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05/21/2002 entry: "Stories from the weekend"

So okay, I have a story. Don't worry, it's good. I was applying for jobs in the mall (yuck!) at department stores (eh). I was walking out of Carson's, and I saw this girl I went to high school with working at one of the makeup counters. This wasn't just any girl though, we were friends for a time, mostly sophomore year. That year, I knew nobody in my lunch and had to be adventurous and just sit by myself. Well, there were these two other girls who were sitting by themselves. One girl, Erica, I kinda knew from my art class freshman year so she came and sat by me. Then there was this other girl, Vanessa, who we started talking to and it turned out she had gone to my best friend's high school! Talk about a small world. Well, anyhow, the three of us had our own little thing going on at lunchtime. We even had names for eachother. I was Pinky Spice because I had pink streaks in my hair. Erica was Curly Spice because of her curly hair. Vanessa was Smiley Spice because.. well I guess because she smiled a lot and had a nice big smile :D So! We were our own alternative Spice Girls. Goofy huh? Erica was the first person I had ever heard of Limp Bizkit from, that was like.. back in the day.

So, I remember that time very fondly. Erica even came to my 16th birthday party.

So, I saw her working at Carson's. Wow! First of all, that's a trip in and of itself. I hadn't seen or talked to her for 2 years. So I said "Erica! Hi!" and she looks up and is like "Hey Rachel!" or something like that, and then she said- and this part i remember exactly- "I have a son!"

Well as you can imagine I was completely surprised. I mean... wow! Erica! Has a son! His name is Alexander. And she's engaged, and plans on moving to Florida and going to school to become a Nurse. Wow! That's just... that's so great. I'm so glad she's got stuff going for her. A family, a goal,.. That's so great. I was so shocked I didn't really talk very much, I just told her I'd been at college for 2 years majoring in Psychology and minoring in Art. Hehe I forgot about Kevin :D Well not that I FORGOT but.. yeah I kind of did. You have to understand, I was completely flabbergasted. All I could think was, "Oh my god, it's Erica! and... she has a son!" Haha I don't mean to overemphasize that. But you have to understand, that's a huge surprise. It's hard to get over.

So, this summer, I'm hoping I can go and visit her and maybe set up some time where we could get together and really catch up a bit more. See, she's one of those people from high school that I actually do want to see again and talk to again. Wow. Amazing.

Also, you can send me messages to my phone via the web. It's the neatest thing. Go here to do that. It's neat, I tried it. And lord knows I love getting little messages from people. And lord knows I probably won't get very many :D I only really have a cell phone for emergencies. Like when my car breaks down somewhere on Lagrange at 11pm by the forests. Where it's dark. And spooky. And there are creepy things.

Fun stuff.

Liz Janes is my new female musician hero. This girl is phenomenal.

And I'm also getting a bit more into the Smashing Pumpkins. You can tell by my Amazon wishlist. And I really like the song Stand Inside Your Love. What's cool, is back in the day, I asked for Melon Collie on cassette for Christmas, and I got it, and so I totally have that on tape. I'm glad I never got rid of it.

You and me, meant to be.
Immutable, Impossible.
It's destiny, pure lunacy.
Incalculable, Insufferable..
But for the last time, you're everything that I want and ask for;
You're all that I'd dreamed.
Who wouldn't be the one you love?
Who wouldn't stand inside your love?
Protected and the lover of..

A pure soul and beautiful you.
Don't understand, Don't feel me now;
I will breathe for the both of us.
Travel the world, traverse the skies;
Your home is here within my heart..

And for the first time I feel as though I am reborn in my mind
Recast as child and mystic sage.
Who wouldn't be the one you love?
Who wouldn't stand inside your love?

And for the first time I'm telling you how much I need and bleed for
Your every move and waking sound; In my time
I'll wrap my wire around your heart and your mind
You're mine forever now..
Who wouldn't be the one you love and live for?
Who wouldn't stand inside your love and die for?
Who wouldn't be the one you love?

End of transmission.