I've had a toothache for the past few hours. I took an aleve earlier, but it didn't work. So I guess I'll take another one. It's very distracting when I'm trying to read. An 100 page reading was assigned today that's due Thursday. Christine de Pizan's Book of the City of Ladies. It's interesting, but sooo slow right now. I hope it picks up soon.

Tomorrow I find out if all that studying I did for my stats test paid off. Eep.

It's been a few days since I last blogged. Whoops. I just haven't felt like writing anything. That, and I was studying a lot for my stats test. So I hope I did well! I find out tomorrow. Dun dun dunnnnn...

I made cinnamon rolls last night. My apartment smelled REALLY good. But, uh, whoops, I couldn't tell which part of the rolls were supposed to face up, so I ended up putting the cinnamon side down, so they kind of stuck to the cookie sheet. My bad. They're still good though. I'm a big fan of cinnamon rolls.

After a boring morning of service learning, I am tired. It's not even noon yet. It's cold and rainy. Perfect napping weather. So I think I'll go take one.
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Survey courtesy of Tory. As usual.

A - Act your age? Sometimes. It depends. I'm not quite sure how a 20 yr old is supposed to act. I didn't know there were guidelines to acting 20.
B - Born on what day of the week? not a clue. These things aren't important to my parents. I guess.
C - Chore you hate? taking out the trash. But really, it's not that bad.
D - Dad's name? Edward
E - Essential makeup item? powder foundation.
F - Favorite director? for movies? Cameron Crowe. I mean, Say Anything, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky, etc? How can you not like this man?
G - Gold or silver? silver
H - Hometown? I guess Naperville.
I - Instruments you play? flute, piccolo
J - Job title? "full time student." Except I'm paying them.
K - Kids? no, I don't have any.
L - Living arrangements? I live by myself in an apartment and at home with my family.
M - Mom's name? Toshi
N - Number of people you've slept with? as in, not just slept? Uh... none.
O - Overnight hospital stays? when I was born.
P - Phobia? lets see... I have phobias for high places, enclosed spaces, and bugs.
Q - Quote you like? I have a lot of them. No time to list them all.
R - Religious affiliation? none. Never really had one.
S - Siblings? an older sister and a younger brother.
T - Time you wake up? depends. It ranges from 7 am to 11 am.
U - Unique habit? I rub my nose a lot.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat? mushrooms. But those are vegetables. They're fungi. I also won't eat red cabbage... I don't know why.
W- Worst habit? cracking knuckles, neck, and back. I'm sure that's the reason why my back is so tense.
X - X-rays you've had? a bunch when I was little of my lungs (because I kept getting pneumonia), twice on my hand when it was painful for weeks on two different occassions. A bunch of my teeth. And another one of my chest recently to make sure my heart and lungs were functioning correctly.
Y - Yummy food you make? I make a mean pasta. ;-)
Z - Zodiac Sign? gemini
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I was just at Walgreens, buying fabric softener so I can do laundry tonight. And while I was checking out, someone came up behind me, put his stuff on the counter (just like a soda) and was standing WAY too close to me. I hate when people do that! It's like "dude, a little space please." I'm one of those people who REALLY needs my personal space to not be invaded by others, especially strangers. It just makes me uncomfortable beyond belief. That's also why I'm not a big hugger.

And then he proceeded to burp... seemingly directly in my ear. I did not appreciate it. I'm not sure anyone would appreciate some random person burping in their ear. If there's anyone who does... then I'm very afraid of that person.
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Yeah, another long non-entry. But I don't feel quite like sleeping yet. So here's a survey.

~*~* NAMES *~*~
1.What is your real, full name? Leah. That's all you really need to know.
2.What other names were your parents thinking about for you? um... I have no clue.
3.If you had been born of the opposite gender, what was your name going to be (according to your parents)? I don't ask my parents these things.
4. What does your name mean (if you know)? it means 'weary' in hebrew.
5. Do you like your name? I suppose. Everyone always asks if I'm Jewish though.
6. Do you know anyone else with your name? yeah, there were 2 different Leahs in my classes last semester.
7. If you could change your name, what would it be to? I'm not sure.
8. What is coolest name of someone you know? well, I know someone with the name Lorelei.
9. The wierdest? Tusharshankar. But Tory loves him, so it's okay.
10. The plainest/ugliest? aw, that's mean.

~*~*FAVORITES*~*~
11. What is your favorite weapon? words. Verbal abuse, all the way.
12. What is your favorite genre of book? um... I don't know.
13. What is your favorite planet? Earth, I suppose. It's the only one I've been to.
14. Your favorite type of sandwich? vegetarian. From Jimmy Johns.
15. How about your favorite role playing game (if you play them)? Heh. Role playing.
16. Your favorite play? (No, not movie or TV show, PLAY) Play? As in non-musical? The Lesson, by Eugene Ionesco. Oleanna, by David Mamet. Picasso at the Lapin Agile, by Steve Martin
17. Favorite joke? A grasshopper walks into a bar and the bartender says, "hey we have a drink named after you." And the grasshopper says, "you have a drink named Phil?"
Any guesses as to why this is my favorite joke?
18. Favorite color of clothing on you? blue or red.
19. Favorite fruit juice flavor? strawberry lemonade.
20. What's your favorite thing to look up online? photoshop brushes. Because I'm nerdy like that.

~*~*ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW*~*~
21. Do you know anyone who drinks underage (if yes, how many)? yes (and more than I can count. Including myself, on occassion)
22. Smokes (if yes, how many)? I know a lot of people who smoke. Nasty habit.
23. Does drugs (if yes, how many)? a few.
24. Lost their vigrinity before being married? a lot of people...
25. Worships the devil? no one that I'm aware of.
26. Has had their life threatened? yeah, I'm sure all of our lives have been threatened at some point.
27. Do you know anyone who hates slurpees? I know people who don't know what slurpees are.
28. Give a rough estimate of how many people you know. I don't know?
29. Now how many of them are your friends? close friends? 4 or 5.
30. Where are the majority of your friends from (i.e. sports, school)? school, and with school, band.

~*~*WOULD YOU EVER*~*~
31. Eat bugs purposely? sick.
32. Commit a crime? depends on the crime, but probably not.
33. Change your religion? what religion?
34. Lie to your parents? yes, and I have. More to my dad than my mom.
35. Jump over a waterfall? uh, no.
36. Change clothes in front of an open window? depends on what the window is facing.
37. Dress up as the opposite sex for an important event? It's much easier for a woman to dress up as a man.
38. Go out at night dressed in something like a black trenchoat and sunglasses? um. Maybe?
39. Sing a harmonized duet in front of 500 strangers? maybe.
40. Tell someone that you liked them if they were much older than you? Sure. I'd gladly profess my love to Michael Vartan anyday.

~*~*HAVE YOU EVER*~*~
41. Lied to your parents about something really important? really important? No.
42. Had your life threatened? yes. Almost got flattened by a few cars. And I've fallen off of horses in kinda scary ways.
43. Stumbled across FBI secrets online? only when looking up stuff about The X-Files
44. Stayed up until the morning light talking online? yep.
45. Made people give you really weird glances? If yes, how? I always get weird looks. That's just how I am.
46. Read a Shakespeare play? Sure. Sometimes I read them for fun.
47. Talked in your sleep? What did you say? Todd used to tell me I talk in my sleep a lot. And my old roommate told me I was talking in another language once.
48. Sung at a kareoke bar? Nope.
49. Looked something up online your parents specifically told you not to look up? My parents were never really overly concerned with what I was doing on the internet.
50. Been run over... with a bike? Almost! Bikers in Tokyo are scary! Especially when you're an undersized 11 yr old.

~*~*WHO'S*~*~
51. Number one on your hit list? Lauren Reed. hahaha.
52. On your aol instant messaging list (Give screen names and real names, if possible)? A lot of people... I usually don't even talk to half of them though.
53. The person you talk to most online? Tory, Vicki, Cherry.
54. The person you talk to least online? the people on my "bad people" list (all 2 of them).
55. The person who calls you every other day? no one.
56. Is there anyone that dumped you when you most needed them? Yes. They're not really my friends anymore.
57. The last person you talked to on the phone with? Amanda.
58. The person/people you're with the most? Probably band people.
59. Never home? I don't know?
60. Always home? uh... I don't know? Most everyone I know is in college.

~*~*THIS OR THAT*~*~
61. Mulan or Moulin Rouge? Moulin Rouge, by a long shot. Well, in all fairness, I haven't seen Mulan.
62. 7 Up or Dr. Pepper? neither.
63. Hamsters or Gerbils? neither.
64. Rats or Mice? mice. Rats are dirty.
65. The Swings or the Slide? the swing. But not in the Sex and the City dirty way.
66. Rollercoaster or Merry-Go-Round? depends on the rollercoaster.
67. Sneakers, Sandals, or No Shoes? sandals!! I want it to be warm enough to wear them.
68. Italian or Mexican food? Italian... mmm...
69. Fast Food or Sit Down Restaurant? sit down.
70. The Sun or the Moon? both.

~*~*MORE FAVORITES*~*~
71. What's your favorite quote about love? this isn't a great one, or a favorite, but here we go. "Maybe getting over someone you're in love with isn't impossible. Unless, maybe you don't actually get over it. Maybe you just learn to live with it."
72. Favorite quote about friends? ummm...
73. How about about life? "You're born and then you die, and you make a lot of mistakes in between." It's from Dawson's Creek, if you can imagine that.
74. What's your favorite humorous quote? "Chicken."- Tory
75. How about the quote that makes you go, "Hmm..."? hmm?
76. The quote that makes you go, "Too true, too true." "Sure, beauty has the power to excite men. But so does a box of donuts."- Susan Jane Gilman (I think)
77. What's your favorite swear word? F-ing A
78. What's your favorite non-swear word? ummm... chicken.
79. What's your favorite thing to do on a cold day? sleep.
80. How about your favorite thing to do on a hot day? swim

~*~*WHAT DO YOU SEE*~*~
81. Are there any shoes in the room? yes.
82. Underwear? just what I'm wearing.
83. Dishes, glasses, forks, spoons etc? a glass of water that I'm drinking.
84. Something unidentifiable that is very nasty looking? sick. No.
85. Money? some quarters. Tomorrow (or later today) is laundry day.
86. A TV? yup.
87. Is there a fan in the room with you? yes. I scared it though, so it's on the ceiling.
89. How about a blanket? yes, it's bonding with the couch.
90. What colors are the walls and the floor? white-ish.

~*~*WRAPPING IT UP*~*~
91. In how many languages can you say "Goodbye?" a few.
92. And how many of those can you actually spell? a few.
93. What's your favorite way of ending a letter? (ie Sincerely, love from) yours.
94. Who's the last person you said goodbye to you, and where were they going? Vicki, she was going to sleep.
95. Is there any wierd way you say goodbye (ie Night, Smooches) G'night. But that's not weird.
96. How do you end internet conversations? uh... usually with a "bye"
97. Do you realize I'm just stalling to get to 100? whatever.
98. Have you ever seen any of these questions on any other survey before? yes.
99. On a scale from 1-10, 1 being the worst, what would you rate this? 4
100. Say a nice word to the people you are sending this to, or who you recieved it from. Well, I got this from Tory's livejournal, so yay for Tory! And I'm not really SENDING this to people, so uh...
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This is the Top Grossing Movies of All Time. Bold the ones you've seen.

1 Titanic (1997)
2 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
3 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) (ahhhh!!! I want to see this!!!!)
4 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
5 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
6 Jurassic Park (1993)
7 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
8 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
9 Finding Nemo (2003)
10 Independence Day (1996)
11 Spider-Man (2002)
12 Star Wars (1977)
13 Lion King, The (1994)
14 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
15 Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
16 Forrest Gump (1994)
17 Sixth Sense, The (1999)
18 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
19 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
20 Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)
21 Men in Black (1997)
22 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
23 Armageddon (1998)
24 Mission: Impossible II (2000)
25 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
26 Home Alone (1990)
27 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
28 Ghost (1990)
29 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
30 Aladdin (1992)
31 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
32 Twister (1996)
33 Toy Story 2 (1999)
34 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
35 Jaws (1975)
36 Bruce Almighty (2003)
37 Matrix, The (1999)
38 Gladiator (2000)
39 Shrek (2001)
40 Mission: Impossible (1996)
41 Pearl Harbor (2001)
42 Ocean's Eleven (2001)
43 Pretty Woman (1990)
44 Tarzan (1999)
45 Men in Black II (2002)
46 Die Another Day (2002)
47 Dances with Wolves (1990)
48 Cast Away (2000)
49 Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
50 Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)
51 Mummy Returns, The (2001)
52 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
53 Mummy, The (1999)
54 Batman (1989)
55 Rain Man (1988)
56 Bodyguard, The (1992)
57 Signs (2002)
58 X2 (2003)
59 Gone with the Wind (1939)
60 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
61 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
62 Last Samurai, The (2003)
63 Grease (1978)
64 Ice Age (2002)
65 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
66 Godzilla (1998)
67 What Women Want (2000)
68 Fugitive, The (1993)
69 True Lies (1994)
70 Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
71 Notting Hill (1999)
72 Jurassic Park III (2001)
73 There's Something About Mary (1998)
74 Planet of the Apes (2001)
75 Flintstones, The (1994)
76 Toy Story (1995)
77 Bug's Life, A (1998)
78 Exorcist, The (1973)
79 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
80 Basic Instinct (1992)
81 World Is Not Enough, The (1999)
82 GoldenEye (1995)
83 Back to the Future (1985)
84 Se7en (1995)
85 Hannibal (2001)
86 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
87 Deep Impact (1998)
88 Dinosaur (2000)
89 Pocahontas (1995)
90 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
91 Top Gun (1986)
92 Minority Report (2002)
93 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
94 Catch Me If You Can (2002)
95 American Beauty (1999)
96 Batman Forever (1995)
97 Apollo 13 (1995)
98 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
99 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
100 Rock, The (1996)
101 Rush Hour 2 (2001)
102 Crocodile Dundee (1986)
103 Perfect Storm, The (2000)
104 Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996)
105 Schindler's List (1993)
106 Mask, The (1994)
107 Fatal Attraction (1987)
108 Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
109 Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
110 Air Force One (1997)
111 As Good As It Gets (1997)
112 Beautiful Mind, A (2001)
113 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
114 Ransom (1996)
115 Runaway Bride (1999)
116 Chicago (2002)
117 Liar Liar (1997)
118 101 Dalmatians (1996)
119 Mulan (1998)
120 Hook (1991)
121 Rocky IV (1985)
122 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
123 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
124 Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
125 Stuart Little (1999)
126 Look Who's Talking (1989)
127 Meet the Parents (2000)
128 X-Men (2000)
129 Ghost Busters (1984)
130 Doctor Dolittle (1998)
131 Superman (1978)
132 Shakespeare in Love (1998)
133 Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
134 Coming to America (1988)
135 My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
136 Saturday Night Fever (1977)
137 Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
138 Speed (1994)
139 Batman Returns (1992)
140 Casper (1995)
141 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
142 American Pie 2 (2001)
143 What Lies Beneath (2000)
144 Jerry Maguire (1996)
145 Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
146 Nutty Professor, The (1996)
147 Green Mile, The (1999)
148 Bambi (1942)
149 Scooby-Doo (2002)
150 XXX (2002)
151 Indecent Proposal (1993)
152 Jumanji (1995)
153 Fifth Element, The (1997)
154 Lilo & Stitch (2002)
155 Firm, The (1993)
156 Bad Boys II (2003)
157 Total Recall (1990)
158 Scary Movie (2000)
159 Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (uh, this is also known as Spirited Away)
160 Charlie's Angels (2000)
161 Full Monty, The (1997)
162 Erin Brockovich (2000)
163 Waterworld (1995)
164 Cliffhanger (1993)
165 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
166 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
167 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
168 You've Got Mail (1998)
169 Hercules (1997)
170 Truman Show, The (1998)
171 Babe (1995)
172 Unbreakable (2000)
173 Rush Hour (1998)
174 Enemy of the State (1998)
175 Godfather, The (1972)
176 Dumb & Dumber (1994)
177 Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
178 Back to the Future Part III (1990)
179 8 Mile (2002)
180 Hulk (2003)
181 Face/Off (1997)
182 Blair Witch Project, The (1999)
183 'Crocodile' Dundee II (1988)
184 Out of Africa (1985)
185 Die Hard 2 (1990)
186 Few Good Men, A (1992)
187 Batman & Robin (1997)
188 Dead Poets Society (1989)
189 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
190 Eraser (1996)
191 Big Daddy (1999)
192 Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
193 Bean (1997)
194 English Patient, The (1996)
195 Sister Act (1992)
196 Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
197 Ring, The (2002)
198 Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
199 American Wedding (2003)
200 Vita è bella, La (1997)
201 Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
202 Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
203 Good Will Hunting (1997)
204 Space Jam (1996)
205 One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
206 Con Air (1997)
207 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
208 Little Mermaid, The (1989)
209 Presumed Innocent (1990)
210 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
211 Love Actually (2003)
212 Prince of Egypt, The (1998)
213 Elf (2003)
214 Wild Wild West (1999)
215 Twins (1988)
216 Ghostbusters II (1989)
217 Patriot, The (2000)
218 Bourne Identity, The (2002)
219 Pulp Fiction (1994)
220 Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
221 Vertical Limit (2000)
222 Disclosure (1994)
223 Entrapment (1999)
224 Others, The (2001)
225 End of Days (1999)
226 Wo hu cang long (2000)
227 Jaws 2 (1978)
228 Red Dragon (2002)
229 Clear and Present Danger (1994)
230 Miss Congeniality (2000)
231 Jungle Book, The (1967)
232 JFK (1991)
233 Traffic (2000)
234 Braveheart (1995)
235 Moonraker (1979)
236 Sleepy Hollow (1999)
237 Kindergarten Cop (1990)
238 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
239 American Pie (1999)
240 Philadelphia (1993)
241 Vanilla Sky (2001)

I've definately seen 140 out of 241 movies. I think I need to get cracking on the rest of the movies. ;-) And I've seen parts of other ones... but I didn't count them.
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Just taking this time out of studying to post that the Marquette women beat Old Dominion today in the first round of tournament play!! Now on Tuesday, they will play whoever wins the Duke- Northwestern State game.

And man, it's a really good thing I didn't get chosen to go. Because I have an ethics test on Wednesday, and the band won't be back by then, probably. My teacher is really nice and I'm sure I could have made it up, but making up tests is such a pain in the ass and I like to avoid it.

But yay!! I'm so excited for the women!
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It's currently 57 degrees. The sun is bright, the wind is blowing. So why am I inside? Yeah, I don't know either. Went to Beans and Barley earlier. Got a tofu burger and some groceries.

I know, I know. My life is too exciting.

W. Wisconsin Ave was backed up, near the Lake. A protest against the war. I came home and turned on CNN and they said that there are protests going on nationwide. It's the "anniversary" of the start of the war. I can't believe it's been one year. My stance from a year ago still stands... the US had no real business starting this war. I mean, sure, Saddam Hussein was captured, but all we're going to do is keep him from doing more trouble. I'm guessing he's going to be sentenced to death. Eventually. But notice how even though he's in captivity, there are still terrorist acts going on. Look what happened to those poor people in Madrid. This war was originally suposed to be to stop terrorism. Has it been successful?

I don't know, ask the victims of the Madrid bombing.. and all the other terrorist acts that have happened in the past year.

Whoa. I didn't think this would become such a long and ranting entry.
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5 years ago I...
a) was two months away from turning 16.
b) received my first kiss, from my first boyfriend, Tim.
c) was horseback riding every week. Sigh.
d) was in my sophomore year of HS.
e) was pretty much living in blissful oblivion.

1 year ago I...
a) was about to turn 20.
b) was jobless.
c) was considering breaking up with Todd.
d) was living at home.
e) was going to Japanese class every day, seeing Dave. Sigh.

Yesterday I...
a) went to class. Except for ethics.
b) was sick.
c) went to bed around 10:30.
d) made spaghetti for dinner.
e) went to band.

Today I...
a) woke up at 10.
b) went to class.
c) watched Friends.
d) started this blog. :-)
e) was still not feeling so hot.

Tomorrow I will...
a) go to class. All of them.
b) go to band.
c) probably be bored.
d) do homework, if I'm so lucky.
e) breathe some air.

I just spent way too long changing around my template and adding a comment thing and all that. And I'm not happy with the size of the font right now, but I can't deal with this anymore. It's driving me insane.

Whoa, some one just knocked on my door. It was Melissa, wanting to borrow my lighter.

And for those who know about my diaryland diary: yes, I will still be updating it.

I suppose I haven't studied quite as much as I should have today. Before I start feeling too guilty, I'll go do that now.

Wow, the first entry. I never know what to say. Ever. So sometimes I end up saying some random and stupid, and other times I just don't say anything. But since this is my blog, I guess I have to say something. And it's random and stupid. Of course.