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Nutrisystem.

2005-08-16T12:20:00.000-05:00

No one reads this anymore, but maybe that way this can be my own private lil story..

I just thought I'd post that I have officially been on Nutrisystem one week as of today and I"m already losing weight.

Watch out world.. this time I'm going to get what I want- and that is to be thin.

Google this.

2005-05-06T18:50:00.000-05:00

Apparently everyone in the free world googles themselves. I can't discourage this behavior, as I, myself, have googled my full name- maiden and married- before. I guess at some point or another we have all fooled ourselves into believing that these blogs were silly diaries amongst ourselves-- close friends only.. and we've forgotten that anyone with computer access can read these. Actually our little blog community has deteriorated greatly- with friends so quickly coming and going- (Zanne baby, I still miss you), and still, those who were never supposed to read them are stumbling across them daily. I wonder why people spend money hiring investigators looking for people.. put their name in a blog and they shall come. I should proceed by listing every old friend I'd like to get in contact with.. I'm sure they'd reply in days.. or is that only for derogatory remarks? Anyway, I think I've outgrown the blog. My major claim in life is that I don't want any drama- in fact, I try cutting it out of my life at every possible chance. Yet lately it seems that this is all that the blog has reaped- plenty of drama. With that, I'm signing out for good. Your exclusive invitation into my world has been recanted... no more drama. Well, it was fun while it lasted- goodbye.

Good Morning, World.

2005-04-07T09:00:00.000-05:00

I'm swamped at work, but the 90 pages (1/4 of the document!)of numbers that I'm working on have caused my eyes to blur up terribly and I thought I'd blog a bit to let them readjust.

Peanut had a little seizure last night.. and hurt her tail even more. I'm so worried about her- she doesn't seem to be feeling well either. The good thing is that her surgery is on Monday so hopefully she'll be alright after that. I never realize just how much I love them til something's wrong sometimes...

I'm very tired-- I've threatened it before, but I think I'm really gonna pull a Costanza and curl up under my desk. I've tested it before and there's plenty of room (I'm not kidding, either) but no alarm clock/shelves as of yet.

Michael Thurmond's Six-Week Body Makeover is arriving today at our house-- I think he's gonna kick our asses. For those of you who don't know, he's the Extreme Makeover trainer and he makes those people look damn good in six weeks. We need a little bit of structure in order to stick with a program so we figured we'd try this one.. I'd been researching it for awhile. It's getting warm and I'm not exactly comfortable showing skin right now so this should get us on track.

Ok.. back to my blurry blurry work..

Happy Saturday:)

2005-04-02T15:09:00.000-05:00

Last night was super fun... Alchemilla sounded awesome. Also, I snagged the recipe for the chocolate cake shots that I've been talking about so much so now I can try and make 'em at home.

Now we're heading to North Conway for some chilling and skiing.. fun weekend! :)

You guys having a killer time?

2005-03-31T13:25:00.000-05:00

Hello my friends:)

I haven't been around my computer much lately, hence no blogging.. but I see no one else has either.

Not much has happened since last blog- this weekend is almost here and it should be a great one.. a lil bit of hoteling, skiing, the Alchemilla show, and whatever blissfulness comes our way.

I love having the weekend off:)

I made myself a splendid lil CD the other day, it's quite the Janelle mix.. Poe, Anna Nalik, Our Lady Peace, Linkin Park, Beth Hart, and The Killers. Now that's a mix you don't see for sale on TV. :) I'm loving it.. it's fun burning CD's.. I never really did it much before.

Peanut needs surgery and that makes me very sad. Even worse, it's because of a cyst on her tail, so they have to lop a lil bit off.. mmhmm.. that's right, my ferret is soon to be an amputee. Poor baby.

Anyway- that's all for now... peace and stuff.

Wednesday...Happy hump-day ;)

2005-03-23T14:45:00.000-05:00

Well, it's Wednesday- that beautiful hump in the week that means you've made it this far-- and there's no turning back now. Unfortunately, working on Saturday kinda screws up the whole half-way through theory, but anyway..

I took another silly quiz, and I'm posting it cuz I like the picture:)

You are a nature loving anime girl.You love all
types of animals and care for them.You are a
calm person and loves to have people around.You
love to be outside just admiring your
surroundings and playing with the animals that
are around.Now just if you keep loving the
nature pretty soon everyone is going to copy
you maybe i'm really not sure.But do what you
do best and it will soon pay off ^_^
If You Were An Anime Character What Would You Look Like?(Girls Only)
brought to you by Quizilla

yay.

So, uh.. not much to say but I thought I'd post a lil something..

I'd like to leave you with the best pick-up line of all time..... if you see someone drinking low-fat milk, use it =)

I see you're drinking 1%. Is that 'cause you think you're fat? 'Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to.

Happiness.

2005-03-22T09:08:00.000-05:00

I like being happy. I am happy.

There are things I'd like to change completely and others I'd like to improve, but in the meantime, that doesn't make me any less happy.

I love my life.. and it's time I admit it. There are times that I believed I was my depression... that's such bull...

I have made a concious decision to be happy- and it's working.

SiLLy QuiZZes PaSs TiMe..

2005-03-18T13:08:00.000-05:00

So, these are the movie characters I am, I guess- funfun..

You're known for starting trouble. But you play it cool. Besides, no one can resist your sharp eyes and quick wit. *They* eat from the palm of your hand. Though you have weaknesses, which may have deadly consequences, you, are resurrected, as if the gods themselves breathed immortality into you. Take the What Pulp Fiction Character Are You? quiz.

Which Empire Records Character Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty

Which My So-Called Life Character Are You? Find out @ She's Crafty

A...B...C....Dee!

2005-03-18T10:20:00.000-05:00

Yay- a new shiny happy face on the blog! That's right, these new additions to the blog are by a lil lady named Dee that many of you know.. I just thought I'd welcome here and urge her to create a blog of her own.. :) and yes, next time we're at the Sunset you will be there.
a Kitty for Dee..

Who am I? Quizzes think they know.

2005-03-15T11:11:00.000-05:00

I'm bored so I've taken a bunch of those silly quizzes... here are some of my results..

Which Dysfunctional Care Bear Are You?

You are the Spirit of Love. You think around
romance and are extremely compassionate.
Whenever you want something you can get it due
to your fiery passion. You can make friends
quite easily, because peopole are attracted to
your obvious good nature. You will have no
trouble in finding a life partner and will be
very happy.
Which stunning spirit of emotion are you? NEW AND IMPROVED! (amazingly beautiful anime pics!)

?!?

2005-03-09T08:45:00.000-05:00

Did you see the obscene images in Friday's post? I'm sorry... it wasn't me.. I dunno if it's because I linked to that site for the smilies or what... :(

The Five Year Challenge

2005-03-07T10:15:00.000-05:00

Well, it's official-- we've embarked upon our healthy lifestyly as of today.. and we went out with a bang.. we ate yummy food and bought a beer ball, and that's pretty much all we did all weekend long. It was a lot of fun.

But now it's time to get ourselves back on track and in shape for the summer... not only the summer, but our 5th wedding anniversary- which is 17 weeks away. Plenty of time to look a lot better, which we should since we are getting older- and I should look the way I've always wanted to in this stage of my life.

The Future Me..

So, here we go- nothing crazy-- we usually set our hopes and restrictions so high that we only follow them for a week.. so this time we're easing into it (6 small meals a day- healthy, workout 3 times a week) so that it's something we'll be more likely to keep up. Wish us luck...

Friday morning boredom...

2005-03-04T13:42:00.000-05:00

So I messed around with HTML a bit this morning and I found some cute lil badges that I put under my links and figured out how to link them to sites! Ok, I know that's nothing but I enjoy actually doing something right with HTML, usually it just makes my head spin.

Anyway, the badges are under my blogroll on the side bar and each have a link.. so check 'em out if you're bored. Speaking of the blogroll, it's new.. do you like it? It's suppossed to say new next to any blogs that have been updated in the past 48hrs, so you don't waste your time linking to blogs that are old news. Sweet, huh? I'm feeling dorky.. :) Back to my experiments...

Hope everyone has a fun weekend.. Peace

The Sedona Method

2005-03-03T10:56:00.000-05:00

I'm in the process of reading the Sedona Method right now, and I think I can honestly say it is life changing. Things I've learned so far (and I'm on page 70 of 370+) have changed the way I think about things. It teaches you to learn to "let go" of negative feelings that you harbor. I'm really enjoying it.. when I feel low I pick it up again and read some more, and slowly I'm becoming much more at peace with everything. If you feel like there's a lot of negativity in your life, and around you, it's a good book to help you get rid of it.

You'll thank me later..:) hehe

I could really use a snow day..

2005-03-01T08:32:00.000-05:00

I mean, John had school off- but nooo.. I have to go to work :( I must say, though- for a sleepy boy with no school- he was awfully nice.. he did all of the shoveling/car cleaning off and even drove me to work.

So I've made some renovations to my site- and more should be coming... I spent like 8 hours changing the color scheme, went absolutely nuts..and decided to use these colors- so no complaints, I'm not hearing it =) More changes to come.. I'll play around with it- I got so sick of looking at the same site everytime I logged on.

I'm very sleepy today.. waking up early just doesn't do it for me.

A blog a day keeps boredom away?

2005-02-23T09:31:00.000-05:00

Blogging is dead, huh? It's really a last resort for me today, because I'm bored and don't have much else to do. I've been spending online time at myspace.com where I set up an account, and have a couple of "friends" now-- one of which is Dane Cook... (is it really him?! I dunno but it's cool anyway), a few old high school friends, and a local fellow blogger whose site I stumbled upon one day..... Man, I'm bored- it hurts.

I used to squash the boredom with my blog rounds, but no one posts anymore, so that kills about two seconds of time. I think I'm grumpy.

John and I are officially dieting/exercising as of tomorrow, I think, and we're gonna be verrry sexxy by summer- don't be jealous. :) I hate diet and exercise-- it's no fun- sometime I think I'd rather just be fat. mmm...yummy food.

Could you take my picture 'cuz I won't remember....

2005-02-09T09:00:00.000-05:00

Julie has been taking a lot of pictures lately, and she's finally decided to start a blog so she can share them. Her link is here and on my sidebar, she currently has pics up from the show Saturday night. (Which by the way- Alchemilla was chosen to go to the Paradise. )

So check out Julie's site.. picturestoponder.blogspot.com

Sunset in the Middle East with Alchemilla.

2005-02-08T08:55:00.000-05:00

There has been an extreme lack of blogg-age going on and I intend to put a stop to it! So here goes..

Saturday night was fun, the Sunset was a good time, as it always is-- damn I love that place-- and Cheryl made her usual inappropriate comments that she later freaked out about.. :) .. a typical night.

The Middle East was a lot of fun and Alchemilla was REALLY good... Kat has such a pretty voice and they performed awesome.. I was looking at emergenza.net and it looks like they won Boston.. is that true? if so.. that's really cool. Julie took some sweet pictures that she sent me, and hopefully she'll create her own blog to post her pictures on so we can all see 'em.

The Middle East was bumping with SHS 2000 graduates and it was a bit much to take, I definitely wasn't expecting that...but it was cool to see people I haven't seen in years, since everyone seemed much cooler/nicer than they were in high school.

That's all for now, but I promise to blog more often..

Build a Birthday Bear

2005-01-31T10:20:00.000-05:00

John took me to build-a-bear for my birthday...I picked this one, she's beautiful and I named her Violet. For those of you who don't know my sleeping arrangements, John bought me the most precious (and expensive) teddy bear like, 4 years ago and I can't sleep without him. So, when I came home from the mall with Violet, I was faced with a difficult decision at bed time this weekend-- which one do I sleep with?

Well, we made arrangements and both fit perfectly in my arms :) So yes, I'm now twenty-three years old and sleep with not one, but two teddy bears.

I don't wanna grow up.

Friday.

2005-01-21T09:21:00.000-05:00

Not much of a Friday, I'm working til 7:30 and I'm working tomorrow, too. But I guess I can't complain since I've worked like one day this week due to a bad tummy bug and fever. I'm feeling much better now, though, and I am ready to enjoy the weekend.

I'm having Aimee and TC withdrawals, I was so used to spending 24/7 with them last week and now I haven't seen 'em for days. This weekend should be fun, I don't really know what 's up for tonight or tomorrow night, but I guess we're going to an open-mic night on Sunday and tubing Monday? We've gotta have a really fun weekend 'cuz poor John has to go back to school Tuesday :( I'll miss all the time we've spent together lately..

I'd like to hang out with Cheryl this weekend to make up for my being a jerk- she was concerned about me and I was just too frickin scatterbrained to call her back.

Here's to another great weekend (let's just TRY and top last weekend.. )

O, Canada.

2005-01-18T10:02:00.000-05:00

John and Mike are much better at telling entire stories, so I'll leave that part up to them. I just want to sum up some really awesome things that went down this weekend.

I had so much fun in Montreal- in fact, we all did, so much that we decided to stay as long as humanly possible. Aims and I got HOT tattoos (John surprised me with $ he had saved up for me to get one for my bday!) and were super tough-chicas while getting them. Dome was filled with 18 yr old thugs so we went to Loft which was smoky and lots of fun with good music and beer. Three amigos was a blast- even if the waiter was rude. Fun times at the Peel Pub where I think they forgot to put the liquor in our Long Island Iced Teas and Sex on the Beach. The S-club was fun, even if Aimee was freaking out the entire time. Hard Rock was yummy as always. The street people were great- we met Spiderman, "Hollywood"- who held me up with a banana to the head, and the corkscrew guy. The hookah selling man was frightening and chased us out of his drug shop (that must have been what it was- otherwise I dunno what his problem was.) The Econo Lodge lived up to our expectations by the "do not disturb" sign being blatantly ignored. We ate lotsa pizza to gear up for the ride home. Our tax refund went toward a bottle of Crown Reserve. I'm sure I left a lot out.. but man, was it fun.

I found it hard to sleep last night without the lull of Mike's cough/chainsaw snore..

Best weekend ever?....

2005-01-14T06:27:00.000-05:00

Ok- here's the deal.. it's the perfect long weekend- non of us are working Saturday.. I say we take off.

John and I were talking last night and we were thinking we should all go on a road trip.. maybe like, leave tonight and stay somewhere tonight and tomorrow night. There's Montreal, New York City, i dunno what else.. are you guys in? I say we make this the best weekend ever, and a road trip sounds like the way to go.

Ideas are very welcome... I'm trying to think of some cool places to go..

Double date

2005-01-11T14:58:00.000-05:00

Double date tonight? Good times sounds like good times.. there's nothing better then livin it up- ghetto style. Can you tell I haven't a thing to blog about? I'm just terribly sick of reading my tagboard and seeing the same old post here.

No one has blogged recently- in the entire blog ring of friends, there is not much posting action going on..

and I'm not sure this counts for much.

Today I'm reading two books- both compilations of short stories: How to breathe underwater by Julie Orringer and I wish someone were waiting for me somewhere by Anna Gavalda. I was nice enough to let Aimee read one first and what does she do? Ruins the ending.. good thing it was just a short story or I woulda killed her. They're both good.. different, but good..

All for now.

The me I want to be.

2005-01-05T10:42:00.000-05:00

Resolutions

1. Lose up to 40 lbs- be the person I have always dreamed of being- I don’t want to worry about what clothes to wear because they might make me look fat, how about everything “looking good” ? 40 lbs would make me model-thin..and that would be so sweet.

2. Be a better wife/person- I have my messy, ditzy, bitchy, insensitive moments and I’d really like to limit those as much as possible. I want to be more organized, neater, and all around better.

3. Overcome this depression- My depression has been limiting my life for years now, and it is what often causes problems (i.e- resolutions 1 and 2 not happening) so I’ve decided to take control of my life and be happy, dammit!

4. Learn to sing- I’ve heard it’s possible even if you’re not “a natural” to sing well with practice. New Year’s eve was so awesome when I got up there and sang.. that was a dream of mine (Mike, remember when I used to beg you to be the lead singer in your band?)

5. Pick up the guitar- John bought it for me 2 years ago and it’s barely been played.. and plus, what’s hotter than a thin, happy, not-bitchy chick strumming and singing her heart out?

That’s right-----nothing.

Echoes in my mind

2005-01-04T10:55:00.000-05:00

Just some lyrics on my mind that I like a lot...

Welcome to the planet.......Welcome to existence
Everyone's here, Everyone's
here
Everyone's watching you now.
What happens next?
I dare you to
move, I dare you to lift
yourself up off the floor
Like today never
happened, today never happened before

Switchfoot-Dare You to Move

I wake up in the morning
Put on my face
The one that's gonna get me
Through another day
Doesn't really matter
How I feel inside
'Cause life is like a game sometimes

Avril- Naked

My hopes are so high,that your kiss might kill me...

So won't you kill me,so I die happy.

My heart is yours to fill or burst,to break or bury,

or wear as jewelery,which ever you prefer.

The words are hushed lets not get busted;

just lay entwined here, undiscovered.

Safe in here from all the stupid questions.

"hey did you get some?"Man, that is so dumb.

Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear...so we can get some.

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me.

So won't you kill me, so I die happy

--And you kissed me like you meant it.And I knew that you meant it,that you meant it.

Hands down- Dashboard

I love music/lyrics-- 'specially when they really grab your heart and you can relate. So, I've just been out of it today (though my resolution is to kick the depression-so I'm working on it) and thought I'd share those pretty songs with you. Now wasn't that nice?

I'm going out for awhile.. so I can get high with my friends...

2005-01-03T09:39:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!

We made it through New Year’s Eve and everything. =) I had so much fun at Cheryl’s party- I felt like the rock star I’ve always dreamed of being.. I hope I can do it again sometime. We were heroes for bringing the champagne—everyone needs a good champagne toast at midnight, and they wouldn’t have had it without us, that was awesome.

Saturday night was fun, with what I think you could call a double-date involving The Big City and The Sunset Bar and a crappy movie made even crappier by the “directing” of the video!

Sunday was amazing. We got high. Literally--- really, really, high up in the sky. It was awesome. Chris took each one of us (Kari, John, Mike, Aimee and myself) up for rides and I somehow lucked out and got the ride back to Hanscom from Fitchburg. It was so much fun….. thank you! Then we went to On the Border which was a blast- ‘cuz it always is- and got yummy food and dos equis. (Well, the other kiddies mostly got pretty pink margaritas) Then we went to Petco where Aimee became very spoiled by the chivalry that is Mike. Funniest part of the night: John & I looking dead on the couch as you all stood there… we were done, huh? Long, exhausting weekend, but the funnest I think I’ve ever had.

It was great to see Kari & Chris since it's only like a once a year thing. I"m pretty sure I won't see Kari at all, and I doubt I'll see Chris tonight, so have a safe flight, guys, and next time you want to party- you know where to come!

New Year's Eve Eve rocked

2004-12-31T10:13:00.000-05:00

I had lotsa fun last night, guys. Friday's was fun, even if Christine (Kristine?) tempted John with french fries... that chick crossed the line! =) I had fun back at Club Skin- the chill mood was relaxing, as always.

Good news is Aimee officially broke up with the "boyfriend" (and I use the term loosely) so she's going to have a happy new year, and so are all of us 'cuz it's off to Maine we go.

This'll be tons of fun.. yay!

Tonight, tonight..

2004-12-30T10:13:00.000-05:00

So is anyone up for anything tonight?? It's New Year's Eve- Eve which I think is a good enough excuse to hang out.

I was thinking Friday's for some food and drinks (I think my Friday's card has enough points for a free appetizer! woohoo ) And then we could go back to our house or something.. you should see the movie we have,I'd talk more about it but not online!

That's just my idea- anyone in? got any more ideas?

Mmmm... chocolate cake

2004-12-30T09:09:00.000-05:00

I decided to take the quiz the Mike toook.. here's my results..

Like chocolate cake, you are friendly, dependable and make a great friend. You're the perfect person to turn to in times of need!

What Kind of Junk Food Are You?

I'm sorry.

2004-12-29T09:20:00.000-05:00

This is a formal apology to all of you for getting too drunk last night and being an ass.

As you can tell by my previous posts recently, I've been feeling awfully low lately and did the classic "drink it all away" last night.

Didn't help. Just made things worse. Sorry for being a jerk.

Random discussions

2004-12-28T13:22:00.000-05:00

A run-down of things currently racing through my head..

SAD - Seasonal affective disorder or emotion?
So that has been my most common emotion this week- sadness, like really really bad sadness.. even while I'm taking my medicine.
For the hell of it I looked up what SAD actually was- and it's just depression during the winter season, really.
So really, I think my sad is just from those happy chemicals in my brain misfiring and not doing their job.

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Blog.

Did you know it's actually on Dictionary.com? Here it is...
Main Entry: blog
Function: noun
Definition: an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page; also called Weblog, Web log
Example: Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.
Etymology: shortened form of Weblog
Usage: blog, blogged, blogging v, blogger n

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Work Talk

My buddy Aimee at work is dating a real big loser and it's making her sad and we talk about how she should dump him every minute of the day.

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The real reason for global warming

I read in a very reputable publication (ok.. it was a tabloid) that teen aliens are taking the glaciers from our earth and bringing them back to space to party with- apparently they get a real buzz off of 'em.. and that's the real reason for global warming.

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MSN search

I successfully found most of our sites on an MSN search- by typing in a few key words, "acadia's planet", "Triple C" and thought that was really cool.

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New Year's

Looking forward to a big party, no work on Saturday, and an early day (1:00) Friday.

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There is all of the randomness that is my mind at this moment.. hope you enjoyed it..

Shop at your own risk

2004-12-27T08:53:00.000-05:00

Now that the Christmas insanity is over- I’ve got time to blog, so here I go..

One thing that became extremely evident to me this past week was the incompetence of retail employees that seems to multiply around the Christmas season. I, too, was once a retail employee during the holidays and let me tell ya- I could point you in whatever direction you wanted to go and actually help you find the item you’re looking for. Not the case around here this year.

For instance, looking for an MP3 player that I had previously seen at BJ’s, I encountered three “employees” that very well may have just been wearing the uniform for fun, judging by how much knowledge they actually possessed. Employee #1 was about 80 and didn’t know what an MP3 player was, Employee #2 sent me to the “supervisors” desk- claiming they may be “locked up” (though a week ago I saw it right out in the open in the middle of an aisle…)- but frankly, I believe she just didn’t want to leave the comfort of her department, and employee #3, “the Oz”- the supervisor at the special desk just says “no- whatever we have is out” and I kindly reply, “Ok, where are they?” and he proceeded to point into the vast country that is BJ’s and said, “in that area.” Ok, the store is the friggin size of Saugus and he points “out there”?!

That was only one instance, and trust me, there were many- all comical to think of now, but at the time I was tearing my hair out.

Anyway—glad all that’s done with. So, now it’s time to focus on the coolest holiday- New Year’s. A holiday where everyone in the nation celebrates a new year coming in by getting really drunk, and just about everyone has the next day off- (because 89% of the population is hungover)—it is the definition of a party holiday. Maine, here we come!

Is the glass half full or half empty?

2004-12-21T14:09:00.000-05:00

I was thinking about how this is a question that is unfair- because the answer totally depends on the situation. Like, if your tank is hall full of gas, that's valuable stuff and half a tank can really get you places, so that's half full. But if you gave me 4oz. of milk and sat me down in front of 35 chocolate chip cookies, well then, man, that glass would definitely be half empty- there's no way that's enough milk to enjoy a splendid display of cookies like that. I don't believe the question is a good indication of whether you're pessimistic or optimistic, I think it totally depends on the scenario. Did any of that make any sense?

Small Talk.

2004-12-18T09:13:00.000-05:00

Thanks again, dictionary.com...
Casual or trivial conversation, chitchat, as in "We stood around making small talk until the guest of honor arrived." The small in this expression alludes to unimportant subjects of conversation, as opposed to serious or weighty ones. [Mid-1700s]

I've been feeling very edgy lately. I guess it's just like - I get sick of people and stupid things. Okay, like right I'm in an edgy-kinda mood and I just want to zone out and do my own thing, but there's small talk all directed at me all over the place.

God I hate small talk. In fact, in my dream last night, I saw one of my old dance teacher's that I haven't seen in probably 5 years and I'd known her since I was 2, and I said hi and like ran away in order to avoid small talk. I hate it so much I dream about it and avoid it in dreams, too.

When I walk into place like the mall or something I literally keep my head down in order to avoid any "hey- how are you?" followed my two minutes of conversation and long bouts of awkward silence. Am I anti-social? I guess it doesn't help that I gained all of this stupid weight in the past month from my friggin medication, now I really don't want to see anyone. Now that I stopped taking my medication I'm still fat because we've been eating not-so-well lately and I kinda ate bad food in spite of gaining weight for no good reason.

My theory for like, the past month has been if I'm going to gain weight while I'm eating right, I might as well enjoy life and eat "wrong".. I'm sorry, I'm bitching.. I'm just very irritated. Gaining weight sucks so much- especially when it's beyond your control... I'm like, embarrassed to be me.

Sorry for all my bitching.. but this is in a sense my diary, right? The only difference is that you poor souls get to read it.

Anyway- happy weekend!

We got our tC!

2004-12-16T08:45:00.000-05:00

Yay!! The day has come- I think hell froze over, pigs flew, and trees started growing money.

We got our new car!!!!!!

John surprised me (he said we weren't getting it because they lost the title) and drove up to my work in it! It is soooooo hot. I'm madly in love with it.. I think I'd sleep in it if it wasn't so damn cold outside.

Anyway, you've just gotta see it to love it :)

* * * * Happy Birthday!!! * * * * *

2004-12-14T08:41:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to wish my baby a very Happy Birthday today!!

Sunset in the Big City

2004-12-11T08:22:00.000-05:00

First of all-- did you see that weather girl has a tree? How cool is that?!

Anyway, last night was super fun! We took a cab (two, actually) from Cheryl's house in Watertown to the Sunset Bar in Allston. When we got there they were at capacity so we went next door to Big City til our pager went off. She told us it would be about an hour and it was literally ten minutes, tops.

The Sunset has a zillion (okay, I think it's like 112) beers on tap and most of them are delish! We (by the way- it was me, John, Mike, Cheryl, Steph, Kenny, and Katie & Josh showed up later) ordered a truckload full of appetizers and like 4 beers a piece and stayed for a really long time... It was a lot of fun and we stayed for like 3 hours I think. Somehow the bill was ridiculously cheap which made things even better!

We went back to the Big City after for foosball and sampled some more of their beers- (they only have 80 on tap) and stayed til last call. We all piled into Josh's Subaru somethin where Kenny and Mike were cuddled in the hatch and I think it took about six days to get back to Cheryl's-- we successfully got really lost.

When we got back we realized Mike was passing out and -- here's the fun part-- I ran up to the bathroom and while I was gone, John said he told Mike to go to his car and he watched him walk out of the house. When I came downstairs we said our goodbyes and walked to Mike's car and he was not there. At this point (did I mention it was freakishly cold and rainy?!) I was scared/irritated because I know that a drunken Mike can be something that's hard to locate. Thanks to the wonders of modern technology- John was able to locate him via cell phone and somehow (this part we still don't get) he was in the house still. He apparently went upstairs to the bathroom after sneaking back in the house unnoticed.. so we walk back into the house to escort his silly ass to the car and everyone's confused because they don't even know there's a Mike in their house. Girls, I think you need better security? Anyway that was about it-- Mike and I slept on the way home -until Mike woke me up with his chainsaw snore- and we left Mike in the car out front to sleep it off.

Good times!

A great weekend.

2004-12-06T13:58:00.000-05:00

I had great fun this weekend!

I got a turtle, saw the Zoo at the Harp, met up with my cousin, met a midget, had trippy times at the lonestar (twice?!), and most importantly, had a ton of John time hich I just can't seem to get enough of!

Good times! :)

A trip to the Zoo?

2004-12-03T13:22:00.000-05:00

The Zoo is at the Harp tonight- are we going? I like that place.

I don't like it like that..

2004-12-02T13:22:00.000-05:00

IRA Toyota SUCKS.

All I want for Christmas

2004-12-02T09:31:00.000-05:00

In response (okay, I know it took awhile but it took a lot of thought!) to John's post about our Christmas wishes, I decided to make a Christmas list on Amazon.com because apparently anything in the entire world that you could want is on there.

If you'd like to visit my list, click here!

Rave on

2004-12-01T10:50:00.000-05:00

By popular interest in a chill rave site, the castle has converted to a rave club- atleast for the time being.

So snap a glowstick and enjoy yourself!

Oh- and in regards to my mood toady, the picture is perfect becuase something is wrong with my eye and it hurts so I kinda look like that chick.. I look like that scary teacher on Daria whose eyeballs would pop out and be all bloodshot..'memba that guy? Anyway.. that's 'bout it..

Castle Renovation

2004-11-30T09:42:00.000-05:00

About the lil’ additions to my site- my mood icon reflects the mood I’m in that day and it is carefully selected from a large selection at unkymoods.com, I put lotsa thought into it in order to let you all know how I’m doin!! :)

The “hot chick” on the sidebar is my weather girl and the time she displays is the last time the weather was updated- so that’s why it never matches what time it really is! But that’s okay, ‘cuz she’s hot, right? And no, (TC), she will not give you her number. Sorry..

I love messing around with HTML- though I screw up more than I accomplish things- but my site is coming along quite nicely if I do say so myself!

So anyway.. enjoy the changes...party it up...

Shedding these layers.

2004-11-29T10:44:00.000-05:00

I’ve officially begun my journey to weight loss. Ok, I know I’ve said it a million times, “I’m going to be good now…” but I mean it this time— do you realize how much happier I’d be if I were 30+ lbs lighter? It would change my whole attitude…I’ve never been comfortable in my own skin, and that would be a definite improvement. I’m eating right and working out, and dammit, I’m going to lose the weight. So, like we’re not allowed to give John our fries, don’t let me ”be bad” in front of you, call me a fat ass and tell me to get a salad, k? It’s for the greater good.

Ok, well there it is. I’ve blogged about it so it’s now in writing and you’ve all read it.. so it’s official.. this is like, legally binding..I’m gonna do this.

Wish me luck.

The reunion

2004-11-28T07:20:00.000-05:00

Ok, so the reunion was like a million times better than I expected. I actually had.. fun! strange, huh? It was not too bad seeing all the people and doing the whole small talk thing, even though that is at the top of my list of pet peeves. My cousin was there, which was nice... Ryan and Eric were actually very nice to me... I only got the much anticipated "you guys are still together?!" once.. and most importantly the drinks were flowing all night.

It was actually kinda fun..

The after party was great, too. Cheryl, Mike, Corinna, Nick, Mark, Julie and Cheryl's boyfriend John all came by. Julie and I had a big talk and okay.. I guess she doesn't hate me after all :)

I had lots of fun, which is surprising seeing as I was dreading the night so terribly..

Good times!

Name that quote...

2004-11-27T10:57:00.000-05:00

Ok, let's play a little game.. I blog a quote, you tell me what movie it's from..

Here's an example:

**I told my wife I wouldn't drink tonight. Besides, I got a big day tomorrow. You guys have a great time.
*A big day? Doing what?
** Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time.

Now that's an easy one.. don't think I'll let you get away with something that easy..we all know that's from Old School.. and if you didn't.. well, maybe you shouldn't be playing this game? Anyway..I'll be easy with this one, I'll give you a few quotes...give it a shot:
(Note: these puppies (*) indicate someone speaking and seperate the speakers.. got it?good.)

*You found me beautiful once...
**Honey, you got reeeal ugly!
________________________________

Shop smart, shop S-mart!
________________________________

See this? *This* is my *boom stick*!
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alright... gimme your guesses- no cheating! I'm preparing all of you for the day I get "Scene it?" and you have to play vs. John and I.. I don't want us to kick your asses toooo much!

Modern day Picasso

2004-11-27T08:56:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I was kind of bored & Matt posted about this site the other day…so I checked it out and made some pretty pictures!! I tried posting them and lost 'em all so here's just one of my many masterpieces...

Enjoy!!

KiTTyKaT

Reunited and feels so.. ughhh

2004-11-26T14:03:00.000-05:00

Well, it's Friday- not like that's some accomplishment for me this week, 'cuz today is my first day in work...I guess my accomplishment is making it through the week alive.. there were some scary moments there.. but I'm feeling better compared to earlier this week..though I still have a husky voice and it's not even the sexy kind! :(

Anyway, I'm so not excited for the reunion tomorrow.. not even a little bit. Things like this really make me realize how badly I need to lose 40+ lbs.. I'm so embarrassed to be myself lately. That's it though, now that I'm almost better I'm gonna lose the weight.. I am. You'll see! You'll be like, Janelle? I dunno.. she was here somewhere.. ohhh there she is.. she was just turned sideways!

Yeah...anyway... what I AM excited about is the kickass party that is sure to take place after the reunion. I don't see a need for spending MORE money in Boston on drinks when we can go back to an empty house and party it up.. do you agree?

Is everyone coming?

Word to the wise- Do NOT.. I repeat, do NOT go near a retail store today!! Of course the one day that I have the car and don't need to go into work til 11 is THE shopping day of the year! I nearly got trampled 54 times! It's scary out there.

Giving thanks

2004-11-22T08:28:00.000-05:00

Hi guys,

Sorry about totally screwing up the last post of mine-- somehow it turned into a draft, not a post.. I dunno what happened.

I'm home sick today and feel awfully crappy, but thank goodness I've got my brand new coffee maker that makes dunk's Cinnamon Spice coffee for me. By the way- did I tell you all that I'm on the Dunk's advisory panel? Yup, that's right.. they want my opinion! I'll keep you updated on how I'm changing the Dunk's of the world.

Well, I was inspired by John's post (and I especially enoyed the last "thanks" ;) ) so here goes nothing...

I'm thankful for..

My sexy hubby and the not-as-sloppy home we've made together :)
my ferrets-- those guys are the best thing.. I love 'em so much
Cinnamon Spice coffee (which is limited time only.. so I'm very thankful to enjoy it!)
Friends.. we don't have a lot but the ones we have are the real thing
John's beer- my husband actually MAKES me a drink, not just pours it for me:)
The blog- I really didn't have enough vices... but really, how else would I know how the hell Kari and CAP are doing?
Baby menthol cigars.. extra fun with a few drinks and if you're hanging upside down
Club Skin- which seems to be gaining popularity and becoming cooler by the minute
Beer fests- the most fun ever
Our Lowell friends- for keeping in touch once in awhile & I'm so happy they finally scored a home!
the elusive Scion tC
the holidays- this is the best time of year- when else would we vocalize our thanks?
my Olympus Stylus for catching all the good times
Diet Dr. Thunder- the 50 cent Walmart version of Dr. Pepper which is soothing my sore throat right now.
New foods- so glad I've tried guacamole, taboule, and hummus.. they've since become addictions
Life- ok, so I have a sore throat and sometimes I'm anxiety-ridden or down-in-the-dumps.. but compared to so many people in this world, we are so well-off and healthy.. and it's something we don't always appreciate.

Sitting on the dock(side) of the bay...

2004-11-21T09:26:00.000-05:00

This weekend has been great- and I think the only reason I'm blogging all of it is I've seem to almost have lost my voice, and I'm not sure I can communicate any other way!

Friday night was fun, we took Amanda to the movies and she liked it.. though it was a bit long and boring (even the kid thought so!) Then John, TC, Ashley, and I trucked up to On the Border in Woburn. There was a bit of a wait so we chilled (literally, it was kinda cold) outside drawing pretty chalk pictures- how cool is it that they have a bucket outside full of chalk for you to play with? When our table was finally ready, we sat our bums down, ordered Dos Equis and a margarita for Ashley, and got our drink/food on. The food was yummy, the waitress was cool, it was a good time. We came home and Club Skin turned into theatre Skin as we watched Old School and laughed our asses off... I've seen that movie so many times and it's still hilarious.

Now for Saturday... John & I woke up bright and early, got some Wendy's grub (accompanied by TC) and then got shopping. As I'm sure you've read on John's blog, we de-slobified ourselves and needed lots of crap for the homestead so we shopped from like, 10 to 3. We came home and cleaned til 7:30, and I must say the house is looking pretty good. To unwind from the non-stop grind of the day, Cheryl popped by with a bottle of wine which the two of us drank (John was still out shopping) and talked girly things. When the John came home, escorted by TC, we took off for the Dockside. We attempted the one in the mall but it was closed at 9:30 on a Saturday night!! So, we went to the one in Malden which I think is way cooler, so it all worked out. I won $20 off of a $1 scratch ticket, Mike kicked Cheryl's ass in air hockey more times than I can count, Cheryl's boyfriend John hooked up with us there, and get this--- I won a puppy dog from one of those crane machines!!! Next to impossible, but I did it.. and after some drinks and everything! I was very proud.

Anyway, that's about it-- I had a great time this weekend, now I need to go recover.... my cold is not letting me enjoy today, I can tell already.

Now how's that for an post? It's so long, it's TC style!

He lives in a pineapple under the sea...

2004-11-19T13:30:00.000-05:00

Yes, that's right.. I'm going to see Spongebob tonight... We're taking our niece Amanda, but that's not to say we wouldn't have gone on our own.. this just makes it okay:)

The Wiccan oath says, "What ye send forth comes back to thee so ever mind the rule of three", which implies that what you give out comes back to you three-fold. Well, I think Zanne would be happy to know that "Nails at Last" (a place where bad things happen that we don't like to talk about) had a little problem.. their roof caved in! Click here to enjoy, Zanne. Justice was served?

Anyway, this post was just a lil' sumthin-sumthin to keep you going, I know it's been awhile... I promise, more this weekend!

More than one for my homies...

2004-11-15T09:32:00.000-05:00

A sad day in history....let's all have ourselves a moment of silence...

Derailment spills 20,000 gallons of beer

CHILHOWIE, Va. -- Fourteen cars of an 83-car Norfolk Southern train derailed near an industrial park, leaving the area smelling like a brewery Thursday.About 20,000 gallons of beer leaked from three cars of the Roanoke-bound train, said railway spokesman Robin Chapman.

This Spud is not for you.

2004-11-14T09:21:00.000-05:00

Well, I think John & Mike summed up the bus night best, so I'll spare you my version.

We (John, Mike, Ashley and I) went to Spud's last night -- they have recently renovated.. let me tell you, in the past, it was not the building that was the problem.. so needless to say the problems still exist---

The food sucked on a level I could never imagine- my boneless buffalo wings were honey flavored, my fish was naaasty, and my Ceaser salad came hours late. Just an idea of how awful the service was: we had been sitting at the table-and had ordered our food- and it had been about 25 minutes and suddently a basket of rolls is dropped at the table. Damn, man, I thought she was bringing the frigging food- that's how long it had been. Oh, and apparently she had to get our beers from the brewery because it took atleast 10 minutes after we ordered 'em for them to arrive at the table.

Sucky thing is I wanted to go there because I knew we could all get beers and not worry about driving home, because we could have turned the car on and let it idle home, it's so damn close.. but Mike and Ashley didn't even drink.. not-so-good times...

Anyway, the evening was saved a bit when we came back home and much to my surprise Zanne agreed to come out (she's trying desperately to not party on Saturday nights because of work, but it's not working out so well) and we chilled, dreaming up some cool magnetic poetry and having only one cigar each (soooo not normal). Much later in the night, the disco ball came out and the lights went down and we slipped into ultimate chill mode.. Zanne discovered how comfy John can be and we used him as a big pillow.

Good times, of course.. aren't they always?

It's Wednesday!!

2004-11-10T10:03:00.000-05:00

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't been updating, I've been spending all of my time messing around with HTML.

Well, it's Wednesday and that means we're going to play games and get drinks tonight.. I'm excited! How does 7:30 ish sound?

Ramblings.

2004-11-08T14:46:00.000-05:00

I was thinking today about how terribly I miss dancing. I wish I could take some sort of lessons, but there’s no place that offers actual dancing lessons…I wouldn’t even mind ballet or something, I just feel like my outlet is all plugged up.

I’m also extremely bothered by the fact that just because I am not super-depressed, I cannot write a damn word of poetry… I used to have some good angsty stuff.

Anyway, I don’t know why I’m complaining… I guess ‘cuz blogging is now the only way I know how to let it all out.

One thing’s for sure- I’m very excited about the upcoming week. How nice is it to go out on a Wednesday night? I’m excited to kick all of your butts and get the most tickets and coolest cheapo prizeJ

Also, I’m intrigued by what fun is about to take place Friday night on the bus- it sounds like a no-fail good time.

I want a makeover- that sounds like so much fun.. I think it’s the pick-me-up I need. Get my hair done, make-up, nails, a cute outfit- and voila! I’d feel better about myself. ( I think)

I’m very sorry about this worthless post; this is probably not the updating you were looking forward to.

Here are some lyrics to tide you over – it’s a look into my mind and blog.. don’t you wanna take a ride with me? ;)

I can't forget- I am my sole architect, I built the shadows here...I built the growling voice I fear.
You add it up but to do better then that, you've got to follow me.. I'm trying to show you where I'm at.
Hey pretty, don't you wanna take a ride with me, into my world?

Veteran's Day Eve- No work/school = party?

2004-11-03T10:27:00.000-05:00

Would anyone like to do something fun on Veteran's Day Eve (next Wednesday night )? I feel like not having work on a Thursday means you have to party Wednesday night, am I correct in that assumption?

I'm in the mood to play games and have some liquid happiness at the same time, so I was thinking something like Townline or Goodtimes?

Just an idea to keep my hopes high on a wretched hump-day..

Joanna Kills Anemone

2004-11-02T09:04:00.000-05:00

I was on anagramsite.com yesterday and my full name spells that if you mix it all up.. yes, I was a lil bit bored....I think if I had a rock band that's what I would name us. I would be the lead singer (Avril-style), and I'd wear corsets and puffy ballerina skirts, Mike would be my drummer, John could put my guitar to use...wow, see that? I just took you into my little daydream.. if it weren't for blogs, you'd never see that deep into my head (maybe that would be a good thing?).... anyway...

Honestly, I don't have much to talk about today, but I haven't posted for a coupla days and I know you're all suffering from terrible withdrawals because of that.

It looks like no one is attending the beer fest with us, and I'm very sorry for those people, because beer fests are my absolute favorite event! There's nothing better than tasting hundreds of beers for 5 hours straight.

Did you vote today? I did-- bright and early so I won't haftta deal with the after-work lines tonight. I've never voted for president before.. it was pretty exciting!

Well, this post is going absolutely nowhere so I guess I'll go for now.. have a wonderful Election Day ;)

Starstruck.

2004-10-31T08:12:00.000-05:00

So, we're waiting in line at the Comedy Connection and I spy Jay London way down at the other end of the room.. I realize now that the line we are standing in is not the line to get into the show, it's a line of people from the last show that want to meet the comedians. So, having just had a nice mug full of beer at Cheers, I have officially lost any shyness and well, I barrel my way through the 100 people in line and stand directly in front of Gary Gulman.

When he sees me he says hi, and (backtrack: if you called in and voted for him on the show, his recording said "thanks for voting, next time I see you I'll give you a big hug") I say "I know you've probably heard this a million times, but you owe me a big hug." And with that, I got the big hug I told John I would get from the day I heard that recording. I said I was from Saugus, and he said, "Oh!! a Sachem.." and told him I stopped watching the show when he got kicked off and I got a high five/handshake from him. He was really nice and genuine.

While I was at it, I walked over to Jay London and shook his hand. He told me he liked my shirt and I told him the show better be good, and made a quirky reference to a longstanding joke of his and he laughed.. I made a comedian laugh, that's gotta count for something, right?

Man, I have a thing with meeting comedians I guess.. not long ago I ran up to Mitch Hedberg and Lewis Black and screamed "Mitch, I love you"

Thank you Comedy Connection, and thank you John for always pushing me up there to meet the stars!

Are You Scared? You should be..

2004-10-30T07:29:00.000-05:00

The haunted mansion

The haunted house was really fun.. and I made it all the way through with my eyes open!

The woods part was kinda cool, but it was the mansion that was frightening. Especially for the pitch black part where all
seven of us were bumping into each other like idiots and I kept touching something and thinking it was one of the
"monsters" but it was only Ken.. pretty scary but I survived, and now I'm ready for more:)

Quizzical Friday

2004-10-29T09:32:00.000-05:00

Ok, I made mine, too!!

Good luck;)

All about Me!

Let's laugh our cute little asses off..

2004-10-26T17:56:00.000-05:00

Ok, since we can't all seem to communicate the way normal people do (via phone)-- I said "heyyyy- why not post it?" (This whole blog thing is quickly becoming a bit of an addicition)

Anyway, who's up for comedy Saturday night? You guys kinda need to purchase tickets soon-ish if you wanna come, ya know ;)

The show is at 11:59pm Saturday night, Fanuiel Hall, Comedy Connection. It's three of the guys from Last Comic Standing-- two of which are very funny

Buy tickets here--> www.comedyconnectionboston.com

Also, do you know of any fun/cheap bars to go to before?

Talk to me..

Cheryl's party never lets me down..

2004-10-25T18:32:00.000-05:00

Cheryl's party was fun (as usual) and lots of people were there (as usual)...

We stayed til 4:30ish I think, but it seemed like we were there for like an hour... it flew by!

John and I were a prom couple that never made it to the prom, and Mike was some freaky scarecrow guy that everyone was afraid to look at.

Mike drank his entire bottle of Disarrono, I had lotsa Busch, and John did it jug-wine style..

No, that is not poor picture quality-- that is actually the tremendous cloud that was the smoke room..

The Grudge.

2004-10-23T08:32:00.000-05:00

Some people laugh, some cry, some scream out loud.. everyone deals with fear differently.. and there was a little bit of each in the theater last night.

John, Mike, and I saw The Grudge last night, and I'm happy to report that a scary movie actually scared me (and that's an understatement!)

The website is equally scary... http://www.doyouhaveagrudge.com

This is truly a perfect Halloween movie.. go see it!... but I don't suggest going by yourself...

How to start the week off right---

2004-10-21T18:41:00.000-05:00

Finally--it takes me awhile to figure all this stuff out-- here are some pictures from a fun Monday night!

awww.. now aren't those cute??

One question- why isn't Mike ever in any pictures?

Things that make you go hmmmm.....

Halloweentown

2004-10-20T10:13:00.001-05:00

" I'm very in the spirit for my favorite holiday- HaLLoWeeN!! "

Just a couple days til Cheryl's halloween party and John and I are going to be positively frightening:)

I worked on my scars, cuts, etc last night trying to perfect them and they're pretty darn scary!

I can't wait to see Mike's mask on him- it's the creepest thing you've ever seen..

It's definitely time to watch the Nightmare Before Christmas, again.. I make John watch it with me pretty much annually... poor guy...

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Head tickles

2004-10-19T09:09:00.000-05:00

I think that's what Zanne calls 'em.. we participated in head massages (again) last night and chilled out deeply.

Thank you guys, that's exactly what I needed last night.

I'm very excited that Amato's carries the flavored "cigar"-ettes, even if Zanne tried to buy the empty ones.

Ahh... gotta love jug wine...

YuM!

Another day.....

2004-10-18T13:38:00.000-05:00

I'm sick of days that are just another day...

That's how I feel today... I'm grumpy... I need to de-grump!

I wanna do something fun tonight!!..Any takers?

Remember when we used to play drunken pictionary? Those were good times.. until the girls lost poorly and John had just made a strong, fresh batch of god knows what that we each had to take five shots of... OUCH!

Good times..

About me

2004-10-16T17:39:00.004-05:00

I'm Janelle.. I want to do a lot of things...

I want to:

Lose 25 lbs, learn how to play the guitar, get rich, and ultimately, be happy.

I suceed at the fun part quite well... I drink a lot of home brewed beer specially crafted my BrewMaster John, my very sexy hubby...

I try making Mike understand that chicks are crazy over beers and Cinnamon Toast Crunch (on select nights)...

I hang out with a select group of people and hang upside down like a sleepy bat and blow (ok, attempt to blow) smoke rings for hours on end with a cool chick named "Zanne, baby".

Having fun is the easy part... let's see if I can accomplish the rest.. and hey, voyeur, you can come for the ride and read my story here...

Let the fun begin... EnJoy :)

Erin & I sleeping with the watch doggy Abe after a fun beer fest!

Me & my baby ( the Brewmaster himself) at Ribs & Brews fest in Lowell

Fun times...

2004-10-16T17:34:00.000-05:00

It's Saturday night and I wanna party ;)

I'm Acadia.. otherwise known as Janelle, and I'm going to officially start my blog as of...... NOW!

All my cool kid friends are blogging-- yes, I guess it's now a verb... and well, I thought it was only appropriate to jump on the blogwagon.

So here goes nothin...