Wednesday, July 31, 2002

20 Things to Do Before I Die

Time: 3:38 P.M.
I'm Wearing: A rather patriotic shirt w/ shorts.
My Hair Is: Up.
I Last Ate: Raison Bran w/ soy milk for breakfast.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "Daddy Wasn't There"--Austin Powers
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I've shamelessly stolen this idea from the awesome Elbereth Githoniel. Now, here are some things I must do before I bite the dust.

20 Things to Do Before I Die

1. Visit Red Lobster with a group of Peta members, and beat the cooks with picket signs until they let my lobster pals go.
2. Win a contest for filling out the most online surveys of anyone in the world.
3. Create a Crayola crayon color.
4. Hang out with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey so I could see them reenact Wayne's World scenes.
5. Kiss the creator of Johnny Bravo for being so bloody brilliant.
6. Come up with a nifty theme for a casino in my favorite town, Las Vegas.
7. Gather enough money to buy my mom an awesome house right next to Amy Grant's and Vince Gill's.
8. Meet all o' my online pals.
9. Track Glenn Eichler down and convince him to make new episodes of the best show of all time, Daria.
10. Appear on the best soap opera ever, Port Charles.
11. Speaking of Port Charles, marry and have children with the hottest man alive, Brian Gaskill (he plays Rafe).
12. Open my own matchmaking service that would hook people up according to which cartoons they like best.
13. Create my own T-shirt business that sells Harry Potter shirts.
14. Have dinner at the best restaurant ever, the Olive Garden, with J.K. Rowling, and try to pry some info on the next HP book out of her.
15. Go to the Brooklyn Bridge with a couple of friends and yell as loud as possible, like David, Jack and Boots in Newsies.
16. Give cable internet and Harry Potter books to needy children. Those things are very important in shaping a child's future. *Nods as if she knows what she's talking about*
17. Attatch video cameras to the fronts of roller coasters so that people may purchase the tape of themselves screaming their heads off, instead of just a lousy picture.
18. Attend an awards show so I can get all dressed up and hang out with Tobey Maguire and Julia Stiles.
19. Hug "Weird Al" Yankovic for being the best guy ever.
20. Watch my brother's cartoon, Jon's Posse, on TV.
--Holly Rachael :-D

Tuesday, July 30, 2002

What the...?

Time: 3:03 P.M.
I'm Wearing: Amy Grant shirt, shorts and flip-flops.
My Hair Is: Wet. And up.
I Last Ate: Whole wheat pancakes @ Mom's.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "Start to Fly"--Plus One
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Last night, I got all dressed up and went to Crusin Muer's (the most expensive restaurant of all time) for my cousin, Lindsay's 21st birthday. We had a rather large party which consisted of fifteen people. Lindsay had her first legal drink... and then her second legal drink, both of which were bought for her by her best friend, Amber. I found this a bit odd because Amber's brother just killed one of his friends (he was also my step-sister's best friend) while drunk driving.

I don't want to criticize anyone, but I don't know why people that are this || close to a tragedy caused by drunk driving, are still drinking.

My brother finds me to be a little too judgemental about the situation. I really don't want to be that way, but I do care about my cousin, and I wish she wouldn't drink. I mean, to me, drinking just isn't a good idea. It can cause liver trouble, it can significantly blur your judgement, it can cause accidents that are sometimes fatal... and from what I hear, most of it even tastes nasty. So why would anyone start drinking, when they know what consequences it could have? Because I mean, they have to know... I don't know about you other kiddies, but the kiddies at my school had to take D.A.R.E. in 5th grade, 6th grade, 8th grade and 9th grade. Really, it's kind of hard to miss the fact that drinking's bad for you.

I'm really worried about my brother, too. He's four weeks away from his 21st birthday, and I think he's going to start drinking. Most of his friends drink, so he doesn't think one or two drinks can really hurt. But I know that he knows that it can. He promised my mom that he won't drink because she begged him not to, but I don't know if he'll make good on that promise. I really hope he will.

Well... I've put in my two cents. Now I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens.

--Holly

Sunday, July 28, 2002

And When You're Fast Asleep I Wonder Where You Go

Alriiiiiiiiiight, I'm bored outta my mind, so I'm taking this here dreeeeeeeam surveeeeeey!

Stolen From: Boys vs. Girls

1) What's your sign?
Pisces

2) How often do you dream?
Every night, but I can't always remember what I dreamt.

3)Do you dream in black/white or in color or both?
Color.

4) What do you dream about? Romance? Adventure? Mystery? Horror?
I dream about all'a that. My dreams usually include Zach and I travelling in a time machine for some reason.

5) When you dream, do you see what's happening in a character's view or camera type view?
Camera-type.

6) What is your character usually in your dreams?
A lot of bad stuff usually happens to me in my dreams. But even if something really good happens, I'll just wake up to find that it didn't really happen, so either way, I'm screwed.

7)Do you daydream?
I'm the Daydream Queen!

8) Have you ever dreamt about a guy/girl?
Duh.

9) Do you find this stuff interesting?
What stuff? *Looks around* You mean dreams? Yeah, sure.

10)Everyone likes a guy/girl. How many hours/minutes do you think about them each day?
Maybe... two to three hours? Yeah, that's probably a bad habit. I have a lot of 'em.


11) Do you think about anything more often than you think about God?
Nope. I'm obsessive-compulsive, so I have a prayer continually going through my head.

12)Do you think about magic/ magical things often?
Dear, I'm a Harry Potter fanatic. Of course I do!

13)Do you ever write stories?
Yup, all the time.

14)If so, do you ever get to the middle of it then it just seems to make no sense or have no plot so you just give up?
Absolutely! That's me to a tee! Yes, that's what's been up with me not finishing any of my stories all these years!

15)Do you believe in magic?
Well, that'd be neat, but no cigar.

16) Do you believe we have an undiscovered sixth sense?
I wouldn't say it's undiscovered, no. But... yeah.

17) Do you have deja vu's often?
No, I don't go to Deja Vu! That place is a filthy nightclub and I-- oh, wait. You're asking if I often have deja vu. Yes.

18) Do you ever dream about something then it happens later that month?
Welllllll, not really, but once I dreamt that Sarah got pregnant and had a kid, and then it turned out that her dog was pregnant, and had puppies.

19) Do you ever watch a movie you've never seen before but recognize some of the scenes/group of lines?
Occasionally.

20) Do you believe that people can slightly communicate with different dimensions/worlds?
Yeah, like Lucy on Port Charles. Yeah, I believe some people can.

21) What do you think about at night?
Whether or not Johnny Bravo's going to be on soon.

22) Do you believe in other life in the universe? *Shrugs* I don't really care. If there is other life 'round the universe, leave 'em be, they're not bothering us.

--Holly Rachael :-D

Saturday, July 27, 2002

Hurray, It's Raining!

Don't get me wrong, I hate rain, but this town really needs it right now.

Stolen From: Kettle Korn POPcorn!

Past

First grade teacher's name: Mrs. Hustead

Last word you said: "Later"

Last song you sang: "Nobody's Fool"--Avril Lavigne

Last person you hugged: Grandma Shoup

Last thing you laughed at: The lady at Art Van because she couldn't get the couch to recline after she told us she could.

Last time you said 'I love you': Last night, to my dad.

Last time you cried: Last week, over at Mom's house, because of something Mike did.

Last thing you ate: Pancakes with strawberry topping at Bob Evans for breakfast.

Present

What's in your cd player: Avril Lavigne--Let Go.

What color socks are you wearing: None.

What's under your bed: Board games.

What time did you wake up today: Around 12:00, I think.


Future

Where do you want to go: Vegas. And I will be going there, two weeks from today!

Where do you want to live: Uh... here is good.

What is your career going to be: I don't know. I'd like to be an actress, a writer, a director or a radio DJ. But I'm probably going to have to shoot a little lower.

How many kids do you want: Two or three.

What kind of car will you have: One that's GM until I move out of my dad's house, heh. He forbids his children to have anything but GM cars.

Current taste: Nothing.

Current hair: Wet and back in a ponytail.

Current clothes: Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas shirt, jean shorts with rivets, and flip-flops.

Current annoyance: I'm sort of hungry.

Current longing: Hmm... well, it'd be nice to be in a hot tub at the moment, I guess.

Current desktop picture: A fan art of Harry and Hermione riding Buckbeak.

Current worry: Did I pass the math section of my G.E.D. test?

Current hate: Eminem.

Story behind your od username: When I was a baby, people told my parents that I looked just like a cabbage patch doll, and my name is Holly, but you can call me Holl if ya want, so... Cabbage Patch Holl.

Current favorite article of clothing: *Shrugs* My Daria shirt's cool.

Favorite physical feature of the opposite sex: Eyes and lips are good. Oh yes, and eyebrows.

Last cd that you bought: Avril Lavigne--Let Go.

Favorite place to be: Home, Vegas, Grandma's and the Olive Garden.

Least favorite place: Uh... the basement.

Favorite thing to make: Mix tapes and CDs.

Time you wake up in the morning: Morning? I'm usually more of an afternoon kind of chick.

If you could play any instrument, what would it be: What 18-year-old girl wouldn't want to play... THE ACCORDIAN!

Favorite color: Pink.

Do you believe in an afterlife? Absolutely. You go to Heaven or Hell. Or you stick around Earth for a while if you've got some unfinished business.

How tall are you? 5'7".

Current favorite word: Quidditch.

Favorite book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Favorite season: Winter because that's when my birthday and Christmas are.

One person from your past you wish you could go back and talk to: My great aunt Mary. I'd really like to ask her why she never got married.

Favorite day: Sunday.

Type a line you remember from any book: "We're not stupid. We know are names are Gred and Foerge."--Either Fred or George... I can't remember which. I think it was in Sorcerer's Stone.

A random lyric: "He was a sk8er boi, she said 'See ya later, boi', he wasn't good enough for her. Now he's a superstar slammin' on his guitar, does your pretty face see what he's worth?"--"Sk8er Boi"--Avril Lavigne

Identify some things surrounding your computer: Some Harry Potter fan art I printed out, the phone, pens, desk light and some baby pictures of Zach and I.

Friday, July 26, 2002

Scott Evil's Goin' Bald! AAAH!

Time: 7:41 P.M.
I'm Wearing: "Weird Al" shirt, blue shorts and flip flops.
My Hair Is: Up in a high ponytail
I Last Ate: Skittles @ the movie theatre
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: The background music on Mario
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I went to see Austin Powers 3 with my dad and Zach today after eating at the lovely Pizza Hut Lunch Buffet. I heart those breadsticks, I tell ya...

Well, I'd have to say the movie was good and funny, but not nearly as good and funny as the second one was. And of course, the first movie was good and funny too, but not still quite as good and funny as the second one. So anyhoo, Mini-Me was so cute at the beginning when he was hanging off of Dr. Evil like a baby! And although I love Britney, I found it quite hilarious that she turned out to be a fem-bot. Yup... Oh, but poor Scott! He's so bald and evil now! *Cries* Oh, and dude! The best part of the movie for me was before the movie even began! You know how at the theatre they show all those trivia questions about celebrities and crap? Well, in the middle of that, they showed a picture of Daria, and it was an ad for her show on Noggin! *Shrieks* Daria was on the big screen! That's been my dream since the summer of 7th grade! AWESOME!

Oh man, I read this craaaaazy-arsed Harry Potter fan fic last night over at fanfiction.net called "Midnight Syndrome". Man, all the dudes in the castle kept getting sick, and it always seemed to happen right between nightfall and dusk so everybody started calling it the Midnight Syndrome. Dude, but then it turns out that Hermione and this chick, Logan, who turns out to be her evil sister, are succubi! Ron was like, "What the hell is a succubus?" which is what I'd been wondering. And it turned out that a succubus is this female demon thing that rapes guys! And Hermione said that an incubus is a male demon that rapes chicks! So I guess no girls'd better go to any Incubus concerts.

Alright, welp, I'm gonna try to find some less insane HP fan fic. Later!

--Holly Rachael :-D

Thursday, July 25, 2002

The Day Holly Gets to Do Whatever She Wants

Look, I'm doing a theme entry! Wow, I haven't done one o' these in a long time.

Okay, so here's the deal. If you were given 24 hours to do absolutely anything you wanted, what would you do? Well, I'm going to write about what I'd like to do... but with my luck, there will probably be some unexpected obstacles. So, here we go.

I don't know if I could stay awake for 24 hours, but we'll pretend that I'm capable of that. The first thing I would do is get some donuts. Why, I'd march right up to the counter at the donut store and I imagine it would go down sorta like this:
CLERK: Yeeeeah, what do ya want?
ME: You got any jelly donuts?
CLERK: Noooo, we're outta jelly donuts!
ME: Well, you got any nutty donuts?
CLERK: Noooo, we're outta nutty donuts!
ME: Then you got any Bavarian cream-filled donuts?
CLERK: Nooo, we're outta Bavarian cream-filled donuts!
ME: Well then you got any bear claws?
CLERK: Wait a minute. I'll go check.

Well, after I get my donuts, I think I'll go to Best Buy so I can get the latest Sims expansion pack. I get a really good parking spot, right in front of the store! But then some sqeaky-voiced, pimply-faced Best Buy employee will probably come up and be like, "Hey, you can't park there! That spot's reserved for the employee of the month!" And then I'll be like, "Well, if he's such a good employee, why isn't he here?" But then the employee of the month will probably show up and bash my car all to heck with his special Employee of the Month baseball bat or something.

But as I'm trying to drive away from the crazed employee of the month, a cop decides to pull me over because he hates Mr. Bean, and I'm wearing my Mr. Bean shirt. He'll be like, "Alright, let me see your license and registration." But I won't have it, of course, because I've been too lazy to go and take my driver's test, so all I have is a stinkin' permit. So then I'll have to go to jail. Once I'm there, they'll tell me I get one phone call, so I think about who I should call. I could call somebody that could bail me out. But I have been wanting to call that Ms. Cleo whose commercials are always on the Cartoon Network.

Ms. Cleo tells me that I'm destined to spend the night in jail since I used my one phone call on a stupid psychic, and now I can't make bail. But she says that when I get out of jail, I'll probably do something like go to a noisy, annoying concert since I'm one of those idiot teenagers.

Then I'll probably get a big, mean cell mate who says she'll beat the crap out of me unless I say I want Ron and Hermione to hook up in the Harry Potter books, or something horrible like that. When I get out of jail, I'm guessing I'll only have like, three hours left, which is just enough time to try out for a part on my favorite show, Port Charles. But before I try out, I spot Brian Gaskill, the hottest man ever to appear on daytime television. Well, of course, I jump him and kiss him over and over and over until Brian Presley pulls me off of him, and the writer of the show bans me from the set.

Since I obviously can't hang around there, I figure I'll do what Ms. Cleo suggested, and go to a concert. So, I head over to the Palace of Auburn Hills, but of course, with my luck, Lifehouse isn't the band playing. It's that moron, Eminem, so I stand there yelling "YOU SUCK! YOU GAVE A PERFECTLY GOOD CANDY A BAD NAME!" But then those weirdo Eminem fans'll probably get mad and chase me with box cutters or something until I get back home.

Well, by then, it's time to go to bed, so my day to do whatever I wanted didn't work out very well, did it? *Shrugs* Oh well, that's the kind of luck I'd most likely have if I had a day to do whatever I wanted. But there's always tomorrow! *Gives a hopeful thumbs up*

--Holly Rachael :-D

Wednesday, July 24, 2002

I'm Not the Milk & Cheerios in Your Spoon

Time: 3:58 in the P.M.
I'm Wearing: Red Planet Hollywood Nashville shirt and shorts w/ flip flops.
My Hair Is: Down and scrunched
I Last Ate: Oatmeal for breakfast.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "Naked"--Avril Lavigne
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So, the other day I went to Clarkston during a huge storm, and we had to take an alternate route so that we didn't get in a large traffic jam on I-75. I had to sit in the middle in the back of my grandparents' car between my dad and brother while Zach played his comedy CD very loudly. But we ate at Mesquite Creek, which has like, the best pasta I've ever tasted in my life. We celebrated Grandpa Z.'s birthday, and I got to meet my cousin, Lindsay's boyfriend. That was lovely.

And now for a survey that I have shamelessly stolen from the awesome .+.DeViLiShAnGeL.+.

5 things about my mind

1. I am obsessive compulsive. I have rituals that I absolutely MUST do, or I think something terrible will happen. Here are some examples of my rituals: I must touch my watch, ring, bracelet and earrings before doing anything important. I have a constant prayer going through my head, which makes it very hard to concentrate on what's going on around me. I also have to pick anything that looks even slightly suspicious out of my food.

2. I always have a song going through my head. It's not always a good song, so sometimes it's annoying, sometimes it's cool.
3. Ever since I was little, I think about whatever obsession I have at the present time, before I fall asleep. Right now it's Harry Potter.
4. It's very hard for me to comprehend anything involving numbers. I'm kind of dyslexic with numbers.
5. For the most part, I'm pretty oblivious. If I hear someone talking about Harry Potter or animal rights, I'm all ears. But if I hear someone talking about the very important doctor's appointment I have the next day, I zone right out, and daydream about fan fictions I'm rather fond of.

5 things about my body

1. When I was about ten years old, I decided that I liked to eat starchie foods like mashed potatoes, stuffing and corn. But I ate them constantly, and I ate very much at one time. So now I'm a rather large chick. I've been working on that for the last... oh, eight years or so.
2. My fingernails are hard as a rock. I've never needed acrylics.
3. When I was at Cedar Point, I was on the Wave Swinger, and this goth guy in front of me suddenly decides to try and swing backwards (brilliant, huh?), causing my knees to bruise horribly. Ow.
4. I broke my ankle a while back. It hurt.
5. I have the most sensitive scalp in the world. If anyone else brushes my hair, you will hear screaming as you've never heard before.


5 things about my spirit

1. I'm a Christian, but I don't really know what denomination I am. I mean, I've always gone to Farnumwood Presbyterian Church, but I don't think I'm a presbyterian. I might be a Seventh Day Adventice or whatever they're called, since I don't believe that God wants us to eat meat.
2. I think (or hope) everyone lives their lives based on a certain set of morals, and we'll all be rewarded for living by those morals someday.
3. I believe that God has a plan for everyone. Sure, we can do things to influence our lives and the way we live them, but I think God has the major say in what's gonna go down. In other words, I strongly believe in fate.
4. I believe that everyone has a soulmate, and that you will find them in your lifetime.
5. I believe in angels. I believe that God strategically places them right where people (and animals) need them, when they need them.

5 totally random things about me

1. I'm going back to Vegas on August 5th! We go there almost every year, and it's my favorite vacation spot. I am a little nervous about flying this year, so prayers would be highly appreciated.
2. I have had four cats and one dog in my lifetime.
3. This morning, I burned the roof of my mouth by eating scorching oatmeal. *Cries*
4. J.K. Rowling wants to hook Hermione up with Ron for a while. I wish to give her the glaring of a lifetime until she realizes that Harry and Hermione are destined to be together.
5. I like fan fiction. I think I'll go, read some right now! Hurray! *Throws fan fiction into the air for everyone to read*

--Holly Rachael :-D

Monday, July 22, 2002

And "Otto" Spelled Backwards Is "Otto"

Stolen From: Kettle Korn POPcorn!

1) Your name spelled backwards?: Ylloh

2) Where were your parents born?: Right here in Flint, MI.

3) Have you ever moved?: Yes. When I was 7, my great aunt Mary died, so we moved into her house, which is right around the block from my old house. And my mom changes houses quite often... I change with her.

4) What's your favourite restaurant?: Here in Michigan, it's the Olive Garden, but in Vegas, it's the Mirage Buffet and the California Pizza Kitchen.

5) Your bed is a single, double, queen or king size?: Double at Dad's, single at Mom's.

6) Your favorite sport to play?: I don't play sports. I find them to be quite icky.

7) How many kids do you want?: Two or three.

8) Do you have cable?: Basic cable.

9) Favourite 80's song?: "Hats" by Amy Grant. *Nods* I used to sing that on the playground while all the other kids sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".

10) Ever prank call anybody?: No. My brother's notorious for that, however.

11) Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?: Nope.

12) Furthest place you ever travelled?: Em... I think it's Nevada.

13) Ever bowl over 300?: Heck no!

14) What's your favourite comic strip?: Garfield, all the way! Oh, yes, and my brother's comic, Jon's Posse. Both are quite hilarious.

15) Do you really know all the words to our national anthem?: Yes.

16) Bath or shower?: Shower.

17) Best movie you've seen in the last month: Lilo & Stitch.

18) Favorite pizza topping?: Just sauce.

19) Chips or popcorn?: Ch...pop... ehhhhh popcorn with chips in it. *Nods proudly*

20) Beer or ale?: Neither, thanks.

21) Have you ever smoked peanut shells?: *Blinks* Can't say that I have. Weirdo...

22) Do you eat the skin on chicken?: I don't eat chicken at all. I'm an animal rights activist, so put down the knife and step away from the chicken!

23) Orange Juice or Apple?: I'll take some o' that pineapple/orange/banana stuff.

24) Favorite kind of cookie?: Peanut butter with a Hershey's Kiss on top.

25) Favorite type of chocolate bar?: Snicker's.

26) Your favorite vegetable?: Corn on the cob.

27) Your favourite fruit?: Strawberries.

28) Have you ever won a trophy?: Nope.

29) Are you a good cook?: Seeing as I can't even work the stove, I'd have to say... no.

30) Do you enjoy watching Oprah?: Nah, I watch Rosie.

31) Do you enjoy your present job?: You mean my job of sitting around, doing nothing? Yeah, it's pretty great. The paycheck sucks, though...

32) Ever thrown up in public?: Yes... please don't remind me.

33) Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love?: The latter, please.

34) Have you ever been in love?: Nuh-uh.

35) Do you believe in love at first sight?: No, I believe in love at second glance.

36) Ever call a 1-900- number?: No.

37) Ever been stood up on a date?: Nope.

38) What is a major turnoff of the opposite sex?: If they don't like Harry Potter, they suck.

39)First thing that catches your attention on the opposite sex?: Well, if they have a funny T-shirt on, I immediately like them.

40) Ever cheated on someone?: Nope.

41) Ever been cheated on?: No.

42) What's your all time favorite Saturday Night Live character?: *Shrugs* Weren't Wayne and Garth originally on there? If so, Garth.

43) What's your all time favorite Mad TV character?: I only watch that when Zach's got it on, so I don't rightly know.

--Holly Rachael :-D

Friday, July 19, 2002

How Do You Spell G.E.D.?

Time: 2:52 P.M.
I'm Wearing: "United We Stand" shirt and shorts.
My Hair Is: In a ponytail.
I Last Ate: Cooler Ranch Doritos.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "Once and For All"--Da Newsies
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Sooooo, I took the G.E.D. test today. I spent the whole of yesterday studying for it, only stopping to eat and use the restroom. I think yesterday was the first day in Holly History that I didn't watch any TV. Wiggy.

I have a pretty good feeling about how I did on the test, except... except for the first part of the math test. That crap is SO FREAKING HARD! I hate math! *Kicks math until it dies*. Buuuuut it's okay if I failed the math portion because I can take just that part over for the wondermous price of $9.00.

The English portion of the test included an essay, which asked the question, "Some people are famous. If you were, what would you want to be famous for?" So I went into two pages of extreme detail about the fact that I would like to be famous for filling out the most online surveys a person can. To demonstrate my point, I thought I'd put one in here now! Strictly for educational purposes, of course.

"If my life were a movie, this would be my soundtrack"
OPENING CREDITS:
“Just One of Those Days”—“Weird Al” Yankovic
CAR DRIVING SCENES:
“Bohemian Rhapsody”—Queen
HIGH SCHOOL FLASHBACK SCENES:
“Simon”--Lifehouse
“You’re Standing on My Neck”--Splendora
NOSTALGIC SCENES:
“Do You Remember the Time”—Amy Grant
“And You Don’t Remember”—Mariah Carey
BITTER/ANGER SCENES:
“Unwanted”—Avril Lavigne
“Sick Cycle Carousel”--Lifehouse
“Hot Like Fire”—Jessica Simpson
BREAKUP SCENES:
“Quit Breaking My Heart”—Mandy Moore
“Don’t Wanna Lose You Now”—Backstreet Boys
“I Can Tell”—BB Mak
NIGHTCLUB/BAR SCENES:
“Up Against the Wall”—‘N Sync
“Irresistible”—Jessica Simpson
“Get The Party Started”—Pink
FIGHT/ACTION SCENES:
“We’re Gonna Win”—Bryan Adams
“Violence”—Bif Naked
SAD/BREAKDOWN SCENES:
“Cool With You”—Jennifer Love Hewitt
“Turn This Would Around”—Amy Grant
“Fool Again”—Westlife
SCARY SCENES:
“Parasite Eve” song
DEATH SCENES:
“Hello, Goodbye”—Michael W. Smith
“This is Your Time”—Michael W. Smith
“Sweet Jesus”—Gary Chapman
FUNERAL SCENES:
“Somewhere Down the Road”—Amy Grant
“Softly and Tenderly”—Amy Grant
CHEER UP SCENES:
“Calling Down An Angel”—Plus One
“Life is Good”—LFO
DREAM ABOUT SOMEONE SCENES:
“Stuck in a Closet With Vanna White”—“Weird Al” Yankovic
“Whatever (I Had a Dream)”—Butthole Surfers
SEX SCENES:
“Insatiable”—Darren Hayes
"Everything" - Lifehouse
“I Will Show You Mine”—LFO
“Unstoppable”—The Calling
“Bent”—Matchbox Twenty
PONDER/CONTEMPLATION SCENES:
“Trying”—Lifehouse
CHASE/HURRY SCENES:
“Breakout”—Foo Fighters
“Way Down the Line”—The Offspring
HAPPY LOVE SCENES:
“The Lucky One”—Amy Grant
“Something Like You”—‘N Sync
“Forever”—LFO
“What You Like”—Darren Hayes
HAPPY FRIENDS SCENES:
“I Run to You”—Plus One
“Friends”—Michael W. Smith
“I Will Be Your Friend”—Amy Grant
CLOSING CREDITS:
“Anything But Ordinary”—Avril Lavigne

--Holly Rachael :-D

Thursday, July 18, 2002

*Large Yawn*

For the love of God, it's 5:51 A.M.! What am I doing up?! I've got to stop worrying about my G.E.D. test that I'm taking tomorrow!

Stolen From: ness-ahh

1. What is your favorite film? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Newsies.

2. Quote: "Seems to me there's no use singin' 'less you've got somethin' good to sing about."--Amy Grant

3. What is your favorite song lyric? I like an awful lot of 'em, but how 'bout "Ask her how she knows there's a God up in the Heaven. Where did He go in the middle of her shame? Ask her how she knows there's a God up in the Heaven. She said His mercy is bringing her life again."--"Ask Me"--Amy Grant

4. Describe your style. (The way you dress) Eh... well, today I'm wearing a Mr. Bean shirt and B.U.M. shorts.

5. What is your favorite scent? Pumpkin, perhaps?

6. What is your favorite flower/plant? Mandrakes. *Grins at fellow HP fanatics*

7. What is your biggest pet peeve? It bothers me very much when folks tell me how stupid I am for being a vegetarian/animal rights activist.

8. Which celebrity annoys you the most? Eminem. *Shudders*

9. If you had 3 wishes, what would they be? (Note: No wishing for more wishes)
1. A genie that will grant me the wish of wishing for more wishes.
2. Findin' da newsie of me dreams. *Waves to Mondie*
3. Hitting the lotto, or getting lots of money somehow, to help my mom out with her bills and such.

10. Who do you think is the best looking celebrity? (male and female)
Male-> Jonathan Jackson (used to be Lucky on General Hospital), Brian Gaskill (Rafe, Port Charles) and Christian Bale (Jack, Newsies).
Female-> Erin Hershey (Alison, Port Charles), Jennifer Love Hewitt, Julia Stiles and Reese Witherspoon.

11. Do you have any pets? Indeed. Meet my kitties, Daria and Amy, and my pup-dog, Chyna.

12. What is your favorite cartoon show? Daria, Johnny Bravo and The Powerpuff Girls.

13. What is your worst fear? Spiders that, in no way, resemble Tobey Maguire.

14. What is your zodiac sign? Does it suit you? Pisces. Very much so, except that I don't like swimming.

15. What is your favorite song? "I'm With You"--Avril Lavigne, at the moment.

16. If you could travel to any period in history, where would you go? Back to New Yawk in da newsies days. Dat'd be swell!

17. If you could meet any celebrity, who would it be, and why? It'd be Jonathan Jackson so I could smother him with kisses until security dragged me away.

18. If you could date any celebrity, who would it be? Once again, the delectable Jonathan Jackson.

19. What do you think of Britney Spears? I think she's wondermous!

20. If you could be any crayon color, what one would you be? Tickle Me Pink.

21. Do you believe in fate, reincarnation, and/or karma? Fate: Definitely. Reincarnation: I don't think so, but that'd be rockin'. Karma: Indeed.

22. If they made a movie about your life, who would play you, and why? Rosie O'Donnel 'cause she's my hero, plus she's around my size.

23. If they made a movie about your life, what would it be called, and why? The 18-Year-Old Senior Citizen or something poking fun at how I act like an old lady so often.

24. What are the top 5 cd's that you own?
1. Lifehouse--No Name Face
2. Avril Lavigne--Let Go
3. Amy Grant--Lead Me On
4. Michael W. Smith--Live the Life
5. The Best of Harry Potter Fan Fiction CD that I burned for myself. (Yeah, yeah, shuddup!)

25. What do you think is the most romantic song ever? If it isn't "When You Really Love a Woman"--Bryan Adams then it's "Insatiable" or "I Miss You" by Darren Hayes.

26. What is the most romantic movie you've ever seen? I'm going to sound like a nerd, but I'm still going to say Splash. *Tear* I LOVE that movie!

27. What's your favorite scary movie? Ernest Scared Stupid.

28. What is your motto for life? "I don't have low self-esteem. I have low esteem for everyone else." Wait, that's Daria's motto. Mine is... uh... "You can do it!" No, that's the dude from all the Adam Sandler movies... Ah yes! "Whatever will come will come, and you'll meet it when it does." No, that's Harry Potter's. I got it! It's "Headlines don't sell papes. Newsies sell papes." Nooo, aaargh, I'll have to get one of my own one of these days.

--Holly Rachael :-D

Monday, July 15, 2002

I Had a Smile on My Face & I Sat Up Straight

Today, my dad and I worked on math together in preparation for the G.E.D. test I'll be taking on Friday. My sunburn is peeling muchly, but the swelling in my eyelids has lessened considerably, so that's good. I think I scared the people at Fazoli's with my second-degree sunburn, though.

Since nothing very exciting happened today (except that I got to read more of Mondie's AWESOME Newsies fan fic), I'm going to post some lyrics that remind me very much of how I felt in high school. This song mainly reminds me of how things were the year I started at Carman-Ainsworth.

"Unwanted"
By Avril Lavigne



All they did was walk over
Start off by shaking your hands
That's how it went
I had a smile on my face and I sat up straight
Oh, yeah, yeah
I wanted to know you
I wanted to show you

[chorus]
You don't know me
Don't ignore me
You don't want me there
You just shut me out
You don't know me
Don't ignore me
If you had your way
You'd just shut me out
Make me go away

No, I just don't understand why
you won't talk to me
It hurts that I'm so unwanted for nothing
Don't talk words against me
I wanted to know you
I wanted to show you

[chorus]
You don't know me
Don't ignore me
You don't want me there
You just shut me out
You don't know me
Don't ignore me
If you had your way
You'd just shut me out
Make me go away
Make me go away

I tried to belong
It didn't seem wrong
My head aches
It's been so long
I'll write this song
That's what it takes

[chorus x2]
Make me go away
Make me go away

--Holly Rachael :-D

Sunday, July 14, 2002

I'm Blind!

Time: 4:24 P.M.
I'm Wearing: Blue "South Bark" shirt with jeans.
My Hair Is: Back in a ponytail.
I Last Ate: Whole wheat pancakes @ Mom's house.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "One Last Breath"--Creed
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So, I got this terrible sunburn at Cedar Point on Thursday, because I totally forgot to wear any sunscreen, and I have a sun allergy. Well, last night, my eyelids started to swell up really bad. I woke up this morning, and couldn't open my eyes hardly at all!

I have these little slits for eyes now. My dad took me to emergency, and the doctor said I have second degree burns on my face, and that my forehead is burned so bad that it's drooping... right over my eyes. Plus, my eyes are really swoolen. My cat rubbed up against my arm yesterday, and I was like, "Owwwww!" This is a bad sunburn, folks. I'm using aloe vera, this moisturizing stuff, and I'm taking Aspirin.

AAAAH, I can't see! Oh, hello, doggie. *Pets wasp*. Oh yes, I must mention that Allison and I have decided to join the Flint Community Players together, despite the fact that she has singing talent, and I have none. Welllllll... so, here's a survey.

Stolen From: .:.stellar.:.

Favorite Fruit: Strawberries

Favorite Cereal: Peanut Butter Crunch

Favorite Drink: Vanilla soy milk

Favorite Ice Cream: Superman and strawberry sorbet.

Favorite Type of Chocolate: White chocolate

Favorite Type of Muffin: Cappuccino

Favorite Thing to Put on Your Pancakes: Strawberry syrup with stawberries.

Favorite Color: Pink

Favorite Nail Polish Color: This purplish pink color I'm wearing. It's Carrie's. Shhh!

Favorite Candle Scent: Honeydew

Favorite Pen Color: Uh... blue.

Favorite Clothing Color: Pink

Favorite Color for Walls in a Room: I'm going to paint my room at Mom's house pink, and my room at Dad's house blue.

Favorite Hair Color: Strawberry blonde

Favorite Eye Color: Green

Favorite Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Favorite Actress: Erin Hershey (Alison on Port Charles)

Favorite Actor: Brian Gaskill (Rafe on Port Charles)

Favorite Music Video: "Freakin' Friends" by Mystik Spiral

Favorite TV Channel: Cartoon Network

Favorite TV Show: Port Charles

Favorite Cartoon: Daria, Johnny Bravo and The Powerpuff Girls

Favorite School Subject: Writing lab and screenplay writing

Favorite Name for a Boy: Carson Scott

Favorite Name for a Girl: Autumn Kate, Ivy Heather and Maycee Avril

Favorite Room in the House: I like the living room and the family room equally.

Favorite Place to go to for a Vacation: Las Vegas (I'm goin' back on August 10th! WOOOOO HOOOO!)

Favorite Country: The good ol' U. S. of A.

Favorite City: Flint, MI; Las Vegas, NV; Orlando, FL

Favorite Thing in Your Room: The Harry Potter books. But they get moved around a lot.

Favorite Thing in Your House: The computer

Favorite Quote from a Song: "It sounds ridiculous, but when you leave a room, there's a part of me that just wants to follow you too."--"I Miss You"--Darren Hayes

Favorite Day of the Week: Sunday

Favorite Holiday: Christmas

Favorite Time of the Day: Right around 10:00 P.M.

Favorite Time to Shower: At night

Favorite Feeling: Inspiration

Favorite Emotion: Loved

Favorite Thing to do when You're Bored: Break out the mushiest Harry Potter (Harry/Hermione) fan fic I can find.

Favorite Thing to do when You're Mad: Listen to Lifehouse and Amy Grant until I calm down.

Favorite Thing to do when You're Hyper: Sing the entire score of Newsies.

Favorite Type of Accent: British!

Favorite Store: Meijers

Favorite Place to Hang Out: Home

Favorite Talk Show: Late Night With Conan O'Brien, The Late Show With David Letterman and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

Favorite Type/Brand of Cigarettes: No smoking for me, thanks.

Favorite Thing to Dream About: It's always fun when I dream that I'm in the Harry Potter books.

Favorite Person to Laugh at: Zachary

Favorite Friend: They're all simply mah-velous!

--Holly Rachael :-D

Friday, July 12, 2002

Father/Daughter Bonding @ Cedar Point

Time: 12:15 A.M.
I'm Wearing: "United We Stand" shirt, jeans and flip-flops.
My Hair Is: A horrible, windblown mess.
I Last Ate: Cake from Bill Knapps in Maumee, Ohio.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "From My Head to My Heart"--Evan and Jaron
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I just got back from at day at Cedar Point, and I must say, it was pretty swell. Last night, I cried hysterically about the fact that Zach refused to go with us, but now I'm okay... except for the fact that I've got like, 3rd frickin' degree sunburns everywhere! Ow.

Dad and I drove all the way to Yipsilani (uh... however you spell it), listening to Avril Lavigne, Mandy Moore, 'N Sync and my very own burned CD of The Best of Harry Potter Fan Fiction. Yes, I am a nerd. Then we stopped and ate at Bob Evans. Then we drove all the way to good ol' Sandusky, Ohio.

When we got into the park, we headed straight for The Blue Streak, which was a coaster I'd never been on. It was pretty fun, but I've really got to be honest here... I don't much like the feeling of my stomach dropping. It... *shudders* bothers me. I'm kind of a mild-coaster kinda gal, I think.

Next, we headed over to Calypso, which was one of my fun, spinning around-and-around really really fast rides. *Giddily* I love those! So then we went on even more of my kind of rides like The Scrambler and The Matterhorn. My dad gets really sick on my type'a rides, though, so we had to cool it and eat gormet pretzels with smoothies, then we got on the Cedar Downs, the racing horses (tee hee!).

Then we went on the Wild Cat, which is my very favorite roller coaster. I like it because there isn't very much stomach-dropping involded; just speediness, lots of loops and little hills. But while we were waiting in line for that ride, my dad complained that his back was really hurting him, so he propped himself up on the bars with his arms. I tried it too, but it didn't work out so well for me... I pulled a muscle in my shoulder and *OWWWCH*, does it hurt!

After the Wild Cat, Dad and I sat through the Cedar Point show, "Snoopy Rocks On Ice!" I've gotta tell ya... I loved that show! Man, they've got like, Olympic-talented skaters performing! And those people in the big Peanuts costumes must have had a really hard time skating. Oh yes, and Dad slept through that, by the way.

Next, we went on these awesome rides (you know, my spinny kind). There was one called Troika, and the other one was called Chaos. They were both SO... MUCH... FUN! Chaos takes you up on this wheel, turns you sideways, and then the car you're in starts flipping over and over and over, upside down, and it looks like you're going to smash you face on the cement! But it was so cool! That, however, made my dad really sick, so we had to chill for a bit, and watch the poor suckers on the Power Tower.

After I got whip-lash on the bumper cars (an old lady rammed into the front of my car while Dad crashed into the back of my car), we went on the Gemini, which is a favorite coaster of mine. I like the whole blue and red racing theme they've got goin' on... super fun. I am a screamer, though. *Screams at top volume to get point across*.

Then we went on the Mine Ride, which just... sucks. All it does is jerk you around a little bit. Next, we headed over to one of my favorite rides in the whole park, Thunder Canyon, where we got soaked. Thankfully, we brought extra clothes.


Finally, Dad and I went on the Giant Wheel, and I went on Schwabinchen. Then we went to The Hat Rack (or something) and I got this spiffy China-person hat. It's wonderful.


I sure am sunburned... ow. Welp, that's it. Hope ya'll had as good a day as I did!

--Holly Rachael :-D

Tuesday, July 9, 2002

Orange County & Fan Fiction

Time: 1:25 A.M.
I'm Wearing: "United We Stand" shirt, red and blue shorts, black flip-flops.
My Hair Is: Down and straight.
I Last Ate: Chips.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "Short Skirt, Long Jacket"--Cake
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Oh man, my dad and I rented Orange County tonight, and it was so good! I was actually expecting it to suck, so I was pleasantly surprised! When it was over, I turned to Dad and said, "Wow. I thought that was really good!" to which he replied, "Oh. I thought that was really mediocre!" But really, it was spiffy as all get-out.

So then my dad went to bed, and I got struck by The Lightening Bolt of Inspiration. I immediately fired up the computer, opened up Word, and typed like there was no tomorrow. That's right, now there are two more chapters in my Harry Potter fan fic, "Harry Potter--The Bachelor." *Shrieks like she's at an 'N Sync concert* I'm so thrilled that my inspiration crushed and destroyed my temporary writer's block!

Well, I'm just bubbling over with anticipation, not knowing what people will think of my fic. So I thought I just might post an excerpt from "Harry Potter--The Bachelor" right here on FOD! Please tell me what you think! Here a scene from it:
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Harry felt his stomach drop. Twenty-five beautiful girls were walking toward him, all dressed in glamorous dresses and beaming at him. Cho caught his eye immediately, and he couldn’t help but gawk at her in amazement.
She wore a dazzling red, strapless gown, and her hair was done up in a stylish twist. That twist kind of reminded him of Hermione’s hair at the Yule Ball last year. He laughed, remembering how that twist had fallen to pieces when she fought with Ron that night, and his nerves lessened considerably. That’s what I’ll do, he thought. When I get too nervous during this, I’ll just think of my friends. Then he turned his attention to Bagman.
“Hello, I’m Ludo Bagman, and I’ll be your host. I’m here at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where we’ll be broadcasting from all month long! Now, let’s meet our bachelor… Harrrrry ‘The Boy Who Lived’ Potter!” The Memory Capturer turned toward Harry.
“Harry is a fifteen-year-old guy in need of a prom date! He stands at five-foot-four, has black hair and green eyes. Harry spends his free time playing for the Gryffindor House Quidditch team where he’s a Seeker. Now, let’s meet the witches!”
The girls began to walk toward Harry. They all paused to smile and pose for the camera, and then proceeded to shake Harry’s hand and introduce themselves. First up was Cho. “Hey Harry, I’m Cho.”
He smiled back. “I know. You look—”
But he never got to finish his sentence; more girls were already lined up to meet him. “Hey, I’m Jen.”
“I’m Kelly.”
“I’m Brayden.”
Harry couldn’t catch half of their names, let alone take a good look at them, they were moving so fast. At long last, Bagman said, “And those are the witches! Join us after these messages for more of The Bachelor! …And we’re clear! Good job, Harry, bravo. C’mon, grab some floo powder, we’re headed to Hogsmeade!”
“What?” Harry said, caught way off guard. “Tonight?!”
“Well yeah,” Bagman said in a matter-of-fact way. “Come on, the girls are already there!” ________________________________________________________

Well, what do you think? Is this pure crap, or is it okay? I'd really appreciate it if ya'd drop me a note and tell me. Thanks! Ah, it's storming outside! *Hides under desk*.

--Holly Rachael :-D

Monday, July 8, 2002

Lenny and Carl Are My Heros

Stolen From: scarletdarling
1. List 5 things that you don't care for:
*Eminem
*Hunters
*Jerks
*Those people who wish to take "God" out of all our spiffy American sayings and such
*Larry the Cable Guy
2. What movie do you think was really stupid? Idle Hands
3. What song are you sick of hearing? That one where the chicks go, "It's so hot, I think I'm gonna take off all my clothes," or something.
4. What word annoys you? "Waterhead." It's a word Zach stole from Larry the Cable Guy.
5. What is the ugliest name? D'wayne.
6. Your least favorite scented lotion: I think they're all quite lovely.
7. Least favorite flower: Um... the... orange kind.
8.Describe a person you don't like: I'd rather not.
9.What was your worst nightmare: The one where I got on a rollercoaster made of fire with Bianca from All My Children.
10. Restaurant you hate: McDonald's.
11. What do you hate about yourself? Wellll, I could stand to lose quite a few pounds.
12. What do you hate about your parents? I don't hate anything about my mom. I'm not very fond of the fact that my dad tends to yell when he gets angry.
13. Car that you think is ugly: Mine.
14. Religion that annoys you: Athiests kind of annoy me because they seem to be so persistent about putting down my religion, Christianity.
15. If you had to wipe out an entire continent which would it be? Gah! I don't think I'd enjoy that, but if I had to... uh... will you do it for me? Please?
16. If you had to kill seven people who would they be? Ah, I don't go for killing anyone but Osoma Bin Laden and other terrorists.
17. The most boring book you ever read: To Kill a Mockingbird. I fell asleep while my English teacher was reading it to us.
18. Teacher you hated: My 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Shmule. She called my mom to complain that I had puked in her class after she wouldn't let me go to the bathroom.
19. A word you'll never say: Well, I don't swear. I used to, though. I'm tryin' to clean up my act a bit.
20.Ex boyfriend/ex girlfriend you hate the most: How 'bout that online dude, Josh? He sucked.
21. Job you hated: I haven't had a job yet.
22.Do you hate...
reading? No, I quite enjoy it.
watching TV? No, I like that too.
going to work? Uh... well, I probably wouldn't like it.
going shopping? No way, I love going shopping!
eating? Heck no! Eating is very enjoyable.
talking on the phone? Yes, I despise talking on the phone.
Victorian tea parties? No, tea's good.
The End Times pamphlets? Um... I don't know.
tourists? Are you kidding? I am a tourist.
going on fishing trips? Yes, I hate fishing altogether. Vegetarian/animal rights chick here, dear.
boys who skateboard over ramps? No, I find them quite hot.
jazz guitar? No.
acrylic nails? Nah, they're okay for somebody else, but my nails are just long on their own.
Diedrich coffee? Probably, I'm not much of a coffee chica.
cannibals? Heh, uh, yeah.
Oiuji boards? I was always the one who moved the thing so I could get back to eating popcorn. I thought it was pretty boring.
corporate buildings? Nah.
jellyroll pens? They're okay.
dog collars? They're fine... on dogs.
the play "Oklahoma"? I haven't seen it, but I'd like to.
23. What smell do you hate the most: The smell of those porti-potties that they, for some reason, have outside of Rite Aid.
24. What was the worst thing that happened to you today? I had to paint the porch with my dad, and Dad accidentally painted too close to a bees' nest, so they chased after us, and we had to run for cover.
25. In your entire life, what is the worst thing that's happend to you? Either when I broke my ankle or got a rock stuck in my knee.
26.Who is the ugliest person you know? Hey pal, sounds like you need to watch Shallow Hal.
27. Who is the most stupid person you know? The stupidest? I don't know.
28. Who is the biggest slob? Well, Grandpa eats pretty sloppily.
29. Who is the biggest control freak? My dad.
30. Who will not shut up? I won't!
31. The biggest hypocrite? Adolf Hitler.
32.Who tells the most lies? According to some a-holes, my poor, innocent grandma.
33. Who complains too much about their problems? I do.
34. What is the meanest thing anyone's ever said to you? One time, when we were playing floor hockey in gym, someone said, "Use Holly for the goalie! She's the only one fat enough to block the puck."
35.What's the meanest thing you've said to someone else? I was really upset with Mike last Christmas because he didn't buy my mom a present. I told him, "No one's gotten my mom a decent present since my dad! You're the worst guy she's ever been with!" I felt really bad about saying that immediately after saying it.
36. Guy/girl you would not have sex with if you were the last two people on Earth: Howard Stern.
37. Has anyone ever...
spread rumors about you? Yeah. In 3rd grade, I went to the bathroom and someone had written, "Holly Zintel is a bit*h" on the stall.
stolen something from you? Yup.
pulled some of your hair out? Yes.
toilet papered your house? Yep.
made you laugh when you were in the middle of drinking something, so it went up your nose? Yup! Many times.
ditched you? Yeah. In 6th grade, we had these pen pals from Woodland. When they came to visit at our school, I was trying to make my pen pal feel really welcome, but she ditched me at lunchtime, and went to hang out with her Woodland friends.
stood you up? No.
completely ignored you when you were talking? Oh yeah, that's Mike, all the way.
stared at you for a long time? Yeah. That's Bobby insane specialty.
spit spitwads at you? No.
pushed you into a swimming pool? Yup! When I was taking swimming lessons as a little girl, I was scared to go off the diving board. Once I got up there for the first time, I froze, scared out of my mind. My teacher said she was coming up to get me, but instead, she pushed me into the pool! Ugh. I'm still scared to swim.
forced you to go on a rollercoaster? No.
"mooned" you? Yup, by my idiot brother, Zach.
38. What is the worst thing that could happen to you right now? Well... I could die, I s'pose.
39. How many times have you cried this week? Probably about four or five. That's what I average a week.

Sunday, July 7, 2002

I Just Realized Something!

I've been to Las Vegas 12 times, and have never seen Wayne Newton! That's odd.

So anyway, I got a new purse yesterday. It's a pink and white Hawiian-print backpack/purse with the Powerpuff Girls on one side of it. *Beams* I'm quite fond of it. And it was only $4.90! What a bargain.

Today we celebrated Mike's upcoming birthday with a bear-shaped cake that Mom made and decorated. Good Lord, it was so packed in that house! Check out the list of people who were there: Mike's grandma and mom, Rhonda, Tom, Katie, my grandma and grandpa Shoup, Zach, Mike's uncle Troy and aunt Peggy, Billy, Carrie, Garrett, Mom, Mike and I. My dog was too scared to even venture downstairs.

I'm having a lot of fun writing my fan fiction, "Harry Potter--The Bachelor." See, to write the story, I need to come up with twenty-five different personalities for witches to have. I decided to make almost every girl have at least one intensely undesirable character flaw. One witch even has the very same character flaw as me! She's obsessive-compulsive to the highest degree. Yup, it's lots of fun.

Well, I'll get back to writing it then. See ya.

--Holly Rachael :-D

Friday, July 5, 2002

Wacka-dacka-doo-doo-yeah!

Stolen From: .+.DeViLiShAnGeL.+.

[[09 Things You're Looking Forward To]]
1. The movie version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
2. Cedar Point trip next week.
3. Vegas trip next month.
4. Seeing the Powerpuff Girls movie... sometime soon!
5. Seeing Sarah. I miss my friend! *Cries*.
6. Meeting the Sk8er Boi of my dreams. *Sigh*.
7. Christmas.
8. Figuring out how to watch the freaking deleted scenes on the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone DVD.
9. Winning 5 million dollars. *Crosses fingers*

[[07 Things That Annoy You]
1. Eminem.
2. People who refuse to watch a cartoon because they think cartoons are childish. *Glares at morons*.
3. My dog's 4 A.M. whining session.
4. When people talk like drunken sailors.
5. People who think Harry Potter isn't cool.
6. People who think Daria isn't cool.
7. When guys claim to need porn.

[[06 Things You Touch Every Day]]
1. Soy milk.
2. Eyeshadow.
3. A remote of some type.
4. My CDs.
5. The computer.
6. My hair.

[[03 Movies You Could Watch Over and Over]]
1. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone.
2. Newsies
3. Spider-man

[[02 Of Your Favorite Songs At This Moment]]
1. "Ode to Harry Potter"--Switchblade Kittens
2. "Sk8er Boi"--Avril Lavigne

Mr. Deeds, Fireworks and Theresa

Time: 1:54 A.M.
I'm Wearing: Blue "United We Stand" shirt, patriotic shorts, and patriotic sandals
My Hair Is: In French braids with ribbons
I Last Ate: A veggie dog w/ mustard and chips
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "I Wanna Be With You"--Mandy Moore
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Today was Carrie's birthday, yet we had the cake and ice cream celebrating Carrie's birthday yesterday. It was pretty cool. My mom has this Barbie-shaped cake pan, and she made the cake up to look like Carrie in her Grand Blanc cheerleader uniform. It was packed as heck in my mom's house, though, so halfway through the party, Zach and I left to pick up Bobby.

After stalling for time with Bobby at Office Depot, he, Zach and I returned to Mom's house with the movie we rented, Shallow Hal. I've gotta say, that movie was hilarious and touching at the same time. Awwww.

Today I went to see Mr. Deeds with Dad and Zach. That movie was also hilarious and touching all at once. Again, awwwwwww. Then we went to pick up my dad's chick, Theresa, whom Zach and I had never met before.

Theresa was pretty cool, but she laughed waaaay too much, which was probably due to her nervousness about hanging out with us. And she wore waaaaaay too much perfume, which kind of made it hard to breathe in the car until Dad opened the sunroof. She was really nice, though, and I knew she would be, because she's a social worker. That woman puts up with a lot of crap, so perhaps she can even put up with my dad. Heheh... We all went to fireworks in Clio together. They were pretty dern good fireworks, but I've seen better. *Thought bubble as Holly remembers Disney World*. Ahhh... Epcot fireworks...

*Snaps out of it* Man, I gotta tell ya, my indoor cat, Daria, ran out of the house yesterday, and that was not a fun ordeal. The last time she got out and I chased her, I broke my left ankle in 2 places and sprained the other, so this time, I didn't want to go running after her in the dark. After like, half an hour of playing hide and seek with the cat, Mom caught her and brought her in. My other cat, Amy, had such a superior look on her face, it made everyone giggle. Yes, I said "giggle".

Duuuuuuude, the Avril Lavigne CD is the best CD since Lifehouse--No Name Face. *Contented sigh*. Ohhh, Lifehouse... So anyway, I was sort of bothered by the fact that Theresa shares my dad's love of *shudders* oldies. This was the first 4th of July in 3 years that I haven't gotten to listen to Mandy Moore in the car on the way back from fireworks. *Sob*. Ah well. Next year! Happy 4th, and God bless the U.S.A.! *Salutes*

--Holly Rachael :-D

Wednesday, July 3, 2002

The Deck is Mean

Time: 1:03 A.M.
Hair: Down and wet
I'm Wearing: White Amy Grant shirt, blue & red B.U.M. shorts and patriotic red, white & blue flip flops.
I Last Ate: Strawberry ice cream @ Big Boy.
Holly's Song Pick of the Day: "Sk8er Boi"--Avril Lavigne
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Ouch. I hurt everywhere. I spent the night at my mom's yesterday, and today I went to Target with her for patriotic nail polish and b-day presents for Carrie.

Mom took me to Dad's house after that. My brother and my dad were in the back yard, staining the deck. Of course, they wanted me to pitch in, so I did. And I must say this: It... was... TEDIOUS! My back hurts, my neck hurts, my butt hurts, my knees hurt. I just hurt.

And in case you were wondering, yes, I do seem to enjoy whining about it. It was so hot out there! Owwwwww, my face is sunburned. Dang. And now Zach doesn't want to go to Cedar Point on the 4th for some insane reason. So now we might not even be going and AAAAAARGH!

At least I got Avril Lavigne's CD. It's so catchy and wondermous. But I still hurt, so OWWWWW! Okay, I'll go now...


--Holly Rachael :-D

Monday, July 1, 2002

You Get to Drink From... THE FIREHOSE!

Woo hoo! I'm going to Cedar Point on the 4th of July with Dad, Zach and Bobby! I'm tickled pink. Not mauve, not magenta, I'm tickled PINK! So... before I help Dad stain the deck, here's a survey!

Stolen from: *Jack Marie*

1. Age?: 18

2. Biggest turn on?: A guy who likes cartoons

3. What's your middle name(s)?: Rachael

4. What was your first piercing?: When I was about one year old, and I went to get my ears pierced, the piercing chicks thought they should pierce both my ears at once. That was a mistake.

5. Are your parents divorced or still married?: Divorced

6. What languages can you speak?: English and Harry Potter

8. Do you have brothers or sisters?: One brother, one step-brother and one step-sister.

9. Boxers or briefs/Panties or thongs?: Boxers/panties

10. If you could have one super-power, what would it be?: The ability to read minds.

11. Why?: Because reading minds sounds delightful.

12. What's the first thing that comes to mind when I say onomatopoeia?: *Whispers* They're not all there.

13. Last movie you watched?: The Majestic

14. Last song you heard?: "Alayna" by LFO

15. How would you commit suicide?: I wouldn't.

16. How many bones have you broken?: Two.

17. Which ones?: A couple in my left ankle.

18. Would you rather loose a hand or foot?: Foot.

19. Why did you choose that?: I enjoy typing more than walking.

20. How would you describe your style?: It's very... Holly.

21. What's the worst pain you've felt?: Probably when I broke my ankle or when I got that rock stuck in my knee.

22. How much time do you take to get ready in the morning?: Like, twenty minutes.

23. Do you shower at night or in the morning?: Night.

24. On a scale of 1- 10, how was today?: It's only 12:00, but it's goin' okay so far.

Favorites:

26. Vegetable: Corn on the cob.

27. Class in high school: Writing lab and screenplay writing.

28. Brand of shoes: Sketchers.

29. Food: Mom's homemade stuffed pumpkin shells.

30. Smell: Pumpkin and strawberry.

31. Actor: Jonathan Jackson, Brian Gaskill

32. Actress: Erin Hershey, Julia Stiles

33. Beverage: Virgin strawberry daquiri.

34. Superhero?: Spider-man

35. Simpsons Character: Milhouse

36. Word: Trabpukcip

37. Least-favorite word: Antidisestablishmentarianism

38. Website: fanfiction.net before it decided to SHUT DOWN FOR TWO MORE FREAKIN' WEEKS! *Cries*.

39. Animal: Kitties and puppies and horsies and such.

40. Part of the human body: Eyes.

Complete the following:

41. God is: Awesome.

42. Guns should be: Outlawed.

43. If I were 7 again I would: Cry.

44. Elmo is: Red.

45. Child molesters should: Be put away for life.

46. High school is: Sucky.

47. Police officers need to: Do their job.

48. If I were invisible I would: Be like, "Cool... I'm invisible."

49. T.V. is: My main source of entertainment. Besides you, my beloved computer...

50. Love is: A many splendored thing.

--Holly Rachael :-D

Inspiration Hits... *Ow*!

*Rubs head* That lousy inspiration hit me right over the head! Did you see that? Good Lord...

Anyway, I was watching The Newsies extras on my DVD, and they have this thing on there about the history involved in the movie, and how they thought up the songs and the storyline. It's really fascinating, and it makes me want write.

I really like learning about where things come from, and I love music and stories, so why not combine all three? I'm going to surf the web to see if I can find an old, true story that sparks my interest. Then I want to write a musical about it.

I know musicals aren't very popular these days (with the exception of the awesome Moulin Rouge), but I love them. Even though my singing voice is far from Mariah Carey's, I also want to try out for some musicals in my town. I really want to join the Flint Community Players, and I think I will. Even if you don't get a part in the Community Players, they can put you to work making scenery and stuff. So... yeah.

For now, though, I'm headed over to google.com to check out some cool historic tales. Later!

--Holly Rachael :-D