After I went shopping, I got home at about 10 and headed out to my friend Chelsea’s party with Michelle. We stopped and rented movies first, so we got there at about 10:50. We were driving down Chelsea’s street, when suddenly, we saw cops sitting outside her house. Michelle and I started panicking, and we drove around the corner to another exit and parked at an abandoned parking lot. I started calling my sister and my friends to warn them, but no one answered. Finally, my friend Crystal answered the phone, and was whispering, “Rachel…I saw the cop. He pointed his flashlight at me. I’m hiding in Chelsea’s mom’s room.” The only thing I wanted to do was get my sister out of that house. I called my sister’s boyfriend, also Chelsea’s neighbor, and told him I was going to his house to talk to his mom as a cover to see if the cops were still lurking. Turns out the cops left, so my sister, her boyfriend, and Crystal ran out the back and into my car, and my sister started balling like mad. Apparently she had to hide in a storage box for an hour and she was hysterical from the fear. All I can say is that I am VERY grateful that everyone is okay. I’m not sure if the cop got a search warrant on the house, but hopefully Chelsea is fine as well as all the people who stayed behind. Michelle and I were SO happy that we are always DD. Although I heard you could get in trouble for being “involved” with a party even if you don’t drink. Blah.

As for the new layout/updates, I still have not gotten my other computer to work. It’s such a pain to work with. It seems like it never works when I NEED it too. Also, to the anonymous commenter, I AM still accepting a couple of hostees, but will be closing hosting v. soon.

Also, I have a plethora of new hostees that I will plug as soon as I update. They are wonderful.

I’ve gotten two new lovely hostees as well.
Joan and Cally Amber! Visit them when they’re ready! ;]

I hope the rest of you enjoy the lovely, closing weeks of summer.

Ciao!

Last night we watched Mirrors and I, of course, was scared throughout the whole movie. In fact, I don’t think I watched the whole second half. I am such a wimp when it comes to horrors/thrillers/etc. No matter how corny or stupid the plot seems to be, I still get creeped out. The atmosphere was great, though. Everyone in the the thearer was screaming at the same time and laughing with each other. It was great fun. Tonight, I also watched A Walk To Remember with my sister and her boyfriend. I haven’t seen that movie in SO long. I still cried, though. I’m such a girl. :b

Expect a new layout soon(ish)…when I’m not so lazy. ;)

QUESTIONS:
What grade are you entering? (If applicable)
Do/did you enjoy school?
What is/was the best part about school? (…if there is any…)

Also, my best friend sent me a video and it totally reminded me of our relationship. I would be the annoying one, and he would be the annoyed one. It seriously relates to us SO well.

Our first stop was London, England, where we met up with my aunt and 2 cousins. The first night, we didn’t get to do much. We stayed there a night before taking a train to Paris. The people I met in London were hilarious, though. They were very nice people. Next, we went to Paris, where we went to the Eiffel Tower and roamed around looking at landmarks. However, we weren’t very well liked. The clubs would not let my brother or any of his friends in (one of them even made a remark saying, ‘Stupid Americans’) and as soon as we got there, my brother got scolded—very loudly—for not understanding French. I guess the saying is true? Then came Rome and Venice, Italy, which I absolutely adored. The people and landmarks gave out such a good vibe. My brother took me along to the bars (seeing as they don’t really have a drinking limit) and this Italian guy tried dancing with me. Of course, my brother had to get defensive and the poor guy was like, “What did I do wrong?!” Bah, it was fun though. I loved it there! Then we came to to England and went to Buckingham Palace and roamed some more. It was such fun. Very expensive, but fun nonetheless.

When we got home, I found out my dwarf hamster, Roids, died. RIP Roids.

Also, I got a new hostee VISIT MICHAEL!

Anywho, I am pretty jetlagged so I will go take a break. Thank you for the lovely comments everyone ;)

While we are all together, up came the discussion about ‘love at first sight’. Personally, I don’t believe in it. I agree that there can be a huge amount of attraction, especially to body language, but I don’t see how someone could fall in love just after looking at someone. There are many factors that contribute to love that you really need to get to know a person in order to see. Don’t get me wrong, I am not shutting down anyone’s opinion. I just don’t understand how people fall so fast. Maybe it’s not fair for me to say because I’ve never experienced it, but who knows? Maybe in the future I’ll prove myself wrong. lol. What do you guys think?

I also just bought THESE shoes and they should be coming in sometime next week. One of my friends said I’m going to look ‘fresh and ghetto’ next school year. Rofl.

Anyways, I will be gone until next Friday. I hope everyone stays safe! Wish me a good trip

Also, those applying for affs…I will update soon. I’m quite slow, sorry.

Today with I hung out with my bestest friend since 8^th grade, Andy. I was supa excited. This kid seriously has been my homeboy since I first moved to this town, and then he moved away last year. I have never confided so many things to anyone ever before besides him. Although he only lives 45 minutes away, I still never had the chance to see him. The traffic is so unbearable to get to his house because they are doing construction on the road and the drive can be up to and 1 hour and a half! But I decided to grab some money, hit the road, and drive to see him anyways. He picked me up and hugged me for about 5 minutes when I pulled up in his driveway. We were so excited—we seriously hadn’t seen each other in quite some time. He showed me around his new house, and then we headed back to my area and went to the mall. We went panty-shopping, rofl, and I picked out some of his new outfits. Later, we had a serious heart-to-heart, and he made me want to cry. Just, the things he tells me he’s been going through lately—it tore my heart. He basically lives in the middle of nowhere, with no one, and he’s finally learned who his ‘real’ friends are after moving away. Thing is, his so called ‘real friends’ are horrible influences on his life. Just their decisions…I mean, I wouldn’t discuss it online, but it disgusts me. We’ve discussed it over the phone…but face to face, it’s totally heartbreaking. I love Andy. I hope he works things out.

Lately, I’ve been so unmotivated to do anything. I am super lazy, I get distracted easily, and procrastination is my new middle name. (Not that I’m none of those, normally. :P) Not only that, but my body clock is crazy. I go to sleep anywhere between 6AM-8AM (it’s 5:41AM atm), and wake up around 1PM-4PM. I am such a bum. My workouts have been going by fine, but they get later and later. Soon, I’ll be staying up all night and working out at 8AM. o.o; My mom calls me a vampire, and she’s been scolding me to get better sleeping habits. I can’t argue, because she’s completely right. I really am a lazy bum in the summer.

That being said, I need to get a head start on this summer homework. I always wait until last minute and then regret it in the end. I have a shitload of AP English, AP Psychology, and AP Chemistry that is just sitting in my room. And then I will cram last minute, do semi-decent essay jobs, and then complain about the Cs I receive and work hard to raise my grade. It’s the routine for the lazy. I think I might actually start early this time, though. it wouldn’t hurt.

Honestly though, I don’t really have much to say.

I converted to FanUpdate (finally) due to the security risks that Cutenews can bring. It’s very spiffy—I like it a lot better than Cutenews, I think. I also put up a new layout, because I was kind of getting sick of the old one. I think I’ll have this up until I come back from Europe.

This morning I had to get up at 7:45AM, which is supa early for me in the summertime (especially since I had gone to bed at 5! :tongue:) This is because I had to go to court. Blah. I’ve been there before (a lady rear-ended my car) and I just hate the court environment, I guess. I am very loud and talkative, but for some reason, the courtroom makes me shake and stutter. It’s ridiculous. Apparently I can’t be a lawyer. Anyways, the reason I was there was because a couple months ago, I got a ticket for speeding 5 miles over (2 points) and no proof of insurance (i had an expired copy, and my dad forgot to give me the new one). I gave the ticket to my dad, he ended up paying really late, and I somehow got 7 points on my license. So we had to go settle that with our lawyer. He handled everything before we got there. When we got called up, the only thing I said was “No, this was my first ticket,” so I was kind of annoyed. But whatever, as long as I got my points removed. :smile:

I’ve also started trying to eat healthy and excercise more. I’m hoping I can keep being persistent with working out and eating right, but it’s summer AND we’re going on vacation, so you never know.

Questions:
1. Have you ever been out of the country?
2. If so, where? If not, where would you like to go?
3. Have you ever gotten a ticket? If so, for what?

Gillian Hiba Shellz Sam Nayana Elizabeth Betty Ethan Emma Mark Sarah Lucy Vikki Jenn

edit: woo, i just converted to FanUpdate :)

Today, I drove an hour away to drop something off to my cousin ’s boyfriend, Ryan, (who happens to be one of my best friends) and we hung out a bit before his ‘big date’ with her. I got to pick his outfit and everything, haha. It was so cute how excited he got about it. He wanted everything PERFECT. Thinking about it now, I know an hour seems SO far away, but I’m pretty used to it now because Jon, my boyfriend, lives an hour away in the same area. So I’m kinda there a lot…wasting gas and whatnot. It’s kind of crazy how well we’ve been able to manage a relationship that was pretty distant from the start. We just had a 2 hour heart-to-heart on the phone about everything, and I’m really glad. Lately, we’ve been having some problems, but yesterday and today really cleared it up a little for me and I feel better about him. He admitted to me that he loved the fact that I was willing to drive so far to see him because it showed how committed I am to making this relationship work. And I really am. I’m just happy about how we’re getting better.

On another note, after I got back from seeing Ryan, I hung out with a few friends and went out to dinner (which ended up being 2 hours, since the wait was long and the waitress was overwhelmed with disrespectful kids). We watched the 10:30 showing of The Dark Knight, and I must admit, I was thrilled! Heath Ledger was amazing and so was Christian Bale. The seats were pretty uncomfortable, though, and two hours into the movie I just kept fidgeting. It didn’t help that the theater was crowded and the lady next to me kept fidgeting as well. Oh well, I think I might RE-WATCH the movie because I liked it so much. Haha. My friend Andrew has seen it three times and still enjoyed it.

Questions For You!
1. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
Honestly. I wouldn’t know what to choose. Probably the ability to control time. Or fly :)

2. Who has the ‘cooler’ powers, the heroes or the villains?
It’s a toughie, but I honestly think that villains have the cooler powers. Don’t get me wrong, I still root for the heroes :p

3. Favorite superhero or villain?
Oh, I definitely love The Flash. He is SWEET.

Michelle Lucy Vikki Sarah Ethan Andrea Emma Kristen Tiffany Mandie Izra Maura Gillian Maika Nayana Dana

My brother’s birthday was on Monday, and I can’t wait to get him his present. My sister and I are putting some of our money together to buy him an expensive electric guitar. He’s been pushing me to use my own money to buy it for myself, but I know he deserves it, especially since he’s taking a year off when he graduates from post-graduate school to make music. My brother seriously means so much to me. He really is stepping out of the box and following his dream, which no one in my family/extended family ever does. He deserves a new guitar. :)

Questions:
1. What’s the best present you’ve ever recieved?
2. What’s the best present you’ve ever given?
3. What was your favorite vacation?

Edit: Comments now work again, so post away Also, a LOAD of new affs!
Vikki @ realrain.org, Cindy @ Oh-Aspiration, Michelle @ summyhearts, Cindy @ siberia, and Blaine @ blaine.paperanchor.org
Check them out :]

I’m leaving for VEGAS! Tomorrow! I’ll be back on Tuesday, but I’ll check my e-mails and comments as much as possible. People applying for affs, I will add your site when I get back. :)

<3 Au revoir.

For those of you who don’t know, I own a non-profit organization/foundation called The Children’s Watchtower. Basically, what we do is try to help less privileged kids in the city and other neighborhoods, and get kids in MY neighborhood to become active in volunteer work. Well, our first project is a Free Summer Lunch Program for kids in Detroit. All I can say is that working with these kids has become the greatest experience. They’re so cute and wonderful and better dancers than me. Haha! But in all seriousness, I don’t think I’ve ever felt so good. It’s just a great feeling to know you’re doing something that is influencing kids. My mom asked a little girl what she wanted to do when she grew up, and she responded by saying, “I wanna help people….like Rachel!” That really touched me.

Well, today was interesting. My sister’s boyfriend and I drove down to see my boyfriend, Jon, because it was our four months, which I mentioned previously. (My sister is staying with my Aunt because she’s not getting along with my parents right now.) I don’t think I mentioned that Jon lives an hour away. It’s amazing how much time, gas, and money we invest in each other, but we’re willing to work thorugh it. It’s SUCH a long drive, though. We hung out at Jon’s house and watched “That 70’s Show” and “Talladega Nights”, but I noticed he was being really distant and weird. Then, we got in the car and headed to the park. I was swinging by myself and Jon was climbing a tree? haha, when he came over and talked to my cousin and me. We were talking about anniversaries, when all of a sudden, Jon looked at me all accusingly and poked me in the shoulder and went, “By the way…happy four months. YOU forgot!” and I was like, “WHAT?! NO WAY! I thought YOU forgot.” And we just kind of looked at each other and laughed, and he admitted that he was waiting for me to say it at his house, which explains the distance and everything. “I was going to sing you another song, but nooo, you had to ruin it.” Oops :(

After, we went to Taco Bell and then to the mall for the Asian Store, which we’re all obsessed with. And yes, the name of the store is actually “The Asian Store”. I hung out with my cousin’s friends later on in the night. We felt like rebels as we crossed areas that said No Trespassing. Ooh, we’re so bad! Haha, not really. x]

Now I have a few questions for YOU ;)
1. Is your summer better or worse than what you thought it would be?
2. Do you do any volunteer work? If not, do you want to? If so, how does it make you feel?
3. What do you miss most about your childhood?
That’s all for now!

New Affiliates! : Ethan! Tanara! and Tiffany!

BIG thank you:
Ethan Tandis Michelle Jenn Abii Vilde Mandie Christine Phil Maryam Sam Elizabeth Amy Tuyet Tiffany Addie Pandora Tanara Abby

Anywho, today I realized, for the zillionth time, that I cannot cook. I don’t know why i even bother trying. Everything just went wrong. Who knew boiling eggs could be so hard? Haha. I was on the computer, and I set some eggs to boil, and being impatient, started doing things around the house. Of course, with my short term memory, I totally forgot about the eggs and went in the basement to chat on AIM. I don’t even know how long I was online for, when all of a sudden I smelled something burning. It took me a minute to realize what the smell was, and then I ran upstairs and flipped out. I opened all the windows and doors and turned on the vent. What scares me is that, even with all the smoke and stuff, the fire alarm didn’t ring. o.o Meaning if there WAS a real fire, I wouldn’t know until I smelled it. Fortunately, I cleaned everything up before my parents came home. The smell is still lingering and I got a good lecture, but everything is fine. Yay. Lesson learned: do not let Rachel boil eggs. Or cook anything at all, for that matter.

Tomorrow is my four month anniversary with Jon! Yes, we count each month’s anniversary. Haha. Every month I try to do something cute for him. On our first month, I came to his school while he was at track practice and stuffed his locker with tons of pudding and candy. The second month, I did the same thing but along the lines of chocolate bars and whatnot. The third month, I bought him a “lovebamboo” because he had bought me a “lovecactus” for our second month. I know we are really childish, and this is the first time we’ve both ever really done ’special things’ in relationships on ‘month’ anniversaries. But I think it’s a cute reminder each month that the other really cares and that the passing month was something worth celebrating. We’ve been having some problems as of late, though. So I don’t know what’s going down for tomorrow. As always, I’ll just go with the flow. :p

I’m psyched to be going to Vegas with my best friend on Friday! Although we’re missing Warped Tour…it’s Vegas! Even though we’re under age we always seem to have the best time doing nothing together. This time, my brother is going to show us around way late into the night. No gambling though. Haha.