musica - moo moo skip to my moo!

"No opera plot can ever be sensible, for in sensible situations people do not sing."
-W.H. Auden, Time.

I think I'm alone now...

[ Lyrics by Laura - is it me? ] Monday, July 2, 2001 03:19 p.m.

I want to find a guy who looks just like Buddy Holly. Hey, I almost look like Mary Tyler Moore.

Actually, I want Jimmy Fallon. But my friend Mary loved him first. What to do, when you're in love with your best friend's celebrity boyfriend? I guess I'll have to find a celebrity boyfriend of my own. Oh yeah, I have Hot Heath Ledger in the closet. He's not very cute, but he's Australian!

[ Lyrics by Laura - I'd rather be an Aussie ] Sunday, June 24, 2001 11:14 p.m.

Sick again? Augh! I'm so sorry! Poor girl.

My current mood? (I don't use imood; too inconvenient for me, eh; guess I'm just lay-zeh.) I am hungry. AGAIN. Pathetique! I just had half a popcorn bag 2 hours ago. And two hours before that I had dinner. And a couple hours before that I had TGI Friday's yummy Quesadilla chips. MAN those things are addictive. They are slightly spicy, which is just how I like it. Mmm. I wonder if I should have a little ice cream before bed. It's hard to sleep when you're hungry. I don't eat very healthy, do I? But yesterday I rode 5 miles on the stationary bike. That's good, no? I didn't do it today. Bad llama.

Tomorrow I'm going to Back to the '50s, a big annual car show at the Minnesota state fairgrounds. Then around 6 we'll be picking my parents up from the airport. YAY! But that means that I only have a week left in Minnesota. BOO. I will miss everything. Sigh. I like being close to shops, and the nice weather, and all that stuff about Arizona. But Minnesota is so beautiful and green, and here live people I've known all my life. I go to the grocery store and see people I know, which is amazing to me now. And it's close to my relatives, all of whom I really love. Especially my Grandma and my cousin Thomas.

Sigh.

We watched "The Replacements" tonight, because it was a one day rental. We also rented "Shanghai Noon" and "Return to Me," which we have 4 days to watch. I've seen all those movies, but I REALLY like those latter two.

I guess that's all. I never know how to end posts!

[ Lyrics by Laura - pensive (and hungry) ] Friday, June 22, 2001 11:46 p.m.

My imood: Drowsy

Not that they HAVE drowsy as an imood option! Pathetic! So I added it. They don't have soporific either, although I'm much more drowsy than soporific.

I don't really have a lot to say: we're very quiet, aren't we??

Heh, like I said: drowsy. Just checkin' in. Oh yeah, am sick again. Luv yas.

[ Lyrics by Janette...zzzzzzzzz ] Saturday, June 23, 2001 10:35 a.m.

Moo, moo, skip to my moo. <-- That is actually hard to say out loud, did you know?

I quite like the song "Hunter" by Dido. I like when songs sort of tell a story, or at least when a song inspires you brain to create a story.

If you were a king up there your throne
Would you be wise enough to let me go?
For this queen you think you own
wants to be a hunter again
I want to see the world alone again
To take a chance on life again
So let me go . . .

I just find it very pretty. The refrain makes me think of Renaissance times, whereas the rest of the song has a more modern mood. I suppose it's only the words that do that; for instance, the mention of a TV in the normal verses, and kings and queens in the refrain.

For the crown you've placed upon my head
feels too heavy now

Words alone bring pictures to my mind. In English class, we were learning about imagery, and the teacher was talking about writing have audio imagery. The word wasn't audio, but I can't remember what it was. Anyway, it had to do with the actual SOUND of the word. And nearly everyone in the class was disagreeing with the teacher, saying that "audio imagery" was an oxymoron.

But I (being the genius that I am ;)) totally understood with the prof was saying. Words do have that audio imagery, at least for me. He kept giving the example of "The rose is sick upon the stalk." The word "sick" specifically is the imagery in the verse; if Shakespeare (?) had said "ill" instead, it wouldn't have the same effect.

Anyway, I guess it's hard to explain without actually talking to ya. But words have that effect on me. For instance, the words "queen" and "woman" sound very elegant and, well, queenly. Am I making any sense? At any rate, this love I have for words is one reason why I really have this desire to be a writer. It's so enjoyable just working with words; choosing what words I'll use in a sentence. There's something of a magic to it all.

[ Lyrics by Laura - I want to be a hunter again ] Monday, June 11, 2001 11:02 p.m.

I'm sooo glad you're not home atm Lols!! Hehe does that sound mean? *grins* 'tis a compliment. I have enough trouble feeling bad for not being online half the time to talk to Amber, let alone having to worry about you too! I do miss you tho!

I'm OK though! Mum and Dianne are getting sick again so I'm sooo hoping I don't get a THIRD dose, but apart from that I need to clear my throat more than usual, that's all. ;)

I just put up some shelves all by myself! I'm soo proud! You can read about my shelf adventures in (prolly too much) detail in my diary.

I'm sorry bout your sunburn, but it sounds like you've been having fun! (I wanna yell "Candy here!" and have ppl throw me candy!)

I think you coming down next year would be brilliant!!! I only have a vague plan about the UK/Europe thing because I really don't want to commit myself and find it's better for me to do it earlier or later.

And what you said about Emma & me swapping - well, that's what we did!! You see, we're supposed to teach in the junior, middle and senior areas by the time we finish our course but they mucked it up and gave Emma grade 2 (Prep/1/2 is junior) and me grade 6, which is the same areas we both taught in last year - so we DID swap!

Well, I'm wandering off to make me an online calendar...toodles!

[ Lyrics by Janette - Dotty to the Corrs ] Monday, June 11, 2001 06:06 p.m.

Where to start? Janette, I am so glad I found your diary out! Hehe. I really feel I know you better now, after reading your journal entries. I guess sometimes we don't feel like going into all the details with our friends, because we're tired or don't want to bore them. Maybe I'm weird, but I find those details fascinating.

Online diaries don't really thrill me too much unless A.) They are well written (see Marn) or B.) I know the writer. And it's okay if I only "know" them from the Internet. ^_^ It just makes it much more interesting.

Anyway, I never realized you had been so ill in recent weeks, Janette. I do hope you're feeling better. And I hope you have some kind of prescription medication for the migraines! I have regular headaches occasionally, and those are bad enough; I can't imagine what a migraine must feel like. And I had nearly forgotten that you broke your leg last year! That really stinks that it still hurts sometimes. I've never broken a bone, so I guess I'm lucky in that respect. I never really realized it had long-term effects.

Or is it affects? It's 11:20 now, so I'm not too bright. With daylight savings, and maybe being farther north, the sun doesn't set til about 9:00. So my body plays tricks on me -- it hardly seems late at all, because the sun just set a couple hours ago; yet I'm really tired.

Plus my head is sunburnt. It's from the parade and craft fair yesterday. I guess I should have worn a hat! My scalp got sunburnt again (happened at Universal Studios), just where the part is. So your scalp is normally white (if you're Caucasian, I guess), but on my part it's bright red. Yeah - not too pretty. And it hurts like a something! Especially when I brush my hair or try to put in a clip. *sigh*

So Janette, I hope you get all settled in at school! I hope teaching rounds are fun and educational, although I know you would have prefered working with older kids :( That seems a bit stinky that you didn't get more of a choice; they should have let you and Emma switch!

Anyway, I can't wait to visit you in Australia! ^_^ Or if we meet up in Europe, heh. That would be so fun. I have a tendency to like to plan things out a lot. So, is 2002 good for you? ;) Maybe my junior year in college I can be an exchange student at the Univ. of Melbourne.

But anyway, you can probably tell I'm tired from the amount of sense I'm making! (Or lack of...) I'll go now, and spare you all. Have fun and be careful! Sweet dreams and take care! As Casey would say, "Have a good one!"

[ Lyrics by Laura - i'm a space dot! ] Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:15 p.m.

Sorry I haven't posted here for a bit, exams have finished but now I'm doing teaching rounds. I come home soo exhausted and then have to do preparation that I just don't get online. (Not that either of you seem to be really here anyway - well, I know you're in MN Lols)

The kiddies are fairly sweet but require CONSTANT nagging to stay on task or to keep their attention which is draining mentally as well as physically. Then, because I've only been at the school for 3 days I'm not really settled in properly yet anyway.

I have a peppermint aero drumstick in the freezer which I can't wait to eat, but I'm making myself eat some proper food first so I don't feel sick. ;)

[ Lyrics by Janette - pay attention boys and girls! ] Saturday, June 9, 2001 04:55 p.m.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!! I just wrote a SUPER LONG and INTERESTING post!! And somebody ate it!!! *screams and cries* *looks at Pitas and Internet Explorer accusingly*

[ Lyrics by ] Thursday, June 7, 2001 09:25 a.m.

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I have the urge to make an Amazon.com wishlist, but then that would just get me longing for more silly things, and of course I know no one will buy me stuff, especially strangers! But maybe I'll just do it for fun...

[ Lyrics by Laura - tired ] Sunday, June 3, 2001 06:25 p.m.

I didn't blow-dry my hair today. It's my first totally responsibility-free day in aaaaages, so I didn't blow dry my hair hehe. As a result it went all wavy and slightly-curly as it does and looked all messy. So I whipped out my sister's straightener and straightened it! It wen from wavier than usual to straighter than usual in five minutes!

[ Lyrics by Janette - wavy wavy ] Saturday, June 2, 2001 09:40 p.m.