fantastic times

Today: It is so incredible to me that we have a black president.
and I wonder if in my day I'll see the first woman president.
and I was thinking today not just is this a historical moment but
Barack Obama is the first black male of significance to speak
on those steps since Martin Luther King Jr. only a day after
his birthday, he would be 80 years old were he still alive.
wow, this is just wow. this day, this generation. can't wait.

Yesterday: aw man yesterday was so great. Rachel, and Michaela,
and I went to see Slumdog Millionaire which is a great movie,
and I'm definitely buying it on dvd. AND WE SAW ARON!
my english teacher and michaela's theatre teacher from last year.
Um, I might as well not tell the story since Michaela you and rachel,
already know it, and its one of those location things. you had to be there :)

THE OPEN MIC WAS GREAT no matter what I say. It was the
most nerve-wracking/fun/liberating/amazing thing Ive done so far
and the other acts were inspiring, and funny, and fantastic.
Me and Caitlin Hill (sebu) have inside jokes now!

as for the audition (Rachel) apparently the list went up later today
so I will know what part I get tomorrow.
I auditioned for Aptos's musical Working, and its the only good
audition Ive had this year! Nathaniel made me famous! (not really)
he was going to help me practice, but it was fun even though we didn't.

I know this was from the campaign
but I loved this painting of it.
what a national symbol

in with the new..

well this is the greatest photograph of me
but its the most recent and only one I have of
my hair. taken on my phone because I'm
not the proud owner of a camera (sad)
I got a hair cut yesterday and it looks
so much like a bowl cute, but I kind of love it
I suppose it will grow on me more.
p.s. I'm going to write a lengthy blog in the next few days
bout my life-y, and how tonight was the first night I performed
one of my original songs in front of an audience! open mic! aaaah!

so perfect

Rave in a library


this really just made my life.
pulse.beat.perfect.
the crowd is this living thing
its weird to me

Christmas the Sequel!

we went shopping:

Jaunty Hat!

skirt that really does look cuter in real life (AND HAS BUTTONS(NOT PICTURED))
glorious shoes (Kim was my favorite employee on commission)

fantastic day, even though I should have amputated my feet:
I'm wearing sandals next time whether mom likes it or not

what is poorly sorted sanstone called?

^^^that title popped up when I typed "W"
it fit perfectly
I have a rather extensive list of occupational idea's
Rachel has witnessed this
only, I can't remember all of them
because I don't write them all down, I think
of them and proclaim them; then I leave them
so....these will be in most recent order, and as I remember them
the various professions I plan on pursuing. oh yay :)
I'm going to be an:
aerial acrobat (in the circus)
bread bowl manufacturer
berry farmer and maker of jams
a collector (is that a profession?)
an octopus tamer
rare animal discoverer
security guard of some obscure palace
inventor (of various things)
manicurist/therapist
hmmmm...I may have to update this
as soon as I start a list in my notebook, and update it
whenever I think of it. blogging is a long process for me.
Of course, when I was younger I wanted to be normal things
a cat, a robot, an astronaut, a ninja turtle, a princess
a balloon, a singer, a dancer, an actress
in fact I still want to be an actress, but maybe not in movies.
maybe.
mom says at one point I said I wanted to be an acupuncturist
probably before I knew what it was.
This is something I think about quite a lot
last year I had something of a small breakdown
procured by my less than admirable grades, I assume.
it had to do with everyone already knowing what school
they would go to after high school, and all having very reasonable
job choices. architects, nurses, lawyers. it all sounded very boring to me
it still sounds very boring to me.
I can be whatever I want.
but for some time I didn't know that.
I still don't know exactly what I want to be, but I have
time on my side.
for the most part anyways.
and I think I have a few ideas...

quin "who invented swimming?"
dad "fish"

there is officially an affordable bike
famine in Santa Cruz County
if only there weren't a million trips to save up for...
anybody looking for an employee?