It's really, really nice out and I just took a shower. Those two things don't relate. I don't care. I want to go rake the front yard and get some fresh air. The question is, if I rake while listening to my iPod, am I going to look like a nerd? Because I think I am. But you know what, I don't care. And this way when Fat Chris sees me from across the street and he comes over to talk to me I wont hear him because of my trusty ear buds. Also, I fell in love with a
last night on the Urban Outfitters website. I sent Gillian to Urban Outfitters today to check it out for me but I just realized it's a web only special. I must have it. I must.
New OC tonight better be better then the last one. Also, Bridget Jones, my favorite sassy single British gal returns to theaters this weekend and I have some wonderful plans to go see her.
It's physically impossible to listen to "You Can Do It" by Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 & Ms Toi and not dance around. It's a fact. Don't try and tell me it isnt.
One With The Freaks
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
2:25 AM
I want to film a movie this summer.
I made it to Seattle and back with out any major damage. We, and when I say we, I mean my Mom and Dad and I because Ben stayed home to play video games in his underwear all weekend which consequently led to him contracting something like the chicken pox but not? Anyways, we rolled into Seattle and picked up Alyssa, a former next door neighbor now a UW graduate, and took her to lunch. Also at this alleged lunch was the infamous Tasha. We drove to her neck of the woods for lunch and she met up with us there wearing pretty much the same thing I had on minus the bad hair. What, you try taking a nap for a few hours using your coat as a pillow and then see what your hair looks like. Thanks. Anyways, We Red Robbined, bad hair and all, parted ways to soon with Tasha and took Alyssa back to her apartment. After the lunch/dinner rendezvous we headed to the Hotel which just happened to be on Lake Union. I'm gonna have to say the view from our room was glorious. After I tried to fix my hair, tried being the key word, I changed my clothes and we headed into the night to the only place that really matters: Ikea. I can't express my love for Ikea in words. I think that it can only really be appreciated in haiku form.
Title: Ikea, My Love.
Arrows Point The Way
Its Like Shopping In Heaven
Nothing Can Top It
I hope that Japanese work of art gives you the same tingles it gives me. So, Ikea, my first visit was glorious. We spent hours there. It was like I was on drugs. Everywhere I turned something else I never knew I needed was waiting for me. Awesome Ikea. Awesome. So, after Ikea we headed to "The SuperMall", which, frankly, wasn't "Super" at all. It was lame and everyone should know it. I got a high class umbrella at the Eddie Bauer Outlet and pretty much topped out. I think Ikea just took so much out of me. Anyways, we headed back to the hotel around 9:30, I took my contacts out, I tried to watch some TV but blurry images don't go over to well so I ate chips and salsa instead while listening to the news. After eating my weight in chips I wanted to go swim but I forgot my swimming suite so I went to sleep instead. It was an eventful night. I could have used something to do, but, it was ok, I slept instead. Sunday we high tailed it over to the car show where I sat in millions of dollars worth of cars while my dad had a hay-day taunting the show people with his superior knowledge about the cars on the floor. It was good times. We stopped off on Capitol Hill later and checked out Trader Joes, another first for me, then headed out of town after a quick stop in Issaquah for some snacks. I really love Seattle. It has everything in it a city should. Spokane is just an unsatisfactory place to live. I tire of it more and more each day. The opportunities in Seattle are just so many more then in Spokane. It's like the people in Seattle are just more willing to live.
Anyways, Ben bought Xbox Live and we have commenced world domination of Battlefront through the internet. It's not like you didn't know it was going to happen. Veterans Day is Thursday which equals Rachel not having any school. I'm sure it will be spent in front of the TV getting Carpal Tunnel from the Xbox remote. I have a lot to look forward to.
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The Bush Plan
Friday, November 05, 2004
4:15 AM
Ah. So much has changed since my last blog. Before the 2nd of November I was a hopeful, idealistic, skinny college student. But, now that my dreams have been crushed and I'm extremely depressed I'm still a college student, thought I might just become obese because of all the eating caused by the re-election of my least favorite Texan. What happened America? I thought you wanted a change. In my desperation I asked around and evidently with this Democracy we have the American people get what they deserve. Funny, I thought we were supposed to get what we want.
You'll be happy to know that today I had an epiphany which I'm sure you will all be interested in. On the 31st I posted an article about the problems the Artic is facing due to the rising temperatures in the area which is being caused, among other things, by global warming. Now, all someone has to do is look at a map off of CNN to see that most of the population who voted for Kerry lives on the coasts. The west coast entirely, and the upper east coasts are covered with democrats. So, what I realized is that Bush doesn't care about global warming or the rising of the sea level 25 ft because when that sea level increases all the democratic cities will become water logged leaving Bush with his Middle America Republican Paradise. So, by 2070 you can expect a one party nation with many drowning democrats. No wonder Bush dropped the Kyoto treaty so quickly. I have to give it to the guy, he sure thinks shit through. I would have never figured out his plan if it wasn't for all those articles saying how the current administration has been trying to keep this study on the down-low. Well Bush, you cover is blown. We may not have states to occupy in the coming years but I can asure you that we will move inland and your plan for total republican domination will fail.
I'm a genius. I know.
I'm heading over to Sea Town this weekend for my beloved car show. I'm a little bitter I'm missing out on The Roots and Interpol on the east coast, plus I hear Currens brother wants to make out, but, I like Seattle, and fast cars, so I'll get over it. It's not like Steph, Chels and Curren wont call me drunk with all the excitement anyways. Plus, last time we all hung out, Steph was so gone she wanted to go to sleep on the side walk. It's too cold for that now and I'm afraid that if it happened again I'd have a hard time getting her to change her mind. Plus, such awesome people as Tasha, Laura, Alyssa, Peter, and, well, maybe Micah, live in Seattle so the city has to be okay right?
One more thing: the Star Wars Episode III teaser trailer came out today and I watched it like 5 million times. Its so FREAKING AWESOME. Wanna see it? Tell me. I'll be happy to help you out. If the movie is as good as the trailer we could have quite a story on our hands. And with that, good night. Or, good morning.
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VOTE!
Tuesday, November 02, 2004
1:28 AM
Smell that? It's Democracy, people, and the air is rank with it.
This is your friendly Rachel Cates reminder to vote tomorrow. Please.
Thank You.
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Report Sounds Alarm on Pace of Arctic Climate Change
Monday, November 01, 2004
2:40 AM
Report Sounds Alarm on Pace of
Arctic Climate Change
The Bush administration has consistently resisted calls for mandatory curbs on carbon dioxide emissions, saying that it would cost too many American jobs. A coalition headed by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) is pushing legislation that would establish a pollution trading system aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions to 2000 levels by 2010, but it lacks the votes for passage.
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I Heart Huckabees
1:40 AM
I came. I saw. I conquered. What did I conquer? Why Halloween of course. Seeing as this year was my first ever dress up Halloween I'm going to have to say it was very successful. This is were I would usually launch into some story about the evening but in order to do that something out of the ordinary would have had to happen. In all honestly it was like most parties. It was at a house. Most of the people there I didn't know but I got to know. We drank. The guys dressed up like hoes were really drunk and they kept taking hair from their wigs and shoving it down their short shorts, nair style. We played some games. Some people left. Some people came. A guy dressed up as a hoe arrived but he had a black eye since his pimp didn't treat him well. Par usual. I will admit I was having a hard time with that whole day light savings time deal and I couldn't get my phone to change the time but I didn't realize it did it automatically. I'm just gonna go ahead and blame my troubles on the plethora of boozes that was in my system. We stayed out really late, I crashed at Kari and Adams and that was the end. Today I had big plans to do home work and clean my room but it never came to pass. I went out to dinner at Red Robin were the hottest waiter in THE WORLD messed up my order but then when he mouthed "I'm sorry" at me from across the room, well, I had to forgive him. It was then a layover at Barnes and Noble were Dad and I researched digital everything then onto the AMC 20 to see I Heart Huckabees. I enjoyed it for two reasons: one, I've taken a Philosophy class which I loved. And even though it was an intro class, and even though the hot kid was in that class, I learned a lot and enjoyed myself thus adding to my understand of the movie and my life in general. I promised two reasons but I think the dual answer from my number one reason should be enough. Okay? Lets just say it was (tagline) An existential comedy. I'm now home and getting drowsy. I started a new book this weekend and I'm more then half way through it. I fear I will be up late finishing it. Its not like I can control my own actions or anything. I just cant stop reading it until I'm done. And with that super exciting re-telling of my action packed weekend I'm going to go to bed. Ok. In a few hours.
Big ups to Peter for updating his site. Hollar.
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