I considered getting "shimmer" today but I think I want to wait until after school is over so that I don't have to worry about covering it up at school. I want to get "Shimmer" because it reminds me of my oldest brother who i lost about a year and a half ago. That was one of his favorite songs (by Fuel) and it reminds me of cruising around in his truck with him. My mom told me today that getting a tattoo on my forearm/ wrist is a bad idea because I can't cover it up very well if I ever want to look nice in a dress. She used my wedding day as an example but honestly, I'd like it to show at my wedding. If he can't be there with the rest of my family then I'd like to know he's on my sleeve. I don't know, I'm definitely getting it eventually, I'm just not sure when.

I'm going to see Justo and his friend Nick at noon so I have to go get dressed now. Bye guys :]

Living in Louisiana, we're below sea level, which means we get floods anytime it rains real hard. We're all used to this but when you are unaware that a massive rain storm is coming your way, it sucks! Kaley and Blaine and I had just gotten out of school when it started to rain. At first it was no big and we decided to get some food. Literally the second we walked into the restaurant it started pouring. We waited about an hour and left as soon as the rain held off enough for
us to drive through it. When we headed back to my house it was terrible, the low streets had been overcome by two feet of water- and rising. We were in Blaine's car which is really low to the ground. For a while we didn't think we were going to make it, but finally we got the bright idea to drive on the sidewalk- which apparently is legal if you can't see the road. We did this until we realized the water was only getting higher so we parked Blaine's car on top of a mound of grass on the sidewalk- perfectly placed right in front of us. 

We had to climb out of the passenger side of the car because the car was tilted to the left. We ran into the deli on the corner and called my dad for help. Thankfully my dad has a big truck that can surpass 2-3ft of water with no problem. At last, he came to our rescue. We waited at my dad's house for about an hour until the water drained out the streets. Then, we had to jump start Blaine's car :P

At the end of the day though we made it home!!!

Downtown, where Pujo is, the city offers carriage rides. The horses are so sweet and so pretty and they always make a quick stop at Pujo. Brittnie feeds them every day when they come by so I got to do it with  her this time. She ran to the kitchen and found the last carrot and he ate it up hehe. He was so cute, he looked like a mafia gangster with the carrot hanging out of his mouth like a cigar. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and said "Hey you're a vegetarian like me!"

It was a good night, we were all happy to get to see everyone.

Ryan, Bubba, and my dad :] He looks so cute in his uniform hehe. 

xoxo

Re Rat

This past week has been hectic. Midterms were consuming all of my time and sleep. On the day before our first midterms, Kaley and Blaine and I got stuck in a flash flood. That's another story for another day (i'll post the journal tomorrow). 

The weekend however has been dedicated to Flesh Eating Monsters pt. III. I'm doing make up yet again :]

I'd love to continue this but I'm in pain, tired, I just want to watch Watchmen.

Goodnight, and I'll elaborate on these details tomorrow since filming doesn't take place until four.

I have more but I'm so exhausted that I need to take a break for the night. I'll post the rest tomorrow.

We feel for our friend and her family because we've all lost someone close, but we brush the subject off so easily, as if it were common place. JD also told us that yesterday was the anniversary of his cousin's death, and his family got together for it. He said his aunts and uncles and cousins were all fussing at him because he was the only one who wasn't in tears over the matter. So what, he loved his cousin, it was like his older brother. I think you can feel the same emotion without showing it, but does the rest of the world think this? I've been here too, my oldest brother actually passed away from alcohol poison about a year and a half ago and people find it "scary" and "disrespectful" that I can speak so cavalier of the matter. But they don't realize that I'd rather not be sad about him and that I'd rather laugh at how much of a funny dork he was. Blaine said the last time he cried was at his funeral actually, JD hasn't cried in 3 years. 

You see, we just don't see the point in crying or being sad. Some people are comfortable crying their eyes out over anything and some people can have the worst things happen to them and just let it be at some point. So what do you think? Does it make us bad people?

Needless to say, this week has been stressful and tiring. AND ITS ONLY TUESDAY! Things are starting to look up now though. I turned in my presentation material and will be presenting to the class tomorrow, I'll turn in my portrait and finish the dress I'm working on in art before Friday. And this weekend I'll work on my box. Ew, then next week I'll have funnerific midterms. WOO! BUUUUT as soon as thats over we have winter break :D 

So, yes, I've been busy with unfun things. Well, ok not gonna lie, they've been fun because they're easy and just art related but the fact that its so much in so little time, its become stressful. Here are me and Blaine with our English portraits though, I think we did a good job :]

What are your thoughts on this?

kitty had to stay inside :P

"Look Re, they're Christmas colors."

Then Saturday night my mom and her boyfriend Charles and I went downtown to our Civic Center where the town's Christmas tree was set up. They had a little celebration outside for the lighting of the tree. My school's show choir played too- my friends are in it and so is my cousin (which is why my mom and charles were there). We bailed when it turned out to be something way too kid related. Our town kind of sucks when it comes to organizing these things. They had a guy dressed up in a really shitty alligator suit tell The Cajun Night Before Christmas... the recording that played was AWFUL it sounded like the narrator was underwater. Then when that was over the girl scouts started to get on stage to sing. Thats when we decided to get in the car and just watch the tree light up from there. That part was nice, it was way too cold for tone deaf girl scouts hehe.

My Saturday night ended with Blaine coming over. We watched Star Trek and made cookies, s'mores and hot chocolate (even though I don't actually like it).

OH! Guess what else happened Friday. I got a new phone :D I got the Palm Pixi and I love it. I suggest buying it for those of you Sprint customers looking for a Christmas present. I've only had 3 phones, they look kind of cute next to each other.

This is unnecessarily long. I'll end it now with a photo from Bonnie and I. We took this a year ago :P

We were going for that cheezy Wal-Mart look that people make their kids do.

But, for every party there must be the poopers. The god damn WEATHERMAN said "Gosh I hope we don't get snow, that would just be awful." ... Ok dude, shut the fuck up!!! You KNOW everyone in LC would freak out if we got snow. He isn't the only one complaining though, I've heard kids at school being downers on the whole deal. "Its going to suck if it snows, its just going to be really cold, frozen rain. It will be miserable." What is the matter with these people?

Last year was the first time that I had ever seen snow in my LIFE. It was fantastic, I think I could have cried. It was about 3am and my (at the time) boyfriend called me saying "RE! WAKE UP! GO OUTSIDE ITS SNOWING!!!!!!" It was then that I reverted to a 6 year old state of mind and ran outside. I didn't care that it was cold and wet and that I was in my boxers and a t-shirt. I stood out there for the longest time and even caught a snowflake on my tongue. The next day at school was fun too. Most of the snow had melted by morning but we all still had it on our cars. So naturally we all acted like 8 year olds and had the very first snow ball fight our school has ever seen (that is documented with photos at least). I've never been so happy to have a chunk of ice hit me in the face.

If this happens again I will be so excited. Screw the negative people out there, this is practically a natural phenomenon people!