Oh, dude! I forgot. Here's what I got for X-mas

Yeah, you can tell I haven't been to OD for a while. Anyhoo, here's what I got for Christmas.

The first stop, on Christmas Eve, was Grandma Shoup's house. She gives everyone stockings. In my stocking, there was a heart-shaped necklace, a Grinch thingie, lotsa candy, and fruit. Fruit is important to Grandma because when she was little, all they got in their stockings was fruit. So she gives it to all of us. Also, I got 50 bucks there.

The second present stop was Dad's house, on Christmas morning. I got a CD player alarm deal, an Ally McBeal book, a nice sweater, a butt-load of blank tapes, Parasite Eve II, Simpsons Clue, and Simpsons Trivia.

The next stop was Aunt Barb's, Christmas afternoon. Grandma and Grandpa Z. got me a huge makeup kit, nail polish pack, a lot of money, Taste Berries For Teens, a CD wallet, and Stepmom. From the Boas, I got another CD wallet, 20 bucks, and a bunch of gift certificates to the movies.

The last stop was Mom's house, Christmas night. I got a *ton* of really cool clothes, a sparly green bear, and the makeup I wanted.

Welp. Yup. It was fun.

Food is such a brilliant invention

The next time somebody asks me what the greatest invention of all time is, I'll tell them food. Wow, the stuff is great. I'd die without it, the kind I eat is really good, and the only downside is, ya get fat... like Santa. And everyone loves Santa, so being fat must be a good thing. Yes, that sounds like a justifiable reason for my pudginess...

Well, today, my Grandma Shoup and I decked the halls with pounds of food. I went to Peta.com, and got all these really good vegan recipes. We made these crescants, potato soup, and chili powdered Chex Mix. Finally, I cooked something! Me, Holly Zintel, the chick who's never actually cooked anything in her entire life! Hurray! And the food actually turned out awesome! This year, I have some dishes to bring to my Aunt Barb's house. I'm no longer the poor, pitiful chick in the family who can't cook! Woo hoo!

Whew. Okay, I just needed to get that out. I should really be getting to bed, seeing as it's 2 AM and all, so... HOLY GUACOMOLI! It's Christmas Eve! My favorite day of the whole, entire year! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAH! IT'S CHISTMAS EVE! I'm going to Grandma's and doing the candlelight service at church! Hurray!

Talk to whoever's reading tomorrow... ON CHIRSTMAS! YAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!

--5-year-old trapped in a 16-year-old's body,
Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

Most Meaningful Somethin' Er Other...

Welp, the theme says to write about the most meaningful thing I've ever given anyone.

I don't know how meaningful it is, but my mom is friends with this woman named Sally who has this heart disease, and she's had all these cool angel experiences, and stuff. Sally has a little girl named Brianne, who is five years old, and Sally could only afford to get Brianne one Christmas gift.

A sweet five-year-old little girl who believes in Santa with only one Christmas gift. What's wrong with this picture? Oh, let's see... everything? When I was five years old, I got about 70 Christmas presents! This little girl wouldn't even get a *stocking*, for God's sake!

The other night I was thinking about this situation, and thought something had to be done about it. I gathered up all the toys I could find that were just sitting there in the corners of my room from past Christmases, most of them never even touched more than once. They all looked brand new, still with their tags attatched, and everything. I filled up a bag full of those TY Beanie Baby things I used to feel the need to collect and not play with, stuffed animals I probably forgot about right after Christmas, purses, brand new packs of lip glosses, childrens books, and such.

I don't know if any of that stuff is Brianne's kind of thing, but let's hope so, and let's hope she thinks it's from Santa Claus. I believed in him till I was 11. That's just five years ago, and I remember how fun it was to play with all those new toys on Christmas morning. I hope Brianne's likes her presents from "Santa." :-)

The Musical Fruit

Well, I decided to steal a *music* survey this time. Woo hoo!

~MUSICAL SURVEY~

1. WHAT WAS THE FIRST RECORD YOU OWNED (BOUGHT FOR YOU?
Probably Wilson Phillips.
2. WHAT WAS THE FIRST RECORD YOU EVER BOUGHT? I honestly have no idea whatsoever.
3. IF YOU HAD SOMEONe OF THE OPPOSITE SEX COMING OVER AND YOU WANTED TO IMPRESS THEM, WHICH CD'S WOULD YOU HIDE
Probably Debbie Gibson and Goofy Greats.
4. IS THERE A SONG THAT REMINDS YOU MOST OF YOUR CHILDHOOD? "Hats" by Amy Grant. In second grade when all the other kids were singing crap like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," I sat by myself, singing "Hats."
5. IF YOU COULD SPEND A NIGHT WITH FIVE MUSICAL ARTISTS~~~THREE FOR THEIR MINDS AND TWO FOR THEIR BODIES~~~WHO WOULD THEY BE? Bodies: Nick Lachey and Ricky Martin. Minds: Amy Grant, Faith Hill, and Michael W. Smith.
6. IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT SONG WOULD PLAY OVER THE FOLLOWING:
~~~~OPENING CREDITS
"Split Personality" by Pink
~~~~LOVE SCENE
Woo! Yeah! Holly's favorite part of a movie! Oh, right, getting around to answering, "Our Love" by Amy Grant. Aw...
~~~~DRIVING SCENE THAT CONSISTS MAINLY OF FLASHBACKS AND LOVE LOST: "Stronger" by Britney Spears. Huuuray!
~~~~CLOSING CREDITS
"Can't Take That Away From Me" by Mariah Carey.
~~~~ANY OTHER SCENES
Psha! Hello?! There would be like 5 million scenes where I sit there and watch Daria and eat PBJ.

7. IF APPLICABLE NAME A SONG OR CONCERT THAT BROUGHT YOU TO TEARS. I cry when I listen to "Sweet Jesus" by Gary Chapman, "Can't Take That Away From Me" by Mariah Carey, "Hello, Goodbye" by Michael W. Smith, "This Was Her Time" by Michael W. Smith, "I Believe in Love" by Jennifer Love Hewitt, and "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" by Savage Garden.
8. WHAT DO YOU LISTEN TO WHEN YOU ARE HAPPY? SAD? ANGRY?
Happy: 'N Sync, Mandy Moore, "Weird Al" Yankovic...
Sad: Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Savage Garden...
Angry: Garbage, Pink, Bif Naked...
9. NAME ONE MUSICAL ARTIST YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE BANISHED! Eminem! Oh, *PLEASE* let him be banished! And I'm going to add Kid Rock, just for good measure.
10. NAME ONE MUSICAL GENRE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE BANISHED. Rap or country. Pick a least favorite.
11. NAME ONE SONG YOU WOULD RATHER NEVER HEAR AGAIN. Any song by Eminem.
12. WHAT NOW DEFUNCT BAND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE REUNITE (LIVING OR DEAD)? Wilson Phillips, the band I loved when I was a little girl, and still love today. The Bangles were cool, too. ();-)
13. NAME AN ALBUM THAT IS PERFECT ALL THE WAY THROUGH~~NO FILLER, NO BAD STUFF. "Millennium" by the Backstreet Boys and "Heart in Motion" by Amy Grant.
14. MUSIC THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A GUILTY PLEASURE. Perhaps that "It Wasn't Me" song by Shaggy, or that "Faded" song by Soul Decision.
15. IF YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION WAS ABOUT TO GO UP IN FLAMES, WHICH FIVE CD'S WOULD YOU SAVE? Heart in Motion: Amy Grant, Lead Me On: Amy Grant, House of Love: Amy Grant, one of the Christmas Amys, and Plus One.
16. IS THERE A SONG THAT DESCRIBES YOU OR A SITUATION YOU'VE BEEN IN SO WELL THAT YOU COULD HAVE WRITTEN IT? Actually, I always compare songs to Daria fan fiction, which is something that probably no one else in the entire world does. Just to say so, I think "To the Moon and Back" by Savage Garden is exactly Daria, all the way.
17. WHICH UNDERATED ARTIST DESERVES MORE ATTENTION? Amy Grant.
18. HAS A SONG OR ARTIST CHANGED YOUR LIFE IN ANYWAY? Amy Grant.
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK?
Simply Irresistable and The Grinch.
20. BEST MUSIC RELATED MOVIE.
Empire Records.
21. WHAT WOULD YOUR DREAM BAND BE?
vocals: Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith.
backup vocals~~~~ 98 Degrees and Mandy Moore.
Rhythym guitar~~~Uh...
Lead Guitar~~~Um...
Bass~~~Hmm... Wow, I feel stupid.
Drums~~~How 'bout that hottie from Eve 6.
22. DO YOU MISS THE DAYS WHEN MTV PLAYED VIDEOS AND STUFF? No! More Daria, I tell you, MOOOOOOOOOOORE DAAAAAAAAAAARIIIIIIIIIIA!!!!!!!!!
23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALL TIME VIDEO? "Freakin' Friends" by Mystik Spiral. I also like "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and "Smells Like Nirvana" by "Weird Al" Yankovic.
24. CURRENT FAVORITE RADIO HIT. "Where Are You, Christmas?" by Faith Hill.
25. DO YOU SING OR PLAY ANY MUSICAL INSTRUMENT? Steel drums. I was forced to. But they're pretty cool. I just suck at them is all.

Why do I have to be so sensitive?

I'm off for Christmas break, so I should be thrilled, and looking forward to me two weeks off, right? Yeah, I thought so, too! If I weren't such a weirdo, I might actually be having a good time!

Sarah, Zach and I have spent the last couple of days at my mom's house. Every time I tried to get on the computer to type the script to my movie, they would start making out! It doesn't bother me that they're always kissing, it bothers me that I can *hear* it. I can never help gagging when they're making out, and they're like, "Oh, Holly, quit making fun of us!" I'm serious, though! I'm *really* nauseated when they do this. I wish they would *stop*. Ugh.

All my mom talks about is her boyfriend, Ron, who never shows up for anything. They make a date, he doesn't come, five days later, he comes up with a "great" excuse for why he wasn't there, and didn't call. She buys the excuses every single time. Everyone keeps telling her, "DUMP HIM!" It's so clear to us, but she's such a sucker for sweet lines, bless her heart, she keeps being his girlfriend. Whenever I try to talk to her about anything, she starts in on something different about Ron.

Well, I thought, cable internet was just installed at my dad's house, it'll be fun to go there. I was wrong. My dad wouldn't let me go on the computer because I didn't have any proof from my teachers of how I was doing in school. I told him I was doing terrible! How much proof does he need to be convinced that his daughter sucks in school?

After Dad told me I couldn't use the computer for break, I cried hysterically. It was just a flat-out tantrum, truth be told. I was really upset about how nothing had been going my way for the past two weeks. I started hyperventalating before we went out for dinner, and I couldn't even calm down in the restaurant. Finally, my dad gave in to letting me use the computer. I think he was embarrassed that I was crying in public, and he was trying to shut me up. He had me do some housework, and tomorrow, I have to do more of it, plus make a list of things I'll do to improve my grades when I get back to school.

I cry when I get punished, but I don't think that it's always a tantrum, like it was tonight. I just can't take yelling. I don't care if it's someone yelling *at* me, or around me. It's all horrible. I think I have a permanent headache... it hasn't gone away for a week. Ugh.

Well, hopefully, I'll be a bit cheerier, and less moody, for God's sake, in my next entry. See ya.

--Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

PS: Dang, I'm getting paranoid and jumpy!

My Story of Daria

Since I explained my vegan story, I thought I'd explain my obsession with Daria, so that my entire name makes sense. So, here's an explanation for the "Daria Freak" part of my OD name.

My obsession with Daria is actually kind of ironic. Daria stands for cynicism, sarcasm, anti-sappiness. My previous TV show obsessions, however, were all *about* sappiness, preppiness, and allllll that wonderful stuff that Daria hates. I was into soap operas, Clueless, Sabrina the Teenage Witch... Daria wasn't exactly the type of show anyone would have that I'd be into.

The first episode I ever saw of Daria was "Too Cute." I just loved Quinn, I thought she was so cool! But then I saw what a snob she was, and realized that the show was cool because of Daria's outlook on life. She had some snappy comeback for every stupid comment that was made, and I thought it was hilarious. However, that didn't get me hooked on the show. I just sort of thought it was pretty good at that point.

"Road Worrier" was the second episode I saw. Daria had such an adorable crush on Trent... she got all nervous around him, and Daria *never* got nervous. She was cool, collected, and could handle anything with sarcasm. Not Trent. I loved it! There was a possibility of a hook-up here... I *had* to keep watching.

I watched Daria for four years. She never hooked up with Trent. But I watched and taped every episode, hoping that she would. Daria went out with nerdy Ted, had some sort of weird chemistry with that cousin of Upchuck, and had... *something* going on with Tom, Jane's boyfriend. I still clung to that last thread of hope. Daria and Trent *HAD* to happen. They just had to! My life would be over if they didn't! I figured I would turn into some sort of weird hermit, or have a nervous breakdown, or something.

Well, Daria hooked up with Tom, and there was this huge thing where Jane couldn't stand the sight of Daria because she stole her boyfriend. Thorough all of that crap, never once did anyone mention that Daria was still supposed to have a crush on Trent. I mean, hello?! I've been waiting! And it never happened. Oh, I was pissed. I cried once or twice. Then nothing. I was just sort of over it. It was really weird to not really care all that much because I'd expected my entire life to end.

Well, now I can at least I can pay attention to the rest of the characters on the show instead of constantly thinking, "Are Daria and Trent gonna hook up? Are Daria and Trent gonna hook up?" You know, it's weird. There were other interesting characters on the show the whole time. Whoa. Well, okay. I think I've explained my obsession to the point where you're more confused. My job here is done. Thank you and goodnight.

PS: Now I think Jodie and Mack are my favorite couple on the show. Aren't they sweet? Awwwww....

--Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

TOM MUST DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!

My Story of Veganism

I became a vegetarian when I was seven years old. Mom and I were sitting at the food court in the mall, eating the food we'd gotten from Arby's. I had a turkey sandwich, and she had a salad. I was enjoying my meal when I realized what she was eating. I asked, "Ewww, Mom, why are you eating a *salad*?" She said, "Holly, I've been thinking... isn't it sort of wrong to eat meat? I mean, people kill animals just so we can eat them. It seems sort of selfish, doesn't it?"

Animals? I had no idea I'd been eating REAL DEAD ANIMALS all these years! Bill Knapps always had cute names for their food like "The Elephant" and "The Hippo." I'd long since asked my parents if I was really eating elephants and hippos, and they'd said no! I thought chicken and turkey were just like the meals at Bill Knapps. Now that I knew what I was eating, I gagged, and pushed my turkey sandwich away. Even though I'd been eating turkey, the first thing I thought of were fish... like we kept at home in the aquarium. There was no way I'd eat meat ever again.

Mom and I seemed to be getting sick quite a bit after we became vegetarians. She'd miss days of work, I'd have to get out of school to go to the doctor's office... My dad and my grandma Z. said that we *needed* that meat, and that's why we were getting so sick. Actually, though, it turned out that my mom was having attacks from her Lupus, and I was allergic to dairy.

I was like, "Nooooooo! How am I going to eat pizza?! I won't get to drink milk anymore! What am I going to do?!" To make the transistion easier for me, Mom gave up dairy, too. We ate our pizza without cheese, and it actually wasn't that bad. Soon we subscribed to PETA, and got the internet. We learned what they do to those poor dairy cows, and we didn't even *want* the dairy.

I can't understand people who eat meat. My friends and family (except for my mom) are all carnivores, and they see no problem with it. Once I learned what I was eating, I felt sick. Why don't they? Mom and I show them the articles on how these animals are tortured, and put to death. Of course, they don't understand me either, for some reason.

In conclusion, I'd just like to say, EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Leather is gross, and I hate sitting on it in my dad's car!!!! GARRRRRRRRGH!

Okay. See ya next time.

--Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

Surveys are such a great waste of time...

And I love wasting time. I don't believe there's been a moment in my life where I haven't wasted my time.

1. Who was the last person you yelled at? My dad... he yelled at me first, though.
2. Who was the last person you kissed? I kissed Zach-bear on the head last night and he got mad.
3. What was the last memorable book you read? Petals on the River by... um... I guess it wasn't that memorable after all.
4. When did you last dance? Yesterday.
5. Whats the last thing you want to hear from your parents? "We're getting back together!"
6. When did you last go for a walk in the park? Um... the summer of fifth grade.
7. When did you last do your ironing? I don't do ironing. I'm far too lazy.
8. When was the last time you smiled all day? Wow, that would hurt. I don't think I ever did that.
9. What color of socks do you normally wear? White.
10. Did you ever attend a private school? No... uh, the school I'm going to now is kind of exclusive, though.
11. Do you like stuffed animals? Love them and have too many of them.
12. Have you ever smashed pumpkins? No.
13. Do you read labels when shopping for food? I don't shop for food.
14. Can you quote Shakespeare? Yeah. I know all of the Romeo and Juliet movie with Leonardo DiCaprio.
15. Do you like playing baseball? No.
16. Are you a neat freak? No, I'm a messy freak.
17. What is the worst injury you have ever given someone? Um... I hurt Sarah's wrist a little once.
18. Do you ever eat lemons plain? No.
19. Have you ever fired a gun? Do Super Soakers count?
20. Dd you own any knee-high boots? Nope.
21. Are you attached to extreme people? Yeah. There was this one time when we all stayed up way past midnight...
22. Do you like swimming in lakes? I don't like swimming at all.
23. Have you ever streaked at a football game or any other public event? No, but thanks for the idea, I'll do that tomorrow.
24. What is you favorite gemstone? Tiger's eye.
25. Have you gone on many blind dates? Oh, lemme count... is negative 5 a lot?
26. Has someone done something extra nice for you? Yup. That one time, everyone decided to have a "Holly Day."
27. Did you have a crush on any of your teachers? No. But I cracked up at everything Mr. Frillicci said.
28. Have you ever been lost in a bad part of a city? Yeah, it was creepy in this one part of Nashville, and it was night, and my mom and I didn't know where we were at, and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
29. Would you rather have a mint or fruit flavored gum? No gum at all, thanks for the offer.
30. Do you have road rage? No, because I like sitting in the car for long amounts of time.
31. Have you ever eaten grass? No.
32. Do you ever eat food right out of cans or jars? Yeah, those huge popcorn bins.
33. Has your mind ever gone blank? ...
34. Have you ever met anyone interesting at the laundry mat? Nope. My parents do my laundry.
35. Do you have recurring dreams? Yeah. That one where Bobby killed everyone.
36. Are you kind? Indeed!
37. Would you give a needy person the shirt off your back? Yes. On a day that I'm wearing layered clothing. Otherwise, I'd buy them a shirt.
38. Do you have any beanie babies? Only about 50 million. Not nearly as many as my cousin.
39. Would you rather be hot or cold? Cold. It usually means Christmas and my birthday are coming, woo hoo!
40. Is the glass half full, or empty? Well, I have bottled water... it appears to be all full.
41. Do you exercise or work regularly? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!
42. Could you kill if your life was threatened? I don't know. Possibly.

The Theft of Another Survey

1. What makes you feel like a grown-up? Eating Raison Bran

instead of Fruity Pebbles.
2. What was the worst thing that happened to you today?

I've only been up for like, an hour, but... uh... I guess

my feet are pretty cold.
3. What was the best thing that happened to you today? I

stayed inside while my mom and brother shoveled snow. Hee

hee... I'm such a jerk...
4. What is your favorite color of jello? I'm a vegan. I

don't eat jello. However, it's quite lovely when it's

green and red at Christmas.
5. What makes you maddest? Animal abuse. GRRRRR!
6. What material object can make you happy? The computer

and the TV.
7. Who, other than your parents, has influenced your

thinking the most? The people at PETA. What a bunch of

brilliant specimans those people are.
8. What is the best place to eat, in terms of atmosphere,

not food? Mama Marie's at the Rio in Las Vegas.
9. What shoes do you wear the most? My gray and blue

Sketchers. AAAH! They're my old school colors!

NOOOOOO!!!!!
10. If you could take back one day of your life, and live

it over again, what day would that be, and what would you

do differently? I would go back to the day I fell on my

bike and got that rock stuck in my knee. Or maybe I'd go

back to last Thursday night so I could pay my phone bill on

time.
11. What is the best part of your week? Um... how 'bout the

weekend. That's always jolly good fun.

Mommy-Bear and Sarah-Bear

The person I call my best friend is Sarah Mathews, a chick
who's been my pal since 8th grade. The two of us have a
lot of fun arguing about which member of 'N Sync is the
hottest, and correcting each other's punctuation in the
stories we write.

Sarah's like a part of my family. She's my brother, Zach's
girlfriend, like a daughter to my mom, and, of course, my
partner in crime. She's the only real friend I've ever
had, and I wouldn't be the same without her. And so, I
raise my glass of Mountain Dew to my future sister-in-law.
Hurray for Sarah!

My mom is my best friend, too, but we have a deeper
relationship than the word "friend" can sum up. Mom is
actually more like my soulmate. For as long as I can
remember, she and I have had everything in common. From
the time I was a baby until now, we've watched General
Hospital together, laughed together, and chilled together.
There's really no one I'd rather hang out with more. My
favorite thing in the world is riding along in the car with
my mom, singing along with stuff like Amy Grant (our idol),
the Backstreet Boys, and Blessid Union of Souls.

My mom's had so many guy problems in her life, and I try to
help her through them the best I can. For instance, when
she was getting divorced from my dad, I gave her neck rubs
before she went to sleep. She does the same for me, 'cept
I don't have guys, therefore I don't have guy problems!
Like, when I had mono, she stayed with me every second of
the day, comforting me. She's waited on my family my whole
life, without *any* complaints.

Mom and I are together in everything-- our animal rights
beliefs, our faith in Christ, our excellent taste in
everything (tee hee!), our hatred for breast implants, and
every other detail of life. I have no idea how I would
live my life without her. I'd probably be some weird
szchitsophenic shut-in. Good thing Mom's around. YAY FOR
MOMMY! WOO HOO!

I'm at school! Gaaah!

Whew! I finally got to a computer! My focus group decided
to go to the computer lab, which rules because I'm grounded
from the computer.

Anyway, I went to Nashville and chilled with Amy Grant! It
was *so* much fun! There were about 100 fans in this
restaurant where Amy Grant and Vince Gill were, and we all
yelled out songs we wanted them to play. In between songs,
people would get up on stage with Amy and Vince, and sing a
song, or say a poem. Some of those fans were really
creepy... they would just burst into tears as soon as they
got on stage. Amy was so adorable because she was five
months pregnant. During the autograph signing at the end,
Amy said, "I don't mean to be rude, but I'm getting sort of
nauseated due to my pregnancy." Everyone went, "Awwww...
so, anyway, SIGN MY AUTOGRAPH, SIGN THIS, SIGN THAT!" They
really didn't feel that bad for my girl, Amy, the jerks.
After we had breakfast with Amy and Vince, we went to an
Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and Vince Gill concert. Every
time I go to an Amy concert, I have more and more respect
for her. 80% of the money we pay goes to a children's
hospital. Amy said, "I'm sure every parent knows, whether
a child is eight years old, or eighteen years old, they are
just as precious, and need just as much love." My mom
bought me this adorable little stuffed lamb, and that money
went straight to the children's hospital as well, so we
felt really good about going to the concert.

Changing the subject, on Friday, when I got to school, I
was in *such* an awesome mood. I kept hugging everyone,
and by the time lunch time rolled around, I felt really
brave. My friend, Heather and I walked into the art room,
and I just walked straight up to my crush, Sean, and said,
"Hi. I just wanted to tell you that I think you're really,
really hot. A girl could have fantasies about you. Okay,
thanks for your time." I have no idea why I did that.
Heather thinks I'll never, ever have a chance with him now
because of what my first words to him were. See, I really
like him because he's a vegan, and he's all into animal
rights and everything. I've never met a guy that had the
same beliefs as me, and he does! I really want that guy, I
tell you! *Sigh*. Well, I think I've really gotta go
because he's in the hall, and he's about to come in here, I
think. Smooch!

--Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

Tee hee! I'm headed for Nashville!

That's right! My mom's boyfriend's not going, so I'm goin'
in his place! We're trying to get me in to the party, and
we're pretty sure I'll be able to do it because Kim Keys,
Amy Grant's manager chick, is so nice. A PARTY WITH AMY
GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH & VINCE GILL! WOOOOOOOO
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Soooooooo thrilled, I tell you,
thrilllleeeeeeeeeeed! HURRAY! I'm going to take millions
and millions of pictures! And then I'm going to scan them
and put them on my web site so that everyone can be
jealous! YAY, YAY! And at the concert, we get floor
seats! When we're at the Amy party, she's going to play
her guitar, just for this group of people! I'm soooooooooo
thrilled!

The only problem is, I've missed about 20 days of school
already, and I'll miss 3 more if I go to this. My dad is
*very* touchy about me missing school. Every time I don't
go, I think his head is going to blow up. And if I'm not
sick, he'll be even madder. Crap. Crap, crap, crap, crap,
crap, crap.

And YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY, YAY!

--Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

Listen to what this a-hole *DID* to my mommy!!!!

Okay, check this out. I've never been more angry about
anything in my entire life. My mom's boyfriend was going
to take her to this Amy Grant concert in Nashville, but
it's not just any concert... SHE WAS GOING TO GET TO HANG
OUT WITH AMY GRANT, MICHAEL W. SMITH & VINCE GILL!!!!!! It
was a freaking party with them! My mom has all but
worshiped Amy since I was 3 years old! Well, all of a
sudden, Ron says...

**HEEEEEEEEEEEE CAN'T GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!**
There's no other way she can get there! Ron was her only
way of going! This would be like, the highlight of my best
friend's (my mom's)life! THIS MAN SUCKS! There is no one
in the world who sucks more than this guy, Ron!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! What do you think I can do to
make him go? This is so important to her! She cried for
two days straight! She made me and her friend Sally cry,
too! ARRRRRRRRRRGH! This guy is the biggest jerk in
history!

HELP!

--Very angry Holly