I just found out, through facebook, that a girl I graduated high school with died late November of Leukemia.

I didn't know her very well, I did have class with her though. I think this is the first death of someone of my graduating class, and its really surreal.

Incidentally, her profile still exists on facebook, which I feel is almost cruel, you can still message her and add to your friends. I wish someone would take it off facebook. What a strange, unsettling phenomenon to think that you can exist on facebook after you die. I'm not sure if I like that.


RIP Ali Facella

I voted yesterday for the first time in a real booth. It was one of the proudest moments of my life.

For those not politically aware, yesterday was the democratic primaries, and in CT, it was a huge one, with incumbent Joe Lieberman vs. Ned Lamont. Lieberman was not only a three term senator but also the vice-presidential nominee in 2000. But in CT, he's gotten extremely unpopular, so that political unknown, Lamont won the primary.

This is a big deal. Like national news big. This victory is a huge foreshadowing of whats to come for midterm elections. Its our responsibility to change what we don't like, and Lamont winning is prime example of what happens when people take that responsibility.

As I walked out of the booth, the old people clapped for me and said, "never stop voting." I won't.

WOw, so JetBlue gives you free wireless access for 2 hours. AMAZING. That being said, I'm at JKF waiting to board my plane to Rochester, which will ultimately take me to Jackson.
I've packed my cowboy hat in the bungee on my backpack, making me look like an uber-country girl to city slickers and ashamed of my western roots to true cow-people.
Apparently, I didn't get the memo about airport wear. I've seen about 4 people in matching Juicy sweatsuits. Matching. Wow. I have forgotten my juicy top, but am ok with that becaue who cares.
Driving here was easy. NO TRAFFIC!!! And dad and I talked and stuff. It feels weird to be leaving again, sooo soon after I got home. I'm going to miss the family. But, then again, I'll see them all for a good 2 months when I get back. PLUS< at some point I'll be gone for good, and then I won't even be home for the summer, weird.
We should be boarding really soon. I can't wait. I want to see Alex. Soo, I'm going to go and listen to my music before I board.

I am home, been home for a week. It hasn't been bad, not like last summer. I can remember really clearly how upset I was the weekend I came home, and that was well under a week of being home, now I guess I can deal better.
Babysitting every morning gets me up EARLY, at 6, but I'm done at 9, and have the rest of the day to do whatever. The whatever I've being doing has mostly been looking for jobs and taking care of the car. I'm getting the car registered officially today=yay! I've been driving it and I love the way it feels, but it needs some work still.
I'm proud of myself on my job search. Here are my options. I went into Parks and Rec to beg for a job and it worked. Anthony and I had a really nice conversation, he needed 5 more counselors, and I said I'll do it, and if I change my mind I'll let you know by Friday. So I have until Friday to figure things out. The other option is interning at Glencore Ltd, the company Mary Dortenzio, my nanny employer works for. She suggested it, and I'd looove to, but I just need to know if they want me, becuase I couldn't do that plus camp. I could do camp+retail or camp+restaurant however, and intern+retail or restaurant. I had an interview with Victoria's Secret that went well, I haven't found out yet if I have the job though. Soooo, I really want this internship, but if that doesn't work, I definitely have camp.
I hung out with the boys last week, they're doing well, and we had nice conversation. But, today, I'm playing frisbee with Dave Brennan and company, which is NUTS. I haven't hung out with Dave in forever.
Tomorrow I want to go to the beach. Thats my plan, to sit in the sun for hours upon hours.
Family is good.
I'm really looking forward to my trip, which I embark on next week!

Today I leave GW which officially ends my 2nd year as a college student.
I feel old.
This semester went by way too fast. A lot of good things happened. I think I'll do a highlights of sophomore year post.

I'm looking forward to the season finale of Grey's tonight, and of Top Model Wednesday. I'm looking forward to seeing my family, esp. Lily. I wonder what my dreams about being mad at madeline are all about? My trip to Jackson is in 2.5 weeks. THat should be a blast. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with Sarah, who I love and miss and think that without Alex we'll have a much better relationship. I can't wait to go boy shopping with Caitlyn and hanging out with her brothers. Maybe this summer I'll take up golf again and get better at it-or just hit some balls with my dad.

The room is almost packed...Alex is taking his last test...I'm waiting on Michelle to take the couch...and my dad should be here around 1.

Yay for three A's so far.

Time to pack, shower, and say goodbye to GW.

madelovetwomey (9:56:49 PM): so we go to ikea, and we get out of the car and start walking towards the entrance. dad leans over and picks up a wrapper on the ground, and i think nothing of it, because he always picks up random trash to throw it out. then he says to me, "want to marijuana?" the "trash" he picked up was saran-wrapped weed, like 35$ worth. and lily is like "what?"and dads like "what do you do with this?" like, he's not going to "turn it in," keep it, or throw it out, so he pockets it and goes, "well... i'll give it to luke i guess"
clairet1221 (9:57:44 PM): haha, did he tell lily
madelovetwomey (9:58:28 PM): well i was like what at firstlike wtff and hes like well right, thats what it is, and i was like well ya, and im on the phone with kate so im like kate my dad just found weed i the parking lot and lily knows what marijunana is from dare so she waslike "what what haw htwat"
madelovetwomey (9:58:30 PM): it was funny

Wow wow wow.

Uncle Carmen called me this morning and said he's going to be in town tomorrow, doing a PA at Tysons II and I get to go see him! He said I can try on dresses and we can have coctails before he leaves at 5:30. Yay! I miss him and I can't wait.
ALSO!!!! Grant called me a second ago, and he's in town until Sunday, singing for John Kerry and the White House...wow! And we're going to hang out.

THese are some of my favorite people ever, and I get to see them all this weekend. This is love.

I've been carrying around my anthro book with me, at work and today at the gym. Its called, "Becoming a Doctor." I didn't know when I decided to bring this book with me places that it would be such a conversation starter. At work, I got a lot of questions about if I wanted to become a doctor, and then "ohs" with dissapointed faces when I told them no, I do not. At the gym today, I was working out next to a cute boy, and he said, "So, how do you become a doctor?" So, anticipating that he wanted to know if that was my plan for the future, I explained why I was reading the book. That didn't shut him up, he asked me what I wanted to do with my future, and I don't really know, so I told him that, and he said, "Oh, are you a freshman or something? You've got time." Meanwhile, we're both working hard at our workouts, and I'm a little out of breath and sweaty and not really attractive. But still, my book has prompted this kid to flirt with me.
If I had known that reading my book for class in public places would lead to condescending remarks about my undecided future, I would keep the damn book in my bag.

I remember posting last year over break when I was home and it being very depressing and poor me. This year has been awesome compared to last year's Claire time on campus while no one is there. Saturday was the most alone time I had all break, but Emily and I counted books that afternoon before I worked, and then sunday and monday were sooo much fun.

Sunday, Michelle, Emily, Danny and I went to the mall area to play outside in the warm air, and discovered that it was the St. Patrick's Day Parade day and there were lots of people dressed in green and silly costumes. Then, Emily and Danny decided to help a little boy fly his kite, with much success. After that fun, Michelle and Danny went home and Emily and I pregamed work.

Monday was the hottest day this week, maxing out at 80 I think. We went shopping at the Leesburg outlets and I bought nice business casual clothing from the Gap, a really cute shirt and cardigan from Banana and a tank top from Old Navy. The most I spent on a single item was $20 on a yellow cable-nit sweater from Gap. THe tank top was 4$. So it was a super duper successful shopping day. After dropping Emily off at the metro, we picked up Greg and had dinner with the Caputies. Michelle and I decided to leave Greg with Danny when we went to see Failure to Launch, which was super cute. I love romantic comedies and don't see enough of them. SJP's hair was fantasic and I'm thinking of copying her hair color when I get mine done friday. It was good to get out the girliness in me that is sometimes suppressed with Alex. Shopping+chick flick=girliest day ever. We ended the night with the hot tub. mmmm I luff it.

This morning we hot tubbed again and I shot a bb gun and sucked at it. I went home in the afternoon and found myself flipping out about summer internships and applied for another one in NYC.

Work tonight, then home tomorrow!

So I don't have mono, that test came back negative. However, my white blood cell count was high, therefore I need to take penicillin, and my hemoglobins have low iron count, which means I need iron pills.

I'm on so many meds.