Feeling like a butterfly in a hurricane

It's cold and flu season again. Joy to the freakin world. I thought I might survive and conquer the storm of hacking, flowing, red-nosed germs throwing themselves at me, but one sneaky devil got through the gauntlet of my defence system. Give us this day our daily multivitamin and echanacea. So, anyways, the term is winding down to nothingness and I am slightly worried about my grades because my teachers haven't updated their powerschool for a while. But, since this term is winding down, I must figure out my schedule for next semester--another stressful situation to put up with. But, hey, it's the Christmas season! Or should I say 'the non-dominational holiday time period'? For me, it's the start of a reflection-period. It's the end of 2005, and it's going to be the start of a whole new year, a whole slough of new experiences to be experienced and had. Things have happened this year that I never would have expected, good and bad. I just wonder what next year will bring...
Also, tonight is my dearest little brother's first band concert. He told me that he was gonna be "so embarassed when people see [him] walking by [me] when we arrive at the concert" and yet he has been popping in the room to make sure I'm coming. He is a weasel. I told him it would be me that was going to be embarassed when people see me walking by with him because he looks like an anorexic Schwartzenegger going through puberty with a smaller cleft. B replied by grinning at me and did his weird little-brother/jittery-poodle run into the next room. I can't help but feel a little bit of fondness towards the little freak.
Right now I am going to go get out of my pjs and get ready to go and be 'embarassed'. *sigh* tomorrows another test in fit-for-life........................................................................... zzzzzzzzzzz

Can you say "Obsession"?

I NEED TO GO SHOPPING AND BUY SOMETHING!!*Whew* Now that that's out of my system.... Well, life has been a box of assorted chocolates lately, with a few chocolate-covered laxatives mixed in. I'm not quite sure if my brain has been fully and completely functioning in its proper form these past weeks because I go through spurts where I don't feel completely myself. It sucks. Wow, Christmas is like three weeks away. It's crazy how fast time has sped by. My overview of firsts this year: I streaked my hair, got my driver's license, had my first car die on me, survived my sister and her kids live with us for six months, went on a date, went to ST. George by myself, went on a road trip with a friend-no adults, went to California, went to Disneyland, got a failing note for English, stained a wood deck, and stuff of the like. It's crazy how by this time in two years I'll be in college and my friends are going to start breaking up and moving away. If only we could all just freeze time and mentally and physically progress, but events around us, our friends, and the good things that are going on would not leave. I guess I'm just feeling nostalgic because I'm thinking about how it seems like just recently I was a freaked out person coming into high school, now I'm over half finished with it. Also the Thursday before Thanksgiving, my cousin Dan, who was serving in Iraq, was injured. He was getting a bomb off the street and someone set it off when he picked it up. Dan lost his arm three inches above the elbow and lacerated his eyes. Now that someone I know and love has gotten injured out in Iraq, this whole occupation in Iraq has gotten more real to me. I guess I feel even more respect and admiration for those men and women fighting for justice across the world. Well, what else has been going on with me. I guess I'm just in the typing mood right now. Lets see, my new years resolutions. I'm going to have some this year. Some people whine and say that just because a new year is coming 'round doesn't mean they should set goals and accomplish them or whatever. I beg to differ. It's the significance and symbolism of a fresh year to start anew. I think resolutions are a grand thing.Jocelyn's Resolutions (currently under construction):-To get a job this summer-Be able to read a pattern and understand all the instructions-Be able to navigate my own way through St. George-Complete a full journal-Get some muscle tone in my arms-Keep my hair healthy and moisturized-Increase my wardrobe by 50%-Learn one new skill that I will use-Improve my posture-....and....stuffWow, it's not so easy to think of goals for the year 2006. I think 2006 is gonna be a good year though. At least I hope it will be. Right now I'm just stalling time as I wait for my music to finish downloading. My mother cusses me out cuz the program I have slows the computer waaaaaay down when it's up and running, but I say it's worth it!
A poem about my alarm clock--Die you wretched creature,Shame be upon you for the pain you have caused,Agony is your main feature,If you are silent, you will be applaused,But if you sound out with your sleep-shattering mayhem,You will surely be hit,Your foul-sounding shriek makes me say words like, ahem,Well, words like sh- -,Such a vulgar poem you may wonder?Yes, 'tis only appropriate that it should be,One day, dearest alarm clock, I will take you out into the woods and shoot you.----From my brain-----Wow, that was bee-utiful *swipes at eyes* I got a piece of dust on my cornea. I actually kind of ran out of good words to rhyme after like the second line. Wow, it's kind of late at night. I wish 1-My clothes would get done with the dryer 2- My music would finish downloading 3- I didn't have to get ready for bed. Jeez, going to sleep at night would be so much more satisfying if I didn't have to shower, brush my teeth, dry my hair, moisturize my face, finish up any homework, set my alarm clock, and lay in bed shivering till my toes adapt to the bottom of the bed. Ho-lee-cow. Oooh! There is another band trip this summer! I am so excited about it! Mein papa already gave me permission to go. This year we're going to Universal Studios, Six-Flags, ....Ellis Island...., and whatever so I'm so excited cuz last year was the shiz! Tick-tock. 92.7% and 95.0%. GRRRR! Rubbish. Agh! Speaking of that, I went and saw Harry Potter #4! Twas actually pretty good. I usually don't really like the HP movies cuz the books are SO much better, but I really wanted to find out how they put the author's imagination to graphics. They did a pretty good job of it. Of course throughout the whole movie it was pretty choppy with the storyline. I guess they had to have it like that cuz the book was freakin' long. It's killing me because I want to find out what happens in the seventh book but I'll probably have to wait two or --gasp-- even three years before the next book comes out! Agh! The agony! Tick-tock. 93.6% and 96.6%. Bla. Well, I think I'm done with all this blathering. I'm gonna pace around the room or something. 94.3 and 97.3.