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February 14th, 2007
01:35 am
I love it here. I don't want to leave :(:(:(
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January 15th, 2007
09:09 pm - Epiphany
So, I was talking to Karen because I am procrastinating and avoiding working on my presentation and then we have a conversation about getting distracted from things and I realized something, which I told her and which I think everyone should hear because it is funny--and true:
Jeff to Karen:
I think if the world's survival depended on the two of us completing a very simple task that a "differently abled" kindergartner could do in a matter of 15 minutes, the world would not survive...cause we would get distracted
Karen to jeff: lol so. true.
Current Music: Cry - James Blunt
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January 7th, 2007
December 19th, 2006
11:36 pm
hmm. Is it sad that i like the pussycat dolls?
Current Music: pussycat dolls -- beep
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November 18th, 2006
06:35 am
BECKS! Karen and I have invented a new word:
jeren (or Kareffrey depending on which part of the states you come from)
Merriam-Webster defines as:
(1)(verb) to go giddy or goofy following a night with no or very little sleep
(2)(noun) insanity during bouts of euphoria resulting from extreme exhaustion
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November 15th, 2006
07:33 pm
This guy is crazy! Y'all should take a look-see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan
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November 8th, 2006
10:40 am
WOOOO! Demcrats took the House by a landslide!
Last time I looked, we have to wait until sometime today for all the absentee ballots to be counted to see who takes the senate... which blows. The democrats are in a small lead in both Montana and Virginia, but it really could go either way. There will also probably be recounts and stupidness. Here's to hoping!
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November 6th, 2006
09:31 am
| 60 real good ones | | what is in the back seat of your car right now?: | Jokes on you buddy, I don't have a car! HAHAAHHAH | | does anyone have any blackmail on you?: | It's possible | | is there anything pink within 10 ft. of you?: | I have a container with dried spaghetti sauce in it that could possibly be considered pink if you were consisdered legally blind... | | are you wearing socks right now?: | nope, just woke up. I'm in my undies. | | what was the last thing you had to drink?: | white tea | | have you bought any clothing items in the last week?: | nope | | when is the last time you ran?: | yesterday evening | | last persons house you were in?: | I was in a friends dorm yesterday. It was lourdes's | | who is the last person you sent a message to on myspace?: | Friend Karen H. OH NO! There ar two karen H's!!! That means I have to use the second letter of the last name so people don't get confused! Karen Hu. (sorry Ha.) | | do you have a tan?: | nope | | how many times were you Student of the Month in elementary school?: | we didn't have that. I did win a t-shirt drawing contest | | how old do you want to be when you have kids?: | Dunno. I'd like to find a woman to pop that first one out by the time I am 30ish | | how you ever drank your can soda from a straw?: | Yes. My grandmother would make the grandchildren do that when they were young because she thought it was a way to prevent spills. | | what are your siblings middle names?: | Ann | | where is your dad right now?: | Work..or golfing. | | what was the last thing you said?: | "GOOD NIGHT!" | | where is your mom right now?: | Working. Most def. | | what color is your watch?: | Silver and black and then the face is UO colors. It's a cool watch :D | | what do you think of when you think of Australia?: | aboriginees and the didgeridoo | | do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive-thru?: | don't eat fast food | | do you have a roommate?: | nope, but I have 7 flat mates. | | do you have any bad habits?: | indubitably | | do you know anyone name Lori?: | once. She was in my kindergarten class | | what color is your moms hair?: | brown | | what happened to you in 1993?: | I started learning to write cursive! | | does your first memory involve your dad?: | Actually, yes | | do you remember singing any songs as kids?: | YES! | | when was the last time you went swimming?: | That would be Kahneeta during the summer | | has your luggage ever gotten lost?: | nope | | biggest annoyance in your life right this minute - besides this survey?: | I have to urinate | | have you ever thought it would be cool to smash a guitar?: | who hasn't? | | do you like watching a bonfire?: | totally. I am like a moth. | | are you allergic to anything?: | cats and pollen. It's bad when that cat has rolled in pollen. | | what is one thing you miss about your past?: | USA Pizza. Germany can't do it justice. | | do you ever get flu shots?: | used to but I always got sick afterward so that got nixed. | | favorite shoes that you wear all the time?: | sketchers. Except that they squeak and that is annoying. But they look cool and that is all that matters. | | what is one thing you've learned about life recently?: | sleeping for 12 hours the night before makes it hard to sleep the next night. | | are you jealous of anyone?: | All you US citizens with that delicious pizza. | | is anyone jealous of you?: | Well I am in europe, with in 10 hours of most any country anyone would ever want to visit. | | if you were a crayon, what colour would you be?: | sea green | | what does the room you're in look like?: | messy | | what is the weirdest thing about your parents?: | dad: chronic golfer; mom: chronic crazy landscaper | | how many keys are on your keychain?: | 4 | | have you ever pranked call 911?: | nope | | have you ever been walked in on while you were naked?: | nope. As soon as I knew how, I installed a door handle with a lock on it | | have you ever set a marshmallow on fire?: | who hasn't!? | | have you ever thrown up on an airplane?: | nopers | | have you ever made a snow angel?: | duh. | | have you ever burnt yourself?: | yep and been burnt | | which do you dislike most: pop-up ads or spam email?: | spam! I can get pop up blockers...but spam is trickier | | rock, paper or scissors?: | rock! Jeff want smash! SMASH! | | same topping on your vanilla ice cream forever, what is it?: | REESES PEANUT BUTTER CUPS | | if you had to choose one, which would you give up: tv or internet?: | TV!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | what kind of lunchbox did you have as a kid?: | I think I had one with a car on it... | | what would you rather have: a housekeeper, a cook or a chauffeur?: | COOK! Mmmm fatten me up good. | | what was one of your stuffed animals' names as a kid?: | I don't know if i named my stuffed animals; however, I did have a zillion of them. | | what's the last thing you bought?: | gross European pizza | | last thing you got in the mail?: | packet of stuff from the place I volunteer at in Eugene | | do you use an umbrella?: | I did until it was stolen at church. | | would you rather be in a long line in a drive-thru or at the grocery store?: | grocery store. You get me in a car and I am very, very, very impatient. WATCH OUT! | Take this survey | Find more surveys
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October 26th, 2006
September 25th, 2006
04:54 pm - For Erin, Jose, Dano, David
lol, I was just looking at danO's yahoo album and became nostalgic at the same time as I was laughing at how funny we all looked. So much has changed! I mean, erin is getting married, jose has moved to mexico, dano is attached to curtis, I'm in Germany, David is doing his own thing with school/work/other friends. I hate this growing up thing. I never wanted how close our friendships were to change, i never wanted to be so far away from my friends--and not just in Germany, but even Eugene is too far, portland to gresham is TOO far! And, again, now Jose is in Mexico. Also, people work (yeah yeah...screw: "well that's part of growing up"; I don't want to grow up), and people have 'significant others', people do other things...
I had this idyllic picture in my head of all of us living on the same block on the same street somewhere in portland/gresham where we would never have to be far from each other. Of course that could still happen... but for the moment, I don't like the distance and the change--while, I guess, at the same time, I know that this distance thing gives us each room to grow, to be our own people, and that is good--I guess......
Looking at the pictures makes me miss erin's old house where we could all congregate, it makes me miss band where we were all part of the amazing marching program--I don't really know how to describe the way being a part of CHS marching band made me feel, but it was even better when I got to spend it with the people to whom I was/am closest. It makes me miss danO's old (old old) car and La Riss and Fluke and System of a Down.
I guess the direction all our lives have taken has made me realize how much I actually value the people I am away from. I know in high school there were times where we hated each other, where we just wanted to get away, to get out, to never have to deal with the drama or the crap that comes along with youth, but it was mostly good, like 95% good, right? That is a strong A. It's not like we aren't still good friends, close friends, well, maybe even a family, but it is different. It is mature different, and mature different sucks--sometimes! What happened to sleep overs, stanley kubrick marathons, staying up all night, going to pleasant valley middle school, truth or dare! (haha). Wouldn't it be fun to revisit some of the things we used to do because now they will be novel again, will be fun again, will bring us back to a place in our lives that now is, what, 3-4 years ago? Ew. Time sucks.
Of course, this is all nostalgia speaking, but I doubt any of you haven't felt this way at least a few times.
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September 18th, 2006
08:23 pm - Does any of this make sense...?
I find that I absolutely love it here in Germany. I feel like I am at home despite the foreigners walking around speaking German... I find myself thinking about what it would be like to maybe fall in love here, to raise a family here, to work here, to have a life here. Sometimes I think about my German teachers, who are actually from Germany, and try to decide why in the world they left this gorgeous place. Everything just seems simple here or at least it is for me because I am far away from any sort of problem or troubles that I had back in the US. If I weren't so stubborn--or afraid--I could become a completely different person and no one would know or care, because to them I would be a stranger and to them I would be just who I am. It's a sort of sobering experience to be outside of my comfortable life I had at home.
I feel so small in this not so big country, when I felt huge in such a large country as the US. I love walking around and taking the bus and going new places because the map that I have in my head of my environment grows and I start to feel like I know where I am rather than like I am lost all the time.
It took me a week to go into the kitchen for fear of running into a German or another person from a different country. Have you ever felt selfconscious about the country you came from? I hate speaking in German and sounding like an American because I don't want anyone to know where I am from. I think: "I wish I had a British accent or and Indian accent...that would be way cooler and more acceptable to the Germans". Don't get me wrong, I love the USA, but I just don't feel like we are anything special, especially right now with the war and the various stupid things going on with our policital system, government, economy.
However, I am sure that all those feelings are unfounded. I just haven't really left my culture yet. I hang out with Oregonians and speak english most of the day. However, i really haven't been given the chance to 'on my own' becuase of the structure of the program. When I am able to get my university, where there will be more than 3 people on the floor, where i have to take real classes in German, where i have to exist continually with Germans and people speaking German, I am sure I will find that everything is just fine.
I have been told several times that when we all go back to the US, we will see our culture with different eyes and for that I am very exicited. I have always wanted to see what we look like from the outside.
Fear and excitement seem to be the majority of my emotions I have been feeling--aside from anger with the stupid orientation class--and my adventures are just starting. I can't wait to see what is going to happen next.
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Current Music: Van Morrison - Domino
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September 2nd, 2006
01:47 am
I got a digital camera :D!
It is an Olympus Stylus 710.
I am set to go to germany... well... except for that I don't have an ipod... Anyone feeling generous?
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August 27th, 2006
08:00 am
AAAAAH! Only ONE WEEK until I leave. After church today, my mom and I are going out shopping for everything that I need. This is my list so far:
Tape
Pens
Face cleanser
Shaving gel
ACT Mouthwash
razors
shampoo
toothpaste
soap
vitamins
toothbrushes
a poster or two of oregon (it was suggested that we bring such items)
money belt
jacket
boots
jeans
long-sleeved shirts
pencil lead
voltage converter
multi plug adapter
The voltage converter is going to cost 13 dollars...and I am going to use it to power a 7 dollar item--my alarm clock. I wonder if it would be worth it just to bye an alarm clock over there?
I need the multi plug adapter because I only have one socket adapter out of the packet of a billion adapters, which cost 30 bucks, that will fit the german sockets and I have to plug in my laptop and my external hard drive. I really don't want to spend another 30 dollars for just one plug adapter.
Anyway, tha's all.
Ciao
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August 20th, 2006
08:53 pm
Only 2 weeks until I leave!!!! It still really hasn't hit me... I feel like I am just going back to school. The only new thing is my laptop and every accessory known to laptop-mankind. Nifty little story: I called Dell's customer service today because I didn't get my backpack-carrying case. After a few minutes that lady had one shipped to me, plus I got a 50 dollar coupon for dell. I was thinking that I am going to get bluetooth headphones. They will be nifty.
This post will also function as another reminder for people to come to the airport on September 3rd, which is sunday, at around 11:30am (my flight leaves at 1:30pm, so really, sometime in there is good).
I put in my two weeks at work, which is really only 12 days. I will have one day to get everything together before I leave.
Anyway, I think that's it for now. TTyl
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August 17th, 2006
06:02 am
Okay, I am really too lazy to get rid of this journal.... So I will keep using it until the laziness goes away.
My laptop is supposed to be here tomorrow!
EEeeeee!
And I got my keyboard, my mouse is supposed ot be here today, and I have everything else for it!
This is going to be fun!
Also, this is a pre-warning before I email, text message, and call all of you:
Everyone is coming to the Airport on September 3rd so I can say bye to you all before not being able to see you for 11 months. YOU know who you are. (everyone)
Ttyl
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August 11th, 2006
02:05 pm - change of place
Hello,
I just realized that my journal was google-able by family members...and I have decided to change my live journal to a name that isn't any of my screen names.
I will post on all of your live journals with the new name, please add it when I do.
Thanks,
Jeffrey
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/purplelemon/sassips/sad.gif) good bye divinity9984-y
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August 10th, 2006
11:15 pm - YAY!
I just bought a new laptop, bluetooth mouse, bluetooth keyboard, usb hub, and 25' ethernet cable. I am so excited! They will all be in the mail soon. It will take the laptop the longest to get here because it isn't going to be shipped until like 2 weeks from now, but it will get here.
Here are my lappy specs:
Dell Inspiron E1405
1.83Ghz Duo Core
667 MHz BUS
2MB Cache
14.1" Widescreen display
1GB RAM
100GB 7200 RPM Hard drive
Windows Media Center (with reinstallation CD)
8x DVD Burner
Next Generation wireless N + Bluetooth (backward compatible)
9-cell Li battery
$1427 after $100 mail-in rebate
I think that I am going to install windows media center onto my desktop and XP pro onto my laptop if I get the anti-virus disc so that I won't lose the virus protection.
Anyway, I have had a very expensive day, today. I am going to go to bed and watch House. Ttyl.
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August 3rd, 2006
12:33 pm
AAAH!!! :'( :'(
The deal on the laptop that I wanted is gone :'( Now it is too expensive!!!!!
Sigh...
Guess it is back to searching for one.
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10:33 am
You know, like an old man, I have fallen into a schedule every morning before I make my trek to work. I get up, eat, and watch ER. There are 2 hours of ER before I go to work. That is 2 hours of wonderfulness since ER is my favorite show. So I get up at 10am and I go in and turn on the TV to channel 54, and what lies before my eyes?! GOLF!! I do not want to be watching golf in the morning. BRAAAAH!!! Sigh. So now I watch VH1.
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August 2nd, 2006
12:00 am
33 days until I am off to Germany (FOREVER)...well forever=11months
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