Thursday, July 31, 2008

dinosaur hill




today was fun. Katy and I went to see The Dark Knight. then we got Chipotle (4th time I've had it in the past month and 3rd time in the past 2 weeks). then we went up to a place called Dinosaur Hill that overlooks Concord and Pleasant Hill and all that jazz. it was pretty neat and I think I recall watching fireworks there as a kid a couple of times possibly. then we went to Borders and hung out there for awhile. I love the smell of bookstores so very much :D
I was just looking through pictures on dA and stuff and seriously, why are people so pretty?? it's not fair. and then I looked at Lydia's pictures and the girl (Mindy) is absolutely gorgeous. it's just not fair lol. :/

Friday, July 25, 2008

I need The Classic Crime's new cd desperately



I actually had a pretty gosh darn good evening.

after I watched Reality Bites Back I was quite happy. that show is so ridiculously hilarious it's unbelievable ;)

I decided to take some pictures because I was rather bored and the thing to my left is something I like to call "Product Placement" lol.

and I downloaded The Classic Crime's "Abracadavers" and I've listened to it close to 40 times tonight I believe. :)

and now I'm off to watch my anberlin Cities DVD and eat raspberries. yay! :D

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

what I wouldn't give...

to be on an airplane
to be at the ocean
for rain
to be genuinely happy

today was a very interesting day for me emotionally.
my mom woke me up way too early for my liking (11am) to tell me I had an orthodontist appointment at 2. great.
so we picked up Melissa, went to Chico, had lunch, blah blah blah.
went to the ortho where I was informed that I still 8-9 months left in these damned contraptions. so basically by the time I get my braces off I will have had them for 4 years.
fuck me.
oh, and when Dr. McCarthy looked at my file she was like "Oh yes, you're the challenge case" and I was like WTF?!?!?!
then we went to Joann's Fabrics and I was DEAD tired and pissed off. my mom was annoying me and I almost starting crying. then we came home, watched some tv and then Deadliest Catch came on.
at the very end it said that one of the ships sank and the entire crew went into the water, but only 5 were lost. it was dinnertime and it took all I had in me not to start crying right then and there.
then after dinner I went to the bathroom because I was about to start crying, and I did a little bit, then I asked my mom if there was any way to get out of doing dishes tonight and there wasn't. so I came back in the house and started crying again.
I cried because of the dishes. who freaking does that?! well it wasn't because of the actual dishes of course, but still. it took me probably 40 minutes to do 15 minutes worth of dishes tonight.

yeah, I don't know. but Caitlin's amazing to say the very least. she seems to care a lot and that really means the world :D

oh, and...

the past few days I've seriously been thinking about it................

Monday, July 21, 2008

crazy dreams last night

Olivia, Jack, Talia, and I were staying in a hotel the night before Warped Tour I think. it was the morning of and I went down to the lobby to get something and I had my copy of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with me and something else as well, it might've been The Orphaned Anythings.
when I was walking down the stairs I saw Stephen Christian and screamed and ran over to him and gave him a hug I think. I talked to him for a little bit and for some reason he thought I had brought the Harry Potter book for him and I gave it to him even though I had some stuff I needed stuck in it.
then all the other anberlin guys showed up and I hugged them all as well. I remember Deon was really really short and it kind of made me laugh. I think I talked to them for a little bit about Warped or something and then they had to leave. and I remember that I wished Olivia had been there with her camera.

later I dreamed about a 3rd Narnia movie and I was like in it or something. Peter was in love with this girl (it might've been me, I really don't know) but he had to die to save something or somebody. so he died and then he came back in spirit and told the girl she needed to let him go. and apparently he never truly loved her, it was all a lie. and the twist in the end was that the damsel in distress was really the witch and she tricked everybody and she was also the evil king. everybody was floored and confused and then a battle or something broke out. it was quite odd.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

there's more to life than drinking Pt. 2

the past three days: emotional fucking rollercoaster, mostly with A LOT of drops and loops and not a lot of ups

k, so Friday night Becca, Maricela, and I went to Becca's bf Danny's house in Chico to party. we got there around 8 or so, and Danny's friends who could actually buy the alcohol didn't show up until like 9 I think. during the time of waiting we had some pretty great laughs. Danny's roomate David thought Maricela's name was "Martha" so I call her that now lol.
Me: Maricela, why are you so dirty?
Cela: Because I'm Mexican
so effing funny!!!
so then Danny's friends went out and bought beer, Jose Cuervo, and coconut rum. Becca, "Martha", and I started off with 'margaritas' that Becca made (she just poured some Jose Cuervo and margarita mix together and it tasted like freaking pickles). sick nasty to say the least. so then we put it all in the blender with some ice and it was better, but not much. then we did a few shots of Jose and rum. we watched the boys play a few rounds of beer pong which was entertaining and we hung out for awhile just chillin. oh, Martha and I made a rap video and sent it to Raven lmfao.
Wanna Cook some in the oven
Make a baby with some lovin'
we were talking about David Cook of course lol.
then Martha and I went out to fix our makeup and when we came back in Becca was already drunk b/c she had a done a few more shots while we were gone. then we played Flip Cup which was super freakin fun, but I still hate beer. so I think we played 3 rounds of that and our team got beat bad. but I think it was b/c we had 3 girls on our team that never drink beer and the other team had 3 guys who always drink beer, so it was unfair lol.
then we went out and hung out on the porch. btw, after the beer I was pretty much GONE. I remember trying to explain to everybody how beer reminded me of skunk.
k, so you know when you smell a skunk and you get that taste in your mouth? well, that's what beer tastes like
unfortunately or not, nobody agreed with me lol.
Elle called me at 11 b/c she was nearby and couldn't find the house or something so I gave the phone to Danny to tell her where to go. when she pulled up I ran out to her car and tackled her in the street hahahaha. then when I brought her up to the porch I was like "Everybody, this is Elnora, she's my best friend," and then I took her inside. I was like "Do some shots of this, then drink some beer and then you can have the rum." so she did a shot of Jose, and I think I did 1 or 2 myself, then I was like "Drink this" and held out a beer but she didn't want it and I was like "It'll get you gone, just drink it," but she didn't so I drank it for her instead. then I think we did some shots of rum but I'm not sure. I don't really remember much after that. but I remember I started crying saying "I don't want to be like my dad" and Elnora just kept saying "You're not your dad. You're not your dad." oh, and I also was crying saying "I hate that I like it! I hate that I like it!" and I remember I was hugging EVERYBODY. it was kind of funny. and at some point I was falling over by the fridge but Andrew held me up and did the weird karate bow thing and told me to do it and take a deep breath and was like "You feel better don't you?" and I was like "I do!!!" hahahaha.
then I think the last thing I remember was falling down a lot and falling down by the fridge.
next thing I knew I woke up in a bathtub at like 5:30 in the morning still COMPLETELY drunk. but it wasn't the same bathroom that I had used the night before so I was WAY confused. I looked down and saw I had scraped my ankle and I was like "WTF happened?" and then I felt I had a bandaid on my forehead and I was like "Seriously, WTF happened dude?" and then I started texting Elnora and Martha. (look at my last blog for texting convos.) Martha came into the bathroom and I don't even know what we talked about but I know we both had to pee so she went to the other bathroom and I stayed in that one. but there was no toilet paper so I had to wait until Martha got back so I could go get some toilet paper. then we both went out on the porch to hang w/ Elle and Nathan. at some point Elnora told me to roll around on the grass, so I did hahaha. we were hanging out with them when Martha and I got thirsty so we went in the kitchen to get some water. I went to refill my cup a couple of times, and both times I did, I took a swig of rum. smart? not so much. then Martha really wanted some apple juice so we walked to the nearest gas station and got some apple juice and I got a Perrier lol. when we got back Nathan asked what we got and I told him "Apple juice and water" and he was like "Why did you buy water?" and I was like "It's sparkling water" lmao.
then I was lying on the porch thinking about suicide and I almost divulged my darkest secret I think, I think I might've actually told them, but idk. so we were talking about suicide and Martha was like "Candace, don't ever kill yourself, you're too cool," and my reply was "Okay :)" ahahhaa. then Martha went inside to lie on the couch thing and I was lying on the floor and she said something so I whipped my head up and smacked the back of my head on the wood part of the couch. it hurt really bad. then when Nathan came in I went outside and collapsed on top of Elnora lol. then when Nathan came back out he was like "I hate to take your blanket away, but I'm leaving. It was nice meeting you guys." so he left and Elnora went to the bathroom, and she left soon after that and I just stayed on the couch outside. I'm not entirely sure if I went to sleep or not, but Andrew came out and asked how I was feeling and I was like "Tired. And cold," and he was like "You're cold?"
"Mhmm"
"Okay, hold on," and he went inside and got me a blanket. he was amazing. apparently he was the one that put the pillow in the bathtub for me lol.
later on when we were all up I asked what happened and apparently I threw up EVERYWHERE and I hit my head on the fridge and I was bleeding EVERYWHERE too. I think they Elnora was the only one that saw me hit my head and she went to get Danny. he told me when he saw me my face was just COVERED in blood and I was lying in my own puke and it was just BAD. he said he almost called 911 b/c I wouldn't stop bleeding. thankfully he didn't. and apparently everybody was taking pictures and crap lol. and 4 guys ended up carrying me into the bathtub around 1 or so I think they said. and Elnora said that at one point I went to the bathroom and I was still anal about washing my hands lmao. I don't remember that AT ALL. The last things I remember were me against the fridge and Nathan's friend was like "Are you okay?" and I was like "Yeahhh, I'm fiiiine" (ha!) and me saying 'fuck' a lot and Elnora was like "Well, there's one thing on your mind" and I was like "I don'wanna'ave sex" lmfao! wow, go me.
I think that's about it. oh, at some point the cops came and Martha ran inside lmfao. I was already in the bathtub at that point lol. oh, and I remember at some point I was trying to go outside and Elnora was smoking but she didn't want me to see her or something.
apparently she smoked A LOT and that reallllllllllly pissed me off to no end. :/
so, that was the first time I've ever been drunk. and I wasn't completely sober by the time I went to bed last night at like 2 or 3. and I woke up still kind of out of it. yeah. oh, and everybody's minds were boggled because I didn't have a headache the next day. not at all. Danny was like "If not from the alcohol, I would think you would have one from hitting your head." but I didn't, at all.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

I know there's more to life than drinking Pt. 1

I'm still not sober. yeah.
"Yeah, like when I bite the straw, it's like not me" - around 5 this afternoon
whole story coming tomorrow b/c imma bout to pass out from exhaustion right now.
I have a feeling I'm going to feel like a complete fool in the morning :(



Me 5:40 am: Where are you?
Elle 5:41 am: Where are you
Me 5:42 am: In the bathtub lol
Elle 5:42 am: Take a shower! Haha
Me: 5:43 am: No thanks. Where are you?
Elle 5:44 am: Outside
Me 5:45 am: Why the fuck are you outside?
Elle 5:45 am: Havent gone to sleep yet
Me 5:46 am: Wtf? Who are you with?
Elle 5:47 am: Umm nathan, were chattin
Me 5:49 am: Fuck you. You have a fucking boyfriend. Itsnot fair
Elle 5:50 am: Im not doing anything!
Me 5:50 am: I know, but its still not fair. Did i throw up?
Elle 5:52 am: Omg. Like a million times. I tried to clean you up
Me 5:52 am: Omg im so sorry. I didnt want to.
Elle 5:54 am: Well by the time I got here you were already way gone. I tried helping. We finally go you in the bathtub after you were like unconcious
Me 5:56 am: I feel like an idiot
Elle 5:56 am: Eh becca was the same.
Me 5:58 am: Yeah i know lol. But its still not fair
Elle 5:59 am: Do you feel okay
Me 6:00 am: No, im still diunker than fuck lol
Elle 6:00 am: Go back to sleep
Me 6:01 am: I have to pee and theres no toilet paper



Me 6:01 am: Im so fucking drunk
Alexandrea 10:00 am: That's a lie
Me 10:28 am: No i was
Alexandrea 10:29 am: Really?!?
Me 10:29 am: Fuck yeah lol
Alexandrea 10:30 am: Omg, I don't know if I should believe you. Haha
Me 10:31 am: I passed out threw up everywhere and cut my eyebrow
Alexandrea 10:32 am: What? Are you kidding me?
Me 10:33 am: Not in the least bit
Alexandrea 10:36 am: Haha you're crazy
Me 10:36 am: I know, I know
Alexandrea 10:39 am: Haha I love you
Me 10:39 am: I love you too



so yeah, last night.
crazy shit went DOWWWWWWN.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

I don't even know

tonight was crazy.

Starshine made me feel guilty and selfish and shitty all around. he was upset that I hadn't told him about American Idol yet, but the truth of the matter was that I hadn't really had the opportunity and I forgot to last night.
he made me feel worthless pretty much. he made me feel like a did about a year ago. I've moved on from that time, I'm not that selfish, self-absorbed person I once was. but he doesn't see that. he doesn't see me. but I can't really expect him to, I'm holed up in my room all the time.
but needless to say I thought about it again.

then later I sobbed on my mom's shoulder. she's amazing. and we talked. I was THIS close to moving down to my dad's and going to school down there. she was going to call him tomorrow so they could talk about it. I almost did. the only thing that stopped me was the fact that I would have no time left to spend with my friends up here. and I couldn't handle that. so we're just going to see what happens this semester. I really do love her. she's absofuckinglutely amazing.
she just wants me to be happy and she knows I'm not. I love her. I love her so much. :)

so yeah, that was my awful night.

Friday, July 11, 2008

again

You let me down, yet again
I'm disappointed
But it's your life, you control what you do
And you already know how I feel
You're just going to slip back into old habits
And backtrack yet again instead of moving forward
I just hope you decide to make the right decision
But I'm not sure if you will

Saturday, July 5, 2008

List of Things to do Before Age 21

1. have my first kiss be with someone I truly care about and have honest feelings for
2. go to Seattle
3. go to Europe
4. take a road trip by myself
5. learn to play the piano
6. continue to keep my morals and values in tact
7. stop living vicariously for once
8. find my reason to get up in the morning

(it's a work in progress)

what love's all about

I meant to write about this dayyyyyyys ago, but I didn't get around to it.

On Sunday Elnora, Ryan, Timmy, and I went to SF. blah blah blah. fun was had. and annoyance spawned as well. Timmy is amazing, but when you haven't slept in over 24 hours it becomes like babysitting.

anyway, on our way back I was resting my eyes and Elnora was texting Richard blah blah blah.
at some point I felt my phone vibrate and I looked to see who texted me and it was Elnora and I was like "wth? you're right next to me?" but I giggled. I opened the message and it read "I think my heart just broke."
it was at this moment I realized what love is.

love is caring about someone so much that their pain is your own.
love is wanting what's best for someone, even if it hurts you.
love is the willingness to do anything for someone in order to protect them.
love is joy, agony, passion, despair, triumph, blind.
love is so much more than we could ever know.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaking suspision you'll find that love actually is all around.
-Love Actually
I also realized that what I had been looking for all along was right there beside me.
a best friend.