Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in Bethany's LiveJournal:

[ << Previous 20 ]

Tuesday, August 8th, 2006
12:32 pm	Summer stuff So, as per request, here's a little summer stuff. I'll be nice and put in cuts, because I know I hate it when I find an entry that's 50 miles long or heavy with images that I have no choice but to scroll over and not read (sorry guys, I don't). ( Text jizz ) ( Picture jizz ) Also, I've been awful about sending letters this summer. If you still want snail mail correspondence, get your address to me. I don't really have a return one, as I will be bumming living spaces until Aug. 30th, but I'd love to write you. MWAH Current Mood: pleased Current Music: Library silence (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
12:34 am	losing steam... In 2 weeks and 5 hours, I will be boarding a plane to Atlanta for the summer. Problem? I cannot quite believe how much work I have to do before then, which is not in and of itself bad. More the complete and total lack of ability to do it. I want it to be done. But I don't have the gumption (?) to sit and read an 120 page book, write a 5 page paper, go to class for 2 more weeks. Can I just fast forward? Suggestions? (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
7:11 pm	Thanks to Kristina, today I remembered the 'click-whirl' sound of exposing and advancing film. It wasn't my camera (that 30+ year old fickle monstrosity) but her camera is good, and that doesn't really matter. The amount of money it will take to develop the rolls saddens me, and I really don't feel that eager to see the pictures; the act was enough in and of itself. Wandering around the river with a blanket and a camera for several hours instead of studying for organic is a decision I'm feeling pretty pleased with. Mirah exists so that her music can be played in our kitchen. Anywhere else, and you're losing out. The back of my scalp hurts like a mother fucker. I can't wait till the whole thing is in pain. The fast starts sometime this week. I miss brains. "Our greatest moments are personal, self-motivated, not to be touched. The things which are sacred or precious to us are the things we withdraw from promiscuous sharing" (Comment on this)
Friday, March 17th, 2006
1:18 am	Dear person who farted for the entirety of my calc final, I hate you. ~Bethany (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
10:37 pm	She's a pretty thing / She knows everything Major sand in vagina moment: nonstop Elliott Smith. mwah. My new goal: ski approach to a mountain, climb it, then white water kayak back down. All under my own power, no assistance. If I disappear for 3 months, you know why. Red River Gorge spring break (?) If I'm not skiing or climbing, I wish I was. I can't WAIT for the Haakon on Saturday. Is your body supposed to be something you take care of, or is it supposed to take whatever shitty treatment you give it and keep functioning? I haven't decided. I've remembered that I love neuroscience. Keep your fingers crossed for Emory this summer and addicting drug research. Also, I want to fast on lemon juice, molasses and cayenne pepper. It's supposed to induce hallucinations. Current Music: Elliott Smith ~ Cupid's Trick (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 4th, 2005
2:57 pm	Requested update I like swans and cobras.  I also like to climb.  I don't much like school anymore, but I'm here anyway.  I will be in California in 9 days.  Joshua Tree will be awesome, and I will climb everything there.  Before that, there are finals, though.  On the whole, Lawrence ain't so bad, for the time being. ( Andrea took pictures at Thanksgiving! ) Julian took pictures of me climbing earlier this fall, before all this fuckin white shit showed up. ( Narcissism and my love for a boulder ) If I get pictures from the sweater party, I might post those too, cuz that was hilarious. Studyin time, leave love. Current Mood: excited Current Music: Iron and Wine (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, October 8th, 2005
12:53 pm	Why being poor sucks: the approximated total to start up my barebones rack and get basic gear for trad climbing: $1100.00 And that's just the bare essentials. The painful thing is I do have the money, it just should go to other things. Maybe someone will be nice and give me lots of cash for my birthday. Regardless, I'll make it happen. And soon. Oh, yes, it will be soon. And awesome. Current Mood: pleased Current Music: You're Untied Again ~ Okkervil River (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, September 16th, 2005
1:32 am	Back in Illinois ( Pictures from camping, finally ) Got back to the parentals' house today. It feels like I'm on an extended from IMSA. Tomorrow, I'm gonna hang out with Shan, take the L to visit Kelsey in her new apartment in what she calls "uptown" and spend the night there (yay!). THEN! I'm hitting a bunch of artsy fuckin hipster coffee shops and art places with Ashley on Saturday. Family time Saturday night. Somewhere in there I'm gonna unpack all my Lawrence stuff from June, unpack my AZ stuff, and repack for Lawrence. Back to Lawrence on Sunday. I'm so excited to go back to Vertical Stronghold and do hardcore climbing again. And slacklining. I'm still feeling giddy. <3 Current Mood: giddy Current Music: muted silence of my ears being popped from the airplane (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, September 7th, 2005
2:02 am	my weekend > yours Did this cool art walk Friday night in Phoenix, then went camping with Jason (from work) and his friend Ross. Pictures to follow (tomorrow?). Events included: wet belaying (climbing above deep water, so falling = swiming), wine drinking, illegal climbing, hiking, and lots of driving. It was possibly 3 of the best days I've had in AZ thus far. I feel like a giddy school girl. We made a really awesome video of all 3 of us running and jumping off a cliff, but it got deleted, to the sad. 9 more days in AZ. I don't know how I feel about that, so it's probably a good thing I'm leaving now, before I'm attached. This will be the most hardcore year ever, I'm going to climb everything with a textured surface. First on the list is Draheim and the science hall atrium. So sad that midnight = bedtime. <3 Current Mood: flirty Current Music: Voltaire ~ God Thinks (in my head) (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, August 19th, 2005
5:51 pm	WWFSMD? Pure genius. Jess > * (3???? Damn) Audrey, I dreamt we were dating. At least, I hoped we were, but I was afraid you were just using me. Current Mood: amused (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 8th, 2005
11:55 am	My room is uprooted and I'm a total douche All summer I've been sleeping in a bed, using a desk, keeping my clothes in drawers, that belong to the girl who actually lives here, but is gone for the summer. I knew she would be coming to get her furniture, and sure enough, last week she called me and said she'd be by about 9 on Sunday. Sunday morning, I'm still asleep at Lynn's when I get a phone call, change in plans, she'd be by at around 10:30 or 11. It suddenly occurred to me she didn't mean 9 P.M. I rush back to my house at 11, and sure enough, she's moved all of her furniture out to a Uhaul that's sitting in the driveway. She had neatly stacked all my stuff along the walls of the room. So now I'm sitting on my floor, my clothes are in a jumbled mess in a box, and I REALLY don't want to go to work today. I did make really good banana chocolate chip bread though. I really think the only thing left to do is steal a car and drive to San Diego. I'm finally supposed to get paid this week. What else can I do? (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Friday, August 5th, 2005
9:37 pm	Hey, know what all of you should do? Send me music. Seriously, I'm too cheap to buy CDs and my music is on my computer at home. So, if you have good taste in music, you should make me a mix and mail it to me. DO IT! <3 (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 27th, 2005
3:03 am	( More insomnia quizzes, thank you Ashley ) One more? OK! ( And one from Jenny... Though it turns out she did the first one too. I had to search for this one in her archives. ) Oh, and Jenny? I remember singing that song (goin 60 without a car) but god I don't remember the lyrics... or the tune. You should call me and sing it for me (or at least comment with the lyrics). ( Going deeper into the recesses of Jenny's journal... ) ( And another ) ( Oh, this one's long, read at your own risk... ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 16th, 2005
6:41 pm	ALSO: "God counts the sparrows God counts the hairs on your head That makes you much more important than sparrows" (3 Comments |Comment on this)
5:20 pm	Sittin half naked on a Saturday afternoon, unshowered and overfed, deciding my future. I have officially decided I'm going to apply for the Watson. Satisfy my need to get the fuck out of this country and actually see something else, while still serving a purpose and still getting money. And it feels more like the real kind of learning. And it'll give me a chance to explore options besides the ones I seem to have decided I'm devoting my life to. Well, provided I get accepted. I wanted to ride around town, see if I could find anything exciting to do, but I woke up far too late, and I've learned you don't ride your bike around in the afternoon. I realized I almost never read long journal entries, so I'll stop writing them myself. I got a letter from Ashley; she writes the best letters ever. And that's it. Current Mood: dirty Current Music: A/C (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 14th, 2005
10:45 am	Last update before Arizona Well. Moving out SUCKED. Actually, allow me to clarify, moving out four other people while they weren't there SUCKED. My actual moveout was effortless, thanks (in part) to the arrival of the parentals. Was in Skokie by 8:30. Went to Wrigley to watch the Cubs lose last night (lil sob) I miss Prior. The fickleness of the fans in the ball park amazed me. How could you boo your team? Granted, they did give up 7 runs in an inning. Whoops. Oh, if you have ANY desire to contact me this summer, email me or somehow contact me before I get on the plane tomorrow so I can tell you how to do so (I'm not lazy, I just really hate posting contact/personal info on the internet). I had a really weird dream last night where I think I was in Sean's room at Lawrence, and we were listening to bands play, and his room was filled with water and seeds (?) and someone gave me a seedling so I planted it and it quickly took over his room. But it was my friend. And when this (different) plant that was taking over campus came in, I talked to it and asked it not to choke out my plant, which it graciously did not. Then naked girls started making out in the bath tub. What? My mom is ducking out of work early today to help me get ready. She'll be home shortly and I'm half naked and haven't finished my laundry (which I was supposed to do, this morning). Also on the agenda is acquiring sunglasses and packing. Also, I plan to see Shan at some point. So, in the words of the macaques, "H-h-h-hoooooooooo. Hooooo-oo-ooooooo. H-h-h-h-hoooooooo." <3 Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: the stopped dryer which means i must fold clothes (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 7th, 2005
10:38 am	ME TOO!!!!!!! 1. What's the first word that comes to mind when you think of me? 2. Go to http://images.google.com/ and search for that word. 3. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results (don't tell me the word). 4. Use an image tag, i.e. < img src="url.of.the.image.goes.here" > without the spaces before and after the > < . 5. Put this in your own blog so that I can do the same. haha, studying for finals, what? only one left. Arizona in a week and a day. Is $410-500/month expensive for renting a furnished room in a house? I have no fucking clue. It's all very surreal, isn't it? Current Mood: stomach ache Current Music: Mountain Goats - The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, May 6th, 2005
7:40 pm	Anyone going to Chicago next Friday (the 13th)? I REALLY don't want to Greyhound... (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, May 1st, 2005
11:31 pm	what?? an update?? Apparently any talent I might have once had for photography has been destroyed by lack of exercise.  Sorry.  They're still damn cute, though. This summer is so amazingly up in the air, I really don't know what part of the country I'll be in, if I go anywhere, if I'll make any money, if I'll actually get to do brain surgery or have to wash garbage cans, it's amazingly frustrating.  I suppose it could be worse, I could be back in an office again. I've started burning incense and brewing coffee again, small habits which I've missed.  Other parts of my life seem to have come full circle as well.  Ah, Red Queen, the patterns the patterns, enh?  Hah, Red Queen, I really should be finishing that book.  I'm not sure how I managed to get so behind in all my classes.  Perhaps an all nighter is in order? I sponsored my first show in the coffeehouse with Jen last weekend.  Twas so amazingly hot.  See past entries for references to the Safes.  It was good to have a concert again.  I need to be at IMSA on the 14th of May (still looking for a ride to Chicago, by the way) and I really want to catch the Bright Eyes show that night, but it's also Shackathon... it would suck to miss Shackathon two years in a row, yes?  Decisions. May Day.  Campus was covered in sperm (then hail? what?)  It really does appear everyone is pairing off.  As to be expected on small school campuses, the incest is pretty blatant, but nothing too painful or awkward, thank god.  I actually find myself getting pretty damn sappy and girly.  Despite how much I hate myself for gettin so smarmy, though, I really am quite happy that everyone is so happy.  (Myself included, hah) Reading period promises to be an absolutely amazing time.  Good fucking lord, I'm excited.  Got a midterm to get through first, though. Shower time.  Then some quality time with Darwin and finches.  So, in conclusion, a;sldkvna;lsdi vhjas;kljvnask;vfhaskejbn askej haskej. <3 Current Mood: happy Current Music: Rancid - The Way I Feel (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 12th, 2005
3:05 am	Worthless entry...cute picture 'Cept it turns out he's a boy.  Apparently I suck at telling the gender of rats.  Much love and thanks to Bronwen for takin the pictures and babysitting.  This is pretty much his favorite place to sleep.  Adorable, no?  I guess I'll call him Incognito (instead of Incognita) though that doesn't shorten nicely like Nita does. Coop tonight.  Fun.  Dave bit me.  Quite a few fall over drunks.  Pat shaved his head.  Finals week, not so much fun.  H8 chemistry this term.  I can't wait till orgy chem, when all I'll have to do is memorize shit.  B&B II next term, quite excited.  Time to study! (7 Comments |Comment on this)