Goddess of Imaginary Times

the best advice ever... and it comes from a monotonous guy in a song...

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:15:07 GMT

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97... wear sunscreen.

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be IT.

The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.

I will dispense this advice now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance. Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Wed, 23 May 2007 00:35:05 GMT

i fucked up i admit that... i waited too long... oh well... i hope he's happy... =(

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:14:53 GMT

I just keep feeling like a screw up... i don't know what to do anymore... what can i do? i wish i could be sewing all the time and pay the bills that way but i can't... can i?

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:46:39 GMT

all i have to say is what the fuck did i expect to happen? and what the fuck was i thinking?

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 14:53:05 GMT

:-( i don't think i'ma get to go anywhere today... that's useually the rule... you puke you stay home... hopefully i can get out of that to see garret and sammy... but who knows... i feel so much better now....

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 01:30:06 GMT

I miss being in the impatient mental health unit with all the random people... the gruff army guy who kept telling me to smile and called me a social butterfly... who might be dead now... todd doesn't know... and the random guy with sandals who kinda reminded me of a potsmoking billy gelling... i dunno I wanna go back to being crazy... to being care free without completely fucking up my life... i dunno... later

Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:40:21 GMT

shoot me in the fucking face and call me suzie...

this is why I love my siblings...

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:06:07 GMT

phirah: wait- what the hell are we doin for Christmas exactly?
phirah: I'm really confused after talkin to ma
XxMorbydxGurlxX: we're giving all the christmas presents to poor people
phirah: lol
phirah: kewl
XxMorbydxGurlxX: okay
XxMorbydxGurlxX: mom just wanted to run that by you...
XxMorbydxGurlxX: but really we just get to spend all day with dad
phirah: hahahha
phirah: shit
phirah: WTF are we supposed to do?
XxMorbydxGurlxX: he wants to go to the old folks home and sing christmas carols and mom volunteered us
phirah: WTF

phirah: you better be kidding, or I'm not coming home.
XxMorbydxGurlxX: why?
XxMorbydxGurlxX: I thought you liked the old people
phirah: uh-
phirah: ok
phirah: well- I'm not bringing Marty home, if dad had us do that.
phirah: So I'll just stay at his mom's house, I guess.
XxMorbydxGurlxX: okay
XxMorbydxGurlxX: now really we're going over to dads at ten
XxMorbydxGurlxX: and openeing presents and eating a light breakfast
XxMorbydxGurlxX: and then we're coming home and eating dinner at four or five
phirah: you BITCh, you.
XxMorbydxGurlxX: and openeing presents
phirah: wha?
phirah: we can't come home earlier?
phirah: damn
XxMorbydxGurlxX: we can
phirah: I hope we'll atleast watch a movie so we don't have to something stupid like talk to him
XxMorbydxGurlxX: mom told dad to get you twister
phirah: would you stop fucking with me...
phirah: you know how damn gullible I am.
phirah: you're just cruel
XxMorbydxGurlxX: well in reality
XxMorbydxGurlxX: mom bought you a pecan pie
XxMorbydxGurlxX: kevin seys it's a big one
phirah: sweet
phirah: tell her thanks, please...
phirah:
XxMorbydxGurlxX: how do you know it's real?
XxMorbydxGurlxX: *Raises eyebrow*
phirah: crazy bitch, I haven't the time...
phirah: I'm out
XxMorbydxGurlxX: mom loves you
phirah:
phirah: later kid
XxMorbydxGurlxX: bai

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:41:04 GMT

Full Name:: Michelle Leigh Gratch
Birthday:: 07/09/1987
Birthplace:: Lowville...
Eye Color:: brownish?
Hair Color:: pink and brown...
Height:: 5'6"
Weight:: fu
Right handed or Left handed?: right
Your Heritage:: Irish, Italian, and native american
My Worst Habit:: chewing my lip, avoiding...
Zodiac Sign:: Cancer
Shoe Size:: 10
Pants Size:: any where from a ten to a 15 (15s are comfy but big)
Innie or Outie?: innie
Parents Still Together?: nope
The Shoes You Wore Today:: my etnies?
Your Weakness:: emotions...
Your Fears:: being alone, ending up just a nother wormy carcas with no impact on anyone ever.
Your Perfect Pizza:: cheese and pepperoni... but it has to be something specific...
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:: I have no aspirations at the moment.
Your Most Overused Phrase On An Instant Messenger: meow?
Thoughts First Waking Up:: sniffle sniffle... god I hate postnasal drip...
Your Best Physical Feature:: I dunno... eyes? merf
Your Bedtime:: whenever I feel like...
Your Most Missed Memory:: being little and ignorent... and not knowing why mommy and daddy act the way they do... before nick spoiled it and told me they were getting a divorce and I was the cause...

MY FAVORITES

Favorite color?: all...
Food?: caesar salad
Sport?: badmitton
Animal?: cheeta
Ice Cream?: cotton candy...
Candy?: fun dip
Store?: joann fabrics
Salad Dressing?: italian
Actor?: hmm.. I dunno
Song?: pretty baby- cursive
Letter?: X
Number?: 13
Gum?: orange orbits...
Holiday?: arbor day
Season?: winter
Toothpaste Flavor?: green yummy
Radio Station?: k rock I guess
Perfume?: love spell... or that stuff I had a long time ago that smelled like sea mist...
Scent besides perfume?: laundry softner
Body part on the opposite sex?: hands and necks... but mostly personality is key I guess? I dunno I'm a loser

FRIENDS AND LIFE

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?: a fashion designer?
How Do You Want To Die?: blowing up london bridge and singing london bridge is falling down
Turn ons:: kindness... humor... basic connection?
Turn offs:: smoking, smelling, uber fatness
Which One Of Your Friends Acts The Most Like You?: I dunno... I spend the most time with sam...
Who's The Loudest?: Tara
Who Makes You Laugh The Most?: Todd
Who Have You Known The Longest?: emmy/todd
Who's The Shyist?: um... matt luck?
When Have You Cried The Most?: when... I went to the hospital...
What Is The Best Feeling In The World?: someone holding your hand so tight that it erases all doubt that you don't have someone to love and trust... that you aren't alone...
Worst Feeling?: not knowing what to do...
Where Do You Want To Live When You Grow Up?: all over...
If You Could Change One Thing About You What Would It Be?: whatever will change in time I guess... I like who I am...
How Long Do You Think You'll Live?: thirties????

FINISH EACH SENTENCE

Let's walk on the: in the road...
Let's look at the: sky
What a nice: lady... lets give her a huge tip...
Where did all the: trees go?
Why can't we: just kill the stupid people?
Silly, little: faggot... dicks are for chicks...
Isn't it weird that: you're a poopdick...
Never under any circumstance: do I want to be an emo...
I wish: I could find a way...
Everyone has a: chance
I am: lonely

HAVE YOU EVER

Been In Love?: no
Been To Juvie?: no
Mooned Someone?: yes...
Been Rejected?: i dont think so...
Ran Away From Home?: yes
Pictured Your Crush Naked?: sure....
Skipped School?: yes
Thought About Suicide?: yeah...
Slept Outside?: yes
Laughed So Hard You Cried?: yup.
Cried In School?: yes....
Thrown Up In School?: yes...
Wanted To Be a Model?: no
Cheated On Someone?: no
Done Something Really Stupid That You Still Laugh At Today?: yeah...
Seen A Dead Body?: funerals. grandma too...
Been Bitched Out?: yep
Drank Alcohol?: :-) awww... uh uh uh... yes
Smoked?: yes
Been On Drugs?: yes
Eaten Sushi?: yeah...
Been On Stage?: yuppp
Gone Skinny Dipping?: yes
Shoplifted?: why pay for it if u can just steal it?
Been Drunk?: once in a while
Been Called A Tease?: never
Been Beaten Up?: no

DO YOU

Swear?: of course...
Sing Well?: sometimes
Shower Daily?: every other day?
Want To Go To College?: i am in college
Want To Get Married?: I dunno... does there have to be other people involved? because relationships don't work out...
Believe In Yourself?: sometimes...
Get Motion Sickness?: no
Think You Are Attractive?: no
Get Along With Your Parents?: no they're kinda like strangers...
Like Thunderstorms?:yeeeesssssss
Play An Instrument?: no
Own An IPOD?: no
Pray?: no...
Go To Church?: never
Sleep With Stuffed Animals?: no
Keep A Journal/Diary?: sometimes
Dance In The Rain?: when I can
Sing In The Shower?: yes if theres music

THIS OR THAT

Pepsi or Coke?: pepsi
McDonald's or Burger King?: McDonalds
Single or Group Dates?: no dates.
Chocolate or Vanilla?: vanilla cake and icecream. choc. candy
Strawberries or Blueberries?: strawberries
Meat or Veggies?: chicken
TV or Movie?: movie
Guitar or Drums?: drums
Adidas or Nike?: nike...
Chinese or Mexican?: chinese
Cheerios or Corn Flakes?: cheerios
Cake or Pie?: pie
MTV or VH1?: VH1
Blind or Deaf?: blind
Boxers or Briefs?: boxers

CAN YOU

Do The Splits?: no
Write With Both Hands?: yes
Whistle?: yes
Blow A Bubble?: yea
Roll Your Tongue In A Circle?: yep
Cross Your Eyes?: yea
Walk With Your Toes Curled?: yes but it hurts?
Touch Your Tongue to Your Nose? no
Dance?: no
Eat Whatever You Want And Not Worry?: no

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON

You Touched:: sammy I think...
You Talked To On The Phone:: wardon
You Instant Messaged:: sam
You Hugged:: wardon?/sam?
You Yelled At:: stupid bitch in front of me not going 100?
You Played A Sport With:: PJ

WHAT'S THE LAST

Time You Laughed?: a while ago...
Time You Cried?: this morning
Movie You Watched?: umm... something christmasy?
Flavor Of Gum You Chewed?:idk
Joke You Told?: idk
Song You've Sung?: evanescence maybe?

RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT

Where Are You?: dinning room.
What Can You See Out Your Window?: the other side of the road
Are You Listening To Music?: no
What Are You Wearing?: pants dress corset long sleeve shirt socks and undergarments
What's On Your Mousepad?: road runner.

BELIEFS

Do you believe there is life on other planets?: yes
Do you believe in miracles?: yes
Magic?: yes.... but not the kind bosleh preforms...
Love at first sight?: sure... why not...
God?: a higher power yes... am not going to define it in such terms...
Satan?: ditto...
Ghosts?: yes
Santa?: yes
Evolution?: yes

IN A BOY... or GIRL

Fav Eye Color:: doesn't matter as long as it's pretty..
Fav Hair Color:: dark...
Short or Long Hair::either or... s'long as they don't look like an emo and it's enough to run your fingers through...
Height:: same hieght or taller...
Weight:: slender ish... I dunno... doesn't really matter s'long as they aren'tt uber big...
Best Clothing Style:: whatever they like best?

RANDOM

What Country Would You Most Like To Visit?: England... then japan
Number Of CD's I Own:: umm... legally... like ten... a fucking lot that aren't so legal...
Your Good Luck Charm:: don't ahve any...
How many pillows do you sleep with?: 3
Do you drink milk?: sometimes...
Person You Hate Most:: I dunno... nick prolly.. cause of the fucking rug burn he gave me yesterday that hurts like a fucking bitch...
Most Outdated Phrase:: durka durka...
Do you think God has a gender?: no... see above...
Where do you think we go when we die?: wherever
How many rings until you answer the phone?: enh... none - 3
What is something scientists need to invent?: a time machine
Are you a health freak?: no
Are you a virgin?: yes
If you could travel into space, where would you go?: differnt galaxies... searching for lifeforms of a more intelligent variety... maybe make space craft that is independent... so it doesn't need to tdock at homebase orwhatever first...
What is the worst weather?: sunnyness... with no where to go in the sun...
Did you play with Barbies as a child?: yeah... I popped all their heads off =-D
How many grades have you failed?: kindegarden..., for not being there enough because I was sick...

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:28:12 GMT

this gives me giggle fits

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

Last Tuesday I broke plasticinesmile's X-Box (-12 points). Last month I bought porn for cupofpoison (10 points). In July I caught a purse-snatcher who stole spoiledeuphoria's purse (30 points). Last Monday I ruled Duluth, Minnesota as a kind and benevolent dictator (700 points). In June I gave xgothic_slutx a wet willie, then I took it back (-5 points).

Overall, I've been nice (723 points). For Christmas I deserve a Nintendo Wii!

Sincerely,
nonentityoflife

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:57:00 GMT

I got a scholarship to potsdam for five hundred dollars... weird!

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:27:41 GMT

I'm a bitch... and I simply don't care who knows it anymore...

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:36:42 GMT

so that was interesting... don't really care if they think I'm dumb but I'm not useually intellectually stimulating... I prefer to listen then debate... I kinda suck at oration... and well I think that was one of the best philosophical and musical conversations I've ever had the pleasure of being witness to... the rapper thought I was bored but I guess he sucks at reading human nature... or perhaps... I just come off that way I dunno... it was really interesting though not completely comfortable... amazing...

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:51:54 GMT

a magician and a cowboy... what the fuck?

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 02:22:50 GMT

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 21:25:03 GMT

Sewing :
    My jacket
    Jareds jacket
    Lady who paying me forty dollar's leg warmers
    blanket
    corset
    pants

Drawing
    Koda's pants
    tara's pants
    blix's pants
    my pants
    sailor moon pants
    michelles green tea lady
    manipura
    six other chakras
    whatever that lady wanted me to do in art

cleaning
    my room (this is a project cause I have to rearange it and put all my books back in alphabetical order and find some way for all my clothes to fit)
    my computer ( I have to burn all the music/movies on my computer on to discs so I can get more... )

I think this is it... if I've forgotten anything... well oh well.. shoot me in the face..

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:49:31 GMT

for those of you who walk on the side walk... beware I have my license... and for those of you who have carted me around... thank you and... I passed...

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:36:21 GMT

I'm done with lj... at least posting to it... I'm going to end up ghosting probably... lj has turnt into a place just for shock value and whineing for most of the people who were once my friends... so yeah if you talk about your life and that's basically it... thne yeah I'll read your lj... but if all your going to do is bitch on the same topic or be all like I'm doing drugs look at me... or whatever I'm not reading cause that's not all your life is about... and if that is all your life really is about... then I'm really not sure we should be friends... so yeah... farewell

ps... blix thanks for the warning...

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:19:47 GMT

I hate driving very much right now... one hour of nothing but backing up and it just makes me want to shoot myself in the face and the rip out my entrails just because it'd be that much more fun...

Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:01:59 GMT

yeah this is so totally normall... spending a sunday afternoon watching a japanese cartoon in spanish with enlish subtitles...

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 03:03:12 GMT

I.... FUCKING... MISS... KAT!.. :-(

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:34:03 GMT

sometimes I just want to find a cave and live forever in my mind filled fantastical dillusions... I don't want to grow up... I don't want to face the things I'm afraid of...

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:12:20 GMT

I really hate it when people tell me what I should be doing in that snotty bitchy condescending tone... it makes me want to punch them so hard their bones break... or push them down a couple flights of stairs... make em fly make em die cause it really fucking pisses me off...

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:28:12 GMT

this semester is going to fucking suck... my mom is being a complete and total bitch... she completely flipped out over a television remote and then didn't even apologize when it turns out her accuzations were false... I'm sick of this shit... she just flipped out on me cause I got a little defensive over the fact that she went thru my bathroom closet... gonna wanna kill my self after this experience...

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:25:34 GMT

leaving at 8 getting there at like noon.... and unpacking... then leaving again