Why I'm stuck here.

Okay, so, I am pretty much trapped on base (where I live) until 3pm tomorrow. Jordan and I went to his parents' house for Thanksgiving. They live in Phoenix, AZ. I accidentally left my purse there. It had my military ID, driver's license, debit card, etc. in the wallet. So, when we got to the base, they weren't going to let me on. We called base security and got them to make a special circumstances waiver or whatever, but they said that I can't leave the base until I have an ID, or I won't be able to get back on. Jordan's parents are overnighting my cards to me, and then regular-sending the rest of the purse, but they won't get here until 3pm tomorrow. So I am trapped in my house, basically. I mean, I could go for a walk, but I can't go to the store, not only because I don't have a debit card or cash with which to buy anything, but because you can't buy anything without a military ID. I can't go to the on-base movie theater (it's free, so that's pretty awesome) or bowling alley or anything like that either, because those all require an ID, too. Usually, you can get on-base without your ID if you are not the driver, because they usually only ask for the driver to show it. But, for the last week or so, we have had increased security for reasons unknown, and they have a 100% ID check in place indefinitely. It sucks. Also, as long as someone in the car has a military ID, you can just show a driver's license or school ID or any other picture ID and they'll let you on, but I don't have any of those, either. It is a strange feeling, to have absolutely no proof that you are who you say you are. I mean, I have a social security card and stuff, but that could be anyone's card - there's no picture. So there you go. I can't got to school, and finals start next week. So I am stressed out about this. Anyway, yeah, hopefully I'll be back to school on Wednesday...

I Don't Know What To Say

Usually, I already have a topic chosen before I post, and I usually have already completed a draft a day or two before I actually post to the site. But, I can't think of anything right now and I decided to just post anyway because I don't want to get behind. How many of these are we supposed to have now, anyway? Maybe I'm behind already. I'm not sure. Anyway...

So yeah. I'm tired. I've been sleeping all day but I'm still tired. I've taken three naps or something. And I still can't wait to go to bed. I hope all of this stuff goes away soon.

The End.

Gus-Guss, Lemmiwinks, and Padmae (with pictures!)

These three odd names are the names of my pets. Gus-Guss and Lemmiwinks are chinchillas. Gus is named after the possibly mentally retarded mouse in Disney's Cinderella. Jordan named him. I named Lemmiwinks after the gerbil in the T.V. show South Park. We didn't name Padmae, but she is named after Queen Amidala in Star Wars. It isn't spelled the same, though.

Jordan and his sister, Sonya, pooled their money to buy Padmae when she was a puppy. They bought her from some friends who bred Beagles. So, she is a purebred, but she's not inbred. She used to live inside at Jordan's parents' house, but then they got a foster kid who was allergic to her and she was banished to live outside...in Arizona. Obviously, this is kind of a cruel thing to do to a dog. She lived out there for a couple of years, and then they were going to get rid of her. We found that out when we were in AZ for Cyndi's (another one of Jordan's sisters - he has six siblings) graduation party. So Jordan begged to take her. I did not want a dog, but I gave in because he was acting so pathetic, and I felt bad because she was Jordan's dog originally. The other kids (four of his siblings still live there, ages 12 to 18) were less upset, too, because they knew they'd see her again. But, even though I originally didn't want her, I fell in love with her and I am glad that we have her now. Oh, and I forgot to say that she is seven years old. Below are some pictures of our pets, which we call our babies because we don't have any human babies (thank God):



Gus-Guss



Another of Gus



Lemmiwinks



This is their cage, and the one you can see in the picture is Lemmiwinks.



This is Padmae looking very pathetic when we first got her and she still slept in her kennel.



This is Padmae sleeping where she does now, on a blanket in the living room.



Padmae camouflaged - you can barely tell that she's on her blanket!



See? I told you she was there.



Padmae looking like a true hound dog.



She doesn't spend all of her time on a blanket, though. Just most of it.



Okay, just one more.

The End.

Halloween Visitor

My sister, Alyssa, came out here from Michigan to visit for Halloween. She came in extremely late on Wednesday night (October 28th) and left extremely early Monday (November 2nd). It feels like she was barely here at all, since she was only here for 4 full days and just little snippets of 2 others. I miss her a lot. We are good friends. She is about 2 1/2 years younger than me - she's 19.

On Thursday, we mostly hung out and watched our old childhood T.V. "scary" shows, which were "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and "Goosebumps." We went out shopping for Halloween stuff and carved pumpkins. On Friday, the day before Halloween, we went to The Haunted Swamp, which is a haunted house that they do at the military base where I live (Port Hueneme.) On Saturday, we gave out candy to more than 100 kids who live in our neighborhood on base. Then we made a whole bunch of desserts and had a few friends over, and we played Apples to Apples. On Sunday, we went to Long Beach to the Queen Mary ship, where they had an event called "Shipwreck". They had 5 haunted houses. Jordan's brother, Daniel, who lives in Los Angeles, came with us as well. We had a good time. I was really sad when she had to leave.

Here are two pictures of Alyssa and me on Halloween: