john mellencamp - jack and diane

today's story! i donated blood. no big deal there - until i oh-so-intelligently decided to drink the chocolate milk. it was good at first - but all that sugar was a shock to my system after the blood loss. plus the change in blood pressure wasn't so great. at the special olympics last weekend, i almost had to rescue one of the swimmers. his blood pressure changed rapidly - he was sweating, his vision was all blurry, dizziness, all that. at the time it didn't sound so bad, but after experiencing it today, i completely understand where his panic was coming from. so, my head was all fucked up. plus the nausea from the sugar (and milk. i always forget that drinking straight milk messes with my stomach.) but that's not all! cramps like a bitch, painful as all hell, when i lay down flat i can feel the muscles trying to stretch and adjust.
so i went home. because it was pretty bad. and i've been wandering around all day in sweats i stole from work.
my mom is going in for another interview for some government job in olympia. i'm all for it - she deserves to move on up in the world, although honestly, accountants are accountants. what company you work for doesn't make too much of a difference. anyway, she and my dad are thinking about moving down to olympia next year if she gets the job. which is a good idea for them - smaller house since all the kids will be gone, and closer to both their jobs. so less gas money spent commuting. i think it's a great idea. it'll be weird, yeah, coming home to a place i've never lived in. leaving college and following printed directions to find my house. not knowing the area at all. not knowing anyone around. but it'll be cool too, because then i can disappear for a few days visiting friends. it'll be neat. good luck to them, i say. in the meantime, they're still reworking the house. my mom tore down the rest of the wallpaper in the kitchen, and just took down the paper in the bathroom and repainted it. they're putting in a new sink. with all the renovations they've done in the past few months, i'm kind of surprised they're thinking about moving out.

soul coughing - true dreams of wichita

man. there are just not enough hours in a day for everything that has to be done.
stephanie's freaking out about a series of coincidences, and today luke comes up to me and tells me to lay off talking about it to her. i'm sorry, but that was just... tactless. and insulting. not to mention hurtful. tuey's my best friend, right? so why is her boyfriend's friend telling me what to do? i mean, sure, i don't hang out with them 24/7 anymore. but that doesn't mean luke knows her better than i do, right? and that's what's got me pissed off. because maybe he does. steph and i don't spend a lot of quality time together anymore. i don't know all that's going on in her life. and then to hear from luke that she's really upset... goddamn. i mean, i could understand if brandon had mentioned it to me. but damn.
anyway, that's just something that's making me really frustrated. otherwise i went to the gym and had a blast on the ol' treadmill, and i am unbelievably psyched for lessons to be almost over. my schedule for this first month of summer isn't too bad, especially if i'm going to be joining crew (which i am! i swear!), then it's a good schedule. all afternoon stuff. tuesdays and thursdays. and weekends.
yeahhh jon's gonna date the blue-haired girl! i am so happy for him.

soul coughing - lazybones

awww, i love people who do nice things. sarah's getting me bunches of info about crew so i can have a hobby this summer and all next year. yess! i am so unbelievably excited, you cannot understand this. work and row, party and read in between. sounds like a great way to spend a summer!
i went and saw shrek 2 with my dad and brother tonight. ah... hilarious movie. so unbelievably funny.
why, oh why doesn't kazaa work as well as it used to? obvious answer here. but it's still frustrating. eek! mom calling. bed time!

stone temple pilots - dancing days (led zepplin cover)

hey, i found the thumbtack i lost in my room a few days ago! and yes, my foot did stop bleeding after a little while. i'm considering pulling an all-nighter right now, but i know that's not a good idea. so i won't. i'll just think about it and grin, but actually go to bed in a few hours or so.
i've also decided to start typing like dracula, you know, wrists wayyy up high and fingers dangling down so i don't get carpal tunnel, and nice posture to strengthen my back muscles. yeah.
let's hear it for awesome evenings, okay?