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Saturday, July 14th, 2007
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An ignorant hag wrote a letter to the news journal talking about how daytona should not have signs in spanish. Saying things like we're in america so we should speak english alongside other gag worthy statements. it angered my sister so she wrote a response to it and they actually published it. Mellie didn't even tell us she wrote it, my mom just picked up the paper and saw it. she would write to the paper and not tell a living soul. i looked it up online and it makes me proud as punch.
Embrace other cultures
I am responding to Sue Bainter's "Round up illegals," because I feel that the kind of close-minded views expressed in the June 24 letter represent one of the main problems facing our society today. Suggesting that we go door to door and rip people from their established homes is just plain inhumane. Neighbors would be pitted against neighbors, and relatives against relatives; and this in turn would justify and promote our unwillingness to accept others different from ourselves.
The people who come to this country searching for a better life are surely the same type of people as Ms. Bainter's relatives who came here for the same reason. And to suggest that the stores with signs in Spanish are unnecessary and will lose her business promotes a kind of discrimination toward diversity and understanding that I feel is spreading quickly throughout our society. We need to embrace and try to understand other cultures and ways of life, and then maybe events such as wars would never occur in the first place.
I am a 22-year-old college student studying Spanish, and I plan to move to Ecuador to teach English to the Spanish speakers there. I also plan to teach these students that an awareness and acceptance of other cultures doesn't mean you have to hate your own, or that you're unpatriotic. It does mean, however, that if we step outside of our own closed boxes from time to time, we will discover the beauty of this world that we live in, and of all the people who live in it.
MELODIE GALLICO, Ormond Beach
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if you're a person who is sometimes haunted by your overactive imagination/ if you have anxiety problems i suggest you see 1409 and bask in the glory of your slight insanity. it's an anxiety attack in its truest form and is a psycological breath of fresh air from all the gory bullshit they are trying to pass as horror films these days. i was already having slight anxiety problems when i sat down to watch it but it was wild. i'm going to read the short story.
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i neeed new paints. and a record player.
summer school starts mondeeeee
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Thursday, June 14th, 2007
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[power is mine!] [17 Aug 2004|07:09pm]
this would be shannon, my sister, and myself on friday nite watching the news and waiting for the hurricane to hit. it was really crazy because that day me and shannon hung out and were like yeah, right on, no school. and we went to the 7-11 and got junk food and stuff for the nite and my parents were hanging out drinking beers, not preparing at all for this friggin hurricane coming. weatherman told us charley turned into a category four and was heading straight for daytona beach. neat. and everyone's not caring-age shows now, but on with the story. so then friday nite, as stated before, we watched the news with helmets on, now preparing for the worst. shannon didn't take her helmet off all nite and i loved it. we sat on the porch for a long time with my parents watching the storm come in and it was funny and scary all in one. then something fell out of a tree [something like a branch] and we all jumped and my dad goes [in a serious manner] that was nothing, just a squirrel getting knocked out. and it was funnier if you were there. then when it started getting wild, me, shannon, my sister and c-dog went and layed down in my mom's walk-in closet for added protection from the raging winds. then the lights went out and i gasped and said it's the real deal! then right after i said that choice phrase they came right back on, then it happened again and i said that again, and on they went, and follow that trend for about six times, but then the lights went out for good. and we had to live by candles and flashlights. then the next morning we went outside to find that even though the hurricane was just a category one, the world had essentially ended.
i miss my best friend. and every other friend from daytona. sal. see ya.
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
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living four hours apart from my best friend is really really hard.
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
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hey i'm no longer a teen. i am now the tiniest 20 year old!! happy birfday to me. i lovee my friends. see ya teen years. hello life! happy birthday shannon gallico!
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Thursday, February 8th, 2007
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i literally can't cope with getting B's. as soon as i saw i got a b on my poject my day was gloom ridden. i came home and was short of breath and had an irregular heartbeat pulsating in my chest. i can't and won't stand for mediocrity. i physically and mentally can't help it.i wish i wasn't like this but i can't help getting worked up. i need to chill the fuck out. i need to meditate and have a clean room, and make more time for friends and myself and my boyfriend.
i don't say it on here enough but i love jackie, and i took a nap on the couch today with her black blankie and wished she was on the other end. you don't realize how much you need someone until their absent from your life. haha it's only been a day.
my 20th birthday fiesta is next weekend! JOY! all my loved ones in once place. just what a neeed. amber! manther! pals upon pals! (hopefully this wont be my 18th bulow birfday revisited!) YOU COMIN?
Care for a pet: Petting an animal can help reduce stress and lower blood pressure. ratrat.
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Saturday, January 6th, 2007
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hey i can't sleep because my new life is beginning. first night back in my apartment in orlando. about to start all new classes on monday, and start my new job soon. all where i'll meet the newest people.
i already met one kid who claimed he has a baby named bisquick that lives in a cage under a futon and he feeds him spicy doritos. and another new pal revealed he workes at staples in a shy manner and then asked me to build a castle out of legos for him to live in with his friend; and when i refused in a mad voice he said i was "a maddie" an adjective with an a before it with an IE added on the end? cool! these friends seem right up my ally! the bisquick kid is even going to switch into my 3d design class. i spent the day and night with ivy and i love her a lot. we colored a bunch, and talked about life, and were creeps. i feel like a bug is on me.
my stomach is in knots and i'm feeling anxious; but it's all for the best of reasons.
goodbyee teenagehood
i'll be 20 in a month and 12 days. who wants to come to manhattan with me in february to play in the snow in central park?
dave martinez never fails to make me laugh and bart simpson gets a five finger discount.
charlie chaplin entered a charlie chaplin look alike contest and came in third
hope it was worth it
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Friday, December 29th, 2006
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this is what happens when you're ill. you post numerous livejournals and take pictures, of things. i tried to venture out in the world last night but that didn't work out too well. therefore i decided its best if i just stay inside and rest everynight until new years. so i can go wild. tonight i bid my best amer farewell as she will be seeing alk3 at the metro in chicago for new years, the dog! and then i came home. i worked on my drawing, loved my cat, admired my sick sweatly self, and snapped photos of all three. my ipod has been glued to my ear drums all night. garden state soundrack and saves the day mostly. my picture is no where near complete i don't know why i'm posting it; i hate people seeing my art midway thorugh. i'm recieving my first professional hair cut since 12th grade tomorra; i'm scared. i got a pleasant phone call from mike king tonight. that is all. here's to good health. and productive illness hours.
( HERE, have a look at these )
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Tuesday, December 26th, 2006
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hey team, check out my haggard new livejournal user ICON, my eyes look really far apart and i look sick as the day is long. consequently i wasn't even ill when i took it, weeks ago. when my life was free from bacterial infestation. when i was free to wiggle in the sun without a care! the health of it all!, how i miss it.
i seem to be sweating profusely everytime i write in this bitch. perhaps the thought of livejournal makes me sweat. my back is sweating. like it would when the hot man would come to natures table and make small talk while i concocted him a smoothie from hell.
my sickness has been dwindling as this day progresses. knock on the skull of dave martinez in hopes that it does not worsen; because i've got big big plans for new years.
heck, i've got big plans for life, and this sickness has caused me to be bed couch ridden for literal days.
i've finally found the strength do be productive with my illness and have started a new drawing (i recieved new art supplies for the day of christ..) TIS a woman at a bus station... only you can SEE through her transparent head and her SKULL beneath is apparent to the WORLD! under her wispy hair do.
too bad this doesnt even exsist yet i only have the outline of a small skull but it will be done!
the internet is the worst distraction when it comes to life. technology will be the end of us. really.
i talked to jackie today. we filled eachother in on the events that are taking place in eachothers lives on opposite ends of the state. we both came to the conclution that our lives won't be intertwined as soon as we need them to. i need her now !
i'm ready to go back to orlando, i'm ready to be healthy, i'm ready to get a job and make my own money, i'm ready to start my drawing/art classes.. ready ready ready!!! i've got high high expectations for 2007.
but first and foremost i need to rid myself of this illness...............
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Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
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i can't remember the last time i cried over something other than melissa. i've felt like i'm numb to everything, in a good way. i won't let anything that i know will get better make me cry. boys don't make me cry, school doesn't make me cry, stress doesn't. along with me thinking crying shows im not strong enough, i also genuinely can't make myself do it. because i know better. after not crying forever i finally let a few tears fall over something that wasn't petty teenage girl bullshit. i cried because i miss my dad. i wish i could see him more but i can't and there's nothing i can do about it. even though i'm sad i needed to let out some emotion and it feels good to let it out over somethig that actually matters.
also, today was a beautiful day and i spent it at the beach laughing my ribs into a paste with mike deborah and devin! my true true pals. last night mike and i slept at daves and it was the most uncomfortable adventure. dave poked my nose while i was sleeping and i woke up and claimed i was about to watch a tap dance recitle., hey i can't wait until samantha gets here and mellie comes home from her cruise. the joy of it all. this town is much too small but it contains all my loved ones. what a pickle. i am so grown up. i feel i am.
hotdog eats everyone!
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
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hello, tonight my sister's boyfriend aka joey sent me the lovliest email containing THESE:
that's my nino. cute huh? i miss he.
my paper on frida kahlo is done and i'm glad. i couldnt get it started/done caue i've been listening to anberlin all day and coudln't turn it off. the corniest lyrics but it's catchy as frin. i love it and i'm not ashamed to admit it, !
this weekend i'm going to tampa to see my favorite person :o)
i like a little man, i have a large test, stress central.
i want a new years kiss
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Saturday, October 21st, 2006
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Sunday, October 8th, 2006
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( +2, maury povich )
i think i'm going to post more of these when i am in a bored stupor. because there are a million and they are all funny and lovely and swift.
tampa is my third home. having multiple homes is a true joy. as is vietnamese food.
i got a phone call last eve in the midst of my slumber from a long lost highschool pal;
apologizing for some craziness. and it made me really happy to hear what he had to say.
sometimes little things mean a lot.
Medusa's face emerges from marinara sauce and spaghetti noodles
amber!amber!amber!
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
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ormond/daytona beach florida, i will see you in 16 hours
i will have to bring my undergarments to class with me tomorrow
getting wasted out of my gord with jackie and 4 in the noon and roaming campus/taking the shuttle was the most surreal experience. we layed in the grass by the fountain and i didnt even feel the usual itchy sensation
we have a little cat friend who likes to visit us. his name is wilderness. i named him. he is a calico, what a love he is. he's pretty scared though and ive barely touched him. we had a good bonding session last night and i ran my hands through his mangy furs. it's nice to have this little friend around when i need a feline fix.
i purchased a book by daniel pink:
A Whole New Mind
[why right-brainers will rule the future]
it's going to be a good read.
time for bed
ugh i'm feeling lonley but i have no feelings
see you tomorrow ormondians,.
Bubble5061: amber and samantha are my two main
Bubble5061: friends
Bubble5061: that know everyhting about my life
Some Kook: yea, i mean, you know theyll always be there
Bubble5061: yep
Bubble5061: its great
Some Kook: no matter what!
Some Kook: eee!
Bubble5061: yep
Some Kook: its swell
Bubble5061: its crazy, how much i love them
nocomments
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Thursday, September 21st, 2006
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i'm tired,
i've never been so freaking single
AND i've never been so freee!!!!
it's kind of lonely; but its what i need right now i guess.
im just going to focus on school and friends.
yuh ima go lay in my little self in this big big bed now. its so big
i'm so little
i miss some people, i wished they missed me back.
moes is good. as well as japanese treasures.
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Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
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everyone SHOVES the people away that they shoudlnt and we always keep around the ones who in the long run most likely won't even be there when it matters. i've been taking advantage of the fact i know certain people will always be there for me if i ever need them. Xing out unfinished conversations online and ignoring phone calls. i'm even doing it to my dad. i need to start being a better friend before i wake up one day and all my treasured pals have moved on to better things. still in the back of my mind i'm saying to myself ("yeah right theyll be there forveerr" i gross myself out.). i guess thats the beauty of developing close friendships though, they are theree forreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. that doesnt mean its ok to temporarily abandon them because there are new things going on.
after realizing this i thought, people have been doing the same thing to me too! so i guess its karma at its finest. i just hope we realize who our true trustworthy friends are sometime soon before we lose them all and end up bitter lonesome soot infested hermet crabs.
its hard for me to hold grudges and i know ill prbbaly give in to any friend who doesnt even deserve it. ballz. i dont even know what im saying this GEM on my finger is blinding me and a fat boy with a plastic backpack just strolled by my winder and we made eye contact.
( i think i may want to buy a hat of some sort. i think i may need someone to give my hair a slight trim for me. anyone? anyone ?
i'll tell you the last thing i remember that happened friday eve in tampa because its bizarre and wild; it ended in me and small valerie being cornered in the darkest of kitchens by rednecks +chris pell forcing a LARGE dark bottle of the finest whisky in our faces; claiming "just do it" not looking up i asked one of the rednecks if i could chase it with his beer.. i endulged in this whiskey from hell and snatched the beer, and in mid sip...to my horror... i realized
my chaser lending pal had NO front TOOTH surronded by black tar, as he grinned with satisfaction (keep in mind sharing a small beeR bottle is way worse than sharing a large cup)
(his gum/lack of toof infestation got on my mouth no doubt!)
somehow in the blink of an eye i involuntarily teleported into an entirely different room where i was dancing to real mccoy with smantha
(she also almost murdered her roommate out of sheer love for me.)
5 seconds later (5 hours later) i awoke to a sun infested room and immediately jumped out of bed and scrubbed samanthas shower...morning after drunkness is the tops
i really need to not drink so much; i feel like im slowly losing my little innocent shannon self to the ultimate college life. sometimes ive been doing thigs that make me question who i am anymore. i'm trying to hold on to the old me as tight as i can.
i guess that's all i have to say. i really miss mike and dave and amber and sal and everyone else. a lot.. alex too. but i still dont have enough desire to go back to ormond beach florida. soon though. i get to go to ambers in tallahassee soon; super. she's my true love. i'm also going to tampa dis weekend. my manther. =)
ps. i love jackie and ivy and they make my life complete and worth livinggggggg<33333333333333333333333333333333333333
i want moes
rats knees; its time to love the art of thee egyption times!
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Sunday, September 17th, 2006
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talk shit.
time to study.
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Friday, September 15th, 2006
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i'm at samantha's in tampa with jackie and jessica and theres no where else id rather beee!!!! parttyyyyy!!!!!!
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nostalgic.
depressed.
uncomfortable.
calm.
hopeful.
determined.
headache.
indifferent.
embarrassed.
contemplative.
drained.