2004 Flashback Multimedia

Ahh yes, to "copy kat" Duey's idea....a year in review! Yay! (crowd in background cheers) As I thrust my fists into the air in triumph, I shall begin as those before me began...yet again lol. Ehem, in the year two thousand and four (After Death...of Christ of course..), many fantastic events occurred. January brought what it always brings with it...another semester. Let's see, ah yes I was still with Psycho in January...but only for the first week or so before I finally opened my eyes and ears and told him to GET LOST YOU PSYCHOTIC MANIAC! Then I had about 2 weeks of peace before sweet Marilea talked me into listening to David and meeting his cousin Jeremy, the 21 year old kid who was respectfully looking for some fun to recover from the psycho on his back-- guess who was up for that position lol. Ok so there went a few weeks...let's just say that got me through February before it just dissapated into the nothing it already was. However, Valentine's Day I spent with Daniel watching Star Wars, eating at Popeye's, and watching it snow unseasonally. March brought the not-so-secret of my prom date, my bestest friend Daniel, which had really been planned since junior high I think but he kinda forgot the whole asking me thing until after Jeremy. But wait, one telephone call from the state Sherriff about a severe beating brought psycho right back into our lives temporarily. "What's that? A blue van pulled into your driveway and three ninja men wearing masks jumped out and attacked you? What? One had to be Daniel even though he was at home with his parents? What? A tall one like Chad? Right.....so to recap, you basically got off your meds for rage and beat yourself up in a fit of insanity and blamed it on me and my friends so people wouldn't think you were crazy? Uh huh, well newsflash babe- it had a REVERSE effect...nutcase." Ok so March, prom plans started and things were slowly getting back to a state of normal that hadn't been present in about 3 years or so. April naturally pulled into my life what it never fails to forget, Daniel's birthday and a very serious moment with him. Then, frantics set in with getting Mystic Tanned and going to prom which was a BLAST! Who woulda guessed that I had 4 hours of dancing packed into me? Daniel slept, Andrea refused to dance, we all took pictures, etc. He didn't sleep the whole time though, just a few minutes every now and then because of a lack of caffeine from coffee deprivation. Afterwards we all went to Marilea's and ate a large assortment of foods, changed into pjs, and ended up playing Pictionary til about 2am when people had to start leaving. Ahh the memories....Ah yes, May brought a relationship I hadn't been expecting and then Riverfest but we won't go there. June was Florida where I disappointed myself and Marilea, but again we won't go there. Most of the others I hung out with were away at Governor's school. The Fourth of July I had a blast laying on the grass right next to the lit fireworks and watching them sparkle in the sky above me. July 18th was Lizz's birthday party and then August was band practice...whoo freakin hoo. I was literally at school every single day of August, what a wasted month. Ok so back to school again, we're seniors blah blah blah. Everyone found out about Clint and me, including the mormon and a few other females that still seriously need at least a good slap in the face, if not a kick in the butt and slashed tires.....ehem but where was I? Ah yes, turmoil throughout the student body. Rumors of, how did Chad say it, "boy meet girl. girl gets ring. surely they're f***ing. I heard it was in the back of a car in a parking lot and they got caught." etc etc. September calmed things down with football season and friendships drifting even further away. Marilea was long since gone, Chad burst into anger fits more frequently, Daniel felt betrayed, Chris adored his daily opportunity to make sex jokes that were nothing short of cruel, and Lizz was balancing it all. But wait, what's that? Did I hear Drama Club? YES I DID! Ok so October starts rehearsals for the Clown Play and by November 9th (my 18th birthday!!!) an evil plot had been formed. "Chad, go get Dupins and make him stand under the catwalk. Lizz, we're comin up there, open the prop room. Grab that rope, we'll hoist him up there. Ok, '[Kkkkchhh] Hey Chad, tell Dupins to hang a sec, I gotta hang out and position this one light ok? [Kkkkchhh]'" Dupins hesitates and then 'Did he just say "hang out and position a light"???' Right about that time a scream is heard from above that echoes throughout the auditorium as a dark figure is seen falling from the ceiling and Dupins gasps, holding his breath and closing his eyes and the WHACK is heard on the concrete. Actors on stage freeze and stare in shock at the body on the floor and then a very loud clanking is heard as someone is scurrying down the ladder and suddenly Dupins realized he'd be had! YES! But oh no, life is hell and nothing is sacred anymore as an all out prank war began. By December, a marvelous production by some goofy clowns, one bubble machine party, and a miniature buddha of Hope brought the school year to a close as we all left campus with shredded wrapping paper boxes and ribboned bags of goodies filled our cars while Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes, fudge, cake, and cookies lined our esophaguses to the brim. The first week off is planned for visiting relatives but no real major plans are set in stone EXCEPT for December 23rd....nothing can mess up the 23rd. December 21st it rains all day, but no big deal. The 22nd brought more rain but man, it's cold outside! Wait, that's not rain...that's sleet! Thirty minutes later it's snowing and by 10 p.m. there's 5 inches of snow on top of 2 inches of ice which means only one thing.....no one is going anywhere on the 23rd! No Senior "hot mama" pictures from the VFW, oh no....no lunch with Casey for her bday and early xmas present.....no, you're butt is staying inside the house with the tree and ham. Great.....So then Christmas Eve some may use the term "froggy" to describe my attitude as I strapped down the presents and filled up my tank, bound and determined beyond all obstacles to drive my happy 4WD rear end wherever the hell I so pleased....which I accomplished rather successfully. Christmas came and went with nothing too exciting to mention. So here I sit on New Year's Eve Eve, plotting out the course I shall be taking since everyone that could possibly be considered a gaurdian to me is currently out of state.....it worked out quite nicely I thought. Am I alone? Yes. Am I lonely? No. After all, the "Day After Tomorrow" (ya know....like the movie...hehehe) lies just beyond my grasp and I personally can't wait for the big "OH FIVE"! Onwards.....into the rest of our lives.....or just semester finals lol....