| lol @ people |
[Nov. 19th, 2005|09:04 pm] |
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i just love how people can't take criticism. you shouldn't ask people for advice if you don't want the truth. i have a stong personality. i always have. everyone who's on my lj friends list should know me well enough to know that.
if you want someone to just tell you what you want to hear, then you don't want real friends. you want an ego/self esteem boost and i'm not here to give ANYONE that. that's just not my style. i tell it like it is and well, some times i guess that's not always the easiest thing to swallow. some people just can't handle the truth, i suppose.
oh, and fuck private entries and comment screening. anyone is welcome to read and comment on what i have to say. i welcome it, in fact. |
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| I'M ALIVE!! |
[Jul. 31st, 2005|11:01 am] |
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| |  blah | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Hawthorne Heights - Ohio is for Lovers | ] |
I figured I would go ahead and make a new journal entry since it's been over a year since my last one (which someone commented on a few weeks ago and i've yet to figure out who it is). Anywho, I figure what better way to do this than with a goofy survey. (I jacked it from Heather's journal. haha!)
1. WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?
Casey Lea Cobb, would you also like my ssn and mother's maiden name?
2. ETHNIC BACKROUND?
irish, english and american indian
3. BIRTHDAY?
March 15, 1982
4. SCHOOL ATTENDING/GRAD FROM?
Good old Cumberland College...god, it seems like such a long time ago.
5.WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
Louisville, KY
6.WHAT COLOR PANTS ARE YOU WEARING?
Jeans, which is rare these days, but it's sunday so i don't have to dress up for work.
8. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
No
9. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
i've never understood this question, and i don't suspect i ever will.
11.WHAT CITIES HAVE U LIVED IN?
London, KY, Williamsburg, KY and Louisville, KY
12. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO POSTED THIS?
ch'yeah!
13.WHAT DO STRANGERS ASK U THAT YOU CAN'T STAND?
umm...i don't make a habit of talking to strangers...
14. FAVORITE DRINK?
you all know the answer to this.
15. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE?
i stopped drinking when i graduated from college...i grew up, you know.
16. FAVORITE SPORTS?
ahahahaha
17. DO U WEAR UNDERWEAR?
yes. do people really want to know this?
18. HAIR COLOR?
ahaha...that's a good question.
19. EYE COLOR?
brown and green
20. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
No, glasses. dur
21. WHERE DO U WISH U WERE RIGHT NOW?
i'm content
22. WHAT DO U WANNA BE WHEN U GROW UP?
what a retarded question
23. FAVORITE FOOD?
mexican
24. ARE U EATING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
nope, but i'm drinking a dew
25. LAST MOVIE U WATCHED?
Old School, what a stupid movie
26. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
any day that i get to go visit my little brother
27. WHAT DO U DO TO VENT ANGER?
i bitch and complain.
28. WHAT WAS UR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
Barbies
30. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
vanilla
31. DO YOU WANT YOUR FRIENDS TO POST BACK?
i really don't care. should i?
32. WHO IS THE FRIEND YOU HAD THE LONGEST?
no idea
34. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
i went bowling.
35. FAVORITE SMELLS?
money
36. WHAT/WHO INSPIRES YOU?
Derek
37. PLAIN, BUTTERED OR SALTED POPCORN?
salted
38. FAVORITE DAY OF THE WEEK?
Sunday, it's the only day i have off.
39. WHAT DID U DO ON YOUR LAST BDAY?
i spent time with mike. we have the same birthday. :)
40. FLY OR BE INVISIBLE?
fly
41. SEE OR TASTE?
what?
42. DO U SHAVE UR LEGS?
every day
43. WHAT SHAMPOO DO U USE?
Dove
44. WHAT ANNOYS U ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
They're stupid and that's really annoying. :P
45. WHAT ANNOYS U ABOUT THE SAME SEX?
They're stupid and that's really annoying. hahaha
46. EVER ATE SOMETHING REALLY WEIRD?
i've had frog legs and cow tongue.
47. JESSICA ALBA OR KRISTEN KREUK?
first of all, who the hell is kristen kreuk and second of all who the fuck cares?
47. WHATS YOUR RINGTONE?
i don't do cell phones. |
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| who painted hollywood orange? |
[Jun. 18th, 2004|12:02 pm] |
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ok, i have beef...surprise surprise, eh? i wanna know what's up with all these female celebrities doing this spray-on tan shit all of the sudden. they all look ORANGE! good grief...someone please tell them they look like shit. it's really beginning to annoy me. also, it's lunch and i'm fucking hungry. the end. |
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| haha this is awesome! |
[Jun. 9th, 2004|12:18 pm] |
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| |  mischievous | ] |
| [ | music |
| | AFI - Days of the Phoenix | ] |
I AM 33% EMO!  Hmm.. I should stop listening to Dashboard Confessional.... enough said... Now that I stopped looking at my shoes, I know how the real world looks. |
I AM 23% GOTH!  I wanna be a GOTH. But I'm not. Smoking cloves and too much eyeliner a goth does not make. I'll go home and take your Cure CD's with me. |
I AM 11% GEEK!  I wanna be a geek. But I'm not. Why would I even want to be one. Do I think it's fun? I should try writing an online test application at 1 am in my underwear |
I AM 26% METAL HEAD!  Most other metal-heads acknowledge my presence, but they laugh at me behind my back. Maybe I need to stop spending all that money on haircuts and invest in a few Pantera T-shirts. |
I AM 41% INTERNET ADDICT!  I could go either way. Deep into the madness of nights filled with coding CGI-Scripts and online role playing games, or I could become a normal user. Good luck! |
I AM 59% EVIL GENIUS!  Evil courses through my blood. Lies and deceit motivate my evil deeds. Crushing the weaklings and idiots that do nothing but interfere in my doings. |
I AM 71% ASSHOLE/BITCH!  I am abrasive, some people really hate me, but there may be a group of other tight knit assholes and bitches that I can hang out with and get me. Everybody else? Fuck ‘em. |
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| another random entry, but this is a happy one! :) |
[Jun. 5th, 2004|10:55 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  cheerful | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Outkast - Roses | ] |
i've been trying for about a week or so to successfully produce another
entry and so far have been completely unable to come up with anything
more than uh...umm..today sucked, i still don't have a job. the end.
i
didn't want to make another spastic entry like the last one, but hey,
you gotta do what ya gotta do and that's better than me just grumbling
throughout an entire entry, which i'm proned to do. (i'm really putting
my English degree to use. i can't even complete a journal entry and
since i've been in louisville i've managed to do zero writing.) anywho,
on to more trivial things (this is the part where i get stuck because i
have absolutely nothing to talk about). so i think i'll just post some
pictures of Dusty (he's coming to visit me soon, yay!), drool over them
for a while and then maybe i'll have something interesting to say. here
goes...
(Here's a pic of Dusty playing one of his guitars. He calls this one Jolene. =D)
(I love this pic. I took it at my old apartment. He's wearing his Johnny Cash shirt in this pic, his favorite shirt.)
(Here's a pic of me and Dusty. I really like this one!)
(Okay, I just thought I'd throw this on here for shits and giggles.
This is my new hat. I feel like a gangsta when I wear it. hahaha!)
All right, enough with the pictures. i guess i could update you all on
what's been going on since i moved to louisville. well, i've been
desperately looking for a job since i moved here with basically no
results until the other day. i got two job interview offers in one day!
(here's an interesting side note: my horoscope for that day said Lady
Luck was on my side. weird, huh?)
anyway, i have an interview on tuesday and i am supposed to receive a
call soon from the other place to set up an interview. i'm really
psyched. i was getting so bummed out. i thought i was gonna have to
move back in with my parents. if i get one of these jobs i won't have
to. yay! the interview i have on tuesday is for a management-type job.
i would be interviewing and training people. The other interview is for
a front desk receptionist job at a law firm. we'll see how the
interviews go. wish me luck!
also, since i've gotten here dusty and i have decide to work on things.
i've realized just how much he means to me and what an awesome guy he
is.he's changed a lot since we broke up, all for the better. also, he's
lost a couple of friends as of very recently so everyone please keep
him in your thoughts and prayers because he's going through a really
rough time right now.
i think that's enough of my rambling. i'm going to go take a shower and
clean up the apartment. hope everyone has a good weekend. =D
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| watch out...random entry!!! |
[May. 24th, 2004|11:56 pm] |
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| | blah | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Linkin Park - My December (on repeat) | ] |
so today is Jarrid's birthday so i decided to do something
special/funny for him. i had a bunch of ppl on my list send him a
message all at once saying happy birthday. haha! he had no idea what
was going on. it was great...then he figured it out. i wanted to do
something unique for his birthday and since i have no cash that was the
best idea i could come up with and it made him smile so i accomplished
my goal. thanks, Jarrid, for always listening to me rant on about the
shit that goes on in my life. you're an awesome friend. hope you had a
good birthday.
also today i had a not-so-good conversation with someone i care for a
lot. it was one of those convos that had to happen, but i guess that
didn't make it any easier. he was very mature and understanding about
everything which made it easier but still not a fun convo to have.
(look, it's Dusty. he's precious. hehe.) Dusty, you're such a sweety. i can't wait to see you again! Love you bunches.
On another note, here is some of my random insightfulness that i know you all love so much...
Isn’t it amazing how things never go the way you planned them? If
you think about it, there really is no way of knowing what’s going to
happen. Some people believe in fate and some people think you
make your own fate. What do I think, you ask. Well,
honestly, I’m slightly divided on the subject. I think a lot of
times you are presented with opportunities and what happens depends on
what you do with the opportunities that are presented to you. But
I also believe that some things in life are just meant to be. No
matter what you do it’ll happen sooner or later. Maybe that’s
just the hopeless romantic in me. Who knows?
okay, that's enough of my blabbering for now...i'm going to end my
journal with the lyrics to My December b/c it's an awesome song.
My December - Linkin Park
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
This is my December
This is my snow covered home
This is my December
This is me alone
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things I said
To make you
Feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the
Things I said to you
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
This is my December
These are my snow covered dreams
This is me pretending
This is all I need
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all
The things I said
To make you feel like that
And I
Just wish that
I didn't feel
Like there was
Something I missed
And I
Take back all the things
I said to you
And I give it all away
Just to have
Somewhere to go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
This is my December
This is my time of the year
This is my December
This is all so clear
And I give it all away
Just to have somewhere
To go to
Give it all away
To have someone
To come home to
Sorry for the spastic entry...maybe i'll be somewhat more linear next time, but probably not. :P Take care everyone and respond!
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| (no subject) |
[May. 22nd, 2004|05:06 pm] |
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| |  pissed off | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Finch - Worms of the Earth | ] |
ok, i had a big journal entry typed up and then i lost it all and i'm too lazy to retype it so i'll sum it up in a few sentences...guys are assholes, except for Jarrid. he fucking rules, like me. i'm tired of being treated like crap when i'm always nice to guys and i don't dig when guys say shit like "i don't want a girlfriend right now, but i don't want you to date or hang out with any other guys."
the end. |
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| a few revelations |
[Apr. 16th, 2004|09:10 am] |
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| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | music |
| | noises around the office | ] |
***disclaimer*** for those of you who read this and think it's about you. stop for a second and remember my world does NOT revolve around you. read this with an open mind and take it with a grain of salt.
this morning i woke up feeling somehow a little different. changed, i guess you could say. i'm not sure exactly why or how but i'm not complaining. I have a feeling that today is going to be a really good day regardless of what I do and not because it's friday either (although that doesn't hurt).
maybe what has opened my eyes are some events of recent. i've been thinking a lot about friends and what it means to be a friend. over the years i've been screwed over by a lot of supposed friends (but who hasn't?) and i have come to the inevitable conclusion that every person has one true friend in their life, like one true love. as sad as that may be i believe it's a fact. for some people that one true friend is also their one true love which makes sense considering what you expect from a friend and what you expect from a lover (in an emotional sense, anyway) are vastly the same.
so that brings me to the relationship matter. relationships are an interesting thing and some of the things i've learned or been told as of late have set the proverbial wheels of my mind into motion. with that said; i have a question. why is it that people get into relationships? simple enough question, right? well, i'd suggest that the answer is more complex than meets the eye. some of the more obvious answers would be "to be happy," "for love," and "because i can't live without the person." these more trite answers, i would say, make up less than 25% of why people get into relationships. if you think i'm wrong just look at the number of relationships that fail every day and the divorce rate of this country. here's where things get tricky. the reason 25% may seem inaccurate to some is this simple reason: most people THINK they get into relationships for one of those three reasons, when in fact the real reason is something more like, "i'm bored," i'm lonely" or (as it is has been recently brought to my attention) "he/she is convenient." these are just three of (in my estimation) hundreds of reasons, or perhaps better described as excuses, for getting into a relationship. Here's what i want to know: what gets us to that point? Is it deep-seeded issues courtesy of Mommy and Daddy or is it something else? who know?
so what's the moral of all of this? well, i suppose if you want to contain all of that babble into one neat little box (which people often like to do) it would be don't depend on all of your happiness from one person, or any person for that matter because this truth is, in some way, they will end up letting you down. i'm not pointing fingers here or saying that i'm somehow different, because i'm not. what i am saying is that you should do what my mother always told me to do "look out for number one" and from now on that's what i'll be doing. hell, that's basically what we've all been doing from day one anyway. |
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[Apr. 4th, 2004|06:15 pm] |
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| | lazy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | AFI - Silver and Cold | ] |
This weekend has been pretty uneventful. Went to Barbourville with Jeff last night to get his tat but the place was closed so we just cruised the square for a while until Jamie, Adam and Dusty got there. (it took them a little longer to get there b/c they had to go back and get Adam's Broncho b/c Jamie's car started acting up.) When they got there we went to Dairy Queen b/c Adam wanted one of those new blizzards. After that we came back to the apartment and hung out for a while. Nothing much to do really. I have a lot of homework to do tonight. I have a test and a quiz tomorrow plus I have some homework that was due friday that I still haven't done. Shame on me. =P
My friend, Heather, had this in her journal so I figured I'd put it on mine.
What is your favorite..
gum: N/A
restaurant: El Dorado's
drink: Mountain Dew
season: summer
type of weather: warm and sunny
emotion: goofy
thing to do on a half day: take a nap
late-night activity: hehe... ;)
sport: eh, not much for sports really
city: don't have one
store: 5-7-9 or sam goody
When was the last time you..
cried: a week or two ago, i guess.
played a sport: played bball w/ jeff last summer at London Elementary.
laughed: just a few minutes ago
hugged someone: this morning
kissed someone: earlier today
felt depressed: not sure exactly when
felt elated: when i found out Dusty was coming to visit! =)
felt overworked: last week.
faked sick: when i was little
lied: haha i'm not telling =P
What was the last..
word you said: okay
thing you ate: potato chips
song you listened to: Falls on Me - Feul
thing you drank: Mountain Dew
place you went to: Dairy Queen in Barbourville (I had a vanilla milkshake. =D)
movie you saw: just watched Pleasantville on TV
movie you rented: Jamie and Adam rented coyote ugly Friday. I watched part of it, but i'm not real big on that sort of movie so it didn't hold my interest for long.
concert you attended: Linkin Park w/ Story of the Year, Hoobastank and P.O.D.
Who was the last person you..
hugged: Dusty
cried over: Chris
kissed: Duh
danced with: Dusty
shared a secret with: Jamie
had a sleepover with: haha, you have to be kidding me.
called: Jamie (on her cell while i was out...for those of you who are wondering why i would call my roommate. haha.)
went to a movie with: hmm not sure, probably Jeff
saw: Dusty
were angry with: not gonna answer this one
couldn't take your eyes off of: that's silly
obsessed over: i don't get obsessed.
Have you ever..
danced in the rain: No, but i've played in the rain.
kissed someone: yes
done drugs: no
drank alcohol: yes
slept around: no
partied 'til the sun came up: yep
had a movie marathon: no
gone too far on a dare: no
spun until you were immensely dizzy: well, the other day Dusty picked me up and spun me around then sat me down and I almost fell down. haha!
taken a survey quite like this before: yep |
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| Time for an Update |
[Mar. 28th, 2004|03:24 pm] |
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| | lethargic | ] |
| [ | music |
| | story of the year | ] |
Hey guys, it's been a while since i've posted something so i figured it's about that time. here's what's been going on in my world since my last entry...
Well, my birthday was the 15th and my allergies were bothering me pretty bad so i didn't really do anything. Dusty bought me flowers which i thought was really sweet. Since it was spring break we were here by ourselves and we just kind of hung around the apartment and did nothing. the rest of the week we did much of the same. i started feeling a little better on wednesday which was good. i figured i'd be sick longer than that. then on saturday my friend Christina and i went out to eat and then went shopping. She had her one-year-old daughter, Kylie, with her which was cool because she is a lot of fun. She has so much energy. i wish i had that much energy!! She's always smiling. it's the cutest thing. almost makes me want a baby...ALMOST. haha!
not a lot went on during the week. i was too busy with homework to really do anything other than that. man, i'll be so glad to be done with school!! i found a job in Louisville that i think i'm going to apply for. it's for a news writer. the company writes summaries of newscasts for their clients. i hope i get it. i really want to have a plan when i graduate.
on friday, i got my hair cut. it's a little longer than chin length with long layers. i really like it. i needed change and i'm happy with the results. when i take some pix i'll post them so everyone can see how it looks. then, after i got back from work dusty got a couple of upsetting phone calls. first, his mom told him that the doctor told her she's going to have to have both breasts removed (she has breast cancer). that really got him down then he got another call literally right after he got off the phone with his mom and found out that a couple of friends of his got into a fight at school and got hurt pretty badly. they got jumped by six black guys and they're in the hospital. that made him doubly upset which is understandable. around 7 pm, my neighbor across the hall, Tabitha, came over and told me that some people were going to cotton-eyed joe's in knoxville and asked if we wanted to go. i figured it would be a good opportunity for Dusty to get some things off of his mind so i asked him if he wanted to go and he said yes. Jamie, Adam, Dusty and i all rode together. we got there a little after 11. it was really packed which was cool b/c it's always better if there's a lot of people there or at least i think so anyway. we danced a little and played some pool. it was nice to get out and unwind after a stressful week.
Dusty is cleaning right now because he's bored. i wish i felt the need to clean everything when i get bored. haha. hey girls, i have a guy who cleans house. how perfect is that? haha. i think i'll keep him. LMAO. i guess i should go help. i'm out for now. take care everyone and please respond. |
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| recent events |
[Mar. 14th, 2004|01:45 pm] |
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| [ | music |
| | game on TV | ] |
things have started to settle down a little bit in my world. it got kinda crazy there for a while. lots of good and bad stuff going on, but that's life, eh? anywho, friday night jamie, adam, dusty and i went to a club. before we went there were some interesting events but that's another story. we had a a pretty good time at the club. it's not the best club i've been to but it's close by so it works. after we left the club we decided to eat at wendy's and for some reason we started talking about blizzards and how m & m ones are the best. well, the guys got the idea to make their own. the wendy's we went to is connected to a convenience store so dusty went over there and bought some m & m's then they got frosties. while they were standing in line dusty hugged adam and kissed him on the cheek. that got a lot of attention and made me and jamie crack up! it was pretty funny watching those two mix up their frosties and m & m's. goofy boys...i swear!
saturday jamie and i went and did our laundry which was a good thing because i needed some clean clothes. then we went to walmart and i got some groceries. when we got back jamie packed up and went home for spring break. most of the night dusty and i sat around and watched chappelle's show (there was a marathon on). then we decided to drink a little. not much really though. we both had a few shots of vodka and that was it. so we were feeling good but far from drunk.
today i got up about 10:30 and watched the second half of beastmaster. (i love that show.) then i flipped channels for a while and cleaned up the bathroom and the living room a little bit. the game came on at 1 and i watched a little bit of it then got on the net to check my email. it's two and the game is still on so i think i'll finish watching it and wait for mom to call and tell me whether she and dad are coming over tomorrow for my birthday. (yep, tomorrow's my birthday =D!) well, everyone take care and respond if you'd like. |
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| wobbler |
[Mar. 4th, 2004|11:39 am] |
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| | random sounds in the office | ] |
i'm in a weird mood today. i'm feeling kind of spacey, not like kevin spacey though cuz that would be weird. kevin bacon would be even worse. what kind of a last name is bacon anyway? speaking of bacon, i'm hungry...and i'm at work and i'm not even supposed to be here right now. i'm going to get food. k thx. |
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| Linkin Park concert |
[Mar. 3rd, 2004|01:59 pm] |
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| |  ecstatic | ] |
| [ | music |
| | chatter in the office | ] |
Monday i took my french midterm (which i found out today i got a B on!) and then went to work for an hour. after that Jeff and i left for Louisville so he could take his final. that only took him about thirty minutes so we had plenty of time to go shopping before the concert. we went to two different malls in l'ville. one was a lot bigger and had a lot better stores. i got a pink shirt and some underwear. i love buying new underwear. (for some reason, underwear always seems to creep into my journal entries. maybe i should retitle my journal to "confessions of the underwear queen"). anyway, we shopped for a few hours and then headed down to lexington for the concert. we were going to visit my sister but by the time we got done eating there wasn't really time.
the concert started at 7 with Story of the Year. they gave a killer performance. i was impressed at all the energy they had. then Hoobastank went on next. they were pretty good but didn't blow me away or anything. i really like the lead singer's voice and i knew several of their songs so that was cool. after than it was time for P.O.D., one of my favorite bands. they had a really good set. i knew most of their songs and was psyched to get to see them perform southtown and youth of a nation, two of my favorite songs of theirs. so after their performance it was time for Linkin Park. it must have taken a long time to set the stage up for them because it was at least 15 minutes before they went on. when they did it was AWESOME. by that point i had made my way closer to the front (we had floor tickets). we were about 15 to 20 feet from the stage. i couldn't believe it. i was close enough to see Chester really well. at one point he stood right in front of where i was and did the screaming part to one of their songs. that completely made my night. i was totally blown away. i never dreamed i'd ever get to see them in concert, leave alone get so close to the stage! it was beyond my wildest dreams. i still can't believe i was that close to Chester and Mike!! wow...
LP gave, by far, the best performance of the night. they did songs from Meteora and Hybrid Theory and even did the song they did with the Executioners. i think i was about the only person who knew the words to that song! haha but i'm a linkin park fanatic so what do you expect? anyway, it was an amazing night, one i won't soon forget and by far the best birthday present ever!! thank you so much, Jeff. nothing will ever be able to top this birthday present! |
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| tired |
[Feb. 25th, 2004|09:47 am] |
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| |  tired | ] |
well, for the past two days in a row i've not gone to my first class. yesterday, i just decided class didn't seem appealling so i slept in and today, well...today i don't what happened. i woke up at 8:05 (class is at 8) and was like what the hell? i don't remember my alarm clock going off at 6:45 like it was supposed to. oh well. i haven't updated my journal in a while. i haven't felt compelled to for a number of reasons. number one being a certain person holding everything i say in my journal over my head. and due to recent happenings i think that person may be more inclined to do so. for this reason i am considering making my journal friends only. (there are a wopping 4 ppl in my friends list. haha!) anywho, it's been a rough week and half filled with really good and really bad things. some things i can't talk about and some i just don't want to talk about. at any rate, i'm going to attempt to start updating my journal more often and making more comments on my friends' journals. well, i'm out for now. |
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| Crystal Wilkinson article |
[Feb. 17th, 2004|12:59 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  busy | ] |
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| | AFI - Bleed Black | ] |
Here's my article on Crystal Wilkinson for the CC newspaper. Read it and tell me how great it is, or not...
Success in A Small Pond
By Casey Cobb
“It’s very important to me to stay genuine no matter what I do,” says Crystal Wilkinson, writer-in-residence here at Cumberland, when she is asked what is most important to her.
Growing up in Indian Creek, Kentucky, this small town woman didn’t have aspirations of being a big time writer. “I’ve always been content to play in small ponds,” Wilkinson says. This mother of three says she originally only wanted to get a story published in a major magazine and her agent suggested to her that she should put together an anthology.
“I thought it was out of my realm,” she says and adds, “Once the book was compiled it became very real to me.” It must have become even more real to Wilkinson when she found out Toby Press had decided to publish Blackberries, Blackberries, a collection of short stories.
Wilkinson says her interest in writing began when she was a child, growing up on a farm in rural Kentucky with her grandparents. In fact, she attributes much of her love for writing to being raised by her grandparents. Her grandmother often read to her and the quietness of the household gave her the chance to do a lot of reading and writing.
“I had a very enchanted childhood,” she recalls. Wilkinson says one of the things that shaped her as a writer was spending time by herself on the farm and thinking about her place in the world.
She lived with her grandparents on their farm until she graduated from high school and went on to Eastern Kentucky University where she got a degree in Journalism. Wilkinson admits that she wasn’t sure what she wanted to do before going to college.
“I knew I wanted to write,” she says, but she wasn’t sure what direction to take with her writing, “Journalism just seemed like the thing to do.” She was more interested in creative writing than journalistic writing, but chose to continue on the path she had started with.
Wilkinson currently goes from campus to campus teaching creative writing and says what she enjoys most about it is seeing her students improve.
When she isn’t teaching or writing, Wilkinson says she likes to watch reality shows. “It may be because of my voyeuristic nature. My past time is observing human behavior,” the writer says.
As for her views on success she says, “I think I am successful for myself. That is the key. I’m no John Grisham, but I’m content.” Wilkinson can certainly be considered a small town writer who became a big success in a small pond. |
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| Fuck Cupid |
[Feb. 11th, 2004|07:59 pm] |
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| | AFI - Silver and Cold | ] |
(Disclaimer: The opinions in this journal are solely mine and are completely correct. If you disagree you are wrong. Laugh you bastards, it's supposed to be funny!)
I hate Valentine's Day. Seriously, I do. Single or not, Valentine's Day is for sappy, mushy, romantic types who call their significant others things like "snookums" and "love muffin" and do things like holding hands and "nuzzling." Just the thought of these things tests my gag reflex.
Then there is the whole gift giving thing. Guys have it easy because they can just get their little ladies a box of chocolates (because what woman doesn't want something that will make her gain weight, rot her teeth and break her face out?) Then there's the possibility of a stupid looking stuffed animal with googly eyes that says something stupid like "be mine" on it's overstuffed belly (this is great if your girlfriend is...oh about...14!) And we musn't forget the old fallback gift, roses. (Hey guys, stumped as to what to get your "sugar dumpling" for Valentine's Day? Get her some red roses. I bet no one has ever gotten her that before...)
It's not quite so easy for a girl to shop for a guy for Valentine's Day. Sure there are a few options. I mean, nothing says "I love you" quite like a pair of boxers w/ lips all over them. Of course, girls can always get their men chocolates, stuffed animals or flowers. However, if my man wanted something like that I'd think he was a faggot.
Okay, so one might call me a cynic and maybe I am but I just don't see the point in Valentine's Day (a day meant to make those who don't have a significant other feel like losers and makes those who have someone do buy some retarded gift that the other person probably never wanted in the first place.) I'm sure you're wondering if I have a significant other and for you nosy bastards, yes, I do, but I will not be taking part in any of this capitalist holiday. No way. So what WILL I be doing? I'm glad you asked. I'm gonna be kickin' it with a bottle of Southern Comfort. Now that's my idea of a good Valentine's Day. Who knows, by the end of the night I might even be hugging my toilet. See, I AM romantic after all. |
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| my weekend |
[Feb. 8th, 2004|08:11 pm] |
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| | bouncy | ] |
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| | Beyonce - Crazy in Love | ] |
Yesterday, my roommate (Jamie) and I decided to go shopping. We went to Goody's first and neither of us found anything. Then we went to Fashion Bug and both found some stuff we liked. (I got a black skirt.) After that we went to JC Penney. They were having a huge sale. I got a coat, two sweaters and a bra for 32 bux! That's not a typo, it really was just 32 dollars. I couldn't believe it. When the cashier told me my total I guess my eyes musta bugged outa my head because she started laughing at me. I've never gotten that much stuff for that little money. Plus, the coat was originally 150 dollars. It's black w/ furry lining. I call it my diva coat. Haha.
Jamie and I had a little get together last night here at our apartment. There were just 6 of us but it was just the right size group in my opinion, not too many people but not too few either. One of the guys who came over tried to get a little touchy feely, which I didn't like but it wasn't anything a seat change couldn't fix. We sat around and watched tv til about 4 am then everyone left and I was ready for bed by then.
Today I've pretty much loafed all day...my favorite thing to do. I have a test tomorrow and a written assignment due in French. Guess I better get to work. Thanks for reading and please respond! =D |
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| Hmm... |
[Feb. 3rd, 2004|09:57 pm] |
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| | indifferent | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Scrubs on TV | ] |
Argh, I have a bunch of homework to do tonight (which I should probably be doing instead of making a journal entry), but as usual, I am not motivated to do it. Jamie and I went to the laundry mat earlier. There's something humorous about watching your "fine unmentionable" tumbling aimlessly in a dryer for the world to see (or at least everyone in the laundry mat.) Am I the only person who this makes uncomfortable? I'm sure no one cares about what's in my dryer but I just have this thought of some guy seeing a pair of my more riskee thongs, which always seem to make their way to the front of the dryer for reasons unknown to me. It seems to me that most of my knickers seem to make their way to the front, thus making them more noticable than everything else that is in the dryer. Oi!
After we got back I decided to go to the tanning bed since it's been a few days since I've laid. I think I'm starting to get a pretty good tan now. I'm hoping I'll have a really nice tan by Spring Break. I'm really looking forward to SB this year. It's the first year since I started college that I've had SB plans that don't include sitting at home. It should be fun to go to Cali for a week but I am intimidated by the fact that it's such a big town, but it should be a lot of fun!
I'm thinking about getting a new piercing since I don't have my labret anymore. I am considering getting rings on either side of my bottom lip or getting my eyebrow pierced twice. What do you think I should do? Let me know! I'm out for now. Gotta get to my homework. |
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| Lyrics |
[Jan. 27th, 2004|11:10 pm] |
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| | thoughtful | ] |
| [ | music |
| | How About You - Staind | ] |
i love these lyrics, especially the chorus.
How About You
Staind
if someone else showed you the way
would you take the wheel and steer?
it hurts me that you're not ashamed
of what you're doing here
if they jumped off a bridge
would you meet them on the ground?
or would you try and claim
that it never made a sound
everyone plays the hand they're dealt
and learns to walk through life themselves
not everything in life is handed on a plate
when people think your words are true
it doesn't matter what you do
i sold my soul to get here
how 'bout you?
so you choose to force your hand
what a strange way to make freinds
and you always change the rules
so the drama never ends
and you blindly go through life
judging only by what its worth
just try not to forget
that the meek inherit earth
so please don't take offense
this is just a point of view
cuz i'm the only one who
will say these things to you |
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