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| my own chapterWell, the first day of VBS went well, which is good. :)
I had a scare in which my iTunes library disappeared from iTunes, but I'm proud to say, I didn't completely lose it! I kept my cool, tried a thing or two to fix it, when those things didn't work I waited a three or four days and voila! my dad was able to fix it. SO the moral of this story is: Diandra can stay (relatively) calm in the face of calamity. At least this time.
Apparently I look like a "25-year old career girl" which is utterly hilarious! But of course I get this often. Actually, I also get that I look like I'm 12, so I'm thoroughly puzzled. And yet I find myself continually amused at the whole thing.
I love my friend's house for this year; she's living in an old, renovated house in Richmond and it's soooo cool! I can't wait to visit often. :)
It's been one year- to the day!- since I first saw California for myself. I miss it so much, it's ridiculous.
Welp! I'm done being random and pointless!
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| the setting sunI had so much fun at the beach this weekend! Ahhhh. Six of us piled into a Honda Odyssey on friday and took off for Ocean City, Maryland for the weekend! We arrived Friday late afternoon to our little condo (only 90 steps from the beach!) and spent the night on the boardwalk. I ate cereal out of a blue Dixie cup on the balcony (stunning view of the ocean!), we all tanned Saturday afternoon, cooked a spaghetti dinner which we ate on the balcony, and spent another night on the popular boardwalk. Sunday found us, where else but the boardwalk. The best part for me was just being able to go on a trip with a small group of my closest friends without adults, just doing what we want (shopping and sunning), when we want (going to bed at 2 a.m. and waking up at 10 a.m.), and splitting costs of things to make it a well-budgeted event. And no drugs or alcohol were necessary! I guess the reason I came home on a mini euphoric high was because one of my silly little daydreams came true. How refreshing.
Hmm, what else? Oh I'm sooo obsessed with Coldplay. But this is hardly unprecedented; last summer Lifehouse also released their fourth CD and I bought it on its release day in June and listened to it the entire summer. This at least proves I'm consistent.
Ugh. I'm super bummed! I found out on Thursday from the Washington Post that Eddie Vedder will be playing two solo shows at the Warner Theatre in August. I told my Dad and he got online right at 10 a.m. on Friday to score two tickets. Alas, despite his fervent attempts, tickets for both days were completely sold out. WTF????!!!!! How can tickets be sold out when they've literally just been put up for sale?!! My dad said some tickets were already up for resale, starting at $400 a ticket and rising to around $1,000 a ticket. efbrenvejvenvehberwburir. I hope all those resellers get what's coming to them. The injustice of the whole thing has me roiled. If only Eddie Vedder knew. I can bet you he'd be pissed off because those tickets are for fans, not capitalistic mongers who couldn't give a crap about the music or the devotion of said fans, like myself. I really hope those resellers lose all their money in bad investments or something. GOSH. I've thus far successfully suppressed my upset-ness by just not talking about it, but writing this has made me realize how angry I really am. >:O GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
Anywho....
I've been thinking. About dating and stuff. First off, anytime Crystal brings it up- which she does a lot lately- I get squirmy. I just feel like the whole experience will be awkward. At least at first. Just because I haven't got a clue. But I can't even imagine WHO would like me. Like, I used to be able to imagine what the dude would look like. But now, I just don't know. And I guess I feel discouraged, because I feel like a like the kind of guys who don't even look at me, or don't look past the frizzy hair. And the guys who look at me? I don't give them the time of day, mostly because I'm not interested in them. And it's ironic that I do to the guys who look or try to talk to me the same thing that the guys I like to do me. I realize this is all vague and probably doesn't make a lot of sense.
Oy, whatever I'll finish that thought later. It's late and I'm tired. | | |
| God put a smile upon your face.I'm currently avoiding going to Walmart. All I need are three measly items but... I just don't feel like going. Whatever, I have until 11pm.
Intro: It's been what feels like a while since I've posted so I thought I'd write a little something. Unfortunately for anyone who's reading this, I really have nothing of interest to share. Nonetheless, I will proceed to share my nothingness.
Music: I am currently addicted to Coldplay. I'm insanely in love with the new album and I can't stop listening to their entire catalogue. Those British boys just know how to tug at my musical heartstrings; it's as simple as that.
Empowerment: I've been doing some babysitting lately, which is good. I feel more at an equilibrium (hahaha as if that's possible for me) now that I have something constructive to do. And, miracle of all miracles, I've been cleaning. Shocking, yes, but I've found that it helps to just accept the reality and dive in a get started with as little thinking beforehand as possible. Otherwise, I sit around dreading the thought of cleaning and imagining how horrible and time-consuming it will be. Now if I could just accomplish all these things even when under school-related stress. 
Fun: Anyways, I'm going to the beach this weekend with the girls. It should be loads of fun and excitement, despite the inevitable photos of myself in a bathing suit. Nonetheless, ROAD TRIP! I can't wait.
Outro: Well, what else is there to say? Oh yes, a shameless plug! Buy Viva La Vida if you don't already own it!
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| coldplayOmigosh. Coldplay today. Soooo excited. And Rolling Stone magically arrived in the mailbox today (unharmed by the treacherous rain) with Chris Martin on the cover! Sweet.
Viva La Vida!
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|  | Currently Listening
Jordan's Sister
By Kendall Payne
"Fatherless at 14" is the only song that always makes me cry, without fail.
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formerly known as...Aggghhhh.... I hate being neurotic. I hate getting fixated on one thing and not letting go of it. When I was little, it was a guilt-ridden thought of some variety. When I was 16, it was a particular person. Now, its my glasses. (Yes, yes, I'm insane.) But I am now determined to make a turnaround. I've done it many times before; I can do it now. But I do find it amazing that I can regret the past while simultaneously worry about the future- both of which remove me mentally from the present. *sigh* At least in the face of my darker downfalls I can still astound myself.
But. Enough of that; I hate talking about the inner depths of my brain.
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I got Alanis Morissette's latest offering, Flavors of Entanglement, and despite my trepidation throughout the first listen, it quickly wore away. Working with Guy Sigsworth (Björk, Seal), the music has an Euro-electronic vibe that actually melds well with Alanis's world music influences. The songwriting is classic Alanis, of course, but instead of the angry, Woman Scorned vibe present on virtually all of her albums, this album finds her actually praising "the vulnerable man." The emotional and musical growth evidenced is a bon succès.
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Recently, I've been returning to my roots, so to speak. Well, my musical ones anyway. I somehow got inspired the other day and found myself listening to stuff I have not listened to in a long while. LaRue, Jake, Stacie Orrico, Kendall Payne, Tait, dc talk, you name it. And this week on the way to and from class I listened to dc talk's three main CDs in chronological order; it was such a great flashback. And it all couldn't be any more appropriately timed. I got into Christian music- beginnng with Rachael Lampa and dc talk- at the age of (almost) 13, the beginning of my teen years. And here I am at the age of 19- the end of my teen years- bringing my musical landscape full circle. The music I listened to then has had a profound influence on me now. I've always had an unabashed love of pop (Céline Dion and Backstreet Boys, anyone?) but I credit dc talk with expanding my limited musical horizon. dc talk prepped me for rock, rap, punk, gospel, R&B , and heaven knows what else. They were such a great group and their music still holds up all these years later. And Tait. Ohhh Tait. Tait is the origination of my love of rock 'n' roll. They were the first rock band I got into and, if I recall correctly, they were the first real rock show I experienced. And their music is just plain awesome. Crazy to think I went from Tait to Nirvana in just 3 years!
Ahhh nostalgia. I love it. And I love the feeling that my love of these artists is all my own. Like, most people probably don't even know who I'm talking about- and I love it! So, up next on my nostalgic journey through time: Rebecca St. James and The Benjamin Gate!!
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In my ever-present quest to find hometown heroes (✓Dave Grohl ✓Suzanne Whang), I forgot about the most important of them all: tobyMac! Not only does he hail from Vienna, but he's got the same burning desire for diversity and cultural appreciation that I have!!! So, tobyMac is my hero, hometown and otherwise.
On the topic of diversity, there's a www.lovingday.org!!! I stumbled upon it Thursday and am utterly obsessed. And there are so many links to other mixed-race/interracial stuff! I can't even breathe. Most exciting is a documentary film that's in the works called Anomaly, which chronicles the experiences of some multiracial individuals. I can't wait until its out! Hopefully it's good so I can recommend it to EVERYONE. lol.
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