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Ithaca. [31 Aug 2006|09:49am] [ mood | sleepy ] [ music | None. ] New LJ : http://contentdreaming.livejournal.com :) Add me... 2 comments|post comment

Hold your own, know your name, & go your own way. [25 Aug 2006|10:41pm] [ mood | listless ] [ music | Jason Mraz. ] So. My internet has been up & down lately. Therefore, I couldn't update everyday this past week. Here's a recap: Tuesday: Becki called me around 11 & we went out to band camp. It was pretty boring, but I helped out a bit, & got to see some people. I stayed there for a while, came home around 8.30. Then, Noelle, Jeff, Candace, Alicia, Morgan, Sarah, Courtney, & I went to the drive-in. We saw Talladega Nights & then left before the second movie. Then, all of us [minus Courtney] met Rick, Jay & Stefanie at Denny's. After Denny's, we drove around all of Buffalo so the eighteen year olds could go to a porn shop. It was borderline ridiculous. But, oh well. After, we went back to Noelle's. Drank a bit. Then, at 5am, took a walk to Jeffrey's to say goodbye. Holy mackeral. That was rough. I don't think I've cried that much in a while. But, I know I will again soon...once we're all really apart. But yeah, it was hard. Sad. :\ & the next day was weird. I miss Jeffrey...Wednesday: Got about four hours of sleep, went to the doctor's, & went to Bed, Bath, & Beyond to get a desk lamp with the remainder of my gift card. Then I came home, did little cleaning, & got ready to go out to camp again. I picked up Becki, we went to Ruby Tuesday for dinner. It was grand. We got stuck in some traffic thanks to construction, but got there & had a great time. Saw some other alumni & just hung out. It was nice to see people for one last time. Then, drove home & got here around 1am. Thursday: Finally got a good night's rest. It was definitely nice. I got up & began the crazy cleaning of my room. Got about halfway, decided to go grocery shopping. Spend 70 bucks on food, went to Wendy's & watched Raise Your Voice. Later, Rick, Candace, Noelle, Alicia, Morgan, Stefanie, Jay & I drove around a bit & decided to go to Denny's [again]. It was a good time, our last night together, minus the Jeff. Then, we all said our goodbyes as we dropped everyone off. It was a bit sad, I tried my best & I didn't cry. Woo. Friday: Today. Woke up, make some macaroni & cheese & hotdogs. After lunch, I watched The United States Of Leland. Then went crazy cleaning & packing again. I'm close to being finished by now. Dad & I went to Sam's Club to finish grocery shopping. Yum. So, here I am, in a nearly bare room. It's weird, like I don't live here anymore. & pretty soon I won't... Today was a blah day, emotionally. I'm really not into going to college today. I'm just sad. I miss everyone already & I'm still in West Seneca. Ugh. I videochatted with Jeff yesterday & it was nice. But it's still not the same. It's going to be a rough few days, coming up. Especially saying goodbye to my family...Oy. Hopefully moving in will go well...Should be interesting with my whole family there. I'll update one last time tomorrow before leaving. Then, I'll probably have time to get my other LJ up on Sunday & post there. I'll be sure to transfer friends over, so no worries everyone! Remember to add me back too. New LJ name is contentdreaming. URL : http://contentdreaming.livejournal.com Have a good one... :) 7 comments|post comment

We're kind of a big deal... [21 Aug 2006|11:58pm] [ mood | exhausted ] [ music | 2006 ECMEA All-County Chorus. ] So, I've decided to document this last week daily. Go team. Today: Brunch at Alicia's for friends before college. It was awesome. Brunch was delicious. Nice to talk to everyone & make some plans while we were all together. It was the perfect get-together. :) We all agreed to spend holidays with the same crew, & totally keep in touch through IMs & Facebook & mail! OH. Lucy died on me today! Figures. I picked up Jeff & we were on our way to Alicia's & all of a sudden the engine started to stall & guages all went down. The anti-lock light came on, so I quickly turned right down a side street. Luckily, I parked before totally losing power. The engine was smoking & it smelled horrible. Not a good way to start my day. Lucy just had to give Jeff & I one more adventure. Bah. So, got a ride to Alicia's, figured the van would be safe there. I didn't want to wait around for AAA at that time. Later, I called & met a tow-truck there & brought her home. My dad's going to work on it tomorrow. Ugh, CAR. I went out for chinese with Jeff & some of his friends. After, to the dollar store to by these aviatorish sunglasses & poppers. That's how we roll. Then, we walked back to his street & played a crazy game of Hide & Seek, then Ghost In The Graveyard. We played for a looong time, it was intense. SO much fun though. Lots of running & madness ensued. I think I did something to my knee though, maybe pinched a nerve. Blah. It was worth it. I'm going to have to bring that game to Ithaca... So, that's all today. Tomorrow is going to be busy. I still have a lot to get done. I'm procrastinating muchly...:) Six days left. Almost a day until Jeff leaves...:( 4 comments|post comment

This is the distance, between Point A & Point B. [20 Aug 2006|10:55pm] [ mood | content ] [ music | The Starting Line. ] Hey. Currently watching the Yankees game, on a blah Sunday night, so here I come to update! One week. One week until I begin my life as a college student at Ithaca. I'm almost ready, a few more things to buy. Food. & the long process of packing. But, five members of the family are at band camp, so that should be nice. I've got many emotions going on right now too. I'm excited & anxious. But I'm also really sad & scared. This week is my last, spent saying goodbye to friends. Jeff leaves early Wednesday morning, I'm hoping to visit him at 5am to say goodbye. Noelle is home, with Sarah & Morgan, from Florida. I hope to spend time with everyone before we all leave. It's starting to sink in... So. August. Finished work. That was nice, still is. I visit for ice cream of course. Not much has happened though, college preparations mostly. DCI Quarterfinals at Regal with Sarah & CJ. That was awesome, as usual. God, I love drum corps. Sometimes I really miss the sport. Lots of hanging out with Rick, Candace, & Jeff. We love Adventure Landing, DDR, & mini-golf. :) It's been fun. Yesterday I bought my books for $250, versus the $500 the bookstore wanted. Score. Tomorrow is brunch at Alicia's for us college-bound kids. Finishing up my shopping, & out for Chinese with Jeffrey. Tuesday is packing/cleaning. Wednesday, goodbyes for Jeffrey & out to band camp for the sunset, on-field rehearsal, & dance. Thursday to Saturday = finishing packing/cleaning. As college begins, I'll be starting a new LJ. I think it'll be nice to start anew. Also, I'll be on a new screen name, same as my LJ name. & finally, I'll be deleting my myspace, & on facebook. SO, make sure you find me on facebook... I'll update later this week with my new LJ/screen name info. Have a good one! "This is the beginning of something too strong to break now." 5 comments|post comment

I used to run bass like Juan Pierre. Now I run bass, hi-hat, & the snare. [02 Aug 2006|01:20am] [ mood | calm ] [ music | Mr. & Mrs. Smith Movie Soundtrack. ] So. Yeah. Today we got housing assignments for college. I'm in Talcott, with the First-Year Program. Yay! Room 216, with Ashley. I can't wait! This is making me really excited. It's going to be grand... Last week, I went to Rochester with Allie. The OAR/JM concert was amazing. Really. We had SO much fun. We got stuck in massive amounts of traffic, p.s. downtown Rochester is chaos. But, we only missed a few Jack's Mannequin songs. Still got to see him up there on stage. :) Made me happy/proud. To see Andrew up there singing, dancing, playing. Then OAR was just ridiculous. We got pretty close & we danced our pants off. Not really, but close. It was SO freakin' hot out, & with so many people there, it was even worse. But, eventually you don't even care & you just keep dancing. :) A truly great show. I love OAR & Andrew McMahon. After, we went back & slept over at Allie's. It was fun, we slept & then got up freakin' early for breakfast with a bunch of her friends. But, it was pretty much the best breakfast I've ever had. Or at least it certainly felt like it because I haven't had real breakfast in a while... Then, we went swimming at her friend Tom's house. It was a blast. Even though the water was freezing. Her friends are pretty sweet at life. Hopefully, I'll be able to go out there again before school. :) What else. Not much. More grad parties. Yay! Lots o' fun. Lots of working. Ugh. Tonight was a particularly rough night. SO many people, baseball teams, it was really busy. On top of that, I had a closing task of doom. I ended up cutting my hand in three places. I think it was on the peanut butter can lid. Ugh. Well, I got a four dollar tip & went to Mighty Taco. Chyeah! I can't wait until work is over, two weeks! Last night, Christine & I saw The Devil Wears Prada. :) I liked it a lot. We had a sleepover afterwards where we watched Garden State & A Lot Like Love. Both good, I especially liked Garden State. The chick, I can't remember her name, reminded me of me, sorta. Then we proceeded to stay up way late/early & sleep 'til the following afternoon. Tomorrow is Wednesday. Hopefully, I'll be able to catch the Yankees game. No work, yay! [That means you should probably call/IM me & make plans to hang out with meeee.] I've got stuff to do around the house too, so I can't sleep all day. But, the heat will wake me up, most likely. P.S. Buffalo is freakin' hot, what the hell... Tomorrow, the air conditioning man is coming. He better set everything up, yo. It's going to be wicked hot. Sarah's birthday party is Friday. & I got someone to take my shift for me, woo! I'm pretty excited for sleepoverness & friends. :) I have to figure out what to get the Sarah for her birthday though. Eee. Anyways. Jeez, I need a new LJ layout. Srsly... But, right now I need a shower. That's all. P.S. Matt, a boy at Ithaca, is my new penpal! :) He wrote me a letter the other day, & I wrote one back today. It was exciting. Yay mail! 6 comments|post comment

Blah. ElJay! [21 Jul 2006|01:02am] [ mood | silly ] [ music | iTunes shuffle. ] So, it's been officially forever since I last updates. & a lot of things have happened. I'm at Christine's, sleeping over & causing a ruckus. I don't have my calendar around though, so I can't recap too well. Prom(s) were great. Relay went well. :) Stressful & a lot rainy, but that's alright. Still made money for ACS. Tribute To Seniors concert went alright, a bit sad, but good. Senior Day was madness, we had a bomb threat. Awesome, so we spend a good amount of time outside instead of watching the senior slideshow. Final exams were blah, of course. I did well overall, report card was pretty good. Got AP grades: Economics - 1, Government - 2, Calculus - 2. I thought maybe I'd do better on Gov than Economics, but oh well. I did sweet on the Physics & Calc Finals. Go me. Um...donated blood for the first time in my life. Scary shit. It'll take a lot to get me to do it again, to be honest. Graduation was sweet. :) Went out to Olive Garden afterwards, licked Jeff's silverware, had an amazing time. I love my friends. Like, a lot. June Fourteenth was the Dave show at Darien Lake. :) Fucking amazing, as usual. Great setlist, great friends, great time. Noelle & Christine came along. We had lots of fun en route to, at, & after the show. Dave shows always bring quite the crowd. I love it though. Next year, maybe we'll try lawn seats? Maybe Noelle & Christine could join me then as well. Since then, just enjoying summer I guess. :) Going to the park = fun. Brisbane is sweet, we like frisbee. Random driving, adventures downtown, & many late-nite restaurants. Grad parties like whoa. Including mine & Steph's. :) Good times, camping in my backyard. Lots & lots of work. Blah, I'm beginning to hate it really. But, I need the money. & eventually I'll be over, yay! What else...oh yes. Many sleepovers at Christine's because I love her. :) WHGT. Sleeping often & watching late night television. Making swatchip wallets, or attempting. & being internet whores...Ahh, life. Tuesday, Noelle & I went to Kiss The Summer Hello. It was pretty entertaining. lol. Multiple shows occurred. We had a good time though, we're both going to have Ryan Cabrera's children. & the boy with super low sexy jeans. Damn. I really heart Noelle muchly. For a little bit, I felt like we were...drifting. But, hopefully that won't happen, I'm scared. I don't want to lose any closeness before we part ways for college. :\ I love her like a fat kid loves cake. I think I'm going to tell Dave [my boss] that I'm going to stop working on August Thirteenth. Sounds like a good date, gives me two weeks for college prep. Speaking of college, went to Orientation a week or so. It was tons o' fun! :) Met some cool kids, stayed in the Towers, created my course schedule. [p.s. I'm definitely taking DANCE.] It was sweet to be back on campus again. I can't wait to be there for good... In the meantime, I hope to further enjoy the company of my fantastic friends. It's going to be a rough month as we get closer to saying goodbye. But, I shall make my best effort to live it up these next thirty-seven days. Next week = OAR & Jack's Mannequin concert with Allie. [& anyone else who cares to join? Let me know!] :) Yay, I can't wait! It's going to be an amazing show. I need to buy a ticket. Yo, everyone. I'm on facebook, so find me. :) Maybe I'll photopost later... Have a good one! P.S. Many high fives if you read all of this. & I'll probably update again soon with things I'm forgetting. P.P.S. I shall try to update more often, less documentary-like, more journalish. :) 4 comments|post comment

I'm beyond your peripheral vision, so you might want to turn your head. [25 May 2006|06:04pm] [ mood | ouch. ] [ music | The Ataris. ] Woo! LJ. I figured I update before the craziness of Prom/Relay. School's going by slowly, of course. But, we're almost there. Yay. Sometimes it's still hard to believe I'm a senior. Anyways, housing preference things are all in for Ithaca. :) Ashley & I will hopefully be roommates. Sweet. I got my haircut. I'll post pictures. Eventually. I know, I was supposed to last night. & they're all uploaded, I just have to crop & photobucket them. I saw the DaVinci Code. It was super sweet. Not as good as the book of course, but I think it was very well done. [if you've seen it & care to discuss, I'm down, IM me.] Physics Day was Monday. It was seriously thirty degrees out & therefore sucked. We got our labs done but it was still just cold & we didn't do many rides. Definitely not worth the year of physics & labs. Oh well... So, this weekend should be interesting. The family's leaving for camp Friday & my mom is coming back Sunday. I'll be on my own for the time between. Yay because no brothers/parents is fantastic. Nay because I'm basically stuck in my house unless I walk [which means I'll be walking to work, hoo-rah.] Anyways, Sunday is Jeff's prom. Woo! :) Should be tons o' fun. Then the chaos commences: Tribute to Seniors on Tuesday. Dentist Appt., Drama Project due, & work on Wednesday. Work Thursday. Senior Day, Hair Appt., & Prom on Friday. Relay For Life, Saturday to Sunday. Then another week of craziness...Woo. Well, I need to do some work & eventually get some sleep. Tomorrow is the drunk-driving crash simulation. It's going to be insane. Rick & Matt [promdate] are the victims. But, Noelle, Courtney, & I are doing makeup [which is fantastic, btw. we're amazing & it's scary how realistic it looks]. So, we'll get to see them before they act & that way, it'll be better to deal with... Anyways. I must be on my way. Peace out cub scouts, <4 Nicki. P.S. Survey! ( I have done 95 out of these 158 things. ) 1 comment|post comment

If the world was crumbling down, I don't want to be alone, locked up in this place... [08 May 2006|05:16pm] [ mood | complacent ] [ music | OAR . Stories Of A Stranger Album ] So, it's definitely been a long time. Sorry everyone. This is going to be the best recap ever, ready? Ithaca is love. I'm officially going there. I met up with everyone from the MySpace Group there & it was fantastic. Everyone is sweet & we all went for dinner together. Then to Acappellooza, which was fucking awesome. Ithcappella rocks my world. I can't wait to be there. Ashley, a girl I met there, is going to be my roommate & she's pretty much the coolest so yeah, it's gonna be great! When I was still at Ithaca, I ended up recording backup vocals with Nick & Garrett [a boy in Ithacappella]. It was so much fun. They played/sang 'Freshmen' by The Vervepipe & I just did harmonies over some parts. It was crazy & I loved it. Matt Nathanson is my new future husband. Christine & I roadtripped it to Rochester to see him at St. John Fisher. It was awesome! He's such a great person, musically & personally. I bought a shirt & his new live CD. [& you should too] We met him & told him how awesome he was, especially since he played 'Laid' & 'Answering Machine'. & he signed my shirt & hugged me & we got pictures. & I love him. Maybe I'll do a photopost later tonight. :) [yeah, the new layout is all Matty Nay, lyrics&photo.] Nothing else spectacular has happened, that I have on my calendar at least. Jazz At Its Best was like a week & a half ago. I got the solo in 'My Favorite Things' [yeah, from The Sound Of Music]. It was extremely nerveracking, but it's what I need to get used to singing in front of people. It was a really fun performance with everyone though. I heart Vocal Jazz. It makes me really excited for the acappella groups at Ithaca, hopefully I get in... This past Saturday, I went with Allie to her prom. & it was so much fun. & we danced. :) I have some pictures, but I'll get to them later. Speaking of prom, Jeff from Ithaca/Rochester asked me to his Senior Ball too. I asked Matt Kogut to mine because him + me = good time. & mine makes three. I win. It's going to be the best though. I can't wait. AP exams are blah. Calc is over, thank GOD. I really don't know how I did. I hope I did well on the ones I did. Problem is, I didn't do all of them. But, that's a given. So, we'll just have to see. Tomorrow & Thurday is AP.Government & AP.Economics, respectively. I'm not studying, I'll just answer what I can, make up the essays & sleep. Senior year is passing quickly. The end seems to go the fastest. I can't believe it's May already. Kinda scary. I just know that once school's out, even if we have the summer, it's not going to be the same. There's that extra effort to get together with people, instead of just seeing them in class. But, I really really hope to keep a few of my friends for good. College is going to be a whole new ballgame but I still want to keep some of my old teammates if they still want to play. That was the greatest analogy ever, & you know it. :) This week is crazy Mother's Day Rehearsal & the Concert on Thursday. Ersing was being a bitch today in BelCanto. I definitely didn't want to be there much less deal with his crap. Blah. Can it be the weekend already? Well. I think that's all I've got for now. I need to go make dinner for children... Photopost later, I promise. P.S. Where the fuck is my All-County CD?! This is highly unprofessional, recording people! 7 comments|post comment

Love ain't the answer. & the truth alludes me, so much it hurts... [01 Apr 2006|11:40pm] [ mood | drained ] [ music | Jamie Cullum ; Twentysomething. ] So, April First. Rewind: March Twenty-Third, Work orientation at Route Sixteen. :) Woo, work! Really, I'm enjoying myself for the most part right now. Making money is always pleasant! & it's great to see everyone again. & eat ice cream! March Twenty-Fourth & Twenty-Fifth, I freaking LOVE All-County chorus. :) Dr. Joe Miller was our guest conductor. He was honestly the best conductor & one of the greatest people I will ever know. He was fantastic. The choir was phenominal. I love working with people who are so passionate & great at what they do. It's amazing how hundreds of highschoolers could sound so spectacular. The Hall at UB was great to sing in as well. This was probably one of the best memories from my senior year. I can't wait to get the CD, I know 'Sleep' is going to make me cry. It all was just amazing...& I learned a few new vocal warm-ups! In between, School is madness. Really. It's getting hard to manage. It seems like this year is so much harder to handle than any other. Yeah, it could be senioritis, making it seem like it. But really, it's rough. Final quarter though, then I'm done! Yesterday - Thirty-First, Orchard Park Symphony Orchestra concert for Jeffrey, my favorite violinist. :) It was really an awesome concert. A guest pianist rocked my socks. She was amazing! & it was great to see Jeffrey up there on stage playing! The power went out in the final movement of the Gershwin, but the entire orchestra didn't miss a beat. It was pretty scary! I couldn't see a thing, literally complete darkness. I couldn't imagine playing piano through that! But, the generator kicked on & they finished it to a standing ovation. It was quite an experience... Today - April First, Worked the Dynamics Music Festival this morning. Really made me wish I still played piano. But nerveracking enough to make me change my mind. Richard, Candace & I went to see "The Last Five Years" at MusicalFare Theatre. It was simply marvelous. Really. The storyline, the vocals, all just wonderful. I loved it. A new favorite musical! :) I need to get the soundtrack... So, this week is probably going to be a long one! Next weekend is Ithaca! :) WOO! I'm so freaking excited. Dan & I are driving up on Saturday morning since he wants to go visit Nick. I'll go to Park & meet everyone, yay! Acapellooza is that night at the State Theatre, which I'm super excited to see & hear. Yessss. Then, we'll spend the night & leave sometime Sunday. Talk about a party & a half...:) Oh, I can't express my excitement! P.S. I got my financial aid package from Ithaca today & they've got RIT beat. Yay. However, they don't have to know that. For the record, I'm torn between RIT & Ithaca. ;) Right. I'm still going to appeal it though to see how low they can get it. But, I'm glad with how it's turning out. Broadway Revue is madness too. Apparently, Noelle has to work the night of rehearsal, Monday. So, we're probably not going to be able to do our song from RENT. I'm pretty disappointed. But, hopefully we'll still be able to do the senior thing with Working. I'll be really upset if that doesn't happen. It's all just become a giant mess...Now Bel Canto has to memorize the Jekyll & Hyde medley, which is UGH. & I don't even remember what Vocal Jazz is doing. This is crazy... I just want this all to be over already. I can't stand being here sometime. I just want to go to college & get out of this house, this school, this town. Don't get me wrong, I love everything. But, I'm so done. I want, no, I need out. & for the record, Andrew & I aren't anything anymore. The end. I don't even know if we can be friends. It's a long story I don't wish to dive into right now. I just want to be done & over it. Because in all honesty, I'm going to college in less than five months & I really don't need him or this chaos. Fuck it, I'm done. & I hope he's happy... So, it's been a rollercoaster of days. But, such is life. I'll be around next week for another recap. :) Tons o' love, big hugs & high fives...<4 2 comments|post comment

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE. [19 Mar 2006|03:16pm] [ mood | exhausted ] [ music | The Beatles. ] So, this isn't a real entry. But, it's still pretty sweet. I'll update next weekend, about work & all-county chorus. I've been sick lately & it's really killing me. I need to get better for all-county too. Ugh...Broadway Revue auditions are a week from tomorrow. Which means basically no time. I need to write rifle/flag work & figure things out with Noelle & Seniors. Blar. It's okay, twenty days until IC love! & to further procrastinate my AP.Calculus homework, ( here's a survey. ) [Yeah, I stole it from Noelle & you love it.] Tons o' love, big hugs & high fives: -Nicki. <4<4 6 comments|post comment

For here we can rest safely... [13 Mar 2006|08:22pm] [ mood | tired ] [ music | Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds . Live At Luther College ] Hey everyone, come see me update. :) Not that much to update about though. But with a new layout, I figured I'd say yo. Hmm...well, I've made the final decision about college. I don't care much about details anymore, I just know where I want to be. & that's Ithaca College. So, the end. That's where I'm going. I couldn't be more EXCITED too. I added Ithaca to my schools on MySpace & now I'm in the Ithaca Class of '10 group. It's pretty awesome. I've already met tons of kids...liiiike Dave from Massachusetts [who is basically my twin, really. we're in the same major], Darin from New Hampshire [he's a nerd really, don't let him tell you otherwise. WE'RE ALL NERDS, OKAY!], & Jeff who's in Rochester! [another male version of myself.] :) It's awesome to meet everyone & make friends before we even get on campus. There's an Ithaca Today orientation day for the Park School of Communications on April Eighth. & alot of us are planning to meet up. Also, there's an acapella concert that night, & hopefully Dave & I will go. All of it is making me very excited for college itself. I just want to meet everyone already! Twenty-six days... So all of that Ithaca stuff is making school suck even more. lol I'm still trying to appreciate & take advantage of the time I have left with my friends. But all the homework & such is particularly dumb. I just fail to see the purpose of actually doing it all anymore. Senioritis? Why, yes. But, gotta keep on cruising. As long as I'm passing, it's all good...:) Dave tour dates were announced. June Fourteenth at Darien, everyone! I will most certainly be there. I can't wait! & we'll all be camping it up at Darien State Park. It's going to be awesome to see them again! They're also playing in freaking FENWAY Park in Boston. & I totally would road trip it. Cmon, think about it...Fenway Park. Party & a half. I wish this were more interesting. I guess not much is really going on...Just the usual. & I need to go do my Drama homework. Ugh. Well, tomorrow's an easy class day & the day after that, Wednesday = no school! :) Woo! Alrighty, peace out scouts! Have a good one... <4 4 comments|post comment

I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart & it's wounded beat... [27 Feb 2006|05:04pm] [ mood | tired ] [ music | Alanis Morissette ; Jagged Little Pill [Acoustic] Album ] Yo. Yeah, it's definitely been nearly a month since I last updated. Since then, I got accepted to RIT & Ithaca College, along with $8,000 scholarships to both! The hard part comes in making a decision...:) But, with a month to cover, this will be a brief summary of events: Snowball. Well, needless to say, it was an amazing night. Everyone looked hot, of course & we all danced our socks off. It was the best school dance ever. I had a great time & afterward, we all came back to my house for the night. lol Got very little sleep, but it was so much fun! :) Meanwhile, crunch time for the musical ensued. As well as chaos, it was alot of hard work. But, it all paid off. Every night was great! I'm so proud of everyone. After all the madness & stress, I'm really glad everything came together & the show went very well. Congrats to cast & crew, it was fantastical. & love to Noelle, you're awesome! :) After closing night, cast party was at Amy & A.J's, which was crazy as usual. Another tiring night, but Fare Trade played The Lake Song, so it was AWESOME... Not much has happened since then. Making my way through school & senior year... This past week, we had off for randomFebruaryBreak. It was a much needed one. Got to sleep a little more than usual, & hang out with friends alot. :) Tuesday & Thursday, I went to Ithaca College with Sarah. Got to spend the night & take some classes. I loved it. I really think it's going to be my choice. :) I just like everything about it & I'd be very happy there. Three hours away sounds good to me & I love the Cinema & Photography major program. :) What else...well I've been seeing alot of Andrew lately. It's true. Wehangout&talkonthephonealot. lol I have no idea what's going to happen with us, so don't ask me. My Mom already asks me every other day anyways. I tell her the same thing, 'don't know, don't exactly care.' We're just chillin' like ice cream fillin'. &WEDON'TMAKEOUT,NOELLE. Gosh. We're not whores, I promise. We just enjoy each other's company & I'm not in a rush to get serious or anything. Even though I feel like just hugging him sometimes... Less than a month until All-County! Oh man. Excitement like whoa. I can't freaking wait to just sing with the gloriousness of a sweet choir. & work with Dr. Joe Miller. AH! :) Not to mention, Noelle will be there this year, as well as the Sarah. & JEFFREY. Heh, helovesit&heknowsit. Sounds like a party to me! Next week is the Relay Kickoff. Big day! :) Oh man, I hope we work on music in Bel Canto tomorrow. Oh, p.s. Christine & I & friends are planning a trip to Waterbury, Vermont next break...Why? BEN & JERRY'S FACTORY TOUR, of course! We're doing it. We must. Holy excitement! Well, I think I may go do homework. Or go play guitar or piano...Who does homework anyways? Senioritis, baby. :) Tons of love, big hugs, & high fives: - Nicki. <4 1 comment|post comment

Some devil is stuck inside of me, I cannot set it free... [30 Jan 2006|09:41pm] [ mood | stressed ] [ music | Dave Matthews [Some Devil Album] ] iTunes Survey! * Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. * Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarassing it is. Number of songs in your library: 734 Sort by song title: First Song - #34, by Dave Matthews Band, on Under The Table & Dreaming Last Song - Your Hand In Mine, by Explosions in the Sky, live 12.07'03 Sort by time: Shortest Song - Anchorage, by Relient K, on Relient K (0:22) Longest Song - Two Step, by Dave Matthews Band, on Live at The Gorge (19:01) Sort by album: First Song - Time Code, by Bright Eyes, on A Digital Ash In A Digital Urn Last Song - + (Untitled), by Coldplay, on X&Y Top Five Most Played Songs: 1. Watch The Sky by Something Corporate 2. Hide & Seek by Imogen Heap 3. Adagio For Strings (Agnus Dei) by the Blue Devils 4. Malaguena by Blast! 5. Loss by Blast! First song that comes up on Shuffle: Take Me Or Leave Me from the RENT Broadway Soundtrack. (Hah, Noelle.;) Search... "sex", how many songs come up? 1, Sexy Plexi by Jack Johnson. "death", how many songs come up? 1, It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's a Fucking Deathwish by My Chemical Romance. "love", how many songs come up? 25 "you", how many songs come up? 82 Doooo iiiiit. :) <4 post comment

& sometimes I wish you weren't worth the wait... [29 Jan 2006|01:56pm] [ mood | blah ] [ music | Jack's Mannequin. [Everything In Transit Album] ] Oy. So, this past week was crazy. Got my haircut. Ah! It's so short. Still deciding if I like it. I do, I just miss my hair. Alot. lol Oh well, nothing I can do now...Went out to Olive Garden with Sam & Rick. That was fun. :) Olive Garden = Love. Then Thursday was the day from hell. Lucy (the van) got a flat on the way to Jeff's house for breakfast before my exam. & that took forEVER. Seriously, I called AAA & 3 hours later Lucy was towed away. So, I definitely missed my Math A exam. Lucy is fine now. But, of course my mom freaked out. (She's in Orlando, FL on business.) Afraid I'm not going to graduate or whatever...so I tried to explain that it's not a mandatory exam, I already took it twice, blahblahblah. She's still concerned, but oh well. If I have to, I'll take it in June. I don't care. Even if I wanted to go take the exam, I couldn't leave my car there. So whatever! It's water under the bridge, I'll talk to my counselor tomorrow... Musical = chaos. (Warning, this is a big rant. So, if you don't want to hear it, skip it.) It's becoming incredibly stressful. We have so. little. time. It's truly scary & I don't know what else to do. It is very hard. Alot of people are like, "Well, you're not up there on stage IN the show." I'm like, "You're not responsible for the ENTIRE show. Just your own part...so as long as you perform your parts, you're okay. But if even one person doesn't, even if it isn't you, it reflects on Ersing, Noelle & I." There's alot more risk & responsibility in our roles than anyone on that stage. & I don't mean to toot my own horn, like, 'oh, I'm the DIRECTOR.' but the fact is, I am. & like we're a family. The children are a reflection of their parents. Whatever the cast does, how they perform, & everything else, goes back to Noelle, Ersing, & I. & when it comes down to crunch time, like now, it's incredibly stressful. & it's just so frustrating when the three of us know the entire show inside & out to the point where we could play/light/sound/cue everyone, etc. & then people can't take the time to look at the scene breakdown or anything sufficient to a timeline of the show so they know when to be on, when to be backstage, anything. I'm thinking, Hmm...how about instead of TALKING all rehearsal, pay ATTENTION & you'll learn something maybe?! Everyone needs to take the time to go over music/lines/cues. Because missing this is hurting the production as a whole. & seriously, this is one of the easiest ensemble years. & people just don't care or DO ANYTHING. I'm like, when? when is it going to happen? it absolutely canNOT wait until next Tuesday. it just CAN'T. it has to happen RIGHT NOW. during THIS run, THIS time, not next time. usually we have more time than this, more time for everyone to get used to how the show runs. what scenes are when & when they need to be around. but the fact is, we don't HAVE that time this year. everyone has to pick up on everything alot faster. like now. & it's stressful to the point where I want to cry. people don't realize that it's not just going to magically come together the day before. there's only so much we can do. we can't get up there onstage & do it for y'all. frustration... Anyways. Whew. Sorry, kudos if you read all of that. lol This is what a livejournal is for, afterall! What else. Oh, Snowball is next Saturday. Ah, way to add to the madness...lol, But Morgan & I have the hottest dates since forever! (Caleb & Andrew, respectively.) I can't wait. It should be lots of fun. :) Also, Andrew & I have been hanging out alot. It's fun. Definitely took advantage of my week off from classes. But, now for the next two weeks it's going to be crazy with musical. But, we'll still have (some of) the weekends hopefully. I'm not sure what's going to happen between him & I. But, he has to call the shots because I don't want to force anything to happen. It's definitely hard though, lol. We'll see... I have to go do homework though, it's Sunday. Ah! Tons o' love, big hugs, & high fives: <4 -Nicki. P.S! ( long time, no survey. ) :) post comment

&sometimes it's hard to believe you remember me... [24 Jan 2006|02:44pm] [ mood | headache ] [ music | Dave Matthews [Some Devil Album] ] So. It's been awhile. I apologize. But here I am to recap on everything. :) Since Christmas...well, New Years Eve = party at Noelle's. Definitely the best ever. Seriously, it was the most fun I've had in a looong time. It was hot. Everyone dressed in black & white...Awesome. What else? Just school & stuff. It's alright. Midterms are this week, I don't have any for current classes. But, I have to retake the Math A exam (yeah, that's freshman year math...I'm a senior) It's dumb. I'm not studying. Hopefully I'll do good. Musical is the busiest part of my life right now. We've got like...2 weeks until opening & it's scary. But, I'm pretty sure everything will come together. It just gets really stressful on the directors. Eventually, there's only so much we can do. Recently. Well, BLAST! was last Friday. It was freaking amazing. Seriously, the best show I've ever seen. I still can't believe it. I want everything, a hoodie, the DVD, the CD...:) It was awesome. Then, the next morning, Saturday, was ECMEA All-County Chorus Quartet Auditions. It went really well. I got a 97...kinda sad it wasn't any better than last year. & everyone's like ah! 99, 100! But, as long as I get into the Choir, I don't care. :) Today, I've got nothing to do & it's nice. Tomorrow is going to be a little crazier: haircut (AH!), hopefully lunch with Sam & Rick & whoeverelse, physical therapy, then musical rehearsal. Oy. I need to finish my Physics labs & I never did my AP Economics project. Blar. I suppose I'll do that today... So I went to youth like 2 weeks ago because Sarah & I were going to sing with the band apparently. But Stef & Jay also went, so it was fun to see everyone again. :) It was good. Afterwards, we went out to Jacobi's for the first time in forever. Then out to the pool hall, & Tim Horton's at like 2 am. But it was alot of fun...no matter how tired I was for rehearsal the next morning... & I met Andrew all over again. It's strange, but he has changed immensely. It's hard to imagine sometimes. I think it was all the college business & a relationship, I suppose. But we really hit it off...Sarah & I went to his house this past Sunday to sing more. Then, he called me after work & we ended up going to the movies. (p.s, never see Brokeback Mountain with a boy...) It was an adventure. But, I asked him to go to Snowball with me. Chyeahhh, gotta date for Snowball. I'm awesome. :) But regardless, we're just going as friends. I promise. We've both been through alot since we were together...we've both changed now. I don't want him to think that I want to go back out again or something. :\ I just want to be friends right now. So, the dance should be fun. :) & party at my house afterwards. Woo! Sarah gave me her white & black dress to wear for Snowball. But, I think I'm going to be crazy & hem it shorter, like a little below my knees instead of down to the floor. It'll be hot. Yep. :) Well, off to find something to do. Have a good one! <4 ;) 1 comment|post comment

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This one could do me in... [26 Dec 2005|05:13pm] [ mood | bored ] [ music | OAR - Nasim Joon ] ( Survey: 2005 ) Hmm...new layout. Christmas was great. :) Long, tiring day. I got: Howie Day - Live EP, Chronicles of Narnia soundtrack, Dave Matthews - Some Devil, John Mayer Trio - Try!, Coldplay - X&Y, OAR - Stories Of A Stranger !:), Dave Matthews Band: The Videos: 1994-2001 DVD, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, an mp3 player! (it's in the mail), the Basic Book of Photography, clothesssss, a pibk & orange Harry Potter-ish scarf, shoooesss, a sweet coat, two photo albums, Zigity (awesome card game), earrings, watch, bracelet, music note charms, a new Care Bear, headphones, beads like whoa, & other things I can't remember. :) It was fun. Lots of family came over & Francis came later to watch Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. (Oh man, that movie is SO good. I love it. Tim Burton is amazing.) Friday, we partied it up at Jeffrey's for Christmas & gift exchanging. It was crazy. Lots of fun. Noelle & I couldn't believe we were in Jeff's house. It was awesome. His house is SO nice! We're going to have to party it up there more often... What else...I don't even know. Well, I talked to a boy yesterday who I haven't talked to in a while. It was really, really nice. I feel like we're starting over & it's good. I want him to spend New Years with me here (party at Noelle's!), it would really be great to see him. I miss him so much. I know maybe I shouldn't. But, oh well...I just do. I got his new cell number, & he should have mine. Hopefully we'll talk soon. It'll be something to hear his voice again... I need to get my haircut. Really bad. Maybe sometime this week... I also need to go do laundry. Lots of it. So yeah. Love. <3 - Nichelle. :) post comment

Rain down on me, again & again... [08 Dec 2005|02:05pm] [ mood | Migraine. ] [ music | DMB . The Lillywhite Sessions : JTR ] Last night was the Dave show in Rochester. Holy amazingness. Seriously. Better every time. Here's the crazy awesome setlist: One Sweet World. #41! Don't Burn The Pig! Hunger For The Great Light. Granny! Recently. Old Dirt Hill (Bring That Beat Back). Louisiana Bayou. Dreamgirl. Minarets! Crash Into Me! American Baby Intro. Stand Up. Where Are You Going! Stay (Wasting Time)! - Encore: Christmas Song! Ants Marching! :) It was definitely an unforgettable show, as usual. Our seats were great, so I don't care that I spend so much money on them. It's worth it, damnit! I was SO glad to hear more old stuff again! The lighting was phenomenal, as always. Pretty much orgasmic. Seriously. lol You wouldn't think it'd be such a big deal, but it was. So much color & so effective. Love. lol So it was freaking incredible. They actually played Watchtower & Seek Up in TO, so I was hoping they'd play 'em again. But, guess not. A little disappointed in the closer, it's been done before on this tour. But I guess Christmas Song is expected (Winter Tour) but it was nice to hear Ants. Minarents was fantasmic! I was so happy to hear Pig & Recently was nice. & now I'll probably have to wait till next summer to see them again at Darien Lake. Ahh! So, I fucking love the Dave Matthews Band. Oh, & I saw RENT. Probably the best movie I've ever seen. (Now, I haven't seen the show live or anything...) But, the things you can do on film versus stage, conceptually, is really what makes it so great. Despite some things that have to be sacrificed from the stage version to the screen, they still made up for it in other aspects of the film. Musical changes were apparent, as well as some cut numbers, but the new sound was still decent. I liked the new Mimi character, I felt her voice was more suitable for the character than the original. & I love Adam Pascal! & Anthony Rapp! Oh my, I want to see it again. & again... OH & I totally passed my road test! :) Licensed NYS driver. WOO! I've been occasionally driving places with Noelle, Francis, Jeff, Becki, Morgan, Alaina. Yeah. It's so fun. I want a CAR! I like driving with friends, but when I'm driving by myself, it's awkwardly lonely. Hmm...I'm so emo. lol But yeah, license = love! Today was not too fun. I got home uber late from the Dave show. So, I wasn't in bed till like two/two-thirtyish. Then this morning was horrible, waking four hours later. I had a really bad migraine. So I went downstairs, took some meds, grabbed the cold pack, & came back to bed. It was hard to sleep but I think I woke up periodically & then finally got out of bed around one. But, I still feel horrible. I took more meds, so hopefully it'll get better soon. Funny story: I think the reason I've got this migraine is because of all the (secondhand) pot at the show. lol Because it happened after Darien too... I feel really bad that I'm not in school. lol Shut up, I do, okay?! AP.Economics, AP.Calc, Physics. Sarah & I had a presentation in French today. & I had VocalJazz & Musical rehearsal afterschool. All of which, I'm missing...& now everyone's going to be like 'Ehhh, you skipped because of the Dave show' & then I'll beat them up or something because I was really planning on coming in! Gosh. Well, I'm going to go do some homework & work on college crap. OH, I visited RIT & it was basically LOVE. It's uber expensive. But, I could really care less right now because I'm going to have to pay alot no matter where I go because my top three are all private. (RIT, Ithaca, & Columbia Chicago) I don't know. I'm applying to all three & SUNY New Paltz. So, we'll see what happens... Mmkay, bye! :) P.S. I thought of you the entire time & searched the crowd for your eyes. & I wished you were there with your arms around me during "Crash". ILY-♥ 1 comment|post comment

Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you? [28 Nov 2005|07:44pm] [ mood | blah ] [ music | Jack's Mannequin . Dark Blue ] So. I'm home from Allie's. She came over Thursday for Thanksgiving & stayed till Sunday. Buckets of excitement, as usual. :) We're awesome. We went to the mall & caused chaos. To Jack Astor's for dinner, bought hoodies at Gap, checked out pretty boys in hot jeans at Abercrombie, bought the new Jack's Mannequin album (which is amazing, btw) & tried on hot jeans we couldn't afford at Guess? (with Francis, except not literally ;) lol). Then I went to her house to stay till Monday. It was alot of fun. I didn't get to shadow her at school today, which kinda sucked. But, I slept instead. I still feel blah though...Idk what's going on. Thanksgiving went well. :) Family was over, which is always madness. I got a really bad migraine. & it really sucked because I couldn't do anything except lie down. I hated it. But, there's nothing I could do. When I got home, I had to go get my books from Noelle's. Still have AP.Calc homework to do...She said that apparently Ersing is angry with her & I because Jeff emailing him & from it, he thinks we're telling everyone about everything he's been saying about casting & stuff. I'm kinda pissed that he's angry without even talking to us about it. From what Noelle said, he's just ignoring her & not really talking to her. Ugh. Makes me not want to go to rehearsal or even school tomorrow...I feel bad. But, really, we haven't been going around telling people what he's saying. I don't understand how he could think that from an email Jeff sent him. All that information was what Jeff knew/felt, & only confirmed on speaking with us. Blar. I guess we'll see what happens. So, Ilikeaboy. Alot. But, it's kinda personal. I think I'm going to make a private entry about it later tonight. So if you're not logged in, do it & check back later...If you don't have an LJ account, sorry charlie. AP.Calc homework needs to be done. Ttyl... Tonsoflove, bighugs, &highfives. <3 :) - Nicki. 2 comments|post comment

I couldn't tell you, I'm okay. [23 Nov 2005|07:45pm] [ mood | anxious ] [ music | DMB - Pay For What You Get ] Hey. Long time, no talk. Life's been busy... So, school is blar. A few rough classes, coughAPCalculus!cough. But, I'm working on it. I was 1/2 a point from honor roll first quarter & I'm kinda mad because college still see that. There's nothing I can do though. I still feel like I'm learning nothing in AP.Gov. I feel like in order to get anything, I have to pretty much teach myself. McKeating is good at AP.Economics but not so good in the Government. Physics is interesting. Labs really suck because you gotta write them up completely on your own. Musical's just starting (Bye, Bye Birdie). Cast list went up today. I was very pleased with Ersing's choices. However, I was disappointed/angry over a few. But, there's nothing left to do. Noelle & I still have to put on a show. But we got this. We'll pull it all together & be sweet at life as usual. We're making an office too. In the back music library room...since we cleared it all out (which took HOURS). First rehearsal is Monday, just a read-through & additional parts will be chosen. Alot of people ask me why I want to direct, instead of Cast. Well, I think this year it was a good opportunity to do it. I really want a new experience. & since I've done this musical before, I won't miss being onstage as much, because I already was. Also, I'm very familiar with the music, dialogue, & storyline, so I'll have more input & an advantage. Not to mention that it'll be less annoying than being in it. Yeah, I'll miss being onstage. Of course. But, I think I'll enjoy it. I love that aspect of a production, behind the scenes & making things happen. It'll be really gratifying to see the final show & know I was a part of putting it all together. :) So RENT comes out tonight! I'm seeing it at 10.25 & I can't wait. I've been listening to both soundtracks & I'm uber excited! I hope it's really good. I've got high expectations since I've heard it. But knowing me, I'll most likely love it & probably be crying in the theatre. I'll also go back & see it again with Francis, I'm sure. Only an hour & a half left... Shannon & I are going to the Dave Matthews Band concert on December 7th! :) I'm SO EXCITED for that. But, I'm trying not to think about it because it's still 2 weeks away. Tickets were pretty expensive but I know Shannon loves Dave & it's completely worth it. Because it is! I can't wait to see Dave again. It might be a little rough, emotionally, because of the first time over the summer. But, I'm all about making new memories...:) My road test is in a week. 9 am on the 30th in OP. I'm a little nervous though...I really really hope I pass. That'd be amazing. I want my license so bad! :) Okay, gotta go get ready for RENT... Woohoo! Tons of love, big hugs, & high fives: <3 2 comments|post comment

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