Argh....

I have so much work to do. And its the summer. And it just keeps coming up.

I keep telling myself that I can handle it. Hopefully, if I keep telling myself that, it will all just go away. I need to:

- finish my film term paper
- study for my film final
- work on SERP ...which I have procrastinated on
- get down to 100 pounds
- try to relax on vacation

I keep telling myself that I'm wonderwoman. I can handle it.

I just finished my poncho


For the past two weeks, I have been knitting myself a poncho! And through all the dropped stitches, time, and frustration, I have finally finished the body of it!

I'm so excited. This is the first knitting piece I've made which I can actually where on my body, and it looks really good! I used this chunky dark purple yarn. I'll try to get a picture up once its all sewn.



Once finished, it should something like this, except chunkier and thicker. I want to wear it in the fall and winter, as my back to school coat.

Today, I was eating some chinese food, when I got a mysterious fortune cookie message:

Your secret desire to completely change your life will manifest.

It could be a coincidence, but of late I have been wanting to change myself for the better: get prettier, smarter, thinner, more confident, popular, etc. etc. Hopefully this fortune cookie is a good omen.

Summer has officially started for me, and so far it has been fairly productive. I have started reading a couple of books, worked on a scrapbook, hung out with friends, and started knitting a poncho.

Today I went into the city with an old cousin of mine. I had on my liquid black eyeliner, so I was feeling extra special and Edie Sedgewick-ish. We went to see Get Smart, starring the awesome and awkward Steve Carrell and the sleek and sexy Anne Hathaway. It was just so nice to get out of the dying heat, even if I did need to suffer a 2 hour movie in the 65 degree chill.

We later went to this chic pizza restaurant in downtown. I absolutely adore this place, mainly because of the extremely handsome waiter that works there. I swoon every time he asks me what I want to drink.

XX,
Adele

So, I just wanted to update you guys on how summer has been going for me. I knitted myself a scarf a couple of days ago, so now I'm moving on to knitting a poncho! I've taken up drawing, which I am actually fairly good at. I still need to upload lots of new music onto my ipod, but I have been listening to new artists such as Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra. I've read Twilight a lot, but I also want to read The Picture of Dorian ray nad Wuthering Heights. I've been practicing the pride and prejudice piano soundtrack a lot. I'm starting to exercise more, and I'm going to get an Audrey Hepburn poster for my room.

I'm alos going to create a savings account, start a scrapbook, interpret a dream, and create a photo album.

xx,
zoe

Today, I met a girl who is the perfect example of a teenage social climber. Lets call her A. A is the type of girl that gets along with everybody and anybody. She loves to talk and converse with people from all different walks of life. She can strike up an indepth, meaningful conversation with anybody, whether they are goth, prep, punk, nerd, geek, etc. She is involved in lots of different and unique activities. She is always happy and bubbly, and makes the people around her feel happy and good about themselves, too. She brings out the best in everybody. Just seeing her gives my self esteem a boost. Everybody feels comfortable and at ease when around A. She always seems genuinely interested in what you have to say, even if you're going on about how your cat barfed all over you last night. In fact, A is not a social climber-- she is already a star, an it-girl, a fashin forward it girl, and a hard worker. Meeting A. has inspired me to be just like her.

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On a different note, we can cross something off my "To do" list: make a tasty dessert! Do you remember those brownies I made a couple of days ago. They are now delicious! I feel so proud of myself :)

I want to go out tonight. To the boardwalk. I'm all dressed up for it.

But my friend isn't calling me back :(. Boo. I really want her to call me soon!

xx, zoe