The Countdown Begins!

1) 11 days.

:D

11 days till Jackass is gone. I'm giddy just thinking about it--he'll be a few THOUSAND miles away from me, and from my cousin.

Granted, I don't expect him to keep to his word again. He said it himself, he can't handle a long-distance relationship like that. But actually meaning what he says has never stopped him from doing the exact opposite. Why, I believe there's a word in the dictionary to describe that....oh yeah.

Hypocrite. A person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

Damn, might as well replace all that with his name.

2) 1 day.

1 day till I become 18! For some, that means I'm illegal. For the lucky, I'm legal. ;)

Also, 1 day till I get the Sims 3. Sweeeeeeet...

3) About a week.

I'm going to try to get Chantel, Keather and I together to go see The Ugly Truth. Frankly Gerard Butler's looking hot, and any movie about sex will sucker me in. ;) But I'm looking forward to it, and seeing them again too!

4) A little over a month.

That's when I finally get to move into my dorm at USD with Keather. I'm looking forward to that time, because then I can also meet up with Christine again from registration! I think she'll get along great with Keather....nah, I KNOW those two will. :P

I guess I can also mention that's when I end up living on my own. Scary... o.O

My Awkward ESP Moments...

I don't know why, but I have these déjà vu moments that decide to pop up in clusters...and I just so happened to have one right now. WHY?!

I had one a couple days ago, just don't remember why or when. But right now, they were talking about Tony Stewart on TV. After the narrator spoke about his enthusiasm when winning is the same as when he won his first race, I thought "Now why would they say such nice things about him in a dream no less?".....then it hit me.... o.O

I have these quite often. Sometimes I remember a dream and wonder whether it'll happen or not--usually it doesn't. But considering how other dreams I have do come true, when I least expect it, I don't doubt the truth to those other dreams. Not unless it's SO completely out there, like my one dream with Rafael....now that was a weird one. Sort of like I was getting a vibe he wanted to cheat on something with me but I didn't know who....I don't know, but he was hot in that dream!

*Sigh* I don't know...it just feels weird when that stuff happens....but I might at least record it so that I don't sound completely crazy, right?

*Sigh.*

Meh....I'm just in a pissy mood today.....I swear, I'm going to have the biggest party when Jackass moves to Utah, and it will be SWEET....

Onto the good news: Tejiah found me on facebook. I repeat, TEJIAH FOUND ME!!! I couldn't believe it, I was so happy! We used to be the closest of friends growing up, she was so awesome. I remember how she had so many broken arms and legs, that it was like she had broken almost every limb at least twice. She was such an active kid, lol. So was I, right up until she was able to outrun me. :P But then, in 6th grade, she moved away...that was a sad year, I lost both Corri and Tejiah that year....but now I've got them both on facebook, yay! :D

Then I also found my cousin Tia on facebook. Wasn't expecting that. o.O

And, well....that's about all I want to report on for now.

This is it.

Pretty words--nor song lyrics--won't save you from what you've done. You haven't changed, you haven't learned. Being a complete asshole is what you've shown, and you haven't done a single thing to warrant any forgiveness. And yet, you have an idiot of a girlfriend who thinks she can give you the forgiveness you want, because she thinks that's what you DESERVE.

When will you both wake up and face that precious music you drown yourself in? Jackass: you won't find salvation in her. What you've got is your dumb blonde--or in this case, your blissfully desperate girlfriend who will believe anything that makes you look like an angel. And my cousin: you can't save him. He will never learn from his mistakes, no matter how hard you wish for it. You can and WILL find someone better, so why waste your summer on an asshole?

I am so fucking SICK of having to deal with the whining, the bitching about how everyone is out to get you, about how I'm like everyone else after I was the closest friend you had. You treated me like shit, and you think you don't deserve the jokes you got?! How DARE you, you asshole! You deserved every short joke you've gotten the past few months from me. And if you've treated me the same way you've treated the rest of your friends, then you've deserved every DAMN joke aimed at you in your lifetime.

YES, I am capable of being angry. And this time, I'm not going to bend over backwards to make you happy. You try to make yourself look so big with your anger, but others are able to be pissed off too, asshole! I'm able to get VERY pissed, to the point that you can't save me. I find it amazing how when you say it's over, you expect me to believe you. But when I threaten to end it all, to show you just how much you fucked up, you expect me to forgive you? To calm down and talk to you "rationally" when you've done nothing rational in your life? Forget that.

I hate it too, you know. I hate it that you'd dare to classify me with the rest of the world. Because back when I actually cared, I hadn't laughed. I hadn't cracked a fucking joke about you. And you know it too, because that example you provided was from just a few weeks ago. WAY after you threw me aside, said I was fucked up in the head, and proceeded to treat me like shit.

Fuck you.

Epic Vacation Journey! - Day 4

Day 4....the last day.....sadness. :(

There was this really weird group that came into Prairieberry Winery with us. They had some very funny guys there though, they had awesome quotes! Such as:

• "Well I couldn't ride the rides at Disneyland, so I'm here tasting wine instead."
• "It's Grandpa time!"
• "It's a bit of Catholic humor if you don't get it."

The girls of the group though? Not as cool as they thought....although there was a cute guy there too, with his own family, and I didn't get a picture of him either. *sigh*

Also, I cannot forget the Amish-looking people we saw at Mouth Rushmore the other day. We were walking out, and here comes an Amish type guy with that stereotypical black long beard and farming clothing stuff, and he's pushing a stroller. Following him was two other women wearing those dresses, and one of them was carrying a little baby all wrapped up in a blanket....all I could think was that it looked so stereotypical, they looked like they stepped straight out of a movie! I was laughing so hard afterwards.... :P

Before we left Rapid City, we went to the Firehouse Brewing Co. for lunch. And OH. MY. GOD. The food was amazing!!! I want to go back soon, it's so cool in there! :)

Then we toured through the Badlands too, of course. I was kinda tired and cranky, but I found a shirt that made my day. "Badlands: Leave it as you found it." I thought there'd be a ton of dads who could appreciate that shirt! :P

Epic Vacation Journey! - Day 3

If we get a cabin at Sylvan, it'll SO be cabin 407. Take note.

Brad Paisley's Play album is also amazingly appropriate when driving in the Hills. Especially Needles Highway. Man, some of those songs fit it perfectly...

I finally got to see my lone buffalo sighting near the side of the road! It was so cool, and I think this might be the first time I've gotten a picture of a buffalo looking directly at me...spooky...

We came across a semi-former Brulé member at Mount Rushmore, Vlasis. My mom remembered him well; I just thought it was cool that he was with the band. He spent quite a long time talking with us, and even signed the CDs we bought of his! :D

Random note: I really love these giant throw pillows at Sylvan, they're so comfy....did I already mention that?

Lots of weddings in the area. One is here at Sylvan (and it wasn't the one we were meant to attend originally :P ), then we went to the Game Lodge to find another wedding. Another note: teh renovations to the Game Lodge are amazing!! And the bathrooms? Huge, and all motion-activiated! But these renovations are really good....

Most everything I've gotten are sweatshirts/clothing...but one is like my favorite Custer hoodie, and the other said "Mouth to Mouth Certified" on it, and I couldn't resist! :D

Sometimes I'm not even sure I'm pay attention to what I'm writing...this pen is just so smooth, and for some reason I like to watch my sloppy handwriting... :P

We spent most of the morning walking around Sylvan Lake. For once, I was willing to be adventurous, so Dad and I rolled up our jeans and waded through the lake to reach this small dam overlook thing. We weren't alone though; one other woman had done the same thing, so we talked to her for a bit. She was from Wisconsin, with another lady from WI, and they came 'cause they saw the lake on National Treasure. Man, that movie did lots for our tourism apparently. Anyways, then a really nice couple with a little girl crossed with us 'cause they too thought it looked cool.

Even better, the water was so nice and cool...it felt amazing afterwards. :D

Later on down the trail, we also ended up climbing up along the rock edge of the lake. MAN, now that was sweet! I was just glad Mom was willing to go up too, and I don't think she was disappointed.

Epic Vacation Journey! - Day 2

Well, while we were still in Pierre, we made a few trips: Walmart (depressing to admit), but the parents forgot toothpaste of all things. Then to the scrapbooking store to splurge. Then to Perkins for the best lunch of the trip! :D

Didn't leave Pierre till about 11:50, then was on the road for a short time to reach the 1880 Town. Lots of walking, but it was fun! One of the biggest highlights was a litter of kittens in this old haunted hotel...ok, it wasn't haunted, but it was a prime candidate. But DAMN they were cute! Then there was a saloon where I got a garter souvenir and watched a comedy performance in the street. Man they were funny, and the kids they picked were just as adorable. The kids' mom was standing by us, and she said they should tease the older one for his purple shoes. :P

After that was Wall Drug, so I got a shirt there. Not much new to report though, other than another cute guy sighting occurred. They seem to like tourist traps. :P

Took the Needles Highway by accident to get to Sylvan Lake, but it was a good mistake in my opinion. Very pretty at dusk, when we usually always go in the morning.

I wish I had done more reading on the trip though. And I need to remind myself to look up that Vampire's Seduction series...ahem....(Note to self: Books aren't really worth it after all, they kill William. Damnit.)

Oh, we also ate at Sylvan's restaurant. It was cute, with a formal feel and somewhat casual dining. Just different. (Another note: Tiffany said that Minerva's has taken over the dining of the lodges and stuff, or at least that's what we understand, so it makes sense. Yay for having Kara for a cousin now! :D )

I think I'm most fascinated with the size of our hotel room, it's huge! It even has a couch, giant closet, etc....the throw pillows are also huge, awesome!!

We also saw our first big horn sheep sighting--followed by three more! Sure was lucky to catch a picture of them all. They never seem to come out of the mountains. But none of them had horns, so I was a bit confused... :P