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I'm with you on the health care thing. It's an important issue for sure. (btw..im not too knowledgeable about Lupus..what exactly is it..and are you doing well? )) that is..if you don't mind talking about it.
I also pick books based on how I'm feeling. I think that's why I picked Twilight for right now. I'm sick of the real world & my stringent schedule. I want to read about something that isn't real.
Twilight's pretty good about taking you somewhere else entirely! ;)And I LOVE the shopping too. Even the grocery shopping, haha.
Lupus just makes it hard for your body to tell what's you and what's an infection. Sometimes things go awry your own immune system attacks you. I'm fine these days. A few years ago when I first got diagnosed it was bad. I missed an entire year of school (but still graduated on time. ^^!!)
I was "too small" to go to the adult hospital at 16 so they sent me to a children's one. I lost a few friends that were far too young to go. so health care especially for children just holds a very special place in my heart. I was lucky to have great health care- others aren't and it's so unfair.
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That just saddens me so much when I hear about young children fighting a disease/illness and passing away. I think I am just ultra sensitive to somebody struggling with a disease..just because of everything with my mom. Similarly, I have a place in my heart for children with autism..I worked with an autistic boy for about 5 years..and he just makes me so happy..yet I am so saddened that there is no cure for autism yet..and that many of these children get institutionalized..i fear for Colin(the little boy I worked with) because he is so severe and at 10 is already a handful to take care of. Lucky for him, he has a family who has the means to provide him with a great school, extra help, and all of the other medicines and extra stuff he needs to make progress.
I wish all the time I could quit. I really don't think it would work out in my favor but it would be interesting to see. I read for that exact reason. So get away from it all be live in someone else's life! Sometimes it's just so nice!
"it rips my life away but it's a great escape"-blind melon no rain
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its sooo nasty though. its a very wet snow and now the roads are all icy and slushy. yuck. but i've curled up with Twilight all day..despite the fact that I have more homework to do than I have time for. oh well..reading is better..much much better.
ugh i think we are getting that snow in MA tonight & tomorrow. i'm not looking forward to it!
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I live for summer, and heat!
Oh, I am SO jealous!! I miss the winter so badly! I've lived in California for three years, but there is no winter here. Especially not like back home in Minnesota. I love curling up with a good book when it's snowing outside. I hate the heat. =(
Kels- I am so glad there is someone else out there like me! So many people think I am crazy for loving the snow, but I LOVE it! It's just nice and something different from being in heat! I don't think I could ever live in a state where is doesn't snow! I like different seasons! Haha.
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I need a tropical environment. For sure. Snow is pretty to look at, but I'm sick of being cold for half the year. Stupid Indiana.
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I had such a perfect Fall weekend..Halloween on Friday..lounged around/babysat with my bf on Saturday and then today was AMAZING. my boyfriend and I went on a date to Peddlar's Village..its this really cute place with amazing restaurants and little shops. They always do annual events for holidays..like gingerbread house contests..strawberry festival..and APPLE FESTIVAL! that's what we went to..it was incredibly busy..but amazing..we waited forever to get into a restaurant and then we walked around the different stores and stands..and i got some homemade applesauce & apple butter! I was so excited!
as much as i hate the cold..i LOVE fall. its the best.
aww I love peddlers but I havent been in a while. My friends keep talking about going and then we never make it. Friday was awesomme. I took the day off and went to the Phillies parade. Friday night I dressed up as a witch, ordered pizza and watch scream 2 with some friends. Last night we drove to eastern state penitentuary but they were only selling tickets for the midnight one and we didnt feel like waiting so we just drove around for a while.
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I had a pretty decent weekend. Went to a party on Friday night, which was a BLAST! It's really the top party of the year!! My boyfriend dressed up as a hunter and I dressed up as a deer. It was fun! Saturday we went to my little sister's soccer game, they lost and it's hard because she's the goalie, so she takes it pretty hard! Then we watched The Shinning on Saturday night! I LOVE that movie!! Then today sucked because the Broncos lost, again! Ugh!! Driving me crazy!! But it was a pretty good weekend overall! Sounds like everyone else had GREAT weekends!! I love nice fall weekends!!
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i think that's another thing i love about fall..FOOTBALL!
Jaime, I LOVE football!! I can't get enough of it!! It is going to give me a heart attach someday though because I get so stressed about it!! Haha. And the Dolphins did suck last season. Sorry about that, guess you need to win some now! :)
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my mom is from Florda..so I have been a Gators and Dolphins fan since I was in the womb basically..i loved the Dolphins back in the day of Dan marino..my mom was obsessed with him..she would always like joke when the games were on and be like..umm girls..there's your father on tv..and stupid stuff like that. someone she knew actually knew him and got her an autograph! damn. i'm going to find that..i'd rather like to have that.
Yeah, I am the same but with the Broncos. My whole family was basically born and raised in Colorado. My grandma used to have season tickets back in the day of Elway and she has a ton of memorablia (Sp?). No matter where I end up, they will always be my #1 team!!! :)
I am going crazy. I can't stop making lists of baby names!! I'm not in any way planning to have a baby anytime soon...but I still can't help it. /irrelevant post.
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my favorites so far:
Piper Arabella
Sienna Cadence
Taylor Bryten
i didn't even get to boy names. haha.
Ahh! I really like those! And I also come up with most of mine during horrendously boring classes.Some of mine...
Inara Jean
Lucia Gisele
Zooey Adeline
Sophia Grace
Riley Jean
Elena Clare
Isabella Clare
Imogen Reese
There are over fifty. And a lot of them reuse certain parts and I just re-arrange them to see how I like it.
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I LOVE all of those names. I'm all about unique but not bizarre names. I really really like Riley Jean..I think mostly because my sister and i used to be obsessed with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen and one of their characters on their movies was named Riley. haha. random.
HAHA. my sister and I were too! And I think in that movie, it was the london one I remember, their names were riley and chloe. chloe also shows up on my list. they always picked really cool names.I want to include Riley not just cause it's a really cool name, but also because Riley Children's Hospital is such an amazing place to me.
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that's really awesome that you incorporated something so special into a name that you might one day name a child.
Haha! So Little Time! Their storylines might have been reallllly cheesy. But they had cool fashion and great soundtracks.
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Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner), The Founding Bookworm
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does anyone else find getting your hair done really relaxing??
extremely Jamie! I love when people just play with my hair, but having it done is sooo nice.
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Well I went to my 9:30 class today to take a test, then as I was leaving to go to my next class my mom called my cell and wanted to know if I would be up for a day of shopping since she was in town. Sooo....you don't have to ask me twice to skip classes! We ended up going to the Thrift Store, lunch, and the Library sale! Omg I love those places :o) I got LOTS of books and I also found a like new Vera Bradley purse for $1.98...I was soooo stoked! My day was nice :o)
Haha I love it! You guys are so fun!! Haha. I love getting my hair cut. I haven't in forever because the place I go is down where my mom lives is and too far. The lady that usually cuts my hair died in a car crash in early August, too, so I have had a really hard time going back. But my hair is bugging me so much right now that I almost want to cut it myself!! Does anyone else get that way? Haha!!
Oh and have to mention that the Broncos won Thursday night football tonight!! Sorry I am way excited because we have not been doing well lately!! WOO HOO!
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Janet..that's horrible about your hairdresser..i feel like i'm so close with mine..she is 30 and real hip and cute..i think i would have a hard time like you..and i am DEF with you on wanting to cut my own hair sometimes when its bugging me..but I always resist..because i KNOW it would be a disaster! and..GO BRONCOS! :)
I love my hairdresser. We actually met over MySpace and she's my age and reallllly awesome. Not just style and coolness but def. at hair cutting. My mom and sister now won't go anywhere else!
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Mine was pretty much the most boring weekend in a while. I had the whole house to myself and I had to do homework 99% of the time. blahh. hopefully others had more exciting weekends!
I saw Role Models. It was so freaking funny!! I laughed so hard!! That's about all I did. I should have done homework but that didn't happen. I also have a really bad cold but that's really no excuse! Haha.
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Jamie, that's what I thought it was going to be like but it totally wasn't! It was so funny!!
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Haha is that how it works? You bribe them with a movie they want to see? How come I didn't think of that!
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I think ever since I stopped moving around (I grew up an army brat) I have felt lost and like I don't belong unless I keep moving. I've always loved books and I've always wanted to be someplace new. But europe did it for me, completely. I loved the people, I loved the atmosphere, I loved the history!!, I loved everything except the price $$.
Since I have a chronic disease (lupus) I also really believe in health care. I've seen far too many children in hospitals to not believe in better health care. Europe takes care of everyone, it's soo nice to think about.
I try to time and align my books with whatever mode I'm in at the moment. Where do I want to go? What do I want to feel? How do I want to think and learn? What do I want to be immersed in? It's so fascinating to me.