i have dreams of orca whales and dolls

So here’s the scoop…
I have several fears
Some are irrational..
Like my fear of scuba diving masks
Others aren’t so irrational.
Like my fear of certain large, human eating animals.
Like alligators.
But here’s my dilemma
MY DAD IS GETTING US ONE!
Seriously!

Who wants to go to bed every night knowing that right outside there house there is a large reptile coveting their flesh!?!
Yeah, I can say goodbye to peaceful sleep.
An alligator!
Oh my gosh!
Eekkk!
I’m so deathly afraid of them!
So here’s what happened when I discovered my dad’s absurd hankering for beastly Amanda eating reptiles…

Me: “NO! EEEEEWWW! WHY!?!”

dad: “for the pond”

Me: “no! the pond doesn’t want a monster in it! The thing will eat me I know it! Do you want me dead!?! I swear I‘ll kill it!”

dad: “the thing is a foot long! It’ll grow to be four feet after ten years, it cant possibly eat you!”

me: “four feet! that’s almost as big as me!”

Dad: “your mom wanted it. It‘s for her anniversary”

Me: “no… why would she want one!?! Her anniversary? What you gonna do tie a ribbon around it and say ‘here honey, here’s a nasty critter that can eat the kids.’”

Dad: *laughs*

Me: “well… if you get an alligator then….. I get a boyfriend!”

dad: "i don't think so.”

me: “well I do!!”

dad: “then I’ll get a really big gator so he can eat your boyfriend.”

Me: “you wouldn’t because you know it’d make me cry!”

...

So things are still unresolved… but jake gave me some hope!

He says it’s illegal,

oh goodness please let it be illegal!

catching planes, while thoughts are reverbing

This week was so many things…
Fabulous, exciting, exhausting, disgusting, shocking, splendid
I know it’s a strange combination, but it really was all of them combined.
Friday was prom, so it was supposed to be a divine day, right?
Well it started with heidi barfing all over me in the car… gag! I am quiet possibly the worst person around throw up, I see it and I automatically start getting sick too. I was sooo thankful that I hadn’t had breakfast, that way I only dry heaved since I had nothing to up chuck. I admit I was rather angry with heidi, It was everywhere! On me, her, and all over the car. *shudder* ick! But then I felt bad because obviously she was feeling worse then me.
ANYWAYS… I’m sure that’s just what you all wanted to hear. So, it made for a very stressful morning, and we (my mom drove and heidi went home) arrived at school two hours later then usual.
It could only get better than that tho, I mean how could it possibly get worse!
Brie, Katie, and I got ready for prom together and it was fabulous! They both looked so incredibly lovely! We went out to applebees with Katie’s date, and I think dinner was my favorite part of the night, =) “space man! No hanky pank you two! Can we get more of this amazing lemonade? Red and white make pink! You! Why are you so smart! jaclyn!” etc, etc. We certainly made some memories - and inside jokes!
Prom itself was not what I expected, cam has got to be the smallest school ever! But I still enjoyed dancing the night away! And the DJ played some pretty fab music, tho brie and I asked him to play right round (it‘s our song… and yes we know it‘s about a stripper), and he played sugar instead, go figure!
We went to Bryan’s for an after party, and watched oscar which I thought was a very funny movie, about a “gang leader who goes straight” (no he wasn’t gay, he just goes… clean?). I guess I liked the humor in it.
So it was a pretty divine night! =)
Saturday brie and I watched like five hours of a certain show… lol I don’t want to say which one, but it was strangely addicting tho the acting is more then lacking… haha.
Anyways, most of the weekend I spent sleeping! But I also enjoyed the sunshine.

So here’s what I learned:

* dancing all night in high heels… is unhealthy!
* Future dances will be attended with a date, my dad’s just gonna have to allow that.
* PDA… is awkward when it’s like… THAT.
* cam is the cleanest school ever, so innocent. And I actually love it. I’m glad that there is still a place where teenagers are in a decent atmosphere.
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The rest is for me and those involved to know
And they know - they know it all ;)

Random Fact:
I go through fazes where only certain foods appeal to me, right now those foods are…
* Jam (boysenberry)
* Pineapple (fresh)
* Pringles
* Animal crackers
* Dried fruits (like cranberries, apricots, or peaches)

reasons to believe

i have been researching society/the beauty industries impact on women's self esteem..and i must say some of what i'm coming up with is ridiculous!

i read an article the other day that said short people are handicaped, lol really now?

and another said beauty is completely unatainable, so no one's beautiful.

i really like the topic, because it's...interesting...nothing like what i was expecting =]

today a bee stung me while i walked brie to her class, that nasty little critter- the bee, not brie. oh! and i got off of work today early, which was pleasant, (jake and i discovered that i'm fickle before i left) but now i get to wait for heidi to pick me up so we can go buy prom tickets!!!

so, i'm discovering that i REALLLLY enjoy driving that cart at work, making deliveries isn't so bad. =] when the sun is shining it makes for the perfect work day spent outdoors! it just needs like a boombox in there...or any sort of music device that we can blast.

random thoughts:

it's easy to take a giant leap of faith, when everyone tells you it's safe.

i took a facebook quiz, and it said i'm in love, i wish there was one that told me who i'm in love with!

grazed knees

if only washington had eternal sunshine that never went away! :)
that would be the absolute ultimate!
anyways,

today i got a blog because i need just one more form of technology to suck me into the dank dark abyss of cyberspace.
no just kidding! =P

today i'm in a rather splended mood, which is normal for me, but nice non the less.
i think it's because i painted my nails this pretty pink sparkly color that'll go great with my spring green prom dress :) thats a theory at least.
oh and since i dont have english this week, i only have ballroom dance and work today!
and after i get done with that whole shabang, sarah, heidi, and i are gonna got have a sisters day! it'll be lovely since we rarely get time like that anymore. so we're gonna go to the mall (sarahs gonna be having a makeover there so that we can see how we wanna gussy her up for the wedding), and then possibly dinner and a movie. :)
so i think thats the real reason i'm so joyful today!

now i'm gonna go spend time with my home slice (that'd be brie) so peace out my dill faces! :)