Athens Girls

Everyone's goin' back to their roots.

2004-02-01T20:06:00.000-05:00

Drue! Brown hair you say? This is an interesting turn, because on jan 3rd before I came back to school, I also dyed my hair back to it's dark brown a natural hue. Oh, and when do you get out of school for the year? Screw programs, lets just go to south america and wander. I am completely serious. My friend Nick went to Guatemala and just hung out, and had the most amazing experience of his entire life. Also, he only took 300 dollars with him, lived like a king for 3 weeks, and came back with 50 bucks leftover. Hells yeah.

On another note....so last night I went on a date with this hottt Brazilian engineering student, we met in our Intro to Zen class, and get this....his name is actually Fabio. He even has long luxurious hair. Hehehe. Yeah.

I have brown hair

2004-01-22T14:22:00.000-05:00

I have brown hair, i miss you all, keep in touch I love you
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Druelette

my hair

2004-01-08T09:23:00.000-05:00

So ladies I am thinking about dying my hair dark brown...what do you all think. Here is the reason my hair is naturally light brown and my eyebrows are pretty dark and I don't really want to bother with my hair anymore and it is winter, so if I hate it it can be blond in summer.
This is a huge dicision..lemme know.

Donna, I love you!!!

2003-12-16T04:40:00.000-05:00

Donna, if you'll note, from day one, your "where are they now" name has been right at the top in the left-hand margin of links. So there, I love you, and I thought you knew about the message board but was suddenly too cool to post. Anyway, I'm glad you're on board, and I miiiiiissssssssss you! Sorry, I know, gratuitous letters annoy me too. The past few days have been soooo much fun--my friend Carly is up visiting, she went to BU last year but transferred back to Florida where she grew up. She, our friend Nick and I, are all done early with finals, and have been going out to shows, having margarita nights, and smoking and playing Simpsons Monopoly and watching bad tv until the wee morning hours. But I miss you all, and I can't wait to see everyone when I get home next Saturday! I love you all, and to all a goodnight.

hiya!

2003-12-07T20:15:00.000-05:00

drue, where have you been all of my life...and eliza, i am sorry i have been hard to reach! this week has been crazy, tim is totally moved out of his apartment, and i have been training with ocean, plus christmas shopping, and a funeral....did any of you see the front of the athens messenger? there was an article about nick stachler, apart from being back intown he suprised his mom and little brother, it was really nice to read...plus good news for him he grew three inches, his dreams came true!!!
drue call me back! i want to hear about the dazel family getaway!
lots o love

home again

2003-11-26T01:53:00.000-05:00

Sorry I missed the deal ... tonight? Coming back to Athens around 8 tomorrow night. Drue, I think some more gossiping is in order. Actually, I know it. Eliza, Monopoly. Others... please say hi. My screen name is lisiott. It'd be a welcome study break!

-Tali

Who didn't tell Donna about this??????

2003-11-22T15:30:00.000-05:00

Bitch a roonie doonies- I am sittin g here w Donna and she had no idea that this existed! Ash, did you not email her, ladies, we have left one of our own behind! Let us not forget the rule of the assmaster "always fill the other asses in on EVERYTHING!" Now here is Donlette...PS I hope you are alllllll pumped for T Giving!
Ok, this is Donna now..Why do you hate me?? I did not know about your evil message board, is this where you all post what you really think about me? I am going to cry, on Drue's shoulder and/or boob. I need to know how to access the hotness!! PS, Ash, did you drop of the face of the earth?? I haven't heard from you all year! I love you all, except that you forgot that I was your friend....grrr....pretty sure, woo--that i am cool enough to be on the list, but not cool enough to know how to post stuff. this is a problem. Otay, see you all VERY VERY soon--I will beat you up then! MWAH!

my quiz

2003-11-21T16:08:00.000-05:00

you guys did a great job on my amazing quiz! congrats! and for some reason the first question was miss marked or had a gliche and even if you put the right answer down which all of you did, it was still wrong....so an extra ten % for everyone!!
see you ladies soon!
drue when donna gets in call me, try tim's house too!
love teeny

ping center

2003-11-20T19:47:00.000-05:00

ahh the burn of a job well done! i am starting to love rowing, although i only ever see men doing it a ping, all the ladies who want a tight ass and strong arms should at least try it once. my roomie left so it is very quite in the dorm...anyway back to finals, hope to see many friendly faces at drue's on tuesday!

ok girls here is the plan

2003-11-17T13:06:00.000-05:00

Ok, it looks like if we all want to get to see eachother over break it must be on Tuesday night!!!!! I know for those of you who are coming home on Tuesday this might upset the folks, but it is really the only time we can all see eachother, so?! SO I say we plan on everyone meeting at my house Tuesday evening around 7:00 in pajamas of course for a few hours of eating and gossiping about school life boys and junk. Donlette and I can do all the cooking if yall want to bring us a few bucks towards food, or feel free to bring your own. Annie and Kate I hope you get home in time to do this, if this is a problem lemme know asap and maybe we can work something out! I love you all bunches and bunches!

i'm tuesday as well

2003-11-16T13:11:00.000-05:00

hey girls...i miss you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i will coming home on tuesday also....i'm outta class at i will probably be leaving cleveland around 2:30 unless my paper isn't finished and i fucked myself in the ass....anyway.....hopefully my paper isn't gunna be a problem and i will be home around 6:30 so if we wanted to do a later dinner on tuesday so we can include donna i will be there....annie katie....when do you get home? i can't wait for thanksgiving....alright girls...miss you so much!!!!!!!!!

call me

2003-11-14T14:10:00.000-05:00

ok guys call and tell me what would be best dinner on wednesday or Tuesday....I think Donlette can only do it on tuesday!!!!! ok 594-0241 xoxoxoxo

I come home tuesday night!!!

2003-11-13T17:13:00.000-05:00

Katie and I will be driving home together on Tuesday night because our flights get in at the same time and I think that having a dinner with you guys on Wed. or something would be the most wonderful thing in the entire world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAY FOR DRUE!!!

drue?

2003-11-13T09:18:00.000-05:00

hey hon, i thought incase you checked blogger while you were uptown maybe i could get a hold of you...what are u doing today? (this goes for SASHA, KENA and of course our newest edition ELIZA!) Because E is in town and i was thinking that dinner at Chi Fo would be an excellent way to start out an evening!
let me know!
or casa, i went there a week ago and it was great, i almost felt like i forgot about casa...oh or the new mexican resteraunt!!
anyho, love and kisses

i will be here!

2003-11-11T14:41:00.000-05:00

hey drue, i will still be in town then, and yes, yes it does sound very cozy!
kisses!

Thanksgiving!

2003-11-11T13:17:00.000-05:00

Girls who will be home Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksgiving???? If you will lemme know asap and I will host a girls and guys if you wish Thanksgiving dinner w lots of food and "drink" and movies and maybe a fire in the fireplace????? cozzy eh?
Ok Love you gals!

I just don't think I am ready for it yet

2003-11-06T18:42:00.000-05:00

I have decided, for now, no bangs.
MY mom went to BB King teeny!! She said it was great. I hope you had a good time.
I get to schedule for next semester soon too. Double majoring doesn't leave me much room for electives--even in my second semester, but I don't really mind that.
Thanksgiving is so soon, but I am trying to stay motivated and work really hard at this crucial point in the semester.
I love you all so much and I will see you soon. I am off to rehearsal where I jump around right after dinner, and then feel like I am gonna die...it's pretty fantastic actually.
MWAH!
Annie

bb king

2003-11-05T17:21:00.000-05:00

i am going to see bbking tonight, i am really excited!!
Drue, it's fine that you love bangs, aslong as you don't force that love on others! I am wasted time, waiting to schedule for classes...i hate scheduling, b/c i can never get into the journalism classes that i need! grrr!
Oh i am going to model for my friend sarah again, her theme is the 1920's sooo i am not exactly sure what hot outfits i will wear, but i am sure they will be uncomfortable!!
not much else, just wanted to write something...i can not wait until winter break, it is sooo close, but there is so much to due in the mean time!
shits and giggles

I love Cuze bangs!

2003-11-03T10:31:00.000-05:00

Annie, I hate to say this but I have always loved bangs on everyone but me. I think you would look adorable, you have one of those cute pixie supermodel faces that you could shave your head and still be hoter that everyone! I know everyone will hate me for saying this but I love Moureen's hair from Center stage...bangs and all. It is ok about 7th heavan...I haven't seen it all year either. Miss you love you if you get a hair cut send pics!

Someone better talk me out of this

2003-11-02T22:34:00.000-05:00

You know when you get an impulse and then you do it and you regret it!?
Well...
Someone needs to tell me right now that I may not, under any circumstances, cut bangs, becuase I will not look like Penelope Cruz as I am fantasizing, but rather Abir Rollins, age five, when she butchered her hair herself. And I will hate them when they look like shit and don't go up into a ponytail for dance.
BUT I WILL DO IT IF SOMEONE DOESN'T STOP ME!!!

Love you all.--Annie
ps. Drue--no time for Seventh Heaven as bangs situation has obviously required my full attention.

Home sweet home...

2003-10-30T10:27:00.000-05:00

Hi girls, I hope all of you are doing well! Hopefully I will get to see some of yall this weekend. I got to see Ashley in Boston!!! Yay! It was good to see a friendly Athens Gal face that I haven't seen for a while. Ashley I love you! Thank you for a fab Sunday! I got to see Brian Quinn too! He is the best! Ok, start posting stuff gals, i miss you!

9 hours till I literally attack harlan

2003-10-24T10:01:00.000-05:00

Tunes...I am off to B town
Ash...see you soon
Donna...you shall recieve the package of love in about a week (sorry I couldn't afford fast mail)
Annie-what the hell is happening on 7th heavan?
Abi-I am pumped for halloween
Bonlil-are you coming for block party?
xoxoxo hugs kisses and naked lovin
Drue

away in cleveland

2003-10-23T10:09:00.000-05:00

Ashely, i didn't even know you were coming into town! i figured if you were you would have posted something on blogger. But it wouldn't have mattered, i was in cleveland all weekend for a photog convention! but next time you are planning to come into town i don't want to hear it from brian deering first! With all that said, ashley, i miss you! i haven't seen you in almost a year...so i can't wait until thanksgiving!!! and for the rest of the ladies on this list i miss all of you bunches! cell phone number 707 8032, i feel like i am hitting on all of my friends by giving my number out like this!!
drue, if i don't see you have a great time in boston!
and Annie, if you read this, i keep running into your mom, and i am always hungover and getting coffee, when miss cita walks into the room looking great and insists on telling me how cute i am....i love you mom! but she always scares tim, he isn't use to seeing someone touch me that much...ahh, anyway, off to study for poli sci

lots of love

Ode to Ashley

2003-10-23T09:10:00.000-05:00

You know what Ash...i really miss you! i miss everyone, but i just feel like we have a certain Maplewood bond (the late night Connan/study sessions, laundry baskets, after school snack time, wednesday morinings...) I fly in on Friday night and leave monday at noon. So Sunday sounds like a ball...yes i totoally wanna see Quinn, I love him! No more sundaes this year...oh got his icecream made me sick just looking at it. We should totally hang out...I prob. won't get to spend the night, but i will deffinatly get to see you! Woo, i got a message that you called from my dad, but didn't get any on my machine? PS Sean moved out...he is seriously the stupidist person of all time. I hate him!!!!! I love it that you still live across from Anya and Allison... I love that building! Oh, I wanna move to Boston and live in an APT with you soooooooo bad! i just want to leave OU and go to like a community college in a city and do Yoga and ballet and eat bad food, and have you impart your fashion wisdom to me! Maybe someday eh? Ok, love you!
----Every other gal on the list, I miss you and love you call me!

MIA Docie & Eiler

2003-10-23T00:35:00.000-05:00

Drue!!! Teeney!!! Where were you girls last weekend? I came home to A-town, and stalked Drue, but could not find her. I left a few messages on your (& Sean's) answering machine, and chatted with Ron for a bit about your possible whereabouts (he didn't even suggest you had left the country.............hehehe, memories), and I drove around the east side to your various homes (all 3) to see if I could spot the Docie mobile. I left a message on your home phone, Teeney, but alas, did not hear back from you nor the infamous Mugwump. So girls, I missed you, but I will return for thanksgiving, and yes Drue, I'd better see you this weekend. When do you fly in, and when do you leave? I'd love it if you wanted to spend a night with me and katie my roomate; she's the one you sat accross from at the Thai place up here last year, and is just super awesome. Oh, and if you're here Sunday night, Quinn and I are planning a Simpson's halloween episode viewing, and how cool would that be if you and harlan came........for two consecutive years! I smell tradition.

2 days till Boston

2003-10-22T10:10:00.000-05:00

Two days till boston, two days till boston, two days till boston! Did I mention that i am excited to got to Boston!? I better see Ashley while I am there! (Or else)

Yay!!!!

2003-10-21T20:05:00.000-05:00

Tuna I am so freaking glad that you got an ok pic, I was totally worried I had failed your assignment for you! Carrie broke up w/ her BF and totally spaced (rightfully so) but it still sucks that I couldn't have gotten you something better! Congrats of the modeling gig...I amturned on just thinking about it!!! Much love and hugs!

drue is a signing wizard!

2003-10-21T19:57:00.000-05:00

drue everything turned out fine,so thankyou for putting up with me in your face con camera. I had this assignment for my photog class to get an everyday occurence, a timeless thing, like someone signing, lets say drue, to another student...anyway, drues friend didn't show up, but i still got a bitching pic. of drue signing! oh guess what! my friend sarah made 1920's style lingeire, how do you spell that word?, and i am going to model it for her tommorow evening, for her fashion photography class! very exciting! this means that i will need to shave, and lotion the legs, but i am all about having my hair and makeup done!! yea!
love
teeny

Agreed

2003-10-21T09:16:00.000-05:00

I am with Christina...Tali woo, either you are totally stoned or you are in some new creative writing class that is creeping into your everyday life...hehehehehe, however I agree that simple things are good. Speaking of simple: those of you with a few "extra" moments should check out a Mahragi video...his real name is Prem Rawat ( i think I am smelling all this really wrong) he has a wonder message (not a religious one, but an all welcoming way of life) Seriously he is great...Ash you would love this...talk about inner peace, this guy is amazing...don't worry it really isn't a crazy hippy cult (all of these really diverse people follow his teachings; nuns, priests, rabis, pagans, pastors, wiccans)
Ok, off to have lunch with the Tuna. Miss you all!

tali smokes pot!

2003-10-20T14:54:00.000-05:00

tali, you are correct many simple things bring extreme amounts of joy, i for one love the feeling of my pj's when i am exhausted and somehow mashed potatoes make my stomach stop hurting but i think what is actually going on is that tali has found the beauty of weed. just a thought!

44 degrees and misting.

2003-10-18T01:21:00.000-05:00

There's something mysterious about late night walks. My friend Ben & I just got back from an excursion to the football stadium. Climbing about on wet fences is a risky endeavor, but playing in shadows on the 50 yard line is enchanting.

Fountains at night are soothing, too. Rainy early mornings in general. To be able to come back, slip out of wet clothes and into warm ones...

where did my post go?

2003-10-14T08:41:00.000-05:00

yikes i think blog is smarter than me!
anyway i wrote a post bitching about my anews coworker than took a week off, even though we have the exact same schedule...that quiter!
Drue when are you going to boston?
is janelle on this? i saw her yesterday, she looked happy
ou football team won a game, it made for nice pictures
my shooting class is really hard, but i love it
i am looking for internships for the summer, chances are the bests ones for someone at my level are in the tri-state area...probably kentucky...dangerously close to the grandparents.
ashely you still rock for putting this site together
ladies what are you going for to your respective halloween parties? are their going to be any excuses for you to get dressed up? i sure hope so!!!
alright, off to make tea and oatmeal, i am working against a cold at the moment.
christina
p.s. it is outweek, just incase anyone cared, i can see the LGBT kids from my window doing a demonstration.

Thursday in the computer lab....

2003-10-09T13:18:00.000-05:00

Well chicas who obviously have more of a life than I.....how are you? I miss all of you more than i can say. I have actually been meeting new friends this year, but none so cool as yall. So screw my calender idea, because of many many troubles getting it together...I am way sorry, but we are just not the most organized group...bummer eh? But I am still working on a little something for y'all. ASHLEY i am coming to Boston and I want to see you and I have recieved word that you will be in Atown soon???? Lemme know, I miss you a ton! Eliza, do you hate me? whats with the not calling me while you were in town? Ok, well loves and kissed to all. My fad of being in love with 40 year old men is happening again...I tell you more later (no real threat to Harley Baby of course) =)

Early Saturday............

2003-10-04T06:59:00.000-05:00

Hola Drue, I am indeed still here.......the week was busy but good, and today I finally have a chance to update the neglected blog.

Pearls of wisdom for Annie OR shit I've learned from Bean town experience: If you're unsure what it is you want to do, that's good. Ideal. You want that...........one doesn't have to think in terms of a "career path".......pre-law, pre-med, etc........because it really doesn't matter all that much in the eventual grad or job interview. In fact, I was discussing similar thoughts with my brother yesterday, who recently finished his MD/PhD, yet if he could do it over, he would still pursue the same doctorates, but would have been a history or philosophy major undergrad. He discovered that regardless of how much information or knowledge he knew entering graduate school, he still needed to probe more indepthly, and had to take the same classes, etc, as everyone else, and actually had to "un-learn" a bit of medical misinformation he learned as an undergrad. Employers, grad schools--whomever--don't emphasize the title of an undergraduate degree, but rather evaluate you through the interview, references, and like to see you've done well in whatever major it is you've chosen to study. That's just my experience and the experience of those I've talked to.

So take whatever classes look interesting or fun, and figure out what you like, no exclusions based on your or anyone else's perception of you. Also, valuable lesson I learned: ambition is only helpful if it's well-directed--just because you're "good" at something doesn't mean you have to pursue it--rather, direct that vibrancy and ambition toward whatever it is that will ultimately make you happy while paying the bills.

On a completely different note.......an Interesting discovery: I reorganized my CD books chronologically, based on when I acquired each CD--either purchased, given to me, or burned--regardless of genre, artist, etc. It ended up being a journal of sorts, mapping the mood and corresponding music at different points in my life. Oddly, It made me put the actual time frame of events into a clear order, rather than just how I've subjectively remembered it. And I've remembered many moments previously forgotten. And it's kinda cool to flip to parts of a CD book, back in time to how the pages looked looked in 9th grade. I've also noticed that whenever I'm in a certain mood, I tend to flip to specific different sections, listening to the music surrounding a time in life, even if the genres are entirely different. It's the simplist organization to maintain, you simply add any new CDs right at the end. Complete. I was most surprised that I remembered the order accurately, given the bulk. Hmmmmmm.

Ashley?

2003-10-03T15:45:00.000-05:00

Where are you oh one who hooked me on this?

mary???? pregnant?

2003-10-01T09:11:00.000-05:00

Wow! I guess imissed more of last season than I thought. I knew about Simons accident, and that Lucy is married, but where do they live? Who did Mary get married to???? That homeless guy? And she is prgnant???????? hot sex.... scadalous! Where is themom this season??? God, my whole life has been turned upside sown within minutes of reading Annies posting. I feel like a TV junkie, but I really only watch the following...7th Heaven, Friends, Will and Grace, Gilmore Girls and the best show ever American Dreams ( I am in love with JJ) Ok, now that I have addmited how boaring my life is, it think i will shut up for a while...mmmmm
Oh, I am in need of advice! Question: When you think of me what are honestly the first two occupations that pop into your head? Really I want to know. I have already ruled out stripper, so don't bother. (Really tell me what you honestly think!!!!!)

Oops....and I am a prospective Eng. major

2003-09-30T21:50:00.000-05:00

Shittier.
And was supposed to be only one copy.

7th Heaven: shittier and shitier, yet more transfixing than ever

2003-09-30T21:46:00.001-05:00

I could have vomited the scripts they have been using for that show. It has now become one of those shows that you just laugh at, but for some reason it is the only thing I watch here. Anyway Drue, the premier was last week. Lucy is not pregnant. Mary is. And Simon wants to leave home because of the accident. Just thought I'd catch you up. I hope I didn't ruin it for you--I mean, I know that you never could have guessed what would happen!

7th Heaven: shittier and shitier, yet more transfixing than ever

2003-09-30T21:46:00.000-05:00

I could have vomited the scripts they have been using for that show. It has now become one of those shows that you just laugh at, but for some reason it is the only thing I watch here. Anyway Drue, the premier was last week. Lucy is not pregnant. Mary is. And Simon wants to leave home because of the accident. Just thought I catch you up. I hope I didn't ruin it for you--I mean, I know that you never could have guessed what would happen!

Spanish Woes...

2003-09-30T20:01:00.000-05:00

Here I am at the OU computer lab at 9:00, and instead of watching the season premiere of seventh heaven I am stuck studding for my massive Spanish test. I brought cookies for everyone in hopes that they will impart their Spanish knowledge to me. My math tutor Jack...is interesting...I think he likes me...he always gets all tongue tied and nervous when we talk about anything but math...Then he called "just to see how my test went"mmmmm or maybe I am just stupid...

Monday...Hi girls

2003-09-29T14:22:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I have so much to tell everyone, but the minute I sit down to write it all, it slips my mind. First Sean is moving out of the house! Thank GOD! He is such an Ashley. Saturday morning was the third time I woke up to find our bathroom covered in puke! Urge, and you know about my sympathy vomiting. Metra now hates me, but no loss there. Sean belongs in rehab...I made that clear during our argument.
Can I ask you guys a question, do you ever feel like you don't identify with other college students, (lemme clarify...not that you don't enjoy their company, or want to be friends with them, but that they are somehow naive about a lot of things?)
I was sitting in class today counting the number of stupid uneducated comments that came out of peoples mouth..."Those shoes are gay" "Michelle Branch...Isn't she a lesbo?" I wonder if Leonardo Davinci was like cool and stuff..."
See my point.
This weekend I have a three day babysitting job, bumma!
I miss everyone soooo much.
Eliza, whats with the never freaking returning my emails, bitch (in a nice way).
xoxoxoxox
I think I OD'ed on banana smoothies this week I feel like puking.
Namasda Peace Love kisses and Hugs
Drue

i am here

2003-09-28T15:11:00.000-05:00

hey girls...this has been goin strong, nice job ashley, sorry it took me so long to get into it....been busy....but hey lets not let the emails die cause it is so exciting to check email now...thursday was ridiculous, i drank and entire bottle of gin, almost died....didn't drink the rest of the weekend because i swear i now have holes in my stomach. friday andrew came to visit...that was great...and can i just say that he is amazing....let's take the night and katie's and make it 100x better, well maybe not that much cause that night was really great too....not goin to bore you with the details cause i could go on forever....saturday well that was amazing too cause we just laid in bed and talked till like 2..but then he had to leave :( after that i went to my big fat greek retirement party....god i love doin stuff with tonia's family it's so fun....i've been around enough now that i have to go around and kiss everyone too....except the old people all think i can speak greek and start goin on and on about what i don't know....last night still couldn't drink from thursday so i watched my friends get wasted but that is always entertaining. and today i've slept all day....i'm gunna get goin...cuase i need to get some stuff done....but yeah love all of you alot....coming home next weekend for everyone who is goin to be around....
love!

Hmm...I (Ash) have no concept of time...some things never change.

2003-09-28T14:06:00.000-05:00

Sunday. Today is Sunday, not Saturday. I've just made that discovery, courtesy my cell phone screen. If you read my blog beneath this, you'll see what I'm referring to. I thought about editing the blog, changing "it's Saturday" to "Sunday," but that just wouldn't be right....I like the idea that it's real and unedited.

Oddly reassuring; there ARE contstants in life. I can relax in knowing that I am still a moron.

Why I chose Blogger.......and a Leonard Nimoy reference.

2003-09-28T13:00:00.000-05:00

Hey E-liza, glad you joined us.........I thought about fostering online Athens communication through Friendster, actually, but decided that blogger was the most applicable to how we're all interacting with the Web as a means to staying in touch with eachother as a group.

First, let me preface this silly explanation of mine: As sarcasm translates poorly online, I'm not sure if you were entirely joking, and I now am about to make a jackass of myself.....but just in case, and cause others may be at least curious, I'll explain why I chose blogger over similar services. And if nothing else, I make a Leonard Nimoy reference in the last paragraph.

With Friendster, which asserts itself as "the new way to meet people," networking is the focus, with linear links to insular "profiles," rather than an open forum for the exchange of comminication as a group, much like one would do in a room of friends. Basically, Friendster is structured as a network of linear pathways, whereas blogger provides a single, constant flow of communication among a group, and unlike other services, is easliy archived for us all to make fun of later in life. For all you visual learners out there: I picture the difference between the two systems as blogger expanding the flow of thoughts out to the periphery, as a solid smooth surface, rather than a straight line, which is then redirected and shot to the left. And no, I'm not on crack.

The idea of networking places expansion of human resources (i.e. "profiles" of people) are the focus. You connect to someone's profile, and from there, can access the profile of every "friendster" they have networked with. With blogger, the focus is the exchange of ideas, not the exchange of people/resumes. The user-friendly posting approach on blogger mimic conversation, without the messy complexity of a web-ring or linked network. Also, with blogger, you can tailor settings and the html itself, essentially altering every aspect of the structure and function of the page, as well as having invited "members" and making the blog "public" or "private."

How we were using email to essentially replace "hanging out," and now using blogger in much the same casual, open-forum conversational way, the idea is to keep the group small, representing the people we truly care for and would relax with on a weekday night or afternoon.

The "profile" joining is a nifty tool--if "meeting new people" is your goal. But I figure it's kinda silly to go through the trouble of creating "profiles," cause there's only like 12 of us, and we all know that, say, Bonnie is female and Abi has red hair. Hell, I am overstimulated everyday on this campus; I just wanted to create a serene environment for us all to retreat to cause we can't do it in my kitchen on Phillips Lane.

So that's my bit, and again, sorry E if you were joking and just threw that out there on a whim, in which case (INSERT LAUGH). Cause it would make a good joke, much in the same spirit that we both find the idea of Leonard Nimoy hilarious. Not even Nimoy as an actor, just the fact that life has put a Leonard Nimoy out there.

For those of you who are not Eliza or who may be asking: "Who the hell is Leonard Nimoy, and does Ashley have way too much spare time?" (No, I wish, but it IS Saturday...) Leonard Nimoy IS Spock, The ORIGINAL elvin-eared love muffin.
Official Leonard Nimoy Fan Club!!!

(No worries; I'm proud to say I'm NOT a member)

Um..

2003-09-28T11:54:00.000-05:00

Is blogger like friendster for losers?

Because I am totally beating all of y'all at Friendster. TOTALLY.

Yeah, I think I did it!

2003-09-28T11:41:00.000-05:00

Hi luvahs,
I think that I have done this right....? Just a quick not to say i love you and miss you all and thank you Ash, this is a fab idea!
Namasda xoxoxo
Druelette

click click.

2003-09-26T16:46:00.000-05:00

finally have some decent pictures up on my site. most of you are in there somewhere...enjoy it...

Tali Si's Princeton Photos

Welcome newbies, enjoy the page...

2003-09-26T13:21:00.000-05:00

Welcome newbies (Annie, Sa & Teeney); good to hear from you. Wow Sa, it sounds like you've got your hands (or at least your driveway) full. And congrats Teeney on the new place, hopefully I'll be able to test drive the couch quite a bit in June. Oh, everyone, I'll be in Athens From October 19th until the evening of the 22nd, so I expect to see all of your beautiful faces, or at least the local ones.

Annie--any time ou happen to venture into Boston, to visit Katie or whatnot, you'd BETTER stop by and see me, I'm only 30 feet away from the T you'd have to take to visit BC, so pop in anytime. If you become aware of dates you'll be in Bean Town, lemme know, and we can work out the details.

Oh, about your posting question, Teeny--I'll have to research image posting a bit; it's fairly simple to post links to any website or page, so if you have pictures online anywhere, you can simply provide a link to it in your post:

Highlight the text you'd like to link, If you're using a Windows browser (Explorer, MSN, etc), there is a keyboard shortcut to do the same thing. Select the text you want to link and then hit ctrl+shift+a.

P.S.

Personally, I would usually just write an html link by hand; just copy this code and edit the URL and text: LESS THAN SIGNa href="URL">YOURTEXT
I had to substitute LESS THAN SIGN for the symbol <
and also GREATER THAN SIGN for the closing >
........if not, it appears as html, and ironically, links to itself. Hmmm. Once you've copies and pasted it, just replace:

LESS THAN SIGN with <
MORE THAN SIGN with >
TEXT with your title, or any description of what it will link to, or you could fool us all and link us to nudie sites (hehehe......maniacal laughter.....)
URL with the http:// address

Hope that's not too convoluted......

Let me demonstrate by linking to my personal blog (which I just began anew yesterday as well)......feel free to check it out regardless, it's a blend of a public journal, a post-it-note to myself, and a whole lotta randomness. And it explains what life is like in my universe these days......if you're curious and have some time to kill before your next class. I know the linked blog reads like a rambling Art Gish editorial (shout out to local Athens culture!), but it's the very honest truth, regardless of how it 'sounds.' My cards are on the table, aces exposed.

Ashley's life these days: Nothing like the OC tv show, but still worth reading about

pictures?

2003-09-26T09:14:00.000-05:00

ashley, or anyone, can you post images? i am at times retarded with the computer...sooo if you have any advice, give it to me, in the least sexual way possible...thank you!
teeny

growing out

2003-09-26T08:56:00.000-05:00

okay i hate my hair right now, alot! it doesn't look bad all the time, just most of the time...i need help with hiding the ugliness. i am not growing it out as long as it was before i cut it, but to my chin...it shall be painful, and i realize...ashley how long is your hair? i am sure you can understand, b/c if you let the shortness grow too long there is this akward moment, like my hair is going through puberty or something! ugh! soon it will be over..=)
okay so i am a big dork, but guess what i am doing ladies? signing a lease at 4pm! tim and i will be living on woodword street in june!!! yea!!! it is so exciting to take this next step....:)
so ladies i am going to take a mid morning nap, have a wonderful day!
and ashely, darling, this is was a brilliant idea...way to rock!
lots of love
christina

Still Crazy as ever in A-town!

2003-09-26T06:45:00.000-05:00

Hello to everyone,
I sitting at my computer in my towel...I'm too tired to get dressed! This week has been 100% HELL. But It is almost done, at 4:00 today my accounting test will be over!!!YES:) Accounting is the devil! I have been studying for this damn test for over a week and still don't know it all...oh well wish me luck!
So living on N. Congress is kinda like living in one big party world. Everynight I fall asleep to some lame ass music that the party next door or across the street or even way the hell down the road is playing. Oh and my fellow students get a real kick out of throwing thier empty kegs down the deck stairs and then rolling them down the street and see if they hit any cars....oh i love athens!
Well gilrs I gotta get back to studying but this was a lovely break....love to all of you and hope to see you soon!
Love always and forever, Sa

From A-town to Gay-town

2003-09-25T17:50:00.000-05:00

So this is quite professional--a site of our very own! I am already impressed that I have been able to post a message (joining the coveted ranks of Tali and Ashley) considering the fact that I am technologically handicapped. Things are still going well here, but everything is pretty quiet. I don't feel overwhelmed yet because so far I have had all the time in the world to study-even if there is a lot of work. Maybe once I get a social life that will change.
Anyway, I have been running around in Isabelle for the past week. How dangerous. But seriously it sucks ass in college walking in the rain. no fun. I don't even want to think about when the New England 8 mo. winter is going to come around.
Please tell me why I am not in a school where it is warm and where there are boys?
I went hiking yesterday because it was mountain day (a surprise day off of classes). It was nice to get out of the bubble that is college. I didn't really realize how much of a parallel universe my life for the past month has been until I got out.
But anyway my lovely ladies-- hope to hear from you soon. Keep in mind that no boys are allowed so... think of all the juicy things we can talk about. ha! Way for us all to be five year olds! So cute.
I LOVE IT!

Tali Rocks....and you all can too!

2003-09-25T17:03:00.000-05:00

Way to be proactive Tali dear, it's good to see I'm no longer blogging myself (hehehe....I like how dirty that sounds). So everyone should follow suite, and as Tali suggests, write write write! Chagnot joined earlier today, and is sorting through the technical aspects of posting, but will be joining Tali and I momentarily.

I should clarify: There's a difference between writing text and clicking the "post" button, which saves your message, and clicking the "post & publish" button. In order to publish a message to the page, you'll want to hit the "post & publish" button. Hope this clears up any confusion. If you're not confused and I'm still not seeing blogging this weekend, well, you'd better be trapped under something heavy because there's just simply no other justifiable excuse.

connected to jersey

2003-09-25T14:33:00.000-05:00

another hot idea from ashley, eh? you'd all better use this if you know what's good and mighty. right now, the weekend's descended on my schedule and it's all fun/games from here out. the semester's been enjoyable thusfar. five-course load consisting of english/american satire, anthro, history, music theory, & political theory. throw in some dining hall wenching, commonsense magazine (cs-journal.org) and club basketball for healthy exercise. i'm trying to put together a website, so hopefully there'll be some nice pictures of you all soon: www.forbesaddition.org/tali

my fall break is the week before and the weekend of the halloween block party back home. anyone going to be around? thanksgiving & winter break i'll be there, too.

anyone/everyone please visit if you're in the area. i'll be up boston way in later november for a concert, so you girls up there, soon enough.

again, write write write.

One more thing...

2003-09-25T08:54:00.000-05:00

P.S.....if I've forgotten to include someone integral to the group, I apologize; it was fairly late at night when I hatched this cockneyed idea. So if there's anyone that you feel should be involved, just email them the link to the website, or email me and I'll send a blogger invitation. Also, if you'll look to the left, I've created a link for each chica, so if you'd like to add or change your link, just post it or email me the URL.

I want this blog to be as much of a collaborative effort as possible, so please please please feel free to make suggestions, assert criticisms, and propose changes. My AIM screen name is AshMaster003 (Cheesy, I know, but fitting somehow...), so add me to your buddy list if I'm not on it already. Being the nerd I am, email is a great way to contact me, and a link is provided on the left-hand side. If for some reason your browser limits frames and you find yourself asking, "Left side? What the hell is she talking about?" my email is asarver@bu.edu, which is ultimately fowarded to ajsarver@operamail.com.

Oh, and I wanted to gauge your feedback.......should we have a separate linked section for email addresses or AIM screennames? And should we have a phone & mailing address listing or anything along those lines? Something to think about anyway.

Welcome to our blog....hopefully this will be a hit....

2003-09-25T00:02:00.001-05:00

Hey gals, it's Ashley; I miss you all, and love you all very, very much. Inspired by the quasi-web ring-style email letter we had begun to circulate (thanks Bonnie & Drue for getting the ball rolling), I thought the next organic move was to create a blog for us to share, as a means of keeping in touch, staying involved in one another's lives, and recording our collegiate misdeeds, mishaps and misadventures for posterity. Because we cannot share a tangible common room, think of this as our virtual campus, no shower sandals required (unless you feel compelled, I suppose, to wear them while typing.....weirdo).

As the first "blogger" on our nerd-tastic site, I feel I should mention my hopes for this venture. Anytime you reminisce about your days spent as an Athens girl, don't simply gaze into the distance longingly (or drink like a fish), blog it instead! Sport that hometown pride; after all, a lifetime spent enduring the "townie" status should not pass by the wayside in vain. Anything from a simple hello, an incoherent babbling, an inside joke (not everyone has to get it), or even a long and winding piece of prose--all are welcome here, share them will your fellow Athenian hotties.

One note: Let's keep this blog small, however; exclusive to the girls who have exchanged stories (and bites) at Union Street, stollen away to the Front Room mid-day to rant about the good 'ol AHS, and laughed until we cried during Donna's infamous (insert miscellaneous cheesy televised award show) parties. You know who you are. Oh, and NO BOYS ALLOWED (I always wanted to have a "no boys" club......had to wait 'till college......life is zainy like that).

So let's get the show on the road........