[marvinranch]

Originally Posted by bobthecockroach

Haha, trying to become ambidextrous? Cool.

Happy pay day!

Why yes, how did you know? A lot more people actually know what that word means than I thought. oh well

[marvinranch]

Saturday, May 22, 2004 - changing plans:

The original plan was just for Matt to come to my house and we'd "hang" - I wanted to wash my truck, and take some metal to ABC to sell, and just general stuff like that that I haven't had time to do lately. Last night, when I told the family, they flipped out. Mom said the house was too messy, and that I should clean it every weekend; Amber said he was a jerk (for something that happened weeks ago, that I told him to do) and that she didn't want him around; Alicia said he ignored her once so she now hates him (though she loved him last week when he talked to her ) and no one knew exactly what dad was gonna do, etc. I went to the "teenager philosophy/mentality" of "reject my friends = reject me" and I just felt really bad. I played my "depressed" songs and went to bed. I had to get up early to call Matt and tell him we had to change plans. I woke up too early and didn't sleep very well.
I went to his house instead, and I wore my retainers, I ate on the run so I just forgot. When I got there, his parents were getting ready to go to the lake, and Matt was only half dressed :P (ok, he only needed a shirt...) First we were gonna go bowling, but the bowling ally didn't open till noon, so we went to my uncle's house to get my aluminum oil pans, then we took them to ABC. Danny (at ABC) didn't recognize me, untill I said my name was Gillmore. Mat's gonna think I have a different name for everywhere I go! He knows my real name is April A________ but at Wal-Mart I go by Kati, and at ABC I go by April Gillmore!
Then we went to Sonic, as usual - had the usuals & a blue coconut slushie. We were gonna go to see Van Helsing, at 13:55, guess what, it was half over by then. They were only showing it at 13:25 and that time was already passed! *sigh* SO, we went to the bowling ally again, and this time we actually bowled
He finally found something he's better than me at. He used to bowl, I never did. I've only bowled twice before, once in 4th grade and once last January. I got better as I played, but I bowl really funny....whatever works for me I guess.
Then we had to go back to Matt's house to get my truck. His dog is finally getting used to me - it's about time!
Work was pretty normal I guess. I sure was tired after bowling, my arm was tired for a while! And then my blood sugar went down, I didn't eat enough I don't guess, I mean I did, but not often-enough, I had sunflower seeds and DrPepper on break. I eat my sunflower seeds shells and all! After a while, I get tired of chewing them though.

[marvinranch]

Monday, May 24, 2004 - Denby Point
Went to the lake with Matt. His lake, his place, his truck, his deal, etc. I was the navigator though, his mom wrote directions for us last night, it's really easy to get there. We got there, got out in the boat and went across the lake for pie. He said their pie was ledgendary - and it was then we went fishin for a while. The fish kept eating the crickets, didn't catch anything worthwhile. Went for a quick dip, and do I mean quick! It rained lately, and the water wasn't warm enough to stay long. I actually fell in, so I climbed back up and pushed Matt in too. I wasn't gonna get wet and him not! Not really too much else, at least nothing I will write here. Headed for home, it wasn't hard. No getting lost this time like Petit Jean! Went to Sonic when we got back in town, and then to eat at Matt's house. (His parents are cool) Then as I was leaving Matt's uncle drove up - he ALSO drives a Ford truck, a red 4-door diesel. I mean, their little yard was FULL of em! They have 3 already, and that's plenty, then mine and the big diesel one!

Tuesday, April 25, 2004 - Van Helsing
Had an interesting time trying to get to a notery at the bank. The one at my bank was out for a few hours, and there was construction by the other one - and I didn't know any other way to get there - I got lost and found all in one smooth motion. You couldn't turn right, you had to go straight and I didn't know where 'straight' went! lol but I knew where Chicot Rd ended up, and I "found" the interstate. I can get almost anywhere from the interstate.
Later, I met Matt to finally go see Van Helsing. It was better than I expected, but the final battle scene was disappointing. I guess that's what you get with PG-13 movies (...it WAS PG-13 wasn't it? *shrugs* I dunno, but I thought it was supposed to be) Matt was hungry, so we went to Backyard Burger, I had a buy-one-get-one-free coupon, so that was good. Work was very boring. Except that this one guy gave me his number, his work number, the bad part is that he comes to WM with his wife all the time! I gave it to Matt, and told HIM to call him up and ask him what he thought he was doing and to buzz off. that was kinda freaky but other than that, life was pretty boring tonight.

[marvinranch]

Wednesday, June 2, 2004 - hmm
Hmm, Mom took Amber to the doctor to get her foot X-rayed coz of her go-cart crash last week. I guess I should be packing for SOAR instead of just thinking about it. It scares me a little (course I don't tell mom that) college does. It's like, my life is moving on and taking me with it, and I just want time to stand still for a few days! I'm like "eeek! slow down for a sec!" inside, but nothing serious. I am confident to some extent and I can't wait to get started, but all this in-between time gets to my nerves. I am 18, I make my own decisions, I sign for myself now, and I don't need mom anymore so I don't reveal my secret fears to her.



Tuesday, June 1, 2004 - The Day After Tomorrow
It's already June!!! I can hardly believe it! College is TOO close, and I have to go to SOAR on Thursday. Matt and I met at the theater and saw "The Day After Tomorrow". It was pretty much like you'd expect - stress between dad & son, teenage romance, heros on all sides, everything works out in the end...you get the idea. Still, not a bad movie.
Went to Sonic and then to work. It was medium busy, everyone ate up all their food over the long weekend! Garry actually put Matt and I on neighboring registers! He just wasn't paying attention, Mrs Robin 'fixed' it later. Really, we work when we're supposed to, there's no real reason not to put us near each other. When he first started there was, but work was new to him then, now he works fine.


Monday, May 31, 2004 - chillin
I did nothing all day, just washed my truck and chilled. My sunburn was still pretty sore, so I just laid around. It's nice, I don't get to relax very often, but it feels weird. I find myself waiting or wanting to do something, even go to work!



Sunday, May 30, 2004 - goin to the lake
I went to church, there was no sunday school for seniors, so I left and headed for the lake. Back on the road again Had to stop at WM and fill-up, and at Sonic to fill-up ME. It's a fairly short trip over there, about 82 miles total, short compared to the 153 miles to Hardy, but it's easy with little navigation required. I surprised myself by remembering a lot of details along the way, many curves & how the roads looked, even places we passed along the way and the grass growing in the turn lane, etc. I called Matt when I was almost there, so he'd know about when to expect me. Finding him was easier than I expected, and parking was even easier than that! I was shocked! 'Twas good to see him again, and his parents, and the dog - they'd gotten her shaved since I saw her last. He wasn't kidding when he said they had a camper but he slept in the tent. I can see why, campers are pretty tiny! I wore jeans because of my sunburn, didn't want to chance getting any more sun. Couldn't ride the wave runner though
Ate pie in the tent while watching some of a movie, then went out on the lake in his flat-bottom fishing boat. We just drove around, untill it started to rain - then we made a race for the shore. I was wearing a white shirt, so getting caught in the rain wouldldn't've been a good thing. Sat around the campsite for a while, raided all the (family's) fridges - they don't drink enough Dr.Pepper - no one had any!! Matt's parents decided to brave the rain again in the party barge, Matt and I turned on Pirates of the Caribbean, his cousin came over & watched too. It wasn't too long till I had to get back on the road, and it started brewing up a storm just for me. I got home safely, in pretty good time too, just chilled.


Saturday, May 29, 2004 - coming home
I got up at about 9:15, and no one else was up. Mr Magee got up before 10:00, and he did make coffee. I had fruit salad, beef jerky and coffee for breakfast. Beef Jerky, Peanut Butter and Gatorade are essentials for me, not to mention life-giving-H20. I slept pretty good, especially after moving to my bed. I packed up and chilled, waiting for everyone else to get up. They didn't get up till noon. Amber and Nancy were the last ones up.
We all went shopping in "downtown" Hardy. It's a big tourist place, I dunno what the locals do - hang at Wal-Mart I guess. There is only one highway though, so semis are rollin through while the tourists are crossing the street & crowding the sidewalks! They're building a by-pass to alleviate that problem.


Friday, May 28, 2004 - canoe trip
I got up at 8:30, Laura was already up - and she stayed up later than me last night! Everyone got up between 9:00 & 9:30 as agreed. We're supposed to leave for the canoe rental place at 10:00ish.
It was only about $20 each to rent canoes - so that was good. Not a whole lot else really. We put in where they told us, I was in the back and Amber was in the front.

We didn't tip not even once! It was quite fun, sometimes a little stressful, but easy because the water was high. I got sunburned, but I'll live(I hope).


Thursday, May 27, 2004 - float trip
I'm scheduled to work today, at 17:00, but I won't be there. The Magees are leaving for Hardy sometime after 14:00 and I will be following them up there. Don't worry about my job, I've talked to David about it until he finally said something like "I've already told you you could have it off, don't bring it up again" so I won't be there. I'm off Sunday & Monday too, because those are my normal days off, and again on Thursday & Friday for a short college trip.
Mr Magee drives crazy! He passes EVERYBODY!!!! His "normal" driving is at least 5 mph over the limit - which looks like 10 on my speedometer! Grrr, keeping up with him is difficult & stressful!! We got there, unloaded, chilled, and finally Mrs Magee cooked this nice chicken & rice dish. It was good, but a little late, maybe just coz we got in late, I dunno. Played games & such, there was 6 other kids there: Amber, Natalie, Nathan, Nancy, Laura, & Erin. They all wanted to stay up forever!! I actually stayed up till 3am with them, but I would've gone to sleep around 23:00 if I could've. They stayed up later, till about 4:30 I think.

[marvinranch]

SOAR was good. I mean, I'm never gonna be "jumpin-up-and-down" excited about college, it's school for cryin out loud, but I guess I'm ready now. They got me an ID card so I'm officially a student now. I already was accepted & all that, now I'm actually registered for classes that start August 19th!
I met this guy there, he looked familiar - I think he shops at Wal-Mart - named Nick. A bunch of us played "BS" late Thursday night, I made a point to stay up and be social, I went to bed at 1:30ish but didn't sleep till 3:00. Going to bed is the strangest part, there was no one to say goodnight to, it was just strange.

[marvinranch]

Friday night Matt and I hung out for "wicked friday night" we went to eat. I had grilled salmon and it was awesome! Then we were gonna go look at .22s but they were closed, we were just a little bit late. We were gonna play pool too, but they were also closed. What kind of pool hall is closed on Friday night????? seriously *rollseyes* SO we went to Movie Gallery, we got "A Knight's Tale" and laid up in the recliner. I actually have a whole screen name based on that movie when I saw it with Camilya. I was thinking about Lance back in those days though. The girls in it have beautiful long hair! Matt would be happy if I grew my hair out that long - it's nice to know that.

Saturday, I drove Amber to my grandparent's house to mow the yard, and I was gonna balance my tire. My grandpa wanted to help me, but when he came down the step in the barn it flipped and he fell. He hit his head, but was otherwise ok. He was carrying the tire balancer though, it's only cast aluminum and when it hit the concrete it broke. We just guessed at it. I don't know anyone else who has one of those good tire balancers, the digital ones don't work as good.
I had to work 2-10, so it was a long day. Didn't help that it was non-stop busy too. I had a nice, long lunch, but they forgot my last break. I'm not really complaining - I forgot about it too. I was concentrating on getting off at 22:00 so when it was 21:00 I didn't even think of my break. I got off a few minutes early to 'make up' for it. Oh well. Talked to Britt, coz I had to park by him anyway. His S-10 is only a 4 cylender! jejejeje the bad part is that he didn't even know it. That's bad! I gave Matt his senior ring back. I only asked to wear it to SOAR, I think he wants to wear it and I'm not gonna take it away from him. I have his other ring, I'm leaving him my senior ring when I go to college. I left my watch at home, so I was a little late getting home. I didn't know what time it was! But, on the one day I had an honest excuse - mom didn't even mention my late-ness. figures

SUNDAY, June 6, 2004
I went to Matt's church. I had to leave earlier, so I could be at his house in time to leave to go to church. It's very small! Like, 161 people last Sunday! My church has about 350 and my parent's church has over 2,000. I like the smaller churches much better. Then we went to the hospital to eat with my grandma. She gets to come home on Tuesday or Wednesday! Matt ate with us. Then we went to my grandparen't house. I was gonna sit around and talk with them, but my grandma wanted me to be sure and give Matt the grand tour. We walked around, and got annoyed by Alicia. She thinks she's cute or getting a lot of attention, but really it makes us HATE to be around her. For example (actual conversation):

Alicia: (trying to act "cute" to get laughs/attention)
"EEEEEWWWW! You're holding hands!!"
Me: (annoyed) "Yeah, so?"
Alicia: "Are yall gonna sleep together?"
Me: (discusted) "No."

I couldda killed her right then. She knew she was just asking questions to step on my toes, get people to think she's funny or cute and mostly to get attention.

[marvinranch]

Matt gave me a ring tonight..."just because" he said. This is odd for me...
I don't know what else to say.

[marvinranch]

well, went swimming on Thursday at Michael's house (with Matt) didn't wear any rings and really disappointed Camilya when I got to work and didn't have it to show her. If mom has noticed it, she hasn't said anything, which leads me to believe she hasn't noticed it. Granted, I don't always wear rings at home. I'm sure that it won't be "oh how sweet" from her, it'll be more sarcasm.

I wanna go fishing with Matt on Sunday night. We're having pool tour at HC but Matt will still be at work then. I went fishing with him bright and early yesterday. It was fun, but disappointing. No fish worth keeping untill after I had to go home. My mom is freaky-obsessed about me not getting to spend time with him. I don't know why, except that I think she's jealous. Yes, my mom is jelous of my boyfriend! You see something wrong with that? Good. :insert-bugged-eyes-smiley-here: Even my dad was shocked that she made me come home so early! Doesn't that tell you something. Sheesh, outrageous. She's jealous of me spending time with him. She used to be obsessed about me hanging out with other friends too but I was younger then and had no life anyway, so I didn't think much of it. I'm 18 now, moving out in 9 weeks! quit treating me like a kid! Him officially being my boyfreind doesn't help matters either. She's always being sarcastic about him to me.

Yesterday Jason Davis (otherwise known as JD) showed up at WM. He was sure to come visit me, practically stalk me and inform me that he's been reading my website. Grrr I didn't think about that. I'm gonna write something on there, I dunno what, something absolutely the farthest from the truth.....actually, I'm installing some of my old scripts, gonna get his IP and then block him like I did that old Matt guy.

This was a really random post...

I'm at my grandparent's house coz I had to drive Amber over here to mow the lawn. We're having lunch here and I have to go to work at 14:00. If you don't know who Amber is - don't worry about it. i've already been here for like 20 minutes - wow. Only 2 more hours till lunch, and 2 more hours till work. And to think that I gave up lunch with Matt for lunch with my grandma...family first I guess, just wish I didn't have so much free time to kill.
I have an 8 hour shift to look forward to after this, and all next week, but I have camp after that so it's all good. Need to think up something to do this Monday

[marvinranch]

Last night, I bought myself a catfish rod and went fishing with Matt. He caught a smallish one right off the bat. Later, I caught a "miniature shark" or at least that's how it fought, it was awesome And finally Matt caught another before we left. I came home with the biggest fish!!! I was very pleased with myself, and so was Matt, his parents were impressed too...

Too bad mine weren't. Everyone at my house threw a fit for some reason, either the fish was gross, or I used the wrong ice chest, or now we have the problem of cleaning it. My dad was asleep, but I remembered the big fit he threw about mom buying a Salmon with skin on it - I didn't want him to be mad at me. I weighed it -10lbs- put it on ice and went to bed.
Thismorning while everyone else was at VBS, I took it to Matt's house coz his dad volunteered to clean 'em for us. Then mom came home and was like "where's your fish? I was gonna take your picture with it, and dad was gonna clean it tonight" and I'm shocked! Why the sudden about-face of opinion, last night it was gross and trouble and they didn't want anything to do with it and today it's all great. She also said "I guess you're just a part of their family now" really sarcastic when I told her that I took it to Matt's and that we were gonna eat it on the 4th of July. I REALLY resented that. She's always making unnecessary comments like that! I'm sick of it! I thought she was jelous, but she finally said what was bothering her. It was a STUPID misunderstanding of something I said IN ANSWER to a specific question she asked. (We were talking about going camping for a week of/after the 4th of July, and she was like 'we never go that long because yall will get bored, what are you going to do?' and I answered that their family had more boats & toys (wave runner, etc) so we would have more to do and not get bored as fast) I wasn't speaking of "in general" but she took it that I was, even though she ASKED about a specific time and I answered the question. She's all like "You just want to hang out with him to play with his toys, the reason we don't have such expensive toys is because I stayed home with you and didn't work and now you don't even appriciate it at all" I'm like WHAT? I knew she was jealous of something/somehow... I've never even ridden the wave runner, why would she think I was just hanging out with him to get to play with his stuff? And that's a really AWFUL thing to suggest about my relationship with my boyfriend (of two months tomorrow)....I resented that too. Grrr It was quite a day in my life. Worked 8 hours AFTER all of that^ it was an interesting day there too, but nothing bad.

[marvinranch]

My mom finally noticed the ring.

She is SO sure that something is happening and I'm just too dumb to see it - when in fact the opposite is true, nothing is happening and I'm not oblivious to anything. She really doesn't know what's up between us and gets carried away in her immagination. I swear, she's like a 13-year-old when it comes to dating relationships!

In other matters, Matt and I were gonna see a movie and "celebrate" 2 months together - but I overslept. I overslept SO bad! My sister woke me up at 7-something and I was just SOOO tired I crawled back into bed and didn't stir untill 11:45! I was like "oh geeezzz!" and grabbed the phone to call Matt. We went to Sonic instead, watched part of a movie at his house and then I went to work at 14:00. I had some coffee after 'lunch' and it was the best thing to happen to me, got me through the rest of the night. I was gonna come home, NOT get online, and clean my room - but here I am. *shrugs*

[marvinranch]

Yoinked from KeyboardFreak

001. What is your name: "Kati" April
002. Spell your name backwards: which one?
003. Date of birth: 04-14-1986
004. Male or female: gurl
005. Astrological sign: ?
006. Nicknames: Kati
007. Occupation: cashier @ WalMart
008. Height: 5'0"
009. Weight: 100lbs
010. Hair color: light brown/blonde/reddish
011. Eye color: blueish
012. Where were you born: Little Rock, Arkansas
013. Where do you reside now: nearby
014. Age: 18 (can't you tell from #003?)
015. Screen names: marvinranch
016. E-mail addy: marvinranch@hotmail
017. What does your screen name stand for: ME
018. What is your LJ name: um, to me LJ means LisaJaney....
019. What does your LJ name stand for: n/a
020. Pets: 8 cats
021. Number of candles you blew out on your last birthday cake: 2
022. Piercings: 1 in each ear lobe
023. Tattoos: 0
024. Shoe size: 5-7.5
025. Righty or lefty: ambidextrous
026. Wearing: jeans & camo T
027. Hearing: keys on the keyboard
028. Feeling: sad/missing camp
029. Eating/drinking: grape Gatorade leftover from camp

~Guys/Love/Kissing/And Other Stuff~
061. Have you ever been in love: not really
062. How many people have you said "I love you" to: outside of my family? 1 or 3
063. How many people have you been in love with: see #061
064. How many people have you kissed: 1 and I regretted it
065. Have you ever kissed someone of the same sex: no
066. How many people have you dated: 2
067. What do you look for in a guy/girl: Christian, personality,
068. What's the first thing you notice about the opposite sex: I'm not sure, attitude probably
069. What type of guy/girl do you usually go for: mostly quiet, habitual type
073. Do you have a crush right now: not really
074. If so who is it: see 073
075. Do you believe in love at first sight: not really
076. Do you remember your first love: ... guess so
077. Who is the first person you kissed: guy named JD
078. Do you believe in fate: guess not
079. Do you believe in soul mates: I guess so, since God has someone just for you
080. If so do you believe you'll ever find yours: if I follow Him^

~Family Stuff~

104. How many siblings do you have: 2
105. What are your parents names: Harry & Marsha
106. What are your siblings names: Amber & Alicia
107. How many siblings does your mother have: 1
108. How many siblings does your father have: uh 4 but one is dead
109. Where are your parents from: Arkansas
110. Is your family close: yeah
111. Does your family get together for holidays: yeah
112. Do you have a drunk uncle: more than one :rollseyes:
113. Any medical problems run through your family: high blood pressure
114. Does someone in your family wear a toupee: no
115. Do you have any nieces or nephews: uh no
116. Are your parents divorced: no
117. Do you have step parents: no, but a step grandparent
118. Has your family ever disowned another member of your family: ...no
120. Did some of your family come to [North] America from another country? many generations ago

~Music Stuff~
121. What song do you swear was written about you or your life: I Wanna Live
122. What's the most embarrassing cd you own: ...
123. What's the best cd you own: Alabama For the Record 41-number-1-Hits
124. What song do you absolutely hate: Picture
125. Do you sing in the shower: usually I don't stay in the shower long enough to think about singing
126. What song reminds you of that special someone: I dunno
~Okay, I Name An Artist And You Give A Lyric From Any One Of Their Songs!~
127. Pink:
128. Aerosmith:
129. Madonna:
130. Korn:
131. Backstreet Boys:
132. The Beatles:
133. Sublime:
134. J.Lo:
135. N*sync:
136. Limp Bizkit:
137. Stacie Orrico:
138. Creed:
139. Britney Spears:
140. Good Charlotte:
141. Christina Aguilera:
142. Eminem:
144. Kelly Clarkson:
145. Kelly Osbourne:
146. Mandy Moore:
147. Eve:
148. Aaliyah:
149. Nelly:
150. Alicia Keys:
151. Incubus:

~Favorites~
152. Color: blue
153. Food: lasagna
154. Song: *constantly changing*
155. Show: TV? CSI
156. School subject: it was chemestry
157. Band/singer/artist: Alabama for one, Toby Keith, others
158. Animal: horses, wolves,
159. Outfit: baggy jeans and big t-shirts
160. Radio station: Country 102.9
161. Movie: Entrapment for one
162. Pair of shoes: my hiking boots
163. Cartoon: I hate cartoons
164. Actor: beats me
165. Actress: ...
166. Potato chip: Pringles
167. Drink: water, gatorade
168: Soda: Dr Pepper and RootBeer
169. Holiday: Christmas or Easter
170. Perfume/cologne: ...
171. Pizza topping: cheese
172. Jello flavor: lime
173. Lunch meat: bolognia
174. Card Game: Nerds, BS
175. Video game: ...
176. Website: cgr, lhc
177. Book: The Oath by Frank Peretti
178. Computer game: ...
179. Number: opinionless
180. Cereal: I don't really care for cereal
181. Comedian: ...
182. Dessert: most anything
183. Disney character: bleh
184. Clothing store: WalMart is fine
185. Pastime: reading or just listening to the radio
186. Teacher: ...
187. Childhood toy: dalmations
188. Carnival game/ride: I hate carnivals
189. Candy bar: most any of them
190. Magazine: bleh
191. Salad dressing: Italian
192. Thing to do on the weekend: go fishin
193. Hot drink: Coffee!
194. Season: spring or summer or even fall, anything but winter
195. Sport to watch: basketball
196. Person to talk to online: Bobthecockroach

~Your Bedroom/Sleeping Habits~
197. What color are your sheets: I have lots of different sets of sheets of many colors
198. What color are your bedroom walls: off-whiteish
199. Do you have posters on your wall: no
200. If so of what: n/a
201. Do you have a tv in your bedroom: no
202. How many pillows are on your bed: 1 or 2
203. What do you normally sleep in: the nude
204. Describe your favorite pair of pajamas: camo T-shirt and boxers
205. What size bed do you have: twin
206. Do you have a waterbed/bunkbed/daybed: no
207. Do you have your own phone line in your bedroom: yes
209. Describe the last nightmare you had: Daniel fell on me in a game and broke my arm
210. Do you sleep with stuffed animals: not really
211. How many people can comfortably sleep comfortably in your bed: 1
212. Do you sleep in any unusual positions: like a corpse
213. Do you have to share your bedroom with a sibling: no
214. Do you snore: not tooo much 0:-)
215. How about drool: not usually
216. Do you have an alarm clock in your room: yeah
217. What color is the carpet in your room: green (same as the rest of the house)
218. What's under your bed: pictures

~This or that~
219. loser/wannabe: neither
220. Doughnuts/bagels: neither
221. Day/night: night
222. Wicked witch of the east/wicked witch of the west: neither
223. Heaven/hell: heaven
224. Make love/have sex: what's the difference? (neither)
225. Coffee/tea: COFFEE
226. Hamburgers/hotdogs: both
227. Rap/rock: rock
228. Britney/Christina: neither
229. Swiss cheese/American cheese: both
230. Real World/Road Rules: ...
231. Backstreet Boys/N*sync: neither
232. Silver/gold: silver
233. Nike/Adidas: don't care
234. McDonalds/Taco Bell: TacoBell
235. Sweet/sour: both
236. Punk/emo: neither
237. Hot/cold: hot
238. Winter/summer: summer (see #237)
239. Spring/fall: both
240. Operas/plays: plays
241. Read/watch tv: read
242. CD's/tapes: CDs
243. DVD's/vhs: both
244. Old/new: both
245. Shorts/skirts: shorts
246. Pink/red: red
247. Colored pictures/black and white photos: both
248. Meat/vegetables: both
249. Mexican food/chinese food: Mexican
250. Commercials/infomercials: neither
251. Scary movies/comedies: both
252. Bikinis/one piece bathing suits: tankinies
253. Sandals/tennis shoes: no shoes
254. Dogs/cats: both
255. Unicorns/fairies: neither
256. Water/land: both
257. Sugar/spice: both
258. Black/white: either/or
259. ribbons/bows: neither
260. Chicken/beef: both
261. Colored christmas lights/regular white christmas lights: we have colored
262. Cars/trucks: trucks
263. Austin Powers/James Bond: Bond I guess
264. Popcorn/pretzels: popcorn
265. Hip/hop: neither
266. Passionate kiss/peck: neither, peck
267. WWE wrestling/ real wrestling: real
268. Back rub/foot massage: both
269. Picture frames/photo albums: both
270. Pens/pencils: pens

~What Is Your Opinion Of The Following~
271. Eminem: sick and discusting
272. Virgins: their populations are diminishing
273. God: creator
274. The Osbournes: ...
275. Reality TV: stupid
276. J.Lo: even worse
277. Religion: ...
278. Emo music: ...
279. Valentine's Day: stupid
280. Christina Aguilera's comeback: bleh
281. Homosexuals: wrong
282. Abortion: wrong
283. Inter-racial relationships: *shrugs*
284. Murder: wrong
285. Death: inavoidable
286. Obesity: problem
287. Pre-marital sex: wrong
288. Terrorism: problem
289. Pornography: wrong
290. Fortune Tellers: wrong
291. Threesomes: wrong
292. Prostitution: wrong
293. Politics: difficult
294. Country music: awesome
295. George W. Bush: awesome
296. Cloning: wrong
297. (DELETED FOR SAKE OF THE CHILDREN): ...
298. Gas prices in America: high

~Have You Ever....~

331. Mooned anyone: my sister doesn't count
332. Been on a diet: no
333. Been to a foreign country: no
334. Broken a bone: yes
335. Swallowed a tooth/cap/filling: no
336. Sworn at a teacher: mom doesn....no I haven't
337. Talked to an LJ member via e-mails or instant messages: LisaJaney?
338. Got in a fight: yeah
339. Dated a teacher: NO
340. Laughed so hard you peed your pants: no
341. Thought about killing your enemy: no
342. Gone skinny dipping: um, no
343. Met another LJ member in the flesh: LisaJaney? no
344. Told a little white lie: yeah
345. Told a secret you swore not to tell: yeah
346. Stolen anything: from my sister doesn't count
347. Misused a swear word and it sounded absolutely stupid: yeah once or twice
348. Been on TV: no
349. Been on the radio: no
350. Been in a mosh pit: no
351. Been to a concert: yeah
352. Dated one of your best friends: no
353. Loved someone so much it makes you cry: loved someone enough that leaving them made me cry
354. Deceived somebody close to you: yeah
355. Broken the law: yeah
356. Been to a rodeo: yeah
357. Been on a talk show: no
358. Been on a game show: no
359. Been on an airplane: no
360. Got to ride on a firetruck: yeah
361. Came close to dying: no
362. Cheated on a bf/gf: no
363. Gave someone a piggy back ride: yeah
364. Terrorized a babysitter: my grandma doesn't count
365. Made a mud pie: yeah
366. Had a dream that you're falling off a cliff: um, no
367. Snuck out of the house at night: yeah
368. Been so drunk you don't remember your name: hell no
369. Had an eating disorder: no
370. Felt like you didn't belong: yeah
371. Felt like the 3rd wheel: yeah
372. Smoked: no
373. Done drugs: hell no
374. Been arrested: no
375. Had your tonsils removed: no
376. Gone to camp: YEAH!
377. Won a bet: yeah
378. Written a love letter: not really
379. Gone out of your way to be with the one you love: not really
380. Written a love poem: no
381. Kissed in the rain: no
382. Slow danced with someone you love: scratch love and insert 'like'
383. DELETED FOR SAKE OF THE CHILDREN: ...
384. SEE #383:
385. Stolen a kiss: no way
386. Asked a friend for relationship advice: yeah
387. Had a friend steal your bf/gf: no
388. Watched the sunset/rise with someone you love: no
389. Gotten a speeding ticket: no
390. Done jail time: NO
391. Had to wear a uniform to work: no
392. Won a trophy: yeah
393. Thrown up in public? no
394. Bowled a perfect game: NO
395. Failed/got held back: no
396. Got perfect attendance in grade school: I'm homeschooled
397. Roasted pumpkin seeds: no
398. Taken ballet lessons: NO
399. Attempted suicide: no
400. Cut yourself: no

~Childhood Stuff~
401. Did you play with Barbies: not much
402. Did you own Treasure Trolls: no
403. Did you watch Beverly Hills 90210: no
404. Did you play Simon Says: yeah
405. Did you watch Fraggle Rock: no
406. Did you wet the bed: no
407. Did you believe there were monsters in your closet or under your bed: not really
408. Did you wear the underwear with the days of the week on them: no
409. Were you shy: sometimes
410. Were you spoiled: no
411. Were you abused: not really
412. Did you go to the circus: twice I think
413. Did you go to the zoo: yeah
414. Were you in a car accident: no
415. Did you build snowmen: occasionally
416. Did you cry when you scraped your knee: I guess so
417. Were your older cousins mean to you: I was the oldest
418. Did you think slinkies were cool: yeah
419. Did you think the Ninja Turtles really lived in the sewer: no
420. Were you afraid of the dark: no
421. Did you have slumber parties: not much
422. Did you have New Kids On The Block sheets, curtains, sleeping bags, dolls and pajamas: no
423. Did you tease your hair out like Tiffany: no
424. Did you believe in the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and the Tooth Fairy: no

~Randomness~
425. Do you believe in aliens: no
426. Name three things that are next to your computer: Gatorade, letter from US Senator Mark Pryor, box of floppies
427. Do you have any hidden talents: not really
428. Do you wish MTV would play music videos: no
429. If you were to star in a movie, what kind of movie would it be: a boring one
430. What would your movie star name be: I dunno
431. Do you play any sports: not anymore
432. What's the scariest movie you've ever seen: I dunno
433. What is the best movie you've seen in the theater or rented recently: I dunno
434. What is the dumbest movie you've ever seen: uh, Haunted Mansion
435. Do you drive: yeah
436. What is your dream car: the one that I have
437. Do you think you're good looking: of course
438. Do others think you are good looking: my friends do
439. Would you ever sky dive: I guess so
440. Do you believe in Bigfoot: yeah
441. How many rooms do you have in your house: I dunno
442. Are you afraid of roller coasters: sortof
443. Do you believe in God: yes
444. Do you believe in Satan: yes
445. Do you believe there is a heaven: yes
446. Do you believe there is a hell: yes
447. Do you own a pooltable: no
448. Do you have a pool: no
449. Do you have dishwasher in your kitchen: yes
450. Do you like chocolate: yes
451. Who/what is on your 2003 calendar: don't you mean WAS? I didn't have one
452. How many U.S. states have you been to: 4 or 5
453. Ever wished on a shooting star: yeah
454. Best Halloween costume you ever wore: I don't celebrate Halloween
455. Do you carry any weapons on you: yes if you count a pocket knife
456. What is your weakness: I wouldn't tell you
457. Name something you can't get enough of: God
458. Describe yourself in 3 adjectives: independent, wild, anti-social
459. How many kids do you want to have: I don't care
460. Future daughters' names: ?
461. Future sons' names: John
462. What is your ideal way to die: with my boots on
463. How do you release stress: talking to Daniel
464. Do you consder yourself a trendy person: NO way
465. Are you an artistic person: No
466. Are you a realistic person: Yes
467. Do you un-tie your shoes every time you take them off: yeah
468. Are you a strong person: yeah
469. Are you a strong willed person: yeah
470. Who is the last person to e-mail you: um, junk mail
471. Who is the last person to IM you: Jed
472. Do you hate chain e-mails: yes
473. Are you a deep sleeper: sortof
474. Are you a good story teller:
475. What do you believe is your best quality: sarcasim
476. What is your greatest accomplishment: Awana Citation Award
477. Do you like to burn candles or incense: candles
478. Do you do yoga: no
479. Do you have your own credit card: a debit card that can be used as credit - it says Visa on it
480. Let's say you win the lotto. What do you do with all that money?: buy land
481. Do you have a check book: yeah
482. Do you like your drivers licence: sure why not
483. Do you tan easily: NO
484. What color is your hair naturally: the same color it is now
485. How many fillings do you have: none
486. How many cavities did you have at your last dentist visit: none
487. Worst feeling in the world?: lonliness
488. Best feeling in the world: love
489. Is the glass half empty or half full: I'm not sure
490. Last thing you downloaded: can't recall
491. Do you catch yourself using online terms in your real life? occasionally
492. What do you think people think of you: I'm weird
493. Are you a likeable person: I'm weird
494. Do you need therapy: no, I have friends for that
495. Do you take medication for a chemical imbalance? no
496. What the best way to be proposed to: I dunnno
497. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge would they call it FED UP: sure why not
499. When are you moving: 7 weeks
500. What's your favorite phrase: "you're so sweet"

[marvinranch]

Survey time. Again. Yoinked from Kati

01.Full Name: April-Kati
02. Nicknames: I'm tired of this question.
03. Screen name: marvinranch
04. Age: 18
05. Grade: im gradjumakated frum hi-skool.
06. GPA: 3.72
07. Sex: F
08. Birthday: April 14th
09. Zodiac sign: I don't have one
10. Hospital where you were born: I dunno
11. Location: Arkansaw
12. Height: As tall as a 5'0" person can be
13. Weight: right about 100lbs
14. Hair Color: light Brown.
15. Eye Color: Blueish
16. Siblings [name(s) & age(s)]: Amber-16, Alicia-9
17. Parents names: Harry & Marsha
18. Hobbies: CGR, chatting, reading, writing, listening to music, playing guitar, tormenting little sisters

The CRUSH Side:
19. Crush: I haven't had one of those in years
20. Girlfriend/Boyfriend: I don't have one.
21. If you could go out with anyone in the world, who would it be?: I'll take the 5th
22. When and who was your 1st crush?: I was like...5 and his name was Calvin. I was gonna marry him ya know
23. What do you first notice about the opposite sex [looks alone]? I dunno
24. Your idea of a perfect date: something that involves eating grilled salmon or shrimp scampi
25. How romantic are you? [1-10]: So un-romantic you couldn't even immagine
26. Biggest turn-on: How should I know?
27. Ideal girl/guy: Someone awesome.

The PAST Side
29. Memory(thing) you miss most: Being young and free
30. If you could go back in time, where would you go?: I dunno
31. Thing that you regretted doing after you had done it: Like there's only one of those? Anything that was that bad, I swore never to tell anyone.
32. Memory you would like to forget: one of those^ probably
33. What'd you do yesterday? Got up, went to the orthodontist, to Sonic and to see a movie at the $1 theater, ate, later I went to WM and broke up with Matt
34. Last person you talked to on the phone: answering machine
35. Last thing you said on the phone? I didn't actually talk to it
36. Last song you listened to: "Whiskey Girl"
37. TV show you wish they would re-air again: Walker Texas Ranger

The FUTURE Side
38. Occupation:
39. Dream Car: I have my dream car
40. Marriage: yes
41. Kids: Sure.
42. Future son's name: John
43. Future daughter's name: I do not know.
44. Honeymoon: elsewhere
45. Where will you live?: hopefully somewhere with lots of land
46. What are you doing tomorrow and the day after that?: working

The FAVORITES Side [there are lots of these}
47. Food: anything yer fixin
48. Drink: Water, coffee, Gatorade
49. TV show: CSI
50. Movie: I like movies.
51. CD: Right now I'm listening to the radio
52. Favorite groups: don't ask
53. Singer/Duo:
54. Color: Blue
55. Actor: Orlando Bloom I guess
56. Actress: Don't really have one of those either.
57. Weekend Activity: Sleeping.
58. Day of the week: Sunday or Monday
59. Month: any spring, summer or fall month
60. Book: The Oath by Frank Peretti
61. Holiday: Christmas.
62. Number: 32
63. Cookie: white chocolate ones
64. Phrase you overuse: "What's up?"
65. Toothpaste: Tom's of Maine stuff
66. Ice Cream: green mint chocolate chip is always good
67. Candy bar: 3 Muskateers, PayDay
69. School subject: Used to like Chemestry
70. Restauraunt: Olive Garden,
71. Channel: *shrugs* we only have like a few. 2,4,7,11,16,38,42,
72. Type of music: Rock or acoustic. Depends on my mood.
74. Shampoo/Conditioner: I like Aussie and Suave, and JASON conditioner
75. Song: too many to mention
76. Music Video: I do not like music videos, on the whole.
78. Website: This one.
79. Relative: Isn't it kind of rude to pick a favorite relative? (maybe my grandpa)
80. Hangout: My room.
81. Friend: I don't play favorites. Or maybe I do, but I don't want you to know about it.


The PEOPLE YOU KNOW Side:
83. Good Friend(s): yes, I have those.
84. Funniest: I don't know.
85. Silliest: Amber
86. Loudest: Jason.
87. Craziest:
88. Skinniest: me probably
89. Best at keeping secrets: Daniel
90. The one you have, but wish you didn't: ummm
92. Most innocent-looking: I dunno
93. Sweetest: Daniel
94. Hottest: define "hot"
95. Weirdest: Jason
96. Most hyper: Jason again.
97. Biggest pervert: Ross
98. Most annoying: this girl at work...
99. Quietest: me probably, good thing I'm friends with myself

The ONE OR THE OTHER Side:
100. *N Sync OR BSB: I'm just going to puke now.
101. Peanut butter OR Jelly: Peanut butter. It's better by itself than jelly.
102. Coke OR Pepsi: Grossiosity.
103. Boxers OR Briefs: Umm, I like boxers, yesh
104. Matt OR Ben:
105. MTV OR VH1: I'm opinionless
106. Apples OR Oranges: Depends on my mood.
107. Vanilla OR Chocolate: um both
108. Flowers OR Candy:
109. Dawson's Creek OR Felicity:
110. Romantic OR Comedy: Comedy.
111. Book OR Magazine: Book.
112. TV OR Radio: radio usually
113. Is the glass half full OR half empty?: when I get done with it, it'll be empty

The BELIEVE OR NOT Side:
114. Do you believe in angels?: Yes.
115. Aliens? no
116. Heaven & Hell?: Yes.
117. God?: Yes.
118. Yourself?: Sure I guess so

The HAVE YOU EVER Side: [Answer YES or NO]
119. Been on a plane: Yeah, but not one that was flying.
120. Cried in public: not in recent history
121. Climbed a tree: Many, many times.
122. Fell asleep in a Movie Theater: no
123. Kissed a guy/girl: I'm not proud of it
124. Met a celebrity: A few.
125: Met the president: Nope.
126: Been scared to get a shot: When I was little.
127. Gotten a cavity: Nope.
128. Shopped at Abercrombie & Fitch: Ew, no.
129. Had an online relationship: ot romantic ones.
130. Said, "I love you," and meant it: I only say it if I mean it
131. Made prank calls: No.
132: Gone skinny dipping: No.
133. Loved somebody so much it made you cry: Yes.
134. Gone to a theme park and checked out all the cute guys/girls: No.


The WHICH IS WORSE Side:
136. [a] sitting on a wet toilet seat OR [b] finding out there is no
TP half way through: Um, A.
137. [a] kissing someone who just threw up OR [b] kissing someone
who just ate taco bell: A.
138. [a] you don't know how to ride a bike OR [b] you don't know how
to rollerblade: A.
139. [a] you lose a finger OR [b] you lose a toe: A.
140. [a] you ate a rotten apple OR [b] you ate chunky milk: Ewww...B.
141. [a] watching reruns of Full House OR [b] reruns of Gilligans Island: A.


The WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR Side
143. Lollipops: candy
144. Dreams:
145. Love: Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
146. Whipped Cream: Sundaes.
147. South Park: Stupidity.
148. Boy Bands: Death. Destruction. Violence.
149. Guys: Umm, people who are guys.
150. Girls: People who are girls.
151. Death: funerals, heaven and hell


The WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER BE Side
152. Dog/Cat: cat - I can get away with being a stuck up jerk all the time and no one will think it's anything wrong
153. Blue/Purple: ooooh both
154. Chocolate/Vanilla: vanilla
155. Underwear/Bra: Whoah...
156. Pen/Pencil: pen
157. Plumber/Trashman: Eh, trashwoman, coz I'd drive the truck
158. Ear/Eye: Eyes.
159: Rich and unhappy/Poor and happy: Poor and happy. Duuuhhhh.
160. Tall/Short: Eh, I'll stick with short. It's worked so far.


The QUESTIONS THAT DON'T MATTER, BUT I'M STILL ASKING Side
161. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal?: not really, but maybe I do now
162. Last time you showered: Sunday before church
163. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? White.
164. How many buddies do you have on your list?: Enough to suit my purposes.
165. Do you like this survey? huge enough for you?: no (see previous post)
166. What are the last 4 digits of your number?: Which one?
167. One pillow or two, cotton or feather?: one, feather
168. Last CD you bought: Josh Gracin
169. How long are you in the shower?: 10-ish minutes.
170. How do you eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup? With my mouth.
172. Is Tupac alive?: Is what huh?
173. Thoughts on Britney Spears: Appropriate initials.
174. What does your screen name mean? It means me.
175. Who do you most admire? Whom, people. "Whom do you most admire?"
176. Right, Left, or Ambidextrous?: mostly right or ambidextrous
177. What is on your mouse pad?: A mouse.
178. What is under your bed: stuff, a computer
179. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?: Never been bored enough to find out, really.
180. Do you like the person that sent you this survey?: No one sent it, but I stole it from Kati

[marvinranch]

Saturday, June 26, 2004 I came back from a week at Awana Camp (with Bobthecockroach, InsaneDrummer, and Joylovesskillet)
It was a very weird but quite fun final year of Awana Camp. Saturday June 18 we got there. It rained at registration time, and they had us take pictures to go on our nametags -which is new and weird- Jason & Daniel and Mr Michael gave me my birthday present that they never mailed. I was in the same cabin that I was last year. Home sweet home. I packed more this year, my guitar for one thing. Sunday was pretty normal, except that it rained. Daniel and I played in the creek almost every afternoon. By Monday things finally seemed to get started - except that it stormed.

[marvinranch]

I bought myself a new tie ring to wear on my pinkie finger making a total of 10 rings and also new 16ga CBRs for my ears. I promised to guage up to 16 (from 18) after camp, and camp is over SO...
I have the WalMart brand of This in each earlobe.
I also got purple dangle 3-square earrings to modify and wear in my CBRs, I wore them to work and everyone loved them.

[marvinranch]

I just had a LOT of fun driving home
I came home leisurely, practicing "powershifting" and other shifting-related tricks...mostly 5 miles under the limit, which I usually drive right ON the limit,hich was all good and fine, no hurry or anything, well then, as I was coming over the overpass, there's a stoplight right before it, it was red but turned green so I had to shift to third, as I was shifting up to 4th, this big-head guy with loud pipes comes up beside me going fast. OK, I immagine that he wants in front of me (it's two lanes, but the right lane ends soon) but I already had it revved up so I hit 5th - I beat him UP the hill and he had to get in behind me
I hope he learns not to challenge trucks, loud pipes do NOT equal power
I have the quietest v6 I've ever heard, but don't let it fool you
Usually I mosey along at the limit, and some people think that's too slow, there is technically not a speed limit up this hill, but 45 is about right, since at the top of the hill the limit goes to 35 - slow old me was doin about 60 up that hill!
It was so much fun.
I've been 'speedshifting' for months, learned to keep up with/pass automatics from red light starts. Lately I've been tryin 'powershifting' but I find it easier/better to shift without using the clutch at all. Probably is harder on my tranny....but I learned on it, and I hafta teach my sis to drive a stick anyway so it can't be in THAT good of shape to start with. Actually, I can shift rather smoothly, even without the clutch so it couldn't be hurting too badly