11/20/08 4:18PM


so.. i haven't been on here since right before i left for FC. not a whole lot to update on. just doing school work and hanging out with friends. :) i'm coming home for thanksgiving break next week so, i'm very excited about that! this song has been stuck in my head and i love it so i thought i'd post it. hope everyone is doing good! can't wait to see some of y'all!! :D




she's a good girl, loves her mama
loves Jesus and America too
she's a good girl, crazy 'bout Elvis
loves horses and her boyfriend too

it's a long day living in reseda
there's a freeway runnin' through the yard
and I'm a bad boy 'cause I don't even miss her
i'm a bad boy for breakin her heart

and I'm free, free fallin'
yeah I'm free, free fallin'

all the vampires walkin' through the valley
move west down ventura boulevard
and all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
and the good girls are home with broken hearts

and I'm free, free fallin'
yeah I'm free, free fallin'
free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm
free fallin', now I'm free fallin', now I'm

i wanna glide down over mulholland
i wanna write her name in the sky
gonna free fall out into nothin'
gonna leave this world for a while

and I'm free, free fallin'
yeah I'm free, free fallin'
  • quack
    Wow, old song. Sounds like you're doing well! :-)
    by quack at 11/20/08 7:43PM

07/25/08 12:57PM


so i guess i will update since it seems to be the cool thing to do. we're moving into our new house today, which i am pretty excited about. it's been wayyy longer than i thought it would be.. but i love the way our house turned out. i'm moving to florida in 3 weeks, which is probably one of the weirdest things in the world for me to think about it really hasn't hit me yet. i still have to buy a good bit of stuff for my dorm but i'm sure i will buy most things when i get there.. just so i don't have to move more stuff. i'm going to miss alot of people here. i've lived here my whole life and just picking up and moving is pretty scary. i think that it will be a good experience for me though. my roomate is from oklahoma and is the sweetest thing ever so i know we will get along just fine. i plan on going up to school once before i leave just to tell some people goodbye. other than that.. i went and saw the dark knight last night and it was most definately as good as everyone says it is. i guess this post was kind of boring but i felt like i should update. i hope everybody is having a good summer and hopefully i'll see a lot of you before i leave. :)
  • bzyabsma
    You'll love FC. Yay for moving into the new house! I haven't been over there but that one time I went with your mom, so I want to see it when everything's settled in there. I know that's exciting! Definitely wait til you get to Tampa to buy some of your stuff, it saves room on the way down. Who is your roommate? Your mom told me but I forgot. I probably don't know her anyway.
    by bzyabsma at 07/25/08 1:59PM
  • quack
    So, those people better include me! Hope you have a fabulous year. I heart you!
    by quack at 07/25/08 4:25PM
  • stephydiane34
    You said you were going to come visit me before you left and you didn't. I cried. Ok, not really. :P I hope you're having fun!
    by stephydiane34 at 08/20/08 5:31PM

05/27/08 5:24PM

i am a high school graduate.


thank goodness. the road to being one was probably one of the hardest things i've ever had to deal with. i am so glad to say that i graduated high school and left with an A average. i'm not sure what all i'm gonna do this summer. i know that one of my best friends from florida is coming this saturday to stay with me until next saturday and then i am going to fly back with her to florida and stay a week. i am SO happy about that. and i am very ready to move. things are kind of bittersweet now.. i'm glad i'm done but going and being in college and away from a lot of my friends will be very hard. i plan to stay in touch with some good friends. it's sad that i probably won't see most of the people i graduated ever again. but i guess that's just kinda how life is, huh? i am very thankful for my family and good friends who have taken care of me and wanted to help me when i was having trouble in school and keeping me motivated. i know a lot of people say that they are so glad to leave abs. i'm not gonna lie, so am i. but, i don't think i can express enough how much i love the faculty and people at that school. there were times when i really did not think i was going to graduate. they were very caring and helped me through it and for that i am so very thankful. i will go back and visit some teachers because i will miss them a whole lot. i guess i don't really have much else to say.. so i'll leave with this.


"Dreams aren't meant to be understood, just like tragedy isn't supposed to be adverted. Life happens to us as it's supposed to. We learn to be happy when it's good and count our blessings when it goes wrong, and the only certainty is all of it just keeps happening."
  • sara
    yay!! hope florida makes you feel better!
    by sara at 05/27/08 5:34PM
  • bzyabsma
    I am proud that you were able to graduate (especially with an A average!) considering the struggles you have faced with your health. I know lots of times when I would see you at school I know you didn't feel good but you almost always managed to smile anyway. I know that alot of those people who say they are SO glad to leave ABS either don't appreciate it for what it is and means to so many, or they will regret thinking that, at some point later on. I know when you graduate you think it's such a relief to be away from there because you want a change, to move on and grow up and away from there. I hope you are able to go to FC. It will be fun but also a challenge in a lot of ways but hopefully the climate change (and the change of people) will be a benefit to you! Love you!
    by bzyabsma at 05/27/08 10:29PM
  • merebear
    Congrats on graduating. It's certainly an accomplishment! Are you planning on going to Florida College? I guess that's what it sounds like in your entry. I used to think that I'd never see the people I graduated with ever again, but lemme tell ya, they pop up in the most random places! Plus, you'll always have a reunion. Then there's those of us that could go without the people we graduated with for the rest of our lives and never think a thing about it... :] Have a safe trip.
    by merebear at 05/28/08 10:09AM
  • chatrbox102
    im gonna miss you amanda. your smile and hugs always kept me going. thanks for being such a loving person and even through your struggles always managed to make others feel good about themselves! you'll do great in college!! love you :)
    by chatrbox102 at 05/28/08 2:02PM
  • quack
    I love you! :-)
    by quack at 05/28/08 10:06PM
  • sara
    meh same ol same ol you know how that is i'm sure. i wish this rain would stop, it's not helping things!
    by sara at 05/29/08 9:37AM
  • lilbec
    hey grily. congrats! i saw ur rents at church the other day and was sad u wernt witht them! hope ur doin well and i hope u can make it down to fc in the fall!
    by lilbec at 06/04/08 9:13AM
  • mleluhoo223
    i ♥ u lik crzy!
    by mleluhoo223 at 06/08/08 11:57PM

i didn't write any of this.. but i thought it was interesting. read in order, and DON'T read ahead. :)

Question 1: If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had eight kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?

Read the next question before looking at the answer for this one.





Question 2: It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates.





Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.




Candidate B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.




Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.





Which of these candidates would be your Choice?


Candidate A: is Franklin D. Roosevelt.




Candidate B: is Winston Churchill.




Candidate C: is Adolph Hitler.





And, by the way, the answer to the abortion question: If you said yes, you just killed Beethoven.





Pretty interesting isn't it? Makes a person think before judging someone.




Never be afraid to try something new.





Remember:
Amateurs built the Ark
Professionals built the Titanic

And in case you've never seen this one.





Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 500 employees and has the following statistics:
29 have been accused of spousal abuse.




7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting.




21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year

Can you guess which organization this is?

Give up yet? It's the 535 members of the United States Congress.

  • minnie
    wow
    by minnie at 04/19/08 1:28AM
  • sara
    that was good :P
    by sara at 04/19/08 9:01AM
  • flyonthewall
    Very interesting.
    by flyonthewall at 04/19/08 9:19AM
  • merebear
    Love that. Just because someone looks amazing and "godly" on the outside, doesn't mean that he/she is! How applicable to this years' elections (not just Presidential!)!
    by merebear at 04/19/08 10:03AM
  • bzyabsma
    Great post.
    by bzyabsma at 04/19/08 10:29AM
  • anna6689
    that is really really thought provoking
    by anna6689 at 04/19/08 9:08PM
  • beckyboo
    thats really interesting
    by beckyboo at 04/24/08 2:54PM

02/24/08 11:00PM


i've made mistakes in my life. i've let people take advantage of me. and i accepted way less than i deserve. but, i've learned from my bad choices and even though there are some things i can never get back and people who will never be sorry, i'll know better next time and i won't settle for anything less than i deserve.
  • quack
    That sounds like a pop song.
    by quack at 02/25/08 7:34PM
  • sara
    i heard you've been feeling awful lately, its got to be the weather, my fibro is acting up too! i hope you feel better soon let me know if i can help with anything :)
    by sara at 02/27/08 10:53PM
  • minnie
    How have you been?
    by minnie at 03/15/08 3:23PM
  • flyonthewall
    You're always welcome :)
    by flyonthewall at 03/17/08 9:10AM
  • flyonthewall
    Thank you! Glad you were able to get out tonight.
    by flyonthewall at 04/06/08 11:02PM