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VACATION! (plus tagged!)

Journal Entry: Thu Jun 25, 2009, 3:36 PM
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ZOMG my vacation was AWESOME. You can check out the pictures if you want to see them, read the captions if you're interested. It was just awesome, though.

I'm sunburned and COVERED in bug bites. I itch all over. *squirms*

I'm ready to be done with vacations for awhile, now. I'm a loner-person and I really enjoy my alone time. It was REALLY getting on my nerves being around other people by yesterday. Small things were starting to bug me and make me grind my teeth, struggling not to say something evil about it because I know on a normal day it'd be something I'd ignore.

I'm alone now. Finally. I'm ready for it. :nod: I'm SOOO ready for it.

I heard Michael Jackson died, as well as Farrah Fawcett. Iconic people are just dying left and right. Not a good day to make the news, apparently.

...and I'm totally sick of hanging around in dA. I'm going to go now and find something else to do.

Later!

-Cori

Eight Things You Probably Didn't Know About Me

Tagged by :iconchaos-dragon-99:

These are the rules:
1. Post the rules.
2. Each tagged person must tell 8 things about themselves.
3. At the end you have to tag 8 people and post their icons in your journal.
4. Then go back to their page and leave a comment saying you tagged them.
5. No tag backs.

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1. I can't stand other people's messes. My friends stayed the night at my apartment last night and when they left this morning I had to clean, do laundry, and rewash all the dishes they used. I'm not sure why, but I get this bad taste in my mouth when I think about someone else touching something I have to touch. It's just gross.

2. I'd rather listen to the radio than anything else.

3. The very first gift I ever received was this stuffed blue elephant. I still have it sitting on my shelf.

4. People that don't recycle annoy me. I regularly feel the urge to punch people who throw empty bottles and cans into the garbage when the recycling bin is two feet away.

5. People that buy bottled water when the water from the tap is perfectly fine also drive me nuts. Especially when they throw the bottle away after wards.

6. My favorite channel is the Discovery Channel. :)

7. If I had a million dollars, I'd still rent. I don't want the responsibilities that come with owning something.

8. Everyone thinks I'm a good listener. Completely not true. I'm a horrible listener - I'm never paying attention to what people say. I'm just really good at faking it. :D

Tagging... anyone who would like to. :) Most of my normal victims have been tagged already.

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~bluename Jun 25, 2009, 3:53:04 PM
:D That's awsome Cori!! I've already seen some of the photos and I'm so JEALOUS!!! XD lol
Dang it I have to do the tag thing too XD
I'm glad I write things and not say them to you, because at least I know that you must be paying attention while reading XD hahahahaha

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Stairs going to heaven,
and hours of waiting the death,
but life is stronger than ever,
when you feel it will leave you there,
and trust your instincts and actions,
and live longer than death,
beacuse when death calls you down,
wisdome shall rise.
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*kdm13 Jun 25, 2009, 5:37:51 PM
I heard that banana peels are good for bug bites, just eat a banana (if you have one, we don't have any good ones left, so I'm stuck) and put the peel on the bite, fruit-side down, tell me if it works if you try it, okay?

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I :poke: you all
Forever Phangirl
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*chaos-dragon-99 Jun 26, 2009, 4:36:07 AM
at least patrick swayze is still alive?

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=cordria Jun 26, 2009, 5:13:04 AM
*knocks on wood*

-Cori

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I am unique.

...this makes everyone else unexpectedly happy, since they know there can't be two of me out there.
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=cordria Jun 26, 2009, 5:14:03 AM
I've got no bananas, but I've hear that too. :)

-Cori

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I am unique.

...this makes everyone else unexpectedly happy, since they know there can't be two of me out there.
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=cordria Jun 26, 2009, 5:18:09 AM
YAY YOU HAVE TO DO THE TAG THING! :D

True. I do pay better attention to people when they write me. :)

-Cori

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I am unique.

...this makes everyone else unexpectedly happy, since they know there can't be two of me out there.
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~Nylah-Fae Jun 26, 2009, 11:57:57 AM
Ha, see, we're nothing alike :). Maybe number 1. And 4. And 5.

Nylah
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=cordria Jun 26, 2009, 1:18:31 PM
*lmao*

-Cori

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I am unique.

...this makes everyone else unexpectedly happy, since they know there can't be two of me out there.
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~Aryashi Jun 26, 2009, 4:19:39 PM
Sounds good. I'll check out some of the pictures. :D

Aryashi

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You say weird like its an insult.

"Two things are infiite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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