I think this is going to be my last time to blog before I leave for Chicago. I am going to pack up my computer in the next few hours. Eeee!

Talk to you when I get there.


*muwah!*

Absolutely amazing. I just happened upon this. I think I have a crush on Zach Braff. In fact, I know I have a crush on him. Scrubs makes me pee right on myself. Anyway- I happened upon Zach Braff's blog. Craziness.

I know it's only 11 in the am, but I have done diddly so far. Except blog. This is my third day IN A ROW. Do you know why I'm blogging so often? I have time to. That is something hard to fathom for me. Do you know, I feel like Chicago will be one big holiday. I will have school on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I will have ONE job to go to the rest of the time. I will enjoy my classes. I will have time to myself. If I'm bored, I will always have something to do. I will have time to correspond. Viva!

So, my school sent me some intereseting things via the e-mail. The best one being a website where I give it my starting point and where I want to go in Chicago, and it tells you what buses or el lines to take to get there the quickest. That is genious. It also sent me activity information. A lot of things are going on Labor Day weekend up there. Lots and lots of people. Yikes.

I'm going to see Tracy Hickman in Chicago. We worked at the zoo together. I nearly killed her a couple times. I won't kill her in Chicago.

I'm going to go clean my car now. Wish me luck, I don't wanna see what's in it. Groooossss.

Five Days.

I feel much better about things now that I went into Suncoast to say goodbye to Jacob. We laughed, we hugged, we threatened each others lives. Closure (sp?) is a good thing. I also got to say goodbye to Sheila which was good because she was on vacation the week before.

Today was my last day at Scovill Zoo. I'm really quite sad about it. I'm really going to miss all of the fun and crazy times I've had there- especially BATZ. Ben came in to visit me and that made me glad. Ryan came in later too. Sunday I'm going in to turn in my shirts and keys. I plan on taking lots of pictures with my zoo posse because most of them work that day. It is time to move on, though, I suppose. *sigh*

The rest of my time before Wednesday will be filled with cleaning and packing. My car is a mess and my mom doesn't want me to leave it like that. The entire upstairs is disorganized to the max. Oy vey.

Judy at the zoo made me a cookie cake. I shared with my coworkers because Amanda and Tricia didn't share theirs. This is why people will miss me. I share my love.

Alright I really need to get my ass in gear. Adios.

I now move in 6 days. Wowza.

Yesterday was my last night at Suncoast. I worked with Jacob. I'm really glad that it worked out that way. I think Mike and Sheila did it on purpose because Paul was originally supposed to work when I did, but Mike went and made a call to Sheila and when he came back I was working with Jacob on my last night. It was really kind of sad because Jacob was my one fun thing about Suncoast. Besides them needing help, I'm pretty sure he was my only reason for staying during the summer. He's looking for another job too and he said, as we were walking out to our cars, "I'm going to miss you, Sandra. You were my last reason to stay." (or something very similar) I tried not to get mushy after that, but how could I not? We left after that and I got really sad. I didn't even give him my phone number or anything to keep in touch. That just goes to show you that I have the tendancy to get really attached to people but not let them know how I feel for fear of being creepy. I say screw that this time. Today I'm going to go in and say a real goodbye and give him "The Many Ways to Keep in Touch with the Lovely and Talented Miss Sandra Goaley" which, of course, has a threat for his life if he doesn't. All in all he's definitely one of my favourite people. His girlfriend even stopped giving me The Eye. She brought him LaGondola one night and offered to bring me some garlic bread. That's A-OK in my book.
Anyway, after my "I will miss Jacob Smith" rant, I'm still feeling mushy and want to go on another. I'm really going to miss my "Phase 1 and 2" Decatur friends. "Phase 2" includes Mike Hagan, Katrina, Brian, Jared, BJ, Sam/Carly, Gep/Amy, Erin, Amy, and Terri. I call them my phase two friends because I made them when a good chunk of my phase one friends left. My "Phase 1" Decatur friends include Chrissy, Suzie, Stephanie, Jessica, Ben, Melissa, Ryan, Mindy, and Renee. I would actually include Melissa in a hybrid category since I knew her in phase one, but got to be good friends with her in phase two. It's silly to put my friends in categories like this since I love them all the same, but they just came along in different parts of my life. Moving to Chicago is going to be a big change and I just feel like I'm going to never see some of you again and that makes me sad. Ryan Kirkland is my best example. I adore him to bits, but we both know that we probably won't keep in touch. I'm going to a party with him Saturday and that will probably be that. I'm going to be back to visit for Boo at the Zoo, so we might see each other there, but who knows. Ben would be another good one. He's someone I will genuinely miss. No one will want to heckle people with me in Chicago! That's what we're good at! I have no doubt that I will talk to Chrissy, Suzie, Stephanie, Jessica, and Mike on a regular basis. I'm just sad about the rest.
Then the most obvious person I will miss is Zach. I don't know what I'll do with my time! The one thing I hate when people find out I'm moving is them asking, "Well, what will you and Zach do?" "Is he going with you?" Um, such things as a cell phone, the internet, and motorized vehicles do exist. It is possible for a long distance relationship to last. Yes, it will suck, but we shall overcome and fight the power. A) We're not the cheating kind, B) We have future plans, and C) We believe in a thing called love. Stephanie and Chris do it, and while they did break up for a bit, they are back together- happily ever after. The End.

In much happier news, Mike, Erin, and Terri came to visit me at the zoo today. It was short and sweet, but fun nontheless. I also got a Trading Spaces PC "Design Compaion" thing that is sooooo much fun. I've already made the raddest rooms. Especially the bathrooms. I make bad ass bathrooms and you don't. Woot. Ben has dreadlocks and has already had a bug encounter. He's going to get infested.

One final happy though- SUNCOASTISOVERFOREVERANDEVER!!!!!!! NOMOREPAULJACKSONFOREVERANDEVER!!!

Viva!

In one week and two days I will be living in Chicago. My address is 1120 N. LaSalle #17N, Chicago, IL 60610. Write me dirty letters with nudie photographs.

Zach and I went to have a look at the apartment the other day and I got to meet one of my roomates. Her name is Mariana and she's really sweet. I live with her, a girl named Shabaun, and another girl named Andrea- who, by the way, pronounces her A like mine. I like her already. She's 23, though, and has been in the air force the last 4 years. Kinda scary. I have a feeling she will be so annoyed with me because I am a slop ass.

The apartment itself is about---> _______ <---that big, and I'm not joking. Mariana and Shabaun will be leaving in October and they hadn't had roomates for the longest time before us, so hopefully Andrea and I will end up with our own rooms.

Mariana is a manager at the Old Navy in Skokie and she's hiring, so I'm pretty sure I'll end up working there. Craziness.

That's my update.

I don't know, bitch, I got a lot of things to do...

I can't believe I missed my blog's birthday. I didn't even acknowledge it. I know it's meaningless now, and I know you'll never forgive me, but Happy 2nd Birthday My Blog!!!!!

My Blog hates me. It will pee in my apple juice when it gets the chance. I would.


I wasn't planning on blogging until I found out where I was living because that is certainly a blog-worthy thing to make note of. However, I haven't found out yet. I'm supposed to find out via e-mail this week, so I obsessively check it at least every half hour. I left my house for a bit and was freaking out in my head. So here I am. I am going to leave in a little while to have sexual intercourse with my wifey at Taco Bell. I will continue to freak out in my head.

Can you believe that August is half way over??? That means that I move in...16 days. I quit both jobs on the 27th.

I need a paper bag to breathe in.

The Decatur Celebration aka "Viva la Hasbeen" was, well, exactly what it always is. I haven't been in the past two years and things haven't really changed. Well, except for the fact that I saw Kyle Janvrin drunk off his ass. Did you know that he, Chrissy, and myself have been FRIENDS for the longest time?? Since Meridian! We go waaay back. I didn't know that either. Hmmmm. I also saw that formerly quasi-cute boys now have extremely ugly hair. Examples: Nathan Swigert and Andy Rathnow. My favorite part of the event is always the heckling. When Chrissy, Suzie, and I get together- it's what we do best. "Do you always get that ugly when you get knocked up??" "He used to be cute, now he's kinda homosexual." [insert other heckles here]
I couldn't find my dear girls at the Gin Blossoms event, and while I roamed through the crowd trying to find them, I wandered my way into the Meridian alumni crowd. I got gawked at hardcore and I definitely got frowned at a whole bunch. I'm sure it's because I just kept on walking. What am I supposed to do? Be as fake as they probably would have been? I just saved them some time, because really- they don't care.

So, I got back from a vacation- NOT a holiday- wait, not even a vacation. A trip. I got back from a trip with mi familia. It was a mini repeat of the last two years. We all get into the same arguments, my sister is still a nit-picker, my mom still cries at the drop of a hat, and I still have angsty rage. Will we ever learn? The only perk this time around is that it was only four days. Huzzah! Ok, another perk is that I got a pair of bright green courduroy pants. Chrissy will be sooooooo jealous. Oooooh.

I'm off like my pants and Jessica's shirt in a few moments. Ow ow!!

I move in 27 days.


THE PARTY OF THE CENTURY was quite a time. It was definitely the most fun party I have ever been to. Ever. Drinking, smoking, poking, smooching, groping, cussing, leering, any other obscene verb ending in "ing" happened. I love my friends. About 98% of the people I wanted to come came, and then a few more who I didn't expect came so it all evened out to be 100% fun. The poker playing was as disorganized as I thought it would be and the last hand ended up being a free for all. I ended up with 10 condoms, a pregnancy test, a frisbee, 3 packs of ramen, 4 Scovill Zoo train passes, trash bags, pens, pencils, 4 AA batteries, and a bunch of other things I can't think of. All in all, this will absolutely be an anual event from now until eternity.

Let me tell you about our holiday to the Lou.
Friday:
We head down around 2 or so. We go to The Arch because neither of us had been in it. I learned that when put in The Arch, I freak right out. I got hot, nervous-feeling, short of breath, my nose freaking drained itself. I don't know what the deal was, but I am a pansy ass. We quickly left the arch and hung out around the park area until his uncle called us. We then went to a fancy Japanese restaurant where they cook in front of you and such. It was alright but I like the restaurant we go to in Bloomington much better. After the Japanese, we went to his uncle's "phat ass pad". Yes I just said that. It's fancy schmancy and I liked it. We had the downstairs to ourselves, so that was fun.

Saturday:
Six Flags day. What is the first thing that happened when we got there, you ask? I'll tell you. I locked the keys in the van. The very first time I ever locked keys in a car had to be at Six Flags...and it had to be with Zach's van. It was all good though. The friendly staff of Six Flags Mid America hooked us up with security who busted into the van. We learned how to break in. All you need is a wedge and a long thing with a hook. Huzzah. Then we ran amuck through the amusement park. We rode the Ninja, Tidal Wave, the swings, and then (duh duh duhhhhh) The Screaming Eagle. I only added drama because my cute little boyfriend's lip nearly shook right off when we got on the ride. We learned that Zach is not one for the long dips. Needless to say, I didn't get to ride The Boss. We were going to ride the Batman, but it broke down as we were getting in line. It was still a fun day.
After Six Flags (6F if you're nasty), we went back to his uncle's who was gone, so we had the house to ourselves. It was nice to relax which leads us to...

Sunday:
We did absolutely nothing but lounge around his uncle's fancy house all day.

The End.

I haven't much more to say except that the Decatur Celebration should be called Viva la Hasbeen due to the entertainment. Too bad I'm gonna go see them all and I'm going to shake my butt.

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