I might be living in . . .

• Los Angeles had my father taken custody.
• St. Marys had my mother's boss not offered to raise her salary and pay for moving expenses to Jacksonville where my mother worked full-time as a waitress.
• Honolulu had my mother accepted Alan's proposal. He was a bit older, and she didn't know him well enough. She also did not care to marry another Korean man.
• Virginia Beach had my mo...

We are nomads.

1. San Jose - Jacksonville, FL
2. mobile home - Jacksonville, FL
3. first house - Jacksonville, FL
4. seashell house - Jacksonville, FL
5. apartment - St. Marys, GA
6. bug house (as my mom calls it) - St. Marys, GA
7. Pinehurst - St. Marys, GA
8. Baymeadows - Jacksonville, FL
9. Sunbeam - Jacksonville, FL
10. Finchley - Jacksonville, FL
11. Errol Estates - Apopka, FL
12. Covey - Winter Park, FL
13. Piney - Maitland, FL

I am a sucker for:

1. bad boys and rebels
2. especially if they're intelligent (Jess Mariano!)
3. dark hair and blue eyes
4. soft hair
5. messy hair (but it has to look good)
6. bangs in the eyes
7. subtlety
8. a great voice
9. deep, solemn, brooding eyes
10. smirks
11. a cute laugh
12. boys with instruments (particularly drums, bass, piano)
13. boys who sing
14. light scruff
15. cute, frisky drunks
16. a nearly impossible pool shot
17. motorcycles
18. sweet cars
19. accents
20. versati...

Foods and drinks I can't get enough of:

1. spicy boiled peanuts
2. phở
3. really good chocolate
4. curry noodles
5. galbi (grilled beef ribs)
6. tempura cheesecake and ice cream
7. shrimp tempura
8. edamame
9. pomegranate
10. gummy worms/bears
11. sour patch kids
12. green beans (especially my mom's)
13. mashed potatoes
14. real cheeseburgers
15. Coke slushies
16. chocolate or vanilla milkshakes
17. pistachios
18. ice cream sandwiches
19. piña colada smoothies, actually piña co...

What I have or want in excess:

1. shoes
2. sweets
3. purses
4. cameras
5. books
6. journals
7. dresses
8. jackets
9. cars
10. Internet bookmarks

1. I love snakes. Bugs are cool. Rodents are cute.
2. I don't wear makeup. I don't know how to apply it. I look funny wearing it.
3. For the most part, I stick to jeans.
4. And for that reason, I don't shave regularly.
5. Manicures are a waste of money.
6. I hate tans.
7. I will eat just about anything, even if it looks or smells strange.
8. I shower in less than twenty minutes.
9. I never straighten my hair and absolutely hate whe...

• Adam: 1st digital camera (Nikon)
• Kevin: stuffed pig from Kevin
• Yoshi: stuffed giraffe from Young
• Vivienne: 2nd digital camera (Kodak)
• Cecilia: Polaroid Supercolor
• Solan: Canon AE-1
• Teige: 3rd digital camera (Canon)
• Snorri: finger puppet turtle from Michael
• Solan II: Nikon FM2n
• Froggermelon: Nusbaum's lucky frog
• Whitaker: 1st car ('93 Ford Probe GT)
• Tyko: GPS

Unbeknownst to them, we students do pay attention. Organized by teacher in descending order.

Mr. Anderson, European history

• I've noticed that the higher level students are incapable for arranging a room. And the higher up you go, the worse they are. I ask my regular students to organize the desks, and I get nice rows. I ask my IB students to arrange the desks, and I get this.
• I've heard so many prese...

said by people around me

• "'Strifle' isn't a word? I'll just put that and we can find a 'synomyn'." -Iesl
• "There's actually an interesting story attached to this. I liked a girl at my church and one day we were watching a movie, so I recited 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?' for her and she basically laughed at me." -Robert
• dialogue
• Hanna: So there can be too much testosterone in the womb and w...

Should have started awhile ago. I have the most vivid dreams and often in episodes. Sometimes they are explicit, so I won't be posting those.

• August 3, 2006: I don't know what my age is, I'd say around sixteen or seventeen. I am dating this boy, and he is everything anyone could ask for. I become pregnant. We move in together. He tends to my every need, making sure I am eating and sleeping enough. ...

Florida State University (Oct. 15) timeline

1. application
2. essay (optional)
3. résumé (optional)
4. transcript
5. FAFSA (Feb. 15)

University of Florida (Nov. 1) timeline

1. application
2. essay
3. transcript
4. FAFSA (Jan. 31)

Beloit (Dec. 1) timeline

1. common application
2. essay
3. supplement to college application
4. teacher recommendation(s)
5. transcript
6. school report from guidance counselor
7. mid year report
8. final report
9. FAFSA (Mar. 1)

fallback: Uni...

• After the Movies
• These sad songs won't change anything
• Love as fragile as a wine glass, / It should have been forever. / Love as fragile as a wine glass, / It couldn't last forever.
• I remember how we kissed, one night as forever.
• Downhill Racers
• These shins are cracked and splintered, these lips are crusted shut, these squinting eyes just sting me, these veins are drying up.
• This is the tic in the heart...

• And the Bit Just Chokes Them
• Here's to the year they break us
• hands raising broken wine glasses
• Dispenser
• You can scratch your favorite band on your wrist
• a door, can't see much of room inside. on floor is an arm with "Cursive" on wrist. or person of indeterminate gender on ratty, old couch. arm hangs limp with jagged "Cursive" on wrist.
• Dorothy Dreams of Tornados
• the city's pipes and wires ran through o...

1. Let people know if I find something appealing about them (i.e. pretty eyes, a nice voice).
2. Withhold rude or malicious comments.
3. Stop being so critical of myself.
4. Quit making him cry.
5. Never be quick to shoot down someone's ideas.
6. Accept compliments and gifts with a little more grace.
7. Interject less. Hold back comments until the other person has finished his or her thoughts.
8. Don't be quick to anger, more s...

1. God
2. the dead go to heaven
3. love triumphs over everything (i would still like to believe this)
4. writing my name on the VHS label will make me appear in the movie
5. grades reflect intelligence
6. my father is an air traffic controller (he does something with health care)
7. my father likes to skydive (he was always too afraid to try)
8. my mother should not have divorced my father
9. concerning friends: quantity is greater...

1. assassin
2. full-time writer Probably not a good idea since it takes me a millenium to write anything. I've just about given up on my dream of writing a novel.
3. freelance photographer fashion, advertising, portraits (especially of musicians), food, journalism
4. optometrist I'd get to look at pretty eyes all day!
5. baker To make people happy :D
6. hairstylist To touch hair without asking permission. To make others...

We're looking for a place to live because Florida sucks. Any suggestions?

• Alaska
• Anchorage
• Colorado
• Illinois
• Chicago
• Massachusetts
• Boston
• Michigan
• Ann Arbor
• Nebraska
• Omaha
• New Jersey
• Ocean City
• Parsippany-Troy Hills
• Piscataway
• North Carolina
• Chapel Hill
• Raleigh
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Portland
• Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia
• Rhode Island
• Tennessee
• Nashville
• Utah
• Washington
• Seattle
• Wisconsin
• Milkwaukee