five reasons i should be hired by starbucks.

1. i need to get out of FYE.

2. i know how to make a carmel frappucino (thx, kim smith).

3. i enjoy the compilation cds they make (second wave? awesome).

4. one of the guys working there said i look "fun". (coffee, too, is fun)

5. free coffee.

i applied there yesterday and went back today. i also applied for a job at oakley (for obvious reasons..), but i'm really hoping i get the starbucks job. jeez, me and corporate america are like bffl, aren't we? but honestly, i think that i need to be somewhere that people actually go to and buy things. i need to be somewhere with a tip jar and more than two people working at a time. i need to be somewhere i don't have to wear GRAY. the upside to working at oakley would be that i go into it knowing four people who already work there and actually enjoying the company of those four. but i want to meet new people! i want to drink (er, serve) coffee and pretend to be cooler than i actually am. what else did i do today? all of my shopping for prom is basically done, which is a relief. tomorrow i have to do more shopping, though, for the remainder of the prom items, new running shoes, and party supplies for saturday night.  i also have to put together a playlist for the party, clean my room, clean my car, clean my house, pack up for the overnight belmar trip, upload the photos on my camera, download music and generally get my life organized. all of this while somehow meeting kelly at 6PM. i was going to pull a late night tonight, but now i'm too tired. shopping makes me tired and cranky and i'm glad i have the next seven hours to sleep.

five reasons everyone should see the flaming lips.

1. sing-along versions of 'yoshimi'.

2. balloons, confetti, strobe lights.

3. nude people dancing on stage.

4. WAYNE COYNE.

5. they cover led zep.

now, i may say this about a lot of show but right now i'm being super serious. the flaming lips put on the best live show i've ever seen. jam on the river saturday night was an extraordinary experience that i'm glad to have shared with anna, ro and vic. it was absolutely ridiculous. philly, especially on the waterfront, especially on the fourth floor of the dave & busters parking garage, especially when livin' on a prayer is playing in the background, especially at midnight, is breathtaking. i enjoyed every second of this weekend. from allentown and the clinton diner to seaside park to philadelphia to 2am quickchek runs to the cheesecake factory to bryan's house today.. everything was awesome. i got a really good tan because i was outside for 98% of the last four days. to add on to all of the good things happening: i got an e-mail about a job offering at crossings magazine. and i have a minimal amount of journalism homework and ONE review to write and then i'm off to shower and get some well deserved sleep. this upcoming week is going to be a bit hectic, but i'll survive.

five things memorial day weekend will bring, day-by-day.

1. chipotle/allentown show/clinton diner/sleepover.

2. great adventure!/the beach.

3. festival in philly: the flaming lips!

4. bryan's bbq

5. work!

so, the fifth day isn't that exciting as is, but hopefully after work i'll at least go to a movie or something. weekend forecast (note:nottheweather) looks pretty darn good. may has flown by and june is right around the corner. this means: prom and graduation. i can't believe how quickly things are happening. on a side note, right now i'm watching my super sweet sixteen and waiting for my hair to dry. this girl on the show has just handed out her invitations and the next thing she said was: "now the pressure's on to find a venue." i would really like to know what she wrote on the invitation if she didn't even know where the party was going to be. tonight=pheasants landing with everyone! i'm excited/anxious/sad all at the same time. many pictures will be taken.

five playlists i keep playing.

1. "on the go 3" (all alkaline trio songs!)

2. "goodbye, goodbye"

3. "march madness"

4. "when it pains, it roars"

5. "i can't believe i forgot HWM"

really though, i can't bring myself to listen to actual albums anymore. it's all about playlists. it's like i'm afraid to branch out to normal shuffle on my iPod. it's like i need to hear songs that i already know i picked out. most of my playlists do flow really nicely, though, so it's nice to hear things that go together. like mondays and new releases or thursdays and shopping. i always end up going shopping with kelly on thursday nights (as long as i'm not working). tomorrow i'm going to get my hair cut and colored first. then we're off to the mall for some chipotle probably, then some old navy to use some coupons. some some some. weird word if you say it enough times in a row. i'm working for the third night in a row. that's weird, too.

i also must give a shout out to a special friend of mine, mrs. dj. :) hello! and thank you again for the kind words. <3

five things i needa do.

1. scholarship essay.

2. last two weeks worth of journalism work.

3. physics homework!

4. get tickets for less than jake.

5. plan the trip to the bronx.

the bronx trip shouldn't be that bad. jennifer lopez is from there, so really, how terrible can it be? i'm excited to travel. that's all. this week has gone by so fast.. or so it seems. it's already thursday tomorrow and it rarely counts because i have AP testing all morning (fack). friday night looks like caberet and the beach.. saturday looks like the beach and free bbq/show. sunday looks like mothers day! and it always looks like rain. matt lax comes home in a few days and i'm hoping he's finally "ready" to sleep over my house, because we have a years worth of catching up to do. also: the weather was beautiful today AND i'm looking for a new bicycle and a nice place to ride it. uhhh, my big redneck wedding is on right now (a gem that i accidentally discovered one night). time to watch it and sleep some!

five places i'll see alkaline trio this summer.

1. new york city.

2. philadelphia.

3. lancaster!

4. allentown.

5. freehold.

there are a few more, i believe. but really, this summer is just all about alkaline trio and roadtrips. alkaline adventures! my favorite alliteration. brandon also informed me of a HOT WATER MUSIC SHOW IN PHILLY! one day before alkaline trio in new yawk. i can't wait. the first show i've got (aside from crash romeo/knockout theory) coming up is tiger army on may 17th. it should be really good, considering i've never really been to a 'rockabilly' show. i'm pretty sure that's what tiger army is considered these days. it's currently 10:49 and i'm about to clean whatever is under my bed. i would like to go to bed, but i still have a lot to do on today's to-do list. and i keep looking at my cds and i keep getting frustrated about how messy they all look. i got a few new ones (signed copy of dan potthast's 'eat the planet'!!) and they have NO PLACE TO GO. i hate that feeling. i want my life to be organized right now and it's just not. today was supposed to be my 'get everything done!' day, but i went out for a little while. i'll try again tomorrow, but i'm going to see harold and kumar instead. and i have a meeting after school which i need to organize myself for right now. this weekend, though, should be pretty nice. belmar for the weekend, again! last weekend i went down with cait, lindsay, britt and met two new awesome people, matt and dale. it was pretty righteous. but this beach weekend is going to be hectic.. last weekend at the house, which means cleaning and moving and prepping. saturday night rio and i will be in attendance of a free bbq and crash romeo musical production. life in general rools, except for the fact that i need to get mah shit togetha.