France!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to France!!!!!! wow! isn't that cool!?! I have a lot of saving to do, but I think I'll make it!
Work is good..... Kinda'. I don't like it of course. Who likes work? but it's a steady job. aside from this, There isn't anything new. Well, I'm leaving for camp for a week. I'm really happy for the brake from work and stuff.
OK. I'll post like, another month. lol. ttyl
~chrisiepooh

Little Nothings

Hey y'all! How's it going for you gals?
I'm finishing school, working, hoping to re-start teakwondo and trying to keep in-touch with all my friends. Simple little tasks that don't take a whole lot of effort just money. lol. Life's good right? lol.
I'm not in the best way right now as far as guys go. I'm so confused by them. J.S. Told me I was confusing. BAH! He needs to take a long look in the mirror! (Or in his soul!) What is he thinking? For goodness sakes! What ever. I've decided not to worry about it any more. If he has something to say to me, he needs to call me or something. But he won't. Because guys like him never do. They are so horrible at follow-ups. ARG!
I'm getting siked about all the parties and grad parties that are coming up!!!!!!! Weddings too! Man this is going to be a heck of a summer! I can feel it in my bones!
BTW, Mellen, If you want to publish poems, here is a link to a web site that does a lot of that. www.poetry.com . They are the ones publishing one of my poems. It's really easy. (well, easy for me because I was getting all these spam mail things from them. They sent me a bunch of sing-up emails for a book thing.I need to get taken off their mailing list!!I get at least 4 emails a week. ARG!)
I started running! Finally! Well, I don't ALWAYS run. Sometimes I walk. It depends on my mood I think. If I'm happy, I walk. If I'm upset or angry, I run. So being angry is actually good for me in a way! lol.
OK. I'm heading to bed now.
~Chrisiepoohpooh

Feeling better!

Hey y'all! It's mothers day! I stayed up way to late last night but I still feel great!
Charissa and I were talking about having a rock climbing day in Eau Claire. We would also plan a tubing trip and Pizza!! You guys let me know the best time for y'all. We were thinking about 2 or 3 weeks from now. We need to give people enough time to ask off work and save up cash. Just email me. OK!
~Chrisiepooh

Nothing New Really

Wow. It's been for ever since I last blogged. It's not like I've been busy or anything. I just lost a lot of interest in it. I don't think I'll get into it as much as I once was, but I'll try to keep it up-dated better.
I'm planning on starting Teakwondo again! I'm getting really excited about it! I just need to make sure I have enough money for it. lol. Why is it that money is always in the way of things getting done? lol. I'm not sure how soon I'll be able to re-start it. I'm trying to save for a car. We'll see.
I'm sorry to all of you girlies if I've seemed distant lately. I've had a lot on my mind. It must be the season. I just need to snap out of it.
Prom was great! If I ever get to the library I'll post some pix on my picture blog. I might have shown you all them already...... What ever.
I started running! I try to run every day, however, I don't always get to it. My mom keeps me pretty busy in the garden. It's good for me though. Sorry Jae. I know we were going to start together. But you can always join me!! We'll see if you can keep up;) lol.
OK. I'll try and type at y'all later!
~Chrisiepooh

Dance, Work, and Other Things.

Dance:We had our last dance practice for V-Ball last night! It was a lot of fun. I'm getting soooo excited about V-Ball!! I'm going to where the same dress I wore last year. But I'm not going to be so up-tight with it. lol. Last year I wore a shrug and gaudy earrings. This year it's going to be a bit simpler. Smaller earrings, bare shouldered. I'm not so self conscious as I used to be.
Work: OMG! I cannot stand working with this guy from my work. His name is Mark, he's 35 or something around there, and he acts like he knows everyone so well when he's only been working here about 3 weeks now. I was training this kid today, so I was busy but I needed something done. I asked him to go get something for me and he turned to my trainee and asked him if he was being trained right then, and almost asked him to go get the stuff for him. He was doing nothing. And then, after he realized he had to go get the stuff, he told my trainee to cover his spot. yeah right! My trainee didn't know any of it. That's why I was training him. duh! He also is always making really suggestive remarks to all the girls there. He Nick-names them things like 'Snow white' and 'Tinker-Bell'. SICK! One of my managers put a stop to that. But next time he makes a suggestive remark to me, I'm am getting him written up for sexual harassment. If I hear him make a remark to any other girl at my work, I'm getting him written up. AND if I hear him talking about any of the girls at my work, he is soooooo getting written up. I'm really glad I'm friends with all the managers. lol.
Other things: I set up my hair appointment for the 28th!(Prom night) I have to take my pictures in of how I want my hair done.!!! I can't wait! I have to get new shoes for my prom dress. The ones I have are not going to match Josh's tux. I think I'll go with a silver or creme.
OK. I have to run!
~Chrisiepooh

My shampoo!

By the way, I use Burt's Bees shampoo! I loooooove it! It smells like fruit and stuff!

OK..OK..OK.. I'll post!

So you might be wondering what is new in my life.. Or not, because I already told you all about everything new! lol.. OK.. I'll get serious!.... Well. I don't think I'm ever really serious.... hhmm.
OK! What's new?!?! I get my permit! So I'm driving around and stuff now! I had my last day of driver ed. class this past Monday. My teacher has to call me yet, but I'll be starting my behind the wheel soon. I am sooooo definitely going to prom! I got a great date! He's super cool and stuff! Him and some of his friends have been hanging with my family and I lately. We have sooooo much fun! He plays guitar really good. He is also involved in the Drama stuff that goes on at our school!! Which brings me tooooo...... I'm going to try out for Seven Brides fir Seven Brothers! I'm sooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My big sista' wants to be in it too!! It'll be soooooo much fun! I can't wait!
Oh! and by the way, I think I've talked to my prom date just about every day in the past two weeks. He's great to talk to! He said his little brother was listening to us on the phone once, and that he timed the time between my prom dates sentences. lol.. He thinks I talk a lot. Noe that's just crazy! lol. hahahhahaha. .. lol... ok..
Gotta' run kiddos!
~Chrisiepooh is signing out!

My poem!!!

Hey! I know I haven't posted in a long time. I haven't gotten much time lately to do these things. I've been working on some homework Mr. N. gave us for driver ed. He only gave us a week to do 3 articles...... Really, you either have to have a printer or a subscription to a newspaper to be able to do the homework. I don't have either..lol. so I've been waiting to get to my sister and brother-in-law's to get online and print some stuff...... All 3 articles are due tomorrow.. I'm a slacker.. lol..
Well, what I rally came on here to tell you all; I'm having a poem published in a poetry book. I think the name of the book is called, "Immortal Verses". I'm SOOOOOO excited!! The poem they are publishing is the little poem under my blog title. I named it Warlord..... I'm really happy about it!!!! I would get one of the books, but they are going t cost like, 50 bucks! yeah right... Maybe, after they are printed, I'll just hop on Amazon and buy myself a used one.
Well, that's all for now..
Over and out.
~Chrisie

Whew! One more test down! I have no clue how many more to go!

So I past my test at D.E. Thankfully! I wasn't sure if I was going to get used to Mr. Nelson's teaching methods. He's kinda weird. Or funky. What ever. I think I'm going to do an all nightie. hmm. I'm not really tired. but of course, I just had a liter of coke. I've been drinking espresso all day too!! But hey, that's cool. I think it helps me focus for short periods of time. (ie. 2 hours of Mr. Nelson's drone voice. lol )
I went online to check out some dress' for Lizzy's wedding. I found some cool sites. Here is a link Jae, for a site where you can kinda design your own gown. www.cocomyles.com and also www.newport-news.com has some really good deals on dress' for stuff like V-Ball! I had fun doing it.
I'm going to go now so I can get around blogger village. I need to get caught up!
Aim High!
~Chrisiepooh

Russell Family Crest

I couldn't copy the thing on here, but I got to read about the name. I went to a website, www.houseofnames.com , and looked it up. It is of ether English, Scottish, Or Irish Decent. Some of the original Russell's were from Normandy. That was around 1066 a.d. Our motto translation is, "What will be will be." Pretty cool. I'm going to try and get the whole article on here.
So bye for now!
~Chrisie

Quotes..

Part of living a fulfilling life is enjoying the beauty of things hoped for, and making peace with things you can't change. ~C.E.

~

A knowledgeable man can build a house, but only a wise man can build a home. ~C. E.

It's been a while.......again.....

Gosh... I really like the song by Stained.(I think that's who it's by..) "It's Been a While".
Well. I just got done looking up my last name on Google search. Mr. and Mrs. R were right when they said it sounded English. It is. The family crest is really cool looking too. But the thing is, I don't have a speck of English in me. lol. But of course, The name isn't my dad's biological last name. So that really screws things up. I suppose I could look up our real last name, but I don't really see why.
I just got done watching the last episode of LOST. I LOVE it !!!!! Of course I don't like it that Kate and the Doc didn't kiss! lol.. haha. but I guess Sawyer would do. lol.
OK. I gotta run and finish my homework.
With a whole lotta' love,
chrisiepooh

Home they brought her worior dead:

She nor swooned, nor uttered cry;

All her maidens, watching, said,

"She must weep or she will die!"

Then they praised him, soft and low,

Called him worthy to be loved,

Truest friend and noblest foe;

Yet she neither spoke nor moved.

Stole the maiden from her place,

Lightly to the worior stept,

Took the face cloth from the face,

Yet she neither moved nor wept.

Rose a nurse of ninety years,

Set his child upon her knee,

Like summer tempest came her tears,

"Sweet child, I live for thee!"

~Alfred Tennyson

The Harlot's House

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We caught the tread of dancing feet,

We loitered down the moonlit street,

And stopped beneath the harlot's house.

~

Inside, above the din and fray,

We heard the loud musicians play

The "Treues Liebes Herz" of Strauss.

~

Like strange mechanical grotesques,

Making fantastic arabesques,

The shadows raced across the blind.

~

We watched the ghostly dancers spin

To sound of horn and violin,

Like black leaves wheeling in the wind.

~

Like wire-pulled automatons,

Slim silhouetted skeletons

Went sidling through the slow quadrille.

~

The took each other by the hand,

And danced a stately saraband;

Their laughter echoed thin and shrill.

~

Sometimes a clockwork puppet pressed

A phantom lover to her breast,

Sometimes they seemed to try to sing.

~

Sometimes a horrible marionette

Came out, and smoked its cigarette

Upon the steps like a live thing.

~

Then, turning to my love, I said,

"The dead are dancing with the dead,

The dust is whirling with the dust."

~

But she--she heard the violin,

And left my side, and entered in:

Love passed into the house of lust.

~

Then suddenly the tune went false,

The dancers wearied of the waltz,

The shadows ceased to wheel and whirl.

~

And down the long and silent street,

The dawn, with silver-sandalled feet,

Crept like a frightened girl.

~ Oscar Wilde

It's been at least a week! oopps..

Well, I don't rightly have a really good excuse for not posting.. Except that I was sick. I got a cold on Saturday, and the flue on Monday. I'm still recuperating from it. I think I lost like 3 pounds or something. lol. Not like that little bit will show. But other than all that sickness, I've been on a chess website. It has a bunch of forums, and one of them is on spirituality. They do a lot of debating on there. My dad does some, and so he seggested I get on there and do some too. It's a whole bunch of fun! There are a bunch of really crule people that say some really mean stuff, but they all sound like angry little children! So I do my best no to sound like them.
I haven't been doing any poetry reading lately because of my sickness, but I'll try to get some on here soon. I have to miss Drevers ed. class today because I might still be contagous. It kinda' stinks. I'm going to be behind at least 1 test. ARG!!
OK. I'll try to type at y'all soon!
Aim high!
~Chrisiepooh

Kissing Her Hair

Kissing her hair, I sat against her feet:

Wove and unwove it,- wound, and found it sweet;

Made fast there with her hands, drew down her eyes,

Deep as deep flowers, and dreamy like dim skies;

With her own tresses bound, and found her fair,-

Kissing her hair.

~

Sleep were no sweeter than her face to me,-

Sleep of cold sea-bloom under the cold sea:

What pain could get between my face and hers?

What new sweet thing would love not relish worse?

Unless, perhaps, white Death had kissed me there,-

Kissing her hair.

~

Algernon Charles Swinburne

~

~

Here is your romantic one Nory love!

Cooking, cleaning, and industrial things of that sort.

Today I had to babysit my little brother while my mom was out doing her shopping. It was actually not that bad. Most of the time, Benny was content with just watching a movie over an over again. he he. During that time, I did most of my home work, (for drivers ed. and regular schooling) made some banana bread, did dishes, and cooked supper. It was really quite fun. I don't think I've ever had fun cooking or baking. I may get an urge to do so every now and then, but when it comes to putting time into it, I loose interest. I felt like a mother, and it felt good! hmm. I wounder if there's something to that. lol.
Well, after that feminine endeavor, I wanted to paint a picture. I didn't though. I didn't really have time. It was late and I didn't want to get out the paint and all that messy stuff. Therefor I was content in just taking a shower, (with my new Burt's Bee's Carrots and Sugar shampoo!! It smells like grape fruit! I love it!!) and reading my book until my dad got off the computer. So now here I am. Writing about nothingness is, interestingly, a lot of fun! Maybe it's because we all stay so closely connected this way. It must be a woman thing.. hheehehe.
Today, right before Ro left for work, I got together some things to send over to the R's. I finally gave Marry her birthday gift.... And a few other things;-P Yeah.... I'm a goof ball sometimes....hahahaha. ROFL! Surprise, surprise girls!!ha ha. Hope y'all can find usage for those things!! And all those bags. hahaha!
Well. I best be off to bed now. Actually, I have a few emails to right first. All the more reason to go the sooner!
Tootaledo my dearies!
~Chrisiepooh

Drivers Ed.

I started drivers ed. yesterday! It was OK. Except of course, for the rambunctious punks that wouldn't shut up. Half the time I had kids asking me who I was. I ignored them because Mr. Nelson was trying to speak, and if I answered one of their questions, they would give me a whole new list of questions. Punks! Oh well. It was OK for the most part. I wouldn't want to be in the car with any of those kids while they are driving though! They are so immature.
OH!!! I found some substitutes fro that really soft Mary Kay hand treatment we were doing on Saturday night!! If you use Burt's Bee's avocado hair treatment for the first step, then some Equate facial scrub, then an oil free facial cleanser, and then lastly, a lotion! It works!! I also did it on my face! It feels ssooooo soft now!! I think it got rid of all my dry skin too! OK.. I'll talk to you later fellas and galls.
~chrisie

He That Loves a Rosy Cheek

He that loves a rosy cheek,

Or coral lip admires,

or from star like eyes doth seek

Fuel to maintain his fires;

As old Time makes these decay,

So his flames must waste away.

~

But a smooth and steadfast mind

Gentle thoughts, and calm desires,

Hearts with equal love combined,

Kindle never-dying fires:

Where these are not, I despise

Lovely cheeks or lips or eyes.

~T.Carew

The Maidens Choice

Genteel in personage,

Conduct, and equipage;

Noble in heritage;

Generous and free;

~

Brave, not romantic;

Learned, not pedantic;

Frolic, not frantic,-

This must he be.

~

Honor maintaining,

Meanness disdaining,

Still entertaining,

Engaging and new;

~

Neat, but not finical;

Sage, but not cynical;

Never tyrannical,

But ever true.

~

Henry Fielding

Poems

I've decided to post a poem of the day/week from now on. I don't know how much time I'll get to do it, but I've been reading a book of poems and I love it. I just want to share the joy.
I love you all!
Chrisiepooh

Today's adventures!

Today is the day for the home-school field trip. I don't know if that is exactly what we are calling it, but it sounded right.lol. I'm really happy about it. We are going to the T.V. 18 station placey for a tour, and to some printing place I think.. I'm not sure. I only have to do a half day of school! I'm not going to come home with the girls like I had originally planned, because I have to work. (Not like I had originally planned.) I need to work though. If I want to be able to make my payment on my braces next month I better stop taking off work!
Tonight, hopefully, we are going to have a B-day party for Marry Ellen!! I think it is going to be at her house... I'm bringing the movies Office Space, and Batman Begins. I love them both! I was thinking about bringing Nacho Librae also, but it's my brother's, and he isn't home for me to ask. So I scratched that idea. We'll have enough movies to last a couple days..lol.
OK I have to go get my thing's together for work and a sleep over!! tayl!
Chrisie
a.k.a.
Marty
a.k.a.
Steeners
a.k.a.
Many other names

Laughing Ha ha ha ha!

I had so many good laughs today. I can't even tell you what I was laughing about, but it really felt good. I wasn't in a giddy mood either. It was just that I felt at peace with my life. It is hardly like that so it felt so good. I just had to think everything was funny. Ha ha. My weekend wasn't so good.. I had to resolve something that I had been avoiding.. Maybe it was the peace about that!?! I don't really know. I'm sure I won't feel the same way tomorrow. This kind of feeling doesn't last very long. But it kinda' makes me want to make some changes in my life. Some how I want to improve my life.. Like in little ways... Baby steps.. It really is the little things that count.
Well. I'll tayl. (type at you later.)
Chrisie

Lyrics to Unintended + My version.

Vs. 1:

You could be my unintended choice

to live my life extended.

You could be the one I'll always love.

You could be the one who listens to

my deepest inquisitions.

You could be the one I'll always love.

Chorus:

I'll be there as soon as I can.

But I'm busy mending broken

pieces of my life I had before.

*Original 2'ND vs.*

Vs. 2:

First there was the one who challenged

all my dreams and all my balance.

*He* could never be as good as you.

You could be my unintended choice

to live my life extended.

You could be the one I'll always love.

*My version of 2'ND vs.*

First there was the one who challenged

all my dreams and all my balance.

*He* could never be as good as you.

Then you came, - and you saved me

from myself and who I would be.

Your my life. The one I'll always love.

I thought it needed a little lightening up. lol. Enjoy!

Chrisie

Today's not the day for a party I guess.

Yeah... It's about 2:45 or something , in the after noon... I got paid today so I'm hoping to get some shopping done, but I have to pay off my phone bill first.. Ooops. It's like 50 buckaroos I think. Not to mention that I want to start up Teakwondo again! I miss it. Not going is like loosing an extension I've lived so long with. Like I bet it will feel this way when I get my braces taken off. We'll see.
Right now I'm eating Lays Stax and drinking Vault... Ooops. did I say that out loud? I'm feeling really healthy right now. ;)
Oh! Everyone! Trenton posted the Purple Deer video on You Tube last night!! Here's the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-G_Y-8iz8 Or you can just go on you tube and search for "purple deer and vault". That should get you somewhere. I'm trying to download it right now, but my computer is so slow.
OK. I have to be off.
Chrisie

Cookies!!

My mom got Nory's oatmeal raisin cookie recipe, and she made some yesterday. I think I've had about 4 of them already today! They aren't exactly the same as Norah's, but they are just as good!! I think I'll have another and call it lunch..... maybe I'll do the same for supper..

Today, tomorrow, and maybe the next year if nobody stops me!

Yeah, I had a good day. Well. Kinda'. I mean, there wasn't anything special about it. I got up a little too late, (like usual. I need to get on a schedule or something.) ate some breakfast, did some school, then my grandpa showed up. Which means I got to take a brake from school to listen to his chattering. He can be very informative about anything mechanical in the house. However, he didn't stay fro too long so it was back to school for me! Oh joy! Then, of course, the daily ritual of dishes and showering. No prob. Off to work I went. Did a lil' work here and there, and then home again to update my blog. I try to keep this thing updated as often as passable.
This week I'm hoping to have a sleep-over with a bunch of girlfriends! I have been wanting to have a slumber party for forever!! So I'm hoping that will happen.
OOhhhhhh yes! Also, in about a month, tickets to V-ball are going on sale!! I'm soooo happy!! Last year was soo much fun. I only went on Saturday night, but this year I'm thinking about going both Friday and Saturday!! We'll see if I have enough money. The tickets are $35 a piece. So it could get mighty expensive. We'll see. I'm hoping all my friends will be there. (Even if most all of them are girls who wont have a dancing partner like me.) I don't have a dress yet. Maybe one of these days us girls could take a trip to Eau Claire and go dress shopping! How fun!
OK I have to go now. It's about 10:30 and I have to get up too late tomorrow.
I twill type at thee all later!
Chrisie

Work

I feel like an idiot! I got to work about 1 and 1/2 hours early. Yikes! I thought I worked at 4, but found out a little too late, that I didn't work until 5. Gosh. But it kind of turned out OK. I got to talk to some people I've been meaning to talk to. So I basically had a good afternoon. However, that isn't saying much about my morning or afternoon...... But it wouldn't be too far from the truth to say that I had a very well rounded day.
I get very restless if I don;t have something to do.. Like work. I am used to getting about 20 to 25 hours in at work during a normal school week. But it's been really slow lately therefore they cut everyone's hours. I was really cranky at first, however, laziness is easy to get used to! I enjoy having more time to talk to, and hang with my friends! It's really cool. Like about two month ago, if someone had asked me to do something, I would have been like, "I probably can't because I have to work." But now I'm like, "Yeah sure! I probably don't have to work or anything!" So it's cool to be able to do that. I just can't get too lazy. It won't last forever. Come spring, my hours are going to go up. I could probably use the money anyways. So yeah.. OK. I'll post to ya later!
Chrisiepooh

Boarder Hill

This past week, I had a friend over to stay from Indiana! We had sooo much fun! We had some other girlies over too while she was here!
There is this hill by our local book store we call Boarder HIll. We actually though it was privet property. My friends and I climbed it! It was a blast! We took a bunch of pictures at the top, and some of them made us look like we are sky diving.lol.
It was really good exercise getting up that thing! It is probably around 150 feet high,(Best guess) with a steep incline. I swear I burnt 1000 calories! We had just gone out for pizza though, so I got a stomach cramp. Serves me right.
It is so hard finding new things to do after a week of having fun. The last nigh of my friends visit, we did some yoga and meditation....... Or at least we tried. We were laughing too hard most of the time.
We got out a hat and some paper, and wrote little comments about what we like about each other. Then we would snap for whose ever name was on the paper. It was a little idea we got from Legally Blond. (Gosh! How cheesy!lol)
After our meditation session, we went on to eat WAY too many gummy bears. I wont tell what happened after that. But you can assume we had too much fun!
So anyways, Yeah. I just thought I would post something on here so people would have something new to read! I need to keep this thing up-dated.
OK. So that's all that has been happening lately!
I'll type at you later!
Over and out.
Chrisie