Pushing Daisies

So does anyone else remember this fantastic show that was beautiful and original in every way?

It was called Pushing Daisies. It had Lee Pace as Ned, a man who had the ability to bring the dead back to life with the touch of a finger.

Nevermind the fact that Lee Pace is incredibly attractive and my perfect man reincarnate in a television character, this show was awesome!

Not only did this show have the most beautiful cinematography and graphic enhancement of natural landsacapes, the acting, writing, and general vibe of the show was so brillant I never wanted to take my eyes off it.

It had this great narration always playing that either made everything seem fantastically tragic or incredibly beautiful, sometimes both.

However, being the masterpiece of originality that it was, of course the network cancelled it.

I deeply loved all the characters and story lines of this show and I just can't stand that it was taken off the air. Tragedy.

A Sum Up of My Prom Weekend

Prom was incredible.

I have heard countless skeptics say how prom is just not worth the hype. It's boring, overpriced, and made out to be this grand event, they say.

But to me, my senior prom was everything I had built it up to be, and more. It was better than junior prom by a mile. My dress was exactly what I wanted it to be, the shoes and necklace and all the small details worked out perfectly.

(that's me in the blue)

The timing on the day of prom was perfect. Dinner at P.F. Chang's was perfect. All my friends0-from close to aquaintances-looked wonderful and everyone was just as excited to see eachother as the first day of school. The view overlooking the stadium from the outdoor seating was incredible. Having the feeling that this was our last hoorah of high school , was perfect.

The evening was beautiful and everything went better than I could have ever hoped for. I didn't stress or freak out or any of that business. The only thing that could have possibly been seen as bad was the feeling of sadness weighing on me. The feeling that all these people that I have known for so long, people who I love and enjoy the company of, will be nothing but memories after this summer.

It's incredibly hard to believe that high school is truly over. I've spent the last 12 years of my life building up to this and I can only say that it feels simulatanously surreal and wonderful. There is always that feeling of sadness behind it all though.

After prom we drove out to Tyler's house and the girls did some drinking and we all laughed until tears were streaming down our faces. Renee and I left around 3:30 and hit Speedway for some snacks. We then proceeded to go park on the side of the road, lay on the hood of the car, smoke cigarettes, and talk about life in general. All in all, the evening came to an end around 5 A.M. when we put in Donnie Darko and fell asleep. Beautiful.

The next night was spent wandering the town with Mark, Katie, Jess, Kristi, and Melissa. Buying late night slushis and hanging around the park seeing who could swing the highest.

Monday was Senior Skip Day so we got together with a few other people and met at Denny's for some waffles and good times. After Denny's we hit the mall, and Goodwill where I bought James and the Giant Peach on VHS. I'm suprised we didn't get kicked out of either one actually... we have a habit of being a little to loud. We then met up with Nic and proceded to Kristi's house to watch Sherlock Holmes, discuss mustaches, and drink lemonade.

After being dropped at home I spent the night eating leftover Korean food and catching up on Breaking Bad (which is finally back on my OnDemand menu btw).

So, all in all, the best three day weekend and prom night a girl could ask for.

My Perfect Year

If I had complete control over my fate, unlimited funds, and a bottomless well of courage to draw from, heres what next year would be.

I would spend the first semester in New York, going to Columbia and studying English. I would go out every night; to art galleries, clubs, and amazing restaurants with people who loved writing and music as much as I do. Instead of a dorm I would have a loft apartment with a view of the city skyline. I would be close enough to walk to all my favorite coffee shops, parks, and and of course music venues.

My second semester would be spent abroad in either Italy, Paris, or England. I would meet lots of cute boys with very hot accents. Oh, and just for good measure these boys would think I'm adorably American. I would spend my days studying the famous works of historic authors and my nights exploring and discovering the city. I would also go on adventures that stretched into the early morning.

So, I'm just sitting in class daydreaming and I thought I would share. There you have it, the perfect freshman year of college.

As good as it all sounds though, I'm glad to only be going an hour and a half from home. I will at least be familiar with the state and can always run home to gripe to my mom and do my laundry.

I had time to kill, it's dead and buried

So today should be pretty simple. We're having a party in my Newspaper Production class to celebrate our teacher's last day, she is super pregnant.

Fourth hour I will do nothing like always and then after enduring fifth hour I will be heading into Lansing to meet up with my dad for some food and conversation.

I don't see him too often so I'm trying to make some time for him; maybe that way he'll feel slightly included in Prom. He's always moving from a rented room to a studio apartment to just living out of his van, so he's kind of in his own corner of the universe. But he's still my dad, so I try to go hang out with him at least once a week.

Oh, by the way, a couple of updates.

My brother left for his 90 day inpatient rehab on thursday morning. We'll see how long he lasts. I know for a fact he was loaded all week before he left, but I guess if he wants to put himself through withdrawl in rehab that's his business.

Second, I finally cleaned out my hole of a room last night and found $100 that I forgot I even had! Hello prom fund.

I also found my CMU scholarship papers, my camera charger, Mel's memory card, and all the shirts I've been looking for. It was all in the abyss of one laundry basket... weird.

So today has a really good vibe. Everything is figured out, and I feel very chill. Chill..and hungry.

Someone make me some french toast.

Pros...Cons

With all this thinking about college and home and friends and change lately I decided to compile a list. A list of all the things I will miss about home when I leave, and about all the things I am looking forward to about college.

What I Will Miss:

Seeing my mom's face everyday

Being way to comfortable with my friends

Watching whatever I want whenever I want

My mom's homemade vegetarian lasagna

Knowing the town like the back of my hand

That feeling of being home

Feeling utterly comfortable

Spontaneous trips to the gas station for slushis

My Cat

My Bed

What I'm excited for:

Meeting my new roommates

Living in a new place

Being self reliant

Seeing what it's really like

Proving to myself that I can do this

Finding out who I really am

Being Brave

Buying all new bedding for my dorm

Discovering a new city

Discovering Campus

Telling my mom about everything I'm doing

Maybe finding a guy who's actually interested in me

Seeing what life is like outside the walls of Eaton Rapids

Rain Rain Rain

A continuous drizzle has taken over Michigan.

A bulky black rain cloud has permanently placed itself over our state and refuses to budge.

This has resulted in plans, and outfits, being altered to plan for the depressing turn in the weather. I decided to skip the drive into Lansing to meet my dad because I didn't feel like going out in the booming thunderstorm on tuesday. Today I had planned a pretty damn cute outfit, a high waisted skirt, black tank top, slouchy black heels, but it had to be replaced with a sweater and jeans because it is pouring, again!

I just hope that prom doesn't get bad-weathered out like last year.

Last year we had our prom on a boat, the Michigan Princess to be exact, so much of it was outdoors. Since it rained and was windy and freezing that day we all got pushed inside and it got a little hot and stuffy.

But this year we are having our Prom somewhere on the MSU campus in a hall, so it's sure to be nicer.

I'm planning all the good stuff for saturday. The first thing I'm doing that day is going to get my nails done with my two friends. I've always had pretty thick nails tht grow nicely and always kind of look like the have a french manicure, so I'm not getting acrylics I'm just getting a basic manicure. Then I'm heading over to cash in my essay contest prize, a free updo. I'm having my hair done in a 50's-esque curled updo pinned back with a black flower pin. Then I'm heading home to have my mom help me finish up my makeup and all that nonsense.

Honestly, I am really excited. It's Senior Prom for cryin out loud! If it's even half as good as junior prom it's gonna kick some ass!

The night after prom however is still kind of up in the air. Afterparties are the conflict. My friends want to go to Sierra's boyfriend's house to drink but since I won't be drinking I don't know what I want to do. I suppose I'll just end up going and hanging out and babysitting all the ones who are to drunk to stand on their own two feet..KRISTI! COUGH! COUGH!

But who knows. I'll just go with the flow and see where the night takes me.

On the tip of my tongue...

This whole week I have had the feeling that I had plans today.

But now that today has rolled around, I can't remember them!

I swear it was something important...but I guess I'll find out when someone comes calling and they're completely pissed off becasue I forgot to do something.

So let's see...only 16 total days left until school lets out. That's exciting.

Our plans for the last day are to jump in the car and road trip it up to Muskegon for a few quality hours of playing in the water park at Micigan's Adventures. Then hopefully we'll just get a motel room at a Super 8 and then head home in the morning.

After that it's on to a summer of open houses and festivals.

As far as my own open house goes, not much original stuff going on there.

I would be happy with any kind of crazy out there idea, but since my brother's girlfriend still had all her decorations from last year, we're offically doing a 'fiesta'. Along with a taco bar that is probably gonna kick major ass because for some reason, despite being from the northern most state, my dad's side of the family can make some serious mexican food.

As far as other people's open houses I have quite a few at the beginning of the summer, on the 5th of June to be exact. This is the day before we actually graduate, cap and gown and all that jazz. I'm guessing everyone's parents thought the same thing..."let's do it early so we don't book it on the same day as anyone elses"

In actuality though I know about 6 or 7 kids whose open houses are on this day. But it's fine, open houses are meant to be more of a 'stop by' affair anyway.

So despite haivng a taco bar and fiesta decorations, I still did the invites the way I wanted them.

Ta-da!