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Jul. 8th, 2005 @ 08:16 am (no subject)
Last night I wanted to come on here and write something about London- you know it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. First the Oympics, a couple hours later bombings, but what can you say that really says anything at all?
That was my intention, but before I could get to the computer I fainted. Those of you who lived with me know that this happend once before. The only difference with this time was that I went forward instead of backwards. I could feel it coming so I tried to take deep breaths, tried to brace myself for the blackout. Needless to say it didn't work. There is a bump the size of a baseball on my head, literally, I feel like I should be on Star Trek. It is so strange to come out of a blackout, I felt so comfortable at first, as if I was simply dreaming, and then the ringing starts, the reality sinks in, and my hands start to shake as I cautiously pick myself off the floor.
I think it's time to go see my doctor
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Jun. 18th, 2005 @ 12:34 am Sweet Home...
You have never known real people until you've lived in the 2nd City. Sweet home Chicago you will always be in my heart no matter how far away I may live. Just to prove my affinity to this 'stinky onion' I give to you our first decoration for our house-to-be this next school year....

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May. 12th, 2005 @ 09:47 pm Identity Crisis
America, AMerica, AMERICA!!!!
WHAT?
Watching Tv, listening to the radio, seeing adds all around me... all about America. But, I just can't identify. I'm a Chicagoan, and if that makes me an American by default then I just have to accept that and move on. But America has become even more American in the past few years... we Chicagoans are starting to lose our identities as Chicagoans. While the rest of the world has to suffer from globalization and the loss of locality, us Chicagoans are suffering from americanization. As a result my Chicago pride will only grow, don't be surprised if I am wearing the Chicago flag on 4th July in stead of that other one you usually see that day.
I'm out,
Chicago is the shiznit!
GO BULLS!
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Apr. 3rd, 2005 @ 02:29 pm STOP! hammer time
Current Mood: accomplished
Current Music: Stevie Wonder- For Once In M Life
Life's been busy. I wish I could just press pause on every thing I have to do and have a musical interlude. One second I am answering my mobile taking care of deadlines, and simultaniously working on three essays due the next day, when SUDDENLY out of no where MC Hammer appears in his 1990's clothing with a large clock hanging from a bling chain around his neck. The hands on the clock pause as time every where is stalled for the musical interlude.... to warm up we do a few rounds of '2 legit, 2 legit 2 quit.' After that rounds of old skool rap and hip hop play, starting with Fight the Power, and NWA. The hands on Hammer's clock eventually have to start working again but by then the deadlines and essays have worked theirselves out, and we are all so full of joy that beeing swamped with things to do isn't so bad anymore.
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Mar. 5th, 2005 @ 09:02 pm (no subject)
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Aerosmith
You find the most amazing people where you least expect. I think I've met my secret idol, hehehehe.
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Feb. 28th, 2005 @ 01:42 pm (no subject)
The period between sleep and awareness we experience our deepest desires. To not feel the pain, to have that love once again, to kick out your roommate's boyfriend, to have peace and joy; during times of angst our desires for happiness are amplified. That one moment of pure pleasure is hard to let go of, but your eyes open, you awake, and then you are brutally thrown into reality. Suddenly all is not right with the world. My friends are in pain, dressing their broken hearts, there is a boy in my roommate's bed, and my mentor Dick Murphy has passed away. How are we supposed to adjust to reality's woes after experiencing such heaven? When is too much simply too much, how long does the pain have to exist before we are allowed to move on? Every day relationships are lost, some permantely... and every day we are expected to accept and move on. I would much rather experience that second of pleasure, the moment free of pain and suffering.
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Feb. 9th, 2005 @ 11:53 pm oh mis amigos.....
we've been talking about them importance of place in one of my classes, especially in the context of globalization- that 'place' sortof conquers all. For me my 'place' has dramatically come out since arriving here (Chi-town represent!) Since it is difficult to express Chicago, I rather express the people from it. All the people who have been a part of my formation of me seem to now more than ever express who they each individually are through my actions. The limes between who I am and who my people are now are blurred. If i were at home amoungst these people I think I would only see how dissimiler we are, but away from them I forget where I end and they begin. This also makes me whish they were here- so my personality would have some validation, my Carly-crazyness, my outgoing KtTside where I need to know everyone, my thoughtfull kind Janeside, My caringTim side, my horney Sam side(sorry there sam), my bohemian Franny, my deep and alternative Babs, my chill and pissed off JohnB, my excentric emily
my clam anne, my wrestling annie, my sensitive anna, my sporty Marcus, my dancingdork Tyler, my noncaring yet talented Bill, my cuddly dana, my laughing steve sam, my artistic christine, my persistent gregg, my breakdancing khouse, explorer Jason, goodtimes kamari, geeky aaron, gogetter and hardworking charlie, musical ritwik, funtimes edgar, enthusiastic elizabeth taylor, sweet jicela, hilarious yorus, southside pride jono, northsider lynn you all just need to make your way here, I miss you, and christ almighty I need you!
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Feb. 1st, 2005 @ 12:10 am of dreams and memories
Have you ever been haunted by your memories? It is like the dream that sticks to you all day, always on your mind, you want to go to sleep to relive the good parts, and this time skip over the boring or anxious bits. Yet at the same time, you hope the dream will lose its stickiness so that you can get back to your real life and think clearly again. I am haunted by memories, they motivate me, and yet I waste so much time thinking them over, what could I have done differently? will they ever come true again? will I find something better to replace them with? right now they mainly serve as a comparison to every new event or person I encounter. I want to confront these memories and finally say goodbye, to put them in a scrapbook and only relive them when I wish. I feel rather taboo talking about them, we all have our memories, yet mine are my own, entirely unique. I try to paint the picture for everyone else, but it comes out as complicated and unrealistic as describing the dream you had the night before.
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Jan. 24th, 2005 @ 03:24 pm oh london, you silly thing
When I woke up it was cloudy
getting dressed it was sunny and partly cloudy
eating lunch it snowed
walking to french class it was sunny
in french class it drizzled, rained, poured, snowed, thundered, and returned to sunny
I feel like I'm back in chicago
(except when it snows in chicago you get 15inches all at once, but then it's in the 60's two hours later)
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Dec. 30th, 2004 @ 06:36 pm Happy New Year's Bitches!!!
that's all for now

leave your new year resolutions....
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Dec. 21st, 2004 @ 12:12 pm Welcome to sweet home Chicago
Wowza. What a way to say hello.

Chicago Bulls vs. some other team

cort-side seats

cort-side meaning my feet rested on the cort, sitting inches away from NBA players, with waiters around to take our order, right in the middle of the action..... aaaaaaaaaahhhh melt

the Bulls shined for 10 very glorious years. then the players left, and we just didn't discuss how the Bulls were doing anymore.

ten years after that they win their fourth game in a row on 20th December. 1st time in 10 years that they won 4 consecutive games. I was there. so was a god. micheal jordan sat only feet away. aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh melt

to a chicagoan being in the presence of mike changes everything. my life is now complete. i can now die peacefully.
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Dec. 19th, 2004 @ 05:32 am so here I am
in an hour I will be kicking my suitcase down the stairs and then waiting for a redonkulously expensive cab ride. My semester has officially ended. I am alone in a rather large and possibly haunted house. I am so comfortable, so happy, I don't think I want to go. It weirds me out to think about going home, only because I feel I am already there/home is here. the food and the people are def worth it. I plan on spoiling myself with all kinds of food in chicago. If you happen to be around, and are hungry, come find me.... and bring some cash!
grumble says the tummy,
-elove
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Dec. 13th, 2004 @ 04:26 pm 2004 wonderfuls
Current Mood: drained
Current Music: Michael Jackson greatest hits!
Winter can be so beautiful, yet when the snow melts it just gets ugly out. My brain is on winter right now. I am slowly and unwillingly slipping into my annual winter blues. Since it is only December, there are still pretty snowy days, but they are melting. I hate it so much, I hate losing control of my emotions. People often coment on my smile, I wear it with pride. I smile when I am happy, and I am greatful for each and everyone of the smile wrinkles that soon will be creased onto my face. The reason I love to smile is that I know what it is like on the other side of the spectrum. I have worked so hard to put those days behind me, yet here comes winter. But I am still working hard to prevent the slush from taking over. So on that note, here is one way of keeping things beautiful; my list of 2004 wonderfuls:

the marquette carnival
graduating from CY
hanging out with my HS friends the last few days of August
Jane living in OP!
dancing with franny
dancing in London
secret santa
thanksgiving
anna's sex stories (ewwww)
traveling to holland
running with my roommate
sleeping at the g-spot
greatful dead greatest hits
my brothers
moving to a new country
making new friends every week for 3months
iTunes
not remembering nights (this isn't really wonderful, just funny)
and so it goes...
I really do have a lot to be thankful for, and there are loads of things that really make me smile. But i still hate January... hehehe
leave some of your wonderfuls,
elovers
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Dec. 10th, 2004 @ 02:45 pm My arm hurts
Current Mood: amused
Current Music: ipod shuffle
Yesterday my day started at a French party. It's fun drinking with teachers. I love that feeling after a drink or two when all I want to do is smile. Quote from Mr. Madden, "Everyone has loosend up a lot more now, the conversation is flowing.... earlier it was just dead, I wonder what changed it?" I then spent the rest of the night in the tower with the boys up there. I love being surrounded by boys, I mean girls are awsome, but if I could always have at least a 3:1 ratio (three boys: me) i wouldn't need anything else in life, except I'd also like to have a soundtrack to my life. Man that'd be sweet.
Speaking of boys, there is something in the water at Richmond, so many people I've talked to lately are just so horny. It's getting a little rediculous, people need to get laid, and they need to get laid now (at least before they turn 19 nudge nudge). Especially since finals are coming up, you know all this stress... people need to de-stress.
So back to last night, I think, I vaguely remember falling off of a chair, maybe, I think I was leaning over, or maybe leaning back... who knows but now my arm is sore and has a tiny scratch- a souvenir. Last night I dreamt that I was still in their room, and I kept getting freaked out because I was in a BED! and I couldn't remember whose... and then I decided I needed to get dressed, so I picked the clothes off my floor, but couldn't find clothes that were mine (except of course I was in my own bed, with my own clothes strewn about the floor). Also in my dream I kept dinking fresh cold water, so then when I woke up I didn't remember that it was a dream and I was really confused on why I was thirsty. You know, I never think that smoking really does anything much to me, but after last night's dream, I'm not so sure. hehehe, tonight the boys in the tower are having a big party. They are moving their beds out and they've frozen a box of water for a vodak fountain, and they made jello shots. Man I can't wait, I only wish they had an inflatable pool... and maybe some pudding. It should be a good party, if you don't see me for a while, just be happy for me.
boys are fun,
elovers
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Dec. 9th, 2004 @ 03:16 pm A funny entry should be here
Fawkers! I just worte a kick ass entry, and then I lost it. booo
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Dec. 9th, 2004 @ 01:33 am Yay! I get to be cool too!
Current Music: bob marley
I have finally joined the loyal group of LJ users. And, I got to join while sucessfully procrastinating from my looming work. I'm not in a very dramatic point in my life so I don't know how interesting my entries will be, but drama always has a way of finding people, so I'll work on it. It's 9th December, I am in a computer lab at university, waiting for food to arrive, and slowly working on a paper. In exactly 10 days I will be on a flight to Chicago... weird. Earlier this week I realized that I'd be home before I knew it, and it totally freaked me out. I guess I've gotten to the point where here is also home, and I had kind of forgotten that I'm not at 'home.' Like for somereason it was in my head that I was at both places at once, but I'm not actually in two places... ok I promise I am not, nor was I at that moment high... although a lack of sleep may have something to do with it. And now I am awake... where is my bed? where is this thing called sleep? I think my body has already adjusted to the central time zone, I haven't been sleeping at appropriate london times for the longest time. I only wish that I was awake for reasons other than work... something more along the lines of a calorie burning workout... hehehe OH! I think my food is here! Yes! more reasons to procrastinate a nearly finished paper!
peace, love, and greenbeans,
elovers
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