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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
7:24 pm	This might be my favorite picture of me for the year. Well, at least it is in the top 5. I took the GRE today and I decided that I'm retaking it due to the fact that I didn't get 700-750 on the verbal part. Harvard and Yale want that. I want that. (oh yeah, and I did better on the math part than the verbal...riddle me that! (?) ) My best friend from Los Angeles came to visit last weekend. He came, we partied, we went to Chicago, then he left. I miss him dearly and it makes me think, no, it makes me know that I cannot live my life living in a different city than him. My favorite picture of us: We are so much more emo than you! (I kind of like this picture too, but it makes my grandma think he is my boyfriend! Har har! Oh yeah, I was officially bombed too) I'm going to be a robber for Halloween. The old-fashioned kind that wears the mask across the eyes with fingerless gloves, and etc. I keep sneaking to my dad's office (because the internet is down at my house) to watch Panic! at the disco music videos because I think the lead singer is so damn sexy. Too bad he's famous and I'm not. Plus the video for "I write sins not tragedies" reminds me of a Coleridge poem. Love Always, Libby (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 28th, 2006
6:09 pm	I love songs sung in a sexy voice in which I can hear the singer breathe in. I'm working my life away now, but I like the job a ton. I'm at Black Rose Tues-Sat, working three doubles inside of those days. Sometimes after work, I get drunk there and I always feel a little awkward the next day and my eyes shift around the people that I hit on the night before, like my manager, but it's cool. to be continued....... (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 21st, 2006
2:32 pm	The song "When you were young" by the Killers might be saving my life right now. Love Always, Libby (Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 19th, 2006
12:36 am	So I was talking to my Mom the other day about a story that I was writing where the main character has a Jewish father-in-law and she said "Oh Libby, you and your Jewish fetish". Then I thought about it and realized that I do have a Jewish fetish. A big Jewish fetish. Then I thought about every guy that I'm interested in and I always ask to myself, "I wonder if he is Jewish or not" because I dig guys that have black hair and blue eyes. Then I decided that the next language I learn (in grad school) will be Hebrew. That's the end of that chapta! Love Always, Libby (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 8th, 2006
8:52 am	Is this a man or a woman? But seriously folks, I'm going to spout off some recent ruminations I've had over the past few days concerning the ever popular, taboo to like, facebook. So there is this new feature called "news feed" which consists of facebook alerting its members what people are doing, such as who wrote on who's wall, who posted new pictures up, who joined what group, who made new friends and etc. Now, I realize this is a lot of information to give away.....I GUESS! Come on now folks, if you didn't want people to know what you are doing, or who you are consorting with, don't join facebook! Before I signed up for the internet, I made a solemn vow that anything you could find out on the internet about me would be useless because you could find the information within ten minutes of talking to me. This information that they are giving out is merely superficial at best. I could really care less if someone saw that Rachel and I are now friends, or if I wrote on Ed's wall last. ALSO, I think we should remember the age old "everyone is thinking about themselves" philosophy. How many people are sitting at their computers thinking "Geez! That is too much information to know about Bobby or Jenny!" No....people are saying "I don't want anyone finding about MY recent activities on facebook." People are too selfish to really care about anyone else. Harsh as it seems, really think about it please. I'll admit, I enjoy finding out good dirt, but eventually I care what comes down to me. (That sounded selfish, but you know what I mean). Sure I'm a sleuther at heart and I secretly loved the news feed....it was a hell of a lot less work for me, but the only day i'll be complaining is when those myspace trackers actually work and etc. That is serious information to be complaining about. Until now, I'm going to revoke my membership in the "What the hell did they do to facebook". (I only joined it to seem cool, although I was always secretly against it). There! Now you know more about me in this post than you will ever find out looking at my pathetic news feed on facebook. Love Always, Libby p.s. I feel like a bitch for posting this..... (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
8:44 pm	The song "Slow Hands" by Interpol reminds me of this guy: He is......the first TA at UCLA that I fell in love with.....and it hurt, badly. Now he is one of those people that I would instantly notice if he walked into the room. When we would see each other at school, time would stop and incessant staring would ensue. God, I miss those awkward moments because they gave me something to cling onto inside of the precious past. I hope that when I die, God hands me a film of my life where I can emerge myself into those awkward moments again because they are slowly fading in my memory as I fill up the folds with new moments. However, I do like the song still. Love Always, Libby (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
7:21 pm	This post consists of strangers! The guy in this picture is totally digging the girl to the left to him. His legs are pointed at her, even the bottle he is holding. He looks uncomfortable. Any takers as to how long ago this picture was taken? I say this weekend. I miss Asians... Love Always, Libby (Comment on this)
Monday, September 4th, 2006
9:34 pm	I think these two men should ask me out. I do realize that they look eerily similar but I have a specific type. Love Always, Libby p.s. I DO have a real crush at the moment though! If you have talked to me recently, you know who it is!! (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
1:43 pm	Here is a simple math equation for all of you: Boy= however hot he happens to be Boy + hat= 30% hotter than what he is Boy + aviator glasses= 50% hotter than what he is Boy + hat + aviator glasses= 80% hotter than what he is Boy + hat + aviator glasses + Libby= Libby gets tricked into thinking guy is hotter than what he normally is. I think all girls will agree with me in this simple math equation. The aviator glasses/hat wearing is the guy equivalent to girls wearing makeup. This is the most shallow post ever! Love Always, Libby p.s. I'm still writing away for my book! p.p.s. Fall is coming and I am becoming inspired. Thank God. p.p.p.s. I want to enter my "math equation" into some standardized test (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
6:01 pm	I think I like working at my job a little too much. I also like drinking after my shift sitting right at the bar a little too much also. Last Friday my brother came in and it was booming inside of the bar because an Irish band was playing that night. He saved me a seat at the bar for when I was done with work, and we both proceeded to get tipsy....er...drunk. I work this weekend too from Wednesday to Saturday starting at 4 p.m. each night, so if anyone is interested in meeting me at around 9:30 for a drink let me know! I still like the song Miss Murder by AFI. Amy's parents bought a car in Minnesota and inside of the cd player was a cd that a girl had compiled after her boyfriend dumped her. We listened to it last night and it had gems on there such as Simple Plan, All American Rejects, Evanesence, and N'SYNC. We then brought out Amy's old "NOW" cds and shared our guilty pleasure songs from the last 8 years. I don't care, I still like City High's "What would you do?"! On NOW 4 (I think) Radiohead's Karma Police was on there and I thought that was sad because most people will never know the beauty of that song. I'm in the mood for intellectual rock right now. On Saturday morning, we had to give our dog back to the Humane Society because she was not getting along with our cat Jazz. Jazz hid in the basement for 7 weeks and until this weekend, had not felt the sunshine on his body or looked out the window. I feel very ambivalent about the whole situation because truth is, I really liked the dog, but she just wasn't the right fit for our house. Plus, they lied at the humane society when they said she was good with cats. I was always a little scared that she might accidentally kill Jazz. Anyway, I'm off. Love Always, Libby (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 17th, 2006
9:06 am	I got a packet in the mail yesterday from Yale for grad school. Wow, this year off is turning out to be not quite a year off. I'm going to take the GRE in October, go to LA to talk to profs about recs in November, touch up my writing sample somewhere in between all of this, apply to all 15 schools that I want to go to for 6 year Ph.D programs by December, and wait on pins and needles until March-ish for my results! Eeek! Work is going good! Our top server came into work drunk the other day (he is leaving to go to another restaurant soon). I've been sick these last few days....my tonsils have flared up once again due to my partying ways. No worries, it isn't contagious. Fall had better come soon because I need to be inspired by a seasonal change. I'm eagerly anticipating this one because I haven't really seen one in two years. Love Always, Libby (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
8:04 pm	I'm going to write a book. I will start tonight. Love Always, Libby p.s. I LOVE my new job! (Comment on this)
Monday, August 7th, 2006
6:18 pm	It's official! I now work at The Black Rose as a hostess! The job at the bookstore didn't work out because I had to miss too many days going to the doctor and etc. Thank God. I need a job where I worked with people that are my age! Come in and see me sometime! I train this week and hopefully I'll have loony stories all of the time for everyone! Love Always, Libby (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, July 30th, 2006
2:56 pm	I was reading the paper/ads this morning as I ate breakfast and I was suddenly terrified as I noticed that in all of the ads for school clothes featured "skinny jeans". In case you don't know what these are here are some pictures: These jeans/pants scare the hell out of me, because I know that not only are the stores going to be riddled with them making it hard to find normal jeans this fall, but other people who have no business wearing them are going to be wearing them. I may sound rude, and i'm not picking on anyone in particular, but honestly, these jeans can only be worn by people who are super, and I mean super, thin, like fashion models, a handful of celebs, anorexics, and people with really high metabolisms. In conclusion, you will not see Libby wearing any of these jeans/pants this fall, or ever. Love Always, Libby (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
4:31 pm	The jury is in! Not only do I have mono, but I've had it for three months. Riddle me that! Love Always, Libby p.s. For my red hot Saturday night I think i'm going to rent The Hills Have Eyes. p.p.s. I updated my myspace page and that was a daunting task if I ever had one. (Comment on this)
Friday, July 28th, 2006
5:59 pm	I've been watching the VH1 World Series of Pop Culture quiz show and I'm a couple of episodes behind but all I know is that I hate that Asian guy from The Velvet Rope Mafia. He is so arrogant and not nice to his opponents. Come on people, it is a game show about pop culture! How serious can you really be????? He kind of reminds me of Mark Walberg in a strange way too. I ran into Kevin at the grocery store and we went shopping and shared secrets together. It was refreshing. I've missed you Kevin! Love Always, Libby (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
4:10 am	I went to the doctor yesterday and they think it might be mono. So, I'm awaiting test results as we speak! Oh yeah, and it took them five times to get blood out of me and now I have a big bruise on my arm. Plus the doctor prescribed steroids so that the swelling would go down in my throat because yesterday I could hardly breathe. What a shitty summer! Thank God my work is being cool about it. Eeek! Anyway to get off of that I thought I'd post a picture of my new dog (well we got her about a month ago). Her name is Baby, which we are rapidly trying to change, and we got her from the humane society!!! She rocks!! My friend Justin thinks I should do stand up comedy. What do you guys think? Anyway, I'm off to bed. Love Always, Libby! (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
11:05 am	I've had tonsillitis on and off for about 6 years and I finally did something about it recently when it was really bad and got medicine. It helped for about a week but this morning it really flared up again leaving that thing that hangs in the back of my throat really swollen too. I have to get my tonsils taken out! Eeek! I can hardly breathe! I think the tonsillitis would go away this time if I actually stayed home for a week, but I just don't have it in me. Bad, I know. Love Always, Libby p.s. It was a really good bar night last night! Current Mood: discontent (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, July 21st, 2006
3:04 pm	What is new with you? I have been so lazy/busy lately and I thought it was time to update. It has been something like two months anyway.... so this is what I've been up to: -I graduated from UCLA in mid June and I'm currently missing Los Angeles, Jo-Ann, and Justin. -My other roommate really dicked me over by not returning about our cable box and it was so bad my friend Justin had to go to her house and pick it up. Upon picking it up she told him that she was in West LA two-three times a week, which is right by the cable company. It makes me sad when I see that people secretly hate me, like her. -I've been drinking a lot since I've been home. -I finally got a job this week at a bookstore downtown. I am the owner's assistant, a book seller and also a book reviewer. This will be great for grad school. -I've been missing school like crazy and the atmosphere where all people do is sit around and think. I can't wait for grad school. This year off will be good for me. I'm scheduling a October 28th date for the GRE. Eeek! -I sent an inquiry to Oxford for some information and they replied the next day...I thought that was fast. -I'm also getting information from Yale, Harvard, Northwesten, NYU, Columbia, UCLA, Berkeley, U of M, MSU, GVSU, Cambridge, Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, and University of Chicago. I am excited to apply to these schools just to see where I can get in. I need an academic identity back. -Writing lately has been really hard for me. The fall will bring on some inspiration for me, I hope. I'm tired of summer....and I know you will all tell me that i'm crazy, but I've been living in summer for two years now only traipsing into winter for only a week or two. I miss seasons and I am eager to get them back and to actually wear a sweater when it is lower than 60. In CA I had to force myself into wearing warmer clothes because it was hot...I miss wearing long shirts..... -Thom Yorke's new album is in heavy rotation on my computer and I haven't even bought it yet....I've just been ripping it off of myspace whenever i'm on (Listen to Harrowdown Hill and Analyse). -Please don't throw stones at me, but I sampled Sufjan's new, but not quite so new album online and I didn't like it nearly as much as I like the original Illinois. Not that it was as sweet and melodic as his first, I guess i'm just in a different mood these days, not so melancholic maybe, but maybe so. I don't know. -I signed up for a membership at the YMCA and I'm currently taking spin classes. I had to get back into it because I missed spin so much. I'm going to take classes after I get out of work and the days I don't work I will go down in the morning. If anyone has a membership and they are interested in spin, let me know and we can do it together! I want to do it 5-6 days a week. I think I'm going to go for now. Love Always, Libby (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
11:48 pm	Gym Tales It has been a long time...I know, I know...Anyway.... I've just decided that I'm going to start posting a little series I call "Gym Tales". I go to this building 4-5 times a week: and while I'm there, I always see crazy things abounding. For this week I will tell you the tale of the guy Jo-Ann and I call Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris is a guy in my Tae Bo class that is about 25-30 years old that works out with (I would consider) a hot blonde. He is a little new at Tae Bo so his moves aren't necessarily up to the real Chuck Norris' status. What is unusual about this man is that he works out in jean shorts. Today I saw him walk in the gym with pants on (they looked more comfortable than the shorts) only to go into the locker room to change into the jean shorts! I have no idea how he does high kicks in those shorts. I always heard that Chuck Norris had eerie powers and I guess this just confirms it. I had a pretty good birthday this weekend thanks to one Mr. Justin Deitchman and one Mr. Kevin Timmer and parents who made me feel really special. Thank you guys!!!! Oh yeah, I got a new phone with a new number (a michigan number) so if you have not gotten the new number yet, just ask for it! I've been pondering a lot in recent weeks as to why I keep making out with frat boys. Frat boys used to scare me (intimidate me when they were in numbers) and now I find myself hooking up with them!?!? This is all so strange. A few weeks ago Jo-Ann, Alexis and I went to Rodeo Drive at night to take pictures next to the stores mimicking the mannequins in the windows. Here is what we found: Before, we dined at the cheesecake factory and took cute pictures that I just had to post for the fun of it. Yes! So that is all for now! Love Always, Libby Oh yeah! I go back home June 20th!!!!! I'll see you all then! (1 Comment |Comment on this)