stolen

you watch the season pull up its own stakes
and catch the last weekend of the last week
before the gold and the glamour have been replaced,
another sun soaked season fades away

you have stolen my heart

invitation only grant farewells
crush the best one, of the best ones
clear liquor and cloudy eyed, too early to say goodnight

you have stolen my heart

and from the bar room floor we are a celebration
one good stretch before our hibernation
our dreams assured and we are, we'll sleep well

you have stolen
you have stolen my heart

i watch you spin around in the highest heels
you are the best one, of the best ones
we all look like we feel

you have stolen my
you have stolen my heart


dashboard.

five reasons why I'm happy where I am right now

5. I'm not taking finals. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be in school - life is so boring when you have nothing to do - but I'm so glad that I don't have to worry about studying 24 hours a day like some of my friends are. sick.

4. Social Dance labs make me smile. Even though they're not as fun as they used to be. But it is fun to see my friends perform, and it is fun (like I said to Lori last night) if you have "ulterior motives." I don't have a clue what that really means, but still. It's fun to dress up and dance and sometimes catch up with old friends. And sometimes it's even fun to dance with people who don't really know what they're doing. Because in all honesty, neither do I.

3. I'm pretty much famous. Actually that's not exactly true. My dad is just proud of his family.

Check it out.

I heart youtube.

2. I'm feeling confident and hopeful. Not really in anything in particular... probably mostly confident that I will like my classes next semester, confident that life is good right now, confident that I'm happy. Hopeful that a few certain things will work out and hopeful for what the future has in store for me. Because at this point, I have no clue. I do know, though, that the Lord will take care of me and that the things that I need will come into play in my life.

1. Christmas is coming. And that means my family is coming, too. I miss them, even though it hasn't been that long since I've seen them. Our extended family's Christmas celebration is going to be different this year, since my aunt and uncle are on a mission - they're in Hong Kong - but it will still be fun.

my hit and run

I was driving on Saturday evening, just before 7pm. South on State Street. Getting ready to turn left onto University Parkway.

Into my peripheral came a dark green Honda Civic LX. and it just kept coming. Into my lane. And he swiped my front bumper. Even though I laid on the horn for a good many seconds.

And then he didn't stop. So I followed the jerk and took down his license plate number. I feel kind of bad for the idiot but not bad enough that I'm not going to report it to the police.

So I'm off to talk to the police and let them take a gander at my car. Granted, it's only a scratch - about 4 inches long. But the fact that he ran made me mad.

Updates to come.

pay it forward

I hope someday I'm rich enough that I can give someone a really awesome tip when they do a good job at a restaurant. Or that I can just donate 6 bags of groceries. Or that I can give of myself all the time and it isn't a big deal.

That will be awesome.

this one's also for you

today a good friend of mine (actually two of them) told me I was high maintenance... but in a good way. I think that's the first time someone has called me that. interesting.

the same friend who brought up the fact that I'm high maintenance also told me I'm good at letting people know that we are "just friends." I had no idea. he said that there had been a few people who had wanted to date me (wouldn't tell me who) but they decided not to do anything about it since we were "just friends." I hope I didn't screw myself up because of any of that.

as for my last entry, I guess I'm just frustrated because sometimes he does stuff that makes me think he's interested and sometimes he doesn't. I'm gonna stick with my same thoughts on that... that he's just not interested or at least not sure. it makes it easier I guess. less stress, at least. I really hope something works out. until he figures it out, I'm here and he knows where to find me. and I'll just keep doing the same things. and hopefully he's got the guts to just do it, if he wants to. and hopefully I'll know soon.

here's how the conversation went down, though, on saturday:

him: what have you been up to so far this weekend?
me: I went to park city last night.
him: why did you go to park city?
me: it was a date...
him: do you want to go out with him again?
me: yeah, it was way fun - I'm pretty sure we're going to go out again.
him: so how do you know this guy?
me: oh, I met him at work.

5 minutes or so... more talking

him: so what do you look for in a guy?
me: that's a hard question - do you mean physical or otherwise?
him: both.
me: well... I like it when a guy will ask me out. but I guess that's kind of a given. not that many guys ask me out.
him: really? that surprises me.
me: yeah, I don't know. other than that... I like teeth - I like it when a guy will smile at me. and I like him to be a little bit taller - like maybe 5'10" or 6' tall... and I like it when he makes me laugh. and I like it when he's smart, but not too smart. and I like it when he's got a testimony.
him: yeah... those are all pretty important.
me: what do you look for in a girl?
him: well... I like when a girl will look me in the eye when she's talking to me. you can tell a lot about a person when they look you in the eye. I like when she will smile at me. I like when she's got goals. and I have to admit... I'm a sucker for redheads.
me: (laughing) so does a girl have to dye her hair red to get your attention?
him: (laughing) no... I just like the fiery personality.

(taken from a real conversation I had with this guy on Saturday)

we'll see.