hmm, halloween?

lml
molto intersting, at the least. at the high point, @ des's, ther ewere maybe26 of us:
mejoshmattjaymagsnancychrischrisdandanmartinandrewabbeychloepetemelaldes and some other hpks people, but we came to gether by groups, and then drifted off the same way, almost lost a few people on the way, too
but thats not really the reason im writing.
talking to nancy, she's having alot of trouble recently and somehow i've been totallyablivious, great friend i've been here. [lata]
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fortune, day 3. or 4 was it?

lml

This century's philosophy is the next century's common sense.

~ fortune cookie

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twenty-seven

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::frAcking:: unlucky day
<>
basically, i've decided some evil power must be working against me.
woke up late, terrible job on essay, almost got 25 pts off it, etc.
lata
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three random thoughts from the laptop ramblings

lml
{
"poles"- doulbe album, mix- north pole/south pole // disc
yin yang, magnet,
hardrock/ softrock
form picture from disk art together like Livin TX


i want some adventure here.
explore a castle, a real stone one, with theoretical girlfriend
"this is what i have"- insert picture of blah school(nd)
"this is what i like"- insert feeling i get when at laurelton,
inset pictures of hopkins, sha(?), ireland


No Doubt - "ex-Girlfriend" -> Maggie's song?
}

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Number three

lml

Even in the greatest confusion
There is an open channel into the soul

~Fortune cookie

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guess what?

lml

:like a child who never learned,
i keep going back
even though i always get burned:

:they'll never hurt you like I do:

:Am I too lost to be saved?
Am I too lost?
My God, my tourniquet
Return to me salvation!:

:how the hell'd we wind up like this?
why weren't we able
to see the signs that we missed
and try to turn the tables

Someday, somehow, i'm gonna make it alright...
but not right now.:

its so much easier to express myself in lyrics...
laptop blogging more on this, will update


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Fortune cookie [and i'm already behind lol]

lml

Don't expect romantic attachments
To be strictly logical or rational

~genuine fortune cookie
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life lessons (MSP)

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1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:
"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?
I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello."
I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him.
Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached..
It read:
"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away... God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.
"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.
"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, was one quarter, two dimes and five pennies.
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock.
Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.
After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.
I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

Most importantly.................. "Work like you don't need the money, sing like no one is listening, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when nobody's watching."
NOW more than ever - Please...Pay It Forward...hug three people you love and ask them to pay it foward as well.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away"

"The risk takers might not live long, but the cautious never live at all"

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am i just paranoid? or am i just gonna keep on seeing these weird connections for the rest of my life?

lml

Alice Cooper- (Can't Sleep,) Clowns Will Eat Me
first verse, at least, and refrain could be allegory for real life, being unable to relax, always on guard, paranoid that the people you consider dumb and inferion are going to be your undoing. after the coffee reference, tho, the allegory is ruined. just like i think i could have done with the dying/dating convo with lara. have i told her about that? did i even tell someone besides matt? well, going to blog it if its not in there already.

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something new

lml
... while we wait for me to get all my old posts on this computer to , well, post lol
i decided to rty something new, the ocasional fotune-cookie kinda wisdombytes.
so... day 1

I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!

~Defying Gravety, Wicked
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12 oct,
just found out, and pretty sure, via chris carrion's profile(which also says nancy/he are still together, maybe this is turning out somethingsomehow) that josh and maggie are as good as, if not, going out. did i use that exact phrasing already before here? lemme look...
ok, no. PSATS went alrighty, but ill be happy to have another shot at them next year. range from 20 to 80; hoiping for 60-70 range. meh
you know these- say black, say white,...say black, what do cows drink? etc? (Milk! No, water!)
wonder: say beethoven, say bach,...say beethoven, what's the opposite of reverse? (Back! No, Foreward!)


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lml

4 oct. by today, magggie and ryan are no longer "maggieandryan". dont know how or exactly when, gonna find out. also, know that josh likes and/or is going to ask maggie out, and that she has feelings for him now. also, know that both des and dawn have crushes on me. des is shutting up in a clamshell. just great.

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