and i quote...

"And so, in my State of the--my State of the Union--or state--my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation--i asked Americans to give 4,000 years--4,000 hours over the next--the rest of your life--of service to america. That's what i asked--4,000 hours."


-President George W. Bush
Brideport, Connecticut; April 9, 2002


"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist for joining us today...He married a Texas girl, I want you to know, Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."

Nashville, Tennessee; May 27, 2004

"A small-business owners's outlook is improved when there's a new product available that says, gosh, I'm meeting the needs of my employees and also being able to better control costs."

Washington, D.C.; March 16, 2004

"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some sort of federal program."

St. Charles, Missouri; November 2, 2000

"I'm also not very analytical. You know, I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why i do things."

Aboard Air Force One; June 4, 2003




why is this our president?!? i mean..i respect him for what he is..but..really? at least learn how to speak! i am scared.

when will the insanity end?!?

no. really. when?

changes?

yes. thats right. i have most definitely changed. for the better? i hope so.

dyed my hair last night. i like it. it's darker.

bought a unicycle. mr. wilcox says the bar is too short which is why i am having trouble riding it.

my bike has a flat so i have to get a ride to school. which is a good thing considering it's raining.

i also ride the bus home from school. cuz im just that cool.

i pretty much have no friends. well, i have a few but they're guys. girls iriitate me. i think that's where i run into that insecurity thing as well.

i laugh at all you people who think you have me figured out. you have no idea.

i love my new life. i actually kinda like having no friends up here. nothing to worry about. no stupid drama to deal with(other than in drama class), no stupid people to worry about. just me..living life.

im pro at guessing the total for groceries..almost. my guess - $253. the total - $251.91

all in all, life is good.

these days...

not really much with which to update, but i thought i'd come on and let you all know im not dead. (like anyone cares. shhhhh.) yup. im alive. yippee.


anyone know how to ride a unicycle? i cannot, for the life of me, get it goin.
HELP!


school sucks if anyone cares.

i'm figgering it's about right..only..not.

You Are 28% Shy

You are slightly shy, but overall, your reactions to social situations are normal.You dread difficult social situations, but you still handle them with grace.

How Shy Are You?

from the fonz

when people talk about you, don't believe the good or the bad.

if you believe the good, you'd prolly git a big head.

if you believe the bad, you'd prolly git all sad and such.

bleh.

in case anyone cares...shanell is just fine. she is here in washington and bored. as usual. she's also wondering why she bothers..why does she care about people so much..why does she try so hard..who knows..? whatev.

im home. im safe. all is well. we went shopping. i have food now. yaaay.

bye guys. i'll be back on in a few days. maybe. i'll see you later. now i really get it. i get why people didn't say goodbye to me. it sucks. i hate it. i wish i could just curl up in a ball and cry but then that's not moving on is it?

how ridiculous...


as i was getting on the internet..yahoo, being my homepage and all..had a stupid ad up...some movie or something.


it said..

drugs sex adrenaline whatever it takes to keep it up.

yes. i would absolutely LOVE to see THAT movie. that was such good advertising on their behalf.

what's really saddening is..a lot of people will actually want to watch it just because of that.
where did good morals go?

Mercy said no
I'm not going to let you go
I'm not going to let you slip away
You don't have to be afraid
Mercy said no
Sin will never take control
Life and death stood face to face
Darkness tried to steal my heart away
Thank You Jesus,
Mercy said no

1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4."satisfied?that is one thing we are not. we are not satisfied.
2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What's there? air.
3. What is the last thing you watched on TV? don't remember.
4. Without looking, guess what time it is: 4.
5. Now look at the clock. What is the actual time? 424
6. With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? nothing.
7. When did you last step outside? What were you doing? yesterday. getting into arlene's car.
8. Before you started this survey, what did you look at? the screen
9. What are you wearing? nothing.
10. Did you dream last night? yes.
11. When did you last laugh? yesterday.
12. What is on the walls of the room you are in? paint.
13. Seen anything weird lately? yes.
14. What do you think of this quiz? i thought it would be fun..but nooooo.
15. What is the last film you saw? talladega nights. shake n bake chris. just shake n bake.
16. If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy? i'd prolly poop my pants or soemthing so, i might buy some new undies :D
17. Tell me something about you that I don't know: my eyes hurt.
18. If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do? i would make everybody take responsibility for their actions.
19. Do you like to dance?duuuh!
20. George Bush? is our president?
21. Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? alex. riley maybe?
22. Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him? i don't know.
23. Would you ever consider living abroad? i don't know
24. What do you want God to say to you when you reach the pearly gates? yaaaaaaaay. it's yooooooooou.
25. 4 people who must also do this in THEIR journal [blog]: bengal, ell, mel, beef. oh wait..you did it already. um..juan?
26. What website are you looking at?n/a.im asleep.
27.What colour are your eyes? browwwwn and green.
28. What's the first thing you remember doing? eating bubble gum.
29. Who is the biggest influence to something you enjoy doing? maw and paw
30. If you could be animal which would you be and why? a chinch. i want to be made into a fur coat and have snoop wear me.(did you get the sarcasm?)
31. Grab your favorite book. Turn to page 72. What's the first quote on the page? then joseph fell on his father's face and wept on him and kissed him.
32. If you had the opportunity to do something extremely extreme what would it be? i agree with beef. spelunking...
33. What would you do if you fell off a really tall ladder? hit the ground.
34.why? because i said so!!

**If you do this you have to add a question!**

QUICK QUESTION...

how come groups of friends are pretty much all the same? you have..the funny one, the pretty one, the "hot" one, the ditsy one and the one that just kinda tags along...i'm sure if you know me and my group of "friends" you'd know who each person is. but really..that sums up the groups of girls in high school. that's kinda irritating. i'm hoping that when i go to washington i will have one really good friend.

i'm tired of being the one that people come to when there is nobody else.
i'm tired of hearing..oh we have to invite shanell cuz that'd be rude if we didn't...things of that nature are said about me all the time and i'm done.
all they ever did was think about themselves.

but then...would it be better for them to not invite me at all or invite me out of pity..? hmmmm. haven't decided.

the computer is never good for me. i sit and reflect on EVERYTHING. not good. i always wind up in these crazy moods. lame. oh well.

i'm getting really annoyed with these stupid pop-ups. when did this happen? lame. whatev.




peace.

blah blah blah. shanell is bored. i wish i could do osmehting. i meant something. too lazt to change eet. lazy. dang it. wow. that's how bored i is. that i meant to do..bleeeh. my mommy sent me a box. a box filled with stuff. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni and graham crackers. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni and graham crackers and beans! a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni and graham crackers and beans and el pato. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni and graham crackers and beans and el pato and hair. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni and graham crackers and beans and el pato and hair and popcorn. a box filled with stuff such as hot cheetos and rice a roni and graham crackers and beans and el pato and hair and popcorn and a new celly. and i got some new kicks last night. and i tried calling my mommy and she didn't answer. how rude. im hurt. not really. im sure she was working. im sure...

will you please tell me whether or not i will be making a trip to 6 flags..?

i had some boysenberry punch which put a cap on an super duper day for me. thanks gramma j. i wub yoooou. hollaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

so, yesterday i took a little trip on up to buena park. 'twas a joyous occasion. here's the scary coaster entitled boomerang.

while in line, the operator felt the need to keep telling everyone that it takes you 9 million miles up and drops you at great speeds and takes you 9 million miles up again..this time backward. needless to say, my stomach was in my throat. i wouldn't say i'm afraid of heights, just uncomfortable. i could never be a dare devil...

here's the craaazy coasta from a frontal angle.

i also learned that i am four days older than it. right away i got confident and knew i could take it down. i did. you know it. funny how that works.

we also found a wonderful one called silver bullet. amazingly there was practically no line at all. it was by far one of the greatest coasters. although it did push on my intestines quite a bit, i sucked it up, took it like a man and enjoyed myself. so...i'm confused. it's called silver bullet and yet its colors are red and yellow..? odd.

so, i don't really have anything against wooden coasters, but really? does it need to be huge and ridiculous?!? ghostrider was incredibly painful and of course the first one we rode. here's a picture of how ridiculous the first drop is...don't these people know they are about to freaking die?!? obviously not. we were actually scared. we didn't know the drop would be that intense. the whole ride was intense.

of course, after that, we had to take it down a few notches. i said we should do the hat dance... i was told no. shame. we rode the dragon swing instead. jen was asked to be a parent for some little kids. hahaha.

perilous plunge was suggested...no. just no. go up 5000 feet and come STRAIGHT down in a boat with a stupid lap bar into a large puddle and get soaked..no thank you.

we just HAD to go on the wilderness scrambler. it's clearly a pic of me and jen. clearly. i'm the little boy.

here we are again!!

haha. this one. well, when we were walking over to it..jen made a comment about how it's a baby ride. well, we got in line and realized baby ride it was not. you are beyond parallel to the ground AND spinning. we walked out of line right quick. of course, i had to make fun of her for underestimating the likes of la revolución. funny funny.

all in all, a good time was had. we had just enough money for what we wanted to buy. mostly because knott's doesn't completely rip you off. 3.25 for a burrito..i'll buy it. 12.65 for a burrito...no. take that disneyland!! aaaand...to get in it was, drumroll please, 31.95 how much is disneyland? 57? prolly. the lines weren't bad either. do i recommend knott's? indeed i do. do i recommend perilous plunge? only if you wanna die. oh yeah...pepe-pancho says hi.

praise you in this storm by casting crowns.




I was sure by now
God you would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again,
I say amen
that it’s still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear your whisper through the rain,
I’m with you
and as your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.

And i’ll praise you in this storm
and i will lift my hands
that you are who you are
no matter where I am
and every tear I’ve cried
you hold in your hand
you never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise you in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
you heard my cry you raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on
if I can’t find you
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear you whisper through the rain
I’m with you
and as your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away

I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth

HAPPY AUGUST AND SUCH.



woot. it is finally august. you know what that means? 28 days and i get to finally see my mommy. :D im super excited.

in other news...why is my shampoo protein shampoo salon formula with moisturizing marine algae extract and my conditioner...hawaiian ginger root conditioner salon formula with lemon complex..? why cant i just have shampoo...and...conditioner?!? why does everything have to be so..tarded? the shampoo and conditioner is a perfect example of how ridiculous people are...why can we only buy or utuilize a product if its name is 5 million words long? i would be perfectly content with shampoo and conditioner. none of this lemon complex...what the heck IS a lemon complex?!? why does an inanimate object have a complex..? does it think it's fat? whatev. stupid stupid stupid.

but enough about me...how are you?

so, i went to the beach yesterday. i had a lotta fun. so, as we all know...we've had some icky weather lately. it's either hot and humid or raining and humid. now, dont get me wrong..i LOVE the rain..just not when it's gross out. and it was...gross out. as we were approaching the beach in the vehicular mobile, i looked out on the water...and saw a beautiful horizon. i was in awe.
this picture doesn't even begin to capture what i saw. oh well. so, we get out of the car and sat around and waited for the other carload of people to get a parking spot. so, we get out on the sand. it was a healthy temperature. nice and warm. so, we all get ready and go out. the waves were huge. luckily they weren't super powerful. but i did get eaten. :D

the waves were seriously like, 12 million feet tall. if you look very closely, you'll see megan standing on her boogie board(she tried for ever to get up on it. go you!) and im on top on my sea doo. :P

so, we had a lot of fun. i loooove gloomy days. i love looking at the clouds. i love the clouds when they are completely flat on the bottom and puffy all around. i just love the color of the sky. it was like, grey and yellow and stuff. it was neat.


we also sat and watched a sandpiper run around. that was really neat.

so, essentially, it was a fantastic day. even the sunset was crazy. tally told us about how right when the sun sets, there is a green flash. i saw it but i didn't say anything.

after the sun had gone down, me and megan went and put our feet in the water. we had a good convo. my hole was totally bigger than hers. haha. the water was actually quite warm.

tally found waldo. we went to the backpack party. well, we almost did.