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Jess, this poem’s for you:

It’s a beautiful day
With rain falling
everywhere and cleansing
the earth of stains and filth.
Rain falling, falling, 
all around you
cool and crisp and 
droplets on your shoulder
you look up at the sun
peeking through the
window of the clouds.
And you smile and let
rain fall on your upturned
face and you dance.

You are indeed an awesome girl…I hope this poem makes you feel as I did while writing it.

VICTORY

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And it’s true…four more years of President Bush. This makes me extremely happy. The kind of happy that you feel when your football team has won the Super Bowl…(if you’re of the female persuasion, sorry, you won’t understand. :P) Of course, the President is not perfect…none of us can lay claim to perfection. Of course, he has made mistakes. I disagree with some of his decisions. But overall, I like his policies and his actions…and the heart and strength he shows. His opponent did not show the qualities one would want to see in a leader of our country…I was very frightened of what our country would become under his rule, under the rule of a man who had no clear idea of his plans for America. Kerry vs. Bush was no question at all to me…the President outweighed Kerry on every aspect. I’m thankful that God was merciful on the US in allowing us four more years of this President.

I was ecstatic when I found out…and still am. 😀 After 4th period today, people in the halls were shouting, “Bush won! Bush won!” Apparently, Kerry had just conceded. I know there are many sad people today…and while I don’t feel sorry about what happened last night and today – seeing you brokenhearted(in one case) or extremely sad…I do feel sorry that some of us didn’t win today. But as I see it, the President will work hard to make America better for all. Hopefully the country will not stay as polarized as it is currently…as we all know, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Ok, I’m done. Just had to get some of my thoughts done…thanks for reading, if you did read all of that. 🙂 And now, with election over, no more political debates…at least for a little while. I’d like to be able to talk to my friends once more without worrying about their political views. I am glad the election is over. With this result. God bless America….for many years to come.

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My weekend was awesome…as much as I love it in Tampa, being away in Iowa was SOO much fun…of course, the primary reason for my trip was to check out ISU(Iowa State University)…and I must say, I was very positively impressed with the university. Excellent engineering program, beautiful campus…if it wasn’t so far away, it’d probably be my first choice. But, we’ll see how things go…

Anyway, my whole time up in Iowa just wonderful…I don’t know how to explain it…but it was almost other-wordly…a beautiful and carefree time…up north is so much different from Tampa, and while this is my home and I love it, I love it up north as well…the cool, crisp air…the brisk breezes…the gorgeous multi-colored leaves on the trees…red, yellow, fading-green…falling down…under my feet. The green northern grass, so different from florida grass…up north, you can lie down on the grass and feel like…feel wonderful…and then the night sky…dark and black…no city lights to dim the stars…bright pinpoints of light shining down upon you…you can actually see the white smear of the milky way…the sky feels so close…driving on the open road…corn all around…the sky is so open and free…can see for miles around…it’s beautiful. It’s times like this when I miss living up North…

Now…not much more to say. Club day today at school…no big happenings. Presently, I should probably be doing my english make-up work…hmm…I’ll start eventually.

Stolen from dream…

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I command you…take this survey. Or die.

😛

1. My name?:
2. Where did we meet?:
3. Take a stab at my middle name?:
4. How long have you known me?:
5. How well do you know me?:
6. Do I smoke?:
7. Do I believe in God?:
8. When you first saw me, what was your impression?:
9. My age?:
10. Birthday?:
11. Color hair?:
12. Color eyes?:
13. Do I have any siblings?:
14. Have you ever had a crush on me?:
15. What’s one of my favorite things to do?:
16. Do you remember one of the 1st things I said to you?:
17. What’s my favorite type of music?:
18. What is the best feature about me (physically! )?:
19. Am I shy or outgoing??:
20. Would you say I am funny?:
21. Am I a rebel or do I follow all the rules?:
22. Would you consider me a friend?:
23. Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or sexy?:
24. If there was one good nickname for me, what would it be?:
25. Are my parents still together?:
26. How tall am I?:
27. If you had to chose one thing to change about me,what would it be?:
28. How often do you see me? (daily, weekly, etc..):
29. Did I ever play sports, and which ones?:
30. Have you ever kissed me?:
31. Have you ever been jealous of me?:
32. Have I ever been drunk?:
33. Have I ever done drugs?:
34. Have I ever had a crush on you?:
35. Am I in love or have I ever been in love?:
36. What is my favorite holiday?:
37. Do I have any musical talents?:
38. Am I a leader or follower?:
39. Have I impacted your life in any way?:
40. Do I know you well?:
41. Am I dominating or submissive?:
42. What pets do I have, if any?:
43. My best personality trait is?:
44. Do I know more about you than most of your other friends?:
45. Where was I born?:
46. Do I have any piercings?:
47. Any tattoos?:
48. What is my favorite flower?:
49. Have you ever been in my room or spent the night?:
50. Favorite color?:

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The night is warm, the air is still
I ride out into the night
the breeze strikes the stillness, a breath.
I ride on, my heart lifts, I see a star.

The storm is coming, advancing
the wind drives ahead, not a breeze
no, no more. My head is up, I feel
the wind against my face. I ride on.

I feel raindrops, raindrops, 
dancing on my shoulder
I wish to dance, dance with them
and feel as free

On comes the storm, almighty, powerful
I see a palm tree, swaying in the wind
as a dancer, it touches my cheek, asks
me to join her in the beautiful night

The wind trumpets in my ears, pounds
in my head. I feel free. I ride on,
effortlessly, freely. I see the moon
unveil its face for an instant. It smiles.

I sense the storm, the impending thunder
I ride hard now, fiercely. The breeze,
once so soft, shakes me in its grip. I
look around me. Darkness everywhere, everywhere.

I ride on, into the storm, through the
corridor of gloom. I see nothing, but
I ride on. And then. Light. Light enfolds
me, embraces me. I am home. The storm,
behind me. I am in light, my spirit free.

A night bicycle ride is a beautiful thing…the wind, the soft rain…the clouds over the moon. It was truly wonderful.

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Well, today was actually a pretty good day, in the scheme of things…no calc homework + minimal chem homework makes me very happy. If I could just wish away my english essay, all would be well in the world. *sigh*

I’m trying to think of exciting things that happened today…but can’t really come up with anything. In Euro history, we just took notes. It was boring. In English, we talked about Diary of Adam/Eve…thankfully, since I need all the help I can get for my essay. And I tried to be quiet today, since I’m afraid he thinks I’m asking him too many questions lately. Meh. Third and fourth periods. Two hours of calc. That’s all I have to say. I was dead tired in there, for some reason…could barely keep my eyes open. Of course, as soon as they called seniors for first lunch, I got untired all of a sudden. Chemistry…was chemistry. The rest of our test, which was actually pretty easy. I probably missed all the sig figs again, but hopefully I did ok on the rest. 6th and seventh periods were so boring they don’t merit talking about.

After school, I had a dentist appointment…and then….highlight of my day…bought Star Wars: A New Hope soundtrack!! Yes, that makes me very, very happy. It was one of only three left at Target(at least they had them there, eh?). For all you non-SW people, today was the day that the soundtracks, the DVD original trilogy, and Battlefront(game) came out. Big day. And…Great music…if you’ve never heard SW music, let me know and I’ll link you to some sites with SW mp3s. And that was by far the best of my day. Tonight, I’ve tried to write English essay. Nope, no luck. And then I’ve been trying to complete my UF application.

College applications…how I do hate thee. Why can’t they just be: “Fill in personal information(name, DOB, SS#) and send your transcript.” That would be so awesome. I don’t know how I can write my essays to sound reasonable…any of you that have completed them…tips please?

Ok, I’m hungry. Off to eat a fudgcicle.