......................

... yeah, that's my mind right about now. Dead. My brain is on overload, I swear.

Oh well. I'll pull through all of it eventually. It'll work out. I'll be in Florida in January and can take a break from the real world for three months (YES my parents agreed). I wish I could just lose myself again like I did last month, but it's not time to do that again yet. Someday, though.

I should put up some pictures from that...

Happy 4th!

Didn't do a darn thing but oh well...

My head hurts and I am tired even though I slept till 4pm...

Nine days.

K thanks bye now.

AHEM

Update at last!!!

16 DAYS!!! In case you don't know... that's 16 days till I see Paul in Salt Lake City!!! At the Rio Tinto stadium. Talked to Brian Ray this morning and he said he's ready to perform for us with Paul and the band. ACK I love Facebook!!

Head hurts...

I want ice cream.

Bye.

So Yeah...

...excuse me for not updating this thing in like forever. I sort of forgot about it, plus... busy. Really busy.

Loads of crap going on now... sigh.

Much love.

Mmmm..... Love It....

Sing the Changes
by Paul McCartney... from the album "Electric Arguments" released under his "The Fireman" alter-ego

Like the sun playing
In the morning
Feel the quiet
Feel the thunder
Oh every ladder
Leads to heaven
Call it ransom
Draw the picture

Sing the changes
Oh as you're sleeping
Feel the quiet
In the thunder
Sing the changes
Calling over
Feel the quiet
In the thunder

Like the sun playing
In the morning
Feel the quiet
Feel the thunder
Oh every ladder
Leads to heaven
Colored pencils
Draw the picture

Sing your praises
As you're sleeping
Sing the changes
Any wonder
Feel the sense of
Childlike wonder
Sing your praises
As you're sleeping
Sing the changes
Oh as you're sleeping
Feel the quiet
In the thunder
Sing the changes
Calling over
Feel the quiet
In the thunder
Sing your praises
As you're sleeping
Feel the quiet
In the thunder
Sing the changes
Calling over
Everybody has a sense of
Childlike wonder

Sense of wonder
Sing your praises
As you're sleeping
Feel the quiet
In the thunder
Sing the changes
Calling over
Everybody has a sense of childlike wonder



Much love...

Time Really Flies...

....because a year ago today, I met a very special and beloved friend while doing my "Palette Blending" at SSR. Yes... it was Brandon.

Wow. Seems like yesterday. And I'll be seeing that friend in 75 days. Finally... I can finally pin down the exact date when I'll see him again. Such a relief.

Much love.

I Feel Totally...

... blah.

That is all.

Much love.

Ok...

.... FINALLY got a Beatles layout I like.

Going to bed for real now.

Much love.

So I Really...

...should be in bed but nah, no sense in doing that. I mean, come on, when do I ever go to bed at a semi-reasonable hour unless I am forced to have to wake up at an equally unreasonable hour? Ummm... I think that's never?

Anyways... and no, it isn't caffeine, Mountain Dew isn't THAT caffeinated... or is it? Must look up the caffeine content of citrus sodas.

It's amazing how professional BYUI has been with everything. I mean, wow... much better than that crap that JCJC always sends out. Seriously. Ohhh and my parents will be happy- rates for housing dropped so my room in Lamprecht Hall will be $857 rather than $957!!! So exciting!! 75 days left!!

I really need to start cleaning out and packing up my room since apparently my brother is gonna take over it once I leave. Fine by me, just let me clear my crap out first. And I have a lot of it to clear out...

Ok. I need to get off Facebook/the Paul McCartney forums (love that site, everyone's so friendly and welcoming)/here and go to bed. Now.

Much love.

All I Can Do Is...

....sigh.

But I do have nice news. Spring/Fall track. Yay!! Got the student email, I-Number, all that jazz yesterday. So it's official!! April 16.... hurry up and come!!

So I've used up and bought wayyy too much gasoline this week. Monday I had to make an emergency trip to Hattiesburg to buy the album "Memory Almost Full" by my man Paul McCartney (yes, it is essential to my life to fill my ears with that sort of greatness) and ended up walking out of the music store with that album plus $40 worth of Beatles merchandise. Today I went to lunch with Lisa and had to go to Hattiesburg again... got stuck in a monsoon on the way to Laurel to work... blahhhhh.

I need to get a life. Oh wait, it's coming in 76 days.

Much love.

I Am Really Tired...

... of a whole heck of a lot of things. Seriously. Mainly things in my house. I am so tired of my sister, for one. She has issues and needs help, honestly. I have never met a more egotistical, arrogant, self-absorbed person in my life. I'm tired of the sound of her voice telling the same stories over and over that don't amount to a hill of beans. I'm tired of my parents never making her shut up. I'm tired of always being the one blamed for everyone's problems. I'm tired of getting the cold shoulder every freaking time I open my mouth and no one in my house wants to hear what I have to say.

I'm also tired of stupid drivers tailgating me with their lights on bright after dark. Seriously. Try that move and see how quickly I slam on my brakes and make you hit me from behind. That'll teach the idiots not to tailgate. I'm tired of the ignorant people in Mississippi. I'm tired of waking up every morning knowing that I am trapped here for another two and a half months, and that time seems far too long and far too tedious. I am tired of waiting. I am tired of crying all the time. I'm tired of missing you. And you. And you. I'm tired of not being able to see you and you. I'm tired of not knowing what the future holds.

I'm just really tired.

Much love.

Oh Good Grief, Really....

.... is this REALLY going to happen?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/13/beatles-yellow-submarine/print

Robert Zemeckis, I love you. Honestly, I do. You gave me Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, and The Polar Express. But until I get wind that Sir Paul and Ringo say this is a-okay, I am not happy at all.

The original is totally rad, seriously. Gotta love it.

Always.... YouTube to find the original version.

Much love.

Just An FYI....

Best. Game. Ever. Ever, ever, ever, ever.

Enough said.

Much love.

Finally I Have...

.... EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM GOING TO BYU IDAHO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*insert major freak-out here*

Ok, now that my breath has been caught, here, for your viewing pleasure-

"Dear Corey:

Congratulations! We are pleased to offer you admission to Brigham Young University-Idaho. We look forward to having you on campus and feel that you will be an asset to this university.

The next step in our review process will be to determine your track assignment. BYU-Idaho students are assigned to a two-semester track for which they can enroll in classes. If you have not done so already, we invite you to provide additional information by completing a questionnaire at web.byui.edu/admissions/questionnaire/. Please complete this questionnaire within one week of receiving this letter.

The Three-Track System allows BYU-Idaho to admit thousands of students every year that would otherwise be denied due to lack of space and resources. Track assignments are made to create a balanced student body in which students and employees can benefit from a diverse, varied, and distinctive learning environment. For more information about the Three Track System, please visit www.byui.edu/admissions/tracksystem.htm.

Once again, congratulations on your acceptance to BYU-Idaho! Rich blessings and life-changing opportunities await you here.

Sincerely,

Admissions Committee
Brigham Young University-Idaho Admissions Office"

I am just so excited!!! Elly and I found out we both were accepted on the same day, the 12th. Oh myyyyy, life is soooooo good!!!!!

You know what this means..... Yes, HALLELUJAH!!!!

Much love.

At The Moment....

.... I am in love with this picture. Ok, thanks, bye now.







Much love.

Well Thanks A Million....

....CP recruiting peeps.

So I wake up this morning and have a missed call and a voicemail. I saw the 407 area code and thought at first it was Dave calling wondering why the heck I haven't fulfilled my seasonal obligations.

But nooooo, it was the Coordinator of Training at DHS wanting to know why I hadn't shown up for any training!!!!! I told him my arrival date had changed. Apparently the recruiter didn't let anyone know that. Le sigh...

But on the bright side, I know now I am working at Mama Melrose's Italian Restaurant at the Studios. Life is good!!!

Much love.

And By The Way...

....laptop is back.

Hallelujah!

Much love.

I Am Officially...

....addicted to and completely obsessed with the Beatles. That's all.

Much love.

So Here is My...

.....year in review since this is the last day of 2009.

Sorry for lack of bloggage this month. Laptop has been broken.

Anyways....

This year was definitely nuts. I mean, it was amazing and wonderful and thrilling but it was also hurtful and depressing and painful. Odd combo, I know, but true.

Most of my year was spent at Disney, the happiest place on earth. I had the time of my life at Disney, obviously. Let's do some chronological review-

Jan. 21- Got to Disney. Met my soon-to-be-ex roomie Anna. Moved into Chatham.

Jan. 23- Traditions. Went to Magic Kingdom.

Jan. 27- orientation at Saratoga Springs. Met the awesome Laura Manning.

Jan. 28- morning training courtesy of Bea at Artist's Palette. Ohhhh..... gahhhh....

Jan. 29- night training courtesy of Mark at Artist's Palette. Better than mornings...

Ok, here comes THE DAY... January 30. I met the amazing and wonderful Brandon Fegenbush. I can still remember that moment, duh...

February was kinda blurry for the first couple weeks- Anna and Taylor (good riddance to her) and Stephanie left (alcohol.... idiots). Third week of February though, I got my BoM from Brandon. That's when he and I became such good friends. Also met Shaun and Jordan (his housemates) and Elder Russell and Elder Miskell (the missionaries).

March 1- had Basics. Boring. Only saving grace was Brandon being there too. Met Ani Urbanski. Went to breaking the fast that night. Met Emmilie Buchanan (!!!!). Met Elicia Merwin. Met Mila Romo. Met Jennlyn Bishop. Met a host of other peeps too.

March 13 and 22- you fill in the blanks. Best days ever!

Of course, in this timeframe we all frequented the parks and water parks, worked together, and basically just had fun.

April 15- we aren't gonna go there. No no no no no no......

The rest of the program kinda was subpar. I had Katie Satterfield and Ani till June 6. Katie Bantz came to SSR and became my other half. All the fall peeps came in JUne- Steve, Jessica, Bri Bri, Hannah.... you know, them. Winkie. Went to Turf Club in May and rarely worked Artist's Palette afterward. Quite the relief. No Brandon equaled rather depressing work environment.

HALLELUJAH Emmilie stayed till the end. She helped me survive!!

Left August 7.

Came home, back to JCJC... blahhhh. Work at South Central Regional Medical Center. Love it.

And so there you go. My year in review. Kinda choppy but mehhh, it works.

Bring it on, 2010!!!

I Actually Forgot....

....what it feels like to be really really happy. Well, at the moment, I am really really happy.

No, I didn't get a letter from BYUI or anything like that today. So don't think that. It's more trivial but still meant a lot to me. I mentioned yesterday how badly I wanted Donny Osmond to win Dancing with the Stars this season. He's a celebrity I have adored my whole life (no thanks to my mother, but still), plus he's LDS, come on.

He won this season!!

I started crying. Seriously. I was that happy. I don't recall the last time I cried because I was happy. Oh yeah, I remember- the night I was baptized. Eight long months ago.

I told my mom those new email accounts and 100 votes would pay off. I even prayed, seriously. I felt like I should.

And now that I have shrieked myself hoarse and still have a few tears in my eyes, I am concluding this. I leave you with....



Much love.