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Tuesday, March 15th, 2005
7:03 pm	I have mastered the world of livejournal technology. marvel at my picture. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 19th, 2005
11:19 pm	19 candles on my petite scandanavian torte My birthday cake this year managed to combine linguistic elements of northern, western, and mediterranean Europe. Hurrah. heads up kids, this is your chance to cover your ass for forgetting...you've still got a couple hours to call, get on that. Love, Danielle (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 1st, 2004
4:49 pm	The Official 2004 Presidential Debate Drinking Game The Game rules are as follows: *every time President Bush says the word "Safer" take a drink. If he uses the word "democracy in the same sentence, make it a double. *For every John Kerry reference to the UN take a drink. *If Bush used the phrase "compassionate Conservative" you must Chug your entire beverage. *Take one drink for every three times Kerry points with his left hand. *Any previously recorded Bushism, like "misunderestimated" or "subliminable used by the president during debate requires one drink. *If Kerry exceeds the time limit for any response take a drink. *Back to back offenses require a double shot and a No-Doz * A reference by your candidate to any of the following requires one drink: 1)Florida 2)North Korea 3)Axis of Evil 4)Saddam Hussein 5)The American People *and for an exiting twist on the game, anytime anybody mentions the word "vietnam" everybody has to take a drink. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 12th, 2004
4:48 pm	yes, like the band Chicago. Megan has suggested that "t'aint no better way to keep up with people's lives than live journal". I have to say I'm inclined to agree. And with that I jump back onto this particular bandwagon. As might be expected my days are filled with perusing, exploring and being generally cool in my new adopted home. I discovered today that I am but one quick train stop away from the infamous Belmont/Clark hipster mecca. Naturally I drowned my loneliness in shopping. Lovely purchases were made, however that $10 an hour job I'm in the running for was made just that much more crucial. Rest assured, I miss you all. Chi-town is, I'm convinced, the city that has it all, but its not quite home. Oh, and mark your calenders lovelies, because damn-it you are all hanging out with me in 12 days when I come home. Each and every one of you had better make time. I am expecting some type of pomp and circumstance upon my arrival. Like a pie or something Love, Danielle (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, April 23rd, 2004
9:33 am	oh man. lolita? You're Lolita! by Vladimir Nabokov Considered by most to be depraved and immoral, you are obsessed with sex. What really tantalizes you is that which deviates from societal standards in every way, though you admit that this probably isn't the best and you're not sure what causes this desire. Nonetheless, you've done some pretty nefarious things in your life, and probably gotten caught for them. The names have been changed, but the problems are real. Please stay away from children. Take the Book Quiz at the Blue Pyramid. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 31st, 2003
1:12 pm	such shit as you wouldn't believe. totally. Yesterday I started my new job at the homeless shelter. man. I am a secretary. I work a switchboard, which they call a telephone, and it is ridiculously complicated. It has hundreds of unmarked buttons that I'm suposed to be able to recognize but don't, so of course I suck. luckily I also work with the biggest, gayest latino man you've ever seen in your life, and he saves my ass by telling me which buttons to push. It's a little demeaning when he says things like "oooh girl, I used to mess this up too, dont worry" because I know he's lying. Its not that hard, I'm just no good at it. Is $7.00 an hour worth sacrificing my dignity for? why yes, I think it is. I just hope somehow I can get better at it and stop feeling like a fucking moron. at least I dont have pretentious indie twins who make fun of my art. I met the Brian half of the art twins at CC. He was awkward and funny. Oh my god. My mom just got home. Her bank just got robbed. She was opening up the branch this morning when two men in masks ran around the corner with guns and made her let them in. They held my mommy at gunpoint and made her open the vault. They accidentally tripped the alarm and they freaked out when it went off and threatended to shoot them. When they finally got the money they tied my mom and her co-worker up and put duct tape over their mouths and left them there. The police came a few minutes later and helped them up and everything. I feel so bad for my mom even though she is looking and acting fine. now I feel silly for bitching about my problems at work. oh. man. I'm glad she's okay. (insert fact of mind-blowing irony: My mom was forced to dress up for halloween by her boss, and she was really pissed so she just grabbed an old jailbird costume from our basement for herself and took a trenchcoat that I put the letters FBI on the back of a few years ago to be scully from X-files for her co-worker. So when the robbers came around the corner, my mom and her co-worker were dressed as a jail-inmate and an FBI agent.) also: everyone should always vote. If you choose not to vote than you have no claim to democracy. other news. I am on a steering commitee for a summit on urban planning. so if anyone has ideas about speakers, or wants more information they should tell me. I know you are interested in urban planning, right? Happy halloween. Current Music: sleater-kinney (Comment on this)
Sunday, October 5th, 2003
8:49 pm	now it looks as though they're here to stay... Today I worked, and then I went for a ride like I like to do, enjoy nature while paradoxically helping pollute and destroy it. I'm a bad person, what can I say. at least I don't live in the suburbs. I got to talk to my friend courtney for a long while, which helped to curb the feelings of isolation and depression. Still, I feel like I'm losing people who are important to me and its not making me happy. Damn it. I want to go back. after the ride I went back to work, and found zen in "baby einstein". later I warmed the polar ice cap just that much more by driving alison back and forth three times to meijer looking for a birthday present/cat-food/candycorn. then I came home and wrote a paper about how great I am for my english class. it is Ri-dic-ulous. I need to have fun. For a good time call 245-6299. Danielle Current Mood: nostalgic Current Music: Nedelaansepop- I like to be ethnic (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 1st, 2003
9:44 am	uh huh, uh huh, work it, yeah. so megan sent me an e-mail with the above subject that told me how to go about updating, because I guess she was tired of hearing the news of my life first-hand. The reason I haven't been updating is because since the website was re-vamped I haven't been able to navigate it. Thats right, new colors, a couple new bars here and there and I can't handle it. um..today I was supposed to go to school at 7:30 but I didn't wake up until 9:30. But hey, I got an A on my Russian history test last night. Education karma is like regular karma. that should equal out. So now I'm just sitting around until I have to go to my internship. I should be applying to college. I should be at school learning. I should at least be sleeping. but no. I'm updating. um...what else... -I'm at a quandary. what the quandary is, thats news for later. -I really regret not getting the cigarette case I saw in east lansing. so much so that when I have time (and money) I think I may go back and get it. -euh. look at me be materialistic. -I hate that the weather is getting cold so fast. soon cars will be sliding into other cars, certain people will be sliding under cars, and my car will be making the kuh-chunk, kuh-chunk kuh-chunk sound. -I need to find a boy to like me before winter because in winter they all stay inside and they are impossible to find. -euh look at me be co-dependant. I hope no one takes me too seriously. alright, I need to go to my internship. bye for now. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, September 6th, 2003
5:25 pm	well I guess it would be nice.... life is fairly good albeit somewhat confusing. fireworks like to be pretty. Other than being stuck on a silly boat in the middle of lake erie with a big schmindividual and the 17 year old equivalent of Rush Limbaugh, my days pass by uneventfully. The end. Current Mood: sick Current Music: megan talking (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 27th, 2003
10:57 pm	I'm sorry. I know that everything that there is to say has been said, and that to leave the matter would be the best way to settle it but my mind wont allow that, so forgive me if this is more for my benefit than any of yours. with that in mind, apologies are in order. Trevor- I know I went crazy on you, and without very good reason, and I apologise...clearly I made more of an issue than there was, maybe I'm just stressed, or feeling guilty myself, but anyway, thats no excuse. I'm sorry, sorry, sorry. also; I'm sorry that Alison said what she did to you (not that I know what exactly that was....) I think its my fault because I may have vented one too many times to her about things that it was not my business to vent about. I'm sorry for that too, it wont happen again. Lastly, I'm sorry for getting myself involved and this..I know its has nothing to do with me, only the people I love, and I sometimes get that confused...I'll do my best to back out of it now. sorry too for calling your phone fifteen billion times in a row. Megan- I'm sorry I made you feel like I was mad at you. I'm not, I'm more mad at the situation for reasons I think you know. I didn't mean to sound so offended, and I know it was my own fault for lying. You never asked me to do that, and wouldn't. I'm sorry too that I think I can live your life for you. I cant. advice is one thing, action is another. I yelled at you for something that was basically my fault, I regret it. I'm sorry too for telling you I think you are playing people, I know thats not true. forget it, please. I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions about who you were wronging. it was none of my business and anyway wasnt exactly true. I'm sorry I insisted your mom hobble out to the porch on crutches to give you the phone. lapse of judgment. Tim- I'm sorry I misled you, I didnt mean to. while I didn't literally know where she was, I did know with who and I could very well have told you that, and given you the number. (even though clearly that wasn't working fr me...) megan tells me I should have. I didnt't realize it was as big of a deal as it was I guess. or wasn't. none of that was meg's fault. I felt I was doing both you and megan a favor by not complicating matters, it was stupid of me to think it was my place. I'm sorry. Everyone- I'm sorry I am being melodramatic. I am never this way, and hate it when people are. I'm sorry I dont know enough about computers to make this not public. I'm sorry I can't leave for ohio without resolving issues the best way I know how. I'm sorry the best way I know how is as non-confrontational as posting on livejournal. I'm sorry I'm not the best at communication. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ so now that thats over-with, I think we can forget about it and go back to normal. I'n not mad at anyone but myself. The whole situation was blown way out of proportion, (and dont think I dont know that an extensive, melodramatic post like this just fuels that. The hypocrisy runs deep.) I'm shutting the book on this now, and backing out before I mess anything else up. geez. end of story. one more thing: I love you all. I would never want anything but the best for each of you, and thats the truth. That is all I really want you to get out of this. Current Mood: guilty (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 21st, 2003
3:46 pm	internship shminternship I need me an internship. quick-like. anyone have any ideas? (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 19th, 2003
11:52 pm	runecast. Past, Present and Future This cast has selected you a rune representing your past, present and future. Your Name: Danielle Grace Hammel Your Date Of Birth: 01/19/86 Your Question or Comment: what does one normally ask a runecaster? Past Lagaz - Intuition, imagination, success in studies, creativity, vitality and passion (especially for women). Present Isa - Cessation of energy, freezing an issue where it stands, cooling relationships, separation, division. Future Ing - Fertility, successful conclusion to issue or situation, ending one cycle and beginning another. Mine doesn't show the nice pictures. still...good to know (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 18th, 2003
6:03 pm	something fell off? is it metal or plastic? plastic? non-essential. clearly. My car got juked today, and boy did it ever. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, August 17th, 2003
2:42 am	zombies. zombies are my friends. especially when they are aziza, guy, mandie, etc. (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 16th, 2003
12:45 pm	damnit. that last entry was so supposed to be private for the time being. but then I clicked out and went back in and I didnt notice until this morning that the settings all went to default. Oh well, I guess its not that bad, and no one reads my livejournal that I wouldnt want to know...so whatever....I hope no one involved in the story is pissed now though. sorry. (Comment on this)
Thursday, August 14th, 2003
11:05 pm	pet depot. pirate depot. Hmm. what can I post that megan hasn't. shipshewanna was tons of fun....but very hot and sticky. I got: -a nice lithograph of James Dean, -something called "chef's magic seasoning" which consists almost solely of msg. -a rhinestone encrusted, incredibly gaudy t-shirt tie/ring (straight from the 80's) for aziza. And of course the monkey was the highlight of the trip. "pet depot: come see the monkey, FDA approved" ***screech, screech, tires, U-turn.*** "well I do believe we will" we took pictures there so someday you can look at the pictures and it will be almost as good as seeing the real thing. except not hardly. maybe someday you can see it for yourself. That depot was so a pirates dream. Then on the way home we stopped at salad bar sort of restaurant, and man, we made so many etiquette faux pas' you wouldnt believe. (not intentionally mind you) First, Megan spilled a plate of salad all over the floor and then I got a plate of what we all thought to be four different types of pudding desserts, but which actually turned out to be 2 pudding desserts, and weird-ass butter and sour cream. I learned about the butter the hard way. also megan and molly ate large amounts of ice cream out of what were (obviously) soup bowls. that was very funny. we took pictures of that too, along with a picture taken solely to prove something to Trevor. but thats a surprise. Later that night, My dad showed up to the coffeeshop where I was sitting with trevor and megan. now my dad being at the coffee shop is a strange thing to me...but whats stranger still is the fact that its not all that abnormal. The bathroom door being the status-keeper that it is, shows my dad to be a more important coffeeshop frequenter than myself. ho mum. I can't help it if my dad is a polit. (if you don't understand this terminology please consult the hipster handbook). I also can't help it that a great many of the people I now consider friends knew my dad before they new me, even though they are clearly much closer in age to me. Whats more is they new him as jimbo, and some still do. sigh. Its not really all that bad. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- today I didn't do much of anything except throw water balloons that were carefully color-coded into ireland, individual, hipster, the white stripes, and jingo, and share a huge piece of ice cream cake. also I came home to find a bat flying around INSIDE my house. I fought it out with a broom. It was pretty exciting, and hilarious I'm sure. To end: -I am so thankful for power because electricity=light, air-conditioning and the ability to find out what is going on with my friends through the computer. -In case of a power outage going to the coffeeshop is always a good plan because it has a generator and never closes. Also, should the generator fail, everyone there carries a lighter. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 13th, 2003
1:20 am	today I; 1. was a housewife (minus the wife) nanny. this included: making a pot roast, removing a splinter, washing dishes, vacuuming, sewing a (linkin park) patch onto a backpack, catching and releasing 2 spiders, watching "a brave little toaster" and driving halfway across own to find and purchase "the unofficial Harry Potter Trivia book" 2. Went to dinner and ate ice cream with mom mcglynn, megan, trevor and molly. 3. got my palm read by a fake-ass love-meter machine. It says I'm kinky. 4. Went for a ride. ended up at aberdeen, talked and played with meg, molly, trevor. 5. Played hopscotch, watched the stars come out. 6. Went back to eastown, saw KYRA! smelled a stupid shit truck that was pumping shit out of the chinese food place and into the street. gross. 7. acted out a small scene from pulp fiction with aziza and her friend....(melissa?). woke up megan who was sleeping in her car. 8. Learned that megan dupuis and aziza have matching burn scars. 9. ate oreos in the middle of the street with Alison and Megan. 10.Went to steak and shake, talked to Tim and his friend, felt sorry he had to work so long. 11. saw Tim's friend's (bare) ass. 12. updated my livejournal. Current Music: chirp chirp, I'm a cricket (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, August 10th, 2003
12:31 am	I'd take a beach ride over chugging pepto bismal any day. oh man, its getting so late and I have to work tomorrow. but I'll say this: if ever you're not feeling your best, say...after eating a little too much mexican food, dont grab the nearest bottle of pepto bismal and wallow away your night is self pity....no! Grab the nearest friend instead, and head out to the beach! Unlike the daytime when crowds of sweaty tourists swarm the beaches thereby worsening any existing feeling of nausea, at night, the beach is deserted and you can see the moon and the stars and its so quiet its scary. In any case, you'll completely forget about your stomach and/or headache. I highly recommend it. but keep in mind, parking may present a problem. oh, and if you are reading this....chances are, megan and I brought you a present from the beach, it'll be coming your way someday soon. Current Mood: content Current Music: white stripes (Comment on this)
Friday, August 8th, 2003
11:19 pm	centerpointe mall is not a real mall Today I spent most of the day at centerpointe mall. I met my friend there who I hadn't seen in a year and it was awkward as all get out. So awkward in fact that I felt physically sick. She wants to get together again tomorrow, and I have absolutely no reason to tell her no other than that I dont think my stomach can take it. that sounds so unkind, I realize this, and I do feel really bad. I just wonder what makes hanging out with her so damn different from being with you all. I cant explain it to myself, so I feel guilty. oh well, I guess in the meantime I'll just fall into a one sided friendship based almost solely on guilt. what a plan. Thanks to anyone who read this....I admire your dedication. I cant imagine this being important or interesting to anyone but me. danielle (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 6th, 2003
10:59 pm	kittens are so great. seriously. Inaction speaks louder than words. as in I'm sure it took a lot for Trevor to not beat us up or at least drive away as Megan and I sang the highlights of early 90's rock at the top of our lungs in the Ethel lot. I applaud anyone who can stand by and listen to us sing. In other news; Man there was the cutest kitten at the coffee shop tonight. so. cute. Apparently the girl who had this adorable bundle of kitten joy got it from blues on the mall. If only we had found something that cute it wouldn't have been so unsatisfying. No matter. I found a nice book at the library, and anyway I learned not to go to checkers, or if forced, not to touch the table tops. Also I bonded with Dave over a common reverence for AC/DC and the french, and with Mandie over a common love for kittens. And met Corey, who seems like a very nice girl, because she likes saved by the bell. I also saw Summer Jorgenson, whom I feared was dead. for real. All this and I still had time to hit nick with a coyly placed Beth reference. funny. Thanks all, for the fun... danielle Current Music: sleater-kinney (Comment on this)