The Day to Day

Dubai.

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:55:50 GMT

We're moving there.
Or, at least, my parents are.

They told me last night so we had to have one of those really intense talks about what I want to do. How should I know again what I want to do? Ummm right. Thats my point. They're moving in May, so I guess I have until then to decide? They went to Dubai a couple months ago on a cruise so they're sending me over spring break and I'm taking Lexique and Carinne, and Emilie is meeting us in Paris- where we're staying three days before all four of us go to Dubai. It should basically be the best trip, ever. I've decided that if I don't get into Parsons Paris, I'll do my gap year and live with my parents in Dubai. But I really better get into Parsons. I find out within the week, and I think I'll die if I get deferred or rejected.

Tonight, I don't have plans. I don't know whether I want to try to make plans or just stay in. Normally, I would try to branch out and hang out with new people, but it's second semester, senior year. I'm not entkrely interested in new best friends.

In other news, Harry asked me to prom and it was sort of awkward because I turned him down last year and I feel like it would be terrible of me to turn him down again but I don't know if I really want to go with him. I have a boyfriend, but he is twenty-three so he can't come to prom because if you're legally of drinking age, you can't come. I told Harry that I would, so there's nothing I can do about it now but buy the dress. Which I already did but I might be sending it back if I don't like the fit. It's this blue and white Lilly Pulitzer dress that I tried on in a four but I really needed in a two. I have yet to decide if I entirely like it. There's also a white Valentino I've had my eye on for months. I might have to make a Worth Ave. stop sometime very soon.

photo update

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:57:33 GMT

and not much else of note:

In other news, out of escuela until next Monday, I'm headed out tonight in about fifteen minutes for a serious rager down in Cay Bouganvilea or something ridiculous like that- it's one of those tiny, provately owned keys off of Key West, that are only accessible by water. And so, we're taking Hera's boat down. We do like to make an entrance. I think we're either sleeping at the house there or docked on her boat, and either way it is bound to be an all night party. The party is at this guy Connor's house, he was a senior at L'Academie last year and is taking a 'break year'- thus holding insanely amazing parties at his many houses for a year. There should be a shitload of weed, absolut, and pills for a hella good time. Personally, I'm stoked to the max. There is a theme that I wasn't entirely clear on, and so I'm just basically ehhm foregoing it entirely (foregoing is the term I'm thinking of, right?). Considering it's in the forties and fifties up and down the coast (how fucked up is that?) I'm going with a fur, down, bomber jacket and my favourite sevens. Ehh, fuck themes.

I'm out, though, seeing as I'm getting picked up in five minutes and my hair is absolute shit. Curling iron, here I come!

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:49:29 GMT

When was my last update? I'm not sure entirely- but since then I've done quite a bit. I saw Dashboard Confessional, Brand New, Damian Marley, Hello Goodbye, and Reggie and the Full Effect. Tomorrow night is Death Cab for Cutie, and Tuesday night is Pepper and Slightly Stoopid. Ohh awesome! Wednesday, I leave for Paris and on Sunday I'm eurailing up to Amsterdam with Emilie. Then we're flying back to Florida on the second and going to Sun Valley from the third to sixth, and then to Reno, Nevada followed by Las Vegas. Crazy travel schedule. I'll be home for almost two weeks on the tenth- but back to Paris on Dec. 22nd. Aghhh, too much traveling. However- Costa Rica on Jan. 2 - Jan 12, anyone?

And then Florida, for good. Thank God. This upcoming Paris, Amsterdam, Sun Valley, Nevada trip is all a huge suprise from Emilie for my eighteenth birthday. Just a bit late, but still, I'm excited. I can hardly blame her for being a bit late on a birthday of a friend 3000 miles away. Rah!

Today, I think I'll go rollerblading. I just recently learned, as well, that I have a profound skill in skate boarding. Nifty, non? Je pense qu'il est.

Until later!

The Elections!

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:08:24 GMT

Ohh! We stormed the house! Klein won, Mahoney won, Nelson won! All those hours of campaign work were not in vain. Here's to the democratic majority, and things seem to be looking pretty good for the senate- even though those totals aren't completely in and there will be hella recounts, I couldn't be more excited. Democrats lost the house here in 1994- twelve years ago. I truly am excited, despite my distaste for this country. No. 3 in Florida passed, which is very good- it amends the constitution to, ironically, make it harder to pass constitutional amendments- they need a 60% vote now rather than simply majority. If I'm still in the country for the 2008 elections, I might even be able to vote considering how long ago we applied for citizenship. I'm considering giving up Canadienne citizenship, actually.

And about my life:

Well, Monday I spent my day doing campaign work all day- it was an excellent excuse to miss school. I was going to do the same yesterday but I got food poisoning and spent my day lounging about in bed, throwing up. Yesterday night, however, I found myself in condition well enough to attend an amazing concert- I went to see Jack's Mannequin, Bloc Party, and Panic! At The Disco. I went with Cam, Lora, Harry, Kennedy, Lexique, Preston, and Porter because Porter's dad does something or other with or for something regarding Bank Atlantic and the concert was at the Bank Atlantic Center so we had a private party room just above the second level but Kennedy and I had bought ground level tickets long ago so we went down and managed to get up really quite close and it was so awesome. This was my second time seeing all Jack's Mannequin and Bloc Party and they just get better and better. Honestly, it was the best show I've seen in forever.

Friday night is Hello Goodbye and Reggie and the Full Effect and I still haven't decided whether or not I am going. I went to school for my first two classes this morning but got sick during European History and came home (not before failing a vocab quiz though).

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 01:24:56 GMT

This past week has been hectic- what with home coming and all. It was very fun, though. Especially the dance- I'll elaborate more later though. First, I have a very important announcement to flood your friends page with:

THE ELECTION IS ON TUESDAY! TWO DAYS!
Do your civic duty and vote the hell out of it. If you are eighteen or older and an America citizen and you do not vote, I will personally hunt you down. Exercise you freedom. Now, I would, of course, prefer it if you were voting for liberals and democrats, but as long as you are well informed, I don't give a fuck who you're voting for, as long as you know the issues. Seeing as I have not obtained citizenship here (yet) and I am just a French and Canadienne citizen, I'm begging all of you Americans to please- do vote. I have spent the past few months of my life making phone calls for Senator Klein, running in Congressional District 22, in hopes of perhaps making some change. So vote, vote, vote. I mean, if you don't, what right do you have to complain about the state of affairs?

Okay, now that I have said that- my week was good. Homecoming week always is. Believe it or not, we won our homecoming game. We also all made complete fools of ourselves by dressing up outrageously for all the dopey themed days- and seniors dominated with class spirit by all wearing white on Friday. I didn't see one senior who wasn't in white. It was all such a welcome reprieve from uniforms. This week is, dubbed by our school, the week of repent and they're making us go to chapel every day and confess. How retarded is that? I think I'll just confess and repent for my life. I think it's all just one, big sin.

Here's to it all!

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:59:51 GMT

It is Halloween, and for the day, my name is Jacquelyn Onassis.

Je pense que je suis tres Jacqui O- I'm wearing a black dress with cap sleeves and this lacy embroidery, white fifties stilettos, a cute, pink, cut blazer, and a pearl necklace, belt, and earrings. My hair is curled, and my make up est fantastique.

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:44:15 GMT

Aujourd'hui, je suis allé à la pumpkin patch avec ma famille. Eric even came up from L'université de Miami to go with us. Then Lexique came over to mon maison et nous fumé some weed. Alors, ce soir, j'irai à Locals Only End of Summer Surf Session- all the way in fucking Juno Beach. Long drive, sérieusement. It'll be really fun, though, parce que l'entire gang de Palm Beach will be there. There's gonna be video from the last three swells of summer, slide shows, music, generally awesome stuff. I'm stoked. It should be chouette. Ce soir je passerai la nuit à Lexique's maison en Palm Beach. Je suis tres contente avec mon jour.

Nous Toujours Aurons Paris!

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:04:09 GMT

Harry's was great last night, but for some reason I'm really just dying to go home- to my real home. I guess it's the only place I can truly call home- Paris. I want to go to school there again, I want to slack off from school and go roam around the Louvre on a major trip. Je veux dormir en le jardin et je veux prendre le metro. Je veux parler francais et avoir les personnes comprenne. Je voudrais mange en les cafes et pose le question- "quoi de neuf" et n'as pas les etudions demande savoir quel nombres avoir fait avec tous. Je veux le absinthe parisienne de le petite place sur le rue de st pierre et quarante. Je veux mon vespa et les magasins. Je veux etre avec mes amies qui vraiment comprenne qui je suis. Je regrette si je suis rambling but I really just want to go back, et c'est tous que je veux. Pourque est'il que je ne puis pas soit contente avec le present? Je doubte que je puis alle until noel ou printemps vacances. I would love to go over Thanksgiving but I don't think that will happen.

Sorry, to my friends list, if you don't speak French and this is all just jibberish to you. I hate being this homesick. I think we'll be moving to London within the year, which would be fortunate, seeing as from there it's just a short jaunt, chunnel ride, and MRT transfers to Paris. Hopefully by then I'll be at Parsons, though.

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:15:33 GMT

Went to the beach this morning, took a bunch of polaroids I need to scan in. Kennedy got her new car, the new 2007 silver Lexus LS and I am in love with it. Zero to sixty in about 5 seconds, totally gorgeous. Bennie had such major wheels envy today, he was bitcing about his car all day. I get my license in just over two months. It's really unfair, because I'm eighteen, but I guess if a full year of permit driving is what it takes for my parents to buy me a car... I'll deal.

I hate how spoiled I sound. I think we're moving again soon- which is weird. I don't know why. They said something about east Asia, so I guess like Tokyo or Hong Kong would be cool. I think I would go with them. I love going new places, and Asia would be pretty cool, I guess. I don't know about college, though. I would probably come back west for that- I filled out my application for Parsons Paris today. It was cool.

SO TONIGHT:

I went to see Teddy Geiger in West Palm. Before he came on, William Tell, of Something Corporate, was on. Apparently he has gone solo. His drummer was Brian Ireland, also of Something Corporate. So Kennedy, Gemma, and I chatted them up and ended up talking for a couple of hours. Gemma ended up leaving and I hooked up with one of them- and for the sake of anonymity, I will not divulge which. It's weird. I really want to tell like everyone I know but I won't. I'll tell my journal. After that we went and saw BoxElder- they were awesome. We stopped into the black and white for cancer just long enough to score some free food (which really was not free!) and now we're all back at my place. I think we're going to drive down to a get together at Harry's house. The night is young!

la jour

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 03:29:51 GMT

Today was average- thus disappointing. I'm afraid I'm just a bit too spoiled. Life has become a blur of society parties and small get togethers, and I feel bratty for being discontented with this. But, really. I want something bigger. I want someone to have a blow out.

I am so sick of the bubble. I want to meet new people! I am sick of being single, and betrayed by friends. God. This place is hell. The devil really does wear Prada, and Gucci and Juicy and Sevens. You get it.