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Le highlights de lately!

-Made it into the second week of school, huzzah!
-Survived a private tennis lesson without the girls, huzzah!
-Burnt my tounge this morning!
-Had a great fight with Mom, huzzah!
-Stopped caring about my stupid blog, huzzah!

HA!

Emily: "What is that?"

Laura: "A woolly mammoth or something."

Camille: "A woolly mammoth??? Its a manatee! Its got no hair!!! GEEZ."

Laura: "Something like that."

Emily: "HA!"

Laura: "Well don't make fun."

Chotally.

School was good today, I actually really enjoyed myself. Cultural Anthropology was groovy, and we put in our requests for our debate in social problems. Hopefully we get a good issue. So yeah, I was still very happy when the day was over though. Heh.

The US Open is ON! So that is obviously fantastic. Marat Safin is out (Dang that moody man!) but our others are in. Schweet.

I put on lipstick this morning, but then I wiped it off with a tissue. I'm not a fan of the stuff. Meh.

Friday night and sleepy

Dear Kirkwood,

Hi. I don't have to come back for three days. So... take that.

Love,

Camille

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Howdy all, how's life treating you? Well I hope. Things have been weird for me here, but I think I'm going to get through it. Lets list some highlights.

1.) I've gotten my school routine down better, I think I should be fairly well adjusted by the end of next week. I'm enjoying a couple of my classes a lot (Cultural Anthropology and Microbes and Society) and the others have been kind to me so far. It's only the first week though. Oh and yeah, my classmates are duds for the most part. Shocker. (Sorry! Staying positive!)

2.) Some happy news about Kirkwood though. Lynn (My Kirkwood director) came up to me while I was studying this morning and told me that she was in a meeting with some other directors who were discussing the bookstore on main campus (How it's been doing, what it needs, etc.) and that one of the things they thought was missing was some jewelry for the school. To show school spirit and what not, mainly for the faculty. Lynn said that she told them about me and the jewelry I design and they asked if I could make up some sample pieces and give them prices! If this works out it would be so so so sweet, I would have a fun time, it would be for my school, and I wouldn't have to teach bead classes. So yeah, I'm really hoping this works out.

3.) I bought some fabulous new headphones tonight, and I'm using them right now. They are as I said they were, fabulous. Mmmm.

4.) I don't know if I mentioned it or not but the summer session of our tennis lessons ended, so we've been doing private lessons with Scott this week. The girls are going to do clinic as well as a private lesson once September starts, but I'm just going to do two private lessons a week. No clinic for me, I'm toooooo old! We're having a great time in the private lessons though. Last night we were focusing on dissecting and perfecting our forehands, and holy cow did that throw me for a loop. We went to the club tonight just to play, but I could barely even hit. This new swing is freaking me out.

5.) I really need to go to sleep. But its Friday night so that means I can sleep in tomorrow, which sounds wonderful right now.

6.) Our internet isn't working right now, which means I won't be able to post this until tomorrow anyways.

7.) My kitten Rafael is doing quite well. I think he is going to be a marvelous cat.

8.) Oh and I almost forgot, I cut my hair! I'm actually really depressed about it, but I'm trying to stay in the denial mode and pretend that I like it. Ha ha sounds good right? Right. No seriously though, its not that bad. The longest layer is just above my shoulders, but my hair hasn't been this short for six years so its thoroughly freaking me out. Heres the deal, I went in for a trim because it was getting nasty, and Diane and I decided that the pool (I went so often!) had fried my hair this summer so we were going to hack off four inches. So we did. And I think its amazingly ironic that I lost my mermaid locks because of swimming. I suppose a true mermaid would chose swimming over hair anyways though. It looks a lot healthier now though, I have to admit. Yadda yadda, hair drama.

9.) More later I suppose.

~"And she never told me her name, I still love you the girl from mars." ~

And...

...I started classes today.

Weirdness!

Well, that's that.

I bought books for my fall classes tonight. The Kirkwood store had all but one that I needed, so that was pretty sweet. I'm starting to get excited for classes to start, but, it's also depressing. I'm still clinging to this summer with every fiber of my being, even though it hasn't been all that great.

I made myself take my allergy meds today, that was a big mistake. My body can't handle those drugs, they make me so tired and they render my brain almost completely useless. Mom wanted me to drive on the way to CR tonight and it was so hard to stay awake... oi vey. They make me so emotional as well, I cried this afternoon for almost no reason and I totally snapped at a few people. I hate this medicine.

I think we're going to Omaha this weekend! I was just there last weekend, is that not insanity on a stick??? This trip shall be far different then the last though, we'd be going to the zoo. Heh. I like the zoo though, it reminds me of when I was younger. What is with me and nostalgia lately? Good grief. Anyways...yeah. I think we're going to Des Moines tomorrow, spending the night there, and then heading to Omaha. Weirdness.

Dad and Mom = Unpredictable, crazy, frustrating, surprising, and mind boggling.

Tennis tonight = So frustrating that I wanted to murder somebody. ( I think that was mostly the meds though.)

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So many things are different. So many things feel alien. I just wish something would happen, or that things would go back to the way that they were. I hate feeling like I've jumped off a building and that I'm just frozen in the air not knowing whats going to happen. I want everybody to be happy. I want to be happy.

I overheard a bunch of girls talking in the bookstore tonight about how they didn't care about their classes at all, and they joked about the shortcuts they were going to take so that they'd be able to do as little work as possible. I was blown away, this is community college for heavens sake. How hard can it be? They were all dolled up, giggling and smiling pretty smiles. They appeared to be quite shallow, but for a minute I wished that I could be like them. Getting all dressed up and decked out every day, laughing with a bunch of other silly girls, and only caring about superficial things. I think it would be so much easier then caring.

Luckily the moment was fleeting. I went back to worrying about the state of my family, and what the heck I was going to do with the rest of my life quite quickly.

In other news - My two younger sisters are getting more beautiful everyday. I don't know what we're going to do with them. And I can't even imagine how lovely Sophie is going to be... oi vey.

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Okay Camille, you'll be happy tomorrow. Now say goodnight.

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Goodnight.

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~ "There's gonna come a day when you feel better. Your eyes are free and easy on that day... Just when that day is coming, who can say? Who can say?" ~

Holy WHA???

I got a speeding ticket tonight! The girls and I were coming back from CR, and I was driving like... well... me... and a copper got me. So now I have to slip a check in the mail or I have a court date I get to attend!

I'm not really bummed about it, sure the money thing sucks, but to be honest it's about time I got busted. The girls and I were totoally chillled when it happened, I swear, nothing gets to us these days. Meh. I also feel quite grown up... and very Loralai Gilmore. ;-)

It has been one hell of a weird day.

-Not Good-

I used to be so good about keeping this blog up... I wish I was more compelled to lately.

It's still crazy around here, and I'm beginning to feel that I'd save time if I just said when it wasn't crazy. So we'll go with that.

Seth and I went to Omaha this weekend. It was really nice, I was very happily surprised with downtown Omaha and the Vagrants we hung out with were completely enjoyable.

My kitten has been keeping me up at night. He sleeps on my face, the little weirdo, and thus I cannot sleep. When I lock him in the bathroom though he mews loudly and that keeps me up as well. Guh! I don't know what I'll do. By the way, his name is Rafael.

Speaking of Rafael, Mr. Nadal won the Rogers Cup on Sunday. He lost in the first round of Western Financial Cup last night though, but he had played daily in the Rogers so he was just burned out.

Ug, I feel like shit. This time of year my allergies get really, really bad. My face feels all swollen and I just want to tear my eyes out of my skull... I don't even want to go to tennis lessons today.

^

I randomly stumbled apon this picture this morning, it's kind of ironic. Heh.

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"Never knew, I could feel like this. Like I'd never seen the sky before."

So much has been going on... good things, and some not so good. We're all breathing though, and thats what counts I think.

I have a new kitten, he is adorable.

Seth and I are going on a little trip this weekend, it should be fun.

We met Natasha at the club tonight and played some fabulous tennis. We also had a total BLAST. She's a sweet girl, and she makes our awkward number three a fabulous four.

More later.

So...

...tired.

I have ink on my middle finger... and my eyes sting.

More later.

"I'm the green fairy"

*Sparkle*

I feel so so so tired. The girls and I have really pushed our bodies to the limit this weekend. Guh. We should be okay for our lesson tomorrow though.

I have never liked August. Its such a depressing month, and only reminds me of the summer ending. The green of Iowa becomes bleak and annoying, and we won't get our comforting fall gusts for another month. As Greenday said, wake me up when September ends. Except wake me up when September begins, because I love September.

At least a breeze is coming in my window. It's nice.

The house has felt crammed lately, heh, shocking when you're living with eight other people right? Seriously though, its been a bit tense. I'm not ready to go join the circus though. Not yet.

I want to read more. I've been so bad about it this year. I used to read SO much... I need to start up with that again. I'm ashamed of myself.

Little black spot on the sun

Alanis Morsette is my friend this morning. Dang hippie.

This week has been INSANITY on a stick.

I spent yesterday with Chelsea and Marta, we went road trippen, boy meeting, and vintage broach shopping. They bought flower broaches, and I got the only one that Athena would have bought (And from 1932 no less). When it doubt, Camille thinks Greek Chic.

The parentlings are having mood swings. Mom thinks Dad is going through a mid-life crisis, and Dad keeps complaining about Mom never wanting to go anywhere. WTF??? Mom is the queen of parties and doing fun things, I don’t know what he’s thinking.

We had our last bead class of the summer the other night, so that’s a relief to have that done with.

In tennis news - Deuce came (With Rafael on the cover!!!) and I’m trying to get used to the new grip Scott wants me to use when I’m serving. If I hit it just right, it feels great, but otherwise I’m having a hell of a time.

Its true.

This weekend just might kill my family and I. Pray for the best, and pray that they decide to not do EVERY single thing they're planning on doing.

Ilitde????

Talking heads... phone calls... bead class... beads on the floor... meh... money... we're late... rooms a mess... sleeping in the corner of my bed... pim pim's cage is clean... late again... eh... want to sleep... tennis lessons again... leave in fifteen minutes...

BUY BOOKS FOR SCHOOL!!!!!!

Oh life is so good right now!

GAH!

Okay, I'm calm.

So as many of you know, the game of tennis has been a big thing for my sisters and I this summer. This morning, at 10:30 am we were at the Westfield Tennis Club being evaluated. We were SO nervous, but we had a total blast, and our pro Scott said we could take the advanced lessons for the rest of the summer. GAH! So much fun, so much fun... we're all high on life right now...

And our lessons start TONIGHT! So in an hour and a half, we'll be taking GOOD tennis lessons. This is so fabulous.

So yes, you're talking to a member of the Westfield Tennis Club right now... ROCK!

More later! TENNIS KISSES FOR EVERYONE!