Thursday, August 31, 2000

My webpage is cooler than yours!

Um... no, actually, I can't back that up. You might be Martin J. Pollard or someone. Anyway, though, my web page is now cooler than it's ever been because Zach took out all the broken links, and we're currently working on them (by this I mean, he's working on them while I'm directing, drinking a lemonade), there's now a nifty animated picture of me, and MARIO! There's also a new feature... COMIC... OF... THE MONTH! Go to geocities.com/shipperholly to see the niftiness of it all! (Snakish) Bye!

--Former Daria/Trent 'Shipper Representative,
Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

Everythiiiiing's gonna be alriiiight...

Hi, Peter. Whaaaaaaaaat's happening? (Office Space reference, dumbass). Anyhoo, guess *WHAT*?! My mom called me today and said that she'd spoken to Mike, and that he's going to want to live part-time in Flint, MI, and and part-time in Las Vegas, NV! WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO! Do you know what this *means* for me?! *THIS* bit of information, Vern, means that I don't have to choose between living in Vegas or Flint! ALRIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT!

Whew! And can you believe that you *still* have no way of knowing how much relief I've got goin' for me at the moment?! It's like taking that huge backpack of mine off!

I start school Tuesday. *Sob, sob*. A brand new school, actually. No more lousy Carman-Ainsworth High School for *me*, bucko! Nope, I'm headed to... Mott Middle College! So... SCREW THE OTHER WEIRDOS! Uh, 'cept for you, Sarah. Heh.

And now... I'm going to go, play the Sims. I'll catch you... "later?" *DUN DUN DUUUUNNNNNN*! Yeah, bye.

--Your hero, Holly.

Monday, August 28, 2000

GOOD... GOD... NO! (This is of no significance)

Well, I promised...

DARIA AND TRENT *STILL* HAVEN'T HOOKED UP! *Begins sobbing uncontrollably.* And Daria's still with *shudders* Tom! UGH! When will she realize what a loser/prep/jerk that ignoramous is?! TRENT RUUUUUUUUUUUUULES, I tell you! RUUUUUUUUUUUULES!

--Uh, Holly.

Sunday, August 27, 2000

8/27/00

Or something like that. You know, I was thinking earlier, "Geez... didn't the movie 'Bordello of Blood' suck? Well, I was thinking, if they can make a movie about vampires who are hoes, then why can't they make a movie about me? Sure, everyone would throw stuff at the screen, but there are lots of movies that suck! Plus, I thought it might be fun to cast actors as the characters in my life...

HOLLY'S LIFE
CAST MEMBERS

HOLLY ZINTEL: Erin Torpey. (Jessica, One Life to Live.)
WENDY ZINTEL-WHEELER: Kristina Wagner. (Felicia, General Hospital.)
KENNETH ZINTEL: John J. York. (Mac, General Hospital.)
ZACH ZINTEL: Richard Jackson. (Saved By the Bell.)
SARAH MATHEWS: Amber Tamblyn. (Emily, General Hospital.)
BOBBY WELLS: Tom Hanks. (The Green Mile.)
TRACEY FORD: Katie Holmes. (Teaching Mrs. Tingle.)
RANDI BLANKENSHIP: Jessica Simpson. ("I Think I'm in Love.")
LINDSAY MONTAGUE: Mandy Moore. ("I Wanna Be With You.")
RORY CURTIS: Jacob Young. (Lucky on General Hospital.)
ANN ZINTEL: Joy Behar. (The View.)
KEN ZINTEL: Phil Carey. (Asa, One Life to Live.)
BARB BOA: Jackie Zeman. (Bobbi, General Hospital.)
DON BOA: Ed O'Neill. (Al Bundy, Married With Children.)
LINDSAY BOA: Jennifer Love Hewitt. (I Know What You Did Last Summer.)
JENNIFER BOA: Rebecca Herbst. (Liz, General Hospital.)
ELIZABETH ANNE SHOUP: Betty White. (The Golden Girls.)
LARRY SHOUP: James Cromwell. (Babe, The Green Mile.)
BETTY SHOUP: Stockard Channing. (Sister, Where the Heart Is.)
TIM SHOUP: George W. Bush. (You know, political dude.)
ALLISON SHOUP: Erika Page. (Roseanne, One Life to Live.)
LAWREN SHOUP: Haley Joel Osment. (Cole, Sixth Sense.)
MIKE BEMENT: Kurt Russel.

Yes, I realize I watch too many soaps! Hmm... I'll probably change this later. Anyway, hee hee, this is fun. God, I need a life...

I Left Las Vegas, but not for Good

It might be... it could be... it is! After-hour sparks with "Hhhhholy" Hhhhhholly. Ugh, been listening to too much Bob & Tom! Lousy Harry Carey...

Anyway, check *this* out! My mom fell for Mike so hard (and vice-versa), my mom actually might move out to Vegas, because Mike has a business out there, and all she has here is a job at Target... and um, oh yeah, a family.

See, I love Las Vegas. As a matter of fact, I'm currently writing a story called "Ideal Identity" in which my guardian angel decides that my life is just too boring, and moves me out to Vegas. However, I never really thought about the possibility of *actually* living there. Now, I go there every year, but Flint, MI is actually my home. Vegas is just... my vacation spot, you know? But right now, I alternate between my dad's house, and my mom's house. But if my mom moves out to Vegas, how easy is that going to be?!

Mom asked me to think about the possibility that she could be moving out there, and even marrying Mike at the Flamingo Hilton. Here are the reasons I'm confused about what to do...

1. Flint is my home. I was born here, I grew up here, and I figured I would die here.
2. My entire family lives here!
3. I hate flying... *especially* alone! I've never done that, but I'd be sitting there, hyperventalating.
4. Zach is so mad at my mom for even considering this right now. He's telling her she's abandoning him and everything... but you know, the kid's going to be 19 years old in two days!
5. If I chose to stay in Michigan, and only *visit* my mom, I would miss her so much. She's not just my mom. She's my best friend, you know? We have *everything* in common, and I just couldn't live without her.
6. If I chose to stay in Nevada, and only *visit* my dad, I would miss him, the rest of my family, and my home a whole lot.
7. My friend, Sarah would kill me before I could even consider leaving.

So... what do I do? Anyone gone through a situation like this before?! PLEASE?!

--Desperate Holly :-0

DARIA MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOO HOO! Today's not only my stinkin' brother and his friend's birthday! It's the day of the Daria movie, "Is It Fall Yet?" I've been anticipating this day since *last* fall! Expect an angry post here if Daria and Trent haven't hooked up by the end of the movie, and/or if Daria is still with Tom. TOM MUST DIE! As well as Monique. But actually, Tom and Monique should hook up, as Morgan suggested. God, anything to get rid of 'em, right?! And Jane had better hook up with Jesse! Thinks she's too good for the guy just because she has a vocabulary... And Quinn and Sandi need to fight over being president of the Fashion Club more than they do!
--Loyal Daria/Trent Freak,Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)
WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD BY AT LEAST 8 PEOPLE: If you've been looking forward to something like this for a whole year, you're the biggest nerd I've ever seen.

Saturday, August 26, 2000

I've Returned...

Welp, Vegas was very nifty, as it always is. I felt bad that my mom's boyfriend wouldn't let us pay for any of our meals, plane tickets, or even hotel room, but I guess that proves he's extra-nice, eh? Yeah, Mike was a very cool guy. I got some nifty souvenirs for my family and friends, though, and I got myself this Bif Naked CD that I've been wanting forever. Okay, I've got to shut up before I bore some poor person to death...

Anyhoo, Mike's got connections! He'd be talking to Mom and I, and all of a sudden, his cell phone would ring, and he'd be like, "Oh, it's the owner of Caeser's Palace. We're going out to lunch with my brother and his friend, Jim Carrey." Oh! He like, knows Wayne Newton and David Copperfield, so we got to see their houses, and I was snapping pictures like crazy. One of Mike's daughters sounds really cool because she's a fashion designer, and she's a vegetarian like me and Mom! I had a lot of fun. It was kind of sad when we had to come home (even though I was glad) because Mom and Mike were crying, and Mike was like, "Holly, how do feel about flying home alone?" They both really wanted her to stay. But he's flying Mom back out there in two weeks, and this time, they won't have me to put up with because I've got school. Good God, noooooooooooo! But the Daria movie's coming up! Yayyyyyyyy! Okay, see ya.

Thursday, August 24, 2000

Nifty Song Lyrics

I love this song! It's by Amy Grant's ex-husband, Gary Chapman, and it makes me cry. *Sniff sniff*. Ah, crap, not again!.

The Bridge
By Gary Chapman

There is a river running through this town
It carries the water
There isn't any way to slow it down or make it stop
I was a baby when the big bridge fell
So I don't remember
But I have listened to the stories well
And so, I know
They were falling to the surface
They were calling
To their God
And their cry was..
"Sweet Jesus,
Please, won't you catch us?
Save us...
Sweet Jesus,
Please won't you hear us crying?"
Fishing for luck beneath the bridge that day...
A man in his 80s.
He saw it happen and began to pray
As he dove in
He found a mamma and her baby boy
They both wouldn't make it
The mamma handed him her only joy
He took the child
And he was swimming
Like he was 20
He made shore-line
Then he died
And his thoughts were...
"Sweet Jesus,
Please won't you catch us?
Save us...
Sweet Jesus,
Please, won't you hear us crying?"
I miss my mother and the brave old man
Though I never knew them
They are the soul inside the man I am
I bear their dreams
And I am walking... in their footsteps
I am talking... to their God
And my prayer is,
"Sweet Jesus,
Please, won't you catch us?
Save us...
Sweet Jesus,
Please, won't you hear us crying?
We're all crying."

SCREW FLINT! Uh, for now...

Yo! I'm in Vegas! Woo hoo! Quite a few people were very worried about us going here, but hey! We're here, and we're safe. And this is so much fun! My mom's boyfriend (his name is Mike, by the way) is so cool! His friend, Jeff is this famous country singer guy from some band called Boy Howdy or something like that. And his brother played golf with Susan Anton! This is really cool. I'm having so much fun!

I was really worried the night before I left because an online friend of mine was cutting himself. He said he's not going to do it anymore, and I was so relieved to hear that, but I'm still really worried about him. He and his family and friends are going through a really tough time. All I can do is pray for them, I guess.

I also feel bad about taking off on such short notice because now Zach, Sarah, Bobby and my dad are all probably really worried. *Sigh*. Well, I hope not.

Oh! I was also worried about something else. I just saw the movie Final Destination, without knowing that I was going to get on a plane very soon! I was sure sorry I did that. I was so nervous on the plane, my mom and I think the guy who sat next to us was a guardian angel! He was English, and his name was Ian. He said, "Everything I've been saying was going to happen tonight happened. I said there'd be a traffic jam. I said the flight would be delayed." Then I told him how nervous I was, and he said, "Don't worry, this plane is going to get to Vegas safely."

So, that was cool. Let's hope Ian is on the plane home! See ya!

--Loyal Daria/Trent Freak,
Holly the "Holy" Zintel ():-)

Tuesday, August 22, 2000

Viva... Flint?

Well, it looks like my trip to Vegas is going to cause quite a few problems. Zach is really worried, and he won't leave me alone about it! My mom, either. He thinks it's terribly dangerous to be meeting a guy there. So do his friends. But all Zach's doing by arguing with me about going is causing me more stress! I am under *such* a butt-load of stress, I don't know if I can take it!

This is retarded. Every person I talk to is like, "Well... I'd rather you didn't go, but... it's your choice." Now even *I'm* getting worried by all the things they're saying. I need a vacation, though. In need a break from my every day life. I've worked so hard in summer school, and drivers' training, and I JUST NEED ONE LOUSY VACATION! But everyone's telling me it's best to stay in Flint!

Good Heavens, what am I going to do?! Zach is going to give me heck about this when he gets home from work. He's so worried. But... this guy my mom's going out with has VIP passes to everywhere we go. We want to ride the High Roller (yeah, like we *would*... ha!) at Stratosphere Tower, we're first in line. We want to go to the Mirage Buffet, heck no, we're not waiting behind fifty million people! This is just so cool! But everyone's got me worried now. My mom is the only one who seems 100% confident about this whole trip. And she's my best friend, so I should definitely trust her judgement, and I'm trying my best. She's forty-five years old, for God's sake, the woman knows what she's doing, right? Oh, man... After this vacation, I'm going to need to take another vacation!

I Have a Nifty Disorder

I started going to a psychiatrist today who confirmed that I have OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder). I already knew that, but it's nice to have it confirmed that I'm a weirdo!

Wanna hear about my obsessions?! Too bad, you're going to! My main obsession is Daria, but that doesn't count, the therapist says, 'cause there's no harm in watching a TV show over and over until I wear out the tapes. However, I've had this ritualistic praying since I was a little kid, and it is pretty darn annoying. My parents taught me the "now I lay me down to sleep" prayer, but when I was in third grade, my mom informed me that I was old enough to make up my own prayer. So, I memorized a whole new one that I made up myself. Crap. Why did I ever do that?! My other obsessions include cracking all my knuckles repeatedly, keeping everything in a certain order, and seeing horrible stuff in my mind that I know won't even happen, but it still freaks me out! Fun, huh?

Monday, August 21, 2000

WOO FREAKING HOO!

Yayyyyyyyy! My family and I have been going on vacations to Las Vegas at least once a year every year since I was eleven, and this year, I wasn't going to be able to go, 'cause I had summer school and drivers' training, and my brother got a summer job at GM. Well, check *this* out...

My mom's been hanging out with these guys online, and this one guy lives in Vegas, and he's flying us out there for the weekend! Just hearing the news is really helping me get over this deep depression I've been in all summer! Woo hoo!

No More Amour!

Ugh! I'm *so* sick of seeing couples everywhere I go! And why must I always put up with them in my own home?!

Zach (my brother) and Sarah (my best friend) are like... glued to each other. If I happen to be sitting on the love seat, Zach says, "Hey, Holly, how 'bout moving so Sarah can sit here with me?" I know Sarah tries to include me in the fun they're having, but it actually makes me very lonely to look at them.

Bobby (my brother's best friend) and Tracey (Bobby's girlfriend) are always double-dating with Sarah and Zach, and Sarah gets mad and complains to me that she thinks Tracey is hitting on Zach all the time because Zach used to date Tracey. Sarah says she feels left out. Guess what? I know the feeling...

My mom divorced my dad when I was thirteen, because my dad didn't like her talking to men online, and my mom didn't like him gambling. Well, recently, my dad hooked up with a *much* younger (we're talkin' 20 years difference here) girlfriend named Karen. He's been spending almost all of his free time with her. My mom married a guy named Chuck last year, and divorced him this year because he was a jerk to me. But almost immediately after Mom filed for a divorce from Chuck, she started going to this Matchmaker site online, and going out with the guys she meets on there every day she has off of work. That really depresses me because I'm supposed to come over on her days off to spend time with her, but she's usually out with these guys.

So, my point is... I'm *so* lonely! Just glancing at couples makes me want to cry. A few weeks ago, I asked Sarah if she thought I'd be one of those middle-aged people with graying hair, still without a boyfriend. She told me I need to lower my standards, and that's the only way I'll ever get a boyfriend. But you know what? If I have to lower my standards, I'm not sure any guy is worth it... All I ask is, the guy doesn't drink, smoke, do drugs, or hunt. Is that so much to ask?!