twinkle

there have been rumors of me and merle making a hitchhiking venture from portland down to los angeles. well some might call them rumors, others might call them proud boasts by myself and merle neglecting the reactions and warnings of nearly every female that heard of our plans. the other night i was driving with merlin and i told him how both my grandma and my mom had offered to buy our plane tickets if we would ditch our hitchhiking plans. in a witty vaunting tone i carried on, "it's not even about not wanting to buy tickets, i mean seriously, i have 2 free one way tickets with southwest if we wanted to fly." about 5 hours later, after a few rounds and a tree climb it had been decided that we should fly. i know, it's weak, and i feel defeated every time i mention it. but i know about a dozen people that are absolutely thrilled to hear the new plans.

last night i walked for the multnomah graduation. i actually finished last summer, and then officially graduated in december, but i wanted to walk in the ceremony with all of those i started my educational pursuits with and so many people i love dearly.

what now??? damned fine question! im glad you asked...that's a lie, don't ask me that.

im pretty sure that i want to be a teacher. i know it's broad. what subject? what age? where at? luckily a few of those questions were conveniently answered in a mad libs given to me by alyssa for some graduation ceremony entertainment. apparently i will be a science teacher in des moines ten years from now. i know i know, it's borderline absurd (much like some other things found within the mad libs, like the supposedly performed activities i did while at multnomah: sleeping on the couch in the library and sniffing [HA!]). but seriously im trying to figure this whole thing out, and i know i will before long.

okay, let's wrap this puppy up. i need a job! i have an official lady friend (for those who are just dying to know aka rachell), yes i called her my lady friend (girlfriend is way overused and hardly carries significance anymore). ethel, thanks for your comment and encouragement, and both my sister and i are now wondering how to connect with you (she got a message a while back , but didn't have a number to call back on), and to end, why not another funny quote from earlier today. either my dad or darla said something about a relationship needing the couple to make one another "twinkle." justin (jp that is) in pure cynical fashion, then produced a brilliantly hilarious scenario about him finding a girl that will make him "twinkle."
-justin to a girl upon his first "twinkle" experience: "you make me twinkle"
-the girl's likely response: "okay...you go clean yourself up, and im gonna leave"
-me: "HAHAHAHAHA!"