I know it's really lame. I don't care if you laugh at me or tell me how ridiculous I am, or anything of that nature. However, I update my facebook status frequently. Not only that, I'm freakishly nostalgic... I keep any and every little memento. So since facebook used to have a mini-feed option (that changed this week, which I'm super mad about) where you can only see your status updates sans comments. So I've been saving my status updates since last summer in a word document. Last summer was sort of a turnover point in my life... some sucky things happened, I had finished high school and I was moving on to college... it was a new page in more ways than one, and I wanted to document my journey.
Today is April 23rd, 2009. Here is what I was doing on this day of each month since last July when my real, new journey started.
July 18 (FIRST ENTRY) -
Celeste Elizabeth is finally home from camp, beaten and bruised... and doesn't really know what to do about it. How is this new journey going to go? Can I really do this?11:39pm
July 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth loves being joyful. (: At Megbee's until further notice.9:43pm
Celeste Elizabeth hasn't ACTUALLY abandoned you, Matty. Dominick's right... I love you too much for that, haha.11:59am
Celeste Elizabeth is ignoring every question in her inbox... at least for today. Today, she just wants to be happy.9:27am
Celeste Elizabeth is more happy than she would have believed at this point. Falling asleep wrapped up in my favorite blanket... big day tomorrow. (:.12:26am
August 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth is finally getting her MUD night. (: Over at Megbee's.7:29pmComment
Celeste Elizabeth is packing things into boxes. I'm coming to Pwood tomorrow! (: Tell me to come visit you!5:46pmComment
Celeste Elizabeth really hurts and can't BELIEVE someone would stoop that low.12:05amComment
September 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth was looking at new and old Fury pictures today and almost started crying.Sep 23rd roundabouts 5:45 in the evenin'
Celeste Elizabeth is a roly poly.Sep 23rd roundabouts 1:58 in the evenin'
Celeste Elizabeth will be at the doctor until this afternoon. But I get to see Medora this weekend!!! I miss my sister lots.Sep 23rd roundabouts 11:31 in the mornin'
Celeste Elizabeth is sickkkk. Being sick and having five page papers to write are not fun combinations.Sep 23rd roundabouts 10:35 in the mornin'
October 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth is finally back at her "home" in Elon. I'm falling in love with this place. Oct 23rd at 1:16pm
November 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth thinks Harry Potter Marathons with stellar people are too stellar for kicks. Plano in only three days.Sunday at 7:03pm
Celeste Elizabeth is getting rid of bad habits.Sunday at 10:56pm
December 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth is actually a peacock. December 23 at 7:49pm
Celeste Elizabeth is going dancing tonight; meet me at the clubbb, kids.December 23 at 4:00pm
Celeste Elizabeth will tell you the tale of Desperaux if you want her to... I've become a master at it. (:.December 23 at 11:44am
January 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth thinks this whole baking thing may be a bad idea..... we'll see. (:.January 23 at 12:28am
Celeste Elizabeth is done with Class for Winter term. (:.January 23 at 7:18pm
February 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth psyches herself out, again. It's over... for real. You can't have the past. Let's make the future worth something.February 23 at 5:10pm
Celeste Elizabeth is on facebook in class because her teacher told her to be; in other news, my fingers are bleeding again.February 23 at 11:20am
March 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth "The South is often shrouded in romance and myth, but its realities are as intriguing, as intricate, as its legends."March 23 at 8:05pm
Celeste Elizabeth maybe gets to see Megaboo today. Lots of driving, lalala.March 23 at 2:20pm
Celeste Elizabeth had lots of fun with Jack at the aquarium yesterday. March 23 at 10:30am
April 23 -
Celeste Elizabeth Beautiful sunshine-y day. Texas on my mind. Plano soon... and then the most wonderful place in the world in only 41 days. I only have three more weeks to get through. April 23 at 3:30pm
There's only 25.. maybe 24 days 'til I'm back in the lone star state. I wish I was there this week with all the theatre kids... seriously. My heart hurts. I haven't been in Texas since January 2... and I wish I was there more than anything today.
This is the only song I wanna listen to this week, ha. I like to pretend like they're singing it to me. Also, the pictures are cute.
The best thing? He sings about Denton county... which is where my school is located. He's really really singing about my home. And I miss it. <3
And yeah, the mexican food really does suck north of Texas. Hmph.
I hadn't seen my mom and sister since January 2, and I grew up in a house with three girls my entire life, so we're super close. It's been weird being away from them. Medora, Tamytha and I are best friends. Honestly.
My sister informed my mother that I am a sad college student and that she looked in my closet and I don't have nearly enough awesome clothes. I believe the exact quote was, "I know I complain about not having enough clothes, but I feel privileged after looking into sister's closet." A.) It's cute that Medora still doesn't say my name and calls me sister instead. B.) Something that may or may not have been an insult from my sister resulted in lots of new outfits purchased by my mother, as well as FINALLY getting a pair of Rainbows. I'm so hard on shoes, I'm surprised no one bought them for me before now. They're my favorite.
We had a birthday party for my best boy Jack on Friday night. There were glowsticks and dancing and glowstick mess... I felt bad, but it was SO pretty! I wish I could have taken a picture of it, but I couldn't figure out how to capture it with my camera without making it blurry or using the flash. But it was nice to have my sister hang out with my around my friends here at school, kind of incorporating my "home" world and my "college" world together.
They had to leave super early Sunday morning. And after my all-nighter Thursday night, five hours of sleep on Friday night, and shopping all day Saturday, I was ready to go to bed early. So I said goodbye to them then. I'm sad they had to leave... 27 days til I'm home with them again. <3
So, Jack and I have come to a mutual decision that we're the weirdest set of friends ever... our relationship is crazy. If we had a Twitter, it would look something like this:
4:30 - listening to metal
4:32 - listening to anberlin
4:36 - listening to metal
4:37 - listening to quietdrive... metal... quietdrive...
4:39 - fighting
4:42 - listening to metal
4:45 - turned off metal to go inside and watch the food network...
4:50 - fighting
4:53 - tickling
4:55 - fighting
5:00 - tickle fighting
5:15 - jack ignores me saying i'm hungry to play a scary video game
5:20 - make cookies
5:45 - go buy more glowsticks
5:50 - almost die
6:30 - we say we've spent too much time together today
7:00 - movietime
9:00 - celeste go home
2:00 a.m. - call from jack. wanna go on an adventure?
Today I'm going barefoot. If at all possible, I will not be wearing shoes for the majority of the day, despite the less than warm weather.
Fact #1: In some developing nations, children must walk for miles to food, clean water and to seek medical help.
Fact #2: Cuts and sores on feet can lead to serious infection.
Fact #3: Often, children cannot attend school barefoot.
Fact #4: In Ethiopia, approximately one million people are suffering from Podoconiosis, a debilitating and disfiguring disease caused by walking barefoot in volcanic soil.
Fact #5: Podoconiosis is 100% preventable by wearing shoes.
Also, as soon as I have the money to be able to afford a pair, I'll be purchasing a pair of TOMS shoes off of their website. TOMS matches every pair of shoes with another pair that they'll send off to kids in Ethiopia. I know they're expensive, but I also know that part of that money is going to be going out to kids who really need it, much more than I need to order another Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade (sweetened, light ice).
On another note, my family is coming tomorrow. I haven't seen my mother or Medora since January 2. And since they are probably my favorite people in the whole entire world, I'm very excited. I didn't get to go home to Texas once this semester, and everyone else I know has been able to go home. So, I hope they are in good moods when they get here.
Hopefully, by the time they get here, the stress from my horrifying stats test and class registration will be over by tomorrow.
Also, I'm getting a kitten for next fall. Anyone have awesome kitten name ideas?
I was in Georgia for three nights this past weekend... it was quite crazy. There are too many things to easily talk about, but there were marshmallows, and easter dresses, and photoshoots, and BB guns, and cows, and a cabin in the middle of nowhere, and a golf cart, and a mattress in the water.
If I think of anything to tell you, I'll let you know. You know how something is so eventful that it's really difficult to talk about it later?
I got covered all over with chalk this weekend. Literally, Bhriel and Alaina made me a canvas. And we had a dance party. And I got sick, but what else is new. And I tipped Jack over. Life was good.
Also, I listened to the Bedlight for Blue Eyes version of "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind all weekend. And I have a weird random bruise on my hip bone that I'm thoroughly confused about.
My thoughts on this weekend are scattered. I'm generally a scattered person right now, but I promise to try and make this all better soon.
I want more sundresses. This one is only 22 dollars, and I'm so poor I can't afford it. I wear the few sundresses that I have non-stop. Someone buy me cute clothes! If anyone is generous and wants to buy me cute clothes, i.e. dresses, you can just ask me and I have an entire list of dresses I want. That's all I want from here on out. Meggie gave me some cute shorts so now I just need dresses.
This song is so beautiful. It's the only song I've felt like listening to since Jack played it in my car this morning. It's about a situation that's so achingly real for so many people... and to top it all off, John Rzeznik is super pretty in a 90s sort of way, I don't even care what you think.
I'm heading out to Georgia this weekend to stay at my dad's cabin with a bunch of friends. We leave in about two hours, and it feels a little stressful. But it won't matter soon... tomorrow's Shake The World (stwpictures.com) and then Sunday, Megan, Bradley, and Patrick-Patty-Poo are coming out to the cabin to visit. Could things get better? No sir.
Also, I'm having a mental dilemma lately. I don't know what to do about it?
Also... if someone wants to get me more socks, please do. I'm broke and need socks.
Mom Bowdon sent me an easter present which I got today. It's a tower of chocolates, in the bottom of which is PRALINES. Thanks to my best friend Megan for informing your [my] mom what my favorite thing ever at Savannah Candy factory. What is it exactly that makes us think nuts packed into melted sugar is just so good? They're easily one of the most unhealthy things ever. When I was younger, I would ask my mom to purchase pralines for me at my favorite Mexican food restaurant, Mi Cocina, and then pick out the pecans. I've since learned to appreciate them. Yet, nonetheless, they're simply nuts in caramelized sugar. I shouldn't question it though... they're one of God's greatest gifts to man.
IN OTHER NEWS.
Julia Sayers just brought this up while I've been sitting in the WSOE radio station being a guest host on "A and J Say Hey" Radio show... but if you haven't watched this yet... do it now.
I would go so far as to say Where the Wild Things Are was one of my favorite books in my childhood years. I have a copy of it here at college with me. When I heard it was being made into a movie, I was a little beyond ecstatic. I sincerely recommend watching the trailer, and then seeing the movie when it comes out.
So we're taking a "Elon Family" trip out to Georgia this weekend. Since it's Easter weekend we'll have extra time off... when we decided that around ten of us would head out there, and we be spending time out in the woods, the boys seemed to find it necessary that they purchase flannel since apparently that's what people wear in the woods.
Jack, Max, John, and Brian have all purchased flannel already, and apparently I'm supposed to wear my indie-kid flannel this weekend. However, does anyone else notice that this flannel shirt is an XXL on my not quite so XXL boy? And that he's wearing a Lil' Wayne GIRLS style T-shirt from hot topic?
I tried. I could fit inside that flannel shirt at the same time as him.
Oh Lordy.
In other news... Prof. Patch isn't accepting my edited essay instead of the unedited one I accidentally sent her. I'll still get an A but there's no way she'll select me for the showcase now. Sad panda.
"Oh, this is the start of something good, don't you agree?" - Gaven Degraw
Elon is cold today, and it makes me angry, because Jack, Bhriel, and I, as well as frequent visitors spent all day outside on a blanket on Saturday, acting silly and laying in the sun. Today I wore a sweater all day and hurried from one building to the next. Does this not make anyone else angry?
And I have to go to Anderson Cooper tonight. And my fireflies essay got deleted. I cried for a little while about it. If I can somehow recover it, I want to post it here.
Am I supposed to talk about myself in the opener of a new blog?