Let's get together! Our Dream!

BGM: Shiina Hekiru - Taiyou Yori Atsui Kimochi

long, tiring day, but happy day. ^_^

there was a new guy training under Nan (the manager). For once, I had seniority over someone! He's only training for another few days, then he goes to be manager somewhere else...but he was a really nice guy, late twenties to early forties type, very kind to me. I was just thrilled to be in a position of seniority over someone. I knew more than someone, I could correct him...I didn't, but the knowledge that I could was there.

The owner of the chain of stores I worked at came in -- I was kinda embarrassed, especially as I was at the cash register and rang him up...I felt like I was being critiqued.

Reeb: Um...does he get the employee discount?
Nan: He'd better, hon -- he owns the store.
Reeb: Yeah, um...::blush::

He gave me a Visa card, and I was ve-e-e-ery careful to swipe it through correctly, push all the buttons...the problem was when he signed the receipt.

Reeb: ::blinks:: Um, that doesn't really match your [card's] signature...
Owner: ::whips out driver's license::

It still didn't match, but what could I do?

He likes me, though, and he said to Nan that he thought I seemed really at home. Much better than Beach House. ^^

At the end of my working day, I picked up a couple of Neil Gaiman/Sandman books. Oh, and a Harry Potter poster! We'd gotten it as part of a "July 31st" promotion for Goblet of Fire, but there's -no- place to hang any posters in the store, so I knew the poster would just be thrown out. I kinda debated with myself -- should I ask, or not?

Reeb: ::very quickly and quietly:: canIhavetheHarryPotterposter?

After that, I left them in the office/bathroom as I went to go meet Tara-chan. Tara-chan, for you who don't know, has been my best friend since the sixth grade. We actually met online. ^^ We met IRL about three years ago, and ever since, we've met once or twice a year. ^_^

Tara-chan and I started walking the boardwalk, joined up on the way by Fuu-chan and Feri-kun. Definitely, the highlight of our walk was the girls' department of Cloud 9, where Feri-kun discovered just how good he looked in female clothing.

Feri-kun: I want to make out with me.

After Feri-kun had discovered his new ability to be a sex symbol, we walked a bit longer, but then they had to go. Tara-chan and I looked in a couple of stores, then we walked a bit further down on the boardwalk until I had to stop, because my feet were -killing- me. We were talking, when...

...these two Christian girls asked us to take part in their religion survey. ^_^ We actually had a really great discussion going -- the two girls were really nice, really interested in what Tara-chan and I were saying, and let us go on and on. ^_^

We did exchange e-mail addresses. I don't know if we'll stay in contact, but that's always good to have. ^_^

After that, we had to go...we had dinner with part of Tara's -very- extended family. I felt so weird, seeing her nephew, and realizing that I remembered the e-mail from Tara saying that he'd just been born...wow. ^^

After dinner, I had to go...I got home, to discover that my cell phone had arrived. w00t! ^_^ I don't have a number yet, but dad will hook me up with that soon.

I'm just still really thrilled at seeing Tara. If I had to pick one friend of mine that I thought I would -always- be friends with, no matter what, it would probably be her...we haven't even been talking as much this year, and we haven't seen each other for over a year, but we met and we were finishing each other's sentences, filling in gaps for each other...the girls with the survey were really surprised when Tara told them about how we became friends -- they had been sure that we'd been friends forever, since we were in diapers. ^^;;

The one problem with Tara is that we can never have good debates, since we almost always have the exact same side. ^_-

And now, to end this long story, I'll leave you with a conversation with the one, the only, the soon-to-become, MAGICAL BOY FERIOLI!

(y'know, Fuu-chan is so amazing, for allowing me to name her boyfriend after a pasta. ^^)

Feri-kun: wanted to start making out with me. right there!
Reeb: that would have been very attractive.
Feri-kun: and hard to pull off
Reeb: no kidding...you'd have to be a gymnast or something.
Feri-kun: or have two mouths
Reeb: one of your mouths would have had to be on your hand or something...
Feri-kun okokok stop
Reeb otherwise, you'd have to be very much a gymnast to reach. ^_^

~Reebie wandered off at 10:33 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2002~

BGM: Tom Petty: Free Falling

I missed the bus. I feel so silly for missing the bus, I haven't missed the bus like that since when I took the bus to school daily. Running like my life for the street corner while the bus goes -zoom- by...

Okay, I was walking for the street corner since I though I still had like ten-twenty minutes to go, but still. Point stands. ^^;; And after I got up at the crack of...okay, I set my alarm for 8:15, but I think I slept until 8:40...the bus was supposed to come at 9:10-9:20ish, but I guess it was actually on time. -_-;;

Sakura-san, I think Harry's turned 22. Since he was technically born in 1980...I realized it was his birthday at about 12:17 AM August 1st. I was going to be like, "yay, Harry Potter day," but then I was like, "wait..."

<------ Reebie has been declared to be part blonde. Which really doesn't go with her coloring.

I do love your picture though, Sakura-san. the only HP fic I read was Ron/Hermione...hmm. I should do something for Harry...::cocks head, gives him a look:: Do you want fiiiic about you?

Harry: ::blanches:: Er, no, that's quite all right.

^^;;;; probably really smart of him. ^^ besides, I have quite a lot to write already, I just have no ambition to do so.

grr. Eva-san, I know you passed me the Takari ball, but you'll have to wait another entry or so when I have time to pick it up. Needless to say, we do agree on Takari. (But we don't agree on how come Hikari has a -child- in canon/KnN...I have one idea, Eva-san diagrees, but she forgot to tell me what her idea -was-...^^)

and no Kenyako for you until you get blank CDs. And I'm getting inspiration for it, too.

well, the bus should be coming soon...this is the bus that's 15 minutes late, of course. Bai!

~Reebie wandered off at 09:28 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2002~

BGM: Seki Tomokazu - Kimi ga Ita Scene

ahhh, success...

I'm too pissed off and tired to say anything else. ::snarls at the world::

~Reebie wandered off at 08:25 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2002~

BGM: Blink 182 - Damnit

I promised my column would be uploaded by late Tuesday night.

It's late Tuesday night. FFN won't accept my column.

Damnit. Damnit, damnit, damnit.

I'm hot and I'm tired and I'm really sore and tomorrow's going to be a repeat of today except no 104-bargain book box shipment and no nice friend visits so that they can soak up the air conditioning. My legs really hurt, and I've been forced to soak up all my anger at the bratling.

::sighs:: I'm going to -bed-.

~Reebie wandered off at 12:46 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2002~

BGM: Lea Salonga - On My Own (Les Mis)

For anyone who reads my column -- it's currently about 75% completed, and it'll be posted by late Tuesday night. I can't guarentee when it'll show UP on FFN, though. ^_-

I'm getting a cell phone. I don't know why, exept Nokia had a promotion -- they called me yesterday (while my parents were out) offering me a cell phone, I told them I was 19, giving them my birth date but my brother's birthyear, but I needed my dad to hear them talk (the guy I was talking to -- he had a German accent, I think -- was really nice, and he was like "I'm your age, I understand..."). I explained the situation to my 'rents this morning, who had taken the day off. My dad actually congratulated me on my quick math skills.

For some reason, this doesn't add up. Oh, well. At least I'm getting a phone. ^_-

~Reebie wandered off at 07:11 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2002~

BGM: Horie Yui - Kirari Takaramono

I've had such an exhausting week, and next week is going to be just as exhausting...this week, I did a lot of volunteer work, and next week I'm working four days, when I thought I'd only be working two. I love my job, but I thought I'd have some me-time next week...guess not.

Today I volunteered at the Anne Frank exhibit for about five and a half hours...earlier, I'd actually attended services, because it was the rabbi's last day, he's retiring...I missed the aaliyot I was supposed to get (I got there too late), so I went up to lead some prayers with some younger kids...I was older than all of them by at least two years, but I was a lot shorter than most of them. ^^ Argh, I hate my height...I'm five foot two and a quarter and this is probably going to be my adult height. Unless I start walking around on stilts, I'll never get to look -down- on anyone...::dramatic sigh::

Afterwards, I went to the Anne Frank exhibit...it's closing tomorrow, so I had to tear down all the pictures and messages the kids wrote and peel the tape off them. It was so odd...I felt so horrible to be tearing the things down, especially whenever the things got ripped. ^^;; Most of the messages were from middle-school students around the county...as mean as it is, after you read thirty variations on the theme of "the holocuast is a bad bad thing. it was very sad. R.I.P., ann frank", you can't help but get a little cynical about the average intelligence and mental state of most of the kidlings. Plus, I've never seen so many swastikas in my life...I assume most of the kids were trying to say that swastikas are a bad thing when used in connection with Nazi Germany, but still, it's kinda creepy to see so many of them glaring at you, especially when not instantly crossed out with a big black crayon.

BTW, for anyone who's interested, most of the kidlings were from middle school, especially seventh and eighth grade, and probably the vast majority of them are all taller than I am. ^^;;

I do feel old. Perhaps it's partially the influence of all of this Horie Yui, whose uber-cute voice is approximately seven years old, but it's more than just that...my genereal cynicism nowadays, coupled with how all of the older people no longer ask me what high school I'm going to, but rather what college I'm going to. ^^;; It makes me feel older, and a little prouder that I no longer look like I'm twelve.

Even if I am short.

Get the feeling I'm hung up about my height today? ^^;;

~Reebie wandered off at 08:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2002~

BGM: Into the Woods - Prologue

I saw Into the Woods last night -- very good. ^_^ I've loved musicals -- theater, really -- since before I ever got into anime...and wow, it was great. ^_^ Really funny, really cute...and really good actors. I loved how the stage crew person was dressed basically as Death. ^^

The guy who played the Wolf/Cinderella's Prince was really, really hot as a wolf, but he lost some of his attractiveness when he was in his Princely garb...well, he was still hot, but I liked him better as the wolf. (leather jacket -- but jeans, no leather pants, though.) */shallow drooling*

I think my favorite part is when they sacrifice the narrator. ^_^ My favorite characters were the narrator, the Witch, and Little Red Riding Hood...who ends up wearing fur for half the show. ^_^ The Narrator had such a great sense of humor, and such great reactions...the guy on the tracks I have sounds a bit stuffy at points. The Witch was just plain awesome, especially in her transformation...and Little Red Riding Hood just plain rocked. ^_^

I'm not working at the bookstore again for almost another full week...well, I'll probably get called in to work Tuesday, there's supposed to be another huge shipment and the other grunt broke his leg. Hmm. I got my paycheck, though, which was respectable enough, considering...I'm saving it all, because I've been spending way too much money this year. Mostly on shopping trips with Fuu-chan, damnit. And my brother's home for the weekend, and he promised to buy me CDs, so I'm very happy. ^__^ Dad and I are going to start college visitations in mid-August...

aww, shoot, I almost lost the whole entry. I think that's a sign, I'll go now. Bai!

~Reebie wandered off at 05:02 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2002~

BGM: Horie Yui - Ai no Katachi

catching up...

Is that sentence the best you can do? Take a lesson from the DigiMusic Queen: My blue faith allows me only to run with the wind (until I see the color of someday, anyway), but my adventure heart (which gives me a little brightness) gives me a happy smile and makes me into a super girl on these shiny days when a new sun rises. After all, these days (filled with love and rainbows) make me believe in the sunset's promise of my tomorrow in the future.

::smirks:: Of course, I can't beat you when it comes to Ken and Yamato delivering fanservice. I'm truly awed, and I think my nose is about to bleed. ^_- I'm thinking Daisuke does his thang to the strains of Gackt's Vanilla. My most perverse friend (no names, of course) recommended it, and a rather more straight-laced friend told me that the lyrics really disgusted her...perfecto. ^_-

Neko-san, Clone-san, I hate you both. Because of Chapter 11, Infinity is now one of maybe a dozen stories which have actually made me scream out a main character's name. But I. Hate. You. Both. Just when I was really cooing over her...(and if Rail and Kane get together in the opening scenes of Chapter 12, You Will Not Be Forgiven. Ever. Even when I'm swooning over what wonderful writers you both are.)

(and of course someone likes Kaze-chan. Hell, -I- like Kaze-chan, although I still like Kane better...but I liked him better in the anime, so I'm not surprised I stuck with him. Rail's a bit too WhinyAngst!Bishounen for my taste, but it's necessary.)

Sakura-san, Canta Per Me is in Italian, I'm fairly certain. I like it lots...^_^

I'm rather bemused by how when I only mention something once or twice (Sean Biggerstaff -- whom I only mentioned in passing -- I love his last name, though, I think that's really why I like him so much, besides his looks/accent..., oh, yes, I'm shallow. ^_- -- and Kenyako, which no, I haven't done any work on), they show up in almost every search engine query.

::bangs head on desk:: Why do I purposely bring up topics that I know will cause me pain? Reeb-chan no baka. Baka. BAKA!

And of course, now I feel guilty for even angsting a little bit. -_-;; I know to be happy, to find happiness from little things, and to smile, damnit, smile. But still...sometimes happiness doesn't cover loneliness. Sometimes -- a lot of times -- it does. But sometimes...it really doesn't.

Hmm. My feet hurt and it's almost nine. Time to go watch the Mole and see if one of the guys gets executed. (I'm personally thinking Heather's the Mole, but no one seems to want to back me up, they're all going Dorothy...) Bai!

edit: (to you and anyone else who watches The Mole): after seeing tonight's episode, Heather's the Mole, Bill wins, and Dorothy is just short in second place. I'd love for Dorothy to win -- she's smart, she's cool, she's who I want to win -- but Bill is certain Heather's the Mole, while Dorothy isn't.

~Reebie wandered off at 08:54 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2002~

BGM: Skasmopolitan - Slut Named Rachel

It's officially the midpoint of summer (or rather, it's not, but it seems to be around that time). Might as well make some lists.

What I have done:
a) logged 20+ hours a week at the bookstore, making a small-yet-significant amount of money.
b) spent a not-so-small-and-extremely-significant amount of that money on shopping trips and books.
c) read 1 and 1/2 of the 3 books required for summer reading.
d) rearranged my room's furniture.
e) made schedule changes to increase my workload in the coming fall.
f) downloaded and burned an inordinate amount of illegal mp3s.
g) maintained contact with all old friends and even made new friends.
h) had no fewer than, but certainly more than, three major fights with one/two parent(s).
i) dithered. to the nth. and moped a lot.

What I have not done:

a) traveled any distance greater than the mall.
b) any writing of significance.
c) any schoolwork for the 3 (4?) AP classes this coming year.
d) serious college/scholarship searches.
e) exercise.
f) made any decision regarding anything more significant than "vanilla-sugar or sun-ripened raspberry anti-bacterial hand lotion?" (ed. note: picked the raspberry hand lotion, but picked up a bar of vanilla soap.)
g) worked on anything important.

What I need to do:

a) remake drama club website. anything's better than its current state.
b) bone up on English/American poetry, so that I can graduate to Shakespeare and other great writers of the past millenia.
c) all of my summer work. That includes finishing all three books, writing my journals/essays, and allllllllllllllllllll the bio work.
d) exercise. you lazy slug.
e) not spend next paycheck on Hot Topic shirts and CCS videos.
f) do serious college/scholarships searching and visiting.
g) write. please. I need to.

Colleges to look into:

a) anywhere, goddamnit, that's not A.C.C.C.

Post-it notes for myself:

a) pick up more CDs to burn.
b) no abusing the blender.
c) Clean your room. Pikachu's getting pissy.
d) Beg for next week's work-allowance. eat lunch.
e) the Biology book will continue to haunt you if you only use it to look up your mother's patients' genetic diseases. With great books comes great responsibility.
f) give everyone who made it this far a cookie, flavor of their choice.

::rips open a package:: enjoy.

~Reebie wandered off at 07:58 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2002~