due to the fact that i've become a fat fucking piece of fat, i am not drinking anymore. i prefer being the one who looks after everyone anyway, so it's no big deal.
i went to sam's party last night and it was okay. i met trevor's girlfriend renee, and she's a sweetheart. she is/was an actor as well in kevin smith's movies mallrats and jay + silent bob strike back. so that's neat. i think she's slightly older than trevor, but i am not sure because she is very pretty.
i had parked a kelsey's and had a cup of coffee with her at her house beforehand and we walked to the party. it wasn't a cold night last night, which is good because i did a whole lot of walking.
from kelsey's to sam's it's 3 blocks up and about seven blocks over, i think. then i left sam's and went to hang out with jb [jesse] who was four and a half blocks up and five blocks over. then we walked back to kelsey's later which was then seven blocks down and two blocks over.
jb was just walking me to my car but we decided to see if kelsey was home from the party yet, and as it turned out she and everyone else in the group of friends [except for tony and beth] had just arrived back at her place from sam's house.
so that worked out well.
i feel a lot more at ease to be myself up here for the most part. not meant to offend mommy and daddy, but i think living so close by hindered my real ability to "grow up". of course that's not the only factor-- my mental problems definitely have had a lot to do with it as well.
i am really excited about school. i am taking the assessment test tomorrow, and i think i will do okay on it. let's just hope that i haven't lost all my knowledge from high school. considering i barely went to high school i don't think i will have too much trouble :P
i actually think i will do okay on the math part because i did a lot of math working in the kennel. simple algebra and formulas and everything. and if there is a vocabulary section i will do fine because i have always had an extensive vocabulary.
that's about all for now. happy sunday!
el
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
pictures from last night
last night i went to tony's "welcome home" party for trevor. not many people showed up, but i had a nice time. here are a few pictures:
tony tasting his sauce.
trevor reading some sort of quote or something from readers digest.
tony classic.
i don't know the two on the left. i guess they live below tony.
all in all it was a lovely evening.
tony tasting his sauce.
trevor reading some sort of quote or something from readers digest.
tony classic.
i don't know the two on the left. i guess they live below tony.
all in all it was a lovely evening.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
friday night
i decided to stay in this evening because i went out wednesday and thursday nights.
tomorrow night is tony's party, and i have to loan him a pot to cook vegan spaghetti sauce. he is making a lot of italian food for everyone, but he puts pepperoni in his sauce. there are two other vegetarian/vegans going to the party, so it is not just for me.
walter has gotten to be quite the fiesty guy since we've moved. he has a lot more energy, and he's become quite bossy and territorial.
he was eating food today and i was sitting at the kitchen table. he started barking and growling while he was eating, but there weren't any other dogs near him. his barking drew attention to himself, and echo came running up. he turned around and just beat the hell out of her.
i'd call it karma because he got her on the eye. nothing serious, though.
he also has begun doing his weird "scream" again when he sees unfamiliar things.
what an odd creature.
kelsey was getting rid of some of her clothes so i went through them and found a few shirts and a pair of [red!] pants to take. she and i just about the same size and build. she's an inch or so taller than me though.
the cold air is making my scalp really really really dry.
tomorrow night is tony's party, and i have to loan him a pot to cook vegan spaghetti sauce. he is making a lot of italian food for everyone, but he puts pepperoni in his sauce. there are two other vegetarian/vegans going to the party, so it is not just for me.
walter has gotten to be quite the fiesty guy since we've moved. he has a lot more energy, and he's become quite bossy and territorial.
he was eating food today and i was sitting at the kitchen table. he started barking and growling while he was eating, but there weren't any other dogs near him. his barking drew attention to himself, and echo came running up. he turned around and just beat the hell out of her.
i'd call it karma because he got her on the eye. nothing serious, though.
he also has begun doing his weird "scream" again when he sees unfamiliar things.
what an odd creature.
kelsey was getting rid of some of her clothes so i went through them and found a few shirts and a pair of [red!] pants to take. she and i just about the same size and build. she's an inch or so taller than me though.
the cold air is making my scalp really really really dry.
Friday, December 21, 2007
here you go mommy!
well, i haven't updated in a few days. not too much has been happening.
last night we went to a bar called nye's which was voted best bar in the united states.
tony classic took me there on thanksgiving night, so i had been there before. it's got big soft booths and stuff. i don't know that it's as great as the hype, but there's certainly nothing wrong with it. except...
kelsey bought me a drink, and then i found out that it was 9.50. it was just a cosmo... not even a special kind of cosmo... a fucking cosmo! i felt so bad that she paid that much for me for one drink.
i've had these urges to strangle tony lite. i am looking forward to his party, though, so i am trying to keep them at bay. then after saturday i will take a few days and not answer his calls or be "busy", and hopefully this hostility will subside.
he's not a bad person. his personality is just very strong. very very strong. and i certainly don't hate him by any means. he is just not the kind of person i can spend long periods of time with on a regular basis.
i've been reading up on astrology lately and the more i read the more interested i get. basically any person i know who doesn't fit their general sun-sign description ends up fitting the rising sign description.
i will try not to become one of the astrology crazies... because that's no better than being a religious zealot. or at least if i feel as though something is based on someone's sign, i won't say so outloud.
i don't have too much to write about right now. maybe later i will think of more things. until then...
elyseo del toro
last night we went to a bar called nye's which was voted best bar in the united states.
tony classic took me there on thanksgiving night, so i had been there before. it's got big soft booths and stuff. i don't know that it's as great as the hype, but there's certainly nothing wrong with it. except...
kelsey bought me a drink, and then i found out that it was 9.50. it was just a cosmo... not even a special kind of cosmo... a fucking cosmo! i felt so bad that she paid that much for me for one drink.
i've had these urges to strangle tony lite. i am looking forward to his party, though, so i am trying to keep them at bay. then after saturday i will take a few days and not answer his calls or be "busy", and hopefully this hostility will subside.
he's not a bad person. his personality is just very strong. very very strong. and i certainly don't hate him by any means. he is just not the kind of person i can spend long periods of time with on a regular basis.
i've been reading up on astrology lately and the more i read the more interested i get. basically any person i know who doesn't fit their general sun-sign description ends up fitting the rising sign description.
i will try not to become one of the astrology crazies... because that's no better than being a religious zealot. or at least if i feel as though something is based on someone's sign, i won't say so outloud.
i don't have too much to write about right now. maybe later i will think of more things. until then...
elyseo del toro
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
tuesday
well, i didn't end up going out last night.
my friend tony said nothing was going on, although i later found out he wasn't telling the truth to me. or something. because people did do stuff. what a goon.
it is weird for me because there are so many people with crushes on me. i think it is because i am new. and also kind of cute. but it never was like this in florida, so it takes a lot to get used to it. i feel bad being so aloof with everyone, but i think the last thing i need here is a relationship within the first few months of arrival. i don't want to ruin perfectly good friendships by dating these people.
on that topic, cliff and i are no longer talking at all. i blocked his messages and phone calls because he was being stupid, and i'm done dealing with that.
it is a good thing that this is a big city and i am good at making friends. i pretty much don't have to worry about he and i becoming friends with the same people. not to mention he keeps himself in the northeast most of the time and i'm usually uptown unless i go to the triple rock [downtown-- that's the only place i ever risk running into him, but i really don't care]
well anyway, today i got my minnesota license. it is going to take about three weeks to get mailed to me, so i ahve a piece of paper to carry around until then.
i am hoping my license picture looks better than my last one. the last one was taken when i was extremely overweight from my medication and i just look weird and fat and no one believes it's me.
that's about all that has happened today to be quite honest.
i have been reading a compilation of franz kafka's stories, so that is keeping me at least a little occupied. there is a half priced book store right across the street, and there are actually lots of GOOD books there!
tomorrow night i am supposed to go to the artist's quarter, which is a place with jazz music. i've never really listened to jazz but i am willing to look into it.
one of the only girls i've made friends with, kelsey, is going. plus tony and maybe this guy bryan. kelsey is the first LADY i've met, probably ever. she listens to music like ella fitzgerald and studied ballet. everything about her is so lady-like and proper. she is very funny, too.
the only other girl i've really become friends with is bethany. she is tony classic's girlfriend, and she's just an amazing person.
there are too many tonys in my life. the tony i used to date is still friends with me and i am actually going to go visit him in milwaukee when i know i won't have to drive in snow. then the other tony [the one who wants to spend 24/7 with me] is known as "tony lite" amongst the group because he became friends with everyone after the OTHER tony [bethany's boyfriend], who we refer to as tony classic.
but mostly if i say tony i'm talking about tony lite because he never fucking leaves me alone. i have a hard time turning down people who want to hang out because i don't have all that many friends that can hang out during the week. plus i don't want to be mean. he's just an overwhelming person... a capricorn, obviously. capricorn is the opposite of cancer [me] and every capricorn i've met has proven that. i get very easily overwhelmed and anxious being around a capricorn for a long period of time.
on saturday tony [lite] is throwing a party to celebrate the return of his best friend trevor [for the winter]. he lives in california and has been in a few movies, the most noteworthy being "clerks II" which is a huge deal for any kevin smith fan [kevin smith did dogma, clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, etc.]. he is elias in that movie, and i think he's brilliant in it.
so i think that is neat that i will get to meet someone who is semi-famous.
i just accidentally kicked walter because for some reason he's sleeping on the couch next to me.
okay, bye.
elyseeee
my friend tony said nothing was going on, although i later found out he wasn't telling the truth to me. or something. because people did do stuff. what a goon.
it is weird for me because there are so many people with crushes on me. i think it is because i am new. and also kind of cute. but it never was like this in florida, so it takes a lot to get used to it. i feel bad being so aloof with everyone, but i think the last thing i need here is a relationship within the first few months of arrival. i don't want to ruin perfectly good friendships by dating these people.
on that topic, cliff and i are no longer talking at all. i blocked his messages and phone calls because he was being stupid, and i'm done dealing with that.
it is a good thing that this is a big city and i am good at making friends. i pretty much don't have to worry about he and i becoming friends with the same people. not to mention he keeps himself in the northeast most of the time and i'm usually uptown unless i go to the triple rock [downtown-- that's the only place i ever risk running into him, but i really don't care]
well anyway, today i got my minnesota license. it is going to take about three weeks to get mailed to me, so i ahve a piece of paper to carry around until then.
i am hoping my license picture looks better than my last one. the last one was taken when i was extremely overweight from my medication and i just look weird and fat and no one believes it's me.
that's about all that has happened today to be quite honest.
i have been reading a compilation of franz kafka's stories, so that is keeping me at least a little occupied. there is a half priced book store right across the street, and there are actually lots of GOOD books there!
tomorrow night i am supposed to go to the artist's quarter, which is a place with jazz music. i've never really listened to jazz but i am willing to look into it.
one of the only girls i've made friends with, kelsey, is going. plus tony and maybe this guy bryan. kelsey is the first LADY i've met, probably ever. she listens to music like ella fitzgerald and studied ballet. everything about her is so lady-like and proper. she is very funny, too.
the only other girl i've really become friends with is bethany. she is tony classic's girlfriend, and she's just an amazing person.
there are too many tonys in my life. the tony i used to date is still friends with me and i am actually going to go visit him in milwaukee when i know i won't have to drive in snow. then the other tony [the one who wants to spend 24/7 with me] is known as "tony lite" amongst the group because he became friends with everyone after the OTHER tony [bethany's boyfriend], who we refer to as tony classic.
but mostly if i say tony i'm talking about tony lite because he never fucking leaves me alone. i have a hard time turning down people who want to hang out because i don't have all that many friends that can hang out during the week. plus i don't want to be mean. he's just an overwhelming person... a capricorn, obviously. capricorn is the opposite of cancer [me] and every capricorn i've met has proven that. i get very easily overwhelmed and anxious being around a capricorn for a long period of time.
on saturday tony [lite] is throwing a party to celebrate the return of his best friend trevor [for the winter]. he lives in california and has been in a few movies, the most noteworthy being "clerks II" which is a huge deal for any kevin smith fan [kevin smith did dogma, clerks, mallrats, chasing amy, etc.]. he is elias in that movie, and i think he's brilliant in it.
so i think that is neat that i will get to meet someone who is semi-famous.
i just accidentally kicked walter because for some reason he's sleeping on the couch next to me.
okay, bye.
elyseeee
Monday, December 17, 2007
minnesota blog!!
well, basically i just made this blog so that anyone who is interested can see what's going on in my life every day.
mostly this is for my parents and perhaps my brother [if i remember to give him the site] but friends are obviously welcome to read it too.
i'll start this out, then.
today i woke up around 9:00 and went to get my minnesota driver's license.
i must have misread on the website because the place i went informed me that i had to take the written exam before getting my license, and it wasn't administered there. so i had to drive from brooklyn park to plymouth to take the "written" test [which is actually on a computer].
plymouth isn't exactly far from where i live, but it's a good 15-20 drive. i'm getting good enough at finding my way around, though, that i just saw the addresses on the sheet the woman gave me and knew which was closer. i also knew how to get there [pretty much]. i was proud of myself for that.
i got there, sat down to take the test, and realized i probably wouldn't pass it. considering i didn't even know i had to take it. the wording of some of the questions was difficult for me to understand, too. and the diagrams were pretty shoddy. not to make excuses but yes i did fail the damn thing. i am allowed to go back tomorrow to take it again, though, and it gave me the right answers as i went along.
while i was waiting to turn in my little laminated computer number, i was checking the time on my phone, and this dmv worker was like "MISS GET OFF YOUR PHONE!!!!!" dmv workers sure seem to be miserable people. i just got really wide eyed and snapped my phone shut.
then i cleaned out my car a little bit. unfortunately the "toyoguard" stuff that i was given when i bought the car got smooshed by dan on the way to atlanta so it's all on my floor. plus apparently when it gets really cold, canned soda explodes. i guess if i thought about it i would have known, but for some reason i didn't realize that when it's freezing outside it is also freezing in a car.
i decided it's been way too long since i had bubble tea [it's been almost two weeks] so i went to the tea garden and had a kiwi green iced tea with strawberry jelly. i worked on my monster.com resume while i was there.
after that i bought some incense at the smoke shop and came home. since it was almost 30 degrees today, it was warm enough for me to go on a walk. that is funny for me to say since when i first moved here, i almost froze to death walking to perkins when it was well above 30 degrees.
i walked to crystal center and crystal gallery and the other shopping center nearby and got some more job applications. i got a soy chai from caribou and then came home.
on a general sidenote, i think i am going to collect penguins. so if you want to get me any little thing for christmas, peguin themed things would be nice.
it really has been quite a beautiful day. it was sunny and i didn't have to run the heat until the sun went down [at 5:00].
the dogs have loved running arond outside. it is so hard to get jasper to come inside. he sits out there until have to go out in the yard and get him. usually i just stand by the door and watch the gate to make sure he doesn't squeeze through the bottom. hunee likes to eat the snow. walter likes to run around like a crazy dog, and even echo has grown to like it. mouse will even go out sometimes.
i've been trying to work out echo's anxiety and aggression so that perhaps she isn't so wound up towards the other dogs. she loves playing tug of war, but i have always been a bit apprehensive to do it because when she loses her grip on the "tuggee" she jumps up to bite it again, and if the tuggee is too short, my hand could very well get in the way.
tonight, though, i tied any old shirt to one of the tires mommy bought for them, and now it is a long enough tuggee that there's no way for me to get accidentally bitten. echo had a lot of fun while i just held the end and ran around the house and spun in circles. jasper and walter had fun running after us.
tonight i am going out with my friends. we tend to go out most nights, which is fine right now since i don't have a job. there is actually beer up here that i like, but i still don't understand how people can drink huge amounts of beer. it's so filling and so high in calories.
people can count that i will never become an alcoholic if for nothing else than my obsession with my weight.
there are a lot of bars up here and the atmosphere is pretty awesome. it's nuts how much people drink up here, though!
this is an extremely long entry. until next time.
elyse
mostly this is for my parents and perhaps my brother [if i remember to give him the site] but friends are obviously welcome to read it too.
i'll start this out, then.
today i woke up around 9:00 and went to get my minnesota driver's license.
i must have misread on the website because the place i went informed me that i had to take the written exam before getting my license, and it wasn't administered there. so i had to drive from brooklyn park to plymouth to take the "written" test [which is actually on a computer].
plymouth isn't exactly far from where i live, but it's a good 15-20 drive. i'm getting good enough at finding my way around, though, that i just saw the addresses on the sheet the woman gave me and knew which was closer. i also knew how to get there [pretty much]. i was proud of myself for that.
i got there, sat down to take the test, and realized i probably wouldn't pass it. considering i didn't even know i had to take it. the wording of some of the questions was difficult for me to understand, too. and the diagrams were pretty shoddy. not to make excuses but yes i did fail the damn thing. i am allowed to go back tomorrow to take it again, though, and it gave me the right answers as i went along.
while i was waiting to turn in my little laminated computer number, i was checking the time on my phone, and this dmv worker was like "MISS GET OFF YOUR PHONE!!!!!" dmv workers sure seem to be miserable people. i just got really wide eyed and snapped my phone shut.
then i cleaned out my car a little bit. unfortunately the "toyoguard" stuff that i was given when i bought the car got smooshed by dan on the way to atlanta so it's all on my floor. plus apparently when it gets really cold, canned soda explodes. i guess if i thought about it i would have known, but for some reason i didn't realize that when it's freezing outside it is also freezing in a car.
i decided it's been way too long since i had bubble tea [it's been almost two weeks] so i went to the tea garden and had a kiwi green iced tea with strawberry jelly. i worked on my monster.com resume while i was there.
after that i bought some incense at the smoke shop and came home. since it was almost 30 degrees today, it was warm enough for me to go on a walk. that is funny for me to say since when i first moved here, i almost froze to death walking to perkins when it was well above 30 degrees.
i walked to crystal center and crystal gallery and the other shopping center nearby and got some more job applications. i got a soy chai from caribou and then came home.
on a general sidenote, i think i am going to collect penguins. so if you want to get me any little thing for christmas, peguin themed things would be nice.
it really has been quite a beautiful day. it was sunny and i didn't have to run the heat until the sun went down [at 5:00].
the dogs have loved running arond outside. it is so hard to get jasper to come inside. he sits out there until have to go out in the yard and get him. usually i just stand by the door and watch the gate to make sure he doesn't squeeze through the bottom. hunee likes to eat the snow. walter likes to run around like a crazy dog, and even echo has grown to like it. mouse will even go out sometimes.
i've been trying to work out echo's anxiety and aggression so that perhaps she isn't so wound up towards the other dogs. she loves playing tug of war, but i have always been a bit apprehensive to do it because when she loses her grip on the "tuggee" she jumps up to bite it again, and if the tuggee is too short, my hand could very well get in the way.
tonight, though, i tied any old shirt to one of the tires mommy bought for them, and now it is a long enough tuggee that there's no way for me to get accidentally bitten. echo had a lot of fun while i just held the end and ran around the house and spun in circles. jasper and walter had fun running after us.
tonight i am going out with my friends. we tend to go out most nights, which is fine right now since i don't have a job. there is actually beer up here that i like, but i still don't understand how people can drink huge amounts of beer. it's so filling and so high in calories.
people can count that i will never become an alcoholic if for nothing else than my obsession with my weight.
there are a lot of bars up here and the atmosphere is pretty awesome. it's nuts how much people drink up here, though!
this is an extremely long entry. until next time.
elyse
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