letter saying I was screwed the day it all passed.  So I'm not really expecting anything spectacular or even elementary from them.  "Blessed are they who expect nothing, for you shall never be disappointed."

I will kill them all one day.  Or at least thoroughly erode their self-esteem until every last one of them is but a shell of their former selves.

What a boring 4th.

Her birthday is today, or at least I'm pretty sure it is.

Danny

hi everyone,

sorry to bother you but today is my birthday and i am really happy well i guess i will see everyone at church tonight.

P.s. my parents got me this awesome digital camera for my b-day

IT ROCKS- sincerely, Emily

Well, yeah.  Can you tell that I'm a little crazy???  I know that sounds like a stupid question only because it is.  I have nothing to say but that my life is going great I love it!!!!  Well, see ya around.

SOOOOOO WE ARE OFFICIALLY MOVED INTO OUR NEW HOUSE!!!!!! IM SOOO EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE THE ONLY ROOM ON THE 2ND LEVEL!!! AND I HAVE MY OWN BATHROOM!!! HOW EXCITING!!! MANY A PARTY WILL HAPPEN HERE!!! I HAVENT SEEN MY BEST FRIEND IN 2 WEEKS!! BUT HOPEFULLY ILL SEE HER 2NITE!!!

MUCH LOVE

**ALLIEMOE**

hey people i have four more day untill i get home

and i hope everyone had  a good fouth of july

and happy birthday to my older brother

yep well i am going to do some earens(sp) w/ my aunt and either get my hair cut or nails done w/ her so yeah well i am going soo later

 

              megan

So. . . last night, I went to Nashville with Amy, Rachel, Dena, Jordan, Lauren, Patrick, and Aimee Davis to watch fire and tinkerbell fall from the sky. We all stopped in Smyrna and ate at Arby's ((where it took forever and a day to get our food, but that's okay because conversations were good all around)) before going to Nashville. We ate, admired the beauty of the Arby's, and I shot a bottle rocket from the inside of Jordan's car before we left :) We all arrived in Nashville around 6:15 ((I'm guessing)) and walked about two miles to get to the bridge. Not having gone to the restroom is quite some time, Rachel, Lauren, Aimee, and I walked down to Joe's Crab Shack to use their toilets. After grabbing some bottles of water, we headed back to our spots on the bridge. Many pictures were taken, lots of laughs were had, music from the amazing Josh Turner was heard, and some of us were lucky enough to have a view of a gorgeous "full moon" right next to us ;) After about two hours of laying around on the bridge, the fireworks started, and I wondered how much of our tax dollars went into the show; then Patrick said the money was donated. Anyone know for sure? Sarah marveled at the tinkerbells and fire falling the sky and kept getting confused as to when the finale actually was. Poor Sarah. The finale came and went, and we discovered there was going to be quite a wait before the bridge was going to reopen and allow everybody to get off. What's a person to do? Eat ice cream we decided. So Patrick, Jordan, Lauren, Aimee, and I started down the other side of the bridge and walked the streets of downtown in search of a nice ice cream shop. It was found ((and even featured live music)) and we ate our "single scoop" ((it was really about five scoops, lol)) ice cream. After eating, we ventured back through downtown, across the bridge, and to the car in which everybody came in. However, we couldn't just leave when Jordan had about 278489384 bottle rockets and a huge sparkler in his trunk. So what did we do? You got it.

Pictures can be seen at my facebook because I'm too lazy to go through the whole uploading process again.

take 5 mins ans watch this

its a white guy showing all the dance crazes from the 60s till now

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8919541964498299964

photo from oosnake45

Me and the lovely Ms. Carlton..

freedom fest was awesome

the bands were good

johnny cooper and wideawake were thier names

the fireworks were great too

i went with dad and it was fun

hes kind of the man

buenos noches

-milly

Happy 4th of July

E V E R Y O N E

hopefully everyones day was good.

It sure felt good today
Standing on the frontline
The earth, the sun, me and you
Your beauty in my eyes
The reason for my smile
Take this picture and give it over to you
She walked in and made me smile
Talked a bit then stayed for a while
Beautiful vessel, who is full in you?
Come fill me
I stand and watch as the earth disappears
As the sky and water become one
And every time i think of love i think of you
And how you move me
You move me
And here i am waiting
I'm waiting for you
With arms outstretched
And here i am longing
I'm longing for you
For you

this special [boy] sent me those lyrics
:)

Hawaii on friday...

I want to make a special birthday shout out to Elizabeth Bell who is turning 17 today on independence day!!!!!!!

spent half of the day cooking.

ate lots of yummy food.

went to amber's.

played some interesting games.

went to see the fireworks.

hung around at ambers some more.

went driving around lascassas.

and sang at the top of my lungs.

quite a good day. 

Never let monkeys play with firecrackers… it doesn’t end very pretty…

I’ve not got much to say, but this song has been stuck in my head all day.   It’s a good song, but after the 57^th time, it begins to get old.  I hate waking up with songs stuck in my head for no apparent reason!

 

Hate all the blood on my hands
And the sins that bleed from my soul
Take it all away make it
Go away

Stand up for bein' the last one to control
(But) what you can't see is bein' the last one to know

Fade into a dream
Try and save me from myself now
Save me from myself now
Fallen from the world
If I could ever breathe in the
Air maybe then I wouldn't suffocate

Face all the things that were
Real to me long ago to save my
Name I never thought it would
Be such a long way to fall

 

                ‘suffocate’ by sevendust

 

I usually wake up with another song playing in my head, but it’s one of those that I rather enjoy having stuck there.  However, I completely understand why this one gets stuck frequently, seeing as it is one of my favorite songs.

 

Breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Rollercoaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time

Leave me standing here, act like I'm not around
The coast will probably never clear, can I please go home now
I had that dream about you again
Where I wait outside until you let me in,
and there I stay

Lay beside me and listen at the wall,
we'll keep on lying until the summer comes
I had that dream about you again,
where you drive my car right off the fucking cliff

And now I`m breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her,
Rollercoaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time

Make me promise that I will never tell,
all I remember's the way her bedroom smelled
I had that dream about you again,
where I wait outside until you let me in

And now I'm breathing deeply, walking backwards,
finding strength to call and ask her
Rollercoaster favorite ride,
let me kiss you one last time good night

Good night

 

                ‘roller coaster’ by blink 182

I spent a lot of time outside tonight surrounded by my family while celebrating the 4th. I couldn't stop thinking about how much time seemed to be flying. It seems this summer is on fast forward and I don't know how to stop it.

Too much stuff going on in my life to write about and more than likely not things I would share.

And here's a question......what do you tell someone who has a staring problem....a HUGE staring problem?

To all who are interested:

I have a premium league commissioner account at EASports.com.

If you want to be in the league, message or remark me to let me know.  I'll give you more details on league entry fees when you ask.

It won't be extremely expensive, but all entry fee money will be placed in a pot and distributed to the top 2-3 teams.  I'll decide on how the pot will be divided when I can judge how much interest there is, and how much the entry fee will be.

I've been checking out the site, because I haven't ever used EA before, but it looks pretty tight. 

We will be doing a live draft party, so you have to be fairly close to Murfreesboro if you want to be in. 

Enjoy.


::b

After the Expat Center having received my relocation authorization (remember ~25 May) they just yesterday sent me the official paperwork .... not bad ... 7 weeks (given that most relocations happen in 8-10 weeks time; start to finish).  NOT !!!!  Only recieved about 100 pages of documentation.  Can you say:  STRESS ????

To top off the above, yesterday at the US Embassy reception, I saw the ISOS Dr that has been helping us work thru the medical part. I told him that we trying to get wrap up appointments .... he advised that there is still one more set of examinations before we can close out the process.  URRRGGGGHHH.  Why didn't my medical folks tell me this, and already pre-arrange the appointments?  Can't anybody think more than one step at a time ????

Today, I will do a full court press on this penultimate set of appointments (ultimate being the close out).  It must get done this week ... we are running out of time .... UUUURRRRGGGGHHH !!!!

Yesterday's 4th of July celebration at the US Embassy in Angola went off without a hitch.  Decy and I, two of approx 500 guests, were allowed in without all the normal security and ID checks.  I found that rather odd (all we had to do was show the invitation) but ok given that we were surrounded by marines and other security folks .... but ... one never knows.

As for the celebration event, it was basically a giant outdoor cocktail hour (3 hrs to be exact) .... we were greeted by the US Ambassador and other dignitaries.  As for speeches, the US Ambassador used her best Portuguese to give a 10 minute speech.  I give her an A for effort and C for quality.

I found it interesting that Decy and I knew (between the two of us) about 40 of the folks attending.  Didn't realize we has so many friends "in high places". 

Went home after the event, and enjoyed the early evening with my Decy, Thasya, and Chely.

well first off HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

today was a pretty good day i woke up at 9:30 and hung out with my parents and then went and hung out with megan.then came home and went and watched the fireworks they were really short this year...idk maybe it was just me.

secondly.....Ashley Murphy's vistitation(sp) is tomorrow at woodfin from 5-9 and the funeral is thursday at 3.so yeah please pray for her family they are taking it really hard as you can imagin.God rest her soul!

PLEASE EVERYONE ALWAYS BUCKLE UP WHEN YOU GET IN THE CAR!

i love you all!

God Bless!

...Just Me..

happy 4th of july.

tomorrow is my 15th birthday.

yesturday was my party.

it was SO MUCH FUN! <3

everyone got there around noon.

we grilled our own food.

made pina colatas && strawberry margaritas [virgin ones.]

went to the mall.

shopped && went to the arcade.

were going to go to the movies.

went to mc d's.

went back to my house.

walked across the street to the park.

did stuff. [tennis. ran through sprinkle park. sit on dock. feet in water. walked around. talked. hung out.]

went back to my house late.

rented movies && got snacks.

ate dinner around 11.

watched movies.

the guys almost spent the night.

[since it was 2 am.]

but they went home.

girls spent the night && watched movies && slept.

it was a TON of fun! <3

the mall was my favorite. but there werent ne hot guys. lol. oh well.

i bough 3 sunglasses in one day. lol.

<3

My first and probably only day off and what do I do?  I get up at 8 to go feed and walk Jeremy's dogs and then I come back home and go back to bed and end up sleeping until 1:40.  I knew I was tired but I didn't think I would sleep that late!  Now I won't sleep tonight, yay rah.  So from then until now I've just been lounging around the house.  As for tonight, we aren't going to church to watch the MTSU fireworks as usual.  My parents decided to just rent a movie and sit at home.  Dang, today has been so boring.  I'm actually about to go practice my flute which tells you a whole lot right there.  Oh and my car is being gay which makes me really nervous about taking it to college.  I think mom and dad are taking it to Saturn next week while I'm in Panama City Beach.  Mom also told me yesterday at the lake that I need to get my tetanus shot tomorrow so that's not gonna be fun since I hate needles.  Isn't my life just horrible?  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!  Not.  I thought today was supposed to be a great day but it just turned out making me miss work, or someone...   Maybe in 39 days I'll have a more exciting life, or at least I can only hope.

it's kinda sad to think the extent of my celebrations will be spent on a forum with best friends i've never met.

my arm really hurts. i fell in the garage and I have a nice bruise on my upper arm, but it hurts all the way down to my wrist. it's not preventing me from typing this, though, so it can't be that bad.

Sometimes, I want to be a ninja.

But then I think, wow, that must be a pretty lonely life.

Well, today is the Fourth of July.  This is probably my favorite holiday.  Not only because I love fire and things that go boom, and tons of food, but because it is a perfect time to let the troops know you support them, regardless if we are in a war or not.  Whether or not you support the War in Iraq, our soldiers are over there because they were sent to.  The soldiers don't decide to goto war, it's the politicians who do that.

So, I ask that today you put your politics aside and realize how great of a country you actually live in.  Also, if you see someone in a military uniform, thank them for their service.  Without people like them, you wouldn't have the freedoms that you do now.

This may sound like a pointless rambling post, but I'm sorry, because it's a touchy subject for me.  Every male in my family who I am blood related to (and all the guys who married into my family except for 1 or 2) are either in the military, have been in before, or retired military.  Especially with me leaving in less than 2 weeks, supporting the military is one of my biggest points I'm trying to get across to people before I leave.

I guess I will leave you all with that, even though not many people will ever read this.

Semper Fi.

HAPPY 4th OF JULY

Happy Birthday America!!

Hope you guys have a safe and fun 4th of July!

The start of the song is that "when I go down, I go down hard," and in the end comes the resolution. (Relient K)

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

And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.

And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.

'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A.

Today, whether you're Democrat, Republican, Independent, something else, or even apathetic, just stop for a few moments and imagine where this country would be if brave soldiers had never fought to protect it. What if the colonists decided it was too high a cost to revolt? What would have been the consequence of that decision? What if we did not join other countries to battle against evil during WWI and WWII? What if we sat by and decided that we didn't care? What if we allowed anyone to come in and invade the freedom we take for granted? The freedom that we take for granted because the wars fought for it seemed so long ago. That freedom is still being fought for today. Not just in war, but even in our own country, as we see the hostility among neighbors and friends and family merely because their political views are different.

Today, be proud of where your country has been, and if you don't like where it's going, pray that God would lead us all. Happy Independence Day.

so, i started to put some pics up and decided that i was insanely tired.... so i'll put the rest up later

-Jeff

Happy fourth to everyone... Right now I can't watch tv cause Paul's asleep in there so I'm in his bedroom on his laptop... I think I'll play Super Smash Bros. now... see most of you tonight...bye...

After 20 years, a man has emerged from an MCS {{Minimally Conscious State}}.  This article absolutely floored me.

http://health.msn.com/healthnews/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100139038

well, this is my first 4th of july without either of my grandfathers.

i miss both of them, but they did leave me something:

their stories.

i remember stories about getting seasick on a transport across the south pacific, being one of the first troops to land in japan, and crying at the sight of an utterly demolished hiroshima.

i remember stories about pulling unconcious shipmates from the inside of a burning ship . . . and going back inside 4 more times to look for more.

i remember stories about giant killer mosquitos, mail call, and air raids.

and i remember the story of a best friend being shot down over vietnam.

and do you know what?

i'm proud.

of my grandfathers, my family, and my country.

and i hope you're proud, too.

have a wonderful 4th of july.

and, if you still have your grandfathers, give them a big hug (for me).

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!!!

(who's ready for some fireworks?)

Yesterday I woke up to a phone call @ about 10:15 saying that Ashley had died in a car accident.  I have gone to school with her for years.  I wasn't close to her, but we were friends and had talked some.  She was an Oakland JV Cheerleader this past school year.  Her brother, Jonathan Murphy, is in critical condition.  Everyone plz keep the Murphy in your prayers!

so my dad thinks i have tonsilitis
my throat hurts rrreealllll bad
and it hurts to swallow/talk/yawn/etc
but the doctor my mom was going to take me to,
well he decided to be out of town this week
i was like; well damn

but yah other than that i'm okay
me and sean are okay
the job thing is at a stand still
i'm tired
but i think i might stay up and nap later
i'm sleeping on the couch lately
i'm too lazy to walk upstairs
and the couch is comfy
except for the fact that when my dad comes home from work
[at nine AM]
he makes alot of racket
and keeps feeling my forehead to see if i have a fever

but yyyyyahhhhhhh
i guess i'll go now
yeah

---

so yea me milly and erin have been talkin for the past 4 hours and its great
later 2day im going to nicks for fireworks and other stuff i am not sure what we are probably gona have a roman candle war and a bottle rocket war because its fun :) DANGEROUS STUNTS WOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooOOO

getting out of bed at 7:00 to go to the lake is awesome. being back at the apartment and having waxed and cleaned the entire boat by 11:30 makes me feel very accomplihed.

tomorrow for the BIG freedom fest on base dad has to work the one of the first-aid tents so we have to be there at 12. the thing starts at 1 and fireworks are at 10. there is gonna be a 4 hour battle of the bands. then wideawake is playing on the main satge right before the fireworks that are at 10. i think its gonna be awesome.

have a great 4th everybody

much love

-milly

MEXICO 2006  



"Voulez-vous choucher avec nous, ce soir?" -Xavier

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"Brian, my pants are falling down!" -KT

later...

"Katie, will you pull my pants down?!" -Brian

------------

"Kelsey flashed me!" -Me

later...

"Kelsey, flash me again! I need the light..." -Brian

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"BAD KATIE!" uttered MANY a time by Brian

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"Flash him Kelsey!" -Brian
"I've got it covered guys, I've got it covered." -Kelsey
"...no you don't..." -Brian

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"Don't hit that...that still has to make an entire royal family!" -Brian

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"Can I get back on you? Pleeeeeeeease?!" -Brian

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"What does that mean?" -Katie
"Uh...Katie...that's not French.  Those are noises..." -Brian and Ben

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"Her new nickname is 'Flash'!" -Ben
"...and it's not because she's fast!" -Katie

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Monica Lewinski--Brian's new nickname...

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"Holy crap!  I've got money coming out of my pants!" -Brian

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"Wanna make a monkey?!" -Brian to Kelsey

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"Let's go to bed." -Kelsey to group
"Your bed or mine?" -Brian to Kelsey

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"What are we going to do tomorrow for 7 hours?" -Brian
*snicker* -Kelsey

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"You can't kill me...think of what the world would have to go through!" -Brian
"...I could brind chips to the party!" -Xavier

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Set scene:  Brian and Xavier have been continually fighting for most of the time we have been contained in our bunks for the night...commonly referred to as curfew...

Brian is on the bottom bunk.  Xavier is on the top.  Brian is kicking Xavier's bed.

Xavier/Sasquatch has enough, jumps out of his bed and attacks Brian in his, all after lights out.  Only I am right next to it so I can make out large shapes. 

As Xavier jumps into Brian's bed to attack, several coins hit the floor, and as EVERYONE is either sleeping or dead silent, they break the silence in a big way.

Immediately after the coins hit the floor, Brian says seductively, "You don't have to pay yet!"

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"We had so much fun last night..." - Kelsey

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"I can see Emily's crotch!" -Katie

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"You're doing that on purpose Katie! You just want to look up her skirt again!" -Brian

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"I want buttless chaps." -Brian


This concludes your tour of the more interesting conversation had while south of the border. Hope you enjoyed. Especially Brian who is recovering from death, and Kelsey who is exiled on MTSU's campus.


::b

Let it be known July 4, 2006 at 1:10am, me and Rachel Carlton decided to date. 
I am the happiest person in the world right now... Thank God
----------
All rise, take your bow and then listen
There's a conflict brewing, the enemy has risen
But if we hold fast hope, and fight with courage
Our God will rise, And our enemies discourage
With a fire behind us, who stands a chance
Steady your shield, and bring your Spirit lance
On to battle we go, with a thunderous march...

Steady pace, but hold the line
Our God will come on His own Good time,
Just hold faith, and do not flinch
For even in death, to His Grace hence...
I will see you, when I get There...

Two more days left at the Fireworks Stand. Just two.....

yay, my awesome cuz is over!!!!!!!!

i have a treat for you all

ok its long yes but its great next year were starting  IDMAS and IDMMS ( i didnt make all state and i didnt make midstate) clubs 

for 10 years of band comics go to www.tales frombandcamp.com

Here in Angola, it is a normal workday.  BUT, I happen to have a special event this afternoon.  Decy and I are going to meet the US Ambassador to Angola at a special (by invitation only) 4th of July celebration/reception.  Should be interesting (I hope) and just not a bunch of overstuffed govt dignitaries.  My good friend George Amaral, a retired US Diplomat, arranged for the invitation.  Thanks George !!

Stay tuned .....

keep the murphy's in  your prayers

i just gotta say to all my hommies out there that i miss you all so so much..as soon as i get back lets have a party...alright?

so these guys from minnesota come to maui

 to help out with ''the remnant''(our youth praise team) with stuff and play at malls and do concerts and do tourist things during the past week and we pretty much jus rocked maui wit music and an outstanding drummer

dam im good

we went to haleakala one day to watch the sunset

we tried too teach the guys hula...

it didnt really workout...so they came up with a mix between the electric slide and the hula...the electric hula

that really didnt work out either...but all in all it was a great day

nice sunset

lots of fun

and a lot of time to reflect on life...

oh and by the way if you ever see this kid

he loves to lick and kiss people so run

ooooooo look at that!!  they finally put him in jail!  haha....yeah...so kim got bored and this is what happens....

3 days til POTC 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cuz i know you were all wondering!!! 
happy monday!!!....wait....happy and monday....probably shouldnt ever say those 2 words in that order again.....

~Kim

I had a super fantastic weekend! Actually it was Sunday and Monday. Chris and I went to Havan's lake house along with some of his friends and spent a couple of days hanging out at the lake. I had so much fun but now I am totally wiped out. I had to work late Saturday night and get up early on Sunday. And I am off to work again tomorrow till 8pm. So, I will be out at around 9 or 9:30, just in time for some fire works. Wow am I tired. And wow am I sunburned!

E.B.S. {{Extremely Bogus Situation}}: So my family decided to have the 4th of July on the 3rd.  Bear with me, I'm not being psychotic.  Under normal circumstances {{i.e. say Dad had to go fly on the 4th}}, this would be understandable, even embraced.  But no.  My aunt has plans with her boyfriend on the 4th.  So instead of just accepting the fact that she made alternative plans and dealing with it like a big girl {{she's the one who made said plans, after all}} suddenly we're grilling out and being happy like the Cleavers and accomodating her because she's already arranged to be elsewhere tomorrow.  I've missed, say, Memorial Day for the past three years due to the Renaissance Festival, which in my opinion is a far higher calling that some lousy date {{but I'm bitter and weird, so maybe that's what's talking}}.  Are we defrosting burgers on Tuesdays instead?  Um, no.  And I'm fine with that.  Because I chose to do something else, and since I chose to do that Something Else and physics will not allow us to be in two places at once, I "miss out," as it were.  That's a "consequence" or a "result" of my choice, and I live with it.  Some people, however, do not seem so capable of basic adult reasoning.  What the hell.  This is so screwed up.  That entire side of the family is screwed up.  Mental issues frickin' abound.

And they're leaving.  Thank God.

Sorry about that.  I just had to vent.  It might seem trivial, but I got really pissed off.  There's more where that came from, believe you me.  Like, headache-inducing amounts, et cetera.

So.... Um.... Happy Independence Day.  Early.
*Sparkler*

My mom's friends' friend produces them, they rule !!!!!!!

I had Skitzo tryouts tonight, funny stuff man. It wasn't like any audition I've ever been to, it was like "let's get together with crazy people and be silly". We played a bunch of games, improv games actually. I laughed like a hyena.

I went to SA on sunday for all the people that are gonna be all "Where where you on Sunday?" at the picnic. It was dryer than a turkey your senile, old grandma cooks on Thanksgiving. I went to my uncles' house afterward and swam all day, Cheryl (his wife) is expecting baby #2 in March. YAY!!

 I MISS MY FAT KID!!!!!!!!!!!

28 on my ACT. So happy. 31 in English, 30 in Math, 25 in Reading, and 27 in Science.

That's pretty much all I have to say.

Danny

Being normal is highly overrated.
I think just about anyone would agree with this statement.
Or perhaps...maybe they'd agree more w/the fact that there's no such thing as "normal". Think about it...who decided what's normal?

Life is Short...Enjoy It.


Who said I had to smile? Why not make goofy faces...


I've grown up on a farm....

And I wouldn't change it for the world...

Hope yall enjoy the pic pictures.
If you have a MySpace look me up.
www.myspace.com/initialdefeat

Love yall.

Cari and I swinging

Hot Tub Fun!

My cousin made this for our Grandpa...teeheehee

Nick and I eating...or at least I am...

Me Jumping in the pool.

Nick and I seran wrapped my arms to keep me from scratching my poison ivy (which was everywhere!)

My brother's wife achorying (?) my brother...lol...

my brother being silly

Me mini golfing.

Nick and I sleeping together...its West Virginia...they accept that there...lol

reenacting this picture taken when we were 4 months old...

Caleb trying on my swim suit...Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (song)

The Pardy at da pool!

this day has been so much better! thanks in part to all the wonderful remarks ( :  

even cleaning my room didnt bring me down. 

it feels good to be HAPPY.

i went to the pool today.

that was nice

hope you all had an awesome day today!

ttfn

first off read my last entry and that will explain some of it.

second i just have so much running throught my head right now im kinda an emotional wreck.i hate it.i have so many things i need and wanna say but i can't. ahhh i just wanna scream....i hate crying i wish it would just go away!

...

nevermind

:-)

Well I am back in the US and now I am getting ready to leave for New York. I am so excited. But I have so much stuff to do before I leave. I have to get my car to the body shop to get it fixed and read the book for NYC.

I really feel like that something is going to happen in NYC. I believe that God is going to show me if I am supposed to be there for an extended period of time or not. Calvary just partnered with The Gallery Church, and that makes me really excited. My college ministry is going to NYC for spring break, and that makes me so excited.

Well I need to be reading my book and such. I am going to be updating my website on the UTK server. It is going to be my site about my NYC trip.

NYC Website

*Still Under Construction


For His Glory
Για τη δόξα του

Jason

who's coming up here next week?        

My dad and Bos and some guys leave tomorrow to set up camp at Cornerstone (Bushnell, IL) and everyone else is going Wednesday.
I'm not.

Rae and I used temporary dye on my hair today. itz orange on top and black on the bottom. i like it alot.
i wanna dye my hair blonde.

Tomorrow is 4th of July. Family celebration in Woodbury. w00t.

Wednesday, Rae, Brittany, and I are gonna watch Season 1 of The Nanny.

I am going to do something with my life. I must.

"For me, the most important thing is my music. Love in one hand, freedom in the other."
-Ayu

kamp was amazing. theres noooo better to describe it than AMAZING. want to go back soo bad..totally did not want to leave.:( heres some pizzzictures...cya guys!

This is my new toy.  MMMMMMMMM.

I get it Wednesday...just in time to take to NY for some amazing photos...


::b

kamp was amazing. theres noooo better to describe it than AMAZING. want to go back soo bad..totally did not want to leave.:( heres some pizzzictures! cya guys..

i was informed today that my mom's friends daughter passed away in a car accident and that her son is at vandy in the hospial.i am very close to the son and new that daughter well.if you all could just pray for the murphy family that would be awesome.

just me

so this is a day late because well... yesterday was HECTIC. anyway, this being my 101st blog, i wanted a caute pic from 101 Dalmations.. but alas i'm on retarded dial-up
and so thusly.....

 ***mentally insert cute 101 Dalmations Picture here***

so anyway... the quote of the week comes to you from the pulpit of
Sylvia Baptist Church yesterday morning.... lol....i laughed....at a lot

"I've had a lot of HIGHS in my life-
and I'm not just puffing smoke this morning."
-Rev. Clark Brown

29  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
31  but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

hey everyone- hope your summers are going great. well me and about 20 other people are heading to new yoke. we will be working with children in a program called playsafe (sort of like esp here). and then we are doing backyard bible clubs in the north brunswick, new jersey community. Pray that God would be glorifed and lifted up in our ministry. later- stephen

Psalms 115:1

Final Numerical Calc Average: 90.585
Final Letter Grade Calc Average: A
Verdict: I'm at Tech next year.

well people i am on my last week of being up north!!! well what a good past three weeks...today is going to be a take a break day. well i am going to get u guys update of what i did for the past two weeks.

FIRST WEEK
went to oglbay in wheeling,west virgina
went to the pool, goofy golf, padle boat, hung out, mathion touring, and zoo.
had fun there
stayed in a cabin.
were loud after 11:00
made jokes about cabin 13 lol
lefter there on sunday of last week

LAST WEEK
hung out at my grandma's house on monday
went to the movies on tuesday.
went to my aunt's work on wenesday
and also went to a play on the same day
went to pool again, went to the best ice cream place
then went shopping on thurday
friday nothing real happen..but we went out to get pizza
so yeah

saturday and sunday....saturdy drove here in new jersy.. yesterday went to NYC,NY which was awesome... i had my frist phillie cheese steak!!! it was good.. my aunt leave 20 min. from phillie. it's cool and friday i am going to the beach, and i am awesome get my hair cut and maybe my nails done...so it should be fun!!!! well i am out sooo later people

                 megan

im so tired of this....

im tired of people coming into my life and just as suddenly leaving it.

im tired of being let down

im tired of feeling disappointed

im tired of feeling sad

im just tired.....

Today will be different

it WILL be better

there WILL be happiness

and i will not let anything bring me down (hopefully)

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Earlier this afternoon (or technically yesterday afternoon) my dad got on fandango...

He ordered NINE tickets for Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest.

Yeah, that's right.  NINE.

So if you happen to be

• Me


• Jane


• Cameron


• Cameron's friend David


• Kelly


• Brian


• Aaron


• Rachel

OR

• Aaron's friend Julia (I think that's her name...)

Then you're busy this coming Friday from about 8 PM to 3 or 4 AM.

You also owe my Dad $9.50.  (Excluding Jane, Cameron, and David; they already paid.)

And if you're not

• Me


• Jane


• Cameron


• Cameron's friend David


• Kelly


• Brian


• Aaron


• Rachel

OR

• Aaron's friend Julia (I think that's her name...)

...Then you're out of luck.

: p

*much gloatage*

And if you're Megan or Mady... we're really sorry you couldn't go.  *big sad face goes here*

i was supposed to go chill with a friend today but they ditched me soo im stuck at home alone again. : /

anyone up for doing something

these are the places, the events, and most importantly the people that i fill my life with

i love you guys and miss you more than you know

-emily

the things that i want to say, i can't say. it's like keeping a secret that u are dying to tell, but u know its too dangerous to say anything. Some stuff u just have to keep inside for a while, until its safe to let out and the time is right. people get hurt easily, people get angry, and emotions rise. my good news could be someone elses bad news.i have to think of others first.until then, i guess God is teaching me patience. yep, that's about it for now.

So I made it to Memphis alive.  Slightly sunburned from hanging my arm out my window for a few hours, but alive nonetheless.  I finished all of my required posting for calculus and worked out a deal with Kathy McGill that, if my teacher emails my grade to her, I get my scholarship back before the deadline.  Yay!  Now I've just got to call the Financial Aid office (I'd rather choke myself to death on steaming dog poop) to see if I can get the lottery scholarship back with an email.  That'd be most dandy.  Delectably delightful, even.

On the bright side, I had a local judge's 12-year-old daughter hit on me.  It was a very interesting, unique experience.  When she realized she was getting nowhere, she immediately became offensive and rude.  Now, she obviously has come nowhere near the art of pursual at which we may find such celebrities as Don Juan, Cassanova, or myself.  For those of you who are pursuing unsuccessfully (aka not Josh and Liz...Daniel, read for future reference), follow this simple advice: never give up.  Even if you divert your attention during the pursual, continue on your quest for that ultimate love.  Case in point: I have been actively and openly pursuing a particular girl for about 2 years now.  During that time, I have dated 8 different girls.  Even though I became emotionally involved in most of these relationships (note that I did not say "all"), I reserved myself to a large extent for this girl.  While that may be dooming every other relationship since I will not give all of myself to them, I like to look forward to the day that she will cave in.  Moral of the story: persistence and stubborness pay off.  Just wait and see.

Now, it's time for bed.
Ahora, es el tiempo para dormir.  Voy a ir hasta manana.  En la noche de la manana, voy a escribir en mi Phusebox otra vez.  Hasta luego.

So all around tonight was probably the most incredible evening OF MY ENTIRE LIFE.

The end.

arg.  what has my summer come to?  im sitting here watching veggie tales with ransey. 

someone come entertain me please!

Had to work a bit on Sunday (real work, not relocation work). So, I'm in the office at 9am; Decy and the girls are to pick me up at approx 230pm.  Plan was to go out on the Ilha (penisula) to the Coconuts restaurant and have a late lunch; then go home.

Get to Coconuts (which is an outdoor restaurant) and they are full up. Do you think they would offer us a chair to sit in while we are waiting for a table to open up??? Noooooo ... finally 15 minutes later we have a chair.  30 minutes later we have a table.

After thoroughly reviewing the menu, we pick our foods.  When the waiter comes .... seems everything we want they are out of.  So, we have to cycle, recycle, and re-recycle.  Get through the order process, food comes .... for the girls, theirs came all at once.  For Decy and I, the vegetables and rice came 10 minutes after the meat .... meat was then cold.  Got thru the meal, almost done, order a kilo to come pick us up.

We end up waiting an hour for a kilo (which was stationed only about 2 miles away from us) ... frustration and anger abounds ... especially after having gone thru the same ordeal on Saturday.  Ok ... time to get off the Ilha .... TRAFFIC !!!!  urrrggghhh .... 1 hour later (no joke) we have travelled 2 miles ... to where the kilo was originally stationed ... only to be told that "shift change" had occurred and we needed to change drivers.

So .... at 4pm we called the kilo ... at 615 pm we do the driver change out ... total travel time 2 miles ... remaining distance to home - - - 6 miles.  I think we could have walked faster ... it certainly would have been healthier !!!

ciao ciao 

I'm just cool like that.

i've got more wit, a better kiss, a hotter touch, a better fuck
than any boy you'll ever meet, sweetie, you had me.

'lying is the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off' - p!atd

One year today... I miss my PaPa......

**********************************************

(my feelings today.. in a song)

Here's a story of a girl,
livin in a lonely world,
A hidden note,
a secrete crush,
A little boy who talks to much

Well, i'm standing in the crowd
and when you smile i check you out
but you dont even know my name,
you're too busy playin games

And i want you to know
if you loose your way i wont let you go

(CHORUS)
If i cut my hair
if i change my clothes
will ya notice me
If i bite my lip
if i say hello
will ya notice me
whats it gonna take to see
ill get ya to notice me

got your head up in the clouds
tell me when your coming down
no, i dont wanna sink your ship
but its not about the scholarship

and all the friends that follow you
they tell ya things that just aint true
im the girl you never see
im the one you really need

oh, dont get me rong
you better make your move before the moments gone

(CHORUS)
im not lik the rest, i just dont care if ur the best
just be who you wanna be
its all the same to me

oh, dont get me rong
you better make your move before the moments gone

(CHORUS)

So, Friday was the big day: first term classes (American History I) ended, Jonathan (unfortunately) went home, and I had my gum surgery.  You may remember that last time on James's phusebox, I had to have a gum graft because of a rather large, if isoloated, gum recession, brought on by one of my lower teeth moving too quickly when I had braces.  Irritation was caused by the fact that my regular dentist's office did not see fit to clean my teeth before the surgery (which was necessary); however, another dentist's office was willing to do so.

I did go to the other dentist's office; it was much cheaper, the people were nicer, and the dentist remembered me (his wife was my high school German teacher), and that Wesley and I didn't get to go to Washington, DC.  I think I've found a new dentist...

Back to the gums: Friday, I took my final, said good-bye to Jonathan, and my parents whisked me off to Lebanon.  An hour before my appointment, I whisked myself off to Never-Never-Land by taking a prescribed Atavan (like a stepped-up Valium).  While I still cared what happened to me at the periodontist's, I only have a vague recollection of what actually did.  I can remember being rather aware at the time, but unfortunately, I am now unaware of what I was then aware of.  Regardless, they had me take one of my prescribed painkillers immediately following the surgery, and I was out until eleven o'clock Friday night (did I mention that the surgery took place at two o'clock that afternoon?)...

Post-op: the gum itself is somewhat sore, but because it's in the lower front of my mouth, it's relatively unbothered by eating, drinking, or anything else.  The more annoying part is the roof of my mouth; invariably when I eat or swallow saliva, a little bit of pressure is applied to those stitches, and it's not the most pleasant feeling.  Nevertheless, the pain itself isn't bad at all.  At most, there's some discomfort due to swelling, exacerbated at times by facial expressions (ie, strange mouth movements).  Needless to say, I have not had any more painkillers, other than Tylenol.  I do prefer to be cognizant.

In other medicinal news, I also have an antibacterial mouthwash to use.  However, since I am not allowed to rinse my mouth out or spit, I just have to let the mouthwash sit in my mouth and then let it just kind of fall out.  The problem arises because if the mouthwash is swallowed, it makes you nauseous.  Naturally, I'm not swallowing it, but let's face it: I'm a somewhat busy person.  I cannot stant in front of the sink for an hour expelling mouthwash, so some of it invariably gets swallowed.  Naursea is not pleasant.  The remedy comes in the form of another of the periodontist's insructions: rinsing my mouth with saltwater.  This at least removes some of the mouthwash and keeps it from building up in my mouth.

Actually, the sorest part is from the most minor aspect of the surgery.  In addition, to the gum recession, I had a "fremma."  Basically, there was a small piece of tissue connecting my gum to my lower lip; I've had this since birth, as do many people.  It wasn't really causing any harm, but it wasn't helping anything either.  Therefore, the periodontist went ahead and cut it.  That, combined with them holding my lower lip down and open for an hour (you try it!), has caused the most soreness.

Undoubtedly, there will be further updates...

  ok. so this trip was pretty great despite all the stupid family arguments we always have. once we got to nyc things were pretty alright. anyway, it's picture time! 

  this doesn't have anything to do with my trip or ny but i like big shoes. mwahaha.....warped tour was great. 

  and there is my lesbian lover with the big shoe.....mwahahaha!!! 

  that's my sister, me, and my cousins alicia, and tyler out in the bay. 

  this is my sister, dad, and me in central park. we were so unbelievably lost at the time it's not even funny. 

  wow. 

  yes. why yes they do. 

  the most amazing thing i have ever seen. 

 collins from rent and me. he had the most amazing voice. 

  angel and mimi from rent and me. 

  this guy was so cool. he drew my picture in times square. 

  the finished product. 

  me tying my shoe in front of cbgb. 

  i love street musicians and artists and even awesome poetry scribbled in chalk on the cracked cement. 

  because there's nothing like a broadway show.

  so that's it kids. i think there's more under my pictures if you wanna see.  

  love, hugs, and dead puppies, 
  -holly 

so . . .

if you found a lamp . . .

rubbed it . . .

and a genie popped out . . .

what would your three wishes be?

Yesterday, I went with Garrett and his family to Dover, TN, for the fifth annual Crazy Cousin Cookout. This has been the third time that I've gone and Chuck and I finally did better than Garrett and Rob on the water balloon toss (I'm sure some of you remember me talking about their infamous reigning dynasty in the event last year). We got into the finals and walked away with fourth, which wasn't as great as my first year when we got second, but better than last year. And we got a ribbon! Here we are:

A little wet, though I was mostly wet thanks to Garrett, not the game. He got my hair more than my shirt, whereas I got his shirt pretty good. Anyhow, I have a few more pics from the event in my photobox, including a few artsy pics I took around the place.

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AND NOW ....THE COUNTDOWN

any news from guard land?

If you need any fireworks, drop by my family's tent and say hey and help us out.  We are located across from Neil Sandler Toyota on Church Street/Hwy231 and Warrior Drive.  Thanks guys.

Also, the new Dashboard Confessional cd is darn good so pick it up from your local indy cd shop if you can lol.  I really recommend track 6 for all you counting crows fans.  August 18th in Nashville if no one was aware. Peace guys

-ry

i got an email from Andy Ford (director of Once Upon a Mattress at Murfreesboro Center for the Arts). he says he can't offer me an onstage role.

HEY GUYS I WONT BE ON FOR A WHILE CAUSE WE R MOVING!!!!!!

Ok, here we go again. On Friday AM we arrive at the hospital so they can read the results of the tuberculosis tests made on Tuesday.  We already know (from our own visual observations that something isn't quite right).  Hospital checks Chely and I ... all clear.  Hospital checks Decy and Thasya ... hmmmm 15 millimeter reaction.  Not good (10 mm is the limit for the "alarm"). We show the results to the ISOS Dr. He promptly orders x-rays for D&T.

We go to the lab.  Hmmm.  X-ray machine is broke.  Q:  When will it be fixed?  A:  In a week or two?  Q:  What do we do?  A:  Call us in a week or two to see if it is fixed.  MY THOUGHTS - UNACCEPTABLE !!!!  I promptly call our company Dr explain the situation ..... they advise us to immediately come to the office.  A couple of quick letters later, and a personal escort from one of our portuguese speaking (only) medic results in an emergency xray from a different clinic.  We rush the xrays back to the ISOS Dr.  - quick review ... ALL CLEAR, NO TB.

So what was all that about?  Well, apparently D&T have been "exposed" to TB and have built up an immunity, which is why they had a reaction to the test.  As for Chey and I, well we had no reaction, which means we have no immunity.  So, who really is at risk here?  Total time on Friday:  6 hours.

SATURDAY - Ok, during all the hassle/stress on Friday we were advised to be at the hospital on Saturday at 10am for our eye exams (instead of waiting until 12-Jul).  830am we leave the house. Get to the hospital, they have no idea what is going on.  10am, no Dr, no confirmation of appointment.  11am no confirmation, no Dr.  1130 am, confirmation but no Dr.  1200noon have 4 five minute exams ... and we are released.

Did you know I need glasses so I can read this "very tiny print at 18 inches"?  DUMB. Actually I can read the above without glasses (which is 1 font).  They must have given me 1/2 font .... thank God this was the last test. Now, I need a wrap up appointment.

Adding insult to injury on Friday ... had to wait an hour for a kilo.  Seems the dispatcher decided to ignore our request until our third phone call ... made it home at 2pm.  Total time: ~ 6 hours on MY Saturday.

ciao ciao