Bill Brasky is a son of a bitch......

Howdy all. Sounds like you had a blast last night diane. I'm sure you'll do fine with your massages today.

Last night Rachelowe and myself watched the machinist, it was a different type of movie for sure.

So far today I went and played hockey in fairview and went tanning. What an exciting day I know. Well I guess I better do something productive before school starts and I really have no time to do anything. So I guess I'm off to clean and do some much needed laundry.

For clear dry eyes...

After Murphy catching many oposseums he finally got sprayed by a skunk. My sister and I just got done giving the dogs a bath at 1 in the morning! The smell is starting to leave the house finally! I'm hella tired. I had to work at Aero tonight and I have four massages tomorrow!!! Wish me luck I've never giving four massage all in a row. I'll be making bank though! Goodnight all.

Friday night and nothing to do...........

Well for the first time in a long time I'm at home at 7:30 on a friday with no plans. So what do I do? I post a blog, cuz I'm that lame. I'm sad everyone went back to school, and all my school friends are busy unpacking and setting up their new homes, and Curtis has his daughter this weekend, which leaves me, by myself w/nothing to do. No offense towards people who still live here, I tried callin my friend Melissa, who is @ gordon Moore watchin the men's state tourny, which I totally would go watch, but I only know melissa and she will be w/her boyfriend. And my head boss will be out there shortly, awkward moments at its finest, seeing is how I didn't go to work today, because of my massive dentist appt. Then I tried callin rachelowe, who didn't answer her phone. I also tried calling megan, who didn't answer her phone either.

Soooo, I guess I will get ready and go to men's state and look like an ass around my head boss, cuz I have nothing else better to do.

Didn't mean to argue

I'm sorry for arguing Thomas, I don't want to fight about it but I analyze things and have to explain them to even get them straight in my own head- u know how I am- so I apologize in advance...
I don't mean it absolutely wasn't her fault, and I'm not saying YOU'RE blaming anyone, but people are blaming one or the other and it's the biggest part of the whole thing I can't get out of my head. It was a tragedy and I'm sorry for both sides, especially Drew's, in my opinion.

Two days after he died, I went to www.thetelegraph.com to read the article comments by people in the community (which are currently not posted anymore), and instead of your basic "so sorry for the untimely and tragic death of your son" I read comments like, "he was drinking underage and driving so it was his fault" and to his mom- "how could you even let your son drink alcohol? it must have been your fault" which is OUTRAGEOUS and completely HORRIBLE and INSENSITIVE to a poor nice woman who lost her son days earlier and disrespectful toward good kid who lost his life... but then also comments in reciprocation to that about how "she was on drugs and ran a stop sign and it was her fault," when really, both kids made stupid mistakes and both are paying for it in different ways. I was outraged that people would even THINK about posting these horrible things when they should have been comments of sympathy. I can't believe some people sometimes.

You have good points, but the fact that both made their mistakes at the same time and collided is what killed him, not him speeding down Alby with however much alcohol in his system (which nearly everyone has done once or twice at least in their lifetimes), or her running a stop sign with drugs in her system. Because I hardly ever go 30 on that street, I had plenty of beers in me before I drove to mom's last night, and I remember when Andy used to drive home from my house at 2 a.m. or later never stopping at a single stop sign because he seemed to be the only driver on the road. He's lucky he was right, but she was wrong if that's what she thought, and she is paying for it. Plus, that intersection is dangerous anyway cuz it's hard to see, especially at night (trust the person who STILL drives around for fun!)

I'm sorry I really don't want to analyze this to death but like I said I have been thinking about it a lot. And I'm really sad for his family- and like I said although I didn't know him personally, I went to school with him for about 6 years, and he was almost always in James' class. It's such a shame for such a young kid.

In reference to Drew...

Yeah I did not know him personally but I remember him as a kid playing basketball with my brother, before James went all rock n' roll or whatever you call it. My mom works for his mom, and they were friends. It's been rough. I had it stuck in my head too, for the longest time. There is a song that reminds me of that whole incident, I don't know why..... but it's "Listen to Your Heart" by DHT... I know, lame. I wrote a blog about in in my xanga.... go there and check it out!! I don't think it's fair though to blame the other girl. People always speed on Alby, and Drew was drinking, and yes, the girl had drugs in her system and apparently ran a stopsign- I don't think it's fair to point blame, and it really doesn't make any sense, because it won't bring Drew back. And on both sides it's sad. Drew is gone and never even got to 21, and I heard the girl- I think her name was Sarah- is paralyzed or she got her legs amputated or something. Who knows? Also, she'll never forget that night and the fact that someone died. And that's pretty horrible in itself, you know?

It seems like tragedy is everywhere and it sucks. Sorry to hear about Chris, Rachelowe. I feel yah.

Speaking of tragedy, we have a speaker coming in, after this- NO MORE DEN TRAINING! Someone has already quit this semester- school hasn't even started.

I <3 bean burritos

Is it me or when you read these things do you picture the person and hear their voice as if they are actually talking to you? B/c it seems we write the way we would say it if we were in front of each other.

You're silly

Well, work is underway at the DEN..... but as I am breaking, I continue the online notebook. Check it!

I donno Thomas, what?

So I found out my posting DID work. I wanna hear the rest of that joke Thomas!

I'm sitting in the DEN waiting for another planning meeting to start. Today we discuss final changes for Verge and I can figure out what stories will go where and who's writing them this week. The earlier we figure it out, the better the result.

Last night we all went out. I sat around watching Friends with Thill (my male roommate) and drinking boxed wine, individual-sized. Then we went to Hillary's (Matt's ex) and drank more. More newsroom people came over and I had a lot of fun. Later we went to the PP. Erin (female roommate) got WASTED. I made my peace with Woike I think. I calmly asked him why he lied and he calmly told me he didn't. I believe him, call me gullible. But it verified my suspiscions that it WAS more than just hooking up for awhile, but like he gets bored of a lot of things- I became old hat. I'm fine with that, since it's what I expected. As long as the whole thing wasn't a lie. And then we joked about it and hugged and I made sure we're cool. As long as I got that out of my system and didn't make an enemy, a weight from the end of the year has been lifted. And a lot of awkwardness has been avoided... since he lives five houses down.

I walked Erin's drunk ass home and talked to Williams the entire way (I'm becoming smitten... scary I know). Then I went to Woike's house (Aaron and BO'Malley also live there) to watch Zoolander with BO'Malley. And then Aaron came home, I fixed myself some toast, met Thill's friend Maddie, who by the way goes to SIUC (Cory you should meet her, she's fun)... and went to sleep.

Fun night! I MISS YOU GUYS!!!!!

Welcome to Charleston, me

Hey Emily, that's a pretty exciting float trip it sounds like. I'm glad you had a lot of fun. SO- I guess Emily's off the market once again. Congrats, lady... I need to find me one of those.

Cory- are you excited to go back to school??

Diane, I finally went to your house and switched out the 21st b-day presents. I love mine! It's hanging in my room at the present moment, waiting to be filled with pictures I need to look around for. Also, I love the necklaces. Man, you spoil me. You pretty much always have though. Thanks so much! Yours isn't much but I hope you like it. Your mom should be sending it with your cookbooks. If I'd known that I would have mailed it myself!! Hehe.

Thomas, I don't have the internet yet so I'm sorry I haven't continued the notebook. I'm in the newsroom today when I don't need to be to catch up on weekend blogging.

As for me...

I moved into my house on Saturday. Got all set up by Sunday. My parents left Sunday as well. It rained like a bitch this weekend. The house is pretty sweet! I can't wait for people to see it! By the way, the address is:

1718 A 12th St.
Charleston, Ill.
61920

Be sure to put that down somewhere.

The house is great by regular standards, but especially for college students. It looks almost new, and the rent is only $265 a month. Not including all the extras, which we don't have set up yet. Last night we went to Roc's and had a drink, me and my roommate Erin and 2 other newsroom girls, and then some ppl came over. I found wine in a box, mini sized- 3 glasses worth, handheld. Also, we found out approximately how many ppl could actually be inside our house. It's not that big, just nice.

I am going to visit Matt this weekend. I am excited!! I might go Friday and then just keep myself busy at his apt while he's at work on Saturday for a little bit. I saw his ex last night. She didn't want to come over until she was wasted because I was good friends with Matt and she thought I'd be mad at her for what she did. It was ok though, I don't take sides. Or I try not to, but I can't help but feel bad for him, and well she's not bad off. We'll see if he'd better and if anything happens, and I'll keep you updated. Don't get too excited though, that's when nothing happens.

Floating

Well, just got back from my float today. It was pretty awesome, even though it rained all weekend. I went with my boyfriend, thats right, I accepted the fact that we were pretty much boyfriend/girlfriend last week, his dad, his dad's girlfriend, and another couple.

Friday night was pretty crazy, because it didn't rain and we all played drinking games for hours. Then me, Curtis and his dad had a huge beer fight, yes I know waste of beer, but it was awesome. Then we packed a mini cooler and went party hoppin, which ended with just me and curtis walkin around with a bunch of dudes. Which was cool, they were all really cool and they kept tellin curtis that I was a cool chick and he better keep me, cuz I was like the only girl that wasn't passed out and I was tryin to help them find chicks. One guy had a camel back that had some kind of mixed drink which was mmmhhhmmmm so good, and he kept lettin me drink, just cuz i was the only chick.

Saturday we floated which ended once again just bein me and curtis. This happened when we left his dad and the other chick with a huge group of people, just cuz they were makin an ass of themselves (they we drunk at 9 that morning before we even went floating). Then the other two were really slow and we ended up loosing them too. It poured the last 1/4 of the float and they had to pull us off the river 5 miles short of our pickup. So we were back at the camp site around 5, and his dad didn't make it back till dark, they were like the last ones off the river. Supposedly they both passed out in their canoe, woke up so drunk that his dad threw the oars out of the boat cuz he said they didn't need them anymore cuz they weren't helping. So thats what took them so long. His dad cracks me up,,,, be he is a straight alcoholic.

Then today I slept all the way home and have had 2 naps since then. We were suppose to go see the new deuce movie but we slept through it. I'm not sure he would go to the 9pm show since curtis starts his new job tomorrow. Well I better go.... bbbbyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Be sure to drink your ovaltine

I started my massage job with DASA Wednesday. I had a 3 hour walk thru of the hotels I would be massaging at. I think there are like 5 or 6. One is really really really really nice. The sucky part is I'm on call for a while until I prove that I'll be staying. Basically I just have to be ready to give a massage when they call me. Another sucky thing is downtown is like 20-25 mins and driving the Jeep it totally sucks a ton of gas. I was talking with one of the managers and he said in mid-late sept. thru mid jan. it slows down b/c of the holiday season. So I'm going to work 9-3 5 days a week at DASA and work 5-close 6 days a week at AERO. It shouldn't be too bad b/c I won't have a full day of massages and AERO won't work me all 6 days I'm available. I only had 1 massage yesterday but believe me I got paid pretty good for doing a 50 min massage.

Mikes bday was yesterday and we both had to work so Wednesday night we went to Dave and Busters with a few of his friends then last night went to Olive Garden to eat. When we got back home I had a cake waiting for him with 22 candles in it. Let me tell you trying to light 22 candles by yourself is really hard. On top of that I put in magic candles and they started to go off like sparklers! I almost burned the house down! There was a ton of smoke everywhere but luckily the smoke detectors didn't go off. So that didn't go as well as I planned.

I'm going to change my hair again too sometime. All I'm going to say is its going to be soooo bad ass!!!

dude

Well on monday i told my boss that this would be my last week.....He said no i can give you mon and tues off but i need you wend and thur......Can he do that?????

So i i leave on the 19th which is dollar bottles what a way to end the summer at home.....Then we are going to Norbs no if, and, or buts.....Got it!!!!!!!


Diane i am Jealous everyday of my life you have a jeep and i DONT!!!!!!

Rubberband man

Tax free weekend is over and I couldn't be happier! Every second was hell. Aero was packed full with people messing EVERYTHING up. Yesterday was the worst day of the whole weekend. I got in a couple of arguements with people that can't read signs or they try to negotiate prices. I'm like ok yeah I'll give you this shirt for $5 so I can get fired! That sounds like a great idea. Then I had some lady tell me I was the ruddest bitch she's ever seen. I said thank you have a great day. I wasn't being a bitch but I wasn't being overly nice either. I mean come on, I worked more than time then I had off this weekend. I wasn't putting up with anyones crap.

Wednesday I have my walk thru with DASA (the massage place). Then hopefully I'll start work on Thursday and get out of Aero soon! Mike started with National Tire and Battery today. Now I can get a discount on big tires for the Jeep!!! (Be jealous Cory...be very jealous)

Hypocrite

so i guess i cant bitch at everyone for not blogging often. i havent in awhile. im getting ready to watch zoolander with my dad. i didnt feel like going out because im becoming poorer and gaining every pound i lost over the summer. hey- i guess there is more to life than being really really goodlooking. it wasnt too significant, but i did feel better. and now, its going to hell. plus its been crazy and i could use a rest, and catch up on my internet dealings. my parents need to get with it and get cable internet.

in the past several days, we dealt with a schizo steak n' shake dude, we told ghost stories and camped in my living room. (yes, three 21 yr olds, one 22 yr old). yesterday i sat really close at the cards/braves game which we lost, waited for rachelowe to get some autographs, played whiffleball, saw kevin on his last day of being an illegal drinker, and watched broken lizard movies at cory's. i fell asleep and then came home and slept approx. 12 hours. niiiiiice.

that is all.

Reading a novel....

WELL. Bout damn time I get done catching up on reading this dang thing! I'm still at work, on my break, wishing it was 5pm so I can go home. I'm meeting megan @ my house @ 5:30 we are gonna go walk @ the park, hockey season is coming up and I need to get rid of this beer keg on my stomach. Then I'm going to eat dinner w/ Curtis, he's pickin me up @ 7pm. Those are my plans for this evening. Tomorrow, yes, I will def. play some wiffleball, cuz it rocks my socks. My bro wont be there Rachelowe, cuz he is going on his fraternity float trip, which I turned down cuz I need to loose some drinking poundage.

In other news, I'm still dating the two guys, Curtis and Marc. The verdict is still out on that one. We'll see what happens.

Sup Kids?

So, I've been trying to read the blog, forever, now to catch up... I am currently at this survey laura posted on July 28. So a couple more days and I should be good to go. Oh, I'm at work by the way, but its cool, we have one supervisor and I'm on lunch and in the back on Rena's computer. I hope they can't read this stuff anyways, I'm bored so read:

Four movies you could watch over and over:
1. Old School
2. Napoleon Dynamite
3. Wedding Crashers
4. Super Troopers

Four objects you touch everyday:
1. Stereo Remote
2. Toothbrush
3. Keyboard
4. toilet handle

Four things you do everyday:
1. Brush teeth
2. feed dog
3. Shower
4. Talk to Curtis

Four bands (singers) you couldn't live without:
1. Blink182
2. REO
3. Yellowcard
4. Steve Miller

Four things you love at the moment:
1. My friends
2. my job
3. the way Curtis smells,,, mmmm
4. my dog

3 Favorite songs at the moment:
1. Shout from Wedding Crashers
2. Dammit by Blink182
3. Jimmy eat world ~ any song

Two people who have influenced your life the most:
1. My brother, Chris
2. My dad

One thing you could spend the rest of your life with:
1. hmmm, playin hockey

BASIC QUESTIONS
my name is: Emily Annaliese Kardis
in the morning i am: tryin to wake up
all I need is: happiness and beer
love is: when u "catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend"
I’m afraid of: failing

HAVE YOU EVER . . .
fallen for your best friend: nope
been rejected: pretty sure
rejected someone: yes
used someone: yup
been cheated on: yup

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON . . .
you talked to: stacie @ work
hugged: curtis
kissed: curtis
you instant messaged: kp
you laughed with: people in my office

DO YOU…
color your hair: use to but I'm stopping... damn roots
habla espanol: no
smoke: no
Drink: yes, all the time
trust others way too easily? not usually

F I N A L Q U E S T I O N S . . .
I want: to find the perfect person
I wish: I get a 155 on my LSAT
I miss: Marc
lI fear: never finding someone, failing, getting a bad LSAT
I hear: stacie typing in the cube next to me, and people talking
I wonder: how much time I have on lunch
Current Music: 106.5 the Arch, it rocks my socks

Ms. BloweChunks...

Laura is home so that means that you have to get your eyebrows waxed!!! So y'all need to get that done. Don't wuss out on me either! You said you totally would.

In other news, I start my massage job on Monday. One of the owners is giving me and another guy a walk thru of all the hotels. He said it should take 3 hrs or so, but after that I'll start working for them. Yay!!!

Tax free weekend starts tomorrow at Aero so I'll be very pissy from dealing with "fuck heads" all day.

Thats all I've got. xoxo

It's 1:40 in the a.m. and the Jack in the Box lines are open!

My last night in Rock Island my parents and I ate at Hungry Hobo and hot Whitey's. Then they did their own thing and I attended a small gathering for the interns. We went to Brian's apt. and drank some and watched the Daily Show Indecision 2004 (democratic nat'l convention coverage- hilarious), then went to a martini bar downstairs called Copia. Long story short- I got drunk for free, danced to the YMCA and made a fool of myself, rode home with Aaron and went to sleep. My dad thought something was up so he was worried and couldn't sleep. But it was a good last night.

So, I got home from my internship for the summer and the first person I see is Caleb. We go to Wood River Walmart to turn in my photos, which he says he's never been to the Wood River one. I guess since he lives in Jerseyville... but anyways. SO we plan to go to the block party and everything but we know it's sucked in the past so we go ahead and have an alternative plan- a white trash scavenger hunt. Here are the things we were looking for:

*woman with 2 colored mullet- saw 2 women with 2 different colored mullets
*man with ripped sleeves- CHECK CHECK CHECK
*a wigger with a hot chick
*old couple making out- CHECK
*Looney Tunes t-shirt- CHECK
*pregnant person drinking
*person missing at least 2 teeth
*diabled person getting wasted- CHECK
*person with pets- CHECK
*shitty band playing in the middle- CHECK

We did well. We looked for them as we walked around with our Hit N Run "sodas" (arrrrr Captain Morgan)

We went to Jack in the Box around 1:30ish- and dude starts talking over the speaker like he's a radio announcer, ending with "It's 1:40 in the a.m. and the Jack in the Box lines are open!!!"

We stared at the box and tried to keep from laughing too hard and we ordered 6 tacos. When we got to the window I paid the guy and Caleb told him that made his day. So he tells us he graduated from Alton High and can't count.... we ended up with 8 tacos instead of 6.

Went back to my house and ate them, watched some Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers till 4 a.m. then he went home. The wierdest shit always happens when we are together. It was fun!

Tonight I'm staying in after 2 nights of drinking and bars. I'm watching Little Big Man with my dad. Memories....

Leaving

1 hour to go, my editor tells me if I have family waiting I can leave an hour early and he won't tell anyone ;)

My parents arrived arounf 2:30 p.m. and have been sitting in my dorm since. Leaving for the last time is always wierd. Don't know what to say, do I leave quietly or announce that I'm going? Who even knows. Besides, I guess I'll see everyone at Brian's tonight.

ByeBye Argus...

We posted at almost the same time....

Wow.

Diane, I hope you didn't think I was being critical or anything. Just trying to make lite of a situation I know would piss me off too.

and it's weird we posted like one minute apart.