nicole

Wow. I've completely neglected this thing. It's good to see all of my friends updating it from time to time.

I am looking foward to looking at all my old posts and seeing the growth and change that's been going on for several years.

I am dehydrated and feel like a bloated whale, due to all of the liquids im consuming at the moment.

Week 2.
Week 1 was a definite change of pace in my life. I realized many things about people that I truly cared about and those that I didn't. I also learned a few things about myself and what I want to accomplish by the end of the summer that will hopefully transcend into the rest of my life. I cried, overslept, overworked myself and yet, I feel great. I quit many things last week that I thought were important to me, things I thought what made me, me. But who really knows who they really are. Or do people actually know what kind of person they are? (Do I have a personality disorder? ha). I feel more centered, more motivated than I have in awhile. And that's that.

I've disapeared.

15 New places to find someone new to date:

-Volunteer at a local hospital or soup kitchen
-Sip on Lattes at Starbucks
-Wander the aisles at Barnes & Noble
-Join a club or organization
-Take up a hobby you've always wanted to try (i.e., pottery, bowling, photography)
-Sign up for an adult education class or one-day workshop
-Roam the shopping mall
-Visit your local laundromat
-Browse the aisles of your local health food store or grocery store
-Take in the art at a museum
-Roam around the zoo
-Enjoy an outdoor concert
-Join an online chat room
-Keep fit at a health club or sporting facility
-Attend a conference, convention, or lecture on a cultural topic
...Advice taken from about.com



This advice is all being considered since I ended a great friendship (for me, it was more emotional) and having a semi-good date with no follow-up.

I am not looking for a boyfriend, just new friends. I lost one of two of my best friends...the other is back in the d. So, all in all....whose free this weekend? :)

GONE.
See's you all in a few weeks.

Last night, I pulled my groin.
I rode DICK for less than a minute and then fell right off.
Btw, Dick is a mechanical bull.

So, I will be in Spain for 3 weeks this summer with the family. Another Griswald vacation.
Dad emails me this morning to tell me that the trip will be shortened by 5 days because my mom needs to be back in the states for work.
Good News: We are going to Spain AGAIN for thanksgiving.
Im such a lucky lucky girl.
ahhhhhhhh...... this will be my third trip to Spain. :)

Today, May 1st, was the start of something beautiful.
Immigrants legal and illegal took part of marches and protests all across the country.
To show my support, I wore white. Even though I could not take part in the protests (exam conflict), I wanted to show my support.
My mother was born and raised in Chile. She is a Alien and has no interest in becoming a U.S. citizen. Being raised in a home with both english and spanish and having a strong Chilean cultural background, I have a strong emotional connection with latinos everywhere. Whether they are Mexican, Cuban or Columbian, latinos must unite.
I am hopeful that there will be change with the current immigration laws. I also hope that DC does not make them tougher than they already are.
I could write forever about my views on illegal immigrants, but I won't.
I will just say this: Latinos are the backbone of this country. People who disagree must stop and look at who is cooking their food when they go to dinner, who washes their cars, who picks the fruit that are found in the grocery stores?
The answer: Latinos.

Edit: 1990

Immigration Act of 1990. The annual immigration ceiling is further raised to 700,000 for 1992, 1993, and 1994; thereafter, the ceiling will drop to 675,000 a year. Ten thousand permanent resident visas are offered to those immigrants agreeing to invest at least $1 million in U.S. urban areas or $500,000 in U.S. rural areas. The McCarran-Walter Act of 1952 is amended so that people can no longer be denied admittance to the United States on the basis of their beliefs, statements, or associations.

1996

Immigration Act. In an effort to curb illegal immigration, Congress votes to double the U.S. Border Patrol to 10,000 agents over five years and mandates the construction of fences at the most heavily trafficked areas of the U.S.-Mexico border. Congress also approves a pilot program to check the immigration status of job applicants.

1996

Immigrants lose benefits. President Clinton signs welfare reform bill that cuts many social programs for immigrants. Legal immigrants lose their right to food stamps and Supplemental Security Income (a program for older, blind, and disabled people). Illegal immigrants become ineligible for virtually all federal and state benefits except emergency medical care, immunization programs, and disaster relief.

5-8 single spaced paper, I'm half way done. 48 hours to go.
I hope I can do it.

3-5 page paper due on Thursday, wont even get started till Tuesday night

Econ homework too...Wednesday

Two presentations: Tuesday and Thursday

Group Project due Thursday: Website.

This all needs to be done in the next 4 days.
Can I get a little FAITH in this house of god?! Hallejuah! AMEN


Ps. I got five finals the following week

1. I cannot listen to an entire song. I must change it after a minute or two.
2. I'm deathly afarid of ghosts and aliens. If I saw one, I would pass out and have some heart thing and die.
3. If my parents died, I couldn't make it through life without them. I would probably kill myself.
4. I sleep in this position since I was young when I put my right hand under my pillow, the left arm on the side....while lying on my belly and facing the wall (so i cant see any ghosts and aliens).
5. My life dream is to climb Mount Everest....and I don't care if I never make it down alive.
6. All of my books have bookmarks in the middle. It takes me 2-3 years to pick it up and finish reading it, from where I left off.

tara, craig, angela, katie,

put up six weird things about you.

why do i hurt myself?
why do i cause pain?

I bought a cheap version of the "rabbit" yesterday.
My vagina broke it within an hour.
Penises, stay away


ahhaha

that was my week....thus far....

Do any of you believe in good karma and in bad karma??

My day started off horrible:
-Econ Exam
-Huge project for tommorrow that is two days late
-I lost my mp3 player and my cool new headphones

BUT THEN, my day got better!!!!
I was informed that my dad is buying me my cousin's old car!! MY VERY FIRST CAR!!! It was supposed to be a surprise, but the cat got out of the bag and now I am OVERLY EXCITED....Am I 16?
....I'll be getting it in a month.....

I love being 21 and still have my little crushes! I won't say who...should i send them a "wanna date me, yes or no?" letters like we did in grade school?
I think at our age, it should be revised to: "wanna have a fun night of sex and shit? circle yes or no."

Saw Magnolia Electric Company yesterday in Ann Arbor.
I met Jason Molina...after being told he was an asshole, I was scared shitless to talk to him!
After the show, I started to say that he was an asshole for not playing "Riding with the ghost". Amy then stops me and says, "He's standing right next to you"....I am pretty sure he heard me because he kept looking over at me...I finally say, "JASON!"...we then met, he commented on my shirt from Athens (which no one complements...found out hes kinda of an artist), we talked and that was it. NOT AN ASSHOLE!!
Wow, what a good night.

I also hung out at beaner's till 230..or was it 330? with Bro, Jenn and Kevin. I wasn't myself...I was uncomfortable at times..my spotlight, my wit was stolen, I was NOT the Nicole that people know.
...I may have an idea why i acted the way I did.....but i won't say, it'll make me look foolish.
I am TRYING to move on. I swear! My best, love is fading..not as fast as I want it to!

Missed an AMAZING show tonite. b/c lack of car.
It's okay! It's another day up for me, make it 16?

PS. Im TOTALLY getting married to Jason Von Bondie. ahah jk.

PS2: I have a right to be pissed. I also have a right to be who I am and to stand my ground. 'nough said.

What a weekend!
Some unneccasary drama that has been cleared up, but I have a feeling things will be weird in the future.
Found out that some people don't really KNOW who you are...(that's a bitch).
How do you explain to someone that you have no harmful intentions, that you're a caring person and you are someone who would do anything for anybody.?
Lessons learned from this:
-being TOO nice gets you in trouble.
Do i have to start acting like a bitch?

ps: hamtramack is no longer a fun town..always have to watch your back, well in this case...see who is coming towards you.

I'm moody
Only because my stomach has grown
I'm sentimental
Only because I am working hard
:Tuesday

It comes time when you gotta throw the towel in and say FUCK THIS.
I am putting my life together
And with this, I may not see many of you for awhile
Its for my health
Its the right thing to do.

"I'll see you soon....."-Coldplay