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[	music	|	Without Love - Hairspray	]

This is horrible - the best winter break of my life is coming to an end. Le sigh - oh what a respite it was! I did swim some, though it didn't completely take over my break this year. AWESOME. I have a lot of pictures to put in this entry...

So I'm lame; I spent the last day of the break reorganizing my desk and binders so that I could be prepared tomorrow. Yeah, it's not going to be pretty, forcing myself to wake up and go into that morning assembly. Rawr. I have a new elective (philosophy), and I don't know how I feel about it. I mean, I loooove Dr. Gutsell, but I really enjoy my two OC's too, so hmm...

I just talked to Rachael on the phone and we talked about Nice for a while. She told me some things that reminded me of when I was fifteen and HE seemed a lot cooler than HE really is; aka we talked about what I know now as "the Dryland Incident" and "the Olive Garden fiasco." Tee hee. I like to give unimportant things names. Whee...

Pictures!

I have decided I like taxi rides. This one was especially fun, right up there with the taxi ride I took where I was sandwiched between Andie and Alberto in Boston. These are my friends Jill (left) and Lea (right), by the way...



And this was after a hotel dance partay, because, being from Hall 35 and all, it was necessary that we partied hard and jammed out as loudly and obnoxiously as we possibly could.

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[	music	|	One Day More - Les Miserables	]

I will start this entry by reiterating how much I truly love the Broadway musical Wicked. You can't understand... it's so good, oh my god. NYC is pretty hoppin' too. But seriously, go see Wicked. You'll thank me afterwards for telling you to do so!

So obviously New York was awesome. The first day Andie, my mom, and I all just sort of walked around, went to museums, and of course freaked out waiting for Wicked, which was very good. The only problem was that I was sitting next to the worst smelling guy of all time. For real, I've never smelt an odor so horrible in my life! This guy must never bathe or something, because he smelled like dirty cigars and terrible b.o. or something of the sort, so much so that I had to breathe into my scarf! But you can't let even the smelliest man in the world get between you and your Wicked awesome experience. Tee hee - puns.

The second day I spent the entire day with Lea and Jill. ASA HALL 35 FOREVER! Yes indeed, we did have a dance partay. We went to Soho and shopped (good news email chainers - I finally bought all your presents!) and then walked around Rockefeller Center and places like that. It was awesome, and when it was finally time to part, they dropped me off near the theater for Les Miserables, which was so good also. And also, the little boy (Gavroche) was so cute and a lot of the boys in it were pretty hot themselves. I think I might read that book, because the music is beautiful, and the story was pretty good too. Wow, I love Broadway...

The third and final day I spent with Ari, Danae, and their sister, flown in recently from Barcelona, Spain! It was fun, and we mostly did tons of walking and shopping. Aww, it made me especially miss Rachael and Luce. I think for spring break Luce might come to the Bahamas with my family and I, though, which will be awesome. Fun stuff...

One point of caution about having Andie as a bedfellow (which will probably never happen to any of you, but if it does, then heed these words): she punches and jabs in her sleep, and it's especially horrible sharing a single bed with her. Remember that! Anyways, since returning the US, not much exciting has happened. Patrick came by yesterday randomly in his new car and ended up watching The Devil Wears Prada with me for a long time. Will randomly called me last night around 1, which was annoying considering we had stupid swim practice this morning. Sarah got her wisdom teeth out, and we all went over to her house two days ago and chilled there.

Nothing else. Anyways, tonight should be fun. Everybody have a good New Years Eve! Pictures of NYC and probably New Years to come...

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No time to update. However, I thought I'd post some rejections for the beginning of my student council speech. Enjoy...

First opening:

The international committee of astronomers decided this week to remove Pluto from the list of planets. A spokesman released this statement, "We're awfully sorry to have to let Pluto go, but this restructuring is necessary to move this solar system forward. We've got to tighten our asteroid belt and make difficult decisions. We've really enjoyed working with Pluto in the past and wish it no ill will. We look on this event as a great opportunity to revitalize our system." 

Behind the scenes however, things were reportedly more heated. Rumors abound that Pluto orbited slower than other planets, often appearing sluggish and possibly intoxicated. Some have reportedly complained about off color jokes directed at Uranus. Lawsuits by several asteroids demanding inclusion in the solar system reportedly also motivated the committee to take a hard line on planet definition. An original plan to use the world "Pluton" was rejected by their lawyers as demeaning and discriminatory. 

Others have defended Pluto, claiming the decision to downsize was based on unjust discrimination. One anonymous insider claimed, "It's a new solar system, and if you're not wearing rings, or you're too small, you're just not flashy enough for the kids today. Besides, the committee was always uncomfortable with the attraction between Pluto and its long-term partner, Charon. It's just prejudice I tell you." 

Pluto's press agent released this statement, "While Pluto is saddened by this turn of events, it's not bitter, rather Pluto looks on this as an oportunity to explore new and exciting projects."

Go Pluto. Anyways, here's the second one:

I think the life cycle is all backwards.

You should start out dead; just get it right out of the way.

You wake up in a senior care facility and start feeling better every day.

You get kicked out of there for being too healthy, go collect your pension, then, when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day.

You work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.

You drink alcohol, you party, you're "generally" promiscuous and you get ready for High School.

After High School, you go to primary school, you become a kid, you play or nap all day, you have no responsibilities.

You become a baby with no cares whatsoever.

Then, you spend your last 9 months floating peacefully with luxuries like central heating, spa treatments, room service on tap, larger living quarters everyday...and then...

you finish off as an orgasm!

It would have to be better that way ...

because this getting old .. just sucks...


Needless to say, I'm not exactly sure how the teachers would react to this. I'm also not exactly sure how this ties into being a student council representative! I can't wait to read my final speech on Thursday. Well, maybe I can, because I'm terrified of public speaking. Oh well, at least the speech kicks ass...

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So tomorrow is officially my last day of summer. Sigh... This summer came and went too quickly. It was the best summer of my entire life, beating out even the most fun of summers before this one! So many awesome experiences, friends, and BOYS! Hahaha, so I'm a little pathetic - it happens, all right? Let's see...

Tomorrow swimming starts, but I don't know if I'll be able to go or not due to lifeguarding. I'm forever lifeguarding. Tomorrow will be my sixth day in a row! I've probably made well over $2000 lifeguarding, which is awesome because I wasn't even here for the month of July, but basically it's taking over my life. Thank goodness some of my coworkers turned out to be severe hotties. For instance, I bonded with Patrick Robinson the other day for a very long time. Yep, twas totally fun. Plus, everyone there seems to find me funny, and I think that's the main reason I keep going back...

Hahaha, what one will do for a little laughter... Anyways, I've been thinking, and I've come to the conclusion that junior year could possibly be stressful. Brilliant, aren't I? Well, I guess we'll find out! Perhaps we'll double the number of emails we have on the email chain and life will be good. Who knows? Speaking of, the email chain is currently at 7,965 emails, for those of you curious. And those of you who aren't, well, now you know anyways, don't you?

I'm feeling the need for a list. But what to make a list of, you may ask. If you don't ask, then don't worry, I'm asking, so let's ponder, shall we? Let's shall... How about why this summer was so amazing? Yes, that would be awesome. C'est parfait, mes amours, c'est parfait...

So, that was a little corny towards the end, but basically, that's why my summer rocked hard. I will always remember every part of it, and I can't wait until next summer. I guess I've got a long way to go! Oh well. Happy school year everyone!!!

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[	music	|	Giulia - DJ LHasa ((it's Italian!!!))	]

I didn't really want to write this livejournal entry because the last one was so awesome that I want it to forever be on the top of my livejournal, but I suppose that I feel obligated. Oh well, it is regrettable that I will not be able to forever stare at that entry, but I guess all good things must come to an end. Well, this is a cheery beginning for an lj entry, is it not? Let's start over...

Bonjour and good day, my loves. I feel as if there is nothing to talk about, and yet, at the same time, there's too much for me to put down to paper. Or rather, computer, be it as it will. I'm in one of those moods where I lament everything, if that makes any sense, which is debatable because I think right now I'm lamenting my brain, which doesn't seem to be working. That, or I'm just in a stupid mood right now. Wow, this isn't much better than the first paragraph. Redo...

Third time is a charm! I mean, what? You are supposed to forget the first two paragraphs so never mind this sentence and the two before... I'm screwing up again...

Hello! Greetings! Salutations and many more enthusiastic words to express my happiness that you are, in fact, reading this livejournal entry. I don't think that many people read these any more, but I don't care very much. I guess I mostly just write them for myself. However, if there are those of you who do still read, and if you care to know, I will be out of town for the next two weeks. I'm going to my cousin's wedding in Vermont for a few days, and then driving from there to Camden, Maine, where I will suffer through a family reunion until we return home. I always enjoy leaving home, but I think that the jet lag / sickness from France combined with the lamenting attitude that I will not be able to talk to my friends has made me hesitant about this trip.

I talk to my friends from France almost everyday. However, it's not like I talk to each one everyday. I talk to different ones everyday. I've talked to Ari, Sami, Luce, Jill, Rachael, Lea, Toni Anne, and a few others. Rachael and I text message 24-7, and today Luce texted me and told me that Rome's heat wave was unbearable, and therefore she would be at Cecily with her friends for a while. Sounds like fun. I talked to Alberto on MSN messenger, but only for about thirty seconds due to the fact that I had to lifeguard for a billion hours yesterday. Sadness ensued. I can't decide whether I had a crush or not... I mean, I loved hanging out with him, but then again, I could be content even if I weren't with him and Jose. But then, I do get nervous when I talk to him, and yet, I'm just the same crazy Keely. Or Kiwi, as it were for most of my French friends. I just don't know. Boys are confusing...

Speaking of lifeguarding yesterday, it wasn't bad, although supposedly yesterday and today are the hottest days of the year. Major KML. James, Patrick, and Ashley (Strader) were lifeguarding, so it was fun. I told stories, and I think that they missed those because they all seemed pretty content to just sit back and listen to me drone on and on. Ashley left in the middle of the day and Hunter replaced her. Hunter and I had the last two hours on our own, since James left at 5:30 and Patrick at 6. After we locked up (which took all of forever) we went to Loxstock, and then I dropped him off at Alex's house and commenced to get lost on the way home. I get lost a lot, I have concluded. Go me...

I have done absolutely nothing today, other than spend tons of money texting Luce and Rachael. Sweet. I still have to pack, as well. And since I regret that the other entry is not the first on the list, I will leave you with a picture. Go team. I'll miss you all while I'm gone! xoxoxoxo